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The Washington times., 1923-07-11
And Then the Awakening.
fight was NINE
couldn't lose!
Il "CLANG! The bell rang

couldn't lose!
II "CLANG! The bell rang
for the twenty-third round.
81 went out and started jab-
bing again. Jeff was swinging;
but missing me \ lot Of cold
water hit me in the face. There
was a terrific buzzing. | looked
up and saw bunch of men fan
ming me and throwing more cold
water on my face.
WHAT the matter?' | said,
choking from the water. You've
been knocked OUT someone said.
l looked around, and there | was
in the same ring with the crowd
bowling and cheering, and then
l remember Jeff shaking my hand.
81 don't remember any more
about that finish than Blind Tom,
the organist, does; and he wasn't
there.
"Now," said Jim, with a smile,
wasn't that the toughest thing
you ever heard of 2"
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
They Want Sisler.

st. Louis fans want George Sis
Ter to be the next manager of the
Browns, and during the Yankee
series howled in a chorus, I'VE
want Sister" The ailing player
occupied a box seat at the time
with President Ball, but gave out
no statement
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
YESTERDAYS HOMERS
National League.
Pruett Disappointing.
Copyright, 1923. by Cosmopoli
News Service.)

Shucks Pruett was touted last
winter as certain to be success
on the hill for the Browns this sea
son, and it is therefore doubly dis
appointing to find him a failure.
The young southpaW has been
pitching in-and-out ball all year.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
LONG QUALIFYING GRIND
DOOMED FOR 1924
PRO TOURNEY
BY JOE KIRKWOOD.
Australian Golf Champion.

- ccopyrighted 1923 by Cosmopolitan News svice1 49, ~ ~
INWOOD COUNTRY GOLF CLUB, FAR ROCKAWAY, N. Y,
July lit today that the long qualifying grind in the
national golf championship be repeated future
with the
field
herea and keep players occupied a whole week.
be better perhaps have the players qualify in
tons Troon The golfers who
qualified Monday here doing nothing while those who qualify
108 holes of golf without day of rest They
would naturally be disadvantage against those players who
have had and probably will tire tired golfer loses
The Washington times., 1923-07-11

1t was thought that when the
ROCK Creek Park project was open
ed and the additional nine holes at
East Potomac Park were made
playable local public links players
would have ample room in which to
indulge in the pastime. On the con
trary the crowded conditions at
both courses Is becoming more ana
more pronounced each day.
The day is not far distant when
the National Capital will of neces-
sity have to have additional public
golf courses. The number of play
ers is increasing by leaps and
bounds. Local golfers are already
planning campaign to secure
either the Patterson tract or the
reclaimed section south of Bennings
road for a new public course.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
SHOCKED BY SHOCKER.

Totals 81 42412l Totals. SO 13 81 IL
Washington ...... O-1
St Louis .. 2 0 0 4 2 o O x-9
Summary: Runs - Goslin, Tobin, 2;
Williams. 2: Jacobson, McManus. Gerber.
SEVERED and Shocker. Errors-Gharrity,
. Two-base hits - Ruel, Robertson,
nNeill Three-base hits - Williams,
robin. Home runs-Goslin, SEVERED,
Williams. Sacrifices-Robertson Jacob
son Left on bases-Washington. s.; st.
Louis 8. First base on balls-Off
Zahniser, 3: off Shocker. .. Struck out
BY Zahnser. l: by Shocker 4. UNI
pires-Messrs. Hildebrand and Dineen.
Time of game hour, 40 minutes.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
Nav Go to Boston,

Lee Foil, finishing his last season
in st. Louis, is expected IL go to
Boston with Bob Quinn, who will
be president of the Red Sox in
1924 Foil may not go as manager
but as scout and general HANDY
man, g. position he filled in Cleve-
land.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
It's a Real Test,

Golfers who know the Inwood
course, where the open title tourney
Is being staged. say it is a rco.
test for the player. 1t is considered
one of the trickiest in the country
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
Like Lewis Chances,

Philadelphia fans who saw Benny
Leonard clash with Alex Hart like
Lew Tenders chances all the more
for winning the worlds title from
the New Yorker on July % ~Thcy
say Leonard has lost his punch.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
Still in Scramble.

After falling out of first place the
Rochester Ramblers battled their
way back to the lead in the Inter
national League pennant race, and
show signs of sticking in the fight
to the end.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
Jetts Face Bruised from Jabs.

81 KEPT on my regular hit
and-get-away style, and the
crowd, which had expected
TO see Jeff win long before this,
now cheered me on.
"Jeff's face was a sight from
the Jabs. You know jabs don't
drop a man, but the continual jolt
ing does him no good. ! just
Jolted and iolted Jeff, dancing in
ana out this way and that, and
had him wild.
When the sixteenth round
Gang | looked like a million to
The Washington times., 1923-07-11

Charging Dempsey with trying
to run out" is one of the popu-
lar pastiInes Of the month. When
Kearns was demanding that his
contract with the Shelby pro-
meters be lived up to, some Of
the Montana men of money de-
c1ared that Kearns didn't want to
send his man in against Gibbons
because he feared defeat, and for
this reason was using every tech
nicality to get out of the match.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
Have 700 Average.

By winning seven out of ten
games from the Red Sox the Griffs
have an average of 700 in this
series
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
winner will meet Dempsey for
the championship.

If Kearns is on the level with
his demand for a Wills match on
Labor Day, and Willard defeats
Firpo in good style, there win arise
a peculiar state of affairs in the
heavyweight championship situa-
ton.
For upward Of two years follow
ers of Wills have charged that
Dempsey was evading the colored
champion.
When Willard and Firpo won
their matches at the Milk Fund
show and it became a natural
that they should meet, with the
winner to tackle Dempsey, the
Wills faction again began asking,
what of Wills?"
Kearns was panned for picking g
soft one, when he suggested a re-
turn match with Willard, before the
latter met Firpo. Now when the
champion says he wants to meet
Wills on Labor Day, up jumps
Willard to charge that Dempsey is
trying to duck him. And Jess is
not without following either.
And many of them are the same
ones who called him soft" a few
years ago.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
JESS WILLARD BUG ON
MEETING CHAMPION
By WARREN w. BROWN.

YORK. July 1-If were Dempsey, Angel
would much easier time winning Willard
present calls
himself is something of
match with Dempsey the who
beating took his title Toledo Jess thinks
nothing fight that
about nothing else.
with Firpo, while sufficiently important
pressive stir the entire boxing world merely incidental with
Dempsey is the thing
Willard worth worrying about only in
will second Dempsey Willard
The Washington times., 1923-07-11

Ie8LeFday'S hesuItB.
New York. 9; Pittsburgh. s.
Go innings)
Brooklyn, 3; Chicago, D.
Cincinnati. z; Philadelphia, 2.
Go innings.)
st. Louis, 11-6; Boston, 1-3
TOday's Games.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at New York
TOmorrOw's Games.
No games scheduled.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
Have Six There.

The Griffmen have six games
coming in Detroit on this swing
through the West. The series
opens Saturday.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11

my might, break my hands, may
be, but do my best.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
O'ConneII Is Benched.

Johnny McGraw is said to have
benched Jimmy O'Connell, the Pa
cific coast wonder, for missing sig
nails.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11

East Potomac and Rock Creek
Parks are proving entirely made.
quate to accommodate the great
number wishing to play.
The Washington times., 1923-07-11
BASEBALL g
II SUMMARIZE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
w. l.. Pct w. l.. Pet.
N. ". 81 % .6S9l Detroit. 80 38 .479
Cleve -. 40 % .526St. Louis. 35 SO Alb
Phifa.. 81 81 .500Wash -. 80 AZ .432
Chicago. 35 SO .493 Boston. .. 81 Al 1917
avs 70

st. Louis, 9; Washington, 1.
New York. 8; Chicago, 2.
Cleveland, 4; Philadelphia, q.
BOston-Detroit (rain).
TOday's Games.
Washington at st. Louis
Boston at Detroit
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago,
TOmOrrOw's Games.
Washington at St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
w. L. Pet. E w l.. Pct.
y: Y..... SO 20 .667I Chicago. 40 81 519
Pittsb,h. A. % .611lSt. Louis. 3s Al .4S1
Ginc1n I'll. 43 20 .597t Boston. % So .2S7
brook'n. 80 "a .534 Phila. % SO .297
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
FIRST, THE SCHOOL!

There nothing Of importance to the people of Perth
Amboy than the immediate erection of the school Hall
will always possible find other things that ought be
take the cs money For the for five the
school has been deracked in favor Of something e The
limit has been reached It is time to build the school,
The Board of Aldermen last night passed resolution calling
for numerous improvements of which will total about
$4,000 Some of these Improvements necessary the city
keep with the march progress but of them
important than the school The school system must be kept
along This being done With 900 pupils
in basement that Illegally used class and with
equal number of pupils part time the erection of
school building of first Importance 1t not that the city
the other things less but that needs the school
Realizing the condition which the city finds itself regarding
school facilities the aldermen adopting their program for i'm
this year. ought the school building first 1T
something they the coming generation of Perth Amboy
ans Having provided the school, other things be done
as available for doing them The practice here
put the school last and invariably it has been
that money has been left to build the school The time
this process FIRST the school, Then, as
many other necessary Improvements as possible,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
TO LIVE LONG

Will you live to ripe old age? That depends
your ancestors than on yourself Such is the conclusion
reached by Dr. Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins University
Says Pearl: "The most important thing person do
toward attaining ripe old age is to pick the right kind of
parents and grandparents
This expresses definite idea, though in way that win
impossible to most of However, there many
who believe parents before coming into the
world This belief branch of the mysticism epidemic
Many of die young drag along with bad health as
result Of some ancestors dissipation the unhealthy
economic conditions that surrounded him back yonder III
the past.
varying lengths of time Some have been wound for
full 9Oyear others only partly wound and stop
40 65 other point. In human affairs the original
winding is heredty Sand in the works envlronment-ds
ease, mode of jfe.'
You have often heard it said: ''He live to very old
age. He comes from long-lived stock
II you get out the records kept the family Bible else
where and figure the at which your direct
died for several generations back you'll have the
probable age of your death. Observe that the
figure will express your AVERAGE most probable chance
You may differ from the average-lve longer shorter.
That depends largely the able to take OF your
body and mind.
How about sudden death-for instance, the man run
down by auto? DR.. Pearl says heredity powerful
influence in such of unavoidable accident" If
the victim had inherited keen wits and swift judgment he
probably would have been alert be struck by
The age at which die is determined by combination
Of heredity and environment. And environment includes
early training and diet well later surroundings and
occupation.
Karl Pearsons researches convinced him that there is
scientifically relation between the death age Of father
and He decided that the death so to rs
determined hereditary factors and that these
be materially modified by environment
cearcut lesson in all this that the way live and
take of health today WILL to large extent, fix the
number of years randsons and later descendants
will live The greatest legacy for the future is sensible v
ing in generation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
THE CITY MANAGER PLAN

The city manager bl permitting municipalities in New Jer
sey by VOTE adopt this modern method of local
government of the passed by the legislature
during closing and it is in the hands of Governor
silzer. The governor is expected to sign it.
The city manager plan of municipal the most
businsske method yet devised In nutshell it the
poyment expert municipal affairs to the city, just
as any large corporation would employ highly skilled executive
to manage its plant
We pleasure recently of looking the annual
report city manager the city of Newburgh New York
Newburgh is city little smaller than Perth Amboy having
oopulaion little 10000 Its total receipts for the past
wve months $473O4892 while its disbursements
amounted to 0999 The total bonded Indebtedness of New
burgh was on January Of this year, 81, 25603.
In looking report Of the city of Newburh
the that city and Perth Amboy cannot help but
be noticed 1t is very evident people of Newburgh
getting real service for money they pay into the public treas
ry and that the city ahead of Perth Amboy in
poets No doubt much the Newburgh is due the
busnesske which the municipal affairs are handled
through the employment of city manager
While it is too hope that Perth Amboy will adopt a
city manager plan of present be hoped that
once the bill permitting municipalities to employ manager be-
comes progressive city in New Jersey will take adj
vantage of show by contrast what improvement is
over our present cumbersome system would be wonderful
thing for this city could be the first to adopt it and thus
become pacemkes more but the people Of Perth Amboy
seem to like the high and municipal debt that exceeds
the legal limit too well make any change at this time
With the city manager the statute books however it
will be within the power Of the people to adopt this update
method of municipal the majority get sick
Of the present conditions and desire change.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

A. From the researches of various
astronomers. it has been determined
that the cosmic linear velocity Of
the solar system is IL or 13 miles
per second. This is equivalent te
about 400,000,000 miles per year
The solar system Is travelling in the
direction of Vega and it is estimated
that it will reach that point in
100000 years.
Q. Who paid for the const'uc-
ton OF the Washington monument? :?
Il. d. N.
A. This monument was erected al
a total cost of $1.1S7,710.31. Three
hundred thousand dollars of this
was raised by individual free will
offerings and the remainder was ap
propriated by congress.
Q. Where did the Hunisa grapet
come from ?-F. S. E.
A. This is a grape of Persian
origin and is one of the Unttea
States Department of Agriculture in
Productions to this country. The va
riety first brought to this country
cam from Aintab. Syria. 1t was
presented by Rev. A. Fuller through
Mr.. w. r. Swingle of the Depart
ment of Agriculture to that Depart
ment, and was received April /.
1901. Government authorities regard
this grape as one of the most
promising in California.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

@. How long has Mah-Jong been
| played ?-J. L. Mel.
A. This Chinese game is approx
irnately 1000 years old. However,
it has but recently become popular
in the United States
@. Who originated the American
Beauty rose, and where?-I M. G,
A. George Bancroft. historian,
secretary of the navy, and enthu-
siast in horticulture resided at 1923
H street, Washington, D. c.. and
in the garden to this residence the
popular American Beauty rose
originated.
q. What is the largest postage
stamp ever issued "A. G.
A. The Post Office Department
says that a IS United States postage
stamp has been the largest ever is
sued to the public in this country.
There have been 500 stamps issued
purely for official use.
@. What is the origin of the word
picayune Pr. d. S.
A. The term Picayune is probably
from the French word picaillon, an
old copper coin of Piedmont, worth
a fraction of cent.
Q. What is the real estate in New
York City worth &C. S.
A. In 1922 the real estate in New
York City was valued at $1O.460,-
599,8S0.
@. What is the value of the va
rious collections in the Corcoran
Gallery OF Art &c. r. P.
A. The collections are estimated
to be worth over $1,500,000 and
are particularly representative OF
American artists.
Q. When was the 14-inch gun
first used in the navy?-F. T. 4.
A. 1t was tested at Indian Head
Proving Grounds in December 1903.
@. How many miles per year
does the sun travel in it's orbit car
rying the solar system with it?--
T. l.. J.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
PATENT PAYMENTS MUST 60

pavement not going to be popular IN New DER
ssy this year. With the appointment Of new State Highway
Commission there order OF things and has become
known only the highway system to be built with
hghpcd patented dressing but the Boards of Free
holders various counties have received notice that might
be just well for them to lay of the patented stuff
county and state roads the frost has begun
to of the ground that the patent surface which
has the taxpayers much particular protection In
fact the aconcrete roads standing we'll and
stances roads have today AS these roads be
Maid heapy than the patented variety there every
reason for favoring them.
With the patent pavemnts abolished the people going to
have miles of roads laid and they going be just good
if roads than if costly patented surface has been
put them Something has got to be done the people from
the awful expense Of putting the roads in decent condition
every ZeaE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
CAPITOL.
* JOKES
BY JOSEPH S. FRELINGHUYSEN
U. S. Ex-senator from New Jersey

l have used this story many times
as an opening for my addresses
when / have been preceded by one
of these long-winded introducers.
A criminal was about to be hang
ed for murder.
During almost all of the day be-
fore and right up to the minute set
for the execution, a minister had
been trying to get the man to repent
But he was a hard-boiled murderer
and wouldn't do it. He even grew
impatient.
Just as the trap was about to be
sprung, he turned to the sheriff and
said:
SHERIFF, T wanta thank you.
You've been very square with me-"
And to the hangman he said:
''I amt holdin' no grudge against
you, either. You treated me fine and
you gotta hang people to make
livin'.
But as for you," and he turned TO
the minister, 'I'll see you-later!'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
Ouestions-Answers

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederick J. Haskin. Direc-
Tor. washington. p. c. This offer ap-
plies strictly to information: che
medicinal and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject Write
your question plainly and or'efiY.
Give full name and address ans Ell.
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postage. All eplies ae sent direc:
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

A Sobber worked all night in
Memphis, Tenn, and only made $14.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Seattle man, sued for divorce,
claimed it was horse hair on his
coat and got away with it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
COLDS Are Contagious

Coughs and Colds are contagious
and require prompt treatment as
they spread or develop into Flu and
Grippe. Take no chances when you
can get Foiey's Honey and Tar for
a few cents ana quickly check
coughs and colds. The constantly
increasing demand for Foley's Honey
and Tar. for three generations. has
made it the largest selling cough
medicine in the World. Contains 20
the wrapper. Tefuse substitutes. In
s.ss upon Foley's
|. Sold evefywhsxs, adv. -.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Hollywood reports movie star is
better. Many of them could be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Los Angeles leads in recruiting.
Every day five men get so mad they
go and join the army.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Rev. Edwards Of Philadelphia
claims there is no hell. Then what
kind OF fix is it Europe is in?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20
Bible Thought For Today

"a THE HIGH CALLING-Be ye therefore perfect
your Father which in heaven perfectMatthew 54s.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Man in Atlanta, Ga, who looked
into a girls window Will recover but
never look the samo again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

In Lima. Ohio, the latest booze
drink is called "Ha Ha," and maybe
he who laughs last laughs best.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Select Your Jeweiry through the at:
daily in Classification so.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Perhaps grocer in Norwalk,
Conn, who sells egg= by the yard
sells spaghetti by the dozen.
An Ohio girl of twenty frequently
lapses into the personality of a child
Of four, which is not unusual.
Hollywood reports movie star is
better. Many of them could be.
Man in Atlanta, Ga, who looked
into girls window Will recover but
never look the samo again.
Los Angeles leads in recruiting
Every day five men get so mad they
go and join the army.
Seattle man, sued for divorce,
claimed it was a horse hair on his
coat and got away with it.
Rev. Edwards Of Philadelphia
claims there is no hell. Then what
kind OF fix, is it Europe is in?
A Sobber worked all night in
Memphis, Tenn, and only made $14.
In Lima. Ohio, the latest booze
drink is called "Ha Ha," and maybe
he who laughs last laughs best.
Stingiest roomer lives in Chicago.
He didn't want to pay his rent be-
cause he had insomnia.
Louisville, KY. man who stole an
auto to go riding will not go any
where for six months now.
John Hannifin of Milwaukee has
been a detective thirty-eight years.
Imagine being baffled thirty eight
years!
When a man hangs around home
during the daytime his wife wishes
he would do it on a rope.
Fine thing about being in the
minority Is everybody seems to be.
Flappers don't wear much in win
ter and about all left Of this in sum-
mer is the outskirts.
wouldn't 1t be nice II we were al
ways as nice as we sometimes are?
Finding a horseshoe or laughing
when the boss pulls joke are coll
sidered signs of good luck.
Kites are making some people
look up for the first time in months.
A skinny man is not as bad off
as a fat man, because when they
both get in jail they get fatter.
You can say for neas that they
soon go to the dogs.
One thing worse than having a
job as a wife Is being a stenog-
rapher, because 1t carries no ali
mony.
The man who said figures didn't
lie never paid an income tax.
Baseball recruits are training at
Hot Springs to cure cold feet.
Ray won in a 5,000-netre race.
Wish we had entered our gas meter.
A big f1rerroof building burned in
San Francisco.
Arizona Is called the cactus state.
So Is the state of matrimony.
Maybe you know already that out
of pluck is out OF luck.
Being sensible takes a lot Of prac-
tice.
One couple that shouldn't be d.
vorced is steak and fried potatoes.
/ ---------
Colds Are Contagious
Coughs and Colds are contagious
and require prompt treatment as
they spread or develop into Flu and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Stingiest roomer lives in Chicago.
He didn't want to pay his rent be-
cause he had insomnia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Perhaps a grocer in Norwalk,
Conn, who sells egg by the yard
sells spaghetti by the dozen.
An Ohio girl Of twenty frequently
lapses into the personality of a child
Of four, which Is not unusual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-20

Louisville, KY, man who stole an
auto to go riding will not go any
where for six months now.