18 CENTRAL HIGH AND YORK RACES ARE BIG THRILLERS Few Important Events Go Over Until Today; Yes terday's Results York, Oct. s.—With three unfin ished events held over from Wednes day, only one race on yesterday's program of the York County Fair was, carried through to a finish. Two others were left to be completed to day. the 2.21 trot and 2.14 pace. The crowd on the grandstand and about the half-mile track was the greatest which has ever witnessed racing at a. York County Fair. This was made possible by enlargement of the grandstand during the past year. Acme A. made short work of the 2.20 pace, of which four heats had been run yesterday. The Endicott entry took two successive heats and the race. The 2.11 pace, another hold-over, similarly went to Linwood, a Johnstown marc, which has done no better than two seconds on Wed nesday, in three straight heats. Phil adelphia came in for honors when R. J. R., John Toy's bay gelding, won a hard fight for the 2.19 trot. Jliss Fantasy quickly settled any doubts about the 2.18 pace by taking it in Btraight heats. The 2.21 trot and the 2.14 pace, of which two heats each were run yesterday, go over as an addition to the program of get away day. f 2.20 Pace, .Turse SIOO (Two Heats Wednesday) Acme A., b. g 2 1 1 1 Roy Belaire, b. g 1 4 5 2 Daniel V.. b. g 6 7 2 6 Lilian W.. br. m 5 2 7 8 Tin Lizzie, s. m 8 8 4 3 Dew Drop, g. m 9 7 3 7 Gypsy Queen, s. m....1l 3 0 6 Hazel V., b. m 4 6 8 4 Bubbles, ch. g 9 9 dr Dower Patch, br. g. ... 10 dr Helen Dean, br. m.... 12 dis Time. 2.1~*i, 2.14'/A. 2.18*4, 2.17. 2.11 Pace, Purse 8100 (Four Heats Wednesday) Linwood, ch. m 279211 1 Crossewago Boy, b. s. 7651222 Col. Franklin, b. g.. 3 213333 Judge Moore, b. g. .. 1 1 6 9 4 4dis Time, 2.10%, 2.10V4. 2.11%, 2.12%, 2.12%, 2.13. 2.13%. 2.19 Tint, Purse S4OO (Four Heats Wednesday) R. J. S., b. g 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 Lady Vernon, b. m. . 9 2 8 2 1 1 4 Mister Dell. b. g 8961233 Sable W.. b. s 1546342 Time. 2.16%. 2.18%, 2.16%, 2.19%, 2.19%, 2.19%, 2.20%. 2.18 Pnce, Purse S4OO Miss Fantasy, b. m 1 1 1 Joe Hamilton, br. g 3 2 2 Joe Promise, b. g 2 4 3 May Stevens, b. m 4 3 4 Valeska Suratt, b. m 5 5 5 Time, 2.15%, 2.15%, 2.15%. JACK TAR FOR FALL AND WINTER m 2Qc EACH 3 FOR SOc p/jo)? ( OUJEST BWANB IN iMCKIC* " For Sale by Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart PIANOS PLAYER PIANOS VICTROLAS Instruments of the highest quality at the very lowest prices. Kasy Terms if Desired . c/n.Shsi er.lnc. PIANOS—■ Vic TO CM-AS —— SO N. 2^St. •MM CONSULT US TO-DAY, TO. MORROW IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO SAVE THE TOOTH GOI.D CROWNS AND BRIIx.i: WORK, SI and wO Fillings from 50c BELL DENTAL PARLORS 10 N. Market Square Lawn Mowers Ground and put in good condition. The Federal Machine Shop Court and Cranberry Sti. Harrisburg, Pa, FRIDAY EVENING, VETERANS WILL PLAY INFIELD Stars Upon Whom Will Rest Great Responsibility in World's Series Now Tork. Oct. 5.—A majority of the veterans of preceding world series will be found In the infields of the New York Nationals and the Chicago Americans when these two teams meet late this week in the 1917 series. Of the eight players who are ex pected to defend the inner lines, four have already passed through one or more of these baseball classics and of this quartet three will wear the uniforms of the Giants and one the colors of the White Sox. Another peculiarity Is that the veteran ma terial will cluster between second and third bases, the initial sack being guarded by less experienced players. At first Manager McOraw will place his reliance in Holke, while the Chi cago interests will be defended by Gandil. In years of service and the knowledge which comes with it. Gan dil will have the edge over his younger opponent. Both are steady, consistent players, covering the bag and the adjacent territory without spectacular efTort but with a high degree of efficiency. Chances About I'timil According to their records for the past season in their respective leagues, there Is little to choose be tween them so far as fielding or bat ting is concerned. Holke has a slight advantage of the averages in both these departments, as well as in stolen bases and double plays. He is also three years younger than Gandil but when all is considered it is likely that the latter's greater experience will slightly outweigh Holke's speed ier footwork. The margin of advan tage is so small one way or the other that so far as forecasts are con cerned, the two players may be said 1 to be equal in offensive and defensive work. Two of the best second basemen in their respective leagues will be op posed at the midway sack and the struggle for honors between Eddie Collins and Charles Herzog will be one of the thrilling features of tUe series. World series play is no longet a novelty to either, as Collins has participated in four such conflicts while a member of the Philadelphia Athletics and Herzog has seen service in three series with the Giants. Both are noted for their ability to rise to extreme heights of play at times and from their keystone position to domi nate the work of the entire infield combinations. some lterords The records of these players are included with the regulars In the following list of batting and fielding averages, stolen bases and double plays for the purpose of comparison: NEW YORK NATIONALS Infielders—B.Av. F.Av. SB. D.P. Holke 283 . 9SX 14 07 Herzog 227 .952 10 s(i Fletcher 26') .915 8 71 Zimmerman. .296 .911 11 20 Lobert 178 .893 1 "2 Smith 216 . 959 2 5 CHICAGO AMERICANS Infielders—B.Av. F.Av. SB DP Gandil 265 .995 13 '7c E. Collins. ...280 .971 37 ea McMullin ... .216 .928 8 •! Rlsberg 205 .918 16 66 Weaver 276 .945 19 2 - l Jourdan .... .983 , j COMPLETE REPORTS OF WORLD'S SERIES Local fans will get complete news of the world's series in the Harris burg Telegraph and will get it early., Stories from the scenes of the bat tle will be published in all editions. Reports will start with the first edi tion, and continue up to and includ ing the home edition. The game complete will bo in the night ex tra, There will also be posted in front of the Telegraph building scores by innings and other bulle tins. World's Baseball Games On Electric Board With the aid of his electrical play er and scoreboard, Lew Hitter, the well-known local catcher, will re produce all games played in the world's series. Every game will be given in an interesting manner, at Chestnut Street Auditorium, starting to-morrow afternoon. On all days during the series a , direct wire from the scene of the t contest connected with the rear of the board will llash each detail of the classic struggle for the benefit 1 of the fans within a few seconds of their actual occurrence. Catcher Itit ; ter will tell of other details of the game, such as size and actions of crowds, etc., which the board can- I not indicate. The service will be con tinued until the end of the series, j Doors open one hour before game. S Four Former State Leaguers in Series New York State Leaguers will figure in the world's series games this year. Each team has two. They are Burns and Zimmer man, of the Giants, and Ed Mur phy and Wolfgang of the Sox. Burns formerly played with Utica, Zimmerman went to Chicago from Wilkes-Barre; Wolfgang gained his start when with Albany and Ed Murphy, as all local fans know, formerly wore Scranton togs. At least three of these players are sure to figure in the series which starts to-morrow. Burns and Zim. merman are New York regulars, while Ed Murphy's great ability as a pinch hitter should compel Rowland to insert him into the line-up. V -1 IMtHItTAIIKIt BOTH Chas. H. Mauk ' "Vm 5 PRIVATE AMBULANCE N. Utti NT OSnM Jtonkenbach&House OPTOMETRISTS &OPTICIANS No 22 N.AI2 ST. HARRISBURG. FA. Where Glasses Are Mwde Right." HARRISBURG ACADEMY TEAMS OPEN HOME SERIES TOMORROW e*iDSN-*f fletche^-ifcsepe-OTMRax '&*mt-af>eu>ex S^SON^mmsc/ 2 fr s ";.tr p i°:r" s:; is?isrws: •s,-n£!£xi. ,t, isx.r'srwsi, - •• -•> ■< ,h. oh„ m p,„„„,,p for N&- Their b.,„ w . w the I Holke. M ,t I S."K I f.% Thi J"? <&'Gra?tf]anilJ2ice Copyright, 1917, Th Tribune Association CNe-w York. Tribunal RI BAIYAT OF TIIE SERIES XIV , Before the shades of early morning died Methought a Voice within, tho ball yard cried, "When all the seats are taken here within What'll become of all the mobs outside?" XV The Grandolddope fans set their hearts upon Turns ashes—or it prospers; and anon "Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty face. Lighting a ( little hour or two —is gone." Xvi For some, like Walsh, tho greatest and the best. That from his Vintage rolling Time hath prest, Have had Their Day a year or so too soon, And one by one crept silently to rest- XVII So now, ye Fans, who sit within the stand, And wait To-morrow with applauding hand— To-morrow! Why, To-morrow you may be But fading dust Somewhere in No Man's Land! THE UNKNOWN INGREDIENT It has been generally agreed in a variety of quarters that the Giants and the White Sox are as closely matched as the Giants and the Red Sox of 1912—who needed eight games to decide supremacy. But Fate or Destiny may at any given moment upset the entire scheme of things with a mill,or detail. The Giants and the Red Sox needed eight games. Yet in the closest series ever played how many recall where one or two trifles might have overturned the whole arrangement? In that 1912 series the Sox won the first game and tied the second. In the third contest Rube Marquard was facing Boston's hope. The score was 2—o in the ninth, favoring the Giants, when Duffy Lewis singled and Gardner doubled, scoring Lewis. On Stahl's grounder Gardner was nipped at third, but Wagner was safe on an infield error. Then, with Stahl on third and Wagner on second and with two out, Cady cracked a line drive to right that looked as safe as a Liberty Bond. The odds were 10 to 1 that Josh Devore would never get within two strides of the ball. But by one of those super-spectacular catches over his shoulder Josh achieved the almost impossible, saving the game. As Joe Wood and Hugh Bedient won the next two games handily, that lone catch of Devore's was all that prevented the Red Sox winning in live games with four victories and one draw. Later on the two clubs proved to be evenly matched. But if that drive of Cady's had carried another six inches and Boston had won four games without a New York victory, the verdict would have been that New York was hopelessly outclassed. In a short scries one play may make a difference of two or three games. That brilliant catch of Devore's added three games to the 1912 series and nearly $200,000 to the total receipts. . THE THRILL OF IT This explains, in a measure, tho big lure of a championship series. There is always the feeling that any one play may be the deciding factor. Just as any one play may be. In a clash of this type, where the balance of power is so evenly dis tributed, a lucky bound, a scratch hit, a wind-blown fly, any detail, may decide a game that will make a vast difference in the final result- THE VITAL FACTOR They will tell you that pitching is always the vital factor in a world Bcries. Not always—by any degree. In 1912 Mathewson pitched three games. The records "show that in the three games he allowed one earned run. In these three games the Giants scored nine runs. Yet Mathewson failed to win a game, because Mathewson.'s support contributed eight costly errors, and each of these cost a run or more against him. Where one club outclasses another, Fate has no chance to play any leading role. But where two clubs are evenly matched, the break of tho game in a short series may turn all calculations upside down. SAFE TERRITORY All of which recalls the fact that in an Uncertain Existence there is [ very little Safe Territory. One of the very few things that seems to be beyond the fickle grip of Fate is a Liberty Bond—a clean base hit In tho greatest World Series I of all time. ROBERT BROWN NEXT LEADER FOR NATIONALS New York, Oct. s.—Robert Brown, of Louisville, Ky„ will be the next president of tlie National League, and will be elected to that high office of the parent organization of baseball this winter, according to the opinion of a Pennsylvania gentle man, who has been a long time friend of John K. Tener, the present head of tlie league. President Tener has been non committal whenever asked if ho would again bo a candidate for the office. He has neither dmied nor affirmed positively his intentions of continuing in baseball or of quitting It. A1,1,-STARS WINNERS In a game played at Fourth and Seneca streets yesterday afternoon, the All-Star A: C. defeated the Em erald Street Juniors, 24-18. The All- Stars crossed their opponents' goal line six times for as many touch downs. Emerald scored three touch downs. Russell Blessing and Lester Wadsworth played sterling football for the All-Stars, while Euker played the best game lor the losing eleven. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH | That he would not retire from the ! league under fire was a foregone con- I elusion, but now that the final sr.ttle- I ment of the McGraw incident has re : suited in the president's complete | vindication, Tener probably feels that he can vacate the office with the ' good will of the baseball public, the ; highest opinion of the National Lea gue club owners and his fellow mora ] bers of the national commission and j with the confidence that his regime ! has been a success. Robert Brown is a close friend of President Tener, and like the pres ent leader, is a past grand exalted I ruler of the Elks. STEEI/TON TEAMS BOWI, Two teams from the Bethlehem Steel Company's tenpin League started the league season last night at the Academy alleys. The team representing the No. 2 Forge Office won last night's match by a margin of 244 pins. Smith of the victors, hung up the best total score and also the highest individual mark. He totaled 432, and dropped 155 pins in the second game ( FANS LINE UP TO GET GOOD SEATS Advance Sale Cleans Up Al lotment; High Prices For Pasteboards By Associated Press Chicago, Oct. 5. The reserved seats for the world's scries games at White Sox Park having been dis tributed among the lucky applicants, hundreds of baseball fans planned to stand in line to-night in order to have advantageous positions when the office opens at the park for the sale of unreserved seats to-morrow. The weather predictions for the opening game to-morrow calls for fair weather with a slight drop in temperature. • Speculators, who hart promised to havo plenty of tickets for the opening game were busy to-day making deliveries to a few custom ers and returning money to others. Their supply was said to be far less than the demand. High Prices Asked At the first appearance of the tickets at the office of the brokers, SSO was asked for one ticket, good for the three games, for which sls was charged at the park. As the supply of tickets in their hands be came exhausted the scalpers began to talk of a raise in price, and it was predicted to-day that the price might be doubled tho amount first asked before the game is called to morrow afternoon. Much interest to-day centered on the question of the two pitchers in the first game. Manager Rowland, of the White Sox refused to commit himself, but many have picked Eddie Cicotte as the probable starter for the locals. Cicotte worked out yes terday afternoon and said afterwards that he was ready to start the big series at any time. Ferdinand Schupp, the left banded star of the New York Giants, is the most frequently mentioned to open the series for the visitors. That out of-town fans are not to see the games in as great numbers as had been expected was stated at White Sox headquarters to-day. Requests for tickets in large numbers from sev eral cities had been received but were turned down or the allotments cut. In speaking of tho tickets sold in other cities, Charles A. Comiskey said that while he had been accused of sending 5,000 tickets out of town, the fact of the matter was that less than 500 had been sold to foreign patrons. Two sets of box seat tickets, auc tioned off yesterday by a local news paper for benefit of the soldiers' smoke fund brought $l4O. The tick ets were purchased by two friends of Mr. Comiskey who came here from the Pacific, coast to see tho games, only to find that all tickets had been sold. The Giants will practice at White Sox Park this afternoon. They will be given all the timo needed in or der to become accustomed to light and shadows peculiar to tho park. ©>U.TlVllUw>U| SCORES OF YESTERDAY National League Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 1. Boston, 4; Brooklyn, 2 (second game). Other clubs not scheduled. American league . Washington, B; Boston, 4. Other clubs not scheduled. FINAL STANDING OP TEAMS National Ix-ague W. L. P.C. New York 98 56 .636 Philadelphia 87 65 .572 St. Louis 82 70 .53!) Cincinnati 78 76 .506 Chicago 74 80 .481 Boston 72 81 .471 Brooklyn 70 81 .464 Pittsburgh 51 103 .331 American League W. L. P.C. Chicago 100 54 .649 Boston 90 62 .592 Cleveland 88 66 .571 Detroit 7 8 75 .510 Washington 74 79 .484 New York 71 82 .461 St. Louis 57 97 .370 Philadelphia 55 98 .359 j FACTS CONCERNING FIGHT FOR 1917 CHAMPIONSHIP I irst Game To-morrow, Oc- Fourth Game Wednesday, Oc tober 6, at Comiskey Park, tober 10, at Polo Grounds, Chicago. • Xew York. Second Game—Sunday, October 7, Fifth Game—Friday, October 12, nV- j ey Park, Chicago. at Comiskey Park, Chicago. T r.?i am /?T^ Tuesday, October 9, Sixth Game—Monday, October 15, at 1 010 Grounds, New York. at Polo Grounds, New York. DATES FOR TIIE GAMES in 1 1? th , e ev " en , t , a seventh game is necessary the place for playing it will bo decided by the toss of a coin and the date fixed later If a game is postponed on account of rain, or if for some other cause a legal game is not played, the teams will remain in the city where the postponement occurred until a legal game shall have been played. A tie paine will not be played off in the city where it occurred. The teams will movie on to the next city after playing two legal games jn on,e city. TIME OF G AMES In bpth New York and Chicago all games will be started at 2 o clock in the afternoon. The western games will be one hour later here in starting. EMPIRES FOR TIIE SERIES For National League William Klem and Charles Rigler. For American League—Edward O'Loughlin and William Evans. PLAYERS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE New York Nationals —John McGraw, manager; pitchers, Ander son, Benton. Demaree, Perritt, Tesreau, Sallee, Sehupp; catchers. Gibson. McCarty, Onslow, Rariden; infielders, Baird, Fletcher, Her zog. Holke. Lobert, Smith, Zimmerman; outfielders, Burns, Kauff, Murray, Robertson, Thorpe, Wilhoit. Chicago Americans—Clarence Rowland, manager; pitchers, Bcnz, Cicotte, Danforth, Faber, Russell, Williams, Wolfgang; catchers) Jenkins, Lynn, Schalk; infielders, Byrne, E. Collins, Gandil, McMul lin, Risberg, Weaver; outfielders, J. Collins, Felsch, Jackson, Leibold, Murphy. CENTRAL READY FOR HARD GAME Meets Johnstown at Island Park Tomorrow Afternoon; Expect Close Battle Central High will play the first home game to-morrow with Johns town. This is the hardest game of tho season. Johnstown is the heav- fWI 500 Pair I: )11 of Men's Trousers /( Than 'A Price rJ If jf if We have just received a special lot of over 500 j " V/rk.// f pairs of trousers th at will be placed on sale Sat- I V / / urda y m °rning, October 6th, at 8 o'clock A. M. hkW /> ~/\ t^l ' S ' ot are man y P a hs worth more than double what we are asking for them. But owing to a J / cash purchase of these goods we offer you bar \ /77 I B gains that we are sure you will never duplicate. r I These trousers are strictly first class in material, hi/ and make, and no back year's styles. Come early ' / and see for yourself. Not More Than 2 Pair 11 To a Customer Many other Bargains in our Clothing i—Department for men, women and children. One special lot of storm proof Umbrellas, $2.00 value. Saturday only .$1.19. Covers, combination of silk and linen. Women's Union Suits. $1.50 Values, Saturday Only. DON'T FORGET THE PLACE The Leader Bargain Store 443 Market Street Where you get the biggest and best bargains in Harrisburg. OPEN EVENINGS TILL 10 O'CLOCK OCTOTTPTR K, 1917. * > iest high school team in the state. ] Their line last year averaged one | hundred and eighty-five pounds and I the backs were all over one hun dred and fifty. This year's team will I, be about as heavy because nine let | ter men are on this team. The game last year was played at Johnstown j and was a scoreless tie. Johnstown i claimed the championship of Central ' i Pennsylvania for the year 1918. j This being the last year that the | Blue and Gray will be represented ;on the gridiron, Coach Smith is working hard to make this year's team a record breaker. Present in dications foretell a very successful t season. New Cheerleaders f The new cheerleaders will be on ■ the job with a band. An unusually ACADEMY READY FOR FIRST GAM iTo Meet Franklin and Mar shall Eleven on Home I Field; Two More Battles The Harrisburgf Academy footba i team will open its season to-morro | with the Franklin and Marsha eleven on Academy Held. Actir i Coach Howard Bngaman, has whij | pod the squad into shape for t! | opening: fray. The line-up of tt local team is still indefinite. Th game is one of the hardest contes I on the local's schedule. Teams Evenly Matched According to present indicatioi the teams are evenly matched a though the Blue and Gold backflel is faster than the lower end boy The two open dates on the sche< ule have been filled according to n announcement made yesterday I Manager McCaleb. They are: Oct' [ ber 13, Schuylkill Seminary at Heat ing and November 20, Carlisle li dian Reserves. BRAVES WIN AGAIN The Braves of the Evangelic: League won over the Cubs last nigl | on the Academy alleys by the ma gain of 13 pins. Hartmyer, of th vanquished team, was the individu; star, making a total of 414 and rol ing 1(i 7 in the third game. ! large crowd is expected by tho Cer j tral management and the footba | fans who go to tho game will s< | one of the best exhibitions of foo ! ball of the whole year. Although Reeder's absence fro | the line will be keenly felt, Coad | Smith has a splendid man in Ilari i Good, last year's center. Wolfo arj Fields will bo in the game at the j old positions. The line-up: Wolfe, quarterhjick; Fields, ful j back; Page and Goodill, halfbacki Herring and Elridge, ends; Fran and Good, guards; Gardner ail Rose, tackles; Shoemaker, cente The substitutes are: Rodgers, Wij gard, Gohn, Compton, King, and Wolfe.
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