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By Ross Haugh I
Exhibition games set
Two exhibition games are planned for the South
Huron Rec Centre this coming weekend.
Friday night, the best from the nine teams in the
South Huron intermediate hockey league will take on
the St. Marys Flyers, an OHA intermediate club.
The game will start at 8 p.m. and proceeds will be
split three ways between the two competing groups
and the Big Brothers Association of Exeter.
Then Saturday night, members of the 1960-61 Ex
eter junior hockey team will be reuniting to take on
the Zurich Old Timers.
Both games should be entertaining. The older
junior versus the old timers game may not be as fast
as the all star game but it should bring out some of the
classier type of stickhandling which was prevalent
back in days gone by.
Age gap
There was quite a difference in ages of two
players when the WHA all stars lined up for a recent
game against the Moscow Dynamos in Edmonton.
Gordie Howe was at right wing along with his son
Mark and rookie sensation Wayne Gretzky.
The elder Howe will be 51 in March while Gretsky
turns 18 later this month. Gordie’s age is more than
his two linemates put together.
In this particular game Gretsky scored two goals
while Mark notched one and Gordie added a pair of
assists.
Looking ahead
The Winnipeg Jets appear to have come up with
the most unusual publicity stunt in recent years.
The management decided to make their first draft
pick of 1979 the first baby boy to be born in the
province of Manitoba in the new year.
To be eligible all parents were asked to send in the
newspaper clipping announcing the date and the time
of the birth of their future super star.
At a future game the newest addition to the team
will be presented with his official uniform and
diploma recognizing his selection.
Rico's back
Ardent supporters of the Toronto Blue Jays and
we'fall into that category were cheered considerably
this week when Peter Bavasi and his group took the
rubber band off their bankroll.
The Blue Jays signed Rico Carty to a long-term
contract and at a fancy price. This is the first time the
Toronto club has paid out a big buck for their help.,
Carty is reported to be getting about $200,000 per :
year plus a few fringe benefits.
It seemed last year that as Carty went, so went
the Blue Jays. After he was traded later in the 1978
season the Jays won only 13 of their last 45 games.
The loss of Carty also affected their other long
ball hitter John Mayberry. With the two big men
reunited we expect a lot of home runs and runs batted
in during the coming summer season.
There were apparently two big reasons why Carty
turned down offers from at least four other teams to
sign with the Blue Jays.
First of all, none of the other clubs could offer him
assurance that he would be in the lineup day in and day
out.
Carty is reported to have said that he feels much
safer having his wife, five daughters and one son liv
ing in Toronto than in the large cities of the United
States.
When his active baseball career is over Carty is
assured a position as the Toronto scout and represen
tative in Latin America.
Time moves on
Time moves on and waits for no one.
That statement can be vertified by members of
the 1968 world champion Detroit Tigers.
When the Tigers spring training camp opens in
Lakeland, Florida in about seven weeks only one
member of the 1968 club will be on hand.
The only survivor is ace left handed reliever John
Hiller and he says 1979 will be his last season as an ac
tive player.
The second last old Tiger to go is Mickey Stanley
who was told by the Tigers last fall that they no longer
required his services.
Stanley turned down an offer to remain as a Tiger
coach saying he couldn’t live on that type of salary. He
is now a salesman for an industrial vehicle repair
business.
Sport shorts
On the subject of high pay to free agents in
baseball, Kansas City Royals general manager Joe
Burke commented, “Right now, 10 percent of the
players are making all the money and the rest are
jealous.
It’s ironic that Pete Rose known for many years
as Mr. Hustle waited until late in his career to make
the biggest hustle of all for 3.2 million dollars.
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Hawks lose in final hope at first
The Exeter Hawks blew a
three-goal lead, ds well as
their final hope of taking
first place, when they
dropped a 6-5 decision to
Mitchell on the latter’s ice,
Tuesday. .
The locals rebounded to
bomb Tavistock 9-3 at the
rec centre on Friday, while
Sunday’s game against Port
Stanley was postponed due
to weather conditions.
The Hawks take to the
road this week with a Friday
night game in Tavistock and
a Sunday encounter with the
Irish in Lucan. They have
only two home games
remaining.
Facing Mitchell for the
third time since Christmas,
the locals spotted their hosts
a 1-0 lead and then came up
with three goals in the first
and another early in the se
cond to lead by a 4-1 count.
Mitchell evened the count
by the midway mark of the
third and then added two
more, before Exeter pulled
to within one with a tally
late in the final stanza.
Exeter dominated play in
the first period, with Randy
Lovie only recording two
saves. However, he was a
busy man in the next two
periods, facing a total of 36
shots.
Jamie Caldwell and Ken
Pinder paced the Exeter at
tack with a pair of tallies
each, while Pinder added an
assist for a three-point
night. Rookie. Preston Dear
ing potted the single tally.
Brian Mercer led the
ILDERTON RINK WINS — A rink skipped by Gerry Dillabough from the llderton Curling Club won the annual Royal Bank
bonspiel staged at the Exeter Curling Club, Saturday. Local branch manager Jene Seller, right, makes the presentation to the
top rink. From the left are: Dan and Tim Prohaszka, Gerry Dillabough and Tom Kachan. Staff photo
Bantams win two in tournament,
novice crew split, pee wees lose
The Exeter bantams
remain in contention for the
“B” championship at the
Clinton tournament,
following two wins Jhis week.
On Thursday, the locals
scored a 3-1 win over Clinton
in their first encounter and
then posted a 7-0 victory over
New Hamburg on Sunday
morning.
They’ll face Hanover on
Friday, with the winner
advancing to the final
against the top team in the
other four-team “B”
division.
In their first start, the
Exeter crew enjoyed a wide
margin of play against
Clinton, but couldn’t put the
puck in the net.
They trailed 1-0 early in
the first, and despite their
many chances, appeared to
be in trouble until Dave
Shaw scored the equalizer on
a neat play with Bill Glover
with about fiveminutesleft in
the game. They were playing
short-handed at the time.
Mike Clark then scored the
winner and Shaw put the
game out of reach when he
hit the open net in the final
seconds.
John Kernick paced the
win over New Hamburg with
two goals, the singles being
registered by Trevor Boyle,
Bill Glover, Tom Coates,
Mike Clark and Dave
Underwood. Jim Siddall had
three assists and Dave Shaw
added a pairh
In a Shamrock tilt,
Wednesday, the local ban
tams scored with less than
a minute and a' half left to
break a tie with St. Marys
and went on to a 3-1 victory.
The Exeter crew opened
the scoring in the second
when Dave Underwood
stepped on the ice on a line
change and was in the clear
to finish off a play with Bill
Glover and Jamie Chaffe.
St. Marys evened the count
at the 6:38 mark of the third
and the teains appeared
headed for a tie when Mike
Clark batted in a puck on a
play with Glover.
Underwood then gave
them the insurance marker
when he was sent into the
open on a clearing pass by
Tom Coates and deposited
the puck in an empty net.
Waxers split
The Exeter Waxers split a
pair of novice games this
week, clipping Mitchell by a
3-0 score, then dropping a 4-0
verdict to Lucan on Satur
day.
Terry Ouimet scored a
pair for Lucan, while Jeff
Bond and Tim Hayter picked
up the singles.
The game was closer than
the score indicated as the
Exeter crew missed on
several good scoring
attempts.
Wednesday night, the
Waxers entertained Mitchell
and emerged with a 3-0 win,
the shutout being shared by
netminders Fred Gregus
and Shawn Moore.
The teams battled on
scoreless terms for two
periods before Steve
Lingard popped what proved
to be the winner at the 3:06
mark when he stick-handled
> from his own blueline past a
number of defenders and
. beat the netminder on a nif
ty deke.
Jon O’Connor then broke
loose for two goals as the
Exeter crew maintained the
pressure. Rob McKnight
picked up assists on both
goals, while B.J. Batten
drew one.
. Moral victory
The Exeter pee wees lost
3-1 to St. Marys in their
Wednesday night contest at
the rec centre, but it was
something of a moral win
for the locals.
In their last outing against
St. Marys they were bombed
9-0. The goal was their first
in four games.
The locals were in the con
test until the last two
minutes, due mostly to some
stellar netminding by Rick
Gilfillan.
The visitors took a 1-0 lead
in the first, but Jeff Pfaff
evened the count early in the
third when he was sent into
the clear on passes by
Darren Vandergunst and
Brent Dawson.
St. Marys potted the
winner at the 7:19 mark of
the third and then added an
insurance marker a few
seconds later to dim any
hopes the locals had of pull-
ins ah upset.
Lose in Zurich
In an exhibition game,
Saturday, Zurich novice edg
ed the Exeter houseleague
all-stars by a 3-2 count.
Zurich jumped into a 1-0
lead in the first on a goal by
Dave Stephans and upped
the margin to two when
Dean Martin scored on a
play with Stephans in the se
cond.
Exeter finally hit the
score sheet early in the third
when Robbie Humer bounc
ed a shot off a Zurich skate
into an open corner and
Steve Anderson evened the
count shortly after on a play
with Allan Blomniaert.
Zurich pulled out the win
with just over a minute to go
when Mike Cyr found an
open corner on a play with
Stephans and John Parke.
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Hockey
At Its Best!
SOUTH HURON
REC CENTRE
WED. JAN. 17
6:00- Lucan vs
Exeter Novice
7:00- East London vs
Exeter Pee Wees
8:00- East London vs
Exeter Bantams
9:00- East London vs
Exeter Midgets
SUN., JAN. 21
6:00- Mt. Brydges vs
Exeter Novice
7:00- East London vs
Exeter Atoms
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Exeter Minor
Hockey Fund
Raising
assist department with
’ three, with singles going to
Terry Caldwell, Dave
Kinsman, Phil Knight, Don
McKellar, Dave Atthill and
Dave Bogart,
Exeter served five
minors, while the hosts had
only four in the face-paced
tilt. Mitchell scored on two
of their power plays, while
Exeter potted one with a
man advantage.
Bomb Braves
Friday night, the Hawks
had an easy time disposing
of the Tavistock Braves.
They led by a >7-3 margin at
the end of the second and
coasted through the third to
their victory,
Tavistock stuck with the
Hawks through the first
period as the score was
knotted at two each, but Ex
eter blew the game open
with four goals in the last
two and a half minutes of the
middle frame.
Jamie Caldwell paced the
scoring attack with a hat
trick performance. Daye
Bogart added a pair while
recording singles were Ken
Pinder. Don McKellar. Dave
Kinsman and Brian Mercer.
Pinder added four assists
to lead in that Department,
while Preston Dearing and
McKellar helped out on
three each. Fred
Mommersteeg drew two
assists and recording one
each were Mercer, Bogart,
Kinsman, Caldwell and
goaltender Randy Lovie.
The contest was cleanly
played with Tavistock pick
ing up one penalty and the
Hawks had three. Exeter
scored on their lone power
play attempt.
Dance
Sat., Jan. 20th
S.H.
Rec. Centre
Music By
"STAR TREX"
Dancing
9-1
Door Prizes
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SH all-stars
set for tilt
The South Huron Hockey
league all-stars will have a
potent lineup when they face
the St. Marys Stonetown
Flyers at the South Huron
Rec Centre, Friday.
The all-stars, drawing two
players from each team,
will have several fprmer
junior stalwarts in their
lineup for the contest which
gets underway at 8:00 p.m.
The benefit game is being
staged for the area’s Big
Brothers group. A bar. will
be open at the rec centre and
admission to the game is
$1.50 for adults and 50 cents
for children.
Playing goal for the team
will be John Hay ter, Grand.
Bend; Dave Holmes, Cen
tralia College; and Terry
Gale, Thedford.
The defensive units will
feature Ron Lackhart,
Parkhill; Ron Corriveau,
Goderich; Dan Stanlake,
Grand Bend; Jim Ferguson,
Hensall;
Zurich; and
• Thedford.
The three
Rick Schilbe,
Forbes, Kettle Point; Dave
Sharp. Thedford.
Patrolling right wing are
Rob Thoman, Parkhill;
Fred Campbell, Hensall;
and Ron Funston, Centralia.
Randy Funston, Cen
tralia; Cam MacDonald,
Goderich; and Brian Gilpin,
Centralia College complete
the team at left wing.
LeRoy Walker of the
Parkhill Merchants will
coach the squad.
The referees are being
donated by the South Huron
Referees’ Association.
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