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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-10-23, Page 17•r. Satter news Goderich United beats St. Marys B' ( MAME V"ARGA Is we "the Chairips" or isn't we?? We sure is!.! We pplished off the season in high style: we tackled St. Mary's last Saturday and won 3-1. It was bitterly cold, bitingly windy and the boys were "bluishly frozen"! But we Were determined to go out in style and we 'sure did just that!, We may have had "goosebumps" but we wore them with class!! Both halves were great in terms of fine, steady soccer. - United played with gutsy perseverance and intuitive responses.' During the\ first half, both teams tested each other's mettle and challenged constantly for the ball, The St. Mary's goalie saw plenty of action from our persistant United men, but no breaks were forthcoming for this period. United used every cagey trick, *all the savvy and every ounce of strength in their reserves, but we left this 45 minutes ina scoreless ties. Still, we weren't discouraged, neither were we dismayed because we were confident of • our eventual success. And we were proved right! • The.s.econd half was barely Showdown battle today Vikings meet Panthers BY T.D. punt return, the second on a It will be a showdown battle pass and run play from Barz. for first place here today Quarterback Barz, wercte 15 (Thursday) when the GDCI Yards on a sweep and Ben junior Vikings - take on the Wersell ran 25 'yards after recovering a fumble to ac- count for the other third quarter touchdowns. • Tom O'Keefe ;scored the Vikings final major in the fourth quarter on a 20 yard sweep. Several of the junior, © tg —�., gave outstanding, Vikings swamping --Stratford 'C'entral. a __gam7e...--with- 43-3, last Thursday in Stratford Central. Stratford. Rick Rawson played his The Vikings started slowly' -best game as a„ Vikingartd in Stratford, building up a 7-3 . blocked a punt. Randy Little halftime lead. made one interception and Jrin Vah„Osch' booted a 45 . severalkey runs from yard single and Jon Barz scrimmage ' and some ex - scored a touchdown on 'a • cellent punt returns. Chris three yard keeper play. Wood was singled out for his Dirk Newberry kicked a play at defensive end by field goal in the second defensive coach Bill Garrow. quarter to give Stratford their Tim McLean , and Jim only points. 'VanOsch stood out with -=their Exeter South Huron Pan- thers. Both teams are . perched atop the Huron -Perth Con- ference standings with perfect four win - .no loss records going into the game. The 'Vikings kept their undefeated string in tact by In • the third quarter, the Vikings broke out 'for four touchdowns, all of them converted by Eric Mitchell. Mark Frayne went 40 and 30 yards to score two of the touchdowns, the first on .a line play, both ways, for the` •undefeated.V ikings.. It would seem. that head' coach Phil Bugler' has' his team at a peak heading into today'•s game with South Huron. FILM DEVELOPING SERVICE CONTINUES During the Mail. Strike SPECIAL COURIERS WILL SPEED YOUR FILMS TO AND FROM THE .PROCESSORS, Rely aOn Us FOR ALL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC NEEDS CAMPBELL'S 168 THE SQUARE rya underway when Harold Refflinghaus tapped in the first goal of the game. Needless to say, that started the ball rolling. (ho ho ho! ) United hustled themselves superbly and in double-quick time, "General" Gottschalk created a fortuitous op- portunity for teammate Carl Moller and Carltook full and fast advantage and zapped in the winning goal which gave us a 2-0 lead. Shortly afterwards, St. Mary's retaliated with a goal of their own, only serving to step up United's enthusiatic slaving! ' There was ,no holding back now as Goderich employed' their talents (and their feet) to the fullest extent! On one of the best plays of the season, our third point was achieved ty Brian "Slick" Allen who ha,s quicksilver reflexes and slammed in a beautifully executed goal. -- We played out 'the dying minutes of the game with no. lessening of authority and* power, but no -further scoring oc.curred. So, folks, we walked away from the soccer field for the final time this season with another terrific win. We really 'looked like the top team for this game. I like to. see United use their ver- satility to good purpose and.. they can sure lay it on! Taking top spot for the day i's Clare, "the ,•old Smoothie" Sager, who made some, brilliant plays and remained 'unfiustere-d and cool - throughout the entire -game, (He was cool to the point of freezing! ! , The weather helped! ! ) Secondly, Harold ..Ref-' flinghaus played an in- telligent and well-timed game and was definitelywan added factor in each forward -line maneuver. Thirdly, "the Super -Dude" Dave Graf, who ended up with an injury', played wit'hall the savvy and . "pizazz". he always manages to wit into everything he does.!! It was an extra -special game because United , displayed desire, drive and defen, siveness. We leave the season with 14 OBITUARY T.R. GRAHAM Thomas R, Graham, Perry, Michigan, died suddenly at 4101, his home October 17. He was 90. He was born October 3, 1885 'in Michigan to Arthur and Margaret (McClean) Graham. He was a farmer and former' employee of Chrysler Products of Detroit. He moved to Goderich from • Detroit in 1947 and to Perry, Michigan, in 1963. He was a former member of Victoria St. United Church .in Goderich. He was predeceased, by his • wife, the former Violet Grace Hoggarth whom he married September 16, 19,14 in Central Methodist Church, ' Detroit. Mrs. Graham died January 4, '1960. A committal service was held Saturday, October 18 in Maitland Cemetery with the • Rev. Leonard Warr. of- ficiating. Pallbearers were ' David Orr, Keith Orr, Leslie vGraham, Dale Graham, Carroll Graham and Ralph Graham. Stiles Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. wins, 3 losses and 1 tie for regular league games, making us "the league champions ,and "booting" (good word eh?) us up into the 2nd Division, I'm sure you appreciate the importance of such an achievement and are as proud of us asIam! IFoxy do love her boys, don't ya know?? We're holding our banquet and dance on Novemb4 '22 and you'll be able to hear us ravin' and singin' all the way to Colborne township ! ! Once again, I'd like to express our deepest. ap.- GODERI,CH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1.975-PAQE 7 • 4 ,14,0rt4,• despite coldand goosebu,nps°' preciation to the Signal -Star for allowing us such extensive coverage of our games and activities. We're truly grateful for their cooperation and willing ,helping hands! Thank you, everyone at the paper! I'd .also like to thank t}ie fans who follow us through the column. We may rot see ,you at the games, but we 'appreciate your genuine interest and your readership, Specific note'' of the "groupies.' of Goderich United • is ' called ' for to be praised, They follow willingly and lovingly and root with such effectiveness ! ! Thanks, people, each and every o'he of you! Most of all; a hearty toast to the United players for giving us so many action -packed and often, fun - filled games; we couldn't switch allegiance for eleven Peles!! I'd like,..,,a4so, to take this opportunity to be extremely serious and pay special tribute to a well -loved friend who has passed away from our circle. Bill Stemp was a soccer buddy and en- thusiastic fan. Although he didn't play for United, he worked out with the team during winter break and spring training. He was one of the 'good guys' and we'll miss him very much, He was an important part of our club and we all enjo edghis whimsical sense of humour, and his engaging' smile was especially en- dearing, He was our friend,, God, bless, 'keep fit and try to be happy. Best to you all and hope to see you next season, God willing. Love ya much; Foxy Mama.. ..�` ANASiliA CURLING CLUB Open Curling NOV, 3 - NOV. 7 7:00 P.M. NOV. 9 1:00 P.M. INSTRUCTORS AVAILABLE Everyone Welcome! For further information, CaII 482.7118. THIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER, NNE CAN SANE YOU MONEY AS WELL AS GAS ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL ' NEW 976 FORM WITH EACH PURCHASE OF A FreeSiIver GIFT CERTIFICATE OF $10OR OVER "We're offering the ' highest trade-in • prices on your choice of Over two dozen new cars. We stand 100°', behind everything we sell. Look through our line-up and pick your choice — TODAY!" NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH This Certificate entitles . 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