Announcement
District 15 History
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