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Round Robin Weekend weather The weekend of rainy weather had a great deal of affect on the people of Acton Many organized events for Back to Acton Days went by the way side as rain caused cancellation Sunday at Prospect Park the only events to get off the ground were the fishing derby and the soccer games A good number of participants put lines in the water looking for bass pike and catfish Other events like the firefighters horseshoe pitching and baseball games were postponed One of the feature ball games was to be an oldtimers match with some of Actons top players of a few years ago going battle with the current Georgetown Industrial League lead ing Acton Merchants In another contest the Milton Correctional In Guards were to have played Vans Welding of the Acton Industrial League Sabres to improve In an effort to help improve his hockey club for next season Acton Sabres coach Fred Buchanan recently attended A Hockey Weekend in Buchanan along with coaches from across Canada and the United States were on hand at the seminars to listen to former Toronto Maple Leaf coach Roger Harry Tom Watt and Ron Smith came back from the function with what he estimated as about 50 pages of notes on offensive and maneuvers he hopes will help his recruits over the season One of the things that Fred said he learned at the clinic was I didnt know as much about hockey as I thought Buchanan is hoping he can produce a playbook from the materials he received at the clinic and is hoping the midgets and juveniles of Acton minor hockey will follow the same steps thus making things easier for a minor play when needed on the Sabre roster Dont forget that Operation ACTION is sponsoring a canoe clinic or Paddlecade at Prospect Park today Wednesday from 2 and from 6 to m All equipment will be supplied The event will take place at Fairy Lake Beach Revenge Acton Merchants will attempt to rev enge a pair of earlier losses at Prospect Park Thursday night at 8 30 p when they tangle with Brothers Sports in Georgetown In dustrial League action The two teams have met on three previous occasions with the Merchants coming out on the losing end twice The two sides have split in regular league play but Crichton Sports upset the locals in the fastball tourney here two weeks ago WEDNESDAY JULY One Hundred and Fifth YearNo 1 Second Section Lacrosse teams winless against AAA centres ainn Minnr Tjicrowe Ramblers In the scoring hand for Acton in s St Thursday while To date the two Acton Bruce Roine fired the entries In the league pee- wee and bantam have Sandy was the yet to come up with a Acton marksman to win connect against Ham In action in the past in the contest week the local pecwees Earlier in the year the dropped a pair of Acton team lost a decisions to Hamilton decision Hamilton and setback at the According to team coach hands of St Catharines Turkosz Acton goal The bantam Craig Kri played have yet to come close to an outstanding game any league opposition keep the score at a min and took it on the chin imum second time recently scoring twice in around two games dropping a 17 penalties seem to be match to St Catharines the ma for and a 141 game to Ham concern or Acton game the Ramblers have netted been victims of six tw five times as he led powerplay efforts by the the Ramblers to a 52 opposition exhibition win over Erin Troy McNaught con- sieve was the to hold the hot Acton goal scorer in loss to St Catharines as he broke the visitors shutout with help on the play from Lorenzo Civlero Next lacrosse action for the Ram biers is tomorrow ght Thursday when the locals travel to Cawlhra for a league encounter Restaurant peewees split with Eramosa A split of a pair of games was all Acton Restaurant could manage with recently The local team dropped Merchants nip DRG revenge loss to C S Acton Merchants kept a tight rein on the Georgetown Industrial Fastball lead last week a pa put points ahead of their nearest rivals The Merchants needed a seventh inning run against last placed Stationery to score a 3 win but revenged an earlier extra inning setback by trouncing C Plumbing 103 in a game that lasted only five innings Against DRG a team with only on win in 15 outings the Merchants scored an early lead as Chris Tennant singled and scored In the second inning The local team ex tended their lead in the fourth inning as once again did the damage rounding the bases with his second single of the night Acton counted their last run in the top or the last inning as Dick Spear singled stole second ad to third on a Gary sacrifice and then stole home DRG came back in the of the final inning counting two runs on a homer before Spear put out the fire giving Acton the win The Merchants inued their assault of teams that have pre viously beaten them this season as they clobbered and S Plumbing in a mercy rule game after karlier in the year after being downed by Crichton Brothers Sports the Merchants turned things around the next time out scoring a fiveinning win Acton dropped top of the last inning on a Paul homer but failed to hold on allowing runs by Randy Coverdale Mark Dupuis and Drew Wheeler in the bottom of the inning giving them the win In the rematch at Prospect Park won by Acton the locals split runs in the first inning with Colin Brace singling and scoring for whik Rhys Gibb did the same for Ac ton The Restaurateurs took a lead they would never relinquish in the bottom of the second inning after Kevin McRae had restored the Rockwood tops Glen Williams Jim Harden was the winning pitcher In the the Glen while Jeff Haines was tagged with the loss A split of two gomes last week including a crucial M win over Glen Williams has lifted the Con team of the intercounty fastball league into a temporary first place tie with the Glen squad The win against the Glen accompanied with a 50 setback at the hands of third placed Hespeler leaves with an eight win four loss record fourth toss of the year a on the season even with the construction workers Glen Williams Hespeler could manage only five holds an eight win five hits In suffering the loss and a tie record loss to an 7 decision lo the team in the first meeting but rallied two days later to score a win Despite a strikeout performance from pit Bruce Canary in the first meeting of the two sides a three run seventh Inning was the difference Acton got on the board early in the contest scoring two first inning counters as Rhys and Paul Cargill singled and scored came back in the third inning scoring four times as Randy Mark Graham Leslie and Colin lead Three Brace crossed home runs off of a walk and plate singles by Stan Smith and v be fifth inning of the Terry gave the the top of the first inning retaliated locals their runs but rallied in the bottom four noir A home run by Paul half to count one of their lo the own as Ed Hillier singled only scoring in the third and scored tlbb inning to give Acton a The Merchants took triple brought three run lead lead in the second as Bob the pulled to tripled to leadoff counted a within two In the top or and scored on a Steve ln the bottom half the fourth as Drew Townsley single inning as Mark Wheeler rounded the A C and S Plumbing scored his second bases but some good de- run in the third Inning a run by Paul brought the score even aa before the Merchants bats came to life Four straight fourth Inning singles by Bob Gary Pickles Dave Black and Steve Townsley gave the league leaders a four run lead but that all the damage they were to After allowing a and S single Im teams are not ones to discriminate against sexes Acton met Rock wood In a Back to Acton special match at Prospect Park on Sanday Here Acton forward Richard Kllpntrlck beats defender Ball Miss Ball was one of two young ladles ln the lineup Acton topped the Curling ladies tburney slated M Z Bennett Public School and McKenzlc Smith Middle School promise to be a beehive of activity this Saturday as Acton Curling Club Ladies will sponsor a Ladles Softball tournament on the two diamonds The Curling Club along with Kathle will represent Acton in the event along with teams from Georgetown Limchousc and Brookvllle At press time the exact number of teams en tercd in the competition for the trophy donated by Campbell Furniture of Mil on was not set but there were eight teams confirmed and another two possible Chalet will don ate the consolation trophy for the event Games begin Saturday morning at 30 a m and are expected to run through the entire day with the final game running at approximately 30 p m Midgets A pair of runners was all the Acton In nout midgets of the Trl county fastball league could muster as they dropped Iheir fifth straight decision Singles by Dennis Jennings and Paul Campbell allowed the only batters to reach base in the contest as Puallnch pounded the ball scoring 13 times for a 130 win Dean Schwartz was the w Pus I inch pitcher allowing only the two hits Dennis Jennings was tagged for the loss for the Inn outers going five innings before being Ink to hospital after stopping a line drive In the face down Cleaners Vans takes top spot For the second time in available for the contest triple added to more runs over the top of the fifth the J and T leaving Cliff Britton lo to Sportsmen hire Merchants came back as Don Richard Jarrett Pickles Townsley and Sports have subdued Family Cleaners in Aclon Industrial League Fast Albert Kelly carried the big bat for Drexlers scoring a first run homer and batting in a total of three runs including the winner crossed the plate giving them a seven run subdue Sportsmen bats off pitcher Al J and T counted a pair Avery in the bottom of of runs in the first inning the fifth inning as a Bruce a J lead and bringing the mercy rule into effort a 13 setback was only the second defeat of the year for the Cleaners who The Merchants will slipped to second spot in attempt to add to their the standings a point Industrial League lead behind Vans Welding tomorrow night Sunday night Thursday when they action Vans had to figlit meet up with the only from behind to salvage a team to top them twice tie with Const this season Crichton ruction while Holton Hills Brothers Sports In an Electrit subdued Station m start t battle for the basement Family Cleaners found themselves In trouble before the game had begun in their match with J and T Neither of Family pitchers were bunt and singles to Ray Graham Bruce Cunning ham and Jim brought runs home After a scoreless sec Inning J and pounded starter from the mound scoring five times on singles to Graham MacPherson and Ken ren doubles to Ron Schmidt and Dave Mills Family Cleaners got a single run back in the fifth inning as Fred Crawford walked and scored on a Karl Kilhngbeck single A Ken double and a Bruce throwing accounted for Cleaners lasl tally before J and Van Welding with their and scored on a hurlcr missing Ella base hit Rick took Ihe was determined mound for the Con to keep their four run learn and pit lead and in the third his team to a tie inn counted a single with the Welders score as Dave Piper j rounded the bases A SB Tor our V toe J runs 10 produce a 11 J homer by Bouslield White Family Cleaner Piper accounted or Ihe before van came to lad rouble with their runs A Vans pitchers absent Van pot one run back crossed the plate In the Construction reached in the bottom of the sec back to tie first place as Dave Piehl Continued on B4 tops at angler derby RkkDoddi Mir the edge The boat bat there while two teak a wasatawiaaer Wet weather hampered the Acton Firefighters fishing derby at Prospect Park Sunday but not to the extent of the other events that were plan Despite the drizzling rain an estimated fishermen showed up to try and land the biggest fish of the day Last year in good weather organ izers estimated peo ple v ere in attendance Maurice Jordoin snared the biggest catch of the day registering a 20 inch two pound pike With a one prize per person system in effect Mt night watte is the he largest pike award tram their went to Rick catch of a 19 inch two pound pike was not far behind overall championship catch largest pike caught was that on the line of Garry Milton The fish weighed one and threequarter pounds and measured inches The largest bass in the derby went to Ken grim for his Inch two pound catch Doug Weaver took second prize in the bass competition with a inch one pounder The largest cat fish caught in this year Angler Tom Shannon tries fishing hand daring the Act derby was an it inch BachloActoaDaya AppmlfaatelyTt four snagged by Gary White