PRINTER'S NO. 1378
No. 119 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY PESCI, MARKOSEK, FICHTER, WALKO, HALUSKA,
WOJNAROSKI, TIGUE, CAPPABIANCA, FARGO, ROSS, SHANER, BEBKO-
JONES, DONATUCCI, VAN HORNE, HENNESSEY, MYERS, READSHAW,
ORIE, HERSHEY, SCHULER, TRAVAGLIO, M. COHEN, HORSEY, FORCIER,
ROBERTS, LAUGHLIN, MANDERINO, GRUCELA, CAWLEY, STEELMAN, COY,
WILT, GEIST, HESS, MELIO, KELLER, S. H. SMITH, MARSICO,
BELFANTI, ROHRER, DALEY, L. I. COHEN, KAISER AND LEDERER,
APRIL 13, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 13, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of July 18 through 23, 1999, as "Freeport
2 International Invitational Baseball Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Baseball is a sport which crosses all geographical
4 boundaries; and
5 WHEREAS, During the week of July 18 through 23, 1999,
6 baseball teams from this Commonwealth and the states of Indiana,
7 Kentucky, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey and New
8 York, as well as from the countries of Canada, Japan, Puerto
9 Rico and the Netherlands will gather in Freeport, Armstrong
10 County, to take part in a baseball tournament; and
11 WHEREAS, In this ever-changing world the sport of baseball
12 can bring several countries together to compete in a nonviolent
13 manner; and
14 WHEREAS, All teams and players involved can return to their
1 part of the world and know that they have made friends in
2 Pennsylvania; and
3 WHEREAS, If this tournament can help to spread trust and
4 understanding, it has taken a step toward bringing the world
5 closer together; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
7 week of July 18 through 23, 1999, as "Freeport International
8 Invitational Baseball Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its
10 gratitude to all teams and players for participating in this
11 worthwhile endeavor.
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