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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
POLICE TEAM
IN ELIZABETH
Fourth Game of Series to be
Played on Tuesday
Afternoon

The contest of interest to follow
ers OF the Perth Amboy Police
Social Club baseball team has been
arranged for next Tuesday after
noon. This game is the fourth of a
series between the Elizabeth Cops
and the local bluecoats, and will be
played on the Elizabeth grounds.
At the present time the Union
county outfit is leading with two
wins in three starts, having won the
last two contests. the first on the
Elizabethport grounds and the Sec
ond on the local field. With the
series one and one Amboy won the
toss and the third game was played
on the local field.
Elizabeth won what was supposed
to be the deciding contest, but after
the game was over it was decided
to play another game on the Eliza
beth grounds. Elizabeth and Amboy
police teams have been great rivals
in former seasons, but the series
this year is better than 1t has been
ever before.
Molly. who pitched the bluecoats
to an easy victory over the local
letter carriers early this week. will
take carr of the mound duties for
the visitors in this game. The re-
mainder OF the lineup will be the
same as was used against the gov
eminent men.
Next Thursday afternoon a return
game between the Cops and the
Letter Carriers will be played on
the Raritan Copper Works field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
SAYREV|LLE
TEAM FORMED
Will Represent Knights of Co.
Iumbus CounciI--To Play
in Victorian Hall

Announcement "a made this
morning of the organization of the
S~ayreville Knights OF Columbus
basketball team. John i. Baumann,
formerly OF the ~Sayreville Big Five
quintet, is manager Of the newly
organized outfit.
The lineup as given out by Man
ager Baumann will include Ray
Handerhan and Paul Sutton of the
local ~Speedways. Fred Glochau of
the Roosevelt Separates and Charley
Eppinger and Pete Rhatican of the
Sayreville Big Five. This is the
same lineup as represented Sayre-
Vile as the Victorians last season
and four of these players perform
ed with the S%ayreville Big Five.
1t is probable that Handerhan
and Sutton will be assigned to the
forward positions, with sutton and
Rhatican alternating at center, and
Glochau and Eppinger in the defen-
sive berths.
Manager Baumann would like to
arrange games with all of the lead
ing teams in this vicinity. Home
games will be played at Victorian
hall in Sayreville every Friday
night. Challenges should be sent
to Manager Baumann, Sayreville. or
call New Brunswick 116S during the
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
HER BIG BOXING SHOW IN ROOSEVELT TONIGHT
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EIeVenS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

up well for the end positions, and
Wilmer and Convery are also to be
considered for these positions. Sal
ackl probably will be assigned to a
guard position, his work to date
practically emitting him to this
berth.
The backield Is still giving the
coach some trouble as the candi"
dates appear about evenly matched.
For quarterback, Martin and Larson
are running a close ace. Martin
has just the voice for giving sig
mails to his men and his build en-
ables him to bowl owe opposition.
Larson can get through the tiniest
CT openings and possesses speed.
Carbon Is sure of one of the half
back positions, as his work to date
has been sensational. Rasmussen
is the most promising man for the
fullback position, while Knoblock
and Grieve are still lighting for the
other halfback position.
A thorough drill in forward pass
ing. Crop kicking and punting was
held on Wednesday. Larson, Mar
tin, Rasmussen, Grieve, Carbon AID
Knoblock all tried their hand at the
aerial means of attack and all show
ed up fairly we'll. Martin. Larson
and Carbon obtained some great dis
lance from their kicks, all ranging
from thirty to forty-five yards.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
RODGERS MADE
GREAT RECORD
His Pitching and Batting
Wins Honors for Durham
Club in Virginia

SOUTH AMBOY, Sept. 29.-The
Durham Baseball Club. of the Pied
mont League, in the Virginia state,
came through with great honors
after a successful season. This in
formation would interest perhaps,
NO one in South Amboy, if it were
not for the fact hat one of our To-
cal young men has since the second
part of the season. been wearing one
of the clubs uniforms. The player
in question is none other than JIM
ME Rodgers, of the Mechanicsville
section of the city. known perhaps
to every baseball fan in the whole
city.
The Durham baseball club on
Wednesday finished a series Of
championship games with the High
Point Club, taking four of the sew
en- games. In telling Of the game
the Danville Register, a daily paper
said with regard to Rodgers:
although the members of both
clubs played a great game, Rodgers
was the outstanding hero of the
contest, who made possible the
teams victory by pitching and bat
ting his team to victory on two oc-
casions."
Rodgers was formerly attached TO
the Danville Club, but was released
to the Durham ball-tossers, who had
watched Rodgers work in the out
field and principally at the stick.
OF the series just finished Rodg-
ers out of twenty times at bat, made
one home run, one three-bagger,
seven two-base hits. and four sin
giles. He also made two sacrifice
hits.
The final and deciding game of
the contest found the High Point
team without a tally, and Rodgers
allowed but four scattered hits.
The fans expect to see Rodgers
in South Amboy within a week or
so. His home coming this year,
which incidently is the second year
Of his professional career, will be
one Of great handshaking. for his
fan friends are eager to hear him
tell, in the southern twang, just how
he did 1t.
Rodgers at one time played with
the Sacred Heart baseball club of
this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
LINEUP CHANGES.
MAY De FOUND
When the Aquehongas and
Charleston Take Field This
Sunday Afternoon

The management of the Charles
ton Athletic Association baseball
team in issuing his lineup for the
Staten Island Championship game
with the Aquehongas of T~ottenyille
on Sunday afternoon included the
name of Hallowell, who has played
in the field and pitched for Hilker's
team during the present season.
Hallowell. however. intimated
that he would not play with either
team in Sundays game and it is
rumored that other members Of the
Aquehonga combination who have
performed with the team up to last
Sunday would not be in the Totem
VILE representative lineup when this
contest gets under way.
According to an announcement
made by Manager Hilker following
the Amboy game here last Sunday
afternoon. Dunn will do the pitch
ing for the T~ottenville team in this
game and the remainder of the
lineup will be the same as was used
in the previous contest.
The Aquehongas have defeated all
the real contenders for the Staten
Island championship, but II they
should lose to Charleston the latter
team would have a right to claim,
the honors. Charleston has a good
record on the diamond to date this
season. but has not played the class
of teams the Aquehonga manager
booked.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
MdZie-SmitherS Bout
Features Third PROGRAM
OF Borough Boxing Club

Mike Mazie's future in the prize
ring will be decided tonight when
he gives battle to Bert Smithers,
Elizabeth welterweight. in tho eight
round main event on the card of
the Roosevelt Boxing Club to be ex-
hibited in Coughlin's auditorium.
This is the third show to be staged
under the auspices of the borough
organization.
During the early part of this year
Maize suffered a defeat at the hands
of Smithers and this was shortly
after the Staten Island boxer had
scored an easy victory over Johnny
Carroll of Roosevelt. II Smithers
should score a similar victory over
Maize tonight. 1t would be practic-
ally useless for the latter to attempt
a further climb in the boxing world.
Maize will without a doubt draw
the largest individual crowd for the
show tonight as a big delegation is
coming over from Staten Island
with him. Smithers is expected to
have his crowd with him and the
Carroll delegation will also be in
attendance to see the boxer who
scored a decisive victory over their
ring favorite.
1t would not be surprising to hear
that Carroll is matched to fight
Maize IL the latter Is successful In
scoring a clean cut victory over his
Elizabeth opponent tonight. Maize,
however, will have to enter the ring
several pounds lighter than when
he last fought the borough ring
artist.
The card for tonight's show fol-
lows:
Mike Maize and Bert Smithers,
eight rounds.
Benny Hertz and Ray Jensen, six
rounds.
John Ginda and Young Appel
baum, four rounds.
Kid Cinzo and Charley Leslie,
four rounds.
John Gregus and Steve Stems
lauw, four rounds.
Young Hobby and Kid Victor,
four rounds.
Interest I'm Semi Final
There Is considerable interest in
the semi-final contest of six rounds
inasmuch as both boys are aspiring
for lightweight supremacy in this
section. Ray Jensen of this city
and Benny Hertz of Carteret will
do the fighting in this bout. Both
boys have appeared before the
fistic fans of this section on various
occasions and both will weigh in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

Reports from New Brunswick last
night were to the effect that follow
ers of the Landing baseball team
will be here close to n thousand
strong on Sunday afternoon to wit
ness the first contest of the little
worlds series" between the Perth
Amboy Athletic Association nine and
their combination.
This game is the first of a series
of three TO decide the rightful claim
ant of the baseball championship of
Middlesex county. In conjunction
with the statements being made in
the county seat regarding the con
test, the New Brunswick fans have
made known their intention of back
ing their team to the limit, financial
ly and otherwise.
A person closely connected with
the Landing baseball club indicated
last night that Artie Teuscher or
Gingras of the Recreation nine or
Plainfield, may be found on h
mound for the Landings in the game
on the Raritan Copper Works field,
Sunday afternoon. Teuscher regis
tered a victory over the Amboys on
the local field earlier in the season
and Gingras is the leading pitcher
of the team at the present time.
Tom Barlow, Eastern League bas-
ketball sta and a catcher with many
years experience, has been mention
ed as the possible occupant of the
Landing backstop position. Barlow
caught for the Long Branch Nor
woods early this season.
Hagcrty shortstop, and Sutton.
center fielder, are the only regular
Landing players sur of their posi-
tons in the game here Sunday. Hog
arty, according to New Brunswick
fans, is the best shortstop in Mid
dlesex county. while Sutton, well
known here in basketball circles, has
made a reputation for himself as a
batter and fielder. Sutton will play
with the Speedway basketball team
here again this season..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

Eyes, 1 have changed my style
slightly" he replied. "A low ball
always has beef hardest for me to
hit. For the last two or three years
that style delivery has troubled me
more than ever.
although / have been hitting at
low balls for II years in the majors
1 decided to see if l couldn't devise
some way of making it easier.
Made Them Higher
after much experiment 1 discov-
eIed that a c%rouched position, in
which l bent my knees considerably
GRABBED me to hit these balls with
better success. In reality l made
the low ball higher simply by bend
ing the knees when l assumed my
position at bait
The fact that Cobb Is hitting bet
ter than 400 in his eighteenth year
in the American League makes 1t
seem as if his new style had helped
some.
George Sisler of the st. Louis
Browns Is vieing with Cobb for the
American League batting honors.
Sis,er Is the greatest all round
player that has entered the Amer
lean League since Cobb's arrival.
Sisler is a modest chap who wears
his honors in a quiet way. Recently
/ read a most interesting statement
credited to him, in which he said:
Cobb is my model. Except when
I cut loose at the ball and slug ]
always like to try to place my hits
as Cobb does. / can't claim to have
mastered place hitting as he has,
but / am learning and believe I am
making progress. To my mind place
hitting is the secret of batting"
Such a statement will merely add
to the great popularity Sisler now
enjoys. because he is a real sports
man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
FALT|SCO To
Do PITCHING
For the Maurer Team Against
Hungarians This Sunday
Afternoon

The deciding game Of the series
between the Hungarian Catholic
Club baseball team and the Maurer
Athletic Association outfit will be
played on the Maurer field, Sunday
afternoon. This is a three game Sc
ries for the championship of North
Amboy.
Faltisco. who has pitched for the
Maurer team at various times since
their organization, will be back in
the box in this contest and Manager
Urbanski is confident that he will
check the Hungarian batters. 1t
was originally thought that Wagon
hotter who pitched the first two
games against the Hungarian team,
would again occupy the mound in
Sundays contest. Parsler will DO
the receiving + the Maurer nine.
The battery for the visiting team
will consist of Seplacky pitching and
Sabo catching. Sabo has been h
regular catcher Of the Hungarian
team this season, but was away
when the first two games of the Sc
ries were played.
Outside of the battery changes
both teams will take the field In
regular fashion on Sunday after
moo
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
FIVE |SF0RMED
At So. AMB0Y

SOUTH AMBOY. Sept. 29:-The
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics Basketball Club, with Les
ter l.. Stratton, has organized TOR
the season with practically the
same combination that was used
last year.
The team will play Tuesday
nights instead of Thursday as has
been the custom. Manager Strat:on
is anxious to arrange his bookings
at an early date. and asks visiting
teams. to communicate at once with
him at $40 North Feltus street,
South Amboy. Besides playing here
on Tuesday nights it is the plan of
the new manager to accept book
ings from out-of-town teams that
have their own courts.
Following is tho lineup of the
Juniors: Bennett. Perkins, Schraff,
Wilbur, Shinn. Newmark, Forman
and James.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
PARKER'S TEAM WINS FIRST
ny" VOLLEY BALL LEAGUE

Owing to the membership cam
paign being on all of next week
there will be no gymnasium classes.
When classes are resumed Tuesday,
October 10, the business men will
be divided into classes, one section
having Mondays and Thursdays and
the other Tuesdays and Fridays.
This will result in fewer men being
in each class with the result that
all will have a better opportunity 20
play. During the past month and a
half both classes have been meeting
at the same time and as a result the
teams consist Of as many as ten or
twelve men.
The physical committee has gone
on record favoring the reorganiza-
ton of the business men SO that one
class will be made up of the young
er men and those desiring the more
strenuous exercises while the other
will include the elder men and those
who do not play such fast or siren
uous games as the others. 1t is be-
lieved by dividing the classes in this
manner all concerned will derive
better benefits from the gym and
have better opportunity to exercise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

No matter how great n may be
in any line of sport it is always
possible to improve ones game.
In golf Walter Hagen typities all
that is worth while. He looks the
part of a champion, and plays it.
Yet Hagen never is satisfied, he is
always trying to add something new
to his repertoire of shots.
In baseball Ty Cobb stands Il as
the greatest player of all time, TAX
ing into consideration all depart
ments of the game he is the ideal
player.
On Bases-At Bat
There have been few greater base
runners than Cobb. While now he
lacks some of his old time speed,
he still is figuring what is best TO
do when he reaches first base
In the batting end of the sport,
Cobb always has been pre-eminent.
Since he entered the American
League this prowess has been q
source of trouble to the pitchers.
Constantly feared by them, he has
been called on constantly to face the
best pitching that could be offered.
This has meant a series of duels of
wits between Cobb and the pitchers.
in which Cobb always has had the
edge. In a measure psychology has
triumphed, for Cobb has always
feared the pitchers less than they
did him.
Using n New Style
Most players with Cobb's ability at
bat would have been content to rest
on their laurels, but not Cobb.
This spring l noted that he was
using a different style. l couldn't
figure out the change, but realized
that he was hitting at the ball IN
a different manner. l asked him
about it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
CAS70FFSA ARE
RESPONSIBLE
Yankees Beaten 81 by COL
Inns, Mitchell and Pratt
Need Half a Game

Three former Yankees were re-
sponsible for the victory registered
by Che Boston Americans over the
New York team at Boston yester-
day afternoon.
MD Collins held the hard hitting
Yankees to four hits on which they
registered one run, Derrill Pratt
made two timely doubles and played
a great game at second base, while
Mitchell played a bangup game at
shortstop and also made n hit.
Joe Bush lost his seventh game
OF the season in thirty-three starts.
Nine hits were collected off his de-
livery and eight Of the Red Sox fan
ned the breeze.
This afternoon the Yankees play
Boston again, while st. Louis plays
the first game of its final series with
the Chicago White Sox. Both the
Yankees and Browns now have
three games apiece and If the Yanks
should win one or the Browns lose
one, the New Workers will cinch the
pefnant.
The Giants did not play yester-
day, hut are scheduled for today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
GIRLS TEAM
To TAKE COURT

SOUTH AMBOY, Sept. 29.-The
Independent Girl basketball team
have reorganized for the coming sea-
son, with Miss Kathyrn Miller as
manager. The independents are the
county champions and expect 70
establish themselves again this sea-
son.
Miss Ethel Lewis mt Miss Fran
ces Hance, of Perth Amboy, have
been added to the ranks Of the girl
team. The other players are the
Misses Kathryn C. Miller, Marion
Thoms, Dora Forgotson and Edna
Bennett.
Girl aggregations anxious to meet
the Independents are asked to COM
,nunicate with Mes Miller, whose
address is F'eitus street, South Am
10y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
SIKH WINNER,
JUDGES SAY
Deny Pleas of Manager Des-
camps Carpenter Was
"Hors De Combat

PARIS. Sept. 29.-(By The Assoc
ciated Press)-The French boxing
federation last night in settling the
Controversy over the outcome of the
bout between Battling Sikh and
Georges Carpenter simply approx
ed the judges decision awarding
the fight to Sikh because Carpen-
tier was "hors de combat"
The earnest plea of Francois Des-
camps, manager of Carpenter, for
the addition of the phrase Through
injury was denied.
Descamps then voiced a reconsid-
cred view saying he had no protest
to make and admitting that "Carpen-
tier was beaten and thoroughly
beaten by SIKH" he said 1t was alb
soiutely untrue that Carpenter did
not try to win in the first and Sec
ORD round: he tried but could not.
He added that Georges broke his
left thumb in the first round; his
right thumb in the second round on
Skis head. Others, however, re-
minded the manager that both he
and Carpenter had previously as
serted Georges did not do his best.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
Oh. s. Correspondent

Despite the sudden rise of the
mercury, the high school squad of
pigskin chasers went through a
scrimmage yesterday that would do
credit to a veteran team. Coach
Robert S. Waddell kept the men on
the go constantly and used nearly
four complete teams during the
afternoon.
Rufie Allen was on hand ard
took charge of the squad of b men.
His continuous roasting" urged the
men to higher feats and as a result
the men in the second lineup put
up some unexpected opposition.
Ray Carbon and Don Martin ex-
hibited some pretty open field run
ming. Both men during the scrim-
mage picked up a fumbled ball ana
ran for a touchdown. Buddy Lar
son, the grand kid. several times
stole through small openings in the
line for conspicuous gains.
For the second team, Dave Stepa-
coff and Olecesky showed brilliant
play. and Goddard and Spivack did
some good work on the line. Boots"
Cohen and Red" Nolan, tackles,
seem sure of varsity berths. Both
are sure-grip tacklers and break up
plays with unusual vigor.
Stern and Bohnsack have shown
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
new BRUNSWICK FANS
COMING STRONG TO SEE
Big SERIES CONTEST

This is the first time in a good
many years that New Brunswick and
Perth Amboy were scheduled to
clash in the Middlesex county cham
pionship series. The two largest CIT
les in the county are great rivals in
all branches of sport.
Amboy will use the same lineup
this week as represented the asso-
iation against the Aquehonga base
ball team of Tottenville last Sunday
afternoon. 500 will pitch and Lo-
reno will do the receiving.
The umpire for this contest has
not been announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
GAMES TODAY
American League


The Shamrock A. c. basketball
team has been organized for the
1929 season and would like to ar
range games with light senior teams.
This team will line up with Jasper
Johnson, James Patten, Summers
Dawson, julius Kass, David Rich
man and Thomas Mullen. Thomas
Mullen, 426 Rector street, is the
manager of the team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
M|KKELSEN IS READY
FOR RING ENGAGEMENTS

Andrew Mikkelsen, who is fight
ing under the name of Kid Mickey,
has through his manager, Earl
Hope, issued a challenge to anyone
in the 1872 pound class.
Mickey is in fine shape at the
present time and would like to be
matched to meet some of the good
boys in his class in this vicinity at
the Roosevelt Club or at the po-
lice smoker.
Challenges should be addressed
to Manager Hope, III State street
or the Perth Amboy Hardware
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
Orioles Claim Title

The Oriole nine of this city claims
the light junior championship of
Perth Amboy. The Keystone Jun
Tors failed to appear for a game
with the Orioles last Sunday and the
latter outfit is without a game for
this Sunday. Tony Virgillo, 367
Elm street, is manager of the team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29
NATIONAL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS GAMES
American League

YESTERDAYS GAMES
American League
Boston 3, New York 1.
Washington g., Philadelphia 6.
(First game)
Philadelphia IL, Washington 4.
(Second game)
Only games scheduled.
National League
No games scheduled.
GAMES TODAY
American League
New York at Boston.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Chicago at st. Louis.
National League
st. Louis at Chicago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

about 1875 pounds. Jensen managed
by Tommy Fitzgerald has been
training at the local knights Of
Columbus clubhouse, while Hertz
has been training in Carteret.
Plenty of action is promised In
the preliminary contests, four IN
number and four rounds apiece.
John Ginda Of Carteret and YOUNG
Appelbaum OF Railway in one event
Kid Cinzo of Port Reading and
Charley Leslie OF this city in an
other. John Gregus of Woodbridge
and Steve Stenslauw of West
Chrome in the third, and Young
Hobby, colored, of Railway and Kid
Victor. colored, of Chrome in the
fourth. Leslie fought at the last
show staged by this club and also
at a recent show in Railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

The Recreation basketball team
of Midtown, would like to meet the
Midtown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

National League
No games scheduled.