BEN WOLFE IS NEW LEADER OF CENTRAL HIGH FIVE SCHOLASTIC GAME TONIGHT
MAJOR TEAMS TO
TRAVEL BY AUTO
floats May Be Found Desir
able to Avoid Railroad
Troubles
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 11.—Traveling
l>y automobile and steamship to
overcome the transportation difficul
ties caused by the war is in store
for the eastern clubs and also the
western clubs when they are playing
in the east, if plans on foot are car
ried out by Barney Dreyfuss, Ban
Johnson, his secretary and Secretary
Jfeydler, of the National league,
the committee on schedule making
for the major leagues.
The committee was to have started
Kvork here, but because of the inabil
ity of William Ilarridge, Johnson's
ecretary, to get here the meeting
was deferred and the commitee will
meet shortly at Dover Hall, Ua., to
complete a schedule.
It is pointed out that all the east
ern cities are within easy reach of
one another. Trips from New York
to Philadelphia, of course, over a
jump of ninety miles, could be made
via automobile in jig time. Several
boat lines run between Boston and
New York, and in former days these
boats got nearly all the baseball
traffic.
Philadelphia to Washington
The jump from Philadelphia to
Washington could be made by auto
without much trouble, and the trick
.of rearranged schedules, therefore,
would be nothing more than fram
ing the dates to permit these boats
,and auto journeys over the shortest
routes in the shortest time.
It's different in the west, where
♦lio cities are mostly 300 miles apart,
excepting Cleveland and Detroit.
Railroad transportation would be
Imperative, therefore, in the western
circuits, but the use of boats and
autos in the east would take quite
ei burden of the railways, and the
Idea is slated for serious considera
tion by the schedule committee.
"What between allotting the at
tractive dates and trying to fix up
shortened transportation problems,"
said Secretary Heydler, "we are go
ing to have a joyous time, but we'll
pu'l through some way."
"Jimmy" Doyle in Army
Through Missing Train
Locust Gap, Pa.. Jan. 11. —James
B. Doyle, former State League bas
ketball star, has been drafted. Doyle
had passed the examinaUon for the
state police force, was ordered to
report to Harrisburg to take the
oath of office and was leaving his
home when he received a special
delivery summons to report next
Tuesday at Mount Carmel, to leave
for Camp Meade for military duty.
Had Doyle left on an earlier train,
ah he had planned, he would have
taken th<* nutb for the state police
fore 1 " thus would have been
plan 1 in a deferred class under the
questionnaire. ,
Pete Herman to Fight
Johnny Ertle in South
New Orleans, Jan. 11.—Pete Her
man, of New Orleans, world's ban
tanweight champion, and Johnny
Ertle, of St. Paul, Minn., have signed
lor u ten-round, no-decislon bout
here February 4, it was announced
to-day.
Important Trades Closed
by Majors in One Month
Seven big baseball deals have
been made in the big leagues
since December 11. The follow
ing are the seven biggest deals
in baseball:
December 11 Philadelphia
Nations sold Pitcher Grovel*
Cleveland Alexander and Catcher
Bill Killifer to the Cubs for $50,-
000 and Pitcher Mike Prender
gast and Catcher "Pickles" Dill
hoefer.
December 14. Athletics sold
Catcher VVally Scliang, Outfielder
Amos Strunk and Pitcher Joe
Bush to the Red Sox for $60,-
000 and Pitcher Vean Gregg,
Catcher Chester Thomas and
Outfielder Bill Kopp.
December 14. Browns sold
Outfielder Bert Shotten and In
flelder Dr. Lavan to Washington
for $15,000 and Pitcher Bert
Gallis.
December 20.—Phillies traded
Outfielder "Dode" Paskert to the
Cubs for Cy Williams, another
outfielder.
January 4. • Braves traded
George Tyler to the Cubs for
Larry Doyle and Catcher Arthur
Wilson.
January S Giants traded
Charles Herzog to the Braves for
Larry Doyle and Jess Barnes, the
pitcher.
January 9 Brooklyn traded
George Cutshaw and Casey Sten
gle for Pitchers Mamaux and
Grimes.
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FRIDAY EVENING ; ' HABJRISBURG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 11, 1918".
DESTROYERS IN
WINNING STRIDE
Take Game From Submarines
in Enola League
Series
: Enola, Jan. 11.—The Destroyers
' of the local P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
, bowling league proved too much for
> the Subniarlnes in a contest staged
• last night on the association alleys.
J The Destroyers took two of the three
r games played. As a result of the
i match the lead of the U-boats was
' cut and at present they are tied with
I the Cruisers for first place.
Greene, captain of the Submarines,
Jj took the honors for the evening, get
i I ting 201 pins for the high single
) game score and a total of 688 for
j the match. Tho summaries follow:
r| SUBMARINES
J Bachman .. 145 140 145 480
I Kline 145 138 103— 386
II Dorwart ... 134* 119 114— 367
I Doebler .... 123 158 130— 411
I Greene 201 194 193 588
I Totals ... 748 749 685—2183
DESTROYERS
Mellinger ... 126 151 137 414
Ackley 126 147 120— 393
Voglesong .. 162 168 136 466
Walters .... 122 185 156 463
Knaby 156 159 153 468
Totals .... 692 810 702 —2204
The league standing to date follows:
W. L. Pet.
Submarines 8 4 .667
Cruisers g 4 .667
i Battleships 5 7 .416
t Destroyers 4 8 .333
; "Stuffy" Mclnnes Sold;
"Ep" Rixey Enters Army
Philadelphia, Jan. 11. —Almost
- every day these days brings some
1 kind of a new deal in the baseball
world, and it begins to look as if
guide books will be a necessary part
of the equipment of the serious fan
next summer. Locally, everything
has been going out and very little
I coming in. Yesterday's toll on our
two bereft big league ball clubs took
. away one real star from each team
. —trom the Phils, Eppa Rixey, Jr.,
. stellar southpaw twirier, and from
5 the Athletics, the last sole survivof
, of tho 1913 world's champions, John
> Stuffy Mclnnes, first baseman par
J excellence, last of the SIOO,OOO in
[' field to retain his Athletic unit.
t' "Ep" was not traded or sold, but
; | voluntarily signed up with a bigger
. i league and a more important club
, | than he was with last year. A dis
! | patch from Washington announces
s J him commissioned in the sanitary
II train of the United States Army as a
! first lieutenant.
"Ep" is an expert chemist and has
been teaching chemistry during the
cold season for the past few years.
His assignment will probably put
him in the gas division.
This hits the Phils all the harder
coming after the barter of Alexan
der to the Cubs. Moran's pitching
staff will have to be rebuilt almost
entirely, except for Mayer, Bender
and Oeschager, all of whom are mar
: ried.
i Rixey's Intention to enter the serv
ice was reported at the time of the
sale of Alxander, but was not con
firmed until to-day.
Mclnnes has been traded to the
Boston Red Sox. Joe Ohl, secretary
to Connie Mack, made the announce
ment last night.
Lemoyne Bowlers Ready
For Big League Contests
The second, of a twelve-game
series of the Lemoyne Duckpin
League will be played on the Fickes'
alleys this evening between thif
Mates and Captains. Much interest
is being shown in the contests and
a large crowd is expected. The
league teams Include Lemoyne play
ers. some who have made good rec
ords on the alleys playing with
league teams in other towns.
This is the first league that Le
moyne has ever had and bowlers in
the 'cross river town are very proud
of the new organization. Two games
will be played each week during a
j period of twelve weeks. At the close
of the league a pennant will be
j awarded the winners and presents 1
i for thoso making individual honors.
Fred Fulton Easy Winner;
Knocks Out "Texas" Tate
By Associated Press
Joplin, Mo„ Jan. 11.—Fred Ful
[ ten, of Rochester, Minn., last night
knocked out Harry, "Texas" Tate, of
Nowata, Okla., in the second round
of -a schedule twelve-round bout.
Tate wfent down twice before receiv
ing a blow to the Jaw that put him
out. Tate started a strong favorite.
Fulton's superiority was noticeable
1 in the first round.
CENTRAL TEAMS READY TO
MAKE CLEANUP
VARSITY PLAY
MISS BERTHA MAURER
Basketball holds the center of the
stage at Central to-day. This even
ing two of the strongest games of
the season will be played. The boys
hope to put the Allentown bunch to
route at Chestnut Street Auditorium
and the girls are planning a glorious
victory over the Lebanon VRlley
Varsity, at Annville.
Miss Bertha Maurer, captain, who
is seen in the picture above, Is par
ticularly pleased with the results ac
complished by the special signal
practices which Coach Wallower
has put them through this week.
Although the girls defeated Han
over last week 14-7 they managed to
keep their heads and can see where
there is room for improvement.
Miss Robinson Is Out
Miss Grace Robinson, manager of
the team, and a fast little forward
will not be able to play the Lebanon
Valley co-eds because of an injured
wrist received in last week's game.
Nothing daunted by such a trifle,
however, she has been on the scene
at all practices to help manage her
end of the work.
The team will be somewhat
crippled because of her absence but
SWEDISH ATHLETES
GOOD IN SPITE OF WAR;
AMATEUR RECORDS HUNG UP
New York, January 11. Not
withstanding its proximity to the
scene of the European war, Sweden
has just completed the most suc
cessful athletic season in the his-'
tory of sport in that country. Under
the coaching of Ernie Hjertberg,
formerly prominent in American
amateur and professional athletics,
the Swedish track and field per
formers have made remarkable
strides and will be factors to be
feared in years to come when in
ternational track competitions shall
have been resumed.
1917 was the most successful
year in the history of Swedish ath
letics, both from the viewpoint of
general interest and of perform
ances. Twenty-two new Swedish
records were established, and four
of these being at the same time,
new world's records. Three of these
world record performances were
the work of John Zander, the phe
nomenal long-distance man whose
defeat of Ted Meredith at 1,000
meters in the Stockholm Stadium
In October, 1916, will be recalled. A.
Bolin, who tied with Zander on
that occasion in 2:51.2, equalling
the world's record, has two of the
new Swedish records to his credit,
and Zander has three, apart from
his world's records. Both Zander
and Bolln are special pupils of
Ernie Hjertberg.
Y. M. C. A. Plans Complete
For Big Membership Drive
A. campaign for 800 new members
for the local Y. M. C. A. will be
launched during: the week beginning
January 21. Plans for the organiza
'tion of the drive were outlined at a
meeting of team captains and the
membership committee of the Y. M.
C. A. in Ihe association buiuding last
night.
"The present war conditions de
mand that money be given for the
Liberty lx>an and for the support of
the Red Cross," said Secretary Rob
ert B. Reeves, of the association. "For
that reason we are seeking but 500
members In this year's campaign."
Team workers and captains will
meet at supper in the Y. M. C. A. on
the night of January 21. for their
final report. Suppers Will be held
each succeeding night of the cam
paign.
Harrisburg Boys Named
For U. S. War Colleges
Congressman Aaron S. Kreider to
day sent to the War- Department the
following nominations to nil the va
cancy at West Point for the Eigh
teenth Congressional district: Prin
cipal, \V. 12. Crist; first alternate,
Richard F. Hamer; second alternate,
Myles W. Albright. Tfie latter is
from Halifax, Crist and Hamer being
Harrisburg boys. Hamer is now serv
ing as corporal In on ammunition
train at Camp Hancoek.
Congressman Kreider also sent to
the Bureau of Navigation the fol
lowing "nominations for appointment
to Annapolis: George Brown Tripp,
principal; Harry B. Miller, first alter
nate; Russel O. Shadle, second alter
nate; Samuel Arch, third alternate.
All of these, except Shadle, are from
Harrisburg.
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her place will be well filled by a
sub. The girls left this afternoon
for Annville and will return to-night
after the game. A member of the
faculty will chaperone them. The
lineup will be: Sub, forward: Sh'.ipp,
forward; Emanuel, center; Maurer,
guard; Longsdorf, guard
Easy Task For Boys
The boys varsity are expecting a
walkaway over the Allentown bunch
who were easily defeated by Steel -
ton last week. They also lost one
other league game. Central's squad
will have the advantage of playing
on their own home floor. It isn't
likely that they will suffer from
over-confidence though as they have
received to many bitter experiences
because of that. Coach Wallower
has been working hard with his
men all week to perfect some weak
points brought to the fore tn last
week's game. The teams will lineup
as follows:
Central Allentown
Wingert, f. Moyer, f.
Goodlel, f. Bohlen, f.
Frank, c. Heberling, c.
Fields, g. Weston, g.
Wolf, g. Guenther, g.
Zanders world's records are:
1,500 meters, 3:54.7; 3,000 meters,
8:35.7; 2,000 meters, 6:31. His best
performance was the 1,500 meter
run, which Zander ran alone. The
former record, 3:55.8 was held by
Abel Kiviat. Zander clipped no
less than 5.2 seconds from Attlla's
record in the 2,000 meter run, and
nine-tenths of a second from the
3,000 meter figures. The other re
cord to go was for throwing the
javelin, best throw with each hand,
in which Yngve Hackner set a re
cord of 114.28 meters.
The other new Swedish records
established follow: 60 meter dash,
6.9 seconds; 200 meters, 22.1 sec
onds; 400 meters, 50 seconds (Bolin)
440 yards, 50.6 seconds; 800 met
ers, 1.55.2 (Bolin); one mile, 4:17.5
(Zander); 5,000 meters, 14:596
(Zander); 400 meter hurdles, 56.1
seconds; four man relay, 400 meters
48.1 seconds; four man relay,- 800
meters, 1:31.1; four man relay,
1,000 meters, 3:28.3; four man re
lay. 6,000 meters, 17 minutes; high
Jump, 1.89 meters; pole vault, 3.883;
discus throwing, both hands, 83.46
meters; running, three miles, 14:-
38.7 (Zander); 1000 meter relays,
first man running 100 meters, sec
ond 200, third 300 and fourth 400,
2:1.5. One new record was also
established in the peculiarly Swed
ish contest known as the "meiian
hop", a jump for length over the
gymnasium horse.
Billiard Champion Will
Risk Title in Havana
Imma
~A" r ®d De Oro, tho three-cuslilon
bllnard champion, will play Charles
P. . ' n . Havana a championship
match during the middle of January,
Tho champion has been touring the
United States and cleaned up all
competitors.
NEUDI.E DIET A PIIZZI.KR
Two BIIK of Steel Cut Out of Ulrl
Who "Didn't Snuliow Them"
Lansdule, Pa., Jan. 11.—Miss Louise
Stockert, who for two years has been
complaining of peculiar pains in her
digestive tract, and who underwent
operations in Philadelphia and else
where for appendicitis and minor ills,
submitted to another operation this
week at her home, where Dr. H. O.
Williams recovered a needle from her
abdomen. He removed the first one
Christmas Day and another later, and
believes that a third is still present.
Several X-ray pictures have failed
to reveal the little foreign bodies,
probably because the needles have
been in such a position that only the
ends, mere points, have been projected
on the X-ray plates..
The young woman declares she did
not swallow them.
BASEBALL BILLS
SHOW INCREASE,
BOSTON FIGURES
A glimpse of the baseball of tho
early seventies is given in a pamph
let on the game published in 1875,
which was recently unearthed by a
modern devotee of the sport. The
booklet, which is equivalent to the
present-day baseball guide consists
of about 30 pages istead of the sev
eral hundred now necessary to
chronicle the records of the many
major and minor league teams.
Much of the space is devoted to
the doings of the Boston National
Association Club, winner of the
championship of the previous year.
Tho combination included several
players the names of whom are still
familiar to the fans of this day. That
they were high-class players, ac
cording to the standards of those
times, goes without saying yet there
is nothing to indicate that they
were supermen, either on the dia
mond or off the field of play. '
Boston Personnel
The personnel of the Boston club
of that year shows that of the 12
players whose physical dimensions
are given A. G. Spalding, pitcher and
center fielder, was the only one who
exceeded the six-foot mark. The
majority of the players ranged from
five feet six inches to five feet nine
BEN WOLFE IS
CENTRAL CAPTAIN
Popular Athlete* to Lead Bas
ketball Team; It
Real Star
Ben Wolfe was unanimously elect
ed captain of the basketball five at
the conclusion of Thursday's prac
tice. At the conclusion of last year's
season Dick Gregory was chosen to
lead this year's team, but he en
listed and is now a member of the
Governor's Troop.
Wolfe has been prominent in Cen
tral's athletic world ever since en
tering that institution four years
ago. He was quarterback on the
varsity eleven during the past two
seasons and during his Freshman
and Sophomore years he was a mem
ber of the scrubs. Last year ho
played guard on the basketball team
and is filling that position again
this year. Because of the way he
has worked to put Central at the
front of the sporting world all of
Wolfe's many friends are overjoyed
ut his election,
Is Strong Booster
During the four years he has been
connected with sport at Central he
has always given his best for his
school and has never been known
to "lay down." He is an earnest ad
vocate of clean sport and does all
he can to further this in High
school athletics. Wolfe is one of
the best-liked fellows in the whole
school and beside being prominently
identified with Central's athletics he
is active in class and club affairs,
He is a member of the Philonian H.
A• and Demosthenian societies
BOWLING
Casino Rowling Leagues
(Tenpins, Casino Alleys)
Trojans 2498
Alphaß 2336
Lightner (A.) 204
Wilson (T.) 563
Standing of the Teams
W. L. Pet.
Aviators 2 1 .660
Trojans 2 1 .666
Pirates 1 - l .333
Alphas 1 2 .333
Schedule For Week of Jan. 1-1
Tuesday—Trojans vs. Aviators.
Thursday—Alphas vs. Pirates.
(Duckpins)
Senators 1904
Stars 1832
Peters (S.) 169
Shooter (S.) 421
Standing of the Teams
W. L. Pet.
Crescents 26 10 .722
Senators 21 12 .636
Casino 18 15 .545
Keystones 17 19 .472
Stars 13 26 .33.1
Capitals 10 23 .303
Academy Duekpln League
(Academy Alleys)
Cubs 1283
Timers 1282
Roudymaker (T.) 18S
Roudymaker (T.) 378
Senators 1473
Braves 1256
Worley (S.) 168
Worley (S.) 417
Standing of the Teams
W. L. Pet.
Tigers 27 12 .690
Senators 19 20 .487
Cubs 16 20 .4 4 4
Braves 14 22 .389
Camp Hill High Five
to Play Myerstown Team
Camp Hill High school varsity
team will meet Myerstown High, at
Myerstown, to-night, and Annvllle
High, at Annvllle, to-morrow night.
Coach "Bob" Dunkle put the team
through a hard practice last night
and said they were in splendid shape
for the contests. Camp Hill will
make efforts to avenge themselves
for the defeat handed them by the
Lebanon county team last year. The
squad wIH leave for Myerstown this
afternoon at 3 o'clock accompanied
by Prof. Fred V. Rockey, principal
of the Camp Hill school. Coach
Dunkle will make the trip with the
team to Annvllle.
Coach Dunkle announced the line
up for the game to-night as follows:
Basehore and J. Nell, forwards;
Adam.Nell, center, and Good and E.
Nell, guards.
inches and the average weight was
not more than 160 pounds. The
heaviest man on the team was Mc-
Vey. who tipped the scales at 190
pounds.
The batting averages of those
days were computed to show the
number of base hits per game, and
McMullen, of the Athletics, led the
league with 1.90. "Pop" Anson was
eighth with 1.78, and Spalding
eleventh with 1.70. In club batting
the Boston team led with an aver
age of 17.11 hits per game and the
Athletics were second with 15.06.
Total Receipts
The total receipts of the Boston
club for the season of 1874 amount
ed to $30,931.17 and the expenses
$30,865.97. A portion of these ex
penses, which were exceptionally
large for that period of Uiseball de
velopment, included the trip to
Europe, the first of the several In
vasions of England and the conti
nent by American baseball combina
tions. The salary roll for the entire
year then would now barely pay for
one star player, s-'the accounts
show that $17,900 covered the en
tire cost for the season in this di
rection. Ground rent amounted to
$517.50 and uniforms, bats, balls,
etc., cost $387.89. Even in the early
days of the game advertising was
not overlooked, as the accounts show
that $1,619.70 was spent for adver
tising and printing, which was mote
than the combined rental of the
grounds and tho team equipment
expenses.
"The Sport Alluring"
By "Trajishooter"
What is "The Sport Alluring?"
Trapshooting, of course. And
it is the most characteristically
American sport, for it satisfied
the inherent American desire to
use firearms.
Golf may boast of its Scotch
origin, polo trace its line from
England to India, and cricket
pride itself on British birth, but
shooting at "clay targets" is
American born.
Let us p'ass by the alien sports
we have adopted with pleasure
and benefit and compare trap
shooting with that distinctive
American game—baseball.
The baseball fan goes to the
ball grounds, sits in the stand
and watches his favorite team
reach a heart-breaking crisis in
the game, but much as he may
wish to share the glory and the
thrill of the contest, his part is
limited to cheering his side on
to victory, or sitting helpless
while it goes down to defeat.
His sole participation in the
Bport is mental.
But not so with the trap
shooter; he is the "player," and
it is his to .know all the zest of
competition. To follow his
hobby does not require neglect
of affairs of life, for trapshoot
ing may be indulged in as little
or as much as circumstances al
low.
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"Jimmy" Doyle, the star player on
the Locust Gap basketball team, is
tn hard luck. He was feeling quite
cheered up over his prospective Job
as a state policeman. Now he goes
to the Army. Ho will be here to
morrow night with his team to say
farewell to his friends. Missing a
train is a frequent occurrence these
days, and It Is sometimes costly.
Now that it is known definitely
that John K. Toner will qiut as head
of the National League It is becoming
more apparent each day that finding
a man to succeed the present leader
is not an easy task. There have been
good men at the head of the Na
tional League, but none has done so
much for baseball as John K. Tener.
A man to head the National League
should be free from any other base-
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American Training Camp in France
July 27
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fantryman, "I was just thinking about AP" \ \
going back home to get the 'Makings'."
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men to be had, but they own stock
In baseball teams. It might Inter
fere with 'doing things satisfactorily
to all.
It looks like something really new
in baseball next year in respect to
the major league games. With th'
big deals and many sales, there will
be changed lineups in every city.
- Fred Fulton won his right to keep
going after the heavyweight title by
defeating Harry Tate last night. Tate
may have been a good man but he
was outclassed in last night's battle.
Tate is well known here. He waa at
one time a baseball player and played
in the old Tri-State. Harry Tate is
his name. He also figured as a star
with Connie Mack and ha "played in
Harrisburg.
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