Holy Cow, What A Night!

When I finally got up at 10:00 this morning I felt like I was hit by a train, and I don't even drink!

For the many thousands of you who came to last nights Fight, Thank You for suppurating Fernando Guerrero, the Main Street Gym and Hal Chernoff.

One thing is for sure, no one could ever say that after attending all of the fights last night that they were cheated out of one red cent. It was by far the most entertaining fights I have ever personally attended.

As usual, I'll put up a teaser Post today but we'll wait until Monday for the full blast view of things. Sorry Folks, that's just how we do things here on Salisbury News.

It was a very successful night for the Main Street Gym and Prize Fight Promotions. ShowTime was amazed once again at the huge crowd.

A special Thank You also goes out the Mr. Frank Hannah from Brew River for keeping his kitchen open late last night allowing so many of us to arrive for the After Party and get something to eat. I must say, their kitchen has done a complete 180 degree turn around. The food was fabulous, I had the scallops and they were to die for!

Enjoy the photos Folks and expect a huge Post on Monday as I was once again in the perfect location for taking pictures of ALL of the fights.

Missed The Fight Last Night? Catch the Replay!

SHOWTIME PRESS RELEASE

SALISBURY, MD (April 16, 2010) – Undefeated middleweight prospect and hometown favorite Fernando Guerrero earned an impressive second round TKO victory over Chicago’s Michael Walker in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night on SHOWTIME from the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md.

Unbeaten prospect Shawn Porter dominated Colombian Raul Pinzon, scoring a first round TKO in Friday’s co-feature

The doubleheader was co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Prize Fight.

Fighting in front of a packed hometown crowd, Guerrero (18-0, 15 KOs ) displayed the type of energy and power that has made him such a coveted prospect in the stacked middleweight division. The southpaw came out swinging, drilling Walker (19-4, 12 KOs ) with repeated shots against the ropes to close out the first round.

It was more of the same in the second with Guerrero banging away against the ropes and landing shot after shot against his defenseless opponent. With Walker up against the ropes and unable to respond to the onslaught of combinations from Guerrero, referee Malik Waleed was forced to stop the fight at 1:49 of the second round.

“The crowd was a little bit off so I had to spice things up,” Guerrero joked. “I said I was going to go with him and fight an exciting fight. I’m going to be the new face of boxing, that’s a promise. I work hard like I’m going for a world title in every fight.”

Walker may have been the only person in the building who disagreed with Waleed’s decision to end the brutal attack.

“I’m pretty disappointed,” Walker said. “I think I could still go. He caught me with a shot but I was recovering. I should have moved when he was hitting me. It’s just a lesson learned.”

Porter (14-0, 11 KOs), of Cleveland , was equally impressive in his dominating win over Pinzon, although it was tough to measure his performance against a lesser opponent. The unbeaten prospect showed great one-punch KO power and a tremendous work-rate in the short outing. Porter moved to 14-0 in thrilling fashion with an overhand right that connected for a KO at 2:30 of round one.

“I tried to follow the gameplan, use my speed and set up the body shots,” Porter said. “I set him up for the overhand right with the body shots.

“I can’t said I’m disappointed that I didn’t get that many rounds. It was a great effort and performance. I know his weight slowed him down. He was definitely too slow for me tonight.”

Pinzon (17-5, 16 KOs ) took the fight on nine days notice and had trouble making the contracted weight limit.

ShoBox play-by-play announcer Nick Charles was impressed with the showing by Guerrero and Porter but would like to see them begin facing top 15 opponents.

“As measuring sticks the opponents fizzled,” Charles said. “But both of them showed the speed and power that translated into electrifying performances. I can’t fault them for their level of performance. It’s time to match them against some guys in the top 15 that will really challenge them.”

Friday’s fights will re-air on SHO 2 on Monday, April 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). They will be available On Demand from April 19 until May 2, 2010.

Pop Warner Football Sign-Ups Sunday

Pop Warner Football and Cheer
WICOMICO POP WARNER PANTHERS
Sign-ups APRIL 18 from 2-4 at Asbury Church

THERE ARE NO TRY-OUTS; WE TAKE THE FIRST 35 FOR EACH TEAM

The Cheer Program is for ages 5-15 (ages 8-15 compete in competitions)
The Football Program is for ages 7-15, below is the age and weight matrix:
Mitey Mites Ages 7-9 weight limit 45-90 LBS
Jr Pee Wees Ages 8- 10 weight limit 60-105 LBS
11 weight limit 60-85 LBS
Pee Wees Ages 9-11 weight limit 75-120 LBS
12 weight limit 75-100 LBS
Midgets Ages 11-14 weight limit 105-160 LBS
15 weight limit 105-140 LBS

All of the above teams will field a full offense and defense of 11 players.
Challenger Division for children ages 5-16 with physical or mental disabilities who are currently enrolled in school.

The Wicomico Panthers are part of the Henlopen Pop Warner League. As part of the Pop Warner organization the Wicomico Panthers organization is the only local football and cheer team partnered with the National Pop Warner and the NFL. All teams have the opportunity to advance to playoffs at the national level. Children also get recognized for outstanding scholastic achievement in school.

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.WICOMICOPANTHERS.COM

HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER

The Greeting Card

With all the electronic methods of modern society, we have forgotten one of the most important pieces of humanity – the greeting card. How many of us just get on the computer and email a birthday greeting when we used to send a card. Of course, cost is a major factor in the demise of one of the old stand-bys. It costs nothing to send an email. I have always used Hallmark cards and noticed that they have risen in price considerably over the years. I guess the new technology within the card figures in the cost. The card I just sent to my granddaughter had buttons to push (five of them) and each one triggered a mechanism that vocalized a different birthday greeting. It was clever but expensive. I bought it more for its entertainment value than the greeting. After all, she’s only six and can’t read past “Pop-Pop”, so the spoken word relayed my message.

The greeting card actually predates the postcard but the post card was very popular in the early part of the 20th century. This was probably because of the cost. The era of the “penny post card” lasted for many years and people have made a hobby out of collecting the various holidays. I always liked the Fourth of July best because of the patriotic themes and the colors. Halloween is the hardest to collect although Labor Day cards are the scarcest. Vacation views are still sent in large numbers.

In years gone by, I could always count on my mother sending me a greeting card on every holiday of the year. She was never officially voted the United States Post Office’s best customer but, if they had such an award, she would have been right in contention for the honor. She never missed a holiday from New Years right through to Christmas including my birthday. She understood what it meant to someone to be remembered by some tangible means.

The idea of sending cards is personal and can be done at one’s leisure by the sender. The person receiving the card has something to put up on the mantle and enjoy for days. And we underestimate the powerful impact that a handwritten greeting conveys.

There are also tricks involved with cards. My favorite is when my house is not at its best and I have someone coming over. I just keep a stack of “Get Well” cards handy and put them out on the mantle. Everyone thinks I have been sick and understands why the house is not 100%.

The “money card” was always a favorite with kids. If the sender used one of those cards that have the distinctive shape of a money card, it sort of gave away the mystery inside. Any card from a favorite aunt or uncle just might contain money and they were always eagerly opened.

So, along with the written letter, the greeting card is disappearing from modern society. From what I have seen of the results that our children learn about penmanship in school, I guess the computer is certainly much more legible. Maybe it is more legible, but not nearly as personal. There is still magic in the handwritten message and it conveys your personal thoughts so much better than any old greeting card.

SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: vs. Hagerstown

NUMBER 1,000: The Shorebirds reached victory number 1,000 last night in the 1,950th game in the history of the franchise. The Shorebirds have won two SAL crowns and have reached the playoffs six times over the last 14 years.



EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT: The Shorebirds have recorded 43 extra base through the first eight games of the season. They have 29 doubles, 9 home runs and five triples. The ‘Birds have hit 45 singles on the season.



56 RUNS: The Shorebirds have scored 56 runs in eight games (7.00 per). Only the Asheville Tourists (57 runs) have scored more than the Shorebirds. The Hagerstown Suns have scored 42 runs through eight games.



SAL LEAD IN HR’S: The Shorebirds are tied with the Asheville Tourists for the South Atlantic League lead in home runs with nine.



STARTING STRONG: The Shorebirds starting staff has been stellar through seven games and 38.0 innings. They have allowed only 37 hits and eleven earned runs. Three starters have already gone without allowing an earned run (Beal, 4/11; Butler, 4/12; Cowan, 4/14).



BRANDHORST DEALING: Shorebirds reliever James Brandhorst has not allowed a run in three appearances this season. In 3.0 innings, he has four strikeouts and no walks. The right-hander did not allow an earned run in his last nine outings of the 2009 season in Aberdeen (13.2 innings).



HIT STREAKS: Levi Carolus enters tonight’s game on a four-game hitting streak (5-19), Steve Bumbry enters game one on a six-game hitting streak (10-23), Brian Conley is riding a three-game hit streak (5-10), Tyler Kolodny is on a three-game hitting streak (4-14) and Garabez Rosa is on a four-game streak (8-16).



FOUR PLAYERS WITH TWO HOMERS: Four Shorebirds players have already connected on multiple home runs this season. Gary Helmick (2), Justin Dalles (2), Tyler Kolodny (2) and T.J. Baxter each have two homers this season.



SCORING FIRST AND EARLY: The Shorebirds have scored the game’s first run in seven of their eight games this season. The Shorebirds have scored 14 runs in the first two innings this season.