Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 3, 1959, p. 7

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s scmafper general manager of the toronto maple leaf ball ctub reviews the teams batting averages and explains the operation of a professional club for three of the acon men present at the doubleheader game last sunday when nearly 200 acton boys were guests of the toronto team pictured left to right are vic masters past president of minor sports don borhwell one of the team managers in acton and alec johnaoh president of acton legion minorsports how to field abau was one of the pointe s joe amaiittano snowed bruce bolnwetl and bruce shultis local minor sports players prior to the double header against montreal at the stadium in toronto sunday nearly 200 acton boys oinedxaoks wjth four other groups of imys to sit in the stands and see the leafs drop the first game to montreal 4 3 and win 10 play rite school for modern piano learn to play all the latest song hits in a modem up to date way this course is devoid of all monolonoos scales and exercises and is arranged for children and adults alike learning to play the popular way is easy and is fun for complete information call at studio mrs wes allen 22 cameron st h wsisaj- presentation made during wiener roast staff members of the aclon free press and milton canadian cham plnn with their husbands and wivch enj yed a corn ind wiener maul lim silurdnv nisht at ihc iilwiv bin rutin f mr i d mrs albtrt schupp on oil first line of escines n 1 nsh j highlight f tlu ncninp i pit sent it tm t 1 hi cum inphani and miss itochillr hendits n who arc to b m in td ntxt s ilurd irr st alb ins ehurci murn sctr ne midi ih p infill in f card tdbli ind th nn on belnlf at his mlow uktrs eighlyflflh year no 10 vim rtn jffte prfcss acton ontario thursday september 3rd 1959 second section toronto ball club plays host to 200 acton boys at doubleheader game in maple leaf stadium sunday about two hundred acton min or sports baseball players munch ing hot dogs and sipping cold drinks chetrcd the toronto maple leaf ball team as they dropped the fin i of a double header to montreal on sunday afternoon 4 3 and won the second game 10 at maple leaf stadium guests of the toronto ball club the action boys joined with four other groups of youngsters from various points in ontario at the park and sitting in the grey sect ion watched their hots play the two games arrangements for the trip to maple leaf stadium were made by alec johnson president of the acton legion minor sports and rudie shaffer general manager of the ball club in toronto leaving acton park by motor car at 1130 am sunday morning the boys were undaunted by the large crowd of people jamming the lakeshorc highway to see the na to oups docked m the harbor tor the exhibition and arrived at maple leaf stadium with lungs bursting and keen appetites divide money first chore upon arrival was for the minor sport officials to- hand each youngster an envelope con taining money for treats during the afternoon acton council tuesday evening of last week donated 50 to the vheekh mor sporli hi be used for treats tnkes burnt mii the children and along with heimii b j f uni tl ncy fiom the coffers tf uijui l uu ttintin immitlet each child was f rtifiod cageiu is until irul th enough cash to buy whiuvtrl pulled iff h l th freshmcnls look his eye at the toronto n i perlnps m if tin omo of the children llftt n provided un excellent tl playground ai they roared up and down the ramp from the laiinji doncevuons to their scats while pthers were content tt waleh the game ind await the appearance of the vendors providing food ind drink in the stands they wen strong supporters of the leaf club and cheers went up from the third base line area where the acton boys- were seated every time their heroes made a spectacular play or hit cheer hitler in the bottom half of the first inning cheers echoed across lake ontario from the acton section of the stands as jim king hefty centre fielder for toronto lifted a long one over the fence- for atwo run homer in put toronto out n front flashy playing by hector rodn gucz brought the acton youngsters to their feet at various times as quick stabs at hard hit balls were made and in the same motion flashed to first base for the throw out anxious to overcome any riki i lummy the bide fnuwell to mi as tin y llvnet- ifti the e xnpkl h inie ind the acton council during thair last meeting authorized pay ment of 50 to minor sports in order to provide pop and hot dogs for the acton youngsters attending the double header baseball game at maple leaf stadium last sunday afternoon pictured above councillor h peal offers a hot dog to merl harris on the left and jimmie peycha on the right drive slowly for their sake mbre and more children are on the streets again some of them going to school for the first time please drive carefully near any school be alert the life you save may be a childs this ad sponsored in the public interest ey acton motors w hs south your studebaker dealer phone 17 monuments brampton designs submitted cemetery lettering corner posts and markers a good display in qtock wm c allan prop 6b qumn st w brampton shop phone gl 10443 bet gl 11613 rep tom nichol phone brampton gl 1396 august 26th to september 12th except sundv i direct into the grounds rtliin incluri 300 a special thrill for two of the acton youngsters at the game in toronto on sunday was to assist toronto maple leaf catcher tim thompson put on his caiclung gear shown above left to rrqht are david ryder tim thompson and ian johnson the early arrivals had quite a chat wnh some of the toronto players dixie walker manager of the toronto maple leaf ball team shows ian johnson left the proper way to grip the bat when striving for a homer mr walker turned in his resigna lion following the second game lest sunday on the right is a father and son team enjoying a snack before the games started pictured are young ronnie mcknight sportsminded acton fen and his father jim before they took the long trek up the ramp io join other boys attend ing the double header between montreal and toronto on sunday for ch idnns rale see ur nrcnl leave acton leave exhibition i slsrtlni anrtwt 7lh k am x1m pm x immedi h- afur o ndvand perform incc ivibm tim rtguta bur 11 transfer at t r onto bu tcrmmji ui bust rjm nj into the rr und ti k rid inlorrra wiles confectionery without eating a bait game doesn t mean a thing and by the appearance of the acton boys pictured above they are enjoying both the game and the eats some of the many child ren who were guests of the toronto maple leaf ball club last sunday the youngster were each handed an envelope containing money to buy treats with aclon council donated 50 toward feeding the acton lads with minor sports making up the balance

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