WILKES-BARRE HERE TONIGHT FOR GAME WITH INDEPENDENTS-TECH BIG SURPRISE SWIMMERS HANG UP NEW RECORD One Day Brings Many Changes; This Seasons' Stir's Went Fast Pace New York, March 3.—The record breaking performance of American swimmers at the recent aquatic carni val at Honolulu calls attention anew to the remarkable improvement made by Americans in this department of sports in the past few years. Three new world's records were established during the course of one day's racing with the result that more than 50 per cent, of the standard records are now held by swimmers of the States or Hawaii. j All told there are thirty-three stand ard events which carry world's rec ords recognized in the various coun tries where the sport is popular and I high speed swimmers developed. These ! events range from fifty yards or about ! the equivalent in meters to two miles i and are divided into bath or indoor 1 pool contests and open water competl- I tians. In liatli Class In the bath class eighteen events are listed while fifteen are found in the j open water division. This list does not take into account odd distances, swim ming on the back, plunge for distance nnd similar contests. Of the three new records made, two displaced times previously held by American swimmers, but when Ludy j I.anger of Los Angeles, Cal„ won the 1 440-yard event in 5 minutes 17 3-5 i seconds, he bfoke a record that has 1 stood on the books for some years to the credit of the great Australian ex pert Kieran. The latter's time over the quarter-mile course in the Anti podes was 5 minutes 22 1-5 seconds. Although America nbw has a clear lead in the total records, Australia is a good second with England, Can ada and Germany trailing. Hassett Five Wins in Final Ten Minutes Strong defensive play and superb team work, last night, enabled the Hassett School of Gymnastics five to defeat the Juniata College quintet in a fast and hard played game on the Cathedral Hall floor. The final score was 27 to 15. The first half of the contest and the opening ten minutes of the seeond period were very closely contested, with the score seesawing back and forth. Hassett got unde* way in the linal ten minutes and completely out classed the collegians. A big factor in ttie victory was the foul shooting of Gough, dropping 13 out of 29 throuvh the net. The summary. HASSETT S. OF G. Fld.G. FI.G. T.P. Hilton, forward .... 3 0 •6: Gerdes. forward .... 2 0 4 j Sourbier, center .... 2 0 4 Gough, guard 0 13 13 Reagan, guard 0 0 0 ' Totals 7 13 271 JUNIATA COLLEGE * Fld.G. FI.G. T.P. j Fowler, forward ... 2 0 41 Owler, forward .... 0 7 7 j Baker, center 0 0 0 Horner, guard 1 0 2i "Wright, guard 1 0 2 j Totals 4 7 15 Referee, Arthurs. Fouls called on llassetts, 17; fouls called on Juniata, j Central Girls' Five Outclassed Myerstown Central High school girls' varsity! quintet triumphed over the Myers- ! town High school girls' team last : night, on the Chestnut Street Hall floor, by a score of 58 to 7. The sum mary: CENTRAL H. S. GIRLS Fld.G. FI.G. T.P. Smith, forward 8 0 is! Rote, forward 11 4 26 j Emanuel, center ,-.1 0 2 I Maurer, guard 1 0 2 | Richard's, guard .... 5 0 10 Shupp .guard 1 0 2 , Totals 27 4 58 i MYERSTOWN H. S. GIRLS Fld.G. FI.G. T.P. Cully, forward 1 3 5 ' Yost, forward 0 0 0 Reba, center ...... (r 0 0 Klopp, center 0 0 0 ; Yeagley, guard 1 0 2 Walmer, guard 0 0 0 j Totals 2 3 7| Referee, Ford; scorer, Burris: timer, Burris. Fouls called on Central, 9; on ; Myerstown, 5. Form New Fair Circuit; Season's Stakes to be Large I Reading'. Pa.. March 3.—A new fair ! circuit, known as the Central Fair Cir- j cult, was formed here yesterday with ! eleven members. The season will open \ at Altoona the week of August 7, fol- i lowed by Pottstown, August 14; Kutz- | town, August 21; Lebanon, August 28:! Hanover. September 3; Reading, Sep- j tember 11; Allentown. September 18; 1 September 25; York, October Hagerstown, Md., October 9, and Frederick, October 16. Abner Deysher, of Reading, was elect ed president; Harry Schall, of Allen town, vice-president, and Harry Heck ert, of York, secretary ancf treasurer, Trenton, N. J., and Lancaster conflict ed. and the former withdrew. Phila delphia and Hanover also claimed the same dates, and Hanover was awarded I the place in the circuit by the vote of I the stewards. The circuit will give a racing pro gram of more than $70,000: short ship ments being the keynote. Stakes valued 'at $3,000 to SIO,OOO will be offered, and no purse races to bj. less than S3OO on the circuit. Bits From Sportland p The Enhaut Arrows scored a 43 to 9 victory over the Moorhead team last night in a contest played on tiie latter's lloor. The Red Team of tha Hick-A-Thrift League, defeated tho Camp Hill High School five, on tho latter's lloor last night, by the score of 2$ to 16. iMSt night at Hershey the York Butchers five defeated the chocolata representatives, by the score of 43 to 25. In the Central High School Girls' Morning League yesterday, the White team defeated the Blue combination by a 17 to 9 tally. The White team has only lost one game since the league started. In the Central High School Girls' Af ternoon League yesterday, the Yelioiv and Purple quintets were victors. The former defeated the Green five by the score of 9 to 5. and the latter took the Ureijs into camp by the score of 6 to 4. SATURDAY EVENING, MIKE GIBBONS CLAIMS AND WILL DEFEND jfcfe )%,' ' / * - E p '?m I•I n f ■■lf' ] asp^* /* / \ I r k nT" l I / I I r I ■V-I I * i i ' i P I•• I N I I'!■ •* f iW- ,J \ A i r* § I i 1 Ivi : II H J %jL v'. i J %.i I i ui vA■iß V\ I fifir I %' - I jßr t Jsr jjiL 4/r jljjL 8 I I FIGfHTIN G~~i M i DELIVER I NGr 1 rTSht if 1 POSITION j /j* j ST R P ,tHT I U PPERCUT LEFT OAS j| jSm v " ' njllMllili'iiP l I'm 11 iHi ii I ii v • ~S I hereby claim the middleweight ' championship of the world.lwill defend my claim to the title against all comers to weigh 158 lbs. at 3.RM. on the day of the contest,give ortake two pounds,and I will be ready to box within 30 days after challenge. / Feb. ~Z3. 1917. tqpOMBMBMPVP*** ' 11 New York, March I.—Mike Gibbons, the great St. Paul middleweight, makes the announcement that he claims the middleweight championship of the world, and he is ready for chal lenges of those \frho think they can ijcat him. "I don't want to seem con celted about this matter," said he, "but I believe that most boxing ex perts regard me as the best middle weight In the world. lam going to do just what they did in the old days under the London prize ring rules. I am going to <Maim the title, and will be ready to defend it against all com ers. All I ask is that they weigh in at 158 pounds, at 3,o'clock of the day of the fight and that a suitable amount be given me for my services." For several weeks Gibbons has been trying to get Les Darcy, the alleged great fighter from Australia, into the ring. Darcy's manager signed articles for a light, but the brave Australian in a rage refused to have anything to do with it. Manager O'Sullivan, in order to enforce his rights, has taken his IND. FIVE READY FOR WILKESBARRE Manager McCord Will Put Best Team on the Floor; Songs Will Be Feature Manager Ike McCord and his Inde pendpnt tossers, are in the best possible condition and are ready for a tough battle with the Wilkes-Barre Pennsyl vania State League quintet, to-night in the Chestnut Street Auditorium). All of the regular players will enter the con test to-night and are out for a victory to even up the defeat which the coal heavers handed them earlier in the season. The Wilkes-Barre team was brought here by request and the con test promises to be one of the fastest of the season. Featured hy Songs As an added attraction to the basket ball game, Abie Blumin, who starred with Gus Edwards' School Kids, will sing betwen the halves. He will in troduce some of tho latest .New York song hits; The contest will start promptly at 8.15 o'clock and will be followed by the regular dance pro gram. The teams will line up in the following order: Independents Wilkes-Barre Rote, f. Cooper, f. McCocd, f. Dunleavy, f. Gerdes, c. Dunn, c. G. Ford, g. McCarter, g. Colestock, g. Foster, g. (McConnell) WANTS TO MAXAtiE ELMIRA Elmlra. N. Y„ March 3.—President William 11. Baker, of the Philadelphia Nationals, is sponsor for Jimmy Jack son, the former Wilmington leader, in his candidacy fjr the job as manager of the local team of the New York State League. If the local owners accept the peppery outfielder as manager, Baker agrees to induce Manager I'at Moran to turn over some of his surplus talent to the Colonels when the Phils return from the southern training. President Sullivan Is simply swamped with ap plications from aspiring managers. In addition to the names of Wid Conroy, Irving Wilhelm, Germany Schaefer and Jackson, the following well-known fig ures In the game are submitted: Charlie Loudenslager, Jack Dalton, former Brooklyn outfielder; Bill Dahlen, former lant; Mart Mcllale, with Boston and later Jersey City, and Jack White. It is also said that Connie Mack has rec ommended some one for tho job, but the name'has not been made public. T\VO-C'E\T BABKB VI.L CERTAIN South Bend. Ind„ March 3.—South Bend, a Central League member Is as sured of two-cent baseball through the tampalgn which wljl close next Mon day. To make the proposition a suc cess 10,000 tickets at $1.50 each must be hold. Already 6,000 have been taken. The balance will be disposed of within the next two days. Ed Smith, owner of the local franchise, has securod Pitcher Schettlcr and Outfltidcf La Ross, of Terra Haute, and expects to get First Basemaq Fisher, of Muskegon, in a trado for Outfielder Tydeman. OFFER FROM TOLEDO FOR FIGHT Toledo, 0., March ?.—Following an: nouncement yesterday that Governor Whitman, of New York, had forbidden the scheduled bout between Les Darcy, of Australia, and Jftck Dillon, of In dianapolis. the Toledo Athletic Associa tion last night sent a telegram to Dil lon's manager offering $40,000 which, if accepted, will bring the match here late this month. Under the Toledo proposal the divis ion of the money would be decided upon by the principals. Ths bout would be of 12 rounds. TEACH CITIZENS TO SHOOT IS NOW STERN v THE BACKBONE OF DEFENSE Under the title of "The Backbone of Defense, Forest and Stream in its cur rent issue urges tho enlargement of the army of sportsmen, and making them a citizenry trained to shoot. The article follows: "Most Americans learn from de velopments in the political chaos of Europe the stern necessity for pre paring to defend with arms their soil and their traditions Or is the neces sity only for a revival and bringing back to life of qualities they possess, dormant bht potent % "In either event, the striking lessor, they can find in the conduct of the war itself, is the domination of man as an individual over all his inventions for killing. For no machine or con trivance or arrangement of mechani cal forces has survived the test of standing against a man or a horde of men crawling from hole to hole in the ground and eliminating piecemeal the directing minds of complicated guns or defense works. "With rifle slung on his back, grip ped in bayoneters grasp, or clutched to his shoulder, an infantryman can 'go over. It has been proved time and time again. And he cafi defy every contrivance for stopping him that he or his enemy has yet conceived. "And so the outstanding need per haps in all good efforts toward prepar ation for defense, is to develop that 'citizenry, trained and accustomed to arms,—small arms, the rifle and the revolver • upon which the President declares we must depend in every time of national peril. "Luckily America has already such a citizenry; citizena of the hills and fields, the forests and streams, the wild places and the unviolated ex panses that are closer to home perhaps to Amreicans than to any other civi lized people on the earth. And Forest and Stream, Americas outdoor journal, can recognize with pride and affection the confidence with which this brawny throng looks to it for leadership in how they could 'mobilize'—in the true sense—their strength for demands that may eventually be made upon them. "Huntsmen those who defend upon their keen minds and ready senses to wrest the ma living from the wilds, and those as well who hunt because of the relief It affords their ofHce-chained instincts are of the breed who first offer that last full measure of devotion for a cause they love. Familiarity with God's own world, gleaned from contact with It unfurnished and unalloyed, seems al ways to adjust a'man's values and keep his conscience squared with his instinct. And In fosterln gthe growth of this clan. Forest and Stream has been a factor. Andso it is appropriate tliat through these pases there should be recognized and proclaimed ideal nucleus for America's ideal citizenry—a potential arm; - already trained and accustomed to arms. Theirs and their journal's is largely the responsibility for increas ing the public interest in and respect for arms and their use. Theirs jointly is chiefly the duty of inculcating a pride for marksmanship in the aver age American who may have drifted away from thoughts so wholeßoine, and in the average newcomer to Amer can soil who may have had his instinct for personal dependability discouraged for centuries. The showing America has made in past wars —frequently against odds— has been due to the average Ameri can's knowing how to shoot. That knowledge was a necessity In the early days when the republic was being re claimed from the savage and the forces of wild nature. The pioneer's HARRISBURG tSsfaSb TELE 6 I APB or the settler's gun was his protection, and frequently his daily bread. To preserve this widespread famil iarity with firearms—which is a step toward creating respect for them—or to reinstate it, if it has lost its footing among to-day's potential defenders of the United States, Congress has au thorized and provided funds for main taining rifle ranges for practice by civilians, under the supervision of the War Department. Value In Shooting Ability The words of the National Defense Act providing these facilities are: The Secretary of War shall annually submit to Congress recommendations and estimates for the establishment and maintenance of indoor and out door rifle ranges, under such a com ! prehensive plan as will ultimately re ! suit in providing adequate facilities for rifle practice in all sections of the i country. And that all ranges so es tablished and all ranges which muy have already been constructed, in whole or in part with funds provided by Congress, shall be open for use by those in any branch of the military or naval service of the United States and by all able-bodied males capable of bearing arms, under reasonable regu lations to be prescribed by the con trolling authorities and approved by the Secretary of War. That the Presi dent may detail capable officers and non-commissioned officers of tho regu lar army and National Guard to duty at such ranges as Instructors for the purpose of training the citizenry in the use of the military arm. Where rifle ranges shall have been so established and Instructors assigned to duty there at, the Secretary of War shall be au thorized to provide for the issue of a reasonable number of standard mili tary rifles and such quantities of am munition as may be available for use in conducting such rifle practice. The section of • the general army appropriation bill providing expenses incurred In opening the ranges to civilians is as follows: To establish an maintain indoor and outdoor rifle ranges for the use of all able-bodied males capable of bearing arms, under reasonable regulations to be prescribed by the National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice and approved hy the Secretary of War; to provide standard military arms and ammunition, indoor gallery rifles and ammunition: for the establishment of outdoor and Indoor rifle ranges, in cluding labor in operating targets; for the employment of instructors; for clerical services; for prizes, trophies, badges, and other insignta; for the transportation of employes, instructors and civilians to engage in practice; for tho purchase of materials, supplies and services, and for expenses inci dental to instruction of citizens of the United States in marksmanship, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and to remain avail able until expended, $300,000; Pro vided. That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to appoint as Director of Civilian Marks manship, under the direction of the Secretary of War, an officer of the army or of the Marine Corps. Money For Contests For the payment of transportation of teams authorised by the Secretary of War to participate in the national matches, $60,000; Provided, That this amount shall be proportioned among the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, according to the distance from the seat of government ♦ o the places where tlie national matches are to be held: And provided further, that the Governors of the States and Territories or the Board of case to a very able lawyer, and it is probable the Australian will have to explain in court. Darcy is bent on a match with A 1 McCoy, the joke mid dleweight champion. He would also like to take on Chip, who is a second or third rater. Of all the present day middleweights Gibbons is the only one who has the classic style of the great lighters of past days. He uses a straight right hand with that downward chop which made Joe Gans famous. He also has a fine right uppercut and a good left jab. He varies the left jab with a left hook. These are all the punches any fighter needs. They are the punches used by that little marvel from Eng land, Jem Driscoll, who was probably the greatest lighter ever seen in the United States. 1 "We are not challenging Darcy," I said Eddie Kane, Gibbons' manager. "Let him come along and fight accord ing to his contract. If he beats Mike we will acknowledge him middleweight champion of the world." Commissioners of the District of Co lumbia may designate which team or teams shall attend from their respec tive States, Territories or District of Columbia. In compliance with tho provisions of the bill creating the office of Director of Civilian Marksmanship, President Wilson has named for that position Col. Samuel W. Miller. During his service with the army, Colonel Miller had occasion to make extensive and detailed studies of methods of train ing for marksmanship in Fhigland and on the Continent, and'was specially impressed with the effectiveness of the Swiss system. His appointment as sures competent and enthusiastic ad ministration of the work of training civilians to shoot straight. Tech Scrubs Avenge Defeat by Steelton 2d The Technical high school scrubs defeated the Steelton high school scrubs last night at Steelton by the score of 2 7 to 17. The Tech lads have only lost one game this season and that was to the Steelton team on the Tech floor. Tho victory last night evened the score. The summary* Tech Scrubs. Steelton Scrubs. Holland, f. Snell, f. Miller, f. Poor, f. Huston, c, Ducceri, c. Smith, g. Wueschinski, g. Frock, g. Behman, g. Field goals, Holland, Miller 3, Hus ton, Smith, Frock 4, Snell, Poor, Duc ceri 3, Behmen 2. Foul goals, Holland 7, Snell 3. | ou re Invited j 9 TO OUR I [ - CYCLE SHOW 1 a From March 3rd to 10th Inclusive w." I § Everything New In Cycledom on Display I§l|f OK 1 ORCHESTRA EVERY EVENING FREE ADMISSION gljJ|bS I S HEAGY BROS, ppl MARCH 3, 1917. I WELLY'S In the selection of a new track coach at Central High, tho athletic faculty want it understood that the school winning the State meet next May will have to beat the local athletes. Central has been prominent In track events and there will be a long list of candi dates from which to pick winners. "Charlie" Farar, the Columbia bas ketball star, was the big factor last night in putting a crimp in Penn's in tercollegiate pennant chances. Columbia won by a score of 29 to 20. Farar's floor work as guard was an interesting feature. The fight will now be between Yale and Princeton. Early inquiries regarding the annual State High School meet to be held in Harrisburg during May, indicate an in crease in number of entries. Since the meet last year, many high schools have entered tho Pennsylvania Scholastic Athletic Association, and unusual inter est is manifested In this year's big trick event. Les Darcy may take a hurry trip back to Australia. He cannot fight In New- York State. Governor Whitman in calling olt Monday's bout hands the Australian a severe jolt. The only way to keep in sport is to play fair. Technical High School will again be represented this Spring by a gun club. A meeting will be held Tuesday after noon at which time a president, secre tary, treasurer and captain for the organization will be elected. East year was the first time that Tech was repre "^yporili^hi <& GrantJandJlice Copyright, 1917, by tlic Tribune Association (New York Tribune) "In case of war the United States should give up all its sport," suggests an editorial observer. Why? It might be thoroughly In order to give up the greater part of all competitive sport, but to abandon that part of sport which is for recreation and exercise and the physical upkeep in general would be precisely as rational as it would be to give up eating. The abandonment of competitive sport in America would depend entirely upon the extent to which tills country became enmeshed In the general fusil lade. If there should be a call for an army, the bulk of all competitive sport would soon flutter to tne discard, for the time at least. Sport as n War Trainer The general athletic training this country has received in recent years from its baseball, football, golf, tennis, track athletics, etc., may not be of any value when it comes to the manual of arms or marksmanship. But for all that it will be of tremendous value toward one of the main needs of military life— and that is stamina, the physical ability to stand long inarches, etc. And sport, too, has its part in developing conlidence, alertness and the keenness or coolness that comes from competition. In this connection you may or may not recall certain extracts from Hcnrv Newboldt's "Vita I^ampada"— ( There's a breathless hush in the close to-night— Ten to make and the match to win; A bumping pitch and a blinding light. An. hour to play and the last man in. , And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, - But his captain's hand on his shoulder smote, "Play up! Play up! and play the game!" The sand of the desert is sodden red— Red with the wreck of a square that broke, The gatling jammed and the Colonel dead And the Regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death has brimmed Its 'jan.ks, And England's far and honor a name— But the voice of the school boy rallies the ranks, "Play up! Play up! and play the game!" Goshen's Mysterious Stranger Dear Sir—When the bowling league was started hero in Goshen, Indiana, last fall there was a rule that substitutes would be allowed for players who could not be present. During the fourth week one of the players, who had an average of less than 150, was called away after his second game. A mysterious stranger named Smith who had been watching the contest was accepted as a substitute. Now we are not accepting substitutes in Goshen any longer His name was Smith, Jimmy Smith, the 25d to 290 boy, and who, according to Ople Davis, Is the author of the classical phrase—"Hit 'em on the Brooklyn side— they're falling better." SLEEPY STEVE (Goshen)'. Another Trained Body "Speaking or writing of sports and war," suggests R. L. D., "did you happen to know there are over 400,000 trap shooters in this country? Trap shooting is not only a great sport, but it is one of the greatest of them all for military purposes, as it trains a man to handle a gun. The trap shooter doesn't use an army rifle, but the training lie gets at the traps will be of exceptional help." Trap shooting Is a broader ranged sport than most of those on the outside give It credit for being. We haven.'t run across a trap shooter yet, and the landscape is replete with them, who isn't as dippy about his game as the ball player, golfer or tennis playqr is about his. If Les Darcy should have any trouble getting suitable tights he can always fall back on that minor altercation now going on between his countrv and Germany. He may not consider this worth his while, but at the same time it might help to kill his aftern.oons. By the middle of July or early August there will be any numfifer of cities more than willing for their respective ball clubs to start for the front. When the Home Club develops the habit of losing, Flanders, Belgium or Siberia can absorb the entire outfit, so far as the genial fanatic is concerned H. F. J.—There are now about 500 ball players registered as major leaguers By the first of May there will not be quite so many, once the pruning knife starts its spring campaign. Thereafter the list / will be cut to a figuro around 375. sented by a gun club, and the organi zation proved popular with the stu dents. The coaches of the Eastern college and university rowing squads are look ing forward to an early spring, and ex pect that they will bo able to get their . crews on the water earlier than usual this season. Tho Vale eight has al ready been üble to take short puddles and Princeton and Columbia plan to follow suit within the next week or twp unless there should be a sudden freeze. Cornell and Syracuse, which, owing to their inland location aro always tho last to luunch their shells, report that there Is still considerable Ice on Cayuga and Onondaga lakes. Mike O'Neill, manager of the Syra j cuse baseball team, is out In a protest against new rules recently adopted. Ills principal opposition is to the salary cut. He criticises the cut in the month ly limit and claims that managers are trying to cheapen the Farrell circuit, j According to the general opinion Man | ager O'Neill overlooks the fact that I managers arc tired paying for some thing they dJd not get. Crack athletes from all over the United States, will compete to-night in the classic Indoor ineet at Philadelphia. It will be held in Exposition Hull of the Commercial Museums under the di rection of the Meadowbrook Athletic Club. This organization has back of It plenty cash to offer handsome prizes for winners. The meet to-night will cost not less than $20,000. New indoor rec ords are anticipated. 15
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