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I A Page B6-The Chronicle, Thursda Amateur Sof Pitch Softball Association (USSSA) World Tournament in Atlanta Labor Day weekend. Under USSSA rules, the Stars cannot take time off. They must continue to play regularly. So they will compete in a regional tournament Aug. 8-10 and the state tournament Aug. 15-17. 4 4We laid off two weeks earlier in the season," Bailey said. 4Then we played poorly. Once you get into the habit of losing, it's what you call 4one of those . things.' 44So we are not going to take time off. We earned that trip to Atlanta." Bailey has been coaching the Stars since 1977. His first team fashioned a remarkable 95-9 record. But he believes his current group is a better all-around team. "I've always had good-hitting teams," he said. "But this team makes the plays in the field, too." The Stars have been particularV> ly hot in the last month, winning \ a qualifier for the World Tournament and an invitational. "It's been sort of an up-anddown season," Bailey said. "But we've peaked the last month or 0 _ M SO. Before their current hot play, the Stars looked listless in a tourney at Cedar Grove. The culprit was a two-week vacation that interrupted their season. "Wp can't take weekends off anymore," Wellman said. "Weekends off are disastrous later. So we'll keep playing. We're going to Atlanta to win." But the disasters have been few, thanks to the outstanding play of Wellman, pitcher Tim Sullivan, third baseman Willie Hunt and outfielder Winfred watkins. The four shared the MVP award in the qualifying tourney * > Sullivan's play has been integral to the team's success. "How good the pitcher fields is - crucial in slo-pitch," Bailey said. "The hitter can spot a pitcher who's not a confident fielder and hit the ball his way every time." Wellman boasts that Sullivan is the "best defensive pitcher around. He pitches the ball and gets back to field fast," Wellman said. Other team standouts are first baseman Worth McCloud, who hit .800 in a Class B Amateur Softball Association tournament u ? - .1 ? earner in me summer, ano snortstop Darryl Miller, the MVP of a tourney at Smith Grove. Other team members are infielder Jerry Price and outfielders Michael Conrad, Willie Williams, Ricky Finley and Paul Porter. J.B. DOnlap serves as assistant coach. Class C rules don't allow for the home run derbys that pro Softball players put on. One of Bailey's former players, William English, would have to forget his 100-homer seasons. For only one batter can hit home runs in Class C. Other home runs count as outs, under USSSA rules, or singles, under ASA rules. The Stars travel extensively, playing tournaments almost every weekend during the spring and summer. They also compete in the city's American League, a Tuesday and Thursday circuit. The Stars finished in a first-place tie with Puckett Enterprises. (inn wncn you run up and down the highways like we do, you run i **up the bills," Wellman said. ; 4 * You've got to love this game to J play. A lot of people don't know . what it takes for us to get to these tournaments. It's more expensive J than it might seem." i; The Stars' expenses come out ; of their own pockets and from J the team's treasury, which is filled by proceeds from car washes, ; raffles and team-sponsored tour ;; naments. But a full treasury is emptied quickly by the purchasing of balls, which run $50 a dozen, and hotel expenses, which 1 will run $2,100 on a discount for ) the Atlanta trip. * But Bailey and his players are determined to win the World ? Tournament. Monetary considerations take a backseat to that goal. < y, July 31, 1986 tbaU From F IMIIUMIIMfUtMMMIIIUMMUMtOIIIIIIMIMIIIMtllMlllllli 441 planned to quit two years ago," said Bailey, a second baseman when he went to Atkins High School. "But I'm still here. I want to see these guys win and BIG _ niM Idiki YARI BIG JIA OVER 5( FULL s\: AUGUS" hnnr hundreds 1 "? ? Ah, ' ^ . GMAC MAI - " Make us > ?v<.-a a know0ON ON THE with 6.9 J, ON THE _ /Nk. I "Ti ir? II m win me; MODERN | ON THE h IC-10 FLEETSIt With 4-spcl., power st< capacity rear, 5.0 Itr. V?, ! Sagcs,fror*t stabilizer, 3 more! Manufacturer's J Price: Factory Invoice: MAKE IIS AN Of I IJkilJIP I l^~ " V llllllltllllMIHIItllHIIIIlhlHIIIMMIIUIMMUHdllllltMIMMUII >age B1 play the right way. Everybody makes mistakes, but I can't sleep at night if these guys aren't playing right." Bailey, who lives in Advance, JIM BE 2nd ANh HDAY DSALI A'S GOT TO S 0 C-10 & C-20 [ED PICKUPS I r 31,1986! J reds on the Truck, and sa mpre on the financing! /L Q% ' : months FACTORY FINANCING (through 9/24/86) <E US AN OFFEI \ j SN OFFER and we'll V HUE SPOT! SPOT FINANCING, l /thmiiah q/oa /oa\ ' v " ""J' " ' *' w; SPOT DEUVERy CHEVROLET WIL JEW 1986 C-10 C (fr 4PLE1: w:4?pw%tw - ir f _o ** vl serins & brakes extra . rslty wheels, HO batter, WHK9 08 ratio rear axle, and Jgjjg plgg Suggested Retail Man $9708.00 i ?r\o $8556.73 Fact ' V : > ' jM fim *AI mm X Si "You Can't I ? MMiiM?mnMiMiniMnnnnnHimmniii?MMimmttttiMii drives approximately 20 miles to Civitan or Blum parks for daily practices. 44We enjoy playing," he said. "That's why we play. I still can NBOV 4 UAL ? TRUCI :fi i Well, it's that tin* %V# too much stuff in nr JV , trucks. , I've had some a whi make roam for the 'I have got to go. An< This year's sale wo: .yjp - tory Invoice price, it's worth ? and I This year makes 23 * ? stay that long if y voice, you can beli* \ tags will be added . -? r? 1*11 still stake my -I * % 1 1 1 -?11 I MU? I sureyo I youna L CONSIDER AN )R C-20 PICKUP C irough August 31,1986) Karaite, heavy< ifc-gagevfM /V iufacturcr s usse|ia^78 ?> % -.- ?3? - rV - ' .. + mmm gg|| FRN rh, 722-4191 * \ \ ' Beat a Downt< Easy to get to, just off MO at w 4tn and Broad ( ' mm\tm f play a little, but my knees are getting bad. My knees get better when we win." Because the Stars are a small team -- only 13 players ? they r s f ( 4 j F L S e again. I'm a year older* but I'v Y yard. Too many 1986 C-10 and C-2 le, and some are brand new. But I' B7 s before August 31, 1966, so all 3 that's where you cone in. & rks just like last year's. I'll sh and you make me an offer -- whatev '11 try to take you up on it. that I've spent in this yard, and y ou're doing it wrong! When I show ua i * k i JJ -w * wv nw iixuueii cnar^es. . oniy to your offer. reputation on it! \ V ft? yqyWfc? "*;** v.\^.v ; ^ ' ^"^T ^*4 J v vfV'ittflff ,i_-_ :'v vfth iloptiona^ecgipmer u get the truck youvv me your own pries* 'J$>.S .- ?> -O^ V *v,v , "Vs- .>. <. -;v > ** *'-4*:.. y REASONABLE )F YOUR CHOICI evrolet 9 >wn Deal" work together in harmony. "This is a family-oriented I team,'* Wellman said. "Most of I the guys will take their wives and I children to Atlanta." . . ' ; f e still got 0 full-sized ve got to of these ow you Fac- | er you think ou don't you an intax and 1 &r~. * ? .I, ' ; I mmmm KPJP1SKSEJKIff??afi it*- ' i jo make ant?ancfe WSSK - wmmmmrnmrnrnrnmimmMi : OFFER E! Elt! vjCMftHTsjgjjjjg MC748 NCL771 g
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