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Winners of Pitch Tournament

Winners of Pitch Tournament

The annual dinner for members of the Holyoke Lodge of Elks who took part in a winter-long pitch tournament was held Monday night. Among those taking part were, front, left to right, Eugene Ducharme and William Hague, top winners in the tournament, and John Jendrysik, chairman. At rear, same order, committee members William Collins and Gideon Miles and exalted ruler Dr. Francis M. Baker.

Source: The Holyoke Transcript, exact date unkown, sometime during the year 1965.

Editorial note: Just what is "Pitch" anyway?  Having personally met few people outside of western Massachusetts who play pitch, you can learn more about the card game at this link.






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