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The Acton Frew Press Wednesday January TMs is Die way If to be Chinguacousy shaded Acton Men in a TnCounty league fixture here Thursday night The visitors led only 10 with a minute and a half remaining in the game but popped in two more quick goals Coach Barry Inscoe was pleased with hit team performance Gary and Gerald were very steady on defence and Robin Inscoe made several key stops in goal Jeff Townsley was named Acton s MVP for the game Acton served two minor penalties and Chinguacousy sat out one play in Hespcler tonight host the same team Thursday night at 7 then wind up their league schedule in Chinguacousy Sunday Sunday afternoon in Milton peewces went down to defeat at the hands of the first place Milton crew Milton led at the end of he first and 5 1 after two frames Wayne Allan scored Acton first goal from John Ashley at 5 of the second period and Jeff Townsley nolJicd the second Acton marker from Van Fleet at of the final A lackadixical performance by the Acton defence phis spotty efforts by goalies Robin Inscoe nd Milce Luty contributed to the defeat coach Barry Inscoe reports Nevertheless coach Inscoe was Sued with the way his forward played and he had special words of praise for couple of convened Byron Timber and Joe Kmtner will be conducting a door to door bottle drive in town this Saturday starting at Townsley guns down Chelts Thomason terrific in 43 win ITS ALLOVERI Jack foot congratulates Tanner goalie Bruce Thomason as Fred Buchanan and Stu McDonald race over to odd their after Actons thrilling victory over Cheltenham here Friday night Staff Photo Quoted from the world of sport After a long list of forecasting failures that included picking the Orioles over the Mets in the World Series one of my prognostications finally proved to be correct The Tanners and Cheltenham Harvesters made my risky prediction that Friday night intermediate B game would be a real barnburner look good by staging the most exciting contest played here in two years None of the fans were asking for their money back after witnessing a genuine spine tingler that was not decided until the final buzzer With two straight wins under their belts Tanners arc gradually beginning to erase the rather shady image they left with fans after a horrible record of losses in games last year A very noticeable change in attitude has been the prune factor in resurgence In the last two games with Fergus and Cheltenham Tanners have been on the ropes in the third period but have pulled up their socks and fought hard for the winning goal in both instances Last year squad probably would have been buried under a four or five goal avalanche in the same circumstances Superb by rookie Bruce hasnt hurt the local cause one bit either Three of Acton s nine remaining games arc with arch rival Georgetown Raiders and should stir up some good oldfashioned spicy dialogue between the fans of towns First of three encounters is slated for Georgetown Sunday afternoon Meanwhile host the pesky Fergus Flyers here Friday night at Tanners have won their first two meetings with Fergus and 43 but the much Improved Flyers have since upset Elmira Polar Kings A group convenor Jim has nothing official to report yet on who opponents will be in this year provincial play downs However the A has promised to do everything possible to get the Acton entries on the ice without a great delay The elevation of Bcamsvillc from C to in the 0 Mil A Classification has aroused speculation that Acton might be pitted against Niagara peninsula town in the first round Brian Lewis of Georgetown who started out games in the TnCounty Minor Hockey League will referee his first NHL game tonight After leaving the TriCounty league Brian quickly became one of the H A Junior A top officials and for the past two seasons has been acting as both a referee and linesman in the American Central Pro and Western Hockey leagues Brian worked the lines in an NHL game in Philadelphia earlier this season shaded by Ching whipped 62 by Milton This is the way it used to be was the predominant comment of jovial fans at the total ice palace as Acton Tanners skated off with a well earned win over Cheltenham Harvesters Friday night Tanners second in row had everything an exciting hockey should have from thrilling end to end rushes and fabulous to a rousing fist fight and some good old fashioned name calling Rookie goalie Bruce Thomason and veteran sniper Harold Townsley were standouts in the game that attracted the season largest crowd Thomason play was absolutely as he robbed the frustrated Harvesters time after time on shots that were labelled Townsley had his powerful slap shot on target all night and connected for two key goals including the winner 1430 of the third period Tanners outplayed the visitors in the first period and grabbed a 20 lead Brian drilled home a slap shot at 1 after centre McDonald won the draw on a in the Cheltenham end and Townsley took McDuffc to beat Harvester goalie Bob with a from just outside the at IS Gordic Bell and Harvester captain Alex Smith tangled early in the second frame in a tussle that could have involved more players except for quick intervention by linesmen Leon Stickle and Ted Cassidy Harvesters took of an interference penalty to Bill McCormack to get on the re sheet Vic Brcadncr tipped in shot from the point by Tom Hicks at the mark Thomason was partially screened on the play Tanners appeared to be wilting late in the period but got a shot in the arm when Jan in a pass from Jack oat a goal that Cheltenham protested vigorously shot slid right along the ice and OHA intermediate standings W T 14 3 Durham IS 16 1 Cheltenham 18 Georgetown IB 1 15 Acton IS 10 Fergus 17 IS 4 Intermediate A learn TOP SCORERS G A J 15 D WcbitcrOuean 22 18 40 J Cousmdau 19 C Herman Durham 19 J GAME Durham Georgetown Cheltenham 2 Georgetown Cheltenham Georgetown 4 Cheltenham Midgets drop three games Acton Midgets went down to defeat twice at the hands of Burlington this week and dropped a third encounter to Milton Burlington downed the locals 1 in Burlington Thursday night and here last night Mdton took Acton s measure in a much closer game Monday night Gary scored the only Acton goal the loss to Burlington Last night the visitors from the south showed just a little too much class Gravel and paced the attack with two goals each Smith Glass and scored one apiece Acton served four of the five minor penalties handed out by referees Harold and Craig Randy was chosen Actons MVP for game In Milton Monday night the score was tied I 1 after two periods but the hosts ripped in three third period goals George McPhad notched both Acton goals Roland and Dale Fisher picked up assists Steve Webster played an outstanding game in goal to earn MVP honors for Acton Midgets close out their regular schedule Chinguacousy Sunday night at Acton won the first meeting between the two clubs I Bantams bow to Burlington Acton Firefighter bantams suffered two more losses in Tncounty league action last week Burlington whipped the bants in Burlington Thur night then Chinguacousy claimed a close 3 1 win here Saturday afternoon Henry Toe be tallied the lone Acton goal in Saturdays game Bantams play in Saturday at then wind up their league play with a game in Chinguacousy Sunday night at Coach Harold Townsley and manager Steve feel the two- games will give then crew a real test before they enter the playoffs bounced out immediately Harvesters the puck had hit the goalpost and not crossed the line but Ron ruled otherwise Third period goals by Ed Webster at 4 35 and tied the score and Harvesters were pressing fur the winner when rclcree Ween sent Hicks and Stitt to the sin bin for tripping penalties within the space of seconds The locals wasted no time capitalizing on the penalties and combined on a slick two way passing play with Townsley denting the twine for the winning goal Harvesters pulled goalie Bob Hogarth In the final minute or play but Tanners successfully dumped the puck out of their own end lo preserve the win After the game an elated coach Russ Bowman commented on his team play Our TWIN HEROES of Fnday night exciting 43 nothing short of fantastic in the nets whit- Tanner win over Cheltenham Harvesters blasted home two goals including the rookie goalie Bruce and winner on slop shots Staff Photo lamp lighter Harold Townsley Thomason was Lions tie Andrews nets penalty shot positional play has improved tremendously he said wedid have a bad second period but the guys know what they re going to do with the puck now they don t all chase after it any more Both teams were minus their leading scorers for the game Cheltcnhim Junior Tibbitts Was a victim of the flu and Tanners Bruce McDuffc is still sidelined with a badly bruised knee Fergus Flyers moke their first visit lo Acton for a game Friday night at TANNER TIDBITS Harvester tough guy Gord Bubbles Thompson was the target of most of the friendly jibes by the crowd Bubbles served only two minor penalties but collided with Brian McDuffe on a couple of occasions Bob of made his first start in Tanner livery The husky forward had little trouble adjusting to playing with new but displayed a powerful shot old Bill McCabe came within a foot of winning himself 10 in the scor contest between the second and third periods This weeks scor jackpot is 515 Remember to save the stub from your admission ticket 1st PERIOD A McDuffc McDonald 1144 A Towmlcy McDiilt Pent Smith mi Bell croivchick 10 Alex Smith highKick 10 McCormack tint Johmlon hook 14 43 Johnston knee 16 30 A 33 Peru Bell rough I Alex Smith rough I ml Thompson elb 20 high Hick Thompson highsink IS 3rd PERIOD C Mackenzie Bill Smilh 35 C Still Thompon Johniton 12 A Townsley Riddall 14 Pens Hick trip 13 Stitt 14 First charge For the first time Acton police charged a man with impaired driving following a test The driver was taken by police to Milton last Friday evening about 1 1 clock and failed the test He was taken home and charged under the new section of the Act Another driver apprehended in Acton a few weeks ago tried the test but subsequently was not Surged Milton stops Lion streak Milton juveniles jumped into a first period lead and skated to a 4 I win over Acton Lions in a TriCounty game m Monday night The loss was the first in over a month for the Lions Mike Cooper netted the only Acton goal from Joe Tarr and Bob Andrews at the minute mark of the third period Alan Grist played the game although he was suffering from a slight horse he picked up in last week 2 2 tie with Chinguacousy Hawks Lions now have a record of four wins seven losses and five tics and have four league games remaining before they enter the O A playoffs Legion Notes By Charlie Thomson Our busy Holiday Scamn Is now of you had a Merry and got over New Years win not loo much problem Our annual banquet will be held on Saturday Jan Supper will bo served at Tickets for the supper will be on sale at SI from I2lh to Jan only Please pick up your ticket by that time We are not having J Dance this year however we will entertainment the supper and we suggest if you wish to invite your or join in after supper for a real good evening wo are sure all will the evening There will be a General Meeting Monday- starting at 15 Sharp been quite sometime since the last meeting We expect a good turnout Come and bring date on the business of 197 Your suggestions for any improvements etc will be welcome All Dan Players who have boxes rented are reminded that the Annual Rental is now due Dues Membership Dues were duconjanuiry 1st Try not to wait for the hit day in March See you at the Banquet and he General Meeting Harry Moon scored to win the stcjki at night Men euchre Jack was second with and Bill third with Lamberts hidden score of 39 won him bacon C 81 Club Legion fl Reliable Taxi Pete s Barber Shop Reliable Snack Bar Legion A 71 Leak J65 Comlruuion Men arc in first place In Legion Dart league Notour arc second with followed by Rejects with 37 Dubs 37 Leftovers 30 29 and Bankers January Clearance Now On HINTONS Smooth skating centre Bob Andrews beat goalie Dave Mills on a penalty shot with only seconds left in the game Thursday night to give Acton Lions juveniles lie with the second plate Hawks and extend Acton unbeaten streak to five games still tied 1 1 as the teams switched ends for the start of the final frame The Hawks took a 2 1 load when drilled a blazing slap shot pjsl Craig Weldon at 4 Lions played for part of the third period and managed to kill off the penalties Craig also turned tack several dangerous Hawk shots Chinguacousy served live minor penalties in the game and Acton sat out four Lions host Brampton Thursday night at then play a return game in Chinguacousy Sunday night at Acton Craig Alan Grist Clare Snow Stu McCulIoch Bob Andrews Mike Cooper Jim Stevenson Bill Field Ken Marshall Charlie White Joe Tarr Kents drop two games BOB ANDREWS Lions had the Hawks pinned in their own end for the final minute of the game as they tried for the equalizer and when a Chinguacousy put his hand on a loose puck in his own goal crease referee Barry Inscoe awarded Acton the penalty shot Although the pressure of the moment was tremendous Andrews kept his cool and made no mistake Mills and sliding the puck in behind htm Guest put the visitors in front at 10 45 of the first period but Charlie tied it up for Acton on a pass from Lary White a 13 10 mark Checking was very close in the second period and the game was Acton Kent novices went down defeat twice in Tricounty league play recently Saturday Rents lost to third place then Monday night they dropped a decision to Milton The score was tied 1 I at the end of the first period of Monday night s game but Milton the locals 41 the second frame Rocket Rick Holmes increased his Tri county league leading goal total to 35 by scoring all four Acton goals Ford Alton assisted on two of the goals Mark Morrison and Roger Old shared duties for 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