Rutherford Little League History: 1953
Officers
- Dave Chadwick, President
- Vic Arata, Vice President
- Alva Gannon, Secretary
- Bill Tantum, Treasurer
- Unknown, Player Agent
Managers
- American League
- American Legion: Frank Ross
- Elks: Vic Arata
- Lions: Al Stone
- Pasquin Motors: Homer Hasbrouck
- National League
- Jr. Chamber of Commerce: Ed Greene
- Kiwanis: Bob Smith
- Pastori Home Builders: Joe Dressel
- Rotary: Bill Tantum
Play begins on the League’s new Memorial Park field. Its layout is basically unchanged to this day except that the fence height was extended from 4 feet to 7 feet in the mid-1960s. From home plate to either foul pole is 182 feet, and from the plate to straightaway center field is 193 feet.
The League successfully opens tournament play 24-Jul, as Rutherford American shuts out Garfield National, 3-0. On 28-Jul, Rutherford National defeats Lyndhurst American, 3-2 in 17 innings at Rutherford. The game was suspended for darkness the day before, after 10 innings.
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