READING WINS ALLISON HILL CHAMPIONSHIP ~ CHALLENGE WEST END A. A. SPORTS TENNIS MATCHES THRILL CROWDS Lieut. R. Norris Williams, 2d, Wins Over Throckmorton; Hard Battles Forest Hills, N. Y.. Aug. J3.—Play ing true to form throughout the fourth round of the national patriotic ■ ingles tournament here yesterday, eastern and western experts in euuai number won places In the seminnal round, to be contested on the courts of the West Side Club to-day. Al though there was an absence of the upset* which marked tue opening round of the play for the tennis asso ciation ambulance fund, there was at least one surprise which startled the close followers of lawn tennis. Craig Diddle, of Philadelphia, forced R. Linuley Alurray, of Niagara Falls, N. Y„ to draw on every ounce of his endurance and skill in order to win after a gruelling tlve-set match. Mur ray has been lavored by many close followers of the game to win the pres ent tournament and it was thought' that he would have little difficulty in disposing of his veteran opponent or to-aay alter his thrilling victory over W. T. Tllden Jr., anotner Philadel pbian, in the preceding round. lllddle Is Supreme Blddle surprised and aroused the gallery of several thousand spectators to continuous rounds of applause by his determined stand against his younger rival. Playing briliant yet steady tennis. In which he snowed his ability to handle and return in the form of clever placement shots the terrific service and volleys of Murray, he repeatedly drove the California expert to the limit of his endurance ar.d skill to win points. It was Mur ray's staying powers that gave him the victory rather than marked su periority in racquetwork. The contest between R. Norris Wil liams 11, of Boston, and Harold A. Throckmorton, of Elizabeth. N. J-. was another five-set battle of thrills, which Williams finally won at 6-1, 4-8. 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. The thrills came not so much as a result of the fact that the players were evenly matched as they : were due to the erratic form shown by last year's titlewlnner. Williams opened the play with a wonderful assortment of passing and cross-court strokes under full com mand, but appeared to grow careless and indifferent as the match pro gressed, taking all kinds of chances' and developing a streak of wlldness which culminated In the loss of the fourth set at love. Throckmorton, after his winter ses sion of play in the Orient, was not an opponent to be trifled with, and the score stood two sets all at the open ing of the fifth. Here Williams showed all his former racquet wizardry, win- I ning at 6-3, with an exhibtion of serv ice forehand and backhand drives to the extreme limits of the court which left Throckmorton helpless, notwith standing his desperate efforts at court covering. TODAY'S 810 SHOOT PROGRAM Chicago. Aug. 28.—The Grand Amer ican handicap, the classic of the trap ahootlng tournament. which has been in progress at the South Shore Coun try Club since Monday, was on the program for to-day. There are 805 entries in this event and they will shoot at one hundred targets from distances ranging from sixteen to twenty-three yards. The preliminary handicap, started yesterday, must be to-day be fore the opening of the feature event, and the indications were that the Grand American would not hegln until late in the day. John Peterson, of Randall, lowa, was leading in the un finished preliminary handicap with a score of 99. r The Philadelphia Dentist Is Now Located at 1 N. Market Square Over Knisely's Cigar Store ———————— / HEADQUARTERS FOR SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES 12,000 Pairs Munson Army Last Shoes / /ft THIS price practically only @ | Myy \ covers labor and *}leu).ar6 SfioeStefe&Ca "Open Saturday Nights Until 10.80 O'Clock to Accommodate Our Customers." 315 MARKET STREET, Near Dewberry 257 STORES IN 97 CITIES THURSDAY EVENING, Who's Who in the World of Baseball Players . GEO33GE BURNS. The best sundog in the big leagues! Here, in a sentence, you have the opinion of a majority of National League managers regarding George Burns, leftflelder of the Giants. Burns is rated by many as the greatest sun fielder since the days of Wee Willie Keeler, who, though he faced the sun day after day, was sel dom known to muff a fly ball, and whose batting eye was not dimmed by the rays of Old Sol. This is Burns' sixth year as a mem ber of the Giants. He came to the New York club from Utica in the spring of 1912 and stuck through the season, although he played in only twenty-nine games. Since that time Burns has missed few regularly scheduled games with the clan of McGraw, and he goes on from year to year, hitting and fielding as con sistently as though the very turning of the clock depended upon his be ing in the line-up. Mack Cans Joe Bush For Balance of Season Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 28. —"Bullet Joe" Bush, Connie Mack's best pitch er and world's series hero, has been suspended for the remainder of the 1917 playing season, fined the money he would have earned and sent back to Philadelphia. Secretary Joe Ohl, of the Athletics bought Bush a ticket and escorted the pitcher to the 6.15 train last evening, carrying out Mack's orders. Manager Mack and his pitcher were the principals of a wordy argu ment on the Philadelphia bench af ter Bush had been removed from the game in tho fifth inning yesterday because the Indians were hitting hiin ail over the lot. "I'm through with baseball for good—at least I'll never pitch for such a rotten club as Mack's," Bush said to friends before he boarded the train. Connie Mack made the following statement last night: "I suspended Bush for th© season and am through with him. He has not treated me right and he knows it. I am not sore because he was batted hard by the Cleveland club to-day, but I am sore because he has failed to observe training rules. In other words he has not taken care of himself all Beason and has de veloped into what I call a rowdy. I don't want a rowdy on my ball club." Asked is Bush was on the market and would be sold or traded. Mack replied: "Not this season. He will not play in organized baseball again this year. I have not decided what I shall do with him next year." c^GmntlandJh'ce Copyright, 117, Th® Tribune Association (Ne- York Tribune). The professional boxing game passes in New York State on August 27. It Is reported that some of the promoters will attempt to continue under the club system but from what Governor Whitman has said these at tempts will be blocked. Some of the more prominent promoters have an nounced that they will not try to continue. They will take their boxers through "the sticks" and give exhibitions until the Interest dies. When it is driven out of New York professional boxing will have been ousted from Its last stronghold. There is no place in the United States now where bouts may be fought to a decision. Jlmtnie Coffroth, who promoted a number of championship fights, when the game was brisk In California, is trying to start Interest In a few bouts in Tia Juana across the Mexican line. His big card will be Jess Wlllard and the winner of the Fulton- Morris fight. There was a time when such a bout between a pair of giants might have drawn thousands from all parts of the world. Sportsmen would have come from London, Paris and even from Petrograd to see It. But that was before the war. A Morris-Wlllard fight to a finish at Tia Juana would hardly lure arty patronage from Europe. The arrival of the first American casualty list from France will be tfte quietus on any lingering interest In prizefighting. The Wlllard-Morrls fight, if it should be staged. wt>uld be the limit of incongruity. NEW YORK'S TWO CHAMPIONS The pasing of the fight game will see New TTork In possession of two championships. Benny Leonard will retain the lightweight championship and A 1 McCoy, of Brooklyn, will pass into ring history as the middleweight champion. Leonard won his championship fairly and Is admittedly the best of the lightweights of to-day, if not the equal of any of those who have held the Title in the past A 1 McCoy is far from a Ketchel or a Jack Dempsey but his claim to the middleweight title is technically correct. ' A BOXER AND TILE FIGHTERS The tip-off on the boxing game was given, by a crowd of small boys on a cross street at Fifth Avenue the other day. A crowd of youngsters were fol lowing Benny Leonard and the group looked like Gibson's picture of "The Champion." Suddenly there came the blare of a brass band. A detail from the Sev enth New York Regiment on the way to Join the "Fighting Sixty-ninth" was pasing up the avenue. "Gee, soldiers!" cried one of the boys. In an In stant Benny Leonard's admirers had forsaken him and were scampering toward the avenue to see the men in khaki swing by. Even John L. Sullivan in these days could not hold his followers if Gen eral Pershing happened to be passing on the other side of the street. Which would Indicate the growth of a clearer sense of values. The prize fighters who are left Jobless by the passing of the game In New York state will have a tough time collecting sympathy. They can hardly claim that there Is a dearth of opportunity to fight. READING TAKES HILL PENNANT; STANLEY PLUCKY For the third straight time the Reading baseball team shut o'ut the Stanley aggregation by a 5 to 0 score last evening, and clinched the post series, winning the Allison Hill League pennant. In addition to the pennant, the Railroaders will also re ceive a loving cup that will be award ed to the team members next week. Monday night Heading: won 2 to 0 In the best contest of the series. The Tuesday night affair was a 10 to 0 farce, while the victors tallied a quin tet of runs last evening during the time that the whitewash was applied. Pot Up Plucky Fight w nile the victories were decisive, credit must be given to the Stanley players for the plucky fight put up last evening. Captain "Pete" Shick ley was the life of the team all rea son. and last evening he went from catcher to the pitching position and held the Readlngltes to seven scat tered hits. In the first round the winner* made a duo of runs on a base on balls to George Levan. He scored a moment later on Wertz's three-bagger to cen ter. The latter crossed the rubber on Lescvire's neat single. The third saw the final runs of the* series scored by Reading. Catcher Kline made his second hit, stole sec ond and came home on an error of BROOKLYN BEATS PIRATES IN RECORD MAJOR GAME; GOES TWENTY-TWO INNINGS Brooklvn, Aug. 23.—Broklyn beat, Pittsburgh yesterday by 6 to 6 in twenty-two innings. The game broke the National League long-distance record of twenty-one Innings, set by New York and Pittsburgh in 1914. With one out in the twenty-second Inning, Hickman drew a base on ball! from Jacobs and took second on O'Rourke's single. Otto Miller forced O'Rourke, Boeckel to Pitler. Hickman taking third. While Pitler was disengaging him self from O'Rourke and preparing to relay to first for a double play, Hick man went home. Cooper I Canned Broklyn knocked Cooper out of the LOCAL SOLDIERS TRIM NEW YORK Guardsmen at Lemoyne Given Hard Wallop Yesterday by Company I Company T baseball team yester day walked all over Company B team of New York National Guard, win ning by a score of 12 to 1 The New Yorkers are stationed at Le moyne and their baseball team has a record for victories this season. Company I had a star in Elsen h*'d Company B hitters to two hits. His support was all to the good, sensational plays featuring the work of Harrisburg soldiers. The score follows: COMPANY I Williams, lb R s H 2 ° B ' \ E Company 1.. 211 040 40x—12 15 2 I Trapshooting Is Different Kind of Sport !'v e t0 com Pare our sport with other sports, and In nearlv every phase It is different Athletes arrive at the Dink nf condition only after a seve?i course of training. severe ,„T he f apahooter attains a c6n dltion of proficiency by gradual and pleasant stages. When he l £ e ® cor ® he is no differ ent than he has been for the nre ceding month or year even. He Is his natural self. If he trained It would spoil him; he slmplv keeps his hand in and may enjoy in full the social element that Is so Inherent in the sport. Indeed, he need not give UD any of his habit* or hobbies, but bring them along with him, so long as ho lays them aside when he is in actual action. He is a spectator and a partici pant, and the blend is entirely pleasant; it is an ideal condition that he would not change if he could. * Seeks Middleweight Honors 1 ; I I I Gus Christie, the western middle weight, believes if Riven a chance he will win the middleweight champion ship. He has fought many good men and thoso experts who have watched him believe he will develop into a good fighter. £>iOTv"hva'Uf ——— SCORES OF YESTERDAY National League Philadelphia, 6; Chicago, 0. New York. 3; Cincinnati, 0. Boston, 6; St. Louis, 1. Brooklyn, 6; Pittsburgh, 5 (22 in nings). Brooklyn-Pittsburgh (the second game postponed, darkness). American League Cleveland, 6; Philadelphia, 6. Detroit, 2; New York, 0. Washington, 2; St. Louis, 1 (first game). St. Louis, 9; Washington, 4 (sec ond game). Boston, 5; Chicago, 1. New York State Ijcague Blnghamton, IB; Scranton, 3. Wilkes-Barre, XX; Reading, 2. Syracuse-Elmira, rain. International League Buffalo, 6; Baltimore, S (first game). Baltimore, 9; Buffalo, 8 (second game). Newark. 8; Toronto, 2 (first game). Toronto, 8; Newark, 2 (second game). Rochester, II; Richmond, 8. Providence, 6; Montreal, 4. Blue Ridge League Gettysburg, 6; Martlnsburg, I. Hagerstown, 4; Frederick, 3. Hanover-Cumberland, rain. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY National League Cincinnati at Philadelphia (two games). St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Boston. Chicago at New York. American League Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. Washington at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis. WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW National League Cincinnati at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Boston. Chicago at New York. American League Open date. STANDING OF THE TEAMS National League W. L. P.C. New York 71 39 .645 Philadelphia 60 48 .556 St. Louis 61 55 .526 Cincinnati 63 58 .521 Chicago 60 57 .513 Brooklyn 54 58 .482 Boston 47 60 .439 Pittsburgh 36 77 .318 American League W. L. P.C. Chicago 74 46 .617 Boston 70 46 .603 Cleveland 66 66 .641 Detroit 61 57 .517 New York 56 69 .482 Washington 64 61 .470 St. Louis 46 73 .387 Philadelphia 42 70 .375 i New York State Ijeague W. L. P.C. Wllkes-Barre 29 12 .707 Syracuse 27 13 .67$ Elipira 24 18 -.571 Blnghamton 19 19 .600 Reading 13 29 .810 Scranton 10 31 .244 International League W. L. P.C. Toronto 74 50 .597 Providence 71 48 .597 Newark 69 61 .575 Baltimore 67 52 .563 Rochester ......... 68 64 .475 Buffalo 64 69 .439 Richmond 4 6 62 .4 26 Montreal 45 78 .366 Blue Ridge League W. L. P.C. Haerstown 53 33 .616 Martinsburg 62 34 .605 Gettysburg 43 39 .624 Hanover 39 45 .464 Frederick 39 49 .443 Cumberland 31 67 .852 School of SPANISH Second and State Streets Opens September 4th MRS. MELVIN MENGES TEACHER RICH STAKE IS BELMONT OFFER Feature on Today's Grand Circuit Program; Yester day's Results Philadelphia, Aug. 23.—The $5,000 stake for 2.11 trotters was the reature event of the fourth day's card of the Grand Circuit meeting at Belmont Park to-day. This event was the chief attraction of the meeting and with the best bunch of trotters of the year entered, every promise of a big field starting one of the best races of the season was looked for. Dreams, Peter Chenault. Ima Jay, W. J. Leyburn, Bonnie Del, Chilcoot, American Girl and Empress of Russia are some of the stars to meet In this race. The other stakes, both of $2,000, and the two-year-old trot, also for a purse of $2,000. made up the balance of the program. Officials say the meeting has proved a great success to date and with the best program of the week scheduled for to-day, a record-breaking crowd was expected. The weather and track conditions were good. Yesterday's Hfaultj A third heat In 2.02% wf,s the fea ture of the Grand Circuit race meet ing at Belmont Driving Park yester day. It was made by Miss Harris M. in 2.01 V 4. a bay mare by Peter the Great, and was her first winning race of the year, and. incidentally. It was the first defeat administered this sea son to Single G, the racing sensation of the year. Miss Harris M was driven by "Lon" McDonald and won the free-for-all pace In straight heats> upsetting the "dope" of the wise ones and establishing a new record for pacers over the Belmont track. Ben All clipped the track record on Tues day. when he, won the Hotel Adelphi stake. Single G had'made seven starts thltf season, six of them on the Grand Cir cuit, and in every instance but this he was returned the victory. HITS AND OI'TS OF TOR GAME Three straight whitewashes. Largest crowd of the season. There may be better fielding first basemen among the amateurs in Har risburg than "Putty" Lynch, but they are scarce. The former Tech, Central and Academy star has gone through the entire Allison Hill series without one error. Jo" may be a little awkward In smothering the ball, but none got away from him this season. Wertz got the applause of the crowd when he raced in back of second and made a one-hand shoestring catch of Captain Shickley's line drive. "Pete" bawled out the Reading player for rebbing him of another hit. Klerner was again In the game, al though suffering from his lnury re ceived Monday night. He made the niftiest atop of the game at short. George Levan walked six times In the series, which is quite a record when it is considered that the Read ing team was at bat In only twelve Innings. George Is a good waiter. "Benney" Kline had hta right thumb' knocked out of Joint In the last round and retired In favor of Lescure. Piatt was late reaching the field and Wertz pitched the first Inning. The Reading crowd will have a tro phy cabinet made for the cup. ancf hope to land others in the future. The Reading management Is out with a chc'lenge to the West End team for a series of games for the city championship. Allison Hill fans are sure that with Wertz In the box and Kline back of the bat. their team will win the city series. Kline is back stopper for both aggregations. The Winers held the losers to ten hits and no runs In the three games. Johnson hit for the Stanley team In each of his two contests. ' Lescure was the best sticker of the series with a hit In each of the sec ond and third games, while In the first one he batted out two. Twenty-one hits and only two er rors tells the story of the victory In the three short contests. And now for the city championship. H 1200 POUND 2 jt mi -J DELIVERY WAGON S $905 CHASSIS SBSS _ Prices f. o. b. Toledo | Subject Id change without notice Outstrips Them All j Overland Delivery Wagons give the kind of service that satisfies. In appearance as well as performance the model shown here outstrips everything else in its price class on the market It may cost a little more in the beginning but in the long run if s worth it Let us show you why. The Overland-Harrisburg Co.^"ilt?- Sec l 22^ Service Station and Parte Department, 2flth and Derry Streets. L........ ...Jl Y ''Z' "'Vv • | 'AUGUST 23, 1917. WELLY'S jf CORNER Grammar school athletes who have been prominent In track work will be a big factor this fall In high school sports. Many future stars, too young for war duty, will be out early for practice. Tech officials are building great hopes on the newcomers. Tennis seems to be one of the fa vorite outdoor sports of musicians, even the violinists and pianists risk ing their lilgh-'prlced hands in tlio strenuous wielding of the racket. John McCormack is an enthusiast of no little skill, and possesses snap shots to prove that he played with McLoughlin, Brookes and Wlldlrttf. One of his opponents this summer hss been Fritz Kreisler, the violin ist. Pablo Casalo, the Spanish 'cel lolst, also plays a creditable game, while l%e names of Francis Rogers, baritone, and Marshall Kernochan, composer, stand well up In the rank ing lists of tho West Side Club, New York. Forty years ago a Cincinnati team finished second In the race for the pennant. Christy Mathewson, who is now called the "master manager," says he will be more than satisfied If he can finish that high this year. The fans of Cincinnati will be doubly satisfied If their team can finish in the first division—that will in itself be a new experience for Cincinnati. When the Dauphin-Perry League averages are made public, Newport will show high averages In all branches. The work of the Infield has been on the gilt edge order. Ree der and Wagner have been run get ters. Strieker Is a big factor In every victory. In Mates, Kline and Hoffman Mil- FAVORS PLANS FOR CITY SERIES Manager Charles J. House holder, of West End, Will ing to Meet P. & R. Team Manager Charles J. Householder of he West End A. A. team Is willing to play a championship series with the Heading Railway team. The latter last evening won the Allison Hill' championship and Immediately chal lenged the West End team for a series for city honors. If contests are ar ranged midweek games will be nec essary. This may Interfere with a complete series, as West End players. It Is feared, will not be able to get away from work to play twilight games. At present. Manager Householder's team 1s playing an elimination series with local teams. There are yet a number of games to be played. If a series with Reading can be played out with Saturday games the upper end leader Is willing to take up plans at once. Big Festival Tonight On Saturday West End will play Rosewood A. C. The latter gave the pacemakers a hard chase some time ago and on Saturday will have their regular line-up In the field. The gamu starts at 3 o'clock and preparations have been made for a large crowd. To-night and to-morrow night the annual festival of the West End team will be held at Fourth and Seneca streets. Arrangements have been made to rope off the street and there will be dancing and many Interesting features. Music will be furnished by an orchestra. Special attention has been given to decorations and Illu mination. RECORD BILLIARD MATCH Chicago, Aug. 23.—1n a three cushion billiard game against Frank White last night, August Kieckhefer, who plays left-handed, scored a run of 19, said by authorities to be the highest In the history of the game. MARTIXSBURG GOES DOWN Gettysburg handed Martinsburg another defeat yesterday, score 6 to 2. Hagerstown won over Frederick, score 4 to 3, and now lead the race in the Blue Ridge League. lersburg has three stara. They bav® had miscues, but that is due to th® fact that they go after everything. Lebanon Is going to fight hard to win the first pennant In the Bethle hem Steel Corporation League. In dications are that a post-season series will be necessary to decide pennant honors. _ Keating and Babbington, former New York State League stars, are big factors in Lebanon's position In the Bethlehem Steel Corporation League. Both are hard hitters. Keat ing is playing a sensational game at short. Reading copped the Allison Hilt pennant, and the silver trophy. Hon ors came through superior baseball playing. Every player on the win ning team was a factor and deserves the highest praise. Stanley A. C. re mained in tho series until the finish. With the exception of the players who quit in Tuesday's game, the Stanley boys showed pluck. They were outplayed and outgeneraled. The proposition to have a series between Reading champions of the Allison Hill League and West End A. A. for the city championship Is a good one. It will mean good sport for baseball fans. Five games should be tho plan, with two on the Hill and two at West End field, the fifth to be played on a neutral ground In the event of a tie. All praise to Company I boys. They can play baseball. If oppor tunity Is afforded, they will be heard from In the Southern series. That they can clean up any soldier team is the belief here. Harrisburg Monarchs Will Play Middletown Team Harrlsburg's Monarchs, another colored aggregation of stars, Is do ing big things In basebal. lOn Sat urday afternoon the Monarchs will play the Middletown White Sox, an other colored team. The game will be played on the big field at Twelfth and Verbeke streets. A big crowd la expected. This is the second game In a series of three The White Sox won the first contest, score 6 to 5. Manager Stewart will offer a dark horse pitcher on Saturday. The White Sox will r>e accompanied by a large crowd of rooters. The Monarchs are anx ious to meet West End. Steelton Is Big Winner; Zinn Pitches Freak Game Zlnn, a Gettysburg College twlrler, pitched a freak games yesterday and won for Steelton over the Sixty-first Regiment team from Gettysburg The score was 11 to 1. zinn fanned twelve batters, walked twelve and allowed but one hit In seven Inning The score by innings: Steelton 1 8 2 2 2 0 x—ll 61st Regt. ... 0010 00 0— lis Batteries: Zlnn, Attlcks and Car rls; Kundson and G. Butler. 118 LION ROLL WITH LINK AND BUTTONS H 16 0 EACH eropyg Is/ion Collars OLDEST SWAMP in > 'JHW|QA For Sale By DIVES, POMKROY & STEWART. HARRISBURG. PA. 13