SCHIFF, HARRISBURG BOXER, MAKES GOOD IN RING; YERKES FACTOR IN STEELTON VICTORY Cockiil's Strategy Using* Yerkes Helped Win Flag For Steeltoi p." \*v V" • " ■; ." v ■:>' ; . v ' , \ ~. C 'Vv " jpC, _ , ■ * "* * _ STETIZ YEF.KES The baseball world is still talking of the triumph cf Steelton over Beth.: EH PIT. last Saturday ami as for the town of Steeiton it never will forge: this historic battle. 'When the f.rs: news Sashed that Coe kill's men had won the whole borough turned out; whistles shrieked and happy folks danced in the street. The lid was off for a whole night and had the victorious ballplayers arrived at that period they would have been carried shoulder high. It would appear from the obser vation of Bethlehem critics that the home team's splendid showing wax due la great part to Coc kill's strategy in tudcg Steve Terbsa. the redoubt able veteran of Kod Pox and other famous teams; After making son-? allowance for Fitapatrick's nervous ness; due to the < extreme tension. Kred Nonnemacter goes on to say: "However the Cockid strategy in injecting Steve Terkes into the line up in place of Miller flayed a prom inent part in wrecking the Keady machine and deciding Ihe victory, as ■Vd the ' expanse of territory left . „yu in right center. Tesrean v,m mowing down the visitors in one. two. three order for five in nings and had the game pretty well in hand in the sixth when Terkes came to bat. Steve not fully recov- ; ercd from an early season injury, smacked out the :irst hit. a single to center field, oft Jeffs delivery. In the remaining sessions he made his presence known by colliding with another single, got on base through an error and scored two of the vis- j 1 tors' runs. From the sixth inning to the finish the visitors crowded in ' all their hitting, six 3afe drives, which included three extra base wal lops. ••Lefty" Pierca was by uo means having an easy time, men crowding J the paths in nearly every frame aft- i er the third, but the hits were kept ■ well scattered. After Plank relieved . him it looked like a repetition of the ' reception handed Eddie on his pre- | vious visit here. However, after two safe drives were made by Bethlehem . in the tenth inning rally, fast field ing pulled the veteran southpaw out of trouble, "Jack Knight apparently delights in specializing in bad pegging on the Bethlehem diamond. By a bad I Burnham Y. M. C. A. Falls to the Port Royal Team Port Royal. . Pa.. Sept IT.—The local ball club with Hertzler on the , mound easily defeated the Burnham Y. M. C. A. team, champions of Mif flin county, here on Saturday, by the score of 8-5. Hertzier was in old time form and had the visitors at his mercy throughout the game. E. Doty Four Good Barbers We have been short of help re cently on account of our men going into military service. We are pleased to announce that w e have filled their places and are in position to give our usual prompt attention. "Bob" Boyer, the Barber 24 South Dewberry St. i j I Play Safe— j Stick to KING , OSCAR CIGARS because the quality is as good as ever it was. They will please and satisfy you. 6c —worth it JOHN C. HERMAN & CO. Makers ' ! " ' Rf t TUESDAY EVENING, HATCKESBIIHC ft SEPTEMBER 17, 1918. . r j throw to first he paved the way for . I the first scoring, iyithag opened the fourth by earning a base on balls and moved to second on Fishburn's sacrifice- Taguer banged an easy . bounder to Knight who threw wide to first. "Matty"* racing home. Taguer completed the circuit on Bauman's hot single over second. Hoihe got a life when Pierce muffed his grounder but "was forced out at second on Roth's bounder to Roach and an instant later Roth was tagged out attempting to steal. "Steelton evened up the count In j the eighth when Yerkes with one ! down, laid out his second hit. Xield was sent in to pinch hit for Pierce and counted for the second out on strikes. With no danger apparent. Hunter the first time up figured for easy ont, the unexpected happened when he directed a hard drive in deep center for the three bases. Yerkes counting. The chance of bringing home the baccn then fell to Fitzpatrick when McCarthy shot a grounder down his way. Eddie . fumbled the ball long enough for McCarthy to reach first safely and ; Hunter scored. "Both sides were retired in order in the ninth, Steelton again benefit ing by errors intermingled by a three-base drive, pushed across J enough runs to win. Roach started ; hostilities with a sharp single to cen ter. Yerkes laid down a bant to wards first which Holke gathered up but instead of disposing of Yerkes threw to second to head off Roach and both runners were safe. Plank hit to Tcsreau who tossed Roach ' at first. Hunter followed with a drive Ito center which Mathag captnrcd, j Yerkes stealing third on the out. Mc- Carthy salted the contest by driving the ball to the fence in right center for three bags, scoring himself when i Holke, who relayed the throw, made a poor peg to Blackburn." ! So it was Yerkes all the way. The I old boy had a long rest in midsum i mer, necessitated by a nasty sprain, I but when called on for the man power stuff he responded .with all that was in him. The name of Steve Yerkes will haunt Cottage Hill for ■many a year. The Red Cross will benefit to the extent of 52.300 from this classic tattle, and who can say that base jball is not doing its bit? , and J. Gronlnger did the heavy artil lery work for the locals. The score was: t BURN* H.AM R. H. O. A E. Hasson, If 0 1 0 0 1 ! Glazier lb 1 0 6 0 1 Motiahan, cf, 1 2 2 0 0 Vitiski, p 0 0 0 0 0 Rook, rf 0 1 l o 0 Mumper, ss 0 0 3 1 1 Orth, 3b 0 1 1 1 01 Dippery, c. 1 3 8 0 0 Rook 0 0 3 4 1. Totals 3 8 24 6 4 PORT ROTAL R. H. O. A. E. , Kyle, lb 2 1 8 0 0 Doty, cf 2 3 1 0 0; Keiser, If 1 0 2 0 0 j H. Gorminger, ss, ... 1 2 0 0 1 Magill. 21) 0 1 3 0 0 ! J. Grominger. 3b 0 0 1 2 0 Barton, rf 1 0 1 0 1 j Bailor, 0 111 0 01 Hertzler. p. 1 0 0 6 1 j Totals. .' 8 8 27 8 3 I S noodles He Was Delighted to Help Out a Stranger in Distress *■ By r ROM OUTVOT oil. I' • ' I' _ _tK> yoo raxou> where t I * I _ _j. jg j Summit Crowds Nearer to Pennant Honors I■ 1 1 JUNIOR LEAGUE STANDING W. U Pet. [ Summit 30 0 .833 Swatara 36 11 ,Toi Albion 8 33 .331 , Crescent 8 3S .333 ' To-night, Swatarn vs. Crescent. Summit made things look better than ever for the pennant last even -1 ing when they walked all over Al i bion with another pick-up team. Only ; three of the Albion players showed up while Summit allowed them to pick up some players from the by ; standing fans. The final count was r 7 to 3. Score: e | ALBION* s Ab. R. H. O. A. E. s Lent 2, lb 3 1 1 4 0 0 >' , Heagy, p. ss ... 3 1 0 1 1 0 e . Books, 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 ' Shover. ss, p... 3 0 0 3 1 0 B ' Laytoa, o 3 0 i so 0 L Hoover. 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 i I Phillipelli, If .. 3 0 0 0 0 0 t , Weimer. cf ..,. 2 0 0 0 0 0 b ' Shannon, rf ... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 . Totals 24 3 3 13 4 l| a ; SUMMIT l ? i Ab. R. H. O. A. E. I 1 ID. Knobb, If ... 3 1 0 3 0 0! e | Germer, 1b.... 3 2 1 3 0 01 3 G. Swartz, 2b .. 3 2 1 2 0 1 - I Geary, 0f..... 3 2 1 0 0 0 J H. Swartz, p... 3 0 1 1 1 01 * Puat, S3 3 0 0 1 1 0] 1 1 Snyder, e 2 0 0 4 0 0! - Lachey, rf 2 0 0 0 0 <F MR Knobb, 3b... 2 0 0 2 1 0! 1; ' 1 j Totals 24 7 4 15 3 1| B i Albion 1 0 2 0 o—3 ! r j Summit 4300 x—7 j 1 I Two-base hits. Books, G. Swartz, I Geary, H. Swartz; home runs, Ger r • mor; struck out, by Swartz, 4; by . j Heagy, 1; by Shover, 1; base on l ' balls, off Swartz. 0; off Heagy, 5; off 5 ! Shover, 0; left on base. Summit, 4; 1 ' Albion, 2; hit by pitcher, Heagy; . ' stolen bases, Geary, G. Swartz; first base on errors Heagy, Germer; pass , ed balls, Snyder; wild pitches, s Heagy; time, 1.07; umpire, Weimer. i ; Pierce Was Easy For Benny Leonard ;; In the semiwindup last evening j . | at Olympia, in Philadelphia, a Har- | ! | risburg boxer, Sammy Sehiff. jolted! . i boxing patrons in the city of Broth- j 'j erly Love, by holding off Harry! , j Brown, who thought he had a soft 1 [ ; one in the Harris burg boy. Sammy | j took a good lacing in the early j \ j rounds and Brown got so tired try [ ! ing to knock Sammy out that he , | could do nothing in the final rounds. . ; Both were bleeding at the mouth and nose when the bell rang and' , j both wore too jveak to fight another 1 round. In the main fray Leoiytrd once' ' i more proved his class by trimming i i Harry Pierce, of Brooklyn. The bout was interesting as a nice, neat box ■ | ing exhibition, but as a fight it could ; 1 not be called exciting, as there was i only one man, Leonard, in the con , test from beginning to end. Pierce . ! is a fairly clever glove performer, l j and with the ordinarry run of boxers L shows up well in the ring; but he > i was no match for Leonard, who held i ; the upper hand in every round and > used Pierce for a punching bag ail the time they were on the mat. Leon , ard, cool as the proverbial cucumber, i never got rattled and never took a chance of hurting his hands or get . ting a wallop himself on a vital spot. I Meanwhile he jabbed and battered j Pierce all over the ring, the Brook-1 lyn fighter being forced time and , ; again to take to cover to avoid the i punishment that the lightweight ! champion was fairly raining on hirru ! In the fourth round Benny split ! Harry's nose with a stiff punch to! i the face, and he had him tired and j .bleeding from that time till the end'l j of the contest. I In the latter part of the fourth 1 round Benny just played with Pierce. | I hitting him as he pleased, holding j ! him off at arm's length and spinning; | him around with punches to the I' head and body. Pierce made a gallant stand and boxed to the best of his ability while his strength lasted, but; in the last two rounds he was en-; tirely at the mercy of Leonard, who seemed to be satisfied with carrying him along and using him for aj punching bag and not trying to put, | a knockout blow to a vital spot. CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES Marietta, Pa., Sept. 17.—Mr. and j Mrs. Aaron Naylor, of Marietta, are married thirty-three years, to-day. : Mr. and Mr 3. George F. Zuch. of Ma- f i rietta, are married thirty-two years, i Mr. Zuch is tax collector of Marietta' ; borough. The family have three sons in the United States service. ! ——————— Hour a Day For All College Sports State College, Pa.. Sept. 17. The certainty of football at Penn sylvania State was definitely as sured to-day by Major Baylies, the military commandant. H% re turned from Washington with in- | formation that the government class work schedule for colleges having S. A. T. C. units provides for at least an hour every after noon for athletics. "There is no reason," Major Baylies said, "why the complete schedule should not be played, even though It calls for long trips to Dartmouth and Cornell. Fur- j loughs will be Issued to enable* j the enlisted students on athletic 1 teams to make the trips." ! UNCLE SAM WANTS EVERY SOLDIER TO BE A BOXER Is America to forsake baseball and become one vast boxing artna? Something like tills is in the air, for j even Hivrrisburg, which has, given i littlo attention to the manly art is waking up; Instance of this the Mo tive Club bouts which are scheduled for September 26, and \Miich are , open to voir sex spectators. In ad . dition to this, a move is on to stage . boxing meets at Chestnut Street Au . dltorium tor the benefit of the Red [ Cross. The project is to bo taken , up Immediately and will likely go . through for the Red Cross has sano , tloned this method of getting funds. Golf, tennis, baseball, a great num ber of sports are contributing to war charities and boxing appears to be I the favored sport of Uncle Sam. To day Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft. head of the Athletic Division of the Com i mission on Training Camps, comes 1 J out very emphatically, saying: "Several more or ltss uninformed 1 j critics have published articles to the 'j effect that boxing does not give use- I j ful training as a basis for bayonet I I fighting. j "Such criticisms are based upon I Ignorance of both bayonet fighting i and military boxing. The experience |of the past year in the training j camps shows that boxing has great , j value as a preparation for bayonet | fighting, and in the development of j those physical and spiritual qualities ) that are characteristic of the aggres i sive fighting nian. i "The great majority of our young ' men, who make up the Army, have i hnd little or no experience in phsi ; cal contact games that develop self I reliance, courage, quick thinking, j and decisions under fire. Bayonet i training at its best is a drill in which | speed, endurance and skill in han ! dling the weapon are developed, but in the nature of things, there can be no \ practice contests with the bay onets. Boxing supplies this import ant contest factor and furnishes a means of training men to keep their heads and to carry out an effective plan of attack, even though they are being punished by their opponents. In this way, qualities needed in the makeup of a bayonet fighter are de veloped by practice in boxing to an extent and with a rapidity that is impossible in any other plan of train ing thus far tried. "The commanding officers of the ■ training camps in this country have j almost universally testified to the ; value of boxing as a part of mlitary; , training. In many of the principal! ! camps it has been made a regular; ! and definite part of the daily routine. I i Ball-Catching Record Unbroken in France According: to "Plane News," i the A. E. F. aviation paper of ! August 17, Corporal Bessolo, a ; member of the Sl9th Aero Squad ron, is still the champion "high catcher" of the world. Last July Corporal Bessolo caught a base ball dropped from a height of 700 feet at Kelly Field, Texas. Re cently the aviators in France tried to break the record, and al though fifty had a fling at catch- ( ing the ball, no one broke the record made in Texas. Here is what "Plane News'" has to say of the attempts in France. "Hundreds of soldiers turned out on the day picked for ,the contest and lined the bank along side the athletic grounds in, hopes of seeing the world's record brought across the sea. In spite of the disappointment, however, the men were highly entertained for the performance was very ex citing, and in many Instances humorous. "The aspirants gathered in the I 150-foot white circle promptly at 2 o'clock and were given instruc tions by the officer in charge, Lieut. R. D. Smith. A few mo ments later a trim little plane piloted by Lieutenant Coleman hove into view, swept low over the field and received the pre arranged signal to begin dropping the balls. "The plane climbed to an alti tude of 750 feet, turned and head ed in the direction of the circle, while the would-be catchers braced themselves to receive the ball. "A cry, 'There it comes' went up from 1,000 throats as the pilot let loose the first leather pill, and the white object, glistening in the sun, could be seen in its downward course. Contestants thinking they had the best line on It, moved about rapidly, now running, now walking, to gauge the vantage point, yet the pill fell untouched well within the circle. , "Back again went the aviator to set loose the second missile, but the rising wiqd carried it out of reach and got the crowd on the run, who did not seem to be will ing to risk their bones in range of the imaginary bomb. "The wind kept increasing and ere half the pellets had been dropped, riding at 750 feet, had become so bumpy, that the pilot was forced to ascend to the 900- foot level, fully 200 feet above the point at which the ball caught by Corporal Bessolo was dropped. The men did not kick, however, knowing that conditions were not exactly Ideal, and in the course of their efforts one unknown con testant was seen to get his mitts squarely under the pill, though Its general windward sweep made it impossible for him to catch It. "Hundreds examined the balls after they dropped, being anxious to see what effect such a fall had on them, but contrary to reports received of the Kelly Field con test, none of them was dam aged." ' j •' The following statements from gen ii erals commanding training camps r ! are typical: i " 'Boxing, undoubtedly, is one of a j the most useful forms of physical s training which a soldier can have. -1 Especially is this true in the case of ijthe bayonet men, whose physical e prowess is an absolute essential, and - whose greator spirit and punch than e: his opponent make him sure win -1 ner in the ba>onet fight.' • " 'Men who have taken courses in 1 boxing, after one or more lessons be • gin to show an aggressiveness which ", they did not previously have, and '" Which is absolutely necessary, not "" | only in bayonet exercises, bpt in all r : personal encounters.' e ! "The primary object of boxing, as taught in the Army, is to make skill ful, self-reliant, hard-hitting men, "j rather than expert boxers. An effl ; cient soldier must not only be train , I ed in the technique of offense and j defense, but he must be charged with the proper fighting spirit. Ex "iperience in boxing develops that spirit. It develops in him a wllllns ! ness and ability tp fight at close quarters and to give and take punish • ment. Practice in boxing has an '| additional value, because many of ; the blows and movements taught the ' | men in boxing class have their close *,! counterparts in bayonet fighting. For ' j example, a left lead to the head is • :very similar to a long point to the " throat; a right hook to the jaw, er the body is like the blows with *he ■ ■ "butt of the rifle. Of course, there -i are thrusts and parries in bayonet "i fighting that are different from my L i lead, block or counter in boxing, but • | the principle is the same, and the se quegoe of action, the body balance. L i ana the ability to take advantage of ;; openings in the opponent's defense in boxing are fundamen- M tally important for the bayonet flght • er. ■ "In the final analysis all physical l j training in the Army must have a 'j practical military significance; £>ox ' ing possesses this significance to an ' j unusual extent, so that particular" • stress has been laid upon the tn ! I structlon of all the soldiers, rather ■ than upon the development,of a few ', experts. i "In my opinion the boxing instruc j tors are doing a very valuable piece of work, and it is due to their ef ■ | forts that boxing in the camps is •' now regarded by many military ex •j perts as second only-to the regular • military drill, as a means of develop : ing the power of concentration and j the ability to reach promptly and ef -1 fectively to new situations." They're Off! Football Thursday at Island I The first real football game in this ' neighborhood will be between M&- j clay and Boas schools at Island | Park on Thursday evening. This is going to be a rattling battle, declare the managers <M each team. Maclay's j j lineup will be as follows: | Richards, left end: Blosser, left I j tackle: Yingst, left guard; Johnson, j tenter; Reed, right guard: Hoerner, I right tackle; Minnig, right end; j Shocker, quarterback; Steckley, right j halfback; Spotts, left halfback; j Shoof, fullback. ; j NEW RED CROSS SECRETARY Liverpool, Pa., Sept. 17. Mrs i Walter Wert has been appointed 3ec , retary of the local Red Cross branch I to succeed Miss Puera B. Robinson, ; who recently resigned. I # Lieut. A. B. Snavely Is Safely Overseas : LIEUT. A. BOWMAN SNAVELY Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer Snavely, of ' Hershey, have received word of the j safe arrival over seas of their soil, ' Lieutenant A. Bowman Snavely. Lieutenant Snavely enlisted May 9, I 1917, in the Coast Artillery. He was j called to Fort Niagara and from | there was sent to Fortress Monroe, , Va., where he received his commis | sion as second lieutenant. Later he was transferred to Fort DuPonr, i Del., where he was stationed a year. Lieutenant Snavely was a graduate iof the Pennsylvania State College c 1 and previous to his enlistment he was i employed at the Hershey Chocolate i j factory. His many friends will be : I glad to hear of his Bafe Journey i I overseas. i Crown Prince Willie Writes to His Papa Still on the Run, France. Sept. 8. -; Dear Papa: Cousin Rupprecht sent 9 1 me a lot of soldiers at your urgent ( request, but I And dey are also home jj sick for der dear old Rhine and are j also going toward der Faderland as f as my own brave soldiers. I am jj writing from der front, but der front i ' ss now many miles in der dear rear | l and getting further away all der j . time. France is a offel unhealthy! country; dot iss vy ve are gedding j t oudt of it. My brave men are dying ; _ off like sheep—mostly mit lead pois- | i oning from dem hateful fankee bill- j [.lets. Der Yankees are still ignorant! t j fools and keep mixing up der orders j j of der high German command. We I I could lick 'em quick if dey would I , stand and fight, but dey not only vill j . not stand, but dey will not let us : stand either. How can ve lick 'em . ven ve can't get a chance to turn?| . You remember dot liddle book vot I I jvrote before dis war in which I spoke | I of war as fresh and glorious? Veil. 1 j . find dese Americans entirely too fresh j t and der glory iss not so thick around | . me as it used to vas. Vy iss it dese j fool Americans can't understand dot . 1 was der agent of Gott, and dey , must not fight back like dot? And. ; by der vay, vere is Gott anyhow? i Iss he taking a vacation and leaving i der whole Job to me and Ludendorf? • I thought for a vile dot me and you i and Ludendorf could handle der job : alone, but I vould kinder like to have ■ Gott back on der Job if you can get ! in communication mit him. Didn't; i you told us dot Gott was fighting mit; : uns? If dot iss s vy Iss he loafing! Just now ven ve done so much talk- I iiing dot Gott tought he vould let us! j handle it alone for a-vile. But' nichts I , on dot. Since I have been-fighting I ■ dese fool Americans my helmet iss j 1 getting too big for me. somehow, und j thy head vot you said vas made for a j crown is even getting smaller dan it ! used to vgs. Vat is der reason mit dot? And vat Is der matter mit so ■ many of my brave soldiers dot makes 'em get tocken prisoners by der Y'anks? Sometimes two or three Americans | come oudt and take a whole Sunday ' school picnic back mit 'cm. I told , 'em vat you told me to tell 'em, dot der Y'ankees vas a lot of crazy fools vot vould kell 'em, but Instead of dot der Y'anks give 'em a lot of stuff to eat and now all my men are trying to get tooken brisoner Vot do you do mit soldiers like dot? Of course ve didn't give 'em much to eat, all der good bread and stuff ve safe for der officers, but vat do dey vant mit grub to eat ven dey are fighting mit you and me and Gott? Somedings iss wrong by gravy, and I can't stop to find oudt vot it iss. Ven ve vas vln ning all dose vimen and children in Belgium I tought war was fine but dese fool Yanks don't play der game fair, and dot makes war hell sure enough. Send me some more soldiers and some steel helmets to fit on our backs tell Gott to hurry back. Yours mit distress Crown Prince Willie [Exchange.] i 1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [, WAR VERSES Tc the Editor of the Telegraph: Will you publish for me these war verses, which I have called "Father ! Wilson's Call to Arms." to be sung to | the tune "Wearing of the Green:" Father Wilson he is calling to arms to arms, advance; We are going to cross the ocean and drive the Huns from France We are fighting for our freedom as we've ofttimes done before. And unfurl our Starry Banner upon a foreign' shore. We are coming. Kaiser Wilhelm and we're going to treat you kind' We will soothe the broken-hearted and help the lame and blind We are going to make you under stand. and make you feel ashamed Of the infants you have murdered with your submarines of fame! We are coming. Kaiser Wilhelfh we have give you lots of time' To get your trains In order, to move across the Rhine. And if you don't take warning 1 know you will regret. Of the lessons we have taught you I'm sure you'll not forget. We are coming. Kaiser Wilhelm and we're going to do it right We are on our way with millions and we'll strike with all our might ' There are thousands on the ocean' and a million have gone o'er ' And thousands on their journey and yet we've millions more. ' We are coming. Kaiser Wilhelm with .l men both true and "brave,' Who will avenge our comrades'whom you have brutally slain. And all the little children you killed upon the deep, Where billows roll about them in their silent sleep. ln We are coming. Kaiser Wilhelm we I have told you oft before. I When your powers all are broken and ! our Army's at your door, We will take you from your palace and place you in a cell. And give you time to study of the things you've done so well. I We are coming. Kaiser Wilhelm . what a blessing it will be, When everyone upon this earth .can live in liberty; When this blood-stained war is over i and cannons cease to roar, I And our boys are coming home again ; from a far and distant shore. ! DR. A. O. BREACH. | ' . CAMPAIGN FOR LOAN Liverpool, Pa., Sept. 17.—Mrs. J. | Warren Stalley assisted by Mrs. Wal-1 ter Wert and a general committee, j will have charge or the Fourth Lib erty Loan drive In the Liverpool dis trict under the auspices of the Wo men's National Liberty Loan Com mittee. A house-to-house campaign is planned by the chairman and com mittee. NATION PLACES ! CURB ON HOURS FOR OLD SANTA Rush of Christmas Buying Not! Possible This Year, War Board Says : I Washington, Sept. 17.—The six rules ] j agreed upon by the War Industries I I Board and the National Chamber of j j Commerce to govern the ,sale of ! j Christmas goods are as follows, it j j w-as announced to-day: | Retail interests are not to increase | their working forces by reason of j j the holiday business over the aver- | j a Kc forces employed during tho year. | I Normal working hours will not be | lengthened during the Christmas sea son. Retailers will use their utmost ef forts to confine Christmas giving, ex cept for young children, to useful articles. Every effort will be made to spread the period for holiday purchasing over the months of October, Novem ber and December. Deliveries will be restricted and customers will be asked to carry their own packages wherever pos sible. | Announcements of the new policy j will be made by retailers In their : I newspaper advertisements, j In a statement issued by the Cham- 1 ■ ber of Commerce yesterday, E A. i | Filene, of Boston, urges that all mer- j i chants observe these rules religious- j | ly, both to establish their standing j ; as patriotic citizens and to strengthen ! [ the relations between themselves and the government. The rules require co-operation by the public if they are to be success ful. The usual Christmas rush of buy ing will not be possible this year. Athlete Makes Best Soldier, Says Meredith "The lad who has learned his les son of taking a sound drubbing In athletics without showing the 'yellow streak' 1| the soldier that the Allies want over here." This statement was contained in a letter received re cently in America from Ted Mere dith, of Penn, the world's record holder of* the half-mile, who, with Tommy Lennon, another noted sprinter, now is flying in France with the American aviation forces. "The tried veteran of the athletic j field," he added, "makes the superior ' soldier. Sportsmen in America should j do all in their power to prove to the j general public throughout the United ' States that athletics are playing a j most important part in the great | strife over here. To discontinue ath letics at the present time would be an unthinkable hardship to the men both behind and on the firing line. Supporters must be constantly back- j ing up the boys In the first line | trenches if the victory for whtch we are all hoping is to be achieved, and nothirtg keeps a man as game and aggressive as to give him all the athletic play he desires during his time off duty." Physical directors representing the Y. M. C. A. and other organizations who have been making a special i study of this phase of the soldier's I life, report that they have seen our j men return to their rest billets after 1 a hard go in the trenches and im- | mediately begin to play baseball, I quoits and engage > in wrestling and 1 boxing bouts. Baseball, of course, is I the most popular, and has made a I strong-appeal to our Allies who are j learning the sport rapidly. It Is not j an unfamiliar sight to see groups of t two or three Americans limbering up j after a night in trenches and dug outs, in full view of the enemies' lines. Probably the most famous | games of baseball which have been played on the other side, were the j one in London before King George, and the other in the historic Tuiller- j les Gardens, between American i sailors afid Y. C. A. workers. ' V ' Lumber Now and Then "CWERY house owner has occasion to use a little lumber now and then. Whether you desire a few boards for an inside flower box, a piece of timber for re- ] v pairing a fence or some moulding, we will • give your wishes careful consideration. • All orders delivered promptly. There is no delay when we get your business. United Ice and Coal Co. , I.amber Drpurtmrnl Forstcr and Cowden Streets \ iConneautville School Students Tour Farm and Apple-Growing Sections Professor Edward A. Rice and a large party of students of the Con- J Jieautvllle agricultural high school i called upon L H. Dennis, of the State t Board of Education and Committee | of Public Safety yesterday on a tour jof the farming and fruit-growing j sections of this part of the state. | Under the guidance of Professor Rico | and in three automobiles one of them I the school 'bus' which brings the hoys from miles around to school | each day. they left home Friday and i spent Saturday and Sunday at State I College, coining from there here yes ! terday. They visited the Capitol and j other points of Interest hero yester- I day and went to Gettysburg "last evening, spending* the night at the home of Professor Rlee. Tho boys ! carried tents and were prepared to I remain all night on the road if I sary. To-day they will visit tho bat j Uefield and this afternoon, if rain does not interfere, will play a base ball game with a team from the Arndtsville school near Gettysburg and will be entertained at dinner this evening by the girls of that in stitution. To-morrow they will start for a trip through the apple section. Those in the party were; Professor Rice. Audley Stevens, Everold Town send, Donald Ellis, John Linglc, How. ard Blair, Tlmmas Sheehan, Paul Knapp, Edward Powell, Howard Graff, Walter C. Brinneis, Walter | Hutchison, Alton L Heard, Harry L I Munger, Marsden C. Fish. Donald ; McMillan, Herbert Melcher. Archie ! Waid. Herman Troche, Kenneth ! Knapp, Lyle Webb, Kenneth Steele, j Fremont Brush, Carman Ofensend | and Donald Burnett. ARROW COLLARS CLUETT. PgZBODV a CO.. INC. MOKtWS ———————— ! You'll go a long way be fore you find as good shoes as these, in as large assort ments, at as reason able prices. Let's get together on the Fall Shoe proposi tion to-day. Army and Navy Shoe Store 38 North Court Street 11
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