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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
DANV|LLE HAS
ABOUT COPIED
Will Play First Half Cham
pionS in Post Season
League Series

Ed "Blackie" Regan's Danville,
Va, baseball team has about copied
the second half championship of
the Piedmont league, having a two
game lead when latest reports were
received from the southern city
and the league schedule ends on
Saturday.
Greensboro, the first half cham
as "Blackie's" team Is known, an
interesting battle for the second
half honors. Inasmuch as the post
seaso series is a big drawing card.
1t is not likely that the Greensboro
outfit will give up the big financial
proposition for the winning of a
pennant.
Regain has played sensational
ball with the Danville team this
summer, and Manager Murphy is
counting big on him in the coming
series with the North Carolina toss
ers. The Water street resident has
played center field to perfection,
and his speed aids him at the bat
and on the bases.
Another member of the Danville
nine is Freddy Dorman, of Newar L.
well known basketball player. Dor
MIN performs in the shortfield for
the Virginia nine, and also has been
a big factor in the success of the
Murphy machine.
Upon the return Of Regain to this
city the Perth Amboy basketball
team of Messrs. Lowenkopf and
Levin will hold its initial practice
session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
DUGAN STARS
IN TWO CANES
Leads Hugmen to Double Win
Over Chicago White
S0x

Jumping Joe" Dugan. third sack
er of the New York Yankees. played
a prominent part in the victories
registered by the Hugmen over ths
Chicago White Sox at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon. Ho
made a home run in the first game
which was decided 2-1, and clouted
out three hits in the second engage
ment, the final score OF which WIS
SD. ERA
Waite Hoyt occupied the mound
for the Yankees in the first game
and he was opposed by mo Hitf
Charley Robertson, while Herb PEN
mock and Cvengros were the oppos~
ing hurlers in the final contest of the
double-header. Babe" Ruth's bat
ting slump continued.
Detroit won from Washington In
a twelve-inning contest. the onlg
other American league game yester<
day. Brooklyn defeated the Phii-
lies, and the Cincinnati Reds downea
the colors of the Chicago Cubs in
the two National league contests
played yesterday afternoon.
Baltimore gained an eve break
with Reading in an international
league d0uble-header yesterday.
Newark broke ever with Jersey City.
Rochester won from Buffalo. and
Toronto split a double bill with
Syracuse. Baltimore won its ons
hundredth and first victory q TT
season yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Al Roberts, of Staten Island, one
time heavyweight boxing favorite in
this city will return to the ring to-
morrow night to take on Mike
Burke, of Greenwich Village, in one
of the six round preliminary bouts
on the Dempsey-Firpo program, at
the National league baseball park in
New York City.
Boxing fans from this city are
planning to turn out strong for the
heavyweight championship battle,
and they will leave a little earlier
than usual to see their former ia
vorite in action. Roberts has not
fought here in some time, and AM
boy fans would be well satisfied to
see him dispose of the Greenwich
Village battler, in the same fashion
as he kayoed opponents in this city,
a few years ago.
The twelve round semi final bout
on tomorrow nights program will
bring together Gene Tunney, Ameri-
can light heavyweight champion, and
Leo Bates, the Mohawk Indian. Jack
sparring partner, will exchange
blows with Bill Need, of Columbus,
Ohio in an eight rounder, and the
opening bout or the card is between
Leo Brown, claimant of the Austral-
ian heavyweight championship, and
Dan Bright of England. The latter
contest, also is a six rounder.
Staten Island will turn out strong
to see their heavyweight champion
in action once again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
Perth ANBOYS HAVE w IMPORTANT GAMES CARDE
Police Combine
On BetSytOWn Diamond
For Return Encounter

The Perth Amboy baseball team
will travel to Elizabeth this after
noon for a return game with the
'blueeoats baseball representatives Of
Betsytown. This is the second con-
test of a five game series.
Last Thursday afternoon on the
local field. Frank Seiboth's warriors
took the measure of Pete Buckleyss
aggregation to the tune of a CO
score. Although both teams battled
hard throughout. the outcome of the
game was never in doubt.
Molly and Barney G. Toolan, the
crack revolver shot, will again be in
the points for the Amboy team, and
the occupants for the remaining
seven positions will be chosen from
"Wuja' Seiboth, Emil Koyen, Jim
Egan. 81 Jacobs. Jack Egan. Henry
Zalari. Frank Seiboth. Mike Burke
and Frank Burke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
PAGERS
BOWLING LEADERS
PREPARE FOR MEETING

William Hallahan, of the local
bowling enthusiasts behind a move
ment to organize a bowling league
similar to hat of several years ago
which made a glowing hit in ten 4
circles about this section, has COM
municated with some of the leading
bowlers in this section in an effort to
hold a meeting at some future date
at which time plans for the league
could be laid.
Art Jensen is also behind this
movement and it is expected that
favorable replies win be received in
a few days. Bowling in this city as
well as the entire section about is
fast becoming a major indoor sport
and with the league started this
season additional interest will be dis
played in the pastime.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Roller skating on a larger scale
thai last year may be tried here
this winter. 1t is probable that the
same promoters will be in charge.
Two local boys, and one ball toss
err from South Amboy will perform
with the Aquehonga nine, of Tot
tenville on the Raritan Copper
Works field on Sunday afternoon.
At least two leaders in the boxing
game may appear here for the
smoker of the Police Social Club to
be held here on November End.
The final games in the Piedmont
league will be played on Saturday
afternoon of this week. Ed
"Blackie'' Regain, of this city, is a
member OF the Danville, Va, nine
in this circuit.
The races staged this year by the
Raritan Bay Yacht Racing Asso-
citation excited greater interest thar
any similar events in recent years.
A meeting of the various lodges
of the east will be called shortly
for the purpose of reorganizing the
Elks state bowling circuit.
Sam Jones, of the Yankees, and
Jack Bentley. of the Giants, are ex-
pected to be the best pitching bets
in the coming baseball classic.
AL Roberts Staten Island heavy
weight "a former local favorite, will
fight one OF the six round battles
on the Dempsey-Firpo program to
be staged in New York city tomor-
row evening.
Wesley Wilson, manager of the
st. Mary's Speedway basketball
team, is rapidly completing arrange
merits for the opening of his season.
The Speedways will play in the new
Lyceum, Mechanic and Fayette
streets.
With only one contest scheduled
for the week end, Manager Poulsen
most assuredly will send Buddy
Wilson of Staten Island, against the
Aquehongas here on Sunday.
The cancellation of the flights
town-Amboy game scheduled for to-
night, practically mea that there
viii. not be another twilight con-
test on the local field this summe
Several members of the local rife
club will go to Sea Girt this after
noon, to finish the expert ri1eman
shoot started last Saturday after
noon and halted by the rain.
The stage is all set for the great
est heavyweight championship bat
tie in a number of years. to be
fought at the Polo Grounds, New
York city, tomorrow night.
II is that Babe" Ruth
will lose out for the American
eague batting crown and aso the
major league home run hitting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

If the weather man permits, the
greatest heavyweight championship
boxing bout since Jess Willard lost
the title to Jack Dempsey at Toledo,
in 1919. will be fought at the Polo
Grounds, New York City, tomorrow
night. Dempsey will defend his
crown in a scheduled fifteen round
battle with Luis Firpo, the Bull of
Argentine.
Followers of the boxing game in
this section of the country predict
that a new record for attendance will
be set for this engagement, even
though there are few coming from
the home country of the challenger.
Both men have completed their
training and have little Il do but
wait for the bell. Considering the
strength of former battlers engaged
biz Dempsey, the champion should
put away the South American box
er before the close of the fifth
round. The champion is expected to
enter the ring Weighing about 1876
pounds, while his opponent will
weigh about 40 pounds.
Dempsey has speed, cleverness and
his ability to hit, to stack against the
hamer blows O. the challenger. It is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
.|OVFRGW WIN
FRONPACERS
Twilight Game Played at
Wonderland Park Last Eve
ning-Score 20

Johnny Gardella pitched the Clo-
yer nine of this city, to a 90 vic
tory over the PAGER ball team. in an
interesting contest on the Wonder
land Park grounds last night. The
final score was 20. Gardella al
lowed two hits, while eight were col
lected from the offerings of Teeple.
Gardella walked in three trips to the
plate, and Levine made the only safe
ties for the PAGER Club. The clovers
lay claim to the light senior champ
ionship of the city and r ready to
meet all challenges. Communicate
with the manager at 295 Washington
street or call 1917 between 6 and Z in
the evening. This Sunday the Clovers
will play the Hungarian Reformed
Club in Woodbridge.
The box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Followers of the great diamond
sport are wondering what Ty Cobb,
manager and outielder of the De-
troit Tigers, is planning for next
season. The Georgia Peach is rap
idly slowing up and sporting critics
say that the player-manager Is well
aware of this.
Cobb, one of the greatest outield-
ers the game has ever known, can
not cover his pasture in the same
old style, and his inability to beat
out infield hits as he could a year
or two back, is also noted. In addi-
ton t. this, worry over running the
ball club. is aiding in his back-slide.
He is mainly responsible for keep
ing his outfit in the first di-
vision, although without a world
beating lineup. Cobb has made n
great mistake since taking over the
reins of management, the trade of
Howard Ehmke to Boston for Rip.
Collins. Collins has retired from
lilnelight, while the former Detroit
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
HOPELAWN-KEASBEY GAME

KEAsBEY, Sept. 13.-The Keas-
hey Juniors will journey over : to
Hopelawn, Sunday afternoon, to
meet their old rivals, the Hopelawn
Field Club. The Hopelawn boys
claim the lightvsenior championship
around these ~diggings and the Keas-
beyites win endeavor to change their
views after Sundays game.
with Pender pitching. the Keasbey
lads should make a good showing
and keep their neighbors on the go.
Hatarick, Fee brothers. Stark, Ro-
Sabo, 10th. and Krauss will
complete the lineup.
Hopelawn will probably pitch
Piasko, their star moundsman. Do
Ian, Sutch. Boszet, Karninsky and
others will be IN the lineup.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Barry, a southpaw, is carded to -
back against the Amboy police and
he will have a capable supporting
cast. Mason, the Hillside speed law
~enforcer, will hold down his first
sack IN usual fashion. The ex-semi
pro baekstop star. is stiII a good ball
player and he has been OF real =
sistance to the Elizabeth police DUR
ing the past several seasons.
It is probable that an Amboy ma
Will umpire today's contest, inas-
much as Manager Pete Buckley did
the umpiring here in the first tilt
The Amboy ball players and q DEL
egation of fans viii leave the local
police station at 1890 o'clock to-
day. Following the contest which IS
TO be played on Pearl Oval, the
Betsytown seoppers'' will furnish \
feed The game is slated to get
under way promptly at 2:30 O'clock
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

pitcher allowed one hit in his last
eighteen innings of pitching. He
turned Inc a no run, no hit game
against the Philadelphia Athletics,
and "Whitey" Witt, lead-off man
for the Yankees, beat out an infleld
blow in the first inning of the Yam
kee-Boston tilt for the American
League leaders only hit of the on
test.
Wagner's Record
One Of the greatest accomplish
ments of Cobb in his nineteen years
of major league baseball, was the
lettering of the record made by
Hans Wagner, former Pittsburgh
Pirate. Wagner made 3,430 hits in
twenty-one years and the Detroit
manager surpassed the record in
nineteen years of play.
While Cobb may remain as a reg
ular in the lineup of the Tigers for
a year or two more. it is probable he
will give up his managing berth at
the end of this season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
KEASBEY AND FORDS PLAY
DECIDING GAME SUNDAY

The Keasbey Field Club will play
the Fords Field Club the deciding
game of a 'three-game" series this
Sunday on the Raritan Copper works
field. Fords won the first game and
Keasbey the second. Ten Eyck and
Pollack will compose the Fords bat
terv while Gardella and Levi will be
the points for Keasbey.
This game will mean a lot to eth
er team and will decide the Wood
bridge township championship. Cap
tain Parsler requests all players of
the Keasbey nine to report for prac-
tice tonight at Wonderland Park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
PERTH AMBOY TRUST Co.
ORGANIZES COURT TEAM

The Patco Club of the Perth
Amboy Trust Company has organ
lied a heavy junior team to play
travelling and home games, and
would like to hear from heavy jun
Tor and light senior teams in this
vicinity.
The new team will hold several
practice sessions in the near future
after which they will open their
season. Among those to be found
on the Patco roster are: Ritter,
Kilsby, Zegan, Repak, Kelly, Gray.
Marsh and Evans. Communications
for games are to be sent to Charles
Gray, box 266, or phone Perth
Amboy 100.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
WANT GAME SUNDAY

The White Eagle Club of Carteret
is without a .same for this coming
Sunday and would like to book up
with some team having home
grounds. The White Eagles would
like to play a return game with some
team that has a win over them. To
book the White Eagles call 331-J
Carteret or write Adam Makwinski,
a WhitmanAstreet, Carteret.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
Brighton Juniors Win

The Brighton Junior baseball nine
added another to their string of wins
on Monday evening when they de-
.feated the Elm Stars by a 7-3 score.
Herb Dalton did the pitching for the
winners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL FIELDS

championship. The Yankees, how
ever, cannot lose Out IN the Amer
lean league pennant fight.
If the Beauvais Post, American
Legion OF Tottenyille, decides not
to place a representative football
team in the field this fall a local
eleven will be organized.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

his dlLeEnoOH StSeTdl members Ol
the club will go to Sea Girt to fin
Iish the expert rifleman shoot. which
was halted by rain last Saturday af-
ternoon. The Amboy representatives
made a real showing in this event,
as far as it went.
Another shoot has been planned
for the Packer place indoor range.
for tomorrow night. A great many
more than participated in Tuesday
nights event, are expected out and
it is likely that the coming shoot will
be run off in the same fashion as on
Tuesday night.
The Rifle Club has scheduled a
large number of big events 10 far
this summer, and one more outdoor
may be staged before the season is
ended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
New York, 2; Chicago, /.
New York, 5; Chicago. 3.
Detroit, 6; Washington. 4 (twelv
innings).
National League
Brooklyn, 6; Philadelphia, 4.
Cincinnati, 4; Chicago, o..
Other clubs not scheduled.
International League
Newark, 8; Jersey City, 4.
Jersey City, 5; Newark, 4.
Toronto, z; Syracuse, /.
Syracuse, 4; Toronto, g..
Rochester, 10; Buffalo, 3.
Baltimore, 16; Reading, 1.
Reading, IL; Baltimore, 2.
GAMES TODAY
National League
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Other clubs not scheduled.
American League
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
Detroit at Washington.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
International League
Newark at Jersey City.
Reading at Baltimore.
syracuse at Rochester.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13
]. NJ. S0REN90N
WINS HONORS
Captures High Score in In
door Shoot on Packer
Place Range

]. NJ. Sorensen made the best
score. 10. in a shoot on the Perth
Amboy Rifle Club indoor range, on
Tuesday night of this week.
Following are the highest scores
made, five shots prone FIVE sitting,
Ave kuaalfup and five off hand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

At least two leaders in the boxing
game may appear here for the
smoker of the Police Social Club to
be held here on November End.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

The final games in the Piedmont
league will be played on Saturday
afternoon of this week. Ed
'Blackie'' Regain, of this city. is a
member OF the Danville, Va, nine
in this circuit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Two local boys. and one ball toss
err from South Amboy will perform
with the Aquehonga nine, of Tot
tenville on the Raritan Copper
Works field on Sunday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Roller skating on a larger scale
than last year may be tried here
this winter. It is probable that the
same promoters will be in charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

A meeting of the various lodges
of the east will be called shortly
for the purpose of reorganizing the
Elks state bowling circuit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

The races staged this year by the
Raritan Bay Yacht Racing Asso-
citation excited greater interest than
any similar events in recent years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

Sam Jones, of the Yankees, and
lack Bentley, of the Giants, are ex-
pected to be the best pitching bets
in the coming baseball classic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-13

AL Roberts Staten Island heavy
weight "a former local favorite, will
fight one of the six round battles
on the Dempsey-Flrpo program to
be staged in New York city tomor-
row evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-09
K. A. Pope Describes
 Alaska Communications Co.

out to Western Union offices. This will especially expedite tn" sending of messages destined for points thruout this country and abroad.
 Tn regard to news our idea there is to handle press service al cost, be- lieving that the maximum amount of Alaska and the states and will in crease the Alaska Communications service, and thus thru this increas- ed volume a satisfactory dividend for the investors will ultimately be mac., certain.
 Some of he leading and most inn portant business men of Alaska and the Northwest, at my solicitation, have instituted comprehensive inves- tigations and viii iI the naar future make lopoC. Indol sitg the needs of service f. H C's n.'H. Fl and in teper dent point or view Another nb. jective the have is after proving the competency of the company to render service on a sound business basis, is to give the investors a chance to participate in the earnings: but only after the directors have proved their competency to render the high Qual- ity of service they have set us a stan dard and proven that the financial soundness of the undertaking.
 By such cooperative participation we believe the company will auto matically and substantially reduce the rates and increase the business. The company plans to establish a 24-hour watch in all principal sta;ions-an improvement over the hour watch which has proved handicap, not only to the steamship compaines, but to tourists, hotel arrangements, in fact. to all transient people travelling thru out the Territory or to the States.
 One of the most important results of the kind of service we hope to establish will be the reduction of the cost of mining. Every time the min ing costs are reduced more mines will be investigated and operated. This will be affected in part by the elimination of an enormous part of time spent in attending the arrival of trains or boats, which will be obviat- ed by an exact knowledge of all trans portation carriers. This knowledge will ultimately be available to every town, hamlet, camp, and fox farm ih this great northern empire. Not only knowledge, but pleasure will be dis seminated-all the news and programs and musical concerts of the States will be possible as large broadcast ing station will be installed.
 In order to realize the ideals of service it will be necessary for the
Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-09
ENGINEERS SAY DAMAGE TO
 LEVIATHAN CAUSED DOCKING

NEW YORK, July 9.-F. H. Gibbs, of Gibbs Bros, who prepared the Le- viathan for service as an American passenger boat, said that damage to the vessel, originally supposed to have been the result of German sa- botage, had been found to have been the result of an accident in docking the vessel on her last trip to this country under the German naval flag. His statement was met with a vigor- ous denial by naval officers who gave a long list of specific damage to the engines including cracked cylinders, holes bored in piping, etc.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-09
FLORIDA GUARD FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
 NJ. LAX. YOUTH
WHIPPING BOSS OF TURPENTINE CAMP GIVEN TWENTY YEARS
 FOR BRUTAL KILLING

LAKE CITY, Fla, July 9.-Thomas w. Higginbotham was found guilty of second degree murder of Martin Tal- bert a North Dakota youth, and was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Higginbotham was accused of causing Tabcrt's death by whipping while Tabert was serving a term in a con- vict's leased camp. The accused was known as the whipping boss" He was released on bail pending appeal.
 This is the case which aroused uni versal indignation throughout the na- ton and caused legislative action to abolish the system.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-09

MT. R. A. Pope, head of the Alaska Communications, corporation de signed to take over the radio and tel ephonic communications in Alaska, arrived on Saturdays boat and left to- day for a trip to the Interior. In an interview with representative of the Gateway, MT. Pope said:
 My motive in establishing a radio telephone and telegraphic service throughout Alaska is a disinterested one, financially. I love Alaska and wish to spend the greater part of my time here, and to further my project have laid aside the majority of my mining plans this year, and am devot- ing practically all my time to com pleting this Alaska Communications service. My motive may be express ed in one sentence, What can do for Alaska l feel that the most impOr- tant asset for Alaska is communica- tion-telephone and telegraph. So many enterprises are jeopardized by lack of men, lack of supplies and lack of communication at a critical time; and when an enterprise fails it hurts Alaska. I could have saved thousands of dollars in my mining camp alone if I could have had instant communica- tion with Seward. We are going to make it possible for every hamlet, camp and town in Alaska to be in in stant communication with important centers here in the Territory and with the outside cheaply and eff ciently We believe the enterprise will pay for itself in the future and ultimately will pay dividends and make itself self-supporting
 We expect to have our first Wash ington station completed before fall the location having already been de cided upon.
 Tn saying we will improve the ser vice and reduce the rates, we do not wish to underrate or disparage the great service rendered by the Army and Navy for Alaska-but governmen tai service has different objective and different viewpoint than commercial service. A governmental service can- not secure an appropriation at once in fact great passage of time often elapses-for Improvements thus hin- dering the advancement.
 "The greatest drawback to govern ment telegraphic service is the pri- ority given government business over commercial business"
 "A tariff agreement has been made with the Western Union Telegraph Company which will do much toward the rapid reiaying of messages thru the United States and Europe. Offices Of the Alaskan service will bn contig-