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ISLANDERS START HOME SERIES WITH DETERMINATION TO HIT WINNING STRIDE
LOCAL PIGEON
IS SPEEDY BIRD
Makes New Record in Race
l From Virginia; Strong
Wind Handicaps
k Flying against a strong wind a
r pigeon owned and entered by E.
"Weaver traveled on an average of
1,273.11 yards a minute anci wen first
place in the second 100-mile race for
homing birds held under the auspices
of the Capital City District of the
organization of the American Racing
Pigeon Union.
The starting point of the race was
at Manassas, Va, the birds being lib
erated by James E. Nelson. Fifty
nine birds finished the race. The re
sults of the race follows:
The Summary
Time of arrival Tds. per
minute
E. Weaver 10.33:11 a.m. 1273.11
J. D. Fisher, ...10.32:53 a.m. 1271.61
E. Weaver 10.34:10 a.m. 1260.80
W. C. Roberts,. .10.34:30 a.m. 1236.21"
J, D. Fisher 10.37:05 a.m. 1234.60
"W. Johnson 10.36:05 a.m. 1233.50
R. L. Roberts.. . .10.35:08 a.m. 1232.40
100 MILES SPECIAL
J. D. Fisher, ...12.57:43 p.m. 572.90
E. Weaver 1.01:31 p.m. 860.97
Wm. C. Roberts, 12.57:37 p.m. 857.20
E. Weaver, 1.02:56 p.m. 853.62
J. D. Fisher 1.05:23 p.m. 850.00
R. L. Roberts,... 1.03:20 p.m. 847.22
AVm. Johnson, .. 1.04:10 p.m. 844.60
John Hare 1.03:15 p.m. 840.20
John Dawson, ~ 1.04:20 p.m. 840.10
Harry Rair, .... 1.05:20 p.m. 838.75
Wm. Hippe, .... 1.06:10 p.m. 83?.50
AVm. Long, ..... 1.06:13 p.m. 530.50
Reading High Track Team
Wins Meet at Pottstown
Pottstown, Pa., May 24.—Michael
F. Sweeney's second track team at
the Ilill School was nosed out of vic
torv by less than six points by Read
ing High School yesterday, the linal
Hcoro being 4 7 2-3 for Reading and
42 1-3 for Hill. Miller starred in the
220 and 4\o- yard dashes for Read
ing, but Cowles, of tlie Hill, won the
100 vards after an exciting race.
100-yard dash—Won byCowles, Hill
Schooi: second. Turner, Hill School;
third, Kremp, Reading. Time, 10 4-5
seconds.
220-yard dash- —Won by Miller.
Reading: second, Turner, Hill; third,
Cowles, Hill. Time, 2 4 2-5 seconds.
4 40-yard dash —Won by Miller,
Reading; second, Sehmehl. Reading; I
third, Saeler, Reading. Time, 53 3-5 |
seconds. I
120-yard high hurdles Boone. [
Ilill. and Schweimler, Reading, tied i
for lirst; Mulilenburg, Reading, third.
Time, 19 1-5 seconds.
220-yard low hurdles —Won by
Boone, Hill; second, 'Kremp. Read
ing; third, Schweimler, Reading.
Time, 28 1-5 seconds.
880-yard run —Won by Sehmehl,
Reading; second. Jones, Hill; third,
Rumbaugh, Reading. Time, 2 min
utes 9 2-5 seconds.
Shotput—Won by Rutan, Hill, 41
feet 9 inches: second, Stoeber, Read
ing, 39 feet 4 inches; third, Hegeler,
Hill. 30 feet 4 1-2 inches.
High jump—Won by Enck, Read
ing. 5 feet 5 inches; second, Good
win, Hill, u feat 2 inches: Hall. Read
ing: John. Hill, and Muhlenburg,
Reading, tied for third. 5 feet.
Pole-vault —Won by Bachman,
Reading. 9 feet 9 inches; second,
Gresh, Hill, 9 feet C inches; third,
Paul, Hill. 9 feet.
Broad jump—Won by Worcester.
Hill, 19 feet 11 inches; second,
Kemp, Reading, 19 feet 9 3-4 inches:
third, Enck, Reading, 19 feet 6 3-4
inches.
Yesterday's Scores
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Boston—
St. Louis-Boston game postponed;
T.et grounds.
At Philadelphia—
Cincinnati ..01000000 o—l 2 0
Philadelphia 00101003 x—s 12 1
Batteries —Toney and Wingo; Al
exander and Killifer. Umpires—
©'Day and Harrison.
At New York—
Chicago 002 00 010 o—B 8 2
New York ..31000010 x —s 7 2
Batteries —Vaughn and Wilson;
Schupv and McCarty. Umpires—
Byron and Qulgley.
At Urooklyn—
Pittsburgh-Brooklyn game post
poned; rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Cleveland —
New York-Cleveland game post
poned: cold weather.
At Detroit—
Philadelphia-Detroit game post
poned: cold weather.
At St. Louis —
Boston 020 03 000 o—B 9 1
St Louis ...00001000 I—2 7 1
Batteries Shore and Agnew;
Kobb and Severeid. Umpires—Owen
and Dineen.
At Chicago.—
Washington. .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—l0 —1 4 3
Chicago ....00100100 x—2 6 0
Batteries —Shaw and Alnsmith;
Cieotte and Schalk. Umpires—Con
nolly, McCormick, Nallin.
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE
At Reading—
Syracuse ~..00000002 o—20 —2 7 1
Reading 00 00 1211 x—s 13 0
Batteries —Russell and Konnick;
Clifford and Walton. Umpire—John-
HOU.
At Wilkes-Barre —
Binghamton.O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o 6 4
"Wilkes-Barre.l 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 x —G 9 2
Batteries Oucker and Wheat;
Verbout and Snyder. Umpires—
Brown and Williams.
At Scranton—
Elmira 1 000 3 002 2—B 8 0
Scranton ~..00020000 o—2 G 2
Batteries —Wilhelm and Fisher;
Acton and Crossin. Umpires—Pfir
man and Glatts.
Post Office Team Will
Play at Elizabethtown
On Eaturdav the Post Office team
expects one of the hardest games on
its schedule. The locals meet the
fast Elizabethtown team. Manager
"Dick" Weaver is elated over the
way his team is showing up at prac
tice. He will try out e. new man at
short in place of Kid Stutzman, who
enlisted in the regular army. The
team will make the trip by automo
biles.
Preparations are being made for
the big gatye on May 30 with the
fast York team. Manager Horn of
tin' York team has wired that he
will have the fastest bunch of boys
that ever represented a team from
that city. They have been playing
great ball and have not lost a game
this season. A great garas is antici
pated by the local bunch.
The game will be called at 3.15.
The local team has a few open dates
for June and any team wishing a
good attraction should writ* "mclC*
Weaver, Harrisburg.
THURSDAY EVENING,
'iporiliihi
(£? GU&itlandJZice
Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association York Tribune).
Oil Down tlie Road
Hold to the course, though the storms about you;
Stick to the road where the banner still flies;
FfUe and his legions are ready to rout you—
Give 'em both barrels—and aim for their eyes.
Life's not a rose bed, a dream or a bubble,
A living in clover beneath cloudless skies;
And Fate hates a fighter who's looking for trouble,
So give 'im both barrels—and shoot for the eyes.
Fame never comes to the loafers and sitters,
Life's full of knots in a shifting disguise;
Fate only picks on the cowards and quitters.
So give 'im both barrels—and aim for the eyes.
Three-Job Boys
"How many three-job men are there in the big leagues?" asks a corre
spondent. "I mean by that ballplayers who have held down as many as
three different positions on a club."
Here is a partial list, at least:
Sisler, St. Louis—First, outlield, pitcher.
Herzog, New York —Third, shortstop, second.
Miller, St. Louis—First, second, shortstop.
Hornsby, St. Louis—Third, short, first.
Scliang, Philadelphia—Catcher, third, outfield.
Jack Barry is equally gentle and well broken at short and second;
Fred Merkle is a star at first and in the outfield; Buck Weaver operates
at either short or third. But the list of those who have defended three
positions is limited, not to say brief.
First Base Rivalry
First base rivalry this season is keener than anything baseball has known
for many years. With Hal Chase back at his best, with Stuffy Mclnnis again
batting up to ancient form, with Fred Merkle offering a revival, with Sisler
on hand and young llolke batting over .300, the first base-ing carnival is ex
tremely zu-au, not to say zippy. Not forgetting Jake Daubert and several
others.
If a manager had to select one man. from Hal Chase, George Sisler and
Stuffy Mclnnis for just a season's play he would need more than a few sec
onds' consideration. Chase is the best, first baseman in the National League,
beyond any argument, with Mclnnis and Sisler leading in, the American.
Mclnnis is a great tirst baseman. He can hit, field, and ho has the pep.
Mack liked him well enough to retain him while bidding farewell to Col
lins, Barry and Buker.
The citizen who leads the field around this assignment for 1917 will be
something of a bird. There is sufficient competition to stir up a healthy
debate.
Tlie Repeaters
The pennant repeaters have apparently passed out of the National
League. There was a day when a pennant winner was always good for
another year at the top—and generally two.
The Pirates won in 1901-1902-1903. The Giants won in 1904 and 1905.
The Cubs won in 1906, 1907 and 1908. The Giants won again in 1911, 1912
and 1913. Then the repeating process came to an end. The Braves won
in 1914 and immediately ceased firing.
The Phillies won in i 915 and promptly desisted. The Dodgers won in
1916, and on one is accusing them of any 1917 designs upon the top. One
year at the front seems to be the limit. The driving force of the old Pirates,
Giants and Cubs seems io be missing—which is an indication that in the last
few years no great or even high grade champion has been developed in the
old circuit.
Always
The man who slices out. of bounds
Says something more than "Tush"'—or "Zounds."
And he who blows a two-foot p"tt
Will very rarely stop with "TijL'
"The South has produced great outfielders, but no first class pitchers,"
proclaims an exchange.
Just what would you call Nap Rucker, of Georgia; Jim Vaughn, of Texas:
Fred Toney, of Tennessee; Poll Perritt, of Louisiana; Ferdy Schupp, of
Kentucky; Ernie Shore, of Carolina; Babe Ruth, of Maryland; Sherrod
Smith, of Georgia?
The West is now the leading center for pitchers, with a list headed by
Alexander, of Nebraska; Johnson, of Idaho, and Leonard, of California. The
East, with Collins, Herzog, Baker, Scott, Maranville, Mclnnis, has a faint
edge in infielders. But one section is as likely to produce a highly-esteemed
athlete as another. Provided said athlete gets a start in a small town,
something under 3,000.
LAW PREVENTS
SUNDAY GAMES;
NO BENEFITS
New York, May 24. Sunday
baseball, even in the interest of the
Red Cross, or to aid military units,
is not a certainty with major!
leagues. With a game arranged for
the Polo grounds oh Sunday, June;
10, between the Yankees and St.
Louis Browns as a leader, it was i
hoped to stage special contests in
every city of the two big leagues, re
ceipts from such contests to be
turned over to different war relief 1
funds.
Captain T. L. Huston, part owner j
of the Yankees, who put the scheme [
on foot here, proposed that proceeds i
from such a game should be turned !
over to the New York engineers who j
are expected to leave shortly for duty)
in yrance. This contest is expected '
to go'through, although official sane-I
tion has no tyet been given. The |
game of June 18 has been moved i
forward for this occasion. Elsewhere i
the scheme is encountering insur-!
mountable obstacles.
Boston Raises Kick
Boston authorities are quoted as j
saying that that learned and erudite j
city will not permit the playing of
Sounday baseball even for such char-!
itable purposes. There is a law |
against Sunday baseball in the Hub, I
PAY MILLIONS TO
SEE BOXING BOUTS
Albany, N. Y., May 24.—The official
statement of the New York State Ath
letic Commission, which controls box
ing in New York, shows that for the
fiscal year ending November 30, 1916,
the total gross receipts at the various
clubs throughout the state were sl.-
066,468.25.
The revenue to the state, a tax of
Golf Clubs to Furnish
Ambulances For Red Cross;
Memorial Day Benifit
New York, May 24. —"An ambulance
for every club In membership," is the
slogan which the officials of the Met
ropolitan Golf Association have adopt
ed in Its campaign for the benefit of
the American Red Cross. This looks
like a tall order seeing that there are
no fewer than eighty-four clubs In the
M. G. A., but for all that the goiters
of New YoTk city and dfstrlct are out
to get what they have set their
minds on, and they hope to have the
whole matter cut and dried by Me
morial Day. On this day the Metro
politan Golf Association has ordered a
general Red Cross benefit competition.
Golfers will be out in force on every
links in the metropolitan district, and
bufore they have left their club that
night they will be expected to have
provided the money to purchase the
eighty-four ambulances.
The competition will be an eighteen
hole medal play affair, and the win
but even if such exists it is hard to
see how under present circur".
stances reformers or other ultra mor
alists would come forward with
I formal objection to a ball game
where the gate receipts are to go to
j a war fund.
Nothing Doing in Philadelphia
Like Boston, Philadelphia will
make a howl in case an effort is
made to follow the example of the
Yankees and Browns. In fact city
officials in the City of Brotherly Love
j have asserted that it is impossible
I under the preesnt laws to play a
game of baseball in Philadelphia on
: Sunday.
It may appear to some that the
J plan is merely one to introduce Sun
| day baseball. Investigation will
\ prove that club owners are not in
favor of Sunday baseball. Further
more. the plan as outlined by Cap
tain Huston for the game here is to
I turn over entirely the full receipts
| of the game to Mayor Mitchel, who is
I to be asked to take charge of the
money.
Funds thus collected can do great
j good and are needed. The action of
( baseball men in offering such a
scheme deserves stronger commen
dation than the imposure of legal re-
I striction to hinder the plan.
7% per cent., was $79,985.11. This was
the largest amount collected by the
state since the inception of the law in
1911, and exceeded the revenue of the
previous year by $29,298.01.
The total gross receipts of the clubs
from the time the law became opera
tive to November 30, 1916, was $4,502,-
280.51, and the total revenue to the
state $262,259.25.
ner at each club will receive a special
medal furnished by tlie M. G. A. The
minimum entry fee will be sl, but as
the price of an ambulance is $1,600
there will either have to be 1,600
players at each club, which, of course,
is out of the question, or the average
contribution will have to range very
far above the minimum.
The M. G. A. Is meantime engaged
in a publicity campaign, which It is
expected- will result in every club in
the organization turning out a record
field for the Memorial Day event.
Each ambulance will be marked "Met
ropolitan Golf Association of New
York."
EVANGELICAL CONVENTION
Mechanicsburg, Pa., May 24.
About 7 5 delegates are in attendance
at the convention of the Ministerial,
Sunday school and K. L. C. E. of the
Carlisle district at the Grace Evan
gelical Church and interesting ses
sions are being held
HLA RRISBURG TELEGRAPH
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES
Notional League
Philadelphia, 5; Cincinnati, 1.
New York, 5: Chicago. 3.
Other games postponed, rain.
Amerlenn League
Chicago, 2; Washington, 1.
Boston. 8; St. Louis. 2.
Other games postponed, rain.
International League
Games postponed, rain.
New York State League
Utica-Harrisburg, postponed, rain.
Wilkes-Barre, 6; Binghamton, 0.
Elmira, 8; Scranton, 2.
Reading, 5; Syracuse, 2.
Blue Hldge League
Chambersburg. 3; Frederick, 2.
Hanover, 1; Martinsburg, 3.
Hagerstown, 9; Gettysburg, 6.
Allison Hill League
Galahads, 8; Rosewood, 5.
WHERE THEY PLAY' TODAY
National League
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Amerlenn League
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at St. Louis.
Washington at Chicago.
International League
Buffalo at Toronto.
Rochester at Montreal.
Baltimore at Newark.
Richmond at Providence.
New York State League
Syracuse at Harrisburg.
Binghamton at Scranton.
Utica at Reading.
Blmira at Wilkes-Barre.
Blue Ridge l eague
Hanover at Martinsburg.
Chambersburg at Frederick.
Gettysburg at Hagerstown.
Alllaon Hill League
Stanley vs. Reading.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
National League
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
American League
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at St. Louis.
New York State League
Syracuse at Harrisburg.
lOlmira at Wilkes-Barre.
Binghamton at Scranton.
Utica at Reading.
STANDING OF THE CI.I'BS
National League
W. 1,. P.C.
Philadelphia, 19 9 .67"
New York, 17 9 .654
Chicago 22 14 .611
St. Louis 15 14 .517
Cincinnati 14 20 .412
Brooklyn 10 15 .400
Boston, 9 15 .375
Pittsburgh 11 21 .344
Amerlenn League
W. L. P.C.
Boston 19 101 .655
Chicago 23 13 .639
New York, 17 10 .630
Cleveland 18 17 .514
St. Louis 15 19 .441
Washington, 13 IS .419
Detroit 11 18 .379
Philadelphia 9 20 .310
New York State League
W. I j. P.C.
Utica 8 4 .667
Syracuse, 9 6 .600
Binghamton 10 7 .588
Reading 10 8 .556
Elmira 9 10 .474
Wilkes-Barre 7 8 .467
Scranton, 7 9 .438
Harrisburg 3 11 .214
Blue llldge League
W. 1,. P.C.
Martinsburg 7 5 .583
Chambersburg, 7 5 .583
Hagerstown 7 5 .583
Frederick 5 6 .455
Gettysburg 5 7 .417
Hanover 4 7 .364
Allison Hill League
W. L. P.C.
Rosewood, 4 1 .800
Stanley 2 2 .500
Reading 2 3 .400
Galahads, 2 4 .333
Lueknow Sbop l.eague
W. 1.. P.C.
Smith Shop 4 1 .800
Clerks 2 2 .500
Planing Mill 2 3 .400
Storehouse 1 3 .250
Don't Hit in Pinches
Is Order From "Connie"
Detroit, Mich., May 2 4.—For the
third successive time the weather
prevented a ball game at Navin Field
yesterday.
This time it was a combination of
wet grounds and cold weather.
Either cause would nave been suffi
cient to have warranted the post
ponement. As the Athletics have
to return east immediately after this
series, the game will have to be
played off as a double-header when
they next appear in Detroit in July.
Connie Mack had looked forward
to replenishing his coffers here and
was much disappointed when it was
found impossible to play. He be,
'.ieves that Detroiters will turn out
to look over his remodeled club and
he promises to give them their mon
ey's worth. The lean tactician has
uot been altogether satisfied with the
way his aggregation has been going
this season. Its hitting in pinches,
in particular, has disappointed him.
"We are getting enough hits, but
are not making them count," said
Mack. "In this respect I imagine we
have a lot in common with the
Tigers. As soon as we get men on
bases the batters seem to fall down
on the job of rescuing them. I have
plenty of real sluggers, if they only
will start to work, however, and I
expect to see them get going almost
any time now."
Jennings has practically all Tils
pitchers available for duty against
the Mackmen, except Bernie Boland,
who is now on his honeymoon.
In all probability Howard Ehmke
will open against the Mackmen. Joe
Bush will oppose him.
WHITE. SOX REGISTER FOR WAR
Chicago, May 24. Members of
the Chicago American League club,
who are subject to conscription un
der the army bill passed by Con
gress last week went to the city
clerk's office in a body yesterday for
the purpose of registering.
Although a majority of the play
ers are not residents of Chicago,
they decided to register here under
the absentee clause of the army
bill, as the American League sched
ule will send them on the road on
June 5, the day designated for
registration by President Wilson.
WILL NOT CUT
PLAYER LIMIT
National Commission Makes
Denial; No League Re
trenchment
Chicago, May 24.—The player lim
it of twenty-two men will be main
tained by the National League,
Presi'dent John K. Tener announced
yesterday in denying reports at a
meeting of the National Baseball
Commission that the league teams
would reduce their playing staffs.
August Herrmann, owner of the
Cincinnati Nationals and chairman
of the National Commission, said
that rumors that the league would
retrench were without foundation.
"The plan to reduce the player
limit never has been considered;
neither is it contemplated," Mr.
Herrmann said.
The commission disposed of sev
eral minor league cases during its
four-hour session and adjourned
until to-morrow. It is generally be
lieved that the commission will sug
gest a policy for the major league
clubs to pursue during the war, but
Chairman Herrmann declined to
night to make any statement re
garding the questions to be consider
ed.
Must Pay Debts
The Kansas City American Asso
ciation club was notified that it must
pay the Philadelphia National
League Club $1,500 for the release
of Wilbur Good. The former club
was said to be withholding payment,
claiming that owing to poor weather
and small receipts it was Impossible
to make payment at present.
Petition of the Northwestern Lea
gue for a rehearing in the case of
the Taeoma club vs. the St. Louis
Americans involving Player Annis
was denied. The claimfof the New
York club of the National League,
against the Toronto International
club for $1,500 for the sale of
Player Cooke was allowed.
The Chicago National League club
was awarded $5 26 from the Atlanta
club of the Southern Association, in
the case involving Pitcher Seaton.
Decision was reversed in the petition
of the Washington club, of the Am
erican League, against the Los
Angeles club, of the Pacific Coast
League, involving $24,500, the draft
price for Pitcher Love, now with the
New Yorlc Americans.
Make New Records in
Temple Girls' Track Meet
Philadelphia, May 24.—Two Tem
ple University girls set new Amer
ican track records in the annual in
terclass meet held yesterday at Ath
letic Kecreation Park. Miss Ethel
Dryer, a senior, lowered the mark
in the eighty-yard dash by one-lifth
second, covering the distance in ten
and four-fifth seconds. Miss Bessie
Cramer of the freshmen class, cov
ered twenty feet eleven inches in
the standing hop step and jump,
more than a foot better than the
former record.
80-yard dash—Won by Miss Ethel
Dreyer, senior; second, Miss Bischoff,
freshman; third. Miss Mary Fisler,
senior. Time, 10 4-5 seconds.
Running high jump Won by
Miss Amelia Porter senior; second,
Miss Agnes Hastings, senior; third,
Miss Laura Sharp, freshman. Height,
4 ft 3 in.
Standing hop, step and jump
Won by Miss Bessie Cramer, fresh
man; second, Miss Ethel Dreyer,
senior; third. Miss Minnie Schweiker,
freshman. Distance, 20 ft. 11 in.
Hurling ball (5 lbs. with handle)
—Won by Miss Blanch Voorhees,
senior; second, Miss Helen Buzby,
senior; third, Miss Minnie Schweiker,
freshman. Distance "9 ft. 6 in.
Baseball throw (for distance)
Won by Miss Lena Lewis, senior, 185
ft.; second. Miss Louise Beker, fresh
man 178 ft.; third, Miss Anna
Brucker freshman, 165 ft.
440-yard relay race (eight girls to
team) —Won by freshmen (Misses
Baker, Bischoff, Cramer, Mills,
Kambo Sharp, Schweiker and Phil
lips); second seniors (Misses Mild
red Burt, Helen Buzby, Lillian De
Puy. Ethel Dreyer Mary Fisler,
Amelia Porter, Blanche Voorhees
and Winifred Horscroft).
Lafayette Athletes Clean
Up in Meet With Lehigh
South Bethlehem, Pa., May 24.
Lafayette's cinder path men ran the
Lehigh trackmen literally o'ff their
legs in the annual dual meet yester
day, winning by 76 points to 36. La
fayette won first place in everything
but the polle vault, discus and ham
mer throw. In the latter two events
Lehigh took all the points. Lafayette
took every point in six events.
Bechtcl was the star of the meet
with three firsts and a second to his
credit. Following him came Paulson
with two firsts and a second. Schuerr
was Lehigh's best point winner with
two firsts while Herrington came
next.
A surprise was the defeat of Her
rinnton by Paulson in the high
jump.
There were no records broken 1 dur
ing the meet. The 880-yard dash
furnished a good race for second
place between Russell, of Lafayette
and Downer of Lehigh. In the two
mile race Groves, of Lafayette, and
Fisher, of Lehigh, fought it out for
second place.
SUNDAY BASEBALL IX IOWA
Des Moines, la., May 24. Sun
day baseball and Sunday theaters
are legal within the provisions of
the lowa "blue low," or Sunday clos
ing statute, according to a decision
to-day by Joseph E. Meyer, munici
pal judge. Attempts to revise and
enforce the blue law led to the ar
rest last Sunday of hundreds of mer
chants in various parts of the State.
The court dismissed Thomas Fair
weather, acting mayor and owner of
the Des Moines club in the Western
League tosrether with the managers
of six Des Moines theaters, who were
called into court following their fail
ure to close their places of business
on Sunday.
"CONTOUR"aneio I
ARROW
FORM-FIT
COLLAR
CtUITTiFIAIOPY
GALAHADS WIN
OVER ROSEWOOD
First Defeat For Allison Hill
Champs; Victors Play
Great Game
Rosewood Champs, leaders of the
Allison Hill Baseball League, re
ceived their first trouncing last eve
ning at the hands of the Galahad
Recreation Club, by a score of 8
to 5. The Galahads hud several big
innings in the third, fourth and sixth
vhen they took kindly to the curves
of "Buck" Smith, scoring runs by
twos and threes.
Catclied Howe was the big star
with two three-baggers. Roth times
there were runners on the bases who
scored following the drives to left
and right field.
Rosewoods Come Rack
In the final inning the Rosewoods
came back strong and tallied a quar
tet of runs, but the lead their op
ponents had secured was too great
for them to overcome. The victors
secured ten hits, and showed one of
the biggest batting rallies that has
been seen in the Hill league this
season. The score by innings:
Galahad 10320 2—B 10 1
Rosewood 00100 4—5 6 6
Batteries—Smith and Beach; Con
nor and Howe. Umpire—Garland.
Fair Officials Ask Court
to Appoint Receiver
President Judge George ICunkel \
yesterday afternoon appointed Frank '
Stayman as receiver for the Middle- !
town Fair Association, upon a peti- '
tion by A. L .Etter and H. M. Bil- ;
lett, two stockholders of the organi- !
zation.
John F. Blocker, president of the
asociation. In an answer to the peti
tion, agreed to the request and sub
mitted to the court decree. In the
petition it is explained tha the action
was taken so that funds could be
raised through the receiver to rebuild
the grandstand on the fair grounns
which recently was destroyed by fire.
Sufficient funds cannot be raised oth
erwise, the petitioners claim, and if
the grandstand is not rebuilt it will
result in a loss to all creditors and
stockholders of the association.
"Bean Ball" Pitchers Will
Be Given Walking Papers
Chicago, 111., May 24.—Any pitcher
in the American League who employs
the "bean ball" will be expelled from
the league. So ruled Ban B. Johnson,
president of the league yestordav, and
he added that if he had the power he
would impose a jail sentence on any
twirler who purposely attempts to
"bean" any batsman.
"If," said Johnson, "anv American
League manager orders his pitchers
to use the 'bean ball' I will fine him
and suspend him for thirty days. If
a pitcher is found deliberately using
the 'bean ball' he will be expelled from
the circuit."
President Johnson was speaking of
the story from Philadelphia In which
Manager Mitchell, of the Chicago Na
tional League Club, was quoted as
saying he had told his pitchers to use
the illicit 'bean ball" as reprisal for
alleged use of the same weapon by
Philadelphia National pitchers.
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WELLY'SCORNER
Harry Eyster, a star athlete at
Tech and a good point winner, is
out on account of sickness. He may
not be able to compete in the big
meet Saturday.
Central high athletes arc moving
fast in order to get into winning
form for Saturday's big track and
field meet. Very little has been said
about the prospects for the Central
athletes but it is certain they are
going to come out with laurels.
llarrisburg's New "York State
League aggregation is home. The
players were out early to-day to
warm up for the series with Syra
cuse. Manager Cockill was on hand
and is determined to do his bit in
getting the team into a winning
stride. The weather was rather
chilly to-day but the Islanders went
at their work with lots of ginger.
Wilkes-Barre is moving at a fast,
pace. Yesterday "Red" Calhoun's
VILLANOVA IS
CLOSE WINNER
Defeat "Shorty" Miller's Steel
ton Team by Ail-Around
Good Work
"Shorty" Miller's Bethlehem Steel
Company League team, *ost out yes
terday to Villa Nova, score 3 to 1.
Molyneaux pitched gild-edged ball,
allowing but two nits. Ogdcn was
on the mound for Steelton and was
given good support, the Steelton
team showing best form in pinches.
Bunched hits brought runs, errors
figuring in two scores by Villa Nova.
Steelton Scores
Steelton scored in the third on a
pass for Molyneaux, and scored on
Miller's triple. Villa Nova's first rtin
was a home run clout by Dougherty.
The second came when Fish dropped
a fly drive by McCullian. Atticks was
a factor in the third run. The
score:
VILLA NOVA— R. H. O. A. E.
McGeehan, ss 1 0 3 1 0
Sheehan, cf 0 0 1 0 0
McGalian, 3b 0 1 1 0 0
Murray, lb 0 0 10 0 0
Dougherty, If 1 1 o 0 0
McCullian, 2b 1 0 1 4 0
Robinson, rf 0 1 1 o 0
Loan, c o I io o o
Molyneaux, p 0 1 0 3 0
Totals 3 5 27 8 0
STEELTON— R. 11. O. A. E.
Miller, of 0 ] 3 0 0
Rowe, 3b 0 0 2 0 0
Nebinger, ss 0 o 3 1 0
Cornog, 2b 0 1 2 3 0
Leedy, If 0 0 0 0 0
Fish, rf o o 0 0 2
Etter, rf 0 o o 0 1
Atticks, c 0 0 3 4 1
Ritter, c 0 0 5 2 0
Books, lb 0 0 8 1 0
Ogden, p 1 o 0 2 0
Totals 1 2x26 13 4
xMolyneaux out hit by batted ball.
Steelton 00100000 o—l
Villa Nova 0 1 000011 o—3
Three-base hit, Miller. Homo run,
bunch whitewashed the Bingoes,
score 0 to 0. Elmira came back and
trofinced Scranton, scores 8 to 2, and
Reading slammed the Stars lor a
victory score 5 to 2.
Three teams are now tied up tor
leadership in the Blue Ridge League,
Martinsburg, Ilagerstown and Ch&m
bersburg. The other teams are not
far off, and ono or two victories will
make a number of changes in the a
standing.
Harrisburg amateurs are showing
increased activity. Two more teams
have entered the field. The Harris
burg Firemen and Enginemen under
the management of C. Beatty wants
games and will offer a strong team
as an attraction. Games are want
ed for Saturdays and holidays. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Elects will
be ready this week. Emory P.
Cook, 1554 Vernon street, is man
ager and will arrange a strong sched
ule.
Dougherty. Sacrifice fly, McGeehan.
Double plays, Steelton, 2. Struck out
by Ogdcn, 10; by Molyneaux, 10.
Base on balls, off Ogden, 4; oft
Molyneaux, 1. Left on base, Steel
ton 3; Villa Nova 6. Hit by pitcher,
Lecdy. Stolen base, Cornog. Wild
pitches, Ogden. Time, 1:45. Um
pire, Berry.
Municipal Track Ready
For Big High School Meet
out tiie track and field at
Island Park for the annual High
School meet on Saturday was prac
tically completed this afternoon by
park department employes under the
direction of Assistant i'ark Commis
sioner Forrer.
The quarter-mile and 220-yard
straightaway tracks have been fin
ished and the take-offs laid out for
the field events, including the broad
and high jumps, shot-put, hammer,
discus and javelin events.
LOCAL TEAMS SEEK GAMER
Games are wanted by the Harris
Park team for Saturday; East End
team Saturday and holidays; and
Baker A. A., of Steelton, for Satur
day and later in the season. These
teams are all big attractions and are
without games because of cancella
tions. Manager Swartz of the Har
risburg park team can be found at
the Postal Telegraph office.
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