THE HERALD Wednesday December UKPage Gems prove goalie can make a difference Georgetown Geminis certainly proved a point over tbe weekend That point being your goalies go so goes your team Friday night In Oakville Gems goalie Ken Eckroth feeling tbe gloom and doom that pervades the dingy arena Just couldn t sharpen hut reflexes enough and bis teammates matched his Inabilities stride for snide The rubbed a per fectly attainable win and a second place spot in leagues standings falling to an extremely unimpressive Oakville crew Then the next night before an enthusiastic crowd of over home town fans at tbe Gordon Alcotf Memorial Arena the Geminls turned tbe tables to easily squash any hopes Milton Continental Flyers had had of being league a dark horse entry Georgetown easily handed the last place Flyers an win What a difference a day makes What a difference a goalie makes I Rick Tomkinson got the nod Within the first Ave minutes of Saturday a game the Flyers peppered the Georgetown nets with some hard shots all of which Tomkinson pulled in or blocked with bis pads or stick Of tbe shots that he would have to make during the first minutes of play made at least eight during the first series of plays In the game Tbe Gems seeing the kind of support they were receiving behind them decided to open their game up a bit and from midway point of the opening fray majority of action on those infrequent momenta when both teams were either at strength or close to it centred In the Milton end The referee was to say tbe least overly diligent Which in simpler terms means he made good use of the new whistle he got as an early Christmas present Following a wide open first 10 minutes of play the frequent calls for in fractions slowed the play down to a crawl particularly during the second set At one point the Flyers from scoring The Milton crew scored first late In tbe first period but that t Indicate that the Georgetown squad had its chances Craig Milton goalie had a lot of luck during some momenta In Ibe first period to hold Georgetown But Just SO seconds after Milton bad managed to break the scoreless draw Gems got Lady Luck to move flipping the rebound from a Larry Peterson shot over to make It 1 Joe South drew on assist on the scrambling play Milton edged ahead for the test time at the IB mark but Georgetown were determined to head to the locker room on part with their opponents as with only 10 seconds left to play In the first period they scored on a beautiful pass from a faceoff to Ihe right of tbe Flyers goal Howie Meeker t have done better himself Chris Milne managed to come up with the puck passed back to the point and Larry Peterson Showing the form that has scored on a goalmouth shot set up by Peterson and Rick Becker At that point he game ex paneled to a 13man game as the referee played a role that was only outdone by In the Gems net Despite playing short far a large part of the game and despite calling upon Tomkinson to make an astounding saves In he middle minutes the Geminls managed to come out of Ihe with a lead Peterson made It on another hard shot that managed to block with his shoulder but couldn stop trickling over his shoulder into the goal Late in the period Doug on a play set up by Becker and Milne made It 52 but Milton edged slightly back into contention with seconds left to play but that was as close they were going to come At the SB mark of the third Milne who played one of his best games of the year Saturday caught by draw and flipped the puck back to Charlie Knoepfli who had himself per In the slot Before any Milton we mentioned the cold at drop final minute the Gems led by should be pointed out that the of the ice Drop they could well do and Peterson Just about tied and are struggling palace surpassed only by the rise the Gemlnli would equally then went ahead In game through a tough period atmosphere of the Dixie do the Gems with a couple on two close plays near the playing without three of tbelr but no score Geminls attack during Saturdays game Saturday night and he Justified tbe choice coming up with a from Georgetown coach Paul were two men short for close to earned him a well respected surprise to deflect a shot over Robinson to man the fort two minutes thanks to in reputation in the local Junior the totally down and out fractions to Bob B loop Peterson let fire Doug Barnes and hooking and Kent Kentner with a hard shot that is Peterson drew assists tripping Yet thanks to till looking for Definitely the nicest goal of some super saves by The Gems picked up right the game came at the 4 and a lot of good where they left off in the mark of the third on a play set hustling by the Georgetown second Seventeen seconds up from a faceoff in Milton defence the Gems stopped the into the period Terry Turner end Doug Barnes won the fortified a sagging defence and provided all round spark that got the Gems rolling after a miserable start Rough week of action for Bantams cemen could react moved slowly in on took precise aim and totally the netmlnder with a soft shot to the glove side Just over a minute later tbe final Georgetown tally was notched on a powerplay effort by Bill Allison from Becker and Milne That was Milne fourth point for night The tide definitely reversed in tbe third as Georgetown players catching only two penalties blasted a total of 17 shots at the Flyers netmlnder All In all faced 33 while Georgetown stopped One thing that can be said about the referee a calls he was completely neutral in handing them out assigning to each team It was the second night in a row that he bad bandied a game with the Geminls refereelng Friday night game In Oakville as well Thanks Geminis To the Editor of the Herald Yes Virginia there is a Santa Clans and he was at the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena on December 14 Sun day afternoon Kids of ell ages were delighted to meet the old fellow himself and their favorite hockey players members of the Georgetown Geminis Not only have these young lads put their hearts Into their hockey games on the ice they shown the kids of Georgetown that they are all heart off the Ice too Hamburgers pop cookies candy music pictures and autographs were all extended to the youngsters Admission price you Courtesy of tbe Georgetown Geminls Our pleasure smiled one young man arena can certainly have an affect upon any visiting team It did it to the Geminls as tbey totally blew a possible victory But that t account for the total failure of tbe Oak ville Blades to generate any kind of excitement either among their fans or their players Gemini execs are hopeful that tbe lack of attack on part is actually characteristic of a team that has blown Its energy too early in the season and is destined to of games In hand are lust three points behind the faltering Blades Friday saw the Gems fall behind after the first period but rally to recover in the second finishing the middle in a deadlock But tbe third period proved to be downfall of both the Gems and their netmlnder Eckroth goals were Just too much for to recover from Pulling their goalie in the net But almost only counts In horseshoes and the Raiders beaded for the showers with a loss banging on their shoulders Peterson was definitely the leader of the club notching two more goals to his rising points total Becker Barnes and Turner rounded out Georgetown a scoring with two assists going to Bill Allison and singles to Knoepfli Becker and Milne Without making excuses It regular players these past two games Kevin Reeks out courtesy of flu still having troubles with his foot as Is Dale Mlecxanlec Next action for the Gems will see them travel to Dixie for a game this Thursday night They return to tbe Gordon Alcott Saturday for an ultraimportant game against tbe league leaders from Burlington this Saturday night Then It Into Brampton Sunday for a meeting at a AS Anyone gat the number of truck As the Gemini player lees the scene a hard collision the victim Milton goalie Craig Jubb attempts to pull himself together Wrestling Rebels best in Smith Falls tournament Ottawa The Gage Stationery Major Bantams did not have one of their better weeks this post seven days In two games only managed to earn a single point that coming on a tie with their old nemesis Dun das Their other battle saw them drop a decision to play In the second on a good McMenemy counted for the Watera who has been from the point by w assists going averaging a point a game In Marty Power assisted by BUI Barnes arid the six game he has played Taylor and McMenemy since being brought up from A wet spot on ice proved Bandy Waters played well the Bantam Four was disastrous for Georgetown as defence while Randy one of the keys on the offence Burlington capitalized on the only break for either side in the third Georgetown as This past weekend the and Colonel Bye Georgetown District High points School wrestling team Twelve of the wrestlers from travelled to Smith to Georgetown wen undefeated compete In a quad wrestling Included Frank at tournament Participating lbs Pete Founder at schools included lbs who was absolutely How refreshing say I The Se School of Ottawa devastating Rick at team Is to be congratulated on Colonel Bye of Ottawa Smith Iba who was unchallenged making Sunday afternoon a Georgetown District Bill Fournler who pinned very special day for their Schools Pierre Leflesh of small fans Thank you Geminls You re the greatest A Very Grateful Old Fan J Anderson iy unbeaten The Rebels faced stiff who was previously tint competition in this tournament Ted Phillips at US lbs but walked off with first place Pat at lbs honours with SB points Next defeated Fred Gerow of Smith were Smith with Falls who according to the points with 30 Falls wrestling coach Lew the puck out of their own end when the puck stuck on a wet spot Phil Buck and Marty Power That loaa to Burlington was totally due to a slow start by the Georgetown crew Within m the first five minutesand strong games for only seconds apart- Georgetown on defence hod racked up two nlsns Thursday of their three gamewinning nlg to be exact the goals Georgetown crew once again Georgetown finally battled led get fired up for a their way onto the scoreboard match against Dundas and it midway through the first proved costly They barely period on a goal by Bill Taylor managed to Inch their way to from Mike and Ed the tie Mark led the way with The Gage Gang tied the two goals Mark Brabant gome with seconds left to and Mike Colins recovering We re happy to report that Colin Gibson our mending sports editor is slowly recuperating from injuries received In a car accident two weeks ago The latest reports from Toronto General Hospital are that he still in fair condition but is doing well as can be expected He remains in the Respiratory Care Unit where visitors are strictly prohibited He did manage to ask us to pass along his thanks for the many letters and cards he has received The address is the Respiratory Care Unit Seventh Floor Wing Toronto General Hospital TOWN OF HALT0N HILLS Change of Refuse Pickups for The Christmas Holidays REFUSE NORMALLY DECEIUBERttth AND FRIDAY DECEMBER WILL BE PICKED UP SATURDAY DECEMBER 27th 1975 FURTHER REFUSE NORMALLY GATHERED THURSDAY JANUARY 1st FRIDAY JANUARY 2nd 1976 Think You DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Comefrombehind win for Bantams Two games and two wins for to the tune of a win Georgetown s Minor Bantams The game was marred by in action this past week Running up against a troublesome squad from Burlington the local reps made short work of their opponents posting a win Chuck Moffat from John penalties 13 of which went i Guelph and to Georgetown It was one of the hardest bit ting games of the season highlighted with a lot of tough bodychecklng Georgetown dropped behind ip by Kevin Thompson and then notched one himself on a pass from Danny Reynolds The clincher was added by Reynolds from John Thorpe and Mark Bingham Raiders have a rest Alls quiet on the Raiders front this week Taking a much needed break in the middle of the Intermediate hockey season the Raiders have been taking it easy for past week Their rest however will not lost any longer than this Friday night Dundas Merchants the Jinx team that the Raiders for some inexplicable cant beat will be back at the Gordon Memorial Arena at tempting to cast their spells over the first place Balder On December 33 this coming Tuesday be Raiders will be back at It again meeting the Fort Brie Mavericks In Fort Erie Martin Is the best wrestler on the Smith Falls team Bill Bradley at 141 was John at 157 lbs who went un challenged Other fine showings were turned in by Victor who went two for three at 123 lbs Steve Turner at ITS lbs and Bill at 104 lbs Steve and Bill also went two for three Tom Hastings and Paul Beer who faced very tough com on did not win their bouts Lit according to Coach McKay are excellent prospects for the rest of season A sad point In the tour nament was a head injury to Brian who was easily leading his bout when he suffered a gosh to his head and was coach Lew Martin who had done a great Job at Smith Foils foam BURLINGTON SAT DEC 0ima No Arms BUSINESS DIRECTORY Lehman hit for the first early In the game but came Georgetown goal Steve back with four unanswered Bobbins from Barry Simpson goals Bryan Bomholt was in counted the eventual winner net and held Guelph to their and then Kevin Thompson on two tallies an unassisted play added the Steve from Kerb insurance marker Kewiey put Georgetown on the Minor Bantams next scoreboard Chuck victory came at the expense of tied the game up on a play set gar tigsssssgr Choose Books Gifts For Every Age And Interest a At Prices A To Suit Your Pocket Drop In At fj The Book Shop n 101 Main SI S Only IS Days left To SAVE 7 SALES TAX HIGHEST TRADE IN ALLOWANCE Money Will Be Your Ownll ON THE SPOT BANK FINANCING JHt GAS SAVtR PIUS Si Never Dlmos has anything so small offered so much for so little INTERNATIONAL MIDGET HOCKEY 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