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â€"| Taylorâ€"made for the job }; 6011:ery simila.rloCtl;y‘m'rhnmm highlight of season was an international mv!m:omr:urument which saw the H V-l.lc{ltenmbouufiomlmm- fromNe'lfihnd. nited States and Canada. Although his club lost all games by one run, Taylor was impressed with the calibre of play throughout the entire tournament, which saw New Zealand beat Canada in the championâ€" ship. "If I had to compare the teams I‘d say that New Zealand has stronger mhmg,“Umud Statuhuthefiddingwhilc(?msda better batting," Taylor said. From a 16â€"yearâ€"old juniorâ€"age player on the senior Hupp Valley squad, to a seasoned veteran who played ball in California and here in Waterloo, Taylor, now 31, just didn‘t make these player assessments from the tournament, he was able to make them because of his worldâ€" Despite the Commonwealth Games and mega cricket tournaments over the summer (our winter) months, fastball in the land down under has a strong and loyal following. Tournaâ€" ments would attract crowds of well over 200, while league games would have crowds of 50 â€" Taylor, a fiery, fiveâ€"footâ€"six catcher batk ‘for his fourth season with the Chym‘rs, has returned to Canada after playing a season of fastball with Hupp Valley, a member of a sevenâ€"team league near Wellington, New Zeaâ€" Al Taylor claims that the reason he left New Zealand to"come back toâ€"Canada was to get There‘s one thing for sure, Taylor, who had a 300 batting average last year with Waterloo, will be missed by the Chym‘rs, who will be in their fastbail first tournament of the season in St. CathdFines on the same weekend in May when he gets married. _ . | 0_ =_/ _ However there are those who might say the other reason he returned was to compete in the ISC World championships in Victoria B.C. with the Waterloo Chym‘rs of the newly formed Ontario Fastball Alliance. â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1990 there‘s a good crop of young, talented n&ingmm%:plefibym:lm Owen Sound â€" Interâ€"City Fastball League champions last year â€" and the Chym‘rs, league Sis menghmeie o O n m o Hhe wor ipe. However, Taylor will start off this season with a walk but it won‘t be with the Chym‘rs, this walk will be down the isle, instead. guys on the Chym‘rs, but I think knowing that they have th chance of going to the worlds makes coming back this season a little bit more attractive." Taylor admits that the Chym‘rs lost a big bat when centre fielder Mike Pederson took his talents to the Owen Sound Canadian Tire, but wide experience. 5 While the upcoming ISC World championâ€" lhxgl scheduled for midâ€"August in Victoria, B.C. is a once in a lifetime event for many y phnnang%o‘:n:m b‘lt;rg::’;dmhp. crack at bringi a wor i Back in 1987, while playing for the Chym‘rs, he was &"m up by the Burlington Clancey‘s for the ISC‘s in Saskatoon where the team had a 2 "This could be the last year for quite a few ao eR s SWA Ni s ons _ We have bread with & without yeast; mdfihrmtwmko&s&dmhfi.Wsto : Mmmomnn%."' Linda Begin the Planning of Your Perfect Wedding at the Shop That Cares. CreativeBaskets ~G¢ PY _ Patiper Your Secretary! J$z GIFT SHOP Ciugâ€"~â€""" egfgera en ... * %) for the health conscious & customer! _ " > 550 Parkside Dr. *We‘re More Than Just Great Baskets‘ HOURS: Mon. to Thurs. 10:306:30 742â€"1171 Fri: 10:30â€"8, Sat. 10:00â€"3 & Secretary‘s Week 2000000 181 PARK ST., WATERLOO (between Union and John Streets) o $ es o n ap o ra s r h9 on n n y 746â€"6663 * 88