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In addition to the grand-prize, 12 first-place prizes will be awarded,
including a copy of Promises to Keep, a book written by Jackie Robinson's
daughter Sharon Robinson, a baseball T-shirt and a poster featuring Jackie
Robinson. Louis, Tampa, Washington D. The engines are backed by an authorized service network
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The game challenges baseball fans to use the resources at their local
library to answer a series of baseball trivia questions, developed by the
librarians at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

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For more information, visit The Campaign for America's Libraries Web site
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Briggs + Stratton Kicks Off Second Annual Diamonds in the Rough Program

One lucky grand prize winner will be awarded $20,000 toward
improving his/her field, as well as a baseball clinic from Major League
Baseball Hall of Famers, Lou Brock and Carlton Fisk.

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Players use a "Join the Major Leagues " playbook, appropriate for their age
group, with four categories of questions -- one for each of the four bases in
a baseball diamond.

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"Briggs and Stratton was thrilled to be able to help refurbish 12 youth
baseball fields last year, and we're excited to expand the program in 2005,"
said Anita Fisher, marketing communications manager for Briggs + Stratton.

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The program runs
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Unlike most contests, players are encouraged to look up
answers using both print and online sources at their library and participants
can even consult a librarian if they need assistance.com for an official entry form , and answer
the following questions:

-- Why should your ballpark be chosen as a Briggs + Stratton Diamond in
the Rough?
-- What specific improvements does your ballpark need?
-- How has the ball field positively impacted your life?

Along with the entry forms, a recent photograph of the field must be
mailed to the following address, postmarked no later than April 30, 2005:

Diamonds in the Rough
733 N Van Buren Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Eligible players must reside in one of the following metropolitan areas:
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston,
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Winners in 14 markets will earn a baseball prize package, including
tickets to a Major League Baseball game and $5,000 toward refurbishing their
baseball field.

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CHICAGO, This summer , baseball fans should know
that playing on a winning team isn't the only way to get to this year 's World
Series.
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The American Library Association (ALA), Major League Baseball and the
Major League Baseball Players Association invite baseball fans of all ages to
participate in the Join the Major Leagues @ your library(R) contest, a
nationwide, online baseball trivia competition, for their chance to win a trip
to a game of the 2005 Major League Baseball World Series. It is the centerpiece of "Join the
Major Leagues @ your library," a program created to celebrate and promote two
American classics -- baseball and libraries -- while heightening awareness of
21st Century literacy skills, such as using computers and other media and
knowing how to find, evaluate and use information.

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Essay Contest Seeks Youth Baseball Players With Fields in Need of
Refurbishment

MILWAUKEE, In an effort to refurbish youth
baseball fields around the country, Briggs + Stratton Corporation is
sponsoring the second annual Diamonds in the Rough program.
"This is a great program that gives kids a chance to give something back to
youth baseball and improve the quality of their fields.C. Briggs + Stratton engines power
equipment in more than 90 countries on all seven continents.

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American Library Association and Major League Baseball Make Trip to World Series Possible

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The contest runs all summer long.
One lucky grand-prize winner will win tickets to a game of the 2005 Major
League Baseball World Series(R), roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations
for two nights."
Children interested in entering should visit
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Through Diamonds
in the Rough, children ages 7 to 12, in 15 participating markets (listed
below), are encouraged to write a short essay explaining why their youth
baseball field should receive $5,000 toward refurbishing . For more
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Major League Baseball is a founding partner in @ your library(R), The
Campaign for America's Libraries , a multi-year public awareness and advocacy
campaign sponsored by ALA about the value of libraries and librarians in the
21st Century.