12
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SPORTS—COSTLY INFIELD ERRORS LOSE ANOTHER BATTLE FOR HARRISBURG AT UTICA
BANKS TEAM IS
AGAIN WINNER
Capture High Honors in Two
County Series; Some
Record Scores
Mfcril Banks and his team of duck*
fin bowlers won last night's contort
in the Dauphin-Cumberland aeries.
John Myers' team fell down. The
contests were bowled on Parthemor©
alevs. New Cumberland- The totals
follow:
EAN'KS-MTERS
Banks . ...... 1536
Myers . . .. ...... ... 1440
Moll (B.) 133
Moll tB.) 323
FICKES-CTWEN
Flekes . ... ...... T29
Owen . 1645
Ness (O.) 153
Ness (O.) .................. 359
MeIVOR-BENTZ
Mclvor 1609
Bentz 152S
Ktmmel (M.) 135!
Bentz (B.) „ KO,
O'LEART-PALMBR
O'Leary ... ni7|
Palmer . ................. . 1423
O'Leary . ................ . 129
•O'Leary 336
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W. L. Pet.
Banks 27 15 ..643 j
Mvers . ....... 25 17 .594 j
O'Leary . ...... 22 20 .524'
Mclvor . ...... 22 20 .524
Owen . ........ 21 21 .500
Fickes . 19 23 .453
Palmer . IS 24 .429
►Bentz 16 26 .381
Yesterday's Scores
NATIONAIi LEAGUE
At Philadelphia
■Pittsburgh ..00 0 20000 o—2 7 2 j
Philadelphia 00 0 0 4 31 0 x—B 14 3.
Batteries—Grimes and Fischer; I
Mayer and Killlfer. Umpires—Qulg- |
ley and Byron.
At Brooklyn—
Cincinnati ..02000000 o—3 9 1
Biooklyn ...00005010 o—6 12 0
Batteries Schneider, Marquard i
rnd Wineo; Cheney and Miller. Um- ;
Fires —Klemm and Bransfleld.
At New Tork
Pt. Louis ...00000040 I—s 9 1
New Tork ..00000310 o—4 9 8
Batteries —Meadows and Snyder;
•Tesreau and McCarthy. Umpires—
Orth and Rigler.
At Boston —
f'hicasro ....02002004 O—S 13 S
Boston 00100000 o—l 5 3
Batteries —Vaughn and Wilson;
•Tyler and Gowdy. Umpires—O'Day
nd Harrison.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Detroit —
'Washington 07102100 o—ll0 —11 18 1
X>etroit 10101020 0— 5 12 1
Batteries —Johnson. Dauss, Ocucli
r.tid Ainsmith; Coxaleski and EUery,
Spencer. Umpires—Owen and Di
neen.
At Cleveland —
{Boston 20210000 o—6 8 2
Cleveland ..00003200 o—s 11 5
Batteries Ruth and Agnew;
Coombs and O'Neill. Umpires—Mc-
C'ormick and Connolly.
At St. Louis—
TCew York ..0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 o—7 14 0
St. Louis ...02200000 o—4 11 2
Batteries —Shawkey, Ntmemaker;
Hamilton and Severeid. Umpires—
Evans and Xallin.
At Chicago—
Philadelphia 00000000 0 — 0 4 3
Chicago ...51012002 x—ll 16 1
Batteries —E. Johnson and Holey;
Beny and Sclialk. Umpires—O'Day
ond Hamson.
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE
At Svracuse—
Beading 20000000 o—2 5 0
Syracuse ...02000000 I—3 7 3
Batteries—Derinney and Watson:
Bills and Konnick. Umpires—Brown
and Williams.
At Binghamton—
Wilkes-Barre 00000011 0 —! 10 0
Binghamton 00000000 o—o 3 2
Batteries Tuero and Snyder;
Barnhart and Wheat. Umpires—
Pflrman and Glatts.
At Elmira —
Gcranton ...0100001 0 2 —4 8 2
Elmira 00000300 2—5 4 1
Batteries —<?orbett and Crossin;
Jordan and Peterson. Umptre—
Johnson.
CLERKS WIS AT LrCK.VOW
The Clerks In the Lucknow Shoj
7>agae added another seatp yester
day at noon defeating the Planing
Mill, score 4 to 2. Flnfrock was hi l
early In the game. Hall allowed bu'
\hree hits.
Are Ready For
the Big National m
Game ' M /
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Copyright, 1917, Tlio Tribune Association (New York Tribune).
Song of the Stalwart
(Re-entered and Revised)
* "Cowards die many times before their deaths;
i. The valiant never taste of death but once"
9 • N —Shakespeare.
9 Whether it's Heaven —or whether it's Hell —
s . Or whether it's merely Sleep;
t'r whether it's something in between
Where ghosts of the half-gods creep;
5 Since it comes but once—and it comes to all —
) On the one fixed, certain date— ■
3 " Why drink of the dregs till the Cup arrives
5 On the gray day set by Fate?
The coward looks to the gray beyond
) And his heart grows white with fear:
> The dark is deep that he may not see
I i As the end of the game draws near;
> But the valiant turns to a newer road
That leads through the out-bound gates.
Where each drab soul of the realm must fare
And the Great Adventure waits. _
!
; One by one till the line is passed—
) The gutter-born and the crown: •
So what is a day or a year or two—
Since the answer's written down?
r What is a day to a million years
II When the last winds sound the call?
i So here's to the days that rest between —
I And here's to the last of all!
Panics and Such
There has been considerable discussion of late concerning panic in finance
. : and panic in sport.
.! Still another side to consider is the mental panic of the commonwealth.
A country which goes sky high and loses its poise is quitting as badly as
\ if it had surrendered.
War is trouble —and trouble is the test of class. The entry who keeps his
head up and plays the game out is the only one that belongs.
In the Two leagues
The Red Sox and the Giants, by results and form, have shown, a fairly
tidy margin over other eastern clubs.
The Giants, minus Herzog, were still able to keep the East In subjection.
And if Philadelphia, Boston and Brooklyn were unable to suppress 11c-
I Graw's team, no great fear is entertained from Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St.
j Louis and Chicago.
If the Red Sox are to be rolled back, the West must furnish the rolling
; power. Barry is leading a ball club that looks every whit as strong as the
5 winning l machine of last season. It may be that rough opposition from the
i four western clubs can hold it in check. But unless the four western clubs
can turn this festive trick at home they are hardlv likely to overpower the
| Red Sox while entrenched upon their home soil through June.
About Third Basemen
Frank Bancroft, the war horse of the Reds, is a great booster for Heinle
t Groh Is undoubtedly the best third basemen'in our circuit," Banny
says, ~and one of the best X have ever seen. I should sav to-dav that he
was the best on® in baseball."
The best third basemen in the game to-day are Groh, Zimmerman, Baker
Mid Gardner. With Groh leading the National League at this nook. Larrv
( Gardner probably gets the palm over Baker in the A. I„. Gardner is a trifle
faster than Baker, a brilliant infielder and a good, hard hitter. Last vear
! he topped John Franklin by 30 or 40 points.
i Few great third basemen ever come along. Where fine shortstops are
plentiful, third base runs shy of classic talent. There were Collins, Bradley
! and Devlin. After these had passed, Gardner and Herzog had the call until
i Her*og was shifted to short and second. Clark Griffith picks Baker as the
I s most valuable third baseman to-day, and there are manv who trail
i with the Old FoX.
What, Indeed?
When the Sun. the Wind and the Rain
Call me out to the moors—
Beckon to hill and plain
And the lure of the Great Out Doors—
When they speak of the Open Sky—
j Of B. Swing—and a Follow Through—
And the blue hills echo the cry—
What else can a fellow do?
: "The White Sox. on paper, are the best ball club in baseball." savs an ex
' ,i" bett * r tha " Cady or Thomas. But Ruth. Leonard. Shore
better than Scott Russell, Benz and Faber. And Hobbv,
u r are better than Gandii. Collins, Risberg and
Fe!sch knd ' Hooper ' Lewis and Walker are not below Jafkson.
Well, It Keeps You Out In the Open Air
S] I^— Speaking of jobs, liow'd you like o have that assignment of being
JT/hfrr, !? er -'J n ? then rid ' ns in the automobile just ahead
of him, in case some one decided to pot the old boy under the left or right
ear 7 H. H. L.
These are the days when the entry who hasn't laid bv a dime has the
hoarse guffaw on the community. The tax collectors can t take awav what
he hasn't got. Although they are liable to trv J
Chicago to Play Game
With Notre Dame Eleven
Chicago, May 16.—The prospect of
a football game next fall between
the University of Chicago and Xotre
Dame University was seen here yes
terday as a result of a trackmeet
between the two institutions s'ehed
| uled for the afternoon.
| This is the first time in seventeen
years that the Maroons and Notre
I Dame have competed in a dual con
test, and there Is a probability that
i a football game will be arranged.
Coach Stagg, of Chicago, Is determin
ed to continue athletics, and if other
"big nine" Institutions follow the lead
of the University of Minnesota in
abandoning the gridiron sport, Stagg
■will be obliged to arrange games with
elevens outside the Western Confer
ence to complete a schedule.
Benny Leonard to Train
in Open Air at Mt. Kirco
Xe\* \ork, May 16.—Benny Leon
ard, who is matched to box ten
rounds with Freddie Welsh at the
Manhattan A. C. on May 28, will do
most of his training in the open air
at Mount Kisco, taking a staff of
trainers with him. Welsh, who will
be risking his lightweight title again,
will work out at his new health farm
at Summit, N. J.
The champion's arm, which was
sore from blood poisoning in his
light with Kilbane, has now healed,
and Freddie declares he will be OK
when he faces Leonard. Benny was
to have fought Welsh at the Manhat
tan several months ago, but was laid
low by an attack of grip and the
bout was canceled. The champion is
now making good on his promise to
give Leonard another chance.
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Baseball Summary
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
National 1/cague
Philadelphia, 8; Pittsburgh, 2.
Brooklyn, 6; Cincinnati, 2.
Chicago, 8; Boston. 1.
St. Louis, 5; New York 4 (10 in
nings).
American League
Chicago, 11; Philadelphia, 0. *
Washington. 11; Detroit. 5.
Boston, 6; Cleveland. 5.
New York. 7; St. Louis, 4. (
\
International League
Rochester, 4; Baltimore. 3.
Providence, 6; Buffalo, 4.
Toronto, 8; Richmond, 6.
Newark, 7; Montreal, 7 (16 in
nings; darkness).
New York State I.caguc
Utica, 10. Harrisburg, 7.
Syracuse, 3; .Reading. 2.
Elmira, 6; Scranton, 4.
Wilkes-Barre, 2; Binghamton, 0.
Blue Rider Ijeaguo
Chambersburg, 8; Gettysburg, 3.
Hagerstown, 2; Martlnsburg, 1.
Frederick, 9; Hanover, 4.
Allison Hill League
Rosewood, 5; Galahads, 3.
Duck now Shop Ix^ue
Clerks. 4; Planing Mill, 2.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
National Leacne
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at New York.
American Lcapie
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at St. Louis.
Washington at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
International League
Richmond at Toronto.
Newark at Montreal.
Providence at Buffalo.
Baltimore at Rochester.
New York State League
Harrisburg at Utlca.
• Reading at Syracuse.
Wilkes-Barre at Binghamton.
Scranton at Elmira.
Blue Ridge League
Hagerstown at Martinsburg.
Chambersburg at Gettysburg.
Frederick at Hanover.
Allison Hill League
Stanley vs Rosewood.
.Lucknow Shop Ix-aguc
No game scheduled.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
National League
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at New York.
American League
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Washington at Detroit. •
New York at St. Louis.
Boston at Cleveland.
New York State League
Harrisburg at Syracuse.
Reading at Utica.
Wilkes-Barre at Elmira.
Scranton at Binghamton.
STANDING OP THE TEAMS
National League
W. t. Pet.
Chicago 20 9 .690
New York 13 7 .650
Philadelphia 13 S .619
St. Louis 14 10 .583
Boston 8 11 .421
Cincinnati 12 17 .414
Pittsburgh 8 12 .308
Brooklyn R 14 .300
American League
W. L. Pet.
Boston 16 7 .696
New York 14 9 .609
Chicago '.. 18 12 .600
Cleveland 15 14 .517
St. Louis 14 14 .500
Detroit 10 15 .400
Washington 8 15 .348
Philadelphia 7 16 .304
New York State League
W. L. Pet.
Utlca 5 2 .714
Binghamton 6 3 .667
Syracuse 5 3 .62 5
Reading 6 5 .54 5
Elmira 6 5 .545
Scranton 4 4 .500
Harrisburg 2 7 .222
Wilkes-Barre 1 6 .14 3
Blue Ridge League
W. L. Pet.
Martinsburg 4 1 .800
Chambersburg 3 2 .600
Jlanover 2 3 .400
Gettysburg 2 3 ,4 00
Frederick 2 3 .400
Hagerstown 2 3 .400
Allison Hill League
W. L. Pet.
Rosewood 3 0 1.000
Reading 1 1 .500
Stanley 1 2 .33 3
i Galahads 0 2 .000
Lucknow Shop league
W. L. Pet.
S-Shop 2 1 .666
Clerks 2 1 .666
Storehouse 1 2 .333
Planing Mill 1 2 .333
PAUL WINS BY DEFAULT
Fort W T ashington, May 16.
"Davie" Paul, of Philadelphia, re
tained the State championship live
bird trophy, won by him last year
from "Joe" Brannaman, of
ter, when Charles Hummer, of Mari
etta, the challenger, failed to ap
pear yesterday afternoon at the
Fortside Gun club. Paul retains the
cup by, default. There was some
sterling shooting this afternoon in a
20-bird sweepstakes race. Therte
were three ties for each of the three
moneys. Fred Swartx, "Davie" Paul
and "Ike" Knoyle, all of Philadel
phia, tied for first money with
straight strings of twenty.
Second honors were split between
George Eliber, Bill Clegg and J.
Hnnt. with scores of 19 out of 20.
The third division was between "Pat"
Shields, "Ike" Budd and Harry
Fisher. All the money winners were
Phlladelphians. Paulson and Car
ney, of Philadelphia, each grassed
eighteen, but they were shooting for
birds only. , .
PTiAYKRS SUBJECT TO DRAFT
Reading. May lfl. Five of the
fifteen players In the New York
State League club here are liable
to conscription. They are Pitcheri
Devlnney, Sal Vava and Harsher,
Shortstop Armstrong and Outfielder
Barrs. Charles Babblngton, center
fielder, is under 30, but is married.
John Fox, a , Reading policeman,
formerly a pitcher with the Scranton
club, will likely be> sign"-!- by Man
ager George Wiltse, of the Reading
team.
OJIE I.KAGI'E PASSES OtTT
Charlotte, N. C., May 16.—Directors,
of the North Carolina Baseball League
met here to-day to consider the ad
visability of abandoning the remain
der of the schedule for the season be
cause of lack of interest due to the
war. i
COCKHL'S TEAM
LOSE ON ERRORS
Pitchers Go Soaring When
Harrisburg Fielders File
Up Miscues
Utica, May 16.—Cdstly Infield errors
cost Harrisburg another game yester
day, Utica winning by a score of 10
to 7. Both Harrisburg- pitchers eased
up when loose fielding back of them
gave the Utes a big lead.
Uarnr* Loit TITO Innings
Barnes started for the Islanders.
He was showing pitching form until
costly errors occurred In the second
Inning when he weakened and Utlca
piled up live runs, having a bunch of
hits In addition to the miscues. Har
risburg evened up in the third and
Buck Ramsey came. He too suffered
for a lack of support. The score:
HARRISBURG
AB. H. H. O. A. E.
Burke, If r> 0 2 2 -0 0
Cook, 2b 5 1 l 3 o 2
Downey, 3b 4 2 1 0 0 1
Boley, ss 3 1 i i 3 2
Harrison, rf .... 4 1 J 1 0 0
GafTney, cf 4 0 1 4 0 0
Bold, lb 3 1 0 7 1 0
Carroll, c 4 0 2 5 2 0
Ramsey, p 2 1 0 1 3 0
Barnes, p 2 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 24 9 5
UTICA
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
O'Rourke, ss ... 6 3 1 5 6 1
McConnell, 2b .. 3 1 2 4 2 0
Luyster, .rf 3 1 2 1 0 0
Brower, lb .... 4 0 0 11 0 0
Dempsey. cf 4 1 2 0 0 1
Gagnier, if 2 1 0 1 0 0
I'ove, 3b 5 0 3 2 1 0
McGraw, c 5 1 0 2 1 0
Karpp, p 0 0 0 0 2 0
Gill, p 4 2 1 1 4 0
Totals 36 10 11 27 16 2
Harrisburg .2120001 1 0 7
Utica 0 5 012110 x—lo
Two-base hits, McConnell, 2-
Dempsey. Love 2. Stolen bases',
Boley, Bold, Downey. Sacrifice hits
Gaffney, Gagnier. Saclflce flies. Bold
Brower. Dempsey. Double play, Gili
to Brower. Left on bases, Harris
burg 9, Utica 12. First base on er
rors, Harrisburg 2, Utica 4. Bases
on balls, off Barnes 5, off Ramsey 2.
off Gill 5. Hits and earned runs, off
Barnes, 3 and 0 in 2; off Ramsey, 8
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and 3 In 6; off Gill, 10 and 5 In 7.
(Three up in eighth inning); oft
Karpp 0 and oln 2. Struck out by
Barnes, 3; Ramsey, 1; Gill, 1. Pass
ed ball, Carroll. Umpires, Carney
and Lewis. Time, 2.12.
Bill Hinchman, Pirate
Hitter Makes Bat Bistory
Pittsburgh, May 16. —1f Bill Hinch
man, of the Pirates, hits .316 or better
during the approaching season, he
will continue to possess on# of the
most remarkable records made by a
major leaguer. Said record consists
in having, during each season he
has been in the major leagues, better
ed his batting average. However, Just
now Hinchman is below the .200 mark.
Bill's first National League engage
ment was with the Reds In 1906. Then
he swatted .104—a performance that
sent him to Columbus. He Joined the
Cleveland Americans In 1907 and re
mained with them three years, his
averages being .228, .231 and .258.
Hinchman moved on to Columbus
again and then became a Pirate, hit
ting for .307 hi 1915 and for .315 in
1916. Jacques Kournler, of the White
Sox, did some Hlnchmanesque batting
until last season, when he ceased to
qualify to star with Buccaneer Bill
in "The Climbers." The Frenchman's
average as a White Sox In 1912 was
.192. The next year it was .234, the
year aftr that .311, and the year
after that .322. Last season the man
from Au Sable, Mich., slumped terri
bly and compiled a percentage of only
.240.
Men Subject to Draft
in Two Major Leagues
Chicago, May 16.—Approximate
ly flfty-flve men from each of the
two major ueagues are subject to na
tional service under the selective
draft, according to an estimate made
by Ban Johnson, president of the
American League, after a trip over
the eastern end of his circuit. He
said the magnates are unwilling to
attempt to Influence any athlete who
believes his country needs him but
that there is yet hope that the big
leagues will be permitted to finish
the season without the disruption of
the teams.
Upon the suggestion of Captain T.
L. Huston of the New York Ameri
cans Mr. Johnson is making arrange
ments to have American League
scores distributed to Canadian and
American troops at the front.
MAY 16, 1917,
[WELLYISCORNER
Something is still wrong with the
Harrisburg baseball team. It was
evident yesterday that there was no
co-operation 011 the part of the Hold
ers. Manager George Cockill is the
leader. Be knows what local fans
want, and he says he Is going to give
them a winning team. Acordiug to the
local manager there are good men
still Idle. A few of them might be
factors In more victories.
Billy Mehring's big boxing show
will take place to-morrow night, alt
reports to the contrary notwithstand
ing. There has been a misunderstand
ing regarding dates. The York show
takes place to-night. There Is some
talk of a show on May 21, and another
May 29, but as yet 110 official an
nouncement has been made as to ts*
program.
The International League had a rec
ord game yesterday. Newark and
WORLD'S FAMOUS TROTTER
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION;
PART OF BILLINGS STABLE
New York, May 16. Byway of
preparation for turning over his
farm of 5,000 acres at Curies Neck,
Va., to the United States govern
ment for the period of the war, C.
K. G. Billings has ordered the sale
of all his trotting horses by auction
at Madison Square Garden on June
6. The stud is one of the most se
le_ct in the country, headed by the
$50,000 stallion, The Harvester,
2.01, and embracing three other
with about forty spring foals and
stallions, sixty-three broodmares,
two 2-year-olds. Every trotting
horse Mr. Billings owns, excepting
Uhlan, 1.58; Lou Dillon, 2.01, and a
few saddle horses, will be included
In the sale.
Broodmares Wltli Records
Among the stallions is the pacer,
William, 1.58%,whi1e the broodmares
Montreal went sixteen innings to a
tie score 7 to 7. Newark only had tw<*
hits, according to the scofce.
Red Calhoun Is having a hard tlma
t-J get into a winning stride. His team
won the first victory yesterday.
Everything comes to him who waits.
The Dauphin -Schuylkill team may
not get started. It is said that land
owners are holding out for an exv
orbltant price in Lykens and there
is no llirid for the team of that place.
1' ans in other towns are ready.
The annual track and field meet be
tween t|ie Greeks and Romans of the
Harrisburg Academy will be held Fri
day afternoon on Academy neld.
Track material this year at th#
Academy Is very promising and some
new records are expected. The Greeks
lead in Ave points for honors.
include such celebrities as Margaret
Druien, 2.03*4; Nuncy Royce, 2.06%;
Lettie Lee, 2.06; Bernlce R., 2.07%;
Rerta Mac, 2.08; Baroneas Virginia,
Zarrine, 2.Q7V4: Berta Mac, 2.08;
Baroness Virginia, 2.08%; The
Lark, 2.08%; Lucille Bingen, 2.08;
Lou Billings, 2.08%; Santos Maid,
2.08%, and Lucille Marlow, 2.09%.
Mr. Billings' farm, on the James
River, about fifteen miles below
Richmond, was offered to the gov
ernment as soon as the United States
entered the war. It is one of the old
estates in America, having been the
home of Nathaniel Bacon, leader of
the forces of democracy in Bacon's
Rebellion, as long ago as 1676, and
shortly afterward the seat of the
Randolps family, some of whose
members have slept two hundred
years in the stone walled burying
ground at Curies.