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SUNDAY - SECTION II FREEMAN’S JOURNAL s p o r t s APRIL 23,1995 1 ! WlsXCAA,«t, iJaiiczkowsK was Wasto\(lt» iwaan; “ leachdd the NCM Division III :s t l i i u s a a p o ^ g L e a g u e fiSgh'tf^ S ^ J s ^ i i ) - PfeUimes ■frl, 2.474; Feowiss+1.2,416; f%TtIfiail^Seifes (S&json) - Ctiiib Cummings, ©»3; Mail KeBy, @lsBilIHttgaikm^61S. ^^^Ti^Oamefiiba^n) - Fcmmra +l. 896; Seay Msfits,869; Fufl •ffigti InBividsal Game (season). Matt KeHy, 258; Bill Hugabone, 257; Mott I5dly. 239. • S p o t l s c o u p o n s a r e n o w a ^ a l l a M e Buy some OKfiatime on ibe golf coiuse tliis year, oitd help people in the cotnmunity teeatbea little easier. A HealUiy Lung Sfxms Coupon &om the Ammri^ Lung Association of hfid l^w Yor& can do £25 199S Sommmr Coupon Book givra discounted mtes m 50 ^If conisi!s,dnidngiaQ£es,Bine!^G<mtcisand s]M^OR^ in the fsm. By BILL FRANCIS Sports Editor M orris With no key players lost to gradu- ouan, it»s year s espen^ced Moms High Sctu»l baseball team is iook- ing to contend in the league. \\Vc must cut down on our errors to tro compeuuve.\ sotd Coach J^lmy Ritanan. “Randy Pope wiD lead the offensive attack. Experienced players in key positions (fust baseman Made Hmben, left f i e ^ John Ro^ and sKond toss' man Bn^in E^ilmer) will also be (to key to (Rir success.” Lost season, the Mustangs had a 5-9 overall am! 4 ^} Td. Valley West marL Returning s tarts finro that squad inclu^ seniws Pope (.597 batting average), Ross. Patoer, Cbarlra Biadfield (catcher), Steve Tracy (pitcher) and Kevin Hopper (right fielder), and sophomores Mtffk Haiben (Brat ba»man/]pitch' er) mid Geoff Gram (shm^tq>). HOP'S WWII exhibit to be dedicated Ceremony to take place at noon on M emorial D a y By BILL FRANCIS Sports Editor COOPERSTOWN - The village of Cdopisnstown mil be receiving nation al remgnition on Memorial.Day thanks to the elfmis o f the National Baseball Hall o f FOme and Museum. Cooperstown usually celebrates the last Monday in h^y with its annual Memory Day Parade, in memory o f the drad servicemen of ail wars, but this year the Hall of Fame will also be dedicating a new V/orld War R exhibit “Baseball Enlists,” is ah exhibit commemorating the 50th anniver sary of the end of W W . Created by the Hall of Fame, it will be dedi cated in a ceremony at noon-on Memwial Day, May 29. The exhibit which will run dtrough 1996 in the temporary exhibits room on the first flora' of the FetzeT'Yawkey Building, will include seven videos, artifacts, text and hundreds of photographs and graphics. It will show how baseball helped with the war effort from those players who fought over^as to those who stayed htrone and whose play provided a valuable diversion. “This slrould be a grrat way to kick off the exhibit Opening the exhibit on Memorial Day just came to be ” said Jeff Idelson, director of public lelaticms and promohons at the Hall of Fame. “We talked about a dam to open the exhibit and Memorial Day turned out to to a perfect time. “We just hope the weaihra coop- ^ i e s , “ toj(&c(t. In cra^maiion with the United States l^artm eat of Incase, fra- mra Majra Leaguer and eunent spe- cial assistant to die American Lrague President Larry Doby, Hall T H K N V n o W I BVSKBM.I HALL OF ¥ \ W \M ) Ml SLl M ( (M»PtRSlOV\N.\|W \ORK Above is the logo being used for the 'baseball Enlists\ exhibit at the Hall of Fame. of Fame hurler Bob Feller and retired U.S. Army (Four Star) Gen. Frederick M. F i a ^ Jr., commander of the Army’s 7th Corps during the Gulf War, are scheduled to partici pate in the annual Nfemori^ Day Parade, exhibit dedication and cer tificate presentation recognizing Coopemown as a World War II Commemorative Community. “Bectuise the exhdbit-'pays tribute and reqKct to World War II, the vfl- lage will become a Commemorative Community. It is sort of a nahira! fa and involves the whole community,” Idel^n said. “On behalf of the Dep- arunent of Defense. Genera Franks will present a certificate of designa tion and flag identifying Cooprastown as Commemorative Community.” According to Idelson. both Fellm’ and Dol^, vetaans of Wrald War II, wee invit^ to attend the caemoiks. Fdla. whese four years in the Navy prevented him from winning 300 gam^, served as an anti-airctafr gun ner rai the battleship Ailtz2u77sr with the 3rd F l ^ which raw artion in Tarawa, Iwo Jiina and the Mandiall Islands. Doby served in the Navy and was based in Guam and Ulithi. A l^ scheduled to participate in the ceremony are Hall of Fame Chairman Ed Stack. HaU of Fame President Donald C. Marr Jr. and Cooperstown Mayor James Woolson. The day’s tentative schedule b^ins with the viUage parade at 11 a.m., in- parade s|»eches from Doby. Feller and Franks at 11:30 am., and the exhibit dedication and certificate pre- seiuation at noon on the from steps of die HaU of Rime’s Main S l entrance. The day will also feature the special unveiling of new Hail of Fame logo. According to Idel^n, members of the American Legion. VA, AmVet and VFW have been invited to attend the ceremonies. He also vranted to let any load vetmons know that they were also invited ti> attend the ceremonies. Local high school baseball underway “Steve Steventon should be one of the tost piichsrs in the Tri-Valley,\ Johnson said. Other players who will determine how much of a rebuilding year it is include juniras Jim Bruni (outfield er), Mike Ne^oit (coich^) and Bob Fjgger(pitcher/irafie!der) and sopho more Scott T nylor (frifiefdcr) Cin-BKRTSVBI.LE.1MT. IJPTON The GiIbcrtsviil«.Ml Upton High SchKii tosetoill m m (toished the 1994 sea^in with a .500 secoid, and now its Eifne to laake the next step. “Our obvicRis goiil is to make the seciiontds,\ said Coach Tom Delaney. “WcatKi feel that we will be strong comicitders fra die West The Raiders finished last season with a 6 '6 overall reoird, S-3 in the Tri-Valley West. If G-MU is 10 moke it to the sec tionals, diey s»iil have to do it with- the serviois o f ^^^uates Luras Yill^^e to Be r^^nized as Commetmrative Community ^bRwiOtoibtodBdlcaiMand WarBCommemoraiive ihmiaufcrGebrgeBushtonuffi- totlffip^blic iSefHJblic for the first Comnuinity. .......... .. “ c o o m ? $ t © w u - ettftibit wiQ tothbe dedlcatedand dp^ » for the first tinte oh Meraraial Day. After fhe village’s animal .. .... - _ _ ________ IfMoial StooriailJay P5arafe.thee5diibii ..BsselglWl^^Fameana . : ;Wl!|,i»«e6iKitetiaiaiit»iicere' • - • re^edU ^ A ^ y C cncK iI Frederick M. Franks I t. comman d’s 7tbCkjipsdur- ,^,|xanks, representing ibc^ War 0 Commemoraiive Comnuinity. The pniposes o f die World War It commmnorationsaxe to honra the World War II vererems and H, a n d # ncgnaiat wltit World w 3 as the cnnt(al event of^aothcentiiiy. •‘‘Itopi^ram .fU R b y # 1 DeffflfliiBnsoflMense^^^cre^. - age tbs World War a .C!oiaraeinc8isi(».“sald Soff S®. SKSSgr\ committee. •'We’re v ^fc^py® have the Cddp^vya®jmnianiQr jOtttt effest vras an in i^l ........................... ^ e COMilUNiT Y on Eige 10 Jen Vilord and Hawks slay Red Dragons Hartwick women's lacrosse is ranked fourth in the country By BILL WOLCOTT ^nduates Luras Sta^ Writer Frrxihfnpn honino tn have an facobs (oulfieldra), Michael Briscoe ONEONTA- Senior Jen Vilord J U ^ a i L llite H T O a H l fejaacMa) aPil'Saiuly H°gimm wonren’s laeros^ team tn & 22^9 Miclracl C^lone psehra/iha base* nout@fcctos*!iilMvstiKln${nm§ta£e i»an> and 1%i) Ultatfoid (^l®i), Haei^y. junira Devin (ciu^eldcr) onl But despite the scrae and the vie®* Kyle Snisiley (stenaop)* tsnd soidio* jy iha; u | ^ dip Hawks to#* m«eJiin0^tn&(^onii^inan). i, liaitwisk CtoCh Am» O’Hara (ouiauei) and sophomoffi “rastliiimiliMlamdlaOTOinBa S S d o S S S L CisejMaiteliiWiiatolieldiS. ««, u d a y l t o i w a ^ ^ W Steding ^oristoii/pitcher). Coitid thisle a dovra year fisr toe New Bralin High School toseball traia, one of toe isrcnnial power- “ •|.VdIoy We “ S b y m S p a t o i c d t o m l M f t J S S t o l w ' S S tom S t e l f i l S a S S f f l l year's team are Shawn ©smell, Chris Davis, Tim Knapp, Cary Anttoreons and Jto Nelson, Leading the group of remmiag starrers from last year’s team are Janiof S»vc Slevcntott, who picked tip a 6*1 record as a piteher while compiling A- -431 totting avotogti. and senior Travis Ociuid, who went with a 3-14 ©Vcirall record last sea son, 1*7 iit lie Tri-Valley West. They losi otHy two statms. - desig- «aTOMlter©iri BurlcffirififSiitose* man B Jv Mltos •* da© to graduation. \Aficr rc&uttding years with ■young, inexprienedd playr»s, Oiir goals aro' fef a .fC0*pte league ’■Wcimrcaii’tilcrtiiatreitodte H a iftviejk's H b E ^ H o f f a y C7) a n d t o i f M c K e n n a (11) su r r o u n d G n e o n ta S ta t e 's Jen of w I kj w e ^ ptayittgf Meyer $aiil ftio ttia f t d t l f m g t ’u e s d a v a f tem b o n * s m a t d i u p . T h e H a w k s w o n 23-9. VHflroi '«to • tedlng scoffer, was less upset the slow stait-ihaii, hfef'fetoeti*' ' “» was a fiule hard to gfetSKWted, but Dflcfe we -did. after # e first eoa* pie ©f tninoies of the game, we and hifejfcrience,” Davis said of a team with six starting freshman. “It’s a challenge to. play in a game ............... ... ^ _ likc tois whcie tocte ’lsa lbtofrtai- ‘Tt*s happened in other games and nlng and it’s a very good'team. See BASDDALL «n Fagc 1» palled it. together andended up win- I tliink a lot of it is due to tiieir ago SldU-wiso I titink ws can kefep up ^ l u c S S c t o C h Tracy Davis ■saia she fc: seen het pang era® shoidomto&rfe during ,agajn.o'.. with most teams. But 1 think toe. inexperienee, age-wise really hurts us,” shosaid. Viiofd’s nine goab put her in a tic See LACROSSE on Page IS
