Baseball Signed by the Ontario Lakers

This baseball was used in a game played by the Ontario Lakers against the D.C. Rec West All Stars on July 18, 1974 and is signed by the players and coaches. The Ontario Lakers was a youth sports team founded in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. by Walter C. Pierce ‘because we were a bunch of kids who had nothing else to do.’ These Lakers quickly developed into a source of local pride, as they built their own fields and were active participants in their neighborhood, planting a garden in 1972 and starting a recycling campaign in 1982. As part of the Ontario Lakers team, young people could find constructive leadership in their community and transform the urban landscape, all whilst playing the sport they loved.

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Esta pelota de béisbol se utilizó en un partido jugado por los Ontario Lakers contra los D.C. Rec West All Stars el 18 de julio de 1974 y está firmada por los jugadores y los entrenadores. Los Ontario Lakers eran un equipo deportivo juvenil que fundó Walter C. Pierce en el barrio Adams Morgan de Washington, D.C. "porque éramos un grupo de jóvenes que no teníamos otra cosa que hacer". Estos Lakers se convirtieron rápidamente en una fuente de orgullo local. Construyeron sus propios estadios y participaban activamente en su barrio, donde plantaron un jardín en 1972 e iniciaron una campaña de reciclaje en 1982. Formando parte del equipo de los Ontario Lakers, los jóvenes podían ver formas de liderazgo positivo en su comunidad y de transformación del paisaje urbano, todo ello mientras practicaban el deporte que amaban.