Automatic Age

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T h e A u t o m a t ic A ge
Two New Baseball
Chicago Organizer
Machines Announced
Reports Local Had
T w o new skill devices, patterned
A Successful Year
•A- happy and most prosperous New
^ ear ^ the wish o f James Atkinson,
0rganizer fo r the
Vending Machine
operators’ Association o f Chicago.
^ I wish to inform all members that
e have had a very successful year
n °ur local. Mr. Jack Diehl, our
^ esident, has been a “ go-getter.” W e
Worked in harmony. Jack and the
e
have called on the boys in the
®ning and have been very success-
m bringing new ones in. W e have
VerV operator in Chicago that is an
Perator and worthy o f the name.
All the officers worked with our
Resident to bring about good results
r all the members and at present we
nd in fine shape. The officers made
£0nie Very successful trips to the dif-
erent states to form locals. One
^own-state local was form ed at Pe-
5la' Hi. Mr. Oscar Fauser was
ected president and Mr. Gallagher
® Springfield, the largest operator
^°Wnstate, lent great aid to us, and
will be our representative at
Pringfield and keep us in touch with
at is going on at the State House.
e >s personally acquainted with 80
r cent o f the representatives.
^he members who accompanied the
^ it e r in organizing the locals were:
Jack Diehl, Wm. Sheade, Geo.
^ s t o r f , O. Wagner, W. Prange,
Zimmermann and J. Considine.
. he local officers from Milwaukee
Joined the bunch. H ow could they
Fesist a combination like that? Our
° rganization invites all operators to
ecome members.
Respectfully,
JA M ES A TK IN SO N .
© International Arcade Museum
after America’s national sport,
are
announced in this issue by the Peo
Manufacturing
Company
and
the
B at-A -Peny Corporation, both of
New York. The fact that the public
will never tire o f baseball is the ba­
sis fo r unlimited ingenuity in placing
new kinds o f baseball machines on
the market.
To operate the Peo “ Play Ball”
machine, the player deposits a penny,
pulls down the lever, deposits a ball
o f gum on the pedestal in front o f
the batter and pulls the rod which
causes the batter to swing. Two o f
the game’s features are that the
player will receive a free play and
five cents in trade if he can hit the
Bull and ring the bell, and also that
it can be played by several players
to see who can get the most balls in
the holes marked First, Second,
Third, Home, Fowl and Out. A fter
playing, the player pulls the knob
and the balls he has made will come
out to him. Special prizes may also
be offered fo r a few specially-colored
balls o f gum.
The new 1928 “ Bat-A-Peny” base­
ball machine is the fruit o f several
months’ experiment and work to im­
prove the form er models. “ Bat-A-
Peny” has enjoyed no small success
and popularity in the past, and the
improved machines are destined to
merit further popularity. It is based
upon the player’s love o f the game,
and upon his pride in his skill. Electric
lights announce the result, and pen­
nies are thrown through the air to
eliminate slugs. They are advertised
as having the old appeal and a “ new
lure.”
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