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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2001
Page
28
Deputy Sports Editor recalls coaching a YMCA T Ball team for first and second graders. He describes equipment, from white balls with red stitches to aluminum bats and stiff leather gloves, and notes the kids enjoy butterflies and sky scenes more than fly balls. He shares anecdotes about James and Haley, plus a rain-delayed start.
Community calendar lists baseball camps and tryouts. basketball camps. football and soccer clinics. track youth meets. ASA and slow pitch events. plus coaching and playing opportunities across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with contact numbers for each activity. Highlights include Girls ASA state fast pitch July 6-9 and National Youth Games July 14 at Coe for ages 8-13.
The piece traces Little League's founding in Williamsport in 1938 by Carl E. Stotz and notes the 30 dollar donation that funded early uniforms. It explains growth into T Ball and other leagues and urges readers to contact local recreation groups to enroll children and check next spring's listings.
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