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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
11
The schedule lists Poughkeepsie at Middletown and Wong Branch at Kingston with Newburgh facing Danbury. Tomorrow’s matchups include Poughkeepsie at Long Branch.
The Asbury Park bowling team representing the city in the Monmouth County Bowling League lost two of three games at Red Bank on Thursday night. Coleman led with 244 pins in the final game while Emmons topped Red Bank with 215. In the second game the scores were not fully reported.
Authorities order removal of punch boards and similar gambling devices from shops hotels cigar stores and streets. Prosecution reports gambling devices violat e disorderly house laws with inspectors noting candy and slot machines. Distributors must switch to legitimate offerings or exit.
Motor boat owners operating between the Rahway River and Barnegat and including the Shrewsbury River are urged to ensure all equipment is in first class condition. Customs Inspector Stacey M. Coutts has begun the annual summer inspection and will patrol the waters at will starting today. Delinquents face penalties for neglect, and must have life preservers and whistles up to Congress Act standards from June 10, 1910.
Long Branch and Poughkeepsie split a two game set in which both clubs piled up high offense. The Cubans held a 28 to 25 run edge over 13 innings in game one before Long Branch edged ahead 16 to 15 in extra frames. In game two Villazon and Henriquez battled with heavy hitting and Poughkeepsie managed 9 runs on 8 hits as Long Branch pulled away late. Middletown beat Newburgh 9 to 7 while Danbury bested Kingston. Long Branch keeps lineup stability with no changes since season start.
Long Branch and Middletown split a doubleheader with 10 and 16 hits for the Cubans and 15 and 8 for Middletown in the two games. Long Branch totaled 31 hits overall as teams plan future schedules and roster changes. Pitchers Lynch and Corbett were released by Middletown, while Danbury signed Corbett and Walling seeks teachers for a Biks team.
Members of the Players Boat Club anchored on the North Shrewsbury River at Fair Haven held their annual outing and clambake at Sandy Hook yesterday. Under Fleet Captain Jank W. Martineau, about 30 launches sailed to the Hook where athletics were held. Officers elected include President Frank North, Vice President Ernest Otto, Secretary Ralph Smith, Treasurer Louis Hunting, and trustees Frank Pierce George Quigley Lon Maskell. The club has joined the American Powers Boat Association and plans to race on the river July 4 and 6 instead of a Fair Haven regatta.
The Oceanport A C will face Oakwood F C in a mid afternoon game at Oceanport with both teams expected to play fastball. Oceanport has 12 games and one loss and seeks inclusion in the county amateur championship series, promising a hard fought contest.
Clarence Fisher of Newark sails a mahogany hydroplane with a 20 horsepower engine under the Independent Ice Yacht and Yacht Club of Red Bank for races on the North Shrewsbury River July 4 and 5. Advertised in the Dally Record.
National League results show St Louis and Pittsburgh split games with varied lineups and umpires. American League performances include New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Detroit with multiple battery pairs listed. International and New York State leagues report Montreal, Toronto, Jersey City, Baltimore, Providence, Newark, Buffalo, and Rochester standings and scores.
The Red Bank Orioles face the Athletics of this city tomorrow at Baseball Park at 1 15 PM for the county amateur championship. Captain Hines trains hard with Van Brunt pitching and Sassano catching to seek a victory. Lineup includes Sassano Van Brunt Sommers Golden Hines Cattanach Minser Landa Stein Conk Pearce with substitutes. The winner will be challenged by Oceanport and Cy Ensley White awaits on the mound for the visitors.
The owners of several farms and country estates in upper Monmouth have laid out baseball fields on their properties for the use of their employes and local youths. Among those providing this wholesome sport are Dr St Fahnestock of Shrewsbury, A Rice of Legomardo, Lewis Thompson of Lincroft, and Robert Collier of Wickatunk.
A report discusses deaths in prize fighting from early 1900s bouts. It cites Arthur Pelky and Luther McCarty among others, noting bouts in Calgary New York Syracuse and Philadelphia. The piece argues boxing remains a legitimate sport and downplays the danger.
More than 100 motorists from the New Jersey Automobile Trade Association enjoyed a natural outing yesterday at Wardell’s Port-au-Peck Hotel Pleasure Bay. The group left Newark in the morning and arrived in time for a 1 o’clock clam bake. Guests from Philadelphia and Baltimore were represented. The grounds hosted many makes of cars and the visitors then engaged in athletic events after the meal.
In York Wilmington Tri-State League action York defeated Wilmington 3 0. Trenton edge Allentown 5 4 at Trenton Trenton. Harrisburg hosted Atlantic City with Harrisburg winning 3 0.
A light hearted exchange unfolds as a woman frantically searches for a missing pin on her vell. Her practical husband muses that pins vanish because they are always pointed in one direction and headed in another.
Whitted disparages Mathewson in a brief, tense exchange. The incident follows a prior confrontation with Roger Bresnahan, who criticized a play, to which the young player replied he had seen worse from Bresnan and would let it pass.
In Cleveland on Memorial Day, Dinneen and Ferguson debuted in new white uniforms to a wart welcome. Ferguson impressed as Algernon while Blanding blamed the white background for his missed plate, though most approved of the disguises.
John Paul Jones, holder of the world's amateur mile record, is voted the best all round man at Cornell. He balances athletics with engineering studies, works as a laundry agent to fund his college years, and plans to quit running after graduation to pursue a business career with a Pittsburgh manufacturer. He recently helped set a historic intercollegiate mile at Cambridge, where Norman Taber of Brown finished second within a second of the record.
A swimmer's performance in Cambridge produced a new mark of four minutes twenty five seconds and a world class pace. The effort, seen as potentially lasting long, followed a record that stood seventeen years.
The Fourth of July committee at Manasquan scheduled sports for the afternoon starting at 1.30. Ocean and Monmouth county boys are expected to compete in bicycle and foot races with entry fees of 50 cents per bicycle and $1 for post entries, while other races are free. A large field is anticipated with top prizes, including a bicycle for the 10 mile handicap. Events include 1 mile bicycle race, potato race, 5 mile handicap bicycle race, sack race, 2 mile scratch bicycle race, three legged race, egg race, 100 yards running race for tall boys under 16, and the 10 mile handicap bicycle race.
The Belford baseball team, undefeated so far, lists games through August 2 with matches at Belford against Brisner A. C. and Keyport, plus trips to Red Bank Toms River and South Amboy. The squad includes Luker Donnan Hobbs Bennett Kelly Mills Badger Jayton Tweezy Pentermann Bailey Morford Walling J Walling Taft. Manager Daniel T. Hendrickson of Port Monmouth invites other teams to fill July 5 or later dates.
Officials this year are not up to standard and close plays spark complaints. Many errors arise from calls on laws needing no abnormal eyesight. The young crop of umpires lacks the required skill, affecting veterans and creating a poor league atmosphere this season.
Members of the Players Boatclub announce their annual vaudeville show at the Empire Theatre Red Bank on Thursday night June 26. Featured performers include Al Jolson from the Honey Moon Express, McMahon and Chappelle, Watermelon Girls, Harvey Devorea Trio, Fred Wycoff, Six Brown Brothers, Kitty Nelson, Grapewin, and others from New York stages.
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