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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
SCHOOL
SEASON OPENS
St. Benedict Alumni Court
Game Slated for Newark
Court Tonight

Newark's representative team in
the fight for the prep school bas-
ketball championship of this state,
will start the 1923-24 campaign in
O contest with the Alumni quintet
Of the school on the prep school
court tonight.
Charley Hughes, we'll known local
athlete, is one of the Segulars on the
Maroon squad again this winter. and
Coach Cavanaugh is banking heavily
on the little backfield man this sea-
son. Hughes played great ball last
winter and. also this fall, as a mem
Der of the school gridiron eleven.
Opposed to the team for this term
will be the school stars of former
years. "Jiggs'' Donahue. Les Fries,
Ownie Carroll, etc. A great many
former st. Benedict stars, are play
ing with college teants throughout
the county.
The Newark prep team will have
as their principal opponents for the
state title again this winter, the
Blair and Peddie teams. A few sea-
sons ago, it was nothing but st.
Benedicts. Times have changed and
the Newark students now have to
battle hard for any honor they at
tain.
Basketball fans from this city are
planning to attend the game tonight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
Antilles CLUB s.
FIRST EVENT
Elizabeth A. c. to Present
First Show at BetztoWn
Tonight-Good Card

Jack Mcfarland, one of Eliza
beth's best boxers, is fit as a fiddle
for his twelve round bout with
Willie Stanton, of Philadelphia, be-
fore the fans of the Elizabeth A. c.,
in the Flora theatre, Betsytown, this
evening.
Mcfarland has advanced to the
front in this state, in rapid fashion,
and today is rated as one of the best
men in his division. He fought in
this city, Carteret and at Long
Branch on several occasions, and in
the bout tonight. Betsytown fans
will be given their first opportunity
to see their lad in action since he
attained his present reputation. In
Stanton, he a a worthy opponent.
For the eight round semi final
event, Kayo Joe Manning. another
Elizabeth boy. who also has a great
reputation throughout the state,
will try conclusions with Joe D'Orlo,
of Harrison. These two boys met
in Newark a short time ago, and the
battle, one Of the bestlever witnessed
in Essex county, was given as a
draw. Matchmakers in North Jer-
sey have been trying to rematch
the lads.
Matchmaker. Antilles, of the Eli
zabeth A, C. has a good eard of pre-
liminary bouts for the opening card.
There is every a to believe that
the new club will so in Elizabeth.
AS an added attraction, films of
the Willard-Firpo fight will be
shown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
COLORED STARS
OPPOSE AMBOY
Good Game is Looked for at
Auditorium Tomorrow
Evening-AttractionS

New York spectacular shooting
five, of Harlem, will appear here to-
morrow night for the third game of
their annual series with the Perth
Amboy Big Five passers, of Messrs.
Lowenkopf and Levine.
In the two contests played to date
the locals, champions of New Jer-
sey last winter gained an even break.
The dusky warriors were beaten on
the New Brunswick avenue court,
but gained sweet revenge when they
handed the Amboys quite a lacing on
the Harlem court.
1t has been decided that Captain
David Hank" Thomas will be with
the team tomorrow night and prob
ably in all contests for the balance of
the season, and his running mate for
this contest will be Davey Banks,
the Brooklyn Metropolitan league
star, or Ray Handerhan, the poppy
local advanced man. Banks will
bay provided he is not called upon
for service with his league quintet.
The Commonwealths went big in
their appeara ace here this season
and last, and an unusual crowd is
looked for at the Auditorium tomor-
row night for the rubber tilt"
A week from tomorrow night, tho
crack Philadelphia Hebrew Clul
combination will oppose the Amboyl
on the New Brunswick avenue pine.
wood floor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
bACHMAN WIN
ADDS INTEREST
All Members of Social Club
Will Report for Shoot This
Afternoon

The victory registered by Bill
Baehman, Smith street and Madison
venue traffic cop, in the slow fire
shoot conducted by the Police Social
Club, on the Convery place range, on
Tuesday afternoon, has added inter-
est in the semi-weekly events staged
by the police organization.
As a result of Bachman's victory,
almost the entire membership OF
the Social Club, will be out for the
shoot scheduled for this afternoon
Bachman's score on Tuesday was II
while Frank Seiboth, the champion
for two years, turned in a 70 score.
Since the Social Club promoted
the revolver events, Charley Jorgen-
sen, Frank Seiboth, Barney Toolani
Eli Bachman, John Larson, Frank
Kasprzak and Emil Koyen have been
showing to perfection, with the vet
eran motorcycle driver, holding the
upper hand. Lately other members
OF the club have become interested,
and there is every reason to believe
that in the future shooting will be
as popular with the police as base
ball.
This afternoon, two events will be
staged. slow fire and rapid fire shoot
ing. The slow fire contest will find
Bachman, +. Seiboth, the two SER
geants, Toolan and J%orgenson, fight
ing for high honors, while Toolan ex-
poets to win the rapid fire shoot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

High school basketball fans are
centering their interest in the inter-
class contests on the remaining
games to be played by the Junior
and Sophomore girls and the Fresh
man and Junior boys, inasmuch as
these teams are leading in the
leagues. ~
The Junior girls downed the SEN
Tors on Monday, and the Freshman
boys won from the Sophomores on
the same afternoon. On Tuesday the
Sophomore girls trounced the Fresh
men, and the Junior boys won from
the Senior quintet.
Weather conditions prevented
school on Wednesday, so the inter-
class tilts were called off. The Sem
Tor and Sophomore girls were sched-
uled to clash on that date, While
the leaders in the boys circuit also
were booked to play. On account
of an important business meeting at
the State street institution yester-
day the Junior-Ereshman girls
game, and the Senior-Sophomore
boys contest carded for yesterday,
were put off until an early date.
Each of the teams have played a
game, and considering the play in
these contests, the present leaders
for the championship honors. 1t is
probable that Miss Elizabeth Kirk
patrick and r. T. Stauffer will play
the remaining games according to
schedule and then follow in with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
WOODBRIDGE /
FIVE OPLAX
- "a,
q
Second Court Game of Sea-
son on Woodbridge Court !
This Evening

Woodbridge high schools baskets
ball tossers will make a strong effort
to pile up another victory tonight
when they oppose the brakes Busl-
ness College quintet of Elizabeth ON
the Barron ven court at Wood.
bridge.
This is expected to be an interests
ing tussle as the brakes represen-
tatives are said to have a strong
court team this year, and will sup
ply plenty of opposition for the
township five. The Woodbridge team
is also in good shape and confident
of making this year a banner season.
Matawan high school was the first
to be played this year and gave the
township quintet their first win.
Since that time plenty of practice
sessions have been held and another
victory is looked for tonight. Fol-
lowing the game tonight the Wood
bridge team will probably play at
home every Friday night.
With the exception of "Selly"
Hoagland, who is out on account OF
studies, the team will line up as in
the first encounter. Drummond and
Voorhees, in the advanced berths,
DeRussy in the center position, and
Balint and Peterson in the guarding
places. The game tonight will start
about s o'clock.
A small admission will be charged
in order to cover expenses and {
large crowd is expected to turn OHl
and witness the contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
~ MA7I0NAL sP0R7 CLUB o Nv FoR TONIGHT
Prepare for
Hardest Game TueSdav

50 that the local players will hays
to travel some in order to avoid a
setback on Teusday night.
Regan's Play
Followers of the st. Mary team
are satisfied that with Ed "Blackie"
Regain, in the lineup, the ~Speedways
can hold their own with the best
clubs in the East. Regain worked
in with the Lyceum courtsters in ex-
cellent style in his first game, against
the E~nglewood club, of Brooklyn,
last Tuesday night.
Manager Wilson has not announc.
ed the added change in the lineup
of his team. but some announcement
regarding the lineup to be used dur
Ing the balance of the campaign will
be made following Tuesdays en-
counter. RED" Lovan, of Eliza
beth, will be in a Speedway uniform
for the Hudson county contest.
The Speedway manager has some
big attractions, including a strong
colored team, booked for the Fay
cite and Mechanic street court DUR
Ing the next several weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
GOLDEN'S TEAM NOW HAS
CHANCE TO TAKE LEAD

Birden Golden's team, which is
now tie for first place in the Y. NJ.
c. A. bowling league with Bill Penn
berton's outfit, has a chance to slip
into first place tonight when it meets
Bagger's quintet.
In order to take the lead, how
ever, Golden has to win three
straight games. A two game victory
for the Golden contingent would not
be sufficient and Pemberton would
then be alone in first place. If Bag
gers team on the other hand, should
cop three straight, it would slip into
second place. A two out of three
victory for Dagger will result in
Dagger and Golden being tie for
second.
Pemberton's team which won the
first nine games of the league met
its Waterloo on Tuesday night when
AL Simonsen's bowlers defeated his
men in two out OF three games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

Yves Wilson's st. Mary Speedway
basketball team will encounter the
strongest opposition of the season,
aside from the Original Celtics, on
the Fayette and Mechanic street
court, next Tuesday night. The OPP
position in this game will be furnish
ed by the Hudson County Big Five
OF West Hoboken.
The crack North Jersey team has
been defeated only twice this sea-
son, once by the National Turner'S,
on the Bruce street court, in Newark,
and in the second game by the crack
Commonwealth colored team of New
York City. The Commonwealth vic
tory was registered on the Hudson's
W court in West Hoboken.
One of the most notable victories
scored by the North Jersey quintet,
was chalked up in a meeting with
the Commonwealth colored team on
the latters' Harlem court. The dus-
ky lads easily defeated the Perth
Amboy Big Five of Messrs. Lowen-
kopf and Levin, on the Harlem court
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
VOLLEY BALL
MEN WORK OUT
Efforts Being Made to DeveI-
op Team to Again Beat
Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Central Y. NJ. C. A.
volley ball team, which met de-
feat in three of five played here
last week with the Perth Amboy
varsity, played the Bedford Branch
"Y" of Brooklyn on Saturday night
taking five of seven games. The
Central crew is endeavoring to turn
out a team thi syear capable of
winning the eastern championship
and the Amboy team can expect a
real tussle when it clashes with Cen
trail in q return match at Brooklyn
next month.
The Bedford team is a strong
combination but the Central men
seem TO have the jinx on them and
the former outfit to be unable
to register a win although they play
as good a game as, If not better, than
the Centrals against other teams.
The committee of four, whose job
Il is to select a varsity team to rep
resent the Amboy "Y'' this year,
has a problem on its hands because
of the wealth of material which
looms UP fine in practice but which
is not up to the standard when Sc
lected for the varsity. Players who
play brilliantly on the second team
have failed to display the same
brand of ball when placed on the
varsity and vice versa, those who
have not shown up we'll IN the var
sity have played spectacular ball
when pitted against the first team.
The committee is ~endeavoring to
select the combination which Will
give Amboy another championship
team.
Another practice session is being
held tonight, about sixteen players
having been asked to play. In the
meantime, Manager Miller is at
tempting to get games hut the over
whelming name in which former
Amboy teams have defeated most
of the opponents in recent years
makes 1t almost impossible to book
up these combinations. The var
sity can get about as much opposi-
ton from the second team here as
1t can from any combination in this
section.
The abundance of good players
here seems to be a liability TO the
forming of a championship varsity
team rather than an. asset. Two
teams can be formed of almost equal
strength and as it would be impos-
sible to carry twelve men on the
varsity team there are those who,
if not chosen for the varsity, feel
they are as much entitled to be there
as those who are selected.
Past performance have proven
conclusively that individual stars dc
not make up a winning team. The
resultp of many games have shown
that a group of mediocre players
trained in teamwork and playing to-
| gether with no friction or feeling be.
tween them a defeat a combina-
ton of fiashy players, capable o.
making spectacular plays but liable
to take a bad slump once their mo-
rale Is broken. Cognizant of this
fact the volley ball committee is en-
deavoring to select the men who in
its judgment will form the best play
ing team available in the "Y."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
RIFLE CLUB MEMBERS To
ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT

In connection with the regular
Friday night shoot at the Perth
Amboy Rifle Club tonight the an
nual election of officers will take
place. A large gathering is expect
ed out to the meeting.
Plenty of interest is centered
about the Perth Amboy Rifle Club
at this time, as is shown by the large
attendance 1t the semi-weekly
shoots. The number of entries in
creases every week and some large
scores have been racked up by the
members. j. NJ. Sorensen recently
represented the local club in the Ma
ton rifle shoot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
UNITED BOWLERS ROLL
CALUMET COUNCIL TEAM

The United Council, Jr. o. u. A,
M. bowling team of T%ottenville, with
twelve wins and one setback, will
engage the Calumet Council on next
Tuesday night, on the formers al
leys, in a Staten Island League
match.
Up to Tuesday night, the Uniteds
had a consecutive string Of twelve
wins, but the Fellowship Council
rollers succeeded in breaking their
winning streak. Practically every
team in the league has been striving
for some time to break the luck
OF the Unitedc. The Uniteds are bent
on starting on another streak and
an interesting match is expected on
Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bill Mallory
is a name to conjure with in college
football. The nation esteems him
as one of the outstanding players of
the year.
An inspiring leader, a magnificent
fighter, a great player, the southern
boy, playing q bacl1field position, has
been an important factor in putting
Yale football back on the map.
Mallory, VIII. is now hailed as the
greatest defensive, fullback the game
has ever developed, as well as one
of the finest place kickers in the
sport, wasn't good enough to play on
his hometown school team, a mat
ter of some five or six years ago.
1t was the same at baseball. Nal
lory had the idea that he was a
catcher and he tried for that berth
on the varsity nine, kept trying all
during his stay here.
Naturally when he went away, and
eventually landed at Yale, his old
buddies at home didn't expect he
would exactly burn up the athletic
world, certainly not as q football
n1DVpr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
HiGh SchOOE Court Fans
Interested I'm Contests

the postponed games on Wednesday
and Thursday.
While the interclass games are be-
ing played, Miss Virginia Hoy, man
ager of the girls varsity team for
the 1923-24 season, and the mana
ger of the boys team, Robert Mac
William, are putting the finishing
touches to their schedules.
The girls, according to present
plans, will open the season on Janp-
airy 8 in a game with Metuchen. and
the first home game will be played
on the State street court two days
later. The date for the first boys
game has not been announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
BY BILLY a

Michigan, unbeaten since early
October, 1921, when Ohio State tri-
umphed over her by a score of IA
TO O.. looked unbeatable for 1923.
She started off the season in i'm
pressive style. The Yost machine
swept along and one of the chief
reasons for the sweep was Irwin
Uteritz. quarterback.
Michigan was playing the Marines
from the Quantico Naval Station.
Uteritz had already scored a touch
down against the Marines. In the
fourth period Michigan once more
got inside the Marines 20-yard line
and Uteritz tried to carry the ball
around end. He was carried off the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
PLAN ORGANIZATION OF
BOROUGH COURT LEAGUE

Plans are being made in Carteret
for the organization Of an industrial
basketball league and the meeting
of the Main Office and Scale House
representative teams of the United
Metals Refining Company. at Cough
Inns auditorium tonight is the first
step by that company to secure a
representative team for this league.
1t is planned to organize a court
league. similar to the baseball and
bowling organizations of former
years. The game at Coughlin's court
tonight will be played at $3.50 o'clock
Immediately following the compile
ton of the working day. Next week
there will be another game between
department teams of the copper
plant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
ALL OF TUNNEY'S WOE
COMES FROM ONE FINGER

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-Gene Tun-
ney of this city, light heavyweight
champion of the world, has probably
been laid up oftener with a busted
hand than any other star in the
game. And the strange thing about
Tunney is that he always breaks the
same hand, or to be more correct,
the same finger. And stranger still
is the fact that he never breaks this
same finger in the same place twice.
The fragile finger is the second one
on the right hand. Tunney has
broken it three times in three DIFF
ferent places.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
Y. M. C. A. QUINTET
PLAYS TOMORROW NIGHT

A. senior basketball team repre-
senting the local Y. M. c. A. will go
into action on the local court to-
morrow night having as it opponents
the Railway "Y" quintet. This will
be the first game played by a local
association five this year and con-
siderable interest is being shown.
A practice session of the players
trying for the team was held last
week but the team which will rep
resent the 'Y" has not as yet been
announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
Quarterback Tod Rockwell

field, his ankle broken.
From the sidelines came a young
ster. On the back of his jersey, in
large black figures, the 10000 spec
tators read, go"
26-Ferdinand (Tod) Rockwell,
quarterback; 5 feet 9 inches, weight
100.
That settled it for the crowd. They
had never heard of Rockwell.
Rockwell came in and yelped q
signal. He laid on the ground. Be
hind him was Blot, Michigan's great
center and at times placelkicker. The
play was apparent TO the Marines.
The ball was snapped back, Rock
well held it in position for a place
kick. But, just as Blot advanced
to apply his toe to the ball and as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
TRAP SHOOTERS MADE
WONDERFUL RECORDS

NEW YORK. Dec. 7-Trapshoot-
ing averages established in the 1923
eason rank among the best perfor-
in the history of the sport,
figures compiled here reveal.
John r. Taylor. Newark, Ohio,
professional is credited with the
highest average ever made. Taylor
shot at 1000 targets and broke l.
969 for an average of .9845. The best
previous average was 1888, made in
1922 by Frank Troeh.
The best amateur average In 1928
was 1929, made by p. r. Miller og
Dallas, Tex. w. II. Heer, of Guth-
RE, Okla, an amateur and Fred Tom
lin of Glassboro, N. j., professional
also had averages of more than %
per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

the Marine forwards came streaming
through to block the kick, Rockwell
jumped to his feet suddenly and
ran. Eight Michigan players had
swung to the right to offer inter-
ference. They blocked and Rock
well ran onto a touchdown. 1t
was his first play in varsity football.
Rockwell is one of the best brok-
en- field runners in the Western Con-
ference. He. more than any other
man, saved the Big Ten football tilt
for Michigan. Rather, he gave
Michigan the chance to tie with Illi-
nois for the title.
And so, there you have a story
that sounds like Dick Merriwell. 1t
is the story of the substitute, curley-
haired sophomore at Michigan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
Y. M. H. A. PAGERS WIN
FROM NEWTON TOSSERS

The Y. NJ. II. A. PAGER basketball
team, of this city, played the repre-
sentative team of the Third Battalion
Naval Militia on the u. S. T. S.
Newton court, Wednesday night.
The final score read 1920 in favor
OF the PAGERS.
The score
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
pion of the world.
Keyport Title

pion of the world.
Keyport Title
A contest for the championship of
Keyport between Charley Kinhaefer
and Young Nixon. the latter colored,
should be one of the best bouts OF
the night. This is n four rounder.
1t is said that an old grudge will
be settled in this twelve minute
fight.
Joe McNultY.- the popular local re-
fierce, will be the third man in the
ring tonight Chuck Solador of
Newark, will do the announcing, and
Bill Flynn OF this city, will hold the
watch. The first bout this evening
will be put on promptly at $3.50
o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
NnrnI Tenn Booking

The United States Naval Receives
basketball team, of Keyport, would
like TO arrange games with heavy
junior teams in this city and vicinity.
Theodore Palumbo, "a Third street
Keyport, is manager.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

In a game played in this city re-
Gently the Star juniors basketball
team defeated the Yankee Juniors
by a 1877 score. Peter Young, 2SS
Goodwin street. is manager of the
Star juniors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

BY NEA Service
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harris
and Sam Rice are the two local
players the Chicago White Sox man.
agement is said to be willing to ac-
cept for Eddie Collins, If the ru-
mored deal goes through that is to
bring the White Sox star to WASH
ington as manager.
Harris and Rice for Collins, Is q
swap with many possibilities that
might or might not work out. 1t
probably would give the second
guessers much food for thought.
P%aterAon's strong bowling team Is
next on the schedule of the local
bills" who are heading for their
first championship of a state league.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

The final heat of the one mile
male skating race will be run off at
the New Brunswick avenue Auditor
jun a week from tonight. There
was a big crowd out last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

Is a speedy ball necessary for good
bowling?
Answered by
JIMMY SMITH
Three times winner in all events of
he American Bowling Congress, a
,ecord which no other bowler has
yer approached. Famed for his
sility to control n curved ball.
Absolutely not! More good bowl
RS have been spoiled by trying to
Ut too much steam on the ball than
y anything else.
A moderately rolled ball is by far
The most effective to use. A fast
5all has too much slide. Since 1t is
oil. not sale, that knocks the pins
Town. a slower rolling ball is more
sffective than a speedy sliding one.
BESIDES this, 1t is easier to aim the
slower ball accurately. Fast balls are
more likely to go wild.
copyright, 1928, Associated Editors
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

The Sterling bowlers In the local
Elks league are counting o ma run
away for first half honors. The
EllSs' league are counting on a run
two halves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
Answered by
SMITH

Is a speedy ball necessary for good
bowling?
New Britain herald., 1923-01-05
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