Evening star., 1939-07-23
Dozen Clans Present
Pairs Of Brothers
Or Other Kin
KIein's Tuvern Leeds
With Three Ciomeis
And Two Boyds
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Family feuding may be conducted
on shotgun and buckshot basis
In backwoods regions, but bats and
baseballs are the proper implements
for city boys, it appears after
hasty examination of National
City League rosters. No less than
an even dozen families are rep
resented by at least two brothers
frequently three-and the ancestral
trees branch out to include fathers
and even uncles.
Relatives are crowding into the
league at such rate as to make
the umpires cautious with their
language. When ordering a player
off the field they used to below
ITO the showers, bum" but now, fear
full lest brother or uncle be lurk-
ing around to join in the argument,
they politely ask the player to re-
tire, quoting rule S, section 2. And
Vic Gauzza, league president, in
forms us that those informal hud-
dies around the pitchers mounds
aren't strategy conferences any
more, but family reunions. He hon.
estly expects the boys to break out
with a picnic lunch one of these
days.
Klein's Heads List.
Klein's Tavern boasts one of the
most popular tribal affairs in the
league, with the Ciomei brothers,
Chester, Joe and Eddie, at the top
of the list. Next in line are the
Liggett boys, Boyd and Bill-both
pitchers. Bill sort of doubles in
brass behind the plate and caught
the all-important play-off game
with D. G. S. for the first half title
Boyd pitched, and between them
they managed to hold the Grocers
safe and win the game for Klein's.
Mother brother act, the Matthias
duet, was broken up when Bob, regu-
lar catcher for the club, signed with
Salisbury Of the Eastern Shore
League. He's making good, Incl
dentally, leaving his younger brother
to carry on in the City circuit.
Closely pressing Kleins for the
family honors is Wade's Auto Serv-
ice, with three households represent
ed-the Cinottis, Treadways and
Sacreys. Technically the Sacreys
have to be ruled out, for Johnny
was released at the start of the Sec
ond half, while Alvin fingers on in
the outfield. The Cinotti clan domi-
mates this picture. with Johnny at
third base, Uncle Eddie at shortstop
and Papa Frank managing. Johnny
Is true come-lately in unlimited
ranks, but Eddie and Frank are old
hands. The TreadWay boys, Nor
man and Ernest, have been up long
enough to know their way around,
too.
Father and Son Pilots.
A father-son act was broken up
when Wakefield Dairy, managed by
Jack Bendure. relinquished its sec
ton B franchise at the start of the
second half. But Jacks dad, Ed
mounted gendarme attached to
No. IL precinct, continues at the
helm of Frank Small Motors and
only last Sunday piloted his men
to an upset victory of D. G. S. He
has two pairs of brothers on his
club in the Cohills, George and Paul,
and Chappalears, Leo and Jim-and
all are good ball players.
The list rambles on in weedlike
fashion. Toddy Lagos catches for
j. c. Flood Plumbers and his
younger brother Zello performs for
Deoudes Celery Co. in the junior
division. Bill Best holds down first
base for Tex Tavern, and Brother
Harry roams the outfield. Tex also
boasted Of the Marceron brothers
during the first half, but both were
released at the start of the final
round. Dyer Co., which boasted
the Mullen brothers of Johnny and
Jim, dropped out of section B, and
there are couple of players with
brothers active in other leagues, as
in the case of Frank Di Ninna of
Cameo Furniture "a" and Harry
Silverman of D. G. S.
One of the newest league families
Is the Robertsons-Manager Eddie,
Allen and Francis. who came into
the loop with Chillum Heights at
the start of the second half. And
speaking OF Robertsons, how about
Billy and Jimmy, Clark Grifflths
nephews, who play with Deoudes
Celery-theyre twins.
At the present rate Signor Gauzza
confidently expects some club to
place an all-family team on the
field one of these fine days, like the
Thompson boys, seven brothers and
their three cousins, did in Virginia
some years ago. 1t was unique but
hard on the scorer, who had to
resort to numerals to identify the
players.