MY RIONE
1 ^ parte
MiniStore of youth football in less Chieti in 1940.
The making of a local team. seen in many years by Licio Edwards.
The war was at hand. Chieti SS was being set-up and a complete structure as now did not exist 30 years '(this tells us the story), the famous' bricklayers pitch "was the forge where he forged many individual citizens and even national.
From boys had heard of this pitch and is located between Viale Amendola and the student dormitory at the Villa Comunale. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Continuing to juggle in the streets, open spaces or just out of school. Any meeting between the different sections elementary school was beginning to get used to competition, but let us all there. We just wanted to have fun ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... We began to meet the various districts: they were part infuocatissime like our neighborhood "D'Aragona, Via Valignani" against classic adversaries such as "Cappuccino", "Sant'Anna " Rione "St. Augustine" and also "those of the Town Park" and then "Civitella" that we were the strongest (I Fratelli Rotondi Basciani and then played with the Chieti). ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 1941-42
The Chieti played a good tournament and all the guys were trying to emulate various Rota, Boccia, Tiriticco, Di Luzio Guido, Beath and Novelli. The tournament was about to end and a Sunday morning in May 1942 with some friends we decided to go to Civitella not just for a romantic visit to the camp, which had seen the Chieti behave very well in the championship, but to watch a basketball game.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... After the front, the stock gained more livelier of the boys but he was still playing with tennis balls or patches sewn balls well but the time of the balloons for us, was coming. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1944-45 Challenges between districts and we were still near Via Valignani-Gaetani D'Aragona, Pietragrossa Shooting and we thought of forming a competitive team (the "Lightning" ) to seriously challenge the other. In fact, the origins of the "Lightning" to go back to elementary school with the challenges of classes which were then reported on our streets or on open spaces that then because there were clear of cars and parking them on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The equipment was of little value. Black T-shirts also derived from open jumper that our mothers sewed us with the numbers behind your back. Other old equipment with high neck sweaters completed our equipment and the few who were touched to wear sweaty to no end. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Even then there were disagreements in the same neighborhood and formed a ' other team "Folgore" where my brother played quarterback and this training was antagonistic to the "Lightning" But the team played a few games and then broke up, even for problems of attendance and organization. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... In that year
il Chieti giocava nel Campionato Misto Regionale Abruzzo a 11 Squadre e noi ragazzi ci accontentavamo di vedere i nostri idoli di persona che si allenavano. Però li vedevamo da vicino i vari Basciani 1°, Di Renzo, Di Luzio Guido, Di Luzio Mario, Pietrangeli, Pinti, Rota, Sbaraglia e Tiriticco e per noi era abbastanza…………………………………………………………….
Noi della "Saetta" lo consideravamo come nostro, perché era fidanzato con una ragazza insegnante che abitava nel rione Gaetani D'Aragona e che dopo qualche anno sposò.
In una partita memorabile tra Istituto Industriale ed Istituto tecnico racconto un breve aneddoto. ………………………………… Il giocatore, prossimo geometra, si chiamava Marcozzi e divenne, nel 1960-61 collaboratore nel CHIETI Calcio.
(Licio Esposito)
1 ^ parte
MiniStore of youth football in less Chieti in 1940.
The making of a local team. seen in many years by Licio Edwards.
The war was at hand. Chieti SS was being set-up and a complete structure as now did not exist 30 years '(this tells us the story), the famous' bricklayers pitch "was the forge where he forged many individual citizens and even national.
From boys had heard of this pitch and is located between Viale Amendola and the student dormitory at the Villa Comunale. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Continuing to juggle in the streets, open spaces or just out of school. Any meeting between the different sections elementary school was beginning to get used to competition, but let us all there. We just wanted to have fun ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... We began to meet the various districts: they were part infuocatissime like our neighborhood "D'Aragona, Via Valignani" against classic adversaries such as "Cappuccino", "Sant'Anna " Rione "St. Augustine" and also "those of the Town Park" and then "Civitella" that we were the strongest (I Fratelli Rotondi Basciani and then played with the Chieti). The Chieti played a good tournament and all the guys were trying to emulate various Rota, Boccia, Tiriticco, Di Luzio Guido, Beath and Novelli. The tournament was about to end and a Sunday morning in May 1942 with some friends we decided to go to Civitella not just for a romantic visit to the camp, which had seen the Chieti behave very well in the championship, but to watch a basketball game.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... After the front, the stock gained more livelier of the boys but he was still playing with tennis balls or patches sewn balls well but the time of the balloons for us, was coming. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1944-45 Challenges between districts and we were still near Via Valignani-Gaetani D'Aragona, Pietragrossa Shooting and we thought of forming a competitive team (the "Lightning" ) to seriously challenge the other. In fact, the origins of the "Lightning" to go back to elementary school with the challenges of classes which were then reported on our streets or on open spaces that then because there were clear of cars and parking them on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The equipment was of little value. Black T-shirts also derived from open jumper that our mothers sewed us with the numbers behind your back. Other old equipment with high neck sweaters completed our equipment and the few who were touched to wear sweaty to no end. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Even then there were disagreements in the same neighborhood and formed a ' other team "Folgore" where my brother played quarterback and this training was antagonistic to the "Lightning" But the team played a few games and then broke up, even for problems of attendance and organization. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... In that year
il Chieti giocava nel Campionato Misto Regionale Abruzzo a 11 Squadre e noi ragazzi ci accontentavamo di vedere i nostri idoli di persona che si allenavano. Però li vedevamo da vicino i vari Basciani 1°, Di Renzo, Di Luzio Guido, Di Luzio Mario, Pietrangeli, Pinti, Rota, Sbaraglia e Tiriticco e per noi era abbastanza…………………………………………………………….
Noi della "Saetta" lo consideravamo come nostro, perché era fidanzato con una ragazza insegnante che abitava nel rione Gaetani D'Aragona e che dopo qualche anno sposò.
In una partita memorabile tra Istituto Industriale ed Istituto tecnico racconto un breve aneddoto. ………………………………… Il giocatore, prossimo geometra, si chiamava Marcozzi e divenne, nel 1960-61 collaboratore nel CHIETI Calcio.
(Licio Esposito)