CITY AMATEUR TOSSERS PROMISE REAL CAGE SPORT—READING AFTER LEBANON BUSY NIGHT FOR CITY LEAGUERS Methodist and West End Fives Fight For Third Place Tonight The City Amateur League teams will get into action again this evening on the Technical high school gym nasium. when the West End Athletic Club quintet will clash with the Meth odist Club combination and the Young Men's Hebrew Association five will meet the P. R. R. Arrow team. While neither of these two games will have any bearing on the standing: of the leaders, both will be haYd played. The teams in the league have been improving with each game play ed and all four of the quintets on the schedule to-night will put their best personnel on the Qctor in order to annex the contest. Fight For Third Place The Methodist and West End club fives will work especially hard to win as these two teams are tied for third place in the league standing. The winner will land that berth to-night. The Arrows and the Y. M. H. A. teams will play the opening contest, which will start at 8 o'clock. Eleven more games remain to be played in the league, which is sched uled to close on March 22. The Rose woods have virtually clinched the championship, although the Galahad five is close and still has a chance to get into the lead. Each of these two teams have three games yet to be played. Kline, the sure shot forward of the Rosewood five has retained his; high scoring average and still leads < the league, with an average of 17.10 points per game. He dropped a few ! points during the past week but etill j leads by a good margin. Gebhard. of the Galahad five is the nearest -nan; with an average of 14.83. Boss, Y. M. ; H. A.; Holland. West End and Tittle, j Rosewood are the other three players ; who have been playing a consistent j game. Last Night Was Busy Night For Local Bowlers Casino Tenpln l(ot (Casino Alleys) Rovers 2764 Rovers • 997 I Atticks (Rovers) 245 I Atticks (Rovers) 622 j ST AX DIX G OF THE TEAMS i W. L. Pet. i Electrics 32 23 '.SCI Jolly Five 31 26 .541 Alphas 29 23 .337 Calumets HO 27 .523 Orplieums 23 32 .438 j Rovers 25 35 .416 j Casino Dm-kpln League (Casino Alleys) Pennsys 14 47 I Pennsys 472 Mosher (Pennsys) 127 Mosher (Pennsys) 320 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L. Pet. Majesties 37 11 .771 Strollers 35 17 .595 Pennsys ............... 27 24 .529; Nobles 23 28 .451 j Readings 16 29 .355 I Audions 13 32 .2SS j Academy Darkpln League (Academy Alleys) Officers 1332 : Officers 550 | O'Leary (Officers) 137 OXeary (Officers) ~339 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. J„ Pet. Officers 42 27 .609 Bakers 37 29 .561 Barbers 85 34 .507 Bitters 32 34 .486 Commercial League (Taylor Alleys) Diener's 2394 Diener's S7l Bowlers (P. R. R. Clerks) 200 Bowlers (P. R. R. Clerks) 535 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L Pet. Bowman & Co 30 15 .667 Diener's 32 19 .627 P. R. R. Freight Clerks 19 26 .422 Wm. Strouse &Co 12 33 .267 Boyd Memorial League (Boyd Alleys) Dull 1980 Dull 6SO Sites (Dull) 173 Sites (Dull) 4SI P. R. It. Y. M. C. A. League (Association Alleys) Association 2146 Association 748 Martin (Ass'n.) 222 Martin (Ass'n.) 631 Mlaeellaaeons (Crick's Alleys) All-Stars 1477 Inventory 537 Nubendorf (All-Stars) 160 Nubendorf (All-Stars) 376 (Dull's Alleys) All-Stars 2334 All-Stars gg7 Hartzman (All-Stars) 219 Hartzman (All-Stars) 047 CARLISLE FAIR ASSURED Carlisle. Pa., March 6. ln spite of the "freeze out" of this town through the formation of a new fair circuit, the Central Fair and Race Cir cuit, the Carlisle Fair will be held as usual this year from September 18 to 21. Agricultural Society officials say that there will be no trouble in securing attractions,! although the i dates conflict with those at Allentown and that the one hundred and sixth ' annual fair will be a big one. j SPECIAL THIS WEEK MEN'S SUITS Cleaned and Pressed <6l flfl (USUAL PRICE, 91.50) Ladies' Coat Suits Cleaned and Pressed at 20% Reduction of Regular Prices THIS WEEK ONLY COMPTON'S Next week * 1006 North Third Street special 121 Market Street WORK CALLED FOR AND DELTVEBED TUESDAY EVENING, Gr<mtJandJ2jce Copyright, 1917, by the Tribune Association (New York Tribune) Soiie of the Stalwart Behind us rest the rose-sweet years Of soft content —an.d fame: For we now take the way of those Who play the braver name; Who drive head-on against red fate, Along the stonn-swept shore: Who drive, red-hearted, down the field. Regardless of the score. Behind us wait old-fashioned ways. The lilac time of life. When all we knew were purple drifts Beyond the sweep of strife; But we have found the answer now Among the waiting brave. Who only know the final goals . Of glory—or the grave. And Love shall meet us with a ros. And, necklaclng our dreams. Soft arms shall seek to hold us back Along the singing streams; And failure's legions sweep our lines From front and flank and rear Through sunless days of bitterness — Through starless nights of fear. And we shall mark our trail beyond Thfc dreams that we have lost. Where we shall hold the open road Nor count the bitter cost; Content to know when each stark soul Has passed the outpost stars The Scorer counts no medals there — , He only counts the scars. They have just perfected a golf ball that will carry 25 yards further than any other on the market. Now, if only someone will Invent a ball we can sink 25 feet away from the cup— live Weeks lYom Tomorrow There sweeps across the land—Oh. joy!— The ringing chorus — "Attaboy"— Where thousands send an ancient roar To welcome home the first box score. Sneaking of that golf ball that carries an extra 25 yards—what'll keep the other guy from playing with It, too? Just a year ago at this date Hal Chase was discredited, practically black listed out of major league play, and acknowledged far and near as 100 per cent, has-been. No one even thought of taking him on a training trip. Will some one kindly look over the records and see who led the National League at bat last fall and was picked as the best first basemen in the game? Considerable Outfield Those fan-tinted citizens from Texas to Kansas will have the opportunity of watching two of the greatest outfields in the game give battle when the Giants and Tigers start their exhibition swing. With Cobb, Crawford and Yeach tossed in against Robertson, Burns and Kauff. the display of pink fire should be one of the best of the year. The Giant trio undoubtedly rounds out the strongest outfield in the Na tional League. The presence of Cobb and Yeach in the Tiger outfield gives Detroit a winning margin in the American, now that Tris Speaker has broken up the old Red Sox combination. Benny Kauff may not be quite good enough to give Ty a battle, but Dave Robertson, a fast starter in the Spring may keep Ty on the jump all the way. Dave is a trifle faster than Ty, with a more powerful wallop. But at the art of double-crossing the opposition there is still only one T. R. C. in the corral. Tlic Pennant Mark Last season we made a prediction, a common one at the time, that no team in the American League would bag 95 victories. The Red Sox finished in front with 93, ten less than their count the year before. The same prophecy goes for the season ahead. With so many strong, well matched clubs in the race, the job of winning 90 games will be unusually tough. In 1915 the Tigers won 100 games and finished second. Last season, with practically the same line-up, the best they could do was 87. When a league has six clubs as strong as Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. Louis and Cleveland, with Washington and Walter Johnson at the outer fringe, gliding gently upward in the standing of the clubs is beset with many jolts and jabs as the painfull process unfolds. Pa Goose on the Links There was a little golfer and he had a little club, A club that was balanced with lead, lead, lead; But the earnest Utile golfer Btill remained a little dub, For he always lifted his head, head head. Every time Pat Moran looks at Grover Cleveland Alexander he checks oft S3 victories and then begins to work on the process of developing the other 65 needed for world series purposes. A Chicago statistician has discovered that Chicago and environs have 150,000 golfers. But only one of these is named Chick Evans. Chicago may have eased off a trifle in. her pennant winning ways, but with Chick Evans and Bob Gardner around the job of breaking through her golf lines is tougher than that of trimming the old time Cubs. I WELLY'S Harrisburg fight fans would like to see a real ring battle, where a purse is offered. Of course it would be im possible to pull off a twenty-round fight here. Ten-round battles have been a part of previous programs. One between A 1 Doty and Krankie McGuire might prove a monevmaker in this city. Dave Callahan outfielder who play ed with Scranton last season is holding out on his contract. He does not want to play with the Farroll League this season. Callahan believes that he ought to be in the big game. He has been flirting with the International for sometime. Syracuse backers want to get away from the New York State League. At a recent conference President J. H Farrell told President Edward Q. Bar row that Syracuse could go after this READING AFTER LEBANON'S SCALP Crucial Battle For Scholastic Honors Takes Place Satur day, March 17 Reading. March 6.—Judging by the performance of the f**o teams since the race started. Reading High and Lebanon will fight it out hero for the interschoiastic Basketball League pen- season. It is probable the Montreal or Toronto franchise will be transferred to Syracuse next year. Manager George Cockill was sched uled for a visit to Harrisburg to-day. He will arrange for a meeting of the League at Hotel Columbus on Thurs day, March 15. Bill Ktllifer has signed his contract to play with the Phillies and leaves to-day for the South with his team mates. He denies that he had a strike contract agreement with Alex ander, but simply held out for what he throught was a just contract. No more enthusiastic workers can be found than Pennsylvania railroad athletes. When they are not working in the shops and other departments, the athletes can be found at the gym nasium. They have comfortable head quarters and will dedicate their new home Monday night. nant, Saturday, March 17. Lebanon has only two more games to play, one at York and the other here. The lead ers should have little trouble in wal loping York, and if the dope runs true to form, Reading and Lebanon will be deadlocked for first place when the rivals fight it out for the cham pionship on the home court. Lebanon Beats Reading Lebanon beat Reading: on the for mer's floor at the beginning of the season. This was the only game Reading lost this year. Lebanon has a dandy club. Its chief performer is Moore, forward. He has been scoring on an average of eight goals a game a l,f^ e^f non ' The result of the battle will hinge on the outcome of the Moore-Dietrich "tifT," and Reading rooters are confident that the husky local guard will stop the Lebanon wizard. CLASS GIVES FAREWELL PARTY Halifax, Pa., March 6.—Mrs. L. W. Ryan's Sunday school class of the Methodist Church gave a farewell party at their teacher's home, in Mar ket street. Saturday evening, in honor of Merle Spahr and John Urich, mem bers of the class, who will leave this week to resume their employment at Duluth, Minn., after spending some time home with their parents. Re freshments were served and a Jolly good time was had by all. LECTURE BY MR. WHITE Annvllle, Pa., March 6.—Residents of Annvllle were fortunate tn having Albert H. White, of Harrlsburg, de liver a lecture on Sunday. He spoke In the afternoon to men oilly. In the United Brethren Church, and in the evening preached a sermon. Both sessions were well attended. The sub ject of hlfc afternoon lecture was "The Cost, of Hell," and In the evening "Asleep at the Switch," HXRFUSBtTRG pfS&S&L TGLEGRXPHD Belmont Athletes Hold Meeting; Officers Nominated At a meeting of the Belmont Athletic Association last night. officers were nominated and the election -will be conducted on Monday evening March 12 at the Pleasant Yiew fire house. Plans for the coming baseball season were discussed and It is expected that the organization will be represented by a strong team. Last season the representative team made an average of .714, losing but six games. Walter Spitler was named as field manager and K M. Horstick as I financial secretary and treasurer. I Neither received any opposition. There j will be competition .for the other , offices. . J Here's One of the Ways Malicious Lies were Circulated about CAMEL Cigarettes In an effort to injure the wonderful sale of CAMEL cigarettes, many unprincipled schemes have been resorted to. The fol lowing is one of many ways such lies have been put into circulation. An individual liar would approach a group of men, produce a newspaper, published in a distant city, and apparently become inter ested in reading. Suddenly he would ex claim, "What do you think of this?" He would then pretend to read an article about CAMEL cigarettes. In reality, the paper contained no such statement. The indi vidual would at once walk away, carrying the paper with him. A newspaper from a distant city was always used in an effort to cover the tracks of the liar. Would anyone voluntarily do this kind of unprincipled work? They must have been paid by someone to do it, and all of them should be exposed. An honest man will not knowingly work under the direc tion of a crooked superior, nor will an honest superior knowingly tolerate a crooked employee. However, some sales men have told the trade that they had in their possession a newspaper containing a damaging article about CAMEL cigarettes. This was a malicious falsehood, as they had I no such newspaper, and when asked to produce it, they were unable to do so. CAMEL cigarettes are pure and delightful and the most popular cigarettes ever sold at any price. Cigarette smokers will not, for v any length of time, permit malicious false hoods to prejudice them against CAMELS. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | Winston-Salem, N. C. I COME-BACK FORM WINS FOR DUNDEE Philadelphia, March 6. Johnny Dundee, fighting like the Dundee of old in the last three rounds, over came an early lead and won from Terry McGovern, of this city, in six slashing rounds at the Olympia A. A. last night. His opponent, the youthful Phila delphia sensation, got away to a good start, and the fans sitting at the ring side saw visions of Johnny stretched out on the chnvas once more, but. they were fooled. In the first four rounds McGovern accumulated a slight lead, but start ing with the fifth session Dundee'.] tt : ™ MARCH 6, 1917. confidence returned and he tore into tho Philadelphia entry and made things look dark for Terry. Dundee's ring generalship, good throughout the bout, simply bewilder ed Terry in the later rounds, and thi3 helped a great deal in his downfall. To prove that Dundee Is as great a favorite in Philadelphia as ever, Ids many friends in the Wlldtoae Social Club presented him with a hand some silver loving cup just before Ilie battle started. Johnny was greatly overcome, and it was a minute or so before he found his bearings. Hassett Gymnastic School r Schedule For This Week Wednesday Hassett Grammar five vs. Mel rose Grammar team, for city cham pionship—Hassett gymnasium. Hassett Gymnastic: School vs. Carlisle Iridians, at Carlisle. l'Ylday Hassett Gymnastic School vs. Triangle five, of Altoona. at Has sett gymnasium. Hassitt Girls vs. Susquehanna University Girls, at Hassett gym nasium^^ DCVCANXON A. A. MEETING The Duncannon Athletic Association has issued a call for a public meeting for Friday nifirht, March 9. The meet ing will be held for the purpose cf completing plans to enter a baseball team in the Dauphin-Perry league. 10
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