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WEST END TOSSERS HAND BIG SURPPISE TO GALAHAD LEADERS-READING ACTIVITY
READING PLAYERS
REPORT IN APRIL
Manager George Wiltse Will
Locate in Reading After
Harrisburg Meeting
Reading, Pa., Feb. 14.—George
Wiltse, manager of the Reading team
of the New York State league, has or
dered his players to report on April
14, ten days in the openeing
of the season, and after about six days
of drilling he will start playing exhibi
tion games to give the players a taste
of the real thing.
Both Wiltse and Dr. F. N. Tate will
attend the league schedule meeting to
be held at Harrisburg next month, and
Wiltse may make his home in Read
ing from that time on.
There lias been no dope flittering
through from Syracuse as to what
players have been signed for the Read
ing team, but there is no doubt that
Wiltse will be ready to put a fast nine
In the field.
Needs Clean Ilitter
He has outfielders Breckenridge and
Rabbit Oakes as regulars, and while
the infield lias been shot to pieces and
there must be a good clean-up hitter
for the outfield, the fans have confi
dence that Wiltse will have the men
when the time comes.
Wiltse is making every effort to get
hold of the more seasoned men and
expects to land some of them from the
big league clubs when they return
from the South.
Up' to this time there has been little
talk ol' trades among the New York
State League managers, and it, is pre
sumed that most of them intend to
stand pat on what was left to them
after tho draft last season.
Reading must do some hustling to
get together a good pitching staff, for
•there w.ill bo at least two or three to
be signed.
Local Bowlers Show Speed;
High Scores in All Matches
Boyd Memorial Loague
Dull 1610
Bethany .'... 1459
1 lick-a-Tlirifts 2350
Boyd 1753
Dawne (D) 155
Saul (D) 45 4
Culp (B) 177
Irwin (H) 504
Casino Tenpiit League
Calumets 2777
Orpheums 2450
Barnes (C) . 279
Barnes (C) SCo
Knola P. It. R. League
Rubies
Emeralds 1575
Knaby (R) 200
Knaby, (R) 526
Allison Hill League
Cubs 2339
Rabbits 2318
McFarland, (C) 20' i
Springer (R) 534
Hick-a-Thrift League
Pigeons 1934
Rabbits 1669
Creswell (R) 181
Creswell (Ii) 502
Miscellaneous
(Machine Shop Men)
West End 2230
Erectors 1496
Leach (W. E.) 176
Leach (W. E.) 494
STANDING OF TEAMS
Knola P. R. R.
■Wolves 23 16 .590
Lions 23 16 .590
Rabbits 23 19 .547
Cubs 23 19 .547
Leopards 19 20 .486
Tigers 9 30 .231
Dave Fultz Refuses to
Make Any Statements
New York, Feb. 14. When the
National League resolution was shown
1o President Fultz, of the Players'
Fraternity, he refused to state what
action the fraternity would take until
he had consulted other officers of the
organization.
Before he left McGraw arrange
ments were made to meet again to
morrow, when Fultz hoped to go be
fore the National League, but the ac
tion of that organization virtually
barred the way for such a move. Mc-
Graw returned immediately to the
National League conference quarters
and explained what he had accom
plished to President Hempstead, of
the New York Club, who in turn laid
the result of his manager's efforts be
fore the magnates; but what effect, if
any, the report had was not disclosed.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURO flSMtf TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 14, 1917.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
APPROVES ACTION
At Meeting Tomorrow Resolu
tion Similar to That of Na
tional Will Conic Up
New York, Feb. 14. Representa
tives of the American League declared
to-day that their organization was in
accord with the abrogation by the
National League of the agreement
made with the Baseball Players' Fra
ternity at Cincinnati, January 6, 1914,
and indicated that the American
League would take similar action at
Its meeting to-morrow.
President David L. Fultz, of the
Players' Fraternity, refused to com
ment on this point, but pointed out
that the fraternity was not required
by the so-called "Cincinnati agree
ment" to do more than call off tho
threatened strike of 1914 He would
not state what action the fraternity
would take until he had consulted
other officers of the organization.
Commission to Act
President Tener, of the National
League said that the National Com
mission would take tho same action
that the league had and that any
further requests or communications
from the fraternity would be ignored.
He explained, however, that no dis
crimination was to be made against
any player who might have been or
continued to be a member of the fra
ternity, but that all future dealings
would be with the players as indi
viduals.
The rule will be strictly enforced,
he added, that no player who Is not
under contract shall report at a train
ing camp unless he comes there to
sign.
MacAllister and Biddle
Indoor Tennis Winners
New York, Feb. 14. R. R. Mac-
Allister and Craig Biddle were the
winners of the important matches in
the national Indoor tennis champion
ship singles to-day. MacAllister, for
mer Baltimore player, easily defeated
Francis T. Hunter, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. The
rallies wore good, tho Marylander
forcing the games and winning the
points.
Biddle, the Philadelpliian, worked
up a splendid attack against G. A. L.
Dionnc, whom he beat 9-7, 6-1.
Dionne was swamped by tho speed of
his adversary, who volleyed deeply In
the last set to make a hurried finish
to the match.
In the second round of the national
doubles, S. H. Voshell and A. Bassford,
Jr., of New York, defeated the Aus
trian pair. Count Otto Salme and
John Mattlieysz, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
National League Acts;
No Strike Compromise
With Players' Fraternity
New York, Feb. 14. The National j
League and the Baseball Players' Fra- ;
ternity came to the parting of the'
ways here yesterday, while Manager |
John J. McGraw, of the New York j
National League Club, anr' President i
David L. Fultz, of the Players' Asso- j
ciation, were In secret conference en- !
deavoring to reach a common ground
upon which the so-called strike of!
the players could be compromised, j
The senior organization passed unani
mously a resolution abrogating the
agreement made with tho Fraternity I
at Cincinnati on January 6, 1914, and |
when McGraw returned to the meet
ing it first appeared as if his self-im
posed mission had been in vain.
Later, when President Tenc . of the
National League, read the resolution
to the newspaper representatives, hJ 1
explained that no discrimination was'
to be made against any player who :
might have been or continued to be a
member of the Fraternity, but that
the league would no longer recognize
the organization and that all dealings
in the future would be with the play
ers as individuals.
Ray Makes New Record
in indoor Track Meet;
Loomis Wins Four Firsts
New York. Feb. 14. Joie W. Ray,
of the Illinois Athletic Club, who three
weeks ago established a new world's
record for one mile and a half, broke
George Bonhag's American record of
9.14 1-5 for two miles here last night.
He ran from scratch in the two-mile
handicap, and, with a magnificent
sprint in the final lap, after he had
passed all the other contestants to
whom he had given liberal handicaps,
I broke the tape in 9.11 2-5, which is
I 1 4-5 seconds behind the world's rec
ord of 9.09 3-5 made by Al. Shrubb
of England, at Glasgow, Scotland, in
1904.
Coach Schlichter Keeps
Academy Tossers Busy
Coach Schlichter of the Harrisburg
Academy, has had his basketball toss
ers working hard every day this week
In preparation for their game with
Central Friday night. Scrimmages
with the second team have been in
order all week and the final practice!
will be held to-morrow.
The Academy may have another
switched line-up for this game as
Coach Schlichter has been experi
menting on several combinations and
will have the strongest team on the
floor Friday night.
None of the basketball tossers will
be permitted to enter the indoor con
test Friday afternoon. The game was
originally set for another date, but it
was switched to Friday night.
WOMAN MAGNATE GETS DIVORCE
St. Louis, Feb. 14. Mrs. Helen H.
Britton owner of the St. Louis Na
tional League Baseball Club, has been
granted a divorce from Schuyler Brit
ton, former president of the club. She
was awarded the custody of their two
children.
Mrs. Britton testified that Mr. Brit
ton "squandered her means to such
an extent that her property was im
periled."
She said he drank at times, and
that then his manners were coarse and
his talk boisterous. She also said that
on one occasion when he returned
j home and found the door fastened,
|he broko the panel. Charges of
j habitual drunkenness and vagrancy
| were withdrawn.
Mr. Britton was not In court, and
! his attorney asked Mrs. Britton no
questions.
| WILI.IAMi?TOWN WANTS CAME
j Williamstown High School basket
| ball team, which claims the scholas-
Itlc championship of upper Dauphin
county, desires a game in the vicinity
of Harrisburg for the evening of Fri
day, February. 23. A guarantee suffl
clent to cover expenses for seven men
would be satisfactory. For a return
game March 16 and 17 are offered.
Address R. N. Lutz, faculty director,
Williamstown, Pa.
WEST END WINS
OVER GALAHAD
City Amateur League Furnishes
Big Surprise in Two Fast
Contests
West End tossers handed the sur
prise of the season last night in the
City Amateur Basketball League, de
feating Galahad, score 25 to 23. The
playing of the West End tossers was
fast and brilliant, the exhibition being
one of 'the best of the season. This
defeat for the Galahad five puts Rose
wood in the running again for the city
amateur leadership.
In the second game last night, the
Methodist Club won over Y. M. H. A.,
score 24 to 19. This gives the Winn
aggregation a better look-in for fur
ther advancement. This game was
also fast and featured with fine goal
shooting.
Boss,'who Is holding several records
for the season, led for the Y. M. 11. A.
Kvcry member on the Methodist team
starred. In the second game Daylioff
led in scoring for West End A. C. and
Gebhard for Galahad. The line-ups
and summaries:
Y. M. IL A.
Fd. G. Fls. Pts.
Boss, forward .; 3 7 in
Yoffee, forward 1 o 2
Bartels, center 1 0 2
Katz, guard 0 0 0
Williams, guard ' o 0
Roth, guard 1 o 2
Totals 6 7 19
METHODIST CLUB
Fd. G. Fls. Pts.
Lingle, forward 2 0 4
Lutz, forward 1 o 2
W. Winn, center 3 o 6
Rapp, guard 1 o 2
A. Winn, guard 2 6 10
Totals 9 6 24
Referee, Arthurs. Scorer, Wash
burn. Fouls called, on Methodists 13,
on Y. M. H. A. 11. |
WEST END A. C.
Fd. G. Fls. Pts.
Good, forward 1 n 2
Dayhoff, forward 5 9 19
Phillips, center 2 0 4
Smith, guard 0 0 0
Beck, guard J....0 0 0
Totals ..I 8 9 25
GALAHAD R. C.
Fd. G. Fls. Pts.
Wallower, forward 2 0 4
Gebhard, forward 5 3 13
Wolfe, center . . 2 0 4
Rexrotli, guard 1 o 2
Storey, guard :. 0 0 0
Totals 10 3 33
Referee, Arthurs, Scorer, Washburn.
Fouls called, on W r est End 11, on
Galahad 19.
Standing of the Teams
Won. Lost. P. C.
Galahad R. C 6 2 .750
Rosewood, A. C 6 2 .750
Methodist Club 5 3 .62 5
West End A. C 4 4 .500
Y. M. H. A. 2 6 .286
P. R. R. Arrows 1 7 .143
ACTRESS TELLS
OF STAGE LIFE
Success Comes Only After
Long, Weary Climb and
Much Self-Denial
The girl who wants to go on the
stage speaks.
"Oh, I'm just crazy to go on the
stage, but my parents won't let me. j
They just keep mo tied down here at:
home where there's nothing more ex- '
citing to do than go to parties, and
dinners, and dances, and automobile j
rides, and fat her says I ought to be I
thankful that he's' able to take care
of me and protect me from the hard-M
ships of life,
"Do you hear that? 'The hardships
of life,' when I am talking about go
ing on the stage, not going out as a
stenographer, or a clerk, or somebody
that has to work. Why, being an ac-
I tress isn't work. It's jufet fun. It's
i just having the best time on earth
| and getting paid for it.
"It's wearing the nicest of clothes,
and having people stare at you wher
ever you go and say. 'S-s-h, that's
Maude Adams, or Mary Nash, or Janet
Beecher,' or whoever you are. in a
way that makes the little prickles of
delight go up and down your spine.
And it's having midnight suppers
with the gayest and wittiest people,
and then rolling home in your limous
ine, and going out to your grand coun
try place on Long island for the week
ends, where you have wonderful Rus- \
sian wolf hounds that you have your
pictures taken with and put in all the
magazines.
"All that you have to do when you
are an actress is just to come out
on the stage in the most be-au-ti-ful
clothes, and move around, and talk
Just like you would if you were in
your own drawing room —that Is, of
course. If you are playing a society
play, you know, Just like Ethel Bar
rymore does. And, of course, If it's
a tragedy, you just scream in the
right places, but that's easy enough,
too.
"I'm sure nobody could make more
of a row than I do when I get mad.
And for that you get all sorts of
money, and your name in the papers
all the time, and people applaud you
until they spilt their gloves. That's
what being an actress so
easy.
"And it's so easy to get to be an
actress. I know, because I've read
all about it a thousand times. You
just feel In yourself that you are a
genius and that you want to go on
the stage, and you go to New York
and go to a manager, and ho looks
you f over and says. 'l'm afraid I'll
have to give you a small part to
start with,' and he gives you a tiny
role.
"Maybe you only carry a spear In
tho back row of the chorus or play
the part of a maid and hand the
heroine her cloak, but Mr. Belasco Is
in the audience, and he sees what
stupendous talent you've got. and as
soon as the play Is over lie is wait
ing for you and he offors you a con
tract at a thousand dollars a week.
"I know I'd make a great success
on the stage, because people always
applaud at the church fair when I
recite, 'Lit-tul Ma-a-bel with her face
against the window pa-a-ne.' And I
think my father and mother are real
mean not to let me be an actress. It's
such an easy and gay life." •
As It Really Is—
The actress, reading notices of her
new play, speaks:
"Well, and so I have arrived at last,
but I have come by such a hard Jour
ney that I wonder if the goal is worth
the price I have paid to reach it! The
critics exhaust their adjectives In
praise of my last night's performance,
but, oh. the times they have Hayed
me with their ridicule, or humbled me
Into tho dust by ignoring me.
"I wonder if there Is any other
success in the world as hardly won
as that of tho actress, or that Is as-
SOPHS WIN OUT;
NEXT TO LEADERS
"Muzz" Miller Stars For Fourth
Year Tossers; Bihl Shoots
Well
Technical high school Sophomores
yesterday Jumped into second place
In the inter-class league by, winning
from tho Senior five yesterday after
noon by a 34 to 27 score. The second
year boys took the lead from the
start and lead all the way.
"Muzz" Miller Stars .
'"Muzz" Miller played the best
game for the fourth year lads, tally
ing 19 of his team's points. John Beck
played a good game at guard for the
Sophs, while "Vic" Blhl lead his team
mates to victory, scoring 16 points
from goals from field and from the
15-foot mark. The line-up and sum
mary is as follows:
Sophomores Seniors
Bihl, f. McFarland, f.
Richards, Ebert, f. Pleam, f.
Frank, c. Walker, c.
Moore, Fortna, g. Miller, g.
Beck, g. Davies, g.
Goals from field: McFarland, 3;
Pleam, Miller, 4; Bihl, 3; Richards,
Frank, Ebert, 3; Beck, 4. Goals from
foul: Miller, 11; Bihl, 10. Referee,
Prof. Grubb.
Standing of the Teams
Teams , W. L. Pet.
Freshmen 2 0 1.000
Sophomores 2 1 .667
Juniors 1 1 .500
Seniors 0 3 -.000
Bits From Sportland
Representativesvof the various ath
letic associations of the Philadelphia
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
will get together shortly and form one
big organization. Samuel G. Hepford,
one of the best authorities on ath
letics will be in charge. There Is no
sport he is not thoroughly acquainted
with. It is not going to be an easy
task for one man to lake care of be
tween 4,000 and 5,000 athletic boost
ers, but he has proven his worth in
other branches of work and no more
able director could have been chosen
than Samuel G. Hepford. It may take
a little time for the big body to get
moving right, but once it is in motion,
it is a certainty that the Philadelphia
division is on the athletic map, and
there to stay.
Ex-Colleglans yesterday at Wild
wood Lake defeated Lucknow Shop in
a fast hockey game.
Bowling alleys at Covenant Presby
terian Church, a new feature intro
duced by the Men's Brotherhood, will
be opened to-morrow night.
Manager Billy Mehring has post
poned his next boxing show to the
night of February 28.
full of heart-breaking anxiety and
peril, even when it is won. or that
is so fleeting. I am successful to
day. My name is in electric lights
on Broadway. My name on every
lip.
"Next season I may have a bad play,
and 1 go Into the discard. Let me
have a spell of sickness that robs me
of my good looks, and no manager will
want me. A few more years, at best,
and my beauty will be gone and I
will have to play old women's parts,
and see younger and fresher sta,s
take my place.
And what a climb it has been to
get even where I am! What work,
what self-denial, what want I have
known, what courage I have had to
have! I remember the weary years In
which I haunted managers' offices
looking for the smallest position. For
days I have sat, shabby and hungry
in outer offices' waiting for the nod
of an insolent office boy to summon
me into the presence of a manager
who looked me over as appraisingly
a she would a horse, and dismissed 1
me with a "nothing doing." I remem
ber the sickening despair and heart
break with which I went out to go to
other offices, and go through the same
experience.
"I remember the nightmare of barn
storming companies where we played
one night stands in rude communi
ties. I remember the fury of work
in stock companies where i was play
ing one part, and studying another
part, studying while I ate, and was
fitted with clothes for the new role,
i "What work! I shall never get
the weariness of it out of my bones
if 1 live a thousand years. And now
that I have achieved success at
such a price, I must still keep on pay
ing. I can have no social life. I must
save my time and strength for my
work. I can eat and drink only the
simplest food. Indigestion ruins the
voice. I cannot even enjoy my family
ties, because they are forever at war
with mv career.
"I wonder if there is any other life
that requires such sacrifices as the
, stage!"
Tech Tossers Work Hard;
After Steelton High Scalp
Technical High School varsity toss
ers are preparing to defeat Steelton
High school team when they play at
the Armory Friday night. It will be
the tirst of their series of two con
tests in the Central Pennsylvania bas
ketball league. According to Faculty
Director Grubb, the Maroon tossers
.refuse to be counted out of the race
so far as the local honors are con
cerned. In fact the Tech team ex
pects to make a good showing when
it comes to honors between the four
local schools. Tech has already won
from the 'Academy tossers on their
floor, and hope to win from Steelton
when they play at the Armory Fri
day night.
FLACK STILL HOLDOUT
Chicago, Feb. 14. Max Flack, out
fielder with tho Chicago Nationals,
wrote friends hero to-day from his
home In East St. Louis, 111., denying
that he had signed a 1917 contract.
(Officials of the club had previously
announced that he had signed.
Flack said, however, that terms
were satisfactory, but that he was
awaiting action by the Baseball Play
ers' Fraternity before signing.
j ■"""
Resolutions That Look
Like Frat Death Knell
"Whereas, The Baseball Players'
Fraternity has Violated the letter
and spirit of an agreement between
and national agreement leagues
clubs and players erttered Into on
the date of January 6, 1914; there
fore be It
"Resolved by the National Lea
gue of Professional Baseball Clubs
That In so far as that league Is
concerned, this agreement be and
is hereby abrogated, and all rela
tions between this league and said
fraternity are hereby severed a'nd
terminated."
Millersburg Citizens Plan
For Big Baseball Season
Millersburg, Pa., Feb. 14.—At a
meeting held in the Hontinel office last
evening the Millersburg Athletic As
sociation reorganized for the 1917 sea
son. The meeting was called to order
by President Rlckert and the follow
ing officers elected for the season:
President, J. A. W. Brubaker; vice
president, Dr. C. M. Rlckert; secre
tary, C. W. Rubenda.ll; treasurer, H.
E. Heckert; advisory board. B. IST lin -
mons, F. P. Chanco, H. M. Falrchllds,
T. E. Jones, J. Hi Klingman, W. W.
Watklns and W. A. Hemmlnßcr. A
manager will be elected at a future
meeting.
It was a harmonious session, every
candidate being elected by acclama
tion. It is expected that tills season's
team will be tho best ever and now
uniforms, grandstand and probably n
new-athletic field will be In order.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
On the left is Jole Ray, of tho Illi
nois A. C„ the national five-mile cham
pion, who is looked upon as the great
est runner of the present day at any
distance from a mile up to live miles,
and on the right Is Joe Loomis, of the
Chicago A. A., the 100-yard national
champion. Just now these two great
athletes aro in the limelight, compet
ing in all the big events throughout
the country and adding new laurels
to their long chain of victories: They
were big winners last night.
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Changes In basK<ett>all dates are an
nounced for tills week. Central high
plays Reading high on the night of
February 21, instead of Friday night.
Central and Harrisburg Academy have
their annual match this week, playing
Friday night. Tho only local scholas
tic game will be at, the Armory Fri
day night between Tech high and
Hteelton.
Winn, of the Methodist team; Hol
land, of West End, and Boss, of Y.
M. H. A., are running doso for honors
as foul shooters In the City Amateur
League. Boss leads with 56. The
others are two points 'respectively back
of tho leader. These players arc In
every game and promise some new
records before the season ends.
Barnes of the Calumets is leading
the Casino Tonpln League bowlers. He
has been in 48 games and bowled a
total of 9.155 points. Ho made 222
straights; 181 spares, and has an aver
age of 1-90. Ross of the Orpheums
who has been in tho same number of
games, has an average of 185. Mont
gomery of the Electrics is right on his
heels.
Records for 200 scores in tho Ca
sino Tonpln League show Barnes with
18, Montgomery 15, and Ross 14. The
Jolly Five team leads with the largest
number of total points, 42,673. To
date 214 scores of 200 have been hung
ui>.
"Xiutcli" Shaffer, of Wayneslofe.
was in llarrisburg yesterday ennlte
to Munich, Ind. To-morrow nigttlio
will meet Ford Hunger. He wll re
turn east and meet "Sailor" Mahtr.ol
Brooklyn, on February 24; and "\Jd"
Smith, of Columbia, at New Yorklir
March. Shaffer is making 1 a
tion and his clean cut boxing has Moi
for. him much popularity. He isiii
demand in the east.-
Sometime ago announcement ,W:s
made that llarrisburg has been jlcf
ed as one of eight cities to fofn a
new basketball league next ssn.
The announcement was not take' ser
iously by those who had not beP let
In on the circuit. Now conies abate
ment from a local promoter tha Har
risburg will have league basetbali
and that the promoters of tl; new
organization will not go beggin for a
representative team.
Representatives of the Dupliin-
Perry League will get busy D-night
and plan for next season. Thee is not
likely *to be any change in thfcircuit.
There is a move on foot to ifike .the
game less one-sided than it (is been.
| Interest in every town is stong anil
I if there is enough money insight at
I the start to assure expennesiinterest
j 'ng sport may be expected. Someone
suggested that the receipts f all the
games be pooled and the l&gue run
| on a co-operative plan. 1