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Man One Hundred and Second Year No 31 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2 1977 Sports Page pulse Coach says by Eric Eklone An ancient benign but contagious disease from Scandinavia is again settling here to drive as people as possible outside The victims whose resolve lo remain dormant until next solstice weakens daily art falling one by one infection known as cross country skiing tourinf or Hit infamous Nordic skiing bug Friends can be carriers They arc often sturdy types whose ruddy faces betray their latest hour of win glory Bill Cook advertising manager for this paper and Liz pool supervisor fit the above description So convincing were their separate stories of outdoor fun in the graceful exercise that I bought a pair of skis poles and boots Then was all set but didn know the how of starling up So Friday morning 1 allowed Miss lo demonstrate in the park the elementary steps of moving easily on the slender strips of wood Victim That how victim becomes a eonvert Satisfied that I at least keep going for a few yards at a time the pool supervisor I set out across the frozen lake Cross country skiing here seems to be used m as i hardy way of the body in these times of keep Sit Some or years ago skis were as mueh a tool in the hunting gear as knife or bow Since then skis have been used as transportation and in the world Ihcy ve earned a niche in Olympic competition With cars and snowmobiles taking over transport and with most skiers out of international races health seems to be a principal motive behind of tin flurrv of outdoor Cross country skiers and squash pi ire the most fit people according to Murry Hall of Toronto who wis quoted in last month Mwcltan in in article entitled The Fitness Boom Getting away from built up areas and into the euun to be closer to birds and animals is another moliv for getting onto a pair of boards and cardinal On our near silent skis Miss and I lppro to within a few feet of feeding thitkidees blue j and cardinal ff you want lo get another idea of what it all about there a cross country magazine on salt in town stores It from the general skiing and outdoor magazines have articles on how to ski There ire also several books on the subject Some of these publications give the general impression that once you re on skis you can go anywhere there snow That snot quite right I discovered that once into a couple of feet of the soft white stuff sink instead of gliding over top as with shallower depths So llicre s still room for the Jlowcrsnow shoeing Buying equipment can be a baffling expensive trial but it need I be Magazine advertisers wide varieties of skis gaiters bindings packs jackets toners More stuff than flakes in a child snow ball All you need for a are the skis Wits bindings poles and some wax I was surprised that even in last Fndaysehill 1 was plenty warm in street clothes Leave the extras until you re sure cross country is for you Some sellers offer package deals which is fine parts of the lot may be inferior to the rest If forcxample you go to buy boots and skis separately you may re that the guy has a very very limited selection of some gear What you buy may not be called a package that il is Many package deals are probably OK that I ended up with for in Toronto Renting skis is a cheaper way of gelling a of the sport without having to fork over a bunch at bucks Mounlsbcrg Conservation Area near Campbellville rents equipment on weekends to adults No children s skis available The best time to get there is just before the gates open 10 a m The rate is for a of skis until a After the price drops by a dollar Mount winter program ends March During Friday hour outing 1 gradually grew to appreciate something of what the carriers my friends didn t even try to describe Going to where no one has been or at least where there no trace in the snow lures this convert into the To where no one has been Perhaps that too much to hope for here considering this area was once Indian territory However the illusion remains So quickly did Ihc wind fill in our shallow tracks on the lake that even on Hie return run the looked as if we were our first crossing I guess all this makes me a earner too Junior Farmers Haton hosts winter games hosted the Zone Junior Farmers winter games Saturday end despite the snow about 150 parti ci pants and spectators took part Bowling basketball and volleyball events were held In Georgetown and curling in Acton In the evening about attended the dance in the Elks hall in Georgetown Only the teams from Dufferln county weren t able to come because of the storm Other teamssome of them from Pec Wellington North Simcoe South Simcoe and the University of as well as Halton county The winners of the events proceed lo the provincial 500 club Club winners for arc Joan McDonald 163 Mac Gervais 185 G Flinders Joan Taylor 386 and Flinders 485 winter games in February Winners North Simcoe won the mixed curling title Wellington the men curling teams won both men s and women s bowling Peel won the women basketball and South the mens basketball with York triumphant in volley ball On the women bowling learn are Donna Hamilton Mary McDonald Elaine Workman and Nancy Townscnd On Ihe men team are Don Hamilton Larry Workman Garnet McDonald and Ella organizers were very pleased thai so many Junior Farmers were able attend Some of stayed overnight Ihnn drive home over the heavily drifted roads Many of the know each other from other Junior Farmer events such as the summer games and tours Midgets draw bead on series not fights Midget Sabres arc taking a two to none id with them lo tonight when they engage m the next m itch in the first round of best of five e Out ino Minor Hockey playoffs The midgets many of whom are lies of 1 isi major bantam provincial finalists Ihre to eliminate three timcs in row if the host club pi lo its previous form Acton coach Jim J characterized I I is not being a rough le but lie sud thai they ire midgets arc instructed lo refr from retail Hint the cinch aid They vcbeeii iccepl ihcy re nut norm illj used lo because rentedcilon the ice The first was died to in end with inn minutes lo pits because didn hive pi left ike if ittoff Sonic were in Hit pen box and one suspension vvisnt just kcepuif iw from tin fights ill Hit lime Brim Moore will miss bee of i fighting in ijor from second minder Sit will w Hit from Hit st bee lit is third man inch I left Ins ere in order In stop fieli but fell Ihe nts in the will lt m Hit lint up scemdof ilsi fe righting took Hit first here iweek irgin i Hit It tome from behind effort for j win In two mints emerged is the mi itadine v ith four to lour ith J nuts Hi il most of Shit ids stormcc Shields is on right wine i line centre Stilt with Dive Mil illov iv on lift mil Wide met ike up tin define positions McGilhwiv ind limit in the mo productive in irksnun withoi il three ieh Bill M mis put the sic iw for Win with 1 ion it ins intend 1 ice ihc looks ami field in the spite of vision in spite over a debt of nearly SI last deposit applie ilion hive been made to Hit irrv last vt s will iter this it problem Mr iboiil irlinc the se m the hi taurines w is previous spcculilinn that bet lust of Hit ind 1 1 of pi Top free thrower ROBERT LITTLE PUPIL NANCY WONG again won the Halton Peel District basketball free throw competition The year old won a trophy and medal in the Knights of Columbus throw at Holy Cross School at Georgetown Saturday Another Robert Little pupil Michele Jones came within one basket of winning the district level throw for the 14yearold level play Wade and Dave Robertson in iniged a goal Jo seconds later but it was too little too late I look a lead in first period but dropped scoring pitt god a for Ihe balance of the tame midgets on the hand recovered from a two coal effort the first period to pump home three in the second period and couple in the closing period Shields netted his third and fourth to pate the storing Malcolm picked on tht second give Acton in early go goal on an nit Mi ineWilherMiedtheg ime i in ihc second period for Acton on a Shields pass Redheaded Shields fired in Actons first goal on an play in Hit first period Kevin Wtir iddtd ihe midget talk from Manes and was in Hie for illiams taint through w ith fir the other side Shaw I Hubert son iddcd singles In the decision from the first imt r G Medl inked I imboro in the first took i ont to zip it id in the first then out stored I lamboro in second and Ml it no in Hit third M and combined lo up for it vtd ti be Hie game winner second period t e Hit first It id from Me GjIIi I In lo s winning Shields stortd from Mel bill Slntlds gi from vickerv M pulled Hie trigger on vet mother goal from Shields I mil replied Iw ice in Hit middle from J Sluw ind 1 off of hi an il lite in third pt rioel Wt tint tonights time is It I isi vie pi I limlxro sud Hit to all AC ON S Linda Denny comes up with the ball following the tip off bet ween Chris of Georgetown and Acton Kay The action took place in Acton last Tuesday night as the Acton ladies walloped Georgetown lady baskctballers teams play a rematch in Georgetown tonight Wednesday again Hotel cracks Hellers fed ink top teams over bottom he hive Mr I fold Slid Hi it lit hi pt sign ill pi ivtrs from town including sunt returnees and se from last midget JUld lot jilivtrs wilt mis lasi vtar m i be in the imp Il drop of Hit roup it s there II lit in for th be indtrtrs ire re ipplving for membership I romollon of the i be ft lturt Hit mint I phvt Itl s trtw Hind pi lit in Hit si iiiLsl in last 1 Mill Siindiv it li m Until Hie top cams in s eon i hi bottom m the squid li red I ikevitv Hit first jrt ei m Ihem I in the nd mil ul in the third I SthmidlnelUdlhi I ist f kens wit inc end lor Hit iss st in le six minutes ml ing holding kens took I inn In L Hit I n I it first pine liter itinj fourth sol in tin he inyne sun Mr will pre con n lit d like Mb tpnvtdl In Hie jRnid Mel her- the Third period surge lifts major over Flam bo ro ijor tame up with strong third period dnwnHimbon I in the first of best of three OMHA pliyoff scnts il night that Hie stood out an over ill very well I period here prr Next it V Mike Mirk set up lun s god tin one Hnl proved to le Hit winner Ml In Ird All Ac ion storing in Hit third period put the out il re of I- 1 imboro with an il Greenly inked Atlon onto Hit score sheet it gimt 1 I with a solo tf fort just over minute into I fr 1oMirphvLii I I s of he Minn washy trie which ime when wis short hi ime was irked i lutious first ptruHl Neither leim to make mis lake fill one Ixhind first penalties imt in Hie muldk fr goallendtrs Tim Shields It shared duties in this first game iKCwees look four pen dues lo 1 two oils Hit first from I Hit see m llillitr netted in s first Hie from Me I v re from w is tin period in In the lliirel pcnid through loi hi issislcd inelul m s output in in linn iwss I iktvuw drew double tffirlsfromW nut Mi lion iown null mi Gordon picked up 1 took lil inpenilliisK i ith irippuit 1 1 the first ei St it i splurged for I le ill it Hit middle before vvu J St ill in perform Kites m MtM thr with and an Holders while Hill Stvtnnski eol toal ml on others Mis lies tallied Hire Station assists while two John Jim and dtr earned issisls Stutkless ind Cyril Hits replied nee for mil Hugh 1orbes Itees ilso picked up two MlhllandCord Hon helped on singles Si Hun look pen illy wink was called on live ilus lo Hill Minor atoms nip Orangevillein playoffs Hudson s first in he pi nod captain Mike lomkins was the only phyer id store on Aeion Minor Horns coached by Hob I include Steve Dm Wood Greg James 1 Harry Heath lerry I Tony Van Dam and ml Smith Mike Hudson scored two clutch goals in the third period as the minor atoms won first game in their best of five series Mondiy Hudson Ihe winning goal on from Jamie I with jusi over two minutes to play in regul ilion time 1arlv in period I rimm is on Oville takes lead over major atoms doubled ihc Kevin added another score over the major goal atoms lo lake a one game lo was paced to nil lead in ihe best of five win by Harry game playoff bines Sawyer with a here Tuesday Dannie added the fourth Paul assisted on marker both Acton goals In the first Next meeting In the scries period Dave lied is at on game 1 In the ihird period minited I kid first minutes if mist km s kept alii id sttond pinndbefuii moviiie on to Hit Id win 1 I into i four fcinl splurge for thru in the first per md iwo limn Morrison helped on one goal him helped sel Up I d for the in the first pi rind Kens 1 in llivlcr set up Km Schmidt linn J Gud or st of the second period pulled lit on i Mel hill piss for Kins HI replied with markers from I I from ml Irwin from it stormed Ken s wilh iirsl Slant from Holer and then lenninl from McPhnll and Sill i abian In ihe third period HI got Hint goals right off Morn son stored firsl then helped with Harms on Ihe st ml lo up John Mason Morrison and Mason liter issistedon Irwin a 12 l5goal In in attempt to catch up in the game Gudgeon of Kens scored on a pass His Morrison however also found the mark W OH GOSH DARN seems lo be volley ball player Joanne Miller message as the seniors went down three games straight to Georgetown last week The scores were 15 15 and IS Acton plavs Perdue in a must game