STEELTON TAKES TWO MORE STEPS TOWARD PENNANT: HILL LEAGUE CLOSES THIS WEEK HILL LEAGUE'S LAST WEEK Uncle Sam Takes Many Play ers; Grand Pennant Fight For End of Fine Season • ALLISON HILL LEAGUE SUnilinK of the Clutm Teams W. 1U Pet. Reading: 14 7 .667 Rosewood ........... 14 7 .667 Gulahad 8 12 .400 Hiek-A-Thrlft 6 15 .250 Schedule For the Week Monday Galahead vs. Rose wood. Tuesday Hick - A - Thrift vs. Reading. Wesnesday—Hiek-A-Thrift vs. Galahad. Thursday—Rosewood vs. Read ing. Friday—Reading vs. Rosewood. The regular schedule of games In the Allison Hill League will come to a close Friday night, when Reading and Rosewood play. While there is a postponed contest between Galahad and Hlck-A-Thrlft for to-night, one week, it may never be played if the dead-lock between Reading and Rose wood is broken this week. The rivalry this year has been of the keenest sort. Three of the four teams have been in the lead at dif ferent times. Only Hick-A-Thrlft has been deprived of the honor through a poor start. Rosewood is likely to go into the lead to-night by trimming Galahad, and to-morrow night Reading will very likely trim the "Hickie" and again cause a tie. This will bring the two leaders up to Thursday night with two contests on succeeding evenings, and the cham pionship at stake. Unfortunately for both teams, neither club will be at its full strength. "Putty" Lynch will leave with the contingent of drafted men Friday and deprive Reading of one of the city's most capable first-basemen. In two seasons, John has erred in but nne contest. "Babe" Brown will leave at the same time, making it neces sary for Rosewood to get another man for his place. Whether his place can be filled Is another matter. "Babe" is a good clean player of whom the city can feel proud. IClwood Mell, alsn leaves this week to don the khaki. Last week he had two home-runs to his credit, and was flouting the ball in "Babe" Ruth fashion. He will be greatly missed. "Eddie" Harris, that all-around ath lete, hit well, and fielded brilliantly at second base for the Roses. He will leave another gap that his team will have to fill! Hill i'aiis do not fully appreciate how much they owe to the four man agers for the brand of ball that has been played in the league this year. Managers Fritz, Kressler, Killinger and GrilTin were on the Job at all times and each one has made good. Most people do not realize what a problem the managers had, to get their teams on the field nightly. War-time conditions made managing the teams a titanic proposition. Here was a dependable player who quit work at five-thirty and rushed to the field till six-thirty. Late in the afternoon he was informed that he would have to work an hour extra because of the rush on the war-order, and as a result he could not even no tify his manager that he would not be on hand. And his absence was perfectly justifiable. Then other players alternately worked night turns, and had no chance to play ball and work at the same time. These are some of the things the managers had to contend with, and many of the fans have never given the matter a thought. But with it all. very seldom have the teams failed to be On hand for the game. While there has been a demand for a longer playing season in the league because of the extra hour of day light, the exit of the drafted men is beginning to tell on the roster of the league and every month will see more of the players enter some branch of the service. Because pf this fact, the length of the season will not be extended. Kid of 14 Pitches Like Matty For West End Team Zowie! Eook at the score—l 4-4! And the West End boys knocked the stuffing out of the Tabernacle Bap tists in a Saturday afternoon game on the West End grounds. The W. E.'s started early, pulling in live runs in the first inning. The per formance was dittoed in the third, and flatter came into the box as the Tabs' Gibraltar. Matter held the opposing team to four more runs. Witchella, the 14-year-old pitcher for the West_ Enders, is a comer, lans say. He has the pep and the delivery that held the Tabernacles to four runs and it is predicted he will jump into Matty's shoes. Watch your Walk-Overs, Christy! Games of the Industrial League this week will take place on the West End Diamond. The Newsies and Suburbanites will fight out a long-standing grudge to-night. Saturday's score: TABERNACLE BAPTIST Players— A.B. R. If. O. A. E. Lontz, cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 Hoffman, 3b .... 4 0 0 0 0 2 Bitterman, ss .. . 4 0 1 1 2 3 OBHamntis, 2b .. 3 1 1 11 3 0 Cimino, c 3 -0 0 10 1 2 Hunter. If 3 1 1 o 1 0 •'•-'Arva, rf 3 1 o 1 0 0 Hwartz, p 3' 0 0 0 0 2 Grass, lb 4 1 2 4 1 2 Matter, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 4 5 27 25 11 WEST END JRS. Players— A.B. R. H. O. A. E. Wallace, cf 4 2 1 1 0 0 Harle, lb 61 1 2 0 0 Cocklin, c 5 3 318 1 0 Dill, rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 Ellinger, ss 3 2 1 1 1 1 Bell, 3b 5 1 0 3 1 0 Cronln, 2b 4 2 2 2 o 1 Wltchello, p.... 5 1 2 014 1 Schindler, If .... 5 0 o 0 0 1 > Totals 33 14 13 27 17 3 Score by Innings— Tabernacle Baptist 000 100 120 — 4 West End Jrs 605 020 002—14 Summary: Two-base hits—Cocklin and Grass. Three-base hit- I —Harle. Home runs—Hunter and Cocklin. Struck out—By Swartz, 2; by Mat ter, 7; by \vitchello, 15. Base on balls—Off Swrtz, 2; off Matter, 5; off Wltchello, 3. Hit by pitcher— Bell. Stolen bases —Ellinger, 3; Grass. 3; Lontz, Cronln, Wltchello 2. , Umpire—Kutz. MONDAY EVENING, Snoodles He Was Cut Out For Heavy Artillery , *-• By H UTL£[GTfOTCt s* — x ( XTIT f * Newea. in mv \ . /.A r~fr- PN I ) ~( MISSEP V !/ Hrtoue ufe SATf \ ( MISSED ! /we ' l'w 6 f ; —•— I down-TO *apor. } _ -1 - _ I I njjvi' / I oveAFAE ) I A£|ki 9 ( /I x—l tww X V \ ] ) r . /NOW 1 GOT *s j—Z ) SAFe FROM SUC) \ \ TAKG > wnefce THAT LCNCr- \ f 5 XfirCT VV A A'tunDHw' fs^ — — - - -..... - _ . /44avG6 4 £•*"+■ & _ TRAINED YANKEE BEATING THE HUN Speed is what has the Huns on the run. This poor old Kaiser boob did not know what he was starting. Good wind and speed are the prime needs for getting over and through the trenches and the Kaiser did not know that this country was sending troops who had been hardened for a. year or more. The stunt over there, as a returned soldier was tell ing the other day, is to cover the distance when the barrage lifts. This takes an athlete and Uncle Sam has many an one. Pershing's dandies beat the gong, says he; they gain a halt' minute on other troops, thus being less exposed to German ma chine tire. Speed has been an asset to the fighting men since the world began. The faster a body of troops can travel, the safer and more effective they are, whether they are making surprise attack, rushing forward against machine gun fire in counter attack, or hurrying from a trench raid, or dropping shells. One group of 6,000 odd American soldiers in France, who may be con sidered representative of the whole, was put through a series of athletic tests by Dr. J. H. McCurdy, head of the department of the Y. M. C. A., which is in charge of athletics among the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force. Tie found that seventeen per cent, .tof these infan trymen could not run 220 yards in .30. Twenty-eight per cent, could not jump a six foot trench. This jneans that a considerable proportion of these troops could neither run fast enough to catch a Hun, nor to get Franklin and Marshall Boy Hero Athlete in Italy Among the American athletes in, the war are a large percentage of. Franklin and Marshall students. Chief among these is George Irwin, 1916 football star in the Blue and White team, and said b£ many to be "the speediest thing" F. and M. ever had on the truck. News coming from Rome, Italy, tells that an American relay team recently de feated Italian and British runners in an 800 meter raco in international games held at (deleted). The Amer ican team was composed of Brecn. a former Lafayette track star: Conn, the University of Michigan distance meteor: Swivven, an unknown Amer ican athlete, and George Irwin, of Franklin and Marshall College. Irwin, who hails from Pennsylva nia Furnace, Pa., spent several vears in Franklin and Marshall Academy prior to entering the college. He gained a name for himself first on the academy track squad, later play ing on the football eleven. When he entered college in 1916 he was picked as a varsity man by Coach Siiylor. He played at halfback but several times alternated with "Hook" Mylin at quarterback and was on a fair way toward replacing him when the war broke out. He joined the Usaacs and was stationed at the Allentown encampment. His athletic ability soon stood out prominently among the soldiers and together with a number of other col lege stars made up one of the great est of the American army football teams last winter. His work on the offensive was instrumental in de feating the Camp Meade officers' team. He is a fast man on the run and a terriffic line plunger. According to the dispatches from Rome Irwin ran an anchor man on the winning team. This would indi cate that he is the best of the lot. Neidhamer Has Field Day at Big Pennsy Shoot Neidhamer was the shining star In Saturday's trap shoot at Sixth and Division streets, handled by the P. R. R. Athletic Association. He won the capital prize a medal furnished by the Hercules Powder Company, by breaking 96 targets out of 100. In shooting off a tie with Weaker, Neid hamer eventually lost, being one break shy. But in the class events where thrift stamps were awarded he copped high honors In Class A, with Schaeffer close upon him. In Class B, Weaver rah high with Howell in the rtjnner-up position. Bailey won the-top in the Class C. shoot with Watson in second place. N. B. Stewart, of the West Fair view club won the high honors in visitors' event with 121 breaks out of 125 chances. He also won the high' gun honors for the day with fifty four straight breaks. The scores: Clans A—Fifty Target* Schaeffer 46, Hartz 46. Neidhamer 50, Brown 46. In the shoot-oft be tween the three tied shots, Schaeffer broke 24, Hartz 22 and Brown 21. CInHH B—Fifty Targets Shapley 45, Crossley 43, Tyler 44, Howell 46. Alleman 34, Weaver 60, Hepperle 44. Claim C—Fifty Tarneta Shank 35, Barrick 24, Watson 37, Lotz 32, Dailey 41. VlNltorn' Contest Stewart 121 out of 125, Ryder 89 out of 100, Dinger 87 out of 100, Hoff man 85 out of 100, Sledge 49 out of i 75, Zealy 43 out of 60, Shoop 43 out of 50, Black 42 out of 50, Roberts 48 out of 50. Rothrock 48 out of 50, X H. Freeland 43 out of 50, A. B. Free land 16 out of 50, Werner 21 out of 25. No prlsaa war* awarded in this I OVttUU away from one. Nor did they have enough agility to leap a small trench or ditch or to scramble quickly from a shellhole. Some years ago the American Army awoke to the realization that, while it was possessed of some crack marksmen of whom it was justly proud, the average of marksmanship was low. So it began paying more attention to training the average sol dier to shoot, and by developing abil ity from the bottom instead of from the top, trained the army as a whole to shoot straight. A somewhat similar thing is being done in relation to athletic ability. When a man can run 220 yards in .22 it requires correct conditions and the most painstaking effort to enable him to clip even a fiftieth of a sec ond from that time. But it is not difficult to cut a full second or even two or three seconds from the time of a .30 man. It is to make the American sol dier in France a better athete and a more useful lighting man that the Army officers and the physical di rectors of the Y. M. C. A. already in the field are co-operating in an ath letic program of wide significance. Some of the events in which the men are trained have a direct rela tion to their military work. There are rescue races, in which one man runs, a certain distance, picks up an other who is lying on the ground, and, using the firemen's hold, brings him back to the starting point. Ob viously this Is valuable training to teach soldiers how to rescue wound ed under tire. There are bomb throwing, trench jumping and ob stacle clearing contests. What They Did Yesterday; ! Where They Play Today, YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Washington, 4;- Chicago, 2. Cleveland, 3; Philadelphia, 2 (first game, 11 innings). Cleveland, 5; Philadelphia, 5 (sec ond game, 8 innings). Other games not scheduled. National League New York, 6; St. Louis, 2 (first game). New York, 6; St. Louis, 2 (second game, 11 innings). . Boston, 5; Cincinnati, 2 (first game). Cincinnati, 7; Boston, 3 (second game). Other games not scheduled. STANDING OF THE CLUBS American Iosue W. L. Pet. Boston 53 34 .609 Cleveland 50 42 .543 New York 45 40 .529 Washington 46 41 .529 St. Louis 40 45 .471 Chicago 39 46 .459 Detroit 36 48 .429 Philadelphia 36 49 .424 National league ' W. L. Pet. Chicago 56 28 .667 ! New York 53 32 .824 ! Pittsburgh 43 39 .524 Philadelphia 39 43 .476 Cincinnati 37 44 .457 Boston 37 48 .435; Brooklyn . 33 47 .4131 St. Louis 35 52 .402 SCHEDULE FOR TODAY American League Cleveland at Philadelphia. Chicago at Washington. St. Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston. National League Boston at Pittsburgh Other clubs not scheduled. !No Danger of Food Shortage in Britain London—"This country will never again have to go through any period of such trial and irritation as arose from the food shortage which caused the queues in the country last au tumn and in February and March," said John Robert Clynes, acting food controller, in the course of a state ment recently on the food situation. Mr. Clynes told of the Immense change that has come over the coun try since a few months ago when he and his chief. Viscount Rhondda, were about to ration the people. So great is the change that the talk of revolution on food shortage has pass ed away, and trade union conferences now end without mentioning food. "We have to thank our bountiful ally, America, for great food sup plies," Mr. Clynes. "She has had meatless and wheatless days In order to send" us more." Tailor Who Kissed Hun Flag Interned fhlrasro.—Since the declaration of war against Germany by the United States Ernest Borfiend, a tailor, car ried a small German flag In an Inner pocket and more than once his co workers, more loyal, discovered him kissing it. He has been interned for the war's duration. He had lived in America thirty-six years. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH "Snowball" Winters, the Diamond Star, Over There ■L r . -m~* PRIVATE "SNOWBALL" WINTER Private John "Snowball" Winter, with Company F, 66th Engineers, after undergoing a period of train-; ing at Camp Laurel, Md., has reach-j ed the shores of France to aid in' conquering the Hun. Before his en-j listment he was employed on the' Philadelphia and Reading railroad.' He is a well-known baseball player, | having pitched the West End team! into the city championship during! each of the past four years. He! also played with the Reading team of the Philadelphia and Reading] League and was with Scranton of the old New York State League. Nimrods Want to Know and Tom Marshall Tells Question: Tell me something about the American Amateur Trap shooters Association, of which or ganization John Philip Sousa is pres ident. ' JOHN MAGIN. Decatur, 111, Answer: This organization has ! built up very rapidly since its in ception and has become a very con siderable factor in the shooting world. On June 1, 1918, they had over 5,000 enthusiastic members. The headquarters are located in Wil mington. Del. A letter addressed to H. A. Knight, secretary, will elicit alt desired information. Question: Are wooden plugs such ifs Barareno, Crab-wiggler. etc., es- | pecially adapted to certain parts pf j the tibhing season, or of the day, and how do they compare with live bait, j such as minnows or frogs? -* | Milwaukee, Wis. C. D. W. Answer: The major portion of ! the plug lures are in the same cate gory, very efficient at times. They seem to be effective, based upon the fish moods, whoch are many. Min nows £ind frogs as fish bait date back to ye Biblical days and you will fre quently meet with success when fishing live bait, where failure would greet you with artificial lures. Try , the fly casting. Question: What is the record Florida bass? JOHN C. COLE. Birmingham, Ala. Answer: Caught by M. E. Douglas, of Barton, Fla., in Grassy Lake, Polk county, length 22 inches, girth 21; 17% inches around the mouth; weight 12% pounds. Question: Where can I get re liable wild rice for seed, would like to plant some in my home lake. JAMES M'QUIRK. Indianapolis, Ind. Answer: Minnesota produces the most reliable wild rice, which is gathered by the Indians, who imme diately prepare It for food which de stroys It for seed. I think a letter to Carlos Avery, State Game and Fish Commissioner, St. Paul, Minn., will secure you desired information. HEPUBMCAN NOMINEES TO SPEAK AT SHADE GAP State Senator William C. Sproul, Republican candidate for Governor; State Senator Hi. E. Betdleman. can didate for Lieutenant Governor; Au ditor General Charles A. Snyder, Sergeant J. A. Bailey of Princess Pat, Canadian Light Infantry, and' an American soldier, fresh from the trenches, will speak at the big G. A. R. picnic to be held In Mac Donald's Grove, Shade Gap. Saturday, August 3. It will bo held under the au spices of the Captain B. X. Blair Post. G. A. R. There will be four restaurants,/* merry-go-raund, a nov elty stand, baseball, and all sorts of amusements. The committee in charge of arrangements consists of Isaac Long, Caleb Nead and William Locke. • STEELTON LANDS DOUBLE VICTORY Wallops Sparrows Point Be fore Big Crowd With Plank and Pierce in the Box BETHLEHEM STEEL LEAGUE • SATURDAY'S RESULTS Steelton, 5; Sparrows Point, 0. (First game). Steelton, 3; Sparrows Point, 1. (Second game). Wilmington, 2; Bethlehem. 1. tore River, 4; Lebanon, 0. STANDING OF THE CLUBS w. U P.C. Steelton 9 5 , 643 Bethlerem 7 7 .500 Wilmington 7 538 Lebanon 5 6 ; 455 Sparrows Point ti 8 .429 I-'ore River 5 7 .417 The biggest crowd that has turned out in years in this vicinity saw Steelton trim Sparrows Point twice on Saturday; saw •Eddie" Plank pitch the ball of his life, only thirty-two men facing him, and but one reach ing third base; saw "Steve" Yerkes, most valuable infielder