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7 NORSHORE SENTINEL Thursday, May 4, 1961 SPORTS BIZ WITH DIZ BY PAUL "DIZZY" BAXTER JUNIORS NOT SENIORS The general preference at Sunday's Annual North Shore Hockey League meeting was for an interlocking schedule with the Thunder Bay Junior teams. Both governors and team representatives alike felt that a little lift was needed to raise attendance figures for the coming season and thought that the Juniors were the answer. As usual the question of interlocking with the Lakehead Senior teams was frowned upon. The general consensus was that the Juniors, being better organized and having more control over their players, would honor their committments more than the Senior teams. This sheds light on one of the big stumbling blocks in the past against a proposed Senior and Intermediate interlocking schedule. In past exhibition games the Beavers and Bearcats have travelled to the North Shore with half a squad and this memory will deter any joint arrangements between the two leagues in the future. The Junior teams on the other hand have always conducted themselves honorably in past associations and it is felt they would quite possibly be interested in some sort of exchange in games. What really makes it more encouraging is the fact that on many occasions these same Junior teams have bemoaned the fact that their schedule is too short. Their parent clubs in the pro ranks would like to see them play at least 20 more games in a season as do most of the Junior teams in Canada. It was pointed out that they would perhaps have to play more games down here than in the Lakehead but this is a necessity due to shortage of ice time in the overcrowded Port William Gardens. If the two leagues inter-locked would it benefit both parties? Yes, definitely so. The Junior squads would get a lot of useful experience against the older Intermediate clubs, experience in body checking and other defensive facets of the game, plus a real keen competition which would benefit them when they went out of their league. The Intermediates would have to speed up their game if they expected to keep up to the Juniors and the added number of games would make for better conditioning throughout the whole league. Combine these reasons with the main idea of introducing new faces in both leagues as a fan incentive and you have no reason not to inter-lock. It was mentioned that some North Shore teams haven't artificial ice for an early start and some are quite far from the Lakehead, but these two difficulties can be overcome by proper and intelligent scheduling. A NEW SUGGESTION A few years back the NSHL introduced a travelling expense of 25c a mile for competing teams in the annual playoffs. At the time it was felt that the teams having to travel the most and thereby incurring the most expense should be compensated for it, out of the playoff pool. It worked out pretty well in the past for the simple reason that Marathon, who actually travelled the most, won the championship annually. Now this year Terrace Bay have balked at the plan and have asked that a new plan be introduced. Terrace being champs this year and also being the mid-point between both ends of the league received actually less than the runners-up, Red Rock. Both Adamo of Terrace and Archie James of Marathon feel that the team leaving this league in the spring should have more financial assistance from the split than has been the case in the past. Red Rock opposed cutting the expense allowance for travelling but readily agreed to some sort of change in the percentage of the split. This would entail the raising of the winners percentage and the cutting back of the other three teams percentage. Another idea was forwarded by Arnold Southern, one of the Lakehead representatives present. Arnold proposed that the league take so much money from each gate and the teams that ended up playing the most games would get the lions share, plus the big percent of the pool to the winners. I think a better plan can be had, benefiting everybody concerned. I say abolish the travelling expense. Each team keep their home gates or rather 40% of their home gates. The individual rinks settle for 20% in playoffs and the league take the other 40%. Now to the victor goes the spoils. The winning team would get the 40% from the league, minus the leagues expenses. The referees would be paid off the top before any money was split. If your team was a good attraction at the gate you would make money and if you won everything you would surely get the lions share. The teams in the finals would make more money because they would play more games. I can't at the moment see anything against such a plan. THE FACTS FROM BAX It was pointed out at Sunday's meeting that Red Rock was the only team never to win the Peter Mazza trophy, emblematic of the least penalized team. Are you listening Chester? .... Red Rock was also admonished- for not entering a Queen in the annual contest this year.Baldy McKay was praised for his fine officiating out west in Junior series this year. Another credit to NSHL.... It's nice to see that the Therrien Trophy will be put back into its proper place this year. Its long history necessitates it being held up for League Championship instead of just regular league leadership...........Ted Broughton feels that O'Keefe trophy for the scoring championship is a disgrace. One look and you can see what he means....Gunner Telkinnen received more money in league play- offs than any other ref.... Joe Adamo will represent North shore in their initial meeting with Lakehead Juniors for interlocking plan...Lakehead will host CAHA meeting this year around the third week in May. Hope to get up for at least one of the four days meetings. Here is the new executive which will guide the North Shore hockey league next season; front row left to right; Oscar Talarico, treasurer (Marathon), Ted Broughton, vice president (Nipigon), Jack Thomas, president (Terrace Bay), Bob Abbott, past president (Red Rock), back row: league governors, Wes LeBar, Nipigon; Lloyd Stansell, Red Rock; Dr. John Whiteside, Terrace Bay; Archie James, Marathon. BOOST THERRIEN TROPHY GAMES WITH JUNIORS? A motion to restore the Therrien Trophy to its former position representing the league championship instead of league leadership was unanimously adopted at the annual meeting of North Shore Hockey league Sunday. After an appealing plea by Ted Broughton who reflected briefly on the trophy's long history and earlier significance the meeting moved quickly to place it permanently as the top award. Ted said he was impelled to make the suggestion after many requests from residents in Nipigon, Schreiber and White River, who remember the Therrien Trophy from years back requested it. This move necessitates the newer Carling Trophy to be switched to represent League leadership instead of the playoff championship. The question of interlocking with the Lakehead came up again but with the Lakehead Juniors being considered instead of the Seniors. Concerned with the 30% drop in attendance this last season, most members present felt that a hook-up with the Junior league was the only answer. Because of the Bearcats and Beavers tentative plan to form a league with Fort Frances better arrangements could possibly be made with the Juniors. With this in mind, Joe Adamo, was invited by TBHA president Fred Page to attend a meeting with the Juniors the following Tuesday. New officers were elected for the coming season with Jack Thomas replacing Bob Abbott as president and Ted Broughton moving back into the executive scene as vice-president. Also returning after a lengthy absence was Oscar Talarico who was elected treasurer replacing Archie James. The secretary will most likely be from Terrace Bay as he is an appointee of the president. Representative Joe Adamo from Terrace raised the question of the play-off split being adjusted to give the eventual winner the lions share of the money. Adamo pointed out that Red Rock who were runners-up actually received more money than Terrace Bay. This situation was brought about because of the Royals having travelled more were compensated the most from the leagues travelling expense allowance. Adamo went so far as to suggest the travelling allowance be abolished and this sparked Red Rock's manager, Larry Dunville to warn that it would mean pulling his team out of the league. Many alternate plans were tossed around with the solution to be settled in the fall- semiannual meeting. Archie James summed up most of the members feelings when he said, "the team that leaves this league has got to have more financial assistance; but the travelling allowance was a good idea when first introduced- and for that matter still is." The league this year will only ask the CAHA for three pickups for their play-offs against the Western section. It was felt if the North Shore voluntarily decreased their number it would dissuade the Western section from gaining any pick-ups or at least keep their request to a minimum. The meeting was a quiet and harmonious one as far as annual ones go, with praise being heaped on this years winner, Terrace Bay. Everyone felt that the Terrace club was the best representative ever to come out of the North Shore and they amply lived up to advance notices. Bob Abbott, retiring president, commented that with a little luck Terrace could have returned with the Edmonton Journal Trophy. The governors for next year representing the four centres are Lloyd Stansell, Red Rock; Wes LeBar, Nipigon; Dr. John Whiteside, Terrace Bay and old veteran Archie James from Marathon. Noticeably, absent was Stu Harrison from Marathon, who apparently was forced to retire. Beside president Fred Page, TBHA secretary Arnold Southern and Intermediate convenor Gordie Houston were present. HEAR REPORT ON SCOUT CAMP An excellent report was turned in by Bruce Lysnes, camp chairman and Ches Gallant, camp leader at the annual meeting of the Red Rock Boy Scouts to end the fiscal year. The camp, fully approved by the Dept, of Health and Licence was attended by 18 boys. A breakdown of the expenses is as follows: Cost of food: $302.80, salaries paid (by R.R. Firemen) $100.00, insurance $10.00, tent equipment $43.00, total of $455.80. Balance on hand $101.94, Government grant rec. $18.00- Two new and one old tent has been stored for future use at the Fire Hall; four pails and cooking utensils are also in storage. Messers Grossberndt, Fearon, Button and Rozwadowski helped repair the old camp, cleaned the brush and made new platforms. The American Beach has been made available for the Jamboree in September. Special thanks is extended to Mrs. B. Anderson for help in preparing the camp menu and purchasing of food daily, and to the instructors and leaders for a very successful 1960 Scout Camp. Special thanks were offered to st. Lawrence Corporation and chappies Ltd. for their donations. 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