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100 hoys miss tournament as adults haggle and fight ACTON ATOMS fought all the way but dropped a overtime decision in Saturday s Tournament by Denis Gibbons Haggling and fighting among adults kept more than 100 minor hockey players from and from competing in a tournament ihey ve looked forward to all year on the weekend The annual 4 town ment one of the longest running in Ontario went ahead as planned in Orange ville but the four teams entered from Georgetown and Streetsvllle did not show up under a threat from the OMHA that the teams would face suspension if they took part in the tournament It was not sanctioned by the Teams from Scarboro and were called in at the last minute to complete the field of a tournament which has never had entries from any where but Acton George town Milton Brampton Fer gus Slreetsville and ville in its 23 year history and took pari as usual The OMHA will not permit teams with them to participate in non sanctioned tournaments The entire house leagues in Georgetown and Streelsville are dialed with the as local leagues and the house league select teams from bolh towns sign house league certificates The house leagues in Acton and Orangeville are not with the although the Acton peewee house league select team is registered with the as a second team Adding to nonsense of the whole story is the fact that just one week earlier the some house league select teams from Georgetown and Streetsvllle which did not go lo Orange ville took part in the Acton Legion house league tournament Tournament director Alan Hall says that the Acton tournament was not sanctioned Norm Armstrong of who was in charge of this year town tournament said that the root of problem is a dispute be tween the all star and house league minor hockey organ In He said he was told by secretary manager McCatlum last week that a representative of the at star group in Orangeville had called the Monday before the lour ment lo protest that carded teams were going to be playing in an unsanctioned tournament Armstrong said the battle between the two groups has been going on in Orangeville since long before the lourna minl According to rules house leagues not con with the alt star groups in their towns must get the all star group ap proval 1 before applying to ifilmte with the Armstrong said the Orangeville house league wantedtodolhat last fall but failed to get all star groups approval If the house league ifiliated two boys who live Erin but have been playing house league hockey in for some years would not have been able to play according to the rep group Orangeville house league officials just willing lo accept those terms Georgetown and District Minor Hockey Association resident Joe says his group was told at a re- lour nam en meeting long before lasl week that every effort was being made to have the town tounamenl sane Honed by the When the GDMHA was notified last Wednesday night not lo lake part in the tournament said he called an emergency executive meeting for Thursday just two days before the lourna The executive decided not lo send teams to Orange ville unless the with drew their objections said Georgetown teams and those from were kept on by until Friday night since there was still a hope the tournament would be sanctioned at ihe last minute McCallum apparently agreed lo give verbal approval over the phone for the tournament if the two minor hockey organizations in could come to an agreement They t and the Toronto house league teams were called to fill in at the last minute Armstrong had ready made arrangements for meals to be served to players at the high school in Toronto teams won two of the championships and copped the other two in Saturday tourna ment Crests and trophies were handed out as usual One winning Toronto team however turned their trophy back In saying it should remain in its proper place in the original four towns A silversmith connected with the other team from the city offered to fix up his trophy and return it One Hundred and Second Year No 35 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 1977 Giant rook eliminates Midgets Jr B exhibition game blamed Midget Sabres were side lined from Ontario Minor Hockey Saturday dropping a decision to one day after four of the team s members played in the Sabre Flyer Junior B exhibition According to midget coach Jim James and manager Noel Weir the for the midgets to play with the Sabres the day before a playoff game was left solely to the players The Junior club exercised no Referring to the decision for the midgets to play in the Don Mills exhibition game coach James said I feel dis appointed thai Ihey played although some parents might disagree Its a shame really that some parents can sec a team effort rather than Iheir own boy glory He said that Widmont said before Saturday game lhat he d been hit b a shot the night before against Don Mills The other players observed coach didnt have usual fire four players who played Dave McGilloway Scott Malcolm Wade Vickery and Hick figured in the scoring in the next day s game against brook Vickery assisted on Jeff Shields goal Malcolm got an unassisted goal scored a goal and assisted on a couple of goals Bruce McPhail who play the night before got i goal against Shields who also sat out the exhibition game got one goal There no way it hurt said Ed Dave McGilloway s father They hardly saw Ihe ice He said thai remarks about boys playing in the Junior game were caused by a lot of jealousy Gil Malcolm Scott s father noted that The boys played only about five minutes and forty seconds total I don see how it could effect Saturday He accused some people of forgetting the intent to en courage boys to play the game Mrs Widmont agreed saying It just exhibition and it makes them feel so good Doug Viekcry fell that if anything the kids were over played earlier in the week and not Friday If he was so AHS racers to miss provincial swim meet Acton High School swim mers won t be competing m the All Ontario champion ships at Scarborough ac cording to the coach The coach Lynn Fountain said as of Monday there was no commitment for Major atoms in WW playoffs either the senior or junior teams to go The juniors placed fourth the best showing ever by AHS at the Motion County Meet last month Some members of a junior girls relay team snowed interest in participating OMHA major atoms took lo the wire before succumbing in the fifth game of their playoffs Tuesday The team lost 1 enabling lo take the best of five series three games to two Acton s only goal of the game came with 17 remaining in the final frame Dave McKmght finding the mark unassisted Acton fought all the way twice tying up the series by pulling even from 1 and 1 disadvantages but were Unable to keep their mom going into final game from here Ihey go lo the Wellington Waterloo play Bill Bradford led the winners wilh two goals assisting on s other marker scored by Stephen Pratt however the entire team would have to go in order to swim said the coach An intermediate step in the march to the provincial meet from the county meet was dropped this year because of teacher difficulties in a neighboring county Whal really ruined it this year was the absence of Peel Hal tan said Mrs Fountain It would have given us a clearer picture she said Some of the boys may have been able to qualify for the provincial meet It their best limes equalled one of ihe times from last years All On Ian However the juniors would have bad to race against seniors in the Scarborough events Also the limes of la year All Ontario races are based over a metre distance and the school only has times from metre events Coach Fountain said hat she is very happy with the efforts of all learns this year worried then why did they play Monday and Tuesday he said He believed the learn was rushed into this series too soon after their victory over The fourth game was to be phyedaweckago however was postponed until Salur day after arrangements had been made for some midgets to play with the Junior in a night exhibition game against Don Mills flyers led throughout the game by 1 after first period and after the second Hon Spencer John Cook Danny Eugene Spanier and Mike scored for Glanbrook Midgets had eliminated lamboro to earn the brook series In win over Glan brook last Tuesday Malcolm ind Vickery produced two goals each while Bruce Dave McGillo added singles Acton led throughout the game Shane Withers missed both playoff because of an injur he received from an exhibition game AIHL playoffs Sports Page Major pee wees out drop final away game HARLEM DIPLOMATS came to Acton High School Thursday to play the Acton The by staff and the girls intramural team cannot be faulted for losing they wtre doubled over in laughter most of tne game Station upsets Vans Press over Hellers Flyers thwart Sabres take exhibition 41 Snappy passing and a constantly moving offense earned Don Mills Flyers a 4 l victory in Friday exhibition game against Acton Sabres Half the funds raised from the game will be used to help finance the Flyers Russian lour this while half are marked for Acton David McGilloway was successful In passing his third figure at test day February Between hockey games and practices he has been working on figures and dances The dance tests are coming up at a Inter dale Minor Hockey Association Flyers have been playing together since they were six or seven and the experience showed as they passed with the precision of the European teams gelling off three or four passes on their goals Midgets play Sabres were first to score Campbell beating Flyer goalie Scott Collins from midget players David McGilloway and Scott Mai Sabres had four midgets on the Ice with them for the game and none of them looked out of place in the Junior B company looked as good as any defense man on the Ice said Bill Campbell Sabres Secretary Wade Vickery was the fourth midget who played Mike Crerar answered for Flyers on passes from Paul Marshall and Chris They went ahead at 16 of the third frame when Keith popped one past Kent Moffalt Ron got credit for the assist was sharp in the nets stopping of shots he faced made It 3 1 with help from John Campbell late in the final frame The final goal came on a power play with Jeff Townsley off the ice for high slicking did the shooting after passes from Larry Murphy ana Dave F place finisher Station surprised first place Vans wilh a convincing victory Sunday while Blow Press outgunned Hellers to lake one game leads in their Industrial League semi final series Vans was first on the score board as Bruce MoePherson with help from Ernie Waller dropped the puck past net minder Dave Allen for Vans only lead of game at of the opening frame First of two Mike McMahon pulled Station up even by the end of the period with his first of two goals He was assisted on this one by Jim McDonald and Gerry VandcrEyken Bruce Cooks ley put Station In front to stay In the second frame on passes from VanderEyken and Allen In the Ihird period Cooksley netted his second the goal which proved to be the winner Mike McMahon feeding him the assist Wayne Allan hit for Station fourth m mid way through the period credit for the assist going to McDonald Cooksley got Vans back in the in with his second from Tom Dickinson but McMahon ime right back to close the scoring at help from Hill Held on a short handed g Injures finger Hellers goalie Rick Bon neltc suffered a possible broken finger In Ihe middle of the third period and had to be removed from the game He was replaced in net by Jim Brown who normally plays goalie for Kens Blow Press never trailed in the game Pete Morrison re cording he first murker of the game unassisted Hellers answered within seconds lo lie Ihe mitch on an sisted effort from Harold Andrews John Mason Press front to stay his first period effort being aided by Morrison Travelcade visits Acton Acton will be the final stop In the one month lour of the Ontario Sports The information van will be parked outside M Z Bennett school on Monday and Tuesday and will be open for lours from l to p and to 9 30 pm The 45fool long van Is a mobile source of information on more than sports Using films slide shows and an ex tensive list of publications the expert personnel will help anyone improve his game whatever it may be The will also run a Judo clinic Tuesday from 7 to p in M Z Bennett illcen seconds It took Morrison only 15 seconds into the second fr lo get range again and he ihe by net ting his second unassisted Halfway through the period lie found Ihe mark again on a Sid pass Hellers pulled to a score on shot from Cecil less who put it In from i Cyril Bees pass In the final period it looked as if Station might pull out In the end They closed to within one at and their momentum could have pushed them over the lop Press fifth wis off the slick of from John while Station came from Dan and Cecil Stuckless assisted on both goals and Andrews helped on Dan s In the final two minutes the fireworks resembled World War Two as Press scored three times In the space of seconds lo ice the game Irwin was first of the bom with assists from Morrison and Lyndon Thompson Thompson netted goal number seven from Irwin and Morrison Six so later Mason got In unassisted When Stuckless notched the final goal of the game with only len seconds remaining it was an climax Gory and Cyril got credits for Ihe assists Thewlns put Station and Press within one game of meeting each other in the finals I iv nights m ijor playoff followed to form home team edging Aclon the scries three lo two All victories in the scries were home ice wins eton winning twice at the and bowing each time the iction moved to M irk Duval Figured in all scorinc netting two nd issisting on the other He opened he game with an issislcd effort earl in the first period which stood until the second frame when Glan brook past Tim Shields three times play while off for roughint ime back with a power play if their own in the third Dob Dean Hughes gelling on Duval second With 12 seconds remaining cord McArlhur bit for final point by Kick Greenly and Dm 1 Acton and home wins week end to force the series to five Glanbrook wis victor Saturday at 1 and back home Sun day lo trounce them The Acton w in as the only lopsided score in this lighlK itched contest The two learns each vie tones in the opening games played February and Three points Captain Mark Duvil led the way for Acton with two goals for three points mi the He netted the first it J of the first per lod Hick Greenly assist After a scoreless second period Hob pop ped the winner for Aclon beating the Glanbrook net minder from Duval and Cord McArlhur Mike made it on pisses from McArlhur and before broke through for their lone marker The next two goals came from the stick of Jeff meeting Representatives from Georgetown Veto ville and will meet the Legion tomorrow Thursday night lo try to sort out hap to year town tournament Georgetown and Streets are apparently still interested in Irvine to hold tournament way it vwis nuint to be held If ice time cm be found later this The tournament started ago before moil towns hud rep teams and has held every year since McNabb Greenly assisting on first and along with Kick Smith helping for the second Duval finished things off with an unassisted marker In the closing minutes of the game Tim Ferguson was respon for Acton only point in Saturday s game beating Glanbrook defense on passes from Vermeulen and McRae Pull goalie In the lasl minute of the game Acton pulled goalie Tim Shields in favour of a sixth at tackcr The team was to score however even though Glanbrook had two in the penalty box at the time Shields soloed in net both games and did an excellent job of containing Glanbrook Novices sweep two games in a row All Star novices edged Tavistock Saturday to follow up their 5 l trouncing of John Lloyd Gary MaeEpchern and Scott fired Acton goals into Tavistock net but the team could have up the score if passes found themselves to players in the clear Doug smothered several shots that could have been picked up by the defence if it Mitchell scored his first goal of the season on a play from and John Cote paced novices attack with two goals MacEachern figured in on Lloyd goal and also later when he combined with Kevin Christensen on Mike goal was again in goal and according to sources close to the team he s improv ing with every game Novices play Elmira Saturday at p m The team is made up of the following players Doug Scott Bradley Kevin Christensen Mike Cunningham Steve Wagner Gary MacEachern Kevin Lobsinger Gord Mitchell Miks John Lloyd Mike Day Pete Cargill Sean Fitzgerald John Van Dam DavcJansenand JohnCote A FUND AND fun raising basketball game at Acton High School Thur sday saw Canada Harlem Diplomats playing Acton Redmen Red women and Redfaculty The game raised 204 for athletic awards to be handed out at a banquet in June