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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
.ELKS' NINE IN
LOSING BATTLE
Through Bit of Hard Luck
Locals Are Beaten.

The local Elks had a bit of hard
luck yesterday at the annual clam
bake of the Staten Island Elks at
Midland Park, Grant City, S. l., when
the Staten Island Elks got the best
of them in the last inning. The
score was IA to 10. The local lodge
men had Costello and Bunten as
statesmen and Oren Browning for the
receiver. All the players on the team
from this city have had experience In
baseball before and they played as
If they knew the game.
At the beginning of the ninth the
locals were In the lead, 10 to 13.
With two men down, the damage
commenced and four runs crossed the
platter before anything could be
done to stop the slaughter. 1t was
a good game from start to finish and
the local team Is satisfied even If
they brought the small end of the
score home.
There Is a strange coincidence In
the fact that the score yesterday was
the same as the score last year, and
the game was played a year ago to-
day.
The local Elks lineup was as fol-
lows: Browning, C; Costello, p and
3b; Bunten, 3b and p: Calvin, 1b;
Dayton, 2b; Hartman, IS; Reed, RI;
St. Andrassy, CT; Bash, If.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
SAYS NINE Is
DUCKING HIM
Manager of Iroquois Wants
Game With Maurers.

Manager Philip Payne, Of the
Iroquois B. B. c., OF this city, has
been trying to get a game with the
Maurer A. c. for some time. Now
the Maurer nine claims that the
junior teams Of this city are ducking
them, 1t Is said. but the Iroquois
state that this is not the case, as they
have been attempting to arrange a
game with them for a long time.
Manager Payne states that he has
written to the Msurers several times
and they have not even taken the
trouble to answer communications.
What the manager Of the Iroquois
would like to know Is why the
Maurers don't accept their repeated
challenges II they think the local
junior teams are trying to duck them.
The %Iroquois have recently beaten
some OF the best Junior mines in this
vicinity, including the ~Princetons,
Goodwills and the Sheridans OF South
Amboy. The Sheridans have a VIC
tory over the Maurers and the Iro-
quois think they are entitled to a
game. II they do not want to give
them a game they should not say
anything about other teams from this
vicinity ducking them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
MARIONS FOR
SOUTH RIVER
Fast Game is Predicted for
Sunday Afternoon.

The Marions have arranged a
game with the South River A. c. for
Sunday and some fast game Is ex-
pected. The Marions have met the
South River lads twice before and
have come out on the wrong end of
the deal. They are positive that this
will not happen again and are pre-
pared to beat the fast team from
down that state. Anything short of
victory will give the Marions fans
heart failure and they do not want
anything like that to happen just
before the City League opens.
To add to the certainty of the
game they will have Mullen on the
mound and he is expected to do the
heavy work of the day. The whole
team will also come in for their
share of the work, but the hard
stuff will fall upon Mullen. He will
be there with the goods and many
Of the home clubbers are expected
to go down by the s. o. route un-
der the terrific fire which he will
expel this week. He has an entire
ly new assortment and he will dis
play them to angry mob at South
River in good shape.
The fans at South River are so
Sure they will win this meet that
they have put their weekly earnings
of two and one-half ticks on the
result. They are wasting their
time and money for 1t is as good
as lost already.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
s. A.. C. VS..
RAR|TAN A. C.

Although the Danish Sociables are
to start the league Sunday In a game
with the Purftans they have arranged
to meet the fast Raritan A. c., haling
from Raritan, on Saturday. All indi-
cations point to a good game and the
Danish men will try to take this one
so as to be sur of one of the games
over the weekend. They have
strengthened their team considerably
and there is no reason why they can
not make a good showing.
1t IS seldom that the Raritans get
in a mixup with a local team but
when they do there is always some
thing doing. That is to say the
Danes will have to travel at a gay
clip this Saturday to come home with
the right end of the core,
The local lads will start early so
as to get in a full game, so all who
wish to accompany should go at 1920
P. NJ. They are already planning to
win and If anything happens other
wise there will be war In ,tha-Qanish
ranks when they find out who was to
blame.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
LIVE .,.esee TIPS

Honus Wagner Is out of the game
with a sprained ankle. Hurah for
the Giants!
l see they want local wrestlers
to accept J. Weber's challenge at
New Brunswick. 1t looks as If the
County Seaters were just a trifle
jealous.
First they tried boxing exhibitions
n they we're. Now comes an
outdoor wrestling tournament. The
sports" VI Their may back this ven
ture, and, if not, a croquet round
robin will be the next experiment.
S~ixty-eight aviators have given up
their lives to progress. Conspicu-
Gus by their absence in the leath
list, are the names of local sports
men,
Here's a little BILLET Doux" from
a Tottenyille reader; just an after
math to the recent scrubbing contest
over in hat burg: "If Kreischer
cannot scrub "Old Sport" "Tippy''
Larkin! Pretty good, considering it
Is from To~ttenyille.
Basketball Is springing up In town
again, though 1t seems but yesterday
the last game was played in the Au-
ditorium. Remember The River
sides downed the Michelin five, COM
posed of Midtown Crescent players,
way back in early May.
Burchell worked again yesterday.
He lost, as usual, some might say.
His wildness was directly RESPONSE
BILE for the Montreal's defeat.
City League meeting tomorrow
night, in the rooms of the D. s. A.
c. According to dope from relia-
BILE sources, the session will be full
of harmony and very enthusiastic, as
it should be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
COMPTON HAS
A GOOD LEAD
Defeats Browning Two
Straight Sets This Morning.

After a delay of several days on
account OF the rain and other rea-
sons the tournament of the South
End Club was resumed this morning
Luke Compton and Oren Browning
met on the Roessler court this morn
ing, the former winning two straight
games with the scores 6-1 and 81.
Compton had a handicap of plus
thirty over Browning. Hans Roess-
Ter refereed the game. Compton is
now ahead in line for the first prize,
which Is "a be lnXtns eun=as be has
as yet g. AN outfit hat will ST
egeec,.n TuE- n rlTu 10
and will make them all go some for
first place. A large crowd was on
hand this morning to witness the
games. as 1t was Browning's boast
that he would not let Compton walk
away with 1t, but everything seemed
to go the latter's way.
Tomorrow morning Compton will
meet Burns on the court In Lewis
street. This will be a good game, no
doubt, as Burns has practiced every
day regularly and Is much better In
every way since he last played on the
courts. when he lost three or four
straight sets. Chester Peck will ref
cree the match, and Fritz Roessler
will act as scorer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
DIAMOND BINGLES

The st. Louis Nationals have been
dubbed the "Suffragettes," owing to
the control Of the club by q woman.
Bill Sweeney is playing great ball
for the Boston Nationals. He is a hard
working, earnest player and game all
through-a last ditch fighter.
Umpire Bill Dineen said the other
day that "Old Cy" Young would never
quit pitching because his arm gave
way. IF Cy ever quits 1t will be be-
cause his legs give way and not bis
arm. That arm of Young's Will outlast
bis legs"
Let us see. II must have been half
a dozen years ago that the obsequies
were read oyer Ed Waish's arm be
cause he used the splitter. and yet the
Chicago White Sox HEAVIER is still as
tough as medicine for opposing batters
to go against.
When any one mentions the name Of
Fred Luderus to Frank Chance the
manager OF the Cubs gets a headache.
Luderus. who was traded TO Phila-
delphia by Chance, has won more
games by his batting this year than
any man on the Phillies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
MAURER TEAM
WITHOUT GAME
Sheridans Of South Amboy
Cancel One for Sunday.

The Sheridans, of South Amboy,
have cancelled the game which was
to be played this Sunday with the
Maurer team. This leaves the
Maurer aggregation in the soup, for
they are without a game and the
chances of arranging a match at this
late date are naturally not as bright
as they ought to be.
The brick bbies from this city are
anxious for a session and want to
meet some good bunch who are ca
pable of putting up a good fight.
The Maurers have a good nine at
the present time and they are able
to clean up many Of the fast mines
in this section. They cannot afford
to walt a week for a game and II any
team wishes to meet Manager Ga
dek's legions they should communi-
cate with him at once
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
Fish Tales

The fish are running good off Sea
Breeze the last few days. Irving
Wilco and William Johnson, Of
Brooklyn, who are camping at the
point, went out the other morning at
5 o'clock and came back at 7 with
twelve weaks, which they cooked
and ate for breakfast with the other
campers.
Fish are still being caught at
Acker's in Sewaren. Yesterday sew
eral catches were reported, though
not OF any great size. A large num-
Der of boats have been reserved for
over Sunday, and a big day is expect
ed then. Acker had over a hundred
and twenty boats out last Sunday,
and all came back with good messes.
The red buoy and cinder beds are
fast becoming known as the best
fishing places around here, except
the quarantine buoy in the bay here.
A number OF boats went out from
VanPelt's boathouse yesterday. Many
fish are still being caught off the
quarantine buoy. Over the week
end a large number OF the boats and
launches have been spoken for, and
If the catches are as large as last
Sunday this place will be more pop
ular than ever for the Westheld and
PIainfeld crowd. The following
catches were reported yesterday;
William Mills. city, 6 weaks; Arthur
Anderson, city, 4 weaks and 2 bluesi
John Tompkins, Newark, 10 weaks
and blues; William Miller, Newark,
IA weaks and blues; Ale Seguine,
! city, 2 weaks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
eITY LEAGUE BOARD
WILL MEET TOMORROW

There will be a meeting OF the
Board of Managers and Captains OF
the City League held in the D. s. A.
C. rooms. tomorrow night, In New
street. The final arrangements for
opening the league will then be made
and the advertising committee will
then report. This meeting will only
be open to the captains and managers
Of the teams in the league.
Arrangements will be made for
the appointment of the officials at
the games and the matter Of umpires
will again be taken in consideration.
AS yet no official umpires have been
selected and 1t will be necessary for
this matter to be attended to at once.
1t Is likely that the selection of Off
ctal scorers will also be taken up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
ACME A.. c. IS
D0WNED 8 TO 2

The Acme A. c., Of this city. met
their doom last Sunday at the hands
Of Manager James Creamer's Inde-
pendents of ~Sayreville. The score
was s to 2. The victors were in the
game at every stage and showed their
usual class. They had Macxien and
Loeb in the points. while the local
nine had the Bader brothers battery.
Both batteries worked in fast fashion
but the team behind the Bader boys
sometimes lacking.
The ~Sayreville aggregation Is look
ing out for some good games and
they would like to meet such teams
as the Franklins, Saints, Maurers
and Iroquois. If any teams in this
class would like to arrange a contest
with Manager Creamer's lads they
should communicate with him at
once,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
T0TTENVILLE
GOING SOME
Will Buck Up Against All
Maintains Saturday.

A good game will be seen at Tot
tenville when the All Manhattan ap-
pear against the Tottenville A. G.
Saturday. The New Workers are
one Of the fastest aggregations In
the business and they have some
record Of which they are proud.
They will try to keep up their good
work and expect to make the Tot
tenviilians their victims. The lads
from this end of the great city are
not so sure that the visitors will be
able to do all they claim and they
will make a good try to prevent
them from any such proceedings.
There was a game scheduled for
these teams last week but the Sa-
vannah Giants wanted to get beaten
first and they got Just what they
Nanted. THEM Tottenville nine
VIII try to repeat the performance
Of last week and Judging from the
past record Of the All-Manhattans
they will have to go some.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
'zsHTMSS ,I1s6n
CARIS FANS ID MEN

The Ashlands, OF this city. met and
defeated the fast Raritan Bay a. c..
Of Princes Bay, last Sunday at the
latter's grounds. The score was II
to s. CARTS, for the local team. was
in great shape, striking out fourteen
men. The sensation of the game was
the catch Of L~ewkoTitz. With thres
on base and two out the Princes Bay
lads had an opportunity OF evening
up the game. The batter tried his
best to make good and succeeded In
driving out a long liner to the station
held by LewkowItz. That lad was
equal to the occasion and started to
U for it. Just as he was about ia
put the ball into his nit he fell into
the ditch known as Lemon Creek
but succeeded in retaining his grasp
on the sphere. After that the game
was not in danger for the locals made
all the runs they needed and then
some more.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
BURCHELL HAS
ANOTHER TRY
Pitches Losing Game for
Royals Only 9 Hits.

Fred Burchell, the southpaw from
this city, was the victim of the New
ark clubbers yesterday when he went
in against the aggregation from that
place in the second game between
Newark and Montreal at Newark.
The first game was disastrous for
Montreal, the score being 10 to |.
Burchell allowed only nine hits but
he passed seven of the home batters.
The score of this game was not as
one-sided as the other. Burchell
pitched the whole game, The score:
AT Eag1c 5
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
Montreal

Stated for Burchell in the ninth.
Runs-Agler 2, Kelly Louden, Col
Inns 2, Fisher, Cady, Holmes, Nat
tress, Yeager, Miller 2. Gand1l 2,
Holly.
Errors+Collins; Yeager, Demmttt.
Newark 80. 0 0 8 0 8 l 2 0 x-9
Montreal -. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 81
Sacrifice fy-Hanford. Stolen
base-Collins. Two-base hits-Ffsh-
er, Holly, Roth. Three-base hits
Agler, Hanford. Base on balls-Of
Holmes. 6: off Burchell, 7. Struck
out-By Holmes, 6; by Burchell. S.
Hit by pitcher-By Holmes. French
First base on errors-Newark, 2;
Montreal, /. Left on bases-New-
ark. 7; Montreal. 10. Double plays
Fisher and Agler; Gandil and Nat
tress. Time Of game-2h. Ism. UNI
pires-Killen and Halligan, Attend
ance-2,500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
YOUNG BEDELL
WILL BATTLE
Will Meet Steve Fisher at
National Tonight.

John Bedell. of Gary, Indiana. who
- low m inns s4ET,drUufarsr~sr
one oSe-he fastest 133-pound boy.
that y faces the roped ring, will ap-
pear against Steve Fisher at the
National A. c. in New York tonight.
The Indiana boy. now the protege of
Joseph McNulty and other pugiiistic
fanciers Of the Lotos A. c., will fight
under the nam of Young Bedell. He
is reported to be in tip-top form and
in a frame of mind that he will whip
his opponent of tonight to a pulp.
Fisher is a brilliant NIT handler and
It Is known that he a fight at a
furious gait when compelled to.
Young Bedell is a fighter of the
true western type. He has q deter
mined jaw and a heavy-hitting pair
of hands. He considers himself capa-
bic Of battling with anyone now
fighting in the 133-pound class and
is willing to meet all corners at that
weight. For particulars. arrange
ments for fights, etc. address Joseph
McNulty. 394 Mechanic street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
MOTORING BOWLING
FISHING BOATING
EVENING NEWS SPORTING PAGE
DORY RACES FOR
THIS SATURDAY

After a lapse Of several weeks,
the dory races will be resumed Sat
urday afternoon, when the race
scheduled for July q will be run
of at Great Kills, under the aus
pices Of the Great Kills Yacht Club.
At the present time, Bentley Yacht
Club leads in the series with two
first places to its credit, Railway
comes second, having captured n
first place; AmbOy, the Raritan
Yacht Club, N third in line with
points.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17

A number Of the Raritan Yacht
Club yachts will also go to Mari
ner's Harbor this Saturday to race
against the boats from that place.
Andrew Wight has already entered
his boat, and Compton will probab-
ly place his boat, the Ellida, In the
race. Possibly some Of the smaller
boats, such as the Estella and the A.
]. c. will journey up the sound. and
with a sufficient handicap, which
they should have in comparison with
the other boats, will be able to come
in near the finish line first.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
WHY JACK SHERIDAN BE.
CAME AN UMPIRE.

! The retirement of Jack Sheri-
. dan, the veteran American
. league umpire, calls to mind
. how he broke into the game as
!. an arbitrator. For several years
Sheridan was a lumberman, but
. was not overload Of his position
and did his employer little good.
. One day the foreman accused
Sheridan Of loahng. While they
. talked the tree Sheridan had
been chopping at all day fell,
. killing a yoke Of oxen. Pursued
by the foreman, Sheridan turned
|. and fed. For days he fed on
and on, sinking through the for
est by night and living on barks
and berries.
At the end of the twelfth day
Sheridan flung himself on the
ground. He was utterly ex-
hausted.
What lie left for me?" he
asked mournfully. Driven
from the haunts of man. forced
to skulk through the woods,
scorned, beaten, despised, hailed
an ~outcast, why shouldn't I be
AZ umpiref"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
BASEBALL.


Results Of Games Played In National
and American Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York-New York. 81 Cincinnati,
1. Observation-Disclosures and Meyers.
Sugss n Clarke.
At Boston-Chicago. 10; Boston. g. Bat
teriss-Brown and Archer: Brown,
Weaver and Killing.
At Brooklyn-Pfttsburg. 8; Brooklyn. O.
Battsries-Steele and Gibson: Knetzer and
Erwin.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10; St
Louis. z Observation-Disclosures and Spencer;
woodburp and Brssnahan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
MATCH SHOOT
IN SAYREVILLE
Special to the EVENING NgTs.

~Sayreville, Aug. Thames Sup
pie, of Hillside avenue. and William
Switzer, Jr., and Alexander Switzer
will settle a bet on Saturday after
moo as to who is the best shot with
q % short rife by shooting at a cent
on q board. The shoot will take
place on the old schoolhouse hill. ALI
men have to shoot from q mark fifty
PAGES from the cent. This will be an
interesting shoOtjpe match,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17

Miller High Class Ball Player.
A high class ball player, this DR..
Roy Miller of the Boston Nationals,
with as b~usinesslike style at the bat as
one sees among the major leaguers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17

MOON CHANGES IN AUGUST.
First quarter. LIST; full moon, 9Th:
last quarter, nth; new moon, 23rd;
first quarter, 31st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
PUBLTo SERVICE TINE TABLR.

PUBLiS shfSyIVE THMN fAbLMs
ror New Brunswiok-6:10 a. n. and
svery 80 minutes until $40 p. M, also
1t s:40. 1o:4o and Ii:4o .. m tsatur-
For Keasbey-s:zs T. m. and every
e minute. until III, SO z; m Then every
For Rahway|:to a. m. and every 80
minutes until 1850 z
For Boynton BeachIS;oo T. m and
VERY Is minutes until Aa;sv p u
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17

Let tina NEW ten zosr AAr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-04
SPECTACULAR ! CRASH IN MILK ,. TEAM RUNAWAY Driver Leaps to Ground Just in Time to Avoid the Final
 Wreck Wagon Upsets in Melee of Broken Glass and Flowing ; Milk

Milton w. Jennings, a we'll known dairy farmer and milk dealer of Fair field, leaped from a runaway at Fair field avenue and Courtland street a few second before the covered milk wagon, crashed over upon the pave ment just east of Police headquarters this morning.
 Jennings was rolled over in the street several times, but escaped with out serious injuries and the horse, equally fortunate. The milk wagon was only slightly damaged, but the harness was torn 10 pieces and dozens of milk bottles were smashed and several milks cans badly bent.
 The animal, a riding horse took West avenues, and taking the bit in it's teeth started to run. Jennings had dropped the reins before the car ap- preached, and as the animal dashed eastward the flying ribbons lashed him to gallop.
 At Courtland street the animal was breaking all speed records. Jennings saw trolley car, bound east, direct ly ahead of him, and fearing col lision was inevitable, he leaped off. curb in front of police headquarters, and as it passed the east end of the building, hit wet spot in the pave ment, swung against the trolley tracks and went over with a crash.
 The horse broke away and con- tinued on mad gallop past Harrison street. Nearing Broad street the ami mai slowed down and a pedestrian had no trouble in capturing it.
 Spectators on the trolley car and along the sidewalks feared that the milk wagon contained an occupant and the crash of glass and breaking wood added to their apprehensionf for the supposed passenger. pr. Krause of the emergency hospital ran out when the crash startled the officials in the police and charities building He was the first to reach the up- turned wagon. and with professional skill peered into the wreckage for possible patients for the emergency hospital staff.
 Several policemen and pedestrians lifted the wagon back on its wheels which were not damaged, and hauled it to the curb. Jennings led the horse to a stable to be examined, and took the harness to repair shop.