10 Mr. Jack: Couldn't Stand the Temptation By Swinnerton COLORED STARS ARE HI 111 SOUTH "Jack" Potter and Other Harris burg Players Are Showing Great Form Special to The Telegraph Nassau, Bahamas, March 7.—While blizzards are raging in the North and Ilarrisburg is blanketed with snow and sleet, and all the residue of a belated ■Winter, four Harrisburg boys are do ing their level best hji this sunny island, under the flags of two great nations, to uphold the best traditions of the Harrisburg Giants on a dia mond hedged with royal palms, the giant cotton and other tropical trees. Up to date in the season's series of games, the Colonial Giants, on which team the four Harrisburg boys are playing, have won ten games to three for their adversaries, the Victoria fctars. Snappy play is no name for it. Their work is fine from start to finish. All four were members of the aggre gation organized by Colonel C. W. Strotliers in Harrisburg and which has a reputation all over Central Pennsylvania. Their names are Jack Potter, John Manning, Rube Jordan and Ben Randolph. The last two are pitchers and the first two fielders. John Jones, another Harrisburg play er, has been in the hospital since his arrival on the island. They will re main here until the 'latter part of March, when the winter tourists begin their northward flight. Jack Potter took a prominent part In a Cakewalk entertainment at the Hotel Colonial last night. Federals Lose Out in New York Game Special to The Telegraph New York. March 7. Organized baseball scored heavily yesterday in the struggle with the Federal League for the services of the players who completed their tour around the world early to-day. The Boston Americans signed Trls Speaker for two years for SIB,OOO per year; the Detroit Americans closed a contract with Sam Crawford and tho St. Louis Americans kept Pitcher Lev erenz in line with a considerable raise in salary. Although the Federal League mag nates were in conference with all these players, they were unable to secure their services, and the best they could do with Mike Doolan, of the Philadel phia Nationals, and Dick Egan, ot Brooklyn, was to obtain a promise to consider the propositions made by the new organization. "Steve" Evans and ' Lee Magee, of the St. Louis Nationals, were also reported to be comparing the offers of the two forces. TECII HIGH LOST OUT Tech High tossers hadn't a look-in with Williamsport High at Williams port last night, losing by a score of 23 to 15. A floor with four pillars , made good work by Tech Impossible. Tho use of Y. M. C. A. rules made a further handicap for Tech. Tittle and , Beck did good work for Tech, but Williamsport was too fast and was at home. You. Saucer T)ROBABLY not now. Bat yrm can aoon leant to mash a flying day pigeon in midair at die trap-shooting club. bhres, steadies nerves and j renews youth. Join the JK y fan. 1)^ Wrfte for free booklet f . , "The Sport Alluring" and W i address of nearest dob. UyA ' Du Pont Powder Co. fj\ w»iii i i Mm ml facivi |S\€jWVV Cigars^ IHE lASTE I ELLS IHE lALE. SATURDAY EVENING, Arnold Kruckman j m Jh 1 ) JH 1 The head of the bureau of aero nautics at the Panama-Pacific Ex position at San Francisco. He Is the man on whom rests the responsibility for the round-the-world aeroplane race which has been advertised as one of the features of the great exposition. | The race is planned to start and finish on the gronds of the exposition during next year while the show is in prog ress. While many doubts have been expressed as to the advisability of at tempting such a feat in the present stage of aeroplane development, Mr. ' Kruckman is enthusiastic about the possibilities of the race. All Reading Games on Circus Maximus Reading, Pa., March 7.—That the Reading Tri-State baseball team will play on the Circus Maximus diamond was assured yesterday when President John H. Myers, who resides in Lan caster, came to this city and signed the lease. The terms were not made public, but is generally believed that the grounds were only leased for one year. The deal was made through the officials of the Farmers National Bank, owners of the grounds. vDuring his brief stay President My ers evinced enthusiasm over the pros pects for the coming season, and re iterated his former statement that i Reading would have the best club on I the circuit. He stated that Connie I Mack would keep his pledge to give ' the team five of his recruits and more if necessary and that the club would receive support of other big leaguers. ANSON AGAIN AN AMATEUR New York, March 7. Adrian C. "Pop" Anson, famous twenty years ago as manager of the Chicago Na tional League Club, has been rein stated as an amateur by the United States Golf Association. About a year ago the veteran diamond star be came ; golf player, and it has become his favorite pastime. However, having been a professional bat. player he was not eligible to compete as an ama teur golfer, and it was necessary for him to be reinstated as such before he could compete in the regular com petitions. TECH HIGH ATHLETES ANSWER FIRST CALL In response to the first call for track athletes made by Dr. Charles B. Fager, principal or the Technical high school, yesterday, fifty-three candi dates responded. Indications are quite favorable for a champion team at Tech this season. Among those prominent last season who will be back are Earl Flickinger. M. W. Garland." Victor Emanuel. Robert Koons, Jack Stiteler, David Hefflefinger, Jack Morgan, Mack McCurdy, John Holtz, George Miller, Tames Evans. Norman Steitler, Stevens Anderson, John S. Lloyd and George Fitzpatrick. — _ miflUOli FOLKS BOOSTING BASEBALL Chamber of Commerce and Saen gerbund Promise Enthusias tic Support This Season Allentown, Pa., March 7.—lf Trl- State baseball is not a succ' s in this town, it will be due to lack of sup port from the Allentown people. Never in the history of baseball has there been such strong boosting, as is now in evidence. The Chamber of Commerce Is now in the game. At a recent meeting the members of the local commercial body decided that no better advertise ment to the city can be had than through a successful baseball team. The Saengerbund, one of the strong est musical organizations in the State, wl l also assist in raising funds, and will give a dance and concert, the en tire proceeds to go to the support of baseball. Ihe team will be run under the most stringent management and It is certain that the effort to conduct the national pastime in the cleanest pos sible way will be fully realized there ! by affording a half day of reception | for all persons interested in this form 5 of amusement. As usual the ladies will be granted their day, Wednesday afternoons hav ing been designed. On Ladles' Day all women will be admitted to the grounds and grandstand free of charge. High School Team Will Play All-Stars An added feature at the Armory to-night, in addition to the game be tween Harrisburg and Penn Fresh | men, will be a contest between the | Central high school second team, and | a picked team from the P. R. R. Y. j .VI. C. A. league. j In the Penn line-up will be seven stars, including Altan and Cohen as I substitutes. The second game is a re sult of a challenger from the high school tossers who claim they have [the pick of the scholastic and Inde pendent teams in this season's stars. The first game will start at 8 o'clock. After both games have been complet ed there will be a dance program. \ The teams will line up as follows: Penn Freshmen. Harrisburg. Evans, f. McCord, f. McNlchols, f. Bumbach, t. Tobbctt, c. Geisel, c. Gallin, g. Gaffney, g. Searles, g. Attick. g. High School P. R. R. Stars. Smith, f. Mellinger, f. Ford, f. Yoder, f. Burns, c. Winn, c. Roth, g. Hoover, g. Bingham, g. Simonton, g. (Kulp) (Waltz) Basketball "Eats" a Big Inducement Before the basketball season ends, several Harrisburg basketball teams will play McSherrytown.. In this vil lage, there is a bunch of sport enthu siasts who will not let anything stand in the way of their basket) all aggrega tion. They offer big inducements to all teams in the way of "eats." Here is a letter the McSherrytown manage ment sent to Locust Gap regarding a game scheduled for next week: "Dear sir: If yous come down and play us we will give you $25 and eat yous or if yous don't want to do that we will give yous S3O and yous can eat yourselfs. Bring yure manager along and we will eat him." On Thursday next the Hassett tos sers will play the Locust Gap team, and it is probable that McSherrytown will be seen here later. The Locust Gap team made a favorable impression while here before the holidays. This g\me will be of special importance because of the controversy among in dependent teams in Central Pennsyl vania of this class as to which is the strongest. STEELTON HAD REVENGE; DEFEATED YORK TEAM Steelton High handed York High a decisive defeat last night on Felton Hall floor; score, 48 to 37. York put up a great fight, but .was up against a star aggregation of basketball toss ers this time and did not have as easy time as in the first game with Steelton early in the season. Crump played a great game for Steelton and Kelm and Boyles were close seconds for honors. Brenner and Wiest were York stars. ZION BOYS WON GAME In a fast and exciting basketball , era me the Zion Boys' Club last night I defeated the Hummelstown High School five at Hummelstown: score. 48 to 25. EDUCATION AL Day and Night School STENOTYPY, SHORTHAND. BOOKKEEPING ; SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 15 S. Market Square { HARRISBURG, PA. Harrisburg Business College Day and Night. Business, Shorthand and Civil Service. In dividual Instruction. 28th year. , 329 Market St Harrisburg, Pa. < ftABRISBURG TELEGRAPH New Interscholast c Plans Are Discussed by Board of Contra Officials of Pennsylvania Association Meets at Common wealth Hotel This Afternoon Plans for taking up the work" out- officials of the Pennsylvania Associa ilned by the Pennsylvania Interschol- tion are of the opinion that all schol astic Association, organized some time astic sports will be brought to a higher ' . . .. standard, ago were discussed at a meeting of the Professor Charles S. Davis, of the board of control, held at the Common- Steelton High School, chairman of the wealth Hotel this afternoon. board of control, presided over this The purpose of this association is afternoon's session. Other members to bring about a more uniform sys- present were: tem of athletics in high schools J. H. Saul, Peabody High School, throughout Pennsylvania, and to ar- Pittsburgh; C. O. Althouse, Central range various sports so that stars in High School, Philadelphia; Rhys Pow the various classes can be determined ell, Technical High School, Scranton; without the annual controversy and Edward Sergeant, New Castle High claims of professionalism. With a School, and Harry Hauck, Williams close adherence to the new rules, the port High School. Signed With Boston Americans Yesterday for Two Years at SIB,OOO a Year News Items From Points in Central Pennsylvania Sunbury. David W. Lowery, of Milton, and Miss Ruth Dimmlck, of Sunbury, were married at Lewistown by the Rev. J. H. Price. They left on a wedding trip to Washington, D. C., where the bridegroom's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lowery, live. Brickervlilc.—Yesterday the 9-year old daughter of Harry S. Fetter was very bady injured and may not re cover. Her father was unhitching his horse, having returned from a drive, when he lost control jf the the horse in taking off the bridle. The animal knocked the child down and trampled her and ran Into the stable. | Waynesboro.—Principal Werner E. DeTurck, of the Waynesboro High School, received word yesterday that another scholarship in Lafayette Col lege had been assigned to the local High School. The scholarship is worth $l2O. Professor DeTurck will offer !t to the male graduates of the High School this year according to their scholarship percentages. Waynesboro. Samuel J. Oiler, 73 years old, one of the oldest employes at Emerson-Brantingham shops, had his hand badly Injured in a drill press. Ijcbanon.—Owen Kersey, of Eliza bethtown, Lancaster county, was ac quitted of the charge of implication in an attempted robbery at the home of Dr. S. A. Brecht, at Bismarck, on September 18 last. Waynesboro. Owing to the death of Catherine Seeds, of diphtheria, a pupils of the Wayne Academy, .the school was closed yesterday and fumi gated. 3tteratown.— A ruptured blood ves sel resulting from over-exertion in shoveling snow several days ago, caused the death to-day of Mrs. Amaftda Woomer, of this borough. huubury. Judge Moser, In the Northumberland County Court, or dered that the share of Bruce E. Weis singer in the meat packing firm of L. E. Weissinger, Jr., & Bro., at Mt. Car mel, be sold for $15,000,-the proceeds to go as a fund for the support 'of his wife and two children. PINTAILS WINNER IN DUCKPIN LEAGUE In the Casino Duckpin League series last night the Pintails defeated the Redheads: margin, 5a pins. It was an interesting contest and attracted a large crowd. C. Bamford made 364 for high score. High game score was 142 and was made by Grimes, captain of the winning team. 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