PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS - Sunbury.—Frederick supervisor of the Sunbury town divisions of the Pennsylvania railroad, was retired at the age of 65. Freeland. —Joseph Stoffa, a fire boss in the No. 5 colliery of the Jeddo- Highland Coal company was burned about the hands and face by an ex- plosion of fire damp which he encoun- tered in a chamber where no gas pre- viously existed. The accident occurred while he was making his daily inspec- tion of the workings before the miners entered the place, Williamsport. —City police raided house In the foreign quarters, and after arresting three men and a woman for fighting discovered a homemade still and a quactit © of raisins sufficient to make three barrels of hooch, together with some of the oreduct which had eaused the fight that attracted the of- ficers. Chester. —' way into the home of John on the Chester pike at Leiperville, where Mrs. Patutus and a small child were alone. The woman was attack- ed and thrown against a stove, where fn boiler hot water was upset and she and the child were severely scald- ed. Before help arrived the men had gone through the house in search of money and other valuables, taking with them pockethook containing about $20, Pittsburgh.—Distriet Attorney Row- land filed information against 76 per- sons im connection with charges of conspiracy and violation of election laws at a primary election May 18, 1920, in what is known at the “strip” district in Pittsburgh, extending along the Allegheny river. Police Magis- tarte P. J. Sullivan, who opposed John M. Morin for the congressional nomi- nation in the Thirty-first district, one of those named. The list includes a city councilman, five policemen, two constables and numerous election ofli- cials. The men were indicted by a federal grand jury after an in- vestigation by department of justice agents, but the cases were dismissed on the ground that federal statutes did not provide for the prosecution of charges made in connection with pri- mary elections. Athens —Charged with furnishing cigarettes to his son, L. C. Cowles, a hotelman here, been held for a hearing. He arrested when Chief Mulligan found the who says he is 7 years old, smoking a cigarette. He sald his father had not objected to his taking a package of them from the house. Milroy.~—The gorilla story that was better than an organized curfew In keeping those of tender years at home nights in the country districts explod- ed when Bill Bargo found a raccoon in a cornfield along the foot of the Seven Mountains toting a bear trap supposed have been stolen hy the gorilla from Will John Henry more than two months ago. The was nothing but «kin and bone from the irritating wound and the effort of continually dragging the big trap, but it cleared up the mysterious disap pearance of the trap. Because neith- er pelt por flesh was the animal was given its liberty and hob- bled off into the wilds. Connellsville. —Sustaining a frac ture of his right leg on the same day he was disch rged from a loeal hos pital following recovery from a simi- lar Injury, Louis Sine, aged 18, died in the Allegheny General Hospital. The second accident resulted when a wagon which the lad was driving was struck by an automobile driven hy Paul Dunn, of Flatwoods. Uniontown—The body of Frank Agers, aged 42, of York Run, six miles south of here, was found with his skull crushed. Agers left his home announcing that he was going to vigit a friend before retiring, Uniontown. Highly pleased with the treatment he is receiving at the Uniontown Hospital, Leon J. Houze, a patient, has announced that he will donate all the glass necessary for the addition to that Institution which la being planned and for which about $300,000 has been raised by public subscription. Houze, who a Point Marion glass manufacturer, made his offer to the trustees, who were grate ful in their acceptance. It Is prob- able that the glass will cost several thousand dollars, Houze's condition is such that he will ‘wv discharged from the hospital within a short time, York~Clerk of the Courts Smith refused to grant a marriage license to William F. Mills, colored, and Louise Deardorff, white. . His reason was that in his opinion public sentiment did not approve of such marriages, This is the first time in the history of York county that the clerk of the courts has taken such a stand, The disappointed couple threatened court action, Pittsburgh. Walter Lyon was in. ducted into office as United States district attorney for Western Penn. sylvania by Judge Orr, Benton. Kicking saw dust from a circular saw at his farm near here, Fred Hartman's leg was caught and wimost severed before another work- man eould stop the maw, Mount Carmel.—The Rotary club has started a movement for a feder- al building here, Hazleton.~— Armed guards are patrol- ting the square on Broad street on which four of Hasleton's banks are located. Alcorn Hays, of a is once has was hoy, fo conn its good, ” Elzabethtown,— El “Rensel is In a critical condition from being kicked by a horse he was shoeing. Kane~—The American Window Class company’s plant has been clozed, throws Ing 250 men out of work. Avis~~The New York Central loco- motive works ! ‘re have closed again, throwing. 680 men out of employment, Brownsville—John Schubert, of this place, was shot in his right lung by an older brother, who was cleaning a Sharon—John McCanlay was fatally burned and David Holman seriously burned when fire destroyed a vne-story frame building -in which they lived in Brookfield township, near here. Both men were asleep when the fire was dis- covered by neighbors. The origin Is un- determined. Altoona.— Teo ascertain whether near- out a liquer license, icformations have wen made against the proprietors of the Lafayette both of whom were licenses recently. The charge the dofendants is selling malt, or vicous liquors, with alco- cont: °, without a license, The wilit to know where they They say they know where near-beer is being sold by persons who never applied for liguor licenses and mercantile licen es. Hotel- keepers who have pald $500 for the such beverages also a liquor license Is and the Schilling, refused brewed want to know if necessary, Carlisle.~Two Indian youths, Dal las T. Laydon and Martin 8 Richard- son, who vere convicted of joyriding in the automobile of Solomon Hancock, were fined by Judge Maust 850 each and costs, The lads who are 18 years old, borro »xd the automobile without permission while they were taking sub- scriptions for a magazine in Shippens. burg and b ~amr~ stranded. They were arrested in Adams county when they were upset, Sharon~—~Burglars looted the Pei )- sylvania railroad station at West Mid. dlesex, three miles sou h of here, fired the structure, which burned to the ground, The safe, at wiite heat, dropped through the floor of the build ing into ‘he ~ellar. The combination knob had beer knocked off, but the gafe was too hot to determine whether or not the ‘'mrylars succeed: 1 In open ing it. Station Agent Selby says the safe coutain.d about £50 In money and records. The value of the building is placed at £5000, New Castle.—Mrs, Bessie M. son is the first woman juror to actu- ally sit in a jury in the Lawrence county courts .rd take part in the turning of a verdict. She the jurors in a criminal case Dennie Steel was charged with bing a tore on Mahoning avenue, verdict returned was guilty, New Castle ~—~New Castle in the man ual training department of the school will hive more than houses in an exhibition to be held here during the first week of April are some the lads umber of bird houses. One Harold Bangerfield, of the West School, has twenty-two bird houses ready for the exhibition. Twenty-five cash prizes will awarded the bird-house builders, Mt. Carme.~If any sells “Riley” Quirk, of drink «f booze In the future be pros: cuted. And “Riley” going to be the one who will prefer charges. He announced that fact in a paid “ad” in the Mt. C.rmel Item. Tie “ad” reads: “Thomas Quirk, Exchange, ter known Riley Quirk, makes a public statement after any person any intoxicating drink, he will lator prosecute. He says he can’t keep away from it and wants others t8 help him by absolutely not letting him have it. H: fusing him when he asks for it, but the person who coes give or sell him any, he will prosecute when he becomes sober.” Latrobe —Mrs, Michael Zero, of Bradenville, who was badly burned when she attempted to start a fire by using oil, died in the hospital here, Uniontown. ~Now that this city with the other section of Fayette ~ounty is supposed to be “dry,” the demand for drinking fountains has been so per sistent that the city council has ce cided to install five in the main sec- tion of the eit Council voted to buy the fountains and ordered immediate installation. The fountains will be purchased and installed before sum- mer, it jg said. Harrisburg ~The state highway de- partment anzounced award of contract for a section of roadway connecting Doylestown and Easton, to Frank J. Groman & Sons, of Bethlehem. This firtn had a low bid of $350,351.05. The project, on route 156, calls for con struction of 24,871 feet of one-course reinforced concrete roadway eighteen feet wide. Spruce Hill.—George Brubaker, 00 years old, committed sulcide by hang ing In the barn at his home, New Castle~More than $1000 worth of auto tires were stolen from the Mahoning Auto company on Montgom- ery avenue, Atglen~—~Mr. and Mrs. Dallas D, Phillips celebrated thelr 53d wedding anniversary by entertaining thelr chil dren, grandchildren and friends, Altoona~+When Constable L. M, Rhoades attempted to stop a oleyclist who was riding without a light, he was shot above the left eye and probably fatally weunded. Charles Wilson was arrested pending an Investigation. Northumberland. —This place turned over $715.40 to the Near East relief fund. Lebanon A Club has been organized with E. J. Fellow as secre tary. Ander Wis one o rob The of have completed a boy, Bide be to one gives or Exchange, a he is - THROUGH AS HURLER? Question Worries Admirers of Great Washington Star. Big Swede Put Up Game Fight with Father Time Last Season and Manager Griffith Finally Sent Him to Kansas Farm, Will Walter Johnson, star right. handed pitcher of the American league, be aby to stage a comeback? That Is the question followers of the national game are asking, The “Old Master” put up a game fight with Father Time last season and it ap peared as if the latter had the edge. Johnson started to hit the toboggan early In the season and this caused Manager Clark Griffith end of worry. The former pride and most ef. fective twirler of the Washington staff did not appear on the mound as often in other years. He had not winning games at his usual rate Grifiith diagnosed his trouble much-to-he-feared “sore arm.” The Big Swede took the full course of treatment that all twirlers with lame wings are In habit of undergoing. He visited the Janesetter Reese at Youngstown, O, tried all sorts and varieties of treat. ment, but all seemed at the thine, Every time the speed king warmed up the strange, dull pain was still in hig arm and he was use As all treatments to have failed, Old Fox Gr with fate and with arms. He sent Johnson out to his farm in the hope that a rest would do the mighty right arm more than any surgery. no as and as the star the useless last season less, seemed good | ; 1900 that Johnson falled to less than 20 victories. He eight and lost ten when he was ecom- pelled to quit with the arm Johnson joined the Washington elub turn Waiter Johnson. in 1907. ball world, then feet of Christy Mathewson, by turn. Ing in 25 victories, That was the be ginning of his career as the most ef. fective twirler in either league, Since that 1910, Walter has reached the pinnacle of his success by winning 38 games In a single season. Each year he has al fowed his opponents less runs than any other pitcher in the Ban Johnson circuit. He has been among the 1éad- ers of the league in the number of strikeouts and consecutive scoreless innings. In 1919 his work was below his standard. He won only 20 games, indicating that Father Time was be- gloning to get in his fine work, Squibs of Sport worshiping at The United States Golf association has 158 active members, - o . Grass tennis courts will be as ex- tinct as the dodo in ten years, says Tilden, * . = The Ruby Football Union of New Zenland may entertain a French team in 1922, * * * Gilmour Dobie wil! remain as head conch wf the Cornell football team until 1026, La Tom Lipton wants in on King Al's yacht derby. Tom would add salt to any deep-sea event, . = 0» University of Michigan looms up as one of the strongest track teams in the western conference. - . Strangler Lewis insists he'll use the headlock in all title matches, Busi ness of protecting his crown. Li Jack Moakley is in favor of run ning men over plowed ground, He says it is necessary to change the style of training cross-country men. direct the again this ability to Tris Speaker, who will work of the Cleveland elub year, has shown marked lead men and match wits with the and more experienced leaders In his brief regime at the head of the 1919 he had great team, Cleveland success with the of the pennant race from the opening of the Speaker Bucceeded to of the Cleveland 1919. He had been £eA80n. the club July Fohl's on Lee Foh! did Owner not have James CO when which Indians and SUCCess was decided upon. ously declined to Speaker had previ the pv was assured that his refusal place would not iit of Fohl Tris wed, been in charge of the take sition but res in retention has since acee] He team. Is Native of Texas. Speaker bom at and he still ma town. Af 4 bas LAE INAS in 188 hs Hul kes his wos Tex. in that little a scl in in his home town Fort Worth Poly- Institute and was a star of the niing that institution 1508 he played his first pro- ing on yool te i" mn reg in Pes Baseball Notes Usually baseball on the bench, a - ® men don’t Bush Tigers sure first-division " » 8 Donle in picking the q lab. Indiana university may send a base Oar, » . » Judge Landis’ eritics want hig national commission, . * * New York grounds until 1023. * - . The Jake Daubert says no management. . in * Every manager the American paws this spring. - . * ex-Cub pitcher, has lemon Orval Overall, purchased one of the biggest groves in California, * » - President Navin has taken the rub ber band off the bank roll and so far Cobb has spent lavishly but wisely, » * . Uncle Wilbert Robinson hasn't made a move to strengthen the Brooklyn club outside of the catching depart ment. . + » Waseda university ball team will play Pennsylvania May 80 at Phila delphia on its trip States, * * John McGraw, after 18 years’ direc. tion, will give way to Hughey Jen- nings, as fleld general of the New York Glants. * 9 » leo Kane, second baseman, has signed with New York Nationals Kane was purchased from the Hart ford (Conn.) er, Connie Mack is expecting big things from Roy Moore, his Texas southpaw, Moore showed everything except ex- perience last summer, LE The country will relish nothing more than & baseball game between the two houses of congress with Judge Landis as umpire, . & » ~ Ernie Johnson, Salt Lake shortstop who will man the guns for the White Sox this year, regards it a high honor to play alongside Rade n Cation, . Johnny Mostil, the outfielder who is expected to grab a regular berth with the White Rox, ean hit any kind of pitching, according to Joe Cantillon, LE EE Eh hE EE A Ea (AA fessional ball with the of the North Texas league wag with Houston of the 314. ? International) 3 f) ripping wll Cleburne team Texans league He was purchased by Boston American club In turned back in the spring to the club of the Southern asso ciation and repurchased In late sui wer by the Red Sox. Star With Red Sox. Speaker played his first baseball in the major league with the Red Sox in and was a st of the tea for next seven seasons, including 19105, April 12, 1016, Joseph J. Laanin wner of the Red Sox, sold er to C md for £50.000 plapers—Pitcher Sam Jones fielder Fred Thomas, ( ehh the 1907, Little a ieague tock ur mn the and t and In- Teveland base levels wane when his interest in that at low team ball Sper the and presence 80 rejuvenated the the has been b ever since, a Sear up a ng the ng. Yoor since h the Red to Iu or be in 1810 when he bat ker's batting 1 1006. 300: ) 1913, 366: 386; 1817 1920, 384 if Buc with REame In hiz first Speaker hung of 386, leadi entire Amer- in batt one In only he b r wit CH Ine SOX in Spe uker fs Tie Lir ted sited Au} {ter “ak came 2006 Rywea since 1908 follow: 0: 1011, 827: 1812, 383 1014, 328: 10158, 322: ts uy Sees 19106, 1918, 219: 1610, 206: 3 IF YOU TRY gol nre Were you a better years aZo than You be it you develop a How you today? ten now? man you are as good kick in can Just again your work Examples of Geor and Rocky clusively it oth had zenith then int ge Chaney Kansas con he prove Can done, to their back he climbed gone remember na compensation, and Kansas punch after the world believed thelr stars had set—because they got In You always may be what you once might have been—if you try. and cause they ture's Today sare law of Chaney showing a step. EE Eh bh hh bh pp ARMBARATTRARARARRA RAR RAR RRE. ms —————— FOLWELL SIGNS AGAIN R. C. Folwell, n former University of Pennsylvania football star, who served as coach for the United States Naval academy eleven in the season Just closed, has signed a contract with the Navy Athletic association to han die the Annapolis team again next fall, SHOOTING CRAPS IS BARRED Manager Huggins of Yankees Refuses to Permit Players to Indulge in Alluring Game, Miller Hugging, manager of the Yankees, issued a sthtement that his players will not be permitted to shoot craps the coming season. He says i { | ROBINSON AS YOUTH PLAYED WITH TENER His Battery Mate Became Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania. Played With Baltimore When John McGraw, Hughie Jennings, Keel. er, Kelly and Others Made Ned Hanion’s Orioles Famous, Manager Wilbert Robi the second time in five Brooklyn National inson, who for years led the league club's play- ers successfully as pennant winners, was born at Hudson, Mass, 0 ve igo. For 86 years Robinson has identified with the national game Away back fo 1884 he was cate ‘or the Haverhill (Mass) which at that time John Kinley Ts AAS of the club's nd the fo 4 Robinson proved to effective battery. Many Pitcher Tener elected Pennsylvania chief ssehnll league, Robinson Athletics on and me us catcher, mde by his 1 by the ure en her teain, for ner one jeite 3 Howi Yeuurs Was go and afterward mame the executive of the In lelphia 1586 joined the Phi the Americ first mu of in his scored the team, which was New York eaten 4 to Met roe Robinson's fame as nn catche ter ns well ag a fast ba cloxely allied with Baltimore years of his be in the 80's with Keeler, Kelly and eswmbiished an envie great player famous Orioles three many reer. Back Jennings, ition as a when Hanlon's ~hampionehip won in Years EROOeS % Fume) After the New Son rema McGraw became York Glants in ined in Baltimore KOABONS the manager of Robin nd played 1 IRL several with tional league club there, In the development of plichers inson was singularly for several seasons he assisted hi friend McGraw io this department nterna Rob successful and & OQ He ps ar 2 5 _ “ue FAY SN RRA is Manager Wilbert Robinson. several trips to the spring train. camps of the Glants after he had to be an active pluser. As a with the New York be brought out Rube Mar. who coutributed his share te winning of three successive pen pants in 1911, "12 and "13, Robinson began his management of Brooklyn team in 1914 and two their league. He persuaded President Ebbets to secure the services of Mar quard and Mamaux when these pitch- ers were on thelr way to the minor leagues and they are still with him now that he has landed his club for the second time as a big factor in the world series, Never a martinet with his men Rob Inson seems to have innate power of controlling his players, displaying a sort of fatherly interest in them sand by establishing a bond of confidence and camaraderie with them get the best that is in every member of his team either on or off the playing field, Sporting Notes Harvard has scheduled eight Crosse games, , o» . California has abandoned all efforts to schedule a foothall game with some Eastern team for next season. - - - Capt. Bob Roper bas whaled both Brennan and Martin, About time to recognize him as a contender, - . * Coach William J. Bingham, Har vard's new track coach, has begun a new system of developing his team. * 5 » John Heaphy, captain-elect of the Newport and New York have staged the national lawn tennis singles cham. plonship ever since its inception, 40 Years ago. * a8 . The national cup soccer final be played in the Baat this spring. the first time Bethlehem Steel bany F. C. wii vat by a finalist. * oe
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