13 TECH HIGH STARS CARRY OFF HONORS AT PITTSBURGH-EDDIE PLANK LOSES FIRST GAME STEELTON LOSES TOLEBANONITES Eddie Plank Outpitehes Rill Rittcr, and Makes Three Hits - The Lebanon team of the Steel League defeated Steelton on Satur day "over there," before a bis crowd of Schwab magnates and a populace tyungry for another pennant. Leba non flung high its flag won last year and that should have been enough to make them lose Saturday's battle. Pitchers figured prominently in this opening fray. Eddie Plank, who has been warming up gradually down at the Cottage Hill, went the full nine innings and the enemy touched him up eight times, while Steelton was gathering eleven wallops off Bill Ritter. Plank, who sometimes cuts up in this fashion, had three hits in four times up, and Bill Ritter banged out a double, which figured in the scoring. The score: LEBANON AB. R. H. O. A. McConnell, 2b 3 0 1 2 3 Marhefka, ss 3 1 0 3 1 Clouser, 3b 3 2 1 2 3 Habbington, If 3 0 0 0 0 Trout, cf 3 0 1 3 0 Walsh, lb 3 0 2 9 0 Yelscr, rf 3 0 110 Hart, c 3 0 1 7 2 Ritter, p 3 1 1 0 3 Totals 27 4 8 12 12 STEELTON AB. R. H. O. A. Hunter, rf S 1 2 2 0 Miller, cf 4 1 1 3 1 HtuU, ss 3 0 0 1 1 Weiser, If .. 5' 0 2 2 0 Yerkes, 2b 5 0 1 2 1 Neild, 3b 4 0 0 0 4 Clarke, 1b......... 4 0 1 7 0 Peterson, c 3 0 1 6 2 Plank, p 4 1 3 1 3 Total 37 3 IX 24 12 Steelton 00000001 2—3 Lebanon 10000003 x—4 Errors, Steelton, 1, Peterson; Leb anon, 3; Clouser, 2; Hart. Two-base hits, Hunter. Ritter. Three-base hit. Weiser. Stolen bases, Neild, Clouser. Sacrifice hits, Stutz, 2; Marhefka, Trout, Walsh. Struck out, by Plank. .'I; by Ritter, 6. Base on balls, off Plank, 3; off Ritter. 3. Left on base, Steelton, 9; Lebanon, 5. Passed ball, Peterson. Time of game. 2 hours and 5 minutes. Umpire, Moran. |fe^Harrisburg, -.NjaaanMi "They Shall Not Pass" The demons of high costs will not be able to batter down the bulwark of King Oscar Quality The price has changed to six cents, but the quality holds. JOHN C. HERMAN & CO. Makers MONDAY EVENING, , HXRRBSBURG lUPftjt TfJLEGR3tPBO MAY 20, 191$. Snoodles Thought That a stitch in Time Saved Nine >.* By HutigerforcL Rve "got 1 (ASTi toRGoTH f ' T Trt iiiFAR * /■—. ,'BOUT iITTIM ) i | 1 r 1 I • Sa^sh e N d Poppy [Wn (rQIHG ] S >4£ DRESS I CUT OFF /WX \ DftWN L^o^ 1 TH6M TAILS Baseball Summary; Where They Play Today YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American I.eiiKue Washington, 1; Cleveland, 0 (12 inn ings). Kntlonnl I.engur Chicago, 3; Philadelphia, 0. Boston. 1; St. Ijoufs, 0. Cincinnati, 5; New York 1. International League Newark, 5: Syracuse, 1. No other games played. SCHEDULE: FOR TO-DAY American I.CMKIIC Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Washington. Xnllonnl League Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Boston at St. Louis. STANDING OF THE CLUBS American League W. L. P.C. Boston IS 10 .1143 New York 15 12 .556 Cleveland s 15 13 .536 Chicago 13 11 .542 Washington 13 14 .481 St. Louis J1 13 .458 Philadelphia 11 15 .423 Detroit 7 15 .318 Xfitionnl Lengue W. L. P.C. New York 20 7 .741 Chicago 17 !) .654 Pittsburgh 13 12 .520 Cincinnati 15 14 .517 Philadelphia 11- II .440 Boston 10 17 .370 Brooklyn 9 16 .36 St. Louis 9 17 .346 TECH TEAM TRIUMPHANT Carl Beck Leads Mates in Winning Big Meet at Pittsburgh Hurrah! And three more cheers for Technical High School, trainer of champions. Last year, on the same Schenley Oval at Pittsburgh, Penn State won the college meet and Har risburg Tech came out ahead in the school section. On Saturday Tech repeated her victory, wjiile Pitt eas ily gobbled the college end of the menu. The Harrisburg squad, proudly flaunting their school colors, maroon and gray, grabbed off a total of 52 1-5 points. The nearest opponent turned out to be a dark horse, Wash ington High School, who, although it only had six men in its lineup, man aged to score 32 points. The next In order can\e Wilkinsburg for third place, just beating Peabody and Kiski. As was expected, Carl Beck car ried oft the bulk of wins for Har risburg, with Toney Wllsback a close ' second. The team was so perfectly balanced that all hands got their share of honor and young Carl Beck, j Garrett, Malick, Snarrow and Boyer each won laurel crowns. Beck and Garret finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100-yard dash, when the time of 10 3-5 was made. Malick won the 440, making the distance in 51 2-5. He was hard pressed by Covalt, of Wilkinsburg. Sparrow finished fifth in the half mile run. Carl Beck won his trial heat in the 120-yard hurdles and then captured the final. It was a hard race. Boy er finished third in this event. Tech's points in the field events were tallied by Beck and Wilsbach. The former captured the 12-pound shotput when he hurled it 45.7 feet and "Toney" carried away the discus prize when he threw it a distance of 98.8 feet. The team of Pitt easily won the college end of the meet, tallying 130 points to the 60 rolled up by Carne gie Tech. Trial Heats, 100-yard Dash—First heat won by Moore, Peabody; Gar rett, Harrisburg Tech, second. Time, 11 1-5. Second heat won by Malick, Harrisburg Tech; Goldinger, Peabody, second. Time, 11 2-5. Third hea* won by Hairston, Wilkinsburg; Banks, Washington, second. Time, 11 1-5. Fourth heat won by Mc- Crory, Kiski; Beck, Harrisburg Tech, second. Time, 11. Final Heat —Won by Moore, Pea body; McCrory, Kiski, second; Beck, Harrisburg Tech, third; Garrett, Har risburg Tech, fourth; Banks, Wash ington, fifth. Time. 10 3-5. 220-yard Dash —Won by Moore, Peabody; McCrory, Kiski. second; Hairston. W?l!knsburg, third; VlelJ man, Washington, fourth West, Washington, fifth. Time, 23. 440-yard Dash—Won by Malick, Harrisburg Tech; Covalt, Wilkins burg, second; Hairston, Wilkinsburg, third; Banks, Washington, fourthi Rosenburg, Schenley, fifth. Time, 51 2-5. Half-mile Run—Won by Covalt, Wilkinsburg; Wylie, Washington, second; Guth, Bluffington, third; Mil ler, Kiski, fourth; Sparrow, Harris burg Tech, fifth. Time, 2.06 1-5. Mile Run—Won by Wylle, Wash ington; Swiss vale, second; Kennedy, Allegheny, third; Riley, Wilkinsburg, fourth: Bird, Kiski, fifth. Time, 4.42. Trial Heats, 120-yard Hurdles— First heat won by Beck, Harrisburg Tech; Edward, Kiski, second; Heagy, Harrisburg Tech, third. Time, 17 4-5. Second heat won by Boyer, Harris burg Tech; Phillips, Washington, second; Frantz, Wilkinsburg, third. Time, 18 3-5. Final Heat —Won by Beck, Harris burg Tech; Edgar, Kiski, second; •Boyer, Harrisburg Tech, third; Phil lips, Washington, fourth; Frantz, Wilkinsburg, fifth. Academy Up in the Air, Loses at Lancaster An eighth-inning ibatting rally de feated the Hurrisburg Academy nine at Yeates Saturday, when the team went completely up in the air and let in 10 runs. The final score was 13 to 10. Up until the eighth the Academy played air-tight ball and only two hits reached the outfield. Just when victory seemed certain Yeates began to hit and with the aid of several bad errors began a merry-go-round. The Academy team went to pieces, having probably been overconfident and ten men crossed the plate before the side was retired. In the ninth the Academy filled the bases with one out and had of a rally but Yeates pulled a double play on a grounder to third. Catcher Stone was absent from the game and Loudermilch took his place, Newiin covering the first sack, which was Laudermilch's regular post. The feature of the game was Esquerro's home run in the sixth, which drove in Stewart. Bert star red for Yeates at the short field. Chicago, May 20. —Grover Cleve land Alexander may yet be seen in a Cub uniform in several games this summer. Other National and Amer ican League stars who are in the Army and Navy may also return to their teams for brief periods of work. It will be up to the players and the clubs to arrange the .mat ter In conjunction with the military authorities' awards of furloughs and leaves for the men. "My Word," They Did Jolt John Bull I.ondon, May 20.—An eleven-inning game marked the opening of the American baseball season jn England] yesterday. The score was: R. H. E. Army 7 11 5 Navy 6 5 6 Admiral Sims threw out the first ball. The umpire was Arlie Latham, | the former New York Giant star. It was the first baseball game ever j played at the Arsenal football ] grounds at Highbury. The spectators included Admiral Palmer, of the British Navy; Captain Willianf Arch er Redmond, son of the late John Redmond, and many Londoners, who saw baseball played for the first time. The American rooters were so ex cited in the ninth inning, with the score a tie, that three airplanes sailed over the field almost unno ticed. When the nearly 7,000 Americans stretched after the seventh inning, as per Polo Ground etiquette, the British bobbies, disconcerted by the unusual scene, started an investiga tion. The Londoners were much amused by the American baseball slang. Ai league has been formed with three teams from the American Army and one from the Navy, an international rivalry being attained by an equal number of teams from the London headquarters. AROUND THE BASES All is set in Mercersburg for the annual "letter" game with Kiski minetas to be held at the Cumber land Valley Institution next Satur day. The game with ICiskl is the biggest event on the Mercersburg baseball calendar, and Coach Gene Hanks is leaving no stone unturned in his effort to score a triumph over the big rivals from Saltsburg. Pa. Lebanon, Pa., May 20.—Branch Rickey, of the St. Louis Cardinals, spent the day here with Steve Yerkes, of Reading, and "Bud" Weiser, of Shamokin, both of whom are members of the Steelton team of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation League. Rickey wants both players, particularly Yerkes, but the result of his efforts continued a secret up to the time of departure of Rickey and the two players to their .respective homes. Rickey witnessed the work of both Yerkes and Weiser Saturday afternoon in the Bethlehem Steel League game here, being seated with Mrs. Yerkes in the stand. Professor Charles S. Ketchner, of Albright College, Myerstown, formerly a St. Louis scout, was also in conference here Saturday with Rickey. In spite of the fact that Mrs. Ron ald H. Barlow has never won the women's national championship, is j there any one who will deny that she is the most remarkable woman golfer that this country has ever produced? Is there another woman in the country who could duplicate her performance of winning the Clarence H. Gelst trophy five years in succession? G. H. "Babe" Ruth, the Boston pitcher who has been playing reg ularly in other positions when not on the mound, has topped all Amer ican League hitters with an average !of .467. Frank Schulte, the veteran | outfielder with Washington, is sec ; ond, with a percentage of .400. Tris Speaker, however, might be consid ered as the star outfielder has play ed in twenty-five games, ten more than Ruth, and has hit the ball for j the splendid average of .398. Ty j Cobb has slumped since last week, I the latest average of the Tiger slug | ger being .289. Notable among the leaders this week is Clarence Walker, of the Ath [ letics, who is rated fifth in the list, J with an average of .368, while Cap tain Oldring is fourth, with a per centage of .375. Oldring, however, I has played in only six games. | Coach Goldsmith's lacrosse play ■ ers were like "babes in the woods" | before the speedy Carlisle Indians in the battle staged on Franklin Field Saturday afternoon. The Red and Blue players were beaten by the worst score of the season, the count being 14 to 0 at the end of the hour's play. The Penn players seem ed almost helpless before their dusky opponents, who had a tre mendous advantage of speed and ex perience. Only once during the en tire session did the Red and Blue threaten to score. In this instance Bruner, the Carlisle goal, turned the attack aside by a quick stroke of his stick. Claude Hendrix, the Chicago pitcher, and J. C. Smith, the Bos ton third baseman, were the indi viduals to jump high in the batting lists last week, the former now lead ing the National League with an average of .444 and the latter be ins third, with .382. Larry Doyle's average remains the same, as he is not playing. Benny Kauff and Ross Young, the New York outfielders, are still among the leaders, although Fred Merkle. of Chicago, has gone to the fore with an average of .380. Ed. Roush, of Cincinnati, who led at the end of last season, is gradu ally forging to the top, his latest percentage being .337. Sherwood Magee, the veteran, also with Cin cinnati. has reached the select class with .321. STAR TEAMS PLAY ON HILL Reading and Rosewood, Lead ing the League, Will Battle This Evening Allison Hill League STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L. Pet. Reading 3 1 .750 Rosewood 3 1 .750 Galahad 0 2 .500 Hick-A-Thrift 0 4 .000 Tills Week's Schedule Monday evening—Rosewood vs. Reading. Tuesday evening—Galahad vs. Hick-A-Thrift. Wednesday evening—Galahad vs. Reading. Thursday evening— Rosewood vs. Hick-A-Thrift. When Reading and Rosewood players take the field this evening for their big battle, they will find the infield in better shape than ever before. Saturday a steam roljej was run over the ground, and many of the rough spots were removed. In fielders will bo delighted with the change as infield balls were likely to take a bad bounce at any time. It will cut down the number of er rors to a minimum, and mike the games faster. The outfield will also be placed in better shape for the players in the field. Officers o fthe league will try a new plan of raising finances. Boxes for contributions will be placed at different parts of the field, and spec tators can contribute as they leave the field at the close of the contest. Because of the games being played on the railroad ground, no tickets may be sold for the games, nor may a collection be lifted. Fans have: expressed their willingness to eon tribute, and have themselves sug gested this plan. With the fourth season two years old. all games have been played to date. While rain crimped the eon test last Monday evening, it was played off Friday night. Friday is always an open date for postponed games. As it looks, Reading and Rosewood seem to have the edge on Galahad and Hick-A-Thrift. The two latter teams are aftdr players to strengthen their nines, and "one or ttoo capable players would add to both squads. When Rosewood shut out Gala had Friday evening. Manager Fritz had an alibi. "Tluy had a right to whitewash us," he suggested. "They have lime (Lyme) on the Rosewood team." Manager Murray Washburn has handed in a protest to President Reel, because of the result of the game with the Reading team last Wednesday night. A new "ump" was tried out and made decisions that neither manager took kindly to. The protest will be acted on this week. Many of of "Pete" Shickley's friends did not recognize him last week as he handed out decisions He was camouflaged by a collar and tie. Can you imagine? "Bill" Forna without a chew of slippery elm. "Bill" Reiff making a home run. "Bud" Lingle in uniform. - "Jing" Johnson pitching in a Sun day school league. "Bill" Hoernor in spats. Any player who can catch one night, and pitch the next, has a good deal (Goodiel) to boast of. The way Boatman handed out passes Friday .light, we might sug gest that he change his name to Airman. What's ailing (Ehling) Al? Ask him, he knows. Manager Pressler carries a pick of life-savers to every contest. When ever his side begins losing he begins to chew on the candy. "Hunch" Garverich is considered one of the clasßiest players in the league. He has seen service in the Blue Ridge. He is a dangerous player at the bat and usually drives out a hit. Shartln has been fighting hard for a regular position on the Read ing nine, playing some clever ball last week. Spectators are pleased with the way in which the "bluecoats" handle the crowd. They are on the job ev ery night, and do good work. George School, Po„ May 20. "Big" George held Swarthmore Preparatory School without a hit or run here on Saturday, George School j winning by the score of 18 to 0. ' George's twirling was excellent, he 1 never wavering once and fanning | eighteen batters. George also got I three doubles and two singles. Easton, May 20.—The best truck ! team ever developed at Lafayette i College won the sixth annual Middle Atlantic States collegiate track and field championship on March field Saturday afternoon by the over whelming total of forty-five points, by far the largest score ever made in a title meet of the association. Game little Swarthmore was an easy sec ond with thirty and one-hnlf points, Delaware and Stevens tying for third with seventeen polnta, while I Rutgers finished fifth with sixteen ' points and New' York University wijts sixth by scoring eleven points. Muh lenberg scared six, while Haverford and Lehigh each made five points. \'o one disputed Gettysburg's last place with two and one-half points.] Somers is Shooting Victor; Godcharles Best Amateur Somers, of Delta, Pa., a profes sional shooter, on Saturday captured high honors at the first annual reg istered shoot of the New Cumberland Gun Club by breaking 148 out of 150 targets, Fred Godcharles, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, captured first amateur honors by breaking 144 out of 150; J. G. Mar tin, of Harrisburg won second hon ors by breaking 143 out of 150 and rhits us—save the Helmars. Jfaas^%^%g£s£B£S l|H|^ a n |gnv^ra Hraw Map aMBRMfeMMBBBf g| lwii wBHMI Stewart, of West Fairview, captured third honors by breaking 140 out of 150. The scores follow: F. A. God charles, 144; A. 1-1. Roberts, 128; H. A. Jones, 128; Cavanaugh, 127; Cochran, 132; G. Martin, 120; Segel baum, 106; Zealy, 122; Keller, 133;. A. B. Freeland, 115; J. G. Martin, 143; ,T. H. Freeland, 137; Eshenour, 130; Stewart, 140; Quigley, 108; -Mrs. Ray Boyer, 118; Guistwhitc, 98; Troup, 100; Lechthaler,. 10H; Mar shall, 87; W. A. Miller, 137; C. M. Miller, 130; Eyster, 79; Ryder, 112; Stetler, 129; Roth rock, 132; Klinger, 113; Hoffman, 106; Zeigler, 128; Somors, 148. Railroaders Win From Fast West End Baseball Team The Engineers and Firemen trim med tlie West End A. C., on Saturday, at Fourth and Seneca streets, the game being culled in the seventh to permit seeing the. Red Cross parade. Eveler was a mystery to the West End sluggers, allowing two hits only. Kline saved a higher score in his job at third for the West End, with six assists and two putouts, all scant chances. The railroaders have a very hard club to beat. Manager "Chub" Reatty can be reached at 2458 Reel street for arranging games. West End A. 4 0 0 0 0 n 0 I—l I Engin'rs and Firem'n 1 2 0 0 0 0 o—3
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