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JUCKES IN LINE ......... i ■ .Five Candidates Seek Vacant CAHA PositionBy DOUG HARKNESSSYDNEY, N.S. lt;CP) — A five-man fight is shaping up for the top job in Canadian amateur hockey.\ The executive committee of the j Canadian Amateur Hockey Association will name its new sec-retary - manager during a meeting here and the job, if a pro^ posed constitution amendment is approved, would give the new secretary - manager more Juris-: diction than ever before.The association's 44th annual meeting Monday had just completed honoring the late George Dudley, former secretary - manager, when the fight for the vacant post began. Dudley, a Midiland, Ont., lawyer, who held the i post since 1945, died May S of a j heart attack.BROADER POWERSGordon Juckes, Mevilie, Sask., weekly newspaper publisher and national president of the CAHA, is among the major candidates for the job. Others are past president Bob Lebel of Chambley, Que.; Jack Christie and Bob Hanley, both of Toronto, and R. W. Alexander of Winnipeg.The CAHA’s executive committee proposed Monday that the secretary - treasurer’s job also include the present post of regis-trar-treasurer, now held by W.A. Hewitt of Toronto. Hewitt, who has held the registrar - treasurer post since 1939, has announced intentions of retiring.Juckes* chief opposition Is expected to come from central Canadian delegates, who feel that the post should be filled by a man from either Ontario or Quebec. Western officials,. hoping to get support from the Maritime branch, contend that it’s time a westerner held the post.Jim*Brown of Camrose, Alta.,vice • president of the Alberta branch, said the secretary-man-ager's salary should be raised if he were to take over registrar-treasurer’s duties. He asked that a salary figure be set before selecting the new officer.The executive reserved the right to set the salary fee.MAJOR QUESTIONJuckes says he expects Canada to continue to send teams into world and Olympic hockey competition.The question of whether Canada is to continue entering teams in international play is among the major items before the week-long annual meeting.•'We’ll continue to send teams into international competition,” Juckes said in an interview before the sessions opened. “But the public will soon have to accept the fact that other countries, such as Rusiiia, the United States and Sweden, now are strong contenders of die crown.”The Ottawa and District Hockey Association Monday gave notice it would ask the CAHA to discontinue sending teams into International competition and divooce itself from the International Ice Hockey Federation.The issue, wherf it appears be-brfore the CAHA’s general assembly here, is expected to bePORT GARRY BREWERYFort Garry Brewery of the Manitoba Senior Fastball-League will work out Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Tec-Voc grounds.TOP PERCENTAGE Kenny Sears of New York led all NBA players in field goal percentages during the past season with a .477 mark.the hottest issue of the five - day annual meeting.The Ottawa and district branch it asking amendments to the CAHA's constitution that would delete clauses that make the association a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and permit the CAHA “to affiliate with and eo - operate with other national or international amateur hockey organization!.”The resolutions would be “in the interest of the CAHA and Canadian amateur hockey” the Ottawa and district delegation contends. Failure of Kitchener-Waterioo Dutchmen. to win the 1960 Olympic crown led to protests about the calibre of Canadian teams in international play.MACDONALD'Sr
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Tue, May 24, 1960
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