PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS »n Uniontown.—Their clothes nearly torn from them and suffering from bruises and shock, Miss Ida Roberts, 3, and Mrs. Mary Randall, 22, of Buffalo, N. Y., were found in an auto- mobile on the outskirts of this city. John Dougherty, aged 28, and Charles Robbins, aged 25, both of Palmer, OQ, found in the machine with the young women, were arrested, Pittsburgh.~—Judge Orr, in the v nit- ed States district court, after fining Stephen Zalenski £10 following a plea of guilty to an indictment returned against him in 1818, granted him 60 days in which to pay the fine. Zalen- ski, who was charg&l with having in his candy stolen from an interstate freight shipment, told the court he had been working only two days a week. Russell ¥. Matz, of Al- lentown, alleged participant in the rob- bery of the postoflice at Schenecksville, January 22, and arrested at Bellvue by a United States marshal, was releas ed on $3000 bail for his appearance in federal court in Philadelphia. Uniontown.—That there are one or two cases of sleeping sickness In the Uniontown Hospital became known. One of the patients Mary Sherin, 20 years old, who resides near Union town. She has been sleeping for some time, physicians say, being aroused at intervals to receive nourishment. She has been suffering from the disease for about three weeks. Harrisburg.—An undertaker's bill running for eleven years was recom- mended to the house by its appropri ation committee for payment. It is for N. D. Jacobs, an undertaker at Mont Alto, who has been looking after burial of unclaimed bodies at the State Banitarium at that place. He never has been paid and an appropriation of $3215 for him was sutherised Uniontown.—Contending wmt her daughter, Margaret, was adopted with out her knowledge by Braden and Helen Queer, Mrs. Emma Russell, of Connellsville, presented a petition to court to have the adoption decree re voked. She claimed that she could have been located at the time of the adoption if the proper effort had been made. Harrishurg—The state will borrow $15,000,000 under the $50.000.000 road loan this summer, asking about July 1, and $11.200000 in 1922, ac cording to a letter sent to the legis lature by Governor Sproul. This com- munication was undér requirement of the bond act of 1919, which calls for a report to the general assembly. The state already has ‘issued £23 800,000 in two series, on? at 41 and the other at 415 per cent interest, Renovo —Benjamin Alexandr, nged 40 years, a well-known hotelkeeper of Madera, who was a member of a fish ing party at the Archie Simpson camp four miles from Keating, this county, wns found dead in the woeds not far from the camp by members of his par ty. Alexander left enmp on Saturday and it is supposed he died that day. ag he informed his companions that he was not feeling well as he started through the woods for Kenting.» When other members of the party broke camp and started for Keating on account of the cold weather, they came upon the body of Alexander, lying face down- ward on the path about two miles from eamp. Connellsville —How 2300 in an enve- lope lay on the ground near the Mill Run station, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, for several hours without be- ing noticed, although many persons passed it, is told by Misses Fern Col- born and Emogene Blgam, students of the Connellsville high scheol. The girls,” while awaiting a train, tossed a ball around. One placed the money on the ground so as to be able to catch the ball and then forgot it. Their train had gon: only a few miles from Mill Run when the girls discoverad their loss and informed the conductor, who stopped the train. They returned to the spot and found the money intact. Pittsburgh.— Russell Hay, of Buffalo, student of a Pittsburgh college, arrest. ed in connection with the disappear. ance of several automobiles, was held for criminal court on a charge of lar. ceny when arraigned in police court. Hay, also known as James J, Judge, Ig said to have admitted faking five machines, two in Pitteburgh and three in Buffalo, for “joy riding.” He told of driving two ears to Buffalo, where he abandoned them, and of returning here in automobiles picked up there. Mount Carmel This place will in- stall a fire alarm system af a cost of £13,000 to £14,000, Oil City~The National Transit Pump & Machine company has reduced working hours from 48 to 45. Lower Colerain-~Lockiaw develop ing from a wound eansed by corn stub- ble caused the Yeath of Chester D. Peters, aged 14 years, Peri Mr, and Mrs. Phitip Tongh- ner, of Penn township, Westmorelnnd county, celebrated their sixty-eight marriage anniversary. Greensburg. While crossing a street here, Benton Gunnet, aged 76 yeaPy, was struck by an Automobile and prob. ably fatally injuréd, Marion Helghts—While this place has not had a fire in a year, the fire company will buy new apparatus, Seranton,~The Scranton Rallway company was authorized to establish an eight-cent fare, with four tickets for thirty cents, by the public service commision, possession is bids he 1 Lancaster, A man thought to te the mysterious “Jack, the Hugger,” who has been seizing women and kissing them for veeks past, was arrested here. He [s'a negro youth named Roosevelt Dovglas. . He Is sald to have attacked three women apd a man-chase followed. He escaped, but when arrested later was identified by numerous persons as the fugitive and ladiged in jail, ; Altoona~—Through the efforts of the Blair county chapter of the Red Cross and James I, Noble Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the farm owned by L: D. Vaughn, ok Altooaa, near the Horseshoe Curte, has been given over to sick, wounded and disabled soldiers for a rest and recreation center this summer. The farm contains 170 ACTes, with two dwellings and barn, and two streams of water afford fishing and swimming. HaAeton.—Mrs. Joseph G .bler, wife of a former police officer, stood high est in the civil service tests for the appointment of eligibles to vacancies In the police department and is a candidate for desk sergeant, but ean. not be selected, accordiug to Mayor H. W. Heldenreich, because under the law no woman is allowed to work seven days a week In this state. Greenshurg.—A pot of sold has heen dug up on the farm of the late Bella Kerr, on the Lincoln highway, near here, Miss err ‘regarded gen erally 8s a recluse. She had a large sum of money at the time of her death several months dgh, but according to her helrs she had a great deal more cash than they were able to find. The heirs have announced they had found a pot of gold, but would not reveal how much, Pi‘tsburgh. — Four boys ranging from 11 to 18 years of age, are locked in the city jail, involved, police say, in the theft of an automabile, a double kidnaping and the holding up of a store, Harry Evans, 18 and Patrick Carney, 11, according to the police took an automobile parked in a elty streef and drove to Oakland, where they “kidnaped” Gregory and William Sweet, brothers, 12 and 14 years old respectively, from the industrial home for boys and girls. Later the quartet drove to Grapeville, 30 miles east of here, It is said, and held up small store, Mt. Carmel—Leaning over a foot high hanister to hand an to her neighbor, Mrs. Anna Lobuck Michael Bolemia lost her bal toppled over, struck Mrs. Lobuck over the cye with the heel of a shoe inflicting a serious wound and so In Jured her own peck as she landed on the pavement that she wag taken te hospital, Tyrone—Falling from his train at Van Scoyoe, Willlam Beamer, of this place, a Pennsylvania rallroad flag man, was killed. Pittsburgh. Police and morgne of ficials believe that Mrs Sophie Sprisks, of Barton, O., *insge body was found wedged in the pickets of the Davis Island dam, in the Ohio river, at Bellvue, com itted silicide Her husband has announced an inten tion of engaging detectives to investi gate the cause of her death. Sharon—The directors of the Stand ard Tank “ar company have voted to increase the capital stock of the com pany fr.m 100,000 to 150.000 shires. The issue will all*be bought by the present stockholders, officials of the company said, apd the amount reallz ed will be used as operating capital. Pittshurgh—David Miller, cashier of the Pi turgh office of the Ham mond Packing company, reported to the police that a $3500 payroll had been removed from the office safe by two men who foreed him to give them the combination of the safe after hav ing attacked him in an automobile, Miller =aid that the men drove up to his home and Informed him that one of the drivers of the company had been Injured In an aniomobile neel dent and asked him to go "othe hos pital to which the men said he had been taken. Miller ‘dressed and cn: terexd the machine. After riding n short distance, he sald, the men bound and gagged him and then forced him to give them the combination, Butler Charles P. Jack=on, of Pat. erson, N. J, an engineer employed by the Interstate commerce commission to make a survey of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, is in the Butler wun. ty General Hospital in . serious con dition as result of coming in contact with a high-*cnsion electric wire, Greenshurg--0O1l has heen found at the depth of 450 the land of the Bannin-Connellsville Coal company near Banning. The yield is said to he about 20 gallong a As a result of the find it is probable that further developmént of the territory wili be made, Brownsvill.—In a pistol duel at Monvne, near here, Louis Ponti, aged 40, was shet wix times and fatally wounded, Carmen Bonatl, aged 42, proprietor of the boarding house where Ponti lived, Is in the Fayette county Jail © at Uniontown, charged with the shooting. The twy men, wis ten article ance, the left the house to settle the question, according to state police. At least 10 ghots were fired, Bonatl escaped une hart, Pirtshnreh —Parey Camn. honeshont dweller, is dead from gunsnot wounds and the police are searching for John Jones, who boarded with him, approved an ordinance establishing a city manager for this place at a $4000 salary, Mainville, ~~ Watches and jewelry worth more than $600 were stolen hy burglars from the store ’ of Ww. MN Longonhesger, i Laneaster~Tramping on com stub. k bles and cutting a foot caused lockinw for Allen Peter, aged 13, and resuljed In his feath, Baseball Notes Every ball team has discovered al least one phenom. . 8 » Many a sweet ball player turns sot when put in the limelight. * * 3» A manager likes to see his players walk the chalk-—on a base on balls, * 8 » An umpire will tell you that pop bot- tles are made to drink out of—not to throw, *. & 3» A successful spithall hurler has a heap of earning power right at his fin- ger tips. . * ® There is many a slip tween the re- cruit and the manager. And ofttimes it's. a blue one, * * ® Every manager hopes his team will be able to rally ‘round the flag at the end of the season. * + » A flock of fans would like to get hold of the sign painter who daubed the “No Game Today" poster. . & » Ernie Johnson's arm has ‘been stiff this spring and the coast star is just starting to hit hig regular form. » » # A former pitcher In the American league is now an oll magoate, His best one these days Is an up shoot, . * . Leslie Nunamaker and Ray Caldwell, Indian stars, have trained at golf. Both have lost weight and many golf balls, . * * Right-siders look sweetest to Babe Ruth. He picked 38 home runs off of them last season and only 16 off port- sliders, * » . This ig a nice II'l world, after all. Every big league manager hak ex pressed himself as satisfied with his team, * » . Business circles report Improving, excepting that there was not one bid last week for Rogers Hornsby. * * * Ralph Perkins, star eatcher for the Athletids, gays the team has been the door mat of the American league for the last time. * * » Branch Rickey, president of the St Louls Cardinals part owner of the Syracuse Interna. tional league club, * * * Pitching to a homerun swatier Is nothing for a pitcher to look forward to. But a ball he Jams is something to look backward at. a Salt Lake City in 1918 and quit to en- ter the war, has come back and joined the Los Angeles team. » * . year and there aren't that many con tests in the schedule. * * * Manager Evers of the Cubs reports he is highly pleased with the work of Recruit Pitcher Earl Hanson, who came from the Peoria Three 1 team. * - - Wouldn't be a bad idea to let hall players practice arguing with cigar. store wooden Indians. Just as much satisfaction as gabbing with his honor the ump. * . . lammed out nine home runs in practice games, but Babe Ruth need not worry yet a while. These pre-season phe- noms have a fashion of dwindling back tor normalcy. NO CAPTAIN FOR MILWAUKEE Manager of Brewers Confident He Can Run Things Satisfactorily From the Bench. There will be no eaptain on the Milwaukee ball club this season. Manager Egun will do the bossing both on the field and on the bench. “There is no need to have a fleld leader,” sald Jack. “I guess 1 can run things from the bench. and when is anything to tell an umpire I a ne 1h et ove Del Gainer was captain of | i - © TI ) wand and pow finds himself the portals of professional baseball but he also is a part owner of the which ms sald to have net the Cuban capital, of the leading brokerage ing out. yise in basebal Havana, Cuba, sepson at one awner of several al interests ure spread- sf got winies He is the men are born to be led, is one of the latter type. Glantz, Some and John J. McGraw Is Not Dangerous. logical—How Russell Ford Was Discovered Using Emery Pa. per in His Glove, sn “It's more than right. i Big Ed Walsh, once the commented on the new lease of life granted moist ball pitchers by Pe majors “The spit ball i= nothing more than a curve ball” Walsh saifl. “It Ix not dangerous gnd It Is not a handicap to batting. Much of ve effect of the Ed Walsh, spit ball on a batter is psychological.” While favoring the spit ball, the old star is against freak deliveries, “Russell Ford was the first one to use a freaRk.ball” Walsh sald. “He was putting floaters and funny twists over the plate that were being mighty hard to hit. Every one was curious to know what he was doing with the ball and they might not have known to this day If he had taken care of his glove, One afternoon, however, one of the boys picked up his glove and saw the palm cut out. Underneath was a sheet of emery paper. That was the . start—and finish—of the emery ball” MARTIN TO COACH WESLEYAN Alumnus of Oberlin, Star on Track and Disciple of Hillman, Has Been Engaged, Wesleyan has arranged” ‘with J. M. Martin of Oberlin, Ohio, to conch Wes. deyan track team this season. Martin is an alumnus of Oberlin college, where he was a star man on the track, Hé is a disciple of Hillman, the Dart- mouth coach who turned out Thomp- son, the famous Olympic hurler, A ———————————————————— Big Season for Rowing. a "Plans for the most ambitious row ing season ever undertaken. by east completed, and the next three months will witness 4n unprecedented number ouch contest, HONEST BASEBALL Commissioner Landis, a letter to Hugh Lacey, troduced 8 crookedness writing who in- measure to penalize in baseball In the Massachusetts legislature, ex- pressed the opinion there be laws In every state that also would reach and pun. igh every man who makes a bet on a ball game nd stand and bleachers. The best assur ance of honest baseball, saves Landis, is to permit a bet to be made on a play or on the result of a game. that in gra fio AMRALAERAAAR ARR AERA RRRRRRAR RR ARES ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ 4 ¥ ¥ ’ ‘ ¢ ’ ’ ’ ‘ ‘ 4 ’ ’ ’ / ¥ ’ ’ ’ new expressions, - Ld - It Is almost harder to spell Zhgsrko than it is to spill him. > » . that nobody loves a champion. ® - - The Great Western light circuit will give $105,000 in purses. - - . Kentucky derby will Churchill Downs, Louisville, May 7. » r » The fight game has “Young,” “Knockout” made “Kid ™ and “Batting” The University of California has S00 students trying for pugilistie * ® » One of the most dangerous holds In sion holdup. - * ® William H. Dietz, former Carlisle * = » It’ s0 hard for Tommy and Mike Gibbons to schedule battles, they may have to fight one another. » r - The Pennsylvania house of repre sentatives passed a bill providing for a state hoxing commission, * = - Coach A. Niles of the Princeton zoccer squad predicts a stronger 1921 team thiuythnt of Inst year, = Pennsylvania's chino bagkethall teams has turved down the challenge of the Missouri university five. * - - Raceabout class of yachte are to be revived on Long Island sound. It was a popular class some ten years ago. . 9 - Sometimes you not only can’t keep a good man down, buf you can’t even get him down, Zhyseko, Crinstance. * & Thomas W. Murphy, famous driver of light harness, has, it is estimated, won over $1.000000 in his 27 years on the turf, a" . » Clinton Larsen set a new Indoor record for the high Jump when be cleared the bar nt 6 at ‘Salt Lake City, La The American Polo team ponies will be treated royally in Burope. a neads the Prinecton nest season, succeeds Capt. Ashby, male of Xie, th, Wily yeas, Diamond Squibs Bq far Ty Cobb has got along swims mingly with the Detroit players, * = In football they yell the signals out loud ; in baseball it's a deep secret. *. s » Greasy Neale should slip into the Phillies’ outfield without zny trouble at all. . 5» Ty Cobb believes that a team that hasn't got the pepper isn't worth its salt, - . . Claud Derrick, former major leaguer, and last year with Toledo, hus retired from baseball. ® * » A utility player will vouch for the fact that you don’t have to be a lawyer to sit on the bench. - - » quite = His George Toporcer should be ure ghell-rimmed ones, . » = of cheer leaders for football 15t be Plenty games, but none for baseball. Mi because they're not needed, ® - % A protested ball game well-known “you're the only Doesn't mean an » » » Bill Wambsganss is will play th nt to make » . * doesn’t wi Robert EE. Harrison, a been elected captain of the of Virgin His home | cinnatl ia nine, . s » team to differ. Mack wrecked a ball How machine was ¥ Counle give youngsters a ently the White wrecked, chance, Box * * - & mir ed ler and a The 8t. Louls Browns hs sacle man. PHI Todt has a Babe Ruth, 8 Speaker, a Sis Mails, ive been cal * & = Rogers Hornsby is playing third for the Card! The £3060.000 beauty old heist one nals these days. is crowning the 100, - * * A home-run hitter can’t be expected to be much 8s 8 base When he gets through running there's noth- ing left to swipe, stenler two Molinet team Oo%es Captain Rippe i Cornell's baseball men by graduation Ww. F. year, * * * Harris of the Mas “Slim” kmen says * Ruth is * ® * y can guarantee that of his games hiz sleeve Prob. gond ari. » ® * Any pitcher whe he will win a majority has got somothing ably a bully g ap Pittsburgh scribes sare Yellowhorse, “Chief” comparing the Pira Bender Yes India: cruit, to . - » Connie Mack has announced the iil he re They are Frask Brazil, En mett McCann, Paul Johnson and John * . - a all Tiger Califorui the After playing ball in Howard Ehmbke Ty ps good reported to Cobb ¢ : as NEHF FOOLED JOHNNY EVERS Cub Manager Doesn™ Wonder Murphy Tied Can to Him When South. paw Makes Good. Art Neh! rated as one of the good southpaws In the National league made hix first big league appearance under Johnny Evers, when the Crab was managing the Cubs. That is be made his appearance in the ball park, but never played a game there. He reported In the moming. and was re leased in the afternoon. Evers told
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