MOTIVE POWER ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO STAGE BOXING SHOW-CENTRAL READY BOXING SHOW IS RAILROAD PLAN; FOUR BIG BOUTS Under Direction of Motive Power Athletic Associa tion; Tonight's Bill At to-night's semimonthly boxing show of the Motive Power Athletic Association. Philadelphia Division, official announcement will be made regarding the first public ring exhi bition. The general, director of box ing, William H. Runk, has been a liusy man. The first show will be held on or about Tuesday, March 26, and, according to present indications, it be some show. There will be thirty rounds of box ing—two preliminary bouts of six rounds each, one eight-section bat tlo and a ten-round mixup. Director Hunk has not secured the signed pa pers of all the fighters, but expects to be able to make p'ubllc his com plete program to-night. There is a probability that the wlndup will be between a well-known Pittsburgh fighter and an eastern boy. Strong Semtwlndup The semiwlndup will be a corker, the participants to be classy boys in the title list. One of the preliminar ies, It is expected, will be between Young Schiff, of this city, and Jack McCarron, of Allentown, The other will be a battle between bitter rivals who have a score to settle. The show will be held at the Chestnut Street Auditorium. For to-night flvo bouts of six rounds each Will be staged. This exhibition will be held in the Ath letic Association gymnasium. Sev enth and Harris streets. Haywood and Johnstfft will start the big show, both boys being in great form. Jones and Mann, two promising boxers, will follow, and the third will be between Drake and Brown, well known to railroadmen. Isaacman and Hoffman, who were on a previous till, have been signed to meet again and a battle royal is looked for. Schiff and Smith will wind up the boxing bill. The wrestling match will be between Krispman and Diffen derfer. Atlantic Coast Fleet to Stage Flag Series; Ban Johnson Will Help • . "x — By AssoZint :d Press Chicago. March 14.—Sailors of the Atlantic fleet arc going to Stage an American and National League pen nant race of their own In France this summer. President B. B. John s-on, of the American League, was pavised of the baseball venture across the sea in a letter to-day from Lemar It. Leahy, commander of an Amer ican squadron now on duty in Euro pean waters. , The American League, President Johnson announced, will completely enuip the eight ships of Commander Leahy's squadron with baseball out fits, including uinforms, gloves, bats and other paraphernalia. The equip ment will be sent as quickly as the requirements of the men are known. "The game is receiving a great deal of attention in France," he wrote. "All of the service organi zations have teams and a great deal of rivalry has sprung up among the various units. In my mind there is no doubt that after one summer in France baseball will probably be the national game of this great nation as it 1s in America." Central Girls to Meet WilKamsport Saturday Central's fair five will have a chance for revenge Saturday after noon, when they meet the Williams port bunch on Chestnut Street floor. In a game staged at Williamsport last Friday the local tossers were defeated by two points. Miss Mildred Shupp was injured in the game last week and in all prob ability will not be in the lineup for Saturday afternoon's game. Mildred DeShong or Emily Sites wil sub for Miss Shupp. The game is sure to be a fast one, with the girls all working hard to overcome last week's defeat, i The Williamsport girls are a husky bunch and have a reputation for being one of the speediest girl teams in this section of Pennsylvania. Shoe Men to Have Fast Ball Team at Lebanon Philadelphia. March 14.—The em ployes of the Lebanon plant of the A. S. Kreidcr Shoe Company, are or ganizing a baseball team for the summer season. The members have selected Ray Weigley as the manager and have already secured the equipment. The „ club anticipates arranging games with local teams and already hltve agreed to play the teams of Jonestown, Pine Grove and Annville. The various factories of, the Krei der Company are organizing teams and the games are expected to create intense interest among the employs of th company. Mike Collins Doubtful About Fulton's Battles St. Louis, March 14.—Mike Col lins, manager of Fred Fulton, an nounced that he had been offered a match for his protege with Jack Dempsey, July 4 at Cleveland for a. purse of $25,000, to be divided as the fighters may arrange. Matt Hinkle the Cleveland promoter wir ed the offer. Collins stated that he was not prepared to accept the offer as yet, being in doubt as to the proposed match with Willard for the same date. Fulton, who has gone stale, according to Manager Collins, will be given a good rest. Fulton got $14,000 out of last night's fight; Cowler about $7,000. HERSHEY TEAMS DIVIDE Hershcy. Pa., March 14. ln a double-header last evening, the Her shey teams divided the honors. In a contest between the Hershey High school girls and the girls of Myers town High school, the Hershey girls were defeated by the score of 25 to 0. However, in the secojid game of the evening, the Chocolate City Boy Scouts defeated Troop 6, of Harris burg, by the score of 32 to 15. THURSDAY EVENING, SNOODLES—SIewfoot Becomes a Collector. , • ' v ~* ' " " -x ( Goodness SAKES ,/ S Uillr ' I CAN VO KJSE^I ( ' ' (There ; I -Sl&htisess —' wlut/s i I *Ase I ) y | CHILO-. New Basketball Plays In School Contest; Scrub Teams Play "BEN"' WOLFE. CAPTAIN "ART" FIELDS When Central meets Steelton to morrow on the Auditorium floor something new is promised in bas ketball. Changes in plays became necessary because each team to-mor row night is going after a victory, and, having played before, new style plays were made a feature of this week's practice. One of the best and most sensa tional games of the season Is ex pected. A scrub game will start at Local Infielder to Play With Cincinnati Teams . "RED"CRANE , Speeding toward Montgomery, Ala bama, to-day is "Red" Crane, the lo cal infielder. He received a hurry call last night to join Cincinnati at once and start training. Manager Clarke Griffith also wired the popu lar local player that he had been sold by Washington to the "Reds." Crane lost little time in getting ready. He has been keeping in form all winter, working out'daily at the P. R. "R. Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. Last season he was witii Milwaukee .and. while not up in. the .300 class at the bat,, he was a fast fielder and proved a good man as a pineh hitter. He is of the opinion that he will bo fried out at shortstop and third base positions. Grover Alexander Signs Contract With Chicago Kansas City, March 14.—Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitcher pur chased from Philadelphia by the Chicago National League team, and who has been holding out for $lO,- 000 as a bonus for his transfer from Philadelphia, joined the team here to-day en route to the spring train ing camp at Pasadena, Cal., but It is understood, did not sign a contract. The former Philadelphia star is understood to have told friends hpw. ever, that he would not sign unless given the SIO,OOO he is demanding.* 7.30 o'clock and the big game at 8.30. A dance will follow. Hooter* Will He Busy Both Central and Steelton will have a big army of rooters on hand and there promises to be an interesting display of school spirit. Coach Wallower has been working his men hard this week in prepara tion for tho Steelton game. New passes have been worked out and special signal work drilled Into the bunch. MACK WHEAT TO JOIN BROOKLYN Will Be Regular Dodger This Year; Ready for Training Mack Wheat, the boy who played behind the bat for George Cockill not long ago, is going to be a Brook lyn regular. The former Harrisburg star has signed a contract. James A. Snyder quit tho "dodgers." This left an opening for Wheat. He sent the document from St. Joseph, Mo., and enclosed a note in which he said that he will report to Manager Robinson at Hot Springs. Young Wheat is a familiar figure on "Brooklyn training trips. Mack has been south of the Mason and Dixon line with the Brooklyn club quite frequently in the last four or five years. However, the youth's in experience caused him to be sent back to the minors. Was Sent Eronf Ilore Mack came to the Brooklyn club from Harrisburg. His talented brother, Zack, touted him so highly that President Ebbets agreed to take him South. His principal weak ness wdfc with the stick." After a season in the West, ho went South again with the Robins. Last year he was sent to Binghamton. Injuries which worked havoc with the* regular lineup of the Robins, gave Mack a chance to play more or less regularly the latter part of last season. With Johnston and Myers cavorting around the infield. Mack was called upon to replace Zack when the latter's leg went back on him. Mack's stick work showed mater ial improvement, but he is somewhat of a weak brother with the ash. EVLTOX TO MEET DEMPSEY St. Louis, March 14.-r Fred Ful ton was matched yesterday to meet Jack Dempsey in an eight-round, no decision bout, on May 30. If the weather is favorable to an open air contest, thg bout will take place at Newark, N. J.; if the weather nec essitates an indoor meeting the con test will take place at Atlantic City. The contest will be called off in case Fulton is matched to light Jess Wil lard on July 4. lIOKXSBY WITII ST. liOtiS St. Louis, Mo., March 14. —Roger Hortisby, shortstop for the St. Louis Nationals, signed a|contract to play with that club this season, accord ing to a telegram from President Branch Rickey, who went to San Antonio, Tex., last Sunday for a con ference with Hornsby, who had threatened to be a holdout. Tho salary agreement was not stated. HJVJRRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARINE STARS SOMETOSSERS Big Sensation on Basketball Floor; How They Trimmed Camden Those Marine tossers are some cage stars. The Giants' had to go some to beat the Camden team. They may find the Independents tiard to beat Saturday night. Here is one story of that game with Cam den. "Showing a system play that was surprising to the Camden followers, the United States Marine Corps, of League Island, succeeded in defeat ing the Peerless Kid five at the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. in Camden last night by the score of 30 to 23. "Peerless Kid was led by Jimmy Brown, the former leaguer, and he presented a lineup that looked like the probable winners before they started, but the Marines showed wonderful improvement over their recent games, passing and cutting for the basket in such fashion that it bewildered the Camden boys at times. Twitchell and Bradley were the leading stars of the game play ing with the Marines. Bofh play at forward. Bradley Some Stay "Bradley was opposed to Jimmy Brown and it was Bradley's duty to keep Brown out of the play as much as possible, which he did to perfec tion. Not only did Bradley perform this part well, but he managed to break even with Brown in the scor ing, each man getting two goals. Twitchell was the leading scorer. Opposed to Eddie Newman, who is considered a pretty fair guard. Twitchell hit the net for six goals during the forty minutes of play. He landed four in the first half and two in the final period. "There were so many spectaular plays, the most notable being when Bradley took the ball from three Peerless Kid players and scored a goal. Twitchell wound up his sen stational scoring by batting in a goal on Newman. The Marines made a triple pass for a goal in the second half that reminded the fans of the famous passing of the former Cam den team. Kurtsman got the jump on Longstreet, batted th? ball to Bradley, who made a lightening pass to Twitchell, who had cut for the basket, the latter scoring. The blocking of Dougherty and Wilson saved many opportunities for Peer less Kid to get the ball near the bas ket." CAXXEFAX IS CUE FACTOR Chicago, March 14. —Robert Can ' nefax, of St. Louis, won the first I block of his match with Augie Kieck liefer for the world's three cushion i billiard championship last night, 50 to 42 in 58 innings. Each man play ed a steady game with Cannefax scoring a little more consistently i than Kieckhefer. Cannefax made the high run of six, Kieckhefer made a run of five. HAMILTON* BOYS WIX The Hamilton grammar school last | night defeated the Central Grammar school, of Mlddletown, by the score I of 29 to 9. fiOWLING Interest in bowling circles centers to-night in the big tear* race on Academy -alleys. Each line-up will include fifteen men, picked from the best players in Harrisburg. One of the teams will be captained by George Hargest, who is consider ed one of the best bowlers tn the city, and who is at present setting the pace for forty rollers In the Tay lor-Kennedy Duckpin League. Luther Burger will be the cap tain of the opposing crew. Burger is also a top notch roller, having an average of 149 pins, Just three pins behind the leader of the cither teams. The teams to be represented in the big match will be as follows: Team No. 1, G. Hargest, F. Demma, G. Deisroth, J. Rodgers, B. Wharton, R. Hood, F. Martin, Barringer, Jack Boas, E. Smith, Storm, Page, Fox, Gourley and Bobb. Team No. 2, Burger, Bamford, M. Mall, Peters, Hobson, Banks, Warfel, Hinkle, *A. Miller, J. Hargest, Har man, J. Saut'er, Rowe, Johnson and Harman. Taylor-Kennedy League (Duckpin-Academy League) Lions 718 622 710 Tigers 594 Peters. (Lions) 207 Peters (Lions) 558 Capitals ... G4B 642 617 Crescents 597 625 599 Banks (Capitals) 174 Banks (Capitals) 439 Central Iron and Slccl League (Casino Alleys) Acct Dept 707 752 693 Time Dept. * 628 592 (114 Black (Ac. D.) 227 Black (Ac. D.) 677 Captain Rowe, of the Aviator team of the Mount pfeasant Press Bowling league, leads the league. In sixty three games ho bowled a total of 7,678 pins, and scored 128 straights and 164 spares. His team won the pennant. This bowler has been very much in evidence all season. Nunc maker. of the Artillery team, is sec ond with n total of 7,371 All Ball Parks Close On Farrell Circuit; Players On Market Syracuse, N. Y., March 14.—1t was reported on good authority in local baseball circles that a final decision has been reached by the New York State league not to open its parks this year. It is also said, the sus- j pension will continue in 1919, if the ! war is in progress at that time. The gloomy outlook in most of the • cities and the fact that the Sunday | baseball bill has a slim chance of passing in the New York State As sembly, are the reasons for the league's reported definite action to suspend operations. There is hardly a town in the old circuit in favor of opening, and little consideration has been given the proposed plan of re organizing the league on a strictly New York State basis, as a means of pulling it through the wartime period. Sales Xow In Order With the clubs settled on not at tempting to open, fans now look for' many of the owners to announce sale of players held on their rosters. Some clubs have disposed of most of theirmen already, but others have been holding back waiting for de velopments. Now a series of player transfers is anticipated. Elmira is one of the few cities In the league ready to operate this year, if the league as a whole is satisfied to undertake such a movement. El mira, lost a bunch of dough last sea son and just now is not the best of hope from a player standpoint, but even so, the associati6n is prepared to place a club in the field, if others decide to do the same. The situation in Binghamton. is the same to-day as three or four months ago. In that town George F. Johnson, advised against running the league in 3918, four months ago, and Is known to hold that opinion. Instead of operating a league team in Binghamton this year, he pro poses to have a league formed among All Amateurs Attention Enlist Now in Big Army I There will be plenty of baseball on the lots in this vicinity this season. As fast as you have or j ganized a club, the manager is advised to send a list of his play ers and challenge to the Ilar risburg Telegraph wihch will be glad to run the announcement. Teams need not go begging for Barnes. Keep in touch with the I Telegraph all the time, this news | paper is willing and ready to help | you in any way to arrange a I schedule and print the box score I for you of games played. ; Let everyone know what you j are doing in baseball this season I and send your dope to the Sport I Editor of the Harrisburg Tele | graph. Hew is anxious to get in I communication with all amateur and semi-professional teams at a<n early date. Northumberland Has Big Fields The opening of the legal period for the circulation of nominating peti tions had the effect of disclosing Just "who's who" in Northumberland county polities. On the Republican ticket for the House, Noble Clement and D. W. Helt, members of the 1917 Legisla ture. and John T. McMullen, all of Shamokin; Ray Hughes and William W. Robertson, of Mount Carmel and Joseph Pecker, of Sunbury presented their petitions for signatures. On the Democratic ticket, George W. Hetrick, of Shamokin; Attorney Charles Ambrose, of Kulpmont; Neil Breslin and Anthony Neary, of TR UCKS Duplex and Hulbert Trucks—lV2 to 4 tons capacity, with or without dump bodies for IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES Harrisburg Auto $ o. Ih TRUCKS Cleveland Caterpillar and • Beeman Garden Tractors Fourth and Kelker Streets industrial teams, these to play games on Sundays and holidays. Additions Not Certain Talk of adding Rochester and Buffalo to the league is not taken seriously in baseball circles. To be gin with, Rochester is not a desir able_ from a baseball standpoint, un less' Sunday games are permitted. It has been a dead issue in the In ternational for two years, and own ers realize conditions could hardly be improved with the city getting Class B, instead of Class A ball. However, with Sunday games per mitted, it is believed the town would prove successful. Buffalo will most likely be pre sented in the new league that is pro posed. This circuit plans to take in cities from the International, East ern and one Syracuse, from the New York state. Rochester, may also en ter this new organization. Others mentioned are: Newark. Jersey City, Bridgeport, Hartford, Balti more and Toronto". Scrnnton Is Out In Scranton, it is reported the magnates have no real title to any of the players carried on the reserve list from u year ago, it being con tended Walsh, Hlggins. Brannan and a'few others all have salary coming, and because of such a condition have the right to cdll themselves free agents in baseball. In Wilkes-Barre, the owners haye sold most everything but the peanut stand. Only one or two players re main on the roster, none of whom is quite good enough to command a price from another team. Manager Calhoun, is also gone, having de ! cided to quit the game until the war comes to a close. Tn Reading, At is said conditions could not be much worse. The old club is said to owe considerable debts, whWtf just now it hasn't much of a chance of having a park to play in' when normal conditions come around. | Mount Carmel and Dr. J. S. Krebs, !of llerndon, took out nominating ! petitions. Dr. Krebs is a former | member. j The Congressional race in the Six-. | teenth District began to show signs !of real activity. Congressman John IV. who has served the dis j trict for three successive terms, was the first to start his petitions. J. I Fred Ikeler, of Bloomsburg, is also 1 a candidate for the Democratic | nomination. Attorney A. W. Duy, of Bloomsburg, is the only Republi can to announce himself. Zero Weather Cuts Deep Into Reading Profits The effect of the severe weather of January is shown in the financial statements of the Reading compan ies, the Reading Railway, and the Reading Coal & Iron Company, both experiencing a loss during the month. The Reading Railway Com- I pany report shows a loss of almost j $2,000,000 over the previous year. The receipts for the month were $4,- 572,000 as against $5,415,000 for the I same month in 1917, a loss of $842,- 1000. The expenses for the month were $4,988,882, as compared with I $3,893,000 for the same month in I 1917, an Increase of a little more than the even million dollars. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company statement shows receipts o r $3,700,00*) as against $4,- 133,000 for the same month the previous year. The expenses are given at $3,797,000 as against $3.- 594,000 for the same month in 1917, making a net loss over the previous year of $541,000. The Reading Railway shows a deficit of over sl,- 000,000, while the Coal and Iron Company shows a deficit of $102,000. The report of the Reading Company shows receipts of $600,000, an in crease of $21,000 over the previous year, with expenses of SB,OOO, an in crease of $1,600. The total profit was $599,000, an Increase of $20,000, MARCH 14, 1918. 9 W COE&nSRJ "Over the Top" in the game with the Marines is Manager Gordon Ford's orders. He is not one bit scared because the League Isand boys are all big fellows. The Inde pendents are showing some speed. It is probable that Harry Rote, for mer football and basketball star, will be in the lineup Saturday night, when the Harrisburg 'lndependents meet the Marines on the Auditorium floor. Rote is coming home on a fur lough. He lias been keeping up his form and is ready to get into the battle. This popular player will be given a warm welcome. "Red" Crane is moving southward. This season he is a member of Christy Matthewson's squad. The local boy is anxious to make good and will make a strong bid for n regular job. With a number -of stars out of the game, the young follows ought to have a chance to be buey this season. Leave it to "Red." Staging a boxing show at this time Is not an easy task. While there aro many good boys in the ring, all ring shows must be right up to the standard now. Director General "Bill" Runk, of the Motive Power Spring and Merchant Tailoring EXPOSITION In Spite of the Scarcity of fabrics prevailing in general, Our Magnificent Selection of Spring and Summer Suit ings, that we are exhibiting this season, surpasses, by far, all our previous achievements, both as to diversity of style and originality in weave. A look into our store will readily convince you that we carry the LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE line of suitings in the city. It will surely be to your advantage to come and inspect carefully our wonderful display of suitings before ordering elsewhere. Drop in, Gentlemen, any time. You are entirely wel come. Come—Nobody will urge you to buy. Samples Cheerfully Submitted for Comparison The fact that Thousands of Men and Young Men are wearing our suits in and around Harrisburg, and that they come back to us repeatedly, season after surely ought to be proof positive, that— Our Prices Are the Lowest, Our Tailoring Always Up to the Minute, and Our Guarantee of Satisfaction Absolute Remember we do not deliver any garment unless it is absolutely perfect. / Otherwise you will keep your money and we will keep the garment. Harrisburg's Oldest and Largest Popular-Priced Tailors. Standard Woolen Co. BRANCH OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAILORS 3WT I*o3 North Second Street* TWO DOORS ABOVE WALNUT STREET HARRISBURG, PA. AI.EXANDER AGAR. Manager OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 8 P. M.—SATURDAYS UNTIL 10 P. M. 15 Athletic Association of the Philadel phia Division, will tell his plans to night for the big show on or about March aG. Director Runk wants to score a big hit and he Is signing up beys who will make good. Local shooters went to Marietta to day to watch the challenge match be tween Sam Traftord, present holder of the state championshio. and Wil liam Cleggs, of Philadelphia, who lost to Trafford In Harrisburg on February 22. There will also be a sweepstake match at live birds. Harrisburg shots are anxious to warm up for the big event at I*an caster to-morrow. With a fifty-bird race as the inducement, there will bo something doing on Lancaster Asso ciation field, starting at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Big Jim Thorpe left Hot Springs yesterday to join the Giants at Mar l!n. With him went eight other players. Thorpe came here from Oklahoma recently and had a heart to-heart talk with John McGraw. The terms decided upon proved very satisfactory to Thorpe and he agreed to leave at once for the training camp in Texas. McGraw was well pleased with Thorpe's condition, as well as the condition of the other players.
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