The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 206, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1968 Page: 4 of 12
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Pee-Wees
End Season
With $127
The Perry Pee-Wee Baseball
association finished the 1968
summer season with $127.24 in
the bank ready to start ac-
tion for the 1969 season, accord-
ing to a finance statement
made public Thursday by
Frank Barry, president.
The financial statement has
been prepared by Bob McDan-
iel, treasurer. The statement
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P. 4, Perry Daily Journal Thursday, Aug. 22, 1968
Today's
Sport Parade
reports the association began
the season with $323 12 in the
bank and had a total income
this summer of $1,614.23. These By MILTON RICHMAN
two amounts provided the as- UPI Sports Writer
sociation with a total of $1,- NEW YORK (UPI) Maybe
937.35 Expenditures for the you remember Elmer Valo
season were $1,810 11
He put so much of his heart
Sources of income were reg- into the way he played the
istration fees paid by the boys outfield during his 20 years with
in pee-wee baseball, $151 90; the A’s, Phillies, - Dodgers
insurance premiums paid by Indians, Yanks, Senators and
team sponsors, $240; donations.
Richman
the Russian invasion He didn’t
enjoy his breakfast much.
Came Over as Youngster
"I came over here when I
was still a youngster but I
remember Czechoslovakia well,
still have cousins there and I
EDNA DANIELS
of
Oklahoma Natural
Gas Co.
$412.23; and total income from
the association’s annual candy
sale.
Expenditures included repairs
and supplies at ball parks,
$105.08; equipment for the pee-
wee baseball teams, $910.06; in-
surance on players paid by the
association, $290 25; umpires
$9 and payment for purchase
of candy for annual sale,
$495.72.
IRVIN RETURNS
NEW YORK (UPI) Monte
Irvin, a former outfielder who
put in eight years in the major
leagues most of them with the
New York Giants, has returned
to baseball as a promotion and
public relations executive on the
staff of the baseball commis-
Twins that he set a record for
running into the most walls.
Him and Pete Reiser
Maybe you also remember
Elmer Valo was one of the
relatively few foreign-born play-
ers in baseball. Chances are you
never paid much attention to
the fact he was born in Czecho-
slovakia. Ribnik, Czechoslovak
ia, to be exact.
Elmer Valo is 47 now and he
scouts for the Phillies, the same
club he finished his active
career with seven years ago.
identify with people," said Valo,
who understands and speaks the . . . Invites you to attend
language I can imagine how the Diamond Jubilee
my cousins and all the rest of CL Ci.: L
the Czech people felt when this Cherokee Strip celebra-
happened. Now the little bit of tion in Perry all day Sat-
freedom they might have had is urday, Sept. 14. You
going to be smothered." enjoy an outstanding
Elmer Valo sighed day of entertainment.
"I know the Czechoslovakian
people," he said. "If they only
had the tools to resist, they
would. No matter what, they
won’t give up so easily. It’s
funny in a way when you stop
to think about it. Here the
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Russians are telling us, the
people in the United States, to
get out of Vietnam, and now
He was on a scouting
assignment for the Phils, they’re doing the same thing
looking over kids in the All-
American Amateur Association
tournament in Johnstown, Pa.,
Wednesday when he learned for
the first time that the Russians
had invaded his native land.
I got an awful sickening
| feeling in my stomach," said
Elmer Valo, the majors’ only
Czech born ballplayer during
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There were other baseball San Francisco 66 59 .528 14
scouts in Johnstown for the Chicago
four-day tournament and they Cincinnati
all discussed the take-over by Atlanta
the Russians before going out to Pittsburgh
Engh Field to watch the kids Houston
play.
Philadelphia
Elmer Valo went out, too. New York
when all the others did At the Los Angeles
the past half century "I got up
around 7 a.m. and picked up a
newspaper in the lobby of the
motel I’m staying at. Generally,
I only glance at the headlines
and then go to the sports page.
This time I stopped right there
The headline on the front page
said: ‘Russians, Polish and East
German troops march into
Czechoslovakia."
| Elmer Valo took the newspa-
per into breakfast with him He
read every word pertaining to
neg Elmo Valo, at 208 pounds is
E about 18 over his playing
E weight, but as he says "give
E him a couple of weeks to get in
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ballpark he didn’t sit still in any Wednesday’s Results
one place long but moved Pittsburgh 19 Cincinnati 1, night
around the same way he played St. Louis 8 Atlanta 3, night
the outfield. First, he sat on the Houston 6 Los Angeles 1, night
third base side, then alongside San Francisco 13 New York 3
first base and later on behind
the plate
Enjoys Scouting
"I enjoy scouting a lot," he
said. "The way I feel about it is
this: Someone helped me along
the line. Now maybe I can help
some other young fellow get to
the big leagues."
shape and he probably could
still go up there and get you at
least a pinch hit or two.
He went about his business
scouting the kids for the Phillies
in Johnstown Wednesday, al-
though the world events of the
day made a much deeper
impression on him than most
others.
Chicago 5 Atlanta 4, 1st
Chicago 13 Atlanta 5, 2nd
Today’s Probable Pitchers
(All Times EDT)
St. Louis (Jaster 8-9) at
Philadelphia (Short 12-11), 7:35
p.m.
Pittsburgh (McBean 9-11) at
Cincinnati (Cvuler 10-12), 8:05
p.m.
San Francisco (Perry 11-11)
at Los Angeles (Sutton 5-12) 11
p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia at Atlanta, night
New York at Cincinnati, night
Chicago at Houston, night
San Fran at Los Ang, night
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, night
American League
As
individual, there
wasn’t much I could do," he
said, "so I concentrated all the
more on my job. At least it
helped take my mind off other
things for a little while."
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Wednesday’s Results
Balt 4 Calif 3, 15 inns night
Detroit 3 Chi 2, 10 inns, nigh
Cleveland 8 Boston 2, night
New York 2, Minn 1, night
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County Church Softball league
games at Mike Chambers park,
Methodists vs. Baptists, 6:30
p.m., and Orlando-Lucien vs.
Red Rock, immediately follow-
ling.
Tuesday, Aug. 27 — Zion Lu-
therans vs. Presbyterians, 6:30
p.m., and Christ Lutherans vs.
Morrison, immediately follow-
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Thursday, Aug. 29 — Metho-
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p.m., and Orlando-Lucien vs.
Morrison, immediately follow-
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26 - Noble I (Wilson 10-10), 8 p.m
Boston (Culp 9-4) at Cleveland
(Williams 10-7), 7:30 p m.
New York (Peterson 6-8) at
Minnesota (Merritt 8-14), 2:30
p.m.
California (Bennett 0-0), at
Oakland (Hunter 9-11), 11 p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
Friday’s Games
California at Oakland, night
Minn at Chicago 2, twi-night
Cleveland at Washington, night
Boston at Baltimore, night
Detroit at New York 2, twi-night
NAKANE INJURED
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Japanese bantamweight Yoshio San Diego
Nakane to pull out of a fight Indianapolis
with Reuben Oliverez of Mexico Denver
City scheduled for Aug 28, at Oklahoma City
the forum.
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Hawaii 5 Tacoma 4
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Oklahoma City 6 Denver 5 (11
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Seattle 4 Portland 2
Spokane 9 Vancouver 3
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Today’s Schedule
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Watson, Milo W. The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 206, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1968, newspaper, August 22, 1968; Perry, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2246960/m1/4/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.