NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE IS LOOMING UP STRONGER-WOLGAST IS BEST BOY WHKES-BARRE TO PLAY SATURDAY "Will Oppose Independents at Request of Local Basket ball Fans At tile request of the basketball fans of Harrlsburp, Manager "Iko" McCord, of the Harrisburg Independent basket ball Ave, has booked the Wllkea-Barre Pennsylvania State League quintet to appear here on Saturday night of this ■week. The contest will be played on the Chestnut Street Auditorium floor. Manager McCord experienced some trouble In securing the coal region tossers, but at last landed them and the contest promises some of the best basketball seen here this season. Have All-Star Team The Wilkes-Barre team Is composed of star players, all of whom are vet erans at the cage game. On a previous visit to this city against the Independ ents, the coal helvers walked away with the ganio witn :ase and feel confi tlent that they can duplicate the feat to-night. The Independents have been going at a fast clip and have strengthened since their first game with the up-" state team. With several hard work outs this week Manager McCord feels sure his men can revenge themselves for the former defeat at the hands of the Wilkes-Barre five. Gordon Ford, the star guard of the locals, who has been out of the game for some time with a dislocated knee cap, is working out with the team inch week, and hopes to be In condition to play on Saturday night. Casino and Academy Teams Roll Good Matches CASINO LEAGUE" (Casino Alleys) Pennsiys 1449 Pennsys ; 513 Elsenhart (Reading) 135 G. llargest (Pennsys), 354 Standing of the Teams W. >L. P.G. Majesties 35 10 .777 Strollers 25 *l7 .595 Pennsys 24 24 .500 Nobles 22 23 .489 Headings, 16 29 .355 Audlons 13 32 .288 ACADEMY IJiAGCE (Academy Alleys) Bakers 1595 Bakers 553 O'Leary (Officers) 140 O'Leary- (Officers) 393 standing of the Teams W. L. P.C. Officers, 40 2(1 .606 Bakers 37 29 .561 Barbers 34 32 .516 Bitters 32 34 .486 (New Cumberland Alleys) Bull's 1435 Bull's 518 Hartmire (Evangelical), 135 Hartmire (Evangelical) 321 MARKET SQUARE S. S. LEAGUE (Hess' Alleys) Greek-Americans 1621 Greek-Americans 579 McCurdy (Greek-Americans),. . 177 Taylor (German-Americans),. . 506 Hassett Club Plays Juniata College Tonight To-morrow evening the Juniata Col lege team will meet the Hassett School of Gymnastics live at this city on Cathedral Hall floor. This will un doubtedly be one -of the best games of the season as Juniata College has one of the strongest basketball teams in the State this year, and have been winning most of their games on trips away from home. The Hassett live were put through a hard signal prac tice last eveningand are in line fighting trim. lt*is thought that M. Gerdes, who has been out of the game for some time, suffering from a badly lacerated hand, may he In shape for ihc battle. Governor Brumbaugh has been invited to attend tlie game as Juniata College is his Alma Mater. — -r- —■ —GH ML JH MARLEY 24 IN. DEVON 1% IN. ARROW COLLARS 15 cts. each, 6 for 00 eta. CtUETT. PEB00Y 4 CO.. IMC. MAKERS You are looking for real down-right pleasure and I am the fellow who can give it to you. My name is KING OSCAR 5c CIGAR Meet me any time anywhere, or better yet keep me always with you. JOHN C. HERMAN & CO. Makers. THURSDAY EVENING, UPS AND DOWNS OF SPORTS IN HARRISBURG ATTENTION! GET READY TO CHARGE: /~1& * L*EWL#N* TO TEACH *TECH SIDKKB GOLF C|K LI sS TITS WW" ' IT &OES TO THE WINNER if TUE. ifar MEET, Tech To Play Steelton; May Take on Lewistown Technical high school's basketball team will go to Steelton to-morrow night where It will oppose the Blue and White team In the eighth Pennsyl vania Interscholastlc basketball league contest. Concluding this game. Tech will have the two contests with Central to be played in this city. Tech has one open date for this month, and the Lewistown high school officials are negotiating to have the local team play at that place. Tech played on that floor last season and brought back a victory. Steelton and Tech are closely matched for fourth place, and a victory for Tech will tie the two teams for that position. The contest will Ire played In Fel ton Hail, with E. (". Taggart as official. The line-up for the teams will be as follows: Tech. Steelton. Harris, f. Dayhoff, f. Ebner. f. < 'oleman, f. McGann Breckenridge, c. Beck, c. Weuschinski, g. Wilsbaclt -Morrett, g. Pollock, g. Lloyd, g. Llngle. E. W. Shank Wins Dual Shoot From J. G. Martin In a dual livebird match yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the Har risburg Sportsman's Association E. W. Shank scored a victory over J. G. Mar tin, both local men, by killing 43 out of a possible 50. Shank dropped 21 out of the last 25 birds shot at, many of which were difficult chances. As per agreement Martin stood at 30 yards and Shank 27. Martin allowing Shank two birds to scofe as dead. Martin's score was 40. The birds were a mixed lot and were very difficult to shoot. JUDGE HOLDS BASEBALL GOOD New Orleans. March 1. Judge Stents, of the State Court of Appeals, has upheld a recent decision In the First City Court of New Orleans that George Oddo must pay to Vincent, Greco SSO, the amount of a bet which the former lost on the result of an amateur baseball game here. It was alleged that Oddo stopped payment on a check for SSO which he deposited with a stakeholder as his share of the wager. Judge Stents held with the low-er court that baseball is "primarily a game of science and tends to pro mote skill In the use of arms, and a bet thereon if not excessive is recov erable." COVALESKI OFF FOR SOUTH Shamokln, March J. Stanley Covaleski, a member of the pitching staff of the Cleveland American League team, left here to-day for New Orleaus. will Join liia fellow ball tossers In -preparing for the coming Reason. The local twlrlcr haw recovered from a very sore arm with which he was afflicted during a por tion of last season and feels he will make a better showing on the diamond next summer than heretofore. CALHOUN SETS PACE IN NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE; SIX MANAGERS ARE BUSY Six of the eight managers in the New York State League are energetically at work rebuilding their clubs and strengthening up the weak spots for the 1917 pennant race. A wholesale weeding out process is in vogue in these six cities. In Elmira and' Utlca baseball affairs are in a much muddled shape* The re building; of those clubs lias not as yet been undertaken anfl probably will not be started until some way Is found to rid the teams of their financial troubles. Fans in Elmira, aided by businessmen, are striving to save the franchise. In Utlca, the Schram estate and William F. Donahue, the present owners, have the franchise for sale. They are holfling their franchise as an asset worth $6,000 and no one appears willing to pay the price. The present owners, however, will not continue In the baseball business. Calhoun Seta Pace "Red" Calhonn has been getting the pace for the State League managers in the way he has been rebuilding the Wilkes-barie team. Calhoun has been bustling throughout the winter and has rebuilt the eatire team, with the excep tion of an and an outfielder, both of whom he claims he will get later on. Bill Coughlin has been doing a lot of work lately in getting the Scranton club In readiness for the State League light. Coughlin does not have to re build the entire club, but there is weed ing out here and there to be done, and Coughlin is doing It in a systematic way, and in a way that ought to be productive of results. Coughlin holds high hopes of getting relief from sev eral of hla major league friends when the big league managers begin to cut CENTRAL DROPS IN LEAGUE STANDING ReadingTossers Humble Locals in One-Sided Contest at Reading Central high school five dropped ! several points In the league standing ! list night by losing a game at Read | ing, to tho Heading high school, by the score of 55 to 26. The eßading toss ers started the game with a rush which dazed the local lads and soon rolled up a comfortable lead which they hold throughout . Coach McCord's lads played hard but werff unable to cope with the ter rific onslaught of tholr heavier and more experienced opponents. The team work of tho Pretzel men was su perb, with Wendler, the big center, featuring. Heading passed the ball all around the locals held them to a lone field goal in the opening period: Maloney landed the only two pointer in the opening period. The summary: CENTRAL HIGH Fd. Q. Fl. G. T. P. Milton, forward ... 4 0 8 Maloney, forward ... 2 0 4 Marts, center 1 0 2 Prank, guard 0 12 12 Wolfe, guard 0 0 o Totals 8 12 26 READING H. S. Wilson, forward' ~i fi 0 10 Nyqulst, forward ... 4 7 15 Wendler, center .... 11 0 22 Khoadea, guard .... 4 0 8 Dietrich, guard .... o o o Totals 2 4 7 65 LEAGUE STANDING W. 1.. Pet. Lebanon . 7 1 .874 Heading . ..' 7 I .875 Central :i 3 .500 Steelton 2 3 .400 Technical 1 t; .mj York 1 7 .125 GRANT BOMGAKDNKR DIICS Hunuuelstown, Pa., March I. Grant Bomgardner, of Reaver Station, near here, died last night of typhoid fever, aged 38 years, lie Is survlvud by his and four children. Funeral sorvlces will be held on Sunday at Shoop'a Church. G. A. R. MEMORIAL SERVICE Newport, Pa., March I.—Poet J!7, iO. A. It., will hold Its annual memor ial service In tho Lutheran Church this evening. HABItteBURG TELEGRAPH the strings and send the "phenoms back to the bushes. George Wiltse recently announced | the signing of Dick Breen, one of the i best second-basemen who has even worked in the State League. Wiltse is ] also on the track )f some good in i fielders and a couple of outfielders. He | expects to produce a pitching staff that will be up to the minute in all respects and he will cut loose from much of the excess baggage the club carried along last season. IN'cw Fuec* for Cockill George Cockill has promised a num ber of new faces for the Harrisburg team. Cockill expects to have all mem bers of last year's team report for practice, 'but he does not Intend to hold many of them. He was far .from satisfied with the work of his club last year, but he was unable to produce many changes, owing to the fact that it was late in the season when the ; Troy , franchise was transferred to Ilar i risburg. Cockill has gotten In touch I with a number of young players and ! has many of them under contract. He 1 has also announced that practically all |of his old players are on the market and that ho is willing to talk trade or jsale with any manager. Mike O'Neill, at Syracuse, has been on the still-hunt for pitcners, and a couple of inflelders. Mike's club last year romped off with a pennant and the leader of the Stars does not figure that be must make many changes to be In the fight all the way this year. "Chick" Hartman has been signing players right and left for the Bingham ton team. Hartman lias landed some good Inflelders and some fine pitching talent. He has several old players to ifall back on, but his aim has been to replace the old with no, wmaterial wherever possible and practical. Bits From Sportland I , t I The Ked team added two more games j to its list in the Central High school I wills' morning league yesterday by de- I (eating the White by the score of IX j to 10 und Ave by the score of |l2 to 5. The contest with the White five required two five-minute extra per iods to decide. Tn the Central High School girl's af <¥rnoon league yesterday afternoon the Purple team defeated the Ureeu and Yellow teams, each by the score of It to 4. The Harrlaburg Rilla Association will hold Its regular meeting to-night In its rooms at Court and Market streets. The new grounds project will be dis cussed. A four-team toowllng league has been started Ui members of the Rosewood Athletic club and will begin activities within the next week or so. In a contest last night at Tyrone to decide the championship of the Kastern division the Altoona Car Shop flvo defeated the Reading team by the score of 30 to 13. On Saturday afternoon at Carlisle M. B. Stewart. West Kairvlew, and J. 11. Donson, Carlisle, will oppose each other In a 100-target event for the champion ship of Cumberland county, liattlilig LevlnsUy bested Hilly Mlske In eight out of ten rounds lust night at St. Paul. Minn. It was announced yesterday In Mil- ! wuukec. tliut First Haseman Hairy, of! the Oakland, Cal., club, and Uutttelder Ueorge Anderson, of Cincinnati, have j been purchased by the Milwaukee As sociation Club. The ilrst squad of the Washington American league baseball team left Washington yesterday to begin spring training at Augusta. Ua. According to reports 15ay Caldwell, j who disappeared and failed to report: to the Yanks. Is now pitching In the 1 Panama CunaUione under tho name of Collins. r Willie Hoppe, lillluVl king, won all I four of liTs uiutchus )csttrday afternoon i and last night in the series of exhtbl- ! tlon matches, In progress at Alllnger's ! Academy, Philadelphia. President Haker, of the Philadelphia | National league Club, will Ignore i Whltted and Nlehoff unless they re- I .turn Hhelr signed contracts at the' headquarters before next Tuesday. NKW PASTOR, AT UAVIMIIN Da up hi ii. Pa., March 1.- The Hov.! 11. C. L.ut*. paator of the United Kvan-! gelleal Church, wan transferred to the l charge at Kaat Ureenvllle. Pa., and tho Rev. J. M. Hhoop, of Hteelton, a for mer paator. to the charge at Dauphin. The Rav. Mr. Bhoop will preach here Sunday evening. WOLGAST WINS TEN-ROUND BOUT Brother of Former Champion Has Best of Battle With "Kid" Albert Johnnie Wolgast, of Cadillac, Mich., brother of Ad Wolgast, now haltered in the stable of Frank Erne, at Lan caster, gave "Kid" Albert, Frederick, Md., a severe beating last night in a ten-round bout. It was a big battle of a show held under the auspices of the Keystone Sporting Club, in Chest nut Street Auditorium. The bout went ten rounds. Wolgast had every round, although in the opening round Albert got a right hook across to Wolgast's nose, drawing the red tluid. This was the only damago inflicted on Wolgast and was momentary. After the second round Wolgast went after the "Wop" hard and gave him severe punish ment. Early in the fourth round Wol gast opened Albert's cauliflower car, Which bled profusely during the re mainder of the bout. lie was also bleeding from the mouth and nose. Albert was game and did a great deal of the leading, but his rushes were made blindly and Wolgast stopped him with a left jab, followed by a stiff right. After the fourth round the Cadillac lad landed blows almost at. will. A left jab and a straight right were Wolgast's effective punches. WalUs Into Jab v Albert walked into a hefty jab in the eighth round, closing his right eye for the remainder of the bout. He came back strong in the ninth, but his rushes were soon halted by suc cessive lefts to the jaw, followed by stiff rights to the body, lie finished the round weak. At the opening of the tenth round Wolgast put the Ital ian to his knees with a left uppercut, weakening him tor the rest of the round. He hung on to Wolgast to save himself and did not give the Cadillac lad a chance to put across the haymaker. Albort left the ring in a dazed condition while Wolgast was not marked. The preliminary bouts were also of a high order. "Kid" Bretz, of Steelton, and Paid Coyne, of Lancaster, opened the show and mixed it tip in a lively manner. George "Kid" Alberts, of Beading, although greatly outweighed by "Kid" Smith, of Columbia, showed the fans some real sciontillc lighting and outpointed the Columbian in four of the six rounds. The show was a good one up until the last bqut which was to have been the semifinal between Billy Waltz, of Lancaster, and Dick Wills, of Phila delphia, but on account of Wills not making his appearance it was held off until last and the wind-up took its place. Wills failed to show up and Frankie Erne and Waltz gave a clever exhibition. Marysville Athletic Assn. Planning Activities For Coming Baseball Season Marysville, Pa., March 1. A meet ing of the Marysville Athletic Associa tion was held in the borough building Tast evening. Reports were heard from the various committees, appoint ed. oMst of these reports were favor able. The chairman of°TK'e b&hquet committee turned over to'the treas urer $29.25 which wan left from tl>e banquet of February 20 after all <<x penses were deducted. A committee was appointed to se cure a Minstrel Concert Company which will give a concert in this place in the near future. The profits will be used for the benefit of the baseball team of the Dauphin-Perry league through the offices of the Athletic As sociation. The committee comprises Chairman F. W. Geib, W. R. Hench and J. P. Lilley. A special meeting o fthe association has been called for next Monday evening at the home of the president. H. G. Cunningham. A report of the finance committee will be made. The club has met with some trouble in the league games. Thsi difficulty is expected to be settled soon. STATE COLLEGE'S FINAL GAME State College, March 1. Penn State's baseball basketball five left yesterday for a four-game series that will wind tin the best season State's cagemen have had In years. Dela ware College will be played to-mor row at Newark and Swarthmore at Swarthmore and Lehigh at South Bethlehem on succeeding days. So far. Conch Hermann's squad lias played 10 games, winning nine. Stato has defeated Dartmouth, Carnegie Tech.. Syracuse and Pittsburgh. Cap tain Walton is playing his final games for Penn State. For two years lie has played guard and is one of the best captains State ever had. You Are Cordially Invited TO OUR CYCLE SHOW \ / From March 3rd to lOth Inclusive Everything New In Cycledom on Display ORCHESTRA EVERY EVENING FREE ADMISSION HEAGY BROS. 1200 N. THIRD STREET I MARCH 1, 1917. WELLYiS i^GORNER in the young 18-year-old star, Dewey lsenberger, West End has a comer. His pitching last season at tracted much attention. He lost a 2 to 1 game l against Lebanon. It was played at, Lebanon on 1-mbor Day. He won the game against Rosewood A. C. at Island Park, and won in the game With Mercersburg Academy. This season will be Jim Thorpe's last chance to make good. He is now with the Giants at Marlln, Texas. Last season in the American Association in 143 games he had a batting , average of .274. He knocked out 10 home runs and lead the association in stolen bases, having .274 to his credit. He will have to go some to get into the outfield as a regular. His con tract with the Giants expires this sea son. Willie Hoppe, who is winning hon ors in billiard contests and Is the un disputed champion, has entered the movies. He has several big offers to pose for pictures and do fancy ehoot Burglar "Calls," Woman Not Bluffing, He Finds Washington, Pa., March 1. "Don't move or I'll shoot your head off." said Mrs. Thomas Edwards, of Brownsville, as she leveled a revolver at a burglar who entered her home. The burglar thought Mrs. Edwards was bluffing and moved. The trigger snapped, a bullet sped on its way and hit the robber. He leaped from a sec ond-story window and by the time Mrs. Edwards could summon assistance he had made his escape. Mrs. Edwards had a large sum of money in the house and it is supposed the burglar knew it. When she heard the man enter the house she arose from her bed, got a revolver, tiptoed to the room in which he was and suddenly switched on the electric lights. —. Harrisburg Girl Marries Indian Youth Lancaster, Pa.. March 1. Melvln McKarlans. a full-blooded Indian, whose parents attended the Carlisle School, and Miss Elsie Stough, both of Harris burg, each 21 years old, were married yesterday by Alderman Charles F. Stauffer in the courthouse. The bride's parents were present. All were on their way to Philadel phia in an automobile, where the mar riage was to have taken place. Snow delayed them and It was feared they would reach that city too late to get a license, so the marriage took place here. RfINGSIDE GOSSIP Waltz and Franklc Erne sure did mix it up a. few. Punches flew like shells on the Somnie front. Wolgast went at Albert with a vange a.nee, backed' up by all kinds of wallops and the Italian didn't have a chance after the second round. He was game, however, and stuck to the last. It didn't take Wolgast long to get to Albert's cauliflower ear, and when he did it was all up for the> Mary lander. Albert lost about a pint of blood through the transaction. Albert didn't know he was whipped and after the bout ho asked a news paper man who he gave the fight to. The "Wop" was a fit subject for the hospital. Kid Smith, o'f Columbia, underesti mated the ability of George "Kid" Al berts. of Beading, and consequently lost the bout. Smith and Alberts both thad bad pipes and were puffing like a Ford tak ing a steep hill. "Kid" Bretzj of Steelton, made a good impression on the fans and, although green, showed the earmarks of a comer. He is a shifty lad and packs a punch in both mitts. Frankie Erne was working over time. He was in Wolgast's and Coyne's corner and gave a good account of him self In his bout witli Waltz. Joe Barrett, the fork promoter, was in Albert's corner and liaO a big job on hand mopping up 'he gore. Want Extra Toes Cut Off Baby's Feet Denver, Col., Feb. 27. —Parents of Josephine Valerlo, who was born on January 13, and possesses six toes on each foot, are taking no chances with the high cost of living. They applied to the health department for a permit to have the baby's extra toes ampu-j tated ;to they will not have to facl the difficulty of having shoes mado to I order. ing. He may be an actor at a large salary as it is proposed to have scen arios written around Hoppe, in which he can show his ability as a cue star. Motor Club of Harrisburg will meet to-morrow night at the rooms, 109 South Second street. Secretary J. Clyde Myton is making an urgent ap peal for a large attendance, as he has some important business on the cal endar to look after. T. C. Nicholson, aged 54 years, a veteran baseball star, died at his home yesterday At Rellaire, Ohio. He was with Detroit and Cleveland, and re ttred in 1900. -.Three years later he was elected Mayor of his home town. Baseball owners who arc either in the South with their teams or will start within the next two days, will not worry long with holdouts. They are ignoring all players who have not signed contracts, and failure on the part of last season stars to show up in training camps will mean new play ers for vacancies. J Important City League Games Scheduled Tonight Technical high school gymnasium floor will be the scene of an import ant City Amateur League game to night, when the Rosewood Athletic Club and the Galahad Recreation Club fives clash. At the present time the Hosewoods are leading the league with the Galahad tossers only one game behind. A victory for the Galahad quintet would tie it for first place with the Rosewoods. The Galahads team is the favorite in to-night's game as it has won both previous contests played with the Rosewood five. This contest will star at 9 o'clock. The opening game will start at 8 o'clock and will be between the West End Athletic Club and the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Arrow teams. Both of these teams will put their strongest teams on the floor and a good game Is ex pected. Taft Prefers Army Staff Bill to Chamberlain's New York, March I.—Former Presi dent Taft, in a telegram to the Na tional Security League, declared lie was in favor of the army bill proposed by the general ta(T. He said ho did not think the Chamberlain bill "goes far enough." "But I suppose," he added, the Chamberlain bill is better than nothing, though I don't like to com promise." Difference in the two bills, which are now before Congress, is that the meas ure 1 recommended by the general staff llxes an initial training period of eleven months beginning with boys of 18, whereas the Chamberlain bill would take boys at 19 and train them for six months. ! Reunited With Mother He Thought Dead Lexington, Ky„ Feb. 27.—Private Marion Hutchinson, of the Second Regiment, Kentucky National Guard and the mother he never had known; were reunited at Fort Thomas bar racks, when Mrs. Hutchinson arrlvd there from her home in Jackqon, Ky. Private parents separat ed when he was a child and, though living in the same county all the time, he had been taught to believe his mother was dead. Captain Blaine Short, of Jackson, while at. El Paso, received a letter from the young man's mother asking him to ascertain whether her son was enlisted in the Second Regiment, and it was through his efforts that mother and son were brought together ngnin. They will return to Jackson together if Private Hutchinson's discharge can be obtained. Says Many College Students Brainless Chicago, Feb. 28.—"Most boys and girls haven't brains enough to go to college," was the statement with which Dr. James Lukcns McCon aughe startled the seniors of Evans i ton high school at chapel. "There are a whole lot of boys in college who would better be out work ing for $5 1 week," he said. "They haven't brains enough to take advan tage of tho opportunities colleges offer. "The spirit of America Is 'never Quit.' Colleges have a place for "every boy and girl who is not a quitter." FISH l)IK BY MILLIONS , Davenport, lowa, Feb. 27. —Millions of flsh this winter.'.due to the great depth to which the river has frozen. 15
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