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I ig GOL SPOTLIGHTING GENERALS -- Juniors Return a To Hometown __ By WREN BLAIR - Oshawa Generals' Manager _ THE OSHAWA Generals, for Years one of Canada's most Gutstanding Junior "A" hockey clubs, ceased operations in Se: of 1953, the day follow- ui disastrous fire which : ed the old Oshawa Arena. The players were draft- €d around 'the league and the @eat Generals were dead! I recall the Boston Bruins at that time promised to re- wee' MAM ste to the y anytime in the future should the citizens erect _ & new arena. For nine years Generals were inactive. Several faint been made to organize a cam- ign to build a new arena. ne proved much more than ® pipe dream. However early in 1962 came' strong rumblings of a committee being formed to start a campaign to raise a million dollars, and build a new arena. When I heard the names of fome of the Oshawa citizens who were to become active in this campaign I was convinced that this was no longer just a dream. Names like "Terry" Kelly, "Dick" McLaughlin, Harry Gay, Walter Branch, Bill Kurelo, Bob Wilson, Ray Trew, @\g, "Ab" Walker, Mayor Stewart Alger, and jany others started to ity and I was positive ith them behind things, growing unrest in the cause of the lack of an , We were on our way. APRIL of 1962, (I was manager-coach of the ins EPHL club at King- ' (on) our General Manager © {fm Boston, Lynn Patrick was | ig Kingston scouting our. play- off series against Sault Ste. Marie. Each afternoon Lynn and I would meet and go over Problems and ideas in our or- ganization. One afternoon I said to him "Lynn there's soon going to be a new arena in Oshawa, and I recall that the Bruins promised to return Junior "'A'"' hockey to the city whenever they had a new building. I feel we should start the Oshawa Generals again immediately." 'With no arena and no league to play in, how do you propose to do this?" asked Lynn. "And also what assurance do we have that there will actually be a rink?" I had brought this subject up, "and I was now faced with a major decision, one I was go- 'ing to have to fight for. 'I be- lieve-I could get a club in the Metro Junior "A" laegue in Yorento, playing our home James out of Maple Leaf Gar- tens. As far as the assurance 'bout a rink, you'll just have to take my word that I have faith 'in the men that are behind this 'project and I think they'll pro- 'vide the leadership to get one." | "The idea sounds good," said 'Lynn. "Your next move is to 'see Stafford Smythe about get- 'ting into the Metro league. If he approves call me in Boston 'and we'll present your idea to "the Bruins' directors." * | TWO WEEKS LATER, after | fle EPHL play-offs were over ?tmet with Mr. Smythe in To- '@to. To make a long story @ort he agreed with the idea ' # an Oshawa club in the Merto iBague, although he did set "Wo conditions. One, we must agree to staff the entire club with players from our own or- _ Ganization, and secondly we would have to come up with "s@iithe financing necessary to operate the club. I agreed to both conditions. I called Lynn in Boston immediately advis- ing him that we' were in. Lynn |?' promised to ask for a direc- tors' meeting right away. Subsequently several meet- {ngs were held in Boston, while ' [held my breath. There were many things to be considered. ey a few days later I re- ved a call from Boston that x idea had been approved 4nd to proceed with the forma- _ don of a stockholders limited _ 'smpany. ' The Bruins agreed to pur- / hase half the stock that was attempts had trul issued, and we were to sell the other half to business and pro- fessional people here in Osh- awa. I scurried around the city for the next month or more and sold all the issued stock in a very short period of time. P- | There are over 50 people in the city who hold stock in the club, and they are obviously too numerous to mention. However I think it important to mention that Russ Humphreys QC was shortly thereafter elected club president, with John Foley vice-president, Bruce Affleck, secretary treasurer, and the other directors were Dr. W. M. Shaw, Joseph Bolahood, David Crotin, Edward Bouckley, Dr. Peter Zakarow, and yours ly. Last year we held our second election of officers and the present executive of the Gen- erals include, Mr. Humphreys president, Dr. Charles Mc- Ilveen vice - president, Mr. Bruce Affleck secretary treas- urer, the other directors being Mr. Murray Johnston, Dr. W. M. Shaw, Mr. Gerald Deegan, Dr. Peter Zakarow, and this writer. .IN THOSE EARLY days three years ago, there were many things to get done. I had equipment to purchase, coaches to hire, trainers to en- gage, practice ice to arrange, and hardest of all players to find to staff a second Junior "A" club in the Bruins chain. My whole idea for suggesting to Lynn that we start the club more than two years be- fore there was any sign of an arena was prompted by the thought that if we started im- mediately we might then have a more marketable club to move into the new building whenever it became a reality. Let me leave no doubt, that startin gan entire new Junior "A" club out of thin air is just about the most challeng- ing hockey assignment we have ever encountered. We took our lumps but good that first year. Coach Doug Williams and I suffered some sleepless. nights when we took 14-3 poundings from Marl- boro's, and 12-1 lacings from Neil McNeil. Nevertheless we persevered. So did the play- ers, and shortly, after Christ- mas the club started to jell. In the end we missed the play-offs that first year by only a single point. OVER THE FOLLOWING summer, the Metro Junior "A" League folded, We were now in a real dilemma. The rink. was a reality, but we had no league in which to play! We made application to return the Generals to the strong provincial Junior "A" league, and through the hard work of the Bruins chairman of the Board, Weston Adams, and the co-operation of other Junior "A" hockey men like "Hap" Emms, Lou Passador, Jimmy Skinner, Sam Pollock, Ken Campbell and their NHL organizations, as well as the OHA, we were accepted. I went to Bowmanville and requested ice accommodations from which to play our home games and they graciously ac- cepted us. The Bowmanville arena commission, their man- ager Roy Neads and his staff have been simply wonderful to the Generals during this period and we on the club extend our heartfelt thanks, for without their understanding and co-op- eration we would have been hard pressed to have the club where it is today. Last season the Generals made the play-offs in their first year back in the Provin- cial League, which was in every way a bonus to the whole rogram, for none of us ex- pected the club would have such fortune, At the moment we are tied for third, again a move up- and we have finally ar- rived at that dream of three years ago. This coming Tuesday night the Generals move into the swank new Civic Auditorium for their first game in the beautiful new building. I say beautiful because in my opin- jon it is that in every way, The Russian National hoc- key team arrived in Montreal by air, last night, but the players were too tired to be LONDON (Reuters)--Teams, that met on the opening day of the English Football League program last August will play the reverse fixtures Saturday to} start the second half of the] season. | At the halfway stage, there is a keen top-of-the-table battle in the first division, with only two points separating the lead- ing four clubs. Leading Manchester United and no doubt a jammed rink will greet the young Generals as they finally come home to their own city. It's been a long grind, and eleven years have gone since the Motor City crowd cheered their beloved Gener- als in their own home town. I EXTEND sincere congrat- ulations to the men of vision in this city who toiled to make this building possible. The citizens of this city I'm sure also thank you. I also thank my co-workers in Boston, and on the Generals' executive who have contributed so much to help build the club. I know that all of; them, together with coath Jim Cherry, and my- self, and the players will give every human effort to supply exciting hockey entertainment. As clubs go, we are still young, and we will have our problems for a couple of years yet. Still I know that the Osh- awa hockey fans will be pati- ent with the club and give us time to develop a full calibered Junior "A" roster, therefore proving the great sports com- munity they are, which was never more evident than when everybody dug down and to gether we came up with the money to build our. grand new Civic Auditorium, which will now be available to all for dozens and dozens of uses in Soccer Schedule Enters 2nd Half is smarting from the upset home defeat last weekend by Leeds United, which ended its great run of 28 points from 16 games. Manchester will be out to make a quick return to win- ning form when it plays at West Bromwich Albion Satur- day. The Midlanders are the only team to have held Manchester United to a draw at Old Traf- ford this season -- they drew 2-2 there last August--and only once in the last five meetings between the clubs at West Bromwich have they allowed United to collect both points. Chelsea, the London club which is right on Manchester United's heels,. entertains bot- tom - of - the - table Wolver- hampton Wanderers. The Wolves were crushed 3-0 at home by the youthful Lon- doners last August, but in re- cent weeks have been showing signs of a revival. With half the season gone, once mighty Tottenham Hot- spur is still without an away win. It might break_the spell Studer athe eo Judge Denies Stop This Bout PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A judge Thursday denied an in- between champion Joey Giar- Convention Hall Monday night. The suit was brought by Louis Duva, the Garden State State Sports Corporation against Giardello, promoter Jimmy Riggio and Nationwide junction seeking to stop the|# world middleweight title fight dello and Hurricane Carter at! Sports Corporation and Empire|# CP CROSS-CANADA SURVEY BEN W. RUSSIANS ARRIVE FOR HOCKEY TOUR interviewed. Lionel Fleury (left), Canadian Amateur Hoc- key Association president, greeted the club, which will start their Canadian hockey, tour in Montreal tonight, against the Montreal Junior Canadiens. Centre is Victor Kuznetsov, Russian team man- ager and at the right is Arka- di Chernishev, Russian coach. --(CP Wirephoto) Canada's Race Tracks Enjoyed Banner Year By was unchanged at 196 ARD tendance was down Press Staff Writer |1,677,080, ART Losers may find it difficult tojsome believe, but 1964 was a great|ing dates, but per-capita betting r at Canada's racetracks.|rose to $59.31 from $56.71. on the thoroughbreds} Montreal's Blue Bonnets|1964 Kentucky Derby, with stir- soared to $161,515,813 and set alRaceway, interest in the track in Quebec national record for the 15th sea-|took in $15,562, egg ' was a healthy jump the $153,506,144 that bett shoved through the pari-mutuel in 1963. , Ontario, Saskatche- and British Co- lumbia reported provincial bet- ting records. Manitoba, the = have only harness racing which is not covered in the thorough- bred figures but is compiled later. A Cross-Canada Survey by e Canadian Press showed 18 cks were in action a total of 497 racing days, compared with 18 and 493 days last year. All but two of the tracks re- ported 1964 betting at an all- time high. The exceptions were Winnipeg's Assiniboia Downs, only thoroughbred track in Manitoba, where the handle of $8,328,965 was just $21,000 off the 1962 record, and Toronto Woodbine. ONTARIO. BETTORS BUSY Lucky horse - players took home about $134,000,000 of the total amount wagered. The tracks kept $15,500,000 for Williams Suspended AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) -- Texas boxing commissioner Alton Erickson said Thursday he has suspended indefinitely Cleve- land Williams, he av y weight boxer shot by a highway patrol- man last month in Houston. Erickson told Tue Associated Fress he took the action Mon- day. He said it has the affect of preventing. Williams from boxing in other states as well as Texas. Williams, 31, is recuperating in a Houston hospital from bul- let wounds received Nov. 28 in an incident with a state high- way patrolman. Williams had been scheduled to fight Ernie Terrell for the World Boxing Association's heavyweight championship. The WBA said Wednesday Williams was being dropped from its ratings for an indefinite period. Williams was charged Nov. 29 in Houston - with driving while intoxicated and aggra- vated assault on a police officer. ' NOW OPEN! COLONIAL RESTAURANT 'rench Decor in Fried 'ake Out Orders 10 Bond St. W. 723-6021 our community. Sports Promotions Incorporate. purses and profit, provincial governments took a tax bite of $11,200,000 and the federal gov- ernment collected about $800,000 as a fee for supervisory serv- ices. They include film patrol, saliva tests and RCMP surveil- lance. As usual, Ontario's three big tracks accounted for about 60 per cent of the national betting total. Fans at Fort Erie, Tor- onto Woodbine and Toronto crease fromjover the 1963 betting orsitendance on the 42 race The four Atlantic provinces|lem this season, crippling at- of nearly 14 i, days, same number as last year, rose} five per cent to 391,462. TRACK EXPANDS A $5,000,000 expansion renovation p is THE OSHAWA Friday, December 11,1964 9] ies of Edmonton, gen- Lou Davies the W Remember When? ... By THE CANADIAN PRESS- Joe Lege 4 his record- bp heavyw box- ing tas pagans J ; ring new racing rogram way at Blue Bonnets this win-| #14 in every department = fas. Weather was a prob- tendance on 10 days. Although it missed the rec- ord, the take at Assiniboia Downs was three~ per cent above 1963 on an identical 42-day season and the final the one - race betting mark day saw) This broken twice. Saskatchewan's three tracks reflected the general rise in Prairie prosperity resulting from the massive wheat crop of 1963 and the subsequent export sales, OLD WORLD TRADITION LONDON © Ontagi@ ' €anaoa Greenwood backed their choices with $99,464,915 in cold cash, compared with $96,483,152 last year. The Ontario racing season FOR the KIDDIES ® WAGONS © TRIKES © TOYS © GAMES © SKATES © HOCKEY EQUIPMENT USE WESTERN'S MEN'S GIFTS WITH EV IN THEIR FAVOUR... SAM ROTISH 7 King St. East a ERYTHING Shirts and 'Ties Dressing Gowns Pyjomas Complete Selection of Sweaters Men's Jewellery Plus Many Other Gift Items. MEN'S WEAR 725-2433 BUDGET PLAN @ Hair Dryers @ Electric Appliances @ Hoover Vacuum Cleaners @ Floor Polishers JOHN © @ Power Tools @ Inside Cor Heater @ Snow Tires @ Auto Accessories KENT'S TIRE AND AUTO SUPPLY 145 KING ST. WEST pj]: Truty sharp £2.8 lens in, coupled range finder ip -Fully cutomatic electric eye meter. 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