HASSETT TOSSERS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TONIGHT WITH INDEPENDENTS-SPORTS
GINGRICH SHOWS
REAL CAGE FORM
IN SCHOOL GAME
Central Pennsylvania
Scholastic League
STANDING OF Tin" TEAMS
W. L. Pet
Tech a 1 .833
York 4 1 .800
Central .... .. 2 2 .500
Reading 2 2 .300
Steelton 2 3 .450
Lebanon 2 3 .450
Allentown .... 0 5 .000
WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Friday Night: Tech at Read
ing: Lebanon at Steelton.
Saturday night, Tech at Allen
town; York at Lebanon.
Every team in the league, Cen
tral excepted, will play at least one
contest this week. Tech and Leb
anon, will play twice. Tech will
have the hardest row to hoe in the
leasue, with two games away from
home. The Maroon followers are
Mire they can "take" Allentown.
The Reading affair should also be
a victory for the Maroon, although
Reading will be hard to defeat on
their home court.
Central and Steelton have both
been out at a disadvantage by los
ing games on their home courts,
[but are still in race.
GingericH Looms Up
Gingerich. the York forward is
■the first Central Penn basketball
league player to score more than
100 points. In five games he has
"?one over the top" with 107 tal
lies. Most of these are from the
fifteen-foot mark. He is the leading
foul tossers with 79. The remain
der of his total is the result of 14
roals from the field. The York
lad has 10 foul goals more than
Frank, the Central center, due to
the fact that the local plaver has
latest League Averages
Name # Team Position Games Field Foul Total Av. per
„ , Goals Goals Game
Krank Central Center 4 14 69 97 24.25
Gingerich York Forward 5 14 79 107 21.40
Nyquist Reading Forward 4 11 61 S3 20.75
Coleman Steolton Forward 5 12 51 75 15.00
Huston Tech Forward 4 1 1 35 57 1 4.23
Wolfe Lebanon Forward 5 8 52 • 6 8 13.60
Niello?- Lebanon Guard 5 22 0 4 4 S.BO
Weston Allentown Guard 5 t 32 40 s!oo
Bohlen Allentown Forward 5 15 !• 39 7.80
Bosserman York Forward 5 16 0 32 6.40
Lingle Tech Forward 6 1 3 1 3 39 6.50
V\ ilsbach Tech ('enter 6 12 14 3S 6.33
Friedman Reading Center 4 12 o 24 6.00
Weuschinski, P. Steelton Forward K 15 ii 30 6.00
Ebner Tech Forward 1 3 0 6 6.00
Beck Tech Guard 6 IS 0 36 6.00
Miller Tech Forward 4 S 5 21 5.25
Fields Central Guard 4 10 0 20 5.00
Trout Lebanon Center 5 12 0 24 4.80
M< .iughlin York Center 5 11 0 22 4.40
v. right Central Forward 4 8 0 16 4.00
Abraham Reading Guard 1 2 0 4 4.00
Laumener Reading Forward 3 6 0 12 4.00
Light Lebanon Forward 5 5 9 19 3.80
Goodiel Central Forward 3 5 0 10 3.3 3
McCauley Steelton Guard 5 7 0 14 2.80
Morrett Steelton Center 5 6 0 12 2.40
Moyer Allentown Guard 5 4 4 1° 0 40
Kohlman Tech Guard 6 6 0 12 2!oo
VNingeard Allentown Forward 1 1 0 2 2.00
Wieder Allentown Forward 4 2 4 8 2^oo
Sailer Reading Guard 3 3 0 6 2.00
Heberling Allentown Center 5 4 0 8 1.60
Aldinger York Guard 5 4 0 S 1 60
Smith Tech Guard 3 2 0 4 1^33
Krebs Reading Guard 4 2 0 4 1.00
Wolfe Central Guard 4 J 0 4 1.00
' J orr Steelton Guard 2102 1.00
Paine Lebanon Guard 5 2 0 4 0.80
Cohen York Guard 5 2 o 4 0.80
1 icunther Allentown Guard 1 0 0 0 0.00
®asrley York Forward 1 0 0 0 0.00
Schlom York Forward 1 0 n 0 0.00
* ne " Reading Center 2 0 ft n 0.00
Behle Reading Guard 2 ft ft n 0.00
Lodgers Central Forward 3 0 0 0 0.00
Weuschinski,W. Steelton Guard 4 0 0 o 0.00
Behman Steelton Forward 1 0 0 0 0.00
(Note.—Because of the League
Secretary having been called into
the National Army, there is as yet
no authentic report of each of the
ontests sent in to a leagrue official.
As a result, the Sporting Editor has
fiOWLING
Academy I/eagiie
(Academy Alleys)
< 'avalry 15 SO
Aviators 1551
Howe (A.> 13U
IS. Kuebler (C.) 347
Artillery .. 14SG
.Marines 1392
Sol (A.> 123
Xuneniaker (A.) 123
Sol (A.) 310
''avalry 1635
Marines 1549
IS. Kuebler (C.) 155
Kuebler (C.) 404
Artillery 1504
Aviators 153ti
.McDonald (A.) 132
Howe (A.) 336
Stand ins; of the Teams
\V. 1.. Pet.
Aviators 34 14 .708
Artillery 23 25 .479
-Marines 20 28 .415
i"avalry 19 27 .396
.Miscellaneous
Italians 14 43
Creeks 1413
Sol (1.1 176
Sol (I.J 421
(Casino Alleys*
Purchasing Department .... 1714
Time Department 1027
I*. Stauffer (P.D.) 179
I'. Stauffer (P.D.) 411
Account Department 2021
Sales Department 1886
I'.lack tA.D.) 202
Flack (A.D.) 500
Philadelphia Division 2545
-Middle Division 2349
Heck (P.D.) 224
Keck (P.D.) 578
(Hess Alleys)
Erecting Shop 2336
Air Brake 2135
Palmer (E.S.) 179
Furmer (E.S.) 496
(At Steelton—Richards and Bras
hears Alleys)
Machine Shop 2197
Steelton Fire Co 2092
Hrooks (M.S.) 393
Kerns (S.F.C.) 547
( l,l\E-Dl \BEK DRAW
New Orleans, Da., Feb. 12.—"Irish"
Patsy Cline and Johnny Dundee,
lightweights, both of New York,
fought twenty fast rounds to a draw
here last night. Remy Dorr, of New
br.leans, was referee.
TUESDAY EVENING,
J participated in one game less. It
jis quite likely that Frank will sur
| pass this mark, as his average is
better per game than Gingerich's.
i Prank is still on the job as the
I best individual scorer in the league,
i While Central was unfortunate
j enough to lose by one point to
i York, yet Frank increased his total
Iby 28 points. All but six of the
i points were from fouls. Huston,
I the Tech captain, is rapidly coming
j to the fore, being the fifth individ-
J ual player in the league. In two of
| the games, against Allentown and
! York, he played only part of the
j contest. Now Coach Miller is using
: him regularly, and he has been giv
len the captaincy of the team. Tak
ing part in the entire game will aid
him in increasing his totals.
Dost Field Shot
Miller, the Lebanon guard, con
' Unues to be the highest field goal
'scorer itv the league. He has 22 to
| his credit. Carl Beck, the Tech
i guard is second in field goals with
| 18. He has been averaging three
| per game.
For the "rst time this season
Coach Miller finished the Steelton
game with the same quintet that be
gan the struggle. Using seven and
eight players in a single contest, and
crediting each one with playing the
entire game has kept down the Ma
; roon averages, but the players, in
-1 eluding Huston, Wilsbach, Lingle,
Reck and Miller, are rapidly push
: ing to the fore.
The great work of Frank is the
outstanding feature of the Central's
averages. Fields is next in line,
standing eighteenth in the list. Cap
tain Coleman has been averaging
fifteen points per game, 31 of which
came from the foul line. Reading
has a big star in Captain Nyquist,
and he. as last year, will be the one
lad to fear on Coach Brenner's quin
tet.
As is usually the case, the final
honors will go to the player who
does the best foul tossing.
I to rely mainly upon the reports as
j published in the local newspapers.
Occasionally these accounts are er
roneous. The Sporting Editor will
I appreciate any corrections that mav
'be necessary at times.)
Final Tribute to John L.
at New York Memorial
New York, Feb. 11.—New York
| sounded "taps" and the sporting
world tired its last salute to the
memory of John L. Sullivan, "the
noblest Roman of them all," vester-
I day.
OKI and young, rich and poor,
crowded Campbell's funeral church,
to pay their last tribute to his mem
ory.
"His life is one of the greatest
I sermons ever preached," declared
! the Rev. Nathan A. Seagle. "The ex
ample of John L. Sullivan set turn
ed many a battered derelict back on
| the right course. In word and deed
and thought 'John L.' strove to show
j it is never too late for one to mend
I the error of his ways."
Both William J. Lee, superin
tendent of parks and playgrounds,
and Charles Harvey, former secre
tary of the State Athletic Coramls-
Mort, paid striking tributes to Sulli
van's Americanism and the good he
had done tne youtn of America.
Each of them linked John 1,. Sulli
-1 van with the late James E. Sullivan
as being tremendous forces in the
shaping of the athletic destinies of
! America and the encouraging of bovs
and young men to lead clean, healthv
I lives.
Mates Win in Match
With Ensign Bowlers
The Mates, of the Lemoyne Duck
i Pin League defeated the Ensigns in
; a two-game contest on Fickes' al
leys last night. The games are get
: ting more interesting and closely
contested.
MATES
| Hamacker 113 158 115— 386
! Smith 124 138 145 407
Hummer 110 131 125 386
Wltman 93 133 147 373
1 Millard 70 111 87— 286
Total 510 671 639—1820
ENSIGNS
Rteser 131 124 87— 352
I Grissinger .... 169 145 106— 421
! Clark 119 155 150— 424
I Kunkle 128 123 115— 366
j Butts 121 112 118— 35d
j Total ....... 678 659 576—1913
TOSSERS READY
FOR TITLE GAME
Hassett Varsity Five Open
. Series Tonight With Har
risburg Independents
The only public attraction in Har
risburg will be held at Chestnut Au
ditorium to-night when the Has
sett club basketball team plays the
Independents for the city champion
ship. The Hassett team is composed
of local stars. Gerdes and Elwood
Sourbier, well known to local fans,
will play the forward positions, Ed.
Sourbier will jump center while
Biehl and Jimmy Gough will play
the guard positions.
Wallower Back in Game
The Independents will have their
regular lineup for this game, Eddie
Wallower, who was under a doctor's
care since Saturday has fully re-
i covered and will play his regular
1 position at forward. The game will
'start promptly at 5.15 p. in. Clint
! White will officiate.
A special dance program is being
I arranged by the orchestra, this be-
I ins the only dance in the city the
j management is giving special atten
' tion to the dancing. Dancing will
| continue until 11.30 p. m.
| Hassett Club Independents
Gerdes, f. N. Fora, f.
I El. Sourbier, f. Wallower, f.
Ed. Sourbier, c. McCord, c
I Biehl, g. I?. Ford, g.
j Cough, g. MeConneli. g.
P. G. Diener Offers
Trophy to High Schools;
For Local Championship
With interest in scholastic basket
ball at its highest pitch, an added
i feature has come in the announce
ment from P. G. Diener, that he will
offer a silver basket bail trophy to
1 the winner of a three game series of
contests between Central and Tech.
Already the two local high schools
will engage in two games according
to the Central Penn basket ball
schedule.
Should either of the two quintets
win both of the games a third will
be unnecessary, and the trophy will
go to the winner. In case of each
j team scoring a victory, the third
1 game will be necessary to decide
which team gets the silver trophy.
! The basket ball will be silver, and
similar to the foot ball trophy,
given to the two teams for victories
| in foot ball, by the same donor.
Sullivan's Favorite Horse
Dies of Broken Heart
West Abington, Mass.. Feb. 11.—
Death once more has visited the lit
tle country home here of the late
John L. Sullivan. This time it has
claimed "Colonel," John L.'s favor
ite horse, behind which so many
children have ridden with the great
pugilist. The animal died suddenly
yesterday.
Townspeople snickered when Care
taker John Bush, of Sullivan's farm.
| declared that "Colonel" had died of
f a broken heart. "What else caused it,
I'd like to know," he askcJ last
' night. "He just missed Mr. Sullivan
I somethin' awful." "Colonel" had
' been in the best of health up until
his master's death.
But "Colonel" is not the only one
i of the farm folks to die since John
L. passed on. "Jack," the famous
bulldog, broke loose Friday and kill
ed one cow. The bulldog was shot.
"Queen" and "Rover," the beautiful
Scotch collies, always at the former
champion's heels, also have been
| shot. Their executions were carried
| out expressively as Sullivan had
I often said:
"They're old, when I go put them
! out too." And so last night the farm
house was all but desert£d. Care
! taker Bush quits work to-day.
Submarines to Meet
Destroyers in Final Game
Enola, Pa.. Feb. 12.—The local P.
R R. Y. M. C. A. bowling league will
'■lose when the .Submarines will meet
| the Destroyers. To-morrow the Bat-
I tleships and Cruisers are scheduled
:to meet. The official averages will
:be announced soon after the close
' of the league race by S. G. Ilepford.
; general secretary of the association.
| Arrangements are being made for
holding a banquet for the teams of!
| the league, at which time the prizes !
will bo awarded. Plans are already
j under way for holding a bowling
' tournament. A series of doubles and
I singles will be played.
I'FADLER KNOCKS OI T TVI HKY
Philadelphia, Feb. 12. —Lew Tend
ler, the Philadelphia lightweight,]
knocked out Tommy Touhey, of Pat
erson, N. J., in the fourth round of
what was to have been a six-round
bout here last night. The local boy
j gave Touhey a bad beating, knock
ing him out of the ring in the first
round and sending Tiim to the mat
for the count in the fourth with
right and left punches to the stom
ach and jaw.
Bought Baby For 16 Cents,
Was Taking It to France
London. A most amusing story.!
i discreetly told, was published in the i
| Westminster Gazette the other day. j
| The scene was a London railway I
I station, where a battalion from the \
| north, with spirits just on the bois-
I terous side, were preparing to en- j
! train for the front. The ladies at the
j free buffet were, of course, busy
j handing them hot. coffee, cocoa,
sandwiches and a few luxuries. The
(soldiers were appreciative and well
| behaved! only one or two had "in-
I dulged." and these had not got be
i yond the merely unsteady stage.
(Among the "merry" ones was a very
| youthful soldier boy, holding a baby,
; in which the ladles began to take an
j interest.
"Where did you get it?" they all I
I asked.
"I bought it for threepence." was
I the answer, "and I mean to take it
; with him to France.' Anyone can im
! aglne the immediate excitement that
! arose among the ladies, anxious
1 about the baby's future.
Hurried consultations were held to
j invent a plan to secure it from its
j casual and officiou guardian. As the
| time came for the departure of the
; train, these anxieties became vehe
j ment, and it was only at the last
i moment that the baby's mother
came up. and it was diicovered that
the whole affair was a mild joke.
HXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Interesting Data Is
Found In Hit Figures;
Some Fluctuations
New York, Feb. 12. That the fluc
tuation in batting and pitching
strength among the stars of the Na
tional League, from year to year, is
not so great as generally supposed
is shown by a study of the averages
of recent seasons. A comparison of
the work of the leading twenty play
ers during the past five years de
velops some interesting data along
these lines.
Beginning with 1913 it is found
that the grand batting average of
the twenty hitters of the league dur
ing that season was .326. The fol
lowing year the percentage fell to
.303 and in 1915 dropped to .295.
In 1916 it had moved back to .302
and last season the average was .297
giving a live year average of .303.
Over the same stretch of years
the twenty leading pitchers, judged
from the standpoint of runs earned
by opponents, improved on effective
ness steadily until 1917 when their
worked showed a slump. At the end
of the 1913 pennant race the first
twenty hurlers of the National
League showed an average of 2.5 2
runs per nine-inning game. These
figures were gradually cut down to
2.01 in 1916 and then rose to 2.31 at
Grand Grand Grand
Average Average Grand Grand Team
Season First 20 First 20 Team Team Base
League League Batting Fielding Stealing
Hitters. Pitchers. Average. Average. Average.
19 ' 3 ,328 2.52 .287 .962 197
-S5 2.24 .248 .960 149
}')!; - 30 - 2 01 .247 .962 166
-97 2.31 .249 .961 143
(5) Year Average, ... .303 2.25 .256 .961 167
Miss Mary K. Browne,
Tennis Champion, Quits
Sport For Bank Position
"i** MKJ
V MARY
BKOWNE
Miss Mary K. Browne, three times
: tennis champion, has stepped from
f the white lines of the tennis court
i into the cage of a bank teller. She
has been given a position in the
[ Venice branch of the Ocean Park
1 Bank of Los Angeles, Cal. Venice is
on the Pacific ocean, about twenty
miles from Los Angeles. Miss
Browne is one of. the few women
who have defeated the wonderful
Miss Molia Bjurstedt, and her retire
ment came as a surprise to tennis
enthusiasts throughout the counjry.
Miss Browne was champion for three
years. 1012 1913 and 1914.
It Cost SSOO to
Wear This Stocking
Washington. Women (and men,
tool behold the latest stocking,
slightly camouflaged, but neverthe
less the latest! On the ankle is the
American flag embroidered in red,
white and blue. It costs just exactly
SSOO to wear this stocking.
A local newspaper reporter who
attempted to buy a pair was told:
"You can buy a pair if you want
to. but you can pay a line of $500."
The reporter didn't want to.
Stores that had laid in a supply
hastily returned them to the manu
facturers, fearing they would be
charged with desecration of the flag,
prohibited by law. They explained
that to sell or wear them would
bring a penalty of SSOO.
Ingenious manufacturers, not fan
eying the line, camouflaged the
stockings. They are now selling in
department stores in the guise of
dull brown or black, the brilliant
colors of the flag buried fathoms be
neath the dyes.
Meatless Tuesday
Goat Day Hereafter
Washington l->. C. "Goat days"
are permitted by the United States
Pood Administration, according to a
statement issued to-day. As a result
the "meatless day.?" menus may
carry goat meat.
The decision was reached after a
complaint from numerous proprie
tors of barbecue stands in the South
western states. They have been
forced to close up their stands on
meatless days, and it was claimed
that since goat flesh is not being
shipped to Europe, and is not con
sumed by either the Army or the
Navy, that it "might be served on'
Tuesday without injuring the food
conservation plans. With barbecued
goat meat, the proprietors of the
stands could continue in operation.
The justice of this appeal was re
cognized by the Food Administra
tion and Tuesday is now "goat day"
as well as "meatless day" at the bar
becue shops. .
• tthe close of the pennant race of last
: year.
Average Baiting Ability.
' I The average team batting ability
1 of the eight clubs in these same five
[ j years dropped from season to sea
. j son until 1917 when it rose two
, points above the lowest average of
the period. It was highest in 1913
• J when the figures stood at .289. In
. , 1916 the slump had carried the ave
. I rage down to .247 and last year it
! stood at .249.
1 The league team fielding averages,
j on the other hand do not show the
''same lluctuation as the figures for
,1913 are but one point higher than
those of 1917 and the high point was
! touched again in 1916. The figures
| range from .962 high to .959 low,
! with a grand average of .961.
In base stealing the decline has
I been steady with the exception of
| 1916 when the average showed a
I temporary increase. In 1913 the
I average number of stolen bases per
j team was 197. Two years later the
average was 149. in 1916 it moved
| up to 166 but last season saw the
; base stealing at its lowest ebb during
| the live year period as the average
was but 143. The following table
j shows the National League averages
I in these departments of play for the
I season of 1913-1917 inclusive:
1100 Pa. Boys to Sail For
France in Spring
Camp Meade, Admiral. Md„ Feb.
1L —A thousand and more Pennsyl
vania Ijpys arc nearer the fighting
lines in France to-day than they
ever have been before. These arc
the boys who were sent South dur
ing the last week to join infantry and
artillery regiments in the regular
army.
Eleven hundred of the Keystone
State boys were sent to Camp Greene
North Carolina, where they have be
come incorporated in regiments of
the Ninth Infantry Brigade. These
men come from the 314 th and 315 th
Munition Train, the 154 th Depot
Brigade, and the 311 th Machine Gun
Battalion. With these men went 330
men of the 313t1i Regiment, the
Baltimore organization.
The 216 men from the 311 th and
312 th Field Artillery Regiments
have gone to Leon Springs, near San
Antonio, Texas, where they have be
come incorporated with the Fifth
Artillery Brigade of the regular
army. The movement of troops be
gan Monday morning and continued
until Thursday afternoon. The news
of the movement could not be re
leased under censorship regulations
until the troops had arrived at their
destination. The movement, how
ever, was forecasted in The In
quirer last Monday morning. It was
said then that these men who would
leave here would be the first of the
Meadites to get on the fighting line.
Anarchy Breaks Loose
With Argentina Strike
Buenos Aires. A general railroad
strike was called to-day throughout
Argentina. Immediately upon quit
ling work the strikers began a wild
anarchistic demonistration through
out the country. Trains were
wrecked, tracks destroyed, cars
laden with wheat were burned and
wires were cut preventing news
front the interior from reaching this
city. Details are lacking, but it is
known that many passenger and
cereal trains are stalled at various
points in the Republic.
Troops are being rushed to points
of greatest disorder in Central Ar
gentina. The large yards in the
outskirts of Buenos Aires, which
cover twenty-two city blocks were
set on fire by the strikers who fought
off the liremen. Exploding tank cars
added to the conflagration. The
strike is a fresh outbreak of the
; labor troubles which have been dor
! rnant since last October.
Cameron K. McCormick
Reaches France in Safety
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. McCormick,
of 2346 North Sixth street, have
received a letter from their son.
Cameron IC. McCormick, announcing
his arrival in France, after a most
interesting and pleasant voyage. He
enlisted October 25, 1917, in the
Engineer Corps and was stationed
at Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., as a
member of Company C, 25th En
gineers, previous to his departure.
Splinter Causes Death
of Benton S. Bowman
Millersburg. Pa., Feb. 12.—Benton
S Bowman died at the home of his
son, George, in West Union street,
on Saturday after a week's illness
from blood poisoning, the result of
a splinter in one of his hands. He
was in his sixty-ninth year. The
funeral was held this afternoon, the
Rev. .Mr. Musselman, of the Luther
an Church, offieating.
VKKiHHORS HELP SICK FA KM Kit
Marietta, Pa.. -Feb. 12.—Neighbors
of Bdward Moehle, of West Ijampe
ter township, who was taken ill with
pneumonia and had considerable
farm work to do, stripped, baled and
delivered nearly all his tobacco crop,
besides doing other work that re
quired immediate attention. The to-
Ir.cco was handled in a record
breaking time.
VALUABLE FARM SOLD
Marietta, Pa., Feb. 12.—A valuable
farm, containing eighty-three acres
and 117 perches, the property of the
late Jacob E. Witmer, of East Done
gal township, was sold at public sale
to Rohrer Stoner for $216 per acre,
which is the highest price paid for
a farm in that section in many
years.
OLD RAFTSMAN FOUND DEAD
Long Level, Pa., Feb. 12. —George
Silar, aged 75, a veteran of the Civil
War and a raftsman, was found dead
In bed, suffocated from coal gas. He
lived by himself and was in good
health when last seen alive. He is
the last of his family and was a
member of the GrattQ Army of the
Republic.
BARROW LANDS
GOOD POSITION
To Manage Boston Red Sox;
Internationals Accept Ilis
Resignation
£TO fl/5 /*! oW.
New York. Feb. 12.—President H. |
If. France, of the Boston American
League club, announced to-day that I
he had just appointed 'Edward G. i
Barrow as manager of the Red Sox.
The news of the selection of Bar
row as the Boston club's new man
ager was not unexpected. Earlier in
the evening Barrow announced that
his resignation a s president of the i
International League, which he ten
dered to that organization last De- j
coi .or. had been accepted.
lie also stated that at the meet
ing of the Class AA League here yes
terday a compromise had been of
fered him in regard to an increase
of salary, which had been reduced!
from $7,500 to $2,500 a year at the j
December meeting.
As soon as Barrow's resignation
had been accepted by the Interna
tional League, President C. T. Chap
in, of the Rochester, N. J., club, was
chosen as acting president of the or
ganization. At the close of a long
session President Chapin stated that
the International club owners, all of
whom were present, bad hopes of i
being able to continue the operations
of the league during the coming sea
son.
Buffalo Uncertain
"Owing to the unsettled condition
of the Buffalo situation#' he said,
"and in view of the prospects of
Sunday baseball in New York state
being legalized at Albany, the club
owners had decided to adjourn until
March 21. On that date a meeting
will be held there, at which the def- 1
inite policy of the league will be |
announced. In the meantime the
players' contracts will be senV out as I
usual, before March 1, in conformityj
with the rule to that effect."
While Mr. Chapin denied that any!
action was taken in regard to nomi
nating a man to succeed to Barrow's
position in the league, several names
we re mentioned informally during
the Session. Among these wore
James R. Price, Newark, N. J.; John
A. Gammons, Providence, R. I.; Ar
thur Irwin, business manager of the
Toronto club last season; David L.
Fultz and John A. Ward, both resi
dents of Brooklyn and former dia
mond stars.
Marysville Tossers Have
Easy Time With Enola
Marysville, Pa., Feb. 12.—1n an un-j
interesting game between the Marys-1
vllle Men's Club basketball team and
the Enola Y. M. C. A. tossers the 10-j
cals came out the victors, score 66 i
to U. This was the first game the |
visitors played this year and they!
displayed a lack of practice. Her-1
man and Lightney were the stars for j
the local Ave, while Allen scored all
the points for the Enola team. The
summary follows:
Marysville. Enola.
Herman, f. Crawford, f.
Roberts, f. Hinkel, f.
Lightner, c. Allen, c.
Heishley, g. Brubaker. g. |
Shaeffr," g. Dorward, g.
Field Goals—Herman, 13; Roberts,
4; Lightner, !>; Allen, 1.
Foul Goals—Lightner, 4; Allen. 1.
Referee —Leonard.
FI'I.TOX WINS ON DECISION
Denver, Col., Feb. 12.—Fred Ful J
ton, contender for the heavyweight
bcxing championship, won from Tom
McMahon, of New Castle, Pa., here
last night, the referee stopping a
scheduled fifteen-round bout in the
fourth round, wtyen M<Mahon was
hanging on the ropes. The decision
was awarded to Fulton.
JACK TAR
IS HERE IN
w/jon (pilars
FEBRUARY 12, 1918
fWEIXYLT 3
w CORiN ER-
"Red" Huston, captain of Tech
varsity, cannot question his election,
according to a morning contempor
ary he was elected yesterday. One
v. eck ago his election was announced
ir. these columns. Well, ho is elect
ed, all right and has been making
good since he was given honors by
his fellow players.
The French government has ordered
1.000,000 footballs for the army to
be delivered within seven months.
Central High girls will play a re
turn basketball game to-night with
llersliey co-eds. he game takes
Place* in Chocolate Town. The Her
shey girls are anxious to get revenge
for last week's defeat in this city.
Central girls are just smiling and
expect another victory.
In an address yesterday at Scran
ton before Cathedral cadets. Attor
ney Hugh Jennings, manager of De
troit Tigers, warned the youths
against the use of eigarets and also
urged them to climb on the "dry"
wagon in so far as use of liquor is
concerned while young, and stay on
it. for good. Several hundred boys
heard the famous baseball leader
give his annual talk. "Hugliey" told
the cadets that the use of liquor by
Hick-A-Thrift League Has
Two Sensational Games
In the Hick-A-Thrift League series
last night the Reds defeated the
Whites, score 39 to 27. The Blues
won over the Greens, score 40 to 27.
The summaries:
Reds. Whites.
Beck, f. lie'ring, f.
Yingst, f. i arl. f.
(Neumyer) Stouffer, c.
Irwin, c. Gerhart, sr.
Sutton, g. (Weidman)
Rockefeller, g. Boyd, g.
(Miller)
Field Goals—Beck, 5; Yingst. 3;
Newmyer, 3; Rockefeller, 1; Herring,
1: Carl, 1; Gorhart, 2; Weidman, 2;
Boyd, 1; Miller, 5.
Fouls—Beck, 1; Sutton, 1: Rocka
feller, 1; Stouffer, 3 out of 5: Miller,
I out of 1.
Referee —Goodiel.
Fouls called on Reds, 6; on Whites,
Blues. Greens.
Xeumeyer, f. Gerhart, f.
Weidman, f. K. Miller, f.
Davis, c. Stouffer, c.
Karp, g. (Irwin)
Connor, g. llubcr, g.
Dreese, g.
Field Goals—Neumyer, 4: Weid
man. 11; Earp, 1; Connor, 4: Irwin,
2: Stouffer, 2; Gerhart, 2; Miller, 3;
Huber, 1; Dreese. 6.
Fouls—Weidman, 0 of 2: Davis, 0
of 1; Shorty Miller, 3 of 4; Dreese,
0 of 1.
Fouls called on Blues, 6; on
Greens, 2.
Three Basketball Contests
The Ben Hur tossers, of Steelton,
were defeated at Elizabethtown by
the crack Crescent team, of that
place by the score 42 to 17.
In ft fast contest at Felton Hall,
Steelton, the Reds defeated the Blues,
both girls' teams, by the score of
II to 3. The Blues and Whites
scrapped in the preliminary game
and resulted in a 26 to 1) victory for
the Blues.
Last evening the Pennsylvania
Railroad Y. M. C. A. Juniors defeat
ed the strong Camp Curtln tossers
on the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. flojr by
the score 21 to 19. The Juniors
scored their winning goal just a few
seconds before time was declared.
It is a great satisfaction to know that dur
ing all these upset times there is one old
friend on whom you can depend for satisfac
tion and pleasure.
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offer that same smoke satisfaction which
they have always offered and it is just like
a fellow said the other day,
"They never were any better
than they are now"
Do you know if he is right?
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major league ball players is steadily
falling off, and that the continued
success of many of the stars is due
to the clean lives they live.
Entries for the annual state live
bird championship are coming in
with a rush. The big event takes
place February 22. Indications point
to a field of 100 shooters.
Manager Sam llarrell, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania baseball
team, yesterday issued his first ea'l
for candidates for both varsity and
freshman teams. Despite the fact
that the gymnasium was closed ail
day, owing to the order of the fuel
administrator, more than fifty men
signed for practice.
Harry Frazee, Jr., 15 years old, is
an enterprising schoolboy. I<ast
spring lie wrote to his father, presi
dent of the Red Sox, for halt a dozen
new balls. Frazee, Sr., paid $1.25
each for them and shipped them im
mediately. Several weeks later he re
ceived another urgent, reciuest for a
second half dozen, which also were
sent, with a letter asking what had
been done with the tirst hatch. Back
came a reply which read: "I sold the
first half dozen at a quartfr apiece.
Business is rushing!"
COACH RYAN IS
| DOING HIS BIT
Is Somewhere in England on
Extended Field Service;
Writes Letter
Edward J. Ryan, coach of the
Tech foot ball eleven last Fall, Is on
| his way to "somewhere in England"
I according to a letter received several
days ago by Faculty Director P. Ij.
Grubb. lie enlisted as an engineer,
and has the rank of lieutenant. He
is a member of a hew tank organi
zation that has been formed and 21
have been nut upon extended field
service. Here is his letter:
Trains at Hobokcn.
"Since writing to you I have been
ordered to Hoboken for extended
lield service, so when you receive
this, I shall be on my way to "some
where in England.' There were 21
1 of us picked from the men at Camp
l.ee, for the new tank organization
that is being formed. Wc are go
; ing lirst, but do not know exactly
as yet what we are going to do. Am
very glad that I have made good so
far. It has been very much of a
job to get ready as we had to be
photographed, finger-printed, filled
up with typhoid serum, and so forth,
hut it is all over now, and we hope
to start very soon.
"I hope that the basket ball team
has been making good and that all
the boys, especially Wilsbacli, Beck
and Kohlman, have been dis
tinguishing themselves. Please re
member me to all the boys, and
write when you can as it helps a
whole lot to hear from some one you
know. Yours sincerely, Ryan. P.
S. The address will be. First Lieu
tenant Edward J. Ryan, E. R. C-,
American Expeditionary Force.
; SRNSATIONAI. HOCICET MATCH
' Pittsburgh, Feb. 12.—An extra ten
minute period was required to de
| cide the hockey contest here last
j nißht between the Pittsburgh Atli
j letic Association team, of this city,
I and the Wanderers, of New York.
| the Pittsburgh seven winning, 6 to
14. The Wanderers played a fine
I game, holding the P. A. A. team un
| til the last minute of the extra pe-
I riod.
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