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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%.
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VETERANS WILL
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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.
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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.
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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.