"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
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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
<he "pivot blow," which knocked out
| Jack Dempsey in the thirty-second
j round at San Francisco in 1889. La
Blanche was a marine, weighing but
i 150 pounds, a middleweight. Sud
denly swinging his whole body clear
i around, he surprised Dempsey bv
l landing his right and giving him the
count. This blow was immediately
barred and never has been allowed
since. La Blanche thrived in the
j palmy days of John L. Sullivan.
Last evening on the island dia
mond the Tank baseball team de
feated the Fisk Cycle Club In a fast
game with a score of 8 to 1. Triper.
the Tank hurler, did creditable
work, allowing the Fisk's only three
I hits. The game was one of the fast
est played on the island field this
' year and many brilliant plays were
i featured.
Famous Jockey and Wife Move to Harrisburg
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The great Pimlico Spring Handi
cap at the annual meeting of the
Maryland Jockey Club, one of thej
classic turf events of the year, in
cludes a jockey who is about to
make his home in Harrisburg.
namely. Johnny Williams, who is
classed now as the premier jockey
of America. barring. • perhaps.
Frankie Robison, and certainly the
best money rider at 108 pounds Mr.
and Mrs. Williams have taken a
home at Wormleysburg. because,
they thought this neighborhood one'
of the prettiest they had ever 1
in their extensive travels around rac- j
ing circuits and over the vaudeville!
stage. Mrs. Williarns\ very viva-;
cious and a ftpical moving picture
beauty, who will soon be seen in the;
movies, is very proud indeed of her
108 pound jockey husband who is >
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.
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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. .
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"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.
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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.
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AROUND THE BASES
Sherrod Smith, the great left
hander of the Dodgers, has arrived
with his regiment in France. In a
letter to Jack Coombs, Smith asks
that the Brooklyn club send its old
baseballs and bats to him.
George F. Johnson, owner of the
Binghamton team of the Interna
tional League, has announced that
he has decided to stage free Sunday
games at his park during the com
ing season. In this way Mr. John
son hopes to furnish wartime enter
tainment to the 10,000 workers at
his shoe plants In Binghamton.John
son City and Endicott. It is said that
the International officials have sanc
tioned the plan.
Under the new police rules for
"boxing at Pittsburgh, all clubs pro
moting matches must file with the
Department of Public Safety a bond
of $5,000, guaranteeing good faith
in carrying out contracts with box
ers. Twenty-five per cent, of the re
ceipts are to go to the Red Cross.
Lew Tendler is adding consider
ably to his bank account as a con
sequence of his frequent successful
fighting. In less than one week
Tendler has made $3,600 out of two
battles: he received $1,092 for stop
ping Frankie "Young" Britt in three
rounds in Boston and a guarantee
of $2,500 for getting the decision
over. Willie Jackson at New Haven
on Monday night.
What John the Barber says about
Jack Dempsey: "He came to Xew
ork. cold, hungry and without
flothes. I tool him in, gave him
something to eat and a place to
sleep. I dressed him up and gave
him money, and then he beat
got another manager. "But if he
thinks I am a sucker, he's mistaken.
1 had him sign a contract to place
himself under my management and
would have brought him out the
same as anyone else, but he must
have played me for an easy mark."
Pittsburgh's two best-known fight
ers—Johnny Ray and Harry Greb —
will take part in a monster demon
stration in New York to-day in the
metropolis" final day of the Liberty
Loan drive. The bouts will be staged
in the open on Broadway at Union
Square and upwards of 100,000 per
sons probably will witness them.
F. Reed, on Thursday—Mrs. Alice B.
Hess is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Frank Snavely, at Hummelstown. —
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Raub spent
Wednesday at Glen Iron.—Thomas
Feaser left on Tuesday for Novia
Scotia, where he is employed.—
Frank Wallis and family have open
ed their bungalow on the mountain-,
side for the season.—Mrs. Bertha
Hawthorne and daughter, Miss Sar
ah Margaret, have returned from
Harrisburg, where they spent the
winter and have opened their home
for the summer.—Mrs. Hardcastle,
of Newark, N. J., and Miss Grace
Bjckel, of Litchfield, Conn., were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beck
el.- —William Bell Gross left on Wed
nesday for New York, Boston and
Salisbury Beach, where he has large
business interests.—Mr. and Mrs.
Harry League and daughters, of
Philadelphia, motored to Dauphin
and were the weekend guests of
Miss Mary Umberger. William
Shop, of Canada, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Annie Shoop, Stony
•Creek.—Roy R. Welker, of the 304 th
Truck Motor Battery, at Camp
Mead, Md., spent a short furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Welker. —The- Ladies' Aid
'Society of the Evangelical Church
will hold its monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. George Laylor, Tues
day, May 14. —Miss Kathryn Shoop,
of Harrisburg, was a weekend guest
of her pa rents, the Rev. and Mrs. I
" Just the Same As
Before the War"
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The ring will be pitched atop the.
recruiting battleship, the Recruit,
which for some time has been sta
tioned at the Square. Moving pic
tures will be taken of the bouts and
it is expected that the demonstra
tion*vill prove one of the most suc
cessful Liberty Loan drives held
anywhere in the country.
Greatly encouraged by their four
to one victory over Johns Hopkins
last Saturday. Coach O'Nell's la
crosse men of the Carlisle Indian
school returned to work with re
doubled vigor. There are 150 red
men on the school field daily en
gaged in various sports. The work
this year has developed several good
men, foremost of whom is Choate,
a newcomer, who bids fair to rival
Jim Thorpe. He is a hurdler and
sprinter and strong in field sports,
being already within twenty inches
of the record for the disctis made
by Thorpe, who holds the school
championship. Of the track stars in
clude Leßoy, Edmunds and Old
shield, the latter showing up well in
the mile. The hurdlers and quarter
milers are in good shape and efforts
are being made to develop men in
the other branches needed to round
out the work of the team.
Oldring 1 one of the few of the
old guard players who still slide
head first into the bases. While this
method no doubt is not as efficient
as the fade-away, it proves conclu
sively that Rube is ever in good
condition, for no man can continu
ally slide head first without being
right at the top physically.
According to National league
second basemen and short fielders,
George Burns, of the Giants, is the
most difficult man in the league to
touch in a close play. Burns has
j developed the art of the fall-away
j slide to an extent that even Ty Cobii
might envy If he happened to be
playing in the same league with th*\
New York left fielder. Cobb has usu
ally been considered the peer of dia
mond athletes on bases, consequent
ly the cpnclusion is generally reach
ed that he Is also the most pro
ficient slider in the game. However,
you cannot tell this to National
League players and away with it.
They consider Burns a demon in a
close play, far harder to touch than
any other player in the National
League.
J.. N. Shoop.—Mrs. Benjamin Gru
ver and her mother, Mrs. Albert
Arthur, have returned from Pitts
burgh, after a visit of two weeks.—
Mrs. Wesley Bricker spent the week
end in Harrisburg with her hus
band.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
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To the Voters of Dauphin
County:
I hereby announce myself as
a candidate on the Republican
ticket for the office of Represent
ative in the General Assembly
from the Second Legislative Dis
trict in Dauphin county. I am a
resident and voter in Susque
hanna Township.
My platform is for the further
ance of the- "rinciples of the Re
nililican party and more particu
larly, at this time, for the pas
sage of the Prohibition Amend
ment to th# Constitution. I also
promise fair consideration to all
[ labor interests.
If nominated, 1 will make the
foregoing statements my plat
form.
I earnestly solicit your support
at the primaries Tuesday, May 21
1918.
David M. Beck.