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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 13 Jun 1984, p. 25

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Ken Brooks of the CHYM'rs was called out trying to steal cocond base during second game against Camlachia during CHYM'rs tournament. CHVM'rs third baseman Larry Strathearn hobbled pop-up during second game with Cqmlachie, but managed to recovirr and comblete the catch. Of course they couldn't have known it at the time, but finalists in the Waterloo CHYM'rs invitational men's fastball tournament could have gone home after the first pitch Sunday evening. -iGi.s' becaust first baseman Dan Donahue of Kitchener Pride of Canada hit the first pitch from York Merchants' George Hoffman over the fence in centre field at Hillside Park. Richard O’Brien Chronicle Staff The Pride scored another run in the opening inning as Gary Aldred tripled. then scored on a squeeze bunt by Bill Carey. The two runs stood up as the Pride won 2-0 behind the seven-hit pitching of Terry Gallamore. ”Tin kidiGGrentry had remained undefeated throughout, scoring a 1rf win over the host CHYM'rs as well as a 1-0 win Kitchener club takes CHYM'r tourney uver Port Stanley and a 6-4 win over St. Thomas Memorials in one extra inning. - - - - - _ For Pride mild manager Glenn Moesed it was the first CHYM'rs tourney win since 1974 when he coached the host team to victory. “It was a great challenge coming back into this park knowing we had a good shot at it," said Mueser. "We set the tom- by winning the Stittsville toumamenl (during the long weekend in May)." The Pride alsn sent Merchants over to the losing side of the tourney. beating them 9-1 earlier on Sunday. _ -- Moeser felt the turning point was Saturday':, 6-4 win over St. Thomas on Saturday. Down 4-0 in the seventh and final inning. Kitchener rallied to tie the game and eventually win it in the eighth. The has! CHYM'rs opened Friday with a fr] win OVl'I' Mississauga Flyers as Larry Strathearm hit a two-run double in the fifth inning. - _ CHYM'rs deteiited Camlachie ti-l in their second mame on the strength of a tive-run second inning. Lloyd Betcher hit a two-run triple and Terry Keeling had? twtrrnn YT? After being sent lthho losing side in the 6-0 loss to Kitchener, CHYM'rs won a rematch with Camlachie by a 5-4 score in extra innings. _ _ The game was mid 3-3 after seven innings and the teams scored one run each in the ninth. Rob White scored an unearned run in the top of the eleventh. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ In the bottom of the final inning. Camlachie‘s John Jones hit a sharp single with Al Fewsler in scoring position on second base. However. centre fielder Ken Brooks made an excellent throw to home plate to catch Fewster and save the wm. After that, CHYM'rs were eliminated in a 5-3 loss to Wood stock. C'HYM'rs are visitors in Kitchener tonight at tt pm. Thursday. they host Oshawa in a doubleheader starting at 7:30 at Hillside Park. s'our ball club made the management and coaching staff very proud," xaid CllYM'r field manager John Thompson. “We played really good ball and ended up fourth." Kitchener Pride of Canada first baseman Dan Donahue Buttered an ankle injury in championship game, but not before hitting home run that proved to be the tournament winner. Donahue was also named to Canada's national team. WATERLOO CHHQNOCLE. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13. 1984 - PAGE 25 CHYM‘n Mark "Whitey" Loosing“ pitched In two at his toam': tournament games.

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