MAYVILLE — As part of an open house, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Mayville native Berthold J. "Pete" Husting will be honored on June 21 for his contributions as a Major League baseball player at the turn of the 20th century.

A monument in his honor will be unveiled in the front of the Mayville Limestone School Museum adjacent to Foster Park on North Main Street. The unveiling/dedication will occur at 1:30 p.m.  

Don Bauer, president, of the museum will preside. Scheduled to speak will be Mayville's Mayor Tracy Heron, Mayville Historian Bill Lee and Husting's great granddaughter, Sandra Perpich, of LaCrosse.

Husting was born in Mayville, March 6, 1878, to Jean Pierre and Mary Magdelene Husting. He was the youngest of eight children. After graduating from Mayville High School, he received his law degree at UW-Madison. While at Madison he was the pitcher for the UW baseball team in 1898 and led the team to the Western Conference Championship. He pitched in 1901 for theMilwaukee Brewers.  In 1902, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics.  He also played for Boston and Pittsburgh.

After three seasons in the big leagues, he left baseball to pursue a career in law. In later years, he was appointed U.S. attorney for the eastern district. As an attorney, Husting took an active part in the fight to open the Horicon Marsh for public hunting and later helped the landowners with their fight to proper compensation for the lands used for the wild life preserve.

Husting had a lifelong friendship with the great Connie Mack who sent roses to Husting's funeral when he died suddenly in 1948. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery.

Baseball historian Dave Stalker of Watertown was instrumental in arranging for the installation of the monument honoring Husting and other players from what is known as the Deadball Era of 1901 to 1919.