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qualifies for national finals third place finish The Acton swimmer doesnt try to be ignorant of his sport only of the top calibre highly acclaimed athletes he has to compete against At years of age Is one of swimmers in the mens used his philosophy to overcome any ago difference as he won a bronze medal at the Eastern Canadian Cham at ihe Oljmpian pool in Toronto The Burlington Swim Club members time of in the 100m butterfly also qualified him for Ihe Championships next March I try not to think about my op ponents explained Bray It gels scary when you do As long as think about the race I can blank out all the other things In swimming menial preparation before the race Is just as Important as physical conditioning If Bray were concerned more about his opponents than his performance he wouldn t have a chance of winning anything Qualifying for the Is a big step for any swimmer especially one as young as Bray One of my major goals was to make the nationals Once youre past the finals you can try to make the Olympic team he said Bray may lack some experience but he seems to make up for it with his dogged determination When wlnler comes Ill be training twice a day in preparation for the nationals I the most thing if you want to bo a swimmer that a what I want to do You have to disregard rot being able to do other things said Bray The older swimmers have another advantage over Bray size and strength As time goes by 111 get bigger and stronger Then 1 11 be able lo do even more work said Still hes some im In swimming some of the top guys around Things were worse when I was younger and swimming against those guys said Bray Swan song BUCHAREST RomaniaRock woods Alan captured Canadas first medal here at the World Student Games with his bronze medal swimming perform ance in the Individual Medley The 22yearold Region of Water- Club member Is a veritable veteran of international swimming competition He won a troika of silver medals at the 1977 Canada Games was on Canadas second place 1x100 relay team at the IB7B Pan Am Games and Just recently hoarded a pair of golds three slivers and one bronze medal at Cuban National championships The University of Waterloo was also honored as the Most Valuable Swimmer at the facility this season Alan Swanston mmosumMBsmmmaasm sports and recreation Hundred Ravinth Venr Nn Julv RBrtlnn One Hundred and Seventh Year No 3 Wednesday July Second Section Anckers awa Morris wins second mixed doubles title by DAVE Last year Morris and partner June Lewis cap the Acton Tennis Clubs mixed doubles championship This year Lewis available for tin tourney but Morns and his new partner still captured all the laurels Morris and partner Shirley beat and Don Gregg 7G to take the championship crown The lady I played with last year Lewis plays a lot like Shirley does said Morris Shir ley is younger so shes a little faster Theyre really experienced and Don have played together for years They know each other like the back of their hands explained Morris We had to make sure we put the ball The two may be less experienced than the and familiar with the play of their partners but they managed to overcome pro blems nicely I was confident going into the tournament said Morns Shirley and I have played a couple of times and we beaten a couple of tough teams The got a little tense but we just kept our cool and persevered In the end their cool yet less experienced style overcame the Both Morris and have done much learning in this past season Shirley has improved a lot over the last year now she one of the top ladles in the club said Morns Even the twice crowned Morns has learned a great deal this summer Im captain of the Intercounty team we play Rockets Malton and a team from Toronto you get a lot of experience playing peo ple you ve never played before said Morns For Morris experience seems to be his only teacher I ve never taken any lessons like a lot of the kids from town I just go down the courts and play Sometimes it just lakes me a little longer to learn said Morris Some people like the probably think the young tennis player has learned too fast Twotimer Mike Morris right scoops up a low shot In the mixed doubles championship at the Acton Tennis Club Morris and part ner Shirley captured the doubles with a 40 win and Don Gregg Last year Morris won the same title with d different Restaurant orders undefeated streak Acton Restaurant Tncounty ball club finished off the regular season in fine form stretch their undefeated record to The boys were on the road twice last week and came home with a pair of convincing victories beat and Fergus 7 They edged again in a make up game Kevin Lobsinger proved to be durable as well as effective on the mound for Acton He was credited with the win after putting down eight batters Lob was aided in the win by the fine catching of Mike Ormsby Smith Ormsby Cooney Cunning ham and Parker scattered two hits apiece White Lobsinger Cargill and rounded out the scoring I singles Smith hit a pair White Cargill Ormsby Cooney and Cunningham had singles Craig Loetson hauled in a number of hits from left field Acton finished the regular season Monday night with a win In extra innings over Puslinch Jeff While hit a long fly ball score Mike Cunningham for the win White scored a pair of runs and scored once each The win gave Acton an impressive record for the season Fastball blues Eds Argos Ed In and Out midgets seem to have contacted a rare disease normally afflicting only teams from Toronto Yep just like those hapless Toronto the Acton club cant seem to play a solid nine innings of ball Last Monday night Ihe Acton club once again showed their ability to snatch defeat from Ihe jaws of victory when they gave away a win to Kit In Intcrcounly Fastball League play I don know what to say its the same old were just not hitting the ball we start a big drive but then we die near the end of the game moaned manager Dan The midgets were tied going into the ninth frame Kitchener put two men on base hen the batter popped a fly to right field Acton made a double play then couldnt get the last man out scored Iwo runs before themidgcts suc ceeded to finish the half Inning The some problems have hampered the club all season Earlier in the week the midgets lost a 31 decision to Woodstock The squad put players on base but managed to one runner We should change the name to Eds In and Out Morticians quipped Arblc We come up big the first half of the game then we die They used to play seven innings last year Maybe they think the last two Innings don matter Arblc cant complain too much his club Is in fact playing three leagues over their heads Last year they cleaned up in the league ham mering all opponents without much effort This season they have found the added competi tion of the Inter County league to be traumatic Besides playing two innings more each game the Club has to work harder for the wins We only have five rest only hit the boll when they feel like It Thats what killed us In this game against Kitchener thats what killed us against Woodstock Bald Arblc The losses this week dropped the teams record to nothing impressive but still good enough for fourth place In tho league Eds have four games left In the season Including three against cellar dwelling Gait The sofar hapless Gait tribe has only one win so far this season the Morticians have to win one game against them to make it Into post season play Hornby Squirts David smashed a homer and a pair of doubles as Acton Optimists beat Hornby 1810 in Hal ton Rural squirt boys play Shawn Mike Arnolt David Harrison Chris Lindsay Mike Williams and Paul Sankey all scored twice Chad Nell Chris Griggs and Jason Campbell all rounded the Williams was the winner on the Acton mound Williams and Lindsay all played a strong game defensively Lowvlllc humiliated Acton in another squirt game squirt Acton Transmissions were running hot and cold laalwetk The Tricounty squirt club hammered Eramoso in a rout then were dumped by Craig Cadenhead was solid at bat against Eramosa he connected grand slam homer and a singleton Even Hnytcr knocked a homer two tri ples and a single Scott Williams had a triple and a pair of singles Greg Lcathcrhand David Rodcn and Frank each poked singles and Dryden had a strong game for Acton In the loss Rotary ball There was a big prize at stake when Acton met Georgetown in an exhibition Rotary Club ball game Tho Georgetown side lost the game and had to foot the bill for a steak for the Aclon team Dave Manes was the winning pitcher for Aeton Grasshoppers Aclon grasshopper players found pitching fit them to a tee Inst week Two local clubs Home Hardware and Emilys Natural Foods met Inst week and Instead of using the batting tho players tried to hit a pitched ball Trevor Brent Morgan Vangham Jill Murray and Susan Anderson proved to be good sluggers for the Hardware side Emilys helped by the solid hitting of Jennifer Lee and the of Jeunettc Verbik who show ed skill offensively and defensively Kyle Thomson also had a good game Dan near pitcher perfect as Fread drops Metros Dan was just about pitcher perfect The Fread construction Hurler tossed a two hitter as his club upset first place Metros in Industrial Fastball play Arbic had a perfect game going for seven and two thirds innings Metros Robin Inscoe was the spoiler when he poked a double Jennings belted a single before fanned the final Metros batter The pitcher was also effective at the plate going three for four with a pair of doubles and a single Jack Pool had a pair of two baggers Bob and Allen Hall had pair of doubles The loss was the fourth of the season for Metros currently first place in the league with a 4 record Metros showed little mercy against Halton Hills Electric as they blanked them 70 In five Innings Dave threw a four hitter for Metros and cracked a single Mark Williamson pasted a four bagger for the winners Karl Kllllngbeck Inscoe and Jennings all hammered a double and a single Ken Hurrcn and Steve Kler had doubles for Metros scored five runs in the second frame alone Two runs in the fourth and fifth invoked the mercy rule Construction was stoned by Harveys Firestone Oldtimcrs in a 12 rout Gary lapped a homer for the winners Don Archibald AI Jim James Earl Burt Thornton and Doug Prah scored for Firestone Ella Terry Obncn Charlie Harrison Ken Pilgrim and Hugh Forbes scored for Jules fanned seven batters in the win Desmonds brawn and Brain help in win over firemen Desmond used Brain as well as brawn as they edged Firemen 3 in fastball play Tom Brain crossed the plate twice Including an inside the park homer Dap and Jules scored once each Stan Clarke picked up the win for Desmonds as he tossed five hits and a walk Doug Hewitt was good for a double and a two run homer Chris Tennont also Firemen The win leaves Desmonds In second place with a game in hand over first spot Jug Cily In other condo action Milton blank Bo vis John Galliger was on the mound for the winners may have scored a lot of runs but it was one less than Ihey needed as they lost a close game to Jug City Mike Manes started the game off a little shaky allowing five runs before settling down and farming eight batters for the win Mike Manes Andy Dye and Dave Manes each crossed the plate twice for the winners Bill Clark Bob Doyle Bill Manes Bill and Fred Lan dry scored once each Glen Crichton Clint Peacock and Keith Smllly scored twice for Fobort Roy Williams Bob Mer rikin Bill Gillies John Gunn and Red McEachern had one run each Eramosa Gunned down in atom soccer battle Gunners dont Just belle In the saying Its bet tor la n ver Last week held Gunners scoreless for the first half of their Acton Soccer Club squirt gome Things wcren as easy in the second frame Gun ners scored six times to win the game Brian Dunn earned shutout Derek Martin booted a hat trick Jimmy Sale had a pair of mar and Robbie Richard rounded out the scoring with a single David Patty Jamie Galloway and Jason Craw ford all had a strong game for Gunners In other squirt play Tornados blew past Rock- wood Brad Thorpe had a pair of markers for Tornados Craig Stuckey had one Jason Piper and Bill Gillies had standout performances for the win Wolves ravaged llo in atom action Jeff Willis was flawless In the Wolves net David Thorpe kicked five goals Chris Graham was good for four Sean and David English tallied each Greg English Chris and Schweighoffer played well for the bunch Tigers and Lions knocked heads in a draw Chris found the opening for Tigers and had an excellent game Jeffcry Koprowski held Tigers in the game with several key saves Kevin had good Tigers wing In other atom play Leopards dropped A Rene VanKcsteran split the pipes five times Paul Westawny hit the mark four times Shawn Clark John Bousfield and Tim socked a Put the boots lo It Leopards Chris ONell kicks the ball out or ihe reach of A opponent In on soccer match Leopards mauled