PRINTER'S NO. 2132
No. 153 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY DEMPSEY, BUSH, CARLSON, CHADWICK AND S. H. SMITH,
JUNE 25, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 25, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of August 18 through 24, 1991, as "Little
2 League Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, On June 6, 1939, the first Little League baseball
4 game was played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; and
5 WHEREAS, The Little League program in 1939 consisted of three
6 teams, all in Williamsport, and by 1946 there were 12 such
7 programs, all in Pennsylvania; and
8 WHEREAS, By 1955, Little League was found in every state, and
9 is currently played in over 42 countries, with 2.5 million
10 youngsters participating, culminating in a World Series each
11 year; and
12 WHEREAS, From its inception, Little League baseball has been
13 a vehicle for a program to promote the attributes of fair play,
14 good sportsmanship and a desire to excel through friendly
15 competition; and
16 WHEREAS, Thousands of adult volunteers give of their time,
17 energy and ability to make this program possible; and
1 WHEREAS, Over 450 Major League baseball players and countless
2 leaders in politics, business and industry are Little League
3 graduates; and
4 WHEREAS, Little League is the largest amateur sports program
5 in the world; and
6 WHEREAS, The goals of Little League baseball have always been
7 and will remain to instill in children the values of teamwork,
8 discipline and responsibility through a simple, fun game of
9 baseball. Since 1939, and far into the next century, the value
10 of Little League baseball will be measured more by what a child
11 learns than what the child wins; and
12 WHEREAS, The 1991 Little League World Series, which will be
13 conducted during the week of August 18 through 24, 1991, at
14 Williamsport, is expected to attract between 35,000 and 40,000
15 spectators and young athletes to this Commonwealth; therefore be
16 it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
18 week of August 18 through 24, 1991, as "Little League Week" in
19 Pennsylvania.
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