<P> 1946: Little League has expanded to 12 leagues, all in Pennsylvania . </P> <P> 1947: The first league outside of Pennsylvania is founded in Hammonton, New Jersey . Maynard League of Williamsport defeats a team from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania to win the first Little League World Series . Allen Yearick is the first Little League graduate to play professional baseball when he is signed by the Boston Braves . </P> <P> 1948: Little League has grown to include 94 leagues . Lock Haven returns to the Little League World Series and defeats a league from St. Petersburg, Florida . The first corporate sponsor, U.S. Rubber, is announced, who donate Pro-Keds shoes to teams at the Little League World Series . </P> <P> 1949: Little League is featured in the Saturday Evening Post and on newsreels . Carl Stotz gets hundreds of requests for information on how to form leagues at the local level from all over the United States . Little League incorporates in New York . </P>

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