The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 18, 1999. 5 Little League . (continued from page 1) ' with a different manager, an older man who could not complete the season. Hemingway stepped in, and Fernbrook became a team to reckon with. Landmesser de- scribed a typical day of practice. “He (Hemingway) had this big four- door car, filled with bats and balls. He would come around and pick 11s up. That's how you got to prac- tice and games.” . Not that his young players obeyed his every command. “Frank always told us to rest be- fore games,” said Dickson. “But we went out and played all day. If . he had known, he would've killed wus.” : Dickson remembers one game . vividly. His team was down 11-0, and Hemingway told his players, “If you want to be in the playoffs, you'd better do something.” And & they did. The next at-bat, ~ .Fernbrook scored sevenruns, and loaded the bases with two outs. . Dickson then swatted a triple that ‘brought Fernbrook within a run. A couple of pitches later, he no- ticed the catcher was lobbing the ball back to the mound, and the pitcher was turning away from third as soon as he caught the ball. After the next pitch, Dickson took off for home, sliding in safely when the pitcher's throw was off line and the catcher dropped it. . .Fernbrook went on to win 15-11. . Just as the Back Mountain Baseball field is today, the first - field was a source of pride for the league and the community. This is how it was described in the ‘August 17, 1951 issue of the Post: “This field is considered one of the finest in Little League circles. je _It is the only field in Pennsylvania equipped with an electric score . board — the gift of Back Mountain “Lumber and Coal Company. “The team dug-outs, press box and loud speaker system are equal to those found in major league parks. Ample bleachers have been provided for the comfort of spec- tators and everything has been done to safeguard the safety and “health of spectators.” - Dickson said it wasn’t unusual for 400 or more fans to come out to watch games. Landmesser re- called thata man who lived nearby came every day and “manicured that field.” Roger Bellas remembers some- thing else. “There was a swamp next to the field, and if we hita ball in there we could never find it.” While the best 3-out-of-5 cham- pionship series was front page news in 1951, equal space was given to a description of the league trip to a game between the Yan- kees and Philadelphia Athletics. Buses owned by Clarence Myers and Howard Woolbert took 72 players and 18 adults to Wilkes- Barre, where they boarded Martz buses for the trip to Philadelphia. Roger Bellas was in that group. He was one of the youngest play- ers on the Fernbrook team, but he took the bus to the game. “We went down and walked around the field,” he recalled. Dickson said not only that, they saw the “Yankee Clipper,” Joe DiMaggio, play. As for the series, readers had to wait two weeks for the results, since the playoff went four games. Jackson prevailed three games to one, but three of the games were decided by one run. After Jackson took the first game 5-1, Fernbrook came back towin the second, 4-3. Jackson then won the next two, 12-11 and 4-3 to claim the first Back Mountain Little League championship. Aweek earlier, the Post reported on the league picnic at Twin Lakes. Billy Steinhauer and John Sholtis won the peanut race. “Old Toll Gate Hill Lions club provided 400 popsicles, which lasted twenty minutes,” the article read. The 1951 Fernbrook Little League team (above). From left, kneeling; Roger Bellas, Jimmy Rogers, Chuck Lasher, Jerry Wilson, Billy Steinhauer, Melvin Trimble. Standing; Frank Hemingway, Barry Landmesser, Spencer Holmgren, Bob Phillips, Raymond Shultz, John Sholtis, Darryl Dickson. Tucker Hughes, not pictured, was the other coach. The 1953 Back Mountain all- star team (right). From left, Music Box Playhouse holding auditions Auditions will be held for the musical Man of La Mancha, Monday and Tuesday, Aug: 23 and 24 at 7 p.m. at the Music Box Dinner . Playhouse. Anyone planning to audition should be prepared to sing a song of “his/her choice, and those interested in speaking roles will be asked to read from the script. An accompanist will be provided. "Production dates for Man of La Mancha are Oct. 8-10, 14-17, 21-24, , and 28-30. Rehearsals will begin Sept. 13 and will be held evenings and “on weekends. For further information, call 283-2195, 1-800-698-PLAY, or visit the Music Box website at 222.musicbox.org kneeling; David Davis, Harold Oakes, Teddy Hons, Donald Bellas, Ben Weaver, Roger Bellas, Victor Silanski. 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