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Scotch Plains Men’s Softball League Final Standings:
(As of July 26) A Division:
TEAM W-L Percentage Sneakermania 14-6 .700 The Hideaway 14-7 .667 PEPCO 13-7 .650 Phoenix Tube 12-9 .567 Bravo Landscaping 10-10 .500 Malibu 8-12 .400 Jade Isle 7-13 .350 CTC Renovations 3-17 .150
Sneakermania received the first seed, The Hideaway received the second seed, PEPCO took the third seed, Phoenix Tube took the fourth seed, Bravo took the fifth seed and Malibu
took the sixth seed.
First Round: Pepco 17, Malibu 17-7
Phoenix 8, Bravo Landscaping 7 Phoenix scored two in the bottom of the ninth.
Second Round: Phoenix 26, Sneakermania 8
Last year’s champs will not go down without a struggle. After sleepwalking through a fourth place finish during the season and being three outs away from elimination in the first round, Phoenix put on their hit
ting shoes and stunned this year’s regular season champs in game one of the semis.
Hideaway 23, Pepco 7
Another football score with the Hideaway jumping out early and never looking back. The Hideaway is still licking their wounds from the end of the year slump that knocked them out of the top seed. Pepco vows to rebound.
B Division:
TEAM W-L Percentage C & C Landscape 17-3 .850 D & L Locksmith 16-5 .762 Starlight Cleaners 13-8 .619 S. P. Post Office 10-11 .476 Flanagan’s 9-11 .450 Depth Chargers 7-14 .333 Appezzato Const. 6-15 .238 Fridays 4-17 .190
C & C received the first seed, D & L received the second seed, Starlight took the third seed, S. P. Post Office took the fourth seed, Flanagans took the fifth and the Depth Chargers took
the sixth seed.
First round: Starlight Cleaners 7, Depth Chargers 6
Flanagans 12, Post Office 7
Down 8-1, the spirited A. J. Jersey squad began to rally in the sixth. Meade hooked a single over third and Beehner bashed a double down the third base line. Hobson hammered a two-RBI single to center and Robinson rapped a double to center to send home Hobson, narrowing the score to 8-4.
Jerry Hughes poked a single to center for Chaos in the bottom of the sixth and scored on Chuck Harcourt’s single to right. A. J. Jersey was now down to its final inning. Tony Ciullo zinged a leadoff double down the third baseline and Lipshitz flied out to center to move Ciullo to third. Meade chopped an infield single to short, to drive in Ciullo, but Kervick, the Chaos pitcher, put out the fire before it could rage out of control.
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SEMIFINAL ROUND: Chaos 7, A. J. Jersey 3 Chaos 4, A. J. Jersey 3 Chaos 9, A. J. Jersey 5
SEMIFINAL ROUND: Mattress Factory 10, Checchio Chiropractic 4
Mattress Factory 20, Checchio Chiropractic 5
Checchio Chiropractic 12, Mattress Factory 3
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Chaos Sweeps A. J. Jersey; Advances to WMSL Finals
an RBI single past second to give Hunter Avenue a 6-3 lead.
Feeling insulted by Hunters’ show of power, the Road gang seethed and roared with three runs in the bottom of the inning. The Road men pulled out all their tricks. Eric Birnbaum blazed a double to left, Don Weber moved Birnbaum to third with a sacrifice bunt, then Culinane laid down a perfect squeeze bunt single to score Birnbaum. Buckwald banged a double to center and Tim Walsh patiently drew a base-on-balls to load the bases. Danielle also walked to send home Culinane and then Joe Walsh grounded out to short to bring Buchwald in to score.
Mike Ewing whacked a double but Hunter failed to score in the fifth, then the Road gang’s offense went back to work. Espenshade opened with a walk, Birnbaum singled and Weber loaded the bases with a walk. Culinane hit an RBI sacrifice fly to right and Buchwald followed with an RBI sacrifice fly to center to give Russell Road an 8-6 lead.
The Hunters fired two shots in the sixth with singles by Wein and May; however no runs were scored. After Mike Ewing made a “Ken Griffey” leaping snag against the screen in left field, Joe Walsh launched his thunderous solo shot to give Russell Road a 9-6 lead.
Russell Road held Hunter to only a single by John Welsh in the seventh
and upped its record to 8-5. Hunter Avenue slipped to 10-5 and remain in a battle with the Road gang for the second-place spot.
Hunter Avenue 021 300 0 06 Russell Road 201 321 x 09
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Russell Road Roars Engine; Runs Down Hunter, 9-6 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
Poplar Place Pounces Upon Shady Lane in Crucial Game
the inning and all three batters were retired, but Poplar roared in with three runs at the top of the fifth. DeNoia deflected an unusual single off the pitcher’s mound. Skaar got aboard safely on an error, then stole second to put both runners in scoring position. Smoot walked to load the bases, Kevin Newell sacrificed DeNoia home, then Skaar and Smoot scooted home on a double error in left field.
Kevin Walsh opened the bottom of the fifth with a single to left and Manno followed with a single to right, but Shady Lane failed to score. Poplar Place returned the favor by failing to score in the sixth.
Hope was slipping away for Shady Lane. After Breuninger hooked a single to left to start the bottom of the sixth, the next three batters lined out. The Poplar offense was also silenced in the seventh when Shady Lane pulled off a smooth, third-to-secondto-first double play.
The inning of reckoning was upon them and Shady Lane desperately needed a miracle. Matt Betau and Doug Heintz both reached base safely on errors. Walsh lined out to left and Manno mangled a two-RBI single to right-center and moved to third on an error. Joe Viviano popped out to second, Vasserberg bashed a single to left and Al Betau popped out to left for the final out.
Each team shifted its record to 6-9, but Poplar Place gained the edge in head-on confrontation.
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Fanwood Softball League Results:
Fred Walz of the Willoughby Road team pitched a no-hitter against Montrose Avenue on July 30. Walz just missed his bid for a perfect game when one Montrose player reached base on an error. Willoughby won the game, 7-0, and clinched first place. Walz was also named as the Commissioner’s Most Valuable Player of 1998.
Fanwood Old Men’s Softball Association
FOMSA STANDINGS: (As of August 3) TEAM W L Willoughby Road * 11 4 Hunter Avenue * 10 5 Russell Road * 8 5 Montrose Avenue * 8 7 Poplar Place * 6 9 Shady Lane 6 9 Sun Valley 6 8 Marian Avenue 3 11 * Clinched playoff berth. (One remains)
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Mattress Factory Bounces Checchio’s in Semis, 20-5
By MICHAEL P. BABIK
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Emotions ran high on Monday, July 27, as the Mattress Factory came from behind to beat Checchio’s in Game 2 of a five game series. The Factory is just one game away from sweeping the series and moving into the final round of the Westfield Men’s Softball League Playoffs.
Checchio’s started strongly with solid pitching by Manny Perez. Mattress Factory’s Kevin Zippler hit into a short-to-second out, Tim Walsh hit into a fielder’s choice, and Clint Factor and Scott Johnson recorded outs to end the top of the first and bring up the hard hitting Checchio’s.
Joey Dasti walked, as Jack Failla, Gary Reuben, and Frank Malta singled. Malta, Failla, and Dasti all scored, giving Checchio’s a 3-0 lead after the first inning.
The Factory’s Tom Perolla answered with his single. Ron Shovlin and Mike Verano flied out, to the outfield. Chris Masterson and Perolla scored, and Gary Nicorak got to third before the side was retired, giving Checchio’s a thin one-run lead.
They were unable to pad their lead further in the second as Pat Brady was thrown out at first, Manny Perez flied out to center field, and Orlando Rivera was thrown out at second.
The Factory exploded in the third, springing off the floundering Checchio’s and scoring six runs. Kevin Zippler doubled to start the inning, and both Tim Walsh and Clint Factor singled to get on base. Scott Johnson smashed a grand slam home run, giving Mattress a 6-3 edge and starting a scoring rampage that continued through the game. Perolla and Chris Masterson scored, thanks in part to the hard hitting of Nicorak and Kevin Lombardi.
As the game went on and early dusk fell on Tamaques Park, Checchio’s staged its final comeback. Dasti singled and Jack Failla walked. Solid hitting from Gary Ruban, who singled and a sacrifice fly helped bring in both Dasti and Failla who pulled the score 8-5, the closest they would come.
In the fifth, the Factory produced five more runs, further sealing their victory. Masterson singled to lead off the inning. Both Gary Nicorak and Lombardi walked. Singles by Zippler
and Tim Walsh allowed Masterson to score. Nicorak was tagged out at home to register the first out, but Lombardi’s collision with the catcher was successful, bringing in another run. Checchio’s pitching weakened as Zippler, Tim Walsh, and Factor scored, bringing in a total of five runs before the Factory put their bats down.
Chechio’s, however, was unable to dent the bouncing Mattress. Although Dasti singled, fly outs and a tag out at first on Failla, quickly ended the fifth.
If the fifth inning was bad for Checchio’s the sixth inning could only be worse, with the Mattress Factory raking in an additional six runs. Verano singled and Masterson got to first on a second baseman error. Verano, Masterson, Nicorak, and Lombardi all scored, with Lombardi making his way in on a bad throw at the plate. Zippler would also pull in another run, his third of the day. Clint Factor was left on third as the side retired, with a score of 18-5.
In the bottom of the sixth, three Checchio batters in a row recorded outs to again end the inning, scoreless. In the seventh, Factory’s Lombardi hit a two run homer. A triple by Checchio’s Orlando Rivera was not enough to do any damage to the victorious Mattress Factory, who left Tamaques feeling pretty good about themselves, with a 20-5 win.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F-16108-97.
CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. JOSE M.V. MARQUES ET AL, DEFENDANT.
CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED JUNE 15, 1998 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER A.D., 1998 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is $112,710.10. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATED IN: City of Elizabeth, County of Union, in the State of New Jersey.
PREMISES COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 219 South 7th Street.
TAX LOT NO. 1188 BLOCK NO. 9. APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 100 feet X 25 feet.
There is due approximately the sum of $115,726.09 together with lawful interest and costs.
There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF PARKER, MCCAY & CRISCUOLO, Attorneys Suite 500 1701 Route 70 East P.O. Box 1806 Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 CH-753943 (WL) 4 T 8/6, 8/13, 8/20 & 8/27/98 Fee: $155.04
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F-5184-96.
SH SALE, INC., PLAINTIFF vs. GLENN E. STEVENS INDV AS ADMINTR OF THE ESTATE OF GLEN G. STEVENS ET ALS, DEFENDANT.
CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 26TH DAY OF AUGUST A.D., 1998 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is $59,554.37. 1. Borough of Mountainside. 2. Tax Lot No. 1.A, Block No. 5.D. 3. 375 Summit Road. 4. Approximately 170 feet x 100 feet x 118 feet x 111 feet (irregular).
5. Approximately 770 feet from Heckel Drive.
There is due approximately the sum of $61,723.32 together with lawful interest and costs.
There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF BLANKENHORN & RAGAN, Attorneys 4900 Route 33 Neptune, New Jersey 07753 CH-753530 (WL) 4 T 7/30, 8/6, 8/13 & 8/20/98 Fee: $148.92
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD PLANNING BOARD
Notice is hereby given that on August 26, 1998 at 8:00 P.M. in the Borough Hall of the Borough of Fanwood at 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey the Fanwood Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of Mr. Paul H. Robinson for two bulk variances to park three vehicles in fenced rear yard and from the requirements of Chapter 93 of the Code of the Borough of Fanwood and from provision of subparagraphs 93-10B (two principal structures on lot); 93-19C (expansion of nonconforming use) on the property at 580 North Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey also known as Block No. 68 Lot No. 34 on the Fanwood Tax Map.
All interested persons may be present and heard.
The file pertaining to this application is available for public inspection during normal business hours from the Secretary of the Board at the Administration Offices of the Borough of Fanwood at 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.
Mr. Paul H. Robinson 2371 Longfellow Avenue Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076 1 T — 8/6/98, The Times Fee: $26.01
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD PLANNING BOARD
Notice is hereby given that on August 26, 1998 at 8:00 P.M. in the Borough Hall of the Borough of Fanwood at 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey the Fanwood Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boguszewski for a bulk variance to erect a deck and from the requirements of Chapter 93 of the Code of the Borough of Fanwood and from provision of subparagraphs 939A(2)(c) (side yard width) on the property at 342 La Grande Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey also known as Block No. 113 Lot No. 6 on the Fanwood Tax Map.
All interested persons may be present and heard.
The file pertaining to this application is available for public inspection during normal business hours from the Secretary of the Board at the Administration Offices of the Borough of Fanwood at 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boguszewski 342 La Grande Avenue Fanwood, New Jersey 07023 1 T – 8/6/98, The Times Fee: $24.48
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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
SAFE AT HOME…Pinch runner Don Weber, No. 5, of Russell Road slides safely into home in the third inning against Hunter Avenue. Russell Road rolled in the late innings to defeat Hunter Avenue, 9-6.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
SINGLE TO CENTER…Scott Rossi of Chaos takes the pitch from Ed Nugent of A. J. Jersey and rips it to center field in the fourth inning. Chaos defeated the Jerseymen, 9-5, at Tamaques Park in Westfield on July 29.
Michael P. Babik for The Leader and The Times
ONE OF FOUR…Chris Masterson of the Mattress Factory scores the first of his four runs against Checchio’s.
David B. Corbin for The Leader and The Times
HOME RUN TROT…Dave Buchwald of Russell Road trots home after blasting a two-run homer in the first inning against Hunter Avenue.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
DOWN AND DIRTY FOR THE SCORE…Steve Skaar of Poplar Place creates a cloud of dust as he scores in the third inning against Shady Lane. Poplar won the crucial game, 10-5, at La Grande Park in Fanwood on July 28.
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