PICK FORMER HARRISBURG PITCHER AS COMER—TECH PLAYS ACADEMY
WOULD DIVIDE
PENNANT RACE
Two Seasons For State League
Is Plan Under Con
sideration
Scranton. Pa., Oct. 19.—That one of
the questions to be considered at the
next meeting of the New York State
League Is one Involving a division of
iho championship seo.son Into two
parts is the report coming from Now
York state cities. Two clubs in that
region are said to favor the plan,
maintaining it will have a tendency to
arouse most interest in the games, and
that as a result the season will prove
more successful.
As yet the Scranton club has heard
nothing officially about such a move,
but Bill Coughlin says it will not sur
prise him if such a proposition comes
up. Personally, Bill is not a great
booster for the plan, either, but even
so thinks that if a majority of the
magnates can be satisfied it will have
a tendency to help conditions during
the 1917 season it has a chance of be
ing adopted.
Nothing New in Baseball
The plan to play the pennant race In
two parts is nothing new in profes
sional baseball, but hereabouts it has
never been employed. In the leagues
down South and in the Interstate and
Lluo Ridge organizations it has usually
been adopted. In some cases the sys
tem worked out satisfactorily and in
others it did not, but as a rule it ap
pears as though tho idea has proved
successful.
More than the State League will con
sider the plan of having a double pen
nant season for next year. In the West
it is already being considered, while
no less a baseball official than Owner.
Kuppert, of the New York Yankees,
has also come out in its favor, putting
himself on record as believing the plan
might help matters materially in the
major leagues.
To Change Name of League
Besides taking up tho two pennant
race question it is also likely the State
League owners will act on changing
the name of the organization. Now
the four Pennsylvania cities are repre
sented as members, it seems certain
that tho name New YoYk State League
must be changed in such a way that
Pennsylvania will have more to do
with the league than simply assisting
to a great extent in maintaining it.
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CLUETT. PEABQDY ErCO. IN CLAiAKCMS
' —TO—
BALTIMORE
—OR—
WASHINGTON
AND RETURN
Via Philadelphia & Reading
Railway
SUNDAY Q<)
OCTOBER £*£*
SPECIAL TRAIN
FROM LT.A.H.
Harrisburg 2.40
Hummelstown 2.57
Swatara 3.02
Hershey 3.05
Palmyra 3.12
Annville 3.21
Cleona 3.25
Lebanon 3.32
Baltimore (Camden Station)
arrive 8.03
Washington (Union Station)
arrive 9.05
ItMiirnlnft, Special Train will leave
\\ nshiiiKton (Union Station) (i.lO
l\ M„ leave Baltimore (Camden Sta
tion) 7.10 P. M, name date for above
atntlona.
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The Sixth Street Bank
Sixth and Maclay Streets, Harrisburg, Pa.
Capital Stock, $125,000 Deposits, $700,000
ROBERT A. ENDERS, President
LEWIS BALSER, Vice-President
F. L. ALBERT FROEHLICH, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
kEWIS BALSER, JOHN LAPPLEY,
Keal Estate and Insurance, Retail Shoes,
1,00 Sixth Street 1800 X. Fourth St.
"unter, la. Hardware-Supplies,
CHARLES W. BCRTXETT, 1732 X. Sixth St.
Evans, Hurtnett Co.,
Wholesale Grocers. FUIiMER J. REIF,
Retail Grocer,
J. A LI/AX DOXALDSOX, 565 Woodbine St.
Donaldson Paper Co.
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ROBERT A. EXDERS, Wholesale Merchant.
President.
B. G. GALBRAITH, Retired. D^Sir,
Paxtang, Pa. 1713 X. Sixth St.
R -fARTMAX, SAMUEL W. SHOEMAKER,
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Wholesale Grain and Feed. Contractors.
J " GEORGE C. TRIPXER,
Wholesale Butter and Eggs, Retail Grocer,
Sixth and Forrest Sta. laio X. ilfth St.
THURSDAY EVENING,
LAST SCRIMMAGE
FOR TECH TEAM
Mass Meeting of Students Be
fore Chapel This Morning;
to Travel in Autos
Pitted against the Academy foot
ball eleven on tho latter's field last
evening the Tech High school foot
ball team received its last hard scrim
mago prior to the Steelton game at
Steelton Saturday. Coaches Pender
gast. and Miller will glvo tho squad
nothing more than light work to keep
them limbered up until the time set
for the contest.
This morning a new method of
getting together for a mass meeting
was tried out at Tech and proved suc
cessful. The student body was asked
to meet In the auditorium prior to tho
opening of chapel Cheers were prac
ticed and moss meetings will be held
at this time.
Trip by Automobiles
The trip to Steelton will be made
by the squad in automobiles of the
Tech students. Coaches Taggart and
Miller have gotten together on the
matter of officials. Johnson, of Buck
nell will referee.
Last year Tech lost to Steelton by
a 13 to 0 score, while the game In
Harrisburg resulted in a victory for
the Maroon. With eight of last
year's team in the line-up Coach
Taggart's crew strengthened by Day
hoff in the back field, should make the
local aggregation work hard to win.
Tech will have practically a veteran
eleven on the field, and a close score
should result.
Announce Ticket Plans
For Army-Navy Battle
New York, Oct. 19. For the Army
and Navy football game of 1916,
which will be played on November 25
at the Polo grounds, the proportion
ate number of tickets to be allotted
will be much the same as usual. The
New York baseball club will have on
public sale single tickets for $3 each
to the stands and box seats at $6,
$8 and $16.50, according to the loca
tion.
The New York baseball club is now
ready to receive applications for
seats. These must be approved and
the limit of seats is four to each ap
plicant. as has always been the rule.
A certified check and postage for
registration should accompany the
order.
MELROSE DEFEATS STEELE
Melrose grammar school yesterday
defeated the Steele eleven by the score
of 2 4-0. Lantz played well for Steele
while Arnold and Osman starred for
Melrose. The line-up:
Melrose Steele
Hocker, 1. e. Verner, 1. e.
Levan, 1. t. Barrow 1. t.
Leman, 1. g. Dunkle, 1. g.
Espenshade, c. Holyan c.
Deimler, r. g. Ensminger r. gr.
Simmons, r. g. Boone r. t.
Clough, r. e. Sykes r. e.
Osman, q. b. Kitzmiller, q. b.
B. Dunkle, 1. h. b. Holtzman 1. h, b.
Thrush, r. h. b. Goodyear r. h. b.
Arnold, f. b. Lantz, f. b.
Touchdowns, Arnold ,3; Osman;
subs. Smith for Clough; referee,
Frank; head linesman, Kutch (Tech),
timekeeper, Sanders (C. H. S.)
GAME WANTED AT ENOLA
The Enola A. C. would like to ar
range a game with any team averaging
about 130 pounds for this Saturday,
either at home or away. Address Wil
bur Gruver, Enola.
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"KED" OWENS
Early activity on the part of the
Pennsylvania Railroad motive power
department officials indicates a busy
season. New members are now being
lined up. The fiscal year starts No
vember 1. Meetings will be held
weekly.
The president, J. L L. Cunningham,
master mechanic. Is an enthusiast on
sports. He has a corps of workers
with him. "Red" Owens will manage.
FITTERY IS COMER, TO
PLAY WITH QUAKERS
Former Harrisburger Has Been Showing Form; Best Work
Philadelphia, Oct. 19.—Paul Fittery,
southpaw pitcher secured by the Phil
lies in the draft from the Salt Lake
team of the Pacific Coatt League, is a
Pennsylvanlan and makes his winter
home near Auburn, Pa. He is 27 years
of age and of short and stock build.
His first professional baseball experi
ence was with the Harrisburg team of
the old Trl-Stato League in 1912.
In 1913 he was with Evansville, In
tho Central league, where he won 13
games and lost 12, striking out 187
men in 236 innings, or an average of
over seven strikeouts per nine innings.
Good Work at Evansville
It was with Evansville in 1914 that
Fittery attracted attention by leading
Lafayette to Play Tigers;
Bar Students on Trip
Easton, Pa., Oct. 19. —lt has
finally been decided that the Prince
ton-Lafayette football game will be
played at Princeton on Saturday. The
Lafayette faculty met yesterday and
discussed at length the problem raised
by the death of a Princeton student
from infantile paralysis and then
passed a resolution permitting the
players necessary to play the game to
go to Princeton if Princeton still In
sisted on playing the game on their
own grounds, but prohibiting the other
students at the college from attend
ing the game.
It was the desire of tTie raculty that
the game be played in Easton and for
that reason Dean Albert K. Heckel
was sent with Coach Crowell to inter
view the Princeton authorities with a
view to transferring the game to
March field. The mission was unsuc
cessful.
SPORTS —WITH 2-COL LAYOUT
FARRELL CALLS MEETING
Auburn, N. Y., Oct. 19.—Secretary.
J. H. Farrell, of the National Associa
tion, has issued a call for the annual
meeting that is to start at New
Orleans on November 14. It is thought
two clubs from this league will send
delegates.
The National Board Is to meet at
New Orleans on November 14 to con
sider claims against teams and play
ers. All persons interested must have
priefs and evidence on hand in order
to avoid unnecessary delay.
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the baseball team; Charles J. House
holder is at the head of the basketball
department, and "Hy" Simmers will
see to the publicity end of the game.
The pictures above are, top, left, J. L.
L. Cunningham; right, "Red" Owens,
baseball leader; bottom, left, Charles
J. Householder, manager of the bas
ketball team, and right, Hiram
McGowan Simmers, publicity chair
, man.
at Evansville
the pitchers of tho Central League
with 22 games won and 7 lost, while
he struck out 249 In 281 Innings.
Cincinnati gave him a brief trial,
then shunted him to the coast, where
in 1915 he won 22 games and lost 17
with the Salt Lake team. He struck
out 177 In 112 Innings, or an average
of over five strikeouts per nine Innings
pitched.
This season Fittery is having one of
his best seasons and is again among
the leading pitchers of his league.
Fittery leads the Coast League pitch
ers in strikeouts. Both Pittsburgh and
the Athletics had a draft in for Fit
tery, but the Phils were lucky enough
to win in the draw.
Hatch Shatters Records
For Long Marathon Chase
Chicago, Oct. 19. A heaping dish
of ice cream and some lemonade was
all that Sidney Hatch ,of Chicago, a
veteran amateur marathon runner,
wanted after he finished his record
breaking 95-mile run from Milwaukee
to Chicago yesterday. Then, after a
brisk rub-down, he went to bed for
a 24-hour sleep.
Officials of the Amateur Athletic
Union declared that Hatch's perform
ance probably was the most remark
able in history. He covered the dis
stance —95.7 miles—in 14 hours, 50
minutes and 30 seconds, beating the
former record by four hours and
seven minutes.
' Hatch finished the run at a dog
trot, just as ho started In Milwaukee
at 8 o'clock last night. He ran every
step of the way, making only three
stops for a total loss of sixteen
minutes, and finished strong, although
ten pounds lighter. He averaged a
mile every eight and one-half minutes.
Alex Monteverde, of Johnstown,
N. Y., who started as Hatch's pace
maker was forced to drop out before
three-fourth of the distance had
been covered.
Hatch is 33 years old and has com
peted as an amateur for seventeen
years. He has raced in more than
forty-five marathon events and 100
or more shorter distance races.
Pool Tournament Starts
With Large Entry List
The annual pool tournament at the
store of H. W. Ballade will start Mon
day night. Unusual interest is mani
fested. The playing will be in two
classes. The winner of class A will
play the winner of class B, 100 to 68.
The winner will receive a cash prize of
$25. The entries follow:
Class A—Schell vs. Kobler, Koch vs.
Ford, Klugh vs. Crane, Ashenfelter
vs. Brown, Reamer vs. Durborrow.
Class B Yoder vs. McCllntock,
Smiley vs. Hoffman, Turn vs. Stouffer,
Chord vs. Colestock, Madenford vs.
Yingllng.
TEXNIS AT LEBANON VALLEY
Annville, Pa., Oct. 19. —The tennis
team at Lebanon Valley College held
their annual election yesterday after
noon, at which time they elected E.
Harold White captain for the coming
year. Captain White will immediately
begin to work to develop a good team
in this sport, which has heretofore
been rather weak. There Is no reason
for this with old material like ex-Cap
taln Fink, E. Zelgler, Long, Walters
and Snoke and all tho new material
that came In with this year's class.
Manager Isaacs has already begun to
arrange a schedule of Intercollegiate
tournaments for next spring.
ELECT CHEER LEADERS
The result of the election of cheer
leaders at Central was announced yes
terday as follows: Miss Martha Cris
well, Miss Frances Dunlap, Miss Ruth
Richards, Miss Helen Kote, Harold
Kckert, Paul Selsam, Allison Skinner,
George Spangler. Those elected are
all seniors, tho only Junior whoso
name was on the ballot being closely
defeated.
PRESIDENT TENER
FAVORS CHANGES
Increase Player Limit Is One
Probability; Must Strengthen
Teams
New York, Oct. 19.—The National
League must be strengthened, in the
opinion of John K. Tener, its presi
dent. Mr. Tener says he believed the
twenty-one player limit has worked
against the league In world's series
games and that the limit will be In
creased next year.
"There is no use in the National
League making any excuses or giving
any alibis," said Mr. Tener. "We have
played poor ball, very poor ball, In the
last few series. Our pitchers held up,
but that was all. 1 appreciate that
something must be done. I am not
pretending not to soe it.
Must Play Baseball
"In my annual message to the club
presidents I have called attention to
the fact that the National League does
not get its prestige in the executive
office, but on the ball field. That is
where the public Judges us.
"Every effort must be made all
around to strengthen the league.
Those recent defeats have stung and
with each defeat we are all the more
eager to turn the tide. I want everyone
in the league, presidents, njanagers
and players, to aim for a National
League victory next Fall."
It was reported to-day that Presi
dent Tener. Harry Hempstead, the
president of the New York National
League club, and John J. McGraw, the
club's manager, will meet here to-day
or to-morrow to talk over McGraw's
criticism of the New York players in
their final series with Brooklyn.
Coaches Drive Penn State;
Four Veterans in lineup
State College, Pa., Oct. 19. —A forty
minute scrimmage against the stajjvart
freshman eleven yesterday was Penn
State's final workout for the strirggle
with Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Coaches Harlow, Whitney, Martin and
Wood drove the regulars at top speed,
perfecting the attack and strengthen
ing tho defense all along the line.
Ragged Interference and slow line
charging were two of the most notice
able defects in State's play against
West Virginia Wesleyan, and these
were glven'special attention.
When State trots out onto Franklin
Field to do battle with Folwell's eleven
there will be but four men in State's
line-up that helped to defeat Penn last
season. They are Captain Clark, full
back; Hlgglns, right end; Ewing, quar
terback, and Czarneckie, left tackle.
The remaining regulars came up from
the freshman team or from the list of
substitutes.
HIGH PRICE FOR PACER
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 19.—Dick Mc-
Mahon, of Libertyvllle, 111., acting for
S. A. Fletcher, of Indianapolis, has
purchased from Joseph Kleckner, of
Philadelphia, the world champion
three-year-old pacing colt, Peter
Look, 2:03. for a reported price of
SIOO,OOO. The colt won two futurities
this season, and has a race record of
He is a son of Peter the
Great, the stallion for which Fletcher
paid $50,000 last winter. The colt
will be raced in the Grand Circuit
stakes next season.
ATLANTIC JL
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Impoverished blood soon puts a man out-of
the-running. Impoverished gasoline will do the
same thing to a motor. Good gasoline has got
to be more than something that flows through
a brass screen, smells and costs money. Now,
perhaps more than ever before, motorists must
beware of mongrel fuels. Despite market con
ditions, the uniform- boiling-point that made
Atlantic Gasoline famous is steadfastly
maintained. We couldn't afford to alter that,
even if we would. Buy Atlantic by name.
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Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Makers of Atlantic Motor Oils
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OCTOBER 19, 1916.
WELLY'S J CORNER
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'"Pop" Anson, who Is a theatrical
star, is getting a whole lot of free ad
vertising. There is scarcely a day that
he does not pull off something with
the sport writers. Yesterday at Phila
delphia he played golf and made an
exceptionally good score.
The suggestion to divide the season
in the New York State League struck
a popular chord in tills city. It means
more interest. A team may put up a
pood game, like that of Harrisburg last
season, and be unablo to get at the
top because of a late start In form.
By having two seasons it means that
the team putting up a good game near
miclseason will bo able to do some
thing in a second race. It will also
bring ii post-season series of Interest
providing two different teams win each
race.
Frank Schulte is being hunted by
friends. The mother of Schulto died
at Binghamton, N. Y„ and it Is the
belief that the son Is In the hills on a
hunting trip. The veteran Chicago
outfielder left after the city series and
has not been heard from.
Princeton's soccer chances are not
very bright because of the absence of
players now In tho European war.
Captain Hoskins hopes to be ablo to
develop new candidates.
Once more there is talk of removing
the Washington American League
team to Brooklyn. There Is an idle
Held in Dodgertown and it is the belief
that the game would be more profit
able there than at Washington.
Pitcher Fred Walker, who was a
star In the New York State League,
playing with Albany and Utlca, will
go south with Cincinnati in the Spring.
If lie makes good, the necessary price
will be turned over, but he must show
form.
Last Night's Bowling Scores
Academy Leajrtio
(Duckpin)
New Ideas 1418
Factors 1405
Ulrich, Factors 116
Belehas, New Ideas 303
McDonald, Factors 303
Casino Tcnpin League
Rovers 2473
Jolly Five 2040
Haas, Jolly Five 561
Allick, Rovers 206
MISSIONARY SPEAKS
Mechanicsburg,
Marietta Staake, missionary of the
Port of Philadelphia, gave an interest
ing* talk at the missionary convention
in Trinity Lutheran Church last even
ing on "Immigrant Missionary Work."
HUNTERS KILL STOCK TURKEYS
Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 19. Hunters
report that at least twenty of the for
ty wild turkeys placed In Carbon and
Monroe counties by the State Game
Commission for breeding purposes
were killed by a party of gunners from
the coal regions who invaded tho pre
serve the first day of tho season.
Rosa E. Kauffman, sport writer on
the North American, well known in
Harrisburg, is keeping in close touch
with Harrisburg stars. Referring to
Penn State hoys, he says: "In recent
years State College has recruited sev
eral of its best back field lads from
Harrlsburg schools. 'Shorty' Miller
was the first, of the sensations. Then
camo Jeff Clark, who is captain and
fullback of this year's blue-and-whlte
team, and now Coach Harlow hiia
Beck, whom he considers one of the
heft halfbacks that he has ever seen.
'Tho lad Is a born fighter and likes the
sight of blood,' is the way Harlow sizes
up Beck."
The Buffalo International League
team is for sale. There are said to bo
a number of prospective purchasers.
Business men are moving toward the
organization of an association In order
to keep the backers In that city.
While Stevens Trade School eleven
is looked upon as an easy proposition,
Coaches Smith and Harris will not
take any chances. The dally practice
Is Just as hard as if the Central team
was preparing to meet Steelton. There
Is no telling what the Stevens squad
may show. The game Saturday will
be of special Interest, as It will be the
first opportunity to see Central play.
Professor B. W. Saul, athletic di
rector at Central, announced yesterday
that the first sets In the tennis tourna
ment will be played next week. Pro
fessor Dibble has asked that these sets
bo played on the Central high courts.
Front and Seneca, whenever possible.
Names of contestants are coming in
fast, as all names must be In by Fri
day. The contestants will be an
nounced and results of sets played in
the Telegraph. ,
The Central eleven has formed a
good defense this season, no team hav
ing been able to score on them so far.
Their offense Is rapidly forming: and
will soon be heard from.
S. Frankel to Speak
in Jewish Synagogues
S. Frankel, a well-known Jewish
speaker, sent by the Federation of
American Zionists, will deliver several
addresses on the following synagogues:'
Chisuk Emm una, Kesher Israel and
Machzike Hados during the last days
of "Succoth."
On Sunday, October 22, he will als
deliver an address at the mass meet
ing of the convention committee in th®
public building, 637 Boas street.
TRAINING CLASS BANQUET
Yeagertown, Pa,, Oct. 19. On
hundred graduates attended the an
nual banquet of the Teacher Train*
ing class recently at Maple Farm at
Milroy. The King's Daughters of the
White Memorial Church served a
chicken and waffle supper, and Miss
Rachel Hartman gave the use of her
home for the occasion. Officers elect*
ed are: President, Walter Reed, Mil
roy; first vice-president, the Rev.
Kinsey, Lewistown; second vlce-pres
ident, C. W. Hartiell, Lewistown; sec
retary, Miss Margaret McNltt, Reeds
vill; assistant secretary, Mrs. Myrtl*
Diffenderfer, Highland avenue; treas
urer, Frank Kearns, Vira.
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