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Jock Tock By John Minor baseball in Acton may become thing of past I cant imagine growing up in a town with no organized baseball yet this is what may happen in Acton if people dont come out in force to support the AMBA It has been faced recently with problems getting enough townspeople out to help and the executive have decided they can no longer with four people doing all the work Everybody shares the glory when our teams do well in the Halton rural league We were all proud when Pop Main and his squirt girls toott the league and playoff pionships so easily yet we do not want to come out and help instead of sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others labor The usual excuse is No time Ive got no time to do any of that The people running the have no more time than anybody else They have simply discovered how rewarding it is to work with the youngsters and to be part of an organization like the AMBA Everybody can make time and most people find out when they get into something like this that they like it so much they cant imagine what they did before they got involved Nearly children are involved with minor baseball in town and with an organized outlet for their energies cut off they will be stran ded Many of them are too young to organize pickup games but still want to play Without the they will be out of luck The executive are holding a meeting next Wednesday at 7 p m in the arena to one more time to drum up support for the AMBA If it goes then a very important part of Ac tons summer life goes with it Show up You dont have to do a lot Many hands make light work they say and the deserves more than a few hands Not only is it fun for the players it is the training ground for possible future Blue Jays or Expos Actons youth are taught about sportsmanship and team play during the hockey season so lets not let them down in summer They deserve better than that Adipose layer hemoglobin concentrate think of all the junk you ate There appeared on my desk this week an exercise brochure along with a letter of ex The letter described the booklet entitled Exercise Your heart depends on it in glowing terms saying You will find the text not only simple to understand but highly motivational The word motivational should give us all a clue as to how accurate an assessment the statement is Motivational is a word which would be used by a person who did not know the word motivating or inspiring It i a word in effect used by somebody who can not speak English The same problem occurs often in the booklet itself It was written by a doctor and while it is full of accurate information it is anything but simple to understand and highly motivational I would not be much motivated by the statement Numerous cardiovascular changes result from a training program Overall the bodys efficiency for oxygen utilization improves heart rate and blood pressure responses are lower and the hearts ejection volume blood volume and hemoglobin etc He is right he is just not very inspiring or motivational Research studies have established that physical training can increase the maximum oxygen uptake by about per cent The magnitude of the change depends on the initial level of physical fitness as well as the type intensity duration and frequency of the training regime Understand Motivated I did but I wasnt When the good doctor tires of this con technical jargon he turns to cute little phrases which do motivate me They motivate me to retch How long has it been since you have had a heart to heart talk with your body Although it has not been established conclusively that exercise adds years to your life there is little doubt that it can add to your years Positively puerile The booklet is written by a D of and half of it is m doctor talk which resembles English as much as English does pig latin There are some words which can be understood and many more which cannot If one needs a motive to begin an exercise program then the knowledge of a year reduction in physiological responses should be the incentive to start says doctor Mont in that quaintly motivational manner has What he means is that exercise will make you feel younger but what he says is something else entirely I dont know quite what In spite of the very hard to understand and rather nonmotivational prose the booklet is full of nice and childish illustra tions and can be obtained by to Nutrition Information Service Best Foods Division The Canada Starch Co Ltd Box Station A Montreal H3C 1C5 You also have tosend half a dollar Sports Page ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1978 One Hundred and Third Year No 31 Second Section Miton Oakville Burlington Sabres season running down three losses in Jr B play this week drew closer to the end of season with three losses over the week which brought their record to in Junior hockey play this The losses come at the hands of Milton and Burlington The Milton game was slow as the Myers played only as hard as they had to win Milton were not up for It said coach Chapman The Sabres have been going back to basics in an attempt to salvage something from the season and Chapman said of the Milton game 1 m satisfied the guys wanted to work and improve their gen playing Let s say it was a step for ward he continued He pointed out the Flyers did not blow Sabres out of the rink with the final score 1 The defence has been the weak point all season and Acton nettenders have been lucky to keep scores as close as they have Hay Dunbar stopped shots last against Milton while Ian Roberts between the flyer posts faced only IB The game was scoreless after the first period but began to take com in the second when Paul Martin and Paul McGinn connected to put them in front has been dangerous against the Sabres all season and scored five goals the last time the two teams met Pierre Pilote added third Flyer point before Dave Chapman took advantage of an interference call to to pot Sabres only goal Mark and Rob got credits for assists on the play Gasper Paul added a final for the Flyers the period to clinch the i captain Ron Twiss saw very little ice lime in the game minutes Sabres took minutes in penalties to the Flyers Flyers took a dislike to centre Scott Malcolm and spent much of the game trying to goad him into penalties a strategy which did little to enhance the game and which Tailed to result In a single Acton penalty were in riday night but probably ished the storm had stopped the game as the lades had no trouble taking a win The defence was existent said coach Chap man They were flat and they knew it He added that moved the puck well and the Acton players forgot their fundamental zone or man to man coverage Blades went ahead In the first frame but only out shot Ihe Sabres 14 13 In the second period shots on goal were indcntical at 11 apiece but the Blades had the point advantage The only ime of the game which was close was the final at 1 and Sabres in the period Doug Elliott was the first marksman connecting from and Chapman By that time the count was for Kelly scored from Malcolm and Wade leaving the Sabres down at the end of the period Jim added the final goal the day for Sabres when he took a pass from Chapman and The game was character by penalties as Sabres three goals were alt power play markers and Blades scored five on the powcrplay two Sabres counted penalties and Blades were called 15 Clean gamp The Burlington played Saturday in the arena nearly the opposite A quick hard clean gome it was one of the most pleasing plays of hockey the Sabres have put on for while The Blade scoring came In brief bursts as Dave Beckon and Steve Williams scored within seconds of each other in the first and Kent Wagner Steve and Bob Dolman connected in a two minute span in the sec and Blades final goal came after nearly 40 minutes of scoreless hockey with only six seconds left to play It was refreshing to see bounce back after F riday performance said Chapman They hud good chances in the final period to even things up but top notch goal work by Blades backup nctmindcr Mitch Lovelock kept them off the board were more aggros in this game than have in the past prts sing in and shooting more on offence Blades took a lead In the first on their two quickies but Vickery got the Sabres on the board before the period ended gelling the puck from Scott Quick outs Two more quick ones the irl of the second period ran Iht score to 1 before lum closed the gap with a m from Chapman and Kevin Weir up from the juveniles Blades stretched their lead out seconds later but came right back with a point from Dave McGilloway and Vickery After the smoke cleared from the flurry of scoring the count remained the same for two periods while both teams played even getting chances but not capitalizing With six seconds left Mike Carr dumped the puck right in front of the net where Mont ford was waiting His shot went over Robin s out stretched glove for the final tally This week is a busy one for the Sabres as they face Burlington in a rematch at the arena tonight travel to Milton Friday came back to Acton for a match with Dixie Saturday Streets vllle In Streetsville Sunday Final game for the Sabres is February 10 when Streets ville comes to town Vow cut that out SABRES HAD NET trouble in Saturday s game as it was Cougar he has had enough of that and asks him to leave as repeatedly knocked off its posts Robin tells fallen unidentified Sabre is doing Acton Showdown at arena Saturday held On January Hockey Showdown I 1 a from Novice Minor and Major Atom Minor and Major and Minor and Major Bantam participated in the The competitions included shooting speed and agility and ACTON MINOR BASEBALL may die due to malnutrition this year Lack of support from parents has caused the executive to cancel all activities for the association next year including the organization of both house league and rep teams Anybody interested in sponsoring a rep team will be responsible for all organization according to the AMBA executive They are holding a last ditch meeting for support Wednesday February 8 at7pm in the arena Interested parents are urged to attend I 11 1111 J i Mile Sunday Sabre scorin 9 Chapman ifi Malcolm II 21 111 14 11 Millicnn 24 McGilloway 14 Vickery 10 Schinkel 11 111 in McArthur fi 11 111 CurrlcAP Barnes Elliott Major Widmont a l 1 Buchanan J Vickery i 1 Weir API 1 API Dunbar G competition The objective of this competition was the most goals scored in the least lime most points For the the least goals against received the most points Speed agility and puck control This competition was for defence- men and and was designed to measure a players speed quickness puck and body control The players went through a series of pylnni for this lest picking up a puck half way through The player with the best lime received the most points agility test This was a lest only and was designed to measure the skating ability both backward and forward quickness agility and net orientation The goaltcnder who had the best time received the most paints The winners In each category were Novice eight years old Peter Cargill winning shooter with 30 points John Van Dam second winning shooter with 25 points and Kirk and David tied third winning shooter with points Doug McKnight was the novice who chalked up IDS points stop ping 18 shots out of a possible Minor atom nine years old Kevin win shooter with points Brad Demo no second winning shooter with points and Steven Wagner third winning shooter with paints Minor atoms did not have a participating goalie Major atom years old Michael Hudson winning shooter with points David Thomas second winning shooter with 23 points and Tony Van Dam third winning shooter with points Steven was the participating major atom goal lender with points stopping 16 shots out of a pos stblc Minor years old Randy win nlng shooter with points Steven second winning shooter with 27 points and Bradley third win shooter with points Winning goal tender was Tim defeating Hick Stull 77 points to Hick Stull had the best time In the agility test with 5 seconds compared with s 25 seconds However Stull allowed one more goal than This was a very close goal tenders competition Major years old Mike winning shooter with points Ken second winning shooter with 20 points and Wayne McMillan third win nlng shooter with 20 points Winning goal tender was Hick edging out Shan by two points Bruce Shannon won the agility competition seconds to seconds How ever stopped shots compared to Shannons 10 to give him the edge In points Major bantam 14 years old Dennis Klrton winning shooter with 30 points Ray Mueller second winning shooter with points and Derek Hodgson third winning shooter with points The major bantams did not have a participating goal tender Minor bantam years old Mark Duval winning shooter with points Tim Ferguson second winning shooter with points and Brad Manes and Bob Ver meulen tied for third with points each Minor bantams did not have participating goal tender Apologies are definitely In order for the winners in each category After the competitions on Saturday the results were tabulated in very hasty fashion and as a result a number of errors were made in announcing the winners Bill Weston very carefully went over the results on Sunday and and came up with the proper winners in each category Although he realizes the boys who were announced as winners on Saturday will be disappointed it Is only fair that the actual winners be called out Those who helped director Bill Weston with Showdown on Saturday were Dennis Frchs Howard Dwyer Bob Raine Dave McKnight Dave Bob Barry Inscoe Michael and Bobby Allwp President Frank Allsop manned the P A system and did a very fine job announc ing the play by play action The winners who did not receive their Association Champion crests will receive them through their coaches ir there are any further regarding Show own please call Bill Weston at office 163 home