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Polish-American
Night to
be held
May 19th
at
Comerica
Park
By Jacek
Adamski/Tell
Us
Detroit
DETROIT
- It
will be
the 47th
annual
Polish-American
Night at
Comerica
Park
featuring
the
Detroit
Tigers
and
Texas
Rangers.
Before
the game
the
baseball
field
will be
filled
with
Polish
culture
including
costumed
dancers
and
musicians.
Ted
Klamerus
who was
on the
original
committee
will be
honored
during
the
pregame
extravaganza.
Wally
Ozog who
is
directing
the
activities
announced
that
there
will be
nearly
400
dancers
on the
field
before
the
game.
Paul
Solarski
the head
coach of
the
Polish
National
Team
will be
introduced
before
the
game.
Last
year the
Polish
National
team won
the
C-Championship
of the
Confederation
of
European
Baseball
and they
were
regulated
up. This
season
they
will
host the
B-Championships
July
24-30 in
Miejska
Gorka,
Poland.
The
other
countries
participating
will be
Russia,
Belarus,
Ukraine,
Lithuania,
and
Slovakia.
The
honor to
throw
out the
first
pitch
will go
to Rose
Ann
Lackey.
She has
been
director
of the
PRCUA
Tatra
Dancers
for the
last 28
years.
Robert
Szczublewski
will
sing the
Republic
of
Poland
National
Anthem
and the
American
National
Anthem.
Chris
Qzog
will
emcee.
The
PEPSI
postgame
fireworks
show
will
start
immediately
following
the
game.
The
special
ticket
package
includes
a game
ticket,
Detroit
Tigers
Polish
American
Night
Hat and
a
three-dollar
donation
to the
Polish
Roman
Catholic
Union of
America
#1593
Scholarship
Fund.
Live
Polka
music
will be
scattered
around
the
stadium:
Kielbasa
Kings
(Gate B)
The
Steve
Drzewicki
Band
(Brushfire
Grill)
Big
Daddy
and the
La De
Dahs
(Gate C)
The
Natural
Tones
(Big Cat
Court
inside
Comerica
Park)
Strolling
accordion
music by
John
Orischak
For
groups
of 15 or
more
please
contact
corey.bell@tigers.com
.

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