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Whats with the Sabres management In three years of Junior B hockey the Sabres have made four trades Three of those dealings were with StreetsviUe while the other came with the cross town Gemini The latest of the four trades came a few weeks ago when the Sabres dealt Paul to the StreetsviUe Pickard had led the way for the Sabres in their first few games and scored 28 goals in games led the Sabres to a respectable five wins and two ties in their first seven games before things started to cave in As the Sabres started losing the players started complaining with the result being the trade to calm dissention Sure the trade had promise It brought four new faces to the Sabres including the return of Kent Moffat who hadn reported to the camp at the beginning of the season Smith was the big name StreetsviUe was to give up He was in his second season with the Derbs It must be a long trip from StreetsviUe he is still on his way Paul Henderson was another Derby acquired in the trade or at least an almost Derby Paul was the player to be named later from the Sabres standpoint three weeks after the trade had been completed he was acquired He was with the for only a couple of weeks The fourth player the powerful gave up was Matt Lambert a who was brought in to help shore up the Sabres defense What the trade boils down to is that the Sabres in all likelihood could have picked up the services of Moffatt at little expense Henderson would in all probability not be in the Derby camp if not for the reason of the trade and may have ended with the Sabres anyway usually gives the Sabres a chance to pick up on any Derby hopefuls Smith failing to report to Acton leaves the trade at one for one Paul Pickard went to StreetsviUe and the gave up Matt Lambert to Acton When will the Sabres learn The first trade the Sabres made with the Acton gave up goal scorer Chris Costello In return they received Doug Elliott and Dave Bodley Dave who He played about a month for the Sabres before hanging up the blades In the same season the Sabres dealt with the Gemini sending Bill McGilloway over in return for Gemini Mike Osborne who was to report at the beginning of the next season but school commitments forced Osborne to retire from and play industrial hockey Last season the Sabres again dealt with the sending goaltender Moffatt to StreetsviUe in return for Warren Barnes and a player to be named later Barnes finished the season before moving to the States and no other player appeared This season they traded away the ser vices of Pickard Junior B Hockey is a business is what is often said around the Sabres dressing room If it is maybe the Sabres had better look a little more closely at their business ventures The Sabres have had enough troubles winning games of late and they need not get ripped off by teams like the Let hope Les Smith finally finds his way from StreetsviUe Kent Moffatt returns to his old form after half a season in retirement Paul Henderson fills the bill he has been given by coach Fred Buchanan as a goal scorer and Matt Lambert can be a defensive star Don forget that the NHL Oldtimers will be in town on Friday January 26 to take on the Acton Tuffcote Tigers of the Wellington Halton Noncontact league Game time for the event will be p m at the community centre If everything went well for Frank Houston in his first semester at Abehne Christian University in Abeline Texas promises were he would be running for the school in the new year Frank seems to be making a go of it passing all his subjects and winning a few individual races as well and should be running for the school soon In a warm up meet with Southwest Christian Junior College Frank won rather handily crossing the metres in a time of 3 6 his fourth fastest time In another meet the Houston Thanks giving Day Parade Road Race Houston crossed the finish line in 6 one minute and nine seconds ahead of his nearest competitor If all goes well Frank is looking forward to flying home for Christmas WEDNESDAY DECEMBER Hundred and Fourth YearNo Second Section Redmen falter in tourney final as Mustang top Invitational Milton Mustangs jumped to an early first half lead as he dumped the host team Aeton win the fourth annual Invitational basket ball tournament at Acton High Mil on lopped teams from and Colling wood to reach the final Acton faced Winona and Stayner to get a title try After falling to Stayner in their first game J A Turner Trojans of Brampton walked off with the consolation crown with win over Saltfleet Acton opened Ihe tournament with a win over Winona The tour s leading scorer Martin led the attack points for Acton with Steve adding 10 A big second quarter of 19 points carried the to a lead Craig led the Winona scorers with 13 points Dave and Jeff added each Turner Trojans scored IJ fourth quarter points in an attempted comeback but had built up to a big lead holding on for a n Dave led the Trojans in their losing effort with 16 points Tom Scott wus the top Stayner point led by a 16 margin at the half Three Bra male a completely out classed Jumping to a 163 first quarter lead before sitting back and coasting to an 42 20 win Rick led the club with 16 points while Don Duncan had six for held a 16 7 lead at and then allowed Saltfltct fourth period points as they coasted lo Ihe win Game tour Milton led at he end of the first quarter That he of game it was Collingwood was just no match for the eventual tourney champions The Mustangs eased off after the first period and took a 12 win Shcffcld was he top point getter for Collingwood with four points Paul Van Oorschot led Milton with points Milton had a lead at the half nine Hie Turner Trojans advanced to the consolation final with IB win over Winona Turner jumped out in front in he first period and held their own rest of he way leading 12 at the half Craig scored eight points for Ihe losers while Grant and Hew Chaffe scored apiece for Turner a won their way lo the championship with a 42 win aver Colling wood The two teams battled even most of the way with Saltflee pulling away for the win with less thin two minutes remaining Saltfleet got 17 points from John Mnlpass and ten from Chris Jeff was he top point getter for Collingwood with amp Seven hid only fouls called against hem as they doubled the first period count 16 on and then held on lo lead the res of the way lor a win Martin scored 18 points for the winners with Bob adding seven Ley shorn 13 for the side Acton led at the half am light Probably the best game of the day Mustangs came from behind in the second half edge 41 and advance to he title Milton took an lead in the first quarter but top scorer Bill hit for seven of Ms points the second as Branulca scored 16 to hold lead at the half In the third period Milton regained a point lead hen the lust two minutes added to the score as pressed for points Paul Van for he tumrMnc The final After tied first quarter Turner scored one more point than in the second to hold a slim 14 half time lead The Trojans extended their lead to five after three periods and eight by the buzzer Dave led Turner scorers for the With 11 points and wound up high for the tourney v ith points in three games a The final had he makings of a barn burner Two teams Milton and were iff Inexhibition play the Mustangs had taken two games from the by single point and four in another Acton scored first in the game but Milton came right back and look the lead The Redmen never regained it Milton led after he quarter but the second period spelled disaster for the local Mental errors and frustration set in The Hid men watched helplessly is Milton scored points mil took a 12 lead into the second half The fought hard in the second half the Mustangs by eight points but it was the second quarter hat gave Milton the champion ship in he fourth Invitational Martin scored for making him the Tournament leading scorer j4 points an avenge of points per game Bruce Haines look over the bulk of the Milton scoring as Mustang tarn lender Paul Van the tourney second high scorer with 46 points was held to 10 Water Show I Scorer In the Invitational Martin goei up to put home wo points f r his host High cam Saturday The dropped Winona 17 and Stayner before falling to rlial in ihe final Mlllon won he j I Waples Horseman of Year The reigning Queen of Harness racing Happy Lady and Ron Waples he first harness driver lo earn St million and record vie lories in one year solely in Canada have been voted Canada s 1978 Horse of the Year and 1978 Horseman of he Year respectively in a poll of CTA Directors and Canadian pari track operators Happy Lady a threeyear old filly owned by Linda and of St Catharines Ont concluded a brilliant campaign earning the most money ever by filly or mare in a single season a total of 830 This the previous record of by millionairess fresh Yankee In 1970 A winner of 19 of season s he royally bred daughter of Most Happy Fella has now banked in her twoyear career surpassing the record established by super filly Silk Stockings during he 1974 7j racing seasons Happy Lady defeated the continents sophomore pacers while recording winning efforts In two minutes or belter her in for regular Jim Rankin of St Cnlharlncs Happy Lady received 23 of the 39 votes for Horse of he Year with pacing star Dream Maker a distant Lions take two roar in revenge Acton Lions Major Pec- wees revenged an earlier defeat by downing New Hamburg twice over the past week New Hamburg managed a goal in the third period of the first game to spoil shutout bids by the Acton goal tenders but Tim best outing of the year gave Acton a 1 win in he Burg Acton took the first game of the Iwo game set at home with five different players netting goals Randy Cover dale Jim Richard Steve Paul Car gill and Brad netted Hit Acton markers with Lorenzo Clvlero and VI nee Danaghcr gelling assists The New Hamburg goal came with seconds remaining in the contest Vince was the lone In the return match scoring from Lorenzo Civlero at of second period to give Acton what proved to be the winner Fergus Is in town on Wednesday at m and then back here Sunday at 12 for a rescheduled game second with seven voles She was also voted Canada Three- Year Old Pacing Filly of The pacing starlet portant stakes victories in eluded the ticelloOTB Classic the Lady Maud Roosevelt and the Constance Scott Stakes at Mohawk I or the second straight year Ron has been voted Canada Horseman of the Year of Rock wood Ont leads Canada 609 harness drivers with more than SI million in purses and in Canada to Nov Although he com muted distant race tracks campaigning his classy has enjoyed enormous success on the Greenwood Mohawk circuit which is the base of his opera I ion Earlier this year he became ho first driver lo earn million In purses In a single season on Ihe OJC t Circuit Some of his Important stakes victories on the a Circuit this year Included the Canadian Pacing Derby the BOO Mohawk Gold Cup and the Beaches Stakes all with pacing star Dream Maker received 14 of 38 votes for Horseman of the year Dave Wall of Komoka received seven votes followed by A M Mac Cuddy of with six votes I ions Pool was scene of he filth annual Water show 1- evening A large group of parents and spectators were on hand as the evening began with some of the young swimmers showing their ability to swim widths of the pool Divers from the level one diving course showed proper entries into he water before the first synchronized swimming was performed by the duet of Anne Piekering and her former pupil A group from the rtcrea synchronized swim group and an advanced synchro group performed before the advanced divers took to the one and three metre boards demonstrating different twists and dives As a group of young girls demonstrated different types of Synchro positions for the audience the clean up crew of A I Bo wen and Bruce put their mops to work on each other They old the crowd thai there was nothing synchronized swimming at which point emcee Judy asked them Join the girls in some easy exercises Clothes and all he gen joined the girls in what hey soon found to be some not so easy manoeuvres A staff presentation on little mare serious note followed Staff members demonstrated the proper procedure for removing a person with a spinal Injury from the water People watched as the staff slipped a sofcty board under the in jured parly back and secured her 500 Club Winners of this week 500 Club draw Included Jim McKnight 357 John 338 Lola MeRfle Dave Swctman and Herb Then it was fun time Hills representatives Mayor Pete I Wood and Ross and Board of Fducation trustee Betty Fisher were on hand to join in a simple relay really was quite simple All they had to do was gel dressed and swim in an in nertube two lengths of the pool Have you ever Iried swimming with an inner tube Les Duby found some definite problems and If not for some help from staff member Gordon may have still not completed his two laps Another Synchronized swimming number and a duo diving routine set the for the finale The candlelight routine required steady movements and darkness With the lights out and candles lit the gals moved through the water glistening all the way There will be a registration for Synchro at the time of the first lesson on Wednesday February on Ihr the at I Ions Pool Water show Is Heather helped Ihe senior demon different l pi of twists and All together now these young ladles did a special routine In appreciation of their Swimming Instructor It was all a part of ihe filth annual Water Show the Mans pool