AREA BRIEFS: CAPE YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL LEAGUE SIGNUPS

Signups for the 1999 Cape Girardeau Youth Tackle Football League season will be held Aug. 28 and Sept. 4 from 8 a.m.-noon in Capaha Park at the corner of Broadway and Perry.

The league is for boys in grades 5-7. For more information, call Andy Dunaway at 335-1475.

Benefit softball tournament in Jackson

The first annual Benefit Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament will be held Aug. 28-29 in Jackson. All proceeds will go to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

This tournament, for men's teams, will be open to a limited number of teams. The entry fee is $100 per team plus two 47 core softballs.

For more information, call Sam Lawson at 335-3111 or Cliff Palmer at 243-0157.