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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
A LITERARY ACCIDENT.

Some members of a club were talk.
ing OF a fellow member noted for his
precision of speech and writing.
But" said one, 'he met with an
accident the other day"
An accident! Why, what do Won
mean?"
The poor chap dropped into the
~Vernacular, bumped against a hard
one and split an in%finitivei"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
N1A4 NL44 meaQ
H HAD ENOUGH.

AS Mrs. Gates, of Cloverdale Cor.
ners, was leaving the exhibition hall
of the county fair, a man stepped out
of a booth and accosted her.
Wont you enter" said he, "and see
the startling spenthariscopic scintilla-
lions of radium?"
Mrs. Gates shook her head-with a
smile, however, for she is courteous if
not scientific.
I'm obliged to you," she said, "but
my bag is chock-full of samples now
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
THREE CONVERSIONS.

At the evening service on Sunday
at ST. Johns Methodist Protestant
Church, three persons came to the
altar and p~rofessed conversion. The
sermon of the evening was by the pas
tor, Rev. George w. Toms, Jr., on
'The Will of Man"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

"There are many beautiful sights in
and around Paris"
Il suppose your wife found much
to interest her"
81 think so. She spent most of her
time in the hall of mirrors at Ver-
sailles."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

city of any size
in which sea food
or fresh water
fish may not be
had once or twice
a week. This ap.
plies not only to
the finny tribe
but also to shell,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

what do you regard as your first
duty to your country" ITO get re-
elected" replied Senator Sorghum.
I'm politics a nan can't be expected
to save his country unless he knows
how to save himself" = Washington
Star
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

Perhaps the most important
problem before the public today is
the marriage problem.
There are more thunderings at
TUT the foundation of
lie the home than
MADDIA6E ever before.
The world
seems determined
to destroy tn {
home. 1t is using the automobile,
the motion picture house. the dance
hall. the pool room. the summer re-
sorts, the Sabbath picnic. games,
and amusements, and every other
conceivable method to scatter the
family. detract from the sobriety of
the home and wreck the domestic
foundation.
Many a girl marries for a
meal ticket, including a theatre cou-
pom.
When the day of scarcity of food
comes and no amusement is fur
nished, she enters the divorce court,
and there commits a crime against
society and places a blot upon the
name of womankind.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
Do You Want a
Good Appetite?

You can eat a hearty meal without
fear of after distress if you will take
o%ne-quarter of a wine glassful of
Dare's Mentha Pepsin-a pleasant, re-
freshing stomach tonic = just before
eating. Get it at H. ]. Dennis & Co.'s
and druggists everywhere. The price
is $1.00. You'll be delighted.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

Miss Heavyweight Ito man she has
collided with and loored)-"Oh, you
you'll don't know what to call you /"
Victim (painfully)-"Call me an am
bulance."-Boston Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
BOUNCING BABY BOY.

Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. George Rub
Der a seven pound son.-Benton Har-
Dor News.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
IN 1850.

81 saw a pedestrian on the road
yesterday"
what! A live one?"-Life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

A Puritanical mind doesn't say boot
logger, but bootlimber. = Pittsburgh
Post.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23

There's only one place where com
ing close'' counts = that's in horse
shoes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
b
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copyrigh hit. 1922. Western Newspaper Union.

TIL older a guv'ment is, the better it
suits:
New ones hunt folks corns out like
new boots;
Change jes' for change is like them
big hotels,
Whore they shift plates, an let we
live IN smells.
-Bigelow Papers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-23
GROWING USE OF FRESH FISH

With quick transportation and re-
frigeration, there is hardly an inland
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Brooklyn Team Victorious
in Indoor Tennis Match

The Brooklyn Indoor Tennis Club
was the victor over the Sixty-ninth
Regiment team IN a team match yes
terday played on the formers courts
In the Fourteenth Regiment Armory.
Brooklyn. scoring a clean sweep in the
six singles matches. but bowling to SUI
perior team work in two OF the three
doubles The summaries:
SINGLES
Armand l.. Bruneau. Brooklyn, defeated
stephen V. Brubans. sixty-ninth regiment.
So, 6-2
Percy l.. Kynaston. Brooklyn, defeated Ralph
J. sommer. sixty-ninth Regiment 60.
81.
Fred v. Powers. Brooklyn, defeated Ralph
De Mott, sixty-ninth Regiment. 6-4, 90.
1-3.
Reginald Taimage. Brooklyn, defeated Milton
H. Soper, sxty-ninth Regiment. Ga, e-2.
j. Trevette Allen. Brooklyn, defeated Earle
G. Backe, Sixty ninth Regiment. 6-3, OF.
William II. Ruxton. Brooklyn, defeated j..
7. Nikonow. sixty-ninth Regiment, e--7.
5T, OF.
DOUBLES
Ralph J. somner and Milton II. soper.
slxty-ninth Regiment. defeated William II.
Ruxton and Reginald Talmage. Brooklyn.
stephen v. Brubans and Ralph NJ. De Mott.
sixty-ninth Regiment, defeated Ralph r..
Roberts and Armand l.. Bruneau. Brook
Earle 6. Bacss and ". p. Nikonow. Sixty
ninth Regiment, In tie with Howard Ferris
and Frederic Damrau. ca. 1-e. b-5.
Match called off by agreement.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
CLIPS 40 SECONDS
OFF COURSE RECORD
Andy Craw Steps Fast Over
the East Side Y. M. II. A.
Trail.

Six Of the twenty-one starters in the
four mile road race of the East Side
Y. M. II. A. yesterday ran the distance
In record time for the course. Andy
Craw, a one time champion distance
runner. who now competes as an un-
attached athlete. who was the first of
the contestants TO breast the tape, put
the biggest dent In the old mark. He
covered the distance in 20 minutes Is
seconds, which Is forty seconds better
than the record made by Sol Silverstein
of the Glencoe A. G. two weeks ago.
Craw. who now seems to be at the
top of his form. left his mark quickly.
well in his stride and in advance of the
others. He set fast pace, which Eddie
Weiman of the Morningside "A. G. tried
TO keep step with The Harlem harrier
kept within ten yards of Craw until en-
tering the second mile. Here Craw let
out a few links on his reserve forces
and his sprint enabled him to increase
the distance between himself and Wei
man by considerable margin. Grad
ually adding TO his lead during the final
stages OF the journey, he passed the
judges 200 yards ahead of Wiemar.
The summary:
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
BILLY GRUPP'S.


That informa-
ton
All
o
weight Kansas the Kid Mason The ceiling
off his So the
a OF s
in
o
coursem explain is habi o. using his head
Rabbit Maranvle
Giants aren't going Maranve that
him. will
a York; uni form.
the Of
hazards
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
With Many New Records
Weissmuller Returns Home
Boy Swimmer Sets Eight
Marks in Week Trip.

Johnny Weissmuller, variously named
the fastest human In the water. the
youthful wizard and the marvel Of the
year, bade goodby to New York yester-
cay after a delightful visit lasting
almost a week, during which time he
demonstrated his woodworking act in
his best form on four different occasions
and was the anchor on the record break
ing relay. Johnny was member of
the Illinois Athletic Club encourage,
travelling under the watchful eye OF Bill
Bacharach, the l. A. &. coach. which
hoped aboard the Twentieth Century
Limited at :45 p. NJ. bound for Chicago.
Tho four individual records broken by
the Chicagoan rank on a par with his
efforts in the last few months, In one
case he went out of his sprinting line
and bettered the 500 yard worlds record
held by Norman Ross by two and one
fifth seconds. 1t wasn't his intention to
go fast, but mere boyish whim on the
last moment. Coming down the home
stretch In the Central Y. M. C. A. sew
enty-fve foot pool he was two yards
behind Leo Giebel. who had two more
laps to go. He made up his mind to
beat him to the end. the finish OF the
event for him and the eighteenth turn
for his opponent. He succeeded, and the
old record OF 5:5s 4-5 went by the
boards.
The wonderful versatility and stamina
OF Weissmuller was clearly shown in the
inaugural running OF the first pentathlon
OF the National A. A. u. which is his
latest achievement.
Wpfegnutlor eptnrnJ ~. a.. z....-.t
ton at Duluth on August 8. 1921. and
won the national fifty yard and the
Central A. A. U. titles loanng along.
Since then, space OF eight months. he
has broken records upon records. Inst
how many 10 problematical and will not
be definitely known until the annual
meeting OF the Amateur Athletic Union
next November when the records win
be collected from all parts OF the country
and formally accepted.
Twenty worlds records IL about the
nearest figure considered by the cham
pion TO be about eight at the present
writing, but not much longer. ten OF
them In n seventy-five foot pooI In
free style swimming and ten al yari-
Gus style strokes and in different length
tanks.
The story Of his phenomenal rise can
be told In a few words He lived at
Fullerton Beach. Chicago. and although
not n beach hound" he soon became
acquainted with the life guard, to whom
he became attracted. He had n cfum.
Hooks Miller. They both Joined the
Y. NJ. c. A.. Hooks was a senior and
Johnny n junior, but Johnny in winning
his races would make faster time than
Hooks in winning his Hooks received
n card to the Illinois A. G. and Johnny
did not see him for several months.
When they did meet Hooks invited him
to tho !. A. G. pool. Racing against
his friend. Johnny beat him hands
down, which was noticed by Bacharach.
He also received n card for the I. A. G.
Baoharach kept him under cover for
a year, during which time he perfected
the six beat natural crawl.
Now he is the greatest swimmer of
all time and ne won't be eighteen until
June 2.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Changes in Playing Code
for College Hockey Games
intercollegiate Association
Makes New Rules.

New rules to govern college hockey
games next winter were adopted at a
meeting OF the intercollegiate Hockey
Association held in this city yesterday
The most important had 10 do with the
position OF a players skates at the time
OF an offside play. II an offside play
claim Is made the validity of the claim
shall rest on the Judgment of the referee
in regard TO the position of the. offending
players as well as the others at the time
OF the alleged offense. II the skates OF
the players against whom the claim is
made extend well beyond those of the
others the referee will apply penalties
which In his judgment At the offense.
Under the new order OF things no sub
stitutions will be permitted until the
puck is declared dead. The onslde rule
is to be strictly enforced within twenty
feet OF the goal.
Hamilton College was elected to mem
bership The Clinton institution of
learning has an exceptionally strong
team which II feels confident will hold
its own with those Of Yale. Princeton,
Harvard. Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia
and the University Of Pennsylvania in
league championship go mes next season.
TWO OF the best players on the Hamilton
squad are the Thompson brothers Of this
city. who learned the game at Jamaica
High School.
The schedule Of games TO be played in
the series for the championship of the
association as we'll as a board OF ref
erees will be announced at the next
meeting In November.
The annual election OF officers resulted
in the selection OF the following: Presi-
dent. II. d. Mash OF Harvard, who sue
ceeded Herbert Emanuel of Yale, and
secretary-treasurer. +. r. Ferlaino OF
Princeton.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
With the Scholastic Athletes

Plans have been completed for q
triangular track meet between De La
Sale Institute, McBurn ~ School and
Ethical Culture School, which viii take
place at Greensboro Park on May
4. Limitations are put on the number
of events each runner may enter, and,
as a result, De la Sale will be given
n close battle for the point score and
the trophy that goes to the winner. A
boy win be allowed 10 compete in three
events at the most: elthc. two track
and one field, or two field and one track
events.
with Eddie svinShrn.. Tola Darcy.
stove Baronavslty. Rnlp1 Voudy and
Harry Clyne as hts aces Brother Rich
ards Fifty-nlntn Street ,ads look IKE
sure winners. Eut they are weak In
tha field events. and thut might turn
tho tide, though the chawes are Sim
Tho events nre FOR Seniotg--T0 yard
daah. 22D yard dash, 440 yard run. haif
mile, ono mile. "a pound shot put, run-
Ming broad jump. running hlgh jump.
For Jun.org---50 yard dash, two iap re-
lay ti9s yards). 8 pound shot put oad
running high Jump.
George Glersneysl<l of stuyAesert.
champion high hurdler. ril-acholast,c
football player and veteran arst base
man on tho nine. Will lescrt the dia-
,nond Tor tho track pas.ime as soon
ne the outdoor practice starts after the
Taater holidays. Although, "Gier' Is a
slugger par excellence and I 1nc fielder,
William Marks the baseball coach was
reconclled 10 hts change when he un-
oorthed good substitute IN the pcrsou
of ono Of his caudidetca, a vcungster
named Mclaughlin GlershevslSi played
lr The opening game on Saturday
The New York herald., 1922-04-03

against Commercial. whi-h stuyvesant
won, and he scored two OF the three
runs. DIR. Anderson. the former Yale
intercollegiate hurdles tit.tholder. Will
groom 'Gier'' for couple OF records.
Harry Lewis OF Erasmus Hall the
r. $. A. l.. 100 yard swimming cham
pion, showed some surprising form In
shc 100 yard handicap which was on the
program OF the Central Y. M. G. A..
Saturday night. Perhaps he was I'm
irssstd BY the appearance OF Johnny
Welssmuiicr on the sama program. but
tse fact stands that he won the race
against classy field from tho threo
second mark. He didn't require tho
hGndican, however. for mis- actual time
was tho best Of the eveni 4, better lu
sact than the tItne OK James Hall Poly
Prep sta- and national iistance cham.
pion. and Jerry Smith. both OF whom
started from scratch. and some ether
a. A. U. club stars Tx. Ewald Wfla.
forster Of the New York a. G. ard
William Perry. former Now York vtrh
School star. Lewis made the distance
n So 3-5 seconds, one and one-ffth
seconds better than Hail., and two Sec
onds better than Smith.
Tho Central Y. NJ. G. A. relay that
swan against the Illinois A. G. team for
the 200 yard national .l.le was com
posed of three high school boys. oil or
them stars. They were Harry Lewis
Of Erasmus, Herbert Rclin, former
Manual Training swimmer, ard Jocl,
Arnold. also Manual r-aining. who
swnm IN that order. with touia He,wic
fourth. They only finished about
twenty-five yards IN ths rear OF the
Illinois A. G. team. which was pretty
rcod tor any team.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Perfect Man to Be Trained
for Battle With Dempsey
Canadian Giant Weighs 24O
Pounds in Condition.

Special Disrdtch to THE New YoRk HERALD.
MONTREAL, April 2.-Elziar Rioux,
giant woodsman and conqueror of the
terror of the lumber camps at Three
Rivers. Quebec. is being groomed to
become champion heavyweight prize
fighter of the world. In other words. he
is preparing to whip Jack Dempsey.
Rated as the perfect man. by Or.
]. p. Gadbois. his discoverer. who has
hunted thirty years for a man with
all the essentials to championship
the colossal Rioux appears to have
everything necessary-agility, size
speed, endurance. courage and .determ-
nation.
Though he has been preparing Sc
cretly for months, be has not yet put
on the gloves. His doctor discoverer Is
still testing and developing the other
essentials. what is the use of taking
time boxing until a man has proved he
has the other things vital to cham
pionship?" he asks.
Rioux Is 6 feet Az inches tall and
weighs 240 pounds, trained down. He
Is but % years old. His neck measures
TIA inches. his chest normal 4s& ex-
panded 52 his reach 81 inches; biceps
1914 forearm IA; wrist sh: waist 35
inches calf 1874, ankle 10.
The Canadian colossus battled the
champions OF the lumber camps. tum-
bling all so easily that he could not And
man to fight, His endurance Il
described as beyond belief" He runs
for ten huors at stretch on certain
days. It is declared. finishing strong
and with HIS breathing absolutely nor
NAL DR.. Gadbois says his daily train
ing program would kill any athlete he
ever heard Of In three months.
Rioux probably will not make his
debut for At least year. according to
his discover
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Australian sn Form.
Kirkwood's card :
Harrier Knocked Down by
Motor in Brooklyn A. A. Run

James Carr. q cross country runner Of
the Presentation Club, captured first
prize In the four mile road race of the
Brooklyn A. A. decided over the Kings
Highway course yesterday. His victory
followed a sprinting duel with Herman
Bernstein of the Brooklyn A. A.. which
lasted for the final seventy-five yards OF
the race. Carr had only one yard TO
spare at the end.
William Murray OF the Brooklyn A. A..
another competitor. was the victim of
an accident. In trying to dodge one
automobile he ran afoul of another and
was knocked down. He suffered in
juries which necessitated his removal to
the hospital. He was painfully but not
seriously injured. The summaries:
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Marino Wins Road Prize.

Frank Marino. starting with three
minute handicap. won the members ro3l
run OF the knights Of st. Antony held
Yesterday afternoon over a course d.
slightly over three miles from the club
house In the Greenpoint section Of
Brooklyn. Johnny Bell. tho only scratch
man, won the fast time honors. finishing
In II :0e Marines time was 10 :s5. the
FIRST ten men finished as follows
Frank Marino. w. Werns, y. Nather. S.
%nyder. J. Sheviin. M. Hall. s. Wheel
ock, j. Bell, ". Bloos and n. Blsul.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
On Lakewood Links.

Special Dispatch TO Tnr New YorK Hrr,LD.
LAKEWOOD. N. j.. April 2.--About hfty
golfers competed In the regular weekly
tournament here, bogey handicap.
The event was won by s. NJ. NEEDING,
Hackensack. who finished all even.
Other cards we're y. X. Ssdlier. Lake
wood c. c., down: w. Connett Jr.,
Morristown, down: G. A. Schwenn,
Shawnee down, @. r. Trecihman,
unattached. o downs Chauncey p Wiley,
Lakewood G. C.. down.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
New York and Chicago Tied
in Telegraphic Chess Match

New York and Chicago chess players,
employing the printing telegraph. con-
tested a match on ten boards between
engineers OF the Western Electric Com
pany here and the Hawthorne station
in Chicago Saturday night. Eight games
were finished by midnight the score
being a tie at 4-4. The two unfinished
games, which will determine the result.
were sent for adjudication to III. Helms,
editor or the American chess Bulletin.
Last years match was won by New
York
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
APRIL.

April neuer laughs like June;
She Just smiles misty smile,
HUNS a haunting little tune
And then is stiH dtchile.
Restless as the sea, tohtch CLEANS
As mirror for the skies,
Nc1C born hope and tdstful dreams
Lie deep acithtn her eyes.
Birds In throbbing notes and clear
Sing to us she's In the lane.
Hurry! We may not be here
When she comes back again.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Neighborhood Club Nine.

The Mems Neighborhooi Club of Manhat-
tan Is putting forth this coming season a
fast travelling semi-pro baseball team to be
known as the NJ ~. G. Red Sox. They would
Ne to hear from teams such as ST. Agatha.
knights OF Columbus OF Yonkers, Ravens,
-ity Island Giants, Hawthorne Indians and
home teams OF like strength offering suit
able Inducements. VIII travel within n
ad!ns OF 100 miles. For games address A.
y. PrestonA care Mems Neighborhood Club.
% East Thirty-fourth street, city.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Captain of 1921 American In
ternational Team to Tee
Up at Pinehurst.
JOE KIRKwOOD IN FORM
Australian Scores 50 as He
and Hagen Defeat O'Hara
and Walker. X

Special Dispatch to TIE New YORK HERALD.
PINEHuRsT, N. c.. April 2.-More
tEan two hundred players will start
tomorrow in the North and South
open golf championship. There will
be a thirty-six hole qualifying round
with the lowest sixteen gress scorers
to go into the championship match
play.
A number of the players have quail
fed in the national championship and
one former amateur champion is in
cluded in the field. This is w. z.
Fowncs, Jr., Of Oakmont. captain of
the 1921 American international team.
Fownes is one Of the favorites.
s Among the other strong players are
Joe Schlothman of Detroit. F. c. New
ton. Country Club, Brookline. Mass.
John A. Gammons of Providence. H..
Kawaski, amateur champion OF Japan;
II. p. Merriman of Waterbury, presen'
North and South champion; Harold
Weber. Joe Wells and Robert H. Stran-
ahan from Ohio, A. t. Walker. Jr., win
ner of the midwinter and st. Valentines
tournaments here
The local delegation will be out in
force. headed by Donald Parson, John
u. CHAPMAN Howard Phillips, Ned
4 Eeall Arthur Yates. Irving ). Robeson,
Il. L. Sconeld and Fred Kennedy.
Henry Topping and Hamilton Kerr OF
Greenwich, Eddie Lowery. Fred B. Ell
,iott. Chester Rich and Ralph Horn
blower from Boston and Grantland Hice
and John Anderson from New York are
also here.
Big Gallery Sees kirIswOod.
A gallery of nearly one thousand
turned out to-day to watch Joe Kirk
wood from far off Australia make golf
balls do his bidding Kirkwood is back
again for his second worldwide tour
which will take him to all the important
championships in Great Britain, France
and America He started here yester-
day by finishing in tie for third In the
North and South open championship.
The Australian Is back with lot OF
new trick shots, which he will show to
America upon his return from Europe.
Perhaps the best Of the new ones Is the
hitting of ball which swings from the
end of string. Joe used his driver
as he would tennis racket and catch
ing the ball clean hit the longest volley
shot on record.
He has a few Sunday morning shots
in which he takes a full swing at the
ball but hits 1t on the toe with such
a light touch that 1t runs off the tee
a few feet He also has cultivated a
perfect top shot.
Australian :n Form.
Following the exhibition Kirkwood
and Walter Hagen defeated Pat O'Hara,
the new North and South champion. and
cyril Walker of Englewood. and 8.
kirkwood had an individual round of
35-34-69 and a number of his ap-
proach puts trimmed the cup. Hagen
was 35-36--7l. Walker 37--39-76 and
OIara 3S--40--7s. The best ball Of
the Kirkwood-Hagen team was 33-34
81 and of Walker and O'Hara 36--s7
--73.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Walters Outfoots Opponents
in the Paulist A. c. Run

Joseph Walters, a harrier Of the Paul
ist A. c., racing with the liberal handi-
cap OF 2 minutes 80 seconds. won the
four mile handicap road run promoted
by his organization yesterday. He
passed the judges ten yards ahead OF
William Milton. an unattached COM
petitor, the second man. Thirty run
ners took part In the race and twenty
three finished. The summaries:
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
N. Y. University Loses
to Marshall Chess Club

Defeating New York University by the
score OF 5h-2i5 in the ninth round.
the Marshall Chess Club held its place at
the head OF the race for the champion
ship OF the Metropolitan Chess Club the
while teams representing the Manhattan
and Brooklyn Chess clubs were strug-
Cling for second place over In BROOKLYN.
The New York herald., 1922-04-03
Argentine Polo Team
Arrives in England

7 oNDoN. April 2.-The Argentine
team. OF polo players. which is
TO play in matches and tourna-
mcnts in England during the coming
season. and which later may visit the
United States. arrived IN England
Yesterday on the steamer Arianza
from Buenos Aires. The players were
all in good condition and ready to
start practice at once for the tourna-
ments with the English teams.