Acton Sports Roundup Highlights Local Events and Changes
Acton sports reports show Acton Merchants splitting in Inter-County softball, Wildcats edging Guelph in girls play, and three town league games by publication time. Lacrosse starts Saturday at the community centre with horseshoe and shuffleboard underway for seniors. A new Acton Merchants name replaces Station Hotel labeling, and a push for OHLA hockey may arrive next season.
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Acton Merchants
Wildcats
Guelph
Vrniaey
Free Press
Acton
Acton Wildcats Join Seven-Team Grand Valley Girls League
The Grand Valley girls softball league expands to seven teams, accepting Acton Wildcats on a unanimous vote. Acton will host Monday twilight games at S30 lights only for Acton, with first game June 20 at Havsumiton Park against West Gara. All-Star game hoped for June 15, and local support urged to back the new squad led by manager Charlie Thomson and coach Frank Spielvogel.
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Grand Valley Girls
Havsumton Park
Lake Belwood
Howard Pearce
Acton Wildcats
Acton
Fergus
West Gara
Hillsburg
Shands
Belwood
Grand Valley
Hillsbace
Ares
Pearce
Havsumitun Park
Acton Girls
Charlie Thomson
Frank Spielvogel
Acton Merchants edge Hillsburg 9 4 in Inter County win
Acton Merchants, new team name, beat Hillsburg 9 to 4 on Monday night in potato country. Ed Phillips earned the win with eight Hillsburg hits and 10 strikeouts as Acton rallied from a 3 2 deficit in the sixth. Gary Masales, Ed Philips, and John Leatherland led Acton at the plate with multiple hits. Hillsburg’s Don McKenzie and Ed Smith produced some offense, while Hillsburg left six runners stranded. Acton opens the season Friday at home against the new Rockwood entry at 8 15 under the arcs in Acton park.
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Acton
Merchants
Hillsburg
Ed Phillips
Lorne Peavey
Ken
Donaldson
Ed Philips
Gary Mosales
John Leatherland
Don Price
Bob Sheppard
Jeff Fryer
Johnny Dunn
Ed Smith
Don McKenzie
Ross Corbett
al Kirkwood
Mike Donaldson
McKenzie
John Dunn
Bob
Burgers
Leatherland
Marales
Phillips
Price
Fryer
Sheppard
Corbett
Hillsbury
Burg
Rookswood
Acton Park
H. Phillips
J. Leatherland
G. Masales
E. Philips
D. Price
J. Fryer
B. Sheppard
J. Dunn
G. Williamson
D. Belle
R. Corbett
A. Kirkwood
D. McKenzie
E. Smith
M. Donaldson
L. Peavey
K. Donaldson P
R. McGowan
W. Knight
Wildcats edge Guelph 4-3 in twilight Acton softball win
Acton Semmes edged Guelph 4-3 in a twilight exhibition as Acton, fresh from league addition, showed solid pitching by Joanne Landsborough and Bonnie McDougall. Guelph struck twice in the first and added one in the sixth, while Acton tallied in the first, third and fourth frames. Coach Frank Spielvogel watched Acton secure a promising league debut.
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Acton Wildcats
Grand Valley
Guelph Gals
Acton
Joanne Landsborough
Bonnie McDougall
Acton Semmes
Guelph
Tigher
Frank Spielvogel
Wildcat
Charlie Thompson
Mohawk Sets More Records at Raceway Spring Meet
Mohawk Raceway closed its record-breaking spring meet with a total attendance of 150,053 and total betting of 8,675,322. A single night's wagering peak reached 265,489 while the track posted a 7,909 crowd on April 30, the largest of the meet. The season averages rose from 3,901 to 4,168 in attendance and nightly betting averaged 240,981, with per capita wagering at 57.82.
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Mohawk Raceway
Weather and grit open town league mushball season
Acton Softball Association kicked off 1906 with harsh weather dampening attendance. Ledger's LG.A. beat Herb's Delivery 4 to 2 at Prospect Park, as Al Calvert pitched six hits with five strikeouts for the grocers. Bruce Shultis hit a three bagger for EGA, while Cargill doubled for the winners and multiple players added safeties.
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Ledger
Lg.a
Herb
Prospect Park
al Calvert
Grocers
Fred Archibald
Calvert
Bruce Shultis
EGA
Heals
Bruce Cargill
Boxla Starts Saturday as Lacrosse Sees Season Opener
Eighty boys are signed to play lacrosse with officials expecting many more at the Community Centre Saturday morning. Four games will begin with novice and continue through pee wee bantam and midget. Barry Inscoe Johny Krapek Larry Talléfer and John Gay Jr coach and organize. Recreation director Howard Pearce assists to start the league.
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Jim Slaven
London
Ribbon Inn O.F.S.S
Howard Pearce
Monnday
Pam
Place
Ontario
Rockwood
Garden City
St. Catharines
Community Centre
Georgetown
OHLA
Don Price
John Gov Jr
John
Dave Manes
UGA
Chab
Pegion
Station
Trouy Lga
Acton Tuter-Counts
Ten Acton Merchants
Barry Inscoe
Johny Krapek
Larry Tallléfer
John Gay Jr
Legion edges hotel in fumbly fixture
Legionnaires defeated the Station Hotel 15 to 14 in a high error game of town league softball. Legion overcame a late innkeepers rally with an eighth inning burst after both sides combined for 12 misplays. Leatherland, Masales and Arbie led Legion with three and two hit performances while Riddall paced Station with a three hit night including a ninth inning homer.
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Legionnaires
Station Hotel
Legion
Innkeepers
Station
Tom
Riddall
Johnny Dunn
Ken Maltby
Chick Milne
Milne
Doug Vickery
Hotelers
Lorne Peavey
Peavey
Ian
Acton youth Jim Slaven takes second in Ontario junior mile
Acton district high school runner Jim Slaven finished second in the junior mile at the Ontario secondary school championships in London. The 15 year old was five seconds behind Kipling’s R. Smith with a 4:45.5 clocking. Slaven to train with the Guelph Legion Track Club under coach Tec Franklin after a double CWOSSA win and CWOSSA "A" victory in Waterloo.
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Acton
Jim Slaven
London
R. Smith
Kipling
Jim
Guelph Legion
Ontario
Bruce Andrews
Bruce
Bruce Kidd
Waterloo
Tec Franklin
Local Baseball Innings Recap At Bat Summary
Players Milne Bullough McCristall Masales and teammates are listed with positions and hits across sixth and eighth innings. Phillips Williamson Riddall Sheppard Smith Dunn Peavow Sheppard Vickery Leachman and others contributed in fielding and pitching segments as the team recorded several outs and defensive plays.
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C. Milne
J. Bullough
It & Rt
B. McCristall
T. Masales
H. Phillips
G. Williamson
J. Riddall
B. Sheppard
F Smith
J. Dunn
Peavow
P. W. Sheppard
D. Vickery
H. Leachman
Giants win first contest in Halton County senior baseball
Don Westbrook struck out 12 Burlington batters as Georgetown Giants edged Burlington 3 0 in Halton County senior baseball on Wednesday. Westbrook worked the first six and one third innings, Bernie Dore finished the win. Mike Lynch, ex Dundas hurler, pitched for Burlington. Jason Fields and Dan Arbie each had two hits for the Giants, Denis Gibbons added a single, and Arbie also doubled. Denis Gibbons made a sharp running catch in right to nail a Burlington runner at second.
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Don Westbrook
Burlington
Georgetown Giants
Halton County
Westbrook
Bernie Dore
Mike Lynch
Dundas
Jason Fields
Dan Arbie
Giants
Denis Gibbons
Arbi
Brattain
Preston
Giants Sox battle to seven seven tie in darkness delay
Giants and Red Sox fought to a 7-7 draw after five innings Monday night as darkness halted play. Giants rallied from a 7-3 deficit with four runs in the fifth off Ron Nayler, while Bob Brattain and Don Westbrook pitched for the Giants. The Sox built their lead with a five-hit second inning and added two more in the third and fourth before the game paused.
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Guthit
Georgetown Giants
Milton Red Sox
Sox
Giants
Ron Nayler
Nayler
Bob Brattain
Pete Lawson
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Ivy Martin
Grace Robertson
Ada Peal
Peter Taylor
Garnet Winter
Brian Rae
Sports Beat
Mr. Pearce
D. Hohenadel
S. Simpson
D. Jackson
L. Pentalow
K. Kitchen
Kitty
Chas. Thomson
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