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MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW By David Murphy

Bobby retired from being a bat boy last year but
Bobby is legally deaf and communicates with
R obert Ladouceur is minimal words, hand gestures, and reading lips. I continues to volunteer with the Cornwall Colts at
Rtruly one of a kind.
I’m talking about the can still recall the time he went to retrieve a home every home game. I’m glad to call him friend.
career volunteer with run ball that was belted several back yards deep, Robert Ladouceur is truly one of a kind.

AGAPE Centre, Navy past the high fence in left field. The ball had hit And that’s Murphy’s Law.
Club, and the Cornwall the side of a back porch and the owner of the house
Colts; not to mention that was yelling and his little dog (maybe called Toto)
just about anybody who’s was barking. Bobby nonchalantly walked back to
played softball or fastball get the ball, grabbed it from the owner, and waved
in Cornwall knows him – – at the dog as he walked away. Needless to say, we
in Cornwall knows him
Bobbeeh! could still hear the owner yelling and dog barking
Bobbeeh!
as Bobby handed the ball back to the umpire.
For over a decade, I had the privilege of playing
on some good fastball teams with a lot of good How dedicated is he? The Stormont County Fair
players (some in the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame) in Newington was once the World Series of Fastball
and having Bobby as our team’s bat boy. with their season ending tournament every Labour
Day weekend. One time about a dozen years ago,
How good is he? He would get each batting
we were getting ready for our game, playing soft
helmet (some of us couldn’t share helmets because
toss, and all of sudden one of our league players
of our large craniums) and warm up bat or bats
pulls up in his car and out strolls Bobby. He had
ready before you’d head out on deck and hand them noticed Bobby walking near Vincent Massey and
to you – never giving you the wrong bat. Bobby
Power Dam - on his way to Newington to be our
would run up to the batter’s box after every base hit
bat boy. He was picked up and every year after that
or walk to collect the bat.
- we made sure one of us brought Bobby with us.
He would chase down foul balls whether they

He was the first one there and last one to leave at
were 300 feet away or 25 feet in the air and stuck in
every team party. Bobby is a pretty good athlete in
the back stop at King George Park. He was actually
his own right, having starred on the Blue Chargers
the only one that was able to climb the back stop
Softball Team and has some pretty high scores
and he did this well into his 50’s!!! Robert Ladouceur and Moe Racine share a
under his belt at local bowling alleys.
laugh at “Jockfest” Photo: David Murphy