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Above, three of the happy Irish performers are shown with their award, From left, Randy English, who scored five pale during the day, Kevin Lighteoot, who recorded two shut-outs and Bill Goddard. T-A photo Tourney time. Due to the change in school Vacations begin- ning this year, the annual hockey tournaments are with us a 'little earlier. As-has been the case in Previ, ous years four Exeter minor teams will be engaging in the popular tournaments in Various parts of On- tario. The most popular one continues to be the Goderich Lions Club Young Canada Pee Wee tour- ney that starts on. Friday night, March 15 and runs until Saturday night, March 23. Tremendous interest locally stems from the fact six district pee wee teams will be competing in the various categories at Goderich. The Exeter pee wees will see action against T ,istowel at 7:50 on open- ing night in the second game of the tournament. Saturday morning the Zurich pee wees will get things underway with an 8:10 game against Brus- sels in the "D" series while Ailsa Craig takes on Blyth Monday morning at the same time. The Grand Bend youngsters make their first start Monday after- noon at 3:10 against Ripley with. Lucan taking on Kurtzville in the next scheduled contest. Also in "D" play, Hensall takes on Paisley at 8:10 on Wednesday, March 20. The Goderich event, the 19th annual, is still being billed as the "Biggest Little Hockey Tourna- ment in the World" and will again host 87 teams from all parts of Ontario, plus Quebec, Saskatchewan and the United States. Some new teams entered for the first time in the Young Canada tournament are from Saskatoon, Copper Cliff, Essex, Ajax, Whitby, Uxbridge and St. Catharines. For the first time in 13 years, a team from Winnipeg will not be attending due to the change in school winter holidays. The youngest of the local minor hockey teams, the novice boys, will be making the trip to Brampton on March 18 to take on Bolton in a two-game total goals series. If they are able to get by their first op- position they will meet Hornepayne in another two- game set on Wednesday and Thursday. The Exeter Legion bantams will be in action in the annual Georgetown tournament with their first test coming against Belmont on Monday, March 19 with games at 11:15 and 6:45. If successful, they will next face Forest or Norwich in a Thursday double- header. While their playing schedule is not yet avail- able, the Exeter midgets will be taking part in a tournament in Hespeler during the same week. STILL AT IT A popular Western Ontario athlete who played nine seasons in the National. Hockey League is still very active in hockey circles at the age of 44. Howie Meeker, a native of New Hamburg and a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1946 to 1955, is currently a top performer in the St. John's Newfoundland city league and co-coach of his team. Meeker still plays with the same drive and de- termination that helped him score 27 goals and 18 assists, while picking up 76 minutes in penalties in the 1946-47 season, the year he won the Calder Tro- phy as the NHL rookie of the year. He left the Maple Leafs to coach Pittsburgh Hornets of the American League in 1955-56 and took over the Leaf coaching chores for the next term. Up to this season, Meeker had been concentrating more on coaching than playing since going to Newfound- land more than ten years ago. At 44, he's easily the oldest player in the league, where most are in their 20's. "There's no one in this league who can skate away from me," he said. "But if someone does pass me and I can't catch him, then quit." Meeker is active in business as an agent for a bowling supply company and a toy manufacturer, but is best known for his early evening five-minute sports commentary on a St. John's television station. NOT FAR AWAY While we are still in the midst of winter weather, the major league baseball teams are busily engaged in spring training. All 20 big league teams are working out. in the sunny south and the first exhibition game is on today with the New York Yankees taking on the Washington Senators in Pom- pano Beach. Most of the other clubs see their first action Friday and Saturday. The official opening of the American league takes place on April 8, which is only one month away. The Detroit Tigers open their season at home against the pennant winning Boston Red Sox on April 9. The Tigers will be starting right where they left off last fall in the hectic pennant race as they face the Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox in their first six games. is An encouraging note for long-suffering De- troit fans in this area comes from Las Vegas. The odds-makers have installed the Tigers as favorites to win the American league pennant, with the Min- i nesota Twins a close second. Oddly enough, the sa- e called experts have placed the Boston and Chicago teams in fourth and fifth places. The same fellows pick the St. Louis Cardinals to repeat in the senior circuit. LOTS OF CHANGES Row would you like a job that requires about seven months' work a year, pays in five figures and offers plenty of travel first class? SoUnds good, doesn't it. There is only one drawback, not much security, We're talking aboUt major league baseball Coaches. There have been close to 35 different faces in the coaching picture since last October and there may be a few more before the start of the season. Not even a job with a championship club was secure as Sal Maglie of the Boston Red Sox found out. Ma lie the Boston pitching coath, was let go by manager Dick Williams shortly after the World Se- rieS and replaced by Darrell Johnson. The biggest change came about at Baltimore where Rank Bailer dismissed most of hiS coaching staff of }tarry, Brecheen, Sherm Lollar and Gene Noodling, retaining only Billy Punter. Two coaches left their previous posts to take on managerial jobs elsewhere. Jim Lemon, a Min, netota coach, is the new Washington mastermind and Bob Kennedy of the Atlanta coaching staff is the new manager at Oakland. The twelfth annual Shamrock Pee Wee hockey tournament at the Lucan arena, Saturday was a huge success as an even dozen teams participated in the day long event. Advanced two weeks because of the winter school holiday, the popular tourney drew good crowds throughout the day and the fans were provided with con- tinuous exciting hockey action. The Lucan pee wees had little trouble in winning the "D" championship as they drubbed Dorchester 8-0 in the opening game and continued with an iden- tical blanking of Ilderton in the final. Ilderton defeated Northbrae 5-3 to reach the final and the Northbrae boys came back to take the consolation title by downing Dorchester 5-2. Invaders from Saltfleet in the Niagara district took home the The Bank Boys gained th e regular season championship of the Exeter and district R e c hockey league as the result of a 9-4 decision over the Crediton Tigers in the final game of the schedule, Thursday night. The Bankers went into the final contest with a two point first place margin over the Crediton club and needed a victory to solidify their top spot. Graham and Graham went on one of their biggest scoring splurges of the year in the other half of the doubleheader to out- score the Old Timers 8-4, The two clubs ended in a tie for third place with equal point records of six, but the G & G sextet was given third spot as the Sharks close to dart title The Dart Sharks are within one game of winning the regular seas- on championship of the Exeter Legion mixed dart league. The last games of the regular sche- dule are slated for Friday night and the Sharks have accumulated a season total of 69 points, four more than the Hairpins who have moved into the runner-up posi- tion. The Turtles hold down third spot with 63 points to their credit. John Link continues to lead the men's department in most games won with 31 while Edna Dietz and Maddy Wells are deadlocked in the ladies division with 18 wins apiece, The top single score of the year remains at 140 and is shar- ed by Marg Wragg, Gerald Law- son, Larry Estey, Bill Smith and Bob Wragg. Last Week's scores were: Dart Sharks 4 - Cleaners 1 Hairpins 4- Turtles 1 Spares 4 -Shiphunters 1 Canners 4 -Legionnaires 1 Itchy Four 3 -Four B's 2 Generals 3- Featherflights 2 "C" title by stopping West Lorne 3-0 in the group opener and downing Lambeth 4-1 in the championship game. Lambeth reached the final by downing Oak- ridge 4-2. West Lorne took the consolation award with an 8-3 decision over Oakridge. A surprising 8-0 win over Exeter gave the Delhi pee wees the "B" trophy after they squeezed by Huron East 4-2 in the initial contest. The Exeter youngsters had reached the final by drubbing Strathroy 6-1 in the first "B" game. Strathroy bounced back to win the conso- lation title on the strength of an easy 11-0 win over Huron East. TRIO LEADS SCORING Three members of the Lucan club shared the scoring honors quite evenly in their easy double result of two wins over the "veterans". The league playoffs start to- night with Crediton and the Old Timers tangling at 8 o'clock and the Bank Boys and Graham and Graham meeting at 9.30. Each is the first of a best- of-three series. Bob Jones of the Bankers made a runaway of the league scoring title as he racked up 40 goals in 15 games played. Lloyd Moore of the same team was the runner- up to Jones as he counted 25 goals. Fred Wells of the Old Timers was next in line with 24 goals and Pete McFalls of the Bankers and Jim MacDonald of G & G followed with 20 and 19 goals, respectively. MORE TRIPLE SCORERS Bob Jones and Lloyd Moore, the two top scorers in the popu- lar hockey league, each scored three times in leading the Bank Boys to their final season win over Crediton. The balance of the markers for the winners were chalked up in single fashion by Jim Rus- sell, John Varley and Grant Vol- land. Eric Finkbeiner found the range twice to lead the Crediton scoring while Glen Overholt and Pat McKeever each checked in with single scores. Jim McDonald and JackGlover were each on the triggering end of three successful shots to lead the Graham and Graham sextet to their third win of the season. Tom Watt and Jim Hogarth com- pleted the scoring for the winners with one marker apiece. Fred Wells picked up the fifth hat trick of the night as he led the Old Timers' scoring. The fourth goal for the losers was accounted for by Doug Tay- lor. The Exeter Hawks, WastedlittlP time in reaching the Bluewater junior "D" finals as they Oa - posed of the Blenheim Gelder), Blades in three straight games. The Hawks travelled to Blen- heim Wednesday and Preught home a 6-4 victory, nnd returned to home ice Friday to register a very convincing 13-5 win to sweep the semiefinal set in the minimum of three games.. The locals went on a real scoring spree as they scored 31 times in the shortelived series,, The Alvinston Flyers ousted the Belmont Sunsets in a similar series and will be at the Exeter arena Friday night at 8.30 to open the best-of-seven group final, The second game goes in Wat- ford Sunday with the third back in Exeter, Wednesday, March victory. Jeff Park was the top scorer in the final victory over Ilderton with a four goal effort. Randy English, the actual scor- ing leader of the day, fired two goals in the initial win over Dor- chester and came back with a three goal performance in the second contest. Jeff Culbert gained a hat trick for himself in the first outing and scored, a single marker in the final game. DIFFERENT EFFORTS The Exeter pee wees turned in a good effort in dumping Strath- roy 6-1 in the "B" opener but were unable to get anything going in the way of a scoring attack in the final as Delhi kept them bottled up most of the way. Perry Stover scored three times to lead the Exeter scorers. Singles were added by Bill Hodge, Paul Robinson and Steve Harri- son. MORE TROPHIES The HB Langford Trophy awarded to the team showing the best sportsmanship and conduct on and off the ice went to Ilder- ton. Wayne Pougere of Saltfleet was judged the most valuable player of the day and his team- mate Don Angle received the best goalie trophy on his rec- ord of allowing only one goal on 31 shots that were fired his way. Another change in male curling A rink skipped by Jim Pinder has taken a good lead in first place in the second draw of the Exeter men's curling club with 69 points, but only three points separates the next eight clubs. Jim Hewitt has his foursome in second spot with 63 points to their credit while four rinks, those headed by Reg Schroeder, Dick Jermyn, George Busche and Al- mer Passmore are deadlocked in third spot with 62 points apiece. Reg Hodgert has his group in the next spot with 61 points while rinks skipped by Gerry Prout and Gord McCarter follow with equal 60 point records. Last week's scores were: Gaiser 7 - Weber 6 Cerson 12 - Marshall 6 Busche 7 - Rohde 6 Clarke 10 -Ross Hodgert 3 Cann 11 -Wuerth 3 Seldon 8-Sherwood 5 Hewitt 13 --mdcattet 6 MacDonald 10 -Snell 4 Jermyn 11 -Smith 2 M. Hodgert '7- Learn 4 Pinder 11-Raymond 8 Powe 11-L. Passmore 4 MacLean 16 - Morgan 5 Prout 10 -Kraft 5 Reg Hodgert 8-Wein 2 Easton Passmore 6 Alexander 14 -Murley 1 Schroeder 8 -Dougall 4 Roelofson 8- Hern 4 Levier 7 -Webber 5 13 and the,fourth AMP-Stoll the fellewing Friday, If further games are necessary they will be in. Exeter March 17, Watford March 18 and Exeter March 19, EARLY ANP OFTEN In the. series clincher on home ice, Friday, the Bawka wasted little time in getting on the scoree Nara as Jim Hayter scored twice in the first seyeurninutes.of play. :Larry Laye drew assists on both goals with Bill Bourne alsobelp,. ng on the second. The visiting Golden Blades came up with their best scoring thrupt of the game midway through the first period as they scored three .times to take a short, lived lead. Larry Lee scored twice and Ray Van der Sluis once to put the visitors in front for a moment. Before the period ended, Bill Fairbairn and Scott Burton had blinked the goal light and the Hawks were out in front to stay. In the second session, the Hawks outscored the visitors 6-2 to take a commanding lead into the final twenty minutes of play. Larry Willert, the only three goal scorer of the night, found the range, twice in the middle frame and singles were added by Barry Baynham, Pete Law, eon, Mike Hoy and Fairbairn. Van der Sluis and Ab Smith added the Blenheim goals in the second period to complete the visitors' scoring for the night against Jim Glavin in the Exeter nets. Scoring in the third period was confined to the final half as Willert fired his third, Hoy banged in his second counter and Bill. Chipchase added the final tally. Penalties, all of the minor variety, were quite numerous during the fast moving con- test with the Hawks drawing down 13 and the Blades being assessed on 12 occasions. WIN ON ROAD A pair of last period goals provided the difference in the Hawks 6-4 win in Blenheim Wed- nesday to give them a two-game edge in the series. Play was very even for the first two periods with first one team and then the other taking a one goal lead. The Hawks dented the Blenheim twine first on a shot by Scott Burton at 5.25 of the first period. Blenheim bounced back quickly and moved in front 2-1 on quick counters by Ab Smith and Gary Robertson. Before the initial stanza was completed, Larry Laye and Jim Hayter each found the mark behind Bill Bentley in the Blades' net on unassisted efforts. Bob McNear scored twice for the home club in the second period and Bill Chipchase re- plied for the Hawks to send the clubs to their second rest ses- sion all tied up at 4-4. Bill Fairbairn scored what proved to be the winning goal only a minute after play was resumed and Bill ,Chipchase added an insurance marker as time was running. out to preserve All the Exeter minor hockey clubs are currently Participating in either Shamrock or OMHA playoffs. The Exeter novice team will see action in their second OMHA playoff round at the local arena Friday night at '7;00 when they take on Lambeth in the first of a two-game total-goals series. The second contest is set for Belmont on Sunday. In an exhibition tilt Friday, the local novice boys downed Lucan '7-1 on Exeter ice. Brian Taylor was the top scorer, find- ing the mark on four occasions while Les Page checked in with a pair of counters andJohn Gould added the odd marker. The Exeter pee wees have taken a commanding lead in the first round of Shamrock playoffs as the result of an 8-1 win over Dorchester in Ingersoll, Tues- day, The second game of the total goals series was played in Exeter last night, Wednesday. Perry Stover, Bill Hodge and Wayne Regier each scored two goals to lead the Exeter attack against Dorchester while Terry Janke and Steve Harrison added singles. In the final schedule game last week, Stoneybrook downed the Exeter pee wees 4-1 with Steve Schroeder chalking up the lone local tally. The Exeter midgets played their usual role in the first Shamrock game in Strathroy Monday as they were held to a 3-3 tie by the boys from the Middlesex County town. It was the twelfth time this year that the local midgets have been forced to settle for a draw. Randy Parsons was a two goal scorer for the locals with Tom Prout adding the singleton. The second game of the total goals series will be in Exeter, Tues- day. In Strathroy Sunday, the locals played another tie with Stoney- brook, this time 1-1, in the last game of the regular schedule. Randy Parsons was the Exeter marksman, The Exeter Legion bantams will be meeting Lambeth in the first round of Shamrock play beginning this week. The locals lost a tough contest to Stoney- brook 6-5 on Exeter ice Wed- nesday to bow out of OMHA competition in two straight games. Down by four goals after one the .Baeter. As in the other games, pen, ..alties came fairly thick and fast with the E xeter .boys being charged with 15 of the 24 period of play, the Exeter young- Sters bounced back and came close to getting the equalizer in the dying .moments of the game. Brad lillOrImp blinked the red light on two occasions to lead the Exeter scorers while Handy preszcalor, John Krampp and Pete Glover checked in with single scores, Lady curlers were busy Members of the Exeter Ladies curling club were more than busy last week as they held their third club bonspiel, participated in their regular play and took part in an out-of-town bonspiel. A rink skipped by Lee Dobbs that included Helen Webber, Kay Hodgert and Betty Coates were the top two game winners in the local bonspiel while Barb Elliott skipped her foursome of Agnes Bray, Delores Shapton and Marg Lovell to the low two game winner title. The high one game winner award went to Helen Burton's rink with other members being Melva. Ecker, Lillian Tennant and Beatrice Dawson. In an open bonspiel at Seaforth, a local rink skipped by Helen Burton were awarded first prize in the second draw. Other mem- bers of the Burton foursome were Lee Dobbs, Marg Murley and Lois Learn. Another Exeter rink that in- cluded Lorraine Alexander, Jean Dion and Betty Coates with Edith Boyle as skip won the two game prize on the same draw. The results of last week's regular play were as follows: Elder 8- Frayne 7 Knight 8 - Busche 7 Webber 6 - Bell 5 Ecker 8- Prout 5 Pfaff 7 - McDonald 4 Mickle 11 - McCarter 9 Boyle 8 - M. Marshall 3 Bray '7- Marks 5 Dobbs 11 - Burton 5 Murley 7 - Elliott 6 Etherington 12 - W. Marshall 6 Gaiser '7- McDowell 3 Five men lived for a month in 1963 in a shelter 36 feet below the surface of the Red Sea. Bankers first in Rec play playoffs underway tonight Lucan Pee Wees triumph in annual Shamrock tourney Used Cars Four Exeter teams in minor playoffs. OK USED CAR BUYS SPECIAL 1961 FORD COMET DELUXE SEDAN radio, whitewall tires, wheel discs, License E78366. Only $395,00, 1967 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE SEDAN automatic transmission, radio, discs, balance 50,000 mile, 5 year warranty. 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