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With kind permission from the BBF Board BRIT ~ BALL The Official Voice of the British Baseball Federation Issue 48 9Sp May 1997
EASTBAY HELP GREAT BRITAIN GET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT!
The British Baseball baseball cleats,.. Federation are pleased to and tracksuits, as announce another sponsor well as coaching for the Great Britain Senior shoes for the coaches. and Junior squads in the shape of Eastbay. "Once again we are delighted to have such a prestigious Eastbay are a mail order company associated with British company located in Wisconsin Baseball" said Kevin Macadam. USA, who mail 50 million "The deal will mean the two catalogues yearly to young men squads will once again have top and women who are active in class equipment available to sport. They provide sports them in their quest for European people with the newest and glory". broadest selection of athletic *************** apparel, footwear and : Keep in touch with what's : equipment at the best possible * happening in British * * Baseball, call the British * value. * Baseball Federation * * Hotline. * Eastbay have agreed to * ~ * provide both squads with * ~ * * * SUPPORTED BY ~ * • * Foundation $0891 884533 $ (M~~) for sport * Call. charged a145p p..- minute oll-peak. * and ilie arts * 60p p..- minute peak time * *************** page 2 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 3 ENQUIRIES $~J tY!)d\:fJCe71J~dlC~ Editorial Enquiries: 17 green/white pin stripe British Baseball Federation, "Majestic" button through The following Items are BBF Bl]seball Camp XL). An excellent price of £13. PO Box 45 game shirts, all size medium, available from the BBF to Handbook - Details of how to European Championship Hessle, HU13 OVQ help develop your club. organise a baseball camp this ~ - An excellent high fits up to 42" chest. 50% summer. It full of ideas and quality souvenir for this year's Tel: 01482 643551 polyester/ 50% cotton - Now Diamond Development - available at a cost of £3.50. event. Available In royal blue, Fax: 01482640224 contains details of who you can Inflatable Baseball Bats - red or black with the baseball, http://www.bbf.org reduced to £5.00 per shirt. ClPply to for funding. You've seen Atlanta Braves stars and Union Jack logo at a Diamond Construction - Full chop, now here's your chance cost of £10. Brand new. details on how to construct a to start a new trend and do the European Championship Editor: Kevin Macadam baseball diamond. BBF Bash! These inflatables Polo Shirts - Again an Deputy Editor: Wendy Macadam Introduction to the Game - are the same length as a excellent souvenir for the Gold Pants 11 pairs "Reach" briefly explains the rules and normal baseball bat - 32" and championships, available In BBF Executive with belt loops and double what equipment is required. are apprOXimately twice as red, royal blue, or white with the baseball, stars and Union President: Steve Herbert History of the Game - a brief thick. They are printed with a layer knee sizes Jack logo on the left breast in Technical: Gary Mortimer history of baseball in the UK. union jack design. £1 each Conferences: Sharron Bonfield 6 Medium (32"- 34" waist) 5 How to set UP a Baseball Practice Organisation - get sizes S, M, l or XL. An Team - How do you go about excellent price of £13. Sponsorship & Publications: Small (28" - 30" waist) - Now your team in order, make them Kevin Macadam starting your own team - ideas train like the professionals. European Championship T- British Baseball League: Frank Scherer reduced to £7.00 per pair. for fund-raising, recrUiting This step by step guide takes shirts; - These are white t- Media & Players Council: James players, details of fees, where you through a full training shirts with the 1996 European Brand new. Baseball Championships logo Pearce A. the BBF spend the money etc. session, Including stretching Teeball - an instructional exercises, throwing and on the front. Available in S, M, L, XL and XXL at a bargain BBF Technical Committee ~ leaflet on the game of teeball. running drills, Infield and Iron-on numbers for sale Baseball Information Sheet - outfield drills. Invaluable at a price of £10. Youth & Player Development: Good quality fabric type, ideal for people new to the cost of only £1. BBF LIne-up Pads - Each pad Ian Smyth game, it explains what the BBF BBF Caps - Let people know contains twenty quadruple sets Coaching & Game Development: brand new, available in green, is and what we can prOVide. that you belong to the British which will last you the season. Ralph Rago Parent Information - a leaflet Baseball Federation. These At £4.25 a pad can you afford Conference Commissioners: yellow, grey also designed for you to hand out to caps are of an exceptional to be without? Premier, North & South: a limited range in red. your junior players parents. quality, embroidered with the BBF Pin Badges - Identifies Sharron Bonfield Baseball qualification, BBF logo. Available in either you with the BBF - excenent as Scotland: Brian Edwards size 9 1/2" or 11 1/2" All - gives the aims and objectives white with a blue peak or red end of season gifts for players North & South Umpires Commissioner digits 0 - 9 any of the coaching association with a royal blue peak at a cost - these iron based three colour and National Umpiring Coordinator: and details on how to attain of £10. badges are a snip at £1 each. Ted Gerard-Thesingh combination. level A, AA and AAA BBF Polo Shirts - Again an Scorebooks - For the CEB Scorers Commissioners: 8 Price 50p per digit. scoring system £4.50 per book qualifications. excellent way to promote the South: Brian Holland The Sporting News Official British Baseball Federation. and the Scoremaster system North: Clive Maude Baseball Rules - 1996 Edition Available in red, royal blue, or £4.00 per book. Scotland: Liz Graham For further details please - only £1 per copy. white with the BBF logo on the Youth Commissioners: left breast in sizes S, M, L or North: Alan Wilson contact Jan Macleod, South: Paul Vernon Bournemouth B's on 01202 Schools: Kevin McCallion 770209 If you require more information on any of the above please contact: GB Team Manager: Ralph Rago British Baseball Federation, POBox 45, Hessle, HU13 OYQ Tel: 01482643551 Fax: 01482 640224 Page 4 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 5 SENIOR LEAGUES Nottingham Stealers 40 by Bandits Anthony Cunnington who Comets dominated but the Dragons went 5 for 5. finally took the win with David Farr RESULTS Liverpool Trojans 8 MVP. Lancashire Tigercats 26 Leeds Luddites 7 Southern Conference Hessle Warriors 19 Edinburg!l Reivers 9 Livingston 13 April Wildcats 0 Division Two Kingston Cobras 11 Nottingham Stealers 1 COORS EXTRA GOLD BRITISH Southern Conference Windsor Andy Wiltshire took the win for the BASEBALL LEAGUE-NORTH Brentwood Stags 7 Division One Bears 32 Cobras whilst Steve Smith took the loss for the Stealers. Hessle Warriors 7 Cambridge Monarchs 5 Bracknell Inferno 11 Croydon Pirates 3 Birmingham Bandits 17 Lancashire Tigercats 1 Stevenage Knights 13 Matt Gilbert took the win with Cesar Menwith Hill Patriots 13 Bandits pitcher Martin Godsall Lozano taking the loss. Home runs Phil Carpenter took the win with picked up his first win of the season 20 April from Andy Gilbert off the first pitch Bobby Alger taking the loss for the as the Bandits exploded for eleven of the game and Philip Walmsley Tigercats. For the Patriots Jay runs in the top of the seventh to for the Monarchs. COORS EXTRA GOLD BRITISH Stichberry hit a two run homer and break open a 6-6 tied ball game and BASEBALL LEAGUE - NORTH had three rbis whilst for the take the win. Bandits Jim Moran hit Bracknell Blazers 30 Gillingham Tigercats Ged Bassey had two Dodgers 3 a three run homer whilst Warriors Birmingham Bandits 7 dOUbles and one rbi. Darren Turtle responded with a solo Liverpool Trojans 0 Chris Ford went 3 for 3 with a shot. home-run, Raphael Dupas went 5 Birmingham Bandits 25 COORS EXTRA GOLD BRITISH Liverpool Trojans 0 for 5, Paul Vernon 4 for 5(!!!), and BASEBALL LEAGUE-SOUTH Wayne Wardle, 4 for 6. Paul Menwith Hill Patriots 12 The Bandits swept both games of a Raybould took the win conceding Kingston Cobras 2 double-header with Martin Godsall Hounslow Blues 5 no earned runs. notching up his second win assisted London Warriors 3 Leeds Luddites 10 Blues Don Knight took the win City Slick SideWinders 30 Milton giving up only one earned run with Keynes Truckers 10 Alan Smith taking the loss for ;Boothlerrv Trophies limited London. Both sides had a double Bournemouth B's 9 Arun play. Panthers 31
Suppliers to the Enfield Spartans 10 Division Two British Baseball Federation Brighton Buccaneers 9 Bracknellinferno 44 Cambridge For all your baseball trophy Scottish Conference Monarchs B 15. requirements call 01482 226459 Dundee Dragons 14 Glasgow Peter Wiles went 4 for 5 with three Comets 13 triples, Dave Blackman 4 for 5, The game was tied at 11-11 after Chris Brookes, 5 for 7, Chris Ford 94 Spring Bank, Hull, HU3 1QH nine innings in a game which the (ph) 3 for 3 with a horne run. Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 7 Page 6 Smith, Jamie Cooney took the win. Winning pitcher Steve Losing pitcher Simon SUPER OFFER Stevenage Knights 23 Brentwood Crombleholme Stags 24 You an~ looh.ing for the best leather, the best structure. A closely fought 10 inning game. Hessle Warriors 9 a highly comfortable and resistent glove 7 Kingston Cobras 13 --> You are looking for a barnett"' FL glove! Division Three Liverpool Trojans P and you wiIl benefit from a 2-year-guarantee !! Bushey Falcons 5 Tiptree Rays Menwith Hill Patriots P t\. ~1l'l0~ 24 v]\\\(1r. '.\'lI0 COORS EXTRA GOLD BRITISH £ 65 the Fl-02 glove I Gareth Francis took the win with \Oy Ot "\\\~\\ @'."\\\r.'it Shige Itata taking the loss. BASEBALL LEAGUE-SOUTH the Fl-03 glove I t\\\.\. (1~ ,. £ 66 FL-02jFL03 Chiltem Blue Jays 9Thames Essex Arrows 7 PROFESSIONAL LEATHER GLOVE Hounslow Blues 6 full grain leather. 3 folds. palm slcngthcnlng Valley Maulers a ultra resistant. It Is the professional Winning pitcher Shane Kirkpatrick. glove. open back Winning run was scored in the colour nnOWN Guildford Mudcats 12 London FL-02, -T pocket-. llxeI2.!l" Exiles 13 bottom on the 9th. Losing pitcher REF.I070313 ~ John Thomas took the win and also was Don Knight FL-03. cloled pocket. II%e 13" hit a triple as the Exiles fought back REF.I070314 j:A1f London Warriors 16 after being 8-0 down to take a ,$ 69 deserved victory. Mudcats Phil Enfield Spartans 4 the hi Zulli took the loss but hit a home Winning pitcher Maurizio Mosca -OS glo/le I run. Scottish Conference
27 April Dundee Dragons 16 Edinburgh Reivers 21 COORS EXTRA GOLD BRITISH BASEBALL LEAGUE-NORTH Glasgow Comets 9 Livingston FIRSTBASE GLOVE Wildcats FL-04 CATCHER GLOVE a FIRST BASE LEATHER GLOVE Birmingham Bandits 16 Full graIn leather. 3 folds.. palm strengthening FL-05 ultra resistant. the glove for professionals PROFESSIONAL CATCH LEATHER GLOVE Leeds Luddiles 1 Southern Conference closed pocket and oprn back Full RraJn leather. 3 fold." palm strengthening ultra reslslant. the glove for profeSSionals Wining Pitcher Martin Godsall colour: brown closed pockel and oprn back Division One II%e: 13" ~ colour: dark brown REl'".I070315 size: 3:r Birmingham Bandits 18 Tunbridge Wells Royals 15 REl'".I070316 ~ Leeds Luddites 1 Gillingham Dodgers 14 Wining Pilcher Martin Dutton Winning pilcher Mark Tynan, losing CREDIBLE PRICES VALl pitcher Darren Ayles. A very close TIL THE 31.07.97 I! I Notting.ham Stealers 18 game going 10 innings. Shipment: 011 in price: £ 8 · Lancashire Tigercats 8 BP 321.73103 Aix Ics Bains tel , (33).4.79.3<.07.51 C", (33).4.79.34.07.49 LJ:II '-- .. -l Page 8 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball Page 9
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Sheffield Pumas 6 Matt Pryor and Alconburys P Carey Pony League Aberdeen Reds 26 Alyth Adders 3 Menwith Hill Pirates 17 both hit home runs. Milton Keynes Braves 9 North East South-5outh Leeds Luddites 10 Alconbury West 0 Hunslet Harriers 25 Hessle Apaches 25 Maidstone Blue Jays 19 Tonbrldge This was a special resultfor Hunslet South-East Hull Rebels 8 Bobcats 4 as it was their first ever league win. Apaches consolidated their position Winning pitcher James Williams Leyton Cardinals P Clacton P at the top of the division with North-West another emphatic victory. Most Burgess Hill Cotts PB rig h ton Brentwood Bucks P Maldon P valuable player was undoubtedly Jaguars P Cartmel Valley Lions 27 Kirkby Lee Englestone who not only Braves 25 South-5outh pitched the first three innings and Greenwich Troopers 0 Sou t h Winning pitcher was Jonathan struck out eight batters but also London Ravens 9 Milner who also had five rbis with Greenwich Troopers 0 went 4 for 5 with four runs, a double, Paul Jackson taking the loss. The Maidstone Four Jays 9 a two run homer and three rbis. South-West game MVP was Lions Gareth Burrow with six rbis with Gareth South London Ravens 4 Menwith Hill Pirates P Hun s let Swindon Royals 20 Plymouth Shaw getting four rbis. Burgess Hill Colts 24 Harriers P Bladerunngers 24
Trafford Saints 17 South-West Leeds Lugnuts P Sheffield Pumas P Bournemouth B's P Chiltern Preston Panthers 5 Blue Jays P Home runs from Paul Kendal and Plymouth Bladerunners 9 Hull Mets P Hull Royals ]P Drew Latimer helped the Saints Bournemouth B's 29 Brackenll P Windsor Little pitcher David Fisher to a win. North West League P Bracknell Scorchers 17 Swindon Scotland Royals 11 Trafford Saints 18 Cartmel Valley South-North Lions 7 Aberdeen Reds 9 Edinburgh Windsor Shooters 19 Chiltern Winning pitcher was Robert Hemel Red Sox 9 Cambridge Monarchs 0 Blue Jays 0 Blue Jays 16 Wolstenhulme with Jason Cromer and Drew Latimer both going 3 for 3 Dundee Dragons 20 Alyth for the Saints. Alconbury East P Alconbury West P Adders 11 Craig Blyth was the MVP for the Preston Panthers P Bolton Bronco League Knights P South-East Dragons catching and batting well. North-West South-North Scotland Clacton 9 Brentwood Bucks 0 Trafford Angels 18 Maldon 0 Leyton Cardinals 9 Cross Hall Chippers 5 Dundee Dragons 30 Fife Alconbury East 10 Hemel Red Winning pitcher was Neil Mooney Sox 12 Phantoms 15 who along with Eric Stolp each hit MVP for the game was starting OlafBooy took the win with Nick home runs for the Angels. Owens taking the loss and Red Sox pitcher Craig Robertson of Dundee. Brit-Ball Page 14 Blit-Ball Page 15 1997 COOR~ B~I;:BALL r=~TrVAL
This year the baseball festival will be touring around the country, S8flE-QMY-Y_QUJJLlEAGUE..SIA1'cJDING_S to give more people the opportunity to take part and have a great 8s__aL2It8priLttl91 ,.-- , 2l\ll1Jil!._ day out. The dates and venues are as follows: ---,------~- NQBJJ:L;£A~~I t_VJj.~!t9JllW_~ _.ll~~_ §'Q'!)lJj4~_§J ~lll.lt~~!i.~ __ .~. Hessle Apaches 2 0 C~cton 0 ---.------f------'------20 - 22 June The Level, Brighton Hull Mets 1 1 1 ~_Cardinals 1 a a !il!!I.!3.0yals a 0 1 Brentwood Bucks 0 1 1 Maldon a 1 -1- 26 - 28 June Victoria Square, Birmingham Hull Rebels a 2 2
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Edinburgh Blue Jays a 1 1.5 South London Ravens 1 1 1.5 , Alvth Adders - 0 2 2 Tonbridge Bobcats a 1 2 JPC Sports Briahton Jaguars a 1 2 8 Netherhampton Business Centre Greenwich Troopers a 3 3 Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wilts Tel: 01722744869 Fax: 01722743232 • Brit-Ball Page 17 1997 European Junior Baseball Championship pal Group 1 Great Britain, Svveden, Poland, Romania \ Group 2 Georgia, Israel, Ukraine \ All games to take place at Sydney Smith School, First Lane, Anlaby, Hull ! Tues 22 July 9.30hrs Georgia V Israel 13.30hrs Sweden V Poland (',(fI, '/// 17.30hrs Great Britain V Romania Weds 23 July 9.30hrs Romania V Poland ?!t_H./;(i 13.30hrs Ukraine V Georgia , Sweden 17.30hrs Great Britain V ~~! / =t3~ 1' Thurs 24 July 9.30hrs Romania V Sweden .~·o =~~/! 13.30hrs Israel V Ukraine / 17.30hrs Poland V Great Britain ~ , (...... :-:::r; ffi[]]J - m . Fri 25 July 9.30hrs 4th Group One V 3rd Group Two 13.30hrs 1st Group One V 2nd Group Two 17.30hrs 1st Group Two V 2nd Group One ~ W~~[}J Sat 26 July 9.30hrs 3rd Group One V 3rd Group Two UK baseball ma~8Jl a ateut, on but first BaS~ll' Inal 13.30hrs Loser of A V Loser of B Ire here tl see YIU pIa ~seb I~th professional ij" ent 17.30hrs Winner of AV Winner of B 55% .f all Malor League la ball Plav~ use a Rawlings lve. All the Ither brands In the rna et are lelf-t1Jight rlr the alnlng Tickets for the above are now on sale at a cost of 45%. need I say mire. fBI a"- the SlI'-~l$b1butor Itlawllngs equipment In the UK. UYlu're stilL nit ciltidnced, lUst take a Ilok £1 per day or £4 for the full week. at any Mallr League game In 1V anlJ'Ytu-WtI! seethe Rawlings "I" r-----*~------, brand In Bats, catching equipment & baUlng gllves. Every ball I I would like to order tickets for the following days (please tick): dlrlwn In tile MaJlrs Is a Rawlings ball. Oh. and by tile way. I Rawlings were 1110 Imelal supplier If Majer League Unlflnn fir 15 : Tues 0 Wed 0 Thurs 0 Fri D Sat D voars II they knlw a bn ahlm kn t.l. If YIU want tl plav With tile , I Pra's dum call Keith In tile 81t-llne and give Rawlings a chance tl I I enclose my cheque f postal order made payable to the British Baseball make a Pre 1m ., Y'U. I Federation for £e-- _ I [UillDD (]J[f([tB[f [J[l]JQ[1crrB : Name: Tel No: _ I -~ I Address: _ ffiaIDffiaID ~------Page 18 Srii-Ball Bnt-Ball Page 19 Dear Editor, SUrviving until 1966when it gave way to unfor1unate family problem>, hed clramatlcally the newly built Busch Memorial The 1930s saw the team nearer last place than rE,duced hiS ClrCLmstance" and after a t6\'<1 Stadium ending seventy eight years of flrst as usual despite the services or another year~> of struggle he mailaged to get enougll I submit this brief look at the league ball on the site, great catcher in Hick Ferrell, outfielder Goose finanCial backing 10 buy the Browns and the'l history of the ST.LOUIS Go~,lIn and pitche r Bobo Newsom who won 16 ballpark In 1951 Set;lnIngl'{ hiS ~Ian was tll BROWNS for use in BRIT The first year,1902.saw the Browns games during his short stay. The great Rogers outdo the C~rdlnal:; In thE Clt·{ and mayne tOlce BALL. Difficult to keep it short, under Jimmy McAleer finish a strong Hornsby had four years at the helm without any them rnto the rumoured move to Houston - anj there is such a lot to be said second to Connie Mack's Athletics, yet remark,3ble success In 1938 BoDo Newsom for a 11m" It seemed Ie be working \/eeck IlIfeJ within four seasoos they had sunk to was back for another tour of duty winning legendary pitcher Sate hel Palg,e, put Oil about the team and its many eighth place, a position that would twenty games for a sevenlh place team and fireworks displays free beer and other special marvellous players. sadly become painfUlly common place. one of the greate,st of all Brownuos started at nights to allractthe fans He put the three toot The team soared to fourth in 1008 still first base - Ge.'Orge McQuinn. midget Eddie Gaedel Into a game .; draWing ~ Information was gathered from with McAleer at the helm, Rube base on balls in hiS onl'{ at bat) The fIIedl Waddell winning 19 games, but it Fred Haney manag,,,d in 1939 probably the DIZZY Dean with hiS lractured use of En9lisn too many sources over the would not be unlilthe early 19205 that poorest side the Browns had fielded. After was engaged as radiO announcer I\ttendance years for me to make realistic they would next climb into the first losing nine straight on a road trip In April they for the Browns soale:J and oegan to overtake acknowledgements and the division. Managers the like of Branch came home to play the A's in front of just 487 the draWing power of the Cards. but then facts and figures have been Rickey and players of the stature of customers. Hard to imagine isn't it ? unexpectedly the Caldll1al owner Fred Salgh Burt Sholton, Jimmy Austin and was imprisoned for income lax evasion and in checked using the SPORTS George Sisler could not work the Luka Sewell had taken the managerial reins stepped August Bus·:;h to buy the team anl ENCYCLOPAEDIA magic. Fourth place came in 1920 with mid'Na)' through the 1941 season and pulled save the franchise Veecks shoestnn;} BAS EB ALL pitcher Urban Shocker a 20 game the team up te, third place the next year. At this operation could n'3t compete wilh the BUSCh NEFT/COHEN/DEUTSCH 1981 winner, then third place the following time man)' players from both major leagues millions and he was eventually obliged to sell season with Shocker winning 27 of his were called into service or volunteered for dUty the park and the franchise which was moved tll 39 starts. The team hit the dizzy in the armed forces during the second world Baltimore in time for the 1954 season ST.LOUIS BROWNS heights of second place in 1922 jUst war and ccnsequently the standard of play was American League one game behind Miller Huggins' somewhat diluted, With many lesser lights and The tele,vis,on boom In these posl-war years Yankees. This 1922 squad is generally 4Fs being thrust into the bigtime. Sixth place in was having a dramatic affect on entertainment 1902 - 1953 regarded as one of the great Browns 1943 gave no indication of what was soon to and baseball had to adjust aCGordin~lly. The teams. Manager Lee Fool had George come - the American League title in 1944, Braves had moved from Boston to Milwaukee The American League was founded in Sisler at flfSt base claiming his second their one and only flag, And who won the the preVIous year, now the Blowns to Ballimore 1001 and one of the eight teams was the batting title with a blazjng .420 average. National? The Cardinals. So we say, the only and very soon it would be the Aslrorn Milwaukee Brewers previously of the Urban Shocker turned in 24 wins. An series to be played at one field, Sportsrnans. Philadelphia and shock,horwr the Giants and Western League. The team survived for outfield second to none with Jack Tobin The Cards had won their third pennant in a row Dodgers from New Yorl< After fifty years e,f just one season, finishing in last place, .331, Baby Doll Jacobson .317 and and were to take the series four games to two comparative st3bility here W3S a new era an:J and it was well known that plans were Ken Williams .332. While Babe Ruth over their city rivals. First baseman George life would never be the same again But I already afoot to relocate the franchise to was belting out 35 home runs for the McQuinn NaS the star of the series for the y,on't forget. Brownie~"II()ve you StLouis. The National League Cardinals New York club, Williams did even Browns With his horne run, 5 RBI and 4018 were firmly established in that city and belter with 39 for the Brownies, and not batting average but could not help his team the new American Leaguers were to forget one of the classiest catchers mates overcome a Cardinal Side sp3rked by cpristened BROWNS, recalling the in the business Hank Severeid. George Stan Musial, Walker Cooper, Marty Marion and famous Brown Stockings of the 18705 Sisler took on the job of player the like and'50s In the American Association. manager the following season and had Sadly, Frank Gaunce passed 8V/BY OT] a couple of good years before Dan Following the \Noeld Serres of 1944the Browns Saturday 10 May and wlJ! not see hiS JlOUrs of finished a strong thil d the next year but fell to Sportsmans Park at Grand and Dodier Howley took charge and "Gorgeous d·gdicated resiJarch In print Frank Will be sixth, seventh and eighth in thedr final few had seen town ball played in the early George" went back to his regular infield g.really missed as both iI glBat fnond an1 aT] 18605 and with many changes and re job. How could you nol: love a team years.1t was at this time that Bill 'Jeeck came ambassador for baseball Our OWIJ tfIJaslJfed bUilds would be horne for the Browns boasting pitchers with names like Slam into the picture. Vee:ek had owned the memory of Fmnk Will bt' hiS wonderful hand until 1953. The Cardinals carne in to Vangilder, Sad Sam Jones, Win Cleveland Indi,lns and won a world p:1inted G/lf/stmas cards, depicting Santa champion~,hip with them in 1948. HIS wheeler share the facility in 1920 and in 1953 it Ballou, General Crowder and Boom ptaylo1g .tJaseball ill the snow, and as yOll w1l was sold and renamed Busch Stadium Boom Beck? dealings had made him a millionaire but see ,'rom the foIIowmg he Will be tJUly nusse1 Brit-Ball Page 21 Page 20 Brit-Ball word wherever he went. He ran both senior and League was tormed In 1994, Frank was very junior teaks almost single handed and instrumental In its foundations Frank liI,ed to engineered the Pre5ton Bobcats promotion trom listen to baseball games from the majors on Fra'ik Caullce Reilleilibered... BBF Division Two Bnd sUbsequent runners up his radio and kept score of t11ese games In his successes in m,dsion One. home tn Preston. "You can learn everything you want about how to play ba:>eball by reading 1929 .. 1997 At the same time he continually juggled the rule book, I read mine at least twice every engagements to it in his other great love - music year", Frank told me thiS on many occasions I heard about the tragic death of Frank late on individuals in this direction, with his own - and the long-standing local jazz band that he and he was right Saturday and was deeply shocked. personal brand of coaching. There are many founded. who can say that their lives were more fulfilled, Baseball, partiCUlarly in the North West, has He V\!'BS a fine man who would sacrifice more exciting, more colourful thanks to Frank On a personal note, I didn't know Frank for lost a good servant and fnend. Frank passed anything (or baseball and the development Caunce. Is there no beller testimony than that? many of his years in baseball but I appreciate away on Saturday morning on hiS way to a of players, young and old. The loss to baseball. the time and patience he took in introducing me Preston Panthers game, the game went ahead not just in the North West area, is Frank loved music. The music of Jazz. He was to the game. He turned me from an unfit person not knowing what had happened to Frank. devastating As stated, everyone who met him an artist and a creative person. His very who couldn't catch and knew nothing about Knowing Frank this wOL~d have been his wish. admired his devotion and knowledge. personality reflected this. He held his love of baseball into an unfit person who still can't On Saturday 10 May 1007 Frank Caunce died baseball in perspective. He had goals and catch but who is now better off for the and a part of baseball also did that day. God His straight no nonsense enthusiasm (or interesls outside the sport, a lesson we can all knowledge that he shared with me. Bless you Frank. baseball was infectious. The untimely death learn. of Frank leaves us saddened and incomplete. The game in the Northwest wiH not be the same Arthur Kendal Baseball must not forget one of its most I will miss Frank, as I know that all who knew without him. The game in Preston will certainly Trafford Saints passionate supporters. him will miss him. His team, the league, the miss him. A whole generation of youngsters game will go on. II will be stronger,better, have been touched by his magic through the Stephen R Herbert Ihanks to him. I thank he who put Frank on the Panthers and the Bobcats He will be .~,.- '.'. "'.'i"- " impossible to replace. We should all strive to be r-:~;.J >- r ' "' President of the field for doing just that. I equally thank him for ,,'ft.. bringing him into the hOfne plate without years as dedicated to our game as Frank eaunce. "t, British Baseball Federation of illness and pain. Play on Frank, as you wlll do In our memories. Paul Breeze Today my phone rang and I learnt that Frank Preston Pirates Caunce was dead. He died, about to do the Peter ROyer thing he loved so much, depart fOf the baseball field. He's gone now, to a beller field, to a A Friend of Frank's "Hello Arthur its Pat Clugston from Preston belter game in a better place. President of the North-West here. I've got some bad news for you". Pony and Bronco League. What's that?' "Frank Caunce passed away I knew Frank for nearly ten years. Better than this morning on his way to the junior game". some. not so well as others. To all who knew Anyone who ever met, played or worked with To say I was stunned would be an him, all will have a different image or memory of Frank Caunce will have been immediately understatement. I just didn't know what to say the man One thing Will, I think, be a common struck by the energy of the man, His to this kind of news. Frank had been a good memOly In a world where even baseball is enthusiasm for the game that he played for over friend to me over the years and was a troubled by many human agrievances, Frank 50 years knew no bounds and often put the rest cornerstone of baseball at senior and junior Caunce set himself aside. He loved the game of us to shame. He would be there for every level. I used to speak With Frank about junior and he wanted to share in the discovery he training session and every match - even if half baseball near1y every week and we used 10 talk made so many years ago. The years he played the team weren't. He would talk all day long through many issues of incidents In the on the field are know well by others, many still about baseball to anyone who would listen and weekends games, we always carne to the aclive in the game today They wnl, 'I hope. he worked very hard both in Preston and within same conclusion,lhat the umpire caned It, so forward their memories to his pUblication. the BBF for the good of the game. It rnu5t be right Frank was one of the first With a junior club the Preston Panthers, years Frank was dedicated to encouraging the young. Since his retirement, he spent his free time and the not so young. to find the enthusiasm before many of us, including rny:>elf, gave it a leaching the game at locqls schools and leisure try and indeed when the North West Lil1le and excitement which is the uniqueness of the centres and working tirelessly to spread the sport of baseball He guided countless Brit-Ball Page 23 Page 22 Brit-Ball Category A: 10 to 12 years Educators International in 1998 Athletes and Coaches Jury wllose Category AA: 13 to 15 years Artists names will be in 1998 If there is a member of the made known at Category AM: 16 to 18 Years International Olympic a later date. in 1998 Committee in the country, he will The 10 best 3 Onl~ .one piece of aliwork per be invited to participate in the pieces of particIpant will be admitted. Jury. artwork of eact1 4 The drawings, paintings etc must 9 In each country" the National category will The International Baseball Baseball Federation will decide receive a prize and will be Association, IBA founded as the b.e Din A3 (42cm ! 29.7cm) in size and may be the dates of the first phase on the exposed at the Olympic International Federation for done of paper, national level, which must be Museum in Lausanne. Baseball in 1938 will celebrate its cardboard or any terminated by 31 January 1998. 12 All the artwork entered in the 60th anniversary next year. In other material. 10 Each National Federation will international phase will remain commemoration of this event the 5 The technique to choose 3 pieces of artwork from property of the IBA. IBA will hold a WORLD CONTEST be used is at each category and will send it to 13 It is understood that these rules OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION with the IBA before 31 March 1998. are accepted with tile the theme each contestant's discretion. These selections will be entered participation in this contest. 6 The title of the in the international phase of the Works which do not concord contest. with these rules will not be taken II Baseball" artwork, the first and last name age, full address or the artist 11 The works will be judged by an into consideration. The contest will be run in two (include telephone and fax stages: number if possible) must be o a national phase under the included on the back of the FOR SALE responsibility of the British representation. Baseball Federation who are a 7 The National Baseball BASEBALLS member of the IBA Federations may seek the o an international phase, under the collaboration of education responsibility of the IBA with the authorities and representatives From the 1998 season onwards the Franklin 15700 will assistance of the Olympic of local Clubs in staging the become the official baseball of the British Baseball Museum. ~ontest. However, this does not, In any way, exclude children who Federation. Cost to teams will be £36 per dozen including do not attend school or belong to postage and packing. However, these balls are available for a Baseball Club. purchase this season. Send your cheque (payable to the The contes;t theme SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 1997 AT JOHN SMEATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL THREE AGE GROUPS, ROOKIE, BRONCO & PONY EACH TEAM PLAYS AT LEAST 4 GAMES MEDALS & CERTIFICATES TO ALL PARTICIPANTS @f======) TROPHIES FOR THE WINNERS MVP & SPORTSMANSHIP PRIZES PLACES IN EACH TOURNAMENT ARE LIMITED £15.00 ENTRY FEE PER TEAM FURTHER DETAILS FROM BBF HEAD OFFICE Page 26 Brit-Ball Page 27 Brit-Ball 1997 BRITISH BASEBALL BRIT-BALL III-.__U_M_PI_R~_~_P_O_N~_O_R_~_l-If_P _I FEDERATION The Official Voice of the British Baseball The British Baseball 0 Plate brush Two copies of the current HANDBOOK Federation Federation have negotiated 0 with the National Baseball dated Baseball Rule Book Contains all the contact details and Congress Wichita, Kansas a 0 A copy of the new Umpire fixtures for the 1997 season. An sponsorship agreement for all Guidebook excellent buy for any intrepid BBF registered umpires. This "Communication and baseball fan. Why not have your own copy mailed directly to you each is hoped to enhance the level Mechanics" Listing in the current NBC To purchase a copy please return month, to keep up to date of officiating within the 0 the form below along with a cheque with all the news and views Federation. Yearbook for £5.00 made payable to the on British Baseball. British Baseball Federation. They have agreed to offer Another valuable membership of the National membership benefit is a Association of Umpires. This department for rules Please ensure I receive a copy of the 1007 Please ensure I receive a copy of Brit-Ball interpretations, conducted by British Baseball Federation Handbook. I each month. I enclose my cheque for £11 UK membership includes the enclose my cheque tor £5 (cheques made annual subscription, £18 overseas (cheques following benefits: NBC's National Supervisor of payable to the British Baseball Federation). made payable to the British Baseball Umpires. They also have Federation). o A top quality wool umpire umpires equipment available Name: _ Name: _ cap imprinted with the at greatly reduced costs. NAU logo Address: Address: ------o Two The value of current this package dated NAU is $45.00 per sleeve person. patches o An official Postcode: __- _ numbered Postcode: ------current Return this form to Return this form to membershi BBF, POBox 45, Hessle BBF, POBox 45, Hessle East Yorkshire;HU13 OYQ p card Eas(Yorkshire, HU13 OYQ o Indicator Page 29 Page 28 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball HUNSLET HARRIERS BASEBALL CLUB Beethoven's Ninth Im .--JI TEEBALLTOURNAMENT the competition will extend to all (and the Basses) teams from Lancashire and Yorkshire who wish to enter. On Saturday 5 JUly a mini Teeball the first Tournament will take place at applications will be received on a A number of years ago, the Clapgate Primary School. The date first corne first served basis. Symphony was performing p I ace, coincides with the School's annual Beethoven's Ninth. There's a replied, "Oh, I anticipated we fete and enquiries SPONSORSHIP OF long segment in this symphony could use a little more time, so I are welcomed from HUNSLET HARRIERS where the bass violins don't tied a string around the last any club Wishing to have a thing to do. Not a single pages of the conductor's score. enter a team. Following an article about he club in note for page after page. The When he gets down to there, Clapgate School will the Leeds Weekly News, Q bass violin players were usually he's going to have to slow the also be entering a Marketing & Media Limited, of tempo way down while he waves team following very bored during this part and Leeds, have offered to sponsor the the baton with one hand and instruction under the had decided that during this "Harriers" in the form of purchasing fumbles with the string with the Pitch Hit and Run team uniforms. The deal is limited performance, after they had Programme. We can only to £500 however this is a significant played their parts in the opening other." accommodate six or eight teams for step forward for our club, bearing in of the Ninth, they were going to this event and applications will be mind we operate on a shoestring quietly lay down their So they had another round and received on a first come first served budget and presently play in instruments and leave the stage finally returned to the Symphony basis. borrowed shirts. rather than sit on their stools House, a little drunk by now. looking and feeling dumb for However, as they came back on TRANS PEN NINE UNDER And finally stage, one look at the Congratulations and best wishes to twenty minutes. 12'S SHIELD conductor's face told them they the coach of Hunslet Harriers Lee Dunwell for his marriage to Kirsten Well, once they got backstage, were in serious This is an event base upon Bronco trouble. The rules and we are looking for two Simmons on 31 May at Leeds someone suggested that they conductor was further teams, one from each side Registry Office. trot across the street to the local of tlJe Pennines, to complete for a bar and have a few brews. After furious! And why place in the Final which will take For more information on any of the they had downed the first couple not? After all. .. place at Clapgate School during above please contact Torn Blears rounds,one of them said, on 0113 271 2250. September (date to be decided ,"Shouldn't we be It was the bottom subject to playoff commitments getting back? It'd be of the Ninth, the etc) Cross Hall Chippers and Tom Blears awfully embarrassing if score was tied, Hunslet Harriers have Hunslet Harriers we were late" Another, and the basses entered ttle competition presumably the one were loadedl which is presently limited '1~ who suggested this excursion in , to only four teams. It is • hoped tllat from next year Page 31 Page 30 Brit-Ball Brit-Ball 2nd contact is BB~ One The Move . now Stephen I [lite COllching, Ptog,tlllnfne Gilbert (details as listed) Please note the following changes As a further step in our Coach three years playing experience and to the 1997 BBF Handbook Education we are forming an Elite completed or be in the process of London Coaching Programme. Tile aim of completing the Level AA coaching Wolves Burgess Hill Red Hats this programme is to increase the course. 1st contact is 1st contact is now: quality of our coaches. The now Nell McLeod Rob Hollands (details as listed) programme will take the form of Successful candidates from this 52 Halsford Park Road, East seminars, with the participants each programme will be considered for Grinstead, RH19 iPS Aberdeen Reds leading a seminar for the other coaching our national squads. The Tel: 01342300924 1st contact is now: coaches on a particular topic. course is a must for our current 2nd contact is now: Darrell Melear Articles for the coaching digest will national squad and premier division Brian DeGeer 8 John Arthur Court, Kingswells, also be produced from these coaches. 180 Havelock Road, Brighton Aberdeen, Scotland, AB1 8TA seminars. East Sussex, BN1 6GQ Tel: 01224744017 The annual cost of this course is Tel: 01273564905 This will be a twelve month £20. Preston Bobcats programme with two groups of 1st contact is now: The R coaches meeting on a monthly basis Please complete the application Peter Howarth at two locations, one in the north, form below if you are interested in (details as listed) POLYBALL one in the south. Venues and this course and return it to: S LIN G £ commencement date will be Scottish Conference PITCHING MACHINE confirmed when participants are British Baseball Federation Commissioner known. POBox 45 Brian Edwards fax number is now The Slinger polyball pitching 0 '::\ Hessle the same as his telephone number machine will throw up to 70mph at 0 0 the recommended 25-30 feet. .. ' £265.00 Participants must have at least HU130ya 01382 660085 wel dt:hvt:ly .... nlllil NO electricity needed. ,heU;' // o a Bournemouth B's The Slinger will throw jioyt/of 10' 0 I would like to participate in the Elite Coaching Programme 1st contact is now Daryl Verrion pitches In a twelve in9h .sJidmetet / .' /,. . /,/ ... //././ 2nd contact is now Jan Macleod The Slinger is spring jlctiyatedand -Will continue to (details as listed) work after 1,CXXl:CXXYpitc\1es.'-- Name: ,//" ./ aci~li;tme~l Cambridge Monarchs & Four speed Cambridge Monarchs Juniors DeSigned for all age groups iAddress: 1st contact IS now Stephen Gilbert The Slinger IS light weight, portable, can be used 2nd contact is now Jonathan Indoors and outdoors Gilbert Postcode: (details as listed) Ltc 01. ANI) ..... , .. Cambridge Monarchs B t:.t.l HtU6 !Tel NO! Date of Birth: . 1st contact is now Jonathan Unit 2 Wolte Close, Parkgate lndustnal Estate Knutsford. Cheshire. WA16 8XJ Gilbert Tel 01565755400 Fax 01565651446 Page 32 Brit-Ball I I Great Britain Great Britain General Mgnaqer Under 21 Squad Coaches The successful applicant will be responsible for the Great Britain squads Applications are invited for the in every aspect apart from playing the above positions. Two coaches game. This entails arrangement of are required for each squad. transportation to tournaments, being The applicants should be BBF able to travel with the squad, FOR THE registered coaches and have a representing the squad at Technical BEST minimum of three years coaching Committee Meetings. He or she should experience. The coaches should be able to communicate well with the EQUIPMENT players and act as their spokesperson. also have the AA coaching qualification or be ready to take it AT THE Great Britain Equipment Manager this spring. He I she must also be willing to follow the coaching BEST The equipment manager should liaise philosophy of the Great Britain with the General Manager and Team PRICES Senior team. Manager. He I she should ensure that all Attendance at coaching sessions the team equipment and clothing is CALL and any games I competitions in available, clean and usable for and which the team compete and the during all tournaments in which the PHA LEISURE BBF Annual General Meeting are squads compete. He or she should also be available to travel with the squads. 01908 615632 required. Travelling expenses will be paid for these events, along For both of the above positions with postage and telephone attendance at any games I competitions 3 YEATS CLOSE, NEWPORT PAGNELL, expenses at the current BBF rates. in which the team compete and the BBF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, MK16 SRD This, is not a salaried position. Annual General Meeting are required. If you are interested in the above Travelling expenses will be paid for these position, please apply in writing, events, along with postage and giving details of any relevant telephone expenses at the current BBF rates. 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