Morris Frederick Frankel, manager of the Frankel bottling works and ice cream manufactory of New Haven and also widely known as a football and basketball player, was born February 22, 1891, in the city where he still resides. His father, Benjamin Frankel, was born May 28, 1861, and became the founder of the business of which his son, Morris F., is now manager. He started the enterprise with four employes and at the time of his death had built up a business that required ten employes. He married Rosa Wolfson, who survives him, his death having occurred May 13, 1912.

  In the public schools of New Haven, Morris F. Frankel pursued his education, passing through consecutive grades to his graduation from the high school as a member of the class of 1910. Two years later he became manager of the business established by his father and is now concentrating his attention and energies upon its conduct, making it one of the important enterprises of this character in the city. It enjoys a liberal patronage and the business is steadily growing. In addition to his work in this connection Mr. Frankel has become widely known as a noted football and basket ball player, first in amateur circles and later as a professional. He was captain of the New Haven high school football team in 1910 and afterward was with the Washington Glees, a famous professional team. He has played both football and basket ball all over the eastern states and has also played with the famous Winchester basket ball team, every member being a noted athlete.

  Mr. Frankel belongs to a family well known in New Haven, where his two brothers and sister are living, namely: Dr. Bernard B. Frankel; Joseph, who was graduated from the Yale Medical School with the class of 1917; and Ida Rhea Frankel. The family attend the Rose Street synagogue. Mr. Frankel is prominent in the B’nai Ami Club, of which he is treasurer.