Our Team The CNRA Tigers
Reliving the game, the rivalry and the fantasy of the 1980's CNRA Tigers.
Ole Rifter!
Ole Rifter was the Tigers own magazine in the 1980's.
We have an extensive archive of Ole Rifters here!
Our Team in the 21st Century
A few of our boys at the 2003 C.N.R.A. reunion at Chester Field in St-Lambert.
Older, greyer, but still champs.
Our Famous Tigers Logo
Our first logo in the 1980's when we won the 1981 championship.
Ole Rifter 12 is now online!
Tigers softball was not only the intense games, the rivalry of the opponents and the after game celebration. Tiger players and Tiger fans always anticipated the next copy of their favorite Tigers magazine, Ole Rifter.
At the time, Ole Rifter Magazine was the one and only magazine devoted to amateur softball. Frank Sivilla's stats, player profiles, Macintyre's A View from Here and Al Heaney's Tiger Tips were just a few of the anticipated features.
Looking back at Ole Rifter and the way it was produced more than 30 years ago, it was like no other. A gem for it's time, produced with paste-up graphics, an IBM typewriter and a Xerox photocopier leaves us wondering how'd RKR do it? Most of us wonder how an Ole Rifter would look if it were produced with 21st century technology. Gawd, we would love to see...
Reward for info on Ian Gillespie!
He played right field for the Tigers in 1981. That was the year the Tigers won their one and only championship. Always an odd fellow, Ian was one of a kind.
Everyone has at least a few stories to tell about Ian.
We all know his history, so we will not get into that here.
We just want to know more about the guy and where he is now.
The always quirky Tigers owner, Ronald K Ronald wants to know more on the fate of our most famous right feilder.
Ron has opened his wallet and is offering a $50.00 bounty to anyone who can provide current info and photos of Ian.
Criteria for the bounty is we need current information about Ian's status, including current location and at least two current photos. Finding his Facebook page would solve everything!
All bounty claims must be approved by Ron and the money will be given to first person who provides the info and photos as listed above.
Got an extra five, ten or twenty dollars?
Why not chip in and up the bounty?
Contact Ron if you want to chip in!
We will post the latest tally here!
Chester Field is Still a Ball Park
CN sold Tiger stadium to land developers in the late 1980's and we moved across the tracks to the new Chester Field. Soon after, Tiger Stadium was demolished and the land around it was turned in to condos and townhouses.
The new Chester Field was a great ball park but lacked the personality of Tiger Stadium. The Tigers folded a year after the move but other teams including the A's and Outlaws continued playing there for years after.
In 1993, the CNRA moved on and CN sold Chester Field to the city of St-Lambert for one dollar. It is still used by St-Lambert as a softball park and is now called St-Charles Park.
We're looking for your pics and contributions!
Our website is put together not just for the Tigers but for all players and fans of the C.N.R.A. baseball league.
We invite your photos and contributions to make this website more complete.
Do you have some old photos of play at Tiger Stadium or Chester Field?
Did you find your profile pic was missing for your team roster?
Send your photos to us and we will include them on this website.
Frank Franchellini has already submitted his , so why not submit a story for your team?
Old Things Never Die!
This website has been around for years but we decided to give it an upgrade and move it a new home.
The old provider was riddled with advertisements and pop-ups and was not very user friendly.
This new website has many new features and photos, some which we found in the Tiger archives in Ron's basement.
Even some of the photos you have seen before have been rescanned to a better resolution.
Yep, The team folded years ago. Tiger Stadium is long gone and now a condo development. Some players are still around, others have moved on, some have gone to a better place. The team spirit will live on forever in cyberspace with this website. All of this in memory of the good old days at Tiger Stadium and Chester Field. We call it "The Ole Rifter online."
If you have photos from the Tigers and the CNRA, please send them to us so we could like to include them on this website.
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