CRUCIAL CAGE TESTS FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS-BASEBALL AT STEELTON Hassett Club Claims Local Ca£e Honors; Letter From Coach Hassett tossers and the many sup porters of the gymnastic school are making numerous inquiries as to the delay In announcing plans for the local championship series between the Harrisburg Independents and Hassetts. The following letter was received to-day: "To the Sporting Editor of the Har risburg Telegraph: Sir: "In a spirit of true sport 1 wish to give in ttafc columns of your paper the Hassett School of Oymnastic's side of the much boosted series of games of basketball that wore to take place between the Independ ents of Harrisburg and the Hassetts. In the first place the Hassett man agement, before the last game and on three occasions since, has at tempted to arrange a series of games on any equitable terms whatso ever with the Independents; every effort failed despite the fact that the public through the newspapers seemed to wish these two teams to meet. "The Hassetts have playod for the ]>ost two years a college sohcdule that we feel gives thqm a place in collegiate circles and a recognized position as a basketball team In the city of Harrisburg, consequently t hey desire this series merely on the line of true sportsmanship. The Hassetts claim that they have de veloped the best team in the history of its organization, and hereby lay claim to the championship of the city. topless this championship claim is disputed, we rest the merits of *>ur. contention with the public. Ronson For tho. Series In a spirit of absolute fairness, I wish to state here one of the reasons lor the Hassetts wishing to arrange a series. The game that was played on February 12th was in no way a championship game. In the first place, the referoe declared before •some of the players that his Interests were opposed diametrically to tho Hassett team, and with such a men tality governing his decisions, it is difficult to even imagine how tho Hassetts could have received an equitable judgment throughout the game. This is not only our view, but we claim the view of fifty per. cent of the spectators who witness ed the contest. Again, the Hassetts asked for a Patrolmen Take First Game in Volley Ball Those bluecoat volleyball stars were traveling some last night. They had to in order to defeat the Tarsus flub team. It was the first of a series of games for the city championship and was played on the Y. M. C. A. floor. A big crowd watched the con test. The next match will be played Tuesday night on Tarsus floor. In the first game last night the "f'oppers" walked all over the Tar sus boys. The latter had not been able to get any previous practice. The score was 15 to 3. The second game was all Tarsus, the victors leading all through the contest and having a score of 15 to 7 at the finish. Then came the battle royal. The third contest showed both teams working hard. It was nip and tuck until near the finish when the Pa trolmen forged ahead and won out jSteuaFt | MOTOR TRUCKS Three-quarter ton, one-ton, one-and-one-half-ton and ? two-ton trucks. \ Hudson Sales Agency ; III; 1,1/ 13110 f 1137 MUI.BEURY ST. • i t % "FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR" DON'T WASTE IT "THE COMFORT CAR" Eventually you will understand what we mean by "Comfort Car." All over the country people are talking about the comfort of power, the Comfort , of performance, the Comfort of sturdiness, and the Comfort of "Economy." A hand-made car throughout, built for service and not for service stations. We invite you for demonstration —no obligation to purchase, j Hupmobile Sales Corporation 103 Market Street R. J. Church, Manager. BELL PHONE *6O! . ( WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 27, 1918 I game in return on their own floor undr similar conditions, but the management ot the Independents i hinted that they would not get a fair decision. We wish to state here that our referee lor the year has been Mr. Norman Ford of the Independ ent team, and if our games have been unfair,' his judgment has Veen erring. Again, the Hassetts meeting this objectlbn straight were willing to meet the Independents at any time on their t>wn floor to play a succes sive series, even midweek games so as nof to hampr their Saturday schedule. Another Refer**; The Independents iy?aln refused without any apparent reason. When pressed tpr a reason they alleged that a financial consideration might l.ring them to terms, but the Has sett management believes that it is just as damaging to true sportsman ship to play a game for a financial consideration, as It Is against the laws of the State to play a game of cards for money. The Hassett team is out for the good of the sport and not for the purpose of a money organization. It might be recalled by lovers of sport that the Independents were defeated on their own floor at the close of last season by the Kosewood and Motive Power Teams and hence we cannot see why they lay claim to the championship at all until they prove that they are the best team in Harrisburg—Jithis they cannot do unless they meet the Hassett Basket ball Team. . . .. . In conclusion we wish to say that we are ready to meet their proposals in any forhi that would equitably settle the city championship, with this exception—that we demand a referee who has no prejudice against the Hasset team or who would be neutral with respect to both teams since a referee is in a position In a game of basketball to cause the best team to lose If his judgment is gov erned by prejudice. Hence, we here by claim the championship of Har risburg. Those who wish to dispute same, may communicate with the HaEsett management. I remalh, Very truly yours Edward H. Smith, Coach, Hassett School of Gymnastics. February 27. 1918. by a score of 15 to 14. The teams in cluded: Patrolmen —Romig, Hoff man, Owens, Fetrow, Hess. Tarsus—Bell, Meek, Sykes, Bar rett, Long, Baldosser. Fred Fulton Proves Big Paying Star With Moran New Orleans, La., Feb. 27.—The IxHilsiana Auditorium Athletic Club, before which Fred Fulton, of Ro chester, Minn., knocked out Frank Moran, of Pittsburgh, last night telegraphed Jess Willard, heavy weight pugilist champion, at Jack sonville, Fla., an offer of a purse of JIOO.OOft for a fight between Willard and Fulton. It was stipulated that the fight must be for twenty rounds. The purse would be divided in any way agreeable to the principals. Fulton announced that he was "ready and waiting"' to meet the champion. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS'SERIES Blue Team Is First Winner; Red Shades Yellow Five; Good Work Pleases I interclass games held the center of interest yesterday for the fair basketball players of Central. The Blue team, led by Florence Ffank, defeated the Orange team tinder Miss Johnson, by a soore of 9 to 3. The games wore well played and Coach Watllo&er is pleased with tho good work. There is much promis ing material being developed for the varsity next year in these interclass league teams. The varsity is com posed almost entirely of seniors at present because of the hope> that they will make first team next year, the girls are all playing with a good will. Red Team Wins In the second battle the Bed team captained by Emily Sites, defeated the Green team under Miss Ellen berger, *core, 6-3. Miss Sites played a very fast game and made most of the points for her team. The Red and Yellow teams then had a little scrimmage with the Yel lows coming out on top. Josephine Roberts und Mary Harris did splen did work for their team, while Miss Condron and Miss Sites held up the Reds. At the end of the season the win ning league teams will have a chance to play the varsity. The games now stand: ORANGE BLUE * Minnich, f. Wall, f. Johnson, f. l.ane, f. Hhafner, c. Frank, c. Garland, g. Hoffman, g. Swartz, g. Beard, g. Field goals, Frank, 3: Beard, 1; Johnson, 1. Foul goals, Lane, 1; Sliafrler, 1. Referee, Smith. YELLOW RED Roberts, f. Forney, f. Beaver, f. Condron, f. Gable, c. Sites, c. Harris, g. Blair, g. Shirk, g. Stevic, g. Field goals. Condron, 1; Sites, 1; Roberts. 2: Harris, 2. Foul goals, Stevic, 1. Referee, Hartman. GREEN RED Frank, f. Forney, f. Blair, f. Condron, f. Ellenberger, c. Sites, c. Wallis, g. Blair, g. Harris, g. Stevic, g. Field goals, Sites, 8; Wallis, 1. Foul goals, EUenberjer, 1. Referee, Smith. ROWLING P. R. R. lague (Hess Alleys) Air Brake 806 282 856 Erecting Shop .... 763 709 725 Wrightstone, (A. 8.1 20S Wrightstone, (A. B.) 582 Central Iron and Steel I ,eoeue Time Dept 629 621 604 Test Dept 541 511— 477 Wilder, (T. D.) .. . 159 Wilder, <T. D.) 440 Casino Duckpin Leacuo Keystones 564 685 745 Senators 589 650 601 Groff, (K.) 190 Groff, (K.) 473 -STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L. Pet. Casino 34 20 .629 Crescents 32 19 .627 Senators 29 22 .568 Keystones 1... 24 31 .444 Stars 17 31 .354 Capitals 17 31 .354 Bethlehem Steel licaßuc (Richards and Brashears) Big Five.... 785 658—756 Inspectors 665 761 775 E. Meyers, (B. F.) 185 E. Meyers, (B. F.) 508 Mt. Pleasant Press League Marines 558 529 — 522 Cavalry 471 555 567 Bergstresser, (M.) 172 Bergstresser, (M.) 387 Aviators 547 594 542 Artillery ¥ ; 534 536 539 McDowell, (A.) 167 Hoffer, (A.) 360 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L. Pet. Aviators' 42 15 .737 Marines 25 32 .439 Artillery 24 23 .421 Cavalry 23 34 .403 Enola Wants Cage Game; Needs Desirable Floor Enola, Feb. 27.—Efforts are being made to induce the members of the school board to place the auditorium the Summit street school building in a condition to play basketball games. This move has been agitated for some time by former students of the local High school and also the High School Athletic Association. Most of the directors have expressed their willingness to make the necessary changes. The matter will be brought up at the next session of the board. At present there is a team of students organized but the aggrega tion is unable to secure a good place to hold practice games. Arrange ments are pending to have some games played on the local floor. If the matter is turned down by the board these games will be called off. HASSETT INDEPENDENTS WIN The Hassett Independent five last night defeated the All-American five, of the Boyd Memorial Building, in a game played on the Boyd floor by the score of 22 to 21. The contest was one of the best ever plkyed on the Boyd floor. Two extra periods were necessary to decide the winners, the score being 18 to 18 at the end of the regulated time and 19 to 19 at the end of the first extra period. The ' score was 21 to 21 when a Boyd play er committed a fouk Houston shot a clean free goal. The time being call ed out at this minute gave the Has setts the game by a one-point lead. CARDINALS SIGN CATCHER St. Louis, Feb. 27.—Larry Benton, catcher on the University All-West ern football end, has been signed by the St. I,ouis Nationals, President Branch Rickey said to-night. Ben ton was given a tryout with the Chicago Nationals last spring, but was released before the season opened. CLEVELAND HANDS TWO Cleveland, 0., Feb. 27.—The Cleveland Amortcan League baseball club announced the purchase from the Newark International League Club of Roy Wilkinson, a right-hand pitcher, and Gustave Getz, an in fl elder. TECH KtIKSHMIiN I.EAD The Technical High School Fresh men won easily from the Camp Cur. tin Grammar School team on the Camp Curtln court, by the score of 56 to 15. Marty Teams Seek Lajoie as Leader; Indianapolis Makes Strong Bid For Former Cleveland Star LARRY LAJOIE Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27.—James I C. McGill, owner of the Indianapolis Club, of the American Association, j arrived here from Florida, to take ! charge of the hunt for a manager j for the Indians to replace Jack Hendricks, now with the St. Louis ! Nationals. McGill said foe only of- I fer of tho place lie had made was ' STEELTON PLANS STRONG TEAM Longer League Season; Rep resentatives Await Call For Meeting at Lebanon Steelton is to have a strong league team this season. Last season's stars who have not been called to war duty will be back in lineup. "Shorty" Miller will be In evidence and George Cockill is going to have a hand in rounding up a championship team. It is expected that a call 'for a meeting of the Bethlehem Steel Cor poration League will be issued this week. The probability is that the meeting will be held in Lebanon next week. The Steelton represen tatives will be W. W. Lech, Harry Bent and F. F. McEntee. Before the league session plans will be dis cussed at Steelton. The Lebanon Daily News says: Longer Season "It is announced that the sched ule of the Bethlehem steel corpora tion league to be completed at a meeting of team representatives to be held in the course of the next few weeks at Bethlehem, will provide double the number of games played in 1917. The dope is to the offect that each team will meet the other four games instead of two, the con tests being divided into two on home and two on alien grounds. "One of the most important stops to be taken by the league In Its sec ond season will be that of engaging a regular staff of umpires. • Last year's method of using arbitrators from the league towns met. with much satisfaction while the big league umps, who worked in the deciding game at Steelton, gave much satisfaction. It is likely that the staff will be made up of extra umpires fro mthe big leagues." I.OCAI. CUEISTS TO MEET F. E. Kink and John Beber. Harris burg cueists, will meet to-ntght at Castor's parlors to determine the championship of the city. Both lads are stars at t.he cue game and have met on several previous occasions. However, the results have been even. To-night's game will be a hundred point fray of pocket billiard shoot ing. PRINCETON TOSSERS WIN New York. Feb. 27. Princeton tlnlversjty defeated Columbia Uni versity in a dual swimming meet here last night by a score of <3 points to 9. 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Hattiesburg, Miss., Is being con sidered, Mr. McGill said, as a place of training. McGill said the open ing date of the American Associa tion is In doubt. TECH TOSSERS TO MEET STEELTON Game Scheduled For Friday Night on Local Floor; Central Next The Technical high school bas ketball team has two important con tests on its schedule for the two next Friday nights, when It meets Steelton this week, and Central the following Friday night. The Maroon squad did the unex pected three weeks, ago, when they .tourneyed to Steelton and won from the Blue and White in an easy con test. But Tech will take no chances when the two teams meet Friday night, as the ability of the visiting team is too well known, in the way they fight back. The Tech second team has a score to even with the Steelton reserves. In the game at Steelton, the Blue and White won handily, and Coach Miller is looking around for a reli able second string of players to pit against the Steelton scrubs, j Ten Teeh Victories . The Tech Varsity now has a rec ord of 10 victories out of 12 games played. The two defeats were by small margins. Coach Millor has put a team on the floor that has made the best record a Tech team was ever credited with. The Tech student body is milling for a pen nant in the Central Penn league, and the way the team is going they will be hard to stop. While the live reg ulars are all in good form, Miller and Smith are ready to go in and fill a breach at any time. Tech has four more league grames to play. In addition to the Steelton game Friday night are the two Cen tral contests, and the trfp to York on the nineteenth of next month. March 15 and 16 Tech travels to Tyrone and Altoona to meet those teams. The contest with the Har risburg Jfeademy tossers is still pend ing. Tech won the first game on the Academy floor 39 to 20. The second Central game March 22 will wind up the season, unless post-sea son contests are required to decide the city or league championship. In addition to the twobasketball games Friday night with the Steel ton aggregations, dancing will again be in order. "Dave" McConnell will referee the first game, with Earl Killinger culling tho fouls in the sec ond tilt. The preliminary game will be staged at 7.30. NEW RECORDS IN BOWLING MEET Chicago Star Takes .Lead at Cincinnati; Change in * Doubles Cincinnati. Feb. 27.—One American Bowling Congress record was smashed, while new leaders In the two-man and all-events appeared at the American Bowling Congress here yeterday. Harry Steers and Fred Thoma, of the Kublnl team, of Chieago, assumed first place in the doubles with a score of 1,336, just ten pins behind the American Bowl ing Congress Tejord, held by Sator ius and Holcsehuh, of Peoria, while Steers went Into the lead In the all events with 1,959, fourteen pins ahead of the former American Bowling Congress record, made by H. Miller, of Detroit, at Grand "Rapids, last year. Numerous other changes among leaders took place, however. Steers bowled his way Into second place In the individual with 675, and was pursued ' on the following shift by B. Steinmlller, of Syracuse, who wetit into fourth place with 655. A. Marrlson, of Ashtabula, 0., earlier in the day had bowled 640 in his Individual attepipt and landed in ninth place when the day's indi vidual bowling was concluded. Two-men Event In the two-men event, M. McDow ell and C. Thies, of Cleveland, took the lead yesterday morning with 1,247, only to be replaced In the aft ernoon by Steers and Thoma. Good bowling marked the later shift In tjie doubles, as W. Carey and C. O. Collier, also of the Rubinls, of Chicago, rolled into fifth place with 1,224; J, Shaw and fcl. Marino, of Chicago, went into sixth place with 1,222, and F. Scoville and B. Miller, of Syracuse, assumed seventh place with 1,217. G. Daachen and J. Mil ler, of St. Paul, who bowled 1,202 oarly In the day, finished tho day in tenth place. THE SCORES The scores: ' Individual Event—C. Wagner, New ark, N. J„ 680: H. Steers, Chicago. 075; J. Elmer, Eau Claire, Wis., 663; B. Steinmiller. Syracuse, N. Y., 655; L Lamberger, Milwaukee, 651; J. Schmitt, St. Louis, 647; O. Orl, Chi cago, 646; J. F, Oetken, Louisville, 645; A. Marrlson, Ashtabula, 0., 640; O. Soergel, Chicago, 639. Two-men Teams Steers and Thoma, Chicago, 1,336; McDowell and Thies, Cleveland, 1,237; Pflum and Ott, Chicago, 1,246; Dibble and West, Buffalo, 1,236; Carey and Collier, Chicago, 1,224; Shaw and Marino. ) Passenger Cars § j Advance SBO I Maxwell I Trucks 1 IL 1 Advance SIOO M • M March Ist W - I • | 2 Orders will be accepted at the ! present prices until that date. Save the advance by buying. ! i NOW. Only one day left to get your order in j■ J ' • - ' . \ i j Better Phone or Call For Engagement Don't Forget, Only One More Day i MILLER AUTO CO., Inc. I 68 S. Cameron St. 126 N. Ninth St. , [ i Harrisburg, Pa. P ,^" s . Lebanon, Pa. j i !I : 52 Main Pa. \ > fAY/DLLYIf l W CORiNBRJ Fred Fulton has won strong favor With light fans. Notwithstanding Joss Willard who said he is ready to meet the Minnesota lighter, would like to see Jack Dempsey and Fulton get together first. No doubt, this would be a good match* but Willard should ■keep his word. Baseball holdouts this year are get ting little consideration from the managers. The league officials are willing to stand for salary cuts play ers should not hesitate, especially when It is not certain "baseball will get through the entire season suc cessfully. League baseball at Steelton this year promises some rare sport. It Is understood that tho Steelton officials aro going to get ready early. There will be more seats provided and the grounds will receive attention. This year Harrisburg fans will get league baseball In that town. BEHIND PLATE ELEVEN SEASONS; NO FRACTURES Catcher Bill Killifer, sold by Phillies to Chicago Cubs, has caught fast ones and curves behind the plate for eleven years without sus taining a single broken linger pr even a seriously split finger. Part of these eleven years he caught Grover Cleveland Alexander, the greatest pitcher in the game to day. Catcher Jack Adams, Phllly back stop and a teammate of Kllllfer's until Killlfor went to the Cubs this winter, is sponsor for this state ment: "It's because Bill never forgets to hold his bare hand right in catching the ball," says Jack. Chicago, 1,222; Scoville and Miller, Syracuse, 1,317; Lush and Blaney, Cincinnati, 1,212; Reynolds and Walker, Chicago, 1,208; Daschen and Miller. St. Paul, 1,202. Five-men Teams —Aqullas Cigars, St. Paul, 3.032; Champion Spark Plug, Toledo. 2,908; Mlneralite, Chi cago, 2,858; Blouin Brucks, Chicago, 2,856; Wooster Lamberts, St. Louis, Within the next two weeks thee famous West End Athletio Associa tion will get together for baseball plans. This organization has for sev eral seasons furnished the best kind of sport to fans In the western tac tion of the city and hope to make it a little stronger this season even with many stars at the front. Dauphin-Perry League magnates are not saying much those da,ys about plans for the coming season. Fans in the circuit expect baseball, but of what standard has yet to be deoidod. This organisation hfts also been hard hit by the war. In the-death of Harvey A. Yingst, Harrisburg losos a good sportsmen. He has been recognized as a promo ter of clean exhibitions at the traps, and has been a valuable member ot the Harrisburg Sportsmen's Associa tion. His popularity extended to every fleld In the state where target events have been held. "Most every big league catcher knows that his fingers are safe in catching if he keeps his fingers turned into the palms of his hand lightly and the thumb tucked In back of the first finger until the ball hits the glove. "As soon as the ball hits the glove he opens the bare hand and slaps It onto the ball in the mit. "But the busted digits come when you get over anxious. You want to catch the ball before It hits the glove to make a quick throw or tag n man. You stretch your fingers out straight, the ball hits the end of one of them and the damage is done." 2,855; Bowlers' Journal, Chicago, 2,849; Cabanne, St. Louis, 2,830; J. M. Meyers & Co., Buffalo, 2,814; Ho tel Royal, Erie, 2,898; G. W. K., Buf t&lo, 2,808. (aARNETS TAKE GAME On the St. Paul Gymnasium last evening, tho Garnets defeated the Hamilton Grammar School by the score of 39 to 30. 11
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