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.
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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
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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
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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 <Jn the team
wrench an ankle, which will keep him
out of the game for weeks, and when
the day was over the multitude con
cluded that Charley Schwab was a
pretty wis* man. The whole bunch
of leagues, major and minor, will
probably .sing the swan song within
a few days, and there may be nothing
left but these vast industrial leagues,
which are legally justified by the fact
that the players also engage In indus
trial work. Can it be possible that
Mr. Schwab saw this far ahead?
The next battle at Cott- e Hill Is
on the approaching Saturday with the
powerful Fore River team, but the
way Manager Cockill's speed kings
are gobbling up everything, it is
likely that Fore River will also take
the count. Steelton now has a healthy
lead, and although it may lose the
services of "Steve" Yerkes, yet "Kid"
Stutz bids fair to hold down second
in masterful fashion. The "Kid" was
so tickled to get a chance that he
rattled the pill at the psychic mo
ment on Saturday, and looked all to
the big tent.
The New York American refugee,
Allen Russell, had no terrors for
Cockill's clubbing cohorts. Only four
teen hits were registered by Steelton,
but a second game had to be played,
and Cocklll ordered the bludgeonists
to ease up. The poor Sparrows
Point band, which jogged all the way
up from the coast in a motor van,
hardly had one opening in which to
play the triumphant tambourine. Sad,
by heck.
The afternoon was as full of spec
tacular stunts as an egg is of meat.
"Jack" Knight stretched his six
six feet three inches about a foot
more and got a foul oft O'Rourke,
which made the fans roar like a vol
cano on a spree. Brown, of the
enemy, also obliged with a circus
grab, which included the busting of
two boards in the left field fence.
Both Plank and "Lefty" Pierce ran
true to form, each allowing four hits.
The scores were:
First Game
STEELTON
R. H. O. A. E.
Hunter, cf 1 1 3 0 0
Knight, 3b 0 10 10
Weiser, If 1 1 2 1 0
Kaufman, lb 0 0 9 1 0
Yerkes, 2* 1 1 2 1 0
Stutz, 2b 1 1 0 3 0
Roach, ss 1 3 1 3 1
Miller, cf 0 2 3 0 0 0
Edmundson, c| 0 2 V 1 0
Plank, p. .• 0 2.1 2 0
Totals 5 14 27 13 1
SPARROWS POINT
R. H. O. A. E.
Fewster, 2b 0 1 2 10
L. Russell, lb 0 0 8 0 0
J. Walsh, ss 0 2 0 3 1
T. Brown. If 0 0 1 0 0
Priest, rf 0 0 1 0 0
High, cf 0 1 0 0
Catiz, 3b. 0 0 0 0 0
Scaude, c, .. 0 0 6 1 0
A. Russell, p 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 0 4 24 7 1
Steelton 0101 2001 x —s
Sparrows Point. 00000000 o—o
Second Unme
STEELTON
R. H. O. A. E.
Hunter, cf 1 0 0 0 0
Knight, 3b 1 1 1 2 0
Weiser, If 0 0 2 0 0
Kaufman, lb 0 0 15 0 0
Stutz, 2b 1 2 0 3 1
Roach, ss 0 0 0 5 0
Miller, cf 0 2 2 ,0 0
Edmundson, c 0 0 7 0 0
Pierce, p 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 3 5 27 12 1
•SPARROWS POINT
R. H. O. A. E.
Fewster, 2b 0 0 2 1 0
L. Russell, lb 0 0 8 1 0
J. Walsh, ss 0 0 2 5 0
T. Brown, If 0 2 2 0 0
Priest, rf. . { 0 2 1 0 0
| High, cf 0 0 0 0 0
O'Rourke, cf 0 0 4 0 0
I Catiz. 3b 0 0 1 0 0
Smith, c 0 0 4 1 0
Roth, p 0 0 0 2 0
x D. Walsh 0 0 0 0 0
xx Donahue 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 4 24 10 0
x Batted for L. Russell In ninth,
xx Ran for Brown in ninth.
Steelton 20010000 x—3
Sparrows Point. 00000000 I—l
German-Born Farmers
Whipped in Arkansas
Atkinw. \rk. Atkins residents
horsewhipped John, Will and Her
man Welker, Qerman-born farmers,
on the public square here. A crowd
j seized them as they were leaving a
Justice cohrt where they had admit
ted that they stood by, while their
mother, a powerful woman, admin
istered a beating to Mrs. Kitte Glp
son, a woman of sixty-three. It was
testified that the cause was Mrs.
Glpson's remarks denouncing Ger
mans.
II AROUND THE BASES I
Did you know that ground-hog
season was in? "Why, Howard Vam
pelt, if Gibralter, near Reading,
champion ground-hog, we mean grog
hound, that is* you know, the animal
which comes out with or without his
shadow and gets a story in the pep
ers every spring, anyhow, Howard,
the champion shooter of this beast,
killed his first on Saturday.
How would you like to see a speed
boat on the Susquehanna like they
have just soused into the Detroit
River. Miss Detroit 111, she is called
and she was built by popular sub
scription, just to keep the champion
ship in this hustling city. The new
speed crvation of 1918 has been con
structed by Chris Smith, of Algonac,
•Mich., whose name has been associat
ed with world's championship racing
craft of this kind for many years.
In previous years the Smith boats
have been propelled by eight-cylinder
engines, but Miss Detroit 111 will
have a twelve-cylinder power plant
—a (lying machine engine capable of
producing 400-horse power.
Charles Hollocher is the sensa
tional shortstop of the Cubs and one
of the youthful wonders of the Na
tional League, for the reason that he
could not swing ,1 golf club from the
right side. Hollocher does not brag
much about being a caddie for sev
eral years, although that's the way
his eye got trained to follow a ball.
Being a south-paw he made an awful
mess of golf, but when he took up
baseball he found that his port wing
was a great asset. He is a demon at
batting out infield hits, having a
couple feet start of the right hander.
It used to be said that fighting,
boxing or whatever you may like to |
term It was hazardous and that those |
who followed that business or pro
fession were short-lived, or. In other I
words, "they died young." Perhaps
some of them did not live to the age
of Methuselah, but it is by no means
true they all died young. In an
issue of "The Record'* are the pic
tures of two fighters, Jerry Delaney,
who acknowledges to having passed
the sixtieth mile mark, and Professor
William McLean, the daddy of all the
modern American boxers, often al
luded to as the most scientific boxer
in the country, and the greatest
teacher of boxing who ever lived,
who Is still gay and chipper at 84.
Thank Heaven the doubts of the
German generals about the scrapping
ability of the Yanks have been re
moved—by the Yanks.
"It says here in the paper to-day"
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OPEN HEARTH TRIMS ELECTRIC
Base hits tattooed like a dozen
steam riveters at the Central Iron
and Steel League ball game on Sat
urday, when Open Hearth piled up
twelve runs while Electric Shop was
scoring nine. Essig, Pietzch and
Shay each had three wallops, while
Shay smashed a homer. The score:
ELECTRIC SHOP
Players— A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Riley, lb 2 0 0 3 0 1
Cook, lb 3 1 0 5 10
Crooks, ss 4 1 0 0 1 3
Pietzch, 3b 4 2 3 4 4 0
Marshall, rf ..,. 4 1 0 0 0 0
Shay, p 5 2 3 1 1 2
Fibley, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Brubaker, cf .... 4 0 1 0 0 0
Keidell, If 4 2 1 2 1 0
Koontz, c 4 0 111 0 0
Totals 38 9 10 27 7 6
OPEN HEARTH
Players— A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Chellow, If 6 3 2 0 0 1
Enney, ss 5 2 2 0 4 4
Kalk, 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0
McQuade, 2b ... 5 1 2 5 4 0
Esslg, lb 5 3 312 0 <)
Baine, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0
Hlppenstecl, rf .. 3 0 2 1 1 0
Roberts, rf i 0 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman, rf.. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mlnnich, c ...... 5 0 0 7 1 1
Shade, p 6 1 1 0 4 0
Total 12 14 27 15 6
Score by Innings—
Open Hearth 013 021 140 —12
Electric Shop 202 011 120 — 9
Summary: Two-base hits—Hip
pensteel, Falk, Kootita, Ennig 3.
Three-base hits —Hippensteel, Falk,
Enney. Home run—Shay. Sacrifice
hit —Pietzch. Docble plays—Mc-
Quade to Essig; Pietzch to Cook to
Koontz. Struck out—By Shay, 9;
by Shade, 7. Base on balls—Oft
Shay, 6; off Shade, 3. Stolen bases
—Essl. Enney 3, Falk, Hippensteel,
Chellow, Shay 3, Keidell. Cook,
Koontz, Fllbey. Time—l.so. Um
pire—John Hess.
MORE It ED CnOSS
WORKERS ARE NEEDED
"If Harrisffurg hopes to do a pa
triotic service in sending 10,000 front
line packets to fill a recent order,
new workers are needed by scores."
This statement was made this morn
ing by Miss Anne McCormlck, super
intendent of the workrooms of the
Harrlsburg Chapter, American Red
Cross. "'lt is imperative that work
begin at once on the order and we
must, have the workers Immediately,"
she urged. The order, which calls
for 10,000 front line packets was re
ceived last week and Red Cross of
ficials plan to push the work of the
local chapter to fullest extent to meet
the requirements.
JULY 22, 1918.
remarked Lew Ritter, Steelton coach
and geared veteran of the diamond,
"that the Germans are lying low.
Dod gast 'em' exclaimed the man who
did not see that hidden ball which so
embajrased Steve Yerkes "If ever
there was a low lying bunch, its them
Huns."
Frances Oumet, the kid wonder at
golf, says "Learn to drive straight
and eliminate other troubles. Prac
tice by hitting old balls. If this is
impossible, just take your driver and
handle th club for awhile. The mere
fact that you do this helps you to
know the "feel" of the club, the stiff
ness or whip in the shaft, the weight
of the head.
"These things are all important to
know, because they are the keynotes
of perfect timing, the secret of every
good tee shot."
Ernest R. Berg, a freshman, is the
University of Minnesota's strong man.
In the recent physical examinations
Dr. L J. Cooke, head of the physical
department, found that Berg bettered
the strength of the average student
by nearly 400 kilograms. The aver
age strength of a male student is
570.7 kilograms. Berg made 921 kilo
grams—and he wasn't trying very
hard either, he says. He chinned
himself thirteen times and made
eleven push-ups. Berg was born In
Sweden and brought up on a farm.
Next to fighting, athletics interest!
the Army boys more than anything
else. This war will make a great
difference in sinew and muscle. Sol
diers who go through It will make
athletes of their boys and girls. Just ]
squint at this—Wearing the regula
tion trousers and shoes of an artil
leryman, Lieutenant Joe Loomis, for
mer star short-distance runner of the
Chicago Athletic Association, ran the
100-yard dash in 10 1-5 seconds at a
recent meet held under the auspices
of the Young Meti's Christian Asso
ciation at Camp Jackson.
Good-by horse racing In Mexico.
The lialf-a-million dollar racing plant
at Juarez, which was built nine years
ago by Matt J. Winn, of Louisville,
Ky„ and several other influential
American turfmeil, Is now simply a
monument to an at-one-mile success
ful sporting enterprise. Although
the big plant is kept In repair for
Mexican fiestas and holiday celebra
tions, the entire infield Is planted to
wheat by Mexican laborers, who now
use the bi gpumps that supplied the
stables and other buildings with
water in former years, simply to ir
rigate the soil.
Continued Hot Weather
Promised by Weather Man;
Hottest July 21 on RecQrd
Yesterday's high temperature of 95.3
degrees is the highest temperature
recorded on any July 21 since 1888 when
the local Weather Bureau was estab
lished. One death was reported, that
of George D. Beck, 40 years old, 1616
Hunter street, photographer. His
heart, was affected by walking the
highly heated streets for several
hours.
The nearest approach to yesterday's
record came on July 21. 1895, when
the mercury climbed to 94 degrees.
While yesterday's temperature was
the highest recorded on any July 21,
it was not the highest temperature
recorded In Harrisburg by any means.
July 31 of last year produced a tem
perature of 100 degrees. July 3, 1898
produced the highest July temper
ature, that of 101 degrees.
Continued hot weather is in store
for sweltering Harrisburg for sev
eral days. Slight showers may re
lieve the situation temporarily. The
thermiyneter was hovering around the
90-dcgree mark at 1 o'clock to-day
with the prospect of going several
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WHAT BIG MEN
IN BASEBALLDOM
HAVE TO SAY
Colonel Ruppert, owner of the
Yankees: "I am ready to go on
as long as I have enough play
ers to m-il.e up a team unless
Uncle Sam rules otherwise."
Harry I-'razee, owner of the Red
Sox: "I suggest that 100 games
of the schedule be played by the
American and National League
teams, followed by a world eeries •*
early next month.
"The Red Sox have already play
ed eighty-six games. It requires
unanimous consent ot club owners
to close the season."
August Herrmann, chairman of
the National Commission: "My
judgment is that the two major
leagues should put the matter up
to the proper authorities at once
to find out whether we shall be
given a reasonable time to adjust
and if necessary close out our
business or whether we shall
close at once."
Clark Griffith, manager of the |
Washington Americans: "My team
will continue the season as long
as it has players enough and as
long as there are other teams
playing."
.lames C. Dunn, of the Cleveland
Americans: "We will play a
double-header with the Philadel
phia team to-morrow (Sunday)
and then close our park."
Branch Rickey, president of the
St. Louis National League team:
"It will take some time for the
local boards to reclassify the play
ers and during that time there is
no reason why the schedules may
not be continued."
President Tener of the National
League: "I have called a meeting
of fthe National League in New
York City next Wednesday, at
which we will decide."
The American League will hold !
a meeting at Cleveland to-day.
degrees higher. The temperature will
remain about this figure for several
days.
After the continued cool period of
the early part of the month, yester
day s high temperature produced much
distress in Harrisburg which has not
been relieved to any great extent
to-day. Low humidity added to yes
terday s distressing conditions.
Much suffering was prevalent in
Harrisburg. Crowds thronged the
suburban cars. Babies, especially,
were suffeicrs from the temperature,
Assistant Secretary of
Navy Arrives in France
By Associated Press
WnHhlnKton, July 22—The arrival
of Assistant Secretary of the Nav>
Roosevelt, In France was announced
to-day by the Navy Department.
Mr. Roosevelt made the trip on a
destroyer: The purpose of his visil
is to inspect the naval administration
on the other side of the Atlantic, es
pecially with reference to contracts,
leases of buildings, of lands, expen
ditures and other matters connected
with the business organization of th
department. He also will confer with
representatives of .other American
government departments regarding
matters which require co-operation
and close co-ordination aboard.
JAMES SNYDKR OVERSEAS
liHow, Pa., July 22.—Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Snyder have received word ol
their son, James E. Snyder, that he
has arrived safely overseas. He Is
a member of Company M, Three
Hundred and Fourteenth Infantry
Regiment Before going Into the
service he was a clerk in the Re
corder of Deeds office. He went to
Camp Meade May 28.
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