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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1974 Arena deficit is $11,337 not unusual Simpson The late Maple Leafs? I know this will come as a serious, nay, even niortal blow to Harold Ballard of the late Maple Leafs. Or is it the late Harold Ballard of the Maple Leafs? I get confused. In any case, you may have heard the Leafs are in trouble. A few empty seats were spotted at a recent game and Mr. Ballard panicked. I heard he went around telling everyone that it was just one of those rare nights when there was a heavy run on the washrooms. They went in but they didn’t come out. / " 1 I , // I didn’t go in but I’m out. I’ve had it as a Leafs’ fan. They’ve gone the way’ of the extinct Dodo bird and the Argos as far . f as I’m concerned. I’m not bitter. Just tired. It’s like a marriage that never broke down, just wore out with the buffetings of the sea sons . ‘ Frank Tate Maple Leaf forever? You take it, Frank I took my sorrows to probably one of the all-time supporters of the Leafian cause. Namely, 87-year-old Frank Tate of 90 Church Street South in Richmond Hill. “Oh my God, didn’t they look terrible the other night,” was Frank’s, initial gasp. For a minute or two I thought Happy Harold had lost Frank also. Frank, in case you haven’t heard, has been a Leaf fan for some 60 years and it was a rare occasion he missed a game. He certainly never mised a play- off. Frank was honored at the start of this season when he was the featured player in a CBC special. “That was a surprise to me,” he said. “I never thought they‘d do a thing like that. It was very nice of them.” Back to the Leafs. There was just no where else to go. “Yes, they did look terrible last night,” he continued. “They’re not doing too well. There is just no words to express how they’re doing. “And did you see the arena the other night? It was just half full at the end. I haven’t seen it so referring to a Leaf loss although I forget which loss he was referring to. They’ve had quite a string of them. Do not forsake me Frank doesn’t get to that many Leaf games at the Gardens anymore but it’s not because he has forsaken them. “I haven’t been back since the opening game of the season,” he said. “I guess it’s my age, I’m wearing down. I find that I get dizzy when I rush around. “I don't have my tickets anymore. Turned them over to some other people but I can still go down there whenever I feel up to it.” Not that Frank has become that incapacitated. There’s a lot of life moving in him as you could readily ascertain if you saw his determined strides down Church Street every day. Usually carrying groceries. ' 1 Just tired “But he’s just like me. Getting a little tired. “No, I‘m not giving up on the Leafs,” he finally decided. “They’ve got some good fellows. They’ll come out of it.” The Richmond Hill Arena Association operated at a loss of $11,337.97 for its fiscal year which ended April 30. This and other business will be discussed tonight (Wednesday) at the association’s annual meeting at 7:30 pm in the Richmond Hill Arena banquet room. Association President Bill McVean told “The Liberal" that the 1974 operation loss as well as one recorded in 1972 “reflects normal operations for the arena. Cash funds to cover operating loss and cash required for reduction of debt and capital im- provements are provided mainly from the non-cash assessment of depreciation expense.” The 1974 $30,000 operating loss presents a dramatic but logical change from 1973 when a profit of $37,753.95 was realized. McVean said operating profit in 1973 was “due entirely to timing of revenue and expense. Revenue was realized from new facilities, whereas capital costs and related expense of deben- tures and depreciation were not completed during the fiscal period.” This especially applied to the operations of the new Bond Lake Arena at Oak Ridges which saw it operating for six months but no debentures paid on it until 1974. Mr. McVean pointed out that “in 1974, increased costs for debenture interest, depreciation and labor rates were mainly offset by in- creased revenue.” Ice Rentals He pointed out that rate increases for ice rental “have been held to a minimum with most of the added revenue coming from increased use of the facilities. “Rental rates continue to . . ,, . be set at a competitive rate empty in years. It was obv10us that Frank was for outside users. Local organized groups receive a 25 percent to 30 percent discount from the established competitive rates,” he said. Discounts to local organized groups ap- proximated $28,000 for the season ended April 30, 1973 and $32,000 for the season ended April 30 this year. The 1974 operating figures with the 1973 ones in brackets are as follows: Revenue-Arena rentals $184,979.38 ($173,988.03); canteen operating profit $37,106.35 ($33,845.23); in- vestment income, $2,288.30 ($1,970.53) for a total income of $224,374.03 ($209,803.79). Operating expenses totalled $235,712 including the following main items: Debenture interest, $41,836.35 ($24,629.50); salaries and wages, $96,031.06 ($96,031.061 ($69,870.56); light and power, $22,888.34 ($21,509.21); heating fuel, $4,654.64 (4,037.89); maintenance, buildings, $9,355.55 ($12,132.57); maintenance, equipment, $7,499.24 ($4,815.95); sup- plies, $8,134.83 ($7,488.45); depreciation on buildings and equipment, $36,067 ($20,867). The arena association comprises 230 members and is a non-profit corporation operating as an independent body. Membership fees are available for $15. The members elect the executive body .which is currently made up of President McVean; Secretary Elgin Barrow; and three directors, Eric Charity, Jack Blyth, and Al Cromb. Two Richmond Hill councillors are also sitting members of the board. Bond Steel loses by 6â€"2 Minor Midget “A” Bond Steel travelled to Whitby November 23 and lost an exhibition game 6-2. Bond Steel goals were by Dave Forester assisted on the first by Chris DeGeer and Ron Abernathy. The second goal was unassisted. Bond Steel hosted Orillia November 24 and suffered an 8-0 defeat at the hands of the invaders. Sorry Frank. I just can’t take it any more. I’m getting out, out, out, out. Or is it in? Chanced to find my way into the Aurora Com- munity Centre Sunday night and, quite frankly, was startled. Occasion was a Provincial Junior A hockey game between Richmond ‘Hill Rams and the Aurora Tigers. Startled‘? Being from Richmond Hill, I’m not used to crowds at hockey games. Particularly Richâ€" mond Hill Rams’ games. Made me gunshy. A fellow told me there were some 1,000 spec- tators at the game and it looked that way to me. More-or-less, a sea of faces. I don’t know whether the crowd affected the players but the game was a wide- open, exciting one (isn’t that how they say it?) most of the way. It seemed only fitting that it should end up tied 5-5. (continued on page 24) Bowmen, gals have shoot-out York Pioneer Bowmen held their third annual trophy shoot at Thomlea Secondary School Saturday night with a record 81 ar- chers turning out in the packed gym. With archers coming from as far as North Bay the standard of competition was high. Host York Pioneer Bowmen had 15 members shooting and the University of Toronto sent a strong contingent. Shooting at an 18 inch diameter target from 20 yards the maximum possible score was 600. Top score Top score of the night was shot by Bill Fordham from Galt‘Bowmen who won the professional division with a score of 561 while the top amateur was Harold Grieger of Toronto Anglers and Hunters who shot a 539. Jack Chapman of York Pioneers shot a 549 to win the recently formed amateur unlimited division which allows the archer to use any type of equipment from telescopic sites to “compound” bows which use a system of cams and pulleys to increase their efficiency. Top junior also came from the local club. He was John Gieruszczak from Don Mills with a score of 284. In the bare bow hunters class William Jackson, who lives in Ancaster and shoots with the Hamilton club, scored 447 to take first place. (Staff photo by Draper) Helen Alston: She got her man She‘s no Robin Hood but she‘s sharp-shooting Helen Alston of the University of Toronto Archery Club. An instrutor at the club, Helen is shown shooting free- style at the third annual trophy shoot of the York Pioneer Bowmen held Saturday at Thomlea Secondary School. ‘4! r THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. Nov. 27. 1971 â€" 23 Wes ton shows up, Rams win It was an exciting game to win and a dull one to lose. If you know what is meant. The game was Richmond Hill Rams‘ all the way last night as they chalked up their fifth win in the last seven games via a 7'1 drubbing of lowly Weston. Enroute the Rams outshot the visitors 42-23 and also out-dramatized them courtesy of Rick Febbo. He made more threatening gestures at Weston's Dave Mather than the average emotional housewife does at her husband when he comes home late for supper. Febbo‘s anger came near the end of the somewhat tame game and injected probably the most life into it. He received a two~minute roughing penalty along with Mather initially. But then he insisted on venting his verbal spleen on the latter and finally got a 10â€"minute misconduct for his efforts. Richmond Hill Rams‘ Dave Stuart executes a neat backhand scoring play here to put his teammates in front by 4-3 in Sunday’s game against Aurora Tigers. Attempting to save is the Rams tie Tigers 5-5 It was the type of weekend where the Richmond Hill Provincial Junior ‘A‘ Rams could have easily picked up four points. Then again they could have just as easily lost four. They settled for one point our of four and got that one in a wide-open, interesting Sunday 5-5 tie with Aurora Tigers before over 1,000 spectators. One thousand spectators? Naturally, the game was in Aurora and not Richmond Hill where 500 fans are enough to make the Rams’ management giddy with happiness. Friday night was one of those Richmond Hill Ram contests whereby they outshoot the opposition but lose the game. This one by 4â€"1 to Markham Waxers 'in Markham despite out- shooting the opposition by 51-33. Goalie star Sunday’s game in Aurora was a goalies’ battle as well as a 'shooters’ as Doug Brumwell of the Rams and Bob Clement of the Tigers came up with brilliant ef- forts despite the 10 goals scored. Clement, in- cidentally, is a Richmond Hill boy and former Rams- man. Richmond Hill led most of the game with the Tigers in hot pursuit but still had to come from behind to tie it on Keven Street’s second goal of the game at the 12 minute mark. Other Richmond Hill marksmen were newcomer Glen Balfour, Dave Stuart. and Dave “Digger” Dunkley. For the Tigers it was Brian Marrett scoring twice with singles going to Greg Hotham, George Berger, and Terry Mac- millan. Led 2-1 The Rams led 2-1 at the end of the first on goals by Balfour and Dunkley. Dunkley’s came at the 19:17 mark and was started by Defenceman Jack Guest who broke in alone and blasted the puck wide. It bounced around for awhile, came out to Jim Roffey and he fired to Dunkley in front of Clement and he wheeled around to backhand a dribbler into the twines. Both teams exchanged goals in the second with the Rams’ Keven Street putting PROVINCIALJUNIORA G W L T P Seneca 19 11 5 3 25 Whitby 19 11 o 2 21 North Bay 21 11 9 1 23 North York 21 10 8 3 23 Aurora 18 9 5 A 22 Wextord 18 9 o 3 21 Markham 18 7 S 6 20 Tor Nats 16 8 6 2 18 Richmond Hill 18 7 9 2 16 01x19 17 5 o s 16 Royal York 20 .1 1.1 2 10 Weston 19 1 1.1 A o METRO JUNIOR 8 Central Divismn G W L T P Bramatea 1o 13 2 1 27 Wextoro 15 10 4 1 21 St Michael's 19 9 10 O 18 Red wings to 7 5 .1 18 North York 1o 5 9 2 12 Etooicoke 15 .1 9 2 10 Nationals 16 3 12 1 7 EASTERN DIVISION Pickering 1o 12 3 1 25 Markham 18 9 5 A 22 Kingston 15 8 5 2 18 Peterborough 15 7 6 2 is Bellevulle 16 o 9 1 13 Whitby 15 3 8 .1 10 Oshawa 16 2 11 3 7 his team in front 3-1 at 13:22 on a breakaway as he blocked the puck at the Aurora blueline and was homefree rifling the puck high into the net. Time was 13:22. The Tigers’ Marrett got that one back at 15:01 and came out flying in the third to tie the game at 2:52 on Berger's goal. Stuart put Rams in front again on a backhander at 5:02 but it was tied at 4-4 as the Richmond Hill team Brumwell Doug Brilliant Sunday Hill double A Peewees winners three big ones The Richmond Hill Double A Peewees handled Barrie 4- 1 Saturday at Richmond Hill despite a flying start which saw Barrie scoring in the first 10 seconds. Richmond Hill tied the score just two minutes later as Dave Allen put Danny Henderson in the clear. The Lions started to control play after the go-ahead goal by Doug Jones and yet another one by the same Mr. Jones. Assists went to Henderson and Allen. Allen got the final goal assisted by Jamie Tuck. and Joe Thurston. Sunday‘s game saw the Lions upend Etobicoke 4-1 scoring three goals in the first period and then content to play defensive hockey the remainder of the game with Goalie Eddy McCleave turning aside any Etobicoke' attempts to get back in the game. Goalscorers were Henderson with two. Allen and Delfabro with one each. Assists went to Main. Halliday. Tuck, Jones and Allen. A November 20 game saw the Lions skating to a narrow 2-1 win over Orillia in a hard- skating. close-checking game. Richmond Hill‘s Goalie Dave Jordan stopped 17 of the 18 shots directed at them. nine in the first period. The Lions led 1-0 at the end of the first on a solo effort by Greg Halliday. The second period saw Ken Main sen- ding Danny Henderson in all alone on a perfect pass to make it 2-0. Orillia finally scored in the third on a power play with the Lions two men short. u Febbo was last seen heading for the dressing room and inviting Mather to follow him. Mather was inviting Febbo to come back into the penalty box. Back to hockey. Paltry lead The Rams took two periods to find the range as indicated by their paltry 1-0 lead at the end of the first 20 mintites despite outshooting Weston 165. They could only manage Tigers‘ Bob Clement, a Richmond Hill boy, but it‘s all in vain. But the Tigers came back later. Final score. 5-5. relaxed its checking and Marrett scored at 10:11 on a pass-out from behind the Richmond Hill net. Street then scored his 19th goal of the season at the 12 minute mark to tie it assisted by Dunkley and Roffey. Stuart almost won it for Richmond Hill with less than two minutes left when he charged in alone only to fire the puck wide of an unprotected Clement. Outshoot Aurora 47-44 Richmond Hill outshot Aurora 47 to 44. Friday’s loss in Markham saw the Rams failing to take advantage of their territorial advantage with Goalie Jim Baxter th- warting them with some brilliant saves. Richmond Hill also helped him with some erratic blasts and others that were directed right at him. Baxter covered his angles well and as a result some of the best Rams‘ opâ€" portunities missed the net. The game was a rugged affair and appeared to get out of hand in the third as Referee Ed Leeds let Orillia pulled its goalie with two minutes left in the game Jane’s a fa ve/in Richmond Hill ‘ Athletic Toporowski holds town citation she received for winning a provincial award in javelin at coun- cil‘s annual awards night dinner Thursday night. Having his productive game of the season was Rams' Deten ceman Bennie Pedersen who fired home two goals. The one more in the second. but “1051 got rolling in the third with five goals to the visitor‘s one. That one Weston goal by Bruce Anderson came at 12:38 and was a real dam- “95‘ were 9911311." d11'idt‘d penerforRams'GoalieDoug between P‘ebbot Scott Brumwell who was at- “131319)? Larry K111111112 tempting to pick up his Jimmy Clement and team's initial shutout of the newcomer Glen Balfour. season. Opening goal It came off a face-0ff and Balfour, fresh from North was a blazer from the York Rangersv Opened 111“ scoring for the Rams at 15:41 of a lack-lustre first period which saw Richmond Hill dominate play while unable to take advantage of their opportunities. It didn‘t seem to matter though. The Weston team played as though they had first place wrapped up with 40 games to go. Rams get hot The Rams’ broke the game wide open when they were leading 2-0 and only seven seconds into the third period. Richmond Hill‘s big defenceman Mabley took a pass from Kevin Street from the opening faceâ€"off, lum- bered over the blueline, and rifled it home. Weston started to die after that one and really bit the dust on Pedersen's first goal at 1:13. The Rams‘ defen- ceman blasted one wide on his first shot. But the puck courteously rebounded off the back boards out in front of the Weston net and he, just as courteously, tapped it home. Young Street didn‘t-get any goals this time out â€" he has 19 â€" but he did pick up an assist to continue to set the pace. Richmond Hill Coach Karl Brimblecombe is happy with another win but notes “the league this year is such that you don't move up even when you're winning." Injuries? “We're starting to hurt but we're basically still okay. A win makes an injury easier to bear." blueline that gave him no chance at all. (staff photo by Draper) Ban tam seconds losers two of three The Richmond Hill Royal Bank Bantams’ second team won one game out of three last week. Thursday night saw the team travelling to Stroud for a rough, hard-hitting contest and coming home victors by an 8-4 score. The come-frombehind win was accomplished with a solid team effort. Goals were scored by Ray Roberts from Steve Bowers; Greg MacMillan unassisted after Stroud had tied the score in the first period. The second period saw Stroud go ahead 3-2 but Richmond Hill came back to take the lead with tallies off the sticks of McLaughlin from MacMillan; and a beautiful unassisted goal by Mark Gosman in the penalty~plagued third. MacMillan scored the winner McLaughlin and Steve Bowers ended the night for Stroud as he got one on a solo effort to wrap up the win for our local boys. Over confidence was the team’s downfall Friday night as Thornhill drubbed Richmond Hill 8-3 in an exhibition game at Thor- nhill. Goals were scored by Mark Gosman with two and “Lefty” Madden with’one. Keswick came to town Saturday night and went home 8-5 winners as the Royal Bank turned on too little, too late. Keswick had a 7-1 lead going into the third only to have Richmond Hill wake up to put four goals in in the space of four minutes but time ran out. Keswick scored its eighth goal into an empty net as Coach Ross DeGeer pulled Goalie Sewchuk in an effort to tie the score. Richmond Hill goals were scored by Madden, Roberts. Scott, Taylor, McGregor and Gosman. The Bankers play Oak Ridges at home Saturday night. everything go in the early part of the game leading to player frustration in the latter stages. Kevin Street scored Rich- mond Hill's only goal at 16:00 of the first from Dave Stuart. For Markham it was 1 Kip Churchill, Jim Gibson, Mike Cote, and Bruce Randle. The Rams play Seneca Flyers at Seneca Monday night and are at home Tuesday to Markham. Kevin Street :1 weekend goals but Lions controlled the puck all the way. Bone Fence wins A hard hitting contest saw Richmond Hill Bone Fen- cing Atom A’s edging by Aurora 2-1. Richmond Hill scored twice in the first period with Mark Joslin and Ken Jensen pulling the trigger. Assists to Mark Stevens and James Ken~ nedy. It was Richmond Hill's turn to lose by 70 to Barrie but the game was closer than the score would in- dicate. Richmond Hill controlled play in the final _period but couldn't put the puck in the net. All the boys deserve credit for playing a good, hard checking game. As the season progresses the Barrie club will have its hands full when they play Richmond Hill. 1 A h (Staff photo by Draper) thrower Club‘s Jane