PENNSYLVANIA
STATE ITEMS
man employed by a glass
was shot and killed while working in
the garden at his home here. County
Jag. The dead man was married and
leaves a widow and seven small chil-
dren,
York.—Scarcity of orders for river
site Goldsbore to suspend operations,
Until recently there had been a profit
able demand for the fine screenings
posited in the river bed.
Jeaver Meadow.—A carnival which
100 miles around because of
which several
drisen from
Constable Bettels, who fore-
cancellation of other
Bloomsburg Seized
spell three months a
benner, of
though nearly ali of the doctors in this
vicinity have
clalists in
still unable
"Hazleton
teen goats was au
Michael Yeshina,
skirts of until
ties from
dances in
performed
county by
Wis
ed engagements
with a
Mrs. Eli Bred
LEN
been consulted and spe
several cities i
to Thik.
Feeding his herd of four
imple matter for
living on the out
town, the
for the day.
fine of
Mayor
vegetable garden
I £42
Heidenrei
one day's grazing
Fayette City
1 collected a for
Joseph Yapiez, a min
}
i
had expected to purchase a home,
missing from his
house, He told
he was to he
days and that
the bank in
ing a home. }
give a
y
hension of the
Wis
room
the
married
in a
authorities
within a few
he drew the money
the expectation of pure has
said that he
£300 for the
proprietress
apicz
reward of
boarding house, wh {
appeared
shortly
is alleged,
three
before | wus discovered
the money wi nissing
Pottstown ph
intendent «
attacked by four men on
Washington street
thrown to
pet belo
fee W
Miku
robbed
railroad tr
sustained
ankle nd
able to £
ants on as
York. —}
a cesspool,
Oscar Hunter,
his
fellow
and
fion of
+ darkness
home
had
SSA
Ape
1, and na
effect
iploved and
f
resumed None of tl
operation at the
hope Is express
BC laree rodn : 3
i ti large reductions made in
the selling
bring in
Ol
o8 of $s products will
some business and
pany to start its mills on part time
in the near future.
Locustdale —Burglars
the home of Clarence Gillespie
place
Erie~Dr. R. O, Miller of this place,
has been appointed county medical di
rector for Erie county,
Brownville.—~Fualling into a bathtub,
Mary Bowman, aged 16, was so badly
scalded that died In the
ville General Hospital.
Lewistown. William Anders, of San
Francisco, Jail here, charged with
having robbed the €. W. Bobb home,
of Beavertown, of $62.
Upper Lehigh Lightning which
struck the spire of the Upper Lehigh
Preshyterian church broke off two feet
of the top and knocked it two blocks
into the flower garden of Adam Les
ser,
Harrisburg of the high
rents demanded, the project for a sub-
postoffice in Harrisburg's West End
has heen abandoned.
£50 at
, of this
gtole
she Browns
is
Because
Milton. taxpayers here have peti-
tioned the Northumberland commission.
ers to take action looking toward the
establishment of a prison farm.
Northumberland Falling while
hanging up clothes at her home here,
Mrs. Arthur M. Owens suffered a brok.
en arm and a sprained right leg,
Harrisburg. —Cosl production in the
Central Pennsylvania bituminous field
for June was 55,064 carloads, against
BH.255 in May.
Wrightsville Assisting her husband
fn raking hay, Mre. C. D. Bentzell
was seriously Injured when the mules
ran away,
Lorysville~~In the last year the
Tressier Orphang’ Home here has re
ceived 88175 in bequests,
Harrisburg. ~The governor has ap
pointed J. H. Zerbey, of Pottsville, to
represent the state at the Press Cone
gress of the World at Honolulu, Octo.
hor 4,
case of
Mrs, Catherine Joseph ‘is
the victim,
York. —In great peril of being hack.
to pleces by the Knives of his
machine when the five mules
he was caught in a chain
and dragged through a field for a dis-
tance of forty feet. Kauffman was
unconscious when picked up, but he is
10 recover,
Pottsville.~—Samuel Evans, of Cam-
den, N. J, shortstop of the Miners
ville baseball club, died here from the
abled him that he had to be taken out
of the game that day and taken to the
Pottsville Hospital. Evans’ mother
his stepfather, George MeCann,
Camden, were with him when he
kivans was much overheated
he drank the water.
Norristown.—Meluncholy
death of her sister and
would lose her money,
have impelled Miss Mary E. Cowden,
6h to end her life with HHumin-
gis, According Mrs. Eliza
Frankenfield, 86, lived with
the end of the from gus
was in her when
of
died.
when
the
she
over
fearful
is thought to
years
to
who
tube
ating
her,
stove mouth she
Williamsport
m ; ollution
moiiths
The first evidences of
he West
occurred
ranch
when
fish appeared on the in
which took on the greenish color whieh
of seid, Thou
had turned to
river for relief from the heat wave
will kept the
becomes cleaner, 118 Were call
ed to administer to
were affected
mihg
in t
dead
surface water
presen Lid
of bathers who
he from it until water
upon youths
while
of the
hy the poison
SwWin before the presence
iter was detected
huckle
Mich
near
He cme
but
Mount Juvenile
pickers i the be
ael Hebda from a
wly of
i free
Nao, 3
recently
Sioux colliery
from Shamoki wis
an t Is
to get work
about hav
The
clean-up of this city
Norton nto
guilty
nun
Pittsburgh uthori
aed their
took Michael
where
contin
when
riminal
16
of
he pleaded
robbery, a ber
Mar
Serve not
Judas
sim to
and not more
the penitent
while
pusing huckleberries,
five
onuntered =n
killed,
smaller
atched
ved iy
foot blacksnake, he
only to discover twents
He diss
ones
all,
that
the den them
ARR NO unner he battle
the res of 1}
Mrs
quit for
» «111
Pottsville
ww day
Carrie Dando,
took four
earbolie acid The
liquid burned out her stomach
intestines, and within hours
after taking the poison the woman was
dead. Dr. Henry Dierschedl], city cor
oner, sald a more painful contd
hardly have been devised Mrs, Dan
had frequently threatened she
would “end it all” by taking her own
life, but had a happy home,
no serious attention was paid to what
was thought to be only idle words,
Lancaster —Plenles scheduled for
Williamsons' Park, Lancaster county,
have been canceled becanse of the dry.
ing up of the fountains at the resort
Uniontown. Fifteen persons were
injured in automobile accidents along
the National pike in Fayette county.
ahout to
a become a mother
tablespoonsful of
fiery
fined two
death
tio
nx she
as a result of a heavy storm, and the
machines skidded into poles or went
over embankments. Three of the vie
tims suffered fractured skulls, and hos.
pital physicians here reported them In
fi serious condition,
Wilkes-Barre ~The desertion charge
against Thomas Davis, Luzerne county,
hag been removed by the war depart.
ment, it being proved that he served
from December 8 1917, to May 9,
1010.
Johnetown-—~H. M. Black, principal
of the senlor high school at Johns
town, hax heen chosen principal of the
Uniontown high school.
Connellsville ~Approximately 7000
coke workers in the Independent plants
of this region were affected by a 10
per cent reduction in wages,
Washington, ~Judge John A. Mel.
vaine, for thirty-five years president
Judge of the Washington county courts
notified the county bar association that
he would retire January 1.
Pittsburgh. ~~ The . First Slovak
Preshyterian church here was granted
a charter,
NINETEEN HOMERS IN
SINGLE TEXAS GAME
“Nig” Clarke, Formér Indian
Backstop, Made Eight.
Contest Between Corsicana and Tex.
arkana in 1902 Produced Records’
Likely to Stand for Many
Years in Baseball,
The mark of seven home runs in A
recent game hetween the Philadelphia
and Detroit Americans tied the
major league record for circuit drive
ers In a single contest, but it didn't
even come close to the world’s record.
On July 14, 1902, Corsicana and
Pexarkana, In a Texas minor league,
met in a regularly scheduled game
which produced slugging records like-
ly to stand for many years. Nineteen
home runs, a dozen triples,
doubles and almost a dozen singles
were clouted by the batters In
this game Corsicana hy a
score of 01 to 3, and winning
team made 53 hits,
Incidentally, “Nig"
the best backstop of
American league «
ten
out
won
the
formerly
Cleveland
Clarke,
the
claims
the
individual
hie
hits
nb to have
in this game world's
record for howe runs by an
Clarke says that trove
out eight round-the-sacks
credited
Reds
Harry
th
Previous
Wright of
the record
in 1867
honors to
Dan
Delehanty of Phi
neinnatl
of seven homers fme
Modern
Robert
records gave the
Lowe of
of wtroit
iphia
Boston,
Ed
with four
Brouthers and
home rans
home
apiece one mame,
made in a
Detroit
rinse were
Louis
Seven
game hetween Nt and
June 1
The Philadelphin-Detrolt
hitting
rivaled in modern
ball, however,
16 home runs in
Baseball
Notes
Babe Rut} unts that
2. 1886
geries
that has
duced never
major league
for the two teams
the four games
cague
Comment
said he i
the Cubs
Sheckard
have
F. P
has
Fariss, dealer
been eles
Tampa
State lea
automobile 3
president of the
Is
basehall club of the Florida
Ira Bell
cigk
President of the Rockford
Three-1 league
Brooklyn National league club
x * Ld
Chinaman
Bridgeport has a
MMe phot
where they were recently
hig race,
Fron
Joe Wr
g 1
ana
of All Kinds
Max Marston
Hall golf cup at
won the .ynnwoo
Phlladeiphia
Philadel;
revive the Re
John
iRNIE AS
Morgenroth, knows
Honest
lard is too old to
Willard
time Honest John
champions come and
John, Ra)
hack
CON
3
that Jess was {oo ol
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Coach Walter
versity of
{*'hristie o
California, who |
active in athletics 26
proud
collegiate
| fornia
pion, and
a
vears, has
y
i
honor of developing f
je
track
Pacific
and fleld squad. Cali
is coast football cham
holder
also rowing titl
erence for a cue ball on the inside
. - -
The veteran Jimmy Esmond, whe
heard much of since Fed
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Catcher Fred Ross has beets moved
He released to Brant.
he is transferred to Pe
was first
* . *
L. A. Jaynes, a pitcher on the ine
list of the Buffalo club for
jumping, recently pitched a no-hit
no-man-to-first game for an independ
ent team
- * *
Los Angeles hails Bill MeCabe ax a
“youngster.” He's hardly that, though
he has not entered the veteran class,
in spite of two or three years of major
league service,
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Explaining hix repeated arrests for
speeding, Babe Ruth says it is his na.
ture to put all his strength in every.
thing he does, If that ix so the Babe
should get ont and run when he Hogine
to feel in a hurry.
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Because he intends to complete the
remnining two years of his college
courte, “Mike” Gazelln, the hard hit
ting third baseman of the Lafayette
college baseball tenm of Easton, Pa,
refused an offer {40 the Philadelphia
Athletics,
internations!
of Commander J. K. L. Ross, ig lead
ing the riders on the New York tracks
this season. Sande is now employed
hy the Rancocas stable, owned by
Harry Sinclair, the millionaire oll
man,
Jorkey Sande rode Mad Hatter to
victory In the historic Metropolitan
handicap which featured the opening
day at the Belmont track.
¥
Crack Little Shortstop Com
bines His Gift of Comedy With
Sense of Propriety.
Moar
Walter Maranville
ter mned ievaoting
of
rates
beating
had
nth inning
the
the
his
Jennings
did
1
ise
sonkt |
jonse and n
spectators roar with delight at
f "Hugh
third base
ae
ft
tires Three Opposing Players
All by Himself.
George Smiley, center fielder of the
Knoxville (Tenn) team
the Appalachian recently
pulled tin that
Wambsganss, Cleveland second
1620 world series
baseball
league
same sensation
A triple play, unassisted!
Smiley playing close in, near
There were ran
ners on first and second. The man at
hat lined to him where
for out Smiley then
was
key stone sack.
one
No. i
i
had started for third, could return, fot
ont No, 2. Out No, 3, the completion
rnper coming from first,
HINKIE HAINES WITH YANKS
Makes Third Pennsylvania Star to Go
Into Fast Company in the Past
Few Years,
The reporting of Hinkie Haines
Penn State star outfielder, to the New
York Yankees makes the third Rivne
and White athlete to go into fast com:
pany in the last several years Clin
Heatheore of the St. Louis Nationale
was #4 student at Penn State when he
signed with the Cards and he made
good in rapid fashion. Gene Gramley,
a pitcher, went South with the Yan
Koes this pring, but was farmed out,
Ca.
WHY UMPIRES STICK
TO FIRST DECISION
Reversal Would Mean Loud Pro-
tests and Delays.
Few Games Would Go Beyond First
Inning if Arbiters Were to Pay
Heed to Arguments and Proofs
Presented by Players.
Entirely too
that
decisions
many fans have
utupires stick
out of sheer
gr
hed
bullheaded
to thelr
Those fans are
wrong. Every umpire
in the season
after he has
should have
he
Hes, almost Invar
lilne anc
understands in 2
decided
decided
one way,
another
but if reversed himself, thus en
protests and
hig job in short
Rice tn the
Aig
ng kicks, delays
IOs
order,
writes Brooklyn
Tom
Eagle
Very few fn
the
ns stop to consider why
rule against
umpires yersing
themselves on decisions of
roost th
the
is
un
Medes
unalterable ns
and Persians
absolutely 1 SEH 1
Enns 5 10
Yue
than is for
required
ricket matches
Diamond
Squibs
OGY
Evans
league has
Philadelphia
Fhree-d
1 the
Americans.
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Pitcher Mead the
Association team
by the
baseball
Toledo Amer
heen pure
Western
of
can has
chased Omaha
club.
- * .
ieague
Phil Rariden, veteran catcher of the
Cincinnati Nationals,
terms to play with the Atianta South-
ern
has accepled
association club,
. - .
The Brooklyn National league club
has released Pitcher A. 1. Bailey out-
to the New Orleans club of the
Southern association,
* - -
The Columbus American association
team has announced the purchase of
Eddie Murphy from the
Cleveland Americans,
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In the Appalachian league a pitche:
Joe Moody is going big for
He recently twirled a one
hit game and strack out 16 batters
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George Kircher, whose lost engege
ment was in the Southern league.
has been signed to play with the
Meridian team of the Mississippi State
league,
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Pitchers are so tad in the Souther
league that in cases of double headers
if the boxinan can stand up in the firs:
game he is made to go right throug!
with the second.
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Molly Mie. pitcher secured hy Co
lumbia from Nashville, seems to have
in front in the race.
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Nashville wag awarded Ontflelder
Gink Hendricks from Memphis on
waivers, then turned him over to
Chattanooga to complete payment of
a previous player deal. :