9 But the Real Reason Was That the Boss Had Trouble With His Eyes By "Bud" fisher BIG FOOTBALL NIGHT FOR ELIZABETNVILLE "Jimmy" Lentz Will Be the Host at Some Turkey Dinner Eliz&bethvllle, Pa., Dec. s.—To night's to bo the "big night" in foot ball history here. James E. Lentz, head of the borough's school athletic board, will bo host at a big turkey dinner at the Washington House and the Elizabethvllle football eleven, tho school board, the principals of the Elizabethvllle, W'illiamstown. Lykens and Wiconisco schools, and Professor F. E. Shambaugh, county superintend ent and a famous halfback on tho Susquehanna University team, will be the guests. Ever since the close of the gridiron season Mr. Lentz, "Jimmy," as he is more familiarly known the country over, told the players and the others who will gather about the board to night that he would give such a din ner as would make the annals of football history glitter and the tur keys in the country round about shiver in their shoes, figuratively. Now they're all ready for it. In addition to the eleven there will be School Directors John Lyter. D. D. Helt, Fred Botts, Samuel Knisely and 1 H. H. Hassinger, County Superintend ent Shambaugh, Clarence E. Toole, principal Lykens High: W. R. Zlm-1 merman, principal grammar school, 1 Lykens: John E. Shambaugh, princi- 1 ipal Wiconisco High; A. B. Moyer, principal Williatnstown High; C. M. \Velgle, Millersburff. Forty or more; guests will attend. Much speechmaking is scheduled. I Mr. Lentz will say a few words, 'tis j true; the members of the team will explain how they "did it" during the \ football season: the directors will I talk; the other school heads will sav I how they helped, and Mr. Shambaugh ! will tell what they really used to do ; at Selinsgrove in years agone, when! there was only a few minutes to plav ! enemy was one or two points ahead such a finish that usually wound up with "Shambaugh! Sham baugh:" tacked upon the tail of the long, long cheers. J A Nickel For ELDAUQ Cigar buys a mild, refreshing smoke. Made of excellent quality tobacco and pro tected from the factory to you by a sanitary tin-foil and tissue wrapping. Lis tens like "ten-cent-quality talk" —it is. but we leave off the expensive band and give you its value in good tobacco. You're not taking any chance on EL DALLO. Worth any man's nickel— and more. Try it REID TOBACCO B COMPANY Distributor* MILTOX and AI/TOOXA. PA. ' \ Attention, Carpenters! Did you ever hear about any one waiting a long time when they ordered lumber from us? You did not. That's because we have 100 horses and many | wagons. Any.orders given us are delivered on very short notice. Next time you want some in a hurry—why just ' phone us. United ice & Coal Co. HI AI If OFFICE I Fornlfr lind Cowilra St». SATURDAY EVENING, Shugrue, Who Beat Welsh, World's Champion Kf. « / iteiiMMlifftTli \\ Mr / jj lew* Joe Shugrue, the young lightweight of Jersey City, has proved ho can do what many other American fighters have failed to do—best clever Freddy •\ eish, lightweight champion of the world, in a ten-round bout. Shu&rrue now looms up as one of the groat lightweights, and he will probably be sought at nigh prices by clubs In every part of the United States. The ten-round fight at Madison Square Garden In New York the other night jvas an International match. Shugrue recently returned from Australia, where he had beaten the lightweight champion and annexed the title in the class b >" virtue of his victory over the Australian champion and Willie 1-itchie. the American champion, was champion of the world in his class Welsh, who is a very fast and clever boxer, is supposed to be at his best in ten-round bouts. They are so short that he can go at top speed in them and few of his opponents have had a chance against him in such a short tim<* However. Shugrue fought him to a standstill. Whllp the Jersey bov did not carry a heavy punch, he hit Welsh often, liad he more steam he might have made it very dangerous for the lightweight champion. Shugrue is now en titled to a long bout with Welsh, one in which the championship will be at stake. The ten-round affairs in New York never decide much unless there is a SUNBEAMS ARE ASSURED Xml Hoosier Auto Itacc Will Include Foreign Speed Devils and Cars' Special to The Telegraph Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 5. Fears that the next Indianapolis 500-milc race would be devoid of foreign en tries were set at naught to-day with the receipt of a letter by the speedway management from Darius Resta, one of the foremost drivers of Europe, stating that he, together with either Jean Chassagne," or K. Lee Guinness, were planning to bring over a pair of Sunbeams for the next Hoosier con test. All of the men mentioned are in eligible for military service, and con sequently will have no trouble In get ting away. Their only problem at present is to gain the consent of Louis Coatalen, builder of the Sunbeam car, to the venture, which, however, they think they will be able to do with little difficulty. CRIMSON HAS EXPENSIVE TEAM By Associated Press Cambridge, Mass., Dec. s.—Harvard's championship football eleven was pro duced this fall at a cost of $25,000, according to figures announced yes terday. The largest item was $7,500, the salary of Percy D. Haughton, head coach. Leo J. Leary, assistant head I coach, and R. W. P. Brown, head scout, also received substantial re ' inuneration. Batting Averages Show Big Slump in Hitters •Batting averages for American League players made public to-day show a general slump in stick work in Ban Johnson's camp during 1914. There were thirteen batters who had an average of over .300. Ty Cobb, De troit. is again the leader with .368. Kddie Collins came second with .344. Others hatters in the limelight were: Speaker, Boston, .338; Jackson, Cleveland, .338; Lelivelt, Cleveland .328; Baker, Philadelphia, and Hob litzel,. Boston, each, .319; Crawford, Detroit, and Mclnnes, Philadelphia, each, .314; Fournier, Chicago, .311;. Birdie Cree, New York. .309. and Bar bage, Cleveland, .301. Kddie Porster. of Washington, a former Harrisburg player, batted at .293. Kavanaugh. the Wilmington Star, with Detroit, made .250, and Bube Bressler, also a Har risburger, hit at .216. Bob Shawkey, who was also in the Harrisburg line up, made .207. In club batting the Athletics lead, Detroit is second anil Boston third. JIMMIK COIXINS IS DYING Special to The Telegraph Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 5. —Jimmle Col lins, famed wherever baseball is known as the greatest third baseman of all time, is dying In Buffalo of pneumonia. , HARRJSBURG TELEGRAPH WINTER WARFARE IN BASEBALL REALMS No Biood Shed When Magnates Meet; .Words That Sting Chief Ammunition lly "I MP" United States will have a winter war. There will be no bloodshed. It will bo a battle between baseball magnates and players. The questions at issue are whether players have the right to dictate their salaries; and of what value are baseball rules if they can be broken at will. Under the direction of the com mander-in-chief, Governor John K. Tener, head of the National League, the major baseball body will hold a counsel of war in New. York city, commencing Tuesday. At this meet ing the ammunition to be used will be j decided upon, and a rearrangement of teams will be made in order to | more strongly fortify the National | league teams agains the invasions of the enemy, the Federals. Daily news bulletins will be in or der. Censurships are also a probabil ity, and baseball fans will have to read and form their own conclusions until the war is over. Here are a few early bulletins from the front: National League armies will mobi lize in New York city, Tuesday, Jan uary 8. Magnates will present their plans for reorganization of troops early. Sales, purchases and exchanges i must be accompanied by copies of contracts and options. Walter Johnson signs with Feds after legal advice, says President Grif fith. Gilniore Is a base fabricator, ac cording to Clarke Griffith, of the : Washington American League club, who claims that Johnson is a con tract-jumper. Rube Marquard, of the New York Giants, has signed to play with Brook lyn Feds. "Muggsy" McGraw says Marquard has two years remaining of his pres ent contract, and is a jumper pure and simple. Baseball fraternity says Marquard is in arrears with his dues and will be 1 expelled. i Action by the baseball fraternity on | other jumpers who have paid their dues will be up to Dave Fultz. Bender may follow Plank's example and sign with the Feds. American League magnates claim that players who jump are has-beens and will not be missed. Until definite action is decided upon, and official reports of mutiny are filed, National League officials will not talk. Railroad Tossers Win on Shippensburg Floor In one of the fastest games played at Shippensburg this season, the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. five of this city last night defeated the Shippensburg Nor mal school five, score 27 to 21. Ford, Rote and Arthur were Harrisburg stars. Ford's foul goal shooting was a big feature. He made ten straight The line-up and summary follows: P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Shippensburg. Ford, f. Grove, f. Rote, f. Rnrnhart, f. Geisel, c. Boden, c. Arthur, g. Coons, g. Harling, g. Mathias, g. Goals from field. Ford, 3; Geisel. 2: Arthur. 1; Barnhart, 3; Coons, 3. Foul goals. Ford, 15 out of 23: Grove, 9 out of 15. Referee, Hale, Shippensburg. Halves, twenty minutes each. BITS OF SPOUTS The Chlfeds have increased their capital stock from $250,000 to $400,000. Hershey Men's basketball Ave de feated Ephrata at Hersliey last night; l score. 3 4 to 23. Trenton Eastern League team will play Harrisburg at the Armory to night. The Neidlg Memorial Athletic Club, of Oberlin, defeated the Ben-Hur team, of Steelton. last night; score. 2T to 25. In the Holtzman duckpin league the Nationals last night defeated the Cen trals; margin, 43 pins. Ilarrisburg's Independent basketball five will open the season at Chestnut Street Hall to-night with Shainokin as the attraction. The Braves lost last night's P. R. R Y. M. C. A. game to the Giants; mar gin, 132 pins. Lee Magee says he Is now a Federal leaguer. John J. McDermott, ex-United States open golf champion professional on the Atlantic City golf links, has re signed. Kid Wagner, of Wilkes-Barre, had the best of A 1 McCoy, of New York In a six-round bout at Wilkes-Barri last night." "Billy" Rocap was referee. THREE BILLIARD MATCHES In the Harrisburg Billiard Associa tion tournament at Holtzman's last night, the scores were as follows: Class A. Reber, 100; Carmlchael, 89. Class B, Fertig, 100; Carmlchael. 98. Class C, Byerley, 100; Forster, 69. The games were close and long runs kept the gallery of spectators on an edge all evening. CROSS COUNTRY RUN GOES TO THE ROMANS Harrisburp Academy Sprinters Show Speed and Make Good Time; Close Contest Romans were winners over the Greeks in the annual 'cross country run at the Harrisburg Academy yes terday, score 10 to 12. Ruby won first honors. Albert Stackpole was a close second. White finished third and Broadhurst fourth. Many of the runners showed speed and form that assures the Academy a number of star runners for the Spring meets. First, Bennet, Roman, one point: second, Stackpole, Roman, two points; third. White, Greek, three points; fourth, Broadhurst, Greek, four points; fifth, Senseman, Greek, five {points; sixth. Seitz, Greek, not counted jin final scoring; seventh, Smiler, Ro man, seven points. Final score, Romans. 10; Greeks. 12. j Starter, Lawrence W. Phillips. Yale; (timekeeper, T. D. Macmilian, Harvard, iJudges, H. Elmore Smith. Dickinson; Arthur E. Brown, Harvard; Raymond D. Kennedy, Bowdoin. • Eastern League Five to Play Harrisburg Trenton's Eastern League five will be the attraction at the Armory to night. Harrisburg hopes to show bet ter form than last Saturday when the Reading Eastern leaguers played. Trenton is a strong contender for lea gue honors with Reading and will give Harrisburg' a lively chase. Harry Hough, acknowledged as one of the best forwards in the country, t will be with Trenton. Getzinger was' last year picked as the best center in the Eastern League, while Kane was the indivdual high scorer in points from the field in that league. Frost, last year, was captain of the Trenton Tri-State baseball team. Frankel was one of the stars of the New York State League last winter. By request, Loeser's orchestra, be ginning to-night, will play music for the old-fashioned two-step and waltz, as well as the latest dances. The line up: Harrisburg. Trenton. Baumbach, f. Hough, f. Krout. f. Frank, f. Haddow, c. Getzinger, c. Boyles, g. Frost, kane, g. Atticks, g. Riley, g. Referee, White; scorer, Kulp; tim er, Reagan. Trouble at Old Penn; Students Are Divided By Associated Press Philadelphia, Dec. s.—The unusual action of the majority of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania football players In voting against the retention of George H. Brooke as head coach next year and the stand taken by nearlj all of the freshmen team in expressing their "utmost confidence" in him ha* complicated the athletic situation at the university to such an extent that no one will venture a prediction as to what is in store for the football squad next year. A Sensible Gift For Your Girl or Boy Buy one of our Bicycles. Be sides being the most useful, it combines pleasure and healthful exercise. We are showing one of the best lines in town. Before pur chasing elsewhere look over our line of 1915 models. Fop the boy or girl who lia* a bicycle a ROO<I pair of tlrea will make a unefuf tflft.. A stood lamp—-we have a great variety of them— -KIIN, oil and electric. You may aelect your* now. A nmall de poult will annure prompt ilellvery. We Do All Kinds of Repairing. Excelsior Cycle Co. 1007-09 North Third Street HARRISBURG Open Evenlaga Hell I'hone 1033-J DECEMRER 5, 1914. LINKS TO CONNECTW I I Here's the first glimpse—and It's just a glimpse—of the new RKO model— on ught as IJ. K. Okls and A. It. Pardington were on their way to the Capitol at i.ansing to present the Lincoln Highway petition to Governor Ferris.. The petition, containing 50,000 signatures of Michlganders, was contained in two mammoth volumes—shown in the picture. It called upon the Governor to Instigate such legislation as would lead to the construction of main road arteries connecting with the transcontinental Lincoln Highway. OFFICIAL DENIAL THAT V. Y. EXCHANGE IS TO KEOPEN By Associated Press New York, Dec. s.—Official denial was made to-day of the report that a meeting had been called for next Monday of governors of the New York Stock Exchange to ratify plans for the early resumption of trading in stocks on the floor of the exchange. 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