Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-09
BUDGET OF NEWS
FROM ROOSEVELT
Special to the EVENTNo NEws


Roosevelt, Sept. 9-The Republican
Club are going to hold a real old
fashioned picnic in the Post woods
Ihese grounds are along the Railway
river, and for years have been the
most favored picnic grounds of the
town. Last year they were closed by
the caretakers because of the incon
venience caused, Now the grounds
nave been let to the Republican Club
for the first time this year. The plan
OF lne committee in charg,> is to run
an affair in the way that former pic
nlcs were run, where all those at
tending can enjoy themselves to the
utmost. The Republican Club, and
also the Democratic clubs which have
been organized in the town during
the past year, while no doubt are
political organizations, are certainly
making interesting times for their
members
The Roosevelt A. C. baseball team
VIII cross bats with the strong Wind
sor team of Newark. To date the
local team has been putting nm an
excellent article of baseball, but the
rams don't seem to appreciate the ex-
cellent efforts put forth to keep the
town on the baseball map of the
county and are not giving the team
the support that they deserve. When
the team stopped playing last year
because of lack of support, the fans
set up a howl and asked the bows to
organize again, promising them sup
port, but to date they have failed to
40 SO. 1t is true that q number of
them show up to the games, but they
seem to fade away when the ticket
seller comes around. The team that
VIII De used Sunday is a first class
one and the opposition Is very strong,
SO a very good game is promised
Murtagh will pitch for the locals, and
II he keeps showing the same type of
pitching should make 1t interesting
ror the Newark boys. Cutter will
catch, and the infield will be COM
posed of Hunt, E. Coughlin. w.
Coughlin and j. Ilk. The outfield will
be composed of Scally, Coley and
Dolan. With such team on the field
the fans cannot kick about a bad
team, so 1t is up to them to show
their loyalty by attending the games
and paying their quarters like every
one who Is enjoying the game should.
The championship of the Industrial
Basepaii League of Roosevelt will be
determined on Saturday, when the
warner Chemical team and the
Wheeler team fight 1t out for the cup.
Ihe close of the league was very ex-
citing, as the Carteret Town team.
Which was In the running up to two
weeks before the close of the season.
tried very hard to put the Wheeler
team out of the running, but their
endeavors were useless, as the Wheel
er team were just as determined to
Keep in the running and defeated the
opposing team. The tie will be play
ed off on Liebig's field, and large
crowd of rooters will be on hand to
see their boys fight 1t out for the flag.
Both teams will use the same lineup
that fought to bring home the bacon
during the entire season. The play
ers have put in hard week of prac-
tice and are in fighting trim and are
eagerly looking forth to the FRAY.
There was considerable excitement
on Boulevard avenue on Friday
morning when horse belonging to a
local painter became frightened at
the whistle on the trolley car and
broke away into mad run down the
avenue. A number of young people
were on the street. as the Y. M. c. A.
tennis courts are located there, and
naturally the excitement was very
great. Before the horse could run
very far, several of the young bows
who were standing nearby got onto
the wagon from the rear end and
seized the lines and stopped the
frightened animal, but not before the
harness was considerably damaged
and number of parents badly fright
ened as to the welfare and safety of
their children.