Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-11-01
R|V|ES PLAY DEAF
MUTES SATURDAY
NIGHT At KIP. HALL
Give Hall Over to Dancers FRI
day-Mutes Strong and
Rivies Expect Battle.

This Saturday night-for there will
be no game on Friday, the Riversides
Will hook up with the Original Silent
Workers, of Hoboken, in the Knights
OF Pythias hall, South Amboy. This
Quintette of deaf mutes which Is con-
sidered to be the best dummy" ag-
gregation in the east, has in its line
up Hansen, Metzler, Reinke. Baumlin
and Petvis. The Rivies will have their
regular line up, including Hank"
Thomas, Johnnie McCreery, Rufie Al
len, Scott Burns, Jimmie CANTON and
Harold Evans on the floor. and since
the deaf mutes are known as being
very fast and clever, the game should
develop into real sizzling fray.
According to III. P. Hansen, who Is
manager of the silent five, all of his
players, with the exception of Metzler,
are over five feet ten inches in height.
Hansen, who jumps center. is himself
f1ve-eleven. Two others hit the six
foot mark. Hansen says he has book
ed his team for trip through PENN
sylvania, starting on December 2Sth
the itinerary including games at Tam
aqua, Summit Hill, Centralia, Shamo-
kin and Carbondale.
Dummies Hard Workers.
The deaf mutes arc known as ex-
ceptionally hard workers, fighting like
demons when in a pinch" This ~
gressiveness, coupled with the Keen
ness of sight hat comes with the loss
ofNt4eir 1otheA faculties, is bound to
make the game WITH 'tne - tf|
esting. The Rivies <hemselv1Y 4ll ~
acquired a state wide reputation for
their "gameness," and are known to
display their best brand of basket
ball when fighting with their back to
the wall, so when two teams stamp
ed with this same spirit come togeth-
er, sparks are bound to fly.
The fans who have seen the River
sides In action during their past three
games are. almost unanimous in de-
claring that the Amboyans are this
year -nlaying better basketball than
ever before. In the first game, when
they defeated the Sfscbelips by only
two points, it was evident thai tfe. ~sa-
Rivie machinery had not been prop
erly creased. Later, however, in their
three consecutive victories by over
whelming scores, there was a marked
difference in the Riyies style ow play.
Quick passing, clever shooting and
rare team spirit, coupled with that
old Riverside characteristic-the
fighting spirit-made Rufie Aliens
crew the same old Rivies of past sea-
son on the court. Everything seems
to be pointing favorabiy toward the
Riversides having the best season OF
their career. Already they have hung
up four straight wins. Hank"
Thomas and Johnnie McCreery are
seemingly better than ever before,
and are parting the shreds with great
regularity Jimmie Canton has re-
gained his shooting eye and is the
same clever little floor worker; Rufie
Allen is still there with his tndomit-
able fighting spirit and trusty left
wing" Scott Burns is putting up a
great defensive game, and the addi-
ton of Harold Evans has increased
the efficiency of the whole team
Burns was unable to be on hand
last Friday night, but he will be able
to get into action against the deaf
mutes Saturday. The Riversides are
not playing their home game on Fri
day this week, because they have ex-
tended to the young ladies of South
Amboy the Use of their hall for an In
vitation dance, which is to be held On
that night.
The Rivies were to have played in
Long Branch last night, but Manager
Woolley of the Long Branch Nationals
was compelled to postpone his open
ing game until Tuesday, November
IA, when the locals will go down to in
Monmouth county.
Rivies Practice Thursday.
The Riversides are to meet in the
K. of p. hall this Thursday night at
s:45 o'clock for the last practice pre-
paratory to meeting the deaf m--sE-