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Sabres fall to Gems drop Beehive decision Sabres came up short again this week as they dropped a 2 decision to Dixie and a 32 squeaker to Georgetown in Central Junior B action Sabres started poorly against Dixie in a game played last Thursday when poor weather cut the Sabres 14 Including goalies They allowed Dixie to waltz through them for four goals in the period netting only one themselves Jim Cartwrlght did the scoring breaking a dead lock with a marker from Dave Chapman and Rob MilUcan The guys Just don seem to realize the enemys there to take the game away Theyre frustrating them Sabre scoring selves by not boring In there may be playing again by to- abort work of Gens Chris right away said Chapman night Sabres collected only Milne In the second period used RfckWidmontplckeduphls In penalUesin but Chapman said goes wth during Junior Hip whm V it ft hockev Chapman first point of the season when he assisted a third period Chapman marker with only five minutes remaining In the game Wade Vickery also col lected an assist on the play Jim Cartwrlght suffered a knee injury in the game but Play was chippy at times Chapman reported it was not typical Georgetown style as serious as the team had said Chapman and Acton anticipated He was told to was caught In two fighting rest the knee far awhile and penalties Rob made was goaded into It when he was given a five minute Hard fought spearing penalty soon after Saturdays gome with younger players held the Georgetown was hard fought scoring spotlight as Acton mi m markera went to Wade game to Beehives 32 on both sides according Vickery and Scott Malcolm Vickery also picked up an assist on Malcolms goal while Kelly McArthur and Peter fed Vickery his score Chapman Walker Malcolm W Vickery Schlnkel McArthur Elliott Shields AP Cartwrlght AP Major Buchanan J Vickery Sharp Sullivan InscoeG Moffat A Pts 17 S 10 15 7 14 12 4 12 3 Sabres trade Moffatt to shore sagging defence Acton Sabres in an effort to second game against think its a real compliment instill some respectability Georgetown that he is Just for Kent to be playing Into their defence have beginning to realize the ho traded star goalie Kent potential Barnes has to the Strcetsvllle Chapman is still looking for Derbys for Warren Barnes another In the and a to be deal picked at a later date I thought about the trade The moves success seriously he added He depends to a large extent on believes it will better all the ability of Robin Inscoe to personnel and both teams I continue the fine Job he has Were not tough enough in the corners He also admitted the team has to Improve in some of our skills Im not pleased with our passing Sabres Kent In the final minute in their effort to pull out the tie but we didnt come up close enough Play was even all through the game as neither team scored In the first period and Georgetown took a 2 lead in the second Shots on goal were well balanced with Mof facing and Gem goalie Brad Miller seeing 38 on the who are penalties to the Sabres 32 already neck deep in talent Neither team was able to will be a cinch to take the OHA Central Junior loop and should be tough to beat again this year in the Ontario finals GEMINI GOALIE Brad Miller does the splits to beat Acton Sabre rookie Scott Malcolm during the second period of Saturday nights 32 fi ut minute in turn will help the defence up on the team which makes Gems ran up 36 minutes in Georgetown win Malcolm and Wade Vickery another Sabre 16 year old scored for Acton in a losing cause pull together capitalize on a In Sabres face the Burlington the some Cougars tonight In the arena and Blnce they seem to play One bright spot In the week up for the better opponents was the of they should come out strong Mike Major on defence His for the game Spirits are still for exciting hockey Miiton Flyers riding a hot streak are In town Saturday for a return match Sabres earlier defeated their neighbors 42 while ailing in their only other counter of the season scorns team a Jim Baker- It 1 ChandlerDerby a Brian Gordon- It Stave Dave Chapman Acton It Paul Cook- Brampton it been doing lately in nets Ray Dunbar has been called out of retirement and looked very sharp Wednesday for some one who has been out of action as long as has Dunbar cording to Sabres coach Bruce Chapman Barnes was the seventh defenceman for the powerful Derby club and was not getting any ice lime in the organization said Chapman He has played the last two Sabre games and in the first game he looked good Chapman said after the Sports Page ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER One Hundred and Year- No 24 Second Section Industrial race tightens five in range Blow Press topped Acton Terminal Warehouse Sunday in a come from behind win that saw them score the last five consecutive goals The win tightened the industrial race as five teams are now within one game of first place Vans Welding Lakevlew and Family Cleaners kept themselves in the scramble as Vans took a win from Hellers and the Cleaners contest ended in a 3 draw All teams except Hellers are at or above the even mark In the won lost columns High scoring Vans got two goals from high scoring Bruce to pace their win His first brought him back even after Steve had netted for Hellers from Wayne Deforest and Ken Slaney The Hellers lead was short lived as skated in alone three minutes later to knot it up Gary Marsh got the go- ahead marker In thirty seconds from Jim and Harold Andrews The winner came early in the third period as Wayne Allan connected from Brian Lloyd and McPherson Andrews added a fourth goal to the total less than two min utes later from Marsh and to give the Welders a comfortable lead period ended but any hopes faded as the third period pro gressed and the Hellers attack was unable to break through again Vans finally put the clincher in with a minute and a half remaining getting the rubber from Wayne Allan Lakeview Jumped out to a lead in the first period and then watched as Cleaners slowly whittled away at It with single markers In each period to earn the tie Jim McDonald from Ron Waples Waples closing in on Canadian record Major atoms keep rolling take two from Orangeville Hotshot harness driver Ron has reached a signlfi cant milestone in Canadian harness racing Because of his winning ways he II easily attain the million plat In seasons purse ear a feat no other driver has attained In a single year in Canada According to CTAs data processing Waples 33 of Rock wood leads Canadas 3049 harness drivers in both money won and dasheswon During his first year as a licensed driver In 1966 won six of 14 drives and in purses Waples campaigns his classy stable at Mohawk Raceway Campbellville Ont where he is presently locked in a torrid battle with Hamilton native Harold Stead for the Mohawk driver title Acton major atoms ran their unbeaten break to 13 games with a pair of wins over and a tie with New Hamburg In this weeks Wellington Waterloo hockey action The first Orangeville game played Saturday at the arena was scoreless In the first period Acton broke through with three unanswered goals In the second period to take command of the game Mike Hudson was the of all four Acton scores as he continued his high scoring ways for the atoms He got assists from Bruce David Thomas and Tony VanDam in his efforts Peewees drop pair one is exhibition Minor peewees dropped a A game with which Acton had a lead in the pair this week losing 3 to was scheduled for Monday third period before Orange- Waterloo December and was postponed because of the ville could get through to spoil dropping an exhibition weather the shutout bid with Just contest with Georgetown Acton goals came from Steve and David McKnlght In the Waterloo game Paul Cargill assisted and David Milne fed for the scores They were leading In the final period but Waterloo managed two scores in the last two minutes to get the win Manager Barry said Acton minor bantams be- Mark Duval scored twice In the Waterloo goalie was just came the only undefeated the first period to lead the terrific adding the locals hit team In their Wellington bants to a 31 lead His two the post three times in the last Waterloo loop when they markers came within 30 seconds as they tried to tie trounced seconds of each other Mike it back up Wednesday In the arena and Brad Manes col He described the George- Going into the game lected assists on the first goal town game as very rough were the only while Duval took the second Their were nine minors team other than Acton to be one In by himself assessed against Georgetown unbeaten in scheduled play McHae scored the first goal and seven against Acton this year According to of the game from Manes In Lorenzo scored the manager Duval Acton the first minute of play first Acton goal from Dave played a strong game Orangeville broke through McKnlght Clviero wound up having control of the Tim Shields for leading the Acton scoring as puck most of the game and their only goal of the game he added an assist to a Bruce frustrating the opposition with Just over a minute to Sheppard marker The other with their checking which play In the period Acton point came from the caused the team Hit trick stick of Jimmy Richards who to get nine penalties Acton Duval answered with his got the puck from Brad You collected four penalties in the third goal of the evening as mans game the second period opened under two minutes remaining One of Hudsons goals came with the atoms and one was a goal Return match In the return match played last night In colds kept the Acton roster down but they still managed an83win Hudson again was the scoring star with four goals and three assists for seven points He got the first point of the game unassisted to give Acton a lead it never relinquished He then assisted on a marker by Terry Two goals came back with two goals In the second frame while could vide only one for the Acton ays was assisted by Robbie Porte and Scott on the score Acton Orangeville 3 In the final frame Hudson figured in all three points with two assists and a goal Bruce Ralne connected twice In the period sand his efforts around third point He got assists from Hudson on both and from Danagher on the second Hudsons last goat was un assisted Wronger team New Hamburg was a much Improved team from the last time they met Acton when they lost by a solid count According to manager Bob they were doing a great Job of at their blue line The Acton atoms came out strong but did not continue to skate and check as planned in George McPhal was first on the scoreboard for fallowed three minutes later by Tom Dickinson Dickinson was aided by John Ashley and Ron Schmidt with his The final goal came from Schmidt who put it In from Bob Jorrett seemingly putting the game away for Family Cleaners did not want to be counted out yet however and Ted broke the Lakeview strangle hold on the scoreboard when he connected from Gary Col ton still In the first period Floyd was the next Cleaner marksman getting the only goal of the second period Col ton and Ernie Waller were given assists on the play Harry Lawson tied it up with five minutes to go in the final frame when he found the range from Bart Jacobs Blow Press were trailing l after two periods of play against A T when they exploded in a five point third frame A built their lead on two goals by Henry Toebes coupled with singles from Pete Morrison and Irwin Toebes got the only point of the first period from Bill Mike McMahon replied in the second period for the Pressmen from Ken Owens but Toebes second marker this one from Bruce Morrisons goal from Dave Standings rj the pregame strategy The team stopped taking their man out and the positional play was not up to par The two teams alternated goals In Sundays 44 tie with Hudson starting things off from Ralne In the first period He also collected Actons second goal unassisted Jamie Lawson potted the third marker of the night taking a Danagher pass for the score The final Acton goal came from Les Berry with Hudson picking up an assist Their unbeaten streak has grown to games now while their record stands at 11 This Saturdays game will be a tough one as the atoms face who are the only team to beat them managing a 3 2 squeaker In the first game of the season and Bruce Cooksley and Irwins shot from Toebes and Larry McAffee put way out In front Blow Press began fighting back in the third frame as Mike McMahon added two more goals to his total to complete his hat trick and Jeff Goy Mike Miller and Sid added singles Bar marker coming with only seconds showing Goy was first to score get ting the puck from Ed Hilller and firing It home got the next two with assists from Ed on both and from Owens on the first and Evan Hayter on the second got a third assist when Miller found the range He was joined by on the feeder Barens put the game out of each from and Bants topple Orangeville only undefeated team left getting the assist from Rick Smith on his hat trick marker Tim Ferguson moved in fpr a solo marker to give the Acton team a lead halfway through the second period Bob added one more point In the period from Smith and Andy Valvods ended the third period with a score from McRae and Duval Duval finished as the leading of the game with four on three goals and an assist The win was Actons twelfth without a loss or tie They got their eleventh last Tuesday with a win over in a game played at St Jacobs Tim Shields was again In net for the game turning in a strong per formance for the bants His Job was made easier by the tight defence played by the Acton bants which allowed only eight shots on him in the course of the game while Acton hammered out at the Elmlra goalie All scoring in the game came the first and third periods as the locals took a lead in the first frame on a Ferguson marker only to see It evaporate before the period ended Assists on Fergusons Neither team was able to score In the second period but in the third Greenly did not waste much time before potting the winner He con nected from Rusty Elliott and Smith right around the one minute mark Ferguson and Valvods added insurance markers unassisted to guar antee the win Each team picked up eight minutes in penalties According to manager Duval the team played their best all round game of the season with all three lines sharing the scoring up and away ACTONS MARTIN OSSO is up for the rebound Osso netted points in Actons battle against Parkside In the Milton Mustangs basketball tournament Saturday Glen Hopkins and Actons A Gregg also make a bidding effort for the rebound