COLLEGE MEN MEET TO DISCUSS FUTURE ATHLETIC PLANS—IN THE AMUSEMENT WORLD STATE ATHLETES . FIGHT FOR HONORS [Continued From First Page.] were given rousing receptions upon their arrival in the city. The first races of the meet were started promptly at 2 o'clock, the 100-yard dash preliminaries being ihe open in gevent. A new feature of the meet is the Javlin throw. Toch After Honors The Tech last year's champs, will again strive to win the meet this year and in so doing will thereby clinch the Pennsylvania State High school championship shield, which will be given to the school winning it the greatest number of time in five years. They have won it two pre- , vious years. Prof. H. G. Dribble, principal of Central High School and Dr. Charles B. Fager, Jr., ■will have charge of the distribution of the prizes. Schools and Prizes The schools entered in the meet and their respective colors are: Har risburg Central, Blue and Gray; Heading, Red and Black; Steelton Blue and White; Technical, Maroon and Gray Williamsport, Cherry and White; York, Orange and Blue; Ly kens, Red and Black; Lebanon, Blue and White, and Lancaster, Red and Black. One hundred and thirty-three athletes were entered in the meet. Thirteen track and sven field events wre on the schedule. A silver cup will be given to the winner of the meet, and the winning relay com bination will also receive a cup. The individual prizes will be sold, silver and bronze medals. A beauti fully silver loving cup will be given to the individual high point scorer. The points made in the Javelin throw will not count in the scoring. SUSPEND JOCKEY MoTAGGART New York, May 26. —Jockey Tom my McTaggart was suspended by the stewards here yesterday. The stew ards also refused permission to act as jockeys' agent Daniel McTaggarfr, brother of Tommy, and Mike Sheedy, who for some time has acted as agent for Johnny McTaggart. Tom my McTaggart has not ridden for several days, having been laid up with a bad cold. The officials gave no reasons for their action. HEADING TENNIS MEN WIN Bethlehem, Pa., May 26.—Reading High, taking four out of six matches, defeated the Bethlehem Prep, tennis team yesterday. Singles—Tice, Beth lehem, defeated Ueinbach. Reading High, 5-3. 6-3: Gery, Reading High, defeated Wolfram. Bethlehem Prep., 6-n. 6-1: Holder, Reading High, de feated Fisher. Bethlehem Prep., 6-0, 2-6, 8-6; Krell, Bethlehem Prep., de deated Ancona, Reading High, 6-4, "UMPS" FEEL SQUEEZE OF WAR Ixuiisville, May 26.—President T. J. Hickey, of the American Associ ation, announced here last night that llie umpire staff of that organiza tion would in the interest of econ omy be reduced to five. The odd man will be carried for emergency purposes. Mr. Ilickey also announced that he had released Umpire Fran cis Connolly. 1^ VHHF aj*?j. fSSjKp fH| MART PrCKPORD The Irresistible Mary Irt "A Ro manes of the Redwoods," staged mi ner the personal direction of Cecil H. I'eMille. will be the attraction extra ordinary at the Regent the first three days of next week. In direct contrast to her previous triumph. "A Poor T.it tle Rich Gill," Miss rickford's newest vehicle presents a red-blooded storv of the West. The gigantic redwoods, together with the mountain forest scenes, and the immense rolling plains of the West, display some of the most wonderful natural settings ever caught by the camera, and offer a striking background for the ro mantic story with Its charming situa tions of particular appeal. ORPHEUM—To-night—"The Smarter Set." All next week, with dally matinees for women only, excepting Wednes day Return engagement of "Her Unborn Child." COLONIAL "The Millionaire's Double." REGENT—"On Record." A vaudeville show tliat is bound to meet with the approval of every local theatergoer, is now The appearing at the Majestic Majestic Theater. The line-up of Hill clever Keith attractions are as follows: Andrew Mack, the celebrated Irish singer and comedian, in a very entertaining offering; Con rad and Conrad, presenting a neat song and dance act; the Dunn Pis- j ters, clever singers and comedians: Conroy and O'Donnell, In their laugh able comedy skit, "The Parcel Post | Man," and Reeman and Anderson, In i' a novel comedy roller skating act. An attraction of great local Interest ' booked for the first three days of next week is the Pennsylvania Railroad Glee Club, an aggregation of excel- I lent singers. Grouped around this of- I fering are: The Seven Little Darlings, I a group of clever Juveniles, introduc ing a number of specialties: John T. Ray. in a novel comedy skit: Thorn ton and Thornton, comedy variety en tertainers. and Holden and Graham, I introducing s6m Russian dancing, ) magic and shadowgraph work. Beautiful and charming Mae Mur ray, who recently scored such a sue- ! cess In "The Plow 1 I.aat I1T For Girl," will be snen nt "On Record" the Regent to-day in at Resent a final showing of ! "On Record." Miss Murray has shown that she is one of I ♦he most versatile of the younger generation of actresses on the screen. Tn "The Dream Girl" she scored an emphatic success as a whimsical lit tie waif of the streets, and in "The I Plow Girl" she more than doubled her popularity, but she has added new laurels to her brow, hv her won- ' dehful acting In her latest subject, ' "On Record." The announcement that Puxtang^ SATURDAY EVENING, OUIMET TO BE GOLF CENTER FOR SPORT WAR New York, May 26.— The Western Golf Association, one of the most powerful as well as the most liberal body in American golf, has thrown down the gauntlet and is ready to fight to the finish for more liberal construction of golf rules, Including the definition of the term amateur, obsolete practices in medal and match play and other reforms many golfers have been demanding for years. The decision of the Western as sociation to adopt radical reforms is a direct thrust at the reactionary United States Golf Association, the American parent body, and may re sult in unlooked for complications in the national tournament this summer. The threatened war between the two organizations came to a climax in the invitation of the Western body asking Francis Ouimet, set down by the national body as a professional, "HER UNBORN CHILD" BIRTH RETURNS TO THE ORPHEUM ALL NEXT WEEK MiMm H -■' -MM •■< % A big play with a serious appeal will be the attraction at the Orpheum all next week, with daily matinees, and the title is "Her Unborn Child," and is the work of Howard McKent Barnes. The author has treated his subject in a dignified manner, and nothing to offend or startle theater goers in the slightest degree occurs in the performance, though it is promised that it will give thinking men and women thought for serious consideration. Park will open its gates to the pub- i 11c this evening, re- Tlie Openlne of minds us that at- I Pnxtung I'nrk thouglftthe weather man still serves us i anvtliing but slimmer weather, the | time lor the warm weather amuse- | ments has arrived. While the park theater will not have its first show until Monday evening, the various amusements and stands will open up and get under way to-night. Numerous churches and social or ganizations have already made reser- I \ations for picnic dates. The park I management lias booked up a strong ; lino of attractions for the park thea- j ter, together with many interesting, features to be used out in the open | as free attractions. A society comedy drama with mar.v amusing situations and an absorbing | love romance in "The ! •The Millionaire's Double," Millionaire's tlie new Metro play Double" nt showing at the Colonial the Colonial Theater to-day only. Lionel Barrymore ap pears in the leading role in a part which is particularly suited to his ] stylo of comedy. The story itself deals with a millionaire who, reported •i, poses ag a claimant to his own I estate ami ta,. in love with a young I woman who represents herself to be I his "widow," a play that will please I all classes of motion picture patrons. The usual funny comedies will com- | plete the program. Monday, Tuesday | and Wednesday, the management will . present another big special attraction , on the regular program. Lois Weber, ! star aAd producer of "Hypocrites," j "Where Are My Children?" and other big successes, in lier latest feature, "Idle Wives," the play that lifts the curtain of society's glass houses and I a picture that every man and woman should see. The screen drama that safeguards the sanctity of every I American home. The screen time is ] two hours, and no other pictures will i !be shown on the same program. Excellent progress is being made at the rehearsals of the Bethlehem Bach choir for the twelfth Bach [ The Festival to be held at Le- | Ilach high University on Friday i Festival and Saturday, June 1 and 2. The first day's program in cludes seven cantatas and a motet,! which are illustrative of Bach's mag- i niflcent powers in this style of com position. On the second day the Mass • in B Minor will be rendered. The j singing of this massive work by the ! Bethlehem Choir has become an an nual event of the highest musical im- ; portance, attracting visitors from all parts of the country. Dr. J. Fred Wolle, conductor of the ; choir, has announced that members of the Philadelphia orchestra will play the accompaniment. The soloists will be: Soprano. Miss Marie Stoddard i and Mrs. Mildred Faas; contraltos, I Miss Marie Morrissey and Mrs. Ger trude May Stein Bailey; tenor. Nicho las Douty; basses, Charles T. Titt inann and Louis Kreidler. BETHLEHEM ) BACH FESTIVAL "The brut choir In the United States." Henry T. Flnek In the New York Evening Post. "The finest sequence of ehoral per formances In the country." Fullerton 1,. Waldo In The Out look. FRIDAY. JUNE 1 4 P. M. and H P. M. CA XT AT AS AND MOTET SATURDAY. JUNE 1 a P. M. and 5 P. M. MASS I.N H MINOR Prices, per session—sl, Sl.no, 92. Course Seats s4, SO, $H Course Tickets now nnasale at A. C. Huff Music Store, Ilelhlehem, Pa. Single sent sale opens May 21. Tickets on sale nt the Church Office after A. 31., June 1, Packer Memorial Church LEHIGH UNIVERSITY i to compete in the Western cham pionship as an amateur. Trouble AJiend Previously the Western association had repudiated the national rule re "garding the professionalism of deal ers in sporting goods. That the national body will look upon these innovations! as revolu tionary and will not permit their adoption in the national champion ship goes without saying. Members of both associations are freely predicting that the independ ence of the Western association will le adto open war between the wn organizations which may eliminate Western golfers from national match play. In that case actual national cham pionshipps would be Impossible, be lead to open war between the two member of the Western body, should renounce his association and play under Eastern rules, championship play without many of the better Western golfers would not be repre sentative and would deteriorate into a farce. ' ORPHEUM TO-MQHT THE WORLD'S GREATEST COLORED SHOW SMART SET WITH SALEM TUTT WHITNEY and J. HOMER TUTT In THE MUSICAL COMEDY '•1IOW NEWTOWN PREPARED" PDIPP4 MAT 2tfe HM BOc r rvl *' £ ' J EVE.—25* to t.OO HEBEEinBH HCDHBEIDHtB Today Only—ljlONElj lIARRYJIORE in a Splendid Metro Play "THE MILLIONAIRE'S DOUBLE" A Five-Part Comedy Drama With Many Dramatic Twists and Plenty of Humor f MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY The Play For Every Member of the Family LOIS WEBER MARY MAC LAREN Idle WIVeS A photodrama of truth—of life as tt is lived by the very rich ami the very poor, of the evil or idle lives and the evils of diMMMitent. Note—This photoplay runs two hours. Time of Sliows—ll a. m., 1, 3. 5, 7 and 9.15 P. M. Spend Decoration Day at Beautiful Hers Many improvements this season. Attractions that please. Band concerts all / o day. All steel equipped / I |7 chil dre n's playground. \ / Large zoo filled with wild \ —-J- # I!# animals, birds, reptiles, etc. \V n Vs':| Most popular bathing re- I TOplHinjl sort outside the seashore. New bath houses with in- &T JW j\ dividual lockers. Shower //{ J \\ baths, new bathing suits; // / m all sizes. Electrical miniature rf J ' railway. Rand four-a-breast At T 1 jumping horse carousel. New 1/ photo gallery. Modern nur scry. Bowling alleys. New skee-ball alleys. Boating and canoeing. Dancing afternoon and evening. Special string orchestra. Baseball, Hershey vs. Lebanon Inde pendents. Theater, Malloy-Cornine Players, in a society comedy drama, "Little Peggy Omore." Vaudeville spe cialties between acts. MARHISBURG TELEGRAPH Stanley A. C. Noses Out Victory Over Rosewood In a postponed Allison Hill Lea gue baseball contest played off last night the Stanley A. C. nosed out the Rosewood tossers by a score of ♦ to 3. The victory ties the two teams for first place. With the score standing 3 to 1 against them the victors drove Neimond off the mound and tied the tallies at three all. Caton took up the hurling for tha Rosewoods and pitched a fair game. Washinger again pitched a heady contest and deserved to win. Eisen berger was a big factor for the win ning combination, his three bingles figuring in all of the scoring. In the final inning Palmer was walked, stole second, and took third on a passed ball. A scorching single over third by Eisenberger scored Palmer and clinched the contest. The score by innings: R. R. E. Stanley 0 1 0 0 2 I—4 fi 0 Rosewood . . 2 1 0 0 0 o—3 10 2 Batteries: • Rosewood, Neimond, Caton and Killinger; Stanley, Wash inger and Shickley. Umpire, Black. Time of game, one hour and live minutes. Three New Records For Lake Erie College Girls Painesville, Ohio, May 26. The breaking of three coiiege records marked the ninth annual field meet at Lake Erie College here yesterday. Cornelia Hummel, 1919, of Cleveland, broke the record for the fcaseball throw of 139 feet 5% inches, made here last year, by throwing 147 feet inches. Anne Wellons, 1918, of Barnesville, Ohio, hurled the discus "I feet, breaking the previous local rec ord of 69 feet 10% inches. The rec ord of 43 4-5 seconds for the 300- yard relay race was lowered to 42 2-5 seconds by a team consisting of Zel ma Beidler, 1917, of Canada; Isabel Rogers, 1917, of Wheeling, W. Va., and Ruth Hilton, 1919, of Huron, Ohio. The meet was won by the Junior team, with 64 points, tlie'Seniors in second and the Sophomores in third place. The team coaches were Miss Alice M. Allen, physical director, and her assistant. Miss Helen Upson. f Regent Theater TO-DAY Mae Murray the beautiful and charming l.aaky ntar, In "On Record" A thrilling drama of the aviation Held, police court, and "FOLK HUXDRED." M / ANDREW MACK And Pour Other Excellent Acta COMING MONDAY 7 Little Darlings Extra Ad'ded Feature Attraction THE PEHNA. R. R. GLEE CLUB 18 HARRISBI'RGERS "IDLE WIVES" A PHOTODRAMA OF THE TRUTH • ,K,> ;f/ 2 j/mmmfKL \Jgg^ j^H Y. tup; v ■"' JMB W■* niliajflrtTi WW JIK^B-; iPWJMHB Idle Wives, the big. special eight-part production, produced by and featuring Lois \\ eber, the attraction booked for the Colonial Theater Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, is a drama of life from every angle, a sub ject lavishly produced by the same people who produced "Hypocrites." "where Are my Children.?*' and cither notable successes. "Idle Wives" is a marvelous play within a play, with all humanity in the cast, the screen dratna that safeguards the sanctity of the American home—the drama that fearlessly portrays the weakness of Jiumanity, and a story that will hold you spellbound. The screen time is two hours, and no other picture will be shown on the same program. ORPHEUM 6 M s s es 6 o we S ek id STARTING MONDAY, MATINEE, MAY 28 MOSDAV, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY MATINEES FOR LADIES ONLY * WEDNESDAY MATINEE I DECORATION DAY) AND ALL F,\ ESING PERFORMANCES FOR ANYRObY OVER IN YEARS OF AGE NOT A MOVING PICTURE RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF THAT SENSATIONAL PLAY Matinee Prices—2sc, 50c. Nights—lsc to 75c At All Matinee Performance* Mr*. I,nurette Allen Will Address the l.ndles on Subject, "Motherhood.** MOTHERS lUU\<; YOllt GHOW.\-lP DAUGHTERS SEATS ON 9AI.K TO-DAY TO AM. VI PEHFOHMANCES Paxtang Park Harrisburg s Popular Opens Tonight Reservations BoAg tor Bathing Picnic Summer Vaudeville o jj er Dates Season Coaster May Now Opens Monday Eve. Merry-Go- Be Made May 28 Rou '" l Hbg. Ry. Matinee Wednesday & Saturday Office Pop,lla, ' 12 S. Market Ladies Admitted FREE Summer Square to First Performance Amusements MAY 26, 1917. Wagner Is Sore Over Salary Cut by Dreyfuss Pittsburgh, May 26.—Local reports say the real reason why Hans Wag ner quit the Pirates this season was the veteran's disgust at the ungrate ful attitude of Owner Dreyfull. It had generally been supposed that Dreyfuss cut Wagner's salary from SIO,OOO to 98,000, but the story, which Is believed to be true, states that Dreyfuss made the figures $5,500. Wagner would not have objected to a cut of $2,000, but lie' balked at REGENT THEATER MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Mary Pickford In her latest Artcraft Production, "A Romance of the Redwoods" Produced by that master of Photoplay technique, CECIL 11. DE MILIiG A red-blooded story of Hie West, rcpScte with dramatic ttn ntlons. ni well an incident** of typical I'lckford charm. "Mttle is presented In a role entirely different from any in which ahe has ever appeared. ' * T~T~ Native Hawaiian Troupe Miss Katheryn Wintrop, Toe Dancer Miss Katheryn Wescott, American, Grecian and Russian Dancer Chestnut St. Auditorium, May 29th, 8.15 P.M. General Admission 15c Reserved Section 25c Tickets Now on Sale C. 7*\. Slid&r, Inc. Pianos Victrolat ££ 30 N. 2n<LSL THE EXCLUSIVE VICTOR STORE | the J5.500 salary. 'Wihat made him I more Indignant was the cool manner ; in which Dreyfuss treated him. The magnate didn't offer Hans his uncon ditional release if the terms didn't suit him but dickered as he would with a raw recruit. Later when the Pirates made a poor start Dreyfuss grot in touch with Wagner and offered him 58,000. he raised this to *IO,OOO, but the old boy felt hurt and would not listen to Dreyfuss. He thought that after his years of faith ful service for Dreyfuss and the i money he brought into the Pitts burgh treasury, ho should have been ' accorded better treatment. 15
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