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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
CATHOLIC CLUB
IN DEFEAT At
SOUTH AMB0Y
New B%runsWIckors Show I'm
proved Form and Make
Matters Interesting.
FINAL TALLY SO 50
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

special to ~ EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, Dec. 30:-The
O'Toole-Forgotson combination was
kept buster than it at first expected
Saturday night when the Catholic
Club, of New Brunswick, invaded the
Knights of Pythias court here n
put up some very stubborn oppose
ton. The locals we're able only to
land a victory by a three point mai
gin, the final tally being 1885.
The South Amboy aggregation
used their strongest lineup with
Canton and Garland playing for
wards, Schicker at the pivot, and
Nebus and Simon guards. Non
Miller was substituted for Simon late
in the fray because the latter was
knocked out" throuI collision.
The crowd that attenndywa- Efr
enthusiastic and appreciatfVe one
and the game was fast and clever,
warranting the attention of the audi
ence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY CRESCENT CLUB
specta, to tho EVENING NEWS.

Special to tho EVENING NEWS
Milltewn, Dec. 30:-The annual
election OF officers Of the Crescent A.
G. took place Friday night. Follow
ing are the results: President, j. M.
Crabiel; vice president. C. P. STEELE;
recording secretary, J. H. Junker;
financial secretary. Lester Snedeker;
treasurer, Louis Booraem; executive
board and house committee, G. P.
STEELE. president, j. H. Junker, W.
G. Evans, Louis Booraem, George
Hoffer and Charles Crabiel.
The trustees, entertainment COM
mittee and pool committee were re-
elected for another term.
After the business session about
forty Of the members held a ban
Quet furnished by Caterer Prill.
President Junker as wei as many OF
the other officers gave interesting
talks concerning the Crescent Club,
its progress, the work done and the
work to be done.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
WESTFIELDS IN
a. TIE GAME
IN SOUTH RIVER
spooiuI to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South River, Dec. 30:-Becanse
OF poor lighting facilities the game
between the Westfield Five, OF Tot
tenville, and the high school lassies
of this burg vas called off when the
tally read A. Here are the line
ups:
WestieId Team az S. r. H. s. (4)
Whitehurst, c. Wincapaw. .Barkelew
right forward
J.. Wincapaw Miller
left forward
Juhl Andersen
centre
c. Wincapaw, Whitehurst. .Hof
right guard
t1O0uu sss.s.s. mdAh
left guard
Score at end Of first half-West-
field, 2; South River, 2. Time OF
halves, fifteen minutes. Goals from
feld-Miss j. Wincapaw (2); Miss
Barkelew (2).
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
MAIZE DEFEATS
JIMMY JARVIS
IN FAST BOUT
Ten Rounds Of Clever Fight
ing by Two Speedy Boxers
--0ther Bouts.
SILENT MARTIN IN WIN

Mike Maize easily defeated Jimmy
Jarvis in q fast ten round bout be-
fore the members of the Liberal A.
c. in Rosebank, s. l., Saturday
night. The champion of his class in
Staten Island had the better of JAR
Wis in nearly every round and some
interesting boxing was afforded to
those present. Maize was strong in
successfully landing many jabs,
while Jarvis seemed best able in the
clipches and in infighting. His close
fighting caused Harry Peterson, the
referee, to warn nj of unfair tao
tics.
Maize led in every round of the
ten except the fourth, when Jarvis
started of after Mike, but was re-
tarded by a singing right. The
bout was a fast n and the audience
was pleased to see their favorite lad,
the champion Of their domain, con-
quer Jarvis.
Silent Martin, formerly of Fords,
but now of New York, who was card
ed to meet Dummy Masters, sent his
mar to the land of dreams after a
minute Of boxing.
Other good bouts were presented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
PURITANS BOW
BEFORE 7. A. C.
40-27
islanders Take Verdict In
Fast and Exciting Tussls
Saturday Night.
8 GOALS AGAINST DEEGAN

Defeat at the hands of the Totem
vile A. G. considerably checked the
fast going Puritan A. c. basketball
team, OF this city, Saturday night
when the locals took the smaller end
of q 40-27 tally. The battle between
the two aggregations was fast and
exciting and Manager Willis Larkin
has no cause to regret the fact that
he booked the North Amboy tossers.
The management Of the Island
combination did not use his strong
est array in the initial period, hold
ing Bedell and Macan, two regulars
ohaSha bench in case of necessity.
After the initial administration
which resulted 14-10 in favor OF the
Tottenville lads, Maycan and Bedell
were placed in the lineup for the
doings were too close for comfort,
according to the Islanders view
point. Belts scored three baskets
against Deegan and Cline tailed five
against Captain John. This is the
first case in many weeks that Dee
gan has been ~outpointed so decid-
eddy.
Here are the make-ups:
T. A. G. (4O) Puritans (27)
Pagnod Smith
left forward
Preacher, Bedell Armstrong
right forward
Belts, Cline Deegan
center
Paugh Sullivan
left guard
Cline, Macan Thomas, Eagen
right guard
Goals from field: Smith (7), Arm
strong (2), Deegan a.. Sullivan
(3), Preacher (2), Bedell 90,
Belts (3), Cline 90. Macan 90,
Paugh "a. Goals from foul line:
Pagnod az, Smith ~. Referee
Lehman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
FATHER PACN0D IS HELD
SC0RELESS BY SULLIVAN
ON T0TTENV|LLE COURT

derful and gives more glory to the
North Amboy tosser is the fact that
he also Gagged the pellet three times.
While another player may claim the
honor of holding Pagnod %scoreless
on the T. A. C. home playing space,
it is certain that no III other than
Sullivan can say that he also tailed
six counters at the same time.
Had there been any show whatso-
ever of a victory for the local clan,
Sull1van's work would probably have
landed the bacon.
Hats of to the Puritan guard.
For one will probably not have an
other chance to hail a player for the
same stunt performed by the bril-
liant Puritan for many long moons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30

Father Pagnod. the hero Of many
. Tottenville A.. C. victory In basket
balloon n the recognized leader of
forwards on Tottenville's side OF
Staten Island. was held scoreless on
the Knights OF Pythias court In Tot
tenville Saturday night by Frank
Sullivan, a member of the Puritan
guarding staff. 1t was a feat which
no one has ever before accomplished,
according to the belief Of many.
Some think that this has been done
before. However, 1t has been so sell
dom and far between, II at all. tina
the performance Of Sullivan deserves
special mention.
What makes the stunt more won
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
Hit Them Both.

Jones-That was a scathing sermon
on mean men the parson gave is last
Sunday. Wonder what Smith thought
about 1t. Brown-Singularl I met
Smith yesterday. aud he said he'd like
to know your opinion on 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
PARISH HOUSE
LOSE TO SCRUBS
IN FAST GAME

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Woodbridge, Dec. 30:-Parish
House tossers met with q defeat
Saturday night at the hands of the
Cubs, of Railway, on the locals
court by a 1896 tally. 1t WAS not
until the last few minutes OF play
that the visitors forged ahead and
finally COPIED the bacon. Both
teams played hard every minute OF
the warfare,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
CLAIM TEAM
WAS NOT P. A. H. S.

The game supposed to be sched-
uled between the Dens and the r.
A. H. A. fives was not staged Satur-
day night because the team hat
showed up to oppose the Dens was
not comprised of all high school
lads. The objection Of the Den clan
was not oyer-ruled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
Not osad Aurn.

Not Dead Sure.
"Pa, what does 1t mean when You
say that a man hasn't the courage Of
his convictionsT'
THAT he has opinions, but isn't will
ting to bet money or them."-Dstrot
FfOe Pres.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
HOCKEY GAME
WAS STAGED

An exciting game OF hockey was
played by two teams on the Bogar-
dus pond near Bloomingdale Christ
mas Day. The Melachrinos won by
a 20-18 over the Poppos.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30

clever stunt. And his shots were
not easy ones either. Al Mcintyre
played in clever ordersfo his team,
being here, there and some other
places at the same time. But as far
as scoring was concerned, while 1t
usually Is sufficient to add that he
was guarded by Rufus Allen, we
will say more by relating that he
tailed but one field goal and this,
thanks, mostly to the generosity of
Eddie Regain. With Bill Reynolds
playing a strong game at the pivot,
the champ forwards holding their
own, and their. guards playing In
great style, coupled with the team
work possessed by the Riversides, 1t
is no wonder that the victory landed
in the camp Of the Wilentz clan.
Johnny McCreery, be it known,
dropped four field goals through The
ring while Price was kept s~coreless.
Saturday nights game was the
second between these aggregat1ons
and incidentally the second victory
for the locals.
How and why:
Riversides (37) Seasides (10)
McCreery ..,,... al.
right forward
Regan Hennessey
left forward
Reynolds hluInppe
center
Allen HTlce
left guard
Burns ..... Bernstein, Brefdenback
right guard
Goals from ffeld-McCreery@ az,
Regain 90, Burns go, Allen CD.
Mcintyre ID Hennessey (1).
Krumppe (3), Bernstein %. Goals
from foul line-Reynofds 90, Nc
Tntvre (7). Referee. Van Mulchahey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
CURTIS ANNEX
TRIM ST.. H. R.
T0SSERS 32-II
gDec4al to tho EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South River, Dec. 30:-The local
high school lads received a neat
trimming at the hands OF the squad
representing Curtis Annex Saturday
afternoon ON a court here. The final
tally was 31-11. LaForge and Bal
liet were the main scoring factors
in the fray.
Here are the make-ups:
Curtis Annex (32) s. II. Fl. s. (11)
Robins Grey
right forward
Ballet Icy
left forward
LaFFOrge CatncdTt
centre
Gray B. Grey, Wright
right guard
Fountain Marks
left guard
Score at end of first half: Curtis,
13; South River, 1. Time of halves,
twenty minutes. Goals from field
LaForge ID; Ballet a., Gray t2),
Robins ~, Fountain %, Cathcart
ca, K. Grey ca, Dey "a. Goals
from foul Iine-Balliet az, Foun-
tain "a, Cathcart "a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
NOT TO WEAR
,lUB EMBLEM

Because Of a resolution passed by
the members Of the Crescent A. G.
1T their meeting Friday night, no
member Of that organization will be
allowed hereafter to display the
Crescent emblem (orange and black
winged crescent) while competing
with any other organized club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
Eyes Of the Chameleon.

Eyes Of the Chameleon.
The chameieon's eyes are situated in
bony sockets projecting from the head.
By this curious continuance the pecul-
lar little animal can see in any direc-
ton without the slightest motion save
Of the eye.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
No Alternative.

why do you beat your little soni
1t was the cat that upset the vas 81
flowers"
II can't beat the cat. I belong II
the 8. P. @. A."-Meggendorfer Blat
ter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
YANKEES DROP
THREE TO CUBS
IN SAYREVILLE
s,sc&o, to tho EVENING NEWS

Sayreville, Dec. 3O.-In a close
and interesting match at Popp's al
leys Saturday night the Cubs OF the
%Sayreville Bowling League took
three straight from the Yankees
which places the former team in
fifth place, lowering the standing of
the Red Sox into sixth.
The score of the Yankee-Cub
game follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
Farewell by spodiP,s:

Farewell by SpOui2tt: psHxe~srz-s
spo's career as a writer is nearing its end.
And soon will say farewell to all.
Some will say radiance, happiness trend. 3eS
AS the shining star takes a fall.
Others, approaching the rhymes of the writer,
Will mourn the death, sadly and long,
And instill their sympathy into the hearts
OF those who think him in wrong.
This he asks before the course of events AtAe1
Take q turn that will make him forgotten,
And the one who inherits a feeling OF soreness
VIII be thought, as a sport, rather rotten.
should your thoughts be il-natured, or feeling incurred
BY his knocks. you like chicks seek your roost
Remember the saying, tho it's not OF my origin.
You know every knock Ia a boost.
TITS sad when you think how narrow are they
Whose minds harbor naught but disdain,
For the scribe who sought amusement this way.
And you in blue moments entertain.
If you have been boosted and inclined to be sore,
At the works OF this man OF men.
Bear in mind it's popular names only that are lured
In the meshes OF Spodiniss pen.
spodinis has never in his small career.
Knocked a man whom he did not respect.
No doubt by some this is thought rather queer,
But it's a moral which he would not check.
And feeling this way, he has little fear
For assaults Of those so bent
On vengeance, please note. you will find not a tear,
In his eyes that honor has sent.
Or a scruple that he at the time OF revealing,
The identity that has so long been kept.
About writing the stories that cause SO much feeling.
At a time when his victims have slept.
He bothered himself to teach the boys
How to gain the acquaintance of girls.
Follow 1t up onto the end,
Like a victor, carry off loves spoils.
In such he had the help OF a friend,
The Hon. Mccormick, whose FRANK
And open nature had made him the friend OF all,
That into his contact had sank,
And drank of loves nectar, a toast to the peace.
OF the man for whose charms they fell.
Greatest pride of the ladies, worst breaker OF hearts.
That has efer entered this little dell.
There is one little man whom we all know well.
In this glorious town OF ours,
Who is a good sport, a friend tried and true,
And has read this stuff for hours.
No matter what is said of his talents or faults,
He is there with his compliments and praise
For the works OF Spodinis, who tried hard to please,
And for amusement of some has shaved.
Joe in his enthusiasm has used just such words
About the pen being mightier than the sword.
TITS true and we'll said, while 1t must be admitted
II put to music would make horrible chords.
Shortfellow and RUDE were there with the pen.
To knock Old Spos works good and hard.
But no anger excited, good nature held sway,
But proceeded their comps. to lombard.
From the jungles of Bingo we heard of dear Bobbfe.
The queen that is best of all,
But the writer and Bobbie are two different belnga
Unless Bobbie has taken a fall.
So here's to them all, as on his way
Out of the scribe's life goes Spo'.
While you drink long and deep to the victims OF rhyme
He will make his last quiet bow.
SPODINIS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-30
kkLIVE !! ,,, TIPS.
By Gosh
By BOSCO

Tomorrow Is the Great Day. W
Picture of spodinis will appear at top Of column.
Send your challenges in today Is tomorrow may be too late. Hal
$50 E
The smile that won't come of-on the face of "O1d spo" h
Entire olive Tips column tom orrow will be about sPODINIs.
Order extra copies of NEWS today.
Big feature tomorrow will be last will and testament OF sPoD1N1S
"You must be fond of lady fin gers'!" exclaimed the girl as tbs
tmpetuous youth gently bit her hand. NJ
'| History Explained. s.
I have often read in literature % s.
OF the "Diet of Worms" M
And have often asked my elders ~+-E
About the meaning of n terms.
Each quietly shook his head
r. And said should not ask n
What was meant by such crazy words
OF the medieval past. M
/ finally asked an Irishman 81
, ~ And he gave me some light TX #
In such we'll picked, simple words IS
~ # r%" That know he must be right.
He said, my son, I'll tell you S
-. What was meant by those words,
1T was just an old-time expression
|Sneiaiipg the diet of the birds"
N%-&
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-04-18

ters second term in the White House 1t was in
1872 that Mr.. Morton conceived the idea of this
unique holiday and he forthwith introduced be
fore the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture. of
which he was a member resolution setting
apart April 10 OF that year tree planting day.
The legislature finally adopted the resolution
as proposed by Mr.. Morton, although some OF
his colleagues thought that sylvan Day" would
be better title for the newly.created festival.
and there is portion of the public that inclines
TO this belief today The new scheme proved
emphatic success and more than one million
trees were planted throughout Nebraska on that
first Arbor Day. Not only were the children OF
the public schools interested from the outset. but
individuals and local societies of various kinds
participated This due in part, no doubt. to
the fact that the Nebraska State Board OF Agri-
culture, which created the holiday, offered prize
of one hundred dollars to the agricultural society
of that county which planted properly the largest
number of trees. and provided a farm library
and purse Of twenty-five dollars for the person
Who planted the largest number of trees.
The next year Arbor Day was observed through
out Nebraska with increasing enthusiasm and in
1874 tho governor by official proclamation, desig-
mated the second Wednesday of April Arbor
Day for Nebraska In 1855. when the legislature
OF the state formally designated Arbor Day as
holiday the date changed to April 90. If Ne
braska can be taken an example, the influence
of Arbor Day is certainly most beneficial and the
only pity is that other states could not have
placed the holiday their official calendars
early as did Nebraska Statistics show that in
a period of sixteen years following the date on
which Farmer Morton secured the adoption of
the Arbor Day project total of three hundred
and fifty million trees and vines were planted in
Nebraska as the direct outcome of this move.
ment
The first states TO follow the example OF Ne.
braska IN adopting Arbor Day were Michigan and
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-04-18
NGCOzHERW Ge4Rr wv
eEIz7ykEETW CWCILMEE1ErG

Minnesota, which took action in 1876. Thereafter
there followed a steady procession OF other states
the legislatures of which became converts to the
popular idea In 1887 the movement took root
in Canada, the Educational Department of On
tario setting apart day on which the trustees of
every rural school and incorporated village were
desired to plant shade trees and make flower
beds oddly enough, the State of New York did
not fall into line in this movement until the year
1883, but when the state legislature did take up
the matter 1t enacted very explicit legislation
prescribing for exercises in the public schools
tending to encourage the planting, protection and
preservation of trees and shrubs.
Thus far only foreign country has adopted
the American holiday known Arbor Day. The
nation that has paid us this compliment of im
tation is Spain, but in the land of the Dons the
festival is known Festa del ATbo meaning
the Fete Of the Tree. The Spanish holiday
inaugurated in 1896 and is celebrated earlier than
in this country-namely on March 2S On the
first Tree Day in Spain the young King Alfonso
with the queen regent and the ladies of the court
proceeded to grounds situated near the village OF
Hortazela, some two miles distant from Madrid
Here the king planted pine sapng and two
thousand children selected from the schools OF
Madrid. Immediately followed his example Then
gold medals commemorative of the event and
duly inscribed with the date distributed
among the youthful tree planters. Although only
Spain has actually copied the Yankee customs Of
Arbor Day several other countries notably
have holidays that very similar to tree
planting festival.
1t is probable that very few of the children who
plant trees assist in planting trees Arbor
Day realize that the United States government
maintains big institution the primary purpose
of which is not merely to encourage but actually
TO carry on tree planting This establishment,
for the employees of which every day in the year
is Arbor Day. is known the Division OF Silvi.
culture and is a branch of the U. S Forest Serv.
m al
tree planters set out upwards of half a million
trees, most of them located in the national for.
ests. Moreover, not only does Uncle Sam main,
tain his own nurseries a of supply for
his perpetual tree planting campaign, but he also
aids private owners who desire to set out trees
on their property Finally. Uncle Sam is con.
Quoting valuable experiments in nursery opera.
lions aid planting work in cooperation with nine
different universities and state agricultural ex.
pertinent stations, The object of these expert.
ments is to ascertain what species are best adapt.
ed TO different regions and TO improve methods
of planting and cultivation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-04-18
9 elCENE 2 XUzsNe S0zeaAoNJ AxeEe1zZ11S5

the Importance Of trees 10 us as nation. The
American people have suddenly awakened to the
TACT that not only is the lumber supply OF the
country being exhausted at dangerously rapid
rate with no prospect of replenishng but worse
YET the wanton waste of our forests has a sequel
In climatic changes that may mean hardship for
many citizens OF the republic. Indeed some ex-
pertS go so far as to attribute TO this cause the
terrific heat of last summer and the approx.
mately exceptional cold of the past winter
Tree Day" would be quite as appropriate a
name as Arbor Day for the spring holiday and a
notable feature of its observance in the average
community consists in the planting of trees and
SHRUBS along roadsides and in other suitable
p'aces In some instances the work devolves by
uecree OF me-honored custom. upon magistrates.
local olhcials or publicspirited citizens but tor
ue most part ii is in the hands of the teachers
and pupils of public and private schools 1t is
Hot 100 much TO say that Arbor Day like sew
era other of the spring festivals. is primarily a
young peoples holiday
for all that most communities observe Arbor
pay IN April the fact remains that it is a NOV.
aoe festival, and there are some sections of the
country where, owing to the climate 1t is deslr.
aue 10 nave the tree planting exercises at some
o'"er Tine OF year. In majority of our states
,.e ua'e lor Arbor Day is either selected by The
sue legislature by the governor of the state
ao"h8 under legislative authority. Usually s,j.
iv'u'ehuehts OF schools supplement the guberna.
. oal Iroclamatons on the subject of Arbor Day
Us Inc issuance of open letters bearing upon the
au' ana object Of the holiday and with due ref.
egn'e 10 the lessons it teaches
Inc state Of Nebraska gets credit for original.
i ,"s AFoor Day, for It was the pioneer in what
700 oe'ome national movement The tndivid-
va WI" was the original author OF the scheme
w.. S none other than Mr.. ]. Sterling Morton, who
@'e."aFd became Secretary of Agriculture in the
''''' OF PRESIDENT Cleveland during the lat