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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 15, 1969

Page

23

Lions Bow To Brampton In Tri County Hockey Clincher

Acton Lions fell 6 4 to Brampton Juvenile club after trailing 4 6 at the end of the second. Brent Marshall scored Acton’s third period goal from Pete Marzo and Brad Timbers. Earlier, Streetsville edged Acton 2 1 with Bob Andrews scoring in the first.

Acton Lions Brampton Brent Marshall Acton Pete Marzo Brad Timbers Streetsville Lions Bob Andrews Brent Israhall

Discount Hellers Stopped In Industrial League Opener

The Lakeview Discount boys defeated Hellers 8-3 in the Industrial League opener. Scorers included Dan Arbie, R Holmes, K Baker, D Arbic and J Carter. Hellers rallied briefly with Gary Taillefer scoring twice, but Discount pulled away in the third period.

Lakeview Discount Boys Hellers B. Edgoetz Barry Inscoe Garrett Discunt Dan Arbie K. Baker R. Holmes D. Papillon

New Ontario fishing licences begin January first 1969

The Ontario licence rules require all males aged 18 and over to carry a resident angling licence for fishing including ice fishing. The annual licence costs 3 dollars, with a 1 dollar licence for personal use of smelt. A regular angling licence does not cover smelt netting. Backpatches for hunting were introduced in 1908 to identify trespassers and violators, with a mandate to wear a yellow backed patch on clothing. A four month warning period 1968 ends December, after which charges for improper patch wear begin January 1 1969.

Department of Lands and Forests Lands and Forests Office Ontario

Community centre cancels Sunday skating for OHLA event

Schedule update states that skating at the community centre will be cancelled this Sunday afternoon to accommodate a scheduled OHLA event. An intermedista eight game between Fergus Flyers and Acton Taanare is listed. Port Elgla reportedly played Friday night.

Intermedista Fergus Flyers Acton Taanare Port Elgla

Acton Peewees Top Brampton In Exhibition Clash

Acton Peewees defeated Brampton 62 in a last Sunday's exhibition game. Acton dominated the first and third periods while Brampton scored twice in the second. Charles Allen led with three goals, Mike Ferguson two, and Charlie McRae one, with assists from McRae Taylor Ward Ferguson Hargrave.

Acton Tom Milne Dill Paul Kevin Marcoux Byron Timbers Steve Buchanan Peter Hargrave Bernie Taylor Jobin Hansen Charlie Allen George Arten Bill McKenzie George Carnegie Ron Death Charlie McRae John Cameron Mike Ferguson Steve Ward Ron van Stumpf Pee Wee Rochester Baltimore John Hansen John Pete Hargrave Dave Allen Springfield Cleveland

Brampton Bantams Fall Short in Close Battle with Acton TriCounty

Brampton's triple A bantams pressed Acton TriCounty Wednesday night as Pete Morrison and Brendan Irwin opened the scoring for Brampton. Burgess tied it early in the third, Haynes added an insurance goal for Acton with five minutes left, final score 3-1.

Brampton Acton TriCounty Acton Pete Morrison Brendan Irwin Burgess Haynes

Tanners hunt first win stalls as Harvesters edge them

Acton Tanners squandered two strong chances to claim their first victory of the season in a 4-3 loss to Cheltenham Harvesters. Mike Finnegan scored the decisive goal at 9:43 of the third period as Cheltenham controlled late play, despite penalties levelling the scene.

Acton Tanners Cheltenham Harvesters Bramalea Tanners Cheltenham Lidl Devorski Bruce McDuffe Bob Hogarth Kevin Hall Steve Gervais Gordie Bells Harry Red) Phillips Fred Buchanan Tibbetts Harvesters Richardson Glen Judge Holly Drone Tanters Ron Mulcohn Weand Jing Santes Steve Gervas Hatten Cheltenham Kevin Wath Tanner Haparth Phil Marco Websters Sweeney McDuffe Finnegan Ham Townsley

Holiday Exhibitions Rally Local Teams in Four Town Tournament

Holiday exhibitions see Legion teams posting wins and losses. Bantam club beat Hamilton 2-0 and tied Chinguacousy 1-1, but lost 12-0 to Kitchener. J Jordan and R Swan scored against Hamilton with assists from R Schuts G Taylor S Van Fleet H Tobbes. J McNabb netted the lone goal versus Chinguacousy in 38 minutes. Acton Pee Wees beat Kitchener Pee Wee 4-2 as C McRae scored three and R Death added one. M Ferguson had two assists. Legion midget All-Stars lost 4-3 to Georgetown. G Murray and K Smallwood scored for Acton with assists from C Kuiken D Leblanc. Georgetown’s D Irons scored twice. Kitchener Novices shut out Acton 6-0 with Schmidt scoring three times.

Kitchener Pee Wee Club Charlie McRae Ron Death Mike Ferguson Kevin

Blow Press tops Nielsen's 6-3 in Industrial League clash

Blow Press remains first after a 6-3 win over Nielsen's in Sundays Industrial League game. Key goals came from E Hillier and S McDonald with assists from McDonald and Coon, while Nielsen's Gaord Mason and Wayne Wheeler found goals in a rough contest marked by penalties.

Blow Press Nielsen's E. Hillier S. McDonald K. Moissac Nielsen G. Mason B. Coon Gord Mason Harold Dwyer Nielen Bill Coen Rick Coen Stu McDonald Wayne Wheeler van der Eyken R. Stull Bill Coon Blow Hillier, Coon McDonald Rick. Doe Gard Mason

Pee Wees Fall to Brampton in Tri-County Pee Wee Hockey

The Pee Wees lost 8-1 to Brampton here Wednesday night. Brampton led 3-0, 5-0, and added three more in the final period. Terry Holmes scored Acton’s lone goal from Russell Coultrup. Four games remain before playoffs. next hosts Oakville Wednesday night at p.m.

Brampton Tri-County

Brampton tops Weston 6 2 in league clash

Brampton defeats Weston 6 to 2 after a back and forth opening period. Weston jumped ahead on a Bruce McPhail unassisted goal, but Brampton answered with multiple unassisted scores from Scott Malcolm and Shane Withers. Marc McKeeracher tied late first period before Brampton pulled away in the second with goals from Stephen Coles and Malcolm, cementing the win.

Atoms Brampton Weston Bruce McPhail Scott Malcolm Brampton Shane’ Withers Marc McKeeracher Bert Post Ricky Gabson Stephen Coles David McGidloway Ricky Gibson Scote Malcolm Donald Brown Glenn Owen

Springfield Triumphs 5 3 Over Cleveland In Hockey Clash

Cleveland opened with two goals by Wayne Allan aided by John Cameron, then held a 2-0 lead. Springfield surged back in the third with Peter Pauli and George Camepie scoring as Very Slaven and Rene Taylor assisted. Springfield added two late goals to secure a 5 3 win while Hershey dominated Buffalo 7 1 with Roger Swan and Steve Manhalh each scoring twice and multiple helpers.

Cleveland Wayne Allan John Cameron Sotina Clive Diggins Ilham McKenzie George Coltner Terry Slaven Peter Pauli Putlisty George Camepie Springfield Very Slaven Rene Taylor Jill Paul Witham McKenzie Blaine Cleland Steve Papillon Bantams Wershey Buffalo Garth Taylor Ons Pays John Jordan Hershey Roger Swan Steve Manhalh Roger Gibbins Steve Vian Fleet Martin Dupuis Wind Gard Burnett Dan Allen Harry Lawson Roper Swan Ken Anderson Mike Pope Rodney Gabbins

Correction: Donald Brown Scores For Brampton in Legion Atom Match

In last week’s Legion Atom hockey report, the goal for Brampton was scored by Donald Brown, not Paul Bowen. The correction clarifies the scoring attribution for the Brampton squad.

Legion Atom Hockey Paul Bowen Donald Brown Brampton Donald

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Acton Free Press Craig Weldon Brampton Imperiale Lloyd Smallwood Randy Actons Streetsille Jim James Rob Marshall The Hespeter Firian Farrell Aurora Maple Rock Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Parliament Buildings Toronto Peewees Bants Port Elgin Fergus Pam Jing Sweeney Phil Marzo Renee McDuffe Ron Marconi Ken Hears Jing ‘Bullough Jan Riddall Harry Phillips Gordie Beil Lin Farrelly Stolly Crone McBuffe Ath Gervaiso OS AG Hell Phillips F. Huchanany Cestihubetts Richadson Crowe CR Malcolm Alex Smith Chibbeth Stitt Be. Webster A. Stith Mike Finnegan J. Se Jim Lee Pate Marriton Marcoux George Artem Legion Georgetown Gord Murray Keith Smallwood Charlie Kuiken Dave Leblanc Dave Irons Clive Llewellyn John Kennedy Kitchener Schmidt H. S. Holden Optometrist Cork St. East Guelph Pee Wees Niigata Falls Oshaws Don Legate Fdo Ensing Mike McCabe Jim Gentles Brett Legate Doug McKnight Buchanan Brent Lepite Barry McKerracher St. Kitts Hamilton Fred Alton St Louis L.A. Kings Joe Tarr St. Louis Tim Coles Bob Ballantine Steve Garrett Ray Bosh L. A. Kings Charlie Given Glen Taillefer G. Williams Charlie Givens B. Given G. Noble Mill ST. AY Wilbur Ver Arthur A. Johnson D.D. Optometrist Mili Actan Varty
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