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If anyone should happen to get the idea that we think amateur hockey is getting a rough deal from the NHL then you’re absolutely right! As long as they are prepared to pipe games into homes for nothing then that’s just about the interest left in amateur hockey â€" nothing! Hockey is not a GAME anymore in Canada â€"â€" it is just plain bus- iness and BIG BUSINESS at that! There’s a darn good hockey team in Rich- mond Hillâ€"a team that has won seven and lost only one game so far this season. Players are of international calibre and many of them are graduates of the best junior and senior leagues left in this country. They’ve tried to arouse in- terest in every way possible and have just about reached the end of the line. There isn’t too much hope for the future. We’ve seen lacrosse come and go (possibly for good as far as Richmond Hill is concerned) and we might just as well start preparing a requiem for hockey, senior type hockey that is, as well. Just how much longer they can keep body and soul to- gether without help is anyone’s guess. The only help we can suggest is the purchase of a 50c ticket on Tuesday nights and fill the place with spectators. 'As one member of the Dynes team says: “Any kind of failsâ€"even if they come only to boo!" There are only 156 players on the six NHL teams and it is certainly a pity if these 156 stalwarts are allowed to snuff out good amateur hockey in the cradle of hockeyâ€"Canada. We've got our own flag nowâ€"how about rallying around it and starting a gqpport gmgtgpr hockey movementâ€"right here in Riéfimond Hill! A GOOD amateur hockey team requires GOOD fan support. It costs moneyâ€"real moneyâ€"to oper- ate any hockey team and the only available source (aside from the pockets of the players) is spectator admissions. If the present fan disinterest continues amateur hoekey should be pretty well dead in an- other decade. Then where does the NHL draw from??? With THEIR talent and ingenuity they could even open hockeyrbreeding farms! (Continued from page 9) The Richmond Hill Senior Hockey League is a. fair example of public apathy toward minor league hockey. Each and every Tuesday night at Richmond Hill Arena Dynes Jewellers hockey team plays a most worthy opponent and both sides have some REAL good amateur hockey players. They play under international rulesâ€"â€" mjust like the games played by the Russian na- itonal hockey team and their patsy opposition. There is one big difference. If it weren’t for the referees and the timekeeper the players in the Richmond Hill Arena would have to be the loneliest people in town. Maybe it’s the exorb- itant admission feeâ€"like 50câ€"which keeps fans away by the thousand but, whatever the reason is it is a most effective deterrent! Just exactly how Canada can ever hope to build up a. really capable international team under these conditions of general apathy we wouldn’t even pre- tend to know. But let’s not criticize and condemn the efforts that are being made too severely or too loudly. Maybe someone might ask the embarrassing question about when and where YOU attended an amateur hockey game last. Could be you might be hard puttoreven remember the last time! 10 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1964 ... Sport Spots . .. II the Extra You Get When You Shop At Home LOW PRICES - TOP QUALITY - EXTRA SERVICES FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE TO SERVE YOU SUPPORT YOUR HOME TOWN MERCHANT 25 Yonge St. S. at We have a complete line of MEN’S, BOYS’ 8. GIRLS’ SKATES at ERIC’S CYCLE & SPORT TOTAL SHOPPING VALUE comm u Opmbedbymwmmgmm WEDNESDAY DEC. 30TH OPEN TILL 9 PM THURSDAY DEC. 3151' ALL STORES OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM. ALLSTORS WIJ. B! m ALLDAY Brewers Retail Special Hours of Sale JANUARY IST OPEN REGULAR HOURS JAE! Richmond Hill 884-1213 Dan's 15550 2 Consumers' Gas 0 Dan‘s hockey stalwarts blank- ed Consumers while Ross Cam- ‘eron, assisted by Ian Christie land Hugh Cutler, assisted by Ken Babey and Michael Grayâ€" don, netted a goal each. Wilson Niblett 3 Rumble Transport 2 W-N edged Rumbles on goals by David Robbins assisted by Brian Palmer, Ricky Boling- brook, assisted by Glen Iron- side and Peter Mabley and Pe- ter Barnett, assisted by Bob Bonnel. For Rumbles, Tom Sanlon got a goal assisted by Tom Taylor and Paul Garret iand assisted Dan Kernohan on ‘the other. Irving Fuels 2 Shleld’s Footwear 1 Billy Barker and Stacey mch- ards scored on assists by An- drew McDuff and Glen Rogers as Irvings edged Shields in this contest. Danny Kells scored the Sunnybrook R.C. 4 Allenoourt Pharmacy 3 Paul Banks scored a pair for SRC, with Doug Hoxey and Brian Wright getting the others. Kevin Edwards and Peter Ev- ans had two assists and Mike Hogg one. Bruce Hipkiss got a goal and assisted Mike Hall on the other two for Allencourt. Gord Tucker also was credited with an assist. PEE WEE BANTAM Coughlln Fuels '1 Eric's Cyola a: Sports 2 Richard Kimball with three goals, Mike Dempsey with two end Bob Duern and Robbie Burns with one each were the marksmen for the victors. Scott Taylor and Burns garnered asg aists. Sheppard & Gill 0 Deciantil 8; Rice 3 Mike 3311’: hat trick, Doug Lounsbury’s two goals and Rob- bie Sackville‘s singleton gave S&G this win. Lounsbury and Jody Bryan each picked up two assists and Sackvillo and Rick Crane got one each. D. & R.’s goals came from Bill Gurney who got two and John Stokes. with assists from Brian Ander- ‘with Larry Laidman. son and Gurney. Hillsdllo Heating 2 Young's BA 1 Andrew Peden and Chris Wilson scored for the winners Doug Brown and Robbie Milligan as- sisting. Brian Simpson scored Young’s only tally with an as- sist from John Walker. . Pinewood Azgregates 5 Gunnar Tailoring 2 Three goals by Robbie Har- greaves and singletons by Tom- my Schell and Lorie Naylor gave Pinewood the victory. Rob Clophan picked up two as- sists and Chris Andrews one. Gunner's goals came from Cliff Randall and Dick Weber. BarrOWs Insurance 6 Markham Paving 0 Gary Levesque paced Barrows to a 6-0 whitewash of Markham ‘with two goals, Dave Cooney, \Mlke Stitt and Rich Standing ‘each got singletons. with assists going to Jim Kucharski, Stand- ‘ing, Brad Campbell and Cooney. [ Charlton Hardware 4 l Bob’s Hockey Supplies 0 1 Paul Baillie racked up three \goals and Bill Dysart one, as Charlton‘s gave Bob's their first defeat of the season. Skiline 4 Gormley S & G 1 Steve Sexton came up with a hat trick and Jim Bromley a single goal for Skyline. Assists were garnered by Doug Mc- Donald, Russ Shipcott and Vern Dynes. Steve Berezowski scored on an assist by Peter Agg for the S&G team. , ATOMS SQUIRTS TYRES Modern BID-2:32;: IN NEWMARKE'I' I97] YONGE ST., TORONTO, ONT. (PUMPING OVER 10,000 GALS. / MONTH) RENT FREE FOR LEASE TELEPHONE: R. 5. WEST â€"â€" 291-1773 D. HILLS â€" 362-3761 OR WRITE: BP CANADA LTD. a: #1 ‘5 1 Yonge St. s. Richmond Hill 3 , memnmmmnmnalfi W n‘l Dynes Jewellers 4 Rotary 2 Ron Armstrong. Hal Murphy, Glen McErlain and Percy Knight each potted a goal for the winners, with assists from Steve Campbell. Jim Ball and Wayne Roblin. David McDowell and Steve Tinsley rapped in the losers' goals. Craigie‘s Men's Wear 3 Butler 8; Baird 1 Mike Stoddard, assisted by Bill Wright and Gary Lewin, opened the scoring for Craig- ie’s. Murray Nash, unassisted and Darrel Webster assisted by Brian Swindlehurst. account- ed for the other goals. John McLaughlin. assisted by George Porter. fired in B&B‘s only counter. Skyline 8 Surf Marine 3 Ian Finnerty paced Skyline's attack as he netted three goals. Brian OIiVer kept in step with two goals and an assist, while Jim Olsen and John Benton came up with single goals and an assist each. Bruce Watier brought Skyline's goal total to eight. Rod Waters and Loren Whaley had three assists, Allen Hawkins and Jim Hamilton each came up with one assist. For Surf Marine Brian Rushlow scored unassisted, Ron Clark scored with an assist from Chris‘ Dunlop and Rich McKay scored on a pass from Brian Rushlow.‘ Minor Hockey Results Wilson's Transport 3 Town Inn 3 David Gross, Harry Bryan, Ed Kay, assisted by Gross and Bon- nell. collected Wilson's goals, with Tommy Wilson pacing Town Inn with two goals and an assist. Wayne Pollard came up with the other goal and two assists and Peter Coughlin got two assists and Brien Tierney one. BANTAM ‘only marker for the losers with an assist from Bruce Hartford. . Tony‘s 13550 2 Street's Construction 1 In this squeaker Stephen Thornton and Jim Turner, as- sisted by Brian Snowdon and Paul Aston, popped the puck in the net for Tony's. Alex Sy- wak, assisted by Mike Evans and Jim Campbell, put Streets on the scoreboard. MINOR BANTAM By Bob Ross Jr. KEN & JEAN WAL'KER Represented by ET8.C Blanked Aurora And Sutton )Bolton Eked Out 2 - 1 Victory tDecember 29 And 30 The Town 8: Country juven- iles coasted to a 8-0 win against Aurora last week and merely went through the motions to come up with the lopsided win. Goals were scored by Jack Dub- kowski. Bruce Sim, Paul Jack~ son, Doug Carter, Roger Bali and Brian Wadsworth. Captain Frank Pirri was active in the assist department as were Howie Martin, Ball, Sim and Wadsworth. Sutton came to Richmond Hill on Sunday and left lick- ing the scars of a 7-0 defeat. Doug Carter, Larry Patterson, Frank Pirri, Roger Ball, George Shepherd, Gary Charity and AURORA: Aurora firemen made brief work of a blaze which broke out at the Sisman Shoe 00., Mosley Street, December 8. The fire was in the bin used to collect dust residue from the factory. Cause was unknown. Thornhill Secondary School is one of eight high schools invit- ed this year to take part in the third annual University of We- terloo Basketball Tournament, in competition for the “War- rlor" trophy. The tournament will take place December 29 and 30 at Seagram Gymnasium, Uni- versity of Waterloo. Other teams in the tourna- ment will represent Notre Dame College School. Welland; Riv- erside High School. Windsor; St. Catharines Collegiate; Oak- ville-Trafalgar High School; Waterloo Collegiate and Glen- dale Secondary School, Hamil~ ton. Thornhill Basketballers anaterlooTournament The team from Thornhill will place its first game December Bolton gave the Rich- mond Hill team a jolt in Bolton last Friday as they nipped the local team by a 2-1 score. Seven regular players were unable to show up for the same and only some superb goal tend- ing by Bob Ritchie kept the T&C team in the game. Lone goal for Richmond Hill was fired by Howie Martin, nsslsted by Gary Charity. ATT. D. HILLS 1'". 4-74-56 28 LEVENDALE ROAD AV. 5-3756 RICHMOND HILL 29 at 2.30 pm. opposing the‘ers team from Waterloo. Games Mu] December 30 start at 9 am. with sea finals in the consolation and 329 championship rounds in the eve- ers ning. Nor Bob Booth scored for Town & Country. Paul Jackson assisted on three goals, Charity on two and Sim and Shepherd were credited with one assist each. Last year Thornhill, with a'ine 791, Tim Saul 788 and record of 15 wins and three George Lawson 780. loSSes won the Georgian Bay The following bowlers were Secondary Schools Association the proud winners of turkeys championship. Paul Rivers, cap- Mel Levesque, Bunny Mathew- tain of the squad has scored son, Jack Windsor, Jim Morley, over 1.000 points; Dale Crouter Stan Naugier. Fred HartwickL 6' 2" forward is close to this Doug. Clubine. Ed. Lean. Gard mark. Coach of the team is Dunn, A1 Fairthorn, George Bill McVicar. The Waterloo Jordon, Roy Thompson, Ed team last year had an 8-4 rec- Mughstardt, John Moore, Tim ord. Saul, Norm Roberts and Art Defending champion in this Higgins. Defending champion in this annual contest is Notre Dame College School of Welland. fifimfimfll 7-5 1!“! 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ABC 2 took five points om Tony’s Esso as Hall’s Fuel out also got five oi’f Michael's Gifts. A & w whipped John's Boys‘ for five points, Odeon Bowl got1 the odd point off F. Powell Fencing with a 4-3 split. Same thing happened when Dynes got the odd point from Allen- court. Team standings to date are: On The Dynes Jewellers 74. Odeon Bowl '12. F. Powell Fencing 70. Tony‘s Esso Service 64. Harris 8: Day 55. A & W 53, Richmond Inn 52. ABC 1 50. Allencourt Lanes 40. John's Boys 34, Mich- ael's Gifts 33, ABC 2 33, Bak- er's White Rose 27, Michael's Gifts 27. In the high average race Al Richardson is top with 254, Norm Roberts is second with 253. Jim Tarnowden third 251, and Norm Thomas boasts a 251 average. ' * * * :STOUFFVILLE: Lloyd Doner‘ EASTSIDERS of Gormley was elected new The Senators and Tigers got president of the East York_ Into the proper Christmas Plowman‘s Association at the Spirit last TUBSdaY night by annual meeting and banquet. grabbing ofl' seven choice points apiece. This puts the Senators into the lead with 28 points with the Cardinals, Dnd- gen and Orioles snapping hard at the heels of the leader. In the ladies' average race Ethel McRne is out in front with a healthy 231 followed by Ev Jones with 210 and Rita Beland and Muriel Steven tied L 198. Bill Jones had the top average for the men with 235. Neil McDonald has a 233 aver- age going and Bob Steven 3 221. Muriel Steven Fm“!d the lad-immnnmauamamnmn ies last Tuesday night with a three-game total of 731 I266). Dot Webster racked up 693 he (246). Betty McMeekin 672 (272), Ethel McRae B59 (248) and Lillian Mayor 633 (225). Top man was Les Chidley 898 (323?. Second was Rena Beland 785 (267), followed by ‘3111 Jones at 777 (296), Mike ‘Parrett 773 7331), Ted Robert- Hers 74. Odeon‘son 701 (277) and John O'Conâ€" Powell Fencing 70. nor 694 (243). DAIRY CO. LIMITED yuanxamifimnmmm Public Skating Afternoons daily: during Christmas Holidays at Charles Ingles bowled a sin- gle game of 240 and. Arnold Price 227. High single games in the ladies‘ group were bmvl- ed by Ruth Norman 24". Mary McDonald 233. Ruth Proctor 2'32. Ev. Jones 232, Ellen Par- rett 221. Heather Tomlin 217. Jean Logan 216, Audrey Bar- rington 216, Patricia Jone-5 208, Joni McQuiggan 208. Phy: llis Anderson 205. Shirley Greer 205 and Rita Beland 202.‘ DOUBLERINK ARENK JANE STREET 8: HIGHWAY 7 i5: