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Newmarket Era and Express, 5 Jan 1956, p. 5

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Whitby By Smoke Rings 7 To Here A classy goalkeeping effort by Adair coupled with a sterling show of shooting and skating power carried Newmar ket Gorman Smoke Rings to a 71 win over Whitby Highland ers at the arena Thursday in an junior C fixture It was an important win for the Smokies Whitby are the nearest challengers for the lead spot in the grouping The largest crowd the season saw the Smoke Rings snap in three unanswered first round goals and go ahead in the third period before the visitors Har vey Roberts got a shot past the agile Adair Grant Morton along with Bill the most effective play ers on the ice scored two goals to bead the Smokies scoring list Bob Wilson Mike Jack Graves Don and Jack Roger scored the others- Bill pass shook Wil son free for goal after sec onds of play and the Smokies were never Coach Herb Cain making moves thai paid off shot out h 2nd After Two Victories With Wayne Barry Cook and Jim Loblaw back on the roster Aurora Automotive posted a pair of imposing vic tories last week First the Automotive slaugh tered Tigers 203 at Aurora Thursday and edged Al Wasps at Atiiston on Friday These two triumphs enabled the Automotive to slip into first place in the North York midget league standing Newmarket Buntings are second Wood- bridge Lions third Barry Cook jumped back into midget company with a bang rapping in four goals while Wayne Keith Browning and Glen Bennett fashioned hat- trick efforts Don Glass Dan Routledge and Jim bag ged two goals apiece and Larry Woods netted a singleton to com plete the Aurora scoring At Aurora shot into an early lead and they car ried that twogoal advantage down to the final bell Wayne ran wild for three goals to pace Aurora Other Aurora snipers were Barry Cock Glen Bennett and Mike Patrick rearguards Grant Morton and Bob on one attack unit and it was pass that gave Morton an opportunity to rifle home his first accepted help from Frank and Bill for his early third period tally It was a fast moving affair Referee Ted Topping ruled with a firm fist and handed out three majors one misconduct and minor penalties At one time in the second period the time keepers paid New Years re to six visitors At one stage one of the visiting battlers got so wrapped up in his swing ing that he took on one local fan but there was little damage done on cither side The Smoke Rings play Midland here tonight in what pro to be a hardrocking affair Vl r Myers Use To Alston Juveniles Theres no getting around it even coach Doug of the King City Nichols Flyers will vouch for it AlHston Hor nets are the team to beat for North York juvenile hockey league honors The Hornets trimmed highly rat ed Flyers a Friday Four goals In eight minutes during the early minutes of the third period settled the issue in favor of the Hornets Larry Hill Fred Davis and Dick Sweeney were the King City marksmen Goal scoring leaders for Alliston were Ralph Milton St Pierre and Bill Edgar Juvenile Acorns Win Ken Broughton is starting to show results with the Alcorn juvenile hockey machine The locals showed a lot of power and speed to collect a win over at last week The locals led all the way with Ross turning in anoth er sterling job in goal and receiv ing good defensive protection from Brad Walker Don Calvin Williams and Don Bone- Ken Bell with three goals and two assists and Jack Cain with a trio of goals and an assist paced the Newmarket victory gallop Brad Walker Francis Lewis and Ron Croutch divided the other Acorn tallies Keswick Ceaefs Win Hone faeief Irani Keswick Comet scouts Lowell Waller and Ed have rounded up a winhungry ag gressive hockey machine The Comets should win many games and friends this season The Comets got away to a rollicking start last week heating Green- bank at Keswick The Comets are operating in the TriCounty rural loop They are grouped with Green- bank and The Comet scouters have rounded up three hustling front lines with Noel Ash Forfar and Dave Harvey number one Howard Ash Jack Staley and Lowell Waller are on the second unit while Dave Ivan Rye and Dick carry the mail on line three The defensive foursome is composed of Doug Forfar Jim Peters Bud Thomp son and Marlyn Winch and in Tex Baker the Comets have a first rate goalie A rapid fivegoal third period outburst climaxed the Comets impressive night victory After a scoreless first round Noel Ash punched home Lowell Wallers relay- and followed by goals by Forfar and Doug Forfar the Comets annexed a second period lead Grant scor ed for the Bankers The third period was full of scoring action Noel Ash How ard Ash Lowell Waller Dave Coutch and Noel Ash again counted in that order for Kes wick It was Ken Mark Rick Hogg and Bert on the third round shooting end for icemens league Strikes and Spares Harold LaPlante collected a tack in the Office Specialty triple and a single to show the way in the Bell Tele phone loop last week In the la dies section Lois posted a triple and Shirley a single to lead the scoring As closed in the la dies division Alice Eileen single and Norma Peels average- head ed the list With the men Mickey Smiths triple Har old 335 single and average were tops HiSb6rts The In fit -k- George collected a and Bruce Andrews had a to pace the pin spilling at- Ethel Winters served up a to start the year right in Le- league Other top scor ing leaders were Lane Joan June Ev Allen League standing is Meteors Jets Vikings Comets Hurricanes Spitfires Some scores from the Thurs day night ladies Pacesetter was Betty while Myrtle Dunn Olive Georgina Shipley Marie and Hazel Bennltz were the over pin BEARS CUBS After a 10 day layoff Aurora Bears should be fresh as daisies as they take on Cuba at the Aurora arena tomorrow evening at oclock Pioneers Lose Despite a four start effort by goalie Don Glover Oak Ridges Pioneers received a set back from Dodgers at the Newmarket arena Monday in a North York juvenile hockey league contest Glover stopped a steady stream of hotshots and ex cept for his terrific effort the would have piled up a sizeable majority Paul Wright provided the other bright spot for Bill Pioneers scoring on a pass from John Gallacher and Shirley Smith in the first period OPTIMIST GAMES The fourteam Optimist NH will resume action tomorrow night Games scheduled are at pm Boston vs Rangers and at pm Detroit vs Montreal Also scheduled for Friday at pm is a North York bantam game Newmarket and at 9 pm North York mid get King City Lions vs New market Baby Bunting Nuts Aurora Lose To Intermediates Things may change when Au rora get all their play ers on the job but right now Beeton Athletics appear to be the class of the OHA interme diate race The Athletics ran their win streak to five games as they doubled the score on the Aurora at the Aurora arena last week The Belairs fell behind In the first period and trailed at the second rest intermission Jack Drummond notched two goals to lead Aurora while PhD Nicholas and Walter Fines ac counted for the other goals Bruce Nichol John and Don Letts shared the scor ing spotlight for Beeton collect ing two goals each while Tommy and Colly were the other Beeton gunners Aurora lions Trim Optimists Aurora Lions defeated New market Optimists at the Au rora arena Thursday in a North York bantam hockey league game The game dropped New market into third place in the standing while the win boosted Aurora into second place Aurora took a 20 first period lead and went ahead in the second before Newmarket scor ed two quick goals to whittle the Lions lead Aurora added a late second period goal and one un answered counter in the third period io clinch the decision Norm Dennis led Aurora with two goals while Ron Walker Bill and Ted rell shared the other Aurora goals Subgoalie Terry play ing up front scored one of the Newmarket goals while Brent got the other Optimist tally CONTINUE HOME WIN STREAK Sutton rolled up their fourth successive home vic tory Monday defeating Bobcats an intermediate C game Sutton captured a 3 first period lead and rapped in five goals in the second period to sew up the verdict Ron Big Canoe and Smith netted two goals each to lead the winners Bruce Paisley Keith Clark and George claimed a goal each to round out the Green- Across the frosty school yard rings a cheer School is back in session Guess everyone is hap py to get back to a desk and have something solid to hang onto However it wont be quiet long The North York basketball league gets rolling next week The opening league tapoff at the NHS gym next Wednesday matches Aurora midgets juniors and seniors against their New market Newmarket along with Auro ra St Andrews College Picker ing College Orphans and are entered in the A school com petition B school entrants are Richmond Hill Mark- ham Pickering College and George Kelly is coach of the seniors Stan Raymond the juniors and school newcomer Don Carroll will mastermind the midgets Chief statistician Carl turns in a very compre hensive report on intramural basketball activity during Underdogs and Globe Trotters ended the season dead locked for first place All three teams posted three win one loss records CoolCats were one win three defeats and WharfRats failed to count a single win in four outings In the semifinal playoff Globe Trotters eliminated Under dogs while shad ed CoolCats In the fin als Hoozers and Globe Trotters played a twogame totalpoint series for the crown won the opener while Globe Trotters rallied to win game two 12 thus the won the title by a slim 20 margin Members o the championship club were Dave Ken Cassavoy Carl Dave Pinfold Gary Proctor Morris and Kurtz Top scorers during the regu lar season were Don Jackson 21 Paul Dave Jeffer son 15 Campbell Don Lewis 13 Dave Purcell Bob Dove Don Barry Jones Francis Lewis In the playoff scoring race leading marksmen were Don Jackson Carl Francis Lewis Dave Purcell Don Lewis Jim Garrett Don Kurtz Don John ston Paul Widdifield shirts total D with two goals was the top marksman for the invading Bobcats Baby tatty Ti Retains First Mice Minus several key players Bert Newmarket Baby Bunting Nuts were handed a reverse fay Lions at Friday in a North York midget hockey league game It was the Bunt ings second successive defeat The combination of a Newmar ket loss an Aurora win at knocked the Buntings out of first place and allowed Au rora to slip into the leadership post Bob Dove scored in the first two minutes of play for the However that was the only time the Buntings were ahead Woodbridge rallied to lead 21 at the end of the first period and the Bridgemen made it early in the second round before George Robertson scored the Buntings second tally BIRTHDAY CLUB Birthday wishes are extended this week to Paul Gibbons New market years old on Friday Dee Ann Foster R Zephyr 10 years old on Saturday Dee Thomas Harvey Graham Hol land Landing years old on Sat urday Dee Norma Jean 9 Newmarket years old on Sat urday Dec 31 John Preston years old on Sunday Jan Mary Johnson Newmarket years old on Sunday Jan Joyce Elizabeth Moffat Hol land Landings years old on Sunday Jan Lillian Elizabeth Pollock Sut ton West years old or Tuesday Jan Keith Robert R Keitleby years old on Tuesday Jan Mary Evans New market years old on Wednes day Jan Wayne Berry R Peter- bora years old on Wednesday Jan Send in your name address age and become a member of the Newmarket Era and Express birthday club- SAVINGS TIP TOP SUITS K y MORRISONS mm tot fc wife to report an company of cUimet filled BWUrW p end wain And art told thai by time roar has around aluminum ft other add tad to at j ltfgWfrL COMFAWT WE HAVE COMMITTED OURSELVES J SEVERAL r -i- v v- J- U i -i- li v t iiwi HAVE j- j v -i-l- l y fc- i I m- mmm wCi J I im ff- i I m I J I I I 111 11 K m VV- j -v- k J j IT Til r j i ft Ji i j r J iv r I i a L V i n W Sf fe4 2A2vAA

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