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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-09, Page 6Ready Mix CONCRETE 411F Plant 235.083i Residence 228-6961 1C.A.McDOWEL,t The Exeter novice club is one game away from the Shamrock novice hockey championship and could wrap up the title tomorrow night, Friday. The local youngsters edged Lambeth 4-3 in Lucan Saturday in the first game of a best-of-three series, The second game will also be played at I M. • AUSABLE GOLF COURSE Located 114 Miles East of Intersection 4 and 83 Highways and Ys mile South FOR NEW and USED GOLF EQUIPMENT See Us Before You Buy Season over for Ausable A very successful year for the Ausable Valley Rec hockey league came to a close at the Exeter arena, Monday night when Brinsley edged Shipka 7-6. Ailsa Craig finished first in the league standings with Shipka placing second and Brinsley and Lieury following in that order. John Mathers scored two goals to lead the Brinsley scoring attack while singles were added by Jack Conlin, Greg Revington, Jim Thompson, Bob Hodgins and Lloyd Mathers, Gord Vincent was the only two goal scorer for Shipka with single goals being fired by Stan Lovie, Bob Finkbeiner, Ken Lovie and Brian Hodgins. Midgets one up in final series The Exeter midgets downed Lucan 6.3, Friday night in Lucan to take a one game edge in the best-of-three series for the Shamrock midget championship. The first game of the set ended in a 1-1 tie. Pete Glover was the top Exeter marksmen with a two goal effort. Single goals were shot by Peter Gill, Larry Bourne, Perry Stover and Randy Preszcator. Scoring in single fashion for Lucan were Al Kraut, Rick Crane and Jim Macklem, Dart teams in deadlock The back and forth battle for first place in the Exeter Legion mixed dart league continues. The Dart Sharks came up with a four-point performance Friday night and moved into a tie with the Hairpins for the top position. Each club has 90 points. The Sharpshooters are right behind in third place with a 87 point record while the Dark Angels are in fourth, only one point farther back. The Turtles complete the top five with 81 points. John Link has moved his games won total to 45 to lead the men while Marg Wragg and Verdun Lindenfield each have 24 victories in the ladies' department. Last week's scores were: Dutchies 5 — Nothings 0 Dart Sharks 4 — Featherflights 1 Itchy Four 4 — Scotties 1 Sharpshooters 3 — Canners 2 Dark Angels 3 — Hairpins 2 Doublers 3 — B & W's 2 Turtles 3 — B & J's 2 Lucan with game time .'set at seven o'clock. After a scoreless first period, Brian Clarke put Exeter into a two goal lead as he scored twice early in the second. Clarke's first goal came on an unassisted effort while the second was set up by Brad Taylor and Perry Pooley. Robbie Heard picked up a pass from Brian Harrell to score near the midway mark to offset an earlier Lambeth score. In the third period, the final Exeter goal came on a successful penalty shot by Brian Harrell, EXETER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM REQUIRES Playground Supervisors (All applicants must be 16 years or over) State: 1. Age 2. Qualifications (a) leadership training (b) experience in teaching (c) reasons for applying (d) any other comments you wish to make Send all applications to Alvin Willert, Director of Recreation, Box 823, Exeter, Ont. Applications to be received by 5 P,M, April 13, 1970 WIN SENIOR TITLE AT SEAPORTH — A hustling group of hockey players from Our Lady of Mount Cannel Separate School won the senior championship at the annual Knights of Columbus tournament in Seaforth over the weekend. The winning club is shown above. Back, left, coach Bill Regier, Gerald Van Osch, Scott Regier, Randy Regier, Mike McCann, Marty Martens and Charlie Ross. Centre, Harry Smits, Danny Regier, Wayne Regier, Pete McCann, Pat Hogan and Dave Regier. Front, Matthew Muller, Doug Regier, Eugene Glavin, Scott Ross and Hugh Ryan. T-A photo FINAL LADIES' DRAW WINNERS — Activities at the Exnier curling club wind up Saturday night with a banquet and presenting of most of the awards. Winners of the third ladies' draw are shown above. Back, Hazel Westcott and Jean Miller, Front, Ruth Skinner and skip Janie McDowell. T-A photo Novice club close to Shamrock crown 41110. ,, • .sys . • Prices Effective to April 25 BALL-MACAULAY --BUILDING SUPPLIES-- SEAFORTH — 527-0910 CLINTON — 482-9514 NENSALL — 262.2713 SPECIAL 4' x 8, 14 ,, As mite $89 ANY QUANTITY Take Advantage of Our Low Prices On QUANTITY LOTS of Lumber, Plywood and Building Supplies EXETER SWIMMING PROGRAM Requires the Following Personnel * SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR and LIFEGUARDS All applicants must be 16 years or over and hold at least a Leader Patrol Certificate. * MATURE PERSON to operate check room and snack bar at the pool Send all applications to Alvin Willert, Director of Recreation, Box 823, Exeter, Ont. Applications to be received by 5 p.m. April 13, 1970. 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The last three minutes of the first half of the opening frame proved to be the most disastrous of the season for the Exeter boys. In that time, the Merchants scored three times and never looked back in posting the 5-3 victory. Wayne Chalkley, Homick and Martin Wylie were the first period marksmen for the Norwich team. The home team lead went up to three goals early in the second stanza when Wayne Longthorne scored his first of two markers, At the 5.10 mark of the same period, hign-flying Randy Preszcator completed a three-way combination play with clefencemen Joe O'Rourke and Barry Baynhatn. Longthorne was back with his second goal of the afternoon before the period was over to complete the Norwich scoring. Larry Laye scored what proved to be the last Hawk goal of the current season at 11.30 of the final frame on a solo effort that beat Jim Palmer in the — Please turn to Page 7 Walt ,Page 6 lrim*s.Advocate, April 9, 1970 FOR At.l. GOOD SPORTS By Ross Haugh Need rule changes We have been attempting for most of this year to keep our sports column on a strictly local nature with little comment on national or international affairs, The weird happenings in the National hockey league over the past weekend certainly deserve more than a little attention. This was the closest finish the NHL has probably ever had with the last few moments of the last night of action deciding which four clubs will compete in the playoffs for Lord Stanley's battered mug. The tactics used by a couple of the coaches in Sunday's games should bring on plenty of speculation as to changes in the rules determining playoff finishes if any clubs end up in a tie at the end of the regular season. We would suggest that if two clubs are tied for one playoff spot and they are also deadlocked in the number of victories that an extra sudden-death game is played to decide the issue. This year's method of using the number of goals scored by a team caused the childish tactics used by Emile Francis and Claude Ruel in Sunday's contests. Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Gardens, Francis masterminded his Rangers to a 9-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings that eventually assured them of the fourth and last playoff position. Needing a win and at least five goals to equal the goals for record of the Canadiens, Francis had his Blueshirts in high gear from the opening face-off and most of the time in the early stages used four forwards and only one defenceman in an effort to score a "bushel" of goals. The system paid off for the New York club and they waltzed into a 9-3 lead by the midway mark of the third period. With a cushy lead, Francis pulled his goaltender in the last few minutes and used six attackers, trying to get a higher goal production. This method backfired with Detroit scoring twice into an empty net, but the Rangers had allowed seven fewer goals than the Montreal club so the amount of goals fired by Detroit didn't matter. Later in the evening in Chicago, Montreal coach Claude Ruel also needing goals to catch the Ranger output and the only hope of making the playoffs, also pulled his goalie, Regotien Vachon with more than eight minutes to go in the third period. The Blackhawks rewarded their fans with five shots into the empty Montreal net. This was certainly the first time in National Hockey League history that seven empty-net goals were scored in one day. It was also the first time, an NHL coach pulled his goalie while his club was ahead on the scoreboard. Enthusiastic supporters of the Montreal Canadiens in this area have been heard to complain that the Detroit Red Wings "laid down" in their Sunday contest against New York after cinching a playoff berth themselves, Saturday night. A team can hardly be faulted for not trying too hard in a game that didn't mean anything to them. Add to this, the fact, the Detroit veterans had put in a lot of ice time in the gruelling stretch in the final few games and certainly deserve a little bit of rest. The fact remains that the Canadiens could be in the playoffs had they come up with even one tie in their two weekend games. This is the first time in 22 years that the Montrealers have failed to make the playoff grade. Crystal Ball is Hazy Early this week when we started to think about making Stanley Cup championship predictions, we found our crystal ball was pretty well "fogged up". Anyone that can make a prediction in a season when only a few points separated the first four clubs in the league standing after a full season of play should class himself as an expert. Our only statement would be that "any of the four clubs in the eastern division and the St. Louis Blues in the West have an almost equal chance of taking home the bacon. ' If all of the best-of-seven series in the playoffs in both divisions and in the league final go close to the limit we could still be watching hockey on television well into the month of May. Well done, Hawks Although, they bowed out of Ontario Hockey Association Junior "D" playoffs to the Norwich Merchants we would like to pass on our sincerest congratulations to the Exeter Hawks. From Exeter Minor Hockey Association president Derry Boyle down through Hawks manager Bob Baynham and coach Bob White to all the players should go thanks from all hockey fans in the area. The brand of hockey dished up by the Hawks along with their arch rivals from Lucan and Zurich will stand up with any played in this category anywhere in the province, Only a few of the current Hawks will bow out of junior hockey next year due to over-age and fans can expect another exciting season of puckchasing. We feel quite safe in saying that if the Hawks had not run into a rash of injuries they would have eliminated Norwich in the semifinals and be ready right now for the provincial final. The performance of the four or five youngsters brought up to the Hawks from the Exeter midgets was the big reason for keeping the club in the playoff hunt. Good Luck, Jets The only district hockey club still in contention for provincial honors is the Lucan-Ilderton Jets. The Jets eliminated the Tillsonburg Apollos more than a week ago and are waiting for final opposition. We were told late Tuesday night by Jet manager Don Urbshott that there was a distinct possibility of the final round starting at the Huron Park arena this weekend, Napanee downed Elmvale 2-0 Tuesday night in overtime play to take a three-games-to-one lead With the fifth game slated for tonight, Thursday in Napanee. Urbshott said he was hoping for a Napanee win and an 01-IA directive to start the final series here Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, If the series does get underway over the weekend, numerous announcements will be made over radio and television stations, with all details, Hawks ousted by Norwich enjoy good hockey season- The Exeter Hawks completed a very successful season in Ontario Hockey Association Junior "D" play in. Norwich, Sunday afternoon. Despite a 5.3 loss to the Norwich Merchants in the sixth game of ,a best-of-seven series it was the third time in recent years that an Exeter junior club had reached the Ontario semi-finals. During the last week of action, the two clubs battled to a 2-2 tie on Exeter ice, Wednesday, Norwich was back in Exeter Friday to post a 5-3 decision before the final game in Norwich, Sunday that ended in an identical score, The performance of the Hawks with three and four of their regulars out of action in most of the playoff games was very encouraging. In Wednesday's 2-2 tie, the Hawks after a slow start in the first five minutes of the first period came to life and dominated play for the balance of the game with a tremendous barrage of shots on the Norwich goal. An unofficial count estimated the number of Hawks shots at the Norwich net at close to sixty with about half that amount fired by the Merchants at John Hayter in the Hawks cage, In the second period especially, the Hawks kept up the pressure continually with probably their best twenty minutes of hockey of the season. During one sequence three Exeter shots bounded off the Norwich goal posts or cross bars. All scoring in the game was confined to the exciting second period. Martin Wylie opened the scoring for Norwich at 4.35 and Ron Lindenfield tied it up for the Hawks only two minutes later after the Hawks had kept the puck in the Norwich end and a couple of more shots bounced off the posts. Lindenfield's successful shot was a backhander that slid along the ice from about twenty feet out. Larry Haugh and Joe O'Rourke drew assists on the play. During one of the few Norwich threats in the second session, Rick Buck found the mark at 13.49 with Wayne Longthorne assisting. Again it took the Hawks only a couple of minutes to get back in contention. This time it was a neat passing play with Randy Preszcator starting things off with a good pass to Larry Laye who made no mistake in finding an opening in the opposition net. The third period and the extra ten minutes of overtime continued to provide plenty of exciting action for the large crowd of more than 1,200. BLOW EARLY LEAD Back in Exeter Friday night, the Hawks started out as if they were going to waste little time in tegermttinsg the series back on even The locals scored the first two goals of the game, both on well-organized passing plays. Ron Lindenfield scored the first on a three-way passing effort with Peter Glover and Larry Haugh. The second Exeter score came when Rich Schell started the play at his own blue-line, moved the puck over to Larry Laye and then moved in close to the Norwich net to pick up Laye's relay and catch the corner of the net. All of a sudden, the Hawks seemed to forget about clearing the puck out of their own end and within four minutes the Norwich club had scored three times to take a one goal edge in the game. Martin Wylie, Frank Menich and Rick Buck were the goal scorers for the Merchants. With only seven seconds left in the period, a picture goal brought the large crowd of more than 1,300 back on their feet quickly. Rick a Schell, one of the