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The Free Press Wednesday January Comic CFL stars help launch Centennial drive Imagine pole vaulter taking a approach and important game than the CNE leaping wo EuropeanrecordctMUi feet with the old of a pole future play their only three feet long Impossible you say aowiptctarea Well Monday nights Sportsmens Dinner audience special guest of the night wasnt really who he said he was amateurs in the audience and world pole vault champion Rick Benjamin but nationally passed around some of his syndicated cartoonist and satirist Ben Wicks excellent action shots for examination moment would have to be more which both audience and which pleased both audience and guests Target for Jibes about his Park would have the auditorium except emcee Jack Carpenter thought they were chatting shaking hands with and getting autographs from one of the worlds greatest athletes Even Toronto Argonaut quarterback Greg Barton who sat at the same table as Wicks roared In laughter when Carpenter finally had to let the cat of the bag Wicks Interview about his pole vaulting experiences capped off an exciting evening arranged by the Acton Centennial Commission to launch the drive to publicize Actons Centennial in 1974 Stars attend Joining Wicks and Barton In mingling with the crowd of 100 parents and youngsters were four stalwarts from the Hamilton lagerCats Garney Henley allstar tackle Bill guard John Hoh- and backup quarterback John Mane University of basketball star Wayne Morgan photographer John Nelson of Waterloo and Scarboros world famous barber shop quartet the Treble Makers Celebrities sat at circular tables with their admirers for the roast beef dinner then were called to the platform A NIGHT TO REMEMBER for the audience and visitors individually where they tatted sharing the comments are Greg Barton Toronto Argos Quarterback and his favourite receiver Henley of the Hamilton TigerCats Wayne Morgan of G Basketball Although astounded when centre uses the camera angle to match the height of guest of Carpenter announced Acton had honor nationally acclaimed cartoonist Ben Wicks Ben formally applied to the to outshone the other sports stars with his obvious prowess as a lock of playing time Man el suggested he might like to take up photography since he watches most of the games from the side lines anyway Bibbed about the extra- ordinarily large size of his head Hohman who usually uses it to cut guys like Marshall Shirk and John in two conceded he has a stronger but considerably more brains than his linemate squeezes Into his helmet who took time Ait from preparatory work In setting up his new dining lounge and health club The End Zone due to open in Burlington soon denied reports his business partner took up pro- fesalonal wrestling to extend his mean guy Image Theres good money In wrestling Danychuk said Much more than there la In playing football Funny story Die slightly built Henley who Is Just three short the CFL lifetime Interception record held by Don Sutherln told of the pole He won the hearts of all present with Ills ready wit and crazy humour Only Ben could get dizzy spells and nose bleeds when high jumping His yard approach to Jump feet and a masterful effort to vault with a two foot pole was so believable he could easily have been voted sportsman of the year Staff Photo Legion I town league tallies ABs climb to top rung day he first arrived In Hamilton after being cut by the powerful Green Bay Packers There was a track meet going on at Civic Stadium the same day I arrived Henley reported When I walked Into the dressing room coach Jim Trimble directed me to the room whore the track men were dressing Later Jungle Jim confessed When I first saw this skinny kid with glasses and running shoes walk Into the room I thought Lombard was playing a Joke on me Asked who his favorite receiver was this year Barton said he didnt have one In particular although he hod a perfect 1000 completion average with Henley I I threw him one he caught it Barton joked Frank a wen On the serious side the players gave frank answers to Intelligent questions Man el said he would not like to see the American four down system Introduced Into Canadian football Having only three downs to work with is more challenging to a quarterback It mokes for more wide open plays when you havent got that extra down to tool around with he commented Hohman expressed the opinion telecasts of games in the Western Conference of the presented a truer picture of what Is really happening on the field than those In the east On the subject of Utile league football Danychuk said he felt strong pressure to win at all costs should not be placed on 11 and year olds Henley revealed he never played football until he went to college There were only students at the high school attended All I participated In there was basket ball baseball and track he confessed WO be back Looking back on his first season in Canada Barton said he didnt feel he played up to his capabilities However he Indicated hell start working out soon in preparation for next season and forecast Argos will be In Hamilton to meet the best In the west on Grey Cup day During his college days Tulsa University Barton said he threw the football as much as four or five hours a day even In the off season Best pair of hands hes ever seen receiver belong to tight end Charlie Sanders a former teammate with the NFL Detroit Lions Another Tulsa Howard of the Miami Dolphins rates second Morgan a transfer to U of from Simon University accompanied his basketball coach Henley to the dinner The six foot seven centre was also a good enough college football player to have been selected In the Canadian draft by the Calgary Note bleedi Funniest crack of the evening came from the witty Wicks Still hiding under the guise of the European pole vault champion Wicks confessed he eventually had to terminate his career on account of nose bleeds When I got up to a certain height my nose would start to Weed It was pretty difficult hanging on to the pole with one hand and reaching for a hanky with the other he said amidst bursts of laughter The world famous Treble Makers scored a big hit with tunes like Mr Ban Man Oklahoma and a hilarious spool entitled Pollution was the lucky winner of both autographed footballs when Barton and Henley pulled two separate tickets bearing his name from the drum In suc cession Girls from Joyce Carpenters Acton School of Dance arrived half way through the program to give a rousing Centennial cheer Come on Acton for years more Autograph seekers had a field day chatting with the stars after the program Organizer Jack Carpenter said the evening successfully launched the 74 Centennial drive It was huge success In that it was really a promotional deal I hope the commission can maintain the standard of excellence and work throughout the next three years he said We had fantastic cooperation from both guests and audience during and otter the dinner The players candid comments and natural conversation made It an easy and enjoyable evening of entertainment the emcee of fered Van Heften of Guelph provided excellent sound equip ment for the evening Films and slides of CFL action were also shown First place in the Waterloo- Wellington novice league now belongs to Acton thanks to a pair of dutch victories the local come up with on the weekend Trolling first place New Hamburg by three points Hamburg game coach Barry commented The third unit made up of George Brown Shone Withers and Wade accounted for three of the four Acton goals Brown scored twice and Withers knocked off the fourth place once Bert Post netted the other ATOMS A third period goal by Kennedy from Mart gave Brampton a tie with Dixie David Brown scored the Dixie goal unassisted In the first period Weston defeated Guelph on goals by Jeff Sargent Ted James and Gordte McArthur Gary lumbers drew an assist on Sargents goal Mike Strong scored for Dean Boles scoring four goals and assisting on the fifth by Laurie Smith Peterborough squeezed past Niagara Falls Don Brouillard also earned a pair of assists or the Petes Steve Lumbers fired a hot trick and Steve Tremills tallied a single goal for the Flyers Assists went to Rob Renins Mike Dawson Wayne Thomson and Tony Sparked by Mike hat trick St Catharines downed lcndon Steve Trotter also picked up a goal and an assist for the Black Hawks Jim Upton scored the London goal with John Woodman assist ing Goalie Dennis barred the door and Randy In lyre and Nick took care of the scoring in Hamiltons shutout victory over Oshawa Mclntyre and each scored three goals and one assist Brian Hogan and Hamilton also drew assists for the victorious Red Wings PEE WEESSprlngfleld grabbed a first period lead then coasted to a win over Cleveland Brian Moore paced the Springfield attack with two goals Cliff Britton Greg John ston Ray Kingsmill and Ron Kulkcn were solo shooters Moore Johnston Simon Wilson and John Gait collected assists Jim Matthews scored the Cleveland goal on a pass from Peter Ford Altons five goal effort carried Rochester past Baltimore Mark Hamilton and Mike Morris were the other Rochester marksmen Top play- maker in the game was Norm who earned three assists Frank Andrews collected a pair and Ford Alton notched one club winners Dave netted two of the five Baltimore goals Marc McKerracher Mike Jollymore and Tom Ryan tallied a goal apiece McKerracner Roland and BUI picked up an assist each Ken Harris earned a pair of assists BANTAMS John Cameron scored an unassisted goal In the third period to give a win over Pittsburgh Scott Oakley was the other Hershey marksman scored tor Pittsburgh on a pass from Hurley MIDGETSLos Angeles dumped Montreal on goals by Taylor Schuta Gary Masters Peter and Bob and Krul also earned assists Carl Reed Chris Tennant and Paul Daley replied for Montreal Reed Tennant and Moore earned assists GAMES PEE IS Baku NOVICES- IK London ATOMSUK IS Kitchener onsets Kitchener Saturday night then travelled to New Hamburg Sunday afternoon and upset the league leaders Acton now has on Impressive record of wins three losses and one tie including two wins and a tie In four games against New Hamburg the team they must face in the playoffs Our third line salvaged everything for us in the New goal and captain Scott Malcolm a tower of strength throughout the game contributed three assists Actons second line of Steve Van Der Eyken Bert Post and Todd did an excellent checking Job We were two men short for six minutes and New Hamburg couldnt score coach Inscoe explained Chris played the first two period and part the third In the Acton nets Derrick shut the burgers out for the final minutes Scott Malcolm scored two goals and George Brown and Wade Vickery netted one apiece in the win against Kitchener Saturday RENT HOT WATER HEATER Jul I Per Month AT ACTON HYDRO a ALICE Occasions Flowers Polled Plants Funeral Arrangements Corsages Etc Always a good supply of FRESH CUT FLOWERS WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE- Caroline Flower Garden Shop TWO WIST OF ONSOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY SUPERMARKET MILL ST ACTON Bants battle for WW lead Acton Firefighters bantams return to action after a 10 day layoff when they host the league leading bantams at the community centre Saturday afternoon at 320 Firefighters were in first place but past them with two wins last week Acton ore tied for second place with New Hamburg but can move back Into a tie for first by beating Saturday Firefighters also play In Monday night and return WaterlooWellington league bantam standings are listed below P WLTPtsGFGA ACTON New Hamburg Kitchener Lucky winners in last weeks club draw were Andy Williams Cam Joan Ford Grant Usher and Dune Anderson ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS MawnaMvfew Road MEAT DEPARTMENT SPECIALS Can No 1 Cut Cryovac SP COTTAGE ROLLS 59 Can No Fresh Meaty SPARE RIBS 69 WIENERS Mb Schneiders lb 16 patties BEEF PATTIES POLISH SAUSAGE Mb Pkg Parchment Wrap MARGARINE 4 SULTANA RAISINS 59 Facelle Large Size Save FACIAL TISSUE 3 Libbys Tins Save PINEAPPLE 4 Pantry Shelf Tins TOMATOES 3 Christies Pkg of WIENER ROLLS 4 Brights Tins APPLE JUICE 3 York 16oi Jar PEANUT BUTTER 2 89 Aylmer Tins CORN Vanguard Tins Red SALMON 59 Crown Lb Jar CORN SYRUP S3 39 Chase A Sanborn Jar INSTANT COFFEE 99 FRESH PRODUCE DAILY Florida White or Pink Grapefruit 10 79 Ont Fancy lb Bap Mac Apples Cabbage 2 49 PRICES EFFECTIVE JAN Medium Eggs 279