By Patrick Hurley
Chris "CJ" Browne of Huntington, Long Island has been capped for the Irish National Baseball Team and will play in the European Championship baseball tournament near Lisbon, Portugal in early July. He is an alumnus of Chaminade High School, Mineola and recently graduated from the University of Hartford with a degree in marketing and business. "CJ" attended college on a baseball scholarship. It was while he was playing for the school that he attracted the attention of the Irish scouts.
Chris is the son of Denis Browne, a detective sergeant with the Nassau County Police Department, and wife Deirdre, a native of Newtown Hamilton, South Armagh. His New York grandparents are John Browne, formerly Kanturk, Co. Cork and wife Christine, formerly Co. Limerick. Both immigrated to New York in the late 1950s. John Browne, of course, is well known in New York's Irish community. He is a past president of the County Cork Association of New York and a very active community leader. John is a principal of the renowned Irish American bar and restaurant, The Grandstand, in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Chris, himself, is an alumnus of the County Cork Association scholarship program.
Ireland will play Portugal on July 9, Russia on July 10 and Greece on July 11. The final will be played on July 12. All contests will be decided in the town of Abrantes, near Lisbon. Congratulations to Chris Browne and good luck to all of the Irish squad. Good batting and good catching!
To keep up with the progess of the Gaelic Boys of Summer, in Portugal, or, indeed, to learn more about Irish baseball go to: www.baseballireland.com.
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