PENNSYLVANIA BRIEFS hoofosfoute sfonTonfostenfocfefoto tun foste of Al hough an eight-ton mine locomo- tive turned over on him, Philip Met- rician, a brakeman on the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal company's line, wis only «lightly bruised, Thirty-four residents of Bradford county, brought before Towanda jus- costs aggregating a total of $558.60 for violations of the county dog laws. The majority of the offenders were convicted of failing to procure 1921 licenses within the time limit set by law. Seven unnaturalized foreigners, residents of Sayre and South Waver- ly, were among the persons con- victed. Four hundred young quail distributed mong the farmers and sportsmen of Westmoreland county. The quail were provided by the state game commission and distributed by Game Warden Henry Armbrust, Harry Smith, of Pittsburgh, was shot and fatally wounded when he and two companions are said to have at- tempted to rob the warehouse of E. KRheekey, at Wilmerding, near Pitts burgh. According to guards the three men drave up in a truck to the ware- house, In which was stored a quan- tity of tiguor. They were surprised and in gun fire that followed Smith was shot three times. One of Smith's companions was arrested and the other escaped. Trapped in the second story of his home at Brocton, near Monroeton, by flames which were rapidly consuming the building, Hiram Granger, 75 years old, a veteran of the civil war, leaped from a second-story window the ground. He was painfully injured, but will recover. Married three months to a man more than twice her age, Mrs, Edith Sult Shaffer, a former Briar Creek school teacher, *has filed suit in di- vorce against her husband, Elmer Shaffer, in Bloomsburg, alleging cruel treatment. {he also asks one-third of his income a alimony, The state department of fisheries is issuing licenses for the of seines and dip nets for taking shad in the Ssuquehanna river from McCall's Ferry dam to the Maryland state line, or within the limits of any tidal wat- ers of the state. The license fee 2 and the devices licensed may used only in the waters specified. At the headq-arters of the Phila- delphia and Reading Coal and Iron company, in Pottsville, a reduction of BO cents a ton in the prices of the do- mestic sizes of coal for April was an- nounced. Large orders are pouring In, and it is believed this action will have the effect of greatly stimulating trade New England especially is rushing In orders, ana ia instances orders are being refused, the reduced price is guaranteed only for April. The operators their running expénses are ! to prevent a continu- ance of this price. A thief ransacked store at Poplar removing glass of a window would alarm. William B. Jones, a inish war veteran of Bradford, committed suicide by taking chlorroforri. An uncorked bottle was found on his pillow. He married, but did not live with his wife. During a electrical lightning struck a Lehigh Traction trolley car at Hazleton, running along the wire into the car, burning John Levack, the motorman, and causing a near panic among the passengers. Yhen J. I. Kimmell, of Pittshargh, brakeman on a New York express eastbound over the Pennsylvania, went back protect his train at Blairsville, n.ar Altoona, he was at- tacked by two negroes who stole his watch and small change, but overlooked £21 in bills. The men beat him with a revolver butt, Damage estimated at nearly £50,000 was caused at Easton by a fire which occurred in the storage house of M. 8. Reilly, wholesale paper dealer, and spread to the building occupied by Harry Goldman & Son, who conduct a similar business. Firemen battled with the flares more than three hours before they were under control, While playing in the kitchen »f her home at Bradenville, near Greens burg, little Lena Hudson, ‘he 2-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard Hudson, fell bockwa*d into a tub of scalding water. The baby was so badly turned that she dicd within several hours, Stanley Trovolls, aged 38, of West Hazleton, was instantly killed in the Jeddo No. 4 mine of the Jedo High. land Coal company by the explosion of a stick of dynamite, which blew off hig head. Officials are investigating whether It was an accident or a case of suicide. The latter theory is given credence by the fact that Trovolls had drilled fio hole for the charge and had sent his laborer away. For the seventh time In less than a month the Connellsville confection ery store of J. J. Ozens was raided by burglars, Mt. Gretna camp grounds will be ready for militury use next summer, Aged 110 years, Maria Hull, for- mer slave, ia dead at the Danville asylum. No one offered over $4000 for Grace United Brethren church, at Carlisle, and It was withdrawn from sale. Williem B. Linville, Montour and Columbia county court stenographer for fourteen years, Las resigned be- enuse of ill health. were the {to use is be |Oome as say so high as W. Grove, entering knowing that start the BPerbeck's by raising burglar Sp: was severe |gliorm to some old, de- Thomas Dolavage, Jr, 20 years of Girardvil> . near Shenandoah, cided to give a shotgun loaded for some time, a tryout, He pulled the trigger and the shot struck the trol- ley tracks, planced back and struck the Misses Coleman and McDonald, passing at thes time, Both young wo. men were painfully but not seriously injured about thelr heads by the charge of scattering birdshot, Governor Sproul granted a respite staying the electrocutions of Charles CO. Reinicker and Clarence R. Collins, youthful Adams ~ounty murderers, from the week of April § to that of April The men were refused on board of pardons after extending hearings. Their case has attracted much uttenticn because of the youth of the convicted men and ‘he circum- stances of the crime, as they had kill- ed a man cloge to the Adams-Cumber- land border line, Jerwick business men have started a movement to have the site of big fire made a public park. So numerous have goats become in ‘hat council has decided to employ an official goat tender, By agreement of counsel I), D. Phil- lips, former Sunbury hotelman, was awarded a verdict of $1200 against Lewis Rice, department store own- his license. Phillips more than a but a new Since th.a and of less than trial was awarded the Volstead act went into the offer of a settlement half the original to accept. A burglar lroke into R. E. Harris home in Duncanville, stole $275 In gold and silver from a desk but overlooked » roll of biils Leon J. Russell, first assistant Dr. Lee Driver, director of rural edu- cation, committed suicide with a1 re volver at the Lome of his uncle, Towanda. melancholia resulting from a nervous breakdown which developed soon af ter he tool: up his work in burg last Oc.ober, He was county and two children superintendent of Bradford schools from 1916 until le the state position. Lebunon awarded ‘he construction of the third the municihal sewerage cost of $335,122.20. With the honors of war, of Lieutenant Ralph White, killed France in July, 1018, was buried his old home Lt Osceola. A trainman’s lantern exploding set to the bed on which George C Bromall, 49 jears old, railroad ductor, at Altoona, was sleeping, and w war aroused cuffeiently to Bromall was burned head te foot. Chief of his widow contracts for unit In has system th in fire before ERCR De, Folice Flest and Michael Roder, on West “enter Shenandoah, still quantity of whisky and placed Roder under arrest. to the federal The home of Mr. and Friedlander, at Hazleton, was robbed the night thev returned from spend in the winter in California. Two-year-old Ruth Simon, 2842 Ger- montown avenue, Phila‘ elphia, killed when she fell through the sky- light of a buliding 1: the rear f home, where she was playir; other child tan Hospital, where physicians she was probably killed instantly. Jacob Haycock, 72 years old, drop- fa confiscated a authorities, Mrs. Max home of daughter, Mrs, Walter Graham, Second Jeet, North Wales, daughter was sitting on the vear porch and saw her father throw up his arms and fall. She rushed to his side and he died in a few minutes, Bertie Woks, driver which ran down and Austin May, T-year-old son Mrs. John F. May, of Connelleville, was held await the action of the grand jury of the June term of court. following a coroner's Inquest. ging a garden at the aon of killed an auto Carroll to !, Miles, 16, of Altoona, has asked ala in finding him. He left home on March 24, presumably for Phildel- phia, to enlis! in the navy. She di- custody and wire her at 1422 Eighth avenue, John Brocious, 81, farmer near Pit- man, who we: married several months ago and was to have gone to house keeping, met death when repairing a barn roof. He fell from it and broke his neck. John Sokasky, of Nuremberg, was so badly cruhsed under a fall of coal in the Gowan colliery of the Lehigh Coal company that he died at the State hospital without regaining con- sciousness, Temporary organization of a new state bank has been effected at Boil- ing Springs. Freeland constables will patrol the streets with shotguns to kill unlicens- ed dogs. A fall on the sidewalk in front of or home caused the. death of Daisy, 8.year-old daughter of Alfred Naus, of Berwick. Eleven friends of George L. John- son, late of Mount Pleasant township, Columbie county, were remembered in his will, Caught in a scraper line at a Mount Carmel colliery, Joseph Smith was killed. A purse of gold and large quantl- ties of flowers were showered upon Mr. and Mrs. BE. H. Shirey, of York, who celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Prt RrrnnnnRTRRRR BRR ARNE y TOM CONNOLLY CHASED MAC AS CHEER LEADER ’ 4 # ’ ’ 4 ’ \ ’ Bill Friel tells a good story on , Jock McAllister, first leutenant ¢ to LY Speaker of the Cleveland : Indif ¢ According to Bills story the ’ Indians engaged with the ¢ Browns in a warm series in St, ' Louls. The players of both clubs ¢ were keyed up to a high pitch ‘ and there was much : from the bench, which ¢ American league 18 taboo, / ’ ’ / ’ ’ ’ ’ i ’ | ’ ’ | ¢ ’ / ’ # ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ns, were talking in the Finally Umpire Tom Connolly, who is a strict disciplinarian, motioned for Jack McAllister to beat it. After the game Friel approached Connolly and asked the reason for Jack's dismissal, “1 didn’t see him do anything” explained Friel, “and he's not a player and he's not the mana- ger 80 1 don’t know what right you had to chase him.” “Well,” explained Connolly in an irmtant voice, “he's the cheer leader for that bunch; that's why I canned him.” AAS ES EL A A EL EAA AS AR RARE EAR ALAR RAR RAR CRRA RRRRRES Pressssnssnensassnnasssnen Baseball Notes Syracuse will get the surplus from . t » Philadelphia scribes claim that with the Athletics is of morale. *. so» Lee Fohl is hard up youthful sandlot ball training on Many a spring new mattress, his *® ® * play 48 baseball starter for a Yale will games. * - ® to fo did. want training hey went, * » * go camp. Just 17 pitchers can spit on the ball this year. the rest in the National, * 3% " tall heaver with last year, has been turned Rochester club. ® ® *® Jack Wisner, the over to the Pitcher Fred Blake to Rochester Internationals, . » * the Connie Now gtory going the rounds is that Mack Intends from baseball after this season, * * . Tommy Sheehan, veteran infielder of y minor is managing a baseball team in the Canal Zone. A » - COE UCR, Fred Luderus is slated to perform at first base for the Toledo club the American Association this year. . * - The sale of Rabbit Maranville by {| the Boston Braves is an example of how quickly the value of a man, quite | the same as that ! modity, can change with Btances, circum- Was Beyond Price, Last summer Barney Dreyfuss the Pirates wanted to buy the Rabbit. | George Washington Grant, owner { the Braves, laovghed the proposal scorn, neglécting to put a price on the that to | player and declaring he yond price. id become institution In ! conid not be allowed to depart, In Ness was be. He sa oston and an explaining the spparent fickle Mr of his attitude, o O BE PRICELESS ~ ER ML TE TH RW TR Th RT TR RT TR TR RE ew rasmussen BRAREETSTARSART SR NEED MORE THAN BIG VOICE TO BE “UMP” When Harry Howell, oretime gplendid Brown pitcher, quit the Bute an active participant, he tried his band at umpiring and broke in on the Texus league circult, Harry possessed an ex cellent voice, one that was com- pared that of the ik O' Laughlin, In ug battle at Houston, Howell was behind the bat nounced the batteries of the two brilliantly. Hin YOire wus flutellke and created a splendid bapression The game started ing to the Houston idea, Howell missed man; the and strikes Finally, he could stand it no longer Turning his head half around and growling through the lat ticework of mask, he “You can't get by voice alone, Harry; you've to have an eye, 100." us to late B and an teats and, accord Catcher's of balls Bai: on that got Pr EEE ERNE EE EEE EEE EET AI EER N EE PAREN RRO ERR RS Diamond Yarns Qught to be interesting to watch Babe Ruth and Frank Baker. » * » Dart. uncer Jeff Tesr coach of the { { i i i violated elub | impression that he aruacter, Maranviii digecd was a privileged “When an your business it other scenes” employee time said tries to run to shift him | Boston | i= } the Value Began to Cheapen. In other words, according to Grant, a8 soon as Maranville learned that | held him to be priceless, his of the player. As soon ss that upon price was put this little baseball what we eloquent is fact that we gre ourselves Exceptionally Good Year in Southern Circuit, ‘heney, the moist Y ! wd a long siege of the majors by Father Time. ball gervice pitch refuses to be courted out Larry let * Was finished his major league club for the season, under op . . - The Salt Lake club announces that to the league. Joplin club of the * * - 100 points that when on the road. couraged. * * . the trying San Francis to find some Justin Fitzgerald, co outfielder, is Jess Tannehill, former big tenm of Danville, Ky. . Babe Ruth change. - Says And now for a home-run swatting, . ® . Babe Ruth says that if Frank Baker ean get back his homerun form, he'll vate stock of wood. - ss » Pitcher Molly Craft, signed by Washington to Reading, Is ald up with a couple of broken ribs, suffered while playing basketball. - » * Third Baseman Bill Conroy, with St. Joseph last vear, will be called In by the Minneapolis owners of the St. Joe club for a trial with the Millers. * * » “Two meals a day for the Cubs?” says Babe Ruth. “That wouldn't both- er me, for I eat my heaviest meal at midnight, which is not in the day- time.” * * * Wesley (“Moose”) Englehorn, one of Dartmouth's greatest tackles, will conch the team next fall. He was line conch at Boston college last season, - . * Every baseball rookie is sure to get his name Into the newspapers twice during spring training—when he reaches camp and when he is shipped back home, La Commissioner Landis plays no fa- vorites. Having agreed some time wince to be present when Cleveland raises ite flag he has now promised to attend the pennant celebration at Brooklyn, Larry Cheney. | the Phillies. Last season he was with | Columbia of the South Atlantic league | and was the leading twirler of that | eircult. He turned in twenty-three victories and was defgited six times, According to the latest records he fanned 183 batsmen with his spitter. Larry had a fielding average of 989 and hit for 247. Squibs of Sport Philadelphia boasts 10 basketball leagues, comprising 100 teams. * - * Jay Gould has lost his squash title, but he's still got his bank roll, . » - Copenhagen will stage the world's eycling championships this year. * & » Joe Beckett won't know whether to box Martin or Brennan when he comes over. . » » Ted Ray will return from England to defend his national open golf title this summer. *. ® Scotty Hough has been re-elected captain of the West Virginia Univer sity wrestling team. . & =» Twenty-round bouts are now legal in the Philippines. As yet no island Brofstier, 1s gutin 18 touch: with 1 Returns to Gotham. Has Been Termed One of Most Prom. ising Right-Handers in American League-—Began His Career With New York Giants. Waite Hoyt has gone bs er New York. The Brox as the pitcher ball Graw, ick to Great. wiyn lad, who of the Erasmus ed by John J. Me. was shifted to the minors and then came back and made record for himself in the big-time cir cult, was traded by Herry A. Frazee of the Boston Red Sox the New | York Yankees, i Hoyt most star {eam WER sigh an enviable 10 been called of the promising right-handers in the American league, and although he has | only just turned twenty-one he has | been taking his tum the mound | for the Red Sox with the veterans and | has been handing in a good share of winnings, despite the fact that he is has one on Boston, it must be admitted, was dubious as to Hoyt's future, for last year he was put out of the running in midseason when he reriously strained an abdominal muscle. His youthfal Waite Hoyt. vitality carried him through the ordeal in good shape, however, and toward the close of the season he was as ef. fective a pitcher as could be found on the Red Sox staff, The lmpression seems to be that Hugging will keep Hoyt In more or less of an experi mental stage for some time until he shows that he hae completely recov. ered from “'s sjury, end le ggaln rapdy for bes) work, St ® . another without to year big man S00 $42,500 a feeling envious, takes a Gown * » . Vhen Hooper of the Red Sox was traded to the White Sox it Lpparently made him feel blue, . * » Some New Yorkers say it is wrong to build a home home for Babe. Can't please everybody. - - a run Fun the the Major league diamonds are on but some of them not on the surveyors, * - » re 3 . level, saj Roy the San Coast bail, Corhan, veteran shortstop of Francisco club in the Pacific retired from base league, has » ® . New York critics are beginning to Pat Shea, the the Glants bought from systematically boost investigate Judge of base. man for Me - Lhe czar right * club of Catcher Charleston Cherlotte sold the Sally Meese Mar- club of the has shall to same the league, » s . Pitcher Zachary held out until Griff put a} use in his contract. He's got to win 20 to get it. Griff is a good business map, ius Cia » - » The Memphis club bas purchased Aubrey Henshaw, a left-handed pitch. club of the er, from the Okmulgee Western association, . w . The Oakland club has captured the Los Angeles club's trainer, Dr. Alex gnder Finlay, who has been with the FCAT. » - ® rill bank about the Dodgers this is $15,000 plus bo- Wilbert Robinson His salary . - * Nick Dobbs, younger brother of will get a tryout this spring as a catcher with the Chattanooga team. * ® . Roy Patterson, veteran pitcher, The Minneapolis club has brought him back again, sign- ing the old-timer to coach young twirl. ers. * ® . Art Wilson, able backstop, well known as a one-tithe member of the siants, Cubs and Braves, has been sold by Fred Mitchell to the Columbus club. » » » Cliff Blankenship, who managed the Spokane team in the Pacific Interna- tional league, has been signed to man- age the Victoria team of that league this year, - *» . The biggest day of the baseball year In Pittsburgh will be July 7. when the New York Yankees, featuring Babe Ruth, will play an exhibition against the Pirates, * . » Morris J. Archdeacon, one of the eight candidates for a berth in the Boston National outfield, is reputed to be the fastest man that ever hauled on a baseball shoe. . » . The Athletics have three Walkers on the club this year. Tillie plays the outfield and so does Frank, while Johnny is the youngster purchased from the International league, "0. Connle Mack says he will have a team that will give any club in the American league a real battle if he can develop one more inflelder and one outfielder who can crash the ap ple. . "0 One Eastern critic picka the five greatest drawing cards in baseball, although his choloe Is practically the same us that of the other experts. He wnmes Ruth, Cobh, Speoker, Sisler wnd Horpshe, :
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