Sunday\’s Baseball Round-Up:Mount Ephraim’s Don Eaise’s Hit the Game Winner; Next Stop LL Sectional Finals

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Category: Sports

information source Courier Post Staff

Little League-Don Eaise\’s grounder with the infield in and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning propelled Mount Ephraim to the Senior Little League Section 4 finals with a dramatic 9-8 victory over Monroe Township in a losers\’ bracket game Saturday.

Eaise\’s hit highlighted a wild seventh, during which Monroe Township erased a four-run deficit with five runs to take an 8-7 lead before Mount Ephraim rallied.

Winning pitcher Wade Gies, who got the final two outs in the top of the inning, singled to score Matt Roland, who led off the bottom of the seventh with a double, to tie it. Following back-to-back walks, Eaise hit the game-winner.

Gies had two hits and four RBIs to go along with the win, preserving a stellar effort by teammate Pat Tassi, who hurled the first six innings and allowed just one earned run before being relieved because his pitch count reached a state-mandated 95.

Mount Ephraim now faces North Cumberland, the winners\’ bracket finalist which won their first tournament meeting 5-1, at 6 p.m. Monday at Franklin Township. A win for Mount Ephraim would force a one-game championship on Tuesday.

Senior American Legion: Casey Havers and Alex Dalsey combined for seven hits and eight RBIs as West Deptford stopped Cherry Hill 18-7.

Washington Township scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to seal a 9-1 win over Atco. Rob Swift was the winning pitcher.

Mike Rogers had a double, triple and four RBIs as Gibbsboro pounded Pennsauken 20-1. Ryan Kennedy went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer and four RBIs.

Joe Merlino had a two-run homer in the second inning as Gibbsboro topped Pennsauken 8-3. Evan Lang struck out four in three innings of work.

Junior American Legion: In a first round state playoff game, Mike Schwartz struck out six batters in five innings of relief as Seneca defeated Madison-Florham Park 3-2 in nine innings.

Seneca scored the winning run when Shaun Flynn\’s bases-loaded walk plated Chris Cocozza. Dan Lawrence and Tyler Firth were each 2-for-4, with Firth driving in a pair of runs in the third.

Kerry Herndon and Kyle Brown added doubles for the winners.

Babe Ruth 15: GVAA scored 13 runs in the top of the fifth en route to a 15-3 win over Haddon Township.

Anthony Clay had two hits and four RBIs for the winners, while Nick Sulpizio had a two-run single in the fifth. Mike Tyrrell was the winning pitcher.

District 13 Little League: In the 9-10 division, Haddonfield scored nine runs in the bottom of the third and went on for a 13-1 win over Haddon Township.

Drew Dark, Charlie Clarke, Jake Thorndike and Alex Samaha had two RBIs apiece.

District 15 Little League: In 9-10 action, East Greenwich held on for a 7-5 win over Woodbury. Greg Westlie was the winning pitcher, with Peter Bradian highlighting a six-run third with a three-run single. Anthony Harrold homered in the loss.

Swedesboro scored in every inning for a 15-9 win over Harrison Township. Kurt Richter, Kevin Carr and Garret Hoagland had two doubles apiece. Kevin Kosinski and Shane Sweeney also homered.

In Senior action, Glassboro stayed unbeaten with a 13-0 win over Deptford 13-0 as Dan Snyder fanned six batters. Rick Tunstall homered and Kyle Jones had a grand slam.

Cal Ripken 11: Nicholas Browne scattered three hits in three innings of work as GVAA topped Marlton 14-2 in the state tournament winners\’ bracket.

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Obit Steven McAllister, age 22, of Camden City

MCALLISTER, STEVEN D.

Of Camden passed away July 13, 2007, age 22.
Beloved son of the late Denise McAllister. He is survived by father Charles Turner (Mary), grandmother AnnaMay McAllister, Uncle and aunts, Allen and Paulette McAllister, Barbara and Michelle Butynes, Immediate sisters and brother, Jessica and Jason McAllister, Christina Ervin, 8 sisters & 3 brothers, Charlotte and Amika Ervin, Mabel Cook, Emma Turner, Tracy Bowman, Angela Coleman, LaCoyia and Craig Clark, Mary, James and Charles Jr. Turner; nieces, nephews and friends, special friend \’Steven,\’ and companion Delilah Claudio.
Service will be 12 noon Tuesday at MAY FUNERAL HOME, 4th & Walnut St., Camden. Viewing 10-12 noon. Interment Sunset Cemetery, Pennsauken. Ministry of comfort entrusted to May Funeral Homes, Camden, Pennsauken and Willingboro. Expressions of sympathy may be sent through mayfuneralhomes.com.

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Obit: Sam Martin, age 75, of Audubon Park

MARTIN, SAMUEL V.
On July 21, 2007, age 75. Of Audubon Park, NJ.
Beloved husband of the late Rosalie Ann (nee Griffin). Devoted father of Frank V. (Pamela) Martin of Williamstown, Rosalie Lynora (Randall) Neal of North Carolina, Cynthia Rose (Michael) Petre of Audubon Park. Also loving companion Dorothy Marett of Pennsauken. Loving grandfather of Robert, Jennifer and Roseanne. Dear brother of Monroe, Donald and Harry.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing Tuesday from 10am to 12pm at the
MAHAFFEY-MILANO
FUNERAL HOME
11 E. Kings Hwy.
M. Ephraim, NJ
(856)931-1628
Funeral service Tuesday 12 noon at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
Family requests in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Holy Maternity Church, 431 W. Nicholson Rd., Audubon, NJ 08106 in Samuel\’s memory.
Expressions of sympathy and condolences may be sent to www.milano funeralhome.com

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The History of the Philadelphia\’s Italian Market

source PhillyHistory Blog

By Erica Stefanovich

In the late 1880s, 9th and Fitzwater was outside of the plan for Philadelphia. Not included in William Penn\’s original outline for his city, the neighborhood sprang up quite by accident. Antonio Palumbo built his boarding house there, and received an influx of immigrants looking for work in the developing city. As the community grew they began to open up stores along 9th Street until it took on an appearance not dissimilar to what one finds in the same neighborhood today. Some of the many stores included butchers, cheese shops, cook ware stores, and the vast variety of goods one might find in a European outdoor market. There was nothing that the new immigrant could not purchase on 9th Street. Several shops survive to this day in a vibrant market that is the oldest and largest of its kind in the United States.

Even today, wandering between stands and storefronts, visitors feel transported. Despite the fact that William Penn did not include this area in within his planned city limits, it has been lovingly embraced by city residents and has become a major economic and tourist draw for the city. The Italian Market, and the residential area surrounding which borrows its name, is still a vibrant community with year round shopping. In the winter, fire barrels keep shoppers warm as they browse beneath awnings. Cannuli\’s Meats and Isgro Pasticceria have both survived since the first decade of the 20th century. Shoppers may buy their food in the same store their parents, grandparents, and possibly great grandparents did.

Of course, the market has not remained static through the years. As immigration patterns and the neighborhood changed, so did the market. In the past 30 years the market has diversified well beyond its name and sells a variety of ethnic foods from Vietnamese to Mexican, as well as jewelry, souvenirs, and even Philadelphia\’s famous cheesesteaks. Many Philadelphia restaurants even buy their ingredients straight from the market, to support local business and get the freshest ingredients possible. The cobblestones and carriages may be gone, but the market has not lost its rustic charm.

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