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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.
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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.
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New York State League
Binghamton at Reading.
Elmira at Wilkes-Barre.
Scranton at Syracuse.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.