Society To Honor Man Who Brought Little League Baseball To Ball Ground

The Ball Ground Historical Society will soon host an event to honor the man who taught the game of baseball to hundreds of boys.

The event, 50 Years of Youth Baseball in Ball Ground, will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the Ball Ground Community Building.

The event will also pay tribute to Raymond Cheshire, a life-long resident of Ball Ground who helped to bring Little League baseball to the city. He also coached hundreds of boys for nearly two decades from 1963 until 1981. The 78-year-old resident, who is retired, began the Cheshire Heating and Air Conditioning Company in 1961.

Special guest speakers include Cherokee County Superior Court Judge Jackson Harris, Ball Ground Elementary School Principal Dr. Keith Ingram and former Cherokee County School Superintendent Gene Norton.

Ball Ground Mayor Protem Frank Homiller also plans to present a plaque from the city to Cheshire. This event will also be baseball themed, complete with ball park-style food. Residents are invited to attend the event.

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Photo 1: Raymond Cheshire with wife, the late Francis Cheshire.
Photo 2: Cheshire, on the front row to the far left, with one of his baseball teams.
Credits: Tim Cavender