October 2012
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October 2012
The Senior Athlete Hewlett-Packard Company Volume 21 No. 4 October 3, 2012 It’s time to sign up for basketball! Inside this issue: Personality Profile 3 Tait Tournament Photos 4 Spring Softball 5 Standings 65+ Action 70+ Action MCSSA together with the Montgomery County Recreation Department will offer both a 65+ and a 70+ basketball league starting the first week in December. The 65+ league will play on Sunday mornings and the 70+ league will play on Friday afternoons. The 70+ leagues will play their games at 12:30 and 1:45 at the Bauer Drive Community Center, 14625 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD. Arrangements for the 65+ league are being finalized at press time but will play at a TBD facility near the Bauer Drive Recreation Center. Sunday 65+ game times will be 9:30 and 10:45. You are eligible to play in the 65+ league if you were born in 1948 or earlier. You are eligible to play in the 70+ league if you were born in 1943 or earlier. Cost is $120 ($115 league fee plus $5 MCSSA dues) per league. If you want to play, please fill out the registration form located in the back of the current edition of The Senior Athlete, then send it and a check made out to MCSSA, to MCSSA, 14320 Fairdale Road, Silver Spring MD 20905. Registration deadline is November 11. You may play in both leagues if you meet the age criteria. All senior basketball league games are 5 on 5 full court played with professional officials, a timekeeper, and a scorekeeper. Both the 65+ and the 70+ league will be “draft” leagues with seven or eight players selected for each of four (or five) teams. The season will consist of nine scheduled games plus one or two playoff games. Players will be assigned to teams in late November and the season will start the first week of December. Spread the word. We need enough players for a minimum of four teams in each league. The leagues will play only if there are enough interested players. Some of you may be asked to coach and help draft or assign players to teams. For more Newbury Award Nomination form 7 Olympic Medalists 9 MCSSA Registration Form 11 Dates to Remember Oct 27 MCSSA Annual Meeting at Seibels Restaurant Nov 2 MCSSA Holiday Party. Newbury Award presented Nov 11 Registration deadline for both 65+ and 70+ Basketball Dec 2 Basketball season begins Jan 3 Indoor softball begins (Tuesdays and Thursdays) The Senior Athlete Page 2 From the Editor’s Desk: It was too bad that our Annual Picnic got rained out on the original date. We rescheduled the Picnic and the All Star Games for two weeks later and had good weather and a decent turnout. Thanks go out to Susan Lake for making the picnic a success. This is the first time during my tenure as President of MCSSA that we got rained out. In the future we will use the announcement the Manager of Olney Manor Park makes to announce field conditions. That is to say, if the fields are not playable, then the picnic grounds are probably not fit for a picnic either. Hopefully we will not need to cancel this event in the future. * * * * * With the Fall season of the year, we once again get back to some of our favorite winter sports. Bauer Drive Recreation Center is the venue for two of the popular programs. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 (most people arrive around 9:00 and play gets underway as soon as the first eight players arrive) it is walk-in basketball. On Monday and Wednesday mornings from 10:30 until 12:30, you will find walk-in volleyball for both men and women. On Fridays from Noon until 2:00 pm, volleyball is played at the Mid County Recreation Center, located just off Layhill Road. And, don’t forget-indoor softball begins on January 3, 2013 at Champions Field House, same time, same place as last year. * * * * * In the last issue of The Senior Athlete we put out a call for someone to take on the job of Treasurer that John Rice has been performing for more than twenty years. He announced that he is retiring from that job on April 1, 2013. We need to get a move on and get him replaced. The window for learning while looking over John’s shoulder is narrowing. We need a person with Accounting experience to step up and take on this role. Call John at 301-231-7822 to review the duties that are required. * * * * * Similar to John Rice’s plea, Dick Rothenberg has asked for a replacement as MCSSA Secretary. The job primarily revolves around taking and producing minutes of the MCSSA Annual Meeting. * * * * * MCSSA Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. at Seibels Restaurant in Burtonsville. Breakfast will be provided. The Senior Athlete is a publication of the Montgomery County Senior Sports Association (MCSSA) and is published four times a year, at the beginning of each quarter (January, April, July and October) to members in good standing. MCSSA is a not-profit organization exempt from Federal Income Taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Submit articles and/or changes of address to: MCSSA 14320 Fairdale Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20905 The Newbury Award It is time to submit your recommendations for the William E. (Bill) Newbury Memorial Award. The award will be presented at the MCSSA Holiday Dinner, on Friday, November 2, 2012 at the Golden Bull Restaurant in Gaithersburg, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The evening begins with a “No Host” cocktail hour (with a cash bar), followed by dinner at 6:30 and Awards Program at 7:30. The cost will be $33.00 per person. The criteria for nominating people for the award is listed below. The award is presented to individuals whose contributions are recognized in one or more of the following areas: 1) By outstanding athletic ability and performance which would tend to reflect on MCSSA (such as a league Most Valuable Player, or recognition by a National program or organization, or sustained high level of performance; 2) By voluntary service to the organization through sustained involvement in a superior and noteworthy endeavor; 3) By virtue of a significant financial contribution or through services in-kind. The committee that will evaluate nominations and make recommendations for selection consists of Jerry Cohen, Chair; Bob Gessert, Spike Bauroth and last year’s recipient Bill Birmingham. Nominations can be sent directly to any member of the committee, or to MCSSA. A nomination form, for your convenience and for the ease of evaluating the contenders, is available on Page 7 of this edition of The Senior Athlete. In Memoriam Joyce Hanula 1948-2012 Jill Audet Wife of Mike Audet Volume 21 No. 4 Page 3 MCSSA Personality Profile Alan Reffkin briefed and argued cases, twice appearing before Justice Warren Burger when he was Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Alan was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1935. He attended Hope High School and the University of Rhode Island where he proudly pitched for the Rams until an elbow injury shortened his college career. His teammate, Dave Stenhouse, however, went on to pitch for the Washington Senators, becoming the first and only Washington Senator and Rookie pitcher to ever start a major league All Star game. What a thrill it must have been to witness that. Perhaps an equal thrill for Alan was helping to form and be a part of a rhythm and blues singing group that appeared weekends in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in a night club that was opened up by Johnny Rae and the Four Lads. Alan said, “We were pretty good, and were invited to come to Brooklyn, New York to record the song ‘Fools Rush In’ made popular by Diana Washington. No group had ever recorded that number and who knows what might have been had they accepted that invitation.” But, it was off to Suffolk Law School in Boston where he won several awards, participated in the school’s first National Moot Court Competition and graduated with honors. He married his college sweetheart, Carole, and in 1961 they headed to Washington where Carole taught school and he had to choose between several legal opportunities. He turned down a position to be legal assistant to an NLRB Commissioner, appointed by President Kennedy, in favor of becoming an appellate attorney with the FCC, where he Since he really wanted to be a trial lawyer he interviewed with Paul Rand Dixon, Chairman of the FTC, and was hired by the Bureau of Competition’s Merger Division. He successfully tried antitrust cases and was in charge of investigating mergers and acquisitions in a number of key industries. In 1971 he was off to Philadelphia to join a litigation law firm to aid in the trial of antitrust and SEC type matters. But Philadelphia was no Washington and in no time he was back in D.C. where he was hired as special counsel to the Office of Economic Opportunity, successfully defending Don Rumsfeld, then the head of that agency, in a discrimination suit, as well as representing the government in a fee determination case which directly involved Ronald Reagan, then governor of the State of California and indirectly involved Richard Nixon. Next, he was legal counsel to the Office of Operations at the Federal Price Commission, and then it was back to the FTC and its Bureau of Consumer Protection, where in 1975, he brought suit against a major retail establishment that followed a nationwide practice of routinely confiscating customer credit balances. The case resulted in $50 million being returned to consumers and an amendment to the Fair Credit Billing Act basically preventing that practice from ever happening again. He said, “I am particularly proud of that case, since it corrected a pervasive practice that had cheated consumers for a long, long, time.” He was the first project manager of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and authored three volumes of interpretations of that statute which the government sold “for something like $65 a set.” In 1982 he left government and joined a law firm that specialized in accounts receivables management, published a national newsletter that bore his name and spearheaded an effort that led to the passage of the Debt Recovery Act of 1986, one of only 12 pieces of authorizing legislation passed by the 99th Congress of over 12,000 bills that were introduced. “Getting that legislation passed and signed into law by President Reagan over the objection of both the Justice Department and The Office of Management and Budget, was perhaps the most significant achievement of his professional life.” He continues to counsel clients and takes pride in assisting minority enterprises in obtaining government contracts. His most recent success happened this year, (Continued on Page 8 Reffkin) The Senior Athlete Page 4 ALL STAR TEAMS TAIT Tournament Champions Ross Emerson League All Stars 75+ Champions Hamel Wednesday Night 60+ All Stars 70+ Champions Montgomery 70s Ron Schell League All Stars 65+ Champions Bowie Sixties Volume 21 No. 4 Page 5 Spring Softball Final Standings Friday Night Men’s Draft League 50+ Tied CoRec Wednesday Morning League Team Won Lost Points Green Machine 14 5 28 Team Midnight Special 12 7 24 Blue Crew 7 13 14 Legends 6 14 12 Senior Moments Super Senior League Monday Mornings Won Lost Bobcats 14 4 Panthers 13 4 1 27 Lions 12 5 1 25 Tigers 7 11 14 Cougars 5 13 10 Jaguars 4 14 Tied Points 28 4 8 Commissioner: Ed Guillette Tuesday Night Men’s 50+ League Division “AA” Won Lost Gaithersburg Rentals 15 3 30 Spicer 14 4 28 Athletic House 12 4 24 Team Won Lost Tied Points The Tavern 15 3 30 PJ’s Sports 12 6 24 7 12 1 15 CoStars 14 5 1 29 Eagles 6 14 12 Rockers 3 17 6 Division “B” Commissioner: Jeff Bender Team Division “A” Tied Points Commissioner: Don Juran Women’s Monday Night League Won Team Lost Tied Points Stein, Sperling&Bennett 15 3 30 TST 12 6 24 Pumphreys 10 8 20 Like a Fine Wine 9 9 18 Judy’s Hallmark 5 13 10 Tornados 2 16 4 Commissioner: Carmen Campbell Ross Emerson Men’s 60+ League Division “A” Won Lost Senators 26 10 1 53 Upstarts 21 14 2 44 Centurions 19 17 1 39 Armands 7 11 14 Team Motley Crew 6 14 12 Hamel Commercial 0 18 0 Division “B” Tied Points Silverado 13 3 26 Bird Men 17 18 2 36 Marauders 12 4 24 Good Guys 15 19 3 33 6 10 12 Patriots 11 25 1 23 Commissioner: Marshall Kramer Meyers Meighan Stylers 6 10 12 10 6 20 Raiders 9 9 18 Blue & Gold 5 11 10 Union Jack 3 11 6 Division “C” Nats Commissioner: Bud Marshall The Senior Athlete Page 6 2011 Spring Final Standings Continued) 2012 CoRec League “A” Division Champions Wednesday Night Men’s 60+ League Won Lost Ron’s A/C 18 2 Blue & Gold 12 5 3 27 Members Car Stars 10 8 2 22 Mustangs 6 12 1 13 Fossils 0 19 Team Tied Points 36 0 Commissioner: Joe Fry The Tavern. Front Row L to R: Dave Cooper, Al Sparks, Mgr. Larry Thompson, Richard Skinker and Ray Miller. Back Row: Rick Silas, Bob Kuykendall, John Cottrell, Tired Tom Hobbs, Dave Burton and Joyce Kraimer. Thursday Night Men’s 55+ League Division “A” Won Lost ReMax 9 3 18 Spicer Properties 3 5 6 Hamel 9 5 18 Marauders 6 5 12 Rapid Permit Service 3 7 6 Meyers Meighan 7 3 14 Blue & Gold 2 11 4 Team Tied Points Photos from Friday Night Ron Schell League Division “B” Division “C” Commissioner: Bud Marshall Arrel Godfrey gets ready to do some serious harm to that softball Charlie Clary gets his arms full extended on this drive. Remember what your Coach always told you, to use both hands when catching the ball? Mike Sciannella demonstrates what he was talking about. Volume 21 No. 4 Page 7 Nomination Form 7th Annual William E. (Bill) Newbury Memorial Award I would like to Nominate __________________________________ List in detail why your nominee’s contributions should be considered for this award (The more information you can provide, the better): 1) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 2) ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 3) ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Supporting Narrative: (Use additional pages if necessary) All nominations must be received by Tuesday, October 10, 2012 To submit a nomination, simply send by e-mail to Or, send through the U.S. Postal Service to: one (or all) of the following committee members: Jerry Cohen 2901 S Leisure World Blvd #531B Bob Gessert—[email protected] Silver Spring, MD 20906 Spike Bauroth—[email protected] [email protected] Bill Birmingham—[email protected] Your name: __________________________ Signature: ___________________________ The Senior Athlete Page 8 (Reffkin Continued from Page 3) Photos from Maryland Senior Olympics having instituted a class action suit against a major lender that tried to foreclose on a property in Florida, which resulted in a settlement that prevents the foreclosure and assures that the residents will remain in their home forever; and seeing to it that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services honors its commitment to afford citizenship status to one of his clients. Yet, he finds time to manage and play softball with P.J. Sports in the Wednesday morning CoRec league and he gets in a round of golf with his teammates at least once a week. Alan’s sons Gary and Brian still live in the area and he is proud of their individual achievements and their careers in the area of computer sciences. Cloverly Cannons, Gold Medal winners (70-74). Front Row L to R: Bill Nalley, Ron Dustin, Ray Miller, Tom Coulby and Rick Silas. Rear: Larry Thompson, Jebby Wells, Dave Burton, Charles Murkey, Lew McIntyre, Tom Hobbs, Vinny DelVecchio and Clarence “Pooch” Lewis. Golden Girls, Gold Medal winners (50-54) Gold Division led by their manager, Kathy Collett, front row on far left. The “A’s” Silver Medal Winners, (50-54) Silver Division, also led by Thom Urick, Front Row, Far Right. Vintage Maryland, Gold Medal winners (50-54) Silver Division, led by their manager, Thom Urick, Far Right, Back Row. Montgomery Cougars, Gold Medal winners, (50-54) Silver Division, Led by their manager, Glenn Monroe, Front Row Center. Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 9 Maryland Senior Olympics Individual Medal Winners: Nancy Callan Carmen Campbell Gloria Hong Jim Condell George Izumi Lawn Bowling Mixed Doubles Gold Lawn Bowling Triples Gold Shuffleboard Doubles Gold Shotput Gold Softball (Metro Slammers) Silver 10 Pin Bowling Doubles Bronze Lawn Bowling Singles Gold 10 Pin Bowling Doubles Bronze Volleyball Gold 10 Pin Bowling Doubles Gold 10 Pin Mixed Doubles Gold Lawn Bowling Singles Gold Team Medal Winners (Softball): Women 50-54 Women Men 55-59 50-54 Golden Girls Gold (Gold Div) Vintage Maryland Gold (Silver Div) Maryland Road Runners Gold Metro Slammers Silver Montgomery Cougars Gold “A’s” Silver Men 55-59 St. Mary’s Gold Men 65-69 Spicer’s Gold (Gold Div) L & W Supply Gold (Silver Div) Senior Sages Silver Oldlimpians Bronze Cloverly Cannons Gold (Silver Div) Montgomery 70s Silver St. Mary’s Bronze Maryland Baysox Gold (Silver Div) Senior Moments Silver Men Men 70/74 75-79 Page 10 The Senior Athlete Buying? Selling? Real Estate Call Thompson Co. Realtors, est. 1946 State of the Art Marketing Tools We don’t have a 100 person sales staff We don’t have 100 houses to sell or Super Star Agents Just a few very good, hard working sales people Rose M. Morton Cherie T. Conrad Larry N. Thompson Call 301-384-9177 or www.thompsoncompanyrealty.com Paid Advertisement Volume 21 No. 4 Page 11 MCSSA Board of Directors MCSSA members enjoying the Annjual Picnic on the makeup date. Office Incumbents President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Jim Ganz Don Juran Dick Rothenberg John Rice Other Board Members League Commissioners Women’s Masters (Monday Night) Carmen Campbell Super Senior League (Mon a.m.) Ed Guillette 60+ Ross Emerson League Marshall Kramer Co-Rec Wednesday Morning Don Juran 50+ Tuesday Night Bud Marshall 60+ Wednesday Night Joe Fry 55+ Thursday Night Bud Marshall 50+ Ron Schell League Dave Hyder Basketball (50+, 55+ and 60+) David Schardt Basketball (65+ and 70 John Medford Program Coordinators Volleyball Senior Olympics Internet Advisor Stan Way George Huson David Schardt REGISTRATION FORM FOR MCSSA ACTIVITIES Please indicate which activity you wish to participate in and enclose the proper amount as indicated below. Make check payable to MCSSA: I want to play in the 65 and over Basketball League on Sunday Mornings ($120.00)…..$__________ (Please include an additional $5.00 for MCSSA Membership Dues as well) I want to play in the 70 and over Basketball League on Friday Afternoons ($120.00…..$__________ (Please include an additional $5.00 for MCSSA Membership Dues as well) MCSSA Dues.($5.00)…………………………………………………………………………..$__________ Optional: Donation to MCSSA to further the goals of MCSSA……………………………..$__________ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE $__________ Name Phone:_________________________ Adress:____________________________________________________________________ City: State Zip Date of Birth:__________________ Emer contact: Phone:______________ E-mail address The participant assumes all risks associated with participation in the above activities. MCSSA assumes no liability for injury or damages arising from participation in these activities. Due to the strenuous nature of some activities, MCSSA encourages each participant to consult his or her physician concerning fitness to participate in the program. The participant consents to emergency treatment. Signature____________________________________ Mail this form with a check for the TOTAL AMOUNT DUE made out to MCSSA to: MCSSA - 14320 Fairdale Road - Silver Spring MD 20905 Montgomery County Senior Sports Association Page 10 MCSSA Annual Banquet, Friday, November 2, 2012 The banquet committee is putting together plans to hold a trivia contest after the MCSSA meeting is completed. The format is simple and it should be great fun for all in attendance. Each table will be given a list of the questions and will appoint a team captain. That person will record the table’s answers for all the questions. The team with the most correct answers will win a small prize, have bragging rights for the year 2013 and that captain and his table mates will be first in the chow line at the 2013 MCSSA Banquet. Questions will be in some of the following categories: Movies; TV programs; music and sports, etc. So have your table mates cramming, as if for the SATs, and join us on MCSSA 14320 Fairdale Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20905 Phone: 301-236-9130 E-mail: [email protected] www.mcssa-info.org Friday, November 2, 2012 at the Golden Bull Grande Café. Flyers with all the details will be going out to the membership around the first week in October. For more information call John Rice at 301-231-7822. Here is a sample trivia question: From what Broadway musical did the song, “Poor Judd is Dead,” come from? If you answered “Oklahoma” you might be ready to enter the MCSSA trivia contest. This is just a sample of the types of questions you might have to answer.
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