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" "liiiiiiiiiiiiirket wins M-day' tourney Page " - Waterloo Chronicle. Wednesday. June 13. 1979 By Rich Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor In a [ti-team fastball tournament, one usually emer- ges as a hero - and it doesn't always have to be the tourney winner. At the Waterloo CHYM'rs 13th annual tournament last weekend, there were three heroes. The obvious heroes were Newmarket Rays, who successfully defended their 1978 title by coming off the loser's side to beat previously undefeated Owen Sound in a two-game f inal. . The. not--bvious hero was Owen Sound, which has endured its share of problems in Ontario Fastball League play, but put it all together for all but the final two games, Sunday. And the completely invisible hero, at least as far as statistics are concerned, was the host Waterloo CHYMY organization whose super-herculean efforts rescued the championship games from almost inevi- table postponement during an early Sunday evening storm. Reports of impending thunderstorms kept or- ganizers on the watch throughout the hazy, humid weekend, but the actual precipitation did not arrive until 6:15 pm. Sunday. -iiifi,%idui losi an earlier 2-1 heartbreaker to Owen Sound, were battling Toronto Golden Bears for the right to advance lo 'hffilai. . But with the score tied 3-3 after the regulation seven innings. Bears, Rays, and hundreds of fans were inun- dated by a' veritable flash flood which held up play for over an hour. But the well-organized CHYM'rs executive got into action soon after, shovelling water and dirt, brooming and rooting and raking to resurrect the well-drained north diamond where Rays eventually disposed of the Bears 5-3 in 12 innings. Team CHYM'r, while that game was going on, then went to work similarly with the main lighted diamond to prep it for the final. One minute it looked like a quagmire, but minutes later 15 or so executives had whipped it into remarkably good shape. Too good to be true though. The threatening skies burst again and at 9:20 pan. organizers and officials were set to cancel the final. But it would have been al- most inipossible to get the participating finalists back for the championship garnets) and so Team CHYM'r went at it again and made the field playable. The formidable Rays, who needed to win two games from Owen Sound to garner top prize of $1,200, scored two runs in the second and one in the fifth of the first game to win 3-2. Visibly gaining momentum, Newmarket then shelled King Farm pitcher Allyn Johntton for four runs off five hits in the first inning of the final game and then rode Les Downing's three-run homer in the seventh to a 7-0 championship win. "WEEK writhing pitchér Bill Lunney completed an un- assisted final putout to end Owen Sound's Cinderella hopes, the clogk wins Icrtirni!tg" li19.m.m: Monday: -- friays Canadian finalist and ikovincial champions in 1978 have no league affiliation this year and are res- tricting themselves to yonrnament play: 7, But the path to the defense of their title was more rocky this year than last when they sailed undefeated through the eyent a_nd troqnced Guelph 9-0 in the final. This year they shut out Grimsby Peach Kings 2-0 and Toronto 1-0 and bounced Woodstock Bengals 10-1 before losing to Owen Sound 2-1 when Lunney walked m the winning run in the bottom of the 12th. . Larry Brooks Newmarket Rays shortstop Ali O'Quinn scampers off to first base after hitting a ground ball in opening game action against Grimsby. Rays won the game 2-0 and went on to succeséfully defend their CHYM’r tourney championship by beating Owen Sound early Monday morning. But Rays recovered to score two runs in the top of Rays took home $l_.200 Farms woo for second, Gol.. the 12th against Toronto to win 5-3 and then did the den Bears $400 for third and Woodstock Twins $200 for necessary by heating Kins Farms twice A _ _ fees..,, LN -..-_...-_ “m " m--. -- “m, Owen Sound ended the tourney with a 4-2 record and three of their wins were extra-inning cliffhangers. They started with a 3-0 whitewash of Waterdown, edged Port Elgin 1-0 and Newmarket 2-1 in 12. But despite their easier trip, Owen Sound was visibly the more-wom team in the finals. - "We only went with two pitchers (Johnston. Larry Kreis) all the way which made a big difference," said Owen Sound manager Bob Griffith. ___ _ Owen Sound, sporting a meagre 6-13-1 OFL league record, was considered an underdog in the tourney but as Griffith pointed out, the team has been constantly improving and Kreis has lost three OFL games in which he tossed tmAtitters. "Our first game against Newmarket was the only good one we played here, but we got some breaks," said Griffith. "This is the first time we've taken money out of here, we usually come, play twice and say goodbye. These results will give us a big lift in league play." Ray's Bill Lunney was piecing together a perfect game in the final until Al Murdock singled to lead off the sixth, Rick Ens also tripled in the seventh but never threatened to score as Lunney got Jim Tombros to bounce back to him to end the game. By John Thompson The adage that "Those that can, do: those that cant teach". has been voiced and penned by many. In the case of Larry Brooks. infielder/outfielder with the Waterloo CHYM'rs, both halves of this catchy phrase are very true, When it comes to fastball, Larry. in his five year tenure with the CHYM'rs. has proven consistently that he is quite capable of "doing" what is expected of him. both offensively at the plate. and defensively in the field When it comes to his career, he is a member of the "teaching" profession. as his wife Diane, and both halves of the Brooks household earn their weekly sti- pend as employees of the Waterloo County Board of Education. ICs difficult for many fastball enthusiasts of the CHYMYS to believe that Larry has actually been don'- ning Waterloo Colours for five seasons. and at age 30. Larry just keeps rolling along. and fulfilling his re- sponsibilities with the team At rio" and a well-dis- tributed 150 pounds. Larry is the epitome of the CHYMY tradition - well versed in all fundamentals, with an outstanding characteristic referred to as speed on the base-paths. Last season. while patrolling the outfield efficiently in defensive play. Larry batted MI. sixth on the CHYM'rs His aggressive nature on the base-paths enabled him to lead the team in triples and stolen bases, a fact that angered well with team supporters Larry comes by his fastball talent through a com- ehgrirs Profile Five years in a CHYM'rs uniform is a career in it- self in Intercity Fastball competition. but with the thoughts of the opportunity to compete in the 1981 On- Itario Eliminations here in Waterloo, there's a good chance that Larry will simply look at this season as the start of another five-year stint, bination of raw talent that he was blessed with since his early days, and a desire to prove that playing with determination makes one that much more capable of perhaps getting the job completed. Growing up in the Wingham area, Larry attended FE. Madill Secondary School before moving to the Twin Cities to pursue his scholastics at the university level. While in Wingham, he was a member of the Whitechurch Softball team. which gave him the op- portunity to compete in O,A.S.A, competition each year. experience that was invaluable in shaping his fu- ture fastball career. On arrival in Waterloo, Larry competed for one year with Elmira of the North Waterloo Rural Lea- gue. and then a pair of seasons in the Kitchener Fast- ball League before stepping up to the CHYM'rs. Alth- ough always an infielder in his early career. Larry's speed has been channelled to the outfield. and his ta- lent in both areas enables him to be a most versatile performer and asset to the team Although fastball is demanding of time in the sum- mer. Larry enjoys sufficient time to idle away some moments at some of the area fishing holes. and in winter plays some hockey and participates in cross- country skiing in order to keep the body toned CHYM'rs themselves Mere never a threat as they lost a 3-1 opening night decision to Toronto and a 2-0 contest to Grimsby. Against Toronto Doug Weiler and Larry Brooks had singles while Bill Shaddick and Paul Clemens had back-whack safeties against Grimsby's Bob Domik but were left stranded. Clemens tossed a five-hitter against Toronto but four came in Bears three-run second inning. Bill Miller had a six-hitter against Peach Kings. t Golden Bears copped two individual awards. Dave Bronstein was the batting champ with a .417 average while most_valuable player was Jim Cowdrey. John- ston was best pitcher with a 3-1 mark while home run king was Downey of Newmarket with two. The CHYMY organization, with the generous help of Carling O'Keefe and its rep Bill Franks, once again showcased one of the most successful tournaments in the province. The tremendous work done by countless volunteers cannot go unmentioned, but to name any one would be unfair to the others. It was a total team effort that literally hundreds of people in Waterloo's fastball community can be proud of. In league action iast week, CHYM'rs dropped an 8-5 decision to Waterdown. They were in Woodstock last night and play host to Guelph tomorrow at 8 p.m.