8 RAIN AGAIN STOPS TENNIS TOURNAMENT-LOCAL SHOOTERS AT ATGLEN TO-MORROW PETER POINTER BIG SURPRISE With Hopples Takes Rich Stake in Grand Circuit Races at Columbus Columbus, 0., Aug. 7.—Peter Pointer, who was given the hopples a week ago and turned over to W. L. Snow to drive yesterday by E. F. Geers, his agent, because of Goers' aversion to piloting a hoppled pacer, ■won the $3,000 Elks' home stake for 2.05 eligibles after a six-heat battle in which early favorites were top pled one after another and only Peter Pointer and Walter Cochato were left for the final duel. Walter Cochato twice paced 2.02%, winning heats In staving off The Savoy, but a break in the fourth heat gave Peter Pointer his chance to land. He was fresher and took the fifth and sixth heats easily. Drivers Valentine, Gray and Me- Mahon wore fined $25 each at the end of the first mile for not trying to win. , Other Winners The Woodman captured the 2.09 trot after making a break and fin ishing fourth in the first mile. He took a new record of 2.06% in the second heat. The Ohio colt trot for two-year olds owned in Ohio on April 2 of this year resulted in a neat little tilt be tween Ramco, the winner, and Eleven Black, of the Pastime stables. Ramco came through in the stretch In each heat and outtrotted his ri vals. The time of the second mile, 2.12%, was the fastest heat of the two-year-old trotters this season. Ramco is owned by Wilbur Myers, of Springfield, O. None of the favorites won and it was a profitable afternoon for men who play the field. The attendance was good for an opening day. To day the Swisher and Shepard $5,000 stake for 2.12 trotters will be the feature, with Busy Lassie and other classy stake trotters entered. J2& ( SCORES OF YESTERDAY National League Philadelphia, 3; Chicago, 2. St. Louis, 1; Brooklyn, 0. Pittsburgh-Boston (rain). New York-Cincinnati (rain). American League Washington, X; St. Louis, 0 (11 Innings). New York, 5; Detroit, 3. Cleveland, 2; Boston, 0. Philadelphia. 5; Chicago, 4 (11 innings). New York State League Binghamton, 1; Scranton, 0 (5 Innings, rain). Elmira, 3; Reading, 1. Syracuse, 2; Wilkes-Barre, 1 (12 Innings). International League Baltimore, 9; Rochester, 6. Richmond. 9; Buffalo, 4. Toronto, 7; Montreal, 6 (first game). Toronto, 11; Montreal, 2 (second game).- (Other clubs not scheduled.) WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY National League Boston at Pittsburgh. (Other clubs not scheduled). American League St. Louis at Washington. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Boston. I New York State League Binghamton at Reading. Elmira at Wilkes-Barre. Scranton at Syracuse. t Blue Ridge League Martinsburg at Frederick. Cumberland at Hagerstown. Gettysburg at Hanover. Allison Hill League Reading vs. Hick-a-Thrifts. WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW National League Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. I " American League St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at Washington. Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Boston. STANDING OF THE TEAMS National League • W. L. Pet. New York ........ 61 31 .663 Philadelphia 50 42 .543 St. Louis 55 47 .539 Cincinnati 55 51 .519 Brooklyn 48 49 U95 Chicago 51 52 .495 Boston 41 53 436 Pittsburgh ...T.T.... 31 67 .316 American League W. L. Pet Chicago ...... v 66 38 .635 Boston ............ 60 39 .606 Cleveland .......... 56 40 .533 Detroit . 64 4 8 .529 New York ..... .. 51 40 e IK Washlngton 44 47 Philadelphia 36 61 ."37? St. Louis 38 65 369 Lawn Mowers Ground and put in good condition. The Federal Machine Shop Court and Cranberry Sts. Harrisburg, Pa, TUESDAY EVENING. PACEMAKERS IN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP l ■ " V ■ ~v , ■ *"ij^■ 'f ?■ wS 1 '■v;™' ■:&|| Local baseball fans are gettiing good sport from Harrlsburg's amateur and semlprofesslonal teams. Saturday Is always a big day for this popular sport. At present the West End team is setting a pace in the race for city championship honors. Other teams are giving Manager Householder's boys a chase. The title will not be a certainty until the season ends. West End has its own grounds at Fourth and Seneca streets and big crowds attend. The above picture shows the crowd in attendance last Saturday. The top picture is that of th 3 West End team. The players are: Heading from left to right: First row, Mekeever, left field; Bell, captain, second base; Watchman, pitcher; H. Kline, third base. Second row: B. Kline, catcher; Euker, infielder; B. Smith, pitcher; Alcorn, pitcher; Embick, out fielder. Third row, standing: Householder, manager; Russell, first base; W. Smith, shortstop; Beam, right field; McCahan, assistant manager. <£?'G&aLlahtM&ce Copyright, 1917, Th® Tribune Association (Nev York Tribune). THE BOAT-GETTER The side hill putt, two feet long. Is neither tall nor thick nor strong; Yet it has made more millions curse Than crime or poverty, or worse, If you care for the intimate details as to why Detroit isn't up around the top the main answer can be found attached to Harry Coveleskie. Last season the big Pole blew himself to twenty-four victories. This season he has so far garnered precisely three. That's reason enough. THE RUN MAKERS The two best run makers in baseball are secluded or sequestered upon one club. They are Ty Cobb and Donie Bush. Cobb so far has seventy four runs and Buyh has sixty-nine. These two are well beyond the third man, who at present happens to be Heinle Groh, with sixty-three. Bush is only batting around .270, but he has Ty Cobb and Bob Veach back of him. Donie is a great little man to get on, one way or another, and a fine base runner on.ce he arrives. This combination, with Cobb and Yeach adding further impetus, is sufficient to account for his standing. Cobb is undoubtedly the greatest run maker baseball has ever known. In this respect he has never had an equal in the game. He is not only a great hitter, but a first class man. at waiting for a pass, and once on the bases he outclasses the field. Cobb will average more than a hundred runs each year, and one season he set the mark at 148 tallies. He will not reach 148 this year, but he will very likely pass 120, enough to give him a wide margin on the rest of the field. BUSH'S BANNER CAMPAIGN So far this has been the best campaign Donie Bush has known in many years. Bush ordinarily is around .225 or .230 at bat. This season he is up around .270 and is playing brilliantly again, at short. Chapman is the only shortstop in the circuit who is outbatting him, and the Cleveland star is up over .300. WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN The umpire called the runner out Who should have tied the score; But no one rose with mandlin shout Or countered with a roar. No one called him a thieving bum Or eke impugned his birth; But that was after peace had come Upon a war-sick earth. The Neutrals are still receiving it under the right and left ear. The latest casalty reaches that eminent Norwegian, Miss Molia Bjurstedt, who fell back before the fusillade of Miss Browne. The defeat of Miss Bjurstedt proves that nothing whatsoever is invincible :f it persist 3 in continuing the schedule. The debate as to whether Benny Leonard is or is not as good as Joe Gans is a companion piece to which had the greatest speed—Amos Rusie or Walter Johnson. There is nothing in the world that makes as line mate rial for a stirring debate as something that no one could ever hope to prove. AUGUST LITERATURE 1 I've held oft from the tariff; i t I've skidded from the war; And little do I care if They play the course in par; No time have I for triyes. Beside the One Best Bet To find out if the temperature Has cracked the record yet. We have just observed two sections of literature entitled "The Art of Umpiring" and "The Art of Putting." The arts attached to both are the same—which is that any syste myou can get by with is the right sysem. Another victory for Force of Habit. Old Man Plank is working with a tail-end club, and yet at forty-two he has won more games than he has lost. Once you get started right, the impetus will carry you a long way in the proper direction. Mathewson, wherever he finishes, has smashed all world's records. lie ha 3 come to the Ist of August in Redland without the populace demanding his scalp. As a rule, the insistent clamor of the Redland multitude hsis begun early In July, which has been the normal date for the Red stampede toward the bottom. As long as a certain number of students arc going to college till" fall we see no reason why they shouldn't play football to keep up their Train ing. Football is the best builder for war work known. And West Point and Annap Jis have proved that football teams can be turned out while intensive Iraining for other purposes was under way. H. G. M. wants to know whether or not Benny Leonard has unlisted, aflvartlsed by his press agents. Not that we have observed in. the latest HXRRISBURG TEEEGKXPH In spite of the fact that they are not an' expensive cigarette, more Fatimas are smoked by Men who can afford what they like than any other cigarette in the * United States. not^vy j Nowadays men want full 'value i It is only natural —ancl particularly in these times —that every day sees new thousands of men choosing such a sensible cigarette as Fatima. * * * For Fatima is a common-sense smoke. It repre sents neither frills nor fads. In fact, it resents them. ♦ * ♦ Fatima doesn't even stand for "high price." It stands for as good honest worth as can be found in any / cigarette made. Good, pure tobaccos—well blended. * * That explains Fatima's comfort —a 1 balanced Turkish blend that never disturbs evenjthough you may smoke more often tharicusual.y Oar. FATIMA 1 ASensiUeC^ LOCAL MEN IN ATGLEN EVENTS Will Re Prominent in Rig Pa triotic Shoot Tomorrow; At York Friday At Atglen to-morrow Harrisburg shooters will be largely represented in the annual registered tournament of the Atglen Gun Club. It will be held at Atglen, near Lancaster, starting at 10 o'clock. Lloyd R. Lewis will be In charge. Arrange ments have been made to have trains stop at Atglen to accommodate shooters from East and West. The program includes n 150-tar get race of six 15 and three 20 target events. One-half cent from each target thrown will form a purse to be divided for high guns, one money for each five entries. lied Cross Benefits The women of the Red Cross have donated six handsome pieces of table silver to be awarded on 100 targets. Events three to eight make the 100 targets for this event, ties to be shot oft in event 9. All receipts for this shoot less the net expenses will go into the treasury of the Red Cross Society. Among the Harrisburgers will be John G. Martin, Harry B. Shoop, A. H. Roberts, M. B. Stewert, W. IS. Hoover, Fred B. Dinger, G. Martin, William Cleckner, Orville Hickok, Fred Godcharles, O. Eshenour, Sam uel B. Segelbaum, W. H. Wilson, S. S. Hoffman and L. B. Worden On Friday these shooters will also par ticipate in the big shoot of the Pennsylvania Four City Trapshoot ers League at York. Will Provide For Spiritual Needs of Young Men at Retreat A retreat will be held at St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Md., from Fri day evening, August 17, until August 20, for the young men of the Harris burg Diocese of the Catholic Church, who are liable for military service under the selective draft. Those in tending to be present are urged to communicate at once with J. William Itodenhaver, Carlton Hotel, this city. Bishop Philip R. McDevitt, of the diocese, explains the purpose of the meeting in a statement, in which he says in part: "As our Catholic young men are enlisting in large numbers, both in the army and navy, it is impera tive that everything possible be done to provide for their spiritual needs. An effective preparation for a life of danger and self-sacriflce will be provided in the way of a few days' retirement at the retreat to be held for them at the Mt. St. Mary's Col lege." TWO MATCHES IN TENNIS TOURNEY Rain Stops Play; Committee Decides on Women's Doubles Play in the Greater Harrisburg patriotic tennis tournament was again cut short yesterday. Rain in terfered with the program and post poned matches were played oft this afternoon. Only two matches were completed yesterday when the storm broke. Charles Fager defeated W. R. Searer, of Carlisle, in two straight sets, score 6-0, 6-1. In the mixed doubles events Miss Margaret Smith and Valentino Fager won over Miss Killinger and R. Clark. The scores were 6-2, 4-6 and 6-4. Women's Doubles At a meeting of the tennis tourna ment committee it was decided to run the women's doubles events in order to not disappoint the eight teams entered, including Josephine Campbell and Janet Eckels vs. Mar garet J'ollock and Elizabeth Smith, Mildred Runkle and partner vs. Vir ginia Wood and Katherine Zarker, Mrs. E. C. Shelly and Miss Wall vs. Marlon Black and Lucille Beard, Mrs. Sauers and Mrs. Runkle vs. Mildred Sheesley and Catherine Martin. At the same time it was decided that all matches up to the semi finals in all events must be played oft by Friday evening of this week. Owing to the small number of en tries and the consequent small in come from entrance fees, it was found impossible to award any med als to the runners-up in the various events, but as previously announced winners in all events will receive medals. Dana M. Evans to Coach at Indiana University Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 7. —Dana M. Evans, for nine years director of athletics at Beloit College, of Beloit, Wis., has been chosen assistant coach at Indiana University and will begin his duties September 1, ac cording to an announcement made here by Ewald O. Stiehm, director of athletics at Indiana. He will succeed Guy M. Lowman who resigned last June, and will as sist Director Stiehm in coaching the varsity football squad and will have charge of the wrestling and track squads. Coach Evans studied medicine in Boston before taking up coaching and besides his work at Beloit has been physical director of athletic clubs in Manchester, N. H., and in Denver, Col. KTJGUST 7/1917. WELLY'S jf CORNER Local tennis stars are having trouble with Jupiter Pluvlus. Rain put a crimp in yesterday's program. The tournament committee is anx ious to have all matches played in time for the out-of-town contests. New York is still signing up pros pective stars. Yesterday "Jimmy" Smith who was declared a free agent by the National Commission joined the Muggsy McGraw aggregation. Hagerstown defeated Cumberland yesterday, while Frederick was trim ming Martlnsburg. The Maryland ers are now only 19 points back of the Blue Ridge leaders. Frederick was a big factor recently In putting a crimp In the winning stride of the first, division teams. Complete baseball outfits, includ ing bases, gloves, bats, balls and masks, have been given to eight ships in the United States Navy bv the eight teams of the National League, it was announced yesterday by John A. Heydler, secretary of the league. In addition, the league CHAMPION TO PICK OPPONENT Renny Leonard's Next Fight on Labor Day; Favors Twenty Rounds New York, Aug. 7. —It is prob able that Benny Leonard will defend his lightweight championship in a 20-round bout to a decision on Labor Day ''somewhere in Connecticut." That is the objective of several pro moters who are now bidding for a match between the New York boxer and any one of three or four op ponents. It is reported that at least one promotor has found a "sight" and has completed all the necessary arrangements for staging such a bout, except that he has not yet per suaded Leonard to sign articles. It is further stated that Leonard is to be permitted to select his op ponent from among Johnny Dundee, Willie Jackson, Charley White, Irish Patsy Cline and Joe Welling. It is also possible that Freddy Welsh may be considered for a return bout. Ac cording to a reliable source a match has donated hundreds of baseballs and other diamond paraphernalia to> other units in the nation's service, the announcement said. It is understood that four of the- New York State League team own ers have lodged complaints with President Farrell against the action of Second Baseman Ezra Mldkiff and Outfielder Bud Weiser In play- M ing Saturday ball with the Upland " team of the Delaware County Lea gue, in Pennsylvania, and as a re sult there is liable to be some sum mary action taken in the matter within a few days. Authorities of Washington and Jefferson College plan a chango in the control of athletics at the insti tution, whoch, if consummated, aa now seems likely, will not only con stitute the most important step taken since the establishment and later repeal of tho one-year resi dence rule some years ago, but will give the alumni a wider participa tion in the Institution's athletics, and a resultant larger interest in the various athletic teams. for Labor Day In which Leonard will be featured will be clinched in the next few days. Favors Twenty Rounds It is known that Leonard favors a 20-round bout to a decision, and he is said to be willing to meet any opponent tho promoters may figure as the logical contender for him to face. Boxing in Connecticut is held un der local option. Twenty-round bouts are permissible if the sane tion of the local authorities whero the bout is to be staged can be pro cured. It 1s said that this permis sion already has been received for such a bout. If this be true tho biggest obstacle in the path of tho event has been removed. If such a bout could be staged within a few hours' ride of New York on Labor Day its financial success would be assured if the Weather Man behaved himself, it has been many pale faced moons since a real championship bout has been held within easy striking dis tance of this city, and there is not the slightest doubt that New York' fans would welcome the opportunity to attend en masse. There is but little time left in which to complete the details if tho bout is to be held on Labor Day, and a definite announcement is ex pected before the end of next week.
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