HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-08-10, Page 9Mosquitos host
tournament
this weekend
The Mosquitos' ball season
wraps up this weekend (Saturday
and Sunday) with the year end
tournament in Lucknow. Twelve
teams, from Clinton (2),
Listowel (2), Mitchell (2),
Goderich (2), Exeter, Dashwood
and Lucan, are participating in
weekend tournament.
Lucknow's first game is
against Clinton at 10 a.m. at the
Kinsmen diamond. Diamonds in
Lucknow and Dungannon will be
used.
Why not checkout the action
and cheer on these young local
players?
Split games
with Goderich
The Lucknow Mosquitos handed
Goderich an 11 to 3 defeat when
they met on Lucknow territory July
25.
Goderich scored one run in the
second and two in the fifth as
Lucknow pitchers walked two bat-
ters, struck out eight and allowed
eight hits. -
Lucknow's offence scored one in
the first and third, . four in the
second and five in the fifth to -col-
lect their 10th win of the season.
In 'the return match on July 28 in
Goderich, the home team collected
the win. Lucknow opened the game
scoring five in the first and getting
four in the third, one in the fourth
and two in the fifth.
Goderich scored four in the 'first,.
seven in the second and one in',the
third, fourth and fifth innings for 14
runs.
The loss was the . sixth of the
season for the first year team from
Lucknow.
BOWLING
Monday Night Summer League
July 25:- games over -200: Marion
Jones 228, Tracey Norman 200,
Wendy Ritchie 214, Lewis Moffat
202, Martin Lebreton 241, Brad
Engel 212,. Eric Taylor 251, 253,
211, Ron Cassidy 204, 243, 280.
Aug. 1: games over 200: Marion
Jones 216, Eric Taylor 241, 254,
256, Grace Pinnigan 207, Jim
Miller 230, Martin LeBreton 218,
244, Paul Beese 226; 219, Harold
Elliott 200, Eric. Haldenby 220,
Wendy Ritchie 224, Robert Jones
-212.
Team standings: Pin Busters 55,
Road Kill 45, Try Hard 41, Bush-
wackers 41, Mighty Canucks 36,
The Blues 34.
Youth Bowling
July 30 team averages: #5 94.20,
#4, 92.99, #1 91.15, .#3 86.39, #2.
80.77.
Aug. 6 team averages: #4 94.47,
115 93.83, #1 91.02, 113 86.17, 112
82.88.
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In a park somewhere
by Jim Huglison
A crowd gathered around Paul
Molitor's locker in the Blue Jays'
clubhouse. Reporters with pens
poised, notebooks open, and
microphones shoved up under his
chin waited 'on every word as the
veteran discussed another player -
owner dispute.
Molitor isn't Toronto's player
representative and no longer sits on
the union executive but he's a
ihoughtftrl, well schooled
businessman -ballplayer, and his
experience countsfor a lot.
Not far away, sitting alone at his
locker quietly watching the
proceedings, was Rob Butler. In
sharp contrast to Molitor, Butler
had little to say about baseball's
turmoil.
"What can I say?" he shrugged.
"I'll just sit back, listen and learn."
The lesson, however, is a hard
one for Butler. Sure he'll hold with
the rank and file, stay home during
a strike and work out at his. old
high school in East York, But he's
not thinking about salary caps and
free agency; he's thinking about the
career in baseball he doesn't want
to slip away.. -
At 24, Butler should be playing
every day and improving his skills.
Instead he sits on the bench for the
Blue Jtays, seldom seeing action.
Last yiar a thumb injury robbed
him of half a season and this year -
looks lost to inactivity and a strike.
"Another onc," he says- of a
season with too few games and
-precious at -bats. "l'm trying to
learn a new -swing and improve and
that's just ahout impossible when
you only get one at -bat a week.
Butler arrived in .the big leagues
last season to much fanfare because
he grew up in the shadow The
Skydomc, A Local boy amidst all
the Americans on Canada's world
championship team. He'd always.
wanted to be, a Blue J.ay and when
he was called up from the minors in
mid-season he was on top of the
world. •
The left field job was his and, had
he not injured a thumb'sliding into
second base, he may have played
there in the World Scries,
eliminating the acquisition of Rick-
ey Henderson. Instead, he became
an observer, then after skipping
winter ball, couldn't win the job
back in the spring.
So now, after a second season of
inactivity, he wonders what the
future holds. Will the team regroup
after a disastrous season, trade
veterans and let young players take
over the outfield? If so, will hebe
one of them? Will he .be traded to
an organization in search of a
youthful leadoff hitter? Or will he
go the way of the last Canadian
outfielder, Rob Ducey, and stagnate
in the organization until he disap-
pears in the minors?
As the numbers grew across the
clubhouse around Paul Molitor's
locker, Butler continued to sit quiet-
ly, watching and thinking. You- can
understand if his thoughts were far
away from arbitration and pension
payments: A strike just means more
idle days for a young player who's
had far too many already.
Sean Lougheed, 13, was the
youngest competitor in the
triathlon last week. Sean had a
smile on his face as he
entered the 62 degree water
and the teen was still smiling
as he made his way to pass
off his swim cap to his team-
mate.
Mike Whitcroft was Lucknow's
only solo entry in the Third
Annual Goderich Triathlon last
weekend. As he made his way
_ out of the frigid Lake Huron
waters he declared "You can't
believe how cold that is!"
Preparing for the 45 kmbike
ride, Mike's feet and hands
were so cold he could barely
tie his shoes. (Pat Livingston
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