- Dates
- 1976-08-07 – 1976-08-21
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island · Charlevoix
- Participants
- Tim McDonough (tournament_award_recipient)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- sportscommunitymaritimetransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island · Charlevoix
Summary
Beaver Island held its first annual slow-pitch, double-elimination softball tournament on August 7–8, 1976. Beaver Island Boys won first place and Wojan’s Aluminum second; Tim McDonough received the home-run, MVP, and batting awards. The issue also reports later August games in Charlevoix and on Beaver Island, while distinguishing the canceled August 29 game and planned September 5 game.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper supplies results, sponsors, selected helpers, and schedules, not complete rosters, box scores, or a full tournament record.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports the August 7–8 slow-pitch double-elimination tournament, Beaver Island Boys winning first place, Wojan’s Aluminum second, Tim McDonough’s home-run/MVP/batting awards, sponsorship by McDonough’s Market, and 18 balls donated by Viking Athletic Supply. It also reports August 14–15 Charlevoix games, August 21 hospital-team games won 9–1 and 14–1, an August 29 cancellation, and a planned September 5 game. It does not provide complete rosters or box scores. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the tournament results, follow-up games, and planned or canceled dates.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “First annual Beaver Island softball tournament and August games, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-annual-softball-tournament-and-august-games-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “1st Annual Softball Tournament.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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