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Charles King Van Riper
Charles King Van Riper (September 8, 1891 – April 16, 1964) was an American newspaperman, writer, and playwright, best known for writing short stories for nationally circulated magazines, and as the founder of the Abalone League, the first organized softball league in the Western United States. He went on to build a successful ship-model shop and showroom in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. 285 of his ship models and archival materials are now part of the South Street Seaport Museum.
Van Riper's father was Anthony B. Van Riper (1862-1917) of Paterson, New Jersey. He founded the silk manufacturer firm of Frost & Van Riper with his partner Harry B. Frost, for twenty-five years before his death.
Van Riper was a graduate of Rutgers College, class of 1913. Van Riper did newspaper work for New York and New Jersey newspapers until World War I, when he entered the United States Army Air Service. Van Riper was married to Helen Dorothy Ordway (1893-1965) and they had one child during their marriage, Anthony King (1926-2001). Van Riper was a soldier in the United States Army during World War I.
Soon after graduation, in 1913, Van Riper became president of the Knickerbocker Club, a new Eastside, Paterson club that wanted to look after both social and athletic interests. He was unanimously reelected president of the social club in 1914.
Van Riper began his career reporting at The Paterson Guardian, and went to the Newark Evening News, then took up story writing. After the World War I Van Riper came to Carmel-by-the-Sea to work freelance for newspapers, magazines, television, and writing plays.
In 1920, Van Riper and his wife, Helen, constructed a 6,575 square feet (610.8 m2) Tudor-style home located at Carmel Point, that was built by Lee Gottfried. Next to the house was a garage and residence for servants. Directly below the Van Riper house was the former baseball field of the Abalone League, where both he and his wife played. Van Riper held the title of "commissioner" and issued the order to begin each season. Van Riper played an important role in establishing the Abalone League, the first organized softball league in the Western United States. The league brought men, women, and children for Sunday afternoon games. A historic plaque, situated on a stone wall at the former Van Riper property, serves as a tribute to the Abalone League.
Between the 1910s to 1930s, Van Riper published in magazines like Argosy, His short story Circumstances was a two part story that appeared on the front cover of The Argosy. When he moved to Vineyard Haven later in life, he wrote a short essay on the passage of vehicles, individuals, and times along the streets of his town. The piece was featured on the front page of the Vineyard Gazette on January 23, 1959.
In 1919, Van Riper wrote and produced a one-act play, Shadows that was performed near Carmel-by-the-Sea in an open-air production at a time when Carmel artists were trying to further the dramatic arts in California. A staff writer from the San Francisco Bulletin said that, "Van Riper leads his characters, with the inevitable quality of good drama, and the unctuous declamation at the close, by which the audience is assured that all is well and justice has been done... Last night's effort was one of their best."
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Charles King Van Riper
Charles King Van Riper (September 8, 1891 – April 16, 1964) was an American newspaperman, writer, and playwright, best known for writing short stories for nationally circulated magazines, and as the founder of the Abalone League, the first organized softball league in the Western United States. He went on to build a successful ship-model shop and showroom in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. 285 of his ship models and archival materials are now part of the South Street Seaport Museum.
Van Riper's father was Anthony B. Van Riper (1862-1917) of Paterson, New Jersey. He founded the silk manufacturer firm of Frost & Van Riper with his partner Harry B. Frost, for twenty-five years before his death.
Van Riper was a graduate of Rutgers College, class of 1913. Van Riper did newspaper work for New York and New Jersey newspapers until World War I, when he entered the United States Army Air Service. Van Riper was married to Helen Dorothy Ordway (1893-1965) and they had one child during their marriage, Anthony King (1926-2001). Van Riper was a soldier in the United States Army during World War I.
Soon after graduation, in 1913, Van Riper became president of the Knickerbocker Club, a new Eastside, Paterson club that wanted to look after both social and athletic interests. He was unanimously reelected president of the social club in 1914.
Van Riper began his career reporting at The Paterson Guardian, and went to the Newark Evening News, then took up story writing. After the World War I Van Riper came to Carmel-by-the-Sea to work freelance for newspapers, magazines, television, and writing plays.
In 1920, Van Riper and his wife, Helen, constructed a 6,575 square feet (610.8 m2) Tudor-style home located at Carmel Point, that was built by Lee Gottfried. Next to the house was a garage and residence for servants. Directly below the Van Riper house was the former baseball field of the Abalone League, where both he and his wife played. Van Riper held the title of "commissioner" and issued the order to begin each season. Van Riper played an important role in establishing the Abalone League, the first organized softball league in the Western United States. The league brought men, women, and children for Sunday afternoon games. A historic plaque, situated on a stone wall at the former Van Riper property, serves as a tribute to the Abalone League.
Between the 1910s to 1930s, Van Riper published in magazines like Argosy, His short story Circumstances was a two part story that appeared on the front cover of The Argosy. When he moved to Vineyard Haven later in life, he wrote a short essay on the passage of vehicles, individuals, and times along the streets of his town. The piece was featured on the front page of the Vineyard Gazette on January 23, 1959.
In 1919, Van Riper wrote and produced a one-act play, Shadows that was performed near Carmel-by-the-Sea in an open-air production at a time when Carmel artists were trying to further the dramatic arts in California. A staff writer from the San Francisco Bulletin said that, "Van Riper leads his characters, with the inevitable quality of good drama, and the unctuous declamation at the close, by which the audience is assured that all is well and justice has been done... Last night's effort was one of their best."
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