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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball League on the occasion of the
5 league's 50th anniversary on April 22, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball League was
7 chartered on April 22, 1960; the league started with 5 teams
8 and 75 players and only served 13 to 15-year-old players; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball League's
10 mission is to both operate a baseball program using competitive
11 baseball rules and to impart skills, mental and physical
12 development, respect for the rules of the game, and the basic
13 ideals of sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, loyalty, courage,
14 and reverence to the league's many players; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1982, the Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball
16 League established the Prep League for 13-year-old players; in
17 1991, the Senior League was established for 16 to 18-year-old
18 players; in 1997, the Fall League was established in order to
19 add additional games after the summer season; in 1999, the
20 league's Winter Workout Program was established to provide
21 fundamental instruction to players during the off-season; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, In 1993, the Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball
2 League created a 15-year-old tournament team as an original
3 host team in the MCYSA/USSSA Summer International Tournament;
4 the league then created a 14-year-old tournament team in 2001
5 and a 13-year-old tournament team in 2003; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Today, the Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball League
7 consists of 56 teams that offer organized, instructional
8 baseball to over 700 players; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball League serves
10 as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the
11 people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate the members of the Crystal Lake Babe Ruth Baseball
15 League on the occasion of the league's 50th anniversary and
16 wish the teams continued success and happiness in the future;
17 and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the Board of Directors of the Crystal Lake Babe
20 Ruth Baseball League as a symbol of our esteem and respect.