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Road race this Sunday The big race is this Sunday The Mayor First Annual Hal ton Hills Road Race Is just four days off and many entrants are in the last phase of their training for tie 4 mile run Heather Leslie of Operation ACTION reports entry forms for the event are pouring in now and about 100 run ners are now registered There is still room for more registrants though Entry forms are available at the recrca department at Arena in Georgetown or at Mill Street in Acton The fee Is Runners can also enter the race by calling the ACTION Line at 817 7211 The most popular cate gory is senior for men 39 and women 19 with the teens juniors and team groups follow ing closely Teams are parent and child The race gets started and Mayor Peter will be on hand to fire the starling gun It is suggested runners be at at least half hour before the start of the race to pick up regis tration numbers receive instructions and warm up Awards will be presented to the runners around noon Cost of awards is being financed by contributions from the following businesses Bums Transport Crlch- ton Bros Sports DUG Stationery Frank Velercs JTSports Neil sons and Smith and Race Director Miss Leslie has been working with Bob Dave Dixon and Dave Steen in planning the event and notes the committee feels the Idea behind the race to participate and have fun It snot a serious do or die competition Miss Leslie declared She said everyone hopes spectators come out to watch the race and cheer the runners on The race route is from to Sinclair and down that road to Arm strong Avenue Over Armstrong to Mountain- view the course then swings down Maple Avenue to River Road Up River Road lo Mountninvicw again and along to Guelph Street to the finish Chris Kemp ton gets help from coach Bob Johnston during a Grasshopper Softball game at Sir Donald Mann Park The Gran hopper league meets at the diamond on Tuesday and Thursday evening with boys and girls competing together WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 One Hundred and Fourth Year No Second Section Kevin Parker selected to international team tor the year Campbellville figure stealing ace Kevin Parker has been named lo the Canadian team to com pete in International Senior competitions in Europe Parker will be com peting in Coup Des Alpes Grand Prix St Ger vais France and In the Trophy In Garmlsch The Canadian team wilt be in Europe from Aug Sept with and Sandra Maltiussi skating women singles Gor don Forbes and Parker in men singles Peter and Gina In dance and two pairs units of Mark and Rebecca Timothy Mills and Mary Joe Last year at SI vais Parker placed fourth overall with a great perfor mance which lifted him from after figures In Germany he finished fiflh overall again with strong free- skating In both long and short compulsory pro grams Parkers figures have been the focus of his training recently and he hopes to put it all to gether for Improved standing He rested in Tennessee and Florida before resuming intensive train this week Squirts top Hornby fall to Glen Williams and Ford Squirt Boys of the Halton Rural Softball League split matches over the past week clubbing Hornby and falling to Glen Williams 3 Kevin was Acton top batler in the contest with Hornby going three for three at the plate including a first inning I wo run homer Acton scored five runs in Ihe top of the first inning of the match but Hornby came back to even he count In tho bottom of the inning The and team added another run In the second Inning as Gary crossed the but again Hornby Composite and Waples win Ron Waples of Rock wood riding 16 to shot Composite trotted off with top prize money in the Queen City Slakes at Greenwood on the week end Composite edged out 1 lo favorite Tijuana Taxi by a half length in the one mile race for three year olds earning half of Ihe purse is part owner of the coil Composite through WAR Stables matched the run produc tion In the third inning Acton took the lead for good scoring nine times as 15 batters went to the plate Hornby added two in bottom of the Inning before Acton came back with another five run out burst The Acton squirts added a single run in the last inning to bring their total lo while holding Hornby scoreless In iheir other contest of the week the and L boys managed only three first inning tallies as they dropped an 11 game to Glen Williams Four first inning singles by Brad Kevin Lobslnger Spencer Smith and Mike Ormsby and a double by Paul Porty accounted for the only Acton runs and base runners in the con test The squirts will be back on the diamond to night Wednesday when they meet in a p start Merchants winners remain in first spot Brandon Canary donned the catcher gear for his Gram hopper league learn on Thursday night hut had trouble finding the handle on the ball on this occasion Scores of games are not kept but the youngsters seem to enjoy the game lis fullest lnnout midgets continue to slump 16 teams enter tourney Prospect Park will be a busy place this weekend as the Acton Merchants host their annual fastball tournament beginning Friday night at 30 The tournament has expanded this year with a total of teams entered The addition of squads has made it impossible for the tournament to be held on one diamond forcing the Merchants to use field for four Satur day contests Acton will field two teams for the tournament The host Merchants who ploy In the Georgetown Industrial Fastball League will tangle the defending champion Phase Electric In opening round action at the Acton diamond Saturday at 1130a The Acton entry the Acton Industrial League Reps will take on Curwood Packaging of In a Friday night start also at the Acton diamond MERCHANTS FASTBALL Tourney Schedule lips Publishing vs C and Landscaping vs Furniture Acton Repsvs Curwood Packaging Hornby Greenhouses vs Mock Truck CandSPIumbingvs Color Your World Peel Police Stag3 Crichton Brothers vs Real Estate Acton Merchants vs 3 Phase Electric Loser Game Winner Game LoserGomeSvs Winner Game vs WlnnerGamc4 Loser Game vs Loser Go me Winner Game 5 vs WinnerGame6 LoserGame7vs Loser Game Winner Game vs Winner Sunday A 17 30am A 18 A 19 A 100pm Consolation Final A Final A A A A 1 3 Saturday A I A 10 1 00am A 11 m I 1130am A 1 11 100pm A A A 14 A 700pm A 16 Eds Innout Midget Boys Softball team Is having trouble finding a winning combination After taking six points early In the season the midgets have fallen on hard times losing five straight games including three over the past week The In dropped an decision Monday night in Fergus suffered a setback against Arthur at home Sunday and fell in last Wednesday Acton got on the board in the lop of the fifth inning as a pair of runs crossed the plate on a Dennis Jennings double and a Murray McNabb single Fergus picked up another run in the bottom of the fifth and Acton counted a third run in the top of the sixth as Frank Nose worthy crossed the plate on Dennis Jennings second double of the game A pair of seventh in ning tallies gave Fergus the 83 win At home to Arthur on Sunday the built up a 30 lead and then watched It dwindle over the last four innings as they dropped a decision Acton got a single run in third inning to take Ihe lead as Frank Noseworlhy singled and scored The Innouters added two more runs in the fourth inning as singles by Murray McNabb and Roger Evans led to runs Arthur got a pair of runs back in the sixth inning to pull within one and then pounded the ball In the eighth inning scoring four times to take the lead Acton replied with a single counter in the bottom of the eighth as Kevin Archibald and scored but Ihe locals did not have enough dropping the two run match Last Wednesday night the In- had rouble getting started as they allowed two runs in each of the first two innings before getting the board Acton counted a pair of runs in the third inning as four walks and a single scored the pair Ponsonby added one run in the bottom half of the third and three more in the fifth to take control of the match A seventh Inning run brought the score to 92 before the local tallied a pair in he top of the eighth Inning on a pair of walks and singles to Murray and Colin MacFarlane It does not pay to beat Acton Merchants by a big score Crichton Brothers Sports learned that fact when they play a rematch with the Georgetown Industrial Fastball leaders this week The Merchants are currently sitting in top spot among the Georgetown teams with 11 wins and only three losses Onf of those losses was a 102 setback the hands of Crichlon Brothers In the rematch the Merchants pounded the ball on Sportsmen scoring an 11 win It one of three Acton wins week In other action the Merchants lopped Peel Police and rapped AkersClark Real in a mercy shortened game In the battle with second placed Akcrs Clark he visiting Real Estate squad had prob lems fielding a squad At game time only six Clark players were the Acton When the game finally began Ihe Merchants exploded for three first inning runs A pair of walks a double to Chris Tennant and a Joe single ace for Actons first inning scoring Clark got one Bantams bombed by Brampton Acton Bantams la earn suffered a resounding exhibition defeat last week at the hands of Brampton The locals held Brampton close over the first period of action trailing at the end of the period In the second frame the visitors leashed for ten goals Ramblers drop rematch Winner Game 11 Winner Game 10 Winner Game Winner Game 13 Winner Game Winner Game 14 Winner Game Acton Rambler Pee- wees found a different lacrosse game awaiting them when they stepped on floor with Ham on Monday night to replay a washedout game of a week ago The Ramblers were doing battle with Hamilton last Monday when a sweating floor caused cancellation of remainder of ihe match during third period At that time the two teams were even at four goals each The rematch between he two learns had no resemblance to the first unfortunately for the locals The floor did not start sweating during the game nor did the Ham team let up as the locals fell by a 131 score The only Acton goal came from ihe stick of Scott goal gave the Ramblers hope as they were only trailing but an over powering Hamilton at tack sent he Acton side to defeat In bantam action the Acton team faired no bet ler as they dropped a 151 decision to the Hamilton bantams The Acton Rambler will be In Guelph this weekend to compete In a 16 team tournament at the Vict Road Recreation Complex The tournament In volves teams of the same population classification as the Acton team and coach Bob are hoping for a fine snowing from bis players Acton plays In then- first game at 30 a m Saturday morning back in the top or the third inning but the Merchants replied with one or their In the bottom half as Terry Mosaics singles and scored The Merchants added three more runs in the fourth inning and a single in the fifth lu round out the scoring pulling the mercy rule into effect In the Georgetown Industrial League if a team leads by seven runs or more ler five innings the game is called Against Peel Police a weakened Merchant line up scored a four run third Inning and a three run fifth as they topped the cops The Merchants counted once in the first inning as Don Richard singled and scored Acton four more times in the second inning on a pair of walks and doubles to Sieve Towns ley and Richard got one run back in the third inning bul it was a Chris three run homer in the sixth that put he game of reach homer brought in Don Richard and Ed both had singled Peel added a seventh inning counter to produce an a final In the rematch with Brothers the Merchants bats were booming as hey revenged earlier defeat After wo scoreless Innings the Merchants and lie Sportsmen ex changed runs in the third inning team scoring twice Terry and Dun Rich accounted for he Acton scoring CI ris doubled in he runs In the fourth inning he Merchants picked up five bits and a sacrifice as they counted four limes Joe Stev Bruce Mac and Richard the plate for the Merchants Crichton added one in he bottom if the inning Acton count pair in the sixth inning as a walk and singles to Dun Archibald and Steve T wnsley produced stores Three more walks and singles Richard and Tennnnl produced three seventh Inning runs as the Mer chants rctn the win This weekend the Merchants I their annual and Limehouse ballparks Sixteen teams are entered in Ihe event this year Station Bulldogs pulling together Station Hotel Bulldogs have I wen busy pulling their weight around Following Spcysidc Highland in Georgetown the local war team travelled to Port fclgns Games where they finished third n competition out Owen Sound Missouri professional learn from London took top honors in the competition with Renfrew pi Jung second ThL Acton tc is scheduled total of eight events lhencxlbeinntBnnlford on July Station Hotel Bulldog members include Bob Mitchell Larry Charlie McGinn Jim Denis Mitchell Chuck Mitchell jsi while Acton managed just one In the final stanza Acton played a tighter defence giving up five counters while ad ding heir third Acton goal scorers in cluded Chris Hicks Troy McNaught and Steve Lorenzo Paul Vermeulen and Jim Richard earned assists Robert Little Joffy failed In his attempt at the North Public School Championships made good boys event oilier occasions he Julie centre of St Joseph way to victory In be Junior girls GO i Elaine of Is rlghl and Kim Ha Ran of Robert I li