The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-02
|Insh-Amercans Team Captures
 First Prize In Card Tournament
Earbenders' Party Out standing Success; "OId
 Timers" to Play Ball
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 Washington park community house was taxed to it's capacity last night by card playing organizations from all sections of the city taking part in the second annual Earbend- CTS card party. It was an evening of ioshing and fun making, set of by intense rivalry among the OppoS- ing factions.
 MichAeI Lynch's Irish-Americans took first place by . lucky cut of the cards, after his team and Tom O'Connors Immaculate Conceptions had tied for the honor and the SIP prize. The O'Connor men then had to be content with second place and half of that amount. Third prize of two cases of beer was won by Pete Gilligan's team. Fourth and fifth prizes, box of cigars and carton of beer respectively were won by John Whites team and Bill Kellys community clubbers in that order. A consolation prize of a case of ginger ale was awarded James Sullivan's St. ThofnaSeS.
 Scores of the evening: Bill Kelly's Community club, 8; Driscoll St. Louis, 27; Coughlin,s Bucklers, 20; T. Fitzmaurices St. Patrick's, 3l; Lawlor's Sacred Hearts, 30; Holmes Tire Dept, 30; irish- Americans, 38; St. Thomases, 22; John Lally, 3l; Sacred Heart, 20; John Phelan, 3l; Barney Burns, 20; Pete Oilligan, 30; Geo. Ryan Irish Americans, 20; John White, 34; Sacred Heart, 20; Immaculate Conceptions, 38; Mrs. Blum IA Auxiliary, 22; Hills A. O., 3l; Royal Neighbors, 20.
 Door prizes were won by the fol- lowing: Mike Murphy, 370 Pied mont street, 25-piece glassware set; Capt. Phil Kelly, medicine cabinet; Mrs. Michael Mulcahy, 2l Luke street, lamp: Michael drout, 27 sarsfield street, table; Mrs. Wm. Kemp, 243 River street, table; Henry Clark, 82 Citizens avenue, stove set; William Carroll, 90 Bald- win street, basket of groceries; Michael Lynch, 2l Welton street, 1 bottle hair tonic.
 Old Timers Play
 Although the Washington Hills will play at Washington Park base- ball field tomorrow afternoon, the field will not be officially and for- mally opened until Monday night when the Community Club Old Timers play the Platts Mills Com munity Club representatives. Mar tial music will be supplied by the WPA Band whose services have been secured for the occasion. A regular flag raising ceremony will be staged by a delegation from the Commun- fly Club, assisted by players of the opposing teams. Bugling for the ceremony will be by Robert Sturges.
 The old Timers team will be com posed of the same stellar players who performed on the team last year and kept all spectators dee lighted and interested. Platts Mills teams have been very successful in defeating the locals in almost every tournament and game engaged in during the winter months 50 the Old Timers will not only be look ing for victory, but also venge- ance.
 The following starts will represent the Community Club: Art Stein, Charlie Martin, Pinkie 6heehan, Tom Conway, Tony the Barber, Ser. geant Phelan, Bill Kelly, Jim Kelli- her, Ralph Ruggles and several others whose names are being with held for fear the opposition might try to kidnap or in some other way keep them out of the game. The game will get under way at 6:S0.
 Communion Breakfast
 Members of the committee of the Holy Name Communion Breakfast to be held ct xaverian Hall on Mothers Day, May 10, report mar vicious results in the sale of tickets for the affair, which will be the sec ond event of this kind in the his- tory of the Holy Name Society. Ar- are being made to cater to an enormous crowd due to the large increase in membership brought about by the recent drive for members on the part of mem" bers of the organization.
 Reservations must be made not later than Wednesday, May 6. Mem bers of the committee will be present after all masses tomorrow to ace commodate all who want tickets. The committee consists of Wallace Inglis, Joseph Mulcunry. Joseph 6culiy, Dan Baldwin, Ray Grady, Thomas Scadden, Edward V. Cur ley and Chris Hanley.
 Speakers for the occasion will be Rev. Vincent c. Dore, O.P., Ph. D., professor of Sociology of Providence College; and Art Mcdinley, Hart ford Times sports editor, and radio commentator. Gov. Curley of Massa- chusetts has been invited but has not definitely assured the commit tee of his attendance. Edward P. Egan will be master of ceremonies.
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