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With the National Senior Men‘s Softball Championship a little less than a week away, some informaâ€" tion is available about the 12 teams coming into town to join the host Waterloo CHY M‘rs chase the title. The following are facts about 11 of the 12 teams â€" who they are and what they won to get here â€" that should be a useful reference during the tournament: _ Royals have therefore been in many Canadian championships and in fact are sixâ€"time winners from 1975â€"83. Winnipeg Internationals qualified for the Canadian championships while playâ€" ing without one of their best. players. Internationals finished fifth in the Midwest Fastball League with a 5â€"22 record. They won the Manitoba eliminaâ€" tion tournament with a 6â€"0 record and beat Brandon Merchants 1â€"0 in 10 innings in the final although pitcher Terry Bone of Brandon threw a noâ€"hitâ€" ter. > Victoria Royals are no strangers to top level competition, having won the provincial playoffs 15 times in the last 17 years. Pitcher Rob Guenter was the Canaâ€" dian MVP in 1982 and 1983 and Gordie Fadden, a third baseman, is a member of the Canadian national team. Outfielder Randy Dutiaume had been hitting .299 before getting his jaw broken in three places when hit by pitcher Gene McWillie of Saskatchewan. Dutiaume is expected to have the wires removed from his jaw Thursday and should be available for the tourney. Ron Gustafson, a centre fielder, hit .379 with six home runs. Pitchers Cliff Bishop, Brian Pallister and Greg Bouâ€" chard all have ERA‘s above 4.00. BRITISH COLUMBIA Royals placed second in the Midwest League that interlocks with teams from the United States. MANITOBA GAME NO. DAY DATE TNE PARTIE # JOUR _ DATE HEU] 1 14 15 17 18 19 A glimpse of who‘s coming WATERLOO Tors Mar 77445 Tores Mar T48 Tors Mar 774485 Wed Me 3445 Toes Mar 744 Trew Mar 77 885 Toes Mar 77 445 TuesMar 744 Tors Mar 77445 Tors Mar 77 48 Frive FriVe FriÂ¥e FrVe Frive FriÂ¥e 1985 114485 J1 4485 1485 | National Senior Men‘s > Softball Championship 5 % p m 1 ®pm * M p m 9 00 a m 11 %a m OÂ¥ pm 1 0 p m + ® pm 9 0 a m 11 % a m 11 % a m 2 ® p m 2 0 p m + % p m 7 00 p m 9 0 p m * 0 a m 11 00 a m 1 1 p m * 0 p m 10 00 a m 12 # p m 3 0 p m 5 % p m & 0 p m 10 00 a m 12 # p m 1 ® p m 5 0 p m 9 0 a m 11 00 a m 11 0 a m 1 ® p m 1 3 p m J 3 p m OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 2 0 p m 1 0 p m 1 00 p m 1 ® p m 1 ® p m 5 0 p m FINAL ELIMINATION ROUND FOR CHAMPIONSEIP PLAYOFF QUALIFYING ROUND FOR i POSTION Ist Team vs 6th Team vs dth Team vs Loser Game z32 vs Loser Game zB vs Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game *X vs Winnet Game *3 vs Winner Game +3 vs Repeat of Game #41 if necessary OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONTES Host Waterlos CHYM‘rs vs Ne Prince Edward Island vs Bri VISITING TEAX CLLB VISTELR New Brunswick Host Waterioo CHYM‘rs Nova Seotia Nova Scotua Northwest Territomies Prince Edward Island 9th Team 16th Team Wianet Game #77 Winnet Game 13 vs 3rd Team vs 6h Team vs Th Team vsâ€" Sth Team vs Winner G vs Winer G vs _ Winnet G Â¥$ vs Pests finished first in the Memorial loop with a 24â€"4 wonâ€"lost record, then won the Ontario Amateur Softball Assoâ€" ciation eliminations with a 3â€"0 victory over New market Nationals in the second game of a final after losing 8â€"3 in the first game. Rempels finished second to Calgary in the MFL and earned their way here by beating Regina 3â€"1 in games in provinâ€" cial playoffs. Last 'year in Fredericton, Rempels were runnersâ€"up to Camrose in the Canadian championships . Dorchester Pests of the Memorial Fastball League are paced by Bill Lunney, the top pitcher in the 1984 Canadian championships in Fredericâ€" ton. McWillie, 37, has 15 appearances in Canadian championships to his credit and, like Jones, is a member of the national team. Bates has been involved in the last five Canadian championships. ONTARIO Saskatoon Rempels have three big names in their lineup in pitchers Gene McWillie and Don Bates and outfielder Jim Jones. This Calgary team is powered by shortstop Marty Kernaghan, who hit over .450 and provided the long ball this year. Not far behind is Brian Sosnowski, who has been hitting in the high .300‘s. Participating in this year‘s ISC chamâ€" pionships in Kimberley, Wisconsin, Calâ€" gary allowed no runs in its first three games. _ The team‘s top pitcher, Jeff Boyce, has been in the lineup for two years. SASK ATCHEW AN Calgary Alberta Brake and Clutch finished first in the strong (interprovinâ€" cial) midwest â€"~Fastball League and defeated defending Canadian champion Camrose, Alberta, two games to one to advance to the Canadian championâ€" ships. ALBERT A BOME TEANX CLUB REVEVELR Saskatchewan Prince Edward Island Ird Team tth Team Sth Team Winnet Game *4 Winner Game 135 Winnet Game *11 Winner Game 237 Laser Game 23 Winnet Game 14 Winner Game *23 Winner Game *3 12th Team 11th Team A number of players have been added SECTION DLAMOND Red Rouge is in the second Dale Ryan, a 275 Ib. fireballet, is their â€" mpDDIDPADIGE sing 8â€"3 in the leading pitcher and averages 12 strikeâ€" TERRITORIES outs per game. Veteran pitcher Mark No information was available at press ive been added Smith is also on the team. time. nuatees 5 5 â€" OASA official sees S * good tourney Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff The Canadian softball championâ€" ships should be a big success in Waterloo, according to Keith Fleming of the Ontario Amateur Softball Assoâ€" ciation. ‘‘This is a good softball area so I would think the fan participation will be just tremendous,"‘ said Fleming. "I would think that that park would be jammed." â€" "It was a shame it was a Canadian championship (in Hull) because of the Fleming has seen his share of tournaments and will be an OASA delegate to the Canadian Amateur Softball Association for this one. Fleming remembers how jammed Hillside was during the OASA senior eliminations in 1982, the year the park opened. And besides, senior ball is always an attraction. Senior ball may sell anywhere, but a smaller community supports midget or junior ball more so than a large one. Among the thltl\’?s he expects are good crowds during the event at Hillside Park. ‘"Hosting the senior tournament should be a very profitable venture," said Fleming. "You get followers of senior ball that you don‘t get in midget or junior."‘ Fleming remembers that Napanee held a midget boys tourney that was a complete success while a junior championship in Hull was not supâ€" ported. Shuhenacadie Lions, the third place team in the Mainland Senior Fastball League, lost their first game in provinâ€" cial eliminations but won four straight and beat Brookfield twice to win the championship. Alpines won an eightâ€"team elimination tournament in Fredericton, beating Freâ€" dericton in the final. Top pitchers are Derm Hartley and Peter Briggs and Dave Fortune is the top hitter. Alpines have added Eoin Matheson, a pitcher from Fredericton Arms, to their lineup. NOVA SCOTIA Quebec City Boucharia Fabian Gagna was the first place team in the Quebec Major Fastball League, finishing with a 19â€"1 record. Catcher Serge Bourque batted .435 and hit eight home runs to lead the offence. Outfielder Jean Talbot hit .367 with five homers and infielder Claude Auclaire had a .319 average with six home runs. NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John Carline Alpines finished first in the Saint John Intermediate Fastball League and are the defending 1984 Intermediate AAA champions in New Brunswick. to strengthen the Dorchester lineup and they include Bob Walton, Frank Laverâ€" di, Brad Underwood and Bob Summers. Walton is a first baseman from Agincourt and Laverdi comes from Newmarket. Underwood is a leftâ€"handed pitcher from Owen Sound and Summers, a catcher, plays for Woodstock A‘s. This Quebec City team continued its winning ways in the Quebec Eliminaâ€" tions with a 5â€"0 record, beating Thetford Mines 5â€"2 in the championship game. Top pitcher Terry Flannery compiled a very impressive 11â€"0 record in the regular season and had an ERA of 0.33. QUEBEC WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1985 â€" PAGE 21 National Senior Men‘s Softball Championship ‘"*You have more ceremony and in the case of the Canadians it‘s dressed up a little more and it‘s a little more colorful as to the opening ceremoâ€" nies," said Fleming. Official opening ceremonies will be held Tuesday at 5: 30. Following that, the host Waterloo CHYM‘rs will meet St. John‘s Capitals of Newfoundland at 7: 30. Holding a tournament like the upcoming one at Hillside can require the help of 150â€"200 volunteers although there are only 13 teams as compared to 24 or 30 for a provincial senior elimination tourney. small attendance," said Fleming. St. John‘s Capitals are an allâ€"star team composed of an allâ€"star coach, nine players from the winning team and eight pickups. _ Outfielder Len Beresford is the offenâ€" sive star. In 1984 he won the triple crown with seven home runs, 21 rbi and a .494 average and he has a lifetime .332 batting average and 62 home runs. Charlottetown Caseys beat Dairy Queen 3â€"0 in final of a fourâ€"team elimiâ€" nation. Beresford became a Canadian allâ€"star in 1974 when he set a Canadian record by hitting three home runs in one game. Pitcher Ron Bowland was a Canadian allâ€"star in 1980. He has a career ERA of 0.62 and has pitched five noâ€"hitters. In 1979 he had 258 league strikeouts. Caseys finished second in the Charâ€" lottetown City Fastball League with a 21â€"7 record as Dana Angle, their top pitcher and league MVP, compiled a 10â€"1 record. Socky McDonald hit .485 and was tied with teammate Ronnie Fisher with 10 home runs. Fisher excelled in the elimination tourney with two home runs and a .500 average. Whitehorse Pepsi Challengers claim to have no outstanding players. They just love to play the game. They are an allâ€"star team made up of five teams in the Whitehorse Men‘s Fastball League. Pitchers include Clint Marshall, Roy Gardiner and George White. NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Derrick Perrigo has 14 home runs in league play ‘and first baseman Dennis Peterson has seven years‘ experience in national championships. NEWFOUNDLAND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND YUKON WATERLOO 1985 6 6 6