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Posted by Edward Bell on Oct 28 2011 at 05:00PM PDT

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INC. 

DISTRICT 15 NEW JERSEY 

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 

FROM THE RECORDS OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR'S JOHN MEAD, DISTRICT 13 CHERRY HILL

                AND H. TAYLOR BELL DISTRICT 15, CLAYTON                           

As Little League was growing in the late forties and fifties Little League Baseball Inc. in the Eastern part of the United States was split into Areas and Regions.  The President and Founder of Little League Baseball, Mr. Carl Stotz, appointed Field Men.  The Area Director of South Jersey, Delaware and Maryland was Mr. John Stevens of the old Delaware Twp. which is now Cherry Hill Twp. 

AREA DIRECTORS

 Mr. John Stevens, Delaware Twp. 1949 - 1956 

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE'S 

Mr. John J. Regan, Gibbstown 1956 - 1958 Elected 1956 

Mr. Herb Young, Glassboro 1959 - Appointed by Mr. Pete McGovern for balance of Mr. Regan term 1 year and was elected to a new term. 

IN 1960 THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE NAME WAS CHANGED TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR

 Mr. Young was elected to a term in 1959 FOR 1960-61-62 Elected to new term 1963-64-65

H. Taylor Bell (Clayton) appointed for balance of Mr. Young's term 1964-1965.  Elected to First term 1965 for 3 years 1966-67-68 Elected to 13th term 2001 for 2002-2003-2004

Edward A. Bell, Sr. (Clayton) appointed to fill Taylor Bell's term in July of 2002.

Ed resigned in November of 2003.

James R. Bobbitt, Jr (Mantua Twp.) was appointed in December 2003 to fill the unexpired term

and was elected in 2004 to a full three year term.  Jim Was re-elected to three year terms in

2007 and 2010.  Jim served until December 2, 2010

Because Jim Bobbitt past away prior to completing the first year of his newly elected

term, an election took place in February of 2011 for his replacement.

James McGehrin (Glassboro) was elected to complete Jim Bobbitt's term which will end in 2013

 

 ORIGINAL DISTRICT STAFF AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR'S 

HERB YOUNG FIRST DISTRICT STAFF

                       SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL                                  Hugh McLaughlin, Pennsville                 

                       DISTRICT SECRETARY                                            Richard Wilson, Westville      

                       DISTRICT UMPIRE CONSULTANT                          H. Taylor Bell, Clayton 

 H. TAYLOR BELL FIRST DISTRICT STAFF

                LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, ADA                         August (Gus) Gorman, Pennsgrove                 

                SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, ADA                        Hugh McLaughlin, Pennsville 

                                                                                                  Frank Atkinson, Washington Twp.                 

                DISTRICT SECRETARY                                           Richard Wilson, Westville                 

                DISTRICT TREASURER                                           Russ Morrin, West Deptford                 

                DISTRICT UMPIRE CONSULTANT                         Charles Yankus, Williamstown

 

DISTRICT STAFF AND A.D.A.'S SINCE 1964

                                                                  LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

    Ralph Boyer, Woodbury, August "Gus" Gorman, Penns Grove, John Dixey, Westville, William Houghton, West Deptford, Ron Morino, West Cumberland, Clarence Maul, Millville, C. J. Conners, Woodstown, Dennis Gray, West Deptford, Russ Morrin, West Deptford, Sam Scott, Penns Grove,    Frederick C. White, Williamstown, Len Covolesky W.Deptford, Edward A. Bell, Clayton, William Fahy, Clayton, Miriam Hubbs, Glassboro, Ted Kincade, Clayton, Charles Miller Sr. Penns Grove, Allan Costill, Clayton, Ida H. Bell, Clayton, Charles Sarlo, Westville, Ronald W. Herbert, Washington Twp., Ted F. Wilgus, Gibbstown, Richard Wilson, Westville 

       SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

     Frank Atkinson, Washington Twp., Robert Oldt, W.Deptford, Hugh McLaughlin, Pennsville, Robert Albrecht, Vineland, Tink Lingerfield, Glassboro, Dan Finocchi, W. Deptford, Tim Scaffidi Esq, Glassboro, George Hubbs, Glassboro, Wayne Wurtz, Paulsboro, Tony Furfari, Elmer, Jim Downar, Swedesboro, Louis Shears Jr, Deptford 

          BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL

     John Magazu, Paulsboro, Tom McCarville, Newfield, George Tanger, Glassboro, Oakford Schalick, Elmer, Clarence Packer, Paulsboro, Tink Linferfield, Glassboro, George Hubbs, Glassboro, Tim Scaffidi, Glassboro, Tony Furfari, Elmer, Wayne B. Knerr, Elmer, Wayne Wurtz, Paulsboro, Robert Oldt, West Deptford, Sam Puglia, Glassboro, Jim Downar, Swedesboro 

               LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL

     Jean Mangini, Franklinville, Mike McLaughlin, Washington Twp, George Schalick, Elmer, Warren Bye, Pennsville, Steve Meddick, Swedesboro, Carol Hensel, West Deptford

                SENIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL

      Jay Swope, Mantua, Charles Hensel, West Deptford, Mike McLaughlin, Washington Twp., Wayne B. Knerr, Elmer, Ted Kincade, Clayton, William Fahy, Clayton 

                      DISTRICT SECRETARY

     Richard Wilson, Westville, Tyson Bennett, Glassboro, Dennis Gray, West Deptford, Robert Ginliani, Woodbury, George Tanger, Glassboro, Miriam Hubbs, Glassboro, 

                      DISTRICT TREASURER

     Russ Morrin, West Deptford, Arnold Bermender, Pitman, Raymond Kennedy, Glassboro, Ted Kincade, Clayton                 

                   DISTRICT UMPIRE CONSULTANTS 

                    LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

     Charles Yankus, Williamstown   Clinton Shannon, Pennsville    Edward A. Bell 

                  SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

 Will Sammons, West Deptford   John Adams WilliamstownHarold Tink Lingerfield, Glassboro, Charles Quattrochi, DeptfordGeorge Hubbs, Glassboro   Henry Miller, Elmer 

                    BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL

 Harold Tink Lingerfield, Glassboro   Robert Oldt, West Deptford 

          LITTLE LEAGUE  & SENIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL

 Jay Swope, Mantua   Neil McNally, Washington Twp.Warren Bye, Pennsville Tom Orsini, Pennsville 

                  DISTRICT SAFETY DIRECTORS

 Edward A. Bell, Clayton, George Hubbs, Glassboro, William Fahy, Clayton, C. J. Conner, Woodstown, Clarence Packer, Paulsboro 

                  DISTRICT AUXILARY CHAIRMAN

 Miriam Hubbs, Glassboro, Irene Felzgthn, Franklinville, Dolly Weisgerber, Woodbury, Martha J. Hirt, Pennsville

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