ˌʌndɚ lˈɪɾəl lˈiːɡ ɹˈuːlz æt ðə tˈaɪm, wˌɛn ɐ tˈiːm wʌz fˈaʊnd tə hæv jˈuːzd ɐn ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl plˈeɪɚ, ɪt fˈɔːɹfɪɾᵻd ˈoʊnli ɪts mˈoʊst ɹˈiːsənt ɡˈeɪm ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz ðeɪ wʊdhˌævtə pˌʊt ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ tˈʊɹnəmənt ˌɔn hˈoʊld wˌaɪl ðə tˈiːmz ðæt lˈɔst tə ðɪ ɪlˈiːɡəl tˈiːm wɜː pˌʊt bˈæk ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt.
Under Little League rules at the time, when a team was found to have used an ineligible player, it forfeited only its most recent game (otherwise they would have to put the entire tournament on hold while the teams that lost to the illegal team were put back into the tournament).