Rough Riders favored to win eastern title in football season
A sports columnist weighs the Canadian pro football outlook with Ottawa Rough Riders as early favorites to claim the eastern crown, while Hamilton TiCats Toronto Argonauts Montreal Alouettes vie for position. Also covered are Europe’s World Cup final and local lacrosse and softball notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hunt
Ottawa Rough Riders
Hamilton TiCats
Toronto
Montreal
Alouettes
Canada
Hamilton
Russ Jackson
Mr. Hunt
Tiger Cats
Toronto Argonauts
Frank Clair
Nutty golf tests skill at floating course near Minden
AL McMullen, resort owner, built a lake course costing about 15 000 dollars, aiming at novelty for guests. Players tee from a raft and put while wading in about a foot of water, with a nine hurtling hole length near a mile and a best score of 45 for nine. Entertainers Jack and Mrs Carpenter help run the event with Hospitality Inn as recreation directors.
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Minden
AL McMullen
Polfers
Walter
McMullen
Jack Carpenter
Acton Lions Club
Hospitality Inn
Maple Rock Shooting Range Shooters Lead Weekend Meet
Jim Coulson tops Maple Rock shooting range action with 24 and 21 in two rounds. Bud Webster 22 21, Ed Hohenadel 20, Paul Waddell 19, Dave Johnson 19 18, squads finish 58 and 57. News mentions fishing trip and hunting licences 1966 season. Canadian migratory game bird permit discussed with funding concerns. Grand American trap finals set in Vandalia Ohio with top Canadian contender trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Rock
Jim Coulson
Jim
Bud Webster
Ed Hohenadel
Paul Waddell
Dave Johnson
Gerry Larhardie
Bud Wooster
Art Hawes
Parry Sound
U.S
United States
North America
Vandalia
Ohio
Acton Merchants Fall 13-7 to Georgetown Hunters
Georgetown Hunters topped the Acton Merchants 13 to 7 in Inter-County fastball under lights. Doug Vickery started for Georgetown, driving in two runs in the first, a single in the second, and a four-run third as Hunters built a 7-3 lead. Acton rallied to 7-3 in the third, but Georgetown pulled away with three more in the sixth and controlled the remainder. B. Sinclair, H. Leader, and J. Fields each had three hits for Georgetown. C. Sheppard, H. Leader, and G. Masales had three for Acton with Leader homering.
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Georgetown
Acton Merchants
Doug Vickery
Merchants
Howie Leader
Vickery
Ers
Ross Cunningham
Bud Webster
Jason Fields
Clarence (Farmer) Sheppard
Gary Masales
Leader
Masales
Mel Sheppard
1.G.A
Ball
Cargill
Short
Fryer
George Maltby
Campbellville Triumph Over Preston on Homer by Stu King
Campbellville edged Preston 1 to 0 in ten innings as Stu King delivered a five hit game capped by a game winning homer off Jack Roberts. Starter Spike Coughlin held Campbellville to six hits while fanning two before yielding, while Roberts threw ten shutout innings for Campbellville.
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Campbellville
Preston
Spike Coughlin
Jack Roberts
Camphbell- Adke
Roberts
Coughlin
Stu King
Camphbellville
King
Inter County Softball and Games Schedule Summary
Schedule lists events for Monday August 8 including Inter-County Softball at 1.30 p.m. for Men IG.A. versus Legion. At 7.30 p.m. Senior Citizens Shuffle Board. 8.30 p.m. Girls Softball Playoffs. Event venues not specified.
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Ig.a
Legion
Station Hotel tops Grocers in seven inning league tilt
Station Hotel defeated the League leaders 6 to 5 as a six to one late rally broke a 3-3 tie. Doug Vickery earned the win with a two inning relief stint while Al Calver took the loss after yielding 10 safeties. Joe Tiberi Lorne Peavey and John Dunn led the Innkeepers offense with multi hit performances and a three run sixth inning sealed the outcome.
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UGA
Grocers
Station Hotel
Doug Vickery
al Calvera
Doug
Joe Tiberi
Lorne Peavey
John Dunn
Vickery
Clarence (Farmer) Sheppard
AL McNabb
Larrie Peavey
Jan Riddall
Dunn
Riddall
Innkeeper
Peavey
Tiberi
Clarence Sheppard
Milt Ball
Bruce Cargill
George Maltby
Doug Black
Jeff Fryer
Roy Shulis
Wildcats crush West Gara in Monday softball clash
Acton Wildcats score early to beat West Gara 12 to 0 as Jo Anne Landsborough boosts Acton with four hits and a two run homer by Keira Stephenson. Acton piled up 18 hits led by Gail Fryer Mary Golem and Gail Leybourne while West Gara managed three.
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Acton Wildcats
West Gara
Gara Gals
Wildcats
Joanne Landsborough
Tabbies
Keira Stephenson
Acton Femmes
West Gara Linger
Gail Leybourne
Gail Fryer
Sandra Slingerland
Marv Gulem
Liz Kirby
Bev Brunelle
Pat Wheeler
Kay Chisholm
Sharon Grave
Mary Simpson
W. Gara
Acton Ou
Debbie McGowan
Sandra Kirk
Marlene Rowe
Sharon Gray
Earla
McGowan
Donna Rowe
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Marv Simpson
Helen Smart
Acton
Mary Golem
Rev Brunelle
Donna Landsborough
Gladys Calver
Lois Kirkwood
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Acton Free Press
Tely
England
West Germany
Stiles
Ben Ramsey
Heal
Merv
Oshawa Green Gaels
Gaels
Hamilton Beavers
Georgetown Giants
Bernie Dore
Giants
Keith Ranney
Philadelphia
Herb
Paul Marchment
Ken Marchment
Samoyed
Rhe Gitown
R. Cunningham
G. Balaskoff
B. Somerville
B. Webster
J. Fields
B. Gourliep
D. Bacon
B. Freestone
F. Beckett
Rogers Ib
B. Sinclair c
C. Sheppard
D. Price
H. Leader
P. G. Maisales
Me Sheppard
H. Phillips
D. Vickerwp
J. Dunn
PL McCristall
J. Tiberi
B. Dowle
Bill Korzack
Chester Anderson
C'ville
Shell
Sponsored By
Yellowjackets
M.C.C. Sinder
C.M.A. Sanction and Rules
Herb’s Delivery
St. Hotel
Lefe
Pesves
Dan Riddall
John Dune
Calver
I.G.A
Brian Schultis
R. Schultis
Harold Deforest
RHE Station
A. McNabb
L. Peavey
J. Riddall
M. Sheppard
J. Dunnth
D. Vickery
T. Sheppard
Tiberi If
Phillips Ff
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D. Black
C. Lewandowski
M. Ball
B. Cargill
J. Fryer
G. Maltby
B. Shultis
R. Shultis
H. Deforest
A. Calver
Chuck Shultis
Harvey Laverty
Main Street
Rockwood
Mill St
Wilbur
Baller
Adidas
Your
Focal Trust Company
Halton & Peel Trust. & Savings Company
Lorne Skuce
Mgr
Milton
McKercher
United Co-operatives of
Ontario
Mr. Huffman
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Mr. Bell
The
Ontario Credit Union League
Cryderman
Co-operators Insurance Association
Co-operators Life Insurance Association
CTA
Provincis
United Co-operatives of Ontario
CIA
J. E. O'Dell
Corunna
Mr. O'Dell
Kenneth W. Weatherley
Ottawa
Weatherley
Charles G. Munroe
Munro
T. Ray Lougheed, Barrie
Mr. Lougheed
Aubrey S. Dalgleish, Hamilton
Dalgleish
Old Weieeintone Insurance Association
Robert S. McKercher
Dublin
Charles W. Huffman
Harrow First
Donald R. Bell
Windsor
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