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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

Charleston-Gunshot wounds and
acute dilation of the heart caused the
majority of deaths that were called
to the attention of DIR. w. Z. Black,
county coroner, in 1922, a survey of
his records showed. Twelve persons
died from each of these causes. Fif-
ty-eight deaths were prObed by the
coroner in the IL months.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the
office of the city health commission
sounded the death knell of the open
pig pen within the confines of the city
of Huntington. Officials stated that
after the first of February, no hogs
will be tolerated within the city lin
its If complaints are made against
them by neighbors.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

CharlestOn-TrafIic accidents took a
toll Of Approximately 40 lives" In
West Virginia in 1922, the state road
commission estimated In statement.
The commissions statement said no
record had been kept Of injuries.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

Morgantown-A committee appoint
ed by the West Virginia medical asso-
citation is drafting a bill to be present
&c to the next legislature, providing
for an extension of the medical course
at West Virginia University from two
to four years. Medical students now
are sent to an eastern institution for
their Junior and senior year courses
now offered at the State University.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

Parkersburg Thomas OuigIev.
agent Of the Western Pennsylvania
humane society, with headquarters at
Pittsburgh. came to Parkersburg and
arrested Homer Mcdonald on fugi-
tive warrant. The humane society
agent said that Mcdonald was wanted
in Pennsylvania on felony charge
following alleged abduction OF his
child from his wife, from whom he had
been separated
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

Morgantown-J. w. Carskadon, of
Mineral county, was reelected presi-
dent of the West Virginia farm bureau
federation at the annual business
meeting, held here. The federation
met in connection with farmers week
at West Virginia university. Other of
fcers named were: c. A. Jackson.
Greenbrier county, vice-presirent, and
W. Fl. Brand, MorgantOwn, treasurer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-01-25

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. agents refus-
ed to arrest Mrs. Mike Swartz. Of
Boggs Run, in whose home they found
a still and large quantities of mash
liquor when several Of her nine chill
dren' ranging in age from - years
TO four months, tagged at their coat
tails and pleaded with the officials to
leave their mother at home with them.
The officers preferred charges against
her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
MARY'S At
COUNTY SEAT
Hard Game Looked for at
New Brunswick Tomorrow
N~ight-SChool Elves

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 1S:-St.
Mary's high school basketball team,
of this city, will go into action again
tomorrow night when they oppose
the New Brunswick high school bas-
keteers on the county seat court.
This is expected to be the toughest
battle the locals have engaged in
since the start of the season, as the
New Brunswick team is said to have
a c~rackeriack team, having four of
last years men still holding posi-
lions on the roster. They have COM
piled a creditable record for the
last several seasons and have been
going good to date this year.
The Augusta street aggregation is
also going at d good clip. In their
first game, Keyport was defeated
and on Friday night, Atlantic High
lands lost to the locals by a fifteen
point margin. Practice sessions have
been held all last week in prepara-
ton for tomorrow nights contest,
under the direction of Coach Ep-
pinger and Athletic Director Rev.
William Campbell, and both pro-
nounce the team in up-to-date con-
dition.
Rev. Campbell has been working
hard since the first of the season in
Quitting the team and assisting IN
the coaching, and will make every
effort, through his careful guidance
to bring about the most successful
season ever attained by the Augusta
street boys. st. Mary's played
Seton Hall Prep last night, at East
Orange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
POLICE HAVE
ALLEY SESSION
Seven Men out for Practice
Called by Manager Lud-
WigSon Yesterday

Marinus Ludwigson had his Police
Social Club bowlers out for their in
itial workout of the season on the
Elks alleys, Madison avenue, last
night. Seven men responded for the
practice.
Frank Seiboth, Bill Seiboth, James
Egan. Bill Heating, Bill Bachman,
Frank Burke and Manager Ludwig
son are the members OF the squad
and the leader is confident that mis-
outfit will make a better record than
did the baseball or revolver repre-
sentative teams of the club.
The first match to be rolled by this
outfit will be with Bill Campbells
Washington All Star fire department
team. This set will be rolled on local
alleys in the near future, and after
this workout the police will be ready
for games with the Westfield, Wood
bridge, Elizabeth and Hillside alley
teams.
Another practice of the police viii
be held on Thursday afternoon and
the freman-police clash probably
will be set down for early next week
Manager Ludwigson is ready to hear
from any bowling teams in this sec
ton. Challenges should be address.
ed to the manager care police head
quarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
STRONGEST Club WILL
REPRESENT THIS CITY
AGAINST CELTIC five

local colors will be well represented
In every department.
Manager Jim Furey, the greatest
basketball promoter the world mas
ever known, will work his men care
fully during the remaining days, So
that his entire roster can be in Al
condition for the opening of the
series with the local representatives.
Furey is counting on this set of
games as the most important for
this campaign.
Joe Lopchick, the Mt. Vernon
pivot man of the Celtics, will oppose
Eggers in this contest. The popular
Mt. Vernon lad made a hit with the
fans of his setcion last winter, by
his wonderful work with the Speed
way and Mt. Vernon combinations
against the Amboys last winter.
Nat Holman, Johnny Beckman,
Dutch Dehnert, Burke and Chris
Leonard. also will be with the Celtics
for the local encounter. When the
Celtics appeared here several weeks
ago to play the st. Mary Speedways,
Lopchick was in a hospital on ac-
count Of an injury received in a
Newark contest, and Beckman also
was suffering from injuries.
Special arrangements are being
made to mold a record crowd for a
basketball game IN this vicinity, on
this occasion. The promoters have
already the advance sale, tickets
having been placed on sale at
"Hank's'' Sport Shop, Madison ave-
nue..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

With two big league basketeers
In the lineup, Captain David Hank
Thomas and Davey Banks, or
~Bchnectady, of the New York State
league, and Brooklyn, of the Metro
politan league, respectively, h AM
boys should give the Original Gel
tics, champions of the world, plenty
of action on the Auditorium court, a
week from tonight.
The coming of the Celtics to this
city has always been one of the
biggest features on the athletic pro-
gram for this section, but as a re-
suit of the opposition furnished the
champions Ly the Jersey champs
last campaign. the interest this year
Is centered in the chance of the
locals to down the colors of the
Furey machine.
Banks has been out of the local
lineup the past two weeks, the first
Saturday on account of playing with
Brooklyn in a Metropolitan league
tilt ard last Saturday on account of
nm injury sustained about a week
pgo. His physician ordered a two
weeks layoff and his first game since
the injury, will be played with the
Metropolitan league team next Sun
day night so that he will be in ex-
sellent shape for the tussle with the
worlds champions.
In the big contest, the leaguers
will be assisted by Pete Hansen, Ray
Handerhan, Pete Eggers. Cy Estrin
and Dewey S~chwankert, and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
NEWARK PREP
At 50. RIVER
Fitzpatrick Warriors Hope to
Annex Fourth Straight
Tomorrow Night

South Rivers representative high
school basketball team will endeav-
or to make it four straight tomorrow
night, in a game with the Newark
Prep School passers, on the South
River court.
Keyport, Matawan and Nights
town high school teams fell before
the South River tossers in games to
date, the one hundred mark having
been passed by the Fitzpatrick pas
sers in their encounter with the
Matawan five.
Coach Fitzpatrick is counting on
establishing tue greatest record in
history for the South River school
this campaign. Newark Prep should
so down before his team considering
their present pace, but Asbury Park
will put up a strong fight for honors
on the South River court, on New
Years night.
The South River boys have four
teen games In a row on their home
court, the Deaf Mutes of Trenton,
Woodbridge High, New Brunswick
High, Tottenville High, Bound Brook
High, Ocean City High, West New
York High, Hopewall High and
Linden High, being carded to follow
Asbury Park to their home court.
South Rivers first travelling game
is with the Asbury Park combina-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
TEAMS
ARE To CLASH
So. Amboy High School 0uin-
tet at Woodbridge for
Game Tomorrow Night

The South Amboy high school
basketball team will travel to Wood
bridge tomorrow night where they
will stack forces against the high
school quintet of that place on the
Barron avenue court.
This contest will evidently be an
interesting one, and a few points are
expected to decide the winner, as
both combinations are going at a
great clip and team for team they
are about evenly matched. The town
ship team to date has racked up two
victories in as many starts, having
defeated Matawan high school and
brakes College of Elizabeth by big
margins. The cross river boys have
also been credited with two wins,
, Jamesburg fell before them in a con-
test on the up-county court, and the
Alumni dropped a 12-11 game on
last Friday night.
In the game tomorrow night
South Amboy will have Oliver and
James in the forward berths, Geant
at center, and Sheppard and Lam
bertson in the defensive positions,
while the township team will line up
with Drummond and Hoagland in
the advanced positions, DeRussey as
the pivot man, and Voorhees, and
Peterson at the other end of the
floor.
A large crowd is expected out to
witness the duel as both teams have
a good following and all are anxious
as to the outcome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
BIB INTEREST
IN RETURN CO
Not Likely That Carteret and
TottenviIIe EIeVenS Will
Play Sunday

Although there is some talk in
various sections of this county and
on Staten Is and, regarding a return
game between the BeauVais Post,
American Legion eleven, of Totem
Vile, and the Roosevelt Football
Club, of Carteret, it is not likely that
the two combinations will come to-
gether next Sunday.
Manager Thomsen's Tottenville
forces COPIED the bacon last Sunday
in the game arranged after consid-
cradle dickering. The final score of
this tilt was 1877, but the contest
was far more interesting han this
tally would indicate.
Carteret fans are of the opinion
that Tottenville loaded up" for this
tilt. The legion leader declared,
however, that he was starting the
same team as represented his or
ganization in the opening tilt of the
season, with the Uniteds, of Staple
ton, with the exception of Billy
FLYNN and We Hansen, of this city.
All OF the men used by both teams
in Sundays contest, were on the
lists presented by the respective
managers at q meeting held four
days before the playing of the con-
test.
That there was real interest in
Sundays contest, was shown by the
turnout. and as many Staten Island
fans interested in both games, wit
messed the O1ange-Stapleton tilt, at
Stapleton, a bigger crowd would be
on hand for a second meeting of
Carteret and Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
BOLD MPRESSARIO
PROCLAIMS HIMSELF

There may be some more enter
prising sporting impressario drifting
about this old troubled world, bur
if there is, he has not ventured to
proclaim himself, in an editorial
office. Mickey Slifkin, of 1916 Madi-
son avenue, has, which gives him
the precedence of n other known
rival. Mickey did not need to pro-
claim himself, he came, a sporting
fan bold, a sporting fan foolish and
told of the wonderous tales of a
wonderous team he is managing.
And Mickey Slifkin is proud to be
the manager of the Favorites, a
team that boasts of having won five
games. Lo-look says Mickey Slifkin
yes-no ki~dding-five games we won.
we beat the Carteret Boy Scouts to
pieces, we grabbed a game of the
Stars of Zion, in C%arteret, we had the
New Brunswick Aces walloped and
oh, boy, we licked the Perth Amboy
Y. M. Fl. A. Aces too.
Says Mickey eve are in the 115
lbs. class and we'd like to hear from
the best"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
GIRLS VARSITY
PRACTICE HELD
Miss Kirkpatrick to Have
Workouts on Three Days
Boys Drill Tomorrow

Miss Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, direc-
tor of girls athletics at the local high
school, had about fifteen players out
for the second practice of the varsity
candidates in the State street gym
yesterday afternoon.
In addition to the members of last
years varsity, Miss Kirkpatrick called
out a number of players who made
a creditable showing in the inter-
class games recently completed, and
from this squad about ten or a dozen
will be chosen for the regular var
sity squad. 1t has been a general
custom to keep ten or a dozen MEM
bers on the squad each year, and in
case of an excessive loss of varsity
girls, the remaining players who
come out for the initial practice
sessions, are added to the roster.
Miss Virginia Hoy has completed
her schedule for the sextet and same
will be published in a day or two.
The schedule was completed for
some, with the exception of one or
two doubtful dates, but the publish
ing of same had to be held up until
the Athletic Council acted upon the
number of games listed and the
schools to be played.
The girls are scheduled to practice
again today and on Thursday after
noon, after which there will be no
more practice until the start of the
second term. The second practice
of the boys is scheduled for tomor-
roy afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

The Athletic Council of the local
high school will be called upon be-
fore the end of this week, to decide
whether the Freshman and Juniors
boys will clash in a contest to decide
the championship of the ~interclass
series.
1t was originally planned to have
the two teams meet this afternoon
in the contest necessitated by the
victory registered last Thursday
afternoon, by the Senior boys at the
expense Of the FresLie combination.
This was the first defeat o the
Freshi9s and the loss enabled the
Junior boys to go into a tie for first
place.
Should the Athletic Council decide
that the game be played, it is also
probable that the Sophomore and
Seniors boys will meet the same
afternoon to decide the final occu-
pant of the cellar position. The
Soph and Seniors each won a game,
the first mentioned class winning
from the Seniors, and the Seniors
from the Freshmen. The first class
representatives oowned the colors of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
Ony S BOIStered
For Return Encounter
with ssBIg Red'' Club

With two choice victories during
the past two Saturdays over quintets
of championship calibre, one over
the Commonwealth Big Five, claim
ants of the colored championship of
the East, and the other, last Satur-
day night, over the strong South
Philadelphia Hebrew Association,
claimants of the Jewish champion
ship of the East and present con-
tenders for the basketball laurels of
the city of Philadelphia, the Perth
Amboy Five are rapidly getting set
for their tussle with the worlds
championship Original Celtic COM
bination.
The easily acquired victories of the
local representatives over these two
outfits augurs we'll for the Audi
forum quintet in their Christmas
night contest with the Celtics and
the further fact that the versatile
Davey Banks will occupy one of the
forward berths in this game also en-
hances the possibility of the "big
red" crew turning up a victory
against the "big green" outfit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
VIII HAVE STRONGEST LINEUP A WEEK DWIGHT
Athletic Council Will
Decide Whether Class
Teams Are To Meet

the Juniors and Sophomores, ana
the Juniors won from the Seniors
and Sophomores.
The final engagement in the boys
series, between the Seniors ana
Freshmen, was decided by m point
and the girls series was decided in
the Sophomores' favor, when this
class defeated the Juniors in tho
final contest on the schedule, also
by n point.
The playoff contest, if decided on.
will not be played until after the
holiday season.. There is a possibili-
ty that the Council will rule in favor
of giving the members of the Junior
and Freshmen teams, their class
numerals. Each year tie members
of the winning team are presented
with their class numerals, but as
far as is known there has never
been a time when it was necessary to.
give two teams in a four team cir
cult, the prizes offered for the wins
ming combination.
Other matters of Importance will
be taken up at the meeting of the
Council to be held before the end
of this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
So. Mary ~SpeedWayS
Are Idle ThiS Week.
Plan Another NEGht

ular center, the st. Mary five won
from the negroes by a 'three-point
margin. Dorman played a wonder
full game and Ttanderhan showed old
time form.
AS a result of the showing made
against the negroes, the Speedways
are being booked to play many more
travelling contests in New York City
and vicinity. Saturdays game was
the first one since organization for
the Speedway quintet on a New
York court.
From present indications, the st.
Mary .tossers will not play a home
game this week, but some definite
announcement will be made by Man
ager Wilson or Athletic Director,
Father Larkin, before the end of this
week.
The Fayette and Mechanic street
court representatives have made a
fairly good record to date and with
the new men, the manager expects to
make a strong bid for state honors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
Y, M, C. A. VOLLEY BALL TEAM
TO PRACTICE FRIDAY NIGHT

As the t~ri-state volley ball cham
pionship tournament will be played
at Greenwich, Conn.,, two weeks from
today and the local Y. M. C. A. var
sity has not had many practice SEES
sions this season, it has been de-
cided to hold another practice ses-
sion on Friday night. The games
will commence at s o'clock and the
same players who have been playing
on the squad since the opening of
the seasen are asked to be on hand
this week.
The tournament at Greenwich on
New Years Day will bring together
teams from New Jersey, New York
and Connecticut, the winner to be
the recognized champion of the three
states. A party of players and root
ers is now being made up to make
the trip to Greenwich and it is ex-
pected after this Friday nights prac-
tice to select the team which will
represent Amboy. it being likely that
eight men will constitute the team
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
LOCAL MERCHANT WILL
GIVE TURKEY IN SHOOT

The winner of the slow fire shoot
to be staged on the Convery place
range this afternoon by the mem
bers of the Police Social Club, of
the local department. will receive a
turkey offered by Borak's Meat Mar
ket, a representative of the club an
nounced last night.
This offering will cre"t9 in
terest in today's event and the big
>st turnout of the season is looked
for. Frank Seiboth, Frank Kas-
przak, John Larson. Bill Bachman,
Mike Burke. Paul Layden rorney
Toolan, Emil Koyen, Charles Jor-
gensen, Henry Zanzalari, Flank
Gunkel and Frank Burke are among
those who have been responding
quito ~-~ular for the sho~'s
For Fridays shoot, it is under
stood another narchant will offer a
chicken or a turke--. The mer1Aers
of ~ club will %approo'~' othe-
| prize offerings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
st. NIary's
OUTFIELDER KING HELD
UP IN SOUTH RIVER

SOUTH RIVER, Dec. 1S:-Lee
King, big league outfelder, was held
up by two highwaymen on the main
street here last night. All the rob-
bers secured in booty vas IS, all the
change that King had in his pockets.
According to the story told by King
to the South River patrolman, near
the scene of the holdup, he had
come from his winter home at Hell
meta and when near his taxi that
was to take him home the men
grabbed him from the rear and front
while another went through his
pockets. The policeman advised
King to get back to the sticks or
something worse might happen to
you" King took the advice.
King played last season with the
Portland, Oregon, team of the Pa
cifc Coast League. He is making
his home with relatives at Helmetta
for the winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

The lightning exhibition of team
work displayed by the Amboy Five
In the first half of the Philly game
gives a true idea Of the. strength of
the Lowenkopf 81 Levin tossers as
during this session the defense of
the local favorites was so perfect
that the Keystone State dribblers
could only account for a single field
goal during the entire first twenty
minutes of play. With a comfortable
lead the Audo basketeers slowed up
a bit and as a result the Jewish
champs finished the game only four
points in the ruck.
While it is not expected that
DaVey Banks will be in condition TO
participate in the game at the Add
forum this Saturday night, due TO
the injury received to his c%ollarbone
in n of the Metropolitan League
games, the local homogeneous will
make every e%ndeavor to have the
diminutive Davey on hand to team
UP with flank" Thomas at the ad-
vaneed posts.
Strong Opponents for Saturday
In order to give the local per.
formers a severe test before the
Original Celtics are taken on, the
opposition for this Saturday night
will be the strongest that has invad-
ed this city thus far this season and
viii see a combination whose
strength is well known to basketbalh
fans of this vicinity.
Harry (Pop) Davis will bring his
strong Harmony Five to this city,
considerably bolstered up in order to
avenge the defeat handed his crew
earlier in the season. Jack Crem-
mems will be seen in one of the for
ward positions alongside of Jerry
Sullivan, constituting one of the
strongest offensives that has graced
any team this city has seen. These
two men were secured by Davis in
place of Spunberg and Finn, who
performed with the Harmony clan in
their first appearance here and are
greatly superior to the latter drib-
blers. Davis will be seen at his fav-
orite pivot position while the popu-
lar Willie Marion will team up at
the guarding posts with RUDE Cor
don who is also well liked in this
vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

The crowds having been poor on
Tuesday nights, the st. Mary Speed
way court quintet will not play. at
the Lyceum, Fayette and Mechanic
street, any more this season, on that
night. 1t is probable that in the
near future the organization will
continue home contests on another
night.
Manager Wesley Wilson has
rumored that when hi quintet
next takes the court, Jackie Crem-
mems, we'll known Newark pivot
man, and Freddy Dorman, of Hobo
ken, will be in the lineup as well
as Ed "Blackie" Regain. Freddy
Glochau. Bob Handerhan and Char
l=y Brownmiller.
The Speedways made an excellent
showing in New York City on Satur-
day night, taking the measure of
the RENAISSANCE quintet. the new col
ored team. a contender for the
championship title held by the Com
monwealth passers. Without a reg
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
TOSSERS
STOP STREAK
St. Mary's Team of South
Amboy Defeated on South
Orange Court

After holding the long end of a
1913 score at the end of the first
period, st. Mary's high school, of
South Amboy, was beaten out in
their third encounter last night, at
South Orange, when Seton Hall
Prep came through with a sudden
squirt ana piled up an eleven point
lead at the final whistle. The final
score was 34-23.
The contest started off in a snappy
name both teams playing a splen-
did defensive game, and fully ten
minutes passed before the first tally
was made. st. Mary's was credited
with scoring first. Five players were
used by Coach Eppinger in the en-
gagement and all played in world
beating fashion. Tomorrow night
the Augusta street boys travel to
New Brunswick.
The score: