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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
ABC Ruling On
Detroit TOurney

Pittsburgh, Pa. Like it's
predecessors, the Goth Annual
Tenpin Tournament has the
moral support sanction of the
American Bowling Congress.
This permits non-ABC members
to compete with ABC bowlers in
the same tournament.
1t affords high score protec-
ton to all ABC members that
participate. Bowlers who are not
ABC members may enter with
out the payment of any ABC
dues, an appreciable concession
to such bowlers.
Individual unattached men,
bership of $3.50 per man can be
procured by the payment of
same to those who would have
this optional privilege and the
right to high score certification.
Unattached ABC bowlers desir-
ing this American Bowling Con-
gress protection should contact
their local and city ABC associ-
alton Immediately.
The c. F. U. Sports-Educa-
tional Dept. will handle payment
of dues as a medium for the
American B Bowling Congress
only up to and including April
26, 1854. A reasonable time to
afford correspondence to all par
ties concerned.
Frank Braidic, Director
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Detroit Entry Blanks
Must Be In March 18th

Pittsburgh, Pa. Using a
mailing list that the past three
years served the National Ten
pin Tournament, we as early as
January %, 1854, dispatched
tournament entry blanks to
practically every nook and cor
ner of the c. F. U. tenpin world.
All the perennial entrants
were definitely contacted. How
ever, if advertently through The
lack of the latest address Of the
consignee or for some other
reason beyond our control, your
lodge has not yet received
theirs, the matter can be Alright
ed by writing direct to the c. F.
U. ports-Educational Depart
ment, 3441 Forbes Street. We
shall be only too glad to mail
you the 1854 entries and place
your name on the latest mailing
list on hand. L
We urge all those who re-
ceived the tournament entry
blanks to bear in mind that the
deadline for mailing same is
Midnite Friday, March 26, 1854.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Youngstown Has
Yen For TOURNEY

Youngstown, Ohio est.
George" Lodge IS of Youngs-
town has bid for hosting the
G. F. U. Basketball Tournament,
if at all possible for 1855. If
not then for 1856.
Youngstown has ei 6 h e e n
available gymnasiums. We have
already made contacts and can
have the use Of any of these,
anyone of which has the latest
improvements and conveniences.
In hotel Accommodations we
have none other than the Pick
Ohio and the Tod Hotels either
or both have expressed the de-
sire to have their facilities made
available to the c. F. U. basket
ball following.
Lodge sc anxiously awaits the
decision which will award them
the honor of playing the role of
"a host to the Society's cagers
and fans.
Frank Turkovich, Pres.
John Ledinko, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
West Penn Juniors In
D!lx Tourney April 10th

Pittsburgh, Pa. Members
Of our nests in Western Penn
sylvania which comprises the
duckpin bowling realm are here
by invited to partake of the
C. F. U. Junior Dux Tourna-
ment to be held Saturday after
noon, April 10, at the Pantone
Bowling Lanes, 101 So. Main
Street in Sharpsburg.
C. F. U. awarded trophies will
crown the champions, boys and
girls each in their own division.
This is one opportunity for the
youngsters to join in an ever
growing popular sport with
Juniors from other nests. The
bowling comes to your nest free
with the Junior Order Depart
ment underwriting the bowling
costs.
Invitational letters and entry
blanks have been mailed to most
of our nests, particularly those
in the Greater Pittsburgh area.
More are available for the ask
ing and can be had by writing
to the Home Office, CO Sports
Educational Dept. Please bear
in mind that the deadline for
entering this Junior Dux Tour.
nament is Monday, April 5, 1854.
Frank Braidic
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Eleventh Net Tourney
Attracts Record Entry

Farrell, Pa. - In no uncer-
tain terms as evidenced by
the schedule of play being
published in the "Zajednicar" !,
the coming 18th C.F.U. Bas-
ketball Tournament is the
biggest such event within the
Society since at least 1948.
Twelve Lodges and six Nests
teams will participate.
To handle the influx of peo-
pie that will converge on
Farrell over April 2, 3 and 4,
1854, the local committee has
secured the hotel facilities of
the Shenango Inn located in
nearby Sharon, Pa.
Reservations can be had at
$500 per day for a single
room, $500 for a double
room; 5000 for a twin beds
room and $500 a room with
three beds. The latter is es-
pecially popular among our
Junior cagers whose expenses
must be budgeted. For hotel
reservations please write to
John Mikulin, CO Croatian
Home, 412 Staunton Street,
Farrell, Pa.
Hot lunches will be avail
able during the course of the
tournament at the Croatian
Home which is but one block
from the Twin City Elks Au-
ditorium where the tourna-
ment games take place.
Tickets to the Victory Ban
quet and Dance which will
cap this sports extravaganza
Sunday evening, April 4th can
be had at two dollars and fiji
ty cents ($2.5O) by writing to
Steve Novosel, CO Croatian
Home in Farrell, Pa.
On the social side the COM
mittee has engaged Dave Zup-
kovich and his recording ar
lists for the Saturday eve
ming, April 3rd dance at the
Croatian Home, while Emil
Bossick and his Polka Band
will do the chores for the dam
GERS, Sunday evening.
John Pandza, Chair.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Glendale Will Be Scene May %-31 Of
5th Annual California State Tourney

bus, train or plane, being sit
uated just north of Los An
geles proper, the center of
the aircraft industry in the
West. Some twenty minutes
by auto lie the night spots Of
Hollywood, wherein our keg-
lers and guests may find
entertainment.
What with several conven-
tions going on in Los Angeles
at the time of our scheduled
tournament, we feel that we
are eliminating the congestion
of the bigger city and giving
our bowlers more of an op-
portunity for a grand time.
Hotel facilities are adequate
and available in Glendale, and
arrangements for your COM
fort are now being made.
A Banquet will climax our
festivities but more about
this, entry fees, hotel rates
and such will be forthcoming
in the pages Of the "Zee"
just as soon as our arrange
ments are completed.
Leo Majich, Publicity
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Efna BowIers To Meet
On Sunday, March 18th

Etna, Pa. - The Sports
Director of CF'U Lodge 4 has
set aside the date, Sunday,
March 28th for a meeting of
all members of both the
Lodge and our affiliate Nest
21, who are interested in par
ticipating in the forthcoming
CFU Duckpin Tournament,
scheduled for next month.
The meeting will begin
promptly at 1870 PM, at the
Lodge Hall, 110 Bridge St.,
in Etna. All prospective keg-
lers are invited to be in at
tendance.
Katherine Trdina, Rec.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Special Invitation Extended Youth
To Participate In Detroit Pin Meet

Detroit, Mich. - The appli-
cation blanks for the C.F.U.
Goth Annual Bowling Tourna-
ment have already been sent
out throughout the nation to
all Lodges concerned.
This tournament will be
staged in Detroit on May 6, Z,
8, and 9th at the Detroit Rec
reation Building which houses
some eighty-eight m a pl e
lanes. The facilities for bowl
ing in Detroit are numerous
and every means possible is
being taken to assure our le-
gion of guests a most wonder
full and comfortable time dur
ing their stay in our fair me-
tropolis.
Any member of the Gro
atian F'raternal Union is eli
gible to participate in this
Tournament, the largest CFU
sponsored event in our Soci-
ETY.. Those Of you who, due
to working conditions or in
convenient hours of work, are
unable to bowl with your
Lodge Leagues, are still quail
flied to bowl in the Tourney.
Personal contacts h ave
been made and the situation is
clarified. Any CFU member
in good standing will. find this
kegling competition open to
him or her regardless of his
bowling prowess or league
association. ..=
The bowling enthusiasts
averages will be computed
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New Brighton Lodge 738 Members viii
Stage Mixed Dux Tourney On May 1915

New Brighton, Pa. - The
members of "Beaverites" G..
F. U. Lodge 738 will stage
their LIST Annual Western
Pennsylvania Invit a ii o ma
Mixed Duckpin Bowling Tour
nament on Saturday and
Sunday, May 1915, 1854.
Scene of the Adult and
] unior r Division champion
ships will be the ultra-modern
Loncher's Lanes, 1441 Mar
ket Street, West Bridgewater.
This establishment, owned
and operated by Lawrence
Loncher, Sr., for many years
a member of the Croatian
Fraternal Union, boasts of IL
of the finest mapleways in
the United States.
Competition in both Divi-
sions will be conducted in the
following categories Of play:
= Mixed Teams, Mixed Doub-
les, Singles, Doubles and ALL
Events.
Mixed Teams must be COM
prised Of three (3) men and
two GU women to be eligible.
Under no circumstances can
such squads take to the alleys
with less than two (2) women
ready to bowl and at no time
will more than three (3) men
be permitted to roll with a
Mixed Team at the same time.
Bowlers entered in the
Mixed Teams and Mixed
Doubles events must be the
of the same Lodge
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Junior Order Members
Eyeing Big Tournament

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Goth
Annual Tenpin Tournament,
much as it has been publicised
for the adult clientele, will also
have it's Junior participants.
Having the youngsters partake
of the activity that their elders
talk about within the family
circle is a sound policy and has
been subscribed to the past few
tournaments.
In Detroit all Junior bowling
will be confined to the convent
ent time from 9:45 A. M. until
noon, Saturday, May 9th. Five
man teams will bowl at that
time, with the individual scores
bowled in this event to simul-
taneously rate for Singles and
Doubles consideration. Heaving
that weighty mineralite is quite
a task for some youngsters, and
a succession of six games would
be quite strenuous.
It must be remembered that
all bowlers on a team must be
from the same Ne; and that at
least three months c. F. U.
membership prior to the tourna-
ment will be the only prerequi-
site. The cost of bowling will be
borne by the c. F. U. Junior
Department as it has and is
this year for all c. F. U. ma
tional tournaments. The reason
ing behind it is to get the Nest
to swell it's ranks through men,
bership campaign work and get
the required bowler, rather than
recruit them from another Nest.
The winners, boys and girls,
in team, doubles and singles
play will receive appropriate
championship trophies, which
last tournament stood the So
ciety some $4,000. There will
also be a social in the hotel, to
which expense both the Lodge
351, tournament hosts, and the
Home Office will pitch in finan-
cially.
All Junior entries to this tour
nament, which can make use of
the same entry blank which the
adult use, should be mailed to
the c. F. U. Sports-Educational
Dept, 3441 Forbes Street, Pitts
burgh 13, Pa. Like all entries
these have a deadline too, which
will be April Is, 1854. We be.
seech those behind the various
Nest teams to bear this in mind.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24

Los Angeles, Call1. -- Ad-
vance notice is hereby given
that the 5th Annual Califor-
MIA State Bowling Tourna-
ment will be staged over the
Memorial Day weekend, May
20, so, and 31st, 1854, at the
Jewel City Bowl, 135 South
Glendale Avenue, Glendale.
The event is being spon-
sored by the Los Angeles
Inner-Lodge Tou r n m e n t
Committee of the Croatian
Fraternal Union. The spot
was chosen because Of it's CEN
trail location and accessibility
from all points and modes of
travel.
The Jewel City Bowl is one
of the few bowling centers
which has already installed
the revolutionary Automatic
pinspotter, a completely auto
matte set-up which is marve-
lous to witness in action. We
know it will prove highly pop
lar with our keglers.
The city of Glendale, with
its population of some 2O5,-
600, is easily reached by auto,
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or Junior Order Nest or their
entries will be rejected. =,
Entries are expected from
some SO of the Croatian Fra
ternal Unions Western PENN
sylvania Lodges. Entrants
are also expected from such
Canadian pin centers as Wei.
land, Hamilton and Toronto.
Social plans call for i
Dance on Saturday evening,
May Is, and a Banquet and
Dance on Sunday evening,
May 16. Both events will take
place in the beautiful new
Sharon Inn Hall, now nearing
completion, and be open to
any interested CF'U member.
Entry blanks for this final
C.F.U. dux jamboree of the
1953-54 season will be mailed
this week to all CFU Leagues
in Western Pennsylvania and
all C.F.U. Lodges known to
house followers of the pee
wee pin arts. Those interest
ed may obtain an entry blank
by writing to Matthew F.
Loncher, 1441 Market Street,
West Bridgewater, Pa.
Deadline for entry blanks
is Friday, April Is, and none
will be accepted unless accom-
panied by the proper fee for
each event entered. Entry fee
is $1.5O per bowler for each
event entered.
Stephen F. Brkich, Pres.
George Nvitz, Jr., Sec'y.
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Reservations Set For
Detroit Tourney Rooms

Detroit, Mich - Entries to
the goth Annual Tenpin Tour
nament, as we are informed
by the Pittsburgh Home Of
flee, are running their custo-
mary course. We in Detroit
where the tournament will
hold sway over May 6 to 9,
1854, inclusive are receiving
numerous hotel reservations.
We urge all those contem-
plating to come to the Motor
City for this sports festival
to make their hotel reserva-
tions as early as possible. The
Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel one
of Detroit's finest is located
in Downtown Detroit, less
than a five minute walk from
the tournament alleys and
near direct transportation to
the United Dairy Workers
Hall, where all social func-
tions pertinent to the tourney
will take place.
The Shearton-C Cadillac is
conveniently situated to de-
partment stores and speciality
shops. Regardless of your
mode of travel you will find
the committee choice of this
hotel to your convenience at
all times from the moment
you arrive in Detroit.
For h tel reservations
please write to Helen Perpich,
1876 Santa Rosa, Detroit 21,
Michigan, who is handling the
job of lodging you in the 1900
room Sheraton-C Cadillac. Your
early and prompt replies will
help ease the problem at home
and in Detroit.
Helen Perpich, Scribe
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Cleveland May Return
To Infer.Lodqe Sports

Cleveland, Ohio - The first
step in the reviving of Inter-
Lodge activities was taken at
the meeting held recently in
the Grdina Recreation Club
rooms, when it was agreed to
start planning Immediately
for basketball and bowling.
Each of the representatives
at the meeting promised to
make a survey Of those inter-
ested in sports in the younger
age brackets r II to 16, II
to q, % and up. This survey
will give a better insight into
the age bracket which is more
predominant.
Once this is hurdled land
it won't be easy), the league
should carry on for 10 years
until replacement on a large
scale will again be needed.
A report on adult bowling
will be made at the next meet
ing which will be held on
Tuesday, April 9th.
Softball will be more diff
cult to organize. Twice the
number Of players are re-
quired, plus the expense
which is more than double
that of basketball.
In basketball, all games are
played under one roof the
same evening, adding to
greater attendance. Softball,
therefore, was shelved until
1855 in order to undertake a
sport which appears to have
more solid footing as a begin
ming.
Among those present at
this initial meeting who are in
an influential position to as
sist in the procuring of faci-
lities, were former Council
man and now Cleveland Tran
sit Board member Edward
]. Kovacic, and Wilson Lat
kovic, Councilman in Cleve-
lands 31st Ward and former
ecre tary of "zumberak"
CFU Lodge $50.
The next meeting will be
held Tuesday, April 9Th, at
800 PM. at the Grdina Rec
reation Clubrooms, GOLF St.
Clair Ave. All interested CFU
Lodge members are welcome!
George Celizic, Scribe
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Figures Show Too Many Still Outside
Ranks Of Our Junior Order Department

fits it's members than before These benefits
been repeatedly reported and presented in every of the
official organ and will certainly be reprinted in the Zajed
ncar' in the future.
In of the coming issues, intend to publish list
of some of our larger Lodges with comparison of the
bershp enrolled their Junior Order Nests which will also
emphasize the need for action by these Lodges to bring their
Junior Order membership in line with the ratio
existing between the membership in the two divisions
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from March list and those
having no league averages Of
this date, or previous seasons,
will be classified as 100 av-
erage keglers for the men,
and 40 for the women.
The deadline for application
blanks is March 26, 1854. Lo-
cal bowlers who wish to par
ticipate, please contact Sam
uel Petracich, 1851 Cardo-
nj, Highland Park 3, Mich, or
phone TO. 1882 any eve
ming. Those residing IN otler
areas throughout the nation,
please contact the Tourna-
ment Secretary, bro. Frank
Braidic, 3441 Forbes Street,
Pittsburgh 13, Pa.
The Junior Nest bowlers
are also included in this
Tournament. w
There are many of our
youngsters who have never
participated in any c.. F. U.
events. We are certain that,
were they in St. Louis last
year to see the enthusiasm
with which our Juniors took
over, they would surely make
it a point to participate in the
Tournament in Detroit. So,
come on Juniors! Pack up
your duds and head for the
bowling lanes!
Remember our motto "Va-
cation with the Croatians, De-
troit in '54!"
Samuel Petracich, Chair.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Blanks Available For
Annual Dux Tournament

FlCCSDurgn, Pa. - Inc 18TH
National Duckpin Tournament
Of the Croatian Fraternal Union,
a sports event Of major under
taking for this areas lodges and
members, will be staged at the
Pantone Alleys, Sharpsburg,
over the three days, Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, April %, "a
and Is, 1854.
We urge that your lodge bowl
ers make their tourney entry
as soon as possible before the
deadline for same, Monday mid
night, April 5, 1854.
For the best conducting of
the tournament bowling and for
the Victory Supper and Dance
which Lodge 4 of Etna is pre-
pairing for $50 P. M. Sunday,
April %, it is imperative that
all Pittsburgh lodges and as
many others from Allegheny
County bowl their events Friday
and Saturday evening. The only
exception to the above will be
entries from the Beaver Valley,
Farrell and Johnstown.
First consideration for any de.
sired hour and day will, natur.
ally, go to the earliest entries
received for same. Arrange even
now to have your lodge repre-.
sented. Kindly mail the entry
blank and prescribed fee to the
tournament secretary at the
address shown on the entry
blank.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-24
Samuel Petracich, Chair.

For further and detailed in-
formation about the 18th Duck
pin Tournament, we refer you
to the Zajednicar which. weekly
carries publicity of this and all
other activities with more thor
oughness than we can give you
in q letter of this type.
Frank Braidic, Sec'y.
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"ZAJEDNICAR"
11th Annual Cage Tourney Schedule

~aa APRIL 2, and 4, 1854
TWIN CITY EIKS AUDITORIUM
STAUNTON STREET. FARRELL, PA.
FRIDAY - APRIL 2nd
First Round
700 PM Farrell Pa. Lodge 7o5 Conway, Pa, Lodge
7:45 PM AHquippa Pa. Nest 113 VS. Farrell Pa. Nest
$3.50 PM Warren Ohio Lodge 593 VS. Farrell, Pa
Lodge 1926
SATURDAY II APRIL 3rd
First Round
900 Am. Aliquippa Pa, Lodge 423 Youngstown,
Ohio, Lodge &c
1000 AM Cleveland Ohio Lodge $50 VS. Duquesne Pa
Lodge 800
1:O0 Am. Gary Ind Nest 10 Monessen, Pa Nest 81
Quarter Final Round
1900 Noon Farrell, Pa Lodge 7O5-Conway Pa. Lodge
$40 winner VS. Johnstown, Pa, Lodge
loo PM - Warren Ohio Lodge 593-Farrell Pa. Lodge
1926 winner Ena Pa. Lodged
200 PM Alquppa, Pa, Lodge 423-Youngstown, Ohio
Lodge 66 winner Steeton Pa. Lodge 13
800 PM Cleveland, Ohio Lodge 859-Duquesne Pa
Lodge 32O winner VS. Monessen, Pa. Lodge 1914
Semi-Fnal Round
400 PM Alquppa, Pa, Nest 113-Farren, Pa, Nest
100 winner VS. Conway Pa, Nest 1O3
C:UU I'M Gdry, Inu, NeSC lU-MOneSSen, Ia. Nest 81
winner Omaha Neb, Nest %
600 PM - Farrell Pa, Lodge 705-Conway, Pa, Lodge
540-Jolnstown, Pa, Lodge winner War
ren, Ohio, Lodge 593-Farrell, Pa, Lodge 1926
-Etna, Pa, Lodge winner.
700 PM - Alquppa, Pa. Lodge 423-Youngstown, Ohio
Lodge .66-Steeton, Pa. Lodge 13 winner VS.
Cleveland, Ohio Lodge S59-Duquesne, Pa
Lodge 32O-Monessen, Pa, Lodge 1914 winner
SUNDAY - APRIL 4th
Final Round
1880 PM Junior Division Championship of the Croatian
Fraternal Union of America.
2:45 PM Adult Division Championship of the Croatian
Fraternal Union of America.
Note: - All Junior Division games will be played with
O minute quarters final round games with eight 81
minute quarters. All Adult Division games will be played
with eight (8 minute quarters final round game with ten
(10) minute quarters. Each team must report the Gym
chairman at least half (15) hour before game time.
Championship trophies ITO be awarded at Victory Ban
quet 900 PM followed by Dance Both events Sunday eve
ming, April 4th, at the Croatian Home 412414 Staunton
Street, Farrell, Pa ,-,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-24
Hiram 6. Nichols,
Apartment Manager

Hiram Gilbert Nichols, At,
manager Of the Copley Courts
Apartments. 1914 Seventeenth
street NV. for the last five
years, died Monday at Homeo-
pathic Hospital of cancer.
Mr.. Nichols, who lived at
Copley Courts. was formerly ex-
ecutive assistant manager Of the
Hamilton Hotel for about five
years. He began his career as
a porter at the Raleigh Hotel
and was room clerk there when
he left II years later.
He was born in Dickerson, Nd,
the son of the late Charles Ed
ward and Harriet Andrews Mich
OILS. He went to school in WASH
ington.
Survivors are his widow, Ida
Susan: five sisters, Mrs. John C.
Jewel, Park Regent Apartments;
Mrs. Florence l.. Sobotka, 1445
Park road NV: Mrs. Viola Dent,
5000 Sixteenth street NV; Mrs.
Frank A. Smith, 1921 Ingraham
street NV: Mrs. Myrtle Sulli-
van, 5815 Third street NE, May
flower Hotel manicurist and wife
of Police 1t. John L. Sullivan,
and two brothers. Charles Roger,
1346 Nicholson street NV, and
Conrad. Silver Spring.
Services were to be held this
afternoon at Hysong's funeral
home. 1900 N street NV. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.