Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 12, 1978, p. 13

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Wednesday July 12 Hundred and Fourth Year Second Section BIT Wi PAUL CARGILL snuffed out a possible rally with this catch at third base enabling the Chicken and Pizza Spot peewee boys to take a 126 decision The peewees jumped on the Lowville starter for runs in the first inning coasting in for the win from there It was the third meeting between the teams this year and Acton s second win Station Hotel continued to dominate the Acton Men fastball league a 10 win from Vans Welding for their sixth win against a single loss after a two week lull in industrial play J and T Sports exploded for a win over Hills Catering Family Cleaners swamped Hills Flee trie and the Cleaners and the Welders squared off In an 11 all tic to round out the industrial action Station took an early load over Vans benefitting from wildness on the part of Wold pitcher Bill Shannon who issued three walks in I hi frame one giving Jeff frit pass icross the plate another giving Bill Boyd fret ride home Boyd opened the offence the inning with double Rick Coe had filed out Brian inary him to third with i single llillier followed with bringing lioyd in Winning pitcher Ward smiled Dive McMillan liked to for tin three runs Station scored in the frame got pur in the second to go out s before the Welders got going Welders got a single from James Morris and doubles by llillier and Gary Cope- land in the third to pick up two runs continued to dose the gap from there until a three run seventh moved them into i J J tie were unable to hold the Hotel however is tripled and inary drove him in with the winning J and T Sports opened up slim lead in the First Inning of their game with the Caterers on singles Ron Schmidt and Stan Kruk and a double by Dive They broke the game open in the third and fourth innings with five and three run outbursts to go out in front a healthy margin They got six singles and en hits in all in the third inning icross in he sixth inning before the Caterers eould get on the with i single Archibald was the winning pitcher striking out eight hatters and three Loser Guy I whiffed four and walked one Despite striking out 10 limes in the amity Cleaners dominated iclion Hilton Hills for their 13 win The took i brief lead if tor the first in mnL as I Preuter reached on an Dive singled dene walked Dive singled 1 he began eonung back in the lop of the is Dave Piper walked and stole second driven in on a single by Brian Robert In fourth Hilher singled and stole second Bill Fabian reached on an error and Piper connected for a two run triple to give Cleaners the lead Ken Pilgrim drove in Piper Robertson with a single before the inning en led loniers pushed across mother pair in the fifth In benefitting again from errors They scored three runs on one hit in the sixth thinks to a trio of The lectrlctans were fumble fingered throughout hi game giving up seven Winning pitcher Ken Pil grim whiffed five Electn three 1 Brian Lawrence sent Cleaners down swinging The matehup between family Cleaners and Vans welding was close from start to finish as it ended in an 11 11 lie Cleaners took a 2 ieid in the first to finish the second in a idiock Vans got a pair of scores in the fourth to go up but the Cleaners came charging back with four runs in the fifth to go ahead again Vans slipped throe more in their half of the Swanston edged from Commonwealth berth Alan Swan qualifying meet swimming for the His Hint of seconds for Aquatic club the distance was just see wis edged out after leading out of second spot and first half of the lOO meters his old best by 1 1 sec freestyle race finishing third place finish seventh in the recently held Commonwealth team on the team precarious J kid wluththe Cleaners took tare of in the top of nth a single tally ins Welding runs in bottom of the seventh could have them the win but they were to hold tile ieantrs who picked up i pair of their own in lop of the eighth Vins could not mi my score in their half f the rime leaving he gimc tied Standings r Pis 1 l Famihdeiners Wilding i to Sports i ill llll Catering j 1 OHA forms new group for Intermediate A hockey The will hive two Intermediate A groups In the 1J7H hotkey for the first lime in nearly dec ide Chrysler R manager Jack Handy Ic this week that four new Port Ken Sound Midland will form i new group There possibility either or Oringivillt might join to mike it five team league The igan District which Haiders hive been a part of since IJK will onto operate with five tonus Georgetown Dundns I trie and Port has decided not to enter a team this season Winners of two groups will meet for the Inter mediate championship and the right to to the Hardy Cup playdowns at the end of the Handy reports thit secretary manager Brent will ittcnd meeting tonight Wednesday to in the possibility of the new northern loams playing i home and home series with each of the Niagara teams with points to count in standings hopes that the games can be arranged on Sunday ifltrnoons in the season before the snow falls ice lime appears to the major obstacle to the interlocking at this point I think it fur hockey said Handy in refer to the entry of Port Sound Colling wood and Midland It II be good for the fans There art a lot of intermediate hockey players up in that The new northern group ipparcntly sprung up after the Port an Inter mediate powerhouse fir lOyeais wis refused entry into the Continent Senior I Port won the Intermediate A champion 1971 196j and Tlity were finalists in 1966 1J75 and lasl year when were ousted by ilium which w is accepted into the Con Senior lnfcuc for next Midland and Owen Sound did not hivi intermediate It ims last all three towns history of producing top intermedial ind senior clubs won l Intermediate in 1939 and while were finalists in IJ 1 Raiders hive some ihssic ite Initios with the old Ship- udders in I hi old Owen Sound Merchants trio of victories Raine leads way as peewees triumph wore the best in OHA Senior 1 eigne in the oils Meres won two ships and finished is fimhsts twice between and us Owen Sound inn Colling wood hive since iced Junior Tier A dubs Hie and the Owen Sound Junior A club feuded last voir over the re fusil to to piny in the Provincial Junior league ifter the Southern I folded It ilmost certain that will host a vear end iment which will decide i true Out champion and i representative for the I- astern madia champion ships the District and It ly Districts will compete Ihe Nngira group has scheduled i leigut mectine for Wednesday Juv Acton Merchants have finally come back into form in Georgetown industrial fast ball action taking three come from behind wins in their recent play Their first was a 3 win over Flyers in which they pushed across five runs in their at hat to erase a 1 deficit Norm Topping was on the mound for Merchants striking out three but lowing no walks Steve Marshall walked in the first Inning then came around to score on singles by and Deforest It was the lasl lime the Merchints managed any offence until the sixth frame Dan Fields opened the sixth with a walk follow by consecutive singles by irshall Bruce I Deforest and Terry Cole all hit safely in the inning to drive in the runs Flyers kept tht sure on Topping throughout the game but could only get STANniM Dolls on top in loop Milton Mall Dolls are the leaders In the Ladies Softball League They re undefeated Georgetown Armstrong Georgettes are lied for third place with Homby and Acton played to a tied but that game is not included in the standings The through for runs in the fourth and fifth innings ho Merchants needed some last inning magic again when they edged Towing 1 last Thursday Chuck Peavoy was on the mound holding the towing squad one run of four hits he was not getting any help it the plate from his leimmates Topping and both collected hils and scored in a two run sixth inning to earn the win our Merchants went down swinging in the game while Peavoy whiffed seven Rexway batters The Merchants fell behind early in their Monday night Lame with Royal Trust trailing In the third They managed to pull it out again winning in the bottom of the seventh Going Into the inning they were still down by a score of Gl McPherson sacrificed stole second and his Gord Standbridge across the move rattled the Trust pit plate to close tht gap Gary into giving up i triple to Wilson singled followed by a Ray Graham which pushed Eon Archibald single that across the tying and winning moved Wilson to third Arch runs Standings Stationery is on the move in the George town Industrial Fastball League The league cellar dwellers Limehouse 20 last Tuesday night tied Royal Trust 1 1 then dropped a 54 squeaker to second place George town Chryslers Therell be plenty of exciting action tonight Wednesday when Flyers play Way Jay Sportsmen and takes on DRG Stationery at 30 pm At 8 30 under the lights Georgetown Chryslers play Park Toyota and Harley Motors tangle with Rexway Towing Glen Williams travels to Acton for a game against the Merchants tomorrow Thursday night at 8 Restaurant girls got a six hit perform from Laura at the plate as they swamped Lou in Rural sotlball play Inst week s six hits included a Susin Tufford and George also belted four buggers with Tufford collecting i pair girls broke apart what had game with runs m fifth inning on the team scored and according to manager Pop Main All he girls ball They re beginning to really play saving slit be the most unproved the Sally started in the mound and Kim White relieved her citing the win The girls have only more games in Ihoir schedule and appear w oil on ly to picking up the championship Loss of two coaches slows strong squirt start atoms take three more wins l heir opponents never had a chance as the Con ruction atom boys swept three more wins In their march through the Rural league taking Glen Williams Hornby and I by landslide scores They whipped Glen Williams 22 3 in their closest game of the week They were behind 1 after the first in but Jumped out with nine runs in the second to take command Four runs in the third seven in Ihe fourth and another single score in the fifth rounded out their scoring Chris Adrian Greenwood belted homers for the winners in the game David Haynes was the win pitcher July saw the atoms in I imehouse whore they over whelmed their hosts The winners belted la four baggers David with five Winning pitcher in In their most recent game the atoms crushed Hornby Monday David was on the mound again The winners put six runs across in the first inning five in the second five in the third four In the fourth and in the fifth Carglll David Paul Evan and gcrald hit home runs for the winners Motors Georgetown Chrysler Towing Royal Trust Park Toyota Hornby Farmers Jacks Acton Merchants Wny Jay Sportsmen Flyers Glen Williams DRG Stationery Scores of last week Tuesday July4DRG Hornby 3 Wed July Motors Acton Merchants Way DRG Park Toyota 14 Georgetown Chrysler 4 Thurs July Merchants Towing l Sunday July Towing 3 Park Toyota Glen Will lams Limehouse l IB 18 13 Id 1 10 12 15 4 13 14 1 I- squirt boys rep turn started well this year as they played ball through first six games The highlight wis a sweep of a in Lime house Pitcher Kevin lob- singer showed good stuff in both games Loss of two second year regulars and two coaches the month his hid its during the last six games as the team am only one win A 10 loss lo Glen Williams during tournament play in Acton showed the new coaches that the boys were not ready to quit us they recorded one of the fastest games of the tournament five innings in minutes Glen gals upset Acton Cindy Stafford pitched Glen Williams to on 115 upset win over second place Acton In Ladles Softball I igue play at the Glen ball park Monday night Cheryl Webster played an game for Hie victorious Glen team into the pliyoffs with some momentum Pitchers Kevin I and Wilson and cat Connor and Brad art the roil on the club to date Strong performances by he infield led by Grog James and Scott Jeffrey mike it ibout the best in the leigue Handy is the out field 1c while Ron Chris Craig Kn and Michael Cunningham fill the other positions Coaches and Acton girls lead league Aclon has i commanding load In the Rural Minor Softball League girls standings I imehouse moved into second place when they defeated Monday night I I I obsmgtr would like to Ihink the boys llnlr parents for the operation that they received is moved assume rts ponsiblllty for the team ant to finish strong and Ihey know boys can do it Swimmer goes to finals swimmer John Vadeika will be competing in the Age Champion ships lo be held in Thunder Hay July 14 15 16 is result of Ins win in the gruel 1500 meters freestyle event it Western region Championships held in Kit recently Vidcika swims in the 12 category in the Aquitie Club At the same meet he ilso up seconds in tht individual medley 00 meter freestyle third in 100 meter freestyle and fourths the 400 miter free style and meter individual medley Hole in one worth 700 Hornby Milton 7 7 7 15 hole in one any course is a once in a event golfers Tower lolf Club will bo trying extra hard to sink an icent the hole this wick end there is i prize worth over w tiling for the first one to accomplish the feat Hob Ltoaty local field represent itivc for Help Aged a worldwide agency working to comfort the aged of the world said the Hole In One event is being staged at Hornby Tow or for throe days to raise money for the work This and Sunday golfers reaching Ihe 171 green will be lo don ite a to the fund then toe shot will be observed by a Help the official If it renins the cup in one stroke golfer s m on a set of Spildine clubs with and i prize worth over Ihe course his date recorded four holes in one on Ihe shortest hole on Ihe So it s not an impossibility that someone could ace it this proceeds go to the Help Aged orgnnizition aid with per tint of ihe funds lo remain in this area for work with the elderly Similar Hole in days are being held in Hamilton ind Mlssisaugn this yeir

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