"BATTER UP" WAS THE SLOGAN TODAY AS THE LOCAL BASEBALL SEASON OPENED MAYOR TO ATTEND BASEBALL OPENER iVill Toss Out Ball to West Enders and Stcelton Boys in First Battle The West End A. C. will open their season to-day at their field. Fourth and Seneca streets, at 3 o'clock, when they play the strong St. Mary's club from Steelton. An invitation has been extended Mayor Iveister and it is expected the Mafr or will be on hand to toss out the first ball. The West Enders will have for this game very nearly the same lineup that won the local championship last season. Kline, who was the main stay behind the bat and now doing service for Uncle Sam, will be re placed by Killinger. the fast catcher of the "uosewoods. Allison Hill League. Jimmy Russell, who goes to a cantonment May 14. will play the next two games with his old teammates at second base and the fans will find Harry Bell, last year's captain, cavorting about. Shortstop will be in the very rapable hands of Bill Euker, who is ronsidered fast enough by many to he in the big circus, Euker was formerly in the State League. In nil probability third base will be rovered by joung Kline, who han dled the po'tion in great style last season. In the outfield Beam will be miss 'ng, as he is now a sergeant in the t'nlted States Army, but to fill his place Embick, of the New Cumber land Central Pennsylvania League champions, will work. The other outfielders include Peck. McKeever, West End favorite and known as death to fly balls, while Tim Euker. a brother of Bill, the shortstop, will make a fat trio of out-gardeners. The latter is lightning on the bases. Walt Smith, who has filled every po sition in the team but pither, will take care of the utility end for this opening game and at the request of his teammates. "Snowball" Winters, known to fans all over the country, will pitch his'farewell game, as he leaves Sunday to join the Engineer Corps and play a bigger game than baseball. The rest of the pitching staff will be composed of "Honey" Garverick. of last year's Hagerstown Blue Ridge League; "Bud" Lingle. a Tech nical High twirler; "Babe" Alcorn and Earl Walz, who has the distinc tion of trimming West End last sea son. • Lively Week For Sports at Dickinson College With but one week remaining be fore the close of the season, due to the ee nmmencement because of the \. ar. Dickinson College athletes nill make a final push during the coming week to score high in the re maining contests and bring the sea son up to the usual standard of the institution. In baseball Forcey and Lowe have Lome to the front this year, the former being a pitcher He made a good record in the early games, but hurt his arm and lost the tilt with Leba i'. Valley last Saturday. He is expected to be in good shape for the closing games next week. The trackmen have a contest scheduled with the Indians during the coming week and will close their season one week from to-day, when they meet Lebanon Valley here as part of a sporting program which will be an event of the college com mencement. Dickinson has developed a strong tennis team, which had its first try out to-day against the Franklin and Marshall court stars. The contests for the Lee tennis trophy will be be gun within the next few days and many of the Dickinsonians are en tered. An event o# the week was the an nual tug of war between the fresh men and sophomores to determine whether or not the freshmen must continue to wear their green caps. The second-year men were too strong for the yearlings, however, and in the tug held across the Conodoguinet creek pulled their opponents up to their necks in the chilly water. Rutherford Gun Club Veterans in Day's Sport The Dupont Old-Timers' shoot held on the Rutherford grounds of the P. and R. Railway Younsj Men's Christian Association Gun Club drew out quite a few of the old-timers and was the means of getting to sether again a number of the adepts in the game. The event was staged In addition to the regular trophy shoot of the club and this brought the veterans and youngsters to gether for the day's sport. G. O. Sarvis was high gun among the vets with a score of 42 breaks out of his fifty chances, and A. E. Barnhart was second with 30 to his redit. Skip Sarvis was high among the youngsters with a score of 45 out of his fifty saucers and Len f'unkle finished second in the same class with a total of 42. The bad weather kept many of the vets away and cut down the scores considerably of those who braved the wind and rain in facing the traps. Following are the scores, each man footing at fifty targets: [. O Snrvis 4 2 A. E. Barnhart 30 J. H. Ashburn 36 E. E. Hassler 34 D. E. Spangler 26 r5. L. Sarvis 43 1,. Cunkle 42 H. E. Hummel 36 R. E. Jacoby 34 O. D. Sarvis 32 P. Flurle 22 tV. Smith 22 The HOTEL MARTINIQUE Broadway, 32d St., New York m II Shopping or Buainess fe *B $2.50 PER DAY |;;;ij:j |j{t jfiji!& 257 Excellent Room*, with Private Vr MWifliW Bath, facing street, southern exposure Also Attractive Rooms from $1.50 [OO Th* Restaurant Prices Are Moat Moderate 400 Baths 11=========== SATURDAY EVENING, SNOODLES—He Is Suspicious of the Grip, in All Shapes ami Forms— - KA-CHOO-TH' S Lrr— I I , GftlP s something" THAT | \ with I pT I STARTS WW A. GCRM AND \ | THI XOoNG- P°°R- , jj=. A million poLLAft '< BASEBALL SEASON WILL OPEN TODAY MayorKeiSter Starts Off Local Game; Bed Cross Ladies Peep at Steelton Game j With Mayor Keister tossing out ! the horsehide pill at the West End- Steelton game this afternoon at ! Fourth and Seenva streets and with | the Steelton. Bethlehem League, co ! horts meeting Albright College on the Cottage Hill grounds. Harrisburg I may properly be said to have cracked i the basebal season of 1919. One year ago many predicted that base- I ball would be as dead as a doornail ,by this time. Quite the contrary | happened. The great war discovered that baseball is both an antidote and Jan aid to war. The men play It con i tinually right in the trenches; all ! nations are falling for its fascina ! tion, and this season will, therefore. see the development of many good ' teams in Harrisburg. Aside from the interest in profes ; sional and semiprofessionat pastime- I ing. this city should support the am ; ateurs who are doing their best to give a good article of ball. The i city of Cleveland was seventy-flve ball parks maintained by the munici pality and on these thousands of lads , train every year until Cleveland is J turning out more good ball players j than any other place in the country, j A good baseball team advertises a city. John McGraw did more for j New Tork than can estimated. It i is the great national game, the sport of all sports, requiring skill, muscle. , strategy and brain. So pitch in. : Harrisburgers. and give amateur . baseball a lift. j "Snowball" Winters, moundsman for the West End A. C., who. how ever. has no snow clogging his feet. I is expected to take the measure of the St. Mary's Catholic 'Club boys ! when the Mayor starts the ball roll i ing this afternoon, i Many improvements have been ! made on the Fourth and Seneca dia mond during the past week. A large ' extension has been added to the 1 grandstand and bleachers and the playing field has been whipped into the best of shape, j Although the West Enders' will | clash with a fast squad in the Steel | toners, they are expected to come through with a victory, as the ag : gregation which will represent them ! is by far the best amateur or senii- I professional nine in the city. The ■ game will be called promptly at 3 o'clock and after a few Liberty Loan I addresses by prominent local men, as Iwell as the Mayor. His Honor chuck the sphere to Pitcher Winter and the battle will start. The game at Steelton. though not I a regular league contest, was ex ; pected to draw big because many ! fans are keen to get a line on Man- I ager Cockill's forces. Albright Col ! lege may spring something unexpect ed. for it has had the advantage of good training from "Pop" Kelcbner. formerly a big leaguer. The refreshment stands at the ball ! park will be in charge of the Steel -1 ton Chapter of the Red Cross, and ■ all concessions have been granted ; free of charge. Fair lassies in nurse ! costume will take the place of the j customary "peanut, candy and chew ! ing-gum" lads. Throughout the Steelton season all men in uniform i will be admitted to the park abso ! lutely free of charge. Laßlanche, Creator of the "Pivot Blow," Dies Mass.. May 4.—Oldtimers will all remember George La , Blanche, the pugilist, who died here yesterday and who made fame with getting as renowned as Tod Sloane. j He will escape from club house end paddock for a short time at this weekend to \i=it Harrisburg and i "I would just like the people of our' new home to sec what a wonder Jobr.n? l." aid she. Young Williams has had some thing of th™ usual jockey's career.! He started to ride eisht years ago in I Hamilton, Ont., won his first race! Baseball Summary; Where They Play Today YESTERDAY'S RESII.TS American I rtmir j Chicago, 19; Detroit, 3. Philadelphia, 8: Washington. 6. | New York, 3; Boston, 2 (11 in nings). 'Cleveland, 5: St. 4. National I.eaKtic Brooklyn, 5: Philadelphia. 2. j Chicago. 9; Cincinnati, 8. ; New York, 5: Boston. 1. j St. Louis, 6; Pittsburgh, 2. STANDI\(i OF THE CI.I US American I.CIIKUC • W. L Pet. Boston 12 4 .730 Cleveland 9 4 .892 Chicago 6 4 .600 I New York ......... 7 8 .167 Philadelphia .. 5 8 .383 Washington 3 9 .337 St. Louis 4 8 .333 Detroit 2 1-' .222 Xnlionnl l.engnc , W. L Pet. New York .. ..ft. ... in .1 .929 [ Chicago 3 :i .750 . Phlladelpiiia 8 S .571 ; Cincinnati . 7 8 .467 1 Pfttsbui-gh ... 3 6 .453- | St. Louis 5 9 .357 ! Brooklyn 4 10 .2*B ! Boston 3 11 .214 SCHEDI LE FOR TO-DAY American League ! Cleveland at St. Louis. I Chicago at Detroit. Boston at New York. Washington at Phifcidelphia. National l.eague Cincinnati at Chicago, j St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. ] New Y'ork at Boston SCHEDM.E FOIt TOMttßHpn American l.eagae j Cleveland at St. I^ouis. I Chicago at Detroit. \atlonal League | St. lx>uis at Chi'.ago. I Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. TOMMY" BIBM9 EX LISTS Saa Francisco, May 4.—Tommy Burns, former heavyweight boxing champion of the world, was yester day enlisted in the Canadian military forces by the British cecruiting of fice here. Burns is a Canadian. KARRISBURG TELEGRAPH * and has been a hard one to head off) ; ever since. At Montreal he sufforedl j disaster, breaking both legs and his right hip in a spill. This put him! out of the game for nearly two years' and in that period he met Marie! Warfle. of Lancaster, now his wite. j She will be remembered by many, , theatre-goers here for her star part at the Old Grand Opera House, as leading lady with Charles K Champ- j i lin. Engaged for several years j , after Johnny went back to the track,, j they were only married six weeks! 'ago, so their Harrisburg jaunt will be something of a wedding journsy., Williams is known as a free :on the track but lately he was gobbled up by W. P. Burch of Balti- : j more, and he is also training for S.! K. Ross, one of President Wilson's j ; physicians. On "Liberty Loan" Wil-i | liams won the Kentucky Derby and: was never beaten with this mount, i The photograph used here, shows i him on that famous racer "Wood-! I ward" which was said to be the i I "most loved horse in America." It i was burned to death in a fire at ; Bowie. Md„ recently, causing the; i owner, W. Winfrey, of Texas, a loss! jof SIO,OOO. This sum Winfrey had I i refused time and again. I TECH BOY'S "DUTC TOO MUC "Vic" Emanuel, than whom there have been but few better all-around athletes graduated from Tech, is "doing his bit" on the front line somewhere in France. He is a mem ber of an American Ambulance Corps, and quite recently hauled sev eral "Boches" to the hospital after they had been wounded and cap tured in an attack. . While at Tech "Vic" played end on the football team, center on the basketball quintet, and was a weight man on the track team. After grad uating at Tech he entered Gettys burg where he continued to star in athletics until he entered the service and was sent to Camp Crane. Here is his letter to Faculty Difector Grubb: "Thought I would write you and let you know how I am getting along. I have been over here almost three months; we left America Christmas day. Some day .to leave for over here I would say. We were in an Ambulance camp for several days; then we were split up into little groups and sent to ambulance sections that needed more men. "I was pretty lucky as I was sent to an 'Old American Field Section." They are now in the service of the United States. So you see I am in a section of experienced men. Just now we are doing service at the front with the French Army. It is very interesting work and ' not so very dangerous. We are ocntinually under shell fire, while out at post, but they nearly always land at a safe distance from us. However, we have quite a few close shaves: sev eral of our machines are full of holes, but us luck was. none of our boys was hit. While here at 'Post' wo live in dugouts and caves which are quite comfortable with the ex ception of the rats, but one crets used to them. We are at 'Post' for three days then back at camp for a week or ten days. "I have seen several 'Boches' ma chines brought down while on this sector; also an air fight. Just what part of the front we are at we are not allowed to tell. About two weeks ago I hauled several '6oches' to the hospital; they had been wounded in an attack. I trieti some of my 'Dutch' on them 'but they under stood very little of it. I think I for got most of it. I am learning French very slowly, but expect to be able to 'parlez vous' if I am over here lone enough, and expect that we shall be I Williams has been riding nearly j every day at Pimlle. A Baltimore | paper commends his riding as foi-1 lows: The closest finish of the ! afternoon came in the sixth race, an; I other event carded at a mile and a I i sixteenth that went to Pit by a nose verdict over Baby Lynch, an odds i on favorite, and well played public j choice. Unlike the races past that | Pit was seen, Williams was in the : saddle and a strong ride landed M. ! M. Shield's chestnut gelding a win j ner. Pit has been knocking at the j door for some time past and yester , day displayed sticking quality in the dash to the finish. Baby Lynch was ! challenged by the winner at the ! head of the stretch and they came | tearing down to the wire with little !to choose between the- two. They were lengths in front of the balance i of the field. Williams' horseman ship told and his mount was a win ! ner by a nose. Silk Bird landed the j shprt end of the purse." Mr. and Mrs. Williams are mak-j i ing their hontfe temporarily with Mr. • and Mrs. T. J. Conway, on the i Church-Kelker estate near Worm | leysburr until they get their own I quarters. . 1 _ mm w.. -f® m m w a mmm, * - AMJmrnm MiL-3 - f BH "VIC" EMANUEL "I hear my 'kid' brother is play ing basketball with the 'scrubs.' I hope he plays better than I did when I was at Tech. 'Hen' Kohlman is playing pretty good ball, is he not? "Well I will close hoping you will write to me whenever you get time. Give my best regards to Doctor and the rest of the faculty. I think about 'Old Tech' very much, way over here. With kindest regards, "*-fom 'VIC EMANUEL. "Tech, '15." CAPITAL CITY SPORTS The Baltimore Polytechnical school brought a team here to-dnj to play the Harrisburg Academy nine on the latter's diamond. Balti more is reputed to liftve a strong ag gregation. The Academy nine has been hard at practice all week to give a good account of themselves and they are in good condition. Stone will catch, Esquerro will probably pitch. The rest of the line up was not given out by Coach Gavin, but will probably be much the same as last Saturday when the team lost to Franklin and Marshall Academy, 4 to 3. Hp to date Wren and Captain Laudermilch have been doing the best work. Laudermilch holds down the first sack and Wren will cover the shirt field. Both are bit ters and sure fielders. The game to day will be called at 2.30 p. m. The New Cumberland Gun Club ■will hold its first registered target tournament Saturday, May 18, at New Cumberland. The shoot is reg istered by the Interstate Trapshoot lng Association and will likely be the biggest event of the club this season. Cash and trophies donatefl by the Interstate Trapshooting As sociation and the New Cumberland Gun Club will be awarded. Two automatic traps will be used and targets will not be thrown over fifty yards. Interstate Association rules will govern this shoot and will be conducted lw- Lloyd R. Lewis, courtesy of Dupont Powder Com pany. Mr. Lewis will have full charge of the offft-e. Shooting will begin promptly at 10.30 o'clock and no shooting up will be allowed after the third event, according to the rules. There will be ten events of fifteen targets each shot off during the shoot. Manager Miller, of the Tech "In formals," has secured a gtlme with the Duncannon High school nine, to be played on the latter's field Satur day, May 11. The Perry county lads, although having lost their opening game, have banded together a sturdy team, and promise to give the locals a run for a victory. The candidates for the "Informal" team have been practicing daily on the island grounds and are fast rounding into championship form. "Stag Day" will be observed at the Harrisburg Country Club this after noon, at which time the first im portant match of the season will be in ordefc More than seventy-five en tries for the match have already been received, and the affair prom ises lo be one of the largest ever staged at the club. The golf course has been combed into the finest pos sible shape and. with a few minor exceptions, remains the sume as last year. Walter McGuire and Charles E. Ryder will be the captains in th* "■everybody's match," and the losers will be compelled to buy the dinner for the winners. The new club stew, aid, Albert Frossard, of New York City, assures the players of a royal time. Gleaner's Society Holds Social at Coble Home Klizabethtown. Pa., May 4.—The Gleaners' Society of Christ Luther an Church, held a social at the home of Mrs. Luther D. Coble, in West His'h street, on Friday*even ing which was largely attended and an excellent program was rendered, after which a dainty luncheon was nerved. The house was beautifully , decorated for the occasion. Mrs. S. S. Heisliey entertained the Ladies' Bible class of Christ Luth eran Sunday school at her home in South Market street, a few evenings ago. The evening was spent In play i ing of games, vocal and Instrumental music, social chat, after which re freshments were served.—Mrs. Mir riam Kennard and Misses Kate and I.aura Brown were guests of friends at Lebanon. —Richard Plummer, of Chester, spent several days with his father, W. D. Plummer.—The Rev. Frank Croman, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, attended the ses sions of the Lutheran conference at Hershey several days this week.— Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gruber, of Campbelltown. were guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gruber.—-C. A. Foltz and son, Charles, were the guests of friends in Philadelphia.—C. J. McLaughlin, of Rowenna, was the guest of his father C. J. McLaughlin, Sr.—Mrs. J. D. Balmer, was the guest of rela tives at Mount Joy.—G. Walter Dule •ly>hm. the'local hardware dealer, will leave on Monday, for Spring field. Mass., to engage in Y. M. C. A. work.—A number of members of Christ Lutheran Church attended the sessions of the spring confer ence at Hershey this week.—J. X. Watson and family, of Lancaster, visited relatives in the borough. * • Visitors Spend Pleasant Spring Days at Dauphin DuuplUn, Pa., May 4.—Dr. W. P. Clark left on Friday for Philadel phia, to spend thfc*weekend with his son. William Bell Clark.—Sergeant Raymond Long, of Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., was home on a fur lough visiting his parents, Mr. and j Mrs. I. J. Long.—J. O. 8. Poorman, of Highspire, was the guest of W. . . - CHICKS • /f7sw Leghorns and