Published: Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 12:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 10 a.m.

(cnbnews.net)SHELBY NC-Brooklawn Legion was knocked down to the losers bracket by Midland, Michigan and will now have to win every game or be eliminated from the World Series. 

 

Brooklawn committed some costly errors in tonight\’s game, which started 3 hours late because of rain.

 

An error in the third inning allowed Michigan to jump out to a one run lead. The error happened on a popup that dropped between Brooklawn’s pitcher, the catcher, and the first baseman. 

 

But the Brookers came back in the top of the 5th scoring 4 runs. Michigan got one in the sixth. In the seventh an error by Brooklawn with two outs allowed Michigan to get two more. Michigan got a rally going in the 8th scoring 4 runs. The final score Midland 8 Brooklawn 4.

 

The Brookers short stop Robbie Alessandrine made a beautiful play in the 4th inning. A hard hit ball came flying at Allessandrine who jumped in the air to catch it, and then while he was still in the air threw out the Michigan runner at first. Allessandrine also made a nice play to get the last out of that inning.

 

Brooklawn will play Sunday. Time and opponent to be announced.

 

 2011 American Legion World Series
Midland, MI 8 (46-7), Brooklawn, NJ 4 (45-5)
Aug 13, 2011 at Shelby, NC (Game 7)

 Box scores provided by American Legion World Series

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DIGNITARIES COMING TO GLOUCESTER CITY-The South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, in conjunction with Gerrit van der Merwe, chairman of the Western Cape Citrus Producers Forum and Citrus Growers of Southern Africa will visit Holt Marine Terminals, Gloucester City, N.J. on Tuesday, August 16, together with Members of Congress, regional elected officials, importers, business leaders.

Ambassador Rasool is visiting to personally observe and learn more about the vital citrus industry from South Africa and its impact in New Jersey and across the U.S.

The Ambassador and 50 guests will be present as the ship Sea Phoenix offloads about 24,000 cartons of oranges and clementines bound for U.S. supermarkets.

Members of the Keystone State Boychoir will perform both the U.S. and South African national anthems and a medley of South African folk songs.

 

TIME TO END FREE \”BENNIES\” FOR PART-TIME POLITICIANS-Glad to see the West Deptford Township Committee people adopt an ordinance to end the medical benefit for committee members. This move, taken last week at a committee meeting, was long overdue especially with the Township facing a $142 million deficit.

Midland, Mich., comes back on Brooklawn, N.J., for victory | mich, midland, brooklawn – The Star Online : The Newspaper of Cleveland County

Andrew Schorr went 2 1/3 innings in relief for Brooklawn (45-5), walking four and striking out one while surrendering four hits and six runs to take the loss.

Joe Santone’s three hits paced New Jersey’s 10-hit attack.

\”We had some opportunities where we didn’t get the guys in from third with less than two outs,\” New Jersey coach Dennis Barth said. \”But they threw a good pitcher, and he battled all night.\”

He hopes his guys can keep playing after Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against Las Vegas.

\”We’ve been to the World Series pretty long, and this is the best World Series we’ve ever been in. Hopefully we can come back and win (Sunday).\”

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A question for historians in the not-too-distant future

11 August 2011

Forty years from now, politicians, writers, and historians may struggle to understand how America, once the quintessential middle-class society, became as socially stratified as Europe or even Brazil. Should that dark scenario come to pass, they would do well to turn their attention first to New York City and New York State, which have been in the vanguard of middle-class decline.

It was in mid-1960s New York—under the leadership of a Barack Obama precursor, Hollywood-handsome John Lindsay—that the country’s first top-bottom political coalition emerged. In 1965, Gotham had more manufacturing jobs than any other city in the country. But the city’s political elites used eminent domain to push manufacturing aside in favor of business services; they also expanded social programs to help African-Americans and Puerto Ricans. The service sector proved rough going for the less educated, and the social programs failed. New York City responded by inflating its unionized public-sector workforce to incorporate minority workers.

Higher taxes to pay for bigger government joined higher crime to produce a massive exodus of manufacturing and middle-class jobs. Over the last 45 years, New York has led the country in outmigration. A recent study by E. J. McMahon and Robert Scardamalia of the Empire…

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Place: 250 Sandringham Rd.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003
Contact: Leslie (YRC) 609-980-4175
Naomi (his mom) 856-534-9154

Please come out to welcome home 1Lt. Avraham \”Avi\” Beher from serving one year in Afghanistan. 

Avi is the son of Yellow Ribbon Club parents, Naomi and Mike Beher. Avi was born in Philly and lived there with his mother until 1995. He and his mother then moved to Israel to live with his stepfather, Michael, who was an Army medic for the Israel Army. Every summer, Avi would return the USA to visit family, especially his grandparents.

The Future Artists Now have created a banner that is hanging over the entrance of the Gloucester City Library, Hudson Street and the railroad. An official unveiling of the banner and dedication will be held on Tuesday, August 16 at 2PM. The group, made up of students from Gloucester City High School, will be videotaping the event and hope that residents will come and share their comments for the video documentary. The organization was also responsible for making two statues recently that are on display in the Community Garden, Market and Atlantic Streets.. 

 

Janey Dean, Gloucester City High School teacher and advisor for the group said, ‘Let\’s celebrate art, community and friendship in Gloucester City this Tuesday.\”

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house:

\’Talking Dog For Sale\’

He rings the bell, and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees Erica a nice looking Labrador Retriever sitting there.

\”You talk?\” he asks.

\”Yep,\” Erica replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says, \”So, what\’s your story?\”

ERICA! OPEN YOUR EYES… WE SEE YOU

A Passyunk Square organization has given teenagers a voice in increasing the area’s bicycling opportunities.

By Joseph Myers

 

Experts in diligence, the Summer Youth Bicycle and Environmental Program participants used Monday to gather feedback on the area’s bicycling identity. Their documentary will include greetings from the learners in their native languages.

Photo by Greg Bezanis

Inanimate objects have enabled George Lam to alter his attitude toward Philadelphia. A resident of Seventh Street and Oregon Avenue, the 18-year-old had grown so tired of the area that a move after time at Drexel University seemed set. The last six weeks, however, have given the Central High School graduate a flair for fighting for his city, as he and nine other learners have participated in the Summer Youth Bicycle and Environmental Program at Boat People SOS, 600 Washington Ave. The bicycle he recently learned to pilot and film equipment have led Lam to become a social justice crusader bent on convincing authorities that South Philadelphia needs more bike lanes.

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