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_ Robinson said she was the leader among women for the entire race. She finished in 35:47 with a substantial lead over secondâ€"place Kathy Ricicaâ€"Roberts of London, whose time was 27: 17. Leading finisher amon'geWaterloo runners was Celia Mcinnis, who was the fifth woman finisher with a time of 38: 36. Earlier this season Mcinnis had won the Ottawa marathon ahead of Top female finisher was Tracey Robinson of Guelph and she is also a member of the Waterloo County club. And the 20â€"yearâ€"old Robinson entered the race thinking she had a good chance of winning. _ Somewhere past the halfway point, Foster started pulling away from other runners and eventually crossed the finish line after 30 minutes, 33.49 seconds to win the race about 25 seconds ahead of Ted McKeigan of Scarborough, the second place finisher. "I checked the competition and a lot of good runners were in Toronto," said Robinson. "I wanted to represent the club here and I had a better chance of winning here."‘ "I think if I hadn‘t been running for Waterloo County, I would have run the other race," said Foster. "My commitment is to the club before anything else." Foster is a member of the Waterloo County Amateur Athletic Association, which organized the race under the sponsorship of Athlete‘s Foot. The 28â€"yearâ€"old runner from Kitchener was tempted by the idea of running Saturday in a Toronto 12 kilometre race with the likes of Rodgers and Dixon. However, he chose to run Sunday in the Waterloo 10 Kilometre Classic road race and the outcome speaks for itself. PAGE 22 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1983 The opportunity to run against top name performers such as Bill Rodgers and Rod Dixon was attractive, but in the final analysis club affiliations kept Dean Foster close to home. No place like home A total of 1,235 runners finished the race. Running on Hallman Road in the Waterloo Classic 10 k road race, Dean Foster passes up a chance to go under a portable shower put up for runners. Foster won the race. Richard O‘Brien photo Tigers scored all their runs in the third inning. The first run came in on John Bell‘s Deluca was Waterâ€" loo‘s leading hitter with a triple, double and single. DiPonzio gave up eight hits and two walks. Losing pitcher Ralph Elvin gave up 10 hits, one walk, and hit two batâ€" ters. Moments earlier, Tigers had prolonged the game by tagging Tom Arnold at the plate as he attempted to score on a hit by Jon Davis. Nick Noonan had the other run in the eighth when he scored on an error by Guelph catchâ€" er Mike Lavelle. Sunday in St. Thomâ€" as, Tigers lost in the bottom of the ninth when Matt Gooding singled with two out to allow Phil Turner to come home with the winning run. Tigers went ahead with two runs in the ‘sixth when Barone and Deluca scored on Macâ€" Donald‘s single. Then in the seventh they added two more as Deluca‘s triple brought home Barone and Terry Boegel. DiPonzio had his first start Saturday night on the road against Guelph Royals and went the distance in a 51 win. Sunday, Tigers travelled to St. Thomas and lost 5â€"4. In other games last week, Tigers hosted London Majors and won 6â€"3, then lost 8â€"7 in Stratâ€" ford. Royals took a 1â€"0 lead Saturday night when Dave Snyder scored on a fielder‘s choice after reaching third on Ray Pope‘s single. But if DiPonzio‘s arâ€" rival presents a numâ€" bers problem, it can also solve problems beâ€" cause another pitcher will be in the rotation during the busy schedâ€" ule. DiPonzio joins three other Ithaca players, Tim Barone, Kurt Deâ€" luca and Dunc Macâ€" Donald, and is Tigers‘ fifth import, putting them one over the limit and meaning someone has to go. Their other win, which won‘t be noted in the Interâ€"County Major Baseball League standâ€" ings, was the acquisiâ€" tion of Rocky DiPonzio, a righthanded pitcher from Ithaca College. Waterloo Tigers can chalk up another pair of wins and a loss on the field this week. And, as it turns out, they‘ve won off the field as well. Chronicle staff Healthy signs as Tigers continue adequate play Waterloo battled well throughout the game, but their bats were cold in the fifth and final inning when they needâ€" ed one run to tie the game. + The team was also entered in the recent Erin Mills Strawberry Festival Tâ€"ball tournaâ€" ment, where they won Waterloo Tâ€"ball allâ€" stars reached the semiâ€" finals last weekend in the Guelph invitational tournament, only to lose 16â€"15 to Kitchener Forest Hill. sacrifice fly, then Barone hit a twoâ€"run homer. A lot of people, perhaps one more than those who expected to do it, tried their hand at Tâ€"bail during Waterioo Days. At left, Mayor Marjorie Carroll showed up Saturday morning to open the giris house league softball finals by throwing the first pitch, but there is no pitching in Tâ€"bail so she had to hit the first bail off the tee. At right, Dana Rooney of Lakeshore Optimists takes her time lining up the baill during semifinals Friday night. Optimists lost the game to the eventual champions, Rigby‘s House of Elgins also had a Tâ€"ball allâ€"stars reach semifinals Against Ajax, Billy Chappell and Jeff Heinbuch had grand slam home runs and threeâ€"run inning. Turner hit a twoâ€"run double in the fifth, then their first game 16â€"15 over Brantford and beat Ajax 227 before being eliminated in a 23â€"22 loss to Agincourt. Matthew Kreutzer added a triple. Kreutzer had a home run and a pair of sinâ€" gles against Agincourt while Jonathan Goll added three singles and newcomer Todd wilson added a pair. TEEâ€"RIFIC FORM Honorable mention for their continued clutch hitting goes to Toby Lessard, Greg Winning pitcher was Jacques Roy, who scored on a double by Davis. Stager, Pat Nelson and Heinbuch. Defensively, Kreutzer made a sparkling catch of a line drive and the steady play of Scott Yanke in centre field was an asset. Waterloo‘s next acâ€" tion will be in the Kâ€"W Invitational Tâ€"ball tournament July 2â€"3 in Waterloo‘s Centennial Park. P came on in relief of Neal Ambrose. Scott Bailey took the loss after replacing Kevin Rood in the ninth. Tigers play in Kitchâ€" ener Thursday and Cambridge Sunday evening. They host Cambridge Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Bechtel Park. MacDonald, who will soon try out for the Canadian National team in Windsor, hit safely against London in each inning in which Tigers produced runs. He had a basesâ€"loadâ€" ed single in the threeâ€" run third inning, douâ€" bled to score a run in the fifth and singled as Tigers scored twice in the seventh. Baronewas the winâ€" ning pitcher, allowing six hits. Richerd O‘Brien photos