Game 4, Tuesday, August 28, 1956

While trying to dig up stats in the St.Catharines Standard today I came across 
this article, which is hard to read but I'll try my best.

HUGE BRAWL BREAKS OUT 

TURN OUT ARENA LIGHTS TO HALT 10-MINUTE BATTLE

   A tremendous game of lacrosse came to a disgraceful, battling finish at 
Garden City Arena.
   The Peterboro Trailermen, obviously incensed at losingin the fourth game
of the OLA senior semifinals, turned into a vengeful group of stick-swinging
hatchet men in last two minutes and touched of a 10-minute battle which wasn't
brought under control until all the lights in the arena were turned out.
   It was the biggest, noisiest, roughest fight seen in St.Catharines sports
circles in at least five years....with the Athletics leading by four goals
the Trailermen forgot lacrosse completely, rushed from one St.Catharines
player to another swinging near-lethal blows with their sticks and concentrating
primarily on the six junior players which were included in the St.Catharines 
lineup. Bob Batley, Curly Mason and Bev Groves were all assessed major
penalties for their vendetta against the double blue and Batley was given
an extra 10 minute penalty for pushing Referee Scoop Hayes.

     FRICK HIT
 At the final siren, Batley seated in the penalty box, suddenly turned and hit
St.Catharines timekeeper ...Frick over the right eye with his stick.
 Within seconds every player of both teams was on the floor punching, grabbing
sticks and in less than a minute fans streamed from the stands.
...battle was joined and until a quick-thinking employee turned out the lights, 
it appeared as if it would continue well into the night. It was a scene that
did no credit to lacrosse and even less to the championship background of
the Peterboro Trailermen.

     SHARP ATTACK
 The final fight failed to detract from the exceptional play of the entire 
St.Catharines team. Bolstered by some running, hard-shooting juniors who 
led the city junior Norsemen to first place in the regular league standings
this year, the Athletics played easily their best game of the season.
 After spotting the Trailermen a first period lead the A's went to the attack
in the second.
 Twenty minutes and seven goals later they held a commanding 9-3 lead, let up
early in the third but had enough in reserve to more than hold their own with
the more experienced Trailermen.
 The Athletics were also given a big boost with the return to the lineup of
defenceman Don "Nip" O'Hearn.
.......
 Fifth game of the series will be in Peterborough Thursday night, the sixth in 
St.Catharines Friday.
 Brass knuckles will be required equipment for those two games.

PETERBORO TIMBERMEN: goal, Moon Wootton; defence, Carl Brioux, Lou Nickle; 
centre, Curly Mason; forwards, Bob Curtis, Bob Batley; alternates,
Jerry O'Reilly, Bev Groves,Bobby Thopre, Ike Hildebrand, Ron Jay,
Jim Heffernan, Steve Morrissey, Dan Quinlan, Frank Farley, Parnell?

ST.CATHARINES ATHLETICS:goal, Peter Morningstar; defence,Nip O'Hearn,
Skip Teal; centre, Norm Corcoran; forwards, Doug Smith, Hall?; alternates,
Martin?, Ted Howe, Don Baker, Joe McNulty, Scott Galloway, Bill Allan,
Bill Hind, Woods?

Referee: Chuck Simpson, Scoop Hayes, both of Mimico.

FIRST PERIOD
1.Petes, Hildebrand (Curis) 1:40
2.St.C, Howe (unasisted) 4:14
3.St.C, Corcoran (unasisted) 10:52
4.Petes, Thorpe (unasisted) 14:43
5.Petes, Curtis (unasisted) 19:12
penalties: Corcoran (slash)1:27, Thopre (trip) 12:26, Thorpe (slash),
Smith (interference), Corcoran (slash) 19:03

SECOND PERIOD
6.St.C, Smith (unasisted) 2:51
7.St.C, Joe McNulty (unasisted) 7:43
8.St.C, Teal (unasisted) 9:14
9.St.C, Allan (unasisted) 14:00
10.St.C, Baker (O'Hearn, Morningstar) 16:32
11.St.C., Smith (O'Hearn) 16:42
12.St.C, Allan (unasisted) 19:55
penalties: Hildebrand (slash) 9:32

THIRD PERIOD
13.Petes, Thorpe (Hildebrand) 3:25
14.Petes, Hildebrand (Thorpe) 3:57
15.Petes, Mason (Thorpe) 5:12
16.St.C, Corcoran (unasisted) 6:03
17.St.C, O'Hearn (unasisted) 10:51
18. Petes, Heffernan (unasisted) 17:42
penalties: Hall (charg) 3:14, Batley and Hind (roughing) 11:40, 
Groves (high stick) 12:50, Batley (minor and misconduct) 18:31,
Mason (slash) 19:10, Groves (slash) 19:34

Game stops by Wootton (10,8,5) 23; Morningstar (11,6,4) 21.