Sports Recreation WEDNESDAY JULY 25 One Hundred and Fifth Year No Second Section Industrial Softball race bunches up at the top The race for first place In the Acton Ind ustrial Fastball League tightened up considerably last week Front running Family Cleaners played two games of laidback ball while Van Welding and J and Sports triumphed over the opposition Sunday Van dumped 183 In other games J and T Sports continued to help their cause by nipping Family Cleaners Later on Halton Hills Electric dispatched Station Hoteliers In last Wednesday action Van s Welding trounced Family Cleaners with a 14 score Story of Ihe week is the two victories by Van The four points elevate the Welders into second spot over J and Sports With Ken Pilgrim returning to Van a mound the Welders proved equal to team in the league Van catcher Ian Campbell crossed Ihe plate for four runs while left fielder Bosch accounted for three Every learn member scored at least one run against Family Cleaners rallied with five runs in the sixth frame but Ihey could not catch Van who scored earlier during Wed ncsday a action at Prospect Park Karl KUlingbeck got unwound ii the sixth He was followed round the din by Bill Armstrong Earl Burt Vince Thornton and later Sparky Cope and Van Daryl Whitten replied and was fol lowed to the plate by Dave Black Sid and Pilgrim J and Sports overcame a one run lead bv Cleaners In the first inning with sufficient force to end the match with a win winl scoreless during the third fourth and filth frame Loch side man aged to lallv thrice in the sixth but the main difference was the seventh when the Sportsmen eked out a margin off Bruce Cunningham were held off sheets in the eighth however they managed to hold to two runs Hoteliers connected in the first inning or their encounter with Hills for runs In the Electricians solo The Hotel bats however dried up until the sixth Inning and then Electric had built up runs enough to outlast Station hurst of five runs In the sixth Steve Kruk was on the mound for the He and every member of he cam crossed plate at least once in their march over Station Hotel Transmission squirts squeak series Acton Transmission of the action with however too well in their squirt eked out one Havnes fifth inning run outlasted the Acton against victory and nearly an making the difference squad for a win Pit Sunday with a other through a five between a tic and a win retired ten homer and a walked in game round of Tri Acton was held score- bailers Michael Lorentz run David Paul with two Softball league less in the last two inn got credit for the win runs with action recentlv mgs of its game against accounted for and Mike Baker with a The one win came off With some luck two runs while Peter and hot bats Ihe Trans Sean raid run how when Acton mission Squirts likely Kevin Lobslngerand Jeff ever connected for eight The would have pulled the Kurpla tallied the rest runs in the first frame squirts led through most game from the fire The Squirts faired none and added another eight Restaurateurs divide pair of games Acton Squirt player Kevin about to touch base during Wednesday if rural Softball park truck out eight batters Industrial standings Acton Industrial F A down on sec tor a home run as Acton blanked Lira chouse by ten runs The squirt action In th boys have games remaining against LI eh oust and Hornby The connected victory lifted wins Aclon Restaurant wees split decision against and In Tricounty Softball League action last week The bombed Brookville here Thursday after being nipped 11 the previous night at Acton Bruce fanned a dozen Brookville batters and help his own cause connecting for a homer The Restaurant squad served up a winning game from the opening frame pitcher Pete struck out three Acton hit men It was quite a different story the night before way down way rallied with four runs in the sixth to slip by the Restaurant team by one run P was the pitcher He set down eight Acton baiters and earned a home run for himself Acton pitcher Bruce Canarv performed well enough to win struck out another dozen Home runs seem to have been the difference Paul accounted for both over the fencers while hitlers put the ball over line four limes Members of the team arc Steve Buchnan John Stan Smith Bill Gordon Paul Cargill Ian Paul Brad Bruce Tim and Jeff Wilmolt the end of the seventh inning Worst game of the five was the 18 to zip drubbing In vol with Puslinch Acton gamely but ended up on the end of a count inked Acton first run through the second frame Mike Maker started a short lived in the next lurn at bat His run was followed bv Rob Jcnn and Lob s tollies David Paul Steve Mil Mike John Jeff Korpela Mike Baker Dave Scott Mitchell mgs David Scott Mitchell and Sean compose the Transmission Squirt squad Family Cleaners Vans Welding J and T Sports Const Electric Station Hotel 1 112 113 104 91 152 Last Week Vans Cleaners Vans 18 J and T Sports 10 Family Cleaners Electric Station 8 Sports Association 12 Restaurant Achilles Motors Real Estate Home Hardware Mapleburat Last week Homo Hardware defaulted a game to Acton Restaurant Achilles 16 Acton Restaurant regular Gary Williams was lent to for a game Gary connected for a grand slam Intercounty soccer ADIvlaloo Geo Meteors A Acton Geo Falcons Brampton Olympia Ancient Mariners Eagles 3 Soccer match round up by Bemle Fryers In Squirt League piny Angels and Tigers played to a lie Angels only eight players were led by Brian who bad an out standing game Lions goals from Paul Wcstaway and Alan Holtls beat Rock wood The Lions are now playing as a learn and wins arc coming Although Chris Graham bad an outstanding game Tornados fell to by goal scorers were not reported Rovers and Rangers played to a 1 tie in Mas quito play Rovers led all the game on a goal from Pierre but a last minute goal for Rangers pulled out the tie For Rovers Warren David Hargraves in goal and Tim had good games Anthony was the star for Rangers Raiders playing were still too powerful for Rockwood Goals by M Kenny S Wagner and Jimmy were enough to beat Kenny Phillips two goals for Rockwood This was best showing yet this sea son and they were unlucky to meet this strong Raiders team League Standing Raiders Rovers 11 Rangers 10 Rock wood 0 In Rep team play Acton Bantams played three games The first game in league play was abandoned with Acton losing 1 The second game was in Cup play and Acton lost a close game 2 in overtime In the game against on Monday Acton ran out winners by 3 1 with goals by G Lumbers and D Mitchell Strong games on defence by Dana Tarns and Martin Allec were the highlight of Acton splay United beat in a well played House league game Goals by H E and K Kavanagh were enough to give United the win over a much proved team Schedule for week of July Atom vs Ajax Wolves vs Rockwood V3 Leeds Mosquito vs Rangers Rockwood vs Raiders Pee wee Celtic vsRockmills vs Newcastle Rep Teams Bantam vs Acton Miss West Acton Atom Acton vs Clarkson Mosquito Mil ton vs Acton Summer cagers league ends sophomore season Bs explode in seventh inning Team win over team A in Sunday Industrial League all star game was a sharp con Irasl to last year 12 inn thriller Last year Team A Wayne arrow scored on a passed ball with out in the bottom of the 12th Inning to give his team a win Sunday s dream game was close until Team broke it open with five runs in the seventh The blistering heat helped contribute to a game fraught with errors and wore out fielders and batters Team A jumped in front In the first inning t as both starters Dan and Norm Acta catcher Don Rkaard played fiandaya Georgetown Fastball Topping were touched allalar game TbeMenbntbacbtoppkkedupUeUgDestBamberaatl- By the end of the HcraDaaEaglbytaktsavlclMttcBtataDUcB frame Team bad tied it all up with a pair of runs The two sides settled down and chalked up zeros on the scoreboard until the B side exploded in the seventh Nobody scored in the eighth or ninth Barry James scored in the first inning lor the and Bill Dick Spear and Doug Anderson crossed home for Ihe As Williams and Dan made home for in the second to lie it all up Arnie Chris Tcnnant Don Peacock and Bob Marehand sc ored for the in the seventh inning explosion crossed home ihe winner The following players took part in the game Terry Mosaics Barry James Bob Mar Al Moore Tim McChesney Brent Tel ford Don Peacock Ken Payne Bob Jarret Bill Arnie Lefebvre Walt Williams Vlnce bvre Keith McKinnon Bill Wayne Farrow Brad Edgar BUI Sloneman Dick Spear Doug Anderson Gary Hyde Paul Allison Bill Kirby John Bruce MacPtier- Norm Topping Paul Sargent George Shep- pard Don Richards rank Robinson Lloyd Vagban and Phil The following players were selected to play for stars Norm Topping Keith McKinnon Dan Continued on Interest in basketball as a game as well as re creation is again proving strong this summer Some 104 people- school age and adults of both sexes finished off the six week Summer Basketball League at the high school Monday night Acton High School teacher Rick McArthur organizer fielded a dozen teams in three divisions this year About more players showed up in the leagues soph season Each Monday evening teams would view a film on elements of the game practise then play This season Mr McArthur said he noticed the general overall quality of player has proved Cagers from as far away as Milton and Georgetown played Basketball Is one of the main sports at the high school The summer league is one way of keeping players inter ested while improving their skills Now that the season is complete students will be attending basketball camps in On tan and the USA In the finals Monday the Spurs dumped the Supersonics Sycamores banded Spar tans a defeat and the Huskies got by Vikings The Spurs finished on top of the NBA division The came second Bullets third and fourth In the NCAA division the Sycamores topped the Spartans The ended up in third place and the Blue Demons in fourth And finally the Huskies won the CIAU division over the Vikings and Yeomen Sycamore Matt Vak makes hi move away from Bine Demon eager Jim Brittoo left and dating League Basketball action at Acton Hlgk School Vak teammate Vlnce Lee watches at play develop Sycamores busked lay f lac NCAA division More than IM players men and as their skills or ased the alx weeks of league play Same of the players high school Basketball la one of the keyiporUatAHfl