RUTLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

1939

Rutland Royals

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Comments

• "This is a great book ...... The fans of

Rutland have been looking forward to such a booklet for some time."

Henry Carpenter, Mayor, City of Rutland.

"Good clean sport is a desirable asset in any community. The Rutland Royals are giving the people of Rutland good clean baseball and deserve our best support. This little 'Who's Who' will help us get better acquainted."

Albert A. Cree.

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tion of the Rutland Royals Baseball Players and they are the original photos taken. Any other organizations using these pi.ctures copied them from the actual set.

ROYALS GUIDE

Biographies and Averages by BUD PILLON

FIRST EDITION 1939

PUBLISHED through the courtesy of the

Rutland Royals Baseball Squad

Advertising, Printing and Photography arranged by

JOE MANGAN

A Word of Appreciation

• w~ wish to take this opportunity to express

our smcerest appreciation to those who h d h" ave

rna e t IS book possible. To many of the fans who have ·aided us by th . fi . eir ne coopera-tw~; the business men who have generously assisted us by the purchase of advertising space in this Program; and all other indivi­duals, compa~ies and organizations who have unselfishly given their time and talent to help make this booklet a success.

Editor.

Foreword

How old is Dick Blasscr? For what college did he play? What was his batting average last year? What was Joe Kwasniewski's pitching record last season? Where has Ned Harris gone?

Wherever Royal fans gather, these questions will be asked over and over again this summer. In order to supply the answers, we have printed this booklet for the purpose of a.iding the sporting spectators in Rutland vicinity. We have tried to give you a comprehensive knowledge of every member of the team. With con­stant changes of players in this league the author finds it difficult to include every fact. Members of the 1938 Royals who are not with us this year are given a brief outline of their young career and it is stated where they are stationed this season. We have tried not to make any errors, but if there were no errors, we would have no baseball averages and with no averages, there would be no book. We ask the reader to please bear this in mind.

The present Northern league is not new but to Rut­land fans it marks the beginning of a new era of base­ball. The league is spreading like wild-fire in the public imagination. Competition in the circuit has become so keen that only outstanding college players in eastern and southern ranks are picked for team representation. · The Royals finished in the money last season coming ftom behind strongly to gain fourth place in the cir­cuit just before the curtain was rung down. They lost out in the play-offs but this year they are gunning for the championship of the league. And with Jack Barry at the helm the team is going to be tough to beat. But if the Rutland .club fails to reach their goal let's stick by them and, providing they display good baseball, why not cheer them on to first division. Good luck, ROYALS.

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Missing Members of 1938 Squad The following members of the 1938 Roya.Js have left

Rutland either to continue playing ball or to find a business career in life. To the best of our knO\Yledge, "·e have found out through papers, individuals, and other communications just "·here the missing members of last year's squad have gone.

Ned Harris, 1938 Northern League batting champ, is no.w playing ball for Beaumont in the Texas League. At this writing Ned is batting in the clean-up spot despite the fact he is hitting below the .300 mark. Beaumont is the leading farm club of the Detroit Tigers.

Larry Davis, better known as "Crash," is now traveling along wi th the Philadelphia Athletics but only participates in fielding and batting practice .

Larry Melchor, first string backstop last year, is now married to a Rutland girl and has settled dmYn in North Carolina where it is reported he is playing ball in his· spare time.

Joe Desmond, ex-twirler of the Royals and the only college pitcher to trim "Hank" BO\Yory in inter­collegiate ball, is now tossing them up for the Baltimore Orioles in the International League. "Rajah" Hornsby is Joe's head boss.

Ed Boell, N. Y. U.'s football ace and baseball star, is now instructor at a playground in New York city and also plays baseball in a semi-pro league near by.

Pete Dowd, one of the smartest baseball players to don a uniform in the Northern League, is playing left field for the Nortons of Worcester, Mass.

Roy Bruninghaus, outstanding pitching ace of t he Royals staff last year, has taken up a business career ''"ith his father. We also ran across a box-score this season ''"hich finds him pitching for the Lake View Catholic Men's Club in Worcester. He defeated the House of David 5 to 4. •

Bill Miller, flashy fieldiJJg second-sacker, is back with the Canton team of the Mid-Atlantic circuit.

Walt Novick, the No. 2 receiver of the team last year, has been doing bull-pen duty with Beaumont in the T exas league. He is the property of the Detroit Tigers.

John Piurek, ex-Royals 1st baseman, has been recalled to Rochester in the International League.

Red Gendron is now playing with Saranac Lake.

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Northern League Jottings . . . A serious injury kept Donat Brochu hard­

hitting and flashy-fielding third sacker from Pro~idence college, out of the Northern League this season. A team-mate of Joe K"·asniewski, Donat "·as hit by a line drive and suffered the loss of his right eye in a game agamst Boston College May 16. He was signed by "Rusty" Yarnell to play third base for the Tupper Lake Rangers. The talented Brochu "·ill be lost to baseball for good just after the Red Sox scouts had looked him over and were more than satisfied with his ab ility.

. . . Elton Deuse, former catcher for the Montpelier Senators, is headed for a major league career. Barney Madden, Providence Journal sportswriter, says that Deuse, bestdes bemg a capable sticker at the plate, is a clever handler of pitchers and is held in high regard by opposing base runn.ers. Numerous players have ventured dO\nl to second on him, \Yith dire results as Deuse really can rifle the ball dO\Yll there. He ;ms captain of the Providence nine this spring and \Ya.S the Friars' lead ing hitter, clouting the ball above the .400 mark . Only one man stole base on him last year at college. Dui-ing this summer he is playing with Rocky Mount, a Red Sox farm, in the Piedmont League. Don't be surprised to find Deuse's name among the Red Sox roster next year at the spring training camp.

. . . Walt Shinn, former University of Pennsylvania outfielder and football star, is driving in plenty of runs for Clinton in the Three-Eye League this season. Shinn played ,,·ith Doc Gautreau's Saranac Red Sox last season: Bill T erry thinks Shinn ,,·i!J be a po,,·erful httter m years to come and ,,·on't part with him for the time being. "B!ondy" Ryan, ex-Giant hero of the 1933 World Series, is the manager of the Clinton club.

It is believed that the National Life Field in M~ntpelier is the only playing surface in existence in whJCh both dugouts are found on the same side of the fo ul line.

Layd~n·s Game Continued. Score by Innings Burlmgton............... 031 000 OOx -4

Runs Ba.tted In-McDonough, Moge. Three Base Hit-McDonough. Stolen Base-Coleman. D ouble Play-Fonte, Cruickshank and Zuccaro. Left on Base -Tupper Lake 2, Burlington 3. Struck out-Layden 5? Cummings 3. Base on Balls-off Layden 1. 'Vild pt_tch-Cummmgs. Umpires: Dipree and D,,·yer. Ttme of game-1:11 .

"Speaking About Fields" Dimensions of the various fields of the league are of

n. particular interest, inasmuch as home runs now play such an important part in the game and its record.

FoJJo,,·ing are the measurements of all playing parks in the ?\orthern League.

Rutland-St. Peter's Field Home Plate to Hight Field .................. 322 ft . Home Plate to Center Field . .... . ........... . 403 ft. Home Plate to Left Field .............. . . . . .. . 387 ft.

Burlington-Centennial Field Home Plate to Hight Field ...... . ... . .... . . . . 430 ft . Home Plate to Left Field . .. ... .............. 502 ft. Home Plate to Center Field . . ... . ... . . .. . ... . 424 ft.

l'vlontpelier-National Life Field Home Plate to Hight Field . . ...... . .... ...... 390 ft . H ome Plate to Center Field . . . .... ........... 410 ft. H ome Plate to Left Field ...... . .. ......... .. 400 ft.

St. Albans-Coote Field H ome Plate to Hight Field ...... . . .... . . ..... 270 ft. Home Plate to Center Field ..... . ............ 465 ft . H ome Plate to Left Field .... ... . .. ........ . . 361 ft.

Malone-F11ir Grounds Home Plate to Hight Field ..... . .... . ........ 340 ft. Home Plate to Center Field . . . .. ........ . . ... 375 ft. H ome Plate to Left Field . . ......... ... ...... 371 ft.

Saranac Lake-Municipal Park Home Plate to Hight Field .......... ... . ..... 330 ft. H ome Plate to Center Field . ... ... ..... . . .. .. 387 ft. Home Plate to Left Field .. . ............ . . . .. 330 ft .

Plattsburg-Fair Grounds Home Plate to Hight Field .. .. ....... .. . · ..... 330 ft. Home Plate to Center Field .. . ....... . .. .... . 380 ft. Home Plate to Left Field ... . ...... . .. . . . .. .. 340 ft.

Tupper Lake-Municipal Field Home Plate to Hight Field ... . .... . ......... . 350ft. Home Plate to Center Field ............. . .... 420 ft . Home Pla.te to Left Field ... .. ....... ....... . 370 ft .

Photo by· Kah

JOSEPH

WOITKOSKI Born at Pittsfield, Mass., Ap_ril 19, 1915; is six foot; "·e1ghs 186 pounds; plays outfield; bats right, throws right; nicknamed "Fordham Joe." Nationality : Polish. College: Fordham. Gradu­ated '38; Degree: B.S.

This well-built, rugged Polish lad is the captain and mamstay of the Rutland Royals. He graduated from Pittsfield High school in 1932 where he starred in the three major sports, football, basketball, and baseball. From there he entered Dean Academy prep school and prepared himself for Fordham University. At Rose Hill he played football and baseball for three years. In his senior year at football he. made the All-Metro­politan eleven a.s half-back and won and saved many games for Jim Crowley with his educated toe. .Joe was considered one of the outstanding punters in the country in 1938. Last fall he was selected by Jim Crowley to represent the United States All-American team and toured throughout France exhibiting the American style of the gridi ron game. Also at college he was an outstanding baseball player, making the Fordham nine his sophomore year and batted .345. As a junior he hit for .338 but in his last year he was declared ineligible although he was already elect ed captain of the team. Joe came to Rutland after playing a year with the Bennington Paradise Diners. He had offers from t1Yo major league clubs, Detroit and Boston in the American league, and accepted the Red Sox con­tract last year and had a tryout with Scranton of the Eastern League early this season. · From there he was shipped to Canton in the Mid-Atlantic circuit where he batted for .270 before coming back to Rutland. He doesn' t care to continue baseball much farther and expects to quit it in the near future. He wants to go back to teaching and coaching and" may resume his work back at Mt. St. Joseph Academy where he left off t his spring. Joe is a distance hitter and one of the best d efensive fielders in the Northern League. He is cons1dered one of the home town boys now and is very popular with the Rutland fans.

HENRY

MYLNARSKI

Born at New Britain, Conn., Aprilll, 1919; is five feet, ten inches; weighs 170 pounds; plays short-stop; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Hank." Nationality: Polish. College: Georgetown '42. Course: A.B.

Photo by Kah

"Hank" Mlynarski returns to the Rutland Royals

for his second year as short fielder for Jack Barry's

outfit. Hank was just a school-boy last season and

after a bad start developed into a fast fielding short­

stop and showed remarkable power at the plate. He

was second .to Ned Harris in driving in runs last

year ending up with a total of 53 in the R.B .I. column.

After hitting a slump the early part of the season Hank

has been improving right along and is a reliable hitter

in the clutch at the present time. He covers more

ground than he did last year and this alone should

show the improvement Hank has been rapidly gaining.

Hank graduated from New Britain High where he

played football, baseball, and basketball. He made

honorable mention on the Connecticut All-State foot­

ball team and had an excellent record as a baseball

player. Last fall he enrolled at Georgetown and made

the Hoyas' Frosh club and ended the season with a

.485 batting average. His only semi-pro ball has been

with Rutland. If he doesn't continue playing ball after

graduation he expects to become a dentist. His hobby

is going to the movies.

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Photo by Kah

RICHARD

BLASSER

Born at Dorchester, Mass., July 27, 1919; is five feet, eleven inches; \Yeighs 180 pounds; plays third base; bats and thro\\'S right; nicknamed "Dick." Nationa li ty: Irish­German. College: Holy Cross '40. Course: Medicine.

Banging Dick Blasser has one of the finest throwing arms in college baseball today. His extra-base slugging and reputation of a "clutch-hitter" marks the qualities of a major league prospect. Last year he was voted the loop's outstanding third-sacker and it looks as if he ,,.ill again capture that distinction this season. The handso_me resident of Dorcester received his secondary_ educatiOn at Dorchester High school where he played football and baseball. He injured himself in his senior year playing foo tball and didn't see much action for the remainder of the season. Dick "·ent straight from high school to Holy Cross. He batted well over .300 his sophomore year playing at short stop and during Ius 1939 year at third base he led the hard-hitting Crusader nine with an average of .412 for the year. He batted-in more than twice as many runs as any of his teammates. It is said that a fellow "·ould have to sea rch back through the records for a good many years to discover any other H. C. hitter \Ybo has hit so ·hard in one season. Besides baseball, Dick made the swim­ming team at the Cross and played a little hockey. He played for Governor Murphy's New Hampshire nine a few seasons back and it marked his only semi­pro ball before coming to Rutland. If Dick gets a good offer from a major league club he may continue playing ball but will have to decide soon because he has a chance of making good in the field of medicine.

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ALEC

NAHIGIAN Born at Cambridge, Mass., April 3, 1919; is five feet, seven inches ; "·eigbs 168 pounds; plays outfield; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Alec." Nationality: Arme­nian. College: Hol.y Cross '42. Course: History of Educat.ion.

Photo by Kah

Little Alec Nahigian, speedy outfielder of the Royal's squad, is making his first yearly appearance at Rut.Jand and even before the season was half over, Alec made a hit with the fans and is the most popular ball player on the team. A natural prodigy, Alec appears ticketed for a major league career if he continues the pace he bas been setting at the present t ime in theN orthern League. Na.higian \Yas a chap who came to Rutland without any ballyhoo and made good with a bang. The sturdy out­fielder is the shortest man on the squad but lugs around 168 pounds of weight "-hich is a lot of poundage fo r a little fellow. Alec went to Medford High school in Cambridge and starred as a football and baseball player. He then entered prep school at St. John's Prep in Danvers, one of the outstanding preps in the country. Here Alec made himself a great name by running amuck in football and baseball. H e enrolled at Holy Cross last fall and displayed his tactics on the gridiron and on the diamond for the Holy Cross fl'eshmen teams. Alec is gifted with football talent. The lo"·-slung, chunky Crusader marvel \\'aS the outstanding gridster on the freshman roster and next season the varsity coaches will be looking out for this man. On the freslu11an baseball nine t his spring he batted for .370. Alec has tremendous speed on the base paths and is one of the cleverest base runners in the game. A good bunter who also hits behind the runner making the second spot in the batting order a fine pla.ce fo r him. He seldom swings at a bad pitch and makes the oppos­ing hurlers work at the strike area for him. His clever stance at the plate helps draw many free t ickets to first base. For a hobby Alec likes to attend the n1ovies. Fans lately have been giving him the nickname of "Rabbit."

DONA

MAYNARD Born at Pawtucket, R. I., July 8, 1911; is five feet, eight inches; weighs 152 pounds; catches; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Don."· N ationa.lity: French. College: Holy Cross, Graduated '33. Degree: B.S. Major in Edu­cation.

Photo by Kah l If critics were to rate the best catcher in theN orthern

Le:"l-gue there would be little doubt about Maynard 11

bemg selected. Don now has been forced to the side- ;r lines by a hand injury and will be out of the line-up for at least a couple of weeks. Don has played plenty of baseball as the records will show. He attended St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket where he won sixteen letters participating in foot~all, basketball, baseball, track, and hockey. He rece1ved a plaque which was awarded to him for ~eing Rhode Island's outstanding athletiC and scholastiC schoolboy in the year 1929. In the following year he enrolled at Holy Cross where he took up track and baseball. For two consecutive years he ran second in the 300 yd. run in theN. A. U. Indoor Track meet held in Boston. Maynard caught for Barry at the Cross his sophomore year and for the next three years he batted over .300 being one of the catchers t~tored by Jack Barry. Maynard played Pro ball w1th Hazelton and Reading in theN. Y.-Penn League in '34 and '35. In 1936 he advanced to Galveston in the Texas'League where he broke his right hand and had to qmt baseball for a year. In his three seasons of Pro ball he batted well over· the .300 mark . Before com.ing to Rutl:3:nd he spent his last two seasons playing sem1-pro ball w1th the Marquette club in Woonsocket, R. I: , the home of Gabby Hartnett. Maynard was playmg manager and playing on his team was "Chick" Hartnett, brother of the "Great Gab." Don is the "papa" of the Royals squad. He is married and has three children. During the school term he is teacher and coach at Pawtucket High school where he has tu.rned out a splendid record in Track and Baseball. H1s bo?by is ~p~rts . He likes Rutland and its people 9:nd ~hmks th1s IS the finest section of the country to hve m and would more than consider a job coaching and teaching here.

ANDREW

PALAU Born at Terryville, Conn., April 22, 1916; is five feet, ten inches ; weighs 175 pounds; plays catcher; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Andy." Nationality: German. College. Fordham. Graduated '37: Degree: B.S. Accounting.

Photo by Kah

"Andy" Palau, fiery, loquacious baekstop of the Royals catching department, was obtained from the St. Albans Giants early this season. Taking the place left open by Maynard's hand injury, the peppery ;Fordham Flash has been a grea.t addition to Jack Barry's crew. Andy attended Bristol High school and participated in high school athletics by playing foot­ba.ll, basketball, and baseball. He enrolled in Fordham in the fall of '33 and when he graduated in 1937 he left behind a brilliant record on the diamond and the football gridiron. Palau was the field general of Jimmy Crowley's impressive 1936 eleven. When Palau left Rose Hill in '37 he immediately broke into organized ball for the Smiths Falls club of the Canadian-American League, where he also played a few games in the out­field, and batted for .274. Early last season he per­formed for Norfolk in the Piedmont League and Mont­gomery (Ala.) in the Southeastern League. He is a new-comer to Rutland but is no stranger to the North­ern loop. Last year he was with Burlington for most of the season and batted for .250. Before going to St. Albans this year he played in the Piedmont League with the Winston-Salem club and hit for .260 in 22 games. Palau is experienced and should fill in capably the hole left open by Maynard. There is no doubt that Palau is a top-notch receiver and with Barry taking particular pains with his hitting Andy should develop into one of the leading hack-stops in the circuit. For a hobby, Andy likes to attend the movies. He now makes his home town in Bristol, Conn.

Photo by Kah

JOSEPH

KWASNIEWSKI

Born at New Milford, Conn., March 24, 1918; is six feet, one inch; weighs 205 pounds ; pitches; ba.ts and thro11·s right; nicknamed "Providence J oe." Nationality: P olish. College: Providence '40. Course : A.B . Major in Education.

Handsome Joe K1Yasniewski is the Rutland Royal's pitching ace and is performing his second year of mound duty for t he local club. J oe started the season lacking control but he has settled down and is pitching smart ball. H e is a tough luck pitcher and one of the very few hurlers the Royals never _get any runs for. H ow­ever, Joe plays for the break and Dame Fortune is due to change his luck. J oe received his high school dip­loma from New Milford High and he 11·on recognition as an athlete playing Basketball, Baseball, and Track. H e entered college in 1937 and has pa rticipated in t11·o sports. Besides being a diamond star, Joe also excels on the basketball court. H e is capta in-elect of the Providen ce t eam next year. As a sophomore Joe tossed in an average of 12 points a game playing at guard. During the last court cam paign as a junior he scored an average of 14 poin ts a game playing at fo rward. Joe has been the only player to hold Gus Broberg, sensa­tion al Dartmouth player , scoreless from the floor sin ce Gus first started playing high school ball. J oe's pitch­ing record in college is 17 victories against 2 defeats. His hobby is radio and movies. J oe is engaged to a home town girl and expect s to marry follo1\·ing his graduation from school. Kwasniewski is not only a capable flipper but is one of the best defensive players in t.he league. ·His hitting is also great-his batting avcmge in college for the past tiYO seasons reaching t he vicinity of .330 points. His ambition is to make the big league and he has already a contract waiting for him as soon as he leaves school. The R ed Sox is the team that is after him and if he doesn't ma.ke good he 11·i!l teach and coach fo r a living. J oe won 8 and lost 9 IYith the Royals last season and batted .267.

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EDWARD

SMITH

Born at Fair Haven, Vt ., D ecember 17, 1915; is six foot; IYeighs 210 pounds; plays first base; bats left, throws left; nicknamed "Ed." K ationality : French-Irish.

Photo by Kah

Big Ed Smith 1ms picked up by J ack Barry just a fter the season got · undenmy. K ick Mattola, giant

initial sacker at the st art of the year, is not expect ed to play after injuring his leg a few weeks ago . Ed

never· went to college but finished his secondary edu­cation a t Fair Haven High school 11·here he starred in

football, basketball , and baseball. H e 11·as all-state full back for tiYO consecutive years and one of the lead ing tiYirlers in Vermont high school ball. The gia11t

slate-towner 11·orks as a Recreational Supervisor back home and before coming to Rutland he pitched and played first base for the Fair Haven club in the Ke11· York-Vermont League. Ed is a po1Yerful hitter but is

inexperienced in this class of J\orthern League ball. But since his arr ival J ack Barry has done a commend­able job in making him a better a.ll-around player and

11· ith a few more games under his belt Ed should prove

his worth to Rutland in their drive tOIYard th e pennant

the fin al month of the schedule. E d has a very favorable hobby for his spare time-arts and crafts. H e is also married and has one child, a daughter. Every one in Rut land is pulling for him to come through because he is 11·ell kno11·n in this city and is considered the "local boy" of the ball club.

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JOSEPH

DAVIS

Born at Somerville, Mass., December 29, 1915; is six foot; weighs 185; plays second base; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Joe." Nation­ality: Irish.

Lanky Joe Davis, the smilin' Irishman from Somer­

ville, plays an important role in Rutland's bid for the

Northern League title. He has that "ugly" habit of

breaking up ball games with his big bat and when he

makes his appearance at the plate opposing pitchers

are careful what they toss up to him. His peculiar

stance at the plate allows him to hit to all fields and

causes the pitchers to worry about what to throw to

him. His knack of ability around the keystone sack

helps make a po1Yerful double-play combination with

Hank Mlynarski. Joe never went to college but finished

high school at Somerville where he played football,

basketball, and baseball. From high school he broke

into the Mountain League playing with Beckley. He

also has played with Beaumont of the Texas League

having a contract with the Detroit Tigers. He came

to Rutland from Henderson in the East Texas League,

where last year he blasted out a total of 27 home runs.

Joe's ability to hit has been proven to Rutland fans

and during his number of years at playing ball he has

always batted above the .300 mark. During the winter

time he works in a mill back home. His hobby is

playing cards.

MICHAEL

KLARNICK Born at Watervliet, N. Y., May 13, 1917; is six feet, two inches; weighs 190 pounds; pitches; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Mike." Nationality: Austrian. Col­lege : Holy Cross '40. Course : B.S. Major in Education.

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Another of the 1939 additions to the Royal's cast is Mike Klarnick, one of the pitching stars of the North­ern League for the past three years. Mike came to us from Saranac Lake early this season. So far in a Royal's uniform he has proved to be steady and effective. Doc Gautreau hated to see him leave Saranac but said Klarnick had lost some tough games up there and thought the change of scenery would help change his luck. Mike concentrates on a good curve and a hard fast one and his stamina allows Big Mike to see plenty of action in one season. He attended Watervliet High school and spent most of his time playing baseball. During his diamond career at high school he hurled a no-hit no-run game against Milne High school of Albany. In four years of pitching at Watervliet High he lost but two ball games. He entered the Cross in '36 and has played only baseball. In his three years of twirling for the Crusaders he has bung up 13 vic­tories against 6 defeats. Mike is captain-elect of the 1940 Holy Cross nine. In semi-pro ball be bas spent his past two seasons at Saranac Lake under Doc Gautreau. In 1937 he was one of the outstanding pitchers in the circuit with a record of 11 wins and 6 losses. Last year he won 7 and lost 7 for the up-state New Yorkers . For a hobby Mike is also a fellow who likes his movies. Upon graduation Mike may go into pro ball but if his stuff is lacking he will settle down and become a teacher and coach. There is no doubt that Mike will be signed by some major league scout next season.

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GEORGE

HARRINGTON

Born at East ·w eymouth, Mass., May 5, 1918; is five feet, nine inches; weighs 175 pounds; bats right and thro\\·s right; nicknamed "Georgie. " Nationality: Irish .

Another new addit ion to the Rutland Royals roster comes to us in the person of George Harrington, utility outfielder of the squad. Georgie is a versatile ball player and has seen service in semi-pro ball for several years. He has seen considerable experience a.s a catcher and shortstop as "·ell as his position of a. fielder. George started the season for the Royals but with the arrival of Brad Martin he acts only in the r~le of pinch-hitter and spare gardener. Harrington never attended college. He graduated from Weymouth High in 1935 where he played baseball. In 1933 he transferred to Augusta, Main e where he played football for a year but the fo llowing school term he was back at Weymouth . H e played his first game of semi-pro ball with Barnstable in the Cape Cod League in the season of '34 and hit in the vicinity of .312. For the past three years he played in the South Shore League back home. In 1936 he hit for .340, in 1937 his batting average was above .320, and last season he batted for .335. George is a cousin to Dan Howley part O\Yner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. Georgie's hobby is bowling. H e is also an outdoor man specializ­ing in hiking which has developed him into a vei·y fast and fine fielder. George believes that this Northern League is a very fast class of baseball for a semi-pro circuit and is glad he is "·ith Rutland because he likes it very much . During the off season he works in a chemical plant back in his home town.

BRADFORD

MARTIN

Born at Plymouth, Mass., September 8, 1917; is five feet, eleven inches; \\·eigbs 190 pounds; plays outfield; bats and thro\\·s left; nicknamed "Brad." Nationality: Irish. Coll ege: Boston College '40. Course : Physical Education .

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Brad Martin is returning for his th ird season in th e 1'\ orthern League and his first with the Rutland Royals. This husky Plymouth lad is a steady, reliable sticker at the plate and a good lead-off man. His fielding t his season has been sparkling featured by that spectacular catch against the fence just a few \\·eeks back by which he was almost lost to the club for the remainder of the season. It designated that Brad plays t he game hard and gives his best to win the ball game. Follo\Ying Brad's graduation in high school, where he excelled in three sports, he went right into college at B. C. H ere he \YOn his letter in football for two years as a half-back and also played varsity baseball for t \\·o seasons. H e still has another crack at college and is expected to have a grand year on the gridiron. In Brad's first season in the 1'\ orthern League he was up "·ith t he St. · Albans Giants and clipped the horsehide at a .324 rate and being the sixth best batsman in the circuit. Last summer he \\·as \Yith the Burlington Cardinals and finished the year \Yith a .278 batting average col­lecting 55 hits in 198 tries. H e is a smart base ·runner and speedy on the paths. H e's a go-getter and his margin in the R.B.I. column ahYays stands out. Brad is interested in athletics for a hobby and follO\\'S the major leagues with a great deal of interest. In his two seasons of college ball he batted above .300. Brad would like to be a teache1' and a coach when he finishes college.

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GEORGE

WOODS _Born at Waterbury, Conn ., May 22, 1920; is six feet, four inches; weighs 198 pounds; pitches; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Pinky." Nationality:· Irish-English. College : Holy Cross '42. Course: B.S. Major in Eng­lish.

George "Pinky" Woods is a newcomer to t he Rutland Rovals but made a hit "·ith the fans on his opening da; debut as a relief hurler against Tupper Lake. Although "Pinky" occasionally is wild, he is fast developing good control and seems to improve as the season progresses. He is just a kid in age but a brute in size as the above statistics show. George attended Crosby High school in Waterbury and participated in three sports, football, basketball, and baseball. In football he was recognized on the All-State team and made the All-City eleven. Woods matriculated at Holy Cross last fall and made the Holy Cross freshmen nine as a pitcher. He pitched two ball games and won both of them this spring at the Cross. One of the two wins was a no-hit no-run contest twirled against the Fall River Apprentice school in which he struck out seven batters while allowing but one walk. In his high school years as .a mound flipper Woods had an excellent record of 24 wins against 4 set-backs. Scouts from the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox have already looked him over and are keeping tabs on him. He has a very fast ball aided by a smart delivery and with a few more years of experience Woods should go far in the line of baseball. If his baseball talent is not acceptable for the Big Top, he will settle down and become a teacher and coach. Pinky's hobby is playing Ping-Pong.

LOUIS

CAPUANO

Born at Salem, N. Y., May

12, 1917; is six foot; weighs

170 pounds ; pitches; bats and

throws right; nicknamed

"Lou." Nationality: Italian.

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Six-footer Lou Capuano was traded to the Royals in time to bolster the Rutland pitching staff and sent the local lads on to a winning streak. Since Lou's first appearance on the mound the Rutland fans have taken to him and Lou well deserves the praise as his record will show. Lou attended Washington Academy high where he played Football, Basketball, and Baseball. He graduated in the year 1934 and a year later the Salem star twirled for York, which later became known as Trenton, in theN. Y.-Penn League instead of going to college. The following season he spent with Glovers~ ville of the Canadian-American circuit and both with York-Trenton and Gloversville he pitched better than .500 ball. A stomach ailment was the cause of his dO\mfall in Pro ball and in the 1937 season he played · very little baseball. Last season he was with the Glens Falls Clerks of theN ew York State loop and he finished the year with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses. Up to this season, before coming to Rutland, Capuano had won 3 and suffered 2 set-backs with the Glens Falls club . During the winter season Lou plays basketball with a. semi-pro club back home and works with his father. Lou has a very good curve and excellent control and is a hard worker on the hill-top. With a few good breaks he ought to win quite a few games for Rutland this year . Lou's bat also has spelled the way to many victories and it is expected he will also start hitting for R utland.

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JOHN

THOMPSON Born at Beverly, Mass., Jan­uary 17, 1918; is six foot ; weighs 175 pounds; pitches; bats and throws left; nick­named "Tommie." Nation­ality : E nglish. College: Bos­ton University. Course: Chemical Engineering.

This fine-looking gentleman with blond hair arrived at St. Peter's field in time to become the first effective southpaw the Royals have had sin ce they have entered the present Xorthern League. All last season the Royals have been looking fonmrd to a handy left­hander but failed to produce one t ime 3,nd again. Tom looked good in a relief performance last \Yeek despite the final score of the game against St. Albans. H e has a very good lo\\· pitch , excellent change of pace, and is a hurler \\·ho never gives the batter anything good to bit at.. Tom is a bit wild but blamed it on not enough work this season. He l ikes to pitch and may become the "·ork-horse of the Royal's staff. He went to high school in Milford, Mass., and also spent a year at Eastern High in Detroit, Michigan. He gradu­ated from Milford High in 1934 after making a fine record as a pitcher in baseball. Basketball and foot­ball also "·ere sports he played in during his high school da.ys. Tom has spent his last t\\·o years at Boston l]niversity and as a pitcher he has turned in 7 \\·ins and lost but one game. He also made the s\\·imming team. Before coming to R ut land, Thompson spent a few years " ·ith St. Augustine club in the Boston semi­pro league. H e is the property of t he Boston Red Sox and was sent here by Business-Manager Edd ie Collin s. His contract with Boston goes into effect in 1940. Tom "·ill enter his junior year at Michigan Un iversity and his following college baseball clays will be under Ray Fisher, now manager of the Montpelier Senators. Thompson's hobby is collecting stamps. He has a fine career ahead of him if he finds out that baseball will not produce enough earnings for a living.

JOSEPH

PULLANO Born at Providence, R. I., Jun e 25, 1919; is five feet eleven inches; weighs 180 pounds; plays catcher; bats and throws right · nicknam ed "Pips." Nationaiity: I talian. College: Holy Cross '42. Course: B.S. Major in Edu­cation.

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Another new face to the Royal 's line-up this season

is young Joe Pullano who is the second-string catcher

and finds most of his day's work confined to bull-pen

duty. Joe filled in Maynard's absence from the squad

early in t l1 e year in fine style and displayed unyielding

fight while behind the plate. The youngster is a hard man to pitch to and several t imes this season he has

been sent up to the pl~tter as pinch-hitteJ:. He is a

"punch-hitter" and has come through at the plate \Yith

timely hingles. Joe went to Central High school in

Providence "·here he played baseball. He has always

taken a liking tO\mrd the game and has a promising

career ahead of him. At H oly Cross t his spring as a

freshman he batted .336 on the Frosh nine which " ·on

9 games and lost 1. It \\·ill be interesting to 1Yatch Joe's _progress as a ball player because he lacks only expenence and the playing he is getting during the vacation will help him considerably . Joe loves to dance and probably that is the reason he is quick on his feet, especially going after pop flies behind the plate. This is his first year playing semi-pro ball and he really likes playing for Hutland . If all other assign­ments fail , "Pips" would like to teach and coach for a living.

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NICHOLAS

MATTOLA

Giant Nick Mattola is still nursing an injured knee but believes he will soon return to the Royal's line-up.

Photo by Kah The 22 year old Temple graduate has seen service with

numerous ball clubs. Nick has played in the Bi-State (Danville), the Piedmont League (Rock Mt.), the Cotton States League (Clarksdale), and the Mid­Atlantic League (Canton). At Temple he played · football and baseball. When Nick was injured he was clipping the apple for a .441 average and his large bat sent many runs acro~s the plate.

CHARLES

NIST

The latest recruit to the Royals mound staff is Charlie Nist, right-handed pitcher from Jersey City, N.J. He was born Septem- Photo by Kah ber 28, 1918, and attended St. Aloy>ius High but never went to college. Before coming to Hutland he saw service with Trenton in the Ea~tern League, Greenville in . the Sally League and Oswego of the Canadian-American loop. He com­piled a record of 16 wins against 20 defeats during his stay with the previous mentioned clubs.

Royals 1939 Schedule

Home Games Games Away

June 11-Tupper Lake June 12-At Tupper Lake 14-Montpelier 18-At Montpelier 15-Plattsj:mrg 21-At Plattsburg 17-Plattsburg 22-At Saranac Lake 20-Saranac Lake 25-At St. Albans 24-M alone 28-At Burlington 27-Burlington 29-At Plattsburg

30-At Montpelier July 1-Tupper Lake

2-St. Albans July 4-At Montpelier 4-Montpelier 6-At Saranac Lake 9-Plattsburg 7-At Malone

11-Burlington 8-At St. Albans 13-Saranac Lake 12-At Burlington 14-St. Albans 16-At Tupper Lake 15-Saranac Lake 19-At Plattsburg 18-Tupper Lake 21-At Tupper Lake 20-Malone 24-At Tupper Lake 22-Saranac Lake 25-At Saranac Lake 23-Montpelier 28-At Montpelier 29-Plattsburg 3D-Burlington Aug. 2-At St. Albans

6-At Burlington Aug. !-Montpelier 7-AtMalone

3-St. Albans 11-At Montpelier 5-Malone 16-At Burlington 8-Saranac Lake 17-At Malone

10-Burlington 18-At Saranac Lake 12-Tupper Lake 20-At Plattsburg 13-Burlington 23-At St. Albans 15-St. Albans 24-At Malone 19-Malone 25-At Plattsburg 21- St. Albans 27-At Malone 26-Tupper Lake

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1938 All Star Team This Ali-X orthern League team \Yas selected by "Ad"

Jackson , prominent Burlington Daily J\'e\\·s sports­writer, "·ho~e consensus of Northern League baseball is "tops" throughout the circuit. His statistics of North­ern league batting, fielding, and pitching records are of valuable possession and we feel that his 1938 All Star team selection should be given \\'Orthy consid­eration.

Pos . lB 2B 3B ss LF RF CF c c p p p p p p 'Gtl.

Name Vic Zupanic Francis Cra,rJey Richard Blasser Leonard Merullo Lou 'Vannemacher ~ed Harr is Mike Hearn Alfred Sabo Red Joubert Hank Boro\\'y Roy Bruninghaus Ted H orton E merson Roser Claude Walck Rosy Waugh Bob Daughters

Team Malone Plattsburg R utland Burlington St. Albans Rutland Burlington Plattsburg Saranac Lake Saranac Lake Rutland St. Albans Malone Burlington Burlington Saranac Lake

The Longest Game in History Iron Men for a Day-Cadore and Oeschger, t\\'o

great p1tchers battled for 26· innings to a tie in a o-ame played at the National Field in Boston-May 1, l920.· T~1~ sa:me t"'o. te_ams, Bostm1 and Brooklyn, played u 2.> mnmg affmr Just a month ago . Here is the box score of the longest game ever played in the history of big league baseball :

Baseball's Longest Game Played at Boston-May 1, 1920

Olson, 2b .. . . Neis, rf. .... . Johnston, 3b. Wheat, If ... . Myers, cf ... . Hood, cf .... . Kon'chy, lb . . Ward, ss .. . . . Krueger, c .. . E lliott, c ... . Cadore, p . . . .

Totals . ... .

Brooklyn NL AB R H 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 2 9 0 2 2 0 1 6 0 1 9 0 1

10 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0

10 0 0 85 9

Boston NL

PO 6 9 3 3 2 8

30 5 4 7 1

78

A 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 3

13 34

E 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Powell , cf. . . . 7 0 1 8 0 0 Pick,2b .... . 11 0 0 5 10 2 Mann, lf. . . . . 10 0 2 6 0 0 Cruise, rf. . . . 9 1 1 4 0 0 Holke, lb.... 10 0 2 43 1 0 "Bo'kel, 3b. . . 11 0 3 1 7 0 M'nville, ss. . 10 0 3 1 9 0 O'Neill , c .. . . 2 0 0 4 3 0 *Ch 't'by ..... 1 0 1 0 0 0 Gowdy, c.. . . 6 0 1 6 1 0 Oeschger, p. . 8 0 1 0 11 0

T otals . .. . . 85 1 15 78 · 42 2

Brooklyn 000 010 000 000 000 000 000 000 00 -1 Boston 000 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 00 --1

Two base hits-Maranville, Oeschger. Three base hit-Cruise. Stolen bases-Myers, Hood . Sacrifices-­Hood, Oeschger, Po\Yell, O'Neill, Holke, Cruise. Dou­ble plays--Olson and Konetchy; Oeschger, Go"·dy, Holke and Gowdy. ' Bases on Balls-Off Cadore 5, off Oeschger 4. Struck out-By Cadore 6, Oeschger 5. Wild pitch-Oeschger. Umpires- McCormick and Hart. Time--3 :50.

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Northern League's Leading Pitchers 1938

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Waugh, Bmlington .... .. ... .. .... 25 12 6 .667 12 Jl17 2-3 10!l 22 1. 76

Bruninghaus, Rutland .. . .. . ...... 17 10 · 2 .333 11 118 63 31 1.87

Horton, St. Albans . . .... . ........ 22 15 5 .750 16 157 2-3 47 29 2 .04

Walck, Burlington ............... 17 11 3 .736 8 125 1-3 54 57 2.16

Shea, St. Albans . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . .. 18 8 6 .571 8 111 39 40 2.52

'· Borowy, Saranac Lake .. . .. .. .. ... 19 !l 5 .643 12 131 115 43 2.61

Hom·st, Burlington . . .......... . . . 23 7 3 .700 4 103 56 49 2 .62

Fallon, Saranac-Plattsburg . ... .... 18 8 5 .615 7 115 2-3 72 77 2.73

Morris, Plattsburg .. . .. ... .. . . ... 21 11 4 .733 8 125 2-3 74 56 3.06

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