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The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Began Playing In 1873.

Comiskey's real baseball career began
In isTs with tho Dubuque, Iowa. team.
In f@2 he Joined the So Louis Browns.
i6N he was made manager of the tea I'M.
In 1sG-lsss the Browns. with Comiskey
at the helm, defeated the Chicago White
Stockings for the championship OF the
world.
comiskey remained with st. Louis un-
I'll 1s9c, when no took charge Of the
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
GRAND OLD ROMAN
IN HIS 65TH YEAR
Charles A Comiskey, Who Gel
ebrated Birthday last Week
Began Playing In 1873.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 (Associated Press).
THE Grand Old Roman" celebrated
his sixty-fourth birthday on Tuesday.
He is Charles Albert Comlskey. presi-
dent and owner Of the Chicago White
Sox. Builder OF what was considered
In years gone by one of the greatest
baseball clubs In professional ranks, Mr..
Comiskey, after wreclsing his machine
following the world series disclosures OF
1919. to-day sees his reconstructed team
again fighting In the first division.
Picked by experts from coast 20 coast
this year as poor second division club
the White Sox have provided one of the
greatest surprises of the season. The
club, after getting away to a poor start.
suddenly started its climb toward the
top OF the league. and on June IS. the
White Sox were intrenched In third
place. The, club recently went into
batting slump but again has struck i,s
stride.
Mr.. Comiskey upset the baseball world
in the fall OF 1920 when he wrecked
his baseball club following disclosures
of throwing the 1919 worlds series
games to the Cincinnati club. AZ that
time the Old Roman suspended seven Of
his star players--Jackson, cicotfe, VIII
liams. Felsch. Weaver. Risberg and Nc
,Mullin-thereby wrecking the club 10
the extent OF one million dollars or
more.
Gathers New Ball Club.
Not discouraged by the terrible loss.
Mr.. Comiskey set about at once TO build
another baseball club. He tried TO buy
star players from other clubs In his
league but with little success He cont
scouts 20 all parts of the country and
gathered every sromising player nc
could into the fold.
One Of his moves was the acquisition
OF the entire infeid Of the Sale Lake
city Club OF the Pacific Coast League.
with the exception of the second bnsc-
man. These were Ernie Johnson. Eddie
Mullgan and Earl sheely. They fitted
in well with Eddie Collins. captain Of
the White Sox who was one ~ tho
players who remained loyal to the Old
Roman. This year the club Is virtually
the same as last season, with ths excop-
tion that n few promising young pitchers
have been added TO the roster.
Recently Mr.. comiskey startled the
baseball world with the announcement
that he had bought William Knmm, sen
sational third basenan OF the San Fran
cisco club, for 100000. Kamm will re-
pert in 1923,
"Commy" was born August is, 1858
He played hall when he was II years OF
age. He at one time was a pitcher for
the Elgir, III, club later her played
third base and first base, but as a first
baseman he had no superior in his day
lie is the only pitcher who has risen
from the ranks 10 be sole owner OF
major league ball club
BeGnn Playing I'm 1878.
Comiskey's real baseball career began
In isIs with tho Dubuque, Iowa. team.
In fM2 he Joined the Sc. Louis Browns,
thar In fha Americau AQeCciaf tim and IN
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Players League club In Chicago. He
returned 10 st. Louis In 1891. and in 1892
went to Cincinnati where he managed
the Reds until 1896. During that period
In Cincinnati he met Ban y. Johnson. a
newspaper man. and the two became
fast friends. In 1895 "Commy' placed a
western League team in st. Paul and
In 1900 he transferred the franchise to
Chicago. where with the aid of Mr..
Johnson, tho Western League was ex-
panded and became known as the
American League. with Mr.. johnson at
It's head.
Under Mr.. Comiskey's ownership the
Chicago White Sox. as his team became
known, has won two worlds champion
ships, lost one and annexed five Ameri-
can League championships.
In the winter of l9i3-1914 he and Man
ager John McGraw of the New York
Giants. financed a tour around tho
world. with n large number OF ball
players. playing the national pastime in
Australia. japan, in Manila and Lon
don. where King George was an inter-
ested spectator. and In many other
places. The receptions given tho world
tourists upon their return to New York
and ir Chicago were imposing events.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Duncan and Mitchell to
Play Match at Saratoga

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. r.. Aug. H.
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, the
we'll known English golfers. will play
a thirty-six hole exhibition match at the
McGregor links here on Friday. septem-
Der !. Their opponents will be w. w.
Patten OF the Mohawk Golf Club of
schenectady. amateur champion OF the
Capitol dihtrict. and ID. u. Sawyer Of
New York. former Western and metro
politan amateur champion.
In view OF the fact that the match Ia
TO be played on the day after the Sara
toga race meeting closes and that the
Belmont Park meeting does not open
until September 2. many Of the officials
of the Saratoga Association and attend
ants at the local meeting are planning to
remain over TO watch the play. presi-
dent r. r. Wilson of the Saratoga AS
soclation. George II. Hall, it's secretary
treasurer w. s, Kilmer of Bingham-
ton and Many others prominent In the
racing world are among the members Of
McGregor, who probably viii be present
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now has extended to is games. In which
Sisler poled Is hits in 81 tries for a per-
centage of .410.
After winning six consecutive VIC
tories, George Dauss Of the Tigers lost
August 10 to the Indians.
Joe Dugan of the Yankees concluded
a healthy batting streak by going hit
less August 16 before Herman Pillette
and Sylvester Johnson. UP to this game
Joe had hit safely In his last IA games,
getting 20 safeties In So batting tries for
a mark of 385. Dugan has failed to hit
safely in only two games since Joining
the Yankees.
Sam Rice of the Senators. after carry
ing hitting streak through ten con-
secutive games, was halted August IL by
Sam Jones. While hitting them Rice
came through with Is hits in 46 tries
for batting figure OF 1882.
RommeI stops Ruth.
Babe Ruth OF tho Yankees. after hit
ting safely in eight games. quit August
IL TO Ed Rommel, During his period of
hitting them the Babe smashed out II
safe blows In 90 batting trials for per-
centage Of .472.
iris Speaker of tho Indians quit Au-
gust to Bob Hssly after hitting safely
his last - games. While hitting them
iTls puncneu out ID hilS III 70 DattlnB
tries for a mark Of .476.
Roger Feckinpaugh Of the Senators
concluded healthy streak of hitting
that endured for IL consecutive games
until Peck ran afoul Frank Davis on
August II. During his period OF hitting
Roger poled is hits In 43 trials for a
mark Of AIS.
The following players are enjoying
unbroken streaks OF hitting: Ken Will
Jams OF the Browns has gotten one or
more hta In each of his last Il games.
during which Williams punched out 35
hits In 81 tries for a percentage Of .432
yeach on on n streak.
Bob yeach Of the Tigers has hit safely
In his last II games, In which Bob smote
"a safeties in 10 attempts for batting
figure of ass.
Bill jacobson has produced one or
more hits In each OF his last 16 con-
tests the streak yielding "a hits In ga
trials for mark of a76.
iris Speaker of the Indians, after set
ting the run scoring record of the year
In the majors by scoring Is runs in -
straight. quit August n 10 the Athletics.
Speaker battered Ross Youngs record by
ono game.
The Red sox on August II flashed a
triple play against the Senators. This
IL the NTH three-ply killing this season
In the Johnson circuit. and tho second
by the Red Sox. the Indians. Athletics
and Senators turning In one apiece
Sisler hit for a total OF 1000 bases
for his big league career on August H.
off Harry Courtney.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Open Camps Popular.

District Ranger u. w. Blue of Old
Forge reports the completion Of open
camps on Big Burnt Lake and Salmon
Lake. These camps have been erected
by the rangers IN order to render the
area OF splendid forest and lake coun-
try just north Of Beaver River Flow
available for uss by the public.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
cLUB BATTING.
Fishermen Obey the Law.

Fishermen generally are obeying the
law better this year than formerly. In
spector Burmaster of Division No. I, IN
the northern part of tho State, reports
that ~ thirty seven nah baskets exam
ined IN one day BY two of hts game nro-
tsctors not single short trout was
fcunA
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
FOTHERGILL LEADS
INT. BATTING LIST
Rochester Outfielder Contin-
ues to Set Fast Pace for
League Mates.

Bob Fothergili Of tho Rochester
Hustlers continues TO show the way TO
the batters IN the International League
with a mark OF .3ss. while Fred Merkle
OF the same club tops the run scorers
with 1i3 markers TO his credit. Fred
has also raped out the most base hits.
ITO
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
sfsIer sets the Pace.

IN the American League Ge6rge Sisler
pf the Browns vs. the leading hitter. with
= r~rcentage Of .405. Sisler has poled
The most hits 1so. and shows the way
plong the base paths with ~ etolen
bases Lou Blue Of the Tigers heads
the run scorers with 20 tallies and Ken
reth williams Of the Browns tors the
a,1ruers with 30 home runs. Leslie Joe
BULLET Bush OF the Kankees holds q
safe lead on the pitchers. with 10 vic
tories and defeats. for pitching per-
centags OF .s26
Sister is leading his company by vir-
tue Of his latest streak OF batting, which
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03
ABoLIsHINo THE GRADE CROSSINGS

There is really little objection to the increase in the
speed of the trains passing through this city from twelve to
twenty-five miles an hour. The fact that every precaution
has been taken to protect the crossings; that both trainmen
and people using the crossings are on their guard as never
before adds greatly to the safety.
And that leads us to the importance of getting the cross
ings abolished as quickly as possible. The railroad survey
ors have been at work at Washington street for several
weeks. This is where the actual work is to begin. The
Public Utility Commission, having ordered the work to be
done and the time having expired whereby the city can raise
objection, it behooves the city to accept the situation as it
is and do everything possible to speed things up.
The cooperation of the city is necessary in this great
undertaking. The plans for the elimination of the crossings
are not what we would like to have them, but no plans for
such an improvement ever are. That they are the best pos
sible under the circumstances is pretty generally admitted
and therefore past differences ought to be forgotten and
everything done to make the elimination of the grade cross
ings a reality.
In the meantime, use every precaution at the crossings.
It is better to wait a minute or two than to try to dodge across
the tracks ahead of a train when the gates are down. This
has been one of the evils of the slow moving trains in ap-
p~roaching the crossings. People seeing the train so for
away and moving so slowly, have taken chances. Perth
Amboy wants no fatalities while the crossings are being
nii llsiiMllhs lslAlIt XII OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03
THE REVOLUTION

The United States of America has been an independent
nation for so long that it is difficult to think of ourselves as
once a part, and a loyal part, of the British empire.
1t was one hundred and forty-six years ago that the Brit
ih colonies in America decided that the only thing they could
do to protect themselves against unfair government was to
secede.
And so the Declaration of Independence was solemnly
signed.
This action was not taken because the Englishmen III
America hated the En~glishmen in Great Britain. Many OF
them had friends and relatives IN the mother country ana
they had grown up to own allegiance to a king. Nor was 4,
at first, because of any overwhelming desire to SCI up a sep
arate rule on this continent.
The revolt was, in fact, not so much against England as
against a political party in England, the Old Wings, who,
under the leadership of Lord North and others Largely con-
trolled the actions of George III, and sought to estaonsn .
corrunt government for their own profit.
There were men in England, like William Pitt, VINO also
fought against this tyranny, but they were kept down by NIL
itary and political power and by the prestige OF royalty
The Englishmen over here had a better chance to rebel
because they were far away and so were more difficult to
little bv little the American colonists made their pro-
tests felt. and the ill advised king and the party in power un-
dertook to silence these protests by acts of punishment Iney
deprived American Englishmen of ancient rights, ana the col
onists replied with more vigorous pro1ests IL Will 's'S'0
of unjust laws.
And so theygradually came to the parting of the ways.
It must be remembered, also, that the people in those days
all over the world, took a less liberal view OF the posltlon ana
rights Of dependencies than they do today.
Colonies were very generally considered as commercial
enterprises, and the officers of the central organization ieb
that. since they had invested their money in the venture, they
had a perfect right to dictate how the branch offices should
be run.
underlying it all was a great error on the part OF the BRUSH
statesmen of that day. They thought that they could =
force restrictive and unreasonable laws upon Engllsnmen as
free.born as themselves. They thought that the cure Tor re
bellion was more repression. -,
They forgot that the tighter you clamp a III on d JUL
ing kettle the more likely it is to explode.
Our American forefathers, in finally asserting their IN
dependence, proved to all the world that civilization had out
grown despotism.
Men Of courage and vision, they stood out for justice
against entrenched privilege, and they won.
Thev taught England herself a lesson that helped the
q Il. A ~, u ,oofhor country at length TO VIII
their fight.
That is what we celebrate on the Fourth OF July-not o
victory of arms over brave brothers, not the winning OF a war
against England, but a triumph of the cause OF justice ana
square dealing which is the rightful heritage OF all people 2 !
English blood the world over. y
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@. In playing golf have a right
to bend the grass when l find my
ball in the rough?-M. w.
A. You may bend or part the
grass only if it is necessary for you
to do so in order to identity your
bali, and then only suhclentiy 10
enable you to make the identlflca-
ton.
@. OF what denomination are
The people who give the Passion
Play at Oberammergau ii. j.. h.
A. The Bavarian VILLAGERS VINO
give this celebrated Passion Play
are Roman Catholics.
@. What percentage OF the m
migration to Canada is from the
United States &c. K. n.
A. Since the first OF the year, the
United States has furnished abou
half of the newcomers in Canaoa
The total is made UP of 4,52S Brit
ish. s.O19 Americans and 4,227 from
other countries.
O.. Are trees more apt to be
struck by lightning when it is rain
ing?-H. NJ. D.
A. During thunder showers trees
become drenched with rain. Accord
ing to some authorities. the more
thoroughly wet the tree is. the less
susceptible it becomes to lightning
stroke.
@. What metal is absolutely nom
porous that can be used for cook
ing utensils?-P. L..
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that no metal is absolutely non-por-
Gus. Such ones as aluminium, tin
and iron are sufficiently non-por-
Gus for use in the manufacture of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03
OF AMERICAN
WORKERS is DESCRIBED
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskih

NEW YORK CITY, June 80
How to become well educated
though poor is a problem h a has
| long puzzled many Woodworking
Americans. Now, at least, a salts
factory solution seems to ave been
| found in the workers universities
that are being established in so
| many industrial stiles throughout
the country.
Already more than fifty of these
universities are in operation, as wei
as innumerable study classes, where
working men and women may go IN
their spare hours and receive an eX-
cellent education. They are financed
by the workers themselves. Some
OF them, such as the Amherst
Glasses for Workers and the Trade
Union College Of Boston, have a
close afiliation with our big univer-
sites. Harvard. Boston Tech, We'll
lesley and Tufts. for example. have
all been interested and generous in
their support of the Boston work
ers' college, while the Amherst
classes were originated and are
taught by instructors from the Am
herst College faculty. All are under
the general supervision of the
Workers Educational Bureau of
America, whose headquarters is here
in New York.
Although the Amherst experiment
in workers education is now typical
of most of the ventures, the rea-
son for its inception is.
1T seemed to u.s." says the secre-
tary of the undertaking, that the
relations between American colleges
and the communities surrounding
them varied from armed neutrality
to actual hostility, and that this
was unfortunate for both commun-
ity and college; that American col
leges (nominally open to anyone)
were available to very few whose
family incomes were not above the
average, and this was true largely
because our educational system Is
founded upon a scheme of pre-
requisites making the graduation
from and high school al
most essential if one is to enter col
lege. So that, once having dropped
out, it is almost impossible to go on
again, even though one is so excep-
tionally fortunate as to have the
funds and the leisure necessary.
1T seemed to us unfair that the
great mass of workers should auto
matically be disqualified because the
mechanical arrangements of u
educational system happened to be
such hat it was impossible for them
to fulfill it's requirements, and hence
that workers should practically be
debarred from colleges and univer-
stiles supported by community funds
or endowed for the purpose of Civ
ing education to ALL"
Only Q per cent of all the millions
of adults in this country are college
graduates. The vast majority not
only cannot afford the money and
time required to go to college,; they
cannot even afford to attend high
school. The average citizen and
voter goes promptly to work as soon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03
Questions Answers

ANY reader get the answer 70
anv question by writing The PeIta
Amboy Evening News
aursau j, Haskin. Director.
INFLAMMATION. ID. G. This oner ap-
plies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice en- iesai.
medicinal and financial trouble 4.
does not attempt to -settle domestlc
troubles, nor to undertake exnaus
live research on any subject write
your question plainly ana or,etly'
cive full name and address and en-
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postage. All replies are sent d':sct
to III inquirer.
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cooking utensils.
@. What privileges are gain
when a British subject is honor
with knighthood ?-G. t.
A. The comforting OF knight4o'
in Great Britain does not imply ia
privileges other than the social Y
of precedence. A knight ranks
after a baronet. Neither dignity -
title a be, transmitted 10 the he
@. Please give recipe for chd
late cream frosting for cake All
A. Add five tablespoonfulsl
milk to n cup graduated sU
Place on fire and stir until It ~
Boil five minutes-remove and i
flavoring. Beat until thick
creamy. Spread on cake and &
with thin coating of bitter choco
@. Were lotteries ever used !
any public purposes in this counA |
S. E.
A. In the eighteenth century u
teries were extremely populai
America. Legislatures authorhj
them for every species OF pu60
Improvement for the building
churches and colleges. for the rel
of losses to individuals by fire
otherwise; for example. Fal
Hall. after the fire Of 1851, waSSv
built by lottery. The ContineA
Congress tried to raise money
lottery in 1777. d
@. How old is the ice industiI
M. F. T. a
A. Probably the first ice cut al
shipped as an article of commeIl
was in 1899 from New York Il
Charleston, S. c.. but the real 81
ginning of the industry came in II
when Frederick Tudor OF Bost
shipped a cargo of $50 tons to
West Indies. The artificial ice BIZ
ness dates from 1866, but did
become of commercial importaJ
until about 1880.
@. What is the origin Of
word boycott?-V. L.
A. Captain Boycott raj
English agent of Lord Erne In
land in 1881. He incurred the
will of the tenants. As a result
population for miles around refu
to deal with him in any way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03
Bible Thought For Today

THE GOOD sHEPHERD-The Lord is my shepherd;
/ shall not want. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life; and I will dwell. in the house of
the Lord for er.-Ps m23: 4, g..
TOMORROW, Independence Day, the Evening News
will not be published.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

A mans friends are surprised
when he marries. So is the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

When a telephone exchange is all
out of wrong numbers. 1t sends to
the shoe store to get some.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

Nothing is harder on a woman's
new hat than one Of her enemies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

People who walk in their sleeI
ought to sleep in their shoes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

1t takes a lot Of sense to get by
without knowing anything.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

Lots of future convicts are living
On Easy street now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03
ENMy!l!f
~ToMHsaIIMMs

They made beer in Egypt $500
ears ago; but it is all gone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

A bathing beach mosquito would
starve to death in town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

A bathing beach mosquito would
starve to death in town.
Ex-senator Cole is 100 years old.
He can remember when the bonus
bill was first introduced.
There is always room at the top
for a big strawberry.
No matter how much time a Judge
gives. he always has some left.
Proposed tariff increases our beef
bill $231.000.0 900 yearly. We said
they were playing for high steaks.
The easiest way to lose your
memory is to borrow money.
Vacuum cleaners are handy for
men. A woman can't hit her hus-
band over the head with one.
In London, Earl Beatty ran into
a truck load of beer. We seldom
run into that much over here.
1t must be awful for this woman
who speaks seventeen languages to
keep a secret in all of them.
n graduate got through college
by writing short stories. Maybe he
wrote them to his father.
1t takes a marriage license to get
married on, and it usually takes an
auto license also.
Every girl can be beautiful"
says an advertisement. Yes. but
suppose she is broke?
In Illinois. a gunsmith was held
up and robbed. You can't ALWAYS
get by on your reputation.
washington was the father of his
country. But a Vermont man did
the best he could. He had SS6 d.
rect descendants.
There may be no connection; but
the ex-katser's book was written in
Holland, and Biographies say: 'Hol-
land-a low lying country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

Ex-senator Cole is 100 years old.
He can remember when the bonus
bill vas first introduced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

There may be no connection; but
the ex-kaiser's book was written in
Holland. and Biographies say: 'Hol-
land-a low lying country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

There is always room at the tor
for a big strawberry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-03

Washington was the father of his
country. But a Vermont man did
the best he could. He had 3s6 d.
rect descendants.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-11
RIVERSIDE PICNIC

Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Williams gave
a picnic to Borah's Ferry Sunday for
their visitors. Among those present
were Mesdames G. w. Brunton, J. l..
Lallinger. w E. Travis, Misses Myr-
tie Park. Virginia Mckinney. Rachel
Hays McKenney, Ada Marjorie Brun-
ton. Grace Margaret Williams, Or.
and Mrs. J. o. Mckinney, MIR. and
Mrs. r. r. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. por-
ter Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.. Will
liams, DR.. o. p. Brunton. T. II. Lloyd.
Claud Mckinney, Kirby, Spurg on
and Aubrey Park.
Boating and swimming and deli
cious lunch were enjoyed by all pres
ent, and Mr.. and Mrs. Williams were
voted most delightful host and
hostess