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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
CAL QUM7ETS WIN SA7URDAY NIGH ENGAGEMENT
Win From
Renaissance TOSSerS,
New COEOred Quintet

With Freddy Dutch" Dorman. of
Bayonne, playing a leading role, the
st. Mary Speedway basketball team,
of this city, made its debut in New
York City, IN Saturday night, by
downing the colors of the crack
Renaissance colored quintet, of that
place After forty minutes Of play,
the Pacemakers were in the van,
1927.
Tit Speedways were handicapped
somewhat by the rule, one dribble
and shoot, the same rule used In
all home games played by the Com
monwealth colored tossers, claimants
of the worlds colored title. In Sat-
urday's game each team scored nine
field goals, and the victors made
twelve out of twenty foul tries, while
their opponents counted nine out of
twenty from the free throw line
Throughout the contest, the
Speedways held the upper hand, the
score at half time being 1910. Dor
man made eight consecutive fouls
in the opening period and in the en-
tire game, tailed ten out of fifteen
tries from the free throw line. He
also scored two field goals. Bob Han
derhan making four. while Charley
Brownmiller and Ed "Blackie" Re
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
ROLL
LEADING TEAM
Massopust Tribe Will try to
cut Down Sterling Lead
Tonight

The PAGER bowling team, cap
tanned by Joe Massopust. will try to
cut down the lead of the S~terlings,
In the local six-team league tonight,
when they engage the leaders in a
match on the Madison avenue alleys.
With the last half of the first Sec
ton games being rolled, the Sterings
have a two and a half game lead on
the Ironclads, occupants of second
place. The Sterlings have one match
postponed, their set scheduled for
last Monday night.
Massopust and his pinmen are in
third place at this time, three and
3 half games behind the leaders, so
that a clean sweep for the PAGERS
tonight will cut the Sterling lead to
a half game. The first half race
ends on January IS. giving each
team two more matches aztec this
week. The PAGERS have two post
poned sets to roll.
In the games tonight, the Stcrl-
ing will have Bill Eyerkuss, Charley
Wiberalske, Aylin Pierson, Max
Koechert, j. Seaman and ]. Rhodes.
The PAGER roster consists of Captain
Massopust, Ben Jorgensen, Harry
Neall, Bill Rosenvinge, Ira Grouse,
Joe Urffer and Mike Trygar.
On Wednesday night, the Iron
cIads and Madisons roll, ana two
nights later, the National end Star
fish teams battle for honors. The
winner of the first and second half
honors will clash in a post-season
set to decide the winner for the
season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
GIL SCHWAB FEATURES
IN ELIZABETH CONTEST

Frank Bruggy's Elizabeth Big
Five basketball team suffered its
first setback of the season, at Turn
Hall, in B~etsytown, yesterday after
noon. The opposition in this en-
counter was furnished by the Ma
tional Turner's, of Newark, and the
final score was 43-34. At half time,
the Newarkers led 20-14.
"Gil" Schwab was the scoring ace
for the v~ictors, dropping In nine
double counters. He eluded Bruggy
time after time, and made some
pretty shots. For the home club,
Phil Simon played the best, and
scored thirteen of the points for his
combination.
Elizabeth used Cremmens at CEN
ter. Shriner and Simon in the adj
| vance, and Bruggy and Harvey, on
the defense. Newark had Schwab
and Schelling in the advanced posts,
Davis at center, and Schwankert and
Tauschler in the guarding positions
Nolan refereed the game which
was witnessed by the biggest crowd
| Of the season. The Turner'S out
! played their opponents In every de-
partmeflt and the result of the tilt
was never in doubt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

Renewal of trades and purchases
of baseball stars Will be continued by
the big time" diamond magnates
during the next week or more. Nu-
merous changes are to be
made.
Ed Mooney Poulsen will tomor-
row make a visit to the various
camps of the fighters carded to fight
at the New Brunswick avenue Audi
forum Thursday night.
A second heat in the female half
mile roller skating race will be run
off at the local Auditorium, on We'd
nesday or Friday night, of this week.
Jack mcfarland, of Elizabeth, who
fights here en- Thursday night. re-
ceived quite a lac!ng at the hands OF
Willie Herman, in a bout at Pater-
son. on Friday night.
Another set of games In the Local
bowling leagues, Elks and fremen's
will be rolled tonight. The going In
the Elks circuit is much more inter-
esting than the firemen's.
The Speedway basketball team will,
not play at st. Mary's Lyceum court,
tomorrow might. 1t has been an
nounced. The next home contest OF
this club will be announced by Man
agcr Wilson shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
BOXERS
ARE PREPARED
Nelson, Byers and Terio Wait
for Sounding of Start
ing Bell

Local boxing fans are interested
in three bouts on the program to be
presented in Masonic hall, Highland
Park, this evening, by the Brunswick
Athletic Association, the flstic or
~ganization of the county seat.
In the feature eight-round en-
counter, Tiger Nelson, the Great
Dane middleweight of this city, I'M
der the management of Frank Glenn
ems, is to fight Joe Kline, of Newark.
This is Nelson's fourth bout In this
country, he having won his previous
contests by the knockout route. Two
weeks ago at Highland Park, he
kayoed Sammy Green, of Newark. in
the principal go on the Brunsw lex
card.
Nelson has trained faithfully al
| the Pioneer cub, 269 Goodwin street
where the balance os Clemens boys
are working out, and Is In great con-
dition.
George Byers, of this city ana Sea
| Bright, who defeated joey O'Br:en.
of Newark, at Elizabeth, on Friday
night, is TO fight Young Roxey, OF
Yonkers, in the six-round sem; final
contest tonight. The ability of BY
ers is well known here, he having
ought at the Auditorium on thfee
successive CAT DIS.
In another feature bout, q six
rounder, Fanny Terio, the local
champion, will swap punches with
Mike Burke. Paterson. Terio also
won his last fight by. a Knockout
winning from a North Jersey opp0-
nent
Special buses leave the Pioneer
club rooms at z o'clock tonight and
also State and Smith streets at 7:l0
and 7:15 O'Clock. The Pioneer club
is open for members.
Th"re are other good bouts On tbs
program tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
HUNGARIAN PASSERS COP
CONTEST FROM So. AMBOY

The Hungarian Catholic Club were
successful in defeating the South
Amboy All Star basketball team last
night on the Cortlandt street court
by a four point margin. The final
score was 32-28, while the tally at
half time showed the home team
holding the lead by a 15-14 margin,
Chizmadia and J. Mitruska did the
starring for the home team. Saliski
refereed the contest, calling nine
fouls on the home team and twenty
four on the South Amboy outfit. Nc
Donnell was the scoring star for the
visitors.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

The gym of the Perth Amboy
High School, on State street, will be
the scene tomorrow afternoon of a
basketball contest to decide the
championship of the boys i|nterclass
series. In this conflict, the Fresh
man and Junior teams will clash.
Going into the final game of the
series last Thursday, the Freshmen
were leading the league with two
victories and nary a defeat, and their
opponent, the Seniors, had dropped
two Tits. The Seniors managed to
nose out the Freshies by a foul in
tn final minute of play, and this
victory caused a tie for first place
between the Juniors and Freshmen.
The Freshmen succeeded in nosing
out the Juniors by one point in
their regular scheduled contest, and
the juniors registered q two point
victory at the expense of the Sem
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
DUNDEE GO
FEATURES BENEFIT SHOW

Johnny Dundee, featherweight
champion of the world, and Jack
Bernstein, junior lightweight cham
pion Of the world, are to battle fifteen
rounds at Madison Square Garden
tonight, for Bernstein's title, and a
portion of the proceeds of this show,
will go to the New York American
Christmas fund.
In a ten round contest, Sammy
Mandel, Of Chicago, and Sid Terris,
Of Gotham, are to fight for the
privilege of obtaining a crack at
Dundee's title. Babe Herman and
Kid Sullivan are to fight in another
ten rounder, and "C~annonball'
Eddie Martin, of Brooklyn, and
Sonny Smith, will swap punches in
the six round opener.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
MISS SHECTMAN CAME
NEAR BEING SPEEDWAY

Yves Wilson's Speedway basketeers
came near -inaugurating something
new in the line of Professional bas-
ketball, in New York City, on Sat
urday night.
Freddy Dorman, the Hoboken star
signed by the Speedways, failed to
appear until late for the Speedway
Renaissance contest, and the mana
ger was told to obtain the services of
Miss Eva Shectman, star of the
Roosevelt Center girls, who took
part in the Center-Blue Bell pre-
liminary game.
Miss Shectman is recognized as
the best female basketeer in the
state, and would hold her own with
some of the best male performers
in this section. The Center star
would have played with the Speed
ways, it is said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL FIELDS

Local court fans are looking for
ward to the coming Of the Original
Celtics, champions of the world. for
their first game with the Amboys, on
the Auditorium court.
A game for blood is scheduled for
the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys tonight, the
teams of Smith and Simonsen clash
ing in n OF the five man league
matches.
, Three local fighters are listed on
the program to be presented in Ma
sonic hall, Highland Park, tonight
This show IS under the auspices Of
the Brunswick A. A.
Volley ball representatives of the
local Y. NJ. {. A. arc preparing for
the big tri-state tournament to be
Staged at Greenwich, Conn, on Now
Years Fay.
The Carteret-T ottenville meeting
over, 1t is believed that the football
season in this section has been
closed. Tottenville, however, may
play a travelling contest next Sunday.
Yves Wilson's Speedway basketball
tossers made a creditable showing Ia
their first game on a New York court
Saturday night. They defeated the
stroTt Renaissance colored team, the
new clair ats of the colored basket
ball championship.
Members of the Police Social Club,
OF the local department, are taking
real interest in the proposed matches
for turkeys to be contributed by
local merchants.
Bill Eyerkuss and his bowlers rep
resenting the local Elks lodge in the
state bowling tourney, are confident
THAT they will be on top after this
weeks match.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
LINCOLN CHAPTER FIVE
WINS FROM BLOOMFIELD

The court representatives of Lin
coin Chapter, Order of DeMolay, of
this city, opened the season recently
by downing the colors of Friendship
Chapter of Bloomfield on the local
high school floor. At the completion
of forty minutes of play the score
was 25-1S, and at half time the
locals led 1876. Roth, Karl and Ryan
starred for Lincoln Chapter, and
Richardson for the visitors. Buddy
Larson refereed.
Tha 1na-a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
HERzOG CHOSEN PILOT
OF NEWARK BALL TEAM

Charles Buck" Herzog. a pupil
of John McGraw, and a member Of
other big league teams besides the
Giafts, has been signed to manage
the Newark representative nine in
the International league during the
coming summer. Herzog is a friend
Of Corbett Mccarthy, one Of the
principal owners of the club.
Another announcement made by
the new owners is that the home
grounds of the team will be In NeWs
ark, and not in Harrison as hereto
fore. The former homo of the
Newark team In Harrison, was
burned down toward the close OF
last season
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
FAIL TO ANNEX HONORS

Representatives of the local high
school did not place In the meet held
at the Twenty-second Armory, New
York City, on Saturday night. The
event was staged under the auspices
Of Stuyvesant high school and some
of the best high school athletes in
this part of the country took part.
Amboy was entered in the novice
events.
william Matusow represented this
city in the 300 yard dash, Robert
Hutton and Walter YuSick carried
the Crimson and White in the high
jump, and Steve Salaki was the AM
boy representative in the shotput.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

Final swimming practice for the
Y. M. c. A. junior team will be held
at 8 o'clock in the pool tonight pre-
paratory to the meet with Newark
tomorrow night. This will be the
local Junior teams first meet of the
season and efforts are being made to
get together a strong combination to
make the trip to Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

gan, tailed two apiece.
Sloeum and Forbes, formerly of
the Commemorative. played with
the colored quintet. the former max
ing the most points in Saturdays
game.
The Roosevelt Center girls played
the Blue Bells, a colored quintet, in
the preliminary engagement, Sat
III day night.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
Thy should chalk not be used?
Answered by
JIMMY SMITH

TTIrtc times winner in all events of
he American Bowling Congress-. a
record which no other bowler has
eyer approached. Famed for his
chfIity to control a curved ball.
! 1t is poor policy to use chalk In
, the finger holes of the ball, or on
the shoes. Chalk on the ball is in
furious to the bowling hand and may
result in blisters or infectin. 1t
gets on the alley where it is likely
to interfere with the rolling of the
balls, to the detriment of all bowlers
using 1t. Chalk on the shoes makes
the runway sticky and may the
bowler following to foul.
-(ConyrIght 1928, Associted Editors)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
The Line-ups:


substitutes = IOLtenVlIIe, COVeII
brothers, Deitz and Parker; Carteret.
Petty, Pinkham, B. Sullivan, Green,
Marcy and Moore.
The score by period:
Tottenville 0 6 0 12-13
Carteret 0 0 o.
Touchdowns. Flynn, Chapman and
Gross for Tottenvile, Mesick for
Carteret. Goal from touchdown.
Walker.
Referee-Tom Walsh, Stapleton.
Umpire--J T. Rothfuss, woodbridge.
Head Linesman-Charles Walters
T%ottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
HOUSE JUNIORS
DOWN CASEY QUINTET

The Woodbridge Parish House
Junior basketball team defeated the
fast Casey Juniors OF this city, on
Saturday night, by a 33-21 score.
The score
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

W HID d. UININ Ell
Coach, Cornell University; known
for bis brilliant, aggressive teams.
Place both hands evenly on the
upper half Of the ball with fingers
and thumbs spread, fingers pointing
down and thumbs up so that the ball
Is entirely under control of the fin
gers and thumbs. With ball evenly
balanced in both hands, bring It just
in front of the waist or a little be-
low, then give the ball an upward lift
by extending the arms upward. AS
the ball leaves the hands give the
wrists o slight upward turn SO as 70
twist the ball. The body should be
nearly upright and the knees bent.
As the ball leaves the hands the
knees are Strengthened.
Copyright 1923, Associated Editors)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
South Philadelphia

Referee-"Chuck" Solador.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

The score:
Blue Bells
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17
Centers

Referee-Homer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-17

Referees aliski.
Evening star., 1923-03-15
NEW RADCLIFFE HEAD.
Miss Comstock Has Won High
Scholastic Honors.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 15.-The
election OF Miss Ada Louise Com
stock, dean of Smith College, as pres
2dent Of Radcliffe College, has been
announced. She will be the first full
time president of Radcliffe, succeed
ing President LIE Baron r. Briggs,
who for twenty years has been both
head of Radcliffe and dean of the
Harvard faculty of arts and sciences.
Miss Comstock, who was formerly
dean of women at the University OF
Minnesota, will assume Office in June.
Miss Comstock, besides her position
as dean of Smith, has, since 1921.
been president of the American AS
ISOLATION of University Womenn. She
was born in Moorhead, Mimi. and
after studying for two years at the
state university, transferred to Smith
College, where she graduated with
the class of 1897. In 1899. she re-
ceiyed a masters degree from CO.
lumbia University. She then returned
TO the University of Minnesota to
teach, and in 1909, became a pro-
fessor of English. after q year Of
study at the Sorbornne.
AS the first dean of women at Min
nesota, Miss Comstock. although only
thirty-two years Of age. was credited
with pioneer work in bringing to the
fore the Importance of college edu-
cation for women. In 1912. Mount
IIolyoke conferred on her the honor
ary degree Of Lift. D. The University
of Michigan added an honorary de-
gree of IL. D.. in 1921.
Evening star., 1923-03-15
s'Visiting'' by Telephone Banned
BY Harrossed Company Chief

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, March 15.-visiting on the
telephone must stop. That Is the
edict Of the New England telephone
companies. and it has been given the
official sanction of William H.
oBrien. chief OF the telephone and
telegraph division of the Massachu-
setts public utilities commission.
The telephone companies are deter
mined that what they term useless"
conversation must be limited to five
minutes. and in pursuance of that
they have issued ruling to party
line subscribers that no call shall be
longer. To make the ruling doubly
effective. 1t was mailed out with the
monthly bills Discontinuance of the
!, service Is the penalty for refusal to
comply. The action was the answer
to hundreds of complaints from party
line patrons that they have been
forced to park" themselves and wait
for half hours, and even hours In
some cases, to get important calls
through while gaddy women chat.
Complaints Borne Out.
These complaints are borne out by
which reveal that women are the
chief offenders in the so-called use
less conversation. while business
men are the chief compliments
against the delay in service. When
a man calls his home. he snorts a
few monosyllables and hangs up. tel
ephone experts say, but when wom-
an calls one of her female friends
she talks about everything from
King Tut and his day to his inf1u-
ence on modern styles.
The latest dress must be described
on the phone. from bodice to seQuins;
the party Of the afternoon must be
detailed at great length. with the
latest shocking scandal of the COM
munity losing none of its salacious
details by the re-telling; newcomers
In the neighborhood must be discuss
ed at length as to previous condition
of social standing and behavior and
given either the sanction or rejection
of the set" A woman, telephone
company research men have learned,
talks about everything she can think
of. including the plot OF the latest
movie, when she Is comfortably fixed
before mouthpiece.
Twenty-eight minutes is not un-
usually long for them to converse.
while. given a good start. forty-five
minutes Is an easy matter. With a
loquacious woman. an hour is merely
q nice little chat"
The women plainly do not like the
new ruling.
What" they have risen up to in
Quire, in their wrath, what can you
say in five minutes?"
Evening star., 1923-03-15
MUSICIANS IN FIGHT.
Mascagni and Mocchi Come to
Blows at Music Congress.

By the Associated Press,
ROME. March 15.-Pietro Mascagni.
the composer. and Walter Mocchi,
who was his impresario during Mas
cagni's last tour OF Brazil. came to
blows at music congress held in tho
Lyric Theater.
MascagnI. during the session re-
newed q previous accusation Of lack
of patriotism against Mocchi, saying
Mocchi promoted German music in
South America with Austrian or
chestras. Mocchi retorted with some
by reading an extract from q news
paper printed in Sac Paulo. Brazil.
in which Mocchi was termed The
Buffalo Bill of musical impresarios
abroad"
form a jury of honor to deal with
the dispute between himself and Mas
Evening star., 1923-03-15

Perfectly preposterous." they term
the stand the telephone company has
taken.
A Blow to Flappers.
They are joined in this by their
happer daughters. who talk chiefly
OF their love affairs and their dates
on the telephone. and by their love-
sick sons. who hang on one end Of q
party line and pour sentiment into
the ear Of the young Juliet at the
other end
The telephone companies stand fiat
footed on their ruling.
Say it In Ave minutes or not at ALL
Is their attitude.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1923-03-15

with so bells, which, 1t is said. will
form tho finest carillon in Europe,
is being erected at Loughborough,
England. a. a war memorial. It will
cost about $4,000.
Evening star., 1923-03-15

caSni He said he regretted that the
maestro. who was above praise a. a
composer, but not unimpeachable as
before tho congress his personal dis
appointments. Mascagni and Mocchi,
coming face to face at the end OF
Evening star., 1923-03-15

Soap lake is in the northwestern
part of Oregon. If the water is
stirred or beaten with a stick II
forms thick suds. When rubbed be-
tween the hands it has a soapy fel-
ing. Animals refuse to drink the
water.
Evening star., 1923-03-15

tho congress, exchanged blows until
separated by mutual friends.
Evening star., 1923-03-15

Women are more nimpIe witted than
men.
Evening star., 1923-03-15
BABY
CARRIAGES

Il very attraetive car
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fiber, in the natural finish;
full corduroy lined; rub
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tubular bnsher. Really
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price. .S29.75
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

is q fleet youngster who swings
deft, not to say damaging bat.
Speaker calls him the best looking
outfielder he has seen in ten years.
Steve O'Neill, Luke Sewell and
Glenn Myatt, the $4,000 beauty
from Milwaukee, form one Of the
strongest corps Of backstops in the
game.
Uhle, COvelesli, Morton, and
SherrOd Smith will be the pitching
dependabIes at the start. George
Metevier, right handler from Jer.
sey City; Lemuel Boone, right
handler from Chattanooga, and
''Jiln JOe'' Edwards, left handler
from the great open spaces OF
Mississippi, are sure to be rO-
tanned.
Joe Schaute, q ponderous left
handler, is highly esteemed, but q
bit inexperienced. and Phil Bedgood.
giant right handler, who came
up from Chattanooga last fall. and
pitched impressively, will be forced
to labor under the handicap Of q
late start owing to illness.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
Death OF Dunn's Son
Causes Bentley
To Give In

BALTIMORE, Md, March
21.-Jack Bentley will leave
Baltimore tomorrow for San
Antonio to join the Giants.
Announcement that he no
longer would hold out for a
share of the $4,000 purchase
price paid by the Giants to the
Orioles was made last night.
Bentley said that he had
capitulated because he did not
wish to cause additional grief
to Jack Dunn, manager of the
Orioles, whose son, Jack Dunn,
jr., has just died. Bentley and
the junior Dunn were buddies
in the world war.
Whether any money went to
Bentley is not known.
Bentley ended his hold-out
following a conference here at
which Charles Schmidt, vice
president of the Orioles, former
first baseman of the Boston
Braves, was reported to have
been the peace maker, citing
the death of Dunn as reason
for Bentley's capitulation.