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Continued from page 1 baseball. “I used to play lacrosse in a Generals of the International Hockey tragically in a boating accident in 1959
says with a smirk. “You tell them what summer league in Quebec,” he recalls. League. near Sudbury at the age of 18. It is given

they want to hear. I always said, in “I loved playing lacrosse. I would play Carpenter says sports were not as out annually at the Cornwall Lions Club
hockey, you’re teaching every day. It two games a weekend and tournaments. regimented in his youth as they can be Sports Award Dinner to Cornwall’s Top

seemed I usually had a young team to It was baseball I loved most though. I today. When summer hit, hockey was put Sports Personality. It was originally
coach wherever I went.” really wanted to be a baseball player. away for a few months. “Now, if you’re given out to Cornwall’s Top Athlete

Before heading off to McGill, The Yankees used to have travelling going to be a hockey player, that’s what of the Year. Richard was Carpenter’s
Carpenter’s years at Cornwall’s St. tryout camps. I went to a couple of you have to do if you want to make it. teammate and best friend. They played

Lawrence High School were full of them. I played for Fort Covington in You have to work in the summer at it. together with the New York Café Aces

athletic achievements. He recalls a a senior league. I was the catcher. I You better be ready when training camp when they won the All-Ontario Softball
huge rivalry with Cornwall Collegiate loved baseball, but I knew I wasn’t good comes. When I was young there was no Championship in 1958.
Vocational School on the football enough. We would play some teams who ice in the summer time. Training camp “He probably had a chance to play in
pitch. Carpenter played a big part on played 11.5 months a year and we played was 28 days and meant for you to get in the International League,” says Carpenter

the St. Lawrence roster as a fullback. 3.5. They could really hit that nickel shape.” of his pal. “He was a great line-drive
“We’re talking tear down the goal post curve and we would have no chance. We Carpenter looks back over all of his hitter. I was the fi rst one to win the
to celebrate stuff here,” says Carpenter. never would see pitching that good.” achievements throughout his childhood, trophy named after him and that really
“It was big time. Mr. Anderson was Of course, Carpenter thrived as a adolescence, and pro career. One hit home.”
coaching St. Lawrence and Mr. Metcalfe hockey player as well. He skated with the highlight stands out above the rest ... Editor’s note: A second feature on
was coaching CCVS. There are a lot of Montreal Junior Canadiens in the Ontario being named the inaugural winner of Doug Carpenter will appear in the next
memories.” Hockey Association; the Greensboro the Jacques Richard Trophy in 1961. issue of Sports Energy and will focus on
A multi-talented athlete, Carpenter Generals and Jackson-Raonoke of the The trophy was named after the talented his years as a coach with the Cornwall
was also a standout in lacrosse and Eastern Hockey League, and the Flint young Cornwall athlete who died Royals and professional hockey.

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