Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], January 04, 1922, FINAL EDITION, Page 11, Image 11

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DANBURY SEPARATES TO PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT
Four Teams Stand In
Way Of Speedway Five
Early in the season announce
ment was made that the Perth Am
boy Speedway basketball combina
tion was out for city, county and
district championship honors. The
Speedways have won twenty-one
out of twenty-four games played this
season, having been defeated by two
teams to date, twice by tiie Standard
Oil team of Baywav, Union county,
and once by the Newark Jr. O. U.
. A. M. combination of Essex county.
I Thero aro about four real teams
remaining -in the third congres
sional district still to be played by
the Speedways before the champion
ship of the district can bo claimed.
The Arrows of Sea Bright, the Sterl
ings of South River, Y. SI. If. A. of
this city, and tho Harmony Chib
Quintet of this city are still in the
Held.
The Sea Bright and South River
teams are scheduled to play the
Speedways this week, tlie former on
the Sea Bright court tomorrow
r.lght, while the Sterlings will ap
pear on the Auditorium court here
Saturday night. Outside of these
four teams all real opposition in the
district has been overcome. The
Speedway victory at Asbury Park
on Monday night was the greatest
success of the Amboy team this sea
son.
Mthougt they will be without the
services of their star guard, Bob
Handerhan who broke a finger in
flic game at Asbury Park on Mon
day night, the Speedways have an
nounced their inttntions of being
willing to go ahead with plana for a
Y. M. H. A series Plans for a ser
ies with the Harmony club quintet of
this city will be held up. however,
pending the return of Handerhan to
the game.
The absence of Bob Handerhan
will sure! Lc felt. Many important
games will be played by the Speed
ways during the next several weeks,
return games with the Beauvais Post
team of Tcttenvllle, Parish House of
Woodbridge. Koosevelt Separates, I
South Amboy Junior Mechanics,
Sterlings of South Hiver and combi
nations of simila strength.
It is njt known at this time just
what addifon will be made to the
Speedway lineup for this game, but
a change will l>i> worked out in tl.e
game at Sea Bright tomorrow night
and the effect of this change can
then be sen befo-e the Amboy toss
ers go o.. tne court against the Sterl
ings in this city on Saturday night.
The Sterlings’ victory over the
Michelins at Militown on Monday
puts them in a class with the Com
pany H team of Asbury Park, Holy
Cross quintet of Trenton and the
Speedways of this city, as only four
teams have beaten the Militown team
on their own court, this year. The
Sterlings also defeated the strong
South Amboy Junior Mechanic team
at South Hiver on Monday night.
. is.so.ieii;
Seashore Quintet Will At
n» tempt to Stop Fitzpat
I rick’s Team
V -
Tlie Asbury Park High School
basketball team will attempt to
bfe’tk the winning streak of the
South River High School combina
tion when these teams lock horns on
the South River court, Friday rtlght.
South Rivo- has not been defeated ,
this season.
The seashore quintet is full of con
fidence for there will be three men
of last year’s championship team In
the lineup, Hildebrand, Finley and
Smock. Tito former was last year
chosen an all-stare scholastic for
ward.
Keyport, Manasquan, St. Mary's of
South Amboy, and the strong Colby
Freshmen combinations have bowed
JWo the Asbury Park team to date this
^ ilC&SOD,
Coach Johnny Fitzpatrick is drill
ing his men hard in preparation for
this gam- The maroon and gray
representatives are credited with vic
tories over Princeton, Cliattle,
Hightstowr. and Newark Prep. Mark,
Smith, Politika, JJoVoe and ApVj
gate will make up the South River
team.
BOWLINS AT HELMETTA
HELMETTA, Jan. 4—The Hel
metta Juniors won three straight
games In their series of games with
the Brook Rats, of New Brunswick,
ltrown’s rolling featured the match.
' The scores:
•i Helmctta Juniors
jfPaul Latkanlc .... 180 15t 126
■ Peter Latkanlc .... 145 140 137
" H. Brown . 224 177 102
Perrlne . 117 162 183
Mondoker . 142 164 161
703 694 699
Brook Rats
J. Rulewich . 130 149 137
P. Rulewich . 147 163 127
Brower .. 146 126 126
Adams . 143 116 173
1) Shea . cow ni'
„ (35 607 621
Helmetta won two of the three
games rolled at Carteret alleys In
the Middlesex County Bowlin?
League. Deming's 214 was the high
score of the night and stood out
in contrast to the low marks made
in the match. The league season
mds with the games on Friday night.
The scores:
Helmetta
Valek . 175 16!) 16!)
McCain . 123 139 130
Bothbar . 120 148 132
Petrie . 14S 16:: 191
Demins . 161 214 174
* 727 833 796
Carteret
Hillyer . 142 189 168
Kdwards ••••••••■ 196 157 119
Brower .. 184 165 159
tfritts . 122 158 159
Donnelly . 173 154 167
817 823 772
' Maurer Teams Arc Booking
■ The Maurer Big Five, a heavy
“senior team and also tlie Maurer
Seconds, a light senior team, are in
the •field for bookings with teams in
their class. John M. Urbanski is
manager of these L ams and games
With outfits having home eourts arc
desired. Address all communiea
tions to Manager Urbanski, Maurer,
N. J.
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AIR-LAND RACE
Uo Holl ,auto speed demon, and
Unge, Germany’s foremost air pilot,
were almost on even terms when
this photograph was made as they
raced in the suburbs of Berlin. The
airplane won. despite a handicap in
favor of the auto.
ID BE pm
South Amboy and South
River Teams Clash
on Court
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 4.—There is
great Interest in the return game
between the South Amboy Junior
Mechanics and the Sterlings of South
River to be played on the high school
court here tomorrow night. The
Sterlings defeated the South Amboy
representatives ai South River on
Monday night, and the locals hope
to avenge this defeat.
Both of these teams have good
records to date this season, the re
cent victory of the Sterlings over the
Miche'in combine at Milltown puts
the South River team in a class with
the leading teams in Middlesex coun
tv
The Junior Mechanics will take
the court with Hc-nnett, Perkins,
Furman, Weber and Scharff. Scharff
is scheduled to take the place of
Anderson, who has left for the south
to accept a position.
The Sterlings are expected to line
up with Fitzpatrick, Cathcort, Mal
eski, Eppinger and Meury. v
Uelmctta Bowlers Win.
HELMETTA, Jan. 4.—Henrietta's
entry in the Middlesex County Bowl
ing league, gave a team of local pin
knights a good, sound beating on the
alleys of the Helmetta Club last
week in all three games rolled. The
Invaders, as they are known, dis
puted the right of leadership in lo
cal bowling circles but tlielr right
as the representatives was sally
routed.
The scores:
HclmcUu.
Valek . 134 172 182
McCain . 254 150 173
Itothhar . 145 158 191
Petrie . 189 200 178
Deming . 171 255 208
- 893 935 932
Invaders.
Peter Latkanic . 14S 145 131
Brown . 150 150 180
Bumsted . 165 142 135
Mondoker'. 178 173 139
Paul Latkanic. 159 125 128
800 741 713
Wood bridge Team Wants Humes
The employes of the Pennsylvania
railroad in Woodbridge have or
ganized a basketball team, and the
first game will be played with the
New Brunswick I*. It. It. employes
at New Brunswick on January 11.
Jaeger, Costello. Cohen, McCann,
Martin and Potter will play with the
Woodbridge team. J. E. Jaeger is
manager of this team, and challen
ges should be addressed to him care
of Pennsylvania Railroad, Wood
bridge. A game with the Perth Am
toy employes is desired, .
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LEAD WORKS WIN
ATHLETIC MEET
Five Factories Participate in
Athletic Events at Y. M.
C. A. New Year’s Night
The Lead 'Works athletes won the
industrial meet—the second of its
kind this season—held at tho Y. M.
C. A. Monday night. Tr.e point
system of scoring was used and the
live competing factories wero quite
clcsely grouped ut the end. The fi
nal point score was: Lead Works,
1,002 points; Atlantic Terra Cotta,
863 points; Perth Amboy Dry Docks.
836; General Bakelite, 783, and
American Smelting & Refining, 727.
The events participated in were
the pull ups, weight lifting, potato
race, sack race, standing broad
jump and running high jump. The
Lead Works was high in the pull
ups with 255 points. Lagonia, of
the A. S. & R. team, however, was
tho individual star in this event, he
"chinning himself” twenty-three
times. Pfeiffer, of the Lead Works,
had twenty-one to his credit. Oth
er points in the pull ups were: Dry
Docks, 18G; A. S. & R., 170; A. T. C.,
160, and Bakelite, 85.
The A. S. & R. won the weight
lifting contests, Plass, of tho Guggle
combination, lifting 700 pounds, and
Lagonia being close behind with 620
pounds to his credit. The Smelters
scored 125 points in this event as
compared to 105 by the Lead Works,
85 by tho A. T. C., 80 by the Dry
Docks and 75 by the Bakelite.
The Lead Works men again star
red in the potato race scoring 70
points. The Bakelite team annex
ed G5 points, the Dry Docks 55 and
the A. T. C. and A. S. & R. each 60
Ait 11110
The sack race went to the Bake
llte combination which scored 100
points. The Dry Docks added 75
points in this event, the Bead
Works 60, the A. T. C. 50 and the
A. S. & R. 40.
The Read Works won the stand
ing broad jump with 332 points.
Power's 9 foot 9 inch jump was the
best leap, he being a member of the
Dead Works team. Hallahan, of the
A. T. C. team jumped 9 feet 4 inch
es. The A. T. C. secured 328 points
in this event, the Bakelite 302, the
Dry Docks 293 and A. S. & R. 210.
The last event was the running
high jump. In this eveht the Bead
Works and A. T. C. tied for first,
each scoring 180 points. Harold
Jensen, of the Dry Docks, was the
individual star, clearing the bar at
5 feet 1 inch. This netted his team
76 points, but only four men quali
fied. The Bakelite team scored 156
points in this event, the Dry Docks
148 and A. S. & R. 132.
Bl MEN’S OUTFIT
.EY LEAGUE MATCH
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 4—The
Business Men’s bowling team took
three straight games from the Cres
cent alley team in a match on the
South Amboy Y. M. C. A. alleys re
cently.
Business Men
Rue . 142 170 160
Swinson.. 172 146 156
Stratton. 164 177 171
Quiroby. 219 164 152
Dill.174 1S2 132
871 839 771
Crescents
Miller. 129 192 102
Blind. 135 135 135
Bloom... 137 182 134
Docker .. 140 135 158
Chapmen. 185 190 141
726 834 670
DU CLUB ENTRY IS
WINNER DF BDWLIN6 MATCH
The Dupont Club bowling team
took all three games from the Herc
ules Powder Company team in a
Middlesex Count Industrial Beague
match rolled recently.
The scar :
Dupont
Nelirkorn . 223 195 179
Bowe.. 135 144 167
Post. 126 184 132
Dawson . 139 193 181
Wagner. 190 201 169
813 917 828
Hercules
Jensen . 147 147 151
Meyers. 133 160 160
Grossweiller. 147 170 158
Marx .. 156 170 153
Reuss. 179 156 149
, 762 803 771
Y. NLC. A.
A track meet between two teams
captained by Clarence Hoagland and
Alvin Smith, -respectively, was held
New Year’s afternoon in the Y. M. C.
A. gymnasium, the latter combina
tion winning by a point score of 31
to 24.
Captain Smith’s team annexed
first place In the thrce-leggeil race,
the relay race, the f.ve lap walk, the
two iap relay, the sack race and the
tug-of-war while Hoagland's men
were first in tho obstacle race and
cage ball. Smith had Coddington,
Jensen Chczmadia. Bergren, Nielsen.
Hitter, Westcott. Hoagland had
Lewis, DeAndrea, l’ord, Griden, Nel
son, Jensen, Willsey and Bernstein.
Three basketball games were play
ed Monday afternoon between the
boys department clubs on the “Y”
gym floor. Tho Junior Employed
Boys defeated the Juniors 26 to 0.
The winners hud R. Torrel. T.
Sneath, Dubin, Preacher and Meg
gison, while the losers used Slifkin,
Goron, Logans, Levine, Manton and
Nichr.owitz. Tho Junior Employed
Boys first team defeated the Wuway
anda five by an 1.1 to 9 score in a
close game. Th ■ E. B. B. players
were Meggifion, Griffin, Chismedia,
Gillis and Karl. The Wawayanda
men were Morrison. Jago, Nielsen,
MacWilliam, Roth and Burbank.
The Comrads defeated the Se ond E.
B. B. team in tho other game, 26 to
t. The winning team had Larson,
Ratajczak, Gcsky, Grieve, Dawson
■md Martin, while the losers used
Rogler, Baker, Totin, Ritter, Gils
lorf and Smith.
2 Against 1 Is Fair
1.... ..v- . . - -.-«
Johnnie Dundee didn’t complain about meeting two men at once
when he met the Singer Midgets, i n New York. One of them would
not have been tall enough to hit hi m a fair blow.
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Three Leading County
Girls Teams Are Active
Three girls basketball games have
been arranged in which contenders
for the Middlesex county girls’ cham
pionship will participate. These con
tests are scheduled for tonight and
tomorrow night. The ltoosevelt
Centers with a streak of eleven
straight wins will play the Hyatt
team at Newark tonight, the Dottas
will meet c. suitable opponent on the
Woodbridge High School court to
morrow night and the South Amboy
Independents are scheduled to play
the New York P. It. It. team in the
preliminary game on the South Am
boy High School court tomorrow
night.
The Roosevelt girls have been de
feating all comers on the court this
season, and are at present a leading
contender for county honors. The
Centers have a return game pend
ing with the Dottas of this'city,
at$o with the South Amboy indepen
dents. Outside of these two teams
the Wheeler girlc of Carteret can be
considered in the running for cham
pionship honors. The Centers will
use their regular lineup in the game
on the Newark court tonight.
The opponent of the Dotto jjirls
for llie game on the Woodbridge
court tomorrow night has not been
made known. The Dottas will line
up in regular fashion.
There is great interest in the game
between the South Amboy Indepen
dents and the New York F. It. it.
team. Miss S. O’Connor will play
with the F. R. R. team while the In
dependents will lineup with the
Misses Bennett, Forgotson. Miller
and Thom and possibly one Fertli
Amboy player.
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TO PUY HERE
WiJI Oppose Y. M. H. A. on
Court Tomorrow
Night
The Danbury Separates, a combi- ,
nation with a big reputation, are '
scheduled to oppose Manager I. De
vine’s local Y. M. H. A. basketball j
team on the loca. court tomorrow l
night. The Y. M. H. A. team is
meeting and defeating all comers I
this season, only two combinations
having beer, successful against Man- 1
ager Devine’s team to date, the
Yorxville Separates and the Wood- i
bridge Parish House quintet.
According to reports received m |
this city the Danbury Separates are ]
rated as ore of the best New York j
teams to be booked for a game in (
this city during the present season.
If this combination can register a ■
victory over the local association i
team, the victory will be an impres
sive one for Manager Devine's team
is playing great ball.
It is expected that Charley Slier,
mainstay of the Tottenville team will
be back in,the association lineup for
this game. Against a team rated as :
high as the Danbury combination
every effort should be made to have j
the strongest local team on the court.
If Slier plays it is likely that Dowen- ,
kopf, Seiiwartzman, Parker and
Newmark will occupy the other four
positions at the start of the game.
The Y. Si H. A. team has won
seven games atnd lost two to date 1
this season. Coach Kobcrt S. Wad
dell of the local High School is ex
pected to be the eleventh man on the
floor for the game tomorrow- night (
Arrangements are being made for
a seriei of games between the Y. M
H. A. and Speedway teams.
Intermediate Game Cancelled
The contest between the Y. M. H.
A. Intermediates and the Tottenville
Juniors which was scheduled to be i
played In Tottenville last night was
cancelled by the latter team.
Triangles T$out Stars
Tlie Triunglc basketball team re- :
cently defeated the Washington :
Street All Stars by a score of 54-4.
The Triangles also claim a victory j
over tho Hall Avenue All Stars by
a score of 4H-18.
1 veil! T’o • Boys at X. •!. Homo
JAMESBURO, Jan. i—New Year’s;
was observed at the Home for Boys
when a reception was tendered the
officers and their wives Saturday
night, when a big time was enjoyed
by the 150 invited guests. With the
observance of coming of the N' '
Year the officers made the opening
of their pew club house ail event of
interest also.
The eomniittoe in charge was Ihr,
Welfare Club of the Home and the
entertainment furnished was cards
dancing, the evening terminating
with a banquet. Mrs. Clifford Mor- I
ton, chef at the Home prepared the J
banquet.
If YOU have some special
want to be satisfied — call the
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BAKEUTE LEAD I
FACTORY TEAM
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Take 2 Out of 3 Games!
From Atlantic Terra Cotta
Last Night
Standing in Industrial Volley Hall
Lragoe
» P. \V. D. PC
Bakelito .5 4 1 .800
A T »' .3 3 3 .600
A. S. & R.5 3 3 .600
IT. s. Cartridge .5 3 3 .600
S. U. C.5 3 3 .600
Dry Docks .........5 3 3 ,600
Dead Works .5 1 4 .300
R. & If.5 0 5 .000
The General Bakelito Company's
volley ball team last niglit defeat
ed the Atlantic. Terra Cotta'a crack
combination in two out of three
games played in the industrial
league. The Bakelite team won the
first game 15-3, Terra Cotta men
annexed the second game by a one
point margin, 15-14. and the Bake
lite men took the third 15-3. Play
ing with the winners were Cornelius,
Kardos, Parker, Peakes, Hallozky.
Grzesgovick, Shrimpe. Terra Cotta
team consisted of Zalari, Janderup,
Anderson, Wort, Buckhurst and Hul
ligan.
The Standard Underground Co hie
Works defeated the Dead Works men
in two straight games, 15-5 and 15
l l, the last game being one of the
hardest fought during the night. The
Cable men had Totin, Sullivan. Hole
man, A. Gardella, Dover, Von Dag
genhausen and Ryan, while the Dead
Works used Ernst, Pfeiffer, Mitru
slia .Muscilli, Herron and McCreery.
It took three games for the U. C.
Cartridge team to win from the A
S. and R combination. The firs',
game was one sided the Cartridge
combination winning 15-1. In the
second game, however, the tables
were turned and the Guggle men
won 15-13. The third game was the
closest of the match, the score be
in 15-11. Playing with the Cartridge
team were Burns, Baldwin, Smoyak,
Morrissey, llornsbey and Rareoinbe.
Th6 Smelters had Melko, Spear,
Gloff, A. Wilson, Quinn, Frantic.
The Dry Docks won two games
from the R. & H. team by forfeit*
the Chemists failing to appear.
PERTH AMBOY ELKS TO
ROLL AT JERSEY CITY
The Perth Amboy “Bills'' will
travel to Jersey City tomorrow night
to howl the representative Elks team
of that place in a slate league match.
Other games scheduled for tomor
row night are, Rahway ut Elizabeth,
Union Hill at Bayormo, Paterson at
Itessaic, Newark gt Hoboken and
Plalnfle'd at Rutherford. The result
of these games should have a big ef
fect on the standing of the clubs.
At the present time Hoboken is
first Passaic and Paterson are tied
for second place. Plainfield is next,
and the Perth Amboy and Union Hill
teams aro next in line.
Woodbridge Teams
Arrange Big Series
Mike Trainer’s Knights of Colum
bus basketball team of Woodhridge
will return to the court tomorrow
night after a week’s layoff. The
Caseys are scheduled to plg£ the
Rahway Collegian* and the game will
be played on the Woodhridge high
school court. Announcement has
been made of the arranging of a live
gain a series between the Caseys and
the Parish House team to decide the
championship of Woodhridge.
The Rahway ten in is expected to
come t'j Woodhridge with the pick of
basketball material from the Union
comity town, while the Caseys will
take tho court with their regular
lineup.
Tho first game of tho series be
tween the K. of C and Parish House
teams will be played on the High
School court, January 12. Accord
ing to the terms of this series tho
team winning three games will be
declar' d the champion. The games
will bo played on Tuesday and
Thursl.i; nights, the form*> Jiehig
the Parish House team’s home night.
The second game of the series will
be p'ayed on January 24.
Suzanne Tries Golf
f'« »
]t may or may not bo true that Suzanne J-englen. European ten
nis champion, lias quit the court game, as reported, but it is true tlia
t she lias taken up golf. Here she is learning to drive at Nice, France.
it YOU want something, tell every
body by using a classified ad.
PAIGE REDUCES
PRICES
Effective January 2, 1922
6-66 Lakewood, 7-Passenger Touring - - - - $2195
6-66 Larchmont II, Sport Type ------ 2245
6-66 Daytona, 3-Passenger Roadster - - - - 2495
6-66 Sedan, 7-Passenger - -- -- -- - 3155
6-66 Limousine, 7-Passenger ------ 3350
6-66 Coupe, 5-Passenger.diu*/
6-44 Touring, 5-Passenger ------- 1465
6-44 Sport Type, 4-Passenger.1595
. 6-44 Rdadster, 3-Passenger ------- 1465
6-44 Sedan, 5-Passenger -.. . 2245
6-44 Coupe, 4-Passenger - -- -- -- - 1995
Cord Tires Standard Equipment on all Models
All Prices F. O. B. Factory, Tax Extra.
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Central Garage
225 New Brunswick Ave. Perth Amboy, N. J.