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The 4th Annual Zürcher Frühlingsturnier took place at the Sportanlage Heerenschürli in Schwamendingen on March 27 and 28 1999 and was won for the first time by a team from abroad.
The Tübingen Hawks from the Premier German Bundesliga faced off against last year's winners, the Swiss Champions Zürich Challengers in the Finals. The Hawks advanced to the Finals by beating the Therwil Flyers easily 15-2 and the Domstadt Dodgers from the Fourth Royal Dutch Baseball Division 8-4. The Challengers beat the Dodgers also 8-4 and the Dornbirn Indians from the Premier Austrian Bundesliga 4-3 en route to their third straight final at this tournament.
In the Finals, the Hawks took an early 2-0 lead, but the Challengers went ahead on three runs in the second inning. The Hawks tied the game in the top of the fourth and eventually beat the Challengers on a three-run homer in the top of the sixth for the final score of 7-3.

Alain Kurz of the Flyers	The Hawks beat the Flyers 15-2
Thomas Landis of the Challengers	The speaker and his assistants
The chief of the grill, Ruedi Blickenstorfer, pleased the crowd with hot sausages	The Tübingen Hawks, winner of the 4th Zürcher Frühlingsturnier 1999

Congratulations to the Tübingen Hawks and let's look forward to another successful event next year!