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The Washington times., 1923-09-25

Short skirts will be worn short
err than ever this year, says n
Paris fashion edict. If there are
more street accidents this years
don't blame it on the careless
ness of either the drivers or
pedestrians.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25

III Landlord Losanberry
4y as he jumped out ok
the dumbwaiter into the fIumna.,
dinger apartment. .'couId you give
me the rent today? ripped my
trousers sliding down the baais
ters with the children last nlgltt
and / need the money to set
new suit Of clothes. :
I'm sorry. but there's only
$40 in the house. apoIogfzeds Mrs.
Hummdinger. My husband lost
most of his salary gambling last
night"
That's too bad. syrnpathized
the landlord. How long has he
been in the habit of gambling
He says that he began to take
chances when he asked me 10
marry him. replied Mrs. Humn-
dinger. s'Hesd rather play cards
than anything else. KS
Well, then, suppose ycn ask
him to bring the $50 over to nv
apartment and well play sttsd
poker for q few hours Z suggested
Mr.. Loganberry. ''If he wins. he
can pay me what he owes. and.
II he loses. III have enough
money to set along for q while
without the rent.
Good morning. Doctor. said
beautiful Hortense Hooch e. she
greeted the great specialist,
would You look me over for
few minutes?"
II would be glad to look 81 you
all day replied DIR. Croaken
CALAMITY. what seems to be the
trouble?''
II seem to be In poor physical
condition. = explained Hortense
when my boy friend ssqueezes
me, / feel so weak that 4 almost
faint in his arms.
'That il rather i common
symptom, reflected the doctor
'sbut perhaps you need exercises
DO you go in for athletics IN any
forrn?"
II tried marathon dancing, but
father made me stop it. said
Hortense. ..T7e said 1t cost too
much to buy q new pair AZ shoes
Tor me every day"
IF / were you, / wonld try
tennis" suggested the doctor.
s'That gives me q grand idea"
exclaimed Hortense. 81 win beat
the rugs so that mother can talk
to the iceman.a Thank you so
much, doctor"
IT wonder IL you could give
me q Job here said young Paul
Bearer as he entered the portals
OF the restaurant.
mo, we have enough walters.
now" said the proprietor.
I'm not . waiter" explained
Paul; sttI'm q professional enter-
tainer ~ ,sS
what do you think this ID, q
exclaimed the boss - cabaret?'
''Well. the customers look 80
displeased that I thought they
ought to be cheered up = little, .
continued Paul. + II would So
around ana ten them funnys
stories so that they would leave
in = good hun1cr
That's = great dear eJacus
lated the proprietor enthusiastic
cally. "And when there are no
customers you can 90 out to the
kitchen and jolly the chez along
because he has been threatening
to quit. Go get q few Joke books
and come right back"
The Washington times., 1923-09-25

A lot of candidates who get 4
vote of confidence from the poll
tical parties that endorses them
can't even get any kind of a vote
from the fellows who go to the
polls.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25

A little town in Ohio has won
worldwide renown within tho
last few weeks. The mayor an.
nounced 1T had never staged y
beauty contest and never would.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
HUNGAR|ANS
PLAY RAR|TANS
Fast Going Woodbridge Nine
Will Have So. Amboy Outfit
as Opponent

The Woodbridge Hungarian Cath
Ollie Club will play the Raritan base
ball representatives of South Amboy
tomorrow afternoon at the formers
field. This will be the first game
between the two combines this sea-
son.
The Woodbridgers have been
creating a rumpus in senior ranks
and Wednesday were scheduled to
play the Carteret Field Club but rain
put a halt to the proposed contest.
The two teams will meet at a latter
date as the rivalry between the towns
is at a high pitch.
McCarty of the Morgans will prob
ably do the flinging for the visitors
tomorrow afternoon while Truck
Durham will be his opponent on the
mound. Copanach will receive the
offerings of Durham and the rest of
the Woodbridge lineup is expected
to be the same as has been used in
recent tilts. Owing to the fact that
there is no X. of c. team in Wood
bridge this season some of the Caseys
are ~cavorting with the Hungarians
who are unusually strong this sea-
son.
A game in the future for the up
line nine is with the Fords Field
Club team which has once tasted de-
feat at the hands of the woodbridge
ers,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
INCH SCHOOL 8
At So. AMB0E
Independents Play So. Am.
boy Y. NJ. C.. A. Light
Senior Combine

One of the best light senior pitch
ing STATS hereabouts is contained on
the roster of the local High School
Independent nine, which is sche6-
uled to play the South Ambov n
N. 9. A. light senior nine at Soufh
Amboy this afternoon. There are
lou boxnen in the lineup namely.
Nuns Nedswicki. Hen Westcott. Fl
wilson and Hymie Hochheiser. the
only n to shut out the local school
team during the past season. Hocn-
heiser will be with the team for the
rest OF the season and should be Of
great benefit to the locals.
Besides the formidable list Of slab
artists the Amboyans have &o
catchers in F~ennessey and
The former will probably star
Hochheiser against the cross
nine. The rest of the Amboy iii
Will be composed OF Westeraeld
nrst, Martin at second, Rhodes
short and Setman at third. In an
outheld Larson. Rasmussen and
Ceres will cavort.
Beginning next Thursday night
the former Crimson and White rep-
r~esentatives will play twilight games
at the Raritan Copper Works field.
Captain Manager Rhodes is busr
booking strong out of town teams
and Will also book local mines.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
RUBBER GAME
To Be PLAYED
R. C. w. and A. S. & R. Mines
Battle for League this
Afternoon

The biggest turnout of the season
for an industrial baseball league
contest is expected at the Raritan
Copper Works field this afternoon
where the American Smelling and
Refining Company nine will meet
tho Raritan Copper Works Ingots in
what is expected to be the deciding
game for the league championship.
The two mines are tied for first place
with six victories and n defeat
at the present time.
According to the schedule, the
final games are to be played a week
today, the Ingots taking on the New
Jerseys, while the Shelters give bat
tie to the Atlantics. Each of the
leading teams have a postponed
contest to play off, the Raritans
have to engage the Atlantics and the
Shelters will take on the New
Jerseys.
Since the start of the league the
Ifigots defeated the Shelters IN the
Rarftan Copper field, and the outer
State street employees evened mat
ters when the two combinations met
again on the Maurer field several
weeks ago. The schedule calls for
each team to play every entry three
times.
The other industrial contest card
ed for this afternoon will bring to-
gether the New Jersey and Atlantic
Terra Gotta mines on the Maurer
grounds. The Atlantics won the first
game Of this set. and the second
game was called off on ccoun of
illness in the ranks of the Catherine
street outfit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
INDOOR EVENTS
ARE run OFF,
Several Big Matches toy be
Participated in by Local
RifIerS

o. Miller. j. NJ. Sorensen, H. A.
Larsen and G.. Peters annexed han
ors in matches on the Perth Amboy
Rifle Club indoor range last night.
In the twenty-five rifle match, MI
Ter made a score of 1876 out of a Dos
slbie 200 and G. Peterson was Sec
oud with 1875.
The main shoot of the night WIS
the pistol match in which each entry
was given three shots. Larsen, Pc
tersoE and Sorensen made % each,
and 7. Samsoe turned in a score of
81. Sorensen was first in the en-
durance or thirty shot match, max
ing a score of 245, while Samsoe
was credited with 244, and Larson
and Petersen with 222 apiece.
An outdoor shoot is scheduled Cor
the Keasbey Heights range this af-
ternoon. The International targets
will be shot at on 800 metres or SSS
yards, the same as to be used at
Camp Perry on September IS and 10
for the worlds championship. One
hundred and twenty shots will be
given each entry in the champion
slip event, forty prone, forty kneel-
ing and forty off hand. The sight
ing bulls are "a inches, but the act
uaI counting bull is only two inches.
Next Tuesday night, ten or twelve
of the local boys will go to New
Brunswick to shoot a % rifle match,
the distance to be 100 yards.
Weather conditions prevented recent
shoots scheduled for New Brunswick
and Sea Girt. A beefsteak dinner
will follow the event at the county
seat on Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07

local man who is commodore of the
local club, has the Nadia which
copied first honors in the local wa
tiers last year. Maury Wells, me-
phew of Governor Silzer, is expect
ed to enter a boat in this event.
William Vincent, chairman Of the
regatta committee, will take part In
the canoe race. and his performances
in former years, make him a big
favorite today.
The Monmouth Club of Red Bank
will be well represented IN the
events scheduled for Sunday after
noon, the most important of which
is the speed boat events. Proul, of
the Red Bank club boasts of eight
boats capable of making forty miles
an hour.
A number of special features have
been planned in connection with the
weekend races. Arrangements have
been made for picture taking of the
various races, same to be published
in yacht magazines. Prizes for the
various races have been on display
in the BRIGGS store.
The committee also wishes to an
nounce that the local club house will
be open today and tomorrow. Danc-
ing will be a feature today and in
formal entertainment has been plan
ned for tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
PARL|N NINE
At METUCHEN
upont Powder Company
Nine on Borough Field
for Game Today

The Metuchen f. c.. ill play it's
afifth game of the season this after
noon. at C~ampbell's field where the
Dupont powder works nine will be
met. The Metuchenites have not
lost a game so far this season and
were tide in the second inning with
Morgan on the morning of the 4th,
when rain caused the hostilities to
be suspended.
The DUPONT team will be the
strongest met so far and the outcome
will be watched with interest all over
! the county. The Metuchenites have
defeated the Plainfie1d Wheelmen the
Liberties of Railway and the High
School Independents of this city. The
tier team will be booked for an
ther game with the boroughites
hnring the latter part of this month
or early next month.
The strongest lineup obtainable
will be used by the powder makers
n the contest this afternoon, while
Manager Danford will rely upon his
home town talent. Dick Ten Ecyk
Twill face the Parlin nine while STRAIT
ton will put them across for the WISH
tors. Ten Ecyk has not lost a game
pitching for the boroughites.
A large crowd is expected at the
brainy borough for the game this af-
ternoon as the baseball furnished by
Danford's men is of the highest
quality.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
Members
Participate I'm Regatta
Today And Tomorrow

Boats flying the colors OF the Key
port, Princess Bay, Raritan, Mon
mouth of Red Bank, Sewaren, and
Railway Yacht Clubs, and followers
of the various clubs will be in this
city today and tomorrow to witness
the regatta planned under the aus
pieces of the Raritan Bay Yacht
Racing Association. The various
events will be run off in local wa
ters just off the dock Of the Ioca.
club.
For this afternoon the rover
cutter race will be one of the feat
ures and the various divisions Of
the Third Battalion Naval Militia
will participate. New Brunswick,
yKeyport and Perth Amboy divisions
kof the militia are attracting consider
ab1e attention. The Raritan Yacht
lub cutter cup will be given to the
lner and there will be a number
E6f Individual prizes also.
The %sailboat handicap race sched-
uled for this afternoon is also at
tracing attention. This event is
open to all sailboats regardless of
class or weight, and the old rivalry
between Housman Brothers of Rah-
way and Luke Compton of this city,
is anticipated, The Railway men
have the Tempest which COPIED first
prizes at Keyport last year, and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
OR DAUGHERTY
WILL START AGAINST
~GLOvERSV|LLE OUTFIT

Field Manager Pete Burnett Of
the Perth Amboys will send Reggie
or Daugherty to the mound for the
local team against the Gloversville,
n. z, baseball combination on the
Raritan Copper works field tomor-
row afternoon. This Is the four
teenth game on the schedule of the
local semi pro representative combi-
nation, ten victories having been an
in thirteen contests played to
Pdate.
Daugherty in his last start defeat
ed Heine zimmerman n his Bronx
7iants in n of the best games play
on the local field in recent sea
MS. The New York team was held
20 blight hits in this engagement and
the visitors only run was scored In
this sixth inning.
At New Brunswick on Wednesday
afternoon, Reggie pitched the Am
boys to a 81 victory over the Land
ings OF that place In the first game
of a county series. The game went
six innings and the home team coll
lected three safeties, one a home run
off the delivery of the South Amboy
hurler. This was Roggie's first start
for the local combine.
Harness or Hanlon will draw the
assignment for the New York state
club tomorrow and Lanton is to do
the backstopping. Miller. Roddy,
Kennedy and BeyeEs make up the
infield, and Bennett. Metzner and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07

ley will do the receiving, and
Stretch" Burke, Gus NesIey, john
ny Mack and Benny Gloff viii be
found in their inheld positions. Neal
Leary, Blunt" Pfeiffer and MiIchick
or Zehrer will play in the outheld.
The Red Bank Orioles, once more
a contender for the Monmouth conn-
ty title, bowed to the Atlantic High
lands representative team last Sun
day. The Highlands also beat the
Dublins. but not by so largesa ma
gin as they did the Orioles.A
National Vaudeville Actors nineA
from the Orioles in a twilight q
test last Tuesday night.
Dublin players and fans will LED
the Smith street clubhouse at abel
L o'clock tomorrow afternoon. TIN
trip will be made by buses.
Manager Sheehan has alreadg'
booked return engagements with thsl
Highlands, Aquehongas of Totten-
vile and the Elizabeth Caseys, and
he also has a game with the Land
ings of New Brunswick. It is prob
able the Dublins will play the AM
boys at an early date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
ACHT ASSOCIATION REGATTA TO-DAY N 7OMORR
Greenwich Village Team
Engage AquehOnga Nine
On Diamond

behind the plate. Abrogast, Kaleski,
Bassett, Tague, Lyons. Paugh and
Hallowell will occupy the remaining
positions in the inheld and the out
field.
With frankie Dunn on the mound
the Aquehongas played the Dublin
Glee Club nine on Wednesday af-
ternoon, but the game was called in
the fourth inning on account Of rain
with the visitors one run to the good.
Last Sunday Mitchell Field bowed
to the Aquehongas and the Teak
woods of Long Island were beaten
in the first twilight contest Of the
season for Tottenville. I
Wednesday night twilight games
will be started next week and the
T~eakwoods have been given a re-
turn booking. Finlay will again pitch
for the Aquehongas in this contest
and the remainder of the lineup will
be the same as tomorrow.
The Erie A. A. of New York has
been carded for next Sunday and the
Dublin Glee Club nine OF this city
will play the Aquehongas again on
Sunday. July 20.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
TW|RLS
At STAPLETON
Veteran SouthpaW With Re-
Gently Organized All
Staten Island Combine

Art Romer. the veteran south-paw
who pitched the Tottenville A. c.,
and Aquehonga A. c., TO victory sew
eral seasons has been secured by
Tommy Bryant. former Staten Island
Casey pitcher for his new team that
he has organized.
The team will make its first APP
'pearance tomorrow on the East
Shore Oval at Stapleton when they
will meet Jack Edwards Staple
ton representative team. Romer
will do the pitching and he will have
as his team mate to do the receiving
Elmer Ripley. In the lineup of the
new team will be seen Artie Knott,
veteran short stop of the Aquehonga
team for the past two seasons, Abe
Kiviat, Walter Kane, Eddie Nolte,
Gene Cronin, formerly of the Elks,
and Meehan, of the Crescents who
will cover third.
Bryant, who has been pitching
great ball at Atlantic Highlands this
season will go in the box himself If
necessary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
NJ. H. 4. BALL
TEAMS CLASH
Amboy Association Outfit in
First Contest Tomorrow
Afternoon-To Travel

The Perth Amboy Y. NJ. H. A.
baseball representatives will officially
open their season tomorrow after
noon at Bucceleuch Park, New
Brunswick, where the strong Jew
ism representative nine of that place
VIII be met in a game to decide the
T. NJ H. A. championship of the
county.
The Ambey boys have been prac-
ticing faithfully for the game and
expect to make a good showing
against the county seaters. Irv
Scnwartzman, who played basketball
with the local Y. NJ. H. A, is the
captain of the up-river outfit which
defeated on the afternoon of the
Fourth the Lincoln Gardens repre-
sentative baseball team. The latter
team has on its roster several COL
lege players and is led by Homer
Hazel. the former All-American foot
ball man from Rutgers College.
Sam Cohen. of New Brunswick, will
in all probability toe the mound
for the home team.
Meyer Jaffee will throw them
across for the visitors while Levine
will be behind the bat. The infeld
will be chosen from Budin, Horowitz,
Roth, R~osenblum, Lebonowitz and
Shirar, while the outfield will be
selected from Dublin. Williams. Lee
bonowitz and Margaretten. There
is a possibility that Hochheiser OF
the Perth Amboy High School In
dependents will pitch for the Am
boys. but as he is pitching this af-
ternoon at South Amboy for his
team it is doubtful whether he will
take the mound again tomorrow.
A large crowd from this city will
accompany the team to the county
seat and cheer on their cohorts 10
their first victory. The game is
slated to start at 2 p. m. before the
Landing contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 2.
Other games postponed or &C.
count o frain.
American League
New York 5, st. Louis 2.
Cleveland 8, Boston 8.
Other games postponed on ac-
count OF rain.
International League
Jersey City s, Syracuse 6.
Rochester ~, Newark 2.
Baltimore 5, Toronto 0.
Toronto 4, Baltimore 1.
Reading 5, Buffalo 2.
GAMES TODAY
National League
Cincinnati at New York.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, CD.
Chicago at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
American League
New York at ST. Louis.
Washington at hCicago.
Philadelphia at Detroia, (2).
international League
Boston at Cleveland.
Jersey City at Syracuse.
Newark at Rochester.
Baltimore at Toronto, CD.
Reading at Buffalo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
COLLIER BASEBALL TEAM
PLAYS HUNGARIAN R. C.

The Hungarian Reformed Church
nine will have for their opponents
tomorrow afternoon at their home
grounds in Woodbridge, the Collier
Field Club of this city. The Hun
garians won their last game by a
10 score and expect to continue
the good work at the expense OF the
Perth Amboy outfit.
Kara and Farkas will comprise the
battery for the home team while
Kotzun will be on the pitchers
mound for the visitors. The game
will start at $3.50 p. M. and a large
crowd is expected to be on hand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
VIEW YORK YANKEES OPEN
WITH VICTORY IN WEST

The New York Yankees made a
good start in the west yesterday af-
uernoon, defeating the st. Louis
Browns as a result of rallies in the
eight and ninth innings. The fina
score of this contest was So, Waite
Hoyt outpitching Urban Shocker.
Brooklyn and the New York
Giants were idle yesterday after
noon on account of the rain, and a
third contest between the ChfcagL
and Boston teams also was POST
poned on account of weather condi-
tions. There were two postpone
ments in the American, Washington
bind Chicago, and. Philadelphia and
EDetroit.
Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh in
the only National leagtfe contest
yesterday and Cleveland nosed out
Boston in the second American
league game.
Ken williams of the Browns
clouted out his thirteenth homer
yesterday afternoon, and a homer
by Jameson enabled Cleveland &c
ksfeat Boston. :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
DubIinS VS..
Al Monmouth County; !
Long Branch Won One

A victory over the Norwoods of
Long Branch tomorrow afternoon
will probably result in the Dublin
Glee Club nine of Bill Sheehan be-
ing booked to meet the Red Bank
Orioles at an early date. The Dub
Inns are carded for a return game
with the Norwoods tomorrow and
this contest will be played on the
Long Branch new ball field, former
ly known as the old ace track.
In their first contest of the sea-
son the Dublins were nosed u by
the Monmouth county champions.
With Milchick, Wood or Young
available for mound duty, followers
of the Dublin Club are confident that
revenge will be obtained in tomor-
rows meeting.
Sheehan's aggregation missed two
real chances on Wednesday when
they were carded { o play the first
game of a series with the Amboys
and the second contest of a set with
the Aquehongas Of T~ottenville. The
weather man prevented the playing
of both games.
For tomorrow's tilt. Buck" Mes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07

The Waverly A. A. nine Of old
Greenwich Village. Manhattan has
been carded for the Aquehonga field
tomorrow afternoon to oppose H. A.
w. Kreischer's combination. This is
the first appearance of the Waverly
nine in this section in a good many
years.
= Floral Park, Franklins, Queens,
L~ynbrook, Wildwood, Lefferts Park,
Highbridge and teams of similar
strength have fallen before the fast
going travelling semi-pro nine. Man
ager Conner of the Waverlys is con-
hdent that the Tottenville represent
tatives viii be next on the program.
Callahan. formerly of the Interna-
tionai league is to receive the pitch
ing assignment for the visitors in
this contest and Wilson Of the East
ern league, will do the receiving.
The remainder OF the lineup will be
the strongest placed on the field for
a contest this summer.
Austin Bull" Hornsby, the main
stay of the Aquehonga staff. will do
the flinging and Griffin will be back
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
KEASBEY JUNIORS WILL
AGAIN PLAY HIGHLANDS

KEAsBEY, July 7 - The final
game of the Keasbey Juniors.
Highland series win be played here
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Each team has won a game apiecs
and tomorrow's game will decide this
champions.
Both teams will present their
strongest lineup. For the locals,
McGraw will pitch. Stark Roper
whats will do the receiving. D.
Fee, Sabo. T. Fee, 10th. Katrausky.
Hatarick, Wargo, Rogan and others
will comprise the rest OF the line
up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
The Last Word


Recognizing the fact that the last
word is always the privilege of a wo-
man or an EDITOR We desire to say
inclosing our side of the argument
that while we admit that occasionally
we sleep a little noisily, sometimes it
is justified.
II you have gone on a fishing
trip and driven rs miles in a flivver
where o had to put your feet on
the windshield to keep them out of
the machinery, and the rest of the
continuance was kept together with
the aid of string and bale-wire, and
II you had been carried along at
the rate of 40 or so miles an hour
it seemed sometimes like LOBBY a
good but carefree driver. we think
that when you reached your desti-
nation your nerves would be in such
a condition that at night you would
not only snore but that you would
be visited by dreams that you would
remember for a long, long time.
But those were the good old days,
long to be remembered with pleasure
tinged with regret that they are
gone. perhaps forever.
editors Note:-'Nuff sed. You
win; Charlie!)