The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
Supervisor

so that now every parochial school in the city is taking an active part in the sports program.
 Baseball
 Probably the outstanding fea- | turc of the department 1891 recrc- | ation program was baseball. Out | standing In that it provided free | and wholesome entertainment for | thousands as well as physical exer- else for the hundreds of boys who | played the game. The city is sadly l lacking in baseball fields. At least half dozen more could be used at present.
 The innovation of bringing trav- cling professional clubs here during the past season proved highly suc- cessful. Games were played at twi- light and 1t is safe to say that 25,- 900 people witnessed the games at the park during the summer. These games proved to be financial bene- fits to the Public Parks and City Recreation leagues as well as to the City Amateur league in their drive for funds for the National tourney trips.
 Tennis
 The desire of the individual to take part in some kind of athletics for physical exercise where it is not necessary to be a member of q group or team, makes tennis the ideal sport. The past season wit messed interest in tennis at a new high mark in local parks. Fulton parks six courts were taxed to ca pacity at all hours of the day.
 Labor Day Carnival
 The biggest crowd that ever wit messed q sports event at Hamilton park, turned out Labor day after noon to witness an elaborate pro- gram of sports which featured baseball, tennis, quoits, and bocci. Among the featured teams on eX- hibition that day were the famous New York Bloomer Girls baseball team of New York; the crack Bridgeport junior legion nine which went to the semi-finals of the na- tional tournament; the great Bridgeport Y. M. C. A. tennis team of ranking state players; the New Britain city tennis team and indi- vidual women tennis luminaries from New Haven and Thomaston. Besides, there was an all star team selected from the local Public Parks baseball league, the fine local legion baseball team, the Full ton and Hamilton park quoit teams explained by John smith and Bill Stanton respectively; and six of the leading bocci teams in the city taking part in the first tourney ever held in q public park.
 FOOtbail'
 Owing to the danger involved in promoting amateur football. organ | iZed gridiron activities are not fos- | tered to any great extent. A foot | ball field is constructed at Fulton park each fall, and proves most | popular. It is used week days for practice by the Wilby high school | squad while amateur games arc | played on Saturdays and Sundays. Acknowledgement The whole 1891 program was not accomplished without the CO., | operation of many individuals. too numerous to mention, but to whom graciously acknowledge their most willing support. among them those of the school department. Central Y. M. C. A, Pearl Street Community staff. City League base ball officials and players, the Cath OHt tITEE, ouDtIIIltIbtHL ol o~ lice Joseph r. Mclean. Miss Gladys Hubbell, park department secre- tary. the American legion, the Nat C. Strong agency of New York, the Bridgeport Y. M. C. A. and board of recreation, William stanton, Jim Carr. Peter l. Shea, Arthur J. Lunny, the boys of the various baseball teams in the Federation. the officers, Harmon Genlot, George Mulligan, and Edward Curley, the Unity club, William E. Hotchkiss. Phil Coppetto. Lcno Costaldo. Der nard Shea. Rocco Mara, Louis Di- Leo. New Britain Welfare assocla- ton, New York Police department, Patrick Mcdonald and his able as- sistants at Hamilton park. Pat But Ter at Fulton, the park policemen and others whom l cannot recall just now but who arc always ready for the asking.
 Summary Of Activities January -- skating at Fulton park.
 F'ebrunry-Sllycr Skates derby at Fulton park,
 March-tL7 Parochlni swim