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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-05-24, Page 6We sincerely regret having omitted the following sponsors in our thank you of last week, DUFFERIN HOTEL NACHURS (MARK WHITNEY) STARDUST DRIVE IN HENSALL SALES SAM LAWSON CREDITON TIGERS VCI E Mixed grand champions The Has Beeps, grand champions of the Exeter mixed bowling league display their trophies at Saturday's closing banquet at the Legion Hall, From left, Harold and Mary Boltzmann, Russell and Doreen Tiernan and Bev and Elaine Skinner. T-A photo Individual trophy winners Above are the winners of individual awards for high single, triple and average in the Exeter mixed bowl- ing league. Back, left, Don Lewis, Ron Heywood, Kai Jorgensen, Ruth Durand, George Wilson and Harold Holtzmann. Front, Lila Smith, Elaine Baynham, Doreen Tiernan, Liz Bell, Anne Jorgensen and Mary Cronyn. T-A photo The Pinpoppers The Dashwood Tigers cele, brated firecrAcicer day on Mon- day with a bang as they opened the Huron-Perth baseball season with an impressive 9-2 win over the Mitchell BP's on the Dash- wood diamond, The schedule gets into full swing this week as the Zurich Lumher Kings play host to the new ilensall club on Friday night and the Dashwood club travels The executive of the Exeter Lawn bowltng club were pleased with the turn out of 35 bowlers to Wednesday's opening activities at the local greens. Two practice games were played in the afternoon with an- other ten-end game going after supper with prizes being award- ed. Fred Tilley and Lillian Pym teamed up to take the top award OHA refuses local resolution A resolution submitted by the Exeter Minor Hockey Association to the annual convention of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Asso- ciation in Windsor early this week failed to get off the ground. The resolution, asking that a penalty shot be called when a team is assessed two or more penalties for having too many men on the ice in the final two minutes of a game or over- time, was withdrawn by the OHA at Tuesday's meeting before it could be dealt with. The Exeter request for this specific rule change came as the result of the last Junior "D" semi-final game between the Mit- chell and Exeter Hawks when the Mitchell coach kept putting extra men on the ice in the last min- ute of play and cooled out the Exeter power play. EMHA president Derry Boyle said Wednesday night that he was "bitterly disappointed" with the OHA's decision in withdrawing the resolution. Apparently the OHA rules committee felt the penalty asked for was too se- vere. Boyle went on to say, 1, We won't give up. I'm- very con- cerned with this matter. Inci- dents of the nature we had with Mitchell could break into riots, which almost happened in the final game." The local president is now con- sidering asking the OHA to write an amendment to their own play- ing rules calling for a fine to a coach using unfair practices or disciplinary action against the executive. Legion women capture awards Ladies of the Exeter Legion Auxiliary brought home many prizes from Tuesday's zone bowling Championships atStrath- roy. In the actual bowling competi- tion, the three Exeter clubs fin- ished third, fourth and fifth in the overall team standingS. Ellen Knight was the recipient Of a silver tray for throwing the high single of the day, 241, and Peg Hunter-Duvar was runner-up in the high triple competition with a three game score Of 711 In addition to their awards on the bowling lanes, the local girls brotight home bingo and door prizes. to Hensall Sunday afternoon Or a ,19 contest. Most of the pasaweed runs in tne first contest of the season came as the result of wild OPP and passed balls_ by the Mitchell battery, Bob Hoffman, of the Tigers gained the distinction of scoring the first run of the season as he walked to open his club's half of the first frame and completed with a win and a plus of 12 and an aggregate score of 20. Close behind with a win and a plus Of seven and aggregate of 15 was the threesome of Mabel Mc- Knight, Kay Snelgrove and Wilf Sha.pton. With the co-operation of the weatherman the club hopes to hold local jitneys each Tuesday and Saturday evenings at 7.45. Any new bowlers wishing to try their hand at the popular summer sport will be more than welcome and may contact any of the execu- tive for further information. Art Cann is president of the Exeter lawn bowling club with Len McKnight acting in the vice- president's capacity and Ger- trude Hamilton handling the du- ties of secretary-treasurer. the OYCle on a POPO ball end wild pitch. The home club, tallied their second score in the bottom of the second again without a base hit as Richard Rader was hit by a pitch and made it the rest of the way on errantIhrows. Two markers showed on the Dashwood scoreboard in tne fourth as Tiger hurler Bob Webb doubled Stan Loyie home from second and scored himself on passed balls. The biggeSt Dashwood rally came in the fifth as three walks, a single from the bat of Ken Rader and Webb's second two-bagger of the contest upped the score to 8-0. Mitchell came up with their first run in the sixth as Dennis Hughey, a member of the Mit- chell junior hockey club, drew a walk and scampered home on veteran George coveney's double to right centre field. Stan Lovie came across the plate in the seventh for his third tally of the night to complete the Da.shwooci scoring. The BP's managed a m ild threat in the top of the ninth but could only score once as Hughey doubled to score Tur- ford from second. Webb was able to get Coveney to fly to centre to end the game. The pitchers seemed to be well ahead of the batters and fielders in the first H-P game of the year. Bob Webb on the Dash- wood hill allowed but five hits. Tigers start right in H-P ball group Local lawn bowlers get off to good start The .Cool Cgs bitergd as WinnerS rdolar seaton play Of OW -Sunday night diVision of the Sketer &fixed bowling leaga6 and received trophies aiSattirday'A banquet: From left, Bill arid 'Grate Gil- fillan, Carl and Bel/ Turner:and Eldon and Alva HeYwOod, 'Missing were Al and Marg ,Flynn and Ted and THE HOME -OP -GUARDIAN MAINtENANCE 8'11111,6Y 1NrighL photo 4-k "B" champions Taking the playoff championship of the "B" division of the Exeter mixed bowling league were the Winkers shown above. From left, Lloyd and Carol Moore and Chuck and Nancy Becker. Missing were Bill and Dianne HeyWood, Dave and Shirley McDonald and Larry and Shirley Inglis. — T-A photo Regular season winners of the Friday night section of the Exeter mixed bowling league were the Pin- poppers shown alxive with their trophies. From left, Jim and Connie Hewitt, Dal and Mabel Robbins, Ron and LOrraine Heywood, JIM and Liz Bell and Cliff and Betty Barkley. T-A photo $T-0.1„tt7-, The Cool Cats CHEVROLET BONANZA V8 SALE Special Prices And Trade-In Allowances on 1968 Chevrolet Biscayne Sedans, Belair Sedans, Impala Fastback Coupes, Sport Sedans and Caprice Sport Sedans, GET YOUR SPECIAL DEAL NOW USED CARS 1967 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE SEDAN automatic transmission, radio, License H47581. 1966 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE SEDAN 8 cylinder engine, automa- tic transmission, radio, low mileage, License 66366K, 1965 METEOR MONTCALM SEDAN 8 cylinder -engine, power steer- ing and brakes, radio, shadelite windshield, whitewall tires. 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It contains all Stanley Cup records from its beginning in 1893 with many interesting and sometimes humorous incidents. While no one seems to be able to come up with an exact date as to when the first hockey game was played 1n Canada a report made by CAHA ap- pointed committee a few years ago comes close to tile origin, Their report showed the first hockey was played by the Royal Canadian Rifles, an Imperial unit, stationed at Halifax and Kingston in 1855. In a diary of John Horsey, an early Kingston historian, these words were found; "In 1847, most of the sol- dier boys were quite at home on skates. They could cut the figure eight and other fancy figures, but shinny was their first delight." Going farther back, some records show that a game of hurtling or hockey as it was probably known then was played in Montreal on the last Sat- urday of February in 1837 between the Dorchester club and the Uptown team. Some interesting rules were in effect for this early puck contest, with the puck probably being a rubber ball. The two clubs agreed that the first team to score three goals would be declared the winner with a time limit of two hours. By 1883, hockey had become sufficiently pop- ular that the Montreal Ice Carnival Committee con- ducted a world-championship tournament and award- ed the winning McGill University team a trophy val- ued at $750, RINKS WERE UNUSUAL In the early days, some of the rinks used for play were somewhat unusual. In Kingston during the 1880's, one rink had a bandstand smack in the cen- ter of the ice surface. This obstacle of course invited some surprising plays as the defence wouldn't know if the attack was coming from the right or left side of the bandstand. The story doesn't say if the band played while the game was on. Obstructions on skating rinks were also fairly common in this area 'back in the good old days. We have been told of the many posts that dotted one of the first skating rinks in Crediton, causing the play- ers to keep their heads up while they played. One of the prime founders of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1890 was the Honourable Arthur Stanley, son of the Governor General of Can- ada, who three years later gave his name and pres- tige to hockey's most important symbol, the Stanley Cup. Canada has been fortunate that her long line of Governors General has included many gentlemen who were enthusiastic sportsmen in their various fields. Lord Stanley quickly became a hockey fan after his arrival in Canada in 1888 and sponsored the erection of a large outdoor skating rink at Rideau Hall and gave his blessing to the formation of a Government House hockey team, In late March of 1890, the Government team took on a group of Parliamentarians and were on the right end of a 3-1 count. Politicians, even in the early days appeared to be ambitious, as the two banded together and invaded Toronto for a series of exhibition games. The two-game series was split but accounts of the games show things haven't changed much in the past 70 years. "It is greatly to be regretted that, in a match between amateur teams, some players should so forget themselves before a number of spec- tators, a good proportion of whom were ladies, as to indulge in fisticuffs. The action of some of the spectators in rushing onto the ice is alSo to be con- demned as they had nothing whatever to do in the case," was one observer's comments. CUP DONATED IN 1892 It was on March 18, 1892 that Lord Stanley announced he would donate a challenge cup which would be held from year to year by the leading hockey team in Canada. The Stanley Cup, a gold-lined silver bowl, standing on an ebony base was purchased in England for ten guineas and was handed over to the first Stanley Cup trustees, two Ottawa sportsmen, Sheriff Sweetland and Mr. P. D. Ross. The latter, who was an excellent athlete in his youth and a noted news- paper publisher later, remained a trustee for 56 years until his death at the age of 03. Although the trophy was ready for the 1892- 93 season, official records show it wasn't won for the first time until the next year. It had been the fond hope of Lord Stanley that the first holder of the sterling silver bowl would be his favorite Ottawa club, It was Lord Stanley's intentions that the trophy would be held by "the leading hockey club in Canada," and in His Excel- lency's mind, its first holder was to be Ottawa. The Ottawa dub had been 1892.03 champs and believed they inherited the honour of becoming the defend- ers. However, the trustees decided that no one, not even the Ottawa team should have squatter's rights and ordered them to,„ play Toronto's Osgoode Hall for the championship in a sudden-death game in Toronto. The Ottawa team refused to travel to Toronto, the trustees insisted they do "or else" and the game was never played. A year later, on February 23, 1894, the trustees announced, "Arrangements have been. completed whereby the Lord Stanley Hockey Cup Will now pass into the hands of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, Some trouble arose last year about the acceptance and the MAAA have had it in their posSession ever since, The Montreal team will now officially take over," Actually, the first Stanley Cup game was played in Montreal on March 22, 1894 with the Mon- treal Athletics downing the Ottawa Capitols 3.1,