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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-02-06, Page 6OHA Sr. Continental See Ontario's Best Amateur Senior Players In Action Preston Jesters VS Lucandlderton Jets SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 2:00 p.m. ILDERTON ARENA Haskett Motors and England's Auto Body are Jet Supporters AN EXPO AUTOGRAPH — Autograph seekers had an enjoyable time at Tuesday's Sportsmen's dinner. Above, Debi Wooden gets an autograph from Montreal Expo Mike Jorgensen. Looking on are John Creces and John Dobbs, T-A photo Hawks finishing schedule undefeated streak ends at 13 Drive Over The Bridge and SAVE on NYLON WINTER PARKAS Men's . . . Reg. $39.95 Boys' . . Reg. $28.95 1/2 Price Cross Country Ski Package Not Exactly As Illustrated '3888 SKIS, POLES, BINDINGS, BOOTS Jerry MacLean & Son AUTOMOTIVE LTD. 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The very popular Chalet mooseburgers will be on sale throughout. Saturday and Sunday. Clinton sportsman Elwood Epps has donated a moose and Chalet's well known chef George Beer will produce the delicious burgers. Sunday morning at 9 a.m. the doors of the Chalet will again swing open and the fragrant aroma of pancakes and sausages will drift out. In recent years, more than a thousand persons have taken advantage of the opportunity to partake of the fine breakfast fare. While many volunteers at the Chalet will be helping with the cooking chores, the chief pancake flippers will be Bill Brady of CFPL, London and Ralph Duffus, president of the London Crippled Children's Treatment Centre. Along with Brady, several other London media celebrities will be in attendance to add to the program. An excellent stage show is lined up for the Chalet clubhouse Sunday afternoon while the only outside ac- tivities will be snowmobile races. The stage show will be headlined by 'Honey West, a singer from Toronto. Adding special interest for the younger generation will be the appearance of The Little People, a rock group of 11, 12 and 13 year-old youngsters. The Bradley Bunch, a popular dance and singing group from Clinton will also entertain along with other step dancers and fiddlers and Joe Overholt, leader of the popular local dance band. Here's a good chance for all area residents to enjoy themselves for a weekend and also help a very good cause. All proceeds go to aid crippled children in Western Ontario. The last two years, the net proceeds have exceeded $3,000. Many crippled kids from all parts of Western Ontario will be guests of the Chalet on Sunday. Another big event Saturday, February 22 is the big event which all members of the Exeter figure skating club are looking forward to. That's the day of the annual figure skating carnival. Club president Anne Prout and skating pro Brad Loosley are planning an interesting and exciting show. This year it's entitled "The Wonderful World of Disney" and will include most of the famous. Disney characters like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Goofy. Every member of the local skating club will perform in at least one number. Spectators will have two chances to catch the show. A matinee performance will start at 2 p.m. with the evening program getting underway at 7.30 p.m. Mrs. Prout told us over the weekend that she hopes to have top notch guest skaters in attendanCe at both shows on February 22. So let's keep the date of the skating carnival open and support the local club in their endeavours to provide first class instruction to boys and girls in the area. Heading for a record Rick Fifield, the leading scorer in the OHA Senior Continental league is closing in on the goal scoring record. Fifield scored four goals in the Lucan-Ilderton Jets 10-5 win over the London Kings Sunday to run his season total to 38, four off the current record held by John St. Cyr of the Stratford Perths. With eight games left on the schedule the former St. Marys Lincoln star is certain to set a new mark. The game Sunday between the Jets and London provid- ed the more than 800 fans with a tremendous brand of hockey that will be hard to surpass in any amateur league. The London team with the recent addition of a former pro Harold White and Jim Keon, a brother of Toronto Maple Leaf Dave Keon will be tough in the playoffs. When it comes to playoff time the main contenders will be the Jets, Kings, Stratford Perths and Durham Huskies, The Durham club is presently in fourth place but when the playoffs roll around the chips are down they will be heard from. Dates mixed up This story which appeared in a recent release from the Western Ontario Athletic Association is reported to be a true one. At a World Hockey Association game in Toronto on Fri- day, November 13, the referee was Bill Friday. A son was heard to remark to his father when Friday skated onto the ice, "Dad, that referee is all wrong." His dad replied, "Why?" The son's reply was, "Look at the back of his sweater. This is Friday the 13th but his sweater says Friday, 1," 16. COMPLETE 44 lor COVERAGE FOR IV& * Home * Farm r44S • ii• Life Commercial w4ile * Automobile Registered Retirement Plans CONTACT Bev Morgan Insurance Agency Ltd. 238 Main St. Phone 235-2544 Exeter Across From Beaver Lumber Final standings in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior "D" western division will likely not be decided until the schedule ends this weekend. The Exeter Hawks now possessing a total of 33 points are at home at the Exeter arena Friday night at 8:30 to the Seaforth Centennaires. After posting a 7-3 win over Port Stanley on home ice, Friday, the Hawks 13 game unbeaten streak came to an end Sunday night when they travelled to Belmont, The league leading Belmont Green Giants posted a 7-1 win. It was their 27th victory of the year. They have lost only one game and tied two. The Green Giants were holding a comfortable 6-0 lead before the Hawks broke Ronnie Hewitt's bid for a shutout. The Exeter goal was fired by Brian Taylor on a pass from Gerald Weido at the 16 minute mark of the third period. The Belmont club took 15 minor penalties and one misconduct but the Hawks were unable to take Steve Murley certainly is no stranger to residents of Exeter. He played for the Junior "D" Hawks from the 1969-70 season through the 71-72 campaign. While in his final year with the Hawks he was selected the OHA Western Junior "D" league's most valuable player and his club named him the MVP for the team in the playoffs when they went all the way to capture the All- Ontario championship. Steve, a right-winger, has been providing the same leadership qualities for the Fanshawe College Falcons intercollegiate hockey team the past two seasons. He is in second-year Marketing at Fanshawe and is currently fifth in the club's scoring race. Steve has counted for eight goals and 12 assists, Fanshawe College participates in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) hockey league, which is comprised of 16 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology throughout Ontario. At the moment the Falcons are in second place in the four-team Western Division with 10 wins, three losses and one tie. advantage of the power play opportunities. The Hawks were assessed six minor penalties. The Hawks needed a five goal rally in the third period Friday to down Port Stanley 7-3 and up their unbeaten streak to 13. As in many recent games, the Exeter scoring was well spread around with seven different players getting one goal each. Steve Jennison scored on a pass from Brian Taylor for the Hawks to account for the only first period counting. The Port Stanley club got back on even terms by the end of the second period on two goals by Dennis Toth while Harry Smits replied for the Hawks with Brian Taylor again getting the assist. The third period was only a minute g old when Taylor con- verted passes from Harry Smits and Noel Skinner. Near the halfway mark, Kevin Bestard converted a pass from Gord Pryde to score what proved to be the winning goal. Larry Lynch was back at 13:23 to get the visitors within one goal but it ended their scoring. Last season Steve collected 13 goals and 13 assists and finished fourth in the team scoring. With his 20 points to date this year he now stands fourth in the College's all-time points parade, having Steve Murley scored 24 goals and 22 assists. Steve (age 22) son of Mr. & Mrs. Ray Murley, now living in St. Catharines at 6 Cascade Court, attended South Huron District High School and played his minor hockey in the North Bay and Exeter systems. The Hawks hit quickly with three successful shots in three and a half minutes, Steve Schroeder completed a three-way effort with Gerald Weido and Gord Pryde to put the Exeter club in front 7-3. Pryde slammed in a pass from Weido and Wayne Regier found the mark on a play started by Rick Ingram. Broncos lead in OMHA The Exeter Broncos have taken a two game lead over Strathroy in the first round of playoffs in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. The Broncos opened the best- of-five series on home ice Sunday with a 6-1 victory. They followed with a 7-3 win Monday night in Strathroy, The third game was played in Strathroy last night, Wednesday. If a fourth game is necessary it will be back at the Exeter arena, Sunday night. In the first game, Scott Pin- combe and David Shaw each scored two goals to pace the Broncos. Shaw was the top point producer with assists on both Pincombe scores and one other assist in addition to his two goals. In Monday's second contest victory, Bill Glover and Dave Shaw each scored two markers to spearhead the attack. Getting one goal apiece were David Underwood, Scott Pin- combe and John Kernick. Bill Glover was the top point producer with four assists in addition to two successful shots, The winner of the Exeter- Strathroy series will meet either St. Marys or Byron in the next round. In a recent Shamrock league game, the Broncos blanked Lambeth 5-0. Mark Vandergunst was the top goal producer with two successful shots while Scott Pincombe, Scott Batten and Mike Clarke fired singles. The second annual Exeter Lions club Sportsmen's Dinner held Tuesday night was a huge success and the large array of speakers provided serious and humorous moments. About 250 area sports en- thusiasts attended the $25 a plate dinner at the Exeter Legion Hall. All proceeds go to aid crippled children. While the main guest speaker Jack Donohue, coach of Canada's national basketball team, master of ceremonies Bruce Murray and Tuffy Knight of Wilfred Laurier University kept the audience laughing throughout, all speakers sprinkled in great words of praise for projects helping the crippled children cause, Whipper Billy Watson, who has been called Canada's greatest humanitarian received the first standing ovation. Watson con- tinually involved in crippled children work left the banquet early to attend a meeting in Toronto. Watson called for governments to abide by supplement 5 of the National Building Code to provide facilities in all buildings for handicapped persons. He asked for ramps to buildings and elevators wide enough to ac- commodate wheel chairs. The former wrestling star continued, "Let's give the physically handicapped their dignity back by taking away the barriers. By helping the han- dicapped we help ourselves," He added, "People often say this can't happen to me, but I know differently it can and it did to me," Watson was seriously injured in an accident more than three years ago. At last year's dinner he was able to walk with the help of canes. Watson said there are only 12 handicapped children in the Exeter area. This figure is very low compared to some other spots. He listed almost unheard cases of polio as the reason, but he cautioned, "have you done anything about getting polio shots for you and your children One day it could break out again if we are careless." Mike Jorgensen of the Mon- treal Expos said he was one of the older men on the club this year at 26, He continued, "We are young and may make some mistakes early but we will be a 'real good hustling club." Ailsa Craig native Earl Ross who has risen to fame as a car race driver put the audience straight on one subject by saying, "despite some rumours I am still associated with the Carling racing team but will, not be as strong on the Grand National circuit." Tuffy Knight, football coach at Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo stresses positive thinking. He said he plans on winning every game his team participates in. He added, "If we happen to lose it's only a tem- porary setback," Russ Evon, former ace fastball pitcher and top hitter with the London Majors represented his two sports. Evon was picked to the Intercounty all star team 17 times. Al Rimmer, a resident of the Exeter area for the past three years told of lacrosse being the fastest growing sport in Canada. Rimmer attending Cornell University made the all- Conference team three years in a row and played last year with Brantford. stressed the importance of putting full efforts into any project any one undertakes. He continued, "To be suc- cessful you cannot play around a sport, you have to devote your life to it. Don't count on yester- day, but work at it every day in other words, hang tough." Shelley Goudreau from the harness racing field has 30 horses in his stable at Windsor and works with 20 more at Dresden owned by his father Fred. Golfer Ken Doig of Seaforth told of his great honour in being chosen to both the Ontario Willingdon Cup and Canadian teams. Glenn Weir and Mike Widger represented the Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes and George Parkes, well known in curling circles was in at- tendance. Parkes said his claim to fame was being a continually runner- up for the Ontario Brier team. He was general chairman of the Midgets lose first playoff The Exeter midgets dropped a 5-3 decision to Byron Sunday in the first game of a best of five series in the first round of OHMA playoffs. The game was only 21 seconds old when Ken Pinder put the Exeter club on the scoreboard with an unassisted effort. Byron scored two unanswered goals in the balance of the first period and were never headed. The second Exeter marker came from the stick of Paul Shapton on a combination with Pete Kincaid and ,Jim Gregus. The second game of the midget set was played last night, Wed- nesday with the third contest slated for the Exeter arena Saturday at 5:45 p.m. Canadien Brier when it was held in London in 1974, Another popular guest at the dinner was 13 year-old Danny Altan of London. Danny is Western Ontario Timmy and a very able representative of all crippled children, Lion Murray Moore was the general chairman in organizing the dinner taking over from Lloyd Ross when he was trans- ferred late in 1974, Other hard workers on the committee were Frank Giffin and Dale Lamont, Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw brought greetings and said he remembered watching Whipper Watson wrestling in Portage la Prairie, EXETER MINOR HOCKEY SCHEDULE Exeter Arena Friday, Feb. 7 7:00 - Novice Houseleague Sat„ Feb. 8 11:00 - Bayfield vs Novice Waxers 12:00 Bayfield vs Atom Houseleague 12:00 - Exeter Pee Wee II vs Huron Park II at Huron Park. 1;00 - Huron Park I vs Exeter at Exeter OMHA PLAYOFFS Sat. Feb. 8 4:30 Byron vs Bantam A 5:45 - Byron vs Midget A Sun., Feb. 9 7:00 - Strathroy vs Atom A (if necessary) 8:30 - St. Marys vs Juveniles Wed,, Feb. 12 6:30 - Byron vs Pee Wee A (if necessary) Doug Parker's Barbershop is a Minor Hockey Supporter Watson asks for more help Many humorous speakers Owe Former junior star high scorer in college