Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 8, 1967, p. 4

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l t ttjl ft acton five proas wednesday march 6 1967 beavers eke overtime win tanners down on set 30 play best game of season bob buettenmiller a- rugged right wingman with sea forth beavers pulled the string at the 740 mark of the first overtime period to give seaforth a 43 win over acton tanner in the third game of the bestofseven oha int b group semifinals here last friday nicjryt m x6uetteimlllers goal his second busted a gruelling fasfskatmgplayof fgarnewideopenandputbeaversln f ron of the series three games to none tanner fans who werent dcfenseman jim cunningham cheeks see playoff seaforths mcllwain is one of the stars forths hurtling jack mcllwain as goalkeeper jim sweeney goes down to block the loose- puck in last fridays gruelling oha int b of the seaforth club oha champs the past two years staff photo present in abundance but madeup for numbers with sound volumes hung on to their hats in the last few sec onds as the acton team came within an ace of tying the score but paul bodendistels closein shot missed the open- corner typical of the action which rocketted back and forth for the three periods the contest was the best seen here this year there was no doubt the strong seaforth club was wor ried an acton win could- have put a different complexion on the series the tanners had a 32 edge as the tedms went into the third period threatened to add to it in the early minutes of the third one mistake leaving buettenmiller uncov ered at the 1025 mark cost them the game he batted in jim dicks passout to tie it up the same combination with tom dick in it won the game in overtime like the first game of the series this one could have gone either way the tanners kept the puck in the beaver end for minutes at a time their nemesis was gar baker a steady horatiotype goalten- der who stymied them all jby himself on occasion stars in the tanner camp were acrobatic jim- sweeney and hard rock blueliner max stafford they gave it every thing in an allround team ef fort up front blake inglis played his best game of the season scoring two goals beavers went in front latff- in the first period as veteran kenny doig broke up left wing while his team was shorthanded and threaded the needle to jim sweeneys left his shot picked the low er corner perfectly not to be outdone the tan- ners tied it in the first minute of the second period while team mate george grasby sat out a slashing sentence har old townsley cashed in the puck assisted by jan riddall huitllng jack mcllwain one of seaforths best bashed in a rebound at 609 to put bea vers back in front midway through the period murray marchment another hustler for acton relayed to harold townsley at centre townsley let one of his boom ing slap shots go it bounced off the back boards and blake inglis skated in to sink it at 913 deadlocking the count at 22 ooopsi almost missed that one gar baker seaforths outstanding twine lender a star of the oha inf b group semifinal has kept his team in the running with his steady netminding staff photo less than two minutes lat er blake tiped in a goalmouth pass from jan riddall to put acton in front for the first time again the play started with murray marchment the tanners hung onto the lead through two penalties un til the end of the period but bueftenmiller tied it again in the third with both teams hanging onto the ropes jim sweehey saved acton in the last five seconds of regul ation time as he outguessed mclaughlin in all alone the terrific pace told on the tanners more than it did on the visitors who seem to be in better physical shape the winning goal was scored on a tired tanner team unless the tanners can pull up their socks and win two games in seaforth spring is going to come early referees willie norrls and bruce sims handed out 10 penalties seven of them to ac ton first period s k doig jim dick 1613 pens marchment mclaugh lin townsley k doig gras- by second period a townsley j riddall 041 s j mcllwain mclaugh lin buettenmiller 609 a b inglis townsiey marchment 913 a b inglis j riddall marchment 1108 pens p rau stafford in glis third period s b buettenmiller t dick j dick 1025 pens j farrelly overtime s buettenmiller j dick t dick 740 pens acton too many men on ice served by b inglis town league playoffs set legion town league hockey teams kick off their playoff schedules this week tomorrow night thursday buffalo takes on hershey in the first game of the bantam semifinals game time is 7 pm the second game of the two gariiesvgoals to count se- micinql set will be played on friday flight starting at- 830 pittsburg who will receive a bye into the finals will take on the winnersof- the her- sheyibuffalo series first game of the bestofthree final ser ies will be played from 78 pm on thursday march 16 the first game of the atom finals between weston and brampton will be played on saturday afternoon starting at 1 oclock the bestofthree novice se mifinal series between niag ara falls and st catharines will start on saturday at 2 pm the other novice semi final series between oshawa and hamilton will start at 3 pm first game of the pee wee semi final series between cleveland and rochester will be played on friday night starting at 730 second game of the series will be on satur day at 4 pm first game of the other pee wee semifinal series be tween baltimore and spring field will be played from 56 pm on saturday both se mifinal series are two games goals to count affairs sports pngl pee wees novicesspltf tvituov tq exhibitions in woodbridge frfrtvlri iiliim fu tanner goaltender smothers a drive by bill mclaughlin while playmaker ken doig 12 waits for the rebound dennis snider of the tanners 5 checks mcllwain while murray marchment and another unidentified tanner stand watch over sweeney staff photo acton pee wees swept to a 51 decision and actons novice squad dropped a 32 verdict in exhibition action in wood- bridge on sunday the same two teams recent ly represented the town in the industrial playoffs raiders double score on dusters but jets orioles tie opener by john mcnabb playoff action in the indus- trial hockey league on sun day night gave no hint as to wouldbe champions raiders did overpower the dusters with an 84 score but last years playoff results started like wise and finished otherwise orioles and jets in the sec ond game of the twin bill are keeping everyone guessing by finishing in a 33 tie in the opener raiders start ed w a 50 lead up until the mriaie ot tkesecond period but fell short in the third to finish 84 ruddy gus holmes start ed the raiders off early in the first period with two counters assisted by jim mcdonald before heading for the pen alty box in the second period for 13 minutes holmes com pleted a hat trick on an assist from stu mcdonald stu mcdonald made it 40 in the second period on an as sist from ron heller rich gordon golfed in a pair in the last period one assist ed by ken mclsaac and glen beauclair stu mcdonald came up with his second for the night assist ed by gus holmes and gord mason rick henderson started a third period comeback for dus ters but to no avail he notch ed a well earned hat trick of his own on assists from ian johnson john cunningham wayne sheppardandjeff mc laren bruce barber netted the fin al tally for the duster on an other of john cunninghams assists determined efforts of both orioles and jets forced the second game tally to a 33tie gary masales popped in a pair of pointers on assists from harold watson and ron bastell and denny gibbons finished tup with a counter from pete marks fred andrews led off for the jets on a pass from jim bul- lough and red phillips picked up some points on a goal and an assist as did gary ritchie on his goaj john goy assisted on both the latters goals next weeks playoff games are the second of the two semi final games the top score of the two deciding the finalists jets and orioles lead off for the first half with neither team ahead as the raiders meet the dusters later with a four goal lead fourtown tournament in fer gus rod glbblns ron louttet randy downes randy marsh and peter morrison fired mark ers for the pee wees as they downed the woodbridge rob inson pee wees randy coker and ron lout tet earned a pair of assists each and single helpers went to mike pope randy downes david braida and harry law- son garry mclellan and dav id forster shared the goal- tending duties for acton kevin marcoux and wayne allan notched the tallies for the local novice skaters ber- nie taylor and marcoux were assistants tanners eli four straight games giants elect xm james head optimistic about new season were off to our bust start ever and i think the team is going to have its best year ever jim james newly elected president of the georgetown giants baseball club said last week james an outfielder with the club was named to the top of fice at a general meeting at the cedarvale community centre in georgetown don wilks is vicepresident ken jeadie sec retary hank chaplin treasurer and the directorate includes alex brown george burt and the learn captain when he is named by the players many of last years club came from acton and area last year marks the first time we finished up with mon ey in the bank and with that ind p funds we antic ipate from an advertising pos ter we are off to a good start james said he said the club would be looking into getting new uni forms replacing the present wardrobe purchased five years ago our player strength looks like it wit be- at a new high as well he said our regulars will be back and at least three jjxxl ball players have moved into the area since last year one of them rod donaldson of the georgetown police depart ment is a top notch left hand ed pitcher and with bernie dore and don westbrook gives us three strong hurlers the giants were not giants but giantkillers last year they shocked the campbellvhie mer chants and surprised die rest of the league by upsetting the 6 perennial powerhouse three times acton tanners were elimin ated from the oha int b playoffs last night tuesday when they lost their fourth straight game to the smooth passing seaforth beavers score was 63 in front of a large crowd in the seaforth arena oha int b champs for two years running beavers ran up a 341 lead on the tan ners in the first period stretched it to 51 at the end of the second the acton club minus max stafford and gor- dle bell outacored seaforth 21 in the final chapter harold townsley jim far relly and dan arbic bagged the acton goals in a real fast game hands were shook all around at the final bell shorthanded the tanners still put everything they had in the game stafford was un able to make the trip be cause of work and bell had teeth out in the morning seaforth will meet the win ner of the fergus hespeler series in the finals hespeler leads three games to two with the sixth game in fergus fri day night suggests organization here of british canadian club to raise donation community council st ajbans parish guild at tended eyensong together be fore their monthly meeting in the parish hall president mrs e pratt welcomed three pros pective newmembcrs the secretarys report was given by mrs c lindsay fol lowed by the treasurers re port by mrs r hall a report in ithe form of a newsletter concerning the community services council was presented by mrs j bray a discussion followed with regard to a day nursery about which the group is doing de tailed research and also con cerning other projects being considered by them it was decided to hold a bakeless bale sale with pro ceeds to be given to the com munity services council many lovely articles were brought to the meeting for the layette being sent to fro- bisher bay the meeting closed with the mizpah benediction mrs j bray showed some interesting slides of frobisher bay inuvik baffin isand and akiavik lunch was served by the march committee micros bump hamilton bp micro plastics walloppcd hamilton bp 114 in a game here last thursday night which sqw both harvey and ed hil- lier rap in hat tricks and an other hillier dan bagged a pair harvey hllllers three goals and two assists and dan hil- liers pair apd three assists were tops ed hilliers three points were all goals while barry wilson connected for four points consisting of one goal and three assists johnny goy hit the target once and had an assist with garney roszell rattling in an other lineup bill wingate goal ciiffnelson garney roszell ken mclsaac ed hillier de fence dan hillier harvey hil lier george greenwood beav er baxter harvey taylor john goy barry wilson glen jack son forwards bants lose exhibitions two exhibition games meant two losses for acton firefight er bantams as they prep for the tournament easter week but there was a world of dif- tereneu between tthe two a chippy argumentive meet ing with georgetown bantams here sunday ended in a 50 win tor the visitors spectators were afraid someone would be hurt as both teams looked to be out for blood monday in milton firefight ers lost a 63 decision without lop scorer pete marzo in the lineup but they played much better hockey peter morrison was up for the game and once again john snow was in the lineup score didnt indicate play with acton missing three or four good chances gary tail- letfer scored the firbi acton goal unassisted and bill field notched numbers two and three his first effort was a picture goal his second was assisted by brother mike and dale fisher porta 9 corner 124 mill st at wilbur phone 332160 easter is near complete your wardrobe with a naw tote bag purse wallet orkayjajnr from buxton in stock at v mtimm corner in making calls for welcome wagon and through regular contacts mrs dolly robinson has seen a need for more soc ial opportunities among new comers to acton she suggests the formation of a britishcan adian club and has asked any one interested to get in touch with her at 8534945 newcomers from the british isles say they are seldom ap proached to join local groups other than some who have been asked if they would like to attend events sponsored by the friendly and successful germancanadian club they tend to make their friends with other newcomers from britain and find most of their entertainment outoftown new families are coming here all the time mrs robin son sees in her work as host ess with the welcome wagon service she feels a british- canadian club would fill a definite need here she hopes she may hear from longtime residents as well as newcom ers vi you can help every heart in your family ty supporting the canadian heart fund pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water sft norm oalt telephone 4217sm jug milk dairy stores store managers specials royal gallon crisp ice cream 99 dave wilson drop in for your tasty free sample thursday friday saturday all popular brands cigarettes 3 limit 2 cartons par c carton wittichs reg 35c raisin loaf 25 open 7 days a week 10 am 11pm including sundays i2s23iii i ilttati

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