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^ IGar afalo Brothers LeadSt. Anthony Five AgainSquad Honored At Annual Banquet Tuesday. Night; A1 DiFalco and Pete Buff one to Coach TeamNext Year; Consol Continues As Manager♦Marius and Tony Garafalo, only brothers co-eaptaining a basketball team in this section of the country, will lead the St.. Anthony cag* ers Again in the 1939-1940 season.Their appointment was announced Tuesday night at the annual banquet given for the club at the Venetian cafe.It was also announced by Manager William J. Consol that next season the team will be coached by Albert DiFalco and Pete Buffone, Buff one is retiring from active competition, but DiFalco will continue as a player. Consol will continue as manager and director of the club, a capacity in which he has served for the last seven years.The Saints, 1938 champions ofthe Parish league and, runners-up for the. same honors this last season, are the oldest organized basketball team in the Steubenvilledistrict, having been in action on the court yearly since the 1920-31 season.Rev, Paul L. Richter, of St. Anthony’s church, and Police Chief Ross H. Cunningham were the principal speakers, on the banquet program. The team members were complimented for their individual efforts and for their work together and Manager Consol and others connected with the team were eulogized for their interest and services to the boys,Rev. Richter made the presentation to the team members of theminiature silver basketballs earned in the Community Center league. Those receiving the awards were Co-captains Marius and Tony Gar-agalo, Pete Buffone, Harry Buffone, Charles Buccierl, Charles Fatigate, John Fornsagllo, PanFaccuito, Frank lopresto, VirgilGillette, Albert DiFalco and MikeQiaamore. B ^ ,In the last season the Saintsplayed 89 fames and in additionto finishing second in the Parish loop took runner up laurels in thesenior division of the city championship tournament. l*u»t night’s banquet was giventhe St. Anthony players and friends by James Tripods, who cosponsored the team as the Venetians in their independent combats.Tripodi was thanked for his helpWomen’s Pin Tourney Slated Next TuesdayA women's bowling tournament will be conducted at the Steubenville Recreation alleys next Tuesday night. The event will include doubles and singles competition and is expected to attract approximately' 50 entries. The tournament will get under way at 7 p. in*during the season and was presented with a silver ball by Pete Buffone as a memto of the 1939 team.434Market St,tGIhrOPEN TH\FRIDA Y andEVENINGS 1All suits and topcoain time for
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Steubenville Herald Star
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Wed, Apr 05, 1939
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