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photo by Greg Wagner Blue Ridge Rangers and Kent Mudhens participating in a salute to American Veterans before their game at City of Palms Stadium Monday. All teams at all fields celebrated Veterans Day Monday in similar fashion in an Roy Hobbs’ Veterans Day tradition Foran’s Nova Scotia Hobbs ‘empire’ grows every year BY GLENN MILLER Foran calls these players “ambassadors.” Roy Hobbs Baseball They represent the Roy Hobbs The origins of the Nova Scotia Monarchs can in their home province in eastern Canada. If be traced to a chat over beer in a place called Foran is the Godfather of Monarchs baseball his the Capital Sports Bar on Lady Hammond Road players are essentially going around and making in Halifax. an offer that can’t be refused. Gary Foran is now, for lack of a better term, Go to Florida. … the Godfather of Monarchs baseball, which has 6 In the fall. … teams playing in the 2019 Roy Hobbs World Series. When it’s already cold in Nova Scotia, which, In 2009, before the Monarchs blossomed into by the way, means New Scotland in Latin … a mini-empire of amateur adult baseball, Foran Play on fields used by big-leaguers. … played in his first World Series. It was for another Who can refuse such an offer? team. He returned to Halifax, the province’s “You got to come here to believe it,” Foran capital, and that bar on Lady Hammond Road. tells folks back home. “Because we play on rock “I was telling everybody how beautiful this fields and we don’t have very many baseball place was,” Foran said Sunday afternoon at JetBlue after his 70s team lost a heartbreaker to the New diamonds and we got everybody else trying to Jersey Wonderboys. ”They heard so much about compete (for fields).” it over a beer and said, “You get the team going photo by Meg Giffen But they find a place to play and that helps and we’ll find the ballplayers.’” Gary Foran, a man on a mission keep them in trim - all 6 teams - for their annual for Nova Scotia baseball. Have they ever. pilgrimage to Fort Myers. What started with one team in 2010 has blossomed into a Sunday’s first game was a tough one for the Monarchs’ six-pack of teams this year, playing in the 45s, 53s, 60, 65 and 70 70-year-old team. They lost 18-14 to the Wonderboys in a divisions. The list includes two teams in the 53s. Every year, the game that lasted nearly three and a half hours and went into number of Nova Scotia ballplayers and teams at RHWS grows. a shootout. Each year as more players come down and play on major- What a story that game is likely to make the next time the league spring-training fields, they go back to Nova Scotia and Monarchs sit down for beers in the Capital Sports Bar on Lady spread the word. Hammond Road in Halifax. 2

The AAA-AA-A playoff brackets will be announced Thursday It must be Tuesday: evening at the Players’ Pairings Party at Sidelines Sports Grill 4A seeding; Pool Game 5 matchups at the corner of Colonial Blvd. and Veronica Shoemaker. Party starts at 6 pm, pairings before 7 pm, and those pairings will be ready about 7 pm uploaded to royhobbs.com by 7:45 p.m. Thursday. Hey, it’s Tuesday … a really busy day at the Roy Hobbs World are set up by ranking all the teams by record and Series each week. runs allowed in best 4 games; top 16 are AAA, regardless of . It’s day 4 of pool play. record; AA is the next 16 (teams 17-32), and the remaining . AAAA Managers meet at 2 p.m. to determine the teams teams with at least 1 win are in the A Division. Adjustments are made for AAAA teams dropping down, teams that are advancing to -elimination layoffs on Thursday. mandated to move up and adjusting to avoid rematches from . The schedule for Wednesday Pool Game 5 matchups in earlier in the week. the Classics Division will be announced approximately The seeding and scheduling for Wednesday’s games 7 p.m. and the AAAA playoff games will be posted at World Series By the close of play Tuesday, all Classics teams will have Headquarters at the Player Development Complex and be played 4 games. The first order of business will be to determine available on royhobbs.com/world-series. which teams will advance to the AAAA double-elimination playoffs. Eight teams started in that division and will be paired to 4 or 6, depending on a vote of the managers and Timeless Thursday games Roy Hobbs officials. Those teams will take Wednesday off Timeless teams are basically scheduled through Thursday, and start their sprint to the finish line on Thursday. Teams although Thursday’s matchups will be based on first 4 games. that are not included will be dropped into the AAA-AA ranks All 70s teams that played double-headers will be OFF for pool game 5. Thursday; the remaining teams will be scheduled for that day. Matchups for Pool Game 5 will be posted on the schedule But, since there are an odd number of 70s teams, at least 1 page at royhobbs.com/world-series no later than 7:30 p.m. 70s team will get a bye on Thursday. That bye generally goes For the record, after Wednesday’s games, all teams in to the team that has given up the most runs. the general pool will take Thursday off and move to single- Those games will be announced as soon as possible elimination playoffs on Friday. AAA and AA will be 16-team Wednesday afternoon after all games involving those teams are divisions, with no byes, and the A Division may be as well. completed, and Roy Hobbs will contact managers individually 3

STANDINGS Classics 60+ South Chicago Yaquis 1 2 0.333 26 AAAA Team W L PCT RA Midwest Pirates 1 2 0.333 31 Border City Brewers 3 0 1.000 6 Americans Baseball Club 1 2 0.333 32 Washington Titans 3 0 1.000 10 Rhode Island Rockies 1 2 0.333 32 Massachusetts Chiefs 2 1 0.667 19 Stay Thirsty My Friend 1 2 0.333 37 Philadelphia Cutters 2 1 0.667 21 0 2 0.000 16 Minnesota Bees 1 2 0.333 33 Tidewater Drillers 0 2 0.000 20 Puerto Rico Orioles 1 2 0.333 35 St Louis Patriots 0 3 0.000 21 Youngstown A2Z 0 3 0.000 28 Carolina Rockies 0 2 0.000 21 Michigan Stars 0 3 0.000 45 Bahama Breeze Bandits 0 2 0.000 22 Richmond Riverdogs 0 3 0.000 28 Team W L PCT RA Blue Ridge Rangers 0 2 0.000 36 Nova Scotia Monarchs 3 0 1.000 6 St Louis Dodgers 0 3 0.000 40 Bergen Yankees 3 0 1.000 7 Pensacola Salt Bandits 0 3 0.000 48 Minnesota Goats 2 0 1.000 8 Tampa Bay Sharks 0 3 0.000 50 Oakville Golden A’s 2 0 1.000 10 Cleveland Spiders 0 3 0.000 54 Philadelphia Athletics 3 0 1.000 11 DuPage Lugnuts 3 0 1.000 12 Timeless 70+ Livingston Dodgers 3 0 1.000 12 Team W L PCT RA Long Island Express 2 0 1.000 14 Padres 2 0 1.000 5 Minnesota Bandits 3 0 1.000 19 Midwest Nine 2 0 1.000 8 Bronx Cardinals 3 0 1.000 21 Washington Titans 2 0 1.000 12 Wolfdogs 2 0 1.000 24 New England Bo Sox 2.5 0.5 0.833 22 Houston Colts 2.5 0.5 0.833 6 San Antonio Texans 1.5 0.5 0.750 12 Huntsville Stars 2 1 0.667 15 Philadelphia Mustangs 2 1 0.667 11 Orlando Wrinkles 2 1 0.667 18 Minnesota Saints 2 1 0.667 22 Windy City White Sox 2 1 0.667 33 New Jersey Wonderboys 2 1 0.667 32 Midwest Nine 1 1 0.500 10 Sacramento Solons 1 1 0.500 6 Toledo McGuire Ins 1 1 0.500 12 Potomac Senators 1 1 0.500 15 San Antonio Texans 1 1 0.500 15 Detroit 70s 1 1 0.500 16 DC Mets 1 1 0.500 19 Terre Haute Volkers Grp 1 1 0.500 21 JD’s Jaguars 1.5 1.5 0.500 21 Team America 1 1 0.500 24 Atlanta Astros 1 1 0.500 23 New England Red Sox 1 1 0.500 24 Kent Mudhens 1 1 0.500 23 Kent Mudhens 0 2 0.000 17 Long Island Braves 1 1 0.500 23 Toledo McGuire Ins 0 2 0.000 30 Cecil’s Margin Service 1 1 0.500 28 Silver Foxes 0 2 0.000 32 Kennebec Cubs 1 1 0.500 35 Maine Woods Baseball 0 3 0.000 40 Atlanta Heat 1 2 0.333 16 Nova Scotia Monarchs 0 3 0.000 44 4

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60s Results Windy City White Sox right Monday fielder Jen Yuvan Bergen Yankees 12, Pensacola Salt Bandits 2 gets a 2- Bergen Yankees 4, Atlanta Heat rally started Border City Brewers 10, Youngstown A2Z 0 vs. the Tampa Bronx Cardinals 11, St. Louis Patriots 4 Bay Sharks on Bronx Cardinals 18, Midwest Pirates 12 Sunday with a Cecil’s Margin Service 14, Bahama Breeze Islanders 11 single to right DuPage Lugnuts 10, Midwest Pirates 7 DuPage Lugnuts 5, St. Louis Patriots 4 Houston Colts 11, Tampa Bay Sharks 1 Huntsville Stars 25, Pensacola Salt Bandits 5 Huntsville Stars 7, Atlanta Heat 5 Kent Mudhens 60s 22, Blue Ridge Rangers 10 Livingston Dodgers 5, South Chicago Yaquis 4 Long Island Braves 8, Toledo McGuire Insurance 7 Long Island Express 12, Tidewater Drillers 7 Massachusetts Chiefs 12, Philadelphia Cutters 9 Midwest Nine 7, Baltimore Orioles 2 Minnesota Bandits 17, Americans Baseball Club 0 Minnesota Bees 19, Puerto Rico Orioles 13 photo by Greg Wagner Minnesota Goats 11, Atlanta Astros 5 Nova Scotia Monarchs 9, Richmond Riverdogs 3 70s Results Oakville Golden A’s 14, Carolina Rockies 6 Monday Orlando Wrinkles 18, Cleveland Spiders 4 Detroit 70s 13, Terre Haute Volkers Group 6 Philadelphia Athletics 14, St Louis Dodgers 4 Midwest Nine 5, Sacramento Solons 3 Philadelphia Cutters 10, Michigan Stars 7 Minnesota Saints 10, Maine Woods Baseball 2 Puerto Rico Orioles 14, Youngstown A2Z 9 Minnesota Saints 14, New Jersey Wonderboys 0 Rhode Island Rockies 24, Stay Thirsty My Friends 13 New England Bo Sox 16, Nova Scotia Monarchs 4 San Antonio Texans 12, DC Mets 7 New England Red Sox 14, Toledo McGuire Insurance 12 Washington Titans 19, Michigan Stars 2 Philadelphia Mustangs 10, Nova Scotia Monarchs 0 Washington Titans 8, Massachusetts Chiefs 5 Potomac Senators 14, Silver Foxes 6 Windy City white Sox 13, JD’s Jaguars 3 San Antonio Texans 11, Maine Woods Baseball 1 Wolfdogs 22, Kennebec Cubs 20 Washington Titans 15, Team America 2 5

SCHEDULE

Classics Division Umpire Jeff Williams Tuesday discusses a balk 9:30 AM issue with Tampa Minnesota Bandits @ JD’s Jaguars CP-S Sharks 10:00 AM Chuck Lavines Michigan Stars @ Minnesota Bees CL-S on Sunday South Chicago Yaquis@ Richmond Riverdogs CL2 Carolina Rockies @ Bahama Breeze Bandits CL4 Long Island Express @ DC Mets CL6 Youngstown A2Z @ Massachusetts Chiefs JB-S Midwest Nine@ Atlanta Astros JB2 Blue Ridge Rangers @ Long Island Braves JB3 Wolfdogs @ Baltimore Orioles JB4 Kent Mudhens @ Minnesota Goats JB5 photo by Kennebec Cubs @ Toledo McGuire Insurance JB6 Greg Wagner Tidewater Drillers @ San Antonio Texans PDC1 Oakville Golden A’s @ Cecil’s Margin Service PDC5 Cecil’s Margin Service @ Tidewater Drillers PDC4 Puerto Rico Orioles @ Philadelphia Cutters TP3 Philadelphia Athletics@ Livingston Dodgers PDC5 Washington Titans @ Border City Brewers TP4 Rhode Island Rockies@ Tampa Bay Sharks TP-S 12:45 PM Atlanta Heat @ DuPage Lugnuts TP3 Windy City White Sox @ Stay Thirsty My Friends CP-S Bronx Cardinals @ Pensacola Salt Bandits TP4 1:45 PM Houston Colts @ Americans Baseball Club CL-S Timeless Division Bahama Breeze Bandits @ Long Island Express CL2 Tuesday DC Mets @ Carolina Rockies CL3 10:00 AM Midwest Pirates @ Bergen Yankees CL4 Washington Titans @ Terre Haute Volkers Group CL3 Huntsville Stars @ St. Louis Patriots CL6 Silver Foxes @ Team America JB1 Toledo McGuire Insurance @ Blue Ridge Rangers JB-S New England Bo Sox @ Maine Woods Baseball PDC2 Cleveland Spiders @ St. Louis Dodgers JB1 Philadelphia Mustangs @ San Antonio Texans PDC3 Long Island Braves @ Kent Mudhens JB2 Sacramento Solons @ Kent Mudhens PDC4 Atlanta Astros @ Wolfdogs JB3 Minnesota Saints @ Nova Scotia Monarchs TP-S Baltimore Orioles @ Kennebec Cubs JB5 San Diego Padres @New England Red Sox TP2 Minnesota Goats @ Midwest Nine JB6 Toledo McGuire Insurance @ Midwest Nine JB4 Nova Scotia Monarchs @ Orlando Wrinkles PDC1 New Jersey Wonderboys @ San Antonio Texans PDC3 San Antonio Texans @ Oakville Golden A’s PDC2 Potomac Senators @ Detroit 70s TP2 6 NOTEBOOK Results corrections the Top Performances of the tournament. Please check the posted results and If you want to be in the running for a top standings each day. performer spot, make sure your Managers should contact Rob at keeps good stats. the Tournament Headquarters (rg@ v v v royhobbs.com) with corrections to Picking up T-Shirts … scores. The tournament T-shirt is available That’s the best way to make sure through Friday only for all registered that playoff seedings and pairings are as players outside the Roy Hobbs Store in the accurate as we can make them. screened in patio at the Player Development v v v Complex. No Shirts will be given out on Highlights and Statistics Saturday. We do all of our highlight submissions Hours to pick up the Tournament T-shirt online now. The link to submit game are from Noon to 6 p.m. With the shirt, each highlights to e printed in the Inside player will also get a tournament patch. pitches and on our website can be found Players will need their RHWS ID card to on the Schedules page of the World Series get their shirts in person, no exceptions. No website. The managers should have also photo by Greg Wagner driver’s licenses needed. received a link via email on the first day. Roy Hobbs concessionaire Frank Massaro works v v v As for the end of tournament with patrons at Terry Park stats, every manager will be sent an Excel file and a PDF of 50/50 raffle 50/50 raffle tickets, to benefit the Roy Hobbs Foundation, the stats that we will be collecting after the whole tournament are available each day at the Player Development Complex. is done. It is not required. Teams may submit as much or Tickets are $1 a piece or 6 for $5. The drawing will be held as little as they want. Around the first part of January I will in the patio area at the Player Development Complex around begin to combine all the stats I have and begin to sort out 5 PM Friday. The Roy Hobbs Foundation was established to raise monies for research on finding a cure for Leukemia and to assist our Challenged Athlete friends. Revenues from the 2018 RHWS 50/50 led to nearly $5,000 in contributions to MD Anderson Cancer Center, St. Jude Hospital in Memphis and to Southern Florida Challenger Athletes. v v v Admission, $1 a game Admission continues at the Roy Hobbs World Series. Admission is $1 per day or $5 for a tournament pass. Players will pay their $1 at check-in for their player ID card that guarantees them access to all games in which they are not playing. Spectators will pay $1 for entrance into each complex and are good for one day. The $5 tournament pass is available at RH Headquarters or from the Site Concierges at each security table; there is no family pass. The tournament pass is a plastic card that guarantees admission for that person for the duration of the RHWS. A loop comes with the tournament pass card for easy attachment to purses, belt loops, etc. v v v Please help with dugouts Roy Hobbs Baseball and the grounds crews need your help in the dugouts. When your games are over and you are leaving the dugout, please police it for trash and cups, etc. Your assistance in cleaning up the dugouts each day will be greatly appreciated. 7 HIGHLIGHTS

Classics 60+ STEVE HARRISON 7 2 RUNS /0 EARNED 4 WALKS 3 K’S: Hitting: BRENT BAILEY 2 HITS / WALK / 2 RBIS - DAVE Atlanta Astros 13, Kent Mudhens 60s 12: (Mudhens) SORICHETTI 2 HTIS Hitting: Bill Reed- 3/4, 2 2b, 4 RBI; John Berger- 3/4, RBI; Pat Bussey-2/4; Bruno Settimio-2/4, 3b; Bob Lay- 2/3; Philadelphia Cutters 4, Youngstown A2Z 2: (A2Z) Scott Ruhe-1/4, 3 RBI; Denny Bloom-1/3, 2 RBI Pitching: Jack Hay. 5 IP, 8 Hs, 1 R, 1ER, 1 BB. Dave Smercansky. 4 IP. 5 H. 3 Rs, 0ER: Hitting: Rick Filush 2/4, 1 Bronx Cardinals 7, Carolina Rockies 5: (Cardinals) 2B 1SB. Larry Kelly 2/3, 1 2B Hitting: John Street: 2 for 4, 1 triple, 3 RBI’s. JJ Johnson: 2 for 4, 1 Run scored. Mike BaileyL 2 for 4. Rick Peszlo: 2 for 4, 1 Rbi. John Johnson: 2 for 4, 1 RBI.Mark Ethridge: 1 for Timeless 70+ 1. Midwest Nine 6, Kent Mudhens 70s 5: (Mudhens) DuPage Lugnuts 5, Huntsville Stars 1: (Stars) Pitching: Pitching: Dave Vowles - 6 IP, 1 run: Hitting: Jim Wilson-2/3, Marty Sargent - 7.1IP, 5H, 5 ER, 2Ks, 3BB, 2HBP: Hitting: BB, run; John Damsma-1/2, BB, RBI; Phil Ketterling-1/2, Hosea Williams 1/3, G Jacobs1/2, T Kitko 1/3,K Whisenant Run; Alex Dimuro-1/3. 1/3, C.Dahl 1/2, Run Sacramento Solons 12, N.E. Red Sox 1: (Solons) Pitching: Kennebec Cubs 14, Blue Ridge Rangers 13: (Cubs) Top Irv Scott five innings, no earned runs allowed: Hitting: hitters: SCOTT KEMPF JOHN JONES JOHN OECORA: Game Mike Spratt 2x3-R-rbi, Lanny Ropke 2x3-2RBI, Bob Levine notes: come from behind win---cubs had 5 straight hits to 2x2-4R, Al Lugar 1x1-3B, Irv Scott 2x2-1R-RBIKen Adams lead off the top of the ninth with a five run deficit. Ended 2x4-R-RBI up tying game when janice halls scored on a clutch by Terre Haute Volkers, Potomac Senators 1: (Volkers) eddie mayer to force a shoot-out Pitching: Wayne Faas was the winning pitcher, and Bobby Oakville Golden A’s 5, St. Louis Patriots 4: (A’s) Pitching: Bartlett saved the game. Hitting: Jim Kitzler 2b, 1b. 8

photos by Greg Wagner The Manager Reception and Mike Murphey Book Launch party at PDC gave a rousing sendoff to “Conman,” a novelistic approach to the baseball life of former major-leaguer Keith Comstock, who appeared at the gathering via Skype from Phoenix. Murphey read excerpts from the book, and Comstock commented throughout the presentation, much to the enjoyment of the full house. And the evening ended with a book-signing and lots of baseball socialization. Kudos to Murphey and Comstock and thanks to all who participated.