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More so because their performance for most of the â€"seaâ€" son, and especially the last actâ€" last week, resembled little more than out takes from Shakespeare‘s A Comedy of Errors, with a dash of A Midsummer‘s Night Mare and a pinch of your basic Vaudevillian slapstick thrown in for good Measure (for Measure?) _ * ns u. z. # q Actually it pains me to even jest about this abomination that has passed for a baseball season in the history of the Tigers. mainly because when they left the field last Thursâ€" day in Windsor, losing 10â€"2 while committing seven more errors in the most forgiving ball park in the league, Tigers had reached full circle. + + They are back at square one. * The year 1978.\Tigers first back in the Interâ€"County Major loop after an absence of two decades, offered a bed of opâ€" timism as the club., lacking in talent, made up the difference in spirit and enthusiasm to post a most creditable 18â€"18 reâ€" This season, Tigers rollerâ€"coasted early on, but in July the only heartâ€"stopping came when fans realized they had forked over two hardâ€"earned dollars and sometimes more for the wretched display that caused Tabbies record to plummet inexplicably, to a loathsome 11â€"21, not helped at all by a seasonâ€"ending taâ€"dah of eight straight defeats. it Waterioo Tigers would have been better off attendanceâ€" wise had they played their final few home games of the 1980 season in Stratford rather than at Bechtel Park. Oh, I‘m not talking about National Stadium either, home of the Hillers. Tigers should have been right up there front and center on the stage at the Festival Theatre. _ _ _ Last year, things blossomed as expected and Tigers had the secondâ€"best record in the league, at 19â€"11. and lost out in a heartâ€"stopping playoff to London. _ m s e s The lack of commitment on the part of certain players to devote their energies to the cause. Possibly warranted. Liâ€" kely not. s hi o ols » Not just because they went Oâ€"forâ€"July at Bechtel Park, without even looking the most preposterous home record of the Interâ€"County Major Baseball League. ~ e w And most likely, general illâ€"feeling in the clubhouse due to a lack of a true leader and the inability of the players to The visible absence of ownerâ€"presidentâ€"GM Merle tChamp) Glassford from the scene since late June due to sickness. l The inability of certain players to see eyeâ€"toâ€"eye with manager, Alf Payne and coach Leo DeRocher on who should be playing when and where. _ _ f wC The possible explanations for the nosedive are as many as the days are long. § BAE a c tayl at hze\\ts @uren 9t sn“;gi‘:a;m. fune o _ X\coY]: ABR A o‘\,‘ RS REG\u\"“flS- P see ns Sok o e ce & DRS 3°5 m ADSsconn®t en The end just mystifies the means â€"69° 8 oz PKG. ZEHRS OWN APPLE JUICE CHEESE SLICES _‘j%\) & DMNS SAE ont S1ont onl Nush" T\'\ESE EY\TRA SPEC\A\-S in ADD\T\ON 10 ZE\‘\RS “EGU\-N"\ pD Wt RESE“VE 1hE “\G\“ 10 \.\'fi“ P““C“RSES 10 “Ehso‘lfl\.i “EE‘\.“ fl“\“ “E““\“E“EHTS. I m 10 .(]Z czE HF 1 _“_W EL WELL HOUSE m%' RECONSTITUTED BLACK DIAMOND SINGLE REGULAR 99‘ of fint {o08Sâ€" "COUNTRY OVEN" sn . +1 10 .. 169 INSTANT COFFEE MAPLE LEAF bond together as a unit. If they couldn‘t accomplish it in the clubhouse, whose to expect they could do it on the field? Regardless. the season is now history, and so are the careers apparently of several individuals in Tiger uniforms. namely Payne, who informed a rem last Wednesday after the threeâ€"ring circus against n that neither he nor De Rocher would be back, Dave and Gary Dix, and Dave Byers, the three eldest statesmen on the club. Others may follow suit, depending on what they can work out with other clubs. * One thing that should be pointed out is that throughout the tripe and turmoil of this season, management tried valiantâ€" ly to hold the Tiger ship together with the class and dignity that had characterized the previous twoâ€"seasons. Dunc McDonald Paul Mcintyre Bruce Gordon Brian Miller Greg McEachern Micky Collison Ed Fowler Terry Boegel Loe Drago Keven Emke Although Glassford was not able at all times to come to Paul Oberholzer Paul Reitzel Expo Stats yime S1. 8 â€"aml fl“ ““ “‘° GP 21 17 17 14 120 71 31 13 17 10 OR PORK RIBLETS PER lb. ut 8"-"9“';53 17 H 2B 3B HR SB §3 10 1 1 5 PORK TAILS 12 CANNED POTATOES FRESH, NOT FROZEN NO. 1 JUMBO CALIFORNIA 19 oz. TINS FOR 14 13 11 13 39‘ Avg 291 218 167 the park. he closely monitored the team‘s activity, and with the help of individuals like Nels Gm Paul Bisnaire, Rick Barker and especially ass‘t GM Fred Kursikowski, who braâ€" vely assumed the brunt of the workload, things went on as near to normal as could be hoped for: Off the field, but not Hopefully. individuals like them will be back next season. But it is obvious many faces will be changing on the field. from manager on down. â€" c 3 °. & & *"*Whatever it takes to motivate these guys (Tigers». I guess I don‘t have the secret."" said Payne, always a straightâ€"shooter with the media, always a compétitor â€"to the end. but perhaps., just a trifle too much **oné of the boys." "I‘ve tried, I mean we‘ve (the and De Rocher) tried everyâ€" thing we can possibly do, but it is apparent it‘s time to move on and let someone else try their luck. I‘m leaving with no resentments, they‘re a great bunch of guys, my only regret is that things ended the way they did."" Tigers pitching ‘‘corps‘® consisted of starter Dave Dix. reliever Gary Dix in the fourth and mopâ€"up man Dave Byers (coincidence) in the seventh. Despite the fact London won 5â€" 2. all were reasonably effective, Dave Dix giving up no runs and only one hit, and Gary Dix two runs on only two hits. as he mesmerized London batters with his "euphus"" pitch which would be more suitable as a secret weapon in the Heidelberg sloâ€"pitch league. "Did you see how Gary had them going with that ‘*euphus pitch?"* said Dave Dix of his brother‘s arching ofâ€" ferings. "I don‘t know how they got that name for it. it startâ€" ed about the 1947 World Series, and only one guy (Ted Wilâ€" liams) has ever hit it out (for a home run). It just throws the hitter off balance. it causes a lot of popâ€"ups and ground balls." â€" Oh. Tigers. since they had been eliminated the night before. were for the most part in a frolicsome mood against Lonâ€" don, a mood that Payne wished had been prevalent earlier on in the season. â€"The way "they did*" at Bechtel Park Wednesday was (tblack) humorous in one respect. very sad in another. _ ‘‘Here it is not even the end of July, and we‘re out of it. I just can‘t believe it‘s over this early." he said wistfully. perhaps not realizing the double meaning as he headed back to the Tiger dugout for the final time. ‘‘The guys were looser on the bench tonight than they‘ve been all season," said the departing head honcho. "It was good to see, but still,. I wish we could have been that way because we had clinched a playoff spot and the game meant nothing that way. . Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 6, 1980 â€" Page 13 paices WB anecuSt : * .. wesst & SUMMER SAUSAGE PER lb. SCHNEIDERS SLICED OR PIECE FROZEN PINK OR REGULAR SCHNEIDERS MARGARINE THURINGER NIAGARA LEMONADE a 2 50 SOFT STYLE 1 tb. TUBS FOR 12.5 oz. TINS FOR _