Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-13
TAFTVTLLE


 Tsa membership committee of the Taf-~i-e Athletic association mot on Monday evening. with Chairman Bryan Han.ar and reports of new members secured were well over the 400 mark. As -ho campaign is 10 continue for sev- Dr-. weeks more it is almost an assured fact tra. the goal of 500 will easily be reached.
 The carpenters of thc Tonemah co. are now o7--od Tn making dressing rooms and installing shower baths, under the -r5rf7.and and when completed will be, greatly appreciated by the lovers of s7rr'= .r fine village as much needed improvement
 Manager "Jakc" Benoit of the As- --7.1t1u baseball team will trot out his charges on Saturday afternoon, weather 0arUittnc. and from all in- f.-a-.--s there will be many recruits -1 pick from. as # is expected that every .e. player i1 the village will be on hand Having secured tho services of Frank Keller -0 d0 the catching for the local frFw. Manager Benoit has secured much needed addition te Che team as tra village has not had a resident catch -r since Denny" Murphy has graduated .0 rH' professional ranks. Last season Keller oau-h. for while for the Nor
 
 says rH i7 a more valuable man than h5 was considered 10 be in Norwich last season. and intends to prove it. Games have beau booked as far as the latter part of T1lv. including Saturday and Sunday games with some of the fastest teams ir t-e state Teams that are now ao-E5E include Rockville South Man chester. Eo Departure of Gristo'. Ameri- gan Thread of Wilimantic, McDermotts Braves. Ash,ands Of Jewett City Elm ely Giants Of New Haven, Annex of Nrw Britain. All Insurance of Hartford. Srw London Independents, and many other fa~t teams but the dates have not Hrr1 decided upon yet The local man. s-a- t7s horn trying 10 arrange games Vtr tra Norwich K. of c. team, but -0z met no success and there is some n-1h7b.'-- that when the team gets go- Ing that the 'Kacovs" will ba tickled to death t0 get a series on with the local -G-rr. Tho local manager wishes 10 ex- Tend ~7-rr7 invitation to all ball play f-s - .ho village to ba on hand Satur- fay afternoon with uniform and gloves ae some prospects may have been over looked and r. is tho intention of tho local pilot tr rive everyone who has any ,in- .---io7 of trying out a good chance Man. 7ror Ee10t says any player who Hooks good t- him will get berth on the team whether ho is a younrstcr or an -.I timer. and it is the general belicr -a1t some of the old timers will thave 'H take a decided spurt to keep the v-H-~stsrz from showing them their heels
 Preparations are now under way foi t-a opening game on May 2Sth. and onc -' f-e hest openings ever attempted here -7 promised. Brass band, street parade and everything that goes with a first class -7r1irg is promised. and it is row I'D t1 tho weather man to do his bit Even ar autograph baseball by Fri, Speaker of tho champions of the world Cleveland Indians, batted into the rich Held hea0rors in the world series al T-7r'1ya last fall will he on hand. Thi' HeN i= gift Of local fan who atterdat t-a world series and secured the Dill
 Some local nonulsr man will he secur r .7 re1-@ 'HS leather relic over th' plate. to mark the opening of what i. anticipated 10 be the best season of an,