14 SPORTS—GREEKS WIN SIXTH ANNUAL FIELD CARNIVAL AT HARRISBURG ACADEMY GREEKS WIN IN ACADEMY MEET Take Sixth Annual Carnival by Large Marginj One New Record Harrisburg Academy Greeks won the sixth annual field carnival yes terday. The winners scored 80 points to 50 for Romans. Athletes in competition numbered 35. One record was broken, Donald Wren, of Steelton, turning the trick in the high jump, with a jump of five feet, three inches, two inches better than the old mark. Wren was a big ( star of the meet, he scoring Individ- ; ually a total of 15 points for the Greeks. He captured three first' plftces, in the high jump, pole vault j and 120-yard low hurdles. Other Young Stars Other stars of the meet were Bor- ! tell, the Greek club captain, and May, I of the Roman club. The Romans j dropped a number of points through ! the absence oi Escalera, the big j Spaniard, who is confined to his bed ! in the school suffering with a broken ankle, the result of a baseball acci- t dent several days ago. Phillips, Newland and A. Laudermllch fea tured for the Romans. The sum mary of the events follow: Summary of Events 440-yard dash, won by Bortell. Greek; second, Starkey, Roman; third, Cooper, Greek. Time, 63 sec onds. Sack race, won by Stanton, Greek; second, Lloyd, Roman; third, Stan-j ton, Roman. Mile run, won by Cunningham. Greek; second, Consylman, Roman;; third, Ludington, Greek. 220-yard dash, won by Newlin. | Greek; second, B. Yoffre, Roman; third, A. Starkey, Roman. Time, 26 j seconds flat. 12-pound shot put, won by Phil-1 lips, Roman; second, Newlin, Greek; | third. Hicks, Greek; distance, 42 feet,; one inch. Pass back, won by Greeks. Pole vault, won by Wren, Greek; ( second, Moody, Roman; third, Good,! Greek; Height, eight feet. eight, inches. • Baseball throw, won by A. Lauder- j milch, Roman; second, May, Roman: third, Hendry, Greek. Distance, 281 | feet, ten inches. 50-yard dash, for lower school, j won by Mansfield; second, Hickok; ; third. Eldridge, Roman. Time, eight i and one-tenth seconds. 100-yard dash, for small boys, won' by Smith, Roman; second, Moyer, Greek; third, Claster, Greek. Time, 13.1 seconds. 100-yard dash, for entire school, won by May, Roman: second, Lapp,! Greek; third, Cooper, Greek. Time, j 11.4 seconds. Half-mile run, won by Bortell,! Greek; second, Sheaffer, Roman;! third, Bennetlium, Roman. Time, 2.11. 120-yard low hurdles, (5 hurdles), won by Good, Greek; second. Wren, Greek; third, Stone, Roman. Time, 15 2-5 seconds. Broad jump, won by May, Roman; second Phillips, Roman; third. Good, Greek. Distance, 18 feet, 2 inches. Major League Scores National League At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Chicago 00100000 o—l 4 3 Phila 01000011 x 3 9 lj Batteries Douglass and Wilson; Alexander and Killifer. Umpires— Ortli and Rigler. At New York— R. H. E. Pittsburgh ..00000000 I—l 8 3 New York ..3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 x—B 8 1 Batteries Grimes and Schmidt; I Sallee and McCarty. Umpires Klemm and Bransfield. At Brooklyn— R. H. E. St. Louis ...1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—l 4 3 Brooklyn ... 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 x—4 4 1 | Batteries Doak and Snyder: Pfefferand Miller. Umpires—O'Dayj and Harrison. At Boston — R. H. E. c'incinnati ..2 00 1 MOO I—4 7 2 Boston . ...07000000 I—2 4 2 Batteries Ring and Huhn; Ru dolph and Gowdy. Umpires By ion and Quigley. American League At Cleveland—Philadelphia-Cleve land game postponed; rain. At Detroit— R. 11. E. New York ...0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4—7 12 0 Detroit 00002100 o—3 6 1 Batteries Morgridge and Kune macker: Dauss and Stanage. Um pires—Hildebrand and O'Laughlin. At St. Louis — R. H. E. Washington .2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 o—B 12 1 St. Louis ...20000000 o—2 6 5 Batteries Harper and Henry; Plank and Severeid. Umpires —Di neen and Owens. At Chicago R. H. E. Boston ...010000000 I—l 4 2 Chicago ....03200300 x—B 15 2 j Batteries Ruth and Agnew; ' Russel and Schalk. Umpires—Con-' noily and McCormick. New York State Ix-aguc At Syracuse Harrisburg-Syra cuse game postponed; wet grounds. At Utica— R. H. E. j Reading . ..2 00 0 0 00 1 o—3 8 0 Utica 00010000 o—l 4 2 Batteries Harsher and Watson; Karpp and McGrow. Umpires Lewis and Carney. At Elmira— R. 11. E. Wilkes-Bar.o 00100000 I—2 5 0 Elmira 0000100 0 0 o—l 4 2 Batteries Turo and Connor; Matteson and Peterson. Umpire Johnson. At Binghamton— R. H. E. Scranton ..12003060 o—l2 10 3 Bing'm'.on .10001012 0— 5 9 2 Batteries Keeley, Corbett and Crossin; Auckey and Murphy. Um pires Pfirman and Glatts. Rhinehart's Slash Wins Game For Galahad Team Rhinehart's slashing two bagger over second scored two runners in the flftli for the Galahad players pil fering more than enough to win from the Reading team. Score 2 to 0. Both Plattt and Connor pitched mas terly ball, Piatt striking out 10 Gala hads. while Connor whiffed five. With runners on second and third, Connor struck out the last two bat ters, ending the contest. Over 600 fans attended the contest and were kept on edge by the many fast plays that were pulled off. Monday night the Reading tossers will meet the Rosewood nine, and the Readingites have selected Piatt for mound duty. "Jim" Gardner will likely be chosen by the Rosewood team. To date, these two teams have made the best showings. The score by innings: R. H. E. Reading 0 0 0 0 o—o 3 1 Galahad 0 0 0 0 2—2 3 3 Batteries Piatt and Kline; Con ror and Howe. Umpire Garland. SATURDAY EVENING, , ©>u/hvm,a / uj YKSTERDAYTS RESULTS National lx'aguc Philadelphia, 3: Chicago. 1. New York, 8; Pittsburgh, 1. Cincinnati, 4; Boston, 1. Brooklyn, 4; St. Louis, 1. Amerienn League New York, 7: Detroit, 3. Chicago, 8: Boston, 2. "Washington. 8; St. Louis, 2. Cleveland-Philadelphia, postponed —rain. International I/affiic Buffalo, 12; Baltimore. 5. Providence, 11; Rochester, 4. Montreal-Bichmond, postponed— rain. Newark-Toronto, postponed; two games to-day. New York State League Reading, 3: Utica, 1. Scranton, 12; Binghamton, 5. Wilkes-Barre, 2; Elmira, 1 (ten innings). Syracuse-Harrisburg, postponed wet grounds. Blue Ridge league Chambersburg, 6; Hanover, 5. Martinsburg, 4; Gettysburg. 0. Hagerstown, 5; Frederick, 3. Lueknow Shop T/caguc Smith Shop, 2; Planing Mill, 1. Allison Hill Ix-aguc Galahads, 2; Reading, 0. Enola Shop League Car Repairmen. 3; Airmen, 2. WHERE THEY PLAT TODAY National league Chicago at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at New York. American Leasee Philadelphia at Cleveland. New York at Detroit. Washington at St. Louis. Boston at Chicago. New York State League Harrisburg at Syracuse. Reading at Utica. Scranton at Bingliamton. "Wilkes-Barre at Elmira. Blue Ridge Ik ague Martinsburg at Gettysburg. Hagerstown at Frederick. Chambersburg at Hanover. Motive Power League Philadelphia at Harrisburg. "Washington at "Wilmington. New York at Meadows. Baltimore at Trenton Dauphin-Perry League Dauphin at Newport. Duncannon at Millersburg. Marysville at Halifax. Reading League Transportation at Rutherford. Loco. Shop vs. Accounts, at Phila delphia. Reading vs. A. C„ at Egg Harbor. Spring Garden vs. Shamokin Divi sion, at Tamaqua. St. Clair vs. Port Richmond, at Philadelphia. WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW National League No games schedules. American League Philadelphia at Cleveland. New York at Detroit. Washington at St. Louis. Boston at Chicago. New York State I/caguc Harrisburg at Syracuse. Reading at Utica. Scranton at Binghamtcn. "Wilkes-Barre at Elmira. WHERE THEY PLAY MONDAY National League Chicago at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Boston. Pittsburgh at New York. St. Louis at Brooklyn. American League Philadelphia at Cleveland. "Washington at St. Louis. New York at Detroit. Boston at Chicago. New York State League Harrisburg at Utica. Binghamton at WilkeF-Barre. Elmira at Scranton. Syracuse at Reading. STANDING OE THE CLUBS National League Clubs — W. L. Pet. Chicago 22 10 .668 New York 15 7 .682 Philadelphia 15 9 .625 St. Louis J 4 12 .53 8 'Cincinnati 13 18 .419 Boston 8 14 .364 Brooklyn 8 14 .364 Pittsburgh 9 20 .310 American League Clubs— W. L. Pet. Boston 17 9 .654 New York 17 9 .654 Chicago 21 12 .636 Cleveland 16 15 .561 St. Louis 14 .17 .453 Washington 11 15 .423 Detroit 10 18 .357 Philadelphia 7 18 .280 International League Clubs — W. L. Pet. Newark 15 6 .714 Baltimore . 17 9 .654 Toronto*. 14 11 .560 : Providence 14 11 .560 Rochester 13 12 .520 Buffalo 9 16 .360 Montreal 8 16 .333 Richmond 8 17 .320 New York State League Clubs— W. L. Pet. | Utica 6 3 .667 j Binghamton 7 5 .583 Elmira 8 6 .571 Syracuse 5 4 .556 Scranton 6 5 .545 Reading 7 6 .538 Harrisburg 3 7 .300 "Wilkes-Barre 3 7 .300 niue Ridge Leajrue Clubs — XV. L. Pet. Martinsburg 5 3 .625 Hagerstown 5 3 .625 Gettysburg 4 4 .500 Chambersburg 4 4 . 500 Frederick 3 4 .4 29 Han6ver 2 5 .286 Lueknow Sliop League Clubs— W. 1,. Pet. Smith Shop 1 0 1.000 Clerks 2 1 .666 Storehouse 1 2 .333 Planing Mill 1 3 .250 Motive Power I/caguc Clubs— W. L. Pet. Harrisburg 1 0 1.000 '^Hporili^ht & GrewttencHZice Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune). Babe Ruth vs. tlie Field A contemporary a day or so ago referred to Babe Ruth, the Red Sox star, as "one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, left-hander of all time —cither now or in the making." The latter phrase referred to Ruth. Ruth is a groat pitcher—a mighty purveyor of Ihe baffling pill. He was the best left-hander in the game last year—and apparently the best left hander extant this season. But the time is not yet ripe to enlist him as the greatest—or even one of the greatest—of the southpaw flock. For no such standing in the baseball community is built up in one, two or three years. Nor yet In five years. A Few Southpaws Ruth, who is young, powerful and possessed of the winning stuff, may some day work his way to the southpaw heights. But be has quite a distance yet to go before he passes the various crests left by such left-handers as Toad Ramsay, Theodore Breitenstein, George Edward Waddell, Doc White, Napoleon Rucker, George "Wiltsc, Edward Plank and several others. Left-handers have been joshed, kidded, spoofed, knocked and all the rest of it for a good many campaigns, but many of them have been among the greatest pitchers of the game. And the test isn't one or two years. Ruth is still too young at the busi ness of left-handing or south-pawing to be classed with Rube Waddell or Eddie Plank or Nap Rucker. The I/eader The greatest left-hander we ever saw in action was Rube Waddell, erratic, eccentric, a nut, a bug, but one of the hardest men to hit that ever faced the plate. A\ addell had three things—baffling, blinding speed, fine control and a wicked curve. He may not have been the smartest pitcher in the world, but with these three things he was too well stocked to require anything else. lie had fully as much smoke as Babe Ruth, a better curve and equal or better control. Ruth, in the main, depends upon his speed. Waddell had the speed, but with this he interpolated a curve that came over fast and that broke with a sheer descent straight down. And in the box Rube was a canny, cunning workman and no part of a boob. In one of his last few games after he had been released by Mack and turned over to St. Louis, he asked permission to work against the club that let him go as a has-been. He drew the assignment, and the Rube responded by striking out seventeen Mackmen and establishing a league record. He was out by the end of the trail, considered all in and through, but he had enough stuff left to strike out more men than any right-hander or left hander in his league had ever done before—or has ever done since. Smart Left-Handcrs Contrary to popular belief, the pastime has been replete with smart, brainy left-handers. We have never seen a smarter pitcher than Theodore Breiten stein, the old 110,000 wonder with the Browns and Reds. We can't recall pitchers any smarter than Nap Rucker, Eddie Plank, Doc White or Jesse Tannehill. Plank is the warhorse of the left-han.ders. He has lasted longer than any left-hander in baseball history. Eddie to-dav is the veteran pitcher of his league—the oldest picher left in either circuit. Babe vs. Babe Babe Ruth still needs the test of time to insure his greatness. You may still recall the flashy career of Rube Marquard. Rube won twenty-four or twenty-five games in 1911; in 1912 he rushed forward with nineteen straight; they couldn't beat him. In 1913 he was still good enough to win twenty-four or twenty-five games. But the eminent Rube has never been a marvel since. He pitched good ball last year, but he was no sensation. Yet four or five years ago, when he was still only twenty-two or twenty three, he looked to have a future rimmed with purple and pink—to stand out as one of the greatest left-handers that ever indulged with the left shoulder. From eight to ten years are required to establish the greatness of any pitcher—right-hander or southpaw. Not even live years is a sufficient test. So Ruth, as great as he looks to be n.ow, has several more years ahead before he comes upon a secure and lasting fame. He is young, powerful and always in good shape. He. has the stuff. He should be the best pitcher in baseball this season, the most effective performer. But quite a stretch of time still lies between Babe and lasting greatness. The halo which surrounds the festive beans, in memory, of Waddell, Plank, White, Rucker, etc., was not grown in a year or two. Not quite. PLAYERS MUST SHARE LOSSES OR NO GAMES • Minneapolis, Miss,, May 19.—M. E. Cantillon, president of the Minneapo lis club of the American Association, declared, "that unless the players are willing to accept a percentage of the losses, we will have to drop baseball for the season." According to Can tillon the players' salaries had eaten up baseball profits for the last four or five years. The baseball situation has come to a stage where matters must adjust themselves to fit conditions, or there will be no baseball," Cantillon said. "With an attendance of about 800 on week days and 4,000 on Sundays we cannot pay out the money we did with a daily attendance of 2,500." No Clienp Game Cantillon said he did not intend to cheapen baseball by replacing high salaried players, but that players SPECIAL BOWLING MATCH IS BANQUET AGREEMENT LARGE PURSE FOR VICTORS One more important bowling con test will be finished in Harrisburg before the league season Is ended. It will be a tliree-mntch duckpin series between two teams selected yesterday and the winning team will receive a purse of S3OO. This is the largest single prize ever offered in Harrisburg for a bowling series. During Thursday's banquet of the members of the Dauphin-Cumber land Duckpin League each of the fifty guests present was given an op-' portunity to suggest something new in bowling. The three-match series for seven-men teams was one of the projects offered and fourteen play Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 Meadows 1 0 1.000 Trenton 1 0 1.000 Washington 0 1 .000 Wilmington 0 1 .000 Baltimore 0 l .000 New York 0 1 .000 Allison 'Hill League Clubs— W. It. Pet. Rosewood 3 0 1.000 Reading 2 2 .500 Stanley 1 2 .333 Galahad 1 3 .250 Enola Shop League Clubs— W. 1., Pot. Smith Shop 3 0 1.000 Car Repairmen 1 1 .500 Englnemen 1 2 .333 Airmen 1 3 .250 Dauphin-Perry League Clubs— W. 1,. Pet. Duncannon 1 0 1.000 Newport 1 0 1.000 Marysvllle 1 0 1.000 Millersburg 0 1 .000 Dauphin 0 1 .000 Halifax 0 1 .000 Pink Slip For Warner Is Syracuse Order; to Alternate Players Syracuse, May 19. Manager Mike O'Neill does not expect to have either Tommy Warner of Taylor or Joe Pickup of Philadelphia, the two outfielders who have been trying out HARRISBURG iifeSs&S TELEGRAPH should accept reductions. "We now have seven players on the team re ceiving over SIOO a month," be said. "I am in favor of dropping base ball for the season. I know that there are more clubs in the American Asso ciation in favor of dropping the game. I am also in favor of dropping the series with the International league this year, but whether this will be arranged or not, I cannot say. I do not suppose there will be a minor lea gue in operation by July 4, unless it is of the larger minors." Reports in baseball circles were to the effect that the league is planning to adopt a maximum salary limit of $250 to take efTect June 1, the can celling of the series with the Inter national league, revising the present schedule, and a player limitation of fifteen. ers at once entered in the big series. Select Two Captains John O'Leary was selected to cap i tain one team, and will have as his I players Mall, Loser, Rigers, Myers, I Herbein and Wharton. Under the i, captaincy of Arthur Fickes, these players will compete: Banks, Burger, I Owen, Kimmel, Bentz and Wash j inger. The first game will take place in l this city May 24, the second on May 'i 30 out of the city, and the third at j a place to be decided after two II matches have been played, the team ! j having the highest total of pins to • I pick the alleys. for the right field job, on his team as regulars. He may carry both of them for a short time, until he iee< whether Mike Konnick and Jack Hindebrand can alternate behind the bat and In right field. The Syracuse manager thinks he will be able to cut down expenses and still have a good club by playing Konnick and Hlldebfand in right field on turns. They are his catchers and will be ex pected to work every day. either in the field or behind the bat. Both are good hitters. O'Neill lost one oi his best pitch ers Saturday. Roth, the big right hander who held over from the 1916 season, quit the Stars. He received a letter last Saturday from the man ager of a large iron foundry in the west part of Pennsylvania offering him a good position and a place on the pitching staff of the team that represents the foundry on the base ball field. The job will be good twelve months in the year and will play close to $2,000, and Man ager O'Neill consented to allow Roth to take it. He wilH be placed on the suspended list by the Stars so that if he returns to professional haseball he will have to report to Syracuse. CAR IIKPAIHMKX \VI\ AT K>'OI,A With a score of 3 to 2 the Car Ue pairnien of the Knola Shop yesterday won over the Airmen. Putt allowed but two hits. Hunched hit* off Spahr brought two runs for the winners in the third. RUETHER LEADS IN STICK WORK Tris Speaker Conies Back to Old-Time Bat Form; Lead ing Major Pitchers Chicago, May 19. - Battling their way to the lead of the National League with only one player, a pitch-j er .hitting .300, the driving power of. the Chicago team is one of the base ball puzzles to-day. Averages show that Ruether, Chicago, is batting] .370, with Jack Smith, St. Louis, lead ing the list with .444. Chicago i 3 behind New York and Philadelphia in team batting. Zeider, of Chicago, leads the league in stolen bases with eight, Cravath, Phlladelnhia, is out in front in home run hitting with five. Leading hitters: Leading National Batsmen Jack Smith, St. Louis, .444; Wil hert, Boston, 393; Griffith, Cincin nati, .381; Ruether, Chicago. .370; Burns, New York. .365; Fischer, Pittsburgh, .358: Roush, Cincinnati, .351; Zimmerman, New York, .338;; Cravath, Philadelphia, .333: Whit ted, Philadelphia, .321; Rariden, New; York, .316; Cruise, St. Louis, .314: Herzog, New York, .311; Wheat, Brooklyn, .309; Kauff, New York, .300. Leading Pitchers W. L. E. R. Seaton, Chicago 2 0 0.50 Ames, St. Louis 4 1 0.68 Mayer, Philadelphia ... 2 0 0.69 Schipp, New York 3 0 0.87 Carlson. Pittsburgh .... 2 1 1.22 S|>eaker in Lead Tris Speaker, of Cleveland, is hack in the lead for hitting honors among the regulars, in the' American League with an average of .337. Rumler, the St. Louis pinch hitter, is out in front with an average of .444, hut he has only made nine trips to the plate in 13 games. Chapman, Cleveland, is leading in stolen bases with ten; Pipp, of New York, and Bodie. Phila delphia. have each made two home runs. St. Louis Is leading in club hitting with an average of .249. Lead ing batters: Rumley, St. Louis, .4 44 ; Billings. Cleveland, .429; Speaker, Cleveland, 337: Danforth, Chicago, .333; Strunk, Philadelphia, .330; McGinnls, Philadelphia, .330; Sisler, St. Louis. .330; Cobb, Detroit, 323; Walker, Boston, .318; Wambsganss, Cleve land, .304. ]xading American Twiriers W. L. E. R. Fisher. New York 2 0 0.00 Cicotte. Chicago 5 2 1.04 Leonard, Boston 4 2. 1.06 Shore, Boston 3 1 1.37 Gallia, Washington .... 3 2 1.50 To Curtail Athletes in School Program; Gettysburg Meet Is Off Carlisle, May 19.—Athletic activ ity in the closing weeks of the term at the Carlisle Indian school will be considerably curtailed, following the conceding of several of the prin cipal events of commencement week, due to the institutions who were ex pected to be here cutting the date, owing to men leaving for service in the army or to officers training camps. A meet with Gettysburg was scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, buta letter was received last .even ing calling off the contest. Buclcnell has cancelled the meet set for next Saturday. The only outside event remaining is a lacrosse game with the Crescent Athletic Club at Brooklyn on May 26. To take the place of. the Gettys burg event, a school meet will be held next Wednesday when school stars will contest for prizes and against standing records while alum ni here for the exercises are expect ed also to participate. President Barrows Calls Special Meeting of League By .Associated Press New York, May 19.—President E. G. Barrow, of the International Baseball League, issued a call to-day for a special meeting of the league's club owners to be held next Sunday at Buffalo. Many important matters are to be discussed at this session. President Barrow said to-day "if the American Association insists on can celling the inter-league series ar ranged with our clubs, 1 shall recom mend that we agree to do so and furthermore will advise our club owners to extend the International League's playing season for another month. lUCKMCI.I, DROPS ATIILKTICS Lewiaburg, May 19. For the first time in the history of Bucknell the schedules for the current season In baseball anrl track are completely cancelled. For the past two weeks both baseball players and trackmen have been leaving daily for various branches of the military service, tn baseball Bucknell had played three games and gave promise of one of the best seasons in its history when the two best pitchers, Peale and Brenner, left the college. Pcale was called to the officers' reserve and Brenner went to the Harrisburg team of the New York State league. HI. Ml It A ItlCTl ICVS PITCHER Klmiia, X. Y., May 19.—Pitcher Car michael, whom Manager Pat Moran, of the Phillies, sent to Manager Jim my Jackson, of the local New York State League team, for further sea soning. was yesterday turned back to the Phils. Jackson gave Carmlchael a chance for Ills white alley against three of the State League clubs, but he did not seem to be able to get going. Jackson has also announced that he intends selling Infielder Be denk to the Portland, Me., team, of the Eastern Association. He has closed a deal for Pitcher Pepper Clark, of the Sioux City team of the Western League. MISS HJLItSTKDT WIND New York, May 19. Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the national tennis cham pion, won the final in the singles of the women's metropolitan patriotic tournament yeaterday on the clay courts of the West Side Tennis Club. In place of the usual cham pionship title and prizes she be comes the recipient of a certificate awarded by the United States Na tional Lawn Tennis Association as all 6f the fuiyls of the tournament arc donated to the Bed Cross. Miss Bjurstedt defeated Mrs. C. V. Hltchins In straight sets. 6-3, 6-1. She outplayed and outgeneraled her opponent at the net. She had a total' of 23 plaeements to 14 for Mrs. Hltch ins. The double finals will be played to-day. GETTYSBURG IS HITTING TEAM Battlefield Boys' Only Weak ness Is Fielding; League Doings Hagerstown, Md., May 19. One thing interesting to note relative to the records of the six teams compos ing the Blue Ridge Baseball League up to the present this season, is the wonderful improvement shown by the Gettysburg team. This team, pi loted by Manager Ward, has nine men, who have been hitting the bail for .250, leading in batting and rank ing second in the number of bases stolen. The weakness of the Gettys burgians is their fielding. Anxious to Hit Better The pilots of the various teams are almost without, exception blazing the way for their men to follow in bat ting averages. Manager Jack Hurley of the Hagerstown team, leading with .555: Ward of Gettys burg has .423; Crooke of Freder ick. .41G: Hooper, Chambersburg, .450, and Morris, Martinsburg, .285. Pitcher Howard of the local team leads to date with strikeouts, having 17 to his credit, while Baker, of Get tysburg, is second with 14 strikeouts. This Boy Wields Stick Like Old-Time Champion a v § % SISSLEK, ST. LOUIS BROWNS ! This is the hoy who is making old ! time hitters sit up and take notice, lie is leading all batters and expects tc keep up his streak. Good Records Come in Lebanon's Annual Field Day Lebanon, Pa., May 19.—Ten thou sand persons yesterday witnessed the annual field day events of the Leba non city and county high schools on the Lebanon fair grounds. The sum maries: Running high jump, Lebanon High school interclass Won by Jones, sophomore, 4 feet 7 inches; Tafford, senior; third, Uhler, senior. Class A—Won by Herr, Annville High school, 4 feet 10 inches; second, Trassford, Lebanon; third, McClure, Annville. Class B—Won by Wolfskill, New manstown High school; 4 fee 9 inches; second, Immel, Schaeffers town; third, Bachman, Hebron. Running broad Jump—Lebanon High school Interclass Won by Miller, sophomore, 18 feet; second, Wolf, se nior; third, Moore, senior. Class A—Won by Miller, Lebanon High school, 18 feet; second, Wolters berger, Annville; third, Fasnacht, Pal myra. Class B —Won by Immel, SchaefTers town High school, 16 feet 9 inches; second,- Reber, Fredericksburg; third, Sheetz, Newmanstown. Shot put (1 pounds), Lebanon High school interclass—Won by Chadwick, junior, 37 feet 6 inches; second, Moore, senior; third, Miller, sophomore, j Class A—Won by Annville High school, 37 feet 9 inches; second, Chad- I wick, Lebanon; third. Miller, Leba- I lion. j Class B—Won by Miller, Jonestown | High school, 35 feet 8 inches; second. i Wolfskill, Newmanstown; third, Im mel, Scliaefterstown. 100-yards dash, Class A—Won by Stickler, High school, 11 sec onds; second. Wolf, Lebanon; third, Chadwick, Lebanon. LOCAL FISHEItMUX OFF ON TRIP Karly this morning members of.the Whistle Pig Trout Fishing Club start- I ed for their annual fishing trip in the ! headwaters of Little Pine Creek, 1 North Pennsylvania. Others will leave Monday. They will be out two weeks. I In the party will be: S. S. Rupp, John 11. Shopp, M. G. ! Cocklln, William Cocklin, the Rev. 11. Nelson Bassler, 10. li. Swing, C. Day Rudy, Luther S. Williams, 11. C. ! Scsseman, John Plowman. John 11. i Sible, William B. Bennett, Michael K. i Stroup, W. E. Parthemore, Boyd Roth | rock, Robert Lyons and Dr. I. Blecker. TECH COMPETES AT IMTTBBIJRUH j Tech High squad is a". Pittsburgh I to-day. Eleven of,the local athletes ! are entered In the big intercollegiate and interscholastic meet of the Unl , versity of Pittsburgh. Coaches F'eet and Hill are with the squad and hope I to land more trophies. CHARLES E. HAINES DIES Mechanlcsburg, Pa., May 19. | Charles E. Haines, aged 40 years, I died at his home here last evening ! after a week's illness of brain fever, i Mr. Haines was employed at the i Harrisburg Boiler Works, at Har. | tisburg. He is survived by his wife ! and one daughter. Marie, at home; 1 also by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Haines of Mechanlcsburg. a I brother. George C. Hains. of Me ! chaniesburg, and a sister, Mrs. ! Carrie Gruber, of Findlay, O. No funeral arrangements have been , made. MRS. GEORGE KINTEIt DIES Dillsburg, Pa., May 19. Mrs. George Klnter died at her home In Carroll township yesterday morning after several weeks' illness. She is survived by her husband, one daugh ter, Mrs. Minnie Smith, of Harris burg, and five sons, Joseph, of Enoia; Harry and Blaln, in the western part of Pennsylvania; George, of Harris burg, and Robert, at home. The funeral will be held from her late home to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Services will be held at the home and burial will be made in the DUlsburg Ccmctei>. MAY 10, 1017. WELLY S> Harrisburg was idle yesterday be cause of wet grounds at Syracuse. The Islanders wind up the series with the Stars to-morrow and then slip back to Utica for another series. They will be home for a series with Syracuse starting May 24. Indications are that baseball weath er. to the liking of the fans, will be in order when the team gets back home. Harrisburg has not had a good opportunity to show their sup port. With new men in the lineup Manager George Cockill expects to get into a winning stride and stay there. In the selection of Charles J. House holder as assistant manager for the West End A. C., move good sport is assured. Mo is in touch'with many good teams outside of the city and will also be able to keep a line on players who may be needed If the war-draft breaks up the present line up. Members of the Motive Power Ath letic Association of the Pennsylvania Railroad had an ideal day for a base MARSHAL PORT BANS FIREWORKS Says That Country Can Get Along Without Wasting Powder This Year State Fire Marshal G. Chal Port to-day usked the people of the State to refruln from use of fireworks on the Fourth of July, calling attention to the action of the New York city authorities in forbidding fireworks. Marshal Port says in part: "The fact that the country is in an actual state of war makes it an imperative duty of public officials to see that In so far as their authority extends that the public be guarded against the possible overt act of some plotter using the celebration of the day as a cover and means for evil purposes. For years the casual ties from the use of fireworks have marred the day's pleasure, bringing with it sorrow and regret, and was the reason for the advocating of the safe and sane Fourth of July. The records show conclusively that this creditable movement has resulted in the saving of hundreds'of lives and thousands b? dollars' worth of prop erty. At this time of all times when the existing conditions of war may develop much .more seriously, the powder used in the preparation of fireworks can be used to much greater effect and for a more patrio tic purpose than in the manufacture of fireworks. "Anticipating the possibilities that might occur at this time should no restrictions be placed on the manufacture and sale of fire works, the New York City authori ties are prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks, and many other cities and communities recognizing the danger arising from this source have taken action or are contemplating doing so along the same lines in the interest, of absolute safety and the removal of any temptation in this direotion of the evil disposed to take advantage of this patriotic occasion. '"The State Fire Marshal fully concurring in the action taken by the authorities in other States, and after viewing the dreadful havoc caused by an explosion in the east ern part of the State, urgently re quests the mayors and burgesses of cities, and all authorities in all sec tions of the State, to use their in fluence in enforcing such prohibitive ordinances as may exist for the pro tection of lives and property and the prevention of disasters by fanatics and those with ulterior motives. Where no such ordinances exist we would ask the authorities to use the influence of their good offices to ward the restriction in some man ner. • "Economy in every other line Is being properly urged and complied with at this time. Why not econom ize in gun powder? We need the powder for use against our coun try's enemies.—let us not use it against ourselves. It is imperative to every citizen of Pennsylvania to do his share toward a safe and sane Fourth of July. Apperson Car Has Record For Performance Last week proved a very profitable week at the hands of W. J. Wagner, general manager and proprietor of the Wagner Motor Car Co., of Read ing. Pa. Monday morning, bright and early, Mr. Wagner started out with a new Your eyes are worthy of the best attention ,vou can give them. Bel linger glasses can be had as low as 52.00. Optometrists 212 LOCUST ST. Next Door to Orphcum Theater Eyes Examined No Drops < Vegetable Plants Strong Transplanted Heavy ltooted Plants Tomato, Earliest Varieties 20 cents per doz. $1.25 per 100. Pepper Egg Plant Cauliflower 25 cents per doz. $1.40 per 100. Cahliagc, 15c doz. 75c per 100. Few Potted Tomatoes Heady to Blossom, $1.25 per doz. Fertilizer Plants must be fed If they are to grow and produce. Give the soil what It needs to make the plants grow. Wizard Brand Pure Pulverized Sheep Manure *2.00 per 100 lbs.; 50 lbs., $1.25; 25 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., 40c; 5 lbs., 25c Baugh's Vegetable and Potato Fertilizer $2.50 per 100 lbs.; 50 lbs., $1.40; 25 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., 40c; 5 lbs., 25c Schell's Seed Store Quality Seeds They Grow Better—They Yield I Better 1307-1300 Market St. ball opening. Philadelphia was the uttpaction at Island Park. There wai a l>ig; parade this afternoon. Many looters came here from the Quaker City. Harrlsburg members were out in force with their noisemaking ma chines. Shorty Miller and his league team to-day entertained tho Enola team. On Wednesday tho Bethlehem Steel Company aggregation will play Villa - nova College nine. Manager Miller has a promising aggregation. The Tech High school team left yes terday noon for Pittsburgh where they will participate for' the first time in the Pitt interscholastic meet. The Maroon lads will run up against some real competition to-day at the western university, and to win will give them their biggest victory. That Allison Hill League Is faster than ever and contains some of the best amateur material in the city. Five innings are now being played, but with the longer evenings six and seven innings will constitute a game. Each nine plays twice a week. machine, he had just received from the factory, to visit his dealers. His first stop was Pottsville. From there through the Hexter Valley and over Gorden mountain to Ashland. From this^ point he went up the mountain to Centralia. Just as he was coming; into Centralia it occurred to him that, with the single exception of stopping and starting at his dealer's place of business, he had made the entire trip on high gear. It goes without saying that Mr. Wagner felt very proud, not of his own driving, but of the car. The return trip was made by the way of the Gorden mountain pass. This was selected because the drive is one of the hiirdest to be found in Pennsylvania. The entire return trip was made on high gear, Mr. Wagner not making a stop until he reached Reading. When interviewed all Mr. Wagner had to say was, "Yes it is true, but the car was an Apperson." The Apperson has always been noted for its wonderful hill-climbing features. Apperson owners them selves are responsible for the ex pression "Wizard of the Hill." And the car is known as well, if not bet ter, by this name than Apperson. PI.AXINU MIU. TEAM I.OSKS In the Lucknow Shop League series game, Smith Shop team yesterday won over the Planing Mill, score 2 to 1. Gilday pitched a good game, keeping the hits scattered. Errors figured in the Smith Shop score. Fln nen allowed but one hit. PLANT Schell's Quality Seeds They Grow Ilettor—They Yield Better Grow Navy Soup Beans For Winter Use Very few seed of them in the United States but we have them. 60 cents per qt.; 30 cents per pt. We still have some fine Onion Sets 50 cents per qt. Seed Potatoes Pure Northern Grown Grow all the potatoes you can —you'll see high prices for the coming crop. Plant Only Genuine Seed Potatoes We Have Them Sweet Corn should be grown extensively and dried or canned for winter use. Extra fine Stowell's Evergreen 35 cents per qt.; 4 qts. $1.25; peck, $2.50; bushel SIO.OO. Everything For the Garden Schell's Seed Store Quality Seeds lUO7-130D Market St. \ Federal !|| Machine jj Shop Court and Cranberry Sts. !! We have just opened a General ! j |! Repair and Machine Shop at !> !! the above address. We are spe- ! i i! cially equipped to do grinding, !> |! bicycle, automobile and general ! | j! machine repairing. jj Your Patronage ij ij Solicited f a KAXMfcU AUTEH9 FUR SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES V—— EDUCATIONAL School of Commerce Troup Uulldln* IB So. Market It, Day and Night School Bookkeeping. Shorthand, Stenotype, Typewriting and Penmanship Bell Cumberland 4393 The Office Training School Kaufman Bids. 4 8. Market Sq. Training That Secures Salary Increasing Positions In the Office Call or send today for Interesting booklet. "The Art of Uettln* Along In Ihe World.** .Bell phone 649-R. Harrisburg Business College A Reliable School, 31st Year Kit* Market St. Harrtebnrg.
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