14 VINCOME IS BASKETBALL ATTRACTION TO-NIGHT-AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER A STOKER PENN-STATE TO HAVE HARD GAMES Baseball Season Opens at Home April 14; Teams on Schedule State College, Pa., Dec. 23. —With the announcement of the baseball echedule for next season, the follow ers of Penn State's fortunes on the diamond are looking for a good year. Despite the loss of five 'varsity play ers through graduation and with drawals from college, Captain Robin son's team will not be materially weakened outside of the pitching staff. There are many first-class men avail able from the freshman nine of last season, and the substitutes are ex pected to develop into varsity material vnder Coach Harley's tutoring. Harlev will come to State College for his third successive year in Feb ruary to direct the winter indoor prac tice. He will start the season minus j the services of ex-Captain Wardwe 1, and Baughman, pitchers; Wetherold and Sullivan, outfielders and Moore, | catcher, all of whom are out 01 col- , lege. Probable Line-up The regulars on hand are: Captain: Robinson, first base; Mingle and Kaunas, second base; Blythe, third , base. Wheeling, shortstop; Ewing and, Johnston, outfielders, and Ruth, catch er. Prospective additions to the 1 squad from the freshman team a re: i Grubb, Runette and Craig, outfield-j ers; Kge and Adam, Hall.. catcher, and Strickenberg and Forcey. | pitchers. The Alumni game will close the season. June 13. The schedule follows: Home games—April 14, open: -1, open; 26, Carnegie Tech: 28, West Virginia University; May 12, Wash ington and Lee: 24, \ illanova; -6, open; June 9, Pittsburgh; 11, Iceland Stanford; 12, Pittsburgh: 13, Alumni. Southern trip: April 5, Franklin and Marshall: 6, Villanova; 7, Maryland j Aggies; 9, open: 10. Catholic Lniver-j sity: 11, Lehigh University. Northern trip: April 30, open; Ma;*; 1, University of Vermont; 2, Dart-1 mouth; 3, Colby; 4, Boston College, 5, Holy Cross. ! Western trip: May 17, West \ tr- ( sinia University; 18, Pittsburgh; 19, Carnegie Tech. Tech High Tossers Take Two Games in One Night; Middletown Team Losers • Tech high tossers won two games last night. The Varsity five trimmed ! Middletown high school team, score 25 to 24. The Tech scrubs won from | Middletown scrubs, score 40 Both games were interesting. Good ( team work was a feature. The line up and summary: TECHNICAL H. S. Fd. G. Fl. G T. P. McGann, forward ... 2 0 Bell, forward 1 0 Walker, center _ 3 0 Beck, center ..' 1 0 Pollock, guard 1 9 11 Miller, guard 0 0 0 Totals 8 9 23 MIDDLETOWN H. S. 'Fd. G. Fl. G T. P. Bowman, forward ... 3 10 16 Cotiklin. forward .... 3 0 Treichler, center .... 0 0 0 Kupp, guard 0 0 0 llouser, guard 1 0 2 Totals 7 10 24 Referee, Garner. Preliminary Game TECHNICAL SCRUBS Fd. G. Fl. G T. P. Holland, forward .... 3 6 12 Lingle, forward "> 6 10 Wilsbach, center .... 3 0 6 Frock, guard 6 0 12 C. Beck, center 0 0 0 J. Beck, guard 0 0 0 Totals 17 ti 40 MIDDLETOWN SCRUBS Fd. G. Fl. G T. P. Shaeffer, forward ... 1 r> 7 Snavely, forward 1 0 2 Gotschall, center .... 0 1 1 j Pence, guard 0 0 0 i Rudy, guard 0 0 0 Totals 2 6 10 Referee, Garner. Hassett Girls Winner in Game With Williamsport; Locals Outclass Visitors Hassett Girls' five opened the season last night, defeating Wllllamstown high girls, score 49 to 2. The local tossers had an easy victory. Miss Thompson was the Wllliamstown star. Miss Burns and Miss Sweeney played the best game for llassetts. The line up and summary: HASSETT GIRLS • Fd. G. Fl. G. T. P. Burns, forward 7 2 16 Hilton, forward 2 t) 4 Sweeney, forward .... 9 0 18 Devine, center 2 1 5 Casliman, guard .... 2 0 4 McCarthy, guard .... 1 0 2 Totals 23 3 49 WILLIAMSTOWN GIRLS Fd. G. Fl. G. T. P. Thompson, forward .. 1 0 2 Troutman. forward . . 0 0 0 Ralph, center 0 0 0 Barnes, guard 0 0 0 Lewis, guard U 0 0. Totals 1 0 2 Referee, McCurdy. Timer, Smith. Time of halves, 20 minutes. James Braid Still Lives; English Star Plans Trip Philadelphia, Dec. 23. Those who have been grieving because of the an nouncement a short time since of the death of James Braid, former open golf champion of Great Britain, can throw otf their mourning and smile again. Accordtng to the latest, a James Braid was killed In a railroad acci dent; also he was a professional golf er, though an entirely different Indi vidual, and not even a relation of the big Scot who for years has vied with Harry Vardon and J. H. Taylor for leading honors. It will be recalled that Braid some time since had about made up his mind to visit this country, so It is not unlikely that after the war ho will vet be seen on American links, along w'lth some of the others of his class. MIKE O'NEILL TO SCOUT Scranton. Dec. 23. Mike O'Neill, manager of the Syracuse team of the New York State League, at his home here stated that he had not signed a. contract with the Stars for 1917, and he has not fully made up his mind whether to accept the terms of his former employers or to take the offer made him by one of the big league clubs to go scouting. * SATURDAY EVENING, WELLY'S Ike McCord, manager of the Harris burg Independents, is in the sporting game throughout the year. In the summer he is in baseball and has been playing in the Southern League. This year McCord is a free agent and the manager who gets a contract to him first will get a star. Jack Tyson, the colored welter weight champion, was in Harrisburg yesterday. Jack is some fighter; he is one of the biggest attractions in Penn sylvania a/id has been boxing in other states. Tyson started In Harrisburg and has a long list of victories to his credit. He is managed by Tommy Burns and will be busy during the winter. Tyson was 011 his way to Chambers burg with Mrs. Tyson. They will spend Christmas with Jack's mother. There LES DARCY HERE; CAME AS STOKER Australian Middleweight Ready to Meet All Comers; Travels Under Name of Dawson New York. Dec. 23. —Les Darcy, the Australian middleweight, arrived here to-day after an adventurous two months' voyage from the Antipodes and will be signed to meet Georges Car pentier, the French heavyweight; Jack Dillon, or Billy Miske. within the next twenty-four hours for his American ring debut. Darcy. who is accompanied by G. J. O'Sullivan as manager and trainer, re ported that he was ready to box any opponent selected to meet him after a period of training. IN In (iooil Shape He stated that he had kept in moder ately good condition by working aboard ship. The Australian middleweight left New Castle. Australia, as a stowaway late in October, without saying any farewells and his disappearance caus ed much wonder In Australian sporting circles. He traveled under the name of Dawson. NATIONAL COMMISSION TO MEET Cincinnati. Dec. 23. lt was an nounced officially here to-day that the National Baseball Commission would meet In this city on January 2, 1917. At this time the Class AA draft ques tion will be brought up by tiie minor leagues. The uniform players' con tract wll be taken up and the election of officers will take place. Inasmuch as numerous minor league matters are to come before the commission at this meeting. Chairman Herrmann stated to-day that he anticipated the largest gathering of baseball magnates from both major and minor leagues that has ever attended a National commis sion meeting. Closing of Food Shops Reported to Have Caused Big Riots in Dresden London, Dec. 23.—A Rotterdam dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com pany says that there were food riots In Dresden on December 17, 18 and 19, especially on the 19th, when troops were called to help the police in sup pressing the trouble, which arose from the closing of several food shops on Sunday because they were without stocks. The dispatch says the women stoned the shops on Sunday and then marched through the streets, but the police did not interfere. There was another pa rade on Monday, when the paraders passed the king's palace shouting for food. Several women are said to have been arrested for using insulting lan guage about the king. The disturb ances were renewed on Tuesday, when a sharp fight occurred in which 100 women and three policemen are re- I ported to have been involved. The ■ soldiers then charged the crowds and cleared the streets. Prospect Hill School Has an Entertainment The Prospect Hill School of Sus quehanna township held its Christmas entertainment Friday afternoon with the following program: Song, by the school, "A Jolly Good World;" recitations, by Harry Jones, Leola Lyter; dialogue, "What I Want to Be," by Roy Rodkey. John Miller, Harry Bowers, Melvin Ebersole, Her bert Speck, Thomas Speck; recitations, by Mildred Vanatta, Irene Melcher, Ellsworth Jones, Arthur Nagle; dia logue, "Christinas Stockings," by six boys; "Mother's Story," Viola Garver ich; "Christmas Greetings to Santa," Margaret Paul; recitations, Leroy Ly ; ter, Leola Lyter, Pearl Gumpher, Helen Hay; song, "Silent Night," by school; dialogue, Robert Paul, Lillian Paul; recitations by Catharine Schaffner, Susan Stoner, Florence Blain. Minnie Melcher, Ruth Garman; dialogue, Mary Lauver, Emma Steese, Martha Blaiu, Ruth Reily; "Christmas Mending Bee," by four girls; recitation, Helen Rock; singing, "December Song," by school: recitations, Margaret Blain, Helen Heck. Luella Kline, Laura Garverich; dialogue, "A Strike in Santa Claus Land," Miran Musselman, Victor Wal ters, James Hay. Earl Steese, William Jones. Helen Hay. Susan Stoner, Eliza beth Smith, Grace Schaffner, Florence Waltz, Mable Cramer. Mr. Overfleld and Miss Eberly, teachers. Quite a number of visitors were in attendance who en joyed the exercises very much. • Promise Mail Line to Germany by U-Boats Amsterdam, via London, Dec. 22. The news service from Berlin to-day contains a statement that ordinary mail to the United States can shortly be forwarded by commercial sub marines. Mail to other neutral coun tries can also be sent, the statement says, by this route. The story of "Marriage a la Carte" is a satire upon matrimony, nothing more nor less. It re "Marrlage veals the marriage ala Carte" at game, as it is frequent the Victoria ly played, in all Its unmistakable cynicism and baseness, although it does not over look the humorous side of the matter. Mrs. Miles, an ambitious society lady, has a pretty daughter, Mllldred, played by Clara Kimball Young, and she wants the girl to make a good match. Along comes an eligible Count, who, however, hasn't got anything more to recommend him to Mildred than his title. Instead of which she falls In love with a penniless young fellow, Theodore Vandeveer, and they are mar ried. For Monday and Tuesday, Alice Brady, in one of the most remarkable offerings of the season. "Bought and Paid For." the famous play by George Broadhurst. No advance In prices for this special Christmas Day feature. will be turkey for dinner and many gifts, as the colored tighter had two large suitcases tilled with presents. Camp Hill High School team last night defeated the Messiah tossers; score, 37 to I. The "cross-river aggre gation is making a great record this season, showing the best kind of form against stronger teams. The Galahad Recreation flub quin tet will have a busy holiday week. Five games are on the schedule at Marietta, All-Scholastics, Carlisle In dian School, Lititz and Schuylkill Haven. Middletown Big Five won last night from the Carlisle Industrial tossers; score, 38 to 30. Captain Bumbach, of Middletown, broke into the game. Swart z was the big star. Yeager starred for Carlisle. Last Night's Bowling Scores At New Cumberland (Dull's Alleys.) New Cumberland 2622 Lemoyne 2158 Sweigert (N. C.> 217 Sweigert (N. C.) 545 Bankers' League Uptown 2094 Downtown 1764 GrofT (U.) 188 Taylor (U.) 468 ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN LOAN London, Dec. 23. A Reuter dis patch from Melbourne to-day says: "It is stated that the Commonwealth was about to float another loan of £18.000.000 on terms similar to those of previoiis loans." fl Christmas one and all a very Joyous Christ mas. We hope the day may be the sort of a day you want it to be, and, if the New Year is the most prosperous and profitable you have ever enjoyed, then our yule ti d e wishes will have been fulfilled. Bogar's —on the Square— Sporting Goods Toys Don't worry about his Christmas gift, give him a box of KING OSCAR 5c Cigars Their quality needs no introduc tion, no explanation. HE KNOWS John C. Herman & Co. At all dealers. Makers Packed in boxes of 25 and 50. REGENT THEATER SPECIAL SATURDAY BILL MARY MILES MINTEK, the famous favorite, In "A Dream or Two Ago" An absorbingly Interesting crook atory of the underworld. ADMISSIONi Adults, lOci Children, se. Extraordinary Attraction—B daya—CHRISTMAS, Tneaday and Wednesday. MARY PICKFORD, the world's most famous artiste, In "Less Than the Dust" The first of Miss Plekford's efforts under her own artistic guidance. A production that sets a new standard In film achievement. An Intensely human story of a little English castaway In the picturesque background of modern India. SHOW* IN OTHER CITIES AT HIGH ADVANCE PRICES ADMISSION) Adults, 20c| Dulcony, 10c| Children, 10c, CIIII.DIIE.VS SHOWS XMASi JO A. M. TILL IS M. XTARRISBURG TELEGRAPH WORK HARD FOR j VINCOME GAME Local Independents Ready For Tonight; Play St. Malachy on Christmas After a hard work-out In Chestnut Street Auditorium yesterday afternoon the Independents are In good condi tion for their game to-night with the fast Vincome team of Philadelphia. The visitors' team will have their regular players in the game. The new combination of the locals worked very well and a number of new plays and formations were tried out in yesterday's practice. The man agement is making preparations for a large crowd for Saturday night's game and a special dance program is being arranged by Miss Sara Lemer. Strong Christmas Bill The attraction for Christmas night will be the strong St. Malacky five of Philadelphia. This is a new team on the Independent's schedule and highly recommended. The teams will line-up as follows for tl.e game to-night: Independents Vincome N. Ford, f. Pike, f. Rote, t". Graff, f. • McCord, f. Longstreet, c. Gerdes. c. Zahn, g. Rote, g. Newman, g. Colestock, g. Geisel, g. TINKER TO BUY TEAM Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 23.-—-Joseph Tinker, former manager of the Chi cago National League club, arranged to purchase the franchise of the Col umbus, American Association. team for himself and Thomas Wilson, ot Chicago. TROUT PLACED IN VALLEY STREAMS Cumberland County Game and Fish Association Place 70 Cans ol' Trout in Waters Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 23. Frank B. Sellers, of Carlisle, president of the Game and Fish Association of Cumber land county, says that a representative will be sent to Harrisburg, January 4, to attend the conferences when the pro posed legislation pertaining to fish and fishing is taken up. lie says: "The ma jority of the fishermen here are against licenses for piscatorial purposes from the standpoint of sportsmanship, and feel that the present laws are sufficient to protect the fish if they are enforced. His association has an offer of SSO re ward for any conviction of law viola tion." Great interest has been taken In the placing of stock in the valley and some seventy cans of trout have been dis tributed in the streams—Yellow Breeches, Lines Run, Letort. Mountain Creek. Newvllle, Tagg's Run, Spruce Hun. Whiskey Run, Bonny Brook, Boil ins: Springs, Big Spring, Trindle Spring and others. Fishermen noted for their interest in the sport are: Charles Heckman, Dr. William R. Shearer, Bruce Mart - /., Dr. George Line, Harry Hertzler. Samuel Hartzel, Rankin Dunfee, Lovett Weid ler, Harvey Line, Edward Einstein, Dr. Horace T. Sadler, Jasper Alexander, S. M. Goodyear, Carson Eckert, 11. E. Ein stein and J. White. AMOUSEMENTS f \ r i TO-DAY ONLY The Peerless Star CLARA KIM BAM, YOl .Mi In the great play "M A It HI AGE A I,A CARTE" iken from the play, •Mnrr.vlng Money" MONDAY I "BOUGHT AND PAID FOR" Admission, 10c; Children, Sr. — —■—^ i orpheTTm" Xmas eve: Monday CO I TTS & TENNIS I'reseut THE MUSICAL COMEDY OF YOUTH When Dreams Come True Matinee, rOo. 75c, 91.00 to 91.50. Tue* SPK# Dec. 26 AI.L SETS, MATINEE, 25c I Nlghl Prices Hoc, 3fk\ T.V'. sl.o<i Orpheum. Saturday, Dec. 30 I Afternoon Ban/ PhlladelDh a <" I ' BARBER 0F SEVILLE ' 32 jrniiaaeipma 44 ■ Curtain at 2 Sharp ch °2 US Grand Opera Co.* Prin 3 C sPals5 Pals Special Train. 200 PEOPLE. Seven Cars. METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE EQUIPMENT ■ TDAUATftDO Different Cast of Principals Each Performance. H IKUVAIUKfc Same Cast as Appeared in Philadelphia. H _ . Lurl *'° "* 8 sh j ,r '' - Seats Now Selling ■ Prices—so* to $2.50 ———-a—i msßmam lIiWHIII ■■!<■■■ ■ \ Facsimile of Telegram Fro P. Magaro, Reg Form 1204 CUSS OF SEBVICE SYMBOL V CLASS OF [symbol TV WW A UrilvlX P.y Mwag. Dy Utter Blue Z2OBESBB£j Oiy Umr Blu Ntfrt Mm| Witt Wlgtlt Mmmb* Nit. W ** hl Un * f N L -rtlii ) M Nlpht Lttf W L •■Mar! XSZTaXXIJISSS I K* I It none 4 th*N Birtt symbol! A B VI ypwrt after ttie check i number at mmmmmi m "** * K!SS5*U&Tffi&% tymbol eppMrln) fter tt> check. NEWCOMB CARLTON, MUIDINT GEOROE W. E. ATKINS. rmT VICE PRUIDeNT twlM ,| n , afterttoSiKM. RECEIVED AT NO. 11 NORTH THIRD ST, HARRISBURG, PA. jU?NY M 39 P NEW YORK NY 6PM DEC 19 1916 PETS MAGARO REGENT THEATRE HARRISBURG PA WILL BE WITH YOU AT THE REGENT THEATRE NEXT MPNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER TWENTY FIFTH TWENTY SIXTH TWENTY SEVENTH IN LESS THAN THE DUST FIRST OF MY OWN SUPERIOR PICTURES ' PLEASE NOTE REGENT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS HEARTIEST BEST WISHES MARY PICKFORD 635PM DECEMBER 23, 1916. CYCLISTS STILL GRINDING New York, Dec. 23.—Six teams had covered 2,301 miles and 5 laps in the six-day bicycle race at 7 a. m. to-day, the 127t1i hour, with three teams one lap behind and two teams two laps. The record for the 127 th hour is 2,- 472 miles made by Goullet and Grenda in 1914. It was ofHcially announced that the race would end between ten and eleven o'clock to-night. AMUSEMENTS c ' 5Cc ' 75c ' $1 Wl pile um Eve. 25c, 50c, 75c, sl, $1.50 Mat. and Night, Wed., Dec. 27 BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT With the Management of the "FLORA BELLA" Company now Enjoying an Indefinite Run in New York City. v AUBREY MITTENTHAL Will Present a Company in JOHN CORT'S MUSICAL COMEDY With FLORENCE WEBBER Augmented Orchestra. Beauty Singing and Dancing Girls. ifllll J| -SHOWS DAILY UfAH 3Kll[| \ MAT5.2:30-ia&is* I iHzLMJHJLI3^EVE.7:3OToIO:3O.io > iS.2S, WILMER & VINCENT VAUDE^VILLE If you haven't seen this week's splendid bill, don't consider your Xinan shopping complete. "Harvest Days" | Woodrow | Van & Ward FOIt CHRISTMAS A MUSICAL COMEDY "O Please, Mr. Detective" 10 Clever People and a Cnrlnnd of Scenery. Thursday, Friday, Saturday—Return engagement of "Mother Goose." COLONIAL 1A T s o y A T Chas. Ray and Margery Wilson "The Honorable Algy" A Sweet, Virile Christmas Story Killed With Love and Mystery AIso—LONESOME LUKE—"THE CHAUFFEUR" And Other Funny Comedies For All Ages MONDAY AND TUESDAY William Desmond and Clara Williams in "The Criminal" One of the most powerful dramas ever produced by the Triangle Company The story of a girl who was horn outside the social pale, that will grip and hold you from tile iirst reel to tile last. REGULAR PRICES CHRISTMAS DAY—Adults, 10c; Children, 8c TO BOOST SALARIES Scranton, Pa., Dec. 23. lt is statod that at the annual meeting of the New York State l-eague, which will be held during the second week in January, In llarrisburg, an effort will be made to boost the .salary limit. Some of the team managers also declare that they will not live up to the order passed at the fall meeting of the league to get rid of the old players and make room for promising youngsters. Manager Calhoun, of the Barons, comes out with the statement that any player, old or young, who can make the team, will be kept. AMUSEMENTS
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