Verhovayak Lapja, 1952 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1952 / Verhovay Journal
I PAGE 2 Verhovay Journal June 18, 1952 NINTH ANNUAL NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT (Continued from Page 1) shuttle service every hour between the DesMer-Wailick and Riverview Recreation. The chartered big Greyhound bus was manned by a very friendly • driver who soon became a favorite with his riders. At seven o’clock Tournament Administrator John Sabo stepped to the microphone to call the attention of the first teams to play Thursday ' evening. He asked the teams to go to their respective positions. During this interval Steve Bulkley, handsome young official photographer, showed up with all his photographic equipment, ready to take the pictorial history of the Verhovay Ninth Annual National* Bowling Tournament and the National Verhovay Fellowship Days. The tournament was officially opened with the playing of the National Anthem. The bowlers and the members not participating in the matches stood at reverent attention. Then followed a short welcome address by Mr. Sabo. He greeted the bowlers and guests in the name of the Board of Directors,. the National Officers, the National Executive Tournament Committee and the Columbus General Tournament Committee, the groups whose wholehearted "cooperation made possible the undenied success of the Ninth Annual National Verhovay Bonding Tournament and the National Verhovay Fellowship Days. National President John Benezf, as head of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, was asked to honor the tournament by rolling the first ball. This he did as the Verhovay photographer recorded the action. Next Tournament Secretary “Pop” Diliinger gave final instructions to the teams. He requested them to maintain a reasonable pace in order to meet the bowling schedule. After a few practice balls wore roiled the tournament got into full swing. For the hours of bowling that followed the players kept a serious mood though they were enjoying every minute of t'net games. There was no boisterousness or excessive cheering, only a determination to do the level best in the contest. Meanwhile other teams and their players, scheduled to bowl the following days, trickled into the alleys. Some came as spectators, others no doubt to gather pointers that might improve their own games. As the games progressed prominent individual members appeared on the scene. Former director John Korosfoy was seen conversing with Attorney Joseph Fodor of Columbus, widely respected member of Branch 129, Columbus, who aided in the tournament. Mr. Korosföy’s son, Mike Korosy, also a former director, was present as one of the bowlers on the Alliance, Ohio team. Shortly after ten that evening the New York City bowlers arrived. With them as a player was Director Albert Ibos. The games were concluded a little after 11:30. The first exciting day was over—officially. The Verhovayans did not go straight to bed but spent more hours in the gay spirit of Verhovay fraternalism. MAY 30 —MORNING Though the majority of the bowlers stayed up till the wee hours of the morning, they were raring to go again when the first bus left the hotel at 7:20 for the bowling lanes. The games were to start at 8:00 sharp. Genial Tournament Administrator Introduces Governor Lausche Pictured above is Governor Frank J. Lausche and National Auditor John Sabo after the latter had just introduced the first man of the State of Ohio. The ovation which greeted Governor Lausche will go down in Verhovay history as the biggest ever given to an outstanding citizen. For minutes the hime crowd cheered, applauded, whistled, while standing in honor of the friendly and well-liked Ohio leader. Mayor Rhodes Welcomes Verhovay Committee to Columbus MAYOR JAMES A, RHODES took time from his official duties to extend to Tournament Administrator John Sabo a very warm welcome to Columbus, The Mayor is looking over the official program together with Mr. Sabo and Mr. Joseph Fodor, Columbus attorney and member of Branch 129, Columbus, Ohio. Robert Rothfuss, manager of Riverview Recreation, played popular recordings while the teams got ready. He did everything he could to make the players contented and freely cooperated with the officers. Mayor James A. Rhodes of Columbus arrived at 7:45 to open the new tournament day. The National Anthem was played at 7:50. This was followed by the greetings of Tournament Administrator Sabo to the bowlers of the day, to the onlookers and to the guests, and finally the introduction of Columbus’ handsome yungishi Mayor Rhodes. The Mayor welcomed the Verhovay members to his city. Then Mayor Rhodes stepped down to the bowling lanes, picked up a ball and hurled it down the alley — and a perfect STRIKE! (He should become a member and join one of our teams.) As in the yestermorn, Tournament Secretary “Pop” Diliinger reiterated bowling instructions. Promptly at eight o’clock the teams started bowling Both the men and the women displayed an aggressive sports spirit. There was little tenseness to be seen. A confidence coupled with humor dominated the spirit of the game. Mrs. John Bencze, attractive wife of our National President, was seen circulating among the crowd and chattering here and there. Joseph Taylor, former director, president of Branch 383, Buffalo, N. Y., was seen entering the alleys at 9:45. > MAY 30 — AFTERNOON The games continued according to schedule. Riverview Recreation’s neat restaurant served ably well the food and drink needs of the bowlers, who took advantage of this convenience between plays. Late in the afternoon an uneasiness affected the National Officers when the chartered Greyhound bus, traveling from the Home Office, failed to arrive on schedule. When the delay exceeded an hour the National Officers, who were waiting as a kind of reception committee, began to worry. Finally, however, the bus arrived and troubled minds were quickly relieved. Cause of the delay was a Memorial Day parade just outside Pittsburgh. Home Office employees on the bus were the Misses Ethel Chonko, Julia Eszlari, Margaret Evans, Mary Kazar, Dorothy Nagy, Gizella Stefurosky, Vflma Vincze, and Mrs. Elizabeth Frideczky, Mrs. Anna Green, Mrs. Betty Illeba, Mrs. Jolán Kelemen. In charge of the group was Leopold Hirsch, Home Office manager. Others, not of the Home Office, who rode thie bus, were: Director Henry Gross of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Coloman Revesz, wife of the National Secretary, and their daughter Maria, John Elek, president of Branch 89, Homestead, Pa., Eugene Szebedinszky, newspaper man, Mrs. Coleman Klein and Miss Mary Evans. Home Office employees who did not go by the chartered bus but attended the events were Mrs. Stephen Nágy accompanied by her husband, and Albert Jozik. MAY 30 —EARLY EVENING William C. Kohut, secretary of the Auditing Committee, arrived with his ;wife at 6:30. The long bowling day wound up shortly after 8:30. The bowlers and the spectators hurried back to the hotel to wash and dress up for the dance and the beauty contest. MAY 30—THE DANCE AND THE BEAUTY CONTEST By nine o’clock the dulcet sound of Magyar music, interspersed with American melodies, was quite in evidence. Ziggy Bela and his musicians, (Continued on Page 3)
