Y. ML H. A. TOSSERS GIVE METHODIST CLUB HARD BATTLE--TEGH TO PLAY LOW SALARIES IN FEDERATION Ban Johnson Is of Opinion That Gompers Docs > ot Favor Idea; Date For Strike New York, Jan. 17. Affiliation of the Baseball Players' Fraternity with the American Federation of Labor ■would end the present salary system in professional baseball, by which the best players now receive thousands of dollars for their work, opinion af President Ban Johnson, of the Am erican League, who discussed here yesterday the plan to unionize ball players. He asserted the change would mean that a union scale of wages would be paid, both to thestar and the average player, in accordance with the amount of money his position called for. He doubted if tho stars of the game would make such an agree ment. President Johnson recalled that in the old National League wages were standardized when owners found it difficult to pay the large salaries some players received years ago, and lie cited the case of McPhee, the famous second baseman who, he said, had to be satisfied with the same pay that players of inferior skill received. Under the plan at that time. Presi dent Johnson declared, outfielders re ceived a certain sum, and intielders, it was agreed, were to receive another amount. President Johnson said he was unwilling to believe that present day ball players, drawing large salaries would be content to equalize their earning abilities with players who just manage to hang on to the major leagues. Steelton All-Scholastics Win in Game With Dickinson At Steelton last night the All- Scholastic five won over the Dickinson College Y. M. C. A. team, score 33 to -1. The Steelton girls five defeated the Steelton girls from the grammar school, score 8 to 2. In the big battle Wren and Books were stars. For Dickinson. Mervin and R. Shelly were factors. The line up and summary follows: Steelton. Dickinson. Wren, f. Mervin, f. S. Books, f. R. Shelly, f. • 'rump, c. Irvin, c. Crowley, g. C. Shelly, g. Barr, g. Strite, g. Field goals - Wren 0, S. Books 3, Crowley 2. Barr. Crump. Mervin 4, R. Shelly 2, C. Shelly. Foul goals—Barr 9 of 14; R. Shelly, 7 of 15. Referee, DayholT. Times of periods, 20 min. Second Game Lincoln Girls. Steelton Five. Albright, f. Parvord, f. Culp. f. Lindemuth, f. Beck. c. Culberry, c. Wood. g. Murray, g Barrett, g. S. Atticks, g. Field goals Parvord, Lindemuth, Murray, Culp. Foul goals Linde muth, 2 of 6. Referee, Crowley. Scorer, Shutter. Time of periods, 20 minutes. OZAR THROWS SOUTHERNER Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 17. Jack Ozar of Lebanon Valley College last night added Frank Thomas, of Richmond, Va., to his list of conquered in their wrestling bout before a capacity house in Fisher Academy of Music. Thomas, who claims to be the middleweight champion of the South, was first thrown in 22 minutes and 2 seconds. Ozar using a scissors hold on the head and body. Ozar gained the second fall in 18% minutes, compelling Thomas to quit with a leg and arm hold. AUTO STORAGE— First class, fireproof garage, open day and night. Rates reasonable. Auto Trans. Garage I Bet. sth Ave. & Broadway. J tl Fireproof—Modern—Central, r J 300 ROOMS WITH BATHS, f if) MmEasffimlk I ii.cali: 1 able d Hot* tad la Carte I ' WRITE Fill WIOKI.KT. I i>. p. niTcituv. risor. I ! / ' ~ \ <3*£l'd<£: UNION MADE THOMAS P. MORAN EDUCATIONAL School of Commerce Troup Building 13 So. Market s<|. Day & Night School Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Struutypy Trpewrltlag and Penmanship Ball 464 Cuiulreriauil _• m- k OFFICE TRAINING SCHOOL Kaufman Bids. 4 S. Market Sa Training That Secure* Salary Increasing Positions In the Office Call or Bend to-day ii> r lnterestlna booklet. "The Art of <.ettln u Along la (be World." Bell phone ti la-it. Harrisburg Business College A. Reliable School, 31st Year Bt Market S. Harrlahurg, t'm. YOUNG MEN'S BUSINESS INSTITUTE Hershey Building Use Telegraph Want Ads WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAKEUSBURG TELEGRAPH! JANUARY 17, 1917. TECH PLAYS AT LEBANON TONIGHT Hope to Square Things With "Dutch" Tossers; York Here Friday | The basketball quintet representing the Technical high school leave this evening at 6.25 o'clock for I.>ebanon where they Mill play the high school team of that place. Those to make the trip will include Captain Pollock. "lid die" Harris. "Midge" McGann, "Bud" Bell. Karl Beck, and Ebner. The team will be tn charge of Mana ger "Dinty" AVear. Coach Miller and Faculty Director Grubb. This contest will be the fourth to be played by Tech in the inteise'nolastic league. Tech met Lebanon ten days ago, and the I.eban onltes carried back a 31 to 19 victory. _ Friday evening Tech will meet tlie 1 ork five. As an extra attraction Coach Bilheimer will bring his second team along from York to meet the Tech re serves. A list of patronesses will be on hand for the dance that will follow the two games. The line-up against Lebanon will be as follows: Tech. Lebanon. Harris, f. Moore, f. Bell, McGann, f. Wolf, f. Beck, c. Strickler, c. Pollock, captain, g. Miller, g. Ebner. g. Harpel, g. UEMAREG PART OK TRADE Philadelphia. Jan. 17. —Announcement was made yesterday that Pitcher Al. Demaree. of the Philadelphia Nationals, has been traded to the Chicago Nationals for Pitcher Jimmy Lavender. No money consideration was involved, it was stated. of Amusement, Art, and Instruction. , IORPHEUM To-night, las,. time "The Birth of a Nation." j Two days, Friday and Saturday, Janu ary 19 and 20 Lyman H. Howe Travel Festival, j All next week, beginning Monday night, ] with daily matinees thereafter —"A j Daughter of the Gods," with Annette I Kellermann. I MAJ KSTlC—Vaudeville. | COL/JNIAL "The Heiress of Coffee Dan's." / ! REGErsT—"Miss George Washington." [ VICTORIA—"The Rise of Susan. I It is a well-known faet that lovers of ! photoplays have their favorites among the actors in the cast and 1 "Birth of rave over their cleverness I a .\ntlon" and personal charm as it they were before them on I the legitimate stage in actual flesh and , blood. [ Mae Marsh, who plays "Flora Cam ! eron, the younger daughter in the Southern household in "The Birth of a Nation," which closes its engagement here at the Orpheuni to-nigiit, has, by her elf-like charm and naive person ality, attracted many admirers, who greet with pleasure and enthusiasm her every appearance on the screen. Miss Marsh has many fine bits of act- ] ing in this picture. Among the most en grossing are the scene in the cellar with "Miriam Cooper;" the mutting of ".Southern ermine" with raw cotton and chimney soot; the welcoming of her brother, "The Little Confederate Colo nel" back l'rom the war; the pretty scene where she vainß kisses on her brother "Ben's" mouth to console him for the temporary loss of his sweet heart. "Elsie,' and her sad death in j her brother's arms. There is always a touch of comedy or of pathos when Mae Marsh appears. Her personality lends itself to fine tempera mental treatment of any part she plays. Her expressive, ever-changing, mood adapting face, is one of the most valu able in all the long list of film favor ites. She was discovered by David W. Griffith, the producer of so many film triumphs, long before he made "The Birth of a Nation." I Some of the most absorbing scenes I ever recorded on films will be present ed by Lyman 11. Howe at the I.Tman Orphcum, Friday and Satur llone day. They depict Sir Doug las Mawson's Kxpedition to Antarctica in a manner that far excels any hunt, travel or exploration pictures ever obtained. Ilere are just a few facts which justify this claim. The scenes were photographed 2,000 miles from the near< st human habitation in a land never before seen by the eye of man. The birds and animals depicted cannot be seen in any zoo in the world. The j film shows in perfect photography a j raging blizzard in the stormiest spot on I earth—Adeli" Land. Antarctica—where ] the wind attained a velocity of 216 | miles per hour. It shows the largest : icebergs ever photographed. It tells i the story of a 1,000-mile sledging Joui- | ney that Is unequaled in the history of | polar exploration. No other travel pic tures combine so much real and natural humor and comedy. When caught by your parents in a j compromising situation with your I school chum and a strange ; Marguerite young man. Introduce the j ( lark nt chum and the youth as | the Urgent husband and wife and the difficulty vanishes into nothingness. Then, adroitly escaping with your father and mother, leave the other two to recover from their embar rassment as best they may. But before doing so. It would be just as well to make sure that the school chum and the strange young man are not going to arrive at your own home later ns guests, for that is apt to start some very serious complications. That is the unfortunate predicament in which "Alice Altwold" found herself after she had introduced "Bernice Som ers" and "Cleverly Trafton" to her father and mother as "Mr. and Mrs. Gardner" in order to avoid explaining their presence In a room at the Mar blend Hotel. Of course, their being there was all very innocent and quite accidental, but in a moment of panic "Alice" decided to lie her way out of the trouble, rather than to explain the 'facts in the case. That was her first mistake —others confronted her with startling rapidity from that moment on as she tried to cover up the first lie with others. It all happens in "Miss George Washington," in which Margue- j rite Clark stars at the Kegent to-day and to-morrow. This is the last opportunity patrons I of the Majestic Theater will have of witnessing the "BJlly" K. Well* snlendid comedy at the Majestic show there the first j half of this week. ! "Billy" K. Wells is proving a popular i number on the bill with his parody I songs and nonsense, while the Millettes j provide quite a bit of sensationalism ' with th<*ir excellent head-balancing i feats. Three other acts complete the bill. For the last half of the week Dan Burke and Company will present a de lightful sketch entitled, "The Old Mas ter." Surrounding this attraction are: K. E. Cllvp and Company, in a comedy vehicle entitled. "One Good Turn;" Fred : Weber and Company, presenting a veil- [ trlloquial novelty: Kkellv and Sauvain. in a comedy singing, talking and danc ing skit, and one other act. The Triangle Fine-Arts Comoanv will i Last Night's Bowling Scores; Good Game For Bankers Knoln P. n. n. Y. M. C. A. Ui(u Diamonds 1837 Hubies 1737 Bitner, <t>) 216 Bitner, (D) 572 Alllaon Hill Lfatue (Hess Alleys) Cubs 229" Timers 2060 Askin, (C) 188 Askln, (C) 509 I*. H. K. Y. M. C. A. Lrague Harrisburg Shops 1953 Lucknow 1920 Jones, (H S) 223 Jones, (US) 544 Hanker*' I. endue (Casino Alleys) Hill 2100 Downtown 1812 Sheaffer, (H) 201 SliealTer, (H) 467 Boyd Memorial l,eigve McCormick's 2232 Hlek-A-Thrift 2112 Meyers, (M) 187 Meyers, (M) 510 Mlacellaneoua Lemoyne 2305 Enola Car Inspectors 2106 Millard, (L) 471 Bits From Sportland Tli e Junior-Freshmen interclass basketball game scheduled for yester day was played this afternoon in Tech gymnasium. James Jerpe for many years a Pitts burgh sportwriter died yesterday. He was the author of many baseball stor ies and for a long time wus employed on tho Gazette-Times. In the Central high p'rls' basketball series yesterday, the Blue team de feated the Bed team: score 10 to 8; and the Yellow team won over the Purple team; score 6 to 5. - present Bessie Love, the dainty and de mure little star, in a Bessie Love nt brand new characteri the Colonial zation, "The Heiress . , of Coffee Dan's." A picture that travels from a cheap hash house to a millionaire's mansion. This ' photoplay, which will be the attraction , i at the Colonial Theater to-day and to morrow, tells how "Waffles," the wait ress at "Coffee Dan's" hash-house is se ■ lected by two crooks to be represented as a missing heiress, whose story they have read in the papers. "Waffles" i herself believes the story, having been ; orphaned early and remembers little t ! of her childhood, and by adroit coach i | ing she is able to convince the estate's i I none too brilliant lawyers of the validy s of her claim. How she brings t about the smashing climax comes as an l | agreeable and welcome surprise. The 1 latest News picture and the usual funny i comedies will complete the program. ; Friday and Saturday, Thos. 11. Ince will ; present Clara Williams in "Three of Many,' a powerful and convincing drama. The many admirers of the famed ( stage and screen beauty, Clara Kimball Young, will be delighted | "The Utae to see her in her latest ! or Suwin," great effort and thus far j Victoria the most beautifully j To-day staged picture play this star has ever appeared in, I "The. Rise of Susan.'' The entire cast ' have devoted their best efforts to make i this picture play stand out as the real | model of photoplay production. Of inti mate concern tor the ladies will be the | handsome gowns Miss Young wears during the picture. "The Rise of Su j san," it is said." tells a gripping story in a gripping fashion, and abounds with situations of tense dramatic climax. Everyone is interested in the great European struggle, as well as the troublesome condition in War Mexico. Garry Gray, the war l.eeture correspondent, it is claimed, has a wealth of information Jon these actual conditions. Born on i the Mexican Border, lived in Mexico | City and Monterey for years, he knew I the leaders intimately. In Europe for I years, and for fourteen months in the French and English lines, his descrip tions are said to be clearly portrayed in a cool, impassionate way, yet with the happy faculty of holding his audiences and sending them home wishing for more. Tie will appear at the Technical High School Auditorium on Thursday evening. January 18. under the auspices of the Harrisburg Rifle Club. Tickets now on sale at Bogar's and Harrisburg Hardware Co., on the Square, and at J. Harry Messersmith's, Market street. | Admission, fifty cents. LEBANON" VALLEY WORKS HARD j Annville, Pa.. Jan. 17.— Lebanon Val ! ley's basketball quintet is practicing ! bard for their southern trip. Due to the I fact that midyear exams are so close the faculty limited this trip to the last two days of this week. The first game will be played with Mt. Saint Mury's at Emmitßburg. Md. This team has ! been on Lebanon Valley's schedule for | a long time. On Saturday they play Washington j and Lee, at Lexington, Va„ and since j this iB the first athletic relations that the two schools have ever had with one another Coach Guyer is anxious that boys make a good showing. l 18 MADE WITH THIS OVAL BUTTON-HOLE It/ion ( pilars Oi_DT OBAfO For Sal'- Hj I DIVES. POMKROY * STEWART HARHISBERU. PA. AMUSEMENTS B. A. nOLFE'S 'Girl From Amsterdam' A Musical Comedy with 12 People. 4 My, Frcis and Wild ( otnfne Thurmlny DAN BURKK A CO., prfHfntlag . •THE OLD MASTLIR" 1 * , ■ BLUE RIDGE HAS TWO NEW TOWNS Take in Piedmont and Cum berland; Re-elect Officers; Salary Limit Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 17.—The Blue Ridge league will become an eight club circuit. The league officers at the annual meeting held in the Courthouse here yesterday decided to admit the towns of Cumberland and Piedmont to the league, elected officers for the en suing year, reduced the salary limit and acted upon other business concerning the future of the league. The question of the salary limit for the league teams was the subject of heated discussion because of the poor flanclal showing made by some of the teams last year. The moguls decided to economize in every way possible. The motion to make the salary limit SI,OOO a month, including managers, was unanimously adopted. Colonel Nelson Russler, of Cumberland, representing both Cumberland and Piedmont, made formal application for the admission of these towns to the circuit. By unani mous vote of the officers the applica tions were favorably acted upon. Ap plications from Johnstown. Altoona, Unlontown and York, Pa., were reject ed. Re-elect Officers President, J. V. Jamison, Jr., of Hag erstown, was re-elected president of the league. Other officers for 1917 are: Vice-presidents. Colonel J. C. Roulette, Hagerstown; Colonel Nelson Russler, Cumberland; F. K. Schmidt. Frederick; W. H. Fisher, Chambersburg; Dr. J. K. Meisenhelder. Hanover; G. C. Kimball, Gettysburg; C. C. Culbertson. Piedmont. Treasurer, Max Von Schlegell, Martins burg. The president was authorized to ap point a secretary at a salary of S2OO a year. President Jamison was instructed to map out a schedule for the season and submit it to the league officers for adoption. There will be 98 games play ed by each team. The following repre sentatives were present; Hanover, Dr. J. E. Meisenhelder; Gettysburg, G. C. Kimball; Frederick. F. K. Schmidt; Chambersburg. W. H. Fisher; Martins burg, Max Von Schlegell and L. H. Thompson; Hagerstown, H. J. Crosson and Richard Hartie. HARRY FRITZ IS FREE AG EXT Scranton, Pa., Jan. 17. Harry Fritz, of Philadelphia, the star third baseman of the Syracuse team of the New York State League, has been de clared a free agent by the owners of the team. Manager Mike O'Neill, who led the club to a pennant last year, confirmed the announcement and said that Fritz signed up last spring with the understanding that he was to be a free agent before the opening of the 1917 term in the event that the club would not agree to his terms. O'Neill said that Fritz wanted too much money for next season, and the club owners decided to cut him loose. ALEXANDER STILL. OUT Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 17. The difference in salary that stands be tween Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Philadelphia Baseball Club does not promise to be bridged until the latter part of next month. It is taken for granted that the great pitcher and the club will come to terms. Alex ander can no more afford to stop pitching in the heyday of his career than the club can afford'to be without his services. President Baker refused to discuss the matter yesterdav, but it is known that Mr. Baker is willing to go a couple of pegs higher in sal ary in order to satisfy Alexander. I GEORGE H. SQURBIER 1 FUNERAL DIRECTOR I*lo north Third Strait 9 Bell Phone. Auto Service. I AMUSEMENTS _ . TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW BESSIE LOVE in "THE HEIRESS OF COFFEE DAN'S" The story of an innocent little girl who is made the victim of a pair of crooks. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CLARA WILLIAMS In "THREE OF MANY" ORPHEUM To-day times Matinees at 2—Kveniiigfl at 8 D.W. GRIFFmrS SPECTACLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA REDUCED PRICES Matinee*, orchestra, 50c and 75c; Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 25c I",veiling, orchestra, $1.00; Balcony. 75c and 50c; Gallery, 2c AN EASY VICTORY FOR ROSEWOOD Methodist Club Tossers Win Over Y. M. H. A. Five; Fast Teamwork v ln last night's City Amateur League games, played on the Armory floor, the Methodist Club defeated the Y. M. H. A. Ave, score 26 to 21. Rosewood A. C. tossers had an easy victory over the arrows, score 50 to 16. The Arrows were outclassed and outweighed. The teamwork of the Rosewood five was a big factor. Pet ers, Ellis and Rupley played a good game for the Arrows. Kline, Kent and Trump were Rosewood stars. Many Thrills Thrills were many in the second game. While the Methodist Club was In the lead most of the time, their op ponents gave the victors a hard battle. Gregory, Winn and Lingle were fast men for Methodist; and Boss and Bar tels starred for the Y. M. H. A. The line-up and summary. First Game P. R. R. ARROWS F.G. Fls. P.T. Pts. Ellis, f 0 5 0 5 Hoffman, f 1 1 0 3 J. Lutz, c 1 0 0 2 Rupley, g 1 o 2 2 Peters, g 2 0 2 4 Totals 5 6 4 16 ROSEWOOD A. C. F.G. Fls. P.T. Pts. Kline, f 7 3 1 17 Trump, f 4 0 1 8 Kent, f 5 3 1 18 Tittle, c 4 0 0 8 Devlne. g 2 o o 4 Killinger, g o 0 1 0 Totals 22 6 4 50 Fouls committed, Arrows, 10; Rose wood. 15; referee. Miller; scorer, Ly ter; time of periods, 20 minutes. Second Game Y. M. H. A. F.G. Fls. P.T. Pts. Boss, f 4 5 1 13 Yoffee, f. and g.. . 0 0 1" o Bartels, c 4 0 1 8 Lapkln, g. and f. . 0 0 0 0 Williams, g 0 0 i 0 Totals S 5 4 21 METHODIST CLUB F.G. Fls. P.T. Pts. Gregory, f 5 0 0 10 Lingle, f 3 0 1 6 Winn, c 2 6 0 10 Krepps, g 0 0 0 0 Rapp, g 0 0 1 0 Totals 10 6 2 26 Fouls committed. Y. M. H. A., ID; Methodist Club, 11; referee, Miller; scorer, Bell; time of periods, 20 min utes. AMUSEMENTS Orpheum Tomorrow iVIGHT 1 AN UP-TO-DATE BURLESQUE the TOURISTS With GUS FAY and A BEAUTY CHORUS Friday & Sat, Jan. 19-20 MATISEES DAILY Adnlta, -Tic and 35c; Children Ise I ~ Nights 25 35 50 | __ Regent Theater TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Dnnlel Krohmai Preaenta Harrlxburg's Favorite MARGUERITE: CLARK In a Humorous Photoplay. "MISS GEORtiE WASHINGTON" The atory of a alrl who could not tell the truth. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY' MARY PICKFORD In TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY ADMISSION Adulta, lOr. Children, Be. WELLY'S CORNER The Harrisburg Rifle Club has been a big factor in keeping this city on the map. Reports of the National Rifle Association shoot in Florida will soon be made public and shows the local shooters quite prominently. To morrow night the club will have Garry Gray the famous war correspondent here. He lectures at Technical High School on "The American Civilian on the Firing Line." Reports received in Harrisburg last night announce the dinbandment of the Big Five basketball team of Mid dletown. It is said that lack of pat ronage and failure to secure games out of the borough brought the finish. Two of the star players are out with injuries. The schedule committees of the major leagues met yesterday behind closed doors. The only date given out was that the season would open April 12. It is understood that there is a desire to withhold further informa.- FIX DATE FOR STRIKE New York, Jan. 17. David L. Fultz, president of the Baseball Play ers' Fraternity yesterday set February 20 as the date the players' strike is likely to become effective. "The Chicago National League play ers have been instructed to report in Chicago on that date to make the trip to their training cainp at Pasadena, Cal.," said Fultz. "If the present baseball tangle is not straightened out by that time, however, not one of the eighteen leading members of the team will move. The other clubs who have unsigned fraternity players will be up against a similar situation when they order mobilization at the training camps. The players simply will not budge." AI Uw To-day and To-morrow £~" *MM eer^ess Star —flClara Kimball Young MM In the Gripping Drama H The RISE OF SUSAN MM FRIDAY and SATURDAY ONLY M Viola Dana in "The Cossack's Whip" W Admission, 5c and 10c , Coming Mrs. Vernon Castle America's Best Dressed Woman in "PATRIA" the iwrial supreme erery Wednesday, beginning January 24th. See the New York Journal. ORPHEUM ( MONDAY NIGHT, JAN. 22 TWICE DAILY--2:IS and 8:15 Now The Only Million Dollar Picture Marks the Sunheight of Success Special Symphony Orchestra ALL MATINEES Orchestra, 75c and 50c; Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 25c ALL NlGHTS—Orchestra, $1.00; Balcony 7 rows, 7 sc; Balance, 50c; Gallery, 25c. 9 lion until the controversy with players is settled. Western Leagues have taken stepi to change the circuits in order t reclass the various teams. It is th believo that the change will result in better attendance as all teams will b more evenly matched. "Cyclone" Kelly tl.e baseball scoul; and trainer who has been keeping Tech high athletes in good shap physically, is still in Harrisburg. Hi hopes to land a job with a major league. Kelley wants to get to tin Pacific Coast. He was too high in terms for Salt Lake City. Newark has first claim on him. Bert Jones, a local bowling star, if a big help to the local shop team ot the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. league. Last night he won high score honors. There is no more enthusiastic bowler in the city than Jones, lie is a factor in other leagues. KOXKY ROACH IS HOLDOUT Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 17. Wilbul (Ro\ey) Roach, star shortstop of the Louisville American Association team, is a holdout and does not expect to sign a contract for next season tend ered him within the last few days. Furthermore, Roach is of the opinion that there is really something to Dave Fultz's claims of an approaching baseball players' strike. The Wlndber shortstop declares that managers and magnates of the bigger leagues are not treating the players square and cites his own case as an Illustration. Ro_xey was with Buffalo in the Federal League. Louisville took him at hii Federal League salary. The contract expired last season. Now Roach is offered a new contract at a big cut in salary.
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