PETE EHLY

Athlete, Lansdale HS, 1935

Cross Country, Track, Baseball

Founder of the First Lansdale Amateur Baseball Team

Inducted 2005

Lansdale High School, 1935

Pete was the LHS Intramural boxing and wrestling champ (95-105 lbs.), manager of the football team in 1934, and letter winner in Cross Country in 1934-1935. He was Captain of the 1935 LHS baseball team where he was named All-Bux-Mont League Baseball Left Fielder and Bux-Mont All Star, 1935. Pete also lettered in Track, 1935. Other honors: Formed the first amateur baseball team in Lansdale, 1935 (Lansdale Bulldogs); formed and helped organize the North Penn Amateur Baseball League; managed and played for the Lansdale Bulldogs in the North Penn Amateur Baseball League and managed for seven years; played the outfield for Ridge A.A. and Telford A.A. in the North Penn Amateur Baseball League; named to three first team all-stars and one second team all-stars in the North Penn Amateur Baseball League; had five hits in five times at bat in the third and deciding playoff championship game in the North Penn Amateur League baseball playoffs; leading hitter in playoffs (.571 average) with 8 hits in 14 at bats; managed and played for SKF in the Montgomery County Industrial Baseball League; managed and played for Interurban Church League, 1939; named to second team all-stars in Interurban Church League, 1939; runner up for batting title, batting .472; known for base stealing, head-first slides and outfield play. Pete was also the Umpire-in-Chief in Pennridge Community Major Leagues and assistant manager of girls' teams. He played fast pitch in Deep Run League; public address announcer for home games in the Lansdale Nighthawks in East Penn Baseball League; umpired for Pennridge Church League; selected to umpire in Fast Pitch League playoffs and all-star games.