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CASINOS WIN IN FAST GAME AT ISLAND WITH COMPANY I-FAGER TENNIS STAR
CASINOS WINNERS
IN ISLAND GAME
Hit Timely; Route Company
I Boys; Spencer Shows
Mound Form
Those Sixth ward Casinos were in
a batting mood again yesterday and
won out in a game with Company I
team, at Island Park. The fast work
of the local colored champions took
the Eighth refeiment boys off their
feet at the start. The score at the
finish was 8 to 4.
Spencer pitched for the victors and
had controi at alt times. His support
was of the gilt-edge order. He was
stingy when the sacks were occupied.
Burd the new catcher for the Sixth
Warders got intp the game the last
two innings and showed up in line
style. Guve and Polke were timely
hitters for Manager Harry Burr's
aggregation. , , , ..
EiH'nburg was hot hard in the
fourtli. He and Williams were lead
ing hitters for the soldiers. He
fanned 11 men. Fitzgerald and Bar
bridge fielded fast and at times sen
sational. The score:
CASINOS
R. H. O. A. E.
Henry, J 2 3 0
Dangler, cf - 1 * °
Shaw. If 1 0 1 0 0
Reeves. 3b 1 } \ " -
Polke. rf J 0 " ®
Spencer, p J 1 n 1
Williams, lb 0 1 9 0 1
ftnvp 2b 1 1 0 * u
Smith c 0 0 10 0 0
S 8 27 11 3
COMPANY I
R. H. O. A. E.
Williams, lb 1 2 9 0 0
K?rby! d cf: .7.7.7 0 00 0
\ . j
Denver. 2b 0 J J \
Fitzgerald, 3b 0 1 1 -
Mower. If 0 0 0 0 0
Polleck. rf 0 0 0 0 0
Taggert. if \ \ - " "
Shaffer, rf 0 0 0 -
4 24 6 2
Casinos 00024020 x—B
Company 1 0002000 1 1 4
Two-base hits, W. Williams, Eisen
l-urger. Polke: three base hits. Polke.
Dangler. C. Williams; home runs,
Eisenburger. Guye: struck by Spen
der, 11, Eisenberger. 10; stolen bases.
Treist. 1: Taggert 1; Henry, 1; Dang
ler 1; umpire John Jackson.
MOHAN" WINS SHOOT
Ashland, Pa., Aug. 16. Condy
Moran. of Marion Heights, defeated
Wiliam Boadman in an exciting
live-bird shoot here yesterday for a
purse of ?SOO. The men shot at
twenty-five birds and were tied sev
eral times until near the finish, when
Moran edged up one bird and won
by the score of 18 to 17.
SHORE JOIN'S NAVY
Boston, Aug. 16.—Ernie Shore, the
Red Sox star right-hander, enlisted
in the navy as a yeoman here, the
ttame service as his manager and
team-mate Lewis, are already in.
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New Crop of Sluggers
Americans Are Leading
Old timers who have been slug
ging away for several years past
continue to occupy the places of
prominence in the race for
American League batting honors,
but in the National League a crop
of new sluggers has come to the
tore. Up near tne top of Ban
Johnson's honor list one finds the
names of ("ebb. Speaker, Roth
Veach, Mclnnis and Baker, with
Sisler as the only comparative
newcomer to get into the thick of
the battle. In the Tener league
one finds the- names of Roush,
Cruise, Hornsby, Kauff and Groh
as the five leading batsmen, tak
ing into consideration only the
players who are in the game
every day. Two or three years
ago these names meant nothing
in the Swat Society of the Na
tional League. Zimmerman,
Wheat, Danbert and Wagner, the
stars of other days, are found
below the .300 mark and several
others who cnce battled for the
batting honors of the senior
league have dropped out of the
game. But in the American
League the old timers hold sway.
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Vacation did.
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office work, your eyes &ot a ,
I rest while you were away |
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J will s&ain be subject to strain un- (
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gj day. Have your eyes examined. I
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heels attached in 10 minutes.
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CO.
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THURSDAY EVENING,
'SHORTY'S' HIT
WINS IN TENTH
Dauphin Throws Big Scare
Into Steelton in Sensational
Game; Some Stars
Steelton had some foe yesterday in
the Dauphin team of the Dauphin-
Perry league. The Bethlehem League
beys won out In the tenth, score 2
to 1. Dauphin was not pleased at
the treatment received at the hands
of the umpire and would like to meet
Shorty Miller's squad on a neutral
ground with a different man with the
indicator. According to Dauphin fans,
close decisions were a factor in Steel
ton's victory and that several times
Steelton fans called for "fair play."
ScnKntlonnl I*ln;lnic
One thing is certain, those Steelton
hitters and baserunners were busy.
Fast fielding featured the teamwork
and sensational plays were numerous
Dauphin's ability to bunch hit's
brought a run in the second inning,
after Steelton had tallied one in the
fiist. It was then a battle of pitchers
until the finish.
Miller was responsible for the win
ning run in the tenth. Hoar singled
and was sacrificed to second by Rob-
Ir.son. Miller hit, scoring the winning
run with one man down. The score:
STEELTON
Players— R. H. O. A. E.
Robinson, rf 0 0 0 0 0
Miller, cf 1 2 0 0 0
t'arris, c 0 0 15 3 0
Murray, lb 0 2 6 0 1
Connors. If 0 2 4 0 0
McGeehan, 3b 0 1 1 1 0
Cornog. 2b 0 0 3 5 1
MoGuckin. ss 0 2 0 1 0
Hoar, p 1 1 l 0 0
Totals 2 10 30 9 2
DAUPHIN
Players— R. H. O. A. E.
Lutz. If 0 1 2 0 0
Sheffer, 3b 0 1 3 2 0
Motter. lb 0 1 13 1 0
Williams, 2b 1 t 0 3 0
McCurdy, rf 0 0 n 1 0
Frey, c ft 0 5 1 0
Stewart, ss 0 0 1 2 1
Hoover, cf 0 2 4 0 0
Gilday, p 0 1 0 4 0
Totals 1 7 x2S 14 1
x One out when winning run scored.
Score by innings;
Dauphin 010000000 o—l
Steelton 100000000 I—2
Two-base hits—McGeehan, McGuck
in. Lutz, Williams. Sacrifice hits—
"Robinson. Carris, Cornog. Double
plays—Cornog to Murray; McCurdy to
Sheffer. Struck out—By Hoar. 11; by
Gilday, 3. Base on balls—Off Hoar. 2;
off Gilday. 2. Left on base—Steelton.
8: Dauphin S. Stolen bases—Connors.
2: McGuckin. Sheffer, Williams. Gil
day. First base on errors—Steelton, 1;
Dauphin, 1. Passed ball—Carris, Time
—2.05. Umpire—Taggart.
Olympia Club Reports
Successful Ring Season
Philadelphia, Aug. 16.—More than'
SIOO,OOO was contributed by the
fight fans of Philadelphia to support
boxing contests held under the su
pervision ot the Olympia Athletic
Association officials last season. This
remarkable tribute was revealed at
the annual meeting of the stock
holders. held yesterday at the South
Broad street arena. Of course. ther>3
were expenses. The boxers had their
share. Then there were upkeep I
charges, depreciation of value in fur- j
niture and fixtures, but when the!
balance was struck the stockholders!
were handed a dividend of $6 per|
share. Even the most pessimistic;
was elated.
The club gave forty-one shows |
and brought all the champions of
the world, excepting Willard, to its I
arena for bouts. In fact, it paid out 1
more than $75,000 to boxers.
At the election of officers, which !
followed the business meeting, Harry j
D. Edwards was elected president,!
Russell Edwards vice-president, Er- J
nest Jambor secretary-treasurer,'
who, with W. I. Lofland, of Denver, j
Del., constitute the board of direc-1
tors.
The 1917-18 season will open on ;
Monday, August 27. Prior to the
opening the building is to be com- I
pletely renovated and repainted. The
exit doors have been fitted with j
"panic bolts." so that the arena can \
be emptied of 5,500 spectators inside
of five minutes. Other facilities for j
the safety and convenience of patrons
are to be provided.
"DUMMY EVANS" DIES
New York, Aug. 16.—Paul Maich- \
ise, a mute boxer, known in the |
sporting world as "Dummy Evans, 1 ' I
died yesterday in the Polyclinic
Hospital from a fractured skull. He I
was removed last night from a hall I
in West Forty-fourth street, where j
he had taken part in a bout under
the auspices of the Pioneer Sporting j
; Club. The bout was one of the pre
liminary affairs. It was scheduled
to go six rounds. In the second
round Evans got shaky. The referee
stopped the bout and ordered him re
moved to the dressingroom. Once 1
in the room the mute collapsed. An
ambulance was summoned.
Evans never regained consciousness
in the hospital.
CLEVELAND HIT HARD
Cleveland, Aug. 16.—The Cleve
land American League Club stands
to lose two of Its regular infielders
and two pitchers by the selective
; conscription law. Joe Harris, first
j baseman, was examined and accept
|ed by a local draft board to-day.
! Third baseman Joe Evans and Pitch
er Clark Dickerson were examined
and acepted at New York last week-
Pitcher Ed. Klepfer passed his ex
amination at Warren, Pa., yesteray,
and was told he might expect to be
j called about September 5.
BIG MERCHANDISE SHOOT
Plans were completed to-day for
a big merchandise shoot on Saturday.
It will be held at Second and Divt
son streets, under the drection of the
Horrisburg Sportsmen's Association.
, The secretary, Billy Cleckner. has pre
-1 pared a big list of prizes to be award
!ed winners. Many local shooters who
' are at Sunbury to-day will partlci
| pate.
IIP
uon Ss~ roll
WITH
LINK AND BUTTONS
_ IB fl EAOH 6 FOR 900
For Sale By
DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART,
HARRISBURG. PA.
New York Yankee Manage r With His Dusky Mascot
winii im hi iiimiiii i i
RILL DONOVAN MASCOT. " ' £>/<v/K 4 At.^
"Wild Bill" Donovan, manager of the New York Yankees, and Wav
erly Watson, the club's little darkey mascot, who. It is will
bring good luck to the team.
& GrdnllsndJtice
Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (Nev York Tribune).
A DOWX-AND-OCTEH'S TOAST
You may drink if you will to the guy up on top,
To the swag he will get and the flag he will cop;
To the shouts of acclaim that oft herald his name
As he struts in the lead down the highway of fame;
You may drink if you will to the leaders —not I,
Those swell-headed mutts who are gulping the pie,
So come, get in line, dump the booze in your face
"To the poor under dogs at the foot of the race."
Say, why should I drink to the guy that has won?
He'll get all that's coming for what he has done;
He's long on the cheers, but short on the jeers.
And only encouragement rings in his ears;
He doesn't need cheering because he has won.
But the fellow who does is the son-of-a-gun
Who dropped far behind in the gruelling pace;
So "Here's to the dubs at the foot of the race."
DOWN-AND-OUTER.
MORE WAR AND SPORT TALK
These facts are fairly well self-evident: •
1. Every one in the coun.try isn't going to war at the same time.
2. The many thousands or the millions who are not going at once, in- i
eluding both young and old, need the physical development of sport.
3. President Wilson, Secretary of War Baker, the Army and Navy j
boards all ask that sport be continued, for the general good of the nation.
This being so, it is essential to keep sport under way, for the better physi
cal condition the nation holds the better it will be able to wage war.
Sport for those who take part in it, means health and recreation. These j
are two of the very few things that happen to belong to both peace and war.
BACK TO FOOTBALL
This brings us back to football again. As long as colleges are to be 1
opened this fall football should he maintained —not to win championships,
but to help build up men.
We still believe the best scheme in sight is to have all college, elevens j
made up of men or boys who have never made the first team before. This
means an even start, and. mora than this, it means development of those ;
who need it most.
And certainly Harvard, Yale and Princeton should not be among those 1
to lead the backward march.
THE CASE OF CURTIS REDDEN
Curtis Redden was one'of Michigan's star ends, a wing mate of Neil
Snow's. When war was declared Redden Immediately transferred his en
tire services to the army game.
In a city of no undue proportions he was connected with the National
Guard where the membership was well down. In less than a month Red
den had been the leading factor in recruiting over 700 men. He had the
element of leadership, and a goodly portion of this element was developed
upon the football field of Ann Arbor in the days when Michigan ruled the
West.
NOT THAT WE EVER HEARD OF
Dear Sir: I see where Francis ouimet has claimed exemption on the
ground that he can be of service to the Red Cross. This is a new one on
'me. Of course, I see how the government may decide that a man may bo
more useful in a Ked Cross capacity than as soldier. But isn't that for the
government to say? Have any others in sport used this as exemption
grounds? L. G. D.
Thousands of golfers all over ... country have been playing for Red
Cross funds and contributing* liberally, but few of these would consider
this any matter for a nexemption claim unless the government ordered it so.
The umpire might well put in an exemption claim on the basis that he
had already served in his share of warfare.
•And according to ball players and managers and fans, most umpires
would be exempt on account of bad eyesight.
If a ball player were on an exemption board he would be in a terrible
stew when an umpire came up for inspection. The player would consider
it extreme bliss to send the umpire to the front, but he'd hate to have to
admit that aforesaid umpire wasn't blind.
"Everything is higher on account of the war." Not everything. When
Comiskey bought Joe Jackson and Eddie Collins they were averaging .350
at bat. Since we have entered the war Collins and Jackson are under
.270. In a number of cases the war hasn't affected batting averages
a higher range to any notable extent.
THE PRUNE COCKTAIL •
Malc I>ikc the Oyster Cocktail, With
Catsup ami Tabasco
A prune hater who- declares him
self to be a "food expert" has en
tered a protest against a culinary
hint that "a dash of lemon adds
flavor to the prune.Undoubtedly,
he admits, there are some who like
the prune, and from their standpoint
the adding of a dash of lemon is a
futile painting of the lily, "for the
rest of us—9S.9S per cent, of the |
eaters." he says, "the true garnish
of the prune (if we must eat it)
consists of one-hajf teaspoonful of
tabasco, one-half teaspoonful of
liquor glass of cognac, and three
dry Martinis. .A dash of absinthe is
permitted to those who like It."
We suspect that tne gentleman Is
attempting an essay In humor, but
he has not been very successful In
giving a really new twist to the
ancient prune joke. The suggestion
of cognac and cocktails would make
it appear that the prune Is simply:
being used as an excuso for alcoholic
Indulgence, which Is a weak Inva
sion of principle In any circum
stance. In this case It Is a flabbier
excuse than is offered by the per
sons who turn hopefully to whisky
and quinine when they have colds,
but do not worry much when they
find there Is" no quinine In the
house. As a rule. It will be found
that such persons are peculiarly sus
ceptible to colds.
Any person with true strength of
character and moral courage will
do one of two things when he wants
a drink that is alcoholic In whole or
in part. Either he will resolutely ab
stain from the Indulgence or he will
take the drink without making any
HARRISBURG TKLEGRAPH
bones about it. But If he is intel
lectually honest he will not trouble
to invent so feeble an excuse as a
solitary pill or a frail prune.
Anyway, the prune garnish sug
gested by this critic is chemiclly and
dietetically incorrect. The cognae
would swear at the tabasco and
horse radish, and even one Martint
would produce an abominable dis
cord. Three ol" them in such a com.
bination would be enough to start
a riot. Altogether the mixture would
be indescribably offensive to the
palate and would have an effect
upon the digestion that cannot be
calculated. The attempted joke is
sadly overdone.
It does contain a hint, however,
which might be of some use to those
who really dislike prunes. There
might be no objection to the prune
cocktail among persons who do not
want to taste prunes when they are
eating them. The formula would be
the same that is followed in some
other popular appetizers. Take half
a dozen thoroughly stewed prunes,
carefully stone them and place in a
tall glass with a tablespoonful of
Juice. Cover with a sauce composed
of tomato sauce, Worcestershire
sauce, horse radish and tabasco. As
an effective disguise this Is complete,
and it ought to be as popular with
the persons who dislike prunes as
with those who pretend they like
them.—Providence Journal.
IMPOSSIBLE TREATMENT
Blnks —-"Say, old man, do you
know of any cure for insomnia?"
Jinks —"Counting one thousand is
said to be a remedy."
Binks—"Confound it; that's what
everybody tells me. but the baby's
too young to count."
NEW FIGURES IN
CIRUIT RACES
Nancy Hanks Goes Fast Mile
at Pottstown; Large
Entry List
Pottsvllle, Pa., Aug. 16. Over
10,000 peoplb yesterday witnessed
the best day's racing seen here for a
long time, and with 11 heats in the
three events they got the full worth
of their money. All were warmly
contested.
The 2.25 trot was won by Nancy
Hanks and she set a new record for
herself. She won the first heat in
2.18%, with Tyson driving. Kathryn
Colotte, away in the rear at the
three-quarter, made a whirlwind
finish, only a neck behind. Tyson
took the next heat in the slower
time of 2.20, but Nancy Hanks won
the next two and race, with Tyson
always a close second.
The 2.14 pace was won in straight
heats by Miss King, whose mark of
2.12% clipped to 2.10%. She
was driven by Jack McGrath,
and his brother Ed. with, Wade
Locnnda, always an interesting con
tender, won second money.
Sixteen horses lined up for the
2.28 trot, the biggest field seen on
the local tracks for years, and the
remarkable feature was that all but
one were in up to the final one ot
the four heats. El Sahib took the
initial heat in 2.15%. but Mott, with
Bedworth Chief, outdrove him in the
next three and won the race. In the
tlntßh of each heat nearly the whole
field was closely bounded.
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SCORES OF YESTERDAY
National l.rnKuo
Boston. 3; Philadelphia, 0.
Brooklyn, 3; New York, 2 (first j
game).
New York, 7; Brooklyn, 1 (second I
game).
Pittsburgh. 3; Cincinnati, 2.
St. Louis-Chicago—not scheduled.
American League
Boston. 4; Philadelphia, 2.
Chicago, 5; Cleveland, 4 (ten in
nings).
Other clubs not scheduled.
New York State rl.nmif
Binghamton, 9; Scranton, . 0 (first
| game).
Binghamton, 10; Scranton, 1 (second
! game).
Elmira, 4: Wllkes-Barre, 2.
i Beading, 11; Syracuse, 11 (called in
| ninth inning).
Internationa: League
| Newark, 3; Bochester, 2 (fifteen in
! nings).
Bichmond, 7; Toronto, 3.
Providence, 3; Buffalo, 2 (first
game).
Providence, 6; Buffalo, 5 (second
| game).
i Montreal—Buffalo—rain.
Blue ltldge League
j Hagerstown, 7; Martinsburg, 0.
i Hagerstown, 6; Martinsburg, 3.
I Cumberland, 4; Gettysburg, 2.
WHERE THEY PI.VY TODAY
Mationnl League
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (two
games).
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at New Y'ork.
j Chicago at Boston.
American League
| No games scheduled.
WHERE THEY IM. AY TOMORROW
National League
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
St. l.ouis at New York.
. Chicago at Boston,
j Cinclnnat iat Brooklyn.
Amerean League
Philadelphia at Chicago,
j New York at St. Louis.
Washington at Detroit.
| Boston at Cleveland.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
i < American League
| Clubs— W. L. Pet.
i Chicago 70 43 .619
I Boston 66 42 .611
! Cleveland 61 54 .530
Detroit 58 64 .51S
i New York 53 55 .491
! Washington 51 58 .468
| Philadelphia 41 65 .387
St. Louis 42 71 .372
National I.eague
Clubs— W. L Pet.
New Y'ork 68 35 .660
Philadelphia 53 46 .535
i St. Louis 57 52 .523
Cincinnati 59 56 .513
Chicago 56 54 .509
Brooklyn 52 55 ,486
Boston 45 56 .446
Pittsburgh 35 71 .330
Blue Ridge League
1 Clubs— W. L Pet.
Martinsburg 50 30 .625
Hagerstown 49 31 .613
Gettysburg 38 38 .500
I Hanover 37 41 .474
s Frederick 35 46 .432
' Cumberland ...'. 30 53 .361
!
1 BYRNE SIGNS WITH WHITE SOX
Chicago. Aug. 16.—Bobby Byrne,
i the former Philadelphia National
' Infielder, who was unconditionally
■ released, has been signed by the
■ Chicago White Sox to play third
t base. Byrne will report Friday or Sat
! urday. Following Weaver's injury
! at Washington, President Comlskey
s opened negotiations with Byrne and
f they came to terms to-day.
1 WOLGAST FALLS DOWN
Milwaukee, Aug. 16. —Ad Wolgast
1 former lightweight champion boxer
5 was disqualified physically when ht
5 appeared yesterday before the ex
■ amlnatlon board for men drafted foi
1 war service. Wolgast has been a
8 patient at a local sanatorium foi
3 several months. He did not claim
exemption. '
OI'TFIELDER IS EXEMPTED
l Chicago, Aug. 16.—Leslie Mann
outfielder of the Chicago Nationals
s was passed by an exemption boarc
yesterday. He claimed axemptlor
t as the support of a wife and twt
s children. His home la at Lincoln
Neb.
TITLE MATCH IS
TENNIS FEATURE
Charles Fager Is Scheduled
to Meet William McCreath,
Local Champion
IP
At Reservoir courts this afternoon,
weather permitting, a battle royal in
tennis is scheduled. It was the chain
-1 pionship contest between Charles Fa
j ger and William McCreath, the latter
I local champion for several seasons.
! Fager yesterday won three out of
: four sets In the finals match in the
| men's singles of <he Greaterr Harris
burg Patriotic tennis tournament, de-
I feating C. Yahn.
| The scores yesterday were 6-0, 4-6,
j 6-4 and 6-3. While tills contest was
, lacking in interest, there were times
| when both players showed exception
ally good work. Fager Is a newcomer
| and his victory yesterday over Yahn.
| who has been a local favorite, won
him much praise. •
McCreath Is Favorite
In to-day's match the local title
holder Is a big favorite. His playing
j at all times has been on the cliam
! pionship order. It is the general be
: lief, however, that Fager will give
I McCreath a hard battle. Rain was
j threatened, and in the event the
' match could not be played to-day. the
| local committee hoped to be able to
| have the title match decided before
/ McCreath leaves for the training
camp.
Mrs. Chris Sauers and Mrs. John
Runkle won the finals in the ladies'
doubles, by defeating Miss Janet Eck
els and Miss Josephine Campbell, of
Mrchanicsburg. The match was some
] what one-sided, going to the winners
{ by 6-0 scores in both encounters.
In the semifinals of the mxed
I doubles, Mrs. Sauers and Glenwood
Beard defeated Miss Elizabeth Smith
and V. Fager in straight sets. They
played Miss Mildred Sheesley and
Charles Pollock this afternoon.
The summaries;
Mixed doubTes, semifinal round—
Mrs. Chris Sauers and G. Beard de
feated Miss E. Smith and V. Fager,
6-0, 6-2.
Women's doubles, final round —Mrs.
John Kunkie and Mrs. Chris Sauers
defeated Miss James Eckels and Miss
Josephine Campbell, 6-0, 6-0.
Men's singles, final round—Charles
| Fager defeated Charles Yahn, 6-0, 4-6,
j 6-4, 6-3.
Walter Cox Easy Winner;
Wins Feature Race Event
Cleveland, Aug. 16.—Walter Cox
walked oft with the feature event of
yesterday's card in the North Ran
dall grand circuit meeting, winning
first money in the $3,000 trotting fea
ture with Lu Princeton.
Royal Mac, the favorite in this
race, gave Lu Princeton some hard
competition but failed to reward.
Cox also won the 2.19 pace with
Marjorie Kay, who found the going
easy.
In the 2.13 pace Butte Hale, driven
by Murphy, proved the class of his
field and although he did not win
either of the three heats by a largo
margin, was not forced to extend
himself.
The 2.15 trot, with eleven starters
was a hot proposition from start to
finish. Royal Hall, the favorite, was
not even a contender, Cora David go
ing to the front and walking off with
first money.
Reach Finals in Tennis
Matches at Boston
Boston, Aug. 16.—1n yesterdays
national patriotic lawn tennis play on
the courts of the Longwood Cricket
Club the men's doubles were nar
rowed to the semifinals, the results
ot the match being as anticipated.
Frederick B. Alexander and Harold
A. Throckmorton experienced little
difficulty in eliminating W. L. Wet
and P. L. Yung, the Chinese pair,
allowing them two, one and three
games only in the respective sets,
while Nathaniel W. Niles and Theo
dore Roosevelt Pell, after playing
unsteadily and winning their sec
ond set from Richard Bishop and
Lvle E. Mahan, 9-7, captured the
third by the same score as their op
ponents won the first, 6-2.
'Good Rules to Follow
When You Play Golf
Seven cardinal rules for golfers,
as set down by Harry Vardon, six
times now open champion of
Great Britain, are as follows:
"Keep the head steady and do
not let the left heel turn out
ward—then the body can only
wind up when the arms go back.
"Grip firmest with the thumbs
and forefingers—they are not so
well adapted as the other fingers
to the purpose of taking a string
hold and they are the most im
portant of all for the purpose ol
the golf grip.
"Let the club head lead, thq left
wrist turning inward, the arms
following the club head and the
right hip screwing next.
"Don't throw the arms forward
as you start to come down as
though you were mowing the
grass. Rather throw them back
and let them come around in
their own way from that point.
"Let the movement of the right
shoulder be steady and rhythmic;
it should have nothing in the na
ture of a sudden drop or Jerk.
"Don't bo afraid to hit hard;
if you arc swinging correctly,
hard hitting If not pressing.
"Keep your head still until the
club has struck the ball."
August 16, 1917
WELLY'S jf CORNER
Future games on local schedules
must not be overlooked. On Saturday
Manager Harry Burrs will take his
Casino paeemakers to West Knd A. A.
field for a game with the leaders In
the local championship series. Har
risburg's crack colored aggregation
has only been In the field since June,
but has been causing quite a stir in
baseball circles.
Steelton's baseball offering on Sat
urday will be Logan Square, of Phil
adelphia. Much interest is manifested
in this game because it will bring to
Steelton a number of former college
and Trl-State stars.
New Cumberland shooters will be
hosts on Saturday to many crack
shots from this vicinity. The gun
club of that place hAs planned for a
big program starting at 1 o'clock in
the afternoon. There will be six
trophies competed for and everybody
Is invited to Join in dusting the clay
birds. One of the trophies will be
for beginners. A large field of shoot
ers s expected and there will be a
lively competition.
Remodeling the Map
of Darkest Africa
Much has been written of the!
changes to be made in the map of
Europe as a'result of the war, but
It is likely that these will be insig
nificant, in extent of territory in
volved, as compared with the
changes to be made in the map of
Africa.
The so-called "dark continent" is
now a hodge-podge of races. A re
distribution of the territories of the
allies Is almost certain to be made
In order to bring about a greater
homobeneity. Such a reshiftlng of
boundary lines would add greatly
to the development of the various
colonies, especially those of the west |
coast. The British dream of an "all,
rail" route from Cairo to the cape
will be realized in the absorption
of German East Africa, the con
quest of which has been almost-com
pleted by the forces of the Union
of South Africa.
The latter dominion is already in
full possession of German South
west Africa. If Great Britain can
effect a deal with Portugal for Por
tuguese East Africa the whole south
ern part of the continent will be be
neath the British flag. It is under
stood that Britain, in the redis
tribution of Africa, stands ready 10
give up her possessions on the west
coast in order to obtain supremacy
in the east and soutn. Belgium and
Portugal will retain their hold on J
the destinies of Central Africa, and
their territories are likely to be in%
creased in extent. The changes to
be made will provide large, connect
ed areas for each country involved.
—New York World.
THE INNOCENCE OF YOUTH!
A solicitor, cteeply in eranest in
his efforts in an intricate case, was
astonished at being interrupted by
| a small golden-haired boy, his face
tear-stain#d, his eyes tearful. "Well,
my lad," said the lawyer, "and what
do you want?" "Are you a lawyer?"
the lad inquired, stuffing a grimy
fist into each eye. "Yes, sonnie,"
said the lawyer, "that's my calling
in life." "Then—then, please." said
the boy in a choking voice, "I want
a divorce from my papa and
mamma!"
PEACE A NECESSITY
"When you married me you said
you'd give me every luxury."
j "Weil, I've given you a car. haven't
I?"
"Oh. that wasn't a luxury, that was
; a necessity."
"I've let you join the Bridge Whist
Club."
"Pooh! That was also a necessity."
"Well, I've let you have your own
way In everything—but come to
think of it. I gues that was also a
j necessity."—Baltimore Sun.
MANY DO THE SAME
Bull: "How many clgs d'ye smoke
| a day "
Durham: "Any given number."—
! Jester.
Forry's Shirt Sale
All Fancy and Full Dress Shirts Are Now on Sale
at Reduced Prices —
$1.50 shirts.... $1.15 Bathing Suits
HXlShirts ... $1.65 $9.00 Suits .... $6.50
. SB.OO Suits .... $6.00
f"° rts •••• IVv- srt-00 Suits .... $4.50
$3.00 Shuts .... $i 2 5 Suits .... SI.OO
$3.50 Shirts $2.80
$4.00 Shirts .... $3.15 FORRY S
$3.00 Slurts .... 0 . 1 1 *.
$6.001 ... 3rd and Walnut
$6.50/ ••• Open Evening.
Fill
.The Bins
THE future is uncertain.
Your coal bins should be filled now
—before the next advance in prices.
Wholesale coal prices have been advancing
each month since April Ist.
Retail dealers must soon raise prices be
cause of higher costs.
People planted their gardens to provide
foods economically for the future.
They should fill their bins NOW—to pro
vide coal economically for the future.
United Ice & Coal Co.,
Forster & Cowden St.
At a meeting to-night of the Alli
son IHII League plans will be com
pleted for the post season series be
tween Reading Railway and Stanley
A. C. teams. The latter won the first
series and Reading the second. The
battle for the championship promises
much interest. Both teams have been
putting up a fast game.
Among the crack shots from Penn
sylvania who will participate In the
Grand American handicap at Chicago
next week Is W. C. Pritchard, of Lan
caster. He is well known to local
shots, being a member of the Lan
caster team in the Pennsylvania Four-
City Trapshooters League. His work
in always attractive and his many
friends hope he will succeed in land
ing some big purses in the west.
Railroad shooters will be out In
force to-morrow. Everybody wants
to get a chance at the new traps at
Lucknow. Just now there Is lively
competition among the members of
the Motive Power Athletic Association
Gun Club. Every Saturday afternoon
contests are staged.
SHORT WHEAT
UNTIL 'lB CROP
Allies Face 250,000,000 Less
Bushels Than Wanted
For Active Needs
Washington. Aug. 15. America
and her allies face a shortage of 250.-
000,000 bushels of wheat to tide them
over until the 1918 harvests, the Na
tional Service Handbook issued by the
official Bureau of Public Information
i declares. Simultaneously it is learn
j ed from other sources that the Gov-
I ernment is making a world survey to
determine other sources of wheat sup
[ ply. Careful inquiry has been made
into the possibility of encouraging
wheat planting in Siberia, with as
surances of large purchases from the
allied Governments.
"In the United States," says the new
official document, "the crop of winter
wheat is very definitely far below
normal. Even with the increased
acreage for spring wheat the forecast
for the United States is but 656,000,-
000 bushels. The lowest unofficial
Canadian forecast is 250,000,000, which,
added to the possible 100,000,000 bush
els carried over from the present
makes approximately 1,006,000,000
bushels.
"We will need for the coming year
for flour manufacture for the United
States and Canada 550,000,000 bushels.
For seed to plant the 1918 crop 90.-
000,000 bushels will be needed. Vari
ous industries will require 10,000,000
bushels, and carrying half the pres
ent surplus would add 50,000.000 bush
els more, making a total of 700,000,-
000 bushels for the United States and
Canada.
"The allies will need at least 550.-
000,000 bushels of wheat and 425,000,-
000 bushels of feed grain to carry
them through to harvest. We will
have but 300,000,000 bushels to ex
port—a shortage of 250,000,000 bush
els."
The handbook then says that every
effort and some sacrifices must be
made by the country to meet the
threatened shortage.
The book is designed, according to
Chairman Creel, of the committee, "to
point out the most useful revenues of
service," to the people of the country
and at the same time Inform the pub
lic what the Government is doing in
its effort to press the war to a quick
and successful close.
The Philadelphia
Dentist
Is Now Located at
1 N. Market Square
Over Knisely's Cigar Store