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Wednesday August 8 Second Section Merchants stave off elimination Rexway Towing playing tough Acton Merchants shed their regular season In first place in the Gerogetown Industrial League but after only one playoff game Ihey face elimination Top spot in the league standings left the locals to toll with eighth placed Towing In the opening best of three playoff series but the Towing team Is proving tough over the stretch as they pounded the ball off Acton pitchers Dick Spear and Joe DeForest aces Victorias fifth The first time on the Victoria Park West golf course proved no problem for Flo on the holiday Monday as she the fifth hole Mrs Charlebois used a seven iron on the 110 yard par three hole In Guelph It was the first time Flo had played the West course at Victoria She carded Identical 3838 rounds Flo and husband Lou are members at the Victoria East course also in In the first game and then hung tough one night later before allowing the Merchants to even the series with a behlnd win The Merchants counted their lone run of the contest in the fourth inning as Terry Masales walked and scored on back to back singles by Dick Spear and Chris Tennant They were the only two hits the Mer chants managed in the contest Rexway counted five more times in the sixth inning to take control of the game and a lead In the The next night facing elimination the mer chants found themselves in trouble again A first inning walk and a throwing error by cat cher Don Richard allowed Rexway an early lead that held up until the third inning when Richard evened the count with a run of his own After a scoreless fourth inning Rexway struck again as a second error this one charged to first baseman Steve Marshall set up the go ahead run for the Towing team Facing elimination in he sixth Merchant bats came to life they scored four unanswered runs to even the series Three errors and base hits by Joe DeForest and Steve helped the Acton cause At press time date and locale of the third and final game was undeci ded Glen ladies edge Acton The chances of on Cleaners team Buttered a Acton entry in the setback at the hands Ladies Fastball League of Glen Williams making the playoffs took The local team came a step backwards last on strong over the last week as the local Family two innings scoring three runs to even the Junior tennis player tops Hills seniors Acton Tennis Club Junior Dave slashed his way to vlct over several of the areas top players to win the Halton Hills mens singles Tennis Tourna ment at the Acton courts on the weekend sideste pped Georgetowns Bob Houston to win the final match In straight sets Earlier in the tournament McGilloway disposed of second seeded Kent 7 and Houston recorded a win over top seeded and de- lending champion Doug 6164 to reach the finals In other rounds Houston outlasted Don Gregg of Acton 7 and and topped Kovacs found trouble in his semi final match up with Peter Marks but a bad ankle sidelined Marks before the completion of round advancing McGilloway In the opening round sidelined Actons Gerry cont inued on in consolation play advancing to the consolation final before losing out to Don Gregg and John Boyce and 6 handled Gord Dolg and finalist Houston edged Don Gregg In the second side the opening round draw Tony Hull surprised Gerry Peace while Peter Marks topped Walt Glasses McGilloway started bis title run with a straight set win over Veldman while second seeded Kent had little trouble scoring win over Peter Hughes In championship quarterfinal action ousted Kavanagh Houston handled Kwc Marks scored a win over Hull and McGlHoway upset Kent in a three set thriller In consolation quarter finals Boyce defeated Gregg topped Peace out lasted Glasser and Hughes defaulted to Veldman In semifinals Don Gregg ousted John Boyce while Gerry Veldman topped Gerry Peace before Gregg took the consolation crown coming back from a one set deficit to score a l and win count with the Glen but single tally gave the Glen ladles the win and the upper hand on a playoff position Carol Paisley two run triple in the sixth inning brought the Cleaners to within one after falling wv behind In the early innings and then a Linda seventh Inning homer gave the locals a new life as they evened the count The ladies from the Glen rebounded for one last tally to give them the win ft sometimes lakes some hard knocks when trying score a home catcher Is David Bus a to The two teams were playing a ran Acton squirt David Paul took a glove in face and sudden death playoff gome at Prospect Park but Wednesday a bat in the back of the helmet as he collected this homer The evening Photo by Eric Els tone Family gets pennant fever Electric in playoff picture Family Cleaners mov ed to within a win of clinching the Acton Ind ustrial Fastball League pennant last week as they topped fifth placed Construction and then in a Sunday night battle for first placed Vans scored a resounding KM win In other action Hills Electric continued their ascent on the league leading teams as they pounded 33D while J and Sports slugged lowly Station Hotel 112 In the Wednesday night encounter last week played tough baseball Tor six innings holding the Cleaners to three runs but a final inn ing five run outburst put the game away Family took the lead in the match in the second Inning as Karl Killing beck and Thornton crossed the plate Unisal got their only run of the match in the top of the fourth inning as AI Bousfield got one of five hits off Chuck scoring on Dave Pipers single Acton added another single in the bottom of the fourth and five seventh Inning tallies to record the win A two run homer by Brian Canary gave an early hope In the opening game of Sun day night Industrial action but an eight run third and a 13 run fourth inning gave Halton Hills Electric total control and another win as they pre pare for a play off drive added four sec ond inning runs to their total to take a 66 lead be fore the Electricians wired themselves to gether Gary Copeland Dennis and Bill Manes all tagged homers for Ihe Eiectrlcans over their two inning on slaught scored two in the bottom of the fourth and single in the fifth to produce their final total while Electric added two more in the top of the fifth Only ties in tourney for Acton entries Family Cleaners won the first place in the middle game on the Sunday schedule as the two teams tied for top spot took to the field The Cleaners pounded the ball for hits and runs off Vans pitcher Ken Pilgrim The two teams traded a pair of runs over the first inning but eight second inning runs by the Cleaners gave them total control of the contest A single third inning counter four fourth inning markers and a single In sixth gave the Cleaners a 162 lead before Vans got back on the scoreboard with a pair of runs off singles to Dave and Jim James Family replied with two more runs in the top of the seventh before go ing down one two three in the final stanza Avery was the only player to hit a ball over the fence in the contest as he connected for a first inning two run shot for the Cleaners J and T Sports added to Station Hotels hardships in the final gome slated last Sunday The Sport smen gave up no ground to Halton Hills Electric in the battle for playoff positions as they recorded an 2 win over the cellar dwelling Hotel A Dave Allen home run started things off early for J and as he led off the game with a bang Ray Graham followed Allen to the plate belling a triple and scoring to give the Sportsmen a lead Two third inning runs off Jim McNabbs double was all J and would need for the contest but two more runs in each of the fourth and eighth inn ings and three tallies in Ihe sixth gave J and T an llO lead before the Station put their pair of runs on the board In the bottom of the last inning A single to Mark Jones doubles by Jamie Morris and Sid Barnes accounted for the Hotel runs In action this Sunday Prospect Park Family Cleaners will attempt to solidify first place when they tangle with last placed Station Hotel in a 30 p m match At m J and T Sports will attempt to stay ahead of Hills Electric when they meet and at m the Electricians do battle with second placed Vans There were three Acton teams entered In the Milton Industrial League Fastball tournament on the long weekend and either of the three were able to win a ball game each team being guaranteed three games with the top placed team in each division advanc ing to the semifinals The Georgetown Industrial League champion Merchanta who have been having their problems of late Ac Dave McCUIeway dfa- nttae style that earned Urn the honor i tap aaalar hi last weekends Haltan Hllla Meai Single the court MtGUkmay second seeded Berate Keat ta the second and then went on to defeat Georgetowns Baft Houston la Ike had defending anil lap seeded Dong Cnlntcrou In play Photos by Helm Murray Sabres slate timers tourney The weekend of August and 26 promises to be a beehive of activity around Prospect Park On that weekend the Acton Junior B Sabres The Sabres a beef barbecue and beer garden an arena dance for the Saturday afternoon and evening while on Sunday the dub barbecue chicken to go along with the tourney finals are openings for teams in the tour nament and six have been confirmed for the treat already according to organizer Fred Teams from Glen Williams Guelph Acton Industrial Fastball League Hills OUtimers Hockey Team and an entry from BUI are among those who will vie for the top prize money One of the stipul ations of the tourney Is that the competitors are over years of age Anyone wishing any additional Information can call Fred Buchanan Lee Vlekery or John Thompson managed a tie with Bailey River of Bradford in their final game for their only point The final score of that contest was 00 In other games the Merchants dropped a decision to Muffles of the Milton Industrial League and a setback came the hands of Color Your World of Brampton The other two Acton entries the Acton Industrial league Reps Acton Travel DominionlFreadom of the Condominium League met in first round action that produced the lone points for the two clubs Acton Travel came back over the later stag of the game to record an tic with the Freedom contingent In their other matches went scoreless dropping decisions to Bronte Legion 60 and Mowbray Blue Flames of Milton Acton Travel hung close to Bronte Legion over the fust six Innings of their match but two unanswered seventh inn- second baseman Bob puts the tag on a Ornate ing tallies gave the Legion base stealer daring the MUtnn Industrial Fastball a Use a 166 win weekend Mike McGregor looks on Utile and his Condo Sports Mowbray Blue mate Travel in heir fell Flames the Travel team their second and tain games of the tourney Bronte Legion despite having their fell by an score