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1 0 □ J u l y 3 , 1 9 9 6 □ ¥ m m m % a o y e M A i . S p ' G f f e Baseball Match C o n tinued from Page 9 ‘Tve been here many times. I played in three or four Hall of Fame Games, and the last two y ^ I’ve come back to work for ESPN during Hall of Fame Weekend and I really enjoy it My dad came here for a visit in 1947 from a little town in Michigan, he was an avid basebafl fan. and told me a lot about the Hall o f Fame,\ Kaat said. “My first time was in 1966,1 was with the Minnesota Twins and we were here for a Hall o f Fame Game against the S l Louis Cardinals. Ttie irony o f that visit was the C a rding < ^ e d up a tall left-handed pitcher from Efouble A named Steve Carlton to pitch m that game. Two y ^ r s ^ o I came here to working for ESPN to interview him on his induction, so that was kind of neat” According to Kaat, all big league games should be canceled during Hall of Fame Weekend so teams could be in CooperstovATi for die festivities. \1 wish there was a way that base ball could shutdown during the induction ceremonies and that each team would fly their teams in here. They would get a private showing and everybody would get to tour the museum and meet the Hall of Famers,” Kaat said. \I dtink they would be a little more sensitive to how they should conduct them selves, and 1 think also they would really get an understanding of what this game has meant to our country.” Even the two to never have worn a major league uniform - Boeheim and Fehr - claim to have a special affinity for this small village in the Leatherstocking Region. “Pve been to Cooperstown before to play golf,.,its a nice lidle town. I also remember coming to Cooperv town while in high school like every body else,” said -Boeheim, who bro u ^ t his team to (he national cham pionship game this past season. “I like baseball hut I think everybody had been put o ff a little bit by baseball’s problems over the last few years.” Teams from throughout fhe East Coast played with a celebrity in a Sve-mait scramble format. Othera ballplayers who participated include lay Johnstoiie, Jim/'M udcat” Giant, Jim Rooker. Mickey Vernon, ^ a a n y Cox, Wayne Granger, Pick Drago, Dave Giusti. Dick Hall. W illard M arshall, Barney Schultz, Gene Freese, Jack Fischer, Billy DeMars, Jim Umbarger, Jack Phillips, Glenn Borgmann, Dave Lemanczyk, Bob Tufts and Ron Diotio. Briefs “Visiting Cooperstown is always It gives you a chance to rev el in the glories of the game with out the publicity, without the press, without the attention that you find around the ballpark in a major met ropolitan area,\ Fehr said. Con^ued from Page 9 spend most o f the day a t the nryoiit. The camp, anticipated to draw many high school and collegiate playeis from across upstate New York, will be operated b y New York Yankee scouts Cesar ^ e s b o tt and Jesus Cabral, with the assistance of Oneonta Yankee staff. For more information, contact John Nader at the Oneonta Yankee offices at 432-6326. C o n flnueil & o m Eage 9 A fter ^ b i n g the lead, we wanted to pull back and d ies make them com e a t u s and dten hit diem o n the eouHter. llffi goal tight before half tm e really was crucial.. .they came at us a Utde bit and we counteted and scored,” Keller stud. “Everydiing seems ft) b e going the way I ho|®d it would. The team just keeps progressing each game, which Isesacdy w h a tw e w n ted. I’m weiy happy with die dlfensive |Je^ formances in die last duee games. W e’ve got d n ee shuiouis in a row and that’s just good conlideiice going into the ftnal exhibition games and m to the Olympics.” Even diQogb h e wasn’t tested for m o st o f die a ^ m o o n , Keller does n’t spend h is tim e doing nothing. “I just wanted to m ate suae that e v e i y ^ g w a s d ^ t a l d i e back. It was more o f a situation where we’ve had a lot o f games in a short period o f TiUe Continued from I ^ g e 9 Joe Basile pitched well and Ben Ayers caught a fine game for Joe Basile's Specialties. The play of Will Dennis. Sean Graham and Scott Stevens paced Sheriffs to a 9-4 win over Joe Basile's Specialties. Billy Ittb a r and Terrence Lane key the offense with clutch hits. Sean Kane and Pam Gus added strong defensive efforts, and Michael Kiser made the play of the day when he retrieved his own wild pitch to nail a runner at home plate for the winners. Sean Turi smacked two doubles. J T. M a l^k and Scott Curran played strong defensive games, and Joe Basile. Ben Ayere, Jeremy Holmes. Turi and Gareth Banner shared the pitching duties in the loss. The final standings are as follows: Pepper Mill. 9-3; Church & Scott, 6- 5: Joe Basile’s Specialties. 3-7; Sheriffs. 3-8. Church & Scott placed five play ers on the Major League All-Star Team, and champion Pepper Mill four, when the squs^ was announced at the Cooperstown Youth Baseball picnic Friday. Church & Scott players honored were center fielder Kevin Lieber. pitcher/infielders Brett Pikarsky and Nate Smith, catcher Jimmy Knodel. and infieldcr Ryan Vatovec. Pepper Mill selections were pitcherAnfield- ers Bradley Hill, Jimmy Stergas mid Bemie Zeh, and first basemari Sean Hazzard. Other players selected were pitch er/shortstop Adam Sinter and pitch- er/catcher Will Dennis of Shetiffr, and pitcher/infielders Paul Leonard and Jeremy Holmes, and catcher Ben Ayers of Joe Basile’s Specialties. Bradley Hill and Jimmy Knodel were sel^ted as recipient o f die 1996 Lavem “Beanie” Ainslie Award. This award, given in memo ry o f the late Fly Crrek lesidmit and supporter of Cooperstown Youth Baseball, is given annually to die player or playeis who most represent the qualities o f leadership, fair play, s{K>ttsnianship and love o f the game. Olympics - Condnned firom Page 9 true. I think it’s every kid’s dream is t© p l ^ Hi d ie CHympies and H’s the same for me,” Kirovski said. For goalkeeper Kasey Keller, 26, beiog one o f the players die U.S. Soccer Federation selected as part o f a rale dtat allows each countiy to place three older players on its Olympic team gives him a chance to realize d ie forill o f a lifetime. “It’s a thrill for most athletes to play in die Olympics. Obviously it’s n ot the ratal pinnacle o f stKxer, but representing y our country at any level is something that obviously w e’re all looking forward to doing and hopefully w e can do it to the best o f our abilides,”’ Keller said. According to forward Miles Joseph, 22. the speed at which every thing is g oing by is a little amazing. “It’s a once in a lifetime expert- mr:: lime and 1 just wanted to make sure eveiyone kept their concentration,” Keller said. “So much o f goaBceeping is mental and the key for me is to make sure that I stey in the game. One way for me to do that Is to mate sura that eveiyone else staying in die game. What I want to d o is I want to play a game as mistoke free as po®i- ble, and if I can go through a game and have my only real mistake where I Mcked a punt our o f bounds. I’m pretty happy about dial.” Former Hartwick star Glen Myemick, currently the U.S. team’s assistant coach, held the coaching duties S unday because head poach Bruce Arena was coaching the D.C. United in a Major League Soccer game. “It’s wondeifol to be back in Oneonm. I haven’t been here since our family left here about four and a friends here, it’s a great soccer town, and I’m delighted to come back,” Myemick raid ‘^OvsmllTwasvBi^ I pleased widi (he Of our tel because the other tdgm vre South Africa and we were winning % I 0 and then we tirade a fo w m ista^ | and e n ^ up wid) a 2*2 de. We were | too concern^ about g e i ^ g the tiiM ’ goal and not sajtidng die idetoiy. “We knew tiisy (Saudi Arabia) were going to have some pace. They I always have two or three players of * exceptional speed and w e needed to make sure that w e always had num bers around the ball. W e didn’t wont I to get caught in Coo one-on- one siniations, and o u r team did a good job o f it. Saudi Arabia had maybe had two scoriitg e t a c e s in the game,” M yemick said. The last two esdiibifioas frar the U.S, Olympic team are wifti (he Kansas City Wiz of M ^ o r S t x m today and against Nig^naon Sahinday in Pomona, N l. 'Ihe tearntfens Olympic play a g aina A^raiina on July 20 in Birmin^iam, AL. ence and everything’s h^pening so fast right now...we only have a month left till the Olympics. We’ve been moving around a lot, hut the spirits are still real good on the team and it’s going to be worth it because in a month we’re going to be d own there playing,\ Joseph said- The U.S. team opens Olympic play against Argentina on July 20 at Birmingham. AL. followed by matches against Tunisia and Portogal. \It’s a monster draw and we need to go into that knowing that it's going to be very difficult,\ Keller said. Kirovski doesn’t think the hot and humid weather expected in the south during the Olympics should hinder his team’s efforts. “We have a tough, tough group in our draw. Argentina’s one of the strongest teams in the toumamenL and Portugal is one of the strongest teams in Europe. Hopefully we will get out o f our group,” lOfdvsId said. “It will b e pretty h o t down there, but we’re used to it. W e’ve played the li^t three games (two i n Ekhmond, VA. and one in S t Lomis, MO) in pretty hot weather.” According to Joseph, the team has to ihtnlt about getting past Argentina before thinking about winning any medals. “All the t^ m s are t o u ^ in our draw. We m n compete with any team in the w o ^ . a t ’s Just going to be a matter o f n ^ e ther w e conus and play that day or n o t T m sore we will against Argendna.” Jo^{A raid. ‘1 don’t (mow i f winning t t e ^ I d medal in the Olympics is realistic. Hint’s what we’re shooting for, but our first priority is A i ^ t i n a Wc go ^m e-by-gam e. If we do well against Argentina, you know any thing can hapfren becoura they're one o f the b e st team s in the world.\ Obituaries Eobert W. Beebe Sr. Robert D. Galtaslia COOPHISTOWN - COmnuttal ser vices and burial with foil militaiy honors . for Robert W. Beebe Sr., 78. of Cooperstown, who died March 14,1996. were held or It a.m. on Wednesday. June 26 at the Hartwick Seminary Cemetery with the Rev. Douglas C Smith, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Cooperstown. officiating. Military honors were conducted by the Clark T. Simmons Americaa Legion Post S79 of Cooperstown. An honor guard from the Otsego County Sheriffs Di^amneni was also present. Airangements were under ihe direc- don of the Connell, Dow & Ilteysenroth- Fiineial Home of Cooperstown • Beiilali I. i@yd ONEONTA . Beulah 1. ”Peg\ Boyd. 87. of 700 East Brighton Ave., Syracuse died SunthQi at Community Synreuse General Hospital. Born iu Oneonta. Boyd lived at 149 East S t and also lived in Cooperetown prior to moving to Syracuse in 1984. Boyd was a memter of the Firet United Mefimdist Church in Oneonta and did volunteer work at Fox Memorial Hospital. In S ju ^ s e , she was a volun teer at the Loieno Chapel pro^am at the Fattey Resi&nre of L ^ n o . She was the widow o f Frank H. Boyd, who died In 1979. Sunriving ore one d a u ^ r , die Rev. Pabicia B. Jelinek of Jamssville; duee gtandssns, Robert Jelinek o f Denver. CO. Stei*en Jelinek of Stow, MA and Peter Jelhtek of Abimns, WI; five gteat-grand- diildien; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was ireld at the Firet United Methodist Church in Oneonta with the Rev. William D. Bounton ofiSciating. Burial will be at the Oneonta Plains C e ^ tery. Contributions may he made to the First United Btefhodist Church of Oneonta, 66 CliesiBUt St.. Oneonta. NY 13820. Arrangements were handled by the Pairehild & Mecch DeWin Chapel DeWitt EAST SPRINOFimJ) > Roteit D Golusho. 72, passed away June 23.1996 at Mary Imo^ne BasreU Ho^iiteL He was bom Sept IS. 1923 in East Springfteld. the son o f Vtemr and Anna (Wemer) Gaiusho. On March 18.1956. he raoiried Roberto M. &k!sr in tli: Presbyterian CTturch, Bast Springfield Gaiusha was a grodoote of East Spnngfield class of 1941. o SO-year memter of ( ^ Springfield Vohimeer Fire Deponmsnt a past meinba of the Spnngfield Qran^. Ho wm o (ktiiy former and worked for C. David Sniitii Builders os a ouiretiter. Survivois include Us vrife, Roberta M Gaiusha o f East Sprini^eM; one soo and dnughm-in-taw, Robert aM Helen Gaiusha of Pbnda; one brefitsr, Gra^e Gaiusha of Mohawk; four s i^m . Itetei Robinson of Richfisdd Springs. Marpret Vicketson o f P,n<;f SplingSsId, Mildred Voir of Rnmn and Beskb Bancroft of R y C r e ^ and two £^and* sons, Robsn W. fSatn^hg olGloveaiville and Brian D. Gaiusha o f Fonda. G^usha was predHsased bty two sis ters, Frances B e ^ ami AMeire Galushi Funeral services were Eteld Wednesday. Juire 26 el 1 ) in the Presbyterian Oiureh. I t o Springfield with the Rev. Les Bishop, pasQU'. ofiRci* ating. Burial followed in ths Springfield Cemetery, SpringGnM gVnfw- Contrfr^ons in Galttshtfo meratHy may be made to fire Springfield Ce^tety Associatioa or the Sprin^eld Volunteer Ria D^aj^aenL Rmeial arrangemeas waMcnttiBied the Osmao Fhitera) Hsm^ VaSoy. Phylisia W. 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