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"USAACS" PUN BIG THINGS FOR SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL BATTLE AT ISLAND
TECHBACKFIELD
SHOWS STRENGTH
' Best in History of School, Ac
cording to General
Belief
With Beck and Kbner at half
t>acks, Wllsbach at fullback and
Captain Rpes Lloyd at quarterback,
followers of the Technical High
Cchool eleven, claim that the Maroon
has the best backfleld In its history.
The sensation of the present season
to date is Kbner, the slippery, rangy
player, who has been shifted from
end to the backfield. His playing has
been a revelation to his teammates,
who claim that he is one of the most
elusive players they have ever tried
to tackle.
Carl Beck has returned to the fold
after having been out of the scrim
mage since the initial contest with
Mount Carmel. He donned his uni
form for the first time last evening,
and should be In good shape for the
game at Kaston Saturday. Wllsbach
lias been a tower of strength to the
Maroon on both the offensive and
defense.
I.loyd In Xew Role
Captain Rees Lloyd showed ability
In a new role Saturday at Lebanon
■where he booted the ball over the
cross bars for a pretty field goal In
the second half. He Is running the
eleven in his usual capable manner,
and is one of the best quarters Tech
ever had.
When Lebanon visits Steelton Sat
urday, fans will have their first
chance to compare the ability of
Tech and Steelton. Tech trimmed the
Dutch ftn their own field by 29 points.
Steelton will have another advan
tage in playing at home. Tech Is not
■underestimating the ability of Easton
and will put forth every effort to
land the contest. The Tech reserves
will go to Marysville where they will
be pitted against the High School
team of that place.
Fans Went Wild"When
Umpire Pans Cicotte;
Seen on Big Scoreboard
"Play ball." said Lew Ritter yes
terday. ami then came loud cheers
from 2.000 fans at Chestnut Street
Auditorium. The local catcher is the
whole thing in the big games as play
ed on his electrical scoreboard. Yes
terday's crowd more than filled the
big hall. Fans were along the side
lines, so to speak.
Yesterday's game brought many
thrills. big crowd cheered for
several minutes when the indicator
showed Umpire Klem taking the ball
away from Cicotte. Other details
not mentioned in baseball stories are
given on the board, in fact in a series
as important as the present battles,
it is these little things that make
the game popular.
The local veteran knows the game,
and he also knows the fans through
and through. Whenever he can give
them something they like, it is forth
coming. There are frequent intervals
when the fans in the big hall yes
terday thought they were at a real
baseball game. The fourth game
was scheduled for this afternoon, at
2 o'clock. In the event of a post
ponement, rain checks will be given
out, and the game played to-mor
row.
Central High Shakeup
Brings Better Work;
Goodill Plays Guard
Coach Paul Smith, of Central, has
made good his promise to shake
things up. He lias shifted Goodill,
Who had been playing left halfback
to guard. It looks as if Goodill would
make a better lineman than a back.
He is quick and has speed and can
rip holes in the scrub line or break
through and spoil plays.
Smith or Rodgers will probably
take Goodill's place at half. Both
of these boys are fast and can handle
the pigskin well. They are both good
on the defense and are quick to
diagnose plays. Coach Smith has not
decided who will play.
Roeder, the husky tackle, will
most likely be in Saturday's game
and his presence will greatly
strengthen the line. Tf Roeder gets in
the game Good will play either guard
or center. If Good plays center
Rose, King, Gardner or Compton
will play the other guard position.
Lehigh in Good Shape
For Pittsburgh Game
Bethlehem, Oct. 11. Twenty
members of the Lehigh University
football squad, accompanied by
Coach J. Thomas Keady and Prof.
H. R. Reiter, will leave to-night for
Pittsburgh. The physicial condition
of the varsity men is good and Le
high's full strength will be repre
sented against the University of
Pittsburgh on Saturday except for
McCarthy, the star end, who had an
ankle twisted in the opening game
of the season.
While not over confident, the Le
high forces expect to make a credit
able showing. The brown and white
eleven is strong defensively and is
altogether a more powerful aggre
gation than the small scores in the
Seventh Infantry and Ursinus games
would indicate.
The practice in Taylor stadium
this afternoon was restricted to sig
nal and klckoff formations. No trick
or unusual plays have been worked
up. Straight hard football is the or
der for Saturday, as issued by Coach
Keady.
BEKTOS WORKS HAHUKII
New York, Oct. 11.—As was the
case In the 2-to-l win of Saturday,
the winning pitcher was forced to
deliver more balls than his defeated
rival. Benton to-day pitched a total
( of 107 balls, to Cicotte's 97, Just as
j Cicotte In his victorious game hurled
; 101, to Bailee's 85. During the nine
i innings whsh Benton pitched, the
• Giants' grenadier hurled 26 strikes.
38 balls. 14 foul strikes; the White
i Sox made 5 hits, drove out 21 field
| outs and fouled 3 balls. Cicotte.
pitching 97 times, had 27 strikes, 13
. foul strikes, gave 26 balls and was
fouled 5 times.
PAI.MYItA WANTS GAME
The Palmyra Athletic Association
I has a number of open dates for foot
-1 ball. Address Corresponding Secre
tes r J. C, JW -Farnaler. Palmyra, Pa,
THURSDAY EVENING,
DAVE ROBERTSON
NEW YORK GIANTS' VICTORY;
HITS OUT TIMELY TRIPLE
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DAVE ROBERTSON
Xew York, Oct. 11. Fate was.
paging "Davy" Robertson yesterday}
in the fourth, dangling lier laurel I
wreath before him. Reckless of life
and limb, he scampered toward the
grandstand wall to get under that;
wicked smash. The ba'll bell ten l
feet short of entering the grandstand'
and Robbie's eager fingers closed'
round it desperately. One sti Ide
more and he crashed into the solid j
board barrier, yet holding the ball;
like a true son of fame That made 1
three out and brought forth the first'
real cheer of the series from New
York throats —for Felsch would cer
tainly have scored had Robbie fal
tered.
But for Xew York better even than
that was about to transpire, and it!
was Robertson who rode right along
on the crest of fortune's billow. Ap- j
parently unruffled by his collision,!
he trotted to the Giant dugout amid 1
the multitude's tumultuous approval l
and picked up his favorite bat. The j
light of achievement was in his eves, |
and he swung mightily at Cicotte's'
first pitch. Only the atmosphere suf- i
fered, however, and the little wizard
from Chicago was one ahead. But
he erred fatally on his next pitch. !
The ball came up to the plate, wish-j
bone high and in the groove. Back '•
to the great days of Frank Baker;
went the memories of fans as the
lithe right fieldfr slapped his bat
squarely against that ball..
Jackson Fails to Get It
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson turned his!
back on the home plate and sprinted :
toward the farthest right field angle 1
of the Polo Grounds polygon. But he j
couldn't get there quite soon enough. |
The ball dropped beyond his out-'
stretched glove and the mightiest i
roar of the season rose from the
rings of humanity girdling the field, j
Robertson raced round the bases
while "Shoeless" Joseph scrambled |
after the ball. Robertson slid to i
third, which 'was a mistake, for he}
could have been three steps past
third by the time Eddie Collins got
hold of Jackson's throw in short j
right field. He could have made it
a homer, very likely.
GrantlaniiJiice
Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (Ner York Tribune}.
oii S ° me statistl^ ian . who esteems financial figures, might flsurp, out in
volv A ed hUr,ietl eSUmal ° 18 qUit< ? Buff i c 'ent to <}epict the financial loss in-
RSS.X'R STSIWJK" P, ?" A
°" ";!• '< <°l°ft ESIV tn all games thereafter ?h
size of the deficit can be seen. In the twelve world series ui> to lm-' th
current issue, a total of eighty-four games might have been played Tiu
means that club owners could have shared l'ully minus the mmmisai 5
10 per cent. In thirty-six games if each series had gone to the S ' '
Admissions in Boston ran up to over SBO,OOO. in Chicago t'nd V™
York they were beyond $70,00u. We will put the average at 167 om
which, minus the 10 per cent, yields stio,OOu, or $30,000 to a club Hut
instead of sharing almost fully in thirty-six games since 1905 club owners
£m. °', l L y Bha f e ® ir } eighteen games o nthe Uu per cefit basis. For eighteen
games that might have been played were never needed eighteen
a Beason. meanS * tWe,Ve * year deticit ot *1.080,000. or close upon *IOO.OOO
The only two series that ha.ve the seven-izrajne limit upm '+i, Q
burgh-Detroit episode of 1909, and the. New altair of ma
one series up through 1916 has been decided in four games seven have
been settled in live games, and two have required six games Beven ftaAe
■ t Vl o lf lderable a- lea l'a The abounding growth of the world seiles as an
institution can be adjudged easily enough from these figures on receipt "
five games! * SW; 1916 —' ota, re^ts.
In 1903 a world series drew an average of $6,100 a game In 191G a
world series drew an average of $77,000 a game. The margin of increase
has only been trifle better than twelve to one increase
ARMY FOOTBAMJ
The two big Army games are baseball and football. With baseball
facing an annual autumnal decline. Army football this fall gives rare
Army Posts (have gone to the gridiron melee with unusual zest the fall and
Army Post have gone to the gridiron melee with unusual Best the fall any
early winter program will be launched upon an extended scale.
If this movement could be extended to rival cantonments, even, the big
college games would be passed in point of general public Interest
Merely consider the excitement in a cantonment championship clash
embracing the East, West and South.
Football, In place of falling off and pining away now has the op
portunity to kn.ow Its most interesting year.
I<. D. J. As between George Burns and Hap Fdlsch in the way of "com
parative grace and style, the proper answer could not outline sufficient
difference to render a verdict. Along the two lines mentioned they are
both la the immediate vicinity of 100 per cent.
Fifteen feet or more toward the j
foul line nothing could have kept!
the ball out of the stands. At Phila- J
delphia it would have cleared the
fence at the flagpole with lots to i
spare. It was an epic smash.
Amid the long drawn-out bedlam,
young Holke came to bat nervously. |
McGraw called him away from the
plate and gave him his orders. He!
struck his bat at Cicotte's first pitch, I
but it was a low twister and eluded
the stick struck at it. The Sox in-1
field was close in and Robertson hus- !
tied back to third before McMullln
could cover the bag for a throw from ;
Schalk. Having failed on the bunt,!
Holke swung at the next pitch and!
shot a short, hard fly to left field, j
John Collins galloped in to retrieve!
his lost prestige, but the ball dipped
to earth ten feet in front of him i
and hopped obliquely away from
him.
First Run Scored
It counted a double for Holke and'
many hats soared aloft as Robertson
crossed the plate amid thunderous
applause. Rariden dumped down a 1
bunt and Cicotte tossed him out ati
first. Holke moving to tViird. Ben-.
ton had only to hit it somewhere fori
a chance to gain another run, but [
he swung wildly at Cicotte's first two 1
pitches and watched the third shoot]
past his knees for a strikeout. The
White Sox infield receded to its regu
lar formation and George Burns, af- s
ter fouling off the first pitch and
watching three bad ones go by, roll
ed a weak grounder towards third.
The thick grass held back the ball
n.nd when Cicotte got hold of the ball
Burns was nearly at first and Holk-->
was across the plate. Cicotte hurled
the ball desperately toward first, but
it shot past Gandil and hit the arand
stand, Burns taking second. K I
Bedlam was still loose®but Chi
cago showed its caliber \>y calmly,
facing the issue withqut stralinE%
muscle. "Chick" Gandil raced over
and with his gloved hand picked
, Herzog's foul almost literally out of
the grandstand, a catch that classed
with Robertson's spectacular catch.
HXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
RACING THRILLS
ATHAGERSTOWN
Extra Heats Feature Big
Events on Fair Pro
gram; Besults
Hagerstown, Md„ Oct. 11.—Twenty
thousand people witnessed excellent
lacing at the second day of the Ha
gerstown Interstate Fair. Interest
centered in the 2.17 trot, which wan
not finished. At the end of five heats
Bcr.nie Seltzer and Siu Bingo were
close contestants for first money, Love
Berry won the 2.16 pace easily. Ills
time being the same in all four heats.
Barung showed his class by winning
the country trot, carried over from
Tuesday. liberty Patch easily won
In straight heats the 2.11 pace, com
ing through to the wire with the
wonderful burst of speed he has been
showing all summer. Summaries:
2.10 Face—Pure 1500
Love Berry, br. g 1 2 1 1
Princess Nellie, b. m It 1 3 2
Dexter, b. g 2 II 2 3
Lillian W 4 4 r 4
Gunpowder, b. 7 6 7 t>
Frank R.. b. g f! 7 C dr.
Bingo, b. g 5 ti 4 6
Time: 2.14%. 2.144. 2.1414. 2.1414.
2.17 Trot—l'll rue sr>oo I'nflnlnhrd
Bonnie Seltzer, c. g 1 1 3 5 2
Sid Bingo, br. g 4 8 2 1 1
Jane Cochato 6 6 1 :t 3
Lady Vernon, b. m 2 3 4 2 4
Prince Milo. b. g 3 2 6 7
Sam Forinan, b. g 5 4 5 8
Bedworth Chief, b. 5... 7 S 8 6
Precious Cresceus. s. g. 8 7 7 4
Worth McKenny 9 9 dis.
Time: 2.1714. 2.16V4, 2.15<4, 2.16%.
2.17Vi.
2.11 Pace—Purse $!>O0
Liberty Patch, b. 1 1 1
Baron Hall, br. s 2 2 2
Lady Venus, b. m 3 3 3
Stately Ward, b. 4 4 4
Judge Moore 5 Bar.
Ruth 8.. b. 6 dis.
Time: 2.12 4 1 .i. 2.1314. 2.15.
2.30 County Trot—Purse S3O0 —I nfin
lolicti From Tuesday
Earung, b. s 2 1 2 1 1
Eeer Stopper, b. g 1 2 1 2 2
Miss Nancy 3 3 3 3 3
Robert 8.. b. s 4 5 4 4 4
Tipperary, b. s .. 5 4 5 5
Time: 2.2214, 2.24%, 2.23%, 2.21%,
2.21%.
YESTERDAY'SSCORES
The Weather
Fair and warmer is the weath
er prediction for the fourth game
of the world's series in New York
this "afternoon. The game will l>e
gin at 2 o'eloek.
STANDING
\Y. L. P.C.
. Cliieago 2 1 .007
New York 1 2 .333
Yesterday's Score
New York, 2; Chicago, 0
Previous Games
The scores of .the lirst two [
games played in Chicago were
as follows: Saturday, White Sox, j
•j; Giants, 1. Sunday, White Sox,
7; Giants, 2.
(Yesterday's Figures
Attendance 33,610
Receipts -. :.. $73,081.00
National Commission's
share 7,308.10
Players' share 39,163.74
Each club's share .... 13,154.58
Total Figures
Official paid attendance for the
three games, 97.810. Total re
ceipts, $219,385, divided as fol
lows:
Players $118,107.90
! Each club 39,489.30
National <-ommissioii . 21,938.50
BtrmsflstfgvEv biT „
otwfotiqnal' League
GEORGE BURKS.
George Burns, left fielder of the
New York Giants. Burns is finish
ing his sixty season with the Giants,
and his timely and terrific batting
lias been a big factor in the winning
race of the Giants this season. Burns
Is batting well over the .300 mark,
and has broken up numerous games
with timely long distance clouts.
Many critics and fans have called
Burns the Ty Cobb of the National
League,
"RUBE" BENTON'S
FIRST IN THREE SEASONS;
BILL JAMES
' " ... "
New York, Oct. It.—ln scoring his
victory yesterday, John C. (Rube)
Benton was the first pitcher to hurl
a shut-out game in the world's series
since 1914. Bill James blanked the
Athletics in the second game of the
1914 tiff with Boston in Philadelphia,
when he held the Mackmen to two
hits and beat Eddie Pfank in a 1-0
game, and that shutout held supreme
as a pitcher's scoreless feat in the
big classis until Benton came across
yesterday with his masterly exhibi
tion of hurling. Benton's work was
wonderful at times and the Sox's
heavy hitters were at his mercy
throughout.
As was the case in the 2 to - win
of Saturday, the winning nltcher was
forced to deliver more balls than his
defeated rival. Benton yesterday
pitched a total of 107 balls to Cl
cotte's 97, just as Cicotte in his vic
torious game hurled 101 to Sallee's
85. During the nine innings which
Benton pitched, the Giants' grenadier
hurled 2 6 strikes, 3 8 balls, 14 foul
strikes; the White Sox made five hits,
drove out 21 field outs and fouled
three balls.
Cicotte, pitching 97 times, secured
27 strikes, 13 foul strikes, gave 20
balls and was fouled five times. The
REALLADYIN |
RECORD EVENT
Lowers World's Figures For
Three-Year-Old Trotters;
Ardelle Winner
W\ * |
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 11.—A. H. Cos
den's grand filly. The Real Lady,
driven by Thomas W. Murphy, yester
day reduced the world's record for 3-
year-old trotters to 2.03, beating the
record of 2.03% made by Peter Volo
here in 1914, in trial against time.
The Real I-ady is also the world's
champion 2-year-old in her class.
Murphy had a great day, for an addi
tion to the performance of The Real
Lady he drove two winners, Poorman
in the pacing division of the Futurity
and Ruth Mainsheet in the 2-year
old trot.
The best race of the day, if not of
the entire meeting, proved to be the
Ashland stake, which went to Lu
Princeton after five hard heats, the
time of 2.05% setting a new world's
record for a fifth heat. Royal aMck
winning the first and third heats.
Ardelle Winner
The 2.15 class pace went to Ardelle,
driven by Ben Whitehead after six
hard heats. Judge Sail, one of the
best-liked horses, won the first heat
and was then distanced in the third.
Neva Sanders, another heat winner,
was distanced in the fifth.
Both of Murphy's winners, Poor
man and Ruth Mainsheet, are owned
by the Coldstream Farm, Lexington,
is the same combination of Murphy
and the farm that won both the pac
ing futurities last season with Sis
Bingen. 2.06 V*.
The result of to-day's racing leaves
three drivers tied for first honors,
Valentine, Murphy and Cox having
won four races each.
Mrs. Margaret Behm, Native
of Harrisburg, Dies on Visit
Halifax, Pa., Oct. 11.—Mrs. Marga
ret Behm, aged 66 years, of Halifax,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. tester R. Jackson, at New
Brighton, Beaver county. Pa., where
she had been visiting for several
weelfcs. Mrs. Behm was a native of
Harrisburg, a mem'oer or the Jauss
family, and was born near Front and
Mulberry streets, where the Harris-
burg Hospital now stands. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Jackson, of New Brighton, and Mrs.
D. R. Shope, of Halifax. Her husband,
Benjamin T. Behm. died four years
ago. She was a daughter of Christian
Jauss and Dr. C. K. Jauss, of Harris
burg, is a brother. Funeral arrange
ments have "not been but
burial will be made at Halifax.
Bowling Scores
ALLISON HILL LEAGUE
(Hess Alleys)
Engineers 2093
Aviators 2073
Mille (E.) 46;r
Miller (E.) 46J
ACADEMY DUCKPIN LEAGUE
(Academy Alleys)
| Majors 1866
Sergeants 1776
Gohl (M ) 40ft ,
' Uohl (M.) . .j,. .... - 168
Giants reached him for eight hits,
went out sixteen times on iielding
plays, and J. Collins' two errors on
Kauff's drives account for the re
mainder.
While there was little if-any ad
vantage between the two pitchers, it
appeared to many as though Benton
had more on the ball than Cicotte.
His delivery came up with wide,
sweeping curves or broke with al
most right angle slants, which had
the White Sox missing or popping
up most of the time. The Chicago
twirler varied his pitching to a
greater extent than Benton and his
control was as perfect as usual. To
those who saw him work in the first
contest, it appeared as though he
did not have as sharp a curve or
break as on Saturday, when he turn
ed back the Giants with, seven hits
and one run. .His record yesterday
was eight. hits and two runs.
Cicotte fanned eight Giants to
Benton's five. Burns, Holke and
Benton all fell twice before the Chi
cago liurler's slants, while Benton's
only double strike-out victim was
Cicotte. The New York team had
twice as many runners stranded on
the bases as the White Sox, the
'count being 8 to 4.
r 1
Interleague Series
Cincinnati. 8; Cleveland, 1.
Final Standing
W. L. P.C.
Cincinnati 4 2 .667
Cleveland 2 4 .333
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WELLY'S jf CORNER
Two important divisions of the
Army will invade Harrisburg Satur
day. Yes, there will be a battle, but
no bombs will be thrown. The
Usaacs (meaning the United States
Ambulance Corps), will send in a
football team against an eleven rep
resenting the Officers Association of
Gettysburg. Some battle may be ex
pected. Furthermore that is not all.
The Central High school eleven will
meet Wilkes-Barro High. More do
ing.
New York Giants came back' strong
yesterday. "Muggsy" McGraw sim
ply gave his aggregation to under
stand that the Giants were in the
game to win. He may be rather
rough In his manners when giving
orders to players, but he gets the re
sults. Another victory for the Giants
would make the series interesting.
When Tech goes to Easton Sat
urday the local team expects to have
every regular in good shape. Easton
Is one foe that must be conquered
this season. Tech and Easton High
will play early in the afternoon. Then
both teams will be guests of the La
fayette management at the game
with Ursinus.
BIG GAME PLANS
PLEASE ISAACS;
TEAMS IN FORM
Allentown, Pa., Oct. IX. —Hhere is
nothing "Half-baked" about the
patriotic spirit of the students of the
Harrisburg High School. That i;
the verdict of the men at the United
States Army Ambulance Service
here to-day, following the an
nouncement by the Executive Com
mittee for General Athletics that
the youth of Harrisburg hap volun
tarily shifted the time of its big
game with Wilkes-Barre High School
from 3 o'clock back to 1.30 in the
afternoon of Saturday, in order that
the U. S. Ambulance eleven from
Allentown may wage battle with the
Officers' team of the Seventh In
fnniry on the upper Island Field.
Saturday's battle will undoubtedly
prove one of the greatest contests of
the fall. The Ambulance Camp men
have been working like Trojans dur
ing this week, strengthening they
offensive and defensive tactics.
Conch Price has been driving the
squad persistently against the dum
my in order to improve their tack
ling, and yesterday held the first
and second elevens down to a lively
scrimmage, which proved to be -the
lnost promising held thus far.
Cramer, the phenomenal half
back who kept Fordham on a bed
of Procrustes during the contest
last week, is displaying undeniable
improvement in his methods of line
attack. The gigantic plunger will
constitute a dangerous adversary for
the Officers' eleven.
Cubbage, who has been out of the
game during the past two weeks with
a bad knee, was back on the squad
yesterday afternoon and in all prob-
According to reports races at near
by fairs have not been up to the
standard this year. It is the gen
eral belief that the purses are too
small. It is rather expensive for
an owner to enter a series of races
and get nothing, even when they
win.
Hitters like Benny Kauff. show
ing records all season, and then fail
ing down in a world's scries, is rath
er disappointing. However, it must
not be overlooked that Kauff and
McGraw had a tilt, and the crack
hitter has not done anything since.
Managers sometimes put a good play
er out of bushless oy lining unfair
tactics.
When the mayor of Milwaukee,
heading a delegation from that city
to Chicago last Saturday, presented
"Hap" with a diamond pin
before the game, he said: "Sonny,
we are just letting you take this phi.
If you don't hit a home run to-du.v
we'll return for it." "Zatso," ans
wered "Hap." The mayor of Mil
waukee and the visiting delegation
did not return.
ability will be able to take part in
the struggle Saturday at an end.
Johnson, otherwise known as
''Pike " the all southern tackle and
kicker, tossed off the 50_yard dropH
yesterday, squarely over the bar, just
jto show the gossip that his ankle is
I causing no trouble.
It is expected that the battle royal
on the Island Park field will attract
a large aggregation from Franklin
and Marshall and from Gettysburg
College, inasmuch as this will be
the only opportunity that the men
from both colleges will have of
seeing the Ambulance eleven near
home.
Girl Clicor Choruses
Word received yesterday from
Harrisburg to the effect that the
High School girls are going to turn
out, en masse, to assist the cheer
ing section of the Ambulance eleven
has won the hearty approval of the
sustainers of the team here. The
Camp will turn out a cheering sec
tion also, under the supervision of
Lieutenant Brown, who is circular
izing the various sections for cheers,
the new Army yells are to be prac
ticed after drill every day during
the week.
| The problem of transporting the
| "Usaacs" to the Harrisburg gridiron
I has been keeping the management of
I the soldier team busy during the
i past two days. The contingent elect
jing to go to the game may ride over
lin trucks, accompanying the band
| which is to provide one of the fea
tures. Reserved seat sale starts to-,
day at the Messersmith Store, 212
Market street.