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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
EVENING NEWS SPORTING PAGE
HIGH IN
A LOSING GAME
New Brunswick High Downs
LoCals--5 to 2.

Those two old rivals, New Bruins
wick high and Perth Amboy high,
met yesterday afternoon on the dia-
mOnd at the county seat, victory
coming to the latter lads by a 8. to
2 score. There are no excuses; the
pitching of c. Smith, of the victori-
high, was sufficient to win any
ordinary school game and a big ma
jority Of important amateur con-
tests. He's good, and no mistake.
No credit should be taken from
Schilke, however, who pitched a
good. hard game and contributed a
three-bagger to the efforts Of his
teammates 10 solve Smiths delivery.
The New Brunswick battery, by the
way, was Smith and Smith.
1t was the first meeting of the
New Brunswick and Perth Amboy
schools on the grassy diamond this
year, and the locals confidently ex-
pect to even the score at their next
appearance against the county seat
nine. The box score looks some
thing like this:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
CHALLEN0ES IN
JUNIOR CLASS
Teams Organize and Want
Their Speed.

There are a bunch of junior chal-
lenges pouring into this office every
day. The managers of teams Of such
strength must have q task looking
over their daily mail. A few OF them
followI
The Junior Holy Name Society
would like to hear from teams aver
aging from fifteen to seventeen years
old, for Saturday afternoon only.
Address Manager Leon C~osgrove,
285 Watson avenue. The lineup: q.
Flynn, p; j. Maloney, C; F. Toolin,
1b; J. Burke, 2b; J. Harkins, War
ner, IS; ]. Coklin, 3b; ]. Burns,
Donahue, CT; l.. Fitzgerald, Kenny,
IF; L. COsgroYe, DWyer, If.
The Acme Juniors are out hunt
ing for fifteen to seventeen year old
challenges. Will travel anywhere
for most any price. Address Mari
nus Andersen, 675 Sayre avenue,
city.
The Colonial A. c., averaging
fourteen years old, would like to
book some teams of that strength,
the Tiger F. c., Young American A.
G. and the Young Rlversides pre-
ferred. Address A. Splitter, 113
Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
WRITES LETTER
On ARGUMENT
No Not Riverside Natter
Athletic Roosevelt SquabbIe

The following letter is self-ex-
pIanatory and relates to the Ath-
lettc-Roosevelt controversy. which
started In the fourth inning of q
game between those two clubs at
Roosevelt last Sunday afternoon:
Chrome, N. j., May Is, 1912.
SPORTING EDITOR NEWS:
Dear Sir:-In Mondays issue of
the NEWS, the South Amboy Ath-
letics claim they received a raw
deal at Roosevelt Sunday. We would
like to know just what that South
Amboy team wants, Mr.. Folkneg. UNI
pire, was fair In his decisions. as
any fair minded man would be.
Their catcher Il can not recall his
nameD was n thing but a sport.
He kicked at every decision Mr..
Folkner made. What did he expect;
that we are a lot OF rubes? We
know the game. Our friend, Mr..
Hornsby, has the South Amboy
crowd down like a book, We heard.
Or rather thought we heard, some
one from South Amboy say some
thing like being willing to wager
five hundred dollars that they
would win the game. May be. IL
they mad some ball players. but they
want n better team than that
brought down here Sunday. They
made so many changes in their
lineup you couldn't keep track of
them. 4
Perhaps South Amboy has been in
the habit OF playing on its home
ground. / remember one occurrence
when a team from here played In
South Amboy and. through some
misfortune. were winning the game.
Ut was not S. A. fault they were
%loosing) for they did every thing
that laid in their power to win.
Failing to do so, they promptly
chased the winners out of town. not
giving them time to change their
clothes. Thanking you, remain.
Yours in sport,
EDU. A. LLOYD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
BASEBALL.
Results Of Games Played In National.
American and International Leagues.

Results Of Games Played In National,
American and international Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Pittsburshs r.. H. e,
New York; / 81 o. .
Pittsburgh o 8 0 0 % I 8
Batteries-Ames and Meyers; CaInnits
and Kelly. Eu1pires-Brennan and Owens
st. Loai. Il aoosOO1.- 10 Is 0
Brooklyn II 0 0 0 OIL I 2
Batteries - Willis and Wlngo; Stack,
achardt and Phelps. Umpires-Eason and
Johnson.
At Cincinnati: r. H. 2.
Cincinnati .....oo1OOO2OOO1-4 0
Boston .........O 0 0 20 l 0 00 0 0-S IL 0
Battertes-Keefe and Mclean, Humph-
ries and Clarke: Brown and King. I'm
pires-Klen and Bush.
Chicaso-Philad slphia game postponed on
account Of wet grounds.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
New York 1S 4 .S16 st. Louis. 10 16 .335
Cincinnati 10 8 .792 Boston,. 9 Is .375
Chicago. IL 10 800 Phlla'phta Z IS $50
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston: +. II. R.
Boston .....l IL 0
st. Louis % 0 0 1 0 0-1 5 0
Batteries-Wood and Nunemaker: Petty
and Stephens. Umpires-Evans and Essn.
At Philadelphia: r. H. E.
Philad' phIa 0 3 0 2 0 8 / S II 2
Chicago 10 0-s 8 .
Batteries Hook. Krause. Plank and
Lapp; Lange, Peters and Kuhn Umpires
Hart and Connolly.
At New York: r. H. z.
Detroit .....1 0 - IL !
New York / / 0 9 0 9-a 8
Batteries-Willett and Stanage; War
hop, Hof and Williams. Umpires -
O'Loushlin and Westervalt
Washington-C Cleveland game postponed
on account of rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Chicago. y y I IA .7Ss Detroit. " u L /. Isl '4si
Boston,. 16 .G57 Phila'phia 10 IL 49,
Wash'ton. II IL 500 New York 6 Is .sss
Cleveland. II IL 800 st. Louis. 6 IT .2l
Live Stock Markets.
Pittsburgh. May 10.
CATTLE-Supply light, market steady:
choice, 70. 4oeS 10: prime, g.7baS.lki good.
y.50a77s; tidy. S.Sa72; fair. 81. 1a7; COM
mon to good tat bulls. Nsoa7.G Is; DO. COWS.
460as50i heifers. Has6o; fresh COWS and
springers. s8a6o
SHEEP AND Lambs - Supply fair.
market steady; prtTns weshsrs, &aS;
good mixad. y, 4eab.A, fair. Nbea5 .2s:
lambs, H5Oas.5o: spFtnS lambs. Ns1o; veal
calves. S8as.60: heavy and thin calves. $50
a6Ea.
HOGS-ReeeiptA, 10 doabis decks; mar
kst steady: prime heavy aud heavy mixed.
Mte.sn: s-"-A'u.a sad hssyy xors.r..
80 couch A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
MARIONS HOPE
FOR VICTORY
st. Anthonys Are Confident
Teams Meet Sunday.

Just another line about that
Marion-St. Anthony game which will
be played Sunday afternoon at the
copper works field and considered
the first game of the city elimina-
ton series. 1t Will be the first meet
ing OF these Two teams since NOyem-
Der 8, 1911. when the St. Anthonys
lost the city championship title and
the EVENING NEWS pennant to
the Marlons by a 5 to 4 score after q
heartbreaking rally in tho final in
ming. With Kinsula, Baunman, Ellie
and DUNCAN on the mound. the
Saints can see nothing but victory.
w. Yenk will receive. Holmes and
Bergen will pitch for the MarIons,
and Smith will catch. The game
starts at 8 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
LAND SPORTS
FOR JULY 4
Albert Bran Heads Commit
tee--Piay Elimination Series

Albert II. Bran, who will be APP
pointed chairman of the land sports
committee connected with the July
4 celebration, will probably call a
meeting Of the committee for an
evening early next week. Mr.. Bran,
who has been prominent in baseball
circles for some time, although
active on the diamond, speaks
In high favor Of the project to hold
an elimination series to decide which
teams Will play on the afternoon Of
July 4 for a handsome trophy and
the city championship. Fred w.
De Voc, sporting writer of the
EVENING NEWS, will also be
named by Acting Mayor Ferd Gar
retson as a member Of this commit
tee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
ROOM 3 LEADS
IN G.. S. LEAGUE
Defeat Room 8 and Retains
Top O. Ladder.


With the first half of the Gram
mar School Baseball League in his
tory, Rooms 3 and 2 loom up as the
strongest claimants for the cham
pionship title. Room 8 ~smothered
Room 8 yesterday afternoon, score
% to 6, and are polishing their bats
for the final dash in the second half
of their schedule, when they again
meet Room 2. The lineups Of yes
terday's game:
Room 3-Mikkleson, If; Kuud-
sen, IF; Martin, 3b; Hull, Oh; VIII
ner, c; Drbohler, 1b; Coughlin, p;
McGregOr, CT; Alex, SIS.
Room Scouts, RI; w. Koyen,
c; Buckole, p; Wallace, If; Hanseon,
CT; H. Koyen, 3b; Cline, 2b; Tier
ney, 1b; Bjork, SIS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

New York, May 1G:-AIthough
the 1912 season is still in Its in
fancy, it now looks as If the Giants
are going to run away with the
National league |pennant. Since the
campaign opened McGraw's men
have been playing great ball, and If
they can keep up their present gait
the team ought TO have the flag
cinched by the middle of July. And
there is no reason why the club
not. McGraw has the best
fortified club in the parent ~organiza-
ton. He has a good substitute for
every position on the team-players
who can jump in on q moments
and put up as good a game as
regulars. This was demonstrate
ed recently. Doyle, second saoker
and captain of the team, was in
iured. Shafer was placed at second
and in batting and fielding did
as good work rs Captain
During that anne period
Fletcher. regarded as the regular
shortstop, was hurt. Again McGraw
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
''RIVIES" PLAY
IN T0TTENV|LLE
Baseball, Not Basketball
Tackle Reserves, Want Games

The Riversides, of baseball fame,
will take a trip across the sound on
Saturday afternoon and play tho
T~ottenyille Reserves in a prelimi-
nary to the weekly 7. A. C. game on
Tottenville Oval. The Rivies, who
expect to enter the city elimination
series. are planning to play a bunch
of try-out games before the series
opens. Any team wishing a Satur-
day or Sunday attraction which will
draw a crowd and make a good ap-
pearance on the field (and at the
bat) can book the Riyersides for a
small guarantee. The fellows are
playing for the fun that Is in It,
that's all. Address Manager D. T..
Wilentz. Lewis street, city, who is
now scouting for a game for this
coming Sunday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
RAMSEY GIVES BILL
M'kINN0N A BEATING

Harry Ramsey, formerly Of this
city, climbed up a peg on the mid
dleweight championship ladder last
Monday night at Philadelphia, which
he now calls his home CITY," by de-
featins Bill McKinnon in a gruelling
six round bout. The result was a
distinct and pleasing surprise to
Harry's supporters, as heretofore
the former Perth Amboyian has ex-
.perlenced some difficulty in standing
toe to toe and swapping punches on
the jaw with his opponent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
GIRLS FORM A
BASEBALL nine
Grammar School Students Ri
val Activities of Boys.

Tho girls of the local grammar
school have organized a baseball
team and are ready to meet all
teams composed Of girls in either
Perth Amboy or South Amboy. They
are especially eager to play the local
girls team Of st. Mary's school. At
a meeting held at the Grammar
School Friday, Miss Sara Fingerote
was elected manager, but no tenn
porary captain was elected, so Miss
~Fingerote is acting in that capacity.
They have not yet made their line
up, but they say they will be out
practicing as soon as they get a
challenge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
GAMES AT
OLD BRIDGE
Teams Play Double Header
Over Week End.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Old Bridge, May 16:-TWo games
have been booked for the weekend
at this place. Manager Hollenback
states. The Old Bridge 7. A. c. will
line up against the Crescents, Of
Midtown, on Saturday afternoon and
an interesting game will u%ndOubted-
ly result. On Sunday afternoon the
Old Bridge A. c. will make their in
itial bow to the sport fans Of This
burg and vicinity in a game with
the Cypress A. c., of South Amboy,
which Manager Hollenback predicts
will be easy picking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
COMING GAMES
SOUTH AMBOY
Trio of Teams to Play
Over Week End.
Special TO The EVENING NEWs.


South Amboy, May 16:-The
Sheridan A. c., of South Amboy,
Will play the Iroquois on Sunday
afternoon at Sheridan field, this
city. The Athletics will play the
Whirlwinds, of Newark, on Star
field Saturday afternoon and are
looking for a travelling game on
Sunday, p. m. The Morgan A. c..
will probably remain idle. as the
Marions, of Perth Amboy, cancelled
their date too late for Manager Ber-
lew to book another attraction. The
Riversides, of Perth Amboy, would
Ike to play at Morgan on Sunday, It
Is understood. The local high
school, which has lost one of It's best
men, Pitcher Boice, will play at
Metuchen on Saturday afternoon
against the high school of that burg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
Fish Tales.

There is a fHiendly contest IN be-
tween the hotel keepers on the
Staten Island shore as to which
house will have the honor OF an
nouncing that their guides brought
in the first wcakfsh. The earliest
known catch with rod and line along
there was Map 10, 1906.
DR.. b. A. Robinson and the late
Captain T1ave Bloodgood caught ten
weakfsh under the Staten Island
light. Boats put out every day
from Princess Bay, Lemon Creek.
Great Kills, South Beach, Totem
Vile, and Huguenot, but up to date
weakfish have been caught.
q H
The extension of the limits to the
prize fishing by the Asbury Park
Fishing Club pleases the members.
1t is a case OF the fish refusing to
come to the club grounds, so the
club grounds are to go TO the fish.
The club has a rule hat all fish
offered in tho annual contest for
prizes must be caught within a GER
tain distance of the club pier. and
for the last two seasons the best
fishing has been just outside of that
limit. Club annexes are to be built
between Asbury Park and Barnegnt
Inlet for the convenience of the
members and their friends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
GIRLS ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
Grammar School Five Reor-
ganized for Second Half.

Room 2, Of the grammar school,
met yesterday and elected Miss
Irene Waters captain and Miss Title
Shumsky manager of the basketball
team for girls for the second half
of the season. The team met at
Room 2 with the following voting:
Misses Shumsky, Water, Sunderson.
SchleSinger, Fingerote and Hansen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
T~OTTENvILLE SCHOOL
WINS ONE MORE
,cfal TO the EVENING NEWS.

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
T~Ottenyille. S. l.. May t6:-Publio
School No. l, of this place. showed
under No. 6, OF ROssyille. yesterday
afternoon in the Public School
League, score IT to 4. The game
was staged at Rossyllle before a big
crowd. az. raI
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
Before and After


Before the fight the bruiser said: "ll surely kill that a1eck dead! He
thinks he has a chance with mel His gall is beautiful to sec His friends
are betting quite a stack, and say that | cannot come back. I'm better now,
l say right here; than ever in my great career. I'm sound and good in wind
and limb, and l will put the lid on him. Just take it from me-. take it
straight; I'm fit to, lick a hundredweight Of wildcats, wolves or raHlesnakesi
I'll whip him in brace of shakesl" The fight was DER; the bruser sat, his
head too large to fit his hal, his eyes bunged up, his teeth knocked in; he
muttered, with a swollen grin: We'll, yes, he licked me, that blamed APPEL
But I was badly out OF shape; | didn't train the way should my knees
he knocked me Quit But just you wait ten years or more! I'm after that
fourfushers goret When l have rested for a spell, and when my face is
good and we'll I'll spring a challenge good and hard. and whip him n his
sss,s.s. W o.~.. u.aA.. Adam. MaaAHle4cz
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
PUBLIC SERVICE TIME TABLE.

CaTs leave Sfaen Island Ferry;
For New Brunswlck-G:l0 a. m. and
every 80 minutes until $40 p. m, also
at $40, 1910 and 11:i0 p. m. (Satur-
days only at 12:10.)
For Keasby-G:25 a. m. and every
Is minutes until $40 p. m. Then every
80 minutes until 11:f0.
For Rahway-5;5C q. N. and every 80
minutes until 1920 p. m.
For Boynton Beach-6:00 a. m and
every Is minutes until 11:30 p. m.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
South River Victory.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South River. May 16:-The South
River Tigers defeated the Young
Crescents on Monday afternoon at
baseball, score 8 to 8.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
IN POOL TOURNEY

s. Dwyer and B. Baeler will play
In the Acciani pocket bill
lard tournament. now in progress at
the ACCLAIM p~arlors, Smith and State
streets. Thomas Dryer and G.
Blaney will play tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

P. A. II. S. 600 0 %
N. b. II. s. 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 ks
Three base hits, Schilke. Bases
on balls. off Smith 1. Struck out,
by Smith. is; by schilke, 6. Hit
by Smith, 1 (Dametsch). Umpire,
Thomson. Attendance. 800.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16
WOODBRIDGE HIGH
BEAT KEYP0RT HIGH
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Woodbridge, May 1.-THE Wood
bridge high school nine disposed OF
the Keyport high school team here
Tuesday afternoon. 9 to 8.
The visitors put up a fast game. but
could not solve the pitching of the
Woodbridge twirler. A return
game will be enjoyed shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

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General Traffic Agent
Holiday nights only.
Express.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

prepared. He had Groh, ii
young player, who filled in at short
Hedd' 1t was difficult to notice the
uiHerence Later it was the same
the outfield. McGraw had the
fortune to pick up a promising
souhgster In Burns. The latter a
M any position in the outer garden.
Ihen there is Beals Becker. The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

EVENING NEWS covers the field
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

EVENING NEWS covers the nsld.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-16

in Effect September 80. 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-28
THORPE CONCEDED
 BEST OF ATHLETES BY MOST CRITICS
DOESN'T LIKE MONKEY SHINES
 ON THE BASEBALL FIELD
DEAN BRIGGS OF HARVARD ADJ DRESSES NATIONAL COLLEGE ATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

New York, December 27.-Certain forms of coaching and monkey shines on the baseball field were deplored by Dean Le- Baron R. Briggs of Harvard in his annual address today as president of the National Collegiate Athletic association.
 The dean spoke of the particular neees- sity of differentating between profess sional and amateur baseball. He said;
 "There is much in professional baseball as played by the giants of the game that we do not want to see our student bodies as pygmies initiate. For instance, we do not want them to emulate Jennings on the coaching line, although much he does is humorous and is accepted by the Ameri- can public as theatrical antics"
 Prof. William Dudley of Vanderbilt uni- versity was to have delivered an address on the subject. "The Proper Control of Athletics but he was unable 10 attend on account of Illness. His paper was read to the delegates. He held among other things no college student should be per mitted to take part in summer baseball on any regularly organized baseball club, even though he received no compensation for playing.
 Major Pierce has been transferred 10 service abroad. The Harvard dean during the session acted as president pro tenn. In his annual report Secretary Nicolson said the problem of summer baseball was still unsettled, but 1t should be solved if existence of the classes was to be cor rected.
 Prof Frank w. Nicolson of Wesleyan university, Middleton. Conn.,, announced that Maj P. F. Pierce. president of the organization since it's formation several years ago, had rendered his resignation and his successor would beNat this meet ing elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-28
Frank Chance Must Get q Fancy
 Salary To Pilot Fdrrell's Club
OPPOSED CUB MANAGER GIVES OUT FIRST AUTHENTIC STATE MENT IN REGARD TO HIS INTENTIONS

Chicago, December 27.-Frank Chance will not manage the New York Ameri- can League club unless he receives the salary he demands. and a percentage of the clubs profits. The salary, he says, is the largest ever demanded by man. ager of ball club
 In a letter today to Charles Williams. treasurer of the Chicago Nationals. Chance gave the first authentic news of his negotiations with Frank Farrell, own CT of the New York club. Chance wrote that he really intended to retire from baseball, but since given the opportunity to manage the Highlanders, he wants enough money to make it worth while" "
 q do not think I will get what I ask for" writes Chance. My price is steep, in fact, the highest ever demanded by a manager, but l intended to quit the game and I want to make it worth while. It is a good bet though. that I will be right out here- on my ranch next sum mer instead of on a ball field. It is pay ing me better than ever and I am con tented. SNtill, should Farrell grant me what I want the probability is that will go."
 Chance added that he will not go east to discuss the situation with Farrell until the latter agrees to his terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-28
COLUMBIA WINS
 CHESS TOURNAMENT

New York, December 27.-For the third successive time Columbia won the an- nual chess tournament, the twenty first of the series, with Harvard, Yale and Princeton by taking three points out of four from Princeton in the match post poned from the first round and played off today
 Columbia finished with a. total of points, with Harvard 71s points, second; Yale third with 41h points and Princeton last with 4. By means of this success Columbia overlook Harvard in the long series, of which these two universities have each nine victories to their credit. In addition, however, Harvard tied once with Yale Princeton and Yale have each won one tournament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-28

high jump, but there's no telling what he would do in the hurdles or the running broad jump if he were to do the one event act.
 Lawson Robertson, coach of the Irish American Athletic club declares that Thorpe does not know how to jump as ye5 Robertson made this remark just after Jim had cleared 23 feet and. inches in the broad jump in the all around cham pionships at Celtic park last Labor Day.
 He doesn't get far enough off the ground" said Robertson. If he could get half as good rise as Cutterson does Thorpe would do 24 feet or better con sistently"
 In the running broad jump Jim depends almost entirely on speed and his ability to throw his body forward on landing in the turf The rise" he has not learned
 With the exception of Thorpe, no atn- lete raised so much ruction with the rec ord book in 1912 as George Horine, who topped the long standing high jump mark of Mike Sweeney. Horine cleared the bai' at 6 feet 6is inches and has just about revolutionzed high jumping. Instead of twisting his body over the bars with a shcrt jerk, Horine rolls over With a slow, easy motion.
 Many persons have criticised Horine's 8 method of landing on his feet, saying that he dives over the bar, and that his shoul- ders and head appear to start for the ground first when the drop is made. Horine lands on his feet, however, as often as the average jumper.
 Throughout the Olympic competition Horine was watched by the European of ficials very closely, but there was not a criticism of his style. His failure at stockholm was doubtless due fo his having been stale after a hard seasons training on the coast and also because of the change of climate that must have affect ed him to a certain extent. as he trav- eled more than 7500 miles to compete in the Olympic games, without chance to stop long enough to get acclimated. His jump of 6 feet l inch under these conditions was a very creditable performance tor even a record holder.