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ERA ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DEC The Second Section Sport Pages Comics Farm ami Garden District Page Haskett Hash George Haskett BRUCE THE MINNOW MORGAN STARS IN GOAL There was trouble at the hackers hacienda Thursday The Junior C game was half an hour late starting It seems Lindsay Merchants didnt want to play Naturally this had to happen before the largest fan turnout of the season Clubs need some protection against this sort of thing Newmarket were charged with a loss last Monday They were supposed to play in Orange- ville for a moved ahead from Boxing Day game There was a goof up along the line and they didnt make it so it was two points down the drain plus expenses The fans were roaring bush Thursday and they had a right to riled up They didnt take kindly to waiting around half an hour The Argus must have lost their go power They played listlessly and Lindsay won and deserved to win The were playing Claus early They were giving away the puck for two periods They played their best hockey in the third period Lindsay but it was too late at this stage to pull out a win It was the Argus first home ice defeat Coach Bill sent three players home early for indifferent play That would be Gene Scotch Alan St John and forward Gary Carle- ton wasnt feeling too well so the boy from went home on that account Elmer who handled the club at Lindsay recently was all praise for scored three goals in this one From now on the product who has a big brother Swoop Wayne playing for the Leafs should be scoring his fair share of goals for the Argusmen Bob Kane scored three goals in the home test Terry who is our prize digger got the other You might as well get used to the fact fellows if you tangle with the officials youre on the sidelines Doug received a suspension from the game at Lindsay Paul the classy front liner with Aurora Tigers is also at games for a spell Like we always say can find hockey players but its tough to train officials Were sold on school hockey after last Sundays show at the arena The Newmarket HighHuron Heights contest won by the Heights was a and worth watching The coaches of the two teams Doug Martin and Larry Bone and their able assistants George and Rod Hyde seemed to have their teams under control Previous to the school game Newmarket Legion and Thornhill midgets played an game It was full of crime Both teams appeared more bent on whacking each other around than playing hockey The coaches of teams did not seem to have any control over their charges Their charges in fact were charging all over the ice rather than playing hockey There were a couple of displays of fisticuffs We think the should adopt a rule suspend ing players for fighting In the school league players fighting are out for the season Thats the way it should be in minor hockey Are we out to produce hoodlums or hockey players How Wrong Can I Be WEST picked the Grey Cup game score cor rectly Not many can say that Trouble was we picked the west All we can figure had the cry stal ball upside down Mr Editor Dave Haskell had the right team but by one point Trade winds are blow ing in senior hockey so the rumor mills have it Bill and Bob its reported are being trad ed by Orillia to Toronto Marlies There were a trio of fine hockey matches at the arena Friday night as Newmarket minors and Thornhill split a triple- header There were few penalties all the teams played wide open hockey This is the way it should be Newmarket Plaza Association are sponsoring our capable novice team with Ken Needier coach and Dave manager Woods Ltd is sponsoring the Trail Blazers Coach is Cliff manager Jim Bond Theyll do alright as along as the fire siren doesnt blow Jack is coach of the Optimistsponsored bantams Wyatt as the eager beaver manager Alf is arena maintenancemanager Jim Patrick and Doug Duncan are his able assistants Stan Smith seemed quite pleased with the next Sport Page A Hurst by pis 7 Grant Edwards Oswald Jack Cow Paul Tolman Herb Fletcher Larry Bone Held goal Rod Hyde Mrs Dave Hopper Jim Patrick Jim Ferguson Bill In gram Gord Hunt Jack Passmore 4 George George Pick Hot- 4er Cross Etfi Wall Frances Evans McDonald Pete Bruv Newmarket and Pickering Play To Tie NEWMARKET Hockey basketball and curling share the HiSports headlines Bruce Morgan known as Minnow to his pals wore his new glove for Pickering Col leges senior hockey test with Newmarket High Minnows glove seemed to do the job to perfection He held NHS to one goal as the teams tied in a North York School Hockey League Jack Hurst a leading can didate for loop scoring hon ors scored the Newmarket goal late in the third period on a Don Scott authored pass Dave shot the PC goal in the second period lifting a screened past ef ficient Hub netminder Rob Doug Martin is NHS coach and George assistant coach Bob who has played for Canada in Olympic and World Hockey Champion ship competition is the coach Larry Bone and Rod Hyde took Huron Heights on a jaunt to the snow belt at Orillia last week and came back with a tie against Collegiate Ray and John Radial scored the Huron goals BASKETBALL Newmarket will have three North York Basketball League entries Brian McKenzie will coach the senior five Al Wil son the intermediates Joe Hoi bom the juniors Auroras Williams Colleg iate hoop sides who will soon step onto their new gym floor will send three teams into North York action Terry Clif ford is senior coach Davie intermediate and Eric Boyd a newcomer to school sport will mastermind the juniors Stan is Pickering College senior leader Dave Jefferson is intermediate helmsman and Jan Devantier of Newmarket soccer fame is junior bench genius WILLIAMS WINS THREE Aurora Williams and Pick ering officially launched the hoop sport season at Picker ing last week with a triple header It was a Williams celebration day Aurora de- It appears to be a the alert if it turns up Pickering and in senior intermediate and junior Jim Chapman notched eight points Cal and Gary Cummings seven each to star with Aurora seniors Ralph counted six points Ray five Scott Ray mond Paul Chestertown and Bob Kemp four each to pace the intermediate victors Ed OMahony hooped four points Jim Spragg three Jeff Davie and Bob two each to spark Aurora juniors Pickering pacesellers wcie Ken Coulter three Jim Brown two Peter Vasoff four Alan Crilchley Dan Davis and Dawson two each CURLING Keith Jewell and Eric Fer- of a lost puck with everyone on It was a contest between Pickering College and Newmarket High School and the teams ended with a 1 I deadlock following a rousing game Cross Staff ere in charge of a Pick ering College curling program that embraces six rinks and 24 players Ten rinks and players are participating in the NHS cur ling program Games are af ter school Tuesdays at the York Curling Club Success story skips last week were Terry Jan ice Clarke Teasdale and Steve Lloyd Their eager rinks posted and 86 wins over Cheryl Teasdale Nancy Smith Prciss and Hugh Wright rinks Previous week scores were Kina Prciss Janice Clarke Hugh Wright 7 Terry 2 Chris Smith I and Cheryl Teasdale Steve Lloyd Six Rinks Share York Lead The Boys With The Big N Split With Thornhill Lads NEWMARKET The boys with the big on their chests tackled the kids from big T land at the arena Friday in the weekly tripleheader OM HA tests It was a split the spoils night Newmarket Plaza novices pulled out all the stops for an exciting 32 win over nipped Newmar ket S Woods Trail Blazer peewees as the Hub kids missed a bundle of scoring op portunities The Hub Optimist bantams and Thornhill tied in a secsaw skating and shooting show Peter continuing the great hockey tradi tion scored the winner for the Plazas Jamie Alcock and Jim assisting Kev in a coming star scor ed from Ken Venestra Chris Jackson from Venestra and Jim Cote and Bill Sim shar ed Thornhill goals Kevin Mc Donald was a Hub goalkeep ing star The name of the game is put the puck in the net New market Woods Trail Blazers couldnt do it They had at least 20 good third period chances to snap Ihc gooseegg but no luck Barry scored the winner Brian Stankiewicz turned handsprings keeping the Woodsmen off the score sheet Goalie John was a Hub star Steve Waddington Gary Manners and Alan Vick- shared best Newmarket scoring chances with Mark Robinson solid on defense Jackson scored with only seconds left to as Newmarket Optimists rallied to gain a bantam split Jim making team coach Poppa Jack happy scor ed two early Hub goals Mur ray Blight a rockribbed rear guard was in on both goals Jim Gibbons got an as sist on second as well parked on the goalcrease tucked away a pass from Don for the third Hub goal Jackson shot up and around the Thorn defense to complete a rink long solo dash to sink tying goal Jackson with his speed skating and shooting ability should do this more often Jacksons dash wrote a glitter ing finish to a fine evening of clean freeskating minor hoc key NEWMARKET Rinks di rected by George Morgan Larry Marshall Ernie Jack King Alex Spear and Murray Woods are riding the glory train at the York Curl ing Club They are the unde feated leaders after three weeks of first draw play Morgan edged George Moody and Larry Marshall shad ed Jack Bennett to run their Monday draw winning streak to three games In oth er Monday matches Connie and Murray Woods matched knockouts for a win Bob Coulter defeated Gil Smith and Harry Carter edged Dr McClintock for a first win Alex Spear handed Art Gath a third straight setback Ernie Sokol outshot Claude and Jack King heattreated Ivor Kennedy 2 for both Tuesday draw lead ers to count third straight tri umphs Ed Jones defeated Don Basset for his second win George Morgan topped Larry Marshall and Ger ald Armstrong downed for first wins Alex Spear with fillin Skip Connie at the til ler defeated George Moody and Murray Woods defeat ed Bob Coulter to share the undefeated Wednesday draw lead wilh records Mo Hall slipped from the glory trail being held 7all by Bob Houston skidded like the gold market losing to Bob Clarke Claude showed no mercy In beating Bill Bales Ernie So dropped Gerald Armstrong for a first loss Harry Carter beat Don for a second win leaders of alternate Friday with points each are Bill Simmons with June Mor gan Mel McCaffrey and Jean Crowe and his assistnts Armstrong shot caller for Dorothy Morgan and Gerald Bond ami Grace Pitt Bill Aikman and Gil Smith units are the every Friday pacesetters Aikman rink members are Louise Evans Bob Miller and Verna Smyth Judy Jack and West are the Smith foursome KeswickComets Soar Nick Bronetto Scores Quartet KESWICK Keswick Com ets performing in the OHA Intermediate Hock ey League are giving their South Shore fans a bundle of keen well played hockey The Comets are scooting along at a 5050 clip and that is something to crow about in the talented group The Comets lost at home Dec to a polished Whitby team Dave Doug Gibbons Lcn Bray Peter and Gary Fair- barn scored Comet goals In the previous outing Com ets lost game three 104 to Newcastle Gary scored twice Don Toneri and Larry Bray once each to pace Comets East Gwitfmbury sports man Wally Wallace Comet coach Ed Mahoncy making a career of managing Keswick teams is manager Many of are no strangers to the Newmarket area fans Dave Ballard is expected to join the club to aid Jerry Oat- man with the goalkeeping chores Terry Gibney Lcn and Lar ry are defensive stal warts ExNewmarket Red- men juniors Doug Gibbons Stcen ami Archie arc carrying the scoring punch Other players in Comet liv ery are Peter Smoke Ring cap tain Bud Brian Park inson Don Toneri Dave and Gary We need additional inter mediate calibre players Any one interested in playing with the Comets will be welcome reports Coach Wallace Blues Ready For Hoop Season NEWMARKET Were ready is the terse report from the Pickering College Blues basketball camp The Blues are planning to burn up boards in the upcoming Newmarket and District Sen ior Basketball season Weve had a couple of prac tices Everyone looks in good shape Is the official word from the Blues training cen ter Expected to carry the scoring torch for the Blues arc Don Menard Bob Stan Eraser Dave Jef ferson Jan Bruce Jim French Bob Duff and John Lcfghtell A meeting to organize the New market District Basket ball league will be held Dec 11 at pm Teams interested in playing in the league arc asked to have representatives present The meeting will be held at 446 Davis Drive For Information contact League Director George Strikes Spares Famous Players weekly award winners at Bowl last week were Irene Pot League high single Myrtle Dunn Tuesday Major high triple Major 390 and Jack Mix ed high triple Newmarket Legion was hostess for the Legion Mixed District event last week at Bowl The host pin spilling contingent of Jim Ethel Winter Al- dyth Maurice Winter Ida and Jim Martin rolled a 3539 total to cop top honors Belly Young high single Ida high triple Jim Handley high single 334 and Jim Martin high triple were individual leaders Shirley Bray bowled a series including a top single Thorns to show the way in the Monday Ladies League Flossie Camp bell Irene Giles 622 June and Judy Vander Grocf 610 topped the 600 bar Other scoring leaders were Norma Tansley Lucy Bur rows Phyl Mclnnis Donna Patrick Stella Mc Tavish Smallcy Helen 556 Betty Stokes 555 June Joan Prosser 528 Violet Gard ner Nancy Scott Hel en 516 and Marilyn Do- Ian 515 Joan Noble was a wayout leader in Wednesday La dies League shooting a series that included a 313 single Marion Stephenson Marg Eves Bertha Bur ling Ethel Winter Audrey Evans and Mnrg Kay followed the Noble lead Myrtle Dunn was an 81 pin fall leader with a triple in the Thursday Night Ladies League Frances hit for a 674 Helen Tomtinson and Eva Annie Caro lyn Fletcher 577 Betty Mark Fran Villeneuve Jansen Marie Joan Noble Edith Ver non 529 Audrey Mary Ann Wedmnnn 514 and Betty Brown counted over triples YORK CURLING CLUB WEDNESDAY DRAW Pis A 3 6 Woods Hall 5 E Sokol 2 R Clarke 2 4 Carter 2 Houston I I 3 Armstrong 110 2 Basset 12 0 2 It Coulter 2 0 W Bales 030 0 030 0 G Moody TUESDAY DRAW WLT 3 0 J King 3 0 Jones 2 0 2 4 Armstrong 110 Fan- I 2 Marshall 12 0 2 12 2 G Morgan 1 2 Hall 0 I Kennedy 0 2 I 030 Right j bout here I lose the gist of it EAST GWILLIMBURY Nick scored four goals Peter one as Compass edged Carsons 5- in East Atom League action Dave Hirst shot three and one for the losers Randy and Mike Mullen shared the scoring glory as Arts blanked Rays 20 Doug fired Mike Evans and Brian rtlhers pegged singles as Burke Bombers blasted Val ley view A avert ed a Valleyvicw whitewash Larry Sullivan pecked away for three goals as Jets topped Star Roofing Pat Gamble scored for the Roofers Tom Taylor Rusty Walton and shared the goals as Jets edged Dave Hirst shot both Carson goals TWO GOALS Brian and John unfolded two goal sprees as Arts downed Cana dian Legion Nick scored for legion Roy scored three goals Peter notched one to make it a family affair as Compass beat Jets 42 Rusty Walton ami Tom Taylor were Jet marksmen Dave Hirst cooked up a four- goal shindig contributed two as Carsons nipped Star Roofing Al got four Bill or one for Roofers J Marshall Danny Curl and Dulnker stored as Rays edged Bombers Doug Dunec hattricked for Bombers NOVICE Peter Killoran popped in three Mike Mallory two and Tim Lee one as Canadian Tire spilled Mahers Steve Bro netto fired two Roy Hold- worth one for the shoomon and East battled to a draw with Don Milley and Larry Salmon grabbing the shutout honors Larry Case claimed throe Ken Robinson two Rick Hy brid and ingles as Morton Bros bopped Newmarket EraPost l Loftus and Mike Steel losers goals ALL STARS East Gwillimbury allstars claimed two shutouts and lost two onegoal decisions to Bradford in a four game Dec 2 card at the Brad ford arena Tommy Mitchell was a hot shot fourgoal lamplighter Chris clicked for a single Jerry Harrison pro vided the shutout East blanked Bradford Firemen 50 in a Novice League game Jeff Salmons allstar goal keeping and Dave Cases two goal effort gave East a win over Bradford Legion in a Midget League contest Wendell Harrison and Brian Ross scored other win ners goals Don Stevens was a sterling twogoal pumper as Bradford nipped East bantams 21 Dave Sin clair scored In losing cause Tim Armstrong Lcs Kovncs and Jim Mason shared the scoring spoils as Bradford Bailey River Farms edged East 2 Don and Jim Mc- Cavitt EG goals