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The Aden Free Press Wednesday January 1973 and QwtesfiP from the world of sport by Denis Gibbers The junior basketball team from Burlington s Lord Elgin High School came within a point of setting a school record In the Acton rush gym Friday night but for coach Ian McGillivary Redmen the game marked the beginning of a return to interschool athletics The more experienced lord Elgin team ran up a first half lead before coach Chns Campbell inserted his second stringers were able to hold their own against the second unit but sUll wound up on the short end of an score Because of an obvious lack of rivalry with schools in the northern CWOSSA region the high expenses of operating teams and in an effort to create more interest within the student body Acton High decided to abandon interschool last and promote an intramural athletic program We were to create more interest but we create the participation we had hoped to principal Dave explaining the reason for the return to interschool this Wc also had several persons express the opinion we should have interschool teams No entered in the stronger Halton Secondar Schools Association Acton High teams are finding the competition tough but athletic department head Bruce Andrews says trams will continue interschool pla sink or swim Were starting out with junior boys basketball girls voile ball girls basketball track golf soccer and badminton Our areas of max change but we definite wont be out of sports one wear and in the next Andrews says Acton High student population of 500 makes it the smallest school in the Each school receives funds for athletic supplies in proportion to its enrolment but far referees fees travelling expenses and league entry fees must come from a source within the school The athletic department at Georgetown District High where is graciously accepted a from the school student council this Manj schools in the county are receiving similar financial support from within the student With less people power the Acton High council managed to raise for the school athletic teams this vear results in some sports have been encouragi Entered in five meets the Red and White crosseountrv team won twice against Milton and performed well against a very strong Georgetown team The golf team was able to finish o three count schools in a team field at the tournament and the girls basketball team coached by Jennifer Mills won twice against an school during fall schedule speaks erf the efforts of Roger Fran Houston Rick Near Cuff Crease and Dan Thomson who have been training hard daily in preparation for the track season Near and Creasey will toe school us the relay in the high school division of the Maple Leaf indoor games Toronto next Houston a old who Andrews feels is capable of running to the mark in the near future is entered in tot open mile and Thomson the dash sports tike basketball and volleyball may take tin develop but principal Katz promises the staffs support of the athletic program We re willing to anything in which the students will us and with us he says SHORTS Information we get from the office of HA technical director Ron Smith indicates that Acton are hockey coaches will more than welcome at a coaching dime scheduled for the arena Sunday January at W 3U a Registration fee is Smith a Gait Hornet who has had considerable hockey experience at the and international levels is conducting clinics throughout the province this Legion house league teams begun practicing for the annual lounument which it is hoped will be held this year in brand new ice arena Guiding the Acton entries this ear are Bill Fisher and Clarence Hill Bruce Sears and Jim Mitchell Bantam Milt Ball Harry hosing and Bill Campbell and Midget Gary McEachern and Wayne Deforest A crackdown on the use of ineligible and unsigned players by WaterlooWellington league convener Al Moore has provided some of Acton minor teams with some extra points AB novices Mens pet ees and Firefighter bantams are going with rosters made up almost entirely of first year players Chairman Alan Hall and his committee are busy making plans for the annual Legion peewec league tournament set for the community centre February and Sabres threaten to steal win with third period comeback out to lit vli for tu Vwm Mm iiliilit turned Into buttle rluht to Ilia wire when At In llirw Html ml leulNlttnul fimt win I Ire In two yen Halm who only 1 1 for urn mm fell behind Morn fn in Into In the period total of untitle lllik Ikinntilttt In Urn two IMrlodN lire lord Murruy the tlilrd iwrlotl flro when honored with help from Jury luindyWulrtonittlhoa mark of the period Within two minute Hill McGHIoway and Weldon netted goal Sabres right buck In the with KICK Baginski presses in in effort to ball by Gibbons Lord Elgin cagers romp over Burlington lard Elgin Hih School juniors trounced Acton High 8531 m a Secondary Schools basketball game here Friday night Terry idson scored 12 points in a losing cause for the David hooped eight points Bob seven and Bill four led all Lord Elgin scorers with points Duncan and Pollack had 10 each The more experienced lord built up a 3910 half turn and used second sinners for most of the second who are returning to In the league after a layoff host Burlington at the gym Friday night at Other members of the junior squad are Eric Clin Gary Jeff and Jan Peeuee post win oner iniproel tun Lions Acton s Men chalked up a victory over a much unproved Erin Lions squad at the community centre Satur da afternoon After falling behind in the first period Erin bounced back to cut the Acton lead to a single at the end of the second period The score remained until Scott Malcolm slid the puck into an empty Erin cage before the final buzzer sounded Two goals Jeff Shields scored twice and Bruce counted once for Men Bert Post picked up pair of assists and Steve Van and Handy Mclntyre helped out on one goal and Chris OConnor netted goals Alton coach Barry Inscoe was ejected from the game In the Hard period for protesting a referees tall In last Wednesday night s Men had a 10 lead over the W league leaders before the host town rallied for quick goals in the third period and a victory Wade Vickery Scott Malcolm and Shane Withers scored for Acton Dave earned a pair of assists and Vlckcry and Bill Manes picked up one apiett lAitky winners in lust week draw were J McKnight i Duval D Liquor charges Two liquor recorded by Acton this On J in with liquor in than his residence On Jan Acton resident the IT OUT When a starts to count on a man does this mean his number follies a mm regrets most the ones he didn commit when he could M0NTHIY DRAW You could be a lucky winner in the Acton Minor Baseball Monthly Draw Tickets Now on Sale From Roy Swan Harold Speaker or Tom Bouslield JUNIOR 0 HOCKEY ACTON SABRES STAYNER SISKINS AT THE ACTON ARENA FRIDAY JAN MMMMMAM NOTICE GENERAL MEETING OF THE ACTON MINOR BASEBALL AT THE Acton Public Library Sunday January Anyone interested in Baseball Please Attend helping with Minor Jam ban lluli Weber of Feruim wore following period had already picked up throe in the opening period In two molt recent of the fight Sabres took three minor penulllen In the In the period Racing on Sunday OK Sunday racing will be allowed in this year from the Acton lineup Members of the township council for various reasons were Dale made it official Monday when Pete Morrison Graham hey passed three readings of a Brian Davey Brad by law allowing horse racing at and Ray Peacock ACTON Hick Randy Itandy John Snow Dill McGUloway George Murray John Gary Ted Hob Krul Bob Wood The by law follows a successful plebiscite la December when township residents voted to 388 In of allowing Sunday racing the Campbellville track Schomberg may get late Christmas gift tons lose load to but fold cutting the Green lead to two on John a second marker of the year and on the play Fight bard Sabres fought hard to try to the game into their win column as they their 17 10 In the final frame However Fergus hung on until scoring leader Sandy Fleming iced the win with his second goal In the final minute of play and Kurtz bagged two apiece for Fergus John Cunningham Jim Kurtz Jim Woods and Dick Slater tallied loSC singles John Snow Gord Murray Bill Randy and John replied for Acton Ted Harmcr earned three assists Gary two and Randy Weldon Randy and George McPhail one apiece Council decided to send a letter to the Ontario Jockey Club operators of the raceway reminding them they promised to station a traffic patrol at the main Intersection In during peak Jflrfl may be the beneficiary of two gilt raceway traffic hours The in the South Central Junior landin because of of Acton Sabres to travel to for a riKulurly scheduled game December Ixoftnc convLnor Bill Church told the Free this week as far us hi in concerned the game was never cancelled Int team and game officials were on the Ice ready to start playing at game time Sabre officials claim they notified the team they did not feci it was safe to make the trip because of the Intense fog that existed that night They also point out the transportation company which buses the team to and from out of town games refused to allow its bases on the road So far the gift points haven shown up in league rtatistics issued weekly by Don McLean of Alliston Sabres art in fifth placcwithlupoints one ahead of may also file a claim with the H A office against the Acton club for expenses incurred by the game that played The game was originally scheduled for December but postponed by mutual agreement until December 21 because of the telecast of the Grey Cup game With only ran flayer Acton Liens in i Jeff Cooper Don and Harry I W lamp lighten THE FREE PRESS Per hut improve Play well It was only the second start of the season for Murray and the third in goal for Bonnette Both played exceptionally well beat the Fleming twins on four breakaways In the absence of cocoaches Bill Dawklns and John Craig and trainer Gary changed the lines from behind the bench The pair praised the efforts of their short handed team In making period comeback third J Legate scored the only Acton goal as Firefighter bantams went down to a defeat at the hands of the Waterloo Wellington league leaders here Saturday afternoon We lost but I felt we played far better than we did against coach Harold commented Orange- ville blanked the locals the County town last Wednesday night Robin Inscoe played an excep tionally good game in the Acton nets against the hardshooting team NOTICE PUBLIC SKATING ACTON ARENA Sat Jan to 950 Sun Jan FOURTH ANNUAL Carlisle Snowdrifters Races SUNDAY JAN 14 1973 PM FOR THE M0LS0NS GOLDEN CUP Snowmobile Stock Modi fie J Classes Cash Merchandise Trophies COURTCLIFFE PARK Carlisle Ontario ADMISSION 2 00 CHILDREN UNDER FREE THIS AD SPONSORED BY Of JOIN STREET Champion Spark Plugs STP Kendall Castrol Snowmobile Oil Goodrich Snowmobile H D Belts Bearings Ignitions