Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 4, 1969, p. 4

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the acton frae prase w june 4 1969 syttivry fi unmm hg eddy stewart wins feature fans were screaming sunday afternoon from the actonoipringe apeedway when eddy stewart in dock car no i parsed art sommcrvdles no 48 on the final comer of the acton feature race to match the checkered flag in a breatmakinsj finish from the green flag the spectator had their eyes full larry bain who had lost a wheel 1n an earlier race came off the second comer on three theels the fourth beat him to the pits again a peterson whose drmng hat had fans on their feet previous v sundays thil season licitalled left with a torn fender hit the pit area tore off thefender and wu hack on the track for the restart after the third lap three six cylinder cars no 9i- barry cleland 4hart sontmerviue and 56 larry con were leading the field at the halfway point murray wallace fat 80 gave fans a few thrills with some spectacular monute on the first comer m couple of lepa in a row then came no i eddy stewart from the back or the pack up with no 48 to sandwich no 9l neck and neck sornmerviue and stewart battled fpr four laps tntll that final comer stewart came out of number four comer and burst into the itraizhteway to match the checkered flag by a bumper number 48 49 cuff feryort arid 91 were in such hot pursuit that fans were wiping land off their brows in ths contie no 70 had pole position and held it to the final black and while there was lots of action behind him as so larry cos and 19 larry bain with 34 chuck lawler played it three abreast on the corners for a while but cox held onto second place and bain had to be happy with a close third two handsome trophies were awarded to no ho murray flukes proved to be no fluke when h comas to winning league bowling championships they were league clamp in the acton muled laeoue bante larsen and nancy jensen are sitting while andre conway and don mario stand with their trophies rupe harmer misled fridays bowling banquet and dance staff photo wallace and 34 chuck lawler foe their first and second places respectively in the trophy dash four girls hit the powder puff trail and not without a little excitement number 91 driven by kanna cleland held pole position to the checkered hag karen kyle in 20 pushed hanna all the way to the last comer only lo whirl into the infield as 34 mrs c lawler sped part lo take second number 20 placed third followed by june pprsh in car no 4 fens were disappointed when actons top point winner george nichols irtvrio 90 whamrried off the fourth corner just short of the checkered flag and connected solidly with the fencing- george had been in there lo win the first class a heal wberl the accident occurred there was noticeable illence in the stands si the tow truck pried 90 off the fence and carted cjv and mining wheels to the infield where they remained for the afternoon local fans will be pleated lo know nicolt it expecting to be back in the front next week when he reassembles 90 s right ude the tun ihinet every sunday on the action at acton speedway bui saturday june 14 at 6 30 a special evening of races will tee the speedway offlclalf and drivers donating all proceeds to the oiprlnge home and school association district fans can expect tome pretty hot action under the lights tickets are si with children under 10 admitted free everyone concerned is hopeful for a standout crowd that evening class c- must heat barry cleland john fedora art sorimervlue class b first ileal cliff fsryon no ss ray thompson class a first llest del usiary al peterson fcddy stewart class c second lest art softimerville john fedora no 70 class b secont llest no 55 cliff fsryon lome ronton class a secoad llest al tvtertoa uurrsy wsusce steve hollo fowder puff llsniu cklsnd mrs c law la k d kyle trophy dash murray wallace chuck lawler no s3 cootie no 70 larry cos chuck lawler feature race eddy stewart art sommerviue cliff faryon rolloff champs of the acton mixed bowling league were the vips who celebrated friday evening at the league banquet in front we lea acton juves fame fergus in exhibition ac ion indiumin juveniles took revenge on fergus juves for a defeat in thistleburg by defeating them 74 here last friday night in exhibition lacrosse the industnln came from behind a 32 fergus lead with a strong third period rally that netted them five goab and he victory score was fled 11 at the end of the first period fred fusnlk mike marcoux and stew mccuuoch scored two goals apiece for acton with fusnlk also collecting a pair of atriala george mcphail was also bluar and dan forty standing left to right frank toth st arlle white and who near missing from the fattlvltleswm shorty lowinstaf photo a niblli aii executive meeting of the acton cutling club was held tuesday evening at the offices of the tyler transport co ten members were present a going concern with one goal and three assists g tutkou weldon and kelly each got an assist neatest goal of the night was fred fltsruvt third period counter which put the indusmen up 53 actonm cooper goal weldon nielsen mcrtau waller g turkos flisnik p cooper roughley kelly mcculloch marcoux b turkoax the finance and building committee repotted that backing had been received for the dub house to the amount of 75000 plans are going ahead with the actual start on construction in the very near future the committee also reported that the building should be ready for the coming curling season yes plans are underway for a social evening to be held in tale june or early july allan ellerby and bob drinkwalter were appointed acton representatives to the ontario curling association meeting which was held in brampton on may 28 citizen of the year cliarjie thomson sits in the midst of specs award winners at saturday afternoons legion minor hockey windup left to right with awards are ricky gibson judged most gentlemanly and most improved player mark morrison most improved goalkeeper rosa budgell who received a special award for helping with the league and john hansen picked as the outstanding boy scout in the league stall photol top scorers in legion town league hockey he past season were scott malcolm in atom charlie mcraa in pee wee henry toebas in bantam and glen toilleter in the midget series musing is doug mckniglit novice scorer staff photo sports paj legion town league bouquet winds up 7969 hockey season on with other sports hockey is officially over for another season the season may be over but judging by the enthusiasm and deafening noise players from use legion town league hockey displayed at the leagues annual banquet saturday afternoon al hie legion hall interest is still mighty high while ted pope bob louttet charlie thomson cord james kerwin mcphail etc tried to be heard over the hubbub and present the long line of sliming silverware to surprised and delighted recipients there was lots of backslapping and congratulations from fellow players for winners lathes who whipped up the turkey dinner which players coaches managers and guests did ample justice lo were also on the receiving end of the applause for their culinary efforts each was introduced in turn and received a round of warm applause tropltywise there were some surprises and some extras all of which met with approval from the floor championship silverware was the first to be presented with the captain and the coach of each winning team accepting clarence silent sam hill had the distinction of wending his way to the head able twice since he coached two champs filling in for another a special award went to ross budgell for the help he gave to the league during the season he in turn had an award for the boy scout who played in the league and exhibited the most sportsmanlike qualities there were big hands for citizen of the year charlie thomson a real favorite with the youngsters for ron mcknight who assisted the league in many capacities and for the executive and referees who made it all possible the best message of all came from legion president cord james who made it clear the acton legion branch was going to continue with the youth work and the hocley league next season which drew another big cheer most coveted trophies of course are he awards announced the day of the banquet because it s a secret between the legion hockey executive and the gate post who will win them the most improved player in the atom league went to bruce mcphail who had the additional honor of having it bestowed by his father kerwin a hockey exec fred allen was judged the most improved in the novice league lie received his award from bob louttet steve brunelle took the most improved honors in the pee wee league citizen of the year charlie thomson made the presentation george burnett was awarded the coveted mip for the bantams by gord james the new charlie thomson trophy for the most improved in the midget series went to jack irwin and was presented by his father ab irwin proud coach and father most improved goalkeeper in the league thats another of the most coveted awards tins year it went to mark morrison of the pee wees john hansen was judged the player who combined all the best of sportsmanship and ability in one package to win the boy scout award scouter ross budgell made the presentation the referees association trophy for the player who combines the most gentlemanly conduct and most improved performance this year went to ricky gibson refcreeinchief ed owen made ihe presentation the legion leagues top scorers each received a trophy for their marksmanship and they went to scott malcolm of ihe atoms doug mckniglit of the novices charlie mckae of the pec wees henry toebes of the bantjrm and glen taillefer of the midgets coaches and captains of the various teams which won titles this season came forward lo receive the trophies emblematic of the league championship cocoaches george ware and barry inscoe and captain scott malcolm accepted the john kentner trophy for the atom champion brampton team from kenny marshall the tom watson novice trophy went to niagara falls represented by captain joe scnuts and coach clarence hill captain george llarnden and coach charlie allan accepted the acton creamery award on behalf of ihe rochester team champs of the pee wee division bantam champs buffjlo were represented by jeff cooper and coach don price they received the trophy from kerwin mcphail charlie thomson presented the canadian legion trophy lo the midget champion los angeles kings who were represented by captain joe tarr and coach clarence ijill taking his second in the season unflappable ted pope cmcecd ihe program for the annual banquet and presented ross budgell with his special award for assisting with the league members of the executive took turns in expressing pleasure at the success of the league again this season before the ladies who cooked and served the food were introduced they were mesdames mcpliail timbers necly irwin carnegie allen burnett swan mckerracher brunelle tremble ferguson hill morrison minor soccer acton atoms play milton in the hallon and peel minor soccer league this saturday at the m z bennett pitch while the mosquitoes play at the high school both are at 10 am the pee wees play in milton on saturday most improved players in the legion town league hockey this post season were iudged as fred allen in the novice series steve brunelle in pee wee george burnett in bantam jack irwin in midget and bruce mcphail in the atom leagueistaff photo tfgqu driving orange play under floodlights at four quarters farm don a flo dale prop location 610 mile west of 26 hwy on 26sidaeoad 2 miles south of atop lights in acton for information phoruk 8831878 for fathers day whfflfr hes a goutm or just a gihtsal good spout acton open golf tourney saturday get your supplies now t 8532180 s3 i- mvocresp notice change of hours now n effect our parts and service depts now closed saturdays new hours for usee pesaar l monday tuesday n itsutsoav moay 8 am to 6 pm vvidnesdavt b am to 9 pm andrew murray motors 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