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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-12-04, Page 14Page 14 Times-Advocate, December 4, 1975 UP AND OVER — This wrestler is going for a spill in the Junior Olympics held at SHDHS on Saturday as his opponent has him all tied up and on the way down, Doug Ecker photo Bantams win first in Lion's Tourney Fast, Exciting MON EXETER ARENA Friday, Dec. 5 -,8:30 p.m. Mount Brydges vs Exeter Hawks Don Taylor Motors Limited MAIN STREET SOUTH/235-1100 5 losses, 2 wins in Minor Hockey The Exeter Bantam "A" team won their first game of the Ilderton Lion's Tournament that ended with their opponents swinging sticks and the ejection of their coach from the game in Ilderton on Sunday. Exeter beat the rough Saltfleet team 5-3 in a game that saw 23 minor penalties called, 13 to Saltfleet. Exeter took a lead at the halfway point of the first period on a deflection by Brian Mercer, with assists going to Doug Fletcher and Dave Bogart. Each team took 3 minors in the period but penalty killing by both teams kept the score down to the single goal. At 9:15 of the second Mercer picked up the puck at center ice, skated into the Saltfleet end and beat the lone defenceman. A drop pass to Doug Brooks set him up for the goal to make the score 2-0. Both teams had one man in the box for simultaneous high sticking infractions. The third period saw Exeter come out flying, as Preston Dearing and Bogart set up Mercer for his second goal of the game with 1:26 gone on the clock. Just over a minute later Bogart took a pass from Mercer and put it home to give the Exeter team the points they needed to win. Leading by four goals, Exeter laid back and seemed to fall apart as Saltfleet came up with three goals in the period to close the gap, The last goal came in the dying minutes on a power play and set the stage for the fracas that ended the match. Saltfleet pulled their goalie but were slapped with a bench minor which ignited their coaches fire and he charged out on the ice after the referee. He was sub- sequently put out of the game. Dan Bell insured the victory on a long shot that skittered in to the empty net and wound up the scoring. The Saltfleet players came out after the Exeter team, swinging sticks and trying to start fights. Coach Ron Bogart, trying to avoid a brawl because of what he called their "unsportsmanlike conduct" ordered his team to the dressing room. They did not return for the customary shaking of hands that usually follows a match of this nature. He said that he feared that some of the players might involve them- selves in the, shinannigans and feared that Exeter might lose players through suspen- sions "because of that nonsense." Exeter was outshot on the game 30 to 22 with good goaltending by Doug Hoffman and Steve Wells keeping them well ahead until the third period lapse. Exeter's next game in the tournament is Sunday at noon. Should they win this match, as Bogart expects they will, they - It was a rather dismal week for Exeter in minor hockey action, as they dropped 5 of the regulation games that they played, The two winning teams were the Bantam "A" team and the Pee Wee house league team. atom The Atom team dropped their first decision of the year to their Strathroy opponents by a score of 2-1. All the scoring came in the third period. Chris VanGerwen opened the scoring in the game and counted the only Exeter marker, The Jackson brothers combined for a goal apiece to give Strathroy their victory, It was a clean game with no penalties called. Pee Wee Two quick goals by St. Mary's John Queenan and Greg Smith sank the Exeter Pee Wee team in action at the arena on Thursday night. Both goals came in the first period. The Exeter goal, also in the first period, went to Dave Jackson from Ed Willis and Rick Lindenfield. There were only four penalties called in the game, three to , Exeter, including a butt-ending call to Dave Jackson that drew him a match penalty at the 10:00 mark of the third period. Contact was made with the St,. Mary's player but no injury resulted. Juvenile Lots of scoring and penalties were the highlights of the Juvenile's 9-8 loss to Dorchester. 109 minutes were handed out by referee Brian Campbell, in- cluding three game misconducts to Exeter's Rick Moody and Larry Clarke and Dorchester's Dave Murray, Exeter opened the scoring with goals by Steve Knight and Randy Regier before Jim Legg and Rick Sinclair came back to tie the game for Dorchester. Dorchester then got two more unanswered goals from Larry Richard and Dave Murray to take a 4-2 lead to the dressing room. Captain Neil VanBaker added to their lead as did Murray, who picked up his second of the night to make it 6-2. Exeter's replies came from Knight, again, and Paul Shapton. Despite a four goal third period, Exeter was unable to pull the game from the fire. Sinclair added to his total to make it 7-4, Regier closed the gap for Exeter before Richard again gave them a three goal lead with his Second of the night. Regier with the hat trick and Rick Moody brought Exeter within one goal before Chuck Legg put the eventual winner behind goalie John Gould. Jim Ferguson rounded out the scoring for Exeter. Exeter took 17 of the 41 penalties handed out. Midget The Midget team dropped their second tilt in a row when they lost to St. Mary's 5-1 at the arena on Wednesday evening. Brad Taylor opened the scoring for Exeter and got their only Marker when he tucked a shot in behind goaltender Jeff Tucker. St. Mary's, who was unable to score in the first period, tied the game when John Bailey took a pass from. Blair Burbridge for the only goal of the period. St. Mary's picked up four more goals in the third period, with Jamie Dunbar getting the game winner. Scott Ferguson, Bailey, and Don Baird gave St. Mary's their game winning total, Bantam "B" Goderich snuck by the Exeter Bantams by a score of 3-2 on Daryl Madge's second goal of the night. Dave Gallow opened the scoring for Goderich in the first period with the lone goal in the period. Madge got his first of the evening when he put one away unassisted at 10:48 of the second period, Exeter came back less then a minute later when Steve Laithwaite scored from John. Kernick.Kernick tied up the game with less then a minute left in the period. Madge got the game whiner early in the third and finished the scoring for the game. Bantam "A" The Bantam "A" team swept over St. Mary's and an exhibition match with their "B" coun- terparts by 'identical scores, 4-1, Both games were at the arena. Doug Brooks and Brian Mercer split the goals in the game against St, Mary's to give the Bantam "A" team the points they needed to win. Brooks opened the scoring in the first period with an unassisted short handed goal. He also got the only marker of the second when he took a pass from Dan Bell to give Exeter a 2-0 lead. St. Mary's then got on the scoreboard midway through the period before Mercer put it out of reach when he scored on passes from Dave Bogart and Brooks. Mercer finished off the scoring in the third period with another shorthanded goal. Although the "A" team won the exhibition match on Sunday, the real star of the game was goaltender Doug Hoffman who was switched to the "B" team for the game. Hoffman came up with 55 saves as he faced 59 shots in the game, His unbelievable performance limited the "A" team to four goals, ' Dan Bell opened the scoring when he managed to get one past Hoffman after he was set up by Larry Dawson and Jeff Fuller. Hoffman held off the onslaught in the second period, stopping 20 shots. The "A" team dominated I the play, allowing only one shot on Murray Heywood at the other end of the rink. Wayne Parsons scored on a pass from Doug Brooks to give the "A" team a 2-0 lead, Dave Cann followed with a shor- thanded goal at She halfway mark for the "A" team, A minute later Brian Mercer scored with another shorthanded goal, this time unassisted, Mark Parsons got the only marker for the "B's" in the third period when there was a scramble in front of the net and he banged in his goal. The "A's" took 6 of the seven penalties called. advance to the championship round at 4:30. CAR:DRIVER APRIL 1975 "Whole populations of drivers will live for years with this car, strongly impressed by its generally nimble disposition and its sensitive feel of the road through the steering wheel and brake pedal. It slips through city traffic like a bicycle and thrives on the parking-space rem- nants most cars pass by. You can stuff enough groceries for a football team through the rear hatch while the back seat folds and pivots forward out of the way. The only thing you'll need a trailer for is objects too heavy to boost across the high lift-over." lEaci lame THE MAGAZINE FOR MEN AUGUST 1975 "VW's new Rabbit is significant because it is a complete departure for Volkswagen, and also because it, is the specific type of car that Detroit will be building in the 1980's. The statistics speak for themselves: accommo- dation for four, a seventy-horsepower engine, fuel consumption of thirty-eight mpg (U.S.) and a weight of under two thousand pounds. What they came up with was a car that doesn't have an ounce of. fat, one which provides excellent operating economy, as well as perfor- mance and value. Personally, I think that VW's Rabbit is one very good idea ahead of its time." Lucan Minor Hockey MAY 1975 "The winner, and not by a hare (sorry, couldn't resist). This car does it all: it's small, light, roomy and' fast., with nimble and respon- sive steering, ride and handling. A modern and, sophisticated • car with a handsome Guigiaro designed hatchback body. The Rabbit offers one of the most space-saving mechanical layouts we've seen yet: front-wheel drive, transverse engine and a unique, independent rear suspension fea- turing, an integral anti-roll bar and using•so little space it's remarkable. The Rabbit has a solid feel and an ultramodern look to it. Best of all it is almost sinfully en- joyable to drive," The Lucan Novice had no scheduled game on the weekend so they challenged their fathers. The mothers of the boys helped them out by coaching. It was a lot of fun for all and the Novice coaching team gave the boys a Christmas treat after the game. The Lucan Atom team hosted the Belmont team on Saturday afternoon. The boys picked up their Christmas spirit with their first win of the season. The final score was 3-0 for Lucan and the Lucan sharp shooters were Jeff Shipley, Alaster Craig and Jeff Lilley. Sharp goaltending was performed by Brent Fowles and Eddie Hayter. The Lucan Pee Wee's played host to the Ilderton team Friday night. Lucan kept digging but could only come up with one goal, The final score was 2-1 and the lone goal getter for Lucan was David Egan On Wednesday evening the Lucan Midgets travelled to St. Mary's. The boys defeated St. Mary's 7-5. Goals went to Rick Freeman with three a pair by Ken Holland and singles by Martin Clarke and Dean Den- smore. On Friday night the Lucan Midgets hosted the Ilderton team with sharp goaltending . It ended a scoreless game Kevin Woods was very hot in the Lucan net with a flawless night The Lucan Juveniles hosted an exhibition with Oakridge on Sunday evening. The Lucan boys defeated them 6-4. Lucan scorers were Randy Kraul with a pair and singles by Mark Stanton, Cecil Nickles, John Carpenter and Rick Freeman, On Wednesday evening the Lucan Irish Jr. D bombed Mt. Bridges 10-4. The Lucan players played an outstanding game trying to kill off penalties. The Lucan goals were well spread out amongst the team. Brad Taylor popped in a pair and singles went to Murray Connolly, Mike McIntyre, Jim Maguire, Gary Isaac, Cecil Nickles, Craig Corman, Ron Funston and Ed Robb. On Thursday night the Lucan Irish came home with another win when they visited Tavistock. These flying superstars defeated their opposition 8-3. Goals went to Jim Maguire and Ron Funston with a pair and single hot shots by Randy Kraul, Cecil Nickles, Gary Isaac and Mike McIntyre. On Wednesday evening the Lucan Cyclones were defeated 13- 4 by Dresden, The Lucan goal scorers were Dennis Carty with a pair and Tom Hodgins and Gord Hardy with singles. An Wednesday night the Lucan played outstanding game against Huron Park with only 17 seconds left in the game the Huron Park team scored to finalize the game 1-0, The first Atom House League game finished in a tie between the Jets and the Cougars. The two goal getters were Todd Froats for the Jets and Paul Lankin for the Cougars. The Wildcats and the Bears played in the final Atom H.L. game. Thegamesresulted in a 6-4 even for the Wildcats. Dennis McDonald popped in four and Dave Menders and Daryl Edginton each scored once for the Wildcats. David Steeper popped in 3 and Joe Hagarth got a single for the Bears. APRIL 1975 pu, ar Mechanics -The most important new import for 1975 is the VW Rabbit, The 1800-pound Rabbit is a mechanical mas- terpiece. It gets up to 60 mph in about 12 seconds-giving it the edge on some V8 subcom- pacts. Its hatchback design provides 24.7 cubic feet of luggage capacity with the rear seat folded. VW got the greatest possible amount of usable interior space into the smallest possible outer shell-and an exterior with some style." Money can't buy this kind of advertising.