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Newmarket Era and Express, 31 Mar 1955, p. 2

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J lie Newmarket En Mar 1W5 HASH By I This issue of the paper carries row and rightly so several stories In connection with All these delaying tactics could have been dispensed with if the Thorold manager had fol- Ontario Minor Hockey Asso ciation championship which has been brought to King City by lowed out Nichols Flyers midget team To start he refused to toss for Their record over the season the fifth and deciding game He indicated he would toss for the site of the third game but not for the fifth and more or less hinted the executive speaks for itself The Flyers roster contains many out standing players but even more important it is made up of a group of boys who have learned j would back nun up Later to obey instructions and to work events proved he was right a unit for the victory they did back him up or at sought ordered Newmarket to toss In this busy age of cars and for the third game and also the TV there are not too many fifth grownups who are willing to dej First time in nigh onto vote the unending time which years we ever heard of a toss for minor sports require from a the third game in a best of five t Kings Flyers Win Ontario Title In Midget Finals Against Brooklin coachs standpoint In Doug King City and has that rare type of individual Perhaps Doug feels that his reward is ample as the boys who played under him acknowledge wit youthful enthusiasm his role in the gaining of a championship But he can rest assured that he has more than that The parents and other adult members of the community are grateful for the job he is doing for the young sters and hope he will keep on doing this valuable work For his work he has taught his boys good citizenship to play the game clean and to come up series Guess you learn some thing new every day Newmarket Specialty officials have gone out of their way to cooperate with the They have taken on and elimin ated all the far distant clubs in the They have made trips to Parry Sound Port Hope and Dont know what more can be asked of them Thorolds stalling tactics have created a kingsize headache for Manager Eddie Pitt and Coach Ken A number of fans ask why dont they tell the this or that It sounds alright when you say it quick King City Nichols Flyers North York league representa tives are Ontario Minor Hockey Association Midget champions The Flyers won the title at Port Perry Saturday Gary spectacular goal set up smoothly by ace Pivot man Larry Hill that broke a tie gave King City a win over Brooklin Dodgers and the Ontario crown The King City rooters on nana for the game stood up and cheer ed after finished off the play that broke up the thrilling contest For their gamewinning play Bonham and Hill drew top bill ing but all in all it was a tre mendous team effort that won for the Flyers Said coach Doug when it was all over The boys all were terrific We needed a top effort from every one during the season to wind up champions Full praise is due all members of the team coach Doug who welded the team into a championship outfit manager Bill and Henry Davie who sponsored the team through the Nichols Electric Company Sack Hawks At Kings Carnival Harry Watson of the Chicago Black Hawks is the hockey per sonality who will be present at the ice carnival sponsored by King City Lions club at Noble- ton arena on Friday evening April The junior and senior district peewee hockey teams will period rush off the finals from to Dick Sweeme with a smile win lose or draw but in the final analysis if you For Doug it is his second On- want to cop a championship you crown in three years With play when the OMHA orders many of the same players under Eddie Pitt and Ken Broughton the Schomberg Lions banner have worked like in team won the bantam bringing the team this far and title in It is also fitting have bent over backwards to due recognition should be operate with the given to hardworking Bill Hod- gins team manager and also to Henry Davie of King who spon sored the team We extend hearty congratulations to the members of the King City Nichols Flyers Hockey season is slipping away fast Lets see Nichols Flyers have Aurora Automotive to get at for the North York title Our Office Specialty juveniles have Oak Ridges to tackle for the North York juvenile crown Co away for a week or two and trouble pops up Aurora Lions and Lions are looking daggers at each other over the fifth and de ciding game for the North York bantam diadem Were hoping to get this matter settled to every ones satisfaction this week Thorold has been giving our Specialties a run around in the juvenile finals Teams mutu ally agreed to a postponement Saturday due to the weather Locals were all packed and ready to go promised to phone manager Pitt Sunday I J whether the game would be From nineteenth spot to first played Monday or Tuesday They came through on schedule but wanted the locals to play there Friday and back here Sat urday if a fourth game is re quired Newmarket were against playing two nights in a The Flyers are worthy throne room occupants They dropped the first game the best of se ven series on their home grounds That setback didnt discourage them in the least and they went back to capture the next four games and the crown Saturday the Flyers establish ed themselves as a game team as they had to stage a tremen dous uphill drive to cop the ver dict They trailed at the end of the first period and were 54 after two rounds A gallant twogoal third period rally climaxed the Flyers run to the title Larry Hill a sterling operator throughout the series scored his fourth goal of the game early in the third period to tie it and then it was who sank the series clincher Fans were hardly settled be fore the Flyers took a 16 lead Goalsniper was Larry Hill who took the puck from the opening faceoff zipped into territory and punched it behind Page Cot a i CHy flyers Defeat Brook In fin Clinching the game with a I fivegoal attack during a seven minute stretch in the second period Doug King City Nichols Flyers thumped Brooklin Dodgers Wednesday at the arena Victory gave King City a commanding edge in games in the best of seven midget final series Held to one tally in the first period the Flyers swarmed around the Brooklin net in the second period to end all doubt about the final outcome Key players in the Flyers victory were Gary Bonham Dick Sweenie Norm Roberts and Doug Broad put his knack of scoring goals to work to get three all three coming during the Flyers rapid fire sec- littte XA wgnTredTure St Catharines Teepees and Burners were going great guns in the opening games in the Little finals The fin als started at the arena Tuesday Finals in both and squirt leagues are best of three affairs A pair of shutouts featured the opening matches Herb Cains St Catharines Teepees blanked Stan Gibbons Toronto in the squirt league In Harvey Burners hung a whitewash sign on Elmer Paisleys Mortons Ball of fire sniper Ray Good- fellow spearheaded the Teepees win Goodfellow popped in three goals Terry Cain got the win ners fourth Tommy Sinclair grabbed an assist on one of Good- fellows goals and Jack Austin turned in a shutout for the vic tors Three first period goals started the Burners away Frank terrific defensive effort and a sparkling threegoal caper sparked the Jelley boys Teddy dunked a pass from Ter ry Gibney to complete the Burn ers scoring Bob was a three star shotstopper in the winners cage Pontiacs aces were Jeff Lamb Keith Burling Jack Salter Doug Andrews and John Garrett The Newmarket Era and Express Newmarket and the rural district of Newmarket Era The Herald Published every at Main Newmarket Newmarket Era and Express Limited Subscription fr years for one year In advance Single copies are Member of Class A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Weekly News- I papers Association and the Audit Bureau of Anther- i bed as Second Class Mall Post Off re Department Ottawa JOHN Managing Editor J Caroline ton Womens Editor George Sports Edits Lawrence Job Printing and AWARD Doug Marchant We always find it a king she chore to the district hockey coach of the year We have two nominees for tkls honor at the moment Doug of the King City Nichols Flyers and Ken of the Newmarket Office Specialty Juveniles Both chaps as youll all agree have done a tre mendous job with their respective teams Too much praise cant be heaped on these deserving gentlemen At the moment due to the holdop in the juvenile finals Doug has most to show for his outstanding work in minor hockey namely the Ontario midget title By thin time next week were hoping Ken and his Spe cialty juveniles will have the Ontario juvenile crown in tow So this week until Ken catches up Hash- man finds It a distinct pleasure to name Doug of for the award and Theatre pass Pnr followed by the children and young peoples costume pa rade Clowns music by the Au rora high school band figure skating by two young Toronto girls broom hockey by district Lions clubs and other features will make up a gala night Pro ceeds are for boys and girls work Rink Wins finished off three scoring players around the net Sweenies first goal started the Flyers on their way His secnod broke a I all tie and exploded the Flyers sec ond period rush His third mar ker wound up the Flyers scor ing Gary Bonham pegged three assists and Sweenie claimed two to complete a busy evenings work Norm Roberts scored the Flyers other goal Broad did a fine job in the Flyers cage He kicked aside countless Brooklin thrusts and weathered an allout Dodger in days is the success tack in the games opening min- of Art Kneeshaws curling jutes when it appeared Brooklin rink at the Bradford Curling was out to build an early cam- club That streak included 13manding lead Only once was undefeated efforts As a result Broad caught napping in the Vivian Foresters for the second successive year are Lake junior hockey league champions They posted an impres sive record over the regular campaign to finish second They skated through the playoffs without a defeat First they eliminated Oak Ridges in the semifinals and polished off Horace Berwicks sur prisingly strong Mount Albert in the finals Vivian cap tain Stan Pollard received the Morton Brothers Trophy in the post game ceremonies Four members of the team finished in first five in the league scoring race Frank won the scoring crown while Doug Card Stan Pollard and Elmer tied for the runnerup award Front row kneeling left to right Harry John second row George manager Doug Stan Pollard Jim Frank Hendy Merlyn Doug Forfar coach back row Jim Bob Barnes Elmer DeGeer Doug Card Paisley Harry Simpson photo by Strasler y PANTS of this meteoric climb Art rink has been crowned Aggregate prize win ner and holder of the trophy at the Bradford Curling club first period when John pumped the biscuit past him at The first period ended King City roared into a lead before Brooklin got the Minor Triple Header Tonight at Arena One of the important nights of the minor hockey league sea son comes up for attention at the Newmarket arena tonight Three outstanding playoff games are on the card The threegame schedule kicks off at pm the opener St Catharines Teepees and To ronto Marlboros will match skat ing strides in a Little squirt league final series contest A win tonight will give the Teepees the title At pm Jelleys Burners and Mortons have a date to do battle for the Little crown The Burners won the series opener and a victory tonight will clinch the title for them In the nightcap bout Rangers and Chicago skate out to scrap for the Optimist sponsored L laurels Its a suddendeath affair The teams were unable to break a tie in the previous playoff game The latter game starts at pm Minor hockey promoters are hoping to see a big fan turnout Drop in and give the small fry hockeyists a tumble They pro vide some red hot hockey games and youll probably be looking at some future OMHA cham pionship players Ridges Qualify For North York Oak Ridges Pioneers have qualified to meet Newmarket Specialties for the North York juvenile hockey league title The series is expected to start as soon as Newmarket concludes OMHA play Oak Ridges is a firstyear team in the league Newmarket will be seeking its fourth successive crown Due to the ice being out of the Newmarket arena after this weekend the Specialties ably will ploy their home game at Aurora or the teams may seek ice at Richmond Hill Richmond Hills new artificial ice plant was opened two weeks ago Oak Ridge after having tied in the semifi opener was awarded the secon game of the series due to tons use of an ineligible player was unable to complet the series and it was awarded Oak Ridges PAPER SALVAGE DRIVE By Scouts and Cute west side of town fug west side of Hah street starting Saturday April 2nd East side Apr PLEASE BUNDLE PAPERS AMy SALE OF EASTER EGGS AND from the mm The average value of a mink pelt to the Canadian fur farmer is under SOVEREIGN CHOCOLATE FACTORY ON THE CORNER OF AND CHARLOTTE AVENUE IN NEWMARKET Art Kneeshaws rink was made I puck behind Broad again Ken t up of Frank Miller Bob Wood Lloyd King and Art Kneeshaw skip Kneeshaws rink rolled up points three points bet ter than the second place rink Final statistics covering season play issued this week by club secretary Art indi cate Joe rink fin ished to lead the Newmar ket curlers Harold Eatons rink slipped during the late stages of the competition to finish Herb Lawrences trio wound up in spot Roberts was the marksman and before the period closed ItfcDuff netted his second goal By that time King City was leading nd the skaters added a third period counter Bob Sampson and Fred Davis lined up assists in the Flyers trip to the winners circle Steady play by Bob Hed ging Fred Davis Bert Archibald and Sampson kept Broad well protected I Tomorrow Next week The chances are that youll never I expect a fire but fire can strike at any time Be pre- pared keep your property adequately insured Make certain that your fire insurance covers the present value of your property Check I with write fire automobile floaters and all other lines except life Call CMs EM St Oust in Lithe National League Finalists in the Little hockey league will be Morions and Burners The seasonlong lead ers in the league had their mit tens full taking care of the last place Butchers Butcher who hadnt won a game all year came up with a surprise win in the best of three semifinal opener The got back in the scoring trim to whip the Butch ers in game two of the set That squared the series and forc ed a third and deciding game The series tiebreaker was held at the arena Thursday The Pontiacs climaxed their march into the finals with a victory over Keith Burling twogoal effort and a standout performance by goalie Jeff Lamb featured the Pontiacs triumph Ken Shrop shire got the other tally Vera Abbott assisted on first goal and Terry Gorman dished up the relay on tally Terry a busy lad in the Butchers was credited with keeping the from running away with a wider vic tory margin- Brian Bales Peter Watt and Ken were other players in the losing Kranfz Rink fii Irenes at dear old Mi ami have had the pleasure of looking in on some dandy mat ches this winter But most agree that sizzling bout between Dutch Fearsome Threesome and Ken Bains Terrific Trio for the second trebles tournament title was tops on the excitement poll When the last kitty toucher had been chucked down the felt rink had nicked Bain trio to cop the title winning combination was Krintz skip Homer Blair viceskip Art Mitchell lead was the helm of his unit Lyman Rose viceskid Chester Best lead The Miami make a start on the third trebles tourna ment this week and are expect ing some red hot competition be fore a winner is declared Several years back an East school hockey league was organized Six teams Brown Hill Mount Sharon Holt and Holland entered this year The league season finished recently competition was keen throughout the sea son and the league enjoyed a banner year All the games were played at the arena Holland Landing Night Hawks are this years champions The high scoring Landing squad boasting an impressive seasonlong record defeated Brown Hill last years trophy winners in the league finals Holland Landing sportsmen ore planning a banquet for the champions in the near future when the Pop Walker Trophy em blematic of league supremacy will be presented Members of the Holland Landing team were Ken Joe Bob Pearson Bill Ron Lloyd Foster Larry Brian Foster John Ackerman Chessley Stickwood and Fred Sadler Landing schoolmaster Jim Cudmore was coach and Pop Walker manager Photo by Strikes and Spares It was a high scoring week in the Office Specialty league Bruce Andrews featured a Other top notch trundlers were Francis Tommy Scott Bill Lou Lowell Waller 614 DONATED Francis little hockey league director reports success in his hunt for trophies for the young hockey stars of the league Francis re ports the following Newmarket sportsmen have indicated they are ready to supply a trophy Don Cameron Hall Joe Dales Hill ven Smith and Dan Newmarket Motors Die Hards collected ft points to win the Ladies Lawn Bowling league crown Trailers had and Fluffs Hazel captained the winning six Oth er members of the team were Lucy Andrews Alva Ann Boa Hendricks and Grace Doyle Olive Hugh- sons triple highlighted the closing scores Other top flight pin were Mary Hendricks Vivian Gibson Hazel BenhHz Margaret 9 Audrey Winger Hazel Hopper ls Wright posted a to pace the scoring In the windup session Other leaders were Harry Thorns Lcn Burling Jim Cullen Hurricanes load the bowling league They have points Spitfires arc second points Comets third and Jets fourth with League start April Edith Burch col lected a triple to pace the league lost week ft 5- L if 50 Today Regular Army employs many skills and many talent vital young Canadians this force for your defence and more are needed This may be your change to learn to earn and to contri bute to your country white do so To men of the right type there offered satisfying career me company of top calibre Canadian soldiers scope of Regular Army offers fine opportunity you owe it to yourself to find out about it firstrate possibilities A v Visit the CANADIAN ARMY Wrights won the Davis Leather league crown Wrights unit was made up of Ned Andy Cullen mer Groves Alan Harry Bell Art Bennington and Wright Wrights company finished up with point George Ingiedewa team had lens Ken Bennington Jean registered a triple VandenBergh Joyce Villeneube to lead the Office Specialty Wtice gala league League standing reads Villeneube 45 Sniith 29 Gibson tvC Hall Edna 519 Elsie Mona Dean were the Monday ladies lea gue pacesetters League stand ing Biowera Send ers Strikers Jems Lyns 78 Ace in the Thursday night ladies league were Betty VanZant Marie Myrtle Dunne Vi Dale Service Open V THERES A PLACE FOR YOU in CANADAS v

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