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sports and recreation One and Sixth Ytar Numbtr Wtdmtdav Autiisl Sect Statu by Diana Fat facts I sitting again I ra always sitting while I pound log away at the keys And it bothers me I KNOW while I sitting my der Is slowly spreading fat is sett ling around my hips and stomach Im getting fat So I think Why not go out and get fit But time and motivation are key words here Thais a problem with a lot of people We work all day were too tired at night and besides well boring And hard work Sorry Participation but it is However the benefits of fitness far outweigh the sweat We have more energy therefore our productivity In creases whether in housework or newspaper reporting That why 1 think employee fitness or at least fitness awareness pro grams should be incorporated into people worklife It not that our employers are responsible for our fat content In a town this size with smaller industries it is ludicrous to think an employer should install a gymnasium in the board room But I need motivation Parti has a program out called Fitness The Facts It not a dieting or exercising program but moreofancducatlonkit It consists of six booklets and posters and explains why people should be fit And how And what happens you re not The at Participation say the program is geared at motivating employees What someone does to keep fit is entirely up to them Fitness The Facts was evolved out or a need for a lowcost easy practical program It got its start because large corporations such as CN supported it Right now more than Canadian corporations government depart and public institutions have purchased the Facta for their em ployees One of them Is a newspaper InSaskntoon per person for small companies Fitness The have led large corporations into more intensive pro grams Teleglobe for Instance has been subsidizing employee member ships at fitness clubs and When you think about It fitness pro grams at work are something like a health care benefit package Fitness is a prevention medicine Besides a fitter workforce can mean lower absenteeism rates higher moral and as stated increased productivity So how can I get the lead out What available In Acton for me to get fit The is coming out with their fall programs in a couple of weeks In It says President Keith Robbing there are fitness programs including Indies keep fit The recreation department lost year offered a combined fitness and swim class And there arc organized sports leagues hockey baseball bad and tennis There are some companies in Acton concerned with employee fitness too s has a slow pitch base ball and bowling leagues Hellers is in the same ball league while Indusmln employees play ball in In Wal Other large companies in Acton such as Superior Glove or Building Products of Canada have nothing Gary Mum who is a data processing supervisor at Hellers said It was to get any kind of a program while the company is spread out under three roofs But he added once the company is a program such as Fitness The Facts might be con He was already aware of Its existence felt the same way But none of the companies had considered Incorporating any kind of physical fit program until I mentioned it Then there are those who won con aider it It was pointed out that workers are probably fit just doing their jobs Some employees at companies such as Heller Beardmore use physical labor in their work But how about sit down Jobs Are office workers bank employees and reporters doomed to the curse of the spreading bulge Christine St teen and June Lewis both of Acton won the ladles doubles invitational at Chlcopee Tennis Club Invitational in Kitchener recently Nine clubs participated Stcen and Lewis who play for the Acton team of the ladles Intercounty B west league represented Wellington Indoor Tennis club In Guclph In the Invitational TriCountv re Squirt boys facing final A cliff hanger of a final play off game between Acton Transmission Squirt boys and will be played out in tonight Wednesday nipped Transmission In the second match of the best of three series in Sunday David Haynes took the loss though he fanned seven batters and put bat to ball for one of the Transmission s two home runs Another David this time accounted for the other homer Scott Williams tallied a double and single while Peter Cargill hit a double Second baseman Craig sliced two singles Going into the second game Acton was riding the crest of a narrow Q win In the first encounter at Prospect Park last week with his second single of the gome stroked the winning run which brought Mike Baker home from third The Transmission crow trailed going into the bottom half of the final Inning when Cadenhead was walked Baker triple put him into scoring position for and tied the game with Cadenhead sprint home Fitzgerald was another triple header Healso earned a single as did Tom Atherlon chucked the chide passed 1G batters for the win Transmission Squirts swept from OASA playdown with two victories in a row The downed in the best of three game Softball association playoffs July In Prospect Park David set down 14 slug while Peter Cargill with two singles and Sean Fitzgerald with a single helped the team Haynes also hit a single Foodand wins A Atoms scorched Eromosa 1G in the series opener In Prospect Park Friday Michael Williams unloaded two home runs one with the bases loaded while Jeff Fuller also connected for a four bagger Shawn Dry den 14 batters on the road to the win Williams also connected for a triple and a single while Fuller slammed a double and a single too David Harrison also stroked a triple and a single Scott came through with a triple on his turn at the plate Other Acton sluggers wtre Paul Sankey with a double and a single and Dry den with a single Acton finished third In regular season Tri County piny Midgets play tonight Eds In and Out Midgets which trail Hespelcr by one game In a best of three OASA playdowns were rained out at Pro spect Park when they were leading 12 7 Monday The game was called after six Innings Another half inning and the game would have counted Game two Is slated for to night Wednesday at seven bells In Pro spect Park If necessary the third game will also be here That may take place Thursday at the same starting time Electricians trip leaders The nip and tuck race for the final play off berth in the Acton Industrial Fastball League continues into the final weeks of action Ha Hon Hills Electric enhanced its chances of post season play with an upset of league leading Sunday afternoon In Prospect Park The electricians are tied with Station Ho tel since the latter were held In fourth spot because they dropped a 14 to decision to Construction Vans Welding went down to a defeat at the hands of Acton Firestone Oldtlmers Vans have a chance pending the results of last night s action against the electricians in of bunching up the fourth playoff spot a threeway race Hills Electric scored early then hung on to dish out and defeat against the squad least accustomed to losing Mound master Ted set down a doc en batmen while I readom Campbell settled for seven Dan Allen connected for his second run of the game followed by singles from and for the electricians to take a commanding four to zip lead in the third frame threatened in the fourth to the electricians grip on the lead After Dave Boycott a run in the third the Frea squad rallied for three runs Doug Ford Boycott again and Lloyd in the fourth They got no far Right away Jim and his second lime cross the plate in the game re took the lead for the underdogs Bob Jarrett and Rick seal the victory for the electricians in the seventh Hills Electric has clinched two of the three games with meetings against meanwhile kept Station Hoteliers socked into fourth place played catch up ball until the fourth Inning when they burst into the lead with eight runs attack ground toa halt in the same frame cranked out eight runs in a row Count them Wally Ella Larry Charlie Harrison Rick Coe Roy Bosch Terry Bill and Glen McKenzlo Prior to the fourth Inning only McKcnzle managed to cross home plate Ella and Ciglen each added to the tally later in the fourth and came through with a run each In the fifth to round out the scoring Ken Pilgrim took credit for the win On Station s side Kevin Archibald and Jamie Morris delivered a two to nothing lead In tho early goings Bill McCormick supplemented the lead with a second inning run Morris rounded off the Station attack with a homer in the fourth Vans Welding failed in a bid to climb Into a fourth place tie with lee trie and Station when they got themselves hammered 7 by the Firestone Oldsters The got themselves into the first In the third with runs by Foxes blank Georgetown by Carole Acton Foxes were hot Monday night win against a depleted Georgetown wo men learn in an exhibition game Four of the goals came in the second half three of them by Jane Trucmun the others by Anne McCord and Shirley Strong games were played by the whole team who were inspired to great efforts by the fact that their coach Carole Saxon was captain of the opposing team The shutout was ensured by a solid de fence of Sue Mutch Sheila Johnson and This exhibition game was a practice for the upcoming trip to the USA Three teams in the Acton Soccer Club are preparing for a weekend series of exhib ition games in Lockport New York According to Carole Saxon there Is still room on the buses and spaces can be se cured by phoning Brian Saxon at About 130 people including the teams are expected to make the August jaunt The Acton Foxes plus the Junior boys squad the Trojans and the boys bantam team will be making the trip Terry Mosaics and Earl Burt Masales and Burt went the distance again in the fifth with Don Archibald in pursuit for a five run count The eighth frame saw Freddy Archibald round the bases followed by Vince Thornton to end the Oldsters day Frank Daley was on the mound for Fire stone Butch Jennings look the loss for Vans Bill Britton worked his way home for the first run mid way through the seventh In the eighth frame Dereck pitch hit single Pending results of Tuesday action is on lop of the league with pol Two bock is which are trailed by the Oldtlmers with 18 The Electricians are lied at 14 points with Station Hotel Vans is in the basement In a Saturday moke up match strength at the plate showed as they cream Station Hotel 1B4 Station took a two to goose egg lead in opening inning off runs by Dave Allen and Jamie Morris In the seventh Inning the team got its next however too late runs from Murray and Bill McCormick Dan Arblc rifled a single for Freadom cause It wasn much of a con test of baseball skills George Wallis crossed home plate four times He wos trailed by Mike McGregor and Ruddy Holmes with triple Scores Ken Paisley rounded the buses twice Arbic was counted the winning In a must win Vans Welding produced a result against rivals Station Hotel in last Wednesday action Dennis fanned eight Hotel batters Round Robin went for the first run in Vans favor in the first inning Karl Killingbcck Cliff and Bill counted one run each in the fourth for a good size lead Gary Pickles added one run to the tally In the sixth and another In the eighth with and Dave adding the rest Bob Jerrett connected for a Station Hotel the first frame Woody Fabian added one run in the fourth and another in the fifth to boost the Hoteliers Carl finished off Station attack with his fifth frame run Transmission Squirt Boy team member Dave Paul churns la the dust during his turn bat last vt in the playoff gam against won J rallied in the next game to forte a deciding Rome lonlght In Halton Rural re Atoms pepper Omagh Nellis Construction Atom boys more than tripled the score against in the last regular season game of the Rural The Acton team shelled the visitors Aut to clinch second place in the final standings Glen Williams took the regular season title Campbell hurled the first three innings and later Shown Dryden look over the mound for the distance Campbell retired eight batters Harrison and Jeff Fuller connected for single homers to lead the Acton squad to the easy victory Omagh trailed throughout the match workers took a seven to one run lead in the gome opener and never looked back Harrison Campbell Chris Griggs Ron Salmon Fuller Shawn and Todd Deforest each tallied runs Acton burst forth in the third inning after second frame to run up a 2 lead Harrison homer sparked the team He also made It home after his second time to the plate Other team members who rounded the bases twice in the inning were Doug Bastell John Katsillicris Deforest and Dryden Griggs Salmon and Lindsay also crossed the plate for Nellis in the middle frame In their final chance at bat Fuller blasted his home run in the fourth inning while Lindsay walked home rallied with four runs in final frame however it was too little effort too late LL ladies blast Ford Mustangs took two in a row against J Sports in Acton Ladies Recreational league action recently In the first game July an injury riddled match suffered a defeat at the hands of the Mustangs In the second game on August with both teams healthy the Mustangs scored a 100 victory L Ls superb playing was backed by good batting from team members with home runs by Kathy Hayward and Debbie r Sue Bobbins fanned seven sluggers worm The Ladles Intercounty West team finished their re torn photo front left to right Arlene Bruce season with a final home tournament last Wednesday Shirley Wilms and Boiler Back left to against After splitting four gomes the group got to- right Chris and Lewis Morris capture title puts ball racquet during Acton Club play a go Init by Mike Morris June Lewis and Mike Morris ore the new mixed doubles champions of the Acton Tennis Club They defeated the defending champions last year Peter and Joanne Marks in and to capture the title Margot and Bert Pursoo defeated he Ladies Inter County Team tied White Oaks at two matches with Chris Steen Gregg Lisa Veldman and June Lewis combining to take the matches for Acton Our mixed team was not as fortunate with and Don Gregg taking the only match in their five to one toss to Wallace Park at There will be a Junior Round Robin held at the courts beginning ot 1 Thursday Juniors are Invited The Friday night social will begin at seven chimes AH senior members are in vited with a fee and balls provided