HARRISBURG PLAYERS SHOW UP WELL IN AVERAGES- TECH AFTER GREENSBURG BARNEY DREYFUSS HAS NEW PLANS Wants Present Commission Dissolved and Neutral Men Given Authority Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 25.—President Barney Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburgh baseball team, is against the present formation of the National Commis sion, and has several tlmea come out openly and stated his plans to bring up in the next meeting of the Na tional League the advisability of elect ing three men who have absolutely nothing to do with any club in either league, nor any officer of either or ganization. He outlined his plan yes terday which would take the commis sion control away from the big leagues and place it In the hands of disinter ested men who could bo. depended on to consider the. interests of the minor leagues as well as the majors. In short, he would do away with the present system altogether and install not only a new chairman, but an en tire new commission of three com petent and responsible men having no connection whatsoever with any branch of baseball. He would have the term of one member or other ex pire each year, so as to create one vacancy annually, and he would have all the members elected by a joint vote of the sixteen major league clubs. Abandon Present System Said Mr. Drey fuss: "My Idea is to abandon altogether the present system, as a general clean un is the only solution of the present difficulties facing us. By rotating an election of one man each yenr. the commission would change complexion each year, and politics would be eli minated. The commission would be out of reach of the wire pullers and special favor seekers, and baseball control would be in the hands of men whose only object would be to keep it clean and see that justice was done in every case brought before them. As the commission is now constituted It cannot be free from nolltlc.s as long as the presidents of the two leagues are members and have jcontrol, even with nn impartial chairman. I say let the sixteen clubs elect the three men. and thnv can select their own '•hairman. We have got to get base ball onto a purer basis, that is as a business proposition, as clean as the game itself, and no one will stand up and say the game isn't absolutely above board as far as tbe players and nlaylng is concerned. Well, we have 1O set tbe system on just as r>ure a basis, which is not possible under the present conditions." Mr. Dreyfuss savs he never asked Ihe National Commission for a favor sir>re it was organised nnfl be never will, no matter whether it is left as it is now or tho change comes as he suggests. Am America's visitinor athletes cnntnred three of the Ave events de cided here to-day in competition with the Scandinavians. Joe Loomis, of <^hlcn2o, won the sixtv-meter run, finishing in front of the Norwegian runner. Rustad. In the broad jump. Rob Rimnson and Fred Murray, of the American team captured first and second place, vspprtively. Tbe visitors also won th<* 800-meter relay race. Tn the 1000-mAter run. Ted Mere dith wes again defeated hy the Swedish | chanrtnion, J- Bolin. while in the shot nut Murray was beaten hv the Nor wesrian. Helium. Summaries: CO-meter tun (65 vards 10 inches'! Tjoomis. America, first: Rustad. Nor "•opian. second: Simpson. America, third. Time. 7 1-10 seconds. 1000-ivieter run (1093 vards 22 in.) Bolin. Sweden, first; Melen. Sweden, '•"com!: Meredith. America, third. Time. 2 minutes 31 61.1 AO second. Phot-put—Helium, Norwegian first: -u.irra". American, second. Distance 1? voters 4 3 centimeters. Broad jump Simpson, America, first: Murray. America, second. Dis-' ta"ec R meters R1 centimeters. Pelav race, ROO meters (R74 yards! "2 inches')— Americans won against <<,r> Scandinavian team. Time, 1 min.' S3 8-10 seconds. );;; ,;i PLATTSBURG IS MADE WITH THIS OVAL BUTTON-HOLE 15 g EACH 6 FOR 80g W/JOJJ Co For Sale By DIVES, PO.MEHOi & STEWART Harrlsburg, Pa. — Suppose iv c' d say "Have an Overcoat ( on Us!*' You dbe interested. Yes? Look itp A. Wat 1116-1118 North Third street for the answer. *- Ambulance Service — Prompt and efficient service ]U) for the transportation of fffll patients to anil from homes, Dili hospital*, or the It. It. sta ajUl tlons. With special cure, rx perlenced attendants anil noiu- Inol eharses. Emergency Ambulance Service IT4S N. SIXTH ST. Bell Pkone m I United 872-W. WEDNESDAY EVENING, PRESIDENT FARR ABOUT SUCCESSFUL Officials Hold Annual Session at Syracuse; Award Pennant; How Harrisburg Players Figure in Good Work Oct. 23.—President J. H. Farrell with New York Stat® League magnates wound up the season's busi ness yesterday. Syracuse was awarded the pennant. % President Farrell rendered his annual financial report. The transfer of tho Troy franchise to Harrisburg: and the Albany franchise to Heading were rati fied. Those In attendance were: Utica, John T. Buckley and Ambrose McConnell; Reading, Dr. A. T. Tate; Harrisburg, Frank Selss; Elmira, Mortimer Sulli van; Binghamton. F. S. Benedict and "Chick" Hartman; Scranton, R. W. Al len and Wilkes-Barre, Fred Rodda. Syracuse's triumph in the New York State League this season is the second victory for that city in the twenty years the league has lived. Wllkes- Barre and Albany have won three pen nants each, two each have gone to Binghamton, Utica, Scranton and Ca nandaigua (1897-98) and one each to Rome, Schenectady, A. J. and G., and Elmira. Kay, of Binghamton, won the hitting struggle from McConnell, of Utica, bat ting .360 for 124 games. McConnell hit .351, and played eight more games than his rival; Strait, of Scranton, was third, with .333, and/young Babbington, from Brown University, playing his first pro fessional season, stlcked .314. Kirkpat rick, of Wilkes-Barre; Sullivan, of El mira, and Riley, of Syracuse, were the only other regular players In the Belect .300 set. ' Gerner Is Star Eddie Gerner, who pitched for Read ing, batted ,285 In 49 games. Bruggy, former De Nert basketball player, catch ing for Utica and Binghamton, hit .266 for 84 games. Harry Fritz, former Central High star and Chicago Feds player, swatted .227 for 132 games. The pennant winners ranked sixth in club hitting but third in fielding. Fritz's fielding average was second only to that of Conroy among the thlrd sackers. Walsh, Scranton-Utlca, led the first basemen in fielding. Louden slager, of p;imlra, tops the keystone cushion guardians, and at the head of the shortstops stands the name of Hart- ORPHEUM—To-night Robert Ede son in "His Brother's Keeper." Friday, matinee and night, October 27 Return engagement of Arthur Hammerstein's musical play, "Ka t'lka." Saturday, matinee and night, October 28—"Bringing Up Father in Politics.'' MAJESTlC—Vaudeville. COLONlAL—"Daredevil Ivate." GRAND—"Reggie Mixes In." REGENT—"Chaplin Revue 1916." VICTORIA—"The fxe'er Do Well." After an absence of three years from the spoken drama Robert Edeson re turns to the stage of the Or- Robert pheum to-day, matinee and Kdenoii night, in a comedy drama by Robert Porter, entitled "His Brother's Keeper." The author has con structed his play In an ideal manner. He has realized perfectly that it is not the province of the theater to make people think while they are in the thea ter, that they attend purely for the pur pose of being entertained. Therefore, he has not made the mistake of most dramatists ascending the ladder of fame, but has confined his efforts to the creation and evolution of an enter tainment pure and simple. Season after season the critics an nounce that the "last word" in elabor ateness of stage settings "Katlnkn" has bin spoken, and yet the skeptical stage artists, like an ingenious woman, manages to speak still another word. Arthur Hammerstein is one of the most notori ous offenders against critical judgment in this respect, and in "Katinka," which will be presented at the Orpheum for a special return engagement on Friday, matinee and night, he has managed to say not only one more word, but a whole sentence, or even paragraph. His former productions, "Jhe Firefly" and "High Jinks," were considered the acme of excellence eloborateness. Rut "Katinka" is Credited with putting her two predecessors under eclipse. Gus Hill's latest laugh producer, fash ioned after George McManus' famous cartoon characters in "Father In "Bringing Up Father," Politics" now running In more than 500 newspapers through out (the United States and Canada, is en titled "Father in Politics," and is said to contain more genuine laughter to the minute than any musical show now be fore the üblic. "Father in Politics" is coming to the Orpheum Saturday, matinee and night. If you enjoy hearty laughter without a blush, see Gus Hill's musical and girlie show, "Father in Politics." Seats to-~>orrow. Mine. Gadski takes special pride in the selection of her numbers and lav * ishes great care on Mme. ftiitlsME their arrangement. Nor docs she believe in con fining her recital programs to the heavy and classical. Such songs as Taubert's little "Kinderlieder" have always form ed a favorite feature, especially the sol dier song. The long roll of the drum, the trumpet blast, and the martial glory of the childish pomp, delight the singer as well as the audience. Gadski laugh ingly accelerates the tempo until lier hearers unconsciously beat time to the baby drum. It is doubtful if the prima donna is more thoroughly satisfying even in a Wagner aria. Those who have not witnessed the vaudeville show at the Majestic the first half of this week. At the should take advantage of Majestic the opnortunlty to-night. for the bill appearing at that theater is a pleasing one. The Big City Four, a splendid quartet of male sing ers. are scoring a musical hit with their repertoire of songs. No matter where this quartet appears, they are a wel come and popular feature. Four other acts, including the musical comedy of fering, "In Mexico," complete the hill. For the last half of the week "Mother Goose." the well-known musical com edy success, will give the entire per formance. This attraction played the ■ A $3.00 Hat I I For $l.OO l g Next SATURDAY Only 1 I Empire I 9 Clothes Shop H jjj aN. MARKET SQ„ & , Otic Flight Up 3 man, who played with Binghamton, El mira and Scranton. Harrison Han Clrnn Slate In 77 games, Harrison, of Harrisburg, didn't make an error, having 155 put outs and 15 assists. He was the only errorless regular. Rltter, of Utica. and Harrisburg, leads the catchers, with an average of .982, having four errors In 42 games. Ehtnke, of Syracuse, who finished the season with Detroit, won 31 and lost 7 games. Duchesnll, of Scranton, won 23 and lost 12. Helfrlch, of Harclsburg, won 21 and lost 12. Ring, of Utica, won 26 and lost 15, while Taylor, of Syracuse, won 23 and lost 16. By the batting average system, Ehmke also leads, his opponents having batted .184. That was also the average of the hitters against C. Brown, of Syracuse, who won 2 and lost 5. Tho standing of the teams and local averages follow: StandlUK of the Trams Clubs. W. L Pet. Syracuse .. 81 62 .609 Scranton 69 61 .530 Binghamton 69 61 .530 Wilkes-Barre 62 63 .496 Utica • 63 68 .481 Reading 58 70 .453 Elmira 59 75 .440 Harrisburg 56 74 .431 Harrlshnrn Averanrea King- 14 56 6 17 304 Inglis 17 34 4 10 1 .. .294 Brown 132 404 57 116 11 29 .287 Downey 09 231 25 65 10 7 .281 Layden 117 428 64 116 16 28 .271 Mills 70 238 30 61 5 8 .256 Harrison 108 360 51 91 17 19 .253 Cook 131 475 65 117 15 17 .246 Wheat 119 390 39 95 17 5 .244 Heed 75 254 16 60 13 2 .236 Elliott 81 261 21 59 18 7 .226 Gough 72 237 29 51 13 3 .215 Huenke 35 72 4 15 4 1 .208 Burns 19 48 1 6 .. ..*.125 Bitter : 42 161 7 14 107 McGovern ... 41 136 11 27 198 Parsons 33 68 6 12 .. .. :174 Blair 35 70 3 11 157 Karst 9 33 .. 5 162 Helfrich 433 90 5 12 133 Kearns 8 15 2 12 133 Clermont 6 11.. l 091 Orpheum last month at $1 "prices, but will be shown at the Majestic with no advance in prices. J. C. Mack is the featured comedian, whilo the singing and dancing is furnished by a group of handsome chorus girls. Virginia Pearson, the Fox star, who has been seen at the Colonial Theater in a number of good Virginia Pearaon pnotopiays, will be at the Colonial seen at the same theater again to-day and to-morrow in a new special Fox production in six parts called "Dare devil Kate." A picture that will prove a pleasant surprise to anyone that likes pictures of the better kind. The story of a woman's rise from proprietor of a small saloon in a Western mining town, to the wife of an Eastern clubman, is told In a thrilling and Interesting man ner. The added attraction of the pro gram will be the twelfth episode of "The Grip of Evil," called "Into the Pit." A new side of the perplexing problem that John Burton, the hero, has been so long trying to solve. Friday and Saturday, Thos. H. Ince will pre sent Dorothy Dalton, one of the pretti est tars that was ever seen at the Colonial, in a new drama, "The Jungle Girl." Another large and extraordinary pro duction is the attraction at the Victoria Theater to-day only. "Ne'er Do For the second time in ■Well" nt the city the manage- Vlctorlu Today ment offers by special request Hex Beach's famous book, "Ne'er Do Well." In this ten-reel feature, Kathlyn Williams is playing the'title role and is supported by the same ast that made the "Spoilers" famous. The "Ne'er I)o Well" is a sure appeal to every man, -woman and child. This feature was lllmcd in the canal zone of Panama. In addition to this the third episode of "The Yellow Menace" will also be shown. For to morrow the Victoria offers "The Flower of Faith," featuring Frank Mills and Jane Grey. Boy Scouts' day will also be observed, of which Troop IS, of this city, will be benefited. Beau tiful Clara Kimball Young will be shown Friday and Saturday in "The Dark Silence," a five-reel feature, which was directed by Albert Capel lano, who directed the "Common Daw," iri which Miss Young was featured. Monday and Tuesday, October 30 and XI, "TUe Unwritten Baw," featuring Beatrlz Michelena. On Wednesday of next week E. H. Sothern in "The Chat tel," will be featured. Special musical recitals will be rendered by Professor William P. Mcßride during all these productions. The Regent Theater is showing Wed nesday and Thursday the first time in Penniylv ania, Five-Reel f'hnplln "Chaplin Revue of at Heiient Todny 1916," the year's greatest laughter ie only fiVe-reel Chaplin released. Exclusive showing at the Regent. Without exaggeration, It is paid to be the funniest of all the funny pictures in which Chaplin has worked. And it carries just a touch of pathos, so closely allied to humor, a vein of sincerity that accentuates the comedy. Charlie Chaplin, as a tramp, is wan dering along a country road, when a girl Is set upon by a band of hoboes. He rescues her and is given a Job on her father's farm. One night he routs a band of burglars and is shot. The girl nurses him until he is recovered, and he falls in love with her. But the girl's sweetheart returns and Charlie goes back to the city, heartbroken. There he gets a job as a motion picture actor. In a series of misadventures he spoils all the pictures in which he Is working and drives the manager to distraction. Miss Edna Purviance appears throughout, being the girl on the farm at the opening, and then playing the part of her sister when Chaplin leaves his bucolic surroundings for the city. On Friday—Nat Goodwin will be pre sented in "A Wall Street Tragedy," a screen version of Adrian Johnson's powerful drama. Billie Burke, in the nineteenth chapter of 'Gloria's Ro mance" (Her Vow Fulfilled), will be on the same program. BEANS 50 PER CENT. HIGHER Chicago, Oct.. 26. The price at re tail of canned beans has advanced fifty per cent, wholesale dealers de clared here yesterday. Beans which sold at ten cents a can are now sell ing at fifteen cents. A cheaper grade is selling at twelve cents. HEW) FOK ASSAULT George Watson, a brukeman in the Rutherford yards, was held under SSOO hall for court at a hearing yesterday afternoon before Alderman Murray, on a charge of striking a fellow work man over the head with a brake club. P. H. lIAIDEY GOES TO MOOKHKAD KNITTING CO. It was made public to- MAJfcj lIL SATURDAY Thl company will preacnt the entire allow at the Mnjefttlc the lant three d}N of the week. Three performance* daily will be given.. l'atrona of the flrat evening nhoiv whoiild endeavor to he In their aentH by 7.30 NO na to catch tlie performance from the atart. PLAN INVASION , FOR GREENSBURG Tech Team Leaves Friday Afternoon; Game Is Import ant in State Championship "On to Greensburg" is the cry that has been taken up by the Tech high school students in preparation for the game Saturday that may decide the football championship of Pennsyl vania. After Tech's decisive victory over Steelton Saturday, followers of the Maroon liavo become optimistic over the chances of this year's team going through the season undefeated. Tech has met Greensburg on the gridiron during the last two years, and these contests are probably the only high school games that are re produced by the moving picture ma chines. Greensburg has met worthy foes in California State Normal and Latrobo high school and has come off victorious in both games. Will Ijeave Friday The Tech team in charge of Facul ty Director Grubb, Trainer Kelly, and Coaches Pendergast and Miller will leve this city Friday afternoon, so that the squad may bo in the best possible physical condition for the game. Greensburg has been victorious in the two previous contests and Tech has strong hopes of winning this year. Club rates are being secured by the Maroon lads, and many of them con template going out with the team Fri day. A larger delegation including many of the Alumni will not leave the city until the 8 o'clock train Saturday morning. Harter, Biever, Blosser, Malaby, Rodg er*. Snyder. Firemen up: Six, Waltz, Hall, Brady, ?nyder, Deseh, Graham, Fry, Dougherty, Eyde, McKillips, Ewing, Hitz, Peiffer, Snell, Jr., Fleisher, Blottenbeiger, Weigle, Burger. ESIOLA SIDE Philadelphia DIVIHIUII —II27 crow first to gro after 3:45 p. m.: 210, 20-1, 219, 217, 21S, 228, 202, 237, 230, 225, 233, 240, 216, 220, 206. 235. Engineer for 210. Fireman for 225. Conductors for 14. 17, 28. Flagmen for 16. IS. Brakemen for 5, 9, 19, 28. Conductors up: Dewees, Stauffer, Lib hart, Carson, Flickinger, Shirk. Flagman up: Brown. Bralcemen up: Gayman, Wntemeyer, Miller, Malseed, McCombs, Yost, Goudy, Mumnia. Whitington, Eickelberger. Middle Division— llG crew first to go after 2 p. m.: 108, 107, 105, 109. 223. T.ald olT: 117, 106. Firemen for 116, 108. Conductor for 116. Flagmen for 108, 105. Brakeman for 10S. Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for first 124. 112, 110. Firemen for second 108. 122, 134, 112. Engineers up: Kline, Turner, Ueese, Kcpford, Passmore, Anthony. Firemen up: Waller, Biddick, 1,. C. Hall, Bickhart, Mclntyre, Clark, C. H. Hall. Sellers. THE READING Harrlshurir Division —22 crew first to Ko after 11:45 o'clock: 16, 7, 15, 12. 5, 10. - westbound —51 crew first to go after 11 o clock: 66. 68, 71, 54. 67. Engineers for 68. 10, 22. Firemon for 12, 15. 22. Brakemen for 68, 07, 71, 5, 12. 15, 22. Engineers up: Bonawitz, Sweelcy, Booser, Bowman, JTollabach, Woland, Morne, Branhart, Tipton, Massimore, Rlchwine, Neidhamer, Middaugli, Wire man. Firemen up: Kroah, Blumenstine, Carr, Gelb. Conductor up: Orris. Brakemen up: Lehman, Rheam, Phanibaugh, Felker, Miller. Lenker, Greager. Oyler, Duncan, Crosson, Miles, Tanning, Bittle, Myers, Siler, Gaibraith. Bishel. Smith Miller, Redmond. New hard, Jones, Yingst. AMTJSKMKNTS GRAND THEATER' 14211 Derry Street TO-MCIHT DOIGI.AS FAIRBANKS AND IIESSIE I.OVB In "REGGIE MIXES IN" one of the bent Triangle pictures made. Also KAY TINOHER In "LOVE'S GETAWAY" n two-net Keystone coiuedv AXD OTHERS O REELS IN Music on our new Moeller Flu Orgnn by Prof. C. W. Wallace, the blind organist. V ir ITL i' „ „ E HERE'S A CAI.I, TO THE FROST IN MEXICO A Muwlcal Comedy With 0 People. Just the kind of itn net HnrrlaburjK like*. w 4~ Four Oilier Excellent Acts -4 COMING—TO-MORROW Mother Goose MON .A!VD TIiES. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 ■■ni jßrTfrWnliTa FHI. AND SAT. id* ¥>l jf;sl 111 l OCT. 30 and 31 E. H. SOTHERN JBgmk*'' fi H ill* 1""1 CLARA KIMBALL • Weir' ffl T :!,v n ".,r.ir • Thu Mp-4 2200Atfl "ex Bench's | IIV "THE CHATTEL" MB NE'ER-DO-WELL ufHE DARK SILENCE" ■■ ■ This advertisement and Bm"fcj mf Te ?,A cl " llnwriffpn 10 cents will admit one to KB "THE YELLOW Hve Act VIIVwIIKIvII the Victoria. October 25. [|| §M MENACE Produced bv the same ■ Special musical recitals lti] II MM Lower floor. 1c 4 I ami will be rendered by Prof. h * I tß Balcony, 10c director as The Coin- I HWI Mcßride during all these E P TO-MORROW mon Lw," Mr. Albert **• ■■ productions on our wonder- IrHI "THE FLOWER OF fapellani. fl 'l Hope-Jones Unit Pipe ISa wkJf FAITH" Eight Acts Organ, the only one of its BLSr Win. R. llenst Feature. ADMISSION 10c kind in the city. All fea ffif M See the Night Klders— Taken from the tures are obtained through Jf m better than In "The CHILDREN 5c the Stanley Hooking Co. of Birth of a Nation." Play Philadelphia. OCTOBER 25, 1916. WELLY'S 18 CORNER A victory by Tech on Saturday In the game with Greensburg will be a steplng stone to State honors this year. It will be the East against the \\ est. Greensburg while not showing tho form of past seasons, has won every game. The merits o? the Central High and Steelton teams will be shown Satur day In the second game of the triangu lar series. It will b% the first for Cen tral against Steelton. Dopesters have picked Central to win, but so far no one expects a large score. Coach Tag gart's team has something tills sea son in the way of fast plays that must not be overlooked. Dickinson's eleven was further strengthened yesterday by the ad dition of Healy. He is a lineman and a star player. Pearce who has been out with a sprained ankle was on the field yesterday and will be back A Western football eleven will be Invited to play a strong Eastern team AMTT SEMEXTS AMUSEMENTS EXTIIA A a .i.ICTION—EXCLUSIVE SHOWING OF Chaplin Review of 1916 WITH CHARLIE CHAPLIN THE YEAR'S (iIIEATEST LAUGHTER FROLIC—IN FIVE REELS. Chaplin'* (ill Mnkt-N the WI.OO See the C'lioru.s on the Glntia live., to 91.r0 Hun way. ARTHUR HAMMERSTEIN j S Special Return PRICES > Engagement ■■ fi H jjj MH Wm fi MATINEE ■V H I IHI |K to SI.OO Matinee nntl ll I I IH Bl H EVENING Ml II I ■ |fl ■ i t° OCTOBER 27 ll|| I I ™ I AUGMENTED 1 ■■! W m A MUSICAL PLAY I Seat* Now ■ W OP INFINITE CHARM ! ORCHESTRA BV HAUtRiACH' AND FRI/nU & AUTHORS or "MIOH IINK "AND-THE NRERVV* ( CM WAR ATTW' WWCMO 44? BT. TMEATREB. NtWYOW | ■ I f Saturday, October 281 Matinee and Night ? GUS HILL OFFERS fi B T 8 FATHER PRETTY B |\| CATCHY . GIRLS 111 MUSIC POLITICS ■ THE BIGGEST LAUGHING HIT ON RECORD I , MATINEE, 25® and 50c—EVENING, 25c to 91 I after the close of the season, at Bos ton. Plans tire now under way to make this an annual event. First Baseman Mills who was the property of Detroit, has been sold to Denver. This means that Manager George Cockill will have to hunt an other player. It is not likely that Denver will give up the big fellow. Gettysburg plays Penn-State next Saturday. This will mean a battle be tween Harrisburg football stars as both State and Gettysburg have high school boys who are making good. On the following Saturday Morgantown will be tackled and then will come the Bucknell game in this city. Central high has two stars on the hospital list, Herring and Eldrldge were badly Injured in the game with Stevens. Both went out or the game and then were put back, when they should have been given a rest. Kauff man and Vogeler are training for the positions and will be ready when needed. 11