New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-05

BOYS ARE Treated
LIKE ROYAL kings
Paradise Park Team Enjoys
Fruits Of Winning Championship

Saturday might have been a poor
day for the greater majority of
New Brtantes but there was a part
OF Is of them who will unanimously
vote that the day was one of the
best that has ever happened and
these 10 are the members OF the
Paradise Park baseball team, cham
pions Of the Rotary Club Boys
league, who were treated to a bus
ride to New York, a trip to Bronx
Park and a baseball game between
the Yankees and Athletics at the
Yankee stadium.
1t was a tired but happy lot that
landed in New Britain about 1880
o'clock Saturday night after a day
filled with thrills and happy mo-
ments. The morning daWncd glow
erlng and rainy and hopes OF seeing
the big lcaguers IN action, were
overshadowed. Despite the rain,
however, the trip was started and
the rain poured all the way to Nor
walk.
There the skies began to tighten
until when New York WAS reached.
the sun came breaking through the
clouds and the change was SO great
that il became evident that the game
would be played if the rain kept off,
The party was conducted through
| II ,,,ly h,y Had l.
Toomry. They were shown all the
animals, told of the interesting
things in connection with them, and
were conducted through til" bird
and reptile houses to watch the
wonders Of the wilds which have
been collected thsce for years.
Following this, the boys were fed
4 chicken dinner, cooked to perfec-
ton was served right in the park
and a Joyous gathering cleaned
plates clear of everything edible, de-
spite the fact that they wanted tc
show their best table manners.
Tho baseball game, however, was
the thing. The local party occupied
a box on the third base line Just be,
hind the Yankee dugout. Shortly
before the game. Babe Ruth, King OF
Swat, and idol of the small boy base
ball players, came over TO the New
Britain box and shook hands will
each Of the boys and congratulated
them on winning the local pennant
He promised to hit a home run fol
them in the game.
It was a sight to watch the chest:
swell with pride as each shook the
hand of baseballs most 2olorfu
character. Each is probably tellins
his own version of the affair to hi!
friends in this city today,
Then. what is better than any
thing, Babe Ruth came through will
vicious drive into the right fielC
grandstands for his famous home
run. He was followed by Boi
Meuscl who hit one into the lief
Then, the Athletics, trailing by {
I to score, tied it up in the nintl
and went ahead in the same frame
Not to be outdonc. the Yankee
came back and sent one over in thei
half and then on another darini
play, another run wassscorcd to Civ,
the Yankees the game.
The trip home was indescribablo
Words would be wasted trying It
tell of the scene in Stamford rest
aurant with / 5 hungry lads all clam
oring at once for something to eat
Dwight Skinner who had charge o
, the trip, told the boys to order Wha
they wanted and such bcdlam O
Egg sandwich. ham sandwich, han
e ard egg sandwich. Hey. when am
! going to eat. That's mine. Aw,
. want a fried ham not cold one
5 and a scurrying quarter Of waiter
l augmented by the proprietor, tryin
: TO appease the demands made b
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