New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
GILL HONORED AS VALUABLE PLAYER
Awarded Trophy at Boys Club
 BanQuet for Court Services

Chosen unanimously as the most valuable player on the Boys Club basketball team, Captain Nick Gill was presented with handsome sil- yer statuette at the annual banquet held In the club gymnasium last eve ming to bring the past season to an official close. Gill received every vote of the committee of nine who made the selection and was a pop ular winner of the trophy. kermet F.. Parker. who made the presenta- tion speech, described his qualities as those of "a gallant gentleman both on and off the floor, unspoiled by victory and unconquered by de- feat, q leader in fact as we'll as in name" The club captains express sion as he took the cup and said that 1t was the happiest moment Of his life fully justified his words. The trophy. which shows a player about to shoot, was the gift of NJ. C. Le Witt.
 There were about 45 present nt the banquet. this number including the players of the first and reserve teams and their feminine friends. the club officials. the officials who handled the seasons games. mem bers of the ladies' auxiliary. and season-long rooters. Mrs. A. kron- | holm catered.
 Superintendent Dwight Skinner. acting as toastmaster welcomed the guests and threatened 10 call for speeches from those players who had not brought girls. He thanked the ladies' auxiliary for the interest it had shown and the work it had done for the players and the club members in general.
 Mrs. E. E. Stone, president of the auxiliary. presented black-and- orange coatsWeaters to the mem' bers of the Boys Club Reserves, who won the intermediate cham
 pionshp of the city. The players who received these garments were Captain Jacob Parparian, Samuel
 Mirigliani, Alphonse Zujko, Car
 Marholin, Anthony Garro. Stanley iZembrowski and Joseph Boukus
 Mrs. Stone pointed to the showing o'
 the Car Creek, Ky. team in the re cent national tournament as an ex'
 ample of what can be done by the
 display Of the proper spirit in ath
 letic competition.
 John l.. Tobin. Nlce-preslden' O
 the Central Board of Referees an'
 the official who refereed the club
 home games. presented gold basket
 balls to the tirst-strjng players: An thony kercleiza. Joseph Goffa. Johl
 kicy. Albert Benjamin. Peter SllVa
 Walter Grusha. Captain Nlcho!a Gill, and Coach Raynard Anderson John Compagnone was not presen
 to receive his charm with the others
 Mr. Tobin also recited "Gunga Din. Captain Gill was called on for
 few remarks and thanked those con
 nected with the games for their in terest and fairness. Coach Ray An I 1 0pTSOf1 tAlildIiifa 6olilV cl ''''S N''A
 culties which had faced the tear during the past season and promis ed that next years record wou. better that of the present one, whe the team captured l5 out of , ! games. Mrs. A. C. Sundberg, for mer president Of the ladies' auxiliar , and Peter Silva. presid. mt Of tn Senior Service club, made brie speeches.
 .. The tables were then cleared ava , and there was dancing. with musl z furnished by the Imperial Club o' chestra. One number was a Pat Jones. Teams led by Gill and Goff staged relay race. wlich Gill side won, and the members Of Go : fa's team had to put on a stun
 which consisted largely of a bucl and-wing dance by Mike Paluch. professional entertainer engaged furnish an act did not put In an aI pearance. but this added to raths , than detracted from the gaiety ' the occasion.