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CHRISTMAS TREES Choice Scotch Pines and Spruce Apply Andrew St phone Mini or Prospect St corner of Queen St Ph 535j Newmarket Business and Professional INSURANCE FIRE AUTO AND LIFE New and used cars financed Bill Timothy St NEWMARKET PHONE ACCOUNTANT A A CONLIN 5 Main St Chartered Accountant PHONE NEWMARKET Haskett HAS By George Haskett Newmarket Sports Editor DENTAL 0 DENTIST Over Provincial Police Office Office Residence A Merry Christmas to one and This is the time of the year as the Christmas cards come in penned with names of old friends you get to thinking back over the years of off grimes and cheering throngs that have all but faded from memory Do you remember the days of lineups outside the Cedar St gardens It does seem a long time ago would do world of good to see a linkup again Remember how the fans lined up on those half ft dozen rows to slops leading to the arena The steps gone and so have the Hockey business was booming I hose great days Time was Vail Pep Kelly Don Wilson Frank Mann Frank Ron Peterson Red Gar Preston Aurora Lions Have Tied Three Games In A Row Harry Suttons Lions to he trying to corner the tie market Lions have played three ties in a- row They started Hie string of div isions with a week ago then last week exchanged game with both and were indicate the fiafljEamv hockey all both Cases to claim a post The Newmarket win put them all alone on the top roost It was the first defeat of the season for Elmer Two stars emerged in the Vic tors camp They were goalie Francis Garrett and pivotman John Hopper Garrett came up with a giltedged goalkeeping effort while John Hopper pott ed both Newmarket goals Hopper scored in the per iod on a relay from John Mo then uncorked a rink- long scamper late in the second session to provide Newmarket with a edge Garrett was particularly bril liant in the third period as market stood off a and determined drive to break into the scoring column Brent and Gary supplied extra fine defensive ef forts for the winners The Newmarket Era and Express Wednesday Page Electrolux Is Better BETTER GET Cleaners and Floor Polishers Gift Wrapped for Newmarket District Hamilton St ho s 1 1 HUB HILL Mir Max OgHvie and Marshal of Beeton I Er Express classifieds The late Bill Hancock was coach SOttont rcsu and Slan Smith manager Great season that It will never be Seetoti Auroras steady USE AND EXPRESS CLASSIFIEDS IN TURNING ARTICLES YOU NO LONGER NEED INTO CASH when the north door had to be Shorty Beer Belfry and Of E VanderVoort DENTIST Main St Newmarket Phone THE ODDS ARE 2 TO 1 that your assurance program if it hadnt reviewed recently by underwriter A change of beneficiary mortgage protection or ten life and more provision for retirement Let rue review your AJCtirafire you will he under no SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA JOE JONES Main St Phone Res En and Express Classified ttnmltmt JOHN JARVIS Confederation Life Association Representative Fire Automobile and Casualty St Newmarket Phones Newmarket Mount Albert DR W Main Street Newmarket Phone MISCELLANEOUS Lawn Garden Equipment SALES SERVICE nil Insure Today the coop way at your local coop John ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING House Farm and Industrial Wiring Free Estimates DOUG BAIN Ontario St Phone Newmarket EVANS FUELS newmarket Coal Coke Wood and Stoker Coal Phone Orders tiken for Gravel Sand and Crushed Stone and General Hauling thrown open to accommodate the rush Fans stood in line for an hour or more The gates opened at and it was every man for himself as the fans Jam med into every nood and cranny of the arena Ihe games were worth waif lor though when you think hack on it Remember the huge crowd for the NewmarketNia gara Falls playoff game And member the great slickhandling duel between Hubs Townsley Falls Max Every move of the play ers that night was punctuated by the roar of some odd fans Theres no doubt about it fan enthusiasm and attendance makes a hockey game You see good games today being played to a practically empty arena but without the roar of the fans to spur the gladiators on it passes off as just another hockey game That outfit that went out against the Falls was our great est homebrew team Seems we can remember Butts Doc Ames the Thorns boys Harry Charlie Scrooge Marshall Fred Mur ray Harvey Soules and of course Sonny the last of our great home brew teams that made Newmarket junior hockey conscious Those were the days when it was tougher to get It was Die era of the great stickhand Odd when you think about it how certain hockey doings stick in yourmemory Remember the year Bradford had Its great in club The Celery reached the intermediate finals before losing to Walker- ton tin that club we can ire- Kid in goal Steph enson and Charlie Evans on the defense and forwards Carl Red Waller The Kings carried three extra forwards but cant rear guard Larry Woods third period- That marker matched an earlier drive fired by Charles Craw ley On Tuesday Aurora in their bout with Elmer Lions winger Ron Walker had to bo johnny-on- thespot to pop in a relay from Mike Patrick late in the third period to gain Aurora the tie Bill was the key ever recall the subs getting for as he whist- action Wonder what would hap pen today if the players were asked to play minutes Seeing some odd soldiers in the arena Tuesday as Camp Bor den juveniles moved in brought to memory the Army Camp ho ckey club Remember the arena would be jammed with soldier boys as the- TwentyThrees did with Camp Borden teams Those were the years when Bill Taylor Guidolin Bill Jack Life and Harvey performed here The Army gave some great hockey on the rough and rugged side Next seem to recall the great Mercantile league bouts thats a good word in this case between the Office Specialty and Davis Tanners- Recall in particular one great series when the Tan ners won the first of the finals Specialty won the next and the Tanners finally copped the flag 30 in third de ciding match Remember the Tannery band headed by Alex Bel gin Not to be outdone the Specialty boys organized a swing section and it was a ease of who could blow the loudest Some great years were tucked Into that era Lets see now who were the players on the rosters For the Tanners Jihg Groves Joe Peat Harry Thorns Bob Peters Ab Watts home a first period goal Both netminders Auroras Low ell and Carl turned in big league efforts FIGHT V Optimists Win fifth Puf In Wallers Newmarket Optimists are riding high They are all alone in first place in the North York bantam hockey league race The Optimists reg istered their fifth win Wednes day at the arena as they blanked Lions 20 1 in a sizzling bantam loop con test The two teams went into the contest tied for the league lend- Newmarket Greensides MUTUAL LIFE OF CANADA Timothy Phone PA 14468 Life Fire Auto Casually Insurance and Low Cost Auto Financing LEGAL EVANS FUELS Distributor in Newmarket and District for WHITE ROSE PRODUCTS Gasoline Motor Oil Stove Oil Fuel Oil Phone 5 lew Remember how a player would stickhandle past every- 1 cy three times on w might Joe Ken Woodcock Barker Hughes FLOYD CORNER qc Barrister Solicitor and Notary Aurora Ontario Telephone Aurora Tina FA A Barrister Solicitor Notary Public AUKOHA FA 11051 Wellington St Sanitary Contractor Cleaned FumjKd he termed a rush but was more like a tour A good stickhand ler In those days was worth hi weight in gold to his team There waa hope of this in mtfii It The to aml carry the boot heel up B on side Often wonder what it would be like to have red line re moved and to have go back to the old side sys tem It would be something to see Must try it once again- Won it it would get the old time fans coming out again Around the 193132 mark me that was the year we had to finally call in an outside official to complete the series after one Specialty supporter popped Doug May in the chops after the series opener get going like this and one team leads to another which- brings to mind the Trolley League revival- both Newmarket and Aurora players slugged it out in around the sinbin will live for ever The year the Spitfires coach ed by Stan Smith won the Trol ley crown was a big one On that winning team we recall Joe Peat Bone Harry Fink Tunstead Todd Don Smith Bill Johnston Deb Goo- pet Stan Gibbon Bill Mabbett Cliff and Fred Dill- man Mickey Smith was man ager and Pete Preston trainer of that great club Days of the original Trolley league must have been some thing League hits its peak around Too far back for us- to remember One of these days must corner an old fan and find out just who the bad eggs at who for home brow teams headed fty good men dried up and the era of the ort clubs look over Seems like- vest when everybody was packing up for the Toronto lens to leave the Hub deserted to watch The Little go through to bring Newmarket a Memorial Cup championship Now the roster of the cup winning crew Lets see that would ho Ran Spar- John Geo Harold Rogers Moore Art etc Three great years in the late forties as Sut ton Newmarket Aurora and Bradford organized Some great duels between Sutton and Newmarket were features One in particular that fans will long be remembered also one of the wildest penalty box as PACKARD slippers for men and women For special size or width place your order now West Main St Newmar ket- RICHMOND HILL MATHEWS LYONS AND VALE Barrister Solicit on Notaries Mathews K Stiver Lyons Valk Main St 220 Bay St Phone Phone KM Newmarket Out Toronto A MILLS Barrister Solicitor and Notary MAIN ST MacNAUGHTON MOUIV Cooveyancinf Builders Contractors or Farmers Nit ami No 2 Hemlock Spruce and Pine Lumber or Dressed Delivered on the j by truck Write far prices Clapperton Lumber Co Port Loring Ontario TRAVEL IS MT Bookings for Land Sea and Air TRAVEL BUREAU Herbert Authorized Agent for All Steamship Main Street Newmarket woa EASONS GREETINGS At thfa cheery time of year we wish everybody a good oldfashioned Merry Christmas replete with all joy and contentment of a Happy Holiday JOSEPH Real state Insurance Jack 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