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SPORTS-CENTRAL HIGH'S CRUCIAL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT'S BIG ATTRACTION
NO SHORT FIELDS
IN MAJOR LEAGUE
Surveys Will Ho in Order Be
fore Season Starts; Must
Be Hegular
Special to the Teltgraph
New York, March 3.—For the first
time in its history, the National
League will have its playing fields sur
veyed by competent engineers and the
i orrectness of the measurements cer
tified to the president of the league.
There always has been some doubt,
i wing to former Imperfect rules and
ciagrams. as to the proper distances
< t pitchers' plates and batsmen's
I oxes on some of the National League
i ifields, and on one diamond at least
it was discovered that the pitcher's
) late had been installed too close to
tiic plate.
In an otiicial communication sent
to his club owners, accompanied by a
new blue print and a copy of the cor
rected rules. President Tener said:
"The foregoing is sent you in order
that your club may comply with the
1 -ague resolution requiring that all
playing fields and diamonds in our
< ircuit be surveyed l»y a competent
i ngineer, who shall certify to the pres
i lent of the league, prior to the open
ing of the season, that the distances
iire correct and that the position of
tile pitchers' plate is in conformity
•••Uh the rule."
That essential attention is to be
1 aid to the building of the pitcher's
plate, the raising of which had grown
to an abuse of the rule by some of
t le clubs, is evidenced by additional
instructions from the president, which
i ;ad as follows:
"This survey should be made after
fie grounds have been prepared in
;.!1 respects for championship games,
i i which preparation especial atten
ton should be given the letter and
airit of section '2 of rule 9. which re
quires all pitchers' plates shall be not
more than 15 inches higher than the
lase lines or home plate and that the
slope from the pitcher's plate to every
i ase line and the home plate shall be
gradual.
"After your playing field lias been
laid out in all respects to conform
with this diagram and the rules, you
will see to it that it is so permanently
maintained."
Indian Athletes Work Hard;
Anxious For Cinder Track
Carlisle. Pa., March 9.—Running
daily on the board track which sur
rounds the athlctir field, the Carlisle
Indian track candidates are getting
impatient for the cinder track and
•spiked shoes. As the schedule opens
early, the Redskin runners would like
to get as much practice on the track
as possible.
It is not expected that any stars
will lie at Carlisle this Spring, but quite
a number of the boys show much
promise and hid fair to develop into
good track athletes. A number of
inter-class meets have been arranged
to give the coach a line on the various
candidates. The annual Indoor
Orange meet will be held some time
this month.
Eddie Mahan Fails to Make
Harvard Baseball Team
Special to the Telegraph
Boston. March 9.—According to re
ports. Kddie Mahan is lost to Harvard
on account of a number of circum
stances, cither one of which would
tie enough to place him outside of the
running.
It was hoped that he would be a
member of the Crimson baseball
team, but it is no reported that he
has had academic troubles which will
he sufficient lo keep him busy for
some time.
Forestall Attempt to
Stop Willard-Moran Bout
By .4 sieciated Press
Albany, X. Y., March B.—An at
tempt to prevent the Willard-Moran
contest was forestalled, temporarily
nt least, in the Assembly to-day when
:tn objection prevented the introduc
tion of a resolution of Assemblyman
MeCue. of Xew York, a former pugil
ist, calling on the State Athletic Com
mission to revoke the license for the
fight.
McCue said he had seen Wiilard
recently and that the champion was in
no physical condition to fight.
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Royston 2' s in.
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THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 9, 1916. "
HARD WORK FOR FIGHT WITH WILLARD
FRANK MO It AX PRANK KENDALL
Prank Moran, the bis, blond heavyweight, is hard at work for his
forthcoming battle with Jess Wiilard, the champion. Moran is In tine
condition. Wiilard is fat and in poor wind. He had not taken enough
exercise in the first ten days of his work to keep his weight down to the
point it was when he began training. Experts who have watched both
men train say Wiilard must get to work at once or he will be in real dan
ger from Morun.
MAY USE OLD
CHURCH AGAIN
<
Fire in Now Bethel A. M. E.
Causes •%,(>< HI Loss; Crossed
Wires the Cause ?
Because of the $6,000 tire which al
most destroyed the new Bethel A. M.
E. church, Briggs and Ash street, last
night, the congregation may again
use the old church at State and West
streets, in the Capitol Park Extension
area, now used by the State as an
armory for the Governor's troop, until ;
necessary repairs have- been made on
the new edifice.
Tile tire last night according to (
Fire Chief John C. Kindler, probably j
started from crossed wires near the j
$2,500 pipe organ which was destroy- i
ed. Members of the congregation, and ,
of the board of trustees, however, be- i
lieve that it was the work of an in-j
cen diary.
If arrangements can be completed!
with George C. Jack, captain of the
Governor's troop and Samuel B.J
Rambo. Superintendent of Public \
Grounds and Buildings, the congrega- j
tion will use the old church until the!
new one has been remodeled.
The new edifice was dedicated April ;
16, 1915 and plans nad ben started;
to celebrate the first anniversary of j
the services. The blaze was discov- j
ered by Samuel Little who lives In I
the vicinity, but the firemen in the
district who responded had difficulty
in fighting the flames because of the j
cold which froze the water played on ;
the building in several places.
The loss caused by the fire, smoke
and water, on the building is totally'
covered by insurance. Considerable i
was lost on the contents.
immediately upon the adjustment of
the loss, arrangements will be made
for all of the repairs which will be
rushed so that the congregation can I
use the church as soon as possible, j
The interior of the new edifice was:
almost totally destroyed.
While the firemen were fighting the \
fire in the church, a small blaze broke j
out in a chimney at the Hoffman j
House in Market street, which was ex
tinguished with several buckets of I
water before any damage was done.
Asks Record Price For
Famous Western Stallion
Special to the Telegraph
Cleveland, Ohio, March 9.—Several j
times since Peter Mac. a 6-year-old i
trotting stallion, has shown phenom-1
enal speed, Captain David Shaw, of|
this city, has been approached by I
horemen who admired the horse, to l
put a price on the son of Peter thej
Great and Lillian R. The captain re- <
fused bona fide offers ot' $35,000 and
$60,000 for the horse and now has
put a definite price on the stallion, i
The buyer of Peter Mas will pay the !
biggest sum of money ever expended
for a light harness horse. The pres
ent record price is the $125,000. which
the late J. Malcolm Forbes paid for ;
Arion. But any man who .will pay
$125,001 may own Peter Mac.
This is the sum placed on the horse j
by Mike McDevitt, the trainer, who
has given the young speed merchant !
all his schooling; who gave Lillian R. !
the dam of Peter Mac, her record, and j
who was requested by Captain Shaw i
to set a price on the horse.
TECH-STEELTON
GAME TOMORROW
Fight on For Fifth Plaee in
League; Both Teams Con
fident of Victory
The Technical High school basket
ball quintet was given its final prac
tice this afternoon in preparation for
the Central Penn league game in the
Tech gymnasium when the Steelton
and Tech teams will meet in the first
of their series of two games. The
contest is of extra importance to
both teams, as a victory will place
either team in undisputed possession
of fifth place, while the loser will go
down to the cellar.
The Steelton boys started out poor
ly. but since they have hit their stride
they have bowled over York and Leba
non in easy fashion. Last year the
Blue and White five trimmed the lo
cals in the series and expects to re
peat. Coach McConneli has all of his
players in good shape, and looks for
a victory for the Maroon.
The second teams of the two in
stitutions will also play the prelim
inary game. The probable line-up
for the Varsity game is as follows:
Tech. Steelton.
Harris, f. Brandt, f.
Killinger, f. Coleman, f.
Beck, c. Hreckenridge; c.
Yoffee. g. Starasinic. g.
Miller, g. Weuschinski, g.
Week's Schedule For
Basketball Tossers
Friday
Reading High school vs. Central
school, Chestnut street auditorium.
Central Pennsylvania Scholastic
League game.
Steelton High school vs. Tech
nical High school, on Technical
floor,* Central Pennsylvania Scho
lastic League game.
Sophomores vs. Seniors, Tech
nical High school Interclass Lea
gue.
Central High School Girls' vs.
Chambersburg High School Girls'
preliminary to Reading Central
game, 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
nut street auditorium, afternoon.
Williamstown High school vs.
Frackville High school, at Fraek
ville.
Middletown High school vs. Han
over High school, at Middletown.
Coatesville High School Girls'
vs. Girls' Division of Hassett Club,
at Cathedral Hall, pending.
Saturduy
Camden Eastern League Club
vs. Harrisburg Independents,
Chestnut street auditorium.
llarrisburg Telegraph vs, Carlisle
at Carlisle.
Reading High school vs. Steel
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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IT FITS THE CRAVAT
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MACK'S MAY BE
EYE OPENERS
New Team May Show League
Few Things About
Baseball
Spf* /ii/ to the Telegraph
Philadelphia. March 9. What kind
of a Imll team Connie Mack will de- !
velop this season is a question no per
son but Contde can answer as the Ath
letics start their Spring training. And
Mack is doing little talking these days
except to refer to his promise of last
vear that he would make the Athletics
another powerful pennant winning
team. The team started South to-day.
All last season, when the Athletics
were tramped upon, kicked and mauled
I>\ everv team in the American Lea"ue
and during the winter, Connie Mack
spread a dragnet over all the minor 1
leagues and colleges for material and
formulated plans for his new machine.
.\ohodv knows how manj unknowns
Connie lias under cover, hut it' his past
constructive performances may be
taken as harbingers it is safe to pre--
dtct the Athletics will finish a few
notches higher than the cellar.
With the "masked marvels" listed as
an unknown quantity It would appear
that the Athletics are prepared in all
departments except pitching and third
base.
If training camp coaching has the
proper effect the Athletic's moundsmen
will he greatly Improved over those of
1915. VV.vckoff. Hush and Bressler are
tigured as anchor men. Last season
■\v-ckoff improved amazingly and
around him it is believed Mack will
build his staff. In addition the Mack
men's pilot has Nahors and Meyers, who
toward the end of last season demon
strate,! that they were rapidly get
ting their stride.
The receiving end of the game is ex
pected to be handled largely by Wall)' j
Schang and McAvoy. Young Perkins
can also be counted upon to do a little
catching. This boy, according to his
teammates, is a coiner. Those who saw
hint work in the North Carolina League
feel certain this season will develop
him greatly.
Mack is said practicallqy to have de
cided that Jimmy Walsh will be the
regular left fielder, with Oldring in
center and Htrtink in right. Davies,
however, tits well in left field, and it
would not cause great surprise if he
were gallivanting around that section.
Oldring, as a result of his "retire
ment." is in great shape. Kube spent
his vacation on his farm, and appears
to be quite capable of playing in his
1913 and 1914 style.
The infield problem probably will ,
cause Mack a few headaches. Third ;
i base still is a great uncertainty, and
i shortstop will require a whole lot of
I consideration. Although several re
cruits are being tried out for the lattei
position, it is possible Crane will be
selected.
1 lealv and Rittei are being mention
ed for third. In Ritter, Mack considers
hi' has a future star, and looks for re
markable work fiom the youngster. Mc
lnnis is expected to be seen at first, as
usual, and Malone probably will see
service at second in place of Larry
ljajoie. Rumors are circulating that
will be seen with another team.
TEN PROPERTIES TO GET
FOR PARK EXTENSION
[Continued From First l'age]
but has achieved results. The number
| of condemnations is far less than any
! one expected two years ago. In fact,
I the whole undertaking lias been ac
complished In a manner reflecting the
i highest credit upon the Commis
sioners.
Ilus $2,300,000
The first appropriation amounted
i to $2,000,000 and last session $300,000
additional was voted. The commission
'act was approved June 10. 1911. and
i the Commission appointed September
1 8. The members were A. G. Knisely,
Samuel "Kunkel and Samuel C. Todd.
| On Mr. Knisely's death. Spencer C.
j Gilbert was named. Governor Tener
: instructed the Commission to begin
; work on the acquisition of the prop
erties February 1, 1912. and person
■ ally accompanied the members over
the district, encouraging them and
| showing great interest in the work as
i has Governor Brumbaugh from the
day he took office.
The number of properties to which
! titles have been perfected and ap
proved by the Attorney General and
for which settlement has been made
to March 3 is 501. Eight properties
i are under option and eighteen under
i condemnation proceedings. This leaves
! ten to be acquired and things are mov
ing to get them.
Now the notable thing about the
work of the Commission is that Ihe
total percentage of entire cost, which
includes 350 abstracts of title, lie
cause every title must be absolutely
correct, the contingent and other ex
penses and salaries of the office force
for four years and a half is only two
| and a half per cent, of all money ex
\ pended.
Rapid Demolition
In a short time the State Board will
sell a number of the buildings in the
district it. is the desire of the Gov
ernor to have buildings near the rail
road razed as soon as possible so that
people passing on the trains may get
a view of the State House.
It is probable that as soon as pos
sible bids for the removal of the
Hickok, Paxton warehouse and other
big buildings, which are not needed
by the State for storage or for offices
I will be asked.
The State is occupying a dozen or so
buildings in the district using the
; buildings because of the crowded con
dition of the Capitol and getting the
use of the properties without paying
j any rent.
Bits From Sportland
Benny Leonard outfought Johnny
Dundee in a ten-round bout at New
; York last night.
The Atlas Junior basketball team
iof Enliaut won last night's game
from the Greyhound team of Harris
burg. score 28 to 15.
Ed McDonough of the I'tica club
may manage the Albany team. George
| Cockill was offered the position.
TJie Policemen of the Harrisburg
j Pipe and Pipe Bending Company last
night lost to the All-Stars, scores
1 1982 to 1829.
| The Monarch five of Ilutnmelstown
| last night won from the Tessahs of
i the Hassett Club, score 49 to 27.
; The Globe Right Posture team lost
| last night to the Steelton Y. M. H. A.,
score 31 to 19.
In the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. League
last night the Keystones lost to the
Cardinals, score 2538 to 2468.
The Harrisburg Y. M. H. A. quintet
will play the Phi Epsilon PI Frater
nity five to-night on Cathedral hall
i floor.
In the Casino Independent Bowl
ing League series the Trojans last
night won from the Lancers, scores
j 239S to 2332.
Fight Schedule For
Boxers of Prominence
TO-NIGHT
Benny Chavez vs. Louisiana, fif
teen rounds, at Kansas City, Mo.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11.
Jimmy Murphy vs. Kddie t'ou
lon, 8 rounds, at St. I.ouis, Mo.
CENTRAL TOSSERS
EXPECT VICTORY
In Fine Trim For (iaine With
Heading Tomorrow Night;
(iirls to Play
Central high tossers art 1 , in lino,
trim for the game with Reading to
morrow night. Coach McCord is drill
ing: the team on passing and especially
on defense. The Reading aggrega
tion has a pair of star forwards, and
if Central can keep these men from
scoring, chances for winning are
good.
The Central tossers are a wonderful!
scoring machine themselves, having
run up a total of 320 points in nine
games, or an average of 36.5 points
per game. This quintet leads the'
league in the number of points scored
against Its opponents.
Central Is Confident
Central Is confident of winning thej
game to-morrow night. Heading also,
expects to win. but the Berks county
quintet must take into consideration j
that Central lias not been beaten on
her own floor this year.
As an added attraction to-morrow,
night, the Central girls will line up I
against the girls front Chambersburg
high school.
Several weeks ago Chambersburg
defeated the local co-eds at that place,
and they are going to try to repeat to- ■
morrow night.
The local girls have been practicing
hard, and do not expect to be de
feated.
Take Steps to Protect
Public at Willard-Moran
Bout; Purse Increased
By Associated Press
New York, .March !>.—The State
Athletic Commission to-day interro-i
gated Tex Rickard, promoter of the j
! Willard-Moran bout, and Secretary
I Kd wards and Manager Jaines .1. John-j
ston, of the Show Corporation, under j
! whose auspices the bout will be i
staged.
, Chairman Wenck said the purpose of
I the inquiry was to arrive at some i
definite arrangement whereby every
precaution would be taken to safe
guard anil protect the interest of the
public. He said in case either or
; both principals were to threaten to
I absent himself or make some objec
tion to the details he would advise
that no money be paid to either prin
cipal until after the bout.
It was finally agreed that all ticket
receipts, the purse .and the forfeits
should be placed with a stakeholder,
amenable to the commissioners and
[ acceptable to tlie promoters and
managers, who should pay out no
money until after the tight had taken
place and all contract conditions had
been faithfully performed.
During the discussion it developed
that the purse had been increased
from $70,000 to $71,250. of which Wil
lard is to receive $47,500. while half
that sum, $23,750 is to be paid to
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WELLYS
Frank llart. the t'arlls'.e pitcher,
who was a big start in this vicinity
last season, has been signed by Connie
Mack and will lie given a tryout. Hart
is a pitcher of unusual ability and lias,
been referred to frequently as the
"iron man." Last season he played i
with the Marysville team of the
Dauphin-Perry League.
Ilarrisbtirg will lie represented this
season 4n (lie National Baseball Fed
eration. This organisation meets at'
Cincinnati to-morrow. Tom Nokes, of
Johnstown, a well-known sporting
writer. iN secretary, and lias named ;
a local representative who will call
a meeting of apiateur managers with
in tile next two weeks.
The National Baseball Federation j
,is composed of amateur teams only, j
Records are kept of all games, and ;
winners or local championships will
have an opportunity to compete with
winners in other cities. The season;
winds up with a series of games be- ■
lween winners from all over the
t'nited States. Local amateur teams I
arc not all organised, but are getting
into the game dally. Arrangements;
) are now lieing made for a hall for
I the big meeting.
The Albion A. A„ is moving for a ,
i strong league this season. Five teams ,
| have signed up. Riverside, Enola. Mid-
I way, Brelsford, Paxtang and Albion.;
i This league promises a series of inter
esting games and will play a regular
; schedule.
Two middleweights will battle in
j Harrisburg on March 15. They are
Frankie Baker of Brooklyn and !
Charles Kessler of Philadelphia. This
battle will be the semiw.lndup feature i
CAMDEN RETURNS !
SATURDAY NIGHT
Independents Anxious For Re
venge; "Jackie" Adams Will
Be in Line-up
The Harrisburg Independents are'
. making strenuous efforts to be in con
dition Saturday night to retrieve the
i early season defeat banded tliem by,
■Camden. Jackie Adams and his
"Adams Express" gave the .Indepen
dents their worst defeat on January
8. and the locals are out for revenge.
Every member of the learn received
a sood workout in the scrimmage
1 against Central high yesterday after
j noon. i
The game Saturday night will be an
> i Interesting one from the spectators'
| point of view, for the Jerseyites play
a wide open game, and for this rea-
I i son hold several league records for
I high scoring. They undoubtedly have
II the greatest scoring team in the,
,' league, are aimost unbeatable
when playing their best game.
■\y
,al the next boxing shoxv. The wlnduii
will be between Tim I M oney of l»an
caster and Frankie McGuire of Wil
liamsport. On the preliminary bill
will bo Tommy Donan tiic Columbia
: boy who will meet Kred Goodman of
Wilmington, Del.
Bill Gougliiin manager of the
t Si ranton club of the Eastern league
and Pete Xoonan of Wiikes-Barre.
; were In Reading yesterday boosting
| for a club in that city. They met a
i number of businessmen and hope to
bring about a tinal answer as to
I.a iter's Park this week. Harrisburg
is ready to jump in when called.
\ call has been issued to West Knd
|A. C. players to report Saturday for
Ipractice. .Manager Frank Halney haa
J signed 20 players. The season opens
| March 25 with Mercersburg Aca
demy at Mereersburg. Clair Good has
! been signed as official umpire for the
season.
Yale tossers canic back strong last
night and walked all over Columbia,
I winning by a score of ">0 to 10. To
night Princeton and Cornell play at
Ithaca. This game is wanted by Cor
nell. Penn is holding a good lead
and looks like a winner. Yale will
try hard to move over to the first di
j vision.
Greystock tossers clinched the East
lem league pennant last night, win
ning from Reading by a score of 30
ito 23. Reading came back with a
i victory over Trenton, score 24 to 23,
taking second place. Camden, who
plays in Harrisburg Saturday night
[is in third place. The race was one
sided until the season was half over
because of the many changes in the
I line- Upa of ail teams except the Greys.
Football Profits Pay All
Michigan University Debts
Ann Arbor, Mich.. March 8. —Fro-
nts from football receipts of the Uni
versity of Michigan last Autumn were
1 sufficiently large to cover deflcits which
| each of the remaining athletic re
ports showed, it was announced here
i yesterday.
Football receipts totalled $55,852.
land football disbursements were $40.-
548. Baseball fell $3,400 short of be
jing self-supporting. The track at.li
i letic deficit was about $5,000. The
report shows total athletic receipts of
$90,935, and disbursements of $90,-
u4l>. More than $12,000 was used to
: pay off the indebtedness of the new
|stadium and to improve the athletic
| tield.
Western Man Offers Prize
For Dual Hockey Match
Houghton. Mich. March 9. A. 1..
' j Ferguson, owner of the Soo hockey
team, heard a New York man cont-
| paring Eastern hockey with Western
to the disparagement of the latter.
: He then announced that he will wager
$5,000 that any team in the Western
: League of the American Hockey As
sociation can beat any Eastern team.
the St. Nicholas team of New York. W
j claimant of the 1915 amateur cham
pionship, preferred.
Ferguson makes only one condition,
! that the game be played under Que
bec rules and not Ontario rules, which
I are in use in the Enst.