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Snooker winner worries, competitors
Snooker players had lots to worry about
with Ken Doig Sr,, on the other side of the
table in the Seniors Games event played
April 23 and again the last week of May at
Mr. Doig's home in. Seaforth.
Mr. Doig eliminated his competitors in six
clime games, then won the entire event in a
two -out -of -three' playoff series against Gord
Murray.
Snooker is played much like pool, except
there are fifteen red balls and six colored
balls, Pool has all colored balls.
The object of the gameis to hit a red ball
and then hit a colored ball. If you bit a red
ball and then miss the colored ball, you lose
your turn•
The black ball is brought out of the pocket
each time it is hit in, to allow the players'to
get the maxiintun number of points, The.
black ball is worth seven points. The most
points.a player can get is 148. The colored
balls are worth from two to seven points and'
the red balls are worth one point.
Mr, Doig has played snooker In the
Seniors Games for only one year after his
daughter Carolanne convinced him to see
how he would do. He is used to playing 25.30
tournaments every. year,
His strategy isle size up the players to see"
whether he should "play it safe" or bang the
balls around the table, He added it's just a
. fun game and he is not out to clobber people
for the win. Mr. Doig added he gets lots of
practise in the winter months because he '
has his own table, ,
• Mr. Doig began playing snooker, at 13
when he forged his mothers' signature on a
note that would tet him get into the pool hall.
When Mr. Doig played junior hockey in
Galt, 1947, he needed money and the way he
• raised it, was by gambling over a game of
snooker, There were no jobs and this was
how he made most of his money as a youth.
Ih 1950, Mr, Doig played snooker with the
Prince of. Wales on a team in Scotland. For
eight years he travelled to cities playing the.
game.
A native of Seaforth, -Mr. Doig- is also
heavily involved in..golf and hockey. He
entered professionalhockey in 1948 and
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LOTS TO WORRY ABOUT -Snooker players_hadJots :to worry about with Ken Doig Sr.
• on the other side of the table in the recent Seniors Games event played in his home,
The veteran golf, hockey•'andsnooker-player eliminated hi§ competitors In six close:
games and won two out of three against Gord Murray. Mr• Delo shows how snooker is
played with fifteen red balls and six colored balls Blake photo
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JAMES ECKERT
James Eckert, of Pittsford, New York,
died Wednesday, June 10;1987 at his home.
He was 69.
A son of the Peter Eckert and the former
Theresa O'Connor, he is survived by his
wife, the former Kathleen Lalonde, a son
Dan and•daughter Denise,
Also surviving are two sisters, Coltidla
Maloney and Lucy {Mrs. Ab Siemer)).
Mr. Eckert was predeceased by one sister
Theresa 1 Mrs. George Coville) .and •
brothers, Joe, Stephen, Peter and Father
Vincent, •
A funeral service was held at the Anthony
Funeral Chapel Inc., Rochester, New York
and burial was in St. Columban Cemetery,
Ontario, Canada.
LYLA JACKSON
Lyra Jackson, of Victoria Street, Seaforth,
died Friday, June 12 at the Seaforth'Com-
munity Hospital, She was 79.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by a sister Babe
McGregor of Hensall, and two nephews and
nieces.
She was predeceased by • her husband
Harold Jackson, in.1973,
Friends called at the Whitney-Ribey
Funeral Horne, Seaforth and a funeral ser-
vice was held Mond; nterment MaltL•nd-
bartk Cemetery.
THELMA WRIGHT, RN
Thelma Wright, of Brampton and former-
ly of Seaforth, died Thursday, June 4, 1987.
The former Thelma Roweiiffe, she is sur-
vived by daughters, Barbara and her hus-
band Thomas 'Crawford of Winnipeg and
Connie and her husband Leo Refuse of Nova
Scotia and son Robert and his wife Joan
Wright of Brampton.
Also surviving are grandchildren
Thomas, Jill, William and Jayne, great
•grandchildren Stephanie and Shannon, and
sisters Wilma Oke of Seaforth and Wanda
Lawrence of Hensall,
Mrs. Wright was predeceased by her hus-
band Wm. G. Wright and a brother Carman
Rowcliffe,
Friends were received at the Whitney-
Ribey Funeral Home and a service was held
in the chapel June 6, The Reverend James
Vanslyke officiated. • Interment Maitland -
bank Cemetery, Seaforth,
Pallbearers were Tom Crawford .of Lon-
don, Bill Wright of Brampton, Mitch Moore
and Ray Baker of Burlington, Doug
Rowcliffe of Seaforth and Gary,Lawrence of
Hensel].
DONALD JAMES WALLACE
Donald James Wallace, of RR 2 Zurich,
died Wednesday, June 10, 1987 at South
Huron Hospital, Exeter. He was 63,
Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife, the
former Berit Alexander. Also surviving are
sons, Robert Wallace of Clinton, John
Wallace of Oil City and daughters, Judith
(Mrs John Lamont) of Seaforth and Bonnie
Lynn (Mrs. Andrew. Calder) of Vanastra;
stepsons, Dennis Alexander of Sudbury,
Darryl 'Alexander of Tiverton, Dale Alex-
ander of Sudbury and Darren Alexander at
home and stepdaughters, Lenor Alexander
of Hanover and Shelly Anne (Mrs, Jay
Trenouth ) of Calgary.
Also surviving are; a brother, Douglas
Wallace of Tuckersmith and sisters, May
(Mrs. Wesley Rae) of Seaforth, Iona Blake
of Holniesville, Jessie' (Mrs. I,ealand Wan-
namaker of Napanee, Mrs. Ruth Yeandle of
Waterloo and Mrs,- Marion Patterson of
Nova Scotia; and 10 grandchildren.
Mr. Wallace was predeceased by two
brothers, Russell and Carl and by two
-sisters, Mildred Walker and Grace Miller, .
At Mr Wallace''s-request -itis• body -•-hits•:—
been 'donated to medical science. A
metnorial service was conducted on June 15
at 8 p,m, in the Zurich Mennonite Church.
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played with the Perth Panthers in Scotland
for 10 years. After that he played on a
Switzerland team as player and coach for
one year. It was also during his hockey
years that Mr. Doig took up golf. . •
When hereturned' to Canada, Mr. Doig
decided he wanted to keep playing golf so he
built a golf course outside of Seaforth, called
the Seaforth Golf and Country. Club, He has
owned the course for 26 years,
Mr. Doig has been playing golf for 40
years and because he played on the national
golf team in 1974, Seniors Games oficials
didn't allow him to compete this year in the
event.
Mr.' Doig has also owned a window
business for 30 years, but now only works
half days,
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