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The Acton Free January and Qutta from the world of sport by Deals Gibbon When the OMHA elevated Fergus and to Its A series two years ago some minor hockey coaches could hardly contain themselves as they waited to get crack New Hamburg teams rumored to bo Well the patsies turned out to be Just tho opposite and in the past two years burg has swept sewn of playoff series from Acton The friendly rivalry opens for Act 3 at the community centre Saturday afternoon when the New Hamburg novice pec wee and midget teams play here Next year Acton l move up to the A themselves A fond farewell to New Hamburg would be a dean sweep of the five playoff series by Acton In spite of the fact they re arch rivals on the Ice seldom have two towns negotiated on a friendlier basis and that has to bo more important than a bucketful of victories A love affair may also be brewing between the minor hockey associations in Ridgctown and Acton Murray Scoyne and his gang of faithfuls in rolled out the red carpet for the novice pee wee and bantam teams on the weekend The lads arc expected to return the visit In March and some coaches are talking about an annual home and home scries Arena manager Harold wants to know more about how a town of raised In a thon then put a brand new addition on the its arena And when I suggested skatea thon at a parks board meeting everybody went to sleep Harold Why is the calibre of Junior A hockey not what It wot a decade ago A check of U S college team rosters would tell you one good reason Loaded with Canadian players on hockey scholarships schools like Cornell and Boston University arc now becoming prime grooming grounds for prohockey hopefuls University of Toronto Blues considered by many to be best amateur hockey team in Canada recently absorbed an shellacking on a visit to Cornell Sounds impressive until you discover that Boston University whipped Cornell on lis first visit How do these facts rate space on the sports pages of a small town weekly The Fergus Green Machine classiest team Bradford fans will argue in our own South Central Junior league squared off against the Cornell freshman team on the weekend Final score Fergus on the short end All of which proves nothing except that pernios TV sponsors might consider favoring us with the replay of an NCAA game some Tuesday night the Hamilton Red Wings are playing Sault Ste Marie Moses will head the list of celebrities at the Acton Centennial Commission s second sportsmen s dinner Monday February 26 Proceeds again will go into the Centennial fund The pity of last year dinner was that too many skeptics wrote it off as a failure before It got off the ground As any of the lucky faithful who took it in will tell you stars Henley Greg Barton and Bill not only showed up but also made themselves available for questions and autographs as long as they were asked Jack Carpenter and his Commission worked hard to arrange the event one which deserves more support this time around Legion Minor Hockey sharpshooters suffered through a lean Saturday last week as five shutouts were posted by alert goalies Handing out the gooseeggs were Robert St Thomas atoms Paul Morrison Weston atoms Dave Anderson London novices Craig Tutton St Kitt novices and Paul Springfield pee wees Neighbors star Tripleheader here Sat kicks off OMHA playoffs for Alton hoi ttilti hit Kill Moon lulirimry fl AD Vh Man a of their New In WllnKlm leuifiiu will boat lliu toanm In iriplelwiidur at Itw imlrn I tuunifl played twin I Jicli won llilril In tlo Alton unci tmik Iwn of DAILY ROUTINE for five members of the Acton High track Includes speed running through the school halls and up conditioning exercises and distance running Roger MtFachtrn and Frank Houston left approach one of the stairways during after lap through the school Cliff winks out with the weights Scott takes the stairs three at a lime above The four athletes along with Rick will represent the school In the high division of the Indoor in Inrnnlo Five Acton High runners compete in MLG meet Acton Lions Juveniles redhoi MLMLneof Harry and Dan McGilloway first learned to pass the puck on surfaces Brock St and CobblehUl Last Tuesday night the trio who live less than a block away from each other proved that practice makes perfect as they accounted tor six Lion goals in a surprising Acton win over scored three goals and assisted on two others McNabb counted two goals and an assist and scored once and assisted five times Each lit the lamp in the second period to wipe out a 30 lead the visitors had built up Following the fourth goal early in the third period defenceman Gary Smoky Fisher evened the count again with an unassisted goal and the line Iced the win with three more unanswered markers Fisher a product the Speyside area also had a One scoring night with a goal and three assists contribution to the groovy Junes Bruce earned an assist as well Midget goalie Dave Allan played a steady game in the Lion cage subbing for regular Ted Hasan who was working lions dressed only eight players for the game a situation ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST Mill St EActon Wednesday A Saturday Milton HI Main St J which provoked a comment from manager Carl Timbers on his team first win over OrangeviUe in two years The eight players really worked hard I think they got so dang tired they were glad to pass the puck Carl said ive hard working members the Acton High School track team will compete against some ot Ontario top athletes In the school division of the Muplc Indoor Games Maple Icnf aniens Cliff Hick Near Scott will wear Ihc Red and White colors in the metre relay and old Frank Houston is entered In the open I mile event Although all have had previous experience with the school crosscountry team they vc been training particularly hard since the beginning first semester In Tough training Included in a weekly routine prepared by track coach Bruce Andrews are speed running In the school halls on Mondays Wed and Fridays and weight training and outdoor distance runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays All weekday workouts arc done after classes end at Using the school halls for a track during blustery weather five run me repeat half miles on Monday quarters on Wednesday and a combination which consists of one fast quarter and 10 fast yard dashes on Friday Tuesdays and Thursday begins with a five mile outdoor run through the town winds up with weihllfUng in the school urn and gruelling drill In which iles a double set of stairs jumping them three a lime both foot Tho Is repented half a times I outdoor win in on Saturdays Is optional but more often than not the art Houston for instance completed a 12 mile Saturday run recently following full week training What does coach Andrewhope to by entering his proteges in the Maple Icaf ACTON MINOR SOCCER CLUB GENERAL MEETING FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1973 SEASON Sunday Feb 1973 ACTON ARENA 12 ROOM ALL PERSONS INTERESTED PLEASE ATTEND GENERAL MEETING of ACTON MINOR BASEBALL at the ACTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TUESDAY FEBRUARY m Anyone Interested Is Urged To Attend Cross Country Snowmobile Race 1 Prospect Park toll 45pm to I a m Stomp Bar and Butlet Acton Band Hall MOO per couple casual dress tea luring Question Marx SUN FED Y Oval Track Snowmobile races Fairy Lake Entries 11 a m to 12 45 races to rules Trophies and prize money FEB J AND TUES FEB 30 to S lent Im Festival at C A Cartoons Laurel and Hardy Charlie Chaplin Horror movies Swashbucklers etc WED FEB to OPEN house C A Cralt Fencing classes come see maybe you II join I THURS FEB p m and Steak dinner Dominion Hotel a pm Annual General Meeting Dominion Hotel FEB 30 to 3D Teen Dance a I YMC A Music by Wood band cents Refreshments Available SAT FEB 10 a Girl Club Open house and lea Annual Book Sale A Please oin trie fun Everyone Welcome Buy a Button from a kid Sat Feb 3 llinti from burn i New nil Humes the JiivenilH ledum unlit our ml Now your The burner Art bantam To fierles In and win nil bantam sol last imntam an 11 wine In 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worked very hard since September and Ihey deserve to compote re yount yet they re to ncthinf but Improve once they tank of competition The relay team hits the track at Friday afternoon while Houston s open milt event la scheduled to follow immediately at 15 Subsequent meets at kin school in Burlington unit Toronto will provide further indoor competition for the Alii ANNUAL Ys MENS SNOWMOBILE WEEKEND RALLY PROSPECT PARK Sat Feb Sun Feb 25th CROSS COUNTRY RACE Starts m Entry Fee Entries from nam to 12 TROPHIES AND PRIZE MONEY OVAL TRACK RACING ENTRIES 11AM TO 13 AS 1 races to S A rules per race entry fee races on Fairy Lake TROPHIES PRIZE MONEY Postponed from Feb 3 A until Feb LAST CALL ONLY 3 MORE DAYS Dont mi your chance for a bargain to 40 off on all Wallpapers Sunworthy Wallpapers Reg up to ROLL DISC LINES GLIDDEN INTERIOR FLAT LATEX Bfiddan GLIDDEN ALKYD SEMIGLOSS CLOSED mm to GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE in rt