Elmora Youth League is a nonprofit organization based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, The league organizes recreation baseball, softball and basketball for the youth of the Elmora/Elizabeth area. The league is staffed by volunteer parents. EYL forms travel baseball and softball teams that participate in local summer tournaments. Players are selected from registered participants in the Spring season.

We need help to build this section of our web site. We are looking for anything related to Elmora Youth League and its histor y. Please help us put together our league history.

Communities of Elizabeth and Elmora To Open Youth League Complex
May 1, 1998

After a recent trip to the Elizabeth Public Library, we found the following newspaper clippings for our archives.  They will be posted soon on our web site.

"Dreams of field may strike out" DJ - 7/13/1991

"Elmora Youth Play Ball" DJ - 4/22/1991

"Ball fields open to public debate in Elizabeth"  - SL - 3/23/1994

"Ball field possibility" - Trib - 12/11/1995

"A home of their own, City to make room for baseball league in Elmora" - Trib - 3/22/1996

Attention Current and Former Members of Elmora Youth League

We are looking to recover some of our
old league books and award programs.

A tribute to Trooper Hanratty

In Memorian

Directions to Facilities used by EYL

Now that the league has a new permanent home, we are looking to get old copies of our league book, award books, old photos and newspaper clippings to keep at the Hanratty Fields. If you have any of the above, please contact us and we will arrange to make copies of the documents and photos. Please contact us at elmorayouth@aol.com

Missing League Books

1985
1986
1988

You still have a chance to help us, we are looking for 3 more books.

Found

The following people responded to our call for help in recovering the league's History.

League Books at Hanratty

The 80s were crazy, but someone has to have the 3 missing years.

Missing Award Books

Found

Time to work on this group..

Award Books at Hanratty

Hanratty Field
Phone Number is:

Help us recover the history of Elmora Youth League. Click here for more information.

Starting our 33rd Year
We are trying to complete our collection of old league books. We need 3 books to finish the recovery project. The missing years are:

1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, & 1989
Click to see our collection of league books.

Ask your parent, your neighbor, your friends. Please give all recovered items to Ralph Abbate or bring to the Hanratty fields. Thank you to all who have helped with this project.