Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 6, 1966, p. 4

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a i the actort free ptm thumctoy october a 19oa f i li 1 1 iili t i t i n i i lj w t sports biat tms fumyfced fellow mav not he much of pit- phet when it comes to predicting the outcome ol looihull names rrai when ou want the participants in baseballs oiul scues named fnv orwril brtlbumnilh has the tijjht ansvve thats tiist a vv ot r that this sxilbhkr predicted it would be baltimore and los angles in thoanmml contest ik tween the arncticin and natkmal leagues a bick in the issue l scptembei i well vouiv sivinn that isnt much ol 1 leji vnee baltimore nitiv well hail the ainviicni leuytic pennant nailed on then iujjioic in the month ol jnlv and the doilyvt the won the national leayne llii last eai what s so usk about ctimbinp out on a limb loi them anothei season ii theres no malfunction ol the memon retention centre trt seems to me i vailed the ixhikch to make the vvuilcl seiies and take the vvholc shelvinj last wui those who weix supposed to know vwrt sav inn it vwiitui he the iianls 01 the puatcs this seson with a nck and neck charge clown to he wire between the giants pnues and dodjiein it was i ox antfclcs h ionc ogam most ol the tilbeils niianvlule weiv makinj the same jmsiakes as last vxai roisoiunn ifcl be the giants because the can tut and run oi the pit tics because thev ie jsochi all ituniiul fodders how can a team with hanllv a powei hiltei in the lineup stand a vhaoce ol 1vpc1i in last wins mistake in taking llkpoweilul ouoles mrmmmttmrnt burning gun pom at maph roik rik- tnsvvvi m titeuds is vviilten in the wind ol the jmtvhes samh kcmlav don drvsdale chuule osteon phil retail and oompanv will siu b the baltimore bills according to the wkk vhioted beloiv seues time the big moncv bovs were bcllinc ivvtivin iwaiise pi k hint can handle powei powei the oi idles haw jjot pleniv ot but pitching is pisi so so vntlke last vr when the series started in the east and then went west this years event starts in dodgervllle meaning us blokes will get a chance to take off the coveralls and park in tont of the magtc lantern for most of the first two games when the orioles entertain at home itll be the thanksgiving weekend if youre lucky youll see almost the entire series depending of course on the number of games necessary secretary george haggett is bus trving to extract some information irom the ontano hockev associaiion about a proposed grouping in then unci mediate scnes loi acton tanneis but so lai has hail little success bill hanlev the o h a business manage told mr hacijictt a meeting would be held in tlu neai inline bin he hail no concrete information to ollei meanwhile the executive or the tanners is pondeung what class ol hockev the club should pla this season although the wo a a i- not entirelv out ol the picture dont be surprised it the acton team has an o ha ontrv this season possiblv even in intel mediate a i disenchantment with the vva ihe wo a a has handled plavolts for the past two or three earx was apparent at a leccnt executive meeting if the oh a can otfer an acceptable substitute its likelv ihe tanneis will be entered the wo a a seenjeel to have no solution lo the perennial problem uvated bv two sets ol plavolls lor teams entered in both organizations last veai for instance hespeler and duiham plaved some thing like n or 14 games belore they declared a wo a a and an oh a vvmnci fans reacted to the two scries bv slaving aviav in droves and while the mic macs and huskies wereoengagmg in the maiathon the tanners vveie sitting ldlv bv waiting loi a win net bv the time the tanners and hespeler were through settling the gioup title hanover noiihem winners hafl closed then link and gone tionic dont be suipnsed eithei if the hespeler team doesnt shift over to elmira wheie pinioi hockev isnt drawing hies thov 11 hkvlv go o h a depending a lot on what acton does orangeville won 1 likelv have an intermediate club this season unless a loi ol dillerences are patched- up feigus will likelv have 1 team but its unlikclv thev cl willuliau fiom the woaa durham huskies will probabh be back and quite pos siblv interested in an o h a classification the tanners are anxiously awaiting the arrival of ice in the community centre promised for about the middle of october so they can get cracking first step in the teams reorganization was the naming of a new coach the story is elsewhere on this page the ropi is broken and swoel daddy used whipper before fossinq the toronto idol onto ihe the tactic brought great protest from the large c stormed lo rlnqside and tossed debris at the villain the main card toniqht at the arena tirr photo it to stranqle cement floor rowd as they both are on aiulf photo ride im cowboyi whipper billy rides high on sweet daddys shoulders ai referoo tiqer talker threatens to disqualify him for the move shortly after ihe famous whip downed sweet daddy for another win by whipper watch idem loniqht in a texa death match mtt ftss sports page fred kentner appointed new coach of tanners the executive ot acton tan neis mtci mediate hockev club announced fied kentnci ji has accepted the coaching 10b loi the 196667 season he succeeds matthew junioi beaumont who has guided the team loi ihe past three vearn kentner a giaduate of minoi hockev here has been with the tanners since me team was ie oiganized in 1961 plaving de fence he has plaved inteimedi ate hotkxv in milton geoige town and 111 the north and did a hitch with washington lions of the now delunct eastern lennie in the stales fred also played with paislev in the scotlish league where he beat bits craig timbers giandson ol mr and mis bill rmlev churchill rd n is a member or the kilbride pee wee soltball team which won the orsa championship in a hangup seiies with fisherville last wrestling ol the season belore the ice goes in the communitv eenlie tonight thuisdav walker- ton capitols blanked milton red so 30 saturday to sweep the ob a int b finals in thiec straight games three fust inning nins were the mm gin of victorv for walkerton which won the lust two games bv identical 43 scores the sox ousted caledonia in the semi finals final registration lor legion town league hockev is at the legion hall saturdav morning from 930 to lfc30 am fee is 3 00 guelph has entered a junior c team in the oh a this season in addition to the senior a regals practices for the regals are attracting plentv ot plavers anxious to catch on with the team the unioi club will plav in a league with pieston hespelei new hamburg elmira hanover and godench the oh a is apparentlv allowing guelph in the jr c series for one season while the team gets orgamed after that thev must go up to at lctist b which onh stands to reason for a citv of over so 000 people congratulations to voung jim slaven for his win in tlw oneandahalfmik road race saturdav in toronto he finished ahead ot 110 competitors a tip of the chapeau to john leathcrland who came first m his class in skdiving at stratford sky diver wins trophy john leatherland placed first in the tumor class at the first invitational accuracv meet at stiatford october 1 and 2 the class called hit and run means the parachute jumper lands and runs to a specified taiget members of the club have their own plane and practice al bieslau john has been mak ing jumps lor two vears he won a trophv last week end nel weekend the club members are participating in the grand vallev meet al el mn a fred kentwer developed the rushing style which made him a star coaching will not be a new experience for fred he has guided unior anil luvenile teams liom the acton minor s in o sea the organised with ihe advenl of aitifieial ice ii10 maro coach ed the ream tor the first two yeais and junioi beaumont held the icins loi the next three sea sons the executive ol 1 lie tanneis feels since fred is a local bov he will understand ihe situation here better than someone irom outsulu the district thev also leel hell have a better oppor tunity ol assessing the talent ol hockev plavers developed here and give them every chance lo make the team criticism has been d 11 cited at the tanners in previous vears becuuse onlv seven 01 eight- players on the team hailed fiom acton hovvevei the ixeculive feels the minor hockev program in town is ust beginning to bear iruit and seveial acton boys are on ihe threshold ol stepping up lo intii mediate hockev dannv arbic one of the fn st local bovs to make the team the executivc hopes will be i hi i11m of many two cub packs again this year rheie will be two cub paiks itrfun this veai last vears leader mrs earl jxjiiclm is overwhelmed with ugistiation of nearly 50 lads so muirav scovne is returning lo lead 1 seioncl pack ol begin mis on monday ivmings mis joidan continues with the i uesclay mei lings her as sistant is mis r grant the first lufb meetings are thanksgiving monday and tues day of next wcik meetings rc from 7 to 8 30 by rhnnl writer fat k werinltvi 20 was lop sumo uinong club members thin week hut dee vitloriole oi guelph hiki an outstanding 24 2222 22 21 vltltorn ut maple rock wi re dr gary piper keith main prise brad mainprise and hugh slowuii although lliey havent iciov ci l irom ihe skunking they absorbed on the opening it iv of duck season some ol tin club members hud ihe leuicnty te go after moose including this columns author an hawes since art could hardly wait to head mlo ihe northern wilderness ho a noli for this scribbler lo lilt up ins us ual spate what we dont know about guns trap shooting and hun ting would fill six 01 seven volumes bul weve always hem interested in ihe various gauges of shotguns and why one is piefeiied ove 1 anutlu 1 most popular shotgun ol 1 011 isc is the 12 gauge it s call ed ihe ah lound gun some thing like the ulililv player in baseball it lan be used in anv situation or for any type ot game most hun tors cany a 12 gauge and say they prefer it al hough ml bet a brace of no 4 shot most of them have never vjiad any experience with jny tftrngelsc 1 there are others who own 1 16 gauge and thiv swear by it too still others like this no vne have a 20 ganger and a vo cal minoiity who ila will bring down jn while hunting around here eating at expo theie will be about i3s res i auianis jnd snack bars al fx po with a seating capacilv ol ooo meal prices will range irom 1 to s f ve rend articles in american magaiues claiming hunters ear ly too fiiuih firepower and weight wilh ihem when thev go al lei small game and upland birds some outdooi writers sav a 20 gauge would be ade quate aild require little more skill than a 12 gauge gun as well as being lighter r what about ihe fella who thinks a 20 gauge is a pea shoot ir- he keeps a 10 gauge cannon loi his personal use fortunate iv thev ale lew and lar be iwieii i ike anything else hunting is a case ol having ihe right tool loi ihe job ii hunters were a lil more selective in then ihotee of shot and gun thered piobibly hi fewi 1 misses when thev get a hud in the sights 01 line up a hock ol geese wedg ih through an autumn sky jim slaven finishes first in road race wearing guelph legion track and rield club colon 15-year- old jim slaven hit the tape ahead of 110 other runners to win the one and a half mile robert may memorial midget road race saturday at toronto twentytwo track clubs from across ihe province look part in the eighth running of the annual mile and a half race slaven a student at acton dis trict high school won the event ie of seven minute jims llmeyaa just three se conds back of bruce klddx when the toronto runner won the event the guelph club came away from the meet with four of the 12 irojihles up for grab butthe outstanding event of the day was jim slavens first place finish commendation to the ldilol deal s11 do not know who is rcspon sihle or who rtiav sponsor the vciv line announcement about going to chuieh on sundays as one conies into acton from guelph the large ruddv sign is most welcome in these davs ol stress and strain we do need an altai and peisonal faith for todav ivsults of these attempts pleas ed the tanncis executive con sequently when junior beau mont decided last vear would be his last at the helm of the tanneis tred kentner was one ot those considered lor the job managei ed footitt contacted kentner iast week and fred said hed like lo take a crack at it hell be the third coach of thv tanneis since the team was re- lions donate 200 to team acton lions club decided thev would donate 200 towards the sponsorship of a tncounrv hockev tiam at their regular dinner meeting mondav at the station hotel acton minor hockev asso ciation head rov goodwin was present at the meeting request ing the support of the lions who sponsored a luvenile team last season it was decided to stage anoth er halloween landv sale simi lar lo last ears successful event and lions murrav harris on and rav evelan agreed to act as cochairmen of the event date of the doortodoor can vass will be oct 2021 lion chief dave hunter was in the chair for the meeting with tail twister neil mhler ex tracting fines r knowing english helps flammable will burn inflammable same thing and vet 80 per cent of cana dian householders canvassed in a telephone survev had the idea that prefix in inflammable gave it the meaning of won t burn or wont burn as fast for the rest 20 per cent danger was signified when either word appeared on an aerosol can or container another troublesome english word fireproof use instead the phrase fireretardant a concrete structure at the bot- ton ol the sea might be noted fire proof but not necessar ily so if careless somebodies hve in it r aim for ice by oct 15 machinery is all readv to go brine was to be delivered ves terday wednesdav and arena manager howard pearce ex pects jim ralston will start making ice at the lommunit centre either next mondav 01 tuesdav mr pearce hopes the ice will be readv for public skating on saturdav october is and he- has planned a dance tin same night to celebrate the initial venture proceeds fiom ihe dance will go tow aids 1 ri county hockev herb ritchie has been reen gaged to look altei the coin munitv centre this season nd hell be assisted bv fiank thompson engineer jim ral ston will continue to supervise the ice making rcnchinerv mak ing periodic checks naturalk the ice makers are looking forward to a rsh ol colder weather until the ice has a good foundation efforts to make ice last season were hampered bv a flow ol warm sunny weather from the south vtav i commend whoever is the sponsoi and sav a personal thank ou through vour col iimns sincerely rev stanley gammon acton baptist church bowl for pleasure r bowl for health the entire family bowt together make it a date bowl where the action is acton bowling lanes 10 m st n member obpa 8530170 sports corner 124 mill st e at wilbur phone 8532160 3 hockey players and skaters it is hoped that ice will be in our acton arena by oct 15 1966 we are now display ing a large assortment of winter goods at sports corner v come to the erin fall fair october 7 s 10 steer piioto frenchte 1amount gives the victory cry as he pins roger little- brook with an arm and head hold both are midgets and pleased the large crowd at the arena the last time they appeared they are back again tonight legion minor sports last call hockey registration legion hall 930- 11 30 am saturday october 8 1966 registration fee 400 friday oaober 7th lacing and judging of hall exhibits 9 pm agogo music by the beethovcns saturday october 8lh see ontario top trotters race with the buggies saddle horse pony show dairy cattle dairy and swine 4h clubs junior optimist band guelph 8 15pm ranch boys from wingham one hour and a half cohetfh- dance after monday october 10th thanksgiving day heavy and light norses championship beef cattle shows championship swine show 4h beef club and sheep cameron highlanders ftpo band of mount forest 9 pm dancing music by johnny tochers orchestra bernard shows midway

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