STEELTON PLAYS FORE RIVER TOMORROW ON COTTAGE HILL-TECH HIGH SECOND BEST CLARK LOSES FORSTEELTON Drops Ball Thrown by Stutz, Permitting a Brace of Scores For Wilmington Wilmington, Del., May 81.—Clark's error In the eighth Inning enabled Harlan to win from Steelton in a sensational game here yesterday In the Bethlehem Steel Corporation League, by the score of 2 to 1. Five thousand fans were on hand to witness this sensational battle of pitchers between Pierce, the former Cub hurler, and Dumont, formerly of the Washington Americans. Both pitchers displayed wonderful control up until the sixth Inning, no hits having been made by either team until this period. In the sixth inning Steelton push ed a run across on a base on balls, and an infield hit. Hunter, displaying some speed by scoring from second on the infield tap. * Harlan sent two runners over the rubber in the eighth. Payne walked, Wingate singled and Lake hit sharp ly to Stutz, who fielded the ball cleanly, but Clark dropped the ball, allowing both runners to score by a wonderful burst of speed. Joe Jackson played his first game as a war worker, but was unable to accomplish anything sensational with Ihe willow, contrary to expectations, as Steelton's outfielders played deep and were able to gather in his vicious long drives. HARLAN R. H. O. A. E. Biemiller, ss. ..... 0 0 0 1 0 Wagner, If 0 0 1 0 0 Walters, 3b 0 0 2 2 0 Jackson, lb. ...... 0 Oil 1 0 Gharity, c 0 0 8 0 0 Martin, 2b 0 0 0 3 0 Payne, cf 1 1 2 0 0 Wingate, rf 1 1 2 0 0 Dumont, p 0 0 1 5 0 Ray, p 0 0 0 0 0 Lake xx 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 2 27 14 0 STEELTON R. H. O. A. E. Hunter, If 1 2 3 0 0 Miller, cf 0 0 1 0 0 Stutz, ss 0 1 2 3 0 Weiser, If 0 0 2 0 0 Terkes, 2b 0 0 0 2 0 Nield, 3b 0 0 0 2 0 Clark, lb 0 0 7 2 1 Peterson, c 0 0 7 1 0 Pierce, p. ........i 0 0 2 2 0 Ramsey, x 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 3 24 12 1 x—Batted for Pierce in ninth, xx—Batted for Dumont in.eighth. Harlan 00000002 x —2 Steelton 00000100 o—l Earned runs, Steelton, 1. Stolen bases, Dumont, Weiser. Hits, off Du mont, 3; off Pierce, 2. Struck out, by Dumont, 5; by Ray, 1; by Pierce, 1. Bases on balls, by Dumont, 4; by Ray, 3; by Pierce, 1. Umpire, Moran. Sparrows Point, N. J., May 31. — Sparrows Point lost to Lebanon here yesterday in the Bethlehem Steel League, 4 to 1. Although errors by the local team were costly, the vis itors were favored by the breaks of the game. 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It is quite natural that these writers would side with organized baseball, especially when it is taken into consideration that teams minus star players are certain to crimp the gate receipts. It is but natural that if all the star players were to accept berths in the Steel league the.Major would fall in the discard. While continually "pan ning" the few who have been the targets l'or their criticism, it might l>e well if they took into considera tion the veterans over draft age who have decided to cast aside Major league ball and no doubt big salaries to do their country a service by working in shipbuilding plants anil munition industries. Then again how many players within the draft age who are playing ball in the Steel Co. league, are learning a trade that will be of use to them for life, and have not entered a claim for exemption. It is no more than can be expected that the big league man agers are looking out for their in terests and their interests alone and every time a player of note leaves they realize that his going may In jure the club. Their alibi is that when the country called them for service in the ranks they made IJO protest but were perfectly satisfied to have them leave. 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All sizes. = I 1 II SIO.OO t 5 | Get Under a Hub Straw Hat t: Why continue to swelter when you can keep cool in one of our snappy Sennets S t Split Straws—fancy braid Straws—Leghorns—Milans—Madagascars or Panama Hats? S t Big assortments to choose from. . 5 Straws $2 to $4 Panamas $4.50 to $6.50 I TRe OHub I EE Nachman & Hirsh Prop's. MAY 31, 1918. not create any favorable public senti ment if they did. So what else had they to do but take it good na turedly. However, they now see the Steel league looming up as big as the Majors and are directing their attacks against this organization. Do they for one minute think that it took them to call attention to the fact that players are seeking a refuge in the Steel league to evade the draft when the country is repre sented strongly by agents of the de partment of justice and secret service upon whom devolves the duty of ferreting out draft evaders? While their arguments might be just in several cases, it is probable that they have gone a bit too far and the con dition will no doubt be satisfactorily adjusted, not through their medium, but through the government experts detailed to this work. Taking all in all there are always two sides to an argument and the city sports writers naturally take the side in which they may be the most beneficial. The list of players are available and the league manage ment no doubt would be only too glad to furnish these writers with the names of the star players who are over draft age and those who are within the limit and have not filed a claim for exemption. Great Crowd to See Steelton Play Fore River Another huge crowd is expected to morrow by the management of the Steelton baseball club to witness the battle between the local Steel League nine and Fore River. A number of magnates in the Steel Trust have ask ed for reserved seats in the exclusive front row, and a number of motor par ties have secured tickets. Society is as much excited over the big league invasion as the ordinary fan. Steelton's wretched luck yesterday, when Clarke lost the game by muffing a throw, sharpened the appetite of local rooters, for it Is almost certain that Eddie Plank will be seen here for the first time in this game. Pierce and Ramsey each have done well, and it is Plank's turn to waft 'em over with his magician's south paw. Fore River has many old-timers of fame, like Clyde Engle, Mammaux and Dugan. The lineup will probably be as follows: Kopf, s. s.; Dowd, 2d b.; Twqmbly, 1. m.; Jacobson, c. f.; Engle, Ist b.; Dugan, r. f.; Connelly, 3d b.; Murphy, c.; Harris, c.; Mammaux, p.; Pennington, p. 17 WEST END A. C. BEAT P.M.TEAM Smart Plays at Battle Which Was Easy For the Pressler Boys A rattling: good game, teeming with uncommon features, -was pulled off yesterday afternoon, the morning: event being postponed, between West End and the P. & K. Division team, winding up G-2, In favor of Manager Pressler's active squad. The Railroad ers never had a chance. West Knd jumping at their throats for three tal lies in the very first frame, and piling up three more in the third. For smart, big-league baseball two stunts of yesterday would be hard to beat. In the eighth, Giblin, of the Railroaders, negotiated a double play, lone hand, at a critical moment, and in the sixth Euker. of West End, made an instantaneous return to home plate from a hot grounded, nailing the runner at home. Killlng er then shot the ball down in time to catch the other runner trying to stretch to third. WEST END R. H. O. A. E. Bell, 2b 1113 0 Kline. 3b 1 0 1 0 1 W. Euker, ss 1 1 4 0 0 McCurdy. 7b 1 1 4 0 0 Hrown. If. I 3 2 0 0 T. Euker, cf.' 1 1 0 0 (I Giblin, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Killinger, c 0 0 16 1 0 Waltz, p 0 2 0 2 0 Totals 6 10 27 9 1 P. & R. A. A. R. H. O. A. E. Gar'ick, If 0 1 2 0 0 Geary, ss 0 0 3 4 1 Mlnnlck, 3b 0 1111 Weigle, cf 0 0 1 0 1 Reidell, 2b 117 0 0 Peters, c 0 1 1 3 0 Walters, lb 1 2 7 2 1 Alcorn, rf 0 0 1 0 o Longenecker, p. .. 0 10 4 0 Totals 1 7 24 14 4 West End 30300000 X—6 P. & H 00010010 o—2 Two-base hits, W. Euker, Brown. Three-base hits, McCurdy, Brown. Sacrifice hit, Geary. Sacrifice fly, Mc- Curdy. Double plays, Reidell. unas sisted; Waltz, W. Euker and McCurdy; Killinger, W. Euker. Killinger and Kline. Struck out. by Waltz, 16: i I.ongenecker, 1. Base on balls, off Waltz. 3; off Longenecker, 2.