10 INDEPENDENCE DAY SPORTS FURNISH MANY THRILLS—FAST LOCAL GAMES—SPORTS FETTERMAN IS RECORD-MAKER Wins at Uniontown With New Figures; Oldficld Flivvers Out Uniontown, Pa., July 6. Fifteen thousand persons saw "Red" Fetter man, of Pittsburgh, in a Peerless eight break the record for a distance of 112H miles (100 laps) at the L'niontown speedway yesterday. 1 he previous record was hung up by Louis Chevrolet, who drove a Fronte nae car, the hundred laps last Decem ber averaging !*U.4 miles per hour. Fet- Urman, who is classed as an amateur. In the dealers' race yesterday averag ed 91.5 miles per hour. Karl Boyer, driving a Frontenae car, won the championship event, tak it-- the lust and third heats of the li.'ature race. The race was f.-r eitfhty laps around the mile and an eighth saucer in heats of 10, 20 and 5u laps reapectivelj Ira Vail, who drove a Hudson, wot, the second lap and sec ond money. Fetterman in his Peer less won the Australian pursuit race, a novel event. Denny W. Hickey, or Connellsville, took second money in this race and also won second money In the dealers' race. No Accidents There were no accidents, but there were numerous hairbreadth escapes I from death. Dutch Thompson, an in a new Curtiss war plane, j thri.M the crowd as he demonstrated the use of the aircraft in modern war tare. The summaries: The championship race in three heats of miles, 22*4 miles and b#'■ miles respectively, for a purse of $4,500. Won by Earl Boyer (.Fronte nae); Ira Vail (Hudson), second; Karl Cooper (Stutz special), third; Louis Fontaine (.Mercedes), fourth. Time rtrst heat, <>.53.72; second heat, 13.52.41- third heat, 35.24 SS. Dealers' race, of 112*j miles, for a purse of J2.250. Won by 1. P. Fetter man (Peerless Eight); D. W. Hickey (Hudson Supcrslx), second; Jack Con- j way (Hudson), third; Charles W. Mc- Farland (Murray), fourth; Robert! Shoff (Hainesi. uith; 11. L, Robinson I (Haynes), sixth. Best time, 1 hour 13 ; minutes 40.56 seconds. Australian pursuit race of twenty seven miles for purse of JoOO. Won by I. p. Fetterman (Peerless Eight); D. W. Hickey (Hudson s-upersix). sec ond: Jack Conway (Hudson), third; Charles \Y. McKarland (Murray), Icurth. nariiey Oldftclri Lokn Detroit, Mich., July 5. Ralph de Palma and Barney Oldfield. rival "speed kings,'' each of whom has for more than a decade admitted that he is the best dirt-track automobile driver of the two, fought it out here yesterday in three catch-as-catch-can rounds. De Palma still admits he has something on Barney. He proved it. The Italian driver not only beat Old field at twenty-live n-.iles, fifteen miles and ten miles, but clipped thirty-tlve seconds off the dirt-track record for twenty-five miles, doing it in 21.02 2-5. His marks in the other two events were 13.03 2-5 and 8.38 4-5 respec tively. Ralph Mulford Winner Omaha. Neb., July 5. Ralph Mul ford. driving a Hudson snecial. won the 150-mile auto derby at East Omaha speedway yesterday afternoon. Time, 1 hour 2S minutes and 53 seconds. Joe Thomas, in a Mjrcer special, was sec ond; Walker Haines, also in a Mercer special, was third. Louis Chevrolet, in a Frontenac, was leading until the fifty-seventh lap. when engine trouble forcad him to drop out. Tom Alley and his mechanician. Billy Salmon, were seriously injured when Alley's Pan-American rolled off the board track. TV COBB STILL HITTING Detroit, Micb., July 5. T.v Cobb, of the Detroit Tigers, continued his re markable batting feat, yesterday hit ting safely in both games. He got a two-base hit off Oicotte the first time he faced the pitcher in the morning game with the White Sox. On Cobb's second trip to the plate there was a runner on third base, and the Georgian was purposely passed. He filed to Leibold the next time up. By singling in the eighth inning of the afternoon game Cobb made it thirty-four consecutive games in which he has hit sately. He holds the major league record of forty consecu tive games. STn\\CI.EH" DEFEATS ZHYZSKO Boston. Mass.. July i—"Strangler" Lewis defeated Zbyzsko in a wrestling match at Braves' Field yesterday, winning two out of three falls. Zbyzsko took the first fall in 57 min utes 45 seconds with a head lock and roll. Lewis then scored with a bndv fall and front Nelson in 24 minute's IHI WITH LINK AND BUTTONS l5 (S EACH 6 FOR 90C %/jon@ars ouiuTntMi For Sale My DIVES, POMKROY & STEWART, HARRISBCRG. PA. King Oscar 5c Cigars have long been famous for their high quality, regularity and mellowness. They have a reputation to sustain and they sustain their repu tation. John C. Herman & Co. Makers V THURSDAY EVENING, <&GrdntJaridJ2jce Copyright, 1917, The Tribune AssoclaUon (New York Tribune). AX OLD ONE—REVISED (In view of the umplrical situation these past few weeks —featuring Byron and Owens.) The game that day from round to round had been a scrappy fight; The home club and Hie visitors had battled close to night; ; The visitors had tallied in'the fourteenth round at last, And, while the chan.ce for victory seemed pretty nearly past, The frenzied fans in chorus, with the old-time wooly roar, Rose up and clamored madly for at least the tieing score. The first two fanned the breezes, but the last guy caught one good; He cuffed it on the trademark and it bounded off the wood; The Bugs stood up and bellowed as he slid into the plate. And hailed the doughty hero who had blocked their bitter fate; The umpire paused a moment as he looked around "In doubt. And then, in shaking, quaking voice, exclaimed, "The runner's out!" That night his wife awaited him. quite pained at his delay. Until she got a little note which these sad words did say: CHORUS "Honey, dear, listen here, I'm afraid to go home from the park; Every day the papers say "There's an umpire slugged for a lark." So here 1 sit in the clubhouse alone, wailing aloud in the dark: "There's no place like home, sweet home. But I'm afraid to go home in the dark." The German band who originated "The Song of Hate" should come over and take up the umpire propaganda. Seise him, scouts! Lank Hank Gowdy has joined his regiment. The pen, according to Hank, may be mightier than the sword —but the baseball bat isn't. THE LOXE SPASM Three years ago to-day the Boston Braves were in last place. Starting just at this time, through some wild psychological upheaval, they ran amuck through the remainder of the year, dismantling the National League and dismembering the Wackmen. This stands as the greatest upheaval in sport. But the flame must have burned too fiercely to lust long. The Battling Braves have never won a pennant since, and here they are hopelessly out of the race by July, beaten and broken, with no chance to repeat that once spectacular advance. Injuries to Johnny Evers and the passing of Bill James were contribut ing causes, but that one wild march also seems to have burned out the old fire. They knew one summer well beyond that of any other club in history. They must be content with that. AETER ELEVEN* YEARS? Eleven years ago Charles Comiskey attacked his last pennant. Since that time no club owner has hustled harder for a flag and no one bas spent more coin to achieve his purpose. In 1908 he came within one lone game of arriving again, only to be turned back by Wild BUI Donovan. After that long spell of vain endeavor, the Old Roman has his best chance to win again. To-day he has but three rivals left—the Red Sox. the Yankees and the Tigers. The Red Sox have just suffered a hard blow in the loss of their star pitcher for an indefinite period. i The Yankees are too shy in hitting power in the outfield to win, unless this weakness is improved. The Tigers are too far back to threaten, unless they come forward at unexpected speed. And the White Sox have been moving steadily forward, with Jackson and Collins, their two star batsmen, well under normal averages. Through 1915 and 1916 the White Sox proved to be at their weakest through the stretch. It may be they will flounder again. But as the situation stands to-day they look tojiave the best chance In the tield. AGAIN— The Kaiser says he'll clean 'em up * And let it go at that; 1 wonder if he ever heard Of "Casey at the bat?" What's the matter with a golfing ensemble for Red Cross purposes which embiaces a team battle among Chick Evans ahd Bob Gardner rep resenting the West. Jerry Travers and Oswald Kirby representing New York, and Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford representing Massachusetts? Considerable grapple is the only foreword. REVISED AGAIN— Lives of Prussians oft remind 'em How their legions play the game. Mid. departing, leave behind 'em Everything in blood and fame. Let us, then, be up and doing. As we dive into the wreck, • Still achieving, still pursuing. Till we grab 'em by the neck. , The rumor that Ty Cobb had completed his artistic career at the top is another feature that seems to have been oversubscribed, or undersub scribed, as the case may be. 44 seconds and was conceded a second I fall after a few minutes more of I wrestling when JCbyzsko. who had I been tossed out of the ring, appeared I to he in such distress tlita his man ager declined to alow him to continue. Harrisburg Takes Two With Brown as Pitcher Reading. Pa., July 5,-srlt was a big i Fourth of July for Harrisburg. The Orphans surprised several hundred Reading fans by winning both games) of the holiday bill, and, incidentally, | Don Brown, Harrisburg's regular shortstop, besides pitching both: games, held Reading hltless and run less in the first grapple in the morn- • ing. Scores 5 to 0 and 6 to 5. Brown had everything on the ball I and was given sensational support by his mates. He was a trifle wild, how- j ever, and walked Ave batters, but! these were the only ones to reach 1 bases. NEW SWIMMING RECORD San Diego, Cal., July 5. Norman j Ross, of the Olympic Club, of • San Francisco, yesterday broke the Na tional A. A. C. record for the mile swim, making the distance in 24 min utes and 10 seconds. The record was held by L.udy Linger, whose time was 24 minutes 59 1-5 seconds. The race was the first on the program of the Pacific coast championship events at Coronado Tent City. SHOOTERS HELP RED CROSS FUND Independence Day Events At tract Large Crowds; Rib bons For Winners Patriotic shoots yesterday attract ed large crowds. Good scores were lin order. Joseph Brown won the ; Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association I event, breaking 46 out of 50. J. N. ; Keller won second honors. Ribbons i were awarded winners. The pro ceeds go to the Red Cross ambu lance fund. The West Fairview association turned over s2l. M. B. Stewart broke fifty straight. Bretz was sec ond and Eisenhour third. The scores follow: Harrisburg 15 T. 15 T. 20 T. T'l. I Joseph Brown . 15 12 19 46 J. N. Relief.... 13 15 17 45 J. L. Shaffer... 13 13 19 45 C. Davis 8 10 16 34 |D. E. McGowan 7 9 13 29 W. D. Tyler 14 13 15 42 C. Z. M00re.... 15 13 17 45 E. F. Crick.... 6 12 11 29 H. B. Lutz 7 6 16 29 J. Dailey 10 8 10 34 West Fairview I Stewart 50 ! Bretz 49 \ E. Wagoner 49 i Eshenower 49 W. Miller 4 8 Moover 4g C. Miller 4 6 i Heiges 4 6 I H. Freeland 45 ! C. S. Martin 45 , J. Miller 45 1 Alleman 44 | Blair 44 1 F. Hawbaker 43 I Givler 43 | Thompson 4 2 Harrisburg Beginners B. Givler . 19 J. Watchman 14 Everhart 12 W. Wagner 13 V. Hawbaker 14 C. Esnor 18 McCombs 15 G. Knsor lg ——————_ HEAD4IIARTERS FOR SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH WEST END IS TWICE WINNER Land Eleventh Inning Battle With Rosewood A. C.; Sen sational Plays Feature Old-time "pep',' was in evidence yesterday afternoon in the game be tween West End A. C. and Rose wood A. C. The "uptown" won out in the eleventh with two men down, score 2 to 1. No better game has been seen in Harrisburg this season than that of yesterday afternoon. In the morning 800 fans witnessed a one-sided garue, West End winning by a score of 13 to 0. Challenger held Rosewood to three hits. Hits by W. Euker, B. Kline and McKeever featured the game. The afternoon battle was witnessed by a crowd of 1,000. From start to finish it was a real ball game. Hits were scattered and the pitchers were tight in pinches. Sensational Fielding Thrills were many, each team hav ing sensational spurts. West End pulled off three fast plays. Bell and W. Euker were ginger-boys. Rosewood's work was of a high order. Their only shortcoming was failure to bunch their hits. G. Kil linger, at second base, was the big sensation. Kent put up a great game at short. The score follows: WEST END A. A. R. H. O. A. E. Bell, 2b,. 0 0 o 5 0 Darr, 3b ,0 1 0 3 1 Russell, lb 0 0 11 0 1 W. Euker, ss, . 1 1 3 3 0 Beam, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Challenger, rf 1 1 1 0 0 Kline, c 0 2 9 2 0 T. Euker, cf 0 3 0 0 0 McKeever, If 0 1 3 0 1 Smith, p, 0 0 1 0 1 Winters, p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 9 33 14 4 ROSEWOOD A. C. R. H. O. A. E. E. Killinger, c 0 0 9 2 0 Ibach. 3b 0 2 1 3 0 G. Killinger, 2b 1 1 6 5 0 Bender, }b 0 2 12 0 0 Kent, ss 0 0 2 4 0 Waltz. If 0 1 0 0 0 Johnson, p 0 1 0 1 1 Shickley, rf 0 1 0 1 0 Dunkle, cf, . 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 1 B"V2 16 l! West End A. A. 0000001000 I—2 j Rosewood A. C. 0000010000 o—l | •Two out when winning run scor- j ed. Two-base hits, Darr, McKeever; sacrifice hits. Rosewood 2; double plays, West End, 3; struck out. by Smith 6. Winters 1, Johnson 8; base on balls, off Smith 1, Johnson 1; | left on base, West End 6, Rosewood 8; hit by pitcher, by Smith 1, by Johnson 2; stolen bases. West End 1; first base on errors, Rosewood 2; rus, off Smith 1 in 8 innings; hits, off Smith, 7 off Winters 1; time, two hours; uthpire, Mclnerney; scorer, McCahan. DAUPHEVTAKES TWO YESTERDAY Dauphin was the big sensation yes terday in the Dauphin-Perry League games, taking two games frotn Dun cannon. The runners-up are now within one and a half games from Newport, the leaders. The morning game was played at Dauphin, the score being 5 to 4. In the afternoon at Duncannon Dauphin won, score 8 to 2. Hoar pitched the morning game and Gilday twirled in the aft j ernoon. Bremer was batted all over the lot ;in the first battle. Errors and lack j of hits caused Duncannon's downfall ! in the second. The work of the Dau i phin team was highly sensational. Hits counted for runs and Dauphin ! was fast on bases. | , Marysville Divides Marysville and TjTewport divided honors. In the morning Pat Reagan and his crew won by a score of 1 Ito 0. Deller pitched for Marysville and was effective with men on bases. In the afternoon Marysville was out batted. It was a regular old-time swatfest. J Halifax was again a big surprtse, taking two games from Millersburg. In the morning Halifax shut out Mil lersburg, score 2to 0. They won the game on two hits. Millersburg was slow on bases. Halifax batted in a victory in the afternoon, score 4 to 1. The scores by innings follow: At Dauphin— R. H. E. Duncannon, 00000400 o—4 8 0 Dauphin, ...0 0 0 1 02 0 0 2—5 14 2 Batteries Bremer and Waltz; Hoar and Rhoads. At Duncannon— R. H. E. Dauphin, .. .0 2 4 1 00 1 0 o—B 9 1 Duncannon, 00001000 I—2 4 4 Batteries —Gilday and Rhoades; Rosboro. Frankhouse and Waltz. At Halifax — R. H. E. Halifax 20 0 000 0 0 x—2 2 2 Millersburg, 00000000 o—o 7 1 Batteries—Biever and Mlnnick; C. Miller and Buffington. At Millersburg— R. H. E. Halifax 00002200 o—4 9 1 Millersburg, 10000000 o—l 6 4 Batteries —H. Biever and Minnick; E. Miller and Buffington. At Marysville— R. H. E. Newport. ...00000000 o—o 5 1 Marysville. .00000000 I—l 9 2 Batteries—Lear and Reever; Del ler and Do we. At Newport— R. H. E. Marysville. 01001101 5 914 3 Newport. ..00100000 12—13 20 4 Batteries—Piatt, Davis and Rowe; Strieker and Reeder. THREE SCXBI'RY WEDDINGS Sunbur.v, Pa. .July s.—Miss Marie Frank and William J. Wilson, both o fSunbury, were married at the home of the bride by the Rev. F. G. Yost.o f the Second United Evangel ical Church. . Miss Elsie Simpson and Ralph E. Smith", both of Sunbury .jvere mar ried at the First Reformed Church here yesterday by the Rev. Charles E. Roth. Miss Deloriia D. Winters and Frederick G. C. Mapstone. both of Sunbury. were wedded by the Rev. Dr. R. C. Auckermann. of the First Presbyterian Church. FIRST LIGHT PLANT Sunbury. Pa., July s.— The Fourth was the thirty-fourth anniversary of the opening oft he first electric fight plant in the world, at Vine and Fourth streets,' Sunbury. Thomas A. Edison, superintendended the in stallation of the then three wire system, and the Oitey Hotel, was the first building lighted. When the light was switched on the building was crowded and a fierce rain was falling. Several lights flashed Are. and went out, and the people believ ing the "new fangled contraption" would bum them up fled home in the rain. Mr. Edison soon had these breaks repaired, and the lights burn ed uninterruptedly the rest of the night. No celebration of the anni versary was held. oe&oti & g? scones OF YHSTHRDAY National League (Morning Gaines.) Philadelphia, 5; Boston, 3. New York, 9: Brooklyn, 2. - St. Louis. 4; Pittsburgh. 3. Cincinnati, 2; Chicago, 0. (Afternoon Games.) Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 2. New York, 8; Brooklyn, 0. St. Loui?, 4: Pittsburgh, I. Cincinnati, 13; Chicago, 10. American League (Morning Games.) Boston. 6; Philadelphia. 3. Washington, 6;' New York, 4. Chicago, 4; Detroit, 3. (Afternoon Games.) Boston, 6; Philadelphia, 2. Chicago, 4; Detroit, 3. Washington, 5; New York, 4. Cleveland, 2; St. Louis, 0 (Ist game). • Cleveland, 5; St. Louis, 2 (2nd game). International League (Morning Games.) Newark, 3; Richmond, 2. Buffalo, 6; Montreal, 2. Baltimore, 2; Providence, 1. (Afternoon Games.) Rochester, 6; Toronto, 2 (Ist game). Toronto, 9; Rochester, 2 (2nd game). t Baltimore, 8; Providence, 5. Montreal, 3; Buffalo, 1. Richmond, 2; Newark. 0. New York State League (Morning Games.) Harrisburg, 5; Reading. 0. Binghamton, 2; Elmira, 0. Wilkes-Barre, 6; Scranton, 4. . Utica. 8; Syracuse, 6. (Afternoon Games.) Harrisburg, 6; Reading. 5. Elmira, 8; Binghamton, 1. Wilkes-Barre, 5; Scranton, 1. Utica, 4; Syracuse, 3. Dnuphln-Perry League (Morning Games.) Marysville. 1; Newport, 0. Halifax, 2; Millersburg. 1. Dauphin, 2; Duncannon, 0. , (Afternoon Games.) \ Newport. 13; Marysville, 7. Halifax, 5; Millersburg, 4. Dauphin, 8; Duncannon, 1. Blue Utilise Leygue Hanover. 1; Gettysburg, 7. Gettysburg, 0; Hanover, 2. Frederick, 8; Martinsburg, 0. Martinsburg, 8; Frederick, 5. Cumberland. 3;, Hagerstowq, 8. Hagerstown, 6; Cumberland. 2. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY National league New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia. Other clubs not scheduled. American League Cleveland at St. Louis. Chicago at Detroit. Washington at, New York. Philadelphia at Boston. New York State League Harrisburg at Utica. Syracuse at Reading. Elmira at Scranton. Binghamton at Wilkes-Barre. WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW National League Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Boston. American League Cleveland at St. Louis. Chicago at Detroit. Other teams not scheduled. New York State League Harrisburg at Utica. Syracuse at Reading. Elmira at Scranton. Binghamton at Wilkes-Barre. STANDING OF THE TEAMS National League Teams— W. L. Pet. New York 41 22 .651 Philadelphia 38 27 .585 St. Louis 39 31 .557" Cincinnati 40 37 .519 Chicago 39 37 .513" Brooklyn 20 35 .453 Roston 25 37 .403 Pittsburgh 21 46 .313 American League Teams— W. L. Pet. Chicago* 47 24 .662 Boston 44 25 .638 New York 35 31 .530 Cleveland 37 36 .507 Detroit 34 35 .493 Washington 28 39 .418 St. Louis 27 44 .380 Philadelphia 24 42 .364 New York State League Teams— -W. L Pet. Binghamton 36 18 .667 Wilkes-Barre 36 19 .655 Utica 27 24 .529 Syracuse 30 27 .526 Elmira 29 27 .518 Reading 28 31 .475 Scranton 25 31 .446 Harrisburg 11 43 .204 Daupbln-Perrr League Teams— W. L. Pet. Newport 10 2 .833 Dauphin 8 3 .727 Duncannon 6 5 .545 Marysville 6 6 .500 Halifax 5 7 .417 Millersburg '.... 1 11 .083 Bits From Sportland Some games yesterday. More games like that of yesterday afternoon on West End field and more seals will be necessary to take care of the crowds. There were things doing in the National and American Leagues. As a result of yesterday's scores im portant changes came in the stand ing. National League teams are moving in the east and the American games will be in the west for a month. Boston is still pushing Chicago hard for the lead in the American race. Hugo Bezdek, athletic Instructor at University of Oregon, will be the new manager for the Pirates. On Tuesday evening Rosewood de feated Galahad in an Allison Hill League game, score 6 to 2. New York holds the National League lead by a small margin. The Ph. Dies will have to annex several victories to get even with the Giants. The. latter are playing good base ball. Hershey won over St. Mary's yes terday, score 4 to 2. The Lindner Shoe Company team of Carlisle and Jackson A. C. divid ed honors yesterday. The afternoon battle was a close contest. Following the announcement made several days ago the Three I League yesterday wound up for the season. Other minor organizations. It is un derstood, wilt take similar action. STEELTON SLAMS MOTIVE POWER League Team Hands Railroad Champs Hard Jolt in After noon Game Steelton's league team walked all over Harrisburg Motive Power team yesterday. The Bethlehem Steel Cor poration League won by a score Br 8 to 1. Ogden's pitching and his home run hit for the first run of the game. Were interesting features. Not until the last inning could the Motive Power sluggers get to the college twirler. He fanned ten bat ters. He had a team full of ginger back of him. Ike McCord was excep tionally fast. Gerdes. Steck and Pal mer player a tine fielding game for Motive Power. Palmer was the best hitter. The score: MOTIVE POWER Players— R. H. O. A. E. Gerdes. ss 1 o 3 4 o Eniblch, cf 0 0 4 0 o Klugh, If 0 0 1 0 0 Steck. 3b 0 I*2 3 1 Palmer, lb 0 2 10 1 0 Weaver, 2b 0 l o t j Blgolty, rf 0 o 0 0 0 Hoere, c 0 o 4 2 1 Fry, p 0 l o l o Alcorn, p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 • 5 24 12 3 STEELTON Players— R. H. O. A. E. Miller, of 1 o 2 o o McCord, ss 2 1 2 4 0 Cann, c X 2 11 2 t; Cornog, 2b .0 o 2 2 0 Murray, lb 0 0 8 1 o Connors, If 2 1 l o 0 McGeehan, 3b 0 2 0 1 o Zellers, r( 1 1 i o 0 Ogden, p 1 1 o 0 0 Robinson, lb 0 0 0 0 0 Hoar, rf 0 0 0 o 0 Totals S 8 27 10 0 Score by innings: Motive Power 00000000 I—l Steelton 0000034 1 x—g Summaryf Two-base hits—McCord, Palmer. Three-ba'se hits—McGeehan, Connors. Home run—Ogden. Sacri fice hit—Cornog. Double play—Gerdes to Palmer to Steck. Struck out—By Ogden, 10; by Fry. 4. Base on balls- Off Ogden, 3; oft Fry. 4. Left on base —Steelton, 3; Motive Power, 5. Stolen bases—Miller. Connors, Zellers, Gerdes (2), Palmer. Time, 1.50. Umpires— Taggert, Cook. Mike Gibbons Has Easy Time With George Chip Youngstown, Ohio, July s.—Mike Gibbons, of St. Paul, had little trou ble outpointing George Chip, the New Castle miner, here yesterday be fore a big Fourth of July crowd, Mike winning most of the way in the twelve-round go. It was a case of a good boxer against a husky slugger, and science won over the wallop. The early parts of the fracas were slow with not much to stir the blood of the specta tors, but by the time the ninth round arrived both boxers had warmed to their work and the last t-. ? chap ters were the best of the F ht. Chip tried to force the fighting in the early rounds but Gibbons was wary of his rushes and backed away, popping in lefts and rights as lie stepped back. FIGHTERS POST MONEY New York, July 5. Bennie Leon ard, lightweight champion, and John nie Kilbane, featherweight cham pion. have been matched to meet in a six-round bout at the American League Baseball Park. Philadelphia, on July 25, it was announced yester day by Dick Curley, the matchmaker. Each boxer is to receive SIO,OOO. with the privilege of 33 per cent, of the house. They are to weigh in at 133 pounds at 8 o'clock, .lini Dougherty is the promoter. J'.rn Buckley posted the forfeit for Billy Gigson, Leonard's ,mßnager, and Jim Dunn for Kilbane. "In Union 15® There is L'KOM the beginning of the Firestone business, Lincoln's ;-N; advice was heeded by its founder and present head, Mr. 'r ' Firestone. He saw the power in singleness of purpose, and ||gigfs! f the roots of Firestone success are laid deep in organization. \ builders,having first established the standard of perfection in fabric tires, now offer this super-size Cord, the tire of fillff \ highest efficiency. It has more than extra resiliency. It S StUl " C^neSS structure means endurance for city 2 With the true Abe Lincoln policy of "pull together," mgHK \ Firestone stock distribution has made 11,000 employes active stockholders in the business. Thus every Firestone I employe has a personal interest in giving you the ri&ht Equip today for the double economy of fuel-saving and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 210 !S'<*th Second Street, Harrtshurc, Pa, Home Office nd Factory t Akron, Ohio /gljggSSfcay Branches and Dealer* Everywhere JULY 5, 1917. WELLY'S CORNER S 7 T' la t Harrlsburg fans are liungry for good baseball was proven yester day. Local games attracted big crowds. At Fourth and Seneca streets two thousand people attended the game between West End A. C. and Rosewood. In spite of the fact that the morning game was one-sided, a larger crowd witnessed the afternoon contest. The game between the Enginemen and Firemen and Bel mont attracted nearly 2,500 spectators Harrisburg Is still a good baseball town, all reports to the contrary not withstanding. As a result of yesterday's patriotic shoots, the Red Cross ambulance fund was given a big boost. Harrisburg sportsmen were quite active. They were not atone. West Falrview, New Cumberland and Hummelstown were busy and helped in the good work'. Ike McCord was not long out of a job. He was in the game for Steelton yesterday, and the score shows he was in old-time form. He was there with the stick, as usual. According to reports, Harrlsburg's Orphans have but four more days as a baseball organization. It is proba ble President J. H. Farrell will keep the game going as long as possible, and that there will be a six-club ctr ONE ACCIDENT AT POTTSTOWN Harrisburg Racing Associa tion Has Another successful Motorcycle Contest Pottstown, Pa., July 5. —More thAn 10,000 people saw the Fourth of July motorcycle races on the mile ova! at this place yesterday, when the pick of daredevils in the eastern section of the country were assem bled by the Harrisburg Racing As sociation. WhHe making his fourth lai: in the flve-mile professional event, Emii Ritner, of Pitman, N. J., was thrown from his Thor machine. The accident happened between the half and three-quarter-mile post on the same curve that dealt death to John Mullen, of Wilmington, Dei., on Me morial Day. Ritner is confined to the Pottstown Hospital, where he suffered a severely sprained spine and internal injuries. He will re cover. Craddock Wins Frank Craddock, of Philadelphia, riding An Indian machine, took ! he professional honors of the day, win ning both the five and ten-mile events in his oiass. Craddock's time in the five-mile eyent was 4.40 and in the ten-mile event 9.10 2-5. John Marks. Akron, Ohio, and Charles Suddith, Indianapolis, Ind., both Thor representatives, retired from the aforementioned races on account of engine trouble. R. H. Albright, Pottstown, won th> tlve-mile ama teur event with his Harley-Davidson, iroing the distance in 4.45 after trail ing for eight laps. William Mote, of Harrisburg, shot to the front in the ton-mile amateur event. Sjuldtth I.auds Championship Charles Suddith, of Indianapolis, won the 25-mile interstate cham pionship race, going the distance in 23 minutes 47 1-5 seconds. Sud dith traveled his last seven miles at an average of 56 seconds to the mile. Frank Craddock, of Philadelphia, who pushed Suddith throughout the race, finished second, just four-flfths of a second later. R. H. Albright wc-n the five-mile side car race. W. E. Frank, of Jenkiptown, gave an automobile speeding exhibition, while Raymond Heagy, of Harris cult. Utlca is ready to quit for th season. If this plan is carried out, a rearrangement of the schedule li necessary. Now that July Fourth Is over and minor leagues have passed their best day. fans will anxiously await th outcome of the proposition to quit for the balance of the season. Baseball cannot be run without paying crowds. In many cities yesterday, with ideal weather, the attendance was not very encouraging. After many unsuccessful attempts Harrisburg once more has a crack baseball organization made by rast players. The team is known as the Sixth Ward Casinos. Harry Burrls Is manager. He has a promising squad, and his reputation in the past is suf ficient proof that he will have a win ning team. He is anxious to arrange games and will play all contests on Saturday afternoons, or weekdays if arrangements can be made. Harrisburg tennis players are set ting a pace in out-of-town contests. Recent victories have -brought much encouragement to members of the lo cal association. Interesting matches have been arranged for July and Au gust, and plans will soon be an nounced for the annual city cham pionship tournament. burg. performed likewise with his motorcycle and sidecar. Five-Mile Amateur—Won by R. Frank Craddock, Indian, Philadel phia : second, Theodore Craddock, Indian, Philadelphia; third, William Denham, Excelsior, Washington, D. C. Time —4.40. Five Mile Amaetur—Won by R. 11. Albright, Harley-Davidson, Potts town; second, Ernest Desimond, In dian, Radnor; third. William Mote, Thoi, Harrisburg. Time—4.s4. Ten-Mile Professional Won by Frank Craddock, Indian, Philadel phia: second, Theodore Craddock, Indian, Philadelphia; third. William Denham, Excelsior, Washington, D. C. Time—9.lo 2-5. Ten-Mile Amateur—Won by Wil liam Mote, Thor, Harrisburg; sec ond, Ernest Desimpnd, Indian, Rad nor; third, H. D. King 1 ; Excelsior, Warren, O. Time—lo.2o 2-5. Twenty-five Mile Interstate Cham pionship—Won by Charles Suddith, Thor, Indianapolis; second, Frank ('raddock, Indian, Philadelphia; third, Theodore Craddock, Indian, Philadelphia. Time— ; 23.47 1-5. Five-Mile Sidecar Event Won by R. H. Albright. Harley-Davidson, Pottstown; second, Henderson Scott, Indian, Philadelphia; third, C. E. Early, Harley-Davidson, Harrisburg. Time—6.o6. Referee —H. H. . Schrlver; an nouncer, Paul Nowell; clerk of course, H. E. Sechrist; starter, Clar enc-j Carr; timers, Charles Goodrich, Xathan Griffith and George Fit tingei. Belmont A. C. Wins Game; Forfeits Afternoon Battle Belmont A. C. handed the Engine men and Firemen's team a wallop yesterday mornipg, winning by a score of 9 to 4. In the afternoon the Enginemen and Firemen to play because Belmont insisted on their umpire of the morning. The railroaders were anxious to play and are willing to arrange a series of games with Belmont on neutral grounds and with an impartial um pire. In the morning game Belmont had a ninth inning rally. The field ing of both teams was fast and in teresting. A large crowd was pres ent at the afternoon game. The Enginemen and Firemen players were disappointed at not being able to' play. The score by innings fol lows: E. and F 22000000 o—4 7 1 Belmont,... 1 0000 00 0 B—9 9 1 Batteries—Art Black and Maden ford; Snell and Dill.
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