f Mar more ft begins to look like the Ken coached Eddie Pitt managed Juveniles will retain their North York league I icrwn Thursday playing at the Specialties waltzed to a win over the fin- fled the Specialties for the lead to the roundrobin North York vault Specialties fattened their average with a point take homo pay Laurie VanZant and Geo Davis busted Into the limelight with sparkling hat- trick performances to pace the Specialty sharpshooting brig- Warren was a four- point man With a goal and three assists Other Newmarket goal- getters were Creed Bales Charlie and Dave Pitt Glen Keffer missed the scoring boat but came through with a pair of assists AWARD Life begins at they say Your can readily be lieve the truth of this statement alter watching Herb Cain Spitfire scoot and down the lane Herbs effort three goals and five assists sparked the Spits to a win over week in of this fine scoring feat and to welcome Herb back to the Hub ice after ah illustrious career in the National Hockey League conch Is our nominee for the award ami Theatre AMD SHIES WINTER CLOSING HOURS AT CORNER I Haskell Monday Tuesday to Friday Sunday Service Station and Motel are open all days Closed pm am K HAii By George Haskett Newmarket Sports Editor Office Specialty league leaders were Jack Shropshire Leu Bruce Andrews Herbert Hugo League standing is Scott ter Bovair Thursday night ladies league pacesetters were Myrtle Dunn Ella Wilkins Helen Ruth lough Hall Ruth Penrose Cains Goals Pace Spits Bus Jordan led the Davis Lea ther league with Other top marksmen were Burling Ned Tansley Bud Pet- tit Seed and proved to be a winning combination for Newmarket Spitfires in their metro league senior B win over at the arena Friday The experience came from the educated hockey stick of and Gorman assisting Lea Clarke and Don Gibson punched home Spits second per iod goals Spits took complete charge In the final period to all but run the visitors out of the rink Lr Recent high scoring marks in the Wednesday afternoon ladies league have been posted Myrtle Dunn 673 Marie Martha Helen Tay lor Mary Fish Doris Its National Health week The Stew Wilson and goal fiveassist effort Herb hit pay dirt twice in the initial frame to start things off and then belted home an early third period goal to complete a hattrick The speed end of the deai was provided by all three Spitfire attacking units It might also be added the Spits blueline op erators Ken Broughton Geo Wright the newest recruit Lea Clarke and Thompson strew the path to Ken wellguarded rigging with countless bumps The Spits played most of the hockey that was offered The Spits have been looking remark ably healthy in their initial out ings in metro senior B They have knocked off every team in the circuit at home and away except Alan Childs are with our Office Specialty juveniles Theres a catch though as the use of Auro ra- players boosts the Smoke Rings and juvenile ratings from Cain who celebrated with a Herb Cain got his third goal d then turned around and fed a pass to Thorns his goalgetting excursion Bob scored from Don Smith and Ken who had already picked up an assist fired a screened blueline drive to complete the Spits scoring Chris Wahkoth Fred Bell Sonny Alex Bill produced the Aurora goals SMOKE RINGS WIN Bill swiped the boot- heel into the cage three times and provided three setup passes on three other goal scoring excursions by his mates to man Smoke Rings a win over Commanders at Friday night It was an exhibition affair and La the absence of the regular coach Francis Eddie Chadwkk Toronto Maple Leafs standin goalie called the bench changes Geo brought joy and gladness tpJ the coaches goals Ron Ken Bell Glen Jack Cain and Francis Lewis sniped for the other New market goals league standing is Doris IS invaders appeared more intent leading to Thatll mean move in tomorrow night and Coach Cain has his crew geared up to smack over the mighty Clippers It promises to be the game of the plaignr t Vr jJfSpit played hockey Fri day The visitors ton acted like a of in going lawyers If almost ended coach pulled his teani off ASads work Referee Bob Peters who nailed the captain I Sonny SuUivahvldrViJc6inirigpff the bench to argue was right Coach Sadler rates a trip onto the for his However visitirig mastermind pulled his horns slightly the night was when a rule under his nose A sore Job with the Invaders was that theyd been playing two months the Spits two and were practically on terms in the league siariding York midget participants lis ton have in dith IhOsix played three have Saturday the Smoke Kings entertain the a game want If KappenSta Iowr6yertKe Rings the three patched will be back where they- started Theyll all have four points Then doesnt send scurrying theyll likely repeat the roundrobin set spoiled our well laid plans tbcomplete the North league action before the OMHA piny downs They to allow the North until Fob to declare various series hers week they ordered bantams and midgets to get started On piay- nthbr0iead- for your but after years around the rinks whats another headache- bt two The picture might be a little confusing Well try and put you straight as far as the Hub and Aurora goes The sis ter towns are cooperating fully ill aft endeavor to put three strong teams in the competition Newmarket bantams go to Au rora Aurora sends its midget and juvenile bests this way That means Smoke Rings coach Fran cis will probably sign Danny Patrick Ross Pat rick and Bert Loveless possibly more Three Aurora players Walt stead of going against towns with populations of from to they go against Midland Brampton Lindsay Weston towns and cities from to Theres a bright side to the higher rating There arent nearly as many opposition teams Aurora Rotary coach Harry Sutton hopes to fit Hub Optimist skaters Bob Geo son John Hopper Howard and Bob into his power house The appear strength to go Way toa bantam B crown- date the hasnt utp the Aurora rating front B to fori the future hockey in Aurora on the part of the A officials to allow Aurora to Agnes Richardson 11 Town league leaders were Ed Roy 744 Dave Weddeli Sid Simmons on winning verbal chitchats with referees Bob Peters and Harvey A point by now they should know from lowly standing doesnt ftut Cy Keats Hal marks in the win column The Del 707 John 687 Chas Tugwell 683 Lloyd Harvey 68L League standing reads Construction 77 76 Electric Office Specialty Dixons Clover Kickers Legion Newmarket Dairy Combines Metal Workers Rockets High scoring week in Monday night ladies league Toft scor ers were Maud lies- Clark Edna Phil Claire Dean Alice Rose flosstSibon fiOS Jeanne Moha pearB559 f9 standing is 3Cliipers Jee- men 30VKasants count Bears just Theyre still in the hunt for a playoff day the Bears unfurled a effort to nip Dixie ckets 4Si The win kept the Bears slim playoff hopes sim mering The Bears target if they want to snatch spot is to catch Dixie has points Bears 10 Norm Stundens clan has three and three away games remaining Home games are with Brampton and The away list includes tilts with a shot ihto the Rocket cage It was first goal of the season arid couldnt have come a better time as it tied the count Bob and Ed Walker made the preliminary moves to give Gallagher his goU den opportunity Then of course with the stalemate in force Walker slipped home the winner Dixie Rhodes was good The Rockets peppered him with shots in the final period Rhodes turned them all aside Bob was a persistent checker on the Bears rearguard and his able assistants in this hassle developed late in the first period f Wheelers cap tain Sonny came off the bench to toss harsh words at referee Peters over a penalty an infraction that promptly net ted him a ten minute duct The Wheelers refused toi resume and coach Bus Sadler trooped his corps to the dressing room and was all for going home until fast talk got things going again vVo When the rumpus exploded Spits led Spits added to their with three sec ond third period goals Wheelers looking at theft jbest In the early round couldnt rearguard and second and two third goalsV The first period was Cains as he whistled rough for two goals Don Gibson got the third Bob again an active point getter drew as sists on all three goals and was also a helper on Cains firs goal Don Smithy with Keith CoU- r a J SPIRTS COLUMN Willi i Sfc and The Morton and Andy Jr The Sears play Brampton at Aurora next Mon day Bears must annex the majority of these to catch the Rockets It can be done of course and Messrs and Clarke are betting the Bruins make it In Mondays game Eddie Wal ker slid a shot into the Dixie cage at of the second per iod John built up the play Walkers goal cracked a deadlock and provided the gome winner for the Bears The teams were out of the period Ed best scored for the Af sent the Bears on their way as tipped Bob goalward blast Early in the second period the teams jammed in five goals in five minutes Joe scored oh Don Lewis pass at That put the Bears up The Bears margin was shortlived Aub Edwards and Ron scored two in just over a minute to edge the in vaders ahead At Jack Gallagher the Bears blueline operator drove CLIPPERS HERE FRIDAY I Bob Stouffville Clip pers the front runners in the Metro senior circuit are scheduled to drop in tomorrow night tackle Herb Cains Newmarket Spitfires The Spits since stepping into Motors shoes have only dropped one game That was to the Clippers a week ago at Stouffville The Spits claim ed they had the tying goal at Stouffville but couldnt get the goal judge to flash the light You can bet Cains men will be going all out to avenge this one defeat It shapes up as the big game of the year and the Spit fire officials are expecting the largest crowd of the season The oldest partnership in major ho ckey now extending beyond the 20year mark still carries on We refer of course to the Milt SchmidtPorky community of interests which started when they were in Kitchener Since then with the exception of a sea- n son when played with Boston Cubs in a minor league while Schmidt continued to serve his apprenticeship with the hometown theyve never been apart When this was written they were the Da mon and Pythias of the icelanes in Boston Bruin garb or sheer durability they are unbeaten as a pair in ma jor hockey annals will be next December Schmidt is soon March is the date has slowed down somewhat but Schmidt an undiminished pace one of the alltime greats of the game mainspring of the Boston team for so many years that he is now taken for granted in the Hub For as a skinny he Joined that club in and a long years later years t compassed his World War service he blazed to winner of the Hart Trophy as the valuable his team in the League W Seventeen years after he had joiner the club dozen injuries and playing on knees so dinky that the be carefully bandaged before every game Schmidt set two alltime Boston records with total goals 323 assists for regular reason play and regular season and playoff games His 221 goals was time only seven short of Durable Clappers club over 20 seasons of play It is accepted in Boston hockey circles as a when if ever his playing days are done Schmidt come coach the rick will succeed the veteran Art as general of the Boston team And the most significant Schmidts value to the club came from Coach Fa Schmidt will never be as good a coach as I ed Patrick Whenever were in trouble I just loo the bench and yell for Schmidt to get out there Milt becomes coach he wont be able to that therell be no Schmidt available For I very much do there ever will be another Schmidt like Schmidt joined Bruins in 1938 Soo there came from Kitchener a third and notable the twosome in the person of Bobby Bauer This became known as the Kraut Line in tribute to one of Kit cheners favored dishes and in the season they performed the unusual feat of finishing in the scori race Bauer retired but Schmidt and still carry on oldest partnership in hockey mi receni that A I v tJ 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