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the georgetown herald wednesday evening february 12th 1941 copper cliff arrives tomorrow for calder cup series i georgetown fans will have their first glimpse at the calder cup ohamplonahip playoffs on friday and saturday when georgetown and cop per cliff midgets tangle in a best twobutofthree game aeries at the local arena the first game will be played on friday night the second on sat urday afternoon with a third game if necessary being slated for monday twelve eager youngsters from the norbhland will disembark from the canadian national railway at 746- pm tomorrow thursday night and they all have the same intention in mind to take back the calder cup to copper gllff the cup emblematic of midget hockey championship is now in possession of the georgetown team which is sponsored by the george town lions club the cup was won by the local team in a thrilling series in copper cuff last year with two wins and a tie credited to the lions copper cliff had won the silverware ihe year before when it was first offer ed or competition both these series were played in the northern town and this will be halton countys first glimpse at the highly- touted copper differs most of the boys are no strangers i to georgetown sport fans however as they have played baseball in the little world series and they are looking forward to revisiting the town which always gives a royal welcome to their visit ed mowhirter who is handling the visit for the lions club has arrang ed for the lads to be billeted in pri vate homes throughout the town and they will be assured of a good time they will be guests of the high school students at a valentine party which is being held in the arena after the friday night game on saturday night they will journey to toronto for the new york rangerstoronto maple leaf game and manager gordon al- cott is trying to arrange for the mid gets to visit the banger dressing room during the game to meet some of the nhl stars to make the trip the copper cliff boys who are known as the midget grads this year had to have about 170 for travelling expenses spurred on and organized by alcott they earn ed this themselves by staging a min strel show and a big midget hockey night the local midgets are determined to put up a good battle for retention of the coveted calder cup captain doug sargent has been getting in trim with the local junior o h a entry while the rest of the team have been playing juvenile hockey with bramp ton bolton and etoblcoke johnny collier has been playing with perc blackburns team in the bush lea gue which plays in acton arena on mondays and fridays friday nights game is scheduled for 815 and a large number of george town rooters are expected for thi thrilling game this am that in sport by g mac mcgilvray intermediate hockey has been quiet during the past week with no scheduled games the team has bad a rest that has put them in up top form for their two postponed games this week last night they won a victory over the elora rocks and on thursday night they meet guelph at the acton arena to complete their chedute this game will no doubt at tract a large crowd as it is the first big league hockey to be played in that arena this winter a large num ber of local fans have signified their intention of supporting the team up in acton walter richardson who is re covering from a fractured rib is rarln to go again while bui wetter the jad who suffered an injury to hleleg up in preston a few weeks ago is anxious to get back in the came for tho playoffs the wav things stand it looks like fergus as group leaders with georgeto in second place and bora third preston and guelph who have been classified as a teams playoff to determine which team win continue in the intermediate a playdown regardless of where the rffmlsh in the group preston will have f choice of the first game as they itoished farther up in the group the third game will be played on neutral ice if necessary unless agreed other- wise by the two teams it la rumor ed milton who hare been crowded out of the playoffs are trying to atop up into a but according to o h a ruling this is not possible at this late date fergus will get a bye while kara and georgetown play home and borne games goals to count to de cide which dub will meet the thistles in case of a tie a third game will be played on neutral ice unless other wise agreed by the teams the same arrangements will govern the playoff for the group title c last week we told you of milton protesting one of our players but like the fergus protest it haled away however we have not been able to learn on authority whether milton lost their deposit or not but georgetowns cheque was returned the milton club tried to renege and bluff the georgetown club that they bad not protested but when w a hewitt of the ojla says he had the protest on his desk that evidence is good enough too bad milton you didnt make the playoffs you had a amart team and we liked your play ing style when your team and our team met the crowd always got their moneys worth see you next year the georgetown junior club suffered two more decisive defeats in should we say their long string of defeats the juniors have lacked players pep and what have you this jeaatm but nevertheless they find themselves in a playoff position due to burlington losing all then g this season the first four teams vie ka the playoffs and they finished in this order bolton orangevfqe mil ton ge 7be juniors first jheat last week was at the hands of vbie otmngevflle crab 13 1 and the mcond by milton u b from this jpobtt we cant see the juniors dome awry much in the playoffs atatough atfraotab harp happened before the team baa bean jmxed by not bavin wough georgetown boys to flnlab the jaaacn they started out well but the jt jtx ipdtaels hem claimed some of fee boys far tbser playoffs with oop- rcttff as a rasokt m mnton th mr right only one alternate was on kptf matte the fuu team on the toe pwapiajyaaefc ichmnyi we nape a fall flboto aeeybv ap ft the playoff a wam yb4ju back the nhl championship the series was played up to a peak not before known in minor hockey georgetown midgets drew press comments in almost every daily and weekly paper in can ada together with pictures star players in the national hockey league did much to help foster this growing enthusiasm by refereelng games at the local arena teams were guests of the maple leafs at toronto and play ed at the gardens between the regular nhl periods banquets were held and such outstanding hockey stars as king clancy and happy day were guest speakers even on one occa sion almost the entire boston team and their manager art ross made the trip here to lend their moral support an amplifying system was installed at the arena and playbyplay descrip tions of dhe game were broadcast throughout the arena to the seven hundred odd fans who would line the sidelines for one of these double- headers yes that was five or six years ago since then midget hoc key stock went down but on the way out it was never so weak that it could not muster a team for the playoffs during the winters since then playoffs have taken place with stratford pres ton kitchener and hanover for the howie morenz memorial trophy em blematic of the southern ontario mid get nal championship and which cup is stlu retained by the george town boys three years ago gordon alcott went to copper cliff and broadened the scope of midget hoc key bach year he has managed a large group in the north the first year up north he arranged through the international nlckle co an allex pense trip for the georgetown winners to play copper cliff this was when the boys were stih youngsters and they enjoyed it immensely but lost the playoff last year they made the trip again sponsored by the lions club and this time brought home the coveted calder cup that was just a year ago ibis week however will bring the championship playoff closer home on thursday evening t c cliff team will arrive in town and on friday night and sat urday afternoon at 2 pjn two play off games win be staged at the arena these games should bring back mem ories of former midget battles and the same large attendance of fans should be on hand to welcome the copper cliftons and give support to the lions team ed mcwhlrters pro tegees are in the best of condition and are bound the calder cup will remain i here jimmy sargent is coach and is wellversed in the art and the boys are cooperating with him one hun dred percent better be on handyou cant afford to miss this series mem ories of former midgejt series will be revived often wondered whether our soldier boys in england were get- lng any hockey this season thought we might or had a line from george rlddall but then again maybe he isnt playing george went in for box ing before leaving here and we learn that boxing is one of the pastimes for the boys over there last evening we listened to an overseas hockey broad cast and learned some facts that may be of interest to our readers fifty- nine teams in all are playing hockey in england this winter a fund of 98500 has been raised for purchasing equipment and financing the teams woollen sweaters are hard to get over there so the teams have been using soccer sweaters suspenders were al most impossible to obtain so as the announcer related ladles girdles were purchased and the suspenders remov ed and used for this purpose many of the boys took over their own skates but 150 pain have been purchased english papers have been giving the team late of publicity and the eng lish people appreciate the games other sports indulged tn are boxing softten and horses pitching- in the fad otoeteoantry races voaeh for jba condition of the canadian beys of 106 taking part to the j race recently lflinrx how theyll line up friday night georgetown abbte brother of jack who has been golrig great guns for the inter mediates at centre ice this year abme oiled in at goal for a few minutes when milton intermedi ates invaded the local rink so hes one up on his teammates doug 16yearold doug is captain oi che team and it isnt just because hes a brother of coach jimmy sargent a cool steady- player young doug holds down the regular left defence post same position he has been playing with the juniors this year he is an exceptionally fine blocker jimmy cofell jimmy will probably start at right defence lighter than the other side of the defence line jimmy is a- fast skater and can swing away fast from behind the blue line to take a shot now and then at the opposing net george walker- george is a veteran of the series and this will be his third year to action he is booked to start at left wing for the locals he limber- ed up for the games with some ski ing at limberlost lodge last week end and is in toptop shape for the match ray harlow ray is another veteran of for mer playoffs and will probably start at right wing a tricky stickhandier he is the most ver satile player on the team and can fill in practically anywhere ormie carter norvals gilt to local sport circles ormie relaxes from hockey to get in a bit of yodeling with the high school quartette starting at cen tre he is a treat to watch with the puck and has a lot of hockey sense stored away in his brain johnny collier johnny is an upandcoming player and we expect to hear a lot about him in the future though only fifteen years old he is play ing with perc blackburns team in the acton bush league he pre fers the centre ice spot gord pricker this glen williams bad man 1s a left winger who sometimes bounces em too hard and is not unfamiliar with the penalty box gord is only 15 and when he set tles down to it can cut some fancy capers at his wing position harold another glen williams product harold is a brother of bul and plays right wing bts ffcrf red- top attracts the feminine specta tors we are told jimmy yates jimmy is a good steady utility man and should see some action on friday night chuck hill- chuck is an allround utility man who la gaining experience with the midgets and may surprise the tans if he gets into action in the series this popular coach of the local aggregation has done a lot to fur ther sport of all kinds in town he made the trip to the cliff last year and coached the team to vic tory and hell be right out there trying again this season copper cuff mac goalie improving every time out a sure pair of hands and fast afoot mac is 16 years old and probably uie talieoi boy of- the team hercules flynn 16 years old the star goal-ten- der of the georgetowncopper cliff series two years ago his bead comes just above the net but he has the agility of a cat and is fearless don bnucr buts plays defence is a good blocker and steady worker is still eligible for midget hockey dermott cooke the bodychecking defenceman that leads many rushes and has a good steadying influence on the team 15 years old jay mccarthy the 15yearold centre ice wiz ard has attracted the eye of more than one junior coadtv very shifty and good playmaker very fast skater wut dhrby 160 pounds of scoring punch plays right wing terrific shot- good fast skater vera robert pronounced ro bare the left wing speed ball is a battler and prolific scorer this boy may take off on natural ice eddie oreilly centre ice man learned to skate twb years ago and is a marvel around the net is one of the leading scorers bob johnston left wing very fast skater good scorer and backchecker plays for six teams in the nickel belt district bocky 15 years brought up from mid gets to plug a gap very tricky and tireless worker plays left wing bob diebel right wing good worker plays defence equally well plays for midgets 15 years old pamiy zaaovlch redheaded and horner type of defenceman hard hitter and fast skater rody geaear coacb has thp confidence of the boy is a very tactful handler of boys and thoroughly understands the game played a good deal of seni or hockey val had 6 points georgetown 5 rock- wood 4 lome scots 4 beardmore 1 milton bruins 0 these are the only games in the acton arena this year and are creating quite a stir in the village ilio marzo has gained his release from the ojla to play with baltimore in the uba hockey association he had been playing for merly with london seniors since writing the fctiove george town intermediate have clinched second place in group 2 fergus leading and elora third while in elora ror last nights game arrangements were made for the playoff and the local team will play the rocks at elora on tuesday night next with the re turn game here on thursday feb 20th goals to count on the round running into dick carroll and his fergus thistles in a guelph restaurant last evening the one time georgetown coach never waver ed in hl r thn rhnulri rwfrgr- town knock off elora in the first round of the playdowns his team would overshadow the locals for group hon- if you can beat our goalie says carroll you will really have to play hockey as a comeback dick was told not to underestlmate our georgle burrows who can stop rub ber with the best of them what the juniors will give us in the playoffs remains to be seen but with orangevule here on monday night to setoff the fireworks a good lead will need to be piled up for the return game wednesday h nu win atta mtdgat teams the aooobmora to the mewmarkat en dotty nmrwn ft playta heede- up hooker eentn lot wttfa the aurora sextette oood lack deny bat watan those eostiy penal h mmyal mow mkwig oar laat report with georgetow m second plaea nor intermediate and junior pla s next week plans have been drawn up for the first two games in the group 3 in- tennediato b playoff series georgetown and elora will meet for the first game in elora next tuesday february 18th with a second game being play ed in georgetown on thursday february 30th georgetowns win at elora last night put the local team in second place in the group and thus gave them the choice of ice for the ptayoff goal will count hi tl twogame playoff and the winning team will meet fergus in a similar series to determine the group champion preston and guelph intermediate a entries in the league which pro vided little threat to any of the four b teams win play a twogame aerie to determine the winner of their see- tion of the group georgetown juniors will play off with orangevllle in a twogame play off with total goals to count the a first game has been arranged for monday night at the local arena with the second being played in orangevule on wednesday night milton trounces juniors 116 playing with only one alternate player the local junior aggregation took an ll 6 fleecing at the hands of the milton junior c outfit r al though the score ran into double fig ures the game was a fair brand of hockey with milton nin them selves by piling up eleven goals while the game did not make any difference to the playoff st georgetown did not exert themselves win at elora gives georgetown team second place berth battling for second place in the in termediate b group and the right to set playoff dates and location georgetown defeated elora rocks 42 in a luke warm contest at elora last night after a threegoal scoring spree by georgetown in the first period the game settled into an up- anddown the ice affair with both teams doing considerable fumbling and puckjuggling georgetown had things their way in the opening frame and after the en tire georgetown team had lined up and taken pot shots at goalie walser davidson whizzed one into the corner to start things off a clever triple play ward to kem- shead to richardson tallied another for georgetown and daddy ward took marzos pass to make it three for the invaders with georgetown playing five men up the ice zygmont who played a great game for the rocks broke away and scored for elora as the period ended ward drew a penalty for ram ming babe runnells into the boards both teams played a spiritless game for the middle period and there waa little action to bring the crowd to its feet h walser brought elora close to tying things up when he slipped a counter past shorty burrows marzo drew the second and last penalty of the game elora pressed hard in the third and it was tough breaks combined with burrows usual brilliant netminding which kept them away from the scor ing plays davidson got the lone score of the period in one of georgetowns infrequent appearances in the elora end of the ice to make the final score 4 3 for the locals georgetown goal burrows lw richardson rwt ward c ld marzo rxl anthony lindsay mooney davidson murphy bolton juveniles lose to georgetown s 4 georgetown ofla juveniles came from behind to win over bolton last thursday night bolton scored four goals to the homesters two in the first period but after that the georgetown team took the game well in hand and finished on the big end of a 6 4 score the game was closely contested and according to the play of the local team they will give a good account of them selves in the playoffs elora goal v walser lw p mil ler rw j zygmont c h runnells ld j runneus rl f runnells al ternates reid oampagnaro perkins h walser r cheele referee johnny jones guelph 1 georgetown davidson 817 1 2 goorgetownhuchardson ward kemshead 1335 3 georgetown ward ocarao 1348 i 4 elorazygmont 18j8j penalty ward saoazrf period 5 elora h walser 18j5j penalty marao third period 6 geo davidson lindsay 17 six men on the ice and the town in the bleachers when our town plays hockey were all out to cheer the boys on the ice yes and we all dig down to support uhe team by and large were pretty good sports in georgetown now weve got a team in big league company when boys in uniform line up for roll call this community is well epresented this time weve got to dig down tn earnest weve got to see that our boys get the best of equipment guns and shells and tanks and- ships and planes its going to cost a lot of money buy war savings certificates regularly kemsheads bakery phone 317 georgetown hockeystamdhm ohjl intermediate b group t cjambb last week feb ethfergus- 5 milton a feb 7th 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