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Sunday at Jack Couch Park in Kitchener the name of the game was offense and very little of it was supplied by the Waterloo side as they fell 136 to the Panthers in a marathon that dragged out over three hours. Scott Bailey was the priâ€" mary victim against the Panthers. The 24â€"yearâ€"old hurier is one of the most reâ€" liable in the league but even he has his off nights and Sunday was one of them as he got stoned for seven runs on five hits in an inning and i third before giving way to fhewcomer Mike Arundel. Arundel, an Ottawa naâ€" tive, got Tigers out of further misery in the second inning by getting cleanâ€"up hitter Gary Ebel to ground into a double play. But althâ€" ough Arundel looked sharp at points, he was victimized by walks and cheap singles and gave way to Williams in the fifth. Making his third long appearance in less than a week. Williams obviously labored his way through the )"| 6 "Eal 5 MA :- f 3 ?-_.;"3 Eoc ue /“_ G “ 4 2 R, *n .. witi: @6z e 8 C B _b zs they were sharp as a tack defensively behind the overâ€" powering eightâ€"hit pitching of Rick Williams as they carved out a 5â€"2 victory over St. Thomas in well under two hours. covered the full spectrum of baseball performances. Last Wednesday at home By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor In two nineâ€"inning games last week, Waterioo Tigers QQhUiCQ.. worthy of your confidence. and in the field and so various combinations of inâ€" fielders were assembled to try to cut down on defenâ€" sive miscues. That, combined with the departure of Dan Collison to the national team camp in Windsor plus the toe injury to Bobby Schnurr in Brantford gave Yosurack the chance he has been waiting for. And he has not wasted the opportunity. The fiveâ€"year veteran‘s sureâ€"handedness was never more evident than against the Elgins. He made three By Rick Campbeoll tremendous assists on hardâ€"hit ground balls and also Chronicle Sports Editor robbed cleanâ€"up hitter Jamie Hodge of a certain It may not be his favorite position, but Waterioo extraâ€"base hit when he dove to stab a screaming line Tiger Mike Yosurack appears plenty happy to be playâ€" drive in the fourth inning. ing third base this year. "I find third a lot tougher than short, first there‘s It‘s a rather pleasant alternative to not playing at the longer throw to first and the ball is usually hit all, which the 22â€"yearâ€"old Waterioo native readily adâ€" harder,"" said Yosurack relaxing after the game. "I mitted to after an outstanding defensive effort at the figured it would only be a matter of time before I got hot corner for Tigers against St. Thomas last Wednesâ€" to start and if it‘s third they want me at then that‘s day. where I‘ll play." Last year Yosurack represented the shortstop half Yosurack holds no grudges about being relegated to of the middle station combination that chalked up the a backup role at the beginning of the year, despite his most double plays in the Interâ€"County Major Baseball previous experience with Cambridge, Kitchener and League, and assumed that he and second sacker Dan the Tigers in senior ball. Collison would pick up this year where they left off. "I had a lot of work commitments at the beginning However, the offâ€"season acquisition of Iâ€"C veteran and the other guy (Silvestri) was coming out regularâ€" shortstop Dave Byers from London Majors dislodged ly so I couldn‘t really expect much. And when I heard Yosurack from his favorite spot. that they had got Dave (Byers) I had my doubts about To compound Yosurack‘s problems, his fullâ€"time playing short again so I prepared myself to play some job at a Kitchener auto dealership prevented him other position." from attending many of Tigers preâ€"season workouts ""But my job has been very good to me, they are and so to begin the season he found himself in a utility really letting me do what I want and I think I‘ll only role. have to miss one more game the rest of the season."‘ But in early season play Tiger third baseman Chico Yosurack‘s attempt to crack the lineup was not at Silvestri found himself struggling both at the plate all enhanced by a bothersome shoulder injury which and in the field and so various combinations of inâ€" he sustained while diving into a pool in Florida last fielders were assembled to try to cut down on defenâ€" year. It is not his throwing shoulder, but tends to pop sive miscues. That, combined with the departure of out of place when he reaches suddenly for a ground Dan Collison to the national team camp in Windsor ball to his backhand. Last year Yosurack represented the shortstop half of the middle station combination that chalked up the most double plays in the Interâ€"County Major Baseball League, and assumed that he and second sacker Dan Collison would pick up this year where they left off. However, the offâ€"season acquisition of Iâ€"C veteran shortstop Dave Byers from London Majors dislodged Yosurack from his favorite spot. To compound Yosurack‘s problems, his fullâ€"time job at a Kitchener auto dealership prevented him from attending many of Tigers preâ€"season workouts and so to begin the season he found himself in a utility Mike Yosurack just wants to play Tigers like night and day But the main factor beâ€" hind the win was the exâ€" celient location pitching of Williams, who seemed to have the Elgin batters mesâ€" merized the entire night with his precision and Brian Schnurr clouted a firstâ€"inning homer for Waâ€" terloo, designated hitter Larry Crooke had three sinâ€" gles and Jim Taylor, Dave Byers and Mike Blake all had a double and single. The St. Thomas game was a defensive battle throughâ€" out as Taylor and Dave Dix with three each managed the entire total for Waâ€" Unfortunately, _ Williams _ pit py snaring a line drive at lost tgls .shutont bid in (pe the baseline. final inning when three sinâ€" gles and two errors chased Tigers, now at 9â€"7 have baâ€" two Elgin runners home. Sically a twice a week scheâ€" Gerry Dingman, who came on in the fifth to reâ€" place relatively ineffective Panther starter Bruce Klaehn, got the win by huriâ€" ing shutout ball the rest of the way. No less than seven Panthers had two hits each, with most of the early daâ€" mage done by Tim Pickett‘s threeâ€"run homer over the rightâ€"field fence in the first inning. Pickett also had a single while Roger Kropf had a triple and single. Panthers scored five in the first and had the 136 lead by the fifth inning. duration but did not give up funeral home and chapel 621 KING WEST â€" 7459495 Convrement Parking. entering Wellington or King Street a tradition since 1925 LPatz~Bechtel Also pleasing the Tiger field boss was that the Tigers put together runs on their minimal hit totals through fielder‘s choices and sacrifices. **We got a run in the third on no hits and the name of the game is runs, no matter how you get them,"" said Payne. the time (Tom) Mattingley was up and the count was three and one. He‘s one of the best hitters in the league and Williams throws him a changeâ€"up. A good hitter would be looking for anyâ€" thing but. Rick had St. Thomas on their heels or toes all night. That‘s the key, to keep them guessâ€" **Rick never loses his composure, he‘s unbelievaâ€" bly confident out there,"‘ said Tiger field manager Alf Payne. ‘"Take for example But even they did not deâ€" tract from the excellent mound effort of the Toronto on several putouts and Yoâ€" surack made the play of the game in the fourth inning when he robbed Jamie Hodge of an rbiâ€"extraâ€"base hit by snaring a line drive at the baseline. Both Mike Yosurack at third and Dave Byers at short were outstanding deâ€" fensively. Byers showed treâ€" this winter," said Yosurack. ‘"The answer is either rest or an operation but summer is not the time for it and I‘m getting married in the fall, so I‘ll have to put "It was a fluke injury, but it must have popped out about 10 times playing hockey (with Preston Jesters) in assisting Waterloo plays host to London tonight at Bechtel Park at 8 p.m. and tomorâ€" row will play in Stratford with an 8:0 first pitch. dule for the rest of the year barring rain outs, and Payne indicated he plans to use Bailey and Williams priâ€" marily against division foes. ~ Tor Your rate cory of our imroamaTIVvE SROChHURE wr®TE Or Call â€"â€" _ IMAGES IV. 505 Dundas St E. london. Ont N6B 1W4 (519) 672â€"9406 Hair Loss was My Problem until the IMAGES IV Analyst created my new image Yes . .. My hair loss was really startâ€" ing to bother me, my friends even started to hassle me. I thought 1 was doomed to baldness until I discovered Images IV. 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I‘ve never exâ€" actly taken the league apart at the plate but I usually make contact. And with a helluva hitting club like ours, one thing usually follows the other at the plate." A sixâ€"year veteran of the Waterioo Expos, Yosurack saw his first pitchingâ€"duty with the Tigers last year and compiled a 1â€"1 record. But he isn‘t that anxious to return to the mound. **We‘ve got enough really good pitchers, like Scott (Bailey) and Rick (Williams). They operate so quick they always keep the rest of us in the game." And for Mike Yosurack, ‘"in the game‘" is the only place to be. Watericoo Chronicle, Wednesday, June 27, 1979 â€" Page 16 up with it for a while."‘ Yosurack, a former Hamilton Fincup, Kitchener Ranger and Gueiph Plater in Junior A hockey circles, sees himself as a wellâ€"balanced performer in the game of summer. Complementing Wednesday‘s deâ€" fensive effort was a fourâ€"hit day in Toronto the weeâ€" Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corp. 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