Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 21, 1966, p. 5

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congratulations tanners hespeler mic macs ab supermarket acton motors acton jersey dairy acton free press custom cleaners canadian tire corporation a fine championship series veu srtk played weill r for acton tanners it was the second straight year as runnersup in the woaa finals last season they bowed out to durham huskies in the int c major finals this season with a much improved team the tanners finished second a point behind hespeler in a tough five team league while hespeler and durham engaged in a marathon combination woaaoha series in otle group semifinal the acton club dropped their first game to fergus in the ether set then they rdared back to take the next four games to finish the series off a wait of two weeks far the other series to finish took some of the edge off the club but they were right in contention from the opening whistle in the final series against hespeler they were shaded in the first game took the next two dropped another pair and came back to tie the bestofseven series up at three games each the seventh and final game on hespeler ice went lb the mic macs who because han over dropped out won both the group and int b championships they knew they were in a hockey series the tanners tried hard but the puck ust wasnt bouncing for them in the final game we the merchants and businessmen of acton are still proud of the team which wore acton colors this season come back next season for more topnotch hockey entertainment morris pharmacy cameo shoppe dills stationery store dennys insurance agency the family store the holland shop 00y cartage ltd hintons sc to 100 tore a big win friday at home for the tanners tied up the w o a a int b finals at three games apiece here with victory smiles is the 196566 edition of the acton club kneeling in front left to right george beatty stick manager assistant trainer aaick holmes centre howie evans winger emmerson beaver baxter coach junior beaumont seated left to right winger don mckenzie winger dan arbic sub goalie frank anthony goalkeeper jim sweeney defensemen jim cunning ham fred kentner and murray marchment standing left to right manager ed footitt executive member ross ballentine captain blake inglis winger tim haines winger doug evans winger harold townsley defensemen glenn cooper gerry inglis centre jim farrelly president ray mason winger don craine trainer charlie sonny townsley treasurer george haggelt missing were executive members bob marshall jack marshall and hartley coles coach junior beaumont spent his third eat at the helm of the tanners stnctlv behind the bench it was the second straight year junioi coaching has put the team in the finals a championship has eluded him so lar a glen wil hams native the foimci geoigetown raider star now hes in georgetown manager ed footitt is ono who faced manv problems this season but mil them headon in tvpnal fashion an actonian fust and foremost ed has managed the club since its i etui n to the puck wais he lives in the crescent captain blake ingus his second season in a tanner suit was another good one toi the former georgetown raidei star a clever pla maker blake never tails to come up with a stiong game a bache lor he oiks m georgetown post oft iee and resides in the glen he vsas- thud m league scoring jim sweeney plaed his see ond season in the nets toi the tanners coming up wth big stops all season the club ie lied heavik on him m the pla otls a barber jim operated a shop in acton commuting from gtlclph where he starred with the jr a guelph bilts assistant trainer mick holmes is out of the same- mold as sonn quiet artel et fieicnt helping in the mnad duties connected with running a club acton fire chief mick pinch hits for sonny when hes unaailable trainer sonny townsley has passed his hoekev blood clown to son hat old quiet anclcl ficient hes one ot the back bones ot the club looking altei equipment and plaei aches and pains he hes on cam eion ave in acton tim haines one of the fast est it not the fastest plaveis in the league thrilled tans here with his clean huitling stlc ot plav in his first eai plaed in scotland last eai but picfeired his home in the glen to the highlands plaed left wing on the line eentied b blake inghs harold townsley had one of his best ears in liuei mediate hoekev this season his bhs tenng slap shot won manv games and was the terror ol leagire netmindeis a veteran tan mi he shoued plent ol zip in the plav oils i les in acton with his wile antl child i en tred kentner 1 lixtuie on dele use toi the tanneis made omushing torwauls keip then heads up again this- win an acton native ticj i nalh lug the puck out ot his oun end and organise attacks on the opposite i ml lii mid lu lives m aclnll danny arbic an all round athlete put some spirk in i he- tanners this season when thc most needed it an acton mm 01 hoekev graduate his head long stvle ot plav earned him a spot on the team despite his vouth plavetl wing and should be a real asset to future teams lives at home in acton and attends school in guelph jim rarrelly centred a high scoring line for the tanners m his second season with them his shiftv moves and strong foicihccking was a big factor m their success jim s stick handling has to be seen to be helnvid he lives in the guclpli area don mckenzie a peisistent ehecker spent his second sea son w ith the tanners on right wing don hustles tiom stait to finish ond although ins goal output dropped this season he set up manv loi mates mai ned don farms between acton ami hillsburgh rmmcrson beaver baxter who excels in a pendtv killing iolc- instilled a lot ot respect in opposing teams this season his 1 tl tli season as a tannn beai can reallv olt and gets his shaie of goals to boot mai neil and lives in acton gerry inglis duties as coach ol gioigctovvn raider jrs in tiifirid with a ugulai post on the kilmers this season but lie plaveti whenever possible a baltlei lies from the glen plas wing anil defmse murray marchment spent his fust viai out of ji hoikiv in i tanner unifoi m and his siiadv stvle- kept a lot of loi vi uds tiom haiassing jim svveemv big murrav can hand out stiff checks and lead i rush liws in georgetown jim cunningham a real as sit ti the team in his first voir was a solid performer on iklense gus s unruffled de meanor was mistaken for awk vwrdness on a couple of occa sions and he straigtened double is out comes from gue iph doug evans a hard woiking hustler from the guelph in clusitna league was a real as set to the tanneis in his lust seasdn got more than his shaie ol goals aftei a slow stait and was a terror in the cornels plaved right wing with inglis and haines don crane moved to acton this season and after a fling in the industrial league went up to the tanners a new loundland native he plavs ag giessive hoekev but an injury late in the season hampeied his effectiveness glenn cooper was one of t he- most crowd pleasing plajcis on the tanners this season a glen bov his rushes brought ciowds to their feet and he never dallied from his post on defense he gave his all even- time on the lie howie evans a sink stick handlir who potted several kev goals this season eentied a line in his first season with the tanners an opportunist he was dangerous eveiv tuin on the ice comes fiom guelph frank anthony sub goalie for the tanrreis had onlv one real opportunity to play the nets this season and he ac quitted himself well a uni irsitv ot guelph student he understudied svvcenev all sea son lives in the alton area bob marshall jr w ho suffer ed a bioken leg in a game at orangentle earh in the season might have made a big differ ence to the tanners in the plavoffs bobs leg is still in a last but he is coming along fine ga foodliner lovell bros meat market j b mackenzie son ltd norms barber shop newtons 5c to 100 store nielsens clothing a l riemer equipment co jack ridley cartage ltd reliable taxi snack bar symon hardware tyler transport ltd thompson motors acton ltd watsons dairy bar wiles bus depot f l wright appraisor ft insuror this advertisement sponsored by the sportsminded merchants and businessmen of acton

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