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Jack Harrison honored at Heritage dinner the HERALD Home New of Halton Hills Wednesday February 1978 Page 15 memorablla and trophies of past hockey teams in was displayed at the Hockey Heritage Dinner last week Taking a look are from left to right Blake Harrison who spotted great uncle George Arnold manager of the Georgetown Hockey Club 190809 Tommy linen and Stephanie who likes hockey a bit but prefers figure skating Four hundred people gath for the Georgetown Raid Hockey Heritage Dinner at Holy Cross Auditorium on February to among other things pay homage to Jack Harrison the clubs trainer who has spent the last half century or so devoting port of his life to hockey Telegrams were also from Harold Ballard dcnl of Maple Leaf Gardens and Lefty Reid curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame which both commended Harrison for the devotion he has to hockey also sent a long a hockey stick autograph by all the members of the Maple Leaf team Danny trainer of the Boston Brums and head of the National League Trainers Association was also on hand for the dinner and he presented Harrison with the Golden Towel Award Bill publisher of the Hills Herald presented Harrison with a ifl inch by Inch color of the trainer in full Raider garb It will hang in the booster club at Gordon Arena The evening left Harrison speechless Most talking wis done Georgetown Raiders president Bob Hooper Early last week Hooper had talked with Harmon 101 Id mother who still lues in England Jack mother said he jed cricket and a as a boy Hooper slid She added 1 just Harrison left come to Canada specifically Quebec in the boat on tl here he met his wife Theresa his wife moved to the Georgetown area shortly afterwards Among his favor He pastimes was playing in local bin Is in the area In the meantime Harrison was becoming more Involved with hockey He served as trainer on Georgetown teams most recently the Gem Inland tin Raiders His wife also became more and Hoo per said she became one of the supporters George the conches Jack has hie in he lisls Pinky Lewis Jerry 1 Junior and Dan Kentner is some of the he II jobs Tibbilts Is of course the present of the Raiders Harris in the beat play lit has seen in Georgetown was Tost Tost died during World War Hooper said that Harrison as in his job on trainer washed approximately tends up at le that and opened mire bottles of beer Judging the way Jack Harrison lo at the Dinner he will be be around to those figures Rugged winger entertaining Montreal still team to beat says Bostons OReilly TrTy autographs fur of Georgetown young hockey player who hope with or him one day When Terry O was asked during the Georgetown Chrysler Raiders Hockey Her Dinner last Tuesday who I is favorite National Hockey League referee is he respond without John McCaulcy was sit ting no more than feet from and was the only referee present at the dinner The Boston Bruin winger who Is leading tht team In scoring this year proved be a very entertaining and glib The Bruins were eliminated In four straight games by the Canadlcns in last Stanley Cup final and said Ihc Hobs should again be the team to beat this Montreal has a wealth of Bald If they lost they would not miss him all that much because they have so much talent said he started hockey career as a He spent three years in bet weentheplpea He said he was made a goalie because of bis skating I was never a great skat he said During my midget year I scored 16 goals and not one was scored while I was on my feet Jack or and speed has not stopped him from becoming a star on one or the top teams Before this was never much of a scoring threat but got through on his tenacity strong hi and hard work Then suddenly this year became an offensive threat When asked a re porter what accounts his formidable offensive showing this year he replied I really don know but 1 ope I in lose whatever it is next year grew up In and being so close to Toronto he naturally became a Maple Leaf fan He said however that one of his favorite players as a boy was Pierre who spent his most productive years as a Chicago Black Hawk and became a if in the twilight of his career Hole who now lives close lo Georgetown was present at the dinner and Reilly said It was a real treat him to meet the Hall of tamer he had admired played junior hock for the Oshuwo and he said he never really thought he was good enough to mane hockey profession However in 1971 he was the Bruins round draft pick He spent his first year In the minor leagues and the next year he Joined the Bruins He said he Greg Shepard and Don formed what was then the skid line The winger career has steadily progressed until this year when he was chosen to be a member of the Whales Con ferenco AllStar team He had played in another all star gome but It was because a few of his Bruin teammates were injured O also about the young of Mike Forbes the Bruin rookie who his minor hockey In Mike wai a pnsi on the te mi He wasn to make It Until he was injuria he was playing well He has been sent down to play himself back into shape and may be called back Forbes suffered an ankle in earlier this year said among the pre sent players who he most admires is the Leafs Sillier He is a great player it leader Art Webiter have Terry 0 with the member of the