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Thistles Athletic Association Junior Rugby Team
1900

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In the summer "Cappy" moved to the baseball diamond, captaining an outstanding baseball team in St. Stephen during the early 1900s. McWha moved to the fields in the autumn and was an outstanding fullback for the Thistle Athletic Association Junior Rugby Team, champions in the Eastern Maine League in 1901.

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They Annexed the Blair Trophy
February, 1939

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Curling, however, was closest to McWha's heart. He remained active in the sport for more than 50 years. In addition to the 1930 run for the Brier, he captured the Blair Trophy in 1939. This trophy is awarded to the provincial doubles curling champions and was taken in spectacular fashion with St. Stephen defeating their championship opponents with four straight victories.

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Opening NB Junior Championship Bonspiel, St. Stephen, NB
1948

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In 1948, "Cappy" opened the NB Jr. Championship Bonspiel, hosted in St. Stephen. He served as Honourary President of the NB Curling Association in 1952-1953. In remarkable physical condition for a septuagenarian, McWha could hold his own against curlers many years his junior.

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'Cappy' McWha
1955

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At 77 years old he was walking six miles a day to keep in shape, and had just received a medical go-ahead to curl for the upcoming season, when he was fatally struck by a car in 1955. A tragic loss of a hometown sports hero for St. Stephen, McWha was recalled a gentleman athlete who never failed to urge the idea of sportsmanship upon himself and others.

While various curling rinks in the nearby community of St. Andrews took the Ganong Cup 7 times in the years between 1930 and 1980, "Cappy" McWha's1930 rink would be the only St. Stephen team to win the trophy during its 50-year history.

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Rendol Whidden Ganong
1970

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In 1981 the Ganong Cup was retired, replaced by the Labatt's Tankard, Labatt's Brewery having taken over the sponsorship of the New Brunswick's bonspiel. Rendol Whidden Ganong, son of Arthur D. Ganong and himself an avid player/supporter of curling in St. Stephen, had presented the trophy to every provincial championship team since 1938. In 1982, the Ganong Cup was donated to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame where it remains on exhibition, honouring the province's finest curlers of days past.

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Alan Garcelon
1970

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Alan O. Garcelon
Hometown Sports Heroes often work tirelessly behind the scenes, promoting and developing the activity they love. Such is the case with Alan Garcelon whose fifty-year involvement with curling has greatly furthered the professional development of the sport in the province. He began curling in St. Stephen in 1954 and, in 1960, skipped the St. Stephen Curling Club to both the provincial Junior Men's Championship and the Maritime Junior Men's Championship. This was the first time the same rink took both championship titles. While Alan's achievements as a player are remarkable, his accomplishments in curling's organization and administration are even more so: he served in all executive positions with the St. Stephen Curling Club, including President in 1964; served as President of the New Brunswick Curling Association in 1969; Chair of the provincial junior program from 1975 to 1977; Vice-chair of the national junior program from 1977 to 1979 and National Chairman from 1980 to 1982.

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New Brunswick Curling Records 1854 to 1985
1985

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In 1982 Alan headed a successful bid to bring the Uniroyal World Junior Championships to New Brunswick and was named honourary chair of the event. He is the author of the New Brunswick Curling Records book - listing all the winners for men, ladies, juniors and seniors from 1854 onwards.