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Few churches are open in and mostly the old attend by Gibbon The hospitality of Marines stationed In Moscow allowed us a pleasant night or dancing to hit tunes and quaffing the beer that made Milwaukee famous at the American Embassy Friday June Wed been In Moscow almost two weeks and the word had long since spread that on Wednesday and Friday evenings the Embassy not only offered ice cold cans of Schlitz and coke impossible to obtain elsewhere In the city but also some warm little packages which represented a cross- section of the finest young ladles from Finland Sweden and the rest of Europe A taxi took from the bar at the In tourist Hotel where we started off our night on the town to the Embassy a six storey building located on a wide street but not near the central district Up to the top floor of the building we went and into a comfortable little situation something like an American college bar The room was packed with young from all parti of the world most of them working in Moscow for a year studying there or attached to one of the foreign embassies It was like a miniature United Nations The international atmosphere and good times loft our spirits high and it mattered little to us at the time that a conniving Moscow taxi driver nailed us six rubles about for a return trip to our hotel at a m Our only adventure outside ho city of Moscow took place the next morning when wo were taken by bus to Zagorsk a small town about miles away which has a monastery and some of the few Russian Orthodox Churches still allowed to operate in Russia Inside one of the churches we watched the Russian faithful most of them elderly going up to receive communion or bread soaked In wine from a long gold spoon The atmosphere there was almost depressing In one instance I saw a mother in her 60s carrying a handicapped teenage daughter on her back up to the front The ceremony was complete with the priest In all their regalia and chanting from a choir which we could not see We learned from those In the know that although certain churches still remain open In Russia the future will not be bright for young people who arc seen attending church Advancement comes chiefly through work with the Communist Youth Party The bus brought us back to the Hotel Neptune In time for a two hour rest we needed badly then It was off to the Palace of Congress Theatre inside the Kremlin and my first ever exposure to the art of ballet Swan Lake one of he best Im told was playing to a packed audience that Saturday night I was surprised to learn that a ballet involves more than Just two or three per formers and that many of them sport fancy costumes the same as in regular theatre The ballet had three intermissions which allowed us just enough time to go up three flights of escalators to the top floor of the building where the whos who of Russia and European countries were heading for refreshments Ice cream and strawberries seemed to be the most sought after goodies They were gobbled up by those who fought their way up the escalators first My friend Mel Stelk of Selkirk College in C and I had to content ourselves with a good old bottle of Russian champagne Sandwiches oranges pastries and other delicacies were also popular I failed to follow he theme of Swan Lake but was able to appreciate he fine manouevrcs the dancers were making and the excellent music produced by the ballet orchestra From the ballet which ended about we went straight to the Institute of Sport and Physical Culture where our hosts were throwing their second consecutive Satur day night party for us Sunday I decided to go at my own speed slow for a change ana my failure to catch the a bus for Mass at the American Embassy turned out to be a blessing disguise Instead I met two Russian- speaking members of our Canadian group who were on their way to the Russian Orthodox Church I tagged along and spent Sunday morning at an impressive two hour ceremony in a church near the centre of the city The church was much the some as the one at Zagorsk but much bigger There were no seats everybody stood or kneeled for the two hours There was the same chanting and faithful worshippers venerating pictures of saints or the floor the church Brunch at the Hotel Leningrad followed and then although buses were available set out on Moscows excellent subway to Moscow them find my way to Lenin Stadium in Luiknlkl where we were to watch the Moscow Cup track meet with the best athletes In the city competing The directions given to me by a young Soviet swimmer were correct In the Cyrillic alphabet they said Go to change to the red line and go to MAPCCA again and keep going till reach I reached the Park area earl for the 4 m meet so I had time to visit the huge Palace of Sports where the Team CanadaSoviet Union hockey series played in 1972 Inside a group of young soldiers were setting up chairs and a stage for some kind of a meeting There was no ice In and it was hard to associate It with the great games In 72 but nevertheless a thrllt just to have hod the opportunity to be there The events had already begun when reached the stadium and far secant lime the first was our visit to the football match we were thoroughly surprised tc find almost as many competitors as spectators The competition with only Moscow entrants was a little below In tcrnatlonal calibre with the exception of a metres turned in by a pretty long legged blonde from the Dynamo Sports Club by the name of Valentlna and scat tcred other fine performances Bruce Kidd who is making a track comeback at the age of 30 received per mission to run in the 10000 metres event was was personally pleased to finish In a class field of 19 entrants Sunday night the two and decided I should have a look the beautiful park just six blocks from our hotel where they had been many before Id been laying In bed you see every morning at when they got up to da their five miles Sundav In the park is not only foi strollers but also rock and roll fans For the small fee of 50 kopecks teenagers were crowding into an outdoor dancing pavilion and rocking to the latest hit tunes In the summer time when the weother Is fine you got women you got women on your mind- rang out over the A system It was just like downtown Wosaga Beach but free of all the commercial traps and in a much nicer setting Next week our graduation dinner and meeting the Russian people Toros eye arena for training camp Georgetowns new arena could be the training base for the Toronto Toros Hockey Club of the World Hockey Association Jim Buck past president of the Minor Hockey Support Group in a letter to council said no had received a call saying the club was in terested in a training camp with adequate facilities close to Toronto were eyeing Georgetown The letter on behalf of a group of organizations willing to organize fund raising for the arena listed the Basic requirements for an arena The letter said a seating capacity of at least 1000 was necessary with a minimum legal size ice surface of by feet The organizations also asked for the provision for summer ice and a second ice surface in the future A minimum of six dressing rooms a fully equipped flmt- aid room and a meeting room for the groups using the arena were deemed necessary The final requirement was a lobby and heating facilities for the patrons to en courage larger attendance at functions Mr Buck told council these were the four main points the groups felt would satisfy the people using the arena Kevin Parker earns recognition CONGRATULATING each other at the recent six day Conference of the Bowling Proprietors Association of Ontario held at the Don Valley Holiday Inn Toronto are Ken Hulford of the Acton Bowling Lanes and Rose Radyk of the Georgetown Bowl Georgetown Rose was elected 2nd while Ken was reelected for a two year as a director This makes the con secutive year that Ken has been elected to the Executive Board of the Minor soccer dates Kevin Parker Actons young figure skating champion recently received a Province of Ontario Recognition Award for outstanding achievement in the amateur sports field The purpose in presenting these read a per sonal letter to Kevin from Premier William Davis is to encourage those In our province who have shown extraordinary Interest and prowess in the Ontario sports programs I am indeed pleased to have this opportunity to congratulate you on behalf of tne and the people of Ontario for through perseverance and determination the Recognition Award for outstanding achievement In the amateur sports field the Premiers letter continued Kevin has won seven medals in competitions over the past two years and never failed to win any event he entered He was recently selected to attend a special seminar in B C with some of Canadas top skaters like Toller Cranston vi Hover Aclon Park AnonFurk It School a J M iHi sen Ict Acton Acton Burlington High TK Bantam girls remain first Acton bantam girls Glen Williams 162 in Rural Minor Softball League action last week The Acton girls remain first place in the league standings Susan Lchn and Kim Van Eyfcen paced a hit Acton attack with three safe ties apiece Gayle Deforest hit safely twice and Kim CrlstaU Anna Debbie Brown Lisa Near Marc Sllngerland Heather McEachero Tammy Liver- more and Carol Jordan had one hit each McEachem gave up Just six hits and walked only one baiter in hurling the win for Acton Acton took the lead early and never looked back Coach Wallv Ella reports the girls are playing topnotch and deserve some more fan support at the ball park Their next game is at the park tonight Wednes day at against Hornby Acton girls top Limehouse Acton L Ford Mlnit Hornby tuned J 1S Minor victory over In J nigh ond In their they Jennifer Jeter handled lor horn tin well Sports Car BAZ MOTORS LTD LENIN STADIUM which has 103000 seats was less than 10 percent full for either the First Division football match or Moscow Cup track meet the Canadian study group attended Arrows hit the mark Arrows shot down the Blazers 141 and Avengers the Titans 117 In Acton mens recreational hoflKill leugue Sunday night Rodger McEachem Hill Steve hit triples for the victorious Arrows Kcnbwan had three base hits for lie losers Three hit performances by and Hemic sparked the Avengers to victory and Bill both hit lately twice for the Wans Tiger camp in Guelph Detroit Tigers have set Saturday July as a ten- tntlve date for a baseball tryout camp at Exhibition Park The Acton Free Press Wed July 10 1974 TOW