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thursday january 16th 1947 the acton free press pack hkvmj hilites of the arveekotsport innnnry i own bridge tourney for uiu nr will i- hfld in the y un de tho enpnblt supervision of jack litpr and wit it rifrekhments served n f m r stcnrneroir nndmc5 r iy tftc ivenlnj will be an enjoyable ine for all thoco who attend preceding the opening 6t the exhlb- won ulhfl georgetown on tuesday night prhapaon of the moat tooch- jng perforitioneea ever to hit tho ice btnefi vrtu cnrfflenlouly obflervl twominute alienee in respectful tri bute o the memory of a mother of thro grand hockey players hushed the crowded georgetown arena georgetown wetake our haotofr to you much more of thin brand of sportsmanship would give a keener insight into the ideas of organized tport fans dldn t appreciate the contin ues of referee kllyherc last thurs day several of them complained agree however 11 b rumored that kelly offered o nightmarish experience in a town west of here apparently a gfame in which he was the presiding ret took a rough house quality and three player were lodged in the hos pitaltall injuries were from hlgh- atlcldng so maybe kelly prevented an epi demic of cuts and brulsec with his enforced discipline of keep em down 4lijgjayfin game at net minting to keeitftanwxios- georgetown to come to milton friday legion boys have strong team and lost uoth gaues by clow margins acten wonnsecond frame from luckless milloiiiaiis fcl it might have been the war or it may be the hlghor standard of living canadians are enjoying but did you notice the crowd that packed the arena on thursday last they poured i to w a g that had no special significance whatsoever cx- re maybe to practice the tanners for future meetings sports auditoriums across the coun try are packed to the rafters for sports events that would have minor significance in prewar days junior hockey a great crowd please usually suffered financial difficulties with poor gates and now they nt tract as large a gathering as intermediate tilts managed in 39 if this is a- post war trend it is on admirable one for nothing can affect frioniuy relations more than sport emphasizing team work and ooord lnatlon patting some one else on the back giving everyone a splttt of com munity interact- oldomooji ucltus- amateur sport trees tare usually classified into groups of various woods and on thursday last a stalwart maple car- lying herb woodr as n handleproved just how resistant a woods can be in sofar as it takes to stop n piece of rubber for uhen the milton inter mediate carrying the legion banner visited acton on the aforementioned eve one of the indispensable barriers that limited the legionnaires to a duo of goals uas fricker woods who glittered with star dust to spark the 3 2 victorj of the tanners over mtttsn- twns opening night jfthc 1047 in termediate b schedule for acton and with a full house vie tho initial clash in the local arena the two teams blue lined for the band s rendition of the national anthem with the ane letting loose on yells referee kelly dropped the puck into the jumble of slicks and play opened up did we say opened up it could be better expressed qs broken up the squads merged into seas of high sticks and ref kelly attempted a systematic send off to the sinbin for piayctsnf either squad townaley and wilson were the first cloned box holders of tickets in the front row nnd theywere followed by h host of others what a mix up time keepers referee officials play ers and fans none ofr these could keep up with penalties that were handodoiit right ji0tl left w scarrow lw wilson westlake cvnktt nates acton woods g brush ld rld- dall rd gillespie c i marzo rw goy lw bnyuts f marzo l wfarjrdhojirst group to makaolsc of the zo townsley and lindsay alternat es coals 1st period acton townsley 850 2nd period milton grant 11 15 hownsley 16 05 3rd period aeton gillespie 1g 20 mcmunn 1900 acton with matters a little more ironed out townsley caught a pass from linden j to push acton abend at the rio mark never coukt flgger out how they managed time in between whittles to accomplish this for one blast followed another in quick sue school league starts gaines on saturday afternoon joe kentner to coach entry of juveniles of acton athletic association the school league got away to a good oart saturday afternoon with two games being played mr mclean juulmrmackenzle have four teams of older boys the rcxlsiuestblacks and greens the reds defeated the blocks 40 arblc scored 3 times and hutt once the blues took the greens 4 1 for ihe blues tyler mcullowny bill loth and lilemsley each scored one am ii gpeilvogol got u rocn counter the games were handled by joe kentner who gnve the boys iome in formation on why he blew the whist le the acton athletic association has cession the period ended 10 after tntercd n team in the juvenile series of the ontario minor hockey assoc iation to tokt part in the pladowns around the end of februnry boys of juvenile age and not in the school group are invited to thotce games saturday p m at 1 o clock to try for a placeman this juvenile team joe kentner will act as coach the junior hockey team did an about-face- on monday night when they invaded milton after conquering t county town by on 86 s in the home arena the triple a club suf fered a 73 setback to strengthen their tie for o cellar spot mvith georgetown find milton oakvllle have yot to be beaten and the conceljpf the club over ther string of victories is mounting stead ily someday they 11 hold their snooty schnozxolas just a little too high for puck chasers and theyll find them selves higher in the stratosphere than they bargained because they are strategically situatdtwlxt a wou known college and the city of toron- to the lakoshorcs can practically bar gain for a dominion w tde representat ion in their squads the 0 h a should have some con sideration for the other teams in the loop and moving oakvllle into a b position would put them in faster and sturdier company v ho wouldn t to erate underhanded methods of hand ing sticks o few more penitants had found the hoosegow for minors the middle twenty opened wuhlhe now fnmihnr scurry of plovers to the penalty box koncz of milton and goy of the tnnners were remarkable ad herents of this rule nnd vied with each olherfor honors at 11 15 milton represented hy j grantdeposited the pueic- behind isrg woods to even up accounts town- juii1u17 if csxiilcsra sley the acton pivot come close and then scored at 1g05 to again nut the tanners in the lend the periou end- rthijlrtth coxe catching the nod from tho wft fhwtm- enmslnif w continue his slashing confined in the penalty box a listless first and second- period were followed by a thrill packed third strom goy rlddall and scar- row were penalized fo high sticking and play seesawed bock and forth until coxe grabbed the loose puck and hooded for woods cage woods saved nicely and cleared to enable e marzo a chance on brush brush came thrcugh victorious until 16 20 when gillespie bulged the twlneto putacton out in frorby3l milton stormed the acton end and finally mcmunn well it looked like mcmunn blazed one over the crease lo lodge in the corner of the net in the few remaining seconds it looked serious and when the final buzzer rang acton fans hronthed a sigh of relief lin were bran kit milton koncz rd brush g mcmunn c tit chambers r hockey team wins from hillslburg you hear of debates socials and other events sponsored by the young people ln the districts surrounding acton and this year the junior farmers are sponsoring a hockey lenm ho iii npftr n n leneiip group 6 junior- lc schedule with the junior farmer clubsjrom different sections of the county beforeenteringtnto actual league competition the acton branch have sharpened hockey lore by engaging the hlllsburg arena players and the crowtlin twoexhlbluontjjts i the first clash acton iced an cratz team of players who were edged 64 in a game of thrills and spills burning with revenge and promot ing the old adage an eye for an eye the black and whlti invaded hllls burg again this time using the reg ular squad hlllburg suffered a 71 shellacking from locnl junior plough ooy n f l and the se could have been worse for hills burr that is maytu we have a halton champion jimonkst the hills and dales of acton s uburbs date visit ing team scon home team 13cor krida january milton 0 oakvllle 10 frldav january 3 aton georgetow n monday january 6 acton 1 oak v ilk mono january c georgetown milton wednesday january oakvllle 1 georgetown wednesda january 8 milton 4 acton mondaj january 13 acton 3 milton 7 monday january 13 georgetown 4 oakvllle wednesday january 15 oakvllle milton wednesday january 15 georgetown acton friday january 17 oakvllle actpn monday january 30 milton georgetow n wednesday jajujary 23 oakvllle georgetown aeton milton wednesday january 22 friday january 24 milton oakvllle friday january 24 georgetown acton wednesday january 20 oakvllle milton wednesday january jo acton georgetown friday januar 31 aon oakvllle monday februar 3 oakvllle georgetown monday february 3 jvclon milton thursday february 6 tieidjiy february 11 milton acton georgetown milton y friday february 14 georgetown oakvllle 3star selection for the first tor position in the milton acton clash we slurry down tht red and blue streaks adorning the lit surface and push into a crjowded cage with our remaining strength we manage to shove a bundle of pads and sweaters to the forefront and we give you herb woods frick kicked out pucks right and left play ing a stellar role and was largely res ponsible for the tanners victory in the second spot we again nomin ate a net minder take your chap- eaus off to brush commonly known as dago who hails from tha other side of the mountain and was a bul wark of the county town aggregation the third star is a difficult choice for uo many played so well after considerable use of a connion herit age more commonly knowjh as the brain no cracks we select a wear- t r of the black arid green unlfomvof acton who went on a 2 goal splurge sonny townsley he proved that- age and experience can lll compete with youth c0mmujnity a synopsis of various sport and athletic activities i53xie3 by joitnny gktay hvimtnlng classes arranged by the ac fonyamtn irclub atnhc guelph y m ca were taken there in card un der the supervision of the club mon dny night lant the parents of tho bo an girls will be interested to know thnt all the safely precauli6nff that are noceary in ttie organization ond arranging of swimming classes have been taken tho various groups will be taken to guelph in cars driven by competent men and on arrival at the guelph y mca are immediately under e strict care and supervision of qualified instructors and lift guards after the swimming period is over they will be brought im mediately bnck home it wi o be necctsary for the- boys to bring with them a towel and ten cents soap will bo provided tho girls will take with them a bathing suit a towel nnd ten cents soap will also be pro vided for them this is tc great op portunity for the boys and girls of acton y m cji every boy and girl should take advantage of these groups since they will lenrn safety rules for swimming nnd also improve their swimming so that when summer comes nnd outdoor swimming is th prime interest of all the practice they had during the winter months- will helpn lotin getting thorn offto n good start in the summer lost week end despite the crusty snow surface ski enthusiasts were out in god numbers doug davidson don rjder fred helson dave dills mr and mrs monty roote geo q ilott nnd yours truly nil headed for coopers hill a well known spot for uklers on arrival there we met normn kentner and ken mrfrch ment not satisfied with such a small hi 1 someone suggested we cut across country to the hills in the region known ns the three sisters these hills nre renliy steep with nil kinds of turns and sleep drops everyone decided they were tricky enough for even better than the average skier die thin crust on the snow increased the number of spills nnd we hope thnt ellis rognvnldson who took a real bad fall when he went through the crust at about forty miles an hour fins futiyrecovered and don ryder who although he wasn t going as fast as ellis took a similar bad fall ev eryone returned homo pretty well worn out and ready to eat anything in the way of f if snow eondlt- inve ir ions are good we exj much inrger group out for an after noon of fun next weekend little dave richardson a ski en thusiast who is starting early kept right along with the group and there wasn much he avouldfit try untu one of his ski is broke then he had to call it a day w t patterson bo orthaptlat 1m jvyndi1am st comtllitcly equlppd offices d waher shoe store the quality tea salada orange pekoe roll peaief puotoa portraiture child studies commercial brunr in your f urns 24 hour service evkn1ngs kjt akpoinwitent main street hilton group 5 mbmimbscplm thursday frul ay 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orongeville acton elora jijorm milton orangevllle fergus fergus milton acton georgetown- tuesday january 28th orangevilue w aetonfanners at cu0pm tickets adults 35e children i5c heshived seats me reserved seats on sale at baxters ana cooper drag sue v 3e