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The Acton Freo Press Wednesday Blades plug loophole in OHA rule book A loophole in OHA rules which this year allowed the OHA Central Junior B group champion Streetsville to sign at least four former Major Junior A or Tier 2 Junior A players as locals has been plugged as a result of an amendment approved by a narrow vote of at Saturdays OHA annual meeting Before Saturday Junior B teams operating in the Metro Toronto area could sign any player from Metro as a local unless he had played pre viously with a Junior team in the Metro area That rule was put into the book several years ago before the Tier 2 Junior League existed The way the rule read however only a transfer from a Junior club had to be an import It said nothing to cover players coming back from Major Junior A or Tier 2 Junior A clubs which are higher calibre Streetsville grabbed Jim Baker Bill Brodie and Steve from the Tier 2 Junior A Dixie Beehives who were going nowhere in their league and later brought back Jim Boymgton from the Major Junior A Sault Ste Mane Greyhounds Picking up the four players was a major step in Derbys march to the group championship and OHA f Streetsville Brampton and Dixie are con part of the Metro area even though they in the Central group The three teams still have the advantage of signing any player from the Metro area who has not played junior club previously as a local Junior team or club structure within the Metro area unless he is an exception to the import rules Blades President Murray Walker said he pro- the amendment not to cut down the erbys specifically but because the old rule was outdated since it was put into the book before Tier 2 Junior A teams existed He admitted towns the size of Oakville and Burling ton really have no quarrel with the recruiting rights of other teams in the Central League but pointed out its a different story for smaller centres like Acton Georgetown and Milton who have a difficult time competing the league During the group finals Milton Flyers lodged a against Streetsville on the eligibility of but the protest was not sustained by the OHA Now that the loophole has been plugged players coming back to Streetsville Dixie and Brampton from other Major Junior A Tier 2 Junior A or Junior B clubs in Metro will have to be imports Acton Georgetown and Milton are the three teams in the Central group which will gain the most from the new amendment The narrow four vote margin by which the amendment passed indicates that either there were almost as many Metro delegates at the meeting as there were from the rest of the province or that a large per centage of the delegates didn t have the foggiest idea what they were voting on Province announces program Ontario Is planning a fit information blitz In an attempt to help Canadians catch up with that infamous 60yearold Swede the one who Is fitter than all of us The policy will include a promotional program to In crease people awareness of the need for fitness as well as containing concrete pro posals to help raise fitness levels In the province The Ministry of Culture and Recreation will be training fitness instructors and in creasing the number of trained instructors to give more people a chance to participate and learn new fit ness skills Financial assistance In the form of grants will be given to municipalities and com unity agencies to mount their own fitness motivational programs A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture and Recreation said any group that has any logical con nection with fitness could be eligible to receive a grant Again the emphasis on motivating people to get fit Businesses will be en couraged with money and with information packages to develop employee fitness pro grams For those who thrive on competition the province is establishing Ontario Fitness Awards to encourage both Individual and family nation In achieving a high level of physical activity DOUBLES action at M with Jtanette His and Pat Sullivan The amendment proposed by the Oakville Blades changes the term Junior B to Junior so that the rule now reads for Metro- based Junior B teams an import is a player who transfers from one OHA Junior team or club structure within the Metro to another OHA AMSA to drop Tball this year The Acton Minor Softball Association will not be sup porting a Tball team this year as they have in the past citing a lack of interest as the reason for their decision The original decision was made last November They will however supply equipment to anyone who wants to start a T ball league Parents who attended a Monday evening meeting of the AMSA were displeased by the decision saying they had expected their children to be playing this year Children who registered will be allowed to play in the grasshopper division this year even though they are younger than the grass hoppers If there Is enough interest shown next year the ball teams may be brought back Some people argued that It might not be safe to allow the younger children to play with the older ones New sweaters It was decided at the meeting Monday to purchase dozen Win Well balls and sets of sweaters with 15 sweaters to a set for the Track Continued from page ECU Currlc MU Acton M IB M McCkur MM CM II Gibson LCD WM ft McGregor MDIU Acton MM CM Phillip Acton JM IK M a TIM Acton CD SIM MD Acton E EC J lilM fcflD Vanderejkco Acton MUM MUhrtWIdmoQ It Norland MDHS Actoo M Trniwiky St ECO M Payne I1JQ M Start BCD It CM Jama Aclon Tar Mil IIS M Van- Acton 1 10 CI S ECU Than MM Acton lOJi M Tantoaay Actoo VMM J Cooper M MM M Robbie Vanel43M EC J T ECU ltd U CM tint Acton W CD M Start EC J MUM MM it 40JJM Ion E CD ISM ID If I TOM 147 MDJIS MM Acton MD US TIM Vandaraykan Actoo anil Snow MUOktataaSaMcDonaU ECD ECD Payne Acton Start EC J RoakcMO Actoo M Cnrrki AdonKJtM ft MUM house league teams A liner will be purchased to be used as well as the old one The men ball team has offered to pay for half of the new liner and half of the lime which Is needed to make the lines Seven trapper gloves will be bought for the use of the rep teams Coachet get teams Rep team coaches were giventheirtentatlveteams It was decided that any child may have a chance to try for a rep team Interested people willing to coach were asked the age group they preferred to work with More coaches are still needed for house league teams Anyone in terested can call Glenn after A 30 p m Equipment will be handed out to coaches next week The schedules are all made up for the teams to play and the players will be notified In the next two weeks what team they are playing on Industrial league opens Industrial league kicks off this Sunday at 4 30 when Hills Electric meets Station Hotel at Pros Park Halton Hill Cater comes up against Vans Welding at 30 p and Family Cleaners play Sports at p to round out the schedule for Industrial league opening day Acton Open approaching The Acton Open golf tournament Is coming Satur day June IB and SO golfers will be accepted on a first- come- first serve basis Play will be held at the Halton Heights Golf Club south of town starting at a m A shotgun start will be used The tournament has been running for close to years according to organizer Don The golfers will make two trips around the nine hole course to complete the IB hole tourney After play is finished there will be a steak fry for com A wide variety of pnzes and trophies will be awarded to participants in the tourney Contestants can choose their own foursome and the organizing committee will make up the rest at random out of the remaining single entries Deadline for entries is June 11 ACTON OMHA MINOR ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting and ELECTION OF OFFICERS ACTON ARENA May 9th Time pm PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS FROM NOMINATING COMMITTEE Pros Frank 1st Vice Pros Dave McEachern 2nd Vice Pres Barry Inscoe Secretary Lynn Smith Treasurer Joan DIRECTORS TO BE APPOINTED BY EXECUTIVE PLEASE NOTE According to By individual lion will NOT bo day of annual but a full of prawn tad faa for LYNDA and BIG JOHN 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