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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
The Graf Outdoors
Clark Proves Shooting Ability.

Jay Clark. of Worcester, Mass.
demonstrated his fitness TO captain the
United States trapshooting team in the
coming olympic games when he won
the New York Athletic Club Anna
teur Championship of the United
States" This event is zoo targets at
|16 yards and Clark broke 1877. equal
ing the record made the two previous
years by Fred Plum of Atlantic City.
N. j., and Joe Jennings, of Todmor-
ton. Can.
Clark feels the responsibility of
.captaining the United States team. and
though he always shoots we'll at TRAY
ers Island, which is a difficult place
to compile an average, he is shooting
better now than for a number of years.
The Olympic team will sail for Bel
GUM on June 2S, stopping in England
to participate in the English Clay
Target Shooting Association champ
ionships about the middle of July.
Clark has. been to the n. Y. A. G.
Amateur Championship n number of
times, but this is the first time he
came through. He broke 135 straight
in winning the championship. Only
twice in the years the championship
has been shot for has 1t been won by
shooters from other than Eastern
States. Seven times has the champ
ionship been won by shooters from
Philadelphia and vicinity.
In the first years of h champion
ship 1t was shot at 100 targets.
Here Is a record of the Winners:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
THREE GAMESFOR'
MULLEN'S TEAM
Locals to Play Double Header
on Copper Works Field Sum-
day and One Next Monday

The strong Lyceum baseball team
from Brooklyn will oppose Joe Null
lens crack Perth Amboy baseball
team on the Raritan Copper Works
neId In the second game Sunday af-
ternoon. The Michelin A. A. baseball
team of Midtown win oppose Null
lens nine in the first game on that
afternoon which will get under way
at 1880 o'clock.
In addition to the big double-head-
er on Sunday afternoon the fans will
have a chance to witness q baseball
game in an ~up-to-date manner for
the ence around the field will be
completed by that date. Manager
Mullen, of the Amboy team. has
Monday afternoon. The opposition in
this game will be furnished by the
Subway Giants Of New York.
Midtown Strong
Baseball fans In his county who
remember the hard fought series be-
tween the tiretown players and the
Ingots of this city Will throng to the
local diamond Sunday afternoon to
see the Milltowners face Mullen's
strong combination. This Will be a
bitter contest and is the first gan of
a series to decide the county cham
pionship.
Evans, the pitching ace of the
Michelin team, is expected to occupy
the mound for the visitors In his
game. while 500 or Applegate viii do
the pitching for the Amboy team.
Brooklyn Lyccums Attraction
An attraction hat should surpass
anything seen on this diamond In q
long time will be the second game
on Sunday afternoon. The Brooklyn
Lyceums have defeated the Bush
wicks, st. Rita nine. st. Peters and
q number of other strong semi-pro
combinations. In this game Bonnau-
bouex is expected to pitch for the
Brooklynites, while 500 will occupy
the mound for the home tribe. Bon
twirled In the Florida State
league but was forced TO come north
on account of the climate.
This team Is made up of the best
and former big league play
ers in Brooklyn and New York, n
500 will have to work hard In order
to prevent the visiting stickers hit
ting in usual form.
Subway Giants Monday
The opposition In the first holiday
game of the a on Monday af-
ternoon will be furnished by the Sub
way Giants of New York. This COM
is in q class with the Fletch-
ers, Tesreau's Bears and teams OF
like strength. The Subway combina-
ton defeated the F1etchers in a game
q short time ago.
Manager Mullen has not received n
lineup of this team as yet, and does
not know who will do the pitching
for his combination in his
err.
OMAHA.-Soldiers at Camp Dodge
have formed two regimental basebaii
leagues of eight teams each. They VIII
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Race Track" Gamblers Menace
To Our Baseball, Says SchalR

subject because. II there is gambling
going on, the player is not supposed
to know anything about IL.
THE player doesn't wan h fans
cussing him and yelling and hooting
him from the grandstand," said Glea-
son. IF he gives an interview, tins
first time some bird sees he's about 10
lose a bet, he yells his head or"
Gleason was asked II this wouldn't
be Offset by the fellow who was WIN
ming tho money the d~isgruntled Tan
was losing.
No, that guy keeps quiet: he sees
he's got his money well placed and
no hasn't anything to say; it's inc
boob who loses who makes the YELL.
declared Gleason.
Both Gleason and Schalk said
gambling had been stopped in the
Chicago park. Certain gamblers have
been elected from the park for dis
obeying the rules. Schalk made 10
plain that he hasn't any objection
to a little informal betting. say a
wager Of 50 between friends on q
game.
That's just social" he said.
But he feels that the professional
gamblers. who make their living from
betting on horsc-raeing and baseballs
and making the national sport q game
OF chance instead OF clean diversion
for entertainment, are a menace to
tho baseball pastime from every
standpoint. He says the loyal players
never become involved in gambling
and he goes further by adj
vlsing any OF his closest friends how
TO bet. He has many requests
for such information.
IT tell them not to bet said
Schalk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
MAY SHOOT or GUN CLUB
HERE TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Tomorrow afternoon the monthly
shoot of the Perth Amboy Gun Club
will be held on the clubs range IN
outer Smith street. These contests are
becoming more popular a month,
the number participating increasing
continually. The shoot tomorrow will
consist of three events. each for a
cup. The Board OF Trade cup event
and the club u shoot will be for
trophies. while high gun for the az
ternoon will also be honored. In or
der to permanently keep h trophies
It is necessary to win them three
months. The winner of a trophy
each month is permitted to keep 1t
during that month.
A large turnout IN expected tomor-
row afternoon at the events. which
will get under way at 1880 O'Clock
Although the local club members gem
orally participate IN a shoot on Me-
mortal Day no announcement has
been made of any such trapshooting
contests this year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
BLOOMFIELD IS
BIC ATTRACTION
Will Furnish the Opposition for
Fast Raritan Copper Works
Team Here Tomorrow P. M.

Manager Marty Hurley of tho
Raritan Copper Works booked the
strong Bloomfield +. G. for a game to
be played in this city several weeks
ago. but when the date for the big
game arrived. h contest had to be
postponed on account of wet grounds.
The local is we'll aware of
the strength of the Bloomfield team
and has therefore booked this same
combination for tomorrow afternoon.
The manager of the Bloomfield
team that Samuelson, a
hurler who received a tryout with
the Detroit Americans. will occupy
the mound for the visitors in TINS
game while Richer vii do the receic-
ting outfeld. Alderman. Davidson
with the following men in h infield:
Jessmer at first, ONeil at second.
Lennon at short. and Hammond at
the difflcult corner.
In addition to a first class battery
and a strong infield, this combina-
tion boasts of a fast and hard hit
ting outfield. ckAerman. Davidson
and Kohler Y the territory In the
outer gardens.
The Copper Works team will play
n sterling brand of baseball in order
to score a win over his outfit, but
the local believes with APP
plegate, 500 or Hornsby working on
the mound and the remainder of the
team working in the regular fashion,
the upstaters will not have a chance
to break the Copper outfits winning
The home team L. expected to line
I'D with Van Glider behind the bat,
Gargan stationed at the first sack,
Egan scooping 'em up around the
keystone sack, Stinsou in the short
field and Christopherson on third.
while Loeser, Halbert and Foster will
patrol the outfield.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
FRANK M AND
ARTHUR SPENCER MEET

Frank Kramer who has proven
himself unbeatable IN match races
this season viii meet Arthur Spencer
IN q mile match at the Velodrome in
Newark Sunday afternoon. Kramer
has beaten Spencer once this season
and also scored victories over Alfred
Goullet. Orlando, Piani Willie Spen-
Ger and Ray Eaton.
Piani and Goullett viii also meet In
a match. Piant defeated Goullet at
the Velodrome oliver in Paris lost
winter. the only time these two stars
ever met.
Decoration Day afternoon at the
Velodrome the grand prize of New
ark with n $1,000 purse will be run.
The following stars will be in it: Kra-
mer, Goullot. A. Spencer, w. Spen-
Ger, Eaton. Plant. Mcnamara, Grenda,
Msdden and McBeath.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
TWO BIG WEEKEND
GAMES FOR T. A. C.

Manager Hilker. of the Tottenville
A. C., has arranged two big games to
be played at the Il. A. c. oval over
the weekend and holiday. On Sum
day afternoon the Lyceums of this
city will furnish the opposition to the
I. A. c.. nine. while Monday after
noon the st. Anthonys will oppose
Hilker's outfit.
The Tottenville combination Sc
cured a good start this season, Win
ming three big games, two from HUI
guenot and one from Williams All
Leaguers of Jersey City. The Tot
tenville manager expects to continue
his winning streak by handing a lac
ing to the two visiting Amboy combi-
nations. Hoffmeyer, the Jersey City
twirler who performed in great style
last Sunday, is expected to be used in
one of these games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
COPS WANT GAMES

Manager William Bachman Is in
need of games for his police depart
ment baseball team. and desires to
hear from any Of the ire department
nine, the postofice, Y. NJ. II. A. ana
any other teams III the coppers class.
Games to be played Sunday mornings
or weekday afternoons. All COM
munications relative TO bookings
should be addressed to police head
quarters. The members of the po-
lice department will hold o practice
session Sunday morning at Q O'Clock.
and all of the members not on duty
are urged to como out to take part
in this practice so as to keep the
members OF the team In training.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
LYCEUMS TO PLAY
T%OTTENVlLlE NINE

The Lyceum Baseball Club of
North Amboy will travel to Totem
Vile Sunday afternoon where they
will endeavor to jump into the win
ming column by defeating the strong
II. A. C.. combination. Seplacky Will
do the hurting in this game, and will
have the regular strong Lyceum team
behind him. On Monday afternoon
the Lyceums will travel to Railway
where they will cross bats with the
Railway A. A. team of that place.
Zalari will occupy the mound for the
Snyder outfit in this contest.
The Lyceum club has been dis
playing a good brand of ball all this
season, but the one run defeat is get
ding to be quite a habit, and Mana
ger Snyder hopes shortly to over
come this fink.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
TWO BIG GAMES
FOR K. OF C.. PLAYERS

Manager Burke OF the Knights of
Columbus baseball team a ar
ranged two big games for his cohorts
over the weekend. Tomorrow after
noon the "Caseys" will travel to Tot
tenville where they will stack forces
against the Independent team of that
place on the T. A. c.. oval. while on
Sunday afternoon they Will meet the
Rossville representative nine at Ross
vile. Jeroskf and Deveny will divide
the twirling for the K. of G. Field
Manager Balinski expects to score
wv Victories in these games. to pay
up for their double defeat of last
Saturday and Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
a NORTH AMBOY CLUB
MEN HIT OVER 300

Four of the members of the North
Amboy Sporting Club are hitting
above 400. and the entire team is
batting at a .305 clip. Bill Seiboth,
the North Amboy first sacker, Is lead
ing the stickers with an average of
.461, Kopko is second with .409,
O'Hara a close third with .406, while
Rush is hitting at a 353 pace.
The batting of this team accounts
for their good start this year and if
same continues the North Amboy
combination should make q strong bid
for light senior championship honorS
in this vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
NORTH AMBOYS CANCEL
GAME WITH MAURERS

The North Amboy Sporting Club
baseball team cancelled their game
scheduled with the Maurer baseball
team for tbs coming Sunday. Mama
ger John Urbanski of the Maurers
states that the reason for cancellation
given BY the North Amboy club Is
based on the lack of strength Of his
team. The Maurer manager Is of
the opinion hat his team is capable
of giving the North Amboy club a
good game. and therefore. deserves a
date The Maurer manager is in need
Of anne with any strong junior or
light senior teams in this vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Two Games For Harmony Nine

The Harmony Baseball Club VIII
part i'm two games over Sunday
and Monday. On Sunday afternoon
the Harmony team will cross bats
with the Lone Stars of Railway at
the City Park. This game will start
at 2:30 and on Monday morning they
will cross bats with the st. Anthony
baseball team on the Raritan Copper
Works field at 10 o'clock. The Har-
mony team viii use the following men
in these games, Kuran, Peterson. M.
Dwyer, Damsoe. O'Lexa, Mazurik.
Melko, Sorenson and Rasmussen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Mullen Manages Potty

Joseph Mullen. manager OF the
Perth Amboy Baseball Club. has been
secured by Kid Potty, the local
featherweight. to look after his at
fairs. Mullen has arranged an eight
round bout for Potty with Johnny
Regain at the Union Square A. A.,
Elizabeth, on Monday night. This Ia
the opening all-star show at this clup
and there will be fifty rounds of box
ing on the card. Potty is meeting a
good man in this match but h Am
boy boxer expects to be in good. trim
when he enters the arena.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
WHAT THEY SAY
wILBER ROBINSON

WILBEIsT ROBINSON
The reason some OF the substi-
tutes aren't as good as the regulars
is that they don't get into the games
often enough, according to Uncle
Wilbert Robinson. He says:
"a year or two from now there
will be n new crop of ball players.
During the war the minor leagues
went into a sort of retirement aud
didn't develop their usual quota.
You hear IL said hat many a play
err filling In with n big league club
as a Substitute hasn't a Chance
to become a frst-clR5s man. That
is true. The only reason they
aren't as good as the regulars ~
that they don't get into the game
often enough. You've got to givo
the youngsUers work To give them
big league polish and confidence"
ALFRED SHRUBB
The marathon race would be drop
ped from the athletic calendar II
Alfred Shrubb. who Just coached the
oxford and Cambridge relay to
a victory over Americans, had his
way. Shrubb himself is rated as one
of the greatest distance men who
ever pulled ona running pump. He
says:
at is my opinion that training
for races of more Than 10 miles
works against the real develop
ment Of the young athlctN Once
a runner Is accustomed to the dis
lance game 10 mikes now and
then will not work any great
harm. The Olympic marathon
should by all mean be cut TO
is miles,. The finish of every
Olympic marathon has nearly al
ways been marked by exhaustion
A. 5000 - So ah.e -.
through the terrible grind. After
the runners have made 20 miles
It is no longer n race but "a test
OF punishment that carries II
runners to the depths of pain and
despair. The long marathon Is
nothing short of brutality"
j. w. MCCORMICK
First hand word from the Olym-
pho games at Antwerp has been
brought back by the United States
hockey team which met defeat at the
hands of tho Canadians there re-
Gently in the curtain raiser of the
Olympiad. Captain j. w. Mccormick
of the American team says:
~"Eyerywhefe we were o
great hospitality. There was a
generous spirit of craftsmanship
among all the teams. This was
the first year the Swedish boys
had taken up the game. Cap
tain Frederiekson of tho Cana
dian tram told us that we were
the only n C who had thrown
a scare into them. Both sides
knew that the team hat scored
first would be the ultimate win
ncr. Neither side scored I'm tho
first half OF the deciding game,
and we had been playing fully
10 minutes In the last half when
n lucky shot from n scrimmage
scored n goal for u opponents.
That was the beginning OF the
end and the Canadians + the
champions all right"
JOE GIDEON
There is such a thing in baseball
as being n Morning Glory Hitter"
Joe Gedeon, second baseman of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
All Stars 10 Take Field

The Perth Amboy All Stars newly
organized baseball combination will
open their season Monday morning
with the Red Stars of New Bruins
wick. After June is this team will
play Saturday ball. Emil Dagger has
been chosen manager. and Peter
will captain the team. The
following players will appear in the
All Stars uniform. j.. French. NJ. NAL
inowski, F. Cab. @. Nesly. NJ. Bonal-
sky. p. Dametsch, ]. Malinowski, b.
Nesly IND A. Lovedahl.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
FIREMEN
WANT SUNDAY GAME

! The Washington fire department
Baseball combination which defeated
Eddie Regan's Invincible nine on the
Raritan Copper Works field last Sun
day morning by a score of 81, Is
without a game for this Sunday
morning, and Manager Schantz Is
wondering whether the showing OF
his fire ladies last Sunday morning
has chased all the other would-be
teams to cover.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
No Let.Up In It's Torture.

II you are afflicted with Rhsu-
matism, why waste time with lini-
inents, lotions and other local ap-
plicstions that never did cure
Rheunatism, and never will?
Do not try to rub the pain away,
for you will never succeed. Try
the sensible plan Of finding the
cause of the pain. Remove the
cause, and there can be no pain.
You will never be rid Of Rheu-
matism until you cleanse your
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Fords To PLAY i'm County Seat

= The Fords A. c. baseball team will
travel to New Brunswick on Sunday
where they will cross bats with the
Red Stars while on Monday they will
go to Cliffwood where they will battle
the Keystone baseball team Of hat
place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
PINKY MITCHELL
The Right Spirit

TACOMA-The Pacific Coast Inter-
national League has every indication
of being a success. 1t is drawing the
fans to the parks. The teams are
showing a lot OF class. The towns
are all boosters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
He Made Cool

SYRACUSE-The hard-luck syria.
cuse ball club signed a centerfielder
by the name of Geisner because he
had a reputation of being a hitter.
! Geisner tripled the first trip to the
, plate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Standings In Major
Baseball Leagues


NNH LN IO-IFENIs
Philadelphia at New York.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
st. Louis at Chicago.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Boston, 5; New York, 2 (1st).
Boston. 5; New York, 0 (2d).
Philadelphia, 8; Brooklyn. 4 (11iI
St. Louis. 16; Cincinnati. 9.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York at Bostin.
Washington at Philadelphia
Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at st. Louis.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York, 8; Boston. 1.
Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, l..
Other teams not scheduled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Rheumatism Back ON the Job
With Its Old-time Fury

blood Of the germs that cause the
disease. 8. s. 8. has no equal az
a blood purifier, scores Of sufferers
say that IL has cleansed their blood
of Rheumatism, and removed all
trace Of the disease from their
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treatment today II you want
special medical advice, address
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
Y. IA. {. A.

The mterclass Business Mems volley
ball games have come to a close,
The stading follows:
Mil I.I... L.. lanu.ltnna
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
y. +. A. stan Special

Observation-Disclosures knows
what a menac gambling Is to the
game OF baseball: 1t doesn't take a
to speak on that subject" said
Ray Schalk. White Sox catcher. when
asked for an interview here In me
with Ban Johnson's war on baseball
gamblers from the standpoint OF the
players.
But Schalk refused to grant the
interview. and / inferred from what
he and KID William Gleason, o
manager, said. that he had good rea-
sons. When a player expresses him
self In opposition to the manner In
which the fans conduct themselves
in the ~grandstand they make life
miserable for him when he is on
the diamond.
Although Schalk refused to take a
strong stand to aid Johnson in his
effort to rid the parks of gamblers,
he made n few pertinent remarks that
left no doubt in his q~uestiOncr's mind
as to how he. and all other clean
players for hat matter. stand on the
subject.
race track" said Schalk. We'll, we
don't want that condition around q
lball park"
He was asked IL all players took
the same stand in regard to gambling
that the magnates and league presi-
den do.
lie bail players know baseball
Is the national sport. and. like the
good fans, they want to keep 1t clean
Said Schalk.
kid" Gleason said a player could
not afford to be interviewed on the
st. Louis Browns. says he bats that
way. He smacks them in the spring,
but in the fall he loses his hitting
cunning. Joe says:
"If I could hit In the fall like
I do I'm the early spring James
I'D make Ty Cobb's usual official
average look pretty bad. As 1t
is, 1 shall he lucky To finish with
IA $50 mark. \ lot of Rockies
hit away over 800 In tho spring.
But this Is the mushroom seaSon
I'm baseball. Such batting aver
ages are like Morning GloTics.
They look fine while the dew ~ on
the grass, but when the sun comes
out they fade"
PINKY MITCHELL
Lew Tender and PinSy Mitchell
staged such a wonderful show in their
recent meeting that Detroit is figur-
Ing on rematching them. Pinky
thinks he elarned enough to know
how to meet the numbering attacks
of the great Philadelphia southpaw.
He says:
Give mo Tender again and
I'll show you a beaten lighter.
His style of attock was bewil-
dering, but L have mastered it
now. When we meet again I'll
beat him woIse than Inc beat
me-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28

OMAHA-Soldiers at Camp Dodge
have formed two regimental baseball
leagues Of eight teams each. They VIII
with other camp teams also.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28
JOE GIDEON

There is such a thing in baseball
IS being n Morning Glory Hitter"
Gedeon, second baseman Of the
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-22
FARMER MERCHANT COOPERATION

According to plans made at meeting of members of
Ben hill County Farm Bureau Federation Chamber Com
merce will be asked members Joint and
chamber OF committee map program
followed by the farmers and business the
plan to select four principal money crops which
farmers will raise and sell through
marketing organization formed by the Chamber Commerce.
The farm bureau has done marketing this year
ing large success selling quantities of farm produce higher than
local market prices.
lf do it, declared Secretary c. r. Owens farm
bureau The Chamber OF Commerce do it. 1t business
farmers produce stuff and the business mans business
from The raise and the better prices get
the prosperous will be the business Of Fitzgerald"
The joint program will be suggested the Chamber Com
merce at its organization Tuesday night.
iii iced peanuts hogs and my hogs before I'll
peanut brokers make profit at my loss declared farmer I've
got enough meat aud and and garden truck
ttont have to sell and don't intend TO-"
The invitation etended several weeks ago the peanut grow
Association to organize branch here with the cooperation
the Ben Hill County Farm Bureau Federation has been accepted
yet The members Of the opinion that the
handle the situation very well without the association although
services will be acceptable