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Article: Nationals Park Opens for Community Use, in Different Ways
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 6, 2008
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Last October, Henry Champ was at a friend's birthday party when
he ran into D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. The conversation steered
toward construction of the new Nationals Park and whether it would
be completed in time for Opening Day.
After being assured it would, Champ asked Fenty if the stadium
could be ready for another new idea. "We told him that the city has
never had a high school baseball championship," Champ said.
Fenty, who later called the idea "a no-brainer," told Champ to
form a fundraising and organizing committee to plan the event along
with the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission. The result is the
D.C. High School Baseball Classic, scheduled for May 31. It will be
an ...