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BATTLE ROYAL WHEN TECH MEETS STEELTON HIGH NEXT SATURDAY ON ISLAND FIELD
BASEBALL LOOKS
VERY DOUBTFUL
Many Minors Will Not Start
Next Season if War
Continues
New York, Oct. 24.—Those in con
trol of organized baseball are some
what apprehensive over the future
of the sport, provided the war con
tinues indefinitely, and this winter
will take steps toward retrenchment
calculated to relieve the stress of
the present high cost of operation.
The future of the minor leagues is
particularly uncertain. Many of these
circuits of .smaller classification has
shown a disposition to terminate op
erations until the clcse of the great
war. Not a few were forced to ths
wall last summer.
Therefore, the annua! meeting of
the National Commission, the gov
erning body of the minor leagues,l
which will be held soon at Louis
ville, Ky., is of unusual importance]
this year. The minor leagues, like
the majors, have decided to hold the
conference early so that whatever
policies are adopted may be matur- j
ed before spring.
Down to llock Bed
The minor leagues now are down to
the rock bed of salary and operating
expenses. It the unmarried major
stars are called to the colors the
National and American Leagues cai
always go to the brush for recruits
to patch up their lines. The minor
league tield for rebuilding is limited.
It will be proposed at the annual
meeting of the National Association
to have declared a sort of baseball
moratorium. This will have refer
ence to the wealth of territory only.
Many of the little leagues would
gladly suspend operations were they
assured that their territory would be
inviolate during the period of the
war. The National Commission fa
vors such protection for the smaller
leagues, and will urge the associa
tion to grant such a request. It
would not be surprising, theretore, :f
none but the Class A. A. and Class A
minor leagues were in operation in
1918.
Probable Merger
Among the Class A. A. circuits are
considered the American Association
and International Leagues, of course.
But from the best authority It has
been learned that the two will suro
ly merge in a new class just short of
major rating. The new league is to
be protected by being freed from
draft on the part of the National
and American Leagues. Its 'nde
pendence in this line will permit of
the conservation of prayers or their
development for the revenue of sales,
hut it will not be obliged through
salaries or heavy roster, to shoulder
the average major league overhead.
Tom Hickey, president of the
American Association, is said to op
pose the move. But Hickey, it ap
pears, is not lined up with the real
powers of the association. It is In
' timated that he fears a crumbling
of his throne through the combine,
in that Ed Barrow would be asked to
take command of the new league.
The iinal outcome is likely to be
arranged amicably as the result of
existing American League politics. It
seems to depend upon whether or not
the War Department accepts Ban
Johnson s tendered service. Should
Ban step down from the position he.
now occupies in the baseball world, I
there is little doubt but that Ed Bar-|
row would be named as his succes-|
sor. Hickey, assured of the future,!
could then throw the weight of his
influence with the proposed new
league.
Fitzsimmons' Funeral
Held Today at Chicago;
Son on His Way East
Chicago. Oct. 24.—Intimate friends
of Robert Eltzsimmons, former
heavyweight champion, who died
Monday of pneumonia attended pri
vate services yesterday. To-day pub
lic services were held at Moody
Church.
Without waiting to attend the fu
neral of his father, who died before
his son could reach his bedside. Bob
Zitzslmmons, Jr.. is on his way East
after a quarrel with his stepmother
over funeral arrangements.
It Is understood that young Eitz
simmons wanted his father's body
cremated and the widow insisted up
on burial and an elaborate funeral
ceremony. The son and the widow
also are reported to have disagreed
over the disposition of some of the
personal effects of the dead fighter.
"I have a commission as boxing in
structor in the United States Army,
a lock of my lad's hair in my pocket,
the return end of a roundtrip rail
road ticket in my pocket, and deer
waiting for my gun." said young Eitz
as lie left Chicago. "I'm off. I don't
care to have anything more to do
with the burial of my father or the
widow."
The body of the dead fighter will
be buried here to-morrow after serv
ices at the Moody tabernacle. The
Rev. Paul Rader, noted evangelist,
will officiate.
Indians Rounding Up
For Game at Baltimore
Carlisle. Pn.. Oct. 24. —The Car
lisle Indbins featured a scrimmage
between first and second elevens in
yesterday afternoon's practice. Coach
Harris has modified his line by the
incorporation of two new men. OJib.
way, who has recovered from an 111-
nesb and will play at right end. and
Kip, who will take Bonis Godfrey's
place at right guard. Both are tall
rangy men. A new Montana giant,
a blackfoot redskin, named Evans,
six feet three, weighing one hundred
and ninety pounds, went on the
squad yesterday and will be given a
line Joh.
The first part of practice was given
over to tackling, carrying the ball
and new plays which the In
dians will use in the Johns Hopkins
game at Baltimore Saturday.
Yale Plans Informal
Squad at Football
New Haven, Oct. 2 4. —Yale's first
attempt to form a varsity athletic
squad since the war began was an
nounced by Prof. Robert Corwin,
who as head of the athletic commit
tee has been given power to arrange
such athletic meets as seem advis
able this fall.
After conferring with Captain Win
field Overton, who is in. charge of
Yale's military Instruction, he stat-
Ed that an Informal upper-class
squad may be organized to meet
, teams outside YaJe, although it will
not be technically a varsity squad.
The games arranged will largely be
, with teams from military camps.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
HARD CONTEST
FOR TECH HIGH;
STEELTON NEXT
When Steelton High meets Tech
on Saturday, football followers will
get their tlrst chance to compare the
two city teams who will meet on
Thanksgiving Day. Steelton support
era say they are confident Steelton
will win, but no one has attempted
to say what the score will be. Tech
fans claim the Maroon eleven will
take a fall out of the Blue and White
.team, which has a record of four
straight victories.
The only comparlsion of the
strength of Steelton and Tech is in
the Lebanon games. Tech trimmed
the Lebanon bunch 29 to- 0, at Leb
anon, while Steelton had a hard
time winning 15 to 0 at Steelton.
Overcontidence had much to do with
Steelton's trouble, however, and
Coach Cockill is getting his boys over
this.
Tech's Hardest Battle
That the game will be a hard one
for Tech, is anticipated and each day
the men have been put through a
gruelling practice. A victory at any
cost is the watchword tn the Maroon
camp, while Steelton will fight to
keep a clean slate.
One thing which must be consid
ered is the fact that last Saturday j
against Central, not one substitution
was made for the Steelton team, the
eleven men who started the game
finishing it in good condition and
without any injury. While it has not
been announced definitely. Steelton
players hope to see McCauley return
at guard. He has been out for a
month because of scholastic standing.
Last year he was one of the best of
fensive and defensive men on the
Blue and White team, and his return
is expected to add much strength to
the line. Morrett and Shaeffer, at
& Grantlarul&ice
Copyright, 1117, Th Tribune Association York TrlbunaV
THK ANSWER
while ' it a ™ ( ? th . e hyphenated sedttiohists have their Bay
ualties -lbrtvirt wiii Th , e ,lrst headline that tells of American cas
be I rfp ( l Off fn . , muzzle on them so tight that, please God, it won't
P ried off in a thousand years."—Boston Transcript.
Across the top they start some day,
<>n through the red barrage at hand;
And some must linger by the way
To know the Sleep of No Man's Land.
And some will know the gentler sleep
That waits beyond the night of tears;
And some will -dream where crosses keep
Their picket duty through the years.
And when the word first comes across
To tell the story of our dead,
When broken homes must face their loss
And blood-shot eyes are seeing red—
God pity traitors in that hour.
Of coward tongue and yellow creed,
Who soon shall know the crushing power
Of heels that seek each skulking breed.
A NATION IN* CONDITION
„.™s pountry has known its full share of sport-conditioned men before.
What, with all its millions playing baseball, football, tennis etc there has
been a high standard of average physical development.
But that physical development in peace is being doubled in war Al
most countless thousands who lacked this training before are now get
ting their chance in various cantonments—not only thr-iigh drill and camp
in , the nl an>' and various games Army headi, irters have estab
lished for their men.
Lach big camp has football, baseball and boxing instructors, gathered
from the top. The list includes Percy llaughton, Erank Gllck. Benny
Leonard, Johnny Kilbane and other leaders who know the route
It may be that not all who leave will return. But most of them will
and those who do will return in bettter physical shape than they have
known through other years.
THK NATION AL BOX SCORE
It has been proved that a nation's wealth is measured by its happiness
A nation at war isn't very likely to be happy. But a healthy nation isn't
likely to be depressed.
Before this trainjng period is at an end, the U. S. of A. is going to be
in exceedingly lino physical shape.
Which means a mighty jump in the general direction of the Winning
Bcore. .
OMAR AXSWKRS
Sir: It is my contention that Omar Khayyam is a greater horse than
llourless. Several of my friends say I am foolish; that Hourless proved
his merit at laurel. My contention is that since the two horses have met
three times and Omar Khayyam has won two of the three races he be
longs at the ton. Certainly a horse that has lost only one out of three starts
could not be rated second to a horse that has lost two out of three starts
What's the answer?
"Earth could not answer; nor the Seas that mourn
In flowing Purple, of their lord forlorn;
Nor rolling Heaven, with all his Signs revealed
And hidden by the sleeve of Night and Morn."
"Why wasn't Claude Cooper, of Pittsburgh, the best left-hander In the
game last season?" is a query received from one of the winter league
sharpshooters. The answer is that Cooper very probably was. He had a
better percentage with a losing club, and he pitched fewer bad games than
any other pitching entry, whether working with the right or left elbow.
Since Cooper pitched more good ball games and fewer bad games than
any other mound inhabitant, it shouldn't be very difficult to establish his
place among the elect.
ONE REASON WHY THE PHILLIES LOST
Rixey, 1916—Won, 22; lost, 10.
Rixey, 1917—Won, 1G; lost, 22.
In place of being an off season in football, the combined schedules of
the universities and military camps will soak up all the open dates in sight.
WELLY'S CORNER
Now comes a' report from Philadel
phia that the Army-Navy game will
be played. Informal teams will do
battle and Indications are that the
annual war contest will take place in
the Yale Bowl. Those who have
watched the progress of fall sports
have not been able to explain why
there should have betn any doubt
about the big battle, after Army of
llcials urged extra activity In sports.
George W. and Harry Meyers, 225
Hummel street, have the honor of
bringing the first deer to Harrlsburg.
On a recent trip to Maine woods
they captured two line specimens.
They went by auto and brought home
their trophies yesterday. George W.
Myers is known to the auto world as
"The Tire Man," and is some hunter.
With the near approach of the
time for the annual meeting of the
National Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs, there is considerable
anxiety on the part of players re
garding next season's prospects. The
best thing to do under the circum
stances is to go to work If too old to
enlist, and If still old enough to cn
center and guard, respectively, are
two other strong men, and with Mc-
Cauley promise to make trouble for
any line plunging attack.
Donatella at Knd
Donatella may go in at end also, as
lie has had a good rest since his
injury In the Lebanon game more
than a week ago. Dundoff, however,
played well at that position on Sat
urday. In the backfleld Steelton will
have a Blight advantage over Tech
because of the experience and train
ing of all four backs. Coleman, W.
Weuscliinski, Dayhoff and Krout.
Tech. however, has good men In
Lloyd, Ebner, Beck and Wilsbach, al
though the last two have only had
one year of experience in high school
football.
Last year Tech defeated Steelton
at the Cottage Hill Held. 10 to 0. but
the Blue and White bunch .came
back and held Tech 6 to 6 on the Is
land. Tech has eight victories on its
record since meeting Steelton in 1910.
Steeltort has three victories and three
times neither team won. The records
of the contests:
I*revious Contests
1910 Tech 5; Steelton ....... 8
Tech 12; Steelton 6
1911 Tech 0: Steelton 25
Tech 11; Steelton 8
1912 Tech 9; Steelton 9
Tech IS; Steelton 9
1913 Tech 0; Steelton 0
Tech 6; Steelton 3
1914 Tech 19; Steelton 6
Tech 54; Steelton .0
1915 Tech 18; Steelton 6
Tech 0; Steelton 13
1916 Tech 10; Steelton 0
, Tech 6; Steelton 6
Totals. ... 163 Steelton 99
• list, take up service for Uncld Sam.
I It is going to be a hard winter.
Steelton High is set on getting a
scalp in the battle with Tech on Sat
urday. Tech Is not golhg to lose that
scalp if hard work will count. A
general opinion prevails among local
enthusiasts that the Maroon has an
opportunity for further honors again
this season. It is up to the players
to give close attention to what Coach
Hyan.has to teach, and remember his
instructions when In battle.
Central High has not been able to
land a game for Saturday. This is
hard luck. Coach Paul Smith may
tlnd It profitable to take his teacm to
Island Park and see how Steelton
and Tech play the game. The season
is not near the finish, and there is
still time' for a victory for Coach
Smith's boys.
West End A. A. is seeking* a game
for Saturday. This aggregation of
football tossers Is a strong attrac
tion. Every player on the team knows
the game thoroughly. At Lancaster
Sunday the local eleven won much
praise for the clean-cut game offer
ed. At Hershey last Saturday the
same commendation w&s heard.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
BOYD MEMORIAL
BOWLING PLANS
Annual Tournament Starts
November 6; Busy Winter
Ahead; Games Weekly
Five teams will be In the Pine
Street Presbyterian Sunday school
bowling tournament which will open
November 6, in the Boyd Memorial
Building. The teams will be from the
following classes; Mrs. H. B. Mc-
Cortnlck, Hlck-a-Thrifts; Mrs. A. P.
L. Dull, J. Harry Messersmlth and
the Bethany Sunday school. Forty
games have been scheduled by Ram
sey S. Black, manager of the league.
The bowling alleys at the Boyd
Memorial Building have been re
flnished and each evening there are
pin boys for each of the four alleys.
Amotig the many activities planned
by Dirictor Charles B. Thompson,
are the gymnasium classes, which are
held daily. To-morrow afternoon the
businessmen's classes will meet
again, and will be open for the en
rollment of more members. The com
plete bowling league schedule fol
lows;
Tlie Schedule
November—6, Bethany vs. Dull;
8, Hlck-a-Thrifts vs. McCormick: 13,
Messersmlth vs. Bgthany; 15, Dull vs.
Hlck-a-Thrifts; 20. McCormick vs.
Messersmlth; 22, Bethany vs. Hick
a-Thrifts; 27. Dull vs. McCormick:
2!H Hick-a-Thrifts vs. Messersmlth.
December —4, Bethany vs. McCor
mick; 6, Dull vs. Messersmlth; 11,
Hick-a-Thrifts vs. McCormick; 13,
Bethany vs. Dull; 18, Messersmlth
vs. Bethany.
January—3, Dull vs. Hick-a-
Thrifts; 8, vs. Messer
smith; 10, Bethany vs. Hlck-a-
Thrlfts: 15, Dull vs. McCormiek: 17.
i Htpk-a-Thrlfts vs. Messersmith; 22.
Dull vs. Messersmith; 24. Bethany
vs. McCormiek; 29. Hick-a-Thrifts
vs. McCormiek; 31, Bethany vs. Dull.
February—s, Messersmith vs.
Bethany; 7, Dull vs. Hick-a-Thri£ts;
12, McCormiek vs. Messersmith; 14,
Bethany vs. Hick-a-Thrifts; 19, Dull
.vs., McCormiek; 12. Hick-a-Thrifts
vs. Messersmith; 26, Dull vs. McCor
miek; 28. Bethany, vs. McCormiek.
March —5, Hick-a-Thrifts vs. Mc-
Cormiek; 7, Bethany vs. Dull; 12,
Messersmith vs. Bethany; 14, Dull
vs. Hick-a-Thrifts; 19, McCormiek
vs. Messersmith; 21. Bethany vs.
Hick-a-Thrifts; 26. Dull vs. McCor
imiek; 28, Hick-a-Thrifts vs. Messer
smith.
April—2. Bethany vs. McCormiek;
4, Dull vs. Messersmith.
BOWLING
, 4
Mt. Pleasant Press league
(Academy Alleys)
'Marines 1584
|Cavalry 1377
Garman (M) 136
Garman (M) 374
Aviators 1775
I Artillery 1607
I McNeal (A) 175
Rowe (A) 394
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W. I- P.C
Aviators 9 3 .750
Marines 9. 3 .750
Artillery 4 8 .333
Cavalry 2 10 .170
Evangelical Ix-aßiic
(Academy Alleys)
Senators 1374
Tigers 1362
Ney (S) 162
Ney (S) y.. ••'
STANDING OP THE TEAMS
W. 1.. P.C
Tigers ... . < 13 2 .867
Senators 8 ~ -"J 3
Braves 5 •*!"
Cubs 1 .083
Casino Ijcasruc
(Casino Alleys, Tenpins)
Aviators' ' -J*®'
Rainbows „
Black (A) 205
Black (A) 1,3 s
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W. L. P.C
Sammies 2 1 .666 ,
Aviators J - •®JB |
Jolly Five 3 3 -i'OO i
Alphas 3 3 -500;
Pershings 1 - ,
Rainbows - 4 •* |
(Duckpins)
Casino "
Stars I°J]
Barrlnger (C) I®4
jGray (C) 4 *°
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W. L. P.C
[crescents 2 1 •686
| f'aslno * 2 .660
I Senators * - -8™
I Capitals 3 3 -500
Keystones J £
Stars 1 0 • lbb
Miscellaneous
(Parthcmore Alleys)
New Cumberland 1727
Bella Vista 1698
Shook (B V) 174
McDonnell (B V) 399
Single Men 1700
Married Men 1631
Updegrof (S M)....i 146
Updegrof (S M) 369
LITERARY~SOCIETY PROGRAM
Hummelstown, Pa., Oct. 24. —The
Literary Society of the Hummels
town High School will render the
following program on Friday after
noon, November 2, beginning at 1
o'clock:
Music, High School Orchestra;
reading of minutes, Mary Light;
song, High School; oration, "The
Russian Muddle," Miriam Cassel;
essay, "Why Each of Us Should
Own a Liberty Bond," Ethel Leh
man; recitation, Alice Cassel; de
bate, "Resolved, That Senator La-
Follctte should be expelled from the
United States Senate." Affirmative.
Russell Miller and Russell Zelters;
negative, Ethel Mumma and Stella
Grubb; oration, "Our President,"
Robert Spire; piano solo, Anna Web
ner; essay, "The Unpatriotic Con
duct of Senator LaFollettc," Ethel
Smith; essay, "The German Spy
Menace." Elsie Mumma; oration,
"Our Flag," Robert Beljney; piano
solo, Ethel Wagner: recitation, Mary
Crist; Tattler, "National Issue,"
Esther Miller.
EXAMINATION FOR CLERK
Marietta. Pa.. Oct. 2 4.—On Satur
day, October 27. nn examination for
village clerk will be held - by the
United States Civil Service Commis
sion at Marietta In the High school
building. Assistant Postmaster David
K. Brandt, of Marietta, will have
charge.
ARMY-NA VY GAME MA Y BE
PLAYED IN YALE BOWL;
PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, Oct. 24.—The start
ing of ••Informal" football by Har
vard i£ causing Yale to take fcotball
notice and likely an "•informal" team
will be in the game at New Haven
next month as will be the case at
Princeton this week. These Informals
will play the army camp teams, and
the fact that the army camps are
meeting with so much success on the
gridiron is making the West Pointers
and the Annapolis Midshipmen hun
gry for thel rannual battle.
When West Point and Annapolis
were permitted to 'resume football
this fall no provision was made for
the playifg of the big annual game,
but at tne same time it was not
ruled that there should not be such
a game. It was just taken for grant
ed that the Cadets and Middies
should omit their big show for this
year. But now that football is be
ing sp greatly fostered in the Armv
camps and the very fact that General
Pershing advises that athletics be
encouraged among the soldiers,
i makes It look as if the Cadets of
West Point, and the Middies, of An
napolis, might get together after all
in their always spectacular contest.
Anxious to Statte Game
n J course Philadelphia fans would
.1 to .. have it on Franklin field,
vwiere the game was so much of a
feature for several years. It was
I r , ' in , ( ' eton onc > ear and then
brought back here again. Of late
the game has -been staged at the
'(founds. New York. No matter
where the game is played, if it is
plajed at all, it would Ue a great
Si:r The,p would be no
ln "filing all the seats that
could be put in any field and SIOO,-
n? eaSllv be ralßed for some
of the war organizations. The game
would provide a fine means for a
man , y to do thpir little
bit in helping along the war funds.
The game would lend additional in
terest to the football season and
there seems to be so much to be
gained that it is hard to believe that
a strict ruling would be made against
the great congest.
West P® 1 " Wants Battle
The \\ est Pointers are very keen
TECH ATHLETES
LEAD SECTIONS
Among Honor Men Is One of
Youngest Lads to Enter
School
Gordon Holland, manager of the
Technical high school football team,
stands at the head of the senior class
for the first month, having secured
first honors. ''Scrunts" is one of the
most popular lads in the school; In
addition to managing the football
eleven, he is a member of the Tech
basketball squad and is a clever
baseball player. Besides his work in
athletics, 'he finds time to do his
school work well.
Hugh Wells, one of the youngest
pupils ever to enter Tech leads the
junior division. Luther Landis is at
the head of the sophomores, while
Paul Ray tops the freshman class of
over 350.
Miss Saul, the Tech secretary, an
nounced the first and second honors
this morning. First honors are wor
by those students who have a ;ten
eral average of over 90 per cent. Sec
ond honors go to the students who
have general average above 85. In
no case are honors given to students,
110 matter what the average who
have fallen below the passing mark
for a condition. The passing grade
is 70 per cent.
The entire list is as follows:
First Honors.
Seniors —Section T: Gordon Hol
land.
Juniors—Section K: David Ellin
ger.
Section L: Hugh Wells.
Section N: Ralph Lippi.
Freshmen Section 2: William
Webster.
Section 3: Paul Ray.
Second Honors.
Seniors Section S: Maurica
Beard, Fred Beecher, Ralph Brough, j
Tanl Guarin, Charles Keller, Frank-1
lin Ttoons, George Mat/., Frederick
Koss, Eurl Schwartz, L. E. Weber.
Section T: George Fisher, Fred
Henry. Ralph Starutfer.
Section U: John S. Bowman, Fos
ter Cocklin, Walton Kcrstetter. Merl
Kramer, \Vinfield Loban.
Juniors—Section 1C: Maurice Hab
barde, Wayne llartmire.
Section L: Andrew Musser, Ber
tram Saltzer, Richard Spangler.
Section M: Jay Gehrett, W. S.
Johnson, Lester Miller.
Section N: Roy Dixon, H. A. Gum
pert, Charles Herbert, Ralph John
son. Harold McCord.
Section O: Wilbur Nisley, Joseph
Wachtman, James Wallace.
Sophomore Section A: Harry
Carson.
Section B: Luther Landis, Richard
Landis, Fred Morgan.
Section C: Ernest Buffington.
Section D: Nelson llibshman.
Section F: George Paxton.
Freshmen —Section 1: Earl Alex
ander, Armond Baumbach, Harry
Behney, Elmer Bowman, Harold Dif
fenderfer, Frank Goodyear, William
Hawthorne, Frank Stewart.
Section 2: Lloyd Gotwalt, Jacob
Grand, Earl Handler, G. Willis Hart
man, Robert Marcus, William Mur
ray,
Section 3: Francis Howard, Will
iam Quaid, George Rex, William
Stlnroi), Robert Stuckenrath, Albert
Vanderloo. Lawson Venn, Edward
Watson, Bernard Welntraub, Ralph
Williams.
Section 4: George Beard, Daniel
Burkliolder, Walter McCahan, Harry
Siegmund.
Section 5: Alex Wieland.
Section 6: Charles Andrews, Wil
bur Bowman, Vincent Brennan.
Section 8: Robert Gift, Karl Hoff
sommer.
Section 10—Leon Kamp, Dale
Leathery, Jack Meek, Paul Mac Do
nald, John Roth,
Freshmen —Section 11: Carl Po'nl,
Richard Reese, Earl Rice, George
Rlckenbach.
Section 12: Donald Colestock, Paul
Dapp, Myrel Stees, Elmer Stoner.
Section 13: Linn Storey, James
Wagner.
INMATE OF POOHHOV81!
BUYS TWO I.IHKHTY IIOMIS
Altoona. Pa.. Oct. 24. Harry
Fleischer, a blind inmate of the coun
ty horn®, who sells papers In Holli
daysburg. Ati intervals during tile
summer months, surprised the cashier
of a county bank yesterday when he
appeared at the hank and asked to
purchase two SSO Liberty Bonds.
He had saved the money by years
of strict economy. He paid a small
sum toward his support at the county
home and the btUance he had hoarded.
for the fray. Their team defeated
Tufts last week by a lop-sided score
and as the Middies won with even
greater ease from the Carlisle In
dians, the Army is anxious to take
on the Navy again this year. With
no big games at Yale, Harvard and
Princeton this year, there Is a bis
demand for the annual Army-Navy
game. If the does not object
to the longer trip it Is quite possible
that the big Yale bowl. wltl> its high
seating capacity, could be secured
for the game. There would be no
necessity for the expense of build
ing additional seats as there would
be at the Polo grounds or at almost
any place that might be mentioned.
Besides the football crowd is accus
tomed to making the trip to New
Haven, and it has never been found
Inconvenient In the past.
Songs Indicate Something
At West Point last Saturday the
Cadets sang numerous songs about
the Navy, songs that they hope to
sin,g when they meet the Middies.
That old familiar "Good Night,
Navy," echoed over the plains While,
the Cadets were mowing down the
Tufts eleven, and one of the big bat
tle cries this season at the reserva
tion up the Hudson is "Five straight!
Five straight! Five straight!" In
quiry as to Its meaning brought up
the information that the Army now
has a record of four straight over
the Navy at football, and this year
the Cadets are yelling for the fifth
straight victory. In every song which
the Cadet Corps sang Saturday, and
they sang several, there was some
reference to the swamping of the
Navy.
The wording of the songs reflects
the optimism that ' prevails all
through West Point. It is simply a
hunch one West Pointer expressed
it but every, last cadet seems to have
the same idea. The team Is point
ing for a game with the Navy and
the other cadets are more than hop
ing for sflch a game, they are plan
ning for it. Down at Annapolis the
midshipmen feel tho same way, and
the team is going ahead with the
idea that it must be ready in case
the ban of the officials is lifted. .
Montaville Flowers to
Give War Lecture j
MONTAVILLE FLOWERS
I Slontaville Flowers, well known
speaker, will lecture at the Technical
High school, Friday, October 26, at
8 o'clock, on "The Rebuilding of the
Tern-pie." It will be a war lecture and
will be given under the management
of the Harrisburg Academy.
Mr. Flowers is a graduate of sev-
I eral universities and taught oratory
in the College of Law and the College
ol Music at Cincinnati, and for six
years was superintendent of schools
at Norwood) Ohio. Later, after much
college and university experience, he
was twice president of the Interna
tional Lyceum Association of Ameri
ca, and has appeared on most of the
college, university, and lyceum
courses in the United States.
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Liberty Loan Day Puts
American Public on
Trial Before the World
fly Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 24. Secre
tary McAdoo's message to-day to
America on Liberty Day follows:
"This is Liberty Day in the
United States, made so by procla
mation of the President and the
governors of the 48 states of the
American union. Would that it
were Liberty Day for all the peo
ples of the world. Let us make it
an ominous day for the German
kaiser. Let us make it the be
ginning of the end of military
despotism and inhuman warfare.
"To-day the American public is
on trial. The eyes of'the world
are upon her—the eyes of the
oppressed peoples of the earth
with hope and expectancy, the
eyes of the military autocracy of
Germany with out vard contempt
but inward fear.
"Our first duty is not only to
subscribe, but to over subscribe
the Second Liberty Loan. IT we
fall It will be u victory for the
Kaiser. There is no reason why
we should fall, because we aro the
richest people 'in the world.
"It is with our soldiers, our
| sailors and our guns that we are
; going to win the victory, vindicate
America's rights at homo and
upon the high- seas and miike the
• world safe for democracy."
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showing yesterday, reports: C arlisle,
130,000; Newville, $2,500: Mcehan
icsburg, $15,000; Shippensburg, $20,-
000; Shiremanstown, $5,000; New
Cumberland. $1,000; Lcmoyne, sl,-
000; Enola, $15,000; Upper and Low
er Allen and Monroe townships, $4,-
000; Hampton and Silver Springs
township, 1 $2,500; Camp Hill, $750.
County* 4>ullile of City, *141,4.10
Dauphin county, outside of Harris
burg, reported as follows:
Dauphin 3.000
Klizabethvllle 7000
Gratz 200
Halifax 10,000
Hummelstown 20,000
Hersbcy 21,500
I Lykens 1 18600
j Middletown N., 20,000
Millersburg 7,650
I'enbrook 1,800
Steelton .. • 23,500
Wllllamstown 4,150
North of the city 2,00^
Totals y 141,450
The grand total for the two days
of the river is $3,442,900.
To-nlglit Dr. Newell Dwlght
OCTOBER 24, 4917,
'Hillts, famous New York minister
and lecturer, will address Harrlsburg
people at the Chestnut Street Audi
torium. Hundreds of prominent per
sons from surrounding counties will
be here. Admission will be by ticket.
The tickets cost nothing, but must
be obtained at the Liberty Loan
headquarters. In the Chamber of
Commerce Building. Persons without
tickets will be admitted when the
doors are thrown open at 8 o'clock,
if space is available at that hour.
The lecture begins at 8.1^5.
X>r. Hlllls is famous as the pastor
of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.
Thousands of persons flock to hear
his Sunday sermons. As a lecturer
Dr. Hlllls takes first rank in this
country. He is extensively sold by
one of the great lyceum bureaus, and
receives a large sum of money for
each appearance, his dates being
limited.
To-night Dr. Hlllis will speak on
the subject, "Our Enemies." The
noted lecturer returned only a few
weeks ago from Belgium and the
battlefields of Europe. His story is
said to be one of the most remark
able contributions to literature of
fered since the beginning of the
titanic struggle. It is safe to predict
a packed house this evening. The
Second Liberty Loan will not be dis
cussed, it is understood. Dr. Hlllis
comes to Harrisburg in tho interest
of the big loan, but his lecture will
have to do with the real conditions
which exist in Europe.
Sales Yesterday $1,950,75(1
To-day more than 500 salesmen
are presenting the cause of tho Sec
ond Liberty Loan in this city and in
the surrounding country. Yesterday
the city of Harrisburg subscribed
$580,900. Dauphin county, not in
cluding the city, gave $370,850, or a
total of $951,750 for the county.
Juniata county reported sales of
$20,900, Perry county reported $202,-
500. Cumberland county's salemen
reported $775,600. The total sales for
the three counties yesterday were sl,-
950,750. No Harrisburg banks report
ed yesterday. Juniata county banks
did not report.
$7,500,000 Is Goal
At the Liberty l.oan headquarters
in the Dauphin Building, officials
were confident this morning that an
immense total would result from to
day's work, despite the unpromising
condition of the weather. The fact
that it was wet underfoot and for a
part of the time, pouring overhead,
did not cool the enthusiasm of the
picked men who are determined to
show the country at large that Har
rishurg, as usual, will do her share.
The goal set for this city is $4,-
000,000. Harrisburg and Dauphin
county, together with the allied
towns in Juniata, Perry and Cum
berland county, must sell bonds ag
gregating $7,500,000 to meet the
quota assigned by the Treasury De
partment.
Every effort was made this morn
ing to make to-day the record day of
the campaign. The Pennsylvania rail
road campaign is being waged with
vigor. Other big industries of Har
risburg, notably the Pipe and Pipe
Bending Works and the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, are conducting
similar campaigns.
Everybody Wants ()no
Folks in the Harrisburg district
are glad to buy the Second Liberty
Loan Bond. This is the .outstanding
feature of the big campaign. Here
and there the solicitors find a man
or a woman who is withholding
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money that belongs to the govern
ment at this time, but such persons
ure relatively few. One Allison Hill
man who was approached by a
salesman said:
"Sure, I want a bond. I decided
that matter several weeks ago. That
isn't what's bothering me. I am won
dering how many I can pay for. I
mean to go the limit. That's the only
way in which I can show my patriot
ism—by overbuying. Unless I pinch
myself to meet the payments I de
serve mighty little credit, according
to my notion. 1 haven't had a lot of
experience in making investments,
but 1 Know there is no safer one on
earth than this bond. And a man who
has an absolutely safe thing and
realize four per cent, on his invest
ment isn't doing his country such a
favor at that."
The Liberty Loan headquarters are
located In the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. Miss Agnes Drayer, secretary
to E. L. McColgin, has heard so
much Liberty Loan talk that she de
cided to do a little work for the good
of the cause. The first person to fall
under her persuasive reasoning was
Karm Agent H. G. Nlesley. Unable to
locate other purchasers in the build
ing, Miss Drayer called up her girl
friends, and her efforts will" help to
swell the big total.
' Hand Concerts in Streets
The Harrisburg post office, and the'
Maclay 'and Hill stations, will close
from noon until 6 o'clock to-day, in
cwder that employes may assist with
the sale of Liberty Bonds. Postmaster
Sites announced last evening that all
employes, including carriers and
clerks, will observe the order.
Preceding the meeting at Chestnut
Street Auditorium this evening, band
concerts will be held in various parts
of the city. The music will be in
charge of Sergeant Thomas P. Mo
ran. The Municipal) Commonwealth
and New Cumberland bands will par
ticipate. The concerts will be held
between the hours of 7.50 and 8
o'clock. The Commonwealth band,
accompanied by the recruiting staff
and prominent speakers, will march
to Herr and Cameron streets, where
a concert will be given. Meetings
are planned for Seventh and Cumber
land, Sixth and Verbeke, William
and Rcily and Third and Market
streets. The Municipal band will play
at the auditorium.
Whole Nation Responds
to Liberty Day Appeal;
President Invests $15,000
By Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 24. —Not a com
munity in the United States, so far
as the Liberty Loan managers can
learn, has failed to respond to the
call for to-day's big drive. Parades,
speeches, patriotic demonstrations
and bond-buying were the order of
the day from coast to coast.
Liberty Day dawned with less than
half of the big total taken. Liberal
estimates from all reserve districts
indicated that 12,465,000,000 had
been subscribed up to the close or
business last night, $35,000,000 less
than officials had thought.
When leaders of the District of
Columbia Liberty Loan campaign
went to call on President Wilson to
day, presumably to get his subscrip
tion to the loan, they learned that
he had subscribed for $15,000 worth
of bonds through a local bank, pay
ing $13,500 immediately and "agree
ing to pay the balance before Novem
ber 14. The President bought $lO,.
000 worth of the first issue direct
1 frpm the treasury.