36 The Northern Echo Saturday, February 26, 2011 Local Heroes Saturday, February 26, 2011 The Northern Echo 37

Football Football and District Cameron lost 6-2 at home BACKTRACK BRIEFS against Billingham Veterans. Steels SC Over 40s The Marden Inn are doing well, Silks they defeated Darsley Park 4-1 Recalling Earl,king of the rink TUESDAY’S column was suggests. League at home. They are now in fifth headed “One wedding, two The original 10in x 8in funerals.” Tom Harvey seeks drawing is by someone N THE Robson Cup quarter- place and still have an excellent chance of gaining promotion. an equaliser. called Captain Wade and quit final Marden defeated I Premier League Hartlepool lad and very proud appeared in the Echo, Foresters 6-2 at home. PW LD FAPts HILLING out as al- of it, Tom’s a life member of though it may well have Marden’s Ferencs Deverdics Heaton Stannington ...... 14 12 2042 13 38 Durham FA and still been the Sunderland Echo. scored four goals and Lowther Steels SC ...... 14 10 2235 23 32 ways, recent BACKTRACK refereeing at 78. “Not so As well as the reference to league Touchdown Hotel ...... 19 847332728 and Payne netted one apiece. columns have been much now,” he concedes, Marden’s keeper Ian Hall Blackhall Hardwick ...... 1681731 27 25 Tootie playing for Ferryhill Greyhound ...... 12 732281024 recalling the early, “but I still have my boots brilliantly saved a spot-kick. Cembryonic, master- Hartlepools, the observant Marden ...... 13 724302123 By polished for charity games Wearside League preview Red House WMC played Chilton WMC ...... 16 727444623 will notice the monkey up and-pupal days of Durham and the like.” the stick. brilliantly but lost 2-1 away to Ryhope Foresters ...... 18 639324521 Wasps ice hockey. Somehow By Malcolm Pratt Chilton. Scorers were Paul Lord Ashley ...... 12 507233615 Four years ago, his wife Josie The cartoon’s among Red House WMC ...... 14 3110 21 35 10 we skated over the remark- Mike English and Colin McCloud. died quite suddenly. “It was a hundreds of items being Holywell Fat Ox ...... 1223721 29 9 able story of Earl Carlson. terribly lonely life. If it hadn’t CLUBS have been rocked by the In the Alan Spedding Cup Red Blyth Town ...... 13 1111 11 49 4 auctioned at Methuselah’s House CIU lost 2-1 away to Division I He was the Canadian who Amos been for Sky TV I’d have latest sale, at Marton Hotel decision of Silkswoth to resign Hartlepool Woodcutter. Michael Middlesboro’ Captain Cook . .19 955595232 once scored three goals in 26 gone crazy,” he says. and County Club on March from the league at the end of the Angus scored and Buster Houghton Mill Inn ...... 18 855413029 seconds, who became just the While visiting his wife’s grave, 10 at 1pm. . season. SC ...... 1476133 21 27 [email protected] The news came out of the blue Bellwood. Newcastle Blue Star ...... 11 812341225 second player in Britain to top however, Tom fell to chatting “It’s a rather tongue-in- Newcastle Blue Star won 3-2 at Washington Biddick ...... 16 745312425 600 goals and who, for love, with Lillian Ward – who was cheek insight into how and is a result of manager home against Houghton Mill Inn. Grindon Broadway ...... 1765629 28 23 was content to cool his heels visiting her husband’s. seriously even smaller Steven Smith now having to Michael Westwood scored along Red House CIU ...... 1765638 40 23 in Darlington. “We just started telling one clubs like Hartlepool were work on Saturday afternoons. LPRH ...... 1762931 51 20 He said: I’ve got a new role at with Graham Younger and Colin Billingham Town ...... 1753933 34 18 He was also an amateur, thought it would be easier to another how miserable life taking the discovery of Hudson. Hartlepool Woodcutter ...... 1452733 36 17 find work. was and it seems like we young players in the work which means I just can’t though an amateur in what attend the games. We had a Shildon Grey Horse won 5-2 at Shildon Grey Horse ...... 14 527283517 might be termed the Northern Earl was born in Canada in never stopped talking,” he 1930s,” says auction home against Langley Park. Redcar Newmarket ...... 185112315416 says. organiser John Wilson. meeting and it was agreed to Catholic Club . . . . .15 438212915 League football sense of the 1925, came to wartime Britain wind up the club at the end of Scorers were Martin Joyce Tom and Lillian marry at St Child’s play or not, the rest Division II word. Whenever a bigger club with the Royal Canadian Air the season. Only one player has scored, Harry Thompson (3), Ian Robin Hood Murton ...... 16 12 1345 15 37 Joseph’s church in Hartlepool of the catalogue’s on made an offer, Earl’s expenses Force, was posted first to Mid- left and we will complete our 14 Thompson and Doug Grant. Darlington Croft ...... 16104254 21 34 on June 25 and will methuselahltd.com escalated. dleton St George and then to fixtures, hopefully going out in a In the Echo Cup quarter-finals Easington CIU ...... 16 952432232 honeymoon in Paris. “Fancy, Wearmouth S Carpets ...... 1692550 24 29 Croft, near Darlington. With blaze of glory.” bottom of the league Hedworth Whatever his status, none meeting in a cemetery of all NOT two weeks after we Darlington Railway ...... 1784534 31 28 his mate Gordy Bellmond, reported the theft of a large Ahead of today’s fixture with Murrays, despite a fine effort, West Cornforth ...... 12 714482822 doubts his supremacy. “A n places. Now it’s a different he’d join other Canadian ser- Cleator Moor Celtic on lost 3-0 at home to Rutherford. Bede CAFC ...... 1363431 24 21 outstanding skater and stick life altogether,” he says. amount of floodlight cable Consett ...... 13 634343121 vicemen at the recently built from Boldon CA’s ground Wearside, Silksworth are fourth Pelton Crown went nap to win 5- handler,” says the citation in It’s a joyous story. 2-2. 2 at home against Wearmouth Sedgefield Utd ...... 13 544302519 the British Ice Hockey Hall of rink by the river in Durham. comes news of the lights’ from bottom during their fourth ...... 1753934 57 18 official switch-on. season in the league. They were CW. Graham Cook notched four Hartlepool Catholic Club . . . .16 277213713 Fame. Rob and Stuart, Earl’s sons, TERRY FARLEY,another veteran referee – same age They’ll be called the Sam re-formed in 1998 and after goals and Bell scored one. Houghton Swifts ...... 1433826 61 12 A coach had once deputed two believe that’s how the Wasps Peterlee Helford ...... 1131718 25 10 as Tom Harvey – collects Bartram Floodlights after the spells in the Hetton and District In the Ironside Cup West men to mark him. “If he goes were incubated. “They’d just Cornforth lost 4-3 at home to Durham City Strollers ...... 13 139928 6 his MBE at Buckingham club’s greatest player, League, the Thornley Celtic ...... 15 1113 21 64 4 take a couple of sticks and a Easington CIU. Steve Hope to the toilet,” he added, “you Palace on Tuesday. Will he inaugurated by his daughter League and Durham Alliance, Division III go there with him.” puck and play about on the ice successfully applied for scored a hat-trick for Cornforth. Horden Catholic Club ...... 19 12 4358 26 40 after skating. Icy Smith asked still be wearing the Moira – flying from Canada Rutherford AFC ...... 17122344 24 38 He still scored four. Wasps promotion to the Wearside In the league, leaders Robin them to help him form a team. manager coat from which for the occasion – before a Hood Murton won 3-1 at home Esh Winning Cricket ...... 15 10 3249 13 33 won the Northern Amateur these past forty years he’s match with York City, the club League. In 13 years they have against Hartlepool Catholic Deneside WMC ...... 2093842 43 30 Tournament five times be- “Dad and Gordy were virtual- seemed inseparable? Sam managed, on April 13. donated more that 12,000 to Pelton Crown ...... 15 924502729 ly inseparable, the main dif- local charities and signed a total Club. Ivy Legends ...... 1674534 35 25 tween 1949-55. Earl Carlson “You mean to tell me Spotted as a stand-in goalie In the Billy Lorraine Cup, Wearmouth CW ...... 1566343 30 24 was king of them all. ference that Gordy always they’re no longer in at Boldon, Sam made over of 190 players. British Telecom ...... 17 638353421 liked a fight. He didn’t think “It’s sad to call it a day but we Hartlepool Park Hotel lost 5-2 at His forebears were Swedish, fashion?” says Terry, 800 appearances for Charlton Times Inn ...... 17 638333921 he’d been in a hockey match all agreed there was no other home to the unbeaten St Mary’s Queen Vic ...... 1662836 33 20 called Blom, emigrated to Elderly Secretary of the Athletic over 22 years and unless he’d been in a fight. option. On behalf of the club I College Yarm. Trevor Robinson Marsden Vets ...... 18 549284719 North America and changed Bishop Auckland Referees was widely regarded as scored two for Pools. St Mary’s Houghton CC ...... 17 467354918 Dad liked to let his ability Society. England’s best uncapped want to thank league officials their name because they Peter Maguire and George scorers were Card (2), Lawler, Wingate Conservative Club . .16 529303717 speak for itself; he didn’t need It’s thought that the Palace keeper. Beamish Ball Alley ...... 1341826 32 13 McKitterick and the other 19 Allison and Mo Najah. Pools aggression.” dress code may be a little Mike Bailey, who wrote Sam’s Rolls Royce ...... 184113217013 clubs,” added Smith. keeper Mark Dobson dislocated stricter. Since Terry’s a man biography, points out that he Hedworth Murrays ...... 154011203812 Thousands soon flocked to the Leaders Easington are his shoulder and had to be Division IV who probably believes did appear in an unofficial rudimentary rink, where seats desperate for their fixture at substituted. Steels FC ...... 18 14 2256 16 44 morning dress to be international – against St Mary’s College Yarm . . . . .15 14 1051 843 were made from firewood and Willington to go ahead. In Division I, Middlesbrough wincyette pyjamas, we’ve Australia in 1951 – that could Willow Pond ...... 18122446 25 38 coffin lids and skaters had to HOCKEY KING: Earl Carlson’s sons, Stuart, left, and Robert, with a scrapbook of their father’s achievements in ice hockey “We still have 17 matches to Captain Cook drew 2-2 at home demanded photographic almost have been a cricket Cheers ...... 17 10 4348 19 34 avoid the poles which held up Picture: CHRIS BOOTH play and don’t want to get into a to Grindon Broadway. Ian Marsden Inn ...... 18110745 35 33 evidence. score. We beat them 17-0. the tarpaulin roof. situation where we are playing Hammond and Darren Cliffe Trimdon Veterans ...... 16 10 1534 16 31 it, and he said it was because Williamson – a Houghton-le- railway works in Darlington scored. Billingham Veterans ...... 18 10 1746 32 31 The players wore black and THEY all deserve medals, of BY TRAIN on Wednesday to three times a week. We are in a Boldon Colliery Tavern ...... 1790840 37 27 yellow hooped jumpers, knit- he loved my mum. You can’t Spring pit bricklayer’s son and at a crane factory on the course, not least Crook Marske United v good position to clinch Redcar Newmarket turned in a Philadelphia ...... 1575331 16 26 sparkling performance to defeat ted by family and supporters say fairer than that.” who became a national televi- Aycliffe industrial estate but referee John Glasper, locked Northallerton Town. The promotion but if we have a big Heaton Winstons ...... 16 826352426 sion personality – a 1950s cut- died from cancer when just Billingham Town 2-1 at home. Darsley Park ...... 175111264316 and padded with unwanted ROB and Stuart still live in in the dressing room while Town fans, in good voice, backlog of fixtures, anything ting talks of his diffidence. 44. In Division III, Marsden Veterans Hartlepool Park Hotel ...... 19 5014 27 77 15 carpet felt from a nearby fac- Darlington, still treasure the two teams wondered came by car. could happen,” observed drew 3-3 at home with Deneside Mill View WMC ...... 17 2312 24 55 9 “Earl Edmond Carson, skip- “For ten years they’d been where he’d got to. When they play at secretary Alan Purvis. Andy Ivy Leaf ...... 17 3014 20 52 9 tory. many of their dad’s memen- who now move into fourth place. per of Durham Wasps, has treating him for an ulcer. If It happened at the Wear Darlington RA on Friday Colledge will resume the Hartlepool Cameron ...... 18 2313 20 54 9 “For ten years you couldn’t tos, still recall stories of his March 11, however, they’ll managerial role this afternoon In Division IV, Hartlepool Toby Barnes Park ...... 17 1313 12 48 6 matches in Switzerland never been known to say they’d known what they know Valley Sunday League game get near the rink on match between West Auckland be walking the 18 miles after returning from Australia days. The buses and trains where amateur status was so more than two words in con- today he’d probably still be versation to anyone. Cheering alive” says Stuart. WMC and the Miners Arms from the North Yorkshire earlier in the week. He will need were chocker from Darling- lucrative that he’d return county town – and since to assess the fitness of Chris fans get no recognition and Wasps staged a benefit match from Coundon – and for poor CRICKET ton,” says Rob. with money stitched inside John, who’s also league they’re leaving at 10am, it’s Hall and Chris Tarn. his blazer lining. bobby soxers have the leanest for Cathy. “One of the kind- thought there may be Ryhope CW, who dropped It was also in Darlington that of times. chairman, it was the second DURHAM County head coach nice to win but it's more impor- – like so many more – the “A nother time, the Aga Khan est, pleasantest and most time. several refreshment breaks down to third-top last weekend, “Off the ice he has the lum- unassuming men you could Geoff Cook was the guest speak- tant for youngsters to get their young airmen met Cathy, his was in a restaurant when dad “You reported the first one, along the road. also have their sights on er at Philadelphia Cricket Club's chance in the second XI. wife-to-be, at the Majestic and some team mates came bering gait of a farm labour- meet,” said the programme, too. Someone must be trying “It’s typical of them to put promotion and at home to annual presentation of senior "We regularly had nine junior Ballroom. They married in in,” recalls Stuart. “The Aga er and his pale complexion of her late husband. “A true to tell me something,” he themselves at the forefront Boldon CA cannot name awards' dinner held in the club players in the Hetton Lyons Sun- Khan had the best table but and strawberry coloured hair pioneer in North-East ice says. of efforts to help the club suspended pair, club captain house at Bunker Hill. day League third team and just a 1945 at St Augustine’s church, insisted on moving to give complete the picture. Sur- hockey.” stay alive,” says Town Phil Hall or Richard Jordan. Cook spoke warmly of the club's couple of old heads and I'm con- the reception held in the fami- The first was back in 1996 at chairman Dave Watson. New Marske are second and at rounded by chattering Cathy, the girl he met at the Hunwick, John trapped in the culture in developing young fident the future augurs well. ly home in Freeman’s Place. dad pride of place.” Wolviston welcome the return sweater girls he is most un- Majestic hop, died 12 years local school for 20 minutes cricketers and claimed several The following awards were pre- “They’d send down to the Though treated like royalty, of Marc Dawson to a full- happy.” ago. “There’s no doubt that until his banging aroused a fantastic juniors were coming sented by Cook: First team bat- Woolpack pub on the corner Earl insisted on retaining strength squad. Aaron Foley has suspicious caretaker. This AND FINALLY through the ranks. ting: Shaun Hauxwell. Bowling: with steel buckets for beer,” Canadian citizenship. Despite Earl had hit hat-tricks in his she was the love of his life,” returned from Stokesley and time, at St Helen’s Auckland, He said: "The way you look after Andrew Robinson. Second team it, he was chosen for an Eng- first two games. scored his says Rob. “I think probably comes into contention for says Stuart. it was only ten. youngsters is of great credit. In batting: Ken Haswell. Bowling: land friendly in May 1957 500th goal in 1957 and his mum did regret that she’d THE Football League ground Wolviston who have also signed Stuart was born in 1946, Rob 600th four years later. never let him have the chance “Someone came past while I recent seasons Scott Borthwick Johnny Haswell. Third team bat- the following year. Though “for services to British ice with the smallest registered Chris Moore. and Ben Raine have moved to ting: Michael Kearney. Bowling: hockey.” Only Chick Zamick of Not- to fulfil all he could have was knocking on the window capacity (Backtrack, Redcar Athletic miss Jamie the family lived briefly in done in ice hockey but, of and looked at me like the Riverside which is testimony Brian Taylor. Hetton Lyons Sun- Throughout it, too, he re- tingham Panthers had scored February 22) is Accrington Lee, player/coach Roy Hunter, Canada, it proved an early course, by then it was too someone not right,” he says. to your efforts." day third team batting: Tommy mained reserved, modest and 600 before him, and also be- Stanley’s 5,057. Steve Thompson and Billy Chairman Ken Haswell said the Wray. Bowling: James Haswell. case of Cathy come home. late. “I don’t know what the Still thinking small, Martin wholly unassuming. “We’d go came the only ice hockey Millington at home to first team were at one stage bot- Special awards were given to “She was just homesick,” says player to win the BBC sports “If we’d lived in Canada players thought I was doing.” Birtle in Billingham invites Hartlepool who are minus tom of the Warmseal Durham Se- Brian Taylor who took two hat- Rob. “Dad was a top player in to games with him and he’d Key man finally in place, the readers to name the club goalkeeper Phil Wilson. try to sneak in with his duffel personality of the year things might have been differ- nior League during last season tricks in third team games and to Canada, could have earned a award. ent, the game was part of the Miners won 7-3. which in 1997-98 attracted He broke a bone in his hand and but then racked up six consecu- Shaun Hauxwell who claimed a coat hood up,” recalls Rob. lot of money. He even offered culture. In Canada he could CATCHING them young is the Premiership‘s lowest-ever Mark Bell is likely to deputise. tive victories. hat-trick taking four wickets in “He never thought of himself “It was a bit unfair, he wasn’t that they could back to Eng- have had had a free Cadillac, clearly not just a 21st gate – 7,688. Brothers Aaron and Daryl Rivis He said: "It was a difficult year the last over of a first team cup as anything special.” good enough to lace dad’s Good stuff and all that, the land six months a year but my in Darlington he had mum. century obsession, as this cannot play but another brother but we are developing a young tie against Whitburn. mum just wanted to be here. Headed “Man of mystery” skates,” says Robert. column returns on Tuesday. Ryan, together with Matthew BIG NEWS: A newspaper cut- “I think he thought he had HOCKEY PIONEERS: Earl Carlson (right) with Durham coach splendid 1934 cartoon squad and giving juniors their Players at all levels have agreed “I once asked him why he did and written by Harold Earl worked at the Faverdale Bower are expected to line-up chance at all levels. The second to meet in the club house on the ting from the 1950s the better of the deal.” Bill Booth during the mid-1950s for Kirkbymoorside against team is a developing side. It's first Friday of the month. Windscale.