At the Flaminio in 1952 for the match against Spain there was also the American actor Gregory Peck, who threw the first ball. Fifteen thousand spectators: Andreotti was also in the stands
The national team made its debut seventy years ago: the event will be re-enacted on Sunday 17 July at 8.30 pm at the Nino Cavalli stadium in Parma with a match against the Netherlands on 7 innings. It was August 31, 1952 when Italy-Spain was played in a Flaminio stadium in Rome crowded with over 15,000 spectators. In the stands the then undersecretary of the Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti, and the Minister of Education Guido Gonella, as well as Gregory Peck, in town to shoot the film ‘Roman Holiday’, invited to throw the first ball in the classic ceremony. 7-3 the Spaniards. The “first” Italy was formed by Franco Tavoni, Sergio Setti, Giorgio Regazzi, Luigi Fattori, Sergio Mantovani, Giovanni Macrì, Angelo Rizzo, Gigi Cameroni, Enrico Standulli, Giancarlo Lucarelli, Carlo Cencetti, Giulio Glorioso, Romano Lachi, Luciano Maoloni, Sergio Bernini, Antonio Marcucci. Coach William Parmiggiani. They were the pioneers of Italian baseball. It was they who started the blue story.
Decisive step
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“That was a decisive step – reports Federal President Andrea Marcon – for the recognition of the Federation by the Olympic Committee. A great success with the public and visibility that brought many positive developments, even if it did not go well on the field “. There will be side events starting at 5.30pm, and many champions from the first 20 years of baseball’s life will be celebrated before the game starts. A stand will be set up in the central square of the Quadrifoglio complex in which the Azzurri players will sign autographs to those present. The musical animation will be offered by the young people of Verdi Off who will entertain the public before the match and who will play the national anthems live. The Italian one will be performed by the actress and singer Mascia Foschi. Parma Baseball President Luca Meli declared: “We are very proud that the Federation’s choice fell on Parma and the Cavalli stadium. Our city deserves this satisfaction because in these 70 years it has actively contributed to the successes of our national team. The history, the facilities and the public base make Parma and Parma Baseball one of the most important realities of Italian baseball “.
July 9 – 7:26 pm
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