IMPORTANT GAMES IN CITY AMATEUR LEAGUE TO-NIGHT—RIFLE CLUB PLANS RIFLE CLUB IS MAKING GOOD Plans For Years to Keep Mem bers Busy; New Range Ready Sooa *, Members of the Harrisburg Rifle Club are boosting the membership. Preparations are also on for a busy year. This club formed under the act of Congress for the "Promotion of Ci vilian Rifle Practice," makes persons eligible from 18 to 45 years. Military rilies and ammunition may be secured from the United States government without cost. The club now numbers 100 members. This Year's Plans Plans for the coming year include the construction fo a range along the Conodoguinet Creek, about ten min utes' walk from the street car line. This range will have facilities for fir ing at all ranges from 200 yards to 1,000 yards inclusive. During 1916 more experts, sharpshooters and marksmen were qualified by this club, than by any similar club in the State over one of the most difficult courses. The opening of the new range about March 1, will see even a greater num ber of men qualify on account of this site being one of thebestintheState. In addition there will be a pistol range and facilities for trap shooting which will not interfere with those shooting over the longer ranges. Watchman and rangeboy live near the range Bite and will be available at all times. A temporary house will be built for the shortage of members' equipment and provided the demand exists provision will be made for the serving of re freshments. Percy D. Haughton Issues Statement to Fraternity Men Boston, Jan. 16.—Percy D. Haugh ton, president of the Boston National League baseball club, issued a state ment last night criticising the Base ball Players' Fraternity for requesting its members to withhold their signa tures from major league contracts until the fraternity's troubles with the minor leagues have been adjusted. "No major club owner," he said, "believes the present situation will result more seriously for the major leagues than temporary annoyance. "I believe that there never was a time when closer relationship existed between the club owners and players than right now, and I should regret very much if the players, through their fraternity, should persist in any atti tude toward the club owners that might cause even the slightest trace of passive ill feeling." Tech Athletes Meet to Name Managerial Candidates At an executive meeting of the offi cers of the Tech Athletic Association yesterday afternoon, Glenwood Beard, Ralph Brough and Donald Miller were nominated for the position of assistant manager of the Tech basketball team. The athletic association will elect later. Those present at the meeting were: Faculty Director Grubb, "Dinty" Wear, manager of the quintet; Presi- dent Frank Gipple; Vice-President Joe Todd and Secretary Victor Snyder. The student elected to become assist ant during the present season will automatically be made manager for the next season, providing his work is up to the standards. Bits From Sportland Manager R. L. Sloat of the Lebanoi Valley Reserves wants a game in Har risburg for Saturday night. The Juniors to-day mot the Fresh men in the Tech interclass basketbal series. Dickinson College scrubs will pla' the Steelton All-Scholastics to-night a the Orpheum theater, Steelton. George Haggerty, the powerful cen terman for the Heading five of thi Eastern League, has signed to pla' with Wllkes-Barre. The International League seasor will open April 17 and close Septem ber 24. The American League magnates arc still in session at New York. The one question yesterday was on the pro posed baseball players' strike. Hamilton Grammar School last night defeated the Hill Grammar School, score 4 5 to 8. The Middletown Central Grammar School will play the Globe Right Pos ture Juniors at Middletown to-mor row night. Willie Jackson of New York last night knocked out Johnny Dundee in the second round of a six-round match at Philadelphia. Central Grammar School of Steel ton defeated the Cameron Grammar School five last night, score 26 to 9. TO JOIN FEDERATION BODY New York, Jan. 16. The applica tion of the Baseball Players' Frater nity for a charter from the American Federation of Labor is the chief topic of interest in baseball circles here to day. Leaders of the big leagues who are attending a meeting of the sched ule committee asserted to-day they were not disturbed by threats of a players' strike, but were cautious about discussing the abor union phase of tho situation. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor said ho had no doubt that the frater nity would be admitted to member ship. TO IIOLl) SECRET MEETING Chicago, Jan. 16. Secrecy sur rounded the meeting of members of the Baseball Players' Fraternity, call ed by Al. Demaree, of the Philadel phia Nationals, to be held here to night. It was intimated that the players who attend will be asked to state their attitude in regard to the strike movement and of proposals to ' affiliate the organization with the American Federation of Labor. ARROW formfit COLLARS arc curve cut to fit the. shoulders perfectly '£££ CUigtt. Peabody KCorlnc.^Vlaktrs ' 1 " i TUESDAY EVENING. YORK HIGH FIVE MEET TECH TEAM Neither Aggregation Has Won Victory in Scholastic League Both York and Tech have yet to win a Central-Penn basketball game. When they meet next Friday night the contest will bo to keep out of the cel lar position. The White Roses have a fast lad in Gingrich, who is playing his first season at forward. In Whitmoy er, Coach Bilheimer has a lad who is making a record for himself from the 16-foot mark. Tnggart in Charge E. C. Taggart will again be in charge of the game. Coach Miller will make several changes in the Tech crew in an effort to land the contest. Tech will go to Lebanon to-morrow evening to play a return engagement with the Lebanonitcs. Joe Hollinger, captain of the Lebanon Valley quintet two years ago is the coach. Fred L Frost, a member of the Lebanon fac ulty, and also a Lebanon Valley man is the faculty director. The Lebanon lads are leading the league with three •straight games, and expect to add an other victory. BOYD MEMORIAL LEAGUE The German class tossers of the Boyd Memorial League last night won over the Franklin class five, score 10 to 5. Both sides played splendid ball and a fast game. In a second game the reserve team of the Franklin class won over the German class reserves by a score of 9 to 7, the deciding points in this fray being scored at near the closing min ute of play. The next league game will be play ed Saturday night when the McCor- SSkifnve"'"™ c 1 " 1' wlth the OAMUSE]^|MENT^O[ Tuesday and Wednesday, Nation matinees—"The Birth of a F /'lay and Saturday, Janu- Trnvii , a . nd Lyman H. Howe Travel Festival. A Rt* week, beginning Monday night, with matinees daily thereafter "A KeUermannf th ° °° dß '" Wlth Annette Mystery." VK^OrTa— "The Vixen?" the UjCUSt '" ,~P n Ma S ch 3 ' 19 15, occurred the pre mier performance of "The Birth of a !Mm „ . JS' 1110 ' 1 " a t the Liberty A,5 . Theater, in New York City, a Nation* In that city last season it * achieved, the marvelous record of 1,200 performances. Never before in the history of the theater has there been a record that can even begin to compare with this. The census of 1910 accords the United States a population of 92,036,717. The box office records of "The Birth of a Nation, show that the spectacle has been seen by 10,000,000 people since fnnlnlin i K been seen by over 1,000,000 people in New York City alone. Last season thirty companies played all over the United States. It is now being' shown in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia with the same wonderful success that it has met with In America. Each traveling organiza tion requires two cars. There is a stage director, operators, carpenters, prop erty men electricians and musicians, fifty in all, carried with each organiza tion. Thrilling Gripping Tense—these nor any other words in the dictionary could possibly describe the Travel original films of Sir Douglas Mawson's Expedition into the Hone innermost recesses of the Antarctic regions which Ly man H. Howe will present at the Or pheum. Friday and Saturday, with dailv matinees. Never has any camera re corded any scenes more wonderful than these. Still another primeval wilder ness of nature—but an entirely differ ent kind—will be shown in the ma jestic beauty of Yosemite National Park. It is robed in a serenity that is strangely refreshing. Scenes of a most thrilling character of the last hill climb over Giant's Despair, Wilkes-Harre, Pa, will also be presented. Besides a wealth of humor will be freely Inter spersed throughout the program by means of entirely new animated car toons more amusing than ever present ed. The seat sale opens to-morrow. At last Fannie Ward, brilliant Laslcy star, who is noted in two hemisphere's „ as being the best I'nimie nt dressed actress on Urgent To-day the stage, has ample opportunity to dis play some of her famous wardrobe, in "The Years of the Locust," now being shown at the Regent, beginning with morning negligees, street costumes, af ternoon gowns, tea gowns, ball gowns, opera cloaks, and even a cute little riding habit, follow each other in quick succession, and all of them the latest conception of the principal Parisian modistes. Miss Ward is at her brilliant best in this photoplay and is ably sup ported by a cast including her "real." not "reel" husband. Jack Dean. To-morrow and Thursday Mar guerite Clark will be presented In a humorous photoplay, "Miss George Washington,' 1 the story of a girl who could not tell the truth. A vaudeville bill that Is brimful of excellent comedy is appearing at the .. .. Majestic Theater the first At the half of this week. The Majestic Yaltos start things in a live . fashi °n with their exhibi tion of ballroom dancing, all of which is very entertaining; "Billy" K. Wells keeps tho audience in continued laugh ter with his line of comedy talk and parody songs; 13. A. Rolfe's musical comedy, "The Girl from Amsterdam," I contains some good singing and excel lent comedy furnished by Hoy Clair - Jolly, Francis and Wild hand out a hodge-podge of nonsense, while the Millettes proceed to perform some dif ficult head-balancing feats that are very good. ,TL le Sgwns in the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature, "The Man of Mystery," „ „ . showing at the Ilenutlful Govrnn In Colonial Thea- New Sothern Feature ter for the last times to-day, which stars the most famous actor of the modern stage, E. H. Sothern, sup ported by Charlotte Ives, are beautiful to behold. The picture is one beautiful scene after another, and unfolds a grip ping and romantic story. The latest Pathe News and the usual funny com edies are on the same program. Wed nesday and Thursday, the Triangle-Fine Arts Company will present Bessie Love In a unique and interesting love story, "The Heiress of Coffee Dan's." The ad ventures of an innocent little girl, who Is made the victim of a pair of clever crooks, but Is saved from anv serious consequences through the efforts of an attractive young man. The great crowds that witnessed the Initial presentation of "The Vixen,' in which the peerless "The Vixen" emotional star, Theda nt the Victoria Bara, is featured, at test to the wonderful popularity of /tills famous star. "The Vixen" Is one of Miss Bara's greatest efforts and is the story of a woman's Welsh's Three Reasons For Winning His Fights * JIRS FFEDDIE VEJtSH A CHItDtEIT. Freddy Welsh is one of the cagiest boxers in the game. He shifts and dances about the arena as if he were afraid that once hit he would be knocked out. A friend asked Freddy his reasons for this style of boxing. "I must win for three reasons," said Freddy. "They are important reasons, consequently I can't take chances. One reason,ls Mrs. Welsh and the other two are the two little Welshes." t01, 3 ', n an unusually Interesting fashion. It is also a story of a woman's passion for power, and In the pursuit 8 5® Su res nau ht for the in jury caused other people, so long as she can attain her own selfish ends. Foi v^°J r ?J! V .£?,* Thursday Clara Kimball X Jy ih The Rise of Susan," a story in which her natural charms are given opportunities for display, and which, it is claimed, will delight her le gions of admirers in this city. Assumes Position as Buyer and Manager in Salkins' Store ABE FREEDMAN Abe Frecdman, who for a number of years has been identified with the men's clothing business in Harrisburg, has accepted the position of manager and buyer for the men's and boy's clothing department of tho new Sal kins department store His experi ence of the past well fits him for his new position, the duties of which he will assume at once. Fight Is Begun on Shipments of Liquor Washington. Pa., Jan. 16. District Attorney I. W. Baum, of Washington county, created a sensation yesterday when he appeared before Judge J. A Mcllvaine and instituted equity pro ceedings against five brewin com panies, three wholesale dealers, and agents and express companies he al leges are allied with them, asking that the defendants be declared a nuisance and perpetually enjoined from plying their business in this county. W. and J. MANAGER QUITS Washington, Jan. 16. George J. Bryan, Jr., of Duquesne, Pa., has an nounced his resignation as manager of tho Washington and Jefferson Col lege baseball team. Bryan, who said his resignation was due to a lack of time to look after the duties of mana ger, will be Exceeded by John A. Har rison, of Parnassus, Pa., who has been first assistant manager. It was an nounced that Howard L. Mitinger, of Wllkinsburg, a former Pennsylvania State pitcher, had been re-engaged as baseball coach. COLLEGE MANAGER QUITS Chicago, Jan. 16. The Central Baseball League, through its presi dent, E. W. Dickerson, to-day joined the movement launched by A. R. Tear ney, president of tho Three-I League, for a redistricting and reclassification of minor leagues throughout the coun try. AMUSEMENTS / I.nnt Time* To-tiny E. H. SOTHERN Supported by Charlotte Ives, In "The Man of Mystery" An Unique anil IntrrentlnK l ove Romance. Adapted for the Screen from Archibald Clnv-crlugr Gnutcr'n Popular Story, "A City of Mystery" —A Powerful Story mid tine of t.he Screen's Most Knittniin Stars Pre sented on the Regular Program. NO ADVANCE IN PRICES WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY BESSIE LOVE in "THE HEIRESS OF COFFEE DAN'S" Tho story of an Innocent little girl who is made the victim of a pair of crooks. HARRISBURG gpggjg TELEGRAPH! FRANKIE MAGUIRE TO MEET ALBERTS Ten-Round Wind Up at Open ing Roxing Show January 24; Other Matches Frankle Maguire, of Williamsport, and Kid Alberts of Frederick, Md., have been signed up for the ten-round flnal bout. Alberts holds a decision over Charlie Collins of Columbia. Both boys will weigh about 145 pounds. The big show takes place on night of January 24. Word has been received from Frankie Erne, of Lap caster, saying that he is getting him self into fine condition for his oppo nent Al. Murphy, of Scranton. These boys fought one of the best battles ever witnessed in this part of the State. One More Bout Incomplete The bill is now all made up with the exception of the first preliminary. Numerous reservations have been made for tickets as the bouts are caus ing much interest with the fight fans. P. 0. S. of A. Quoit League; Harrisburg Camp Still Leads In the Patriotic Order Sons of America League series last night Camp 102, of Steelton, won five games from Camp 716, Harrisburg. Camp 639, of Harrisburg, defeated Camp 477, of Penbrook. winning four out of five eames. Camp 716 will play Camp 505 at Hlghspire on Friday evening. The standing of the teams follows: _ „ Won. Lost. P. C. Camp 8 28 7 .800 Camp 102 30 20 .600 £ amp ll 6 28 22 .560 Camp 522 28 22 .560 Camp 639 16 29 .433 Comp 505 13 22 371 Camp 477 17 28 !35 TIGER FOOTBALL DATES Princeton, N. J„ Jan. 16. The Princeton University Football schedule as announced yesterday by Manager Charles Arrott differs but little in gen eral from that of previous years. Sep tember 22, Susquehanna University at Princeton; 29, Maryland State at Princeton. October 6, Ford ham at ,T ,?t°n; 13, Lafayette at Princeton; 20, Carlisle at Princeton; 27, Dart mouth at Princeton. November 3, Holy Cross at Princeton; 10, Harvard at Princeton; 17, Yale at New Haven. THREE MEN HOLD OUT Philadelphia, Jan. 16. Rumors of a wholesale cut In the salaries of the players enrolled on the Athletics' list gained in weight yesterday with the names of Joe Hush, Wally Schang and Amos Strunk linked together as hold outs. Friends of the three declare they have joined forces in protest against the salaries stipulated in the contracts sent them, and have re fused to sign. CUBS' SALARIES ON SLIDE Chicago, Jan. 16. Salaries of six members of the Chicago Nationals who held "war" contracts have been reduced SI,OOO or more, President Weeghman announced to-day. The six players in 1916 received an aggre gate salary of $38,000. Two men Archer and Wilson, have declined to sign the reduced salaries. i —^ Teams on Tonight's Basketball Schedule City Amateur League Rosewood Athletic Club vs. P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Arrows, City Ama teur Basketball League, Armory floor, 8 p. m. Methodist Club vs. Young Men's Hebrew Association, City Amateur Basketball League, Armory floor, 9 p. m. High School Leagues Juniors vs. Freshmen, Technical high school,- Inter-elass League afternoon. Purple vs. Yellow teams, Central high school Girl's Morning League Chestnut Street hall, morning. Blue and Red teams, Central i high school Girls' Afternoon League, Chestnut Street hall, af ternoon. Boyd Memorial Hall 4.30 p. m. Gym class, boys 14-16 vears. 4.30 p. m. Bowling, boys 13-14 I vears. 6.30 p. m. Basketball practice, tfcCormick. 7.00 p. m. Story telling. 8.00 p. m. Men's gym class. 8.00 p. m. Glee Club. 8.00 p. m. Bowling tournament v i JeCormick vs. Hick-a-Thrift. |i ' ■*— l *—*—i AMUSEMENTS lOrpheum THUR. KE JAN. 18 An Up-to-Dnte lIUHLESQI/E TOURISTS With GUS PAY and n Heauty Chorim LAST DAY §L,| "JSg fo * '#" tlute In (he city £3 ff THEDA BARA Si! GMTM To-morrow and Thursday CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG PP® ' n se Susan" v"w Friday and Saturday Viola Dana in "The Cossack Whip" Watch For Wm. Fox Comedies ADMISSION 5 and 10 Cents TWO FAST GAMES FOR AMATEURS Play Starts on Armory Floor a 8 O'clock; Ritter Rivals to Meet Interesting games are promised in the City Amateur Basktball League to-night. Both will be played on the Armory floor, the first starting at 8 o clock and the second one hour later. Rosewood Athletic Club will meet the Arrows from the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. The latter will present their regular line-up and hope to show Im proved form. The members of the Arrows at the opening game suffered a little from stage fright and hope to make a better showing to-morrow. The Methodist club tossers will meet the team from the Young Men's Hebrew Association. These teams are bitter rivals. The game will be hard fought. Both fives have been winning victories with independent teams and are in good form. New Record Is Feature in Last Night's Bowling Scores P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. League Maclay Street Shops 24 79 Passens&r Station 2346 Jacoby (Maclay) 200 Jacoby (Maclay) 200 Academy Duckpin League Officers 1540 Bakers 1501 Smith (Officers) 145 Shcpley (Bakers) 342 Casino Tcnplii League Calumets 2774 Jolly Five 2756 Barnes (Calumets) 243 Barnes (Calumetfe) 694 Boyd .Memorial Hull League Calmer 2175 Du 'l 1934 Low (Palmer) 183 B. Conklln (Palmer) 467 Allison Hill League (Hess alleys.) Wolves 2442 Rabbits 2355 Smith (Rabbits) 202 Smith (Rabbits) 550 M i.soellaneous At New Cumberland— Married Men 2515 Single Men 2452 Lechthaler 208 Lechthaler 549 STANDING OF THE TEAMS Academy Duckpin League Won. Lost. P. C. Officers 29 16 .645 Bakers 25 20 .556 Barbers 22 20 .524 Bitters 23 22 .512 Schedule for Wednesday, January 17 —Officers vs. Barbers. Allison Hill League Won. Lost. P. C. Wolves 20 7 .598 Lions 16 11 .592 Rabbits 16 14 .533 Leopards 8 13 .381 Tigers 5 16 .2 40 Casino Ten pin League Won. Lost. P. C. Electrics 21 15 .583 Calumets 21 18 .536 Alphas 18 18 .500 Jolly Five 19 20 .487 Orpheums 17 19 .472 Rovers 15 21 .416 Schedule for Tuesday, January 16—• Orpheums vs. Electrics. I ALBRIGHT ANNOUNCES DATES Myerstown, Jan. 16. Announce ment of the football schedule for Al bright College was made yesterday by Manager Buck. Games with Lehigh, Gettysburg, West Point, Colgate, Pitts burgh, Bucknell and State had to be passed up as follows: September 22, University of Pennsylvania at Frank lin Field; 29, Indians at Carlisle. Oc tober 6, Franklin and Marshall at Lan caster; 13, Dickinson at Carlisle; 20, open, at home; 27, Ursinus at College ville. November 3, Susquehanna at Lebanon; 10, Muhlenberg at Allen town; 17, Lafayette at Easton; 29, Pennsylvania Military College at Ches ter. AMUSEMENTS r \ Regent Theater To-day—FANNIE WARD In a powerful Drama of Diamond* and Hcartn, "The Years of the Locusts" To-morrow and Thursday MAnGIIERITR CLARK In a humorous photoplay, "MISS GEORGE WASHINGTON" Tin* story of a girl who could not tell the truth. Adiulnslont Adults 10c, Children Be. * H. A. KOLFE'S 1 'Girl From Amsterdam' A Musical Comedy with 12 People. 4 Jolly, Francis and Wild Coming Thursday DAN lIITKKI3 A CO., presenting; , "THE OLD MAST Kit" ANUARY 16, 1917. WELLY'S CORNER Jacoby, a local bowler, is a handy man on a team. He gets into the as often as rules permit and with several local teams. Last night, bowling with the Maclay Street Shops vJ P enns ylvania Railroad Young Men 8 Christian Association League, he bowled 200 in two consecutive Barnes, and won match honors with a total of 859. Hartzell, a teammate, and Gerdes, of the Passenger Station team, made 515 and 507, respectively. Plans for the annual indoor meet for Ilarrisburg Academy athletes are under way. Close competition is again looked for. Unusual activity in sports is shown this season at Harrisburg Academy. Under Coach Schlichter a fast basketball aggregation has beeii developed. Barnes, star bowler on the Calu mets team of the Casino Tenpin League, set a new record for the sea son last night. He bowled 694 for a three-match total. Borch, of the Jolly Five, made a total of 683. Shooting activities for the year 1917 AMCSEMKXTS AMUSEMENTS I OEPHEUMI I "iS" Beg. Moit. Night T I 11111. Twice Daily—2.ls and 8.15 | I Seats To-morrow || SPECIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I Nights • - . 25c to SI.OO r I lvCa"""{Vlatineeß ... 25c to 75c MAIL ORDERS NOW ~ olu'ii i:ii .M ~ F>F?I. SR SAT. JAIN. 19-20 D ORPHFHM TODAY TWICE vnrntum TOMORROW DAILY Matinees at 2—Evenings at 8 D. W. GRIFFITH'S GIGANTIC SPECTACLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA REDUCED PRICES Matinees, orchestra, 60c and 75c; Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 250 Evening, orchestra, $1.00; Balcony. 75c and 50c; Gallery, 250 in which the Harrisburg Rifle Club is interested include members' handicap match, members' National Rifle Asso ciation medal match, preliminaries for the national matches, local and nearby, team matches. Captain Garner and Boyles, former Tech and Steelton cage stars, wer© factors in Bucknell's victory over the Indians Saturday night. Between them, they tallied 25 points. Coach Lightner will take his Read* ing High School team down to At lantlc City at the end of the week to play a contest with the Shore High School tossers. "Jimmy" Wiest, who was a Central Pennsylvania star for York two year* ago, is proving a sensation for Ursinus, He is a heavy scorer in each game. Louis Scheffer, who captained Tech several years ago, has made a regular berth on the Gettysburg squad. "Wil lie" is also hot after one of the po sitipns.
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