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A F Pross We April from world of sport By Denis Gibbons The Jet has finally been grounded That the word out of Durham this week where the hometown Huskies who were barely hanging on to the wing tips less than 10 days ago are now aiming their missiles at the Strathroy Rockets in the 0 A Intermediate semi finals while the defending champions sit on the sidelines Some wellorganized snooping by the Huskies finally paid off when it was discovered at a special 0 HA hearing in Toronto last Wednesday night Lucan not only failed to dress the required number of four homebrew players for a playoff game against Durham but what more even have the required number signed For the second time in two weeks the 0 H A upheld a protest over failure of a team to dress the required number of homebrew players and washed out an 83 victory in the first game of a total goals scries When Jet officials guarantee they d abide by the rule for the rest of the season the 0 H A forced them to forfeit the group title to Durham Jets go down without a fight however m held a lead in games at one stage and led with less than a minute remaining in the fifth game The defending champs tied the game up in the la St minute then won two games in a row to force the total goals series If that wasn enough when informed of the Durham protest Jet execs went right to the top and engaged the renowned Toronto lawyer Allan Eagleson to plead their case before the O H A protest committee according to the St Mary Journal Argus efforts apparently were in vain Evidence of naughty Jet deeds was too clear According to OHA convener Bob the protest committee as much as told Lucan officials they had warned them about exactly the same thing last year and weren going to put up with it a second time Braithwaite claims Jets had registered London based players at rural route addresses in the Lucan area It been fairly well known for the past two years Jets have been resorting to illegal tactics in signing players We commented on the very unfair situation in this column last November after reading a report in the St Mary weekly which listed players with such varied addresses as St Mary s Brantford London Hyde Park Centralia and Need protest fee Acton Tanner officials were among those who knew what was going on but when they complained to the 0 about a similar use of illegal players by Cheltenham Harvesters all they were told was Don t even talk to us unless you put up the protest fee Now is slightly less than Tanners took in at some home games and a lot of money to risk throwing out the window on something that s been so unpredictable in the past as a protest over the use of illegal players Harvesters used the same goalkeeper under two different names in separate games Rick Siekerzycki who tended goal for Cheltenham and shutout the Tanners January suddenly became Rick Hyponcn on the game sheet in Mayfield Arena one month later Offer protection In spite of all the criticism the 0 A receives nobody can say they don t offer member teams protection against use of illegal players by the opposition Team managers must be prepared to produce player certificates before every game if necessary and if there any doubt about their validity investigation will cost the protesting team only the price of a long distance phone call to his convener which Is a far cry from Acton Tanners have not been overly successful on or off the ice over the last five years But it can be honestly said team executives have not resorted to beneath the table tactics in recruiting players Although they ve chalked up a dismal 31 791 record Tanners have the dubious distinction of having been eliminated in the first round by the eventual 0 HA Intermediate B champion three of the last four years and thanks to some fancy undercover work by the Durham Huskies it looks like they could make it four of the last five this time Georgetown Raiders are still smarting from the results of a similar protest lodged against them by Dundas Merchants Word out of Georgetown is that didn t consider Blake a homebrew even though the veteran centre lives in the village of Glen Williams just a whisker away from the town itself and has played all his minor hockey and a good part of his hockey in a Georgetown uniform The successful Dundas protest takes us back a few years to the time Georgetown Giants earned the right to enter the Ontario Baseball Association playoffs after winning a protest against Chiefs over the use of illegal players in the County Baseball League Relations between the two towns were never quite the same after that Chiefs had beaten Giants three out of four times in the regular season and were ready to make a run at their second consecutive 0 B A Inter mediate A title when Giants discovered an unsigned Hamilton player on the roster Paul Robinson who coached Georgetown girls softball team last season is looking for an Acton entry for the league this season Anyone interested In organizing a team can get in touch with Paul at to local TnCounty hockey executives Annual meeting of the Minor Hockey Association is slated for Milton Legion Sunday April 25 at Each town must have representatiod equal to the number of teams they have entered plus their TriCounty rep Don t forget boys Legion Minor Hockey House League banquet and trophy presentation this Saturday afternoon at the Legion Bradford tops midgets In tournament finals LEAPING TO AVOID a collision with Elmvalc goalie Bob Boyle Acton Lion centre Bill Field appears to be in The took place in Acton Lions Juveniles 1 semi final win over in the Juvenile tourney Hockey Tournament in Milton on the weekend Standing by the rimvale net is Cord Williams 11 Gord Murray moves in from the right Photo Hagersvilie hands Lions championship game loss Acton CfAW midgets bottled their way to finals of the rust tournament Inst Friday before losing 1 to Bradford Acton eliminated the host East team in tho firit round when captain Pete Morrison connected on a penalty shot at theend of regulation time The were at the end of the third period A two effort by Dale I- and spectacular Steve Webster vaulted the locals past a tough Falls team In the finals Acton a B town in the was the highest classified team in the tournament Three of the other teams Bradford Fast and Bolton arc and the other four Falls and are D The tournament was the to the season for Acton midgets who made it to the second round of playoffs and were also Trl County midget A finalists Head coach satisfied Acton Minor Hockey coach James told the Free Press this week he Is satisfied with Improvements In the calibre of minor hotkey In town over the last year and that he hopes for even better things next year Mr James who served as head coach for all coaches of Trl County house league entries i the of coaches and manner throughout the year Junior hockey reps hold meeting here Hagersvilie Juveniles white washed Acton I ions Saturday in Milton to capture the C championship of the 13th annual Trl County Juvenile Hockey Tournament Hagersvilie ousted Wood bridge and Port Perry on their to the tit game while Lions knocked off Waterford and Elmvale The champs grabbed an early lead and added two more markers In the final minutes of the penalty filled contest Referee John Wright of George town handed out 15 minor penalties to and to Acton plus two fighting majors Goalie hot Hagersvilie goalie Kirk Brown was unbeatable Lions had their scoring opportunities but Brown foiled them all Goal scorers for winners were John with two and Ray Miller Terry and Glen with one I ion goalie Cralf Weldon looked weak on three of the polite but his team mates were far from sharp a round the net cither Lions can up with one of their best efforts of the season to sideline 1 In tl tournament semi finals Friday afternoon Bill Meld paced the Acton attack witl two Mark Nielsen and Joe fair netted one apiece Gord Murray and Ken Marshall a pair of assists while Charlie Williams and Mike Field collected one each Don OHA upholds protests Raiders and Jets make unexpected early exit allure to comply with an OHA rule which states inter mediate teams must dress a minimum number of homebrew players for each game has resulted in unexpected early exits for two OHA teams Merchants lodged the first protest against Georgetown Haiders after Raiders had whipped them 3 Sunday March to even up the best of five Niagara District Inter mediate A semifinal series at a each Decision on the protest was not made until the following Thurs day after Raiders had beaten the valley to wners more to apparently wrap up the series night and Merchants up an win to sideline Raiders One week later Durham Huskies were on the ropes after bowing to Lucan Ilderton Jets in the first of a two games total goals scries the O A stored a first period goal for I Imvnle took four of the game six minor penalties Milton champs In other tournament action Milton doubled the score on Port Huron Mich to cop the series championship and edfed Dorset Park to walk off with the A title Consolation champions were Burlington In the A scries Preston in the B series and Applewood in the C series Richard Murray of Milton was chosen tournament MVP and Welland goalie who up only two goals In four crimes won outstanding goalie honors Saturday night game marked the end of the season for Lions who lost out to New Hamburg In the M H A playoffs but were Juvenile A finalists Orangeville track opens Improvements made to the onehalf mile track promise even Raider officials were series n SkSL eS for ordered to try to declare a group tetter faster miles at making arrangements for the final series with when the O H A upheld the protest cancelled the Georgetown second victory and handed the two points to A fifth game was ordered in Dundas Friday New Hamburg Juveniles bowed out of the playoffs losing three games to one to in the Ontario finals New Hamburg ousted Acton Lions three games to two in the first round in a series in which they held only a 15H advantage scored They knocked off Niagara on the I and Woodbnde on their to the provincial Milton bantams capped off a southern uniario novice A championship ousting in three straight tames in the finals Novices lost only one playoff out of as eliminated Strcetsvlle and finally Milton midgets fell to Camp Borden four tames to two In the midget A finals lton had beaten Hespelcr and Byron to reach the finals In A playoff tames Milton five teams compiled a fantastic record of 45 wins 16 losses two ties Beavers lead Cheltenham Harvesters two to none in the OHA Intermediate C finals Beavers won the f rst two easily and Seaforth won against Kincardine while Harvesters ousted balls in the other half of the semi f nal I midgets reached the tames over On their way to the Milton sidelined Hespeler Stoney Creek and Essex In 15 playoff tames Milton lost only twice both losses were by one coal midget D quarter Essex finals before losing to Six Milton novices captured the Nat ons winner in the Central Ontario Intermediate B loop The teams had three wins each and a tie in their first seven game series Protest opener Huskies who had the Jets down three games to one and were within seconds of winning the fifth game then protested the total goals opener on the grounds Lucan did not have the required number of homebrews 4 dressed for the game At a special hearing in Toronto last Wednesday night the A upheld the Durham protest and awarded the game to Durham lAican were told they could continue the series if they promised to de by the home brew rule In the future Much to the surprise of all it was scovercd Jets didn t have the required number of home brews signed let alone dress them The had no alternative but to hand Durham the and allow them to advance to the provincial semi finals atainst are defending Ontario champs Huskies won the first two tames of the Strathroy series in overtime and Winner toes in the Ontario finals Raceway this season Watering at the Orange oval last year was bettered by only one other track in Ontario Die most modem in wagering conveniences Including a covered t heated area and an electric tote board contribute to the track reputation as one of the most progressive raceways in Ontario Racing will continue every Sunday afternoon and occasional Saturdays until late November Sign up for soccer Acton Minor Soccer Association will hold another registration this Saturday morning at the Legion Hall between nine and 12 noon About boys have already registered but the association has room for more Besides entering rep teams In the Peel league officials hope to start house leagues this year as well Representatives from Fergus Milton and Acton attended a Junior C hockey meetlnt in the Acton community centre Monday night The meeting was called to try to get an indication of the number of area towns planning to form Junior C teams next season Atton Junior vice president Bob Marshall chaired the meeting Atter ing from Erin were minor hockey president Gordon and executive member George Wore from Fergus minor hockey contact man Brown and Juvenile First error is ours The Free Press committed the first error of the minor baseball season when It listed the date for the next Acton Minor Baseball Association meeting as Monday April The notice should have read Wednesday April The meeting will be held In the community centre at Anyone Interested In helping with the minor baseball program Is welcome to attend Hope our fielding average Improves with a little more practice HELP A CUB PASS A TEST TO EARN HIS HANDYMANS BADGE Bring your own lawn mower to the Scout Hall on one of 3 Monday nights April 26 or May 3rd THE CUBS WILL CLEAN OIL PAINT YOUR MACHINE FOR ONLY manager Paul Cook from Milton Juvenile coach Joe Auger and le ass slant manager Wayne Arnold and from Acton Junior president KcrwLn and OHA contact man Harold Speaker Representatives from Gait Mount Hamilton and Georgetown were invited but failed to appear and are apparently interested in ring teams as well but none have formed local as yet topics discussed were cost of operation sources of player talent group formation and scheduling Another meeting planned before the O H A annual meeting in Toronto Novices nip parents 76 Acton A B novices wound up their hockey season defeating a team made up of their mothers and fathers 76 at the community centre Sunday April 4 special referees for the contest were McGilloway and Jean McPhail A B were southern Ontario novice semi finalists and Port Colborne Humberstone tournament B champions Name The Team Contest ACTON JNR C DOCKET TE1H FILL IN ENTRY FORM BELOW r My suggests tor a me or Acton Jur Hockey Team 1 Entries should be addressed to Box Acton and postmarked not later that Midnight Sat May 1971 FIRST PRIZE BOND MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING REGISTRATION GENERAL MEETING April 21st at Community Centre at 8 PM Anyone interested in lending a hand please attend to assure Baseball for the youngsters REGISTRATION DATES Age Groups Years to Years Saturday April 17th AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE from 9 AM to 1 P M PLEASE NOTEI Tee Ball will be organized for further information phone J MITCHELL 85341769 R SWAN 8530624