[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




EDWARDSVILLE AMERICAN LEGION POST WINS AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES IN 
                               LAS VEGAS

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, on August 25 Edwardsville American Legion 
Post 199 not only went into the history books by winning the American 
Legion World Series in Las Vegas, but they beat the 5,300 to 1 odds 
which were against them. During their remarkable run to the first 
national championship, Post 199 finished with a season record of 41 and 
7 and won their regional state championships as well.
  After getting off to a solid start in the first inning, they briefly 
fell behind in the second inning. However, their character as a team 
pulled through. They rallied behind the pitching tandem of brothers 
James and Ben Hutton to begin a comeback in the fifth inning and to 
take the lead in the sixth inning.
  A pair of convincing runs in the ninth inning sealed their 9 to 4 
victory, giving their coach and Edwardsville their first national 
championship.
  After the game, pitcher James Hutton said, ``The whole team responded 
tonight. This is a team win, and it will always be a team win. The 
pitcher gets more of the glory, but I don't deserve more than anyone 
else on the team.''
  Congratulations to Edwardsville.

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