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The Khoury
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organization of affiliated circuits and leagues, using a hub system of control and administration. The
International office in St. Louis serves in an administrative and advisory capacity. The Association administers anything from one four‐team league to a network of leagues within a 125‐mile radius
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Association expanded rapidly after World War II, first to the areas adjacent to St. Louis, then to Illinois, Kentucky, Florida and other states. In 1958, the Khoury Association created the first organized youth girls softball league in the United States.
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Association was the first program to use smaller ball fields and balls for the younger age divisions. There are three different field dimensions for baseball and three for softball. Tee ball field dimensions are determined by the local Khoury League.
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The first Khoury league was baseball league founded by George M. Khoury in 1934. He wanted an organized baseball league for his sons that allowed them to play the game with their own age groups. As George G. Khoury Sr. later recalls in his book,
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In 1936, George M Khoury and attorney Maury Karner created the George Khoury
Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc. The first Khoury Association games were played on Mother’s Day in St. Louis's
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Khoury League, Inc. (the oldest and longest continuing operating Khoury League), the Khoury
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of a large town or city serving as the network hub, however, the
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Most leagues have different rules and guidelines for their tee ball divisions that cater to their community's needs. Some Khoury
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