New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
1 Meadow streets. Rev George
 | Meyer is the pastor. | Swimming Meet Today

will oppose the kensington Boys club swimmers at the local pool this afternoon. The local organization of mermen. claimants of the champion ship of the state, have defeated many of the best swimming contingents in the state and hope to retain a clean slate this afternoon. Howard L. | Arms will officiate.
 1 The Boys club baseball team left 1 Bristol at l0:30 o'clock this morn- ing for Storrs where they will en- gage the Connecticut "Aggies" freshman team in the first of two game series. The club has added to its roster the names of Lefty Me ! Hugh. Peter Kaminslli and Hop" Murphy for this contest. Exhibition Contest The Bristol high school baseball ! team is booked to compete against the Horton Co. nine of the City ! league at the high school athletic i field this afternoon in an exhibition contest. Coach Tommy" Monahan 1 of the schoolboy outfit intends to start either Dwight Hall or Eddie i White as pitcher, with Andy Palau at the receiving end. Nearly 1000 At Ball l Nearly 2,000 persons were in at i tendance at the seventh annual ball of the police department held at the | state armory on Center street last night. The ball was extremely col l hoo S,,1 1 gowns and the work of the decor ators in trimming the hall Several 1 surprises, kept in store for those who attended, were divulged. A pair of multi-colored chandeliers hung at either end of the hall. un- 1 der which were pretty white doves as if in flight
 1 An artificial fountain. erected in l the center of the dance floor, fur nished additional splendor with its spouting streams of sparkling water. American beauties and wisterias | decorated the front of the balcony, which was packed to its brim with curious spectators.
 At o'clock the New Departure band commenced the grand march, which was directed by Fire Chief John Hayes and led by Mayor w., Raymond Crumb with Mrs. Ernest T. Belden as his partner. Chief Belden and the mayors wife strolled next in line.
 l The ball was termed by Chief Bel den as financial, social. and ar- tistic success" It added several hundred dollars to the police pen sion fund. The committee in charge of the affair follows:
 Reception committee: Chief Bel den. chairman: Judge William J. Malone, Judge s. Russell Mink, Prosecutor Anthony J. Rich and As- sistant Prosecutor Edward J. Quin- Ian, Police Commissioners Homer H. Judd and Charles K. Anderson. Councilmen William A. Hayes, Frank w. Dutton Lewis c. Parsons and Thomas A. Tracy. and Officers Lawrence Doolan, James Keith, John Cirves, Arthur Messier, Edgar Norton, Cornelius Connolly, and 1 Edward O'Connor.
 Program committee: Louis A. Wheeler. chairman; Judge Roger s. Newell, Judge Joseph M. Donovan, Attorney James T. Mather Attorney Joseph F. Dutton. City Treasurer George s. Beach, and Officers James Burns, Thomas V. Mccarthy and John Mclaughlin.
 Ticket committed: Capt. Thomas F. Guckin. chairman: Sergeants AL die Brault and Henry Jeglinski, and Officers Joseph Strup, Victor Cha bot, Edward OConnor, William w Thompson, and Police Clerk Francis Donnelly.
 Publicity committees: Roscoe l.. Sessions, chairman; Thomas A. Tracy, Rolfe E. Rowe, Clarkson S Barnes, Esmonde Phelan and Will liam A. Garrett
 Locals Win by G21s-3a13
 The Bristol high school track team, led in scoring by Captain "Ginney'' Ebb, trounced the Stoning- ton high school team at the local athletic field yesterday afternoon by a score Of 6o19 to S2 F. The Maroon, tutored by Coach Pop" Masnuson, won seven first places in ten events.
 Captain Ehb. with a first in the 220, second in iavelin tossing, and d tie for second in the 1o0-yard dash. was outstanding. Beliveau, with a first in the 40, and Reiche, who copped the century dash, were run T ers-up. Bristol opens it's Central Connecticut Interscholastic league competition with Middletown on May 6. The summary:
 10oyard dash; Reicher, Bristol. first; Mclaughlin, Bristol, second; Ebb, Bristol. and Garrett, Stoning- ton. tied, thiyd.
 220-yard dash: Ebb, Bristol. first; Steed. Bristol, second; Hudon, Bris- tol, third.
 440-yard dash: Beliveau, Bristol. first; Steed. Bristol, second: New bury, Stoninston, third.
 SS0.yard dash: Burrll Bristol. first; DcBaragga. stonington. sec ond; Manchester, Bristol, third.
 Mile run: Pankratz, Bristol, first {; Griffin, Stonington, second; Hurley, Bristol, third.
 i Discus throw: Cummings, Bristol. first: Gazette, Stonington. second Porter, Bristol, third
 Shot-put Adams, Stonington. first; Cummings. Bristol, second IIudon. Bristol third.
 Javelin: Adams. Stonington, first :; Ebb, Bristol second; Gazette, Ston- cton, third.
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