Harrisburg telegraph., December 13, 1918, Page 21, Image 21

GREYSTOCK TO PLAY WITH LOCAL FIVE SATURDAY NIGHT; TARSUS CELEBRATES
Bullet From Own Gun
Made * Walcott Retire
In the list of heavyweight cham
pions of the world the name of Mar
vin Hart is seldom given, but he was,
nevertheless. a.mighty fighting man.
Hart, whose claims to the big title
were laughed out of court by the
fight fans, was a son of the Blue
Grass state, having besn born in
Jefferson county, near I,ouisville, Ky„
forty-two years ago, September 16.
$76. He made an excellent record
as a middleweight, although lie never
reached the top of that division.
When Jim Jeffries retired in 1904,
iiart and Jack Root, another ex
middleweight. claimed the title, and
a battle was arranged at Reno. Nev.,
on July 3, 1905. Jeff acted as ref
eree, and when Root was knocked
out in the twelfth round Jeff present
ed Hart with his title, to defend
against all challengers.
Jeff denied later that he intended
to proclaim Hart as the bonatide
champion, and, in any event, the
sporting world refused to admit that
a retiring champion could deed away
his title.
When Hart put -heavyweight
champion of the world" on his pro- j
fessional cards the fans Just laughed, j
dnd it was up to Marvin to prove j
that he could make good. ,
Early in 1906, having found that j
RACING MAN'S
REMINISCENCES
Jockey McLaughlin Tells of
* Greatest Races of His Day
and Mounts .
James McLaughlin, now a patrol
for the Jockey Club, was the
greatest rUler of his day. He had
the mount on the best of the Dwyer
thoroughbreds during the years they
were making turf history, and when
asked to give his Impressions of rac
ing conditions past and present had
some interesting comments to make
on the sport and the horses which
l.ate played their part in the develop
nent of the breed in the United
E,ates.
McLaughlin, a pupil of Father Bill ,
lialy's school, had the mount on the j
best horses that raced between l*"Sj
and 1892. In the former year he went
to the Dwyers and the foundation of
the fortune gained by the Brooklyn |
turfman was laid with the Hartford
rider piloting such horses as Luke |
Blackburn. Hindoo, George Kinney.
gUramble and Miss Woodford, all of
which were trained by James Rowe.
The late Philip Dwyer always main
tained that Luke Blackburn was the
best horse he had ever owned or seen,
and his brother Michael was equally
positive in his claims for Hindoo.
afterward destined to give the turf
' Hanover, a good race horse. but
whose fame will enduro because of
4h<* family he fouiuh Atibe whose
lustre cannot be dimmed neglected
though it may be by the British turf
Authorities despite the fact that a
daughter and a granddaughter each
threw a winner of the Knglish Derby.
Spots the nest Horses
When asked to give his opinion as
to the best horses he had seen during
his long connection with the turf.
McLaughlin said:
"Blackburn was the best race horse
1 ever saw. Tremont was the best
two-year-old. I won thirteen races
on him and never touched him with
the whip. Hourless was as good a
three-s*ear-old as we ever had. I
liked him because of his great speed
and the ease with which he could be :
placed. He could stay, t00. % As a
campaigner season after season f
ltoamer would get my vote as the
Dvst of all time. Firenze would be j
by choice of all the mares, and I
icde many good ones. •
"Blackburn could run fast and far.
He wasn't a tall horse, not more than
13.2 hands, but he had a big, strong <
bodv and a thick neck like Ben
Brush's. He was a free runner and j
would Jump oft and make his com- j
panv dizzv. He had a tine temper and ;
-was a prime favorite both in the East
and irt Kentucky. When he won the
Stallion Stakes at Louisville. Uover- j
nor Blackburn made liim a present
of a suit of clothes. I always worked
Luke and he wore quarter boots, as
'lie would rap his heels if you pulled j
him about. Hin<k>" was of a differ- j
ent type. He was a long strider and j
a real staver. In appearance he was
very much like Billy Kelly. Like
that good two-year-old. he could be
placed very handily, and as a rule he
h.ul to be ridden. I generally wait
ed with him."
Upon being asked which of the
great horses he preferred after Luke
Blackburn and Hindoo, McLaughlin
teplied "Kingston. He could beat
any of the sprinters and could stay
up' to a mile and a quarter. He was
a perfect horse in temper, action,
conformation and all that goes to
•?nake a great horse. A child could
ride him. 1- know that it will shock
some people to have me declare
Kingston the superior of Hanover,
but I rode both of them, and must
favor the brown over the chestnut.
Hanover was done if you dropped his
head. He had to go oft with the
tiack and run his competitors Into
the ground. His high, rapid action
was undoubtedly against him.
" 'George Kinney 1 would place
after Blackburn. Hindoo and Kings
ton. He was' a big, lazy fellow that
/wouldn't do anything unless you got
after him. Kinney beat Iroquois in
the Special, which whs arranged at
ti old Monmouth Park course when
,•>ll. Lorillard's horse returned from
wirning the English Derby. The
Dwyers started both Kinney and Miss
Woodford and wanted me to ride the
mare. I thought Kinney the better j
of the pair and had the satisfaction
i) winning the race by four lengths.
Iroquois was second. Miss Woodford
was a good mare of the sturdy mas
culine type, but Firenze. in my opin- j
lon. was a greater performer than
the>*ughtcr of Billet. Firenze could I
all day.
"We had very many great horses
in my tims as a rider," continual Mc-
Laughlin. "I think that Mr. Bel
wmont's plea for longer races will ben
efit the turf. Most of our good tests
were at a mile and a quarter and up
ward and we had lots of horses that
could stay. You can't develop tile
staging qualities of horses unless
such races are made a feature of
every racing program and enough <f
Xiiem are given to make It worth
while to train and prepare horses
for thm. •
"The riders of my time didn't have
FRIDAY EVENING.
there was little nutriment in his
empty title, Hart returned to the
ring and tought Pat Callahan at
Butte, putting that worthy to sleep
In the second round. Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien and Tommy Burns, the
[ Canadian, were then clamoring for
i n chance, and Hart was matched with
1 the latter.
i The fight was pulled oft in Los
Angeles, February 23, 1906, and
Tommy won the decision in 20 rounds,
and afterward made good on his
championship claims by defeating
O'Brien and the best white fighters of
England and Australia.
Hart began his middleweight career
in 1899 and came into general prom
inence in 1901 by knocking out
Tommy West and Dan Greedon at
Louisville. The following year he
knocked out Kid Carter, but lost to
George Garner. In 1904 he fought
draws with Garner and Gus Ruhltn,
and in 1905 he got the decision over
Jack Johnson in 20 rounds at San
Francisco.
After his brief and inglorious career '
as a "champion," HaVt knocked, out ■
old Peter Maher at Hot Springs. Mar- j
vin was knocked out by Mike Schreck j
at Tonopah in 1&07, and in 1909. at j
Terre Haute. Mike, put the finishing •
touches on Marvin's fighting career. !
! the liberties of those of to-day. When
I was at the top of my form I lived
iat the stable. I slept at the stat-le
| and couldn't leave without Mr. Rowe's
! permission. I thank him at this
i day for the discipline he meted out
ito me. I walked two horses as well
las helped to work them. Yes. and
sometimes I helped to rub fh?m.
If the riders of the present time were
compelled to follow this system they
would be better in every respect.
Every apprentice should have at
least a year's experience before get
ting a chance to ride in public. He
should be taught the rudiments of his
profession and above all should nave
some knowledge of pace.
"
TECH HIGH NOTES
/
Thirty-five students of the Tech
j nical High school have secured em
i ployment as railway mail clerks to
i assist with the rush of Christmas
(.mail during the holidays, so that the
T people east of the Mississippi can
' feel assured that there will be no
' congestion of mail during the Yule
! tide. The Maroon boys will start
work December 17, and will work
on trains until after the first of the
New Year. Those to accept the em
ployment include Shinier, Hoerner.
M. Shaffner, Swqigart, Gehr. Her
bert, Pickering. Shank. Albright.
Gehrett, Reynolds, Rhoads, Keane,
Huston. Smith, S. Base ho re, Davies.
Bissiyger, McCleaster. Jones, Grimm, I
i Cole. Hoar, Gumpert. Peier, Lauster,
Ebert, Wallace, Sparver, Ebner. '
Conner. Richards, F. Shaffner, Weid- ,
■MM and"Leed.
It was announced this morning at :
: the regular session of chapel that >
the Christmas numbejr of the Tech
Tatler will be distributed next j
Thursday. General school news,
j Christmas stories, a resume of the
football season and a Who's Who
' column, will feature the Tatler.
Prof. A. M. Lindsay will have ,
charge of the Christmas music that
will be sung at the Christmas enter
tainment next Friday given by the
Tech boys to the open air school.
The regular meetings of the club or
ganizations Were not neld yesterday
and instead the Christmas carols
were rehearsed.
Miss Anna M. Saul, secretary of
the school, is recovering from an at
| tack of diphtheria. The quarantine
will not permit her return to school
before the beginning of the New
Year. Miss Maude Hoster, the as
: sistant secretary, is being assisted
in the office by Mrs. M. O. Billow. |
wife of the Tech teacher of public :
speaking.
Prof. Paul B. Smith, instructor of i
sophomore English, has been ab- ;
i sent from school this week, snffer- .
: ing front an attack of pneumonia.
The basketball squad will fcegin
pracAkes at Chestnut street hall next
week directed by C. W. Miller. "Doc" i
is welcomed by the boys as tutor. :
' and has finally given his consent to
coach the team.
Available records show that 104
graduates and ex-members of the
institution have served their country
during the great war. Of this num- j
, ber live placed their lives on the I
altar of Democracy.
Over $3OO has been collected for
the Christmas entertainment to be •
given to the open air school next j
Friday. Voluntary contributions |
were taken from the sections of the ;
school. The Stunts Club, directed h-
Prof. Strawinski, is planning the en
tertainment for the "kiddies." Mem- |
bers of the senior class will perfect
the plans.
Section 5 of the freshman class. J
has organized a basketball team and j
has elected Hagar to manage the |
quintet. Candidates include: For- i
wards, McCahan, Langdon, Hess.
Lambert, McCarvel. Millar. Mathias j
and Lotz; centers. Snavely, Hummel j
and Hagar; guards. Krause, Matson,
, Kveler. Towsend. Kutzen. Hosmer. <
Harnish, Gintzer, Colestock and ,
Homire.
In the recent United War Work j
campaign, students of the school |
pledged to earn and give $1,200. In
every campaign to date, the Tech
boys have contributed liberally.
Members of the Freshman and
Sophomore class are busy daily turn
ing out boxes for the Red Cross. The
boxes are used for packing purposes,
and are 2x2x3 feet.
'
lIOI.il)\Y V \CATIOY LIMITED
Marynvllle. Pa., Dec. 13.—Marysville
school board at its meeting this week
elected W. R. Hcnch, president for j
' the ensuing year to succeed John W. !
Ashenfelter. Wilson Hippie was )
elected vice-president; John L. Hain :
and Harry J. Deckard were elected
secretary and treasurer at the June
meeting of the body; To make up I
some of the time lost when the
schools were closed for six weeks dur- '
ing the influenza epidemic, officials
have decided to llynit the annual holl- |
day vacation to three days, Christ- j
ir.aj Day and the two succeeding !
days.
MARYSVILLE BOY WOUNDED
Marysville, Pa., Dec. IS.—The name!
of Sergeant W. W. White, of near j
here, appears on to-day's casualty'
list as wounded, degree undetermined. I
Some weeks ago lie wrote homo that 1
ho had been slightly wounded In tho 1
hand and the official telegram sev- !
eral weeks ago to his parents told
that the Injury ocottrred on Septem
ber 28.
SNOODLES {■ By Hungerford
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KHAKI MAKES MEN
BETTER PLAYERS
Jack Holland Takes Optimis
tic View of 1919 in Basc
bail World
Chicago—Jack Holland Is the own
-1 er of the St. Joe club of the Western
League. Jack is also the acting
president of that organization, and
Jack Holland says that the baseball
of 1919 will be of a higher caliber
than any the fans have seen in many
and many a year.
This Jack Holland sustains his
argument in a most peculiar manner.
He says that the players will play
better baseball because of their ex
perience in th army.
"Alexander will be a great pitcher
because Alexander will be a bigger,
a broader man," said Holland.
"Among the things that Alexander ;
has been taught as a soldier are dis- !
cipiine and morale, and he has been ■
given a new viewpoint of life. What ]
applies t<\ Alexander is equally true j
of every • ballplayer who went into;
the service. I am merely using him j
as illustration.
"The average ballplayer kpew 1
little of the life when he entered the |
service, and especially the average
major league athletic. He went into j
the game when young, accepted hero
worship and adulation as a matter
of course; assumed that traveling in ;
luxury and.living in splendid hotel; ;
were his clue, and the only time he
was concerned was when the service
was a little slow.
"He knew nothing of real discipline
and less of morale. Now? He rea- j
lizes their value. Actual contact has I
taught him that the AroerijWJ boys j
were winners because they were so,
determined to win that nothing could
stop them. That feeling will save'
many a player when he gets into the !
diamond game back home. There i
will be more hustle, more fight, more ;
games won in the last innings than
we have ever witnessed, and those
are the qualifies that aroqse enthu
siasm and draw the fans.
"Those players who have seen ser
vice in the army will have a greater
appreciation for the luxuries provid
ed and their stories will quickly con- j
vlnce the fellows who didn't go
across that their lot is a happy one.
"And, above all. the army has
broadened, has widened, has educated
the men. It's difficult to see how
any rpan could witness and partici- |
pate in the great struggle, observe
the heroic deeds of the battlefield (
and retain any of th'e littleness that j
was his."
C. Sylvester Jackson Is
Re-elected President of City
Advancement League
C. Sylvester Jackson was re-elected
as president of the Harrlsburg Branch,
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, at the
annual meeting held in Bethel A. M.
E Church last nigh.t. Other officers
elected include: Vice-president. Mar
shall Ficklan; secretary. Robert J.
Nelson; treasurer. James M. Auter.
The executive committee will be com
posed of W. Justin Carter. Dr. Charles
H Crampton. Dr. C. L. Carter, the
Rev. B. M. Ward. George Cox, Frank
N. Robinson, Frank L. Jefferson, the
Rev. A. J. Greene and the Rev. E. L.
Cunningham. ,
Dr. Charles H. Crampton. Dr. C. L
Carter and Robert J. Nelson were ap-
as a committee to lay plans
for the establishment of a community
house. , ...
Closer fellowship between the white
and colored races is the aim of the as
sociation. The Harrislnirg branch has
as members people of both races. The I
executive committee meets once each
month and the association meets every
three months. The next general meet
ing will be held in March. The local
branch has accomplished much work
of uplift among the colored people of
the city.
Church Federation to
Hold Convention Here
The annualmeetlng of the Council i
The annual meet ng of the Council
Pennsylvania will be held In Zion Lu- t
theran Church Tuesday. It will |
with a conference at 10 o'clock. A,
business session will be held at 1:301
o'clock, and a public meeting will be |
held at 7:46 o'clock in the evening. |
In addition to the meetings scheduj- |
ed. there will be a luncheon of promi
nent businessmen and ministers of;
the city, and speakers will bring mes
sages concerning Federntlonework.
KAISER GETS REVENUE
Copenhagen, Dec, 13.—The Gcr- X
man imperial revenues for Decem
ber. it Is reported from Berlin have
been paid to all the fornper royal ■
personages remaining In Germany
who are entitled to them- The Vos
sische Zeitung says that the former j
German emperor has authorized
Eltel Frederick, his second son, to
represent him In all matters con- ;
cerning the former Imperial house. 1
JOHN l>. "SWEARS OFF"
Now York, Dec. 3. —John D."
Rockefeller, It was learned yester
day has filed nn affidavit "swearing i
off" half of thrf $10,000,000 personal!
property assessment levied on him;
by the New York Tax Commission. I
The affidavit asserted Mr, Rocke
feller's personal property In vho city
does not exceed $3,600,000, but that
he was willing to aocept an assess
ment of $6,000,000,
HAJRHISBURG TELEGKXPH
Grey stock, World Champs,
to Play Independents
Joe Fogarty to Captain the Strong Quaker City Aggregation
Which Will Play on Chestnut Street Floor
' Greystock, the world champion? of
two years ago, will appear at Chestnut
Street Auditorium on Saturday night
with Joe Fogarty as their captain.
Greystock will present the same line
up that won the championship two
years ago with one exception. Ally
McWilliams. Zahn will take his
place. "Jack" Lawrence, one of the
greatest centers in the cage game,
will be with the team. MacGregor
and Campbell will play guard posi
tions for the visitors.
The local Independents will be
greatly strengthened by the return of
the former star, "Ike" McCord, who
will jump center for the local team.
The Independents are practicing hard
for this contest, as a victory will put
them back in their winning stride
again. Harry Rote, who starred with
the Independent team, may play to
morrow night.
Special music will be given the
basketball fans between halves by
Mark Vecchione, a local boy back from
Camp Dix. and who appeared here
with the Camp Dix Comedy Company
In "You'll hike It."
Dancing will follow the game.
Greystock Independents
Fog&rty, f Wal lower, f.
Zahn, f. . Gerdes. f.
Lawrence, c. I.tngle, f.
Campbell, g. McCord, c.
MacGregor, g. Beck, g.
G. Ford. g.
"Doc" Miller to Coach
Tech Basketball Five
"Doc" C. TV. Miller, physical direc
tor of the Central Y. M. C. A., will
again coach the Tech High school's
basketball five, it was announced yes
terday. Miller will enter his second
year with the local men.
The coll for candidates will not be
made until next week, because the
coach is busy with his work at the
Central "Y." Practices will be held
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday af
ternoons in the Chestnut treet Audi
troium. The opening game will be
held the night after Christmas with
the Tech Alumni Ave as opponents.
AROUND THE BASES
How would you like to be at Brest,
Todny, the nations' welcome guest?
Let's pray tliat Wilson keeps his
word
Not mingle with the German herd;
And don't forget, from Uncle Sam
Autocracy got its death slum.
"Tank shipped south," says Get
tysburg dispatch. Won't gain much;
just as dry there as up Nawth.
Scranton, Pa„ Dec. 12. After
spending more than 20 years in the
game as a player and manager
Michael J. O'Neil, brother of Catch
er Steve O'Neil, of the Cleveland
Americans, and . himself a former
National League pitcher, has an
nounced his retirement from base
ball. He is to devote his future
time to the oil industry.
If Mike treats oil like he handled
umpires he ought to burn things up
considerable.
We are getting a little tired of
Great Britain claiming that her'
ships carried nine-tenths of our sol
diers over the, briny. Here are the
facts made public by Vice Admiral
Gleaves, commander of the trans
port and crffiser service, namely,
that of the entire army of 2,079,880
men taken over the statistics show
46 1-2 per cent, were carried in Am
erican ships, 48 1-2 in British, and
the balance in French and Italian
vessels.
I
.Also we shy slightly at accepting
the tremendous flattery shed upon
Yank poets just now by the English,
as for instance t£is from John
Gould Fletcher: •
The trees, like great Jade elephants.
Chained, stamp, and shake 'neath the
gadflies of the breese.
The trees lunge and plunge, unruly
elephants:
The clouds are their crimson howdah
canopies.
The sunlight glints like the golden
glo* of a shah
Would 1 were tossed on the wrlnk
, led backs of these trees.
All that we can gather is that
this man hankers to be in a real
cyclone, and. " 80 why don't he read
Bill Nye's 'account. "My curiosity
was satisfied," said Bill, "on the 9th
day of September, A. D., 1884. The
old desire for a hurricane that could
blow a cow through a penitentiary
waa satiated. I remember when
the doctor pried the bones of my
leg together, in order to draw my
attention away from the limb, he
asked me how I liked the fall style
of zephyr In that locality. 1 said
It was all right, what there was of
It.
"Cyclones, 1 fined, uro of two
kinds, viz.: the Iron-gray cyclone
with pale green tall and mane, and
the dark maroon. It w s with the
former I frockled. My brother and
I were Just starting to sing 'Whoop
"em Up Liza Jane' when I noticed
the wind Boughlng. Soon after I
noticed thut I woa soughing through
the trees also, und 1 am no slouch
at soughing.
"The horse was hanging by his
breech strap from a butternut tree
and 1 called to my brother to go
and pick him off, while i disengag
ed my self from a rail fence. As
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JP. p
*** WM®
HARRY ROTE
I sit here, with my legs in a Sili
ca of soda corset, and watch' the
merry promenading, I cannot re
press a feeling, toward a cyclone
that almost amounts to disgust."
Connie Mack faVors a sh6rter sea
son for the coming year, knd would
abolish the spring training trip for
all but those teams sp far North
that they are unable to practice at
home. f
Mack believes that,'a great many
ball players will be developed by
the war. Whether'they will be of
big league calibre' remains -to be
seen. . J
The Athletics, lie believes, should
have a fair team,'next yeaf. He ex
pects to be &ble to boost the pitch
ing strength of the team somewhat
and will make, an effort to improve
the hitting. Mr. Mack has a couple
of new pitchers in sight.
St. Louis, Dec. 12.—Catch Nuna
maker, St. Louis Browns, was seri
ously injured in an automobile ac
cident and may lose his right ear
and right eye. \
A back-stop of the big leagues
Who has suffered every Jar
Should wear mask ami protector
When lie buys himself a cur.
Secondnry Consideration. — Wido
wer—"l suppose that when you re
call what a handsome man your
first husband was, you wouldn't
consider me for a minute?"
Widow—"Oh, yes, V would. But
I wouldn't consider you for a sec
ond."—Orange Peel.
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TELEGRAPH REMEMBERED
BV THE BOYS IX FRANCE
Wishes of a "meriy and prosper
ous Christmas and New Year" were
extended to the liarrisburg Tele
graph and its employes on a Christ
mas card received to-day from James
Bioomenthal, who is serving with
the American Expeditionary Forces
in France.
WRECK BLOCKS TRACKS
An four tracks of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad at Downingtown were
blocked early this morning as a re
sult of a freight wreck there last
night. While passing Downingtown
at a speed of about twenty miles an
hour a Pennsylvania coal train was
derailed and twenty-three cars were
wrecked. The crew, made up en
tirely of local men, escaped without
injury. The crew. No. 224, was as
follows: Conductor, J. Conrad,
1528 North Fourth strel: engine-j
man, O. Nissley, 2 B tck Church
road, Enola; fireman, L. A. Martin,
Twenty-seventh and Greenwood,
streets; iyakemen, N. Nat-lea, 1123
Walnut street, nnd H. A. Smcltzer,
<l2B Harris street; flagman, J. Wilt,
West Palrvtew,
AIR THRILLS UNDER BAN
Washington. Doc. 13.—1.0w flying'
and acrohr.t'cs by military aviators i
during celebrations in the vicinity
of cities, towns nnd buildings are
for bidden under threatened penal
ties in an order to-day by tho War i
Department J
GENERAL MARCH
GRIDIRON MAN
Present Chief of Staff Former
Football Player; Great
Drop Kicker
Football has given many men to
the service. seems natural for the
football player -to step off the check
ered surface of the "kridlron on to the
larger checkerboard of war. Among
the high officers of Uncle Sam's army
and navy are several who not so long
ago were almost as keen for winning
for their alma mater on the gridiron
as recently have been to help Uncle
Sam make the world safe for democ
racy.
Perhaps the highest former foot
ballball star In the service is Major-
General Peyton Conway March, chief
of staff. Back In the early 'Bos Gen
eral March was the star fullback of
the Lafayette eleven and his good
right foot booted the Maroon-White
to many a victory. The qualities
which led to his six times being cited
for distinguished action in the Philip
pines and elevated bim rank by rank
to his present high position, were
developed on the football peld.
Center—they called it "center rush"
in those days—on the Lafayette
eleven with General March in 1883
was Dr. J. 11. Rohrbach. now principal
of Public School 88 of Queens. Seat
ed in his office the other afternoon
Dr. Rohrbach dwelt reminiscently on
the football career of the army's pres
ent chief of staff.
Of Rawhide find Iron
"General March at that time,"
mused Dr. Rohrbach, "was a tall
chap of ahout 5 feet 11 inches, thin
as a singed cat but made of rawhide
and iron. He was rather deceiving
in build for though thin as a fence
rail he tipped the beam at about 165
pounds in his football togs, and we
carried little of the padding and
armor the players now decorate them
selves with. He could run like a deer
and was a good line plunger.
"General March's chief football as
set, however, was his good right foot.
He was a splendid kicker, both drop
and placement. In fact, General
March was Lafayette's'Chnrley Brick-
I ley of those dftys. He won several
t games for us the year I played on
I the team through his uncanny boot
ing skill.
"While at Lafayette the carriage
of General March was stooped. He
was all bent aver like the top part
of the letter 'S.' After being gradu
ated from Lafayette he entered West
Point. I saw him about four months
afterward and he was straight as a
ramrod. I never saw such an aston
ishing change.
"36 Feet of Marches"
"General March added to his sta
ture after he had left Lafayette and
passed the six-foot mark.. He had
Ave brothers, all of them six-foot
ers. General March's father, the noted
educator, used to refer to his sons
as 'the thirty-six feet of Marches.' "
The two big games on the Lafay
ette schedule in the early 'Bos were
the Lehigh and Pennsylvania con
tests. The last year General March
was on the eleven, Lefayette beat Le
high, 56 to 0. but succumbed to Penn
sylvania 21 to 0.
"We Lefayette men had to wait
thirty years before we averaged that
defeat by Pennsylvania," laughed Dr.
Rohrbach. "In 1916 Lafayette tri
umphed over Penney, 17 to 0, and
helped some of us old chaps forget
our ancient licking."
GAMES WANTED BY
TWO LIVE TEAMS
The Arst and second Algonquin j
basketball teams are anxious to ar
range games with gramrfar BChools.
Boy Scout troops, church teams or
independent organizations. The
average age of the first is 17,
and the average weight 130 pounds.
The averages for the second team ;
are 15 years and 122 pounds. The:
second team will meet grammar
schools or first teams from §cout
troops. Address communications to
following: J. Carvel Sparrow, 1607
Derry street; J. Charles Himes, 1912
Chestnut street, phone 4213-M; or:
V. L. Huntsberger, box 21, New
Cumberland, phone 566-R.
COAL TONNAGE
William Potter, State Fuel Ad
ministrator, in re-arrnnginr tonnage j
fo" the 1918-19 coal year ill 22 Penn-i
sylvania communities has endeavored !
to make every 'on ->f anthracite do |
the greatest possible fuel good 'JV.iS;
re-arrangement is in lino vltii the:
policy of every Fuel Administrator j
who, wherever ai}d whenever pos
sible, takes tonnage away from com-:
munltles that can substitute bituml
nous, coke nnd wood for hard-coal, j
Mr. Potter has made Bethlehem's;
tonnage 101, 200 tons, a gain of.
37,533 torn, over the 1916-17 dis
tribution and in this allotment Is In- i
elude dSouth "Bethlehem's tonnage.
Re-arranged figures give Newporlj
10,000 tons; Gettysburg, 8,000 tons; I
Mifflinburg, 6.500 tons; Cornwall |
.
Including midway, 6,100 tons; rturn- I
ham, 6.210 tons; Leaman Placo, In-j
rludln* Strasburg and V'ntnge ton-!
nngo, 5.150 tons; Littlestown, 3.400'!
tons; Whiflolf 2,800 tons; West MM-1
ion, 2,000 tons; Blglervllle. 1,600,
tons; East Berlin, 1.100 tons; Straw
berry Rhlgo 1.000 tons; Corry in d |
Fairfield each 900 tons; Trout Run.
890 tons, York Springs, 100 tons.
DECEMBER 13, 1918.
Fans Never Fell For Hart
as. Heavyweight Champ
ft is Just 12 years ago that Joe
Walcott, the "Black Demon of Bar
bados," passed in his checks as a
fighter.
The former champion of the welter
weights, who was one of the greatest
fighters of all time, engaged in his
last important ring battle on Novem
ber 29, 1906, when he fought Honey
Mellody. The ex-demon was pounded
all over the ring, and was at last
brsught to the realization that he was
all in as a fighter. He was then In
his thirty-fifth year, but it was not
age that ended his pugilistic career,
but a bullet. Walcott was fond of
sporting a gun. One night he was
showing off at a dance, and acci
dentally sent a bullet through his
trusty right—the fist that 'had won
him over 100 battles. After that he
was a one-handed fighter, and natur
ally couldn't last.
Joe was born in British Guiana In
1872, and later removed to the neigh
boring West Indian Island of Bar
bados. There ho worked at various
Jobs, and eventually became a human
punching bag in a "gym." At first
his shape vvas a source of amuse
ment, for he was almost as wide as
Zowie! Troop Four
Initiates New Members
Troop 4 held its rheeting last Mon
j day evening. The minutes were read
i and a new scout was admitted into
the troop, whose name is Joseph
I Gimher.
i We were shown some snapshots of
j opr soldier boys who re down South
S and over there. We went outside and
! did the scout pace around the block.
! When we returned wo found a sack
I of apples and they tasted fine. The
j thanks go to Mr. Hallman, our scout-
I master, who produced them.
We moved that we adjourn, which
I was seconded and passed. After the
meeting we took our scouts out for
a little initiation up in Reservoir
Park. After falling over many
things blindfolded and so forth they
were taken out in the country and
left. We laid in wait for them and
finally they came walking past us,
never seeing us. We followed them
and they lay hiding from us, but w*e
found them and we went home to
| gether.
A new patrol was organized in
Troop 4 and Alex Wieland was made
patrol leader. It was decided that
we name it the Pine Tree Patrol and
we hope to make it as good as the
original Pine Tree Patrol was.
WIELAND, Bribe.
Troop Fourteen Again
Loses Loyal Scout
Troop 14 again loses one of Its most
loyal and faithful members. Herman
Jones, who, on account of the death
of his mother, has moved to Scranton,
his former home. Ouw sympathy and
best wishes go with Scout Jones. We
hope and trust that any new scout
Troop 14 will be able to secure will
be as loyal and faithful as the one it
just lost. He filled the positions of
patrol leader and troop treasurer. At
the regular weekly meeting of the
troop on Monday, December 9, three
i new patrol leaders were elected and
! their patrols picked. The patrol lead
| ers picked the assistant patrol lead
] ers under this new organization, and
j It is expected that the troop will ac
i compllsh larger things.
Paul Warfleld, Scribs.
! TELLS OF PENSION
FUND FOR TEACHERS
| That many schoolteachers favored
j the merging with the state on the
i teachers' retirement fund was the
I consensus of Harrisburg instructors
| at a meeting of the teachers in ths
; auditorium of the Technical High
School yesterday for the purpose of
being Informed as to the new fund.
The principal talk was made by
Secretary H. H. Baish. of the State
Teachers' Retirement Fund.
It was explained that under the
system In vogue here all the money
paid into the fund by the teacher
is lost In case he removes to an
other place or retires before reach
ing th£ retirement age of 62 years.
This would be overcome under the
new system, it was explained.
CLINIC DOES WELL
Pleasing progress -is being made
by the newly established Mental
Clinic, a charitable organization for
the treatment of Harrisburg poor.
Sessions are held every Tuesday aft
ernoon at 3.30 o'clock. Dr. Wll'lam
E. Wright, head of the clinic, ex
plains. and ot this time persons
financially unable to pay are treated
for mental and nervous ailments, and
some few times for genera! ailments.
No previous appointments are neces
sary. Dr. C. R. Phillips is chairman
of thte hygiene committee, which
makes the preliminary examination,
nfter which Dr. Wright makes the
diagnosis.
WORKERS TO MEET
Workers of the Rutherford shops
of the Philadelphia and Reading
Tinilrond will meet under the aus
p'ces of the American Federation of
Cn'lwny Workers this evening at 8
n'o oek nt 221 Market street, to dis
cuss the eitht-hour day as it applies
to them.
he was tall, but in a little while Joe
picked up some of the points of the
boxing game and began slamming in
punches in a manner- that wiped the
srAile off the faces of his antagonists.
He\soon developed Into a great boxer
and a fine wrestler, and Tom O'Rourke
added Walcott to his stable, which
also included George Dixon, the won
derful little colored boxer. In 1901
Walcott met Rube Ferns, the welter
weight champion, at Fort Erie, and
knocked out the farmer in the fifth
round, annexing the title. Rube had
reached the top of the welterweight
heap only a few months before by de
feating Matty Matthews at Toronto.
Walcott never insisted that his oppo
nents make any specified weight.
"The bigger they are, the harder they
fall," was Joe's motto. He whipped
Joe Choynski, the clever heavyweight,
and challenged Jim Jeffries, Tom
Sharkey, Jim Corbett and other top
notchers. When he went over to Eng
land in 1902 to take part in the coron
ation boxing festival he offered to
bet t5,000 that he could whip any
English heavyweight, but none of
them accepted the offer.
TARSUS HOLDS
HUGEBANQUET
Energetic Athletes Hear New
Constitution and Bylaws
at Fall Gathering
TARSI'S RECORD
The Tarsus School of Gymnas
tics has Just closed a very suc
cessful fdotball season. The fol
lowing is her records
Tarsus, 2; Marysville, 0.
Tarsus. 0; St. Josephs. 3.
Tarsus, 23; Mlllersvllle, 7.
Tarsus. 45; Carson Long, 0.
Tarsus, 14; West End, 0.
Tarsus, 6; Lewlstown, 0.
With the same energy that has al
ways characterized their work on
the gym floor and on almost
a score of happy Tarsus Club
members waded into ' a huge
feast of chicken and waffles and all
the flxlns' at the University Club last
night. As usual, they came out vie
terlous after a long and bloody bat
tle.
Tarsus Club, let It be known, was
formerly the Keystone Club. Becom
ing: connected with St Paul's Epls-.
copal Church the organization chang
ed its name to Tarsus, because Paul
came from that city. The members
of the organization stand for clean
athletics, clean living, clean morals
and highest of all, clean thinking.
It was members of a club with so
high a standard as this, who gathered
around the banquet table In the Uni
versity Club dinlngroom to be serv-.
Ed by George Phillips and his capa
ble band of colored waiters. Chicken
and waffles in great quantities load
ed the table. The brawny athletes
promptly made away with the fowls
and when the debris was cleared, set
tled down for a real get-together
session. W. t>. Bottgenbach read the
new constitution and by-laws which
were laid on the table to be brought
up again at the next meeting of the
club. Dr. Floyd 11. Appleton, rector
of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church
and a mighty good friend of the boys,
made a brief address in which he
commended the splendid work of the
various athletic teams. Emory Luts,
sporting Editor of the Evening News,
was Impressed into service and made
a short address, brimful of pep. Ross
Hoffman, of Hie Patriot, stopped for
a moment, finishing the last almond
lying before him on his plate, and.
heaving a regretful sigh as he saw
waiters disappearing with the rem
nants of the chicken, contributed
his mite. Ross made a highly inter
esting address which evoked loud
applause. He was followed by Relde
Itcmlg, of the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Leroy Schraedly, captain of ihe
football team and James Hollahan,
better known as "Jiggs." made ad
dresses followed by Mr. Bottgenbach.
Tfle entire meeting was Oiled with
pep and inspiration.
Present at the gathering were:
Earl Hoffman, Frank Fettrow, Leon
Marks, Harry Long, James Hollahan,
John and Leroy .Schreadley, Jacob
Jacob Downey. Wilbur Meek, Clar
ence Leek, Albert Brown, Emory Lutz,
Relde Romig. Ross Hoffman. W. D.
Bottgenberger, Dr. Floyd H. Apple
ton. *
Cfixsons PASS ANYTHING
Berlin, Dec. 13. —The German cen
sorship of telegrams exists now only
as a formality. The messages of the
Associated Press correspondent are
being passed for transmission with- •'
out having beoa read by the censor i
and one one occasion the censor's
stamp was even handed to the cor
respondent for him to use.
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