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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

Manager Harry P. Fox, Of the Au-
ditorium, has severed all connections
with the Perth Amboy City Basket
ball League. of which he was the or
ganizer. He has taken this course
as a means of once and for all set
Ting the controversy that recently
between him and some of the
league players. The latter demand
ed free admission to all events under
his management and that a shower
bath be installed for use after the
games. They accused him of sew
eral acts to which he has replied and
so far is he is concerned, there will
be no nor City League attractions.
Below is q communication sent TO L..
P. Booz, the chairman of the organ
ization replying to a communication
recently received by Mr.. Fox from
the league managers.
Mr.. Fox says he regrets exceed
|ingly that his efforts in organizing
the league should come to such an
end. Not from a financial stand
point, he declares, for he claims he
never made a dollar off any of the
attractions when both sides Of his
books are audited. He declares him
self on the best of terms with the
league managers and players and
says the teams can play In the Au-
ditorium, providing they adhere to
his conditions and play under Van
Mulchahey as referee. He will per-
nit any local teams to play on
nights when there Is roller skating,
or teams can engage the hall at rea-
sonable rates on other nights.
The Auditorium manager says the
City League has been an absolute
failure. Little was done with 1t last
year and although q good start was
made this season, It has amounted
to nothing, aiding no ms financially
and now being In a state Of breaking
up. Mr.. Fox's letter to the league.
giving his Anal decision. follows:
Perth Amboy, N. j., Jan. 6,1911.
| Chairman Of City League Basketball
Association,
Dear Sir
I will answer yours of even date
as follows:
No. /. You accuse me OF break
ing my agreement concerning free
admission. You are wrong. Agree
ment as put in writing by me and &C
Iceptad by players as signatures on
cards, will testify Is:
admit .... to all events
held under Auditorium management
during season of f910-11." The race
you mention WAS not under my man
agement. therefore. the league, by
refusing to play, has broken It's
agreement with me
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

Tua YACHT CONG ON srRAI9HFAwAY II
FULL SPEED.
shaped Hike a cross with the top part
forward. The beam is barely wide
enough to bear q couple Of figures ~
ing at length.
On the understde extends a long run
ner, which Ii usually the keel in the
sailboat. The ends OF the cross are
shod with steel a about a yard
IN length. The rudder acts on the
same plan as that of the ordinary boat,
but Is also REINFORCED with a steel
runner, which cuts into the Ice 10
swinging the yacht around.
Once started the boat travels very
easiiy, even In a moderate breeze. Its
course is a series OF leaps through the
air, In each OF which the boat rises
several inches from tha ice and shoots
through the air like a flying machine.
The return to the Les is so even and
easy that there Ia not the slightest jar.
It Is this continual rising and falling
at high speed which make Ice yacht
ing so attractive
With all fes so called dangers ice
yachting has a fascination that cannot
be denied. and it 10 Q glorious pastime.
With gte racers wrapped ap In warAa
clothing and speeding faster and faster,
with the air full Of electric sparks and
the ice sparkling ahead the glowing
checks aud the flashing eyes Of the
participants III this sport attest It's
w-ssolesouaenesa. To skees In S hitEes
wEna ana to stana On tina ws
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
MOTORING BOWLING
FISHING BOATING
SECOND SET
CLUB GAMES
Elimination Bowling Century
A. C. al Report.
Special to the EVENING Ngws.

opecfdt 70 the EVENING WE'VE.
Reyport, Jan. 9:-The second sci
of games In the elimination contest
for the purpose of forming the boWl-
ing team of the Century Athletic
Club took place at the Brunswick
bowling parlors last Friday night.
Three new contestants entered the
contest, but they must roll three
more games before their standing
can be fixed.
l.. Armstrong still holds his lead
wit han average for the six games Of
TT 1-3. This is an Increase of / I-3
over his average for the first three
games. Hopla succeeds Costa for
second place, Costa dropping back to
fourth. Maurer came from fourth
place to third, Hopla still having
him one pin on the average fer sec-
ond place. Voorhees, succeeded r.
Walling for fifth place, Walling fall
ing back to low man for the SIX
games. P. Armstrong also raised
his average and is a close contestant
for fifth place. Hyer. the crack roll
er of the Centurys, Is exempt from
the second elimination. The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
WINTER BASEBALL CHAT

Boston Terriers is the new name
of the Doves.
Shortstop George Mcbride Of the
Washington team has missed but d
game in three years.
IL Jake Stahl or the Boston Arnerf-
cans CUTS the gama naxt spring he
will be one of the very few that have
quit the nationsa pastinas while in
their prime.
George stovalI is the best built play
er on tha Cleveland team and probs-
bly, the most perfect physical man in
the American league, according to Doc
Schneider. team trainer last season.
Bill Murray says that he wouldn't
usnase the Browns lou g uaiiiiea =
year, and 81. Louis M right back
and says that Murray couldn't manage
the Browns far a dollar and q bali .
rear.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
JOYS OF
ICE BOATING
ARE DEPICTED

Ills winter Will long be reInemDerc<1
among the ice yachtsmen as unusual,
for the absence Of much snow and the
thickness on all inland lakes enabled
the Ice resattas to be held frequently.
To the enthusiasts, and they are many,
keenest suffering comes from the
tickle elements, which one day prom
ise a perfect one Of wind and ice and
the next day bury hopes in new and
calm. This aso more championship
events have been decided than in the
last few years.
Ice yachting Is enjoyed in every state
in the Union where the ice forms reg
ulariy each winter, but II Is especially
popular on the rivers and lakes In New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mich
igan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minneso-
ia.
Tho Shrewsbury river, which rises
not far from Long Branch, N. j., and
flows into New York bay at Sandy
Hook, is the greatest ice yachting cen
ter. Upon this shallow river score
OF the feet craft are seen. and the
swift racers shoot by faster than the
fastest trains that ever rolled on = lis.
Lake Winnebago. Wis, is another
great ice yachting center. The Lake
Winnebago Ice Yacht association Is a
highly prosperous organization with q
tremendous feet. Winnebago Is thirty
Ave miles long and sixteen miles wide
In places. Its surface usually remains
hard for three months in each year, 30
there Is unlimited opportunity for ice
yacht sailing.
Few persons except those who have
ridden In one have an accurate con-
ceptton Of the appearance of the ice
boat. Save for the tall masts and sails
1t bears little resemblance to the ordi-
nary yacht The body Of the boat is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
KEYST0EES ACTIVE

Regular weekly practice will be
held by the Keystone Bowling Club
on Bohnsack's alleys tomorrow night
to get In proper trim for q match to
he held there a week from tomorrow
night. On that occasion the Key
stone Ave will oppose the Bonn
sack Bowling Club. These teams
have been anxious to meet for some
time and a good contest is looked
for. Considerable rivalry exists be-
tween them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
CUSTOM.
ia one of the Joys

eide OF an iesboet is n Of the joys
of life.
For some boats records OF q mue a
minute and less are easy, while 10 a
heavy wind with perfect ice a speed
of eighty miles an hour has been ac-
eompiished. In fact there 10 q won
derful record on the books OF five
esghths of d mile Ia fifteen seconds,
or dc the rate OF q mile In tRenty-ronr
seconds, " and one-haIf miles In q
minute, faster than any automobile,
aeropIane or any machine has ever
an~nihiiated space.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
"DEAcoNr PHILIPPE SIGN.
Ed BLANK CONTRACT.

A peculiar case OF contract
signing occurred recently Ia the
. Office OF the Pittsburg Baseball
club. Charles c"peaeon'9 PHIL
Hppe, the veteran pitcher. whe
just rsturned from a hunting
trip In Indiana, called TO wish
President Barney Dreyfuss a
happy New Year.
%How would you Hike to sign
a contract while yours hereff'
asked Dreyfuss.
sons time suits me as well as
another" replied the deacon.
wonder Il you have the
nerve to sign q blank contract
and allow nae to fill Id the
amount IaterY' asked Barney.
The deacon reached for the
blank, wrote his name on che
last line and handed back the
contract TO DreyfGss. The eiub
owner filed out the document,
ard Y apparently pleased the
pitchsr, for be smiled when he
naad the nllsd ont contract q
little latsr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
nsubIs posisien For Coach Whsassn.

psubls Position For Coach Whsassn.
For the arst time in the history or
Naval academy athletics n ma VIII
ali the position Of coach Of two 20
portant teams, Frank Wheaton OF Yale
having accepted the proposal OF the
Athletic association % hands the base
BAH nine thas spring and act as heid
coach OF ths football team nett IAN.
The latter position be alied to the
great satisfaction Of the navy people
Esgs fall
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
RAILWAY HIGH
BEAT LOCALS
Win from ?. A. H. s. by Score of 1922 Saturday-Game
Was Lively and Some Remarkable Shots We're Made
Woodbridge Grammar victors in Preliminary.

Austin, z; Ayeres. g.; Miller, J..
Fouls: Austin, 4, and Roessler, 4.
Time of halves: One fifteen and one
twenty minutes. Referee, Silver.
In a fast preliminary game the
Woodbridge grammar school de-
feated the second Railway high
school quintet to the tune of 7-e.
The game was exciting throughout,
for the first half ended CO.. The
score:
r. H. s. Seconds. Gram, s..
Shippley ...........,.... Schoder
Hall, Wiledick .......... Parsons
forwards
Wiemar 1850. White
centers
Bracher, Wellman ........ Deber
Wilson Love
guards
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
1900 3 TROTTER.

Boston, Mass, Jan. Sob Doai-
IsIass. 2.o4A, the great trottinx
stallion, is 70 go + o austria. John
SpIan, ths veteran reinsman, now d
resident or Lexington, KY, came TO
Boston Saturday, visited Johnson
Farm, looked the gray stallion over.
then made en- offer for the horse
which n. NJ g Hyar~. or p-crt---.
could not refuse.
Splan was acting for Leopold
Hauser, tho Vienna turfman. The
stallion will be, shipped abroad next
Saturday. The price is not made
public, but 1t is known TO be In the
nefghborhood Of $40. D904 Rsb Bvez-Ss
glass is considerably the fastest trot-
ter ever sold for export for racing
purposes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09


On the Y. M. G. A. court, Railway
high school beat the local high
school 1--WE Saturday, in Railway. The
score was 1922. The game was
marked by several remarkable shots
made by Harry Macan, and Austin
and Ayeres, of Railway. The tally
stood at the intermission 1910, in
favor of the local boys. The cor
Railway III. s. p. A. H. s.
Ayers ......... Allen, Mccormick
Austin Roessler
forwards
Switzer Schwartz
centers
Miller --...-. burns
Ritchey ..... Macan
guards
Gield goals: Allen, /; Roessler, /;
Schwartz, 8; Macan, p; Burns, 2;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
HARRISBURG
MAN BEATEN
BY HARTMANN

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Morgan Station, Jan. 9:-William
F. Hartmann, proprietor OF Ye Old
Spye Inn, of this place, bested a Har-
risburg man In a match shoot here
Saturday afternoon. Billy got twen-
ty-two and the Harrtshurger eigh-
teen out of 8 possible twenty-five.
Hartmann and Harry Bloodgood won
won out over Walters and the Har-
hisburg man in a two-man shoot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
,ett spoRrING ANNUAL.

T. s. Andrews, Of Milwaukee,.
Wis, sporting editor OF The Even
ing Wisconsin, has published his
1911 Sporting Annual Record Book.
containing records of all the noted
fighters, trottina pacing, running.
bowling, athletic, baseball, automo-
bile, aeroplane, etc. The book con-
tains many fine Illustrations OF the
worlds prominent fighters, and all
the u~p-to-date records. It is now
the lsading spirting Annual of the
country. Copies can be had for
twelve cents by addressing the pub
Ilisher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM is OUT
FOR REVENGE

Friday night the local high school
boys will be out for revenge. when
they meet the Woodbridge A. A., In
the Auditorium. Some time ago
they were defeated with a scrub"
by the woodbridge team who
had the assistance Of the referee
Allen. McCormick and Schwartz VIII
play. On the twentieth they clash
with Railway high school In the
Auditorium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

Burns Has Quit Ring For Good.
Tommy Burns, former heavyweight
champion pugilist. has announced his
permanent retirement from the prize
ring. An injury to his knee received
IN a game Of lacrosse some months ago
is given as his reason for retiring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
BEAT

spccSdT 20 tEo EFHKsHN" ="
South Amboy, Jan. Sine Nep-
tune basketball aggregation, of this
place, wallpped the Midtown junior
five by a score Of 3s to 2 here Satur-
day night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
OWLS LOSE.

The Crescent A, G. basketball out
fit handed defeat to the Owls. of this
city, in Midtown. Saturday night
by a score of 80 to 16.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
PURITANS ARE
AGAIN vICT0RS
WaIIoped the Trenton Five
1913 Saturday Night.

Little difficulty was experienced
by the Puritan A. G. basketball team
in defeating the Blackford basket
ball FIVE, of Trenton, In the Audi
forum Saturday night. The stunt
was done In the style Of So to 10.
The visitors gave evidence of being
good players, but they were unable
to make an attractive showing on
account of a very slippery floor. How
ever, the Puritans demonstrated
that they were tkeir superiors. They
played well and showed good form
at passing.
W. Egan and J CANTON showed
skill In basket-mAking. Some ex-
ceptionally long shots were made by
players on both teams. Two of them
were from points near the centre of
the floor and drew considerable APP
plause from the large audience on
hand. The llneups and score:
Puritan A. @. B1ackfords.
w. Egan ... Cavanaugh
centre
JOHu DGC8AA IAOity
JOS. Deegan, II johnson ..... Getz
3uArds
Field goals-W. Egan, s; J. Can't
Ion, s; Joseph Dcegan, 4; J. Sulli-
van, Q; John Deegan. /; Cavanaugh,
/; jackson, q: Franey, Q. Goals
from fouls-W. EEan,-1; J. CANTON,
I; Jackson. 2; Franey, /. Referee,
Van Mulchahey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
TO PLAY sAYREyTaIE.

The Riyersides go to S~ayregille on
Friday night to meet the fast Sayre-
vile Juniors OF that place. The
game will be played In Sayrs q
Fisher hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

Field goals: Pegnod, s. Bedell,
s; Belts. /; Paugh. i; Koumpe, 7;
Mcintyre, s; Won Machow, 5. Goals
from fouls: Mcintyre, 6; Bedeffs 4;
Belts, o; Maean, /. Referees, Hud-
son and Ammon. Scorer, Pangh.
Time keeper Palmer. Time of
halves. twenty minutes. ~N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

of the Cadets, who refereed the sec
ond period, came In for some sharp
criticism, ia he was declared to be
unable to see the holding and other
rough tactics of his team. BY his
actions the visitors were enabled to
carry off a victory. which( though
gained, did not leave a very favor
able impression among Tottenville
basketball fans.
Mcintyre and Koumpe did some
good work for the visitors, while Be-
dell and Macan were the life and en-
ergy of the r. A. G. five. The line
ups and core:
@. @. Cadets. n. A. g.
Mcintyre .Pegnod
right forward
Won Machow ...... Bedell
left forward
betts
center
FIynn Macah
right guard
Ripley EahBn
loft uyard
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
ALMANAC ron TFEE WEEK.

Let the NEWS tsll your wants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09

An aneboT TO wfnawafd-an I'D. b
tbs EVENING NEWa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-09
TIsiE oF HlGH q

An anenor to windward-an ad. in
the EVENING NEWS.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
CHIEF BENDER'S X-RAY EYES
BEAT McGRAW' NEW WORKERS

Says Tip Wright, a well-known base
ball scribe:
Chief Bender's black eyes won the 1911
worlds series for the Athletics. The
Chippewa's keen vision penetrated the
bulwarks of the Giants like an X-ray, and
shattered their defense.
The Athletics should have won four
straight games. The break in the luck"
and Collins momentary failure to think,
threw away the first, and an injury to
COomhs lost the other.
When I say the Athletics knew what
almost every ball pitched was. before it
left the pitchers hand-whether a curve
or straight 'ball-their batting is ex-
planned.
Mathewson's S skill prevented a lombard
ment in the first game. He and every
other Giant pitcher save Crandall was
batted harder than the box scores show.
Before the first game ended. press box
comment was. The Athletics are playing
in tough luck
When Marquard pitched his first game
it was patent that the Athletics had on
their batting shoes. Although they did
not get many h!ts, they were driving the
ball viCiously.
i ne MdChIHtI illl ""htuly lltN
backed up the Giant outfield to the fence
to get balls that threatened to clear the
barrier. In the sixth when Collins dOu-
bIcd and Baker hit for his home run. the
stand huZzed:
Collins tipped off Meyers signal to
Baker" So it seemed, but it was not the
solution.
Three men did the tipping. They were
Bender, Coombs and Hartzel This day
1t was Bender and Hartsel. They didn't
steal signals from Chief Meyers. They
used their eyes to see what the pitcher
would throw.
Each of them could see whether the
pitcher would throw a fast ball or a
curve before he let go of the ball.
Events prove this. McGraw thought
they were getting Meyers signals and
changed the code. but the hitting did not
let up. 1t would have had they been
catching the catcher's signals.
Ball players admit of two deliveries
the fast ball and curve-but there are
several curves. There is the big. slow.
'roundhouse" outcurve, the quick-break-
ing, hook outcurve. the out drop. the
straight drop. and Matty's fadeaway.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

When batter and pitcher match wits the
battle is pretty. The batter takes a toe
hold" He looks for fast ball. If he gets
il. good night! II he gets curve. he is
Outgucssed. The same applies when he
is set for curve and gets a fast ball.
The battcr's advantage when ne knows
what is coming IS enormous and the Ath-
letiCs knew.
Bender originated calling the turn
from the Coacher's box. He taught
COomhs and Hartsel, both keen-sighted
Between them they have broken many
a pitchers heart
From first and third they watch the
pitchers fingers grasp the ball. They can
tell whether he will throw a curve or
fast ball as he winds up. A movement
of the foot hand or body informs the
batter and he is ready.
In the series Hartsel coached at first
Bender or COombs was at third. HartSel
arms folded. never moved save to turn
his face toward the batter. The fingers
"of Bender's and COOmbS' right hand did
the work for them.
When told they knew every ball pitched
the curious may ask why the Athletics
didn't hit harder. One answer is
Mathewson. Matty has a grand lot Of
curves. The Athletics. in the first game,
could not gauge Matty when he used
high drop or his fadeaway, although they
hle" the nan WOulO De Il CURVE. " men
they hit it was usually a pop-up or
roller to an iniclAer. When Marquard
pitched his first game his speed was tre-
mendOus and the ball jumped so it was
hard to gauge. They hit him hard. but
the ball seemed devilish in its inClina-
ton to travel straight to a Giant fielder.
Every one noticed how the Athletics
went after the first ball. One of the
team asked why they did not make Mar
guard work instead of playing his game
for him and the answer cleared the situa-
ton:
We couldn't keep onr bats of the ball.
We knew everything he was pitching and
II was a question OF how soon we would
get the ball safe. We've had them beaten
before they started and they didn't know
it."
This was after the second game. when
the coant stood even. 1t was the attitude
of the Mackmen through the series.
In his second game Mathewson wasn't
there" with his curves and was easy.
The same is true of the other pitchers.
whose stock OF foolers was not enough
to beat the men who were prepared for
whatever they pitched.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
PLAY VIRGINIA RIVALS.
Armstrong Tech Meets ManaEsas
Eleven Here Tuesday.


The football team of the Armstrong
Technical High School will have its first
game of the season on Tuesday, when
they will meet the strong team from the
Mana ssas Industrial School OF Virginia.
The game will he called ut 3:30 at the
Capital City League Park, North Cap
itOl and l. streets northwest.
The contest between these teams offers
an unusual attraction this year. because
since the series has been irauGurated Arm
strong has Won every game. and the Nir-
CinIans are determined that this year the
record shall be changed. To that extent
Ralph Taylor, of Hampton, Va, has been
secured as coach. Judging from his Op-
timism the team will present an excel
lent showing on next Tuesday.
Coach benjamin Washington of the
Armstrong School, has prepared his boys
for stiff series of games this year,
their opponents being in addition to Ma
nassas, teams representing Warrenton.
Va; Alexandria, Morgan College, of Bal
timore; StOrer College. of Harpers Ferry.
and the team from the NJ Street High
School of this city.
The team from the Armstrong School
holds the intersCholastic championship uf
the District among the cOlored schools,
having a remarkable record of being un-
defeated in two years. during whica time
ten games have been played, two of these
resulting in n tie score. In only one
game during the two years has thaIc
goal line been crossed, and that was by
fluke.
That the Manual Trainers Will give n
good account of themselves is the Opin-
ion Of all who have seen them in aCti,a
this season.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
DAVIS Is SIXTH
MANAGER OF THE
CLEVELAND TEAM
Predecessors Have Found 1t
Tough Job.

The Cleveland club has probably had
more trouble with managers than any
other club in the American League It
Is getting tougher all the time, too.
Baseball fans always want their favorite
club to win a pennant. and If the club
fails It's up to the manager.
Harry Davis, who will lead the Cleve-
land club next season, will be the sixth
manager OF the Cleveland nine since 1900
His predecessors have had their troubles
but he should Get away better than any
other before him. He will have a good
pitching staff. That will help some
Jim McAle"r was with the Maps in
1860 and 1901. lie finished sixth and
seventh. Bill Armour was the next, and
had the club for three years, finishing
fifth. third, and fourth. Then Latoe
took hold Of the team and held it to 1893
the team finishing fifth, third. fourth.
second. ana sixth. Jim Mcclure had the
club for one year, and finished fifth and
then gave it up as hard job. being
succeeded by George Srovall, who fin
ished with the club in third place.
Now all hands Will have their eyes
peeled 20 see what Harry Davis will do.
The JOB of taking mold Of a ball club is
not the best in III" world.