March 19fifl I World Of Sports Honors George Haskett Thirty three years of participation in sport in the North York area as sports writer hockey club official and in various positions of hockey and base ball administration by George were recog nized Saturday night with a wealth or tributes and several gifts at a dinner planned by members of the North York Minor Hockey Association Top left shows a portion of the crowd at dinner and at top right the guest of honor and his wife Ruby is shown with the tokens of appreciation presented to him At left centre Mrs Haskell receives Mrs William and at the right Mall Ley- den OIIA president pays tribute In Mr Haskell with Mrs Keys and Roy Keys shown between him and Mr and Mrs and at bot tom right Ruby evidently agrees with senti ments expressed by one of the speakers as in the applause given husband George Hooper Staff Crowd Of At Dinner Hears He Has Earned Praise Of AN to honor his outstanding contri bution to sport in North York County About men and wo men attended the dinner at the Canadian Legion hall representing just about every field of sport with emphasis on hockey Hasketts HASH by GEORGE HASKETT Era Sports Editor The event ed by the North York Hockey Associa- i tribute to George A g M P Wayne ry Median roronlo Oklaii Keith 1 would be merely repclito is at speaker also Achievement resented to George tribution to amateur Thanking all those who Reeve referees and of the able to share this In addition to of the 20 tified with the Ontai Minor Hockey Associa- the Ontario Hockey Association at tended coming Mil Whitby Toronto Million hath am and Grimsby Among and Douglas Patterson Mr Patterson told the gath ering all had a common ile- He said it was ap parent that Ihe guest of honor had the belief that there is no Doug Merchant past presi dent Schomberg Minor Hoc key Association offered con gratulatory remarks as he presented an engraved watch a TV set a silver tray a large trophy named in Mr ketts honor emblematic of Midget A Minor Hockey Championship a large picture to hang in the arena and a cartoontype picture of Mr key and sport in many parts of the province I must also pay tribute to Ruby who has helped her hus band in his good works and placed no obstructions in his We must judge a man what he docs do rather than what he fails to accomplish and in this respect George has earned the plaudits of us all There has been an number of boys worth while vinced after their opportunities 1 lt during