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fetnsafc WEDNESDAY JUNE 6 One Hundred and Fourth Year No Second Section Industrial Cleaners grab first place with 75 win over J and T Family Cleaners edged J and T Sports In ball action un the weekend enabling the Cleaners to move past the Sportsmen into first spot in the Acton rial Softball League The loss dropped he and T record to three wins against two losses and slipped them to third in the overall standing despite being lied in points with Van a Welding The Welders have won the same number of games as the Sportsmen hut have lost one fewer In other action last week Van s slugged Construction 1 while Hills Electric was making their bid to get out of basement by topping Station Hotel The J and Cleaners match was a good close affair that saw Family come back from a second inning deficit record the win J three times in Ihe second In Acton Ramblers pee wee lacrosse team opened their exhibition season home on Monday night with a win over Kitchener Acton was paced by a six goal performance by Sieve Tailtefer Here Talllefer attempts lo beat the kitchener defender along the boards Acton opens their Central league play tomorrow Thursday when lhc mitt Hamilton at the Community m Alton i an tarns will mi Hamilton score exhibition win Acton Pee- wee Kitchener Lacrosse team opened Led by six goals and an their exhibition schedule assist by Steve Talllefer the Community Centre Ihe Acton team came Monday evening and from behind in the last wound up on the winning ten minutes of the contest end of a thriller with to score the win After leading most of the way the local Ramblers dropped down by a goal with just under ten minutes to play but came back off the face- off scoring Lacrosse bantams thumped in opener Acton Bantams me Central Ontario Lacrosse Association learned it is going to be an uphill battle for I hem this year The DD class ideation Acton is todlng with and AAA centres in league play this year and the score in Mcrrilon could be Indicative of the re mainder of the year stayed close over first period trailing only l but three un answered second frame markers and seven in third period produced the 1 score Mcrrilon got on the board early In the game and held on to a lead for ten minutes before Troy found the net for Acton with help from Lorenzo and Chris Hicks went up for the second time in the game only seconds later and then never looked back Aclon picked up ten minutes in penalties over the contest while Merriton was handed 12 Aeton will open their home schedule at the Community Centre tomorrow Thursday at when they host Hamilton seconds after Kitehener had taken ihe lead as Sandy Wailes found the range for other Rial Itobbie Porte was the playmakcr of the day for Acton picking up a pair of assists while Berry and Phillip Wedge added single helpers Acton led after the first period afler the second at the final buzzer The Ramblers open their regular Central Ontario league schedule tomorrow Thursday at the Community Centre when they host Hamilton pm The Aeton Bantams will also play home Thursday against Hamilton Their game is slated for m to lake early lead in the contest as Ray Graham Jim and Bruce crossed the plate Cleaners got one run back in the top of the third inning as Frank rounded the bases Cleaners continued to make up runs in the fourth inning scoring three times to hold a edge after three and a half innings Earl Burt Bob ind Dave Paul all crossed the plate for the Cleaners Both Burt and reached base through J and regained ihe lead in ihe bottom of the fourth inning but it was all they were to count the rcmiinder of the way Ken and Dave Allen supplied the fourth inning runs for J and A double by Vinct Thornton and a J and error evened count the lop of the fifth Inning Chuck came on in relief for Family start mg pitcher Vlnce Thorn Ion In the fifth inning and held the Sportsmen at bay over the last four innings allowing only a triple to Bruce Family added two run Iheir total in the seventh as Karl and Thornton reached home giving Cleaners the win and temporary possession of first plate S Motion Hotel Hills Electric were winners over Station Hotel in the middle game Sunday schedule battle for the base men Both Station and posted one win three loss records heading into the match with the loser gaining sole possession of the cellar Sieve Kruk allowed Station hitters only four hits in the contest as his teammates belted recorded their second win of the cam manage any offense until the bottom of the fourth inning when Steve Andrews doubled and scored on a Gary Masters blast In the fifth inning the Hills team added their lead as Denis Lelebvrc the plate with a second run Three more runs in the inning salted the win away for Hills as Glen Hill ler and Steve Andrews all crossed the plate Guy Payne took the loss for Station Hotel Vansll Lurry Ciglen reached base on an error and scored for spoiling any chance for a Van shut out in the sixth in nine Van picked up nine hits and six walks scoring in five of the seven inn they scored Gary singled and scored to give Van a 1 lead in the second inning and then a pair walk- and single by Ken Pilgrim brought two more runs to the elite Van belled out six runs three in each the fourth and fifth innings as they pulled away from In fifth inning a walk lo Ken Pilgrim singles by Gary Pickles Gary Copcland fan and a Ray Bosch triple scored the runs In the sixth inning Charlie Harrison and Ken Pilgrim singled alone with a double by Whit ten add three more to iheir total seventh inning Van s runs made possible by a error produced an 11 1 final in favor of Van and slipped them past J and T Into second spot This week the rial action proves to be heavy providing there is no rain Tonight Wed Saturday and Sunday are all expected la see Family Cleaners will attempt to stay on tup as they tangle Hills a I Prospect Park at a Sunday regular triple header has Van Welding tangling with Station Hotel Al p Family Cleaners take on Construction and 15 J and Sports meets with Hilton Hills lectnc Safe at first I etch re louldn I quite nut Hie handle on the hill In jct Dave Piper Piper was for Station Hotel in Hit despite wearing the eolors Construction The were Bluer short ill game lime and Piper filliiiL in Hi spite finer help Station felt luthi are now in solrpnssision of list place Ponsonby topples squirts Acton In County Squirt Hoys took a pair of decisions from this failed in attempt lopple The took elose 4 1511 decisions from Ponsonby fell victim superb pitching falling 124 In their loss lo Pushnch the Acton team mi tinged only hits as IB bitters were relired by strike Mike earned the big for Acton hitting a second inninE and Ihree run homer 111 third other run time from in the filth inning Pushnch scored six big runs in second inning ti lake early control of and then added singles in Ihe third fourth before counting four the fifth produce i final In Pons the scored Ihree third inning runs ind then held on for P scored the games first run in the inning but could find the no mure until sixth when they man aged i second store A of walks and 1 Mitchell triple iccountcd lor the third inning Acton outburst of Ihree runs A David Hay double and another Scott Mitchell provided other Aeton tolly in seventh In In a ratn game 111 the squirts and played 1 reverse of the low storing game Won the Lath scored in every inning ot the con but a nine run second inning was the difference for The Trans mission Squirts scored a pair In the first nine in three more in third and two in the fourth to give them the win Steven Mitchell hit a pair of doubles and stortd four limes for Aclon while Mike Baker Inl Actons only homer Behind closed doors No resolution of issue from ice rate meeting tiord Thursday ice rates meeting between groups using the s arenas recreation officials and a special committee council ippcars lo have resulted in no solution lo the issue The meeting was held behind closed doors at Stewarttown Hall everyone attendance by this newspaper is gtntrall respecting confidence of th Sources report each of the ice using groups in Hills made presentations outlining the harmful effects of the huge ice rental rates creases approved by council in will have on their group Some criticisms of ihe often mihgntd wire also voiced Peter Councillors Pit Pat arson Wood and Booth are now expected lo hick examine the group briefs before to mother mtellng with the rale art txpeeted lo recommend to count Speculation is that the rales be reduted or reduced very little grants for minor hockey and skating will be substantially increased Also the committee of council is expected to retommend dropping per tent of gale lown take for groups using the rink and charging admission on and Saturdays Transmissioners split games Acton Pec- wee boys opened their county baseball season East week by split ling a pair of games The pec- wees were nipped 1 by in their opening contest and then took an official win over Brook v it when visitors failed to have nine players In loss to Paul Car gill home run In the second Inning was he only run Acton could muster as Larry Shaw hurled a four hitler for Eramosa Bruce Canary was the losing pitcher for Eramosa got single runs in each of the sec third fourth and sixth innings including a single run homer by Steven Lush The first rainless weekend in many set the stage for Ihe annual Acton Open Golf Tournament at Heights Golf Course on Saturday Hay shot total was low on the day for the 18 holes golf and fun Hay picked up the low gross trophy for his efforts Second low gross went lo Hugh Forbes with a while the defending champion Brian Robertson received the third low gross shooting a Last year Robertson shot a to take the title The low net or score subtract handicap trophy was awarded to Bill for his Second low net went Willie Mitchell with a G8 and a half after his handicap had been removed Third low net was awarded to Bill Cook with a The Ontario Handicap Association Trophy went to Don Groin with a while Bill was honored as the over of iho day Nicola came in from the course with an Dave Johnsoni retained his title as top junior under 21 in he event posting an three shots higher than his winning total of a year ago The top golfer in the tournament was Jim with an Top foursomes in the day event were Keith Andrews Dwayne Hay Gib Hay and Bob Fleming with the lowest combined net score while the low gross foursome included Jeff Shields Frank Houston was also the long driver of the day while closest to honors went to Bill At the end of day the 1980 Acton Open Com was selected with Don Grcin heading the group Other members are Ivan Kilby John Goy Jr Bern Van Fleet Ted McDowell and Ron McKnlght Open trophy winners were left lo right Jim best left Cook third tow net Don rein Ontario Golf Association Brian Robertson third low gross Hugh Forbes second low gross Bill seniors trophy Gib Hay accepting for his son Hay first low gross Johnson Junior trophy Dill first low second low net