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BIG FELLOWS WAIT FOR BELL TO START TONIGHT'S BATTLE-CENTRAL WINS
CENTRAL DOWNS
STEELTON TEAM
Local Quintet Is Now Tic With
Reading in League
Series
Winning from Steeiton high tossers
last night. Central high tied up with .
Reading in the Central Pennsylvania
League race, played the best game of
tho season and hung up two new rec
ords. The score was Central, 70;
Stoelton, 24.
The total points scored by the local
fix e was the largest made by any
team in a leagut, game this season.
Thomas established a new individual
record by making 36 points. Steeiton
put up a game fight but was outclass
ed by Central.
Three games will be played with
Reading high five to determine the
championship. The first game takes
piivce at Heading next Wednesday.
On April 4 the second game will be
played in Harrisburg; and the third
contest if necessary will be played on
k neutral floor. The summary of last
(light's battle follows:
CENTRAL, HIGH SCHOOL
Field Foul
goals, goals. Pts.
I'ltomas, forward .... 11 14 36
VVal lower, forward .. 4 0 X
Houtz, center 3 0 6
Rote, guard 5 0 10
Hilton, guard 5 0 10
liupp, guard 0 0 0
28 14 70
STEELTON H. S.
Field Foul
goals, goals. Pts
«>ayhotT, forward .... 1 14 16
Coleman, forward .... 0 0 0 |
Breckenridge. center. .00 0
Btarasinic, guard .... 4 0 X
Wuenschinski, guard .00 0
i'ord, forward 0 0 0
5 14 2 4
F"ouls called on Central, 26; on
Steeiton 22. Referee, Geisel. Scorer,
Burris. Tinier. Burris.
Athletes Elect Officers;
Tigers Sign Up Players
Ti.rce athletic associations met last
night and elected officers as follows:
Duncannon President, S. E. Mc-1
Masters; vice-president. 8. &. Duncan;
secretary, R. E. Wolbert; treasurer,
11. E. Jones Rife; board of directors,
George Wahl, B. S. Duncan, W. G.
Kline, Clarence White, W. Stewart
lhincan.
East End Tigers Manager, Ed-
Mw.rd Snyder; assistant manager, Ray
mond Kohr; captain, Paul Geiger, and !
assistant captain, Wilbur Arnold, i
The following players will report for
practice April 1: B. Hoover, T. Stray
>u\ P. Geiger, G. <'lark, W. Fortney,
W. Arnold. R. Bowers, P. Kohr, E.
Bender, R. Foland, E. Kintzer, E.
Snyder and R. Plank.
Rosewood A. C.—President, John
(Shade; vice-president, Clyde Dunlap;
Secretary, Earl Miller; assistant sec
*etary. John Garver; treasurer, Wil
«on Black; trustees, James Costello,
dr., Hershey Miller, William Freed,
Garver Harmon and Alfred Gulbrand
ißen.
Bits From Sportland
Carlisle high school live defeated I
Camp Hill tossers last night, score|
2fr to IS. It was the final game at
Camp Hill.
The bowling match scheduled for'
to-night between the Pennsylvania
railroad station bowlers and the
Men's club five of Paoli has been can
celled.
AVet grounds and bad weather pre
vents the opening of the baseball sea
son to-day at Mercersburg. West End
A. C. was to play the first game.
The Cleveland Americans defeated
New Orleans yesterday, score 4 to 2.
Boston Nationals yesterday at!
Jacksonville, Fla., defeated the Ath
letics, score 7 to 0.
In the Girls' interclass basketball se
ries at Central high, the Freshmen
Quintet yesterday defeated the Jun
iors. score 4 to 2, tieing up the lead j
In the race. The Seniors defeated the;
Sophomores, score 26 to 6.
Last Night's Bowling Scores
Casino Independents
Lancers 2 4 52 I
Puritans 2285
Haines *"228 j
Haines 520 j
Academy (Duckpiu)
Factors .^... 1633 |
Bakers 1622]
Ebersole (Bakers) 1 CO I
Plank (Factors) 365 !
P. It. K. V. M. O. A.
Keystone 2 538 I
Greys 2305
Smith (Keystone) 215
Llglitner (Greys) 523
Miscellaneous
At Elks—
Houseteam 2387
W'aps 2111
Weber (Houseteam) 201
Coney (Houseteam) 501
New Cumberland
Parthemore 2604
pull's 2541
TJpdegraf (Parthemore) 221
Updegraf (Parthemore) 582
Boyd Memorial
Mrs. H. B. McCormick's Class .. 2317
A. Patterson's Class 1835
Myers (Mcc'ormick) 216
Leisman (McCormick) 542
IJ. B. WOK DEN HIGH SCORE
Special to the Tele graph
Hagerstown, Md., March 25.—L. B.
Warden, of Harrisburg, made a score
of 86 out of 100 and was one of the
high men at the winter shooting tour
nament held here yesterday by the
J-lagerstown Rod and Gun Club. A.
A. Sommers, of Delta, Pa., was second
professional, making a score of 91.
J. Mowell Hawkins, of Baltimore, was
high man in the professional class,
making 100 points straight and break
ing the ten events without a miss. The
tournament was attended by a number
of sportsmen from Pennsylvania and
this section.
/r _ >
Champion Confident;
Says He Will Win Oat
I have not figured out any par
ticular line of battle, for I have
never seen Moran in action and
cannot tell Just what he will do. It
may take me several rounds to size
him up, but once I know what ho
has got, T shall be In a position to
go ahead and box for his weakest
point. 1 haven't the slightest idea
whether it will be a fast or slow
bout. Much depends upon what
Moran does. If lie meets me half
way, the bout will be fast and full
of action from start to finish. If
he will stand up and box blow for
blow, I will win decisively.—Jess
• Willard.
V
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 25, 1916,
HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTERS WHO BATTLE TONIGHT IN NEW YORK FOR RECORD PURSE
j- . ~ 1-j "1
WILLABP CHACteN white, rscrsnce. MORAS!
.less Willard, champion of the world, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall, will meet Krank Moran, who is 6 feet one inch, at Madison Square Garden to-night, for
ten rounds. The ablest referee the modern ring has known, Charles AVhite. will he the third man. Willard will receive from Tex Rickard, the promoter,
$47,500 for his thirty minutes of actual fighting, and Moran half that sum, if the official statements are to be believed. The above is a picture of the men
as they will appear when in action.
WILLARD AND MORAN READY FOR
TEN-ROUND BATTLE TONIGHT;
FAVOR CHAMPION IN BETTING
By -Associated Press
New York, March 25. —■ With the j
wagering: close to three to one in his !
favor, Jess Willard, heavyweight
champion of the world, will meet
Frank Moran in a ten-round no-de
cision bout here to-night for the larg- j
est purse ever offered for a contest j
of this scheduled duration. The two j
pugilists will receive $71,250, posted
by Tex Kickard, the promoter of the
match. Of this suitk the title holder
will draw down $47,500 and his appon
ent $23,750. Notwithstanding the size
of the purse, Kickard will clear a
handsome profit on the venture since i
every seat in Madison Square Garden
has been sold and the receipts are i
estimated at more than $140,000.
Although WiUard is a topheavy fa-!
vorite, interest in the outcome of the
bout is intense, and the greatest gath- I
ering of fight fans that ever thronged j
into and about the Garden is ex- j
pected at that historic show hall this,
evening when the principals enter the i
ring. Few large bets have been placed |
on the contest owing to the difference
in the odds and acknowledged physi
cal advantages possessed by Willard
over Moran. Hundreds of small wag
ers on the result and on various angles
of the fight have been made between
friends both in this city and among
the large delegations of spectators
from other cities of the East, South
and Middlewest.
Moran and his camp followers as
sert that the Pittsburgh heavyweight
will win from Willard in decisive fash
ion on points if not by a knockout,
but the great majority of the boxing
enthusiasts cannot be convinced that
j the Kansas cowboy will fall a victim
ito Moran's rushes and blows. It is
! pointed out that the conqueror of Jack
I Johnson is physically superior in
every respect to his opponent and
(that in a bout of but ten rounds it
| will be little short of a ring miracle for
( Moran'to stretch Wie champion on the
! floor for the count.
Kqual in Ability
| In boxing ability the two pugilists
! are conceded to be about equal but
, beyond that point Willard has a mark
led advantage over Moran in almost
every department of glove fighting as
iwell as in physical make-up. He will
[outweigh Moran by close to fifty
! pounds, stand between five and six
inches above the Pittsburgh slugger
| and have a longer reach of more than
six inches, than Moran. Both are ex
jtremely powerful hitters in proportion
|to their size but here again Willard's
! greater physique and strength give
I him a wide margin over Moran. The
later is the more aggressive boxer of
Ithe two, but the champion's towering
height and ability to block with his
long arms mitigate against the
chances of the smaller pugilist landing
a knockout blow to the head. The
task of reaching Willard's body !s
not eo difficult but in all his bouts to
date the Kansas man has shown abil
ity to take very hard blows in his
midsection without slowing up. From
a defensive standpoint Willard is con
sidered to be one of the best equipped
boxers of his division in many years.
His Best Blows
! He is equally formidable offensive
! ly when aroused, but, as a rule, lacks
j the aggressiveness neces ;ary to win
from an opponent of Moran's caliber
lin ten rounds or less. His best blows
;are a short left jab and a righthand
luppercut. These blows he uses nl
; most continually and owing to his
I long reach and great strength "the
| punhes carry terrific power when Wil
lard puts full force into them. Un
j der pressure he can and ' does fight
'with other blows and carries a knock
out in either hand when mixing sav
jagely. n his awkward and ponder
! ous style Willard is almost as fast on
! his feet as Moran although he sel
j dom uses footwork to avoid an op
ponent. At close quarters he should
Ibe able to hold Moran safely, al
though the latter will be dangerous
I if he can tear loose long enough to un
cover his ability and power aB an in
: fighter.
I Both pugilists virtually completed
|their training on Thursday and each
I claims to be in perfect condition for
the battle. Moran has been on edge
| for the bout for close to two weeks
[and hts trainers have had more diffi
culty In holding him to physical form
than Willard's handlers. The cham
pion was slow to round into condi
tion since he had beeh out of the ring
'•for almost a year while MdVan, be
] cause of his recent bouts, responded
| quickly to the conditioning routine,
i Willard, however, once he setled down
to hard work dropped weight and in
, creased his speed rapidly and while
it is doubtful If he Is in the same
i4jiugnificent shape that he was when
j he met Johnson at Havana, he should
! be able to box the full ten rounds at
top speed if necessary.
Whatever the outcome of the battle
the two heavyweights will be well re
paid for their training in the ring. If
the contest goes the full distance the
principals will receive $7,125 per
i rotind or at the rate of $2,375 per
minute. Of this sum Willard's share
j will be $1,583.33 and Moran's $.791.66
I per minute. The purse of $71,250 is
i the largest ever offered for a ring bat- i
tie of any distance with the exception
I of the $121,000 given to Johnson and
| Jeffries by Kickard in their fight at
| Reno. Nev., in 1910. The purse ,s
j larger than the gate receipts taken in |
I at any fight ever held in New York
I State under the Horton law or the
| present Frawley regulations. But two
fights, the Johnson-Jeffries and John
son-Burns battle in Australia brought j
receipts in excess of $71,250.
The difficult task of refereeing th>_> j
bout has been placed in the hands of
the veteran, Charley White, an ex-1
perlenced boxing arbiter, and he has j
stated that he will insist upon the j
principals boxing in strict accordance
with the rules. Because of his past j
experience as third man in the ring
at a number of championship bat- [
ties, White should be able to decide i
upon all technical points which may j
arise. Considerable responsibility will i
rest upon his shoulders as Willard
might lose his title in several ways,!
notwithstanding that the contest is
billed as a ten-round no-decislon bout, j
Moran would become the heavyweight |
title holder should he knock out Wll- I
' lard or in case the later was to foul J
i Moran during the struggle. White is ;
also empowered to stop the fight in j
case either one of the men is incapa- j
i citated for any reason and unable to
continue. Such a decision would au- .
. tomatlcally make the other principal
a winner and technically the holder
i of the title.
De Neri Tossers Here For
Game With Independents
! "Doc" Newman, manager of the De I
, Neri Eastern League team, has as- j
, sured the local management that he j
i wilfchave a very strong team with him j
' j to-night. The locals have practiced
( , hard for this game. The probable I
5 1 line-up of the teams follow:
De Neri Harrisburg
r ' Bllson, f. Rote. f.
I Dark, f. McCord, f.
,! Keenan, c. Geisel, c.
, j Kinkaid, g. Ford, g.
. | Newman, g. McConnell, g.
M Will Land Title '
Says Frank Moran
" ! I have no misgivings as to the
outcome of my bout with Willard. |
l am positive that I will win de- i
clslvely and carry the world'p
, heavyweight title out of the ring I
with me. At no previous stage of
" j my life have I been in such fine
® i physical condition, nor have I felt |
- I more confident of defeating an op- |
ponent. Willard is a bigger man |
" | than I am, physically, but in no j
I I other way has he any advantage.
I feel that I possess all the quali
" j ties that are necessary to win a
" j boxing championship. Wait and i
1 1 see. —Frank Moran.
' *•
i REACH GI'IDK APPEARS
The 1916 Reach American League
s Guide—the official handbook of the
" great major league presided over by
" famous Ban Johnson—lias just made
its ever-welcome appearance, thus
J ushering in one more baseball season,
11 a function which it has fulfilled each
r | Spring for thirty-four consecutive
e years. This long continuation of pub
-8 llcatlon alone has served to make the
- Reach Guide the standard annual pub
n llcatlon of the baseball world, without
- considering the merits of the contents
- of the book, which Is edited by Francis
g ; c. Richter. the veteran baseball writer
- | and authority.
RECORDS MADE BY GIANT HEAVYWEIGHTS;
WILLARD AND MORAN IN 30 BATTLES EACH
JESS WILLARI)
Born in Pottowatomie County, Kansas, December 29, 1887.
1911
Feb. 15—Louis Fink Sepulpa, Okla. .. 10 rounds..* Lost
Mar. 7—Ed. Burke El Reno, Okla., . 3 rounds...K. O.
Mar. 25—Louis Fink Oklahoma City . 3 rounds...K. O.
Apr. 29—Joe Cavanaugh Oklahoma City .. 11 rounds...lv. O.
Apr. 14—Al Mandeno Oklahoma City . 4 rounds...K. O.
June B—Bill Shlller Oklahoma City . 4 rounds...K. O.
July 4—Frank Lyon Elk City, Okla. .. 10 rounds...Won
July 16—Mike Comisky Hammond, Okla. . 10 rounds...Won
1912 I
May 23—John Young Ft. Wayne, Ind. . 6 rounds...K. O.
June 29—Frank Bowers St. Charles, 111 .. 3 rounds...K. O.
July 2—John Young Chicago, 111 5 rounds...K. O.
July 29—Arthur Pelky New York 10 rounds...N. D.
Aug. 10—Luther McCarty New York 10 rounds...N. D.
Dec. 2—Sailor White Buffalo 1 round ... K. l).
Dec. 27 —Soldier Kearns New York 8 rounds...K. O.
1913
Jan. 22—Frank Bauer Ft. Wayne, Ind. . .5 rounds...K. O.
Mar. s—Jack Leon ...Ft. Wayne, Ind. . 4 rounds...K. O.
May 20—Gunboat Smith San Francisco ... 20 rounds... Lost
June 27—Charley Miller San Francisco ... 4 rounds. . .Draw
July 4—Al Williams Reno, Nev 8 rounds. . .Won
Aug. 22 —Bull Young Vernon, C'al 11 rounds...K. O.
Nov. 17—George Rodel Milwaukee 10 rounds...N. C.
Nov. 24—Jack Reed Ft. Wayne, Ind. .. 2 rounds...Won
Dec. 3—Carl Morris New York 10 rounds...Won
Dec. 12—George Davis Buffalo, N. Y. .. . 2 rounds...K. O.
Dec. 29—George Rodel New llaven, Conn. 9 rounds...K. O.
1014
Mar. 27—Tom McMahon Youngstown, O. . 12 rounds. . .Lost
Apr. 13—Dan Daily Buffalo. N. Y. ... 9 rounds...K. O.
Apr. 28—George Rodel .Atlanta, 6 rounds... K. O.
1915
Apr. s—Jack Johnson Havana, Cuba ... 26 rounds...K. O.
FRANK MORAN
Born in Cleveland, 0., March 18, 1887.
1811
Mar. 9—Al Palzer Brooklyn, N. Y. . 10 rounds...N. D.
Mar. 13—Jim Savage New York 7 rounds. .. Lost
Apr. B—F. Drunimond New York 7 rounds... K O.
Oct. 9—Tom Cowler London 6 rounds...K. O.
Oct. 23—Charles Wilson London 2 rounds...K. O.
; tots
Jan. 2—Fred Storbeck ...London 7 rounds. ."Won
Jan. 24—Stocker Smith Paris 1 round ... K. O.
Feb. s—Fred Storbeck London 12 rounds...K. O.
Mar. 11—Al Kubiak Albany 10 rounds...N. D.
Mar. 28— T. Kennedy New York 10 rounds...N. D.
May 20—Tonny Ross ...Cleveland 10 rounds...N. D.
June 7—Harry Wuest Columbus 10 rounds...N. D.
July 4 —Dave Mills Juarez, Mex 8 rounds...K. O.
Aug. 9—Jack Geyer San Francisco ... 4 rounds. . .Lost
Sept. 6—Sailor Sehaefer Vallejo 3 rounds.. .K. O.
Oct. 4—Jim Cameron San Francisco ... 4 rounds...Won
Oct. 31 —Charlie Horn San Francisco ... 4 rounds...Won
Dec. 27—Gunboat Smith San Francisco ... 20 rounds... Lost
191.1
Mar. 29—Al McCluskey New York 5 rounds...K. O.
Apr. 16—Sailor White Philadelphia 6 rounds...N D.
Apr. 30—Luther McCarty New York 10 rounds...N. D.
July 27—Tim Logan New Orleans 4 rounds...K. O.
Sept. 3 —ai Palzer New York 7 rounds...K. O.
191 I
Jan. 27—Jack Johnson Paris 20 rounds... Lost
~ 1915
Mar. 29—Bombardier Wells London 5 rounds...K. O.
Apr. 7 —Sergeant Regan Aldershot. 4 rounds...K. O.
May 16— J. Bennett Salisbury Plains . 2 rounds...K. O.
May 22 —Gorgon Shnms London « rounds...K. O.
Oct. 19—Jim Coffey New Y'ork 3 rounds... K. O.
19111
j an , 7—Jim Coffey New York 9 rounds. . .K. O.
* Foul.
SIGN LEO HOUCR
FOR BOXING SHOW
Lancaster Lad to Meet Jackj
Reck, Marine Champion;
Fast Preliminaries
Harrlsburg fight fans will be given
a boxing treat in the next show to be
held at the Orpheum Theater, Wed
nesday night, March 29. The wlndup
will be between Leo Houck, of Lan
caster, and Jack Reck of the United
States Marine Corps. •
Houck has met them all, and local
fans know his ability. Keck is a big
favorite in Philadelphia. Recently he
fought a draw with Jackie Clark of
Fall River, Mass. Other bouts will in
clude:
Setnlwlndup—Jule Rltchey, o|f Lan
caster, and Terry Howell, of Camden,
N. J.; preliminaries, Willie Green, of
llarrisburg, and Eddie Sullivan, of
Philadelphia; and "Kid" Smith, Co
lumbia, and "Kid" West, Philadel
phia. An extra bout will be added.
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One of the most successful charac- I
teristic basketball seasons in Harris- 1
burg, ended officially last night. There
will be post season games including t
tho championship series between Cen- i
tral and Reading. Financially, the sea- s
son was a record breaker.
The foundation for the Pennsylva- d
nia State League was practically com- c
pletedlast night at a conference. Abra- 1
ham ltosenbluth, a New York attor- s
ney, and Leo Groome, former baseball t
star, representatives of a New York c
syndicate that will finance the new or- i
ganization, met with a number of r
prospective managers and backers, c
Signed leases and contracts were i
shown assuring six towns. Harrisburg,
York, Lancaster, Reading, Lebanon
and Allentown, Ellzabethtown and t
Jersey City, two Sunday towns will be \
added at the meeting in Philadelphia t
March 30, t
Manager George Cockill has not
signed up with the new State league, j
He was expected in Harrisburg to-day j <
to talk over terms. He is wanted in ! s
the New York State League. In the i
event that Cockill will not come here,
Lew Bitter may be the choice. Jim-! ]
my Sheckard will take charge at !
Heading. 1
Members of the Technical high <
school varsity basetball team went to I
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Lancaster at noon to-(lay. To-night
the local five will play Lancaster high*
on Franklin-Marshall floor. If Tecli
wins the local tossers will get out of
the cellar position in the Central
Pennsylvania League. Tech plays at
Steelton next Friday night.
The Hassett Girls will play the In
diana Normal school co-eds. to-night
on Cathedral hall lloor. Arrangements
have been made to have all parochial
school children under 12 years attend
the game as guests of the Jlasselt
club. The Indiana girls hold the
championship of Western Pennsylva
nia. The Hassett girls are eastern
champions. The victors will be State
champions.
An interesting live-bird shoot was on
the schedule to-day at Sixth and Di
vision streets. Under the direction of
the Harrisburg Sportsmen's Associa
tion, two teams contested for the
State team champion. Harrisburg
was represented by John G. Martin,
president of the local association, and
G. Wellington Hepler. Philadelphia
shooters were E. L. Melrath, State
stampion, and "Izz.v" Hoffman.
Tech high school had an easy pro
position last night in the game with
Sunbury high. The local quintet won
by a score of 8G to 24. The game
lacked interest. The Tech Reserves
defeated the Yincome A. C., score 88
to 31.