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miiliMiimnl the Way Kfey LARRY ROBERTSON the past few months you he no doubt noticed that George is no longer writing sports for The Era Due to illness he has been forced to stop coverage of the various sports events ft is not my intention to replace him completely as this can never be done He is an individual unique to sports and without him sports in the Newmarket area will never be quite the same When columns are first written the initial ones are usually hoped to be of optimism and in a ligutheartea This one unfortunately cannot take this path After last Sundays Newmarket home game against Burlington Mohawks I begin to wonder what has happened to the game of hockey The game started well with dose checking but degenerated into a night of headhunting on the part of both clubs and inadequate officiating During most of the game sticks were earned high and instead of checking the opposition about the body both clubs took shots at each other in the region of the shoulders The officiating also left something to be desired in that the referee called everything possible during the second period and then did the reverse in the third Junior B and A hockey which at one time was considered a superior brand of hockey on the minor level IS suffering a loss in image through such actions It came to the point that both teams had one intent in mind during the game and this was get them before they get you no matter what the cost Unless play of this type is stopped soon by the officials serious and permanent injuries are going to be sustained by players So unless these acts are stopped or prevented from NEWMARKET RECREATION PARKS COMMITTEE BALLROOM DANCING INSTRUCTION or adults Tuesdays pm starting Nav 3 at Stuart Scott School Lome Avenue week course fee per person PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION ADULT SKATING at Newmarket Arena every Thursday night 845 Admission 40 future of some hockey player could seriously be affected by hasty and irrational acts of retaliation Mayorelect Bob Forhan centre gets ready to drop the puck for the to open the 19707i Town Hockey League season Members of the various teams are left to right Bill Todd Compass Restaurant Bruce Boyd Murfin Shell Garv Enright Whites Ken Sturgeon president jjTHI- mayorelect Richard Sports and Cvcle Barry Smith Erics Concrete and Archie Norm White Photo Legion fetes its athletes NOW WITH NO DOWN PAYMENT NEWMARKET The Milton Wesley Branch the Royal Canadian Le gion held its annual sports banquet last Wednesday to bring together all athletes on the minor sports teams they sponsor Over 200 athletes and their friends banquet along with their The difference be this and other ban quets was that the head tab le consisted mainly of boys rather than adults Sitting at the head table with Branch president Ron nant and sports officer Frank Hollingsworth who acted 9 years of age Murray Blight and att represented atd the Major Mens League last week Lon Cable and Ken Ross finished onetwo with scores of and respectively third position on night was Mike with and 284 In fourth 10 points behind was Bill Arnold with a high triple and 273 high single occupied and 274 Further down the list was Tom Horton 747 and Jim Boseley 747 and 273 Lunney and Stan Lunney and 292 and Joe McGowan with and Next was Pauline McNaught with and 246 In third place Gert Clark had swept Yvonne in fourth was three points ahead of Marion Luff with Luff in fifth had and Behind her An nette Robinson had and followed by Ida Berto- lin and and 212 and Ella Leslie with a high triple of and high single of 229 idget hockey while Lome Jackson represented East Gwillimbury midget fast ball Jim and John McClelland were there for track and field with East atom hockey represented by Norm Roberts and Craig Black represented by Gary Nestle- berg and Dave Groves with Jake Thomassen and Nigel Townsley there for the For peewee base ball it was Jeff and Scott Mallory Several individual trophies were presented during the evening and many of the team trophies were on hand for the of the spec ial guests who attended the function were Mr and Mrs Bill Campbell direct or of minor soccer soap box derby winners Neil CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED No Extra Charge BEST DRUG STORE George Brady and Andrew Mr and Mrs Ken Wright president of Newmarket Baseball As sociation Mr and Mrs Art Legion track and field coordinator and Mr and Mrs Len Cole president of attendance was Charles president of Newmarket Minor Hoc- Jackson Joe Mr and Mrs Bill Wilf Wyatt A note of has been extended by the Legion to the women of the Ladies Auxiliary who pro vided the turkey to the who pro vided the entertainment upplemented with The Grand Prix A piece of fine machinery Advertise weekly for best results You already know how well built are Well the MotoSki Grand Prix is just a little more precise A little more reEined On tcp of all the great features shares with other the Grand Prix gives you a choice of three specially built engines a wider track of rubber ized cleats 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