Evening journal., 1922-03-28
NEIGHBORHOOD
CHAMPS Dine
Italian Settlement Basket
ball Team Honored by
Dinner at "Y"
MAYOR BOOSTS
FOR CLEAN SPORT

The Community Service Basketball
League ended its season last night
with dinner 70 the winners OF the
legal champions. This honor goes
TO the italian Neighborhood team.
winners over seven other teams.
Each member OF the team was pre-
sented with a photograph Of the
players By Charles p. Ernst. director
OF Community Service.
Members Of the italian Settle
ment occupied seats OF honor In the
lecture room OF the Y. NJ. @. A.,
where the dinner was served Those
on the winning team present were,
MARCEL. DeNardo, Carbone. slaws.
Paradise, Viscount. Tartag Clio and
Brank. Mayor Harvey presided and
IN a brief speech emphasized the
need for good clean sports.
Charles F. Ernst was the frst
speaker after Mayor Harvey. He told
OF his idea 10 create more sports In
Wilmington and 10 place them more
IN class with college sports. which
are generally recognized as the
cleanest in sports. Mr.. Ernst would
| like 70 get more local interest in
sports, ike rowing races and other
water sports.
other speakers during the evening
all OF whom congratulated Italian
Neighborhood on It's fine showing
were; City Councilmen McManus
and Abrahams; former councilman
Mearns; Walter O. Kadel, physical
director OF the Y. NJ c. A.. who did
much In helping coach the neighbor-
hood basketball teams; Alva X.
! Lindley. general secretary OF the
"Y D; Edward r. Mack: Miss Jennie
NJ. Weaver. Of the Italian Neighbour
hood Association; George Ayres, OF
the Peoples Settlement; Samuel Sa-
retslCy, executive director OF the Y.
NJ. II. A; Norman J. Pyle. who was
general manager OF the Community
Service Basketball League; Miss
Frances L. Range. OF Community
Service; Harry Wright, OF Hagley
| Neighborhood Association and
George Lynch OF Madison Neighbor-
| hood Association. All the speakers
were loud in their praise OF the Will
mington sports and especially the
Community Service Basketball
League.
Mr.. Mack said that ~ the park
board had the necessary money q
stadium would be built here for the
use OF school athletes.
The following associations were
represented; italian Neighborhood
Hagley, stapler Park. Peoples Set
tlment. Kirkwood. Y. NJ. H. A., Pine
and Madison.
The Girls Friendship Club OF tn,
Y. W. c. A. served the dinner and
were congratulated by Mayor Har.
vey. The dinner was voted a bis
success by all who attended. II wal
the expression OF many that th'
Community Service Baseball Leagu
which will he organized shortly, vii
he as successful as the basketball
league
Those present last night were:
Among those present were Mayoi
Leroy Harvey, Councilmen McMan
us and Abrahams. former Council
man James C. Mearns, p. r. Mack
OF the Park BOARD; Charles F. Ernst
c. Walter Kadel. Norman ]. Pyle
II George Lynch, Harry White, Sam
uel saretsky. Miss Frances L. Range
Miss Jennie NJ. Weaver. Miss Jane
H Hardie. J. r. Dandy. A. X Indie.
and Harris Samonisky.
Representatives from the variou
ORGANIZATIONS were as follows
Italian Neighborkood. Fred Branh
Philip Viscount. william DenardC
Dominick Carbone. James Paradise
sam Tartagllo. Alfred slau and
II Maull.
II y. NJ. II. A.. b. Caplin, I. Caplir
II NJ. Shames and Lou Sachs.
II Peoples Settlement, Howard Nor
ris, Ernest McGarvey, August Far
ren. Herbert Slant, Charles Q-Briei
II Charles Wren, Gilbert Clark an
George W. Ayars.
Hagley. Jaseph McGonigle. Josep
Baird, John Anthony. Charles God
II frey and Harry Wright
II Stapler Park, W. Mcdowell. Ber
II nard Ward. John Connolly, Franci
j Briggs. pam -Carays Eraneis McCal