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	So Cal Rebels Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournament 1st Annual Golf Tournament When: Wednesday May 5th, 2004 Tee Time start: 11:00am Cost: $45.00 per person Golf Package: Includes Green Fees, Cart fee, Box Lunch Location: Paradise Knowles, 9330 Limonite Ave, Riverside, CA 92509 Awards for best foursome Come out and have a great time. For information please contact Ernie Marez 909-377-3364, or Harry Mitchell 909-736-3316 Hosted by: The So. Cal. Rebels Org. We are a Non-profit Organization
	Red Rock Tournament Dilemma [3/2/04] - The 2004 Red Rock Tournament in St. George, UT, May 1 & 2 will have either 16 or 20 teams entered. We currently have 17 paid or oral commitments. So, we either have to quickly add three teams or we have to drop one. With all the added tournaments on the May 1 & 2 dates this year, it's unlikely we'll pick up an additional three teams. If we have to drop a team, it will be done on the basis of paid entry fees. The first 16 paid teams will be in the tournament. Entry fee is $350, payable to Roy Stout and sent to: Roy Stout - PO Box 812 - Lake Hughes, CA 93532. Teams currently committed are: Broken Bow - Paid Larry Miller Chev - Paid Castlewood Hilo Athletics Tournament headquarters will be the Crystal Inn where they are offering teams a $69 room rate which includes a full breakfast buffet for all motel guests. Contact Jodi Bradshaw 800-662-2525 for reservations. Red Rock is a 4-game guarantee. Pools of 4-teams each playing round robin into single elimination play on Sunday for all entered teams. Roy D. Stout Mailto:umpire@antelecom.net
	Pueblo Bandits Looking for 3 Teams for Memorial Weekend Tournament to Honor the late Joe Santos

I am looking for 3 teams to play in a tournament in Pueblo, Colorado on May 28, 29 & 30, 2004. This tournament is in Memory of my Dad Joe Santos who passed away in May 2003. My Dad always wanted to bring in a few major teams to show the old fastpitch people from Pueblo that the game is still alive and being played a very high level. So my brothers and I are attempting to do this in his memory for as long as possible.

Pueblo is located about 110 miles from Denver, Colorado. Denver International Airport is about 130 miles from Pueblo. Colorado Springs also has an airport that is located about 40 miles from Pueblo. Pueblo also has a small airport.

This is only a 5 team tournament with all teams guaranteed 4 games. We would like to play two games on Friday night and start the Championship game on Sunday by 1 pm. Right now my team the Pueblo Bandits and Houston HIS are committed. There will be no entry fee charged. The Pueblo Bandits are willing to return your teams visit. If any of you are interested please e-mail or phone me at the numbers listed below.

Chris Santos
Manager
Pueblo Bandits
303-307-3084 - office
303-690-4847 - home
303-419-7352 - cell
jcsantos25@msn.com

Passing of "Trino" Palacios (A note from David Blackburn)

I am saddened to report to the fastpitch world, of the sudden passing on Tuesday Feb 3 of Trinidad “Trino” Palacios,
at his residence in Long Beach, CA. He was 84 years old.

Palacios was the founder, general manager. schedule booker, and as the character “Madame Hilda”, played the starring Comedy role of the barnstorming, novelty fastpitch softball team known as the California Cuties.

For 55 consecutive summers, his team of Men Fastpitch Players dressed in comedic women’s outfits, entertained millions of fastpitch fans, while raising loads of money for local charities and softball related community promotions throughout North America.

Originating in 1947 as a way to entertain soldiers on military bases during post WW II years, and ending in the summer of 2001, the California Cuties became one of the longest running continuous acts in the history of show business.

Their 100 day annual tour from Memorial Weekend to Labor Day weekend would typically have a 100+ game fastpitch schedule, with a majority of their games played in Canada, where the California Cuties were quite popular.

For the first 35 years of existence, the Cuties played games of 9 players vs 9 players, with 2 innings of serious softball and 5 innings of comedy. In 1981, the game format changed
for the last 20 years of the Cuties existence. That was when Palacios decided to emulate the 4 players Vs 9 players Game popularized by Eddie Feigner of “The King and His Court”.

They also changed format to 5 innings of serious softball, and two innings of Comedy. Change-up artist Ronny Rupp, well known in Southern California fastpitch circles, pitched
nearly 2,000 games for the Cuties, during their 4-player era. As the characters of “Fifi The Flirt”, and later as “Zsa Zsa Galore”, Rupp’s outlandish Crow Hop and vicious change-up allowed the Cuties to actually win 90% of their games, with only a catcher, first baseman, and shortstop, against other 9 man teams. No word on Funeral Arrangements as of yet.

Anyone wishing to share their California Cuties Softball Memories or stories with Trino Palacios family, you can send emails to : rrupp562@aol.com

Best Regards,
Dave Blackburn
ISC Commissioner
Streaming and Broadcasting
daveb@virtvent.com

Long Beach Press Telegram Article on Trino Palacios

Note from David Bell on the Passing of Keith Bayne (Las Vegas Hitmen) [12/03/03]

To all of you who may have played fastpitch with, against, or knew of Keith through his brother Bruce Bayne:

Unfortunately I must give you the following news of his services that will take place honoring his life spent alive. On Saturday, Nov. 29, Keith died after an accident riding his 4-wheel ATV sometime after 11 am that day. His truck and trailer were found by police that night at 10 pm, but there was no sign of him. As other riders were out on Sunday, Nov. 30, they came upon his body at 4pm. It is not known the exact cause of his death, however he was riding down a ravine in the desert in excess of 70mph when suddenly he came upon a wall of rock. Keith was the left handed hitting third baseman with great hands and batted second in our lineup with the old Aces, Bandits, and Hitmen here in Las Vegas. He was very approachable and made friends easily with those players that he respected across the diamond.

His services will be Thursday, December 4th at the Canyon Ridge Christian Church located at the corner of Lone Mountain and Jones at 1pm, with the actual funeral taking place after at Memory Gardens just up the road at Lone Mountain and Tenaya. Keith leaves behind four children, 3 boys and a girl. In lieu of flowers, any donations are asked to benefit his kids via the K. E. Bayne Trust Fund.

Any inquiries can be made to me at 702-334-2610

Thank you,

David Bell

Turkey Shootout - A Word of Thanks From Danny Acosta [12/01/03]

Danny Acosta wanted to send along his thanks and appreciation for all of the teams and players that took part in the "Turkey Shootout" tournament this past weekend in Norwalk. The event was a fund raiser for Danny's 10 and under girls fastpitch team. (Editor's note: Anyone with information on the games and outcome is invited to post to the "Fastpitchwest Forum" under "California Fastpitch") http://www.fastpitchwest.com/forum