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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
GOOD SEASON
IS LOOKED FOR
As a Result of Showing at
South Amboy After Two
Days Practice
II. S. CORRESPONDENTS

mt
me result of Friday nights game
With South Amboy further c~onvinces
the most skeptieai that the Perth
Amboy High School will this season
bcast of a championship aggregation.
Coach Robert s. Waddell was also
well pleased with the showing his
cohorts displayed.
The locals entered the fray with
two days of practice as the result of
the holiday layoff. At the beginning
OF the game the Perth Amboyans
had a hard time finding themselves
put once started 1t was a man sized
1ob 10 stop them from running up
the score.
The playing OF the personal foul
rule seemed to hinder the Crimson
besketeerE. The football ability of
0 Martin and Paul Rasmussen lie
Wen known and their bulldog type
OF playing is part Of their game. AL
though the teamwork of the Pace
makers was not UP to perfection
mere was no individual starring.
teamwork is the secret of the suc-
cess which the crack Passaic high
quintet has attained in the inter-
scholastic basketball world.
Ham" Fine, who up TO this year
starred in amateur circles made his
high school debut at South Anbov
and showed up well, even though he
was pitted against a larger man he
easily outplayed him. Rataiack
showed considerable Improvement
over his form of last season. THAT
the redoubtable Hen Westcott ia
stun on the job when it to
u goal shooting was shown when
he missed only two out OF twaIve
chances. The contest also brought
OUT the act tina the coach has plon-
ty or reserve material.
Practice will be continued this
afternoon. This week the coach will
round out a second team. There is
plenty of good men from which a
Junior varsity can be selected. The
freshman team also continued 90
practice daily in preparation for sew
eral games which are being sehed-
uled.
On Friday night the local repre-
sentatives will travel to Harrison to
clash with the high school quintet
Of that town. Up to date the Harri-
sonians have won six successive
games. A win at the up state city
would boost the stock Of the locals
not a little.
The same school spirit which was
exhibited during the football sea-
son was displayed on Friday night at
South Ambey. A large delegation of
student fans were on hand to cheer
their team to victory. So great was
the noise that the teams would con
tinue to play for several minutes
after the referees whistle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
WOODBRIDGE
FIVE To PLAY
On Carteret Court Wednesday
Night--Center Girls in
Prelim Game

a big delegation of Woodbridge
basketball fans are S hedu. d to ac-
cempany their representative court
team to Carteret on Wednesday
night Of this week to witness the
clash between the Woodbridge and
Garteret representative quintets.
\ Earlier in the season tie Wood
bridge team Travelled to the borough
with a team not equal in strength to
tho combination of today, and gave
the players of No srs. J~aeobewitz
and Manner a real tussle. 1t Is
probable that Ray Handerhan and
Charley Brownmiller Of the Speed
ways will be added to the Wood
bridge roster for this game.
The Separates will take the court
for this CONTEXT in regular fashion,
Eggers at center, Donahue and
Donovan in the advanced positions,
and Captain Glochau and 'Denberg
in the defensive births.
A recent announcement vas made
by the borough ma hates regarding
the possibility of their doing away
with home games if the crowd We'd
nesday night fails to come up to ex-
pectations. The have played all of
their home games this t ON on
Sunday night but tie practice of
running on this night was recently
done away with by the magnates.
The Center girls will play a strong
oppofient on Wednesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Startling Grays Defeat
Amboys By One Point;
CoI0red Quintet Loses

The Perth Amboy Five broke even
over the weekend by losing a close
" contested game to the Startling
Grays of New York City BY a single
point in the last few seconds of play
ing here Saturday night and winning
over the Commonwealth Big Five of
New York City last night on the
Commonwealth court for the second
time this season, These eolered
champs defeated the locals at the
Auditorium court on Christmas night
by a comfortable mar~in, but last
nights victory gives the local quintet
two victories to one defeat.
This Wednesday night the dusky
dribblers will play the locals a re-
turn game at the Auditorium.
The Perth Ambey Five with
Willie Marion of the Mt. Vernon
Club of the Interbero League in their
lineup took the lead early in the
game with the Startling Grays and
gave a pretty exhibition of basket
ball playing. AT the end of the first
half the local quintet was on the
long end of a Il to 10 score.
In the second stanza the local
quintet increased their lead until at
one time during this half they were
leading their New York rivals by a
seven point margin.
a sensational squirt by the Grays
caught the local net men mapping
and with just one minute to go the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
AMBOY VOLLEY
PLAYERS LOSE
Brooklyn Central and Bedford
Branch ny" Teams Both
Defeat

The Perth Amboy Y.M.C.A. volley
ball team which travelled to Brooklyn
Saturday night to meet the Central
aY'' and Bedford branch "Y" teams
was refeated by both of the Brooa
lyn combinations. Brooklyn Cen
trail won the three cornered series,
winning five straight games from
Perth Amboy and Bedford.
The team which represented Perth
Amboy consisted of Hernsby, Francis
Oliver, Mat Me1ko, John Melko, Ran
kin, Bartholomew and Capt. john
sen. The Brooklyn Central team
exhibited perfect team work and
was perfectly at home IN the court.
The Amboy team first played the
Central two games, losing both by
scores of 1876. Ambey then played
Bedford and lost two more. 1873 and
1873. After Central had defeated
Bedford two straight games. 15-11
and 1874, Ambey. again played Cen
trail, this time making a better show
ing. Central won l5-11. A third
game was played against Bedford,
this going to a 14-14 deuce col
which was finally won by Bedford.
Manager Robert "Chick" Warter
went with the local team and Off
ciated as referee of the series. Mem
bers of the varsity squad will report
at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in the
"Y" gym for a stir practice session.
Manager Warter plans to have both
the Brooklyn Central and Bedford
Branch teams come to Amboy for a
return match and in the meantime
efforts will be made to develop a
team sufficiently fast to even mp
matters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

tel Madison, is playing a principal
part in the making OF arrangements
Tor Al benefit show which ma be
heId two weeks from tonight. Jack
and John Larson OF the To-
cal police department, Harry Movers
Joe McNulty, Ed Dalton, Ed Potl-
sen, Leo Lowenkopf, Ed Doyle ana
from three to seven others will be
to serve on a committee which
VIII meet at an early date to COM
plete arrangements for the benefit
performance.
Ihere IS every reason to believe
that boxing fans throughout this sec
ton would come out for this shay
to aid the Potty fund, and the SEW
ices OF a great many leading boxers
U be secured for far below their
U price when the purpose or the
Undertaking is made known.
One thing is positive ana that Is
the booking of matches which Will
guarantee action. The fang always
were sure of plenty of action as leylr
as Potty was On the card, nc mat
ter whe he was called to eight and
1t would be no nor than right to
Planning a show for his benefit but
70 book boxers who have regulations
similar to thai of the great southpaw
featherweight.
Beginning tonight when the Center
Athletic Club will consider the uiat-
ter OF allowing the benefit show ia
be run on their license. everyone in
terested in making the event 4 most
successful ene fer a boy who tried
his hardest to make the boxing gsne
go In this city, should get fhsfr
shoulder to the wheel,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
BENEFIT SHOW
FOR FIGHTING POTTY
To AID LIFE BATTLE

illness often is a principal factor
IN the changing Of the expression Of
a person from pleasantness to sor-
row. This assertion is found to be
true In the ease of Sidney Potthau-
ser, better known in this city as Kid
Potty and who passed from our
midst on Saturday afternoon to 20
10 Morristown for hospital treat
ment.
Potty, one OF the finest fellows that
ever put on a boxing glove fin this
city, always had a pleasant word and
a smile for everyone. Saturday as
ne said goodbye to the friends he
chanced to meet, his expression was
entirely changed for illness is caus-
ing his departure from his home
town OF recent years, brought on ser-
row.
His ailment has caused the loss Of
considerable weight during the past
year or more and when he left AM
Dcy on saturday, it is said, he was
peloW the one hundred pound marx.
Potty was q great fellow and when
ne vent INTO the boxing game he was
well satisfied to give everything that
he possessed SO that the fan who
turned out, received action for every
cent they spent.
Illness was responsible for his re-
tirement from the ring and now that
ne has gone to an institution to fight
the most important battle Of his
career, a battle for his life, local fol-
lowers of the n time great feather
weight are planning a benefit bog
ing show to help him defray ex-
penses.
Sol r. Kelsey, manager of the He
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

The schedule FOR the second half
of the league is as follows:
Saturday, Jan. 27.--Perth Amboy
at Bayonne; Metucl1en at Elizabeth,
Montclair at New Brunswick.
Thursday, FEB. 1.-Metuchen at
Perth Amboy; Elizabeth at New
Brunswick, Bayonne at Montclafr.
saturday, Feb. 3.-New Bruns-
wick at Perth Amboy, Elizabeth at
Bayonne, Montclair at Metuchen.
Saturday, Feb. 10.-Bayonne at
Perth Amboy; Elizabeth at Metu-
chem. New Brunswick at Montclair
Saturday, Feb. 17--Perth Amboy
at Montclair, New Brunswick at
Metuchen. -.
Saturday, Feb. 24-Perth Amboy
at New Brunswick, Bayonne as
Elizabeth, Metuchen at Montclalr.
Thursday, March 1-Montclair at
Elizabeth. Metuchen at Ravonne.
Saturday, March 3-Perth Ampoy
at Metuchen, Montclair at Bayonnes
New Brunswick at Elizabeth.
Thursday. March 8.-Elizabeth at
Montelair; Metuchef at New Bruns-
wick.
saturday, March 1o-Montclair
at Perth Amboy, Bayonne at New
Brunswick.
Saturday, March 17-Elizabeth at
Perth Amboy, Bayonne at Metuchen
Saturday, March 24-Perth Am-
boy at Elizabeth, New Brunswick at
Bayonnc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
RAILWAY WINS
FROM AMB0Y Y
Inter : Association Medley
League Contest Played at
Railway Friday Night

Failure of the Perth Amboy Y. M.
C. A. chess players to appear at the
interasssociation League games
played at Railway last Friday night
resulted in Amboy FORGETTING sixteen
points and losing the tourney by that
margin, 60 points tC A. The games
played at each of these meets are
bowling, pocket billiards, checkers
and chess.
Perth Amboy's checker players
won twenty-five out of thrirty-twe
games, two resulting in draws.
brehme won five games and lost one,
Jellinek and Preston won six and
lost two and Alling won five and
lost three. Brehme also played two
draw games. Amboy scored twen-
tysthree points against Railways
nine in this tourney.
Railway scored twenty points to
Amboy's twelve in pocket billiards,
Forfnan losing to Claus, S4-100,
and to Chaplin, 1870. Fitzgerald,
the other Ahlboy player, lost to
Chaplin, S4-100, ana to Claus,
$50.
The Amboy bowlers lost three
straight games, this giving Railway
fifteen points to Amboy's nine.
The scores follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

the biggest drawing cards at the
Casino club in Long Branch.
Smithers is managed by Tim
O'Connell of Elizabeth and when
this match was arranged, the latter
is reported as having said that his
mar would be lucky to hold the
crack New Yorker to a draw. Smith
els work in training and in the
bouts since the match was made, has
resulted in the Betsytown manager
altering his statement to the extent
that Sullivan is in for a surprise to-
morrow night.
The Elizabeth boxer defeated
Mike Maize of Staten Island in the
local ring and then lost to the Staten
Island veteran in the Carteret ring
As a result of his battles with the
Staten Islander a delegation Of Maize
%rooters will be down tomorrow
night to see Smithers go against
Sullivan.
In addition to this star contest
there will be a six round bout and
three fours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
TOTTENV|[LE
QUINTET WINS
Stellar Finish by Home Club
Spells Defeat For Dry Dock
Team

As a result of a sensational finish
the Beauvais Post American Legion
basketball team of Tottenyille on
Saturday night downed the colors
of the Perth Amboy Dry Dock court
representatives on the Pleasant
Plains court in a well played game
by a 1880 score.
The visiting basketeers held the
upper hand during the greater part
of this game ana at half time the
score was 14-11 in favor of the ship
yard employees. Ed Price and Dave
Preacher were the scoring aces for
the winning team, a total of twenty
five points being credited to them.
Charley Brownmiller and Bob Ham
derhan made twenty-five OF the
POINTS for the visiting quintet.
Abe Sher was the eleventh maj on
the floor. The Tottenville represen-
~tatives have been defeated emily once
this season on the Pleasant Plains
court.
The score;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

A man with a record and another
struggling rapidly to the front, have
been carded to go eight rounds in
the main event on the card of the
Center Athletic Club to be exhibited
at the Auditorium tomorrow night.
This is the fourth show on the pro-
gram of the organization which is
made up of members of the Holy
Name Society of st. Mary's Church.
Jimmy Sullivan of New York is
tho man with the record for he has
engaged in bouts with George Ward
and Mickey Walker of Elizabeth
and other star welterweights. Wall
ker is the present welterwefght
champion of the world as a result
of his victory i've the veteran Jack
Britton.
Bert Smithers of Elizabeth, the
Navy boxing find or a second Mickey
Walker, is the boxer who is rapidly
f ,rging to the front. He has fought
in this city and also in Roosevelt.
and during the summer was one of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

The local representative basketball
team suffered another setback on the
auditorium court Saturday night.
Tough opponents are earded for
Wednesday and Saturday night.
Fans in this vicinity are expected
to come forward in real style III aid
ing to put the proposed boxing show
for Kid Potty across in a successful
manner.
During this week the Raritan Cop
per works athletic association cleo
ton is expected to be held. After
this election bids will be asked for
the baseball field during the COM
ing summer.
The eight team fremeh's bowling
league will be started on the Argon-
ne alleys, Hobart street, tonight. The
Projections and Garfields battle in
the opening set of games.
Great plans are being made by
the Perth Amboy Rife Club for all
seasons of the year as a result of the
erection of an indoor range in the
outskirts of the city.
Alb Herman of Millown is captain
of the Colgate College quintet this
season. This outfit was beaten by
Cornell Saturday night, 1916. Her
ma playing guard, made three bas-
kets and held his ma scoreless.
Babe" Ruth has a contract CALI
ing for $4,000 a season for the next
two years, it was made known by
Ban Johnson. president of the
American League over the week end
The swimming team of Rutgers
College will go into action in the
New Brunswick pool in a dual meet
ing with the Lehigh team next Sat-
urday night. Great things are ex-
pected of the New Brunswick team
this year.
South Amboy High Schools rep
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
CENTERS WIN
TWO CONTESTS
Defeat West New York
Dodgers and City A. A.
Quintet Yesterday

Two more victories were added
to the list of the Roosevelt Center
girls of Carteret yesterday, the
West New York Dodgers were de-
feated at Columbia Park. Jersey
City in the afternoon by a 15-14
score and the City A. a. girls OF
Newark. were beaten in Junior Or
der hall last night, 32-14. The
score at half time in the afternoon
game was lis in favor of the Gem
ters, and at night, 1876.
The Misses Eva Sheetman was
the scoring star in both games and
the Misses I. Schwartz and c.
Brennan made nine pointers apiece
in the evening encounter. Chuck
Solador, local favorite, refereed in
the afternoon.
The score (afternoon):
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
PAL REED OF BOSTON
TO FIGHT LOUGHRih

Pal Reed, of Boston. ana To7sra,
Houshran, OF Philadelphia, viii ar
gage in a twelve round boxing kS.s4
before the fans Of the Broad Al g
In Newark tonight. Loughrah has
defeated Harry Greb, Frank Car
bone. Bryan DewRey. Fay Kaiser.
Mike McTigie and a host OF others
in his class.
In the semi-final contest Al Del
mont of Newark, and Willie Stan
ton of Orange. will fight and in az
elght rounder Tommy Loughlin 81
Philadelphia, viii meet a strung CO.
penent. There will also be 4 four
roundsr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Dry Docks
METUCHEN BOWLERS LOSE
ON BOROUGH ALLEYS

A bowling combination from the
local Y. NJ. c. A. travelled TO Me-
tuchen ON Saturday night and
copied two out of three games in a
match with the Association quintet
Of the brainy borough. Wallace,
lead-off man for the home club,
broke the high score record for the
Metuehen alleys, by rolling 24S in
the second game. The former high
score was 2S4.
Tha scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

For the second time this season,
Commonwealth Big Five OF New.
ork City were defeated on their
W court by the Perth Amboy Five.
1nese two defeats administered by
n local basketeers were the ONLY
that h eolerea dribbisrs
nave suffered on their own court this
season. With their Captain Hank
Ihomas oaek in the lineup again, tie
by super playing dewned these
of fast playing by a five point n,arS
gin.
The box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

resuntative basketball team is a
grea. deal stronger than the Perth
Amboy courtsters expected. This is
evident from the game played on
the South Amboy court Friday
night.
Tomorrow night the fourth box
ing show of the Center Athletic
Club will be held in the auditorium
and a crowd equal to the one which
attended the last event, is expected
out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
R7H AM6oY BREAKS EVEN NV 2 BIG WEEKEND GAMES
Amboy Y. M. c. A. Pinmen
Take Three Straight
From mOntCIair Team

The Montclair Y. NJ. G. A. bowling
team in the northern state associa-
ton league met defeat in three
straight games at the hands of the
Perth Amboy team here Saturday
night. This victory vas badly need
cd by Amboy to make up for the
three game defeat handed them by
Montclair at that place shortly be.
fore Christmas.
The first game went to Amboy by
seventy-six pins, Pemberton's 202
being high. In the second game,
(which was won by TIA pins, Pember-
ton and Raymond tied for high with
200. The last game found Ambey
a winner by fifty-four rims, Ray
mond's 1914 being high for Amboy.
"A 1919 score by Campbell Of Tie WISH
tors was high this game.
High average for the night went
to pemberton with 1876, Raymond
being second with 81. Anderson
was high average man for the WISH
tors with 174.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

The meet was handled by G. p.
Albright of Railway and Herman
Nielsen of Perth Amboy. The next
lnterassociatin meet for Amboy will
be at the local association building.
with Railway against the opponents,
on Friday night, January 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
VICTORIAN BASKETEERS
MAKE IT TWENTY ONE

The vietorians of Sayreville won
their twenty first consecutive game
last night, when they defeated the
fast Laurels Of New Brunswick, by
a S4-19 score. Lynch was high score
for the Veterans. while Harkins
held the honers for the Laurels.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

Senior League Closes Tonight
The senior basketball league which
has been In progress at the Y.M.C.A.
for several months, closes tonight
with games between Lebeda and
Tangaard and Baker and DeAndrea.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Marions are Beaten

The Marion basketball team of
this city dropped a game to the Y.
NJ. G.. A. boys department quintet
on the latter's court. Saturday, by a
2S-13 score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Combinations Win

BY a 27--2S score. the Combina.
lions of Tottenville defeated the Am
0 Triangles. The Triangles were
leading at half time, IA.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
F|REMEN OPEN
ALLEY TOURNEY
Projections and Garfields
Battle in Opening Match
on Argonne Alleys

The eight team Perth Amboy Ere
mems bowling league will be started
on the Argonne alleys, Hobart street
tonight. In tonight's match the
Garfield Company team of Amboy
avenue, will engage the Protection
outfit OF State street.
Games are earded for the AR
gonne alleys every Monday. Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday night un-
til the schedule is completed the
second week in April. A number
Of good prizes are offered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

score was tied at twenty-ene all.
foul attempt made COED by Davis
put the Auditorium basketeers in the
lead by a solitary. point. A Few
seconds before the final gong struck
Hertfelder, of the Starting GraFg.
parted the shreds for the counter
that gave the New York combination
the closest victory registered over
the Perth Amboy representatives
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

Willie Urbanski of the Maurer
section of this city left yesterday for
Deans Academy, Franklin, Mass. He
will be given a tryout in the spring
for the academy baseball team. The
Pierce brothers Of High street are
also attending the New England
state academy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

The Perth. Amboy Y. NJ. C.. A.
bowling team continues to NOW
down all opposition in the associa-
ton state league. On Saturday
night three games were taken from
the Montclair bowlers.
Borough fans are expected to
rally to the support of home bas-
ketball in Carteret on Wednesday
night. Two big games are carded
and If the fans fail to turn out as
they should, home basketball will
be abolished for this season.
Jack 'empssv Will be matched 20
nght the winner of the Floyd John.
son-B1ll Brennan in Madison Square
GardeH next Friday night. The
champion is taking some interest in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Commonwealth Big Fiy,


AAiiooy rive .ss4.11 IL 20
Curley of Hcew York. refereed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

South Amboy High Schools rep
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

The eight team firemeh's bowling
league will be started on the Argon-
ne alleys, Hobart street, tonight. The
Projections and Garfields battle in
the opening set of games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL E

The local representative basketball
team suffered another setback on the
auditorium court Saturday night.
Tough opponents IRE earded for
Wednesday and Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

Fans in this vicinity are expected
to come forward in real style i'll aid
ing to put the proposed boxing show
for Kid Potty across in a successful
manner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Defeat CONFERENCE.-The

Referee-"Chick" Farley Of NsW-
ark.