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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-03-17, Page 15VOLLEYBALL WINNERS - Zurich Public School won the boys district elementary volleyball champion- ship, Friday. Back, left, coach Bob Reddick, Brian Horner, Bob Oesch, Mark Kirk, Chuck Mortley, John McAllister, Bill Livingstone and Jim WiIlert. Front, Greg K irk, John Jenner, Robert Willert, Bob Livingston, Rick Smale and Jeff Forrester. News Photo Peewees start OMHA series with Deleware The second game of a best of five • semi-final OMHA playoff series between Zurich and Del- eware peewees will be held to- night (Wednesday) at the Zurich arena. The first game of the series was held last night in Deleware. Zurich advanced to the semi- finals by ousting Honeywood two games straight in the quarter finals. Zurich took the Honeywood series with a 4-2 win in the final game. Honeywood played an excellent game and came up with the first goal early in the first period. Zurich scored the equalizer, Robert Willert from Jim Willert and Kris Bed- ard. Robert Willert notched another in the second period by Honey - wood's Coe scored his second Oldtimers to play at Huron Park The arena at Huron Park will be the scene of,an;illustrious hockey game Saturday night at 8 p.m. Some of the performers may be better known as experts in their vocations rather than their hockey playing abilities. The game will feature the CFPL London Team 10 against the Exeter Old Timers and the referee should display plenty of diplomacy in rendering his decisions. He will be "Huron - Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. The only noticeable absentee from the FYI or PM News teams is host Jack Burghardt. The rest of the News, weather and sports combination will be on hand. They include Pete "Punch" James, Alex"Sport" Kellman, Brad "The Shiek" Finch, Bill Hutchings and John "Celcius" Hoekstra.. Add to this group, news reporters Dan MacDonald, Ted Kostecki, Tim Laing, Wayne Rogers and a number of behind. the scene personalities. The only import to the Team 10 roster is Barry Smith of CKSL radio in London. The Junior .Talent Hour will be lending Pirie Mitchell and Peaches for the Saturday performance.. Ted Mackid of the sponsoring Exeter Kinsmen club informs that he has lined up a studded array of Exeter Old Timers. Mackid is keeping the list rather confiden- tial but spectators will find plenty of surprises on the ice, Heading the list of stars of yesteryears will be Derry Boyle, Reg McDonald and Har Brintnell, to name only a few. of the game to tie it 2-2. In the final frame, Zurich scor- ed two unanswered goals, Jim Willert from Dave Erb and the final goal, Kris Bedard from Jim WiIlert. Seibert's career (continued from page 1) "Together Siebert and Morenz transformed the Habitants from a last -place club to the Flying Frenchmen of old. They moved to the top of their division and even when Morenz suffered a broken leg, they stayed there, ,fired by Siebert and carried along by the momentum Morenz had given them," said one report. Morenz died in hospital late in the season of a heart attack. The Canadiens carried on and reached the playoffs. They lost to Detroit only in the full five games- and 51 minutes of over- time in the last game. Siebert, bandaged almost from head to foot, was the hero of the series. He was named most valuable player in the league. The following year he suffered a back injury, but still was good enough to gain a place on the Canadian Press- all-star team for the third straight time. Frank Selke, manager of Toronto Maple Leaf and Montreal Canadien teams, in his book, Behind the Cheering, comment- ing on Babe as a Montreal Maroon player, said he was "without a doubt, physically the strongest pian on the team. Like Morenz, he played with reckless abandon and dedication. For all his strength, he was a fine skater, a good puck carrier and a really good left-hand shot. But, like (King) Clancy, his principal stock -in -trade, was an indomitable fighting spirit and the will to win." Mr. Selke was manager of the Toronto St. Mary's team when Babe played junior hockey with .Kitchener. Kitchener won the first game of the playoffs by two goals. "In the return game in Toron- to, we (St. Marys) took a 5-2 lead in the first period, but our goalie blew a couple of long shots, and with Siebert carrying the torch, they tied us at 5 -all. In the last ten minutes, we fairly played this team off its feet. All to no avail. Every time we threatened to score, Babe Siebert somehow retrieved the puck, carrying us right back to our own end of the arena. I cannot recall any other player dominating his team's defensive stand as did Siebert on this occasion. It was something to remember for a lifetime." Baz O'Meara, Montreal sports writer, in a tribute written for the Babe Siebert Memorial Fund program, described Babe as "that rare type of player who gave his all not only for the dura- tion of every game, but full measure every season." Sports writers in Canada and the United States, "told fine stories about him. They stressed his fighting spirit above all. All admired hits for his fierce com- petitive nature." "Perhaps the greatest tribute that came to the Babe was from his old team-mate Eddie Shore. When the memorial was mooted, the first man to offer his services was Eddie Shore. He wanted to pay tribute to one whom he called 'The greatest in the game'." Siebert was a hockey player with a baseball players nick- name. His sister, Mrs. Clare (Leila) Hoffman of Galt, said that boys playing ball in Zurich had been named for professional baseball players, Babe was named for Babe Adapts. Their brother, Frank, was Honus Wagner. Another boy was Ty Cobb. Babe's nickname stuck. Even their mother called him Babe. she said. Babe and Mrs. Hoffman were two of a family of eight sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Siebert. All were born in Plattsviile. Two daughters are Mrs. .Hoffman of Galt and Nora Siebert of Detroit and two sons are Frank of Detroit and'Williamr of Zurich, Four other members of the family are deceased. One brother, Edgar, also had played hockey in Kitchener. He attended business college here when the family lived in Plattsville. Mr. (Clare) Hoffman, and his brothel Clarence (Dodo), well- known Galt Terrier baseball players, also had come from Zurich. They were twins, one of two sets of twins in the Hoffman family. Both are deceased. effirmantromemonwkwentearor ZURICH ARENA PUBLIC SKATING SATURDAY, MARCH, 20 2 P. M. - 4 P.M.. 8 P.M. - 10 P.114. Citizens News, March 17176 - Page 15 Colonials tied with Thedford The Shipka Colonials and Thedford are all tied up at a game apiece in the South Huron inter- mediate hockey league semi- final playoffs. Shipka won the first game of the best -of -five set by a 9-5 score Thursday night and Sunday afternoon Thedford bounced hack to take a 7-5 decision. The third contest was played in Zurich Tuesday night. The series winner will meet the Par- khill Merchants for the league championship. Thedford came through with three goals, 011 by Ed Molloy in the last seven minutes of the third period Sunday afternoon to pull out the 7-5 victory and square the series. The only goal of the first period was counted by Doug Capes of Thedford. In the second session Thedford moved ahead 4-2 on goals by Don Hodgins, Bill Frazier and Ted McAhil. Both second period goals for the Colonials came on power play efforts. Dan Dalton register- ed with passing help from captain Stan Lovie and Jim Guenther hit on a pass from Larry Laye. The Colonials came back strong in the first half of the third period to score three times and take a temporary 5-4 lead which was eventually wiped out by Ed Molloy's three quick scores. Larry Layc sct up Steve Schroeder for the first Shipka marker and then fired the puck into the net with the assist going to Stan Lovie to deadlock the score. John Becker notched the fifth goal for the Colonials on a play originated by Paul Maguire. In Thursday's 9-5 victory, the Colonials built up a 6-0 lead by the 12 minute mark of the second period and were never seriously threatened thereafter. The only goal of the first period came from the stick of Paul Maguire on a three-way effort with Tom Anderson and Stan Lovic. in the first three minutes and 12 seconds of the middle period, the Colonials scored three times. Paul Maguire was success- ful on a pass from John Becker, Pete Gil hit the mark on passes from Dave Turner and Peter Gill and Dan Dalton converted a pass from Paul Maguire, Later in the sante period, Stan Lovic completed a combination effort with John Becker and Dan Dalton and Larry Laye scored on an unassisted effort. Tom Carruthers chalked up the first goal near the 15 minute mark and then Pete Gil scored on passes from Larry Laye and Dan Dalton before Jim Laird replied for Thedford. In the third period, Shipka goals were notched by Larry Laye and John Becker. Laye registered with passing help from Jim Guenther and Dan Dalton and John Becker converted a pass from Paul Maguire. Third period Thedford goals were fired by Ted McAhill, Don Hudgins and Doug Capes. Hensall UNIT 1 OF U.C.W. Unit I of Hensall United Church niet on Monday evening, March 15 with Hilda Payne, Unit lead- er in the chair. She opened with a poem and this was follow- ed by the devotional, led by Sadie Hoy, whose theme was `Heal- ing Quietness." Helen Drysdale took the study, which was on the health care in the socialist structure of modern China. Health care has changed from widespread illness caused through ignorance before the Revolution to a country wide network of preventive and curat- ive medicine in both city and rural areas now. Following this, Hazel Corbett gave two read- ings. Business consisted of arrange- ments for a pot -luck supper at our May meeting, invitations to Zur- ich on April 1 and to Kippen on April 13 and the General meet- ing on April 5. Arrangements were made for entertaining at the Nursing Home during May and collecting Canada Packer labels. Flowers are being placed in the church during March. The meeting closed with a reading and thoughts about St. Joseph. the patron Saint of Can- ada, followed by all repeating the benediction. Hensall 'is doubly proud to have two winners from the annual pub- lic speaking contest sponsored by District C.I. of the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday. Winners of Junior secondary was Lucy Van Esbroeck of R.R.1, Hensall and winner of Senior secondary was Tony Kyle of Hensall. Congratulations Lucy and Tony. Bantams knocked out of playoffs The first game of the Zurich- Honeywood OMHA bantam play- offs was played last Thursday at Honeywood, with Zurich on the losing end of a 12-1 score. The only Zurich goal was scored by Jeff McKinnon, assisted by Mark Regier and Len Van Wond- eren. Game two was. played Satur- day in Zurich. The Zurich fellows gave it all they had, but fell to a strong Honeywood team by an 8-1 score. Steve Grainger scored the Zurich goal assisted. by Kerry Bedard. The loss eliminat- ed the Zurich bantams from furth- er action in the OMHA playoffs. Steve Grainger Grant Love Barry Overholt Kerry Bedard Ken Oesch Jeff McKinnon Len Van Wonderen Greg Kirk Bob Momrnersteeg Mark Regier Mike Haggitt Tom Cyr The team still has zone play- offs with Hensall. No dates for the series as yet have been set. Manager Paul Morrison con- gratulated the bantams for their fine showing all year long. Eug- ene O'Brien, Ken Regier, Paul Morrison were very proud of the boys for bringing the trophy and the WOAA championship to Zurich. "The team worked hard and truly deserved their reward," he said. He also thanked all those who drove throughout the year, and all the fans who supported the Zurich bantams. TEAM SCORING Goals 19 24 17 10 13 7 4 5 6 4 Assists Points 21 40 14 38 12 29 19 29 15 28 8 15 11 15 8 13 6 12 4 8 1 2 0 2 2 The two goalies were Roger O'Brien and Kevin Geoffrey,