Pounding the Sports Beat on small town hockey appeal
The piece weighs two sides of hometown hockey fame vs cost. It notes Wingham Acton and others struggle to sustain intermediate teams, cites debt and arced attendance, and cites examples from Hensall Milton Collingwood Meatont to illustrate fan backing and financial risk.
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Wingham Advance Times
Ham
Times - Advance
Acton
Wingham
Dots
Blues
Bill Hanley
OHA
Amaeur
Toronto
Stota
Hanley
Hensal
Strathroy
Hensall
Milton
Collingwood-Meatont
Pee Wees Triumph Over Applewood in Exhibition Clash
Acton Pee Wees rolled past Applewood Falcons 124 at the Community Centre on Saturday night. Paul Cooper posted his fourth shutout of the season while the Harkley brothers earned two hat tricks with assists from Mason Johnson Gwen and Vale. John Mason scored twice for Acton with setup from Casey Har kley and Mike Vali, and singular goals came from Maltby Owen and McKe with Maltby assisting.
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Acton
Applewood Falcons
Acton Blitzkreig
Paul Cooper
Harkley
Mason
Johnson
Gwen
Vale
John Mason
Casey
Danny Harkley
Mike Vali
K. Maltby
K. Owen
A. McKe
Maltby
Raiders
Bradford
Oakville
Tittle
Georgetown
Acton Pee Wees
Midland
Fergus Flyers
W.o.aa
Waton
Fergus
Bob Marshall
Flyers
Walkerton
OHA
Elora Rocks
Raiders and Cyclones Meet in League Final
Raiders face Cyclones in a sudden death Acton Industrial hockey final this Sunday at 6 p.m. Raiders beat Buyers 32 to earn a 64 edge. Cyclones defeated Flyers 3 to 1 for a 12-3 semifinal margin. Buzzers were eliminated after a tough final stretch.
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Raiders
Acton
Buyers
Cyclones
Flyers
Buzzers
Barry Inscoe
Turk Shepherd
Williams
Arnesburg
Wilf Duval
Thhey
Town League Champs Decided In Saturday's Novice Finals
Guelph St Catharines Buffalo and Montreal won Legion minor sports titles in novice pee wee bantam and midget divisions. Final round saw mixed results with two ties two decisive wins and key performances by players including Pendleton Hobson Dunbar Turkesz Hibbard Hagan and Fisher. The league thanks coaches referees and staff while seeking return of missing trophies.
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Guelph
St. Catharines
Buffalo
Montreal
Legion
Hamilton
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Toronto
Billy Pendleton
Jim Hobson
Dave Dunbar
Charley Giddén
Wayne de
Ray Hibbard
Bill Hagan
Harry Ochlrich
Hibbard
Michael Marcoux
Dugald Dick
Herd
Acton Legion
Pete Vale
Albert Irvin
Floyd Schmidt
Clint Taylor
Bob Martingell
Gord James
Jim Gunn
Gerald Fisher
Bill Buchanan
Bill Quok
Jack Bul- Tough
Barry Inscne
Ed Owen
Murray Harrison
John Gay (II
Star Acton Skaters Lions In Gala Carnival
Acton hosts the first Colorama 1962 ice carnival on home ice with Star Acton skaters from Galt including Elizabeth Force and Linda Braida. Lions Club sponsors a two act program featuring Goafers and a horse act, with organist Paul Berg as accompanist. Proceeds fund the new community centre and refreshments follow.
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Star Acton
Lions
Incre
Acton
Lions Club
Elizabeth Force
Linda Braida
Bonnie Bristow
Elaine Doherty
Anita Braida
Peter Arcie
Elaine Lamb
Dianne Lamb
Robin Inscoe
Joan Cook
Barbara Cook
Sally Wilson
Sharon Bradley
Galt
Lions Roar
Goafers
Paul Berg
Schneider
Kitchener
Alec Johnson
Carnival Committee
Norman Braida
s_Mayer
Jonh
Guy
Atles Wonderland
New Pony Arrives For Contest Winner
Five year old Jimmy Lynch and his family welcomed a brown Shetland pony named Gertrude from a farm near Moffat. The nervous filly arrived by van, is being stabled nearby, and Jimmy, enrolled at M Z Bennett kindergarten, awaits bonding with his prize from a TV contest.
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Cam
Jimmy Lynch
Jimmy
Camden Lyndale
Gertrude
Moffat
Eric Lynch
Meadvale Road
M. Z. Bennett
Hog Line Interclub Bonspiel Opens Tonight
Acton Curlers headline the Hog Line bonspiel with three women skips rivaling the men led by Dot Van Wyck Ethel Holmes and Evan Cooper. Tonight’s semi finals feature Van Wyck Williams Regnvaldson Holmes Wood Sheetrotl Cooper Nolan. Playoffs in the regular league division follow with runoff next Tuesday April 10 the final night of hurling. Dinner and dance tickets are on sale for Monday April 23 at the Legion Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot van Wyck
Ethel Holmes
Evan Cooper
George Williams
Clarence Regnvaldson
Bert Wood
Alex Sheetrotl
Eva Cooper
Andy Nolan
Legion Auditorium
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Paisley
Crepe
George
Jeff Harkley
Ron Hagan
Terry
Wales
Keith Tarrant
Buffalo Gang
Brian Phillips
B. Elliott
Ren Hagan
Terry Churchill
David Woodhouse
Leafs
Bill Fisher
Gerald Sterritt
Gord Mason
Keith Dunk
Larry Cox
Milton Ball
Sandy McPhedran
John Creighton
Bill Cook
Mike Prystasz
Galt Club
Western Ontario
Niagara Peninsula
Vice Bristow
Watson
Mutual Life Assurance Company OF Canada
John Lloyd
Main St. North
Ontari
Halton Progressive Conservative Association
Lions Hall
Burlington
Sandy Best
M.P
Stanley Hall
M.P.P
John B. Hamilton
York West
Bob McDonald
Hamilton South
Churchill RD. N
Ont
Board of Parks Management
Goodwill
O.A.D.A
Volkswagen
Pontiac
BUICK
Franklin Prouse Motors
Paul
Een Ur
Bruck & Bogehman
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