Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-22
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Call Meeting at Y. M. c. A.
for Formation of Industrial
League in This City

Representatives of the various fac
tories in the city interested in indus
trial athletics of all descriptions will
meet tomorrow night at s o'clock in
the Y. NJ. c. A.. with Physical Direc-
tor Schuyler G. Pew for the purpose
of outlining plans for a permanent
organization. Mr.. Pew has been
gradually getting the industries OF
Perth Amboy interested in athletics
for several years and believes that
the time is 10Y ripe to organize them
into an athletic association which
will not only draw the employees in
athletics but will bring out a strong
spirit among the employees and cause
them to take q greater interest in
their work.
Letters have been SEM to practical
ly all of the larger industries of the
city. inviting them to have a repre-
sentative present at tomorrow nights
meeting and 1t is known that at least
six of the factories will have a
spokesman present. Others are x
pected and in the possible case of any
industries which were inadvertently
overlooked in sending out the notices
of this meeting, these plants are also
urged to have a representative pres
ent if they desire to go in on this
athletic league plan.
Realizing that by interesting the
employees in athletics they will find
their work more pleasing. managers
of several of the city's biggest plants
have approved of the plan which has
been worked out after numerous
meeting between industrial heads,
Physical Director Pew and Y. M. G.
A. Industrial Secretary James A.
Larcombe.
The industries which have assured
the presence of a representative at
tomorrow nights meeting are Stand
ard Underground Cable Company,
Roessler e. Hasslacher Chemical
Company, Bakelite Company, At
lantic Terra Gotta Works, Raritan
Copper Works and the Perth Amboy
Dry Dock Company.
An arrangement has been reached
with the Y. M. c. A. physical COM
whereby games might be play
ed in the gymnasium on certain
nights between the employees of GER
tain factories without the partic1-
pants being called upon to become
members in the local association.
Physical Director Pew Is SO arrang-
ing his schedule as to allow certain
Saturday nights to the industries for
various games and contests.
One of the new innovations this
year will be the game of cage ball.
This has been recently introduced in
factories and can be played by any
number of players, it being possible
to use more than 100 on a side. A
huge ball is used, consisting of a
leather cover over q rubber bladder
which is filed with air. The game
is played somewhat like basketball,
being a combination of soccer, foot
ball and basketball. Where it has
been tried out it has proved popular
and the factories here are expected
to take to it like a duck to water"
The Raritan Copper Works has
offered the use of their athletic field
for any games which the industries
might want to play out-of-doors. 1t
is likely that basketball will COM
prise the main sport during the win
ter months, although several Of the
plants are enthusiastic over .tug-of-
war matches and bowling contests.
An athletic contest to determine the
best all-round athlete in five events,
open to employees of all the indus
tries, is now being considered by
Physical Director Pew.