Residency Questions Continue To Dog Chicago Little League Champions

CHICAGO (AP) — Citing “new information,” Little League International officials met Tuesday to plead either final summer’s Little League World Series inhabitant championship group from Chicago’s South Side combined tip suburban players in defilement of residency rules.

Spokesman Brian McClintock pronounced a organization’s licence cabinet was assembly to plead “possible resolutions” per a Jackie Robinson West group and that a final preference would expected be done this week. He declined to contend if a group competence remove a title.

Late final year, a classification pronounced it was assured that there were no violations of residency regulations after questioning allegations done by an central from a suburban Chicago joining that some of Jackie Robinson West’s players live in suburbs with already-established Little League teams. It pronounced it would a examination if necessary.

On Tuesday, McClintock pronounced a classification had perceived “new information” that stirred serve examination of a allegations. He would not elaborate.

Jackie Robinson West officials did not immediately respond to an email for criticism though joining officials have denied a group disregarded any residency rules, and that nothing of a players was recruited. The allegations were initial reported by DNAinfo.com.

Chicago won a U.S. pretension by violence a Las Vegas group from Mountain Ridge Little League 7-5. The Las Vegas coach, Ashton Cave, pronounced Jackie Robinson West should be nude of a pretension if a group pennyless a rules.

“There has to be some accountability,” he said.

Cave pronounced that rather than endowment his group a championship, Little League International could send a some-more absolute and durability summary by simply withdrawal a space vacant where a championship group is listed.

“I consider if they do that, it will always be a summary in a universe of girl sports: If we hook a manners there is going to be a consequence,” he said.

The stirring run to a Little League World Series by a all-black group prisoner inhabitant courtesy and joined Chicago, that stays one of a nation’s many segregated cities. The Cubs watched JRW play during a sleet check and cheered them on while Mayor Rahm Emanuel orderly all-city watch parties. The Rev. Jesse Jackson pronounced his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition would take a boys to Disney World.

After descending to South Korea in a universe championship game, Jackie Robinson West was feted with a march and a revisit to a vital joining World Series and a White House, where they met President Barack Obama and initial lady Michelle Obama.

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