ENTIRE RECEIPTS OF SATURDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL GAME TO GO TO RED CROSS
WAR BOARD TO
HAVE BASEBALL
Vance C. MeCormick's Com-!
mitlec lias Former College
Stars Who Want Games
Washington, D. C., April 11. — I
What promises to be the strongest j
sandlot brigade in the District this
season has been organized at the
* War Trade Board, of which Vance
C, McCormlck, Tale's great athlete
of other days, is chairman. The War
Traders include many crack college j
players In their lineup and it is
proving difficult to pick and choose
among the candidates. T. I. Daly,
of New York city, is managing this
team and wants all would-be oppo
nents to address him at 1412 New
York avenue northwest.
Among the candidates who will
•seek regular berths with the War
Traders are H. J. Smith, of the Uni
versity of Illinois; A. L. Adams, of
Depauw University; L. Risler, who
played in the Church League here
last season; A. K. Pratt, of Fordham
University: C. D. Curran, of the Uni
\ersity of Wisconsin; C. B. Drury, of
Mt. St. Mary's; M. Hamilton, of Notre
Dame; F. R. Dougherty, of the Chi
cago Columbians, a speedy semipro
team; L. Cohen, of the Trojans, of
New York city; J. Llllis, of the Buf
falo Orioles, and E. L. Strobecker,
formerly of Central High School.
G. T. Klrby, of Columbia, and C.
G. Bartlett, of Yale, are coaching
the War Traders, who are anxious
to hook up a bunch of strong oppo
nents for the coming season.
Word From Corp. Stern
Up at Walter Reed hospital is a
fast sandboat outiit managed by
Corp. Alfred Louis Stern, who used
to write sports in Washington be
fore donning the khaki of the med
ical corps. Corporal Stern hands this:
"Say, putting my name in that di
rectory is flooding me with letters
from everywhere. Why, do you know
I got one from Chicago. A sporting
goods hOuse out there wanted to
sell me a lot of uniforms. Guess
Walter Reed won't liave much trou
ble arranging games this summer."
Joe Bothling, who used to twirl
for the Washington and Cleveland
clubs in the big show, writes ask
ing that his team be added to the
sandlot directory.
"We have collected a fast inde
pendent club composed mostly of
professionals," writes Joe, "whose
leagues Have suspended this season.
We trimmed Kd Klepfer's Camp Lee
team last week, and have some very
good clubs on our schedule. Wish
you would let Washington know that
w'o want games for Saturdays here
or Sundays in Washington."
Boeliling's team is known as the
Richmond Battle Axes.
Inter::ling Data Found
inSpaulding's Guide
The 1918 edition of Spaulding's
Baseball Guide, which was first is
sued shortly after the organization
, of the National league, made its
appearance yesterday. The book con
tains a complete history of the
events of the diamond for the sea
son of 1917.The Simplified version of
*>the rules, compiled by A. G. Spauld
ing before his death, are a helpful
feature. The book also contains an
other instalment *>f "knotty prob
lems" which have baffled players and
fans. The Guide presents the Nat
ional and American League averages
together with any subsequent sta
tistics that may be compiled, the
National. League's supplementary
table of records, which was given
out by Secretary Heydler as late as
March 19, being included.
Ask Territorial Rights
For Team in New York
Now York, April 11.—Formal ap
plication to the New York National
League club to waive its territorial
baseball rights in this city in favor
of a team which would represent
the Bronx in the newly-organized
International League was made to
Harry N. Hempstead, president of
the New York team, by a committee J
of citizens headed by Cyrus P. .Mil
ler, former president of the Bronx.
President Hempstead referred the
delegation to the American and Na
tional Leagues, saying the question
was one for them and not the Giants
to decide. He declined to indicate his
own attitude toward the plan, which,
to be carried out successfully, would j
require also waivers by the New
York Americans.'
Where Jess Willard
May Stage Big Battle
Ilt'no, Nov., April 11.—In reply to
a query from eastern papers asking
if Willard and Fulton would be per
mitted to tight in Reno on July 4, i
Governor Boyle sent the following I
reply this morning:
"Willard and Fulton cannot
in Nevada on July 4 or any other
date. They have my unqualified per
mission. however, to go to France
and fight the Boche any time they
are ready."
Santa Fe, N. M., April 11. —"The
Willard-Fulton fight cannot be held
in New Mexico while I am governor,"
Governor Lindsey to-day answered
when asked'what he would do if per
mission to stage the bout Tn this siate
on July 4 were asked him.
Willard-Johnson Film
Reels Go Up in Smoke
Utica, N. Y„ April 11. Thirty
seven reels of motion pictures of the
world's i championship fight at Ha
vana between Jack Johnson and Jes3
AVillard were burned here yesterday
by United States Marshal Smith.
Producers spent more than $lO,-
000 to get the pictures and made an
• attempt to evade the Federal law
prohibiting them when they erected
a projecting device on Canadian ter
ritory and projected the pictures
*" across the border into this country.
• The court held this a violation of the
law. The pictures since then had
been In possession of the marshal.
Two Players Have Hit
Homers With Bases Full
Two homers with the bases full
already have been knocked in Dixie
training camps. Hubbell, a giant kid
pitcher, hit one off another rookie,
Mike Hogan, at Marlin, while Babe
Ruth, who is bombarding the pali
sades at Hot Springs, likewise came
through oft A 1 Mamaux. Ruth's hit
went a mile over the center field
fence and was a high fly.
THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG SSffQft TELEGRAPH APRIL 11, 1918.
SNOODLES—He Had a Pressing Engagement
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Pennsylvania's First Championship Team of Shooters
Organizers of the State Sportmen's Association
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Men Who Made
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jltamsburg
No sport in Pennsylvania is more
popular than trapshooting and live
bird contests. Breaking targets
thrown from traps, however, leads
tlie livebird matches. The latter are
slpwly passing out, there being some
feeling against this sport. The pop
ularity of traipshooting in Pennsyl
vania is due a whole lot to the ef
forts of Harrisburg shooters. Men
pictured above, a number of whom
have died, were real factors In mak
ing shooting famous in Pennsylvania.
They won and held a number of
championships, and were the origi
nators of the Pennsylvania Sports
men's Association, one of the strong
est and most Influential organiza
tions of the kind in the United
States.
Back in the 80's a number of
shooters held contests in Hoffman's
Woods, at fields in Seneca street, on
North Third and Sixth streets, and
at Island Park, then Hargest Island.
Later an organization was affected
and known as the West End Shoot
ing Association. During the year
1889, the name was changed to the
LIONS WINNERS
IN BIG MATCH
Take Third Place in League
Race; Other Fast
Games
In a special match to decide a tie
in Taylor-Kennedy League, bowled
last night on Academy alleys, the
Tigers won over the Lions, and get
third place in final standing. The
scores follow:
LIONS
Sol 107 133 136 376
Kierson 108 114 117 — 339
I. Harmon ... 122 97 139 358
Peters 126 142 129 397
Demma 160 153 116— 429
Totals 623' 639 637—1899
TIGERS
Mall 145 162 120 — 427
R. Harmoq .. 100 162 98— 360
E. Smith 93 166 119 — 378
Rowe 96 107 124 327
Wharton 157 141 145 443
Totals 591 738 606 —1933
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
W. L. Pet.
I Keystones 26 16 .619
Crescents 25 17 .595
Lions 25 18 .581
Tigers 24 19 .558
Capitals 22 20 .524
Stars 17 25 .405
Senators 16 26 .381
Bears 12 30 .286
Final >latrh To-night
The Taylor-Kennedy duckpln
bowlers will met in their final match
| of the season this evening when two
; teams of twenty men each will roll
op the Academy alleys. One of the
teams will be captained bjt George
I Hargest, the leading scorer of the
league, while the other will be led by
Luther Burger, another high scorer
!in the league. After this match,
| Robin Hood, president of the league,
I will award the prizes to the various
winners.
Harrisburg Shooting Association and
in 1904, there was another organ
ization and the name became the
Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association,
the present title. Since the local
shooters first organized the members
have been prominent in official
capacities in the state association
and conducted many big shoots now
history in the city and elsewhere.
They have also been largely repre
sented at all state shoots.
There are a number of the original
members who are still holding their
own at traps. Newcomers have made
good and helped in keeping up the
good name of the local association.
Not only in state shoots have Har
risburg shots won high honors but
in national events were prominent,
Fred W. Dinger only recently win
ning a national championship at
Kansas City.
The above shooters were a team
hard to beat. They were always
ready to meet all comers and world
famous shots came here to meet
their first defeat. This team won the
championship at inanimate targets
Thirteenth Annual Shoot
For Amateur Championship
The thirteenth annual amateur
championship of America at clay
targets will be shot May 3 and 4, at
Travers Island. On the opening day
there will be a preliminary shoot at
200 targets, with ten prizes for the
high scratch guns. On Saturday the
championship will bo -shot at 200
targets, with prizes for the ten' high
scratch guns, and the team cham
pionship at 200 targets will be
awarded each of the five high guns
of the winning club receiving a gold
medal.
A gold medal will be given to the
contestant making the longest con
tinuous run during the two days of
shooting, and another to the contest
ant making the highest score at the
400 targets of the two days. In ad
dition there will be five sweepstakes
on each day of the tournament.
Shooting will begin at 8:30 A. M.
each day. Standard loads will be for
sale on the grounds, and Qontestants
desiring to stop on Travers Island
during the tournament can be ac
commodated. All communications
should be addressed to George J.
Corbett, N. Y. A. C., Trtivers Island,
Pelham Manor, N. Y.
Settle Suit Against Ball;
Agree on Compromise
I St. Louis, April 11. —Derrill Pratt
nn<l John Lavan, former members of
the St. Louis Americans, who com
! promised their $50,000 damage suits
against Phil Ball, president of the
I St. Louis club, received $5,400 in
I settlement, according to information
I obtained here.
Ball said that the settlement did
not cost him a cent, and sporting
] men concluded from this statement
: that the American league had foot
|ed the bill.
—now known as clay birds—at Wll
liamsport, September 30, 1891, and
the team championship of Western
Pennsylvania in this city on Septem
ber 11, 1891. E. D. Fulford captured
the livebird championship at Wil
liamsport, October 2. 1891. He also
defeated J. A. R. Elliott, world's
champion of Kansas City, at Island
Park in a 100-blrd race. The original
championship teams as pictured
above included the following:
The First Champions
Top: Left to right, E. D. Fulford,
deceased; William Todd, now assist
ant road fireman of engines at Hunt
ingdon; H. M. Fuller Worden, Har
risburg: James McKee, Harrisburg,
deceased: Harry B. Shoop, Harris
burg, still in the running; R. L.
Shearer, Carlisle, who is breaking
his share; Patricio Russ, retired,
Harrisburg; Harry Dill, Harrisburg
Hardware Company, who attends all
shoots and is keeping up his aver
age; David McCormick, a former
hardware dealer, deceased; John
DusUn, Newark, who Is keeping up
his record in New Jersey; Jacob
RED CROSS GAME
FINAL CONTEST
One J3ig Program Is Promised
to Include Musical Features
and Dancing
Musical features Saturday night at
the big Red Cross benefit at Chestnut
Street Auditorium will include vocal
selections, violin solos by Miss Sara
Lemer and orchestral music by the
George AV. Updegrove orchestra. This
part of the program will be before
the game and between halves. Danc
ing will follow the contest.
The battle will be between Tech
High tossers, champions of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Scholastic League
and undisputed state champions, and
Harrisburg Independents. The doors
will open at 7.30 and the game starts
at 8.15. There will be no war tax on
admission tickets.
Appropriate Decorations
The ball will be appropriately dec
orated for the occasion with Red
Cross banners and flags. Every cent
turned In at the door will go to the
Red Cross. There will be no free list.'
The hafl Is given free for the occa
sion and everybody who participates
will give their .services free of
charge.
The game promises .unusual inter
est. Tech Is anxious to win and add
another championship to their long,
list. The Maroons will be at one dis
advantage. They have been playing
all season under intercollegiate rules.
One-half ot the game will be played
according to Eastern League rules.
However, the Tech players have been
out every day and had a two-hour
drill this afternoon.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablet*. Adv.
Fry, Sliiremanstown, and Harry A.
Bach, former hotelman in this city,
now in business at Chlcotee, Md.
Lower row, Commodore J. C. Nutt,
former businessman, this city, de
ceased; James Wix, railroadman and
later hotel proprietor at Paxtonia,
deceased.; George Foerster, grocer,
540 Race street; James Worden, de
ceased, former prothonotary Dau
phin county, several times re-elected
president or tne State Sportsmen's
Association, which he and C. E. H:
Brelsford started; "Bud" ICinzer, de
ceased, former baker in this city
later in business at St. Louis and
Indianapolis; Gilbert Greenburg.
former hotel proprietor In Harris
burg, now an attache of the Stat*
Fire Marshal's Department; Jacob
Trout, deceased, electrician, Harris
burg, and Charles E. H. Brelsford,
for many years head of the Brels
ford Packing Company, now in busi
ness In Philadelphia. The above pic
ture was taken soon after the Harris
burg Shooting Association organized
and is a valuable relic owned by the
association.
The Art of Checkering
Gun and Rifle Stocks
Many sportsmen find it an Interest
ing and pleasant experience to take
one of their favorite rifles or shot
guns and improve its appearance by
checkering the stock or forearm.
This is an art in itself and the
amateur will And that experience is
the best teacher. A good plan to
follow in making the first experiment
is to take a block of walnut with a
polished or sn\ooth surface and draw
two lines diagonal to each other.
The shape of the diamond produced
by the checkering is dependent upon
the angle formed by these first two
lines.
A hand tracing tool with .three
parallel scraping surfaces is then
used, starting on the diagonal lines.
This tracing tool simply marks the
lines for flling, after the surface of
the stock is still flat but marked with
the parallel lines, crossing each other
diagonally.
These lines serve as guides and
the stock is then filed up with a
small hand triangular file cutting
into the wood to shape up the small
diamonds, and the stock is after
ward gone over Anally with a file
to perfect the shape of the dia
monds and raise the small points at
the top of each diamond.
After this is done a border may
be put on with a small hand tool
with two parallel cutters. These
serve to give a finished appearance
to the checkering.
Ordinarily the process of check
ering the stocks and forearms of
factory-produced guns is all hand
work and done by skilled help. Al
though of course not an unusual
operation, it requires ordinarily six
or eight months' time to learn; in
fact, some operatives are never
successful in mastering the trick.
The amateur, however, will derive
much satisfaction from the experi
ence of checkering his own guns
and by exercising a little care and
patience will be agreeably surprised
with the results of his liandiwork..
BETHLEHEM TEAM
PRACTICE TODAY
Coach Keady Will Have
League and College Stars;
Lebanon Players
Bethlehem, April 11.—All base
ball candidates were out today. Prac
tice was started under the direction
of Coach Keady, who is in charge of
the team this season.
Not until the candidates line up
this afternoon wiU It be known who
is going to be the stars this season.
Minor league and star college play
ers will make up the team.
Beginning Saturday there will be
exhibition games up to the time for
opening "of the season. Coach Keady
are going to be the stars this season,
if he lands the one he has been
dealing with.
Tom Jones Arrives
Tom Jones, who covered first base
for the Lebanon team, 1917 cham
pions of the Bethlehem steel cor
poration league, has joined the squad
of the Lebanon club in practice on
Bethlehem Held, Third and Green
streets. Jones is alredy to defend
his title to the initial has position
against all comers and looks for
ward to another good season. The
other members of the squad are
Babbington, Keating, Clau'ser, Yeis
er, Rit:er, Hart and Marhefka.
Others are looked for during this
week.
Two Fast Cage Games
in No Man's League
I In the Y. M. C. A. No Man's League
last night two fast games were
played. The Tanks were completely
defeated by the Dugouts by a score
of 36 to 17, while in the tussle be
tween the Trenches and the Bombs
the Trenches gained the decision with
a score of 44 to 20. Here is the
latest news from the front:
Tanks. Dugouts.
Beck, f. Nissley, f.
Ivapner, f. Hatner, c.
Wolfe, c. Splcer, g.
Lelby, g. Michlovits:. g.
Field Goals—Beck, 7: Wolfe, 1;
Nissley, 6; Hamer, 5; Spicer, 2; Mich
lovitz, 1.
Foul Goals—Wolfe, 1: Hamer, 3.
Referee —Wolfe.
In the. second engagement:
Trenches. Bombs.
Harris, f. Itoch, f.
Hefkin, U Smith, c.
Aldinger, e. Williams, g.
Jones, g. Kamsky, g.
Field Goals.—Harris, 8: Hefkin, 5;
.Aldinger, 8; Koch, 2; Williams, 5:
Kamsky, 1.
Foul Goals—Harris, 2; Koch, 2;
Kamsky, 2.
Iteferee—Weidman.
i Plans Complete For Big
| U. B. Educational Drive j
Complete preparations- were made
last evening by the United Brethren
campaign managers for starting their
drive to secure funds for Lebanon
Valley College on June 17. It will
continue for ten days. Congressman
Aaron S. ICrelder presided at the
meeting of the executive committee
held in the Y. M. C. A. and chair
man. Bishop William M. Bell, of
Washington, made the principal
I speech. The practical work done was
| identifying the territory with five
zones and Readers for each zone, as
follows: '
Zone 1, Lebanon (center), Read
ing, Allentown, Schuylkill Haven,
Myerstown, Hershey and surround
ing towns. C. M. Hoover, Lebanon,
leader.
Zone 2, Harrisburg (center), Mil
lersburg, Lykens, Elizabetliville, Hal
ifax, Shamokin, Sunbury, Mt. Car
mel, Highspire, Mechanicsburg, New
Cumberland, West Fairview and
Duncannon. J. E. Gipple, Harris
burg, leader.
x Zone 3, Lancaster (center), Phila
delphia, Coatesville, Mt. Joy, and
Columbia. Two leaders, Jack Straub
and Prof. M. Fisher, Lancaster.
Zone 4, York (center), Baltimore,
Washington, Hanover and Gettys
burg. Henry Wolf, Mt Carmel, and
William N. McFall, Baltimore, lead
ers.
Zone 5. Chambersburg, (center),'
Carlisle, Shippensburg, Greencastle,
Hagerstown and Frederick, Md.
Thomas Lynch, Hagerstown, leader.
The meeting was in charge of
Congressman A. 8. Kreider, of Ann
vllle, who is in charge of the general
campaign. Bishop William M. Bell,
chairman, Washington, was the
principal speaker. f '
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•fWDLLYIf
J' W CORiNBRJ
Texas folks are kicking about
prize fights in that state. There is
one sport that is popular in Texas,
dog fights and cock fights. Ring
battles are too brutal according to
one member of the Legislature. Per
haps prize fights would be all right
in Texas if biting were allowed.
Newark has not signed tip with
the new International League be
cause there is one big snag that pre
vents it. It is a case like Harris
burg. There is an indebtedness of
$9,000. That amount is due Brook
lyn from the old Newark club own
ers. Too much money to take a
chance with baseball in minor lea
gues an uncertainty.
Tony Walsh of Wilkes-Barre has
joined the Lebanon team of the
Bethlehem Steel corporation league. I
Walsh will try with Tom Jones for I
a first base position. Walsh can hit
the ball, and Jones promises to be
a bear cat with the willow this sea
son.
Walter Johnson has been with the J
Washington Club 11 years and in
that period has won 249 games and
lost 190. He has won more games I
fiOWLING
Central Iron ami Steel League
(Casino Alleys)
Sales 792 744 793
Time 724 630 693
Lechtholes, (S) 218
Leclitholes, (S) 552
Bethlehem Steel League
(Richards-Brashears Alleys)
Electricians 680 810— 808
Coke OVen 728 688— 718
Riley*, (E.) 184
(Steelton)
Brown, (E.) 491
Citizen F. C 600 712 688
General Office 809 521 4593
Wells, (G. O.) 172
Keller, (C.) 457
Bowling Tournament
Starts at Enola Monday
l Enola, Pa., April 11.—A bowling
tournament, in which all members
of the Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
are eligible, will be staged on the
association alleys next week. This
announced to-day by S. G. llepford,
secretary. With this tourney bowl
ing for the winter season will be
brought to a close. Prizes will be
awarded to the high three game
scores: high single game score; in
dividual making the most strikes and
the person bowling with the least
number of misses. The tourney will
open net xTuesday evening.
PEN'XSY TEAM WINS
The P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Juniors
last night closed the season with a
victory over Penn Grammar, score 34
to 28. The summary:
Pennsy Juniors. Penn Grammar.
F. Deshong, f. Anderson, f.
Reeser, f. Gtppoe, f.
Toomey, c. Wllsbach, c.
J. Deshong, g. Roy, g.
Tuckey, g. Peters, g.
Substitution*—Jamison for Toom
ey in second half.
Field Goals—F. Deshong, 1; Rees
er, 5; J. Deshong, 2; Tuckey, 2; Jami
son, 1; Anderson, 3; Gippoe, 4; Wlls
bach, 4; Peters, 1.
Foul Goals —Reeser, 12; Wilsbach,
4.
Referee—Peters.
Quality will always be patronized
while cheap goods are dear at any price
KING
OSCAR
CIGARS
have for years enjoyed the reputation
of being a quality proposition. In re
turn for this confidence, the public ex
pects and receives the same regularity
year in and year out. The result is
that all concerned are satisfied.
John C. Herman & Co.
MAKERS
13
than he has lost for the Nationals
for the last eight years. His best
season was in 1913, when he chalked
up 36 victories and lost only 7 games.
The year previous his record was
32 won and 12 lost. Last season he
won 23 and lost 16 games. He ranks
as one of the greatest pitchers that
has ever been in the game. He
put Washington on the baseball map.
Ty Cobb is going to keep in base
ball all season. In October if the war
is not over he will enlist. Cobb is on
the draft list but present indications
are that it will be some time before
he is called.
Joseph J. Lannln is a baseball fan.
For that reason he can not keep out
of the game. Two weeks ago he an
nounced that he never would invest
another dollar in a minor league
ball club, but when the New Inter
national League awarded the Buf
falo franchise to Lannin and urged
him to furnish the sinews of wai
he decided to come back. Lann{n
has been made chairman of the
board of directors and is one of the
most influential club owners in the
circuit. He has reappointed the vet
eran Pat Donovan manager of the
Buffalo team.
VETERANSWILL
MEET JUNIORS
I Unique Shooting Contest IJ
Scheduled For Saturday;
Special Match Probable
Officials of the Harrisburg Sports
men's Association completed plant
to-day for an unique target contest
; On the association field Saturday alt*
j ernoon the Old Men will meet tin
j Yotng Men in a fifty-target rara
| This match starts at 1.30. It is als<
, probable that there will be a specif
' 100-target match between John <|
Martin, of this city, and M. B. Stew*
art, of West Fairview. Both cou
tests promise much interest.
Stars on Eacb Team
j On the senior team wil be W. I|
I (Billy) Wilson, S. S. HofTman, will
| says he is as good as the best oj
j them; Harry B. Shoop. a veteran witl
| a record: A. H. Roberts, who hal
been a winner in many events and
iunnerup on frequent occasions, and
Harry Dill, one of the original menu
| V ers of the local association.
The young men's team will include
Fred W. Dinger, champion live bird
shot; G. Wellington Hepler, also a
winner in both live bird and target
events; H. O. Seabold, a very goo<j
shot and a man with a good average!
Ed. Hoffman, whose name has beeq
seen In many state shoots, and J. W,
Miller, a local shot with a record.
COLLARS
FOR SPRING
CASCO-2V*OT. CTYDE-2 '/sin