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be ee euveew we wee tout Sen ee Re -- oe, Ab Te eee ST Oe OU UP VUU VV CEN UV VV VV Se YY YY BE THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, June 24, 1967 Won F By GEO. H. CAMPBELL The name "Whitby Dunlops" will remain forever in the an- nals vee wy WHITBY DUNLOPS, WORLD CHAMPIONS, 1958 Russia Defeated 4-2 In Final Game At Oslo World Hockey Championship of Canadian hockey his- : tory, as one of the few teams > to bring the World Champion- : ship back to Canada, on March : 9th, 1958, at Oslo, Norway, : when they defeated Russia 4-2, : in the deciding game. Few hockey folk really remember that that great team had its beginning right here in : Oshawa, when Wren along with sponsor "Sam" Smith of Smith Transport, formed the Oshawa Senior 'B' truckmen. Prior to. that, Wren had been running teams awa's Mercantile League. idenly, he decided that were so many top-rank- ckey players, almost all Oshawa Generals, play- the Toronto Mercantile and in other centres, team of ex-Generals be formed, to play Sen- OHA for Oshawa. group included Ron Nel- Jack Thaler, "Sonny" er, Berwick, Jed Wilson, "Red" (Bill) Peters, George Samolen- ko and'others and Blair added Ernie Dickens, Pere Nicholls from Bobcaygeon, Gerry Scott. Bob Holden, Gordie Boniface and others. "Sam" Smith's sponsorship of & the Truckmen was the stepping stone to the World Champion- ship honors by Whitby Dunlops, ysix-and-a-half years later. Then in September, 1953, the Truckmen suffered the same fate as the Generals -- the Osh- awa Arena burned down. SURVIVE INFERNO The "Truckmen" -- survived the inferno within hours Wren Blair was making dates with the late "Bob" Watt, man- ager of Bowmanville Arena and local sportsman (a real supporter, as well as a dealer). Joe Bolahool had extended credit to the Truckmen for new uniforms and they were "off the ground." Truckmen didn't miss their schedule open- ing -- that's the kind of co- operation they received. They were "on the rocks" financially but went on to win the Senior 'B' title playing their playoff games in Kingston, after eliminating the Limestone City and playing all of their All-Ontario finals, against Sim- coe '""Gunners,"' right in Simcoe -- and winning the title. More Oshawa Generals join- ed the club, Harry Sinden, Don McBeth, Fred Etcher, Wally Samanski, Alf Treen for the "Soo" and ex-Generals great, Les Colyin in goal. Whitby had erected a new arena and in 1954-55, the Truckmen moved to Whitby and found things tough finan- cially. They passed up their salaries and agreed to go on a split basis. The club had heavy travel- ling with Clinton, Cornwall, Brockville, Kingston and Belle- ville in the league and Osh- awa (Whitby) on the far outside. That's the season that Don Wilson, Norm Irwin and others rallied around the club, then came Mayor Harry Jermyn and Charles Chaytor. Just when things looked blackest -- the dawn broke and Dunlop. Rubber Company moved into Whitby, took over sponsorship of the team and the "Dunnies" were born, from the Truckmen -- and they were on their way. When Dunlops' sponsorship hung in the balance, the Whitby Seniors '"Truckmen" defeated Kingston Goodyear. 4-3 -- and next day, the Truckmen be- came the "'Dunnies"! Whitby promptly took the Blair, | in & Doug Williams, Bill © team. to its hearts, Bobby Attersley joined the ranks and in 1955-56 they beat Woodstock for their second All-Ontario Sen- ior 'B' title. "Bus" Gagnon had joined the year before, Frank. Bonello came along, so did Sandy Air, another former General, and Eddie Redmond of Peter- borough, with goalie Jack Don- levy. Whitby gave their Senior 'B' champions a_ tremendous home-coming ovation but it was only a mere hint of what was in store. Blair tried to take the team into Senior 'A' ranks and dum- founded the critics in that first year, against Sarnia, Owen Sound, Hamilton, Stratford, Che'ham and Kitchener, by winning the Allan Cup. They refused him entry. Blair promptly went back and boost- ed the Eastern Ontario circuit into Senior 'A' ranks -- and threw consternation into the OHA ranks. Whitby won the Allan Cup that year, Belleville McFar-; lands won it the next time out) and then Whitby came back again -- and by this time, the Western Division had long since wished they had taken in Blair and The East, in the first place, instead of shunning him. They were now "on the ropes" and more than willing to merge, for one OHA Senior 'A' group. | Ted O'Connor was bought fron: Windsor Bulldogs and an- other former Oshawa General and homebrew, Gordie Myles, was acquired from" North Bay. Blair lined up Charlie Burns, plus a special helmet and fin- OSHAWA TRUCKM FR # EN, 1954 OHA SENIOR 'B' CHA See Forerunners Of Whitby Dunlops They won that one 3-2 for the greatest thrill of all. Then they beat an tougher opponent, who had been built for bered among the "greats" of hockey playoffs. to represent Canada. Lamirande, great goalie, That. World in Kitchener, Gordie Myles scored twice and Fred Etcher once, even the power- packed North Bay "Trappers", the Allan Cup. The seventh game of that series, played in Maple Leaf Gardens, will be remem- all-time Then "Dunnies" polished off Spokeane in four-straight and as Allan Cup Champions, Blair battled the CAHA and every- body (or anybody) for the right They did and they won the World's Title. That needs no re- peating. They added Sid Smith, thanks to Toronto Leafs; pick- ed up Connie Broden, Jean Paul Roy Edwards, George Gosselin from North Bay and Jack Mc-| EFFORT Kenzie from the "Dutchmen." | Championship|this story by saying, Whitby team, in addition to the above,|"Dunnies" were the greatest fairly bristled with former Osh- awa Generals -- Attersley, Sin- den, O'Connors, Etcher, Myles, etc. Then the famous Whitby Dunlops did something nobody else has ever done they came back after winning the World Championship and repeated as Allan Cup Cham- pions. "Dunnies" tapered off in 1960, with still a good team, but no title. Whitby Dunlops will remain in Canada's hockey history as one of the truly great teams. By this time, the whole hockey world knew of the Whitby Dunlops and individual players were in' den.and. Some movel along, some re- tired and some. have since moved to the top. level, the NHL ranks. A GREAT COMBINED In conclusion, let us conclude vwvwewevwvuwvwenrscvagvwweevrwuveae tue ve ww Ve or Canada By Dunnies' ee te xe MAJOR Continued From Page 7F old Ontario Juvenile Hockey Association and the old Ontario Midget and Bantam Hockey As- -- was formed in 1940- Today, the Ontario body oper- ates trophy championship com- petitions at the age-levels for Pee Wees, Bantams, Midgets and Juveniles, but with all 'population' categories accom- modated, in Major, 'A', 'B', 'C',; and 'D' divisions. |CHAMPS AND RUNNERS-UP | Between Oshawa's Juvenile championship in 1938 and two more Ontario titles this year, in Midget and Bantam, provincial titles have been scarce for the ¢ ROLE Oshawa Minor Hockey Associa- tion, but they have been runners-up on several occasions. Only other All-Ontario victory was by the Oshawa Juvenile 'A' champions, in 1957-58, when they won right in Sault Ste. Marie. Beaton's Dairy were Ju- venile 'A' runners-up in 1946-47. In Bantam, Oshawa _ were runners-up in 1942-43 and came close three times in Bantam 'A' series, runners-up in 1946- 47, 1953-54 (with no home ice of their own) and again in 1958-59. In Juvenile 'A' Minor, Bow- manville were runners-up in 1958-59 and won the title in 1960- 61. Bowmanville won the Juve- nile 'B' title in 1955-56; won the Midget 'A' Minor in 1958-59 also (two in one season) and were Pee Wee 'A' Minor runners-up in 1964-65. ' Whitby won the Ontario Juve- nile 'A' Minor championship this year. In previous years, their fine Minor Hockey Association has won other titles also. They were Juvenile 'B' champions in 1943-44; iidget runners-up in 1938-39; Bantam 'A' Minor runners-up in 1957-58; Bantam 'B' runners-up in 1945-46 and Pee Wee 'A' Minor runners-up in 1961-62. Brooklin's fine record is high-| lighted by Juvenile 'D' cham- pionship title in 1945-55; Midget 'D' championship in 1953-54; runners-up in the Midget 'D' series both in 1954-55 and 1955- 56; Bantam 'D' runners-up in 1951-52 and champions in 1953- 54. Other Ontario Minor Hockey championships won by teams in this area, include Port Perry's Juvenile 'C' championship in 1959-60; Midget runners-up in 1938-39 and Ajax, Midget 'A' Minor runners-up in 1960-61. Trophies, medals, the admira- tion of and congratulations from their friends, the victory ban- quets and sometimes a club jacket or windbreaker, be- decked with championship crests -- these are the rewards for the boys who finish on top. But there are other winners, every boy who gets a chance to play is a winner. The parents are all winners and so'is each community. Boys who are busy playing hockey, or any sport, seldom have time to get into serious trouble or even mis- chief. put restone Ss your Safety first- r Ne THE NEW SHAPE OF SAFETY 25% WIDER TREAD for safer traction, and safet stops safer cornering The Firestone Wide Oval is wider .+. for the same reasons racing tires are wider; for the safest possible grip on the road; for easier handling; to make the most of engine horsepower. You can see why the 1967 high pertorm- ance cars come on Wide Ovals... why it will pay you to specify them the next time you buy a new car . +. or why you should have them installed em your present car. Rie MPIONS we ever had around these parts. As World Champions they brought honor and pride to all who took part in their operation, to their players, to all those individuals who help- ed make them what they be-| came, by dint of personal sacri-) fice and great 'effort. | Wren Blair himself pays glowing tribute to the O'Con- nors, Attersley, Smith, Myles, Colvin, Etcher, Sinden, Wil- liaams, Hooper, Samanski, Peters, Wilson, Dickens, and) all the others from around | these Oshawa Generals "fam- ily', who helped make this his- tory. possible. But most of all -- and we thoroughly agree -- let's not, forget the contribution 'made} to this great success by others who didn't figure in the glory on the ice -- those who worked! to. nake it possible, such as) Norm and Kay Irwin, Don Wil- son, Mayor Jermyn, "Sam" Smith, Wally Brabin, Judge Pritchard, and dozens of others. ally got 'Long John" Hender- son, top-ranking goalie, from Boston Bruins. THEIR GREATEST SEASON That season is rated as the) greatest of all, for the Whitby Dunlops. 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