RAIN PUTS CRIMP IN BASEBALL PROFITS-AL. LAWSON QUITS ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAWSON QUITS
ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Wires From Boston That He Is
Through With Baseball; j
Businessmen Take Team
Sfecial to the Telegraph
Reading, Pa., June 10.— Indications
point to the Atlantic League's early |
demise. Rain has prevented profits,
Lawson quit yesterday.
Local businessmen held a meeting j
last night and decided to take over
the Reading Atlantic league. No
trouble was experienced in getting
local capital to back the team when j
it was announced that A 1 W. Lawson,
owner of the club, had thrown up the j
sponge.
Lawson left Reading last Sunday
and sent word from Boston that he
had decided to quit. Bills amounting
to about S6OO had been contracted by
Lawson and the new owners will be
given the franchise by assuming this
debt. They gladly agreed to do this :
as the Reading club has been playing j
to paying crowds "on the home
grounds.
Hank Ramsey, the local manager, i
will be made president of the club by ,
the new owners. Ramsey is popular
with the Reading fans.
NKW RECORDS AT WKST POINT
Special to the Telegraph
West Point, X. Y„ June 10.—Two
military Academy records were broken
yesterday at the annual outdoor nth- ,
letic meet of the cadet corps, which
was held on the plains despite a driz- !
zling rain and a muddy field. Cadet I
Clarence S. Maulsb.v, of Washington j
State, established a new Academy rec- j
ord in the running high jump, clear- j
ing the bar at 6 feet 10.08 inches.
Cadet William H. Britton, of lowa, j
smashed the running broad jump rec- i
ord with 22 feet 55 inches. Both reo- I
ords formerly were held by P. A. .
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TECH ATHLETES WHO WERE FACTORS IN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR ]
ikst 4
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WBffiSm f| «p igL B
whom are members of the third year class. They constitute the first relay team never to "be by 'next
.year they should be right for championship class.
The four members of the relay to;tm as pictured above reading from left to right are Demming, Eyster,
I Evans and Sutch. But the quarter-mile is not their only specialty. .They can do almost any event in the
category of track and field events. Demming, who is captain of the squad, runs the quarter and half mile, and
; can hold his own in the weight events. Fysier and Sutch are usually mates in the dashes, quarter and broad
, jump. Sutch looks after the distances, and so well does he do it that he has never been beaten in the one
and two-mile runs. This lad was discovered in the class meet held by the four classes of Tech last Spring.
Since then he has been winning consistently.
Baseball Summary;
Where Teams Play Today
WHERE THEY PI,AY TODAY
National League
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
American League
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Washington at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis.
Dauphin-Perry League
Duncannon at Dauphin.
Marysville at Hai?rax.
Newport at MiPersburg.
Dauphin-Sclui} Ik ill League
WtttUmstOwn at Lvkens.
Tower City at Tremont.
Motive Power League
altimore at fiarrisburg
I Meadows at Wilmington.
! New York at Trenton.
\ Camden at Philadelphia.
SCHEDULE FOR SI \DA Y
\nllonnl I.eitKuft
No games scheduled.
American t.eague
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis.
Washington at Chicago.
WHERE THEY PLAY MOM DAY
National League
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
American League
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Washington at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
National League
All games postponed, rain.
American League
Washington. 7; Cleveland, 4.
Detroit, 6: Boston, 5.
St. Louis. 3; New York, 2 (13 innings)
I Other games postponed, rain.
International League
I Newark, 6; Richmond, 1.
Other games postponed, rain.
Sew York State League
Wilkes-Barre, 5; Troy. 4.
i Utica, 3; Elmira, 1.
I Syracuse, 2; Binghamton, 1 (10 in
nings).
Albany-Scranton postponed, rain,
lllue Klilge League
Hanover, 3; Frederick, 1.
i Chambersburg, 3; Gettysburg, 1.
Martinsburg-Hagerstown, postponed,
I rain.
Atlantic League
Wilmington, 5: Easton, 3.
Paterson-Keading postponed, wet
grounds.
Pottsville-Allentown postponed, wet
grounds.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
National League
W. L Pet.
Brooklyn 21 15 .615
| New Y'ork 22 18 .550
Philadelphia 23 19 .548
Chicago 22 24 !t7B
Boston 20 22 .476
Cincinnati 22 25 .468
Pittsburgh 20 23 !465
'St. Louis 20 27 .426
American League
W. L Pet.
Cleveland 27 19 .587
.New Y'ork 24 i# ,55s
Washington 25 19 .568
Boston 23 22 .511
Detroit 23 23 !.500
| Chicago 19 23 .452
: St. Louis 20 25 .444
Philadelphia 15 26 .366
Blue ItUlge League
W. L Pet.
-I Martinsburg 13 8 .619
1 Uhambersburg 13 9 .591
_| Hanover 11 9 .550
J Hagerstown 12 10 .545
.[Frederick 10 12 .155
Gettysburg 5 10 .238
Motive Power- I.eHKue
W. L. Pet. '
j Trenton 5 0 1.000 j
I Harrisburg 4 1 .800 j
New Y'ork ..... 2 1 .667,
Philadelphia 3 2 .600
| Baltimore 3 3 .500 I
Wilmington 1 3 .250 j
| Camden 1 4 .200 |
I Meadows 0 4 .000
Dauphin-Schuylkill League
W. L Pet. j
Williamstown 4 1 .800 j
Tower City 3 2 .600 |
I.ykens 1 3 .250 j
Tremont 1 3 .250 j
Dnuphln -Perry League
v. W. L. Pet.
1 Marysville 4 0 1.000 J
| Newport 3 1 .750 j
| Dauphin 2 2 .500
j Halifax ... 1 3 .250 i
jMillersburg 1 3 .250 !
Duncannon 1 3 .250
Allison Hill League
W. L Pet.
Rosewood 3 1 .750
Galahad 2 2 .500
Stanley A. C 3 3 .500
! Reading Railroad 2 4 .333
Big League Averages Show
Speaker and Daubert Leaders
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111., June 10. —Tris Speaker
leads the American League batters
and Ty. Cobb has climbed into a tie !
with Joe Jackson for the second place, |
according to averages printed here to- 1
| day. The old trio of Southerners who j
have lieen lighting for leading honors j
for years are bunched at the top again,
i for Speaker is leading with .369 and |
I Jackson and Cobb are neck and neck j
with .327. Speaker also leads in runs
scored with 35 and in total bases with
88. Cobb is one of a quartet leading
in base stealing; he. Schalk, Chicago,
Walsh, Philadelphia, and Sisler,
St. Louis, having 12 each. Graney,
Cleveland, leads in the home runs with
4. Detroit leads in team batting with
.255.
Veterans are setting the pace for
batters in the National League. Dau
bert maintains his lead and Scliulte
hangs on to second place, with Rob
ertson and Zimmerman having passed
; Doyle. Bennie Kauff, the Federal
League all-round star, has at last cut
I loose on the basis, and with a record
; of 16 thefts has tied Max Carey, of
1 Pittsburgh, for the tirst time. Wil
| liams, Chicago, is sliii the pace setter
for the home run hits with 7, and
with Zimmerman is tied for total bases
lead with 91. New Y'ork leads in team
hitting with 264. Grqh, Cincinnati, is
j ahead in runs scored with 32.
JOHNSON DISALLOWS PROTESTS
Special to the Telegraph
Chicago. 111., June 10.—President B.
! B. Johnson, of the American League,
has sustained a decision of Umpire
| Chill in the Boston-Cleveland game
last Saturday which it was said to-day
established a precedent for plays in
which an umpire interferes with a
j Kase runner. The decision of Chill, i
against which Boston protested, was
that the runner return to his base. So |
' far as known, no similar cas§ has j
I I occurred in major league baseball and |
is not covered by the rules. Turner,
after making a hit, rounded first base
1 and collided with Chill twice. He then
' stopped and walked to second base,
' where he was touched by the Boston
; second baseman. Ho was called out
at first by the umpire, but after a con
ference with Umpire Dineen the de
cision was reversed and Turner was
'fallowed to return to tirst base. The
' ; decision has received the sanction of
President Johnson and Boston's pro
>itest was disallowed. President John
-1 I son also dismissed a Washington pro
test against a home-run decision at]
1 Detroit on Sunday which was covered
by ground rules. The official decision
allowed a home run on a ball which
' struck in the field and hounded over
! the ropes Into the bleachers.
FRIENDS MEETING
'I The Society of Friends wll hold ai
j meeting for worship at 3 o'clock at
j the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F.
Ogden, 1849 Spencer street. One of
'the best-known minsters of the So-
Icicty. Isaac Wilson, expects to be in
j attendance.
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BASEBALL HAS
HAD BAD WEEK
New Record For Postponed
Games; Local Amateurs
Have Hard Luck
Conditions were not favorable to
day for baseball. Local teams have
had hard luck this season, and but
few games were played. The major
and minor leagues are also in bad
because of rain.
Weather Bad AU Week
This week has pretty nearly estab
lished a record for big league baseball
postponements, especially in the Na
tional League. Yesterday, for the
second successive day. the entire
league was idle, and on Wednesday
only one of the four scheduled games
was played, that between Roston and 5
St. Louis. The American league has
had slightly better luck, for yesterday
every scheduK 1 game , was played ex
cept the clash between the White Sox
and Athletics, at Convention City. It
was the fifth straight postponement
for the Athletics, including the entire
series in Chicago, so that they will
have to play eleven games on their
next two trips to Chicago, seven play
ing days altogether.
Federals Start Well, but
Lose Hitting Stride Later
The Federals were unable to hit the
hall after the first inning yesterday,
losing to the Planing Mill team; score,
5 to 3.
In the first inning on a missed third
strike, a base on balls, a two-base hit
by Shatto and a hit by Felker, the
Feds got three runs. The Planing
Mill in their half evened things up on
hits by Geary. Anderson, Hoover and
McCurdy, netting them enough to tie
the score. The Planing Mill also
scored one in the second and one in
the third, while the Federals were held
scoreless for the balance of the game.
Keller, pitching his initial game for
the Planing Mill, after the first inning
pitched a steady game, while Stintz
cum, on the other hand, was hit hard,
although his support was not up to
the standard. Anderson and McCurdy
hit well for the Mill boys, while Shatto
and Felker were the only hitters for
the Federals.
Standing of the clubs:
W. li. P. C.
Planing Mill 7 1 .875
I Clerks 8 3 .72 7
Smith Shop 5 .1 ,fi2s
Federals 0 13 .000
I)AVPHIX-PKRRV CHANGES
During the past week all teams have
strengthened and some good battles
may be anticipated in (he Dauphin-
Perry League to-day. Marysville may
use a new battery. Hart, recently re
leased by Connie Mack, may twirl.
Don Wertz may also be given a chance
on the mound. Hartman, a former
Blue Ridge League catcher, will prob
ably be back of the bat in place of
Hippensteel. who is catching for the
Harrisburg Motive Power team. Earl
White, a Lebanon Valley College
hurler. may be used on the mound by
Dauphin.
I WELLY 5 k CORNER
Failure on the part of a prospective!
hacker to get in touch with Manager
(Jeorge Cockill prevented a conference
with Lew Wachter at Wllkes-Barre
yesterday. A meeting has been ar
ranged for to-day. If the New York
State League wants Harrisburg, a rea
sonable proposition must be presented
to-day. The deluys and uncertaintlen
in the opinion of local fans are nol
very encouraging.
McCurdy, shortstop, for the Planing
Mill team of the Lucknow Shop
League, is a star. It is seldom he
misses a hit in a game. His fielding
is fast and brilliant. Yesterday in
five innings he had one hit, one out
and two assists.
The Weavadau hoys of the Federals
in the Lucknow Shop League are a
pair of fast infielders. Their work to
date has been interesting features in
the Lucknow League.
The State Highway Department
team became strong contenders yes
ttrday for the championship of Capi
tol Hill, defeating Lew Palmer's Labor
and Industry team, score 9to 3. Sny
der and Gibbins were stars for the vic
tors.. Palmer and Lightner excelled
for the Labor department team.
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6^
Harrle A. Douglass, president of tha
; Harrigburg Rifle Club has received his
consignment of 2" Springfield rifles,
and practice is now in order. The
rifles have been distributed and sev
eral of the members contemplated a
tryout at Lucknow range this after
noon.
In a lively battling rally yesterday*
j the Stanley A. C. won out over the
Rosewood team, score 3 to 2. It was
one of the best twilight games played
I this season In the Allison Hill League,
i Black and E. Walz were stars on the
winning team. Winters was hit hard,
and Hain came to his aid, showing fast
form.
On Monday the annual competition
for the city golf championship will
start at Reservoir Park links. This
year the entry lißt will include a num
ber of newcomers. Secretary George
W. Vint has arranged an interesting
schedule. The tournament will be
open to all residents of Harrisburg. .
In the annual city golf champion
ship to be held under the auspices of
the Harrlsburg Park Golf Club, con
testants will be required to play 18
holes on June 17 and 24. Pairings will
be made June 24 at close of play. Reg
ular match play starts Monday, June
26. Players not desiring to get into
the first 16 may qualify at any time.
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