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Its a secret silent lingo Each ball team has its Interpretation of several common signs Here Bill McCormick talks to a batter sports and recreation One Hundred and Sixth YearNumber 6 Wednesday August 1980 Second Section sn Soccer club in Beatrice Cup final In a wet game on a beautiful field in Aurora the played some of thelr best soccer of the year in coming up with a win in the second round of the Beatrice Cup Solid effort by the defence of Brad Jamie Taras and Tom Kranendonk along with the goalkeeplng of allowed the trio to control the game As a result forwards had many good chances and capitalized four times twice each by Richard KH pa trick and Mlnarebic for a final score of four to two For the first time the team played well together and good combination play by Van Item Steve Kelly and Brian with the forwards was a cornerstone of the win The Beatrice Cup is an allOntario Competition for the teams from towns with population of less than Last Saturday in the semi final round played at at Flats Acton played a team from Bradford The Acton squad advanced to the finals with win of Scoring plays at press time were not available but by the indication of the score Acton totally dominated the game It Is not known as yet who Acton will face in the finals A week ago last Wednesday In a well played game Acton downed 3 Scoring for Acton was Ronny Van Item with a hattrick and a goal each by Brad Youmans and Mike Hudson Halton Rural re Playing a strong defensive game for Acton was Jamie Also special praise must go to the coach of the Acton team Sandy Hudson for the much improved play of the entire Acton team SQUIRT DIVISION Playoffs began last week for the Squirt Division beginning with the win for Eramosa over the Gunners by a count of scoring plays were not available but scoring in a losing cause for the Gunners were Tim with 2 and a single going to Jerry In another game In the Squirt Division the Tigers upset the Angels The first goal was scored by Chris McGeragle assisted by Jamie Goodlngs The second and third goal was by Wayne Rounding out the score for the Tigers was Chris McGeragle Playing excellent of games for the Tigers were JasonFeenslra and Jeff Byerf Making good defensive plays were Dale and Phillip Williamson In the closest contest of the week in the Squirt Division and the Tor battled it out to a 33 tie Scoring for the Tornadoes was Chris 0 with two and a single coming off the foot of David Henderson Scoring for Rockwood was Greg English with a pair and Andy Patterson with a single Coach Jim Richmond praised both teams for excellent twoway play Optimists blank Hornby David pitched a nohit game as the Acton Optimist Squirt Boys captured first place In the Halton Rural Minor Soft ball League with a 170 win Monday In Hornby Park In addition to pitching the nohitter with 13 outs Hayne3 connected for a home run Other homers came off the hot bats of Craig Cadenhead and David Roden Rodcn also blasted two doubles while gat one double as did Jason Ken dcrson Peter Carglil and Troy Foster Scott Williams clouted three singles Cadenhead a pair Henderson a pair and singles from Wayne Durose Shawn McFadden and Haynes The Optimist Squirts won the 12 team Puslinch Tournament on the weekend On their way to meeting St Mary in the final the Acton squad swamped Lyons 11 1 and Haynes chucked the trio of matches St Mary lead 10 until the sixth inning when led off with a single then stole his way to third from where he was driven In by Scott Williams on a sacrifice fly to tie up the game In the seventh Sean Fitzgerald and Evan Hayter drew walks with Fitzgerald stealing all the way home scored on David Hinz single for the win Atoms sweep Limehouse Nell is Construction Atom Boys cleaned up on Limehouse In the best of threegame playoff ball series The Atoms swept passed Limehouse In the first encounter then blanked the host squad runs in what proved to be the final Shawn who chucked the first inning for the Atoms alio connected for a third inning homer got two other runs as well Jason Campbell who pitched the remaining three frames rounded the bases twice Another Acton Atom homer came off the hot bat of Jeff Fuller who also added two other runs to his count Three runs were also written onto the game sheet by Paul Jamie and Chris say In addition to Campbells two runs McLean and Todd Deforest begged a pair each while John Katslllerls went round for a single run In the first game of the aeries Chris Hayes inked the only run for in a game which was never In doubt Dryden again started this game but he went for the win by fanning nine batters Campbell came to relieve In the last Inning helped cause by crossing plate three times while other Atoms- Lindsay Fuller Campbell Katsillerls and DeForest managed two runs each Sankey and Worthman added solo runs The Atoms led five to zip at the end of the first and never glanced back Playoff race tightens up Acton Firestone Oldtlmers refused to help Halton Hills Electricians out Its fourth place tie In the Acton Industrial Fastball action last week The greybeards demonstrated thoy are not so long In tooth as to be hindered from crunching the youngsters 157 The loss kept the electricians linked with Vans Welding and Station Hotel on the laBt run of the ladder The Electricians got on the with three runs Dan Allen Bob Jerrett and Jim McNabb In the fourth inning By then however the Oldsters had run up six runs They wero never In trouble Lyle Brian Canary Steve and Scott SomervlIIe finished the scoring for Electric with their eight Inning scores On Firestone side Bruce McArthur led tho way to easy victory with four runs while mate Vlnco Thornton came up with three Ray Graham scored a pair of runs as did Freddy Archibald Stan Earl Burt Jules and A Avery added single Vans Welding hoisted their socks and themselves Into a threeway tie for the last playoff spot by downing Hills Electric 73 last Tuesday August 12 at Limehouse Chucker Butch Jennings set aside four Electric batmen while Ted Megan counted seven on his side Electric took a one to tip lead off Scott bat In the opening frame However they were unable to add anything else until Gary Masters and Jim McNflbb connected for single runs In the seventh That tied up the match at three each however Vans stormed back with four runsRobin Dave Mills Charlie Payne and Derek Neely Inscoe and Mills had earlier stroked runs And before then Dave opened Van scoring with his second Inning run Ball playoff tussle La Eds In and Out midget Tim In playoff action against Hills Electric can clinch the final playoff spot In the Acton Industrial Fastball League if it wins lb last two games of the season If the Electricians only win one game they and Station Hotel and Vans Welding face a threeway tie tangle for the fourth ticket Into post season play The underdog Electricians blew a chance to pick up a brace of points Sunday when they were drubbed by Station Hotel First place face the clans tonight In an 8 m match Vans must beat Station Hotel Sunday In the first game of the day in order to com the threeway tie Vans could have leapt ahead of Electric in the standings if they had not lost Sunday In regular season play In the closest encounter of the weekend shaded Firestone 54 Randy Takeda a sixth inning with Mike McGregor on base proved the winning combo for had trailed until then Afterwards each side aided one run Acton Firestone took an early two to zip lead in the match wlJi runs by Terry and Archibald Dan a second home run put into the game RBI in the next frame to tic up the game at two runs each Tho pulled ahead slightly on the strength of Vincc Thornton run In the fifth Then came blast which put ahead In the top of the eighth Archibald turned a twobase hit into a run to even up the tally However Takeda again brought Arblc home on a RBI In the bottom of the frame to keep the game for Construction scored what proved to be the winning run In the first inning with their clout of Van Welding Ian Campbell got bashed by a pitch in order to get on base however he also tallied the first run He was followed round the bases by Al Bousfield and Ralph Patch to give the Construction team a three to nothing lead In the first three innings Van offense mounted five hits but they only scored one run Robin Inscoe In the fifth Ella and Campbell put way In the lead Ella also accounted for Unisal sixth run Dave Mills sparked a bit of a rally for Van in the seventh however it was too little far too late A burst of five runs by Station Hotel took most of the wind out of the sails of Hills Electric during Sunday series Jamie Morris and George Carton snagged the first of their three game runs in the second frame Catcher Dave Allen inked a couple of runs too while Woody Fabian and hurry McNabb accounted for singles The Electricians never threatened much though they did leave same men on base Steve Townsley and Bob were the only players to cross the plate Tonight Halton Hills Electric play dom at 30 Sunday has Station Hotel against Van Welding at p Two hours later takes the diamond against Unisal There one game remaining which has to be scheduled That one pits the Electricians against Firestone Collision ends race A two bike spill spelled the end for a tain top three finish for Acton cyclist Ray Mueller during the August Km race at Bramalea Centre Mueller and the lead cyclist collided on the 17th lap of the one Km course They had started to lap other contestants The mishap wrecked one of Mueller s tires while he suffered scratches and bruises Neither cyclist finished the race re Bants heat Eramosa in 5game playoff The Mackenzie Build All Bantam Boys can finish off Eramosa in the best of five game Trl County playoffs with a victory In Friday The lead the series two games to one following Monday night s convincing pasting of Eramosa They downed the squad in the second en counter They lost the scries opener by default Mackenzie Build All Bants open the OASA playoffs against Thursday In the game Bruce Canary fanned a dozen Eramosa batters while the offense mustered 16 hits The banta registered five runs in the first Inning to never have to look over their shoulder for he balance of the game Bruce and Brian Canary paced the team with three runs each while Ted Lindsay Hicks and Paul accounted for a pair each Single runs were earned by Gary White ana Brian Demone In tbe drubbing of Paul Carglil fifth Inning was the highlight In that frame Acton put together a seven run attack White Shannon and Paul Carglil each accounted for two runs In the game Mates Brian and Bruce Canary Blake Norton and Brian Roach bagged single runs On side Dan Hail Paul Watts Harrison Hancock and J Doyle managed runs In the sixth inning got the first run for the township team In the second frame Midgets play Ingersoll Eds In and Out Midgets start the second round of OASA playoff action In Ingersoll tomorrow night The first home game is Monday at In recent games the Midgets took the best of threegame scries against with and victories The Midgets also swept three straight In Tricounty playoff action Going Into the final Inning of the deciding game against Hespelor Acton trailed eight runs to five The Midgets rallied with four runs Roy Spear Mark Duval Cord McAr thur and Rick Greenly to clinch the game and the series Greenly and accounted for two other runs each while Duval had logged an earlier run to go with his in the ninth Duval put ball over the fence for a home run In the first inning Dave Wilson started pitching and was relieved by Spear in the sixth The first game of the series also featured come from behind ball by Acton In the third inning was leading five runs to one The Midgets however found four runs in the seventh and three In the eighth to put the game away Tim Evans Wilson Denis Klrlon and Duval had a pair of runs each in the game while Greenly and Spear touched home plate once each McArthur run was a homer Klrton started the game on the mound Wilson took over later on In the first frame of the last game against the Midgets went through their batting order and started over Eight runs were inked by the Midgets In tho first inning They went onto shame 163 In the closest game against the Midgets trailed six to five In the fifth Again they rallied in the final Innings to collect a win In the second game of the Eramosa series the Midgets did not get onto the score sheet until the fifth Inning when they Inked four Before then they were losing to the township boys Final score for Acton Bant girts nip Hills Furniture Bantam Girls nip ped 109 for an overtime win In the playoff series Monday The teams were tied at the end of the reg seven innings however the bant girls were to pull in another run for the win In first encounter of tho series In earlier action the Hills team eliminated In the semifinals Teresa Dunn was on the mound for both wins In the elimination game August 12 tho bant girls won Susan Tuff a homerun In the fifth to go with her other wo runs In the game Nancy George Sally and Laura also went round the bases three tlm Dunn and Colleen McKnlght got two runs each while Paula Gunn and Robin McClure managed single runs The margin in the first game of the series was stroked two home runs while Dunn and Judy Vctrlcek each con for other home runs Dunn had four runs In the game rolled In three others while Gay ncr Jenklnson and McKnight had two each In addition to her homer Inked a single as did and George Peewees host The Acton Restaurant Chicken and Pizza Spot Boys Peewee tournament team played their first game of a best of three series OASA ployoffs against Elmira on Sun day A tworun homer by Bruce In the seventh evened score at 44 However Elmira came back with one run in their half of the seventh to take the lead In the series Jeff White made the defensive play of the game with a great catch in centre field and on the same play threw out a runner at home plate Bruce Ralne crossed the plate twice for Acton while Kevin Lobslnger and Grant Smith scored once each Both teams had about the same number of hits but Acton left 14 runners stranded- three times bases were left loaded The next gamo of the series is tonight Aug in Prospect Park at 30 Peewees upset The Acton Restaurant boys upset In the first game of the beat of semi final scries in Tri County playoffs Tills was tho first two points they have taken from this season and it couldn t have come at a better time Chris led Acton with two runs while singles wero scored by Jeff White Mike Kevin Lobslnger Spencer Smith and Steven Fuller The big man at the plate was Mike who went four for five while White and had three and two hits respect In the second game of the series Ormsby hit two run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to force the game into innings In the eighth Warren Williams hit a solo homerun for to give them the win 54 The winning pitcher Keith struck out 11 and gave up seven hits while Acton Lobslnger had strikeouts and gave up six hits In the two games Acton has left runners stranded not being able to get key hits when needed This will have to change if the team is to remain In the championship round The scries winner goes on to meet for the TriCounty championship Girls ponder series Acton Family Restaurant Girls are waiting the outcome of the Eramosa Mary hi 1 playoff before going on to deter mine third place in County league standings is going on In the playoffs after downing the Girls In best of three series Brookvllle took the first game and the encounter The Acton team always got closer to winning in the scries Acton faced the squad after the won their series against by default Run downs of the Ac ton games are as follows The first gome was played Friday August in Peggy Ancker and Betty Lou Boo Tufford each got a single in the first Inning and managed to the plate to start tho Family Restaurant Girls off Unfortunately they allowed fl runs to for their first bat and another 3 in the second inning Annie Grlcn crossed the plate in the third Inning and were held at Brookvllle added one In the In the Inning Jenklnson got on base with a single and Boo socked a homer to add retaliated with runs Gaynor and Grctchen Lathropc managed to add more for Acton In the 6th but Continued on Page 3