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2A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, September 9, 1967 Team captain Jim Higgs, Steady veieran of the Green Gaels, has the ball and is about to go into one SPECTACULAR SPORTS SAGA Minto Cup: Jim Bishop Plus Green Gaels ' The story of the Green Gaels, Jim Bishop and the Minto Cup is as spectacular a sports saga as will be found in Canada. In the 22 years Jim Bishop has been actively interested in lacrosse he's always called his teams the Green Gaels. He coached Green Gaels in Tor- onto, in Richmond Hill, in Huntsville. Then after 17 years he brought Green Gaels to Osh- awa and achieved his dream team. He had won many champ- jonships previously but in Osh- awa his untiring efforts and dedication to the game has paid off in spades - he's been the general manager and coach of Green Gaels who have been Canadian junior lacrosse champ- ions since his first season here, And Bishop is quick to point out that he has had not only a championship team but a championship executive as well. He credits the enthusiasm' and support of the executive mem- bers of the club with a major assist in the team's accomplish- ments, Lacrosse history will show that Bishop organized the Green Gaels in Oshawa in 1963 and the squad immediately set out on its winning ways. That year they finished tied for second, defeated Long Branch in the quarter finals 21-9; 16-7 and 22- 5. Then they eliminated Alder- wood 15-5, 21-9 and 16-6. Brampton Armstrongs were rated the league's best in the finals, Oshawa put out Bramp- ton, losing the first game 13-3 but winning at home 19-11, then winning in Brampton 10-9,' then 20-9 at home, losing 12-11 in Brampton but winning the sixth game 14-5. In the Minto Cup finals, play- ed at Whitby in 1963, Oshawa won the first game over Vic- toria 10-7 and Marshall starred in the next one, for an 11-4 win. Bill Robinson scored the winning goal with only 46 sec- onds left to play as Victoria won the third game and goalie JIM BISHOP | eee Gaels' coach of his patented pivots, as he manoeuvres into posi- OSHAWA EXECUTIVE PLAYS KEY ROLE tion, in order to set wo a play for a teammate. fine play + making and column, h Passes have earned him His many points in the assist Norm Nestman starred in the 9-6 win for Victoria, that tied the series. However Larry Ireland shone in a 12-6 win for Green Gaels in the fifth game and they wos the title 11-5 in the sixth game, at Whitby. In 1964, Oshawa again beat out Alderwood, this time in foure straight games, 22-12; 14-; 20- 12 and 18-3. In the finals, once again against Brampton, Green Gaels ousted Armstrongs 14-5, 23-10; 18-6 and 18-5, In the Canadian finals that year, Oshawa beat New West minister Salmonbellies 15-3, 10- 7, 14-10, 12-15 and 16-3, for their four - to - one triumph. St. Catharines were the first. round victims in 1965 as Gaels won that round in four-straight Zames, Then they eliminated Hastings Leion without losing a game. After that came Mim- ico and Oshawa put them out in afother straight-win svries, to qualify for the minto Cup finals, Playing in the Civic Auditor. fum that year, Green Gaels again won the Canadian lacros- se title, although Salmonbellies won the first game of the series here 9-6. The next game was close, 9-8 for Oshawa. Oshawa won the next and the West tied it up again but Green Gaels won the fifth and sixth games, to clean that one up. The 1966 championship finaly in New Westminster are still remembered vividly. DR. JOHN PHILLIPS ««e Gael president Oshawa won the first game handily, but New Westminster came back to tie up the the series at 15-4 and then won the third game 10-8. It looked like the end of thein reign, for Green Gaels, but they won their greatest game of their entire history, an over« tme victory, to tie the series in the fourth game, then went on to win the next two and claim their fourth Minto Cup triumph,