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Committee should charter a'
bus for its bowlers five to
chairman of last year's
of the 1958 event in Los An-
for some time, pending the Nick Missick, captain. Their' Pittsburgh, Pa. Belated
expansion of table facilities to! winning score being 2933 pins. ne\e e ess, we
accommodate the last minute' Goorge Kurelich and Leo Mis- »»n*« reporting on the final
attendance. The hard-working etich of Lodge 177 with a outcome and seasonal highs
Tony Ivanetich, tournament 1302 score took the
ate the great spirit of frater-1 Singles total of 685 and
Ivanetich. Sports Director of, a high scratch series of 642
ten teams to participate in captured by Lodge 356
next year s St. Louis Nation- Oakland. Churning the pins
the Central Committee, also I nich, Shirley Pusich and Aida
ever co-ordinative just retir- jt js perhaps better for the
that events like this must be,
had for the best interest of
our Society.
Then the third Vice-Presi
dent of the Union, and official
representative to the Tourna-
ment. Matt Kovacevich, after
expressing his gratitude and
Northern California have
really captured our hearts
with your hospitality. We'll
never forget it. and we'll try
to match you at next year's
tournament in Los Angeles.
In the meantime, let's all
work for a bigger and better
Croatian Fraternal Union".
He received a great ovation,
The final speaker at the
Banquet was brother John
Ovcaricli, Supreme Secretary
of the Sick Benefit Depart
ment, who made a good im-
pression in representing the
Executive Board at the Tour-
future of the Croatian Fratcr-!
nal Union depends upon you,iJoe
people. You proved it to me
and yourselves that it wasn't
necessary for me to bring any
flowers or towels to this won
derful occasion. Your com
mittee knows well how to
handle occasions like this one
tonight, and I dare say that
none of the national tourna
ments I have seen ever sur
passed yours here tonight in
capacity of attendance or in
spirit of fraternal behavior.
All other members of the Cro
atian Fraternal Union would
also be proud of you if they
were here tonight!"
While a strong ovation ac
companied brother Ovcarich
to his seat, William Blazevich.
secretary of the tournament,
came up to the "mike" to an
nounce the official figures
the Northern Cals
al C.F.U. Tournament. |for the winning 2603 total
George Glavas, president of i were Peggy Dedier, Gloria
the tournament sponsoring Frederickson, Mary Capita-,norma
team event was,m
welcomed the bowlers and Radovan, captain. The dou-.
guests and added: "T e Ibles as previously cited in this| ^he ^es^ individual series
events that took place the report went to Dolores Mes-1 *n ^he championship games
last two days at the bowling i trovich Benson and Edith jwas
alleys, at the Polka Party.! Misic. All-Events went tOj^e^e'- Alack, it had
and here this evening, are! Rose Leksan of Lodge 900 of
true exemplifications of good-1 San Francisco, her score 1689
while this spirit prevails our 356 took the Singles title with beyond their reach in the two'
Society will grow bigger and 598 sticks and also scored the final games.
namely Luka Pecel, grand! Dixiecrats by rolling the high- brackets, namely they were
geles, Milan Popovich, the y0urs truly had such a yearn
^an I ing, and failed, the champions
staunch chairman of
Jose's event of three years
ago, and Chris Radovan, the
laurel of the bowline game
Home Office Duxers
Lower Boom On Season
chairman, opened the Victory1 doubles. The Northerners cutl The 19o7 champions were
Banquet by a stirring wel-'into the trophy field on
come, ending- "We appreci-! tone Ficovich's (Lodge 90011
nal sportsmanship that each further inroads with BUI Bla-j°f February. Just where their
and every one of you has dem-!zevich's All-Events score of i Power came mil remani a
onstrated during the last two|l900 and the tournament high.mystery 'or they were not
days'". A number of other|game (scratch) of 254. Geo.|* contender in the
speakers followed brother, Kurelich of Los Angeles had
est feminine series' in the A. J. Brajdic, 11131 Nick
Angeles tourney, George Ku- tournament, a 518 aggregate.' Spudich, 10960 J. Spehar,
relich, the vivacious chairman I
While many of us had ex-
come out on top,
-[957 know that we, would-
ing president of our Central -:a— Lenore Zvonkovich, 125 M.
Committee all of whom
expressed hopes and desires
Champions and!11*'
of the Home Office League,
the Hearts, who were un-
the Central Committee, Peter to reap more honors. for However in the champion
Obad, revealed a movement in Lodge 177. roll-off they flashed an
Northern California that the I
'^ere since the first session
game of 655 pins for
bowlers, the lowest score
game being a loO
by Mary A brano vie,
who incidentally in the next
two games when the Hearts
settled down to Home Office
156-150-432 by Marie
fellowship among us and pins. Aida Radovan of Lodge championship which w as not
highest tournament game, Eleven bowlers had perfcct
among the Trumps,
perhaps missed the
bigger"
Brother Ivanetich and his 206. Liz Stankovich, of Lodge attendance, four missed but down the league ladder con-1lowed by Mary Pavlic's 530
assistant, yours truly, called 677 of Los Angeles broke one lane session. Seven league tributed to the melee by one
upon others for speeches, through for the California members hit in the 5 digits
continuity of the tournament i squad edged the Roses
,,'Pecak, 119 and Mane Sekel, p.arripr ninrv*
to have new faces among the,gamer second piace.
are bowling in non-C.F.U.
thanks and those of Mrs. Ko- country, read the financial
vacevich said: ''You people in column of this tourney's re
port, they'll find out that the
bowling all over the
prize money ini the
tournament is about twice as:
C.F.U. leagues and participate *h
a trophy donated by our Soci-f" 522 during the
ety.
We would be remiss to say
that any of our membei%
forged runner-up scores of
188 and 458 in the second
If it is any consolation in
mentioning it the Trumps
Ivanetich, Mr. and Mrs.
those here and like 5 ou every-, j^jck Petrucela, Tony Nola,
where, especially you young :MaU
Batko and Anton Ku.
Yes sir that's duty of
and the winners at the 8th good fraternalists. See you all
Annual State Tournament he 'in Los Angeles next year and
like brother Ivanetich who others in St. Louis, too.
presented the trophies dd a
very good job. In the team
events, the men's trophy went
to the Lodge 177-No. 4 team
composed of Harry Kukurin,
Max Pavesic, Michael Ste
vens, Jr., Ivan Markota and
The officials of the Tour- Brajdic, John Bronic'h, Mary!
nament knew well that there' Abranovich and Dr. Francis
were so many members who
here name only the
Bob Mestrovich Mr and Mrs
Peter Obad, Publicity
Dream Vacation
CANADA HO!
August Of 1957
among the irjses
10167 and Joe Grgurich,
10011.
The top three average men
were good sports. Spudich, *32, and Milan Vra-
•^mon8 the ladies, pjace Lilacs, while the Tulips
and Margaret
stood the test from mid-No- through in 176-418 and 178-
vember thereon. Marie Sekel|452
worked hard to make the jla(j the misfortune to run nal night of bowling gave the itself into a unit that went on
Toui'nament such a grand jnt0 the Hearts whey they
success that it eventually i nuclear powered can al
turned out to be. Space per-
^old their heads high they
Spehar Tony Abra-
Farrell Sports Group
Confident Of Success
CATHERINE (iRCEVICH, East Pittsburgh, Pa., L. 141, and
Frank Turkovich, Youngstown, Ohio, L. 66, who were the
Booby Prizs winners during the CFU's 23rd Annual National
Tenpin Tourney, held May 1-5, 19.7, in Cleveland, Ohio. It was
the second consecutive such tourney "win" for the Ohioan.
Versailles Damsels In Divorce From Duckpins
Versailles, Pa. The sec-jthe losers were Mary Pavlic,
ond half came to a close for 165-452 and Evelyn Baker,
the Lodge 146 Ladies League 178-419.
on April 29th and it was sure
The roll-off for the champ-
216, (ionship took place on May lst
t0 the tune o( 34 pin3 as th..y
'Xmas week took care of the y)ea^ |.he xujjpS ^rst haif Inn on Route 51. Your writer
men's individual highs. Lc- title holders Trudy Bacon closing the second year at
nore Zvonkovich's 199-468
season just closed saw
one hectic race to determine Trudy Bacon hammer out a
half finaiists from 225 game and Ann Bemick
for 219 pins. Helen Bu-1the
clouting the then lead- i Marv Pavlic with 123 35 av-
ing Roses with a three game:erage
loss. That victory, behind theiaverage
fine bowling of Helen Buzek,
lifted the Orchids to third I
place for a time.
The Iris team came back
137 Nick the following week with a
over the last
field which includM
the other highs namcly He|.
i en Buzek, 122.57 Trudy Ba
con, 121.20 Mary Roper,
117.20 and Tina Bacon, 116.
74.
Irt team highs, the Roses
o n o o i z e a e s w i
2012 and 781. The runner-ups
in this category were the Or
chids with 2002 find the Tu-
by the Iris ladies
faghion for the champ.
iong Being the most adept
wRh M4 amJ 1583 copped
great as in non-C./.U. tour-l^eam ^ighs, the Hearts but MeKeesport, Pa. The Du- Brozovich, 107 George Ren
naments. Should you organize
a 1572 triple The per_
the 1957 champion- h&lves automatically copped' In reviewing the season,
Farrell, Pa. On March
The San Francisco Tourna
ment Committee, while it re
... i 24, 1957, members of Lodges
ceived loads of official and
un-official praise for its effi
cient conduct of the events
during the tournament and
for capturing the hearts of
o u t- o f- o w n e e s a n
guests, wishes to take this op
portunity in stating that it
was very glad to be the host
for this recent tournament
that, while the Committee
erred in some details it was
not done intentionally, and
that, while our members and
guests had a wonderful time,
we the Committee also had a
grand time in hosting and
serving you.
126 and 705 and of Nest 190
met to form a newly organ
ized athletic club, the purpose
of this organization being to
support as many athletic and
social events as is possible.
The aim of this program is to
include any activity in sports
that our C.F.U. members
would like to participate.
We wish to start a youth
program where all the mem
bers can in some shape or
form find the means to be
better acquainted. Launching
the idea, the meeting saw
Walter Bedich elected presi
dent, Ned Purich, vice-presi
dent and Tom Zajac, secreta
ry-treasurer.
Membership cards are now
available from any of the
club's officers or at the Cro
atian Hall. Our goal is to ob
tain as many members as pos
sible. We know that if our
brothers and sisters support
us as they have in the past
events, where Farrell has
reads, A. J. the championship in this first activity paid off to Nest 37.
eventual and not to be
The league banquet was
held May 22nd1 at the Aneara
takes this means
thank all who have cooper-
ated to make the task a bit
lighter.
among Margaret Wukoson, Sec'y.
Dukes Crowned Kings Of Tube City Circuit
quesnc team of the Nest 37 dulic, 107 and James Valuga,
League by winning both 102.
at Junior bowling ac- Were it not for the league's
Jr. The Trumps, who i The Notre Dame on the fi- group which finally combined
Rodger Kray, Joan Ren­
dulic and James Valuga.
Over the season, George
Rendulic with 186-483 rode
rough shod to capture both
honors among the men.
Wayne Brozovich, 181-417
and Dave Rendulic, 411 fol
lowed in that order. The girls
were all together new at bowl
ing and for the first year too
much was not expected in
high scores. Charlotte Brletic
with 127-323 and Bernice, 131
were tops. Charlotte Brletic
with a 88 average and Cathe
rine Frankovich and Ellen
Spalla, 86 and 85, respectively
made up the trio of the top
average keglers. Among the
boys similar honors fell to
Dave Rendulic, 117 Wayne
been represented, that, our
club will be a success.
We want the members of
Lodges 126 and 705 and of
Nest 190 here in Farrell, Pa.
to feel that this is their club
and we beseech the coopera
tion if not the participation
of every C.F.U. member. It
has been said that there is
strength in numbers per
haps also enjoyment too.
Walter Bedich, Pres.
I weekly session, that Nest 37
to win the boys' Juniors
champions a drubbing, per-1 championship in MeKeesport
haps as reminder that next at the recent C.F.U. Dux
year it will be different. The Tournament would never have
champs by the way are Dave come to pass. Their total 1857
Rendulic, captain John Tur- there was but 14 pins better
than the Johnstown, Pa. boys.
George Rendulic with 472
(average 107) and in doubles
with Wayne Brozovich (aver
age 107) for a 870 total made
their debut in C.F.U. circles
that they personally should
remember for years. It isn't
often and everyone that
makes such an auspicious
start.
With a league banquet still
in the offing, we trust tliat
this kick-off in C.F.U. sports
activity among the Nest 37
Juniors will have a strong en
core next season.
Every Member
Get A Member
Chi League Completes
Thirty-Three Week Run
Chicago, HI. After 33
gruelling weeks, the So. Side
Chicago Men's League con
ceded the 1957 championship
to the Metal Cabinet and Man
ufacturing team which had a
massed 61 wins, four games
better than the second place
Lodge 202 lads.
The other two teams in the
first division of this eight
e e i u i w e e e
Francis Tavern squad and the
Golich Morticians, but a half
game separating these two
combines.
The Kruzich's, Frank with
267 and Tino with 265 took
the seasonal honors for one
game Tino Kruzich with a
641 triple showing his heels
in that field. Knotted at the
637 niche were Adam Soich
and Emil Prodan with a fine
array of three game totals by
others following them.
The champs, the Metal
Cabinets and the runner-up,
Lodge 202 team took over the
team seasonal honors with
1008-2796 and 970-2781 in
that order.
A credit to the league as
the high scores is
izek's 537 stands out among jtered bowlers, 15 of them had
The Orchids team way! the triple highs, being fol-1a Pei*fect attendance and a-
Mary Roper with 497.
that of the 48 regis-
nother seven were absent but
one lane session.
Getting back to figures on
bowling prowess, sixteen of
the men had seasonal aver
ages of 170 or better. The top
five being H. Buktenica, 182
E. Eskra, 179 W. Randich,
178 D. Kuchan, 177 and D.
Kruzich, 176. The next group
included J. Nemsick, 176 E.
Prodan, 175 J. Roman, 175
M. Cerneka, 174 and L. Buk
tenica, 174.
Eighth Cal State Tourney
(Continned from page 11)
Obad had outstanding assis
tants in Kaye Petrucela, Nick
Petrucela, Tony Kuchan and
Ed Bailly.
In the writer's opinion, the
climax was still to come and
it did until 12:30 when we
were entertained by the best
band that I have ever heard.
I don't usually dance, but that
evening I participated in ev
ery dance innovation on the
menu from a polka to that
Mexican favorite the La Ras
pa.
It is hoped that through
this narrative, the reader, not
necessarily a Californian, has
been able to feel the spirit of
good fellowship and frater
nalism that prevailed during
the three days we spent to
gether as the result of the 8th
California Tournament. The
tourney was basically spon
sored by the Sports Commit
tee of the Central Committee
of Northern California Lod
ges, but the three San Fran
cisco lodges 61, 876 and 900,
because of the advantages
which proximity furnished,
supplied the manpower and
the others cooperation ne
cessary to achieve a success
ful event. If I have rambled
a bit you can rest assured
that things went smoothly
and that the pen was wielded
a bit longer because of the
high spirited success attend
ing this tournament.
Antone J. Ivanetich, Chair.
Rathbun, Iowa, Lodge 27 Twins Bated
High In Future Book Of Cincinnati Reds
New Bob Feller May Be In Making In
Person Of Sensational Right-Hand Ace
Rathbun, Iowa Big Cin- Osceola's hitters," Rodgers
cinnati became interested in said. "Bob had pitched two
little Cincinnati last week, six-inning games since Friday
Both have baseball teams and I figured if he went seven
which are doing right well, more it wouldn't be too much.
The Redlegs of big Cincinnati,' "I guess Osceola's batters
in southern Ohio, won their weren't used to that much
ninth straight National Lea- speed. Bob has a lot of speed,
gue game Wednesday. perfect control and a good
advanced to next week's sub
state tournament.
The reason little Cincinnati
caused the wheels to turn all
the way back to big Cincy,
This was quite a perfor
mance in itself but it received
more than ordinary recogni
tion in The Register because
only two days earlier his twin,
Bill, had pitched a one-hitter.
Then last Monday Bob
came right back and fired a
one-hitter in a first-round dis
trict game striking out 15.
The Register's Tuesday morn
ing headline reported: "Prep
Fans 32 in Two Games."
That was enough to make
a Cincinnati Redleg scout's
mouth water. He made it a
point to be on hand at LeRoy
Wednesday when the Iowa
Cincinnati played Osceola for the Lodge 930 bowlers can
the district title.
And what he saw would
make any big league scout
drool. Bob pitched another
no-hitter, fanning 18 of the
22 batters he faced to win,
5-0.
Thus his six-day record
wras: 19 innings pitched, no
runs, one hit, one walk, 50
strikeouts. There were only
seven other outs credited to
his teammates in the three
games.
"Bob was so fast against
Osceola that you could hardly
see the ball coming," said Go
lic's coach, Bob Rodgers.
"I know the Cincinnati Red
leg scout was pretty im
pressed. I don't know what his
tion 703 in Southern Iowa,1 "I'd say that Bill is the bet
won its eighth straight high ter all-around ball playdr,
school game Wednesday and though. He can play any
place. He usually plays short
stop when not pitching and
even catches for Bob oncc in
a while.
"The twins have been keep
i i.- eno mo w ing their batting averages for
population 503,998, is a boy
.f,
all four years high school,
with a strong right arm. His .... _nn
f-
name is Bob Golic, who may
be a budding Bob Feller.
Bill is hitting above .o00 for
his four years.
"They have a cousin, Gary,
Last Friday Golic, one of jg the regular catcher,
twin brother pitchers at Cin-
cinnati, tossed a no-hitter in
the sectional tournament. He
struck out 17 of the 10 bat
ters he faced.
He-S a junior standa 6 feet
weighs about 180 and is only
15. Somebody said afterwards
that the Redleg scout was im
pressed with him, too."
The twins, also regulars on
Cincinnati's basketball team,
plan to play Legion junior
baseball at Centerville this
summer.
Then they hope to go to
college. So far coaches from
William Penn, Parsons and
Upper Iowa have been looking
them over.
Both boys are members of
our local CFU Lodge Ž?«
Schumacher Loop In
Final Recap Of Year
Schumacher, Ont. Back
after several years absence,
now look back to a 1957 sea
son that provided weekly
meetings of those in the lodge
who are inclined to upsetting
the maples.
Final standings, after the
roll-off, give the champion
ship to the Rock 'n Rollers, a
team comprised of George
Maletich, captain, Anne De
lich, Katie Vancina, Anne C$
puran, Nick Sebalj and Ivan
Mavrinac.
Second place went to the
Šepavi, third place to the
Sharpies and the remaining
two slots to the Kokoshari
and Hustlers, respectively.
Frank Sebalj proved to be
the ace bowler among the men
as he took high average hon-
name is and he didn't talk to ors with a 220 mark, triple
me personally, but he told I with 852 and single game with
several other people that he
liked what he saw.
never seen such a good pitch
er in high school.'"
The 5-foot 11-inch twins
live on a farm with their par
ents outside Cincinnati, which
is eight miles south of Cen
terville near the Missouri bor
der. They are 18 and seniors.
Rodgers has been alternat
ing them on the mound until
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337. Katie Matasich did the
same thing among the fair*
"During the game a man sex with a 195 average, a 734
from Van Wert came over triple high and singles with a
and said to me: "My he's a 300 total. B. Vicevic was sec
good pitcher". Bob had beaten ond with a 214 average and
Van Wert Monday. 778 triple among the men and
"The man went back and a 318 gave Božo Scrabica sec
sat down. A little while later ond best honors on a single
he came back and said: 'You' game basis.
sure are lucky to have him. i M. Gomerich and K. Via*
I'm 67 years old and I have cina each with 183 averages
for the season came in for a
proportionate share of the
limelight. M. Gomerich also
had the third best feminine
triple in 687, second best go
ing to M. Herak with a 700
series, who also had the sec
ond highest feminine single
game high in 290.
A pending league banquet
the tournament games, but i will climax the season in a
thinks that Bob is the better style befitting the champs
pitcher and he wanted to be! and all those who in some way
sure of beating Osceola. will share in other awards.
"I was a bit worried over' Anne Delich, Sec'y.
THE ZAJEDNIČAR
3441 Forbes Street
Pittsburgh 13, Penna.