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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE ; ih MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1948 DOLBEAU CASTORS WIN SERIES OPENER ® L 4 PAGE TEN . QPORT | NAPSHOTS | . Dolbeau Castors, a French-Canadian team with a very suitable name, Beavers," won the hearts of Oshawa hockey fans at the Oshawa Arena on Saturday night. There wasn't too many Oshawa peqple there Saturday, most of them came by that special train from Georgetown, but there'll be a lot more Oshawa fans on hand tonight. Those who saw Saturday's game have been doing nothing but talk about it ever since. It was hockey, real hockey of the finest quality, played at a dizzy pace that was maintained from start fo finish by two teams in . €Xcéllent: condition. But the biggest feature was the brand of hockey © played. There were no high-sticks, no boarding, charging, cross- checking and that other catch-as-catch-can stuff that is generally accepted today as modern hockey. They played it clean and they ' played it honest, stressing speed and combination work. The passing was terrific. They t a pass, from behind or in front, on either side 'while going at ton speed and they whip that old boot-heel back Court Oshawa Captures C.O.F. 5-Pin Trophy Court Bowmanville held a splen- did banquet on Saturday night to wind up a very successful season of bowling, after which they journeyed to Oshawa to compete in bowle ing tournament for the Couper Tro= phy. 4 | The Oshawa team with Bea Ross, Ada Lockwood, Toots Ferguson, Carl Creamer, Jack Ross and Norm O'Reilly won this Trophy for this year with a total score of 3210 pins for three games. Bowmanville came second with 2633 pins, Pickering third with 2627, and Whitby fourth witla 2583 pins. - This is the first year that these / } four Courts have played off ro this | Trophy and the event was a big ° success. This is to be an annual Quebec Champs Display Real GM Badminton Champs Receive Awards' Speed and Passing Skill to Nip Georgetown Raiders 4-3 Fast, Clean Hockey Fea- turing Combination and Stick-Handling In- stead of High Sticks and Boarding Makes Big Hit With = Local | The Summary | iG fii aber) ........ beau, Pruneau ( ibeau, Bellemare ( . 8486 rt) ... plen, Rh i] Rang Lidia hs ECHO Ty M ahah GIR | | : and forth like a hot potgto, with a string tied to it. It was George- town's first defeat in four \games this season on Oshawa ice and it took a mighty smart team to d it. Tn sult might be different tonight! + LJ a+ © 'We didn't think Georgetown was "right." They have played better hockey here, showed more speed : 'd worked their plays better but then we doubt If they've been back-checked as closely before and that makes quite a difference. They were outskated in spots, too, and if the Beavgrs can keep this ap, they'll take the series, maybe even win another one tonight. They have a great goalie in Thifault, He's tall and lanky, plays as if he was trying to touch his toes all the time but he has a keen eye and a suré right- hand to catch and he was deadly on all shots from more than 25 feet out. On the attack, Dolbeau's passing is a treat to see--they're always looking for a man to give the puck to and there's usually one there to receive it. In front of the net, they're all dangerous. But it's in their defensive play that they shine. The forwards backcheck all the way back and then bust in the clear again in a flash. Their , defensemen pick up all rebounds or intercept goal-mouth passes with rare skill and they do not go chasing each other into the corners, but each man plays his own position. When it comes to clearing the puck up into the centre zone--and seldom any further eithér, they're the best we've seen this season. * > * . 2 --=- "It's only natural that Georgetown may have been the victims of a natural let-down, after their stern championship series with Markham. They played as if they lacked the sharp edge that featured their play against the Millionaires. We feel that Georgetown will be playing much better hockey tonight. However, it must be remembered that the Dolbeau boys had only finished an 800-mile train trip, less than 24 hours before Saturday's game, so besides playing on strange ice, it's only right to expect that they can do better also. They insist they can! 'They claimed after Saturday's game that Georgetown was the best team they've met in the playoffs--they consider the Kirkland Lake and Bathurst series as only workouts--but they state they can go faster and play better. At any rate, we think they'll win the series and become the CAHA Eastern Canada Intermediate champions for the first time. Our sincere advice to every sport fan who wants to see a real game of good, fast hockey, is to be sure to take in this game tonight™ * * LJ The Dolbeau team yesterday took a bus to Niagara Falls and the trip was a real thrill. Most of the players are "homébrews" and from 300 miles north of Quebec City (just a couple of hen-runs from James Bay) to Niagara Falls repr ted their 1 t trip, Only three of the party of 27 had seén "the Falls" before. This morning, they took a tour through the GM plant. The Dolbeau team, from manager Person, coach Edgar Tremblay, down to the trainer, are all very: keen about Oshawa and have expressed their deep appreciation of the efforts made to make their stay as pleasant as possible. They jad several rooters among the local fans, former Quebec residents. Ray Boivin, member of the local fire depart- ment, acted as interpreter at the penalty box, while Mike Forget and John Nantais, a couple of liho operatbrs at The Times-Gagette, also rendered valuable service. Mike, a Cornwall friend of Pete Piquette, "worked" at the players' bench while John took care of the teléphone calls to Chicoutimi. * * * And when it comes to showing interest in a team, here's one for you. Two newspapermen, Paul Tremblay, owner of "Le Lac St. Jean," weekly at St. Joseph d'Alma and Gabriel Tremblay (no relation) of the Chicoutimi weekly, "Le Progres du Saguenay," each travelled 1600 miles to be in Oshawa less than three hours and see only one game. They landed in Oshawa at 9:10 on Saturday evening, saw only the second and third periods and caught the midnight train back home. They made the trip "just to show the Dolbeau boys we are interested in them and are supporting them." Dolbeau is still about 75 miles from Chicoutimj and St. Joseph d'Almo is 32 miles away. Incidentally, there is a Paul Tremblay on the Dolbeau team and Edgar Tremblay is the coach, but none of the four are related. "In Quebec, we have Tremblays ike you have Smiths in Ontario," was the way they explained it. * > * The Oshawa City and District Softball Association held a good *mecing yesterday afternoon and got a few more kinks straightened out, before starting what promises to be a good season. So far, few juvenile or junior teams have signified their intentions of com- peting for 1948 laurels but two or three in each section are expected to appear by the next meeting, on May 10. Brooklin Softball Asseo- ciation plans to' run an Intermédiate "C" team and perhaps a Junior "C" team also. They may play in Whitby, if an Intermediate "B" league is formed there, or in a league consisting of Whitby, Ajax, Brooklin, etc. The Intermediate "AA" ranks welcomed a 4 Fans -- Pruneau and M.. Bradbury Share Scoring Honors With Two Goals Apiece -- 2nd Game of Series Here Tonight (By G. H. C)) Dolbeau Castors, champions of Quebec in the Intermediate hockey whirl and easy victors over Kirk- land Lake, Northern Ontario chal- lengers and the Bathurst Paper- makers, best Inter. team 'in the Maritimes, gave a crowd of almost 3,000 hockey fans at thé Oshawa Arena on Saturday night, a real treat in old-fashioned hockey en- tertainment, as they skated and passed their way to a 4-3 victory over Georgetown Raiders, . current O.H.A. Inter. "A" champions. It was the opening game of a 3- out-of-5 series for the Eastern Can- ada Intermediate hockey title, first ever staged by the C.AH.A., and it was the first time in four appear- ances that the Georgetown team has suffered defeat on Oshawa ice this season. Second game of the series will be played here tonight (Monday) and the, balance of the series is booked for a hockey rink almost 800 miles away, at St. Jo- seph d'Almo, Quebec, Clever Hockey Display Played by two teams that are surprisingly similar in style and size and who both feature combina- tion passing in their attack, the game was one of the most enter- taining seen in the Oshawa Arena this sesaon. It was played at a dizzy pace from start to finish, with the rival players showing rare stick-handling skill and an uncanny ability fo take or give a pass from any position, while still going at top speed. Com- pleting the pleasure of the hockey entertainment was the fact that neither team raised a high stick nor resorted to cross-checks, boarding and those other tactics which seem to feature the. modern hockey trend. There were only six penalties meted out, all for minor. offences and four of them in the first stanza. The brilliant three-way passing attacks made with rare accuracy, had the fans marvelling in spots. Max Bradley opened the scoring for Georgetown, with Storey and Gib- son lending a hand on the nifty three-way play. Penalty Proves Costly About three minutes later, Bert Birtwistle, reliable rearguard vet- eran of thé O.H.A. champions, drew a tripping penalty and the Dolbeau Castors uncorked a sizzling attack, which paced by Pruneau, their 19- year-old forward ace, netted them two quick goals. Pruneau got them both, with Hebert, rugged defénse- man helping out on both, along with Lafond on the first one. About four minutes later, Dol- beau's sustained pressure paid off with another tally, Bellemare mak- ing it 3-1 with a nice shot to climax a nifty passing attack in which Lupien and Ress both figured. Double penalties, to Murdoch of Georgetown and Lawrence Black- burn of Dolbeau, tapered off the first period. They broke even with one goal of the was best for Georgetown. Rhodes and defensemen Nash and Birtwistle were all Binsell, Martin, Patterson and Gib- son all appeared to be a little be- low form. fensé, Hebert and Lafond; Bellemare; wings, Lupien and Ross; alts., Vincent, Tremblay, Pruneau, Bernaquez, R. Blackburn, L. Black- burn, Lalancette and Duchesne, sub-goal; Gad Blackbun nd Pe veins. 13:47 Birtwistle, L. burn, aplece; in a sizzling second stanza that saw both teams open the throttle and go at a wide-open pace |. that produced plenty of thrills fi the fans and work for the rival goalies --. who incidentally, both turned in sparkling performances. Max bury got his second goal ht to-shave Dolbeau's lead at the half-way mark in the game, with Gibson and Birtwistle assist- ing. Less than three minutes later, the Castors roared right back to make it 4-2, with' Paul Tremblay scoring on another - smart bit of team-play in which Pruneau and L. Blackburn helped out. Hectic Final Period The third period saw Georgetown toss caution to the winds, in an all- out effort to tie it up. At the finish, they were using six forwards and no goalie but still the French-Cana- dian team refused to get excited or flustered. They did object strenu- ously, Georgetown made it 4-3. It was a shot by Storey, on Nash's pass, and but © only briefly, when the puck hit the goal-post and spun inside, just barely over the goal- |line, That came at the 13:40 mark |and for the last six minutes, the Ralders tried desperately to tie it up, They ganged incessantly but La- fond, Hebert and L. Blackburn were brilliant with their defensive work, as they parked in front of their goalie and took care of all rebounds or intercepted 'goal-mouth passes with regularity. And always they coolly cleared the puck into the centre zone, forcing the Raiders to go back out and organize another attack. It all took time and finally that element ran out, with the score stille4-3, Stars of the Game Jacques Thifault, in goal for Dol- beau, was certainly one of the stars of their victory. His eye and a right hand were both "sure death" to any lorig shots' the Raiders attempted and he was equally good in close. Hebert, Lafond, L. Blackburn all shone on defense, with Pruneau, Lupien, Tremblay and Bellemare the pick of the attacking division. Max Bentley, with his two goals, alle standout but ETOWN--Goal, Rhodes; GEORG defense, Birtwistle and Nash; cen- tre, Ratterson wings, L. Bradbury and Murdoch; alts, Martin, Beau- mont, M. Bradbury, Gibson, Ferri, Binsel. Storey and Kemshead, sub- goal. DOLBEAU--Goal, Thifault; de- centre, Reférees-- "Pat" Patterson and Maurice Walsh, both of Toronto. * new entry, Duplate-Fibreglas returning to the fold after an ab of a couple of seasons. This looks like a five and perhaps a six- team loop, with Skinnrs, Robsons, Legion 43 and United Taxi are definitely entered. They set their entry fee and financial arrange- ments with the association. The Intermediate "A" teams upped their fee this year and while no fees were taken, a strong four-team loop appears likely, with UAWA, Legionnaires, Pedlars and GM-Calts as the four starters. * Ld * There were .two Important senior. hockey games played on Saturday night, both in the Canadian Allan Cup semi-finals. Edmonton Flyérs captured the Western Canada senior crswn, nosing out Winnipeg Flyers: 3-2 in a sensational game .which saw the 'Peg team come from behind and almost tie it 'up, That cleaned up their. series, at three-to-one for Edmonton, who haye Elmér: Ereller 'of Roamer Junior fame and "Bud" McPherson, with the Generals a couple of seasons ago, both playing for their senior champs this year. In the Eastern Canada senior finals, Hamilton Tigers defeated Ottawa Senators on Montreal ice, 4-1, to take a 2-to-1 lead in games, in their series. They play the fourth game a! Maple Leal Gardens tomorrow night and that will be' Hamilton's big chance to cinch a berth in the Allan Cup finals. If Senators win to- morrow night, tae fifth and deciding game will be played in Ottawa. OT oO EE ET 0 Fr OE TO CT 0 IY HOCKEY PLAY-OFF Eastern Canada Intermediate "A" Finals ~TONIGHT- _ 830pm. Georgetown Raiders U8 Dolbeau Castors / Reserved Seats $1.00 -- Children 75¢ Tickets Now On Sale at Mike's Place OSHAWA ARENA 0 EEO EI 0 Ee O EI O Ee O EI O Ey 0.0) Gshawa Ramble rs Club Holds 1st Trial Meeting For Motorcycle Riders Harmon of Toronto Tops Winners -- Two Local * Boys, Davidson and Morison Come Next in Tight Points Battle By "RUSTY" MacKAY . "The Oshawa Ramblers first trial of the season, was run yesterday afternoon at the "O01 Swimmind Hole" . . . a mile and a half nort of Roy Nichol's garage in Courtice. A surprisingly good crowd was on hand to watch a field of thir- teen riders pit their skill and ab- ility against treacherous muddy section; next-to-impossible turns, and three water sections. The end of the introductory walk around the course found many of the competitors rubbing their hands and muttering such phrases as, "This is going to be a cinch." The very first section contained a bad mud hole and the boys who had sooth or ordinary road tires must have felt their confidence slipping away before they got real- ly started. Impossible Turn The second section included an almost impossible right - hand down-turn that was the nemesis of many" riders. "Squibber" Cran- field was. very impressive here with a smooth, perfect ride. Section three was a water gec- tion to give the boys a breather before tackling number four. Squib Cranfield, Bill Davidson and Sterling Morison of Oshawa, along with Johnny Harmon from Toronto were right up at the top before many laps were completed and the rivalry between them gave ocea- ae ae aaa sion to a lot of excitement. Ken Aston of Oshawa and Mad Sale were hard on their heels, waiting for the leaders to slip up. At this point the riding of Cran- field and Morison was superb, marking them as the eventual win- ners, but Lady Luck frowned up- on them and they both learned by bitter experience what it is like to register a complete failure. Going Too Rough Although those two boys only falter momentarily it was all' such experienced riders as Johnny Har- mon, Bill Davidson and Mad Sale needed. Their consistant, if not so smooth riding paid off. Harmon's steady riding allowed him to squeeze Bill vidson out by 20 points to win. Morison recovered enough to place third over Cranfield who was followed by Sale and As- ton. Once again Jack Williamson of Toronto treated the spectators to some of his wild and spectacular charges with the front wheel four or five feet in the air. Jack, with his little corn-cob pipe stuck in his mouth is a drawing card all by himself. Minute Falter J. Nicolson and B. Hastings found the going too rough and re. tired about mid-way. The team of Morison Davidson' and Aston, 0 riding for the Oshawa club won out over the Falcon's team of William. son, Sale and Harmon, Monty Cranfleld was present as usual ag was the popular CMA, vice-president Harvy Firth, Harry is that tall skinny fellow, who geta sveh fiendish delight out of watch- ing the boys bash into trees and fall off in the creek, Jack Plumb, manager of the Oshawa branch of the B-A Oil Company was present to congratu. From left to right, are: Jack Roughley and Grace Mac kie who v. "re wi Kinton and Lillian Koren, main event winners and Mixed D. Koren are joint holders of the GM Trophy, which' Mr. Kinton is hol were winners of the Bob McIntyre Trophy. Shown above are the 1947-48 champions and runners-up ef the General Motors Badminton Club tournaments. Yo 41 s of the ion event, and Roly oY Clu Th 2 Roly Kinton and Lillian b din, g. Jack Roughley and Grace Mackie --Times-Gazette Staff Photo Not Invited ld lt Frank Stranahan (above), Toledo, Ohio, sparkplug heir and one of the nation's leading amateur golf- ers, refused to tell why his invi- tation to the Augusta, Georgia, Masters' Golf tournament was with- drawn. The Masters' committee called the Ohio muscle man's ejec- tion a result of a repetition of ef- fences of which he had been warn- ed last. year, refusing, however, to be more specific. Stranahan stated . "The less said about the incident he better it will be for all concerned." Montreal YMHA Oust Windsor Eastern Final Montreal, April 19--(CP)-- After staging one of the greatest finishes in local basketball history and de- feating a club that was rated their superiors in practically every de- partmént, Montreal Y.M.H.A. Blues checked into Saint John, N. B. to- day where they will meet Saint John 8t, Johns for the eastern cage crown and the right to meet the west for the Dominion laurels. After dropping the opener of the two-game total points series, 46-37 to a powerful Windsor Alumni quin- tet, the Blues successfully overcame a nine-point deficit here Saturday night to defeat Windsor 45-35 and win the series by the secant margin of a single point. Playing before a jam-packed gal- lery of over 2,000 cage fanatics, the Y. boys appeared to be on the way to elimination once the first half hdd terminated. They were- trailing 19-18 and i0 points down on the series. 'They found the scoring range and aided by the banishment of Freddie Thomas, Woody Camp- bell and Ado Rorai for committing five personal fouls, the Montrealers used this advantage to forge into a lead which they never relinquished. Donald (Doodie) Bloomfield was high scorer for the Blues picking up 14 points while teammate Murray Waxman came next with. 10.. * Gino Sovran, who had a whirl with, the now-defunct professional Toronto Huskies, was Windsor's top scorer with nine. points. Thomas picked up seven points before retir- ing with five minutes to play and Campbell netted six. ee ------------------------ NO-HIT EFFORT South Orange, N. J.,--Combining their pitching talents, Clarence Pod- belian and Hank Belirman of Mon- treal Royals pitched a no-hit, no- run game over Seton Hall College Pirates Saturday. The Royals won, 12-0, blasting four Pirate hurlers for 13 hits. late Johnny Harmon on his tri. umphant ride and present him with the B-A trophy for 1948. was as follows: 5 J. Harmon, Falcons, Toronto (Norton), 205 (Pts. Jost). 2. W, Davidson, Ramblers, Osh- awa (Matchless), 226 (pts.-lost). 3. 8. Morison, Ramblers, 'Osh- awa (B.S.A.) 234 (pts. lost). 4. D. Cranfield, Ramblers, Osh- awa (Ariel), 281. 6, M. Sale, Falcons, Toronto (Harley-Davidson), 878 (pts. lost). The results of the first six riders || 6M BADMINTON CLUB CLOSES ~~ FINE SEASON With the scene shifting from the dinner at the Masonic Temple to the skits and dance at the GM. Auditorium, thé General Motors Badminton Club held their annual presentation of trophies and prizes, last Saturday evening, and but for a few who will wish to continue the sport a little longer, they wound up a very successful season. At the Masonic Temple after a delicious dinn >b Reddoch +r - resenting the G.iv. Company, nade the presentation of the G.M. Bad- minton Trophy. It was the first time the award has been made, and Mr. Reddoch stated that it was anly through the persistence of the club executive and thelr untiring efforts along this line that the tro- phy was there at all. -- Roly Kinton and Lillian Koren, two of the most popular and by reason of their play, the champion Mixed Doubles players of the club were presented with the Company trophy as the premier award of the night. They also received small gifts from the club itself. Bob McIntyre was next in line of speakers, and it was his pleasant duty to present his own award, the MolIntyre Trophy to Grace Mackie and Jack Roughley who were the Mixed Doubles consolation event winners. = Eric Vesey gave runner-up prizes to May Bowers and Art Stubbins in the main event, and Marion 8t. Andrews and Sonnv Patterson in the consolation event. Bob Johnson presented the win- ners of the Saturday Handicap tourney, Jean McIntyre and Sonny Patterson with their prizes and gave runner-up prizes in this tour- ney to Marion St. Andrews and Murray Hainer. Bob McIntyre, who acted as sort of master of ceremonies presented flowers and candy to the two jun- ior members who showed the most activity and promise in the past year. These were Ruth Thompson and Doreen Greenaway. The dinner party then broke up and everyone went on to the Audi~ torium .for the remainder of the night's programme. EASTERN CANADA FINAL Three-out-of-Five PW L 2 110 2 ames Tuesday--Ottawa v. Hamilton Toronto). ESTERN CANADA FINAL w Saturdays Result nnipeg 2 est-of-séven series, (at Edmonton Edmonton wins A 1 CUP PLAYOFFS MA Ronk CANADA FINAL Four-out-of-Seven PW'LPF 2 2 5% Lethbridge Port Arthur 3 23 22 4 uture Games Tonlght--Lethbridge at Port Arthur. * MEMORIAL CUP CONTENDERS Three teams remained in the running today for the. Memorial Cup and the Canadian Junior Hockey Championship, one in the east and two in the west. The sur+ vivors: East--Barrie Flyers. : West--Lethbridge Native Sons, Port Arthur West End Bruins. ALLAN CUP SURVIVORS Three teams remaining in the running. today for the Allan Cup and the Canadian Senior Hockey Championship, two in the east and one in the west. The survivors: East--Hamilton = Tigers, Ottawa Senators. West--Edmonton Flyers. 6, K. Aston, Rambers, Oshawa, (Norton), 616 (pts. lost). - ' ON PAGE 127 - "ADDITIONAL SPORT NEWS| MORIOKA OUTPOINTED Brooklyn--Billy Liggett, 127, Tren- ton, N.J., outpointed Jimmy Morid- ka, 129, Toronto, in a six-round box~ ing bout here Saturday night. bowling in some others were short players and didn't tournament. Last Friday night saw the first game of the playoffs for Court Osh- awa. 'There was some very keen of the teams, do so good but there is another night coming up next Friday and the teams on the bottom may come up and win that Trophy. Am Greens Go-Getters came out on top with 2157, Sandy Starks Quakers next witty 2082, Len Walls Typhoons 2087, Wilf Riglers Blitzers 1800, Jack Ross's Commandos 1880, Max Col lis's Doodlebugs 1875, Jack Spencers Skippers 1846, Gordie Hurst's Boom- erangs 1785, Norm O'Relllys Range ers 1677, Joe Flavelles Jésters 1504. Here's hoping we have full atténd- ance next week. - MONTREAL OUSTS Montreal--Montreal advanced to the Eastern' Canada intermediate basketball semi-finals here Satur- day night when they breezeéd past Ottawa Capitals, 43-33, to win the two-game, total points series, 75-71. 80 vers AZ #\ OF PROGRESS Established 1868 GENTLEMEN PREFER . . . #COOLIES ~~ Coolies are preferred for comfort and correctness. For snug fit without are modern a Peamans Coolies, ers. For colours and patterns which tasteful. - laundering. For maintained hig wear and ease of quality. 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