12 HARRISBURG HOME FOR TWO GAMES WITH READING- STATE SHOOT STARTS TODAY RAIN ON CIRCUIT STOPS ALL GAMES Pennsylvania State League Teams Switch Today; Read ing la Attraction Here Rain put a crimp in Pennsylvania State League receipts yesterday. No game was pJcqrod on the circuit. Man agers took advantage of the layoff to get In touoh with players who are on the market. Harrlsburg's youngsters oame homo yesterday afternoon and weire at practice this morning. George CockiU's crew have Reading to contend with to-day and to-morrow. Both games promise much interest because Hank Ramsey is director gen eral of the Berks county contingent. Dut to the fact that tho Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power team plays Pottsvllle at Island Park Saturday, the games scheduled with hamokln for Friday and Saturday have been trans ferred to Shamokin. Harrisburg will also play a Sunday game at that place. For Monday and Tuesday of next week Shamokin will be the attraction. George Theriv Captain Manager Hank Ramsey lias an nounced that George Therre, the pop ular catcher, has been made captain of the club. Therre Is a heady ball player and should make a capable leader. Therre Is sharing the catching as signment with Arthur Pickering. The newly appointed captain will direct the play for the side lines when not In the game. Manager Ramsey is anxiously waiting for the arrival of another outfielder. He released Beach. Ram sey has lint* out for another hard hitting outfielder. —it's the Shirt touch— kfPSI And listen, Men —here's a Men's j Shop, just a short way up Third street that's inakinK a hie drive j ' on Silk Shirts. Disinterested par- I 1 ties tell us there's not a better selection anywhere in the city— ' and we know they're telling it straight. And besides we'll save ' you some money. We've no big downtown rents to pay. Think it over! | • WILD M A N ' S 1116-1118 N. Third St. ' 1 ' KDUCATIOXAIi SCHOOL OF COMMERCE Troup Building 15 So. Market Sq. 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Bell Phone 2423 "nited 272-W ; WEDNESDAY EVENING, STATE SHOOT OPENS TODAY; HARRISBURG S Championship Events on Tomorrow's Program; Annual Meet ing Promises an Interesting Session Harrisburg and West Falrvlew. shooters left to-day for where they are entered in the annual! shoot of the Pennsylvania State Sports-I men's Association which starts to-day. ! The program will continue until Satur- ' day and includes a special event for women. The local shooters include John G. Martin, president of the Harrlsbupg Sportsmen's Association; Lockwood B. Worden, H. B. Shoo p. D. L. Herrold, W. E. Hoover, S. Bret*, John L. Shaf- 1 fer, Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Hatfield, M. B. Steward, David Wagner, Mr. and Mrs.) Kay Boyer, W. A. Milter, W. P. Wise, W. H. Wilson. Olmnipionshlps To-morrow The events to-day were optional \ sweeps at 100 target events. The shoot officially starts to-morrow, when the event will be for the Citi zens' Club trophy, of Dansdale, to be shot at 7B targets. There will be op tional sweeps in five, events at 100 tar gets. The open trophy event will also be shot to-morrow, when the SIOO sil- j ver loving cup, to be kept in the pos session of the winner for a year, will be awarded. This cup was won in 1913 by E. N. Gillespie; 1n 1914. by C.I H. Newcomb, and in 1915 by Walter S. Belim. On Friday the big event will he the t State championship the winner to get the Pennsylvania amateur State cham pionship trophy and a solid gold! medal. An innovation on Friday will be the women's State championship event. The president's trophy, do nated by J. S. Speer, of Bt. Mary's, Pa., president of the Pennsylvania State I Sportsmen's Association, will also be WELLY'S j CORNER The Pennsylvania State T/eaprue booster army is growing. The season is :i week old to-day and in every game agreeable surprises have been in order. Baseball funs In Harrisburg who are spoiled with their Internationa! treat last season have been slow in showing: enthusiasm, but prospects are bright ening up each day. The Atlantic league had Its flrst pi.v da.v yesterday. Reports say that Read ing players received lheir money. As the limit in that organization Is only $1 OOn, I.awson did not have much to pay out. The Pennsylvania State League paydays start to-day. There are five paydays coming to the pla.vors. Paydays will be on tlie Ist and lath of each month. In making repairs to the bleachers ot Municipal Field, City Commissioner K. Z. Oross is receiving hearty ap proval from all members of the Har risburg Track Athletic Committee. New railings will be erected at the top and along the sides. These bleachers have been up for seven years and ihe general opinion prevails that the re pairs are timely. V. Grant Forrer, as sistant superintendent of parks. Is the man who has charge of the work, and he promises everything in shape for .Saturday's big meet. Harrisburg shooters will line tin at I.ansdale to-day. The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association will be held to-morrow night. There will he many bids for Ihe shoot next year. Harrisburg is said to be favored because of the excellent irain facilities to and from the city. Not since 1892. when C. F. H. P.relsford won the Stale championship, has a Harrisburg shooter led In State honors. This year there will be strong contenders in J. Cr. Martin. Bockwood R. Worden and D. A. Herrold. In accordance with his announce ment yesterday, Charles W. Rover, of the Rlue Ridge Beague, resigned. J. Vincent Jamison, Jr., of Hagerstown, THE NEW BTYLE IN %/jgn ODDEST AtiAfui* WRITE FOR BOOKLET OF t6 STYLES UNITEn SMIHT < COLLAB OO . TBOY, N *. fjjjyN / ÜBt One Mtl One Jus | I |!| |U// Price Price l\| IW NOMINATED J I\\, The People's Choice y* I > sls \ CLOTHING II k Young Men and Men \\ 1 §•'• A. W. HOLMAN \ 1 1 awarded on Friday for high gun at 75 I targets. i Saturday will probably see the larg ! est number of entries. This is a hand | leap event, shot at 100 targets, for | which there are 93 prizes, valued at $1,200. Also on Saturday the I<ans dale hotel men's trophy event will be shot. During the tournament other trophy ervents will be worked into the schedule. A two-man team race will be shot and also a doubles event. There will be a three-man team event, four-man 1 team event, and added money events. During the tournament the "Wildcat" trap will be 1 noperatlon, th* prize to be the A. H. Landis trophy. The annual meeting of the State As sociation starts to-morrow. There will jbe several contenders for the 1917 tournament. The estern Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League will put in a bid. as will the Red Lion Gun Club and the ; Brandford Gun Club. If the practice of alteratlng the shoot between the east ern and western part of the State is adhered to, the Red Lion Club will withdraw in favor of Bradford and ask the delegates to bear them in mind for the 1818 shoot. If the 1917 shoot is to be awarded tot he club that can secure I the greatest number of votes, then the Red Lion Club is going out for the honors. The first tournament was held in Wllllamsport in 1891; the sec ond In Reading In 182. and then fol lowed in order Easterly, Harrisburg, Altoona, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Oil City, Reading, Erie, Chambersburg. Allentown, O'l City, Philadelphia, York, Pittsburgh, Milton. Lebanon. Bradford. Reading, Philadelphia, Du > HOIS, Sunbury-Sellinsgrove, York, Pittsburgh, Milton and I.ansdale. was elected to the position and started his duties to-day. The new official is said to be an able baseball man. Klght assistant coaches were ap pointed .yesterday to look after Prince ton's 191G football team. The new officials have distinguished themselves on the gridiron and include Philip King, 93, who played four years on both the haseball and football teams. Arthur R. T. Hillebrand, '(M). one of the best tackles who ever came to Princeton: Sanford R. White. 'l2. fa mous for his runs against Yale and Harvard; Thomas R. Wilson, 'l3, a player of brilliant ability; Arthur Rlue thenthal. 'IS, center for three years; Harold Ballin, 'ls, captain two seasons ago; Ed Phea, a senior, now at Prince ton. and enil on last year's team, anil R. F. Cruikshank, former Washington and Jefferson star, now a student In Princeton Seminary. These men wil! each be assigned a certain position, and will he under the direction of Head Coach Rush. Herbert Barnet. manager of the Royalton A. C. team. Is making tip a strong schedule. He wants a game for Saturday and can be reached through the Mlddletown post office. Managers desiring a game should write Manager Barnet at once, stating their guaran tee. Royalton is a good baseball town and is well equipped for the game, having good grounds and a strong team. President William R. Douglass is anxiously awaiting the arrival of pro tection papers. It is said that Abraham Rosenbluth, of Rending, is causing the delay. Baseball fans nre of the opinion that there have been some folks who were responsible for certain obstacles encountered by the State organization and would like to see some action taken to prevent anv future trouble The Reading Stale and Atlantic league teams will battle for supremacy on Friday, when both teams have home games. There is some strong publicity in order at Reading and the largest crowd will Indicate the popular team. Wert* and Bricker, of the Y'<rk team, will return to Dnuphin on Sat urday and play the season out in the Dauphin-Perry I„eague. Both are good men. \ Want Amateur Scores Immediately After Game Managers of amateur and semi professional baseball teams are re quested to send full box scores to the office of the Telegraph imme diately after the games. Have scores in not 1 ter than 6.30 p. m. v HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DAUPHIN-PERRY READY FOR START Xew Schedule Is Out; Opening Games on Saturday; Season Closes in September The Dauphin-Perry League will open the season on Saturday. Final Instructions will be given umpires, managers and captains to-morrow. The president, Emory C. Luta, antici pates a successful season. Copies of rules have been forwarded to all* clubs. The revised scbedule went out yes terday. Daunhin, Halifax and Mlllersburg, the three Dauphin county teams, drew games at home for the opening day, May 20. Newport will play at Dau phin, Duncannon at Halifax and Marysville at Mlllersburg. On the following Saturday, the Marysville champions will play the first game at home and raise the 1915 pennant with Halifax as the attraction. Duncannon will open up with Dauphin and New port with Mlllersburg. The season will close on September 2. with Hali fax at Duncannon, Millersburg at Marysville and Dauphin at Newport. The schedule: May 20—Newport at Dauphin, Dun cannon at Halifax, Marysville at Mill ersburg. May 27—Dauphin at Duncannon, Halifax at Marysville, Millersburg at Newport. May 30, A. M. Millersburg at Halifax, Newport at Duncannon, IH.a pliin at Marysville. May 30, P. M.—Halifax at I>nuphin, Duncannon at Millersburg, Marysville at Newport. June 3 —Marysville at Duncannon, Dauphin at Millersburg, Halifax at Newport. June 10—Duncannon at Dauphin. Marysville at Halifax, Newport at Millersbu rg. June 17 Halifax at Duncannon, Millersburg at Marysville, Dauphin at Newport. June 24 Millersburg at Dauphin, Newport at Halifax, Duncannon at Marysville. July 1 Newport at Dauphin, Dun canonn at Halifax, Marysville at Millersburg. July -t, A. M. Marysville at Dau phin, Halifax at Millersburg:, Dun cannon at Newport. July 4, P. M. Dauphin at Hall fax. Millersburg: at Duncannon, New port at Marysville. July 8 Dauphin at Duncannon. Halifax at Marysville, Millersburg at Newport. July 15 Marysville at Duncan non. Dauphin at Millersburg, Halifax at Newport. July 22 Duncannon at Dauphin. Marysville at Halifax, Newport at Millersburg. July 2 Millersburg at Halifax, Newport at Duncannon, Dauphin at Marysville. August o Halifax at Dauphin, Duncannon at Millersburg, Marysville at Newport. August 12 Millersburg at Dau phin, Newport at Halifax, Duncannon at Marysville. August 19 Halifax at Dauphin, Millersburg at Duncannon, Newport at Marysville. August 26 Marysville at Dau phin, Halifax at Millersburg, Duncan non at Newport. September 2. Halifax at Duncan non. Millersburg at Marysville, Dau phin at Newport. Baseball Summary; Where Teams Play Today WHERE TIIKV PI/AY TO-DAY Pennsylvania State league Reading at Harrlsburg. Shamokin at Lebanon. York at liancaster. American League St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Boston. Detroit at Washington. National Ijeagiie Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. New York at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. Boston at Cincinnati. WHERE THEY PLAY TO-MORROW Pennsylvania State I/*afrue Reading at Harrlsburg. | Shamokin at Lebanon. York at Lancaster. American l.eague | Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at New York. I Cleveland at Washington. National l-cagiie Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Boston at Pittsburgh. New York at Chicago. | Brooklyn at St. Louis. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY Pennsylvania State league No games yesterday—rain. American I/eague Washington, 15; Detroit, 3. Rain prevented other games. National l/cajrtie Philadelphia, 4; Cincinnati, 3. Rain prevented other games. STANDING OF THE TEAMS Pennsylvania State Ix-ague W. L. Pet. Reading 5 0 1.000 Lancaster 3 2 .600 j Lebanon 2 3 .400 ; Harrlsburg 2 3 .400 : Shamokin 2 4 .333 | V'ork 2 4 .333 American League W. L. Pet. j Cleveland IS 9 .679 , Washington 17 9 .654 i New York 13 12 .520 Boston 13 13 .500 Detroit 13 15 .464 Chicago 12 IB .429 Philadelphia 10 15 .400 St. Louis 8 16 .333 National Ijeag-ue W. L. Pet. .Brooklyn 13 7 .650 Boston 12 8 .600 Philadelphia 13 10 .565 St. Louis 14 13 .519 Chicago 13 13 .500 Cincinnati 12 15 .444 Pittsburgh 11 IB .407 New York 8 13 .381 RAID ENDS ELECTION PARTY An election night party at 317 Cherry street last night ended in a free-for-all fight and a police rild. | Mrs. Ida. Helman and her daughter i Rachel, who lives at the above ad j dress, with five others, wetre arrested. CHICK ERING ' Upright Piano in good condition; | taken In exchange on a Royal Player, | will be sold cheap for cash or on easv terms. Tohn Bros., 8 North Market ' Square.—Adv, Francis Ouimet Can Play With Woodland Golf Club Special to the Telegraph Boston. May 17. The .Woodland Golf Club will not comply with the or der of the. United States Golf Associa tion to remdve ths names of Francis Ouimet, J. H. Sullivan. Jr.. and Paul Tewksbttry from the handicap list of the Massachusetts Golf Association, it i\a.« announced yesterday. In thus taking issue with the national body on its recent ruling that these players were ineligible to compete as amateurs because of their business activities the ®TIJiI TtireiKUH jP y I hBBZ cfGMjmj^gfF Think the cigarettes you've been smok- Hp ing can't be beat? jp T y y Murads! 11 can be as good as |fi£ |||| But Try Murads! Jmf |jk wthamAf 25 &n£ aC ' S *^ € jgi of the tMesi ffftd fy'.jpbcm QyareUes in me vMd gm Bp" MAY 17. 1016. dub takes the ground that the United 'States Association lias no jurisdiction over the lists of State organUaltons. Whether the club will question the national body's ruling as it affects the j plavers" ineligibility to compete in the national amateur championship has i not been determined, according to President L. B. Folsom. of the Wood land Club. "The matter is still open," he said. "We may carry it further." Academy Graduate Helps Yale to Defeat Harvard i In the recent dual track meet be itween the Freshmen of Yale and Har vard I*niversities at .New: Haven, ir which the Yale youngsters Rained the championship of (he "big three" uni versities by defeating the Harvard Freshmen 55 to 4 8 , / i. A. H. Stackpole, a graduate o ft he Harrishurg Acad emy, ran a Rood race in the 440 dis lance, coming in a close third in a crowded field. T. <*. Rodman, tho Yale Freshman captain, established a precedent that will lie hard for suc ceeding captains to follow In that ho look first place In the high and low liurles, the high jump and shot put.
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