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AMERICAN SOLDIERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE KAISER BILL A BASEBALL UMPIRE
WANT KAISER AS A
BASEBALL UMPIRE
Soldiers So Dippy Over the
Game They'd Like to See
Bill on the Job
Next to the war Itself, baseball Is
attracting more attention In the Al
lied camps than anything else. For
eign papers appear to be utterly
pucsled to account for such a strange
turn of events. Even the French
government Is now agitated and adds
Its urging to the T. M. C. A. that the
Jriresence of two professional base-
Iball teams at the camps of the
American Expeditionary Force in
France would be of inestimable
benefit. They have cabled to the
heads of the Y. M. C. A. in this coun
try, asking that the project of send
ing two teams of big leaguers abroad
shall be taken up and agitated earn
estly.
The Y. M. C. A. In France has ar
ranged for thousands of games be
tween the soldiers, but the playing
of experts is needed to keep the en
thusiasm of the soldiers at concert
pitch, they declare. There Is little
doubt that baseball will respond
heartily to this call.
Baseball has penetrated to the bat
tlefront, or at least within sound and
range of the German guns. The last
number of the "Stars and Stripes,"
the official newspaper of the Amer
ican Expeditionary Force, thus de
scribes a game:
"What was probably the first ball
game to be staged by the A. E. F.
within home-run range of the
Boches' guns, with Hun aviators oc
cupying deadhead seats in the sky.
and with shrapnel splinters and other
delicate offerings taking the place of
the pop bottles and straw cushions
that usually went their way upwards
in the course of an exciting contest,
took place the other day somewhere
along the western front where a cer
tain infantry regiment was resting
in between spasms of sliding into
Fritzle spikes first.
"There were no peanut shells
chucked around the lots, but there
were a lot of other kinds of shells
and all served hot. There weren't any
hot dogs, but up in the sky not far
oft were a bunch of sausage bal
loons that almost looked the part.
What score cards there were the ar
tillery observers kept. In fact, they
recorded some near hits from anti
aircraft guns within 200 feet of the
diamond.
"But that didn't disturb the con
testing nines at all. It wasn't the
first time they'd played off the home
grounds, and they weren't a big
stagestruck. And as for the atten
tions which the Boche showered upon
them? 'Ball!' they'd holler when a
shell came whizzing over their way.
'Too high, Fritz; gosh, you're way up
in the air!'
"It was some game, all right, but
It upset all the dope. Who would
imagine that those calloused and
back-bent souls who toil all day and
half the night in a regimental adju
tant's office could squeeze out to the
good at the end of nine innings with
a balance of two runs in their fa
vor, winning against such hardy
outdoor sons of Mother Xature as a
detachment recruited from the pio
neers and the signal platoon? But
that's what happened. The office
bench-warmers put it over the pio
neers and the signal platooners by a
score of 14 to 12, in spite of the lat
ter's wigwagging and semaphoring
and Morsecoding from the coaching
boxes."
jh Both French and British soldiers
are getting dippy over the wonder
ful pastime which was born and fos
tered under the Stars and Stripes. It
is suggested by these fellows that
Kaiser William whfen captured be'
made to work as umpire for his pun- I
ishment.
Baseball as she
is rote in Hbg.
The Grey Sox of Hbg. gave the
Onyx A. C. a Chalence for May 11.
The grey Sox claim to have a strong
nine.
SXYDER-SECHRIST WEDDING
Freysville, Pa., May 2.—Prof.
Russsell Snyder, an instructor at the
Carlisle Indian school, and Miss
Maude Sechrist, a daughter of Mr
and Mrs. J. F. Sechrist, of Frevs
ville, were married at Carlisle. Prof.
Snyder is a resident of Loganville'
Pa.
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FAST BASEBALL
FOR ALLISON HILL
League Opens Season on Mon
day With Reading, and
Prospects Are Bright
Officials of the Allison Hill Base
ball League will hold a meeting at
7.15 to-night to perfect plans for-the
opening contest Monday evening be
tween the Galahad and Reading
nines. Tuesday Rosewood and the
Hick-a-Thrifts will clash. All con
tests will be stared at Seventeenth
and Chestnut streets, and indications
point to the best season in the his
tory of the organization.
Manager Allen Fritz has a bunch
of veterans mixed with youngsters, a
combination thatT he hopes will keep
the other teams hustling to beat out
for the pennant. Manager Pressler
has practically the same team that
landed the flag last season. He ex
pects to repeat.
Earl Killinger has signed up an
other fast aggregation, one that will
bring more honors to the Rosewood
Club. He will pit his team against
Murray Washburn's team Tuesday
evening. The latter aggregation is
made up of a fast gToup of young
sters, who are out for victory.
During the past ten days the dia
mond has been put into condition,
and the grounds will be in better
shape than ever before. While the
war time conditions have taken play
ers from all the teams in the league,
other material has been added to
the playing roster, so that the league
will likely be faster than ever.
Candidates for the position of um
pire will be given a thorough tryout,
and the final selection will not be
made for several weeks. The um
pires will be given entire control of
the contests, and they will call the
games at 6.30 o'clock. Seven innings
will be played, unless there is a tie
at the end of that period.
Increased cost of all playing ma
terial has added to the expense of
operating the league. As no admis
sion is charged to the games, the
league officials are depending upon
their patrons to come to their as
sistance. Treasurer Allen H. Fritz, 32
South Eighteenth street, is in charge
of the contributions.
Hill residents claim that they wit
ness the fastest brand of amateur
ball in this locality, as practically
every star is a member of this
league. Beginning Monday evening,
"baseball will hold the attention of
East End residents, and good games
are anticipated until the latter part
of August. To-day the Rosewood ag
gregation held a practice on the
grounds.
UNVEILING OF STATUES
Gettysburg, Pa., May 2.—Gettys
burg National Park Commissioners
have been notified that the unveil
ing of the three statues erected on
the battlefield to the memories of
Generals Humphreys, Hays and
Geary will be held on the afternoon
of Thursday, October 3.
Use McNeil s Cold Tablets. Adv.
II Capital City Sports
J. G. Martin, a member of the
Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association
won the individual honors at the
farewell shoot at Lancaster, held
in honor of C. Z. Moore, retiring sec
retary of t.he Pennsylvania Railroad
Gun Club. Martin broke 50 straight
targets In the team event and later
smashed 49 targets in the practice
shoot of 50, making a grand total of
99 breaks out of a possible 100. His
longest run was 88. In the team
event, composed of five men each, the
Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association
won, scoring 231 breaks against the
Pennsy's 218. Shafer and Tyler tied
for the honors for the Pennsy team,
each tallying 43 breaks. Martin
held the laurels for the Sportsmen
with a clean score. During the
practice event some fine scores were
recorded. Stewart smashed 121 tar
gets out of a possible 125. The run
ner-up was Grover, who was cred
ited with a score of 118 out of a
possible 125. llealey, a professional,
came through with 86 breaks out of
100 targets.
Manager Cockill's Stcelton players
will make their debut on the Cot
tage Ilill diamond Saturday after
noon. when they will clash with the
Albright College nine. The opening
preliminary game warrants to be a
fast one as the visitors are under
the personal direction of Charley
"Pop" Kelchner, a well-known big
league scout. Cockill's men have
been working daily on the Steelton
diamond and are In fine shape for
th? opening fray.
At present Cottage Hill is under
going. a change, a large extentlon Is
being placed on the old bleachers
and the diamond is also undergoing
a few repairs. New sod has been
placed In the infield and after the
recent rains is bristling up. <nto a
new green carpet. The outfield is in
fine condition and all is practically
s-jt for the first appearance on Sat
utday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ad
mission fee will be nominal In
cluding war tax. All soldiers in
uniurm are to be ad.-nt:t?d free.
Help! Help' The Summit Street
Jtriors beat the Susquehanna Bicycle
Club on the Island yesterday, 18-1.
Schwartz and Snyder, the famous
Hun battery worked for Summit, and
pity bids us not reveal the other's
identity.
In th tennis tournament at Har
risburg Academy yesterday Edward
Green, a third form student, romped
away with two games of his match
with Mowell Hawkins, who last sea
Jackson A. C. Ready For
Dates With Bail Clubs
The Jackson A. C. has organized
for the coming season and would
like to hear from some of the
strongest teams; either In or out of
the city. The teams representing
the Jackson factory claims to be
strong enough to make the fastest
teams play hard to win.
With a few additions it is the
same team that played last season
with Smith, Letrow and Welsbaugh,
outfielders; Weaver, Mitchell, Car
penter, Coleman, Holland, Wingard,
Bell, inflelders; Fields, catcher, and
Cooper, Lingle, Minsky, Gerner and
Goodel, Pitchers.
The team will have the services
V Single, their last year's star
pitcher. It would like to start the
season Saturday, May fourth. All
dates for the season are open at the
present. Any out-of-town team of
fering a good guarantee and wishing
to secure the attraction, call Dial
phone, 3882 in the evening or
to B. E. Bowman, 324 Peffer Street.
Sunday Baseball in Jersey
For New York Clubs
New York, May 2.—The New York
American League Club announc
ed to-day that a regular cham
pionship game will be played next
Sunday with the Boston American
club at the former Newark Federal
League grounds at Harrison, N. ,T.
A game, to be selected later, will be
advanced to that date.
President Tener, of the National
League, and member of the National
Commission, said to-day that the
statement of President John H. Far
rell, of the new International Lea
gue that the debts of $9,900 against
international League territory had
been paid, would not change the
plans of the major leagues to have
Sunday games at Harrison during the
season. Tener said, however, that
the National Commission would >iot
withhold protection from the Now
International League provided a set
tlement can be made of the Newark
situation.
ARRESTED FOR THRKAT TO KIM,
William Mitchell was arrested bv
Patrolman Magna)!), last night, for
threatening to take the life of J P
Haines with a knife, at Third and
Vcrbeke streets. Both men. who are
colored, were intoxicated.
son won tlie junior championship of
Maryland. This afternoon the fourth
match of the first round singles will
be played, at which time Brinser will
meet Lee. The winner of this match
will be matched with Zea, who de
feated Morse on Tuesday afternoon,
in the second round of the singles.
With his surprising victory yester
day, Green nested himself snugly
into a berth for the second round.
This match will bring him against
Newlin. who defeated Fisher in the
opening match* Loose will be paired
off with Campbell for the Friday aft
ernoon play, and the remaining
matches of the first round will be
played during the coming week. The
second round matches will be played
during the week following.
Many well-known shooters from
Harlsburg and oth%* cities In the
state are expected to take part in
the big shoot to be held at the West
Fairview Sportsmen's Association
grounds at West Fairview on Dec
oiation Day. This event is the first
big shoot scheduled for Harrisburg
this season. A program including
many events is being arranged oy a
committee from the 'cross-river or
ganization and will be announced
some time nex tweek. The West
Fairview organization last year set
up a new high record and promises
to do one better during the coming
season.
Saturday afternoon will mark til."
ooening of the Central Iron and
Steel Company's baseball season, at
which time the teams of the General
Office and the Blast Furnace will
clash. All games will be played on
the company's diamond located in
the rear of the big plant's yards and
befor the season is many weeks old,
large stands will be erected.
The league will be composed of
eight teams, namely: General Office
Blast Furnace, Open Hearth, No. 1
Milis, No. 2 Mill, Giants, Universal
Mill and Electrical Shop. All play
ers composing the teams are em
ployed in the Central foundry and all
of the officials will also be company
employes. Games will be played in
the afternoon and evening during
the baseball season.
On the Richards and Braahears'
Alleys, Steelton, last evening, the
Signal Corps was completely wiped
out by the Aviators is the Steelton
Duckpln League match. The Sig
nalers won the second game, but
failed to show any speed after their
lone victory. Buffington, an Aviator
won the laurels for both the higli
singles and high triples with scores
of 124 and 343 pins, respectively.
. first boxln e shows to
be held in ISew Jersey under Boxing
Commission rule will take place at
Weehawken on May 9. Frankie
Burns and Joe Lynch will figure in
the wind-up.
Baseball Summary;
Where They Play Today
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
American League
\\ashlngton, 6; Boston, 0.
St. Louis, 3; Detroit, 2 (10 Innings)
Cleveland, 6; Chicago, 5.
New York-Philadelphia (rain.)
National League
St. Louis, 2; Cincinnati, 1.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn, 2.
Chicago, 6; Pittsburgh, 3.
Philadelphia - New York (wet
grounds).
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League
„ , W. L. Pet.
Boston 11 3 _ 7S6
Cleveland 7 4 53^1
Chicago 5 3 .025'
New York 6 7 4 go
Washington 5 7 1417
St. Louis 4 6 !*OO
Detroit 2 5 .286
Philadelphia 3 g .273
National League
T , W. L. Pet.
New York 11 1 .917
Chicago ....f. 7 3 700
Philadelphia 8 4 .067
Cincinnati a 7 6 .538
Pittsburgh 4 5 .444
St. Louis 4 g .333
Boston 3 9 ; 280
Brooklyn 2 10 .167
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY
American League
Philadelphia at New York.
Washington at Boston.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
National Lcagnc
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh.
GAS RATES INCREASED
Columbia, Pa., April 2.—The Co
lumbia Gas Company has posted no
tices that on §nd after June 1, the
rates for gas to consumers would be
increased from $1.40. to $1.50 per
thousand cubic feet, .and that rtts
county rates would be ten Instead t>f
fifteen per cent., payable in sixtec.i
days, instead of twenty days.
RAILROAD RUMBLES
PENNSY MEN
ROUNDING UP
Totals For Eastern Lines Yes
i terday Reached Surpris
ing Figures
Pennsy employes were busy peo-
I pie yesterday rounding up Liberty
| Bond subscriptions. The total for
[ the Eastern Pennsylvania Grand di
vision is $1,069,300. The figures to
date are:
Figures to Date
Number of
Div. or Shop Subscribers Amt.
Altoona Machine, 4,296 $241,050
Altoona Car 2,501 133,900
Juniata Shop ... 1,492 80,900
So Altoona Fdy. 486 28,050
! Total 8,775 <183.900
jsupt Motive Pow. 299 17,650
(General Supt ... 145 i,860
iPhila Division .. 9,386 581,050
Middle Division . 6,697 370,00?
Schuylkill Div. .. 1,148 64,800
Bedford Div. ... 379 1 0,30 ft
Tyrone Div 1,115 65,430
Bellwood Div. .. 569 31,850
Cresson Div. ... 721 42,000
Lebanon Div. ... 145 8,450
I Total 29,179 $1,625,250
Gen. Supt. M. I*. 625 44,050
; Grand total ..29.804 $1,669,300
i Railroads Receive First
Money From Uncle Sam
Washington, May 2.—Railroads,
under the four months of govern
ment operation jut closed, received
from the government $90,614,000 as
loans or advance payments on gov
ernment compensation, Director
General McAdoo announced yester
day.
Of this amount $14,300,000 was
for government compensation for
the quarter ending March 31, on the
basis of the three-year average net
income, and $76,314,000 was in
loans. The largest sum, $43,964,000,
went to the New Haven for a year
to help that company meet matur
ing notes. All but $77,514,000 came
from the government revolving
fund for railroad purposes, and
J $13,100,000 came from funds turned
over to the railroad administration
by railroad companies from their
surplus funds. All outright loans
were made on demand at six per
cent, and secured by adequate col
! lateral.
Railroad Notes
Master Mechanic Smith, of the
Philadelphia division, is receiving
special mention for his work on Lib
erty Loan.
Special Duty Passenger Engineer
Samuel C. Hertzler is boosting Lib
erty bonds along the main line.
General Superintendent Robert V.
Massey, of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, Eastern division, was in Har
risburg yesterday and to-day.
Clarence Z. Moore, former super
visor of the Philadelphia division of
the Pennslvania Railroad, who end
ed his duties Tuesday, has gone to
New York.
A. L. Vanaman, former wire chief
for the Reading in this city, is do
ing good work as special instructor
at. the United States base hospital,
n,ear Baltimore.
J. Dawson Rahn, recently made
yardmaster for the Reading, and
located at Shamokin, has been or
dered to report for duty in France.
Charles J. Gummersbach, former
division passenger agent for the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, lias
been placed in the advertising de
partment.
Reading officials yesterday held
another conference on timetable
officials.
The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Relief statement for Feb
ruary shows receipts of $30,168.74,
and expenses, $33,191.26.
It Is claimed that the subscriptions
to the Third Liberty Loan on the
Reading division will far exceed
those taken of the first and second
series. It is estimated that the
amount will top $500,000. This does
not include the shops.
The New York Central Railroad
was yesterday paying off $10,000,000
4',i per cent, maturing notes out of
funds to that amount loaned to the
road by the United States treasury.
It was understood that the road
would pay the government six per
cent Interest on the loan.
Four well-known veteran em
ployes of the Pennsylvania Ruilroad
at Altoona were retired yesterday on
age limit. They tire James Parker
Graham, John B. Feeser. Frederick
Schumacher and David Fletcher.
John H. Strough hiy been ap
pointed assistant t rainma*ter at the
Heading Terminal, vine ''Marie* v
Pcblachte*-. wh<> been njaOe
agf-nt at Frank ford.
Hundred Per Cent, on
Many More P. & R. Crews
• The train crews of the Philadel
phia and Reading railroad have set
a record for patriotism during the
Third Liberty Loan drive. The drive
for the sale of bonds in every de
partment of the railroad has been in
tense. and the results have been
highly satisfactory to Liberty Loan
chairmen. Here is a list of the 100
per cent, train crews on the P.
and R.:
Trains Nos. 54 and 55—Conductor
| K. G. Jacoby, Engineer O. Maurar,
■ Fireman Harry Rnndolf. Brakeman
| Percy Sanders, Brakeman Harter
| Glelm, Baggagemaster Charles
j .Sheeley.
! Trains Nos. 92 and 7—Conductor
! Horace G. Moore, Kngtneer H. Swav-
J ley. Fireman Harry LK>wer, Brake
j man George A. Miller, Baggagemas-
I ter Daniel Roades, Flagman Herbert
| Goodhart.
Pool Crew No. 3—Conductor John
! A. Landis, Engineer Clayton Wynn,
| Fireman Paul S. Grundon, Brakeman
! James Trease, Brakeman George
! Mail rer, Flagman Charles Epley.
; Port Richmond C. S. D.—Conductor
Yocum, Engineer E'. F. Noll,
-
I Johu A. Martin, Brakeman Guy
i Strawjieclier, Flagman William Yar
neil.
Pool Crew No. 67 —Conductor A. I*
Martin, Engineer V. B. Sweeloy,
# Kiroman James Maher. Brakeman Da
'vid Zinc, Brakeman Walter Mosser,
, Flagman David Ensminger.
Pool Crew No. 7—Conductor Harry
A. Seiders. Engineer Russel Jones,
Fireman Nelson Miller, Brakeman
Harvey C. Parr, Brakemarv Paul
Schubaurer, Flagman Edward P.
; Siler.
Pool Crew No. 54—Conductor
Charles E. Danner, Engineer James
M. Martin, Fireman Harper Essling
er, Brakeman Harry D. Buffington,
' Brakeman John U. Peters, Flagman
Clyde Miller.
Pool Crew No. 73—Conductor Wil
liam I. Leamen, Engineer Calvin
Reynolds, Fireman Russell Elsley,
Brakeman Charles Otstote, Brakeman
Patrick Devlne, Flagman Bixler
Hemminger.
Baldwin Plant Will Be
Able to Handle Big Order
Philadelphia, May 2.—Govern
' mcnt locomotive orders at the rate
of 470 at one lick have no terrors
for the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Stretched out in a straight line the
finished product costing close to
$31,100,000 might be expected to
present a formidable appearance.
But as for the government setting
the company on Its head by stipu
lating the contract must be com
pleted by December 31, listen to the
comment of a high official of the
company yesterday:
"It will scarcely affect our regu
lar business. We are turning out
eleven locomotives a day on an
average. Thjs order will be com
pleted at the rate of twenty-five a
week when we get started."
Baldwin's has not been advised of
the complete details of the contract.
The order has been closed, but the
government has not specified the ex
act number of engines in each of
the six classes desired. The figure of
$31,000,000 approximately states the
full size of the ord'er, although It Is
subject to alteration, depending on
the class of engines purchased.
The relative size of the order can
be appreciated by the fact that the
company built and shipped 2,748
locomotives last year. The capacity
of the plant has been increased since
then by the construction of a plant
for lenders at Eddystone. The num
ber of employes, 20,000, is about the
same as was on the payrolls at the
high-water mark at the close of
1917. The present order will be
handled entirely at the Eddystone
works.
Lord Shaughnessy was re-elected
president of the Canadian Pacific
Hallway at the annual meeting of
directors, as were other officers, fol
lowing the annual meeting of share
holders, who re-elected all retiring
directors.
BASEBALL FOR RED CROSS
Columbia, Pa., May 2.—Chief Bur
gess W. M. D'Mlller has received a
telegram from Colonel O. J. Charles,
of Camp Meade, assuring him that a
baseball team composed of soldiers
from that camp would be in Colum
bia to play a local team on Saturday,
the proceeds of which would be given
to the Red Cross.
COLLARS
FOR SPKIKTG
CASCO-2 Vtin. CLYDE-2/^ft
AROUND THE BASES I
In the American Association this
year pitchers will not be allowed
to place their hands to their mouth
before delivering the ball nor will
they be permitted to use emery or
any other foreign substances in
their delivery. The umpires will be
the sole judges of violations. Pitch
ers found guilty of breaking the rule
will be fined $25 for the first offense
and banished from the game for the
second.
Princeton's re-entry into the row
ing game was not as auspicious as
the Tiger followers had hoped, but
Jungletown is not in mourning over
the defeat of the Freshmen andi
Varsity crews by the Harvard
men.
Trainer Fitzpatrick hopes to cor
rect the Tigers' defects before next
Saturday, when the historic Childs
Cup race will be rowed on Lake Car
negie.
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Co
lumbia, for whom the cup was orig
inally put up, will be the contenders,
and the winner, in all probability,
will be registered as about the top
notcher of the season.
This trophy was given by the late
George W. Childs of Philadelphia,
in the spring of 1979, as a challenge
cup for rowing competition in fours
from the Universities of Columbia,
Princeton and Pennsylvania.
The canceling of his "champion
ship" bout with Jess Willard would
be a severe blow to Fred Fulton, as
in that event the pugilist plasterer
might have to fight Jack Dempsey.
Benny Leonard, the champion
lightweight, lias turned orator, and
is scheduled to moke a Liberty Loan
speech at a popular New York re
sort to-night.
Johnny Coulon, the former ban
tamweight champion, yesterday was
advised of his appointment as box
ing instructor at Camp Travis, San
Antonio, Texas.
Jack Thompson, of St. Joe, Mo„
has been matched to meet Big Bill
Tate of Oklahoma, in the windup
at the Olympia A. A., Philadelphia,
this evening.
With the addition of Pratt and
Ping Podie, the Yankees now have
four men who have at one time bat
ted in clean-up positions. Pipp has
been clean-up man for the Yanks,
MR. GEORGE B. ZECH
ANNOUNCES
THAT HE HAS OPENED A
BUICK
SERVICE STATION
AT THE CORNER OF
RIVER AND BLACKBERRY STS.
REAR OF 15 S. FRONT ST. ,
WHERE HE WILL MAKE ALL KINDS OF ADJUST
MENTS AND REPAIRS TO BUICK CARS.
—^——
" Just the Same As
Before the War"
It is not in price that
KING OSCAR
CIGARS
are the same, but in QUALITY.
The old-time favorite maintains its
standard under changing conditions
JOHN C. HERMAN & CO.
Makers
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Baker for the Athletics and Yanks.
Pratt for the St. Louis Browns and
Ping Bodle for the Athletics.
The whole American sporting
world lovetl John L. Sullivan be
cause he was a real democrat. This
was the calm way he treated an
invitation from the Prince of Wales,
an honor that would have so set up
many a snob that no one could have
ever again talked to him. My Dear
Mr. Sullivan—l have great pleas
ure on behalf of the officers of the
Scots Guards in "invltlnsr you to
breakfast in our messroom tomor
row at 12 o'clock, and subsequently
to meet H. R. H. the Prince of
Wales, who has repeatedly express
ed the desire to make your personal
acquaintance.
Very truly yours,
Clifford Drummond,
Captain Scot Guards.
After reading 1 the note Sullivan lit
a fresh cigar, put on his coat, and,
turning to the bearer of the note,
said:
"Well, tell the Prince and Drum
mond I won't disappoint them."
Then turning tp h' s friends, who
expected to see Sullivan duck un
der his honors, he remarked:
If the Prince was not such a so
ciable, nice fellow I would not go
there to-morrow, for I'm dead tired,
and this means getting up early.
Harry Vardon, six times British
opon champion, recently had a close
call from death at the agency of a
German bomb. "By some strange
intuition my wife and I got out of
bed Just before midnight." he relates
"Then we heard the roise overhead
and almost immediately two bombs
fell.
"It was a curious sound—a soft
hissing sound like the fall of sand
from a pail. Then came a tremen
dous explosion, and everything
about the place was thrown hither
and thither."
"Atta girl. Bertha: hit 'er out;
slide ! "This is what you hear at
the Germantown High School for
girls where they have 35 girls' base
ball clubs which play for a pennant
and are controlled just like the big
leagues. A trainer tells that the
girls take defeat very hard, hiking
to the dressing room fend giving
way to tears. Will baseball be tak
en up in Harrisburg the same way?
'lt is healthier than basketball, be
ing played in the open.