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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
System of Always Using Star Catcher
Holds Back Promising Youngsters
O'NEILL O'FARRELL


have probably discovered that he
had real star youngster in Glenn
Myatt. This fellow Myatt recently
has been purchased by Cleveland
for fancy figure.
Myatt never got much of a
chance to show while with the
Mackman. In those days with the
Athletics going poorly, Mack need
ed all has strength in lineup daily
That called for Perkins to be back
Of the bat
Star Catcher Handicaps
Myatt was sent to Milwaukee in
deal for First Baseman HauseI
Getting in the game regularly ne
developed rapidly. Since the close
OF the major league season he has
been the most sought after catcher
in the minors. Cleveland was
forced to give four players. and
plenty of cash for a player not
rated good enough to work regular
ly with the tail end Athletics a few
years ago.
While Pittsburg missed Catcher
Schmidt in the spring his failure
to report gave the Pirates a chance
to realize what a. great young
catcher the team had in Gooch.
Every manager hates to break up
winning combination, wants his
best catcher to work regularly, yet
there are many reasons that can be
advanced to prove the tallacy Of
the system.
/ Unquestionably g. star catcher re-
tards the developmnt of the other
backstops on the club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

WASHINGTON has il
that Roger Peckinpaugh is certain
to figure in trade before the open
ing of the 1928 campaign. The deal
recently made, in which the Ma
tionals secured Shortstop Gagnon
from Detroit, strengthens the belief.
When Peckinpaugh was secured
from New York, 1t was the general
impression that he would not only
play short, but also succeed George
Mcbride as manager OF the Nation
ais. The fact that Peckinpaugh had
at time handled the Yankees with
success, made it seem all the more
certain that Peck was due for a
managerial berth.
The appointment OF Milan last
year was big surprise. He was not
figured in the dope. Rumor has 1t
that Peck was much put out over
the failure to land the Job and that
1T affected his early season play.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
H. S. ooRREspoNDENr

The two representative Perth AM
boy High School basketball teams
will perform tonight, the boys at
Harrison and the girls at Asbury
Park. To date the boys have three
victories in as many starts while
the girls will endeavor to make it
two straight.
Harrison on the Harrison court
may be a tough proposition for the
State street boys. Anboy has down.
ed the faculty team, South Amboy
and Freehold to date and Coach Ro-
bert S. Waddell is confident the Es-
sex county forces viii fall next. On
Monday night of this week a six
game winning streak Of the Harri-
son team was stopped by the Wood
bridge baslSeteers on the Woodbridge
court.
The Amboy team was put through
long drill yesterday afternoon, the
coach concentrating on whirlwind
offensives and impregnable defens-
ives. For tonight's battle, Grieve and
Ratajack probably will start at for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
AmbOy High Boys Play
HdrrISOnHigh Tonight:
Girls at ASbury Park

ward, Fine at center, and Martin and
Dooley at the guarding positions.
Larson and Rasmussen also are ex
pected to take part in this game.
Girls at Asbury
Coach Miss Elizabeth kirkpatrick
will take her proteges to Asbury
Park to combat the scholastic aex-
tet of that place. The shore resort
always boasts of a strong team and
the visitors will have to be at their
best to win. Last season Amboy split
even in a home and home with the
Asbury basketeers.
The result Of the South Amboy
game gives the impression that the
local girls will have a great season.
Miss Kirkpatrick has built up . real
team around two veterans, the
Misses Schultz and Bjork.
For tonight's game It is probable
the Misses Hoy and Schultz win Sc
started in the advanced positions.
Palmer and Bartha at the center
positions, and Bjork and Kutcher Ia
the backheld positions. A capable
cast OF substitutes also VIII be On
hand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
BUSY PROGRAM
IN ''Y'' SPORTS
Swimming Meets, Basketball
Games and Gymnasium
Exhibition During January

Several big events are scheduled
to be held in tha Y. M. c. A. during
January. On Friday night of next
week the crack Bayonne association
swimmers will be here for an aquatic
meet. On Saturday night, January
20, there will De two basketball
games, one between the Plainf1eld
"Y" seniors and Amboy 'Y," and
the second between the junior rep-
resentatlve teams of those two asso-
Citations.
The Brooklyn Central 2. M. c. A.
swimming team comes to Perth
Amboy on Tuesday night, January
20, for meet with the locals. The
Brooklyn team has always been made
Up of the best swimmers in the met
ropolitan district and the Amboy
mermen will be forced to the limit.
The Springfield College gym team
will come to this city on Friday,
January 26, to give an exhibition in
the local gym. This exhibition, by
the best known group Of college
gymnasts in the cour try, will no
doubt draw a large crowd, tickets al
ready being on sale for the event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
MAD|SONS LEAD
BY TWO GAMES
Defeat Sterlings on EIks AL
leys in Local League
Game
EIks' Local Leseus

The Madison bowling team of E.
Adams increased its lead on first
place by taking three straight games
from the Sterlings in a match on
the Madison avenue alleys Wednes-
day night.
In the first game the Madisons
bowled 942, topping the PAGERS s22
score, which had been high hereto
fore. Charles Simmer of the Ster-
ling team, rolled 237 IN the second
game, taking the high score lead
from Ira Grouse. Grouse had been
leading for high score honors, with
a 235 score.
Tonight the PAGERS and Ironclads
are scheduled to roll and the latter
team will endeavor to regain some
of it's lost ground, Games in this
circuit are rolled on Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday nights of each
week on the clubhouse alleys.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

Amhov Stars WANT Games

The Anboy Stars, team averag-
ing 800 to 125 pounds, wants games
with teams in the same class having
a home court. The stars have won
eleven games out of thirteen starts
and are especially anxious to meet
the Junior Flyers of the local Y. M.
n. A., H. c! c. Juniors and the gram
mar school quintet. The Stars line
up is, as follows: 3. Torrell and A.
Revellini, forwards; + Evans, CEN
ter; N. Torrell and A. Roth, guards.
All challenges should be sent to F.
Evans. a. Commerce street, city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

Following the nomination and
election of officers for the Raritan
Copper Works Athletic Association
bids for the lease of the Raritan
Copper works baseball field will be
advertised for, a 1922 officer of the
association recently announced.
With the season for baseball rap
Idly approaching. the interest of fam
dom is once again centered on the
question, "Who is to get the baseball
field?" About this time every year
the same question is in the minds
of baseball followers.
Just who will get the field this
summer is not known, but it is hop
ed that in awarding the lease the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

tenn. In the first place. a catcher
can only be developed by getting a
chance in actual competition. Sit
ting on the bench means nothing
to catcher after he gets so far N
his calling. He can only perfect
his style by experience in compet-
tive play.
Case of Glenn Myatt
Then again it is asking too much
of any player to expect him, after
sitting on the bench for several
months, to step into action and
show reaismaior league form. That
is condition that happens time
and again in both major leagues.
II Cy Perkins had not been such
great catcher, Connie Mack would
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
Firemcn's Alley League

The Washington Company bowlinI
nam of Rector street went into first
ylace in the recently organized Fire
lfnen's Bowling League by taking
tthree straight games from the Eagle
Fire Company of Davidson avenue
on the Argonne alleys, Hobart street
last night.
BY a margin of fifty pins the first
game of the match was decided, the
second by 106, and the third by 154
pins.
Paul Miller of the Washingtons.
won high score and high average
honors in this match, rolling 142,
169 and 1S1, for 164 average. Jep-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
GARDELLA'S team WINS
PIN MATCH FROM BRADY

The first half of the Y.M.C.A. on
Thursday night bowling league came
to a close last night with ]. Gardel-
las team taking two out of three
games from Brady's combination,
the latter team having two blind
scores. Three teams are tie for first
at the close OF the first half of the
league, these being the two Gardel-
la combinations and Brady's quin-
tet.
Gardella's team won the first two
games last night by margins of "a
and II pins and lost the last by 80
pins. A 225 score by Totin was high
for the night, as was his average
of 165.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
BARRACk st.
FIVE WINNERS
VKaploWitz Stars, as Totem
vile Junior High Goes
Down to Defeat

Bennie Kaplowitz starred in the
$40 victory scored by the Gram
mar school basketball team OF Miss
L. B. Miller over the Tottenville Ju-
nior High school quintet on the au-
iitorium court yesterday afternoon.
Kaplowitz scored twelve points and
played his usual floor game.
Next Thursday the South Annboy
Grammar school game win be played
on the local court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
Loe Fitzgerald wins

Jos Fitzgerald of Keyport defeat
ed Tommy Owens in a pool match
at the Paris pool parlor on New
Brunswick avenue last night, $50
to 107. A return match for a prize
will be arranged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
HIGH SCHOOL BASKE7EERS nv ACTION THIS EVEN
WASHINGTON B0WLERS
TIE LINCOLN OUTFIT
IN FIREMEfN'S EVENT

son of the Davidson avenue com
!. pany, carried off high score and high
0 average honors for his team, rolling
163. 1874 and 10S, for a 135 average.
Monday night the McClellans and
Eagles will roll. Matches are
scheduled for Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights of
each week. The final match is
carded for April IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
oriole Nfidgets Rookinr

the Oriole midget basketball team
would like to arrange games with
teams averaging 110 pounds. Isa-
dor Meisinsky, Ss9 Elm street, ID
manager,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
SOUTH RIVER SPINNING co.
PINMEN WIN THREE GAMES

CARTEh ct, Jan. 12.--South
River Spinning won all three games
by close margins in the Middlesex
County Industrial Bowling League,
at the local alleys. Hart was high
man for the match.
The score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

present time to arrange a match be-
tween Howard Richards of this city
and frankie Seaton of Elizabeth.
These bowlers met on the alleys last
season,
The Hungarian Catholic Club bas-
ketba1 team created surpise on
Wednesday night ny handing a lac
lrg to the st. Stephens light seniors
On the latter's home court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
HELMETTA MIDGETS WIN
FROM CLINTON STARS

HELMETTA, Jan. 1.-THE Hell
meta Midgets won all three games
in their match with the Clinton
Stars. The first game went by but
a one-pin margin.
Tho
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

Games with junior teams are res
quested by the Evergreen quintet of
this city. William ]. McQuaTria f.
manager OF this team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

Owing to the Y. NJ. c. A. svmua-s
SUM being used by the boys denar4 :
ment for the presentation OF theis
play, THE Upper Trail" thera Will
be no gymnasium classes or actfvi-
ties either today or tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

BY a 55-1z score the st. Sfeph4
Juniors defeated the Hungatij
Juniors on the formers court,
"Wednesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

/ The Turner Juniors BASKETBALL (
team defeated the Faster Juniors
on the knights OF Columbus court
recently by q SSH score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

In the near future plans for the
baseball season in Tottenville will be
discussed. 1t is expected the Aque-
honga Club of Tottenville will have
charge of the undertaking again this
summer.
An effort is being made at the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

south River spinning
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
FOR CONSTIPATION
Black-Draught Recommended by
an Arkansas Farmer Who Has
Used Ii, When Needed,
for Is Years.

Hatfield, Ark.-Mr. 6. w. Parsons, a
well known farmer on Route I, this place,
says: II keep Black raught in my home
all the time. II is the best aII-around
medicine have ever found for the liver
and for constipation. We began using il
Is or more years ago and have used if
whenever needed since. | have never
found any other medicine as good for
constipation, and that was what suffer
ed with till began using Black Draught.
Black Draught corrected this condition,
and now we use if for the liver and for
indigestion-a tight and sluggish feeling
after meals, for bad taste in the mouth
and sour stomach.
"My wife uses it for headache and
biliousness. 1t sets on our shelf and we
don'tlet ii get out, 1t has been great
help to us. believe a great deal of
sickness is caused by hurried eating and
constipation, and Black DraugFt, iftaken
right, win correct this condition."
Get Thedford'S, the original and only
genuine Black Draught powdered liver
medicine, Sold everywhere. NC $50
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
FARMERS LOSING N
FIGHT ON VEEV|LS
Coffee, Atkinson and Jeff Davis
Counties Reported Overrun
With Cotton Destroyers

ATLANTA, Aug. 81. R. Petit,
agricultural statistician of the Geor-
gia COOPERATIVE Crop Reporting
Service of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, today issued a
bulletin indicating that Georgia
farmers are losing ground in their
fight against the boil weevil. In
this bulletin, Mr.. Petit. who is a
recognized authority, says:
From amid the clouds of poison
dust and gas, which mark the battle
of the Georgia Farmer with the Boil
Weevil, come alarming messages to
the Georgia Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service. Three south Geor-
gia counties-Coffee, Atkinson and
jeff Davis-report the weeviI VIC
torious and sweeping the field.
In the coastal plain, after the
most stubborn fight that has ever
been waged against this pest, the
farmers are on the verge of defeat.
County after county report the bat
tie going against them, with not
only defeat but debacle staring
them in the face.
In central Georgia the farmers
still have the upper hand. Cotton is
fruiting nicely, but, in view of con-
ditions to the south, the showery
weather and the reinforcements of
the second and third generation of
Weevils the situation is far from
favorable.
upper Georgia still has hopes of
victory. The real fight has Just
started. The best way to get at the
facts of the case is to compare the
condition figure of last year, SO, the
worst season on record, with the fig
ure just returned by cooperative
correspondents, of 48 per cent, and
to compare the usual July decline
of two points with the present de-
cline of eight points.
The plant itself has made good
growth, and is doing fairly well in
the northern area. The whole situ-
alton hinges on the lateness of the
crop, and the subsequent weeviI
damage in north Georgia. Injury to
the south Georgia crop can now be
approximately estimated, and i is
certain that the yield per acre will
be materially, lower than last year.
The condition figure reported is
based on more than a thousand re-
phes. from veteran correspondents
scattered in all the counties of the
state portion of whom report d.
rect to Washington, and the hal
ance to the field office. These are
men of tried honesty, good Judges
OF local conditions, and their reports
usually very closely forecast the
outcome of the erop A probable
outturn of 748 900 bales is forecast
provided average conditions Obtain
after report date"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
FEW APPLY TO TEACH
AT WAYCROSS EXAMS

WAYCROSS, August 8-The
regular annual state teachers OK
animation is scheduled to be held
IN the office Of Superintendent A.
G. Miller Frida yand Saturday
morning of this week.
Prof. Miller states tina. no an
pIications have been filed, to da5e,
for the examination, and that in ali
probability it will not have to be
given. The state requires that the
examination be taken every three
years. All teachers woh will serve
in the Waycross schools next year
either taught last year or took the
examination at the termination of
normal courses in some accredited
school this summer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
YE.GET ABLE
CROP NOW IMPORTANT
More Than $50, 1000 Cars Foo,
Products Being Shipped Out
of Southern States 1fearly

BALTIMORE, August Special
reports from leading railroad Off
cials throughout the South to the
Manufacturers Record show that
the South is now annually feeding
the nation to the extent Of ESQ.,
600 to 100000 carloads of vege-
tables, fruits, cottonseed and pea
nut oil products. 1t takes twice as
many carloads to handle the early
vegetables and fruits of the South
shipped to Northern and Western
markets at it would to haul 10000
900 bales ole compressed cotton.
The handling of these vegetables
and fruits, which form such an i'm
portant part of the food supply Of
the North and West, requires
about one-half as many cars as
would be needed to handle an 800,-
600 bushel wheat crop if every
bushel of wheat was shipped by rail
out of the county in which it IS
produced.
During the greater part Of the
winter and spring seasons Southern
railroads are daily hanling several
thousand carloads of vegetables and
fruits into the markets CT the North
and West.
One railroad alone last year
handled $4,000 carloads Of such
products. st.l
Two adjoining counties annually
produce nearly 100000 barrels OF
potatoes year, and have shipped
as high as 618 carloads in one day
Many millions of bushels Of apple
are raised in the South and ship
ped to other sections
During the coming IL months
Florida will ship nearly 100000 car.
loads Of vegetables and fruits r.
the North, while all other South
ern states from Virginia to Texas
are rapidly coming to the from
in this industry.
Some idea of the extent of this
Business may be gained merely
from the fact that the one state
of Georgia has shipped as high ao
10000 carloads of watermalons il
one season and nearly 10000 car.
loads of peaches in the same year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03

of course he became very attached
to it and it was pet of the family.
In the past few months there
have been numerous cases reported
of dogs being poisoned in the sec
ton Of town where Mr.. Mitchell
resides, on North Dawson street.,
Will Watts dog dying last night
from some kind of poisoning, and
others.
Watts dog was taken to Dr.
Schwenke for treatment as soon
as it was discovered that it was
sick and the doctor pronounced l.
strychnine poisoning.
This is one IF the most dastardly
things that any man can do, poison
an unsuspecting dumb animal, prob
ably by offering the dog meat
with poison on it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
REFORMERS URGED TO
CEASE THEIR LABORS

LONDON, Aug. Social re-
formers as a class do much more
harm than good, according to Pro
-essor Leonard Darwin, and society
would improve much faster if they
ceased to worry about. it and let it
go its own way.
Professor Darwin is son of the
great Charles Darwin, and it is ma
tural that he should hold strong
views on the survival of the fit
test and how this best can be ac-
complished. He says that the mis-
guided efforts of many sincere and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
VANDALS POISONING
TOWNSVILLE DOGS

BROWNSVILLE, August g.
Vandals here are engaged in
poisoning many fine dogs, and
Lawrence Mitchell is offering a
liberal reward for information as
to who poisoned his dog. MitchelP3
dog was a very doctle one and
never bothered anyone, he says, snd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03

earnest social reformers really re-
suit in encouraging the continu-
ance of race inferiority and deter
ioration, which is just the reverse
of what they are trying to do. In
a recent speech before the Eugenic
Education Society, of which he is
president, he dewitt upon the. harm
he thought social reformers were
doing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03

Everybody wants to be some
where else, even after they get
there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03

Golf will not replace baseball
until you get three strikes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03
Barker Grocery Company

On account of rain last Saturday our last
call Bargain Prices have been continued for
this Saturday More Goods for Same Money,
Same Goods for Less Money Buy your gro
ceries at Barker Grocery Co., and Save the
Difference. Find our prices are always right.
Mar ked in plain figures. Your children can
trade
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-03

A city boy in the country
thinks lightning bugs are mosqui-
toes hunting him with lantern.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
D. C. TYPOS START
WELL IN TITLE SET

NEW YORK, August 7.-Washing-
ton Printers may cop the title they
won last year in the National Typo
graphical Base Ball Union Associa-
tion If they continue to uncover the
same brand of ball that defeated the
Indianapolis contingent at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon. 90 to 3.
Heinie Webb, on the mound for
Washington. displayed a clever line of
box work, allowing indianapolis but
six wallops Nineteen bingles were
garnered by the Capital printers. in
cluding stinging homer by Tony
SuesS in the second frame with two
on the sacks. Suess led both teams
at bat when he collected four safe
drives in five attempts.
Chicago printers loomed as a dan
gerous contender yesterday when they
humbled Toronto, 1872, and Detroit
defeated Boston by the same score.
Evening star., 1923-08-07

In New York the Browns were Just
preparing to celebrate victory when
Babe Ruth stepped to the plate, lined
out a two-bagger with the bases full.
and won the game. . to 3. Shocker.
pitching for the Browns. threw a
wonderful game until he became in
cautious with the home-run king
Philadelphia made it two out OF
three in Pittsburgh by taking the
game with the Pirates, 6 to A. Pitts
burgh's errors accounted largely for
the victory, pair of poor plays by
Carey and Maranville accounting for
four runs in the first inning.
In Chicago the Robins made 1t two
all by trimming the Cubs. to /. The
Chicago batsmen turned out only six
hits in the entire game against Dutch
Ruether Fournier hammered out a
homer.
The Athletics ran away with Chi
cago in Philadelphia and piled up Ia
runs against the losers T. Chicago
used for pitchers to no effect.
The Red Sox beat the Tigers in
Boston in a close pitchers battle. to
l. Piercy. was the winning pitcher
against Pnlette.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

No game is to be played tomorrow
afternoon at American League park
between the Nationals and Indians.
Clark Griffith, head of the home club.
having cancelled the contest in defer
ence to the state funeral of the late
President Harding. The teams will
meet Thursday in the last game of
the series.
Iris Speaker went down and out
after "a collision with Homer Summa
during the rally the Nationals staged
in the ninth inning of yesterdays
fray. When Harris sent looper to
right-center. both Speaker and Sum-
ma went after the ball and Summa
grabbed it, but lost the sphere when
Speaker ran into him. iris dropped
TO the ground and it required all the
cleveland team to revive him. After
a five minute rest. however. he re-
sumed his position in center.
Peck and Speaker contributed the
fielding features of the day. The
former, in the fourth inning, went