Timmins Newspaper Index

Porcupine Advance, 30 Oct 1941, 1, p. 7

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Fhreeâ€"way Tie Now in the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association Football Kirkland Lake, is Falls and Timmins Are All Square After Yesterday‘s Win tum Iroquois Falls. Sudden- Death Piayâ€"Off Will be Ordered Soon. Timmins High and ‘véa-ha‘mmy yard muin to the Timmins forty School junior footbaliers romped their| yard ‘line. ‘ _ 2 way to a mine to one win over the Tioâ€" | B wasi‘t long after the secoind nalf quols Indians yesterday i started that. the Timmins gridders at the Hollinger Pall Fark to create | scored their touch. Ormston kicked threeâ€"way tie in the northerm section | back ‘of the Iroquois Falls line and of the NOBS.A. football setâ€"up. 7""; when they {f it Drew leaped on win tied them with Kirkland Lake ang tfhe sphere to count the touch, Ormâ€" Iroquois Falls who each have two m' ston was then called in again to kick o n oi FPEL m# b on ae see Aa _ and two losses. kR * â€" the convert. Shortly afterwards fKuihâ€" Timmins gridder:; were good, value for| ner kicked a single from the twentyâ€" their win. They played the breaks to fiveâ€"yard line. the best advantage and confined their| The last quarter saw some forward activities to line drives that were less| passes thrown but few of them were likely to end up in fumbles Only ca| successful. . The Iroquois Falls team their third downs would they venture| was incomplete. One of the passes was a kick and when they fil gecide to| good for ten yard gain and another kick they didn‘t fool. ‘Al Timmins‘, gained a yard and a half but the other kicks were long and dangerous ones| five or six were uncompleted. _ The They usually sagged the cpposing runâ€" | game ended with the Falls team still ner before he could get started. near centre centre field still trying to School offcials here were not in any| complete their forward passes. School offcials here were not in any position to say wher the possession of the Duke Trophy would be decided but they thought that the N.OSS.A. execuâ€" tive would order a strdden-death game to be played with the‘ Kirkland Lake team. ‘They wouldn‘t venture a guess as to whether the game would be playâ€" ed here or in Kirkland Lake. Cyril Ormston, Timmins quarterback, was the man who sent the locals into the lead when he kicked across a field goal that counted three.points. Hart Drew cinched the game {fJorâ€"the\ Blue and White in the thirdâ€" quarter when. he scored. a touch after Ormston had kicked to the line and the Indians had fumbled the ball. Ormston came in for a piece ofthisgoal aswellwhenm kicked over the convert to send the local s12at of learning into a nmempoin't from a washâ€"out when‘he kicked the pigskin over from twentyâ€"five yArds out. Canie smothered the ball away. behind ‘the line but didn‘t even bother: to try running it back out. 4 Iroquois Falls went on the oflenaive‘ vantage. After he left the locals edbmkemomheadwaymtheh'lmej plunges and long kicks, In the second quarter J. Martin went through the iniddle of the line for a ten yard© again that set the stage for Ormston: thneeâ€"point kick. Just after the soore A. Kushner ran the ball back kicked it another twentyâ€"five yards. ‘Timmins took possession and tried a few plunges and were forced to kick. The kick brought the ball back into Troquois Falls territory. Just before the half ended Kushner made a nice 8.15 pm. ADMISSION 50¢ CHILDREN 25¢ Get Your Subscriber‘s Tickets COMMUNITY V1 CIntYI'e BUILDING AND PAYS FOR LAST FOUR GAMES . Last season‘s subscribers given preference up to ‘ NOVEMBER Ist. ; LIIST OPEN UNTIL DAY BEFORE SCHEDULE OPENS $2.00 Deposit Holds Your Reservation Phone 1057 or Call at ARENA Office. _ _ "\g Fri., Oct. 31 McINTYRE ARENA ATLANTIC CITY SEA GULLS HOCKEY CHOICE SECTIONS 54, 55, 70 and 71 Opening Game of the Season \Kirkland Boxer ‘: is Instnmtflr in Overseas Army Gridley, D. Rowe, A. Ristimaki, 0. Desâ€" jardias, M. Kriskivich, K. Kokkinen, R. ‘Tynella, J. Fleming, T. Won. Referee, H. J. Runnalls; umpire, J. Rapeey; head m;l::man, F. Armstrong; acorer, D. Carriefe; timekeeper, Mr. ‘The first division of Canadian troops overseas is training its best boxers to sbepupimevestinthisbramh of sport. The . Canadian Army hast{found that thisisoneofthebestways to their men in good shape. At a special camp where athletiecs and weapon training are combined a class of fiftyâ€" Six boxers recently completed a two weeks‘ cours:» and now that members have been sent ‘back to their own units fo instruct the other soldiers in boxing as well as carry out their otherâ€"duties. There is a possilbility that as a result of this boxing school, a Canadian boxâ€" ing team will compete in the Allied boxing tournaments in Britain this winter. Backing up the scheme for combined athletic and military training is Majorâ€" Soccer players have been trained at the, same camp for the same reason. to increase activity in that branch of the sport, and the First Division track and field team, which swept the boards to win the overseas army championship was also trained at the same camp. NOW! °_ FORMER TIMMINS PLAYER WITH SEA GULLS General G. R. Pearkes, divis:onal comâ€" mander, a keen exponent of army sport. The camp is run by Major Percy Klaâ€" chin, of Saskatoon, formerly a teacher and athletdc coach at Saskatoon Techâ€" nical School. Captain Len Lavoie .of London, is one of his assistants. Boyle, of Kirkland Lake. Piper Boyle is the lightweight champion of the cverseas Canadilan Army. Pte. Jackie Doherty, of ‘Toronto, and Gunner "Dixie‘" Dixon, of Kingston, were two cther Ontario men who attended the camp. Pte. Doherty is the featherâ€" weight champion of the overseas Canâ€" adian Army. "Candidates: for courses in the camp are selected from members of the First Canadian Division regiments and they are detached from their units while carrying out this military sport trainâ€" :‘\mong the boxers at the recent cam who are now back at their units inâ€" structing in the sport was Piper Dick Rosetown Eagleâ€"A medical journal advances the theory that "man is slightly taller in the morning than he is in the evening." We have never tested this, but we have certainly noticâ€" ed a tendency to become "short" toâ€" ward the end ¢cf the month. North Bay Nuggetâ€"Heard a nifty bear story this morning. Over a mug of coffee, E. Weisman was telling the boys hcw he was out hunting t‘other day when a bear dashed up to him, put its paiw over the muzzle of his rifle and demanded to see his gun Timmins Junior Gridders Win First Game of Season Against Kirkland Maroons on Saturday rifle and license. Fighting With Their Backs to the Wall the Timmins Team . Scores Brilliant 6â€"5 Victory Over Team that Beat Them 12â€"6 Here on Thanksgiving Day. Fighting against elimination the Timmin:; High and Vocational School junior gridders scored a 6â€"5 win over the Kirkland Lake Maroons on Saturâ€" day afternoon of last week at the Wrightâ€"Hargreaves Sports Field in a reégular NOBSA. rugby fixture. The Maroons led the game 5â€"0 for more than threeâ€"guarters of the game beâ€" than threeâ€"quarters of the game be-l the Blue and White lines held firm. fore a fumble gave Timmins the The Maroons tried several lateral passes chance they had been waiting for. ‘ that were stopped before they could Kirkland opened the game with a" get far enough to constitute a gain. strong offensive that saw Jimmy Mcâ€"| In the dying minutes of the game the Niven score the first touchdown at the‘ Marcons tried a fast passing play that nine minute mark. The convert failed was to have ended in a long forward and the Blue and White buckled down| pass but it was not completed. to: real rugby. Angus Mortson, who| The score by quarters was: , scored all the points against Timmins} Timming ...............__.... 0 0 6 0â€"6 in a Thanksgiving Day game here was‘ Kirkland Lake ........._..5 0~0 Oâ€"§5 effectively bottled up and wa:sn‘t allowâ€"! ‘Timmins: snap, Drew; insides, A. ed to threaten at any time.> l Martin, Boisseneault; middles, Baker, Timmins changed their style of play ®Forsley:; outsides, DiSano, Rowe; flyâ€" in the second half to completely bafflé ing wing, Taylor; quarter back, Ormâ€" the Kirkland Lake tean. In place Of; ston; halfbacks, Canie, Barilko, J. Marâ€" Jimmy McNiven who raced across the line for the first count. Itwasn‘ttiflneartheendolthethhfl quarter that the Blue and White were able to knot the count. Near the end first Leo "Pavick" Richard, former Timmins and MCJHIYLE uVUBpJ _PIEOJ 0 _ one of the members of Bert Corbeau‘s Atlantic City Sea Gulls and is starring with the team. Leo is one of the members of last year‘s team that is still with them this season. He is earning the praises of critics in all the cities in which he has appeared. Leo played junior hockey for years in Timmins before graduating to the McIntyre seniors. He then joined Corbeau‘s Gulls and last year was on the United States Amajeur Championship tean. * THE: PORCOPINE ADVaANCT, Tribimms, orffanio { Sudbury Starâ€"Latest victim of ‘the _war of nerves is bombed Berlin, not knowing whether the R.A.F. that passâ€" ed over was Royal or Russian. ° Hereâ€" With the Seaâ€" Gulls Referee, Rodway; Umpire, Reynolds; Soore, Dixon; Head Linesman, Rryant; Stewart Cheetham, shown above, is a veterans of many hockey wars. Last season he campaigned with the Atlantic City Sea Gulls and this year he‘s back again trying to catch a berth on this year‘s edition. Aiso back this year are three. more members of last year‘s team, Leo. Richard, Alf. Webster and Nels Dixâ€" on. The Gulls will practice at the McIntyre Arena for the next two Seven Up Coasting to Championship of }Tlmmms Dart Loop Russell Hotel Atkinson and Zolob vs Mounsey and (Moreal. ‘ they must be played before next Wedâ€"" October 5th. The followilng is the draw: Madden and Zanolla vs Beard and McAleavy. f wood and Shalton. Brunette and Allison vs Grenier and Mason. Have Five Point Lead With The Seven Up dart team stepped out in the past week to take a commandâ€" ing lead in the Timmins Dart League while three other teams, Dirfkey Doos, Imperialsx and United, are having real battle for second place. Chances of either of these teams overtaking the sharpshooters for the Brewery are slim. In the past week the Seven Up team increased theéir lead from three pomts to five and with only five game1 left to play the fate of the Dinkey Doos who are now second, is in the lap of the Gods. ‘The ‘battle for seccond place is cenâ€" tering around the three teams already mentioned . with the Wanderers stayâ€" ing close for a chance. The Wanderâ€" ers;, who set back the Seven Up team last week, added another pair of points to their total Monday when they trimâ€" med the Red Caps for a couple of points. Seven Up, Goldbelt and Algoma each took â€"a pair of points on Monday to close up the gap.between the leaders. Golflbelt s victory over the was the only one that made a great deal of difference inâ€"the standing as it ............. m d 16 3 7 6 i2 Thorpe Radio ... 171 213 2 6 Games scheduled for next week are: Friday, Oct. 31st Thorpe Radio vs Algoma,. Imperials vs Goldbelt. Legionaires vs St. John. White Labels vs United. Red Caps vs Wanderers. Dinkey Doos vs Seven Up. @ippers and Gibson vs Leonard and cond Place. Only Five More Games to Go. ~Realâ€" Battle for ~Seâ€" ltday, Nov. 3rd Seven Up vs" Thorpe Radio. Wanderers vs Legionaires Algoma vs Imperials. Goldbelt vs White Labels. St. John vs Dinkey Doos. United vs Red Caps. Shown above is Bert Corbeau, rolyâ€" poly coach of the Atlantic City Sea Gulls who are stopping in Timâ€" mins for the next couple of weeks. They will hold regular workâ€"outs uthoucmtymmmupado! Draw for Dart . \ Sea Gulls Coach International Hotel VS antic City Sea Gulls and Mcln yre Miners Will Open Season at Mcintyre Arena _ The 1941â€"194@ hockey season will be officially opened in the Porcupine Camp toâ€"morrow night when Bert Corbeau‘s Atlantic Sea Gulls and Bob Crosby‘s MciIntyre Miners clash in the first exhibition tilt of the season. Ice has been laid in the spacious McIn®yre Arena for more than a week now and both teams have had a few days‘ pracâ€" tice. « Saturday night the Sea Gulls will meet the Hollinger Greenshirts in Bert Corbeau Has Twentyâ€"One Men Trying Out for his Sw This Year.â€" Will Play Hollinger on Saturday Night and Lions Club Tournament. anogther exhibition. Bert Corbeau‘s Atlantic City Sea Gulls, United States Amateur chamâ€" pions last year, have beenstripped of a number of stars. Only four of last yeark team memâ€" o mt e o on o n bers are~ left. Home of them have left for new pastures while a number of . them have turned proâ€" fessional. Th e four men who played for the this season are: Léo filcl‘ud d team last year and who are still around Leo| Richard, â€" Stew Cheetham, Alf Webster and Nels Dixâ€" New men on this year‘s list of playe ers who are trying out for a spot on the team include boys who have playâ€" ed in this district. One of them is Hal Gordon, former _ MciIintyre , goalie. "Toad" White, Frank Fasano, brother of Sammy Fasano, who campaigned here for years, Edward Konepeky, Edâ€" ward Redman, Tommy Burlington, Jack Stoker, Alex Cunningham, Fraser Bowâ€" man, Jack Kitts, J. Horrick, L. Horrick Jack Marinoff, Borden Wheeler, Greg. Kirby, Louis Brunelle and ‘Norman on. These men are all fairly sure of catching a berth with this year‘s fast travelling. team. _ Corbeau has a splendid record in connection with this district In the three years that he has travelled to this district he has picked up five players from here and at the present time they are all playing in the proâ€" fessional ranks. Three of the players who are wellâ€"known here and who graduated recently! are, Sammy Faâ€" sano, Hec Pozzo and Blink Bellinger. Pozzo and Fasano both played for the Macs in past years, while Bellinger campaigned in Sudbury and Kirkland y _ M 4 Mm U will take this year ‘s championship can‘t do himself, -‘ though. His sysâ€" ~@stew". tem has worked _ Cheetham fine because he has one of the best reâ€" cords in amateur hockey for turning out good players. He pointed out that a player from a district such as the Porcupine might play here for his enâ€" tire career and never attract the atâ€" tention of* a big league scout. When his team is playing, there is usually a major® league scout in the audience and if a player looks good he is usually snapped up. A player has a better chance to prove himself on Bert‘s team too. The regâ€" ular schedule of the Atlantic City Sea Gulls is about three times as long as the regular season in any of the other amateur leagues and a player who reaches his peak at the end of the seaâ€" RIVERSIDE PAVILION ENJOY DANCING to the Finest Music and oa the Best Floor in the North in another league, reaches that SATURDAY NIGHT dies 25¢ Gents 75¢ Miles. These men spot on the chamâ€" pionship aggregaâ€" tion. . From that list â€" of | players Gorbeau â€" expects out anâ€" for a point about halfway through on the Sea Gulls It takes only a year to prove whether a player is good or not. The Sea Gulls will be here for a couâ€" ple of weeks before they return to their stamping grounds at Atlantic City and will hold regular workout at the Mcâ€" Intyre Arena. They are entered in the Lions Club preâ€"season tournament and will play a number of exhibition games while here. First Round is Finished in the Dart League Duos Twelve Teams Sur vive to Continue Into the Second Round of Play This Week. The first round of games for the doubles championship of the Timmins Dart League were played last week and the winners are playing the second round this week. Scme good games were turned in and competition for the Bartleman Trophy is some of the keenâ€" est for years. Games were played at four different places and most of them were not playâ€" ed till Sunday afternoon because of <me of the men being on shift at the mines. Players are allowed to set the time for their own games, the only stipulation being that they must play where they are scheduléed to appear. as follows: Beard and McAleavy ‘beat Gordon and Wilkinson. and E. Mason. Hulme and Thomson beat Winders and Riggs. L. Mason and Grenier beat Armâ€" strong and ‘Mone. Leonard and Hass beat E. Brunette and Wallingford. An old lady out si1cpping in London a queue and from force of hafrit attached herself to it. © After a quarter of an hour, having made very little mprogress, she asked her neighbour whiat they were queueing up for. ‘Wilson. â€" t H. Brunette and Allison beat Bra.nd and Jenkin. Mouns:sy and Moreal beat McCormick and Concissi. Hazelwood and Shalton beat Pye and Brazeau. Nipper©; and Gibson beat White and Madden and Zanolla beat Diemert and Giaccmazzi. "Blood transfusion," was the reply. â€"GGilcbe andâ€" Mail. Atkinson and Zolcbh beat Cote and Dunsmore and Bertolo beat Nixon Bowl For Fun Labine and Morin beat Larivee and Bowrinc Acapoemy 11 Baisam South For Young and Old It‘s Good Exercise results of last week‘s games are EMPIRE "TN WRONG" Phone 2145

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