*CITY PLAY GROUNDS OPEN WITH BALL GAMES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS; GAME AT STEELTON SHOOTS STRAIGHT AT THE AGE OF 93 Veterans of the Trap, Keen as Ever, Making Wonderful Marksmanship Records , "Who is the oldest tr&pshooter in country?" asks Peter B. Carney, In an interesting article dealing with the veterans, and he cites Uncle Joe Heineman, of Wausaw, Wis., who Is now inhis 93d year, and who still participates in the tournaments of the Wausaw Fish and Game Club. He can still shatter the targets without the aid of eyeglasses. Captain "Andy" Me&ders, of Nash ville, Tenn., is 77 years old and he broke eighty-eight targets in the last Grand American Handicap. At 76 years—in 1917—Dr. A. J. Umson won the trapshooting cham pionship of Alabama. Captain J. F. Brletensteln is 75 years of age, and no tournament in Burlington, la., would be complete \ without him. The captain has never missed a Grand American Handicap k at clay targets and asserts he will r attend every one as long as he can walk about. 11. D. Towne is 87 years of age, but still attends the L>os Angeles Gun Club every Saturday afternoon. He shoots a sixteen-gauge gun. His long run last year was 37 straight and he fin ished ths string with a score of 46 out of SO. • S. D. Fowler, of Wolcott, N. Y., is 84 years old, and during the past forty years has been shooting over the traps at live birds, glass balls and clay pigeons. He shoots and reads without the al<l of glasses. A. A. Mayers, a druggist, of Madi son. Wis., is 70 years old and began trapshooting in 1884. That he can still set a pace too fast for most of the younger boys was demonstrated in the "Old Timers' Shoot" at the Madi son Gun Club the other day when he broke 48 targets out of 50 and carried off the gold trophy. Mr. Mayers says nothing drives away business cares and worries as quickly as trapshoot i ingr. John T. Glover, of Milwaukee, Wis., , started trapshooting in the eighties. ' Before blue rocks were known he and several other Chicago men devised a trap for throwing glass balls and used that for one season. In 1888 .they formed the Auburn Park Gun Club. Of the members of this club Mr. Glover thinks he and W. K. Morgan, now of Moline. 111., are the only sur vivors. In 1390 the Auburn Park and Morgan Park Gun clubs united to form the Kureka Gun Club, which several vears ago consolidated with the present Chicago Gun Club. The roster of the old Eureka Gun Club Included such well-known shooters as Tom Marshall. Charles Willard. F. P. Stannard, Rollo Heikes and A. J. At water. __ i F B. Ciardon. of Wheeling, W. \a. recalls the time when they used to shoot glass balls filled with feathers thrown from a hand-made trap. Last; fall he was quail shooting for a week snd jti*~ ''sr bv the number of "hits fco-" ', he v.-as able to equal his record of twenty years ago. Nothing like shooting to keep a man young. Or D. A. Allen, president of the West Toledo Gun Club, commenced thirty-six years ago to shoot glass halls from a trap. He has in his pos session some glass balls that w ere picked up at a match between Cap tain Bosrardus and Mr. Hicks at In dianapolis In June, 1877. On these balls is tamped "Bogardus Glass Ball, Pat'd April 10, 1877." Dr. Allen at tributes his excellent health to-day largolv to his shooting habits. He has been shooting a long time, but his registered average of over 91 per cent, last year is evidence that he isn t shot out bv any means. James Montgomery, of Syracuse, writes: . T , . o , rtt( , ••I had in my coops in Kast Syra cuse. at one time 26.000 wild Paeons for trapshooting. That was in 18i6 when 150 shooters from all over the country—Maine to California— gath ered at the Nichols farm range to shoot at the wild pigeons—twenty ,me vards' rise on single birds and eighteen yards on doubles, eighty vards' boundary. There was a grand stand lunch and everything that goes to make It pleasant for the shooters "In those days the marr that had a breech-loading gun was a dandy. The loading tables were there to ac commodate the men with the old-time i muzzle-loaders. Those were in the * majority and they grot there just the same. It would take a long time to, tell the changes that have taken place since." , . . These old-timers are rea . dyed-in the-wool sportsmen and it is only fit ting that every gun club should set aside one day a year for an Old Timers' Shoot." Police and Businessmen in Volleyball Battle Tonight The llarrisburg Police Depart ment's volleyball team will take on the Businessmen's team to-night at the Y. M. C. A., the respective line ups being as follows: William Romig, captain; "Pat'' Hoffman. John Hess, R. <\ Hollands, Sergeant Owens and H. C. Phillips. Businessmen, R. B. Abbott, captain; M. V. Hazen, G. W. Preston, C. H. Cummings, R. H. Griswold and George Carl. A sood ly number of fans are expected to look on for the coppers claim city championship and the businessmen claim to be from the neighborhood of Missouri. Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad. If King r jl g are a depend- H H lIQPJII* a^e smoke. H | v/ovai They give i§| P'/yi you smoke sat- H ; UgarS isfaction be jj| cause - H I' [QUALITY i I and Company . • • .•% • s makers atlon m eir 1 • making. g | Buy W. S. S. J § rHURSDAY^VENTNG? Snoodles .*-* That 10c Suit Must Have Shrunken to a "September Morn" Size fty fjuflgg vf() TCI f 00H 1 TH" I 111 * 6UtSS ILL GIT OOT I I. - ™ 1 ] FlMt! f J I / "BEFORE TH' HUMAN I \^ 0U THERE MNT j An 1 im wEAfeiM' ' w/\T TL J. /, Tsr%Srll'o^ D \ HEY Vs/M NO NO MORE IMY NEW TEN cent , i git MY i ' ;//> / me I - SHRANK MTHIN' COSTUME. ,] ! j JSOITONJ. f\\\ W/AL ,/>/> ° *Vi ' 'is WHF(?F ARt V J f ojjjpjjL ' SCHOOL GIRLS TO PLAY BALL City Leagues Will Open Next Tuesday, Games Start ing at 7 O'clock Schedules for the boys' playground hall and flie girls' longball leagues were completed to-day by Supervisor J. K. Staphs. The opening games will be playo<l next Tuesday. There are seven tesims in the boys league :md eleven learns In the girls', di vided Into t\\o sections. All games will start at i o'clock in the evening. ! Supervisor Staples announced that the players on the boys' teams must be under 16 ytars of age on July 2, and the girls Binder 15 years of age on the same cfcite. At the close'of the season the two teams tlnishing in the lead in the longball sections will play a game'for the champion ship, on Thursdajy, July 25. The complete .schedule follows: Boys' PfajijffroniKl Ball Tuesday. July .2 —Boas at Emer ald: Maclay at Sycamore; Twelfth ut Harris. Friday, July C—Maclay at Boas; Twelfth at Sycamore; Harris at Res ervoir. Tuesday, July at Res ervoir: Boas at Twelfth :*Harris at Emerald. Thursday, July B1 —Reservoir at Maclay; Emerald .at Twelfth: Syca more at Harris. Monday, July IS ■ — Maclay at Twelfth: Emerafld atJSycamore: Har ris at Boas. Thursday. 'July 18—Reservoir at Emerald: Harris at Maclay; Reser voir at Boas. Monday; July 22—Maclay at Em erald: "Boas at Sycamore; Reservoir at Twelfth. Girls' Longball—Section A Tuesday, July 12 —-Paxtang at Twelfth. Wednesday, July 3—Penn at Syca more; Reservoir at Harris. Wednesday, July 101—Harris at Penn; Sycamore at Paxtajig; Twelfth at Reservoir. Tuesday. July 16—Sycamore at Twelfth: Harris at Paxtang; Penn at Reservoir. Friday. July 19 —Reservoir at Syc amore: Twelfth at Harris: Paxtang at Penn. Tuesday, July 23—Harris at Syca more; Penn at Twelfth; Reservoir at Paxta.n PT. Girls' Ijonßball—Section B Wednesday, July 3—Boas at Ma clay. Friday. July s—Reily at Emerald. Tuesday, July 9 Hamilton at Reily Wednesday, July 10—Emerald at Boas. Friday. July 12—Maclay at Hamil ton. Tuesday. July 16—Boas at Reily. i Wednesday. July 17 —Maclay at Emerald. Friday, July 19—Hamilton at Boas. Tuesday, July 23—Reily at Ma clay: Emerald at Hamilton. Thursday, July 25—Winners of Sections A and B. Eight Bands Engaged For Big Celebration; Concerts Over City Harry A. Boyer, Chairman of the band committee tor the July 4 cele bration, announced to-day that eight hands had been secured for concerts in the afternoon and evening in vari ous districts in the city. It is planned to have concerts in Market Square, Reservoir Park and other places in residential sections. . The bands which will give concerts follow: Commonwealth, Harvisburg; Municipal, Harrisburg: Repass, Wil llamsport: Gaskin. Sunbury; Munici pal, Huntingdon; Iroquois, Lancaster; Palmyra Band, Palmyra; Our Band, Shamokn. Concert programs will be announced later. BA LL GAME FOR RED CROSS Armed Guards from Philadelphia Navy Yard, who will battle Ruxton on the Island next Saturday for the benefit of the Red Cross. 1 AROUND THE BASES U Never since the halcyon days of the sport before the antibetting legislation has the running turf en joyed greater popularity than at th present time. The meetings at Ja maica and Belmont Park have both furnished an unusually high type of thoroughbred competition, both in the stakes and overnight events. Unfortunately, there has been at tracted to the Eastern Held this eea son—perhaps because of the suspen sion of some of the minor circuits —a clique of "sure-thing" operators who hesitate at no unscrupulous means of taking advantage of public confidence. These may again kill the game even as the crooked hand book men were responsible for hav ing racing legislated out of business before. Contrary to general report Yale is opposed to the resumption of in tercollegiate football next fall. 'Princeton, Harvard and Yale were to have met last week to decide on a course of football action for next fall, but the session had to be post poned until later. Princeton and Harvard have determined to go ahead with formal football. Prince ton is worst off as far as material is concerned. It ha a fine set of backs, but no line. However, come what may it will send an eleven to the field and it hopes that Yale will see fit to follow suit. Yale still clings to the stand it took last fall —that It is not in good taste to play formal football while the war is on, and that such competition would interfere with military drill. Talk about a glutton for punish ment. Jack Brazzo, the pride of Bethlehem, is matched for another go with Benny Leonard, champion of the world, the bout to be at Wildwood, N. J., Athletic Club, on July Fourth. Brazzo met Leonard once before in Philadelphia and twice he staggered the champion, forcing him to the ropes. But when the bout had gone four rounds the referee waved both men to their corners. Brazzo had a fractured nose and it was feared that he might be permanently Injured. Now he wants some more of it. Why don't they slip him over to fight the Huns? Ty Cobb Is a veteran in the American League. This no doubt will cause some surprise, but in poiint of service he is the second old est player in the circuit. He has been with Detroit for thirteen years, while Terry Turner, of Cleveland, has one year on him. Some folks I believe that the Georgia Peach has 1 reached his zenith and now Is on the down grade. They figure he has seen his best days and now is on the long journey from which few ballplayers return. His batting average has fallen off this year, his eyes aire troubling him and now his shoulder has gone back on him Already the fickle fans are seeking a new,king to place on the baseball throne. The sSugger always is popular with the masses, and the boy who can slam the pellet out of the lot or knock down a couple of infielders in every combat will get the big ma pority in the race for the nomin ation. George Ruth, the slugging southpaw of the Red Sox, is that sort of a guy. Ruth recently tied the big league record with four home runs in four successive games, and If he continues to slap the spheroid with the same intensity crowds will turn out to see him in action. "Babe" is in training to wear the headgear when dropped by Tyrus the Great, but it will be a loose fit —and that's not a kn6ck at Ruth, either. Although it Is less than a year since the leading boxers of the coun try were appointed to act as box ing instructors at the various can tonments, already many of them have grown so Iheavy that they are no longer able to make weight. The regular noucs, fresh air and out. door exercises have worked wonders in their general health, but most HARRISBURG TELEGRXFH of them have outgrown the class in which they were supreme. "Mike'' Gibbons was the first to admit that he can no longer make weight. Featherweight Champion Johnnny Kilbane also lias practically retired, and it is not likely that he ever again will try to defend the title. Benny Leonard is practically a wel terweight now. The war kept him from making a fortune on which to retire, for winning the lightweight championship from Freddie Welsh, would have gleaned him many thousands. Manager Fred Mitchell, of the Cubs, give a deal of credit to his pitchers, but nearly as much to Bill Killifer, catcher and hard-hit ters. Merkle, Mann, Flack and Pas kert. Says he: "When you get a club doing all these things at one time it is hard to beat, and that is why we are on top to-day. The pace at which we have gone on this trip recalls to mind that marvelous climb the Boston Braves made from last place to first in 1914. That year the Braves did everything we I are doing now; they hit in the I Pinches; they ran the bases well; ; they fielded cleverly, and the twirl ers performed with skill. Besides, ! they had confidence. The work of the twirlers was one of the predom inating features of the Boston club's advance to thepennant, and if you will recollect George Stallings had to make few changes on the rub ber, because Rudolph, James and Tyler were strong and effective. If you will glance back to the games we have played since we drew near to and passed the Giants you will i find that it has been necessary for me to take few pitchers off the slab. That means success." Lafayette Escadrille Loses Last Member Minneapolis, Minn., June 26. Lieutenant Cyrus F. Chamberlain, son -of F. A. Chamberlain, a local banker and the last member of the famous Lafayette Escadrile, was killed in an airplane accident in France, according to a cablegram received by Mr. Chamberlain, Sr.! Chamberlain met death in a French machine on the French front, the dispatch said. Chamberlain, who was a Prince ton graduate, was given a lieutenant's commission a few weeks ago after he had participated in several thrill ing battles. Details of his death have not been received. Rabbi Silverstone to Speak * 1 at Kesher Israel Temple Rabbi Silverstone, of Washington, will address the evening service at Kesher Israel Synagogue on Sunday night. The rabbi is known as ne of the best Hebrew speakers in the country. The noted cantor, the Rev. Mr. Cohen, of Brooklyn, will sing several selections. Eugene Cohen will speak and Rabbi L. Silver, of the local synagogue, is scheduled to address the service. The Goldstein orchestra will play. Schmidt Bakeries to Begin Operations Tomorrow The Schmidt bakeries, which were closed four weeks ago because of violation of the Food Administration regulations, will begin operations to morrow. The Schmidt Vienna Bakery, the Acme Bakery and the Harrisburg Baking Company were the I three Schmidt bakeries affected by the shutdown. The West Shore Bakery and the Standard Baking Company supplied the city during the shutdown of the large Schmidt concerns. Red Cross to Collect at Island Game on Saturday Manager 11. G. Huber, of the Rux ton Athletic Club, announced to-day that there will be no admission at the big ball game on the Island next Saturday, when Ruxton is to meet the Armed Guard from the Philadel phia Navy Yard. Red Cross women will make a canvass of the grand stand for contributions during the game, their organization getting the benefit of this sporting event. The Navy Yard drill of fifteen minutes prior to hostilities should prove most entertaining, and, if these lads play ball as cleverly as they drill, Ruxton will have to extend itself. Mayor has been warming up all week for his stunt of pitching the first ball so that he should also be a drawing card. What They Did Yesterday; Where They Play Today • YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League New York, 3; Boston, 1. Washington, 5; Philadelphia, 2. Washington-Philadelphia, rain. Chicago, 3; Detroit, 0. Cleveland, 5; St. Louis, 4. St. Louis, 4: Cleveland, 2. National League New York, 9; Boston, 0. Philadelphia. 1; Brooklyn, 0. Chicago, 1, St. Louis, 0. Cincinnati—Pittsburgh, game play ed Saturday. STANDING OF CLUBS American League W. L. Pet. Boston 37 26 .587 New York 34 25 .576 Cleveland 37 29 .561 Washington 33 31 .510 Chicago 28 29 .491 St. Louis 29 33 .468 Detroit ! 24 33 .421 Philadelphia 21 37 .362 National League W r . L. Pet. Chicago 40 17 .702 New York 38 19 .667 Boston 29 31 .483 | Philadelphia 27 29 .482 Pittsburgh 25 31 .446 Cincinnati 24 33 .421 Brooklyn 23 33 .411 St. Louis 21 34 .382 SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY American League Chicago at Detroit. Philadelphia at Washington. Boston at New York. Other clubs not scheduled. National League Brooklyn at Philadelphia. New Yor': at Boston. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Results Jersey City. 3; Rochester, 11. Newark, 4; Syracuse, 7 (Ist game), j Newark, 15; Syracuse, 7 (2d game). . Baltinfore, 6; Buffalo, 4 (Ist game). Baltimore, 6; Buffalo, 1 (2d game). Rlnghamton, 7; Toronto, 9 (Ist game). Finghamton, 4; Toronto, 7 (2d game). To-day's Schedule Jersey City at Rochester. Newark at Syracuse. Baltimore at Buffalo. Blnghamton at Toronto. CONSIDER TRADE RI'LGS Rules and regulations to govern the retail merchants of the city in their conduct of business during the period of the war still are under the con sideration of E. Lawrence Fell, Fed eral Director of Mercantile Economy for Pennsylvania, who has them In Philadelphia. When returned to this city they will become effective at once. SUGAR CERTIFICATES LAG Officials of the Dauphin County Food Administration this morning had not yet received a supply of the certificates required by manufacturers for their reports, which are due on July 15. These are expected within the next several days and may then be secured at the offices of the Ad- I ministration at the Chamber of Com merce, Dauphin Building. STEELTON IN MIDWEEK GAME Busy Schedule Ahead With League Leaders Here on July 4 and 6 The Steelton big leaguers hooked up with a fast team from Williams port to-day for their usual mid-week practice, and they needed It. Next Saturday Coeklll's climbers show at Fore River and sJien on the Fourth come those speedsters, the Wilming ton out-fit with "Sockless Joe" Jack son, Dumont, Wagner and half a dozen other stars who have been leading the Steel league. Imme diately after the. Fourth, on July 6, Steelton gets the next hardest team to beat, Bethlehem, which from to day's report may 'be re-inforced by that time by another big league catcher. This does not reflect In the least on the work of "Dick" Wright, who has been holding down the position since the league open ed. Although not hitting as often as some of the other players on the team, "Dick" has been sticking over his wallops at the opportune time. Since the opening of the season, Wright lias signified his intention of retiring from baseball for all time. However, a catcher was needed and the league officials prevailed upon htm to continue, until some one else was secured. Wright is too strong ly enveloped in his work to report regularly for practice, another rea son for his retiring from the game. There is also a definite rumor that Bethlehem will lose its clever Manager, Tom Keady, who has been asked by Walter Camp to take an appointment abroad as physical di rector for the Y. M. C. A. Camp singled out Keady and has written him repeatedly in hopes of having him accept an appointment. He is well aware of the ability of the Le high coach in organizing and train ing athleteß and is desirous of hav ing him numbered among the ath letic trainers. Men of this ability are used practically exclusively in train ing the men in the aviation service, the best physical condition being re quired to qualify for this work. Ham 8 Cents, Whisky 18 Cents a Gallon in 1835 Allentoivn, Pa. —Ham that now re tails at 50 cents a pound and more was quoted at 8 cents a pound in 1835, according to figures printed in the Unhabhangige Republikaner, a German newspaper formerly issued in this city, which went out of exist ence two years ago, and a copy of which, printed eighty-three years ago, has been unearthed by George K. Daubert. Good old rye whisky, that is not dispensed over the pres ent-day bar for lesß than 15 cents a drink, was sold in those happy days for 18 cents a gallon. Other prices of commodities in 1835 were: Kggs, 16 cents a dozen; lard, 7 cents a pound; potatoes, - 30 cents a bushel; butter, 16 cents a pound; flour, >4.12 a barrel; wheat, 81 cents a bushel-; corn, 45 cents a bushel; buckwheat, 40 cents a bushel; clover seed, $3.25 a bushel; flax seed, $1.40 a bushel; timothy seed, $2 a bushel; wood, $3.50 to $1.50 a cord; coal, $3 a ton. Harrisburg Druggists Are Attending Convention Druggists from all over the state, including a number of those of Har risburg, are in Wilkes-Barre this week, attending the meeting of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Asso ciation, which is being held at the Hotel Sterling in that city. The first report made at the meet ing on Tuesday last was presented by Croli Keller, of this city, who also suggested action on the part of the association looking toward as sistance in the management of drug stores whose registered proprietors may be called to the colors during the war period. He also urged prompt action by all professional men to co operate :n every way with the United States Council of National Defense in combatting venereal diseases. 1 Believed Liberty Bell Was Phone Company Sail KraiioiHoo. "Chan abouts can X pay my telephone bill?" asked a stranger of "Ted" Bengfort, head of the military department of a local storfe. "We have no such place here," replied Bengfort in surprise. "Then what you got them signs up for?" queried the man, pointing to a sign on the door. Bengfort looked. The sign was a Liberty Loan Bell, :'A rro^ ■Soft (DOLLARS Fossess exclusive merits. I CLUETT. PEABOOT CtCOllNcCVfaXfrt I • ... 'J I JUNE 27, 1918. AUTO DEALERS COME TOMORROW Will Hear Hostile Legislation Discussed by Motor Leaders Scores of automobile dealers in Harrlsburg and vicinity with a few from greater distances will be in at tendance at a meeting under the aus splces of the Harrisburg Motor Dealers' Association in the Board of Trade hall evening at 8 o clock. Invitations have been ex tended to motor dealers of all cities within a radius of 100 miles to at tend this meeting. Matters of es pecial concern to them will be con sidered. *\ J W 1 A - Vea Per. of St. Louis, president of the National Motor Dealers Association of America, and E. E. Peake, of Kansas City, execu tive secretary of the national organ ization, will be the principal speak ers. Legislation hostile to the man ufacture of passenger automobiles, now pending before Congress, will be discussed by them. Harrisburg i).„iers Interested Harrisburg dealers are showing in tense interest in this meeeting. Be ing threatened with being driven out of business, they wish to put up as KSi *? , KIU . as P° s 'ble to retain E? interests. They do not con sider their action unpatriotic, they th ?, y b elieve passenger auto mobiles will continue to aid the gov ernment and they would ask for steel for manufacturing purposes only after the government's needs have been satisfied. Harrisburg dealers believe they have served the government well "Hooverized." ■ Hooverized For Business and For Individual Use! Unusual? Of course it is unusual. These are war times, and they tend toward thrift. The Hupmobile meets conditions squarely. It is a lighter car than before, and, therefore, saves tires. It saves gas, it saves wear and tear on parts, and it has a new device that we call a heater, which so super-heats the air that it makes your gas do double duty. No specious arguments are necessary in telling you about the thrift and economy of the Hupmobile. Let us demonstrate what the Hupmobile can do. We will be glad to give you a road test. Ability, Comfort, Economy That's the Hup HARRISBURG AGENCY COMPANY SALES AND SERVICE 103 Market Street Harrisburg, Pa. R. J. Church, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr. BELL 3504 R J. CHURCH, V.-P. and Geii. Mgr. ! I HAVE YOUR 'I \ I Lawn Mower, Hedge | and Grass Shears | ii i Put in Good Shape j We Can Do It j The Federal Machine Shop Cranberry Street, Between Second and Court \ Harrisburg, Pa. | ASSESSMENT BASIS TO BE IMPROVED Progress Being Made in Re vision of the City's Prop erty Valuations Steady progress is being made in the revision of property valuations in the city for the triennial assessment, it was said at the City Assessor's of fice to-day. At present valuations are being fixed on properties in the Tenth ward. Practically all the work in the First, Second. Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth wards has been finished and. as tho Fourteenth ward assessments were made last year, it is not believed that many changes will be necessary there. The County Commissioners are pre paring for triennial assessment work in the county. Increases in valua tions of coal lands and many indus trial plant properties are predicted, the Commissioners declaring many of these are assessed at a figure far below their actual value. Every ef fort will be made, one of the Com missioners said, to have the assess ments made on a more equitable basis this year than ever before. thus far. One of the most Important duties performed by them has been that of training auto mechanics and drivers, this being; of great aid to the 1 government's successful prosecution lof the war. 13
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