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control Of his mystery" ball, and
while training with the New York
Yankees the following spring he
finally mastered 1t to such a degree
that he was ready to use 1t in a
Enme.
It was q great success from tho
start, and during the season OF
1910 Ford won twenty-six games
while losing only six. He care
fully guarded his secret, and for q
couple OF years his wonderful ef-
fectiveness was properly attributed
to . mystery" ball.
Then Ray Heating, also Of the
Yankees, bobbed up with a delivery
very similar to Ford's, and so did
Vean Gregg. then Of the Cleveland
Indians. They could put all sorts
of peculiar dips and slants on the
ball, and as for a time they had the
opposing batters completely fooled.
Then q pitcher with the Philadel-
phia Athletics became acquainted
with a girl who had known, Vean
Gregg and she confided to him that
Gregg and Heating had been using g
emery paper to scar one side Of the
ball.
A few days later Heating hap
pened to pitch against the Athletics
and his "sailer" had them jumping
away from the plate in mortal fear
of being "beaned." Eddie Collins re-
fused to bat against him and Connie
Mack was threatened with a mutiny
In his dugout when the player men
TONED above suggested the umpire
examine Keating's glove. The
emery paper was found and the prin-
ciple Of the "trick" delivery which
Ford, Heating, and Gregg had been
using with SO much success was ex-
posed.
Since then various pitchers have
adopted various means Of achiev-
ing the results Ford had obtained
by gouging the ball on his belt
buckle and which Gregg and Kent
Ing had produced by roughening
the ball with emery.
Out Of their experiments came the
shine" ball, invented by Danforth
and given by him to Eddie Cicotte,
who became more efficient than his
Instructor in it's use and finally the
mud" ball which Danforth used to
his own undoing against the Yanks.
In this delivery the seams of one
hide Of the ball are coated with mud,
q "sailer" resulting which IL is al
most impossible to hit.
Urban Shocker. Of the Browns,
also has a trick delivery which the
umpires tolerate because II seems to
comply with the letter Of the rules.
The supposition Is that Shocker forces
saliva into the seams of the ball,
causing them to swell and so throw
the ball out OF balance. AS a regis
tered spit ball pitcher Shocker is per-
mitted to anoint the bail as freely as
he likes and he does.
Shocker is dependent on his sail
Or" for success and Is easy for the
Yanks and other hard hitting club
whenever this delivery gets beyond
control and he is forced to rely upon
his tastball and his ordinary splitter.
When his "sailer" Is breaking right
for him he will not throw more than
half a dozen spitters in an entire
game.
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Syndicate.)
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Gleason trotted out his most ef.
fectivo yOungster, GOrham v.
Leverette, I'm the hOstilities yestcr-
day and the latter, who has pitch
cd some corking baseball against
all the other clubs Of the circuit,
lasted just six innings.
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big League Stars Who
Are Scrapping For
| Top Honors
LEADING MAJOR LEAGUERs

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Folks would run from that COM
bination like a mouse running from
Catnip.
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It was q great success from the
start, and during the season OF
1910 Ford won twenty-six games
while losing only six. He care
fully guarded his secret, and for q
couple OF years his wonderful ef-
fectiveness was properly attributed
to . mystery" ball.
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Dempsey and Wills would make
a pretty pair Of cyclones to clash
in this city where there is room
for only one tornado at Q time.
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II was Walter who hung the last
shutout on the Pale Hose, the oc-
casion being June Is, and they
fought desperately to stave off an
other calcimining.
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town where the noiseless cash
register was invented, patented.
copyrighted and released for whole
sale and retail consumption on n
strict cash or credit plan.
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Since then various pitchers have
adopted various means Of achiev-
ing the results Ford had obtained
by gouging the ball on his belt
buckle and which Gregg and Kent
Ing had produced by roughening
the bali with emery.
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Totals. SO TI3 Totals al ITno
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Two squalls meeting in Cheasa-
peake Bay couldn't get a bigger
play from the public than Demps
and Wills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
What to do to go
into Book Business
BY FREDERICK q. MELCHER
Secretary of the National Associa-
tion of Book Publishers

An alert mind. a keen interest In
all knowledge and a contagious en-
.husiasm will help TO make book
selling a fine career Tor a young man
! or
A good high school education Is
a necessity: a general college course,
an advantage; the background of a
home life where books enter nat
urally into the discussions and con-
v~ersations of all is the best of assets
No profession could be more III
teresting. All that the past has 70
say to the present and all that the
present has to sap or record for
itself passes through the hands Of
the booksellers and il guid"d to the
right hands.
The scope of the Information tina.
the booksellers a put 10 good use
is tremendous. No enc can COM
pietely meet lie needs. Some day
there will re a collcsa coufse or
bookselling a combination of courses
on books and on business. Today
the best way to learn the practical
problems of selling books is TO work
in the best bookstore that has an
opening.
Absorb there the lore of books,
buying methods. publishers names
and characteristics. display and pro-
motion methods. office details and
ali that is there to see or to under
stand and-read ell the time.
Reading now ought to fill in nil
the gaps left by earlier book ram
hles. Read new books. of course.
but between fifteen years of age and
twenty-five, the bookseller should
have swung through hundreds OF
established hooks from all ages and
countries and in all branches of
writing. The background fur ineor-
nation and judgment must be laid
early.
Study all phases of current book
output, read trade papers md study
mediums. Study a foreign
language or keep up with the one
YOU have. Don't forget, hat fiction
and other creative literature are not
the only important uses of print.
the bookseller must distribute
Understandings books on science.
technology, agriculture, religion.
economies. cookery and what not.
There is no trick way to sell
books. Know books. convey your
enthusiasms, serve unw~earyingly.
Save money in order to be part
of the established firm or owner of
a new enterprise. No retail field
offers today better chances for ex-
pansion. New bookshops are needed,
many cities are unprovided with in
telligent hook service. The book
seller of tomorrow will he accepted
as one of the upbuilding forces in
the community. AS such he will find
a competence for his family and
for his spirit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
G, O.. P. To FIGHT LAFOLLETTE
At WISCONSIN PRIMARY

MILWAUKEE, June 2.-Dr. W.
A. Garfield, president of Carroll Col
lege, Waukesha, today was in the
field as choice of the state Republi-
IAN convention to oppose Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette, leader of an
other faction in the party in the con-
test for United States Senator at
the primaries. William ]. Morgan,
state attorney general, who lead in
the fight two years ago against the
slate backed by the o partisan
league in Wisconsin, vas nominated
on the first ballot to run for COVER
nor.
Martin ]. Paulson, of Stephens
Point, a law student at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin and a private in
the American army during the
world war was named for secretary
of state. The platform adopted de-
nounced ~radicalism, approved the
stand of the United States in the
war and attacked the stand of La
Toilette in the senate. In the wet
and dry question it called for the
enforcement of the law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
SOUTH AMBOY

John Ryan and James LenahaI
were keyport visitors yesterday.
Miss Catherine Gereghty visite,
friends in Perth Amboy yesterdal
John j. Stolte visited with friends
at White Haven over the weekend
The Misses Catherine Subjack anC
Viola Potts have returned home al
ter spending several days with
friends at Philadelphia and Ches-
ter.
Frank Subjack, John Kabosky,
Louis Nebus and Frank Shuts mot
ored to the home of friends at At
lantic CITY yesterday.
William Sullivan, Oliver w. Welsh
and a party OF friends motored to
the home of friends at Plainfeld
yesterday.
Thomas Kennedy and a party of
friends motored to Asbury Park yes
terday.
Francis Kuhn motored to the
home of friends at Matawan yester-
day.
James O'Leary and Francis Bren-
a visited with friends In Perth
Amboy last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bulman
are spending a lengthy vacation at
Montreal. Canada.
Frank Shuts of Sayreville. spent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
ADVERTISEMENT
sass. 900. 90
MIDDLESEN COUNTY. n. J..
ROAD IMPROVEMENT BONDS

NhhhfT'
Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned at his Office in the County
record Building in New Brunswick, New
g $50 o'clock P. NJ. Daylight Saving Time)
Thursday, June 18TH. 1922. for the pur-
Middlesex County. New Jersey. the amount
OF the issue stated being the maximum
amount Of bonds that may be issued and
Four Hundred Eighty-three Thousand
s4S3.0o0) Dollars Road Improvement
denomination 81, 200. numbered from 1 up
and maturing in numerical order s44. 1000
on June LIST Of each OF the years 1924.
to 1888. both inclusive. and S43 600 on
June LIST. 1884. with interest at four and
one-half per centum per annum. payable
semi-annually June LIST and December LIST.
The bonds will be in oupon form with
privilege of registration either as TO prin-
elpal and interest or as TO principal only,
payable at the office Of the County Treas
urer in New Brunswick. New Jersey. in
gold coin of the United States Of Ameri-
ca OF the present standard Of weight and
ineness. On any bonds registered as 70
principal and interest. the interest will.
at the request of the holder be remitted
by mail in New York Exchange.
The bonds Will be prepared under the
supervision OF the United states Mortgage
which will certify as to the genuineness
Of the signatures Of the county officials
and the seal impressed thereon; and the
approving opinion Of Messrs. Caldwell and
Raymond. of New York City. as 10 legality
will be furnished to the purchaser with
out charge.
said issue Of bonds will. unless all bids
therefor are rejected, be sold to the bid
der or bidders complying with the terms
Of sale and offering TO pay not less than
ass. 600. and to take therefore the least
amount Of bonds commencing with the
$1,000; and IL one or more bidders shall
offer to take the same amount of bonds.
then said bonds Will be sold TO the bidder
or bidders onering 10 pay therefor the
highest additional price. In addition to
the price bid the purchaser must pay ac-
crued interest from the date Of the bonds
to the date OF delivery.
Bids are desired on forms which will
be furnished by the County and each bid
must be accompanied by a certified check
on an Incorporated bank or trust COM
pany. payable TO the order Of the County
Treasurer Of the County Of Middiesex.
for two per centum OF the par value Of
the bonds bid for to secure the county
against any loss resulting from the failure
OF the bidder to comply with the terms
Of his bid.
The right Is reserved to reject all bids.
and any bid not complying with the pro-
Y~isitions hereof will be rejected.
The bonds will be delivered TO the sue
cessful bidder at the office OF the United
State Mortgage & Trust Company, No. s.
Cedar Street. New York City. on the 22nd
day Of June. 1922. at IL o'clock A. n.
BY order OF the Board Of Chosen Free
] holders Of Middlesex County. New Jersey.
Dated New Brunswick. New Jersey.
+. WILLIAM HILxER.
144s0-s-@-lt County Treasurer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
kEYPORT DRIVE
GREAT SUCCESS
Service Campaign of
Salvation Army Closes
Quota Over Subscribed

KEYPORT, June 2:-The Saliva
ton Army drive conducted in the
borough during the past weeks
was the greatest success of any
drive yet conducted here, the quota
being exceeded by $96.4S. the total
mount being s596.4S. The success
of the drive was due to both the
untiring efforts of the committee
and the canvassers and to the fact
that the majority of the borough
residents contributed most gener-
ously to the cause.
On Wednesday of last week
Hugh Robinson. superintendent of
the Aeromarine Company, turned in
to the committee the sum of $3.50
collected from employees of the
company which was the largest
sum collected by any individual
and which helped very materially in
sending the drive over the top.
The officers were: Chairman. Mrs.
l.. Brewer Walling: vice chairman.
Miss Annie Laurie Tilton; treasurer.
Mrs. Charles S. jerks.
The individual collectors and the
amounts collected follow: Aeroma-
rine Company. Hugh Robinson cap
tain. $3.50; Whitall Tatum Company.
Robert Rothwell captain, $3.50;
Steiner Company. II. Lewis Hutch
inson captain. S16.61; Mrs. Lester
Van Giesen. Second street. s22.15;
Skirt factory, Ira NJ. Ansorge cap
tain, S20.25: tag day. Boy Scouts,
Judson s. Hopla, c. w. Moore. Jr.,
Silcox, John Anderson,
Mrs. r. S. White, First
street. Florence Peteler, SO; Mrs. l..
Brewer Mailing, Front street,
$13.S5; Mrs. Winfield Maurer, Beers
street, $40; Mrs. j. Leon Schanck.
Maple Place, s10.O5; Ed. w. Young,
Church street, $3.50; Mrs. Edgar T.
Hoose, Elizabeth street. $3.50; Mrs.
Horace s. Burrowes, Miss Helen Os-
born, Main street, $15.75; Mrs.
George NJ. Collins. Osborn street,
s11.50; Miss Margaret Bedle, Allan
tic street. S11.10; Mrs. A. NJ. Brown,
two blocks on Broad and Main
streets, $500; Mrs. Louis Yack.
Third street. S11.10: Mrs. James 4.
Walling, Mrs. William T. Van Mater,
Poole avenue, $3.50; American Le-
gion, S21.7S; Mrs. Fred c. Ogden,
Broad street, $1,000; Mrs. George
w. Stidfole. West Keyport. $4,000;
Mrs. j. Garlic Anderson, South Key
port. SPOTS; business men, H. T.
Hopkins. S53.25; Mrs. c. y. Craw-
ford. Holmdel. SASS; Miss Annie
L. Tilton. Division street. cash turn
ed in with tag day receipts. $40.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02

ment was exploring into :hs depths
of the earth on DavsI street, late
yesterday afternoon, the water main
between Broadway and Stevens ave-
rue, was broken, and again the
water department was placed 10
remedy the situation.
The meeting of the newly formed
Alumni, of the South Amboy high
school. held in the auu.s ,r!um Of the
school last nighs brought cut an
added number of interested persons
who are bent on making the trc-
gram for commencement week one
of the greatest ever. The commit
tee in charge of the banquet. are
leaving nc ntone unturned. that
might In O way interfere with their
lengthy plans. Another meeting
will be called within a short time.
when final arr engagements will be re-
ported,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02

yesterday with old acquaintanees In
this city.
The Misses Marie and Moilie SAL
mon were entertained by Mr.. and
IRIS. NJ. Kelly and Miss Helen Cham
berlin of Trenton. over the week.
end. including Decoration Day. The
main sport enjoyed by these popu-
lar young ladies was canoeing and
camping.
Of5cer Quain was summoned 10
the corner Of Pine avenue and
Augusta street last night to scatter
a number of boys bent on mischief.
The annoyance to the neighborhood
caused n of the residents to notify
the city hall.
Joseph Morris motored to the
home of friends at New. Brunswick
yesterday.
Contractor p. j. Quinlan has adj.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
PARENTAL
CLINIC HERE
DR.. Levy Speaker Before Co.
MidWives Association in
Session Here

Or. Julius Levy. director of the
Hygiene Bureau of the State De-
partment of Health. addressed the
MIddlesex County Midwives' Asso-
citation at a meeting held in the
Community House recently. DR.
Levy outlined the work that has al
ready been accomplished and Sc;
forth a brief sketch of what he
would like to see done in the future.
The speaker laid particular stress
upon parental clinics and conclu-
sively demonstrated their value and
bearing upon the lives of future
mothers and children. AS has been
revealed by the records of the ma
ternity center in New York, DR..
Levy pointed out the parental clinics
are invaluable. They offer material
assistance to midwives and physi-
clans in discovering abnormalities
of early pregnancy.
At the present time. it was shown.
there are some 100000 women who
lose their lives annually in this
country as the consequence of child
birth. The time has arrived DR..
Levy said. when women must he
projected from this evil and the
most efficient means at present IS
the parental clinic.
Proper care of abnormalities. It is
maintained. will cause fewer Grip
pied children. and less crowded
asylums and poorhouses because
children will have a chance to be
born under normal conditions.
DR.. Spence. of Jersey City. deliv-
cred IN address in which he noted
the marked results of supervision
and stated his hope that midwives
would continue 10 improve their
work. Several of those present gave
impromptu talks. pointing out what
supervision had done for their
After the meeting an adj
iournment was taken until Septem-
Der.
IN the course OF the meeting It
was shown that 4,946 babies were
born in Middlesex county during
1920 and that OF these 495 died ut
the age of year. One hundred
and eighty-five died at n month
and below.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02


ed to the strength of his truck by
installing an extra heavy rear.
After a short delay The work on
the annex to st. Mary's school has
| again been started. The foundation
work will be completed within a
very short time and 1t is expected
that the work will have been COM
pleted entirely at the date set for
the opening Of school.
Andrew II. Slower. of Conovsr
street. who has been dangerously Ill
with pneumonia at his home, is inn
proving rapidly.
Water Commissioner John j.
Braney was kept busy with his force
cf men yesterday when two mains
were discovered to be in bad condi-
ton. The first call came at 8
o'clock yesterday morning, on Stock
ton street. While the street Depart
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
THREE IN HOSPITAL As
RESULT OF AUTO CRASH

NEW BRUNSWICK. June 2-Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Jirciky, of this city,
with their five months old child.
were admitted to st. Peters hospital
yesterday afternoon for treatment
following an automobile accident
that occurred at Peace and Albany
streets. Some time after their adj
mittance the child died but the en-
suing investigation by the coroner
has established the fact that the
child's death vas not due to in
juries received in the accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jirciky were strucS
by the automobile of Harold Me-
Nithing. of Highland Park. a pro-
fessor in the high school here. Mr..
AcWithiug was driving west on Al
bany street and as he approached
the Peace street intersection Mr..
and Mrs. Jirciky stepped Off the
curb. Noticing the car in front OF
her Mrs. Jirciky is said to have dart
ed backward momentarily and then
started across again.
The fender of the machine struck
the woman but she held her child
in such a way that the baby is be-
lieved to have escaped injury. Mrs.
Jirciky received bruises about the
body but was not seriously hur:.
Her husband was not injured.
Some time afterward. however,
while still at the hospital. the infant
began to go through a series of
spasms. Medical attention proved
fruitless and the child died.
Coroner John V. Hubbard on-
Quoted an investigation and found
out that the baby had been under
treatment at the hospital for stom-
ach disorders and that its death did
not come as the result of the acct
dent. No arrest was made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
LOOKSFQR COW
/ FINDS 4 CALF
Baby Cow Complexities Stu
alton for Detective MuSka--
Happy Family Intact

Detective Michael Muska is in a
ouandary over a calf he received yes
tcrdsy when he went out looking for
a COW only. He discovered the
animal he was looking for. of course.
but what is worrying him is how
he can return a COW and a calf when
the owner only reported the loss OF
the COW.
1t seems that the COW was the
property Of Albert Cherek. of 81
Kirkland place. The beast went A.
w. o. l.. on May %, apparently in
search of new fields 10 conquer. The
repor was filed with the police as
usual and Captain Larry Long IN
saructed his Hawkshaws to keep an
eye out for the animal.
Having a temporary vacation from
the heavier duties of detecting. Mus
ka vent IA on the COW case. From
information CLEANED from various
sources known only to himself the
detective found the animal repos-
ing peacefully on the outskirts OF
the city. Reposing in a similar man
ner nearby was an object Closely
resembling a calf. A closer inspec-
ton showed that it was indeed a
juvenile COW. The inference was,
too, that 1t was a brand new calf.
Muska's brow ~thenceforth became
creased with worry. How, he
unused, could he adjust this matter!
Here he was sem out after a stray
cow and after a long quest he hnds
two cows. Then a happy thought
occurred to Mike. He would sepa-
rate the two and heturn the elder
row according to orders.
Easier said than done, however,
Nom wouldn't stir n step with
out the youngster and the youngster
told the wide world in 10 uncertain
terms that where Nom went she was
going also. Sort Of a Mary and her
lamb situation. So Muska's attempt
10 break up what seemed to be a
happy family. went for naught.
What bothered him was the fact that
he couldn't prove that the calf be-
,onged to the cow. Undoubtedly II
did. but who could swear to ii and
If he returned a calf 10 Cherek that
did not belong to him, he, Muska,
would be liable to the wrath of an
other possible claimant.
After thinking several new con-
volutions into his thinking apparatus
gave up in despair and re-
COW and calf to Nj. Cherek. |
Mike still contends, however. that
the calf should be his by right of
discovery, an ancient law, but his
problem is best expressed by the
popular expression, TRY and get
IT," II he takes the calf the COW will
come too, and that will involve
in difficulties with Mr.. Che
rex. Mike says the next time he
out after a stray COW he will
let her stray until he has made sure
there are no baby COWS TO compli-
cate the situation.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Cherek is sitting
pretty and waiting on developments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
S%URR0GATE'S COURT

NEW BRUNSWICK. June a.
Letters of administration have been
granted by the surrogate to Minnie
Blatt, of Perth Amboy. on the estate
of her husband, Goodman Biatt,
who died May 16. The deceased is
survived by two daughters and two
sons in addition to his widow. The
value of the personal estate is
$4,000.
Letters OF administration have
also been granted to Rosa Notaro.
of Perth Amboy. on the estate of her
husband. Emmanuel Notaro, who
died March "a, leaving a personal
estate of 5000. The deceased IL sur
vived by four som and three daugh-
ters and Mrs. Notaro.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
RELEASED IN BAIL IN
DEATH At WOODBRIDGE

NEW BRUNSWICK. June d
Joseph Marion, of Newark, the
driver OF the automobile that fatally
injured Martin Thoma at Wood
bridge late In the afternoon of Me-
mortal Day. was turned over to the
sheriff by the Woodbridge authori-
ties yesterday afternoon, but was
released late yesterday under the
bond of 5000, fixed by Judge DAILY.
The charge against Marion IL man
slaughter and he is seld to await
grand jury action. Marion's father
furnished the bail to secure his
sons release.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02

M1LLToWN, June agent
Theodore Knothe. Middlesex county
representative of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
arrested Frank Sunday, Of Adams
station on q charge of driving .
horse with a sore back yesterday
Sunday was arraigneo before Jus
tice Hadley and fined SIS and costs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-02
PAGERS Without Came

J. he PAGERS are without a game
fer Sunday and would like to ar
range a contest with a heavy junior
team. Tonight the PAGERS will play
the Turner'S. tomorrow afternoon
the Junior Leaders of the Y. NJ. 9.
A. and another game is wanted for
Sunday afternoon.