A3B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 14,1982
Milk and the Phillies ‘play ball’
PHILADELPHIA - Monday
was Milk Night at Veteran’s
Stadium, with the Phillies taking
on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a
twinight double header before a
crowd of 51,000.
In honor of Milk Night, children
14 and under received a plastic
Phillies helmet featuring the
“Milk... The Fresher Refresher”
logo. The promotion was sponsored
by the Mid-Atlantic Advertising
and Promotion Agency.
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture Penrose HalloweU was
on hand to throw out the first ball
and to act as Judge for a between
games cow milking contest. Also
present for the Milk Night
festivities was Pennsylvania State
Dairy Princess Charlene Rohrer.
Prior to the start of the second
ballgame, two teams of
Philadelphia area TV and radio
personalities squared off in a tag
relay cow milking contest. Team
captains for the event were Chris
Wheeler, Phillies play by play
announcer for the Prism cable
network and John St. John
representing WIFI radio.
Two Holstein cows, for the
contest, were provided by Andrew
Stoltzfus, of Morgantown, Pa.
Each relay team member had 30
seconds to milk their cow, located
in the middle of a ring between the
pitcher’s mound and second base.
The winning team was determined
by the weight of the milk collected.
The TV team came up the
winners with 1.15 pounds of milk,
narrowly beating the radio teams
I.os'pounds.
The winners received a trophy
dubbing them “Philadelphia’s
Finest Milkers,” and the losers
received a gailey decorated broom
Pennsylvania State Dairy Princess Charlene Rohrer gets a
kiss from the Philly Phanatic during "Milk Night” at Veteran’s
Stadium.
Pa. Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Halknveli awards the
booby prize to radio team captain John St. John of WIFI radio
Philadelphia.
and dust pan.
Also on display at the stadium, in
honor of Milk Night, was the
“World’s Largest Cow.” A 20x10
foot tall helium balloon.
Two other ballgames this fall
will fature dairy promotions
sponsored by the agency.
Baltimore Orioles meet the Texas
Rangers on August 29 at Memorial
Stadium, Baltimore. Children
under the age of 12 will receive a
milk thermos featuring the Orioles
emblem and the “Fresher
Refresher” logo.
On September 4 the Philadelphia
Phillies take on the Houston Astros
at Veterans stadium, Philadelphia
for Back To School Night. Children
under the age of 12 will receive a
milk thermos featuring milk and
Phillies
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TV and radio team contestants get their 30-seconds worth
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