LANCASTER IS TARGET FOR MANY GUNNERS-STEEL LEAGUE TO GET MORE TALENT
TRAPSHOOTING
AT LANCASTER
Gunners From Alii Parts of the
State Flock Annual
Tournament
This was "practice day" at the great
annual shoot in Lancaster, where the
twenty-eighth tournament of the
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Asso
ciation is being held under the man
agement of the Lancaster County Gun
Club and the well-known firms. Rem
ington Afms Co., Dupont Powdw Co.,
Chamberlain Cartridge Target CO. and
the New York Athletic Club. Dozens
of Harrisburg men identified with
trapshooting went down this morn
ing, many of them to contest. Gunners
from all over the state are piling in
hourly, and it looks like the biggest
attendance on record, such is the re
vival of rifle shooting since this war
began.
The program includes the most im
portant purse of the year and will also
carry for the flr.st time this season
the shoot which will decide the ama-
f e "r state trap-shooting title, now
held by Mclntire. The opening to-day
featured ten events of fifteen targets,
total 160, for money prizes. Nearly
$2,000 is hung up for prize money. The
"Maplewood 100" and the "In the
Open," both classics, will be" shot for
011 the second day. The feature of the
entire shoot, the Pennsylvania State
Artateur Citampionship event, will be
run oft on the third day. The special
prizes for resident Pennsylvanians
will be shot on the third and final
day as well as the team races and
the title for women.
Hill Games Postponed;
Reading and Hicks Tonight
Allison Hill League
STANDING OP THE Cf,l'BS
W. L. Pet.
Rosewood 5 2 .714
Galahad 5 3 !25
Reading .... .... 5 3 .625
Hiek-A-Thrift .... 1 8 .111
TONIGHT'S GAME
Reading vs. Hick-A-Thrift.
Rain interfered with the Rose
wood-Galahad contest last evening in
the Allison Hill League after the two
nines had made all plans to fight it
out for undisputed possession of first
place. To-niglit Reading and Hick-
A-Thrift will battle. It will be the
first contest for the latter team un
der the management of Dana Griffin.
"Bill'' Reiff, center fielder on The
Galahad aggregation and leading
batter of the league, has been draft
ed into service and will be called
June 24.
"Kid" Strieker, who pitched the
"Hickies" to their first victory in a
long time, is going to be a great I
help to that team. The "Kid" has
had quite a loniy experience in the
pastime. His home is at New Bloom
field and lie played with the Acade
my train there. Next he was heard
of with Harfisburg and York in the
Tri-State and after that with New
Cumberland in the old Central Penn
sylvania League. Last year he was
sovh with Newport in the Dauphin
County League. He is a brakeman on
the Middle division and he hits .350,
making him a very valuable asset.
SELLS PROPERTY TO BUY
BONDS, THEN 'ENLISTS IX ARMY
Washington.—Found: .A 100 per
cent, patriot.
Linn F. Hansen, a young farmer of
Wayne, Neb., hearing the call of the
country, sold his entire property and
with the proceeds donated $3,800 to
the American Red Cross, contributed
SI,OOO toward the erection of a
church and bought SI,OOO worth of
Liberty bonds. Then he enlisted and
since has bought $4,500 more in Lib
erty bonds. He is now stationed at
Pensacola, Fla., with Company G of
the Forty-third Infantry.
President Wilson, hearing of Han
son's record, sent him the following
letter:
"Indirectly, through a friend, I
have learned of all the circumstances
of your joining the military forces of
the United States and I want to send
you this brief line to express my ad
miration of the spirit which prompt
ed your action and prompted your
whole course in connection with
leaving your farm and throwing your
fortunes entirely and unreservedly
with the great country we all love
and seek to preserve." . .
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What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
American League
Detroit, 6; Philadelphia, 4.
Boston, 1; Chicago, 0.
Washington, 3; St. Louis, 2 (14 in
nings).
1 Cleveland-New York (not sched
. uled).
National League
Rrooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh, 0 k
Chicago.\6; Philadelphia, 0.
Boston, 1; Cincinnati, 0.
New York-St. Louis (rain).
International League
Jeresy City, 3: Baltimore, 2.
Newark, 3; Binghamton, 1.
Rochester, 3; Toronto, 2.
Buffalo-Syracuse (not-scheduled).
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League
Boston 30 19 .612
New York 27 19 .587
Chicago 23 19 .548
Cleveland 25 24 .510
Washington 24 25 .490
St. Louis 21 23 .477
Philadelphia 17 27 .386
Detroit 15 26 .366
National League
Chicago 30 12 .714
New York 29 14 .671
Cincinnati 23 23 .500
Botson 20 24 .455
Pittsburgh 19 23 .452
Philadelphia 18 25 .419
St. Louis 18 25 .419
Brooklyn 16 29 .356
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American League
Washington at St. Louis. "**
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
National League
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
International League
Rochester at Toronto.
Newark at Binghamton.
Jersey City at Baltimore.
Syracuse at Buffalo.
Jewish Residents Give
$1,500 to Palestine Fund
Fifteen hundred dollars in cash and
subscriptions was given last evening
at a meeting in Techinbal High School
auditorium to be forwarded to the
Palestine Restoration Committee for
use in the rehabilitation of the old
Jewish community. More subscrip
tions will be obtained in a personal
canvass of other Jews of Harrisburg
and vicinity.
Rabbi Berlin, of -New York City,
was the principal speaker at last
evening's fneeting. Short talks were
also given by Charles Kline, Rabbi M.
Romanoff, Rabbi Louis J. Haas, Rabbi
Morris Abramson and Robert Rosen
berg. Joseph Claster, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, presided.
Breaking Up of Baseball Organizations Will Brighten the Steel League With More
Stars of the Diamond; Some of the Steelton Constellation,
Now Shining For George Cockill
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LEW RITTER, Acting Manager
The best baseball played In Amer
ica should be witnessed on the dia
monds of the Steel League befofe
this season is over. News came last
night that the directors of the South
ern Association have voted to end
their season on June 28 and this will
release dozens of good ball players,
among them "Red" Crane, who may
be seen in the Steelton lineup. Lack
of interest in the game' and increased
cost of traveling are the reasons for
disbanding down South, but no such
drawbacks hinder the national pas
time up here. The crowds aj. Steel
ton show that good ball in this com
munity pays well. It Is likely that
the local team will be even more
strengthened now, although the ad
dition of Jack Knight should boost
the average. Knight Jumped from
the American Association, being first
Academy's Senior Class
Entertained by Mrs. Brown;
Plan For Annual Dance
The annual reception to the seniors
of Mrs. Arthur E. Brown, wife of
Headmaster Brown, at her home at
Front and Kathryn streets, and the
class dinner of the class of 1918, were
yesterday's events in the •commence
ment. week activities at Harrisburg
Academy.
Practically every member of the
class attended the class dinner held
last evening; at the Colonial Country
Club. Headmaster Brown acted as
toastmaster. Toasts were given by
Professor Jackson, Professor Omwake
and O. P.-Beckley, of the Berryhill
Nursei'y, and several members of the
cluss. Mr. Beckley said that mem
bers of the class would have excep
tional opportunities to prove them
selves inasmuch as they were enter
ing life in a wonderful era. Prelim-,
inary plans for a reunion t.o be held
during the commencement activities
five years hence were made at last
evening's event. In case the, reunion
becomes a reality, it will be the first
such event held in the history of t.he
institution.
The big social event of the year
will be the annual commencement
dance which will be held to-morrow
evening at the Colonial Country Clul),
Final arrangements have been com
pleted by the committee. The Man
nix Banjo orchestra will furnish the
music.
At the annual commencement exer
cises, which will be held in the Or
pheum Theater, on "Shursday morn
ing. starting at 10 o'clock, Dr. Newell
Dwight Hiliis. prominent pastor and
lecturer, will be t.lie principal speaker.
The Harrisburg Academy "Spectator's
Annual" will be distributed at this
event. Before Sje program proper,
H. B. N. Uritchard, leader of the
Glee Club, will direct the audience in
the singing of a number of wartime
selections.
Headmaster Brown will be in
chaj-ffe of the actual program which
follows: Music, orchestra"; Scripture
reading and prayer the Rev. Henry
W. A. Hanson; singing, "Onward,
Christian Soldiers; salutatory, "The
American Merchant Marine," Walter
Scott Thompson, Jr.; music, orchestra;
valedictory, "War and t.he Individual,"
Josiah Andrew Dunkle; announce
ments and presentations, Howard R.
Omwake; award of diplomas, Vance
Motoiy, I latteries, I .amps.
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baseman for Minneapolis. It Is said
now that many others will do like
wise and this will be another source
for talent in the Steel League. Jen
nings, Sayer and Rondeau promise to
follow Knight.
Bethlehem has braced itself with
"Cy" Seymour; Schacht has become a
star pitcher, and th& whole team
i threatens to be welded into a very
hard one to beat. Steelton does not
expect to lag and right now it is a
very compact bunch, with plenty of
teamwork. Much of this 1b due to
Lew Ritter, the old fox on the side
Sisler Tells Boys Not
To Put Baseball First
George Sisler, speaking; Sisler of
the St. Louis Browns, the man who
is racing so hotly with Ty Cobb in
batting; the man who has played
every position, and, therefore, is one
of America's most versatile players,
one of the few men who stepped
straight from a college diamond into
a big league and made good from
the go-off.
And this is what he says:
"I have played ball almost ever
since I can remember. I presume I
played more than most of the other
fellows, because X liked it so well.
First on the vacant lots around
Akron, 0., and then on the high
school diamond, I kept constantly at
it. I had no opportunities which are
not open to the average American
boy. Many have mor.
"Any boy who will practice
steadily and put some study and
thought on the game can improve
greatly. Of cpurse, natural ability
counts for a good deal, yet it alone
is not enough. It must be developed
by practice and study if one is to
become even an ordinarily good ball
player. The boy with but ordinary
ability can, if he makes a real effort
often surpass the boy with far
i greater ability. Hard work counts
in baseball, as in everything else,
and the chap who tries to get along
without it fails in the end.
"I do not believe that any boy
C. McCormick; music, orchestra; ad
dress to class. Dr. NeWell Dwight
Hillis; singing, "Battle Hymn of the
Republic," entire assembly; benedic
tion, the Rev. Ellis N. Kremer.
Realty Board to Send
Delegates to Convention
The Harrisburg Real Estate Board
last night elected Edward Moeslein
and Herman P. Miller as its delegates
to the Eleventh National Convention
of Real Eatate Boards to be held in
St. Louis, June 17 to 21. Mr. Moes
lein was a city building inspector
at one tirno and has been a contrac
tor and builder in Harrisburg for
many years. Mr. Miller is a member
of the firm of Miller Brothers and
Company, and widely known in realty
circles.
Many important questions are to
be discussed at the convention,
among them housing conditions,
taxation, the own-your-home cam
paign, city planning and other im
portant work.
The special committee of the
hoard and the one appointed by
Mayor Keister to Investigate alleged
rent profiteering field a Joint meet
ing late this afternoon. No action
was taken by the board last night ns
the members said they will wait un
til the Joint committed takes final
action and submits a report. Numer
ous investigations have been made
during the last few 'weeks and it
is understood these are to be dis
cussed at length before being pre
sented to the board.
lines, who learned the game many
years ago. Ritter handles the big
league squad like one who under
stands, for fast company gentlemep
are very touchy. "Steve" Yerkes is
giving his best to make
pennant winner and there is attother
veteran of the big tent who should
not be overlooked. Hunter. This out
fielder is bne of the best, though he
is a quiet chap and seldom talks
about himself. He is steady, fine for
ground and lofty drives and a more
than average hitter. Cockill has the
nucleus of a fine team with Plank,
should put baseball above every
thing else, or make an effort to at-1
tain skill in baseball his principal
aim in life. Do not allow yourself
to be dazzled by the big salaries
which you hear are paid to ball
players. These are exceptional, and
you must remember that one cannot
earn them for very many years.
There are many positions better than
those even in the big leagues, and
almost any position which is open
to a boy of education is better in the
long run than a place In the minors.
"The ball player Is usually through
before he Is 35, Just when most men
are beginning to accomplish some
thing in business and unless he has
trained himself for business or
saved a fortune he is in a difficult
position. So the wise boy will stay
in school Just as long as he can and
prepare himself for a regular busi
neess or professional calling. He
should view baseball as a recreation.
He can find time to play without/in
terfering with his study if he works
hard enough at both! If his school
play enables him to develop enough
baseball skill to win him a highly
paid big league position it may be
worth his while to earn that money
for a few years and save a share of
it to help him got started in busi
ness later. But the chances of doing
this are so slim for the average boy
that it would be most foolish to put
I baseball first."
Wesley Island Sinks
Into Sea After Quake
The news that King George II of
the Friendly Island was dead doubt
less did not cause much mental ex
citement among American readers.
They had not known that King
George was alive. But it aroused
more than the cursory interest in
South Sea happening* because It
conveyed the Information that in
these times of war and hat© there
was a governmental entity in this
world that boasted the name
"Friendly."
Yet the Friendly, or Tonga Islands
constitute a unique region. This lit
tle archipelago is the 6nly place in
the world that has seismic independ
ence of religious thought, or, rather,
what may be called a volcanic sense
of humor. Methodist missionaries
were the first representatives of a
religious sect to Invade the islands.
They were recognized by the Tonga
king and were encouraged in their
civilizing activities. During the
period from 1846 to 1567 there were
many serious earthquake shocks
among the Friendly Islands. And
during one of the most severe a new
Island arose from the sea, which the
Methodist missionaries hasteaed to
christen "Wesley." The island, as if
weighted with so imposing an eccle-|
si&stical honor, Immediately sank
into the sea, thus honored, but un
wept and unsung. I
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STEVE YERKES
Pierce, Ramsey, "Bifd" Weiser,
"Shorty" Miller, "Kid" Stutz. Peter
son and the others.
The game to-day is with repre
sentatives of the Worthington Pump
Machine Company. of Bazleton,
which is said to be one of the fast
est aggregations that ever played
the national game in the coal regions
and its lineup includes "Jimmy"
Kane, former Pittsburgh first base
man: Nebinger and Dougherty, three
players among the best outside the
big show. Ted Weaver, a Harrisburg
lad, is managing the team. Weaver
also v plays shortstop. For several
years he was a star at Atlantic City,
working back of the bat. On Satur
day another big league game is
staged with Lebanon and fair
weather should bring out an enor
mous crowd to see Eddie Plank pitch
on the home grounds, Jack Knight
and the otheiy new stars.
Revenge For Kiwanis Ball
Club Set For Thursday P.M.
Rain stopped, at the end of the third
inning last evening, what promised to
be an interesting game of base
ball played on the Island be
tween the Suburban Club and the
Kiwanis Club, the score at the time
the game was called being 5 to' 4,
with the Suburban Club leading.
Cooper was in the bo* for the Suburb
ans and Merrill for the Kiwanis. Both
seemed to have excellent control. The
game will be played on Thursday
evening, starting at 6:30. Cooper will
pitch for the Suburban Club. The
Kiwanis pitcher has not been an
nounced.
Princeton to Be
a Military School
Princeton. Princeton University
will become a military school on
June 24. A three-year course of
training approved by the general
staff of the army will be Inaugurated
and every student will be under strict
military discipline, eating and sleep
ing in barracks instead of the dormi
tories.
After the first year of training,
which will be obligatory upon all
freshmen, it will be optional with
the men whether they desire to con
tinue or to go into the four-year
academic course.
The military course is so arranged
that a freshman entering college at
the normal age will have completed
it and become eligible for his degree
by the time he reaches draft age.
The War Department some time
ago made it possible for any college
having h. reserve officers training
corps to adopt the system to go into
efl'ect at Princeton. Yale, Amherst
and other institutions are understood
to be considering its adoption.
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No Ground Too Rough
For New Gun Tractor;
Field Motor Conquers
Washington, d. C. —The latest pro
duction of the Army Ordnance Bu
reau, a five-ton, armored artillery
tractor for hauling field guns, was
demonstrated here with Secretary
Baker, General March, chief of staff,
and many foreign officers present to
match its performance.
Hooked to a 4.7-inch field how
itzer, the machine ran over the
rough, muddy ground of Rock Creek
Park;, which recently balked the
British tank Britannia. It went
through ditches and holes without a
stop, cut down trees and climbed
over the fallen trunks, dragging the
gun behind it; climbed a 45-degree
hill, where the mud was a foot deep,
as a result of recent rains, and
wound up the performance by rat
.tling down a paved avenue at a 12-
mile gait, without leaving a mark on
the paving.
The whole load, including the gun
and tractor, was approximately
20,000 pounds.
Officers who saw the demonstration
are convinced that no shell-torn ter
ritory will stop the rapid movement
of American Held guns when they
arc sent to support infantry ad
vances. Moreover, the machines are
shrapnel proof and can be disabled
only by a direct shell hit. Secretary
Baker and General March rode in
the tractor as it dragged the gun
about the broken ground. Later they
puffed up and down hill, beside It,
obviously pleased with the machine's
powers.
In the British, French and Ger
man armies only guns above six-inch
are notorized. Heretofore it has not
been found practical to put tractors
on the lighter weapons, because they
must leave the roads.
It is proposed now to equip all
American batteries above three-inch
light guns up to six-inch with trac
tors. They are in production and the
present month will see a substantial
number delivered for shipment
abroad. Meanwhile a smaller type
is being worked out for the three
inch or "75'5," with the prospect that
all American artillery will be motor
drawn eventually. Besides an enor
mous saving in forage, every battery
motorized saves horses, which are
killed by the thousands going into
action.
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Ludendorff Hoped to
Divert French Reserves
Paris.—L'Homme Libre, Premier
Clemenceau's newspaper, says that
Ludendorff hoped by his march to
the Marne to draw the French re
serves to the south and then to drive
to th'e west through the valleys of
the Aisne and Ourcq toward Com
piegne and Villers-Cotterets in order
to take the allied positions in the
rear from Montdidier to Noyon and
force a great retreat on the Oise in
the direction of the capital.
"But up to now," it continues,
"this great plan has only succeeded
i$ its first part, and the remainder of
the plan is about to meet with a
great failure. We would have, in
deed, committed a grave blunder
had we accumulated our troops as a
stopper between the Marne and
Aisne.
"The important concentrations of
troops we have made in the salient,
which now forms the new front, be
gin to produce their effect. Every
thing suggests that the enemy will
be completely checked and blocked
and that the economy made of our
reserves, in preferring to yield terri
tory, will permit us much more pow
erful reactions than those produced
after the battles of March and April.
"We need, therefore, have not the
least fear on account of the exten
sion of the enemy's success. Not
this time will he get the decision."
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