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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

The most unlucky money player In
baseball will again be seen in a world
sands of rabid fans.
For the third time in his stormy
baseball career Fred Merk1e VIII hear
the plaudits or denunciations OF thou
sndas of rabid fans.
Merkie is the goat of goats of base
ball As long as the game is played
LAY as long as its traditions nnger.
his boner OF 1908 and his error OF
omission In 1912 will remain, along
with Heine Zimmerman's famous
dash for home. as the classics of base
ball ivoryisms.
Ordinarily Merkle is a good ball
player. a great first haseman. a hard,
clean hitter. Whether the jinx of
Merkle as n money player win return
this year remains to be seen.
McrhIe,s two errors were he
most costly In baseball history.
The first kept the Giants out OF
the world serics-the second lost
a world series for the same club.
The FIRST COS each and every Gil
. ant approximately $1,000 and the
club owners the difference be-
tween the winners and losers
spit In the cight-game series Of
1912.
1t Is ten years since MerkIe butted
his way into the hall of fame of goat
dom.
Late in the season of 1908 the Cubs
and Giants were battling their way
neck inc nee pcnnantward. Two
were out in the ninth inning. The
score was tied. Mccormick occupied
third base and Merkle first. Bridwell
drove the ball safely into the outfield
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
Of BASEBALL WINS WAR
CROSS FOR SOLDIER lover THERE
ID can oe done!

IL can oe done!
Every baseball fan and every base
ball player probably has spoofed and
scofed at stories coming out of
France about American soldiers
catching hand grenades and tossing
them back into the German trenches.
One weird yarn that an American
officer wrote his folks In Ohio told
how this fearless Achilles batted a
grenade with his bayonet and saved
the lives of Generals Pershing, Haig
and Foch. This wss absurd on the
face OF II and not many readers fell
for it.
But o General Pershing himself
has placed the stamp of offlciad au-
lprivate who caught a hand grenade
bare-handed and saved the lives OF
his comrades. although he lost his
hand In doing it. He has been award
ed the distinguished service cross for
his act.
Here's how General Pershing off,
cially records his act:
Pvt. George w. Holly, Infan-
try.
"On the night OF june %, 1918,
e Baccarat, France, he at
tempted to catch 9 hand grenade
thrown into the window OF his
dugout by a German mt did suc-
coed I'm diverting 1t and thereby
saving from death or injury q
number OF hfs comrades, but In
the effort lost most of his hand"
The lesson In this is one that base
ball players can take home and pom
der over carefully. II there's any
soldier In the world who ought to be
able to catch hand grenades, it's a
baseball player. And with his expert
training he ought to be able to catch
'em so skillfully that they wouldn't
go off and damage his fiinging mitt.
Maybe Secretary Baker, when he
promulgated his work or fight order
which killed professional baseball.
had in mind n regiment OF baseball
players which could be placed in tbs
front trenches to spear the high ones
the Heinies throw W and put 'em
out at first In one-two-three orderl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
Roosevelt Juniors
Want to Take in
Wheeler COndenSerS!

Hello-a little revolution on the
side of the water. and in no place
other than the little serene borough
of Roosevelt, too. Once more the
claims OF the Wheeler C~ondensers of
Roosevelt to county championship
honors are disputed and wonder of
wonders. this time by a nine, a junior
nine at that. from the same borough
of Roosevelt. At first glance. tho
claims put forward by the Roosevelt
Juniors are likely to provoke sarcasm,
perhaps ridicule. but hold
That's exactly how the Franklins
and st. Anthonys broke into senior
company and that's exactly how
every Junior nine at some thine or an
other graduates to senior ranks.
There may be something about the
Roosevelt Juniors hat justifles the
serious position taken by its manager.
Here is the letter to the sporting
editor from Manager r. J. Graeme Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
MATCH O,KEEFE
AND KID HENRY

Britt and Young Corbett, what with
such stars as Benny Leonard. Johnny
Dundee, Willie Jackson. Freddie
Welsh and a score of other real
lights in action.
O'Keefe has not been heard of to
any great extent around these Dig
gins of late, but Henry Is known.
Henry Is the anne boy who put a stop
to Tommy Speno's meteoric climb at
Newark recently. Speno, right after
turning professional, started to clean
up all opponents and soon Newark
regarded him as Mickey Denley's
equal. with prospects bright for a
continued climb. Bat Henry put q
quietus to these visions, temporarily
at least. Speno makes no bones about
respecting Henry's class, and that Is
the. main factor standing in the way
of a return match. Their eight-round
engagement has been termed the
most sensational since the law went
into effect. So much for Henry.
The bill will include also two six
round bouts and the usual four-round
preliminaries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
Spraying Logs.

As q safety measure, logs at a North
western mill are given q vigorous
spraying under several jets of water
before going to the saw. The reason
for this process Is that bits Of rock or
gravel may become attached to the
bark of the log while II Is being trans
ported to the mill, and II the swiftly re-
volving saw strikes M Of these OBJ
structions trouble Is likely to follow.
The abrupt checking of a circular saw
may cause 1t to fly In a score of pieces
that are hurled In every direction Ike
q burst of shrnpnei.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

Eddie O'Keefe. of Philadelphia,
stiil one of the fastest light boys IN
the game. is the headliner for the
weekly show Of the Lotos Sporting
Club in Palace Hall Monday night.
O'Keefe has been matched to take on
Kid Henry of Newark for eight
rounds. O'Keefe is a veteran; Henry
a youngster who has proven his
worth.
There was q time some four or five
yetrs back when O'Keefe was coDsid-
cred about the best featherweight In
the business, barring none. Those
were the days whzn he would fight
about two nights a week M all the
headliners, at that. Then O'Keefe
started to take on weight, and grad
ualIy he drifted into the lightweight
ranks. In this division he has been
called upon to face some of the best
boys in the game, but OKeefe has
come through with flying colors. I'm
q~uestionably the present lightweight
crop is as good If not better than the
classes of the days of Nelson, Cans,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
FRANKIE FARMAR
MAY FIGHT HERE
Elizabeth Bantam, Now in the
Navy, Anticipates Furlough
for important Match

As frankie Farmar. the popular
Elizabeth bantam who recently won
the Fifth Naval District featherweight
championship at Norfolk, Va, has
been assured ten days leave OF abb
sence starting September Is, Doc
Sampson. his manager, has tentatively
arranged for him to appear on Sep
TENDER 16 in the star bout at the Lo-
tos Club IN this city, according TO an
Elizabeth report. Frankie's opponent
will be the winner Of the bout between
Kid Henry OF Newark and Eddie
O'Keefe of Philadelphia, Monday
night.
Frankie has been going great guns
in the south since he signed with
Uncle Sans navy, having rolled up a
string of more than a DOZEN tri-
umphs, including a decisive victory
over Baltimore Dundee The latter Is
credited with meeting such WELL
known boys as Kid Williams, the ban
tam champion. Joe Lynch. Jimmie
Pappas, O'keGfe and kaufman Be-
fore he Joined the navy, Baltimore
Dundee was recognized as the south
eastern bantam title-holder.
Prior to joining the navy. Farmar
appeared In twenty-six battles In New
York and New Jersey rings. end ~yvas
one Of the most feared OF the little
fellows in these parts. This was due
to the fact that the Sampson protego
packed In his left hand one OF the
hardest punches owned by any young
ster in his class.
Included in Frankie's New York
bouts Is a victory over Kid Henry. In
a ten-round bout the Elizabeth lad
scored decisively over the rugged
Newark f%sticuffer just a year ago. and
as he has improved considerably since
he Joined the navy. frankie is expect
ed by Doc Sampson to give a good ac-
count of himself at the local show.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
Cork.

The outer sDongy bark Of the cork
oak. which grows In the south OF
France and Spain. constitutes the sub
stance known - cork. This outer bark
is periodically stripped on the tree,
soaked for q time In water, and the
surface subsequently charred 10 close
the pores
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
Ted kid" Lewis Starts
Training atLOng Branch

Ted kid" Lewis has opened train
ing quarters at Long Branch and has
started training for his battle with
Benny Leonard in Newark on Sep
"a. The welterweight cham
pion has mapped out a plan of cam
paign that assure his perfect condi-
ton when he faces the lightweight
of the world.
Leonard win start q daily routine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
Rlnht rhIna to Find Out.

At every momen of our lives we
should be trying to find out, not In
what we differ from other people, but
in what we agree with them.-Ruskin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

Here Is a tip for opponents OF
boxing. Pass a law prohibiting
the use of Young" kid"
Knockout" zone Round"
"Sledgehammer," "Gunboat,"
Cyclone" and Battling" and,
as sure as tomatoes are a dollar
a basket you'll put the Quietus
on the sport. Without those titles
the game would be devoid OF its
romance. II would be a death
blow.
They might go farther. They
might suggest substitute names
like "Old." .SkillfulI," Knock
out" Thoughtful" "Studious,"
and Dancing" NJ. II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

POtty's Friends Ready
Kid Posty is busy, too busy in his
layout OF khaki at Camp Edge, Sea
Girt, to give his personal attention to
Freedman. of New Brunswick. So
Potty's friends and rooters In this
city have taken up his cause and yes
terday started something. They in
stituted a little investigation.
Right Off the bat they held up the
writer. They wanted information.
Freedman had forwarded a check for
$50 to act as forfeit money for ap-
pearance and weight in a match with
Potty. The check is here That's all
we know about it.
1t was only after we started to
founder in our efforts to explain the
present status of the Potty-Freedman
controversy that we realized how lit
tie we actually knew about II. The
check Is here but why Is a mystery.
Freedman made II clear that the
money was not to be put up as a side
bet. merely as a weight and appear
ance guarantee.
Clearly It il up TO Freedman to be
more definite. II he wants to light
Potty LET him name the place. the
date. the weight other arrange
ments. Then Potty's friends can
talk business. Potty has the backing.
There is anywhere from 5000 to $500
in CASH floating around right now to
back Potty's chances In a match with
Freedman. 80 let II not be surmtsed
for one instance that Potty Is not
willing and ready to take on the New
Brunwsicker.
If the original scheduie- is adhered
TO Potty and the local battery will be
back from Camp Edge at the end of
e week. His friends suggest a bout
with Freedman for the Lotos Club In
this city about September 16. This
would give Potty a chance to get In
some training Hicks.
Freedman must next be heard
from. Potty's friends are ready TO
act for him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

The Roosevelt Juniors are without
in game for Sunday. They would like
20 hear from such mines as the Mau-
rer Juniorss Lyceums and Mohawks.
Address Manager Robert J.. Graeme,
carteret.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
An amy

While there remains but little
doubt regarding the superiority
of Kid Potty over Moe Forgot
that Moe trained down entirely
too fine for the match. Forgott-
o tipped the beam at 121h
pounds. something like eight
pounds under what he weighed
a month ago. In their first bat
tie Forgottson was required to
make 12T pounds. and he weigh
ed In at las. His remarkable
drop to 1z1K indicates for one
thing a tireless seige OF training.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
he Roosevelt Juniors:

the Roosevelt Juniors:
81 would like to arrange a series
OF games with Manager Nannen. OF
the Wheeler ~Condensers. for the
championship. of Middlesex county. II
Manner was wise he would take his
little team up to Brady's Field for a
ride some Sunday and see the Roose-
Welt Juniors play. It will teach them
a few points about baseball SC that
they may be able to win the next
time they go to Amboy to play the
.Ingots for a cup" 3
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

within q week or so. He will stick
to the regular morning jaunt of ten
but In his afternoo~ sesein~r
will do a los OF sparring. Two clever
150-pounders VIII Join his &.h4p :
Ciupp's, and they will have orders TO
rough 1t with the lightweight cham
pion for about eight rounds every
afternoon.
The match was originally slated for
the tenth but was postponed on re-
quest of Leonard who is In the show
"Yip, Zip Yaphank."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

Poor Dope
The sporting public in the larger
cities Is commencing to wise up" to
so-caIled all-star benefit shows.
ALI the big stars are advertised and
as a rule. on the night of the show,
the large majority either sprain an
eyelash or discover an fngrown toe
nail. Benefit shows are all right but
the press agents should be curtailed.
Many a fan has taken a night of TO
go TO a show that sounded worth
while, only TO find that he could have
contributed his mite to charity and
been a lot more comfortable reading
a book al home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

That Yellow Charger
Ralph De Palma's big Packard
Twin-six has certainly. gummed
up the works of American au-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

thing on American tracks, or for
that matter in the world, that
can give that car a tussle. This.
so far as we know, is the first
time In the history OF automobile
racing where one a has been
acceded the definite position of
leader. Hitherto the honor of
champion has been allotted to the
driver, not he car. But In the
case OF the big yellow charger
De Palma's work could probably
be duplicated at the wheel by
Dario Resta. Ralph Mulford or
Louis Chevrolet. It Is commenc-
ing to appear as though the rule
OF draw poker Is being reversed
Its the seat. not the player"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
UNDERWEAR

Buy Your Wooden Underwear Ior ING
Winter Now and Save Money
Roots, Glastonbury and Corwlth
and Cooper Makes in all weights.
We Specialize in Union Suits
Sizes to Fit Any Size Man
Hatch One-Button, Refs, b. V. d.
CoOpers, Rockingham, corwith and
other good makes, S1.15 and up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

Daily Thought.
Thought once awakened does not
again siumber.-Carlyle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

Nainsook and Madras Athletic Shirts
knee drawers, special $50 each.
Pongee Finish Union Suits, special,
Nainsook Knee Drawers Union
Suit, special, Sbc.
Silk and Linen Union Suits, special,
$1.60. ..
POngee Silk Union Suits in pink and
blue, $2.95.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30

Freedman must next be heard
from. Potty's friends are ready to
act for him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10
Hfter Germany
Has Won"

Listen to the words of the Hun,
spoken by lis duly authorized
Imperial, Chancellor:
''AJav Germany has qcOn, the United States
4OW find ht49eB cont,vnsd 4Cih an indemnity q0hfch
qOW about egua! the entire amount exbenaed6y Ger
many in the qChoh SOar. For eUe'y loan to the
AAes, to, eve,y billet, SHE'LL eUe'y gun, eos'y con-
cefvabls item Of qOar material shipped BY Amerlca
to the Allies, there 4OW be an accounting in g0la."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-30
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
ENFORCEs REGULATIONS
Orders Anthracite Operators to Dis
tribute Coal According to
Previous Instructions.
TO ABANDON PRICE FixING
Conservation Division Will BE
Turned Over to Bureau OF Mines,
as Garfield Plans to Return 20
College Presidency.

WASHINGTON. November 2s.-Fuel
Administrators Garfield announced to-
day that ne expected to abandon the
price fixing activities of'the fuel ad-
ministration in the bituminous coal
fields in about two weeks, and that he
would consult the railroad administers
ton regarding the abandonment Of the
bituminous coming system at the same
time. The decrease in soft coal re-
quiremcnts as a result of the armistice,
the unusual warm weather and the close
of navigation of the Great Lakes makes
This possible.
The fuel administrator and the head
OF the Bureau Of Mines are to hold Il
conference tomorrow at which ar
rangcments will be made for the bu-
reau TO take over the conservation di-
vision of the administration and it's sta
tistical division.
Control Of anthracite distribution
will be retained by the fuel admins
tration until the close of the coal year,
Aprii !. The anthracite program for
the Northeast. Atlantic, Central North
west: trans Mississippi and Southern
districts, or an alignment for the first
shipments for the first seven months
totaled 27.11s,933 tons. practically the
allotment. but out OF this New England
received more than her proportion. as
did the Central States and three OF the
five Northwest States. while the Al
lantic states We're behind.
The operators had planned to force
their coal to the more distant districts
first and make up the deficits in the
nearer States later in the year. Fuel
Director Garfield had called In the an
thracite men and ordered that allot-
mcnis be met proportionately. so that
ii there be an anthracite shortage, il
would be evenly distributed over the
country. The operators were inclined
to ignore his orders. feeling that the
war was over. but DIR. Garfield notified
them that he proposed to hold tight
the reins Of distribution and would use
his power OF embargo, so that towns
which had large proportion of their
anthracite supply could receive no more
until the bare spots were covered
DR.. Garfield. himself. expects to be
back in his college presidential chair
by the first of the year. returning here
only a intervals and maintaining only
skeleton organization of the fuel
administration in Washington
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-30
GOVERNMENT SELECTS
PORTS FOR ARMY'S RETURN
Newport News and Charleston, S. c.,
Will Take Care of Men for
Southern States.
Ten MONTHS WILL BE MINIMUM
Last Division Is Expected to Reach
the United States in October Next
Year, According to Estimates by
Department.

WASHINGTON, November 29.-Bos-
ton, New York. Newport News. Va, and
Charleston, s. G., are tive, ,,ores.~the
the return of the army from overseas
Even with this wide distribution of
he strain on port facilities and trans
portation. however and with German
ships now idle in German harbors en-
nloyed on the task. careful estimates
show that the last of the army could
not possibly reach the United States In
less than eight months Conservative
calcu lations upon which preparations
by the department probably will be
based nN ten months as the minimum.
These estimates have been made
wholly on the basis OF the physical diff
take into consideration the question
OF the retention in Europe for some
timc OF an American force which may
he agreed upon at the peace confer
cnce. If the return movement already
~ progress is continued at full speed
the last division in all probability
could not reach the United States he
fore October. 1919.
Decision to route the troops TO their
homes through the four ports men
on Two main considerations. First
they have been equipped TO handle the
transports and The men, and, second
theH are the natural Gateways to the
country, each fed by an independent
ran system ramifying back through
geographically independent sections of
the United States. BY loading the ships
as lar as possible with men from the
same general section. il will be nos
Sinic. army officers say, TO avoid cross
nc in getting the soldiers from the
ships to their homes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-30
ENGLAND SEEKS SUPPLIES
IN CHEAPER MARKETS
Promised to Accept American Sugar,
but Curtails Order Pre-
viOusly Given.
ALL NOT WORKING IN HARMONY
Also RusheI Her Ships to Argentina
and Australia, Where She Is OBJ
tanning Wheat at S1.35 Instead OF
$3.50.

WASHINGTON, November oo-All is
not harmony between the allies and
America as il was during the prosecu-
tion OF the war With the armisticc
came the immediate natural revcrsion
10 competition. and each nation began
to look out for its own interests.
one OF the first places this developed
was in the ALLEGATION of tho food sup
plies TO the world. The program of
What arrangements Herbert Hoover
will be able to maze in the conference
OF food administrators i'll Europe is q
problem.
America had purchased the entire
asreemcnt Of the allies to take over a
once sent he' ships TO Java and Su-
mntra to get what sugar she could
Then Amer'ca Was notified that she
crop and would like an option on an
additional 100000 tons.
II she could get her sugar cheaper
only the small needed surplus from
the United States. but she would pro-
tcct herself against shortage by an
option on more. America. the mean
while. would hold the bag, and the great
sugar crop that she had encouraged
Cuba TO produce. and which she had
agreed to buy. would be Frenken-
stein monster 10 destroy the American
beet sugar industry.
The United States has allowed such
a condition to arise and has notified
England that she would take all the
sugar. she expected to use at once or
would get none at all. AS a result
Britain has contracted for 100000
tons.
America had encouraged 4 great
wheat crop by guaranteed price and
had agreed to see the allies through
on wheat With the armistice, Eng
land rushed her ships to Argentina
where she gets wheat at Sl.35. and 10
Australia where she is paying $llS.
The American guaranteed price at New
York FOR export is S2.39 l-2
Her ships are also going TO Arger
tina for meat. where she pays l3 cents
and to Australia. where she pays Il
cents while in America, whose food
program for the past year has ceutercd
about meat production for the allies
she mMSl paN 2i centS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-30
PRESIDENT UIzLSON
HEADS DELEGATION
Organized Labor Watching President
and Various Other Departments

WASHINGTON. November 2O.-Or-
Ennizcd lnbor Is watching President
Wilson md the various govern
mental departments, fearful lcst tho
confederation nnd friendly reception
accorded II during tho wnr is to be
lost now That the war IL won.
Chiefly. IL Ia bcwIIdercd by the
failure OF somc intimntlOn TO come
from the White House thut Samuel
Gompers, Its spokesman, and the
president of the American Federn-
tton of Labor, Is TO he appointed
delegate to tho peace conference.
Assurances given tho labor move
ments of England and France TINT
both Premiers Lloyd George md
Clemencenu to appoint labor
members In the delegations from
those countries have been reported
TO the headquarters of the Amerl-
can Federation here and hnve en-
cOurnEed the American labor move
mcnt to feel thnt II wnN surely en-
titicd to representation, especially
ns fits leader and unofficial nominee
for the appointment hus just re-
turned from m internllied Inbor con-
ference abroad md from Pan
American 1nbOr conference, In both
of which he was the dominating
figure.
Formal announcement WINS mnde
to-day by the American Federation
of Labor of Its intent to cnIl the In
tcrnntional conference OF Inbor mt
the Hanle time and place with the
peace conference. The purpose OF