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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
When a Tovn Sacrifices

Every little village and town has
its own distinctive feature to pride
as q patriotic war community. Few
can compare with the record of little
Prescott. snugly tucked away among
the picturesque mountains OF Ariz-
ona. There. according to a letter re-
ceived by the writer from friends
yesterday, four county attorneys in
succession resigned within the year
TO ioin the colors. And each of the
four, as may be surmised. was beyond
the draft age. Haworth and Ling.
the most recent to join their prede-
cessors who are already over there.
put the county in a quandary for ma
terial to I'LL their places.
To one ~conversant with conditions
in little Prescott. this tremendous ex-
position of patriotism is overpower-
ing. There tucked ava hundreds of
miles from the outside influence OF
civilization, making their home what
II Is. by their own efforts. their "
conception of life. these inhabitants
OF the country face every tnducement
to let the world without go on as II
sees 1T. One finds Il dificult TO con-
ceive OF the germ OF war eating its
way into his little concealed COM
munity with such tremendous force.
II merely depicts h latent power
binding the patriotism OF the Am~--
lean. No matter where he Is. or the
condition he is in. the Americanism
stands out foremost. An oft repeated
assertion has criticized the West for
a lack Of interest in the war. This
little tale from Prescott Arizona
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
GARGANO
AND FORG|ONE
To Meet in Semi Final to
Jackson Martin Bout at
the Lotos A. C.

Joe F~orgione of Newark the young
ster who has been winning his battles
of late with marked consistency and
Joe Gargano, of Elizabeth, are book
ed to meet in the six round semi-1nal
of the Lotos Sporting Club show in
Palace hall Monday night. The bill
is topped by an eight round engage
ment between Buddy Jackson, the
English welter, now of New Bruins
wick, and Terry Martin, of Elizabeth.
F%orgione is a fast climbing young
ster and IL would not be surprising
to see him head-lining at Jersey clubs
in the near future. In every n of
his Ave battles here, he has flashed
all kinds of form. winning three in
the first round. He packs a wallop
and is exceptionally clever. Gargano
drew the assignment for Monday
night on the strength OF his victory
over Young Michigan, of Staten Is
land last Monday. Forgione also de-
feated McGuigan.
A return match Is also on the card
between Young Blackie of Keyport.
and Kid Leo, Of Staten Island. Leo
won In the fourth round last time,
Up to the point of his demise. Blackie
had forced the fight all the way.
on the strength of his showing in
those early rounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
MULFORD ENTRY
IS ALREADY IN
Worlds Greatest All Around
Auto Driver Is Second to
Be Lined Up.

Ralph Milford. the worlds greatest
~all-around automobile driver. is the
second champion to enter the $4,000
international Sweepstakes to be
run at Sheepshead Bay Speedway Sat
urday afternoon, August IT, His entry
was received last night. Arthur
Duray. the worlds speed king. was
entered Saturday by Harry S. Hark-
ness, the millionaire sportsman and
owner of the local speedway.
milford says II Is the first time he
will race for his own money on the
local track. but figures he will get
back his $4,000 besides the $4,000 or
so to be added by the management.
This will be Duroy's first appearance
at the Sheepshead course and the
French Poilu means to impress East
ern auto enthusiasts with his ability
in the coming race. No car will be
permitted to enter unless II has
shown a speed OF at least ITO miles
an hour.
The management has sent word to
Ralph De Palma. Dario Resta and
Louis Chevrolet asking them TO send
in their entries at once II they in
tend to compete.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
DOYLE DENIES
HE IS THROUGH
Acme Juniors Manager De-
cIares He Win Stay Where
He is Now and Forever. 20

And now comes a junior imbrogllo.
Evidently Jealous of the amount OF at
tention commanded by the 1ngots-
Wheelers-Hercules controversy, some
Junior baseball lights. connected with
the Acme Juniors, have started q httle
row all their own.
Thursday, the News published a let
ter from Secretary Mosliet' stating
that Manager Edward Doyle OF the
Acme Jrs. was through for h season,
and that the Acme Juniors would dis
continue play. Now comes Doyle in a
letter absolutely denying that such Is
the case, and passing the lie directly
to the guilty party, the name OF whom
he does not care 10 make public
Here is Doyle's letter:
The announcement in Thursdays
sporting page regarding my reslgna-
ton and that the Acme Juniors would
not finish the season Is untrue. We
will play every game hat is on our
schedule and l will manage the team.
81 could tell from q glance at the
announcement who the guilty party is,
but / do not care to maxi the same
public.
''It is the work of a team. who. al
though older than my team, has been
overwhelmingly defeated blythe Acme
Juniors several times.
Trusting this will put all clean
sports on the right track. / remain.
Edward ]. Doyle.
mgr. Acme Juniors"
"P. S-Dear Sporting Editor: Per-
hans YOUR idea OF the meet me
somewhere in p. A. is all wrong.
Probably they wished to hold you
IN instead of giving you a drink"
(Thanks for the tip-off. Eddie.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
POWDER NINE
MEETS INGOTS TOMORROW

Basing the anticipation upon the
records from both camps, sparks
should fly in the vicinity Of the Rar-
itan Copper Works grounds tomorrow
afternoon when the Hercules powder
nine comes here for a game with the
Ingots. The powder boys are prac-
tically strangers in this city. never
having appeared here. They have
played most OF their games in the
other end Of the county and have
compiled considerable average, in
Guiding victories over the Wright
Martins and Michelins. Their most
impressive performance. however.
was staged two weeks g when they
sailed into Camp Morgan and shut
out the home team. 1 to 0, without
allowing them a hit.
When q team does that against
Camp Morgan 1t must be some team.
particularly in comparison to the
Ingots. for the Ingots are now an
gagged in an interesting series with
Camp Morgan. The Ingots are lead
ing three to one, but they have taken
all their battles by close cores.
Hercules recently edged into the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
BASEBALL. GOES
TO FRENCH SOIL

Organized baseball is not killed, 1t
merely is transferred to somewhere
In France" for the duration of the war.
Such is the expressed opinion OF
John Thomas Powers, organizer and
first president of the late Federal
League, who is going to France with
the well-detailed intention of gridiron-
ing that fair land with baseball
leagues of gradually increasing i'm
portance, from the sandlots teams
which practice in No Mans Land up
to the real big league champions who
will settle the supremacy on diamonds
in the south of France next winter.
The next world championship base
ball series will be decided some
Powers. and while he does not go SO
far as to predict the exact leagues
which will clash In this classic so far
from its native heath, he comedies it
may lie between the Y. NJ. c. A.
league leader and the X. of c. league
topliner. Inasmuch as he has a long
record of organizing baseball leagues.
from inter-church up to nationwide
organizations, Mr.. Powers prediction
Is well worth considering. particularly
as he adds convincing facts.
Mr.. Powers is going to France as a
Y. M. c.. A. physical director, with
special attention to the organizing of
baseball ''over there" In addition TO
organizing the Federal League OF
which he was president in 1913, he
organized the Wisconsin Illinois
League, the Nevada State League, the
Colorado-Uta League. and forty
local leagues in Chicago.
my scheme is to have a league in
every regiment" explained Mr.. Pow
ers. These a be organized by the
Y. NJ. c. A. physical directors and by
elimination produce their champion
teams. The regimental champions
will have contests for the division
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
NEW YANK GAME

Called acknowledgements" and IL Pro-
yfdes Amusement as Well as Training
LONDON, Aug. S-"Entangie-
ments" Is the new army game thai
the Yanks have originated and taught
10 their British and French allies.
It's a gentle" thing-sort or a
rest hour diversion. and its pop
ularity has spread through all the
training camps In England ana
France, as we'll as in the regions close
THE man who is lit" is chosen
generally by force-by the other
dozen or more who decide TO have a
they surround lit" then iop on
their backs In a circle around him.
feet in. and start kicking. TT trieA
to iump out over hsrcely brandished
hob-nailed army shoes. There are
two obiective-'It's" object 10 get
out and the circles object TO keep him
In.
ing about three or four feet 70 move
about in, inside the kicking foot.
That's so that ~ he decides ne
doesn't care to escape. he can be per
suaded to play by a well directed KICK
from somewhere in the ring.
A dozen games as 1T ana the
younger soldier Is warranted 10 DC
able 10 get through any set or Ger
man entanglements. Although orig
mated by soldiers over here. the game
has found It's way back 70 America
and is a principal diversion on trans
ports bringing Americans TO europe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

championship and the division cham
pions will fight for the corps cham
pionship. Eventually will come the
series for the championship of the
army, which will be the same as the
World Championship IL baseball IS
shut down in this country. All the
best young players affected by the War
Department ruling will be in the
army.
With all the best talent there and
good new talent coming to the surface
we ought to have some games. This
carrying real baseball to the soldiers
isn't just a time-kjller but a neces-
sary measure to keep up the morale
of our boys owe there. Nothing could
be better for them than to have these
games that get SO many Of the SOL
diers into the sport and entertain all
the others in a clean, healthy manner
Because the Y. NJ. c.. A. is doing such
great work in this line l enlisted as q
Red Triangle worker. The boys in
France are the ones who attended ball
games here. They are the ones who
deserve the best in baseball now and
they are going to have 1t, even lf
those who stay behind here have TO 10
without it."
Mr.. Powers leaves behind the ac-
tive control of six local newspapers IN
Chicago while serving as q Y. NJ. @.
A. worker. He was q professional
baseball player from 1885 TO 1897 and
had signed with Rochester for 1898
when he enlisted in the Navy for the
Spanish-America War. He served as
a gunner on board the Indiana at the
Battle OF Santiago. Returning. he be-
came a baseball writer. newspaper
owner and later league organizer. He
recently organized q big Thrift Stamp
parade in Chicago. When the call for
Y. NJ. c. A. physical directors was
made he say a chance to serve the
army.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
NORFOLK AFTER.
DEMPSEY MATCH
Flynn Relieves Himself of a
Long Speech on Behalf OF
His Darky.

AS a fighter, Kid Norfolk seems to
have a good live manager at east.
Once again his pilot, Leo p. Flynn
breaks forth in verbal eruption on be-
half of his dark. anent an engagement
with Jacques Dempsey. Leo Is Will
ing to do everything 'cept stack up
his much priced liberty against the
Fulton conquerer in an all-important
match. Here is what Leo chimes, all
IN one breath, via this mornings
reporting Editor :.
"Just a line on behalf Of my Black
Thunderbolt.' Kid Norfolk, the con-
queror of Billy Miske. (~referee's) deci-
sion. and a fair proposition to JACK
Dempsey, The Supposed Man-Klller.
kid Norfolk, who only weighs ITO
pounds in fighting condition has made
Dempsey run out no less than ten
times since last February and / have
ali of Jack Kearns' letters to prove
that he agreed to fight. Now here Is
our proposition TO Dempsey.
= Norfolk will give him One Thou
sand Dollars In a Liberty Bond or the
same in War Stamps and will go to any
soldiers camp in the u. g.. A. n box
him 90 rounds TO a decision for the
benefit of the soldiers and Will fur
Their bet Dempsey 81. 500 in real money
on the outcome of the battle.
"If this Is not satisfactory and his
patriotic bally-hoo about wanting 10
do something for the boys. black and
white. who are going over to risk their
lives in France. is all the bunk then
I will box him ten or twelve rounds to
q decision and give him one thousand
dollars worth of war stamps or a Lib
erty Bond for one thousand dollars
and will also bet him the $500 on
the outcome of the battle. He cannot
hide behind the "Old Color Line
Dodge for two good reasons. first OF
all they do no draw the color line In
the U. s. Army where there is really
great lighting to be done. and second
because he has boxed John Lester
johnson ~(colored). proving secondly
that he will not draw the color line If
the set-ups are soft enough
81 will post this money with any
New York Sporting Writer that Demp-
sey or his manager may name within
tw~enty-four hours OF his naming the
writer to post the money with. As a
comparison of the two mems ability,
I will only take their both perform
ances against Billy Miske. Dempsey
boxed him and was awarded a draw
by most of the experts who saw the
battle. while Norfolk made Miske look
like q selling platter In Boston. Mass.
winning q twelve-round decision and
only two weeks ago made Miske run
out at the same place.
Now this Is a fair proposition to
this ~self-styied Man-Kiiier' and II he
has the courage hal he would like
the public TO believe he has. he will
grab up the cudgel and stick up his
money. Norfolk is claiming nothing
only that he al lick Mr.. J. Dempsey.
Last. let Mr.. Dempsey know that he
cannot assert himself the best heavy
weight in the world In one breath and
draw the color line In another.
Yours truly.
LEO p. FLYNN.
anN- Usl NF-we~Yn. %
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
POINTERS
BY HUGO BEzD|k
Pirates Manager Says Pilots
Row is a Hard One
to Hoe.

1t is a hard row to hoe to manage a
big league ball club, and life Is pretty
short. says Manager Hugo Bezdek OF
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Continuing. he says;
Sometimes I think that the game
isn't worth the candle.
To drop out seemed to me to pc
Sinking a task. 1t was purely a mat
ter of professional pride with me.
The Pirates have developed from a
disorganized, discouraged group OF
athletes into a well-knit combination
which is willing and able to give a
battle to any club on the circuit.
There is such a thing as a large
measure of success even in defeat.
There is a great difference etween
the defeat which ONE from being
hopelessly outclassed and thoroughly
discouraged and the defeat which
comes from being finally bested by SUI
perior forces after a game struggle.
A baseball cam is a miniature army
and much of its success is due to the
same tactics which win out on the
field of battle.
Making a well-oiled machine Of his
club is, to my mind, the supreme task
of the manager.
His Job, for the most part, consists
in trying to match, with 60 per cent.
material. what some other managers
can do with 10 per cent. material.
Frequently a team Is composed OF
well-known stars but they don't win.
The manager hasn't beer able to make
a machine of them.
A will frequently take a
team composed of mediocre players
and do surprisingly well with them. He
has succeeded in making a team OF
them.
When I first began to handle clubs
1 followed pretty much the same sys-
tenn which the German army employs.
I thought out rIy campaign and drove
my men to follow that campaign re-
CARELESS.
Later / adopted a system not unlike
that which the French army uses with
so much success.
My system is merely the common
sense one of treating a player X a
human being.
Managing a ball club does not con-
sist in springing unique plays on the
opposition. -
There are few If any plays which
| can be tried which haven't been tried
before.
The chief task of managing is to get
the players imbued with the proper
| spirit, to see them playing together
intelligently and Loyalty.
In the colleges the public uses O
good deal of discretion in its attitude
| toward the football coach.
But in professional baseball the only
thing which seems to count Is games
won.
When we have lost a tight game /
| feel so cut up about II that I can't eat
| for a couple of hours after coming
back to the hotel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

In New Zealand there are nOw g
aeclimation societies. organized for the
purpose Of protecting the native wild
life Of the country and introducing and
protecting new game birds and ami
mails. The societies are all chartered
by the government and are under gov
eminent supervision They have In
trodueed into the colony a large mum
Der OF pheasants Of different varieties,
California quail. Australian opossums,
woodeoek. rainbow trout salmon. etc.
The societies pay bounties for the de
~struction Of hawks and other enemies
Of useful birds and mammals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
ON
AMbOY A. {. GARD
South Amboy Youngster is
Booked to Meet Joe Billion in
Final Monday Night

Diverting from his policy of the
past. the manager of the Amboy A.
c., of South Amboy, has booked a
Lineup of talent from this vicinity for
his next show to be staged at the
Empire theatre Monday night, The
management has profted by recent
experiences-has learned that the i'm
porting of high class talent for one
sided bouts is not only a f1zzle hnan-
cially, but does not attract. Incl
dentally, his card calls for some In
teresting try-outs. In both the final
and semi-hnal, local boxers will have
the chance to show their wares
against experienced boys from New
York.
Moe Forgottson. the clever South
Amboyan who has been in the game
for five or six years, is booked to take
on Joe Dillon, Of New York. Dillon
is a small edition of the noted Jack
Dillon. He is built along h same
lines-short n stocky, a maseiVe
pair of shoulders and a face that
speaks tight all over. He Is not un-
familiar to local fight fans.
Forgottson viii nave IL on Dillon IN
reach and speed. His game battle
against Kid Potty here, gave For
gottson the added prestige of q brave
little battier. He can assimilate all
kinds of punishment, and come back
and give his opponent his contribu-
ton to the melee with full trim
mings. The two are scheduled to go
eight rounds.
Joe Levinsky, of Mechanicsville. is
slated to take on Young Joe Brown
of New York, in N of the six round
semi-inais. Pete Harvey, of this city
will appear in the other. Several four
round bouts complete the bill.
According to Manager Jerome, the
show will be the last Monday night
card to be staged by the Amboy A.
c. This is in line with a friendly
agreement with the Lotos 8. c.. of this
city not to run on the same night.
The Amboy A G. is seeking q change
in its lease night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
Don't Let Catarrh Drag
You into CONSUMPTION

sprays, tnhaIers, atomizers, jeKlies
and other local applications.
s. s. s. has proven a most satisfac-
tory remedy for Catarrh because il
goes direct to its source, and re-
moves the germs Of the disease from
the blood. Get q bottle from your
druggist today, and begin the only
logical treatment that gives real re-
suits. You al obtain special medical
advice without charge by writing to
Medical Director, 81 Swift Labornr
tory. Atlanta. @
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
Avoid It's Dangerous Stage.

hVUEu hI5 DHLIBt Jus OtdBCs
There is q more serious stage Of
CRtarrh than the annoyance caused
W the stopped-up air passages, and
the hawking and splitting and other
distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency Of the disease to continue
Its course downward until the lungs
become affected, and then dreaded
consumption Ia on your path. Your
own experience has taught you that
Tho disease cannot be cured By
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

certainly refutes it's reputation.
II. II. Linney, a former speaker OF
the House OF Representatives, OF
Arizona, a resident of Prescott. and
a county attorney when he resigned.
is over there now. So is Ned Nit
chell, a former county attorney and
The legal profession there has contri-
buted even more generously.
Mitchell, by the way. is well
known I old time Perth Amboy
baseball players. While a student
at Fordham University he play
ed left field for several seasons
with the noted Marions. the
greatest team that represented
this city in those days. That was
in the days when baseball went
remembers Perth Amboy quite
well. The city. then nothing
more than a town. impressed it.
self upon his mind one night
when. after missing the last ferry
for T~ottenville, he RAJ forced to
sleep on the benches through
lack OF accommodations at the
lone hostelry.
The outstanding sacrifice. however,
is made by Judge Frank Smith. He
Is over there now. Judge Smith had
reached the age OF thirty before hs
graduated from college. Eight years
later his remarkable ability had
brought him to the top. His popu-
larity was tremendous. Three times
In a row Smith. a Republican. de-
feated his Democratic opponent in an
election which swept all the othei
Democratic candidates into once By
a two 10 one majority In a county and
state normally Democrats. This II
the kind OF man who left q position
which unquestionably led 70 the gov.
ernorship. his wife and friends. FOL
the great sacrifice yer there. Hat
on 70 little oil Prescott
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

controversy raging between the
Wheeler Condensers and Ingots con-
corning the county Championship.
sportsmanship, etc. The powder boys
are on friendly terms with the Ingots
but this amicable feeling will not
extend to the diamond tomorrow at
ternoon.
the mound for the locals. II the
Hercules live up to their advance
reputation they will be given a three
game series here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
Use Of Orange OIL.

Unadulterated orange oil has q
strong aroma and is used In the maxi
ing Of perfumes, essences. soaps and
beverage fiavors as well as Of cakes
and confectionery. The principal use
for Jamaica orange oil is in the manu-
facture of fancy biscuits, particularly
of q wafer biscuit which is used ex-
tensively with ices and iced drinks
Gas LOGIC.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

by some Of his swimming stunts.
Once he towed a boat containing
three men five miles with his hands
securely bound. Another time he was
bound to a chair and kept afioat after
being thrown into 20 feet Of water.
Another time he swan a mile with a
man bound to zach side of him.
Elionsky is now swimming in~struc-
tor at the Pelham Bay naval training
school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

keep ahoat.
Elionsky declares there is no trick
about 1t.
TITS just knowing how to breathe"
the champion declares. "If everyone
would learn proper breathing In the
water, there would be no drowning.
The secret lies in keeping the lungs
filed with air and keeping water out
of the body"
Elionsky has astonished the world
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09

Physical Exertlen and Heart Trouble.
The only way Of surely determining
whether a sufferer from an irritable
heart a bear extensive exertion is
10 put him through a series Of grad
ually increasing exercises. states the
British Medical Journal. with careful
examination after each exercise.