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Last updated: 9-May-2008

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Major League Standings, 2008 AMERICAN   WON   LOST    PCT. GB KELLER 8 0 1.000 – LIONS 6 2 .714 2 MASONS 6 3 .667 2 ½ CEDOLA 6 3 .667 2 ½ TANCREDI 5 5 .500 4 ELKS 1 8 .111 7 ½ NATIONAL WON LOST    PCT. GB FIRE 7 3 .700 – V.F.W. 7 4 .636 ½ KURGAN 4 6 .400 3 P.B.A. 4 6 .400 3 SPRINGS 2 7 .222 4 ½ VAN WINKLE 0 9 .000 6 ½ Thursday 15-May-2008 TEAM  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10  R  H  E V.F.W. 1 5 0 1 0 0         7 5 1 TANCREDI 0 0 0 0 0 3         3 5 1

Triple-A: McCarthy 10, Fire 3 3

Friday 16-May-2008

Fire vs. Keller, 5:15 pm
Lions vs. P.B.A., 7:30 pm
Triple-A: Fire 3 vs. Engine 4, 6:30 pm (Diamond 4)
Tee Ball: Korkmaz vs. Frost, 6 pm (Diamond 9)

Saturday 17-May-2008

Lions vs. Keller, 12 noon
Elks vs. Kurgan, 2:30 pm
Cedola vs. Springs, 5 pm
Van Winkle vs. Masons, 7:30 pm
Triple-A:
Engine 4 vs. Biviano, 9 am (Major field)
P.I.A. vs. McCarthy, 12 noon (Diamond 4)
Double-A:
Frank's vs. Streichert, 9 am (Diamond 9)
R & R vs. Goffin, 11 am (Diamond 9)
Studio vs. Sewer, 1 pm (Diamond 9)
Tee Ball:
Forte vs. Concrete, 3 pm (Diamond 9)
Seehaus vs. Frost, 4:30 pm (Diamond 9)
All Pro vs. Korkmaz, 6 pm (Diamond 9)

What’s New ... (9-May-2008)

The 2008 Capital Campaign
RLL, RHS to Team for Coaching and Skills Clinic
Rutherford LL Featured on Parents.tv
Photos Sought for Web Site Expansion
RLL, Boiling Springs Savings Join for CAP
The Annual League Fund Drive
The Next Meeting
Rutherford Little League Farm Report (updated 28-Apr)
League Age Determination Date Changes (and other news)
Facts Every Parent Should Know, 2007

The 2008 Capital Campaign

Through this campaign, the Little League field at Memorial Park will be improved with new outfield fencing, re-grading of the outfield, improvements to the sprinkler system, additional clay for the infield, new cinder for the warning track areas, and re-sodding of the entire field. In addition, we will grade the area outside of third base, using a retaining wall parallel to the third base fence to prevent soil erosion and improve drainage to that area. In the level area, batting cages will be created.

Please download this document (in Microsoft Word format) for more details. To date (25-Apr), 19 families have committed $7,000 toward the campaign.

RLL, Rutherford HS Team for Coaching, Skills Clinic

All managers and coaches at all levels are encouraged to attend, and players aged 8 through 10 are also welcome. Coach Spina and his assistants and varsity players will demonstrate coaching techniques and drills in which players will be able to participate. By passing along these methods proven to work from Little League on up to the college level, and endorsed by coaches in the BIG EAST Conference, both the team and our league hope to improve players’ skills and thus their enjoyment of the game.

Please gather near the Memorial Park fieldhouse on Monona Avenue. The clinic will take place on a nearby available field. In case of inclement weather, the clinic will be held Sunday 1-Jun, also at 11 a.m.

Rutherford LL Featured on Parents.tv

The video, shot in part at the Rutherford Little League field in March, shows parents of prospective young players how to get involved in baseball, particularly Tee Ball. Several members of the League are featured, as well as a number of Tee Ball players participating in a practice on the field.

Follow this link to view the video (you will leave the RLL Web site): Batter Up!

Photos Sought for Web Site Expansion

Persons wishing to donate photos may scan their own prints and submit them electronically; send them to the League for scanning and return; or donate them to the League archives. Scanned photos for electronic submission should be 640 x 480 pixels for team photos, 240 x 320 pixels for individual photos. Team photos should be accompanied by identification of each person in the photo, where possible.

Team photos will be displayed along with the team pages in the History section, while photos of individual players will be displayed on each player’s All-Time Roster page. The All-Time Roster section has been expanded to include a page for every player known to have participated in the League, whether or not statistics are available.

Examples of pages with photos:

• Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1959
• Flash Cleaners, 2006
• Rutherford National 10s, 1993
• Player Statistics: Frank Herrmann

Boiling Springs Savings Gives League a CAP

Through its Community Alliance Program (CAP), Boiling Springs will donate a percentage of depositors’ account balances to qualified non-profit organizations based on registration forms received at the bank. The percentage to be donated will be ¼ to ½ percent, depending on the type of account registered.

To register your accounts for a CAP donation to Rutherford Little League, print this form (in PDF format; requires Adobe Reader or equivalent), fill out the top portion, and bring it to a teller window at Boiling Springs Savings Bank. Once at least twenty depositors are on file, the bank will begin quarterly donations to the League.

In the first quarter of 2008, the bank donated $761.13 to the League. The more depositors registered, the greater the donation. All members, including parents of players, are encouraged to participate in this simple way to donate to the League.

The 2008 League Fund Drive

The annual door-to-door canvass of the Borough will take place Saturday 5-Apr, but donations by mail are welcome at any time.

Checks should be payable to “Rutherford Little League, Inc.” Mailed contributions go to P.O. Box 427, Rutherford, NJ 07070-0427. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Rutherford Little League, founded in 1951, is the only organization providing baseball for Borough youths aged 5 through 12.

Next League Meeting

All members are encouraged to attend.