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on the mark by Mark Mattem * Climb To Top of League Tough Haul in Softball

It has been a long and oftentimes hard climb to the top for the winner of a local women's softball league. Last week, Russo's Bar captured the Crest League title with a twogame sweep of Kemp's Surveyors in the championship series. A few years back Russo's proved to be the whipping body of the circuit, losing every ball game by large margins. It took a few years before the team started to jell and put a few wins on the board. This year Russo's ended the season with an 8 and 2 slate and a place in the best-of -three championship series. Game one of the title match ended in a lowering scoring affair, but the. second game enabled Russo's a chance to show what the team has worked so long to put together. RUSSO'S PUT plenty of runs on the board and played great defense when it counted. Over the first three innings, Russo's held a one run lead as Kemp's threatened

to come up with a big inning. With two runners aboard, left fielder Stacey Vey went over the fence to puil in a long drive that would have put Kemp's in the driver's seat. Following the golden glove catch, the bats started to rattle and Russo's went on to take the championship by a 10 to 2 count. Winning pitcher Bobby Jo Morier kept the Kemp* hitters off stride, staying around the plate with her high-arching style. Morier also provided support at the plate, coming Up with a two-run triple in the middle inning. Players in the Crest League must be-out of high school and the games are played with Slow-pitch rules. * ••• SCHOOL IS OUT and as students headed for summer jobs and vacations, problems surfaced with the Cape May Atlantic League II baseball and softball standings. All the /rouble dealth with rainqots that were not made up within the legal.time

requirements. In the baseball race, St. Joseph was a half game ahead of Absegami but Wildwood lodged a protest against St. Joe's. If the protest is upheld, it would create a tie. Wildwood coach Tom Ottavino claimed that the Wildcats violated league rules by not making up a contest on May 30. At that time St. Joseph was in the middle of state competition. With some games unplayed by Hammonton in softball, Ldwer Cape May protested two games against the Blue Devils who finished with a halfgame advantage over St. Joseph. On the other hand Middle Township and Wildwood have protested contests against the second place team. THE SITUATION will be decided by the league president and others who make up a rules panel. More later. With rainouts causing the CAL II so many problems, fantastic (but a little hot1 weather has returned to South Jersey and many are taking advantage by heading to the golf course. At the June Amateur Golf Tournament in Ocean City, Bob Shotwell. (what a name for golf) Ed Rumer and Frank Foglio were flight winners. The competition was held at the Cohanzick Golf Club.

PLAY IS under way in the Atlantic County Baseball League and the squad from Ocean City is off to a poor start. Last week, O.C. lost to Galloway by a score of 7 to 2 and fell to 2 and 6 on the season. The highlight of the contest for Ocean City was a triple by Rich Rhinesmith, a former Middle Township standout. Chris Pappas drilled two two-run homers for Galloway. THE GARDEN STATE Games are on the way and the South Jersey girls basketball team will soon be put together by Ocean City High coach Pat Dougherty. The coach says 12 spots are available on the roster. Tryouts will take place this Saturday at the Ocean City Recreation and Civic Center. Dougherty will coach Region Four, which includes Atlantic. Burlington. Camden, Cape May, Cumberland Gloucester and Salem Counties. Girls in grades 9*11 will participate. With the talent available in the seven counties Dougherty will coach. South Jersey should have a tough team. REMARKS: Have you voted in baseball's latest beauty contest? I'm talking about the all-star game What a joke. I think it's about time to take the balloting out of the hands of

the fans and chose players who deserve such an honor. I know that the fans pay to see baseball and without them there would be no baseball, but the average fan doesn't know enough Maybe they should have two all-star games One with all-star players and another with the prettiest

faces. Reggie Jackson, batting .212, will start in the out field for the American League, while someone like Willie I pshaw sits watching him flounder Also, if you get as much publicity Darryl Strawberry, count on a sport in the starting line-up.

Law's Loses Again to Burke Builders

CAPE MAY - In their second clash of the season in men's softball, perennial National League power Law's Printing took on upstart Burke Builders with Law's again coming up short as it lost the contests to 5. Chuck Matthews again led the offense with three hits, backed up by Mike

Hickman's htjme run and two key hits\J>y Charlie Keeler. The\win was Burke's second on the week as its had previously defeated the slumping Ugly Mug 7 to 4. In other league action: Doc's contributed to the Ugly Mug's woes as it narrowly defeated the Mug in an 8 to 7 come-from-behind win. Doc's scored four runs in the bottom of the 7th behind the clutch hitting of Frank Dougherty, Ed Deitz, Chuck Dougherty and John McCray, who supplied the winning hit. LAW'S PRINTING escaped with a 6 to 5 win over the Pirate's Den as John Fuller collected three hits and rbi's and John Vogel chipped in with two rbi's. Ernie Troiano ended the game on a spectacular double play. Doc's continued its winning ways as it soundly defeated Captain Sig's 15 to 2. Chuck Dougherty and Ed Dietz powered the offense as both knocked in three runs. STANDINGS Burke Builders 12-1 A Law's Printing 11,-2 Doc's Custard 6-4 Pirate's Den 6-4 Eckel's Diesel 2-5 Atlas Motor Inn 2-7 Bayshore Lounge 1-6 The Ugle Mug 1-7 Captain Sig's 0-7

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