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pounding the sports beat herbs dumps league leaders fump into second place if keith ranney was a member of the east vork club insteadof the guelph legion track club thvre probablv xvpuldnt be any sfrortajie ot space to report his track exploits in the toronto dailies yovcver altei the toronto police games saturday the oung acton i unnci was luk to ment moie than a mention in the big city punts despite a sfellai performance you know what he did- he linished third in the 880 yard dash behind bill ootheis and geoige gcrmann and cs lablishcd a new canadian maik hinistrlf ol eouise the markjiam pharmacist grabbed most of the ink followed closelv bv gcrmann one ot thoold dust twins who made up seton halls eiack i ela team along with bmee andiews of atlon bui little wis said of keith ranneys iecoid which made hxrnthesvcxinilfaiteit raaiun canada in the 880 its kind ol haul to be hcc thai il he had been a i unnci liom mudd yoi k be would have meiiled a lot more attention horn the ol s public nv mills keith ranney keiths accomplishment was certainly a fcathei in his cap and it ire keeps up his tiaek naming more recognition is sure to lollow despite the partialis ol the prints the lact he was invited t participate in the canadian british empire and the toionto police games indicates his possibilities aie recognized in circles that count keith is the second runner from acton to gain national pro minence with his athletic achievements bruce andrews feats with the seton hall new jersey relay team were the first and now hes back in acton with a store of knowledge for others interested iri a sport which is growing rapidly in popularity other acton members of the guelph club are also showing much promise the success of keith and bruce is a spur to their ambition this ruzzy tacnn one was in the audience when the acton llaioicci gcoigelown giants tumbled campbellville meich ants in a well plued llallon senioi biseball fivtuie sunday it was the in s lmic ihe mciehmts huc been beaten on then own bailiwick this season dude lindsavs giants behind don westbrookes eight hit pei loi mane e looked shaip 1iil plued cirorless ball and west biook looked yood in llu- pinches he might hae shut the potent mciehanls oil the seoie sheet except loi some coiners umpire mike timmis missed on lull counts although lie did have tioublc with his tontiol eailv in the game- big blow ot ihe p ime loi the glints v as fust baseman bill campbells tluce inn honiei in ihe thud a clothes line dme packed with shoci pouei it eleaiecl the 20 artl mai k on the campbellville ball lu id and put ijew lib into the giants the illajeis bounded bek w ilh two in then hall to take a 41 lead but danm aibu s single through second after pitcher han ham ilton had a kill count on him bioke the meichants back with two i uns dcluisnob tom james in left field denis gibbons at second don lnnkiv behind the phite and pete lauson at shoit spaikled the giants ictlctl oil thice double plaes to kill promising merchant illicit v wcslbiookx had to lice the illapers most feaicd scatters m the last inning ik- toiced ingroe ken moote and earl cairns all to pop hmh ioiii mi the side any one ol them could hae put t bill out ol the pai k the win after a discouraging 2 1 loss to preston saturday was sweet music to coach dude lindsay shoit handed herbs debv- ii v pimped into second place out otlx thice team pile up in the four team town soltball league sundav afternoon bv up setting front running g a 31 in an aobreviated seven inning hxture intense heat and clouds of cust blowing olt the sunbjench ed diamond enjoined both parti cipanls to lavoi seven innings instead ol the usual nine scot ing even in the shoitcned con test was conhned to the fust tin eo irames the grocers started ofr with a three hit barrage which pi odu ccd one ran lor them in the tou hall of the first herbs tied a knot in the scoic in the bottom half ol the second and scoied two moie in i lie thud when the hi ocers were all lingers and thumbs fred aichibald hurled the win lor the deher oos scattering nine hits oer the distance ai caber was chai ged with the loss he pitched six innings foi ihe loseis allowing six hus in the inst thiee frames andlhen jot stingy keeping heibs olf the books for the next thiee liames bruce caigill hulled the st yenth in relief don archibald john go caiv taillelei doug ganett john mason and scotty mc cnstall accounted for the win- 1 ncis six hits yvith don aicln bald helping biolhei fi eil s cause with a tuple in the- sec ond roy shultis had three base knocks lor i g a milt ball gun powder the acton free press thursday july 28 1966 giants win cages witdcots shocked a pair and jell fici doug black don dcloicst and buice shultis lapped one each ledge i s iga 100 000 0 1 9 hcibs del 012 0o 1 6 iga al calyci hiucc cat aill doug black mill ball roy sluillis lei i fiyci brtlce sliul tis doll deloicst due manes heihs tilci aichibald lohn co ji phil mecnstall don aichibald gaiy taillclci meib dodds day c ganett lohn ma son bob doyle sports page haltons dream team with little more to rely on than flash impiessions and a lew skimpy statistics to rely on selectois last night tuesday came up with the 1966 edition of the halton county senior league allstar team young new laces dominate the staiting lineup while scv- ei al ol the loops perennial stars picked up spots on the reserve team league leading campbell iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiuiiiiuinii itiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiuiiiiiaiiimiiiiiiaiiiuiiiiiiiuiii j grocers head town league j 1 others bunched closely standings as of tuesday july 26 w l pts iga 9 4 18 herbs delivery 6 7 12 legion 5 7 10 station hotel 5 7 10 games this week i thursday july 28 iga vs station hotel- 1 tuesday august 2 legion vs herbs 1 delivery niiniiiiiiiiimitiiimniiiiiiniimiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiirjimiiiiniiiuiiiiiimiiiitiiiiniiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiitiimiiiiiiiiitc ann keepers belt herbs regain winning touch rockwood downs merchants twice rockwood liremen took both ends ol bek toback inteicoiuuy lastball games luim vton vlei chants winning ss m rixkuooci thin sday md i ikini i 7 3 de cision i mill the me i eh hits fi 1 eay lie i e blake ilimu huiled the inst yyin ui koekvemkl in 1 1 out el the home mwn tans uhillin 12 battel s i i iday night lieu diiumiuiy e john s ihnoii took mn the pitching iluii s sinking out 11 a he sit i ik kk h ints down on nine hits yxlnli issuing only oik pass in tiist b ise done iekeiy hmdled the meielianl lunluig alhwng 14 hits st i ik nig out oik nisi yvalkiik two the visitors jumped into i 0 lut inning u ivl anil uil iieyei leaded hi i hi shoi th ukleel mi i oh nits iv it ions liiii ixijn or ling i vmck sv ith m thi eioil lllk lip llltl nilll l el mel nluppud tihtk olil scieillil base loi tiisiin s contest rlkkuood llkled tllll lllill l mils in the topot the lomth is dim bacon rionmctl to njhl mil wall buuklivk and salmon hit s uolv ihi kit lei s i i niein double ihe mciehanls jji two biek in the bottom hall is gesil ye willanison hit mmv in let and oikiki 1 iniieil sheppit d texil olt on autvvittiui hemlle i hinds seonsel another teir tin xisiteiis m llvs sith hkii he sinjleml with two out aiiel but tcnhani lolloived witi a sifety to si die the illlllkl itin ol oaks win camptxlly ille lost then thud game ot the season last woilnc day evening in oakyille ic hen the- oaks took a 71 decision trom the league- leaders 1 though it vs is a tight seesaw game until the sixth inning oakille cas jearl the better team on the evenings play as they out hit the merchants nine to four and capitalized on their opportunities more effetnel r h e c y die 202 000 0 4 4 2 oakyille 201 202 7 9 2 ed their final run in the eighth when george williamson and bob sheppaul combined back toback singles taylors basesempty lour bag gei completed the scot ing in the ninth i ive tf the y isitois hinds sal mon kelk tavloi and wall had ticci hits apiece while ac tons ealehei eoige william sons thiee saleties led the hit paiadc brothels bob and clar ence shcppaid connected safe n iv twice- laeh toi the yliichanls with mel sheppard am scoay mecnstall tagging one eich r h e rockuixl 00 201001 7 14 0 aeton ixw 200 010 9 rckkevikid blaeklock ii hinds it biittenhain c salmon p bneek b kell 2b taylor ss baeein lb thatchci rt wall ct veton h phillips cl o willi i m son e bob shcppaid ss c shcppaid b bob loyle ii p lcl ustall lb m sheppard 2b i tibet i it i dunn it d ickuy p a change in the y eat her bene fitted tailend station hotel in last wednesday s dust boyl town league fixture yiith heibs delivery victims of some are light rob bery in recent appeal ances the innkeepeis took a leal out ol the weather book and plaed it cool result was a 165 cc in oiei ihe delivery boys whove climbed into contention during the past couple of yyeeks starter doug vickcry yeas the winning pitcher along with bill peavoy yyho acted the rebel i ok the limited herbs to seven hits ulnle losei tied aichibald wis bombitdcd with 16 binglcs starting with loin in the tirst liame yyhen the holders i uy up a six nin lead thc scoied in eerv lianie but one alter the initial eltoit yihilc the best herbv s creu could do yeas a pair in the sec ond as scotty mecnstall doub led and thice in the sixth as don aichibald s two baggei highlight ed a i ally bob sheppud and john dunn rapped three apiece loi the- uinnus yyith bob including a lousing tiiple and double in his ie pei tone and dunny smashing a double md two singles harry phillips clubbed the only homer of the game lor station yylnle jan riddall geoige williamson and al me nabb had two base knocks ipiece ed smith doug vickei v and claicnce shcppaid each had one herbs hitters were phil me cnstall md john gov ji each with a pan john mason tied nd don aiclubild knocked one each harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestroughing sales and service repairs io all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners main street n 8569934 24 hour service rockwood sports corner 124 mill st e at wilbur phone 85321 eo motorcyclists your life could be saved by a kangol helmet british standard and acu approved prices starting at 1425 see them at sports corner mao irslv3 87m172 thurs fri sat july 282930 having a wild weekend dave clark 5 battle of drag racers in color matinee saturday at 2 pm montueswed aug 123 strange bedfellows in color rixk hldsoni giw lol1 obrigidx channel tunnel cartoon snowbody ioves me adult entertainment thurs fri sat aug 456 our man flint in color jvmes cobur lef j cobb cartoon cat above mouse below adult entertainment matinee sat at 2 p m showing dog of flanders in color show times monday through tmursday 8 pal friday and saturday at 7 and 9 pm ville merchants led llu wav with calchci al wmjnou eiutlieldei bill elliot and cctcian inn lei llair hamilton c 1111111 insl team spots and inst baseman fail cairns thud sackci stu king and lelhandcd huilcr j ick robeits getting tabbed loi h sene dut georgetown giants p i a c e d thud sackei dan aibic on the muiilf rock shooting range c an ilnc- this week sees the hcgiiiiiint ol a ncu column in the tree piess we hope it will cieat6 something ol mteicst loi the spuitsinen in and aiound acton not onl in this papci but also 111 a 1 ipidh glowing spoil in ihe uniled states at the picscnt lime nap shootum his developed a laic lollouing and i hue- lie iiuiiin chairipiorrsltlp cumpctilions loi iiilateius and pius alike mim ol lliese hue laige stuns ol munc loi piies canada houevei lags behind 111 tuip sliootinj but it is last be coming populai not onlv as a compotinve spoil but also with huntei who want 10 shaipcn then shooting cc gord clow p 1 o p 1 1 e i o 1 ol miple rock shoot my range has olfcied two trophies loi competition shoolmy one is loi ihe hest lice man squad the olhei loi the best individual should the ti opine aie a waul ed on the b isis ol the besl uciage oei 20 uecklc louuds ol 2s ela birds membeis com pelc in rinusdin night h 710 sfuicl numhci one consisting ol dae johnson bob simson bud websici an hawcs and ikn iv johnson bloke a total ol 42 bnds out ol a possible 12s the cconcl squad consisting ol lack vveilskc lim coulson inc i e idston oen iamaish and eel llohcnidcl wcie close behind with a tol l ol 88 a thud squad is being fonn- ccl so 111 otlh two niembeis pud wulel and rav post have lomecl this squad othei lricm bcis 11 e needed lo fill out tins line md new squids will he loimcd as mc nine 1 ship pi 1 mils top individual score ibis week gois to inn coulson rock wood echo gol 21 oul ol 1 pos sible 2s inn is a top contend ci lot the iiulmduil liophv this neil being a eonsile ntlv good shoot ci he iccuitlv biokc 2s sli uilit on two ionsecutic weeks othcl lop seoies ol the week wcu v i ni i c idston with 20 dim lohnson 21 paul w idcl 21 gil iv i imaish and td c 1111 liiuied on p iye sccn campbellville s big mid season slump was ividencetl sunday as thc chopped a s4 decision to ticoigitomi it was then tlmcl loss 111 i he 11 last loui league ames and then inst al home this eai harry hamilton was the loscr gnmg up i ie inns oil nine hits me walked loin ancl struck out eight don west hi 00k was the umnci guing up i inis oil eight hils wrrrtetvvilkiiig nine md si 1 ikii out lout georgetown went ahead in the tliu el when danm aibu taeut out a bunt deni gibbons walk ed and bill campbell houieied oei the cintii held iciice to gnc them 1 2 lvmil in the hot toin hall tampbclhille scoivd twiiee again to take 1 41 icicl wingioce walked but was out stealing anil then walks to eai i cuius clliot repta and jovce loieecl in one 1 on and hamil tons singk clime in anotheu jioigetoun scoivd twice in the sith to make it s4 and com plete the seoi ing as don lmdsa si 11 glee cc k ihio 11 mil it s c ond on hums ittiniptcil suti lice an ei 101 011 ihe campbell e ille inlielil put men on fnm md second anil 1 walk loaded the basis al hie s single then lilim 111 llu two inns arbic lindsay ami tail bui i all had two singles loi geoige town campbell homciod and the itlh ended when hamilton james ind wcstbiook singled don joce doubled and singled loi campbellillc and han hamilton singled twice- ahead 174 at theentrof the rem ih inning acton wildcats had two bad inilmgs and wli the score was counted at the close of mondays grand river gnls softball contest belwood had edged them 2322 the visiting gals scored eight filth inning nins and plated 1 moie in the sixth to overcome the wide acton lead the wtld cts made a last inniing attempt u even accounts scoring four 1 uns as saridia slingerland ho- ineicd but thev were one run shod vsith the tying lunat first some spectators who left ear- h witli the acton club well ahead weie amazed at the re sult the tabbies enjoyed a big lead and were coasting until the lifth susan fergifson sparked the explosive belwood rallies slamming four home runs in as nanv times at bat which must be some sort of a recoid even loi iln higji scoring league pilchcr joanne landsborough also had a perfect night at 1he hunters avolb the fall rush have your gun ready for the hunting season sights scopes sold installed repair work done at maple rock shooting range rr i acton 8530550 g f clow prop danny arbic halton sclecl first team and pilchei beinie dole in the icsere line up the lust ie mi lineup incliid ing three stalling pile lu is and two jlieis who lied toi shoi i stop uilh the i halting aciaue in binkets lie as lollmcs eat eher al wingioce inst base jiekclaikc 408 second liasc dcii stark hm thud base dan aibic sofl shoitslop dick bond 17s mil i 11 1 wilson 488 oullicldus bill rihot 381 jim 1 iiliiio 1 and muiia hall 324 and stalling pitehels spike ollgllllll ot pieston lohn mckinie of oakcillc nd h 11 1 hamilton ot camphellmlle roofing problems leave mm ro ismond roofing roofing expert no job too big or too small shingles metal roofing eavestroughing barn roofs free estimates guaranteed workmanship for information phone 8530553 plate foi the wildcats smasih- nig five hits in as many trips sandia slingerland belted two in addition to her home run and kay chisholm slammed a pair acton recreation summer schedule park and community centre thursday july 28 8pm roller skating 8 15pm mens softball iga vs sta hotel friday july 29 inter county softball saturday july 30 8 prn roller skating p m 10 teen dance monday august 1 7 30 p m senior citizens shuffle board 8 30 p m girls softball vvcst gara at acton tuesday august 2 8pm roller skating 8 15pm mens softball legion cs heibs delivery wednesday august 3 7 00 p m minor lacrosse you c wlma free blke- lots of other dandy prizes too enter elmers summer safety contest i this contest is based on elmers rule keep out from between parked cars find the seven errors in the picture than color it and mail to address below i every week elmer is j giving away coin 25 imperial 700 bikes one boys one girls tlyte accessory kits each kit contain bicycle lock handle grips bell mud flap and streamers how to enter 1 cot ihu eonteit out of papr along dottfd i ni and color tse p dure or draw a p cu e thai lookt lik thit and color if 7 lif on parare sheet of paper the ieven tk noj wrong in the picture 3 ma 1 contest and i st to ad drn on entry form ddn t for qer to fit in your name ond atjcjmi 4 all jfrntne become the pro perty of elmer the safely ele phant and cannot b returned 5 children of employ of this newspaper th ontario safty leogu and ccm may not tnfer 6 any child of imniory ckool ag may rttr 7 judoe will be traffic safety authorities judges dcnion fnol fill in and mail before august 3 to elmer co ontario safety league 208 king street west toronto 1 ontario r contest no 2 name address age telephone town or city old