Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-17

ColcheSper was the gathering pIace on Wednesday afternoon for Rotarians from Norwich, New London, WillimanticI and Hartford to pay their comprments to Highway Commissioner Charles ]. Bennett for the wonderful achievement, the Hartford-New London highway, which is due largely to his efforts. This celebration was supposed to have taken place upon the opening of the highway early in the spring but was postponed owing to various reasons. There were f close to 15o Rotaraans present from the four clubs and with this number of real live boys performing on the green and around the festive board the historic little town of Colchester sat up and took notice.
 The celebration started with a base ball game between the Norwich and | New London Rotary clubs in which the | Norwich club team proved much too strong for the whalers. The teams played in the sweltering heat to a large gallery comfortably parked under the grand ol delms and pines on the green. l Many a payer looked with longing eyes at these spectators. This was especial | ly true of the New London boys who chased the ball all around the green but not catching up with it until the local club had piled up eleven runs.
 The game started off with whiriwind l oKlSlAuBHL Dy Itle oCdl SWGISlerS HIiu with successive hits drove six runs across in this frame. After this the O. cal boys took things easy until the | Whalers had scored two runs and then opened with three more. Frank Welch started the game for the local team but retired in the third inning to give his arm a rest for the chamber of commerce game. Bill Park took up the heavy du- ties and he, like his predecessor, pitched osr +;rrJ,4 hall in, he fifth inning gave New London an oppor- tunity to creep up on the local team, scoring five runs. With the score g to ' | at the end of the fourth inning Manager Charlie Saxton called his huskies into conference and laid down the law to them. His talk was not productive of much in the fifth inning, but in the sixth and final inning the local boys, realizing the wisdom of their managers words that the Whaiers were too close swung into the harness and drove two more runs across the platter giving them a comfortable lead The Whalers, how ever, did not even threaten in the final inning for Frank Weleh took care of the l final batsnan. Howard. who caught the first part of the game and then went in- to the outfeld, played a, good game in both positions, making two wonderful catches in the outheld. Russ Clapp al- go played a good game at third, accept ing six chances without an error. As usual Doc Campbell put up a whale of game at the first sack. Bent Cary showed the boys that he has not lost his old batting eye and smashed out a pret- { ty double. Al Bliven was the only man ', to suffer a casualty. Al tried to bite the V stitche sout of the ball which his broth e CT LaRue hit to him. Al is minus one e tooth and two others are very wobbly.
 Starring for the Whaler$ was Ed Re gan. who pitched good ball, and Ro! Nash, New Londons most versatile player. Roy played first base and catcf with equal ability. New London's thirt sacker robbed Jimmy Madden of a pret ! ty hit when he made a wonderful one hand stab of the drive. Conny Costello mayor of Mystic. performed wonderful, in right field, Conny pio~ :ng this posi- ton because of the shade Outside O the few misplays the game was good Val Murphy of wil1imantic oficiated a umpire and what the players thought O Val was highly complimentary.
 After the ball game a volley ball con test was put on between Norwich ant New London The Norwich tean proved the better voileyists and won D. q score of 50 to 35. Charlie Taggart George Ingalls,. Art Thompson and Johl O'Rourke featured in this sport an, their playing brought another victor. 1 for Norwich.
 A delicious supper served by the la dies of the Order of Eastern Star in tn chapel. The menu was:
 Cold Hane
 Potato Salad
 Beets Cucumbers
 Cabbage Salad Pepper Relis
 Baked Beans
 Rolls Coffee
 Apple Pie Cheese
 During the supper there was spirite singing under the energetic leadership C Bill Park. Bill kept the boys exercis ing their lungs to their full capacit during the supper, or rather during tha time when the Rotarians were not bus
 making the delicious dishes disappear
 Prof Freddy White of New London oi fciated at the piano Henry LaFontain
 rendered two solos that met with heart
 approval of those present Jack Donc
 van of Boston also rendered two plea
 ing selections.
 After the supper when the cigars vel
 being lighted Jim Sullivan, president
 the New London club took charge u- the meeting. Jim Is fast regaining h ve health after a long period of i'll nealt ca but has lost none of his ready wit ,ie i;e was clearly demonstrated in his lit Ire impromptu remarks which put a gre
 deal of pep into the meeting. Com Sb, Costello, state senator mayor of Myst .s, .s. and with a hundred and one other til ls- eoo HulieI ous lo mention was the TIT for speaker. Conny said that 1t was 14 36- Is years ago that New London al pe Hartford highway was first discusse 'uF The matter being brought before | nv people of the two towns by Ernest CH Rogers of New London and Walt
 Wakefield of Hartford These two ha
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