Newmarket Era and Express, 30 Dec 1954, p. 9

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ebyAbHoise the New I Theres a song by that and the idea of course for itself We suggest it to do co all sportsmen will seat beside the the madam into believing the fashionable thing to do ivince junior that bash and Is more important than hop sell junior miss the A Pit developed pal- ration for suckling that baa been farm-test- and proven now Suckling Pig fa a lGw fibre ration produces feat Uniform prevents runty pigs a litter of pigs this produced an average right of lbs at days pounds of feed for each gets them off to a good Pioneer all you rived not go in rater skiing but you will fit and refreshed for activities at your resort if you go bus FLORIDA Clrct Tour Days1 from Toronto RETURN FARE SfgfcHseSrtg and Double night Afftftt for this or other idea that its as chic to be at the arena as in the neighborhood dance or movie in other words lets go to the ho ckey match A bunch of good Joes like Doug Alcorn and Mi ckey Smith Stan Smith Herb Cain and Joe Dales Jack Robin son and Aif Child Ken Brown Johnny Tim filEs Tommy Spence and all the rest are trying to provide top flight entertainment good Canadian fun and games for you and you and you To date the response has not been what they have a right to expect Attendance at the games is the only way you can show your appreciation of their efforts prove that the old red blood still courses through your veins and that hockey is truly Canadas na tional game How can we ex pect to beat Russia on the ice if we cant fill our own arenas here to lend encouragement to those who carry on a great sports Ira dition That simply means that come next Monday you can see Van- in action against Thursday the Kedrnen will be at home to and on Friday Jan Aurora Bears expect a capacity crowd with Jets in attendance and Miss Bell Canadas top athlete of the year to face the puck Personality Parade During the Christmas holidays we had the pleasure of a visit from onetime North York resident who in the was along with Bert Charlie Malloy and Dr one of the driving forces of the Aurora junior ho ckey club which culminated in the winning of the junior championship in Later became a well known O A referee Residing in To ronto is one of the main cogs on the of Public Works and travels throughout Ontario Sorry to see the likeable Bob Harman leave as assistant recre ation director at Aurora Bob has his old job back with Leather and he left his post by his own choice and on the best of terms with Recreation Direc tor Jack Robinson The job of assistant in recreation and at the arena entails long hours and plenty of headaches and the fi nancial returns werent commen surate Bob will however be at the helm of the lacrosse pro gram when it starts in the spring Bruno onetime ace Flyers and with OriUla the past two years has given up lreal Royals Dave his playing career to be an Drop In Overtime At Odd isnt it how old hands of ten return to haunt their ex- buddies It was just such a case at Tuesday as Al Shew- chtik former Spitfire and now an- OriUia rearguard fired a shot into the cage in overtime to provide with a win over New market goal was all the more difficult to swallow as it came with just seconds re maining in the overtime session ft was a blueline whistler that threaded its way through a screen of defenders It was in the chords before goalie Jimmy could a mitt on it were full of go in the first period and started out like they wanted to prove the last couple of losses they absorbed were all a mistake They ended the first period leaders thanks to goals by Bill Chard and Porky It was turnabout in the sec ond round with doing the pressurizing Lloyd got two goals Rusty Aiken one as OriUia waded ahead for the came through with a goal at of the third period to tie the game and force overtime Little NHL Games A pair of shutouts a tie and a free scoring contest rewarded the Saturday morning viewers at the Little games In the American league division Davis Athletics Headed by scorelads Jim defused Burners three goals McDbnafd two Goal getters for the Burners were WW OReilly and Ron Butchers and Mortons waged a stubborn battle Keith Burling popped Pontiac marker frohi Jim Woodcock Ken Needier skated through the entire check ers in the final two minutes to get the Butchers matching tally Brian Bales started Ken Needier on his way with a pass up Smoke Rings Tighten Their Grip On Second Position Lome the Gorman Smoke Rings galloping rear guard swooped in to fire the winning goal from point blank range late in the third as the Smoke Rings shaded in a North York midget hockey league game at on Fri day It was an important win for It ran their win streak to four games and set them up as solid holders of sec ond place in the league standing Babcock who slapped in the game winner Don a super defensive star and Locks- ley who warded off a good many hot shots from the shooting irons were tops in the winners camp Ian Dick who gained equal rating with the aforementioned stars was the Smoke Rings big scoring howitzer Dick netted two important goals His first gave the Smoke Rings their Oak Ridges Pioneers Blast Oak Ridges Pioneers sparked start and his second provided the with a temporary edge Ron operating efficiently inside the bluestripe was the marksman for the other Newmarket goal It was close all the way re ports Smoke Rings coach Fran cis AUiston bag ged the first goal Newmarket tied it before the first intermis sion and from there on neither team was able to sllca out more than one goal lead at any time goalgetters were Barry Tom Graham and Ron while Brian fc turned in a masterful ef fort in the losers twinery Bern Rap Stooffvile I A sharp shooting band of Au rora Bears turned in an impres sive effort at the Aurora arena last Wednesday as they rapped in an OHA jun ior game It was the Bears third win They have lost four The win halted a Bears two- game losing skein Jack Robinsons Bears cut loose for a first period mar gin led after two periods and rapped in three clinching goals without a reply in the final minutes Grant Edwards sparkling three goal performance and win ger Jon four pointer one goal three assist effort spear headed the winners attack Earl Lothian Gerald Chapman and Murray Chapman shared singles to complete the Bears scoring Doug Forfar and Don were the marksmen The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Dec Page 9 200 Curlers At Bradford Twenty From Newmarket Optimists Gain Draw With Alliston Lowell Wallers Optimists are still riding the crest of an un beaten North York bantam league season The Optimists had another close call Friday at arena as they had to come from behind to gain a draw with Caesars Alliston Lions The teams jammed a lot of ex Otto Graham the great quar terback of Cleveland put on a great display on Sunday as Cleveland fans the greatest on the continent finally had a championship to cheer about as the Browns shellacked Detroit Lions in the football classic of year We had the pleasure of meeting Graham two years ago in Toronto and he is certain ly a grade A personality as well as player Too bad Argos couldnt talk him out of retiring Memory Lane Corner Fifteen years ago this month Aurora Tigers the first team ever in the area made their debut and as December ended had surprised the sporting world by going to the last three teams in the tournament which was won by Aurora were gypped that time as Waterloo Siskins who elimin ated them in the semifinals and again in May in the OHA used la ter to play with Aurora Army was overage and successfully protested Waterloos opening win in the S P A finals Aurora should have been given a chance to win the cup and Waterloo tossed out t the series but the powers that be didnt see it that way Tigers a hastily assembled club provided Aurora with its greatest junior hotkey over the years with Barrio Coils Owen Sound Greys Midland and providing the group opposition and and Up per Canada going down lo de feat before the Aurora club in the playdowns In December Joe played ho ckey in the Then he de cided to retire from hockey and Joe did a mansize but out lucked Job in the regular sea son Jack Curtis Pepper Martin and George Scott provided the best quartet Aurora ever had Up front were Joint Pete Frank Jim my Lowe the late Jim Harry Grant Cook Owen Johnston Panning Over the year we think the club drew the beat gates before artificial ice of any Aurora club but the long tra velling and late finish put the cub in the red at the finish The elevation of Aurora to came as a result of Charlie moving up to New market and a junior club which took Bone Mutt Col lings Duke Dennis and Stan Gibbons away from Aurora and left Aurora high and dry unless they moved up Ellis made his debut as a coach with Aurora but departed in mid- season and returned lo do a fine chore in the pinch I predict I hauled out the crystal ball this week and this Is what read would happen Can- mU to take Russia for the worlds hockey crown by the narrowest of margin amid mows and groan of the Com- that IV In the squirt junior A section Toronto had too much on thc as they blanked Smith was a going concern for the win ners Smith drove in four goals while Dave poked in the other after Barry Lloyd set up the light blinking play St Catharines and Gait Black Hawks provided a sizzling duel in final game of the morning Tommy Sinclair went in all alone for the Si Cathar ines goal borne the goal with three minutes regaining- Ken ami Davis Gibbons as sists on Have a correction to make Hove been Gibbons in the de partment the past couple of weeks He got two important goals for the and they were credited to other players in error by Comforts four goal exchange The performance and a hattrick ef fort by Bob scored a lopsided win over Vandorf Cubs last week in a junior hockey exhibition tilt Brian Scott Jimm Wells and Norm Roberts joined In the plorieers free scoring outburst singles Dick VanNostrand Oak are entered In the Lake hockey league other fur teams in the grouaj are Van- dbrf Vivian and Albert Tfce Way a attraction At Queens- arena Tuesday League season was supposed start last Tuesday Norm Boyd of is league president and Jim Wells of Oak Ridges Lowe Waller Injured Lowell Waller prominent Newmarket sportsman coach of I he North York bantam It unloading and a operator with Vandorf Bruins fractured a small bone in his ankle in a recent Vandorf inter mediate game in the Newmarket Midway through the second I o well stopped a blazing shot on the ankle from A player lowcl finished the fame hut next day reveal fracture lie will out of action for several weeks but plans to continue his coaching duties with Optimist bant- tougher than you think even were sending Allan Cup winners Newmarket Red men to reach the senior finals but only after narrow squeak In their own rt Lindsay to finally win a junior championship this year Jets will re place as Junior win ners with and New Hamburg providing terrific op position Juvenile lo bring the only minor hockey championship to the area but a great showing by all he North York clubs to take Detroit for the honors Mark- ham Aces to successfully defend their Markham township Softball crown against all comers New market to up with their first league baseball championship and end the reign of Sutton and Mil waukee Braver to win Na tional league and the World Series as well with New York Yankees providing opposi tion Green Gaels to bring Cup and tho Canadian junior championship to Canal- town Montreal Aloucttes to take the Big Four and Gray Cup and the New Deal Argonauts to bo a flop along the wayside Wow have we out on a limb Must be that melange Christ SPORTS CALENDAR Newmarket Arena Deo pm Sr ho ckey Metro league vs Newmarket Jan pm intermediate Vandorf Jan pm North York juvenile hockey Newmar ket Specialties Aurora Arena Jan pm North bantam midget doubleheader vs Aurora midget Allis at Aurora Arena pm North York bantammidget double header Aurora at midget Newmarket at King To VafSorf Bruins required just two items to bring home a win from their intermediate outing at Friday As coach Mickey Smith and man ager Doug Alcorn sized it up they needed a couple more play- scoreless third period when Op timist Francis Garrett and visi tors Tom had to dig deep into their bag of goalkeep ing tricks to keep the snipers at bay was excellent Caesars invaders began strong as if they planned to chase the Waller kids out of the rink In the first three minutes the in vaders racked up a lead as Wayne Storey and Ted punched home goals John Hopalong Hopper the Optimists fastbreaking for ward finally shook loose to skate the length of the ice to break the gooseegg Hoppers came at the minute mark Before the period closed ted fired his second goal to give Alliston a 31 ad vantage second period was the big one for the Optimists Twice they hit paydirt John Hopper rifled in his second goal and whittled the AUiston edge to when he caught a pass from Wayne Larry Hone zipped in to whip a shot past the AUt3ton netmin der to tie the game at the mark of the second period Bob Dyers making great strides In becoming one of Optimists key players was the setup man for Bone Though they missed the scor ing boat both John and Jack were topnotch checkers for the Waller kiddies Gary and Brent operating most of the time as a defense pair were lh out standing Optimists Seven Teams Posted In Juveniles Membership in the North York juvenile hockey league has al most in the past ten days Tho league started out with four learns Over the holi days late entries were posted by Oak Ridges Pioneers and The admission of these three teams has brought the league total to seven teams Or iginal four teams were Newmar ket Camp Borden and Woodbridge Oak Ridges Pioneers will play their home games at the Noble arena on Thursdays at pm will play home games at the arena on Wednesdays Bill Long is coach of the entry The entry will be coached by Bill Cranston and Red Craven is manager officials are hoping to finalize arrangements for their home games this week The Bradford Curling club is off to a flying start and expects the season will be the best to date The club now has over members- Next season if the curling enthusiasm con tinues it may be necessary to have a closed membership re ports Secretary Art Though the club operates un der the name of the Bradford Curling club the majority of the members come from outside Bradford The membership list covers curlers from Newmarket Aurora Mount Al bert Holland Landing Cooks- town Bond Head Schomberg Kettleby and Beeton There are approximately curlers from Newmarket registered with the club Tito men curl on Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fri days with the ladies occupying the rink on Thursdays There arc rinks entered in the com petition for the Walker trophy Curling club officials are ex pecting stiff competition before a final Walker cup trophy win ner is declared in April Newmarket curlers are Joe Bob Yates Bert Morrison Harold Eaton Bob Smith Herb Lawrence Alex Cameron Frank Dawson and Max Stiles METRO SENIOR STANDING Newmarket Results last week Dec Stouffville 3 3 Dec Newmarket over time Dec 5 Newmarket 3 Future games Dec at Newmarket Aurora Win Seventh Game Lose To Clippers Herb Cain herded a weakened out against Stouffville Clippers Thursday at the arena for on OHA senior game The Clippers posted a win was the fourth successive setback and dropped them into the league cellar Absentees in the Redmen camp were Bob defense- man Geo Wright Don Smith out HERE Herb Cains Newmarket Red- men will be trying to halt a fourgame losing skein when they hit Newmarket arena ice tonight against OriUia in an OHA Metro league senior contest Game time is pm Oriliia are the present league leaders Boniface winger was sidelined in the second period with an ankle injury got a bad game out of their system They trailed the Aurora con Clippers all the way They were tied their mastery of the North North York After it ten shut- down the North York minor hockey teams will resume action next week On Jan at the Newmarket arena at pm Newmarket With a knee injury while j Specialties will entertain Charlie Dodgers In a juvenile fixture At Aurora Jan a North York bantammidget twinbill will provide the attraction In bantam at pm Flyers a couple more goals As it was the Bruins dressed men College Masters BASKETBALL Tracy the countys most diligent basketball promo ter reports there is a good pos sibility of a district hoop league being organized early in Mr has been working on the idea and says that two Richmond Hill teams Aurora St Andrews College High school and Picker- are corps and dropped a decision to The Bruins despite their shortstaffed conditions held until the final seven minutes of the game Then con dition caught up with the and took advantage of a pair of breakaways to wrap in the liebreaker and gameclinch ing goal Bill and Laurie Thorns lit the red lamp for the Bruins in the first period as they stak ed out a lead Thorns and Ken Thorns were workhorses on goal and Ken Thorns drew assists on Laurie Thorns goal Bill Mabbctt got his second goal of game on a relay front rockribbed rearguard Norm late in the second period This period saw finally break down Burkes Iron cur tain for three goals to make it a 3all contest Ken Burke was outstanding in goal and was protected by su percharged defensive efforts by Norm Lcgge and Lowell Waller The Laurie and Ken Bill and Murray MacDonald were the pick of the attack- Appointed Convener Fred Norman president of the Ontario minor Hockey Assoc iation the appoint of George Now market and Rev Port Dover as district con veners lite appointments were made Dee President Norman also warn ed all clubs that spectators who on the Ice during a game will prosecuted The statement followed a recent game In In which fans went on the Ice during a brawl Club representative are also advised to have adequate police protection at all game and able entries Mr J J Del Grande of St An drews has recently assumed the coaching duties with Aurora Or phans basketball team STRIKES AND SPARES Barney led the marksmen in the Davis Leather league Barney posted a 212 triple Other top gunner- were Jim George Andy Wright Bus Jordan Groves League standing 15 Wright Bennington Don Burt rolled a triple including single game to pace Office Specialty Office- mens league Other high score men were Stew Parks Bruce Andrews Jack Malcolm Ken Miller Alb 505 P McParlnnd 503 Scott 555 George 54B 544 Bert Smith 11 Hugo Ernie Cumber 511 York hockey league stretched their win streak to seven in a row blasting Lions at the Wood- bridge arena Tuesday It was the second successive defeat since dropping back into midget competition Bill Automotive ran wild In the first period to cage six goals to start their landslide victory Down showed Its best fide In the final period outscor ing Aurora by a margin Charlie Vrana moved up be tween Jack Brooks and Ron to replace the Junior bound Danny Patrick was a pretty solid sender Vrana up- three goals and two assists to pace the winners Jack Brooks claimed two goals and two assists lo round out the big line produc tion statistics Wayne turned hi a humdinger of a jame tipped In two goals Other Aurora snipers were Don Glass Doug and Herb while Barry Cook and Jimmy lumped on the band wagon in the assist column Alan Curr led the drive with two goals Jim and Ken Frost fired singles while Patterson picked up two In the Town league pre- Christmas fowl roll Keffer Const team won the turkeys Members of the team were Keffer W Keats J Cnradnnna Metal Workers were the chicken winners Members of the team were A MeKnight Thorns M Blight Hidden score winners were Mel Price Fred Close Smith Ben Harrison posted a Ml 260 triple to capture first prize in Newmarket Bowl ing Academy house league Claude Pollock had a single while Bob English won low score Prizes wcro don ated by Jack Paul Smith and Ben Harrison New Year to our bowl- Specialty Veneer Homers In North York Juvenile Scampering the ice with championship glitter in their eyes Newmarket Specialties won a clearcut victory over Hornets at the arena on Thursday The win ran lo cals victory skein lo six games and left them in sole possession of first place In the North York juvenile hockey league At the games start the two contenders were on the top rung The two- rapidmoving crews skated out of the first period Newmarket scored two unanswered second period mar kers lo soar ahead and then the Pitt Firth gallopers cemented it with three third round counters Grant Morton giving out with a splendid effort was a four- pointer for the victors Morton two goals and two assists is goal on long puss up from Bill started the Special ties going Jack Walkout tucked away an Alliston reply before the first period curtain rang down Morton scored the Specialties second goal on a puss from Jack Cain Bill a lourpoint man for the winners tired num ber three assisted by Don Knight Don Don and Charlie McGuiro hit for Newmarkets third round coun ters Boh Croutch set up Thorns goal Bill supplied the pass for and Morton and were in on counter The teams almost got Into a donnybrook in the final as they dropped their mittens and flew Into each other Ref erees Loring and Gunn took a dim viow of this rowdyism and Bob WiU son Bill of Specialties along with visitors Jack Bart- let and to cooler on counts Laurie VanZant nod Don population behind at the first rest in termission and fell behind 31 in the second period Both teams counted a pair of goals in the final minutes After Hoi Gibson furnished the Clippers with a first per iod edge put things on- pass from Porky early in the second frame Gibson scored his second goal and Don Clay- don set the boys ahead before the second period closed Ken Sinclair scored on a pass from Brankston and Scott counted an unassisted mar ker In the final period for the Scotts goal came at Ihe period Alan Mug ford and Frank Stephenson net ted third period goals AURORA PEEWEES TRIP NEWMARKET It was a win for Aurora when Newmarket and Aurora peewee hockey teams met in an exhibition game at the Aurora arena last week Norm Dennis Ken Taylor Brian and Paul Hughes represented Autora on score sheet Ken Need rapped in both Newmarket goals Aurora Hamilton Morris Books Hammond Knowles Stone Dennis Walsh K Wright It Murray Taylor P Hughes and J Best Newmarket J Mc Donald Andrews Sehey Burling V Abbott Keffer Bales P Watt Hill W Greenfield Needier and will meet Aurora Lions and at in a midget league contest AUiston wll clash with Aurora At Jan 5 at Aurora Lions will meet dn bantam while Newmar ket Gorman Smoke Rings will battle King City at In a midget league tilt Sutton Rally Wins Ellis Sutton Green- shirts demonstrating remark able recuperative power roared from behind period deficit to pull out an overtime win over Sutton arena last week in a Ontario group intermediate game It was the second home win against one defeat Fred Taylor turned up the hero in Ihe Sutton camp as he popped home a tiebreaking goal at the minute mark of the overtime session After first period stand off Sutton fell behind In the second period Alliston added two early third period goals to take lead Then the Green- shirts showed the stuff they were made of as they snapped In five goals in just over eight min utes to force the issue into over- Ross exploded a goal effort to lead Alliston Colin bagged two goals while Ross Home and Doug Wright shared Alliston John Itearoyd A and Skip Taylor sparklets with two Other were Ron Forfar Sutton each getters mil fy And so pusses the most amazing year In all the history of sport be cause of shattered records that dot lb trail because the British Empire lorn International doormat in sport arose in Its to contribute to the saga of the most astonishing of all sports feats That was of course the double Miracle Mile In fact you might term it the Double Miracle First Eng lands Bannister crashed through the mental sound bar rier with a mile But the ink had scarcely dried on the records page when along came rfim John Landy from outpost of Australia to reduce the mark to And then the Miracle of Miracles both these great athletes broke the lmiuute mark in their unforgettable battle in the British Umpire Games in Vancouver fr These the feats not merely of the year but of century In a year when records fell like clay two out like beacon lights metres mark fell so fast and so often you scarcely keep track First the Czech then the Rus sian Valdimir Kuc then Englands great redhaired then again And there was Green shattering the 3mile murk And was a big year for Canada Bell amazed the wortil as she fought icy waters to the mites across Ontario on almost unbelievable feat And Tom Parker a chunky Canadian distance from Hamilton thrashed across the treacherous Channel In the recordbreaking seconds It was Canadas year on our golf Canadian Open events were won by Cam of Saskatoon became first nativeborn Gonad Mens Open in nearly years capturing the Gold Cup and Its rich cash awards On the little Marlene Stewart captured Canadian Women Open For Canada for British as was a fine sports year Indeed Calvert distillers LIMITED dl

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