.OCAL FANS ANTICIPATE RECORD-BREAKING BASKETBALL SEASON—SPORT DOINGS ASKETBALLTO GET BIG BOOST >oning of Scholastic Series Means That This Sport Will Be Popular This week will find the basketball lyon on in full blast. The high iool teams get started Saturday. is sport promises much interest s season. The Harrisburg Inde inlents will provide lor the games th famous stars. To-morrow night at Cathedral Hnll ■ ilassett five will meet the Leba -11 College team. The latter in gles former high school stars. This me will mark the opening of the nos with college teams, the Ilas t management having arranged a •y attractive schedule, iigh class games in the scholastic ics arc a certainty. With seven ins in the Held, each of which has ong material, the game this sea i promises many thrills. Control, •h and Steeiton arc hard at work ting in shape for these battles, iluch encouragement came yes ilay afternoon when the Central ad numbering thirty began prac • at Chestnut Street Auditorium, imong the number were three of t year's performers. "Noble' ink, a clever center; "Art" Fields, uard and "Ben" Wolfe, a capable ward. With this strong founda l. Central is almost certain of a nant-winning aggregation. ED LEWIS BEATS DOWNEY olumbus, Ohio., Dec.. IS. Ted of England, welterweight •holder, had a shade the better Bryan Downey, of Columbus, In urd l'J-round tight here last night llie opinion of fight critics. No ision was given. Lewis dropped vnoy to his haunches with a short jab in the eleventh as Downey i coming in. The champion used left effectively but was forced ■xtend himself to tho limit, ,1, \ll \N WINS OVER JACKSON hiladelphia, Dec. 18.—Frankie ahan, of Brooklyn, was given popular decision over Willie kson. of New York, in a six mi bout here to-night. In the round Jackson had the Brook boy in Had shape but Callahan ied in the second and outfought New Yorker for the remainder j he bout. AMUSEMENTS LAST DAY TO SEE F'iily Stevens in "Alias Mrs. Jcssnp" ic of Miss Stevens' best pictures COMING TO-MORROW The Lone Wolf Featuring HAZEL DAWN :■> Increase In 'he Sweet Shop HARRISBURG HOME OF j Martha Washington Candies AND GOOD DRINKS j 4th and Walnut Sts. A FEW STEPS FROM j THE MAJESTIC THEATER. j g Patriotic Mass Meeting ngressman Richard Pear son Hobson >nl Kiperti Orator, St nt mm an :vens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church hlrteenth and Vernon Street* lursday Evening, De mber 20 —8.00 O'clock SV UJECT The Destiny of America" \dinlNMlon— .lo centM ————/ 'J.-- )wertissementS|; fHCHWITOW uii Htswa i. AMD TH* , BALLET-INTIME I XOT.C ; Ctotc \ : STMPtiotivA: .ORPHEUM * CHRISTMAS DAY lnp. nnil Mttht, DECEMBER 28 Incr SHIc to ? 1 ..Ml nlng flOc to Sli.OO^ IIRPHEUM £SA Dec. 26 RICES: T£:.."'i£S° SEATS WEDNESDAY TUESDAY EVENING, "Chuck" Wortman Expects ! to Figure in Big Trade j . ■ ' i i&iSi ."V/11/LIAM V;oRTMAN, "Chuck" Wortman, a Chicago Na tional League infielder, will be traded for Wheat, of the Brooklyn Nationals, together with several thousand dollars. Charles Weegh man, president of the Cubs, is said to have made this trade at a confer ence with the Brooklyn owners. ROWLING Academy Duckpin League Captains 184t> Lieutenants 1645 Shields (C.) 173 Shields (C.) ICS Casino Duckpin League Capitals 1721 Casino 1960 Dunlap (C.) I>s Montgomery (Ca.> 410 Standing of tlic Teams W. L. Pet. Senators 17 7 .708 Crescents 18 9 ,66G Keystone 14 13 .518 Stars • 10 17 .370 Capitals 7 20 .259 Daupi >l n-Cumberland League (Taylor's Alleys) Flckes 2041 O'Leary's 1317 O'Leary (O.) ISS Clark (F.) 471 Demma's 1727 Eshelman Derama (D.) 174 Demma (D.) 405 (Fickes Alleys) Millard's 1904 Loser's 1819 Saylor (M.) 159 Millard (M.) 4 2tl AMUSEMENTS REGENT THEATER TODAY SESSUE HAYAKAWA —in— "The Secret Game" TOMORROW and THURSDAY ' LOUISE HUFF ANI) JACK PICK FORI) IN "JACK AND JILL" FRIDAY and SATURDAY Vivian Martin —in— "Molly Entangled" Adults 15c Children 10c -J MAJESTIC THEfITEB A Five Act Vaudeville Rill That Is Pleasing to All Headed by "The Red Heads" A Vividly Colored Musical Comedy With WM. It. SAXTON A Real I.augli Festival HERE THURSDAY GEORGE P. MURPHY and "The Food Inspectors" An Up-to-the-Second Musical Comedy v - VICTORIA TO-DAY and TOMORROW FOR THE LAST TIME OlTicial War Picture—tlic sec ond instalment of "THE RETREAT OF THE GERMANS AT THE BATTLE OF ARRAS" ADMISSIONS: Adults—Matinee: 15c; Eve- I nings, 25c. Children—lo<: to any show. s BIG TEN TEAMS HAVE SCHEDULE List of Football . Dates For Next "¥ear Forecasts Active Season Chicago. Dec. 18.—The schedule of "Big Ten" football matches next sea son should contain many thrilling games, as the list stretches long in its completeness. Michigan, Chi cago, Minnesota. Ohio State, Illi nois, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwest ern, lowa and Indiana are the insti tution which in the public's mind 1 stage the better class of football. Ohio State, the conference cham pions, may have to stretch the high standard it has already set in order !to again finish at the top. Every j year the gridiron sport is more elB ! ciently contested In the West, find j I tho growing strength of the isams in that section of our country is a j 1 blazing sign of football's popularity, j | The dates follow: Michigan , i October 5, Case at Ann Arbor; Oc-1 i tober 19, Michigan Aggies at Ann | I Arbor; October 26, Ohio State at Co | lumbus; November 2, Northwestern at Ann Arbor: November 9, Chicago | at Chicago; November 16, Cornell 1 at Ithaca; November 23, Minnesota at Ann Arbor. Chicago October 12, Minnesota at Chicago: October 19, lowa at Chicago; Octo-j ber 2G, Wisconsin, at Madison; No vember 2, Purdue at Chicago; No vember 9, Michigan at Chicago; No-, vember IG, Northwestern at Evan- , ston; November 23, Illinois at Chi-' cago. Minnesota October 12, Chicago at Chicago; October 26, Illinois at Minneapolis; November 2. Indiana at Indianapolis; November 16, Wisconsin at Minnea | polis; November 23, Michigan at Ann Arbor. Two other games will be ar ! ranged with nonconference teams. Ohio State October 19, Northwestern at Evan ston; October 26, Michigan it Co ] lumbus: November 9, some Ohio I college; November 16, Illinois at Ur j bana;> November 23, Wisconsin at I Columbia. Illinois October 5, Ames or Kansas at Ur bana; October 12, Great Lakes Naval j Training Station at Urbana;. Octo-i ber 19, Purdue at Lafayette; Octo-, ! ber 26, Minnesota at Minneapolis;, November 2, lowa at Urbana; No-j vember 9, Wisconsin at Madison; No-, vember 16, Ohio at Urbana; Novem-I ' ber 23, Chicago at Chicago. Wisconsin October 12, open; October 19, In-j diana at Madison; October 26, Clii-! • cago ait Madison; November 9, 1111-' ] nois at Madison; November 16, Mln-j I nesota at Minneapolis; November 23, j I Ohio State at Columbus. Purdue October 5, Franklin at Lafayette; I October 12, Depauw at Lafayette; | i October 19, Illinois at Lafayette; Oc tober 26, open; November 2, Chi- j I cago at Chicago: November 9, open: j ! November 16, Wabash at Lafayette; | November 23, Notre Dame at La-; I fayette. Northwestern October 5, Lake Forest at Evan-j ston: October 12, lowa at lowa City; ! October 19, Ohio State at Evanston; ; November 2, Michigan at Ann Ar \ bor; November 9, open'; November I 16, Chicago at Evanston; November 23, Indiana at Bloomington. II : | lowa •1 October 12, Northwestern at lowa City; October 19, Chicago at Chi- J cago; November 2, Illinois at Ur -1 bana; November 23, Nebraska at j lowa City (tentative). Indiana i October 19, Wisconsin at Madison; J November 2, Minnesota at Indiana- J polis; November 23, Northwestern at j Bloomington. GREB BEATS GUS CHRISTIE Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 18.—Harry Greb, of Pittsburgh, was awarded the decision over Gus Christie, of Milwaukee, last night at the end of twelve fast rounds. Greb forced the ; milling practically all the way and had liis man considerably 'marked I at the end of the fight., The men are middleweiglits, but did not weigh in, ] entering the ring'at catch weights. BOYD LEAGUE BATTLES ' The White team o£ the Boyd Memorial Bowling .League lost to the Blue tossers last niglit, score 25 to I 16. The Reds won over the Greens, score 42 to 9. Both games were j fast and interesting. AMUSEMENTS ORPHEUM 4 THIRD I DAY Dec. 20 Mnlinee nnd m Lady M^ UCCa " 111 neers FLOSSIE "mm MCCI.OUIJ j JV MERMAID A nnd Her DIVING ffim BEAUTIES (|j| LADIES AT MATINEE ITARRISBURfr TELEGRAPH Highest-Price Star Is Chicago Second Baseman I. ; : EX2X2X& CO J/X/XK5*, The price Charles Comiskey, own er of the champion Chicago club, paid for Eddie Collins, star second baseman, was made public by Presi ] dent Ban Johnson, at the_ American ■ League meeting. He said* Comiskey ! paid the Philadelphia club $50,000 I for Collins' contract, gave Collins a I $15,000 bonus for signing and aign | ed him to a five-year contract at a | salary of $15,000 a year, a total of 1 $140,000 1* Revised Schedule For Camp Hill Quintet 1 Professor Fred V. Rockey, princi pal of the Camp Hill High school, to day announced a revised schedule for the varsity basketball team. Sev eral contests had been cancelled with some of the teams considered out of the 'cross river bunch's class and games arranged with teams of about the same strength. No games will be played this week on account of an entertainment to be held in the j auditorium. j The schedule is as follows: De j cember 28, High School Alumni; Jan | uary 4. May town High school at Camp Hill; 11, Myerstown High, at ' Myerstown; 12, Annville High, at j Annville; 19, Carlisle High, at Car ! lisle; 25, Gettysburg High, at Camp j Hill; February 1, Hershey High, at j Camp Hill; 2, Palmyra High, at Pal- I myra; 8, Mt. Joy High, at Camp Hill; 15, open; 22, Mt. Joy High, at I Mt. Joy; March 1, Carlisle High, at j Camp Hill; 8, Myerstown High, at i Camp Hill; 15, Gettysburg Hish, at 1 Gettysburg; March 22, Palmyra High at Camp Hill; 30, Annville High, at Camp Hill. HUNTER TREED BY LARGE ELK Altoona, Pa., Dec. 18.—A thrilling experience befell Thomas Chapman, of Hollidaysburg, yesterday while hunting for rabbits on Catfish Ridge. Chapman came suddenly upon a herd of elk who have been wintering on the ridge. One large elk resented tho hunter's intrusion and charged CLUB OWNERS TALK SCHEDULE American Association Mana gers Favor Changes; Player Limit Chicago, Dec. 18. —Club owners of the American Association are in ses sion here. The big question under consideration is the advisability of adopting' a 140-game schedule, to abolish the spring training trips and to start the 1918 season not earlier than May 1, nearly three weeks later than usual. With the late opening there will be no need for extensive training trips, in the opinion of Thomas J. Hiekey, president of the association. Joe Tinker, president and manager of the Columbus Club, also shared this view. "Frequently teams arc taken south in the spring for conditioning and after training for two or three weeks In a warm climate are taken north only to be injured by the cold ; weather,' - President Ilickey said. To Train at Hoims "I think the majority of the club owners are agreed that the clubs can do their training on their home grounds if we decide to start later next season. However, if some of them want to go to a southern camp, I do not think there will be any ob jection to it." Neither James C. McGill, owner of the Indianapolis, nor O. H. VVath en, president of the Louisville club, attended the meeting. Their proxies were held by Thomas Barker, attor ney for the Louisville club. McGill and Wathen were among the leaders in the recent movement to withdraw from the American Association and merge with certain clubs in the in ternational League in the formation of a new league. McGill is spending the winter in California. Barker said the LouisvUlc and In dianapolis clubs were opposed to re ducing the playing season to 140 i games and that lie would urge the ! adoption of a 154-game schedule. Philadelphia Cricketers Send Cash to Halifax Bv Associated Press Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—The Hali | fax cup. donated In 1873 for compe i tltion and which lias since become the chief trophy in the cricketing world, is mainly responsible for a fund of $4,500 raised among the I cricketers of Philadelphia for the ! relief of sufferers by the Halifax! j disaster. The money was telegraph- i led to the Canadian Bank of Com merce with the explanation that it | came from players who had contest-1 j ed in Halifax cup matches. PENN PLANS TO CUT GRID DATES Play Corßell Before Thanks giving; New Form of Contract Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—University of Pennsylvania's athletic council has met war conditions. Following out the precedent established, all sports will be fostered during the 1918 sea son. Many branches may havo to be modified during the year. This was the sentiment expressed at its meet ing held yesterday afternoon. The following clauses have been inserted in all the Red and Blue agreements: "This contract "may be canceled at any time when it becomes necessary for either party to abandon the re mainder of Its schedule. "It is agreed that the members of neither team shall gather together formally or informally for the pur pose of general conditioning or par ticipation In an yform of football practice prior to September 15, 1918." This latter clause was decided upon il? order to fully accord with the sentiments expressed at the meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, held at Washington last August. The date fixed is in ample time prior to opening of the. various institutions to allow men who return prior to the formal opening for the purpose ot completing their registra tions, schedule and rooming arrange ments for the coming year and tak ing re-examinations, to have advan tages of athletic participation with out in any way engaging in the pre liminary practice which was quite generally indulged in prior to the .ast season. Football Schedule Untitled The following football schedule for 1918, as submitted by Chairman George H. Frazier on behalf of the football committee, was ratified: October—s, Franklin and Marshall College: 12; Bucknell University, 19, Swarthmore College; 26, University of Pittsburgh, at Pittsburgh. November—2, Lafayette College; 9, Dartmouth College; 16. George School of Technology; 23, Cornell Univer sity. Cornell Date' ChniiKe The changing of the date for the annual Cornell game from Thanks giving Day to the Saturday before was only made after a great deal of consideration on the part of the ath letic authorities at Cornell and Penn sylvania. However, Cornell agreed entirely as to the merits of Pennsyl vania's suggestion that at least dur ing wartimes it would be better to conclude our respective schedules earlier. It was felt that with the additional demands made upon the students to do more intensive work because of a possible curtailment of their studies at any time In order to enter the national service, and the intensive military training which all the ath letes are required to take, the gain of a week should, not be overlooked. viciously. The hunter dropped his gun and climbed a tree. After vainly trying to dislodge Chapman ,by butting the tree with his liorns, the elk laid down under Chapman's uneasy perch and kept the nimrod a prisoner for two hours in nearly zero weather. Finally an other elk came up and the two dis appeared. Jk Ooprrlght, I*l7, Th Tribune Association (Nr York Tribunal An All-Time All-Star Team NO. 4— SECOND BASE There was no great argument about second base. The vote here was almost unanimous. From the days of Koss Barnes, a great hitter and a good second base man on through 1917, the game has known many stars. But for all-around ability the game has k'nown but one Eddie Collins. THE OLD GUARD . Back in the early stages there were such men as Ross Barnes, Fred Dunlap, Pfeffer and others who ranked high. Then came Bobby Lowe, Claude Itlchey— then Napoleon Lajoie, one of the greatest of them all. After Lajoie came Johnny Evers, the remarkable Trojan and then came Collins. In the last lifteen years the three great second basemen have been Lajoie, Evers and Collins. Of these was the greater hitter and the most graceful workman. Of these Evers was the greatest lighter and the more eternally mentally alert. But for batting and base running, fielding skill, speed and the entire combination, Collins was voted on top. Collins wasn't the slashing hitter that Lajoie was, although Eddie's average is high—far above .300 for an extended span. But Collins was faster on his feet than Lajoie; was, therefore, able to cover more ground. He was also a much better base runner. Evers gave Collins a great battle as a ground cover. In any tielding way, but Johnny was too far behind his rival at bat. Collins, through ten years, has averaged .340. Evers, through fourteen years, have averaged .270. Collins, as a hit maker, base stealer and run getter, has a big bulge over Evers, who has achieved most of his fame as a smart, alert athlete, always in the of the tiring with his head up. FROM THE PAST The batting record of Koss Barnes ranges above Collins. But oldtimers admit that Collins was his superior in every other way. Other oldtimers will tell you that Pfeffer could Held with Collins. But as a batsman he was far below the Philadelphia and Chicago star. I Collins' value lies in his all-around worth—his tine batting, his great | base running, his brilliant fielding and his quick thinking. His great re l source was shown in the'last world series, when he fielded in faultless style, and then proceeded to bat around .450, against a group of star left-handers. This makes three world series engagements where Collins has batted weli above .400. FEW LATE STARS ; In late years, outside of Collins, Lajoie and Evers, there have been few I star second basemen. The average has been well below that of shortstop | strength. ! But there is a long list of fine second basemen between 1880 and 1900, ' who are still remembered by the old guard. But even the old guard Is I willing to admit Collins' superiority to the field. ' (TOMORROW—SHORTSTOP) Jess Willard Makes Oiler; ! Chance For Fred Fulton SUnf iH9I \ \: .. PJ?ED FTIX/TOT-I „ Chiciia >■■- •v'illard, ; champion heavyweight prize lighter, ! announced last night thnt lie would j re-enter the prize ring for the bene . fit of the Red Cross. He declared | he would defend his title against any I person anywhere and any time, the ' sole provision baing that all of the receipts should go to the Red Cross. Willard said he preferred that a match be made for next spring so that it could be held in the open air. He also declared he would manage his end of the arrangements him self, in order that no part of the proceeds could be diverted from the purpose for which he planned. The champion will leave for Wash ington at once, he said, to confer with officials of the Department of Justice to learn if there was any way in which moving pictures of the match could be shown legally, the receipts from the pictures also being pledged to the Red Cross. "I am ready to receive challenges myself from any fighter anywhere," he said, "and if a match can be made will go ahead on arrangement,s at once. It would serve better if it can bo held when tho weather will per mit an open air exhibition, as that is likely to increase the receipts." Coal in Quarter-ton Lots For Carlisle People { Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 18.—Warning ! to save in every way was issued to day by local coal dealers. With j transportation tied up and prospectt | for the securing of fuel scarce, 11 was announced that all of the com bined yards have less than enough tc supply the average demand tor one week, unless more arrives. Several local industries are alsc understood to be running close to the limit. The new fuel administrator is taking charge. Distribution here is limited to quarter tons per home The shortage is most acute on the smaller sizes used by the bulk of lo cal residents. Cures Colds ill France LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tab lets remove the cause. E W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c. DECEMBER 18, 1917. <tWDLLYLT I W CORNER. Those who were knocking Jess Willard a short time ago becauso he iippeared to be holding back on championship lights are now his backers. Willard is doing Just what any other lighter with his title would do. If he needs money he will fight. His offer to fight for tho Red . Cross shows liJs patriotic spirit. Those Hamilton school tossers are looming up again in cago sport. Lost i night these young stars walloped thei P. R. R. V. M. C. A. Juniors, score, 18 to 14. The Tarsus basketball bunch add-] ed another victory last night, win-! ning over the Timekeepers team of : the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bend-1 ing Company, score 38 to 32. Football has not been shelved at | Tech. Next season's schedule is nowj being arranged. Then will come the Kelection of a coach and the prelimin aries will be attended to. Funeral services for tho late Frank Gotch, champion heavyweight wrest ler. will be held to-morrow at Hum boldt, lowa. Tho Rev. Alexander NEWYORK STATE NEW AUTO LAW Limit to Number of Dealers' Plates; Effective February First; Fee Changes Albany, Dec. 18. —Automobile dealers throughout the state are keenly interested in the new law which becomes effective February 1, and which, among other things, will limit the number of dealers' plates to the end that much of the alleged wilful abuse of their use and a re sulting loss of revenue to the state may be eliminated. The present registration fee for dealers and manufacturers in this state is sls a year and will remain unchanged. Under the new law. how ever. dealers will be compelled to limit the loan of plates to a buyer of a car to six days instead of fif teen, as is now the case. Five Set Limit Not more than five extra sets can be issued hereafter to any one deal er or manufacturer except in such cases where the business is of a mag nitude to warrant. Proof of this must be furnished Secretary of State Hugo's otlice. A charge of $5 will be made for each set of plates, an in crease of $3. These extra sets of dealers' plates will be easy to distinguish. The or iginal set will be without any alpha- JackitsC.F. Anderson^ "Dear Dad—Your tobacco received yesterday, and, believe me it was like a message from Heaven, .... Bull Durham was as good to us as a meal is to a hungry man." —"*• JACOB JAFFEE jfT „ In Active Service with the American Expeditionary Force I I I \ L GENUINE BULL DURHAM TOBACCO of a Nation \^ Su tf£e ßti £ n l^e omokers f U \ V^uS'wwind a little gemm* r . *ri*s - rn>£> / iNcowyowATto Sugar inVbur Absolutely Wo Pain IMf* MCT **i' Jl My latest Improved appll ■KJrK| anera, Id<-liklli>k an Jy JpV fllVt'tolwfe wSj ■" air apparatus makes JW Cv jw ul'i'TvSl'tji eitractlni and all dental py I QKjJbracUll work poaltlveiy palnleaa J V" / W lifflSKtJ and la perfectly harm- • fij' leaa. (Aga no objectl^^^^p VxtXl of EXAMINATION X. fS > / riSff&i! free X f ~~ — ~ — " A !i2K kol<l cruivn, SB.OO He*ltered Co p. m.| Monday. Wed- Graduate a—day and Saturday, till Aaaiatuta A/ V 9 p. m. BBL.L PIIONB 8822-R. j# BABY THRMI OP PAYMENTS BETPgHgift ffl / 320 Market St 9 HARRISBURG, PA. It didn't hart a bit 1 Bennett of Saline, Kan., a frien'l of the Gotcli family, will officiate. Casino bowling league teams will lay off until after the holidays. Championship series will bo taken up early in the year. Unusual inter est is manifested in these matches because of the new record. Benny Leonard, of New York, champion lightweight boxer, last night at New Haven, Conn., knockvd out "Chic" Brown in the ilfth round of a scheduled ten-round battle. 11 was a technical finish. After Brown had been given to hard punches tlie battle was stopped. In a dispatch from St. Paul. Neb., Grpver Cleveland Alexander, the fa mous pitcher who was sold to Chi cago along with "Bill" Killefer, said: "I'm in no position to Jiscuss the deal. If I am transferred to the Cubs and everything is satisfactory, I shall play in Chicago next year, un less I am drafted. I am subject to draft. As to enlisting, I have given the matter a thought, but have come to no decision." betical designation. Beginning with the second set, however, the letter "F" will appear, additional sets carrying succeeding letters, which will follow the registration numbers. Lajoie Signs Contract to Manage Red Sox Team .. Chicago, Dec. 18.—Napoleon La joie has signed with the Boston Red Sox, according to information di vulged at a meeting of the American Association magnates here to-day. One of the association men dropped the information, after asserting he tried to sign the former Cleveland star. The Yew York Yankees were,hot after Lajoie and the Cubs, Reds and Giants of the National League were said to have considered olgning the big Frenchman. It Is under stood that Fra7.ee made Larry the best offer .and he did not hesitate a moment in signing tlfe contract. Lajoie, who won a pennant for Toronto last year and hit .378, may manage the team. It is understood hero that "Nap" will hold down first base since "Dick" I-loblltzel joined the Army dental corps and "Del" Gainer enlisted in the Navy, leaving a hole there In the Boston team. Hoblitzel was groomed for the man agership before he enlisted . 15
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