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VOL. 90, N0. 40 Mr. Clancy finished this part of his speech by stating “Imlach has been given a bad rap. If you haven’t got the. horses you’re dead. If you can’t win on the road you’re no place. ' ".5 _.-'._V ._7 But there he was at the Richmond Hill Masonic Lodge the other night, his eyes smoking, his head bobbing back and forth, lips forming a snarl as he growled out his defiance to about 60 members, officials and guests at the Richmond Hill Junior “C” Hockey Rams banquet. A closer look revealed it wasn’t Davey Crockett. It was Frank “King” Clancy standing amid the wreckage of his beloved Leafs and defending to the last the reputation of his leader. Punch Imlach. “But those fellows who didn’t have any big name had players who were hungry, who wanted to win, who wouldn’t take a beating. We had nothing to match that. even with our‘ big names. . “‘The Leafs sailed into Oakland and beat Oak- land 6-1. in their first game with an expansion team. You should have seen those guys walk out 01" the rink. Big wheels. You couldn't beat them.” A pause. “\th from there on in they nailed 11s to the cross. We were lucky to get a draw the rest of the wav. And it was because the other teams played together. and played hard, and just wanted to “in more than us." “I hear a lot of Stories about the Leafs not playing for this fellow or that fellow. or Imlach. That’s a lot of nonsense. The other night after Leafs had won a reporter came up to me after the game and said ‘what‘s the matter with the Leafs. They should be in the playoffs. Don't they want to play for Imlach ?’ ” A y A renewed snarl formed on Clancy's nostrils, a barely perceptible jet of flame flared from each one, and he spluttered. 7 “That’s got to be the biggest fallacy I’ve ever heard,” not even stumbling over the word “fallacy” which just didn’t seem the kind of word that should come from Clancy. “As for not liking the man? That’s a lot of nonsense. too. .They’re professional hockey players. Even if I didn‘t like him I’m playing for a living. it's my money. And when there’s S9 01' $10000 on the line, there Clancy’s going to be. For 310000 or even $5 I’d go through the wall. For anybody." Then what was wrong with the Leafs? “We just didn’t have the horses. We couldn’t beat the expansion clubs. At the first of the year we thought they would be pushovers. Just throw the puck out and it’s all over. “Sure a number of our players ran out But you have to go with a team that won it last year. You’ve got to let them win it it out there on the ice.” Mr. Clancy then relaxed. the muscles in his neck turned a lighter shade of red. and launched into other fields in his inimitable style. He emphasized his own bringing up which was totailggdevoid of any formal education and warned them not ‘10 try it the same way. “Times have changed." he said. “You need a diploma to get a job delivering garbage. I'd have (Continued on Page 12) Don’t ask me why but somehow it remmded me of those last scenes of Davey Crockett on the Alamo. There was Davey, swirls of smoke partially obscur- ing his embattled buckskins, blazing six-guns, hiss- ing Mexicans. _ A .. “O ‘ 1 Yf'l‘ ‘nl,_‘__2_. “Why how can you knock a fellow who‘s put the team into the playoffs nine out of 10 years. a man who has always given a player at least a $2000 raise the next year no matter where the team finâ€" ished and a lot higher in some cases." 9144 YONGE ST. Ba ker's Sales 6: Service Ltd. 1C 3 speed automatic 0 Bucket seats Radio 0 Whitewall tires Full wheel covers 0 Courtesy lights Handling package All factory-installed safety equipment :. K33076. AMERICAN MOTORS SPORTS Shades Of Crockett WHERE THE BASIC DIFFERENCE IS A BETI ER CAR. 1968 JAVELIN IT'S MY MONEY Authorized American Motors and Jeep Deale1 Similar Saving; on over 100 cars OUT OF GAS snort Spot: Just Souih of Richmond Hill By Fred Simpson 0s Pi) lights $ Pmmmmm r . RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1968 of gas. for you or lose 889-1189 or 223-3066 “An attempt will be made to set up and organize, possibly at the Aurora Community Cen- tre, a central clearing place where all groups ant} ogganiza- tions will be able to supply- and obtain information in re- spect to dates and venue of money making projects so as to avoid duplication and overlap- ping of events." Use of School Facilities: “11 was unanimously agreed that most facilities at the vari- ous public schools were being used to close to 100 percent availability and that little could be done in regards to more use of these facilities. "Therefore the main theme running through all discussions at the recreation conference “as the word communications. With better communications, Aurora will have a much better recreation program with closer liaison and co-operation which is a must to attain such a goal.” The report dealt with the suc- cess of the conference which saw 95 delegates attending re- presenting 45 groups of organi- zation as well as the results derived from the various dis- cussions. The conference was divided into four groups under the headings of communications, use of school facilities, the Aur- ora Recreation Committee; should a central committee be formed to co-ordinate the vari- ous groups. Communications: “To get things rolling, the Aurora Recreation Committee has compiled and issued a list of all groups and organizations in Aurora interested in all forms of recreation. This list is “However, the question of facilities at the high school brought out the fact that much more use of the school gymnas- iums, the school library, the various work shops. etc., could be made and that the use would create many more recreation programs for Aurora.” A desperate lack of commum- cation exists between recreation committees and various com- munity bodies. The committee‘s report notes that Aurora "has a good recrea- tion program which takes in all types of sport, art, crafts, drama, music and playground activities. “However there is room for improvement in all phases of activities and it is the opinion of most delegates that better communication between all con- cerned will greatly improve the image of our recreation pro- grams." to be reviewed constantly and revised issues forwarded to all concerned every six months. The Aurora Recreation Com- mittee: “The Aurora Recreation Comâ€" mittee should be the hinge on which all recreation programs revolve, being careful to assist only. giving advice. organizing clinics. and not attempting to control all recreation in town. That was the gist of a sum- may last week by the ALu‘ora Recreation Committee follow- ing its oneâ€"day conference held on January 27. The report goes on to state that "knowledge is a great as- set and it is obvious that many people do not realize what the other is doing in recreation in Aurora. Communication Gap In Recreation Aurora Report AMERICAN MOTORS ms‘i Ice fishing in Lake Simcoe alphas enjoyed another season of is increasing popularity according nd to the Maple office of the De- an partmenrt of Lands and Forests. “Not to operate it but to formfparents and preâ€"schoolers. a liaison between all groups 0 Introduce a third arts and concerned so that all would crafts program in Regency :know what each other is doing Acres in the fall. land possibly get together to put The committee said it antici- ;on a certain program. [pated larger enrolments in 110c- District Forester A. W. Leman also issued a reminder that under Ontario regulations 13-65, March 31 was the dead- line date for removing fish huts from the ice of any waters in Lake Simcbe.’ 1' " An indication of the popular- lity increase of ice fishing is re- gvealed by statistics showing that jduring the winter of 1948 there ‘were 860 huts on the ice of Lake Simcoe. “A great deal. of discussion took place on this subject with many ideas thrown out in reâ€" gards to the manner in which a group of this nature could be formed. “The main idea behind such a move would be to form a cen- tral committee representing all phases of sport, recreation and art and to co-ordinate the entire recreation program in Aurora. “The committee should have over its acmal COSts. a more diversified program to Mainly responsible tor the include those of all ages in the jump is the higher charges by community. In actual fact, it the community centre for recre- is amazing just how many pro- ation uses and a proposal to hire grams the recreation committeeiafl $8,100'a'year'f‘1n time 1‘8- has which, due to poor comâ€"Fcreation director to replace munications. are not fullyiEl'nie Batson W110 has been known by the citizens of Aur- named manager of the Centre. ora.“ j Recreation Committee Chair- Should a central committee be formed to co-operate the various groups: Conservation Officer Harold Van Wyck, who has been con- ducting the aerial surveys for a number of years, suggests two factors that could contribute to the large increase this year. "it should nor): with all groups in establishing leader- ship in various programs and also help to establish better communications between all groups concerned. “It should assist in organizâ€" ing programs of other related groups and also establish lead- ership clinics in the community. The recreation director has a column in the weekly Aurora Banner in which all activities of the committee and other re- lated groups are reported. "At the time it appeared the number of huLs had rearihed the peak,” said Mr. Leman, “since there was very little change in the number of huts from 1960 to 1967.” The recent 1968 survey showâ€" ed a decided increase with a total of 4,500 â€"â€" 607 more than in 1967 â€" representing the largest number of fish huts ever to be placed on the lake. “A move has already been made by the Optimists Club in Aurora. The club members have "NUAAVU . v‘wvvâ€" __ f ___.. «V, , Leman also issued a reminder ice conditions and more anglers As a result both series have deflected the puck down and that under Ontario regulationmtaking advantage of the sport been reduced to sudden-deathiinto the net past a startled John 13-65, March 31 was the dead-lwith the modern upâ€"toâ€"date affairs with the two winners of Killer in goal. line date for removing fish hutsltravel by snowmachine. the games Opening their finals A persistent Willowdale team from the ice of any waters in In another report, _Conserva- here’ Sunday at 8:15 pm and finally scored the equalizer at Lake Simeoé; M" ‘ ' tion Ufficer Ari'dré‘hvkli‘l‘etcher aTt again‘at' 8:15’bn'Tué's'day. The115249 when 'Earl'Cairris slap'béd An indication of the popular-IBrooklin stated that although finals will be 'a best-of-five ser-‘home an iceâ€"hugger With assists ity increase of ice fishing is l‘e-{Lake Scugog has been open to ies. ” going to Jim Thomson and Ian vealed by statistics showing that‘ice fishing for the past two or} * * * * Sclater. during the winter of 1948 therejthree years it wasn’t until Febâ€"; The Jewellers-Comets contest That ended the scoring were 860 huts on the ice ofu‘uary 29 that three Oshawa‘saw Richmond Hill just one but not the close calls. Gary fishermen finally broke the ice‘pOint away from a il‘ip into the Stamp was robbed by Killer Lake Simcoe. From 1948 to 1960 ice fishing and tried their luck‘ finals but they might just as who got a toe on a shot that became very popular and each Officer Fletcher states thatfivell have been -15. appeared to be labelled for year attracted several hundred Lake Scugog doesn‘t Offer quite Bud Stubbs opened the scor- the open side of the net. more anglers. The count in 1960 the quality of fish or fishingiing for Dynes at the 2:17 mark On another occasion Leo revealed over 4,000 fish huts. that its neighbor Lake Simcoe from brother Doug and Tom Fex of the Rangers rattled h "At the time it appeared the3does "but these men caught:Kelly. a shot which bounced off number of huLs had reac'hedlwell over two dozen healthy' But it was the beginning of one goal post and then the the peak,” said Mr. Leman,lsized perch in a couple of hourslthe end at 4:29 after Calvin< other but refused to go in. "since there was very little in the warm afternoon sun. George tied it up from Ivan! The biggest crowd of the sea- change in the number of huts “They were kept busy rtm- Denike and Leo DeRocher. son was on hand to View the from 1960 to 1967.” ning from line to line as they The Jewellers proceeded to games. u w a?!" v V Scoring were: Norm McDon- ald, unassisted at 10:30; Tom Krosney from McDowall at Figures for the past fiveifished in open holes about 30t15;05; Leo DeRocher from Den- years show the following numâ€"jyai'ds off the Government dockjike at 1539; Bob smith. unas- ber of huts on the lake; at Port Perry in about four to Sisted at 17:56, 1967. 3.893: 1966. 3,900: 1965. five feet 01' water,” he said, Then 11 was Don Mills openâ€" 1967. 3,893; 1966. 3,900: 1965 3,843: 1964, 4,079: 1963, 3,963. uuuumIlmunmumuuuumm\mnuuumuuuumuuumuumuu muuuuunmumuw The Richmond Hill Minor Ball Association will hold another registration day this Saturday at the town arena from 12 noon to 4 pm. The association is es- pecially on the lookout for midget boys from the ages of 15 to 16 to enable a team to be formed this season. There \\ as no midget entry lagt year. Approximately "150 have signed up to date n’rficials hoping the will reach 400. Boom Year For Ice Fishing SR. MEN Extend Ball Registration me a memner of a Semi-Private ‘5 hole GollL Club for spend on green fees this season! N0. 4. STOI'FFVILLE. 0N1 “Willi! Special Bales Avlllable All Supporting Facililles Available For Your comlarr FOR INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE GOLF MEMBERSHIP 5120. SR, WOMEN . . . $90. MAN & WIFE . . . $200 WEEK-DAY MEMBER . . . $50. WEEKDAY GOLF TOURNAMENTS GOLFERS! muuuw boys with total muuumuw my 2951th Yes another Slgn of the times; Last weak the Aurora Recrea- "tion Committee asked for 3 rec- ‘ord $53.000 budget for its 1968 programs â€"â€" $13,000 over last year’s budget but almost $20,000 over its actual costs. Recreation Committee Chain DOI'K lTlaKe man Bill Dinsmore told town Looki council that an expanded and team. Occa improved program is reflected Read in the budget. 111 “as referred to budget considerations now. About 50 players underway by council. ;me1nbers and guests Other P10908315 by the COm‘season-end banquet mittee: lby officials of the 0 Enlarge some of the more Hm Junior "Cu Ra Donular programs which started club, About 100 ice-fishing huts were scattered around on Lake Simcoe Sunday when the dead- line for their removal passed. Police and the Department of Lands and Forests will conduct an aerial survey of the lake and the owners of the remaining huts face a fine plus the cost of having the hut towed to shore after the ice breaks up. Warm weather during the past two Weeks has softened the ice to the point where it is no longer safe to try to pull the huts across it. Officials said some hut own- ers have removed their per- mit numbers from their huts so they cannot be identified and charged. Others. they said. have been burning their huts. contacted all service clubs in the town with the View in mind to having a general meeting to discuss what can be done to co-ordinate‘ the various pro- grams." 0 Enlarge some of the more popular programs which started in 1967 on experimental basis including model building, la- crosse, tennis instruction and square dancing. They are: The lake freezing over early with the temperatures keeping well below zero for a consider- able length of time. This made for nearly perfect ice conditions and more anglers taking advantage of the sport with the modern upâ€"toâ€"date travel by snowmachine. Fishermen are encouraged to take advantage 6f 13: fact that Lake Scugog is open to winter fishing and is obviously a likely spot for some tasty perch as well as “mud cats” a little later on when they start biting. later on when theystart biting.‘ Dynes came out of their "Be advjseda” cautione‘i MF- cocoon long enough to score Fletcher, "that ice conditions at two goals with Don Hm from this time of year are subject to’AJ Hume and Ralph Kosowan at rapid Changes and be cauuous'13243 and Kosowan from Doug at all times” |Stubbs and Kellyvat 16:35. -0 Lengthen the swimming pool program, involving more parents and preâ€"sc_h_oqlers. The committee said it antici- pated larger enrolments in hoc- key, figure skating, baseball, soccer and summer playground events. 1121 The club, which“ had a rough first season finishing in last place, is looking for better things in 1968-69. Bud Stubbs opened the scor- ing for Dynes at the 2:17 mark from brother Doug and Tom Kelly. Result: Six more unanswered goals, five of them in the re- maining portion of the first period. Kosney got one of them back at 18:09 but Kelly came back to score from Clay Chapman and Kosowau at 19:08. But that was it for Dynes. Denike scored again at 19:32 and George at.19:47 as the de- fence seemed to be non-exist- ent. The Jewellers proceeded to go into one defensive lapse after another: Guest speaker for the meetâ€" ing held Thursday of last week The Jewellers-Comets contest saw Richmond Hill just one point away from a trip into the finals but they might just as well have been .15. But it was the beginning of the end at 4:29 after Calvin George tied it up from Ivan Denike and Leo DeRocher. DeRocher scored'at 5:46 of the second period. Don Mills again dominated the final period adding four more goals. with just 20 seconds remaining. in the opening period. His goal came on a backhander from the side. Bill Monteith and Bruce Sim received assists. Both teams battled through a scoreless middle period. Willowdale tied the game up at 4:48 of the final 20 minutes with Jack Robeson picking up a pass from Bill Butterman and scoring with a rising wrist shot. The Rangers were victimized by a fluke goal at 14:27 “hen Bob Ritchie's high shot was heading over top of the _ net Then it was Don Mills open- ing the scoring in the second period with DCROCIIEI‘ doing the honors from Denike and George. It was a difficult situation in the Willmvdale-l‘oronto contest which was tigl1t_ all the “ay. Close calls featured the style of the night. The Shultons Charlie Gruber opened the scoring for Toronto Scoring were George from Denike and DeRocher at 5:23: Krosney from McDowall and DeRocher at 7:37. then De- Rochex‘ from George and Denike at 15:21. and DeRocher again from McDonald at 18:02. Finals Open Sunday By FRED SIMPSON Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers got stuck in a revolving door Sunday night and the result was very predictable. They were walloped 14-4 by Don Mills Comets. The second game saw the evenly-matched Will- owdale Rangers and Toronto Shultons battle to a 2-2 draw. ’ Def e They all love The King â€" Clancy that is. Left to right Richmond Hill Hockey Rams' Greg Bodnar, centreman; Gary Charity, right wing and most popular player; and Goalie John Bork make some points to the Maple Leaf assistant to Coach Punch lmlach. Looking on at right is Tom Hughes, local Shell dealer who helped sponsor the 196768 team. Occasion was a dinner meeting Thursday of last week in the Richmond Hill Masonic Hall. Read Sport Spots on this page for Clancy‘s homey philosophy. 31‘s, executhe in the Richmond Hill Masonic is attended aiHall on Crosby Avenue was at spon-sorediFrank “King” Clancy. assistant he Richmond‘manager to Toronto Maple Leaf Rams hockey Coach Punch Imlach. The evening also featured musical entertainment courtesy of Rams’ players Jerry Methe and John Shropshire who sang and played the guitars. That ended the scoring but not the close calls. Gary Stamp was robbed by Killer who got a toe on a shot that appeared to be labelled for the open side of the net. It's "The King" Again ary eofrthe club. Local resident‘lroduced Mr. Clancy and meme Mr. Moore is on the staff others of the head table. the Maple Leaf Gardens. E Present were Earl Metho. Master of ceremonies was'coach; and Jack Shropshire. sportscaster Ken Foss who inâ€" manager. Photo by Stuart’s Studio!