Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1949 / Verhovay Journal

BOWLING TOURNAMENT EDITION

Record Crowd Views 78 Teams From 19 Cities Contend For Verhovay Bowling Championship!

— DETROIT, 443, MEN’S TEAM AND SOUTH BEND, 132, “OAK RIDGE DAIRY” WOMEN’S TEAM CAPTURE FRANK BROGLEY MEMORIAL TROPHIES. — MORE THAN $4,000 AWARDED IN PRIZES AND TROPHIES. — SOUTH BEND MEN AND MILWAUKEE WOMEN TAKE TOP MONEY AWARDS. — MAYOR VAN ANTWERP ADDRESSES CHEERING AUDIENCE OF 1100

ATTENDING TOURNAMENT BANQUET AND DANCE. —

A PICTURE OF CHARM AND HAPPINESS is this group of some of the women participants of the Sixth Verhovay National Ten Pin Tournament. Posing for this shot on the beautiful morning of May 29th, the day of the main event, the girls wear their Sunday smiles. Wonderful sports all of them, they made a big hit in the City of Detroit.

“MV FRIENDS!”

In his address preceding the presentation of the Frank Brog'ley Memorial Trophies to captains Joe Toth and Julia Hadrick, National Auditor John Sabo, chief administrator of the 6th Verhovay National Ten-Pin Tournament, made this opening statement: “Since I have returned from the service, I have worked with you, I have learned to know you and now it is my great pleasure to say: My Friends!”

Delivered in a tone of heartwarming sincerity, this remark evoked immediate response on the part of the audience that, 1100 strong, jammed the auditorium of the First Hungarian Ev. and Ref. Church, West End Ave., Detroit, Mich., on Sunday, May 29th, at the 6th Annual Verhovay Tournament Banquet. The spontaneous response showed that the speaker had unerringly hit upon the most significant characteristic of these Verhovay Bowling Tournaments, that sets them apart from all other kinds of gatherings. Having worked together and thus having learned to know one another has become the source of enduring friendships that knit the participants and even the spectators of Verhovay’s tournaments together in a .deep consciousness of belonging co a g'reat family which is happily Tee .of factional interests, selfish motifs that prevail at most mass-meetings, 'conventions, conferences and similar get-togethers.

Whatever local frictions precede a- Verhovay Tournament, they are dissolved upon the arrival of the great day when confidence, mutual appreciation and the pleasure of being together are reflected on every face.

To be able to stand before 1100 people, to be able to call them Friends and to be sure of a sincere echo to this greeting in every heart, -— that alone makes it worthwhile to have Verhovay Bowling Tournaments.

That this is a great and desirable experience is well proved by- the fact that each year more and more bowlers enroll in the Verhovay Tournaments, not mainly for the money, nor for the glory, but chiefly for the fellowship these splendid gatherings afford. Whatever else anyone may or may not have gained at '^his tournament, in one glorious experience all of us have shared: we have met dear old friends and made many new ones, and we could look into the eyes of all of them and joyously say ‘My Friend . .

And that, we believe, was the keynote of the Detroit Tourney, and because of that we agree with öhose many of our friends who have named it a very, if not the most successful of all Verhovay Tournaments.

A STORY IN PICTURES

In keeping with our endeavour to try new ideas and introduce new features in every tournament, we are. presenting the editoriak story of

the 6th Verhovay "'National Bowling i Tournament in pictures. Our most ' popular columnists, The Ferret, and J. J. Horvath, present their own stories from the bowlers’ point of view, the former representing the hosts, and the latter the guests of the National Tournament. The Official Prize list appears on pages 5-6 of this edition. The winners of | the Shares Sales Contest are listed elsewhere. The complete list of the bowlers participating in the Detroit tournament will be published prob- j ably in the next edition. The rest of the editorial report, therefore, will be restricted to a brief resume of the Tournament Banquet.

A WELL RECEIVED PROGRAM

Director Richard Phillips, member of the Verhovay National Executive j Tournament Committee opened the j ceremonies. Miss Joyce Missick led the audience in singing the National j Anthem. The Rev. Zoltán Vajda of- j fered grace. During the dinner Eddy Vitéz and his orchestra, with Mrs. Vitéz, Helen Grama, at the piano, entertained the audience .

Doctor Andrew Kovács, Director, member of the national committee, acted as Master of Ceremonies/ National President John Bencze spoke briefly in Hungarian and the Hon. Eugene Van Antwerp, Mayor of ehe City of Detroit, delivered the keynote address, reviewed elsewhere, un- j der his picture. Miss- Goldie Cameron rendered a well received vocal \ solo between the two. speeches.

Following the Mayor’s address, Miss Joyce Missick sang and Miss Gage danced (see pictures) and, then, the following guests were introduced by the M.C.: Charles Oakman of the City Council, John Myers, chief of the D.S.R. council, and his wife, Raymond Kelly of the Corporation Council and his wife, William Louis, Commissioner of Supplies and Purchases,. and his wife, Lt. Andrew Kish of the 4th Police Precinct, National Officers Cöloman Revesz, John Szalanczy, John Sabo and his wife, directors Coloman Kolozsvarv, Steven Nyers, Henry Gross, Joseph Turner, Michael Korosy, Field Supervisors Nicholas Takaes, Michael Simo, Joseph Nemes, editor-publisher Julius Fodor, Mr. Siler, Stephen Matassy, legal counsel of the Verhovay, Albert B. Ari and Julius Macker, Verhova y’s two vice-presidents, Mrs. Macker, editor Henry Rettmann, Mr. and Mrs. A. Marchisi, Mrs. Lillian Jacobs, President of the Detroit Women’s Bowling Associaton, director Richard Phillips, Assistant Secretary Leopold Hirsch, Frank Szappanos of Cleveland, who rendered some warmly received Hungarian soloes, Mr. Somogyvary, Detroit Director of the American Sick Benefit Association, Jolán Lucas, the “Ferret”, and J. J. Horvath, contributors to the Verhovay Journal, and others.

Then Vice-President Albert B. Ari outlined the future plans of the National Tournament Committee^ (see

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