1954 District Tournament

Little League 'Stars Chosen. (1954, July 10). Centre Daily Times, p11.

Little League 'Stars Chosen

Decker Motors, having capped the Bellefonte Little League title with an precedented clean sweep, topped off the regular season by placing six men on the loop's All-Star team, chosen this week.

The champions won the crown by ending up in first place both halves of the schedule, something that has not been done before in the league.

Joining the pennant-winning players on the All-Star squad will be four boys from the Bellefonte Lions, four from Bellefonte Motor Sales and two from Kecklers. The boys will play together, as a team, in the state championship tournament later this month.

Managers for the All-Star team are John Drogan and Jim Stevens.

The roster: DECKERS - Andy Thal, Doug Reichenbaugh, Paul King, Jim Wilson, Tom O'Leary and Dick Burnell. LIONS - John Weber, Sam Reish and Doug Shuey. MOTORS - William Walker, Ken Ripka, Mike Greninger and Dave Dimmick. KECKLERS - Gary Spain. Alternates - are Vince Kushwara, Kecklers, and Barry McMullin, Bellefonte Lions.

Bellefonte Little League 'Stars Lose Playoff Tilt. (1954, July 22). Centre Daily Times, p14.

Bellefonte Little League 'Stars Lose Playoff Tilt

The Bellefonte Little League saw its playoff hopes dashed last night in Bellefonte as it dropped the opening game of the District 3 series to the Inter-community League, 4-1.

The visiting Blanchard-Beech Creek-Monument-Orviston all-stars had scored quickly in the first inning, but Bellefonte came back to tie in the third on an error, fielder choice, stolen base and triple.

The triple was one of only two hits Bellefonte go off the Inter-Community hurling.

The visitors came back in the bottom of the fifth to win the game, scoring three times on a single sandwiched between two walks and, after two were out, another single and an error.

The winners managed six hits off Bellefonte pitching, but could do little with them until the fatal fifth. The game ended after Bellefonte batted in the sixth.