Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-10
SNOW CREETS
AMBOY TEAM
TeIeqram From Seaman Re-
ports Snowfall at Buffalo,
New York, This Morning

A telegram was received in this
city this morning from Charles *:
Seaman, Jr., who with his wife ana
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sharp LETT TINS
city Yesterday morning for Bu1falo
on the first leg of the trip to CHI
cago where the Perth Amboy Y. NJ.
C, A. volley ball team is scheduled
to participate in a tournament. :.
The telegram is from Buffalo and
reports that there is plenty OF snow
in that city. The remainder of the
marty Including the members of the
team. left this city last night and
arrived in Buffalo this morning,
where they were met by the f1rst
group. The last leg of the trip 10
sie Windy City has been. started oy
the entire group.
The seven Perth Amboy men who
will endeavor to bring to this city the
honor of being the home of the in
ternational yolley ball champions
are today en- route to Chicago where
they will play their initial contest
tomorrow afternoon against the
crack Cleveland, Ohio, team. There
are eleven persons in the Perth Am
boy party, four having left yesterday
morning for Buffalo aid the others
last night. They were to leave Bur
falo together this morning and re-
sumo the trip to Chicago in one
party.
In playing at Chicago the local
team will compete with some OF the
best teams in the country. Teams
which did not believe their chances
to annex the title to be unusually
strong did not make any attempt to
enter the tournament. As a result
only the best aextettes in the country
will be found at Chicago and among
them will be Perth Amboy
The seven men who left last night
about 1880 were given a hearty send
off by friends and followers of the
game, who wished them luck in their
attempt to bring to Perth Ambcy an
international title.
There are thirty-two teams enter
ed in the tournament double ellm-
ination process being used to decide
the winner. Teams losing matches
to two teams are automatically
dropped from the tournament. The
local team practiced conscientiously
for the championships and has made
an enviable record in this part of the
country this season. having won the
state title, defeated the best teams
in Connecticut and the metropolitan
district of New York and almost de-
feated the Germanton, Pa, wonder
team.
Volley ball enthusiasts and friends
of the players are waiting anxiously
for first word of the outcome of the
match with Cleveland, which will be
played tomorrow afternoon. Other
games will depend upon the results
of the initial contests.
Not only those who have followed
closely volley ball but those who
want to see Perth Amboy team ex-
cell in any line of sport are roofing
for the team from the "Pacemaking
City" to come out on top. The trip
of the local team was made possible
by donations from a number of To-
cal public spirited concerns and in
dividuals, more than $500 being rails
ed to help the team pay the expenses
incident to such "trip.
The team which will play its hard
est to bring glory not only to them
selves but to Perth Amboy as well,
is made up of Ellwood Johnson, cap
tain; Austin Hornsby. Matthew Mel
ko, Francis Oliver, George w. Sharp,
Eugene Parker and Derben Barthol-
omew. General Secretary Walter III.
War;, coach of the team, together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles K. Sea-
man, Jr. and Mrs. George w. Sharp,
make up the rest of the party.
Mortgage money available for immedi-