Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-28
BELFAST
Former Big League Baseball
Men Looking for Basketball
Game-lce Conditions Worst
for so Years

Frank Brignolia, night clerk at the
Windsor Hotel, formerly Of Boston and
q pitcher OF some fame. has received
Il letter from Roy Greene, the Charles
town. Mass, pitcher who played in
Belfast a few years ago. stating that
he is now stationed at the navy ward.
and that he is u member of the crack
basketball team which includes many
or the big leaguers. This team, he
writes, wishes to make a tou: Of this
section and expects to play III Dark
Harbor some time about the middle of
February. and would Ike date in
Belfast. Maranrilie of the Boston
Braves is captain of tho team. and
among the other payers are Rico of
The Braves, McNaley Of the Red
SoN and hilliea, who played with
Rock!and few seasons ago.
The sailors from the East Hamp-
ton are enjoying their shore privileges
- Belfast to the utmost. There have
been several dances during their stay.
While the basketball game on Friday
night. although they We're badly de-
ftatad by .he High school team. was Il
source of much plea asure to the Jack
les. The craft is still baached near the
steamboat wharf and undergoing re-
pairs. It looks now as if the govern
inent would have to send some other
craft in 70 cut her ont of tho ice, for
ut present the bay is entirely closed
in. The last time the bay was COM
pletciy frozen was in 1917 when the
ice was cut out about Feb. ) and la
ter on March 10. when the cutter
Woodbury. did the trick. 1t cost the
Board Of Trace $500 that season to
keep the ;,ay free Of ice. 1t is said that
the ice conditions about the bay are
the worst for 30 years. On Islestoro
the wharvcs and piers are being bad
~ damaged and III some places de-
stroyed. while the fish weirs are al
most wrecked is,esboro has had but
one or twn mails in 10 days. and is
completely cut off from co'nmunica-
ton with HE main land, except by
telephone Letters from further down
the Lay state that they are driving
from Deer Island to the main land
The Belfast Commandcry. United
Order OF Golden Cross, held a public
installation at its hall on Thursday
nlSill. tC'p! l6i.iiiiS tfIIlu .NCDit' t.f'tii
Wandnr. Herbert McEenney of Port
land. and many guests. 4 picnic sup
per was served at $40 when the mem
Eers with their families and guests
We're served by the ladies Of the order
and it was q very social anl enjoyable
affair. During the installation the fol-
lowing program was given: Song, Mrs.
: kenpton I3. Craig: reading. Miss En-
MA Webbcr; piano duet. Violet Dexter
and Margaret Eaton: violin solo, Mrs.
: Roland I.amson: Highland dance in
costume Doris Sweat. The officers
installed We're. Past Noble Comman-
der. Charles Il. Eaton: noble COM
! nlander. Charles F.. Sherman: vice
noble commander. Mrs. Wireva Craig:
prelate. Mrs. Hester Brown: noble
keep of records, Mrs. May Black;
| financial keeper of records. Fred
! Waldo Brown: herald. Herbert Buck
! lin: warder of the inner gate, Gladys
. Whtten: warder of outer gate. Wal
! lace Bickford. Committees to be ap-
: pointed at the next meeting. Re
marks were made by Grand Noble
! Commander Mclienney. telling of the
growth and aims Of the order and OF