BUSY WEEK FOR MAGNATES-AMATEUR BASKETBALL PLANS NEAR COMPLETION
BARONS WIN IN
FAST CAGE GAME
Defeated Harrisburg Independ
ents by Big Margin; Dunn
Is Big Star
The fast Wilkes-Barre team of-fhe
Pennsylvania State League defeated
tJio strong Independents on the Chest
nut street floor Saturday night, by the
score 41 to 25. It was tho first do
feat administered to tho local boys
this season.
Although the visitors had consider
able difficulty in shooting foul goals,
they were about at their best In cag
ing field goals. The locals' chances for
team work were fow and far between,
while on the offense.
The Barons were the masters of the
situation during the two periods. The
local team made strong attempts to
ward off tho lead of the visitors at
the beginning of the second half.
Dunn Good Jumper •
The one advantage of Wilkes-Barre
was the ability of Dunn, at center to
outjump Gerdes, the local center.
This one advantage was a leading fac
tor In the scoring of tho visitors.
The game started with the local
team making the tlrst scores, but the
fast Wilkes-Barre team soon gained
the lead which came only near being
tied by the locals at the beginning of
the second half.
McCord was the individual star for
the Independents, while McCarter and
Dunleavy were the stars for the
visitc+rs, although the whole team was
superior to tho locals. Dunleavy, who
was sent into the game in the second
half, succeeded in caging seven field
goals, making him the high scorer for
the game, the line-up Is as follows:
WILKES-BARRE
Players — Fd.Q. Fls. A. T.P.
Coopey, forward .. 5 0 2 10
Berger, forward ... 0 0 1 0
Dunleavy. forward. 7 0 1 14
Dunn, center 4 0 2 8
Foster, guard 2 j, 1 6
McCarter, guard ... 2 0 3 4
Totßls 20 1 10 41
INDEPENDENTS
Players— Fd.G. Fls. A. T.P.
McCord, forward 2 9 1 IS
N. Ford, forward .. 1 0 0 2
Gerdes. center .... 2 0 0 2
G. Ford, guard .... 2 0 0 4
Gelsel, guard 1 0 2 2
Totals 8 9 3 25
Referee, Early. Fouls called on
Wilkes-Barre, 12. on Independents, 11.
Athletic Schedule For
Boyd Memorial Hall;
Including Baseball Games
Physical Director Eugene (Shorty}
Miller announces the following sched
ule for Boyd Memorial hall:
Monday, December 11
4.30 p. m.—Gym class, boys 12 to
14.
4.50 p. m.—Bowling, boys 14 to 14.
6.30 p. m.—Basketball practice for
the Franklin class.
8.00 p. m.—Basketball for men.
8.00 p. m.—Bowling match, Hlck-a-
Trifts vs. Excelsiors.
8.00 p. m.—Bowling match, Mrs.
McCormiek's vs. the class.
Tuesday, December 12
p. m.—Gym class, boys 14 to
4.30 p. m.—Bowling, boys 12 to 14.
6.30 p. m.—Basketball practice for
James McCormiek's Junior class.
7.00 p. m.—Story telling in the boys'
room.
7.30 p. m.—Meeting of the Blacks
class.
8.00 p. m.—Glee club.
8.00 p. m.—Men's gym class.
Wednesday, December 13.
5.00 p. m.—Gym class for business
men.
6.30 p. m.—Easketball practice for
the Black class.
8.80 p. m.—Gym open to the men.
8.30 p. m.—Bowling.
Thursday, Do ember 14
4.30 p. m. Gym class, boys 12 to 14.
4.30 p. m. Bowling, boys 14 to 16.
7.30 p. m.—Motion pictures for
boys.
8.00 p. m.—Mrs. Dull's class meet
ing.
S.o# p. m.—Bowling match, Mrs.
Boyd's class vs. Bethany.
8.15 p. m.—Motion pictures for
men.
Friday, December 13
p. m.—Gym class, boys 14 to
4.30 p. m.—Bowling, boys 12 to 14.
6.30 p. m.—Basketball practice for
German class.
.30 p. m.—Franklin class meeting.
8.00 p. m.—Men's gym class.
8.00 p. m.—Bowling match, the Pal
mer class vs. Mrs. Dull's class.
Saturday, December 16
9.30 a. m.—Bowling, boys 14 to 16.
p. m.—Gym class, boys 12 to
3.30 p. m.—Gym class, bovs 14 to
16.
E.OO p. m.—Bowling.
i.OO p. m.—Basketball game, the
German vs. the Black class.
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MAY BOOST PRICE OF GOODS
Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 11. Lancas
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row facing the unpleasant alterna
tive of raising the price of goods or
making the cigars smaller. In the
latter event smokers would fail to
recognize old favorites in their ab
breviated form. In the end the con
sumer will pay the bill, for some solu
tion must be had of the difficulty in
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JfV | late J. Plerpont Morgan, as treasurer I * /
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■* ■ / champion of Europe, 176 pounds, and 0 •"
j Jess Wlllard, champion of the United a >;x J; \
I States, 275 pounds. In a ten - round || fliv- fl&' " v
J bout In Madison Square Garden. *| S>'
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* ' I v : - : -J j society In tho East to attend, and ||
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SIX TEAMS IN
AMATEUR LEAGUE
Chairman Miller, of Advisory
Commission, Gets Immediate
Action For League
C. W. MILLER
An amateur basketball league for
the city is now an assured fact. The
long desired organization for the pro
motion of amateurism in the indoor
cage sprt that is becoming increas
ingly poppular was effected Saturday
afternoon at a special meeting in the
Y. M. C. A. of the recently elected
commission.
The lirst notion of the commission
was to elect Clarence \V. Miller, physi
cal director of the Y. M. C. A. and an
experienced student of the game, as
chairman. Und/sr his leadership and
with Eugene Miller as secretary of the
permanent body, the session set about
evolving methods of procedure and
aying plans for the proper manage
ment of the league. The chairman
appointed Prof. Bertram W. Saul and
Prof. Percy L. Qrubb to draw up a
constitution, by-laws and eliglbility
rules for the disposition of the com
mission. and C. W. Miller and E. J.
Stackpole, Jr., were appointed to make
selection of a suitable playing hall.
Prompt Action of Commission
The early completion of organiza
tion plans and the prompt action of
the commission in getting under way
indicates that no time will be lost in
arranging a schedule for the six teams
that will make up the league. The
limitation in the number of trams that
will be permitted to enter the ieague
for the season of 1910-17 will have the
effect of keyring the standard of play
ing on a hich scale, inasmuch as the
six best amateur teams in the city will
BASKETBALL TEAMS BUSY;
GOOD SPORT FOR THIS CITY
This Season Harrisburg Academy Plays Series With Local
High School Teams
Four local scholastic basketball i
teams—Central, Academy, Tech and '
Steelton ar\ now turning: their atten
tion to the in-door game, and have !
started practice in preparation for 1
their opening- contests. For the first j
time in five years there will be a series
of games for the Academy quintet j
with Tech and Central.
The Academy tossers will be cap
tained this season by Bruce, who, with
Phillips and Froehlich will be among i
the seasoned players on the team. [
Coach Schltchter will also have the |
services of Bill Britsch, who can make j
good us© of his speed on the basket
bail floor.
While Central will miss the services j
of Rote, Houtz, Wallower and several
others, there remains a good majority '
of the second string material in the j
Blue and Gray school, and the Central '
enthusiasts look to Coach McCord to
return another winner. Captain Hil
ton will be In charge.
Tech has a big squad out, and so
close is the competition for the five
find berts In the league. It Is pro-]
posed to limit the numbers of players;
on the roster of each team In order
, that competition may be keen and no
monopoly on the better players al-!
lowed.
George W. Bogar has offered a silver i
loving cup which will probably be |
awarded to the winner of the league;
the Telegraph will give a silver cup
to the highest Individual scorer for
the season, an dthe Patriot has offered
.1 pennant. Other priies are expected
in addition to those already promised.
Penn State Lose Four Men;
Captain Clark's Last Year
Ptate College, Dec. 11.—Penn State
will lose only four men from its en
tire football squad by graduation this
Spring. They are Captain Clark, Ed
gerton and Oberle. Of these Captain
Clark was the only regular. Morris
was substitute end, Edgerton played
in the i ackfield in six games and won
th? Lehigh match with his dropkick,
•nd Joe Oberle was a substitute cen
ter.
With about thirty first-claps players
returning next year, and with an un
•lsual amount of good line material in
the freshman class, the outlook for
1917 should be about the best State
has had since the regulation barring
freshmen from the varsity team be
came opeiative.
JIM THORPK WILL NOT RETIRE
Canton, Ohio, Dec. 11. "The re
ports that I am going to quit sports
for good are untrue," said Jim Thorpe.
"Sports mean a living to me, and
there is no reason why I should give
up my vocation.
"I cannot say whether or not I will
feARRISBURG TELEGRAPH!
| berths that it will be a hard matter
:to make a cut in the squad. The cap
. taincv lies between Kddle Harris,
I •••Muzz" Miller and Charles Pollock.
Out of Town Schools
AA ith Dayhoff, Coleman. Starasinic
and a host of other candidates left
, over from last season Coach Tom Gaff
| ney need have no fears as to the cali
ber of the team that will represent
the Steelton high school this winter,
j With two or three stars around whom
, to build a team, Steelton is expected
j to make a great record.
At Middletown Coach P. K. Gotwalt
has been whipping a team Into shape
at Luna Rink for the past month, and
| the team is in good shape to start the
I season. Camp Hill, Hummelstown,
, Oberlin, Enhaut and numerous other
!of the smaller of the high schools will
also be represented in the cage.
Middletown, Steelton and Tech will
start before the holiday season. Cen
tral and the Academy will not play
any regular contests until after the
first of the year.
1 play football next year, but If I do
; not I will coach football. I am not
under contract to play baseball with
any team in any league next year, but
have chances to sign if I wish. The
Xow \ ork Giants have an option on
my services now.
I will probably be back coaching
the Canton team next Fall."
Bits From Sportland
It is reported that Chicago Braves
j will drop Magee and Snodgrass.
It is said the Red Sox have bid $69,-
| 000 for Pitcher Johnson.
Bill Carrigan may manage the Red
Sox again next season.
Much favorable comment has been
heard on the election of Frank Jiggins
to captain Penn State.
Tower City Five on Saturday won
over the Beaver Brook team, score 34
to 17.
Rosewood A. C. won over the Eliza,
bethtown tossers Saturday, score 32 to
21.
Tower City high five walloped Tren
ton. score 33 to 24.
Charles W. Beard of Middltown,,
241 Wilson street, wants basketball
games.
In a lively duckpin match played
on Holtzman and Taylor alleys, the
Mt. Pleasant Press won over State
Printery, scores 1414 to 1375.
Enhaut ex-high on Saturday defeat
ed Enhaut Arrows, score 32 to 18.
In the Evangelical Bowling League
the Cubs won over the Braves, score
928 to 925; and Red Sox defeated Tig
ers scores 9fiß to 914.
which manufacturers are placed by
the shortage of old tobacco, which has
sent prices scurrying skyward.
BUSY WEEK FOR
BASEBALL MEN
Internationals Open Winter
Powwow Today; Nationals
to Take Up Questions
New York, Dec. 11.—Baseball will! •
hold the center of the sporting stage j :
this week. At the Imperial Hotel the
International League opened its win-| (
ter pow wow to-day. To-morrow the
National League will convene at the i
Waldorf. Many important questions
will be discussed at both meetings.
The National League has many to i
consider, and one of the most vital ;
will be the need of strengthening the
Western clubs. Unless the Pirates,
Cubs, Reds and Cardinals play better
ball next year than they did last sea
son baseball will suffer. The Eastern
teams were so superior to the West
ern that interest waned, particularly ,
In St. Louis and Pittsburgh. It would
appear that the welfare of the Na
tional League depends on the acquisi
tion of now players, and indications
are that there will be spirited bargain
ing in the baseball mart on Tuesday.
Barrow Seeks Strength
Every possible effort will be made
by the International League men to
get the organization back to its feet j
again. All the club owners, together ,
with Edward G, Barrow, the presi
dent, realize that they confront a I
big undertaking. Last season was one
of he worst in the annals of the
organization and heroic measures will
be required to rehabilitate It.
Mr. Barrow will recommend the I
lnterleague scries with the American I
Association and there Is apparently no
opposition. James Price, head of the!
Newark club, and a majority of the
other owners favor the scheme, as |
they believe it will enliven interest in
both circuits.
It also is likely that a schedule of
112 games will be adopted with the
season beginning about April lt> and
continuing to the tirst week in August, j
Under this arrangement each team in :
the league would play eight games at I
home and eight away with the other
clubs in the organization, and then j
would come the series with the Am- j
eriean Association teams.
The proposltin to establish a third;
major league, comprising the best four
teams in the International and Am-j
erican Associations, will be discussed, j
but there Is no likelihood it will come i
to pass.
Crying Baby Saves Lives
of Nine Persons From Fire
Allentown. Pa.. Deo. 11.—A crying
I six-months-old baby saved the lives '
!of nine persons yesterday morning.
i when the home of William Miller, a
; farmer of Limeyort, was destroyed by;
j fire.
j Awakened by the fretful child,
j Miller found the upper part of the
[ house where his wife and seven chil- j
i dren were asleep filled with smoke. Ho j
rushed downstairs and discovered the i
| entire lower floor ablaze. In the \
j meantime the tlames chocked the'
! stairway, but he duslied through the j
lire and smoke and, aided by a grown- !
| up son, carried his wife and children j
to safety over a second-story porch, j
I.Mrs. Miller was unconscious and is
I still in a serious condition. Miller is!
j suffering from severe injuries, the re- i
j suit of a fall from the second story
i when he went back into the building j
! to get the clothing of the members of
j his family.
The homo, which was erected 100
years ago. was totally destroyed, with!
a loss of $4,000. The lire was caused
by a defective flue.
ROAST FROM TUBBY
San Francisco, Dec. 11. The Am- j
erican league is considerably slower j
than it was eleven years ago, in the |
opinion of Edward i Tubby > Spencer, i
former Red Sox catcher, who arrived ■
here yesterday to spend the winter, j
Spencer was sold to Detroit by Ver- j
non last summer. Furthermore, the I
tubby catcher declares his opinion is j
backed up by Rill Dineen, former star!
pitcher, now an umpire.
"I started an argument with Cobb I
one day," said Spencer, "about this
point, and Cobb disagreed. I put it
up to Dineen, however, and he said
there wasn't a doubt that it was about
that it was easier to get by in the
American league now than it was in
1905."
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DECEMBER 11, 1916.
WELLY'S 1 CORNER |
Harold Fast, former Central athlete,
is making good on "Dutch" Herman's
State College basketball quintet. The
team won its opening contest against
Juniata. Saturda}. George Eichelber
ger a York high lad, who has played
with that team in this city, is also out
for a guard position on the State team.
"Red" Lloyd, who graduated over
at Tech several years ago, finished
tenth Saturday at State College in the
annual cross-country run.
"Jimmy" Wiest, around whom the
York high quintet was built two years
ago, played the star game for Urslnus
against Penn at Welghtman Hall Sat
urday night.
After 41 years of real baseball ser
vice Napoleon Lajote will become a
minor league manager. He will be
found in tho International league.
Walter H. Wheeler has been elect
ed to lead Harvard next senson. He
played left tackle. Is six feet tall and
weighs 190 pounds.
The Boston Americans will bid S6O,
CAPTAIN CAKTY INJURED
Lewistown. Dec. 11. James Carty,
captain of the Modoes Football team,
while making a flying tackle on Scout
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son, crack pitcher of the Washington
club, if he Is on the market, President
Harry Frazee, of the Boston club,
stated to-day. Ills statement wus
made In connection with a report that
the Cleveland team was prepared to
bid $60,000 to obtain Johnson. Presi
dent Frazee said nothing had beon
done officially In the matter as yet.
This will bo a busy week in baseball.
The National league magnates are
scheduled for a lively session starting
to-morrow. It looks like a rejuvena
tion of the baseball game before the
meeting ends.
"Babe" Kuth. husky pitcher from
the world's champion stables of Bill
Carrlgan, stepped away with premier
pitching honors in the American
league during the 1916 season. The
Boston Red Sox star, according to offi
cial figures topped the list with the
commendable record of allowing but
1.75 earned runs per full nine Innings
on an average in the forty-four games
in which he took part. Eddie Cicotte,
of Chicago, takes second rank to
Ruth, having worked in the same
number of games.
field at this place, badly injured his
arm and shoulder, and it is thought
that he suffered a fracture of the arm.
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