Walworth Craftsman KEWANEE WORKS Vol, XVI SEPTEMBER 1938 No. 3 Crack Walworth Golfers Capture City League Title Walworth Company’s golf team fought it’s way to a spot in the sun by capturing honors in the second round of the City Golf League and then defeating the CCC link stars, first round winners, which victory gave them the league championship for 1938. The going was plenty tough, but the Walworth players responded to pressure. In the eighteen hole championship Those who received the awards were match played on the Baker Park Walt Whitehouse, co-captain, Chick course Saturday, September 10, the Majeske. co-captain, Vance Kazlowski, Walworth squad captured the league Joe Nosolik, Daryl Glong, Sid White- title by 20 strokes, 420-440. Playing house, Laurence Sullivan, and Bill No- on a handicap basis they had to give their opponents, the CCC team, 3<S biling. strokes. Captain Walt Whitehouse’s 39-39—78 was the best performance of the day. Other scores for the day First and Last Call for were as follows: Horseshoe Tournament Walworth Gross H’cap Not ladders of success, but they are \V. Whitehouse 8 Next big inter-department sport­ safe and substantial. They were built .1. Nosoiik ......... ............40-41— 81 12 ing event to,, get under way is the by Ernie Schneider, one of our carpen­ S. Whitehouse ............41-40— 81 12 ters, for use in the Power House and the Daryl Cl our- ... .......... 42-46— 88 12 Kewanee Works Horseshoe Tourna­ Electric Repair department. Well con­ C. Majeske .... .......... 48-44— 87 12 ment. This will start the last week structed, they will permit the heaviest 34 man to climb them without fear of a in September and be run off just as mishap. CCC quickly as possible. Each department Gross H'cap will hold its own individual tourna­ T. Wasson .......... ............ 44-44 88 10 ment to pick the best players. The Walworth Bowling Team A. Hill .................. ............44-Hi— 90 20 best men ip the various departments V. H. Heterson ............ 45-48— 93 18 Entered in City League H. Heaton ......... ............40-49— 95 22 will then compete in the Walworth it. Dyson ............ ............49-53 -102 20 tournament. Ready to prove that its employees 1-. Anderson . ............52-50—108 20 Horseshoes will be provided the are the best in the land in whatever The Walworth golf squad were contestants and courts are now being they undertake, the Kewanee Works made ready for the equine sport. of the Walworth Company has en­ awarded small individual charms as tered a bowling team in the Class A tribute to the City Golf League Gone is the horse, but the horse­ division of the City League, which champions at the annual Kewanee shoe will carry on. runs for thirty-three weeks on the golf banquet which was given at Mid­ alleys of the Sportsman’s Inn. Com­ land country club on Wednesday, SeD- petition in the City League this year tember 14. Attorney T. J. Welch, is expected to be tougher than ever prominent local barrister and golf before. authority, was toastmaster and gave White broadcloth shirts bearing an interesting histcrv of golf in Ke­ . -he name “Walworth” stitched in wanee and an insight into the big large red block letters on the back business that the golf game has be­ were presented by the Kewanee come in recent vears. Feature of the Works to members of the employees’ entertainment bill was a program of team who represent the Company in magic by R. M. Robinson, Kewanee the league. On the pocket of each high school principal and amateur shirt the name of the bowler is magician. stitched in script and on the sleeve A talking picture, “Golfing with the h'S bowling nosition cn the team. Masters,” was also shown at the ban­ All on the Walworth bowling team quet and gave those present a chance were highly pleased with these bawl­ to see the nation’s ranking plavers ing shirts. in action at ma.ior tournaments. This Those who received bowling shirts film was shown by Flmer Fischer and are T. Pellan, G. Hernblom, R. F. G. Miller of Wethersfield high Martin scores on Poison’s "homer” in the Wal­ Donaldson, W. Albright, R. Warren. school faculty. worth Soft Ball Series. Ml Walworth Craftsman Greys, Soft Ball Champs for 1938 Statement Walworth Aid Association for Month of Draminski’s single to right field in the last of the ninth inning August 1938 gave the Greys a victory over the Browns in a 5-4 bitterly fought Cash on Hand Aug. 1, 1938 $1,352.24 battle and simultaneously set up the lads of Grey as the 1938 Wal­ Dues Received worth softball champions. This final battle for honors had the during the month, 794 00 suspense, climax, and anti-climax that the most enthusiastic ball $2,146 24 fan could desire. It was a nip and tuck contest all the way, vic­ Disbursements tory hinging on an error or a timely hit. For an hour and fifteen Benefits a/c Sickness minutes the opposing teams and the spectators forgot that the rest and Accidents 383.34 of the earth existed and concentrated their entire attention on a Cash on Hand Sep. 1, *38 $1,762.90 little spot of land which is the Walworth baseball diamond. When everyone had concluded that the 4-4 deadlock was never Union, Inspection, and going to ba broken, the Greys started the fireworks in the last Blank Stock of the ninth. Windy Mekinis, one of the Grey's murderers’ row l»y l'ete Stahl who had been held hitless by the Brown’s moundsman, Marv Mill- : Clyde Wasson of the Blank Stock man, did some fast thinking and forced a walk from Millman by and Anton Pietuk of the Tapping In­ spection are on the sick list. crowding the plate. Lasky blasted a foul deep to right field where Perhaps if Herb Dunlap would not fielder Bill Burns made a running one-handed catch to retire him. run around at Starved Rock, acting like a little kid, he wouldn’t have a Windy Mekinis advanced to second on the put-out. Draminski, bat­ catch in his back. ting in clean-up position, came to the plate. The first time at bat Seme of the boys wonder how early he had hit a home run, so it looked like Millman would elect to in the morning Jumbo gets up to fix that wave in his hair. walk him. Millman elected to pitch to him, however, and Butch Les Johnson is reported to have looped one of his offerings to left field for a single. Mekinis raced given his baby daughter her first singing lesson. It happened one night. around third to home, beating the peg to the plate just by a wink. Walter Scott doesn’t like the new It was the winning run and the game was over. swing arrangement of ‘'Hold That Tiger.” The Browns went through the sec­ ond round without losing a game, but they dropped the protested game of the first round to the Greys, which made the Greys the undisputed win­ ners of the first round. This left the two teams to battle for the champion­ ship in a two out of three series. The first game of the series was won by the Greys in a walk. Five walks and ten hits gave them eight runs, while the Browns only scored three runs from seven hits and one walk. The superiority of the Greys was evident in their batting and field­ ing and made them the choice in the championship struggle. Most unexpected occurrence in the second round was the complete col­ lapse of the Blues who failed to win a game. The Blues had good mate­ rial but something failed to make it click, although Manager Em Lindbeck tried all the science and tricks known to the game. Reinforced by Blodgett, Unakis, Mitchell, Rowe, and Rodak of the Iron Bodv department the Reds be­ came a formidable team in the sec­ ond round and provided tough oppo­ sition for all their opponents. The winners, Heiser and his Greys, snapped just after they had defeated Foreman Lindholm visited relatives the Browns in the final fray of the Walworth softball series. Photo gives in Kentucky the remainder of his evidence that they worked for their victory. Reading: from left to right, bot­ tom row: Windy Mekinis, George Grier. Butch Draminski, Johnnie Conners, vacation. His son Bob has left for Candy Martin. Standing: Lefty Lasky. A1 Kubis, Bob Poison, Louie Heiser. college. Clarence Palmquist, Ed Nyert. [2] £ Walworth Craftsman Two Lost Time Accidents Training School Starts Recounted at September New Scholastic Year Safety Meeting Last week saw the beginning of I iiion Kiirur mill Klevlrlc Curmil the 5th year of the Walworth school lie cords llcst in IS > cars. courses with an enrollment some­ what below that of last year in the Safety committee met on Wednes­ beginning courses as no additional day, September 7, to consider safe young men have been employed this methods of working, to follow-up year. The advanced classes show an safety suggestions made the previous increased attendance but the total is month, to discuss unsafe practices less than in 1937-8. Enrollment as of and conditions, and to propose the the first week is as follows: corrective action needed. All mem­ bers were present. Kewanee Products ....................... 13 Secretary A. F. Griggs reported Machine Shop Practice...............14 two lost time accidents. A construc­ Foundry Practice ......................... 12 tion employee suffered an inguinal Beginning Drafting ...................11 hernia as he picked up a wheelbar­ Products Drafting ......................