The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-23
<. Of c. ENDS
BOWLING Year
WITH BANQUET
Father Duffy Acts as Toast
master - Father Cronin
Praises Sport and Spirit
Shown by Order.

The X. Of c. Bowling league banquet
last night at the Arlington was GER
tainly fitting close for the season.
Forty-one sat down to the spread and
all Of them thoroughly enjoyed the
dinner. After the banquet came
speeches by the officers and team cap
tains.
One large joke, which provided much
mirth at the exense OF Father Duffy
was engineered by Father Cronin. Fa-
Their Duffy's first course consisted Of
drum.sticks minus the meat.
Father Duffy acted as POSTMASTER
and encouraged some of the backward
talk artists in their attempts to get
away with some long-winded efforts.
Jack OBrien. captain OF the cham
pion Vets was the first called on. Our
team" said Jack. was in class by
itself At the state OF the race we
donated the first three games to the
Braves to encourage them. From that
time on you began to hear from our
team. I let the rest Of the team cap
tains take their choice, and then !
picked the promising ones. I'm tell
ing you this because l have the op-
portunity of getting in first, and am at
least ahead of the knockers who will
follow me-"
Handsome" Phil Mercurio Of the
Rosebuds, was the next speaker. He
was satisfied with the result OF the
race and voted large hurrah for the
league. He wants it again next year.
Will Broderick Greenhorns. is quot
ed as saying that the K. OF c. league
was a success, and that it should be
even better next year
James Sharkitt, speaking for the
Maps, said, 1--WE enjoyed the sport or
bowling to the utmost, and will be on
hand bright and early next year Tor
another one"
The King" bowler Of the league
was next given hearing. The toast
master limited that Ray Lichtenfels
had been asking for chance to show
his wares. Ray modestly replied, i
can get them down the center of the
alley once in a while, but tonight I
am getting splits. Thank you
Crump Wins Hat.
Harry Crump was awarded nat
for rolling the score OF 225.
Jim Goldrick said his team would
nave won UuI LII Vic ASe-' SAANe ~
have broken Jack O'Brien's heart.
The oldest member Of the order,
John Zwissler, came next. Although
he had not been asked to bowl, Mr..
Zwissler bravely volunteered his serv-
ices as umpire in the baseball league,
providing no captain saw fit to enlist
him as a backstop.
Philip Mercurio, the great le1t-nano-
o5 houlor nothing 70 saw.
Otto Pfeiffer made a hurried trip
to Indianapolis and back so as to be
on hand for the banquet Otto stated
that the league had turned out to be
better than his fondest expectations.
Judge Head of Brookville. who Of
fered a ball for the highest average
mas not been heard from, but the man
entitled to it will receive the ball with
In short time.
Rev. cronin Praises Work.
Grand Knight Luke McTlgue, was
much elated over being able to at
tend the function. Il came to eat
and enjoyed It," he said.
Father Cronin said: II was not
asked to join the bowling league until
late. and after using the tape line
found that too much girth would al
WAYS be my excuse for a low score
| do like sport, and the X. Of G. will
always find in me Willingness to helE
in any undertaking attempted by them
used to play baseball, at one time be
ing on the receiving end of an indepen
dent team with Mordecai (three-fnger
ed) Brown, but when he went to the
National league l entered the ministry
and, so to speak, lost my identity lr
the baseball world"
John Harrington, chairman OF the
entertainment committee grew a little
chesty, and defied the newspaper mer
to question his boasts OF being pool
bowler.