SPORTS—WEST END TOSSERS MOVE INTO THIRD PUCE IN CITY LEAGUE RACE WEST END LANDS IN THIRD PLACE J Victory Over Methodist Club Breaks Tie in Cily League; Arrows Win The West End Athletic Club tossers triumphed over the Methodist Club five last night, in a City Amateur league game, and thereby broke the tie between the two teams for third position. The final score read 53_to 17. Tho contest was staged on the Tech nical High School gymnasium floor and followed a contest between the Y. M. H. A. quintet and the P. R. R. Arrows. The latter team was victorious by a 152 to 20 tally. The scores of both games were rather one-sided, but despite this fact both were interesting. The West End team started out to win right from the start and when the first halt ended, led by a 27 to 11 score. The Methodist five played listlessly, and lack of teamwork was a big factor In its defeat. The Hebrew lads did not stand a chance with the P. R. R. Arrows, the latter taking the lead early in the game and retaining it throughout. Mike Yoder played his first contest with the Arrow team and was the sensation of the evening. He scored 36 points sin gle-handed, throwing 15 two-pointers and six fouls. The summaries: WEST END A. C. Fd.G. Fl.O T.P. Good, forward 6 0 12 Holland, forward 4 5 13 Phillips, center 8 0 16 Beck, guard 3 0 6 Dayhoff, guard 3 0 6 Total 24 5 53 METHODIST CLUB Fd.G. FI.G T.P. Holman, forward 2 0 4 Longsdorf, forward ... 2 0 4 E. Lutz, center 2 0 4 A. Winn, guard 1 3 5 Raff, guard 0 0 0 Total 0 0 17 Referee, Arthurs. Scorer, W. Winn. P. H. R. ARROWS Fd.G. FI.G T.P. M. Yoder, forward .... 15 0 36 C. Ellis, forward 2 0 4 Gough, center 4 o 8 R. Ellis, guard 1 0 0 Holman, guard 1 0 21 Total 23 6 62 Y. M. H. A. Fd.G. FI.G T.P. I Boss, forward 1 10 12 Lappin, forward 2 0 4 I Williams, center 0 o 0 Ruth, guard 1 0 2 Total 5 10 201 Referee, Arthurs. Scorer, Lipman. | Timer, Lipman. STANDING OF CI.I BS W. 1,. Pet. Rosewood A. C 10 2 ,533 Galahad R. C 8 4 .667 West End A. G 7 5 .583 Methodist Club 6 6 .500 Y. M. H. A 3 8 .273 P. It. It. Arrows 2 10 .167 Casino League- Teams Are Closely Bunched The race in the Casino Tenpin League continues to be close, with but five points separating the leaders and the tailenders. The Jolly Five leads with an average of .178, only one point ahead of the Electrics, Alphas and Calumets, which teams are tie. The Orpheums and Rovers bring up the rear, each having an average of .173. Barnes, of the Calumets, still leads the league In individual scoring and enjoys an average of five points a game over any of his closest rivals. Basch, of the Jolly Five, is second, while Montgomery, of the Electric team, fs third. MIXOHS AGREE ON DATES New York, March 7.—President Hickey, of the American Association, has been in consultation here since yes terday with President Barrow, of thi International League, regarding the schedule for the forty-eight post-sea son Interleague games. Several changes In the original schedule are to be made to avoid long Jumps in Ameri can Association territory. The first twenty-four games will be played at American Assoicatlon parks, beginning August 6 and ending August 29. The second half of the series will be in International League grounds, starting August 31 and concluding Sep tember 22. The completed schedules will be made public March 19 at the same time the regular 1917 season schedules are to be given out. There will be 112 reg ular season games in each organization. SOMEBODY LiEPT YE?,OUR KIEN ILL MAKE REWMR WEEKCf REWWS OF WASHES, m WESTPORT THE CORRECT CUT-A-WAY BHAPE ft/ion (oJJars Oi.D€ST BRANO M AMCKIOA UNITED SHIRT A COLLAR CO . TROY. N. YJ For Sale By DIVES, POMEHOY & STEWART, IIARRISBURG. PA. I WEDNESDAY EVENING, { BASKETBALLV * | "Eddie" Harris Is the star all-around athlete at the Technical High school and this season ho has ben playing a clever game on the basketball team. He has been one of the leading scor ers in the Central Pennsylvania Scho lastic Leaguo sinco its organization: two years <igo. This season, although ] the Tech team is near the bottom, Harris is well up in the scoring. Last: i season he captained the basketball | : team. Casino Tenpin Bowlers Show Championship Form Casino Tenpin League Alphas 2 705 Orpheums 256 1 ; Buttorff (Alphas) 225 < Buttorff (Alphas) 595 Boyd Memorial League (Boyd Memorial Alleys) Hick-A-Thrifts 2161 Palmer 2101: Felker (Hick-A-Thrifts) 173 ' Felker (Hlck-A-Thrifts) 507 1 Draughting Room League (Casino Alleys) Stokes 1287 Guns 1229 Ross (Stokes) 120 | Kozel (Guns) 305 : P. It. It. Y. M. C. A. League (Association Alleys) Trainmen i l . 2083 Shop 1955 Leisman (Shop) 206 Hoffman (Trainmen) 206 Stull (Shop) 562 Enola Y. M. C. A. League (Enola Alleys) Rubies 1885 Emeralds 1763 Green (Rubles) 195 Green (Rubies) 527 Miscellaneous (Parthemore —New Cumberland) [Married Men 1349 I Single Men 1281 j W T ise (Married Men) 120 Wise (Married Men) 296 (Fickes' —Lemoyne) .Married Men 2551 [Single Men 2476 ' Reeser (Married Men) 248 [ lieeser (Married Men) 602 STANDING OF THE TEAMS Casino Tenpin W. 1,. Pet. | Electrics 32 25 .5611 [Jolly Five 31 26 .544 | Alphas 31 26 .544 Calumets 30 27 .526 Orpheums 26 34 .433 Rovers 25 35 .416 Enola Y. M. C. A. W. L. Pet I Rubies 28 20 .583 j (Sapphires 23 22 .511; | Emeralds , 24 24 .500 j i Diamonds 18 29 .400 HOUR LIMIT FOR SENATE DEBATORS [Continued lYoui First Pago] hour of debate instead of unlimited time, by each Senator, even after adop tion by two-jhlrds of Senators present, of a motion to bring debate to a close. At both Republican and Democratic Senate caucuses yesterday there were indications that a rule to limit debate would be approved. PreNtdent Indignant President Wilson emphasized In an informal talk before the Democratic national committee here yesterday his indignation over the success of a few senators in preventing passage of the neutrality bill. Secretary was called to the White House to see the president just before the departure of the Senators, l ook For Action Tho Senators agreed that the pros pects were good for quick action. Sen ator Owen said he desired a rule under which the Senate rules could be changed by a majority vote. All of the senators agreed, however, they would not haggle over details If a reasonable cloture plan could be agreed upon. The conference lasted an hour and a half and all the details of the Senate situation were gone over. The Presi dent told the Senators ho was anxious for action as promptly ns possible. He said the country was deeply 'aroused over the situation and that a few sena tors should not be allowed to Interfere with the welfare of the country. Although Mr. Wilson has been ad vised by some government expert* that he has the authority to arm ships with out watting for action by Congress, others among his advisers believed It would be the better policy to wait to see whether the Senate will act. SOCIALIST'S ACTIVITIES An entertainment by Miss Gladys Garbers, of county, an or ganiser of the Socialist party, consist ing of a variety of songs and readings, will be given Friday and Saturday evenings, at 8 o'clock, In Maennerchor Hall. Socialists of Harrlsburg will hold a business meeUng Friday sight at 7 o'clock. r PORT V LIGHT |-Or/ . GraniJond Rice Copyright, 1917, by 1112 Tiibuno Association (New York Tribune) The Fallen For those who have fallen the living weep; Are they not asleep? They wait beyond where the shadows creep, But their dreams are deep. Since the way is short and the day Is brief, Why should the world so waste Its grief For those who have come to the end of the play In the old, brave way? "They have come to die!" you cry, agape At the rolling drums. What If they have? Will you escape When the Hour comes? If this widespread universe has been shy of one thing, that thing has been service unattached to any thought of reward. Even a calamity which will Im prove this situation cannot be entirely devoid of use. Developing the 1 tatting Eye Just how far is the Batting Eye a developed Institution? Can a weak bats man ever be turned into a strong one through training? Is batting a natural or a developed function? Take the four leading batsmen of the present epoch. Their names are Cobb, Speaker, Jackson and Collins. These men all started in as regulars with the .300 glim. Which Is to say that as regulars they started batting .300 from the jump, and have never struck below that figure for any season. The same was true of Wagner. He broke In batting .300, and he traveled for seventeen years without slumping below this mark. Cobb, his first year as a regular, batting .325. Last year he batted .371; so he has advanced in his art. Collins, his first year as a regular, batting .3 40. Last season ho fell away to .308. Collins has only Improved his first year's mark twice in eight seasons. Hans Wagner started out batting'.344. You can figure from this how much development he needed. Lajoie, in his first complete season, began with a mark of .363 as a kid. It would be hard to say that he was developed in.to a good hitter. liorn—Not Made Most of the great hitters were born that way,' not made over, most of them batting over .300 in the minors, and stepped into major league training with the .300 mark still under control. Tiie" answer is, they simply knew how to hit —the knack was there —and no training was needed to bring them out of a rut. None of the great batsmen, that we can recall, ever spent a year or two as weak hitters in the big league, to be lifted by instruction and training into the altitudes of swat. Hal Chase, Sherwood Alagee and Jake Daubert all broke in below .300, to lead the league at later dates, but none of these could hardly bo classed as batsmen with Cobb, Speaker, Lajoie, Wagner, Jackson and Collins. Frank Baker batted .305 his first year out, and Baker is another of the natural en tries, belonging to those with the knack. Improvement In the Weak Only upon rare occasions have batsmen who were poor hitters their first year out ever improved lo any noteworthy extent. Big league managers have long recognized this fact. They have turned back many a fielding star who was fast and skilful around infield or outfield In the knowledge that weak batting in the minor leagues generally means a lack of knack that can't be supplied. Managers have taken poor fielders and turned them in first-class products. But a man in the minors who can hit, unless he is abnormally slow, is always a prize. And most of those —not all, but the majority—who can hit in the minors can hit In the majors. The Duffer to the Expert You think of golf as a stretch of green And the waiting pin, Where it takes you 3 or 4 or 5 To reach the tin; 1 think of golf as traps and pits Across the land; Of a niblick beating, blow by blow, Against the sand. You curse your !uck when you get around In an 83; Vou couldn't putt and your work was punk From off'n the tee; But if 1 should gather a 91 Or a 92 Do I rant and rave and curse the luck? You bet X do! Time is still moving along. Of the SIOO,OOO fence-busting Athletic infield of 1914 only one batted over .300 last year, and he barely managed to take the hurdle in the last two weeks. ~ Tennis fires the first shot In the intersections.! program for 1917. The West, , with Johnston and McLoughlin, has the advance edge, but, with George M. i Church in the offing, the Eastern barrier is no light one. Church dropped McL.oughlin last summer at Forest Hills, but beating the Native Son upon his native heath is another rendezvous. There are still countless tennis followers pulling for Red Mac's return to the summit, but the odds against him now are almost hopeless. The terrific amount of fuel he burned in 1914 will hardly be replaced. LARGE ENTRY LIST FOR MEADOWBROOK By Associated Press Philadelphia, March 7. —More than 900 entries, representing college ath letic associations in many sections of the country, have been received for the eighth annual indoor carnival of the Meadowbrook Club, to be held here next Saturday night. In the 50 yards handicap 110 men are entered, which probably means that 22 heats and a number of semifinals will have to be PROMISE PRIZES FOR DRILL HONORS Chicago, March 7.—Baseball clubs of the American League now receiving military instruction in their training camps are to compete for drilling hon ors. Captain Franklin R. Kenncy, U. S. A., in command of recruiting In the central department of the army, announced last night. Captain Kenney said President B. B. Johnson, of the American League, or iginator of the military training plan for ball players, has offered a SSOO TO START CRANE AT SHORT FIELD Manager Clark Griffith Be lieves Ilarrisburg Boy Has Goods; Foster in Line-up Washington, D. C., March 7.—Man ager Clark Griffith, of the Nationals, has practically decided to start Sam my (Red) Crane, the Harrlsburg boy, 1 at the short field position in the open ing game of the American League sea son. Right now if Griffith was to place a team upon the field - Clyde Milan would be the only regular that would be seen In his old position. The Old Fox realizes that if he is. to be in the hunt for the gonfalon he must rebuild In several of the positions. If Crane Is to permanently supplant Mcßride at the shoitstopplng position local fans may rest assured Griffith will be making the switch only because the former Oriole is showing more in every department of the game than the veteran. Griffith has also determined that Howard Shanks will start the season on the initial sack. While the Monaca Marvel did not look any too good in the games he played at the bag last season. Griff states that he positively knows that Shanks right now is' In better health than he was during the past campaign and that with the rough edges worn off during the train ing period he wtll be a vastly Im proved first Backer when the team HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH run off. Sixty-nine runners are en tered in the quarter-mile run and 56 in the 1,000 yards handicap. One of the features of the meet Is expected to be the intercity relay for the MeGowln trophy bet wet n teams representing Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Boston has twice won the' race and a victory Saturday j would give the New England team 1 permanent possession of the trophy. prize for the best-drilled team In the league and a prize of SIOO In gold to the drill sergeant who Instructs the winning players. The competition will be decided in July. A board of army officers will will be selectel to review the players and make the award. The S6OO will be distributed as the players decide, but it is probable that the fund will be used to purchase a pennant emble matic of the honor. breaks from the barrier on opening s'ay. It is almost a certainty that Eddie Foster will be seen at tho keystone corner, which would mean that Joe Leonard will be found cavorting around the hot corner. EXTRA SESSION BEFORE JUNE IS OUTLOOK [Continued From First Page] which failed at the last session is regarded by officials as imperative. Nearly all of the executive depart ments of the government will suffer, particularly the army's defense plans, unless Congress supplies the neces sary funds. In addition there are other meas ures that the administration regarded as almost imperative which failed to pass. They included amendments to the shipping and federal reserve laws, legislation to strengthen the Adam son law, conservation, foreign soiling combinations and enlargement of tho Interstate Commerce Commission. The President himself has not defi nitely indicated whether he has giv en up hope that an extra session may be avoided, but many members of Congress still Insist that he will call Congress together soon should he de cide he lacks authority to arm mer chant ships. MORDECAI BltdWX WITH TINKER Terre Haute, Ind., March 7.—Morde cai Brown, three-fingered twtrler, an nounced to-day that he had cast his lot with the Columbus American As sociation Club.and will Join tho team Saturday for the spring training trip. Brown has signed the contract offered him by Manager Joe Tinker, and will assist the former Chicago National League Club manager In conditioning the Columbus pitchers SOPHS TAKE LEAD IN TECH LEAGUE First Year Lads Handicapped by Loss of \Vilßbach and Lingle Lose Fast Game Tech high school Sophomores went into the lead yesterday afternoon in the interclass series when they took the Freshmen into camfc by a 23 to 15 score. The first year lads were with out the services on Lingle and Wils bach, who have been promoted to the Varsity. Minus these two players a victory was easy for the second year boys. At the end of tho half the Sophs lead 15 to 9. Frank was again high scorer for the winners, while Snyder secured four two-pointers for the los ers. The line-up and summary: Freshmen. Sophomores. Snyder, f. Bihl, f. McCord, f. f. Runk, a. Frank, c. Smith, g. Beck, g. Pleam, g. Moore, g. Summary Field goals, Bihl, Rich ards 2, Frank 4, Beck 2, Snyder 4, Mc- Cord, Smith. Foul goals, Bihl 5, Smith 3. STANDING IN THE LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Sophomores 4 1 .800 Freshmen 3 1 .750 Juniors 1 2 .333 Seniors 0 4 .000 Bits From Sportland The Enliaut Ex-High school five continued its winning streak last night at Steelton when It defeated the Bald win Junior live by the score of 51 to 20. To-night the Olympic basketball team will play the Pittsburgh Scholas tic five In the Smoky City. The local tossers left at noon to-day. The squad consists of Fields, P. and W. Taylor, Shaw, Layton and S. Marshall. The squad will be in charge of Dr. Forrest. In two contests played on the St. Paul floor last night both the first and second Tarsus teams were victor ious. The first five defeated the Whites, of the Hick-A-Thrlft League, by the score of 33 to 32, and the sec ond team trimmed the Hummelstown High school team by a 39 to 9 tally. NEW HEAD FOR CARDINALS St. Louis, March 7.—Ben G. Brlgman, vice-president of a bank, to-day was elected president of tho St. Louis Na tionals. His election fs part of the reorgani zation plan fostered by J. C. Jones, who has paid Mrs. Helen Brltton, principal owner of tho club, $25,000 as earnest money of his intention to organize a I syndicate to buy the club for $350,000. J. C. Reid was elected vice-president to-day and W. C. Anderson, secretary. , The board of directors will consist of i the three officers and also J. C. Jones | and Lon Mocker, attorney for Mrs. Brit [ ton. "CHIEF" WILSON ftCITS St. Paul, Minn., March 7. John ("Chief") Wilson, the outfielder traded [ to St. Paul by the St. Louis National League Club for Walter Cruise, has decided to quit the game and will not report to the local club, according to a letter received from him to-day by William MacMicking, secretary of the St. Paul Association Club. Wllßon plans to spend his time on his ranch at South Austin, Tex. It is said that St. Paul will receive another player from St. Louis. GOODRICH % | SILVERTOWN 1 i CORD TIRES |L ==: ||| | The Trade Has 400 Tires 1 | ' The Speedway 1 rubber making has given B birth to more than 400 brands of au tomobile tires, the racing season t|/ of 1916 demonstrated that there is but ONE ¥&* tire with the resilience to produce the 100- WttßlM *'ißsWßWgsl \r* mile-an-hour pace, and the durability to iflBV IV; stand the stress of that pace—SILVERTOWN >1 &7 —the original and only cable-cord tire. .W Driving solely on Silvertowns, Dario Resta won the National racing championship of the A. A. A., the /4 6 nty championship awarded to an automobile racing And SILVERTOWN equipped cars scored 15,582 points toward the trophy, to 7,176 by all Silvertown's iWEw Silvertown in taking more than 80 per cent. BUm of the prize winning positions of A. A. A. KB I sanctioned races, capturing 31 Firsts to 5 by W*f all competitors combined, amassed over w == $210,000 in prize money for its drivers. Is'not the tire which stands the durability test SiUartown of the speedway, the tire to take you, free of c **d X-cel r = tire trouble throughout the longest mileage l loerMwi >- = on city street and country road ? * ln "*•'■ ssr t Smoother rid- B w>r. r<m sTik Xgrn Know it by its RED DOU . ffl ■g TPoSjV* - DIAMOND trademark 4 seedt.r. ' iggH %mtitT tm kmmm a aiv* frenter Or*mni pv oW "a a Alia maker of the lamoui fabrle tauuily. Uf| JbJ AAWDnlii far Thaat tirei, Goodrich Black Safety Tread* T.;V W ■ 3 MARCH 7,1917. WELLYS The annual convention of the Unit ed Sportsmen of the State will be held In Coatesville during week of Augußt 5. Harrlsburg sportsmen are plan ning to be present. These conventions are always full of interest. Tho re ports this year promise to be of spe cial Interest. Baseball in Cuba has proven a big failure. Curley Brown, who was run ning the Cuban-American Baseball League, says the patronage was small. The league did not wind up the sched ule and there was no winner. The grounds, it is said, were too far from the City of Havana. The Intercollegiate Football Com mittee will get together in New York this week and discuss changes in rules. It is likely to be a session of talk only. None of the officials favors any Important changes. The general belief Is that the game is where it should be, and that further altera SCHOLASTIC TO PREPARE FOR SEASON'S Central High school flVe will play one of its most important games of the season on Friday night, when it will meet the Steelton High school quintet, in the annual cage classic. The contest will be played at Steelton. This game attracts a marked amount of Interest in scholastic bas ketball crlcles, in this city each year. Last season the Central tossers tri umphed over the Steelton team and should duplicate the feat again this season if past performances may be used as a comparison. At the present time Steelton is in the dungeon in the Scholastic League race, but has been showing improve ment in recent games. Central, on the other hand, has taken a slump, great ly due to the fact that Gregory and Fields were declared ineligible be cause of studies. Wolf and Maloney, the two second string men who have taken their place, are gradually be Rosewood Tossers Too Much For JLewistown The Rosewood five. City Amateur League leaders, went to Lewlstown last night and completely outclassed the Lewistown five by the score of 54 to 20. The local lads took the lead from the first -whistle and retained It throughout. The first half ended with the score at 20 to 11 In favor of the Rosewoods. The foul shooting of Kline featured the contest, he throw ing 12 out of 13. The summary: Rosewoods Lewlstown. Kline, f Monohan, f Kent, f Lowler, f (Trump) Davis, c Tittle, c Gossard, g G. Killinger, g (Noble) E. Killinger. g Riddle, g Field goals, Kline, 4; Kent. 2; Trump, 5: Tittle, 4; G. Killinger. 4; E. Killinger, 2; Monohan, 3; Lawler. Foul goals, Kent, 12 out of 13; Mono han, 10 out of 21. Referee, Curry; umpire, Smith. 13 tions in playing rules are unnecessary. The military training plan for ball players has spread to other leagues. The Milwaukee and Indianapolis clubs are among the American Asso ciation teams that have taken up the movement. Drill sergeants will be tak en to the spring training camps to In struct the players. Manager P. L. Grubb ordered all candidates for the Tech Faculty bas ketball team to report to the gymna sium for secret practice this after noon. The "Profs" are scheduled to play the winner of the lntcrclass se ries. Over a score of candidates for the Tech Gun Club reported to Professor H. B. Shreiner yesterday afternoon. Before an election of officers is held a written consent from the parents must be secured by all of those who join the organization. coming acquainted with the playing style of tlie other varsity men and Coach McCord. anticipates a victory for his proteges. Annual Basketball Classic The annual basketball classic be tween Central High and Technical High school fives, for the champion ship of the city, will he Htuged on the Chestnut Street Auditorium floor on Friday night,' March 16. This battle will attract oven more attention than the Steelton-Central contest. A bitter rivalry exists between the two school teams and the game has in years past made basketball history in this city. Should Central defeat Steelton on Friday night and repeat the dose on the following Friday night she will have attained the height of her ambi tion—the City scholastic basketball championship. Should Tech win she will be awarded the championship, which at present is held by Central. Tennis Wielders Start Western Tournament Today By Associated Press Los Angeles, Calif., March 7. —The three matches marking the opening to-day of the East vs. West tennis tournament found some of the lead ing racket wielders of the United States opposing each other. A dou bles match between Theodore Roose velt Pell, Middle State champion, and Bernon S. Prentice, Seabrlght. N. J., ; champion, representing the East, and Maurice McL.oughlin. former national champion, and Willis E. Davis, clay court champion, representing the West, was scheduled as the opening event of the tournament. In the second match a special mix-1 ed doubles event. Miss Molla B.lur stedt, national turf, clay court and in door champion, and Geo. M. Church, Orient and Metropolitan champion; representing the East, are to play Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, former national woman champion, and Thomas C. Bundy, former national doubles cham pion, representing the West.
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