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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-08-27, Page 6LOOKING FOR A GOOD INVESTMENT ? INVESTORS MUTUAL or INVESTORS GROWTH FUND COULD BE YOUR ANSWER Investors OF CANADA, LIMITED TED HOLMES 145 Deer Park Circle, London GE 4-9502 or Enquire at The Tiroes• Advocate Page August 27, 1964 kon.f.a.rnillar spot Staffa near victory over Exeter squad FOR ALL ,qopp. SPORTS By Ross .11.4ugh ''Greys behind eight-ball Good luck Boomer -must capture next two Exeter Greys have their hack to the wall in their playoff series with Brucefield, but the position is nothing new for the 10eal squad who won the WOAA title, last year with the aid of several thrilling rallies. They trail Brucefield by a 2-1 margin in their best-of-five set and have to win the final two games. Fourth game was played in Hensall last night and if the fifth is needed it will probably go OR Friday at the same spot under the lights. Exeter fought off elimination in the third game when they came from behind twice to post Staffa. Merchants moved to within one game pfoustingExe ter Mohawks from ,further Hunan Perth and QBA play Wednesday, when they trounced the locals by an 11-0 count in Stella picked up only 10 hits to score their 11 tallies, but they were aided by several free a 12-6 win, Thursday. In this one the shoe was on the ether foot as Brucefield aided their opponent's win with several .costly errors, just as Exeter had One in the first two games. The game started off in the usual fashion as the Greys "gave" Brucefield a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on three errors and no hits. They got one of them back in their turn at the plate when Dolly Mattson toured the sacks after leading off with a single and coming in on errors. Exeter Softball crew face passes from Jim Pfaff and a host of errors by the Tribe, Staffa took a 4-0 margin in the first inning on only one hit and three Exeter errors to take a lead they never relinquished as George COverleYSet the Tribe down on only three safeties. Staffa scored in five of the seven trips they made to the plate and left another 11 runners stranded on the base paths. Gerry Bell paced the Stela hit parade with a pair of safe- ties, while Charlie Westman, B. MeKella.r, Gary Hut, L. Mc- Kellar, Porky Wallace, Line Rohfritsch had one each. Lyle Little, Gord Strang and Ron Bogart were the only Mo- hawks who could get a hit off Coveney, who was backed up by some stellar fielding by his mates. He sent the Tribe down in order in five innings andpicked up nine strikeouts. Pfaff had five batters go down on third strikes and his mates had six errors and there were three wild pitches. Fourth game of the series was scheduled for Exeter last night. The "best" meet Michael Hoy, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoy, Hen- sall, was judged the "most proficient defenseman" at the Detroit Red Wing hockey school which he and another Hensall lad, Grant walker, attended at the Detroit Olympia last week. Theyoung pucksters were among 70 lads of 13 and 14 years of age at the school and they both played on the squad which won the inter- school title. Included in those who picked Michael as the top rearguard and who also coached at the school were Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuck, Alex Delvechio and Sid Abel. The chap posing with Michael in this photo is another chap who has won a few honors in his day, none other than Gordie Howe, the best in the NHL. Manore's Riverside Marine loaded the sacks with only one out, but a strikeout and an infield fly ended the threat. Another error in the second gave Brucefield a 3-1 edge, but the Greys knotted the count with two of their own in the same Singles by Iris Marshall and Dolly Mattson, and doubles by Audrey Pooley and Fern Dougall paved the way. Exeter went ahead for the first time in the third whenIris Marshall slammed a two-out homer, but Brucefield came back with three in the top of the fourth to take a 6-4 margin, Three Exeter errors and a single accounted for the tallies. But the lead didn't last long as the local crew blew the game wide open in the last of the fourth with five big runs on hits off the bats of Dougall, Gravett, Cronyn and Marshall. A big error by the Brtmefield left fielder also helped the cause considerably. Exeter increased their lead by another three in the bottom of the fifth while pitcher Helen Ebel and her mates settled down to allow only one Brucefield runner in the last three frames. Betty Graham and Bev Wright shared the loss for Brucefield. Marshall, Dougall andPooley sparked the Exeter win with two hits apiece. Grand Bend Bantams gain final for WOAA honors Golfers honor departing pair Following a mixed two-ball foursome at the Exeter Golf Course, Wednesday, members of both the ladies' and men's clubs honored members who are departing. Honored were Harry and Ethel Ailey, active members of the respective clubs, who will be leaving to take up residence In Ottawa, where WO1 Ailey has been transferred by tile RCAF. The couple also made an im- pressive showing in their final games with the clubs as they each managed to cop a prize. Ethel teamed up with Dick Weber to tie for first in the low gross honors with a score of 44. Also touring the course with the same score was the combination of Edith Boyle and Lloyd Greenacre. Harry Ailey teamed up with Edna Dietz to finish in second spot behind the two leaders with a score of 47. Low hidden hole honors fell to Norma Coleman and Lee Learn who scored a five on the sixth hole, while Dot Munro and Doug Skinner took nine strokes on the seventh to earn the high hidden hole. Winners of the door prize were Vera Tudor and Art Hilt- son. known when the second game will be in Exeter as yet. Gord Baynham and Red Load- er handle the coaching and man- agerial duties for the club. FAST DOCK-SIDE SERVICE South side of pier at mouth of river beside customs building Of the total provincial go- vernment spending of$3,097, 000,000 in 1962, health and wel- fare spending accounted for $867,000,000 and education $753,000,000. OIL, WATER., ICE, REPAIRS Johnson Meters Trailers of every size Complete line of boats BAD NIGHT In the second game of the series played in Hensall on Wednesday, the Greys had a real black night as they absorbed a humiliating 11-0 defeat. Practically every Exeter player committed one error behind the pitching ofJune Chu- ter, while many of them made two or three bobbles. Chuter also issued eight free passes. While Exeter were held scoreless, they had plenty of baserunners and left all 13 of them stranded on the paths as Betty Graham came out of some tough situations with good pitch- ing or some flawless and spec- tacular fielding by her mates. Wright and Robinson had two safeties each for the Brucefield squad, while AudreyPooley was the best hitter for Exeter with two also. Ann Cronyn slammed a triple for the Greys but was left stranded. Exeter's WOAA Intermediate "A" softball entry, who have had a bye in league play, start on the playoff trail this week against some stiff opposition. The locals, known as the Exeter Bowling Lanes, have drawn St. Clemens in the semi- final round. The St. Clemens squad won the championship last year and will give the local crew a real battle, But manager Aub Farquhar has assembled some of the better players in the area and they won't be any soft touch, and will undoubtedly come up with some pretty classy show- ings. Sharing the pitching duties will be Monty Montomura, the RCAF Centralia ace; Gord Slaght, from Crediton, and Russ Powell. Other players signed include; Joe Laiter, Bob Noyle, Al Josey, Jim Russell, Jack Fuller, Bill Gilfillari, Tom Burke, Gil Bur- rows, Simon Nagle, Red Loader, Jim Pinder and Al Flynn. The series is expected to be a best-of-seven event and the first game is tentatively she- duled for tonight (Thursday) under the lights in Hensall. Exeter will play their home games in Hensall. defending champs set up the first round of the playoffs. Since bad weather and a rap- idly shortening season made completion of the regular sche- dule close to impossible, it was decided to take all teams into the semi-finals apart from the Centralia NCO's who, having finished with the best record, would be given a bye into the final series. The following teams will battle it out in a two-out-of- three series to see who will get into the final round; Lanes vs Exeter Legion, Crediton vs Dashwood, Airmen vs Exeter Kinsmen. No definite dates were set for games to be played, but the league decided on having this round cleared up by the Labor Day weekend, The reception given to the recreation league tournament was so good, the Liniment Lea- gue executive decided to stage another round of softball over the Labor Day weekend. Sunday afternoon will see the Kinsmen-Airmen combines meeting in Crediton to play against a Crediton-Legion nine. At the same time, in Exeter, the Lanes-Dashwood crew will meet the NCO's from their- port. Sunday evening the winners will playoff under the lights in Hensall. PLAN PLAYOFF The "Liniment League" exe- cutive sat down this week' and Former Cromarty lady speaker at Thankoffering AAAAeem.ottleeitIvilATAT:AWAAICV..• • Exeter bantams battled their way into the WOAA "B" final, Tuesday, when they trounced Clinton by a 13-3 margin to take their series in two straight. Jim Creech was again on the hill for the locals and managed to scatter three hits, although he had some control problems. However, he was in complete control all the way as his mates pounded Clinton's Don Bartliff hard throughout the game. The teams had some difficulty in getting started when the Clin- ton manager refused to play because some of the infield behind short stop was still wet. He went and sat in his car and Danny Colquhoun and his son, Laurie, coached the Clinton kids -in the fixture. Linke Nagle paced the Exeter attack with a pair of hits, while Bill Fairbairn and Pete Lawson each clubbed doubles. Exeter now meets Walkerton in the final and if they win that set they go right into the OBA semi-finals. First game in the final series will be played in Walkerton this Saturday afternoon. It is not AUGUST By MRS. WM. WALTERS Mrs. Phil Horn, Janet and Kevin spent a couple of days this past week with Mrs. Wib Coward and Susan at Ipper- wash. Mrs. Wilbert Glanville of Staffa visited Monday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. Walters. Mr. & Mrs. Newton Clarke visited in London Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Sholdice. Mr. & Mrs. HarveySmith and Penny of Crediton andMiss Sherry Smith of Wallaceburg visited Friday with Mr. & Mrs. Colin Gilfillan and family. Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Skinner of Sebringville visited last week with Mr. & Mrs. Elson Lynn and family. CLEARANCE SALE EXETER MEN'S BOWLING LEAGUE Organizational Meeting Thursday, September 3 S:30 p.m. Exeter Bowling Lanes Any teams or players wishing to join, please phone 235-2781 + Demonstrators + Executive Cars One Owner OK Used Cars ....11.1,eNtee,:e•WISIT IA,,,e. chelsea school Saturday. Mrs. McKaig was a teacher for many years at Winchelsea. A reunion of the Jefferson family was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cleland, Listowel, Sunday. Those attend- ing from Cromarty were Mr. & Mrs. Robert Laing and family, Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Laing and family and Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Jefferson. Mrs. Florence Russell of Mitchell visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Russell and Margaret Jean. A gathering of the Russell family was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Russell Sunday afternoon, Dr. Alex S. McKay and daugh- ters Sandra and Valerie. of New York visited Tuesday with Mr. & Mrs. T. L. Scott and with Mrs. Grace Scott. Messrs. David and Alec Scott spent the weekend with their uncle and aunt and cousins, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Moore and family near Linds ay. Their grand- mother, Mrs. E. Moore, retrun- ed home with them after visiting for a month at the home of her son. Many relatives and friends from this area attended the funeral of the late James Ball- antyne of London Monday. On the night of November 1, 1964. in the first exhibition hockey contest of the season of the new Exeter :Mohawks, a fast skating kid-line from Kitchener was unveiled. One of those fellows, Don "Boom" Gravett has stayed on in Exeter for almost ten years and became a valuable citizen of the community. This week, Boom and his good wife Mary, leave our midst to take over new duties as rec- reational director in the town of Hanover. Having been closely associated with sports in the community for quite a few years, we will certainly miss his smiling face. Oh. just a mo- ment, a happy thought, not one but two less Yankee fans in the area. Next year should be the big one for the Tigers with less local opposition. HoW about that, Mel? In more serious thought we would like to do a short run-clown of Boom's accomplishments in Exeter in the past decade. Possessing one of the best slap shots in the area, Boom was a star of Mohawk ice teams for eight year, He teamed up with the Lucan-Il- derton Combines for the 1962-63 campaign and made his actual ice performance farewell in Exe- ter with two brief appearances with the Tribe last season. In his first year in Exeter, the Mohawks went to the WOAA finals, losing out to the Gode- rich Sailors in the deciding contest. May of 1956 saw Boom appointed Sports Editor of this newspaper and he covered all sports and recreation activities in a commend- able fashion for more than three years. On April 17, 1960 he was chosen from more than 20 applicants to be Exeter's new Rec- reation Director. Under his capable leadership the local recreation program has been extended. Already in progress when Boom took over as Director, the Kinsmen summer playground pro- gram has continued to flourish. One of the high- lights of the past three summers has been the week-long "Boom's Kin Camp" on the shores of Lake Huron near Goderich. This new venture has been sold out each year and has provided more than 100 youngsters with an enjoyable summer holiday. Each year the leaders, and Boom as Camp Director, have come up with a variety of new ideas to keep the boys and girls busy through- out their seven-clay stay near the beach. This past year under adverse conditions caused by inclement weather, the staff was forced to come up with new ideas to keep everyone busy and occupied at all times. Throughout his slightly more than three- year tenure in charge of the town's program, Boom has been striving to improve the quality of all phases of recreation. During this time he has taken a three-year extension course at UWO and has received his interim "A" Recreation Di- rector's certificate. GETS MINOR PROGRAM GOING The minor hockey program in Exeter is beginning to show some results of the organiza- tion of the director and the hard-working coaches who devote many hours of their time. In the past two years the local all-star teams have made ter- rific impressions on the Ontario tournament scene. bringing home many awards. In the 1962-63 season, the Exeter Midgets under Boom's coaching hit the headlines by be- ing the first local squad to reach on Ontario Minor Hockey Association final. A tough series developed and the Kin sponsored boys lost to a good Huntsville club. Besides his hockey playing ability that brought him to this community, Boom excels in various other sporting activities, He . performed several years with the Mohawks baseball version and has been a topnotch competitor at the Exe- ter Bowling Lanes. He has trundled with the Spares of the EMBL and was one of the original "scratchers" with the Exeter Itchy Six in the Inter-Town Bowl- ing loop. This past spring Boom competed in an annual kegler tourney in Waterloo and scooped up a $50 award as the second best in the men's single class losing the title by a mere six pins, with a three-game total (A' 872. What happen(-' in the last frame. Boom? Last year Boom attended one of the first hockey coaches' clinics in Kingston sponsored by the CAHA in conjunction with the Federal gov- ernment's aid to sports program. Back-To-Schoo SHOES VOTED MOST VALUABLE Back to hockey, Boom was voted the most valuable player in the area's OHA Big Nine cir- cuit in 1961-62. Quite an accomplishment for a fellow who almost missed being brought to Exe- ter when Coach Colic Bowman put his prospects on the scales and had to take a second look at the arrow when it barely reached 125, Since coming to Exeter, Boom has con- tinued to work on his golf game that started as a minor in Kitchener and was rewarded with the dream of all golfers, a hole-in-one on the Chatham Golf and Country Club in 1062, In executive work he helped organize the original south grouping of the Huron Ladies' softball league in 1960 and served as convener. Also, one season he served in the convener's ca- pacity and statistician of the OHA Western ,Jr. B hockey league. In wracking our memory to come up with a few of Boom's contributions to the sporting scene, we can't forget his wifeMary. She is 'avalUable member of the Pinpop- pettes in the Ladies' Bowling league and has helped this six to several titles. One of the best know facts in Mary's sporting career is her feats on the softball dia- mond with the Exeter Greys, last year's WOAA ladies softball champs. Having played at several positions throughout the years, Mary showed her versatility last fall when the regular Greys' 64 Super 88 Oldsmobile, Sedan 64 Chevrolet, Bel Aire, Sedan 60 Chevrolet, Coach, Radio 61 Chevrolet, Coach, Radio 60 Envoy Sedan 60 Meteor, Sedan, Radio 59 Ford Sedan 59 Chevrolet, Bel Aire, Sedan, Automatic, White Walls, Radio sins Bruce and Bette Anne Miller. Miss Anne Hogg arth and friend from London visited Tuesday with Mr. & Mrs. Keith McLaren. Mr. & Mrs. John Jefferson and son Cameron of Sault Ste. Marie returned home Monday after holidaying with his par- ents Mr. & Mrs. John Jefferson and other relatives. Mr. & Mrs. Harris Butson and Susan of Munro visited with Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Jefferson at the home of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Jefferson. Frank Allen, son of Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Allen, is a patient in Stratford Hospital. Brenda and Craig Kerslake spent the weekend at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Christie and family. Mr. Lauri McKellar returned home Monday from Stratford hospital where he had been a patient following a car accident. Mr. & lairs. Otto Walker, Miss Alice Walker, Mr. Larry Gardiner, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hulley and family of Winthrop, Mr. & Mrs. Jack McGhee and family, London, attended a fam- ily reunion at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Currie, Dorches- ter, Sunday, celebrating birth- days of Mr. Walker and Alice. Mr. & Mrs. Calder McKaig attended the reunion at Win- By MRS. KEN McKELLAR CROMARTY Mrs. David Ritchie of Lind- say, formerly of Cromarty, will be guest speaker at the WMS Thank-offering meeting in Cromarty church Sunday, Aug. 30. Mr. Paul Scott of Hespeler, student at Knox College, Tor- onto, who has been conducting services during the month of August while Rev, J. C. Boyne was on vacation will be in charge of the service. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hulley and family spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kistner of Guelph. Judy Kistner returned to her home after holidaying with the Hulleys. Ronnie and Brenda Gardiner spent a few holidays with their aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. Mervin Nairn. Mrs. Mamie Young and daughter Mrs. Allen Campbell of Woodstock visited Wednesday with Mrs. Sadie Scott. Visitors Wednesday with Mr. & Mrs. Alex Gardiner were Mrs. Gordon Kleber and Paul of Kitchener, Mrs. Fred Hoegry of Seaforth and Miss Merine Hoegy of Brodhagen. Mrs. Gerald Sedore and fam- ily from Brown Hill are holiday- ing with their cousins, Mr. & Mrs. Filmer Chappel. Miss Jayne Swindall of Lon- don is holidaying with her cou- \\N 44. ef.. cwt • BLACK AND BROWN OXFORDS LACED AND BUCKLE LOAFERS DISCONTINUED LINES SIZES 6 to 10 REC. $7,25 NOW catcher was injured in a playoff game in Orange- ville. In her first attempt behind the plate Mary turned in a good effort, although the umpire told us he wished his insurance coverage was a little higher. Don "Sologubov" Gravett finished out his hockey career in Exeter this past season as a member of the local old timers. Considerable ne- gotiations have taken place the last couple of months but finally Coach Lloyd "Punch" Green- acre and General Manager C. E. "Staff" Boyle have agreed to Sologubov's release with the rider that he arrange a series between Hanover and Exeter in 1965, We are sure that in leaving Boom would wish to say a sincere "thank you" to all the help- ers he has had in the different aspects of recrea- tion in. Exeter. Best of luck, Boom, Mary and sons, Mark and Gary in your new position in directing the recreational and sports activities of the town of Hanover, FLASH FLASH — Boom and Mary are completing their holidays this week at — you guessed it — Yankee Stadium. 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