Ann will take a swing at it

Enough of the posts about our dearly departed--those tired and timid veterans who decided to resign for whatever reason. With a trimmed-down newsroom staff, those remaining will have to spread their talent over a wider area. One of those remaining who has more than one talent is Ann Sheldom Metzger. Even though this photo does not reproduce well on the blog, you can tell Ann is ready to take a swing at it.

The photo of Ann squinting into the sun is one of seven printed in a double truck feature in the June/July 1978 issue of Tower Topics with a story by Ann about “Ladies of the Knight” having a winning season.

But let Ann tell it:

By ANN SHELDON MEZGER
The ladies of the Knight were off to another winning summer with a record of 6-4 at midseason and a good chance for making the playoffs and bringing a trophy home to the Beacon Journal for the second year in a row.

Ably coached by Jim Derendal and John Richardson, the Ladies managed to beat the two undefeated, first-place teams before losing a few games themselves.

Except for Mary Grace Dobrzeniecki's skinned knees (from frequently sliding into second, third and home) there were no injuries. There were, however, a few near drownings at a memorable game played against Centran Bank during one of the worst thunderstorms of the summer.

[Photos for the article were taken during one of the Ladies' more glorious games - a 15-2 win over Red's bar. ]