European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine Shes better than some of the remarked one of Debbie mate Sag Tori Little leaguer Debbie makes Good As a second base person Murray a reporter Lor the Wei York normally Virties about Alder y daughter is a second that Shes a second second bosc person whatever she sir plays second base and she plays it dam Debbie class known Only to her lather As Deborah is 12 years a girl and a till Glove carrying member of the Paramus Junior base Ball triple a she plays fur a team Allied Carey maintenance and her u teammates Are All boys 11yearold and 12yearold Debbie is not the Only girl in the pan unus baseball program there seven Howe she was the first girl Ever to play on the triple a level which is one step below the major or until no Orte knew whether girls could be assets to boys baseball teams because they we rent allowed to play on the then girls and their parents started suing for equal rights on Llie and the Little league and similar programs reluctantly conceded those today there Are about Thieo million Apps 9 to filth league baseball and which Doest include the Independent programs such As a Little a Furuc spokesman in Esti mated unit Siris were incl Iii in but shul played the number playing to very chooses to play baseball rather than i think Good the re moving hit necklace Cal Bracelet before a recent Whin Tifre Are nil theres no Competition because most Girts Art not very despise her diminutive size 65 is she also is interested in such things As toilet and and these have conflicted at times with her baseball forcing her to make decisions she rather would not have to when she chooses Ballet or its the teams loss Shes belter than some of the boys Shes our Best second said Carlos a 12yearold member of the she covers her position she has a Rifle Arm and Shes a Good 1 teed to be opposed to girls but when i saw How Debbie i changed my now it makes no differ ence to me if a girl she just has to show that she wants to do she the boys would Modeller when Debbie started playing in the league at the age of id she actually started playing baseball at the age of 3 or joining her older brother in Luck Yard she was afraid that the boys would drive her before her very first she discovered that one of the boys on the opposing learn was her classmate in fourth she was certain he was set to pounce on her if she played but in her Hrat time at she lined a single to left thus silencing the would be she also has helped shatter the myth fostered by girl Little leagues that girls were too fragile to play a boys on her first stolen base this Debbie was hit in the head by the catchers but she sur Vived As Welt As any boy could another time she was hit on uie Arm with a Plica but shrugged it off and ran to some boys chauvinist piglets Arent convinced that girls belong on the same Field and in the same uniforms with wicked one Hopper and throwing the runner out she alertly fielded a smash off tie pitchers Glove and threw the runner and she effectively blocked the base against an advancing took the throw from the Catcher and tagged him when the mostly parents of other see Debbie making those they Arent always aware it is a girl making is that a one woman seeing Debbie s Short blonde hair peeking out from her Green i dont Friend a to or Hoys look like girls us a 1 walking by he a girl the first woman Colly gee Whiz and she plays the most of the Are so boy oriented cwt they Banc Dut Couy adjusting to pebbles an opposing manager shouted to Hil Pitcher when Debbie was on third keep your Eye on thais a third base coach pointed each season brings a new manager and it takes the new Man several games to grow accustomed to referring to Debbie As a her manager said at one Point Well into last you have to throw the Ball to sixth enter Debbie there was a throw to second and i one As a throw to second and i mined the and us to id thalus Leach you for having a Girt that kind of thing me for a Little White Ami then i forget she showed How Good she ii earlier this season when she snored a line drive and pulled off an unassisted double not a routine play in that level of in a More recent she ended an inning by grabbing a August 1977 and then was manager Dick Schwartz lament one time this season alter Deb to got a timely 1 cant even Pat you on the the manager com Debbie has registered Many timely bus in her she remembers three of them Best the first double she Ever a line drive to left Field two years ago a Home run that was a birthday present to Bersell april 38 of this season and a double that helped win a game this in that Debbie hobbled two consecutive ground a rare thai would have been the second end third outs of the the opposing team went on to score set runs and take an 1110 Lead into the 1 was mad at Debbie so that she doubted in the lying run when the next Batter sin raced Home with the winning the stars and stripes Page 13