12 HARRISBURG LEAGUERS WILL BE READY WHEN THE BELL RINGS MAY 2 AT ELMIRA, N. Y. TENNIS COURTS READY FOR USE Phe of Seven at Reservoir Park \Vere Opened Yes terday •The Harrisburg Parle Commission 4, cradually putUM? th® tennis courts " ZZ yjnious seotions of the city in L •- """• pected that even- court In the city, twenty in cumber, will be open for use Five of tho seven public courts southern section of Reservoir park were opened for the summer Months yesterday and the other two .*•111 ta opened before the end of the The three courts on the Island are fceing ehajed up and with good weather conditions are expected to be ready for use on Friday. The courts ,t Emerald. Twelfth and Sycamore etrects should be in condition by Sat urday. Work Start" Soon • Work will be ftarie'd soon In chang ... v, O one-sixth of a mile track, on inland to a quarter-mile track, wnrk Ms also been started on the two b-wVball diamonds on the Island nd thse will be re*dy for use wlth- days. Golfers are still using the winter swens at Reservoir Park Yiit 1t is expected; that the summer course will be in shape by May 1. The Golf Club is placing the grounds in Condition. C.01.F TOVIIX UIEST CANCELED Boston, April 24.— Announcement that the National Open Golf cham pionship tournament, which was to have been held at the Braeburn Coun trv Club in Newton, on June .1, had Wen canceled because of the war. va" received last night by Harry L Aver chairman of the Braeburn uolf rnmmSttee. Howard F. Whitney, of New York. secretary of the Vnited States Golf Association, sent the' no tice. CLTNE-M'GOVERX FIC.IIT OR AW - April 5* a * s^i nine t'-.e New York lighfwelgltt. and ' rrv l McGovern, of Philadelphia, fought'six rounds here last night to I draw The bout was fast through out Both men fought furiously but neither s'ored a knockdown. Cline \voi?hed 13- pounds and McGovern 133. . ' TYRONE-1/jm. "ARROW fortn'fitC OLLAR ' a for 30 c CiUEXT. 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United Ice & Coal Co. Forster & Cowdtn Sts. TUESDAY EVENING, NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York— Game Postponed—Rain At Philadelphia--- Brooklyn .... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3- 4-3 Philadelphia. . 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1- 6-1 Batteries—Cadore. Mayer, Myers and Adams; Oeschger and Kil lifer. Umpires—Quigtey and Harrison. At Cincinnati--- . Chicago ....020100 1 00 -10-13-1 Cincinnati ...00004 3 0 3 x - 4-11-1 Batteries —Prendergast and Wilson; I.ovey and Wingo. Umpires— Klemrn and Emslie. At St. Lou is--- Pittsburgh... 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 -7-0 St. Louis .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -3-2 Batteries —Cooper and Fischer; Watson and Sounders. Umpires—• Orth and Kigler. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Boston--- Nov York ...0002 00223- 9- 0-3 Boston 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 - 0-13-4 Batteries—Cullop and Alexander: Shore and Cady. Umpires— Mc- Oormick and Connolly. At Washington--- Philadelphia. . 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4- 9-3 Washington .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3- 3-2 Batteries —Bush and Meyers; Dumont and Henry. Umpires—Owens Dincen. FLETCHER SHORTSTOP ANOTHER | New York, April 24.—Arthur Fletch- J qr for Hans Wagner's throne as the < greatest shortstop In the National! fjeague. That's the boom which New ; Taork critics and tans have started in j Behalf of the clever shortfielder of the Giants. Now that Wagner has ' retired, they believe Fletcher is enti tled to recognition as the best short- J stop in the National League. It Is claimed that in his present form the Giant shortstop looms up as the most efficient shortfielder in the | Tener circuit. Fletcher has never played as good i ball since he has been with the Giants. I and as his term of service dates back j to 1909, -as he is Hashing this spring, j Whether It is the stimulating influ- j ence of the great Zim one one side of him and Charley Herzog on the j other, or merely that of being on a j prospective pennant • winner that is j speeding: up Fletcher, the fans here j do not know. Anyway he is playing the best ball of any shortstop they have seen since Wagner was at his best. Playn Without Error Unless memory fails, Fletcher did ' not make an error in the spring series with Detroit. He has commttteed only one misplay since the National League series began. That was on the opening day in Boston, when it was so cold in the Hub that Heinie Zim's remarks to the umpire froze before they reached the knight of the indicator. In seven games the Giant shortstop has had 39 chances. Nearly all of them have been difficult. He has gone back of Zimmerman and in front of Herzog and come up with hard-hit balls that looked like hits. The average man does not fully ap preciate the worth of Fletcher. Tou hear wild discussions daily as to whether Maranville, of Boston, or Bancroft, of the Phillies, Is the best short fielder in the National League. John Joseph McGraw wouldn't trade Artie Fletcher for both of them, and that goes! Fletcher Good Hitter Maranville had a higher fielding average than Fletcher did last year. The Braves' midget led the National League with Fletcher second. (This i is figuring men who played short in 100 games or more.) Bancroft was third. In point of hitting strength Fletch er outclasses both Maranville and " Bancroft so "far that there is no com parison. He is a consistent .2SO man with the stick, while neither of his rivals will average over .240. Last season' Fletcher hit .286, Maranville .235 and Bancroft .212. Fletcher is as greatety underrated in the National League as Peckin paugh is in the American. Giant rooters insist that he is Wagner's successor as the daddy of the older league's shortfielders. The way he is going now the great Hans in his prime could hardly surpass him. "KID" WILLIAMS WINS York, April 24.—1n a six-round bout last night in a local theater "Kid" Williams, former bantamweight title holder, outfought Jimmy Taylor, of New York. In the fourth and fifth rounds Williams floored his opponent and the little New Yorker was grog gy when the bell ended tHe fight. SOMEBODY LIED I By SULLIVAN f [now. ll® fT} h DOfr WONT i LATER. ' THIS IDEA FY - MABEL - , MWEL- WHO Knows? L- EDUCATIONAL School of Commerce Troup llulldlnif 15 So. Market Sq. Day and Night School ItookkreplDi:, Sliortlinnd, Stenotypc, Typewriting and IV nmiuixhlp Hell -4 No Cumberland -40-Y Harrisburg Business College A Reliable School, 31st Year 328 Market St. Harrlttburg, I'a ttARRISBURG TELEGRAPH yporili&ht & GrantJanaJXce Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune). Cheer-Up Stuff "In these dark days and times of trouble," writes a bystander, "why don't you give us some cheer-up stuff? That's what we need now." Cheer-up stuff? Certainly; why not? Is your head about to sprit? Laugh it off. Has your daughter thrown a fit? Laugh it off; Are you broke, without a penny, j While your bills are more than, many? Don't you fret or worry any—laugh it off. if your tooth begins to ache—laugh it off; If an arm or leg you break—laugh it off; If you tind that you are dying, What's the use, pray tell me, of sighing? .Don't waste any time in crying—laugh it off. If you lose a thousand dollars—laugh it off. If the laundry ruins your collars—laugh it off; If the cook decides to leave you Don't you ever let it grieve you— But I won't try to deceive you: if you laugh it off. don't let your wife, who has to do tho cookirtg, hear atvv of your merry guffaws. If the Giants can overcome one deadly handicap they ha\e the National League race sewed up. This handicap is the fact that the Grandoldope, backed up by popular acclamation, picks them to win. The Army Game It is easily conceivable that war conditions might arise which would practically wipe out golf and tennis, football and track. it is easily conceivable that such conditions might end professional base ball. But it is not conceivable that any conditions would end baseball playing, even for an interim. For baseball is the army game. It is the one game which appeals more to the soldier than all others combined. Being an American, he takes it to the Philippines or to Mexico, where during the late scramble a six-clu6 leaguo was formed and a full schedule was played. Suppose he isn't an American? Well, over $150,000 worth of baseball supplies have been sent to the European front for use back of the lines. Mr. Lane, editor of "The Baseball Magazine." tells us that the proportion of his subscribers among army people is far beyond that of any other class. The army takes to baseball as its game. So does the navy. In the first place, it requires no such stretch of territory as golf does, nor any such smooth surface as tennis. Given an open field of average dimensions, that isn't too hilly and too rough, and a ball, a bat and four rocks for bases can complete the equip ment for play. The Held may not be as smooth as the diamond at, the Polo Grounds, but this part of it is soon forgotten if the field is only fairly level. * % Baseball is encouraged by army authorities, because it is not only tine training, but is also a recreation and a diversion from the routine of camp life. War may reach a degree where it will stop professional baseball. But it would have to be almost totally annihilating to check the game itself. After 11. li. S. The little putt, that glides down hill, 1 hate with all my heart; f . And when I miss, the words I spill, Might give you quite a start. Sometimes it's but a foot or two, Sometimes it's but a yard; But when, the line I pick ain't true 1 take it awful hard. International Sport When this war is over sport will come upon the greatest international program it has ever known. Germany has never any part worth speaking of in sport, but the alliance existing among America, England and France will be closer than ever. There is still another reason. Those in the war who have become ac customed to the outdoor life will naturally turn to sport when they get back home again. Those who followed sport in the old days will return to it with renewed devotion. Those who paid little attention to sport will become converts. There will also be a general craving for excitement, which, with peace declared, only sport can yield. It will be no easy job to go back from the thrills of the firing line to life back of the counter—to an indoor existence. The existence can then only be buoyed up by some form of sport, and as the international brand de velops the greatest interest and the greatest excitement, it will be even more popular than it was before August, 1914. Who says the Force of Habit is not a controlling factor? Jack Coombs was a member of the Mackmen when they could beat the Giants without batting an eyelash. Since reverting to the National League Jack has main tained the old order. By tossing his glove into the ball yard victory is as sured. So far he has only beaten them nine straight times while wearing Brooklyn harness, but tho Colby Carbine is still far from being out of am munition. Revised Again It is easy enough to be pleasant When life moves on in the rut; But the bloke worth while Is the one who can smiie After blowing a 12-inch putt. There are occasions when three years might easily be a lifetime. Some one recently spoke to an English golfer in the trenches about a certain tournament held back in "peace times." "Peace time"? he queried with a puzzled look. "When was that" ? "All the Detroit Tigers need," announces an exchange, "is pitchers." And all Germany needed was a bigger and better navy than England's. BLUE RIDGE IS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE Hagerstown, Md., April 24. The I six clubs making up the Blue Ridge League will not stand in the way of players who would enlist in the Unit ed States Army or Navy in order that they might "do their bit" for the country. President J. V. Jami son, Jr., has sent out a letter to the officials of the six clubs advising them to co-operate.with those play ers who would enlist. And the word has gone down the line that players so inclined on consulting the officers of their respective clubs will find no opposition to their enlistment. With training season starting next week, the prospects are very bright for a prosperous season in the SEASON TICKET FOR GOOD GUESSES Zib! Bang! Boom! is the way the New York State League will open on May 2. Baseball fans in Harrls burg will all want to see the games in this city and the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, working in conjunc tion with Manager George Cockill, will give them all a chance to win a season ticket free. Here is the plan. A season ticket LEBANON VALLEY RELAY TEAM Annville, April 24. Coach Guyer | picked the five men this afternoon j who will compose the relay team I Lebanon College will send tp the j Penn relay races on Saturday. The fastest man is Harry Holden, a Philadelphia lad who entered college last fall. MacLaughlin and Wil liams, of last year's team, also show ed good form and are expected to j give some accounts of themselves on Saturday. Isaacs, whose run ning was of a mediocre caliber pre vious to this season, sprung a sur prise and will be the fourth mem ber. Kennedy, a junior, qualified for first substitute. LEBANON PLAYERS SIGN Lebanon, April 24. William B. Maurer, manager of the Bethlehem Steel Company's team, an nounced having signed the follow ing players for the league season of ten games, which will open on June .9. Catchers, liart and Beainesder circuit. The war will not kill base ball. With the country keyed to a "fighting pitch" "by the declaration of war with Germany, baseball will be a courted recreation for the en listed man as well as the profession al and business man. Players will begin arriving in the Blue Ridge towns to-morrow and on Wednesday morning spring training will be under way. The rivalry will be keener than ever this season and all of the clubs will use all efforts to put strong aggregations in the field for the tighi for the penant. A num ber of exhibition games will be play ed prior to the opening of the season on May 10. will be given to the fan who guesses tile total number of runs scored by the Harrisburg team during the.first two weeks of play. Should the exact number not be guessed the fan guess ing the closest to that number will be given the ticket. Every fan in the city Is invited to compete. All an swers will be numbered as received, and precedence given first correct answer. fer; pitchers, White and E. Ziegler; first base, Jones and Zerbe; second base, Anderson; third base, Speraw; shortstop, Caluser; outfielders, Light, J. Ziegler, Zinn and Yelser. The club will begin playing exhibition games here on Saturday, April 28. COLLECT BASEBALL SUPPLIES Johnstown, April 24. lts nation wide campaign for the collection of baseball supplies for the sailors in the active service of the United States will be inaugurated by the National Baseball Federation imme diately upon the receipt of the word from the heads of the army and navy departments. The federation, with affiliations in nearly all the principal amateur and semi-profes sional baseball centers of the coun try, in which there are over 100,000 players of all ages and classes, has | proposed to President Wilson that it establish collection centers in dlffer l ent.parts of the United States, ' MURRAY READY FOR HARD FIGHT Opening Program For Na tional A. G. Includes Ten- Round Bout ,t K - -l-fe ■ ■ 18 - "' JIMMY MURRAY Fighting Jimmy Murray will meet Harry Smith, of Philadelphia, to morrow night in a ten round bout at the Family Theater, Third and Harris streets. It promises to be one of the best contests local fans have seen. There will be other bouts. Dick Gotwalt, York's best bantam, will oppose Ted Lewis, of Baltimore, a youngster who has been bowling them over in the Monumental city all through the season. Young (Bull dog) Siler, another Yorker, will have it out with Allen Putt, of Lltltz, these two boys put up the best fight of the evening when Johnny Kilbane boxed in York several .weeks ago, and is sure to furnish si thriller again, as they are both of the slug ging type, the other Barrett protege, is a left hander of the George Chaney style, named Brownie Hall, who will meet Young Dalton, of Steelton, and Dalton must be a good one to stand the pace, as Hall stop ped Kid Bretz, Daltons townsman in less than 20 seconds, -with his terri ble left hand, several weeks ago. PENX-STATE ENTRUES . State College, April 24. Ponn State's entries for tho University of Pennsylvania's relay carnival, to be held this week at Franklin Field, were announced to-day by Coach Martin. Tho following will wear the blue and white: 100-yard dash, Ganzemuller and Marlln; 120-yard hurdles, Barron and Whiting; 4 40- yard low hurdles, Barron and Whit ing; sprint medley. Pond, Ganze miller, Krall, Shields, Shae (cap tain); distance medley. Shields, Foster, Whiting, Krail, Shae; two mile relay championship, Shae, Shields, Foster and Whiting: four mile championship, Shae, Shields, Foster. Hunter; freshman one-mile relay. Marling, Thomas, Ullery, Mer rill and Holland; shotput, Krushank and Beck; hammer throw, Cubbage; discus, Cubbage, Beck, Dambly and Jones; javelin, Jones and Dambly; broaa jump—Enoch; pole vault, Runyon; high jump, Runyon. INJURY TO BALL PLAYERS Cincinnati, April 24. lt develop ed yesterday that Wortman, short stop of the Chicago National League club, and Roush, center fielder of the Cincinnati team, who were in jured in Sunday's game, were seri ously hurt and will be out of the game for some time. Physicians say that Wort man's ankle is broken and that he will not Ibe able to play for at least six j weeks. Roush will be laid up two or three weeks with a sprained ankle. 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If. iT ufe'SSStura Offle-, Chleop~ NW t\\Vy °' "■ HARRISBURG BRANCH risk Service add* to the mileage _ _ .. . of any turo and reduces tiro ® So. Third SL, Bet* Market & Chestnut e*pen. AW4> Branch: in Philadelphia, R.adinf, All.ntown and Baltimor• r APRTTJ 24, 1917. WELLY'S 'CORNER George Cockiil is not getting all the necessary sleep these days. Ho wants to have a team ready by Muy 2 that will show a pace. Getting a good start means much for a ball team. The Harrisburg crew will have to go some against Jimmy Jackson's Philadelphia farm prod ucts. One thing is certain, the tennis courts nt Reservoir Park will be looked after this season. Arrange ments will also bo made to prevent local players from being obliged to wait from one to three hours to get a chance to play. Tennis tournaments will again be a popular summer sport this year In and about Harrisburg. The local high schools each have good teams and will play matches in various parts of the State. Prominent teams will come to this city. Connio Mack's boys came back yesterday nt Washington and won out by a nose. Bush was the big hoy who pulled the trick, allowing but three scattered hits. Errors figured " TWO MORK BIG SHOOTS Pittsburgh, April 24.—Two addi tional meets ill the national trap shooting schedule were announced by K. Reed Shaner, secretary of llie Interstate Association for the En couragement of Trapshootlng, as follows: Kansas State tournament, at Lamed, Kan., May 8 anil 9. and Tennessee State tournament, at Jackson. Tenn.. June 20 and 21. It was also announced that the date of the South Dakota State tournament, scheduled for Alexandria, S. D., had been changed from June 20 and 21 to May 10 and 11. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Newark — R.lt.E. Rochester 6 8 1 Baltimore, 2 4 3 R.H.E. Buffalo 5 7 2 Providence It 11 6 At Richmond— R.H.E. Toronto Blt 1 Richmond 9 16 5 HUCK-A-TimiFT PRACTICE All applicants for positions on the Hick-a-Thrift nine this season are requested to meet for practice at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon on the island. Additional practice will be held Saturday at 2 o'clock. For Comfort-Service-Economy WEAR AN E-Z BACK BUTTON "Made in Harrisburg" On Sale at All Men's Furnishing Stores 10c Beware of Imitations—See That You Get the Original E—Z "Made in Harrisburg" Our Coal Is CLEAN COAL Ak It's as free from slate and dirt as scientific handling and screening permits. It is freshly mined and full of intense i On our recommendation, order a ton or "lore to-day. JJ. B. MONTGOMERY Y THIRD AND CHESTNUT STS. Bell Phone 600 C. V. 4321 In Washington's runs in the eighth. The Macks' had a great ninth inning rally. That Jlarrisburg Ims some promis ing youngsters working at Lewlsburic is shown in the many requests for players for International LeagiJe managers. The local leader will not make any trades unless he can get the men he needs. He can spar* some of the youngsters after the sea son is on. At Elmira all records have been broken for the sale of baseball book*. Men and women were active In a campaign which closed recently and put some money into the treasury for the Colonels. Amateurs are having soma diffi culty In getting started this year. Rain interfered with some of the earlier games and last Saturday the big parade prevented games. This week starts off with postponements of practice because of rain and wet grounds. Two weeks of continuous sunshine is needed to show the old time pep with local teams. SELECTING RELAY TEAM Coach Earl Kunkel Is selecting thd five men which will represent Cen tral high in the University of Penn sylvania relays Saturday. A definite decision had not been made at the time of going to press, but a fast squad is certain. Five runners will make the trip and are expected to bring home honors, as the Forster street candidates are stronger than ever this season. Other men will take part in the various meets on high school's schedule, in the events which they are trying for. The New Suburb i ESTHERTON River-Drive SALE May sth 1917
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