The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 19

New Legion Fie Dream Come True By JIM BAR NH ART Pantograph Sports Editor Sprague; Tom and Pat O'Rourke; Goldsborough Crane Service; Morris Tick Jim It isn't the Astrodome but only because it doesn't have a Brown Wrecker Service; roof or a big mortgage. Engineering; James Craig; In The American Legion Junior Baseball Program Field, which ternational Hodcarriers; Operators Local 642, Local 362; Hohu- lin Bros, of Goodfield; Henry is nearing completion at O'Neii Park, will have a fair market value of $100,000 and a $17,000 Johnson; Gronemeicr's; Berner debt wncn finished. Plumbing and Heating; Lake- side Country Club: Brandt Truck Line; Peoples Delivery, 1 1 jZ- After the lights are Installed and in operation sometime within the next week, only the and ureeniawn Co. Others include: West Side Dieacners will be missing. Coal and Lumber; Bloomington Although the field will serve Builders Supply J.

L. King zed labor, local businesses, and ston and Son, and Kenneth individuals. Grant. Organizations and individuals as the home base for Louis E. Davis Past's varsity team, it was not designed for the exclusive use of that group.

Could Hold Tourneys It will serve ail age groups Names of those who helped who have given freely of time and materials include: Carpen were furnished by the Amen School, ISSCS, and Trinity High age groups. can Legion Junior Baseball ters Local 63, Plumbers Loca Before work was started at School (out of the city) are the of the Legion's Junior Baseball others. O'Neii Park, Bloomington High 99, Operating Engineers Local 649, Bricklayers Local, Painters Local 209, Electrical Union Lo Program. The field can be Bloomington Junior Legion Varsity Team Front row, left to right: Mike Wells, Mike Garrett, Norm Niersthelmer, Cal Hubbard, Gary Corbett, Skip Anderson, Denny Fox, Doug Twenty, Randy Bozarth, Bill Dicken. Second row: Sammy Ferrara, coach, Jim Cox, Tom Custer, Greg Hougham, Tom Herr, Carl Tepper, Randy Smith, Mark Bard-well, Jim Anderson, assistant coach.

The Legion program Is now in its 23rd year. Recognized as School's Fred Carlton Field was the only one In the city. Committee. Shortage of Fields Construction of the field will help to alleviate the biggest problem In the program shortage of playing areas for boys in the 15, 16, 17, and 18 year cal 51 IBEW and Electrical Un Only four fields were available ion 197 IBEW, the best in the nation, the program this year has 1,275 boys participating on 109 teams. in Bloomlngton-Normal.

used for district, state, and national tournaments. The playing field-a dream come true has major league dimensions. It is 325 feet down both foul lines and 400 feet from home plale to the center field! Still others are: Iron Workers Local 112; Roofers Local; Plas Normal Community High terers and Finishers Local; Hod Carriers Local 309; Rowe Con struction; McLean County As fence. Construction was started In'phalt; Eaton Asphalt: Nor- obt Pantaijraptj tlie summer of 1964 and super-l bloom Construction; Wanna- vised by Paul Penn. During the macner fclectnc; benaeffer, tv past year, Penn has been as ans and Wilson; Farnsworth and Wylie; McDougal-Hartman owe sisled by A.

G. "Dubby" Sprague. Both are members of the Junior Baseball Committee. John "Dewey" O'Rourke is committee vice chairman and has worked with the field project. Labor Helps of Peoria; Davidson Electric; Illinois Power and Light; Dr.

Stanley Nord; and George Walker Plumbing and Heating. List Others More are: Si Electric; Weavers Rent-All; Weavers if ojl iMiirir ii i i (Including Salute to Junior Baseball) Approximately $60,000 has Redi-Mix; City Water Sunday, July 3, been saved through material IGrover Katthoefer and Miller and labor furnished by organ-IPark crew; Billy and Mike 22 1 TV- Legion Baseball Commiffee ABOVE Committee members, front row, to George Halfmann, Ed ToohiU, Don Hansen, Andy Ferrara. Back row, to A. G. "Dubby" Sprague, Dale Laskowski, Wayne Springer, Hank Uhlenhop.

Associate members not pictured are Willie Eastwood, Gerald Williams, James Daley, Walter Carmany, Arthur Kane. Grover Katthoefer, Harvey Wells, Robert Popelka, J. W. "Bill" Scott, Jack Secord, Clinton Short Jr. and Dr.

Robert Bowen. ABOVE RIGHT Front row, to Joe Yurieci, Carl Nierstheimer, Roy Martin. Second row: Jack Iunerich, John Liescheidt, John Beiinke, John "Dewey" O'Rourke. Other committee members not pictured: Webb Burke, Hugh Henry Luther Huffman, Henry Miller, Dave Patterson, LeRoy Peyton, Paul Penn, Warren Simmons, Roy WiU and Bill Wilis. Coaches in Program FRONT ROW to Steve Laub, Gary Shemoney, Jim Wochner, Robert Cook.

Second row, to Dennis Kagel, Joe Kaveney, Leslie Coats, Steve Stokowski. OTHER COACHES Front row, to daytime director John Snyder, Steve Laskowski, Dick Burt Back row, to Jay Heitmann, Robert Palm, evening director Hank Kaiser. Coaches not available for picture: Norm Nierstheimer, Dave Darnall, Tom Murphy, Skip Anderson and Ron Bess. CARL S. MARTIN POST 435-Front row, to Dan Murphy, Don Murphy, Mike Ogan, Sponsor Repr Steven Meyer, Jeff Rich, Douglas Rupp, Kevin Krause, Gregory Pedersen, James Franks.

Not present for picture: James Sharp, David Bottomry, Tom Irion and Bruce Legge. 10:30 League a LsJLJI SINORAK Front row, to Jeff Stone, Raymond Cushing, Mike Evelsizer, Robert Evans, Gary Sprague. Second row, to David Lingle, Mike Gray, Billy Whitehurst, Lloyd Schulz, John Moore. Not present for picture: David BL. ASSOC OF INDEP.

INS. AGENTS Front row, to Brian Armstrong, Steve Ruhrup, Mark Brougher, Jim Pate, Michael Lough, Terry Shickel. Second row, to Steven Loy, William Pence, Shelton Miller, Brad Armstrong, Paul Jefferson. GENERAL ELECTRIC Front row, to Richard Smith, Mike Ball, Scott Jefferey, Michael Carnahan, Danny Williams. Second row, to Jonathan Eastman, John A.

Robbins, Richard Rothenberger, Mark Haney, Roger Wiley. Not present for picture: Eric Klawitter and Jon Snyder. PAUL M. BALL SONS-Front row, to Dennis Con-ley, Joseph Denman, Roger Koerner, Sponsor Gary Abfalder, Steve Taylor. Second Row, to Bruce Elliott, William Hayes, Gary Neubauer, Brian Korte, Brad Hallen, Brandon Bosshardt.

Not present for picture: Bruce Helling. It i'') tUvCr 10 30 1 THE fain NATIONAL BANK OF BLOOMINGTON Front row, to Robert Johnston, Bryan Brady, Phillip Radcliffe, David Sylvester, Willis Kern. Second row, to Randy Raper, Hudson Venerable, Mike Boge, Joseph Evans, Peter Evans, James Cryer. BEER NUTS Front row, to Pat O'Rourke, Kevin Brady, Jim Shirk, Spon. Repre.

John Bell, Frank Brady; Back row, to Gary Stubblefield, Tracy Shepard, Bob Korte, Mike Sprague, Frederick Frost. Not present for picture: Kenneth Curry, Bill Costigan. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS-Front row, to Mike Babbitt, Rodney Habermeyer, A. Kelly Kilcoin, John Larkin, Ronald Schweinberg. Second row, to Philip Wakefield, Rick Penn, Harry Harm, Todd Crowe, Mark Walker.

Not present for picture: Jeff Cummer. PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY Front row, to Jim Semoft. chik, Jim McDermott, Bobby HitchelL John Hitchell, Sponsor Paul Phillips, Rick Carr. Second row: to Gary Rost, Greg Locke, David Whitaker, James Carsel, Bill Wheet, Kevin Manahan. 1 N-' .8.

1 4M1 1030 mm 1 ir io 30 AL PIZZAMIGLIO MUSIC row, to Gene Brown, Keith Jaeger, Steven Scott, Paul Craig. Second row, to Randy Mohr, Greg Bonham, Douglas Van Dorn, Steve Dohrmann, Bill Krueger. Not present for picture: Richard MaUnowskL MCDONALD'S HAMBURGERS-L to R. Paul Cloyd, Mark Koch, Norman Brown, Terry Koch, Mike Palmer, Kim Moretz. Second row, to Gary Vawter, Marion Kiesewetter, Randy Oliver, David SUrkey, Timothy Kirk, Tim Moretz.

NORMAL CITY EMPLOYES-Front row, to Bruce Shaffer, Kirk Thompson, David Burns, Bob Zeitler, David Ward. Second row, to Paul Gilmore, Kent Thompson, Paul Holtzman, John Easton. Not present for picture: Randy Finfrock and John Peiffer. BAKER'S DOZEN-Front row, to Drew Vance, Harlan Fuller, Mark Krueger, Geoffrey Kemp, Craig Fowler. Second row, to Tom Jenkins, Peter Graves, Kevin Pretit, Doug Carrol, Bruce Ridgeway.

Not present lor picture: Robert Lagerstrom..