ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â AUGUST Â 28, Â 2014
KARL LINDHOLM
Turkey  Stearns  &  the  Detroit  Stars Cheated  and  mistreated,  but  never  defeated  —  they  had  will  and  skill,  KXVWOH DQG PXVFOH ÂżUH DQG GHVLUH intestinal  fortitude  and  the  right  at- titude. That’s  how  Larry  Lester  describes  the  players  of  baseball’s  Negro  leagues. Larry  is  one  of  America’s  fore- most  scholars  of  EODFN EDVHEDOO DQ eminent  writer-Âre- searcher.  In  1994,  KH DQG 'LFN &ODUN combined  on  the  ³1HJUR /HDJXHV %RRN ´ D VHPLQDO statistical  study  of  the  players  and  WHDPV LQ WKH Âł$WODQWLV´ RI EODFN EDVH- ball. Larry  is  the  host  at  the  annual  SABR-ÂJerry  Malloy  Negro  League  Conference,  held  for  each  of  the  last  17  years  in  a  city  that  has  a  compel- OLQJ KLVWRULFDO FRQQHFWLRQ WR EODFN baseball.  He’s  the  host  with  the  most,  presiding  with  humor,  wisdom  borne  RI H[SHULHQFH DQG VWXG\ WRWDO FRP- mitment  to  getting  Negro  league  players  and  teams  their  due. ,ÂśP MXVW EDFN IURP 'HWURLW VLWH of  this  year’s  conference,  where  I  listened  to  stimulating  research  pre- VHQWDWLRQV DERXW EODFN EDVHEDOO LQ Detroit  and  other  subjects,  attended  a  7LJHU 0DULQHUV JDPH ³¿HOG ZRUN´ DQG VSHQW LQWLPDWH WLPH ZLWK NLQGUHG spirits.  It’s  a  wonderful  conference. I  teach  a  course  at  Middlebury  Col- OHJH FDOOHG Âł6HJUHJDWLRQ LQ $PHULFD Baseball’s  Negro  Leagues,â€?  so  I  had  been  aware  of  the  Negro  Leagues  Committee  of  SABR  (Society  of  American  Baseball  Research),  but  had  never  attended  the  conference.  Now  I  try  never  to  miss  a  Jerry  Malloy,  though  I  did  just  last  sum- mer  when  we  were  out  of  the  coun- try  for  the  year.  That  conference  was  KHOG LQ 1HZDUN 1 - 7KH 1HZDUN Eagles  were  one  of  the  great  Negro  Leagues  teams,  defeating  the  Kansas  City  Monarchs  in  the  1946  World  Series,  just  before  integration.  Ma- jor  league  stars  Larry  Doby,  Monte  Irvin,  and  Don  Newcombe  all  started  out  with  the  Eagles. Quiz  Question  1:  Who  was  the  owner  of  the  Newark  Eagles  in  1946? 0\ ÂżUVW -HUU\ 0DOOR\ 0DOOR\ ZDV D EULOOLDQW UHVHDUFKHU RI HDUO\ EODFN baseball  who  died  before  his  time)  was  in  2010  in  Birmingham,  Ala.  7KHUH , PHW /DUU\ /HVWHU DQG 'LFN &ODUN DQG PDQ\ RWKHU NLQGUHG VSLU- its,  including  Leslie  Heaphy,  who  is  tireless  in  her  efforts  to  bring  the  his- WRU\ RI EODFN EDVHEDOO WR OLJKW /HV- lie,  who  teaches  at  Kent  State,  is  a  historian  of  the  Negro  leagues  of  the  ¿UVW UDQN DQG WKH HGLWRU RI WKH MRXU- (See  Lindholm,  Page  3B)
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 8/29  Woodstock  at  OV  ........................4  p.m. 9/2  Mt.  Abe  at  Colchester  ...................4  p.m. 9/2  MUHS  at  MMU  .............................4  p.m. 9/3  Fair  Haven  at  OV  ..........................4  p.m. 9/4  Hartford  at  MUHS  .........................4  p.m. 9/6  Mt.  Abe  at  U-Â32  ...........................10  a.m. 9/6  Hartford  at  OV  ............................11  a.m. Football 8/29  OV  at  Fair  Haven  ........................7  p.m. 8/29  MUHS  at  Essex  ..........................7  p.m. 8/29  Mt.  Abe  at  U-Â32  ...........................7  p.m. 9/5  MUHS  at  Hartford  .........................7  p.m. 9/6  Winooski  at  Mt.  Abe  ......................1  p.m. 9/6  OV  at  Fairfax  ................................1  p.m. Girls’ Soccer 9/2  MUHS  at  OV  ............................4:30  p.m. 9/2  VUHS  at  Mill  River  ...................4:30  p.m. 9/2  Mt.  Abe  at  CVU  ........................4:30  p.m. 9/5  Mt.  Abe  at  MMU  .......................4:30  p.m. 9/5  OV  at  VUHS  ............................4:30  p.m. Boys’ Soccer 8/30  OV  vs.  F.  Haven  at  Proctor  .........1  p.m. 9/3  MUHS  at  Colchester  .....................7  p.m. 9/4  OV  at  Twin  Valley  .........................6  p.m. 9/6  Mt.  Abe  at  Mill  River  ....................10  a.m. 9/6  VUHS  at  Stowe  ...........................10  a.m. 9/6  U-Â32  at  MUHS  ............................11  a.m. Cross Country 8/30  Mt.  Abe/MUHS/VUHS  at  CVU  ..10  a.m. 9/2  OV  at  Rutland  ..........................4:30  p.m. 9/3  Mt.  Abe/MUHS/VUHS  at  SBHS  .............. ...................................................................... .......................................................3:30  p.m. 9/6  Mt.  Abe/MUHS/VUHS  at  Essex  .............. .......................................................9:30  a.m.
COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 9/4  Castleton  at  Midd.  .........................4  p.m. 9/7  Amherst  at  Midd.  ...........................4  p.m. Men’s Soccer 9/7  Amherst  at  Midd.  ......................3:30  p.m. Field Hockey 9/7  Amherst  at  Midd.  ...........................4  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â
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High  school  squads  build  steam  for  new  season Fall  campaigns  open  with  several  weekend  games By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  COUNTY  —  Collec- tively  in  terms  of  wins  and  losses,  the  2013-Â2014  sports  year  proved  to  be  memorable  for  Middlebury,  Mount  Abraham,  Otter  Valley  and  Vergennes  union  high  school  teams  and  athletes. At  least  one  local  squad  won  a  championship  in  each  of  the  fall,  winter  and  spring  seasons.  ,Q WKH IDOO 0RXQW $EH ÂżHOG KRFNH\ and  boys’  soccer  and  MUHS  football  all  climbed  the  mountain,  with  the  Tiger  11  posting  an  undefeated  cam- paign. In  the  winter,  the  Eagle  girls’  bas- NHWEDOO DQG 7LJHU JLUOVÂś KRFNH\ WHDPV earned  banners,  while  Commodores  Kaegan  Pearsall  and  Chris  Castillo  ZRQ ZUHVWOLQJ DQG LQGRRU WUDFN WLWOHV This  past  spring,  the  OV  softball  team  edged  VUHS  in  a  scintillating  ¿QDO DQG 7LJHUV 0D[ 0RXOWRQ DQG Hannah  Buttolph  claimed  individual  WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG FURZQV All  that  might  prove  to  be  a  WRXJK DFW WR IROORZ RYHU WKH QH[W 10  months,  but  then  again  last  year  IROORZHG D SUHWW\ UHPDUNDEOH VFKRRO year  —  historically  good  seasons  for  VUHS  boys’  hoop,  Eagle  girls’  hoop  and  OV  baseball,  to  start  with. Athletes  will  begin  trying  to  write  their  own  history  this  Friday  with  IRXU JDPHV ² 29 ÂżHOG KRFNH\ and  football  squads  and  MUHS  and  0RXQW $EH IRRWEDOO WHDPV ZLOO WDNH WKH ÂżHOG FIELD  HOCKEY )LHOG KRFNH\ LV XS ÂżUVW RQ )ULGD\ OV,  coming  off  a  solid  11-Â4  season,  will  host  Marble  Valley  League  ri- YDO :RRGVWRFN DW S P 1H[W )DLU
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WLWOH GHIHQVH RQ WKH URDG QH[W ZHHN with  a  pair  of  games,  at  Colchester  on  Tuesday  and  at  U-Â32  on  Thurs- day.  They  are  not  home  until  MUHS  visits  on  Sept.  12.  The  team  will  KDYH D QHZ ORRN WKLV IDOO (LJKW VH- (See  Season,  Page  3B)
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Local  adult  tennis  teams  enjoyed  success MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Adult  tennis  teams  based  at  Middle- bury  Indoor  Tennis  enjoyed  what  MIT  owner  David  Ig- nat  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;probably  the  best  everâ&#x20AC;?  season  of  competition  in  Vermont  league  play  and  regional  competition  over  this  past  winter,  spring  and  sum- mer. Statewide,  MIT  teams  com- piled  a  76-Â38  record,  while  HLJKW RI WKHP TXDOLÂżHG WR SOD\ for  New  England  titles  by  winning  their  divisions. Once  those  eight  teams  reached  regional  play,  they  compiled  an  overall  record  RI 2QH WHDP 1HWUL[ UHDFKHG D VHFWLRQDO VHPLÂżQDO and  lost  a  close  match  to  the  eventual  New  England  cham- pion.  Players  competing  in  that  tournament  were  Bill  Pro- YRVW -LOO 'XQQ -DQ %DUN .HQ Schoen,  Heather  Potter,  and  Kurt  Suchomel.  Other  mem- bers  of  the  team  during  the  1(75,; $1 $'8/7 WHQQLV WHDP EDVHG DW 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QGRRU 7HQQLV UHFHQWO\ UHDFKHG D VHFWLRQDO VHPLÂżQDO regular  season  were  Brian  in  New  England  regional  play.  Pictured  from  the  team  are,  left  to  right,  Bill  Provost,  Jill  Dunn,  Jan  Bark,  Ken  McDonough,  Carrie  Wulf- Schoen,  Heather  Potter  and  Kurt  Suchomel. man,  Michele  Butler,  Nan  &DUSHQWHU DQG *UDKDP &ODUN DQG %DUN (O 0HGLR %D\V DOVR falling. Net,  which  were  captained  by  Ignat  said  a  team  with  a  similar  won  its  district  tournament  and  Other  teams  that  fared  well  6DUD 0DUVKDOO .DUHQ 6KDFNHWW roster  and  captained  by  Schoen  a  pair  of  section  matches  before  ZHUH 0L[ 1 0DWFK DQG 0DWFK and  Edwina  Ho. Â
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Stone  wins,  closes  in  on  another  track  title  at  Bowl WEST  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  driver  Todd  Stone  was  among  the  NASCAR  Whelen  All-ÂAmerican  Series  winners  on  Sunday  at  Dev- ilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bowl  Speedway  in  action  post- poned  from  Friday,  and  he  is  clos- LQJ LQ RQ KLV VHFRQG VWUDLJKW WUDFN championship. Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  win  in  the  second  of  two  %RQG $XWR 3DUWV 0RGLÂżHG UDFHV H[WHQGHG KLV 0RGLÂżHG 6HULHV OHDG RYHU 1HZ <RUN GULYHU -RH\ 5REHUWV to  35  points  (846-Â811)  with  two  events  to  go,  twin  50-Âlap  features  on  Sept.  13  and  14.  Leon  Gonyo  of  1HZ <RUN LV WKLUG ÂżYH PRUH SRLQWV EDFN DW Stone  dominated  the  second  0RGLÂżHG UDFH RI WKH HYHQLQJ LQ D EDFNXS FDU DIWHU ZUHFNLQJ LQ WKH ÂżUVW UDFH -HVVH\ 0XHOOHU VQXFN into  second  spot  on  a  lap-Â17  restart.  Roberts  was  third,  and  Brandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vince  Quenneville  was  fourth. Jason  Durgan  of  Morrisonville,  N.Y.,  won  the  opening  25-Âlap  Mod- LÂżHG PDLQ HYHQW 4XHQQHYLOOH ÂżQ- ished  second,  and  Roberts  made  a  WKUHH ZLGH PRYH LQ WKH ÂżQDO FRUQHU WR WDNH WKLUG SODFH (See  Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bowl,  Page  2B)