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The Acton Free Press Wednesday August Sports Midgets one up in playoff set BROCKVILLE Esso forward Al Belmore and Doug Hons during Saturday past Ram defenders Paul Cooper 9 playoff game in IT CAN BE Thats what Acton Ram fans were thinking when Brockville took the lead late in the third period of Saturday fifth game of the OLA Junior C finals Rams appeared to be on their way to wrapping up the championship m five games when came to life and stole a 12 win Sixth game is slated for the Acton Community Centre Saturday night at Staff Photo Rams blow lead Essos alive Faced with a win or else situation Essos rallied for seven third period goals and upset Acton Kama Saturday afternoon to force a sixth game in the best of seven OLA Junior C finals Sixth game is slated for Acton Community Centre Saturday night at If necessary the seventh and deciding game will take place here Sunday af ternoon Minor lacrosse Hustling trailed going into the third period and fell behind by three when Mike Marcoux fired his fourth goal of the game at of the final frame Rams fans were ready to send for the champagne when suddenly gassed up and moved into high gear Belmore narrowed the count to 109 at 2 Marcoux triggered his fifth goal just seconds later The teams exchanged goals again netting his sixth of the gome for Acton and Greg replying for Brockville to bring the score to 1210 Tension mounts Tension mounted took the offensive and Rams tried desperately to cling to their two goal lead Gary goal at 10 left Essos just a goal short of Acton and the small contingent of Brockville fans raised the roof Bants clinch first peewees earn win Acton bantams completed an undefeated minor lacrosse season in the house league with a victory last night Tuesday in Oakville Bantams finished first in the league and will not wait until Thursday September to begin their playoffs since they earned themselves a bye in the first round Ron Turkosz led all Acton scorers last night with three goals and an assist Wayne Allan tallied the other Acton goal and Mike Kent Kentner and John Pink earned assists Pee wees win Pee wees closed out their regular season with a narrow win as Scott Withers fired three goals and assisted on a fourth Pee wees placed third In their league and will begin their play offs here Tuesday August 31 Danny Webster also scored twice for Acton Rick Van Fleet counted a goal and an assist and Norm Paulsen earned one bracket Novices second Acton novices placed second in their group and will also commence playoffs here Tuesday August Convener John feels Acton has an excellent chance of having all three teams in the league championship games to be held In Oakville Saturday September First round scries are two games total goals less than a minute later when Gary to tie it up Stu was serving high sticking pen nit at the time A hooking penalty to Doug lions at left Rams handed and allowed scoring Art plenty of txtri room to roam scampered past the Acton defence and whipped a shot past to give the le id for the first time since midway through the first period Goalie great Once had the lead goalie became unbeatable Rams pressed hard for the but Herrington was determined to protect his team lead Harry Bob md Mike all had excellent chances to score bagged an insurance goal his third of the game at to complete the scoring Bam goalie Gary was victim of extremely loose defense play by his teamates than fork s play was adequate Each team scored four times in the first period took the 12 penalties In the second period when Acton chalked up a margin in goals Rams erratic Herrington had an outstanding game in goal for the winners but Rams failure to hit target with their shots and to get any steam behind the ones that did were also big factors in the defeat A Belmore led the way with four goals for Art and Ian Brown both bagged hat and Greg Coutu John duiker GaryBnsson and Jacques added singles Mike Marcoux hud one of his finest games as a Ram He scored six goals and assisted on two more Bob counted two goals and six Dave George Bob Waller and Bob all tallied singles intercounty fastball Playoff Editions still up for grabs served of the 30 penalties handed out by referees Jerry and Begg Paul Cooper detisioned Essos Jacques in a third period scrap Both received fighting majors Brockville 4 7 14 Acton 3 12 Rams lose Cooksley Acton Ram forward Dave was lost to the team for the rest of the season when he underwent on emergency appen dectomy in Guelph General Hospital Monday With his doctors permission Dave hopes to be out in time to at least watch Saturday nights sixth game of the A Junior C finals Ram fans wish him a speedy recovery Hes In Room General Hospital Minor Soccer In Acton Minor Soccer Association house league play last week Whips defeated Celtics l2 in the mosquito division and Gunners blanked in the atom division Thompson Fuels midgets grabbed a one gome lead in their best of five minor baseball playoff series with Georgetown when they chalked up a victory In Georgetown last Wednesday night Second game here Monday night ended in a tie Acton trailed at the end of four Innings in Wednesday gome before they rallied for five runs off five hits in the fifth Score four Georgetown scored all but one of their runs in the fourth inning as Acton Chris Tennant Trophy honors former member Presentation of the Sam Brunelle Memorial Trophy to the golfer with the best tow net score will be one of the highlights of this year legion Masters golf tournament slated for Erin Heights Golf and Country Club this Saturday Trophy was donated by the local Branch 197 in memory of a former member and golfer Sam Brunelle who passed away suddenly last month Of finals expect between and Matthews were the other Acton members to tee off In the marksmen annual event Saturday morning Vince and Clive A dinner will be held at the club Wright handled the Oakville following the tourney scoring NOTICES Anyone interested In Gary Masters Chris and Jim Krapek had two hits apiece for Acton Danny Allan Schuta Steve Van Fleet Ken Withers and Ian Campbell picked up one each James Adam Draper and all hit safely for Georgetown Fans six Winning pitcher Chris Tennant struck out six batters and Issued seven walks took the loss for Georgetown Monday night the locals had to score five times in the fifth to overcome a Georgetown lead Ian Campbell Danny Allan and Ken rapped out a pair of hits apiece for Acton Singles went to Masters Ken Withers and Jim Krapek top Oakville Danny Webster and Scott Withers potted a pair of goals apiece to lead Acton peewees to a win over Oakville In minor lacrosse play here last Tuesday Norm Paulsen and Jim booking ice time at Acton Arena are asked to attend a special meeting Wednesday Sept 1st at 8 PM at Community Centre Book your time now Bewood belts barbers barbers bomb burgers After absorbing a shellacking at the hands of last place last Tuesday night Petes Barber Shop ad ministered a similar drubbing 2 to Hillsburgh here Thursday night The win was the tenth in 26 Intercounty starts for the Acton entry Southpaw Blake Hind limited to just three base hits and struck out eight to pick up the win for Acton Barbers combed Keeler and Nevills for a total of safeties Acton had a lead after four innings Top hitters Harry Phillips Bob Andrews and Jim Builough rapped out three hits apiece for Petes Fred Buchanan Ed Phillips and Blake Hind had two hits each and John Dunn Phil Mario and Bill Boyd picked up one apiece Buchanan and Builough both hammered homers Gregson T and J Peewees outslug Streetsville Cunningham all singled for the burgers Barbers gave Hind excellent fielding support as they committed only one- error Late rally Tuesday night in Belwood the score was tied after four innings but touched Doug Vickery for eight runs off eight hits in the final four frames Acton also booted the ball five tunes Fred Buchanan banged out a pair of doubles for the locals Phil Marzo also doubled and Harry Phillips Jim and Doug Vickery all singled Arrangements for playoffs In the Intercounty Fastball League will be made at a meeting scheduled for Sunday night learns are busy making up rained out games this week and exact final standings will not be known until late Friday night following the Glen Williams Hespcler game Softball event called off A 12 team tournament originally scheduled for Prospect Park this Saturday has been postponed on account of lack of entries Petes Barber Shop team of ficials hope to hold the event Saturday September 24 If Rams win Saturday nights game arena manager Harold reports roller skating will be held Sunday afternoon Mets have clinched at least a tie for first place but and arc still vying for second spot and Fergus still has a chance of knocking Glen Williams out of fourth spot Acton Pete Barber Shop are assured of the sixth and final playoff position They meet the third place finisher in the first round of the playoffs League standings at press tune were as follows 11 ACTON lillliburgh Thurj llcipclcr Fergus I- Glen Acton Reid Gulf pounded out 17 base hits on their way to a minor baseball win over here last Wednesday night Acton bounced back from a deficit to tie the score with three runs in the third They scored six more runs in the fourth two In the fifth and four in the sixth Big guns George Buiden Tom Haverty and Ken Swan paced the Acton attack with three hits apiece Brian tripled twice John Gait singled twice and Cliff Crcasey Bert Post and Gary Pickles all singled once House had three hits for the losers and belted a home run Fan 13 Bert Post and Ken Swan shared pitching chares for Acton Together they recorded strikeouts Issued six walks and scattered nine hits Warren took the loss for Streetsville Acton John Upton Glen Campbell George Tom Haverty John Gait Gary Pickles Bert Post Ken Swan Cuff Creasey Brian Boxa banter Ram forward Carl Box is scheduled to start workouts with the University of Guelph Gryphon varsity football squad Saturday the same day Rams meet Brockville In the sixth game of the L A Junior C finals is a linebacker with the Gryphons who take on University of Western Ontario Mustangs in their first game Saturday September OLA Junior convener Baxter of Port Credit toted the Ed Blair trophy all the way down to Brockville Saturday and then on to Cornwall where he took in the final three games of the Cup Junior B series between Niagara Warriors and Cornwall to make another trip to Acton Saturday night Cornwall defeated Niagara In the fifth game of a best of five series to capture the cup for the second straight year Warriors who lost only two games In the Western OLA Junior circuit had seven key injuries as the result of a tough seven game series with Central OLA regular season champion Rexdale team right down your alley LEAGUE BOWLING STARTS SOON I Anyone Wishing Join leagues Male Female or Mixed Contact BOWLING LANES MANAGEMENT In Meantime Take Advantage of Open Bowling Starting Friday Aug iil YOUNGSTERS Register now for Bowling Bantam Junior and Senior Leagues ACTON BOWLING LANES MAIN ST N PHONE 3 BIG DAYS FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SEPT 345 AT Prospect Park Acton Arena PROGRAM OF EVENTS FRIDAY EVENING SEPT 3rd DANCE BEER GARDEN 8 PM Comeand Enjoy TheOFFlCIALOKTOBERFEST BAND Admission Couple Admission Good for Sat Night Also SATURDAY SEPT From to m Model Boat Contest Demonstration Fishing Derby Soccer Match Model Plane Demonstration Films Helicopter Rides Horseshoe Pitching Trap Shooting Casting Contest Golt Demonstration Minor Baseball 8 PM DANCE TO THE Night Admission Couple or use Fridays tickets SUNDAY SEPT 5th From am to 5 m Huge Gun Show Model Boats Fish Derby Soccer Game Helicopter Rides Golf Model Planes Trap Shooting Boomerang Championship General Admission Sat Sun Adults Children 25c