Old Timer’s game showcases history of Mexican-American softball

Paul Vega, 74, will dust off the pitching arm to throw the first inning of the Old Timer’s Game on Friday, July 1, at Athletic Park to open the Newton Mexican-American Softball Tournament. Vega was 5 when the first tournament took place in 1946. Mike Mendez/Newton Now

By Mike Mendez, Newton Now   When Paul Vega, 74, and Barney Torres, 62, were kids shagging foul balls at the Newton Mexican-American Softball...

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