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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 4 Jul 1979, p. 16

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CH , I I I I . YM rs fade fast m elliminations St Catharinog defeated verdi's three-run homer In Shaddlck, Boileau. Miller Gary MacGregor . Dopey CH YM’rs sleeping giant _ St Catharines defeated verdi's three-run homer in Grimsby Peach Kings H) in the fourth decided the issue the all-Ontario Fastball Bruce Everest made his League final at the pmvin- return to the CHYM'rs by rial Senior Men's Fuirmna. cracking a solo home run it tinn tournament in Kempt- the third inning and alsr ville last weekend added a single. as did Bill Waterloo CHYM'rs lasted for three games In the tour. ney. which us held annually to establish an Ontarm re- presentative for the Cana- than Championships CHYhrrs lost their first game denswely 8-2 to last year's champion pr- market Rays on Saturday morning Rays scored four un- earned runs off Waterloo rter Ray Holhday m the tesrtt Inning and Frank La- By Rick Campbell the winning run in the first Chm“. Sports Editor inning. "But lately I've been His teammates fondly call more fortunate. I've been him "Dopeyv but so far at hitting the gappers (base the plate this year Waterloo hits) and I really feel things CHYMY centre fielder Paul am starting to come." Boileau has far from lived Boileau received his un- up to his nickname. complimentary but well; In fact, 'Hirecrackery might be a better shingle for Boileau. who has lit a fuse under CHYM'rs and explod- ed in opposing pitcher's faces to the tune of a .341 average this campaign. And it has been patience more than power or any- thing else that has paid off most. “I've been hitting the ball all year but for the first while it was very frustrating because the ball wasn't dropping in. it was going right at them," said f,tittl, following Waterloo's Al whitewash of Grimsby JP 's Thursday In which he drove in what proved to be ms: run "" """ mum: ' m” WIT! WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE FOR FREE ESTIMATE AND WATER ANALYSIS CALL us NIGHI " DAY AT “6-4481 Although overshadowed by the superlative play of Paul Clemens the last couple of seasons, Paul ne- vertheless made his own mark last year. While pa- trolling the centrefield pastures of Centennial Dia- mond in Waterloo Park, Paul displayed a consistency By John Thompson I Versatility in a fastball player makes a coach smile, and the roster of the Waterloo CHYM'RS is that much more complete with the name Paul Boileau listed. The competent infielder/outfielder is the player per- haps the best designed to fit the mould established as a CHYM’R trait over the past few seasons. Recently turned agisg4, Paul has youth, fastball savvy and speed as li2r,t,1'hr, strong points, all characteris- tics (irt'it, e one a complete ball player. A tive of Kitchener. the 5W'-1s0 pound Speedster has graduated through minor fastball ranks. with a high point occurring in his bantam age days when the Kitchener Burger Chefs marched to an all Ontario Championship in 1971. Following minor days, Paul moved on to the Team Sport Juniors squad for a stint before breaking in with the CHYM'rs. During those youthful days, hockey was also played, but fastball has been the number one love of Paul in the world of sports, and with concentrated efforts, his talent has risen to the top. 01.3111; bg "profile miracle IS MORE THAN JUST A "III“ “VIIII water us A COMPLETE WATER CONDITtONtNG SYSTEM THE SOLUTION To YOUR “All! WATER PROBLEIS Boileau received his un- complimentary but well- meaning nickname several years ago from former CHYM'r Marty Myska. When Boileau was first making the transition from catcher to outfield. Myska was a star centre fielder with the club and as he watched Boileau's awkward attempts to orient himself to the right field pasture, he commented that Boileau looked rather "dopey" out there. But the lithe Boileau looked anything but "mpey" in the eighth inning Thursday with CHYM'rs ahead 2-0 but Grimsby threatening With a man on third Bruce Everest made his return to the CHYM'rs by cracking a solo home run In the third inning and also added a single. as did Bill Shaddlck. Paul Bouleau. Larry Stratheam and Paul Clemens. off wmmng pitcher Bill Lunney Saturday afternoon CHYM'rs blanked Oshawa R and " Cabinets 5-0 as re- rmtly-acquired Dave Goetz set down Oshawa on only two hits Clemens had three singles and two rbl‘s and Strathearn's rbi-single and solo homerun to lead off the third provided Waterloo with the margm of victory A “WATER SOFTEIEII” BELMONI 12 BRIDGEPORT RD E C WAT This season, Fagin picked right up where he left off last year and al ough the CHYM'rs have been off to a shaky first half, Paul has come to be known as the leader on the team. In the recentmtario Senior Eli- minations, Paul filled in at the catcher position and batting clean-up in the offense, displayed a keen bat- ting eye that included power to left field. It's no secret that the CHYM'rs lack the consistent long ball hitter, but Paul 's early season performances indicate that over the 28 game schedule, he will obtain his share of RBI 's. Paul attended Forest Heights Collegiate during his formative years, and following a t? of employment with Economical Mutual Insuran ' Paul has com- menced a career with Gray, Sneddon Adjusters as an Insurance Adjuster. Wife Linda also contributes to the family income with her job as an Interior Decorator. in defence that earned him the league's Golden Glove award as the outstanding defensive player. As well, his development in controlling his bat enabled him to end the season as only one of five players in the league to bat over the magic .300 mark. This sound tmway play obviously was a big plus for the CHYM'rs and his superb efforts on the field and in the batter's box gar- nered the soft-spoken Boileau an easy nod as the Lea- gue's All-Star centrefielder. k J.P. second baseman Larry Francavella lifted a towering fly to short cen- trefield with one out and as Boileau caught the ball. Ron Jenkins tried to scamper home from third. The throw to catcher Brian Russell was dead on target though and Jenkins was thrown out by a good five feet to end the threat and the inning. "I‘m still not 100% sure out there (outfield)", said Boileau recalling the play, "but it's plays like that that really help. "You know we didn't have that many hits ourselves tonight (eight). I think the key to the game was defen- sive plays. Twice they (Grimsby) had guys on third early in innings and we shut them off, " What CHYM'rs did do against losing pitcher Tom Gadsby that they failed to do last time out against the Shaddick. Boileau, Miller Gary MacGregor had a and Goetz all had singles. double and single for Wa- Sunday morning CHYM'rs terloo while Shaddick. ran into the free-swinging Strathearn and Larry Kitchener Evergreens and Brooks all had singles. were eliminated after losing Neither starting pitcher, lir5 CHYM'rs committed Greens Keith Wagler and three errors in Evergreen's CHYMY Bill Miller lasted four-run third which vaulted an inning Dan Yantzi them into the lead for good picked up the win while Hor Barry Musselman was liday took the loss 1tN5 CHYM'rs committed three errors in Evergreen's four-run third which vaulted them into the lead for good Barry Musselman was smsatlonal at the plate for Kitchener. stroking a two- run homer and adding two Singles John Hagey also had a two-run shot for Greens while Paul Boileau. who caught all three games for Waterloo. contributed a three-run homer In the first and a solo round-tripper in the Sixth ab same chucker was bunch their hits. They got their first run in the first off three hits and combined three hits with a Grimsby error in the eighth to ice the victory. Russell had a key two-run double in the eighth and Gary MacGregor and Larry Strathearn each singled twice for the winners. Ray Holliday turned in a masterful mound effort for CHYM'rs limiting the Grimsby club to two triples and a harmless single, to improve his record to 4-i. "We've (Waterloo) had our ups and downs this year," said Boileau who is second in team batting be- hind Stratheam's .350 clip. “But we've showed more consistency lately. We've had a tough time getting everyone out for the games, especially our pitchers, and it's a real downer for a team to look down the bench be- Bbileau and Strathearn were four-for-nine in the tourrtameett. 2ptcie.. worthy) of your confidence. ScuELL mam funeral home and chapel 621 KING WEST - 745-9495 Conwniont Parking, entering Wellington or King Street fore a game and not see one pitcher." - - It is not that unusual that the name Boileau should ap- pear in the top 10 in Inter- City batting, as from squirt up, Paul has been known to cart off batting titles. “I don 't have the power to put it out although l'll oc- casionally lose ole (home um." heuaid. “The whole idea-ig to make contact and let the hits come as they may. Look at Larry (Strath- earn) and Paul (Clemens). They've been hitting the ball solid all year, but some nights the hits come and some they dont Sooner or later if you're making con- tact, the hits are bound to 1lilaurtoo Gimmick, Wodnuday, July 4. 1979- Page 17 a tradition since 1925. Qaia ~BCCht©1 Paul Bolleau "Right now things are going good for me and I see it as a time when I should be trying to pick the other guys up with a key play. Later in the season it will be so. meone else's tum, but I hope I can continue this way. You usually expect a slump sometime in the year, I'm just hoping mine was at the beginning of the sea- Boileau does not lead the team in any one particular stat, tiitt is right up there in several which indicates an offensive versatility. He is second in average, number of hits, doubles, runs scored and stolen bases. So do the CHYM'rs

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