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WILL DECIDE ON
DATES OF MEETS
High School Event Probably
May 13 ox- 20; Grammar
Schools in June
Dates for tlie State High school
meet and for the city grammar school
track meet will be tixed this evening
at a meeting of the Harrisburg Track
Athletic Association to be held in the
offices of the City Department of
Parks in the Calder building.
The State meet will probably be
held .May 13 or 20 and the grammar
event will be held probably the first
Friday in June. One of the largest
attendances of members of the asso
ciation is expected at the meeting this
evening as several other important
business items will be acted upon.
One of these will be the starting of
plans to temporarily reduce the length
of the cinder track course, to one-sixth
of a inile instead of one quarter of a
mile, and cutting out the extension
over the eastern part of the Island.
This plan will probably only be used
this season until a better scheme is
decided upon. At the session tills eve
ning arrangements will be made for
mailing out invitations. From pres
ent indications a large entry list is ex
pected in the State meet and a num
ber of inquiries have been received
about the date set for the vent. All
three local High schools have plans
under way for the Spring track train
ing, and the Steelton and Tech athletes j
have started practice.
Bits From Sportland
The Tech Freshmen team took the j
Inter-Class honors yesterday by de-j
fcating the Juniors, 28 to 27.
The Mercury A. C. baseball club has j
been organized and is arranging
games. Address Herbert Hunter,
1323 Susquehanna street.
The Harrisburg P. li. R. V. M. C. A.:
live will play the Stag Club quintet at:
Lock Haven to-morrow evening.
The Factors won by three pins in
!in Academy duekpin match last night;
with the Bakers.
The West End A. C. nine is plan
ning to practice next Saturday after-'
noon if weather conditions permit.
Twenty-two players have applied for
the team.
The Keener A. C. baseball team has ,
been organized. K. H. Bowman, 504 !
Emerald street is arranging the sche- '
dule for the summer.
Rdward Roth was elected field cap
tain of the Harrisburg Academy Gun
Club yesterday afternoon. The next;
shoot will be held Saturday after- i
noon. -
lloltznian's All-Star Duekpin team
will play the first of a series of
matches with the York team at the-'
city to-morrow evening.
M'.W WORLD'S SKATING RECORD
Special to the Telegraph
Chicago, March 7.—Roy McWhirter,
Northwestern Skating Club, made a
new world's record for 300 yards
straightaway in a skating meet at
Humboldt Park, between his club and
the Norwegian Turner Society, when
he covered the distance in 25 2-5 sec
onds. The previous record was held
by George D. Phillips, who skated the
distance in 28 2-5 in 1893, at Cort
land, N. Y.
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Sets New Mark For
Women Swimmers
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Special to the Telegraph
| Philadelphia, Pa., March 7. —The
j Quaker City now boasts of a record- j
| breaking woman swimmer. Miss Olga i
i Dorfncr has just set a new mark for I
j women in the 100-yard swim. She j
made the distance in 1 minute. 9 3-5 .
: seconds, easily defeating a large field i
of competitors. This is the fastest!
time ever made by a woman swimmer
j in America.
Last Night's Bowling Scores
state Printery
C Duekpin)
| Pressmen 1034
I Linotypers 1045 ]
Operators 1068
| Compositors 1071 j
P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
I Superbas 2584
Browns 2482
International
The Irish 1345,
Americans 1525
i Kimmel (Am.) 145
Kimmel (Am.) ' 377
Casino Ten pin
Senators 2530
Jolly Five 2610 i
Basch (J. F.) 216'
Basch (J. F.) 593
Battery Candidates of
Athletics Off to South
By Associated Fress
Philadelphia, March 7. Battery i
j candidates for the Philadelphia Ameri- !
i can League baseball team left this city j
j to-day for New York, where they will |
| take a steamer for Jacksonville, the I
spring training grounds. The veterans I
in the squad were Wyckoff, Bush and |
j Bressler. Others who will be tried out j
as pitchers are Morrisette, of the j
i Richmond club of the International
League; Crowell, of Brown University;
; Myers, of the Raleigh club of the Caro- !
i Una Association, and Harry Weaver,
who starred on a semiprofessional
f team.
The catchers in tlie squad are Per
j kins, of the Raleigh club, Carolina
I Association; Meyer, of the Davenport, j
j lowa, club; Murphy, who played with I
] the Binghamton club. New York State
, League, last season, and the veteran
Wally Schang.
\ The infielders and outfielders will i
| "leave for the training camp on March
17. Manager Mack, accompanied by j
: his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Shibe and Ira Thomas, will leave to-
I morrow by rail.
PIRATES LEAVE FOR SOUTH
Pittsburgh. Pa.. March 7.—The ad- j
j vance squad of Pittsburgh Pirates left I
here to-night for the Spring training]
camp at Dawson Springs, Ky. The i
party was composed of 12 players and
newspapermen, and was in charge of j
Catcher George Gibson. A second de
tachment of Pirates will leave here]
next Saturday in charge of Honus 1
Wagner. After a short stay at Daw- j
son Springs, the training camp will be 1
i shifted to Hot Springs, Ark.
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Announce Plans For 3rd
Annual Methodist Run
Plans have been started for the
third annual street carnival run of the
Harrisburg Methodist Club to be held
on the afternoon of July 4. A num
ber of city athletic associations arc
expected to enter teams, and the event
will probably be the largest of Its kind
ever held here.
The meet will include three events 1
and gold, silver and bronze medals:
will be awarded the winners. Will R.
Winn, business manager, will send out 1
| the Invitations to the various clubs.
Applications for entry blanks should J
be sent to him. care of the Methodist ;
Club, Fifth and Granite streets. The !
j list will close June 22.
, TOLEDO MAY GET BALL CLUB
Making Efforts to Transfer Cleveland
A. A. Franchise
Special to the Telegraph
Chicago, March 7. Details of the
proposed transaction by which the;
Cleveland American Association Club j
is to be transferred back to Toledo |
under the management of Roger
| Bresnahan, were discussed at a. pro- 1
tracted meeting of the league's club
owners here yesterday, but after the,
first session of three hours they said I
nothing had been accomplished. They
took a recess to gather again late this
afternoon to finally decide the ques
tion.
It was said some of the club own
ers favor giving Norris L. O'Neill, for
mer president of the Western League,
lan important office. At the afternoon
t session a recommendation to have all
! the club owners contribute to a pool,
and purchase the Toledo Club from
President Somers, was considered.
IX CHARGE OP YALE BASEBALL
Special to the Telegraph
New Haven. Conn., March 7.— Geo.
J B. Case and "Dutch" Carter have been
i appointed a special baseball commit
| tee for Yale, taking up the work
1 which had hitherto fallen principally
j to Professor Robert Corwin and the
two other members of the eligibility!
committee. Henry Hobson and George
Parmly Day. Mr. Case has been an!
adviser of the baseball men for the!
i past few years, and it was to him that
; the baseball players first went when i
; they found that they were violating i
the rules regarding summer baseball!
at Quogue. L. I. The committee, which |
has power to add to its members, held
its first meeting in New Haven last
I night.
JUMPERS ARE BARRED
Philadelphia, Pa., March 7. No
player who Jumped a contract in join
ing the Federal League may find
asylum, succor or just a plain ordinary
j job in the International League, ac
i cording to a ukase issued by Ed. Bar
row to the owners in his circuit.
Week's Schedule For
Basketball Tossers
Tonight
Juniors vs. Seniors, Central High
School Girls' league, Chestnut
street auditorium, afternoon.
Globe Right Posture vs. Mid
dletown High School Reserves, at
Middletown.
Wednesday
Globe Right Posture vs. Steel- i
ton Y. M. H. A., on Technical j
High school floor.
Friday
Reading High school vs. Central !
school, Chestnut street auditorium, ]
j Central Pennsylvania Scholastic j
League game.
Steelton High school vs. Tech- j
nical High school, on Technical !
floor, Central Pennsylvania Scho
lastic League game.
! Sophomores vs. Seniors, Tech- j
nical High school Interclass Lea- •
j gue.
Central High School Girls' vs. |
Chambersburg High School Girls' i
preliminary to Reading Central j
gume, Chestnut street hall.
Boys" Division of Hassett Club !
vs. Lebanon Y. M. C. A., at Leb
, anon.
Lincoln University vs. Spartan
A. C„ of Steelton. at Steelton.
Sophomores vs. Freshmen, Cen- '
tral High School League, Chest- j!
nut street auditorium, afternoon. |
Williamstown High school vs. s
Frackville High school, at Frack
ville.
j Middletown High school vs. Han
over High school, at Middletown.
Coatesville High School Girls'
vs. Girls' Division of Hassett Club,
j at Cathedral Hall, pending.
Saturday
j Camden Eastern League Club
| vs. Harrisburg Independents, {
j Chestnut street auditorium.
llarrishurg Telegraph vs. Carlisle
at Carlisle,
j Reading High school vs. Steel- j
i ton High school at Steelton, Cen
] tral Pennsylvania Scholastic Lea
gue game.
Boys' Division of Hassett Club
vs. Reading Olivets, at Reading.
Lancaster High school vs. Leb
| anon High school, at Lebanon, !■
Central Pennsylvania Scholastic
League game.
Waynesboro High school vs.
' Carlisle High school, at Carlisle.
Williamstown High school vs.
St. Clair, at St. Clair.
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TIME TABLE
In Effect June 27, 1915.
TRAINS leave Harrisburg—
For Winchester and Martlnrburg at'
5:03, *7:52 a. m., *3:40 p. m.
For Hafterstawn, Chambersburg, Car- 1
lisle, Mechanlcsburg and intermediate
stations at *5:03, *7:62, *11:53 a. m.
•3:40. 5:37, *7:45, *11:00 p. m.
Additional trains for Carlisle and
Mechanlcsburg at 9:48 a. m„ 2:16, 3:38
6:30, 9:35 p. m.
For Dillsburg at 5:03, *7:52 and
*11:53 a. m.. 2:16, *3:40, 5:37 and 6:30
p. m.
: "Daily. All other trains daily except !
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SAM M'CRACKEN
SOME PROMOTER
! Tells About His Circus Career
| and Why He Sticks to Saw
dust Enterprises
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MS CA&CxeNI
Special to the Telegraph
Xcw York, March 7.—While much
j has been said and written about Tex
j Rickard, Tom Jones, Ike Dorgan and
j even Frank Moran and Jess Willard,
all connected with the big fight to be
staged on March 25, comparatively
little about Sam McCracken who with
Rickard is promoting the bout, has
been put before the reading public,
j The other day McCracken took a few
minutes off to tell a newspaper man
all about himself.
"As a boy," said Mr. McCracken, j
"I lived about a hundred and fifty j
; miles outside of St. Louis. My father j
j was in the horse and mule ' business
and at the age of twelve I used to
take two and three carloads of cattle
into the St. Louis markets. Later we
moved to Kansas City, but dad re
mained in the same game. It was the
horse business that first brought Tex
1 and me together and ours has been a
I friendship of many years.
Joins Big Circus
"I was twenty years old when 1
I joined the Ringling Brothers. That's
I just twenty years ago," he said with a
j faraway smile. "For ten years I
'acted as the general representative for
j them, but for the past six years I have
i devoted my efforts to the Barnum &
i Bailey show, acting as manager.
"I have been trying to get out of
the game, but somehow the Ringlings
i want me to stick. To be honest with j
| you, I am not absolutely certain about J
it now. I have been in every city In
! America, and Canada with a popula- j
| tion of 5,000 and up."
i Therefore aside from his personal j
land financial support, Rickard could |
! not have chosen a better partner for j
! McCracken's practical knowledge and }
practical experience with crowds is
equal to anybody in the country. He'
I has been in charge of the ticket sale
almost exclusively and counts up with I
i the treasurer each evening. To as-j
; sist him he has two old circus men,
; Fred de Wolf, who is known as the
fastest hard-ticket seller in the world,
and Chick Bell.
LOCK WOOD OCT FOR SEASON'
IVtin Relay Athlete Throws Out
Shoulder and Sprains Tendon
Philadelphia, March 7.—The chances i
for the University of Pennsylvania I
varsity track team to win the one-mile !
relay races at the Meadowbrook games i
Saturday night are very slim with the
injury of Joe Lockwood, who will be ;
lost, to the team for the remainder of
i the indoor season. Tn the two-lap re- i
I lay event in the intercollegiates on!
j Saturday in New York, Lockwood, !
[ running second for the Red and Blue,;
was jostled on the turn coming intoi
the homestretch. He lost his stride!
and in trying to get hack into position !
threw his left shoulder out of place,
and a'«o sprained a tendon. Lockwood ;
was leading at the time of the accident
and continued running the remaining
fifty yards with his arm hanging atlliis
side. I
DOUBLES PATES ANNOUNCED
Sectional Championship Will Start in
Boston, July 21
New York, March 7.—The dates for
fhe sectional championship tennis j
doubles, the sectional portion of the {
national championship, were an-'
nouneed to-day by George T. Adee,
president of the National Tennis Asso
ciation.
The eastern doubles will be decided
at the Longwood Club, Boston, begin
ning Monday. July 24. The western j
doubles and the preliminary cham
pionship matches to bring out the
challengers of W. M. Johnston and C.
J. Griffin will be played at the On
wentsia Club, Chicago. The western
doubles will begin Saturday, August 5.
The preliminary with the eight sec
tional winners will be played Wednes
day. Thursday and Friday, August 16,
i 7 and 18.
The Pacific Coast Association will
name it sown date, probably about j
July 1. The other sectional dates will 1
be named next week.
Fight Schedule For
Boxers of Prominence
TO-NIGHT
Jim Flynn vs. Jack Dillon, ten
rounds, at New York City.
Leo Houck vs. Eddie Revoire,
six rounds, at Reading, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.
Johnny Dundee vs. Benny Leon
ard, ten rounds, at New York
City.
THURSDAY, MARCH ».
Benny Chavez vs. Louisiana, fif
teen rounds, at Kansas City, Mo.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11.
Jimmy Murphy vs. Eddie Cou
lon, 8 rounds, at St. Louis, Mo.
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CENTRAL TOSSERS
NEED ALL GAMES
Steelton May Help Local Five
by Taking Game From
Reading This Week
The biggest game of the season will
lake place Friday evening, March 10, !
on auditorium floor, when Reading
high, scholastic leugue leaders, will
buck up against the Central High |
tossers.
Reading's victory over Lancaster!
Saturday night gives to them the rec- j
ord of nine victories and one de- \
feat. '
Central is determined to put a crimp j
Reading's winning streak, and also tie i
up the league race.
The best that Central can do now \
is to llnish the race a tic with Read- 1
ing. This can only be accomplished j
by Central winning all home games
and Steelton defeating Reading at
Steelton.
Strenuous practices are being held
this week by Central. Coach McCord
will give the Central tossers no let
up.
The cheering section for Central will
be out in full force and a big time is
expected. A large delegation of root- ,
ers is expected from Reading, and ar- j
rangements are being made for their
accommodation. A dancing program
has been arranged for after the |
game.
Right Hand Punch to
Be Moran's Best Bet
New York, March 7. —In the opinion !
of a veteran observer who watched j
him box with sparring partners at
"Dal" Hawkins' roadhouse, in the
Bronx, to-day, Frank Moran is much
quicker in his movements than Jess I
Willard. He also is faster with his!
hands and more nimble on his feet
than the champion, but he does not \
employ any better defensive tactics""
than tho big Ivansan. He fights just
as open, but there the resemblance
ends.
Willard is strong for left-handed
pokes. Not so Moran. The aspirant
for the heavyweight championship has
an abiding faith in a right-hand blow.
So had John L. Sullivan, whose style
Moran suggests. Moran has nothing
but contempt for the left-handed
lighter.
TO ORGANIZE HALL TEAM
Members of the Mohawk Club met
I last night in the John Y. Boyd Me
| inorial building to organize a base
| ball team for the coming season. Cal-
I vin Frank, Harry Keelliauver and
Harry Rensei were appointed on a
| sporting committee to select players
and to complete preliminary plans for
the games. A team will be entered by
the Mohawks in the junior bowling
tournament to be started soon in the
Boyd building.
HAVE THREE CLI'BS
Not many high schools can boast of
three glee clubs. Central High does.
Just lately the three glee clubs have
been organized. These three clubs
are composed of the senior and t
junior girls, and the senior boys. All :
are under the direction of Prof. E. G.!
Rose.
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Reading baseball fans are appar-,
ently not very enthusiastic over league!
prospects for this season. According |
to former managers who were located 1
in Reading, it is a big lob to land i
a team unless there is a guarantee
that the team will be a pennant win- i
ner.
John K. Tenor, president of Ihe Na
tional League predicts a successful sea-1
son for baseball this year. He be-1
lieves that every league in the coun
try will make money. Harrisburg:
was mentioned by President Tencr re
cently as one town where baseball
Will be a big paying investment this i
year.
Harrisburg light fans are not risk-I
ing much money on the result of the:
tight between Jess Willard and Frank j
Moran. One wide-spread opinion is
that the fight will go the limit for a|
public decision. Moran has appeared!
little in print, and liis ability to put'
one over on the champion has not ns
yet been demonstrated to the satisfac
tion of his admirers. In many cities
the fight is looked upon as a big
joke.
Sam Langford, better known as the j
"Boston Tar Baby," is the only heavy- !
weight who has never been knocked j
out. Neither has he won a champion- j
ship, but has been up against the best i
men in his class. Langford began in j
1902 when he won from James Mc-
Vicker In three rounds. Since that l
time he has been raking in the cash I
by meeting all comers. He has knock- j
ed out some of his opponents and has
won many battles on decisions.
If Reading wins the Central Penn-1
ELKS DA Y TO BE A FEA TURE
OF BIG BOWLING TOURNAMENT
Street Parade of Government Employes; Will Declare. Half-
Holiday; Meet Opens April 3 at Washington
Washington, D. C., March B.—One
of the largest events which will mark
the success of the Atlantic Coast bowl
ing tournament that will be held in
Washington, commencing April 3, is
Elks' day, when thousands of visiting
Elks will be entertained at the capital.
A large street parade will be held, at
which time government employes and j
school children will turn out in large [
numbers. At request of the Chamber i
of Commerce, the District officials will I
declare a half-holiday and the busi- j
ness houses have all agreed to deco- j
rate their buildings with purple and j
white as a welcome to the visiting!
Elks.
The Intercity Elks Bowling League, j
composed of ten teams representing j
New York, Newark, N. J., Brooklyn, I
HARRIS PARK A. C. READY Manager Swartz and there will be two
Harris Park A. C. will open the sea- new men on the team this year. The «
I son April 15 when they meet the Han- line-up will include:
' over team at that place. Earl W. Ryan, Ross Swartz, Kerns, Charles
Swartz, the manager, has a few open Swartz, Messing, George Swartz,
dates and would like to hear from Smith, McCurdy, Earl Swartz, last
' any teams in or out of town at once, year's players, and Winn and Murphy,
I Players have sent in contracts to new men.
1 •
i sylvania League pennant, the Berks
aggregation must thank York. The
| White Hoses practically handed
[ last victory to Reading. With the loss '
|of Greenuwalt, York's chances went
soaring. Central High became a
strong contender, bast Friday night
! Heading played at York and won the
j game. Just before the battle Billet,
j another star player, was announced as
ineligible, and the York team was a
j wreck. Heading walked to victory.
Harrisburg shooters will be promi
nent ai Newmanstown on Thursday on
the occasion of the annual Uvebird
shoot. The Gun Club of that place
) has arranged a big program. !•'. S.
Rader well known in Harrisburg is
secretary. This shoot is second only
I to the, annual livebird shoots held in
! Harrisburg.
In the selection of C. K. l'razler as
I manager for the Susquehanna Base
ball Club, the members recognize his
ability us a leader. Ho has been in
charge of the team for several sea
sons and is now arranging a schedule ,
that will include all fast teams in
! Central Pennsylvania. He has a
! strong line-up and will add. a num
j ber of new stars this season.
The Trainmen's Athletic Club has
i reorganized its baseball team for the
season, and will have M. 0. Eveler for .
i business manager, and F. B. Bennett,
| Held manager. The affairs of the club
i will be in charge of H. F. Bean, G. O.
j Garvericli. and Thomas Breach. A
schedule is now being arranged and
j contests are desired with representa-
I live amateur games throughout Cen
j tral Pennsylvania. The Trainmen's
I baseball team last season was one o£
| the best in this city.
Paterson, Passaic, Elizabeth, New
Brunswick, Hoboken and New Ro
clielle, will journey to the capital as
one delegation, numbering 100, headed
by Hugh JlcGuire, president of the
league.
In addition to the New York dele
gation Kilts lodges throughout New
England and cities east of Pittsburgh
have signified their intention of mak
ing this one of the biggest events of
the tournament, notwithstanding tin
fact that "Woodrow Wilson day" ami
"Clark Griffith day" will both be big
feature events.
Excursion rates on all railroads will
enable the bowlers to take their famir
lies 011 a sightseeing trip at our na
tion's capital and at the same time
take part in one of the largest bowling
tournaments ever held in the East.