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c yjl ive csotit tenner goemteeper jlrn sweeney key m the arfon club repulse a georgetown raider muult on their bastion 0liw phil ivwro fprls in font ol sweeney while ron malcolm 17 ken hetm holly dron and jim partly check to make tun eenev t holdinj wingman hollr0ne en veteran raider centra blake inglis a three goal on raider ooallendern scorer it on the left don norton 0 on the rlghtsuh photo right wee right in orrti loekhurst in friday contest but the roly poly netminder came up with the puck to foil another tanner thruit hrt mate fill in for him while he temporarily vacate hie pott georgetown had no trouble downing the inept acton squad 0 1 staff photol the acton free press wednesday january 29 1949 pounding the sports beat raiders wallop tanners tempers flared in the final fnlnutee of friday contett a cole ef the raider tried to gel at fent whonemuxl him the referee tabbed the georgetown player with a match mitconducl for lilt pert in the fracas officiate toon broke the high itlcfc parly up staff photo wliru in till- middlk or minor hockey week with the molto hill dont slind takii your boy to tllli arena and stay to she him play good molto and good week to show your uipport for minor hockey we dont need to go into a longwinded panegyric on the value of minor hockey in acton and diitrict where men unielfiihly give of their time and talent to show the hoyi how to play and provide them with ideal playing condition we are prone to take tliii type of service for granted and dont realize itt true value until an ardent coach manager or executive member moves away or becomes sick and tired of endless crilicitmand hangs up his tack then it is too late so heres a tip of the old chapeau to all you out there who take an interest in and promote minor hockey for the town and district may you win many championships this year till- canadian amateur hotkey association suggests that every minor hockey coach ask himself and in some cases herself these questions during minor hockey week what am i trying to do am i trying to give kids a chance to play hockey am i working to keep kids off the street am i really interested in boys am i really trying to develop better citizens am i really teaching my boys the fundamentals of good sportsmanship am i giving every boy an equal chance to play hockey am i trying to sec that the hoys have fun playing hockey or am i trying to win games to bolster my own ego do i say i won eight games or my kids won eight games and than ask which it moat important former tanners figured in every goal as the visiting georgetown raiders dumped a listless team of acton tanners l friday night in front of one of the largest crowds of the season fans came out expecting to see a renewal of tlie old actongeorgetown intermediate hockey rivalry but were disappointed by a lacklustre showing from the acton club which lately looked like it might be breaking out of a long slump the old lamplighter blake inglis roaming almost unmolested in front of the acton goal gave his former mates the most trouble scoring three goals and assisting on two more t rogers got two for the visitors p lavcll one and last year tanners terry lane and don norton rifled one apiece fred buchanan patrolling right wing for the tanners spoiled netminder norm lockhursts shutout at 1441 of pee wees lose to georgetown georgetown pee wees took an 83 decision from acton yi mens pee wees in tricounty here wedriesdjy night the visitors built up a 50 first period lead and then the acton team matched ihem the rest of the way out scoring georgetown 21 in the second stanza billy mcgitloway rifled in the first acton goal at 1 106 of the second assisted by terry holmes and ken withers the same line scored again 5s seconds later withers doing the honors with the brackets going to holmes and mcgilloway billy mcgitloway reduced the margin to 63 at the 245 mark of the third chapter from terry holmes but georgetown notched two more to win going live final pcruvdon a play with hard working cordie bell and jan riddall lockhurtt had long stretches of comparatively nothing to do while tanner netminder jim sweeney was besieged in his own end in spite of live fact the game was lopsided in the goalscoring end and raiders dominated play the acton club had their moments they showed a reluctance to shoot unless they were right on uvckhurst s doorstep and this seemed to spoil many good chances they trailed 30 at the end of he first period and 70 by the time the bell rang at the end of the second fans remembering the comeback the tanners staged against port lilgin when thcy were behind 61 as they went t into the third stayed close to goj m the action but were lane t disappointed most exciting part of the game was a bout of fisticuffs between holly drone of the tanners and lavcll of the raiders and it evaporated into a lot of manoeuvering laic in the game another altercation took place between some funs obviously bent on annoying the visitors and forward jim cole the georgetown player received a match misconduct for his part in the stickswinging episode while the fans escaped the tanners were missing kevin hall steve townslcy jim james steve gervais and ron assettine from the lineup but ttie raiders were ailing too league leading scorer paul robinson is silting oul a six game suspension next game here is friday night when live tanners cnlcrlain the fast skating lilmira club game time k 30 pm first period inglisdijir 239 ingliscole 1044 rogers inglis 1610 preston victim win sports page first second period rogcrif lane norton 33h lane norton s2 ii inglis 1435 lavclllanclnglis ih00 third period inglis subject 700 norton t lane 1200 buchanan bcllriddall 1441 georgetownn lockhurst stafford p lavell t rogers d norton r inglis j tole w davison l doucctlc j dlair d subject g inglis b wheeler actonj sweeney goal p marzo k hearns g bell j riddall f buchanan ii mcduffc ii phillips h townslcy j farrelly ii drone j bullough r malcolm a win at last acton kcnls came from behind last saturday night in acton arena against preston and recorded their first win of the season a 11 decision continuing their attack as in their previous game with preston the kents faltered briefly at the 1 2 minute mark of the first period when preston opened the scoring kents came back fail in the second period with mike ware serving a ttipping penalty joe kentncr blasted one into the preston net ut the 115 murk john mccutcheon helped on the play just over six minutes later at the 7 10 mark ricky holmes scored the goahead marker bantams battle to tie with georgetown acton firefighter bantams and georgetown hooked up in a real tricounty thriller here wednesday night before settling for a 44 draw both sides ptayed sparkling hockey and the score by periods was 11 33 and wound up 44 geo rue mcphail broke in the at the legion hall activities at branch 197 by tharlie thomson thii minor hotkey committfl suggests that every minor hockey coach might well decide early what his objectives arc we further suggest that the good coach the coach who is sincerely interested in the welfare of boys will try to make sure that every boy has fun that they are reminded constantly that they are playing a game and that play and game means having fun then add away instruction in sportsmanship and good citizenship the acton club served five of when these lessons have been learned the hoys will he reudy for further teaching of the fundamentals of hockey remember linjoying the game is more important than the soon forgotten championships teach the fundamentals the nine penalties most of them in the last few minutes when referee murray harrison and ys men coach barry inscoe had an acrosstheice discussion on the quality of the officiating toach inscoe took the rap dominions down oaks dominion hotel walloped the royal oaks from oakvillc 1 02 in shuffleboard here last thursday this week the dominions play oakvillc elms in their home port all 10 teams in the league will participate in a- shuffleboard tournament at strcelsvillc saturday feb 8 trophies and prize money are being donated by a brewery the less said about the game acton tanners played here friday night the better georgetown raiders sporting a lineup of old tanners and with some good juniors from last year to boot were head and shoulders above the acton club the tanners seemed to want to play as individuals rather than as a team and it just doesnt work out one of the largest crowds of the season saw the game but the tanners will attract a lot less if they come up with many more like that one fans felt the club just wasnt trying friday night v will have the chance to redeem themaehles with oame against elmlra theres a forward line from the induttrlal league lineup thai could help the ekibgov arbic and stu mcdonald best bits the juveniles start the playoff with merritton on sunday over in the niagara peninsula town first round is a three out of five and coach jim james is anxious to seehow his charges do against the merritton squad he and manager bob marshall got a big kick out of the win over georgetown here last thursday night but jim got the biggest bang out of it because he just moved here from our neighboring town a few months ago denis gibbons is looking for the timtounty novice b trophy won by the acton club last acaeon hed appreciate anyone knowing the trophys whereabouts to give him a call the league is calling them inlsure sign playoffs an just around the comer mice to see the acton novices win one lnfartdeughtfu lions nip georgetown start playoffs sunday tribbage results after last thursday nights action were as follows reliable taxi 1 10 legion t 101 230 tlub 100 legion b 06 civiero3 beavers h firemen to legion a ho coy tartage 73 dominion hotel 73 frank smith of the legion a team had a near perfect hand with 28 during the evening in friday nights euchre hartlcv dcforcst took top spot with ok frank smith had 07 fred kentncr t2 geurge greenwood held the hidden score of 40 there were seven tables in saturday nights mixed euchre ten tables competed results were womens freda gordon rvl mrs allan 02 peg lnulctt hidden score of 38 men frank winters 03 george duncan 63 mrs janet rogers hidden score 40 tanners lose last night acton tanner lost another squeaker a 53 decision to cheltenham at bramalea arena last night tuesday the tanner outplayed and outthot the harvester but failed to outscore them in spite of five eleaneut breakaways a donnybrook with 35 seconds left in the first period involved ron atseltine and holly drone of the tanners and they sat out the rest of the name three cheltenham player were also given the boot jim farrelly steve townsley end playing coach harold townsley scored tor acton jim sweeney played well in the nets we should have won coach townsley claimed had it over them like e tent the tenners play elmlra in acton friday night clear late in the game and almost sewed up a win for the acton club but was outguessed pete morrison bagged two of the acton goals while dale fisher and ken hurren drilled singles brent irwin gary turkosz and george mcphail picked up assists as well as pete morrison oneden rattled in three of the georgetown goals and arnold the other from oneden osborne assisted on two and arnold one coach townsley and manager denis gibbons were both pleased at the teams performance against georgetown figure skaters ptm amtoal plans arc being made already for the figure skating club s carnival on march 2 there will be 128 young skaters taking part a disneyland theme is being worked out let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another but let him labor diligently and build one for himself thus by example assuring that his own shall he safe frorn violence when built v- abraham lincoln when he picked up a loose puck from a defensive effort hy bill ware there was no more scoring in the second frame hut both teams served lime in the sin bin acton a roughing penally to john mccutcheon preston a roughing and interference penalty playing one of his best games this year ricky holmes again scored for kents at the 730 mark of the third stanza ricky nicked up a leading pjvs from john met utchcon and cruised in on the preston netminder beating him cleanly this ended the scoring in the game in the nets for acton regular goalie robin inscoe played another outstanding game and was picked hy preston as kents mvp acton rohln inwor rkky llolmci jim murky mike wore joe kcnlnrr john sfoync scott withcri him wire norm itiomlilll jell shklilt john miculchron umtfim msp chicken tastes so good chickfn snack 2 pieces of chicken french fries chickfn 79c i acton lions played fast hard hockey to defeat the highly rated georgetown a learn 32 here last thursday night in tricounty hockey goalkeeper craig weldon excelled in the nets to tum the visitors shots aside and up front both forwards and defense turned in a headsup game turning point of thestruggle came midway through the final stanza when pete marzo was awarded a penalty shot and he turned the georgetown gbaltender inside out as he notched what proved to be the winning goal the official awarded acton the penalty shot when a two man acton attack was thwarted by a georgetown player throwing his stick coach jim james elected pete to turn the trick for lions he made no mistake depositing the pill bob andrews shot the first acton goal from pete marzo and brent marshall in the first perjod bradtimbers fired the second marker from marzo in the second stanza and pete finished the job in the third an accidental collision in the sandwich session sent bob waller to ihe doctors office where he received seven stitches over his left eye manager bob marshall announced today the club only juvenile b team in the tricounty will start the omha playoffs sunday in merlttou a suburb of st catharines game is at s pm return game of the bestoffive will be announced later eerier 124 mill st at wilbur phoni mm160 fishing licenses 3 few adult 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