Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-05
QUICK ACTION
ON CHALLENGE
Maurer and Keasbey A. c.
Both Seem Willing to Play
the St. Anthony Nine

Two communications were receiv-
ed today from the K~easbey Field
Club aud Maurer baseball team re-
%spectively giving their respective
opinions of the challenge issued by
Manager Wesley Wilson of the st.
Anthony baseball team.
The Maurer reply follows:
"Augut 4, 1920.
Editor Evening News,
Dear misunderstanding to your
notice in yesterdays paper regard
ing st. Anthony's challenge to the
| Naurer team. Please be assured that
the Maurer team is willing to meet
the Saints at any time on the Maurer
field, the Maurer team will offer as
a special inducement fifty per cent
of the proceeds taken in at the
game. other than this n cannot
expect. We long know of the Saints
bluff. winner take all. Now be a
sport and play just because you be-
lieve you have a better team.
This is home grounds, no carfare
to be expected. We furnish the bats
ard halls as an added inducement.
Other than tkis to offer we cannot,
as we do not intend to dig down in
our " pocket just to play the
Saints.
yours In sport.
"MAURER A. A. BASEBALL
TEAM,
Manager John M. Urbanski,
Maurer, N. J."
The Keasbey communications:
"Keasbey. Aug. A. 1921.
Editor Evening News:
II would like to have you publish
this letter on the sporting page of
the Perth Amboy Evening News In
answer to the one written by Mr..
| Wesley Wilson, manager of the st.
Anthony baseball team.
Mr.. Wilson says that he is will
ing to play all teams. including
Keasbey, for a side bet. ! wish to
state hat the Keasbey F. c. has no
financial backing and for that reason
cannot put a bet on a game between
Keasbey and the st. Anthonys. Why
is it that Mr.. Wilson is so willing to
out up a side bet at. this time? He
knows that teams have not the
money to back themselves up, and it
seems to be a good way for him to
back out of any games offered him on
a sporting proposition. When the
Lyceums offered a side bet. did Mr..
Wilson take him up? No! He shut
up like a clam. The Lyceums had
money back of them. whereas the
keasbey f. G. has not. l am not
afraid to say that the Keasbey f. &.
has not money to bet on a game. but
we will play Mr.. Wilson'S team on a
consideration OF the winning team
| taking all of the gate receipts or for
| fun or marbles. If the st. Anthonys
have any real sporting blood in them
they will take that up and If they are
Yellow it is time for them to shut up.
THE Keasbey team does not play
her games on transporting page and
never has during the past ten years
that they have played. neither do
they play their games on the street
| corners, but on the baseball field. II
Mr.. Wilson thinks that his team has
a good reputation / fail to see 1t.
There is no question he is strength
ening his team every game they play
but so is Keasbey; the difference is
that the St. Anthony baseball team
lose with their much strengthened
| team, whereas the Keasbey team
wins. l would like to ask Mr.. Wilson
why it is that the st. Anthonys are
not heard of outside of Perth Amboy,
and must change their name to get
games, especially down South Jer-
sey? Possibly if they had a sporting
page in other towns willing to pub
lish all their hot air, they would be
! world-beaters on the sporting sheet,
but the trouble is that they cannot
show anything on the field and don't
make much of a noise. 1t is about
time that the st. Anthonys cut out
their talk and got down to business.
That is the only way to show what
they are made of.
eff Mr.. Wilson ONE down from
the clouds and wants to talk COM
mon sense. he will find ready listen
| ers, but if not he might just as well
cut out his newspaper articles as he
will never beat the Keasbey +. G.
on the sporting page.
Thanking you for the space you
give this letter. / am
yours in spots.
81. KATRANSKY,
"Capt. K~easbey, F. c."