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PART III — Dud Risley retired from the traveling life of a minor league player in about 1908. What he did in the ensuing ten years is not known so far. An earlier item in the local newspaper had said at the end of a season that he would “go on the road selling advertising specialties.” Maybe he worked as a traveling salesman this era. We’ll let you know when we find it.

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Carroll County Summer League Schedule

June 27

Pearl City 1 PeeWee at Mt. Carroll PeeWee

Shannon PeeWee at Savanna PeeWee

June 28

Pearl City 1 Junior Boys at Shannon Junior Boys

Chadwick Junior Boys at Thomson Junior Boys

Pearl City Senior Boys at Albany Senior Boys

Savanna Senior Boys at Chadwick/Milledgeville Senior Boys

Fulton Senior Boys at Thomson/Mt. Carroll Senior Boys

July 2

Pearl City 2 PeeWee at Savanna PeeWee

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Lanark small fry pitcher Bryson Sturtevant sets to release his pitch to the plate during Friday evening’s game against Pearl City. The Lanark team took the 12-2 win. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

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Pearl City small fry pitcher Keegan Buss delivers a pitch to a Lanark batter during Friday’s game at EHS in Lanark.
(PA photo/Craig Lang)

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Milledgeville senior miss’ Allie Schmidt scores as Lanark catcher Drew Preston can’t handle the throw to the plate during softball action in Milledgeville on Thursday. Both teams sent seven runs across the plate in regulation and Milledgeville took the win by scoring in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure the 8-7 victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

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Lanark shortstop Paige Gallentine puts a late tag on a Milledgeville’s Emily Kleckler as she steals second base during summer league play in Milledgeville on Thursday. Milledgeville took the eight inning, one run win.
(PA photo/Craig Lang)

Carroll County Summer League Standings

(as of 6/25 from website)

PeeWee Boys

1-Shannon 10-1 -; 2-Lanark 2 9-2 1GB; 3-Lanark 1 8-2 1.5GB; 4-Milledgeville 5-5 4.5GB; 5-Pearl City 2 4-6 5.5GB; 6-Mt. Carroll 4-6 5.5GB; 7-Chadwick 3-7 6.5GB; 8-Pearl City 1 2-7 7GB; 9-Savanna 0-9 9GB

Small Fry Boys

1-Lanark 9-1 -; 2-Shannon 9-1 -; 3-Pearl City 8-2 1GB; 4-Chadwick 7-4 2.5GB; 5-Milledgeville 5-6 4.5GB; 6-Thomson 2-8 7GB; 7-Mt. Carroll 0-9 8.5GB; 8-Savanna 0-9 8.5GB

Junior Boys

1-Shannon 9-0 -; 2-Chadwick 10-1 -; 3-Milledgeville 6-4 3.5GB; 4-Lanark 6-4 3.5GB; 5-Pearl City 2 4-5 5GB; 6-Mt. Carroll 3-7 6.5GB; 7-Savanna 3-8 7GB; 8-Thomson 2-8 7.5GB; 9-Pearl City 1 2-8 7.5GB

Senior Boys

1-Fulton 7-0 -; 2-Pearl City 4-1 2GB; 3-Chadwick/Milledgeville 5-2 2GB; 4-Savanna 4-4 3.5GB; 5-Shannon 2-5 5GB; 6-Thomson/Mt. Carroll 1-5 5.5GB; 7-Albany 1-7 6.5GB

Tiny Miss

1-Pearl City 1 7-1 -; 2-Savanna 7-2 .5GB; 3-Chadwick/Milledgeville 7-3 1GB; 4-Mt. Carroll 5-4 2.5GB; 5-Lanark 1 5-4 2.5GB; 6-Lanark 2 5-5 3GB; 7-Polo 4-5 3.5GB; 8-Pearl City 2 2-8 6GB; 9-Stockton 0-10 8GB

Little Miss

1-Forreston 10-0 -; 2-Shannon 8-2 2GB; 3-Lanark 8-2 2GB; 4-Milledgeville 7-3 3GB; 5-Chadwick 7-3 3GB; 6-Pearl City 2 6-4 4GB; 7-Mt. Carroll 5-4 4.5GB; 8-Polo 1 5-5 5GB; 9-Thomson 4-6 6GB; 10-Stockton 1 4-6 6GB; 11-Pearl City 1 4-6 6GB; 12-Stockton 2 3-5 6GB; 13-Savanna 3-6 6GB; 14-River Ridge 1-9 9GB; 15-Oregon 0-7 8.5GB; 16-Polo 2 0-7 8.5GB

Junior Miss

1-Milledgeville 8-0 -; 2-Chadwick 8-1 .5GB; 3-Stockton 1 7-2 1.5GB; 4-Pearl City 2.5GB; 5-Mt. Carroll/Thomson 4-4 4GB; 6-Shannon 4-5 4.5GB; 7-Savanna 3-5 5GB; 8-Lanark 2-7 6.5GB; 9-Stockton 2 1-8 7.5GB; 10-River Ridge 0-8 8GB

Senior Girls

1-Pearl City 1 10-0 -; 2-Milledgeville 9-1 1GB; 3-Pearl City 2 8-2 2GB; 4-Mt. Carroll 6-4 4GB; 5-Stockton 5-5 5GB; 6-Lanark 4-5 5.5GB; 7-Thomson 3-5 6GB; 8-Shannon 2-8 8GB; 9-Chadwick 0-9 9.5GB; 10-Savanna 0-8 9GB

Small Fry Boys Tournament

At Pearl City

July 5

1-Shannon vs. Savanna – 6 p.m. – diamond 1

2-Lanark vs. Mt. Carroll – 6 p.m. – diamond 3

3-Chadwick vs. Milledgeville – 7:30 p.m. – diamond 1

4-Pearl City vs. Thomson – 7:30 p.m. – diamond 3

July 6

5-Game 1 winner vs. game 3 winner – 11 a.m. – diamond 1

6-Game 2 winner vs. game 4 winner – 11 a.m. – diamond 3

July 7

Game 5 winner vs. game 6 winner – 6 p.m. – diamond 1

IBCA All-Star Basketball Game

At Bloomington

South All-Stars 121 North All-Stars 116 (2OT)

Fulton’s Eric Renkes, Port Byron’s Wes DeClercq and Byron’s Hunter Hill & Collin Russell played on the North squad. The North team was coached by Eastland High School’s Tony Dunlap.