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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
installed new officers at a joint
meeting held at their hall last
Thursday night.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

Russell Wang Of Charleston is
visiting his Aunt Mrs. N. Abrams
for few days. He enjoys being
among his old boy friends again,
as he used to live on Vashon is
land some years ago.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

We are informed that the Twi-
light Club is going to finish the
interior Of the old Colvos hall to
use the same for meeting place.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

w. V, Crosier and family mot
ored over to Vashon last Sunday
and spent the day with their old
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Marshall
and enjoyed a good dinner.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

Mrs. Ii. Abrahamson entertain
ed the M. e. Ladies Aid on last
Thursday. Nice refreshments were
served and pleasant music from a
victrola was enjoyed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

We need not fool ourselves that
the winter is over because we have
had a few nice sunshiny days.
Even now the rude north wind Is
commencing to blow and ] feel
the penetrating draught on my
shanks.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

aiming HIS Olt Doy lFieiluS again,
us he used to live on Vashon is
land some years ago.
w. V, Crosier and family mot
ored over to Vashon last Sunday
and spent the day with their old
friends Mr.. and Mrs. II. Marshall
and enjoyed good dinner.
Fl. O. Thomson done quite a
stroke Of butchering last Monday.
with Crosier to do the shooting,
Earles the sticking, AL. Abrams
land Patton helpers. The gang
managed to kill and dress nine
fine hogs, one weighing between
four and five hundred pounds
and were through by in the
afternoon. Mrs. Thomason regal
ed the men with a fine dinner.
Mrs. G. A. Renouf came over with
neighborly kindness to assist her.
In their white aprons and caps
for service, it's no wonder the
men did ample justice to the meal.
Joe Raisbcck was out from the
city for few days looking after
his ranch. His genial pleasant
face and hearty hand shake were
both a pleasure to see and enjoy.
w. G. Doyle is laying lot of
|pipe-connecting his house with
| the new water tank.
B. A. Hunt purchased lot of
broken building tiles over at Har-
per, and is going to do some
draining on the Brill ranch he
bought last year He thinks it
better than the common round
larger. With a flat surface for
laying, he can do the work easier
and much cheaper as the cost was
only two cents per foot.
Knut Paulson don't believe in
taking "the dust from anybody"
when it comes to improvements
in his hen houses. He is putting
in cement floors at present.
Consuello Ramquist spent last
Sunday in Seattle with her broth
er Cephas. They visited friends
in South Alki in the afternoon.
Mrs. Albin Sunberg is suffering
with a badly swollen finger caus-
ed by the dry cedar bows when
removing the decorations from
the Christmas tree. Did not think
the little puncture was Of much
account at the time, but a felon
set in which has caused her much
pain.
We had pleasant lift on the
road by our Mayor S. M. Maybe.
He reports his son-in-law A. G.
Buchonnan Of Seattle spent last
Sunday on the ranch with him.
Axel Wickland has 0. Siverson
and John Jorgenson putting on
an addition to the kitchen of his
house with big three-sash win
dow to the west, making lots of
light in the kitchen.
The last of the Edward boys
Capt. Alfred sailed last week with
the White Star fishing boat on
his annual fishing tour in Alaska
waters.
Carpenters are at work remod
cling the NJ. Z. church ante room
into a living room for parson-
age. The Rev. II. p. Nelson and
family of Seattle will occupy it
when finished.
Harold Shipley has been butch
ering some of those prize pork,
ers Of his. Disposing the meat to
neighbors, and according to re
ports he has succeeded in raising
some mighty fine pork to eat.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

At the annual meeting of the
Cove federal farm loan associa-
ton held at the Vashon State
bank Tuesday the 10th inst, the
following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
|. M. Krockset, president, ii.
P. Waldron, vice president; Y.
Hansen, secretary treasurer, G.
A. Renouf, assistant secretary.
Loan Committee--A. Matheson,
Ii. 0. Thomson, W. Scales.
Altcrnate-C. a. Renouf.
Directors. NJ. Krockset, II.
0. Thomson, w. Scales, II. p.
Waldron, A. Matheson.
A bouquet was handed the asso-
citation by the federal appraiser
recently on the island, to wit
that we were doing fine. No doubt
meaning prompt payments and
business methods.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

Harold Shipley has been butch
ering some of those prize pork
ers Of his. Disposing the meat to
neighbors, and according to re
ports he has succeeded in raising
some mighty fine pork to eat.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

Joe Raisbeck was out from the
city for few days looking after
his ranch. His genial pleasant
face and hearty hand shake were
both a pleasure to see and enjoy.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

w. G. Doyle is laying a lot of
pipe-connecting his house with
the new water tank.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

Carpenters are at work remod
cling the NJ. E. church ante room
into a living room for a parson-
age. The Rev. II. p. Nelson and
family of Seattle will occupy it
when finished.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
Preacher And LaForge
Make Winning Counters

Dave Preacher dropped in two one
handlers and "Bi" La Forge made
one of his usual double counters
from the side of the court. in the
last four minutes of the game be-
tween the Beauvais Post American
Legion quintet of Tottenvii'e and the
Montanas o: Stapleton on the Port
Richmond Coliseum court last night.
and the former team won by a cor
of 1921. The Montanas, St. Peters
and Beauvais Post are once again
ted In the Staten Island champion
ship series as a result of the game
last night.
A big crowd Of Tottenviile fans
went to Port Richmond last night to
witness this game. inasmuch as the
Stapleton representatives are old
rivals of Tottenville tearos in all
branches of sport. This victory gives
the Tottenville fans and players
plenty of confidence for their game
tomorrow night with the S~peedways
of this city on the local Auditorium
court. The Amboy and Tottenville
teams are as great rivals as the Sta
pleton and Tottenville teams.
The contest last night was nip and
tuck throughout. In the first half
Beauvais Post was leading at one
stage by ten points. and at the end
OF this session the score was 1911
In favor Of Tottenville. The work
Of the Tottenville team throughout
this period surprised its following
from this section of the island.
In the second period the crack
Montana team started off lia-e world
heaters and before the first quarter
of this session had been played the
score was knotted at 1915. For
about FIVE minutes the two teams
endeavored to break the tie without
uccess A number of long shots
we're taken by either side whenever
possession OF the ball was secured,
and It was found practically impos-
sible to break through the defense
OF the opposing team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28

Judging from the ann in which
Messrs. A%pplegate and Poulsen are
arranging their schedule for the
Perth Amboy Athletic Association
baseball team, the fans o. this Sec
ton will witness some zeal baseball
games during the present season
Last Sunday the Elizabeth Caseys,
champions OF Elizabeth last season,
were booked to play the locals and
the Amboy team completely out
elassed its opposition. This week
the strong Danbury nine will oppose
the local nine and the Amboy rep
tesentatives expect a rard tussle in
asmuch as Mullen's Amboy team of
last season mel defeat at the hands
of the New York aggregation.
A week from this Sunday the
Scranton, fPa.) coal miners asso-
citation baseball team will play the
Amboy team. The clinching of this
date. however, depends upon the
showing the coal miners make
against the Meadowbrooks in New
ark this Sunday. Representatives OF
the Scranton team were in this city
on Wednesday of this week and after
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
CITY BASEBALL
SCHEDULED MADE
Six Teams Entered Start
Tuesday Afternoon--W Will
Play Three Rounds

The newly organized city baseball
league. consisting of five factory and
one store teams. will get under way
next Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Three games a week are
called for in the schedule just COM
pleted. all games being played on
the Raritan. Copper Works diamond
at $3.50. The schedule calls for three
rounds. which will mean that each
team will play fifteen m in all.
Every team will play once a week,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons having been decided upon
as the playing days. There Will be
m Saturday games nor n doupie-
headers.
M the opening game next Tues
day the Dry Docks and Lead Works
will, play. Following is the schedule
of the first fifteen games. The second
and third rounds will be played in
the same order on the following
dates: Second round. June 6. q. 8,
IA. IA. Is. 90. 81. 20. 81. Is. 20.
,July 4. s and 6: Third round. July
II. IL, Is, IS, 10, 20, 20, 26, ~,
Aug. i. 2. 3. 8, ., 10.
The first round schedule:
May DRY Docks VS.. Lead
Nav s-Terra Gotta VS.. Bakelite.
May a.. s. Cartridge VS.. z. A.
Hardware. :,
May . Bakente VI. Lead
Works
May 1o-P. A. Hardware VS.. Dry
Docks.
May ILL. S. Cartridge VS.. Terra
Gotta.
May 16-Lead Works VS.. p. A.
Hardware.
Nav 17-U. s. Cartridge VS.. Bake
lite.
May 1s-Terra Gotta VS.: Dry
Docks.
MAY 23-U. S. Cartridge VS. Dry
Docks.
May 24-P. A.. Hardware vs.
Bakelite. j..
May 25-Terra Gotta VS.. Lead
Works.
May 3o-Lead Works vs.. U. 8.
Cartridge .
May SIP. A. Hardware VS..
Terra Gotta.
June 1-Bakelite VS.. Dry Docks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
EYERKUSS IS AWARDED
PRIZE FOR HIGH AVERAGE

Bill Eyerkuss of the local lodge of
Elks was awarded a cash prize al
the recent Elks' state banquet for
having rolled the fifth highest aver
age in connection with the Elks
state bowling league games. Servas
of Union Hill won first prize for the
highest individual average, Il.
Schultze of the same team won sec
ond prize, Murphy of Jersey City
copied third honors and Howard OF
Paterson won fourth place. Dele
hanty and Mahlenbrock Of Jersey
City, finished sixth and seventh re-
spectively; Schneider of Hoboken
was eighth, Speary Of Newark was
ninth, and Caldwell of Jersey City
was tenth. Eyerkuss had an average
of 1885.
The Perth Amboy team was tied
with Plainfield for sixth and seventh
positions respectively. Eyerkuss also
rolled the highest individual score
among members of the local team.
this score being 256. Howard Rich
ards was second in high average on
the local team, and Ben Jorgenson
was second in high score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
LOCAL TEAM
TOURNAMENT
Perth Amboy "Y" voIIey Ball
Team Playing Pittsburgh
Today at Brooklyn

The Y. NJ c. A. varsity volley ball
team is today playing In the ma
tional championship tournament at
the Brooklyn Central "Y" in an ef-
fcrt to put Perth Amboy on the map
In this branch of sport. The local
team is up against what is consider
cd the third best team in the coun-
try today, the crack Pittsburgh COM
bination, and a victory over the
Smoky City sextette will mean a
great deal to the Amboy fellows.
A defeat by such a combination will
not be considered a disgrace. but the
local men left this city with plenty
Of confidence in their ability to hold
their own and hopes for success
high. Several rooters accompanied
the team of nine men which will
also play tomorrow in the tourney.
The match with Pittsburgh is sched-
uled for AIS o'clock this afternoon
and will be for the best two out of
three games. Perth Amboy is de-
pending upon the following nine men
to uphold their name in the tourney:
Capt. George w. Sharp, Gilbert
Peakes. Austin Hornsby. Ellwood
johnson, George Dover, Gene Par
ker. Herbert Rankin, Joe Frantic
and Sam Miller.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
NEW HEADP|N
TOURNAMENT
Will Start at Bohnsack's
Alleys on Monday

Next Monday night a three game
headpin tournament will be started
on Bohnsack's alleys, Smith street.
On this night the duck pin tourney
which has been running for n
past several walks. will be ended.
Four prizes will be offered in the
new tourney. $40 for first. IS for
second, $3.50 for third and $3.50
Tor tenth place.
There is great interest in the
duckpin tourney at present being
run on the smith street alleys.
Tommy Van Glider is in first place
with a $50 score. Marshall is sec
ond with SAT. Bena is next in line
with SAG and Bill Jenkins has 544.
Donehue is in tenth place with a
score of sos. Five cash prizes are
offered for the first four positions
and the tenth position.
1t is likely hat a number Of the
leading duckpin bowlers Of this
section will visit Bohnsack's alleys
during the remaining nights of the
tourney in an effort to beat Van
elders mark. 1t has been a usual
thing for Jenkins to come through
at the last minute with the score
which cops first place in a tourney.
He won the five and three game
Journeys on the Argonne alleys in
this manner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
NATIONALS OF S. ISLAND
PLAY ON MAURER FIELD

The Maurer A. A. baseball team
is scheduled to play the Nationals
of Linoleumville. Staten Island. this
Sunday afternoon on the Maurer
field. The Nationals are wsh known
throughout New York state. having
played together for the past ten
years. Manager Urbanski expects
real opposition from this combina-
ton.
Oldenboom and Low will be In the
points for the home team in this
game, while the remainder of the To-
cal lineup will be the same as in re-
cent contests. The Nationals lineup
has not been announced es yet.
Last Sunday the Maurer team
was without a game because of the
fact that the Riverside manager
cancelled on Saturday night the
game scheduled for the Maurer field
on Sunday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
JOHN LARSON WRESTlES
At KEYpORT TOMeHT

KEYPORT, April 2s:-ToniGht
Raritan Post No. %. American Lee
gicn, will hold its second smoker OF
the season in the high school audi
torium when a boxing and wrestling
match will be preceded by an excel
lent vaudeville performances, talent
from a prominent New York bureau
having been secured
In the main bout of the evening
Kid Sid, of Perth Amboy. will box
Johnny Lewis. of New York. while
Carl Morris, of Chrome. and Allen
town Tiliy will be the features OF
a four round box. Kid Coughrin, OF
South River. will have ar his oppo-
nent Black Diamond. of New Bruins
wick, and an event OF great Interest,"
Is a wrestling match between Chrix-
Jensen. of Keyport, and Police Ser
geant John Larsen, of Perth Amboy-
Several of the above features IN
different from those first announced
but all are declared to be first class
boxing matches which will create
great interest.
An excellent vaudeville program
has been arranged which will in
clude Al. Baker. a ventriloquist, who
has been heard here before with
pleasure and several other features.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
WOODBRIDGE 8
IS DEFEATED
Amboy Grammar School
Baseball Team Wins Open
er Yesterday

The Perth Amboy Grammar
school baseball team opened its sea-
son yesterday afternoon by downing
the colors of the Woodbridge High
school Freshmen. IL to / on the
Woodbridge grounds in a seven in
ming game. Thulleson pitching for
the visitors. struck out twelve men
and walked three. He allowed one
nit. The visitors collected fourteen
hits off the delivery of Stark. The
home team made a number of errors.
while the visiting combination was
credited with a miscue.
The longest hits of the game. two
base blows. were made by PUGET
susso and Kertes. PUGET and CLAUS
led the visiting team with three hits
apiece. Miss ]. Il. Miller is man.
ager of the Amboy team and Coach
Margaretten assisted in rounding the
team into shape.
The box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
LOCAL GUNNERS
IN BIC MATCH
Twenty Members of Perth
Amboy Club Meet Bound
Brook Tomorrow

Twenty members of the Perth
Amboy Gun Club will go to Bound
Brook tomorrow afternoon to take
part in the 100 bird trapshoting
match between the two clubs.
Bound Brook is recognized as about
the strongest combination in the
state and in preparation for strong
opposition the Amboy contingent IS
going with full strength. The shoot
tomorrow will be the star feature of
the days program. other shooting
events being scheduled, consisting
of handicap. sweepstake and doubles
events
Those going to represent the
Perth Amboy Club are: Albert G..
Waters, John Hansen. Adam
Schrimpf, John Paskie. George Par
sons and Scott Burns. of this city;
Oscar Munday. Of South Amboy: Al
WINS and John S. Applegate. Of
Red Bank; DIR. Schwerd. Sam Bar
ton and John Wolfgang. of Princess
Bay; Capt. Ellis. of Tottenville;
Frank Muldoon. of Freehold; DR..
Hunt, of South River: John Antilles,
of Elizabeth. and George Conover,
Lloyd Armstrong. YD. H. W. Hart
man and Jack Reed of the Hazlet
Club. and DR.. Louis Belloff, of New
Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28

Stapleton's representatives finally
went into the lead by scoring two
baskets and a foul counter. With
five minutes to go the Montanas
were leading by a score of 21-16.
They were leading by a five point
margin with four minutes to go. but
Preacher cut this margin down two
points with the first of his sensation
al shots and a minute later the Mon
tanas were leading by one point
when the Amboy member of the
Tottenville team dropped in q two
pointer.
With one minute to go the Mon
tanas had a one point advantag-.
Stapleton got the tap but LaForge
intercepted a pass and shot. The
ball dropped through the net and
Tottenville was in the lead by a one
point margin. Before the ball was
returned to center the final whistle
blew. The series vas again tied.
Tottenville outscored the Mon
tanas from the field seven to four IN
this game. Chuck" Solador refe-
reed. In the last series Tottenville
wen it's two games on the Pleasant
Plains court.
The core:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
CRESCENTS PLAY CAMP
RARITAN NINE SUNDAY

The C~rescents of Keasbey will
travel to Camp Raritan Sunday af-
ternoon to play the representative
team of that place. Frazer. Ander-
on, Wustefield, John Damback.
Parsler, w. Romer. j. Romer, Mar
tin, Gardella and Jensen will make
UP the Crescent roster for this
game. Manager William Frazer Is
DESTROYS of arranging games with
the Sacred Hearts, Maurer, Wood.
bridge, Matawan. Helmetta ano
teams of similar strength. Address
challenges to 30 Meade street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
VI BASKETBALL TEAM AGAIN TIES SERIES
CARROLL AND CURRY TO
FIGHT HERE ON MAY is

For the last couple of years the
boxing fans have been locking for
a bout between Johnny Carroll of
Roosevelt. and Willie Currie of Stat
en- Island. The Centre A c. after
great difficulty procured this match
and the fans will enjoy perhaps the
best fight that ever took place in the
Auditorium. Currie IS in wonderful
condition, having fought on the
coast for a long period. Out there
he won decisively in many bouts. He
tried hard to get "a match with the
lightweight champion of the coast.
but did not succeed. The island fans
have the greatest respect for Willie
as a gentleman and as a fighter.
and no doubt will be here in droves
to root for him on May is. at the
Auditorium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
THREE CITY V0LLEY BALL
LEAGUE GAMES TONIGHT

Three matches will be played in
the city volley ball league tonight
At Z o'clock the Lead Works and L.
s. Cartridge will clash; at 1880 the
Seniors and Atlantic Terra Gotta
play and at 3 O'Clock the Nationals
and "Y" meet The other scheduled
games were postponed owing TO var
sity men being in Brooklyn today.
Failure on the part of the Dry Docks
team to have "A sufficient number -
play on hand at the last three games
has resulted in this team being elm
mated from the league. All of the
tea ms that have not played the Dry
Docks are credited with a victory
over them. The Dry Docks did not
win a game in the matches played
by them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
Baseball Contests
Assured Fans Of CITY

a meeting with Messrs. Applegatt
and Poulsen. the date was offered
l.nder the above conditions
1t is the plan OF Messrs Poulsen
and A~pplegate TO bring stronger
teams here every Sunday as the To-
cal representative team rounds into
its best form. They feel that they
could draw a big crowd b. booking
the best teams in the country, but
inasmuch as their baseball team IL
out to plav baseball, il would not
be justice 10 the fans or players 10
book a team too strong for the local
representatives at the present time.
New Uniforms
Messrs. Poulsen and APPRECIATE an
rounced today that they have been
given the assurance Of the manufac-
turers that their baseball uniforms
will be here in time for the game
on Sunday afternoon. Every effort
was made to ecu the uniforms for
the opening game. but a great many
rush orders were entered at the
same time as the Amboy order. and
as a result IL was impossible for the
local men to have their order COM
pleted a week ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
SPEEDWAY NINE TO PLAY
1T RED BANK SUNDAY

The Speedway. baseball team will
travel to Red Bank on Sunday after
noon to cross bats with the fast
going Oriole nine of that place. The
Orioles have not been defeated this
season but inasmuch Is Manager
Bill Sheehan's Speedways defeated
the Norwoods of Long Branch two
weeks ago, the Red Bank represent
tatives are somewhat leary as to the
probability of their string being
broken this week.
Andy Jensen is scheduled to do
the hurting for the Speedsters in This
contest, while the remainder of the
lineup has not been announced by
Manager Sheehan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
PIONEERS OPEN SEASON
WITH SACRED HEART 9

The Pioneer nine of this city will
open the season Sunday afternoon at
South Amboy in a game against the
Sacred Hearts. Manager John
Thompson has completed his team
roster with the exception of a
moundsman and the following men
will make the trip: NJ. Malinowski,
J. Malinowski. Callow. Brown. S. Bo-
nalsky, Fimiani, Thompson, NJ. Bo-
anlsky, Polak and Lovedal.
Thompson's combination expects
to have a successful season and
strong senior teams desiring book
ings should address Manager
Thompson who succeeds NJ. Bonal-
sky as manager. Challenges should
be addressed to 216 Meade street or
call Perth Amboy 1916 and evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28

The Emerald baseball team Will
travel to Huguenot Sunday afternoon
to play the representative team or
that place. Ed Keller and Jeroff
will be on hand for the pitching as
Segment, and E. Anderson, Thomas
Miller brothers. Mansfield, Levine,
Jones, Halifco, Kennedy and A. An
derson will occupy the remaining
positions. The team will leave this
city on the 1855 ferry. A final prac-
tice will be held tomorrow after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
|NTsCLOSE
WITH VICTORY
Down Boy Scouts in the
Deciding Game of
Series

The intermediate basketball team
Of the local Y. NJ. H. A. closed the
season Wednesday night by taking
the measure OF the Boy Scout In
dependent quintet on the Y. NJ. H.
A. court by a score of 1918. The
score at half time was 81. and at
the conclusion of forty minutes Of
play the two teams were knotted.
17-17. An extra period was neces-
sary and in this session Kass made
a long shot for the Ints. and Clio
chau scored a foul for the visitors.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-28
J. GARDELLAS TEAM WINS
PIN MATCH FROM HALuGAN

J.. Gardella's Junior bowling team
won WI out of three games from
Halligan's combination on the Y. NJ.
c. A. alleys asst night. Halligan's
combination had only one other
member present and was forced to
accept three blind scores. j. Gar
della had three men absent in the
first game and two in the others.
A Gardella's average of Isl was
high for the night.
The scores: