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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 16, 1947

Page

7

Postwar Sports Sight: Oakville and Georgetown In Focus

A lively Georgetown hockey night honors a mother of three players while debate swirls over referee Kelly and postwar sports turnout. Oakville edges Milton then suffers a setback, as regional crowds grow for junior and intermediate hockey amid calls for stronger league placement and fair play.

Georgetown Wwa Milton Triple A Oakville Toronto Lakeshores O.H.A

Milton Intermediates Rally But Fall To Acton In Hockey Clash

Acton blanked Milton 3 2 in a rough Intermediate B hockey opener. Townsley and Lindsay gave Acton an early lead, Grant tied it for Milton at 11 15 of the second, Gillespie put Acton ahead again at 16 20, and McMunn tied the game before Acton finally sealed it with a late goal.

Milton Intermediates Legion Acton Legionnaires Fricker” Woods Tanners Wilstons Boone KeRy Kelly Townsley Wilson Lindsay Konez Milton Goy Grant Woods Coxe Strom Guy Riddall Scarrow E. Marzo Brush Gillespie McMunn Hodge West Milton Ranks McMunn C Chambers cTownsley Giicaple MceMunn

Calendar snippets missing key details

A sequence of fragmented date strings from January and February listings appears. Readable items include Fridays and Mondays with multiple misordered entries and typos. The fragment provides no identifiable events, names, or locations to summarize a coherent item.

School League Opens With Two Saturday Games

The School League started with two afternoon games as Reds beat Blacks 4-0 with Archie scoring three goals and Hutt one. Blues defeated Greens 4-1 with goals from Tyler McGilloway Bl Toth L Slemskey and Boelvogel. Joe Kentner umpired and explained the whistle. The Acton Athletic Association plans a Juvenile Series entry in February with trials for non school players Saturday at 1 pm coached by Joe Kentner.

McLean Mackenzie Reds Blues Blacks Greens Archie T Hutt Tyler McGilloway Bl'Toth L.slemskey Boelvogel Joe Kentner Acton Athletic Association Ontario Minor Hockey Association

Junior Farmers Hockey Team Beats Hillsburg Twice

Acton juniors entered league play with two exhibition games at Hillsburg arena facing Hillsburg and an all star squad. Acton Iced a crafty team 6 4 then routed Hillsburg 7 1 in a rematch. Halton champion hopes rise as Acton strengthens ties with junior farmer clubs.

Acton Hillsburg Crafz Hillsbury

Milton-Acton Clash Stars Highlight Local Goaltending

Herb Woods leads the Tanners with sharp saves and grit as the first star. Brush, nicknamed Dayo, anchors the county town defense as second star. Sonny Townsley of Acton, a veteran winger, delivers a two goal spree as third star.

Herb Woods Acton Sonny Townsley

Tannery Town Bridge Tourney Evening At Y

Tannery Town Bridge Tourney to be held at the Y with supervision by Jack and refreshments provided by Mie Camron and Sirs Cray. The evening promises enjoyment for all attendees.

Tannery- Town Bridge Unkley Jack Camron Cray

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