Article: Victoria Advocate, Texas, Mike Forman column: LONGING FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS State tournament absence unusual for area baseball teams.(Column)

Jun. 7--The University Interscholastic League's state baseball tournament opened Wednesday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock and there were no Advocate-area teams participating. This is the second straight year a team from a county in the Advocate's coverage area failed to qualify for the state tournament, a rare occurrence for an area so rich in baseball tradition.

It was an overstatement, but not by much, to suggest you could throw a baseball in Lavaca, Fayette or Colorado Counties and most likely hit someone from Shiner, Hallettsville, Weimar, La Grange, Schulenburg, Flatonia or Fayetteville who had played in the state tournament. The same was true for a time in ...

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