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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
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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.
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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.
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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.