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The Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey Issue 1—Monthly Newsletter Date: March 2012
Hot Stove News Newsletter of the Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey
How the Hot Stovers began Inside this issue: How the Stoves began
1
Club Officers
1
President’s Message
2
Membership Info.
2
Hall Of Fame
2
Golf Outing
3
Meetings & Events
3
Scholarship Winners
4 4
Feature Article
Bill Wagner Email [email protected]
Team Website Paste the address belowinto your browser http://www.njibl.com/page/ show/459494-hot-stovers
In 1957 a group of friends and baseball players from Cramer Hill and East Camden formed an informal and loosely organized team to play independent, and sometimes irregular games with similar groups in the Burlington Hot Stove League. Most were approaching the twilight of their careers in serious competition and these games seemed a logical option to the hectic pace of playing two or three nights a week. The team had no official name but was known simply as the Camden Team. Over the next two seasons, the idea of forming a social organization and incorporating the team within it grew and was discussed at length. At the end of the 1958 season, the Camden Team gave notice of their withdrawal from the Burlington Hot Stove League and several of the groups agreed to meet to discuss the formation of such an organization. On January 18, 1959, nine men met at the home of Maurice Cushing to organize the "Camden County Hot Stove League." Those present included Paul Bearint, Bill Cox, Mike Doran, Walt Doran, Jim McGinnis, Jim McQueston, Jack Pawella, Stan Raiczyk and Cushing,. League meetings were scheduled for the last Friday of each month with January 30 set for the first regular meeting. Each member was asked to bring a friend. At the January 30 meeting, Jim McGinnis was appointed acting Chairman. An annual membership fee of $1.00 was established, a minimum age of 30 years for members was agreed upon and an election of officers scheduled. The first officers were elected and took office February 27 as follows: Jim McGinnis -- President; Tom McGlaughlin -- Vice President; Maurice Cushing -- Secretary-Treasurer; and Paul Bearint --Membership Committee Chairman. A series of fund raising activities were discussed, Website:www.hotstovers.org and it was agreed that meetings would be rotated among several sites around the Camden area. Today the Club is a major supporter of SJ Baseball with many events including a Awards Dinner, Scholarship program, Golf outing, and a Picnic not to mention the Baseball team that plays in the 45 Division of the NJIBL.
2012 Hot Stovers Officers Bill Wagner President Tom Haas Vice President John Cave Treasurer Steve Van Note Recording Secretary Bob Seddon Corresponding Secretary Rob Price Financial Secretary
2011 Hot Stovers Baseball Team
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President’s Message The Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey are excited to bring to you the first issue of Hot Stove News, to share with you baseball stories, club activities, information and SJ Baseball News. We welcome your feed back and comments. If you wish to submit news related to SJ Baseball and to be included in the newsletter email Tom Haas. ([email protected]) Yours in sports, Bill Wagner President
Membership REGULAR MONTHLY meetings are held at the Tap Room & Grill Restaurant, Crystal Lake Ave, Westmont, NJ and START AT 7:30 PM. If you have questions or conflicts with other activities please notify Bill Wagner, 172 Wm. Feather Dr., Voorhees, NJ 08043, (856) 767 -7170, [email protected]. DUES are due as of January 10, 2012. $15.00 for members between 30 and 59, and $$10.00 for those 60 and older. Please fill out and tear of the application below and send it with a check made out to the "HotStovers" to: Bob Seddon, 87 Chapel Hill Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 - cell (609)472-5549, e-mail [email protected].
South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame Campbell’s field Camden NJ
Hall of Fame Located at Campbell’s Field THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2012 SOUTH JERSEY BASEBALL HALL OF FAME OPEN HOUSE. Join us at Campbell Field, home of the Camden Riversharks, for our annual South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame Open House. A reception in the gallery begins at 5:30 with light refreshments. The Hot Stovers baseball club of South Jersey will honor the Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Joe Cruz III, Ted Frett, Larry Litwin, Chuck Ricci, Josh Schwartz, and Steve Van Note.
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Robert Bobo Memorial Golf Outing THURSDAY, August 16th, 2012) - 15th ANNUAL BOB BOBO MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - Play a round of golf and enjoy dinner with the Hot Stover's and our many friends of South Jersey baseball as we honor the memory of club member Bob Bobo. Proceeds benefit the Hot Stover Scholarship Fund and the South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame. The golf outing will be held at Golden Pheasant golf course, with a shotgun start at noon. Win a new car (Lexus and/or Toyota)if you get a hole-in-one.....Get to the course early for complimentary coffee and donuts. Summary/Results of the August 16th, 2012 golf outing, will be reported by Bill Wagner, at a later date: Special thank you to all hole sponsors, and the folks that made gift donations. The group of Hotstovers that worked very hard with making the golf outing something special were: Dick “Whip” Wilson, Joe Acquaro, Bob Seddon, John Decosmo, Dave Townsend, Barney McDonough and John Cave – Great job, thank you. Unfortunately we didn’t have any golfers make a hole in one in 2011, so both Toyota & Lexus picked up the cars, better luck next year. However, we had Mickie Bobo’s help again and my wife Connie, out on the course taking photo’s – thank you both for adding some extra’s to the day. Hope next year will be as successful. Thanks, Bill Wagner.
Meetings & Events Meeting Dates: Tuesday March 6th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ
All are welcome to attend the General membership Meetings. Help support the Hall of Fame and Scholarship awards By participating in the Open House, Picnic, And the Golf Outing
Tuesday April 3rd General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday May 1st General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday June 5th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday July 10th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday Aug 7th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday Sept 4th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday October 2nd General Membership meeting @ Tap Room—Westmont NJ
Event Dates: Thursday March 15th S.J. H.S. Captain’s Night Dinner-Masso’s Glassboro NJ Thursday May 15th Hall of Fame Open House—5:30PM Camden Riversharks Thursday June 7th S.J. Baseball Coaches Association Awards Dinner-Masso’s Glassboro NJ 7:30pm Sunday July 22nd Hot Stovers Picnic and Game. Hot Stovers vs Washington Twp. Senators 10AM, Picnic 4:30 PM & Riversharks game. Thursday August 16th Robert Bobo Memorial Golf Outing– GoldenPheasant Golf Club Saturday November 24th 53 Annual Hot Stovers Awards Dinner-Masso’s Williamstown NJ 2:00PM
THE HOT STOVERS BASEBALL CLUB OF SOUTH 172 Wm. Feather Drive Voorhees, NJ 08043
Hot Stovers Scholarship Award Winners Next Issue of Stover News: Members of the SJ Hall of Fame From SJ High Schools including Woodrow Wilson, Haddonfield, And More. Do you know who they Are?
2011 All South Jersey Baseball Team
Feature Article
SJ Baseball News And
MORE
`
Name
School
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010
Adam Bartholomew Brett Phillips Cody Brown Eric Elmer Jeff McGarry Kevin Comer Mark Zagunis Anthony Mungiole
Bishop Eustace Prep Audubon Brooklawn Post 72 Bishop Eustace Prep Lenape Seneca Holy Cross Bishop Eustace Prep
2010
George Spingler
Brooklawn Post 72
2010 2010 2010 2010
John Flacco Nick Favatella Shane Taylor Steven Schuler
Audubon Washington Township Clearview Pitman
2009
Justyn Carter
Mt. Laurel American Legion
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008
Kevin Casey Mike Trout Robert Cressman Rory McTear Steve Bruno Charles Law
Bishop Eustace Prep Millville Pitman Bishop Eustace Prep Gloucester Catholic Mainland HS
Feature Article President of the Hot Stovers
Bill Wagner Bill Wagner played for Woodrow Wilson HS from 1955-1957. Attended Trenton State College where he continued to demonstrate his versatility by winning 4 Varsity letters in Baseball, Football and 3 varsity letters in Basketball. In 1960 He was named to the N.A.I.A. All-American football squad and in 1961 Won Trenton Stat’s MVP Football Award. Upon graduating, Bill was offered A baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers but turned it down to take a Three sport coaching job at Woodrow Wilson H. S. Bill played semi-pro Baseball throughout the Delaware Valley from 1957 through to the 1980 season. Bill coached baseball, basketball, and Football at Woodrow Wilson and later, From 1961 to 1970, at Cherry Hill East, and coached Baseball at the University of Pennsylvania for over 30 years. Bill is presently the Head Sprint football Coach at Penn. Bill has been the President of the Hot Stovers since 2001 and continues to play outfield for the Hot Stovers in the 45+ Division of the New Jersey Independent Baseball League. Bill and his wife Connie lives in Voorhees, NJ
Hot Stove News Newsletter of the Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey
How the Hot Stovers began Inside this issue: How the Stoves began
1
Club Officers
1
President’s Message
2
Membership Info.
2
Hall Of Fame
2
Golf Outing
3
Meetings & Events
3
Scholarship Winners
4 4
Feature Article
Bill Wagner Email [email protected]
Team Website Paste the address belowinto your browser http://www.njibl.com/page/ show/459494-hot-stovers
In 1957 a group of friends and baseball players from Cramer Hill and East Camden formed an informal and loosely organized team to play independent, and sometimes irregular games with similar groups in the Burlington Hot Stove League. Most were approaching the twilight of their careers in serious competition and these games seemed a logical option to the hectic pace of playing two or three nights a week. The team had no official name but was known simply as the Camden Team. Over the next two seasons, the idea of forming a social organization and incorporating the team within it grew and was discussed at length. At the end of the 1958 season, the Camden Team gave notice of their withdrawal from the Burlington Hot Stove League and several of the groups agreed to meet to discuss the formation of such an organization. On January 18, 1959, nine men met at the home of Maurice Cushing to organize the "Camden County Hot Stove League." Those present included Paul Bearint, Bill Cox, Mike Doran, Walt Doran, Jim McGinnis, Jim McQueston, Jack Pawella, Stan Raiczyk and Cushing,. League meetings were scheduled for the last Friday of each month with January 30 set for the first regular meeting. Each member was asked to bring a friend. At the January 30 meeting, Jim McGinnis was appointed acting Chairman. An annual membership fee of $1.00 was established, a minimum age of 30 years for members was agreed upon and an election of officers scheduled. The first officers were elected and took office February 27 as follows: Jim McGinnis -- President; Tom McGlaughlin -- Vice President; Maurice Cushing -- Secretary-Treasurer; and Paul Bearint --Membership Committee Chairman. A series of fund raising activities were discussed, Website:www.hotstovers.org and it was agreed that meetings would be rotated among several sites around the Camden area. Today the Club is a major supporter of SJ Baseball with many events including a Awards Dinner, Scholarship program, Golf outing, and a Picnic not to mention the Baseball team that plays in the 45 Division of the NJIBL.
2012 Hot Stovers Officers Bill Wagner President Tom Haas Vice President John Cave Treasurer Steve Van Note Recording Secretary Bob Seddon Corresponding Secretary Rob Price Financial Secretary
2011 Hot Stovers Baseball Team
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President’s Message The Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey are excited to bring to you the first issue of Hot Stove News, to share with you baseball stories, club activities, information and SJ Baseball News. We welcome your feed back and comments. If you wish to submit news related to SJ Baseball and to be included in the newsletter email Tom Haas. ([email protected]) Yours in sports, Bill Wagner President
Membership REGULAR MONTHLY meetings are held at the Tap Room & Grill Restaurant, Crystal Lake Ave, Westmont, NJ and START AT 7:30 PM. If you have questions or conflicts with other activities please notify Bill Wagner, 172 Wm. Feather Dr., Voorhees, NJ 08043, (856) 767 -7170, [email protected]. DUES are due as of January 10, 2012. $15.00 for members between 30 and 59, and $$10.00 for those 60 and older. Please fill out and tear of the application below and send it with a check made out to the "HotStovers" to: Bob Seddon, 87 Chapel Hill Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 - cell (609)472-5549, e-mail [email protected].
South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame Campbell’s field Camden NJ
Hall of Fame Located at Campbell’s Field THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2012 SOUTH JERSEY BASEBALL HALL OF FAME OPEN HOUSE. Join us at Campbell Field, home of the Camden Riversharks, for our annual South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame Open House. A reception in the gallery begins at 5:30 with light refreshments. The Hot Stovers baseball club of South Jersey will honor the Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Joe Cruz III, Ted Frett, Larry Litwin, Chuck Ricci, Josh Schwartz, and Steve Van Note.
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Robert Bobo Memorial Golf Outing THURSDAY, August 16th, 2012) - 15th ANNUAL BOB BOBO MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - Play a round of golf and enjoy dinner with the Hot Stover's and our many friends of South Jersey baseball as we honor the memory of club member Bob Bobo. Proceeds benefit the Hot Stover Scholarship Fund and the South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame. The golf outing will be held at Golden Pheasant golf course, with a shotgun start at noon. Win a new car (Lexus and/or Toyota)if you get a hole-in-one.....Get to the course early for complimentary coffee and donuts. Summary/Results of the August 16th, 2012 golf outing, will be reported by Bill Wagner, at a later date: Special thank you to all hole sponsors, and the folks that made gift donations. The group of Hotstovers that worked very hard with making the golf outing something special were: Dick “Whip” Wilson, Joe Acquaro, Bob Seddon, John Decosmo, Dave Townsend, Barney McDonough and John Cave – Great job, thank you. Unfortunately we didn’t have any golfers make a hole in one in 2011, so both Toyota & Lexus picked up the cars, better luck next year. However, we had Mickie Bobo’s help again and my wife Connie, out on the course taking photo’s – thank you both for adding some extra’s to the day. Hope next year will be as successful. Thanks, Bill Wagner.
Meetings & Events Meeting Dates: Tuesday March 6th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ
All are welcome to attend the General membership Meetings. Help support the Hall of Fame and Scholarship awards By participating in the Open House, Picnic, And the Golf Outing
Tuesday April 3rd General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday May 1st General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday June 5th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday July 10th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday Aug 7th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday Sept 4th General Membership meeting @ Tap Room-Westmont NJ Tuesday October 2nd General Membership meeting @ Tap Room—Westmont NJ
Event Dates: Thursday March 15th S.J. H.S. Captain’s Night Dinner-Masso’s Glassboro NJ Thursday May 15th Hall of Fame Open House—5:30PM Camden Riversharks Thursday June 7th S.J. Baseball Coaches Association Awards Dinner-Masso’s Glassboro NJ 7:30pm Sunday July 22nd Hot Stovers Picnic and Game. Hot Stovers vs Washington Twp. Senators 10AM, Picnic 4:30 PM & Riversharks game. Thursday August 16th Robert Bobo Memorial Golf Outing– GoldenPheasant Golf Club Saturday November 24th 53 Annual Hot Stovers Awards Dinner-Masso’s Williamstown NJ 2:00PM
THE HOT STOVERS BASEBALL CLUB OF SOUTH 172 Wm. Feather Drive Voorhees, NJ 08043
Hot Stovers Scholarship Award Winners Next Issue of Stover News: Members of the SJ Hall of Fame From SJ High Schools including Woodrow Wilson, Haddonfield, And More. Do you know who they Are?
2011 All South Jersey Baseball Team
Feature Article
SJ Baseball News And
MORE
`
Name
School
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010
Adam Bartholomew Brett Phillips Cody Brown Eric Elmer Jeff McGarry Kevin Comer Mark Zagunis Anthony Mungiole
Bishop Eustace Prep Audubon Brooklawn Post 72 Bishop Eustace Prep Lenape Seneca Holy Cross Bishop Eustace Prep
2010
George Spingler
Brooklawn Post 72
2010 2010 2010 2010
John Flacco Nick Favatella Shane Taylor Steven Schuler
Audubon Washington Township Clearview Pitman
2009
Justyn Carter
Mt. Laurel American Legion
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008
Kevin Casey Mike Trout Robert Cressman Rory McTear Steve Bruno Charles Law
Bishop Eustace Prep Millville Pitman Bishop Eustace Prep Gloucester Catholic Mainland HS
Feature Article President of the Hot Stovers
Bill Wagner Bill Wagner played for Woodrow Wilson HS from 1955-1957. Attended Trenton State College where he continued to demonstrate his versatility by winning 4 Varsity letters in Baseball, Football and 3 varsity letters in Basketball. In 1960 He was named to the N.A.I.A. All-American football squad and in 1961 Won Trenton Stat’s MVP Football Award. Upon graduating, Bill was offered A baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers but turned it down to take a Three sport coaching job at Woodrow Wilson H. S. Bill played semi-pro Baseball throughout the Delaware Valley from 1957 through to the 1980 season. Bill coached baseball, basketball, and Football at Woodrow Wilson and later, From 1961 to 1970, at Cherry Hill East, and coached Baseball at the University of Pennsylvania for over 30 years. Bill is presently the Head Sprint football Coach at Penn. Bill has been the President of the Hot Stovers since 2001 and continues to play outfield for the Hot Stovers in the 45+ Division of the New Jersey Independent Baseball League. Bill and his wife Connie lives in Voorhees, NJ
