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Chapman gets 2nd chance to heat Gem to scoring title Sabre Dave Chapman got one last chance to overtake Georgetown Geminls Doug Barnes In the race for the Junior B central division scoring champion ship last night at Oakvllle Sabre club officials were confident that the popular clinched the title last Friday when Chapman scored three goals and earned three assists against Milton Flyers at Acton Over people clapped and cheered the public ad dress announcement that the captain of the last place club had all other play ers The league wound up its regular season Friday except for last night Oak villeActon match which was post phoned from January Oakville which nosed into first place with a tie against Burlington last week 1 need the game has consented lo the game for the sake of settling the question of who gets the scoring title Up date Chapman said after the Milton game that he didn know what it felt like to be scoring champion Up to dale stats show that Barnes holds a one point edge over Chap man The Gemini finished his schedule with goals and assists for points Chap man has goals and assists for points The Sabre needs two points lo pass Barnes To tic the Gem would still keep the litle in Georgetown because Barnes has more goals than Chapman Friday s game meant no thing as far as the standings were concerned Milton had he last playoff berth and Acton had long ago settled for cellar ownership in the eight learn league Acton players tried setting up their captain throughout most of the game Chapman centred two lines and was on the powerplay unit for the second and third periods During the game Milton players didn seem lo want to stand in the way of their former mate of healing out the Georgetown player I el another In In the third period for example I- Iyer goalie Ian Roberts skated towards his bench during a lull asked Do I let another one Yes was the reply Chapm in on to pick up an assist on Joe Gardjn goal and with less than four to play added his Ihird marker of the night I don know about lhat Chapman commented Mon day when told of ihe Flyer question I just play my game the way I play it he said Milton officials Chapman on his achievement after Ihe gome Chapman played some games with Milton last season after he left Georgetown He joined the Acton Sabres then a Junior C club for their playoffs Flyer captain Hon was until recently in the running for the scoring championship He ran into a two game suspension laic in the season When Milton played him before the pension was up Georgetown Geminls tattled to the and found himself of action for four games and Myers may have eirned i fine Friday game at was Twiss first since the pension Acton s management would not be too unhappy about one of their players beating a Gem to llit title because Georgetown the only team to object to Sabres bid for additional player assist ince Gem later withdrew their objections but the sting remained in tor Milton garni Acton Kent Moffat in goal him ifttr the first period It iy The juvenile netmindtr had BACKHANDING A SHOT AT A MILTON GOALIE is Sabre scoring leader Dave Chapman 14 last Friday night Chapman played last played the entire Burlington storing for Acton at of Atlon game last Thursday Ihe first period The rest of beat Actons tally tame in Ihe Mtltim sliced through third Chapman three limes pulled the siring with lltid opened the Jeff and Rod night in a bid to win the league scoring title Joe Gardin right earned an assist on one of Chapmans goals Sheridan assisting and twice himself from Sheridan and of all alone course Chapman Paul Curias scored from Chapman scored two goals Chapman and Joe Gardin against Burlington and Gar later Gardin netted one din a single One Hundred and Second Year No Acton Ontario Wednesday February 1977 Sports Page Flam bo ro steps aside for major MINOR ATOMS SWARM around net late in Saturday playoff game here Orangeville won in overtime to tie up the series at two games each Acton went to Orangeville Monday to take the series Major eliminated from playofis with a victory here Tuesday night before i crowd in the eommumty With seconds to play pulled its goalie for a face off in Acton end Major peewee coach Inscoc jelled at his team to draw their attention lo the gapping mesh jusl before the puck was dropped They got the message Tim his stick on the disc from Mark and sent it accurately on its into one The god gave a two goal lead for the first lime in game Not to be outdone Mam came right to bounce shot off the in the dying seconds of the game Is likely be the next team Gome into 1 mix nil were tied his lit and ine el I lie It the puek up through 1 night s the middle finished off pulled his even with ihtirthetks to keep control of the second period on the i shot from Steve lu ic ijor md Tom liai I lead in the si period rhe first period went off in when he wilh fishion with both if bung ilnped mis chances to with i I I In ik the ice On one such play Acton back board for Acton s first goalie Tim Shields pulled a goal Two seconds remained sweep check on a Flamboro on the clock and the goal forward managed a gave Acton a lift into Ihe breakaway Seconds ticked second period off the big clock until with a few left Mike McRae swept took one penalty in round lamboro net and he third period to Flam used the goalies pads as the two AHS swimmers race to fourth in Halton High School junior swimmers suretd to in fourth in Hilton mint lliampion ships held it Robinson on The 14 member id topped populous from the south with lok was limn seconds it in the senior ill metre freestyle rate Right behind her wis Slanlev free sMt inior swimmers in taking the 12 school pulse by Eric Elstotu The official Minor Hockey Week was some time ago and little if any recognition was given to it here However this Friday sees the three day Annual Ptewte tournament underway for he eighth year in a row The Legion sponsored tournty is excellent opportunity for anyone or a family to come over to the arena and sec a few games This year lineup appears to be more balanced than the last edition and therefore has the potential of delivering more exciting hockey Acton s Four Town entry is cotched by But shannon and managed by Cnij Sr Coach Shannon said that the team has demonstrated a great deal of improvement recently For example the Four Town downed and 1 as well tit against Milton by battling from a deficit Both the above mtntiontd towns entered teams in the tourney Last year grand champions Marie are returning for another goat the Idle They re being billeted in town for Ihe duration of the tournament a tribute to our town hospitality No long drives from or Brampton hotels for these visitors Lome Park the consolation champions arc not playing here Ihis year However Milton Georgetown Preston Orangeville Oak Ridges Shclburne New Hamburg Ancustcr Niagara on the LakeandHcspeler 1 be rooting for the local club of course but if the Soo kids don clean up it mean a heck of a great upset I gun one li Canada say that their workers have been doing their best to bring telephone service to my flat I been informed by Ihe company Kitchener office lhat 1 have a phone installed some time today End of story I hope Midget Sabres play their next playoff game at brook and Ihey d sure like some fans to cheer them on against this lough team Next Thursday they head down there again for a game To get to Glanbrook take Ihe Queen Elizabeth Way to Creek at Highway Turn right and go straight on to then at the flashing light in Ihe middle of town go for another couple of milcsand the arena is on the right If in doubt consult a map Two comments about our arena One it gets so cold in that place that the folks ho be watching more than two games in a row during this weekend tournament will likely be frozen lo Iheir seats Isn t it about time council put some more heat in that place Now that the fine roof and other works have been long completed perhaps a complete healing system would be next on the bill How about It council The other point is time It cither the human time keeper or the mechanical device on the wall that giving up seconds after a play been whistled down It seems to me that it may be the clock because the long arm slips five or six seconds forward only when It on the descend side As any coach will say time is goals and he II want as muchof both especially In the playoffs Minor atoms down Oville for series SI Valentines it Or and minor delivered three eoals with love while receiving only one in return to eliminate their hosts three games lo two in the first round of Minor Mike Hudson pulled the rug out from under when he scored the winner on an effort mid way through the second period Dave Thomas finished off with another effort in Ihe third period The teams were even after the first frame went ahead on Hudson s first from Jamie at Mike lied the gime al one goat apiece before the end of Ihe period Minor atoms look the first game 2 1 and the second relumed with wins J and The regular win by major atoms makes up for the overtime loss here lo Saturday nursed a leid in the early goings of the ihird period However sparked lo life wilh two goals just nine seconds apart lo send the teams into T Hiker netted the winning goal for Or while mate netted his second of afternoon to foil any attempt of comeback Warren Hughes wis the other shooter Hudson scored Acton first goal with an assist from al Robbie Porte later combined with lo set up Thomas goal which gave Acton 2 lead One penalty was called throughout Saturday s game a ripping infraction I swept top in both categories by points in Hit juniors and 2JI in the seniors The Peel Hilton thinqmin ships which were si Hid fur at Robinson were It cms of the ttithtr work rule timpano The All On to lie held in Se ir borough is scheduled for M Miri Hilton tlockid in 1 in tin funis of tin junior earls metre free style net mutt lndi in the liilion raci aim through with a JUf Miss ilso need in the consolation event for metre fnestyle Dive Stinlty and Piter Musehus swim in the fimls of the junior metre free style Stanley a time of I I 10 In the 100 metre finals for individual medley Stanlty came through with i 19 lime got into the finals of the junior butterfly and clocking of 12 behind pulled IS second time in the tunsi I ition r ice in idual medlc over In tolsonlation races Dave Hannah stroked to a in the 100 metre senior indivi dual medley Later in the metre over the distance came through it I John Smith in the ract was 1 Junior finals incy Patterson swept to a the finals of the junior metre butterfly in final Tom liurk t up wilh JO in the junior boys freestyle race over metres He also was timed in the alion butterfly event Junior Gary produced a 38 finish in the finals of the junior metres Also in the finals Cal came through with a in the junior metre breast stroke Three of the four relay earns entered final races The boys were clocked at IB in the metre medley race The junior and senior girls squads came through with limes of and 37 in the metre freestyle race The junior boys in a at ion of the same type and distance got a time of 2 Georgetown Nelson White Oaks Blakelock Perdue M M Robinson Milton and Alders hot also en tered teams in the Hal tons Midget Sabres too late for salvaging wins Sabres with lo tool It here if 1 IS l in tin in the setond if pi sinit I store I ltd is third in is m i di for the Until ml the series 1 Sund Acton took Hit strits three games to two 1 inn Hunk they wtrt up enough after Hit win over Jim James said after He said thai were i little down Utilise of stirtmg Hit next round so soon night the midget S roused thtmsclvts lilt in the igain They loulrolled most of the third pi but filled to i iht on scoring chances though pulled for in fonvird In night of possible five encounters with i two mm inline for the find of m mules with sttonds to play goalie was pulled for i shinier surge from three in i row the midgets sw round Glanbrook net the I illy In the somilimes rough look minults in penallies to midgets 14 Jeff Shields was the only Aeton player to go through the ritual of post game shaking of hands with the opponents Glanbrook look a game suspension against the coach because he questioned a call Midgets just survived the second period and first half of the third when Glan brook seemed to be able lo score at will Droop a bit The Acton squad drooped a bit after Mark Lundbren scored his fourth goal of the by stealing the puck from defenccman and stick handling in the beat the net minder Moments later however Shields backhanded in a goal that seemed to spark the local crew Steve Vander Eyken earned the assist on the play Wade Viekery followed suit with a goal from Mai Then Shields poke checked a Glnnbrooker and raced from centre ice to score unassisted After then the goal well dried up suddenly In the first Rick Widmond scored Acton first goal after the visitor s had taken a lead Malcolm got the assist Michael Ho slam and Ivan were the other brook scorers Southern Counties Glanbrook is in the Southern Counties Minor Hockey Association group with Six Nations Port Dover Cayuga and Caledonia Their learn officials said Monday lhat they had eliminated Pans three straight after coming through a perfect In the wind up lo the Flam scries Sunday Malcolm fired the winning goal from Dave and George Brown in the second period Shane Withers added a third period Insurance goal from Wade Viekery In the first period Steve Vander gave Its first goal from Malcolm and Wrigley midgets to play Sabres THE FOUR TOWN TEAM which will represent Acton in this weekends eighth annual tournament is shown above In the front row from the left are Brian Canary David Dunne Robbie Munro Don Paul Morrison Paul Hudson Captain Barry and Scott McDonough In the back row from the left stands coach Bill Shannon with Mark Cook Rusty Elliott Tony Sheppard George Tom Shannon Jim Hunter Dean and manager Brian Canary Sr Missing was George Garton As grand finale to their 197G season the Acton Junior Sabres have arranged an exhibition game for February at m the Arena against bound Canadian Midget Champion Don Mills Flyers Due to the Don Milts team going Russia in March they were forced to drop out of their own league ana are therefore arranging as many exhibition games wilh Junior Clubs as possible They hope lo raise enough money through their shares of the gates and other fund raising events o avoid having their players pay for their trip out or their pockets After arena and referee expenses the entire gate pro ceeds will be split equally between the Don Mills Flyers and the Acton Minor Hockey Association Advance tickets are now on sale and can be purchased from any member of the Acton Sabre executive or the Acton Minor Hockey executives The Sabres lineup will be bolstered by members of the Midget Sabres team If they are available Harlem Dips to play here Harlem Diplomats will dazzle and amaze with eager expertise in an Hon gome against members of the high school senior boys team some teachers and a few girls at at on February Tickets ore