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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-03-22, Page 6EXPERIENCE, PLANNING AND VERSATILITY THE TEAM THAT MAKES EVERY BEAVER COTTAGE A WINNER I IS Yo' Wahl. a Wattage With tood floAlgo, lurnuiduality, sound oorititruction a nd thd right srzc Pet' your fatrtily buclact , ace thg conipigtg selection of ZdavOr tottatiot, Illoy APe Sc. riot or typtd oP pi.e ,fabbatl , you Oh tgstchtt., Sze tact) tottagt lb Atilt your litoncf, yourseroY 014 havt It bullt-,-eith6t way yOu tatet DEPENDABLE odtt,AWAY TO TI4t CotTAOE"r No bOOd to Walthayo you,' cottagethls n, this Beaver* cottaot and pays meet plan to, Milt your eateny buddof, r r up tei yeart rop/iy, Ott YttiUk tOPY tObAY BEAVER LUMBER GET OUR PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY Snell ros. LIMITED T , , 2 1907 4 '1'ltre Timo7A4veeete, COTTON 'S COMMENT ay BILL BATTEN, Sport4 Editor The lieneall-Zerich Combines and the Strathroy junior bets finished their best-of-five series in Heusall, Saturday. but didn't settle a thing. It was the deciding match of their Shamrock final and ended up in a 0-6 tie to give them each two wins, Iwo loz— ses and tie in their „eyries. So, they will play a home- and home series this weekend with total eoals to settle the championship and send the winners into OHA competition. First game of the series will he played in Strathroy on Fri , day and will return to Hensel] for a Saturday night fixture. Saturday night's game was Played before 1,100 in Hensatt, the largest crowd to ever Wit- ness hoe ey action in the small The Exeter Legion bantams Won a battle but lost the war, Friday, when they came up with as-4 win over Strathroy but dropped their OMHA two- game series 9-7. Playing on (heir home ice, the kids managed to edge the Strathroy entry but couldn't overcome the three-goal edge the visitors carried into the game following their 5-2 win in Strathroy, Thursday, The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the game in Exeter when Chris Robinson beat Callum McPhee at the 10:45 mark of the 15,minute first period. The local kids didn't get roll- ing until the middle frame but they threw a scare into their guests when they did. Bob Storie knotted the count at the 2:00 minute mark when teammate Bob Burns passed the puck from behind the net right 'The surprising Seaforth Town- ers, who finished in fifth place in the regular Big Eight sched- ule, continue to pull major up- sets as they have now moved into a 2.1 lead over Clinton in the homebrew final series. The Towners dropped (he first game in Clinton last week. but came hack to post a 5.2 win on their own ice Thursday to tic the best-of-five series and move ahead with a close 2-1 win right in. Clinton, Tues- day. Playing without the ,services of their high scoring manager Bob Beuttenmiller who broke his arm in the -first game, the Towpers received stellar net- minding from Bill German in their one-goal margin, Larry Dale started them off Nt,.hen he Completed a three-way play with Rott Date and Bill Henderson after only two min- utes of play in the first period. The teams battled on even grounds throughout the re- mainder of the stanza and un- til the 14:47 mark of the mid- dle frame when Ray Crozier gave them a 2-0 bulge. German continued to kick Don O'Brien's Zurich bantams squeaked into the OMHA semi• finals, Friday when they held Alvinston to a 2.2 tie in Hen• sail to take their home-and- home series 5-4. The team will now face Plattsville in a best-of-three se- ries for the right to enter the final round in "D" competition, First game of the series will be played hi the Hansen arena this Friday at 8:30, This is the towels .time In six years that clubs from the two centres have played against each other in OMHA competition, and Zurich holds a. 2-1 edge in those previous three meetings. Playing in Masan last Fri- day, the Zurich squad jumped into a 1.0 lead in the first pe- riod on a goal by :Robert Ban- nister, but Alvieston's flashy young Doug Dundas answered it in the middle frame to put the teams an even terms. Paul nesse, who performs re- gularly for the pee woes, gave Zurich a 2-t lead near the mid- way mark of the final period, .community, and they intik, their presence felt throughout tit game as they took excep- tion Ur meny of the referees' decisions. The game started at but wasn't etimplelPd until three and a half hours later as the ice had to be cleared sev- eral times from debris thrown by the tans. After several hensall-Zurich goals, rubbers and papers were thrown onto the ice and the referees were targets for a few egg throwers, although none hit their mark. It was a real heart-breaker for the Combines, who watched the "lockets send the game in- to overtime wills a marker with only In seconds left in regula- tion play. onto Starie's stick in front of Ron Pearce and the young winger made no mistakes, The locals jumped into a 2.1 lead three minutes later al- though they were playing a Titan short. Bob Burns picked up the face off et centre and flipped the puck ahead to get a clear tweak oil the net. However, Robinson e a in e hack with his second of the night at the 6:29 mark to tie the tilt and then flashy young Alex Campbell skated around two Exeter defenders at the 7:10 mark to give Strathroy 3-2 lead in the game. But the locals never gave up and speedy Bill Allen knot- ted the count on a play with :Bob 'Bening and then Bob Grayer and Stogie teamed up in the last minute with Grayer potting the goal to give Exeter a 4.3 lead in the game. out everything tl e Thueder- bolts threw his way until the 17:35 mark of the final period when Milt Black spoiled his shutout bid on a play with George Robertson. Clinton replaced Dennis Amacher with an extra forward in ' the dying minutes but couldn't beat German for the equalizer, Close to 00 retie sat in to watch the teams in a rough contest that saw Seaforth pick up eight. of the 14 penalties handed out, Seaforth victory ties puck series The Seaforth Towners knotted their series at one game each with Clinton Thunderbolts, Thursday, when they skated to a 5-2 win on their home ice. They jumped into a 2.0 lead in the first period on goals by Ray Scoins and Bill Pinder and increased their margin to three when Pinder scored his _Please turn to page 7 but Dundas came back with his secant of the night to pull Al- vinston right back into the game, However, Zurich put up a strong defense in the last 10 minutes and backed by the stellar performance of netmm- dee Gary Geoffrey. hung to the tie to 'take the series, Win opener The Zurich squad took their one-goal margin into the game following their 3.2 victory in Al- vinston, Wednesday. Young Paul Hesse started them off on the right foot in the, first period with a 1.0 iced, but Alvieston came beet: to grab a 2-1 lead at the end of the sec- ond on goals .by Doug Dundas and Doug McLean, Ken Westlake pulled Zurich back Mite even terms at the 8:25 mark of the final period and the teems battled that way .until Barry Mork picked up a loose puck and raced in all Atone to fire the winner with only two seconds remaining; iii the game, Overholt hot Gerard OV.erholt, who scored trice tunes, started the Com- bines off with a marker at. the 6:25 mark of the opening pe- riod and. they Managed to hold it for ten minutes when Terry Boerne knotted the count for the visitors. The llensell-Zorich crew had two twee in the box when the goal was scored and Bourne came right hack IS seconds later with one of the Mayers still in the box to give Streth- my it 2.1 lead at the end of tlee stanza. Al the 9:33 mark of the mid- dle period they opened up a two-goal spread \then Willie Eche finished all a play with Bourne and Bill Westgate, but the cheering bad hardly sub- Strathroy tightened up their defense in the last period and held Exeter off the sheet and came back to tie the game when Dick Pearson beat Rick Benning with only four min- utes remaining in the game, Exeter's Bob Stogie tallied his second of the night 30 sec- onds later to give the locals their margin in the game, but they couldn't manage to cut into .Strathroy's two-goal mar- gin on the series. Campbell stars Flashy Alex Campbell,. Strath. ray's centre man on the first line was too much for the Exe- ter squad in the series opener in Strathroy, Thursday, as lie blinked the light four times to pace them to their 5.2 win. The stick-handling ace gave them a 1.0 lead in the first pe- riod and gave them a two-goal spread in the second before Bill Allen whittled the lead to 2-1 at the end of the second. However, Campbell picked up two more in the final and Chris Robinson added a single while Exeter's lone answer came off the stick of .Bab Burns. SERIES COMMENTS — Exe- ter ree director Boom Gravett had ,set the series up for a best-of-three affair, but Strath- roy officials apparently changed it to the home-and home deal. Coach Dusty Burns signed the referees report at Strathroy and it apparently was written on it that the se- ries was a two-game set, How- ever, Dusty didn't see it and there appears to be some spec- ulation as to whether or not it was put on before or after the 5.2 win by Strathroy . Exeter officials also wanted to extend the periods to 20 min- utes straight time rather than the 15 they played . . Exe- ter's loss in Strathroy was their first of the year in their 20 or so appearances, Pie< up s ttspy of the crew Beaver Catalogoe toolorrow It has a wealth of doh ta9es arItt ideas for cottage getiaWby living sided when Brien Donthron, nullified it only 20 seconds later. however' .Strathroy took a 4.2 lead into the final stanza when Feke ceme back with his second of the night at the 15:59 merle with both te.ams playing a man short, combines rally heneall-Zurich cone out fly' leg le the (Mal period and Overholt picked up a loose puck atter roue minutes of play to .get a clean break on .Lefty Clarke in the Strathroy nets, elowev.er, he was tripped by a defender trying to watch him and was awarded a pee- elty shot, bat he made no mis- takes as he whittled the lead to 4-3, Brion Vickery put the teams On even terms three minutes later whet, lie finished off a. play with Wayne Willert and Boruhron and Overholt finished the rally when he gave the humeeters a 5.4 lead at the 11:20. mark. The Combines appeared to have the game wrapped up but picked up two costly penalties in the last minute and Strath- roy pulled their goalie to give them three extra men with a face-off in the hensall-Zurich zone. l'erry Bourne grabbed the face-off and e ,quick pass to Bob 'Bartholomew clicked as he whipped the disc past Dennis Mock to send the game into the extra session. Rockets take lead Strathroy wasted little time in trying to end the series as Reg Westgate blinked the light at the 1;95 mark and the team switched to a defensive game in an effort to protect their lead. However, Earl "Cuss" Wee- ner knotted the count at 6.6 when he completed a play with Larry Bedard and Overholt. The tally sent the crowd wild and several rubbers were tos- sed onto the ice. Both teama played cautious hockey for the remaining time. but Hensall-Zurich bottled the Rockets up in the dying sec- onds and finally pushed the puck in the net, but the refe- rees ruled the final whistle had already sounded. This strew the ire of many fans who felt the puck was in the net before the end of the game and loudly voiced their feelings towards the referees, Ernie Little, Frank McCue anti Don MacPherson, GAME COMMENTS — The referees were escorted out of the arena by the police, as several irate fans were still standing around after the three men had changed their gear .Brian Bonthron made his first appearance since the sec- mid game when he was hit in the face. with a shot from team mate Murray Bell in Strathroy „ Lanky Steve Kyle has also been out of the lineup since that, game, when he suffered a. broken wrist. . . So far the series has attracted over 3,400 fans into the two arenas with fiensall's attendance over 2s400, „ Manager G. e Or g e :Beer reports there was room for only about 100 more peo- ple in llcnsall, Settirclay, Overholt stars in 11.-L victory flaying before over 700 fans in their ants arena, the Ilensall- Udell Combines jumped into a 2-1 lead In their best-of-five series with Strethroy with a 5.2 win .Wednesday, It was the roughest game yet in the Shamrock final series as the Rockets sat out .12 minor penalties and the Combines were right behind with 11, Ilees.all-Zurich wasted little time in taking the lead in the contest as Bill Sheddick took a pass from Gerard .Overholt to dent the twine after one minute and 40 seconds of play in the opening period, however, Terry Bourne grab- bed a loose puck in the .11en- salt zone at the 7:28 mark to knot, the count with the only other goat of the initial stanza, Gerard Overholt broke the tie at the 2:50 mark of the second on a neat passing play with crafty Earl "Cuss' Wag- ner and then gave Hensall- Zurich a '3-1 lead at the 6:16 mark on a power play, with Shaddiek and Chapman draw- ing assists, The tennis battled throughout the remainder of the period without another tally and until the 15:05 mark. when Murray .Bell gave the homesters a commanding 4.1 lead. Four quickies sink Combines Scoring four answered mark- ers in the first, period. the Strathroy junior Rockets knot- ted their series at two games each with the Hensall/Zurich Combines with an 8-4 win in Strathroy, Thursday. Ken 'Paddle, Harvey Thom- as, Terry Bourne and Bob Bartholomew started the Rock- ets off to their win as they dented the twine behind Dennis Arena Schedule SATURDAY, MARCH 24 8:00.10:00—Public Skating SUNDAY, MARCH 25 2:00 -4 ;00—Publ ic Skating Stock in less than nine minutes in the „disastrous. first period. The Combines finally Slit the score sheet at the 1:17 meek at the middle frame, „lit Vedette came beets with his second of the night six minutes litter to maintain the spread. Starting at the 15:53 mark, the teams banged in two goals eac h, but it still gave the Strathroy six their four-goal ntargm, Harvey Thomas start. ed it off Ler Strathroy only to have (Jerry Chapman Answer it .13 seconds later, But John Grope came right back at the 17:17 mark and it was answered it minaue taw by Bid Shaddiek to leave tile score rending 7-2 in favor, of Strathroy at the end of the second, Earl Wagner whittled the lead to 7.4 al the 7:22 mark of the final period, but it was as close as they ewe as Grogan came beck with MS second of the night et the 16:00 .mark to pull the game out of reach of the Combines, Over 500 fans were on hand to watch the tilt and saw Strathroy pick up eight of tale 14 penalties handed out, Swing into Spring K Used Car '59 Chevrolet BISCAYNE 4 DOOR SEDAN Automatic transmission, custom radio, whitewall tires, low mileage, '58 Chevrolet BEL AIR 4 DOOR SEDAN Chrome wheel discs, lovely condition. 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The hue and .cry that is becoming an annual part of the World Iloekey Tournament as far as Canada is concerned reappeared last Tuesday, when the Galt Terriers were beaten by Sweden at Colorado Springs, This was classified as a major upset by met authorities who had Canada picked as top choice. in the tournament due to the \vithdrewal of Russia and Czechoslovakia, However. it didn't come as much of a surprise to those at the tournament, because Sweden and the United States were .ex- pected to give Canada all they could handle and when the .Swedes edged the Americans 2-1, it actually made them co-favorites with Canada. We missed Tuesday's encounter, but from all reports it appeared that the Canadians lost the game due to a few costly double penalties and some critics have blamed the poor showing of goalie Hurley as the downfall of the squad. At any rate, the outcome has spurred many comments from sports critics and once again it has been suggested that Canada withdraw from world competition. This attitude sounds like very poor sports- manship, especially after a loss, hut we have al- most come to the spot where we will sanction such a move. Our main reason is because we are becom- ing very tired of all the gruniblings and foolish in- cidents that mar every inter-nation sporting event and we fail to see where these events foster good fellowship and true sportsmanship between nations as they are supposed to do, MANY GOOD EXAMPLES This year's tournament is a prime example of this argument. For some reason, due mainly to the Berlin crisis, the East Germans were not grant- ed visas to enter the United States and compete in the tournament. Apparently, this actually had nothing to do with the government policy of the nation to the south of us, but the hitch apparently came from the West Germans. At any rate, the East Germans couldn't get to the United States and the rest of the Com- munist bloc withdrew in protest of this action. Whether or not you consider this to be childish on their part, it did make a bit of a farce of the tournament and no matter who won, there will always be the argument that the Russians or Czechs would have been stronger. so actually this tournament served little purpose in determining the best hockey team in the world. This unfortunate incident did anything but foster friendly relationships between countries of the world and in fact it could be said that it be- came an integral part of the cold war and as far as we are concerned there are enough outlets for this already without adding sports to it. WHO IS ELIBIGLE? When world .hockey competition started, Canada was always a sure thing for the title and won it for many years by sending university teams and winners in other categories as low as senior "B" and even intermediate ''B". However, when the rest of the countries started to catch up, we found it necessary to im- prove the calibre of four teams and in recent years the winners of the Senior "A" category have represented us. This tournament has always been classed as amateur sport and these teams in recent years have been as eligible as the Toronto Maple Leafs as far as that is concerned. However, Canadian officials have always argued that athletes in other countries are sub- zidized by their governments and so are just as -inuch professional as the Canadian entry, only on a different scale. However, these other countries have not always agreed with our reasoning on this aspect eend there have been many squabbles over it, and when they lose they can always point to the fact .that we are in effect—cheating. This, coupled with charges that Canadian players are dirty and rough, adds to our argument that we are doing little to foster good relation- ships with other countries. We could go on to mention other incidents that show up the fact that this tournament can hardly be classed as "sport", but we should also mention the hard feelings it creates in our own country. Most of this trouble stems from the root of all evil—money. Naturally, it takes a great deal of cash to send. 18 players and almost the same number of officials to various countries in the world to compete in the tournament. Naturally, the team that represents Canada can not afford to provide the necessary money, because most of them are even in the red while competing in this country. The government apparently doesn't see fit to cover the entire expense and this leads to charges by officials every year that the govern- ment is letting the sport down. However, as we see it, what's fair for the goose is fair for the gander, and the amount of money that would be needed to send representa. Lives in all sports to world tournaments and the Olympics is astronomical, We feel that this money could be put to better use by spending it at home in providing More and better facilities for all types of athletes and encouraging' more -participation in line with the current movement to get us off our big, fat behinds and turn us into a healthier nation. While some might argue that it would be damaging to our prestige to drop out of world competition, we see little point iP spending large sums of money to send our athletes abroad when we know very, very few of them .are on a level with those in other countries. At present, most Canadians lake a very apatheticaI view of our representatives hi world competition and to spend this money in produe mg better talent might soiTte day but us on a level with other nations and would make us proud enough of our athletes to support them, We have a sneaking suspicion, that most Canadians will tell you right now that it sc as .the Galt Terriers who. were beaten in ther world hockey tournament not Canada, Seaforth clip 'Bolts, take lead in final set Zurich kids advance to OMHA semi-final BATT'N AROUND—An interesting sidelight to this tournament is the fact that the Galt Tele viers were picked as Canada's representatives mostly through the efforts of Len Gaudette. in case fans in the area forget, Len was a former arena manager in Lucan and was one of the bet. ter hucksters to play for the Irish Another point to think about is the fact that they play in he Same league where the Exeter Mohawks used to toil. Although the grouping is- now straight senior, it is a mixture of ,senior "B" and "A" players and it the locals had been supported bet. ter a few years ago, it is not unreasonable to sing} gest that they might have represented Canada in one of these world events, Beaten once this season Legion bantams ousted by Strathroy pucksters NEW!! Beaver Cottages A Winning Team! SCOTTY "RUSTIC" However, Bill Westgate gave Strathroy some hope with a goal wth two minutes remain- WITH A GUARANTEED ing and they pulled their goalie in favor of an extra forward in an attempt to gel the equal- izers, but the strategy back- fired when Brian Vickery grab- bed the disc to flip it into the open net to pull the game well out of reach of the Rockets.