Verhovayak Lapja, 1950 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1950 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 2_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Verhovay JOHN ACKERMAN, A.B.C. PRESIDENT AT TOURNAMENT BANQUET For the first time in the history of Verhovay bowling, the National Tournament was honored by the presence of John Ackerman, President of the American Bowling Congress, and h:s wife. Speaking at the trophy-presentation ceremonies, Mr. Ackerman declared: “We, the bowlers, who pay to play, should have the right to choose with whom we play.” Seated at the speakers' table, from left to. right, are: M*s. Albert B. Ari, Chairman of the Board Julius Macker, Vice-President Dr. Andrew Kovács, National Treasurer John Szalanczy, Assistant Secretary Leopold Hirsch, Director Joseph S. Taylor. Director Henry Gross and Director Joseph Turner. THE TOURNAMENT STORY (Continued from page 1) mother just a few days before the Tournament, he made a personal sacrifice by attending the important functions of this event. In the meantime, the stars of the three day event, the bowlers, arrived in droves, with the teams from Beaver Falls, Alliance, Cleveland, Buffalo, Detroit, South Bend, Gary, Milwaukee and Chicago leading the cavalcade. Accomodations were swiftly secured and registrations went off without a hitch. Soon the Youngstown hotels were overrun by Verhovayans and groups of bowlers appeared at every corner. Thus, the moment for the starting bell arrived. TOURNAMENT OPENS Sixteen men’s teams, supported by a large group of women bowlingfans, assembled at the Champion Recreation Alleys by 6 o’clock in the evening. Sweating profusely, for it was a hot day (alright, so it was the hunrdity, not the heat), they found welcome relief in the comparative coolness of the establishment. At 6 o’clock, National Auditor John Sabo briefly welcomed the bowlers, and wished them success and enjoyment in the 7th Verhovay National Tournament. The National Anthem was played, with all present standing at attention, and, then, Tournament Secretary “Pop’ ’Dill'.nger gave the customary instructions while the bowlers hungrily eyed the lanes stretching out before them. After a practice ball allowed to every bowler, the pins were set up and then, the thunder of the alleys began, to last until Sunday late afternoon. GUESTS OF HONOR OPEN WOMEN’S TEAM EVENT At 8:15 twenty-one women’s teams took over and at 10:30 the second squad of the men’s teams entered the bowling arena. It was at the opening of the team event in the Women’s Division that Mrs. Frank Brogley, widow of the late Frank Brogley, former director of the Verhovay, and Mrs. Albert B. Ari, widow of the late Chairman of the Board and Vice-President of the Associaton, the two great Verhovayans to whose memory the 7th Annual/ Verhovay National Bowling Tournament had been dedicated, arrived at the bowling establishment. Introduced over the loud-speaker, both ladies were given an enthusiastic reception by the bowlers and spectators. Speaking briefly, but eloquently, both Mrs. Brogley and Mrs. Ari expressed their pleasure over being able to attend the tournament honoring the memory of their late husbands; they expressed their good wishes to all bowlers and guests for success in bowling and for a good time to be enjoyed by all. The heartwarming addresses heard on both floors of the Recreation Building, added in great measure to the splendid spirit prevailing throughout the event. CHAMPION WOMEN’S TEAM In the meantime, scores of the previous nights had been posted by “Pop” Dillingers busy assistants and an immediate search was instituted at headquarters for the women’s team that won the Verhovay National Championship because at 11 a.tn. the victors were to appear in the editorial offices of the Youngstown Vindicator to be photographed for the Sunday edition. To 1he great consternation of the Tournament Administrator the girls couid not be found anywhere, nor did frantic telephone calls and knocking* at innumerable doors yield any trace of the missing champions. As it happened* they -enjoyed a Jate breakfast in the “Purple Cow,” right at Hotel Pick-Ohio, concernedly discussing which of the women’s teams may have won the national championship. One of the messengers combing the area ran into them in front of the coffee shop and the girls asked him if he knew which team had won the Albert B. Ari Memorial Trophy. “Where are you from?” he asked. “South Bend,” the girls replied in chorus. “Who is your captain?” he inquired and when the answer was “Bette Barany” he exclaimed “Come on Champions, you ax-e wanted at the Youngstown Vindicator!” What happened next stopped traffic on busy Boardman street . . . No less happy was the girls’ team of Branch 366, Cleveland, O., captained by Florence Marozsanyi, who emerged from the previous day’s team event as winners of the $100 Journal June 21, 1950 “WELCOME TO YONGSTOWN” - BY MRS. FRANK BROGLEY One of the most touching episodes of the 7th Annual Verhovay National Bowling Tournament was contributed by Mrs. Frank Brogley and Mrs. Albert B. Ari, widows of the two young, outstanding Verhovay officers to whose memory this event had been dedicated. Here Mrs. Brogley is shown welcoming the bow lers to Youngstow n, the home-town of the Brogley’s. The two men in glasses at her side are well known to all bowlers. To the left stands “Pop” Diliinger, Tournament Secretary and to the right John Sabo, National Auditor, the Tournament Administrator. Mrs. Brogley said: “I hope every one of you will have a wonderful time in Youngstown.” Everyone did have a wonderful time, thanks to the splendid spirit and friendliness of the Youngstown Verhovayans among whom Mrs. Brogley stands out as one who carries on in the spirit of her late husband. S first prize. And the beys of 366 celebrate 1 with the girls as proudly as if thev had rolled all rhe scorewinning balls. There certainly was not a trace of male jealousy . . . MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVILY CONTESTED The leading scores of the previous day, posted at the bowling alleys, showed the Rose Ann’s Beauty Shop team of Branch 14 as the leading contestants for the Frank *Brogley Memorial Trophy and the Br. 500 team as the foremost candidate for the $300 first prize. With their scores before them, the men’s teams rolling in the team event on Saturday morning had a definite goal to shoot for and they tried their darnedest to wrest away the laurels and bacon from the leading teams. Teams from Columbus, South Bend, East Chicago, Gary, Detroit, Dearborn, Chicago, Milwaukee, and from the eastern cities of Harrisburg, Northampton, New Brunswick and Trenton played havoc with the bowling pins and kept the pin boys bi’eathless for two solid hours, but to no avail. Rose Ann’s Beauty Shop team, captained by Bela Balogh, scoring 2836 actual pins, kept the lead though they must have suffered some anxious moments when South Bend’s Koby’s Five team rolled an actual 2810 on Saturday morning. The situation was somewhat similar in regards to the money winners 5n the handicap competition. Detroiti Branch 500 led the score with a total of 3029, including handicap. Naturally, the boys were all afii’e with the thought of winning the jack-pot. ($300). Then came New Brunswick, and South Bend’s Koby’s Five, on Saturday morning and they did make it hot for the Detroit boys by rolling 3005 and 2999 resp., including the handicap. But the Saturday morning team event in the men’s division didn’t change the picture after all, (chat is as far as the first prize winners were concerned. Detroit Branch 500 bagged $300, New Brunswick took'2nd place with $200 and Koby’s Five of South Bend came third, winning the $100 prize. But as long as it lasted, it was a close fight . . . AT CALVIN CENTER In the meantime, Calvin Center was one of the busiest places in Youngstown. Lunches and suppers were served to bowlers and out-oftown guests on both Friday and Saturday. And the ladies of the Hungarian Evangelical and Reformed Church, under the inspiring and experienced leadership of the Rev. and Mrs. Botty, went all out in offering the very best to the Jhundreds of guests intent on enjoying good Hungarian cooking during their Vacation in Youngstown. We do hope that the good people of this splendid church will retain as pleasant memories of the Verhovay crowd as we of the Verhovay will entertain about the wonderful Calvin Center and the friendly, helpful and lovely people who helped make our stay under their roof something to remember for years and years to come. Admiration for this beautiful establishment and the grand people running it, was unanimous and unbounded. It reached its heights on Saturday night, when pleasure-bent bowlers took over the entire building. The orchestras of the Rendes Brothers and Louis Szikora, playing in the Night of Budapest Club and in the Ball-room, created an atmosphere of unsurpassable enjoyment. A floor show, featuring a little boy and girl dancing the Csardas, and a lovely girl with a heartwarming voice, was a great success. Hours flew' by like seconds and when the orchestra played “Good night, Sweetheart,” it w^as hard to believe that the midnight hour had been reached. And so—Sunday morning dawned... THE NIGHT NEVER ENDED Vfe don’t know how many people managed to sleep (or wanted to) on the night of Saturday. We know of one young man who serenaded with his accordion every floor of Hotel Pick-Ohio and nobody complained. And the Lorain gang, justly priding themselves of being abundantly blessed with sonorous voices, kept serenading the entire city of Youngstown with the old Hungarian favol-ites. Every window was up in the police station aci’oss the street . . . Continued' on page 5.
