1996-11-11 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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"" .-,.J,Jll~ ""I.l ,'...(.. R , c-'~, .y~~" ;;ri~l;" -<i':-~ ';:,!~.I_?h. ~" ...'~ ~I ",rJ'~,~--,~~\ "'\....: ;( i~~(i1'l"~~P;~i \: ~ ~.'''~,l''f1 ,: -, \~~', ,'''''~, ,~ ~, \ ",~'-"'"-~'7. ,~ ..;~,,< ~~/~.. ~G,g..~ "".'0'."" e The American Legion e Hovey Bethea Powell Post 428 P. O. Box 14 (111 So. 2nd Street) La Porte, Texas 77572-0014 ""~-,.J.ljf,-.",,,~ ~~"""'_-~!C"~~'.. ~~~A~"9 ,-~ ';:1<<:;t~~~'l\1-'~ ~~- i~~~1f~~~4' 'I! ... (\~,..,,~/!,,'#.' ,~ ~, '\,~~:.;;,,41~?,~/;.'~ '>" '~~.....:~/ ," ;#,< ~~/..." '~ 'tGI<:> ..~... '11".'0".". FOUNDED IN 1921 POST 428 IS THE OLDEST ACTIVE AMERICAN LEGION POST IN HARRIS COUNTY. THE AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 1925. . THE FIRST NATION WIDE ORGANIZED LEAGUE FOR AMATEUR BASEBALL PLAYERS UNDER THE AGE OF 19 IN THE COUNTRY. THE FIRST NATIONAL TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN 1926. THE FIRST PLAYER TO START HIS CAREER IN "LEGION BALL" AND BE INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME WAS BOB FELLER OVER 60% OF MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS BEGAN IN "LEGION BALL" INCLUDING LOCAL RESIDENT CHARLEY KERFELD FROM THE BEGINNING IN 1925 POST 428 TEAMS WERE MADE UP OF PLAYERS LIVING IN THE BAY AREA AND DEER PARK. THE GAMES WERE PLAYED MOSTLY IN DEER PARK UNTIL 1992 WHEN PLAY BEGAN IN LA PORTE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELD. THE 1934 POST TEAM WON THE "GULF COAST" DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. THE 1996 TEAM IS THE FIRST LA PORTE LEGION TEAM TO ADVANCE TO THE TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT IN THE 70 YEARS OF COMPETITION BY WINNING THE DISTRICT 22 CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY FINISHED THIRD IN THE STATE. MARCUS LEGRANGE COACHED THE TEAM FOR THE 6 YEARS PRIOR TO 1992 AND JOINED MICHEAL "PEE WEE" HICKS IN '92 AND '93 SEASONS TO FIELD TWO POST 428 TEAMS WHEN HICKS BECAME THE POST BASEBALL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. JOHN WILLIAMSON CHAIRED THE COMMITTEE IN '94 AND '95. THE '96-'97 CHAIRMAN IS JERRY VAUGHN.