New Britain herald., 1922-07-17
CHURCH OUTING IS
 SUCCESSFUL ONE Several Hundred Attend-.AWaTdS
 Given Entries in Events CAMP MEETING PROGRAM

Hartford New Britain Man Has
 Narrow Escape at Local Railroad Crossing-Items.
 The outing and picnic of the church Of Our Lady of Mercy, held et Silver
 Grove Saturday afternoon, under the auspices of the Catholic Boys club of the church, was one of the most sue
 cessful of its kind ever held in the
 town and was attended by seevral hundred people. The women of the
 parish served dinner on the grounds, which was enjoyed by many after
 which the program of sports was
 held.
 The features of the day were the
 baseball games between two picked
 girls teams and game between the
 married and single men. The girls
 played excellent hall despite the fact
 that they lacked practice and the one
 explained by Mrs. F. Powers proved
 the looser to the one led by Miss
 Leona Callen. The score was 20 to t1s. The lineup Of Mrs Powers team | was. I1elcH llclHVyt -hdlic Nttllcllt ! Virginia Marino, Betty Parkinson,
 Helen Ryan, Betty Gallagher, Ger
 trude Feelan and Katherine Beaulieu.
 The team of Miss Callen was as fol-
 iows. Mrs. Cunningham, Anna Jack
 son. Margaret Beaulieu. Katherine Cunningham, Dorothy Conlon, Kath-
 leen Ryan, Anna Parkinson and Eliza
 beth Farrar.
 The married men showed up in ex-
 cellent form and played stellar base
 ball around the single men and at the
 end of the ninth inning, the score
 stood 20 to 6 in favor of the married | players.
 Other Events
 The other events, which drew much | attention, were as follows: 100 yard ] lash, boys IA to 16 years old-hrst | ward, Ralph Minelo and second. l Frank Carrucci 100 yard dash for girls first, Leona Callen; second,
 'atherine Cunninghan; 75 yard dash
 or boys from 10 to 14 years, first leonard Carrucci; 75 yard dash, first.
 6. Brocka; sack race, first Nick Fan | ola, second Howard Feelan: sack
 race, 25 yards, first Virginia Marine: | hree-legged race, Ralph Marine and
 Frank Carucci; hop, skip and jump, ] Thomas Royce; girls needle race
 first, Anna Parkinson; second, Marie Callen; relay race, girls, first. Kath-
 crime Ryan; second, Vivian Burns:
 peanut race, first Mrs. F. Powers and second, Anna Casciella.
 | The judges of the events were the committee in charge which consisted of Peter Duffy, Francis Foran. John ] Renehan. William Gallagher, Harold Cutting, William Cunningham and James Foran. Suitable awards were given the winners of the various races l Baseball Games The Aces lost to the Colored Giants | of Hartford yesterday afternoon at | the local field. The score was to The Aces played good ball but failed | to come up to the brand displayed by their heavier opponents. Although ! the day was scorcher a good crowd | turned out to witness the game and | were pleased at the brand of ball played. Opinion, however. is that the Aces are not as good a team as they were last year and suggestions have been made as to some changes in the
 lineup.
 The fans have been heard to grum- blo already and many have become so disgusted that they will not attend un-
 less some changes are made in the lineup which will put the team in bet ter form. Manager Neff has attempt cd to turn out a good team but has f,,l I past years judging from the games lost.
 The Tigers defeated the Dublins of New Britain at Rockwell's field yes terday afternoon by the score of [ to 5. Miller and DeManche were the battery for the locals. Saturday af- ternoon, they trimmed the Strong. hearts. also of New Britain. in a close game with the score to 6. Tolli and Miller starred for the Tigers.
 The Lady of Mercy team defeated the Rangers of New Britain yesterday at Rockwel's field by the score of 3 [ battery for the Plainville team. (
 The Tigers are anxious to secure l games with the Orioles, Independents, | Emeralds or Tigers of New Britain, if | possible. and are issuing a challenge i to them. C
 Morton Heads K. of P. l
 Fred Morton, salesman for Armour I and company, was elected Chancellor Comma nder Of the Knights of Pythias r lodge of this town a the Friday night | MT. Morton succeeds Edward a Aspinall who held that office for the [ Pythian lodge for some time. Other officers elected were; vice chancellor Edward Roy Eckert; | prelate. Harry Bonney; master of q work, William Wilbur and master of a arms, Harold Anderson.
 The members of the lodge will tourney to Berlin tomorrow night where the Rank of Page will be con- r erred to class of candidates of the Berlin lodge. The Pythian members will leave by automobile from n .. 'ront of the club rooms on West Main .-r' street at o'clock. ;.
 Grange Has Program
 Tomorrow night will be observed as -hildren's Night at the regular meet s ne of the local Grange, A program II will be carried out appropriate to the occasion and the children will take ct 'arious parts in it. Mrs. Irving Carter las been arranging the events to take ', ,lace and recitations, readings, and v, musical selections will be heard. The ~ v program will commence al o'clock. business meeting will be held at 30 oclopl, to precede the niehtis en-