JACK DEHIPSEY KNOCKS OUT CARL MORRIS IN ONE ROUND; COOMBS TO MANAGE PHILS
Who Stole Charley Ross No Such
Mystery as Pitt-Cleveland Game
No football game of the seazon I*
causing so much argument as that
In which the Cleveland Naval Re-
A serves trimmed Pitt. Who Btole
Charley ROBS IS ho mystery com
pared to this one. Certain critics
In the Smoky City how blame Glenn
Warner for the flasao. Baying that
he started the fray without n time
keeper.
Xcn Scott, a Cleveland football
crltlct makes this statement* and ho
ought to know, because, ns ho tells
the story, the ottWlnla appealed to
him to know how much time had
elapsed. Pittsburgh writers have
- stated that the tirst Quarter was fif
teen minutes, second Quarter nine
* minutes, third quarter ton minutes
and fourth quarter twenty-six minu
tes. But. according to Scott. It was
r.ct until after the Panthers had made
their first touchdown that It was
learned no one was keeping time.
Scott, according to the story, acting
In his capacity as a reporter, wished
to know the otflcial time consumed
in making the score.
On the twenty-sixth play Cleve
land scored a touchdown. As to this
Scott writes: "Therefore, Instead of
extending the time to let Cleveland
win out. if any extending was done,
it was done In a manner that gave
Pitt a chance to come back and over- j
come the one-point Cleveland lead. I
, There Is no denying that the Cleve- i
land coaching staff would have been ,
tickled to have had time called as j
soon as Stlnchbomb had kicked the i
goal deciding the game. Instead, j
twenty-six more plays were run. In- 1
stead of Pitt raising a cry of "rob- >
bery" Pitt should admit she had ;
everything for the Panthers' gain, ,
for the longer they played, the more
chance Pitt had of evening the count. (
Cleveland had everything to lose, ;
nothing to gain. Umpire Durfee is
not to be blamed. It Is not the duty
* of the umpire to keep time. He Is
too much too busy In looking after
his other duties. The field Judge Is
supposed to handle the watch. There
was no field Judge here Saturday, be
* cause Glenn Warner did not want
one."
A far better yarn comes from Bill i
Hollenback who told it to Bob Max
well, like this: "There is no mys
tery whatsoever, for Pitt was de- !
stined to hit the skids one week be- i
. fore the game was played, and I have •
the documents right here to prove j
It!"
"I repeat." said Bill, "that Pitt was
beaten a week before the game, and i
the work was put over on a train i
running between Pittsburgh and !
Cleveland. Never heard of a football
. 'game being lost on a train? Well. ;
you can't learn any younger, so get .
an earful of this story, because I have
the documents to prove It.
"Refore Pitt met Georgia Tech the
Cleveland Naval Reserves sent a chal
lenge for a game to be played in
Cleveland November 30. A couple of
scohts saw Tech take a lacing in the j
big game, and When they retired to
the smoking compartment on the.
irritn that night they could think of
. nothing but the terrible licking the j
* " Naval Reserves were in for on the i
following Saturday. That's how the j
Cleveland representatives felt that
night—and I have the documents to
prove it-
Fate sealed on Train
But there was one person on the j
train who broke into the conversa- i
tion. and his comments on the game ;
w ere so real that one of the scouts
asked him to please come out and j
help coach the team for the Pitt
battle. This person consented, and j
that's how Cleveland happened to win |
the game on a train. This is true,
because I have the documents-
"Anyway." whispered Bill, "Pitt's
fate was sealed the very instint that
guy promised to teach thP sailors
some new football stuff, I know this
to be a positive fact, ndt only because
of the documents I have in my pos
session, but because he is a Penn- j
sylvanla man and installed the Penn- |
sylvania system. That combination
could not lose and "
"But who was the man. Bill?" in- ,
terrupted Bob Folwell. "Who was
the wizard that beat Pitt?"
*"That will come in due time—in 1
due time." replied William. "I have
here in my hand some documents
which not only are strange but also
quite startling. Even you will be |
surprised when I divulge the Identity
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TUESDAY EVENING* teAKßisßuno TELEGKXFU DECEMBER 17, 1918.
I ________—— ——
; i Billiard Champion at
Leonard's Alleys Today
1 William , H. Clearwater, three
time winner of world's title, will
1 ! be a magnet at the Leonard tables
for hundreds of enthusiasts to
dny and this evening, his exhi
bitions to bo at S.3D and 8 o'clock,
i Proprietor Leonard, national
champion himself In days gone
by, and a familiar figure for years
at Daly's, In New York, is in po
sition to bring to Harrisburg some
of tho greatest modern talent,
nnd Clearwater Is a supreme star.
Patrons recalled to-day that he
trimmed Frank Taberskt, who
ulso showed at Leonard's recently.
Clearwater came from Pitts
burg originally, and ho began
winning championships at the
age of 16. not qui'.o so young as
Willy Hoppe. After landing
Stufibs, tile Canadian champ, he
took the money from Eugene Ca
rter and in ISS7 won tho Chicago
tourney. He finally defeated
Jerome Keough'for world title
aml 31,000 stake in Pittsburgh.
-
'of the person. In the meantime, al-
I low mo to read a few lines from the
i data I have before me."
I " 'The Friday before the Pitt
! Georgia Tech game.' read Bill, "I j
had to go to Pittsburgh, so remained !
1 over to see the game. On the way j
| home I met a crowd of Cleveland peo- j
I pie, among them being two scouts ;
' for the sailor team. After a rather j
extensive fanning bee one of the
' scouts asked :ne if I would come |
| out and help get the team in shape j
for ntt. I accepted and started worn j
en Monday, and the first thing I got ;
tho management to do was cancel the j
Thanksgiving Day contest. The.; j
! after my first day's work tho chap i
who had been coaching the squad j
I promoted me to the position of head .
i coach.' "
" 'The first thing I did was to teach j
! the linemen the Penn style of play, i
j w hlch is to charge through insteu i I
lof standing up. Then T built up an |
attack which would kill off the Pitt !
; tackle and fixed up a couple of for- j
j ward passes.
j " 'With the help of some bum play j
i by our tackles Pitt was able to score
i in the first four minutes of play, but I
J Davies failed to kick the goal. After .
I that we didn't do much in the first j
half except play on the defensive!
and kick a goal from the field, but!
! by that time I had a pretty fair Idea i
! of what our crowd could do, so I set I
| the boys right between the halves. I j
told them what to do, and they did It.' |
" 'We came back at them strong
in the second half.' continued Bill, !
his face buried in the letter, and with j
the exception of a few good rushes j
! they put over one of my guards they i
didn't show us anything in the way j
•of rushing the ball. I sent In a i
new tar to plug up the hole, and after J
I that Warner's men played a defensive j
game. The last 10 minutes we had!
! Pitt all but out. We broke up every- •
thing they had in a passing way arid I
set the backs down with a jolt before
1 they got started. They just couldn't I
understand it, and I believe they still J
j are wondering how it all happened.
" 'This fellow Ducote is one of' the
greatest line-charging backs of foot- 1
ball. He weighs 195 stripped, can j
take all kinds of punishment and kick |
60 vards any time. If he ever went j
to one of the big colleges they soon I
would' forget all about Ted Coy. If
you don't believe it ask any of the
Igitt crowd.'
"When I tell you the name of this j
lcyal Pennsylvantan who avenged i
four years of defeat with another '
team you will get right ub •in this I
dining room and sing Alma Mater. ,
You know him well. Bob, so let's I
i drink a dlstillc-d water toast to his I
further success. Are you ready?" 1
"I refuse to drink to a stranger," j
retorted Folwell. "What is the name i
1 of this hero who avenged dear old \
Penn and several other things like!
that?"
"Oh, I forgot," answered Bill, "but ;
1 wanted to surprise you. It was
none other than Eddie Green, who'
captained the 1907 team. Remember,
Eddie? Well, he is the guy, and Ij
! have the documents to prove it. Ed- ,
| die wrote that letter I Just read, and
as he admits everything himself
there is no fftrther argument." p
That's the dope on the Cleveland-
Pitt game, and this is the first time
the news has been divulged. To Eddie
Green belongs the credit of beatir.g
Warner's team,'for he conceived the
plays and worked out a defense which ■
stopped the steam roller.
Eddie made quite a name for him
self as a coach in the South, turning
cut good teams at North Carolina A. !
and M.
"I was surprised when 1 heard that j
/ ittsburgh had lost," said Hollen- :
back. "Now. however, I am satis
fied. Pitt was beaten, but it took
Eddie Green and the United States ,
navy to' turn the trick."
SNOODLES - r
BOSTON OWNER, !
FRAZEE, "BAWLS
OUTJOHNSON
Savs Czar of Baseball Acts
From Spite; Is Sick antl
Disgusted With Him
Now York,
: Frazee, owner of tho Boston Amer
! leans, declared to-night that state
i ments which he had seen attributed
j to Ban B. Johnson, presiJent of the
' It-ague, that he would drive h'tn out ■
| of baseball "are too ridiculous to
! dignify with an answer."
"So far as being forced to sell the
i Boston Club, that also is too absurd
I to deny," he added,
i He said Mr. Tolinson Ml ap
j proaehed him through an associate
i with reference to the sale of the'
| Boston ciiib and that he had named.
a price for Mr. Johnson. He said he!
still was willing to sell the ciub at j
j that price, but that i. e oifcr would|
j have to be accepted "within thirty
! days" as he had another offer,
j Declaring Mr. Jclinson's cri-icisms}
1 of /the management of the Boston,
J club were tho result of personal:
I shite "because t insist OP managing j
j niy own businass without fcvng die-!
; t.-led to by Mr. Johnao.t." the club!
| owner declared he d:i not intend to
i permit the Bos'on elu ) to bo used ;
j as a "target" by Mr. Johnson.
Taking up Mr. Johnson's chatSoj
1 that gambling was permitted in thei
j Boston basebt.l park, Mr. Frazee;
> said:
"If Mr. Johnson lia any desire to!
J C"> into the gambling sitv.aUon in j
j baseball parks other than my park;
j in Boston, I will be pleased to go!
J intc the niattsr with him as fully 1
j as he may desire.
"As to the gambling situation in
: Boston, which I regret to say ex'Ms!
in a great many ball parks, I have
; done everything possible to curb it."
The Boston police and private de-j
| tectives, Mr. Frezee said, were co
; operating to help stamp out gamb
ling, which he considered "a men- ;
ace to the great national game." (
"I am sick and disgusted with; i
•the entire affair." he declared.
Asserting that Mr. Johnson was i
careful not to get into a discussion
with him at the recent meeting of':
! the league in Chicago, Mr. Frazee;,
I said it was "too bad that ->fr. 'John- \
! son could not be as militant rhenp
I was in Chicago as he -oenis to be l|
j when there are a thousand miles i
i separating us."
Ycung Men and Cops to
Play on the "Y" Floor
For Supremacy Tonight
The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium floor will
be the scene of a fierce struggle for!
supremacy to-night, when the Police- \ '
'men will combat the Young Men for;
volleyball honors. Patrolman Romigl
will head the Policemen's team and;
"Tom" Charles will be the leader of: •
the .Young Men. | 1
# j
Ty Cobb Is Ready
to Quit Baseball
New York, Dec. 17.—"Ty" j
Cobb, Detroit's great batter and j ,
outfielder, hopes to quit base- |
ball. He so stated yesterday on ,
his return from France, where i
he ha? served as a captain in the j ,
army. He had no intention at i ]
present, he said, of signing up .
again, although he admitted that, i ,
baseball still had for him "a ter- ! ,
rible fascination." ; ;
"Im going down to my home ['
in Augusta. Ga„ and rest up for
several months." said Cobb. "I
intend to break away from base- .
ball. I'm tired of it. I've had 15
years of it, and I want to quit j
while I'm still good. There is the ! '
danger that the fascination of .
the game has its hold on me, but j I
I shall make every effort to tear j
away from it, and not sign with J
any club again. .
"When 1 say this, I naturally '
presume thatthe release that the | ,
managers gave us last fall, with i
its ten days' notice, is binding j .
and that they" have no legal ; ®
strings on mo now. I hope so, at ;
least. t
"I have made no plans what- ! ,
ever ahead of my rest. I haven't
a profession because I left school ; ,
at 17 to play ball."
Cobb declared that the war had > !
rejuvenated baseball and tjiat
"it's going to boom this season
as it has never done before."
He explained that when the i
armistice was signed, he had Just
finished his training and expect- ,
ed to be assigned to a division
whjch would soon see "some real „
action." Declaring that the ®
American army has "the finest h
personnel on earth with every .
one on h'.s toes and wide awake „
every minute." Cobb said that
"a lot of that can be credited to (
baseball and its close association ;
to the American boy." He added j >
that "when my youngsters grow i
up, all three of them are going I
to get t*rmy training." j j
With Left Hook to Stomach Dempsey
Knocks Out Morrison One Minute
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JACK, DEMPSEY '
By Associated Press
New Orleans, Dec. 17.—Jack 1
Dempsey, of Utah, claimant of the
heavyweight Championship, knocked
out Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, in the,
first round of their scheduled twenty- !
round bout here last night after one
minute of fighting.
The knockout blow was a short j
left hook to the stomach, delivered >
during a period of hard infighting.
Many of the 7,000 spectators believed j
for a time that Morris had slipped i
and fallen as the blow was visible |
only to those near the ringside. I
The bout started with a brisk ex-1
AROUND THE BASES
Xtixhvllle, Tenn., Dec. 17. Sam
Langford, of Boston, won the decision
over Jeff Clarke, Atlantic City. N.
J., last night in an eight-round "oout.
Clarke had the better of the contest
only In the fourth round.
Boston, Dec. 17.—Tommy Robson. of
Maiden, knocked out K. O. Loughlin,
of Philadelphia, in the fifth round of
their bout here' last night.
"This here book, now," growled the
Yankee doughboy, "don't tell yru'
what you want to say at all. It tells
you how to say the uncle of your
mother is 65 years old. or the sister
of your wife has bought a cow or the
umbrella of your neighbor is in the
attic, but I don't want to say nothing!
cf that kind."
"What do you want to say?" an
other doughboy asked.
"What I'm after." said the flrfct
doughboy, "is a book that tells you
how to say 'Your face is familiar—
ain't we met before?' 'Oee, them
eye's!' or 'Little girl, you sure do look
out o' sight in that swirnmln' milt!'—
N. O. States.
THIS BEATS PEVSA. DUTCH
Caller—"ls your mother at home,
Elsie?"
Child of Busy War Worker—"Good
ness, no! She won't be at home to
day until about Saturday. Why, she
hasn't got home yesterday yet."—
Life.
Philadelphia. Dec. 17.—Lew Tcnd
ler, of Philadelphia, gave Ever Ham
mer, the Chicago lightweight, a bad
beating In a six-round bout here last!
night. In the third round the Phlla- j
delphia boxer rained blows en Uam-j
mer's stomach and the latter went to;
the floor. He got ort his knee 3 while,
the referee was counting and claimed'
he had been struck a foul blow. Aft
er. an examination by the club doctor'
the referee ordered the fight resumed |
and for the remainder of the bout;
Tendler handled his opponent nbouti
as he pleasei}.
Johnny Evrs got hack yest-rJay;
from Knights of Coltimhus work;
abroad. He denied that the Amer
ican soldiers abroad had any sehti
ment aguinst tho hig league players. I
as has been rumored, and cited in-1
stances of prominent ballplayers who I
had done their bit In France, umongj
them Eddie Grant, of the who
was killed: Grover Alexander, of <he
Chicago Nationals: Eddie lj!epf-r, cf
the Cleveland Americans; Church
Ward, of the Brooklyn Nationals, and
Hank Gowdy, of the Boston Nationals^
Tallin. Okla., Dec. 17. "Billy"
Miske, of St. Paul, knocked out "Jim"
Flynn, .of Pueblo, Col., in the second
! change of short jabs. After breaking'
ffrom the first clinch Dempsey rusned
Morris near the ropes and during the
infighting delivered the final blow, j
j Morris did not regain consciousness
! for four minutes.
Dempsey weighed in at 185 pound#
'and Morris at 220. They received
| $4,000 and $1,250, respectively. The,
' Utah boxer was a favorite in the 1
; betting, as high as five to one being
j ottered that he would knock out
j Morris, and six to five that tne Okla
| homan would not last three rounds.
I The bout was held in an open air
I arena. I
i round of a scheduled fifteen-round'
i fight here last night. Flynn was!
. knocked down twice before taking the ;
. count, the bell saving him In tho first i
t round.
MAN AVIIO FOUND "BIG SIX" DIES!
! Cincinnati, Dec. 17.—George White, |
. a former umpire, died a few days ago;
■ at the home of his sister in this c.ly, i
a victim of Influenza. White was
known in baseball circles as "Happy'
' Huekel." He had the honor of being!
1 ! the great scout to go out of Cincln
ij natl into the minor leagues,
j H|a first prize was Christy Mathev
•|sonf whom he unearthed in the Vir
ginia League and recommended to{
I President Brush, of the Cincinnati j
j club. He was a protege of the late t
Eddie Asehonbach when a young j
man. White played hall In the bot- j
toms of the West End of this city.!
Later he umpired in several minor j
leagues and also local semlpro. i
leagues.
Of late years he has been a rales
man. White was very popular, and
baseball fans all over the country will |
mourn his passing. He Is survived by
a widow.
News line says: "Ex-Kaiser Re
fuses to Leave Holland."
l.lke n th"th to n wig
The fat Berlin pig
Hangs on to his comfortable sty.
When Lloyd George gets nt him
The Dutehmnn must sent him
Not long—ln the n'nr by and by.
New York, Dec. 17.—Davey Robert
son is coming back to the Glantn. An
i announcement to this effect may be
) expected soon froru the New York'
j club.
Robertson, however, will have his!
] troubles winning a regular berth in,
' th Giant outfield. He can hardly nope
j to displace either Burns or Kauff, and
j Manager McGraw declares that no;
• outfielder In the league could takej
| Ross-Youngs position in right' field, j
"I think it is a sure thing that Rob- ;'
j ertson will come hack to us," said Mc-
I Grow. In speaking of.the matter yes-i
; trrday, "but cannot say where lie will i
j play."
HAVANA WANTS BEDS
I Cincinnati, Dec. 17.—Selection of ai
| training camp for tho Cincinnati!
I club of the Natlonnl League a1r%51.1v!
!ir being considered. Three cities
have Expressed a desire to secure the|
Reds as visitors next March. Havana, |
Cuba, hRs offered nllurlng Induce- j 1
ments. The other cities are Natehejsj!
and Boloxl. Miss. While nd word hast'
been received from Montgomery, Al.i .p
where the club tralnd last season, i
there Is a strong probability that ef-I 1
forts will be made to have the pldy-h
era returq there. ' <
j i_i
WITH THE BOWLERS
! Leonard's alleys are now being
handled by Tim O'Leary star in duck
pins nnd he promises to run some live
ly contests. Last evening Central
Iron and Steel lads bowled, with tho
result:
SALES
Drinkwater 121 140 226 — 4S"
McQuade 137 159 115— 41 1
Sweigart 212 149 135 496
t>arr 150 156 107— 413,
Lechthaler 138 219 197 554
Total 758 523 780—2361 j
ACCOUNTING
Grissinger 113 150 161— 424;
Albani 175 143 143 461j
Sheesley 116 122 121— 3591
Hare 128 140 167 4351
Irwin 146 198 108— 432'
l4tal 678 753 700—2131
Hnrrlxlinrg Academy Alleys
CAPTAINS
Semples 131 131 131— 303
Nunamaker .... 11l 84 106— 311
Page- 94 152 97 343
Rever 93 119 118— 330
Pelels 105 123 127 3551
Totals 534 609 589—1732
PERSUINGS
Bobb 116 121 148— 415
Jacobs 110 150 91— 351
Johnson 109 85 153 347
James 106 122 103— 331
Hargest 155 159 101— 415
Totals ... 626 637 596—1859
GENERALS
I Rowe 126 91 146 363
Smith 308 . 10S 108— 3?4
IF. Demma ..A.. 84 105 114— 303
Klnley 7.. 174 143 111— 128
Totals 593 578 694—1765
SERGEANTS
Gosnell 129 129 129 '3S7
Mlclilovitz 96 107 147 350
Clousel 120 113 131— 374
Colivarls 88 134 I(N 326
Htnkle 112 113 87— 542
Totals 575 596 598—1769
Standing of the Teams
W. L. Pet.
Captains 10 -667
Sergeants 9 6 .600
Lieutenants 7 5 .583
Pershings 8 7 .533
Privates 6 5 .500
Generals 6 9 .100
Mnjors 4 8 .333
Corporals 4 8 333
Pnrthemore Alleys, l.emoyne
SINGLE MEN
! Bowen 124 150 89— 363
I Snoke 105 141 81— 330
iWeher , i>■ ■. • 80 77 115— 27 2
Rocky 112 109 73 294!
j Brinton 95 93 86 — 274
Total 1333
MARRIED MEN
! Randolph 143 118 125 386
Smaling 110 122 100— 332
Rigling 80 106 111— 797
James 92 184 104— 380
Geistwhlte 136 92 135 363
Total 1758
On Flckes Alleys, l.emoyne
MATES
! Smith 141 99 107— 247
i Grissinger 141 142 131— 414
W. Reeser 85, 114 140— 329
: Marts 146 164 99 409
Loser 122 162 122 406
j Total 1915
CAPTAINS
| 131 103 134—568
i I'rowell 147 122 125 394
Moser 140 96 106— 312
; Hamilton 93 83 128— 304
| Fowler 106 102 94 302
| Total 1710
! The Machine Shop of the Be till e
i hem Steel Company defeated the Ma
-1 chine Shop Office last night on the
! Richards & Brashcars allqys, Steelton.
MACHINE SHOP OFFrCE
I Coleman 138 142 14 1— 424
! Mickev 91 156 161 — 401
! Dorndlafer 101 134 136 380
I Rerkovic 170 1.38 135 443
j Gluntz 17 155 157 — 489
I Total 2137
MACHINE SHOP
! McKee ......... 122 169 171— 462
Phillips 120 146 150 — 118
Kuhmcrt 130 133 124 378
Hughes 169 142 108— 419
Miller 169 1331 191— 491
Total 2175
MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE
Miuysvllle, Pa., Dec. 17. —Harvey
Bcatton, of Front street, who had
been enrolled in the Students' Army
Training Corps at Franklin and Mar
shall (sollege, Lancaster, has been
mustered out oi tho service and re
turned to his home here.
Ambrose Whitmyer, of Lincoln
street, who had been in training at
Camp Leo, Va., has been discharged
from the United States service and
returned to his home hero.
Sergeant Oliver Dickey, former as
sistant ticket agent in the local Penn
sylvania Railroad passenger station,
who served in the Signal Corp? and
later in the Infantry Officers train
ing camp at Camp McArthur, Waco,
Texas, has been released from the
United States service. He visited with
friends here yesterday while on his
way to his home at Lancaster.
MAIL AVIATOR MEETS DEATH
Elizabctlf, N. J., Dec. 17. —Carl B.
Sn th, of Brockton, Mass., for eleven
years In the government postal serv
ice. and who had been in training
for several months for the air mail
service, was killed yesterday when
his plane fell 500 feet ut the field
used here as the New York terminal
of the air post system. (
JACK COOMBS IS 1
TO MANAGE PHILS
Starting as College Pitcher He J
Made Fine Reputation, but 1
May Not Be Able Boss
Colby John Coombs, once the 1
famous Iron Man of the Athletics, I <
yesterday wired to President Wil-j]
I linm F. Baker, of the Phillies, his j
I acceptance of the position of mnn
j ager of the Phils. Coombs was of- '
! fered the job at the National i
j League's annual meeting in New ( 1
I York last week. At that timo he |
failed to convince Mrs. Coombs that
it was .1 good thing for the family.
1 '"•ere is no doubt as to Coombs' I
popularity with the local public, but
whether he can fill the place left ,
vacant by the great Pat Mqran is 1
.mother problem. In his four years! 1
ns a manager Moran made a big ;
i hit all over the circuit, both as a (
i tactician and as a man. He aecom
! plished wonders with the mediocre '
material he had to work with. Ho I
compelled the respect of his men, ,
and not until the last season, when
most of them were nursing a grouch
because o L a salary cut, did his team
look bad.
The counts against Moran seem
to be two. In the first place, after -
winning the National League pen- j w
nant his first year as a manager, lie'
actually insisted on having his sal
ary raised In tho second place, it
is charged that last summer he in-,
sisted on living at Atlantic City, one
hour's ride from Market street fer
ries, and a little more than that
from North Philadelphia Station,
two blocks from the ball park.
Moran states in his defense that he
was entitled to at least as big a
salary as that received by Charlie'
Dooin, his unsuccessful precursor,!
and to tho second count he answers!
that he was always the first one in!
the club house in the morning. I
Coombs was a great college;
pitcher at Colby University, Maine,
from 1902 to 1905, and in 1906 made I
his appearance with the Athletics'
ind .after two practice seasons, he|
did iron-man service up to and in-1
eluding 1912. IJis greatest years!
were 1910 and 1911, in which he
pitched 92 games, winning 59 and
losing 20, an average of .74 6. The
former year was the better, with
31 victories and 9 defeats.
Murderer Sentenced to Die !
Tells Judge He Is Crazy
Sunltury, Pa., Dec. 17.—Peter Smol
lak, of Kulpmont, confessed wife
murderer was to-day Sentenced by
President Judge Cummlngs, .in the
Northumberland county court, to be
electrocuted. When asked if he had
anything to say Sniollak replied that
he was crazy.
After a drinking bout last summer
Smollak was upraided by his wife.
He secured a hatchet and striking
her-two blows on the head, crushing
in her skull and killing- thp woman
instantly. He pleaded guilty without
a jury trial and was adjudged guilty
of first degree murder by the court.
PROF. SHCMBF.RKER ILL '
Enoln, Pa., Dee. 17.—Prof. George
W. Shumberger, of the Summit struct
school, is seriously il! at his homo in 1
Hampden townhhip with an attack of!
influenza. . ' \
1
A Building
Boom j
TX7"E predict the greatest real estate boom
* in years in this city, we also predict
an unprecedented boom in building —espec- .
ially the building of small homes. It is bound
to come between now and spring.
It may take a little time for business con
ditions to be regulated so that people can
build, but they will build.
The people have the money and hundreds
have been wating for just what has occurred
to clear the way for them to own a little
home.
An authority states that 600,000 build
ings arc needed in the United States.
More than one million buildings will
be required in Europe. In France 350,
000 homes were destroyed by the Ger
mans.
The sooner you begin to build the better, ,for
when the wonderful demand comes there may be
some delay in getting lumber.
United Ice & Coal Co.
MJMBEB DEPARTMENT.
Forster and Cowden Streets. < |j a
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Lancaster Champs Want
Games in This City in
Soccer or Basketball
I-oncnstor, Pa, Dec. 17. —Sport-
ing Editor, llarrishurg Telegraph!
Would you kindly give mo a fen
lines in your valuable sporting
sheet?" The Fulton Athletic Asso
ciation is looking for both soccei
and basketball games. We weri
champions in soccer in thin cltj
last year, having defeated F. & M.,
F. & M. Academy, and Armstrong
A. A., for three years before becom
ing city chmpions. Wo also beat
the Brotherhood A. C., of York and
Heading.
This is our first year in basket
ball, but we have some very good
material, Honiburgcr. of Reading
H. S.; McCalley, of Lebanon; Aument
of Lancaster H. S.: Singleton, oi
Lancaster H. S., Simmoifs of Y. M.
C. A. and Schumbeli, of Mercers
burg; also Soinnen, of Lancaster H.
S. Thanking you very- much foi
same."
Yours very truly, - ,
JOS. McOelver,
425 E. Clay St.
Lancaster, Pa.
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