Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-14
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PR O N G. OPPOSITION
Pittsburgh Retains Title of
Champions as Result of
Tournament

The Perth Amboy Y. NJ. c. A.
volley ball team finished fourth in
the big Chicago tournament which
closed on Saturday night, Pittsburgh
retaining the national championship,
Aurora, Ill. coming in second and
Evansville, Ind, annexing third
place There were thirty-two teams
entered
After playing ten games Saturday
>>morliing and afternoon, the Amboy
Nlf went into the finals Saturday
at tired, but with the realization
At second place was within the r
each. The Amboy volleyers were
Pplaced against the Aurora, ILL.,, COM
bination and succeeded in winning
the first game. 1873. In the second
Ia as against IL for the opposition.
but Aurora tied the score at ii all
ard won out 1914. Aurora also
won the third game. 1910.
In the other final set, Pittsburgh
won two out of three games from
Evansville. The Pittsburgh cham
pions We're not defeated in match
in this tourney.
Saturday morning the Amboy vol
leyers defeated Bay City, Mich. 15-
13 and 1913, and also Gary, Ind, g.
is, 1914 and 1873. Saturday after
noon Davenport. Iowa. bowed 10
Captain Johnson's outfit 1912, IL
16 and 1912, and Des Moines, Iowa,
lost to the Amboys. 15-13 and 1918.
The result of the last match gave
the Amboys the right to participate
tion in the finals on Saturday nighr.
The Perth Amboy team won from
Cleveland Friday afternoon by for
felt but went up against Terra Haute
the same afternoon. The Indiana
combination won the first game by
three points, 15-12. Amboy came
back and won the second l5-4 but
Terra Haute annexed the third,
15-7. This Indiana team continu-
ed to win. defeating all opponents
Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning until they met Pittsburgh
The champions disposed of them in
two straight games and shortly after
wards Terra Haute was eliminated
by receiving their second defeat.
The Amboy players had hard up
hill battle after losing their first
match, as it was necessary for them
to win four straight matches from
the strong surviving teams in order
to qualify for the finals. 1t requir-
ed ten games to place Amboy in the
finals and by the time they faced
Aurora Saturday night they were
playing more upon their nerve than
reserve strength. None of the re-
naming teams had had such a
strenuous day but the Jersey repre-
sentatives started off strong against
Aurora, winning by seven points.
Before Amboy played Aurora it
was decided that the winner of this
matcn should be assured of second
pl ice in the tournament. With one
victory to their credit Amboy had to
win but one more game from Aurora
to be sure of second place and still
have a chance for first on condition
that they defeated that team in two
matches. The Jersey team began to
weaken in this game but pulled it.
self together and took lead which
looked like assure victory, the score
being 14-1I in favor of Amboy.
With only one point needSd to give
them the game and second place in
the Tournament, the Amboy men
were held scoreless. The Aurora team
ted the score at 14-14 and after
on on two unsuccessful attempts, put
over the two points necessary to win
fhe game and even the series. This
4, loss and the eXertiou on the part of
the Amboy players weakened the To-
cal sextette, who fought hard in the
deciding game but could not get to-
gether the necessary number OF
points to win. Aurora won the game
$40, this giving them the match
and second place.
Evansville then beat Perth Amboy
in two straight games for third
place, while Aurora was defeated in
two straight by Pittsburgh. The
Perth Amboy team had a strong
backing during the finals, owing to
he strong comeback by the men
on the last day of the tourney.
Although the Amboy men were
disappointed in not winning second
place when they had it within their
rench. they did better than the team
which went to Brooklyn last year
lnd fought its wav to the semi-finals.
Tho teams in the west were found to
be much stronger than those found
ia most parts of the east and the To-
cal outfit met real opposition in
pA7ry game.
The team which represented AM
boy was made up of Captain Etl-
wood johnson, George Sharp Austin
lIornsov, Eugene Parker, Derben
Bartholomew Matthew Melko and
Francis Oliver. General Secretary
Matter H. War;, the coach, and
Charles IS. Seaman, Jr., treasurer of
the trip. worked hard for the sue
cess Of the team, looking out for the
comfort and transportation of the
PLAYERS from place to place.
The tournament was conducted in
three different gymnasuims, thirty
two teams being entered. The first
contingent of the team arrived home
this morning. The others will ar
rive today or tomorrow.