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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
4 CLOSE CANES
BY INDUSTRIES
Terra Gotta and BakeIite Now
Tie for Lead Games
Last Night
Industrial yolIey Ball League

In four matches played in the in
dustrial volley ball league last night
the Atlantic Terra Gotta and Bake
lite teams continued undefeated
while the A. s. e r. and U. S. Cart
ridge teams, both of which won last
week, were among the losing teams.
The Standard Underground Cable
Works team and the Dry Docks
combination broke into the winning
column last night also, evening UP
the standing considerably.
In the match between the U. s.
Cartridge and Bakelite teams it was
necessary to play three games. The
Bakelites won the first 1913, the
Cartridge men the second 15-11 and
the Bakelites the third, 1873. The
winning team used Rudders. Kardos,
Cornelius, Graiskowik, Holecka and
,Frederickson, while the defeated
team was composed of Burns, Lar
eombe. Power, Baldwin. Newcomer
and Hornsby.
The Standard Underground Cable
team won two straight games from
the r. G. H. by scores of 1876 and
15-4. The Gable workers had A.
Gardella, G. Gardella, c. Ryan, Won
Daggenhausen, Sullivan, Dover and
Taton. The chemists were Karl,
vroom. eager, Hooper, Tonneson,
Fish.
The Dry Docks team was given
some real opposition by the lead
works in the first game, the score
ending 1913, but in the seco.-G game
a margin Of ten points separated
the combinations, the 10 being
1876. Playing with the shipyard
men we're Dawson Henan. Marshall,
G. Chisrnadia, Jensen, Kurowsky and
]. Chismadia. The Lead Works used
Schicker. Pfeiffer, Griffen, Ernst,
Muccilli and McCreery.
The A. T.. G. team defeated the
A. s. G. r. combination in tv-' close
games 1873 and 15-14. The terra
Gotta team consisted of Anderson,
Janderup. Meshrow. Hixon, Halli-
gan and Jensen. The smelters lined
up with Einhorn. Frantic. A. VIII
son. Gloff, Melko. II. Johnson and
Sperr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
BALLADS OF BASEBALL
BY GEORGE MORTALITY

The football rooter's noise has
passed, and now while IL is freezin'
the baseball nut shoots of his blast
about tho coming season. Today L
met a baseball hound. and by the
stars above me. he surely covered
all the ground before he let go OF
me
queer stories fell out of his mouth.
10y in his heart was reigning. He
told me when teams would 90 South
20 start their spring-time training.
lie babbled onward X a brook
with his delineations; he talked
enough 10 M a book with baseball
situations.
lie said the splitter should be cam
ned. 80 pitchers could not work IL,
He said the draft should be resumed
In every minor circuit. He spoke
about the case Of Mays that led TO
the Injunction: he said such action
never pays. and magnates should
this bunk shun.
i tried to stop his lengthy squeals.
but I could not modest him; he filled
me up with trades and deals while
I stood there and yessed him. i
listened TO him boast and brag; such
Cab how he could pour IT, know
now who will win each flag IL l take
his word for II.
The football ROSTERS noise a
passed. and now while IL Is freezin,
the baseball nut shoots of his blast
about the coming season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
BIC CANES
HERE SATURDAY
Jersey City Y. N. H. A. and
So. Amboy Independent
Girls Will Appear

Two big games have again been
scheduled for the Auditorium court
in this city on Saturday night. In
the main game the Jersey City Y. M.
II. A., state champions. will be given
a'chance to break the winning streak
of the Perth Amboy Speedway team,
while the preliminary attraction will
be between the South Amboy Inde-
pendent girls and a combination
known as the County Stars. The lat
ter team will be made up of three
local girls sand two Roosevelt play
ers.
The Jersey City Y. M. H. A. team
won the state association honors last
year. defeating the Trenton team
champions of the Central district
The Trenton team defeated the Perth
Amboy Y. NJ. H.. A. team in the de-
Gliding game OF the Central district
championship. Jersey City also de-
feated the Peril Amboy team last
years.
According to the management of
tbs Hudson county team. the Jersey
city association team through the
acquisition of several new men, is
stronger than ever this year. A big
crowd fron. the New Brunswick Y.
NJ. III. A. is expected to be in at
tendance at this game because OF
the fact that several of the Jersey
City players ars particularly wei
kuexn TO the members of the New
Brunswick association.
There is a great deal of interest
In the girls game. as the South AM
boy girls team is rated as one of
the strongest femsle quintets in the
tight for county honors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
PLA|NF|ELD 5
VS.. MECHANICS
Two Big Games for So. AM
boy Fans Tomorrow
Night

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 13.-The
Associated Club basketball team of
Plainfeld will play the South Ann
boy Junior Mechanic quintet on the
South Amboy High School Auditor
ium court tomorrow night. The
Plainfield team has been going at a
rapid pace in Union county and ex-
poets to carry off honors in this
game. The South Amboy represen-
tat;ves have been defeated four times
this season., on all occasions by Perth
Amboy teams.
A big crowd is expected to turn
out for this game, as South Amboy
fans are again taking interest in the
great court games as a result of the
excellent showing being made by
Manager Samuelson's team on the
court this year. Manager Samuel
sons players declare they are still in
the fight for the county champion
ship, their zeal opponents for THIS
title being the Speedways of Perth
Amboy, and this team will play a
return game with the Mechanics on
January 10 on the high school court.
The work of the Speedways will be
constantly watched by local fans up
to that date.
The regular team of the Junior
Mechanics will take the court in to-
morrow nights game, Bennett n
Perkins. forwards; Furman, center,
and Anderson and WILDER, guards.
Preliminary Game.
In a preliminary game the strong
South Amboy Independent girls
team is scheduled to play a strong
county team. possibly II or n
leading teams from Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
CASEYs PLAY
SEPARATE FIVE
Woodbridge and Roosevelt
Teams Will Clash on High
School Court

There is great interest in the
game. scheduled to be played in
Woodbridge tomorrow night be-
tween the strong Roosevelt Separate
quintet and the Knights of Column
bus team of Woodbridge. This game
will be played on the high school
court, and will start promptly at
9:15 o'clock.
Manager Trainers Knights of
Columbus team has met defeat in
the two games played to date. the
Orange knights of Columbus AMI
Perth Amboy Dry Dock quintets
registering victories over the Wood
bridge utfit. The Roosevelt Separ-
ates went down to defeat after a
bitter, battle in a game with the
Dupont Big Five at Parlin a week
ago last night.
Manager Jacobowitz of the Roose-
Welt team is we'll satisfied with the
showing of his players in this game,
and expects better results as the
season grows older. The Roosevelt
players have held several practice
sessions in preparation for this
game.
Girls Game
A girls preliminary game between
two leading teams is also scheduled
to be played, and this game viii
start promptly at s o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
Parish House Boys
Win From Elizabeth

In = hard fought contest on the
MosdbfidEe Parish House court last
night MLnaRer A. Deters Parish
Wonsa combination defeated the
sfrons Elizabeth Y. N. &. A. by a
arnfa 81 sd To "a. The four game
ios.na st-cak Of the Parish House
feprns4ntauvcs ives broken as a re-
sait 81 y outcome OF this contest
auI IN defeating the Elizabeth team
the Parish House boys made up for
one 81 tEsse four defeats.
Th4uurhout the game the Parish
House boys played q brilliant brand
nf ball. possibly through the acquisi-
fion Of Freddy Giochau. n of Perth
AmtaVs leading basketball tossers
Ulaahau. Who featured the initial
defeat ~ the Parish House team as
a rssult Of his brilliant work with
ire easre4iile Big Five combination
played AZ his hes. ast night. lie was
the fivot for the floor work of the
home team. and his passing In the
second half was mainly responsible
for The result Of the game.
Bin MARTA Torch and Irv Martin
we're hieh scorers for the home team
IN this game. THE trio making twen-
ty-nine OF the points credited TO the
Parish House team. Miller was high
scorer for the visiting team.
During the frst reriod the going
was nip ana tuck throughout and
The session ended IL 20 IL. The
Parish House team used Torch. w.
Martin. I. Martin Glochau and
schwenze- IA this period.
In tive sesond half Charley Hughes
went TO forward In place of Torch.
ana later m this period Torch re-
turned 20 forward. end Hughes re-
placed S~chwenzcr at guard. Bril-
liant work by the Parish House play
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
= GAME L0sMG s7REAkN0 WOODBRIDGE QUAN7E 1T BROKE
Co|Iegians Register
Victory Over Par|in

The All Collegian basketball team
OF this city showed at its best in a
game with the Dupont Big Five Of
Parlin on the latter's court last
night. The Amboy team stopped
the winning rush OF Manager New
marks team. dishing out a 1927 de-
feat after being in the rear az the
termination of the first period by a
score Of 21-10.
Sterling defensive work by the
Collegians in the second period re-
suited in the Dupont team being
held TO three double counters as
against eight deuces in the first ses-
sion. The visiting team, held to three
field goals in the opening half.
scored ten double counters in the
last half. A field goal and a foul
goal separated the two teams at the
termination of the game.
While Bob Handerhan, Bradley
and Hibbard led the Collegians in
field goal scoring. and the first two
players featured in defensive play,
holding the opposing forwards to
one basket, the passing and all
around floor work of Waddell and
Wissner also played a prominent
part in the victory of the Amboy
team.
In the opening session Eppinger
and Furman each made three bas-
kets for the home team, Anderson
made two and Cathcart made one,
and Newmark made three foul goals.
For the visiting team in this half
Waddell scored three foul goals, and
Hibbard. Handerhan- and Bradley
each made a field goal.
At the start of the second period
the Collegians made fast time in
overcoming the eleven point lead of
their opponents. and soon had same
in their possession. During the final
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
PERTH AMbOY
ELkS MAY CLIMB
BoWlers of Local Lodge Ex-
peCt to Win Match at
Union Hill

The Perth Amboy Bills are
hopeful of stepping into first posi-.
ton in the Elks state league by TAX
ing the measure of the Union Hill
team in a match on the Union Hill
alleys tomorrow night. At the pres
ent time the Hoboken team is lead
ing the league by a one game mar
gin, while the Perth Amboy, Passaic,
Paterson and Newark Elks are tied
for second place.
Other matches scheduled for to-
morrow night are as follows: Jersey
City at Bayonne, Railway at Pater-
son, Hoboken at Elizabeth. Newark
at Plainfield, and Rutherford at
Passaic. Perth Amboy missed a
good chance last week to step into
the lead when they lost two out of
three games to the Bayonne Bills
in a match on the local alleys. The
Bayonne team has been travelling at
a poor pace in the league games to
date.
If the local 'Bills" continue their
present gait they should be at the
top of the ladder when the final
match /of the season is rolled on
Thursday night. April 6.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
Y. MIC. A..

The new Monday-Thursday bust
ness mems volley ball teams were
chosen Monday afternoon by the
captains and the first games played,
Peakes defeating Parker in two
straight, while Rankin won from
oliver twice. The new teams are
as follows:
Parker: Johnson, Major. Strem-
Iau. Pierson. Kasprzak Bowman. Tat
ton Reilly. Mosher, Counihan, Katz.
Peakes. Sharp, Schrimpe. Welt
zen, Black, Slobodien, Toolan. For
man. Farris, Treene, Bernard,
Hooper.
F. Oliver: Dover. Warter, Frank
Comings, French, Bartlett, Bedell,
M~assopust, j. Karkus, Margaretten.
Atkinson, LawroNce Oliver, Coogan
Rankin: Frantic. Goldberger, w.
Oliver, Pickersgill, ReimersSG G. Mill
Ter. eager. Holm. Clausen, Ferris,
Solt, Dill.
Following are the new junior en-
ployed boys competitive gymnasium
teams: Capt. Kid, Slams. r. Torrell,
Kohler, U. Palo. Griffin. Arnstein.
Miller, Lieber. McCabe. Montana, A.
Goran. Capt. Karl, Thullesen, G.
Meggison. r. Peterson. Sorenson.
Sheath, Guerra, s. Palo. Spevack,
Miller, Eike. Dzubay. Capt. Ford,
Stevenson, Quincy. RatajcZak, john
son. Rasmussen, Kaufman, A. Meis-
tuch, Truelson, Kubinak, Joansen.
Wood. Capt. McCallen, Seaman.
Breslow. Anderson. Leppert, Bow
man, Preacher, Goldberg, Volt
schack. 7. Snevack. Dublin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
FIRE ALARM BOXES

rai-Gordon and Meade Streets
23-Madison Ave. and Paterson 81.
e4-Market and Sheridan Streets
25-Smith Street and Central X, r.
ee-Market and First Streets
librarian Copper Works
2S-High and Lewis streets
s4-Madison Avenue and Smith Street.
35-Smith and High Streets
s-New Brunswick Ave. and New Street
s7-smith and state Streets
u-Standard Underground Cable Co.
4e-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford 81.
t5-Commerce and Front Streets
4s-State and Washington Streets
a7-Hlgh and Washington Streets.
52-cortis ndt and Easton Streets
54-State and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker ST and Pulaski Ave-
57-State and Wayne Streets
Smear Lead Works
s9-Maurer
g2-Washington Street and Park Avenue
63-New Brunswick Ave and Elm Street
6s-Smith street and Watson venue
s~5-Commerce and State Streets
T2-Front and Smith Streets
anG ooruon Streets
T4-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street
sl-Brace ana Hanson Avenues
and Herbert Streets
STANDBY Ave. and Washington ST.
Sa-Lehlgh ave. and Stanford Street
5-Near City Hospital
Ss-cleveland and Brace Avenues
STANDBY and Hall Avenues
33-Ambo.- Ave. and Inslee street
a~.-T.awrence and Francis Streets
9f-Seville anC Johnstone Streets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
WILLIAMSBURG
Y. NJ. H. A.. HERE
viii Play Local Y. M. H. A.
Here Tomorrow Night
Big Game

The Williamsburg Y. NJ. II. A. bas-
ketbaIl team. rated as the strongest
\. NJ. II. A. combination in h East
orn district. will appear on the Y. Nj.
H.. A. court in this city tomorrow
night TO give battle to Manager i.
Levine's local senior y. NJ. H.. A.
team. This Is the sixth game on the
schedule of the local tossers who
have a rkord Of -four wins and one
defeat to date.
The visiting team will appear on
the court with Shulman of the East
ern district high school. high point
scorer for the l.. y. A. j.. last year'
SUITS, star of the Dewitt Clinton
high school team In 1916 and 1917;
Kurzman. OF the Brooklyn Poiytech-
mic Institute team OF 1915 Margu-
lies. who played with the Y. nj. IA.
a. team last year. and Schwartz.
who was with the c. c. n. Y. squad
several years ago
Shulman and stuts are expected 70
start in the advanced positions
schwartz az center. and Marguies
and Kurzman at the guarding posi-
lions. Nll!stein CO the champion
x.yvton high school team OF 1917
1915. and DIR. wciner. OF the Boys
birh school champions OF Brooklyn
aDd Long Island In 1915 and 1911,
will also appeal with this team.
Manager Levine Is DESTROYS OF reg
isiering a win h crack WIFI
iamsburg team, so as TO go 70
woodbridge next Tuesday night
with n record of thxee wins. A VIC
tory for the Y. MOI. A. team on
TUESDAY will practically put the
Parish House combination out OF me
running, unless the Parish House
players defeat some team which IN
turn defeats the y. NJ. III. A. comoi-
nation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
CENTER GIRLS z
v|CT0Rs, $50
Seventh Straight Win Regis
tered Over Newark Team
Last Night

The Roosevelt Center girls in res
istering Their seventh consecutive
victory last night. also obtained the
ucces of the lifetime of any baz-
ketball organization inasmuch as
they shut out the crack Heller Merz
team of Newark on the latter's
court. The final score of this game
was 900. The Heller Merz team was
recently defeated by the Wheeler
girls of Newark by a score of 3d.
Good floor work and passing fea-
tured the work of the Centers in
this contest, the Misses G. Ellis. NJ.
King and L. Ellis playing a promi-
nent part in this work. All the scor-
ing in this game was divided be-
tween the Misses Eva Shechtman. i.
Schwartz and X. Robertson. Four
teen goals, several of the spectacu-
lar class, were made by the Roose-
welt team in this game.
At the end of the first half the
visitors were leading 12-0- The
home team used T. Carroll. E. Zacp-
fel. A. Machefty, l. Taneberger and
T. Plesnik.
The Centers will endeavor to reg
lister their eighth straight win of IT,
season when they play the Mich0
girls on the Midtown court 4 |3or1
row night.
The o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
WHEELER GIRLS ARE
BEATE IN NEWARK

The Wheeler girls basketball team
of Roosevelt met defeat at the hands
of the Central Stamping Girls team
of Newark on the Newark court last
night. The contest was hars fought
throughout. the final score oeing IA
to 1G.
At the end of the first half the
visiting team led, 7 to 5. Miss A.
Richly, regular of the Wheeler team.
starred for the Newark combination
in the game last night. Miss REILLY
made ten OF the points scored by the
home tossers The visitors lined up
with the Misses A,imor, Duncan, Nc
Gettigan, Burke and Nannen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
MISS M|LLER'S
TEAM IS WINNER
Registers Second Victory in
Eighth Grade League by
Defeating Room 20
Standing Eighth Grade League

Miss Id. Miller's Room 3 repre-
sentative basketball team in the
Eighth Grade League at the local
Grammar school, climbed into Sec
ond place as a result of defeating
the Room 20 representatives in a
game on the local Z. NJ. C. A. court
yesterday afternoon by a score of "a
to IT. The Room 1 representatives
are leading the circuit with two wins
and parry a defeat.
Burke, PUGET and Paris featured
for the winning team in the game
yesterday, the former scoring sixteen
of his teams tweEty-four points,
while the work of the Room 8 guards
was responsible for the outcome of
the game
Room 20 led at half time, 10 to 3,
and at the end of the second half the
two teams were tired, IT to II. The
Room 8 PLAYERS scored seven points
in the extra five minute period.
Tba Spora.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
T. 81. DUO MOVE
NEARER LEAD
Forman & Fullerton Win 3
Straight Are Now in
Second Place
Standing I'm Two-yap Tourney
SPTS TAKE ANp F..

The Forman & Fullerton combi-
nation increased their chances of
winning the two man bowling tourn-
ament at the "Y" last night when
they won three straight games from
Sheath & Nobel. As a result of these
games Torman & Fullerton now go
into second place. In order TO win
the league they must win all six OF
their remaining games. Nobel &
Sheath hit no high scores last night
the highest score made by either n
any game being 15S. Forman made
three high scores, all over tho soluble
century mark. 221, zoe. and 20. for
an average of PIP. Fullerton made
21s in the first game and averaged
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
HELMETTA BOWlERS BEATEN

HELMETTA. Dec. 14:-Dupont
won over Helmetta in the Middlesex
county Industrial bowling league
match at the Dupont alleys. displac-
ing Helmetta from the lead in n
league race. Petric was high o
OF the match and Nehrkorn contin-
ued in the high scoring with a dou-
BILE century. He still retains the
high score~ honors with a mark of
95e The scores follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
All Communications Must be Signed

A communication was received
recently from Roosevelt in regard 10
a sporting proposition. This commu-
nication is signed "A Fam In order
TO publish same it will be necessary
for the writer TO send his or her
name to the News Office signed TO a
statement that the communication
was written by that person.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
Juniors
Freshmen
Rowling AZ HeImetta

HELMETTA. Dec. l4:-A toufhar,
ment to choose the high bowl
ers OF Factory ~" OF the George w.
Helme plant showed little TO choose
from as TO high scores In a match
rolled at the Helmetta Club alleys
Monday night. The scores and line
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14

~Sayreville, New Brunswick and
South River fans are expected to
turn put in large numbers to root
against their Midtown rivals. 1t is
the first time in many years that
a Midtown team played at South
River. The second game of the
series will be played at Midtown IN
the near future and the deciding
fifth game if necessary will be play
ed on the court decided by the toss
of a coin.
The Sterlings have not played
away from home this season, while
the. Michelins have played a number
of travelling games. Both teams
have good records to date this year.
Father McCluskey will be the elev-
enth man on the floor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14
INTERC[ASS
CANES STARTED
Senior Boys and Junior Girls
Victorious in Opening
Games

The Senior boys and the Junior
girls were victorious in the opening
games of the Perth Amboy high
school interclass series which Were
played on the school gym court
yesterday afternoon. This after
noon the Junior and Freshman boys
are scheduled to clash, while the
Senior and Sophomore girls will
play.
II was necessary to play an extra
period IN order to decide the boys
game, the final score being 1913. Al
the end of the first half the Sophie
more boys led So. During the Sec
ond period of this game the five
man defense featured the work OF
the two teams. Jerry Nussbaum was
rushed into the Senior lineup in the
second period in an effort to end
the advance OF the Sophomore team,
and through his brilliant all-around
work the upper class team was suc-
cessful.
Seaman was the individual star
OF the winning team. while LybecE
featured for the losing team. The
Seniors started with Seaman. Slad-
kus, j. Patten. Shumsky and j. Kass,
and Forman, b. Kass. Mahle Main,
Fine. Goodies and Nussbaum were
substituted during the game. Daw-
sod. Larson. McCabe. Lybeck and
Martin started for the Sophomores.
and Macmillan, Roth and Olscesky
were the substitutes. Rufus Allen
refereed this game. while Miss
Marion Burns refereed the girls
game.
Junior Girls Win
The Junior girls won an Interest
ing game from the Freshman girls,
the final score being 1873, and the
score al half time was knotted five
all. The Misses P~avlovsky starred
for the winners. while the Misses
Hoy and Frazer led the Freshman
a in scoring. Both teams show
ed the effect OF constant effort by
Miss Marion Burns and her student
assistant coaches.
q. The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14

ers In this session made them deser-
vent of victory.
The Parish House team, according
to Manager Deter. can be counted
on as a dangerous factor in the
~ ace frcm now on. Tomorrow
night the Woodbridge team will play
the second game OF a series with the
Micaelin Tire Company team of
Midtown. This team was overwhelm-
ingly defeated by the Parish House
boys in Woodbridge. but the game at
Midtown will be played according
to the two hand -dribbling rules.
Next Tuesday night the strength
of the Parish House team will be
given a rea. test for the Y. NJ. H.. "A.
combination of this city is scheduled.
The Y. NJ. H.-A. team defeated the
Parish House boys in this city. Me-
sick, star guard of the Parish House
team. is expected to be back in the
lineup for this game.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14

period Eppinger scored two field
goals and Anderson one for the
home team. For the visitors Wad-
dell scored one field goal, Hihbard.
Wissner and Bradley two deuces
each, and Bob Handerhan three
double counters.
The Collegians played a much
better brand of ball than they ex-
hihited against the Y. NJ. H. A. team
in this city last Thursday night.
Fitzpatrick again refereed Iasr
night.
The score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-14

The next matches will be rolled
Friday night as follows: Roosevelt
Mt Helmetta. Dupont at ~Sayreville.
Hercules at Michelin.