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:• ROYALS Comments GUIDE • Biographies and Averages "This is a great book ...... The fans of Rutland have been looking forward to such a by BUD PILLON booklet for some time." Henry Carpenter, Mayor, City of Rutland. FIRST EDITION 1939 "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 PUBLISHED acquainted." through the courtesy of the Albert A. Cree. Rutland Royals Baseball Squad
NOT·ICE We obtained these photos through the coopera Advertising, Printing and Photography tion of the Rutland Royals Baseball Players and they are the original photos taken. Any other arranged by organizations using these pi.ctures copied them JOE MANGAN from the actual set. 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 A Word of Appreciation 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 con stant changes of players in this league the author finds w~ wish to take this opportunity to express it difficult to include every fact. Members of the 1938 our smcerest appreciation to those who h Royals who are not with us this year are given a brief d h" ave outline of their young career and it is stated where rna e t IS book possible. To many of the they are stationed this season. We have tried not to fans. who have ·aided us by th eir. fi ne coopera- make any errors, but if there were no errors, we would tw~; the business men who have generously have no baseball averages and with no averages, there would be no book. We ask the reader to please bear assisted us by the purchase of advertising this in mind. space in this Program; and all other indivi The present Northern league is not new but to Rut duals, compa~ies and organizations who have land fans it marks the beginning of a new era of base ball. The league is spreading like wild-fire in the public unselfishly given their time and talent to imagination. Competition in the circuit has become help make this booklet a success. so keen that only outstanding college players in eastern and southern ranks are picked for team representation. · Editor. The Royals finished in the money last season coming ftom behind strongly to gain fourth place in the cir cuit 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. w. '"d t;:j 0 >-3 s;:: s;:: pw. :::;; ,... p c p .., c - c 0 pc+ ...:..- '0 ;:I p ~ s<:> '0 c+ 0 ;:I p ~ ct- -· rn '0 ;:I p ;:! 0"" ~Jg ... g. ~ C> 0.. p t-< "' ;:I ~ · b 0 t-< (i;" t-< lr. ;:I p ... p ct- ;.;" ;.;" "' "' co I-' "' c..o ~ w 0 >-t 00 ...... ~ ~ ...... ~
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-·· · ·~---·- Northern League Jottings "Speaking About Fields" . . . A serious injury kept Donat Brochu hard hitting and flashy-fielding third sacker from Pro~idence Dimensions of the various fields of the league are of college, out of the Northern League this season. A n. particular interest, inasmuch as home runs now play team-mate of Joe K"·asniewski, Donat "·as hit by a such an important part in the game and its record. line drive and suffered the loss of his right eye in a FoJJo,,·ing are the measurements of all playing parks game agamst Boston College May 16. He was signed in the ?\orthern League. by "Rusty" Yarnell to play third base for the Tupper Lake Rangers. The talented Brochu "·ill be lost to Rutland-St. Peter's Field baseball for good just after the Red Sox scouts had looked him over and were more than satisfied with his Home Plate to Hight Field ...... 322 ft. ability. Home Plate to Center Field ...... 403 ft. . . . Elton Deuse, former catcher for the Montpelier Home Plate to Left Field ...... 387 ft. Senators, is headed for a major league career. Barney Madden, Providence Journal sportswriter, says that Burlington-Centennial Field Deuse, bestdes bemg a capable sticker at the plate, is a Home Plate to Hight Field ...... 430 ft. clever handler of pitchers and is held in high regard Home Plate to Left Field ...... 502 ft. by opposing base runn.ers. Numerous players have Home Plate to Center Field ...... 424 ft. ventured dO\nl to second on him, \Yith dire results as Deuse really can rifle the ball dO\Yll there. He ;ms l'vlontpelier-National Life Field captain of the Providence nine this spring and \Ya.S the Home Plate to Hight Field ...... 390 ft. Friars' leading hitter, clouting the ball above the .400 H ome Plate to Center Field ...... 410 ft. mark. Only one man stole base on him last year at H ome Plate to Left Field ...... 400 ft. college. Dui-ing this summer he is playing with Rocky Mount, a Red Sox farm, in the Piedmont Lea gue. St. Albans-Coote Field Don't be surprised to find Deuse's name among the H ome Plate to Hight Field ...... 270 ft. Red Sox roster next year at the spring training camp. Home Plate to Center Field ...... 465 ft. . . . Walt Shinn, former University of Pennsylvania H ome Plate to Left Field ...... 361 ft. outfielder and football star, is driving in plenty of runs for Clinton in the Three-Eye League this season. Shinn Malone-F11ir Grounds played ,,·ith Doc Gautrea u's Saranac Red Sox last season: Bill Terry thinks Shinn ,,·i!J be a po,,·erful Home Plate to Hight Field ...... 340 ft. httter m years to come and ,,·on't part with him for the Home Plate to Center Field ...... 375 ft. time being. "B!ondy" Ryan, ex-Giant hero of the 1933 H ome Plate to Left Field ...... 371 ft. World Series, is the manager of the Clinton club. It is believed that the National Life Field in Saranac Lake-Municipal Park M~ntpelier is the only playing surface in existence in Home Plate to Hight Field ...... 330 ft. whJCh both dugouts are found on the same side of the H ome Plate to Center Field ...... 387 ft. fo ul line. Home Plate to Left Field ...... 330 ft. L ayd~ n· s Game Continued. Score by Innings Plattsburg-Fair Grounds Burlmgton...... 031 000 OOx -4 Home Plate to Hight Field ...... ·..... 330 ft. Runs Ba.tted In-McDonough, Moge. Three Base Home Plate to Center Field ...... 380 ft. Hit-McDonough. Stolen Base-Coleman. D ouble Home Plate to Left Field ...... 340 ft. Play-Fonte, Cruickshank and Zuccaro. Left on Base -Tupper Lake 2, Burlington 3. Struck out-Layden Tupper Lake-Municipal Field 5? Cummings 3. Base on Balls-off Layden 1. 'Vild Home Plate to Hight Field ...... 350ft. pt_tch-Cummmgs. Umpires: Dipree and D,,·yer. Home Plate to Center Field ...... 420 ft. Ttme of game-1:11. Home Pla.te to Left Field ...... 370 ft. JOSEPH WOITKOSKI HENRY MYLNARSKI Born at Pittsfield, Mass., Ap_ril 19, 1915; is six foot; "·e1ghs 186 pounds; plays Born at New Britain, Conn., outfield; bats right, throws Aprilll, 1919; is five feet, ten right; nicknamed "Fordham inches; weighs 170 pounds; Joe." Nationality: Polish. plays short-stop; bats and Coll ege: Fordham. Gradu throws right; nicknamed ated '38; Degree: B.S. "Hank." Nationality: Polish. College: Georgetown '42. Photo by· Kah Course: A.B. This well-built, rugged Polish lad is the captain and mamstay of the Rutland Royals. He graduated from Photo by Kah Pittsfield High school in 1932 where he starred in the three major sports, football, basketball, and baseball. "Hank" Mlynarski returns to the Rutland Royals From there he entered Dean Academy prep school and ·, prepared himself for Fordham University. At Rose for his second year as short fielder for Jack Barry's Hill he played football and baseball for three years. !. In his senior year at football he. made the All-Metro outfit. Hank was just a school-boy last season and politan eleven a.s half-back and won and saved many after a bad start developed into a fast fielding short games for Jim Crowley with his educated toe. .Joe was considered one of the outstanding punters in the country stop and showed remarkable power at the plate. He in 1938. Last fall he was selected by Jim Crowley to was second .to Ned Harris in driving in runs last represent the United States All-American team and toured throughout France exhibiting the American year ending up with a total of 53 in the R.B.I. column. style of the gridiron game. Also at college he was an After hitting a slump the early part of the season Hank outstanding baseball player, making the Fordham nine his sophomore year and batted .345. As a junior has been improving right along and is a reliable hitter he hit for .338 but in his last year he was declared in the clutch at the present time. He covers more ineligible although he was already elect ed captain of the team. Joe came to Rutland after playing a year ground than he did last year and this alone should with the Bennington Paradise Diners. He had offers show the improvement Hank has been rapidly gaining. from t1Yo major league clubs, Detroit and Boston in the American league, and accepted the Red Sox con Hank graduated from New Britain High where he tract last year and had a tryout with Scranton of the played football, baseball, and basketball. He made Eastern League early this season. · From there he was shipped to Canton in the Mid-Atlantic circuit where honorable mention on the Connecticut All-State foot he batted for .270 before coming back to Rutland. He ball team and had an excellent record as a baseball doesn't care to continue baseball much farther and expects to quit it in the near future. He wants to go player. Last fall he enrolled at Georgetown and made back to teaching and coaching and" may resume his the Hoyas' Frosh club and ended the season with a work back at Mt. St. Joseph Academy where he left off t his spring. Joe is a distance hitter and one of the .485 batting average. His only semi-pro ball has been best d efensive fielders in the Northern League. He is with Rutland. If he doesn't continue playing ball after cons1dered one of the home town boys now and is very popular with the Rutland fans. graduation he expects to become a dentist. His hobby is going to the movies. ALEC RICHARD NAHIGIAN BLASSER Born at Cambridge, Mass., April 3, 1919; is five feet, Born at Dorchester, Mass., seven inches; "·eigbs 168 July 27, 1919; is five feet, pounds; plays outfield; bats eleven inches; \Y eighs 180 and throws right; ni cknamed pounds; plays third base; bats "Alec." Nationality: Arme and thro\\'S right; nicknamed nian. Coll ege: Hol.y Cross "Dick." Nationali ty: Irish '42. Course: History of German. Coll ege: Holy Educat.ion. Cross '40. Course: Medicine. Photo by Kah Photo by Kah
Banging Dick Blasser has one of the finest throwing Little Alec Nahigian, speedy outfielder of the Royal's arms in co llege baseball today. His extra-base slugging squad, is making his first yearly appearance at Rut.Jand and even before the season was half over, Alec made a and reputation of a "clutch-hitter" marks the qualities hit with the fans and is the most popular ball player of a major league prospect. Last year he was voted the on the team. A natural prodigy, Alec appears ticketed loop's outstanding third-sacker and it looks as if he for a major league career if he continues the pace he bas again capture that distinction this season. The been setting at the present time in theN orthern League. ,,.ill Na.higian \Yas a chap who came to Rutland without any handso_me resident of Dorcester received his secondary_ ballyhoo and made good with a bang. The sturdy out educatiOn at Dorchester High school where he played fielder is the shortest man on the squad but lugs around football and baseball. He injured himself in his senior 168 pounds of weight "-hich is a lot of poundage fo r a year playing foo tball and didn't see much action for little fellow. Alec went to Medford High school in Cambridge and starred as a football and baseball the remainder of the season. Dick "·ent straight from player. He then entered prep school at St. John's Prep high school to Holy Cross. He batted well over .300 in Danvers, one of the outstanding preps in the country. his sophomore year playing at short stop and during Here Alec made himself a great name by running amuck Ius 1939 year at third base he led the hard-hitting in football and baseball. He enrolled at Holy Cross last fall and displayed his tactics on the gridiron and Crusader nine with an average of .412 for the year. I on the diamond for the Holy Cross fl'eshmen teams. He batted-in more than twice as many runs as any of Alec is gifted with football talent. The lo"·-slung, his teammates. It is said that a fellow "·ould have to i chunky Crusader marvel \\'aS the outstanding gridster search back through the records for a good many years on the freshman roster and next season the varsity I coaches will be looking out for this man. On the to discover any other H. C. hitter \Ybo has hit so ·hard ' freslu11an baseball nine this sprin g he batted for .370. in one season. Besides baseball, Dick made the swim Alec has tremendous speed on the base paths and is ming team at the Cross and played a little hockey. one of the cleverest base runners in the game. A good He played for Governor Murphy's New Hampshire bunter who also hits behind the runner making the second spot in the batting order a fine pla.ce fo r him. nine a few seasons back and it marked his only semi He seldom swings at a bad pitch and makes the oppos pro ball before coming to Rutland. If Dick gets a good ing hurlers work at the strike area for him. His clever offer from a major league club he may continue playing stance at the plate helps draw many free tickets to ball but will have to decide soon because he has a first base. For a hobby Alec likes to attend the n1ovies. Fans lately have been giving him the nickname of chance of making good in the field of medicine. "Rabbit." DONA ANDREW MAYNARD PALAU Born at Pawtucket, R. I., July 8, 1911; is five feet, eight inches; weighs 152 pounds; Born at Terryville, Conn., catches; bats and throws April 22, 1916; is five feet, right; nicknamed "Don."· ten inches ; weighs 175 pounds; N ationa.lity: French. College: plays catcher; bats and throws Holy Cross, Graduated '33. right; nicknamed "Andy." Degree: B.S. Major in Edu Nationality: German. College. cation. Fordham. Graduated '37: Degree: B.S. Accounting. Photo by Kah l Photo by Kah If critics were to rate the best catcher in theN orthern 1 Le:"l-gue there would be little doubt about Maynard 1 bemg selected. Don now has been forced to the side- ;r "Andy" Palau, fiery, loquacious baekstop of the 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 Royals catching department, was obtained from the baseball as the records will show. He attended St. St. Albans Giants early this season. Taking the place Raphael Academy in Pawtucket where he won sixteen left open by Maynard's hand injury, the peppery letters participating in foot~all, basketball, baseball, ;Fordham Flash has been a grea.t addition to Jack track, and hockey. He rece1ved a plaque which was Barry's crew. Andy attended Bristol High school and awarded to him for ~eing Rhode Island's outstanding participated in high school athletics by playing foot athletiC and scholastiC schoolboy in the year 1929. In ba.ll, basketball, and baseball. He enrolled in Fordham the following year he enrolled at Holy Cross where he in the fall of '33 and when he graduated in 1937 he took up track and baseball. For two consecutive years he ran second in the 300 yd. run in theN. A. U. Indoor left behind a brilliant record on the diamond and the Track meet held in Boston. Maynard caught for Barry football gridiron. Palau was the field general of Jimmy at the Cross his sophomore year and for the next three Crowley's impressive 1936 eleven. When Palau left years he batted over .300 being one of the catchers Rose Hill in '37 he immediately broke into organized t~tored by Jack Barry. Maynard played Pro ball ball for the Smiths Falls club of the Canadian-American w1th Hazelton and Reading in theN. Y.-Penn League League, where he also played a few games in the out in '34 and '35. In 1936 he advanced to Galveston in field, and batted for .274. Early last season he per the Texas'League where he broke his right hand and formed for Norfolk in the Piedmont League and Mont had to qmt baseball for a year. In his three seasons of gomery (Ala.) in the Southeastern League. He is a Pro ball he batted well over· the .300 mark. Before new-comer to Rutland but is no stranger to the North com.ing to Rutl:3:nd he spent his last two seasons playing ern loop. Last year he was with Burlington for most sem1-pro ball w1th the Marquette club in Woonsocket, of the season and batted for .250. Before going to R. I: , the home of Gabby Hartnett. Maynard was playmg manager and playing on his team was "Chick" St. Albans this year he played in the Piedmont League Hartnett, brother of the "Great Gab." Don is the with the Winston-Salem club and hit for .260 in "papa" of the Royals squad. He is married and has 22 games. Palau is experienced and should fill in three children. During the school term he is teacher capably the hole left open by Maynard. There is no and coach at Pawtucket High school where he has doubt that Palau is a top-notch receiver and with tu.rned out a splendid record in Track and Baseball. Barry taking particular pains with his hitting Andy H1s bo?by is ~p~rts . He likes Rutland and its people should develop into one of the leading hack-stops in 9:nd ~hmks th1s IS the finest section of the country to the circuit. For a hobby, Andy likes to attend the hve m and would more than consider a job coaching movies. He now makes his home town in Bristol, and teaching here. Conn. JOSEPH EDWARD KWASNIEWSKI SMITH Born at New Milford, Conn., March 24, 1918; is six feet, one Born at Fair Haven, Vt ., inch; weighs 205 pounds ; D ecember 17, 1915; is six pitches; ba.ts and thro11·s right; foot; IYeighs 210 pounds; nicknamed "Providence J oe." plays first base; bats left, Nationality: P olish. College: Providence '40. Course : A.B. throws left; nicknamed "Ed." Major in Education. ; K ationality : French-Irish. Photo by Kah Photo by Kah .r Handsome Joe K1Yasniewski is the Rutland Royal's Big Ed Smith 1ms picked up by J ack Barry just pitching ace and is performing his second year of mound duty for t he local club. J oe started the season lacking after the season got· undenmy. K ick Mattola, giant control but he has settled down and is pitching smart initial sacker at the start of the year, is not expected ball. H e is a tough luck pitcher and one of the very to play after injuring his leg a few weeks ago. Ed few hurlers the Royals never _get any runs for. H ow ever, Joe plays for the break and Dame Fortune is due never· went to coll ege but finished his secondary edu to change his luck. J oe received his high school dip cation at Fair Haven High school 11·here he starred in loma from New Milford High and he 11·on recognition football, basketball , and baseball. H e 11·as all-state as an athlete playing Basketball, Baseball, and Track. H e entered college in 1937 and has participated in t11·o fullback for tiYO consecutive years and one of the sports. Besides being a diamond star, Joe also excels leading tiYirlers in Vermont high school ball. The gia11t on the basketball court. H e is captain-elect of the Providen ce team next year. As a sophomore Joe tossed slate-towner 11·orks as a Recreational Supervisor back in an average of 12 points a game playing at guard. home and before coming to Rutland he pitched and During the last court campaign as a junior he scored an played first base for the Fair Haven club in the Ke11· average of 14 poin ts a game playing at fo rward. Joe has been the only player to hold Gus Broberg, sensa York-Vermont League. Ed is a po1Yerful hitter but is tional Dartmouth player, scoreless from the floor since inexperienced in this class of J\orthern League ball. Gus first started playing high school ball. J oe's pitch 1 ing record in coll ege is 17 victories against 2 defeats. But since his arrival J ack Barry has done a commend His hobby is radio and movies. J oe is engaged to a able job in making him a better a.ll-around player and home town girl and expects to marry foll o1\·ing his J graduation from school. Kwasniewski is not only a 11· ith a few more games under his belt Ed should prove capable flipper but is one of the best defensive players his worth to Rutland in their drive tOIYard the pennant in t.he league. ·His hitting is also great-his batting the fin al month of the schedule. E d has a very favorable avcmge in coll ege for the past tiYO seasons reaching t he vicinity of .330 points. His ambition is to make the hobby for his spare time-arts and crafts. H e is also big league and he has already a contract waiting for married and has one child, a daughter. Every one in him as soon as he leaves school. The R ed Sox is the Rutland is pulling for him to come through because he 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 is 11·ell kno11·n in this city and is considered the "local lost 9 IY ith the Royals last season and batted .267. boy" of the ball club.
------~- -~=.- MICHAEL JOSEPH KLARNICK
DAVIS Born at Watervliet, N. Y., May 13, 1917; is six feet, two Born at Somerville, Mass., inches; weighs 190 pounds; December 29, 1915; is six pitches; bats and throws right; nicknamed "Mike." foot; weighs 185; plays second Nationality: Austrian. Col base; bats and throws right; lege: Holy Cross '40. Course: nicknamed "Joe." Nation B.S. Major in Education. ality: Irish. Photo by Kah Photo by Kah Another of the 1939 additions to the Royal's cast is Lanky Joe Davis, the smilin' Irishman from Somer Mike Klarnick, one of the pitching stars of the North ern League for the past three years. Mike came to ville, plays an important role in Rutland's bid for the us from Saranac Lake early this season. So far in a Northern League title. He has that "ugly" habit of Royal's uniform he has proved to be steady and effective. breaking up ball games with his big bat and when he Doc Gautreau hated to see him leave Saranac but said makes his appearance at the plate opposing pitchers Klarnick had lost some tough games up there and thought the change of scenery would help change his are careful what they toss up to him. His peculiar luck. Mike concentrates on a good curve and a hard stance at the plate allows him to hit to all fields and fast one and his stamina allows Big Mike to see plenty causes the pitchers to worry about what to throw to of action in one season. He attended Watervliet High school and spent most of his time playing baseball. him. His knack of ability around the keystone sack During his diamond career at high school he hurled a helps make a po1Yerful double-play combination with no-hit no-run game against Milne High school of Hank Mlynarski. Joe never went to college but finished Albany. In four years of pitching at Watervliet High high school at Somerville where he played football, he lost but two ball games. He entered the Cross in '36 and has played only baseball. In his three years basketball, and baseball. From high school he broke of twirling for the Crusaders he has bung up 13 vic into the Mountain League playing with Beckley. He tories against 6 defeats. Mike is captain-elect of the also has played with Beaumont of the Texas League 1940 Holy Cross nine. In semi-pro ball be bas spent his past two seasons at Saranac Lake under Doc having a contract with the Detroit Tigers. He came Gautreau. In 1937 he was one of the outstanding to Rutland from Henderson in the East Texas League, pitchers in the circuit with a record of 11 wins and 6 where last year he blasted out a total of 27 home runs. losses. Last year he won 7 and lost 7 for the up-state New Yorkers. For a hobby Mike is also a fellow who Joe's ability to hit has been proven to Rutland fans likes his movies. Upon graduation Mike may go into and during his number of years at playing ball he has pro ball but if his stuff is lacking he will settle down always batted above the .300 mark. During the winter and become a teacher and coach. There is no doubt that Mike will be signed by some major league scout time he works in a mill back home. His hobby is next season. playing cards.
~~------·------GEORGE BRADFORD HARRINGTON MARTIN
Born at East ·w eymouth, Born at Plymouth, Mass., September 8, 1917; is fi ve feet, Mass., May 5, 1918; is fi ve eleven inches; \\·eigbs 190 feet, nine inches; weighs 175 pounds; plays outfield; bats pounds; bats ri ght and thro\\·s and thro\\·s left; nicknamed right; ni cknamed "Georgie. " "Brad." Nationality: Irish. Coll ege: Boston College '40. Nationality: Irish. Course: Physical Education.
Photo by Kah Photo by Kah Another new addition to the Rutland Royals roster Brad Martin is returning for his third season in the comes to us in the person of George Harrington, utility 1'\ orthern League and his first with the Rutland Royals. outfi elder of the squad. Georgie is a versatile ball This husky Plymouth lad is a steady, reliable sticker player and has seen service in semi-pro ball for several at the plate and a good lead-off man. His fielding this years. He has seen considerable experience a.s a catcher season has been sparkling featured by that spectacular and shortstop as "·ell as his position of a. fielder. George catch against the fence just a few \\·eeks back by which started the season for the Royals but with the arrival he was almost lost to the club for the remainder of the of Brad Martin he acts only in the r~le of pinch-hitter season. It designated that Brad plays the game hard and spare gardener. Harrington never attended college. and gives his best to win the ball game. Follo\Ying He graduated from Weymouth High in 1935 where he Brad's graduation in high school, where he excell ed in played baseball. In 1933 he transferred to Augusta, three sports, he went right into college at B. C. H ere Main e where he played football for a year but the he \YOn his letter in football for two years as a half-back
I I fo ll owing school term he was back at Weymouth. He and also played varsity baseball for t \\·o seasons. He played his first game of semi-pro ball with Barnstable still has another crack at coll ege and is ex pected to in the Cape Cod League in the season of '34 and hit in have a grand year on the gridiron. In Brad's first the vicinity of .312. For the past three years he played season in the 1'\ orthern League he was up "·ith t he in the South Shore League back home. In 1936 he St.· Albans Giants and clipped the horsehide at a .324 hit for .340, in 1937 his batting average was above rate and being the sixth best batsman in the circuit. .320, and last season he batted for .335. George is a Last summer he \\·as \Yith the Burlington Cardinals cousin to Dan Howley part O\Yner of the Toronto and finished the year \Yith a .278 battin g average col Maple Leafs of the International League. Georgie's lecting 55 hits in 198 tries. H e is a smart base ·runner hobby is bowling. He is also an outdoor man speciali z and speedy on the paths. H e's a go-getter and his ing in hiking which has developed him into a vei·y fast margin in the R.B.I. column ahYays stands out. Brad and fine fi elder. George believes that this Northern is interested in athletics for a hobby and foll O\\'S the League is a very fast class of baseball for a semi-pro major leagues with a great deal of interest. In his circuit and is glad he is "·ith Rutland because he likes two seasons of college ball he batted above .300. Brad it very much. During the off season he works in a would like to be a teache1' and a coach when he finishes chemical plant back in his home town. college. ~ -.----_--.--- .
GEORGE LOUIS WOODS CAPUANO _Born at Waterbury, Conn., May 22, 1920; is six feet, four Born at Salem, N. Y., May inches; weighs 198 pounds; pitches; bats and throws 12, 1917; is six foot; weighs right; nicknamed "Pinky." 170 pounds; pitches; bats and Nationality:· Irish-English. College : Holy Cross '42. throws right; nicknamed Course: B.S. Major in Eng "Lou." Nationality: Italian. lish. Photo by Kah Photo by Kah Six-footer Lou Capuano was traded to the Royals George "Pinky" Woods is a newcomer to t he Rutland in time to bolster the Rutland pitching staff and sent Rovals but made a hit "·ith the fans on his opening the local lads on to a winning streak. Since Lou's first da; debut as a relief hurler against Tupper Lake. appearance on the mound the Rutland fans have taken Although "Pinky" occasionally is wild, he is fast to him and Lou well deserves the praise as his record developing good control and seems to improve as the will show. Lou attended Washington Academy high season progresses. He is just a kid in age but a brute where he played Football, Basketball, and Baseball. in size as the above statistics show. George attended He graduated in the year 1934 and a year later the Crosby High school in Waterbury and participated in Salem star twirled for York, which later became known ' j three sports, football, basketball, and baseball. In as Trenton, in theN. Y.-Penn League instead of going football he was recognized on the All-State team and to college. The following season he spent with Glovers~ ville of the Canadian-American circuit and both with made the All-City eleven. Woods matriculated at :r Holy Cross last fall and made the Holy Cross freshmen York-Trenton and Gloversville he pitched better than I nine as a pitcher. He pitched two ball games and won .500 ball. A stomach ailment was the cause of his .t both of them this spring at the Cross. One of the two dO\mfall in Pro ball and in the 1937 season he played· wins was a no-hit no-run contest twirled against the very little baseball. Last season he was with the Glens Fall River Apprentice school in which he struck out Falls Clerks of theN ew York State loop and he finished seven batters while allowing but one walk. In his the year with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses. Up to high school years as .a mound flipper Woods had an this season, before coming to Rutland, Capuano had excellent record of 24 wins against 4 set-backs. Scouts won 3 and suffered 2 set-backs with the Glens Falls from the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox club. During the winter season Lou plays basketball have already looked him over and are keeping tabs with a. semi-pro club back home and works with his on him. He has a very fast ball aided by a smart father. Lou has a very good curve and excellent delivery and with a few more years of experience Woods control and is a hard worker on the hill-top. With a should go far in the line of baseball. If his baseball few good breaks he ought to win quite a few games for Rutland this year. Lou's bat also has spelled the talent is not acceptable for the Big Top, he will settle way to many victories and it is expected he will also down and become a teacher and coach. Pinky's hobby start hitting for R utland. is playing Ping-Pong. __J JOHN JOSEPH THOMPSON PULLANO
Born at Beverly, Mass., Jan Born at Providence, R. I., uary 17, 1918; is six foot ; June 25, 1919; is five feet weighs 175 pounds; pitches; eleven inches; weighs 180 bats and throws left; nick pounds; plays catcher; bats named "Tommie." Nation and throws right· nicknamed ality: E nglish. Coll ege: Bos "Pips." Nationaiity: Italian. ton University. Course: College: Holy Cross '42. Chemical Engineerin g. Course: B.S. Major in Edu cation. Photo by Kah Photo by Kah This fin e-looking gentleman with blond hair arrived Another new face to the Royal's line-up this season at St. Peter's field in time to become the first effective southpaw the Royals have had sin ce they have entered is young Joe Pullano who is the second-string catcher the present Xorthern League. All last season the and finds most of his day's work confined to bull-pen Royals have been looking fonmrd to a handy left duty. Joe filled in Maynard's absence from the squad hander but failed to produce one time 3,nd again. Tom looked good in a relief performance last \Yeek despite early in t l1 e year in fin e style and displayed unyielding the final score of the game against St. Albans. He has fight while behind the plate. The youn gster is a hard a very good lo\\· pitch, excellent change of pace, and is man to pitch to and several times this season he has a hurler \\·ho never gives the batter anything good to bit at.. Tom is a bit wild but blamed it on not been sent up to the pl~tte r as pinch-hitteJ:. He is a enough work this season. He l ikes to pitch and may "punch-hitter" and has come through at the plate \Yith become the "·ork-horse of the Royal's staff. He went to high school in Milford, Mass., and also spent a timely hingles. Joe went to Central High school in year at Eastern High in Detroit, Michigan. He gradu Providence "·here he played baseball. He has always ated from Milford High in 1934 after making a fine taken a liking tO\mrd the game and has a promising record as a pitcher in baseball. Basketball and foot ball also "·ere sports he played in during his high school career ahead of him. At Holy Cross this spring as a da.ys. Tom has spent his last t\\·o years at Boston freshman he batted .336 on the Frosh nine which "·on l]niversity and as a pitcher he has turned in 7 \\·ins and lost but one game. He also made the s\\·imming 9 games and lost 1. It \\·ill be interesting to 1Yatch team. Before coming to R utland, Thompson spent a Joe's _progress as a ball player because he lacks only few years " ·ith St. Augustine club in the Boston semi expenence and the playing he is getting during the pro league. He is the property of the Boston Red Sox vacation will help him considerably. Joe loves to and was sent here by Busi ness-Manager Eddie Collins. His contract with Boston goes into effect in 1940. dance and probably that is the reason he is quick on Tom "·ill enter his junior year at Michigan University his feet, especially going after pop flies behind the and his following college baseball clays will be under Ray Fisher, now manager of the Montpelier Senators. plate. This is his first year playing semi-pro ball and Thompson's hobby is collecting stamps. He has a fine he really likes playing for Hutland. If all other assign career ahead of him if he finds out that baseball will ments fail , "Pips" would like to teach and coach for a not produce enough earnings for a living. living. Royals 1939 Schedule NICHOLAS MATTOLA Home Games Games Away Giant Nick Mattola is still June 11-Tupper Lake June 12-At Tupper Lake nursing an injured knee 14-Montpelier 18-At Montpelier but believes he will soon 15-Plattsj:mrg 21-At Plattsburg return to the Royal's line-up. 17-Plattsburg 22-At Saranac Lake Photo by Kah The 22 year old Temple 20-Saranac Lake 25-At St. Albans graduate has seen service with 24-Malone 28-At Burlington numerous ball clubs. Nick has played in the Bi-State 27-Burlington 29-At Plattsburg (Danville), the Piedmont League (Rock Mt.), the 30-At Montpelier Cotton States League (Clarksdale), and the Mid July 1-Tupper Lake Atlantic League (Canton). At Temple he played · 2-St. Albans July 4-At Montpelier football and baseball. When Nick was injured he 4-Montpelier 6-At Saranac Lake was clipping the apple for a .441 average and his large 9-Plattsburg 7-At Malone bat sent many runs acro~s the plate. 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 CHARLES 20-Malone 24-At Tupper Lake NIST 22-Saranac Lake 25-At Saranac Lake 23-Montpelier 28-At Montpelier 29-Plattsburg 3D-Burlington The latest recruit to the Aug. 2-At St. Albans Royals mound staff is 6-At Burlington Charlie Nist, right-handed Aug. !-Montpelier 7-AtMalone pitcher from Jersey City, 3-St. Albans 11-At Montpelier 5-Malone 16-At Burlington N.J. He was born Septem- Photo by Kah ber 28, 1918, and attended 8-Saranac Lake 17-At Malone St. Aloy>ius High but never went to college. Before 10-Burlington 18-At Saranac Lake 12-Tupper Lake ! coming to Hutland he saw service with Trenton in the 20-At Plattsburg iJ 13-Burlington 23-At St. Albans I ' Ea~tern League, Greenville in .the Sally League and Oswego of the Canadian-American loop. He com 15-St. Albans 24-At Malone piled a record of 16 wins against 20 defeats during his 19-Malone 25-At Plattsburg stay with the previous mentioned clubs. 21- St. Albans 27-At Malone 26-Tupper Lake BASEBALL PLAYERS AND FANS PHOTOS and ENGRAVING Eat alt the in thi.s book KOZY-LUNCH and BAKE SHOP -.by on Center Street KAH'S STUDIO FOOD LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE 14% Center St.
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. Compliments CANNEY & PLUE, INC. of Wholesalers THE LEDGES PLUMBING .and HEATING li r' The Longest Game in History Iron Men for a Day-Cadore and Oeschger, t\\'o RUTLAND SASH '& DOOR CO., great p1tchers battled for 26· innings to a tie in a o-ame INC. 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 Ju st a month ago. Here is the box Mill Works score of the longest game ever played in the history of PHONE 1116 big league baseball : Baseball's Longest Game Played at Boston-May 1, 1920 Brooklyn NL 1938 All Star Team AB R H PO A E Olson, 2b .. . . 10 0 1 6 9 1 This Ali-X orthern League team \Yas selected by "Ad" Neis, rf...... 10 0 1 9 0 0 Jackson, prominent Burlington Daily J\'e\\·s sports Johnston, 3b. 10 0 2 3 1 0 writer, "·ho~e consensus of Northern League baseball is Wheat, If ... . 9 0 2 3 0 0 "tops" throughout the circuit. His statistics of North Myers, cf ... . 2 0 1 2 0 0 ern league batting, fielding, and pitching records are Hood, cf .... . 6 0 1 8 1 0 of valuable possession and we feel that his 1938 All Kon'chy, lb . . 9 0 1 30 1 0 Star team selection should be given \\'Orthy consid Ward, ss .. . . . 10 0 0 5 3 1 eration. Krueger, c .. . 2 1 0 4 3 0 E lliott, c ... . 7 0 0 7 3 0 Pos. Name Team Cadore, p . . . . 10 0 0 1 13 0 lB Vic Zupanic Malone Totals . ... . 85 9 78 34 2 2B Francis Cra,rJ ey Plattsburg 3B Richard Blasser R utland Boston NL ss Leonard Merullo Burlington Powell , cf. . . . 7 0 1 8 0 0 LF Lou 'Vannemacher St. Albans Pick,2b .... . 11 0 0 5 10 2 RF ~ed Harris Rutland Mann, lf. . . . . 10 0 2 6 0 0 CF Mike Hearn Burlington Cruise, rf. . . . 9 1 1 4 0 0 c Alfred Sabo Plattsburg Holke, lb.... 10 0 2 43 1 0 c Red Joubert Saranac Lake "Bo'kel, 3b. . . 11 0 3 1 7 0 p Hank Boro\\'y Saranac Lake M'nville, ss. . 10 0 3 1 9 0 p Roy Bruninghaus Rutland O'Neill, c.. . . 2 0 0 4 3 0 p Ted H orton St. Albans *Ch't'by..... 1 0 1 0 0 0 p E merson Roser Malone Gowdy, c.. . . 6 0 1 6 1 0 p Claude Walck Burlington Oeschger, p. . 8 0 1 0 11 0 p Rosy Waugh Burlington T otals . .. . . 85 1 15 78 · 42 2 'Gtl. Bob Daughters Saranac Lake 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. Dou ble 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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