I TO RSI TO Waller For Coaching j r TO PM CLOSED TWO STOKES best temi Minor Hockey was compiled by Newmarket Opti mist midgets Over the regular season and playoff campaign ing they won games and lost one Qdte a record dont yon Of with they brewed home as North York Midget Hockey league champions So congratulations ait extended to the team coach Lowell Waller manager Ken Stephens transportation man Ken and the sponsors Newmarket Optimist Club Your feels he let the occasion slide by with out naming Lowell Waller as award winner and Boxy Theatre pass recipient Lowell did a grand coaching job- The point that always struck was that he didnt stand for any nonsense He told his players what he wasted they went oat and did it if they they heard about it Ano ther point Coach Waller stressed was the that they were a hockey team and must operate as a to win hockey games the record of the Optimist midgets proves he got across his point KING Phone 164 enter to cut down moving expenses will or any of the following machines at Mount A Wins First Final harrow ft Spring tooth harrows Tractor spreader 2t Hammer mills No- fi and No Heavy and fight cultivators It ft ft ft Available m robber r Mowers Binders ft ft steel and tractor Farmal Super A Formal Thresher No combine cab Used Ernest Bros Favorite thresher Straw bruiser and grain ele vator Baler Nov drive Milk cooler ran Milk cooler Woods fi can Disc and Mount Albert opened the twocame town league finals Tues day Judging from Tuesdays display have their work cut out for them if they plan to gather in the league crown Mount Albert trimmed the TerryHodgson clan Tues day There were two fisticuffing bouts Tuesday and the one led directly to the Kettleby fall It was after a free skating first period in which both teams pick ed up a gift goat Skip Taylor poked in the one for Mount on John pass Don with aid from Ralph Rose and Harry matched it for Then came the first blow at 1111 of the second period By this time Mount led 21 on the strength of Ken Davies goal John making the Davie effort poss ible with his goal mouth setup pass Like we said there was a big blow up main participants were Combines Harry and man Bill Brett It was a real dandy and referee Harry sorted it minutes for Spring tooth harrows Flows Drills Movers for interference for fighting and two minutes to Brett for roughing As soon as Brett returned to the ice and were still a man short that was the sign for Ken Davie to get rolling In seconds Davie ran in three goals the first from John the second from Bruce Paisley and the third unassisted That meant Mount were leaders Ken Davie made it 1 and completed a fivegoal night early in the third when he push ed in a relay from Bill Brett and Bruce Paisley Doug Terry and Skip Taylor wore the main bouters in the other blowup and while they were sitting out five minute stretches both teams poked in a complete the scoring pic ture Ron Hodgson whipped in a back after accepting a pass from Harry That goal came at and It took Mount just 27 sec onds to get it back as Bill Brett slapped in a John feed- That final goal rees tablished Mounts five goal edge left the scoreboard reading KNOCKED OCT Newmarket Regents faded from the Newmarket and District play- downs and Mount Albert quail- fied to meet in the league finals Tuesday when the es racked up a 5 2 win over the Regents Tuesdays game was the fifth and deciding game in the RegentsMount semi final set Murray Edgars men scored three first and two third period goals to oust the Regents I Ken Davie was the main Re gent killer Davie turned in a hat trick job and gained an as sist on John startoff tally Keith pro vided the other scoring play converting Todds pass into number five on the list Murray gave the their start It was first goal of the game in fact at of the first period Laurie Thorns and rating assists Cliff hooked onto Deb Coopers pass at the eight min ute mark of the second period for the other tally That goal sliced the Mount Al bert edge to 2 but the had that extra oomph around the Bill Ingram guarded bastion in the final period to wrap up the decision put up quite a scrap before leaving After trailing in the series they came off the floor to tie it Regents were coached by Father J McCabe and Herb Cain manager is Mel Stick wood I J- Defeats Sutton J Mob to CONTINUOUS FROM SATURDAY ONL CONTINUOUS FROM MATINEE SATURDAY AT FBI SAT APRIL 1011 THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING STAR OF HIGH NOON IN With approximately Sut- tonNewmarket and distric faithful on deck to watch their demise Ellis Sutton Greenshirts dropped a deci sion to Eagles at the Newmarket arena Monday night The loss meant the end of the senior playoff ambitions as Markham copped the best of seven semi final series four games to one The boasting several of last years Stouffville Clippers on their roster had too much NO LEAGUE GAME TONIGHT Tonights Newmarket and District hockey league final between Mount Albert and Kettleby scheduled for at the arena has had to be called off according to league Ray Smith Trouble developed after the initial game of the series Tues day which Mount Albert won Kettleby filed a protest Wednesday morning on Mount Alberts use of Horace during Tuesdays game Kettleby wants Tuesdays game struck from the records and Mount Albert is just as sure it should stay Thats where the matter stands at the moment With the rink due to close Saturday it begins to took like the town leaguers wont finish off their season and de clare a winner Hie executive will meet shortly to iron out the problem offensive spark for the Green to cope with Greenshirts hit the downandout trail in round one as ran in five unanswered goals and fur embarrassed the Green shirts with another five in the final minutes as they made it a rout Sutton supporters got their biggest chance to clap hands in the middle period as Bill Brett lined up two scoring plays Pass supplier on number one was Johnny and on number two deluxe penalty killer Ralph Griffith was the as sist man Skip Taylor found a corner pocket with his shot from the boards to complete the scoring Keith Dunn stabbed up over the kies blueline on one of his rink long gallops to make Taylors kill shot possible big four were Jack Blake with three Jack Moe Fetch and Bun with two goals each Suiton Flaherty K Dunn Seattle Cole C Brady J G Toylor Brett Griffith Ander son Bill son P Taylor Diggers Win Aurora League Crown Mickey Suttons Ditch Diggers wound up a huge winning season when they defeated Victory Fly ers Thursday in the Aurora arena in the third game of the Aurora Town League finals That win gave the Ditch Diggers the series in three straight and they now rule the roost as town league champions Diggermen had to work a little harder than usual in this one to come out on top Earl was the Diggers scoring pace setter with two goals Diggers onegoal men were Tracy Jim Greenslade Ken Wright and Harold Stepheison Bill Bennett marked up two goals to lead the Flyers snipers Ed and Dave Richardson completed the hard trying Flyers scoring JUVENILES TONIGHT Arena doors will close Sat urday night for the hockey- skating season Tonight Thursday the second game in the best oat of three series for the North York Juvenile Hockey league title between Newmarket Specialties and Richmond Hill Rose Kings will hold the stage Game time is pm Newmarket won game one and needs a victory tonight to claim the crown The arena program will close with public skat ing Friday and Saturday evenings Title For North York Displaying hustle aplenty and a sharp passing attack which belied their three weeks mark period Newmarket mists topped Waltons Good Friday evening in the Newmarket arena in the second game of the North York Midget hockey league finals The Optimist victory coupled with a triumph the previous evening in gave the Optimists the North York Mid get hockey league title Those two final series wins capped a big winning season for the Lowell Waller coached gets who chalked up wins in tries in regular North York league play and playoff rounds In the win Grant Morton was the big spoke in the Opti mists drive with a hat trick job while Bill Forhan and Ken Bell shuffled in the other Opti mist counters trig- were Mike Lawlor Bill and Doug Hill On Friday both teams were on even terms after a speedy first period that saw Optimist goalie Bob and Waltons Dave Broad turn aside everything the forwards had to offer in the shot line Optimists struck with cham pionship glitter for a lead in the first three minutes of the second period Bob Wilson dunk ed Grant Mortons big league pass for the first and Bob Wil son turned around and fed ever- steady Charlie Mc- the relay for number two Ken Browns fought back knotted the count as Ron put the finishing touches on a relay from Doug Hill and Joe Miller and with seconds in the period remaining Bill rerouted Mike pass into the Optimist cage Optimists locked up the game and championship in the third period Don started the payoff rally rolling at as he wound up in front of the cage with Don Thorns pass on his shooting iron Grant Morton applied the clincher at the threequarter pole and Mor- tie olid it after a sharp passing exchange with Bill It was the prettiest goal of the night Referees Bill Breedon and Fred kept the speedy cleanly played game under con trol with eight penalties Hand shakes went all around after the game as coach Ken Brown manager Bob Walton and the players offered heartiest congratulations to Lowell Waller manager Ken Stephens and the Optimists Newmarket B life Morton Forhan B Wilson J Cain W Cain N Smart L Thorns E Lo thian Bell Nobleton Broad Dob- son Sheardown Hill J Miller W Lawlor J Thorns K Butler Davis fe- J -re- J viv TBI Kill ii fcv J I Ayj e r3 j are cordially invited FREE to ttl 7- MOTION r lfJ tr at Shrigley StW MONDAY Sponsored by Newmarket Crowded highways in the Spring and Summer present a problem even with good tires ifij are not safe for Summer driving dont delay your TIRES Down The Centre by Ab Hulse In retrospect years ago Chuck McCarthy and Bill Smith 100 down per on HANDS BM We cannot guarantee that you wont have a flat we but we can guarantee that you will enjoy your driving on new ad HOLLAND THEATRE BRADFORD THURSDAY TO SATURDAY John Wayne Aurora Rotary Wins First Of Bantam Finals Bill Mundells Aurora and Geo Cookes Red and Whites kicked off on their series for the North York Bantam hockey league title in the Its a home and home goals to count title series Despite a long layoff both teams came up with a good ho show in the series opener Bill small fry hockey brigade picked up a goal lead to carry into game two of the series when scored a win over Woodbridge The second game will be played in Aurora tonight Thursday at a chimes Jack Brooks set the scoring pace for Aurora with a two goal sniping effort Ron and Charles scored the other Aurora counters Murray Armstrong with two goals was leader while Jim potted a single tally to complete the Bridget scoring SECOVD FEATURE Leigh MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY Ralph Meeker In Technicolor Somebody W M6 SECOND FEATURE Law Greer In Technicolor SECOND ii k Results a York Ml diet Finals I Apr A Newmarket 5 3 Newmarket Noble tit Optimists win North Juvenile Finals Newmarket Rich Bantam Finals Aurora Senior Semi Finals Apr Sutton 3 Newmarket ft New- market 2 Finals Ditch Diggers Vic tory Flyers Ditch Diggers win championship Uruguay with an area of square miles Is the small est republic in South America Newmarket intermediates went to the semifinals of the OHA intermediate scries being defeat ed by Kitchener on the round in a three game series the third game being played at Gait Port subsequently best ed Kitchener recall the whole team but if we remember it included Fred Thompson Shorty Bill Dick Hugo Son Towns- ley Chuck Thorns Reg Corbett Murray Lou among others The same year Newmar ket juniors reached the finals losing out to 3 on the round The had Doc Ames Scrooge Ellis Bill Thorns Doug Afarshall Murray Waller Dodger Bruce and Babe Teasdale on the lineup Twenty years ajo this week the folks in Canaltown were celebra ting the winning of the Eastern Junior championship taking Ot tawa Shamrocks and having a close series won over Montreal Royals On April the won the Memorial Cup in the concluding game with Pats The names of the winners are still inscribed in the memory corner Ran Sparky Vail Silver Mann Pep Kelly Howie Peterson Red McArthur Chief Huggins Don Gar Pres ton Mac Ogilvie and Marsh all What a celebration Fifteen years ago Aurora jun iors lost out to in the junior C finals at Maple Leafs Gardens a series they might have won Charlie had Fat James Turk Ferguson Scotty Bill Wilson Preston Shorty Graham Joint Shorty Mutt Joe McGhce and Joe Ten years ago Aurora Army took the intermediate A cham pionship with a team that was really packed Bobby Lynn Joint George Herb Farley Jack Stafford Bert Tur- Ed Jack Cul- verwell Gordy Bunny Glover Hal Guaranteed GOODYEAR Tirestfl Tubes for on Corner Queen and Main Streets Newmarket Ontario 5 present trainer of the Toronto Baseball club in charge Thats as far as well come to the present The last ten years speak for themselves but as a matter of record Aurora Lions Midgets Newmarket Smokies Schomberg Bantams fiolton Ju veniles Clippers Sut ton in rural have all won fame for their municipali ties Championships are not won in a single year They take time effort and money As the goes out of most district arenas next week tis well to have a look at the past and then think of next year Flayoff parade Quite a few familiar faces are still engaged in the hockey whirl Grant Green who came to Aurora from Lindsay and whose career was interrupted by an injury when he was with Aurora Hawks in Is holding a regular defence post for Red Mitchell and his Lindsay club who are down to in the A intermediate semifinals Folly of Clippers is scintillating for who are leading the East York mercantile finals Ronnie junior and is leading Bears to the final round of the intermediate B series Pete Hudson burly Mid land defenceman has been aid ing Shirts in the junior finals as a replace ment for the late Bob Gillies The Shirts would have preferred to have Jimmy Johnston of Mid land but hes gone sailing for the summer months Sanitary Septic Tanks Pumped Cleaned and Repaired SPORTS COLUMN It was years ago around two oclock on the morning of April that the smallest player in modern Na tional Hockey history darted past the defensive out- posts and whistled home the goal that ended the longest played in hockey up to that time a victory for Toronto Leafs over Boston Brains In a Stanley Cup playdown series final after minutes seconds of extra time with the sixth overtime period nnoer- There has since been one longer game the epic battle between Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings that lasted until oclock on the morning of March when the teams battled 116 minutes seconds of overtime before the Red Wings won But for sheer drama for a story book finish that no Hollywood script writer could excel that long struggle packed the most spinetingling finish of any such marathon duel in any sport For tiny who stood little more than feet inches in height carried only pounds on his diminutive frame the smallest player in the league was the pygmy who broke up the battle of scoring thrusts had failed to pierce the of Tiny Thompson in the Boston nets and dozens lad been foiled by Lome Toronto custodian when lanky Andy Blair teamed with the tiny to post the gam only goal The sixth overtime period had started when Blair was sent to pay special attention to the great Eddie Shore pivot of the Bruin offensive corps The former University of Mani toba star checked the great twice as he tried to break away On his third attempt Shore batted the puck ahead of mm right on Blairs stick In two long strides Andy crossed the blueline into Bruin territory He sidestepped Shore and as the Boston rear guard swung around to jab at thejuck Blair shot it ahead to streaking for the net The winger nailed it in his njsWBUii stride and skated in on Thompson to fire into a corner of the net Varied proposals to end the game after infantes overtime had been played failed The players were so tired and attacks lacked steam to a degree when President Frank of the asked managers Art Ross of Boston and Smyths of Toronto to flip a coin and decide the Both refused Then suggested the be taken out of the game to facilitate scoring the winning goal The managers couldnt see that idea was finally And the finish dramatic impact just four minutes and after sumption of play a if r