William Penn, 1961 (44. évfolyam, 3-16. szám)
1961-06-21 / 6. szám
PAGE 2 June 21, 1961. William Penn Our Diamond Anniversary and Bowling Tournament (Continued from page 1) 1961 — the Diamond Anniversary — to bring back the tournament to Pittsburgh! THE TOURNAMENT Some 91 men’s teams and 38 women’s teams were officially listed as participating in the 1961 tournament at Laura Lanes, Harmarville, Pennsylvania. One team of women in Columbus, Ohio did not show up. They had been in an automobile accident which injured and hospitalized several of their members. We are sorry and we wish them complete recovery. Even more important to the success of the tournament is enthusiastic participation rather than the number of bowlers and teams. It is most interesting to witness the ebullient joy, the £eavy disappointment, the tremendous eagerness and anxiety of the players from beginning to end of tournament. Heartwarming is their exhibition of loyalty and genuine sportmanship toward one another. Finally, we are grateful to all the bowlers for their excellent conduct and deportment, especially at the games, for never allowing themselves to get out of hand. This :is what the public sees and how it judges our Association. Many thanks to our bowlers and their captains. Before going further and while appreciation and gratitude are in mind, we wish to commend Miss Mary Kazar and Mrs. Martha Kárpáti, both of the Home Office, for their excellent and long hours of service two days at the registration desk in the hotel. Two other Home Office employees assisted in assuring the proper operation of the tournament, John Lovász who dispatched the chartered buses from Hotel Penn-Sheraton and Ernest Bendzsuk who managed their movement from Laura Lanes. Well done, Men. While the tournament ran officially May 28-29, a few teams were permitted to bowl on May 27. These had serious reasons for doing so, such as having to return to work. This privilege was in no way abused and Fraternal Affairs Administrator Frank J. Cher did everything possible to prevent any kind of serious inconvenience or hardship for any team with a legitimate request. On the morning of May 28 five of our chartered buses left Pittsburgh for Harmarville, heading for the official opening of the 18th Annual National William Penn Bowling Tournament. The signal for the opening was at 9:11 with the playing of our National Anthem. Then President Julius Macker extended his greetings to the bowlers and wished them happy and successful bowling. The tournament was now in progress, but first the President would roll the not easy first ball, as announced by Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics. Not bad . . . Mr. Macker downed seven pins ... in spite of all the excitement of picture taking, peering eyes, blatant well-wishing, etc. In addition to President Macker and Secretary Stelkovics, a number of other members of the official William Penn family were present for the opening of the tournament at the ultra modern, 60-lane, one-floor Laura Lanes: Board Chairman and First Vice President Louis L. Varga, Treasurer Julius E. Somogyi, Directors John P. Balia, Stephen Danko, Albert B. Ibos (who was a bowler) and Joseph Kormondy, Auditing Committee Chairman Caspar Papp, and Field Manager Elmer Charles. Other officers arrived later and throughout the tournament there were always members of the official family present. Needless to say, no one spent more time at the tournament than Frank J. Cher, and the reason is entirely obvious. Being at Laura Lanes, bowlers and guests were only a few miles from the William Penn Home of Branch 296, Springdale, They were thus able to enjoy the real hospitality, delicious food and excellent entertainment provided by this energetic and fraternal William Penn group. We dare say that those who did not visit the Springdale Branch 296 William Penn Home missed something from the tournament. Before concluding this tournament section, we must and are happy to pay tribute to the grand, friendly and very cooperative official score-keeping crew of R. R. “Pop“ Diliinger, genial Tournament Supervisor whose bowling experts returned to the William Penn Tournament this year. Unfortunately, Mr. Diliinger could not be with us because of the death of his wife the day before the tournament’s opening. We all express our condolences to our friend and tournament adviser. Filling in for Mr. Diliinger was Stan Skreski, Sr., Acting Tournament Supervisor, and collaborating with him were Frank Koval, Sr., Stan Skreski. Jr., (Continued on page 8) FULL HOUSE! Words are inadequate to express what this picture conveys. As is quite obvious, the Diamond Anniversary Banquet-Dance was successful beyond our most optimistic predictions.
