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Softball Tournament 1951 Eastern Athletic Association of the Deaf |
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EAAD Softball Tournament Won by Worcester, Massachusetts
By Emerson Romero in The Silent News
The finals of the annual softball tournament of the Eastern Athletic Association of the Deaf brought together a fine defensive team in Worcester Deaf Club and a heavy hitting team in Long Island Club of the Deaf. Worcester after walking over Holyoke, Massachusetts by a 16 to 6 score managed to nose out the next two opponents by one run. They disposed
of New York DeSales Club of the Deaf by 7 to 6 and Hartford Club of the Deaf by 6 to 5. On the other hand, Long Island had beaten Newark (N.J.) Silent Club 13 to 7, swamped Philadelphia Silent Athletic Club by 23 to 5 and walloped Jersey City Silent Club 19 to 14. After amassed 55 runs and 42 hits in their four games. Long Island went into the finals a heavy
favorite to win the championship. However, their defense fell apart. Six errors resulted in several runs by Worcester
which won 11 to 5.
Permit me to say that Worcester was a well-coached team. They were an alert bunch of young players who took advantage of every break which came their way and made the most of their breaks. And furthermore they had the "bench" to do it. With seven subs ready to take the places of the regulars, they were able to have fresh players when needed. The Long Island team had no alibis, but with only two subs, the regulars were a tired bunch when the final game was played. However, the famed sportsmanship of Long Island still prevailed. When the final out was made the entire Long Island
team rushed off the bench and congratulated the whole Worcester team man to man, including the coach and manager and
even went so far to thank the three official umpires who officiated for the good job they did. It may be mentioned that
the Long Island Club has won no less than three sportsmanship trophies.
The games were played at Falcon Park in Meriden, Connecticut, 12 miles south of Hartford, the capital, under ideal conditions on Saturday and Sunday, August 25 and 26, 1951. The playing fields were the best ever seen and the numerous official umpires helped get the game under way in quick time. Twelve teams competed. Pittsburgh team
did not show up.
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