TUB HERALD Sports Beat By Tony Sports Editor Lance hockey ability has denied him a chance play hockey against visiting cam from Sweden was named the original Georgetown lineup face Hie Swedes Thai lineup was named by coaches Neil Cotton and Dale Law Asa member of the team made It out to all he practises the team had many at ale Arena in and also look part in the ground training sot out by coach Cotton Hon ever last week the Ontario Minor Hockey Association ruled that was not eligible to play against the Suedes the beginning or this past hockey season signed a playing card with the n Gemini of the Central Junior Hockey League He played the whole season with the Gems The ruled ineligible for the two games against the because he was not on one of their cards Doucette signed on a minor midget or midget card before last and played for the Gems as an affiliated player he would have been eligible to play against the Swedes Youngest player Had Doucette been allowed lo play against the Swedes he would have been one of the youngest players in the Georgetown lineup Vie were told the beginning of the season that it be best for Lance sign on a Gemini card his mother Pat old The Herald Of course at the beginning of he season no one knew that a Swedish club would be coming here to play exhibition games coach Neil Colton said thai was at every practise the team had and even he was informed he would not be able lo play he still practised with the squad It reallj a shame that politics had to jet in the way of of having a good time Cotton said was at the exciting lie between the Swedes and Georgetown last Friday night Id love to be out there playing right now said between the second and third periods found out I wasnt going to be able to play when read it In The Herald Inst Wednesday The Swedes had a player In their lineup who is also an excellent hockey player Stefan scored three of his learn s six goals in the game was allowed to participate in these despite the fact that he has played in some professional games back home In He of course also played w i the team which is visiting here throughout he season plight reminds one of the sixties when Canada dropped out of International play because Ihe cards were always stacked against them The question then was Why can I we use our best when they re using their best During the hotkey game last Friday was still hoping that he would receive clearance to participate in the scheduled match this Friday The chances of that happening arc exactly nil Doucette made the mistake of being loo good a to pln with and compete against players his own age Now he is paying the price for that mistake After the beating Ihc Georgetown juniors gave in the first game Saturday night someone said I dont think ihey should have run up the score so much From where I was standing it did not appear that the had a choice in running up the score Coach Bob Webster certainly did not go out of his way to make it a ninegoal difference Throughout the Webster continued to give each of his plajers an equal amount of Had he chosen lo run up the score the likes of Peter Holler Bobby Morrow and Kennedy would have more A big plus for Georgetown in this game and reason the score rose was the performance of the minor bantams in the lineup Eric Clark Dove and A victim of his own talent Double trouble Clark and Blake Harrison aside from playing w well in the hockey match also had excellent performances on the soccer field soccer match was very interesting in Ihdl the Swedes and Geo rge owners had distinct and different The clash of the styles made for entertaining soccer Id say the best way lo describe the game which ended in a for would be to say it was like he Boston Drums playing the Montreal in hockey said Alex Tough president of he Georgetown Youth Soccer Toughs analogy hit the nail right on the head The Swedes used a very offensive style and slick passing plays The downers were dogged in their pursuit of the Swedes and their scoring chances resulted from pure persistence To get back to Clark and Harrison Clark although he is not a manned the nets in this game The Utile player made some exceptional stops especially in the early going and kept his team in thick of things One might say he performed like Gerry at his best Harrison ho Is always steady as a rock whether he is playing defense in hockey or soccer was chosen as Georgetowns Most Valuable for lhe many fans out at Glen Williams Ball Park witness the action I been to the Inst three Tuesday night games and each has been entertaining and close I was raised near the Beaches area of Toronto Some of the best fastball province is played at Kew Gardens I would say the Glen Men are very close In calibre to he benches but they certainly do not draw the they do Trading pros Entertaining The Glen Williams Way are playing very intertwining fastball fortunately there not usually Getting back to hockey for a second it appears lhe Georgetown Haiders maj lose a former pro and gain one next season Apparently Peter Sturgeon who Joined the Haiders for he latter part of last season is prepared to give the pro ranks another try Meanwhile Gary Ford one of the lending scorers is lhe history of the International Hockey League is prepared to join he Haiders Ford was seen being escorted Georgetown by real estate agent Finn Poulslrup is also the first vice president of the Haiders Haider general manager Jack Handy said he Is not surprised that Sturgeon is going to give pros another shot Hes got a lot of hockey ability Handy said I think he is belter than some of the forwards now in the National Hockey League It now that there is good chance that Handy and Haider President Bob Hooper will now share the Haiders general managers duties next year the are prepared to fold their Intermediate A franchises There arc also several former Senior teams who now want into the Intermediate League CORRECTION NOTICE CIRCULAR JULY SPECTACULAR PAGE DUE TO A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR PRICES ON 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