New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
TEAMS PLAY
 FOR DISTRICT TITLE
Baseball Series at Walnut Hill
 Park Opens Today
WREATH FOR WAR HEROES
Providence Plays Buffalo and Bridgeport Clashes With Paterson This AfternCon-Deciding Contest Tomorrow Afternoon.

Providence, R. L. meet Buff , o'clock this afternoon and Bridge port, will battle Paterson, N. J., at l o'clock in the first two baseball games in the playoff for the cham pionship of the 11th region of the American Legion Boys baseball lea que according to an announcement; by Dale Miller, representative of the American Legion in charge of the playoff. The winners of today games will meet tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock at the park to decide the regional championship.
 The four teams and their fill membership of players are in this city today and during the morning they all had a workout at the park end they were then taken on a sight seeing tour about the city by mem bers of the committee in charge.
 The visitors were quartered n the Stanley hotel last night and are hav- ing their meals at Fallon's Grill. A Lave expressed confidence that their teams would come through to win their games today and then take the championship in tomorrows contest l. The sumpires selected, three men 10 work in each game, are Michael Lynch, James Greene and Lawrence r. Mang2n.
 Tomorrow afternoon, the Eddy Glover post Drum and Bugle corps will parade at Walnut Hill parl preceding the game which will star at o'clock.
 Wrcaths At War Memorial
 This afternoon, two teams vii | dress at the Y. NJ. T. A. &5 B. so Ciety hall on Main street and the two others will dress at the Y. M c. A. At 1 o'clock, 8 large wreatl | with the inscription, American Le zion Boys Baseball league, and tn names of the four teams competing was placed at the base of the wa | memorial in Walnut Hill park D l +he four captains of the teams. Tn | members Of the four teams lined Ill at attention while this ceremony wa
 
 tour teams had their pictures taken Tonight, the players will all b, guests of the Strand theater.
 George H. Dyson Of Porter X by son. jewellers, will offer a silver ;ov. ing cup of beautiful design tomor. TOW before tho final game. tho trophys to be owned by the winnint club.
 Personnel of Squads
 The teams competing are as fol lows: Providence Post. No. l, Provi i dence, R. l., Donald Burke, coacl md F. Fournier adult manager Players Peter E. Gobis. Joseph Cos ianzo, Simbaldo F. Fratiello, Thom as Tabellario, Charles A. Gaffney Alberto Salvatore, William Gilsoh Ernest McFadden Matteo Regime Raffaele Totolo, Alfred M. Mcio Francesca DeFusco, Nicola Patots and Generoso A. Groce.
 South Buffalo Post No. 721, rep. resenting Buffalo, N. Y.: Bernard 4 ! Brady, adult manager and coach Players, Robert Berger, Joseph j Donohue, John l.. Ford, Robert J Downey Don Jacobs. Walter A. kroc- 2ynski, Joseph Smith. Conrad, Wotj howiak, Francis M. Russert Cyrl O'Connell, Raymond E. Scharmacl 1 and William D. Joyce.
 Raymond Pellington Post. No. 77 Paterson, N. J., Dr. L. R. Burnett adult manager and T. Carroll coach Players, NJ. Ricciardi, J. Labagnara 0. Santillo, J. Gosling Joseph "a lCski, P. DeLucca, l.. Masi, J. Heinz elman w. Kirsch, P. Glover ant John Simmons.
 Bridgeport Herald team, repre-. Senting Bridgeport post, Henry Sulli Continued on Page Two)