Clinton News Record, 1955-12-08, Page 1511URSDAY, 'DEOE1VIBER 8, 1955
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE FIFTEEN*
'LOCAL LEGION BRANCH;
BOLDING BANQUET
Ole FLECTION NIGILe
lepton Branch No. 140 of the
Canadian Legion are trying some-
thing new this year in an effort
o get a better attendance at elec-
tion night, The Ladies Auxiliary
to the local branch ate catering
for a banquet, Monday' evening,
-December 12, at seven o'clock.
Provincial Secretary Major Pat
Higgs, will be the guest speaker.
Tere will be an election for the
position of second vice-president;
Cameron. Proctor and Art Ley-
blsra se have -been nominated.
George Campbell and William
Brugger are both seeking the ser-
gcant-at-aerr office; and eight
at* to be elected for the executive
.grip •a slate of 14 candidates•. ` All
atter offiees"fvere filled by acela-
metion at the nomination meeting,,
CLINTON LIONS.
ARENA SCHEDULE
FRI., DEC. 8—
.7.00-8.00-13antam Hockey,, Ex-
eter at Clinton,
8.15-10.00 p.m.—Public Skating.
SAT DEC. 10-
1.00-2.30 p.m.—Free Skating,
Clinton, • RCAF, Rural Public
School Children, sponsored by
Clinton Lions Olub.
3.00-4.30—Public Skating
9.00 pm.---WOAA Big 8 Inter-
mediate Hockey, Blackwell' vs•
Clinton 'Colts.
SPONSORS DECORATING
SCHEME IN SI8AFORTH
A Christmas time home decor-
ating contest is being conducted
• Seaforth by the Chamber of
,ADDITIONAL SPORTS Commerce in that town. Judges
picked from other towns will
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Loss of "Cooney McEwan
Dims Exeter's e s Tate Hopes
(Glad* reprinted from the Exeter Tunes -Advocate, at the
request of a number of Clinton citizens)
"Exeter Mohawks will lose Cap-
lain Harry McEwan atter Friday,
night (December 2) game, Man-
eget
VIanager Bruce Biggart announced
this week.
"The clever centreman will join
his home • town team, Clinton
Colts, who are entered in the
WOAA Big' Eight' Group after
receiving their release from the
ORA.
/Loss of ' McEwan dines the-
championship hopes of the local
club because it will break up
what many observers considered
to be the, finest line in the league.
McEwan,' Red Loader and Bill
Oberie top the group in scoring
now with 15 goals in five games,
"Mohawks are seeking a re-
placement for the Clinton player
but no details have been made
public.
"Pressure of Clinton fans forced
the move. McEwan signed with
Exeter long before Clinton . enter -
td: its team and the Clinton of-
ficials agreed to let him play with
Exeter, especially considering the
playoff hopes of the club. Clinton
Earns, however, want McEwan on
Letter to the Editor
Mr. Ii'arry McEwan,
Sports Editor, News Record,
Clinton.
Dear Sir:
I hope I do not infringe on any
ethics of the -: espaper trade in
asking an editor tore-publish an
article from an edition of a
neighbouring contemporary deal-
ing with himself in particular.
, I felt I may be one of the few
in town who happened to read a
copy of the past week's Times -
Advocate from. Exeter, which car-
ried 'an article describing the feel-
ings of sport fans in general in
the town of Eiceter about the loss
of your services to their hockey
team.:
Compliments of this type to
those who spend so much of their
time to promote good sportsman-
ship are all too few. I could not
Jet this opportunity pass without
writing ,you to let the good people
of our town read this message. I
Leel it will be a help to sports in
general and in particular to the
Clinton Colts in their endeavours
this year to bring hockey laurels
to Clinton.
Will you please publish the at-
tached article In full? Thanks a
lot.
Yours,
—HERB BRIDLE
Clinton, Ontario,
December 6, 1955
the Colt team and have gone to
considerable lengths to force hien
home.
"The 32 -year-old a. centreman
joined Mohawks in 1954 and led
the club in goals •with 16 and
placed one point behind Red Load-
er in total points for the season..
This year he has scored five goals
and six assists.
"A clean player, he has yet to
he thumbed to the sin bin this
season. Universally popular with.
fans, teammates and opponents,
he was one of the most respected
players in the grouping. He is
sports editor and partner in. The
Clinton News -Record."
•
29 Turkeys Won
At Kippen Shoot
Twenty -rine turkeys were tak-
en home Sunday from the Kippen
Gun Club turkey shoot held des-
pite the gusty weather.
High gun for the day was Lorne
Smith, St. Thomas, with e5 out of
100. Runner-up was John Ander-
son, Hensall, with an 84 score.
Others scores were: Class "A",
16 yards—Charles Parkinson, Lon-
don,
ondon, 44-50; Class "B" 16 yards,
John Jackson, Fingal, 42-50, Class
"C", Bill Bail, „St. Thomas, 40-50;
bandieap scores—Lorne Smith, St.
Thomas, 45-50; John .Anderson,
Hef sail, 44-50. ) ..
Top winners of turkeys, Lorne
Smith, St. Thomas, three; John
Anderson, Hensall, three; Norman
Harburn, Cromarty, two; Bill Bail,
St. Thomas, two; Gord Johnson,
Chatham, two; Charles Parkinson,
London, two; Kal Kemp, St.
Thomas, two.
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Colts Hold Strong
Lucan Team . To
6-5 Score, Monday
It kept Lucan Irish Six busy to
maintain their undefeated string
lash Monday night," The team
from the southern town edged the
Clinton Colts` 6-5 in a real thril-
ler. The local team battled with
grim determination and only the
great netminding of big Jake Bar-
nes saved the Irish from going
down to, their first defeat. The
game was a regularly- scheduled'
WOAA Big 8 Intermediate game,'
Steve Storey, former Seaforth
Baldwin, led :' the Irish with two
goals with tricky Ed'Rowett, Mur-
ray Thompson, Leroy Revington
and Bill J.VfacNamare each scoring
once. Don Strong scoeed twice
for Clinton, other goals going to
McEwan; Hardy and Gaon.
Lucan took the lead just 25 see-
onds after the opening face-off
with Storey scoring. They never
relinquished - the lead. although
the Colts pulled - up on even terms
on two occasions in the second
period.
Two goals early in the third
period' gave the Irish a command-
ing 6-3 edge and they seemed
headed for an easy victory When
Haply and Strong connected. The
Corts stormed the Lucan end for
the last five minutes and goal --
tender Bill German was pulled in
a vain effort to tie The score but
the game ended before the Colts
could find the right combination..
Lineups:
LUCAN—goal, Barnes; defence,
White, L. Revington; centre, M.
Thompson; win= : J. Thompson,
Storey; subs, Rowett, F. Reving-
ton, G.' Revington, McFalls, Davis.
Engish, MacNamara.
CLINTON —goal, German; de.
fence; K, Colquhoun, Edgar; cent-
re, 'Hardy; wings, Garon, Strong;'
subs, Holmes, McEwan, Hartley,
H. Colquhoun, Lee, McDonald,
Carter, T. Coiquhoun.
First Period
1-Lucan, Storey .25
2-••Lucan, L. ReVington (M.
Thompson, Storey) 12.30.
3—Clinton, Mcllwazn (Hanly)
18.35
Penalty :Holmes
Gen. Coach Works
Employees Have
Christmas Dinner
(By our Hensel! correspondent)
Goderich Pavilion proved an.
ideal setting on December 3 when
General Coach Works, Hensel',
entertained their employees and
wives to a turkey dinner banquet.
There were 230 present.
Guests attending included John
Atkins, president of the two com-
panies, General Coach, Marlette,
Mlch., and General Coach of Can-
ada, and Mrs. Atkins; Riley Ram-
say, vice -,president of the two
companies, and Mrs. Ramsay;
George Neihart, vice-president in
charge of sales, and Mrs. Neihart;
Ward Atkins, legal advisor, and
Mrs. Atkins; Guy Arnold, treasur-
er, and Mrs. Arnold; Mr. and. Mrs.
Don Lambert; Ward Hendrick,
sales manager, and Mrs. Hend-
rick, all of Marlette, Mich.; Mr.
and Mrs, George Brightrall, Sea -
forth; Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Paterson, Hensall; Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Sale, Toronto, and the
rest of the staff from the Hensel'
Office,
Mr. Sale, who represents the
Canadian Mobile Homes Associa-
tion, gave a very interesting and
informative talk of the mobile
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Seemed Period
4 Clinton; Garon (Strong, FIar-
they) 3,55
5—Lucan; MacNamara (Mc-
Falis, Davis) 15.25
6—Clinton, -Strong ( Garon )
16.30
7—Lucan, Rowett 17.20
Penalty—Lee
Third Period
8--Lucan, M. Thompson (Jd
Thompson Storey) 8.25
9--Lucan, Storey (44, Thorny-
son) 10.45
10—Clinton, IJanly (McEWanl
12.36
11—Clinton, Strong (K. Colqu.
holm) 14.45
TBECaµyeit SPORTS COLUMN
6v &meet 3
When Pasquale "Pat" Abbrutzzi, a stater"
footballer from Warren, Rhode Island, scored
19 touch -downs' for the Montreal Alouettee,
and gained, 1,277 yards, by hurling his thick-
set body through the Big Four opposition
both records—he proved among other things •
that physical handicaps can be overcome.
For Abbruzzi, who is but 5 feet 9 inches tall and Weighs
205 pounds, has one arm three inches shorter than the other
and a pair ed legs that would look better on a grand piano
than on an athlete.
But you can't beat whatever desire a boy may form in
,his heart, whether it's the desire to be a painter, an author,
or an athlete. And Pasquale Abbruzzi developed a love for
football when most kids were learning about blocks. He was
different. He already knew about .blocks and was studying
tackles.
The feet that he had four brothers who played football
failed to smooth his path to stardom. For Ma Abbruzzi was
determined flute her fifth son wouldn't eqter adolescence as
a candidate. for medical science. She'd had hier share of watch-
ing her boys come home on Satnidays with an .assortment of
injuries. Firmly,' but with motherly tenderness she said,
Pasquale, no football".
That made life rough for a kid growing up in a small
town in which his brothers were considered Crowleys, Laydens,
Millers and Stuhldrehers—all rolled into one.
But the urge to play was too strong and he Toined the
kids in a sandlot ,game. Of the 22 lads on the field, Pasquale
was the telly one Who was forbidden to play. So perhapsft
was Fate that he should break an arm. Fearful of the n -
sequences, he concealed the injury. for a week until the palm.
became unbearable and his moans attracted his mother's: at-
tention. Surgery corrected the injury but it left him with
a short arm.
Life rolled by swiftly for Pasquale after that. His moth-
er's silence was mute consent that he could continue. He
wenton to overshadow his brother Auks at Providence, deoid-
ed to throw in his professional lot with rho A,louettes and .
hectares a star overnight.
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