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Newspaper
Perth Amboy Evening News
Location
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
1
Johnny Dwyer resumes training after rheumatism and targets a bout with Battling Hurley of Passaic. Date not fixed but May 18 is practically agreed upon for a Sharkey Athletic Club in New York event.
The Merry Widow team planned a Metuchen game for yesterday but it will be played either Tuesday or Thursday afternoon next week. Brian and Mr. Gottschalk, with Manager Weeden, visited Metuchen Wednesday night and approved plans amid excitement. Metuchen will also be affected by the umpire Kellogg leaving for Washington D C early Tuesday and unavailable next week.
The Young Puritans will meet the Cameroids F. C. Sunday afternoon on Lehigh Valley diamond. Adir Levy, 31 Hall Avenue, invites juvenile aggregations to respond. The lineup includes M. Hagen, Knedel, M. Smith, W. Hagen, Hagen, B. Goldman, W. Baker, M. Miller, J. Levy.
The Intersociable F. C. a crack baseball organization, aims for a double header on Decoration Day with fifteen and sixteen year old teams. It has open dates until July 11 and requests communications to Manager at 296 Fayette Street.
The Staten Island A. C. formed in Kretscherville, 8 I., seeks teams in this city and nearby with players averaging fourteen to sixteen years. Address George Merkler, Ischerville, S. I.
Duck pin scores last night show C. Williamson 98 90 85, WH Bohnsack 96 90 86, J. Olsen 95 90 86. Bohnsack’s team posted multiple high totals with H. Bohnsack 216 200 205 and W. Perrine 211 186 200, while Ropp 211 202 197 faced F. Sperr 205 201 198. Kirby’s appears with H. Albright 180 and J. Kirby 179.
Mike Kelly's Torontos champions of the Eastern League, featuring batsman Myron Grimshaw formerly of the Boston Americans, meet Joe Bean's Skeeters at St George Cricket Grounds Hoboken in a regular Eastern League game. Mason likely starts for Jersey City and Rudolph will pitch for Toronto.
An analysis argues the sole path to meet competition is through advertising. It emphasizes bold campaigns, sustained spend, and measurable reach to attract customers and outperform rivals. The study cites consumer impact and brand visibility as key outcomes of aggressive ads.
Newark May 8 The Oxford five man bowling tournament leaders are tied for first place after twelve wins and two losses each. Oxford A and Tuxedo quad will compete next week for the title. Elizabeth Stars hold third with eleven victories and three defeats. Bergmans of New York and the Kruegers of Newark contend for fourth and fifth at ten and four. Enterprise bowlers finish sixth with eight wins. Woodbridge A A joins three others for last place but can rise after Monday games.
Rain prevented yesterday’s senior versus junior game, now rescheduled for early next week likely Tuesday afternoon. The following Thursday, sophomores and freshmen will play, completing the class rivalry slate.
A few members of the younger class of the Danish Sociable Athletic Club practiced Danish gymnasium work last night. A business meeting is scheduled for Sunday morning.
College sports note reports that most eastern universities will hold interscholastic lawn tennis tournaments within ten days. Princeton starts tomorrow, Harvard and Pennsylvania play Monday, and Columbia and Yale follow on May 16. Also included is a Scarbory Maine painting story of an American sea captain lost at sea and later identified on a portrait found off Africa.
The world’s largest grave occupies one acre at Pearto Cortez Honduras and is the burial place of a woman. An iron railing surrounds the site, with a central tombstone and sixteen wooden figures arranged as a statue garden. The deceased, who died rich, specified the plot size and its decoration in her will.
A vintage classified ad appears in the Evening News promoting an anchor to windward craft or sail plan. The brief spot emphasizes product focus and publication context, reflecting period advertising style and layout cues.
Manager Albert G. Waters of the Nationals announced that Saturday games will be discontinued until Decoration Day May 30. Tomorrow's game with Berkley Hall College and others on May 16 and May 20 are called off. A new Saturday schedule starts after May 30 with Carteret F. C. as the opener.
San Francisco reports Pacific coast tryouts for the London Olympic team will be held tomorrow on the Stanford University oval. The events proceed under plans approved by the Pacific Athletic Association board of governors.
The Pioneers arrange a Sunday morning baseball game against St Mary's on the Pioneer grounds at Market street. The matchup is set for a quiet weekend in the local league, with both teams seeking early season advantage.
In an old tale the Bank of Hogland rewards a zealous volunteer with a sinecure and appoints a clever amateur painter clerk to supervise burning canceled notes each Friday afternoon. The story contrasts paternal treatment with idle talents within a bank.
A playful exchange emphasizes a manuscript's challenge as Dor contemplates beginning a novel in medias res. The dialogue hints at dual uncertainties: how the plot will end and how it should begin.
A terse London Mail snippet quotes a wife noting her husband is the most insatiable man she knows and jokes about introducing their daughter to him, reflecting domestic irony and social gossip.
A concise note quotes New York Itress on budgeting by stopping expenditure in one area and shifting funds to another, illustrating a frugal mindset.
Malcolm Crowell and Atwood Belcher from the town high school will compete at the Pingry School outdoor meet in Elizabeth tomorrow afternoon. Crowell, captain of the track team, will run the 220 yard, 100 yard senior dash, and high jump, while Belcher runs the 220 yard junior dash and pole vault. Prof Williamson will accompany the athletes. several others are expected to attend. They depart on the 12 15 Pennsylvania train.
In heavy mud at Jamaica the Newtown selling stake was taken by odds on favorite Aletheno, who led all the way to win by five lengths. Scratches reduced fields. crowd small. Race results list: King Cobalt, Havre, Zethus, Aletheno, Berkeley, Halket with top finishes for each race.
May through November listings show lectures, musicales, dances, excursions, fairs, and a high school commencement with dates and venues across Simpson M E Church, Presbyterian Church, Polish Citizens Club, Slovak unions, First Baptist Church, and nearby venues. Notable items include a Daughters of the American Revolution meeting at Westminster, a German Saengerfest at Cronstadt, and the annual High School commencement at Majestic Theatre. A humorous exchange about marriage ends the piece with a joke about a wife being a good cook.
Tomorrow schedules include Raritan B. B. C. at West Brighton Company B Club, Young Tigers versus Stars of South Amboy on copper works grounds, eee Tigers lineup led by Luko witz and Evans, Trainer's school team facing St Mark's Brotherhood at Pleasant Plains, Lakewood high school visits Lakewood, Alpines of Tottenville versus Metuchen Juniors in Tottenville, Tottenville A C versus Rahway Colored Giants, St Josephs versus Sextons in town, St Anthonys to Pleasant Plains against Royals, Wanders B B B versus local juvenile group all amid a crowded weekend of youth and amateur baseball.
National League games were postponed due to rain. Standings show Chicago 14 4 0.738, Philadelphia 8 9 .471, Pittsburgh 9 6 9.2, Cincinnati 5 7 .417, New York 16 0 0.688, Brooklyn 7 11 .389, Boston 10 8 .556, St. Louis 3 18 .188. American League standings list Philadelphia 12 7 .682, Chicago 8 9 .600, Cleveland 9 6 .600, Boston 8 11 .420, New York 10 7 .588, Washington 6 11 .66, St. Louis 10 8 .586, Detroit 5 6 10 .338. In billiards, John Horgan defeated John Daly 60 to 33 in the first block of a 150-point three-cushion title match for the Lambert trophy in St. Louis.
The statement argues that advertising cannot exist as literature beyond its service period, yet its effects endure in the store's growth and prosperity, suggesting lasting value from timely promotional work. It implies ongoing influence of advertising on business development.
The owner of Monte Carlo, famed as the world’s greatest gambling place, is portrayed as a prolific author and eminent scientist. The text credits him with deep knowledge of the sea and notes he has written four books on ocean science and related wonders.
The Monaco Prince furthers science by funding motor boat development. In recent Monaco races his boat Ricochet captured second prize in the speed and steering class. The craft is pictured bursting from the water at top speed.
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