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“I just want to get one thing straight. I didn't quit, I've never been a quitter and never wilt, I really had no choice in the matter," said the Toronto native. “If you want to all it a resignation, it was a forced resignation, I was told that if I dith't play certain players, the team would quit. “I just said to him (Boegel), look who's naming this _club anyway?" said Williams. "Wg not the first time this sort of thing has happened. I told him itae wanted to call the shots fine, I said here's the lineup card, you do what you want, and I left. If I had backed do“ then, my position with the team woulah’t have been worth two...’ ' . By Rick Can-ob.“ Chm-Ha - "tee _ Vowiag to Never ants” coach " amatear baseball team, deposed Waterloo Expo field manager Rich Williams blasted clah manage- ment last 'Wedaeshy for the manner in' which they acquiesced in his dismissal. _ _ A situation that had been festering for’most of the inter- County Junior Baseball League season exploded two weeks atttt%tenWiiiianttrdqtttrtedttte Expodugoutpriortoa aemiAina1 game with Kitchener Dodgers. " Later that night, after several phone conversations be- tween Expo president Nels Gringteam co-captain Terry Boegel and Williams, the rookie field manager was in- formed that the team no longer desired to play for him. pursuing the matter, which is more than I can say tdr the The incident which brought the entire matter to a head oc- curred several minutes prior to the Dodger contest, when Boegel came into the Expo club house to question Williams about playing first year. and midget players over those ex- pected to crack the Expo starting lineup next season. and who had already served an apprentieeghip with the club. “I didn't want to make matters any worse than they were, so I left. At least I tried to Snow a little bit of class by not Waterloo Athletic A's lost a valuable four-pointer Sun- day when they dropped a narrow "8-2 decision to Guelph in Ontario Amateur Soccer Development Lea- gue play. 7 he victory put firabpinee Guelph three points up on Waterloo with each club having two games to play. A's close out the season with games this Sunday in Duhdas and Sept. 3 at home against (linguaconsy. A's irere forced to start Suthy's must without the "I feel if Burlington can take a point away from Guelph this weekend, we ernridsti11emttqtinatiefor the league championship." said A's Optimistic coach Harry Bums. "We put up a really good show in Guelph, we just didn't get the breaks our way." Costly loss; for A's in Guelph Waterloo Family Y " Celt) "s"iei1'ldltl'r"oo Illlllll - (ty Expos also upset ex-boss SHAPE ll? FOR FALL Fitness At Your Convenience Final sports sign-up services of Tom Abbott and Dario Sporcic, both who ar- rived some ‘15 minutes into the game. . At that point Guelph already had a 10 lead after scoring in the second minu- te. But Steve Suzuki, one of three Kitchener Junior Ws called up for the game le velled the count at 28 minu- Registration was just over 50% for minor sports winter programs in Waterloo last Saturday, reported Tom Li- twiller of Community Ser- vices Monday. On the first of two con- secutive Saturdays for sign- ing up. no boys registered for hockey. 130 girls for rin- Sporcic was injured soon WILLIAMS BLASTS ORG Juuz)'tit'i'tiiiir"'"'"""""'"""'""' 19004..." Now that the children are back in school and their schedule is full of activities - What about you? The Waterloo Family 'Y' has a fitness class for you from early morning to even- ing. As a 'Y' member. all your classes are included in your fees or you may join any class at our reasonable e-la-carte rates. Some classes include a swim and of course, the indoor track is a great place to warm-up. Finish up with a relaxing shower & sauna. utgieotdth.EdCt-Atmit- ColluudleouSp-t FITNESS FEELS GREAT! “It's unfortunate because the guys were telling me at practice last night (Thursday)_ they thought at the beginning of the year Rick was an excellent choice, what with playing in the States in Kentucky. He just didn't know how to handle the players properly. to the point where they didn't want to play for him any more." - Williams, defending his use of certain players over others, scoffed at the statement he was overly-critical of his players. ' “Sure if they weren't playing well I'd let them know. and even if we won a game, I wasn't happy unless we were play- ing well. That's just ariother thing I was brought up to be- On the weekend, with Grigg at the helm, Expos captured one of the highest honors possible in Junior ball when they won" the Ontario Baseball Association championship in Toronto. Grin, Expo: interim manager, expressing a desire to resist playing up the incident in the media, said Friday the organimtioet and players “accept the fact he's (Williams) not coming back, they're happy about it and playing much better ball without the pressure. . "Ihre told Rick on several occasions this year I thought he was too hard on the bait players, you ean't browbeat players like he did, you just can't run a ball team like that, no team would stand for it. gene and 30 boys for flag football. The last otticial date for registering is this Saturday at Seagram Stadium gym between 9 a.m. and 1 pm. For the first time. anyone registering after that date ,eilitteasaeasedatt1atere- gistration fee. “Whenltookover thisjobJeven nidtoyouthatlwoald run the team the way I wanted to, with no interference." Williams told a reporter. “I know it's my first year coach- ing but every Move] made was with the heat intereetof the team in mind. . "I learned from my coach down south (Kentucky) that the beat nine players so on the field tor each game, no matter whatyearorage. Attdsitothosettinearei-toineto decide, it’s not up the the players or anyone else." Aeeaitr,tumaiemtteatteqrr-dttrtttep1-tt" lt-ta-tttttFatt-ttet-ttie-Bam- -ttttttttriedtoeirmmteertt. . They opened the second just like the first with a quick goal to go up 3-1, then Dominic Vona, another Kitchener replacement, ended the scoring for Wa- after that though and had to be taken to Guelph hospital for stitches, and the home club scored immediately after his departure to take a 2-1 into the dressing room at the half. terloo with a goal in thenrd minute. "We had most of the game in me second half and really should have come away with a win," said Bums. COLUMBIA OFFERS YOU!!! '"7dis 'a. 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The former Elpo boss, who pitdled for the last two Years with the senior Tigers. made his intentions known at their demisetttisse-thathe-ldntttbettttekwiththeWa- terloo organization next year, but that that [act did not at- feetaatrdeeiait-hemadeinhiseapaeityasEzpotieid I!!! ttre club. COLUMBIA 1tltir1t0UET (3me INC. R!_CK WILLIAMS ...chims shabby treatment ot)" 140 Comm St. W.