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WEDNESDAY MAY 9 1979 One Hundred and Fourth Year No Second Section Peavoy strikes out nineteen as industrial season opens Hi Despite the weekend rains he Acton Indust rial League opened their season Sunday afternoon with two of their three scheduled matches Family Cleaners were the first winners of the industrial season as they lopped Con struct ion in the game of the year Chuck strikeouts led the Cleaners to a 74 win Need umps Acton Umpires Association is look Ing for people to act as umpires for Minor Ball throughout this summer According to umpire Gary the addition of several new minor teams in town has put umpires at a minimum Anyone wishing to volunteer their time to helping the minor ball as an umpire may do so by calling Mr Bruynat853 2943 Well attended I must give my heartiest congratulations to those people who showed up at the Acton Community Centre on Sunday afternoon to sit in on the Acton Minor Hockey annual meeting and election of officers In the minutes of the previous annual meeting secretary Fran McKmght announced that there had been people in attendance at the 197079 annual event Sunday there were over interested persons there It was nice to see so many faces at the meeting both who I know and don t know The faces I know I have seen around the arena for a number of years and those I know means that the parents of the younger players have taken the opportunity to become familiar with the ways and means of Acton Minor Hockey With an interest like that shown at the annual meeting the Acton Minor Hockey s new executive has things to look forward to Track meet Acton High School students will be competing at the Track and Field Championships at Centennial Stadium this coming Friday I know what the competition is like at such an event and with opposition of the Oakviile schools not to mention powerful Georgetown I wish all Acton High students the best of luck and hope that they can bring back a few first place finishes Soccer begins Acton Minor Soccer is once again ready to kick off a new season League play begins next Monday and from then on Monday through Thursday the soccer fields at Middle School and Prospect Park will be busy places Complete timetable for opening games appears elsewhere in today s Free Press Jills meet Acton High School will be a busy place on Saturday as the Hills Jills invade the school premises to hold an invitational gym meet The meet begins at with the recreational gymnasts competition At m the competitive gymnasts take to the floor beam vault and bars for their competition baiter Gary Wilson tripled and scored as Vince Thornton reached on an error Thornton crossed the plate on an Avery single lo give lead Cleaners brought two more runs across the plate in the fourth inning as continued to manhandle I hitters keeping off the base paths Singles by Thornton and and a double by Avery scored the pair of Family runs Cleaners extended their lead lo seven In the fifth inning as Dave Paul singled Robin doubled and Wilson walked A Vince Thorn ton single brought the runs across the plate In the sixth inning started to get wood on the ball and a walk to Alex Ward and a home run by Hdbiskl brought the score to In the seventh inning a double by Word scored Larry Ciglen who had doubled and Dave Shannon who drew one or four walks given up by Peavoy Neither team could manage a run in the final innings giving the Cleaners the win J and T 16 Electrics In the other contest played on Sunday J and Sports scored nine times in the first inning as they routed Hills Electric 16 5 Five walks three errors and singles by Steve Bennett Larry King and Jim McNabb accounted for the first inning outburst by the Sportsmen The Electricians got three of the runs back in third inning and J and pitcher Fred Archibald gave up singles Dave Bousficld Stan Kruk and Steve Kruk walked Dennis and then allowed Roily Lefebvre a single to score the runs In the bottom of the third the Sportsmen got he three runs back as Steve Bennett Bruce and Jim singled and Bousf icld solo shot to the Electric total before J and counted a run of their own on singles by Bruce Jim McNabb and Brian scored Dave fourth added Canary Three more J and T runs in the sixth inning rounded out their scoring as a pair of walks and a Dave Allen single scored runs Electric added one more lo produce a 165 final as three straight singles by Steve Kruk Ken and Glenn Hither counted the last run of the day Game three of the in us trial slate between Station Hotel and Van Welding had to be can ceiled because of poor diamond conditions under he lights The first two games of the day had been to the lighted diamond on the west side of Prospect Park The Acton Industrial League schedule con tonight Wed at 15 when Cleaners and J and Sports do battle Sunday Station Hotel will see their first action against J and Sports 4 p m At m Hills Electric will try to get on the winning side as they lake on Construction and at p Van Welding opens their season landing with Family Cleaners Out at the plate Acton Merchant first baseman Steve Marshall was thrown out at the place when he tried to score on a fly ball during an exhibition match between Eden Mills and Acton last day The Merchants won their last exhibition en counter I and were rained out of their Georgetown Industrial I League opener on Sunday even J and T Sportsman Bruce watches as a pilch poised during opening day of the Industrial Softball League Despite the wet conditions two of the Ihrec games were completed with J and scoring nine first Inning runs on way lo a 10- j win over Hills Electric Family Cleaners nipped Construction In the other contest The Van s Welding and Station Hotel game was postponed Dennis Is waiting to make the catch In the above picture while umpire Bob Paul readies to moke the call Action resumes tonight as J and T meet Family Cleaners full slate of three games Is scheduled for Sunday Excellent turnout for minor hockey meeting Acton Minor Hockey got a big morale boost at their annual meeting and election of officers at the Acton Community Centre on Sunday Over 100 interested persons turned up to find out what was going over the past year in minor system The figure is a positive in crease over that attended the last year One of the major factors surrounding the turn out was the fact that a second slate ot officers was announced to run against a slate set by the groups own nominating committee Bruce Cargill was elected the new group president over Bob in a vole that saw of the people in attendance taking part Herb Dodds succeeds Andy Berry as the association first vice- president after Mr Minor soccer prepares for season opening Acton Soccer club starts its 1979 season next week First games are scheduled on Monday May 14 and usual games will be played Monday to Thursday evenings Coaches have been contacting their players for practices and will be able to give Ihem copies of schedules tor the sea son If your son Is registered and has not been contacted please call Richard for informa Although decided not to enter it in our house lea gue system this year both Rock wood and Era have giving as a total of teams which Is a great increase over the last few years We will also be fielding teams in four Peel leagues With over boys registered to play this year a great deal of effort and planning has gone into preparing for this season and the members of committee and coaches hope that all parents will make an fort to come lo the field and support their sons Acton Villa the senior team will again field a team this year opening their schedule May 9 against the In Georgetown Any senior players inter In playing should contact Colin Bracken ridge 1853 3393 Schedule for week May 14 May 17 Mosquito May Wolves Everfon Leeds Rock wood vs Era Atom May 15 Rangers Raiders Rock wood vs Era mosa Squirt May 16 Tigers vs Gunners Angels Tornados vs Lions Pee Wee May 17 New castle United Rock wood vs Rockmills topped Mr Berry in Sunday elections Lynn Smith will retain I job as the second vicepresident over Richard Kilpatrick as will Joan the treasurer job over Ken Slaney ran remains secretary after tapping Bob Smith in the poll All those who ran for office at the annual meeting but were upset in their bid have volun to sit on the live of the association as directors Acton Minor Hockey would not release the vole count Aside from the election of officers a total of constitutional changes were proposed at the meeting with only four being defeated A lot of the changes had do with wording such as changing the defunct position of to director and the word will to may Many other changes in the constitution were changes In work load Acton Minor Hockey no longer has a chief time keeper but before their meeting the constitution stated his duties The work load of that and other defunct positions was given to another Secretary Fran McKnight was over whelmed with the turn out stating her surprise in the couples who turned out for the event Usual iy you will find the hus band or the wife showing up she said but I counted couples at the meeting Of executive members of the Assoc la there were In at tendance with only two of the teams not being represented at the coach ing level Acton Minor Hockey la now making prepar ations for their annual Club elimination draw that will take place at the Acton Community Centre on June 500 Club Dons ToWnsley has had a lucky season in the Acton Minor Hockey Club draw Mrs ticket number came out of the drum for the fourth time this year bringing her a fourth prize Other winners this week are Beverly Miller 331 Joan Knight Bruce and Melody Gymnasts place second at eight school meet Acton High School novice gymnast led the Acton team to a fine sec place finish at the championships last week Oak Igor edged Acton by only points or he overall title Miss Ren ton placed second In the over oil competition placing first on parallel bars seventh In vault and floor routine Aclon High School s novice girls gymnastics team put in a fine show lost week at the Hal ton Championships finishing strong second among eight competing schools The Acton team paced by the performance of Ronton placed second only 1 points behind Ihe winners from OakvulcTrafalgar High School in Acton finished the four event with a total of 117 points while tne Oakviile school totalled 119 T A placed third in the competition with accumulated points Acton students totally dominated the parallel bars portion of the gym competition taking the top three positions and seventh Trisch Renton led the Acton squad first on the bars with a lota of of a possible fin second at and Lynda rounded out the Acton sweep with 15 a Comber pi seventh of the competitors with The novice or first year gymnasts placed high in the vault snatching sixth seventh and eighth places in competition with girls Sylvia was the top Acton gymnast in the event with a 30 Trisch placed seventh in the event with n tntal ni On the beam Lynda Whiffin placed sixth of competitors with a a Drysdale was the seventh place finisher with a performance was the only Acton competitor to place in the floor routine grabbing seventh spot of some entrants In all round ition combining the totals of all four events second with an amassed total of 30 Lynda placed fourth overall with a Acton coaches Anne and Marg Tamblyn were very pleased with the performances of the gymnasts They did themselves proud said Mrs It was a long enduring season which began for some as early as October The competition brought to an end the high school gymnast sea