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Decatur, Ill. (AP) — Approaching tournament time, Russell “Rusty” Heitz’s Cardinals slow-pitch softball team was winless. Heitz, the manager, wasn’t fretting.
In this July 26, 2014 photo, shows Russell “Rusty” Heitz at age 77 pitching softball during summer league play in Decatur, Ill. Heitz has played on slowpitch championship teams at A.E. Staley Mfg. Co./Tate & Lyle where he worked for 29 years, starting in 1963. (AP Photo/Herald & Review, Lisa Morrison)
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