10 MISS RUTH STARRY PLAYS MRS. CHRIS SAUERS TO-DAY—TWO WITH BINGOES MAJORS HEAR OF DRAFTING SEASON Secretary J. H. Farrell Issues His Annual Notice to Presi dents and Managers Secretary J. H. Farrell of the Na tional Association of Professional Baseball Leagues has issued his an nual notice regarding reservation of players. He says: "Attention is called to the requirement that the Secretaries of Leagues entitled to the privilege of reservation shall, on or before October . transmit a reserve list of players under contract with each of its several club members for the current season, and in addition thereto a list of play ers reserved in any prior annual re serve list who have refused to contract with such club, and of all ineligible players. Players released by purchase or drafted should not be included in the reserve list of the club selling a player or losing his services by draft. No club shall be permitted to reserve any player while in arrears of salary to him. The number of players al lowed : Players AUowcd "Class AA not more than 30: class A 2S. class B 26. class C 24. class D 22. No club shall carry more than five suspended players on its reserved list. Umpires are subject to reservation in the same manner as players. "The fee for protection and mem bership is due on the first day of Sep tember. Checks for membership fee should be forwarded by the respec tive league presidents, and not by the Individual clubs, the leasue president collecting from each club. Major Drafting Season The Major league drafting season . >pens September 15. Class AA drafting season opens September 22 and con tinues for 5 days; class A. Sept. 30: class B Oct. 7: Class C Oct. 15 and continues for 5 days. "The drafting prices are as follows: Major leagues shall pay for players in Class AA $2,500: major leagues shall pay for players in class A $1,500: class B. $1,200; class C. $750: class D. SSOO. "Class AA leagues shall pay for players in Class A, $1,000: class B. $750; class C. $500: class D, S4OO. "Drafting prices for Class A and lower classifications are as follows: Class B. $600; class C, $400: class D. 1300. "Not more than one player shall he drafted from each club in Class B by clubs in Class AA. and not more than one player shall he drafted from each class B club by clubs in Class A. Any Class A club that has already lost one player during the drafting period of the major leagues is immune from the class AA draft. All options of re call must be exercised by August 15. All sales close August 26. Sales to major leagues must be made within 20 days prior to close of league sea son." Resorts ATLANTIC CITY. X. J. HJSO up Dally. IS.OP up Wkly. Am. Plan. OSBORNE Pacific and Arkansas Avts. near Bench. K!» vator. Hot and cold runni-K water -n rooms. PH Tate baths. Bath-.ne from hnose F*c*ll»n» tsV'a. Capacity SM. Booklet. MECKLY A Frrrra NELLIINDY"'> r s""*B'«s a "ss * a minute to Steel pler Excellent cuisine; white service: pri vate baths; running water: elevator to level. Cap.. 250. Special sl2 50 up Wkly *2-50 up daily. E. H. LUND ST. THE WILTSHIRE view. vator. porches, etc. Special rates. sls up weekly. $2.50 up daily. American plan. Every convenience. Open all year. Auto meets trains. Booklet. SAMUEL ELLIS. HOTEL KINGSTON rSr Ocean Ave.. Ist hotel (100 feet) from Beach. Cap. 250: elevator; batning from hotel; distinctive table and service; 12.50 up daily; sl2 up weekly. Speciai family rates. Garage. Booklet. M. A. LEYRER. HOTEL WILLARD New York Ave. overlooking the ocean Private baths: running water in every room. etc. $2 per day and up, special weekly. Booklet on request. R- H. KILPATRICK. THE MACDONALD Ji So. North Carolina Ave. Central. Near Beach. $2.00 up dally, li ud weekly. Mrs. \V. G. Macdonald, form erly of 25 So. Arkansas Ave. HOTEL KENTUCKY WITH FIREPROOF ADDITION Kentucky Ave., Near Beach. Capacity 400. 50 rooms with hot and cold run ning water; 35 with private bath. Tel ephone and electric lights :u every room Elevator from street level. Fine dance floor, and table unexcelled. Send for booklet and points of interest s 1 to AME&&N PAZ 0 ' " WEEKLY. N. B. KENNADY. Proprietor. Best l.ocat>d Popular Price Family Hotel In Atlantic City, N. J. NETHERLANDS New York A>-e., 50 yards from Board walk. Overlooking lawn and ocean capacity 400; elevator; private baths! Over 50 outside rooms have hot and cold running water. RATFS «ITJSO WEEKLY. 1 L,J K TO S4 DAILY. SPECIAL FREE FEITCHES BATHI.M; PHIVII.EGE FROM HOTEL LAWN TENNIS CO CRT DANCE FLOOR BOOKLET WITH POINT 4 OF INTER EST IN ATLANTIC CITY AIGtST Rl HWADEL* Proprietor. HOTEL TENNESSEE Tenneaae Avenue and Beach. Ocean view Bathing froin hotel. Show era. $8 to $12.50 weekly; sl.sw up daily A HEALY. SOMERSET JL !s fi ss '%' . Av «- Fourth house from PHv l -, -6th year same management. $1.25 day up. Bathing from house RUTIf ALEX. STEES. LEXINGTON Paclflc and Ark. ava. Grounds adjoin beach and boardwalk. Only hotel »here guests may go to aurf in bath ing attire without using streets, which ' prohibited. Use of bath houses free Running water In riwi!« Private bntha. Special rates. $9 to $17.50 weekly; !•> U n d w' £• , lncludJ ng choice table, sup piled from owr. farm. Whits, service orchestra, ballroom, tennis courS>. gar-' age. Booklet mailed. riCgTOELLO "J-. n,,r Beach, and all attrac tions. 200 Choice rooms; private baths; ruo *JP* ,Attractive public rooms and Vtrudii. SzccptloDallr fine table; feood mu «ie: batMnc from boose. <2 op dall*. 110 SATURDAY EVENING, Baseball Summary; Where Teams Play Today W HERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY New York State League Harrisburg at Binghamton (two games. Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse. Albany at Elmira. Scranton at Utica. National League New York at Philadelpnla. St. Louis at Cincinnati. Chicago at PUtsburgn. Boston at Brooklyn America a League Detroit at Chicago. Washington at Boston. Philadelphia at New York (two games). Cleveland at St. Louis. Dauphin-Perry League Duncannon at Marysvillc. Newport at Halifax. Millersburg at Dauphin. Motive Power Ixnguc New York at Trenton. Dauphin-Schuylkill I.eague Williamstown at Tower City. Lykens at Tremont. WHERE THEY PLAY TO-MORROW New York State League Harrisburg at Elmira. Wikes-Barre at Utica. Scranton at Syracuse. Albany at Binghamtoh. National League New Tork at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn i 2 games). Chicago at Pittsburgh. . St. Louis at Cincinnati. American I-eague Detroit at Chicago. St. Louis at Cleveland. WHERE THEY PLAY MONDAY New York State Ijeague Harrisburg at Elmira. Wilkes-Barre at Utica. Scranton at Syracuse. Albany at Binghamton. National Leagi:e New Tork at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn. Chicago at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at St. Louis. American league Philadelphia at New Yorx. Washington at Boston. Detroit at Cleveland. Other teams not scheduled. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY New York State Iveague Harrisburg-Binghamton. not sched uled. Elmira 4. Albany J. Other games postponed, rain. National league Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 2. New Tork 5. St. Louis 3. (first). New York 2. St. Louis 0 (2nd). Brooklyn 2, Chicago 1 (first*. Brooklyn 4. Chicago 1 (2nd). Pittsburgh 2. Boston 1 (first). Boston 4. Pittsburgh I (2nd). American I-eague Detroit 2. Chicago 0. St. Louis 5, Cleveland 4 (first). St. Louis 3. Cleveland 1 (2nd. eight innings, darkness). Other clubs not scheduled. International league Providence 3. Montreal s. Richmond 11. Toronto 3 (first). Richmond 4. Toronto 3, (2nd, 10 innings). No other games scheduled. Blue Ridce Leajnie Frederick 6. Chambersburg 5. Haserstown 2. Gettysburg 1. Martinsburg S. Hanover 3. STANDING OF THE TEAMS New York State League W. L. Pet. ! Binshamton 58 40 .593 Svracuse ; 59 42 .584 ! Scranton 45 40 .529 Wilkes-Barre 45 44 .506 Utica 47 52 .475' Albany 44 53 .454 Elmira .... 44 57 .436 Harrisburg it 55 .427 National League W. L. Pet. Brooklyn 62 35 .639 ' Boston 56 55 .589 j Philadelphia 57 42 .576 New York 52 46 .531 Chicago .. . 46 57 .447 Pittsburgh 42 54 .438 j St. Louis 46 61 .430 Cincinnati 41 68 .376 ! American Leatrue W. L. Pet. Boston 61 44 .581 Cleveland 60 47 .561 Chicago 61 4S .560 , Detroit 59 51 .536 St. Louis 59 51 .536 New York 55 50 .524 . Washington 51 54 .486 Philadelphia 20 81 .198' Allison Hill Lea cue W. L. Pet. j Rosewood 14 8 .636! Galahads 12 8 .600; Stanley 9 12 . 42s> Reading 7 14 .333 • Philadelphia Vespers Lose in Race With Duiuth Crew Special to the Telegraph Duluth. Minn.. Aug. 12. ln the 1 National Rowing Regatta which op- ' ened here yesterday, the Vesper sen ior double, of Philadelphia, made up of Walter Smith and Jack Kelly, was beaten by Kent and Osman, of the | Duluth Boat Club. There were only two entries, but it : proved one of the best races of the day and the Minnesota boys won in 8 minutes 12 2-5 seconds. The Duluth pair also won from the Vespers at Springfield, Mass.. last year. EYERS FAVORS CUBS Special to the Telegraph Boston, Aug. 12.—"It's New York. I not Brooklyn, we must beat out if | we are to win the flag." So savs Cap tain Johnny Evers. of the Braves. "The old Cubs never figured thev' had the pennant won unless they had a lead of six games Labor Day. Here's j Brooklyn leading by only four games,' with Labor Day almost a month off, j so why should that team be con sidered a sure thing? "Like Stalling*. I have picked New Tork all season as the club that will be troublesome in the final drive." Resorts WILD WOO I), jr. j. SAVOY 200 ft. from , Wlldwooda Ocean Pier. Run ning water. Prl. Baths. Cap. 200. Auto Music. Booklet. W. H. GERSTEL. Own ership Management. MT. GRETNA, PA. Hotel Conewago MSS"™ /MISS STARRY IN I CHALLENGE MATCH ) Defeats Miss Sheesley; Wins Right to Play Mrs. Chris Sauers Today MISS RUTH STARRY Who Plays Mrs. Chris Sauers For City Tennis Championship * • < ■ MRS. CHRIS SACERS Holder of City Tennis Championship Ready to Defend Her Title ! Miss Ruth Starry winner yesterday ; in the final round of the Greater Har | risburg Tennis Tournament, this aft j'ernoon met Mrs. Chris Sauer, city ' champion, and holder of the C. Ross | Boas Challenge Cup. Last year Miss ; Starry lost to Mrs. Sauers in a hard match. The match this afternoon was 1 scheduled to start at 2 o'clock. Un j usual interest was manifested and a ! large gallery of spectators was ex-, i pected. Miss Starry in defeating Miss Shees-! ley yesterday put up one of the most ; brilliant games seen this week. Miss Sheesley was also prominent in spe -1 cial work. The first set was a tie. and i the other sets were easy victories for Miss Starry. A big surprise yesterday was the defeat of A. S. Black of New Cumber- j ! land by Glenwood Beard in the men's . singles. The match went three sets. | Beard taking the first and third, and 1 was well played. William McCreath had little diffi culty in defeating E. Clark in their singles match, the scores being 6-1 and , 6-2. • The first match scheduled for to- j I day will be in the doubles event be ' tween the teams composed of C. Koons and A. S. Black and C. and V. iFager. C. Koons and W. McCreath will meet in the semifinals of their bracket in the singles event. Glen wood Beard and R. Shreiner are scheduled to meet In the semifinals of their singles early next week, and the winner of their match will play the winner of the Koons-McCreath sets later. The scores: Men's Singles Fourth round—W. McCreath de j feated E. Clark 6-1 and 6-2: G. Beard defeated A. S. Black 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3: R. Shreiner defeated H. Weidenmeyer t 6-2 and 6-0. Men's Doubles First round—Miss P.uth Starry de feated Miss Mildred Sheesley 8-6 and 6-1. Summary of Starry-Sheesley match: First Set R. Starry— G. Pts. 445 4 422424617 6 8 15 1 ; M. Sheesley— -0631144642445 4—16 47 ! Second Set G. Pts. j :R. Starry 444494 7 6 36 1 ;M. Sheesley 6201 70 5 1 21 Eddie Zimmerman Is Out; Fell Down in Hitting Special to the Telegraph Baltimore, Aug. 12. After play ing for eight years in the International league circuit with Newark and Bal-1 timore, Eddie Zimmerman was un conditionally released yesterday by i Manager Dunne of the local club. 1 1 Zimmerman was recently traded by j Newark to the Baltimore team. Ed- ■ die's inability to hit this year was the ] cause of him receiving the pink slip. : Last season Zimmerman batted over the .300 mark but fell down this sea- ; son. HEINIE ZIMMERMAN FOR SALE Special to the Telegraph Chicago, Aug. 12.—Specials yester day from Brooklyn, where the Cubs , are playing, confirm through state -1 ments made hy Manager Tinker reports that Heinie Zimmerman, the i slugging third baseman, is to be put lon the market. Tinker is quoted as saying Zimmerman is losing interest j in the game, and his indifference cul- I minated in his neglect to report for i morning practice. A fine of SSO in- S flicted by the manager served to bring differences between Zimmerman and Tinker to an acute stage. JOE BOY SHOWS FORM Pocomoke City. Md., Aug. 12.—Joe Boy. who established a local track rec ord yesterday in winning the first heat of the free-for-all in 2.11 >4, equaled! the mark in t' 2 second heat which was staged to-day and bettered it in the third heat with 2.11. The free-for-all was the prettiest dash ever raced on the local track. Alice M. and Baron Oakley gave Joe Boy a merry battle for the victory, but Dan Leary's masterful driving pil oted the chestnut gelding under the wire in triumph. RARRISBUIIG TELEGRAPH HOOVER IS HIGH IN TARGET SHOOT Losses Three in Century Run at Sunbury; J. G. Martin Is Prominent Sunbury, Pa.. Augf. 12. Shooiers 'ro:n West 1 airview and Harrisburg »on big' honors yesterday in the • nti.'y shoot of the ithonna Val t ley Trap Shooters' Association, break ing 97 out of 100 targets. John Philip [ Sousa, the famous bandmaster, took | part in the shoot and broke S9. Crack ] shots from sixteen towns were In at ; tendance. C. E. Hoover broke 97 out |of 100. The scores follow: Schoffstall, 91: Lewis, 85; Howell, S3: Schoch, 81: Feerar, 94: Hawkins, 96; Hartman. 92: Teats. 96: Cummings 87; . Troxell, 93: Godchnrles, 92: dinger, S5; j Peiffer, 81: Housel, 79: Adams. S3; Slau- I terbach, S9: Klinger, 61; Deibler. 95; | Dockey, 65; Paul. SO; Stevens. 89; Woomer. SS; Straw, S3: S. Hayes. S3; Apgar, S3: Hoover, 97; AUeman, S7; Sousa. S9; Sked, 91: Martin. 96; Shank. 87: Angle. 91; Freeland. 78; Stewart, 90; Slgler. 73: Imboden. 53; Leterman. 92; Weber. 89; Ham. S9; Robinson, 88; Stecker. 73: Fisher, 91. Lewis. Hawkins, Apgar and Sked were the professionals who participat ed. UNUSUAL PUBLIC" SERVICE CASES Largest List of Hearings in Weeks Booked For Mondav A number of unusual public service ; cases are among the forty-two appli : cations for approval of the Public Ser- I vice commission on municipal con i tracts, incorporation papers and other | matters listed for hearing on Mon j day. The list is the largest to be pre pared for the commission in some time and the applications will be consider ed in executive session on August 22. Included in the list are several for street lighting, one being between the city of Philadelphia and the United Gas Improvement company, while in , another part of the list permission is 1 asked to have the city of Allentown use the conduits of a telephone com . par.y. The McDonald-Burgettstown j Electric Railway company is asking approval of incorporation as does a tig auto bus company which desires i the right for Pittsburgh and its envir ons. One Schuylkill electric company desires to absorb four smaller com panies and a telephone company in ; the Poconos asks a charter. The city of Philadelphia is asking approval of a series of temporary grade crossings and of a bridge over the new connect- I ing railway. Several electric compan ies are asking charters and approval is asked for a merger of companies I at Midland. ! The Lancaster and York Furnace j Street Railway company is asking ap- I proval of its reorganization. The Phil adelphia, Baltimore and Washington railroad has asked for approval of its consolidation. Tuesday protests against construc j tion of a line of the Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light company, ( in Sharon and vicinity will be heard. ; The application for approval of the merger of the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington, the Philadelphia and : Baltimore Central, the Elkton and Middletown of Cecil county and the : Columbia and Port Deposit railroads ! will put them under the name of the , Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing ! ton Railroad company. All of the rail i roads are subsidiaries of the Pennsyl vania system and A. J. County is presi dent of all of them. The railroads ex | teud from Philadelphia to Washing ton with branches from Columbia, Pope's Creek and other points. The authorized capital is $29,900,450 j divided into 598,000 shares, of which 528.700 shares will be issued to hold ers of shares of the companies and the remainder issuable. Mrs. Roy S tone Entertains Camp Hill Bible Class I Camp Hill. Pa . Aug. 12.—Last eve i nincr the ladias' organized bible class of the Camp Hill Church of God Sun day school held their monthly class i social at the home of Mrs. Roy Stone in. Church strett. After the regular business, contests were held for which | souvenirs were given. An eleven-week 1 contest closed, for which rewards in ! the shape of Testaments were pre | sented to Mrs. Shell, Mrs. Bender. Mrs. j Drawbaugh and Mrs. Smith- Refresh | ments were served to Mrs. Daniel I Bucher, Mrs. Rebecca Gross. Mrs. I Wagner Sutton, Mrs. Harry Holler. ! Mrs. Richard Smith, Mrs. David Stouf | fer, Mrs. O. F. Dorman, Mrs. John L. Traub, Mrs. William Shell. Mrs. John Sutton, Mrs. Otto Barlup, Mrs. George Wynn, Mrs. Chajies Morning, Mrs. Martin Kreiger. Miss Emma Sny ! der, Mrs. Roy Stone. Mrs. W. W. Drawbaugh. Mrs. Martha Bender, Ella Shell. Helen Dorman, Ethel Wynn, William Morning. Evelyn Stone and j Samuel B. Curran. Bernhart to Tour U. S. in One-Act English Play Paris, Aug. 12.—Final arrangement? for Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's tour of ; the United States have been completed I by A. Toxan Worm, who left for New ] Tork to-day. Mme. Bernhardt has ■ studied English especially for this tour ! and will appear in a series of one-act i plays. A prominent American, actress will explain before the curtain each plaj in which Bernhardt is seen. NEW PIKE'S PEAK MARK Sfecial to the Telegraph Colorado Springs. Colo., Aug. 12. ' Ralph Mulford won the second event in the Pike's Peak automobile races I here yesterday in 18 minutes 24.7 sec i onds. George Buzzane was second in 23 minutes 48.4 seconds. Mulford's time is a new record for the twelve and a half mile course. Best time in the morning event was made by Fred Junk, of Detroit, who | led the first gtoup to the finish in I 25.04.6 minutes. Roy Stentz, also of 1 Detroit, was second in 23.29.9. I BOATLOAD MISSING FROM SHIP By Associated Press Madrid. AUg. 12.—The British steamer Antiope, 1908 tons, has been sunk by a submarine. The crew took refuge in two boats, one of which was picked up bv the Greek steamer Nicola Anthanatoulia. The other boat is missing.' j ISLANDERS PLAY TWO GAMES TODAY Move to Elmira For Hard Series; Anxious to Leave Basement Hnrrisburg winds up the series at Blrighnniton to-day Elmira won yes terday. gaining several points on ihc Islanders. Two victories to-day will t.e a big help In getting rid of Wid Conroy's bunch. Harrisburg was idle yesterday be cause of the exhibition game played at Binghamton by the Athletics. To morrow the Cockill crew will move to Elmira for a series. This is the one team that stands between the locals and the basement honors. The work of Walter Blair's aggre gation at Binghamton on Thursday is ; still the subject of much favorable comment. If the pitchers continue in form, and the hitters keep up the pace started with the Bingoes, local fans expect to see Harrisburg. not only out 1 of the cellar but near the top of the second division by August 22 when | they come home for a two weeks' I series. I I {pAMUSE^MENTS^ ' Appearing on the Triangle program, at the Cclonial theater for the lasi .. times to-day. Funny "T f IT''. Mack Swain will be on . the same bill in a new «t Colonial. two-reel Keystone com * ' . _ edv called "Madcap Am cTvse. Pretty little Bessie Love who ; ' las been seen at the Colonial jon a number of occasions in sup port of William S. Hart and Douglas I Fairbanks will make her initial appeal - | ance as a star in a new five reel Fine I Arts production "Stranded." A simple, touching romantic drama, filled with both thrills and heart interest —the kind of play that children and grown ups alike will watch from start to fin ish with Loth interest and sympathy. A new Keystone comedy featuring Fay Tincher. caller "Laundry Liz" will be on the same program. William S. Hari will bs seen in a return engagement 01 ; "the Apostle of Vengeance" on Tues | day, for one day only. For to-day at the Victoria for the first time in this city the great prob ' lem picture play en "Tlie Weakness titled "The \\ eakness* °' Man" at of Man." dealing with the > ietorta. the much mooteo question of loveless marriage. It is the story of a wealthy young man who was prevented from marrying the girl of his choice by his father, just because she happened ti. i be an actress, and because a marriage i compact had been entered into by the father. The result was unhapp'iness and the inevitable break. To-day ais><. "Musty Suffer." For Monday "The Masked Rider." featuring May Allison and Harold Lockwood. > Charlie Chaplin in his latest comedy ! "One A. M.," seen at the Regent yestei day, will be repeated to rhnplin'a day. The story of "One Wew Comedy A. M.," deals with at ltegent. Chaplin's adventures in I the home of a bachelor I friend whose hobby is collecting stuff !ed animals. After a lark Charlie r«- | turns home at "One A. M." and upon \ opening the door, slips on the floor, | which is covered with the skins of wild animals and Charlie imagines himself in a jungle of ferocious beasts. As an added attraction Billie Burks is seen in the eighth episode of "Gloria's Ro mance" entitled (The Mesh of Mysterv). : Gloria's scream upon seeing the sup posed murder of Richard Freneau. her fiance, aroused the household. After receiving a number of wires signed "Freneau.and all answers are return ed "Party Cannot be found." the day came when the papers chronicled the finding of the dead body in the bay. Monday and Tuesday—"Destiny's Toy," , featuring Louise Huff. HIGHWAY WINS BATFEST The Highway Department baseball team, strong contenders for honors in ; the Capitol Hill League, won yester day's game, defeating the Health De partment team, score 11 to 10. High way has not lost a game this season in the league series. Both teams had fielding errors but the victors put up a fast game, hitting timely and having sensational fielding spurts. The score by innings: R H E Health Dept. ... 24 1 20 0 I—lo 9 9 Highway Dept. ..0 0 7 1 1 2 • —ll 8 4 I Batteries: Ness and Andrews; Mc- Call and Fitzpatrick. FREE DELIVERY FOR MARIETTA Sfecial to the Telegraph Marietta, Pa., Aug. 12.' Marietta will within a short time have free i delivery service of mail, when coun ; cil marks the streets and numbers j the houses. Postmaster Orth sent a communication to the borough author | ities and they have appointed a com j mittee to report at the next meeting. j | I SOUSA —AT— Willow Grove SPECIAL EXCURSION TRAIN Spct-ial FROM Fare. Lv.A.M. | Harrisburg $2.50 6.00 | Hummelstown .. 2.50 6.18 ! Swatara 2.50 6.24 ■ Hershev 2.50 6.27 Palmyra 2.50 6.35 Annville 2.50 6.45 Lebanon 2.50 6.57 Willow Grove, arrive, 10.15 Children between 5 and 12 years of nge, half fare. SUNDAYS, AUG. 20, SEPT. 3 RGTtRNISG, Special Train will leave Willow Grove 9.00 P. M. for above atatlooa. AUGUST 12,1916. WELLY'S k CORNER Eddie Zimmerman visited Harris burg last night. He would like to be given a chance to finish the season with the Islanders. His hitting has not been up to the standard this sea son. and he was let go. Eddie, who was manager of the International team last year, is of the opinion that he was not treated right. This> is an off season for trapshoot ing. The next big event will be the Westy Hognn contests at Atlantic City in September. Harrisburg shooters are keeping in trim for this event. They always make good In this big event. Some very fast amateur games are scheduled for to-day. The West End A. C. plays the Enola Midway this aft ernoon. and the Belmont A. C. met the Oberlin A. C. in a championship battle. The Belmonts have been showing winning form this season. HORNSBY IS NOW STAR SWATSMAN Week Averages Show Majors Moving Fast; Leading Twirlers By Associated Press Chicago, Aug. 12. —Hornsby, of St. Louis, one of the new stars of the Na tional League, has attained third place among its batters, Robertson still holding first and Daubert second. Hornsby leads in total bases with 169; Carey, Pittsburgh, In stolen bases with 34; Flack. Chicago, in sacrifice hits with 30; Williams, Chicago, in home runs with 10; Burns. New York, in runs scored with 66. and Brooklyn in club batting ■with .260. The leading batters, among those who have played half or more of their teams' games, including last Wednes day's are as follows: Robertson, New York, .335; Dau bert. Brooklyn, .328: Hornsby, St. Louis, .321: Wagner, Pittsburgh, .319; Chase, Cincinnati, 314; Long. St. Louis, .313; Zimmerman, Chicago, .300; Wheat, Brooklyn, .299; Hinch man, Pittsburgh. .294; Whitted, Phila delphia. .294; Schulte, Pittsburgh. 295. Leading pitchers for 18 games fol lows: Leading Twirlers Earned Names W. L. Runs Hughes, Boston 12 3 2.49 Pfeffer, Brooklyn ... 18 6 2.05 Rixey. Philadelphia .. 13 5 2.13 Alexander.Philadelphia 20 8 1.46 Mamaux. Pittsburgh . 15 7 1.85 Benton. New York ... 10 5 3.07 Cheney. Brooklyn .... 11 6 1.55 Rudolph, Boston .... 11 7 2.25 Perritt, New York ..11 8 2.88 Bender, Philadelphia . 7 5 3.51 Fed Changes in Americans There were few changes among American League batters. Speaker, Cobb and Jackson are relatively in about the same positions. Cobb now has 40 stolen bases; Weaver, Chicago, leads in sacrifice hits with 31; Baker, New York, in home runs with eight: Jackson in total bases with 202: Speaker in runs scored with 76, and Detroit in team hitting with .255. Speaker, Cleveland, .390; Cobb, De troit. 358: Jackson. Chicago, 341; Roth, Cleveland, 319; Sisler, St. Louis, 298; Felsch, Chicago. 298; Nune maker. New York. 297; Hoblitzel. Boston, 294: Burns, Detroit. 293; Strunk, Philadelphia. 293. Leading pitchers for 18 games: Earned W. L. Runs Cullop, New York .... 10 1 1.56 Koob. St. Louis 7 3 1.87 Boland, Detroit 7 3 3.42 Russell, Chicago .... 12 6 1.46 Mays. Boston 12 6 2.05 Shore. Boston 12 6 2.54 Faber, Chicago ..... 10 5 2.05 H. Goveleskie. Detroit 15 8 1.86 S.Coveleskie, Cleveland 15 8 2.53 C. Williams, Chicago . 8 0 2.61 J DON'T FAIL. TO ATTEND THE GREAT J | Middle town F air I' TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY J ;! August 15, 16, 17, 18, 1916 ; ; ;! BIG DAY AND NIGHT SHOW 5 '! HORSE RACING AFTERNOON OF EACH DAY > FIREWORKS AND CARNTVAIi AT NIGHT £ !' Trolley ears, Harrisburfc to Middletown every ten minutes. ij i! Pennsylvania Railroad: I,eave Harrisburg 6.45, 7.00, 8.00, 9.27, < 5 10.00, 11.58 a. m.; 2.10, 3.35, 4.35, 5.00, 7.15 p. m. J J Leave Middletown, 7.21, 7.57, 9.52, 10.57, 11.17 a. m.; 2.59, 5.56, S Ji 7.01, 7.16, 7.32 p. m. ? i[ Parking For Automobiles Free % « ADMISSION: DAY, 25c NIGHT, 10c A. L. ERB, Prest. W. K. RODFONG, Sec y J Honesty of Purpose KING OSCAR 5c CIGARS Have been made for 25 years with the purpose of giving honest value for any man's nickel. JOHN C. HERMAN & CO. i| MAKERS Harris Park will oppose* St. Mary's in this city. The National League schedule will bring two games in Boston on Septem ber 27, unless there is a change made by one of the managers. The date is desirable for home games. The Phillies lost a game yesterday when the crowd rushed on the field thinking the Quakers had won. The umpire ruled against the Philadelphia team and Pat Moran is good and sore to-day. The Greater Harrisburg Tennis Tournament will wind up next week. The matches have been close and there is likely to be plenty of excite ment before the finish. The commit tee has won much praise for the good work in taking care of the many entries and giving everybody a fair chance to win honors. Church Is Tennis Winner in Close Match With Murray Seabright. N. J.. Aug. 12. George M. Church, of Tenafly. N. J., the West ern and Northwestern champion, won the tennis singles final yesterday on the turf of the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club. He defeated R. Lindley Murray, of California, nation al indoor champion. 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Church stands as the challenger of R. Norris Williams. 2d. for the Ach ellis Cup and will meet him to morrow. AMVSKMFNTS Milimar Cooler Than the Country TO-DAY "THE EYE OF THE NIGHT" Featuring William F. Thompson MACK SWAIN IN "MADCAP AMBROSE" Funny two-reel Keystone Comedy. MONDAY—ONE DAY ONLY BESSIE LOVE IN ••STRANDED" v J Always Knot nnd Komfortahle LAST DAY CHARLIE CHAPLIN At bis bent In bin latest komedy, "ONE A. M." Added Attrnetlon Eighth chap ter of Gloria's Romance," also Bray Cartoons. Monday and Tuesday-, LOUISE HUFF, In "DESTINY'S TOY" AHll^.o^r £W picTunca CSf£-» f/ai ■ooitißTiiftOucig ##MOPEv!ONCS UlJif fcPt 9WM» WMU\IA\.Or 60 Pl«Cl OKHOtM is TO-DAY ONLY mm HOLBROOK BLINN JM in a picture play dealing M with loveless W marriage, "THE WEAKNESS OF MAN" I Also "THE MISHAPS IIP MUSTY SUFFER" Mondayt "The MASKED RIDER"
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