The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-06-15
of TIMES
Championship
flavor
BY LOU FABR0
Times Sports Editor

There will be a championship flavor at Jet Sta
dunn next, Wednesday even though the Columbus Jets
aren't exactly playing like world-beaters this season.
Next Wednesday circle the date - is when
annual Catholic Youth Night" will be observed at the
West Mound Street baseball plant. AS is customary
each year, members of the 1862 Diocesan Club of
Champions will be saluted by fans in pre-game cere-
monies.
QUALIFYING FOR MEMBERSHIP in the "Club
of Champions are members of football, basketball
and baseball teams which won championships IN lea
CUES or tournaments sponsored by the Catholic Youth
Council during the past school season.
Once the pre-game ceremonle = which begin al
7:3O - are completed, two defending champions will
battle it out in an International League game. The
Jets, defending league champs, Will tangle with the
Buffalo Bisons who won the Little World Series last
year.
To help make the big night a success, a good turn
out is desired. This is especially important since the
Catholic youth office shares IN proceeds realized from
tickets sold in advance.
AS HAS BEEN CUSTOMARY IN PAST YEARS,
the Y office receives so cents from every advance
ticket sold. In recent years, the pre-game sale has
averaged 300 which provided the CYC $3.50.
Last years advance sale, however, was only las.
Attending 1861 youth Night" were 4,317 fans includ-
ing about 1000 youngsters admitted through their
Junior Jet Badges.
A large number of volunteer laymen has been
working long and hard to make youth Night a sue
cess. Some have been working on plans as far back
as February. These volunteers now are selling tickets
in more than 40 parishes in the Great Columbus area.
DUcATs ALSO ARE AVAILABLE at CYC head
quarters, 1899 Hawthorne Ave, and at the Diocesan
office building at 246 f. Town st. Those wishing to
secure tickets from parish chairmen - and don't
know who they are can get this information by call
ing the CYC office at CT. 3-860l.
The tickets, incidentally, are $50 each and are
for the reserved section of the stadium. In case OF
rain, Catholic Youth Night" will be held the following
evening June Il.
While the CYC receives direct benefits from this
one game of the year, it's noteworthy that the CYC
also benefits in other ways from the Columbus Jet
operation. The Columbus Baseball Club is a non
profit, cOmmunity-oWned organization whose season
end profits are distributed among many youth organ
izations - including the Catholic Youth Council.
ANNUAL CHECKS HAVEN'T BEEN particularly
large, but there's a valid reason for this. Distribution
of funds are made after overhead costs are met. One
of the big costs is payment of the mortgage on the
stadium. When the stadium debt is erased, here will
be that much more for the youth organizations.
The CYC derives still another benefit from the
Jet operation. 1t shares in the proceeds of the annual
sale of Junior Jet Badges. The CYC gets a cut from
the 50-cent badges it sells.
Getting back to Catholic Youth Night" this
years event is the 18th annual one sponsored by the
Diocesan youth office. The first was held in 1851
when the Columbus team then known as the Red
Birds was in the sprawling st. Louis Cardinal farm
system.
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COLUMBUS base
ball heroes - mo" MoZzai - was a member of that
squad. Manager was Harry "Cappy" Walker, a former
major league great who won the 1916 World Series
for the ST. Louis Cardinals when he smacked out a
single to score Enos Country Slaughter. In that
noWlamous play, Slaughter dashed all the way home
from first base to the surprise of the opposing Boston
Red Sox.
The first few special nights we're known as
Scamp Night since proceeds benefited Camps st.
Joseph and st. Rita. Eventually the name was changed
to its present one.