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The Huron Expositor, 1963-02-21, Page 8.41. --THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., FEB. 21, 1963 DISTRICT GROUPS CONVENE UNIT 2, NORTHSIPE UCW The regular monthly meeting of Unit Two of Northside Unit- ed Church Women was held on Tuesday evening at the home of the president, Miss Gladys Thompson, who opened the meeting by' reading from the Beatitudes in the Gospel accord- ing to Matthew, -Blessed are. the peacemakers." Nliss Ida Taylor read the scripture les- son from Genesis, chapter 1. Mrs, Ross Savauge• the devo- tional convener, dealt with the second chapter, "God-, the Cre ator," from the study book, "The Word and the Way." In this chapter science describes how the world took shape. The doctrine of creation affirms that all things were made by God, that He is in control of His creation, and it is good. She closed the devotional period with prayer. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the sec- retary, Mrs. J. Ure Stewart. Twenty-three members and visi- tors responded to the roll call Huron Co-operative Medical Services Prepaid Health Plans at Cost ,the way BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President, Fordyce Clark, RR 5, Goderich; Vice -Pres., Gordon Kirkland, RR 3, Lucknow; Mrs. 0. G. Anderson, RR 5, Wing - ham: Mrs, Lloyd Taylor, Exeter; Hugh B. Smith, RR 2, Listowel; 'Lorne ,Rodgers, RR 1, Goderich;- Roy oderich;Roy Strong, Gorrie; Russell T. Bolton, RR 1, Seaforth; Bert Irwin, RR 2, Seaforth: Bert Klopp, Zurich; Gordon .Richard- son, RR 1, Brucefield; Kenneth Johns, RR '1, Woodham. C. H. Magee • Secretary -Manager Miss C. E. Plumtree Assistant Secretary For information, call your nearest director of our office in the Credit Union Bldg., 70 On- tario Street, Clinton, Telephone HUnter 2-9751, or see your Co- op representative: W. ARTHUR WRIGHT John Street - Seaforth, Ont. TELEPHONE 193-J by giving a quotation on 'Love'. Mrs. P. B. Moffat, program con 'ener, introduced the guest speaker, Miss Katherine McGre- gor, of Clinton, who gave a most interesting and inspiring ad- dress on the life of the late Dr. ,Tom Dooley, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1927. As a young physician he became a living legend. He and five oth- er Americans travelled on their own and without remuneration to a remote part of the world in order to help in combatting two great evils, namely, dis- ease and Communism. At the tip of southeast Asia, in a vit. lage five miles from the border of West China, they built a small bamboo hospital. There they fought age-old diseases with modern medicine, and they worked with their heart and hands to aid the brother- hood of man. Here they dethon- strated democracy in action. Dr. Dooley is` the author of three books, said the speaker, namely, "Deliver Us From Ev- il", "The Edge of Tomorrow" and "The Night They Burned the Mountain." His work was brought to a conclusion by his death which took place some months . after a serious acci- dent. A vote of thanks was ex- tended to the speaker by Miss Gladys Thompson, as well as to all who took part in the pro- gram. Refreshments were serv- ed by the social committee, Mrs. George Addison and Mrs. J. C. MacLennan. ST. THOMAS' GUILD The regular meeting of the Ladies' Guild of St. Thomas' Anglican Church was held last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. W. E. Southgate, Jr. The presi- dent, Mrs. J. L. Spittal, opened the meeting with the reading of the Scripture for Septuages- ima Sunday, which was follow- ed by the prayer for the parish and the Lord's Prayer. The bazaar committee was set up, and the date for the rummage -sale set for April 27, at 1:00 p.m. The offering was received and dedicated, and the meeting closed with prayer. Over coffee and lunch, the Rev, and Mrs. W. 0. Straw gave a vivid and lovely account of life among the 'Indians at Norway House, Northern Mani- toba, where they are mission- aries of the Anglican Church. The March meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Allan McConney. DRY GLEANING For Spring? Now is..a good time to check your clothes closets and get' those clothes CLEANED in time for Sjring r Bring them to ALAN N ERI( CLEANERS "AT YOUR SERVICE" Phone 87 Seaforth OId-timeP'iay�rReca lIs even -Player ockey It's a long time since seven - man hockey was in vogue, but there are those who will re- member the days when there was no other kind of hockey. Among these is G. J. Sills, of 8233 Pleasant Plains Road, Baltimore 4, Maryland. Well- known in Seaforth where he was born and where he is a frequent visitor, Joe Sills re- cently recalled hockey history of the twenties in conversation with Art Janney ,a writer with the Baltimore American. • ' The result was an interesting column by Mr. Janney, headed 'What's This Seven -Man Ice Hockey?" in a recent issue of the American. In his column, "Jan't Jots," Mr. Janney writes: What with injuries, flu, Ranger raids and what have you, one wonders sometimes how the Baltimore Clippers manage to ice six able-bodied players. Of course, they always make it, with spares. But if it disturbs you, hear this— Hockey ' used to be a seven - man game! What's more, George. (Joe) Sills, a resident of Baltimore, actually played seven -man ice hockey in His native Seaforth, Ontario. It was ;the era following World War I when OHA, or On- tario Hockey Association com- petition, was THE Thing — the goal of every rinkster in the Land of the Maple Leaf. Pro- fessional hockey was secondary at that time in Canada, little more than a carnival tour. The pro National Hockey League, as it is known today on both sides of the border, didn't come into its 'own until 1926. Rugged and spry ,at 67, Sills. was discussing seven -pian hock- ey the other day at his home on Pleasant Plains Road. Joe, who both played and refereed organized hockey in the United States during the 1920's and early '30's, including a game in Baltimore, almost floored his listeners when he explained: " . and that's all we had on the team—seven men. That's all you were- allowed, by gosh. Everybody played. All 60 min- utes." To better appreciate this iron - man arrangement, you should, be aware of the fact that the Clippers and other teams are permitted to suit up 16 play- ers for a game. But Joe, what if a player got hurt? "Well, they'd give him a short rest. If he couldn't con- tinue, the other team withdrew a player to balance sides," said the silver -haired Sills, a Balti- morean since 1940 when he was transferred .here. After 33 years with the Greyhound Lines, Joe retired as a superintendent in May, 1961. Sills, who enjoys talking hock- ey and buses, dropped another bomb: . and remember, we didn't have blue lines in those days. They came later, with six - man hockey. You could short - pass a man onsides- anywhere (pass the puck forward, provid- ing the passer drew even with ARTICLES FOR THE PRICE OF -- HERE ISI HOW, YOU SAVE!! Buy a STEP TABLE 29.95 aand$9,95 -you Lreceive FREE! , .Byy a Beautiful Modern • TABLE LAMP 12.95 and you receive F R E`E ! a'ds15 BoddoirLamp MEM Buy a STEP TABLE 9.95 and you receive FREE' Brass Magazine Rack • Buy a COFFEE TABLE d STEPand and you receive FREE another Step Table • SEE 'OUR WINDOW FOR OTHER' 4 ' MONEY - SAVINGCOMBINATIONS BOX 'PHONE 43 the receiver before the puck touched the latter's stick)." This was intriguing. The next question seemed to be: How were the seven men deployed? "The seventh pian was what we called a rover. His starting position was six or eight feet behind the center. On offense, he was sort of a valve. He tried to park in front of the goal for a pass or a rebound. Often, the rover was the leading scor- er on the club. I guess you can See why," Sills said. "Here's how we lined up . . . " Joe diagrammed the seven - man alignment. While the front line --center, right and left winger—was the same as it is today, a point, cover point- and goal tender comprised the defense. And, of course, there was the seventh man, or rover. )Wit"b the advent of blue lines in the 1920's, the rover disap- peared and the point and cover point moved,to side-by-side posi- tions on the line of defense. Are hockey players faster to- day? "Oh, as a team they are," Sills said, "but probably be- cause they get a breather from time to time. Individually, I don't really think they are, ev: en with the better- equipment. Remember, we skated the whole 60 minutes without relief.", What change have you notic- ed on offense through the years? "Well, passing isn't as sharp as it used to be. But that slap - shot they use today . what's that supposed to be? Do they ever really score . with that thing? Or are they just enter- taining the crowd with a lot of noise, or seeing' how high into the stands they can drive the puck?" On defense? "There's not too much change here except body -.checking seems to be a lost art. Now they just try to smash an at- tackman into the boards and he comes up swinging. I would too, if they did•=that to me. You seldom see a real, honest -to - goodness body check out in the SEAPORT"' DUBLIN Mr. Joe Malone, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grosech and family, of London, visited with .Mr. and Mrs. Dan Costello. The February meeting of the St. Mary's Guild, 'Dublin, was held at the home of Mrs. Wil- liam Smith with 10 ladies 'pres- ent. Some interesting poems and readings were given by sev- eral of the Iadies, and scripture and prayer. were conducted by Mrs. (Rev.) H. Donaldson. The election of officers for the year resulted as follows: President, Mrs. William Smith; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Stan Riley; card convener and buy- ing committee, Mrs. Charles Friend; press reporter, Mrs. Roy Burchill. After much discussion on dif- ferent ways of raising money, the members decided to carry on with a penny -a -day contribu- tion and each member to re- ceive Lenten envelopes, and other ideas to be given some consideration before any deci- sions are made. The meeting closed with prayer and a dainty lunch serv- ed. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Keith Brown on March 21. Guests at the home of . Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Maloney Sun- day were: Harold Maloney, Sea - forth: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ma- loney, Stratford; Michael and Beatrice Maloney, Oakville; Mr. Fadden, Toronto; Miss Valerie McKenna, Elora; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bani1 n, Gadshill; Miss Mary Heenan, Ind Mrs. Bill Kelly, Sebringg-*ille, and Mr. and Mrs. Fr Kistner, Mr. and Mrs. Maloney were hosts at a dinner at the.Huron Hotel to the guests, the occasion being their first wedding annivers- ary. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Mur- ray, Mitchell, were guests in the evening, when progressive euchre was played. ,Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McDou- gall and family, London, with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jordan. 1Ir. and Mrs. Fergus Staple- ton in Ashburn with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pugh. Misses Bernadette Nagle, Jo- anne GoettIer, Mary Margaret Klinkhamer, Catherine Loom- ans, Nora Ann MacRae, Mary Helen Ducharme and Marion Looby spent the weekend at The Pines in Chatham. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shea, Mrs. • Louis Bruxer and Messrs. Joe and James' Delaney attend- ed the funeral of Mrs. Frank Gallagher in Toronto Saturday. Mr. Joseph Jordan is a patient in Scott Memorial Hospital, Sea - forth. Rev. Mother M. St. David, Superior of the Ursuline Com- munity, Chatham, at St. Ursula Convent,, Dublin. 'Rich Young Man: "Why does a talented, beautiful girl like you dance in 'a run-down, sordid place like 'this?" Girl: "I don't know unless it'§ because I meet a lot more prominent, eligible, rich men like yourself than I did as tai librarian." rink now." After playing seven -man, then six -man hockey in Canada at Seaforth and Port Colborne, Sills decided to try his luck in the States in 1922 "because in those days if you made the club you also got a pretty good job out of it in a local business." Milwaukee, Joe's first team across the border, was a mis- adventure. The club folded. But Joe, a tricky though not partieular fast skater, moved on to Pittsburgh and Minneapo- lis, two successful hockey oper- ations, in succeeding years. A right winger, Sills bowed out in a blaze of glory as a player after the 1926 season, retiring as a champion at Min- neapolis to become a referee. That Minneapolis club won the Central League pennant and went on to become the am- ateur champion of the United States. With National League hockey ready to take hold • in the U. S. under the promotion of Tex Rickard and others, sev- en of the Minneapolis kingpins turned pro and four of them became All -Pros. • One of Sills' keepsakes is an autographed picture of that 1925-26 Minneapolis champion- ship team. Even today, hockey buffs will recognize some of the names, NHL greats like Cooney Weiland and Tiny Thompson of the Boston Bruins; and Taffy Abell and Ching Johnson of the New York Rangers. Others who made the NHL grade were Vic Ripley of the New York Ameri- cans, Stewart Adams of the Chi- cago Black Hawks, Johnny Mc- Kinnon of the Pittsburgh Horn- ets, end Bill Boyd of the Rang- ers and Americans. Sills him- self had recommended Weiland to the Minneapolis club. Like Joe, Cooney was from Seaforth, Ontario. "I quite while I was ahead, I guess you'd say," Joe explains in gusty tones. "Really though, I was 30 years old at the time. I had an offer from Toronto but I had just had an opera- tion. You don't start' a new hockey career at that age, and I always wanted to try my hand at refereeing. That looked like the best bet at my age. Maybe I was wrong, who knows? You can always look 'back, can't you,? Hockey was good to me, though. I met a lot of nice peo- ple, made many friends." Sills refereed for seven years, mainly in the American Asso- ciatipn at Tulsa, Kansas City, St. Paul, and where his other work took him. Joe, is it true that only one official handled games in those days? "That's right, by gosh. How did you know that? I worked three or tour years in the Am- erican Association by myself. I'll tell you, you had to be in better shape than the players. The only time we had two refs was in the play-offs. Then some- one thought it would be a good idea to have linesmen," • Sills refereed the first game ever played ,in Tulsa and be- came a popular figure around the spanking new Oklahoma rink. A referee popular? If you don't believe it, consider this —••he's probably the_ only game official ever to receive a bouquet of flowers. It was on March 17, 1927. Joe remembers the date distinctly. The Tulsa people wanted to recognize him for helping them get hockey started there. But let the friendly Sills tell it: "Was I surprised that night? I was flabbergasted. And flowers, of all things—for a re- feree. Guess what they were? Green carnations! And wouldn't you know, two years later, the police had to get me out of the same rink . after a wild game." You refereed a game in Balti- more, didn't you? "Yes, just qpe. It was sort of a favor to John Harris. It was in 1932 or 1933. I was referee- ing in my spare time, on week- ends, and the Eastern League had just started. I was working one night in Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburgh and Harris (own- er of the Hornets who organiz- ed Ice Capades later) said they needed a ref down in Baltimore the next night. it was on a Sunday, I believe, Did you play on Sunday nights here? Bill Boyd, who I played with at Min- neapolis, was coaching the Or- ioles, by gosh. I ran into him again in 1940 out near Gwynn Oak Junction when I first mov- ed to Baltimore. As I recall the game here the Orioles had a goal tender named Mel Har- wood, a big fellow who later refereed in the NHL for a time. He also 4oached a Coast Guard hockey team here, didn't he? 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