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District Sports News First York Curling Bon spiel Is Huge Success I Bradford Curling Club Major Prize Winners Keswick Comets Reach Ontario Hockey Finals masters grads JQUALIFY FOR TOWN BASKETBALL FINAL Just about everyone was say ing that it is going to be Masters vs in the town basketball final And that is exactly what is going to be The two teams play a suddendeath game Monday at Newmarket High gym Keswick Comets definitely the surprise team of the year has just one more bridge to cross to cap ture the Ontario Rural Hockey as- sociation intermediate cham pionship Representing the league in the rural the Comets recently eliminated Erin and last week ousted in the semifinals to earn a spot in the Ontario finals Playing at Sutton March the at pm for the league crown Comets got away to a flying start In the consolation series Bell j in the semis by defeating Telephone plays Lyons at 1 in a free scoring display pm Monday Playing the return game at St Nobby Ash turned in a terrific effort in the Comets away win Ash hit the for half his teams total Howard Ash Bob Clark Jim Lyons and Ivan Rye were the other Comet goal- scorers Cocoaches Lowell Waller and Nobby Ash are happy about the way the Cometmen have been going in the playoffs Tex Baker has been a standout in goal while Lowell Waller Bud Thompson Jack Peters and Bob Clark have been doing a tremen dous job on the defense Up front the Comets have had for them There was a lot of hot action in Marys Friday the Comets hit ex- three speedy lines going the league semifinals before Mas- in the final minute Nobby Ash Howie Ash and Grads qualified for the finals In the semifinal opener Dune Bell put up a noteworthy scrap before fall ing before Bob Dicks Grads 29- For a short spell in the second and Mike to break a tie and earn an make one combina- win The win gave the Co mets the best of three semifinal set in two straight Nobby Ash Keith Clark and Ivan Rye were the three leading hot shots scoring three goals game of the semifinal twinbill a each in the Comets win at Sut- looked in the making as ton Bob Clark and Jim Lyons Lyons jumped into an early lead while Ivan Rye Keith Clark and Jim Lyons supply the second line spark George Davidson Jerry Pickering Bruce Reid and Saturday was a red letter day in York Curling Club history It only to sec the Masters stage a whirlwind finish to win a total into double figure verdict Fred Bcnnitz was the star per former the Grads camp going for 15 points Bill Mair added eight Bob Dick four Alvie Mc Knight two while Ron Groves fifth member of the crew turned in a steady checking game Aubrey Watson hooped five points Dune three Bob brushed up on their scoring for about the opposition the a goal each to shoot the Cornet but expect t will be John Cook complete the Comet was the day on which the York curlers held their first bonspiel The roster event drew rinks and 64 curlers from Sutton Bradford The Comets quite sure Keswick Toronto and Newmarket Two Bradford rinks seen here near captured two game and one game high prizes Back row to Ken Wood Charles Adam Bartlof Charles Davis C A Tiny Gathers York Club president Front row to r Ed Kenny Rex Smith Floyd Cunningham Photo by Stephens Brooklin To Play Here Tonight And Saturday For Group Finals Brown and Bob Ascot two each to spearhead the Bell effort Don Menard was a one man scoring riot for the Masters Showing deadly aim under the hoop Menard rolled up a season record breaking 29poinl total George Kelly popped in points Ed Richardson seven Bob Thom son three George Cox two in the winners drive The three brothers Fred Glen and Bob along with Ken Stephens and Peter Maltutat pro vided the spark for the Lyons Fred Boden was the scoring lead er going for a big nine points Ken Stephens sank eight Glen six Bob Boden and Ken two each as the Lyons turned in a creditable effort the high scoring unbeaten Masters important junior The m e Rings will be a the game down in the group final Brooklin when the two Two all group final games are on docket for fan attention this week Having pushed Aurora Bears a- Newmarket Smoke Rings and Combines are poised to fight it out for the group title The first game was scheduled for Port Perry Tuesday Tonight the second game will be played here The extra helping of junior hockey will come up this Satur day when the two clubs play game three of the scries The SmokiesBrooks as well as being the group finals will also be the semifinals in the OKA junior C series Two other teams remain in the hunt for Ontario honors They are Parry Sound and They start a best of five semifinal round this week teams skate out on Newmarket arena tonight The Smokies dropped the series opener to 9 in over time Tuesday at Port Perry The series is a best of five affair Aurora Little NHL Finals Are Coming Up and Rangers j uled to do battle for the crown staged a battle Sat- 1 To use the words of the curl ers competing on Saturdays first bonspiel at the York Curling Club was a huge success rinks start ed off at am and the winners werent declared until after It pm Curlers representing the Brad ford Curling Club were the major pri2o winners Two draws were made the first at 9 am and the second at am with eight rinks competing in each flight Dodger Bradford rink posted a three win record to cap ture the am A series champ ionship while Lloyd Kneeshaws Bradford combination via three straight wins walked off with the series am draw title Bill Melbourne Herb Hodgson and Norm Porter were members of the Collings rink The Kneeshaw rink was composed of Art Evans Newmarket Brock Evans and Clarence Kneeshaw In A series competition Alan combination brought a big measure of cheer to the York Curlers by annexing two victories to capture the twogame winner prizes while Clark Youngs ionville team was the leader in the onegame victories Alan an outstanding shotmaker throughout the day had Cam eron as viceskip George Phimis- lead Ken second In scries Ken Woods Brad ford rink was top two game lead er and Rex Smiths rink also re presenting the Bradford Club was prize winner for one game rinks entered the clubs first The entry list was made up of four Newmarket rinks skip ped by A Gathers Harold Eaton and Bill Bales Two rinks were on hand from Toronto Curling Club while other rinks represented Keswick Bradford Sutton and The Kes wick rink of Jerry Pollock Jack Trclor and Lome ODell finished second in A series two game win ners York Club president A Tiny during the of prizes at the conclusion of the busy successful thanked all the visitors for being present and congratulated the winning rinks The visitors in turn indicated they had enjoyed the curling and would be back for the next held under the York Curling Club auspices In the tyke scries finals Pitts burg and Buffalo are scheduled to clash Matt Walsh Elected To Executive At Ont Minor Lacrosse Meeting CURLERS IN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY Over ladies have joined the York Curling club at last report The ladies are holding their first club April Their first series club championship round concludes this evening The men have a new trophy to try for Its the Bert Morrison Tip Top Tailor trophy It goes i to the ink with the high for March Competition has been ken Smoke Rings Lose Opener To Brooklin In Overtime Newmarket Smoke Rings and Brooklin Combines went into overtime before coining up with a winner in the opening junior score I group final series The verdict went against the men of Cain and Gorman at Port Perry Tues- in the second series club champion- night Malt Walsh Newmarkets hardworking lacrosse enthusiast pauses with two honored guests on the steps of the Legion Hall where the Ontario Minor Lacrosse Association held its luncheon Saturday With him are left Hon Charles Daley minister of labor and right Merv Ontario ath letic commissioner Newmarket citizen and busy lacrosse organizer Matt Walsh was named to the executive of the On tario Minor lacrosse Association The associations first annual meeting was held in the Newmar ket town hall Saturday Lacrosse sticks will he longer and the entry list will definitely reach a record this season Those were other facts gleaned from the meeting Mayor M welcom- cd some delegates representing 25 communities across Ontario to Newmarket in his opening re marks at the meeting Delegates voted the minimum length of sticks in future In all series would be 42 inches maxi mum inches Previously 36 in ches was the minimum allowed tournament I s s such TfiflJ J ment has the approval of the LA executive mi Delegates voted unanimously to MiQQet continue their midseason 1 wn S ments in novice mite and bantam and hope also to add a midget tourney There was keen bidding among st the representatives to secure these tournaments The matter of selecting the sites for the tourna ments was left with the executive to decide Harris Steele Fergus was nam ed president for Fran Ruse Branch first vicepresident Bernard St Catharines second vicepresident and K C McDcrmott Toronto secretary- treasurer Along with Matt Walsh J J teams played under Hill Kitchener and Bert the banner last season j Port were elected to Clarence Greenfields the surprise team of the Not Minor Hockey Association midget playoffs appear to have a good chance of copping a berth in the North York league finals Playing at March the harvested a twogoal lead as they defeated Karl Hills Rotarlans It was the first game in a twogame totalgoals series Second game is at Rich mond Hill March The series survivor goes against Bill Mun- dells Aurora Appliances for ship over the past week and there have been some surprising upsets recorded Joe rink sprang a surprise to Alan unbeaten combination In oth er close matches Cameron de feated Ralph McCann 75 Orval Clarks rink came on strong to spill Charles Hunts combination while in a fourth match Mar Lou Stephens got on the beam to defeat Grant Sine Scores posted in March j tests were Dave Bill Hales Frank Dawson Jack Clare Smith Bert Morrison Bob Wonch Har old In March matches Dave Par- rink came up with a fine effort to edge Harold Eatons foursome In other matches Bill Bales defeated Clare Smith Bert Morrisons rink won over Frank Dawson Jack defeated Jack 108 and Dr Arkinstall upset Hob Wench rink It was a seesaw tussle New- market had it in the first period Two goals by Marcel Tessier coupled with singletons fired by Don and Bob Black- bum earned them a 2 lead was the Brooks turn to show their power in the second period Aided Newmarket penalties the Brooks poured in five middle round goals without a re ply- Astern the Smoke Rings came to life in the final period as Bob Jack Rogers and Jack Cain hit the scoresheet Strikes and Spares fired the insurance clincher at The Combines Jack was nothing but trouble for Wally Adair and his defense buddies In all sank six goals goal at setup by Bob eluding the game winner Blackburn was the 7all equaliz er and sent the contest into over time started the overtime session with a man in the penalty box Smack off the opening face- off Jack took the puck into Smokies territory and slipped a slider past Wally Adair It took just 21 seconds to get that one and the Brooks Wayne Red- Tuesdays Summary First Period Smokies Million 742 Smokies Whip Brooklin Qualify For Group Finals BANTAMS HAVING TROUBLE It begins to look like it will he up to Aurora bantams to bring North York Minor Hockey North York midget hockey lea- u and semifinalists in the lms Bob Rout ledges ban tams are the second York Newmarket Smoke Rings got over a last big hurdle on their way to a place in the junior group finals They thumped at the aritia Thursday Coach Cain sent out two for ward strings that were really passing the puck around and both shared in the scoring exchanges Bob was setting up the play a for Marcel and Brian Million while Jack Cain was between Jack Rogers and Don McKnight After a quiet first period Jack Rogers sailed into heat netminder Joe Melnlck Jack Rogers made no mistake with his rerouting shot There were just six penalties during the scrap and the only real tussle developed when Don Thorns and grappled at center- ice They drew five minutes piece for their pains Bob Wilson was a casualty when Bob Blackburns stick came up during a bumpbump bout with a and clipped Wilson on the forehead Although Newmarket outshot 3627 over the route Wally Adair had to be particul arly alert on numerous occasions 1548 1833 Cain and Bob Wilson handled I to fend off some labelled Com puck on Rogers ice breaking goal bine shots It came at the six minute mark Pointing to the fact this will bo a big year in the lacrosse revival drive between and teams filed entries Saturday Fifteen amendments mostly ex ecutive approved were discussed and passed Chief among the new rulings were the ones to make birth certificates compulsory in all series by In future in play off games and tournaments each player must sign the referees re port Delegates also approved of leg islation to control all tournaments affiliated teams or play er must not take part in any the executive positions Following the close of the meet- delegates and guests adjourn ed to the Canadian Legion Hall for dinner Hon Charles Daley Ontario minister of labor and Merv Ontario athletic commissioner headlined guest speaker list Reeve Ed Wrightman extended a welcome from the town of New market Retiring president Wal ter Murphy and new president Harris Steele also spoke briefly indicating this was to be a ban ner year for minor lacrosse across Ontario club in the Ontario finals is playing off with for the bantam title The Milvcrton series a best of five set opened at Milvcr March 20 with being tripped Playing the second game at Friday Milvcr handed a set back now must win the the ieaguc title and Ted op the On- Trophy la crown Two goals in the final three Friday game Bert minutesof play that broke the lone goal tie fashioned the ad- had built up a vantage Stamp Edwards Dave Voigt and Don Anderson were the Thornhill snipers J Coughlin notched two goals Cameron Woods and Dave singletons for lead SMOKE KINGS JUNIOR FINAL STANDING W I Newmarket 2 Aurora Tessier Million Blackburn a 4 Rogers Thorns McKnight Cain Wilson Graves 2 0 A 26 14 This goal seemed to he the turn ing point in the contest Both teams up to this point seemed eon- tent to play it cosy From then on the Smokies asserted a mark ed superiority over the invading Brooks Bob clicked at on a pass from Marcel Tessier and Brian Million That gave the Smokies a advantage Then came Brooklins only goal as Jack stole the puck from a attacker and shifted past the defense to rap a shot behind Adair Before the second period out Jack Rogers who was hav ing a big night scoring wise dumped in Bob Blackburn re bound It was and Rogers who put the finishing touches on the Smoke Rings win with goals seconds apart during the min ute of third period action and Million were in on Isbist- goal a pretty as picture com effort Jack Cain did the work on goal digging the puck out of 4 a scramble behind the goal and GAMS SUMMARY goal Midnick defen se Jones Disney It Jones forwards Tur- skii Gibson Ferguson Jones Carnegie Jones Newmarket goal Adair de fense Thorns Blackburn Graves forwards Croutch Rogers Million Wilson Cain McKnight Goodfellow First Period No score Penalties Thorns Graves Gibson 831 Thorns mini min Second Period Smokies Rogers Cain Wilson Smokies Million 4 Smokies Rogers Blackburn Penalties Blackburn Third Period Smokies Million Smokies Rogers Cain No penalties Smokies McKnight Combines Germond Redshaw Ferguson Smokies Tessier J McKnight Combines Ferguson Smokies Blackburn Rogers Penalties Wilson Rogers Million and 10 min I Wilson 1050 Second Period 7 Combines Combines Germond Ferguson Combines Ferguson Combines Carnegie Gibson Combines McMahon Penalties Blackburn Cain Third Period Smokies Smokies Rogers Graves Smokies Cain Blackburn Penalties Tureski Ferguson Overtime Combines Combines Germond Penalties McMahon Shots on goal 10 ft By Newmarket Joy Lewis rang up a fancy series to head the Tuesday ladies scoring Over were Bea Mason Eleanor Peat Ann Lit Gould Dorothy Hew itt Jean White Iris Morton posted an excellent 664 triple to show the way March in the Wednesday ladies lea gue Marion Gould Mary Fish were the other bowlers to break over bracket pin were Barbara Bell 581 Emma Broad- bent Edna Ballard Mabel McHale Mildred Steele Davis a Leading scores March were Mildred Steel turn Edna Ballard Bettv Phillips Marion Gould Barbara Bell Lil lian McNally 527 Helen Norma Peel Mac- Nab 515 Theres a new leader in the Of fice Specially Officemcns league Ken Millers team has ousted Don Gibsons club from the frontrun ner position Hank VandenBergh Dave Harvey 1 Rose Francis Jack Mills George Don Burch Harry Bong 628 Bert Seldon Jim Bond were the other marksmen Myrtle Dunn Edith Hall Jean Wrightman Lee ph Olive wer Thursday ladies league leaders Bell Telephone howlers were I showing excellent form last week 1139 1 Don Gibsons series was a fea ture Following Gibson in the mens division scoring were 436 1130 Red- Easier Seats old 707 Neil MacTagg- Stan Evans Bill John ston Harry Mills 610 Ken Ken Wright In the ladies section leading lights were Alice 633 Dorothy Norma Peel Eileen More Lee Wallace Elsie Evans Bell have three weeks to go before playoff time rolls a- round Dean rolled a ser ies to cop top honors in the Mon day ladies loop Over bowlers were Mary Osborne Muriel Heather Ruth Marg Jane VanZant Shyrlea Preston Elsie Annie Phyl Edna 504 Hester Clark Steve bowling In the intercommunity league poured it on for a triple including a 392 singleton Other scoring lead were Percy Pembertoa 044 Roy Kef fer M Petro Counter J Child Sr J I Balagh 746 Dave McCutchccn Clarence Salisbury 703