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The posthumous induction of Wayne Hartford into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame is a well- deserved recognition of his baseball talents and achievements. Mr. Hartford, who passed away on May 8th in Houlton, was thrilled and honored to hear of his inclusion into the Hall and was certainly looking forward to his induction ceremony. Wayne is truly missed by his family and friends who will honor him and celebrate his legacy in the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. Wayne was born in Miami, Florida and moved to Northern Maine as a youngster. Residing in Presque Isle, Wayne began his pitching career in the service club league and showed real promise of being an outstanding left-handed pitcher in his early years. At the young age of fourteen, Hartford was selected to play for the Presque Isle Junior Legion team and won his first start against Fort Fairfield striking out fifteen batters. His pitching would lead the team to three straight Northern Maine championships from 1958-60. Wayne was blessed with a good fastball, a natural screwball and a curve ball that would freeze many a hitter. As a 1961 graduate of Presque Isle High School, Wayne could legitimately lay claim to being one of the best Wildcat pitchers of all time. As a freshman, Wayne had a record of 4-1 and pitched a no-hitter against a strong Houlton team at Mackin Field. Wayne would go on to lead Presque Isle to the County Championship as a Junior and Senior with a record of eleven wins while never experiencing a defeat. During his high school career he averaged thirteen strikeouts per game, recorded a 2.2 lifetime ERA and a won/loss record of 19-2. During the summers of 1960-61, Mr. Hartford pitched semi-pro baseball for the Houlton Collegians in the Maine-New Brunswick League. Again, Wayne was very successful in pitching his team to numerous victories. The highlight of the season that year was picking up the win in the annual Maine-New Brunswick all-star game held at Grand Falls. After attending MCI for a year, Wayne enrolled at Husson University where he was offered a full scholarship to play sports for the Braves. A brilliant four year career led to numerous records at Husson: Most career wins by a pitcher at 22 including eight shutouts, most wins in a season at 8 and most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game at 21. During his four years at Husson, Hartford helped lead the school to Northeast College Conference Championships in both 1964 and 1965. Other highlights included throwing a no-hitter against Thomas College and pitching both ends of a double header against UMPI while only allowing a total of five hits in both games. Mr. Hartford was inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. Mr. Hartford was later offered a Class D contract to sign with the Boston Red Sox team. However, he decided not to pursue a professional baseball career and lived out his life in the State of Maine. From 1970 to 1980 he worked as Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for the Town of Houlton and was instrumental in developing youth programs, baseball leagues and others opportunities for community involvement. He became acquainted with Southern Aroostook head baseball coach Murray Putnam and the two remained close right up until Wayne’s passing. “He ranks as the most determined and principled man I’ve ever met,” said Putnam. “He was dedicated to his job and a real hands-on manager, and he was extremely conscientious in his approach.” In 2002, Wayne and his wife Sandra built and operated Seasonal Camp Rentals, a sporting camp business in Northern Maine. Baseball was a passion for Wayne Hartford. What separated Wayne from many other players was his instinct for the game and his good sportsmanship. Wayne Hartford exemplified the best of what Maine baseball is all about. He played baseball at its purest level, for the love of the game. Emblematic of his Aroostook County class is the letter Wayne wrote to the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame Selection Committee upon learning of his induction this past April: “Dear Members of the Selection Committee: I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for my selection to the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2012. I am very honored, grateful and humbled by my selection. I consider it to be the highest baseball honor that there is in the State of Maine. Sincerely, Wayne Hartford”

He was born of Irish parents Woburn, Massachusetts sixty-four years ago, and like most children of that time was poor and grew up during the Great Depression with his 6 brothers and one sister and father and mother. John learned his baseball on Valley Road where all the kids moved Mr. Mawns cows around and used dried cow flaps for bases; and also Libray Field. He played ball all day every day during the summer and was always late in delivery of his evening newspapers. Haverty graduated from Woburn High School in 1940, the youngest in his class of over 200 boys and girls. During World War II John enlisted in the Army Signal Corps. After months of specialized training he landed in England before D-Day and saw service in the U.S. First Army under General Hodges; in the U.S. 3rd Army under General Patton; in the U.S. 9th Army under General Simpson and was also detached service to the British Eight Army under General Montgomery. Haverty was very lucky and returned home in the spring of 1946 and had many jobs until he started selling Buick automobiles in Greater Boston. He came to Portland in 1956 and bought Portland Buick and called it Haverty Buick. John still resided in his first home, 1851 Washington Ave. Portland, Maine. Because of his interest in baseball he negotiated the purchase of land, behind his home; from a neighbor in 1961 where he built his own baseball field with the help of his father, Patrick Henry Haverty, his brothers and anyone else who would work. This he did in his spare time, nights, and Sundays and Holidays. Haverty also joined the Portland Twi-League with his team, the Haverty Buick Wildcats and Merv Kilgore was his first player-manager. At age 42 John often played first base and hit the ball well. Sixty percent of his team members were from Bowdoin College with Peter Hess among them. Today Hess is a college professor in Pennsylvania, but in those days he took great pride in his care of the ballfield which became known as Haverty Park. In 1965 Cheverus High School started using Haverty Park as its home field and continues to this day. Haverty Park is located extremely well as it sits in a natural amphitheater with a gentle sloping for spectator watching. Its dimensions are of major league caliber with 326 feet down both foul lines, 368 feet in the power alleys and 401 feet to center field. The distance is actually a little longer but Haverty didn’t want young fellows to get discouraged. Haverty Park has its own access road and there is ample parking. It is considered the best field around the Greater Portland area with its hitter ‘“green background.’’ Pitchers like it also with its fine dimensions and large foul areas. Before the Maine Guides team decided to go to Old Orchard Beach they wanted to play at Haverty Park but Haverty allowed the Portland Park and Recreation Dept. to use his facilities, during an illness, but they in turn did damage to the playing surface and took down the dugouts and never replaced them. If that wasn’t enough, the city tried to take his land for more highway, but Haverty opposed them and after 18 months of battle John Haverty won — as he has done all his life. The reason John Haverty built the field in the first place was ‘‘if he ever made it in life he would build a real baseball field.’’ Like all good Irishmen, John is on Gods side. Haverty is now retired but baseball will always be his #1 sport. John will always be #1 in the eyes of all Maine sportsmen. Haverty Field on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Haverty-Field/154250987979039

An athlete like Earl Heal comes along about as often as Haley's Comet. The stocky Bangor High great relied on great speed to outdistance opponents in baseball, football, basketball and track. He could, and did, play all the positions on the diamond. His favorite spots, however, were shortstop and second base. Born in Lagrange, he took Bangor High by storm, starting in all four sports as a mere freshman. In baseball, he always seemed in the right spot at the right time —his foot and hand quickness of legendary proportions. Following graduation from Bangor High, college offers poured In. Nonetheless, Heal chose a professional baseball career with Brewer of the flourishing Eastern League. He sparkled in the field and batted .365 over four seasons. He managed the ballclub the last two seasons. He then joined the Eastern League’s Great Works team for three seasons, managing his final year there. By now, major league teams, including the Red Sox and Athletics, wanted to sign him. They couldn't corral Heal, who instead made a considerable mark in pro basketball with Bangor’s Queen City Five and his own touring quintet —the Earl Heal Five. He also starred with the Boston Whirlwinds. Heal, now retired in Winter Haven, Fla., after working for the Bangor Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff's Department, told the Sunday Telegram in 1959 that “‘maybe I made a mistake in turning down the college and major league bids. And maybe I didn’t. There’s no way of knowing. Anyhow, I’m happy and have no regrets.» An avid fisherman and woodcock hunter, Heal also was a topshelf official in baseball, basketball and football. Heal also is a member of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

CHARLIE HEDDERICG The euphemism “You’re too small to play’ was a constantly repeated enemy to the ears of Charlie Heddericg. Nonetheless, with determination and courage as allies, Heddericg not only played sports, but he excelled in them, particularly baseball. His lack of size first came into prominence at Whitman (Mass.) High, his hometown, when as a 112-pounder he starred as a catcher in baseball and as a quarterback in football. Graduating in 1925, the 118-pound Heddericg tuned up a year at Maine Central Institute before entering Colby College. There his career blossomed. A beaming 130-pounder, Heddericg quickly made freshman baseball, football and hockey teams, captaining the baseball team in his senior year, just as he had done at MCI and in high school. An excellent receiver, he could wield the bat too, his collegiate career average being .280. So boisterous was this recently selected Maine Baseball! Hall of Famer behind the plate, talking the ears off of batters, pitchers and umpires in rapid fire, that he acquired the nickname of “Chattering Charlie.”” However, the little fire-brand was always popular and lovable to teammates and foes. The only time his size was a handicap occurred when impressed major league clubs still refused him a tryout. ‘“Maybe | would have fooled them too,” he said at the time. Although he played with many semipro and professional (not major league) teams, Heddericg’s real claim to fame was at Brewer High, where he carved out a baseball legacy, even though he never won a state title. His teams were drilled in fundamentals and had to play seven days a week. “When | was a kid we played all day long in the street, on vacant lots, anywhere we could,” the 76-year-old now living in Brewer said, his love for the game still fueled as he scouts around for his favorite team—the Boston Red Sox in an unofficial capacity. Brewer High School Hall of Fame https://gobrewerwitches.com/hall_of_fame/class_of_2016/charlie_heddericg/charlie_heddericg?view=bio Charlie Heddericg taught Civics and History at Brewer High School from 1944 to 1971. As his teaching career commenced at Brewer, he also coached baseball, basketball and football. Although he coached three sports, Heddericg was best known as Brewer’s long term baseball coach of twenty seven years. Whether on the field or in Civics class, Heddericg had a tremendous impact upon thousands of kids! Charlie Heddericg grew up in Whitman, Massachusetts where he starred as a football player and as a catcher in baseball. After graduating from Whitman HS, he attended Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine for two years where he continued to play football and baseball. He then went on to Colby College where he was a standout catcher for four years on the varsity baseball team and captained the team his senior year. While at Colby, Heddericg also played freshman basketball as well as freshman and varsity hockey. It was at Colby that his “peppery, talkative style” earned him his nickname “Chatterbox Charlie”. During his college summers and for several years after graduating Colby in 1930, Heddericg was a player and often player-manager on a number of semi-pro baseball teams throughout New England including a two-year stint playing professionally. Heddericg earned a Master’s Degree from Bridgewater State Teachers’ College in Massachusetts which then launched a long career in education beginning in 1942. Some say it was only his physical size, a mere 130 lbs., that kept him from making it in the big leagues. Although small in stature, Charlie Heddericg had a very, big heart. His passion for baseball was infectious. His accomplishments as a player, coach and scout were numerous; but, his love of the game transcended all. Coach Heddericg liked to play as many games as possible so to give more boys the opportunity to play. To Heddericg, baseball was a game “from the heart.” Won-lost records, statistics and championships were not of foremost importance to him. Playing the game the right way every day was foremost. Learning the fundamentals and the finer points of the game as well as having fun were the staples of his philosophy. In his second year at the helm of Brewer High School Varsity Baseball, Heddericg coached his team to a Northern Division Penobscot Valley Conference title in 1945. Heddericg was also a “Bird Dog Scout” for the Boston Red Sox from 1944 until he passed away in 1990. As a “bird dog” scout, he analyzed players and submitted reports on them to the player development office. With an intense desire to see Maine players in the major leagues, he was responsible for countless prospects getting a shot in Boston. For all those years he kept an eye on the high school, college and American Legion players, he never got paid by the Red Sox. He did, however, concede to accepting used Red Sox equipment which he doled out in droves to the youth in the area. Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News wrote, “Baseball is and always has been Charlie’s first love. He has been like the Santa Claus of baseball. Charlie might have been rich if he had not given away so much money to kids he met at ballgames. It also is impossible to count the number of baseballs, bats, uniforms and equipment signed by Red Sox players that he gave away for many, many years upon returning from spring training in Florida.” Charlie Heddericg was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. The Brewer High School District Trustees voted on August 3, 1987 to name Brewer’s new baseball field the Charles Heddericg Baseball Field.

Growing up on a family farm first in Otisfield and later on in Gorham, Malcolm Herrick and his older brother Omar had only each other to ignite the boyhood baseball fire. “We’d throw to each other, hit flies and grounders by the hour,” recalls Mac, “there was no one else to play with.” Mac often rode a horse or a sleigh to school in Casco Village (“it beat 3 miles of walking”) before his family moved to Gorham in 1939 when Mac was in 4th grade. While in school, he played basketball and baseball and discovered both the opportunity and aptitude for catching: “Our catcher was screwing up and the coach asked if anyone else would try it. I wanted to play so that became my position,” says Herrick. Mac attended Gorham High School, leaving in the spring of 1946 to join the Navy. World War II was winding down but Mac served in occupied Japan aboard the U.S.S. McKean before attending submarine school in New London, Connecticut. Following his discharge from the Navy in 1950, Herrick returned to the family farm, eventually buying it from his mother in 1960 and continuing to raise pigs until selling it in 1987. Herrick coached Little League baseball for 4 years and Babe Ruth for 6 years. His enduring contribution, however, emerged in 1971 when his interest in umpiring was sparked. “Eddie Ainsworth was the biggest help in getting me started,” say Herrick. “I umpired my first varsity baseball game with him and he really got me going. I thought the world of him.” Herrick’s 38-year umpiring career at both the high school and collegiate level was highlighted by his designation as Assignor for the Western Maine Baseball Umpires Association, a responsibility he has held since 1987. Assigning umpires for all games in the Western Maine and SMAA high school conferences in York and Cumberland County, plus the middle schools is a daunting and sometimes thankless job but one Mac relishes with characteristic no-nonsense aplomb. Herrick also officiated soccer for more than 20 years and was a member of the Western Maine Soccer Officials Association. Longevity being a trademark of all Mac’s endeavors, he has been the timekeeper at all Gorham High School soccer games for over 40 years. Mac and his wife Shirley ran the concession stand at Gorham for many years and were recognized for their contribution with a Distinguished Service Award from the State Athletic Administrators in 1999. Mac recalls his wife’s remarkable transformation from a disinterested baseball fan when they were first married in 1951 to a passionate rooter for the Boston Red Sox who listened to the games weekdays on the radio while doing farm chores and eagerly anticipating the weekend when the games were televised. . Shirley passed away in 2003 as staunch a supporter of baseball and Gorham High School as Malcolm himself. His wife of 52 years is undoubtedly smiling today as the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes the arrival of a most deserving “man in blue.” From Legacy Portland Press Herald LEWISTON - Malcolm E. Herrick Sr., 87, formerly of Gorham, passed away peacefully Oct. 26, 2016, at his home in Lewiston. "One of Malcom's greatest pastimes was baseball where he coached and umpired for 30-plus years. In 2009, Malcolm was inducted to the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. Malcolm and his wife Shirley dedicated over 50 years of service to the Gorham Athletics. Their contributions ranged from keeping time and running the chains in football, where most of the community remembers them running the snack shack. Malcolm and Shirley were the recipients of a State of Maine Ded-ication to the Community Award in 1997.

“Lin” Hersey was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame in a bedside ceremony at the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Togus on January 21, 1998. “Lin” was an outstanding baseball - as well as basketball - player whose academic and athletic careers touched innumerable bases. Following graduation from Easton H.S. in 1952, he matriculated at the University of Maine Presque isle, UMOQO, and Ricker College. in 1957, he signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox and played with the parent club's Corning Cor-Sox in the Class D,N.Y.-Penn. League. His baseball career also embraced stints with the U.S. Army, Houlton Collegians and several seasons with the Presque Isle Indians in the Maine New Brunswick League, where he once hit .410. Peter Webb, who has chronicled Hersey’s career and to whom we are indebted, describes him as very versatile, usually an infielder but with a lot of catching and occasional outfield duties. He was always a good hitter with some pop In nis Dat. As a teacher-coach he served several Maine high schools and was an A.D. at the former Nasson College and Unity College. Countless young schoolboys remember Mr. Hersey as a dedicated member of the staff of Dirigo Boys’ State. for over 20 years “Lin” was a baseball umpire and IAABO basketball referee. He Is Survived by his wife of 15 years, Inelma, a son, Scott of Portland and daughter, Beth of London, England. Bangor Daily News Easton’s Hersey dies at 63 . County native experienced success as athlete, coach, official January 31, 1998 6:00 am Linwood “Lin” Hersey, who had a long and successful career as an athlete, coach, official and administrator, died Tuesday at the U.S. Veterans Administration facility in Togus after an illness. He was 63. Hersey, who recently was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame, was a native of Easton. He reached the peak of his athletic career in the late 1950s, signing a minor-league contract in 1957 with the Boston Red Sox’ Corning Cor-Sox in the New York-Penn league. After his career in the minors, Hersey returned to Maine, where he starred for semipro teams in the Maine-New Brunswick League. Once his playing days were done, Hersey became a teacher and coached high school and college basketball and baseball, including a stint at the former Aroostook Classical Institute in Mars Hill. Later, he served as the athletic director at Unity College and at the former Nasson College in Springvale. Hersey also drew on his experience, serving for 25 years as a member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials and 20-plus years as a baseball umpire. Hersey grew up in Easton, where he played baseball and basketball. The outfielder went on to play at the University of Maine, then competed during his service in the U.S. Army. Hersey earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine-Presque Isle and received a master’s of education from the University of Maine. Hersey is survived by his wife, Thelma Durgin Hersey of Gorham; a son, Scott Hersey of Gorham; a daughter, Beth Hersey of London; two stepsons, Roger Doucette and Wayne Doucette of Portland; and two stepdaughters, Marlene McDonald of Portland and Cindy Jacobsen of Gray.

DICK Hill will join fellow University of New Hampshire grads, Peter Dresser and John Gleason, at tonight's HoF induction. DICK split his time between Maine and New Hampshire. Born in Portland in 1942, he resided in Manchester and Bedford, N.H. until 1964. But he summered at Popham Beach and, while there in 1956 and ‘57, played in the Babe Ruth League. As an All-Star, he played outfield on the first Maine team to go to the New England Tournament. This gave him an opportunity to play against the boys who later campaigned with him at Manchester Central H.S. At Manchester Central, Dick participated in baseball, football and cross-country, but baseball was his first love. it was in the family. His dad, Francis, is a 1979 HoFer and brother, Fred, a Bowdoin College pitching Star. In 1959 and 1960, Dick matriculated at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts. in 1960, Dick was the #1 pitcher for Tabor, compiling a 5-1 record with a 1.38 ERA. He was tagged ‘our best pitcher -- a fine boy and a fine athlete" by his coach, and won the team's MVP award. Tabor won the Southeast New England Prep School title both years Hill played. He was a good hitter and played the outfield when not on the mound. He also lettered in soccer and basketball. While at Tabor, Dick hurled for Brunswick in the Portland Twilight League and for Manchester Millers in the Northeast League. He also gained a lot of pointers at two sessions of the Western Carolina Baseball School}. At UNH, Hill was an outstanding relief pitcher. in his junior year he pitched 13 innings and yielded no runs. The right-hander, 511° and 185 iDS., Was considered one of the better relievers in the Yankee Conference. in July, 1961 Scout Jack Burns at a Red Sox tryout camp tried to sign Dick, but his father advised staying in school so his pro career was delayed. While at UNH, Dick continued to play in the Twilight League with Charley Turner's Yarmouth townies. In ‘64, he journeyed to Quebec to play for Coaticook in the Canadian Provincial League. Coaticook was managed by ex-Cardinal Ralph LaPointe, with good connections in pro ball. In 1965, Hill turned in a 9-3 record for the Canadian club with a skimpy 0.86 ERA. This, coupled with a 27 inning scoreless streak, including a one-hitter at the Dick Howser Baseball School in Florida, led to a tryout with the Red Sox. At the minor league spring training camp in 1966, Dick pitched ten innings, yielding no runs and only six singles. This sparkling performance got him a contract with Waterloo in the Midwest League. But the disappointed rookie received no starts and was soon shipped to Covington TN the Rookie Appalachian League. Again Hill was buried in the bullpen and, again with no starts, was cut. This might have been after the Red Sox brass discovered that, although listed as 22, he was truly 24. Dick returned to the Twi League, made appearances in the Boston Park League and pitched batting practice at Fenway for the Bosox in ‘68. In 1969, he popped a tendon at Yarmouth and closed his career. Recently, he has been a coach in the Bath Little League and soccer

Our only posthumous induction tonight honors “Doc” Hill (1917-1981). “Doc” loved teaching and he loved sports -especially baseball and he parlayed the two into a wonderful, inspiring career. After graduation from Cape Elizabeth High, where he was a three sports star and established a 10-flat 100-yard dash record that was never equaled in the now-defunct Triple C League, “Doc” attended Bowdoin College where he played three years of varsity baseball. Fellow Bowdoin alumnus, Dick Doyle, described “Doc” as having it all “solid lefty hitting, strong-accurate throwing arm and speedy base running’. “Doc” played with the 1938 State Series champion Polar Bears. “Doc” was also an outstanding performer for the Cape Elizabeth A.A. - a very good semi-pro club in the local Twilight Leagues. In 1940 “Doc” was credited with belting the longest home run in South Portland’s Twilight League history - a tremendous shot in the 17th inning off Bob Tanner at Thornton Heights. “Doc” taught at Deering High, Cape Elizabeth High and Coburn Classical Institute in the 1940’s. After operating the Edward W. Hill insurance Agency from 1947 to 1957, “Doc” returned to education at Hollis High School where he was principal and baseball coach for three years. When Hollis became part of the new Bonny Eagle high school in 1960, “Doc” joined the Mathematics department until his retirement in 1970. “Doc” made countless contributions to the youngsters of the Cape. He was a charter Little League umpire, beginning with Harris Plaisted’s first league in 1950 and he was still umpiring 31 years later. So outstanding and reliable, he was selected in 1968 to receive the Ellsworth (Bill) Millett plaque as Maine’s Little League Umpire of the Year, and later selected other Umps. he was a solid booster of all youth programs such as the Cape Lions first Pony League team, the Cape Red Rose Cardinals, the town’s first Babe Ruth League team and the American Legion program. The “Doc” could be seen at any Cape Elizabeth educational athletic endeavor and many a Cape athlete received his baptism on the Hill “lawn’’. ‘Doc’ is survived by his wife of 36 years, Janet Stimpson Hill, also a dedicated teacher and supporter of Cape’s youth; sons Steven and Michael; and three budding Cape ball players, Steven and Judi Hill's sons Mathew, Christopher and Patrick.

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The Maine Baseball Hall of Fame has numerous combinations of family connections, and today we add another plaque to the Hill wing of the Hall. Frederic B. Hill is an older brother of Richard Hill, a 1993 inductee into the Hall, and Fred and Dick are the sons of Francis B. Hull, 4 1979 selection. Fred is a Maine native, born in Bath, who spent his schoolboy years at Manchester (N.H.) Central High School and Tabor Academy in Massachusetts. He was a right-handed pitcher who hit left-handed and also played first base. His college career was spent at Bowdoin (1959-62) where, by his own assessment, he enjoyed a “mediocre record”. But Chris Potholm, well-known Bowdoin Government professor, has labeled him “one of the most outstanding pitchers ever to play for Bowdoin College” While at Bowdoin Fred spent his summers playing for the Manchester Millers. The Millers campaigned against semi-pro teams from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 1961 Fred was a member of an All-Star team from the summer league that participated in an American Baseball Congress Tournament. Evidently his labors at Brunswick with the Polar Bears and his semi-pro summer escapades were sufficient enough to gain a crack at pro-ball. The San Francisco Giants beckoned and Hull performed in 1962 and 1963 in the Midwest League with the Decatur Illinois Commodores and the Salem Virginia Rebels. Also in 1963, Fred joined the Philadelphia Phillies and played with the Spartanburg South Carolina farmhands. With baseball behind him, in 1965 Fred embarked upon a 20-year career with The Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun. In 1974 he became chief correspondent in London, also serving Northern Europe and Africa. This was followed by a stint as chief correspondent in Paris. From 1981 to 1985 Hill was the Editorial Writer for foreign and defense issues. While writing for the Sun, Fred also served as a visiting lecturer in Journalism at the University of Maryland College Park and various other sites. From 1986 to the present, Fred Hill has been employed by the United States Department of State. He has been the Director of Special Programs and with the Foreign Service Institute. But baseball always lingered. He was involved in the Presstman Cardinals Baseball Organization of the Baltimore Metropolitan League and from 1982 to 1987 he was a Little League coach, as well as League Commissioner. Welcome, Fred! Curtis Memorial Library http://www.curtislibrary.com/2016/10/28/author-visit-fred-hill-wednesday-november-2-700-pm/