10 Droney's Friends Say He Will Whip Kilbane Tim Droney, the Lancaster fighter, Is picked to defeat Champion John nie Kilbane in their bout at York next Monday night, in tlio Orpheum Theater. Droney outweighs the cham pion by at least twelve pounds and is a terrific hitter. He is not the fin ished boxer that Kilbane is, however, and it remains to be seen whether he can punish the champion like his friends say he will. The semi-windup to tlio bout will be between Johnnie Wolgast, of Lancas ter and Cadillac, Mich., and Johnnie Gill of York. Wolgast demonstrated that he is some fighter before the local fans last Wednesday night and lias been cleaning every boy his weight in this section. Gill will have to go some to win and the bout promises to be equally as interesting as the tinal. Three fast preliminary bouts will top oft the bill. Bits From Sportland A special meeting of the committee on grounds, of the Marysville A. A. will be held this evening at the home of the association president, 11. O. Cun ningham. In a dual trapshooting event on Saturday, at Carlisle, for the cham pionship of Cumberland county, H. 10. Dunson, Carlisle, took honors from M. B> Stewart, by breaking 94 out of a possible 100. Stewart broke 86 tar gets. The Olympics lost a hard fought game to the Vandal five of Atlantic City, on the latter's floor on Saturday night by the score of 55 to 23. The Hummelstown Monarch five ■was humbled by the Enhaut ex-liigh school team on Saturday night, on the Hummelstown floor by the score of 55 to 3D. In a contest played at Annville on Saturday night the Baker Independent five, Steelton lost to the Lebanon Val ley College Reserves by a 36 to 25 tally. Shippensburg State Normal school quintet were humbled by the Mt. Alto Academy team on Saturday night on their own floor by the score of 26 to 13. Members of the Belmont club will make plans for the coming baseball season at a meeting to be held this evening in Horstick's store, Nineteenth and State streets. By defeating the Sunbury and Lock Haven team on Saturday night on the McGee tables, Williamsport, the Wil liamsport billiard team advanced two points in the Central Division elimin ation tournament. P. 0. S. of A. Quoit Schedule Gamps scheduled this week in the P. O. S. of A. Quoit league include: Camp 477 at 71C, 8, March 8; and 639 at 505, March 9. Standing of the Teams W. U P.C. Camp 8 50 in .833 Camp 522 4 1 2< .629 Camp 102 43 27 .614 Camp 716, 38 42 .425 Camp 639 27 38 .415 Camp 505 25 40 .384 Camp 477 18 52 .257 HKHSHEY TRACK TEAM The Men's Club of Hershey have organized a track team and will be represented in this line of sport this spring. John F. Snavely, general sec reatry of the club will supervise the work. Candidates for the basebail team are fast lining up and a good team is expected to represent the cho colate town. AMUSEMENTS " y Regent Theater TO-DAY AM) TO-MOUHOW SI'HCIAI, AT'l'll ACTIO X NO ADVA\CE IX ADMISSION' j I'HK'KS —5c and 10c MARY PICKFORD IlarriNliurii'M Favorite In the second und best production in which she has appeared in "HEARTS ADRIFT" A drama of tangled lives, inter woven with the mist of the sea. Playing in other cities at advanced prices. WEDNESDAY nml TIIIHSDAV JACK PICKFORD (Brother of Mary) Supported l>y I.OlISt: HUFF In "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" H> CHARLES DICKENS - * Monday Night March 12 II *1 jT\ 1 W'll.l. BE FILLED IX ORDER OP Mail Orders Now ssggus ispsssssssi THE MESSRS. SHIBEHT PRESENTS "THE EVENING STAR OF THE BOULEVARDS^ ■SB AM MR SVIIVIA 1 JASO\ L.onm: III\K. EDITH DAY, BHAH / !? SYKiis sisrnus, W\ ( \l wrm.v, UII.HKIt I.ENTLEY 17- AN " 'HENERY LEWIS TO 4XKAHEI.DIAK HEVEI.ERS tiORWKOI'SI.Y ((OWNED 70 PRICES: Orchestra, $2.00; Balcony $1.50, SI.OO, 75c. Gallery, 50c. i t*. r— ~~ s ORPHEUM- ,HE3H EMBCIOH 1J A • A The Smartest and Brightest J ust Laughs—Jolly Tunes —Pretty Girls NIGHTg—2Sc, 50c, 75c, SI.OO and $1.50 MONDAY EVENING, & Grant land J^ice Copyright, 1917, by the Tribune Association (New York Tribune) Beyond the Barrier Upon our shield the staining rust Has gathered deeper than we knew; Upon our blade the drifting dust Has dimmed and dulled the ancient hue: And we have floundered through the pall As children, who have lost tlieir way; But somewhere, underneath it all. The Vital Spark still waits the day. The ruggedness of ancient mould ' Is hidden now by softer dreams; The braver line we used to hold May waver where the red flash gleams; But when the showdown comes at last Beyond control of word or pen. Remembrance of a braver past Shall come to wake us up again. The ancient spirit of the clan May shrink, at times, before the call, Bewildered, in the waiting span, Before the rousing lash shall fall; But when the light flares down the field Beyond doubt's final barricade. The rust shall come from off the shield— The dust shall flutter from the blade. Tlic Human Net Your Uncle Wilbert Robinson, of Brooklyn, is the Human Net who catches them as they start to fall. When Robbie slipped the net un.der Jack Coombs, Rube Marquard and Larry Cheney, all held as impending hasbeens, few took his pitching staff with any great seriousness. But your Uncle Wilbert managed to salvage no less than forty-five perfectly good ball- games with these three last year, and he expects the trio this season to bag him fifty. Also, if any other managers desire to push any veteran talent overboard, Your Uncle will be in the immediate vicinity with the old net still working. Robbie is especially optimistic upon the 1917 showing of Rube Marquard, as ho believes the Rube will win as many games for him this season as he ever won with the Giants. Saved Brooklyn It was Marquard who saved Brooklyn last fall. The Phillies had just beaten the Dodgers five straight in Philadelphia. Coming over to Brooklyn, they had added two more, thereby taking the lead. With Alexander on the job, another victory was in sight, and three straight in Brooklyn would have broken up the race. It was at (his poiijt that Marquard tossed his left arm in front of the Phllly charge and hoisted his mates out of certain trouble. He was at his best in the most critical game of the year, full proof that his old confidence returned. "Giants at Marlin lack military supplies." You'd think there'd be a lot of Marlin rifles, or at least marlin spikes, around the place, anyway. Or is there nothing in a name, after all? Forced Marches The entry who isn't willing to start anything until the exits are greased has a stout hunch as to where he is going to finish. Howsoever, there is more fun in trimming a hard loser than there is in upsetting a good one. It isn't hard for even a quitter to look game with his back against the wall. Quantity Plus Quality The trouble with most pitching in the present era is the fragile aspect of pitching arms. The trouble is that most of them figure that one game every four or five days is quite enough. Lack of work has wrecked more good pitching material than overwork has by a margin by 9 to 1. There are few pitchers hurt by overwork. Whereas there are many tons of pitching flesh spoiled by the other side of the argu ment. Who are the pitchers that did the bulk of the work in 1916—who worked the greater number of innings'.' Here they are: American League—Johnson, 371 innings; Coveleski, 324 innings; Ruth, 323 innings; Bush, 287 innings. National League—Alexander, 389 innings; Pfeffer, 329 innings; Rudolph, 312 innings; Mamaux, 310 innings. From these eight men you can pick the six best pitchers in baseball, and they are the eight men who did the bulk of the work, who were willing and ready to start three times a week. Bob Shawlcey was only an inning or two behind, and he is another star. . In 1914 George Stallings won a pennant by pitching three men in turn. Rudolph, Tyler and James carried the club from last place to a world cham pionship. Three men. worked in turn are far more effective than five men worked in turn, because they work often enough to develop both physical and mental efficiency. Song of the Off-Trail So long as there's a dream to dream. So long as there's a song to sing; So long as coming dawns shall gleam Upon our boundless wandering; So long as there's a road that leads Out and afar—through mile on mile— Beyond life's narrow faiths and creeds. So long shall life be worth the while. Christy Matliewson has started south with his Redß—over the trail blazed by Ned Hanlon, Buck Ewlng, Joe Kelley, John Ganzel, Clark Griffith, Joe Tinker and Buck Her/.og. This Red lane has been long enough to know no turning off the highway of defeat for forty years, so Matty's 1917 assault upon an ancient fate will be one of the season's features, whatever happens. This fate will have to smile with greater kindness on Matty than it has smiled upon some of the others. Matty has all the qualifications for success, but a citadel with a forty-year tradition of failure needs all there is for the blasting-out process to work. COLUMBUS I.AN'DS "LEFTY" York, Pa., March s.—Edward ".Lefty" George, the ex-Tristate south paw, has signed a contract for the season with the Columbus team, o£ the American Association. His salary will he the same as last year. George has a suit pending against the Kansas City Club, of the American Associa tion. for back salary. TARSUS CI.CB ELECTS The Tarsus Club, of the St. Paul Church, has elected managers to head the athletic teams for the com ing seasons, as follows: Baseball, G. Wenrick; tennis, Raymond Hall; track, James Nelson; football, James Hollohan. AMISEMEXTS ' ~ \ y JVfq J" jßißgrg | Monday, Tneida/ and Wedneaulay I 6 LITTLE WIVES A Olrly Muxieal Comedy with 20 i people, KIVIDK the entire perform ance. v -* | j ORPHE U M] To-morrow Evening At 8.15 DAVID BKLASCO PrrßPntx DAVID WARFIELD In llin World-Itenowned Sueeena THE MUSIC MASTER Direct from 20 weeks at the Kniek- ' erboeker Theater, Mew York. Seat*, st>e to f2.00. WED. kv <&Vy g MARCH 7 SEATS TO-DAY EDWIN RKLKIN Prenentn ROSA KARP —and— JACOB CONE —ln The Jewish War Brides EXCEI.I.ENT CAST Scat M,."<■, 75c, 1.(H) v - - mmanßß nl Nazimova 11^1 War Brides" Is the and moet expensive film drama ever shown in any theater for 10 cents. It plays In most theaters for R0 cents and sl. In presenting this IS I ijfa Play for a dime the Colonial most play to OTcr 5,000 persons per day, and for this reason no other pictures will be shown with it and the shows will begin at 10 a. m. Instead of 11 a. in. as usuaL HXRRISBURG aSSSI TELEGRAPH Altoona Bowlers Put Locals Out of Running The Harrlsburg Motive Power Ath letic Association bowling: team, rep resenting: the Philadelphia Division in the finals of the General Managers' Elimination tournament, was elimi nated on Saturday night by losing to the Altoona Car Shop team, in a game played at Wllliamsport. By losing the game the Harrisburg bowlers lost a chance to participate in the Grand System meet, in Baltimore next month. The summary: ALTOONA Werner 14 0 177 317 J. Bickel . ... ]62 166 828 11. Bickel, 142 131 273 CofTman 104 i S r, 34S C. Bickel 165 154 319 Totals 773 813 1586 HARRISBURG Jacoby 138 175 313 Reck 144 183 327 Martin 134 134 2 68 Jones 166 167 333 Oilier 143 149 292 Totals 725 808 1533 ORPHEUM—"The White Spot." luesday, evening only, March 6—David ___>Varneld in "The Music Master." Wednesday evening, March 7 Rosa Karp and Jacob Cone in "The Jewish War Prides." (Yiddish), r riday and Saturday and Saturdav n £ e ' Mareh # and 10—"Very Good Eddie. M A J K,STlC—Vaudeville. COLONIAI,—"War Brides." REGENT—"Hearts Adrift." I The on tire company which lias been j appearing all season in New York in | _ .. David Belasco's revival of R"vi<l "The Music Master," will II rile hi be BPen here when David Warfleld, perhaps the greatest living American actor, comes •us . Orpheum, Tuesday evening, in this play. Some of its more important members are: Auguste Aramini, Fran cis Gaillard, Edward Moller, Charles Abbott, William Boag. Griffith Dusk, William If. Barwald, Tony Bovan, Ixjuis Hendricks, Pickering Brown, H. G Carlton. Thomas Gilbert. Marie Bates! Kleanor Barry, Jane Cooper, Helen Weer, Gertrude Valentine and Rose Saltonstall. "Very Good Eddie," with a number of pretty girls and a splendid cast of musi- C &1 favorites, comes to the I "Aery. Orpheum Theater, Friday Good night, March , for two lOdilie" nights and Saturday mati nee. The performance is said to be notable for the brilliant team work of Burford Hampden and Vallie Martin as the two babes in the woods —the interest, of course, centering in this enchanting pair of innocents. There is no need of certifying Miss Martin s high standing in musical com edy as a most dainty little ingenue with a delightful voice, and it is claimed she never has been seen to better advan tPCe. As for Mr. Hampden, his droll singing of Jerome Kern's best comedv number. "When You Wear a 13 Collar," would alone place him in the foremost rank of singing comedians. With Miss Martin he is quite the feature of the lightest, breeziest, most entertaining performance of the day. "Glorious girls, gorgeously gowned" sings the alliterative press agent of the Anna Held show, ; Aniin Held which comes to the !In "Follow Me" Orpheum for a single performance on Mon- I day nirrht, March 12. As is well known Anna Held's girls are always the per fect types of physical beauty, for Anna believes in surrounding herself with ihe prettiest women to be found, for her own marvelous style is enhanced by a brilliant setting of femininity. There Is but one act on the Majestic bill the first half of this week, hut no more is needed, for "The Six "The Six Dittle Wives." I,i(*le Wive*" the musical comedy nt Majestic tabloid hit of the sea son, gives theatergoers nn liour-and-a-half of solid enjoyment. The cast, which includes twenty-five talented musical comedy players, is bended by two clever comedians—Al Harrison and Johnny Philliber—and their brand of fun is said to keep the audience in constant lausrhter all the time. There is aIo p'entv of excellent sinking end dancing furnised by a big lienntv chorus, who make several at tractive changes of costumes, whi'e the stage settings are elaborate and costly. A frail but ''auntless woman defies an empire in Herbert Brenon's photo- BTiphic mas'ernlfcn, "War Prides" "War Brides." which at the Colonial i= showing at the Co lonial Theater to-dnv, to-morrow and Wednesday. Devotees of all that is finest in motion pictures, and of the speaking stage, recognize in Nazimova one of the most distinguished actresses of the clay; and those who are well read on motion pictures know that "War Brides" is one of the greatest pictures ever produced. Nazimova, in the role of "the woman who defies an fmpire," will bring tears to the eyes of the strongest and make hearts beat faster. It is an intensely dramatic story which has to do with conditions brought about by the war, but does not i show any battle scenes. The main story ideals with the effects of war upon the homes and the loved one left behind. | Owing to the length of this film, which is in eight parts, and the enormous cost of same, there will be no other pictures shown on the same program. Th<> prices will be the same as usual, adults ten cents and children five cents. The theater will open at 10 a. m. instead of the usual time. To-day and to-morrow Mary Pickford will be preesnted at the Regent in "Hearts Adrift," an Mnry Plrkforil in appealing story that "lleurtN Ailrlft" grips hard at the heart strings and makes us love this darling little actress more and more. Miss Pickford, as Nina, a little Spanish girl. i the solo sur vivor of a shipwreck and Is cast upon an uninhabited island. Some years later a wealthy couple, the Grahams, are shipwrecked. Mrs. Graham is res cued, but her husband, like Nina, is washed ashore on the desolate island. The two become friends, companions— and more. Realizing that their lives cannot continue in this manner, Gra ham tells Nina they must "marry" and he performs an impromptu marriage seremony. They are happy, but one day a boat comes to the lonely island. In it is Graham's wife, and a happy re union between the Grahams follow. Nina sees the meeting and understands all. When Graham at last looks for Nina lie sees her posed upon the brow of a cliff, her babe in her arms. Only a moment hse stands there, and then leaps to death. TESSAH TOSSKRS WIN The Tessah five of the Hassett Club easily defeated the Tower City High school team on the lattcr's floor on Saturday night, by the score of 4 7 to 31. The local lads took the lead early In the contest and held it throughout. TECH'S VICTORY FEATURE IN SCHOLAST Slogan Now Is "lieat Central Week's High School Schedi Tech's victory over Steelton on the latter floor Friday night was not only the surprise of the week, but of the season. From a Tech standpoint, the surprise was all the greater when it is taken into consideration that three Freshmen played on the team. "Bud" Dingle played his first league game at forward. Wilsbach was at center, while Beck was switched to a guard position. With three first year lads on the quintet, it would appear that Tech has at last a chance to turn out a winner. Another lad who will bear watching is Smith, a member of the lirst year ln terclass basketball team, which is leading the league. Tech has had an other poor season at the cage game, and the only chance there is to redeem the season of losses is for the Ma roon to pull together and by defeat ing Central land the city champion ship. League Games 011 Schedule! In the Central Pennsylvania League, York will play at Reading Friday night, while 011 th nevt nit Mit they wi. stop off at Lebanon for another con test. Central will go to Steelton Friday night for the first contest between the two aggregations. York may win either contest on its trip, but the odds are against the White Roses. Chances are that the league race will not be decided until March 16 when Lebanon will travel to Reading for the second contest between the two leaders. At Lebanon that team won from the Berks countians by a 34 to 32 tally. Reading has the advan tage, and should win the pennant. Llghtner's squad had the advantage of meeting the Central quintet after the two men had been disqualified, while Lebanon lost to Central's full strength. This one turn will likely j g best people will surely I t [I , I I discover, smoke and rec- Mi ij j||| I ommend the^ best cigarette. ejl j| I CofpOfiJ^ MARCH 5, 1917. Important Games on This ule; Academy Has Game keep the race from ending in a tie, as was the cane last season. Miscellaneous Matties Tech will go down to Middletown to play the return contest with the lower-enders. In the Tech gymnasium before Christmas Tech barely was able to win 25 to 24. With a rejuvenated line-up, the Maroon ought to win by a larger score. Franklin and Mar shall Academy will visit the Harris burg Academy floor Saturday in a game that should be nip and tuck from start to linisli. Few changes were registered in the standing ol' the players in the league. Moore is still head and shoulders above the rest of the players in the league, with an average ot 22 point for t lu> i "">1 ";i y\ •! played. Other players in their order follow: Nyquist, Heading, 16.75; Frank, Central, 11.53; Harris, Tech, 13.38; Dayhoff, Steelton, 12.43; Wend ler, Heading, 1J.2 5, and Gregory, Cen tral, 10.67. High Score Teams The highest scoring team in the league would be made up of the fol lowing players: Moore and Nyquist, forwards; Wendler, center; Frank and Witmyer, guards. While five of the teams in the league will play during the coming week, the standing in the race is not likely to be affected, and it is likely that there will be no de finite change until the leaders get to gether, and fight it out for the first position. The standing of the teams to date is as follows: STANDING <F " ' A' - W. L. Pet. Lebanon 7 1 .875 Heading 7 1 .875 Central 3 3 .500 Steelton 2 4 .333 Tech 2 / 6 .250 York 1 7 .125 Evangelical and Mount Pleasant Bowlers Busy Evangelical lA-ague (Hess' Alleys) Braves 9G5 Cubs 9t>b Cubs 339 Tyne (Braves) 99 Hartmire (Cubs) 265 Tigers 1041 Tigers 377 Roudymaker (Tigers) 109 Roudymaker (Tigers) 305 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L. Pet. Braves 31 23 .57 4 Tigers 30 24 .555 Cubs 2!) 25 .537 Hed Sox 18 36 .333 Mount Pleasant League Pollys 1355 Pollys 470 Sliipp (Pollys) 107 Shlpp (Pollys) 304 Cubs 1259 Cubs 466 McNeal (Cubs) 133 Balmer (Cubs) 278 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. X,. Pet. Pollys 18 9 >.667 Pirates 17 10 .633 Klephants 13 14 .444 Cubs 6 21 .222 MRS. ('DOVER'S SFDDI'.X DEATH Mechanlcsburg, Pa., March 5. The death of Mrs. George C. Coover occurred suddenly 011 Saturday when she was preparing dinner. Her hus band, who is a well-known contractor was in the house at the time she was overcome and almost immediately died. She was aged 64 and was a member of the Church of God. Her husband and three children survive as follows: Murray P. Coover, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Lynn G. Coover, of Leonia, N. J., and Mrs. Bertha Mc<- Sorley, at home.
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