The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-01, Page 4Th* Tim*s-Atlvocaf*, November I* 1956
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SPORTS
By DON "BOOM BOOM" GRAVETT
Sports Editor
WOAA Int. 'A' League Folds,
Mohawks Consider Senior 'B'
Skates
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THE WESTERN ONTARIO ATHLETIC . AS
SOCIATION, better known by its initials WOAA, is
standing on quicksand at the moment as far as
Canada’s national game of hockey is concerned.
Apparently for some time the O.H.A, (Ontario
Hockey Association) and the WQAA have been bicker
ing back ‘and forth and now teams want to leave and
join the O.H.A.
A perfect example of this came up. recently as
the FOREST LAKESIDES, who were engaged in the
WOAA INT. “AM GROUPING last year, picked up
their release $long with WATFORD and BLACK-
WELL. from the WOAA and joined forces with the
O.H.A. These three teams will be playing this winter
in a six-team league that will include POINT ED
WARD, GLENCOE and WEST LORNE, according to
GEORGE GALE, the newly-appointed convenor for
O.H.A. Int. f(C” teams.
The Western Ontario association also lost the
services of STRATHROY ROCKETS this year and no
doubt will continue to lose teams if things such as
rules are not tightened up at once.
Ths O,H.A. seems to be gradually forcing the
Western Association out of existence.
The way the setup is running at the present
time, the southern body of men are the head of the
show. They set the playoff deadline for WOAA clubs
to enter their playoff competition (March 1 this year)
and collect a $10.00 entry fee from each club enter
ing into their playoffs.
The early deadline naturally boils the WOAA
executive and right away a sour note is dropped
between the two organizations.
This corner witnessed its first WOAA meeting
of the season the past week and to us the* clouds
are starting to clear as to why the WOAA is collaps
ing. - .
Sheriff NELSON HILL, president of the group,
and ALF LOCKRIDGE along with JOHNNY BELL,
of Listowel, who just happened to hear about the
meeting, and H.B. LANGFORD of Lucan were the
only four executives present. •
After listening to a few beefs from Lucan and
some questions by the other clubs present, the WOAA
officials' changed a rule as quick as you can snap
your fingers.
Because all of the clubs thought that the EX
ETER MOHAWKS were too strong for league com
petition, the teams were granted four waivers in
stead of the usual three. To the ^Exeter hockey club
it couldn’t matter less but if one of the teams did
win the championship it would have to do some quick
shuffling in order to be eligible for O.H.A, playoffs,
which naturally would leave plenty of room for pro
test.
I think the WOAA made a mistake. The officials
are letting the teams make their own rules to suit
themselves for their best advantage instead of mak
ing the teams adhere STRICTLY to the rules that
are stated in the rule book. It has taken Exeter three
years of hard work to build a team strong enough
to be in a good spot to challenge for the ONTARIO
INT. “A” CROWN so why give the other clubs the
“easy street”? Let them work and build up a club
as they should even though it may mean taking a
few beatings for a year or two.
The WOAA doesn’t seem to have a firm grip on
its potential teams. Either the WOAA knows what
some clubs are trying to do and are not passing it on
to all teams or the. teams are working behind the
officials’ backs.
We realize it’s very difficult for anyone to try
' to run an organization when some teams try to tell
you black is white.
An example- of this is when PAISLEY, GODE
RICH, EXETER and MITCHELL were present to sig
nify their intention to join an Int. “A” league.
About four days later the MITCHELL bunch
was announced to be scouting around the towns of
ZURICH and CLINTON trying to form their own
league which would include CLINTON, WELLESLEY,
LUCAN, ZURICH and MILVERTON. Where does Ex
eter come in? They just don’t, which gives us all
the more reason why we should leave the western
leagues alone and enter into the O.H.A. like the
rest*
If the shoe was on the other foot and Exeter
went looking to form their own league, no doubt
we’d be called everything in the book by the team
we left out, especially after a league meeting* was
held and a grouping practically set up. Anyone who
tries such a stunt is a real party pooper and should
bp left out in the cold themselves.
However, to all our loyal hockey fans, the
, situation may “all come out in the wash” as the
saying goes and we still can have a good league.
The schedule should be drawn up anytime this week
so we’ll know where we-stand,
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THIS ’N THAT—SHDHS Senior Panthers, who
are riding high on a 4-0 record, will have a chance
■ to capture the PERTHEX CONFERENCE title on
Wednesday afternoon in PALMERSTON with a vic
tory . . . FIGURE SKATING starts, this Saturday at
3:15 and MRS. CHUCK SNELL plus her fine execu
tive are looking forward to a “bang-up” year ...»
EXETER KINSMEN MIDGETS will be receiving the
' ST. CATHERINES STANDARD trophy emblematic of
MIDGET “C” baseball supremacy for the 1956 season
any one' of these days now . The wrestlers will
be back in ZURICH in 3 to 4 weeks .. . Minor
hockey this Saturday morning, so be on time fellas
* » .According to Harry Eisen of The Free Press,
Senior “B” hockey players are wanted out west.
, They will receive $125 per week plus travelling
expenes to and from * « * Money must grow on trees
out there.
PRESENTATION of TROPHIES—W/O Walls, golf convenor for R.C.AX Centrlaia, is
seen presenting championship golf trophies to (left to right) Sgt. Pete Ellis, F/L
Lavin and John McCarroll. Each won titles in handicap groupings this past sum
mer when they' participated in tournaments held at the Oakwood Golf Course in
Grand Bend. Presentation took place at the sports banquet Tuesday night.
Delight 1,600 At Zurich
By BILL BATTEN
Crime doesn’t pay!
Over 1,600 people can attest,
to this fact after " seeing the
wrestling bouts at Zurich on Fri
day night. In both main events
the villains were beaten by the
“heroes,” and in the preliminary
both men were disqualified for
foul tactics.
In the main event the fans wit
nessed a real battle between Mr.,
Moto and Tim Geohagen. , ■
Mr. Moto, the favorite son from
the land of the Rising Sun, went
through his usual ceremony s of
throwing sand and bowing in an
effort to get rid of all’ the evil
spirits that may have been lurk
ing in his corner. However, he
could have saved his energy as
Tim quickly put a bear-hug on
the big Jap, and squeezed out any
remaining spirits that may have
eluded Mr. Moto’s efforts,
Moto left no doubt in any one’s
mind as to the nature of his at
tack, as he tried every foul trick
he knew (and he knows tjiem all)
to gain an advantage over his
Irish opponent. He even tried to
use Tim’s trunks as a lever to
gain an advantage, and nearly
turned the show into a burlesque.
Tim resented this and to the
tune of “Clancy Lowered the
Boom,” he pounded Moto from,
one side of the ring to the other.
Tim stole a page from Moto’s
style, as he bowed to the Nipon
as he came, off the ropes. Moto
seemed to resent this but he, too,
quickly bowed as Tim sent him
sprawling with a right to his
head. Tim then quickly put his
Irish sleeper hold on the already
groggy Moto, and he was soon the
recipient of a three count from
Referee Joe Gollab.
Puts Volunteers to Sleep
Before the second fall started
Moto put in an official protest
about Tim’s hold, claiming it was
a strangle, and he wanted-to see
it used on someone else. (I
thought this, guy was from Tokyo
not Missouri). Tim however
quickly proved his point, as he
sent three volunteers from the
audience to slumber land. Show
ing great respect for any attempt
by Tim to grab his head, Moto
turned to his favorite game of
Judo chopping. Tim didn’t' like
this too well, and he tried to
smash Moto by driving in off the
ropes. This proved to be a fatal
mistake though, and he ran into
a chop and dropped as though
the blarney stone had been
dropped on his head, Moto then
dropped bn Timothy to even the
falls at one each.
In the third fall, Tim made his
intentions very clear as he pum
melled Moto all over the ring. To
add insult, to injury r he' then
grabbed Moto’s goatee and
marched him around the ring,
with Moto making like a mem
ber of the ■National Ballet.
Moto, not to be outdone by
these tactics; put a strangle hold
on the blonde Irishman. With the
color slowly leaving Tim's face,
Gollab suddenly seemed to realize
that perhaps Moto’s hold was a
bit on the shadowy side. As he
tried to intervene ‘Moto promptly
slugged him and Joe went
sprawling. However he quickly
bounced back (with a head like
that, anyone could bounce) and
put' a haymaker on Moto and
then through the haze realized
Tim was the only one left in good
repair. He slowly staggered over
and lifted Tim’s hand to signify
him as the winner of the decid
ing fall.
Shor’ and begora, ’twas a great
day for the Irish.
Midgets Highlight Card
Although billed as the semi
final, the last match of the eve
ning proved to be the highlight,
as the mighty men of wrestling,
the midgets, took over. ’Like El-
Vis Presley, they had the fans
“rolling” in the aisles.
The heroes, Little Beaver and
Roger Littlebrook, had their‘work
cut out tas the Villains, Fpzzy
Cupid and Ivan The Terrible,
definitely were out to do them
wrong..
■ Fuzzy Cupid was selected to do
battle with Little Beaver, but
Little. Beaver, the victim of. foul
play, had to be tagged by Roger
• and to the tune of .“There’ll -Al
ways be -an-England”’the little
man from the old country soon,
had the best of Fuzzy with a
series of well-placed mule kicks.
Ivan promptly came to his res
cue, but he fared no better as
Roger seemed to have the upper
hand (upper foot, too). Roger
backed Ivan into the villains’
corner where Fuzzy took a swing
at him, but missed and hit Ivan.
Ivan, sensing dissention in the
ranks (he thought things were
bad back home in the Prague),
moved out from the corner. Fuz
zy, trying to redeem himself,
missed Roger again and again
Ivan was the recipient of the
blow. This was too much for him
and he slugged Fuzzy. (Hey,
who’s fighting who here?) Mean
while Roger has been tagged by
the Indian and he stepped into
the ring only to be dropped by
Ivan.
Ivan then tagged Fuzzy Who
made the mistake of fighting in
the opponents’ corner, where the-
“big brave” spread-eagled him
and then took turns with Roger
trying to rearrange Fuzzy’s face.
Ivan, feeling Fuzzy’s face is bad
enough already, came to the res
cue of his buddy and threw both
his opponents out of the ring and
then released Fuzzy.
Feasts On Feet
' Little Beaver quickly reap
peared on the scene, but he Was
quickly dropped by .Ivan and the
vtRain proceeded to feast on poor
Beaver’s feet. Roger, thinking
this was getting out Of hand,
went berserk, He charged into
the ring and after a series of
flips came off the ropes to smash
Ivan to the mat. Repeating this
procedure he seemed to be near
mg victory, when he missed Ivan
and hit the turnbuckles. Although
dazzed and apparently on his last
legs, he managed to drag Fuzzy
(who let him in) to his own cor
ner where Little Beaver had been
holding a war dance, and after
being tagged, the “Heap Big
Brave” started to work on Fuzzy.
Locking' Fuzzy.jnto a rocking
chair hold he appeared to have
the better of his man, when Ivan
gave the chair a push and Fuzzy
held the upper hand. Roger, not
to be outdone gave the pair a
shove, and again Little Beaver
was on top. Meanwhile Gollab is
working himself to a frazzle, as
he tried to keep the other two
out of the ring.
Beaver, not being used to rock
ing chairs on the reserve, pro
ceeded to take on both men* at
once and with a series of drop
kicks, has both men on the mat,
where he finally falls on Fuzzy to
pin him for the victory.
Bedlam reigned as the two
heroes made their way to the
dressing room, and Fuzzy could
be heard saying something about
“Salt Mines” to Ivan as the two
losers left the’arena.
Exeter Mohawks may be play
ing Senior “B” hockey this win-
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Although a final decision has
n’t been reached yet, club of
ficials are seriously considering
moving up to O.H.A. ranks.
They began negotiating for a
spot in the district Senior “B”
group this week when it was
learned only three teams will
play Intermediate “A” in the
WOAA.
WOAA officials have indicated
they will give Mohawks permis
sion to join the OHA group and
Bill Hanley, QHA secretary, has
promised immediate action to
get the club in the Senior “B”
loop as soon as a decision is
reached.
'Mohawks are really on the
spot. They want to give the fans
good hockey over the winter
months but if there isn’t any
more than three teams in -the
league, it will be hard to get
sufficient gate receipts to fin
ance the club,
A proposed four-team “A”
league with Goderich, Mitchell,
Paisley and Exeter was set up
at a WOAA meeting in Clinton
a week ago but since then Mit
chell has changed itp mind about
entering the “A” classification.
After a three-year building
program, the Mohawks have a
strong contender this year in
“A” ranks and naturally they
want as many home games as
^possible to help pay expenses.
The WOAA suggested that
Paisley, Goderich and Exeter
remain .in the “A” category and
play,, an interlocking schedule
with’ Zurich, Lucan and Mitchell.
This idea would be out of the
question as far as the tribe is
concerned since it would only
provide "about a dozen home
games, Exetei' booster club of
ficials feel they must have 20
home gates to make ends meet.
President Bill* Cochrane of the
Exeter Mohawk booster club
stated if Exeter wanted a re
lease from'the WOAA that Mr.
Hugh Hawkins, past president
Curling Club
Under Way
Exeter Curling Club staged its
first practice .in the local arena
Wednesday afternoon. Some 80
members, including a number
of women, attended.
Curling stones, hacks and
brooms have been purchased by
the club for members and of
ficers are looking forward to a
successful year.
Next practice will be held
Nov. 7. President Beg Arm
strong ,says the group is still
accepting new members.
of the Western Association, will
be attending an OHA meeting
tins Friday and will give eon-
sent for the ’ club- to join the
Senior “B” league.
Entering the OHA picture
would involve a number of
changes but would produce some
“top-notch” hockey for the Exe»
ter fans.
In order for the club to break
even over the year, an average
crowd of goo would have, to be
on hand for the games*
Bill Hanley, secretary of the
Ontario Hockey Association, had
some very interesting comments
to make after looking over the
situation facing the Exeter club.
“We definitely wouldn’t think
of taking the Exeter Mohawks
into the OHA fold without the
team first getting an official re
lease from the Western Ontario
Athletic Association * However,
if the release is granted, I will
do my best to get the Mohawks
into the Senior “B” grouping.”
“It would mean a complete
“selling job” to all the othpr
clubs in the Senior “B” league
to have you enter at this late
date after the schedule has. been
drawn up,” said Hanley, “but
I feel sure that you will have
a big, big chance of getting in.”
If the Exeter Mohawks are def
initely interested into going Sen
ior. “B” then they will have to
let me know promptly as the
schedule will be starting short
ly*”
There aren’t any player re
strictions in Senior “B” com
pany. A team can bring m all
the players it needs to build a
contending hockey club.
As Exeter has a fail# we“'
balanced team now, only a
couple of new faces would be
needed to make Senior “-B”
teams sit up and take notice.
’Exeter certainly would .be as
strong as some of the teams
that are currently ip Senior “B”
company. tStrathroy Rockets, are making
their debut in the higher league
this year as they withdrew from
the ■ WOAA this spring. An old
rivalry would be renewed *if
these two- teams, Exeter land
Strathroy, met in the “B” league.
By the end of the week, the
tribe will know if it will be
slanting its skating into. Senior
“B” company, remaining-in a
three team Intermediate “A”
grouping or if it will be operat
ing at all. *
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Master of ceremonies for the
evening was F/L Boyer,
Several trophies were award
ed to the athletes for outstand
ing achievements in the sports
circles over the summer months*
In softball, led by captain Cpl.
Thomson, the servicing team
took all the honours. Members
who received trophies from W/C
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The Brady Cleaner trophy was
presented by Mr, Ed* Brady of
Exeter.
The tennis double^ was pick
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W/C Bray. F/O Cowden made
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