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are In back coach Jack Am Fills UNLIKE THE NHL Vancouver toppled Monlreol In a two Price Steve Kelly BUI MtKinrlc Holt are CampbeU In coach JTIg erics decided on penalty shots Front loft to JcftTownsley Tim lei S Srs nJim captain Gary Moore Gary McEachern and Brian Storey Ed Ensing goalie Forrest and Gary Perry Paid Tyers Tim Masters and Jim Matthews goalie Taylor Terry Slavcn In back are coach Bob The Acton Free Press Wednesday April Minor baseball gets ready for a big season Although snow has barely left the ground the executive of the Acton Minor Baseball Association is making extensive plans for the 1973 season Registration for the many teams the association is sponsoring takes place over the next two Saturday mornings at the legion hall from ajn to They sponsor baseball and Ball for boys seven to 18 years of age and the same for girls to 16 Last year we had 13 teams to look after but Judging by the number of new residents In the town and district that figure could climb to 15 teams this year Jim association president told the Free Press Playing baseball T Ball or under the wing of the minor baseball association must the cheapest forms of recreation available The registration fee is per player but in order to make the sport available to all members of a family the fee is for two or more members in one Registration fees and donations took after most of the group expenses but the also sponsor a draw each month during the year Results of their first effort were better than anticipated and the new ear which starts in May could be sold out Hope for good response Acton Mr Baseball Pop Manes veteran of years in baseball in the States Quebec and Ontario told the Pre Press much of the success of this program is going to depend on the response the group gets for coaches assistant coaches and managers as well as parents who have boys or girls The mam thing is to get people interested agreed Mr lraonti Just to do a few things It tie them up for the whole season and certain gives the association a boost kind of help would be in the form of supplying transportation out of town or helping with little additional chores which fall on the Teams will be playing out of town in Georgetown Milton Burlington Brampton and Bramalea and Streetsville First games this year hopefully will start about the middle of May but it all depends on the weather as Pop points out The sooner the season gets started the better because holidays in Jul cut swaths through the lineups And the earlier tbe suit the more hope of getting through the play before starts in September Last we some playoff games in cold remembers Pop with a shiver hopes lobranch out using more school thu ear as as the ball fields at Prospect and Donald Mann parks The have been assured by the Count Board of Education can use all the school Acton as well as the Speyslde school Sped praise Special recognition in he form of praise from the Halton Softball Association was directed towards treasurer Mrs Vema McEachern this Mrs doubled as storekeeper at times and sent them into the league secretary She was the most dependable of all in similar positions across the county and tribute was paid her at the group s annual meeting recently where Jim and Pop Manes were added to tbe league directors The executiveof the Acton Minor Baseball Association is headed by Mr with past president Roy Swan vice- is Pop Manes secretary Mrs J Ismond treasurer Mrs McEachern Equipment managers are Walter Kowal Tom and Clarence Harding Don Ford is in charge of umpires and the association hopes Don Mareo will accept the official scoring post this year The group is planning an umpire school this year with past president Roy Swan and Don Ford collaborating on arrangements We hope we see more parents at games this year says Mrs even if they are Just out for an evening a stroll and find watching a ball game is a pleasant diversion Penalty shot decisions in league championships Rams i When the executive of the Acton Legion Minor Hockey Association dreamed up the Day of Champions they probably never realized the majority of the five champion had travelled from Toronto to see Watson trophy was presented to her grandson play hockey thechampsbyJohnWatsonwhile Clarence Hill presented Steven Springfield won the Pee Wee championship quite handily by tranhv the trophy for the most improved to settle their duel for the Atom championship by penalty shots and St Thomas took the laurels in a frisky duel Ricky Smith got two goals for P flnd Gord the champs with Mike McRae ships would he decided by presented the top scoring trophy notching one Brian and rauiea penalty shots Three of the five final games of Saturday afternoon were tied at the end of regulation tune and were decided by free shots at the goalkeeper This added to the excitement of the event which saw hundreds of spectators filing in and out of the arena to watch the seasonal windup of Legion town league hockey albeit a trifle hard on the Consolation games were played Saturday morning while the championships were decided in the afternoon There were trophies galore handed out and crests to the winners as well as special awards Another attraction of the afternoon was a draw for a stereo component set which was won by Mrs Leo of Toronto who net and assisted on another Simon Wilson Robert Bantam Howe and Steve also Alberta came through with a for the champs with 2 win over Ottawa in regulation ass being chalked up for Ian time to capture the Bantam Berry2 Robert and Paul championship Ed Ensing and Alton each scored a pair for John Toebes presented the the champs with Ed assisting on Coleman trophy to the winning two goals and Ford on one Ken team while Tom Ryan captured Hams Paul Carl the lop scorer trophy presented and Gary Campbell each assisted y Bruce Sears Novice London and St Kilts were tied 1 1 at the end of regulation time with Randy Smith scoring for the Saints from Ted Windmollcr and Frank tying the game up for London unassisted Then London tucked home two shots to takt the game on one goal For Ottawa It was Cliff and Joe Schuts who hit the target with Norm Thornhtll assisting on both goals and Tom on the first marker Ruth Courtney of the Legion Ladles Auxiliary presented the championship trophy donated by the ladies Atom Tied 33 at the end of the game and championship 31 The Tom Weston and Thomas also had Five newcomers join slate annual meeting Sun Five new faces arc included in the Acton Minor Hockey Association executive following their annual meeting Sunday afternoon The present executive had been hoping for newcomers to help share the load and secretary Joanne Inscoe had been particularly anxious to see some more women take an interest in the organization Don was returned as president and Carl Timbers moved up to first vice Newcomers Mrs Pat Post is vice president and new member Judy Shannon is taking over from Mrs Inscoe as secretary John Crease continues on as treasurer Equipment managers are Paul Brown and Charlie Harrison Mr Harrison was on the board of directors last year Hockey holds Parents Joined their youngsters for a skating party as the Acton Hockey and Skating School wound up another successful season at the community centre George Edmundson played the down at the skating party whirling round the ice In the garb of a Hollywood starlet All participants were presented with crests Jim James Harold Townsley and Mike Marcoux instructed tots in the basics of skating every Tuesday and Wednesday nights for this year Registration fee was Included in this years enrolment of were girls and 15 youngsters who made the trip from Georgetown each week Jim and Harold hope to run a hockey and skating school some time in the future and replaces Nick There three newcomers on the board of directors Frank Andri and Mrs Verna Harrison along with Mrs Split treasurer The task of treasurer is taxing Including oversee the Club Its expected someone else will be appointed to the job with Mr txtcutivL members think the meeting was a good start for the year with some help now in managing thi teams In the Waterloo Wellington league The Acton Minor Hockey Association operates Acton five teams from novice to There also a possibility of a tyke 6 to years old division In the Waterloo- Wellington league next year Banquet coming The annual banquet date is set for May at the community cen Ire ten about are expected Presentations are made during the program Rusty Elliott each earned an assist Mark Duval scared a hat trick for Weston first assisted by Bob and the next two unasssted The winners received the John Kcntner trophy Midget Vancouver shrugged off a onegoal deficit and came on to beat Montreal In the midget final tying the two game total goals round and then went on to win it in a penalty shot contest Ian Campbell Tim Mclntyre Gary Moore BUI McKenzie and Rick Hoyer scored for the winners with three assists going to Terry Slavcn two to Gary Moore and singles to Bill McKenzie John Ashley Jeff Townsley and Brian Storey Mike Ferguson and Wayne Allen each scored twice for Montreal with Wayne also chalking up two assists and B Martin one To the winners went the James Legion trophy while the top scorer award presented by Gary went to Wayne Allen Brian Storey took the coveted most improved player trophy awarded In memory of the late Charlie Thomson and the referees trophy was presented by Councillor Barry to John Ashley for his Continued on Page Acton Rams have received parks board approval to operate a boaster club lounge in the downstairs meeting room at the community centre on game Greens wet some Despite the wet foggy weather a few hardy swatters took to the links at the Acton Meadows golf club over the weekend for a lew holes of grass pool The dampness postponed the opening of the club but weather permitting manager Jim Timleck will likely try again this weekend March 31 still must have been one of the earliest attempted openings on record for 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