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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment shows a reference to Acton and Thursday with unclear year and event details. The readable items are minimal, offering names and a weekday without context or full dates. Further readable context is required to form a complete summary.
An intermediate baseball game was called off after Dundas failed to show, awarding the win to Acton. Umpire Mike Timms declared Acton the victor while fans faced disappointment and talk of league penalties and possible expulsion.
Tanners beat Acton Junior Farmers 18 to 9 in seven innings at M. Z. Bennett school grounds. Butch Richmond and Julian Zajac led a high hitting attack for the Tanners with four hits apiece including a home run and two doubles. Larry Porte and Harry Lawson sparked the offense as the Junior Farmers struggled with defense and fielding errors.
Fragmentary OCR lists Acton Andenson, Broce, Lanwsan, Downsley, Fennell, Ethier, Me Cristotll, Fryer, Cainpinsth and Cristal in a basketball box score, with multiple incomplete names and positions.
Acton defeats Bronte 12 to 9 after a see-saw game in Halton County Intermediate Baseball. Key blows came in the seventh and eighth innings with Joe Fennell driving in three runs and a late Acton rally sealing the victory. Bronte outhit Acton but failed to convert when it mattered.
Acton Merchants beat Oakville 7 2 in a league match as forwards including Dieasethort and Ghayers spearheaded early pressure. Hob Martingall and Larry Nolan added goals in the second half as Acton moved to fourth place in the league standings.
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