Canmore Crushers 40th Tournament Anniversary
By Morgan Quinn July 1st, 2018
Allow me to bring to your attention the acknowledgement of the above anniversary. First it is astounding that 40 years have gone by since we began our annual July 1st tournament in Canmore, which by the way, we won! From an unassumingly humble beginning, the Canmore Crushers inevitably established themselves beyond that of a group of fun loving citizens. Although fun was always at the forefront, when on the field of play, the team was there to win. Personally I truly believe this tournament initiated a certain respect within the local community, which led to citizen support throughout the forthcoming years. Fortunately we had a strong nucleus of experienced fundamental ball players that led the team to a high level of competitiveness. In measuring ourselves with Foothills Fastball League teams, we realized that we possessed something extraordinary. Besides the nucleus, we had Randy Fiddler, who put the Crushers in a position to win at any given time. Further we acquired additional pitchers, such as Ken Vogel, Tony Speckeen, Brian Aiken, Brian Burkett and others, who complemented Fid and allowed us to be competitive in not only our own tournament but others we attended throughout Alberta and B.C. in subsequent years. An additional noteworthy item was our participation in provincials, where we lost in our first year to the Bowden Blues but won the following year in Calgary at the Intermediate C level.
Those years and the camaraderie shared were certainly most meaningful to me. I am pleased to still be in contact with many of you, despite the obvious distance and duration of time since then. I wish I could be in contact with more of you but I understand how life and time take their toll with keeping in touch. In the event any of you would like to re-connect, do feel free to return the e-mail. I have had the same address since the mid-90s.
The enclosed attachment is a picture taken by Fred Koster at our July 1st tourney. It is me sliding into home with Sloan making the call – safe by the way – and Fid in the batters’ circle. It was in the Rose & Crown Pub for years. Should anyone have a team pic of the ’78 team, it is the only one I don’t have. Regards M
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