Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
December 21, 1949 Verhovay Journal BR. 21 SPORTS CLUB SPEAKS (Continued from page 8) half. We would, then, have a playoff for the championship betwgen the two Branch 21 entries." Now I really call that percentage bowling. What, dear readers, would you call it? While we were promenading along “Alibi Alley” there was another remark to be heard. They claim a great factor contributing to our winning is our loyal scorekeeper Red Virus. Now in some circles — the Aces — there is a small spark of suspicion'' -ns to the integrity and character of Red. There is a rumor that he has a tendency to stray off the straight and narrow. But everybody else kn#ws that ole redhead is our good luck chariri besides being the head, cheerleader. When Red heard of those accusations by the Aces he came back with a stjarp retort say-, ing: ‘‘Those Aces must like wine because they are always in the cellar.” Yuk-yuk! The burden of the success of the No. 2 team rests heavily on the fine bowling of two of our bigger boys, Bill Bennet and Steve Novak. When these two lads are going str<*ng** there is no stopping them. Most of you baseball fans who have seen . Bob Feller pitch will admit that he really has a sweeping curve ball. Now Mike Mikula who bowls with the No. 1 team, also bowls some curve ball. This lad throws such a wicked curve that he would make Feller look sick. A study of jet-propulsion "at its best is displayed by Jim Mislay when he whizzes his ball down the alley. Frank Nagy is one lad who displays all the grace and poise required of the perfect approach and follow-thru in bowling. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate Bill Bennet on the new" addition to his family. Bill is the proud papa of a wonderful baby girl. Rich Safron, one of our last year’s bowlers, is now serving Uncle Sam in the Marine Corps. I wonder how Rich felt over the loss of his beautiful Toni wave. I think we will have to take up a collection and buy this sea-going bellhop a Toni wave set! Ole “Cus” Safron writes wishing us to convey to all of his fellow Verhovay members his best regards. Character study! Joe Tomcsak with a wide spread stance and arms akimbo giving out with his rendition of Mule Train, Yaaa! Yaaa! This is a leaf borrowed from the distinguished Victorian writer Charles Dickens who through the lips of Tiny Tim said: “A Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.” God bless you, We say that in behalf of all the Verhovay members in Youngstown. Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes to All. Steve Mislav. Branch 3€»6 Hi [ghlighter By BILL TORDA • •* ----* Cleveland, Ohio MONTHLY MEETING The regular monthly meeting was held Friday, November 3, 1949. This month’s session was somewhat different from the ordinary: a post- Halloween Party was held after the business session was adjourned. Plans for a dance to be held right after the holidays was the main item on the schedule of business. A committee of five was elected to do the planning: Terry Moses, Flo Marozsanyi, Bill Moses, Ed Torda and Bill Torda. But then, come time for the dance, the committee has the assurance of cooperation from the rest of the membership in taking care of similar and smaller details which may, and more than likely will, arise once we get the ball rollin’. The affair, to be called Novelty Dance, will be held Saturday, January 28, 1950, at the Verhovay Heme, 8637 Buckeye Road. Donation will be 75 cents, doors open at 7:30 p.m., and dancing will get under way at 8 o’clock. Music will be furnished by Ernie Benedict and his Polkateers, very popularly known in greater Cleveland and the surrounding area, and also throughout the state. Everybody is welcome to join in for an evening of fun, pleasure and dancing. HALLOWEEN PARTY Well, for the entertainment part of our evening we had a Halloween party. The witches rode high in the sky and black cats kept crossing our paths, but who cared?, we were too darn busy havin’ some fun. Things go off to a gay start by playing a game called “Passing the remains of Mr. Smith.” First of all, the members seated themselves in a semi-circle around the table, brightly decorated, in a very clever style, for the occasion. The lights were turned out and the room was in darkness except foy two candle lights on the table. Then it happened! Out of the darkness appeared the ghost who read the story of Mr. Smith. Flo Marozsanyi did very well as assistant to the ghost (enacted by Joe Marozsanyi,) in passing- the remains of Mr. Smith which now started to proceed. Imitated articles, such as the hands, nose, ears, etc., were passed from one person to another. They felt so real, it gave us the creeps. It did give ’em to me, especially when it was known someone really sneaked in a small portion of pig brains along the line. Some fun . . . The next game played was the passing of the bean bag. Terry Moses took care of the whistling and brether, can she give out with a wolf call! The idea was to pass the bag along to the next person as quickly as possible, and should a person have possession of the bag at the time of the whistle, he, or she, was eliminated from the game. The excitement and action seemed to increase as the ring grew smaller until there was only the winner left. Before the evening started, some of the girls hid tooth-picks throughout the room. The word ‘Go’ was given and, believe me, it looked like the ‘49 Gold Rush’ was still on. Everybody hunting high and low ail over the piacé just to see who could collect the most tooth-picks. The game of the evening was played with an orange — what a game! This was definitely the highlight of the whole evening. It’s still being talked about. Everybody forms into a circle, boy picking a girl for partner and so on around. The object of the game is to pass the orange without the use of hands or any part of the arms, and without letting it drop to the floor. Whoever dropped it was eliminated from the game which continued until, as usually, only the winner was left. To begin with, the orange is held lightly underneath the chin, then it’s up to the partner to take it if possible and pass it along in the same* manner. The height of excitement and hilarity begins when the orange starts slipping from its original position and the partners try desperately to keep it from falling to the floor. After the games were over, refreshments were served and a case of beer also was tapped. Then, as usually, the card games got underway and continued into the late hours of the night. Everybody present was very well pleased with the evening’s affair. And again we wish to thank all the girls who have helped make all this possible for the membership. We wish to say this to those members who as yet have not been active at any of our regular affairs: they are more than welcome to share in the fun and enjoy themselves. In the past year we have had some swell times not only at our meetings, which we do try to make as pleasant as possible to all, but also at our other affairs. The new year will be here shortly and we already are starting to make plans with new ideas in entertainment. The more active we become and the larger our crowds get, the bigger and better affairs can and will be planned for our own entertainment purposes. KEG-LITES The latest bowling session our teams had was on Wednesday, November 30th. It seems evident the boys are sort of cooling off a bit from the hot streak everybody started with. Of course, this does not apply directly to the Browns team at the present time. They have been experiencing some good luck lately and have been sort of ridin’ a high tide the last few weeks which has made it possible for them to move from third to first place on ihe board. The Comets and the Toppers are in a deadlock for second apd third positions. Things may look a little brighter for the Toppers since the last time out, because ‘they have started to bowl more in form with their team average of the past. A few weeks ago the whole team seemed to have fallen into a slump of some kind which has added extra pressure on the boys. The Indians team, which has been in the basement dept., most of the season, is really the surprise team in the group. It is a known fact that their team possesses ah average of almost 800, but they seem to have trouble battling out of last place. It is true that only about one-third of the season is over, and they may start rollin’ and if that does happen it could spell trouble in more ways than one to the rest of the teams. On the girls’ team, Annie Bakos has had to give up bowling, at least for the time being, or until further notice, since she has to work the swing shift. Her place is being taken by her sister Louise Torda. Well, it seems just so much can be said at any one time and so we’ll close not only this article, but the PAGE 9 Bowling News & Scores DETROIT, MICH. Branch 443 Upon invitation by the Windsor, Ont., Hungarian Bowling team the Branch 443 bowlers visited the Windsor Recreation for a match-game on November 20, 1949. A very nice reception was accorded to us by the Windsor team whose captain’s daughter, incidentally, is a member of the Verhovay. The Canadian Essex Machine and Tool team defeated the Branch 443 bowlers by- 433 pins at this engagement. Scores were as follows: Verhovay 443 W. Toth 137 120 163 420 J. Demeter 156 192 154 502 M. Lotsky 151 153 135 439 S. Kekes 168 185 159 512 J. Toth 154 159 210 523 Totals 766 809 8212396 EssexMachine & Tool Fiddes 166 188 190 544 Sisak 157 207 224 588 Lebert 202 — —202 Meloche —190 196 386 Ágoston 188 169 147 504 Sabine 215 204 186 605 Totals 928 958 943 2820 On December 4th, the date set for the return match engagement, the Essex Machine and Tool bowlers, captained by John Ágoston, were guests of Manager Joseph Szabó in Detroit. The match game was held at the Oakwood Blue Jackets Bowl- O-Drome where the Branch 443 team defeated the visitors by 77 pins. A good time was had by all and members of both teams enjoyed the evening. Scoresof the return match game follow: Verhovay 443 W. Toth148 146 172 466 J. Demeter172 219 138 529 S. Kekes172 180 178 530 J. Toth161 196 143 500 Wasik243 202 ^169 614 Totals 896 943 8002639 EssexMachine & Tool Fiddes 159 182 179 520 Sisak 150 162 162 474 Ágoston 188 16Í 184 533 Meloche 180 186 128 494 Sabine 176 193 172 541 Totals 853 884 8252562 Joseph Szabó, Mgr. NEW BRUNSWICK,N. J. December.1949 Branch 518 Cooper145 115 157 417 C. Reed 161 178 213 552 Loch 179 184 164 527 Torontola 200 189 175 564 Merkosky 227 174 184 585 Totals 912 840893 2645 De Leos Smith 184 224 160 568 Nagy 165 137 124 426 Blind 120 120 120 360 Laslio 156 169 177 502 Varga 175 181 124 480 Totals 800 831 7052336 Michael Puskas. Mgr. old year, too, with this issue of our Journal. So with the blessings of the coming holiday of the Birth of Christ, we wish" goodwill to all men and peace on earth. On behalf of the Branch 366 membership we all wish “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” Your Highlighter, BILL TORDA.
