SCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL SEASON ENDS WITH CENTRAL-TECH GAME FRIDAY NIGHT
■ TECHTOSSERS
■ YANK YORKERS,
■ LEAGUE LEADERS
pi Maroons Set Pace in Last
Night's Game; Good Work
by the Referee
Liit:® In a same that was full of bril
llnnt plays on the part of the vic
tors, Tech High last night at York
won oift over the York five, score 4C
SJ to 30. This victory puts the Ma
roons In reach of this season's flag,
l .ast night's game, rough at times,
was hard fought. Tech was a lead
op in the pace from the start. The
local stars played all around the
f Yorkers, showing a leader who used
his brains.
jj-j-jt Two men were put out of the
game, Kohlman and Bosserman. Mc
< 'onnell, of this city, was referee and
his decisions did not bring one kick.
~ 'Dave" was on the job all the time.
J The first period was all Tech, the
>ialf ending with a score of 25 to 11.
York Han Spurta
In the second half York liad sev
eral fast spurts and led the Maroons
5?:_S- in scoring, hanging up nineteen
i oints to Tech's seventeen. York,
1 however, did their scoring at inter
vals and Captain Huston was playing
1-is men accordingly. If Tech's
i liances were in danger, the necessary
scoring came. It was Captain Hus
ton who had In mind the Friday
name and he took care of his men.
This was the last game for York.
Single, Huston, Wilsbach and Beck
wore in evidence for Tech at all
times. The boys shot sensational
field goals and played a strong game.
McLaughlin and Freed were York
stars. The lineup and summary:
Tech. York,
lingle. f. Yeagley, f.
(Millert (Bosserman)
.. H Huston, f. (Freed)
"Wilsbach, o. Aldinger, f.
Keck, g. McLaughlin, c.
Smith, g. f-'chrom, g.
(Kohlnian> Cohen, g.
Field Goals—Yeagley, 1; McLaugh
lin, 4; Schrom. 2: Freed, 4: Lingle, 3;
Huston, 3; Wilsbach, 1: Beck, 5.
Goals From Foul—Yeagley, 3; Mc-
Tughlin, 5: Huston.
Referee, McConnell. Timekeeper,
Elllhelmer. Scorer, McClellan.
Notes of the Game
Tech started right off in the first
half and piled up a commanding
lend, which York was unable to
overcome. The score at half-time
was 25 to 11 in Tech's favor.
Tosh's defense weakened at the
start of the second half, but Captain
Huston brought his men back with
his good judgment and encourage
ment.
York became dangerous In the
second half and with about ten min
utes of the half gone the score stood
28 to 24 in Tech's favor. At this
point Tech rallied and York was
r.ever dangerous after that.
Buddy Lingle was easily the star
of the game. His floor work was
the best seen on the York floor this
season.
Beck played his usual strong game j
at guard, holding his man without a
lield goal and scoring five field goals
himself.
Johnny Smith played a good game
at guard for Tech in the flrst half.
He was replaced by Kohlman in the
t.econd half.
Captain Huston was high scorer of
the evening with 22 points to his
credit.
Kohlman/ of Tech, and Bosserman,
of York, were both put out of the
game shortly after the start of the
second half for fighting. Miller re
placed Kohlman.
Wilsbach and McLaughlin roughed
it up throughout the game, but nev
er came to blows. *
McLaughlin was York's best scor
er, making a total eft 13 points. -
About 100 Tech rooters accompa
nied the team and under the leader
~ ship of Joe Schmidt they kept up
their cheering throughout the game.
Dave McConnell refereed the game
and his work was unquestioned by
both teams.
Y. >l. C. A. CAGE TEAMS FAST
Four-men teams furnished inter
esting basketball last night on the
4 Y. M. C. A. floor. The results were
the A's defeated the M's by the
score of 39 to 24, while the Y's de
feated the C's 40 to 36. Here are the
reports:
A.'s M.'s
Harris, f. Astrlch, f.
Feck, f.
Fastnacht, c. Griffith, c.
Polleck, g. Shields, g.
Moyer, g.
Field Goals —Astrlch, 1; Beck, 4;
Griffith, 4; Harris, 4; Fastnacht, 5;
Polleck, 8. Foul Goals—Beck, 3;
a Griffith, 3; Harris, 4; Polleck, 1. Ref
eree—Klllinger.
C.'s Y.'s
Colbaugh, f, Rexroth, f.
Bruce, f. Vvingard, f.
McClosky, c. Schwalenbach, c.
Wire, g. Warley, g.
Williams, g. Lelsman, g.
Field Goals —Colbaugh, 6; Bruce,
1; McClosky, 5: Warley, 3; Rexroth,
7; Wingard, 7; Schwalenbaeh, 4.
Foul Goals —Colbaugh, 6; Rexroth.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG Qfrifcfr TELEGRAPH MARCH 20, 1918.
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TAOtC V
CENTRAL HIGH VARSITY TOSSERS READY
MEET TECH LEADERS FRIDAY IN FINAL GAME
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CAPTAIN BEX WOLFE, Forward "NOB" FRANK, Center \ GOODIKI* Forward KODGKHS, Guard "ART" FIELiDS, Guard COACH EDDIK WALiTiOWRR
Rivals Working Hard
For Final Contest;
Central Meets Tecli
Basketball fans of this city will
get their last opportunity to see
Tech and Central clash in a basket
ball match when the two local high
schools meet in their final cage event
at Chestnut Street Auditorium. It
will be the last game of the season
for both teams.
These teams met two weeks ago.
Tech won from Central, 36 to 30.
Since then Central has reorganized
its team by switching Art Fields to
forward. Rodgers has taken his
place at guard. The change strength
ens the Central lineup considerably,
as the team was very weak at the
offensive part of the game. Fields
has rapidly developed Into a clever
tosser.
Tech is anxious to win for several
reasons. In the first place, a victory
over Central will mean the Central
Pennsylvania pennant for the Ma
roon. And then both quintets are
anxious to land the final game be
tween the two Institutions.
One '.eg on Trophy
Tech has one leg on the Diener
trophy, and will have to grab this
contest to win permanent possession
of the gift. Should Tech win, it will
mean an extra series w'th Lebanon
to decide the league series, and then
another game will have to be played
with Central to decide the possession
of the Diener trophy, which requires
the best out of three games. So
Tech will take no chances, but will
send its best team into-the lineup,
Central lias been erratic. At times
it has showed championship caliber,
and then again very poor form has
been displayed. The forward posi
tions have been the one big draw-
Norfolk Navy Yard to
Have Team in Relays
Philadelphia, March 20.—Louis J.
Young, former captain of Pennsyl
vania's football team, yesterday en
tered the Norfolk Navy Training
Station team In the medley relap and
tho one mile relay for soldiers and
sailors at Pennsylvania's relay car
nival, April 26 and 27. Young is
athletic director at the Norfolk sta
tion. Each day brings further evi
dence that the military and naval
events at the carnival will be more
interesting. They will in many re
spects be real championship con
tests, as some of the best teams in
the country will take parL These
contests will b'ring out some of the
greatest college and club athletes in
the country. Camp Dix, tl\£ Phila
delphia Navy Yard and the Univer
sity R. 0.. T. C., have already prom
ised to enter teams, while several
other naval and military camps have
written asking for information about
the events.
Eight of these events are on the
program and all of them will be held
on Friday with the exception of the
one-mile relay which will take place
on Saturday. Friday with the excep
tion of the one-mile addition the
pentathlon, tho sprint medley and
the distance medley relay champion
ships and a host of local college and
school championship and class relay
races will be run off. There will not
be an Idle minute all afternoon.
Central Pennsylvania
Scholastic League
Last Night's Result
Tech, 42; York, 30.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. Pet.
Tech 9 2 .818
Lebanon 8 3 .727
Reading .{ 7 4 .636
Central 5 C .455
York 4 7 .304
Steelton 3 9 .250
Allentown 2 7 .222
Friday's Contests
Tech at Central.
Allentown at Lebanon.
Saturday's Game
Allentown at Reading.
back. With Frank at center and
Fields and Captain Wolf at guard,
the team was well taken care of at
those two posts.
Piny Championship Game
Tech has played championship ball
from the start, and has kept on
bowling over its opponents, whether
at home or abroad. Odds again fa
vor the Maroon, but Central can be
depended upon to put up a hard
fight.
At the first game 2,200 people
packed the floor to see the fray.
Tech handled the receipts. This con
test will be in charge of Central.
The second teams will also play.
The Central reserves have a 41 to 30
score to settle, and will also try to
stage a comeback. Dave McConnell
will referee the first contest, with
Karl Killinger as the likely arbiter
for the second teams.
fiOWLING
Keystones 749 632 669
Capitals 630 566 625
Souter (K.) 192
Boas (C.) 473
Keystones 705 619 700
Capitals 576 661 684
Leo (K.) 189
Leo (K.) 47a
Central Iron and Steel League
Works Office 635 715 694
Testing Room 582 534 666
Fallc (W. O.) 167
Falk (W. O.) 440
Mt. Pleasant Press I.ehftuc
(Academy Alleys.)
Aviators 657 732 667
Artillery 645 668 712
Rowe (A.) 164
Kuebler (A.) 411
Academy Duckpln League
(Academy Alleys.)
Generals 565 652 679
Captains 545 568 594 1
Hinkle (G.) 202
Kinley (G.) 407.!
Standing of tlie Teams
W. L. Pet. i
Captains 35 25 .583
Sergeants 30 33 .476
Cenerals 28 .12 .407 :
Majors 29 34 .460 .
Schedule For Friday
Majors vs. Sergeants.
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Bethlehem Steel League
(Richards and Brashcars Alleys.) J
Electricians 769 862 78511
Engineers 733 760 774::
Henry (E.) 223 I
Henry (E.) 523 j <
STUDENTS FAVOR
CAGE CLCUIT
West Shore Schools Enthusi
astic Over Prospects For
Basketball Series
Students and officials irt all West
Shore schools, heartily favor the
West Shore High school basketball
league, suggested by Prof. Fred V.
Rockey, principal of the Camp Hill
institution.
In West Falrview and Wormleys
burg, the boys of the schools have
taken rigid measures to get a small
amount of knowledge of the game.
In the former town, the boys prac
tice in a room about twenty feet
square, but they are getting along
nicely, and if they would have an
adequate floor on which to practice
'would likely surprise teams in other
! towns.
Practice Out Doors
Wormleysburg boys have become
so enthusiastic over basketball, that
they have taken to the out-of-door
plan in order to get some practice.
Two goals have been erected on the
school campus, and the boys have
been working hard, when the wea-
Jther will permit.
Auditorums in which to play and
practice are holding up the teams.
In both towns this essential is lack
ing. School officials are seeking the
support of residents with the hope
that some means can be supplied,
by which halls can be secured until
next season.
New York Baseball Will
Be Under New Clock Time
New York, March 20.—This city
will take its baseball, under the day
light saving law, according to the.
new clock time. The sun will bo
Ignored by both National League
clubs in announcing the starting time
of games. The Yankees, while no
decision lias been reached, are ex
pected to fall in line with the other
clubs.
Where games started last sum
mer at 3.30 o'clock, they will start
next summer at the same time by
the clock. The decision of the Giants
is absolute, according to Harry
Hempstead, president of the club.
The Dodgers' decision is subject to
change if patrons of that club can
best be served by sticking to. present
sun time.
Baseball is facing one of the queer
est problems It ever has been called
on to face. On what major league
magnates decide probably depends
the decision of many amusements.
New York club, owners feel that by
following out the Intention of the
bill, and finishing the day's work
with an hour of added daylight, they
will be adding aa hour of recreation
to the patrons' time.
APOLLOS TOSSERS WIN
The Apollos of the Boyd Memorial
League, last night defeated the
Steelton Juniors by the score of 59
to 8. The game was by far too one
sided to arouse much Interest. As It
happened:
Steelton Apollos
Drlnvon, f. Snyder,, f.
YoiCee, f. Williams, f.
Fisher, c. Rockafcller, c.
D.tson, g. Tlagar, g.
Nebinfcer, g. Towi.cn, g.
Substitutions—Krebs for Towsen.
Field Goals—-Snyder, 8; Williams,
11; Rockafeller, I; Hagar, 3; Tow
sen, 2; Krebs, 2; Yoffee, 1; Da i on, 1;
Nebingcr, 1. Foul Goals—Towsen,
5 out of 6; Daron, 1 out of 2; Brin
tuu, 1 out of 4. Referee —Miller.
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Major Managers Are
Protesting Trips to
Hot Springs Resort
New York, March 20. —Several
National League clubs have register
ed protest against tho action of the
Giants, Brooklyn and Boston Braves
in sending some of their pitchers
and catchers to Hot Springs before
the thirty-day training limit set by
the league. Although President
Tener has stated that this action did
not violate the rule, the other clubs
object, because it gives the three
clubs named a decided advantage in
getting their veteran pitchers in
shape before the veterans on the
other clubs.
When the National League passed
the rule last winter limiting the
training season to thirty days, it was
to place all clubs on an equal footing
and prevent the more prosperous
clubs from getting the ump on their
rivals by more elaborate training
plans. The clubs mentioned found a
way around the new rule by order
ing the players to go to Hot Springs
at their own expense, presumably
not to practice baseball, but just to
take baths and go through a course
of physical training, such as walk
ing and baseball. While at Hot
Springs, however, most of the play
ers found time to get in a little base
ball practice and limber up their
throwing arms.
Protest Is Filed
Manager Jack Hendricks, who Is
making his debut as a major league
manager with the St. Louis Cardin
als, has filed a protest against the
clubs which have deliberately beaten
the rule. Hendricks says: "The rule
was made to give all the clubs an
equal chance to get Into conditions.
So far as I know, all the western
clubs in the National League are
respecting it. But New York, as
usual, evidently feels it can do as It
Alexander Signs Contract;
Price Is Not Made Public
Pasadena, Cal., March 20. —Gro-
ver Cleveland Alexander, the Phila
delphia pitcher who has been hold
ing out for a bonus of SIO,OOO from
the Chicago National League team,
signed his contract here. TJhe terms
were next given.
Manager Fred Mitchell. Walter
Craighead, business manager, and
William Wrigley, Jr., a director of
the club, held a conference with
Alexander yesterday, and then an
nounced that he had signed. No In
timation was given out as to wheth
er he received the sum he had de
manded or whether a compromise
had been reached.
Alexander announced several
weeks ago that he woulA demand
SIO,OOO for signing which sum he
said he believed was a fair bonus
to be paid him for tho reported pur
chase price of $50,000 said to have
t been paid to the Philadelphia Na
tionals for him and his catcher, Wil
liam Klllefer. The club management
said it could not pay this sum, and
although Alexander Joined the Cubs
on the trip to Pasadona he has taken
no part in the training and has not
been out in uniform.
* Alexander will take part In a prac
tice game with tho Cubs at San
Diego to-day.
pleases. Brooklyn also seems to feel
the same way.
"If I had known the rule was
made to bo violated," continued Hen
dricks, "I would have had the Car
dinals out of St. Louis and down at
San Antonio some time ago. The
Cardinals, more than any other club,
need plenty of time to train, since
we must play a regular series with
the Browns, beginning April 6." ,
Hendricks points out that there is
ho loophole In the rule which would
enable the Giants and Dodgers to
send their battery men ahead of the
regular squad. He believes some
action should be taken against the
offending clubs.
Barney Dreyfuss Also Kicks.
Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the
Pittsburgh club, also has protested
against the actlon.of the Giants and
Dodgers in sending their pitchers to
Hot Springs. The Pirate owner is?
emphatic in his charge that the
Giants, Braves and Dodgers have all
violated the rule limiting tho train
ing season to thirty duys. and have
done this much to the disadvantage
of other clubs.
When the Giants and Graves put
forth the explanation that the bat
tery men were not sent ahead to en
gage in baseball practice, but simply
to condition themselves by "cure"
methods, Dreyfuss says that this is
sophistry in its grossest form. He
aslts If any one believes that the Bos
ton and New York pitchers will not
engage in "warm-up" practice. He
also asks if any one Is so simple as
to believe that Helnie Zimmerman,
Tesreau and tho other Giants did not
touch a baseball while they were at
Hot Springs. Dreyfuss also asks If
any one believes that all these play
ers are paying their own expenses
for these early Southern "health"
trips.
Wrestler Gardner Will
Release Match Promoters
Atlantic City, March 20.—Police
Robert Miller released George
Fisher, of Ney York, a referee, and
Mike Yokel, of Salt Lake City, mid
dleweight wrestling champion, who
were taken into custody Monday
night after Pinky Gardner, of
Schenectady, wrestling with Yokel,
had been hurled over the ropes of
the arena in the New Nixon the
ater, sustaining concussion of the
brain. Gardner was sufficiently re
covered yesterday to be reriioved to
New York.
George Bothner, of New York,
lightweight champion for thirty
years and well known as a referee,
who sustained a compound fracture
of the left leg during a preliminary
bout with Frank Rice, of Boston,
will be confined to the City Hospital
for several weeks.
MIDDLKTOWN DOWNS TARSUS
At Middletown last night the High
school team defeated Tarsus, score
46 to 21., The summary:
Middletown. Tarsus.
Conklln, f. Mock, f.
Truehler, f. Books, f.
Wallace, c. Laughery, c.
Kupp, g. Holahan, g.
Ilouser, g. Long, g.
Field goals. Meek, 2; Books, 4;
Conklln, 7: Truehler, 4; Wallace, 2;
Kupp, 1; Hfcuser, 5.
Foul goals. Books, 9 out of 19;
Conklln, 8 out of 13.
Referee—Dechart.
fWBLLY'J'
/ W CORiNERj
All glory to Tech. Last night's
victory at York put the Maroons
within reach of the season's cham
pionship. If these stars play the
some game that has made them
prominent* all season, when Central
lines up Friday, the flag Is sure to
come to Harrlsburg this year.
The worst that can happen will he
a tieup. That is, providing Central
wins Friday night and Lebanon wins
over Allentown. An extra series
would then be necessary.
Indications are that York and Al
lentown will ba the only teaniA not
completing their schedule. All games
must be played this week unless the
officials decide otherwise.
Now Jess Willard is balking on
going to New Orleans. Perhaps he
IS camouflaging in order to get a
larger offer. There is no telling
what Is back of his kick this time.
Women Ask Action
Favoring Sunday Games
Albany, X. Y., March 2 0. —Sunday
baseball found its chief supporters
before the Senate and Assembly
Codes Committee among the women.
There was a large delegation of
them, lined up with the baseball
fans, to urge favorable action on
the Lawson-Kieran proposal to per
mit professional baseball games after
2 p. m. on Sundays. They all wore
red badges declaring their advocacy
of Sunday \yiseball.
The opposition, confined mostly to
clergymen, was not handled with kid
gloves. The women, backed by rep
resentatives of labor, assailed the,
church for attempting to stop a clean
and healthy sport from being played
at a time when the working people
could reap its benefits.
COOMBS TO QUIT BASEBALL
Hot Springs, Ark., March 20.
Jack Coombs, who has just reported
to the Brooklyn Club, said that the
coming season would be his last in I
baseball. '
"I have decided to retire from the
game at the close of the present sea
son when my contract with tho
Brooklyn club expires," he asserted.
Coombs gave as his reason for
quitting the big game the necessity
of giving personal attention to sev
eral interests in Palestine, Tex.
BALKS ON NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans,. March 20. —Promot-
ers hero for tho Willard-Fulton light
lecelved an announcement from Wil
lard to-day that he would not fight
in New Orleans.
"The bid of $105,000 is not enough
and it's too warm In New Orleans in
July," said Willard.
The promoters wired back weather
statistics for July 4 for several years
in all the cities eligible for the fight.
New Orleans was the coolest.
QUITS GAME TO RAISE HOGS
Bokoslic, Okla., March 20.—Pitch
er George Foster, of the Red Sox, has
just announced that he has quit the
game. He will devote his future to
raising hogs.
The contract offered Foster this
year specified a cut of $2,000 in sal
ary, he says. This prompted him to
quit. Foster is building one of the
biggest hog ranches in the state.
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Everybody Welcome
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Rowe, who was a big star in th®
Mt. Pleasant Press League in tho
series recently closed, is starting off
like a whirlwind in a new series. Ho
is some bowler and a season's big
star.
Grovcr ' Cleveland Alexander ha 3
signed his contract. Tho price he
was paid or will get has. not been
made public. It is a safe bet that
tlie former Philadelphia twirler did
not get what he expected and that
he holds a contract with conditions
in it.
Once more there is a controversy
on the question of the first curve
ball pitcher. Ask Charley Fleck.
He cah tell more about early base
ball than many who have been play
ing tho game.
The town is talking about the
big boxing shows announced for
March 26. There is a reason. It will
be some shew.
SEND SAMMEES
BASEBALL BATS
Willow Sticks Named After
Players; Large Con
signment
Shipment of 144,000 baseball bats,
the largest in baseball history, has
been started from Louisville, Ky.,
for the Lorraine sector of the west
ern fighting front in Europe. The
bats now going forward are part of
an order placed in January, when
hundreds of thousands of baseballs,
mitts, fielders' gloves, chest protect
ors, masks and shin guards were
called for by the Y. M, C. A. for use
in the camps? and cantonments of
tho United States and in France with
the expeditionary forces.
Y. M. C. A. In Charge
For weeks the Y. M. C. A. has
been forwarding equipment, having
placed at the disposal of the govern
ment, at tho government's request,
its comprehensive system for the
distribution of everything required
by the men in the trenches and
training for service at the front,
that is not handled by the Quarter
master's Department. Since the
government made the Y. M. C. A.
the ofllcial clearing house, the asso
ciation has been gradually absorb
ing the activities of numerous volun
teer organizations working to the
same end without tho knowledge of
conditions or the efficient organiza
tion developed by the Y. M. C. A.
Twelve Models
Every one of the 144.000 bats soon
to reach France, is stamped with the
red triangle of the Y. M. C. A., and
will reach the troops through tho
secretaries overseas, whose huts are
the general stores of the trenches.
There are twelve models of bats,
each named for such hard hitters as
Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Benny Kauff,
Eddie Collins, Home-run Baker and
others. They will be used in a pinch
I to drive the Germans home.