Win one, lose one Tigers split as ia: Major teams head down stretch vahard 0 ‘Bnen Cnr ornate but" Wnet Ntttttetrtt' gen it tut of! “anew-(a Tttters dun"; it trasebal! gum» it! “awrkm Park hr d ho- ueh aduwd to pa) rum ant-Mum Lo hp baserunntng: And that ", berausr' rf hr doesnt .sunn-um- else Ps suro- Lt, tio H Ioehur in rerem gain» 'hgerx have: had successful appeals of runner mmsm}: bases and balurda} mum \ “mum “an no emu-plum [ Tuters had London Major _ Dan: Byers called out ior unsung hrs! base m: an apparent double m tho. third tttrung, but still iost "i-it m the Inter-County Major Baseball Leagm gamu- Saturday night at Home! Park Tigers were supposed to have mum-d Guelph Hawk Sunday mght but the gaunt was called due to rain and har been rescheduled lor Tuesday _ July 31 Last Wednesday, Tttters defeated the host Brannon! Richard O’Brien Chromcie Stan Dum' MacDonald is disappointed, w an the least _ Red Sox 1343 Saturday‘s appeal was the second successful one for Tugers' first baseman Jim Taylor Another successful After trying out for Canada‘s national baseball team for the third time in three years. thr. 24oear-old Waterloo Tigers catcher " ieft wondering what tsed have to do to make the grade All three years he‘s stayed With the camp right up to ttw ftnal cut This tune. when the team was finalised and he was nul un n thr disappointment was even harder to take because it meant muslin: a Chance to compete m baseball m the Olympics tor the first tune The camp m Windsor was little more than a week tlength orgyyrrt had to suis three cau'herszrom aUieid of eight MacDonald thought for sure be qualified ior the mind catcher position which was more of a utility role where running and hitting are more importan! than a strong throwing arm Three's unlucky for MacDonald “I was conrideat/' said MacDonald “In a utility role I thought I could do the Job and I Wtty producmg _ _ "l hit ttie ball well m Windsor I had a couple hm drives and rbi's ,, As " turned out. MacDonald‘s hittme and runmnu ability weren't enough to ttet him on the team And his throwing. weakened by an operation last wtnter, wasn't as strong as m the prenous two years “I got thr impression some guys might haw been looking good before the camp got going." said MacDonald “I'm reflect mu the Ieelings ofrn.x would-be teammates when I say that. too -. Jim Ersopolous of Toronto beat MacDon aid for the mini catcher spot Toronw Maple Ueais" Larry Downes won the first spot and Boy Thomsoo of Stratlord timers Uoe dung hurting Mac-Donald‘s chances was the tact that Downes turned his back on a pro contract with New York Yankees in older to compete in the Olympics Wat, appeal “an at 1mm Dav Tayfor sand um. p m \pt-ua team emphaw appeah but beuexes, tho umpmw are wan-mm: more carefully “A lot of guy an "1:“:an the bases mm Taylor "and the ump- are stamng Ity can I! After Byers as» called out there wax some confusion as to whether Tuters had used proper appeal procedure than “an sent back to second base but after a dtscusston br “an agam called out and “an ordered back w the dugoul Byers was later (“jetted fur argumg a call at second base m the mghth â€mam: "iiiirc LerT down dummy m Saturday N, game as Majors Bill \ elm homered aim Arden hddw led off th- first 111mm: nth a double _ -HidGrdirr/eiddk With a run m their half of the Ins! as Terry Boegel scored on Tarhts double Tigers had four unearned runs m the second after loading the bases NICK Noonan scored one walk and Mike Yosurack and Paui Uberbolu-r scored on separate errors before Dave Dash scored on a passed ball The national team is now in Holland It For MacDonald, the next challenge is to will return to Toronto before leaving for shoot for the national championships next the Olympics in his Angela season at Ithaca College in New York. on such rurtrttfrs Mawrs came back With runs m the hfth and seventh mnmg‘ then came up With three runs In the eighth to mush the scoring _ mbd‘dae and Yeiion combined wtth track-tu-track doubles for the (yin; run then Tum Mattingle) doubled to score Yelton and Byers. who had been gnu: an intentional walk i “in Noonan led Tigers with three hits and Taylor had a double and Single Boegel had two of Malerluol~ 10 hits Xenon led London's whit attack with four hits including an rb: double and luuvrun homer Mattingley had three hm Including it double and drove m three runs while Eddie had a single and two doubles Winning pitcher Chns Barr rehmed starter Mike Kilkenny m the MA with Losmg prtcher Scott Bailiry vent the distance - Tttey host Toroniu Maple beats on Saturday at 7 p.m. and travel to Toronto for a rematch Sunday at 'd. Tuesday. they visit Stallion! Pullers "riG/r.Cpia.x m Brantford again tonight and travel to Hamilton on Friday For MacDonald. the next challenge is to