Verhovayak Lapja, 1950 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1950 / Verhovay Journal
m- . VÄ? S';-' VOL. XXXIII. JUNE 21, 1950 51 NO. 6 BOWLING TOURNAMENT EDITION YOUNGSTOWN TOURNAMENT ACCLAIMED LARGEST, BEST, MOST SUCCESSFUL IN HISORY OF VERHOVAY BOWLING 85 TEAMS FROM 20 CITIES MEET IN THREE DAY COMPETITION AT CHAMPION RECREATION. — CLEVELAND BRANCH 14 MEN’S TEAM WINS FRANK BROGLEY MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY AND SOUTH BEND BRANCH 132 WOMEN’S TEAM TAKES ALBERT B. ARI MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. — MRS. BROGLEY. MRS. ARI PRESENT CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES HONORING MEMORY OF VERHOVAY YOUTH’S TWO GREAT LEADERS. — A B C. PRESIDENT JOHN ACKERMAN ADDRESSES GRAND ASSEMBLY AT TOURNAMENT BALL. — T rophy Presentation Ceremonies At T ournament Ball In Calvin Center Trophies to the champions were presented in the ball-room of Calvin Center at the Tournament Ball on Sunday, May 28th. Mr. Stephen Matasy, Atty., Legal Counsel of the Association, Chairman of the Youngstown Tournament Committee, who acted as Master of Ceremonies is shown talking into the microphone, greeting the audience and pledging brief ceremonies. Seated at the table are, from left to right, John Bencze, National President, Coloman Revesz, National Secretary, John Ackerman, President of the American Bowling Congress, Mrs. Ackerman, Mrs. Frank Brogley and Mrs. Albert B. Ari, who were the guests of honor on this occasion; Julius Macker, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Andrew Kovács, M.D., Vice-President and Chairman of the National Executive Tournament Committee, John Szalanczy, Natiinal Treasurer, Leopold Hirsch, Assistant Secretary, Joseph S. Taylor, Director, Henry Gross, Director and Joseph Turner, Director. Happy hours were spent dancing to the wonderful music of the excellent orchestra seated on the stage. Calvin Centers’ impressive interior contributed a great deal to the success of the event. _ If there was anyone wrho thought that fraternalism in the Verhovay is gradually succumbing to the growing demands of the business spirit, he only had to attend the 7th Annual Verhovay National Ten Pin Tournament in Youngstown, 0., ön May 26-28, to arrive at the opposite conclusion. There, Verhovay fraternalism appeared in its full-blown glorj^ giving proof to the world that the principles and purposes of brotherliness have gained rather than lost ground in our organization. For three days the streets of Youngstown echoed and re-echoed the name of Verhovay. And whereever the bowlers wearing the colorful shirts with the Verhovay inscriptions appeared, the people of Youngstown gave them a smiling welcome because they instinctively' sensed that the Verhovay must be a splendid organization to which to belong. Advance* notices in the influential Youngstown Vindicator and other papers readied public interest in the big event. Large welcome banners over the hotel entrances and in the lobbies, and colorful “Welcome Verhovay Members!’’ signs in the windows of many restaurants and stores made the arriving bowlers feel at home. But that pleasant feeling was vastly enhanced by the splendid work done by the enthusiastic Tournament Committee of Youngstown, O. That a man can be only at one place at a time, had been wholly disproved by Atty. Stephen Matasy, Legal Counsel of the Association, Chairman of the Youngstown Tournament Committee. He was everywhere, with a smile and a handshake for everyone and in all the turmoil of those three- days we have not seen a more relaxed person than him. There was Steve Mislay, President of the Br. 21 Sports Club, righthand-man of the Tournament Administrator, efficient go-between of the tournament officials and . the dailypress, an easy-going fellow himself who never hurried yet always arrived where he was most needed. There were the lovelies adorning the reception desk, Mrs. Margaret Barkó, Velma Miller, Margaret Bunchy and others, whose names Steve Mislay, “God’s gift to the Hungarians," will mention, we hope. Here is, however, the official list of the Youngstown Committee, a group of Verhovayans everyone of whom has earned the gratitude of all of the guests, by contributing untiring efforts to the success of the tournament. They were: Atty. Stephen Matasy, Joseph Turner. Director, Nicholas Takacs, District Manager, Joseph Danish, Assistant District Manager, August Habodasz, President of Branch 21, John Kostyo, President cf Branch 108, Philip Houser, President of Branch 364, Joseph Ashley, Jo Ann Brogley, Julia Brogley, Delores Brogley, J. Bodzas. William Benyei, Michael Cibulas, Thomas Hood, Leonard Lautner, Joseph Nagy, Elizabeth Rhodes, Joseph Turner, Jr., Joseph Yuhasz, Margaret Barkó, Joseph Bartha, Ann Birch, Andrew Cseh, Stephen Mislay, Louise Maize, Frank Molnár. Ann Petro, Frank Toma, Andrew Blasko, Andrew Boda, Mary Cibulas, Julia Miglets, Stephen A. Novak, Stanley Ruz, Steve Tulipán and Michael Tomchak. They said in their ad in the Tournament Album; “We wish to extend to our Fraternal Brothers and Sisters the hospitality of our City. It is our earnest effort to make your stay pleasant so that you and yours will remember the 7th Annual Verhovay Bowling Tournament at Youngstown, Ohio, as one of the highlights of the spirit of Fraternalism. We hope that each and everyone has a good time in our City.” So we -did, thanks to your marvellous efforts, members of the Tournament Committee of Youngstown, Ohio. READY FOR THE RUSH Early arrivals on Friday morning, May 26th, found the reception desk manned, with all hands ready to handle the biggest crowd ever attending a Verhovay tournament. There was John Sabo, National Auditor, with Mrs. -Sabo, greeting the arrivals on behalf of the Home Office family There was Director Mike Korosy from Alliance, member of the National Executive Committee. National President John Bencze, National Secretary Coloman Revesz, National Treasurer John Szalanczy arrived shortly afterwards. Messrs. Révész, Szalanczy and Sabo settled down to receive the accounts of the bowling captains on the Tournament. Shares, with Field Supervisor Henry Rettmann from Cleveland. 0., pitching in when necessary, and thanks to the efforts of many a cooperative bowler, they did a land-office business which considerably brightened the up to then rather gloomy financial outlook of the Tournament Financing Campaign. Andrew Fay- Fisher, editor, also arrived early to give full coverage of the event for the Szabadság and the Amerikai Magyar Népszava Hungarian dailies. Among the early arrivals were noted director Coloman Kolozsvary from Cleveland, O., director Joseph S. Taylor from Buffalo, N. Y., director Henry Gross from Pittsburgh. Pa., Assistant Secretary Leopold Hirsch from the Home Office who later in the day was joined by M sses Chonke, Prekup, Vincze and Kazar of the Home Office staff. Vice-President Andrew Kovács, M.D., Chairman of the National Executive Committee, arrived later- in the evening. Having lost his beloved (Continued on page 2)
