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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-01-25, Page 6• Want to Save Money? Buy a Quality Used Car Now at Low Low Winter FREE Rust Proofin Treatment P 49.0.4 The Timee-Advegetei January 1762.. Combines need only one more wi to capture Big league. honors gaillet he Clinton Thwerbirds in Mitchell, Tuesday,. one Mere game then. the Atitebe .Hoc.key The Mohawks ,here played ell entry, but the 144 playoff • spot will probably bedecided Scoreboa when the two teams, Meet in a rd home 4ett home. series later in ." -•••• '•• the season. Rockets close on Hawks, both clubs trip Combines COTTONS COMMENTS By BILL BATTEN, Sports Eclitor teleeet. . : .. - • - • IT IS ASTONISHING, Once again, it's "Minor Hockey Week in Canada" and the merits of •Canada's national sport as a physical and social builder of our youngsters is being extolled from coast to coast. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association proudly points out that there is an -astonishing" total of 125.000 Canadian youths who will take to the ice in organized hockey leagues this week. A bit of rapid calculation shows that nearly half of these boys, who are under the age of 18, participate in Ontario. While the kids in :Exeter have it "soft - with a well-kept. enclosed artificial ice surface, with warm dressing rooms and many other comforts, some of their other brothers across the country don't have it so good, Some kids have to roll out of bed at 6:00 a.m. to play early morning games and others have to brave the elements to play on outdoor surfaces or drafty old arenas, However, they all have one thing in com- mon, and that is the love of the game and the desire to some day strap on their skates with a professional hockey team. •Only a small percentag e will realize this dream, but the majority of tie others will certainly be better citizens from their experiences and will be in better standing to take their places in our competitive society. We could go on at great lengths to point out the merits of a well-organized league as it trains these youngsters. but we feel that we might serve a better purpose in commending the men who work so diligently to ensure that our youth have all these benefits. It would be nice to have a report that the number of persons who assist with the local minor program are so numerous that we could not begin to mention names, but unfortunately such is not the case. However, we can certainly fill up consider- able space in congratulating these men and point- ing out sonic of the work that they have to do, because we know for a fact that there are many who do not realize how much time, effort and ex- pense that these men go to to see that YOUR kids have an opportunity to play hockey. THEY ALL GET AN EQUAL CHANCE The first group of coaches are those who look after the house-league games that are played in Exeter. The majority of these are played on Saturday mornings and Wednesday nights, but others are worked into the program at various times throughout the week. These men have the difficult task of choos- ing the players for the various teams and they attempt to balance the squads so they all have a chance to Will. Naturally,. this is almost an impos- sibility, but. it is surprising just how well it is worked out, After this has been done, the coaches have to try to get their teams into a winning combina- tion using all the players they have been assigned. As you can well imagine, these kids' abilities range from excellent to almost nil, but they are all given an equal chance on the ice, The coaches have a gentleman's agreement to put their better players out against the other team's better players and the poorer ones against the poorer ones. so every- one gets a chance to score, This is a difficult task and when you add the responsibility of trying to teach the kids some basic fundamentals, looking after their conduct at the arena and numerous other chores, you can see that these men are deserving of considerable credit. The names included in this list are: Jim Mc- Kinsye, Norm Kelly, Doug Gordon, Mr. McLaren, Bill Ridley, Des Paquette. Larry Howard, Gord Baynham, Red Loader, "Dusty" Burns. Art Stogie, Doug Grayer, Arnold Wedge, Hal Hinton, Doug Allen, Ron Dale, Sonny Burke and Bob Loucks. If our Exeter readers don't recognize too Many of these names, we should point out that the majority of coaches are from Centralia, al- though there are more local kids playing than from the station. The final group of coaches is made up of the men who look after the all-star teams who partici- pate in the WOAA league against surrounding municipalities. These erstwhile gentlemen don't have any set nights when they have, to look after their teams. but are otl call for any night when the schedule shows they have to take their kids to play. These men have the same task of picking the better players and looking after team conduct and such, but they are also faced with the added chore of arranging transportation. However, most of them end up loading half the team in their own car and striking out for towns such as Seaforth and GOderich, and they do not receive any payment for their expenses. This group includes Lorne Haugh. Red Loader, "Dusty" Burns, Cy Blommaert and Min MacDonald, These men receive help from other energetic workers, but they still tin the big end Of the task, All in an. Exeter has a very good minor setup, thanks to these gentlemen arid the work of others such as Lloyd Cushman, Don Gravett and Al Willett and we take great pleasure in saluting them during minor hockey week. ARE THEY ALL ORPHANS? Unfortunately, they do not receive the thanks from the people who should be thanking them—the parents. The majority of parents who send their kids to the arena in this worthwhile effort have never met their son's coach arid many have never even watched their soh play. We could enter a plea to these parents to journey up to the arena to watch their kids in action and thank the coaches for their untiring efforts, but unfortunately we have found from past experiences that this pica goes unheeded by all but a few. We realize that .people are WO it1V -OVed to get up to see their kids play every gain0i, but can't understand why if these coaches Mid 111811* 'ages can g ive. up .several. hours a week, •parents Ohl give up it least a couple Of hours a year to pay tribute to them. While the CATIA can be justly proud of hay- frig 126,060 kids playing hockey this Week, We think they would be ever prouder 1 they could say that While there never has 'non much doubt about who will top- the list in the OHA Big Eight loop, the 'Lucen-iitierton Corn- bine. made it a mathematical decision when they posted two more wins this week, The 1,WQ victories brought their season total to la straight and assured them .of no less than a tie for top spot, with only two teams having a chance to share the honors. However, (be Combines need only one more win in their re- maining six games to give them the league title, as the two second place teams have al- ready dropped six contests. Centralia a n d Philipsoung share the runner-up spot and it either 01 them win all their re- maining games and the govt- hives lose all theirs, then they would gain a tie for first place. However, there is little doubt that the combines will end up with such a late and they will peobably wrap up the title when they host toe Centralia Golden Hawke in Lucan, Fri- day. Tribe still in trouble Meanwhile, at the other end of the standings, the Exeter Mohawks watched their playoff hopes brighten and fade this week as they snapped a long losing streak to pull even with Mitchell for the last berth, Friday night, the Mohawks whipped the Seaforth Towners r-3 to give them eight points, the same as the Mitchell crew. However, the Red Devils used the same Towners to jump two points ahead again as they scored a conv'neieg 9.5 win to Mitchell, Tuesday, The Tribe have two chances to gain ground when they play both the RCAF squads this week, They travel to Clinton for a Sunday afternoon game and host the Golden Hawks, Tuesday, Mitchell's only game is a- Tom Collings and Max O'Neil showed the Exeter Mohawks why they are running one-two in the Big Eight scoring race as they blasted in nine of the 12 goals the Lucan•ilderton Combines scored in a 12-7 romp over the locals, Tuesday. Collings, who is the loop's leading scorer, added ,nine more points to his total as he paced the Combines with no less than six goals and three assists Playing coach, O'Neil dented the twine three times, while Don Fletcher contributed a pair and Don lfrbshott added the final marker. Bob Baynham notched a hat- trick in one of his best nights of the season, while Frank Dal. I-on made an auspicious home. debut for the Tribe with two tallies, Jim Russell and Boom Gravett notched singletons in the losing cause. Steffler nets two to pace Chevies The surging Clinton Thunder- birds were temporarily halted in their bid to move tip in the Big Eight loop, Wednesday, when the Philipsbtu.g Chevs posted a 6-2 verdict over the northern entry in New Ham- burg. Jerry Steffler paced the at, tack for the powerful Chevs with a pair of tallies, while single market's were picked tip by Ron Ehrat, Tom Schnell., Dick Quehl and Alvin Sararas. Len Arseheau and Mel Par- sons triggered the only tallies for Clinton. After Steffler skived . the homesters into a 2.0 lead with early goals in both the first and sceond periods, Ehrat and Selmarr upped the count to 4.0 before Clinton hit the score- sheet in the last minute of play in the middle frame. liewever, Philipsburg tame hack to jump into a command- ing 6.1 lead before Parsons whittled the count to 6.2 at the 17:33 mark of the final stanza, 13 A, P Tom Collings, 1.-E 31 2p gp Max' O'Neil, L-1 5 20 57 Steve Storey, 15 31 50 Don Fletcher,, , 22 24 46 Harry Wraith, ter. 15 20 41 Sit; O'Neil, L.1 25 20 47 Don Gra.vett, -Exeter 17 22 39 slob Beutemriller, Sea, ig 15 39 Jim Rullivan,. Centralia, . 13 20 3A Bi ll Clierpeta, Centralia.. 13 19 32 Dez Killen, Centralia. 12 30 The visiting Combines ap- peared to be heading for an- other of their easy wins as they opened up a commanding 5-1 lead in the first period. 1-however, the Tribe came back to whittle the lead to three goals as they left the ice at the end of the second on the short end of a 9.6 count, But Collings took over in the. early minutes of the final stanza and dented the twine three times in three minutes and 40 seconds to leave little doubt as to the outcome, Less than 60 fans were on hand to watch the arch rivals battle in a cleanly played con- test that had only five minor penalties, although the bump- ing became heavy at times. The Exeter Mohawks snapped a seven-game losing streak, Friday, when they nested a 6- 3 verdict over the sagging Sea- forth Towners in Exeter, with playing - coach Boom Gravett showing the way. Gravett scored three times in the final period to break a 2.2 tie and give the Tribe their fourth win of the season against 12. losses. Other marksmen for the locals were Bob Baynham, who shoved a pair behind Bill Ger- man in the Seaforth nets, and Bob Morrissey. Larry Dale, Boh 'Beuttenmil• ler And Ray Scoins were the Towners' marksmen who beat Les Howard, called up from the Exeter junior,I4awks to fill in for the absent Dick McFalls, Howard, who is actually in his first year of juvenile play, played a steady game between the pipes in his debut with the Tribe and turned aside several difficult shots. Seaforth jumped into a one- goal lead in the first period on Dale's goal, hut Bayeham and. Morrissey came back to push the Tribe into a 2.1 lead in the he again teamed up with Tom Collings at the 3.21 mark of the middle frame to beat Fred Correll, However, Vet ne Beldman whittled the lead to one goal At the 7:31 mark And captain non Ehrat left the teams tied at 2.2 when be scored with just a little over a minute rentairt. rig In the second period, It took the Combines just 55 seconds ter break the tie when playieg-Coach Max O'Neil took a Collings eaSS to dent the twine and Fletcher upped the lead to 4-2. Shortly beforethe Mid-way mark of the third °Croilrlihngs, who assisted on the first four goala, finally 111Rham cd to SON One himself at the 13:18 mark and rieWebitier Stothera triggered their final tally at the 18:16 mark after patents watching them kEi don't send your boy Standings Luean-lIderton Ig 11 Centralia S 6 Clinton 7 11 Mitehell 6 11 Phil1psburg* g Searart11 7 10 11.1xeter 4 13 T P a s 11 13 I 1.6 n 36 0 14 111 16 Oa tree this week: 10"riday, January 26 Seaforth at PhiliPShurg* Centralia, at Lucan-IldertOn SundaY, January 20 Exeter at Clinton Tuesday, January 30 Clinton at Mitchell Philinaburg At SOatOrth Centralia, at .Exeter 11'ednesday, January 01 Centralia at Philipsburg* SHAMROCK JUNIOR Last week's Aco res: Strathroy 0--Henson-Zurich 4 watford 11-411xeter 6 Strathroy 4—Lambeth 2 Exeter 4-1-lensall-Zurich 3 Standings WLTP Henisall-Zurich . 14 5 3 al Exeter ..... . ,t1. 10 2 21 Strathroy 10 7 1 23 Watford in le 0 20 Lambeth .......... .. 6 11 2 11 Games this week; Thursday, January 23 Trewall at Strathroy Friday, janUary 26 Lambeth at liensall Saturday, January 27 Lambeth at Watford Monday, :January 29 -Watford at Lambeth Wednesday, January 71 Exeter at Densall-Zurich BANTAM HOUSE LEAGUE This week's scores: 'Wings 3. 1-lawlcs Phantoms 3, Bornarcs Standings W 1, '1' 1' 9 0 1 in Phantoms..3 1 13 Hawks 4 Bomares 0 10 0 n Future games; January 11-- 6 P.m—Wing1;Somares 7 p.m.—Hanks Y. Phantoms tv L T P Mohawks g 1 .117 Leafs 6 3 1 13 Red 'Wings 6 I n 32 6 0 10 0 4 ,,A.. 2 S 0 4 Future •g anies; :January 27- 6:00—Canad lens vs. Hawks vs, Mohawks 10:00—.'Stange Leafs vs, Bangers 11:00—Squirt Hockey (5-7 Years) I1:30—Squirt Hockey* (S4 years1 44.0111AlfaitlffiNAK middle frame before Beutten- miller knotted the count at the 19:30 mark. However, Gravett teamed up with. Dick Bedard to give the Mohawks a 3-2 lead at the 5:41. mark of the final period and Baynham worked the lead to two goals with his second of the night at the 7:30 mark on a play with Gravett and Jim MacDonald, Gravett pulled the game well out of reach of the visiting Sea- forth crew when he teamed up with Loader and. Bedard to beat German at the 11:00 minute mark and canoe back four minutes later to score on an unassisted play, Ray Scoins managed to beat Howard at the 19:35 mark, but it came too late to pose any serious threat to the Tribe's lead. POTS THREE IN WIN itoem Gravett faking a perfect pass NOM TtAY elle, Playing a man short in the last inuitite, Bert Christrier blocked A COMbitieS shot, in hiS own end and fed ApaSS to Andy SAratas who skated in gone on Keith SeArberceigh to triV e. the final count read 54, 1 Cher, who sometimes shock. ed Exeter fans With his hrttia, irig OW, indidated he 'hasn't Changed much As lie engaged in a duel with Ken Lett in the Mat minute of the game, After picking up one minor' in the first period, The Chen won the penalty Parade 104 in the bruising eon- testi The Shamrock junior league tightened up considerably this week as the loop leading lien- aoli-zurich Combines failed to win in their two starts, while three .of the other clubs moved closer to a playoff berth with victories. The Combines opened the Week with a 9.4 set-back at the hands of the surging Strathroy club and then finished off by losing a thrilling, 4-3 match against the Exeter junior Hawks. Both losses were recorded on the Combines' home ice and were their fourth and fifth of the season. In the last five games, the sagging leaders have managed only one win and a tie. Strathroy made the biggest jump in the loop and only trail the second place Hawks by one point, Alter knocking off the Combines, the Rockets came back to pick up four big points against Lambeth, who have now dropped deeper into the °11:\elYliat:4, on the ly E°xtelttiellrg esrae \tyv 11.6, Monday, In this week's action, the Combines have three chances to open up their lead again, while the Hawks' only game sends them against Hensall, Zurich next, Wednesday, Overcome lead to edge leaders The Exeter junior Hawks overcame a 3.0 lead in the first period to edge the lien• sail-Zurich Combines in a Sham- rock contest played in the Zur- ich arena, Tuesday. Earl Wagner dented the twine twice for the Combines in the first period and Steve Kyle added another as the loop lead• ere appeoreo to be heading ter another win, However, 'Rick Boyle put the locals on the seeresheet' At, the 8:10 mark of the middle ported, to whittle the lead to two gotts and the Exeter crew cane up with three unanswered markers in „the final frame Bob Jones cut the lead to 3-2 at the 4:05 mark and flick. Boyle came back with his sec- ond of the night in exactly 45 seconds to knot the count. Jones then came back with his second of the contest at the mid-way mark of the final period to rush the tiewlis into their 4-3 lead and they put up a tenacious checking display in the last 10 minutes to protect their slim lead. After his shaky start in the first. period, Hawk's goalie, Ted Sanders, settled down to play one of his best games of the season as he stopped everything, the Combine threw at him in the last two periods. — Please turn to page 7 Veterae Don Fleteher turned I his rough and tumble style of play into goal production, Fri- day. scoring ante times to pace the Lucan•Ilderton Com- bines to a 6.3 win ever the PhilipshUrg Chevs iti Lucke), Both squads were allowed to strengthen to straight Intermed- iate "n" calibre fee the con- test and one of the largest i crowds of the Mage0 was treat- ed to some exciting hockey. The Chevs had twO additions iii their lineup in the Persons of Andy Sararas and have Weber, former members of the Exeter Mohawks, while the Combines had Walt &others in for Stu O'Neil in their second hot. Pletcher Staeted hie night Off with e a goal at the 12:91 Mark of the first iJetied and tinged the Combines lead to a-o when they had 126,600 sets of play this week, 80, remember—TA to the arena, Collings sinks Tribe with double hat-trick Former Tribe stars debut in losing cause oHA tato EIGHT Collings. toes snipers Last -week's. scores: One of the main reasons the Combines Are running away with, the loop is reflected in the scoring race which shows that the leaders have the first six places to themselves, Torn Collings, .a perennial high scorer, -heads the point parade with 63 points, made tip of 34 goals and 29 assists, He enjoyed one of his best hights, Tuesday, firing six pucks past Exeter's Dick McFalls and adding three assists, nextPiay 1.1111.'7' - line"a with ch )fax ,i7 points, while wiry veteran. Steve Storey follows in third with 50, made tip of 19 goals and 31 as- sists, His Assist total is the highest in the group, Harry Wraith, Stu O'Neil and Don Pletcher hold down the next three spots and then Exe- ter's Boom Gravett breaks up their domination with his sev- enth place standing, although he is 24 points behind Collings, Gravett has 17 goals and 22 assists to make up his 39 points which is six more than Sea- forth's Bob ,Beutteomiller and Jim Sullivan of Centralia. 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