Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-21
Baseball Season Opens in Blaze
OF Glory; MagnateS are
Honored.
MR.. GIBIAN IS GIVEN CUP
Celebration Started at Noon
and Lasted Until Dinner
Was Over.

With blaze of enthusiasm which
seemed to spell success, Perth Amboy
opened its Atlantic League baseball
schedule at the park on the hill yes-
terday afternoon. They lost the
opening contest to the Danbury,
Conn, team by the close score of Z
to 6, but somewhat supersttious. a
majority of them seemed to think
the gamblers edict of first win to
be unlucky, to be law. A gala pro-
gram was carried out to the amuse-
ment of hundreds of fans from this
city and vicinity. There were band
concerts and parades as scheduled q
flag raising and feature not listed,
which was the presentation of a sill
yer loving cup to Max Gibian presi-
dent of the Perth Amboy club.
Today President Gibian announced
that he had had conference with
Messrs. Pfau and Ganley. at which
an order had been issued to procure
players as thought necessary, re-
gardless of expense, it being decided
| that Perth Amboy should have
winning team. Mr. Gibian said he
was deeply impressed with the OPEN
ing ceremonies and he was highly
pleased with the outcome. SO far as
I the defeat was concerned. he said
that was a bit of nard luck and
amounted to nothing, it being but
the first game.
The Board of Trade program held
in conjunction with the league un-
covering, was carried out as pre-
viously arranged, beginning with the
reception of guests at the Packer
house and concluding with a Board
of Trade bargain dinner there last
night. Upwards of 800 people we're
served at the dinner and pleasant
time was spent.
Headed by the Columbus band,
seated in a large auto truck, people
/ in about ten machines, some OF
which were decorated, paraded over
the principal streets and to the ball
grounds at 2 O'Clock. Shortly be-
/ fore o'clock the players OF both
teams, clad In bright new uniforms,
1 lined up side by side out in center
I field, and lead by the band and thefr
field managers, they marched up to
home plate, where they halted to
face the grand nd and participate
I'm the flag raising ceremonies.
Field Manager Ganley was presented
liam II. Pfau, secretary and man
ger and half owner OF the Perth
Amboy club. The stars and stripes
were hoisted and unfurled over the
grand stand by Mayor Anthony Sun
derland, of Danbury, Conn, and
County Clerk Bernard NJ. Cannon. of
this city. Star Spangled Banner
was rendered impressively, as the
nt4yprC
and the flag was hoisted skyward.
Immediately after this feature,
Chairman Albert Leon, of the ar
rangement committee of the Board
| of Trade, presented Mr.. Gibian with
silver loving cup, as token of the
! appreciation of number of fans for
the presidents act in instituting or
/ ganized baseball in this city.
The trophy was the gift of B. M.
Cannon, Harry Brewer, Richard ).
Calvin, DR.. j. s. Hay, Albert Leon,
Harry j. Michaels, Harry l.. Wolff,
Henry w, Shrimpf and Sol Ruben-
stein. Mayor Ferd Garretson tossed
the first ball.
! The game was attended by rooters
f from Danbury, New York city, New
ark, New Brunswick, South Amboy
and other nearby places as we'll as
this city. The Danbury team
brought with it Frank c. Scallin, a
loyal and oldtime rooter, who Is
greatly admired by Danbury fans.
Others from Danbury besides the
players were Mayor Sutherland, Dep
uty Sheriff Edward C. Ginty, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Landgraf, Mr..
Landgraf is manager of the Danbury
! team; his brother, William Land
graf, secretary of the club: Henry
Landgraf, Lawrence Hager, of Dam
bury, who came Up from Norfolk,
| Va, William Libertino, Harold
Z Stern. Frank Gallagher, Denis Nit
chell. John Deboben and Matthew
Gallagher.