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The Free Press Wednesday September 1971 TURK S final goal as a Ram was typical of the close to he netted in two years with the team As the picture shows goalie Larry Herrington was turned right around by Bob s fake The goal came at 1 24 of the overtime period Staff photo BROCKVILLE goalie Larry was George McPhall from close in Art Smfield hard to beat in the first 10 minutes of the and John reach out to try to check game Herrington blocked this shot by Staff photo Waller pots winner RAM CAPTAIN Bob Turkosz accepted the Ed manager Jock Christie Baxter assistant Blair trophy from OLA Junior C captain Mike assistant captain convenor At Baxter following the game Craig and Turkosz Staff photo Pictured left to nght are 0 secretary Rams had big lead fought back CRRRUNCH Rams Bob Waller knocks Rick Thompson of Brockville for a loop in the third period Staff photo MORE SPORTS ON PAGE 6 and Quote from the world of sport By Denis Gibbons most satisfying feeling besides watching the Rams win the Junior championship itself was to be able to see the Acton Community Centre filled almost to capacity as it was Saturday night Fans exactly hanging from the rafters as followers of the Tanner championship team tell us they were when close to 1 500 squeezed their way into the arena but empty seats were few and far between and certainly in my own memory and thit of younger Ram fans it was as large a crowd as has ever attended game of any kind here It was heartwarming to sec members of Acton s two previous provincial sports teams the hockey Tanners and the 1947 baseball Intermediates cheering every Acton goal with just as much enthusiasm as the regular Ram crowd They no doubt remembered the wonderful support they received when they the town banner into provincial competition During the last two decades fan support of Acton entries in any sport has gone up and down like a roller coaster and many fans who would hive been labelled diehards in the days that Acton was highly regarded in provincial sports circles abandoned their interest in the welfare of local teams Saturday night many of them came back not because re particularly fascimted by lacrosse or because they didn have anything better to do They came because of Ac ton knew the Rams had a chance to put Acton back where it once was on the sports map of Ontario and they want to let any chance they had to help them do it slip by As it turned out the backing the team received Saturday night was probably as big a factor in the win as anything Team captain Bob told fans sincerely after thegame We couldnt have won it without you As one fan put it following the Tonight the Rams have helped bridge the generation gap There were people in that arena that haven been there in years Let s hope he s right and that all Acton teams can look forward to the same kind of support the Rams received To the team and management congratulations on a great victory You worked hard for it you deserve it To the fans the Rams have put the capital A back in Acton Let make sure it stays there Forgotten midst the excitement of the victory celebration following Rams championship win was the fact the game was far from a runaway and could have easily gone either waj Art Sinfield gave Brockville a lead at 3 25 of the opening period when he fired a high shot over Gary Turkosz shoulder whde Bob Turkosz was sitting out a slashing penalty Rams appeared tight and began shooting wildly in an effort to get on the scoreboard Finally after 10 minutes and seconds of frustration Bob Turkosz connected on a bounce shot from about feet out Stu charges and Sinfield went off together for slashing 14 Just before Stu McCulloch brought the team to life and the fans to their feet with his first blockbusting rush of the night barged his way through the defence and passed to Doug Hons who beat Larry Herrington for Rams second goal Herrington came up with egg on his face when he fanned on Bob slow dribbler at had possession of the ball for almost a minute as he circled the net twice before shooting Mike cashed in Bob pass to close out first period scoring 33 seconds later First period score Rams When George scored from Mike early in the second period it looked like Rams would turn the game Into a rout but Essos quickly eliminated that possibility with two fast goals by Gary Brisson and Jack Penalty shot Brockville could have cut the Acton lead to one goal if t missed the net complctelj on a penalty shot at the five minute mark Referee Bert Naylor awarded Belmore the free shot after he was hauled down by McCulloch on a breakaway With the score Rams on the attack again Bob scored from just outside the crease Craig Weldon upped the Acton lead to and Bob deked out of his pants at to give Rams a five goal leadftJ Once bounced back With Harry Barens off for highsticking Ian Brown scored and slightly over a minute before the period ended Belmore connected to narrow the Acton lead to Goalies hot Red hot by Herrington and Gary in the third period kept sharpshooters on both sides tearing their hair out while the huge crowd looked on in amazement and applauded each save A toal by Bob Turkosz In the first minute was disallowed because he was in the crease and after that was literally unbeatable as he turned aside every Acton shot Meanwhile slowly picked away at the Rom lead tew fans budged when Jack scored at But when and Brisson teamed up on a pretty passing ploy and cut the Acton lead to at 10 the nailbiting began The bench went wild shortly after as Ian Brown took Gary Brisson pass and whipped the ball past Turkosz to tie the score Excitement great Excitement reached a peak in the final five minutes of regulation time First Gary hurled himself through midair to block shot Then beat Bob and Chris Sargent on breakaways Play moved from end to end with lightning speed With less than a minute remaining Mike broke in on alone but his bounce shot hit the post and the game went into overtime G A rim Hcrr Thompson Zucker Coon McCnlium 1 3 J Skellon Sinfield 1 10 We don I 1 El Cooks 3 1 I 1 Cooper arena 1 1 1 Murray 16 IT emeus INTERNATIONAL The World Largest Circus Kj SEPT 1 to U hell FREE OH ad a DM ON a a OdC Ho G or Coo G and sod IS hod Up IIS pjn and IS Bo jp CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION Until Sept Toronto BUILDINGS OPEN ON SUNDAYS AT 30 PM Continued from Page Thanks fans team captain Bob attributed a large portion of the team s success to the tremendous fan support they received We owe a lot to the fans who supported us so well right from the start of the season he told the gathering Without you we t have won It Still perspiring from the tension of the overtime period team president Howard had this to say There no way I could go through another one of those We started building for this four years We worked hard we whit we wanted now we start building attain for next year Saturday game was the last as juniors for eight Rams Bob Bob Waller Paul Cooper Alan Dave Bob Gowland Bob and Doug Hons A ninth bred Barens was sitting out the final game of a four game suspension Original Ram Rams allOntario title was the best possible gift for the old vet Larry Ram Taillcfer who celebrated his birthday Saturday A with the Ram intermediate team of the s the original Rom pooh the idea lacrosse was better when he played lacrosse is faster now than it ever was Every year these kids are getting better and better I ve seen a great lacrosse game tonight Congratulations to the team and especially to Bobby He the greatest said amidst shouts of approval from the crowd Conveying congratulations from Acton Council Councillor Orvol Chapman recalled tne Free Press headline after the fifth of the series Hustling Essos take Rams by the horns You ve seen tonight what happens when you take a Ram by the horns he mused Look out when they get a second breath all but two Rami Doug and coach Bruce Sears the provincial championship was a first Sears ployed on the I960 Port Credit Sailor Monn Cup title team and coached Long Branch pee wee and bantam teams to O M I A crowns played on three Ontario minor title teams In Long Branch and was with the Quebec Junior provincial championship Montreal team last season It my fifth provincial championship but the last one always the best Hons sold after the game Coop proud Having completed hli final in a Bam uniform Paul Cooper summed up the feelings of the rest of the team It my first championship ever he said And im Just proud to have played with such a great group of guys I thought we were going to blow it in the third period but the guys were really up for the over time They all played well coach Bruce Sears commented What did he say to the players in between periods I simply told them I beard It was going to be a nice day Sunday and they could either be back here or out somewhere doing whatever they liked I guess they all decided they wanted to go swimming Scars smiled The happy sequel to the Ram story was that Sunday was an absolutely perfect day for swimming Civ Z5PH 1 RAIN OR SHINE STATION ST ROCKWOODcv si CABIN BOYS FEARLESS FIVE BROWN- C- MANY MORE PONY RIDESPICNIC TABLESPRIZES ADMISSION Km m of itbrihq TOLD you right from Ihc we couldn trust these guys Ram president Howard seems to be telling coach Bruce Sears after both got their victory shower Saturday night Paul Cooper t seem to be bothered He was too happy about the overtime victory Staff photo SHERIDAN COLLEGE Continuing Education Right Life at Sheridan is beginning again Join the many eager to learn adults who are continuing their education either for profit or pleasure There is something for EVERYONE over evening courses Phone 8264300 FOR BROCHURE r COME AND VISIT AT TOE BRAMPTON CAMPUS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 FROM M OAKVILLE CAMPUS THURSDAY 16 FROM REGISTRATIONS FOR THE ACTON YMCA FALL and WINTER PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT THE ACTON YMCA Saturday Sept 11th Saturday Sept 18th from 10 AM to 12 Noon A program of activities for both boys and girls has been planned Brochures giving details of all programs will be distributed In all Acton Schools during the first week of school Programs Include SWIMMINGGIRLS YOUTH CLUB JUNIOR ART CLUB LADIES SLIM TRIM CLUB BOYS BASKETBALL WEIGHT LIFTING MEMBERSHIP FEE 200