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§p0rtIZa terloo t Ray chucker. 7 _ Then shortstop Bob Yantz followed with a clean single to right, and when the speed merchant Huey made. it to third on the play and made a big turn towards home. Ray right- fielder . atteatptauerpiqYttimatt them. But _ ‘s errant throw shipped by third sachet Bob Richardsu and Hager, sensing he could make it Mme, headed down the b-ttr-where he collided headlong into Wanamaker, who obviously was trying to back up the throw from right field. What made the call controversial was that the bad throw bounced right back to Richardson on the Newmarhet du- By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor Some 50 hours after it began, Waterloo CHYM'rg Mth an- nual Fastball Tun-nament ended Sunday night in a con- troyersy that wasn't. , _ . Kitchener Evergreen: were the beneficiary of a rare um- pire ruling which gave them the winning run and a bl deci- sion over two-time defending champion Newmarket Rays in the grand championship game. And Rays have to be termed the victims. But they were not victims of any injustice but rather of their own misfortune as plate umpire Don Cardy made a courageous and immediate obstruction of the hasepath rul- ing on Ray pitcher Paul Wannamaker which allowed John Hagey to score the winning run. - The victory capped a brilliant comeback by Greens. who earlier in the day dropped their first game " to the same club to be sent to the losers side of the event. But they fought their way back with a nine-inning " win over Lon- tle fern: the right to face the undefeated Newmarket club m nu . By virtue of their bl win in the first game of the final, Kitchener forced the grand championship game since both had one loss. I And as darkness fell and the day-long frigid temperatures at Waterloo Centennial Park dropped even lower. the teams fought tooth-and-nail through seven regulation innings with the score tied 1-1. Twice in extra innings Kitchener: sensational young chucker Dan Yantzl retired Rays in, order, but Gre'ens threatenedhothlntheelghth,whentheystrandedarumer on third, and in the ninth, when the eventual winning run came across. _ Wanamaker set down the first two Greens in order be. fore John Huey lashed an infield single off the firettatlittg in; 22 . “who Chronicle. union!“ gout. andTlagey would have been dead to rights,several feet knew it too, " you saw they didn't even get into a heated off the bag. But of course Cardy had no alternative after a protest." , quick huddle with base umpires but to .rule Wannamaker Most of the Rays refused to stay around for the ceremon- had obstructed Jlagey's freedom to the basepaths, and so ies following the game, which to a certain extent was under- the entire shooting match came to an end. A standable considering the emotion-packed' nature of the Tournament umpire-in-chief and Inter-City Fastball Lea- gue umpire assigner Bill Topping of St. Thomas praised Candy as he hurredly left the field amidst isolated protests from the Rays. _ v A "We'd have rather won it with a hit, but we'll lake it," beamed Greens incredibly intense third baseman Jim Mil- len following the end-of-night award ceremony. "They're (Newmarket) a very good, tough club." "He (Cardy) had no other call but to award home plate based on the obstruction rule," said Topping. "He (Wan- namaker) didn't do it deliberately, and I'm sure he feels badly about it, he was just a victim of circumstances, but there was no other choice but to make the can? Newmarket Vin; pitched all even pine! Mellon was Involved 1nasihireiedqirttMNpiseewittobtretmre That met-h, pin the workload he carried, made Vin; the ohvion choice a Best Pitcher in the tournament. With his Maniac”, there was an way he wasn't uh; to win meat at the ladlvulaal hardware at Wa- terloo CHYM'ra lauhall tourney. Bat he didn't stop there. By belting three rnns. Vlr'al also won the award given so the player who collects the most roand-trlppers. and his combined pitching-offensive display also earned his: tour- nament MVP honors. Virag's trophy case mast be getting crowded as only mm mm Be mine Mou'Vatanm PM!" award In the St. Thomas tourney. won by Ian-don. Brent Underwood o! Owen Sound McArsnnr's won Pitcher Steve Vin; of London George button Peels we: I - of destiny Int weekend; the huh; {any award In the Waterloo mm, hoc- ttng .00 to competition bond on " but 12 at bet. Born to win! t Chronicle Sports Line 886-2830 t Nearly every Green had a hand in shaping the cham- ‘pionship march, from regular stars like Hagey and Milieu Iwho impressed with inspirational plays afield as well as {timely hitting, to the pitching' tandem of Terry Gallmore and Dan Yantzi who both came up so big near the end, to unsung heros like catcher Tim Burkhart who smashed the game-winning hit against London and light-hitting Doug Mader who crashed a triple to pull Kitchener even at one in the final contest. "I think it turned out to be a case of when we came back with three (runs) against them in the first game (of the final) it really took the winds out of their sails,". said Millen. "You have to ju_mp on teams like that when you get the chance. it's the only way youll beat the" 7 A Yantzi. no doutitiU%verai other hurlers in the tour- nament. had a sore wing heading into the final, but came on strongly in the late going to retire the last 10 batters he faced. Notes: Evergreens picked up 31,200 for the win, while Newmarket took home $800, and third place London $400...Kudos to CHYM'r president Dave Honsberger and his faithful band of executives and volunteers who once again took the first-class route all the way...Kitettener's Jim Mil- len had the crowd buzzing all weekend with sensational catches and pick-ups on the hot corner. “You bat for the glory, but play defense for the fun," said the indefatigable infielder...'l'he host CHYM'rs finished with a " record based on wins over Cambridge and Team Sports and losses to Greens and thtelph...'Ne rumor mill on the weekend had former Evergreen second baseman Barry Musselman about to sign' on with Newmarket of the OFL. a league the crack second baseman prefers to the Inter-City. There was no of- ficial confirmation made...meds totalled about 8.000 for the weekend. excellent especially consider“. Sunday's meat-locker condition. Most of the Rays refused to stay around for the ceremon- ies following the game, which to a certain extent was under- standable considering the emotion-packed' nature of the final two games. But still it showed little regard for tour- nament organizers who once again did a supreme job of run- ning the show under (what else is new?) trying weather and scheduling conditions. It was a genuine team effort, something Greens needed as theyf obviously were cast in the underdog role heading into the intti.