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The Acton free Press Wednesday May Orillia takes Rams 1210 HEAVY EQUIPMENT FROM and trucks loaned by Jack Ridley and Mansell all contributed towards construction of a new ball diamond at the M Z Bennett school on Saturday The Acton Local companies supply help to build new ball diamond The key word In building a baseball diamond coopera Hon Jim hmond president of the Acton minor baseball association is Just plain happy the cooperation and the organization received from the aggregates division of truckers Jack Ridley and Mansell Nellis and the County Board of Education when they announced plans to reconstruct a diamond on the M Z Bennett school grounds First of all the Board of Education told them to go ahead approached Indusmin The company said it would supply tho limestone screenings for the diamond and also agreed to furnish the heavy equipment necessary to skin off the top soil and lay the foundation Jack Ridley supplied a driver and truck as did Saturday morning the diamond was skinned and the material conveyed from the Indusmin quarry on the Third Line and dumped on the diamond Isntond Pop Main and Sandy McEachern were there laying out Ihe diamond and raking to get It in shape for a game this week Manning the machinery in aid of the diamond were Ken Mur and Bud Fitzgerald of Indusmin while Storey drove the Ridley truck and Ken Marshall the vehicle The association found there t enough ball diamonds to go around this season but the new one at Bennett should take off some of the pressure and enable all teams to complete their schedule Talented pitcher centreman Norm Morton dies at 57 One of Acton most talented and well known athletes Norman John Morton of Main St N died May in St Josephs hospital Guelph in his year after a long illness Norm Morton was one of the most talented lefthanded baseball pitchers ever to play for the Acton intermediate baseball clubs of the past and a smooth centre Iceman a spearhead of the Acton Tanners w hen they won the Ontario championship and took many other group and provincial honors Norm played first base for the Running bases contest planned Acton intermediate girls open their County Softball league schedule at the park tomorrow Thursda night against The girls will also play in Sunday Two Intermediate age 1116 teams will represent Acton in the league this summer The A squad will be coached by Ella and Pop Main while June and Pat Van will handle the team Jones will coach the Acton junior age entry In the same league North Halton Sports Ltd 8777777 SPORTING GOODS 0 B A Intermediate baseball champions in when they won the crown He also starred as a pitcher and first rate bowler He played senior baseball for Guelph in the old league when it was the top league in the province and played centre ice for the Junior A SPA team of Guelph when they faced the renowned Kraut line from Kitchener Born la Toronto Born in Toronto In Norm went to school there and moved to Acton with the family when his father Jack was appointed sole leather superintendent of Beardmore and Co He has lived in Acton for the past years except for a year In Northern Ontario and a stint In the Canadian army during the second world war A machinist by trade Norm Morton has been unable to work during the last five spending considerable time in hospital His death was a double shock to his wife Doris who lost a brother George the same week He Is survived by his wife Doris who he married In April sons and daughters Ross Cheryl Mrs Ed Phillips Jill Mrs G McLaren and Prank all of Acton and nine grandchildren His parents John and Jessie Morton and a brother Russell Bus also a well known athlete predeceased him Funeral service was held Friday May at the Shoemaker funeral home con ducted by the Rev Andrew H McKewie Interment was in Fairvlew Cemetery Pallbearers were Ted Pope Charles Shultis John Robson Hector Lambert Dude Lindsay and Jack Flower bearers were Henry Cripps Frank Winters Don Greln and John Ward Norm Morton was a member of the Acton branch of the Legion and a special Legion service was held at the funeral home as well Rams play East York Acton Rams make their next OLA Junior lacrosse start when they travel to East York tonight Wednesday to play the Mohawks Rams downed the Mohawks 11 in their first meeting here May Acton forward Bruce scored four times but the Rams succumbed 12 at the hands of the hometown Orillia Lions in Junior C lacrosse Monday night Veteran Craig counted twice In the game with rookies George Artem Rick Newman Kevin Marcoux and Jim Bur each scoring once Lions started the scoring with a Dal by Glass at the OS mark of first period tied the game just one minute later on a from Gary Fisher grabbed the lead again with a quarry people also donated the limestone screenings for the diamond base H Coles Photos Bool by Scott at 5 with lewman bagging his score seconds later Glen McKentle picked up the assist scored twice more in the period with Cooksley providing the one from Marcoux and the other from Artem and Breaks tie Lion Scott scored first in the second period to break the tie for Acton from Dave Manes and goalie Gary Turkosi to lift the Another goal later in the period was answered by on a pass from Turkosi to leave the second period score Marqoux scored his goal early In the third period wlUibelp from Fisher and Terry Dunn followed up with his second goal from to put an score on the board for Acton Four Orillia charged back scoring four five minutes to put the game out of reach for the Rams but they continued to fight back with a Cooksley goal from Marcoux A last minute Lion goal was matched by with just seconds remaining In the game Turkosi earned the assist Rams will host Midland In Ihelr next home game Monday night Rams Lineup Turkosi Craig Wade Knight Ken Withers Rick Newman Jim Burnham Gary Fisher Dave Manes Wayne Young Kevin George Bruce Glen McKenzle Ian Campbell Terry Dunn Jack Holmes Bruce Swift Jim raceway FIRST RACE 1 Mile MOO CHARLEY S PAPOOSE MAHIEA 1 VALID Dotty Pitch Warner Molar SHI I Msclnloih Spring Creek Gut Vlrai Emma Dexter Wllion AE Courting Time C SECOND RACE 1 Mile Pace WW MUDDY HAL Coke THOM BO Troy 1 Royal Bean Carol Davy A Butter Hilly DrcamA Flic 1 Mcltadlc Boy McKcnile AF Linn Parker J McDonald THIRD RACE Mile Pace KEY J ROMAN GABRIEL M ICHEYFNNE DILLON J Iti Direct Dale Wayne Golden Bennett Direct Valour E Miner Duke Mike Trump FOURTH 1 Mile Pace ROSES Slead Troy 1 Pot Prologue M KerluVc Chaili Dean Ace Brawn Lawion Mill Twinkle A J Finalize Three hour match Decoration chess club highlight Day plans Final plans for Decoration Day Sunday June 3 were made at a meeting of the com ml I lee last week The event will have the same format as other years with a parade followed by a service at Fairvlew Cemetery Graves at St Joseph s and the Pioneer Cemetery will be decorated The parade will form at Fellows St at 30 m on Sunday afternoon and proceed lo Cemetery for service at In the event of rain service witi be held In Trinity United church committee has scheduled Its next meeting for Wednesday June 13 to elect officers for All organizations in Acton are being Invited lo have representatives there so a representative committee can be set up for 1974 The main attraction of second round of play at the Acton Chess club Wednesday was three hour match between Henry and Pete Moss both players in the Top Six of the tournament Mr Moss was victorious and will be joined by Doug Garrett who defeated Dave two games to one The remaining two members of the group Steve Garrett and Bert van der la am will play sometime this week Both the winners and the losers will play a round robin to decide further positioning Further results In the lower half the results were as follows Ralph Williams over Jim Huxley Bill won three straight from Mark Pratt Lynn Perry defeated Diane Thompson 30 and Alex Magyar won over Ted Newman The next club meeting is Wednesday May 1973 If you require more Information con coming the club contact either president Doug Garrett or convener Ted Newman Plan fry golf tourney to finish year industrail hockey league will wrap up the season with a steak fry and golf tour nament in Juiy Scene or the festivities will be the Acton Meadows golf club and dote has been set as Thursday July for all players officials and bagmen to officially wrap it up John Kavanaugh told he Free Press further Information will be forthcoming as it is available FIFTH RACE iMIIrPice 111 1DAMEAD10S J McDonald BARREN ABBYC Law Ion ARKANSAS TRAVELLER Second Stem J Our Joyce Barren Lady Chock Hut ton SIXTH RACE ISM 1 HORN MITE KELLY TODD C Speedier Spencer Prince Henry Nobel Prlia Belly Duke Butler Colby a Slipper A AE Monty Lee Carroll SEVENTH RACE Mile Pace I IK Llplelt KEYSTONE JOEL Warner HERALD While 1 Jake J Multenl Barbara a Hope Jackton Direct Baker Mac Don lid LEONARD MILLER of 18 Mill St displays the 21 inch pike he caught in Fairy Lake Monday morning with a lure He admits it was a struggle to land the creature but he satd It wasn t going to take him as long to eat it EIGHTH RACE 1 Mile Pice PATRICIAS COMET K 1 LITTLE SAM BEE FROSTY CHECK Hutton Teddy Crooks Barrett Day Cummins Tanya Run A Johnny Suaanne Wllion Chuckle J Powell NINTH RACE I Mile Pace KM S GIRL Troy MISTER PETER RAY McLean I Popular Brad W 4 Amber Lad Galbrillh TKNTb ACE 1 Mile Pace MM USA ROW GIL Lmwion SILVER DUKE D Robertson HAZEL CREED Mliu Jamei MackJ HI Jimmy John Arawanna J Pawlle HI Trader A AL Windy White Sox A Int girls begin play The Ontario Baseball Association has selected Grant Wade to coordinate the Ontario Running the bases contest which is being held this summer as a means of financing baseball The contest will be based on the walkathon Idea Entrants Will have sponsors who according to the players rating In Running the bases will have to pay certain amounts based on the time It took the player to run from home plate around the circuit and back home Monies raised through Running the bases across 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