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Sabre conditioning pays off as Green Machine sputters The Aclon Free Press Wednesday November pra Sab Hard work in paid off for Acton ires Sunday as the locals earned a tie in the South Central Junior league opener against the defending champion Fergus Green Machine a team they beat only once in sixtries last season Sabres effectively bottled up the Flying Fleming twins up until the mark of the final period when Sandy from a bad angle to givetoe visitors a tie Die team Tailed to hit the until early in the period as Sabre and Fergus returnee Tom put on a super display of goal tending for the opening day crowd of over fans Ask players be on time Several boys up late for their Legion Minor Hockey house league games Saturday morning and chairman Kerwfn McPhail Is making a plea to all parents to have their lads at the arena at least a half boor before game time Mr McPhail explained there Is only to much Ice time available and with the number of teams Increased this year It is even more important that games begm on time Beginning this Saturday games will begin as scheduled whether or not all players have arrived A complete home league schedule appears on these pages Parks and Rec notes At the regular meeting Thursday October Acton Parks and Recreation Committee dealt with the following items of business Arena manager Harold reported gate receipts for the first Sunday afternoon of public skating were SO compared with for the first Saturday night The committee refused a request from the Acton Lions Club for financial compensation regarding rental of the community centre for a Fall Frolic dance September The dub made the request on the basis they were required to rent heaters themBClves because of cool temperatures that night Chairman Chapman con firmed the opinion of members that when the building is rented it is rented as is Mr recommended that advertising signs be placed on the inside east wall of the building as a means of brighten ing up that end of the arena He suggested contracts be offered to advertisers beginning January Mr said seats in the building wUl likely be painted if it can be determined that the paint will dry in cold weather He said the staff would likely rope off a small section of seats to be used for the painting experiment Councillor Peter Marks recommended the committee advertise that ice is available for rental In the arena in late evening hours To someone starting at or S in the morning in Guelph 11 at night might look pretty good Marks said Mr Townsley assured the committee all local teams are looked after and ice is booked solid up until each evening Mr reported an offer to have an automatic skate sharpener Installed in the arena The machine operates after the deposit of cents in a coin slot Townsley said the committee would receive per cent of profits The committee looked favorably on a request Cram Mr Townsley that he and Jim James be given first option on operating the Acton Hockey and Skating School for the next four years the two wished to invest in the purchase of equipment for youngsters to use Townsley and James took over operation of the Breaks ice Fergus rookie Gary Kurtz broke the goose egg with the first of three goals he scored but Randy knotted the count with a blast from the point Just minutes later Kurtz scored his second goal to give Fergus a 21 lead at and the teams traded a pair of markers before the buzzer went leaving the score for Fergus heading into the third period With Fergus two men short Brian Davey connected from the point on a pass from Ted at the second mark of the third period tying the score Kurtz third goal gave Fergus a one goal lead but Sabres stormed back to level the count on Pete Morrisons second goal of the game and take a lead when 16 year old rookie Bill got his first Junior goal Deserved win Sabres dominated play in the third period and deserved to come out with a win on the play The month Jump in conditioning we got this year really helped us coach John commented They Fergus were dead in the third period Last year this time it was our club that was dying in the third Coach praised the efforts of his third line made up of returnees Graham and John and rookie Bobby Krul Although they t figure in the Sabre scoring Fergus was hard pressed to form an attack when they were on the Ice was shaky on some of the Fergus goals but he demonstrated plenty of desire and courage in holding the fort on some dangerous rushes early in the game Caps shine Captains of the two teams Ted of Acton and Merv Griffin of Fergus played solid games on defence Pete Morrison scored twice and John Snow Randy Weldon Brian and Bill connected once each for Acton Centre Dale Fisher earned four assists Gary Kurtz netted three goals and Terry Merv Griffin and Sandy Fleming tallied one apiece for Fergus Sabres play a return game in Fergus tomorrow Thursday night and host Grand Valley Sunday afternoon at 1 30 FIRST PERIOD No Scoring Kuril J Kuril Mormon Kuril A Morrlion Fliher UK Fleming THIRD PERIOD FIRST OFFICIAL duty in Acton for newly weretheparticipants LaterSusan McPhail of bos elected Halton M Terry OConnor was to the Sabre booster club presented hockey Duvey Acton Sabre- slicks to Mr Connor Mayor Les Duby and Fergus junior hockey game Sabre captain former P Whiting who also attended Ted Harmer and Fergus captain Merv Griffin the game Legion minor hockey schedules DRIVING FORCES behind lacrosse in Acton photo of the 1971 0 Junior C champion Alan Hall and Howard Dwyer have been AclonRamswhoowe their success to named first recipients of the Charlie Thomson die two men Memorial Plaque In the background is a Gibbons Ram organizers receive Charlie Thomson plaque ATOM II I 10 SI Brampton Not 18 St Thomai 12 10 Wei ton 1 Dixie Wetland Not Dixie 10 We 1 1 and Brampton I Weston St Thorn Dee 11 Dixie SI 10 I Guelph Dee II Brampton Guelph 12 10 Dixie Brampton 1 00 SI Thomas Dee 11 Dili- 20 12 Wetland 1 St Thomas Dixie No It Hamilton St Kitti 10 Lot don Fill Not O London St Fill Cleveli Tide Richmond Baltimore iO Tide Springfield 11 Wetland Thomai Weilon Dixie Howard and Alan Hall the men responsible for the formation of the Acton Rams junior lacrosse team and the return of minor lacrosse to town have been named first recipients of the Charlie Thomson Memorial Plaque for their outstanding con tributions to recreation in Acton Mayor Duby presented the handsome plaque for the first time during the pre game ceremonies at Sundays Junior hockey opener Both men will also receive keeper plaques The plaque was donated last year to the Acton Parks and Recreation Committee by the local Legion Minor Sports Association in memory of Charlie Thomson a popular retired gentlemen who worked tirelessly for betterment of recreation in Acton before his death last winter time recipients were chosen September by a committee made up of chairman Barry Inscoe Jean McPhail and Denis Gibbons and names were kept secret until Sunday Suited Juveniles Mr and Mr Hall first organized a Juvenile lacrosse team in town in 1968 The team enjocd minimal success but the following year blossomed into a real contender placing second In a six team league With most of the juvenile players going overage the pair took the bull by the horns and formedajtuuor C team in 1970 school from the recreation committee last year They are charged per hour for ice Committee member Diane Spiervogel said she would still like to see two outdoor ice rinks laid out in town this winter one at the west end of town and the other at the east end Property committee chairman Barry is to investigate further choosing the nickname Rams the same moniker used by Acton previous intermediate lacrosse Although overmatched in a Junior league Rams quickly became the darlings of area fans and the Monday night junior lacrosse game became the most popular summer sports attraction in town He also served J for the successful 1egion pet hockey tournament hen last February I flu plaque will remain in the J community centre trophy case and will be presented again at the discretion of the Acton Parks and ItCcrcation Committee 11 We 12 ID I Brimplon 10 20 London Jin London 10 Niagara Pill 10 2011 KlttUndoi Feb soLondon Ha mild Niagara alii SO level and Springfield Jan II Cleveland T Tide wale Richmond Jan SO Baltimore leveland Springfield Jin SO Springfield Richmond j J f Albert Jan Ottawa Winnipeg Jin Winnipeg Quebec Jin Quebec Alberta Winnipeg Feb Feb Springfield Tidewater I Ys Men win exhibition With Howard and Alan working behind the scenes as team president and manager respectively Rams improved greatly in 1971 and rewarded the pair for their efforts by winning the OLA Junior championship Acton first provincial sports crown in years Practically every sports fan in town backed the team and 1 fans packed the community centre for final game overtime victory against Brockvlllc The foundation for a promising minor lacrosse program was laid here the same summer mainly because of negotiations carried on during the offseason by Howard arid Alan Hockey efforts The two young men have also been active in local hockey organizations Howard has been a Legion minor hockey house league coach for the past three years and Alan has been a valuable member of the Acton Industrial Hockey League against Erm Acton Mens whipped Erin In a Waterloo Wellington league exhibition game the first of the reason for both teams here last night Shane Withers and Jeff Shields potted two goals to lead all Acton Scorers Single goals went to Scott Malcolm Dave McGilloway and Randy Van Fleet Top for the locals were Wade Vtckery who earned three assists and Bruce who contributed a pair I was very surprised how well our boys skated and their positions the first tunc out coach Barry reported dressed players of whom are first year players Coach Inscoe expects to have only three second year players in his starting lineup when Men ITS HERE now at John Boughton Jewellers DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Turn to 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