BENNY LEONARD V/INS FROM PATSY CLINE AT PHILA LAST NIGHT-INDEPENDENTS LOSE
LEONARD WINS FROM
IRISH PATSY CLINE
Philadelphia, Dec. 13.—Irish Patsy
Clino, of New York, gave Benny
Leonard, world's lightweight cham
pion, the# hardest bout of his career
in this last night at the Olympia.
The bout went six rounds with Leon
ard the winner, but the latter had to
light every second of the contest to
keep Cline from whipping over, one
of his haymakers. Cline surprised
Leonard at the manner in which he
lorced the milling in the early
rounds. The challenger did not once
allow Leonard to get set. for every
time that the world's champion start
ed his left working Cline either
ducked out of harm's way or ran into
a clinch.
Leonard's distance was wide of the
mark on divers occasions. Time and
ngain he started his left for Cline's
jaw, but the latter generally had his
i ight glove protecting .that object
with the result that Leonard had to
depend upon his boxing skill and his
fast work in the clinches to carry
home the bacon.
With both boys being trained to
■the minute, it was expected that the
contest would be of the sensational
..rder. In the third, fifth and sixth
titanias there was plenty of action,
but, owing to the close guarding of
both boys, neither appeared able to
connect with a clean punch, for It
generally happened that one or the
other was getting close in every time
si left lead was attempted or a right
swing.
In the final round Leonard, as is
liis usual wont, started out with the
evident intention of finishing Cline.
Hassett School Fives
to Play This Evening
The Hassett school five will meet
the Hershey Men's Club at Cathedral
Hall this evening. This will be the
last preliminary game prior to open
ing the college schedule. Next *eek,
the llassetts open their collegesched
ule with Lebanon Valley College.
Several new plays will be tried out
in this evening's game, as the.Ha®"
*etts are anxious to avenge their de
feat of last week.
Between the halves the Hassett
Girls' Team will play Wiconisco High
school. This is a fast bunch of plac
ers that have appeared in this town
before and have always put up a
good battle. The Hassett girls will
line-up with Misses Sweeney and St.
Peter, forwards; Emanuel, centei,
and Siheffer and Connors, guards.
After the gitme Delone s orchestra
will furnish music for dancing.
Kramer Defeats National
Bicycling Champ Last Wight
N'ew York. Dec. 13.—Frank Kram- ,
er, of Newark, N. J., defeated Arthur,
Spencer, of Canada, national bicy-1
cling champion, in a mile event at
Madison Square Garden, here last
night, in 2 minutes, 56 3-5 seconds.
Spencer, who won the title from
Kramer last summer after the latter
had held it sixteen years, defeated
A 1 Goullet, of Australia, winner of
the six-day race last week. In the
qualifying heat, and Kramer defeat
ed Francisco \ erri, of Italj.
KRANKIE BURNS WINS BOUT
Providence, R. 1., Dec. 13.
Frankie Burns, of Jersey City, won a
decision over Johnny Russell, of
Newark, in a Ijout of twelve rounds
here last night. Burns took the lead
at the start and maintained it to the
finish. .
of a
"Squads Write" for "Bull" Durham!
Letter from U. S. Engineers in France
_.. . ' , _ On Service in France
1 he Amemcan 1 obacco Co August 24, 1917
Gentlemen:
As we are on the Western front where there are no can
teens that sell "good old Bull/' we are writing to ask you if you
can introduce your tobacco into the English canteens where we
have to go to get our smokes. This foreign tobacco has no kick
in it at all after you have smoked the genuine home article.
Hoping that you will be able to send us some of the real
stuff, we are, with thanks in advaH^,
Yours truly,
Squads No. 10 and 11, Co. D.,
Engineers (Railway)
American Expeditionary Force in France Care of Adjutant General, Washington, D. C.
XO.Y oL^uej(L
A (fcLui /n 1 rb
Clur9/Z3/lkot c- "Ui Y
/{trr£zsn ~6 $. xfisJCunxs* *
u GENUINE '
BULL" DURHAM F=AE3PL
TObACCO fr-UJ, Hj
mnm6 a little &naJ e
/) Guaranteed by
*-f// %/ <r \/? tobac&Jr
THURSDAY "EVENING,
It looked for a time that Cline would
get his mugc in front of Leonard's
famous left, especially as the world's
champion was forcing the fight. By
carefully guarding his face, coupled
with the fact that he held at every
opportunity in this session, Cline
managed to shake Leonard off to
ward the closing minute besides
working his rights and lefts to
Leonard's body at short range.
Cline took considerable punishment
in. the last two rounds. He mixed it
often, but it was apparent that he
did not have much steam back of his
wallops, for they only seemed to
make Leonard light all the faster. It
was at short range, however, where
Cline did his best work. Urged on
by his seconds to adopt this style of
lighting, he continually worked for
the body. Once he caught Leonard
on the beak in the fifth round, which
was the first time during the fight,
Cline having the satisfaction of cut
ting that object with his glove.
Leonard did the major Pyt of the
forcing. He tried several times to
coax Cline to stand up and box at
long range. The latter was not to
be caught napping, however, for
every time that Leonard set himself
Cline beat him to the lead. While
Cline did not score decisively with
this line of attack, nevertheless he
prevented Leonard from whipping
over his left, while the few times
that Leonard did get in this punch
there was not much force behind it,
because of the elusive tactics of
Cline, who was generally backing
away when the punch was started.
Harrisburg Garnets Want
Games With Strong Tearns
The Harrisburg: Garnets would like
[ to arrange gajnes with strong out-of
''3*
j town teams. The team is made up of
j High school stars and will give a
strong bid for the strongest ama
ture team in Central Pennsylvania.
All teams desiring to get a game
with the Garnets should get in touch
with their manager, Ernest K. Shoe
man, 2624 North Sixth street. The
Garnets open their season Friday
night, December 21, with the Her
shey Men's Uiub, of Hershey.
SAT wins m illion
New York, Dec. 13.—Stage notables
crowded the church at Broadway and
Sixty-seventh streets yesterday when
j the Rev. Nathan Zagle conducted
: services for Nat M. Wills, who was
1 suffocated in the garage at his home
j in Uniontown, N. J., last Sunday.
Friends and admirers of the vaude
ville comedian gathered until there
was no room in the church for a
single person more. The auditorium,
halls and stairways were jammed.
Henry Nichols, of St. Cecile Lodge
568, conducted the Masonic services.
These were followed by the rites of
the Episcopal Church.
In the throng were managers, pro
ducers, musicians, composers, vaude
ville, iflusical comedy and dramatic
actors, as well as many drawn from
the great public which Wills pleased.
Large delegations attended from the
Lambs, the Friars and the Green
Room Clubs. They went In tjpeclal
conveyances to Woodlawri, where the
burial took place.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
INANMJALSESSION
Award Pennant to White Sox;
/ In Favor of Playing
Same Schedule
Chicago, Dec. 13.—American
League magnates did not go into ses-
I sion until 3.30 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, and two hours later they
were still at it.
Charley Comiskey was out in an
optimistic interview, in which he said
things are all right just as they are
and that he is against' cutting down
or in any way doing things to the
game.
A pleasant duty fell to the lot of
Charles A. Comiskey in the after
noon. He helped vote himself the
American League pennant for the
season of 1917. On January 7 the
National Commission will vote him
the baseball championship of the
world.
Another important question before
the meeting is the formulating of
war contracts. A cut in salary is
probable, owners said, but no official
action will be taken by the league.
War contracts, differing from the old
contracts as regards salary and time
of service, will be formulated, it is
said.
May Play Same Schedule
No change in the number of games
to be played seemed likely, because
of the decision of the National
League to stick to the 154-game
schedule. Several American League
owners expressed themselves in fa
vor of a 140-game season, but said
the action of the senior league left
them without recourse.
Among those present were Frank
Navin, president, and Charles Navin,
secretary, Detroit; Charles Comiskey,
Harry Grabiner and Clarence Row
land, White Sox; "Pickles" Dilhoefer.
traded by Cubs to Phillies; Louise
Heilbroner, statistician from Fort
Wayne; Herman Schaefer. Charles
O'Leary, Charles Williams, secretary
of the Cubs; Joe Kelley, scout for the
Yankees; Bob Connery, same; Jim
Burke, scout for Detroit; Miller Hug
gins, manager Yankees; Joe Tinker,
manager Columbus; Phil Ball, presi
dent Browns; James Dunn, president
Cleveland; Connie Mack and John
Shibe, Athletics: Clark Griffith and
Mr. Miner, • Washington; Colonel
Jacob Ruppert, New York; Jack
Lelivelt, Kansas City; Billy Neisen,
Chicago semipro.; Bob Qulnn, St.
Louis, and many others.
YANKS MAY GET PRATT
Chicago, Dec. 13.—There is a pos
sibility that Del Pratt, second base-,
man with the St. Louis Americans,
may be traded to New York before
the end of the week. Col. Ruppert,
of the Yankees, said last night that
he was prepared to offer cash or
players for him.
808 PECK NOW IN ARMY'
Culver. Ind., Dec. 13.—80b Peck,
University of Pittsburgh star center,
who was twice named on Walter
Camp's ail-American team and has
been coaching the Culver Military
Academy team this fail, has enlisted
in the Second Indiana' Field Artil
lery. Peck Is a member of the head
quarters' company at Laporte.
KXKRIBBOItG tAH& TEI.EGR3TM
MAGNATES CONSIDERING BASEBALL FUTURE
toAN. B. JOHNSON k TrkiVfl'
\Fn JOHN K. TUNER _
tO. ©ARROW <3£RRY HERRMANN
Ban B. Johnson, president of the American League, with Jolin K.
Tener, president of the National League. Garry Herrmann, chairman of
the National Commission, and Ed. Barrow, president of the International
League, are in the midst of the greatest difficulty baseball lias presented
for some years. They are considering at the annual meetings of their
oiganizations what shall be the future of baseball as affected by the war.
J?', } I
jponh&nt
Copyright, 1117, Th Trltran# Association (Ne York TrtbunaX
• THE MAIN ANSWER
-
If we could only stand and take •
The game as it may chance to break.
Or know that trouble, dark and drear,
Is mixed in with the ringing cheer;
If we could know that ways aloft
Are very far from being soft;
That only those who drive through pain.
If we could learn, bereft of pull.
That each must pay the price in full
For all we gather from the game,
In sacrifice—or else in shame—
VV'd see the shadows drifting by
And once more view the open sky.
Content to know that each must take
The game as it may chance to break.
AN ALL-TfME ALL-STAR TEAM
More than once keen discussion and spirited chit-chat has arisen con
cerning the star performer baseball has produced in each department
through its forty or fifty years span.
Any result obtained must be mythical and slightly out of focus But
with this purpose in view we put in several weeks obtaining opinions to
speak.
The initial outburst comes to-morrow.
BASEBALL'S MAIN PROBLEM
The main problem which major league baseball will face next spring is
to maintain a fair balance.
If certain clubs are riddled and certain others are untouched, competi
tion will be too loop-sided to maintain interest.
This means that clubs which'have been shot to pieces by the draft must
be given the chance to purchase needed material from their luckier rivals
llie main interest in baseball is the interest built around the figUt for a
pennant. But there is no impossible reason why this balahco shouldn't be
fairly maintained by purchase or trade.
WHY NOT?
When fate has knocked you flat,
Get up and grin;
The next round may be that
In which you win.
Remembering, at bay, ,
Before you curse,
The other fellow may
Be feeling worse.
H. VARLEY.
"Indiana"- —No, Joe Johnson has never batted under .300 in the Amer
ican League. So far as we know, Jackson has never dropped .300 in any
leagu,e. Ho batted over .300 in the rst minor league that can show a
record around .360 in the Southern League and .387 his first short season
league. He batted over .300 in the first minor leugue that can show a
of the campaign around .230, before the final spurt carried him back to
ancient scenes.
TWO MORE
"You have left out two of the great all-yme footballers," writes Red and
Blue. "Their names are Hollenback and Stevenson. Hollenback was one
of the greatest all around backfield stars that ever played while Vin
Stevenson had no superior at quarter. In my opinion, Stevenson was a
more brilliant quarterback than either Eckersall or Daley."
No one wants w.ar any more than one wants the toothache. But the
only way to check a violent toothache is to have the aforesaid tooth pulled.
Germany, in this case, being the aching tooth.
"Why," queries L. K. H., "don't you write an article naming the greatest
football coach of all time?" The main reason is that we don't know what
his name is. Walter Camp wasn't bad. Haugliton was pretty fair. Yost
and Stagg have won a game or two. Glen Warner hasn't been completely
swamped. Sanford has been known to achieve a turn or two. So has
Kavanaugli, but the list ie already expanding beyond the confines of ordi
nary debate.
The Job of naming the greatest football coach that ever lived would be
fully as easy as the job of naming the greatest baseball manager. Proof
that might stand up in one town would be utterly demolished in another.
Boy Shot by His Cousin I
Dies in Frederick Hospital
Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 12.—Abner
B\ Thompson, aged 13, son of John
W. Thompson, of near Weverton,
died to-day in the hospital at Fred
erick from a bullet wound in his
The boy was shot by his
'cousin, Melvin Morlarity, aged 15, of
Washington, with a rilie several duys
ago. The boys are cousins. Morlar
ity, It is alleged, shot Thompson af
ter he had refused to go to the homo
of Woriarity's aunt to get him oome
clothing. Morlarity escaped r.nd
went back to Washington, where ho
was arrested. He is being held hero
pending an investigation.
AMBULANCE OAK COMPLETED
Hagerstown, Md., Dec. IS. —The
ambulance car, equipped In the
shops of the AVestern Maryland rail
road here, which will make up part
of the Red Cross train that the
Philadelphia and Reading and West
ern Maryland roads will offer to the
government, has been completed and
sent to Baltimore, where the re
! mainder of the train is being equip
j ped. It will then be sent to Har
j risburg and receive the finishing
touches. It is reported that the truln
j may be sent to Halifax to aid in car
i ins for the thousands of persons that
I were injured in the recent terrible
j explosion.
Don't Put
It Oft
If you desire to get some of the
prettiest Christmas Cards you
ever had the pleasure of sending
to your friends, we must have
your order NOW.
The Telegraph Printing Co.
Printing, Binding, Designing, Photo - Engraving,
Die Stamping, Plate Printing
FEDERAL SQUARE HARRI9BURG, PA.
I
PIH ELECTS
ITS CAPTAINS:
Star Athletes Honored by
Teammates; Basketball
Schedule Announced
Pittsburgh, Dec. 13.—The annual
captaincy elections last week result
ed_in*two of the University of Pitts
burgh's most brilliant performers
being honored. George McLaren,
the great fullback, was unanimouslyi
selected as the 1918 gridiron leader,!
and Roy EasterduT was given the I
basketball captaincy. McLaren Is a
Pittsburgh High school boy and Eas- 1
tcrday hails from Lisbon, Ohio. Uothl
graduate next year. McLaren has
won his letter in football, basket
ball and track and Easterday has
duplicated the feat. Both are popu
lar with the Pitt students, McLaren
being president of the junior class.
Dr. George M. Flint, former Penn
sylvania captain, who has coached
the basketball 'varsity for five years
and always produced a winner, will
again be in charge. The team is
practicing now. Hastings, Dehart,
Lubic, Hammer and McNulty are
.missing from last year's fire, the
first four of them being in the na
] tion's service. Hastings is in France,
Dehart is with the Aviation Corps in
Texas, Lubic is in the Navy and
Hamsmer is at Camp Lee. J. R.
Balridge, of Latrobe, Pa., is the man
ager. Dr. N. C. Ochsenhirt, a former
'varsity captain, is again coach of
the freshman five.
The basketball schedule includes
the following games: January 1,.
Yale University, at Pittsburgh; Jan
uary 10, West Virginia University at
Pittsburgh; January 18, Carnegie
Tech., at Pittsburgh;' January 19,
AVestinghouse Club, at Pittsburgh; J
January 25, West Virginia University i
at Morgantown, W. Va.; February 1, j
Allegheny College- at Pittsburgh;
February 8, W. & J. College, at Pitts
burgh; February 14, Lafayette Col
lege, at Easton, Pa.; February 15, U.
S. Ambulance Service team, at Allen
town, Pa.; February 16, Lehigh Uni
versity, at South Bethlehem; Febru
ary 22, Lehigh University, at Pitts
burgh; February 23, Pennsylvania
State College, at State College, Pt.i
February 28, Pennsylvania State Col
lege, at Pittsburgh; March 1, W. &
J. College, at Washington, Pa.;
March 8, Carnegie Tech., at Pitts
burgh.
Pennsylvania Couples '
Married at Hagerstown
Migerstown, Aid., Dec. 13. —Mar-
riage licenses were issued here to the
following Jcouples:
Francis P. Fornwald and Ethel D.
Boyd, bpth pf Harrisburg.
Arthur K. Frank and Helen M.
Shaeffer, both of Harrisburg.
Albert W. Penner, Hagerstown,
and Anna K. Shannesyl Harrisburg.
Miss Virian S. Erick and William
H. Woodring, both of Lebanon, Pa. r
were married her 6 by the Rev. Dr. J.
Spangler Kweffer, pastor of Zion He
formed Otourch.
Miss Martha S. Williams, Tower
City, Pa., and Fred Hoffman, of Wil
liamstown, Pa., were married by the
Rev. W. L. Lynn, pastor of Wash
ington Square Methodist Episcopal
Church.
EXTRACT WOOD COSTS MORE
Newport, Pa., Dec. 13.—Extract
wood is going still higher in priie as
the decreased supply of coal de
mands that more wood be used for
fuel. The Oak Extract Company, of
Newport, which used practically all
the extract wowt cut in Perry county,
lias just announced an advance of
$ 1 per cord in its rates, the com
pany now paying $5.50 per cord in
stead of $4.50 as hitherto.
MISS MORETZ WEDS
Mortgomery's Ferry, Pa., Dec. 13.
—Frank Fretzinger, of Duneannon*
and Miss Abbie Moretz, of Buck's
Valley, were married' at the home of
L. W. Fergueson by the Rev. James
E. Smith, of Philadelphia, pastor of
the New Church.
UPHOLSTERING
Have your upholstering
done now. Let me put
your furniture in fine con
dition for the holidays.
Cushion Worl^
Slip Covers 4
Draperies
and General Upholstering
JOS. COPLINKY
1005 North Third St.
Bell Phone 735R
DECEMBER' T3, 1917/
Polish Wrestler Wins
; From Dane in Tourney at
New York; American Wins
New York, Dec. 13.—Wladek
Zlyszko, of Poland, defeated Harry
Christensen, of Denmark, in 27 min
utes and 25 seconds with an arm
scissors and wrist lock, in the inter
national cateh-as-catch-can wrestling
tournament here last night.
Joseph Rogers, American, threw
Pierre Le Beige, of Belgium, in 11
minutes and 35 seconds, with a leg
and inside arm hold. Dr. Benjamin F.
Roller, of Seattle, defeated John
Heracle, of Wilmington, Del., with a
head lock in 14 minutes and 5 sec
onds.
High Prices Paid
For Baseball Stars
(•rover Cleveland Alexander and
William Killifer, Phillies, bought
by Chicago Cubs, 1917, $75,000.
Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox,
bought by Cleveland Indians,
1916. Price said to have been
over $50,000.
Eddie Collins, Athletics, bought
by Chicago White Sox, 1915,
$50,000.
Frank Baker, Athletics, bought
by New York Yankees, 1916,
$35,000.
Joe Tinker, Cincinnati Reds,
bought by Brooklyn Robins, 1913,
(never reported), $25,000.
Marty O'Toole, St. Paul, Ameri
can Association, bought by Pitts
burgh Pirates, 1912, $22,500.
Larry Chappelle, Milwaukee,
American Association, bought by
Chicago White Sox. 1913, sl^,ooo.
Lefty Russell, Baltimore Inter
• national League, bought by Athle
tics, 1913, $12,000.
Fritz JVlaisel, Baltimore, Inter
national League, bought by New
York, Yankees, 1913, $12,000.
Rube Marquard, Indianapolis,
American Association, bought by
New York Giants, 1908, SII,OOO.
Cy Seymour, Cincinnati Redß,
bought by New York Giants,
! SIO,OOO.
Spike Shannon, St. Louis Car
dinals, bought by New YorV
Giants, SIO,OOO.
Community Honor Roll
Being Made at Newport
Newport, Pa., Dec. 13.—Patriotic
citizens are making active plans to
secure the name of every soldier
from the town and surrounding dis
trict. Representative John S. Eby,
Perry county member of Assembly,
is in charge of the work.
On this community honor roll, in
addition to Newport men in the ser
vice, those from rural routes 1, 2
and 3 will be included. Mr. Eby is
desirous of securing in addition to
the name, the post office address,
company, regiment, etc.
$ *f
•*?* wr T
i YOil can,t expect to get a 5
-?• ■ vie cigar for a nickel that >r
<** will give you the satisfaction T
J which you expect, any more ' %
than your wife can buy a cake 4
of soap, any more, for a nickel. %
X But when you pay six cents v
1' for a £
i King Oscar Cigar J
$ you are certain to get that
J quality which you have been J
X getting for past twenty-six
years. Above all things, the J
J quality must be maintained.
4* 5
t *
John C. Herman & Co. £
Makers J
t 5
gjjy&W A Man's Gift From a Man's Store r c^j
wL. Wm. Strouse M
H New Universities Dictionary B
How to Get It Pr^ntormaiMo^his]
Forth* Mw Nominal Comt of paper one like the above
MaWuii<> and Dutribmtiam with ninety-eight cents to
1/-> n A cover cost of handling,
Coupon P ackin 2 clerk hire, etc.
S secure t lis NEW authentic I MAIL AUtois**,
Dictionary, bound in real ORDERS Up£ $
flexible leather, illustrated WILL uj looo^'io
with full pages in color BE SISZZfSiZ
and duotone 1300 pages. FILLED ,u
25 DICTIONARIES IN ONE
All Dictionaries published preci
ous to this year are out of date
iLammmmmmmmmmmmmrnmwmmmm—mm
TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR ARMY CAMPS
A. A. U. to Foster Indoor
Sports Among Selected
Soldiers
Chicago, Dec. 13. —A campaign to
raise funds to erect buildings tor in
door sports at various Army canton
ments was started yesterday by the
National Amateur Athletic Union,
Charles A. Dean, president, announc
ed. The money will be raised by di
rect, subscription and from receipts
from various athletic events.
The decision to start the campaign
at once was made after a conference
between Mr; Dean and Dr. J. E.
Raycroft, chairman of the commit
tee on recreation at training camps.
Dr. Kaycroft visited Camp Grant, at
Rockford, this week and yesterday
went to Camp Taylor, at Louisville.
Mr. Dean said he estimated a
building suitable for a cantonment,
would have to be about 75 by 200
feet and could cost approximately
$25,000.
He said that the war would not
interfere with the annual A. A. U.
indoor track championships and that
the events probably would take place
at Philadelphia.
LOCAIfi IiOSK TO YORK
The York Professionals easily de
feated tiic Harrisburg Independents
or. the former's iloor last night. Wal
lower, forward for the locals, was
forced out of the game owing to an
injury to his knee. The summary
follows:
Independents York Prof.
N. Ford. f. . Seasholtz, f.
Wallower, f. * Berger, f.
Sourbier, c. Crice, c.
G. Ford, g. Rensberg, g.
Gough. g. Turnbull, g.
Substitutions: Crane for Wallow
er. Independents scoring, field goals.
Crane, 1; G. Ford, 1. Goals from
fouls, G. Ford. 5 out of 14. York
scoring, iield goals, Turnbull, 8; Sea
sholtz, 1; Berger, 1; Rensberg, 1.
Goals from fouls, Seasholtz, 4 out
of 15.
• form'fit
COLLAR
2 ov each tyrTtfSfryf
15