The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
WATERvILLE nine
PLANS SCHEDULE
Fred Frazier to Enter
Team in Naugatuck
Valley League
WATERvILLE

Watorvillo'g baseball outlook for
the coming season has changed
somewhat during the past few days
with tho failure Of the local team
TO enter the City Amateur league.
Last season In ita Initial appear
ance In the city circuit, the locals
sponsored by Art Kramer's Justus
OIL Co, captured the pennant. Mr.
Kramer decided TO dispose OF the
franchise this year and group OF
local men headed by Philip fish
crman planned TO continue tho
Wntervtllo entry. A preliminary
| ilnanc support was not available
10 guarantee a team OF sufficient
caliber To defend tho championship
and II was decided TO withdraw the
application for league member
ship. II IL regretted that tho local
baseball fans could not have seon
their way clear TO support the
team.
Waterviiie will not DO without
league representation however az
Fred Frazier has entered his Wat
ervilie town team In the Naug.
Htuck Valley league and plans to
play most OF his home contests on
Friday evenings. The opening
game will be played at the Hope
vile Stadium on next Sunday with
the Hopeville indies AZ opponents.
Engagement Announced
Mr. Thomas II. Connors OF
Bridgeport has announced the en-
gagement OF his daughter, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Connors, TO Ga
briei Price, son of Matt Il. Price of
Waterville street. Miss Connors In
o native of Bessemer. Alabama.
and q graduate OF Bridgeport Cen
trail high school. Mr. Price In one
Of the best known and most popu-
lar young men In the city. He Ia
deputy collector of internal reve-
nue., q graduate or Wildly high
school, ard prominent In demo-
cratic political circles.
Brush Fires
/. Brush fires continue to furnish
excitement In various sections OF
Waterviile. On Sunday morning the
area between Watcrville street and
Eaber avenue, owned by the Chase
companies furnished a spectacular
blaze and yesterday afternoon the
Waterville engine company spent
moro than two hours lighting o
fire In the woods off Sheffield st.
There was also {. brisk fire on the
properly Oh MISS tteicu CIsbo w
Avalon Circle yesterday afternoon.
Missionary Meeting
A member of women from st
Paui's Episcopal church will at
| tend the meeting OF the New Haven
Iarchdeaconery at st Johns church,
| waterbury tomorrow. Following q
celebration OF Holy Communion by
Rev John NJ. Lewis, ID. D.. at ~
a. M, the business session will take
place In the parish house. A box
luncheon will be served ut y. M.
after which there will be a mis-
slonary meeting In the roll-call Of
the parishioners and an address by
Bishop Ruiso Of Cuba.
Dance Chairman
Ted IIaifock of Thomaston ave-
nue. heads the committee In charge
OF the dinner-dance to be given by
the Connecticut Alumni of Pratt
Institute at the Paragon Inn In
New Britain on May 10. A number
of Waterbury alumni are. planning
Benefit Party
Mrs Edward Lachance of Yale
street and Mrs william Heaney
OF Boyden street recently enter
tained at card party for Ut Mich
ael's church. Those attending
were Mr. and Mrs David Grenier,
Mrs and Mrs william Heaney, Mr.
and Mrs Newell Porch, Mr. and
Mrs Edward Lachance. Mr. and