"BATTLING" LEVINSKY MEETS LEO HOUCK AT LANCASTER; BENNY LEONARD AFTER DUNDEE Tragic Story of the Ring From Chicago, Home of Many Ex-Pugs Alive and well in Chicago to-day aro half a dozen boxers who in their day were the best in the world, all > champions in their class and for a long time invincible, among them be ing "Packey" McFarland, "Tommy" White, Harry Gilmore, "Eddie" Sun try, "Jimmy" Barry and George Gard • . ner. It was little "Jimmy" Barry, of this lot, who went to England to tight Walter Croot, their best man. for the bantamweight championship of the world, perhaps the most sensational battle for world honors ever fought. It was a contest which for speed, i. cleverness and the countless number \ of exciting incidents which came be fore and after it has stood for years as the most memorable and thrilling , battle ever fought by the little fel lows. It took place December 6, 1897, at the National Sporting Club in London. Croot registered from Leytonstone, England, and Barry from Chicago. Prior to this battle Barry was the undefeated bantam champion of America, having defeated Joe Mc- Grath, who claimed to be the cham pion of Ireland, in three rounds on February 6, 1594. Later on Barry defeated Jack Mad den in a match for the bantamweight championship of America at Maspeth, L. 1., October 21, 1895, in four round-t, and In San Francisco, April 24, 1897, he defeated "Jimmy" Anthony, the bantamweight champion of Australia, "s In twenty rounds. ' From 'Frisco to Boston, from Min neapolis to New Orleans, Barry trav eled and met them all, and only one l man, "Sammy" Kelly, of New fork, i received as good as a draw at his) hands. On this single occasion Barry went far out of his class, as Kelly fought at 115 pounds, whiie Barry' never weighed over 105, and Kelly at that time was the topnotch man of America at his weight. * Belli Conqueror Barry's win over Croot In London and his last contest, a draw with Harry Harris, one of the greatest lts - pound boys in this country, make him a real world champion, and. when re sults are considered, perhaps the greatest undisputed and undefeated champion in the world, i "Tommy" White was in England In the fall of 1897, and "Jimmy," sighing for new worlds to conquer and know ing he would feel safe with his old time pal, quietly took passage on the Majestic, and no one was more sur prised than White when Barry located him. • The afternoon of the day Barry ar rived in London, accompanied by White, he visited the National Sport ing Club, at that time under the man agement of John Fleming, who had built up the club so it was known then as the "greatest boxing instltu ! tion in the world." A match was at once made with VIOLENT EDITOR ADMITS HELPING AMERICA'S FOES When Cross-Examined Eng dahl Confesses He Wrote Antagonistic Articles Chicago, Dec. 24.—Under, cross examination yesterday, J. Louis Eng dahl, editor o f the American Socialist, who with four others is on trial be fore Landis, charged with vio lating Unt espionage law. admitted that he never had printed a line in the paper which might have aided the Government in the successful prose cution of the war. He did not deny having printed pages of editorials, statements, speeches and interviews against the war and the selective draft. Assistant District Attorney Flem ing read extracts from numerous al leged anti-war articles from the files of the paper. One was entitled: "The Navy Gives Receipts." It referred to the fact that window service flags for homes of men in the military service of the United States had been issued. It concluded with the inquiry: "How much longer will women continue to swap their husbands and sons for a gaudy piece of cardboard?" Another article compared women ■wITo solicited men to enlist in war service with prostitutes. "Come, Ye Slaves," was the title of an article against the selective draft law. In his direct examination Engdahl said he had registered under the se lective draft and did not claim exemp tion as a conscientious objector. Attorney Seymour Stedman. for the defense, read an editorial on free speech from Hearst's Chicago Exam iner, which he offered in evidence. Swatara Was Treated Rough by Steelton Boys and Girls From Oberlin came the sad news to-day of a double defeat at the rude hands of the Steel City. As a starter the Swatara township High school lost two interesting games to Steelton High, by a score of 24 to 19. The summary: S. T. H. S. Steelton. Kendall, f Sellers, f. Hammersla, f. Weuschinski, f. i locker, c. Morgen, c. Brehm, g. Hay, g. Hager, g. Roth, g Subtstitution, W. Aungst for Hook er. Field goals, Kendall, 3; Ham mersla, 2; Sellers, 3; Weuschinski. 2: Morgan, 2. Foul goals, Hager 9 out of 14; Wueschinski, 1 out of 18. The Steelton maidens were equally ferocious when they tackled the Oberlin lassies who lost out, 25-17. Faculty Director Ralph N. Lutz vouches for this score: S. T. H. S. Steelton. Houck, f. Livinigston, £. Papenfus, f. Hoch, f. Bishop, c. Morett, c. - Espenshade, g. Powden, g. Beinhauer, g. Hartman, g. Substitution, Miss Bolan for Miss Espenshade, Field goals, Houck, Papenfus, 3; Livingston, 7; Morett, Hartman. Foul goals, Livingston, 1 out of 6; Hoch. 5 out of 11; Bishop, 1 out of 1; Houck, 8 out of 13. PENHROOK PLANS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Every citizen is invited to come out and help swell the community service to be held in Penbrook Square at 7 o'clock to-morrow morn ing. Groups and community singing will feature Christmas morning in Ihe borough, and under the direc tion of the B. T. S. Literary Club and the Per.brook High Schcol Alumni Association, a real old-fash oned Christmas is planned. TUESDAY EVENING. • j Walter Groot, who had a standing challenge to meet uny man at seven 1 stone seven pounds (105 pounds) for i £lOO (8500) a side and a purse of £250 ($1,.50). "After putting up his ' $5OO side stake, "Jimmy" lud less than . $8 as a working capital. Eeing a world's championship bat tle, the night of the tight the club i was crowded to the doors with the . i sporting aristocracy of London, but in it Bariy's corner were two ol America's i 1 sporting aristocracy also. They ware . j "Tod" Sloan, the famous American , • jockey, then at the height of his glory, , j and Captain Anson, of the Chicago : Cubs. For nineteen rounds the contest | went at ligiitning pace. First bne, j then the otner would show a slight | lead, and, although absolute quiet | among the spectators was the llrm I rule of the club. It was Impossible make the members observe the rules at times. So really wonderful was the cleverness displayed on both sides •that there were frequent and enthusi astic outbursts of applause. lleggeil 111 in to Flglit Knowing the referee would natur ally favor their home man, .White pleaded with Barry near the end of the contest to "go in and keep at him until you get him." But. although "Jimmy" would try hard, he could not corner the elusive Croot. "Jimmy," in telling about it after ward, said: "As I got up at the call of 'time' for the twentieth round, I noticed that 'Tommy' White, my chief second, was crying, and, though I had fought the hardest and host I could ' and it seemed impossible to do any I | more, the sight of White's tears! I seemed to change everything. "I saw Croot coming toward me, | land with some mysterous speed andj j strength that came from I don't know) where, I started in to do us 'Tommy had begged me to do. All I knew! was that everybody In tha place went crazy. The cheers were ' deafening. Maybe I went mad, too. But that part of it was like a dream to me. I do remember that afterward in the dress ing room Anson, Sloan and the rest ; all crowded around me. wind White was still crying, but this time he was laughing through his tears. Then T asked him if I had obeyed his in structions. When he replied my dream was over. I knew that X had won." Croot died the same night. The physicians who attended him said he had sustained a fracture of the skull in falling after Barry had hit him in the closing round. White and Barry were held for manslaughter at Bow Street court* but after the coroner's Jury acquitted them the Crown coun sel droppp'4 the case, and they were discharged by Sir James Vaughan two weeks later. The same evening of the day they were discharged they were on their way to Tilbury to board a boat for Chicago. BIG WELCOME GIVEN BAND OF THE OLD EIGHTH Band in Service Eighteen Months Arrives Home Absent from Harrisburg for eigh teen months. Lieutenant David M. Clark, leader, and the thirty-two members of the Sixtieth Pioneer In fantry Band,. formerly the band of the old Eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard, made up almost entirely of Harrisburgers, were accorded a royal welcome when they arrived at Union Station last evening shortly after 7 o'clock. Several out-of-the-city wounded men accompanied them. Hundreds of friends were on hand to greet the men and participate In a big "walk-around," headed by a monster band, including practically the entire membership of the Mu nicipal Band of which organization many of the returned soldiers were members, and many other bandsmen from the city. The Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Ki wanis Club, the Elks and other or ganizations had delegations in the line. Mayor Kcister and Andrew J. Patterson, president of the Cham ber of Commerce, headed the line of march. After traveling some of the princi pal streets, the procession moved to the Mayor's office whercrMayor Keis ter made the address of welcome. A band concert was given by the band and community singing had a part in the welcome home. Quite a few Harrisburgers were expected to return home with the bandsmen, but their number was smojl. The men, however, brought the welcome news that there is a large number of old National Guardsmen from this city, recupe rating from wounds received in France, at the Maryland canton ment. Fred B. Harry Home After Navai Service Fred. B. Ilarry, well known hat merchant, returned this morning from Hampton Roads, where he Was mustered out of the naval service. Jfr. Harry enlisted in the navy last summer and left his store in the hands of employes until the end of the war. He will at once resume his business. Mr. Harry will spend Christmas with his father, George Harry, who will'also have as his guests over the holidays Mrs. J. H. McCulloh, his sister, and I. N. Harry, his brother. HARD TIME TO SETTLE Canton, O.—lt is about as hard for Cantonians to keep track of their time as it has been for residents of Cleveland, where the clock hands arc shifted back and forth with pleasing and reckless abandon. Only a few days ago this city returned to central time. The new order of things is to continue until New Year's Day. when, in accord with the Inter-State Commerce Commission's ruling relative to railroad time. Can ton will revert back to eastern time again. CHL'ItCH PROGRAM An excellent program of services has been prepared for rendition in Kagle Street Church of God to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. HARJUSBURO TELEGRAPH SNOODLES The Welcome Air Raid . By Hungerford Benny Leonard Is Back in Ring; to Fight Dundee More than a year ago Benny Leonard won the lightweight cham pionship ot' the world from Freddie Welsh. We were in the war then, and a boxer's capacity for making money was cut down to the bare ex penses of living. Benny did cer tainly arrive at a bad time so far as • the chance of his collecting on his holding was concerned. Now the war is over and the deserts which usually come to a champion's lot shvuld be realized before long If the plans of- Man ager Billy Gibson materializes he and Benny will begin reaping the late harvest, beginning January 13 next when Leonard is matched to meet Johnny Dundee, at Newark, N. J. These two phenoms met Just before Leonard conquered Welsh at the Olympia, Philadelphia, and a majority of the spectators gave the decision to Dundee. Leonard was considerably miffed when ask"d if 'he would take on Dundee again, declaring: "I'll meet Dundee any time. I want you to mark this—l'll knock . Dundee out the next time I face him. He's one fellow I'm going to get." Perhaps Dundee had been in formed of Benny's intention and skilfully avoided the match. Leon ard is much heavier than the Italian wonder, but Dundee never did pay much attention to weight. Dundee always gave Leonard a great tight. Now will be the chance to see just how much Benny has ad vanced or jUst how far Jonny has slipped. L-jonard, says his manager Billy Gibson, will take a long swing from one end of the country to the other, meeting the best here and there. This boxer bids fair to be come popular with the public be cause of his steady work .in war service. His work has been appie ciated by men and officers, and as a result of his efforts there are many young i Mothers, sisters and sweethearts in America need not worry about protection of their soldiers in Europe against the rigors of the coming winter. The Quartermaster Corps specialists in France declare to The Associated Press that the boys are better equip ped than the majority of them ever were in civilian life. Each soldier has two pairs of heavy nail clinched and dubblned shoes which are impervious to water, five pairs of wool socks, three suits of wool underwear, two complete wool uniforms, two wool O. D. flannel shirts, one short but heavy overcoat, trench style, and one pair of wool knit spiral puttees ten feet long. Every soldier has also an overseas cap that has a felt protector to pull down over his ears. He is not allowed to wear the old issue of campaign hat that his folks at home are used to seeing. He has wool gloves and one flnger leather mittens over them, and each soldier is provided with at least three blankets and a waterproof slicker or raincoat. In addition to all this, very soldier on outdoor duty has a leather waist coat to wear beneath'his overcoat. This leather waistcoat is newly issued and much admired. Apart from what the men have on them and in their possession, the Quartermaster Corps in France has in well-distributed stocks available for isuse: Breeches nnd trousers. 1,504.000 pairs; wool coats, 200,000; tvnderdrawers. 5.000,000; undershirts. 2,714.000; wool gloves, 2,960,000; leather waistcoats. l.OOS.OOO; mittens. 746,000; overcoats, 379,500; wool spiral puttees, 1,718,000; field shoes, 2,570,- 000; wool O. D. flannel shirts, 2,349,- 000; slickers. 633.000; heavy wool stockings, 7,807,000; blankets, 721,900. 'Yours Truly' Club Will Battle the Independents on Chnstmas Night The leaders of the American League will be the attraction at Chestnut Street Auditorium on Christmas night. The American League is composed of such teams as St. Elizabeth, Rockwood, Gar nets, Hancock and Vlncome. These teams have all appeared In Harriß burg and the visitors will appear with- a very strong lineup. The' "Yours Truly" is the name of the visiting team. Preparations are being made at Chestnut Street Auditorium to ac commodate one of the largest crowds ever witnessing a game ,n this city. This Is the annual meet ing of college boys -home for the holidays and also of many Harris burg people who come back to spend the holidays. The Independents have started their old stride again and "hey will give good account of. themselves when they line up with the Yours Truly Club. Dancing will follow the game. Yours Truly. Independents. Paxon. t. McCord, f. Rettlnger, f. . Wallower, f. Oet/.lnger, c. Beck, c. Holland, g. G. Ford, g. Kleinberg, g. Oerdes, g. Gough, g. PLAYER LIMIT CAUSES WORRY Whole Bunch of Athletes Will Be Ticketed For Minor Leagues A twenty-one-player limit, as re cently adopted by the American League, means a lot of work and worry for the managerial gents of the Junior circuit between the present and the start of the 1919 llag race. Pruning a big league roster may seem a simple thing, but it's not, and iigures prove it. On the reserve list of Ban Johnson's league there are 260 names. The new law allows 168 names, ex clusive of bench managers, and as there will -bo two of the latter. It means that approximately ninety ath letes will be ticketed buck/'to the minors. What is going to save some of the managers—not to mention the players —is the little clause about men in ser vice being carried on the inactive re serve list until thirty days after their discharge by Uncle bam. Many of tne inen, however, will be ready long be fore the season opens, and few will be left in service along übout next July, so sooner or later the pilots will go through the trimming ordeal down to the last man. H1 Sox Hiive Iliic List 'For cutting possiblitics the Boston Red Sox oiler an unique situation. President Harry Frazee has under reserve the nucleus of two pennant winning teams. Probably never in the history of baseball has one club boast ed such a collection of talent. It might be well to mention- right here that the gents who eventually buy the Red Sox will realize some thing better than $lOO,OOO from the sale of players. Of course, Frazee may dispose of some of these athletes before he lets loose of his ball elub in which event he will have to be termed a "smart guy." Frazee finds himself with this re markable string of talent because he was quick enough to land on the golden opportunity just a year ago. Connie Mack publicly announced to his fellow magnates that "Joe" Bush, Amos Strunk, "Wallie" Schang and "Stuffy" Mclnnis were on the market. Some of the club owners wanted the men, but preferred to think It over. Meanwhile Frazee sailed in, closed the deal and In the twinkle of an eye made for himself a pennant winner out of a team previously wrecked by enlistments. The slicing of teams Is a help and not a hindrance to the successful con duct of baseball. There never have been enough men of the big league caliber to fill every position on the sixteen major league clubs. Once In a while one team will become top heavy with first string men and other clubs will be lacking In all but a few posi tions. Thus under a low player limit the material is better scattered, and to even up the strength of the respective contenders assures a hotter race and Increased attendance. There is another angle to consider. Certain managers have a failing for attempting every conceivable combi nation in an effort to win a game. "Jim" Callahan and Fielder Jones Jones were terrible ottonders In this respect. Neither would hesitate to exhaust a string of twenty-five play ers in a single game. Such methods confuse the fans, cheapen the game and make life miserable for the scribes who hRVe to keep the figures. With the rosters cut down we don't have to read box scores that look like a league roster Instead of a team lineup. Snlcn to He Brink The cutting down process Is going to bring on a lot of sales nnd trades. Some of these may come off shortly, hut in many cases the clubs will pre fer to wait until later In the winter, ns by that time It will he possible for theni to get a definite idea ns to which men will be released from Uncle Sam's services. The New York club furnishes an ex ample of what must tnke.place. There are fifty Yankees under reserve and of the men in service all but n couple nre on this side of the pond. The Red Sox have fortv-three on the rrseve list. The White Sox string- embraces forty-seven names. Tarsi's in Two Games at Tower City Tomorrow The Tn-sus school of gymnastics basketball team will Journey to Tow er City to-morrow to play two games, one at 2.30 and the other at 7.30. The Tarsus tosscrs haven't ployed a regular scheduled game for two weeks hut have been practicing in their gvm with local cage teams. Tower City has a very' strong team and is one of the leading teams in the coal regions, placing such teams as Pottstown, Pittston and Nantieoke. The following players will make the trln: Meek. Fetrow. Laughery, T,qog, Holohan apd Marks. TnrsnH has a game ponding with Reading High school -fo be played at Reading on Thursdny. Reading is in the Pcnnsy.-'finla Scholnstic I.eague, Santa Claw* to Anpear Before Kiwanis Cl"b • Santa Claus will nnpesr at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club Friday noon In the assembly room r