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Tassel is on the run A pair of Acton ladies are going to be getting a run for their money this week Joanne Tassel and Audrey are going to be trudging almost miles through the streets of Ottawa Sunday during the Avon Inter national Marathon Neither arc newcomers to the sport of marathon racing I started about two years ago said Tassel I Just started to put on a lot of weight so I started to run I d take my dogs out for else Tassel has since become a seasoned rnarathoncr her belt Some races she competed in just to finish she didn worry about how fast she finished In others like the upcoming Avon marathon she tries to better her personal me It took many long hours and much training bo- fore she was ready to compete in a marathon Even now she runs miles a week in for the race I do easy days and hard days If I going to run in a marathon I run miles every few days said Tassel If you set a goal of rui ning a marathon you have to start training three ahead of time You can t just decide a week ahead of the race you have to do a program and run quite a bit or you never make it Running gets Into your system she said If you enjoy It the more you run it can get addictive Tassel said This is more important to Tassel than most marathons She is trying to make up for a less than satisfactory showing In the Hamilton Round theBay run This Is also going to be her last marathon of the year I still going to run every just low mileage for fitness It lakes a lot of time to pre pare for a marathon I m just going to think about next year Good sports Go to does t always hit Una book For some 220 students from Acton and It means hitting the pools basketball and s courts i the area The locals ire oil taking part the second annual Hal ton Hills Sports and Fitness School at both Ac ton and Georgetown Schools The main is tun it the kids come out and have fun then it enough said M McMahon We re encouraging activity In a way that they can enjoy as a 1 pursuit they go The program a en the Hilton Board of Education and the Parks and Recreation Department is to show students from to 14yearsold of summer act our of the f vo days of the program the students take port in fitness I play basketball football across volleyball and baseball At the end of the day they lake an hour out for a swim On the fifth travel to the University of to play tennis badminton squash and Despite the low cost of the program only a week for hours of school a day five days a week said he is having difficulty getting Continued on Page sports and recreation One Hundred and Seventh Year No 6 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 Second Section One Hundred and Seventh Year No 6 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 Metros wear tie in two ball games soccer action at Chris is a Tiger around the net Hills Metros must be to be tied Their last two Acton Industrial Fastball League matches have ended In a draw The Georgetown Inde pendentActon Free Press club tied and Hills Furniture Dick Spear Roy Spear Tun Evans and William son all scored singles for Metros BUI crossed the plate twice for J Williamson was good for two Metros runs in the 8 draw Dave Mills Dick Spear Dan C Payne Butch Jennings and Jerry Marshall scored one run each Bob Turkosz scored two runs for Hills Milt Ball Bob John A Campbell C DoIlmlerandW Vickcryallscorcdorieruncach In other industrial action Grant Usher fanned 13 batters as his Harvey Firestone Oldtimcrs squad defeated Fread Construction Usher started the game on the wrong foot when the first batter pounded a homerun Usher settled down quickly and allowed only three more hits In the en tire game Mike McGregor got on with a single and scored Freed only run Don scored twice for the winners Vinco Thornton and Jim James both scored one run each Gordon B Da ve made Desmonds look bad in a Don Richard J Legate and Chris Tennant each scored twice BUI Sunstrum Bill and Black each scored once Playoffs begin Saturday tout the final standings won be decided until Thursday night because of the light playoff battle anddpm and Sun dayat2and4pm The and second place clubs and Metros receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs The third place club meets the the fourth place team plays the sixth acton ball Chris VanDam is a real tiger around the net Last week VanDam booted five goals to lead Tigers to a 90 win over in Acton Soccer League squirt play Steven Chiasson Chris Hayter Shane and Jason all scored singles for Tigers Marcus and Kevin Pettipher both played a good game for the winners LADIES It didn rain on their paradejust their soccer match Acton Ladies scored Acton lone goal as the locals tied Bolton l in A rain drenched GIRLS game Linda Richmond Barbara Wright Nicki Barens and Anne Trucman all put the pressure on the Bolton FOXES Acton Foxes proved too sly for Georgetown Blues as they them in a 70 rout Sue Mutch Trueman Nancy Thomson Pat Timmerman all connected on singles Zoizzeg split the pipes three times ANGELS Tigers know the trouble with Angels at least on the soccer pitch Last week Bob Angels blanked Tigers twice beating them 40 and 30 in squirt house league Chris McGeragle booted a pair of goals Rlnsma and Phillip each made good Revenge with singles in the win Erin and Michale looked good on the Angels side Karl Krasinal was flaw lesstnthoAngels net In the win Harry Rinama Christopher McGer and Williamson scored for the winners Trevor Solowonluk AnneMarie Klnnon Troy MacDougall and Shawn Reynolds played aggressively for Angels TheAngels as they edged Gunners Williamson and Dougall scored for Angels David Patey Glen Patterson and Derrick were standouts on the Gunners side WOLVES Wolves edged Cougars In a close decision David Thorpe two times Chris Graham and Scan la scored one goal each Brian Creasy pair for Cougars NIPPER s nipped Ernmosa Scott Ver booted a Texas hat trick four goals that is Jamie Brock hada pair and Don scored one BLAZE Georgetown Tigers put out the fire as they beat Ac on Blazers in Atom Girls soccer play Catherine scored for Blazers as Acton put up a good fight against the strong first place Georgetown club Continued on Acton Transmission goes a little overboard when it wants revenge Last week the Tranny boys lost the first game of their best of three Trlcounty playoffs to by In the second game Acton showed no mercy to the club as they humiliated them ina2l l rout Scott Williams fanned 17 batters in win and John pounded a homer Craig Cadenhcad belted a triple a double and a single Paul Campbell connected for a double Carl was good for four singles David Evan Hayter and Frank and Shawn McFaddcn all landed a pair of one baggers David and Rob Murray had one single each John Van Dam was steady at the plate In the loss adoubleondaslngle Scott Williams and David Hlnz poked a pair The club was also a winner In the Ontario Amateur Soil bait Association as It won the first of its bestof three series against Wood bridge Frank was a terror on the mound as he fanned batters for win he also scattered three singles Murray Cadenhcad McFadden Wil Hams Van Dam and all had hits and Dunne Schwartz scored for Acton n the first win In the second game Geoff Burton gave up a mere hit and talk and fanned IS batters as Acton beat Robbie Troy W all scored for Acton Suspense Us rural and Appliances peewce rls like keeping the opposition in suspense Lost week In the rst of the best of three semi f it to k two extra Inn before Acton upset league lead ana Dunn went the for Acton Jenkinson pounded a three run homer for Acton Manes the man Jug C ly edged 76 when Fred Landry cd in tho bottom of the final frame to score B Manes M Manes got the win Bill Manes was ted with the save BUI Clarke scored three runs for the winners Bob Doyle and Andy Dye crossed plate once each John put two runs in the book for Bovls Denis and Grant Kara and Ed Lcatherland scored one run each Milton Green world picked up an easy two points when Desmonds failed to field a team A strong sixth nnlng comeback gave Real Estate a 3 win over Ridley rcmen The side was down until Clint peacock and Frank Oudeslays put them on the scoreboard Tom Chesney put things away when he scored Fob final run D scored for Ridley a off a single from Chris Tennant Amost there there The Halton rural club dropped Hornby in two games straight to advance Into the f Acton bcatHornby32andl75 In the frst game pitcher David and elders Mike M Baker David Paul Peter Cyril Nibbsn Chris Lewis put up a strong defense for Acton and had the gome lied at the end of regular innings In the tenth frame Troy Nolan laid down a bunt to score Mike Baker and give Acton lhe3 2w Acton suffered through two ra before beat ing Hornby again was the best on the mound as well as a triple also cracked a three bag Nolan Baker Paul Brett Auger Sean Fitzgerald and scored for Acton He out cold A Metros runner looks like he unconslous as he slides In safely pail catcher Don Richard In A I F play last Sunday In Trouble Flip Flop Area Sarah was a guest of the Summer Program Camp and the Sports and School on Friday currently ranked fifth In Canada demonstrates some moves then went through her tine for the youngster Double Trouble and Curling Club battled to a 1910 draw in Acton Ladies McClure pounded two homers and scored twice more Ann Miller cracked a pair of four bag and scored another run J Berry hammered homer and scored once more hit a homer and scored three more runs Ann Irwin Doris and Judy Pink also scored Trouble Good start Acton got off to a fine start in first game of the Trleounty playoffs as they beat Pus llnchlli Spencer Smith Mike Cunningham and Kevin Lob- singer each scored twice Jeff White BrndDemonc Randy Mclntyre Chris Cooney and Tom scored once each Lobsingcr fanned 14 batters in the win and was supported by solid lnlleldplay Things went just as well In the second of the best pounded a homer and a single White Mclntyre Smith Bartolac Lobsinger and each chipped In with one run struck out nine batters for the win Take a walk Acton atoms believe in walking not running to fastball wins Last week the AB boys 30 to advanco to tho second round of the Trlcounty championships InlhefirstgamoBrookvlUegaveupscvcnrunson walks Mike Manuel Todd Robbie Mike Shannon Geoff Burton Marly McAfee Gotcha Gary Moore looks like he closed his eyes while n the catch but he still was Greg Waller Troy Winters Jason Piper Metros MeUosnBdItunnerslledlIiegome4