12 OPINIONS ON SHORTER SEASON PLANS—TECH'S NEXT GAME WITH GREENSBURG FORMER CHAMP IS OPTIMISTIC "Writes Harrisburg Telegraph r JThat He Will Come Back; Is Making Good FYed Welsh, former lightweight champion intends to be a comeback with Benny Leonard. He is not bluffing. In a letter to the sporting editor of tho Harrisburg Telegraph, writte nyesterday at the Fred Welsh Healthfarm, Long Hill Summit, N. J., the former champion says: Will Swim Out "Elbert Hubbard taught me that 'an optimist is a man who when he falls in the soup thinks of himself as being in the swim.' The world knows I fell in the soup when I competed with Benny Leonard in my last match, and my optimism tells me that the world will see me swim out on top soon. I have been prom ised a match with Leonard because I am entitled to a chance to regain my laurels. "My health farm is progressing wonderfully, and I have succeeded jn working up a waiting list for en try to the Home. The mild boxing with my patients and the numerous exhibitions at military training camps for the past six months have been most beneficial, and I am confident of making a successful come-back." Dickinson Starts to Train For Future Game Carlisle, Oct. 31. —With no game scheduled until November 10, Dick inson yesterday began the novel ex periment of beginning the training season over again. A call was sent out for candidates, and several new men came out. The candidates and regular and second-string men were then put through a regular early season fundamental workout, with tackling the dummy, receiving punts, tackling, place-kicking and the like featuring. The coach has adopted this plan in order that the men may not go stale. Goldstein's injured arm is better and he was out for a time this evening, assisting in the drilling of the new men. The pro gram is to work up gradually again, scrimmage for the Franklin and Marshall game to be postponed un til next week. LEOXAlll) HAS BAD HAND New York, Oct. 31. —World's Lightweight Champion Benny Leon ard yesterday canceled several Im portant engagements because of an injury to his left hand. Leonard was matched to box at the Manhattan A. C., to-morrow night, and was to meet Frankie Calahan Friday at the Harlem Sporting Club. The injury will prevent Leonard assuming his boxing duties at Camp Upton. POLITICAL ADVERTISING ~ 1 \ " mmk?- jpi w* f CHAS. E. PASS Candidate For PROTHONOTARY ' Your vote and influence respect fully solicited. Election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1917. 'El' IHI 'm im-i ntnrj—i ini mi inr I Used Car Department! I Wanted: | I Three Ford Touring I | Cars | 9 We have orders for three Ford touring cars j and one Roadster, If your car is in good con- [ dition we will trade it for an overhauled, re* I finished seven-passenger, Overland Six or a five- | passenger four Overland, Hudson, Chalmers or ca Studebaker, A splendid opportunity to get a modern car j with electric starter at moderate cost. | Open Evenings Both Phones j | The Overland-Harrisburg Co. jj 212-214 NORTH SECOND % ST, ||! Parts and Service i Branches i |! □ 26th and DejYy Sts. York, Pa. Newport, Pa, | WEDNESDAY EVENING, GOODSTEIN IS NAVY'S STAR CENTER ' ••• GOOPSTEIK . NAVY CES-NTTI^. The photograph shows Goodstein, the giant Navy center rush, in po ition to snap the ball back to his quarterback. Under the able tutelage f Coach Dobie the Middies have developed one of the greatest attacks ot he present season. Because of his great strength and aggressiveness Soodstein is used ast the pivot of this attack, jit was his whirlwind play ng that polished up the Annapolis offense to such a degree that they wamped "Mike" Bennett's Haverford team by a record score. SCHEDULE PLANS DIFFER; EBBETS FALLS INTO LINE; MORE THIRD LEAGUE GOSSIP Chicago, Oct. 31.—The question of a shorter playing schedule for the major leagues and the possibility oi a third major league as a war meas ure, was revived with the return of B. B. Johnson, president of the American League. There will, how ever, be opposition to the proposed 140-game schedule, as Charles Coni iskey. owner of the White Sox, has already expressed his disapproval of any shorter schedule than 154 games, it is said that two other clubowners in the American league also, will oppose a short schedule. "A new league might benefit the game during the war and it should bo considered a war measure exclu- j sively," said Mr. .fohnson. "It is a ] certainty that the minor leagues will j have to make some adjustments next season in order to get by. They can not go on as they have in the past." He did not indicate what cities might be grouped into a new league. Ebbrtx WnntM Sliort Seiinon New York, Oct. 31.—Charles H. Kb bets, president of the Brooklyn cluo, is an advocate of a shorter schedule. He suggests that the championship season in the major leagues stare about April 25 and end about Sep tember 28. Such an arrangement would make fewer rainy days possi ble to spoil games in the spring, and' the earlier closing date would pre TECH HIGH WORKS HARD FOR GREENSBURG CONTEST; CHEER LEADERS ALSO BUSY Technical High school's gridiron warriors held another gruelling scrimmage yesterday afternoon in preparation for the Greensburg con test that will be played on the Island Saturday afternoon. It will be the fourth game between the two teams for Intersectional honors of the state. Last week Greensburg won out over Kiski Academy by a 13 to 7 score. It was a hard-fought game for the Greensburg team as they were great ly outweighed by the academy eleven. "Buddie" Llngle won quite a bit of praise for his clever playing on Sat urday. His line plunging was the best seen from a Tech lad in a long time. Going in as a substitute, he has earned recognition as a regular. It would not be surprising to see Coach Ryan start this lad in the Greens burg contest. Positions in Doubt Several positions on the line are still in doubt and candidates will be working hard during the next few weeks trying to land a regular posi tion on the Maroon eleven. Faculty Director Grubb has arranged for a practice contest with the Academy eleven on the uptown gridiron to morrow* evening. As the Academy boys play Central Saturday, it will be advantageous to both Tech and the Academy. Rain last week caused the game scheduled between the two teams to be postponed. Central board officials will likely be used again, and It is probable that Referee Lynn and Umpire Bruce will vent much of the lack of interest in the game after the championship had been decided. The public cares little for teams that have been worsted in the race, and especially those that are in the second division. There was a time when Mr. Kb bets had the National league season extended so far into October that his team could play at Washington Park cn Columbus Day, October 12, but Kbbets has changed his mind about the long seasons and now is an ad vocate of the 140-game season, which prevailed for years—until baseball became so popular that the wolves of the game extended it to 154 games, or from the middle of April until • after October 1.- Xnvin WniitK His Short Detroit. Mich., Oct. 31.—Frank J. Navin, president of the Detroit Amer ican League baseball club, announced to-day he favored a shorter playing season. "The proposed sched ule of 140 games is all right with me," said President Navin. "I can understand how some clubowners will object, but for the most part I believe the magnates are for it." Local baseball writers have for two years been prominent in the agi tation for a shorter season and a later training trip. It is understood here that President Comiskey, of the Chicago Americans, is the leading op ponent of the proposed plan. again be In charge. They will be ap pointed by the Central board. There will be no second team contest and this will give the first team an op portunity to start the game earlier. New Songs For Students Head Cheer Leader Huston held a mass meeting this morning before school and has called another meet ing for to-morrow morning, when new songs and cheers will be re hearsed for future contests. A mass meeting was held yesterday morning to rehearse new songs and yells, and another will be held to morrow morning for the same pur pose. The gatherings are held prior to the opening of school. "Red" Hus ton has several new songs that the students are practising. One is to the tune, "Where Do We Go From Here?" The words are: We're from old Tech High, boys, we're six hundred strong, We're going to beat Central, and It won't take us long. We've got the football team out there that doesn't know defeat T-E-C-H, she surely can't be beat. Another parody is written to the tune of "Over There." It reads: Dear old Tech, dear old Tech, make old Central High feel like a wreck. Show that old Tech spirit And get right in it, For we are with you all the time, Make the score, upward soar, And that cup will be ours evermore. Score a touchdown and then another, And don't let up till wo wallop Cen tral High. FUNERAL OF EDITOR Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 31.—0n ac count of the funeral services of Charles W. Cremer, for eighteen years editor of the Waynesboro Dally Record, to be held to-morrow, there will be no issue of the paper on that day. —TO— New York ANIJ RETURN Sunday, November 4 SPECIAL EXCUHSIOIV TRAIN FROM i v i uaiuumuug 11111'111111 • t " iSi lltiiiniielMtown tt'ftO Swntnrn I 3.55 Herxhey t t 8.57 l*almyrn 4 Ann\ille 4i<t I.kiiawon 4 J2 •MOW YORK' (nr.) ~1. f Mop on Plate. HETIi ItNlNCl—l.cnve New York from foot Went 2JM SI reel <|.bo P. M., foot l.lhertj- Street 7.00 I\ M. Manic day for übove Mutton* Ticket* kooil koldk anil return- InK only on nhove Special Train •lute of escunlon. Children be tween B and ia years of nße, hnlf fare. ttOUUSBTTRO e6|ot TELECKXPH C y*GraritJarulj}ice Copyright, lil7. Th Trlbun* Association (Nr York Tribunal. THE PRUSSIAN SLOGAN "On your way!" called the Prussian Chief , To the Zeppelins, gathered down.; "On your way 10 the lields of France Or the spires of an English town. Hain your bombs on the crowd beneath To let each know the worst; But don't forget, as you pick your prey, Women and children flrst!" "On to the hunt!" called the Prussian King,* As the big planes wheeled in flight; "There must be ochools and churches left That have not known your blight. Save some bombs from your deadly hail For a few of the male accurst, But still remember the Prussian code: "Women and children iirst!" "On your way!" called the Prussian Lord, As the air fleet gathered by; "Let them know that a rain of death Is pouring from the sky; Spray your bombs on the moba below, But where each bomb must burst Don't forget, as you pick your prey, Women and children flrst!" % THE OPEN GAME PROPHET Coach J. W. Heisman, of Georgia Tech, left Pennsylvania University seventeen years ago. At'tef an interval of seventeen years he leads a lusty young arrival against his old university and finishes out in front. 41 to 0. Heisman stands as the prophet of the open game. The forward pass came in around 1906. Heisman was advocating this addition to the offense before 1900. Years before 1906 he had used lateral and other passes in profusion. The Tech coach has always been a great believer in the open game as against mass play. He has developed a greater variety of open field work than any football instructor in the realm, north, east, south or west. Many of these formations have failed to hold up against a charging defense. But many of them have proved bewildering and baffling. Winning football elevens are nothing new in Heisman's life. Ho had great machines at Auburn back around 1898 and 1899; the same at Clemson, around 1901 and 1902, before Georgia Tech secured his services over twelve years ago. ' WITHOUT CHAMPIONSHIPS iTr , It has been maintained that no football season could be run off suc cessfully without a championship inspiration. Tennis and golf have just closed out two busy campaigns, in which any number of interesting hand-to-hand conflicts were arranged, and in which several hundred thousands of dollars were collected for Ked Cross and other navy work. Yet there was no suggestion of any national cham pionship play in either branch of sport. THE AGE RECORD John Lawrence Sullivan was a champion at twenty-six. James J. Corbett was a champion at twenty-six. James J. Jeffries reached the top at twenty-four. Jack Johnson and Jess Willard were rated as slow starters, since each was around twenty-nine as he came over the top. The marvel was Fitzsimmons. Fitz was thirty-five when he dropped Corbett at Carson City. He was thirty-eight when he fell before Jeffries. [Fitz had to spot Jeffries fourteen years and fifty pounds. Kobert the Red was Just starting his championship career at the age where others were through. Corbett had passed along at thirty-one, Sullivan at thirty-four and Jeffries at thirty-five. At thirty-five Fitz was just reaching for the olive sprig. THE LEADING BACKFIELD In Strupper, Guyon and Hill. Georgia Tech has the best backfield In America, n.ot even barring the veterans of Pittsburgh and Colgate. Mc- Laren, of Pitt, is the leading line plunger of the year. But not even the Pitt wonder has the all-around value of Strupper and Guyon. Guyon, at Carlisle, was only a shade below Thorpe, while Strupper, for open field work, is on a par with Ned Mahan. The two together complete the greatest attacking force in 1917 football. "After thinking over the late world Beries," writes J. J. H., "no one man is strong enough to carry away the bone record in that ivory carnival." While unkempt Fate picked on Zim. there were four or five others Who had Heinie badly crowded. J. J. H. is right. It would have taken four or five strong men to carry away all the "bone" honors gathered by that Safari of Swat The war will be over when the Allies stand 3 up and 2 to play. And if necessary, the bye holes will be played out, in case Germany expresses any doubt about the final score. Indians Are Working Hard Behind Closed Gates Carlisle, Oct. 31. —In preparation for a practice game to-day behind closed gates on Indian Field, when the Indians will play a strong rival from this section, Coach Harris yes terday worked his men with the same care as would be taken before a big game. Coach Warner, former chieftain for the Kedsklns, was a stop-og visitor at Carlisle, leaving in time for this afternoon's work at Pittsburgh. Warner hunts In the Cumberland Valley each Beason after the Penn game. The Redskins' In juries have all healed, though charley horses are a bit painful. Carlisle expects a hard game against Bucknell, at Lewlsburg Saturday. BOX Ell DIES FKOAf INJURIES Dayton, 0., Oot, 81. —"Young" Epstein, of Hamilton, 0., died early to-day from Injuries he suffered when he fell In the ring during the tirst minute of a 10-round contest with "Battling" Hess, of Port Wayrio, Ind., at the Dayton Gymnastic Club, last night. When Epstein went down, somo of those who were at the ring hld*i say his head struck on the plat form, causing concussion of tho brain. Football Too Must Stand For War Tax College football must pay Its war tax, or better, those who en- Joy college football must pay 10 per cent, extra on the price of tick ets, to help Uncle Sam pay his growing war bills, . It was thought at first that the following clause In the War Rev enue Bill would exclude football from the tax, It read as follows) "No tax shall be levied on any admissions all the proceeds of which inure exclusively to tho bneflt of religious, educational and charitable institutions," A ruling on this question has been Just made in Washington, however and college football aoea not come under the meaning of this clause, After November 1, then, those who pay to see their favorite fall game must add an extra 10 per cent, to the price of their tickets. Opinions at local high schools differ as to the tax affecting the game here. According to scholas tic dope in other cities, high school games are exempted. a_————————— OL1) HUNTER GETS liICENSE Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 31.—D, E. Fisher, of Chambersburg, aged 86 years, the oldest licensed hunter In Franklin county, has taken out a li cense to hunt this season. CHILD HAS PARALYSIS Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 31. —There is another case of Infantile paralysis reported here. Tho victim Is the 3- year-old son of Levi Cordell. COURT SENTENCES Lewistown, Pa., Oct. 31.—The trial of Ell Lukas, for murder, goes over to January term of court. Albert Culbertson plead guilty to the charge of larceny and was given a fine of $5 and four months In the county jail. Steve Caveck plead guilty to a serious charge and was sen tenced to pay cost of prosecution, a SSO fine and serve eight months in the county Jail. John Hoff, convicted of adultery, was sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution, a line of SSOO and to serve one-year in the county Jail. X7"OU must always think of 1 our Guarantee on every m / j package of Lucky Strike Ciga- I 111 TMI ■jHI \ m rettes as a direct personal mes -I.frlTTi! I 1 1 sa g e from The American j a Tobacco Company to you— % \ y / m n °t a mere business formality. 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Battling Leonard, of Phila delphia, outclassed Joe Dillon, of I New York Referee Grimson stopping ! the bout in the fourth round, saving the New Yorker from a severe beat ing. Mickey Devlin, of Reading, put Joe Corbett, of Philadelphia, asleep; with a left uppercut to the jaw after forty seconds'of fast milling, while Battling Manton, of Manayunk, earn ed a good draw with Joe McCarron, of Allentown, after six hard fought rounds. Reading Pacer Winner in Free-For-All Event Fayetteville, N. C., Oct. 31.—Sell ers D., by Laranat, owned by William B. Eckert, of Reading, being cam paigned over the North Carolina Fair Circuit, won the classic Fayetteville Board of Trade free-for-all, purse SBOO, the special feature of the Fay etteville Fair light harness, races here. The veteran Pennsylvania j "side-wheeler" won the race, a split heat affair, losing the third heat to the Canadian entry, Hal R., Jr., by to Hal 8., Jr., over a half-mile track most exciting blanket finishes ever witnessed in the old North State. In winning. Sellers D., driven by Albert W. Kline, of Reading, is credited with administering the flrst defeat to Hal 8., Jr. .over a half-mile track in three seasons. The Judges an nounced the time for the free-for-all I ns 2.09 1-4. 2.09%. 2.10 and 2.09 3-4. I OCTOBER 31, 1917. WELLY'S 'g GORNER Scholastic officials have no reason to get excited over the proposed rev enue tax. It does not include schol astic games, according to an an nouncement from Washington. Col lege football will be taxed. This means that the cost for admission to the Bucknelt-Gettysburg game will bo increased. One thing is certain. Those who must pay will not be over looked and it is time to get busy when the collector gives notice. Where Tech will come in for in creased expenses on in the guarantee due Greensbur*. ('ariare on ranroans tauv.. . .... to-morrow, and it will mean an addi tion eight per cent, for the local man. | r.gement to hand out. There will be j no shirking of duty on the part of the local officials. There will be some football games in Harrisburg that come under the tax rule. Independent teams where admission is charged must pay. This will include basketball outside of scholastic circles. Those Huber boys in the Mt. Pleasant Press Bowling I.eague are Clarence Beck Back, Usaacs Hope to Win; Play Marines Saturday Allentown, Oct. 31.—Will "Eddie" Mahan make so powerful a change in the U. S. Marine Corps football squad that it will be able to retrieve its maiden disaster of Saturday at Allenlown, and will this change, if it docs come about at all, be effected in time to carry weight by November 10, when the second battle royal for the championship of the enlisted service is to be fought out between those two teams at Philadelphia? The Usaacs again set to work yes terday with a vim and determination that were very satisfactory to Lieu tenant Clarke, their coach. On Sat urday the Usaacs are to meet the powerful Ewing A. C., and they are going to test out several new bits of strategy. Scheule, who was last year all-star \M >4. IS HERE IN WM ft jjl OLDEST Vr The figures are signalling 4t J* UNITED SHIRT Jfc COLLAR CO.. TROY. N ( Y.. MAKERS OF I.ION SHIRTS. For anle by Dlven, Pomeroy & Stewart. Ilnrrlnhnrs, Pa. OUR BOYS IN HOME CAMPS AND EUROPE Want more than your letters and goodies and "smokes" and comfort kits. They want news of the Harrisburg District—all the news—as printed in RARRISBURG StSsS&J- TELEGRAPH Harrisburg's One Big Newspaper. Mail to your boy or friend the Telegraph. Special three-month soldier subscription, only. .SI.OO Daily, per month \ . 45c Forward to the Circulation Department, Name, Company and Regiment and he'll get the Telegraph—the paper he wants regularly. 1 again cutting some figures. Tliy !^ e f . indtvidual honor men in last night's contests. Evidently baseball magnates are not all of the opinion that the game will be cut out next season. A dis patch from Chicago says: "Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chica go American league ball club, ah nounced that the club would train, next spring in Texas, either in Min eral Wells, or San Antonio, with a probability of spending some time la each place." To-morrow opens the season when it is lawful to shoot rabbits and from then until December 15 many sports men who otherwise would keep close to their firesides during the open season for game, will shoulder their guns and hike off for a day's sport. What makes the rabbit sea son so popular is that a rabbit is something that most anyone familiar with a gun can hit, and are also so numerous that it is a poor hunter who does not get at least four In a day. The majority return with the limit, which is ten. 1 quarterback for Ohio, was set at work in the strategic position by the coach, and will be developed Into a third first-string man, Murphy and Jack Dunn bein'j 1 the other two main dependencies in team management. Cubbage, whose lfeg has kept him out of the game since the clash with Penn State, has returned, and May fleld who waß also on the injured list, is again in action. With Turtle Conn and Clarence Beck again in the fore, the Usaacs squad for the first time since the early part of the sea son finds itself without a man on the disabled list. The schedule for the remainder # of the season was an nounced as follows: November 3. Ewing A. C., at Allen town; November 10, Marine Corps, at Philadelphia: November 17. First Heavy Main Artillery, at Allentown; November 24, Camp Meade, at Allen town, and on Thanksgiving Day. Georgetown University, at Washing ten. D. C. There may also be a post season game with Lehigh.
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