RAIN CRIMPS OPENING GAME PLANS—HAUBER SHADES M'GUIRE IN HARD BATTLE
HAUBER SHADES
VKANK MAGUIRE
Philadelphia Battler Shows
Best Form in Opening
Bounds
In a scheduled 10-round bout that
was so exciting the referee and the
crowd forgot the number of rounds
fought, leaving the fight go eleven
rounds, last night at the show held
under the auspices of the National
Athletic Club, Frankie Maguire was
shaded by Harry Hauber, Philadel
phia. The Family theater was the
scene of this great battle.
The bout was one of the best held
in this city for years and was brim
full of toe to toe figfiting. Maguire
showed more form last night than he
ever has in a local bout and although
apparently nervous in the first rounds
gained his pose in the latter rounds
and was fighting hard when the final
gong sounded.
Ilauber Loads
Hauber led most of the fighting
and tried hard to down Alaguire with
a solar plexus blow. Several of his
attempts were low. but were caused
by Maguire jumping in the air trying
to make the Quaker City lad foul.
The fans branded him a dirty fighter,
through the poor tactics of Maguire.
A bout that was equally as good
as the wind-up was the semi-final
between Willy Fitzgerald and Wally
Nelson, both of Philadelphia. The
bout was an eight-round affair and
went the limit. Both fighters were at
their best and battled hard through
out the entire match, giivng punch
for ppneh. Fitzgerald was speedier
at times than his opponent, and de
served a shade. These boys should
be given another chance, according
to the general belief.
ONE KN'OCctaolotauiitauntaii
One Knockout Record
While the preliminary bouts were
none of the best they were by no
means poor and furnished enter
tainment-for the fans. Young Dal
ton, Steelton, entered the ring with a
bad burn on his arm and after a few
blows were exchanged the sore was
torn open, causing him great pain
and making it hard for him to cover
up. The bout went two rounds when
K. O. Dewey, of this city, his oppo
nent, landed a blow on the Steelton
lad's chin and one in the solar plexus
sending him down for the count.
Herb Hunter, of this city, was
matched with Buck Allen, Altoona,
in the second bout. He outweighed
the Altoona lad considerably and
Referee Tyalor stopped the bout in
tiie fourth round. Allen was game
and forced the fighting, being bat
tered so that the referee stopped the
bout to prevent him from receiving
further punishment. Hunter showed
improvement over previous fights,
and had the punch.
BASEBALITSUMMARY
lIESII/I'S OK YESTERDAY'S GAMES
\ntionnl I.eagne
Nov York, 9; Philadelphia, 4.
i Uicago, 4; Pittsburgh, 1.
Hoston. 7; Brooklyn, 0.
i 'incinnati-St. Louis, postponed;
rain.
American League
New York, 9; Philadelphia. 4
Boston, 1; Washington, 0.
Cleveland, 4; Detroit, 3.
St. LoulsrChlcago postponed, rain.
International Lea Kite
Toronto, 2; Baltimore, 1.
Rochester, 3; Richmond. 1.
Providence, 12; Montreal, 1.
Newark, 4; Buffalo, S.
New York State League
Scranton, 7; Syracuse. 4.
Other games postponed, rain.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
American League
New York at Philadelphia.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Boston at Washington.
Cleveland at Detroit.
National League
Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Other clubs not scheduled.
lew York State League
Elmira at Harrisburg.
Utica at Scranton.
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre.
Binghamton at Reading.
YYilEttE THEY PLAY TOMOItHOW
American League
Chicago at St. Louis.
Boston at Washington.
National League
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
-New York State League
Elmira at Harrisburg.
Utica at Scranton.
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre.
Binghamton at Reading.
STANDING OF THE CLIBS
-National League
W L. PC.
New York, .......... 9 5 .fits
St. Louis, 12 7
Chicago 9 ; 609
Philadelphia 8 7 .53a
Cincinnati, 12 13 1480
Boston fi 8 .429
Brooklyn 5 8 .385
Pittsburgh 7 15 '315
American League
W L P.C.
Boston 11 4 _733
St. Louis. ...- 1,1 8 is 79
v New York 3 7 [553
Chicago 11 10 ir,24
Cleveland 10 10 .300
Philadelphia, ........ 6 10 .373
Detroit 6 10 !575
Washington 6 11 .333
New York State I.eague
W L P.C.
Binghamton 2 0 1.000
Scranton, 1 0 1.000
Elmira, 3 1 .730
Syracuse 1 1 .500
Reading, 1 2 .333
Utica 0 0 .000
Wilkes-Barre 0 1 .000
Harrisburg 0 3 .000
I.ueknow Shop Leagm-
W L P.C.
S.-Shop, 1 0 1.000
Storehouse 0 0 .UOO
Clerks 0 0 .000
P. Mill 0 1 .000
Enoln Carshop Leaicue
W L, P.C.
S.-Shop 1 0 1.000
Airbrake „ 0 0 .000
Car Repair, 0 0 .000
, Enginehouse 0 1 .000
* Plan National Commission
to Direct Basketball Sport
Philadelphia May 8. Plans for
a National Commission to govern
professional basketball has been
launched by the Eastern League
Board of Directors. President Wil
liam Sheffer was authorized to write
to the heads of the various other
professional leagues calling a general
meeting for the purpose of organiza
tion. The Eastern League went on
record as willing to meet at any point
selected by the other leagues. Allen
town has been suggested as being
centrally located for the Pennsylva
nia Stale League magnates, the
Scranton Intercounty League and In
terstate League. The Connecticut
League and the New York State
League are also invited.
\
TUESDAY EVENING,
FORMER HARRISBURGER IS
ELMIRA BASEBALL FACTOR;
GIVE CITY PROMINENCE
Elmira, May fc'. With $12,000 1n
hand, and 100 books to be sold, local
baseball boosters are planning for
another campaign to start within a
week. Through the aid of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Rotary Club, mer
chants, and women's committee, this
city is now assured of first-class
baseball.
The plan is to raise $20,000 and In
the next campaign a dollar book will
bo offered to fans, purchasers being
privileged to buy as many as desired.
The money secured by contributions
and sale of books will bo turned over
to the local club. At the end of the
season all profits will go to charity.
This now baseball project was in
augurated by Robert H. Hoy, a form
er Harrlsburger, who is now man
ager of the local Electric Light Com
pany. He has been a big factor in
arousing enthusiasm and his plans
are working out successfully. Mr.
Hoy is director general. He has been
a big factor in putting Elmira on the
baseball map.
c yporili§}d
&GmnitendJMce
Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune).
Three years ago this coming summer Freddie Welsh assumed charge of
the lightweight throne.
Freddie achieved his scepter by out-tapping Willie Ritchie, and since that
melee no one has been able to catch up with Freddie and evict him from
the top.
! All through these three championship years Welsh's method has been a
[ very tine thing for Welsh, but a very depressing thing for sport. With
i Freddie it has been in the main a case of merely getting—and letting it go
at that.
Queer Spectacle
A few nights ago ring followers were treated to an astounding spectacle.
They sat and watched the lightweight champion rushed and battered
around the ring by the featherweight titleholder, who, in turn, was giving
away nine valuable pounds. •
Welsh at 139 pounds was a mark and a target for Kilbane at 130 pounds,
and the lighter, smaller man was forced to do most of the l ushing and lead
] ing to make and sort of a fight out of It.
Yet this Kilbane-Welsh affair was a worthy example, illustrating Welsh's
ability to remain on top.
Why Welsh Is Still Champion
i This fight showed plainly enough just how and why it is that Welsh is
i still champion.
I He is still champion because he refuses to indulge in the slightest risk —
I to take the slightest chance.
In thai affair with Kilbane. Welsh was content to paw forward with his
! left hand and then rush to a clinch.
Always well covered, he ducked to cover at the first opening, hanging on
any holding with no unprotected spot left vacant.
For purely defensive measures this method was all very well. But it left
only one man to do the fighting.
"Why shouldn't Welsh play it safe?" you may ask.
Simply for the reason that there is no credit and a vast amount of dis
credit in a bigger man having a smaller man rush an.d maul him about. A
champion who has nine pounds to spare and Who then makes his lighter
opponent do all the fighting isn't very much of a champion.
The Risk
The proper type of lightweight champion would have risked his title in an
open, head-on battle before he would have permitted a featherweight to do
all the fighting—to handle all the rushing and the leading. Welsh is the
one who should have gone out and made the fight. In place of which his
entire efforts in the way of lighting o rboxing were pawing out with a left
| hand, ducking under and rushing to the protective Bone of a 41 inch.
Judging from this and other tights, it is now only a matter ot' a short time,
before Welsh will have ended his reign. Kilbane could have knocked him 1
| out easily In twenty rounds. Benny Leonard should take his measure in
l iifteen rounds without great trouble. For Welsh, the other night, was
| either a fading champion—-or he was stalling. And it is hard to believe
:that a champion would continue stalling against a lighter man with the
crowd yelping for him to stand up and fight.
It might happen that way, but it isn't likely. If Welsh can't defend his
title while weighing 139 pounds against a featherweight, where will he get
off when he has to make the lightweight limit and face a decison tight?
A. W.—A ball is considered fair or foul as it passes third base—not by
where it first strikes before' the roll.
Xcxt Year—
We are told that by rtext year there will be no professional baseball. The
prophet who can say what next week or next month will bring is a marvel,
j leaving next year out of it.
j Next year used to be only twelve months away. Now It is an epoch or an
era or a young century away.
If the present plot continues to develop as it has been doing lately, the
I drama by next year will carry climaxes beyond all imagining. And the
1 imagination will hardly Include pennant races and such.
But next year is still —next year. Sufficient unto the day and the dope is
the evil and the fate thereof.
The Curtain
The curtain will be drawn across competitive sport in this country on the'
day that an American army goes to battle and the casualtv list conies in.
The curtain of fire beyond an American charge will be the curtain of Good
Night hung across all Competitive sport.
This will not mean the end of all sport for physical upkeep in an indi
vidual way. Not even those along the firing lines have gone this far. But
sport as a spectacle—barring that for Red Cross purposes or other war
funds—will then fade out.
Sport, seen through the smoke of battle, isn't sport, after all.
Ward Loses Fortune in
Promoting Third League;
Revealed at Appraisal
New York, May 8. That the late I
Robert Boyd Ward, who, at the time |
of his death, October 18, 1915, was;
i president of the Brooklyn Federal!
League, lost a fortune In baseball, I
| has been disclosed.
A report of the appraisal of his!
I estate, filed in Westchester county,;
i showed that his estate, which prior
! lo his entrance in baseball venture,!
had been estimated at more than
$3,000,000, had decreased to $ 1,- i
739,158.
Mr. Ward was known as the i
| "Ansel" of the now defunct Federal 1
League, started in 1912. His son, i
I George S. Ward, also was interested
in the affairs of the Federal League.
| The elder Mr. Ward put up much
; of the money that enabled the pro
i moters of the Federal League to pay
ilhe large salaries that aroused the
ire of the owners of the American |
and National Leagues.
The appraisal showed that Mr.
Ward held promisory notes of tho
I Federal League and the Brooklyn
! Club amounting to $220,800. It also
was shown that $50,000 was ad-:
'vanced to the league out of the),
estate on contracts the club had:
I made while he was president. He 1
, owned 1,347 shares of preferred,
| stock and 2,373 shares of common!
stock In the Federal League clubs.
| which was set down as of no value, j
Charles A. Ward, eldest son of Mr.
Ward, said he understood his father,
i paid par for this stock, or $373,000.
I With the promisory notj?s, thlrohow*
i a total of $651,8(10 sunk in baseball !
venture, not taking into account the!
| large sums he advanced of which the '
i estate contains no record.
ROBERT W. HOT
Benny Leonard Scores
Knockout Over Kid Thomas
By Associated Press
Philadelphia. May B.—Benny Leon
ard. the New York lightweight,
knocked out Charlie (Kid) Thomas,
of Philadelphia, in the last round of
their six-round bout here last night.
Leonard clarly outclassed the local
boxer in every round. Soon after the
opening of the final round the New
Yorker dropped Thomas to his knees
with a right to the jaw and then a
of rights and lefts to the same
spot put him down for the count.
At the end of the bout both of
Thomas' eyes were nearly closed and
his mouth and nose were badly swol
len.
Early Season Record
For No-Hit Games
The no-hlt game pitched by Bob
Groom, of the St. Louis Browns,
against the Chicago White Sox
yesterday Is the fourth one of the
present baseball season.
This makes an early-season rec
ord for the number of no-hit
games pitched.
The other hitless ga.nes of the
vear were as follows:
Cicotte of the White So* against
the Browns on April 11.
Mogridge of the Vanks against
the lied Sox on April 24.
Ton-.v of Cincinnati against the
Cubs on May 2.
Although Groom reallv pitched
eleven no-hit innings, tl-.U will not
be accepted as a record, inasmuch
as they were not pitched in the
same gaipe.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LUCKNOW LEAGUE
HAS GOOD START
Smith Shop Team Wins First
Game From Planing Mill
Team; Score 1-0
The. lid was taken off of the 1917
baseball season at Lucknow shop,
when r,OO faithful followers of the
world famous game, gathered at the
noon hour to witness the opening
game of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Lucknow Shop League. The weather
was not very favorable for an out
door game, but the time was set, and
with the spirit of the old ball game,'
the Smith Shop and Planing Mill
teams, took the field amid great ap
plause of the waiting crowd.
With a few words, wishing suc
cess to the league, C. Geisking, gen
eral foreman, stepped to the home
plate, and with the ability of a mod
ern ball player, tossed the first ball
to the pitcher. Again the baseball;
spirit filled the crowd, and then the
game was off, marking the beginning
of a very Interesting program lor the
1917 season.
The Smith Shop team, with Gilday
in the box, played a brilliant game,
and at alt times showed that they
could play in cool weather as well as
in warm. It was Gilday's run that
won the game, making a little hit
that put him on first, lie put "pep"
in everything; the next man up,* with
a terrific drive landed on the ball and
drew two bases. Gilday, making a
record sprint, scored before the wild
crowd could realize what had hap
pened. Finefrock pitched good
ball, Anderson led In batting for the
Planing Mill team.
SMITH SHOP
AB. R. H. A. E.
Hocker, 3b 2 0 1 0 0
Bricker, lb 2 0 0 1 0
Colestock, c 2 0 0 1 0
Gilday, p 1 1 1 1 0
Snyder, rf 1 0 0 0 0
Gough, If 1 o 0 0 0
Garman, ss 1 0 1 0 0
Harris, cf 1 o 0 0 0
Forney, 2b 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 12 1 3 3 0
PLANING MILL
AB. R. H. A. E.
McKeever, If 1 0 0 0 0
Anderson, ss 2 0 1 0 0
Butflngton, lb 2 0 0 0 0
Lyter, 3b 1 o o o 0
Madden, 2b 1 0 0 0 0
Ellis, cf 1 o 0 0 0
Stoner, rf 1 0 0 0 0
Squires, c 1 0 0 0 0
| Finefrock, p 1 o 0 0 0
Totals . 11 0 1 0 0
Smith Shop 0 1 0 0 o—l
Planing Mill 0 0 0 0 o—o
Umpires—Taylor and Steigerwalt.
Scranton Wins Battle
From Syracuse Stars;
Coughlinites Finish Strong
Syracuse, N. Y„ May B.—Scranton,
after six delays, opened its State
League season here yesterday, de
feating Syracuse 5 to 4. It was the
only game played on the Farrell cir
cuit. Bills' wildness in the ninth in
ning. coupled with a three-base hit
by Brannon and a disastrous error by
Madden, of Syracuse, gave Scranton
two runs and the game.
Higgins pitched well until the fifth
inning, when he weakened enough
to let in three runs. Wertz was sub
stituted after another score in the
next period. The attendance was
small and the weather cold. Score:
SYRACUSE
AB. H. O. A. E.
Madden, 2b 4 2 0 1 1
Evans, 3b, ....... 5 1 4 0 0
Quinn, lb 4 0 5 1 0
Riley, cf 3 0 1 0 0 :
O'Neill, If 1 1 2 0 0
Konnick, c 3 1 10 3 0
Keating, ss, 3 1 3 2 1
Pickup, rf 2 1 2 1 0
Bills, p, 2 0 0 3 0
Taylor, p 0 o 0 0 0
Hildebrand,* 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 7 27 11 2
SCRANTON
AB. H. O. A. E.
Purtell, ss 3 1 3 0 0
McCabe, If 4 0 3 0 0
Beckermitt, 3b, .. 5 0 0 6 0
Strait, rf 4 2 2 0 0
Drake, cf 4 1 1 0 0
Walsh, lb 3 1 10 1 0
Murphy, 2b, 4 0 4 3 0
Brannon, c, ...... 4 3 4 3 0
Higgins, p, 2 0 0 3 0
Wertz, 1 0 0 0 0
Corbett, p, 0 0 0 o 0
Brenay.x 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 27 16 0
• Batted for Taylor in ninth.
x Batted for Wertz in ninth._
Scranton 00000012 2—5
Syracuse 0000 3 lot) o—4
Runs scored—Madden, O'Neill, Keat
ing, Bills, McCabe, Beckermitt. Drake
Brannon, Brenay. Two-base hits—
Madden, Brannon. Three-base hit—
Drake. Stolen bases, Evans, Quinn,
Walsh, Brannon. Sacrifice hits—
O'Neill, Konnick, Pickup, Hildebrand.
Double plays—Pickup to Keating to
Quinn. Lefit on bases—Syracuse. 7;
Scanton, 7. Base on balls—Oft Hig
gins, 5. Hits and earned runs—Off
Bills, 8 and 5 in 8 1-3; off Corbett, 1
and 0 in 1; oft Higgins, 4 and 4 in
5 2-3; off Wertz, 2 and 0 in 2 1-3. Hit
by pitcher—By Higgins, 1; by Bills. 7;
by Wertz, 1; by Taylor, 1. Umpires—
Brown and Williams. Time—2.ls.
Whitman Wants Boxing
Stopped in' His State
Albany, N. Y., May B.—A second
message, urging the repeal of laws
legalizing professional boxing bouts,
was sent to the Legislature last night
by Governor Whitman. In response
to his first message, sent on February
1, a repeal bill was Introduced and
after It had been defeated by the
Assembly twice, a -second repeal
measure was introduced in the Sen
ate.
The second recently was reported
by the Senate Judiciary committee,
but was promptly consigned to the
general orders calendar. Adoption of
a special rule is necessary to bring
it before the Senate for consideration.
The measure last night was receiv
ed in silence and no action was taken
on it.
"One of the evil effects of the stat
ute was brought home to us recent
ly," the message said. "Here in the
capital city of the state a disgraceful
and brutalizing contest was held
where a young man In the prime of
life was allowed to enter a contest
and receive a blow which killed him.
Kven the people who were present
sat calmly by and the remainder of
the program for the evening was car
ried out. This boy was done to death
under the i;ules and none of the regu
lations adopted In the interest of
this so-called manly sport was vio
lated.
"I would fall short of my duty If
I did not again request your honor
able bodies to repeal this law. I am
satisfied that public decency requires
it and I shall be satisfied with noth
ing else." I
LEAKY SKIES MAKE GAME
AT ISLAND PARK DOUBTFUL;
BIG PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW
Clouds continued to leak this
morning and the opening New York
State League game at Island Park
was very doubtful. Harrisburg ar
rived honie early this morning from
Binghamton, and soon after the El
mira team reached the city. In in
spection of Island Park showed a
soft Held and conditions for a game
unfavorable.
Weather forecast for to-day called
for rain until this evening, with cool
er atmosphere following. Manager
George Cockill was of the opinion
that even should the rain stop, it
would not be very invltink for local
fans.
Big Program To-morroiv
The postponement of to-day's
game will mean a bigger opening
program to-morrow, as there will be
no other event to interferene. De
tails arranged for to-day will be car
ried out. Tho parade instead of
NEW RECORD
FOR CHEVROLET
Drives Car One Hundred Miles
Per Hour on Uniontbwn
Speedway
Uniontown, May 8. Louis Chev
rolet in his Frontenac car, which
won the race at the opening of the
speedway hero last December, low
ered tho track record of ninety-nine
miles per hour when yesterday aft
ernoon in the qualifying and elimin
ation trails for next Thursday's race
he made the trial lap at the rate of
one hundred miles per hour.
Thirteen drivers qualified in the
elimination trials, Ira Vail in a Hud
son being second, with a record of
98.1 miles per hour.
One Narrow Escape
LeLloyd Thompson, the aviator,
had a narrow escaped from death
when 3,000 feet In the air. The valve
head broke, covering the cowl of the
engine and shutting off the gas.
Thompson volplaned to the ground.
The drivers who qualified to enter
the 112-mile race for the universal
trophy on Thursday and their time
follow:
Louis Chevrolet, Frontenac, 100
miles per hour.
Ira Vail, Hudson. 98.1 miles per
hour.
Ralph Mulflth-d, Hudson, 96 miles
per hour.
Dave Lewis, Hoskins, 94.8 friiles
per hour.
Joe Boyer, Frontenac, 9 4.7 miles
per hour.
Barney Oldfleld, Delage, 9 3 miles
per hour.
Ralph de Palma, Packard, 93.3
miles per hour.
Andy Burt, Erges, 91 miles per
hour.
Milt Mcßride, Olson, 91 miles per
hour.
Eddie Hearne, Dusenberg, 90.75
miles per hour.
Billy Taylor, Murray, 30.75 miles
per hour.
Jimmy Myers, Pugh, 88.2 miles per
hour.
Harry and Deckert Win
Honors in Secret Tourney
Honors in the secret duckpin part
nership tournament conducted on
the Casino alleys during the past
week were carried off by a team
composed by F. Harry and T. Deck
PThe "Millionaire Regiment"
and Fat J mas
Last summer while New York every day, are finding that Fatima's
City's famous 7th Regiment (some- delicately balanced Turkish blend
times called the "Millionaire Regi- is not only more pleasing in taste,
ment") was encamped on the but is far more comfortable too.
border at McAllen, Texas, a record
was kept of all cigarettes sold. More comfort tvhile you're smok-
Fatima's .ale. averaged 42,680 4,80 *"*■ For '
. . . though you may smoke more than
per month; the next most popular , . . ,
r . _ , r * usual, Fatimas never remind you
♦ cigarette averaged 17,600. ... ™ , ... , *
° of it. They re a sensible smoke.
This big preference for Fatimas
is simply one of tbe many indica- The next package you buy—get
tions that more and more men, Fatimas. '
starting at 2 o'clock will form at 1.30
at Third and Walnut streets. Fol
lowing u parade over the principal
streets, the patriotic program will
be observed at Island Park. The
game starts at 3.15.
Two now players have been signed
by Manager Cockill. Both are pitch
ers and are Barnes, a southpaw, and
Cooper, a fast boy from the East.
They have ben working out and will
be ready to go into the game at any
time. The probable line-up for the
opening game follown:
Harrisbnrg. Elmira,
Burke, If. Relanger, rf.
t'ook, 2b. Jackson, cf.
Downey, 3b. Brooks, lb.
Roto, ss. Sullivan, If.
Harrison, rf. Loudy, 2b.
Bold, lb. Bcdenk, 3b.
Miller, c. Demoe. ss.
Hamilton, cf. Peterson, c.
Keefe, p. Wilhclm, p.
Ramsey, p. Matteson, p.
ert. The score of the visitors was
862 for the three games, Harry drop
ping 451 and Deckert 411. The
team score for the tourney follows:
F. Harry ... 451 J. Good .... 375
T. Deckert .. 411 L. Dunkle .. 474
Total 862 Total 849
R. Martin .. 380 H. Hain ... 439
I M. Basch .. 456 B. Rechel .. 366
Total 836 Total 805
G. Bamford . 418 J. Smith ... 397
L. Leo 385 J. Forney .. 391
Total .... 803 Total .... 788
W. Smith .. 425 M. Trace .. 425
C. Weber ... 391Spicklcr .... 350
Total .... 781 Total .... 779
H. Bird .... 341 Stigelmau .. 398
J. Boas .... 421 A. Miller ... 355
Total .... 762 Total .... 763
H. Earley .. 363 J. Sauter .. 344
F. Mosher .. 389 A. Black ... 400
Total 752 Total .... 744
W. Miller ... 408 Jacobs 331
A. Senior ... 315Hobson .... 381
Total 723 Total 712
I R. Atticks .. 379 R. Sides ... 323
Eisenhart .. 324 Montgomery . 379
Total 703 Total 702
J. Karris . . 337 G. Hargost . 374
G. Branca .. 360 H. Miller ... 322
Total .... 697 Total .... 696
W. Thompson 358 P. Lehman . 285
F. Bass 333 R. Shaffner . 233
Total 691 Total 518
Enola Shop League Gets
Start When Eisenburger
Pitches No-Hit Contest
In the opening game of the Enola
Shop League race yesterday at noon,
Eisenburger, pitching for the Smith
Shop team held the Enginehouse
combination hitless and scoreless,
the former winning by the score of
3 to 0. George twirled for the van
quished and displayed rare ability
but was given poor support.
The opening of the season yester
day marked the second year of the
league and was attended by officials
of the league and other Pennsyl
vania officials. G. W. Woodward, of
Enola, is the president of the league
and the board of arbitrators are M.
L. Rice. D. C. Cliishotm, S. Snyder,
C. Jamison, is manager of the En
ginehouse team and H. M. Adams,
of the Smith Shop. E. H. Curry, of
the Air-Brake and J. H. Putt of the
Car Repair Shop team. The guest
of honor at the game yesterday was
MAYS, 1917.
I WELLY'S
Secretary Clarence Z. Moore of
the Philadelphia Division Gun Club!
has notified members of the big shoot
on Saturday. It will be a return|
event to the Harrisburg Sportsmen's
Association and will be held on the
Second and Division streets grounds, j
Local fight fans got a big run for
their money last night. No better
show has ever been held in Harris
burg. Matchmaker "Muggsy" Tay
lor fulfilled his promises. Ho is
planning still better things.
Manager Joe Barrett was in Har
risburg to-day planning for a big
show at the Auditorium in the very
near future. His program calls for
"Legislative Night," and is proposed
to have a series of bouts of the class
that makes the boxing game popular.
Baseball accidents are piling up.
Yesterday at Philadelphia Frank
Gllhooley, rightfiolder for the Yan
kees who played in Harrisburg dur
ing the International season, and
broke n leg, dislocated his shoulder.
Hi Myers performed the same feat
in diving after-a ball at Boston. Gll
hooley is known as the hard-luck
boy in baseball.
Pitcher Jack-Fox will not got int
Master Mechanic J. L. CJunninghatn.
The score:
R.H.E.
Enginehouse .... 0 0 0 0 o—o 0 1
Smith Shop 2 0 1 0 o—30 —3 3 4
Batteries George and Shutt;
Eisenburger and Fisher.
YESTERDAY'S SCOnES
National I.eague
At New York—
Phila 010000000 o—l 4 0
New Y0rk,..0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Ox—2 5 1
Batteries—Lavender and Killifer;
Tesreau and McCarty. Umpires—By
ron and Quigley.
At Boston—
Brooklyn. .00000000 o—o 5 1
Boston 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 Ox—7 9 0
Batteries Smith and Miller; Ru
dolph and Gowdy. Umpires—O'Day
and Bransfield.
At Chicago—
Pittsburgh, 00000000 I—l 3 1
Chicago, ...0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ox—4 5 0
Batteries Grimes and Fischer;
Seaton and Elliott. Umpires—Keen
and Emslie.
At Cincinnati—
St. Louis-Cincinnati game postponed;
cold weather.
American League
At Philadelphia—
New York, .00620000 I—9 7 1
Phila 0 20 20 0 00 o—4 6 6
Batteries—Mogridge and Nunemak
er; Falkenberg and Schang. Umpires
—Connolly and McCormick.
At Washington—
Boston, ... 00000001 o—l 4 1
Washingt'n 00000000 o—o 2 0
Batteries —Ruth and Thomas; John
son and Ainsmith. Umpires—Owens
and Dineen.
At St. Louis—
Chicago-St. Louis game postponed,-
rain.
At Detroit—
Cleveland, .10020100 o—4 6 1
Detroit 10000200 o—3 6 3
Batteries—Bagby and O'Neill; Bo
land and Spencer. Umpires—Hilde
brand and O'Laughlin.
West End Club Plans
For Baseball Opening
The West End Club will open
their baseball season on Saturday,
May 21 at Fourth and Seneca streets
grounds. They play the St. Mary's
Catholic Club of Steelton. All games
played on West End grounds will be
calle dat 3 p.. m.
West End will play every Satur
day at Fourth and Seneca street this
league baseball this season. He has
been unable to get a leave of absence
from police duty at Reading: and yes
terday Manager Bill Coughlin sent
Kox liis release.
It looks very much as If the
American Association would start a
cut In salaries. Rainy season has
put a big crimp in profits. It has
hit all leagues hard but the western
circuit has been hit exceptionally
hard.
Old "Pupe Pluve" ought to be
sent to some country where there is
no baseball. He was the cause for
disappointing many local fane.
President J. 11. Farrell says he is
willing to release the rainmaker but
it looks as if there has been an ap
peal taken.
The Major leagues considered
themselves lucky yesterday and got
away with six games, three in each
league. In the National League
Philadelphia lost to New York, 2 to
1; Boston lost to Brooklyn 7 to 0,
and Chicago trimmed Pittsburgh 4
to 1. In the American League New
York humbled the Athletics 9 to 4,
Cleveland put the cleaner on De
troit 4 to 3 and Boston trimmed
jWasliington 1 to 0.
summer, excepting May 19 and Jund
23. On these days they will play at
Mercersburg against the strong Aca
demy team, and at Palmyra on June
23.
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