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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-02-23, Page 6KEN JIM FINDER vilk_pF0N0 NOEL SKINNER 74 drew! One of the highlights of Sat- urday's centennial minor hockey day at the arena was the selection of three stars for each game. Local puck- sters made the winners circle on ten occasions and Gederich players were chosen eight times. The Exeter boys picked by the panel of judges are shown here. * * * ALLAN STEVE Mc LEAN MURL EY BRUCE JIM DENNIS BILL FORR EST H AY T ER MORRISSEY CHIPCHASE Itchy Four scratch to top of ladder in Legion darts Friday's scores were Itchy Four 4 — Dart Sharks 1 Canners 4 — Cleaners 1 Bluebirds 3 — Four B's 2 Sharpshooters 3 --Legionnaires 2 Hairpins 3 — Featherflights 2 Shiphunters 3 Generals 2 etner is GUN SHOP DEALER FOR ALL TOP LINES IN GUNS AND AMMUNITION REMINGTON WINCHESTER ITHICA MOSSBURG COOEY SAVAGE MARLIN STEVENS MEC LOADERS Evenings Only Mon. — Fri. All Day Saturday I 320 HURON ST. W. 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Limited Phone 235.0660 Chevrolet —Oldsmobile Exeter Minors have big .puck day capture share of contests Fe e 6 Times-Advocate, February 23, 1967 FOR ALL GOOD SPORTS By Ross Haugh Good show to da to So far in the month of February the centen- nial attractions sponsored by RAP at the arena have been a huge success. The annual carnival of the Exeter figure skat- ing club was the best and most colorful of its kind ever held. We would like to pass on our congratula- tions to Mrs. Mary Holtzman and her entire execu- tive for the wonderful presentation. It takes a lot of work behind the scenes on the night of such a carnival to keep the show mov- ing and keep more than 90 youngsters in the right place at the right time, The just completed centennial minor hockey day was also one of the best of its type ever pre- sented locally. The local minor hockey association with Derry Boyle as president certainly satisfied all the fans who attended the full day of hockey. The good showing by the six Exeter teams against opposition from Goderich, a much larger cen- tre, shows the progress the local minor hockey pro- gram has made over the years. The Exeter teams won three and were able to gain one tie in the half dozen contests played. The two youngest of the local clubs — mites and novice — suffered the defeats while the pee wees earned a stalemate and the three older clubs won in convincing fashion. Probably the greatest improvement in play came from the seven and eight year-old mites coach- ed by Larry Willert and Gary Parsons who performed early Saturday evening before the Hawk contest. These youngsters, playing in actual games for the first year, started the season last fall in house league action by playing across the ice surface at the north end. For all but two of the boys, Saturday's exhi- bition was only the fourth time they have chased the puck the full length of the ice in actual competition. The local bantams and midgets looked quite impressive in ringing up shutout wins over their Goderich opposition. Although the lakeport clubs in these two cases were not their regular all-stars be- cause of OMHA commitments, they did come up with strong teams. Supporters of the junior Hawks should be pleased with the club's performance in downing the Goderich Siftos 12-1 in the night's windup. Here again, the Goderich club wasn't quite at full strength, but the way the Hawks were flying it wouldn't have made a great deal of difference. Every member of the local junior contingent was out and flying and turned in a pleasing per- formance, sticking strictly to playing the game. Three stars were picked in the game, but most of the Hawks deserved honorable mention. ARRANGE PLAYOFFS Playoff arrangements have been completed for the "C" division in Shamrock junior play. A meet- ing was held in Dresden Sunday to name the fashion in which the four "C" clubs will attempt to deter- mine a winner for OHA playdowns. The Hawks finished in a tie for second place with Port Huron and gained that position on the flip of a coin, although their goals for and against record was superior to the Michigan boys. The first game will bring the Point Edward club to the local arena Friday night in a best-of-five series. The second contest goes in the Point March 2 and the third game here the following night. If further games are necessary they will be played in Point Edward, March 9, and Exeter March 10. Dresden Kings, who finished in first place, will play a similar set with the third place Port Huron club. Checking the season records of the four teams in the games against each other, one would have trouble trying to decide which club will come out on top. The league leaders from Dresden won three out of four against Pt. Edward and Port Huron, but could win only one against the Exeter boys. The lo- cals, while besting Dresden didn't fare as well against the other two, losing three of four to Point Edward and gaining only a win and a tie in their Port Huron encounters. Anything can happen in a short series, but if the Hawks' performance Saturday is any indication of things to come they will certainly give a good ac- count of themselves. LET'S GO SKATING Everyone in the area, whether they are one or ninety can take part in the last centennial sports presentation for the month of February. Arena manager Alvin Willert has organized an old-fashioned costume carnival at the arena Sat- urday night at eight. An advertisement similar to those that appeared in the papers in the early days can be seen elsewhere in this issue, listing all the events and prize money being offered. The program is geared to any and every age group. Cash awards will go to the youngest and old- est skaters, in addition to races and various novel contests, comic get-ups and centennial wear, etc. We are dusting off our blades and will be en- tering one of the speed trials, a race for gents 20 and over who are sporting centennial beards. In this event we would hope to get some op- position from our editor who has indicated he will be in the running. In fact, he made the suggestion in the first place that such a race be added to the program. Could it be that he expects to be a winner? Come one, come all, in costume or not and en- joy an evening of fun and exercise. While on the centennial bit, an idea from Ron Bogart for a special observance of our country's his- tory by South Huron District High School deserves mention at this time. Bogart, a teacher at the school and also chair- man of the town's RAP committee, has suggested that a special home-coming weekend at the local sec- ondary school be held in October. This would copy to a certain degree the home- coming celebrations that are conducted by universi- ties. The highlight of the event would of course be a football game or. games featuring the Panther clubs of South Huron. This would probably necessitate moving one of their regular schedule Huron-Perth games to a Saturday. The big weekend could prob- ably conclude with a dance Saturday night. "Continually on the move" seems to be the theme of today's pace of living and that's exactly what the spectators were doing at the Exeter arena, Saturday during Centennial minor hockey day. About 1,000 persons attended the day long event that included six hockey games and a couple of snowmobile races. Admission tickets allowed the fans to come and go as they pleased throughout the 10-hour sports program, Official puck dropping ceremonies and three star selections added interest to the festivities. The town's centennial chair- man, R. E. Pooley dropped the puck to start the novice game at one o'clock and repeated his stint for the feature junior game at 8:30. In hockey action, Exeter's rep- resentatives came out on the right side of the ledger in their half dozen hockey encounters with Goderich teams. The locals won The Exeter Hawks wound up their Shamrock junior schedule in Petrolia Sunday afternoon with a 13-4 win over the Oilers. At the same time a meeting was be- ing held in Dresden to decide the playoff opponents so the game didn't mean very much. The win actually moved the Hawks into sole possession of second place, but Port Huron Beefeaters, two points back had one game in hand. The first playoff action brings the Point Edward Redmen to the local arena, Friday at 8:30 for the opening contest in a best- of-five series. Dresden Kings, the league champions, will play host to Port Huron the same even- ing in a similar series. The Hawks fared quite well in the league's scoring department, placing four in the top ten accord- ing to final statistics released by the loop's recording secretary, Gary Middleton, Exeter. Mike Cushman finished in sec- ond spot with 77 points and was in the same position in the assist department with 43, two less than team-mate Craig Chapman who led with 45. Chapman accumulat- ed a point total of 72, two less than another Hawk, Gary Pars- ons. The fourth Exeter perform- er to make the top ten was Den- nis Morrissey with a total of 60 points, good for seventh spot. The Hawks scored early and often in ringing up the 13-4 win in Petrolia to close out the regu- lar schedule. Gary Parsons scored a total of five goals to lead the assault. Dennis Morrissey and Craig Kids move in playoffs Exeter midgets have advanced to the third round of Ontario Minor Hockey Association play- offs. The locals, after taking care of Lambeth in easy fashion, had a little more trouble with Stoney- brook, but were able to triumph on a two-game total goals series by 8-5. The first game on Exeter ice Wednesday was a squeaker with the home team coming through with two goals in the last five minutes of play to gain a 5-4 decision. In Strathroy, Sunday, the Exeter boys turned in a bet:- ter effort and were victorious 4-1. In the third round series they will meet the winner of a current set between Mountsfield and Ken- sal Park. Sunday's contest in Strathroy saw the locals move into an early lead and preserve it throughout the entire 60 minutes. John Loader, Bruce Forrest, Jim Hay- ter and Bill Fairbairn were the marksmen for the Terry Bourne coached midgets. On home ice Wednesday, the A dozen points for all leaders After the first week of action In the third draw of the Exeter men's curling club all section leaders sport 12 points. Ross Hodgert's rink heads the Monday curlers with an even dozen points and Russ Snell's foursome holds the same distinction in Thursday play. In Wednesday competition, foursomes headed by Bob Middle- ton and Art Clarke are deadlocked at the top Of the heap. Last week's scores were: L. Learn '7 - D. Roelofson 5 L. Webber 7- P. Horn 6 13. Alexander '7 - G. MCCarter 3 D. Jermyn 12 - A. PYm 5 Ross Hodgert 12 - R. Hodgert 3 J. Hewitt 9 - B. Morgan 6 A. Westcoft '2 - H. Dougall 5 M. Galser 5 - P. Raymond 1 H. Middleton 11 - R. Murley 2 A. Cann 12 - E. Fink 4 L. Smith 7 - H. Powe 4 W. Seldon '7 - B. Borland 4 A. Clarke 8 - B, McLean 3 It. Snell 11- R. Marshall 3 L. Passrnore II - M. lIedgert 8 A. Passniore 5 - H. Snell 4 J. Urquhart 11 - D. Weber 4 three and tied one of the six played. Next to playing hockey, the most important thing to the youngsters on. Saturday was hav- ing their appetites satisfied. They also turned in a winning effort in this department, consuming the heaps of sandwiches prepared by mothers of the competitors after each game. In the day's opener, the Goder- ich novice six were victorious 2-0 on the strength of a pair of third period makers, John Plouffe and Ron Sowerby were the suc- cessful marksmen. Up until the third period, Ex- eter goalie Jimmie Wildfong, who was selected as the first star of the game, kept his nets clean with some superlative puck stopping. Other stars were Exeter's Noel Skinner and Grant Shelton of the visitors. COME FROM BEHIND A rink long dash by Peter Kleinstiver provided the Ex- eter pee wees with their fourth Chapman added two markers each and single scores were contribut- ed by Scott Burton, Pete Lawson, Paul Young and Bob Moir. Alternate goalie Jack Rundle was in the Hawks' nets giving regular Tom Glavin a short rest. FINAL STANDINGS W L T Pts Dresden . . . . 22 6 0 44 Exeter . . . . 18 8 1 37 Port Huron . . 17 8 1 25 Point Edward . 15 8 0 30 Belmont . . . 11 16 0 22 Alvinston . . . 9 15 0 18 Blenheim . . . 8 14 0 16 Petrolia . . 3 23 0 6 INDIVIDUAL SCORING A Len Fontaine, Pt. E 51 38 Mike Cushman, Ex 34 43 Roy Boyes, Dre 44 30 Gary Parsons, Ex 47 27 Craig Chapman, Ex 27 45 Andy Jones, Dre 25 38 Dennis Morrissey,Ex 30 30 Doug Dundas, Alv 26 23 Al Houston, Dre 24 30 Ray Morgan, Alv 31 21 The race for top position in the Exeter Rec hockey league will go right down to the wire. With only one doubleheader left in the regular schedule, the Bank Boys and Crediton Tigers are tied for first place with identical season point totals of 18. The two top clubs will meet head-on in the first game of to- night's twin bill and should de- cide the league championship. Crediton had their hands full in last week's opener, finally coming up with a 7-6 decision over Graham and Graham, The Bank Boys encountered little trouble trouncing the third place Old Timers 14-5. The latter club has 15 points and G&G follow in the basement with five. For the first time this season, Fred Lamb, Crediton's top flight forward has been dislodged from the loop's scoring lead. Lamb who has a goal total of 25 has been overtaken by Larry Stire of the “Bankers". Stire scored five times in last week's action to move in front with a total of 29. Jim McDonald collected a hat trick Thursday and continues in third spot with 23 goals to his credit. Pete Mc- Exeterites started and finished well but had some lapses in between. They led 3-0 at the end of the period and were then held scoreless until the last five min- utes. By this time Stoneybrook were in front 4-3. Bill Fairbairn scored twice and Him Hayter once in the first twenty minutes of action. Down one goal and time run- ning out, Mike Hoy fired the tying counter and Hayter came through with his second of the night to wrap up the win. goal late in the third period to gain a 4-4 tie in the second game of the day. The first period was score- less and the hometown boys were up 3-2 at the conclusion of the second period. Randy Gilfillan, Paul Robinson and Steve Harrison scored for Exeter with Jim Schram and Terri Smith replying for Goder- ich. Danny Duncan and Smith put the lakeport boys ahead 4-3 until Kleinstiver tied things up. TIME OUT After the second hockey game, proceedings shifted to the chilly outdoors east of the arena, where a snowmobile race course had been laid out. Nine contestants entered the two power classes. Jim Newby was first across the finish line in the "A" divi- sion with Dalton Skinner a nd Wayne McBride folk lng in the runner-up positions. The "B" section was captured by Ken Davidson, piloting a craft owned by Arthur Belling Motors. Don Munn and Gerald Simpson grabbed second and third prize money, respectively. Action then switched back to the arena and a bantam contest. The local club scored once in the first period and added five in the second session to take a decisive 6-0 win over Goderich. Larry Haugh put his team ahead with a successful solo effort after five minutes of play. Allan McLean, the first star of the game, added a goal in the second and quick scores followed from Jim Guenther, John Braid, Allan Parsons and John Guenther. Mike McLaughlin turned in a flawless effort in the Exeter nets to hold the opposition off the score sheet. Falls is right behind with 22. In Thursday's opener, Graham and Graham threw quite a scare into the Crediton camp taking a 3-0 lead early in the first period. The Tigers bounced back and kept pecking away and finally tied the score at 6-6 midway through the third and pulled out the win on a goal by Jim Morrissey in the dying moments. A week earlier, Morrissey also fired an import- ant marker to gain his mates a tie as time was running out. Tom Watt notched a counter and Jim McDonald chipped in with a pair to put G&G into early com- mand. Each of the early scorers added another marker in single fashion later in the contest and with a solo effort by Dave Collins brought the Graham total to six. Morrissey was Crediton's top goal producer with a pair. Single scores were registered by Pat McKeever, Stan Lovie, Bob Gal- loway, Jim Conlin and Doug Gal- loway. STIRE STARS Larry Stire broke out on one of the biggest individual scoring sprees of the year in leading the Bank Boys to their overwhelm- ing 14-5 win over the Old Timers. Stire scored on no less than five occasions to lead the on- slaught and received consider- able help from Pete McFalls' four goal effort. George Tryon and Lloyd Moore further aided the winners' cause with two goals each to their credit and Bill Hey- wood contributed a single. Terry Bourne topped the Old Timers scoring with a four goal performance and all the help he could get from his mates was a lone marker from the stick of Earl Wagner. The final session produced three more Exeter scores, two coming from Larry Laye and the other from Fairbairn. Des- pite the eight goals scored against him, the work of Ken Merriam in the Goderieh nets was spectac- ular and gained him recognition as the other star, MIGHTY MITES The fifth game brough together the mites, the smallest boys participating In the big day. A goal in each period gave the Goderich kids the win, 3-0. The brand of hockey displayed was terrific considering this is the first year of competition for most of the boys. Although the Exeter mites were unable to hit the score board they carried a good share of terri- torial play and impressed the good crowd on hand. HAWKS FLYING HIGH The junior Hawks put together their best team effort of the season in dumping the Goderich Siftos 12-1 in the wind-up ex- hibition of the night. Although the Goderich club have been eliminated from fur- ther playoff action by Hanover and were not quite at full strength, the Hawks showed their sup- porters they will be tough to beat in the upcoming Shamrock "C" playdowns. It took the locals less than two minutes to get rolling and ring up the first score. Pete Lawson notched the marker on a nice solo effort breaking in clear from the blueline and pulled the goalie neatly out of position. Only seconds later, linemate Bill Chipchase raced in on a similar play, but bounced the shot off the crossbar. Four other Hawks joined Law- son in the first period scoring parade. Dennis Morrissey, with his first of four for the night, Grant Walker, Mike Cushman and Gary Parsons upped the score to 5-0. In the second twenty minutes of play, Morrissey scored three times in less than four minutes and singles were added by Paul Young and Craig Chapman. The final frame produced two Exeter goals, both from the stick of Mike Cushman and a Goderich reply from Cam Colquhoun. Hawks wind up second playoffs begin Friday ANOTHER BLANKING In game number four, pitting the midget clubs, the locals backed by another good goaltend- ing performance — this time from Glen Stire — walked off with an 8-0 win. Pts Bill Fairbairn and Mike Hoy 89 started the Exeterites on the way, 77 each scoring in the early mom- 74 ents of the game on lone break- 74 aways. 72 In the middle frame Bruce 63 Forrest and Jim Hayter, two 60 of the selected stars, scored 49 only seconds apart and Barry 54 Baynham added another to up 52 the lead to 5-0, Rec league tied again leaders clash tonight MINOR HOCKEY NIGHT Zurich & Hensall Squirts Friday, Feb. 24 — 7:00 PM HENSALL ARENA Playoffs For Pee Wees House League Beavers vs. Colts Otters vs. Wolves FEATURE ATTRACTIONS BELL SISTERS — FIGURE SKATING JUVENILE VS OLD TIMERS It happened a g a i n. Another change in the standings of the Exeter Legion mixed dart league. A week ago the Hairpins and Dart Sharks were tied at the top of the heap and the Itchy Four were one point back in second spot. In Friday's weekly action, the Dart Sharks could muster only one point and fell back into second place with 61 points. The Itchy Four turned in a good per- formance to gain four points to move into a stalemate with the Hairpins for the league lead. Both clubs now have 63 points to their credit in the season to date. Shamrock Jr. 'C' Playoffs POINT EDWARD vs EXETER HAWKS Friday, February 24 1st game of a 3 out of 5 semi-final series Exeter Arena 8:30 poi