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Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27
PUTNAM PEOPLE ATTEND
 AT FOOTBALL. GAMES s

Putnam was represented at seve- raj of the major football games Sat urday Mir and Mrs Ernest C. Morse and their guests Mir and Mrs. Robert C. Perry and Mrs Jessup of Brooklyn. N Y. were at the Amherst Wesleyan game; George $. Bradley attended the Harvard Dartmouth game. and Henry A. Wheeloek. Mir and Mrs. A $ Macdonald. Vincent and James McEvoy and Frank La- mondy were al New Haven to see the Yale=Army game
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27
THREE TO JAIL

Three weekend drunks caused th' city court to convene. Monday morn ing. All were .reunderss and al were given varying sentences in Jm so that although they % in torethe they will come out aH different day and the trio will thuz be broken up.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27
.Z oaa win all of the tricks.

Y.Z oaa win all Of the tricks.
 e8sposc. however. that Z atffi6'S one taHas the spade hnessc before the club hue it Yill Win. of course. but how can he get ! E hand in again 10 make #tae cub Gae et He would thus have ts lase q club trick and win one tess tfiek than Ii hc had first taken the club hnesse
 There are numbefless hands where these principles should be applied, SO studythen carefully andiiyouth9feHEh. ly understand them you wlll 'gtn many a game and rubber thai 3oA ea9l9 not win otherwise.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27

The company's activities have been marked with many such drives against the high cost of living, and this az gressive attitude has played d large part in winning a good will hat A&P stores enjoy today.
 The Great Atlantic < Pacific Tea Company are the acknowledged origi- nators of the chain-stere method of doing business.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27
NEW YORK MILLSIN THE TRAFFIC

The Worlds Greatest City Faces Its Greatest Prob- Iem-The Ever-Increasing Menace of the Motor Car What Is to Be ne?-The Grandeur of the New Plaza The Letter" and Some Good Plays-The Musical Plays Where the Cosmopoltes Gather.-The Foreign Invason- All Is Not Gay and Glittering.
 Especial Correspondence b The Putnam Patriot
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27

A rare book was found in an old bureau drawer by Mrs. Bettie Wilson Neville of London. England. It Is the first drill book of the United States Army, prepared by Baron Von Steuben friend and aide to George Washington, and published in i794. The only other copy known to exist is kept under close guard at the United States Milf tary Academy
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27

An inmate of prison al Birming- ham England. committed suicide by swallowing two hair combs. tooth brush handle, two spoon handles and twenty metal links from a spring mattress.
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27
ARTICLE No I

riays. lie eogld lcad ,hc jack of spades or the low club, with the purpose ia view of laessing in either case. lis proper lead Was the jack ot spades II this 6scsse should lose, he would have a fc4eatrv in f's hand with the ten oi shades. Ii E should cover with the king oi spades. / should play hls ace and thus again have re-entry with the ten of spades If B held the king and failed 10 cover. N's jack of spades would hold thetriek and / should then lead 4'sLow club and play the queen from hls ewn hand. ii this fncsse loses, he will thus have a re-cntry with the jack of clubs in Y's hand.
 7, however, thought of none of these flets. He pfotcensd to lead the jack oi ltah from ' hand and A won the trick with the king. lie returned d low heart and B won two heart trieks with the arc iaek. E then led low dub which / Vas obliged to Win with the queen oi clubs in hs own hand. He now had no way to get ! $ hand in the lead except by trnmuing q club. He ttamped with the eight Of spades and E over-ttumped with the nine. As E originally held the K. 2. 5 of spades, he also made the king of spades so that Y-Z scored only two odd.
 On the other hand, fl z had played his illnesses correctly he would have sr9rcd four odd and game. provided. oi coufsc, that he had played the king of hearts at trick one. IL IS mistakes such as / made in this hand that lose so many games; and the sad part oi 1t IS that they are all so easy 10 avoid. Learn to think ont your plays in advance and select the one that gives you the best chance for game.
 Here is another hand that illustrates the value oi planning your illnesses so that you will get double chance for game. instead ol , single one:
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27
Hearts c, ., 1 Clubs \, .. , Diamonds 4, 

4NHa 70
 Diamonds "A, 2
 Spades "A. c, I, (. z dealt. bid one spade, A and ! passed and E bid two hearts Zbtd two aIAieies, all passed and X opened the ten oi hearts. Z's proper play, Of course E the hing of hearts in dummy E must either win this thick with the ace or allow the king 10 hold. II he wins the tuck,. / must win the next two heart tricks, Tor he holds the queen nine of hearts over B's iaek. II 5 should fail to play the ace. / must win one more trick with the queen of hearts. In either event, therefore, by playing the king Of hearts at trick one. / is sure of two tricks, no matter how | plays. In the actual play. however, Z made serious mistake. When the ten of hearts was led. he played thetecy of hearts from Ys hand and E also played low. / Was thus forced 10 win the trick with the queen and E now held the acc jack oi hearts over A's king and was, therefore, as sufed of two tricks.
 2's mistakes in this hand, however, we're not over. After winning the first heart trick with the queen, he led low diamond and won the trick m ] D hand with the king He now had two possible
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27

it is rcalfy surprising what simple rnisfaEes often are made by players vho think they play pretty fair game lere are several examples that the writer noficed in a recent game:
 Hearts - K. 0. ,
 Clubs v ], Z
 Diamonds TX, !. 6.3.1
 Spades - l, 10, s
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27

Especial Correspondence to Inc Putnam Patriot)
Putnam patriot., 1927-10-27

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND
BASKETBALL SCHEDULES RELEASED
Ten Football Games To Be Payed-Tweny three Court Coz
tests Arranged Woodstown New Team Both
Schedules-Pitman Plays Here

Emory 'Ty" Helfrich, director of
athletics at the high school, an
nounced the official football and
! basketball schedules for the school
year Of 1929 today. Ten football
games will be played, while % bas-
ketball contests are scheduled.
The schedules are very similar
to the ones arranged by Director
Helfrich last year. Woodstown
High School is given a place on
both the basketball and football
schedules. That high school re-
places Glassboro High on the foot
ball list, and is the only new team
to appear on the gridiron slate for
1927.
Pitman High school is the only
other new team to appear on the
basketball schedule. The cross
state team apepars here Dec 20.
Ak of the football contests will
be played on the Floral avenue
park this fall. The eleven will ira
vel to meet Vineland. Wildwood
and Hammonton. If Cape May
gets field, the annual game will
be played at Cape May. Other
wise it will be played here.
Clayton High school. the Boys
Vocational High, of Atlantic City,
Millville, Woodstown, Ocean City
and the Alumni will all be played
here.
Fifteen of the % basketball
games which the maroon athletes
will play the coming winter will be
contested in the Washington ave
nue. gymnasium. Atlantic City
High school will be played in the
resort Dec. 9. Millville, Egg Har-
Dor. Glassboro. Hammonton, Pauls-
boro. Ocean City. Cape May and
the Boys Vocational, with Tucker
ton and the Alumni. are in the bas-
ketball schedule which has been
released.
The schedules follow:
Official Football Schedule of P.H.s.
for 1927.
Oct. clayton (home).
Oct. S-Cape May (away or home)
Oct. 15-Boys Vocational thome1.
Oct. % MiiIviiie thome).
Oct. yineland (away).
Nov. Wildwood (away).
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
DEATH CLOSES RECORD
OF AGED COURT cRlER
David Eberhard Held Position for
81 Years

Within a few days of rounding
out his eighty-first year, David Eb-
erhard, crier of the Atlantic County
Courts, passed away at his home
at Mays Landing Monday. He had
held the position of crier continu-
ously 81 years, and officiated at 104
terms of Court, missing but five
opening days in that period. For
more than a year he had been trou-
hled with a heart condition and un-
able to attend Court since last fall.
He was born at Waterford, June
II, 1916. and served in the Union
Army in the Civil War. Returning
from the. war he entered the en-
ployment of the Mays Landing
Water Power Company and contin-
ued there 81 years, after which he
was made Court crier. A widow
and three daughters. Mrs. Henry
Kraus, Mrs. Fred Smallwood and
Miss Jerusha Eberhard, all of Mays
Landing. survive. <a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
PLAYS DOUBLE HEADER WITH
VNELAND AS FOE MEMORIAL DAY
Ray Steinader Winner of 20 Straight Games Last Summer
10 lake Mound For Last Seasons Champs
Many Veterans in Lineup

Despite rumors which conflictet
with each other all during ths
spring season, the PleasantvilIe
nine which won the South Jerse,
League championship last summer
will take the field at Floral avenue
for their first contests of the veal
Monday, which happens to be Me
mortal day.
Vineland will be the opponent Of
the "Mainlanders," as they have
been ,nicknamed, and will play
morning and afternoon games. The
first contest will start at 10 O'Clock
In the morning. while the second
with be played at $3.50 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
Baseball enthusiasts about the
city are going to make strenuous
efforts to get large crowd out to
cheer at the first game of the sea-
son Monday morning and after
noon. Season tickets have been
sold by members of the Pleasant
Vile Baseball Association, and it
looks like successful season for
the ball team.
Ray Steinarder, who pitched the
locals to their championship last
summer. will again hurl the open
ing game. Steinsrder, formerly of
the Pittsburg and Phillies. won a
reputation for himself last summer
when he pitched and won twenty
games in succession.
In hurting against vineland, Stei.
nader will be on the mound against
some of his former teammates, as
he atone time hurled for that club.
Later he played in Philadelphia,
and then in Mt. Holly. A little
later he was with Pittsburg and
then went to the Phillies.
His teammates expect him to
make fine attempt to equal the
record he made last year. They
realize that he can not beat it. AS
1t was, 1t is one of the best which
has been turned in in the ranks of
seIni-pro bali in this section for
many years. 4sl
Other old timers who will be
seen in action Monday include
Tony" Long. who has played ball
here since Collins fleld club went
into action against the town team
when Pleasantville was a Borough;
Herr. first baseman. who played
last year against the city's oppon-
ents on the diamond; ''Ty" Hell
-frich, baseball mentor and veteran
diamond star, who will be third;
Ambrose. another veteran of last
year. will be catching; Mckee,
who will play right field; Jack Ell
lingsworth. who will be at his old
place on second base; Kenhule, at
short stop. and Manager Cliff Will
son out In center field.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
Hi SCHOOL wins
FROM TUCKERTON
Defeats Ocean County Nine,
Score 7-4-Plays Wild
wood Today
LAST GAME JUNE

High school took its first game O.
the season from Tuckerton Higi
at Tuckerton Tuesday afternoon by
the score of IA Both teams hi
the pitchers frequently, the Ma
room outbatting the Ocean count,
boys.
Leeds and Miller, with three hits
each, and Green and Fields, with
two hits, featured for High school
Fields pitched.
Wildwood High school is played
this afternoon at the resort. That
nine was defeated here in an early
season game.
The season will close next Fri
day. June 3. when High school
plays Barnegat High at the Floral
avenue ball grounds.
The Tuckerton score:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Nov. 11-Woodstown (home).
Played Armistice Day.
Nov. 19-Hammonton away.
Nov. 24-Ocean City (home).
Thanksgiving Day.
Nov 26-Alumni (home).
Note-The Cape Pleasant
vile football game will be played
in Pleasantyille again this year il
Cape May is without a playing
field. All football contracts have
been drawn up for the 1927 foot
ball season.
Official Basketball Schedule Of
p. n. S. for 1928.
Dec. Open (home).
Dec. 9-Atlantic City (away).
Dec. Millville (home).
Dec 20-Pitman (home).
Dec. 22-Alumni (home).
Jan. egg Harbor away.
Jan. 10-Glassboro (home).
Jan. 10 Hammonton away.
Jan. 17--Woodstown fhome).
Jan. 20-Paulsboro (Home).
Jan. 24-Ocean City (home).
Jan. 27-Cape May (home).
Feb. ocean City (away).
Feb. 7-Hammonton (home).
Feb. 10-Glassboro (away).
Feb. 14-Egg Harbor (home).
Feb. Millville away.
Feb. 21-Boys' Vocational (home)
Feb. 25-Boys' Vocational (home)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

therefore, is large one.
The Georgetown star, in addition
to running the quarter alone, is
anchor man and star of the mile
relay team which has scored heav.
lily in the past indoor season and
aided in the brilliant fight George
town made in the intercollegiate
last year to retain the title won in
1925.
The Georgetown relay four were
forced, however, to take the dust
of the Syracuse relay outfit in the
Penn relay games May /. Cooke
led the Syracuse four and Burgess
baseball team, practically the
same.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
BY NORMAN E. BROWN

Jimmy Burgess, captain of
Georgetown's always formidab Bile
track team and its star quarter
miller, hopes to emerge from the
coming intercollegiate track and
field meet at Philadelphia today
and tomorrow as champion at that
distance by virtue of a victory over
Cecil Cooke.
Cooke, great coiored runner of
Syracuse University, won the cham
pionship over the quarter last
year. He is ranked as one of the
greatest men at the distance in
the game. Burgess ambition,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
Ships Scuttled in 1892
Are Found by Dredgcrs

Paris.-Two hundred and thirty
Ave years ago three armed vessels
bearing vast treasure destined for
the Golfers of Louis XIv'S treasury
to carry on his wars were sunk by
order of the admiral of Louis feet
at the very entrance to Cherbourg
harbor. whence. almost every day
great liners leave France on their
way across the Atlantic.
The crew was saved, so history
says, but guns. munitions and
strong bound chests filed with sill
yer pieces vanished beneath the
waters on that historic battle day,
May %, 1892. Harassed by the
pursuing enemy. the admiral of the
fleet ordered the destruction of his
vessels rather than they should fall
into the hands of the adversary.
Today the hulls of all three
ships. the triumphant. the Soleil-
Royal and the Admirable. lie
wedged deep down In the sand.
Only since the authorities OF the
port have set about making Cher
bourg iDso one of the great world
ports capable Of receiving the
largest liners have dredging opera
tons brought to light vestiges of
the treasure ships that remain
buried beneath the channel way
which Is now in progress Of being
deepenec.
The Triomphsnt. covered by
layer Of sand 10 feet deep. Is the
first to re unearthed, but as yet no
signs OF gold or silver have been
found The Soleil- Royal is he
lieved to hold the riches. Cannon
projectiles used by the French feet
In 1892 have been recovered and
are to be sent to the war museum
In Paris.
A self-acknowledged failure often
his egotism by pretending
an indifference to success.
An excess of work is not as bad
as an excess of food. but fatal
combination is an excess of both
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
The
Sport Shop
JOSEPH W. WALKER.

Once more Pleasantville base
ball club takes the field Monday
for the first game of the season.
In its lineup are many veterans
who should turn in a fine ball
game. The team has been selected
with care by the men back of it.
and will be fine thing for the
city as the summer months come.
1t viii play two games Monday.
one at 1880 and the other. at $50.
vineland, an old rival. will be its
opponent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

You were going 40 miles an
hour" said the policeman reproach-
fully I'm no deliberate lawbreak-
err" said Mr.. Chuggins, f'I'm asham-
ed of myself, but I'm kind o. kind
O. proud of the old fliv." washing
ton Star.
It's one thing to know your cost,
and another thing to get it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
TRACK TEAM IN MEET.
Participate in Events in Atlantic
City Tomorrow Afternoon.

City tomorrow. Afternoon.
Coach Paul Shaffer's track team
completes in district meet which
will be held in Atlantic City to-
morrow. The track squad took
part in the South Jersey meet that
was held at Collingswood last Sat
urday.
Capt. Stanley Saracinsky. who
has been showing fine form in the
half mile distance events, is ex-
pected to enter in these distances
tomorrow. The relay team, includ-
ing Saracinsky. Stewart, Robinson
and Kellar, will also run.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

So far as possible, try to con-
fine my comment in this magazine
to business, and If we check these
two philosophers against business,
the argument is entirely in favor of
pleasing others.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
RUSSO WINS FIGHT.
Defeats Bucky Carlo in semi-Wind-
up at the Waltz Dream.

r Tony Russo, local hattler. emer-
ged victorious after his fight with
Bucky Carlo. of Philadelphia, in an
eight-round semi-windup at the
Waltz Dream, in Atlantic City. on
Monday night.
Russo, former Maroon athlete,
drove right to CARLOS face
in the first and sent him down for
a count of three.
The local fighter weighed 1924
pounds. while Carlo tipped the
scales at 127 pounds.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

I do not know which is the bet
ter, but it must be obvious to all
that a majority of the human race
is engaged in trying to please 9th
ers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Only rarely do we find a person
who has the courage openly to
defy the opinions of others and
please only himself. And such a
one does not appear to lead par.
ticularly happy or successful life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
A. A. LOSES GAME.
Defeated by Fourth Ward Club by
ga Score Saturday.

The Pleasantville Athletic Club
was defeated by the Fourth Ward
Republican Club of Atlantic City
at the Floral avenue ball park on
Saturday afternoon. The local
team took big lead in the first
inning. scoring four runs, but could
do nothing after that.
The visitors scored two runs in
the second and six more in the
fourth inning to win. Peterson,
Ellingsworth and English gathered
two safe hits for the local club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Ray Steinader, who went thru
the South Jersey baseball league
last season with 20 victories and
no defeats, pitching the city to it's
championship, will again take the
mound Monday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

He will pitch against former
teammates. as Ray at one time
was member of the vineland
baseball team. Back of him will
be many veterans. including Long.
Herr. Ty Helfrich, Ambrose. Ell
lingsworth. Kenhule, Wilson and
Mckee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

She wonders which standard is
the better avenue to successful
and happy life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Needless to sal, good ball
Z team is decided asset to the
city, and one which should re-
ceive the support Of its resid-
ents.. More than ever efforts
are being made this year to
get the business men OF the
town to back the team.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

The early birdman will get the
Paris flight prize.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Winning 20 straight games
is a record which few, u any
have equaiIed In this section,
and baseball fans should take
pleasure in watching steinader
who has seen service in the
big leagues, perform.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Today's current event: The ar
rival of the electric light bill,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27
I 10 q Is Q
TUCKERTON

Tuckerton 10000 0 20 0 IA
Pleasantyille % 2 % 0 o / %
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

Feb. 2S Open (home).
March 2 and South Jersey Bias
ketball Tournament.
March 6-Tuckerton (home).
March Cape May (away).
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

An excess of work is not as bad
as an excess of food. but a fatal
combination is an excess of both
work and food.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-27

William wrigIey, Jr.. the gum
manufacturer. has offered his west
ern home as a vacation place for
President Coolidge. Wonder what
the advertising value Of the head
line The President Chooses
WrigIey's" might be?
The Washington times., 1927-09-03

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through the Real Eseafe For ssis al.
umns Of the Classified Ads,
The Washington times., 1927-09-03

The Dutch steamship Bliien-
dix reported having seen the
tail lights Of an airplane at s
a. m. q a. M, New York day
light time), Wednesday morn
ing, at a point APO miles south
east of New York city, which
was far off the planes plotted
course.
Seen BY Second Ship
From London came information
that the German American oil
tanker, Josiah Macy, had seen q
white light in midocean late
Wednesday night. The report,
which was contained in wireless
message picked up from the Irish
Broadcasting Company, stated that
the latter ship had sighted the tail
light of q plane speeding west
ward at 9:44 Wednesday night.
If the plane had been the st.
Raphael, it would mean that the
filters, Captain Leslie Hamilton,
Lieut.. Col. F. 7. Minchin, and the
Princess Lowenstein = Wertheini,
had completed at least the first
half Of their ocean hop without
nnishap.
Radios Comb Sea Lanes
Meanwhile, with hopes Of the
fliers being found alive decreasing
hourly, every agency at the com
mand Of Canada was being pressed
In the search for the fliers.
All through the night, radio sta.
tons throughout the Dominion hum.
ipaed with tgoadcagts soaking to pick