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AHS track and field accomplishments could be foundation for local club By Denis Gibbons While football hockey and basketball teams at the school have enjoyed less than mediocre success Acton High schools reputation for producing outstanding track and field athletes has kept the Redmen name In the limelight of Ontario secondary schools athletics right alongside those of schools with triple the enrolment Within the last decade athletes have won three individual championships accepted four track and field scholarships to U S colleges won a CWOSSA cross country title competed in the British Empire games or Olympic trials three times and generally made it rough for opponents who many times had written off competition from a school of between three and four hundred students Now the man most responsible and Toronto Olympic Club for Instruction ho received during his high school years Ho feels a club operated locally would attract many more prospects All too often people have to Icavo town to get the competition they need to become more proficient In what they arc doing he explains We would need a sponsor parents to help transport athletes to meets sec retaries and persons Interested In learning to coach They wouldn have to be experts we can teach for the whole story wants to start a track and field club and coaching association In Acton in an effort to encourage area youths to take advantage of the benefits participation In track and field con have Bruce Andrews first made sports page headlines when he ran a IB mile to place seventh In the British Empire Game trials While loss arduous pastimes caught the fancy of his classmates Bruce kept training hard every day He mode It to the Canadian Olympic trials In and placed second to Toronto Bruce Kldd In a memorable mile at the championships In in 1963 Six months later Bruce was running in Madison Square Garden and receiving an at Seton Hall University he might otherwise never have been able to obtain Upon graduation In he returned to Acton where he Is now head of the athletic department Big benefit Athletically receiving the scholarship allowed me to find to become the fastest Ontario out what I really was capable of high school runner over 3 doing Bruce says Scholastl metres in 1970 He established a colly I can say enough about It new record of 35 in a gutsy per It conceivable I might never In Toronto CNE have got a college education stadium that year The previous without it fall he finished first in a field of 1Q The Acton Free Prett Wednesday february Legi track club junior crosscountry race He Summer Instruction for such a club could come from two Jim and Steve Van Fleet who are now attending Miami University in Oxford Ohio on track scholarships or extrack stars like John and Keith who still live In the Acton area Prime examples and Van Fleet are prime examples of how hard work and perseverance can pay dividends In later years No small effort was put Into the preparation gave himself Wearing Seton Hall colors Andrews runs relay illmq the at ACTON BOWLING LANES winning 1 with or triples when woo ihrw from Lucky John Fabian Gertie 85 WO Landry MS Steve Port l and Dud Martin hid em Top trio Seven efforts were Ot Harris 803 and Bob Snyder MO CDS Underdogi look the first nolo tram was a lUnjorrr Bill Gentles Lucas i iding Hoses 46 Alter LAKEVIEW Feb Globetrotters took the tint trota the Ding A lost out la trie second by is then Male the finale by four pins for two and win Up on he triple and plateaus for the were Marion Store HI John Dunn IS 1238 Lucy and Suian Bruce Up there for Ding A were Anne MI Jalic with Gary cord and Ken Inhesion 111 being top trio Top or Peppercorn were Joaa Phil got It hli liana and Storey 472 Ding a ti were and Bert were top trio la the win Beat lor were Or US HO Hike 211 and J TedCurtli 221 CrKkrjVcki Lucky ABO OIE Feb it Hot lost out In the Drat a M situ In the second bung on to lake the finale by 11 and lucked away odd point for a well Tripling and lor the Don were Mi Dranna Val Norton and Bill For Mtaf is Murray BUI 211 and Jake Van Kooy III atuslaniattxikirieflrst two cantos from Din A Una but were clob bered In he Ihlrt and a I moat lost out GetUcthe triples and were Bob Woodcock and White Gettlnc era for A were Dan 8M How ay and John Van Der Kooy Rambler made a winning one GoGoanol ami anywhere and getting the count Heading win were Adams Kara Vrrenhoek US Dennis Crooha 212 and arms Moil Hardware Jim a Variety A THURSDAY TOPPERS Feb Alley CaU look over the top pot with two and total win from the Six who won the first game by Top trio in Ibe win were TiibelGilliijrci Minnie John ton 193 and Eleanor Landry ISO Ding lost top spot when Sloppy took em for the work with Donna Slavea Wendy Fabian 225 and Joyce Ada mi 221 leading Ihe win parade Tops In Dins Bats trundling were Ruth Archibald 4W Shirley Thorn ion 1SJ Ilwiaa and total win for Meatheada losing out In the to ling Stone efforts were Lynn Smith 82 Edna Payne 80S and Elaine Clpparonc 200 League Handing Alley Cata Ding Sits Sloppy Joea is Sexy Six a Bowling Stones Dogs Paelngthe win were Fred Buchanan George Bruce 17 or Ding Bats were Don Perry and League landing Ding A 41 Hot Dogs 12 Ding Bats Globetrotters Cracker- Jacks 2S reb Reliable Snack Bar came a and total win Jon int winning the finale I Top I Helen Best for Go- Co were Phil Sueur Jo tt5 and Helen Fowler League Handing Mustangs Hot Dogs Ramblers 5 A Lings IS Feb odd Ball look two from the league leading Lucky but the Lutklea made with a middle canto win and tingle for ting the Odd Balls Irkwcnti and GratRohrtaonU52U 3D Donna and Bob Pun I SO Top for Lock Thirteen wen Bert Robertson 710 104 Gerald tot and Tom came off best a two and tot lb go with Pacing in win were JulaFryterlt Frank Morton tit Ml BUI and Lynn Pont M 101 for were June Sfl and Emmy SPRINGS FLOWER SHOP Feb Rose took IB nrat Ibe front rawing by alas aeeood then poured on lo win the flnttt or a clean sweep Top trio In Ike win were Sandra Patty 80S Joan and Nolan 47 HI Best In Posies efforU wen Marsh 223 Norma Tttna HI and Betty Hsrdle SCI IN Tulip moved up tor a abort of the top rung with two game In from the Glad odd point for Wall by run pin coal Tulip the top ill by their Tope In trundling Mary Anderson for Reliable were Jim Bullous Bob Woodcock 30f and Bill Wllllami TOO 151 For the Elec tricians It was Don Harris Shorty Lowln and Terry Churchill Moss Hardware the Oakt with Jeff Fryer 350 Jim 711 and 271 head up the win Best for he were BUI Shannon Doc Foal 782 313 and Kori til 227 John a Texaco Service bombed the Home Hardware lea- a three gam win with Keith Andrews in Bill Anderson ITS and Fred Lockerbie 874 158 being chief bombers Tops tor the Home Hardware were Gary Walker and McMillan League standing Jon Electric 45 Reliable Snack Bar Automotive John a Texaco Service Moss Hardware W Home Hard ware ACTON LADIES Feb 21 Jim Variety knocked top rung when took em for wtvks Top trundling for the Variety Gala were Ina Mellon 13 Norton 208 and Fran 104 Making with the May 810 ZM Fran Pierce 283 and Jean Smith COS Moss Hardware came up with a two and totals win after drop Ding the first spasm to the G A Nan Hunt 587 Elbcl Anthony and Hurst ICO 20 headed up the win Top trio for the G A were Barb Wilson 204 181 and Grate Robertson in Nielsen a Clothing won tbe first two from Cameo Boutique then got shellacked In third and total but the two game win put them up on prk the jo Perkins 473 Top for Cameo wen pal Dawklns Betty Elliott 213 and t 170 the first were on the team to annex next two Top trio in the win were Mac 293 Jim Bullough and Ray 887 241 Top lor Dominion were Bill Anderson 718 Jack Gould 271 and Bob Woodcock 149 look the first from Acton Lanea and were gunning tor the third but a last frame rally by the Lanes goi them the decision by me pin Pacing the Reliable roll were Pete Homer 388319 Bruce Shuttl 294 and Jeff Fryer 758 260 Tops for Acton Lane were Tom Browning Dee DeForest 770 M Jim 285 The Store crew rolled roughshod over the Acton Meadows Bees for r triple win with Doc Post 777 344 Lucas with a 834 228 was a loner tor he Bees League standing Acton Meadows League standing Acton Meadow Tail Hinton Dominion Hotel Acton Lanes IT Ac Ion Meadow Bee Feb 22 Gold digger came up with a two and totals win Road Runner taking middle Pacing Gold Digger roll srera Dave Ireland Ml Eva Glendennlng 201 and Ellen Laracn 105 Tope tor Road Runners were Jim Ken van Pokier tot Ben 211 and Letter Satellites woo their first game from by pin hung on to win lb second then fell off win beam and Moonshiner grabbed the win and the odd point for totals by three pins Making with ihe most for Satellites wen Mike Noble Lou BeauUeo and Phillips Best la Moonshiner effort were Monica Willi MllebaU 110 Wayne Super Star won Ihe first go from Untouchable then Us wayside and It was two and totals win for Untouchables with Larry May and Jack 490 171 being 100 and Kevin in were if Barry Clarke League standing- Cold Digger Super Star Untouchables 32 Moonshiner Satellite Road Runners the Sportsmen for the right Provincial whan up Honor MtKscnern Crank Cliff Kirk Near the school In rtxwm Indoor lard dally for itfxomtnif wi dow I relation llowdu all these results fact flifure and accomplishments Keith Ranney check the stop watch with coach Ted Franklin has run mile and done the BOO metres In In the a year and half Van Fleet progressed from lust another the school field day to one of the province top Juvenile javelin throwers Last summer he won first place In the Halton Peel secondary schools meet placed fifth In a field of at the meet and bettered the Canadian Juvenile record with a throw of 213 feet at an open meet In Montreal He has won his first three meets In the winter semester with the Miami verslty team Keith raised a few eye brows In the Varsity stadium press box at the 1966 Toronto Bailee Games when he chased Olympic half mller Bill Crothers around the track finishing third behind Crothers and American George German at the wire A versatile runner Keith recorded top times of In the 50 in the in the half mile and In the mile Top vaulter At the age of 15 John cleared the pole vault bar at a height of inches to become the beat midget vaulter In all of Ontario a high schools rtiree years later he cleared 1 feet two Inches at the Pastern Canadian Although the world mark now over 18 feet efforts would still be considered good In high school circles today A latecomer to Acton High Phil Morris was good enough to make It to the OFSSA finale in the BOO and 1600 metre events In 1071 before he accepted a track scholarship to the university of Wyoming There have been others who If the results they obtained were not as Impressive surely benefitted in some way from the physical conditioning and knowledge of discipline they gained from their participation In track and field Ed McMugh and Wilson ran well for the Guelph Legion club during the 50 a Alan Hall who since devoted a lot of time to lacrosse and hockey programs in town once ran a mile and Alan McKenzle the bearded one was always near the two minute mark in the half mile and the 52 second mark for the quarter Dan Arbf was a top sprinter ACTON MIXED Feb Hobos racked up a two totals win at ihe Wanderers expense almost got bundle but Wanderer snaffled Ihe by pins lop trio Hoods win were Shorty Aril White 2ll and BUI Boyd 340 Beit in Wanderers efforts with triplet and singles were Moore Peg Hurdle Ken Billings and Peter Blanc Hi Lite out a pin win over Tinklers In the first hen made no mistake in wrapping up Ihe next two tor a triple win Heading up the win Doug Hilton and Harry Middle Ion 208 Tops or lbs Tinklers were Rupe SSI 2T7 Jerry Buchanan 221 and Bryan Billing 218 Snails were a two Same winner from Hot Shots Mt the singleton tor total when the Hot Shots got hoi In the middle canto Making with Ihe most for Snails were Bill McHullen Joan Gerry and Henry Gcbcrleb 471 Best for Hoi Shot were Laura Treble 281 Elsie 877 and AWIn Moore 430 Lea standing Hobos HI Lite I en Tinkler SO Wsnderen Hot Shots BIG FOUR Feb The front running Misfits came up with a two and win from Happy Rollers with Charley its John Van 284 Webb lB and Archie Duiker pacing Ihe win Top tri counters for Happy Hollers were Ken Parrlsh 1T 231 andchfla Duiker 181 a big night for the Poor Souls They won em all he Hot Doit Voskamp 013 Dorothy Corven Jain Van and Van Dam tripled and tor the Poor Souls Top trio for Hot Dogs were Dolt Van Jack Van ISO and Sonya 187 League Handing Misfits Poor Souls SO Hot Dogs Rollers H HOLDEN OPTOMEfltST Cork St East GUELPH Phone TA Hi Wendy the lucky winner In the Thursday Toppers weekly draw well the big news this week Is that the Bowling earn of the Thursday Topper lea sue Qua to advance to the regional playoff a In the Daytime Lady Bowler tournament The Zone rollotf last Sunday morn at the Georgetown Bowl lane and 10 teams were bowling a ihree game go to qualify for the two up spots and right to advance to regional roIL the gam the Bowling Stones Lennora McKlnnoo Lynn Smith Edna Payne Gertie and Elaine were in fifth place pint down from lb lop spot Came the third game and the revolution Toe gals got high gear with a 110 per cent effort and bowled the second highest game of Ihe set a 112 ibe team from Guelph had the top team single and II brought their three total up pin behind first learn score rolled by lb Georgetown team was a happy jubilant team when the final results were posted and over the A ay tun came tbe heartwarming word Here arc final result ladles first CoorgMowQ with a tout of second Aetna with 3280 the remainder of the score went la Us excited screams and shrieks or Us two whining team The regional Steve Van Fleet at Miami Close game Acton High Junior Redman lost to Milton In the closest basketball game they ve hod this year last Wednesday scored ISof the Acton points Bob VinsH and Terry Davidson netted nine each Dan McTavish Rick and Jan Stachyra had two apiece Burlington Nelson defeated 39 In Burlington Thursday The girls volleyball team lost their match at Burlington Lord Elgin in straight games Baseball meet The Acton Minor Baseball Association will hold a general meeting In the Centennial library Tuesday March at POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL Manufacturer of Telephone GALT This be bowling to win thai paid weekend Mew York that winds It once again my ao amlioa and Concord City BOWL for Pleasure BOWL for Health THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN BOWL TOGETHER Its the IN Thing Mil to do GO BOWLING ACTON BOWLING LANES Main St N Member B P A C 8530170 thoso of hoeltiry or more popular team I would equate a truck and field to nuklntf the Junior A rankn In hockey comment the national level I would would be equivalent to making the For the number of kids that have through tha school I think the number we ve had compete at the national level la remarkable Only those who have the dally grind of conditioning the body and mind know the and toll that goes into It It a lonely sport because you have to do the work yourself It per cent work and 1 per cent applause but It always pays off for anyone who willing to work Bruce Further opportunities may open up In the sport now that the new professional track and field association hag been formed in the U Even at the college level the opportunity for travel La en ceUent The Miami track team will soon be making a swing through the southern states Jim on run A IoujI track and Held club could be of to Intretted In the sport hut volunteer help In coaching duties Iraruportatlon arrangements or Just plain encouraging Is badly needed A major factor In the Improve ment Keith showed for Instance was the coaching and encouragement provided by former Actonlan Ted Franklin who now lives In I feel the amount of time Ted spent with Keith hod a lot to do running a 1 half mile Bruce says Bruce would be interested In hearing from future Ted Franklins He can be reached at home at John Goy clears the bar at a 1962 Ugh school meet Three players finish in top Final scoring statistics released by WaterlooWellington Minor Hockey league convenor Moore show that three Acton players Van Fleet and Charlie McRae of the CFAW midgets and Dan McGilloway of the lions Juveniles were among the top in their age groups Van Fleet placed fifth in the midget scoring race with 21 goals and assists for points in games McRae finished ninth with 1Z and 16 assists for points fifth place in the eight team league averaged slightly more than a point a game with nine goab and 11 assists in 19 games to place tenth in the Juvenile scoring race Lions finished fifth in the six team league VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS Repairs are stilt available in Milton by factory trained mechanics at MILTON CHRYSLER DODGE Formerly Plaza Motors 88 Ontario St Milton We stock sell MASTER FEEDS ALWAYS IN OOOO SUPPLY Corn and Scratch Food Salt of All Kinds Mixad Feeds Bread Pastry Flour 25 and too lb Acton Flour Mills Wholesale and Mill SI W 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