Publisher's Synopsis
"Play Ball!" highlights Williamsport, Pennsylvania--the birthplace of Little League Baseball and its father, Carl E. Stotz. First-time visitors to Williamsport, Pennsylvania-- the birthplace of Little League Baseball-- may be surprised to find two shrines to Little League. There's a Carl E. Stotz Field in Williamsport and a Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport. "Why two?" some might ask. "And which is the "real" home of Little League Baseball?" At first glance, these are easy questions to answer. Carl E. Stotz Field is near the site of Little League's founding, but it is no longer Little League's home. Lamade Stadium, part of the Little League Baseball International Headquarters complex and home of Little League since 1959, is where the Little League baseball World Series is played every year. For this reason it is the place most people think of when they thing of Little League. But behind these simple answers lies a