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ORANGEVILLE
WAS
GIVEN
A
BIG
SCARE
MANAGED
TO
PULL
OUT
A
WIN
AT
THE
FINISH
LOCALS
AHEAD
UNTIL
THE
END
GOOD
EXHIBITION
OF
NATIONAL
GAME
ON
THE
HOLIDAY
The
St. Catharines Standard
Tuesday August 7, 1923
Orangeville
was given a big scare here yesterday when the Senior Athletics got the
jump on them in the first quarter and were never headed until the last
period. The Dufferins then got enough goals to pull out a 5 to 4 win,
scoring the winning counter in the last ten seconds of play.
During
the first three quarters, the fast and famous Dufferin home was checked to
a standstill by the local defense, and only a couple of times did they get
in any really effective work. In these three periods, Orangeville scored
two goals, both of them from outside.
The
last act was full of excitement and replete with fast work on the part of
both teams. Orangeville entered this period on the short end of a 3 to 2
score. They opened with a big rush and were bombarding Rhodes in the net
for St. Kitts for all they were worth. In fact, “Dusty” was so busy he
couldn’t see where they were coming from. However, he weathered the
storm in fine shape, and during the first part of the quarter they did not
get it by. Sargent got the score which evened things up with a long shot,
and shortly after this, Robinson, who came out fresh at the beginning of
the quarter, put the Dufferins in front for the first time during the
game, with a well placed shot which Rhodes had no chance to stop. This
made the score 4 to 3 for Orangeville.
St.
Catharines tightened up and again became aggressors. They did a little
bombarding on their own hook. It was about three minutes later that Perc
Oille tied up the score. He took a neat pass from Wagstaffe and went
through the Dufferins defense like it was his trade, giving Firth no
chance to save. The score stood 4 – 4.
Both
teams were battling hard, trying for the winning goal, and with only a few
minutes to go, Oille again got away but he was stopped when Firth left his
goal and the two collided just outside the defense, both men going down.
Oille was not hurt badly, but Firth’s ankle went bad and he was forced
to retire from the game. Bert Booth was thrown into the breach, being
given the job of trying to keep the Athletics out. Booth is the regular
goalie for the Dufferins, but had his leg broken in the first game of the
season against Mimico and has not appeared in uniform since. However, it
had mended enough for Bert to handle a wicked stick and he kept the locals
out.
With
less than a minute to go and the score still 4 – 4, Gordon for
Orangeville took a long shot at the net. Rhodes could probably have made
the stop, but one of the visitors got in his way and the ball slipped into
the net for the deciding goal of the game. Rhodes and several other local
players claimed that the interfering Dufferin was inside the crease when
he got in Rhodes way, but the protest availed nothing and the goal was
allowed to count. Before the ball was again faced off, the whistle blew
and the game was over with the Dufferins ahead by a slim margin of one
goal.
The
game was fast all the way through and was featured by a great deal of
close, hard checking. The work of the local defense nearly all the game
was of a high order and they held the Dufferin sharp shooters at bay
nicely. Eddie Sheehan was used at inside home, and he proved a capable man
at this position. Goudie also put up a nice game. Oille and Bill Pennie
were good at all times and their speed was a big factor in the game.
Wagstaffe,
the local juvenile, got in the game for the last two quarters and relieved
Millar in the third quarter. “Red”, however, got back in the game in
the final session.
Scott
and Gordon were the best for Orangeville, while Sargent also put up a neat
game. Gordon got three of the Dufferins five goals.
The
game started out fast, and was labeled from the first, a close hard
checking affair. The Athletics opened the scoring when May was given a
free throw by Referee Len Smith. He passed down the field to Eddie Sheehan
who went through the opposing defense single-handed and beat Firth with a
nice shot.
There
was no further scoring in this period which ended one to nothing for the
Athletics.
In
the second, Gordon scored when Birmingham was given a penalty for a bit of
slugging which happened to land.
Oille
put St. Kitts in the lead again with a long shot that fooled Firth. The
half time score was 2 to 1.
In
the third period, Barber saw a hole in the Dufferin defense and he went
through it making the score 3 to 1 for the locals. Gordon brought up the
Orangeville total soon after this with another outside shot.
The
score at the end of the third quarter was 3 to 2 for St. Kitts.
Orangeville
started the scoring in the last, Sargent and Robinson each accounting for
one. Oille evened the score and Gordon gave the visitors the winning goal.
The
teams lined up as follows:
Athletics:
Rhodes, goal; May, point; G. Pennie, cover; Haffey, 1st defense;
Birmingham, 2nd defense; Barber, 3rd defense; Bill
Pennie, centre; McIntosh, 3rd home; Miller, 2nd
home; Goudie, 1st home; Oille, outside; Sheehan, inside.
Spares, O’Malley, Comrie, Wagstaffe.
Orangeville:
Firth, goal; Henderson, point; Cushing, cover; Scott, 1st
defense; Ewing, 2nd defense; Cruikshank, 3rd defense;
Burnside, centre; Sargent, 3rd home; Robinson, 2nd
home; Golden, 1st home; Gordon, outside; Hawken, inside.
Spares: Wilson and Brown.
Referee:
Len Smith.
Judge
of play: Carmichael.
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