New Britain herald., 1926-08-21
POOL ROOM OWNER
 PAYS FINE 0F S2O
Fantasia Convicted Of Operating
 Gambling Establishment
FIREMEN DRIVE OUT BIRDS
Play Streams On Flock of StarIings and ENict Them From Roost- Endecs to Meet Manchester Team Sunday Afternoon.

Peter Fantasia Of IS School street, who was arrested last Monday aft ernoon by Motorcycle Policeman Henry Jeglinski on charge of keep ing gambling establishment and permitting minors 10 loiter in his pool room appeared before Judge William ]. Malone in the city court this morning and was fined s2D and costs.
 Last Mondays arrest was the sec ond time Fantasia had been gath cred in the tolls of the police within q 2i-hour period. He was arrested last Sunday evening on a charge of keeping his pool room open and in the city court last Monday morning vas assessed S10 and costs. His pool room license was also revoked and he was instructed by Chief Ernest T. Belden 10 bring his license into Headquarters. He delayed in com plying with the chiefs orders with the result that Officer Jeglinski was detailed 10 call on him and get it. As the policeman entered the door, he found two poker games in full ilast and succeeded in seizing 5l0.o5 from one of the tables and deck of cards. Fantasia and six frcquenters, Nicholas Scoville, James Mcdonald, Joseph Rasulo, Leo Gross( John Cavaliere and Patsy Eartucco were brought 10 headquarters, the proprietor being released under bonds Of sl00s and the others under bonds of sc5 eacn for their appearance in court this morning.
 Five Of the frcquenters also ap- pearcl in court this morning on charge of gambling and their cases were nollcd on payment of costs. F'co,ille did not appear and his bond was declared for.e,tfd.
 Croculi'c Club Dishands
 The Crocodile club, which has Ic'd an annual barbecue dinner at Lake Componncc on the last Thurs Jay in August, will not meet this var. according to a statement made lt'S1 '-' -''nliS bN l. lHI FtlA VI A'i NN.f ono of the proprietors Of the resort. Mir. Pierce stated that all Of the old time members had passed away and i for this reason there was no one to arrange for the annual dinner. The dinner this year would have marked the 6nth anniversary of the organization, which was inaugurated hy the late Cad Norton. who invit- cd the members Of the legislature. the town officials Of Bristol and Southinston and other guects to at tend an outing which was in reality celebration Of the setting off from the town Of Southington to ths town of Bristol that portion of his land on which his home was located. Sirce that time a barbecue has been held regularly each year. although the number of tho original members had been dwirdling fast. Charles l.. Trisbia. a former snlcctman and at one time q momher of the coun- oil of the city Of Bristol, who died last winter. was tho last surviving member.
 At the tarbnclIe each year could he found members whose political beliefs were widely different, but ii had always been the policy never 10 talk politics on Crocodile day. It has always been the saying that Tt neycr rains on Crocodile day" due 10 the fact that the skies were al- ways cloudlcss on the day of the barbecue.
 The members Of the organization Woro never assessed any dues and no meetings were ever held except one day year when members gath red at Compounce for the annual outing.
 Presented With Golf Clubs
 Councilman Homer H. Judd has been made the recipient Of set Of steel golf clubs. the gift being pre- scented 10 him by number of friends.
 Mir. Judd took mp golf about month ago and has become so pro- tiicIent at the game that he is ex- periencing considerable trouble in finding anyone who can furnish him with any real opposition, \ chal- lengc which he issued to Corpora ton Counsel William N. DeRosier yesterday has been accepted and the match will be played within tho next fow days.
 P. O. S. uf 1. Meeting
 The regular meeting of Comp No. 16. r. 0. :. of A., vas held at x o'clock last evening in Arcanum hall. \ class Of candidates were in