New Britain herald., 1929-07-01
CARTELLI RETURNS
 FROM OCEAN CITY
New Britain Marble King Dis
 appointed by Defeat

Dominic Cartelli of 97 Putnam street. city marble champion, with his chum and travelling companion, John Presch, Jr., of 154 Daly ave- rue, returned Saturday night with their escort of the Herald staff from Ocean City. N. J., New York and Philadelphia, where they enjoyed a round of pleasure as guests of the Herald.
 Dominic participated in the na- tional marble tournament at Ocean City, and had it not been for one bad day, there is no doubt that he would have brought home the na 1ional championship, many spec tators belleved. Shooting an almost perfect game every day except one, he lost so much ground that day that it was impossible to regain the entire loss, and only by shooting practically 100 per cent the third day and tieing for second place, was he enabled to make any kind of a showing, the tie giving him an op- portunity of defeating a boy from Scranton, Pa, and becoming runner Up in his league, thus winning strap watch.
 Both boys were presented with autograph cameras by the nationa! marble tournament The trio left here Saturday, June 22. At Meriden they were joined by T. J. Moroney. circulation manager of the Meri1on Journal, with Eddie Skinnin, Meri- den's marble champion. Sunday morning they reported at national marble headquarters which had been established in the Reading terminal. Sunday was spent in a fleet. of taNi- cabs and buses on a tour of Phila- delphia and train ride to Valley Forge. Luncheon was partaken amidst the scene of Revolutionary battles and surrounded by Revolu- tionary memorials. An official well come was extended by Rev. Dr. Burke on behalf of the Philadelphia Bulletin, which acted as host on the Philadelphia program.
 Sunday evening the party, consist ing of 4 marble shooters and about go newspapermen and women, ar ;ived at Ocean City and was assign ed to hotels
 The official games started Monday morning following a rCller chair parade on the board walk, led by the Ocean City municipal band and @ detail of life guards.
 The shooting by New Britain's champion was consistent on all but one day. Monday and Wednesday Dominic shot a practically perfect game. Thursday in shooting off a tie he took three games out of four actually played. lost one by a single marble and conceded the final game to his opponent without playing. The record for these three days was su- peror 10 any other shooting by con- testants. Il was the fatal Tuesday when he lost six out of eight games played that did the damage.
 Heartbrollcn, it was the first time Dominlc's famous smile has been known tc leave him. Usually light hearted and care-free, his face was clouded and he felt his defeat so leenly that his escort and his chum, Johnny had a hard time to keep him from bursting into tears from time to time throughout the day.
 So far ahead did this incident put his nearest opponent that it seemed as though only a miracle would give New Britain a chance to make any kind of a showing. The miracle hap pened. Dominic shot a tie with the Scranton boy on Wednesday. He won five games The sixth game he was leading when his shooter stuck in the ring. His opponent knocked the shooter out, thereby winning by the score of 13-O.
 The tic gave Dominic his oppor- tunity to become runner up in his league and win a watch, Thursday morning he took two out of three from the Scranton boy, then finding that rules required him to win three out of five, went back and won the next one.
 His shooting throughout, with the exception of the one day. was su- perior even to that of Charles Son ny" Albany of Philadelphia, the na- tional champion.
 The games occupied the forenoons. Afternoons and evenings were sDent in fishing trips. boat rides, theaters. bathing, sllee ball tournaments and