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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

Sport Comment
IN All Fields

It is interesting to note how really
big the big fellows are. Heilmann
leads the American League in bat
ting. Cobb is a close second.
Harry and Ty are great pals. Ty
taught Harry how to bat and still
corrects him. shows him. and is con-
tent with second place.
Ty sacrifices himself for He'll
mann and the Tigers. But out of
all this Ty looms bigger than ever
with the fans.
The player stole; slid Ger the sack,
But, strange beyond belief,
When waved aside, it was the Jump
The grandstand called a thief.
49,
So much hooch has been going
over from Canada that they're think
ing about changing the name of De-
troit from the City of Straits to
the City of the Crates.
Psychology
Psychologist has advised Illinois to
adopt orange-colored jerseys. saying,
I'm a football game the men are
playing against a greenish back
ground. 1t Is advisable that a color
be chosen to stand out against this
background"
Jerseys are a needless expense.
Just move the freshmen!
Famous Slogans
Philadelphia: They came. they
saw, they conquered.
Road Hog: They shall not pass.
Babe Ruth: Homer, Sweet Homer.
Counterfeiter: The die Is cast.
%&E
Here y'are fans, Number One!
Charlton Davies, West Virginia
quarterback, broke his leg in scrim-
mage.
Next!
If they keep fooling around with
that live ball, some day we are go
Ing to read the box score, thus:
Two base hits-Speaker (S). Sc
well (3). Ruth (14). Meusel 60,
Pipp, Ward, O'Neill.
Three base hits-Ruth 90, Meusel
"a. Speaker (5), O'Neill CO. Smith
60, Wamby 60.
Home runs-Ruth (9). O'Neill (6),
Speaker (6), Schang %, Peckin-
paugh, Miller. Meusel (S), Sewell,
Smith, Johnston, etc.
Game called OF account of dark
ness. third inning.
Score. New York Sc; Cleveland II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

Sacramento was batting The first
man up hit a hot liner toward
short.
The ball went by Tinker like a
shot, but Joe went through all the
motions of fielding and throwing it
to first.
Chance. on first, stretched out
the catch.
and slapped his glove as if making
"Out!" yelled Mike loudly.
And all the while the c~enterheld-
err was madly chasing the bail.
=
The goof pitching record belongs
to an Iowa wood chopper.
His fame as a pitcher reached the
ears of Joe Quinn, then managing
the Des Moines team. Joe sem for
the youth apd a little later put him
in against St. Joe, fttingly chris
tening him "Rube."
RUDE had a fair delivery, but in
the first inning he gave four bases
on balls. Snappy work, however,
prevented st. Joe from scoring.
In each of the first five innings
RUDE filled the bases before a man
was out. Yet in each he got through
without being scored on. He neve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
DOWNEY NINE
IS DEFEATED
HaIIoWeII TWirIs Aquehongas
to Victory Thrilling Ninth
Inning Finish

BY a thrilling ninth inning finish
the Aquehonga baseball nine of Tot
tenville defeated the Downey Ship
yard nine of West Brighton, S. l., on
the Tottenville grounds yesterday af-
ternoon by a score of 6-5. This VIC
tory gave Manager Carfoot's team a
hold on the island championship. as
the Downey outfit is one of the
strongest claimants of this title.
Hallowell, a portside hurler,
handled the twirling assignment for
the Aquehongas in the absence of
Art Romer, the regular pitcher, who
was engaged in leading the New
York Police nine to victory over the
Staten Island Elks. Hallowen al
lowed eight hits, struck out nine,
issued three passes and hit me bat-
ter. The Tottenville pitcher was in
vincible except in the third session.
VanPelt, the visiting pitcher, was
touc-..d for a dozen healthy swats.
He walked two batters and famed
three.
Kinney again played great ball
for the Aquehongas. He fielded the
left field berth in great style and col
lected three hits, being credited with
knocking in the winning run. Grosy-
men featured at the bat for the
DOWney nine, ClOuliHS OuL Inc ioH5
est hit of the game, a three base
blow. Knesel connected for a two
base hit, the only other extra base
clout of the game.
Clean hitting enabled the Aque-
honga club to score two runs in the
first inning. This lead was short
lived. In the last half of the third
session two walks, a hit batter and
two safe blows, one triple, sent four
runners across the pan for the
Downey nine.
The Aquehonga nine punched sew
eral hits in the fourth inning and
came within one run of tieing the
score. A single, two stolen bases
and a wild throw gave the Yves
Brighton team one run in the eighth
inning.
HaIlowell led the ninth inning
rally. He singled. went to second
when Grosynen fumbled Paugh's
grounder. w. Knott sacrificed both
men along and A. Knott's single
scored two runs. A. Knott went to
second on the throw-in and scored
the winning run on Kinney's single.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
R0MER LEADS
POLICE WIN
New York Police Defeat Stat
en- Island EIks in Benefit
Game Score 1926

Art Romer, Tottenville veteran
southpaw, led the New York Police
Department nine to a victory over
the Staten Island Elks In a hospital
benefit game at Sisco Field, Port
Richmond, yesterday afternoon. The
final score of the game was 1876.
With the game easily won, Romer
retired from the contest with the
score 12-1 at the end of the seventh
inning.
Four widely scattered hits were
allowed by the Tottenville twirler,
while O'Neil who succeeded him al
lowed five hits and five runs. Ten
hits were collected off the delivery
of Scissor who started for the Elks.
while Pastors offerings were touch
ed for seven hits in the last four in
nings of this game.
Baseball attendance records at
Port Richmond were broken by the
attendance at this game. The Police
Department band furnished music in
connection with this contest. Deputy
Commissioner John NJ. Shaw was in
attendance and was in charge of the
police end of the arrangements. A
dinner was served the players at the
Elks club in Stapleton after, the
game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
'CASEYS' AGAIN
ARE WINNERS
Woodbridge Columbian Club
Defeats Railway Colored
Giants -Neider Stars

Henry Butch" Neider pitched
another classy game for the Column
bian Club of Woodbridge yesterday
afternoon and this team was enabled
to score an easy victory over the
Railway Colored Giants by a 81
score. The Giants collected two hits.
Thirteen of the visiting batters
went back to the bench via the
strikeout route, and one pass was
issued by the Woodbridge pitcher.
McCaskill, the Giants pitcher, also
twirled a good game. Six hits were
collected off his delivery, twelve
"Caseys'' famed the breeze and one
pass was issued.
The Giants scored heir only run
OF the game in the first inning with
the assistance of two errors. Clean
hitting enabled the "Caseys' to take
the lead in the third inning after
they had tied the count in the sec
ond. Four more runs We're added to
their total in the fifth inning and
the contest was safely tucked away.
Joe Eats" Coley and Thomas
made three base hits, the longest
safeties in this game.
Tho hoy SCORE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
BUSINESS MEMS CLASSES
COMMENCE AT ny" TONIGHT

Business mems gymnasium classes
will be resumed at the Y. M. G. A.
this afternoon after having been dis
continued for more than two months
during the summer. Commencing at
SIS o'clock and continuing until
$3.50 the gym will be devoted entire
ly to regular class work under the
direction of Physical Director schuy-
Ter c. Pew. The usual s%etting-up
exercises will be participated in,
followed by group games and vol
ley ball. The Monday-Thursday
night classes this year are for the
younger members of the business
mems class who desire the harder
exercises and sitter competition. To-
morrow afternoon the first Tuesday
Friday classes for business men will
be\held. All r asked to sign up
with Physical Director Pew. Those
joining after the classes nave been
formed will be assigned by the nhy-
steal director.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
PIONEERS LOSE
CLOSE GAME
Sacred Hearts Have One Big
Inning at So. Amboy Yes
terday-- Many Attend

SOUTH AMBOY. Sept. 19:-The
Pioneers of Perth Amboy lost to the
fast Sacred Heart A. c. yesterday by
the score of s to Z. Buck Stratton.
of 'Y" fame, failed to show up in his
mound work, and had to be replaced
by the Pioneers old standby. Oleson,
in the fifth inning.
The game rolled along merrily for
both sides until the third inning
when the locals, began the fireworks
that proved theJundoing of Stratton.
The inning opened when Pierson
grounded to Brown, the latter
throwing him out at first base.
Witczek hit the first n over or a
two-bagger, the ball landing in the
right field bushes. Okulievic, AFTER
letting two good ones pass, lined the
ball into the woods, scoring Witczek.
Molly was out, Let's to POLLOCK.
Lagoda singled to centerfield, scoring
Okulievic. Witczak flied into the
right field woods for two bases, scor-
ing Lagoda. Creed hit a fast one
into the woods and scored Witczak.
Stratton threw a quick one over Tor
Newmark, who followed the foot
steps of his colleagues and lined one
in the woods for another two Dagger.
Share grounded to Pollack. The fol-
lowing inning the locals added two
more runs to their list.
In the fifth inning Share struck
put the only three men to face him.
The Pioneers came back in the
eighth but they fell short by one
run. Oleson lined to short field.
Creed in an attempt to get the ball
muffed it and Oleson was safe n
went to second on Creed's overthrow
to first. Malinoski hit and Greed
fumbled. The runner was safe on
first. Thompson singled through
second base, scoring Oleson. Crowl
also singled to deep center, scoring
MaIinoski and Thompson. Brown
vas out on a bunt. Lagoda to New
mark. J.. Malinoski followed and
lined through the opening between
short and second base, scoring
Crowl. The next two men fell a
victim to the strikeout route. In the
ninth J. Let's had struck u OLE
son was safe on the third baseman's
error. Malinoski also was safe on an
error of the shortstop but later was
thrown out by Lagoda while at
tempting to steal second. During
this play Oleson slipped home. MAX
ing the score eight to seven. Thomp-
son famed.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
BROWN and REAGAN BATTLE
At NEWARK CLUB TONIGHT

Mickey Brown and Larry Reagan
are scheduled to battle in the twelve
round main event at the Newark
Boxing Club tonight. Plenty of ac-
ton is pormised everyone who at
tends tonight's show, inasmuch as
both men are known to be game
battlers. II Danny Frush had de-
feated Johnny Kilbane at Cleve-
land on Saturday afternoon, Brown
or Reagan would have been the new
champions first opponent. There
are a number of other good bouts
scheduled for tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
BY ROY GROVE

Another world series is upon us.
The time / ripe for someone else to
sign a lease for an apartment In
the Flat of Fame.
Who'll it be? -,
Last year Bill Wambsganss did
1t. The Cleveland second sacker
gaIloped off with a front suite in
the well-known hall by engineering
and completing an unassisted triple
play during the big series with
Brooklyn. Twas a stunt that never
had been equaled in the big mix and
that probably eve will.
Speculation concerning the hero
and the goat-for there's always a
goat, you know-of the coming Sc
ries recalls some of the famous
freak plays and misplays of the
past.
When Mike Fisher became man
aeer OF the Tacoma Coast League
team, he thought it would be well
to get before the fans, so he an
nounced that he would umpire an
exhibition series between Sacra-
Lmento and the Chicago Nationals,
then training on the coast
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

got by an inning without passing al
least two men.
St. Joe gathered seven hits In
nine innings, in addition to the men
who walked-and went home with
q string of goose eggs.
Mike Grady, holding down the
third sack for the Giants in a game
with Chicago, made six errors. They
all came in the first inning, on the
same play.
Chicago had three filed
when down came a grounder to
Grady.
He fumb1ed it. Then he threw It
over the first sacker's head. He got
the throw back near the pitchers
box and muffed it. Recovering the
ball, he hurled it wide to the CATCH
er.
BY this time two men had tailed
and another was speeding home
from third.
Mike dropped the catcher's re-
turn and then tossed the ball Wild
to third trying to head off the man
who made the hit, and the scorer
chalked UP six separate ana 49,
tinct bungles,
HAA A 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
YANKEES AGAIN :
LEAD LEAGUE
Defeat Detroit and Cleveland
Indians, Lose to Washington
--Yanks Play Today

The New York Yankees lead the
American league by two points to-
day, as a result of their victory yes
terday over the Detroit Tigers while
the Cleveland Indians were losing to
the Washington Senator. The Yam
KEGS are playing off a postponed
game with the Tigers today, while
the Indians have a day off.
The New York Giants are ahead
in the National league by four and a
half James The last game of the
season with the Pittsburgh Pirates
is on the schedule for this after
noon. The Giants practically have
the Heydler pennant cinched.
Babe" Ruth's mark remains al
Sc, being unsuccessful Is knocking
out a homer in the games yesterday,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
HOLY TRINITY
TEAM BEATEN
eiovers WhiteWash HeImetta
Team, 10-0--- 0Idenboom
Pitches Good Ball

With Oldenboom pitching great
ball, the Glover baseball team of
this city easily defeated the Holy
Trinity nine at Helmetta yesterday
afternoon. The final score of the
game was 100. Only five hits were
were collected off the delivery of
the local pitcher, while the Glover
batters connected for eleven safe
ties.
John zalari led the local team
ut the bat, with three hits out of
five trips to the plate. The Clovers
sewed up the game in the first in
ming when eight runner were sent
across the pan.
The box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
CARPENTER COMING TO
u. S. NEXT DECEMBER

NEW YORK, Sept. 19-Georges
Carpenter will come to" the United
States some time during December
to start preparation for his light
heavyweight championship bout
with Tom Gibbons of st. Paul. Gus
Wilson the Franchman's trainer,
announced today.
1t is probable that Carpenter Will
again lease the residence at Man
hasset, l.. l., for his training. He
dislikes the idea of working in a
New York gym. Mile. Carpenter
and their daughter Jacqueline may
accompany him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
MURER NINE
SHOWS CLASS
Defeats Harmony Nine of
Roosevelt on Maurer Field
--SCore 81

The Harmony Club nine of Roose
welt met defeat at the hands of the
Maurer representative team on the
Maurer grounds in a we'll played
game yesterday afternoon, by a
score of 81.
Dunton, the Maurer pitcher. was
touched for two hits. while six hits
we're made off the delivery of Dono-
ghue. Dunton led his own team at
the bat. The Maurer team scored
two runs in the first inning, and an
other in the seventh inning, while
the Harmoy clubs only score came
in the third inning.
The box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
Pioneers

Summary: Two base hits, Vito
eek, Okulievic, Witczak, Greed, New
mark. Struck out, by Share, IL; by
Stratton, 2 Is innings); by Oleson. 4
3 innings). Bases on balls, off
Share, /; off Stratton, /; off Oleson.
1. Umpires, A. Clark and J. STAN
ton. Time Of game, 1 hour, SIS min
qtes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
Railway Giants


r. G.. ...... 1 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0-1
C. C. ...... 0 1 / 0 4 0 0 0 x-6
The summary: Three base hits,
Coley and Thomas. Struck out, by
Neider, 10; McCaskill, IL. Bases on
balls, off Neider, l; McCaskill, /.
Left on bases, Columbian Club, g.;
Giants, 4. Umpire. Olsen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
STARS TAKE
TWO CONTESTS HERE

this session Flynn singled, Loeser
beat out an infield hit and Coughlin
was safe on an error after two were
down.
This game was cut to seven in
nings by agreement, due to the fact
that the first did not start until after
2 o'clock, and did not finish until
after 4 o'clock. About fourteen hun
dred fans were in attendance at
these games.
The box core:
The box score. (First camel:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

'Batted for Flynn in the ninth.
The score by innings:
Stars ........ 000000140 2--7
Amboys ..... 021000210 o.
The summary: Two base hits,
Loeser, Fabre, and Apologize. Sac.
rifice fly, Padron. Bases on balls off
A~pplegate 0, Fabre O.. Struck out
by Applegate 8. Fabre s. Left on
bases Amboy Q, Stars 6. Double
play Padron to Fabre, FabeIo to
Rodriques to Fabelo. Umpire ,Kally,
The box score: (Second Game)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
Downey


A. C. {. -. 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-6
Downey 80. 0 4 0 0 0 0 / 0-5
Summary-Three base hit -
Grosynen. Two base hit-Knesel.
Left on bases-A. A. c., 10; Downey.
s. Base on balls-off Hollowell, 3;
off Van Pelt, 2. Struck out. by Hol-
lowell 8; by Van Pelt. 8. Double Play
-McGrath to Knesel; Knesel to Ar
bogast. Umpire-Miller. Attendance
1900.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
Errors Again Responsible

Billy Flynn, who recently returned
from Martinsville. Va. allowed the
Cubans two hits in the second game,
one in the second and the other in
the fifth inning, yet the Stars were
victorious by a 2 to l score. Han
derhan missed an easy fly to start
the third inning. and this was fol-
lowed by a walk. sacrifice hit and an
error by Stinson at second base. Two
runs were scored by the Cubans in
this round, their only runs Of the
game.
Flynn struck out five batters,
walked two and hit one man. Juan
clio, the Cuban twirler, allowed five
hits, struck out six men and walked
one. A triple steal in the fifth in
ming, Flynn going home. Loeser to
third and Coughlin to second. ac-
counted for Amboy's only run. In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

The summary: Two base hits.
John Zalari, Fimiani and Platt.
Struck out by Oldenboom 10, Mon
doker 2. Bases on balls off Olden-
boom 2, Mondoker 2.
The score by innings:
r1overs S001O190-0 -10
Holy Trinity .. oooo0ooo@e
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

Although Harry A~pplegate and
Billy Flynn both pitched good ball
for the Perth Amboy representative
team in a double header on the Rari-
tan Copper works field yesterday aft
ernoon. loose fielding and poor base
running allowed the Cuban Star nine
to capture both games. the first by
a score of Z to 5 in ten innings. and
the second 2 to / in a even inning
game. The Saturday contest between
the Michelins of Midtown and Perth
Amboy was postponed on account of
rain. The Cubans won a double
header here earlier in the season.
Ray Handerhan and Bill Flynn,
recent additions to the Amboy team,
played good ball. the former at third
base and Flynn in right field and in
the pitchers box. Mickey Loeser
stars for the Amboy team in these
contests. Laurent played good ball
at the initial sack.
Sewed and Unsewed
| In the lead. 5 to /, with down
in the eighth inning. the Amboy
players allowed the Cubans to cap
ture the first contest. The Cubans
scored their first run in this game,
in the seventh inning on a single,
stolen base, error and a sacrifice fly.
The score was tied in the eighth in
ming on four hits, a passed ball and
two errors If Stinson had succeed
ed in fielding a grounder to his posi-
ton in this inning, a double play
would have been made and there
| would have been no scoring.
The Cubans won the game in the
| fanth in N in n hty GNnrinor fyUn rms f.
| ter two were down. Two errors and
a double. the latter was bounced
wildly ove Stinson's head. were re-
sponsible for the Cubans' winning
tallies. The Amboy team out-hit
their opponents in this game, twelve
to ten.
A%pplegate had allowed four wide
ly scattered hits up to the %eventful
eighth. one in the first, third, fifth
and seventh innings. He struck out
eight men and issued nary pass.
Fabre. the Cuban pitcher. was hit
freely except in the closing innings.
He struck out five men, and also had
good control. Laurent with two hits,
and Loeser with three safeties, one a
double over the short right field fence
led the Amboy team in batting in
this game. Oms, Fabre and Feran
led the CubanS with the stick. Lau-
rent. Flynn and Handerhan made
feature fielding plays in this game.
Three hits and an error gave the
home team two runs in the second,
! and two hits and an error accounted
for another run in the third inning.
Three hits and an error were re-
sponsible for Amboy's last two cores
in the seventh inning.
Errors Again Responsible
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League


New York, 4; Detroit, 2.
Washington, 4; Cleveland, /
National League
Chicago, /; Brooklyn, O.
Chicago, s; Brooklyn, /.
Cincinnati. 6; Boston 2.
Cincinnati, 10; Boston, 5.
st. Louis. 6; Philadelphia. 4.
International League
Newark, 4; Jersey City, l..
Jersey City, 12: Newark, 4.
Rochester, 81; Buffalo, s.
Rochester, 6; Buffalo, 4.
Syracuse. 7; Toronto, 1.
Syracuse, s; Toronto, l..
Baltimore, 10; Reading, 0.
Reading, 10; Baltimore, Z.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
The score by innings:

Stars .......... 0 0 2 0 o o O-i
Amboys ........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 OIL
Summary-Sacrifice hits-Fuller-
ton and Fabelo. Struck out-by
Flynn, 5; by Juanclo, IS. Base on
balls-off Flynn, 2; off Juanclo, l.
Left on bases-Amboy. s; Stars. S.
Hit by pitcher-Flynn, (Fabelo).
Umpire-Kelly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
GAMES TODAY
American League

Detroit at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston
National League
New York at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
International League
Baltimore at Newark.
Jersey City at Reading.
Toronto at Syracuse.
Buffalo at Rochester.
w. L. ]
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19

LONDON, Sept. 10 (By the
Associated Press)-The first of
the Balloons to get away in the
James Gordon Bennett international
race, which started yesterday after
noon from Brussels was heard from
this morning. She was the Ban
shee, an English entrant, piloted by
Aeronaut Baldwin. A message said
the Banshee had landed at Sarmau,
near Carmarthen, in Wales.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
LEAGUE

Cleveland has II games to play.
New York has II games to play.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
Sport Briefs

NEW YORK, Sept. 19-Several
eastern college football coaches
have announced rigid training
schedules for the coming week III
an effort to prepare their charges
for opening games next Saturday.
Coach Sanford at Rutgers is
drinnig his men hard at the aerial
game, and it appeared that the
New Brunswick eleven will adopt
the same offensive tactics that Cen
tire College of Kentucky displayed
so we'll against Harvard last sea.
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-19
Columbian Club

The box score:
New-York tribune., 1921-03-24

On the arrival of Major General
kronkhite the body of Major Kronk-
hite was exhumed, and the autopsy
then held disclosed that he had been
shot in the back. This point estab-
lished, Major General Kronkhite pushed
his private Investigation until a court
martial was ordered, and Sergeant
Bugler Roland Pothier, stationed at
Cam ps Lewis, was court martialed. and
found guilty Of shooting Major Kronk-
hSte.s
On March 10 of this year Sergeant
Pothier admitted the shooting Of the
Major, and United States commits
sioner accepted his plea Of involuntary
mansIaughter. He is said to have
named two more persons as involved in
the killing: At this point Department
of Justice investigators took charge Of
the case. Agent Harris came to New
York and took up the trail. assisted bv
Agent Thomas W. Reddy, who was act
ing as division superintendent Of the
Department of Justice in the First Dis
trict of New York.
The agents got track Of Is Captain
Rosenbluth from cables sent to Com
stantinople, where he had been q short
time before the information as 70 his
whereabouts was sought. Through
this message Rosenbluth was traiied
through France, England, European
Russia and Siberia until the date of
his return to the United States was es-
tablished. HA presence in New York
kass been known for the, last fifteen
days, but there had been no chance to
effect his arrest until last night, when
shs WAS found yat tbs Civic Club