New Britain herald., 1926-10-29
KENSINGTON CLUB
 BANQUE7S PLAYERS
Over 100 Members Pay Tribute
 to Baseball Team Members

the team during the past season as their guests of honor. A menu con- slsting of an eXcellently prepared ! turkey dinner was served by W. J.. | Fallon and his staff of capable as sistants in the main dining room on the ground floor.
 | Following the dinner, the gather
 ing repaired to the assembly hail.
 where program of speeches and
 musical numbers was carried out
 Rip" McKeon was given the honor of being toastmaster for the evening and he introduced as the first speak CT on the evenings program, First Selectman William Carter, kensing- tons mayor. George B. Carter left no doubt in anyoae's mind that he is a strong supporter of the Kcns- ington club and of it's baseball team. Remarks were heard from Claude B. Stevens, who said that in his travels about the state, Kensington was known far and wide for it's baseball team. He spoke of the 19 inning tie game played between the Kensing- ton and Falcon teams and said that , that game alone had madc the team known from one corner of the state , to the other.
 Joseph Veniski and John Tobin, managers respectively Of the Falcons and Corbin Red SoX baseball teams, were present and when they were called on they congratulated the club on it's baseball team. Manager Tobin stated that he believed that his team suffered from the "breaks of the game" but said that the kensington team and management was a fine a sportin.t combination as he has ever dealt wiN and if he had to lose, he was glad it was to the kensington team.
 Manager Veniski was not certain the Falcons. The two teams ended the season tied in series with two games won by each, and because of the indictment weather, the final game could not be played. He con- graduated the team on its record during the year and stressed the cor dial relations existing between his club and the Kensingtons.
 Several other prominent citizens of kensington were called on and they showed their pride in the base ball organization. Manager Pat Buckley expressed gratitude to both the players and the fans for their work during the year. Coach Ray Bcgley, who threatens in the bloom of his youth to lay up his baseball togs, received a great hand when he arose to remark that Kensington is the champion team and could beat the Falcons. He made the most elo- quent speech of the evening. Though his hair is strcahed with grey, Coach Begley is only youth in age, hav- ing passed his 24th birthday last week, and he has many more base ball seasons in his nimble legs yet.
 One of the features of the evening was the criticism of each player ot- fered by Buckeye" champion score board manipulator of the team. His remarks were absolutely to the point, but he refused to comment on Manager Pat Buckley.
 Interspersed with the speeches were many musical selections. The feature of the entire musical pro- gram was the rendition of several numbers by that incomparabIe vio- linist Sam Gross. He played beautiful number entitled "Old Pal" as an opening selection and the pathos that he brought forth from his sGO0 violin reached every one of his hearers. He then swung into Bye Bye, Blackbird" and the lilt- ing tunes fairly danced from the strings, He ended with an extract from Souvenir" which was marve- lous. Then, his supply of rosin be- ologue and then hastened to keep another engagement
 Vocal selections were rendered by Francis Thomas Sheehan including very tender rendition of Mother Machree" and Sweet Rosie U Il duN btIl llt ilu llOl lttl III Soli- dition to give his usual exhibition of the Charleston. Solos were ren- dered by John Mccormick and Paul Giana and were much enjoyed.
 Farmer" Bucholtz, Charley Yale and George Fields, members of the Kensington twirlng staff all spoke and expressed the hope that they would be back with the team next year.
 The final ceremony of the evening was the cutting Of the melon for the players, each in turn receiving a substantial check for their serv- ices during the year.
 During the evening. the record of thN Kensington baseball team was given. John Tobin favored with the delivcrance of Casey at the Bat" The teams record shows 21 games won. eight games lost and tiled 2. The games and their results were as follows:
 Kensington :, Simsbury IA. Kensington 6. St. Mary's 5. Kensineton '. Watortown 2. Kensington 5, Naples 3.
 Kensington 1, Cardinals o. Kensington 2. Taftville l. JIensington 12. Waterville 5. Kensington 2. Hudsons 6. Kensinrton 6. Sub Base s. Kensington 12, Fort Trumbull II. Kensington 4, Mohawks 3. Kensington 2, Taftville 1. Kensington ', Hudsons 3. Kensington 7, Lenox 1. '. Watertown 2. Kensington 4, Sons of Italy 4. Kensington 9, East Cambridge 4.