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One Hundred and Second Year No ACTON ONTARIO DECEMBER 22 1976 Second Sect on Sabres Flyers spear n jab to earn 247 penalty minutes Milton Flyers and Sabres seem to have contracts on each other to see who can malm the quickest Or else they hope to set a new OHA central league penalty record by adding hours to the old one Judging from their last two games together Milton won the games 7 and 84 Flyers also took the In Minutes game not counting mis conducts Medically only the doctors know the number of bruises and spear splinters they treated Both games were decided In the second period so that what followed and some of what went on before could have In a science fiction plot taken place in Romes Colosseum rather than in the community centre or at Milton Both teams were critical of Gary Ward end the work of linesmen Clarence Hill and Pro vost but Acton cocoach Dave added action to his words had to be held off from the ref by three Sabres after he marched onto the Ice In a bid to get at the official Although DelPapa said later that he realized what he did won change the officiating Flyers public relations man Dave Bush told What you just did is exactly what I been wanting to do Game suspension received a two game suspension for his actions and is slated to return behind the net tonight when Sabres host That was probably the worst display of refereeing I have ever seen in 10 years DelPapa said after the game He was allowing too many cheap shots after the whistle was blown It up to him to control the game because the boys aren going to DelPapa said he told the referee after the second period he would have to clamp down on the cheap shots but according to Ward replied that If he did the gome could last four hours He Ward called the game as if It should be over in an hour and a half or two Then he could go home said The incident that sparked the departure from hockey to the cut and slash came when Sabre Paul and Flyer Pierre squared off against each other in Acton end Curtas started the fight but Pilote was quick to drop his gloves before he realized Curtas was wearing a bird cage face mask on his helmet The moment I threw off my gloves I regretted it Pilote recounted Realizing he do much harm with his fists Pilote grabbed the mask and hauled down to the ice They both got five minutes in the sin bin but was also ejected for grabbing the mask pulse EUtone Alexanders introduced a seldom heard sound onto the video tapes of international hockey when the Senior A club lost to the touring Moscow Selects Thursday The nearly packed arena heard LAUGHTER from the 3 member audience Sure there were cries of Hit him as a Russian swept into the zone and Come when an Alexander patted one of the Soviets with a pillow check Laugh was all that was left to the crowd and it was probably the which helped take the a ting out of another defeat for a Canadian team by inviting the one and the only Ed Entertainer Stuck to play for former National Hockey League player was one of about four fair or fringe pros who bolstered the Brantford lineup By the way from the Independent Milton s Rod Lea and myself drove for an hour and a half to see this example of international hockey In the flesh ThecostwasfSeach I enjoyed seeing first hand what the Gibber has been pounding at me for months that the Soviet hockey machine Is letter perfect when its practice It might also be fairly said that the visitors perfection against the Alexanders For most of the encounter the Brantford team came through with a half hearted effort while the Reds lived up to the Gibber a words The one exception on the Alexan team was goalie Sun Worou who never gave up and literally saved the Brantford reputation from being soiled with a goal defeat The Soviets once controlled the puck so long that they were able to skate through the entire Canadian team without one of the home town boys touching the puck So Shack took It upon himself to odd a few unexpected highlights to the night for the fans and the Russians Sure he deflected in one of the goals and he did hit a couple of Soviets but it was his light hearted approach to defeat that caught the a sense of humor For example while arena officials replaced a sheet of broken glass at Ice level Shack took to the ice while several Selects stood near their net Round the goal flew Shack He whizzed by star VUcbetf which he was Shack then pirouetted at least once did a snow stop and retook his seat The crowd loved the performance They ate it up They clapped and called so long that the Russians must have wondered if the real purpose of the Canadian game was to throw it and then mock it However the Russians will have the last chuckle next April when they play the NHL cast In the World Tournament at Vienna Deep within the entrails of town government there a misplaced heart that beats out a warm and generous hush tome this week Some nameless twit mailed from Georgetown one Christmas card cost unknown Postage was eight cents The envelope with my name spelled correctly thank you very much contained the card with the following verse With wishes for a Joyous Christmas and a Blessed New Year Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too who ever the person was who signed the colorful card Hllla Recreation and Parks Dept Next year leave me off your moiling list If you haven t got a name I don want to know you even by the breviatlonHHRPD If you ve got a name please use It Don be shy This is a very personal and warm time of the year ChristmaBbuniqueforthlsfeeling so please don t squash it by wishing me or anyone else the very best from an faceless institution Merry Christmas everyone J For the rest of the night the Flyers were after Curtas who retaliated with several cheap shots of his own Curtas teammates rallied behind him and everyone seemed to forget about scoring Fans in both games got into the spirit Here an Acton spectator hod 19 witnesses to say that a Milton fan started the fight they found them selves in At Milton spec restrained them to vocal criticism Push shove On the ice pushing and shoving incidents were common around both nets both games But it was the use of sticks and elbows around the boards which caused most damage to players In the scoring though it played a secondary role Mil ton Bruce Ellison banked in the winner here Saturday to go with his four other goals that night Dave Chapman sank his goal of the season from Jeff Townsley to give Acton a 1 tie after minutes of play Steve Buchanan scored from Campbell as Sabres only reply to the five goals by Milton in the second ptnod Paul registered his second goal as an Acton player midway through the third period on passes from Chris and Campbell Costello fired his final goal us a Sabre his 19th from Chapman to round off Acton scoring Al and Sieve were other Milton scorers White at orange Jamie Vickery a utility forward approached Sabre officials before the start of lndays game They knew I hippy about the amount of ice time I was getting Vickery said He was old Friday that he d be going to the juveniles He I got onto the Ice he says during Wed s third against Milton Friday also saw the first appearance this year of midget Rick In a Sabre uniform Number five In the white and orange Bill McGilloway was also playing his first game after sitting out a half dozen due to a suspension Against Milton Milton Wednesday neither team scored until the second period Campbell tied it up 1 1 from Rod Sheridan and Joe Hurley then made it from Chapman Milton scored five times in the second period and added a couple in the third Rod Gooding scored four goals while Steve Jeff Lyons and Dave Boyd added singles Sabres Milton 1810 in the first period but came out on the short end of the 11 and later on Moffat was in Acton goal while Ian Roberts did the chore for Flyers FLYER BRENT MURRAY 5 shoves Acton Sabre attacker Chris Costello away from the Milton net with an illegal cross check while Ian Roberts makes the save on shot Milton won the game 2 which was marred by 115 penalty minutes Senior cagers miss being to champs Pulling Sabres goalie works but Blades clinch in rebound Thi senior boys basketball team muffed a chance to join the midgets and juniors in the tournament championship circle when they dropped an ion to Saltflcet in the title game here Saturday Sallftect previous trounced in tht second game of the four team invitational tournament AHS beat In the first game Aurora took the consulation prize by shading Fergus 70- The tournament s top shooter came from the lest place Fergus team A player with the surname Timms collected some points Brian Larstn was the lop marksmen for Redmen with points The other Acton scorers wire as follows Don Coats Brad Buchanan 18 Gord Bruce and Danny Webster 15 each Matt 13 while Paul and Alex netted eight each Rick Van Fleet got four and Greg Tatton two The juvenile von the Acton tournament a week ago on the same day as the midgets took top honors at the meet Juves force fought back from a l deficit to tie Acton juveniles at Orangeville Saturday rep hockey Rick Van Fleet started the scoring for in the first period when converted a Kent Kennedy pass into a goal the 3 point Dave ders tied the game up at early in Ihe second but before tht end of the period Acton built a 4 1 lead Kolin Kennedy and Mike Rip- from Von Fleet and red Allen found the mark Marv netted the sole marker in the final however ville s Bruce Kennedy fired two goals while Rick Cope- land and Tom Thompson got singles or the tic SENIOR REDMEN failed to join the Juniors and Midgets the winning circle when the seniors lost to Saltfleet in the championship contest here Saturday Elmira blanks maj peewee blanked Acton winning goal at the 10 mark major four of he first penod Brent goals in Wellington Waterloo added a single In the hockey action here on middle frame and Steve Ross December 14 put in two within seconds of Mike counted the the third period Down two goals the last moments of Saturday Oak villeActon game Sabres engineered lifting of the goalie adding another at taeker and scoring a goal However the Blades also found the mark to shade Sabres The game was in sharp contrast in pliy with Sabres encounters with Milton Flyers the night before and last Wednesday Both those games featured so many penalties that officials needed two scoring sheets lo mod ate the numbers skating and ample scoring chances marked this Saturday night encounter won the previous en counters too by margins of 7 and Spectators got a first look at number 18 Dave who was picked up In the three for one deal with Streetsville that was com pleled the day of the game scored Acton fifth goal with no help in the second penod After minutes of play the teams were even at four goals each but in the second period Sabres 1 Acton s attack under Dave first tried the pulling the goalie tactic in the second period and just about worked Twice the puck flew over the top of the mesh in stead of under the cross bar Cocoach Dave DelPapa was silling out the second of his two garni suspension after he stepped onto the ice at Milton Wednesday in an attempt to get at referee Gary Ward Twice Sabres had the lead in the first period but Oak vllle was able to even the score Don Richard scored his sixth goal of the season at the 1 mark from Joe Gardm for the first lead Midget Dave counted his second Jun or goal half through the period to give Sabres a brief lead His older brother Bill assisted on the play with Dave s midget teammate Scott Malcolm Best game Jeff who in Acton team manager Fred Buchanan i words played the best game he seen him play scored an unassisted goal also in the first period and later combined with Mc Gilioway senior 0 set up Steve Buchanan power play goal Affiliated player Willie McFarlane scored first goal which was followed the first period by Gary Richardson Larry Deans and Doug Taylor goal came in the second while Blades Richardson and Brian Marvel replied McGilloway the elder found the groove for his ninth goal of the year He d been out of until the night before because of a six game suspension Dave Chapman and Held Campbell earned assists on the play which had the score board showing for with seconds to play Just enough The half minute was just time enough for another goal but it wasn to come from a Sabre s stick Shane Payette found a hole between goalie Kent Moffat and the post Taylor scored lade seventh goal earlier in the first period Sabres look IB minutes in penalties to compare with the ten for The Acton combo of Moffat and Ken stopped shots while Bob Sutton and Rob Parker deflected 19 shots at the other end of the rink Sabres host tn the lait home game of the year tonight Former Sabre Chris Costello will be In the line up for Streetsvllle In his first game against his former mates Boxing Day the club travels to Brampton for the last game of the calendar year J I TOPPING OF THE AQUATIC show with a candle light swim were 17 girls including Liz Cooper left and Cathy Ashley The second annual swim show entertain about 100 spectators at the Acton pool Vans advances in first Hotel ponders playoffs HELLERS AND Station Hotel players mix it up in front of goalie Rick during industrial league action Station continued to climb In the standings by dumping Hellers Blow Press downed Kens and Vans trounced on Kens 91 No games are slated for Boxing Day but hockey action Sunday nights returns to the community centre on January 2 when the six teams go at it again Station Hotel look a firmer hold of Ihe last playoff berth In the Industrial Hockey League by downing second place Hellers In other Blow Press subdued Kens 106 and Vans Welding hammered Lokeview l Blow Press led throughout to down Kens 106 In a game which started slow but ended with a burst of third period scoring took a lead in the first period then increased the ante to 4 In Ihe second Ten goals were exchanged In the final twenty minutes John Mason led the pressmen with six goals Including the winner to go with four assists Bren Irwin opened the gome scoring for BP midway through the first period on passes from Mason and Sid Barens Mason followed up with a goal later from Wood and John Kavanaugh Mason made the score l from John McCutcheon and Evan replied once for Kens on an unassisted goal before Mason again scored from Irwin Bill Fabian found the mark before the end of the second period to produce a game on a Ken Slaney pass In the third period Mason scored three times once from Kavanaugh once from and once all alone and Mike Miller pulled the trigger on un assisted goals for Kens Tally for Barens Pete Morrison and Irwin tallied for BP while Slaney scored from Miller and later Lyndon Thompson put a shot Into the mesh from Kens got two penalties and one Station Hotel continues on Its winning round by dumping second spot Hellers Station shooters pumped six goals In the final twenty minutes for the win Hellers and Station were lied after the first period then Station took a three to wo lead in the second Colton scored both Hellers markers Gary assisted on two and Hugh Forbes on one Wayne Allen and Bill Field were power houses for Station Each rifled in three goals counted or two more and Mike McMahon one Jim picked up three assists In the win while Field and helped with a couple each Single assists were awarded to Bruce Cooksley Masales Jim McDonald and Gerry van Eykcn Easy skate Vans went for an easy skate over In the last game of the night Lone Lakers goal came off the stick of Gordon who ruined Roy Jenkins blanking bid in the last second of the game Vans scored twice in the first period and once In the second Jim Cole led Vans with three third period goals and an assist on Ernie Waller marker Floyd Hllller fired In a couple of rubbers and Bruce McPherson got the goal that won the game from Keith Osmond Dave Morris secured help from and Eric Stone on the lone second period goal Osmond combined with Cole for the first of six Vans goals in the final frame Stone and Morris set up goal next Then came Cole s three markers Osmond assisted on two of them while Tim and McPherson also helped Hllller soon after got his second goal of the night with help from no one