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B2 Acton Free Press Wednesday May Sportsmen remain unbeaten Station Vans lose J and Sports con tinued to dominate the early part of the 1W9 Acton Industrial Softball League recording a pair of wins over the last week to run their record three wins against no de feats and give them first place in league stand lags Last Wednesday evening the Sportsmen handed Family Cleaners a 124 setback and then in the Sunday opener lopped Station Hotel 179 as their bats continued to boom In other Sunday action Hills Electric edged Construc tion 11 for their first win against one loss Family Cleaners nipped Van Welding in the days other ma ten- up J and had Utile trouble topping their Wednesday night match with Family Cleaners as five third inning runs gave them a com lead they would richer relinquish The Sportsmen scored three times in the first In ning A couple of walks and singles by Dave Allen and Ray Graham produced the runs Family Cleaners pulled close in the second Inning as a pair of walks and singles by Eton Schmidt and Robin Inscoe brought the runs across the plate In the third J and exploded Ten batters came to the plate in the inning with six singles being recorded Fred Archibald started things off for J and with his single and before the dust had cleared Ray ham Dave Mills Ken Hurren Bruce and Larry King had hit single baggers to score five runs The Sportsmen con tinued to dominate over the fourth inning adding three more runs on three more singles by Mac- Pherson Mills and Brian Canary Family got a pair of runs back in the sixth as both Ron Schmidt and Fred Crawford reached after being hit by pitches An error and a double by Avery brought the runs to the plate Another Sportsmen run In the top of the eight on singles by Fred Archibald and Larry King produced the final and kept J and in the ranks of the unbeaten J and 17 Stations The winning streak remained Intact Sunday as J and topped the Station Hotel in what was the first game of the year for Station Last week the final game between Station and Van Welding had been rained out The Sportsmen scored runs in every inning of the contest except the last as their bats con tinued to swing big Two first Inning runs from Bruce and Larry King set the stage for the game as J and picked away he scoreboard J and added a third run in the second inning as Bruce MacPherson found the fence with a home run before Station came to life Three second inning runs pulled the score close as Terry Curlew George Garton and Rick crossed he plate The Sportsmen regained their three run lead for a short time as a pair of errors and a Fred Archibald triple allowed Larry King Dave Mills and Archibald to cross the plate Station returned the favor in the bottom half of the inning as Floyd James Morris and Joe Richards crossed Merchants win Industrial standings Neither team could manage a run in the third but In the fourth Acton exploded Steve Marshall reached base Tor the third time In the contest with a double Steve Townsley singled and both he and Marshall came home on Dick Spear a homer The Merchants continued to hit Rex way pitcher Hod Mills scoring two more runs on a walk to Don Richards and singles lo Chris and Dave Black replied lo the Acton runs with four of iheir own in the top of the sixth and a single In the seventh to round out the scoring Pilcher Dick Spear and Jolly jogging by lea Hi Leslie Running when done properly should be a fluid movement a flowing action Improper foot placement and running form may lend to injury and decreased efficiency The heel of your foot should first contact the ground on the outside then gently roll forward and Inward to the ball of the foot then gently upward and outward to the toeoff This rocking action has a cushioning effect The point where your foot contacts the ground should directly in line with your knee You should run with your back as straight as Is comfortably possible A forward lean places stress on the leg muscles and leads to back and shin pain Your shoulders should hang In a relaxed manner Proper arm carry is important in balance and energy conservation Arms should be bent right angles frora the elbows and carried low between the waist and the chest Shoulders elbows wrists and fists should swing slightly front of the body in a relaxed manner Breathing during running should be relaxed When done properly your abdomen should ex as you breathe in and Ratten as breathe out thereby allowing for a more efficient Intake of oxygen Begin by walking slowly along your jogging route run then walk then run again Start Jogging slowly then settle into a comfortable pace If you cannot talk and run at the same time then you are going too fast slow down or walk for awhile Gradually replace the walking with running catcher Don Richard were voted the players of the game for Acton The player of the game award is a new innovation in the Georgetown league Each team will select two players from the opposite side as players of the game At all star time the votes will help in the selection Second win Their second win of the season came off the powerful Georgetown Chryslers Georgetown scored the game first run off Acton pitcher Frank Daley in the fourth inning but alter that it was all chants Acton got the run they had lost back in the fifth inning Bruce Mac pherson singled and on Dick Spears double Spears replaced Daley on the mound over the last three innings holding Chrysler scoreless In the sixth inning the Merchant bats came lo life as they scored three times to put the game away Don Richard singled to start the inning off A walk a single by Joey Deforest and a double by Terry brought one run to the plate and a Bob single scored two more Merchants threatened again last inning but came up empty Don Richard was voted one of Acton players of the game for the second straight time Bruce received the other MVP award J and T Sports Family Cleaners Hills Electric Vans Welding Station Hotel Construction home A big fourth and firth innings for J and proved to be the margin of victory as they scored nine times over the two giving them a command ing lead Single runs in each of the sixth and seventh rounded out the Sportsmen scoring while the Station Hotel team was struggling to add one in the fifth and a pair in the sixth Electric I was a battle of the first week losers as Elec trie and met Both teams were zero and one on the season and hoping to get on the winning side It until the bottom of the third inning hat any scaring took place in the match Electric drew first blood as Gory Masters was hit by a pitch and Stan Kruk singled Both scored on a Denis Lefebvre double to give the Electricians the lead Five more fifth inning runs extended the Hills lead as singles by LylePreutcr Bill Boyd Stan Kruk and Denis and a double by Steve Kruk helped the cause In the sixth inning sal got to Electric pitcher Steve Kruk as he allowed the Construction team on the sheet with three runs Singles by Al Bousfield Alex Ward Armand and Dave Piper and a double by Rick Coe ac counted for the runs Four more Electric runs in the seventh put the game out of reach for as a single by Ken and doubles by Gary Masters and Slon brought runs home Unisal tried in vain to get the runs back in the bottom of seven managing to cross the plate three times as Rick Coe Ar mond Steeves and Dave Piper found holes and hit Al Bousfield and Rick Coe found the grass once each in the final frame to give one more run producing an 117 final Family Van a I Van Welding scored the games first run In the second inning but could manage only one more over Ihe entire con test as Family Cleaners grabbed a win A Ella walk wild throw and single by accounted for the first Vans run Family came back in he third inning scoring three times as Frank Oudesluys and Gary Wilson crossed the plate as Al Avery doubled and Chuck tripled Vans pulled to within one in the fifth inning as Charlie Harrison reached the plate en a Bill Mc hit Family extended their lead to three in the seventh inning as a Karl Killmgbeck walk and doubles by Chuck Peavoy and Robin Inscoe brought runs to the plate The two teams ployed scoreless ball over the final inning and a half giving the Cleaners a 52 Electric win Cleaners meets Next week league Station Hotel and at games will be played on will attempt Monday evening because topple J and Sports of the long weekend At Tonight Wednesday m Van Welding will Van meets in an tangle with Hills p match HONDA CIVIC TEST DRIVE ONE AND TAKE A SHOT AT WINNING ONE 4 SPEEDS- SPEEDS- AUTOMATICS YOU PASS MORE GAS STATIONS BAZ MOTORS LTD where after Botes service Is tops Sates and Service 109 Quelph St Qsorgalow or Teams taking turns winning in industrial It is a matter of anyone beating anyone in the opening weeks of the Georgetown Industrial League season As of yet no team has distinguished themselves as the team to beat Last week Publishing topped Acton Merchants but then dropped a pair of decisions to Real Estate Crichton Brothers ft ports AkersClark who proved to be too much for could not handle Acton falling on the short end of a 4 1 lion The Merchants were double winners this Week topped Rex way Towing was the only double loser of the week dropping a match to Hornby Greenhouses long with the Acton game Hornby was the only team to go through the week without a loss as edged Peel Police to their second game In three days C and Plumbing 1 after extra Innings Cand S had earlier in Ihe week trounced Curwood Packaging 120 In a game called after five innings Sunday night Curwood revenged their beat by D Stationery DRG had gotten on the winning rail earlier in week they toppled Crichton Brothers Sports Games continue to night Wednesday at the Fairgrounds with Rex way Towing meeting and Crichton Brothers tangling with at 30 pm At Peel Police swing against the Acton Merchants and Packaging host and Plumbing RACEWAY HARNESS RACING Post Time Thursday Evening Sunday Afternoon 2pm Ttactor Exactor Wagrlng Condition CKibHouM THE KIWANIS CLUB OF GEORGETOWN congratulates the contestants and all others who partlci In making the North Halton Music Festival a BEST WISHES FOR NEXT YEAR Club of Georgetown meets ovary Thursday at at North Golf Country Club New Members Welcome