New Britain herald., 1919-05-28
PLAINVILLE NEWS BASEBALL TEAM ID BE ORGANIZED SOON
Town Will Be Represented by
 Strong Nine on Diamond
AUTOMOBILE STRIKES BOY

YouDgster struck By Auto While
 Crossing Main strect-smoker of
 Holy Name Society is Success Bids For Ncri Block.
 | The town is not to be deprived of | a baseball team this summer as has
 been thought for some time. h. 1 stead it appears now that a stronger
 team then ever is to be placed on the
 diamond to uphold the reputation of
 local sports.
 The All-Plainville team was re- 1 organized recently and is now d rcali-
 zation of the hopes of the few remain
 ing admirers of the game who have
 been working for some time to arouse ] interest for town team.
 In former years, PlainVilIe has aI- 1 ways been represented by fast teams
 in fact of such good caliber were the | players that many of them were en- l gagged in semi i-professiona playing l with big teams throughout the state l The bygOne years saw great rivalry 1 between teams from Bristol, SOuth- | ington, Pennington, New Britain and ! Plainville and many of the contests | were of the very hottest variety The l games between the Southington and Plainville teams always proved inter-
 esting and the field was always well I filled when the umpire called "play ball."
 l The team which has been recently
 reorganized will play on the Rock ] well-Drake diamond which is the only l good diamond in the town. It is l understood that a New Britain team anticipates using the diamond also
 and it is unknown how the two will
 arrange their games.
 l Oakes, William and Frank Cunning ham, NIcNally, Sullivan, Winiger, Birnbaum, Cassidy and other old 1 players are among the ranks of those enlisted for the baseball army. These
 men have been seen in games here 1 before and their playing qualities are l well known.
 Russell E. Winiger has been 1 chosen manager of the team and will l start a season schedule immediately. l He is anxious to secure some games 1 with teams of caliber ithrOughOut the
 state and if: the loeal team1 has a 1 fairly good season the New Departure | team of Bristol, the Pioneers of New
 Britain, and a few other crack teams
 will try to be humbled by the local 1 batSmen.
 1 Jitncy Strikes Boy. | The first accident since the advent 1 of the jitneys was reported yesterday 1 afternoon, when R. JaCobellis, about 1 nine years old,. was struck while 1 crossing Main street. The youngst CT l was thrown heavily to the pavement 1 and painfully bruised, but it is not 1 thought that his injuries will prove
 serious.
 The accident proved the first ill.,
 comment by local people in connec-
 tion with the jitneys and after it hap | pened reports were all too numerous 1 of the terrific speed which the con- ! Vcyances make on West Main street l and the road to Bristol. The road is | new one and it's permanent pave ment forms natural speeding course 1 for autoists. Within the past two
 days there have been four accidents | reported on the road and the one yes-
 terday afternoon makes the total five. 1 Smoker a Success.
 The smoker and entcrtainmen ent
 given in the church hall last evening 1 by the Holy Name society of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy proved 1 a success and was very largely at l tended. It was the first social and 1 get-together for the men of the parish 1 since the appointment of the new | pastor, Rev. J. E. Fay, and it's suc- cess would indicate many good times in the future. The affair was presided 1 over by William Cafferty in the posi- tiOn of toaStma Ster
 Gerald P. Crean, of New Britain,
 who saw service with the 1O2d Infan-
 try of the Yankee Division in France,
 was the principal speaker His talk
 proved exceptionally interesting, as he told in intimacy of the preparations
 for battle, the first sensations and the q 2 of ,:aal Fl ell ,.lai cl fnlla.,.aL