New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
GOOD NEVIS FOR BOYS OR GIRLS
 WHO WANT TO PLAY MARBLES
Trip to Atlantic City For Best Shooter in New Britain Mayor Approves of Tournament Described Yesterday

] Mayor X. NJ. Paoncssa today spoke
 in unqualified approval of the "Ring- err marble tournament which is to be
 played ill this city under the auspices
 of the Herald amt the Junior
 Achievement Foundation to determine , who is the best boy or girl marble player in New Britain. He issued this
 letter to W. W. T. Squire: 1 May S, 1924. ] "W. ". r. Squire. Director Junior Achievement Foundation.
 City.
 ] Dear Sir
 ~"The movement inaugurated by the Junior Achievement Foundation and the New Britain Hcrald'' to en- {, ter the champion marble player of this city in the National Marble Shooting Tournament at Atlantic City, has my hearty approval and en- ! dorsemcnt
 l 'I hope the boys and girls whp are eligible to take part will enter the contest to determine who shall repre- 1 sent this city in the national tourna- ment. The contest will give some. boy or girl an opportunity to bring honor to his or her home town by partici- 1 patinE in, and hope winning, the National Championship.
 Respectfully.
 "A. NJ. Paonessa, Mayor" 1 Peculiar reactions were evident about town last evening after the first announcement of the plan for the tournament had been made. These were mainly evident among the older folks who declared that the playing of marbles was lost art, that the present generation would have to be shown, and some parents announced that they would immediately proceed to their homes in order to- instruct Johnny or Benny or "Sally" so that the youngstef could enter and possibly win out over all of the other youngsters of the city andsget weeks trip 10 Atlantic City where he or she would do battle in the national tour nament for the honor of New Britain.
 The tournament is open to any boy or girl under 15 years of age who will sign an entry blank tone appears in tonight's paper) and hand it in to the Herald office, addressed 10 the Marble
 Editor, or hand if in to W. W. T. Squire in the Americanization Bureau room at the old Burritt school. Next week, as soon as possible after the entries close series of preliminary tournaments will be held in various parts of tho city. Then there will fol- low city championship tournament played by the winners of the prelimin-. arf affairs. The winner of the city event will be declared city champion and will be presented with medal as will the ''runner-np." The cham pion will be allowed to pick T com panion and will be sent 10 Atlantic City for the week Of June l to ', where he or she will compete against inc marble champs of GO other cities for the championship of the United States.
 So, boys and girls, whether you know the game of ringer or not, send fin your entry if yon can shoot a marble at all. The details of the game will come easy after the rules are published tomorrow night in this pa- per.
 Here is chance to win line Na- cation in one of Atlantic City's big hotels at no cost to you. Fill In the blank, because we are going to limit the entries 10 500, and hand it in quickly. The whole town wants a representative in the national tourna- ment.
 Watch for the rules of ringer" as published in tomorrow's Herald.