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BIG RAILROAD SHOOT TO BE HELD TOMORROW-D. P. LEAGUE STANDING MAY CHANGE
BIG SHOOT TO BE
HELD TOMORROW
Pennsy Marksmen to Meet in
Match at Traps on Sixth and
Division Street Grounds
Arrangements have been complet
ed for the big individual trapshoot
lng match which will be held to
morrow afternoon at the railroad
grounds. Sixth and Division streets,
between teams fropi the Eastern Di
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The shoot will start at 2 o'clock and
will be divided into four classes:
Those breaking 23 to 25 targets will
be placed in Class A; between, 20
and 22. Class B: between 17 and
19, Class C, and below that number
Class D.
An entry fee of fifty cents will be
charged and this will cover the cost
of targets. Fifteen targets will
be shot at in each of the four
matches, and if the contestants pre
fer to shoot at 100 they may do so.
C. W. Hall, general chairman of
athletics of the Eastern Division, is
in charge of the shoot. A large num
ber of entries have already been
filed and many good scores are ex
pected if weather conditions are fa
vorable for trapshooting.
Representatives from the Phila
delphia. Middle, Schuylkill, Bed
ford. Tyrone. Bellwood, Cresson di
visions, Altoona machine shop, Al
toona car shops, Juniata shops, gen
eral offices and Altoona foundries
will participate in the match.
West End to Cross Bats
With Enola Midway Team
The West End A. C., of this city,
will meet the strong Midtyay team
from Enola Saturday at 3 tfclock, on
the West End field at Fourth and Sen
eca streets. This game will be an
other of the elimination games which
the West End A. C. management has
begun. The West End team has re
cently met and defeated the best
teams in the county, won the
last nine games played. Buck Smith,
a former Harris Park pitcher, will
in all probability pitch this game for
West -End, while Eisenberger. a for
mer West End twirler, will work for
Enola. The West End team will re
main intact for this game.
INDIAN OI TSHOOTS FIELD
i St. Joseph, Mo., July 20.—The i
honors in the Western handicap
shoot, which closed here yesterday,
were won by Hugh McDaniel, a full
blod Chotaw Indian, who broke
97 out of 100 targets. McDaniel is
the Indian who recently offered $50,-
000 to the American Red Cross fund. ,
He made a fortune in oil.
The high professionals were: Bert
Lewis. Auburn, 111., 97: Arthur Kil
lam, St. Louis. 96; R. W. Clance,
Chicago, and C. W. Hymern, Daven
port, la., each 94; Ed Banks, Wil
mington, Del., and W. R. Crosby,
O'Fallon, 111., each 93.
The high amateurs: M. H. Mc-
Daniel, Durant. Okla., 97; C. M.
Powers, Decatur, 111., and G. D.
Hedges, Panama, Neb., each 95.
VERBEKE BOWS TO MAC LAY
The Maclay Playground baseball
team romped away with a decided
victory over the Verbeke boys yester
day by the score of 27 to 6, The
game was witnessed by more than
four hundred spectators.
The uptown boys are now in the
running for city championship for the
first time in the history of the play
grounds. They have proved to be a j
winning combination in every game I
played, having won three and lost
none.
The winners will now line yp
against Harris Park, winners of the
downtown champions, for the play
ground championship.
ZIMMERMAN CITY COI.P CHAMP
Herbert Zimmerman won the city ,
gold championship on the Reservoir
Park links yesterday afternoon, when
he defeated his brother, 6 up and 5
to play. The match was followed by
a large and enthusiastic gallery".
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Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (Nev York Tribune).
Just what effect the forthcoming draft will have upon baseball Is not
yet outlined for public consumption. -
We have heard two definite propositions stated. First—That no ball
players would be drafted.
Second —That any ball player drafted would be given until October to
report. The last proposition may be true. The first doesn't sound reason
able. Ball players will undoubtedly be treated just as other citizens. It
may be the exemption board will try and figure things out in such a way
that no one club will be unduly broken up while others lose no valuable
flesh.
It may be also that any players drafted, especially those who have been
drilling in the American League, will be given until October to report.
For by October they will be far better drilled than any rookies secured in
Auglist or September.
But as there are any number of unmarried ball players between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty who are in first class physical shape, many
of these will be called from the diamond toward the trench—and many
more will very likely go after the season is over.
PHYSICAL CONDITION'S
One expert of the game who has been following baseball for over
twenty years says that, very few will be accepted for physical reasons.
His idea is that most ball players have gnarled or broken fingers, and
that good fingers are among the essentials for military service.
He says also that any number of ball players have been badly spiked or
cut at one time or another and that few will be found with feet and legs
in proper condition for service.
"I talked with a recruiting sergeant about this baseball problem," he
said, "and I was informed that the sergeant in question had examined over
twenty supposedly fine physical specimens and that for reasons assigned
above only one could be accepted by the army."
Just how far a broken, twisted or gnarled finger would figure in elimina
tion we do not know. Most ball players have this defect. But until they
actually come up for army examination the correct status will not be
known.
ARMY AND SPORT
It is a queer fact that any number of athletes who might be football,
baseball or tennis stars cannot pass the army examination.
And many others who, physically, are hardly considered husky enough
for football or baseball or the ring, are O. K. in the Khaki League.
We know several huiky citizens, athletes in training only a brief while
back, who have been dropped out at various quarters arranged for the
Officers' Reserve Corps.
In some cases old football or baseball Injuries that had been, forgotten
brought disqualification when the long hiking and the grind of the' drill
began to get in its work.
\et training in sport has made it far easier for those who were 're
tained. Those accustomed to hard exercise haVe found the military train
ing easy enough to stand where upon others, unused to a life in the open,
the routine fell with a stunning crash.
A man, for example, who plays a good many sets of tennis a week or
who plays golf with fair frequency takes but little time to get in fine
shape for the hiking and drilling.
JOHNNY* OVERTON OR HOWARD BERRY
Take for leading illustrations the cases of Johnny Overton and Howard
Berry.
Overton has been training several years for 'cross-country runs and
mile sprints. A 'cross-country hike would be nothing to him.
Howard Berry has been playing football and baseball and in between
indulging in a life upon the track—running, jumping and the like. A
day or two and he could stand any physical ordeal.
ANOTHER SIDE
But one athlete put the matter to us in another way. "It isn't the
matter of physical ability," he said, "but it is often a matter of nerves. I
don t mean that one may be afraid. But in sport you get direct competi
tion and there is always a variety. In the military end there is a certain
routine which begins to work upon many nervous systems. In this way
a man who might last out &. hard football game easily might cave in at
some calisthentic drill where the monotony of the thing would soon blot
out his nervous force."
SPORT AND THE RED CROSS
Sport must not be overlooked as an aid in still another direction. While
no figures have been published as to the amount of money turned in to the
Red Cross through sporting activities, the total undoubtedly runs high.
Through baseball, golf, tennis, and other endeavors several hundreds
of thousands of dollars have been raised and by the end of the summer
over a million will be turned in through these channels.
There is a scheme now under way to have two pitched clubs for the
major leagues play a Red Cross series in October. An undertaking of this
sort would raise a hogshead of gold in a two weeks' schedule.
, t S u° me ,Z De haß BU )f K ® sted that an aviation corps be formed from some
of the wild young pitchers now infesting thA N. P. These would find no
trouble in going up into the air, but having arrived there are more than
one or two who couldn't float over the center of Berlin and hit the city
TENNIS TEAMS TO MEET
An interesting tennis match is
scheduled for to-morrow afternoon,
when the Prospect Club, of
York, will play the Harrisburg Park
Tennis Association team on the Res
ervoir courts. The match will start
at 3.15 o'clock. Men's and mixed dou
bles and men's singles will be played.
H. E. Zimmerman Is
New City Champion
Herbert E. (Heinie) Zimmerman
won the title of city golf champion
when he defeated his brother. Charles
E. Zimmerman, over the Reservoir
fu'' course yesterday afternoon. In
the final of the Liberty tournament,
by the score of 6 up and 5 to play.
A gallery of thirty or forty enthu
siasts followed the play and much
comment was made on the ability
shown by the two brothers. It was
nip and tuck most of the way until
the beginning of the third round,
when Herbert led. 4 up. after which
there was no question in the minds
of those who followed tho play as to
who would be the final winner.
It was a grat match all the way
through. Herbert excelling in driving
and putting, while Charles had the
advantage of better approaching.
The new champion is a striking
example of what has been accom
plished by boys who started their ca
reers on the Reservoir links. Herbert
is a graduate of Central High School,
class of 1915, and has been playtns
but two years, while his brother has
been playing a few years longer.
For winning the city championship
he will receive a gold medal and his
brother, as runner-up, will receive a
silver medal. These medals are in
the hands of a local Jew ler and will
be turned over as soon as they are
suitably inscribed.
The match play scores are as fol
lows: Herbert—Bogey, 38; first round,
36; second round, 26; third round, 39;
Charles—Bogey, 38; first round, 39;
second round. 39; third round, 38.
, U. S. Commander Finds
Training Camp in
First Class Condition
American Training Camp in France.
July 20.—Major General William L..
Sibert went through his entire camp
yesterday on the first official inspec
tion tour he has made. From early
morning until late in the afternoon he
B l| I(B3 lou PIP PUB spunoi 9t|J optfm
day until he had examined each set
of quarters and Inspected virtually
every man in his command.
As the entire army is divided into
squads, the majority of which are
billeted out with the inhabitants of
the district, the task of inspection
was a tremendous one and could be
accomplished only by the amazing ac
tivity of the general, who almost ran
his staff off their legs and set a pace
obviously stiff for the. youngest of
the men. The result of the inspection
was apparently satisfactory in the
main, for the general criticised only
seldom and everywhere had a good
word for the results achieved by the
troops in cleaning up the quarters
into which they have moved.
BIG TIME AT YEAGEHTOWN
Lewistown. Pa.. July 20.—A big flag
fiole was erected at Red Men's hall
n Yeagertown, a few days ago and
to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock a
flag will be raised on it. The follow
ing orders will participate: Red Men. |
P. O. S. of A., Order of Independent
Americans and Daughters of Liberty.
Addresses will be made by the Rev. A
H. Spangler, the Rev. R. F. Whitley
and Prof. J. E. Hammond. Music will
be furnished by the Yeagertown band.
CASINOS TO PI-AY TOMORROW
The Sixth Ward Casinos will meet
the Jackson A. C. nine to-morrow, on
Island Park. The game will start at
3 o'clock. Next Saturday they will
play the Middletown White Sox, on
the latter'a diamond.-
HAHRISBTTRCr TELEGRAPH
EXPECT CHANGES
IN D-P RACE
Standing of Teams Will Most
Likely Be Affected by To
morrow's Results
With just one and one-half games
separating the Newport leaders from
Dauphin and enough protested
games on the uncertain list, the Dau-
Phin-Perry League race is hot. Im
portant games are scheduled for to
morrow. Duncannon will Journey to
Marysville whero Manager Duncan's
n ' ne will meet the MaVysville
champs; the fast moving Halifax
squad will play the Newport nine
and Dauphin will line up against the
tail-end Millersburg team. Dauphin
should he having an easy time with
the tail-end Millersburg bunch on
the upper end team's diamond. Buck
Gilday will hurl for Dauphin, with
Manager Ducky Rhoads catching
him. To-morrow is Yarrlson's turn
to hurl and he will likely occupy the
mound with Buffington receiving
him.
When Duncannon and Marysville
line up, a hotly contested game can
always be expected. Each team will
use their regular line-up, which now
includes several young players, in
to-morrow's conflict. Brenner, the
Bucknell slab artist, and Dearolf
will be the Duncannon battery. Piatt
will hurl for Marysville with Red
Rowe receiving him.
Halifax gave Newport two hard
games in the first series this year
and dropped one herirtbreaker after
twelve innings of battle. The team
has won four out of the last Ave
games played and most of these
were from the strong teams. Biever
and Minnich will be the battery for
Halifax, while Strieker and Reeder
will be Manager Prevost's battery.
Japanese Champion Will
Play at Forest Hills
New York, July 20.—Ichiwya
Kumagae, the Japanese tennis
champion, is said to be on his way
to this country and is expected to
compete in the national singles tour
nament to be held at Forest Hills
next month for the purpose of rais
ing funds to buy an ambulance for
the Red Cross. Last year the Jap
anese player was rated sixth in the
ranking of this country, which was
the first time a foreigner had re
ceived such an honor. No prizes
will be awarded, the proceeds going
to the ambulance fund. Miss Mary
Browne, former women's national
champion, and Miss Molla Bjurstedt,
the present champion, will play a
series of live matches.
a A SALE OF MEN'S AND I
I YOUNG MEN'S SUITS H
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Men, here are three big Suit groups that offer the most HI
extraordinary values of the season —values that are real |||
—savings that are BIG. These groups are made up of brok- m
en lots odd Suits of various up-to-the-minute styles and =|§
weaves our regular stocks — and every suit perfect in §|§
material and tailoring. Men who want to save several H§
dollars on a smart, nobby Suit should be sure to attend =
this great selling event. HI
SUITS THAT SUITS THAT SUITS THAT H
SOLD UP TO SOLD UP TO SOLD UP TO m
S2O ARE NOW $25 ARE NOW S3O ARE NOW jg;
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Garments of every description including BLUES and BLACKS,
Serges and every other Summer Suit material hundreds to select §==|
from—Suits that serve you long and well. The majority of them are
medium weight garments and can be worn the whole year 'round.
Our Semi-Annual Shirt Sale Is Now On All Straw jjg
One glance at our display windows will convince every man that this is the Ha sWorth |H
ice to buy his SHIRTS, right NOW. These pfices tell the story. U -
.00 Shirts . 85c $2.50 . 11.85 RQQ .53.15 J gj
.50 Shirts . SI.IS SIOO 52.15 ' fS.OO .53.85 Hj
*.OO Shirts 111 .45| $3.50 Shirts _$ 285 $6.50 Shirts _s4 8511 $1.50 ■
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HANS WAGNER 20
YEARS IN GAME
Famous Member of Pirates
Given Fishing Outfit by
President Haughton
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„ J. H. (HANS) WAGNER
Boston. July 20.—The twentieth an
niversary of the appearance of John
H. (Honus) Wagner in the National
league was observed at Braves Held
yesterday, when the game between
the Pittsburgh and Boston clubi was
made part of a Wagner day celebra
tion. The veteran shortstop who
made his first major league effort as
an outfielder with the Louisville club
in a game with Washington on July
19th, 1897, came here especially for
the occasion. He is recovering from
spike wounds received recently and
has been at his home in Pittsburgh.
Before the game, President Haughton
of the Boston club, presented Honus
Wagner with an elaborate fishing out
fit.
The Pirates aided by Cooper's fine
pitching, won from the Braves, 6 to 1.
Railroad Cops Make Good
Scores in Pistol Practice
Members of tne police department
of the Pennsylvania railroad held a
revolver practice at the range at
Conewago yesterday. Joseph Duer
smith, of Columbia, took first hon
ors. All shots were fired from ten to
fifteen yards. Alexander Krassner,
of the Cohen sporting goods store
of this city, was a guest at the
match.
The results were as follows: Jo
seph Duersmith, 44; H. J. Finer
frock, 40; A. J. Soulliard, Middle
town, 38, and the following, all from
Harrisburg: W. R. B. Snyder, 35; T.
B. Eckerd, 30; G. W. Grear, 27; R.
L. Deck, 22; T. L. Barclay, 18; M.
J Cranford. 16; J. Morrlssey, 9, and
S. R. Foy. 7.
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YESTERDAY'S SCORES
National League
Pittsburgh, 6; Boston. 1.
Other games—rain.
American League
Boston, 3; Chicago, 2.
Detroit. 2; New York. 1.
St. Louis. 4; Washington. 2.
Cleveland-Philadelphia (played ear
lier in season).
International League
Newark, 5; Rochester, 4 (first
game). '
Rochester, 4; Newark, 3 (second
game).
Richmond. 3; Buffalo, 1.
Toronto, 4; Providence, 1.
Montreal, 11; Baltimore, !.
S!w York State League
Scranton, 2; Syracuse. 1.
Elmira, 6; Reading, 3./
Binghamton, 7; iarre. 0.
Dlue Ridge League
Gettysburg, 3; Hagerstown, 0.
Martinsburg, 4; Hanover, 3.
Frederick-Cumberland, postponed.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
American League
Boston at Chicago.
Washington at St. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
National League
Chicago at Boston. •
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at New York,
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
New York State League
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre.
B.inghamton at Scranton.
Reading at Elmira.
Blue Ridge League
Frederick at Martinsburg.
Hagerstown at Cumberland.
Hanover at Gettysburg.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
American League
Clubs— W. L. Pet.
Chicago 55 32 .632
Boston 52 32 .619
JULY 20, 1917.
WELLY'S jf CORNER
The Red Sox yesterday took a
; close game from the White Sox, 3 to
2. Ruth and Williams were the op
posing moundsmen. This series will
almost be the turning point in the
American League race. At present
Chicago is leading with the Red Sox
at their heels fighting-hard for the
leadership.
In a five-lnnlng battle last night
the Reading team of Allison Hill
League defeated the Hick-A-Thrtfts
5 to 1. This was the second game
played this week in the league as
old Jupe Pluvius interfered for the
previous frays. •
At last the winning streak of the
Wilkes-Barre nine of the New York
- State League has been checked.
Frock, of Binghamton, their
t Cleveland 47 41 .534
Detroit 44 41 .518
1 Nerf York . 42 40 .512
Washington 33 50 .398
St. Louis 34 53 .391
Philadelphia 31 49 .388
National I.tacue
;lub— W. L Pet.
I New York 50 26 .658
1 I'hiladeiphia 42 33 .554
j St. Louis '..... 44 39 .530 |
Cincinnati 47 43 .522
Chicago 43 43 .500 |
Brooklyn 38 39 .494
Boston 33 46 ;418
Pittsburgh 27 -54 .333
New York State League
Clubs— W. L. Pet.
Wilkes-Barre 7 2 .778
Syracuse *S 5 2 .714
Scranton .• 5 4 .556
Elmira 5 4 .556
Binghamton 2 5 .286
Reading *. 1 8 .111
Blue Ridge League
Clubs— W. L Pet.
Hagerstown 37 20 .649
Martinsburg... 37 20 .6491
Gettysburg 36 27 .571
Hanover 25 31 .44'
Frederiok 24 34 .4ii|
Cumberland 20 38 .345
ATTORNEY WINS LEGAL FIGHT
t Carlisle, Pa., July 20. —After a|
fight extending over a period of six ;
months, E. M. Biddle, Jr., a local at- |
torney, won his fight for a place on i
the directorate of the Carlisle De
posit Bank, when Judge Glllan, of
Franklin county, in an opinion filed
here to-day stated that W. H. Good
" year held office illegally and that
2 Biddle was entitled to the place. The
9 costs were placed on Goodyear.
downfall yesterday when he let them
off with five safe swats and admin
istered a 7 to 0 whitewashing to the
leaders.
Martinsburg gained a game on
Hagerstown in the Blue Ridge race
yesterday. The battlefield nine won
from the leaders, 3 to 0, while Mart
insburg took a 4 to 3 victory from
Hanovr.
The Smith Shop team of the Luck
now Shop League lost ground in th®
pennant race yesterday when they
lost to the Planing Mill aggregation-
Hits were scarce during the battle,
Scheffer allowing the Smith Shop
team two bingles, while the Planing
Mill nine bagged four off of Gilday's
offerings.
CATCHES BIG BASS
W. D. McCalllster. a clerk in tha
post office, on a fishing trip Thursday
morning in the Susquehanna river,
near Fairview, landed a black bass
weighing 3 % pounds. He was ac
companied on the trip by J. C. Mc-
Fadden.
Burning down the road
at a good stiff clip; giv
ing the other fellow a
whiff of your dust—with
nothing ahead but an
open road. THAT'S the
big joy of motoring when
togged for the purpose.
All sorts .of Motor and
Sport Caps are here.
Fred B. Harry
17 N. Third St.