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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
MAURER A. {.
PLAYERS MEET
Will Discuss Plans for 1923
Season Tomorrow After
noon

All baseball players are requested
TO attend a meeting OF the Maurer
Athletic Association at the clubhouse
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
This announcement was made by
John M. Urbanski, who was reelected
manager of the team for the 1923
season at a meeting of the organiza-
ton held on Thursday night. At this
time Faltisco was chosen as assist
ant manager, Haefner as secretary
and Dillman as treasurer.
In conjunction with the meeting
tomorrow plans will be made for a
dance to be held on April 5 for the
benefit of the team. The proceeds
of this dance will be used to pur-
chase outfits and paraphernalia for
the clubs diamond representatives.
The men to represent the club
during the coming summer also are.
expected to be decided on at tomor-
rows meeting, that is, a roster will
be chosen to report for the early
practice sessions and the club team
will be chosen following these work
outs.
1t is probable that the Maurer
team will play home games on the
State street field every Sunday after
noon as last year. The Maurer out
At is the first to announce it's reor-
g~anization in this section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
AMbOYS ROLL
AM|C|T|A FIVE
First Match on Pleasant Plains
Alleys tuesday Night
Return Match Here

After a short lay-of the Perth
AmDoy bowling team of John J..
Dolan will engage in the first set OF a
home and home series with the
crack Amicftia bowling team of
Pleasant Plains on the latter's court
Tuesday night.
In this series the Amboys will use
a strong lineup but Manager Dolan
has not announced the names of the
men he will start. The second set
of games in this series probably will
be played on the Bohnsack alleys,
Smith street, a week from this Tues
day. February 6.
Manager Doian makes known that
he would like to arrange a series
with Howard Richards, Elk bowling
The Elks recently made known
that they were in the running for
city and county honors, and in con-
junction with the latter claim de-
feated the representative combine of
the New Brunswick lodge of Elks.
The Elk captain or the captain of
any other city or county contender
can arrange a match or series of
games with the Amboys by commu-
nicating with AL Simonsen, captain
of the Amhoys.
The Amboy managers home ad-
dress Is 266 Washington street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
LEGION MIDGET LEAGUE
TO START ON MONDAY

The first game of the American
Legion basketball tournament will
be played at the Y. M. H. A. hall,
corner Smith and Mcclellan streets,
on Monday night of next week. This
contest is between the Amboy Tri-
angles and the State Five, two of the
combinations represented in the mid
get league.
The Triangles and State Five have
held several practice sessions and are
In the pink of condition for this, the
opening tussle of the tourney. There
are two other classes of leagues.
There are only four teams in the
midget league and the outcome of
Mondays game will have a direct
bearing on the midget championship:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
HI. S.

Ham" Fines spectacular field
goal shooting coupled with Don Mar
tins phenomenal guarding brought
the Perth Amboy High Schools list
of successive wins up to eight last
night. South Amboy was the victim
this time in a game on the State
street court and the final score. 20
TO II.
The first night scholastic contest to
be played in this city brought out
a crowd which damned the gym to
the last inch of available space. So
great was the desire on the part of
Wonder Team that breathing
space was at q premium. Many of
the faculty were in attendance. The
cheer-leaders, London and Mullen,
were in unusual form and the songs
and yelis given must have re-echoed
Brom the rolling hills of Sussex 10
She marshlands of Cape May. That
South Amboy was also well repre-
pented was shown when the CROSS
liver lads had possession. of the bail.
Coach ,Waddell crossed the dopes-
ksss at the very outset when he start
d the same team which swamped
Rutgers Prep and Railway last week.
kxptain Grieve and Horowitz at for
%ard positions, Fine in the pivot
ebersh and Polkowitz and Rasmussen
81 the backfield, was the way the
r~eferee's whistle found the Crimson
md White lineup.
South took the lead when Oliver
made a. foul, but this was short
lived as Dead Shot Pete" Grieve
burned around. and made two free
Ealrows. The local pilot then made
neat field goal after a clever exhi-
Hdtion of password and Fine kept the
ball a-rolling when he dropped in
&wo double deckers from precarious
&ngies.
! Horowitz parted the shreds with a
eDng shot and Oliver followed with
several free throws before the per-
kpd ended. At half time the score
syas II to S in favor of the home
klub. The visitors could not break.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
FL. S. ID

A field goal by Miss Helen Schultz
in an extra f1ve-minute session
brought victory to the Perth Amboy
High school girls sextet in their
game with the Princeton High Las
sizes on the local court yesterday aft
ernoon. The final score was 15-14.
Going into the second period the
home team had a seven-point lead,
l0-3. A brilliant comeback by the
college town" girls enabled them to
be tied with the locals at the clos.
CT the second period, the score being
13-13.
The Misses Kil;nurray and Hoy
started strong in the initial period,
while the visitors were being held
to one double counter. After the
start Of the game, Captain Miss
Schultz replaced Miss Kiimurray.
For the visitors the foul shooting
OF Miss Pierson kept the Jungle
town representatives in the run
ming. With the score 1872 in
tavor of Arnboy and ten seconds to
go, Miss Pierson made good a foul
try knotting the score.
In the extra. period the visitors
had four tries from the free throw
line and made only one, while Miss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
TEAM
WINS GAMES
GoIden's Combination Defeat
ed in Straight Games on
7. NJ. c. A. Alleys


Captain Tom Smiths five-man
bowling team took three straight
games from Captain Blrden Golden's
outfit on the ~" alleys last night.
Every game was VOL, by a safe
margin. Golden was handicapped
in having one missing player, fore
ing him to take a bind in
each game.
The first game vas won by 242
rims. Art Bagger's 22s being high
kenish, with 156, led the losers. The
second game was considerably
closer, sixty-hve pins separating the
two teams. Smiths 203 was high
this game, Golden's 1873 leading his
men. The last game was won by
thirty-six pins, Art Bagger's IFS
being high. Harris 173 led the
losers. High average for the night
went to AL Dagger, with 1877. Gold
ems 1874 was high for the losers.
The core:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
SOUTH AMB0Y OUTFIT
EASILY CHECKED BY
LOCAL SCHOOL TEAM

through the local defense for a sin
gle field goal try in this period.
Don Martin and McWilliams enter
ed the game in the final canto and
each counted from the field. LAM
bertson was the only visiting player
to score from the field in this con-
test, he made two field goals in the
final minutes of the game. Time and
again Martin broke up the visitor g
players and started the ball pack.
was given a chance when
Martin was counted out on personal
fouls in the last few minutes of the
contest.
Perth outscored the opposition
eleven to two from the field. The Wis
itors lacked coordination of play, a
thing which featured the locals x
'hibition. Next on the Perth An1boy
list is Metuchen for a game at the
brainy borough school court next
Friday night. Referee Stauffer call
ed eight fouls on the visitors and
fifteen on the home team in this
game.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
CRACK BAYONNE
BOWLERS HERE
Big State Y. M. C.. A. Match
on Local Alleys Tonight
Strong Team

The bowling match on the z. NJ
c. A. alleys tonight between Perth
and Bayonne will mark the close OF
the first half of the North New Jer-
sey State Y. NJ. C. A. League, the
Amboy team now being in the lead
with the New Brunswick team a
close second. Bayonne is third.
The match tonight promises to be
a hard fought one a. Bayoune de-
feated Amboy on the Hudson county
city's alleys early IN the league. The
match was originally scheduled for
last Saturday night but the Bayonne
team was crippled on account OF sick
ness and rather than mee 4 weak
team the AInboy men consented to
postpone the match one week.
Tonight Bayonne will have tnair
five regulars in their lineup and
high scores are anticipated. The
Amboy team got off to a poor start
in the league but recovered quickly
and fought its way to the top
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
Separates
HELMETTA BOWLERS WIN
AGAIN IN COUNTY LEAGUE

HELMETTA, Jan. 27.-Helmetta
club won two games in their final
match with the South River Spin
ming Company in the second half of
the Middlesex County Bowling In
dustrial League. The first game
vent TO the Spinning company by a
nine-pin margin, due to Harris good
work. He continued the fine work
In the second game, but Deming also
improved and aided by Valek, won
handily.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
pRESBYTERIANS DEFEAT
III SIMPSON vOLLEY TEAM

The Presbyterian volley ball team
defeated the Simpson M. e. combi-
nation last night in a Sunday School
Athletic League match played as a
preliminary to the Springfield Co.'S
lege gymnastic exhibition at the W.
The Methodists won the first game,
but lost the second and third, the
last game being nip and sucH
Throughout. Playing with the Pres
byterians were: Capt. Warter, Sharp.
Lesson, Rankin. Frank Comings n
Bartholomew. The Methodisrs had
five men, Capt. Wiibert Westcott,
VonDaggenhausen, Henry Westcott'
William Westcott and johnson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
BOB HANnERHAN WINS
I SKATING RACE HERE

Bob Handerhan, Speedway basket
ball star, won the mile skating race
ht the local auditorium last night.
He won from a field of six skaters.
y. Rjork finishing second and ]. Des-
knond, third.
! It is understood that the manage
N emit of the hall has arranged mile
aces for several Friday nights and
Farce or four first place winners win
finally be matched to c for a
hrize. Last Friday night "Yi" Hib-
bard won the race. Last nights race
WAS very exciting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
STARE|SH FIVE
ADDS T0LEAD
Increase Lead Half Game by
Victory Over Sterlings
. Last Night

The .Starfish bowling teams inL
creased its lead in the local Elks
bowling league a half game last
night by taking two out of three
games ina set with the Sterling
combination on the Madison avenu
alleys Stas hit a 225 score in the
first game of this match, the lStar-
fish winning this contest and also
the second game.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

The importance of an indoor ri
he range in this city is realized
more and more as activities in this
branch Of sport increases. An in
door range enables the keeping of
the sport on the go all the time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

Particular interest is conferred in
the efforts of the police to arrange a
meeting of AL Roberts and Charley
Weinert for their show on March 90.
Roberts started his career in the
local ring.
The Perth Amboy bowling team
will activities on Tuesday
night when the first set of a series
with the Amicitia bowling team of
Pleasant Plains is rolled on the lat
ter's alleys.
In the near future plans will be
completed for the annual local volley
ball league at the local Y. M. c. A..
Great interest is taken in this circuit
each year.
This season has been a poor one
for basketball throughout the East.
The Eastern league has disbanded
and various other leagues r not go
ing any too good.
George Sisler, star first sacker of
the st. Louis Browns, is expected to
play a big part in leading the st.
Louis American League representa-
tives as an assistant of Lee Foil this
coming season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

Although not rolling UP to the
form which featured their work IN
their two previous matches on for
eign alleys. the Amboy Elks defeat
ed the Railway lodge teams on the
local alleys Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
Heimettas Club
South River Spinning Company
DuPonts Lose Two Games

SOUTH RIVER, Jan. 27.-South
River Spinning Company took the
measure Of the DUPONT five - a
three game series. Hart for the
winners was the high man if the
match.
Tho SanYax.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
CASEY JUNIOR COMBINE
DOWNS SEPARATE JRS.

The Casey basketball team of this
city defeated the Separate Juniors on
Coughlin's Auditorium court at. Car
'teret Thursday afternoon by a 27-10
score.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
Ugh SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS CHALK UP HOME WINS
LOcdIHigh Schools Girls
Nose Out Princeton


Schultz made her feld goal.
The exhibition by the home team
showed the effect Of Coach Miss
.kirkpatrick's efforts. Miss Bartha
starring at side center and the local
guards held their own. Miss Everett
of Columbia, refereed.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
Legion Team Wins

The Legion midgets defeated the
Combination five of Tottenville, Al
Is. in a game at Public School No.
/. at Tottenville, on Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
Pipe SHOP WINS

HELMETTA, Jan. 27.-The pipe
shop won over the weasand floor in
the department series of the George
w. Helme Company. Brown was
high scorer.
The scores
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

George Schesler who pitched for
the Perth Amboy baseball a
here last summer, will go soutn
with the New York Giants thus
spring. according to an announce
ment from the Giants ONCE re-
Gently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL E. l.

Announcement has been mad
that the first game in Rufe Aliens
American Legion basketball league
will be played on the Y. M. H. A.
court Monday night.
Plans for the coming baseball sea-
o will be discussed further at a
session of the Maurer Athletic Asso-
citation scheduled for tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

been directing the playing of the
local club in such a Satisfactorz
manner, as is evidenced by the las
seven successive victories, will take
his regular position at light forward
willie" Marion, who has been dis
playing such an aggressive game.
will team off as Hanks mate at left
forward. Davis will take his cus-
tomary position at center, while Pete
Hanson and Dewey Schwankert will.
take care of the defensive berths.
Chick" Farley will oficiate.
The probable lineup:
Amboy Five Jersey City Five
Ihomas +. Noon.
Marron Noon
Allen Fowler
forwards
laws BoIltnEel.
centre
hanson zen
Schwankert .s...-...... Donovan
guard
Roosevelt Separates Wednesday \
The same lineup that is used
against the Jersey City quintet will
take the floor against the Roosevelt
Separates in the final game of the
series between these two clever out
fits. The locals annexed the first
game at the Auditorium in a last
minute rally by a margin of six
points, while at Carteret last week
the locals nosed out their strong OPP
ponents by a five point margin
Roosevelt Separate rooters still con-
tend that their combination is the
better one and Wednesday nights
affair will settle this argument def
nitely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

Boxing fans hereabouts have
three days to look forward to-, the
American Legion event in Carteret
next Saturday night, the Kid Potty
benefit in this city Feb. s. and the
police show March %.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27

From present indications the
Perth Amboy basketball team will
be about the only real semi-pro
combination in existence n this VI
cinity in the near future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27


Members of Elk lodges from Union
Hill, Passaic, Paterson, Rutherford,
Jersey City, P~lainfield, Newark. Eiz-
abeth, Railway, Hoboken, Bayonne
and this city will meet at the local
clubhouse tomorrow afternoon to
discuss plans for the banquet to fol-
low the bowling season.
Judging from plans made to date
Jack Dempsey should defend his
heavyweight boxing crown within
the next two months. He may fight
Gibbons, Wills, Willard, Brennan or
Firpo.
The Jersey City Big Five will op-
pose the Perth Amboy basketeers on
the Auditorium court, New Bruins
wick avenue, tonight. This team de-
feated the locals earlier in the sea-
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-27
Annboy

Referee-Miss Everett, Columbia.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10
The Greatest Contribution to the History of
Political Science
By s. D. FEss, of Ohio, Speech in Congress.

The development of the American and its
greatest in the history of modern civilization easily the
contribution the history of political science
outstanding of modern
times
neone
merely natural There other countries
territory popuous and richer in fertility of SOIL
the character of her of
ernmen institutions developed government Her
greatness like that of other country commodity value
estimated by material standards
by
agriculture transportation manufacturing mining ability
ageral ability, and skilled labor
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10
There Must Be Coordination Among All
Facilities for Transportation
By THOMAS c. POWELL, v. P. Erie Railroad.

problem develop transportation facilities
handle without the and in times
sufficient elasticity handle for short time the
peak of the load.
make it clear that when speak of transportation fac
facilities there
realization that there be coordination between all facilities
fol- transportation, but that each play its part.
took of education which the railroad companies partc
the of the farming population the need for high
by the fact that
there scheduled for expenditure the United States including
of
million dollars
this with the statement which has been repeatedly made
that properly keep abreast of the national development the railroads
This
only a75 million dollars than the amount
spent highways.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10

Able to Grow Great Without Conscious
Planning; Rich Without Economy
By LEWIS E. PERSON, Merchants Assn of New York

steadily increasing power fortunate the pos
fortunate in the inventvness and
people, this of has been able
without conscious planning and without
We have been prodga of wealth because it seemed nexhaus
scattered treasure by the roadside because there other
wealth ahead We have been waser because there seemed need
after little than century of national find
wasted forests, until today using each
more thanfo fourt tmesasm much timber grow.
wasted fields by soil exhaustion and the abandoned
point warning the praries of the
substance in less
the present widespread demand for
indicates that for future prosperity must look
intelligent rather than the exploitation
of he wealth about
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10

the repuho plain Americans and liberalism do not mean
the repeal of and Liberalism do
the fostering hatred and legislation dictated by and for
the selfish benefit of particular groups and
liberalism do adoption the political and economic phi
losophy of Lenin.
Correct promptly whether these abuses
acted either by capital labor pofteers Jail like other
criminals with little hazard and
maintain order uphold all and permit
special privileges safeguard citizen the right to make
industry intelligence and thrift tolerate auto
financial industrial poita make and
child in the republic that equal exact
and speedy justice all high and ow rich poor powerful and weak
alike and that influence however mighty by feathers
might the scales of righteous judgment.
But the eech from the
veins wholesale nep Lift espionage from legitimate industry and
t1ad Abandon methods and
and finally those ideas methods that made
America the of history that brought such prosperity other
country enoyedAmerican which, but
yesterday happy people and great nation
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10

American Ideas and Methods Under Which we
Were So Happy People
By ALBERT J. BEvERIDGE Former U. s. Senator

To plain Americans, progress and liberalism
mean, they meant to that great leader OF Amerl-
advance Theodore Roosevelt ever increased pros
perty for all the people, better conditions OF
human life ever less hardship for those who toll ever
larger opportunity for sefmprovement, ever higher
standards of honor in commercial intercourse, ever
fairer dealing between man and man. wider
fields for individual advancement by intelligent per-
sonal effort.
But to plain Americans, progress and LIBERAL
ism do not mean the shattering of the foundations
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

the center where will focus the Ameri-
can peoples annual tribute on Febru-
ary II to Abraham Lincoln. This me-
mortal is worthy the man and the day.
so far as human hands can express the
thoughts of human minds and hearts.
In few generations it will doubtless
have worthy rival, which In time
may surpass 1.-THE Lincoln highway
d national road across the continent
lined with memorial trees. beautiful
Nuith the
New Britain herald., 1923-11-08
TRAFFIC CONFERENCE

Now Haven. Nov. s.--Traffic prob lens in cities which experts claim. are growing almost daily more difficult 10 solve. were presented to T conference or police chiefs. mayors and police commissioners this afternoon at Hotel Taft. Underlying the discussions was the bciief that uniform signals for moving automobiles through points Of possible congestion not only in city centers but in avenues Of through traffic in towns would go long way toward minimizing accidents. Educa- ton Of the individual to observe traf- ic rules and safeguard his own safety in crossing streets was another point emphasized.
 The conference was called by Chief Garrett ]. Farrell of Hartford as pres idcnt Of the state police association. This was the first general conference and it was expected hy Chief Farrell that certain definite recommendation would bc reached to systematize the handling Of traffic. Then later. local conferences would be held throughout the state 10 bring into accord the handling Of traffic in towns.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-08

New Haven which will be addressed
 by Dr. Harold Korn of New York and
 by Rabbis A. Anspacher and NJ. Sill verman of Hartford and Rabbi E. NJ. Kaplan of Waterbury, Rabbi David Levy of Bridgeport, Rabbi Max Arzt of Stamford and Rabbi Leon Spitz of New Haven. Among prominent lay men leaders in the state campaign are Judge Jacob Caplan and Sol liar ris of New Haven. NJ. D. Sake. Louis Raphael and pr. Nj. s. Dunn of New Britain, s. Meliitz, Abraham Schnee and Harry Silverstone of Bridgeport. Abran Spelke of Stamford, s. Rood ner of South Norwallk. E. Victor Gold smith, F. Spitz and NJ. Lubchansky of New London. A. Papish of Danbury. Herman w. Weisman, William Trau- rig. A. sanditz and Charles Rosengar- ten Of Waterbury pr. s. Howard Cohan and Attorney Bellin of Ansonia. Miss Gertrude Cohen. state organizer, and others including Senator H. F.. koppleman, Saul Herman. Walter Beatman and Hon. Louis schatz of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-08
JEWISH SEMINARY DRIVEISLAUNCHED
Leaders Plan 10 Raise Si,5OO in
 New Britain

Al meeting held at the office Of Attorney Morris D. Saxe last night it was decided 10 launch campaign in Now Britain 10 raise sl 500 towards the si.6o0. 900 fund to bc raised throughout inc United states for tho IeWiEh Theological Seminary Of America. M. C. Icwitt was named chairman: Attorney Harry MilkoWiiz vice chairman. Attorney Irving ]. gschiin. secretary and Louis Raphael. assistant secretary.
 After the officers had been named. a fund was started and the. contribu- tions already received indicate that this city will bc able 10 realize tho quota allotted.
 The Jewish Theological Seminary of America was incorporstcd under the laws Of the state Of New York for the pefpttuation of tho tcnets Of fhe Jevish religion, tho cultivation of 1ic- brew literature. and pursuit or Islbli- cal and archaeological research. the adtancfme Of Jewish scholarship. the establishment of . library. and for Inc education and training Of Jewish rabiSis and teachers"
 The Connecticut drive for s55. for the Seminary Will be launched This Sunday as part Of the nation-Nide campaign headed hy Hon. Louis Mar shall. chairman of the board Of trus- tees Of the seminary. The official launching of the state drive will take place st a state conference to te held On sunday. at II a. m. st Hotel Taft.