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r jy thursday february 27th 1947 the acton free press page skvkn hilites of the week of sport jjsl jthe croup 5 junior playoff is uteadlly nearing the final elimination this week saw the exit otr-orga- town from competition and w believe it verified a prediction we forward to readers kut wcek no imdde infor mation was available it was more a ca of judgment on past porformanc- w- milton ousted the junior pprmak- vrwtnnktlngviotvr6atbff them in the firut meeting this game ytm lltornirypulledfrom under the nomnk of the credit volley lnda who were leading until cowboy grerike ud the scorinthe dying minutes of the final frame adding n fey more was ency for the county town squad and they repented the performance inthesecondffame by edging emond and cohorts by 96 to sveop the series in two straight according to rumor the george town intermediate club who so rec- ontly were fledglings in the group 5 b tournament are to clash with stratford in a best of five juries al ong the stormy trail to intermediate a honors all we can say geprgc- townlsthat we wish you luck in n venture which to our minds bms ill ndylsed you referring to georgetown hae endeavored to prove how super the thjl players nro when displayed in small town circles proven wrong after falling to beat acton fairly thnt is you still insist on carrylnc the torch for the good ole thl obscrvera in acton nro bore afrjild that said- torch is going to burn your nndganriw luould h w without n georgetown to trim naught say i bantam hockey shows some talenl for future teams saturday morning gsbrhab black hawks bruinh can adians and legfs in if you happn tobe n slnvo of the saturday mornlnr nlnrm nnd live onywhero near the principal atrccti of acton youve probably caught a glimpse of hordes of talkative over enthtuud moles burdened with hockey boar pointing cneer broeans for tlw playlnef eurfncc of the loenl arena jbilnsjiaturiulyjnaiilaulyjwiljllldj v somewhere after hcing huried in seclusion for these many yenrs two trophies hnve been visibly resurrected by nn energetic committee bent in sponsoring n booster night so we nre informed by johnny gray the two cups or whatever form they tnke nre to be offered to the winners of nn actongeorgetown hnntnm and juvenile meet which will prohably highlight the booster nffnlr this sets a veritable goal for the local bantam leagues whose plnying tnlcnt will ill l seeki plnces on the acton en although eliminated by georgetown from omha plnyorfs the athlet ics will be n match for the pnpertown variety of juvenile in future meets whnt with practice and nil watch for announcements of further hap penings for thch night in other columns v comes n mnnuscript from fnr nway as england which gives acton the distinction of n no 1 hockey ipnm a ruvipw or tioruiy luippiii- ings from acton by n british news paper invokes a reply from nn avid resident of this english city youll find it somewhere on this very page so the name of the tnnners is sprendlng around the world contrnry to georgetown who sprend it what ncross the globe d to havo a look in to tho doings of these bantam sized lads inst satur day arid it was h conglomeration of future stars which was viewed for under the capable refereelng and managing of johnny gray and garnet mckenale the brulhs black wnwks- canadians and lents after engaging in a hectic schedule are now involved in a playoff struggle for the coveted bantam championship it was hockeyof the first degree fast and furious all teams cnrrylng their namesakes stamina with maybe just a little less of the professional touch pintsized players bowled ovor the bigger and rowdier of the lads laying- them right and left kids that are still a little damp behind the ears handling sticks like veritable wizards that was the impression we received and were hot far wrong nt that the burly bruins of boston pasted the canadians in the first game hy a score of 53 young bobble tturaloy sparked the boars when he scored four times on breaks in lcs canadians defense three of his tallies followed one nnother in the opening minutes of the third period by only a few bu k hi other goal for the bruins skating in beelinefnshlon for the boston nct pnul lnwson scored the lirst canad ian marker tho montrealers clinching n second goal on john wares frwt break the losers third and final bulge of the twine whi deftly mnn- cuvered by knrl deorest a three star selection of the ilrt tlii might he appropriate only a trifle cliff irult hut well give you our choice 1 bobbie rumlcy of the bruins for his four goals and classy hand- hng of the hickory 1 paul iawson of canadians a great little plover always- in there ghn 3 well nominate two stars for the dp i x ej ess x j pc 0 mm unity unity ii a synopsis of various sport and atmeileatlwukd a tilg boostor night in being ar- ranged for too acton arena within the next week a lot of people have been inlklng nbout it nsklng about it and wondering nbout it it rfcms we just cant let tho hockey and skating season close without having one its one of those nlghtafoc the junior juniors the little lads you nee playing hockey anywhere there la aplcctf or flnt ground if you like trie hockey pt ny otb ottcrvrarrowra f ewoft he interested men of the town hod a llt- tlo meeting over the weekend and the plan is to have our downunder neighbors georgetown take part in the program making it n double boos ter night one in ac ton- and one in georgetown the program will feature hockey- by these young players and it fs hoped that n few other attractions will be ndded to make n good evening of entertainment the main reason behind it nil is to give all these boys some more hockey before the season is over the first meeting of the chexs play ers twas held a few days ago and prov ed very worthwhile the first night storied off with a mens group and boys group the men meeting in fred rosss barber shop and the boys meet ing in the y it was very interesting to note that no less thnn ten hoys turned out to play chess provlngthat there really must be something to this game nfter all in the mens group mr savage mr rogers mr rhnney mr klrknets and mr ross had some good games nnd i believe nre all set tor their next session wednesday the pursuit of knowledge what is the main motive thnt in duces people to tnke courses in the higher education how far do they continue these studies because of a love for knowledge or a wish to give themselves the best possible prepar ation for some flesired life work 7 how many people are influenced to tnke such studies by such motives as the belief thnt highly educate per sons enrn more money or the desire for the athletic or social activity that may he found m a college career the fact thnt mnny young people eiter colleges because of one or more of the last named niotives does not prove that they mu not become thoroughly interested in the pursuit of knowledge they see many fas cinating humnn problems in the study of history and literature science gives them insight into some of the mys teries of the universe and foreign languages give n revealing picture of life in thou iambi there are high rewards tor all study the pur suit of knowledge has a way of at tracting the keen interest of thtwe who enter into it hockey standings final croup standing intermediate p w ltcf ga 11 georgetown acton onulgeville flora fergus milton third spot john ware and bud kcnt- nerof the canadians nntl bruins res pectively both were tricky and swift lineups boston iijwc goal sommervilu withers defete rumley centre hutt kentner wings alt coles huf- nagcl coon dnwkins cnnndinns ron crippsgoal ware deforest defense tvler centre r kts pnui ul mnul uiinep night has been selected for these ses sions the men starting at 800 pm jnjvllhe boys at 700 pm we nre anx- iouso see newcomers even if you are just abeginner for the past month or two and if you get tho kvening telegram you will hnve noticed in the suburban news that acton has been getting a fair bit of attention in the form of news in pictures quite often in jown you will see n young lady going some where in nnnwful hurry well hints esther taylor put two and two to gether and you wfll find thnt she is responsible for these pictures its n goodpieceof work- and it jicjpstoce mind people in this province thnt ac ton isnt letting the grass grow under its feet or the snow pjle too high min mnplcsden of acton although you dont see liim vciy often due to the fact he is only in town at nights does the same piece of work as esther for the globe and mall and that paper hts a wide circulation acton england has ic speed skater but no hockey 11c shakcspenr ril aetoh ljmd0n w3 -y- pebc 10th 4f to tho editor of actons free preiis pear sir the acton gnaette thin week pub lished nil nccount of actons no 1 lee hockey team wo in acton eng land cannot boast of a hockey team but i thought jou might like to hear of an acton boy who is certnlnly in terested in ice speed skating 22 yenr old gojid medalist bruce har ry pcppin of acton has proved him self to be the best of the aldwyck spccrtcrahrboyirsttl mrrt lrcsorvi cesr- pep who isn f sergeant in the r af received his aircrew- trainings in cnnndo also spent n fortnight sick leave with some very kind friends in harrow ontario hi keen sense of humor and genial temperament have both contributed to his becoming n very populnr member of the club he is the holder of two cups and several medals and reached the semlflnnls in last years british championships at- present he istrnlrilng in switzer land and i hear is one of the two boys chosen to represent england in the european speed skating championship nt stockholm best wishes to your paper y sincerely f maude parker p s i understand thnt mrs peppln the boys mother billeted nbout 100 of the cnnndinrt boys dur ing the war hockey results georgetown h fergus 2n x acton 6 elorn 2 first game of semifinnls ii a junior c milton 10 georgetbwnt milton 9 georgetown f milton wins series hush league baxters 1 jr farmers 3 millionaires 8 benvdmores 2 hospitalization gukgical benefits income protection now at wm r bracken ups mre kttd automoniiue inburanob mux st acton llonhm when spnrks fly nt the brcnkfnsl tnhle it doesnt lire you for your job standard time totoronto abjll ajn b78 d1g am 1151 am 206 pjn i to kltchrnrr only 44g pm g2gpju- 906 pm bl 111 pno to london 7j13 pja 10js am ximanst tsaitpstr 250 pm a9j23 pju js13 pm n118 pjn 5 to mlntirordly h mun wu hoi only eupcpt sun anil llnl bus connections at toronto for north bay montreal ottawa at london for detroit chicago los ancjele rfaresarelow round trip tax included toronto 200 chicago -i- 1910 montreal w55 loy anicies 89 detroit 1095 north bay mg5 tickclq and information at harold wiles phone 58 white emmerson cunnlnkhnm vickery w arhlc school juvenile games on saturday jo o l 1 75 28 19 11 7 2 i ai 15 15 111 5 5 i 48 gs 10 111 1 7 1 4h 4h i 111 l 7 11 11 co r 111 l s 0 511 78 4 black hawks faced the maple leafs in the second clash of tho double header trimming the breezy toronto crew iiy gl orft1 as there seems to be a great deal of controversy over one of the glials counted by the hawks a rvdheaded anderson scored threo of the swooping chlrnno goals reminding us of rocket hich- ard of the professional canadians youjik anderson of the red hair is fluted for our billing as top star of this game butch oakley and don d forest weiv responsible for the other tvv goals of the black hawks while if there was a sixth puck he- hind roddy forct we dont know who was responsible a urst period break by hoss mor ion netted the sole maplu leaf goal j ross is follmvlng in his-ithersoot- steps and displnn style somewhat similar for n threestar selection in this linat game we point out 1 red don anderson son- of ihe valuable bohhie for his gvml scoring j splurge v i kddie mchugh the valuable chi- cage hawk net minder who let only i one puck slip past him i t ross mortoii and davidson for i valiant effort on the beaten lvnfs lineups i leafs rtuldy force goal cole man skllllng defense j duvidsqir cvn t re spiel vogel sargent wings ult morton black ilawks mchugh goal ral ston hunter defense anderson cen- try deforest oakley v ing ult iupillon cameron r ariic next saturday wilj se a conllnuat- ion in the rllmjnatlon bouts re member 9vi a m in the local ice pulnev come out and see the future stars play the weekly struggle for suprem acy among the four high school juv enile teams looked a bit lop sfded when lome arblcs reds whipped jim spell vogcls gretms to the tune of slon saturday the reds had lost their last game and were plainly put for revenge the creens goalie ronald hemsley did his best but tal lies weit made by palmer adnmsoti mecluoway hutt and arblc bob bruce scored the lone goal for the greens the game which followed between bob tylers blues and meb blows blacks showed more balanced hockey with fast skating and good stlok handling tyler scored for the blues and blow and kentner for the blacks final score blacks i blues 1 joe kentner refereed and found it necessajy to hand out hul one pen a 1- lyfor the two games a new urge service dealer alvavrtj ti in- stone and two birds with likely to miss the annual output of bread flour in can ad u has increased steadily since lswtj until in ihv calendar yenr twfi the nil time high production of 27- i732aj barrels almost doublet tb output of 137cj0n barrels in 193h playofl schedule lntrrmedlat- monday february 1m fergus n orangeville tuesday february 2j- flora i acton wednesday february 2 or- ungevllle in fergus thursday fttiruary 17 acton n elora third game if necessary on satur day march 1st team with most goal in playoff terie to hav choice of lee for third gume firoup final winners of above will meet in bent thne out of five eyie on monday march 3rd wednesday march 5th friday march hth monday march ifah and wvdnesdny- march 12th we are very proud to anikumce that george willet -9- irmuuu ihone oakviliji 281w2i has heeii appointed surge service dealer for peel and h alton counties we are very pleased to have mr ai licit with our organization we assure vou that he intends to fulfil his obligations to the surge user family and to all dairymen in his territory babs0n bros co can ltd 928 college street toronto out