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BASEBALL OFFICIALS MEET IN KM - National Dixie Youth Baseball League officials were in Kings
Mountain Saturday to discuss the possibilities of KM hosting the 1990 or 1991 Dixie Youth World Series.
Left to right are Roy Pearson of the KM Recreation Committee, National DY President Matt Goyak, KM
Recreation Committee chairwoman Norma Bridges, and state DYL officials Cary Wrenn, Charles Len-
non and Daivd Jackson.
KM Considering Hosting Series
Kings Mountain city officials,
‘recreation leaders and other in-
terested persons met Saturday
afternoon with state and national
Dixie Youth baseball officials to
discuss the possibilities of
hosting the national Dixie Youth
World Series here in 1990 or 1991.
Matt Goyak, national presi-
dent, was at the Holiday Inn
along with state officials David
Johnson, Carey Wrenn and
Charles Lennon. They were in-
vited here by Roy Pearson,
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Pearson, who was active in
youth baseball here for many
years as recreation director and
for years before that on a
volunteer basis, said he felt
hosting a national tournament
would be ‘‘a good thing for the ci-
ty’’ and he was more than happy
to arrange the meeting with DYL
officials after being asked by
other members of the commit-
tee.
Goyak outlined some playing
field, lodging ;and other re-
quirements that would be
necessary and urged those pre-
sent to name a committee of
‘three or four’’ persons to attend
this year’s World Series in Mon-
tgomery, Ala., and get a first-
hand look at what hosting the
event would involve.
The endeavor would be costly,
he explained, but if 25 to 50 peo-
ple would make a committment
to work for about 18 months it
would bring great profits to
Kings Mountain in terms of
business for merchants, the mak-
ing of new friends for ballplayers
and parents, and greatly improv-
ed Dixie Youth playing facilities
for the local leagues.
“It’s a pretty sizeable project
to undertake,” Goyak said, ‘‘and
it takes a lot time to get ready.
But it can have a good economic
impact and the quality of play is
unmatched anywhere.”
..i....Goyak has been national presi-
_ dent of the DYL organization
‘since its inception 33 years ago.
He said during that time only one
town has lost money on a World
Series. ‘‘And that was because
one man and woman tried to run
the whole show,’’ he said.
Hosting the World Series
usually costs a town around
$25,000 to $33,000, he said, but
some tournaments have brought
in over $50,000.
The tournament usually runs
for nine days and includes an
opening ceremony on Sunday
night with play beginning on
Monday. Teams from 12 states--
as well as the host team--
compete in the double-
elimination event.
Dixie Youth, Goyak noted, is
second only to Little League in
the number of participants, and
it’s growing every year. It uses
its profits from league franchise
fees, etc., to sponsor annual
scholarships for deserving high
school seniors. One of Dixie
Youth’s most noted former par-
ticipants, Michael Jordan of the
Chicago Bulls, played in the 1975
Dixie Youth State Tournament in
Kings Mountain.
Hosting the World Series would
require Kings Mountain to do ex-
tensive work on its fields, but
Goyak said those improvements
are always recouped through
gate receipts, concessions sales
and sales of souvenirs and pro-
grams. All of that money goes to
the local community, he said.
Improvements Kings Moun-
tain must make to fields if of-
ficials decide to try to land the
World Series include:
*Seeding infields. Dixie Youth
requires a pressbox large enough
to accomdate the public address
announcer, officer scoer scorers,
and visiting media.
*Installing an electric
scoreboard and improving
lighting.
*Adequate restroom facilities,
parking, and at least 2,500 seats
at each field.
“Of course, all of that benefits
your local program, not only at
the time of the World Series but
in the future,” he said. ‘‘The only
thing we (Dixie Youth) want out
of it is advertising. We like the
media coverage. All the money
you make goes to you.”
If Kings Mountain decides it
wants to pursue the possibility of
hosting the World Series, Goyak
said it would be necessary to
make their intentions known to
the National Board early next
year to be considered for the 1990
tournament. He said at that time
someone from Dixie Youth would
come here and inspect the
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