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NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE MANAGERS READY—WILKES-BARRE LEAGUE TEAMHERE
ALUMNI TEAM
WINS FIRST GAME
Outplay Regulars in One-Sided
Battle; Varsity Boys Show
Lack of Practice
Tech High Alumni handed the var
sity candidates an awful walloping last
night. It was the opening match of
the season and was played in Tech
gymnasium. The score was 60 to 10.
The regulars showed a woeful lack
of basketball knowledge, but were
plucky players. Lack of practioe was
cause for tho downfall.
Outplay Regulars
The Alumni five included several
Rosewood stars and outplayed the
Tech tossers at every stage. Every
member of the Alumni team was in
evidonce. The line-up and summary:
ALUMNI
Players— F.G. Fls. Pts.
Trump, forward 4 6 8
Sourbier, forward .... 7 0 14
Tittle, center 6 0 12
G. Killinger, guard .... 8 6 22
E. Killinger, guard ... 2 0 4
Totals 27 6 60
TECHNICAL 11. S.
Players— F.O. Fls. Pts.
Harris, forward 1 4 6
McGann, forward 0 0 0
Holland, forward .... 0 0 0
H. Miller, forward .... 0 0 0
Walker, center 0 0 0
Beck, center 0 0 0
Fortney, center 0 0 0
Pollock, guard 2 0 4
H. Miller, guard 0 0 0
McFarland, guard .... 0 0 0
Huston, guard 0 0 0
Ebner, 0 0 0
Totals 3 4 10
Referee—C. W. Miller. Timekeeper
—Davies.
Some Surprising Scores
in Local Bowling Games
Academy Duckpln League
Bakers 1513
Barbers 1393
Gohl 123
Robinson 123
Rogers 345
Bankers I/cague
(Casino alleys.)
Uptown 2040
Stelton 1928
Groff (Uptown) 169
Forney (Steelton) 169
Forney (Steelton) 463
Allison 'ilill League
(Hess alleys.)
Lions 2251
Tigers 2033
Buck (Lions) . . 192
Buck {Lions) 485
Casino Tcnpin league
(Casino alleys.)
Rovers 2866
Alphas ...'.* 2635
Atticks (Rovers) 257
Berkemyer (Rovers) 633
Solvay League
(Holtzman & Taylor alleys.)
Team No. 1 1990
Team No. 2 1688
Mathias (No. 1) 172
Mathias (No. 1) 448
Miscellaneous
Fickes alleys, Lemoyne—
Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A 236 9
Lemoyne 2315
Deller (Lemoyne) 220
Fordney (Enola) 538
Boyd Memorial —
Palmer's Class 2160
Bethany 1616
B. Cocklln (Palmer) 474
B. Cocklln (Palmer) 457
New Cumberland (Dull's alleys)
New Cumberland 1490
Lemoyne 1373
Ruby (New Cumberland) 121
Updegraff 320
STANDING OF TEAMS
Casino Tcnpin League
Won. Lost. P. C.
Calumets 16 11 .593
Electrics 16 11 .593
Alphas 13 14 .481
Jolly Five 13 14 .481
Orpheums 12 15 .444
Rovers 11 16 .407
Schedule for Monday, December 11
—Alphas vs. Orpheums.
Allison Hill
Won. Lost. P. C.
■Wolves 11 4 .73 3
Lions 11 4 .733
Rabbits 9 6 ,600
Cubs ■>. 6 9 .400
Tigers 4 11 .266
Leopards 4 11 .266
Schedule for Monday, December 11
•—Lions vs. Cubs.
Bunkers
Won. Lost. P. C.
Tho Hill 10 2 .833
Uptown 8 4 .666
Downtown 4 8 .333
Steelton 2 10 .166
Academy
11 Won. Lost. P. C.
Officers 22 11 .667
Barbers 19 14 .575
Bakers 16 14 .533
Bitters 17 16. 515
Factors 10 20 .333
New Ideas 9 18 .333
Schedule for Monday—Bitters vs.
Barbers.
JUMBO PEANUTS STILL 12c LB.
No advance In prices. We also
have on hand a full line of Xmas
nuts, crop of 1916, and prices right.
We roast all our own coffee. Im
perial Tea Co., 213 Chestnut St.
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SATURDAY EVENING,
Steelton High Star
Next Season Leader
Tho election of "Hank" Morrison as
captain of Lebanon Valley College
eleven for next season Is causing much
favorable comment. Morrison played
with Steelton and was a clean-cut
player. As captain of Steelton high
team he won much prominence.
Bits From Sportland
Tex Riekard is after a long lease on
Madison Square Garden.
York high five defeated Hersliey
five last night, score 88 to 20.
York County Academy defeated
Camp Hill high five last night, score
3 5 to 28. The game was played at
Camp Hill. Sunk of York scored 20
points.
The S. S. C. five won over the
Dragon A. C. tossers, score 27 to 18.
Maliek and Smith were stars for the
victors. Games are wanted by the
S. S. C. Address Paul Dapp, 1831
North Fourth street.
The Galahads last night defeated
the Hershey Men's Club five, score
46 to 23. Wallower, Gebbardt and
Barr were local stars.
Middletown Big Fivo defeated the
Bethlehem Steel Company tossers last
night, score 4a to 23. The game was
played at Middletown. Atticks and
Dupes played a good game for the
victors.
Joseph Chabek and William Rey
nolds have, been paid their claims
against the International League.
Eddie Zimmerman is waiting.
CURLEY IS WILL ARB'S BOSS
Chicago, 111., Dec. 9. lf anybody
wants the services of Jess Willard
within the next few months, they will
have to consult Jack Curley. Curley
has signed the heavyweight champion
of the world to a set of articles call
ing for a battle with anybody Curley
may select, the champion to receive
the flat sum of $60,000 for his services.
The agreement wn signed Tuesday
afternoon during a brief session that
Curley had with Willard and Tom
Jones in a room in the Stratford Hotel.
It was witnessed by Frank Cruikshank
general press representative of the
circus with which Willard traveled last
summer.
LONC, DISTANCE RUNNERS
New York, Dee. 9.—A representa
tive field of distance runners will strive
for individual honors in the National
Amateur Athletic Union 'Cross-Coun
try Championship run over the Van
Courtlandt Park course here to-day.
Last year's winner, Nick .Glannako
pulos, Millrose A. C.; John Overton,
Yale, and Hannes Kolemainen, unat
tached, are the most prominent en
trants and they are looked upon to
fill the first three places at the finish
of the event. Five local clubs have
entered for the team championship.
TINKER'S DAYS NUMBERED
Chicago, 111., Dec. 9.—Charles H.
Weeghman, prsident of the Chicago
National League club, admitted yes
terday that he was after a manager
to succeed Joseph B. Tinker. He said,
however, that lie would lie unable to
make any definite announcement until
after the meeting of the National
Leagne in New York next week.
Weeghman said the man he hopes to
sign is a bench manager.
STATE LEAGUE
ALMOST READY
O'Neill's Return to Syracuse
Assures Resuuiptiou of BusT-
RCSS at Old Stand
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 9. With the
announcement from Syracuse that
Mllto O'Neill of this city, again had
been signed to manage tho champion
Stars, every club in the New York
State League is equipped with a leader
and the race for players soon will wax
warm and interesting.
O'Neill last season gave Syracuse
its first pennant since 1904, and at
the finish of the campaign notified the
owners that a decided increase in
salary should be forthcoming if they
desired him to try to repeat his
achievement. O'Neill then began
flirting for the managerial job in
Wilkes-Barre, but when John Cal
houn, erstwhile leader of Bingham
ton, slipped In ahead of him, O'Neill's
leanings turned back to Syracuse and
he willingly signed for another whirl.
Cocldll to Return
George Cockill, who owns the ma
jor portion of stock at Harrisburg,
likely will lead the Islanders in the
1917 campaign, while Scranton has
retained Bill Coughlin, and Dr. Tate,
owner of the Heading Club, intends
to give "Hooks" Wiltse another
chance. Chic Hartman has been en
gaged to succeed Calhoun as manager
of the Bingoes, and Ambly McConnell
again will handle the reins at Utica.
Hartman's work in Binghamton
will be to develop young talent, ac
cording to advices from that city.
Ownor George F. Johnson invariably
gave his former employe, Calhoun,
the same instruction, but as soon as
the Dings hit the cellar, the purse
strings would be ripped and all
thoughts of the salary limit would be
left in the last winter's hat in an ef
fort to hoist the city to tho top of the
pile.
Salary Limit No Bar
Tho general opinion around the cir
cuit is that the 1917 happenings in
Binghamton will be no exception to
the general rule. Hartman is expect
ed to fall where Calhoun stumbled
and the treasury of the Johnson shoe
factory then will be at his disposal in
the hunt for tried talent.
Wilkes-Barre is expected to have a
strong team from tho tip-off. The
Stegmair brothers, owners of the
club, have advised Manager Calhoun
to spend their money freely in the
purchasing of players, and the Pitts
burgh sleuth can do nothing better
than that.
Carlisle Indian Eleven to
Have Hard Games Next Year
Carlisle, Dec. 9. The Carlisle In
dian School 'will next year go to the
same football plane in point of the
importance of games scheduled which
was in voguo unti la few years ago
and leading universities will be on
the list. A contest has bien practical
ly closed with Harvard and many
other propositions are being consid
ered.
This will give George Tibbets, a
'""bippewa, of Wisconsin, selected as
captain at the time a nucleus of 30
trained men to begin a team. Tibbets
has been at the school for several
years and gained Ahe rudiments of the
sport under Glen Warner.
ELECTS MT. CARMEL STAR
Carlisle, Dec. 9. Enoch Gdanic,
was elected captain of the Conway
Hall football team. Gdanic, whose
home is in Mt. Carmel was one of the
best, men on the hurling end of a for
ward pass in preparatory ranks and
the pass, Gdanic to McMullen, was the
main Conway scoring vehicle during
tho season. Balbadh, a lineman wiil
be the only other regular to return.
Ilill school will bo on tho schedule
next year and there will be some other
changes. "Sis" Pauxtis is expected to
bo reappointed as coach.
CENTRAL BASKETBALL PRACTICE
Basketball practice will start Mon
day for candidates for both the boys'
and girls' teams at Central. All prac
tices will be held in Chestnut Street
Auditorium. Morning students will
report at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
other students reporting at 9 o'clock
in the morning. Practice for boys
will be held on Monday, AVednesday
and Thursday of each week, and prac
tice for the girls on Tuesday and Fri
day.
ST. LOUIS RELEASES BUTLER
St. Louis, Dec. 9. Arthur Butler,
for three years pinch hitter and utility
for the St. Louis Cardinals, has been
released to Frank Chance's Los
Angeles Club of the Pacific Coast
League. It was announced yesterday,
just before Manager Miller Huggins
left for New York, where he will at
tend the National League meeting
opening Tuesday.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christ, Scientist—
Board of Trade Hall. Sunday, 11 a. m.;
7.30 p. m. Testimonial meeting, Wed
nesday, 8 p. m. Free reading rooms,
ICunkel Building, 11.30 a. m. to 5 p. m
daily, except Saturday, 11.30 to 8 p m
—Adv.
HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Fine Players Who Violate
Post-Season Game Rules
Ohio, Dec. 9. Fines by
the wholesale were inflicted by the
National Baseball Commission here
yesterday on major league ball players
who have taken part in various exhi
bition games following tho close of the
season of 1916.
Fifty-one players from 13 of the
16 major league teams were fined
amounts ranging from $25 to SIOO.
However, the commission was lenient
to an extent, and suspended the fines
on 38 players, allowing only 13 fines
to stand. The mon who must pay are
Players Henricksen, Janvrin, Shorten,
Hoblltzell, Lewis, McNally, Scott,
Cady, Ruth and Barry, of the world's
champion Boston American League
team; Cobb and Young, of the Detroit
Americans, and Davis, of the Philadel
phia Athletics! All of these were fined
SIOO, except Cobb, who must pay SSO.
The fines, on the Boston Americans
came as the result of a game played
at New Haven, Conn. Barry did not
play, but managed the team that did
play.
Davis was fined as tho manager of
a team wich played in various Eastern
cities. The fines of the remainder of
the team wore suspended because It
was brought out In the testimony that
Davis had assured his team-mates that
he had the word of President John
son.
Surplus of $5,200,000 in
. Post Office Department;
Many Improvements Urged
Washington, Dec. 9. Postmaster
General Burleson's annual report, de
clares there was a Post Office Depart
ment surplus of $5,200,000 during tho
present year and enumerates as
among tho year's accomplishments
improvement of the parcels post, ex
tension of city and rural deliveries
ar.d development of the postal sav
ings system.
A surplus of $12,500,000 is shown
says the report for, three years of
tho four the administration has been
in office, and it calls attention to de
ficits undef previous administrations.
The department makes many
recommendations for improvement of
tho service. Some of the most im
portant are these:
That early action be' taken by Con
gress declaring a government monop
oly over all utilities for the public
transmission of intelligence and that
as soon as possible the telephone and
telegraph facilities of tho United
States be incorporated into the postal
establishment.
That second class postal rates be
revised to make second class matter
pay more of its share of transporta
tion expense and that the one cent
rate be applied to all so-called drop
letters.
That SIOO,OOO be appropriated for
experi merits in aerial transportation
of mail.
Growth of tho parcel post will cut
the cost of living to the city dweller,
the report declares. The service is
now handling ninety million packages
a month. Liberal changes In its
regulations have done much to bring
about its extension, it is declared.
Under a law passed last July the
department on November 1 put parts
of the railway mail service on the
space basis of pay, using rates which
are the maximum provided by the act.
These rates, the report says are ex
cessive, and under the law the de
partment will on January 1 file with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
a comprehensive plan of service which
will embody a recommendation look
ing to a reduction of the rates.
Bet on Hughes; Feeds
900 Voters of N. H. Town
Meredith, N. H., Dec. 9. Seventy
i'° S, a ' lon of "yster stew, 225 pounds
of cold meat, 200 pounds of oystei
crackers, 110 mince pies, 75 dozen rolls,
30 gallons of coffee and several bushels
or apples were eaten by 900 persons
here last night, when J. Fred Beede.
president of the Meredith Savings Bank
and one of the rock-ribbed New Hamp
shire Republicans, paid his election bet.
Beede had wagered a supper for the
entire voting population of the town
that Wilson would not be re-elected
Attorney Sherman Whipple, of Bos
ton, was the orator. The fun started
when Howard Morrison crawled back
ward on all fours through the main
street, he, too. having lost a wager He
was placarded with an illuminated
sign;—" This is the way he crawled out
of Mexico.
Nation Is Wealthiest in
World, Report Declares
Washington, Doc. 9. Unprece
dented growth of the country's foreign
trade, the commercial advantages
which will accrue from peace and the
opportunity presented for a heavier
export business and greater invest
ments abroad are set forth by Secre
tary Itedfleld, of the Department of
Commerce, in his annual report. The
report gives figures showing the na
tion's trade expansion of two years
and sums up the country's commer
cial dominance.
The report tolls of efforts during
the year to reduce \lndustrial wastes
ar\d of its paper Raving and other
campaigns and work in introducing
new sea foods through the Bureau of
Fisheries.
DIfIKCTOHS AT INSTITUTE
New Cumberland, Pa., !><>c. 9. H. P.
Garver and H. W. Buttorff, members
of the board of education; H. A. Rixler
and John Watts, directors of Lower
Allen district, were at Carlisle on
Thursday attending the teachers' In
stitute.
FAST BUNCH TO
PLAY LOCAL FIVE
Independents to Have Horace
Gisel Back in Line-up To
• night Against Barons
Basketball fans
Sclty to-night when
Barre State Leaguo
fnrß i tiro pntar< local eis are in
GERuES, Center tho be(jt of condl _
tion for the game this evening. Nor
man Ford has recovered from his Ill
ness and will play at his regular posi
tion.
The teams will line up as follows:
Independents. Wilkes-Barre
N. Ford, f. Coopey, f.
McCord, f. Dunleavy, f,
Gerdes, c. X>unn, c.
G. Ford, g. Foster, g.
Geisel, g. McCarter, g.
Admirals Declare For
Great Increase in Size
and Power of New Ships
Washington, D. C., Dee. 9. Prelimi
nary work on the 1918 national defense
program moved forward again yester
day in both the naval and military
committees of the House, with Rear
Admirals Badger and Fletcher, of the
navy's general board, before the for
mer, and Quartermaster-General Sharpe
again before the latter.
The two admirals told of the board's
recommendation for an enormous in
crease in size and power and a smaller
increase in speed for the battleships to
be provided for at this session of Con
gress.
Admiral Badger said the board had
recommended main batteries of twelve
sixteen-inch guns, an increase of 50
per cent, in gun power over ships,
and a speed of twenty-three knots an
hour.
A statement issued by Secretary
Daniels indicates that tho recommenda
tions of the board will be approved
when the department's opinion is laid
before the committee. The new dread
naughts will displace probably more
than 40,000 tons, as against the 32.00 a
for the California class and succeeding
ships.
Commission Reports on
Plans For Unification
St. Louis, Dec. 9.—lmportant move
ments of church unification in Amer
ica have advanced during the last four
years and will have a far-reaching ef
fect upon the mission field, according
to the Commission on Foreign Missions
which reported' at to-day's session of
the quadrennial meeting of the Fed
eral Council of the Churches of Christ
In America. The report Is an exhaus
tive review of mission work abroad,
laying stress upon tho great advance
that has been made in co-operation.
Discussing church union, the commis
sion says:
"The proposed union of the Metho
dist, Presbyterian and Congregational
churches in Canada will not only deep
ly affect foreign missions in many
and situation in Canada, but will deep
ly affesct foreign missions in many
fields. The movement toward the uni
fication of Methodism will completely
change the missionary situation in
Latin America and Asia and Africa,
and is rightly stirring profoundly the
thought of the missionary leaders."
ONE-CENT POSTAGE FAVORED
Griest's Bill Affecting Local Letters
Indorsed by Committee
Washington, Dec. 9. The Post
office Committee of the House yester
day recommended favorably the meas
ure advocated for several years by
Congressman Griest, of Pennsylvania,
reducing the rate of postage on drop
or local letters from two to one cent
per ounce at all offices where there
is letter carrier service, the one-cent
rate to extend to rural delivery routes
starting from such offices.
The appropriation for the Griest
village delivery service was increased
from $2'50,000 to $500,000 for the
next fiscal year.
EASIER AMENDMENT METHOD
Washington, Dec. 9. A joint
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment lor an easier method of
amending the constitution was intro
duced to-day by Representative
Chandler of New York. It provides
submission of any proposed amend
ment by a majority of both houses of
Congress and ratification by a majority
of the voters in a majority of the
States. For ratification it would be
necessary also to receive an aggregate
majority of all votes cast in the United
States. Conventions would be held
every thirty years to consider proposed
amendments.
DECEMBER 9, 1916.
WELLY 5 1 CORNER
Wm
Those Casino bowlers are tearing
up things this season. Two more new
records were hung up last night. Tho
Calumets bowlod 1020 for a team
total several weeks ago. Last night
the Rovers made a total of 1049. The
total for the match by the Rovers was
2866. This was 16 more than the
Orpheums bowled recently. These
sensations are pulling big crowds to
the Casino games.
Dave Fultz denies the charge that
he said the Yankee managers were
not fair to players. On the other hand
the Fraternity leader says Ituppert has
always been fair.
Pottsville has a boxing commission.
Harrisburg ought to have a good
organization for handling ring exhi
bitions and governed by a ■-commis
sion. This city is ripe for good ring
sport.
In order to get more seasoning Jesse
Buckles, the Scranton twirler, has been
returned to Bill Coughlin by the New
York Americans. Indications are that
all the New York State League stars
who were purchased or drafted will
be back home next summer.
In the selection of William R. Winn
to manage tho P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
basketball teams, a good choice has
been made. Manager Winn as leader
of the Methodist Club has won much
popularity.
The Safe Side
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stances may make it impossible for the in
dividual whom you have named as Executor
to act when the time comes for the probating
of your Will.
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stitution as your Executor or Trustee. Its
existence is permanent, it never becomes in
capacitated and its capital ,
and surplus of $600,000.00 )//
are pledged for the faithful tM
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There's no hocus-pocus nor leger?
de-main in the popularity of
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They have a reputation to maintain
and they maintain their reputation.
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It is reported that the National
Commission is not. in sympathy with
the third league project. It looka
like a bad move for the promoters.
The ousting of President Chivingto."
from the American Association was
announced several weeks ago. There
is some talk of changes in other minor
organizations.
An interleague series next season
between the American Association and
the International League will bring a
strong revival of the game. President
Edward G. Barrow is in favor of the
plans announced yesterday by thq Am
erican Association.
Commissioners of the City Amateur
Basketball League met this afternoon
at the Y. M. C. A., and discussed plana
for the season. A complete program
will be mapped out and arrangementa
made to start the league games soon
after Christmas as is possible. In tha
meantime all teams in the
[ tion will play out their schedules of
independent games.
Official averages announced by
Elmer Shaner, secretary-treasurer oi
the Interstate Association of Trap
shooters show President J. G. Martin
of the Harrisburg Sportsmens' As
sociation leading. Ho tired at 6,010
targets In registered tourneys and
broke 5,725. His average was .9526.