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RUTHERFORD WINS SENSATIONAL GAME-MAY CUT FARRELL LEAGUE CIRCUIT-SPORTS
SIX CLUBS FOR
FARRELL LEAGUE;
BUSINESS BAD
President J. H. Farrell, of the New
Tork State League, Is still thinking
seriously about closing down busi
ness after July 4. This, the oldest
minor organization in the United
States, has weathered many storms,
but is now up against serious condi
tions. A general belief prevails that
It would be good business policy to
quit on July 8.
Clubs with good backing find the
game a losing one, and backers do
not care to play life-savers to teams
not able to pay expenses. There is
some talk of dropping to a six-club
circuit and going into Class C. This
would mean that one of three teams
would be the goat, and would bo
dropped. A dispatch from Scranton
says:
'•That the demoralized condition of
the Harrisburg baseball team may
result in the New York State League
becoming a six-club circuit, and
dropping back to Class C baseball, is
the report that now is being heard in
a number of cities. In those towns
it is claimed President Farrell has
been unable to find another city to
take the Harrisburg club on the con
ditions asked by the league, and in
asmuch as these conditions are bound
to be worse on July 8, when the
league's salary pledge to the players
will have expired, many look for the
magnates to oust one of the seven
clubs now in good standing, and fin
ish the season as a six-club circuit.
Blame Harrishurß
"The Harrisburg situation is one of
the worst the State League ever had
on its hands. The team is $9,000 or
more in debt, and needs at least
seven first-class players to make it
a pennant-contender. It is the debt
that, has stopped the league from
placing the club in any one of three
cities.
"Bethlehem would have taken the
club right away but for the fact
that President Farrell asked the bid
ders to assume the debts of the Cock
ill regime. It also is understood that
Wiliamsport, Pa., and Poughkeepsie,
SCORES OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES
\atlonnl League
Cincinnati, 5; Philadelphia, 4 (12 in
nings).
Boston. 5; Chicago, 3.
St. Louis, 7; Brooklyn. 1.
Pittsburgh-New York not scheduled.
American League
Philadelphia, 9; Cleveland, 5.
St. Louis, 2; New York, 1.
Other clubs not scheduled.
New York State League
Elmira, 3; Reading, 2 (Ist game).
Reading. 6; Elmira, 1 (2nd game).
Binghamton, 6; Harrisburg, 0 (Ist
game).
Binghamton, 3; Harrisburg, 0 (2nd
game).
Utica, 4; Wilkes-Barre, 0.
Syracuse, 8; Scranton, 1 (Ist
game).
Syracuse, 6; Scranton, 4 (2nd
game).
International League
Newark, 1; Toronto, 0 (Ist game).
Newark, 15; Toronto", 2 (2nd game).
Providence-Montreal, rain.
SCORES OF SATURDAY'S GAMES
National League
Cincinnati, 2; Philadelphia, 1 (11
innings).
New York, 4; Pittsburgh, 1.
Boston, 7; Chicago, 5.
Brooklyn, 7; St. Louis, 5.
American League
Cleveland, 4; Philadelphia, 0 (Ist
game).
Cleveland, 7; Philadelphia, 4 (2nd
game).
New York. 8; St. Louis, 4.
Detroit, 3; Washington, 2.
Chicago, 7; Boston, 2.
International League
Toronto, 2; Newark, 3.
Buffalo, 2; Baltimore, 3 (Ist game).
Buffalo. 6; Baltimore, 3 (2nd game).
Montreal, 1; Providence, 3 (Ist
game).
Montreal, 2; Providence, 3 (2nd
game).
Rochester, 5; Richmond, 6 (Ist
game).
Rochester, 3; Richmond, 4 (2nd
game).
New York State League
Binghamton, 3, Harrisburg, Z (Ist
game).
Binghamton, 3; Harrisburg, 0 (2nd
game).
Syracuse, 2; Scranton, 1 (Ist game).
Syracuse, 5; Scranton, 0 (2nd game).
Reading, 6; Elmira, 1.
Utica-Wilkes-Barre, postponed; wet
grounds.
I)Hnpliln-Perry League
Duncannon, 5; Newport, 4.
Dauphin, 6; Halifax, 2.
Marysvllle, 2; Millersburg, 1.
P. and R. Ry. I.eague
Harrisburg. 6; Reading, 5 (13 In
nings).
Shamokin Division, 4; Reading Di
vision, 1.
St. Clair, 13; Reading Car Shop, 0.
Port Richmond. 11; General Office, 0.
Spring Garden, 11; Transporta
tion,, 4.
Atlantic City Railroad-Accounts,
not scheduled.
P. R. R. Motive Power League
Trenton. 13; Harrisburg. 2.
Bethlehem Steel Company League
Steelton, 6; Sparrows Point, 1.
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MONDAY EVENING,
N. Y., stood ready to talk business
with the league on a straight trans
fer of the team, but balked when
asked to assume even part of the
debts contracted by Cocklll, and the
back salaries he should have paid.
"Unless one of those cities takes
the team, the outlook for placing it
at all is bad. Troy and Albany are
dead issues; Schenectady, N. Y„ has
declined State League teams more
than once, and Allentown, Pa., has
no park available for professional
baseball.
"Utica, Reading or Elmira will be
dropped from the league If it be
comes necessary to operate as a six
club circuit. In the first city the
finances have been in a groggy state
for more than a year, while Elmira,
a city of about 40,000 population, is
considered too small to support a
team can be found there, President
limit of $2,500 and has hundreds of
dollars in expenses over that figure
to meet each month. Reading has
been leading in attendance, but the
team's recent slump has caused a big
drop in interest. It is also said that
the jump to Reading, \yithout Har
risburg, will increase traveling ex
penses.
More About Harrisburg
The Harrisburg team is scheduled
to play home next week, but instead
will remain on the road. No further
league contests are planned for Har
risburg unless new owners for the
team can be found there. President
Farrell ha's said. At the same time
the league head is trying to bring
about a strengthening in the present
Harrisburg playing forces. As things
stand now the line-up is a disgrace
to the league. It has an outfielder
playing third and a veteran pitcher
like Hank Ramsey covering short. A
team carrying such a roster cannot
be expected to win ball games.
Neither can it be expected to encour
age attendance at games, and it is
the attendance question that is both
ering President Farrell ami the own
ers more than anything else.
Lebanon, 3; Fore River, 2.
Bethlehem, 1; Wilmington, 0.
Blue Ridge Lmcvc
Hanover, 2; Martlnsburg, 1.
Hagerstown, 2; Gettysburg, 1 .
Frederick, 5; Chambersburg, 0 (Ist
game).
Frederick, 3; Chambersburg, 0 (2nd
game).
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
National League
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Other teams not scheduled.
American League
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
St. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Boston (two games).
New York State League
Harrisburg at Reading.
Elmira at Binghamton.
Utica at Scranton.
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
National League
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at St. Loiis.
American League
Detroit at Washington.
St. Louis at New York.
Other teams not scheduled.
New York Slate League
Harrisburg at Reading.
Elmira at Binghamton.
Utica at Scranton.
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
National League
Teams— W. L. Pet.
New York 30 16 .652
Philadelphia 29 18 .617
St. Louis 28 23 .549
Chicago 30 25 .545
Cincinnati 26 31 .456
Boston 19 24 .442
Brooklyn 18 26 .409
Pittsburgh 16 33 .327
American League
Teams— W. L. Pet.
! Chicago 35 17 .673
Boston 30 19 .612
New York 28 21 .b'll
Cleveland 28 28 .500
Detroit 23 25 .479
St. Louis 21 30 .412
Philadelphia 18 30 .375
Washington 18 31 .367
International League
Teams— W. L Pet.
Newark 31 17 .646
Providence 31 19 .620
Baltimore 28 21 ,stl
Rochester 28 22 .560
Toronto 26 24 .s*o
Richmond 1,7 25 .405
Buffalo 20 30 .400
Montreal ..i 18 20 .383
New York State League
Teams— W. L Pet.
Binghamton 28 13 .683
Wilkes-Barre 25 14 641
Elmira 20 18 .526
Syracuse 20 18 .526
TTtiea 17 17 , SUO
Reading 20 22 .476
Scranton -.. 18 23 . 439
Harrisburg 6 29 .171
Dauphin-Perry League
Teams— W. L. Pet.
Newport 7 1 .875
Duncannon 5 2 .714
Dauphin 5 2 .714
Marysvllle 3 5 .376
Halifax 2 6 .250 i
Millersburg 1 7 .125
Blue Ridge League
W - U Pct I
Martlnsburg 22 8 .733
Frederick 17 15 .531 I
Hagerstown 14 16 .467
Hanover 13 16 .448
Gettysburg 12 17 .414
Chambersburg 12 18 .400
Bethlehem Steel League
Teams— W. L. Pet.
Lebanon 2 0 1.000
Bethlehem 2 0 1.000
Sparrows Point 1 1 500
Steelton 1 1 .5 00
Wilmington 0 2 ! 000
Fore River 0 2 .000
P. and R. Ry. League
Teams— W. L Pet
Port Richmond B -01 000
Atlantic City R. R 5 oi.ooo
•St. Clair 4 1 .*OO
Spring Garden 4 1 .800
Reading Loco. Shop 4 2 .660
Harrisburg Division ... 3 2 600
Shamokln Division 2 3 400
Transportation 2 4 383
Reading Car Shop 1 5 .igo
General Office 1 5 igo
Accounts 0 4 .000
Reading Division 0 8 .000
JAP DIKT TO CONVENTS
Tokio —A special session of the
Diet has been summoned for June
21. The session which will extend
about three weeks Is made necessarv
by the dissolution of the House of
Representatives last winter. A new
house was elected In April.
RUTHERFORD IS
AGAIN WINNER
Takes Sensational Battle From
Reading Locomotive Shop
Team; Other Scores
Rutherford's Philadelphia and
Reading League team won a thir
teen-lnnlng battle Saturday, defeat
ing Reading Locomotive Shop team,
score 6 to 6. Sensational fielding by
Walters, who played first base, was
a big factor.
Hits by Geary, Miller and Keller
were also a feature. Both teams had
sensational fielding spurts.
Port Richmond is still leading
league. On Saturday they walked
away with a game from the General
Office team. The Reading Car Shop
nine was an easy proposition for St.
Clair. Shamokin Division won a fast
and senational game from Reading
division. Score 4 to 1. Spring Gar
den won a swatfest from Transporta
tion. The score at Rutherford fol
lows:
HARRISBURG DIVISION
R. H. O. A. E.
Geary, 3b, 0 4 0 3 0
Heiney, rf 0 0 0 0 0
Hawbecker, rf 1 1 0 0 0
Larkin, If, 0 2 4 0 0
Miller, c 2 4 12 2 0
Walters, lb, 1 2 11 1 0
Bricker, 2b 1 1 6 6 0
Keller, ss 0 2 4 5 1
Thompson, cf 1 2 1 0 0
Sheafer, p 0 2 0 0 0
Johnson, p, 0 0 1 1 0
Totals, 6 20 39 17 1
READING LOCO.
R. H. O. A. E.
Brown, 2b 1 3 2 6 0
Rismiller, 2b 0 0 3 1 1
Mullen, ss 0 1 2 1 0
Graves, ss, 1 0 0 2 0
Guss, If, ss 0 1 3 2 0
Chelson, lb, 1 3 14 1 0
Reedy, cf 0 2 0 1 0
Fick, rf 1 3 0 0 0
Mullen, c 1 113 2 0
Hoover, p 0 1 0 0 0
Wesley, cf 0 1 1 0 0
Totals 5 16 38 16 1
Harrisburg, 011002100000 I—6
Reading, ..011100200000 o—s
Good Golf Scores Made
on Reservoir Links Saturday
Many good scores were made Sat
urday on the Reservoir links by mem
bers of the Harrlsburg Golf Club city
championship tournament, first day
qualifying score. Eighteen players
qualified In this event, Tom Devine
leading the field with a score of 73,
C. E. Zimmerman, present champion,
taking an 84. Other scores of note
were: E. J. Sherk, 81; C. H. Sauers,
85; H. E. Zimmerman, 80. The finest
cards in their class were handed in
by J. F. Brooke and T. Devine Sr.
with 94 and 92 respectively.
Season Handicap Tournament —Sec-
ond Week—ln this tournament Tom
Devine Jr. carried off first honors
with his card of 73 from scratch with
his father, T. Divine Sr., and W. W.
Smith close tie for second. Details
as follows:
Gross. Hdp. Net. Pts.
T. Devine Sr 73 Sc. 73 5
•T. Devine 5r.... 92 18 74 2
•W. W. Smith... 86 12 74 2
* Tied for second and third places.
Proclaim Holiday For
Manager John McGraw
Wellsville, N. Y., June 18. —The
New York Giants will play here to
day. The city claims the honor, and
is extremely proud of it, of being
the place where John J. McGraw
played his first professional game
of baseball. Tne Mayor of Wells
ville has issued a proclamation that
will lock up the town for four hours,
to enable the citizens to witness the
game.
There will be a parade of two
thousand people and a delegation
of the prettiest young ladies in the
city will meet the New York party
at the railroad station and act as
escorts to the visitors.
"Red" Murray, the former Giant,
and "Wid" Conroy, the ex-Yankee,
will play on the local team against
the Giants.
Middletown Tennis Club
Defeated by Harrisburg 4-3
The Harrisburg Park Tennis Asso
ciation defeated the Middletown Ten
nis Club on the Reservoir Park courts
Saturday afternoon, score 4-3. The
tournament was of a preliminary na
ture, having been hurriedly scheduled.
No sensational playing was displayed
by any of the players, althougn tne
managers were able to get a line on
the form of their teams.
The official schedule of the Harris
burg club starts next Saturday, when
they meet the strong Schuylkill
Haven aggregation on the Reservoir
courts. A team of six men will be
chosen within the next few days to
represent the club in these games.
Frank Gotch, Wrestler,
Is Now Physical Wreck
Humboldt, lowa, June 18.—Frank
Gotch, heralded as the greatest
wrestling champion, is in such bad
health that his friends are worried.
Such is the information given out by
Peter Loch, manager of Polestina.
Loch reports that Gotch is troubled
I with a baffling stomach complaint
| and is only a shadow of his former
j self. He has fallen off to 170 pounds
and Loch says he had trouble recog
nizing the former husky champion.
Schoolboy Marvel Is
Found at Wisconsin
A new sprinting "phenom" has
been discovered in the West, and
to judge by his performances he
promises to be in the front rank
some time in tho near future.
This time the wonder is a high
school boy named Spetz. At the
recent high schools' champion
ship in Wisconsin he ran the 440
yards in 49 4-6 seconds and the
220 yards In 22 1-5 seconds, both
excellent performances for a lad
in his teens, and better than the
interscholastlc markj In the past.
Spetz hails from Milwaukee
and this Is the third time In the
history of American athletics that
the city Is going to be heard from
I In the sprints. It will be remem
bered that Kraenzleln, the hur
dler, and Hahn, the sprinter,
Olmyplc winners of 1910 and
J906, were natives of the Wiscon
sin capital.
HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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Copyright. 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune).
Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association. (New York Tribune).
THE CAUSE ETERNAL
Here exist the oldest words the hand of man has written—
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"—
Penned long, weary years before Queen. Cleo Pat was bitten—
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"—
Shortstops may have booted six or seven easy chances —
Batsmen may have popped to first or whiffed in dull-eyed tran.ces,
But next day in the public prints this line meets angry glances—
"Umpire's bum decision cost the game."
Back in old Doc Homer's day this line was sere and yellow—
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"—
What is that resounding phrase young Spartans used to bellow—
"Umpire's bum decision lost the game"—
Fielders kick the ball about from season unto season—
Pitchers tear oft passes in a style that smacks of treason —
But when the bally scrap is lost, you know the final reason—
"Umpire's bum decision cost the game."
OFF YEAR? WHEREIN?
This was to be an oft year in baseball. Yet, despite a cold, rainy spring j
there have been four occasions already where thousands of pop-eyed, clam- i
oring fanatics have been turned away from closed gates. New York and
Chicago, leading cities East and West, have faced greater than capacity
crowds.
War is in the air, but baseball Is still in the human breast.
LUCKY JESS
Jess Willard has quit the circus or the circus has quit Jess Willard.
Or the same about to happen. Lucky Jess. The circus Is a great institu
tion, but ho is one of the very few main exhibits who can quit, when he
cares to. The lion, the tiger, the leopard, the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus,
the giraffe and the elephant probably indulge in a hunch here and there
that they too would like to step away from the sawdust and the big tent
for a spell. But it is no easy matter to break through an iron cage or
snap a thick steel chain, even to carry out a desire.
Once again is the superiority of the human over the brute demon
strated.
THE DUFFER INTERJECTS AGAIN—
"Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile" —
The guy who penned that romping song was there with the advice—
And yet I'm laying 12 to 1, or any price you style.
The bally author never knew the horror of a slice.
The main difference between a soldier in the trench and a duffer in a
bunker is about this—one digs in, the other digs out.
Stuffy Mclnnis is far beyond Collins, Baker and Barry at bat. Stuffy is
the only one of the quartet still wearing the old uniform which first
engendered the .330 habit. An old Mackian uniform wouldn't hang on a
bloke who batted under .300.
An umpire may be a nuisance, highwayman, kidnapper, yeggman, boob,
pirate, fathead, mutt, joke, bum, mayhemist, Mohammedan, murderer, thug,
Prussian, blind, crazy and all the rest of it. But the smartest guy that ever
lived has ntver yet invented a ball game with the umpire detached. Figure
the rest of it out yourself.
YE ANCIENT ROOTER DISCUSSES YE WHITE SOX
It was the Ancient Rooter who first blasted his way to fame by "stopping
one of three."
On this occasion it was the compiler of these polite dispatches who was
tagged.
"Kindly answer this query for me," the A. R. began. "The White Sox
this week fought their way in.to the lead on the road. They went into the
lead with Eddie Collins, a normal .320 batter batting .236; with Joe Jackson
a normal .350 batter, hitting .255; with Hap Helsch, a .290 artist, under
.270; with Ray Schalk, a .260 citizen around .205. The White Sox as a
club normally bats around .250. They scrambled into the lead while only
batting .225. If they can take the lead with Collins, Jackson, Helsch and
others from 70 to 100 points below the average, where will they be when
Collins, Jackson. Felsch, Schalk and the others begin to paddle the old
pill and get back where they belong? As one bug to a fellow nut, I ask
you to tell me?"
FOR THE FUTURE
Considering these details, the White Sox looks as rosy as a Caro
lina sunset.
So far they have been the strongest defensive club in the game. They
could have won last season, if they had been able to suppress the Red
Sox at critical spots. But the Red Sox, for over two years, have enjoyed
the knack of rising at the main moment an.d decapitating their leading
rivals. Along which line we will know more about it all when the White
Sox reach Boston. If they can, tear hea&ong into this citadel of culture
and pennants and retire with Victory, the Red Sox outlook will begin to
develop indigo streaks around the edges. But those who have followed the
pungent dope for the past two seasons still recall the Red Sox habit down
the stretch —even when the stretch is away from home with the team's star
inflelder off the job.
OGDEN WINS IN
STEELTON GAME
Fans Thirteen Sparrows Point
Batters; Tri-Staters in
Maryland Line-up
Ogden's work In the box for Steel
ton on Saturday brought a victory
over Sparrows Point, score 6 to 1.
He fanned thirteen batters. The
game was featured with sensational
fielding.
No runner on the Maryland team
reached second base up to the sixth
inning. A bunch of bingles brought
the lonely tally. Rath was knocked
out of the box early in the fourth.
Steelton iced the game in the third.
Miller, McGuckln, Hoar and Og
den hit timely. Barnhart was a big
sensation at second. For Sparrows
Point Cranston, Walsh and Catiz
were stars. In the line-up were sev
eral former Tri-State stars.
Other Games
Lebanon won a close game from
Fore River, score 3to 2. Bethlehem
was victor over Wilmington In a
sensational pitchers' battle, score 1
to 0. The score at Steelton follows:
SPARROWS POINT
R. H. O. A. E.
Allison, rf, 0 1 0 0 1
Brown, lb, 1 1 12 0 0
Catiz, 3b 0 1 2 1 0!
i Cranston, 2b 0 11 3 0
Walsh, ss 0 1 3 4 0
Davis, cf 0 1 0 0 0
Strasbaugh, If, o 1 0 0 0
Smith, c, 0 0 5 3 0
1 Rath, 0 1 1 2 1
Way, p, 0 0 0 0 0
Totals. 1 8 24 >ls 2
STEELTON
Miller, cf 2 2 0 0 0
Zellers, rf 0 1 1 0 0
Carris, c, 0 113 2 0
Barnhart, 2b 0 1 2 5 0
Murray, lb 0 0 11 0 0
McGeehan, 3b, 0 0 0 1 0
McGuckin, ss 2 2 0 2 0
Hoar, If 1 2 0 0 0
Ogden, p, 1 2 0 2 0
Totals 6 11 27 12 0
Sparrows Point, ..00000100 o—l
Steelton 10310100 x—6
STUDENTS ON FARMS
Washington—Nearly a hundred
students of the University
have departed to take up farming
work in the western wheat belt for
which they will receive credit at the
university. Dr. O'Grady, of the Uni
versity faculty, whl Is co-operating
with the National Emergency Food
Garden Commission in its campaign
for more food, will be In charge of
the young men. Students who snend
their summer working on a farm
will be excused from taking certain
final examinations. Students may
also waive the taking of finals by
entering some military branch.
LOW PRICES F6R OLD HULKS
London—British second-hand ves
sels are not bringing the high prices
of a year ago and buyers are hold
ing off in view of the new conditions
and increased taxation of profits pro
posed in the last budget. While
Scandinavian and Japanese second
hand steamers are selling up to £SO
a ton, three British steamers aggre
gating 2 0,000 tons recently were sold
at 12 pounds, ten shillings per ton.
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WINS CASH IN
SPEEDWAY RACE
Earl Cooper Does Not Make
Any Stops; Mulford
Takes Second
Chicago, 111., June 18.—Driving the
entire distance without a stop. Earl
Cooper, a veteran racer. In a Stutz
car, snatched a victory In the last
twenty miles of the 250-mile auto
mobile race at Speedway Park Sat
urday, winning in 2.25.28. With ilrst
place wertt SB,OOO and a silver trophy.
Ralph Mulford, In a Hudson car,
who broke the American speedway
records for 150 and 200 miles, fin
ished second, and Eddie Harne, in
a Dusenberg, was third. Fourth
place went to Cliff Durant, in a
Delage, and Walter Haines, in a
Mercer, pulled In fifth.
Ralph de Palma, the favorite, in a
Packard, gave Mulford a desperate
race for 200 miles, but was forced
out of the running because of a leaky
gasoline pipe and engine trouble.
The Italian worked frantically over
his motor for twenty minutes, and
when he resumed he was miles be
hind the leaders.
Tires Lose Raoc
Changing tires in the 231 mile
robbed Mulford of victory. Altho off
the track only 3 2 seconds, Mulford
lost the lead to Cooper, who steadily
increased it, finishing a mile ahead
ot his rival. Cooper's average for
the race was 103 1-10 miles an hour. 1
Mulford did not make a stop until a
change'of tires became necessary In
the 208 mile.
Two accidents marred the race.
Joe Thomas and his mechanician,
Henri Worth, escaped with a few
minor bruises when their car, speed
ing at the rate of 118 miles an hour,
crashed through the fence on the
back stretch.
The car driven by Joe Boyer also
went through a ferfce on the turn,
but neither Boyer nor his mechan
ician was injured. The machines,
however, were -wrecked.
Real Reason Why Feds
Quit Federal Law Suit
Philadelphia, June 18.—Gossip in
baseball circles revealed what is said
to be the real cause of the with
drawal of the Baltimore Federal
League club of its suit for $900,000
against organized baseball.
The angle baseball men take is
that it was discovered that there still
existed some very interesting short
hand notes which proved beyond
doubt that the Baltimore directors
empowered James A. Gilmore to act
for them in the peace meeting of
December. 1915.
It appears that the meeting was
behind closed doors and that a ste
nographer took down the entire pro
ceedings. The Federal League rep
resentatives were not aware of the
presence of the stenographer, it is
said, but the more astute leaders of
organized baseball saw to it that the
discussion should be recorded in
black and white.
When the plaintiffs were informed
these records were still in existence
they Immediately withdrew their
suit, the rumor goes.
Y i
League Ballplayers
May Miss War Draft
Washington, D. C., June 18. —•
| It is reported on the highest an
thority in administration circles
| that the government would draft
no major league baseball players
! for war.
The administration is disposed
to take this action because only
a comparatively few players are
eligible to the selective daft.
But the main reason for not
j interfering with baseball is be
cause of the big part taken by
I big league baseball owners in
j urging recruiting and helping in
! army and Red Cross charities.
| The drilling of the baseball play
! ers has served to gain recruits
for all branches of the service.
Moreover, the government does
not think it good policy to disturb
America's greatest outdoor sport.
It has been virtually agreed that
no major league ball players will
i be drafted.
JUNE 18, 1917.
fWELLY'S
If reports are true Harrlsburg's
failure to take care of its New York
State League club may put the Far
rell eircuit out of business for the
balance of the season. Most of the
stories about the "Harrisburg blow
up" came from Scranton. It is a
good thing some sport writers have
Harrisburg to blame.
That Manager George Cocklll was
at fault in waiting too long to fi
nance the Harrisburg team, no one
denies. It is also true that bad
weather was a big factor in cutting
down receipts. However, It must
not be overlooked that Harrisburg's
chances to get some money were
handicapped by an unfair schedule,
arranged to suit towns where Sun
day baseball is permissable.
President Farrell did not give
Harrisburg fair consideration. He
.should have agreed to meet any
reasonable proposition half way.
There was a better way than his
present plan. If the league decides
to go to six clubs, whatever town is
dropped might make it very un
pleasant for the New York State
League leader. The argument In
favor of quitting after July 4 ap
pears to be gaining strength dally.
"Red" Owens cannot afford to
have many more games like that of
Saturday. If he wants patronage
I and hopes to win a pennant, now is
| the time for him to get busy. He
has a strong athletic association
DAUPHIN WINS
IN FAST GAME
Defeat Halifax; Sensational
Work in Dauphin-Perry
League
Dauphin's fast-going team is still
the sensation of the Dauphin-Perry
League. On Saturday Dauphin won
over Halifax, score 6 to 2, and is
still tie for second position. The
record is five out of the last six games
played.
White, the Lebanon Valley College
athlete, was on the mound for Dau
phin, and experienced little trouble.
He gave Halifax but five hits for a
total of two runs. Dauphin scored
a brace of tallies in the first inning
and four in the fourth settled the
game. Minnich secured three of tho
five bingles off the delivery of White,
and his work featured. Stroup's
work on second base featured the
field end of the game.
Newport looses
The Newport-Duncannon game at
tracted a large crowd. The game
was closely contested and was mark
ed by much hitting throughout. New
port got to Brenner's delivery at the
start and secured a two-run lead in
the initial inning. Duncannon tal
lied one in the second and tied it
up in the third. Two tallies in the
seventh gave them a two-run lead.
However, leads became more inter
esting and Duncannon won by a
score of 5 to 4.
Marysvllle had a 2 to 1 victory
over Millersburg. Marysvllle had
two new players, Catcher Red Rowe,
of South Atlantic League fame, and
Kid Rote, the Harrisburg and Get
tysburg College althlete, in the line
up, and Rutter, the star fielding and
hard hitting third-sacker was back,
after being out of the game for five
weeks because of inuries. And by the
aid of these men Pat Reagan, new
manager of the Marysvllle team,
jerked the squad from the rut and
again placed it in a winning stride
after having dropped five consecutive
games.
Hits and Runs
The batting of Moore, Herman,
Kurzenknabe, Keifer and Bufflngton
featured the conflict. The fielding of
back of him, and he Is In a posi
tion to have at his call at all times
a squad sufficient to warrant a win
ning team no matter what influence
may be brought to bear to get his
star players out of the game.
Real amateur games are becom
ing a scarce article In Harrlsburg.
Most of the teams are now run on
the semiprofessional line. The high
est bidder gets the star players
whenever he calls, no matter what
happens to the team the player
rightfully belongs to. A player who
loses time to keep faith with a man
ager is entitled to his expenses. If
he is after the cash he should get
into the league game.
What this city needs is a federa
tion of amateur teams. An honest
game can be made self-supporting.
When the war is over a proposition
of this kind should be considered-
Watch that Dauphin team in the
Dauphin-Perry League. It is an
aggregation of ballplayers who play
a clean game, and play it well.
Harrisburg shooters resume ac
tivity this week. On Friday the
Four-City Trapshooters League will
get underway at Lancaster. Begin
ners will be given a chance to get
into the sport in this city on Satur
day, and next week there will be a
two-day registered shoot. The pa
triotic shoot takes place July 4.
I Proceeds go to the Red Cross am
bulance fund.
Rutter, Herman and Kurzenknabe
was also gilt-edged. Millersburg scor
ed in the first, after Seal got to first
on an error. The scores by innings
of the three games:
At Duncannon— R.H.E.
Newport, ...20000000 o—4 10 1
Duncannon, 01100020 I—s 12 3
Batteries—Newport, Strieker and
Reeder; Duncannon Brenner and
Waltz.
At Marysvllle— R.H.E.
Millersburg 100000000 o—l 10 2
Marysville .000000100 I—2 11 2
Batteries —Millersburg, G. Miller
and Bufflngton; Marysville, Davis
and Rowe.
At Dauphin— R.H.E.
Halifax 0000020 o—2 B 4
Dauphin. ...2 0040 00 0 x—6 9 1
Batteries —Halifax, H. Biever and
Minnich; Dauphin, White and
Rhoads.
FIND HIDDEN FORTUNE
Paris—The equivalent of $20,000
in securities recently was found hid
den behind a buffet by a French of
ficial who was rearranging the fur
niture of his apatment. The little
fortune was traced to a German
cook who was employed by the offi
cial and whose excellent attitude
since the war began gained for her
thep rivilege of remaining in France.
The police made inquiries about her
movements recently and she disap
peared. The official and his habitual
guests were well placed to acquire
confidential Information regarding
the national defense. That fact and
the discovery of her unsuspected
wealth led to the suspicion that the
cook might have ben in communi
cation with the enemy. The fortune
has been sequestrated.
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