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State Champ Doylestown Tigers Present Their Trophies to the Legion Members
Doylestown Tigers Present Their Trophies to the Legion Members
The State Champion American Legion Post 210 baseball team visited the bi-weekly meeting of the Doylestown American Legion Post 210 Veterans on Monday night to present their championship trophies to the post. Coach Steve Ruane reviewed the accomplishments of the team and proclaimed, “We are still not done”.
State Representative Marguerite Quinn was also in attendance and wished the team well in their upcoming tournaments. She also presented a Pennsylvania State flag to the team and a US flag to Coach Ruane.
The coach and team members will be highlighted on Channel 69 news at 5 PM on Tuesday, August 7th.
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The team will need to pack for two weeks as they will leave on Wednesday for the Mid Atlantic Region playoffs just outside of Reading in West Lawn, PA and if they are successful there, they will be on their way to Shelby, North Carolina for the National Championship rounds.
Community service has always been a core value of The American Legion. In 1925, this commitment was furthered to include a baseball program.
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American Legion Baseball has a reputation of being one of the most successful and tradition-rich amateur athletic leagues. The program has more than 5,400 teams in all 50 states, including Canada and Puerto Rico. The league still stands behind the traditional values upon which it was founded in 1925. American Legion Baseball has taught hundreds of thousands of young Americans the importance of sportsmanship, good health and active citizenship. The program is also a promoter of equality, making teammates out of young athletes regardless of their income levels or social standings. American Legion Baseball has been, and continues to be, a stepping stone to manhood for millions of young men who have gone on to serve their country or community, raise families or play the sport at the highest level.
Legion Baseball's alumni base includes some of the sport's most recognizable names. Yogi Berra played for Fred W. Stockholm Post 245 in St. Louis and was once quoted as saying it was the most fun he ever had. Ted Williams suited up for a post in San Diego. Frank Robinson led his Oakland, Calif., team to the only back-to-back national championships in program history. Current Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira played in the league's 1997 World Series. Babe Ruth was too old to join when Legion Baseball started, but he spent the final years of his life promoting the program as its director of operations. Other prominent players include Ryne Sandberg, Roy Campanella, Dusty Baker, Albert Pujols, Greg Maddux and Chipper Jones.
Legion Baseball graduates are proud contributors throughout our society and often are the most successful people in their respective career fields.
