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The Acton Free Press Wednesday January 1970 standings 1U I Flyers claim narrow win over Tanners TANNER GOALIE BRUCE THOMASON was the mercy of whole open to shoot on after taking a paw from Bill on Georgetown Raider snipers on several occasions during Sunday this ploy Ken of Tannorimokosn to afternoon s 1 3 Raider victory in Georgetown Ron Lane had the a goal Staff Photo Raiders romp over Tanners in slambang league contest tlmiin I Georgetown Durham 11 Alton I Imtru Georgetown Raiders got off t a slow start than came on like a house afire to hand Acton Tanners an 1 1 3 drubbing in a penalty filled intermediate contest in Georgetown Sunday afternoon Raiders held a slim 1 lead over the Tanners after one period but bagged five goals In the second stanza and four more in the third to to the win Ron and Terry Lane Paul Robinson Bill Dwyer and Don Norton the nuclcusof O H A midget and 0 A junior championship teams in Georgetown were the bit guns in the easy Raider win Newcomer Dennis Adams also shone for the winners scoring a hat trick Robinson and Ron Lane contributed two goals apiece to the Raider attack while Norton Jack Gudgeon and former Tanner Blake netted one each Dwyer chipped in five assists as well Tanners got the jump on their hosts when McDonald stole the and beat Raider goalie Bob McArdfc from a difficult angle at 1 of the first period but their lead was short lived Bell and Kevin Hall scored the other Acton goals and JaLk Pool drew on Halls goal Bruce Thomuson the Acton nets could hardly be faulted as he was screened on several Raider goals The game wis a slam bang affair from the opening whistle Ed Hilher and Raiders Doug Lucas drew fighting majors in the first period and Georgetown Paul Robinson was given a minor a misconduct and a major misconduct when Lions bow three times close out league play Acton Lions juveniles dropped three league games last week but made good showings two of the three nevertheless were forced lo play the three games in four nights Thursday night Lions trailed second place Brampton Imperials only after two periods but came out on the short end of a store Lloyd Smallwood scored the first Acton goal unassisted at of the first period and Charlie tallied the second one also unassisted at 25 of the second stanza Daw scored twice for Brampton and M alone Charters and Archdckin added one apiece Acton served eight of the 12 minor penalties in the game Lions led Burlington Braves with jive minutes left in the game in Burlington Friday night but the hosts scored two goals including one that appeared to be batted in by hand to claim a win George Ken Marshall and Bob Andrews bagged the Acton goals Andrews Bill Field Slu McCulloch and Mike Cooper contributed assists Bill Field scored Lions tone goal from Ray Swackhamer and Alan Grist in an loss to Chinguacousy Hawks Sunday night Charlie suffered a nasty cut on the face when he was high sticked by a player Alan Grist carried the puck well for the locals and was chosen Acton MVP for the game Lions are idle this week while they await word of their opponents in the first round of the OoMHA juvenile B playoffs They finished their league play with four wins and five lies in nineteen games a very fine record against AAA and learns Quote from the world of sport By Denis Gibbons he Unshed with Fred Buchanan then threatened to attack the In the final frame The gome produced a total of penalties Tanners were without Bruce and Brian Jan and Steve Townslcy for the game Brian McDuffe and Riddatl were silting out suspensions while Bruce McDuffe and Townslcy were nursing injuries Tanners arc idle Friday night but ravel to Durham Sunday afternoon and host Polar Kings Tuesday night at Ching blanks midgets 30 Acton Midgets closed out their Tncounty league play with a 3 0 loss to Sunday night The game was hippy at tunes but there were no major penalties called Spowart Adams and McCaulcy scored the Chinguacousy goals Midgets arc looking forward to their first opponent in the OjMHA midget B playoffs ISN T THAT A PAIN IN THE NECKI Georgetown Raider Paul Robinson was the victim of a high stick from one of his own teammates after Tanner basher Fred Buchanan 17 bolted the unidentified Rdider player during Sundays Acton Geo rgatawn tussle Staff Photo Firefighter bants douse Bonnette standouts in win The week of January has been designated Minor Hockey Week in Canada by the C A A Although no special events have been planned by either the Truounty or Legion minor hotkey associations every week is minor hockey week in Acton The volunteer workers of both organizations do a commendable job and deserve the thanks of all citizens of the town Although no official word has yet been it now appears that Acton Lions juveniles will fate Fergus in the first round of the O M H A playoffs Since has no juvenile team this year Fergus is the only B classification team in the nearby Wellington Waterloo group secretary manager McCallum expects to have copies of the draw sheet in all age groups in the mail this week Juvenile lacrosse coach Howard Dwyer will represent Acton at the Ontario Lacrosse Association convention at the Seaway Hotel in Toronto this weekend The convention will vote on the formation of a Junior C league for this summer If the new league is approved Acton will enter a team Howard reports Officials of a new Junior entry in Oakvillc have already offered to set up a working agreement with Acton Anyone interested in helping boost Acton chances for a Junior team should contact Howard Actons Paul Cooper recorded his second shutout of the season Sunday night as Guelph CM C whitewashed Waterloo Siskins in a Central Ontario Junior league contest Pale and Brent Marshall also of Acton and Jim Barden of Eden MQli continue to play important roles in CM fight to bold on to the fourth and last playoff spot Centre Henry Toebes flipped a quick wrist shot into ihe upper corner of the net at the 19 mark of the third period Sunday night to give Acton Firefighter bantams a well deserved 43 victory over Chinguacousy The goal was the second of the night for Tocbcs and allowed the locals to dose close out await playoffs Acton Kent novices were shaded by Chinguacousy A team in their final game of the Tntounty league Sunday night finished the season with five wins and six ties in 20 games for a total of points a big improvement on last season when they won only one league game held a 30 lead going into the third period of Sunday game but battled back to put the pressure on their hosts Ricky Holmes added to his league leading point total with two goals and one assist Jeff Shields scored the other Acton goal Ford Alton contributed two assists and Norm Thornhill notched one Mark Morrison and Roger Ord shared goal lending duties for the locals Coach Don Legate and manager Bruce McArthur are looking forward to the OjM H A zone playoffs Acton won the zone championship two years ago a nd reached the quarterfinals before bowing out to Beam die in the fourth game of a best of three scries last year out their league play on winning note Acton popped two first period goals before fans had finished their hot dogs and coffee in between games tallied his first from Chris Schuts and David Lee at the second mark and scored from Jim McNabb at 1 to make the store 20 Mike Donovan got one go back for Chinguacousy before the period ended Closechecking by both teams highlighted the second period action and Firefighters maintained their 1 lead going into the final frame After a minute and 16 seconds of play in the final frame Ron Lout let took a pass from Henry Tocbcs and blasted home one of his powerful slap shots from inside the blue line to give Acton a 1 lead Alton experienced a momentary lapse allowing Burke and Donovan to lie the score before Toebes netted his game winner in the last minute of play Rick played his usual outstanding game in the nets for Acton robbing marksmen of several sure goals Each team sat out four minor penalties The locals were missing four key players who were absent for various reasons but worked that much harder to make up for the shortage of players Milton Legionnaires dumped Firefighters in a rough and tumble contest in Milton Saturday night Henry Toebes scored the only Acton goal Jim McNabb was chosen Acton s MVP for the game Coach Harold Townslcy and manager Steve praised their team effort after Sunday s game The win gives the team a real lift before they enter the OMHA bantam playoffs Acton Rick David Lee Steve Tim Milntyrc Terry Holmes Jim McNabb Henry Toebes Chris Schuts Ron Loultct Ken Withers Steve Marshall Legion Notes By Charlit Thomson D Hon cored win Goaltender Bob Smith turned in an almost unbelievable performance to loud Fergus Flyers to a narrow 3 win over Acton Tanners in an OH A Intermediate B tussle here Friday night Smith a relative newcomer to the Fergus lineup robbed Tanner marksmen time after time to preserve the win in the third period Bruce goal at 05 of the first period gave an early lead but Harold Townslcy tied it up from Ken Bauldry and JohnMusonil 11 Cord Abbott netted the second Fergus goal from Paul O Sullivan and Dan Pcdon at IB lo give the Flyers 2 1 Industrial marksmen lead at tho end the first period murker from Sullivan at i wus the only goal of a closechecking second period Phil Mono batted in a rebound at 5 24 of the final frame to narrow the count to 32 Bob Pricstmun and McDonald diew assists on the play Tanners applied tremendous pressure in the last 10 minutes but failed gel equalizer even when coach Russ Bowman pulled goalie Bruce Thomason with seconds left in game Tanners arc idle Friday night but play in Durham Sunday afternoon and host Tuesday night at Acton Bruce Thorn awn Harold Townslcy Phil Gordio Bell Fred Buchanan John Mason Bill McCormack Kevin Hal Hairy Phillip Ed Bob Steve Townsley Jack Pool McDonald Ken I liaison Harper Wllntc A II Towmlcy Mun II 10 I Abbott Palm 32 Peewees tie Ching 11 bow to Hespeler twice Melton S McDonald Chick Milne II J SlcviGoy W 15 37 19 Gl CI- I 12 I F u 1 otul Anatomy of Joints is not a study of night clubs but a serious research project by Jacques of Ottawa on the strengths and weaknesses of human ankles knees etc The project is one of several being supported by the Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled March of Dimes A third period goal by Jeff and sparkling netmindmg by Mike Acton Y Men pec wees a I I tie in the Trtcounty league finale for both teams Sunday night Townsley potted his goal John Hansen and Kent at 15 of the final stanza Acton outplayed their hosts in the third period turned in one of Ins finest performances of the year limiting the high scoring Consuls to just one goal a first period marker by captain Gary Each team served five minor penalties Pee wees dropped back to back 3 1 and decisions to a much unproved team last week as well John Hansen notched the lone Acton goal in Wednesday night The rookie line of Jim Hurley Joe and John was Acton best threesome of the night Hansen John Ashley and Jeff Townsley were the Men marksmen in Thursday night s gjmc here John McCulchcon and Kent Kentncr picked up Owen Lawrence scored two each for Snider and Buch man added one apiece I Barry Inscoe and manager Don Van Fleet will take their lads to Delhi fur annual Delhi pec wee tournament this weekend while they await word from the OMHA on who their first opponent in the playoffs will be Acton Mike Luty Robin John MeCutcheon Kent John Ashley Wayne Allan John Scoyne Jeff John Hansen Jim Hurley Steve rune lie Byron Timbers Joe Kentncr Gary Gerald Russ Van Fleet JOHN HANSEN 9 OF ACTON MEN game nave the locals a wellearned 1 tie Directly PEEWEES ts for a rebound off Jeff Townsley behind in the white sweater floss Van tiding goal during the Acton Chinguacousy Fleet Peewees host Brampton In an exhibition game in Chinguacousy Sunday The game Thursday night at 7 then to Delhi on rebound needless to say never came out and the the weekend for the annusf hockey goal with less than five minutes remaining In the tournament Actons first game if against Porn Friday night at Staff Photo the firemen teg ton 86 Reliable Taxi s Barber Shop Reliable Snack Bar A Tnnen and Station Hotel Dom own Hotel lost to Milton Charles 102 in league act Kin bit week Dominion or t handed because of shift Saturday night s euchre Wallace let her was second and Doris Morion thud Ih 36 In diYioon Janet Rogers walked off the steaks a of Wendy and Peg Lou net won the on for hidden scon with a 38 Legion Darl league standing arc follows Const Men Hotspurs Dubs 34 Leftovers Bankets ugn on lop in in bbagc league 105 points arc second wih followed Norm Cunningham is home but Norm Morton in Guelph General Hospital Our sympathy goes out to Turkosi and family In the lonafhli fjlher MAPLE ROCK SHOOTING RANGE Gun Sites Trap and Rifle Shooting ACTON JANUARY REDUCTION 25 to 30 off ALL HOCKEY EQUIPMENT ALL HOCKEY STICKS Buy now and save SPORTS CORNER Acton Electric 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