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10 Wednesday Nov 2 1963 Fontinato reveals new chapter in his life ByMarkHatatea PartTwa Since Lou a former NHL defensive star left hockey he derated himself to family and farm with as much exuberance as when be played the game In a game between i former teammates the New York Rangers and the Montreal a combination of being off balance and getting hit the wrong way sent crashing head first Into the boards His third and fourth vertebrae snapped paralysing him for over a week and at the height of his career he bad to leave hockey The accident left bitter it left him to open a new chapter to his life Since he t go back to hockey began the second career in his life farming He moved to this area earlier this year I always felt that if one door in your life closes then another will open My advise to anyone who has had an similar to mine is to get up off their duff and get on with their life explained That advice is exactly what he gave to a local boy Pat Barr of Rockwood The poor kid had a neck injury from hockey and his doctor told him he could never play again The kid was scared and depressed said Fontinato When there is someone who needs your help and advice Id travel miles to go see them I told the boy that hockey wasnt everything in life and I gave him the best advice I could is a man who practises what he preaches When he left hockey he delved into the farm and family life with vigor Harried in now has three children Paula Louis and Roger and says he is a firm believer In the whole some farm and family life I believe everyone needs a challenge Farming Is my challenge and at times It really gets the adrenalin flowing Challenge is what helps people to learn especially about themselves and you know remarked Fontinato its the ambitious people who seek out the challenges and make great countries Since injury be has dabbled slightly in hockey In the latter part of 65 he coached an Junior club and in the early he helped out with the Guelph Beefkings More recently he was asked to join the coaching staff of the Toronto Mar lies I liked working with the boys com Fontinato but I so involved with my farm I Just have the time As well as working with Junior hockey Fontinato also has kept track of hap penings in the major leagues If It were up to me exclaimed tlnato Id do away with all the contracts running for over a year When players arc secure for a long period of time a club is obligated to pay their salaries whether they play Melt or not Don get me wrong continued some players try extremely hard It just that long term contracts don demand the best a player has to give According to Fontinato hockey clubs are turning out good hockey players but some of them Just dont seem to have the drive and ambition they should have International hockey is prime example of that lack of ambition said The Russians have the game all wrapped up They take their man out they check hard and at the same time they control the puck Its going lo be a tough Job beating them now said North American teams tend to be made up of men who probably see any reason to take the extra time and effort to take an international series seriously Theyre already making a good living from profes sional hockey Another problem is the teams dont have enough time to play together and learn from each other said We have the hockey talent to beat the Russians but we don t have the drive and the ambition remarked If the NHL players in general had more ambition and one year contracts every game would took like the playoffs concluded Fontinato Another example of forti tude stems from his first farm near Guelph Since the mid 6Qs he had been raising and selling cattle on the 80 acre farm on the outskirts of the city and ten years ago city planners wanted to ex his land for a buffer zone around Guelph Lake It wouldn t have been too bad If theyd the city offered me a reasonable price for my land said but they tried to get away with giving me a third of what it was worth According to the city offered him when in fact the land was worth close to half a million dollars My farm Is part of a much larger original parcel of land some of which was sold earlier at an acre The original land was of a poorer quality than mine and they offered me only an acre elaborated approached the Land Cam- Board to him with the situa tion That was ten years ago said and Its Just now going to court Not only were they trying to rip me off I was insulted If I let them get away with it they would probably do the acme thing to Continued on Page It as he operates Nordic Farm east of Eden BAZ MOTORS LTD AUTO BODY SHOP Export Paint Collision Papain Frame Straightening Equipment Latest Technology 199 ST ffl 8775286 J Leathertown soccer club prove tough competition The Men Soccer Club sponsored by The Hide House Jack Tanner s and Heady played a tough double header last Saturday and Sunday as their league schedule draws to a close Saturdays game saw the local team meet in Clarkson under perfect weather conditions The Acton defense was dominant throughout the game as Mark played an excellent game and Peter Wright the centre forward made his debut with the local team scoring the opening goal John coolly converted a penalty kick forctons second goal and in the end it was Oakville two Acton two On Sunday the local squad plagued by injuries travelled to South Peel to meet the league leaders of Because of missing several of their key players Acton was definitely the underdog in the match against the powerful Mississauga team However in front of over 150 fans the Acton Club managed to open the scoring race with a tremendous goal by Dave early in the second half The young squad played their best soccer of the season as nonstop running skillful passing and great defense kept the op position at bay goal deficit Kibris equalized In a goalmouth scramble to tie the game Knowing full well if Kibris was allowed one point they would take the league championship the local team played heroically to salvage a win Unfortunately even after a penalty kick the Leathertown men had to settle for a tie As a result Kibris took the league championship home with them Hellers ties Lakeview 55 The Burlington Render stretches to reach the puck In Saturday game that saw the Acton Sabres rally for their first home game win of the season The Sabres were in Friday night losing their weekend opener 131 Sabres take first home win 63 The Acton Industrial league continued their regular season play on Sunday Hellers and Lakeview Centre played to a tie Glen Dave Morris and Bill Severinski chalked up a goal apiece for Heller and Chris Term ant managed two markers In the cause Heller assists were credited to Steve Dave Morris Tennant and Jamie Vlckery Bruce Cooksley and Gary Lumbers racked up two goals apiece for Lakeview and Mike Miller rallied for one assists came from Mike Coffey Clair Snow and Van Fleet Continuing the Industrial League action A doubled Nielsens Clothing 42 Kent scored twice and John McCutcheon and Jeff shared a goal apiece for A T Assists went out to Randy Mclntyre and Rob Evans Bart Jacobs and Henry Toebes had the only two Nielsens goals and assists were credited to John and George Artem Acton Travel sent Family Cleaners pack ing with a decisive win Todd Mclntyre was the star of the game as he tallied up four goals for Acton Travel Scott Withers Dave Paul Ken Owen and Lome Gordon scored a goa each Acton Travel assists came from Paul Mclntyre Lloyd Bruce Mcpherson Ken Owen Gordon and Terry Winters Next weeks schedule for the Industrial Hockey League is Lakeview Centre vs A W at p m Acton Travel hosts Nielsens at and Hellers will take on Family at 40 by Mark Holmes The Acton Sabres at borne on Saturday night managed their first home win this ear as the local boys downed the powerful Burlington Cougars Gary Hudson the Sabres coach remarked We really needed this win The boys morale has been given a much needed boost From the opening minutes of the game until the final the Sabres proved that hard work sticking to the game plan and skating hard will get them their share of points this year Ken led off the Sabres assault with a goal at 19 in the first period assisted Kavanaugh broke for the Burling ton goal and carrying the puck most of the length of the ice he Burling tons goaltender John to give the Sabres a lead With 7 left In the first period Burling ton who bad been ail over the Ice for most of the period rallied with a man advantage to tie the game 1 1 With both teams vying for a win the Cougars managed to take the lead with 33 seconds left In the first period Elora dumps Nellis 63 Undaunted the Sabres came out in the second period taking full advantage of a Burlington one man deficit to tie the game assisted by Rick and Mike Yalowlca scored two minutes into the period with a sizzling slapshot from the slot Moments later Mark assisted by gave the Sabres the lead for the second time in the evening The Kavanagh Symes and Dodds line were really hot tonight sold coach Hudson Not only were they taking their man out they were controlling the puck With 17 minutes left in the second period and a one goal lead the Sabres reversed their previous trend of fading during the later half of the game They kept control of the puck leaving the Burlington squad with very few chances to score At 11 Denis Kirton increased the Sabres lead by another goal Assisted by Brian Demone and Scott Kennedy Kirton past the Burlington defense and asted the puck into the net Two minutes later the fans were up and cheering again as Paul Cargill unassisted managed to poke the puck into the Burling- The Construction Major Atoms Journeyed to Bora on October only to lose the match Clayton Leys Wayne and Jason Pi per up the Acton goals while assists came from Jason Piper Bousfldd and Ley However it was a different story en October as he Cbastxnction team mansard to VL Jason Piper Michael and Hike Thompson racked up the Acton foals end assists were credited to Wayne Bo infield Clayton Leys Jamie Galloway John McLean and Eric On October Acton travelled to Fergus defeating their opposition Michael Kmoon and Wayne chalked up the two goals for the win and assists came from Michael Thompson Jason Piper and Clayton Leys Joan and Todd Demone played very net for Acton The Cbosxructlon Major Atoms next game is November I against Guelpb ton goal for the fifth lime giving the local team a healthy three goal lead In the third period things were looking a little tense for Acton as a determined Bur team assaulted the Sabres goalie Fred with several blistering shots Unaffected by the Burlington offensive play Scott Kennedy assisted by and Kirton brake past the opposing defense and facing the Cougars goalie one to one slipped into the top right hand corner of the net For the remainder of the game Acton kept the pressure on resulting in a much needed victory We skated hard and got in their Bur lingtons way said Hudson Its one of the best games our boys have played and they deserved lo win concluded Hudson Unfortunately last nights Fridays game against Oakville was a disaster for us remarked Hudson It was Just one of those nights when the boys just couldnt get their plays together We didn l play well and we didnt realize just what good skaters had and when you underestimate your opponent youre In for trouble explained Hudson Acton for these reasons lost miserably to Oakville 131 Controlling the game from start to finish managed to capitalise on several racking up an awesome 13 goal lead The only relief for the Sabres came mid way Into the third period as Vmce Paradise assisted by Paul broke OakviUes shutout We took a bad loss Friday night but came back strongly against Burlington said Hudson Thelossdiaotmaketbcboys give up hope and I think that a a good sign The Sabres next home game will be Fri day night as they host the Mimlco Monarch at B pjn Thursday they travel to Barrle At the Industrial Fastball League swards dinner this year s league champions Fread Coos unction were awarded the championship trophy The Construction players are back row from left to right Bob McKay George Grant Ctatworthy Tim Baker Moe Leaking and Hall Front row are Rick Mc Arthur Dan Gas Holmes Dick Spear Roy Spear and Mike McGregor meat rateable lea gee players far im were frees left to right back few Mabby Spear Kea and Dave Buck Free row are Brace Canary Note sad MerrisJa