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Gee Wfz midgets need a heart too Come to the ball game You got to have heart ball games All thiB season Ed Inandout Ml have play like the Tinman In the Wizard of They Ye been alive but they just haven t played with any heart Need transplant Manager Dan la hoping the club can get a transplant and quickSaturday and Sunday they host the Ontario Amateur Softball Association B championships at Prospect Park the club hopes to be a contender in the double knockout tourney then they have a little more drive than in re cent games They got the potential they just have no con over it said Arbic Every gome they just get worse can best At times the club looks capable of easily handling any top ranked club they showed this in the Acton Industrial Tournament as they upset two top ranked clubs before being dropped in the semi final Recently like Monday night midgets play has been lethargic at best At Prospect Park Monday night the club managed to get past hapless Gait via pair of unearned runs McArthur was one of the few bright spots on the midgets batting three for four with a base on balls His triple scored Rusty Elliott to give Acton the lead in the first frame The only other run came in the seventh when Tom Shannon laced double to score Brian Wong Arbic thinks the club has one advantage in the tourney Were playing in town that might make a dif ference but I don know he said Depressing seems to be depressed by the club lack of enthusiasm Last weekend he called a practiceabout half a dozen players showed up but there were only two waited to see if anyone else was going to show The rest got to the park saw no body else around and left The squad will nave to show more drive than this If they want to get post the opening round of tourney Their first game is against the powerful club last year allOntario champions first round games begin at m Saturday with Acton meeting Napa nee and Owen Sound play ing Grimsby Orleans Township plays cither bridge or Ltncsny and St Mary meets Elliot Lake at 11 am Acton ill play either Grimsby or Ow Sound at 1 Saturday The championship game will be played Sunday at Ml art going to be played the diamonds in Prospect Park rts and recreation One Hundred and Seventh Year No 7 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY 1981 the bull There no doubt Ridley Fireman Brent Marshall got dote Condo Ball league gome base before the bait Ridley beat in a Missed em Construction catcher Mike McGregor looks back at a player who just barely evaded the tag t score in the first game of their best of three FL quarter final series Has advantage in q final Unisal constructs a playoff lead Ken Pilgrim likes to be upsettingat least when he standing on the pitchers mound Last weekend Pilgrim allowed eight hits and two walks as he led his Unisal Construction club to a upset win over in their first game of the Acton Industrial Fastball finals off with thehitting as he poked a single in the first inning and scored Dennis Kirton Glen McKenzie and Terry O Bricn also scored in the first frame for Unisal In the second inning Ella scored to put up came back in the next inning as Dave Boycott Brian and Bob Merrikin scored to close the gap to 53 Dennis Kirton pounded a homer in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach for Hall rounded out scoring with a run in the lost frame In other playoff action Harvey Firestone made quick work of Ho It on Hills Furniture beating them and 7 5 to take the best of three scries Frank Daley was best on the mound in both games Chris Schuts scored In the top of the first Inning with two out to give Hills the early lead Jules Russian evened things up in the bottom of the frame Terry Masales and Daley scored a run each to give Harveys the lead in the second Inning Jim James and Ray Graham added another pair of runs In the next Inning to put Oldies up A five run surge in the fourth put the game out of Halton s grasp Avery Don Archibald Russian James and Graham scored for Harvey Bob Andrews John A Mike Morris Campbell and Norm Carter In the second game of the series Russian Thorn ton Don Archibald Graham James and Daley scored for the winners Chris had a pair of runs Milt Ball Bob Andrews and Norm Carter scored one each for Halton Masales cracked a homer in the seventh Inning for Harvey Quarter final play resumes tonight at with meeting for Ihe second of the best of three series If wins the two teams will meet Thursday night at The semi final series between Metros and Old timers start Thursday night at 3D The second game will be played Sunday 8 30 at Roadninners will meet the winners of the Fread and Harveys scries Saturday night In the two final league games Harvey Firestone was unbeaten The Oldtimers dropped 7 3 and blanked Desmonds Tack Shop Daley threw a three hitter and fanned six batters In the win James and Fred Archibald scored a acton ball pair of runs tor Oldsters Grant Usher was the winner in tho win as he fanned nine batters Graham and Masales scored twice Earl Burl Don Archibald and Avery scored the other Oldtimers runs McArthur Dan Arbic and Rob Verm score for Its consoling Halton Hills Furniture and Appliances girls have to settle for the consolation champion ship The girls won their first semi final game against Mary hill then dropped the next two of the best of three series Acton will meet the consolation round Trannys in gear Last week the club annihilated to win the best of three final squirt scries two games to one rank Katslhcnss truckout 14 batters and pound three singles to lead Acton to the w in David cracked a homer and pic Shawn poked a homer Greg Lea hi rland smacked a triple and a single Frank EvunHnyter David and Scott Williams were good with three singles each Doug Wilson hod a pair Carl Yaroschak John VanDnm and Rob Murray singled mcet3 in the three out five final series The Tranny boys beat Woodbridge to capture the zone championship and advance into the OASA finals in Lindsay September and Scott Williams put down batters to record the win well as hitting three singles con nee tod for a homer and a pair of singles Carl Yaroschak and David each drove a homer and a single Craig Cadenhead was good for a triple and a single Rob Murray belted a double Greg and David each scattered a pair of singles The club also added a consolation championship trophy to their winnings as Acton edged in Tournament Williams again had the win and hit a single Yaroschak had a homer and a single John Van Dam Evan Trunk Hat and hud singles Acton won two of their opening round games and third In the first game Acton tied HicksonZ 2 but got the point because they had more runners Carol John VunDam and Craig Cadcnheid poked nglcs for tho Acton cause Scott Williams was the winner on the mound as Acton blanked Elm Frank v as credited with the win as Ac ton trounced Bright Craig Cadenhead had a double and a homer John VnnDam poked a triple and home run Shawn drove In a triple Sticks it to em Desmonds we MeGilloway may talk softly but he carries a big stick was four for five at the plate and scored four runs as he led his Desmond s Tack Shop to a 162 win over Real Estate in Acton Con do Ball Jim registered the win and scored one Jules Russian and Tom Brain had three runs each Stan Clarke was pood for a pair JoeDaponte Mike Mattocks Doug Luck chipped one each Bob Merrikin was the loser for Steve Waring and Glen Creighton scored lone runs Continued dave dorken Help support Terrys run Sports writers usually fall Into two categories They re either unfulfilled Jocks or unrequited novelists I don t fall Into either of these two categories that Is one reason you will seldom read words of wit and wisdom on these pages Enough with the dribble the only reason why this sports type hack would sit down behind a typewriter and sweat out column is when the subject truly deserves it This one does It the Terry Fox Run September at Acton High School The organizers have hopes of raising a mere from the run only a dollar from every You don even have to run to help the cause Just sponsor someone who is running Terry Fox a Marathon of Hope gave Canada a feeling seldom felt within our borders a feeling of pride His determination enabled him to hob- bio a marathon of miles every day Fox could cover miles in a day then most people of Acton should bo able to at least walk the six and some odd miles of the Terry Fox You don have to be a Jock or a marathon run nertoentertherun Just someone who cares I not in tho greatest of shape wake up every morning to the sounds of snap crackle and pop not Rice Krisples Just my bones creaking I won t put anybody to shame with my athletic prowess my great physique but I be out there stumbling around the track on tho 13th I not out to break any speed records the Terry Fox Run Isn a race ItstartsatSam and goes right until so one could easily walk the laps around the track The organizers are hoping to see people out on tho track that Sunday morning Each participant will receive a color picture of Terry Fox Anyone interested in joining the Run can pick up an entry form and sponsor sheets from L and Ford the Hide House Acton Home Furnishings or the Free Press Anyone interested in sponsoring a slightly over weight and very out of shape sports writer can call the Free Press at and ask for All It takes is a buck Sabres are on the run The season yet started but Acton Sabres are already on the road Training that Is The hockey club has started doing dry land training in preparation of the start of September5and6 Wo re using it mainly lo get acquainted said coach Jules Russian According to the coach about or players have been coming to the training at Prospect Park Many are familiar faces to Acton Sabres hockey fans We lost five kids who were over age but most of the players have come back A couple have been drafted by Junior A clubs said Russian Russian said the club is still looking for players On ice will be held starting September and all positions are open For more information contact at home at work at Gemini dreams Cross town rival Georgetown Gemini have already started preparing for the B season Friday Gemini held the first practice of the year at Gordon Alcolt Arena Saturday club edits first signing About players were In attendance for first practice Coach Dave Switzer seems optimistic about dub chances at success this season sports shorts With the nucleus of Georgetown players and seven good Imports we should be competitive said the coach One Impart who should definitely be an asset to the club is six foot two inch and pound Mike Cor Last year Corbloy played with the New York Junior A Oyster Bay Gulls Ho tallied goals and assists In games Georgetown will also have the services of veteran Bobby Dean this season Lousy weather Most people love the warm sunny summertime weather weekend In Ottawa the weather was per feet except if you happened to be one of the GOO marathon runner competing in the Avon Interna Marathon for Womm Acton s Audrey McCobo and Joanne Castle both felt the strain of running in plus C weather and had to withdraw from the yard race I realized at 10K that I had started too fast It was something I thought I would try I guess it just wasn t my day siid Castle Marathon runners like Britain weather the best coo damp weather with just a little rain to cool them off Running in the summer drains the runner faster and usually results In slower times I think if they started earlier in the it would have been alright It easier to prepare in the summer said Cos tic While dropping out of the race was depressing Castle found the next day even more unbearable The day after Sunday was a beautiful day for running It was half raining it waigredtforamar she said The Avon International is considered to be the unofficial women world champ for marathon runners and draws runners from cou tries Travelling to Ottawa to compete In an event of this calibre then having to withdraw was hard for the two Acton runners It was very disappointing especially after preparing so hard thcnhavlngtostop said Castle The finish still deterred her from running said Castle 1 11 still be running some 10K races and maybe some crosscountry They re not so far and are a lit tie different she said