DOBSON FIVE TO MEET INDEPENDENTS; BIG LEAGUERS MAY GO ACROSS THE POND rig Boxing Tourney Abroad; Sport Being Cleaned Here One of tho biggest tournaments in ie history of boxing is being ar .nged by the Knights of Columbus, id the contests for championships ill take place in Paris for the en rtainment of Uncle Sam's soldiers, llors marines and aviators. Belts ill be awarded to the champion In ich class. According to present ans the tourney in the French ipital will be of greater importance ian that recently held in London. _ "Boxing is one of our best sports,' iclared William P. Larkln, Direc r of Knights of Columbus Overseas ctivities. "The United States was lick to see the value of boxing as a edium of physical exercise 'or the ntesinnts and for the entertain ent of our fighting forces and the aching of the manly art to all tne mc " of Columbus is ? in favor of boxing, profes ronglj 11l f ' lVO st conducted un onal or amateur,, nnd , t lg r the P ro | Icr , L before long laws; passed permitting the sport every stat ® rVrganizaUon realizes "Because our organ fo( . the ie good that are planning juth of our " at j for champion tiampions i title holders, bly with an> \ thousands of "We ha\o b . oVer there,' !t r, Wrgely through these of- S"jSssi °f ,1s. 0 ." "uJaSw.A rover#cut in the enforcement of the, ufes since i 9 OO is marked, as was lustrated recently by the ruling of, he third man in the ring at Clet e- . aid when Matt Brock knocked down "rankie Britt after the bell had eml d the round. The Cleveland Box ig Commission indefinitely sus ended Brock and his manager and rdered the club to pay neither foi heir services. # . . _ I Years ago this sort of inhuman tuff was common, but it must stop IOW or the manly art is "cooked. , in January 12.19U0, Kid McCoy de iberately struck Joe Choynski a inockout blow after tho bell bad nded a round. The records carry he statement that McCoy won by knockout in the fourth round. The McCoy-Choynski Incident was flagrant violation of a fundamental 1 ule of boxing that a blow struck J fter the end of a round shall be ieemed foul and that the offender | hall be disqualified. These clever boxers were In the j lng of the Broadway A. C. in New: fork, and Johnny White was the 1 eferee. Choynski was outboxing lcCoy in a pronounced manner. In j he fourth round Choynski dropped . -, Open Tnes. Thurs. j ) aDjl : / SaL J Nights FREE An Extra Pair of Pants With Every Suit or Overcoat Ordered From 2S up Lou Baum nARBISBtIUVS PROGRESSIVE TAILOR 3 and 3A N. Fourth St FRIDAY EVENING. The Wonderful Career of Frank Gotch Who Passed Away Recently T. Carlon of Murrodoc, Aus tralia, not having heard that Frank Gotch had passed away, and wishing to usk some ques tions of the former wrestling champion, sent a letter addressed to him in care of the American Sports Publishing Company. The communication is as follows: "Mr. Frank Gotch, Dear Sir—l heard that if any one wrote to you and asked questions you would answer. I would like to have you answer these questions: How long did it take you to learn wrestling? How much did it cost you? What is the most money you won in a contest? Who did j'ou find the best wres tler of all you met? Will you please toll me your height and weight?" No doubt if Gotcji were in the flesh he would have answered the questions, and therefore we will endeavor to give the desired in formation. Gotch was born April 27, IS7S. at Humboldt, la., stood 5 feet 11% inches t9.1l ami in condition weighed 210 pounds. His first contest was on April 2, 1899, when ho was 21 years of age, and his tutor is said to have been Farmer Burns, a very skill ful wrestler. Gotch learned so rapidly that in a year's time he began a career of victory never before equaled by a professional wrestler. Learning the art of wrestling did not cost Gotch any thing except his time and efforts. The American ath'ete has an ex cellent chance to learn by acting as assistant to an expert. It is likely that George Hackenschmidt gave Gotch his hardest battle, as it lasted two hours before Hack surrendered. It is said that Gotch's share of the receipts of this match, which took place in Chicago, was nearly SIOO,OOO. McCoy with a right to the jaw and it looked as though the Kid would remain down for the full count. The tolling of the seconds was come with no undue haste and at nine McCoy got on his feet. Choynski was in readiness to give his opponent another jolt, but as soon as tho Kid got into perpendicu lar position the bell quit singularly sounded the end of the round. The men had been boxing two mtnutes at the time McCoy was floored. When Choynski heard the bell he dropped his hands and wheeled about to go to his corner. Like a flash McCoy's right shot out and hit Choynski'back of the ear. Choynski fell like a log and was dragged to his corner. Protests from his handlers were ignored, and so his helpers do voted themselves to his revival. Choynski recovered consciousness, but when the bell sounded for the fifth round and he attempted to rise from his chair his legs doubled under him and he sank back. Being unable to respond to the bell he was de clared the loser. Under the rules Choynski should have been declared the winner on a foul, and McCoy richly deserved to have lost any part of the purse. These incidents show that boxing officials are enforcing the rules and thus tending to raise the standard of the sport. COAL ADMINISTRATION MAY CONTINUE 0 MONTHS Coal dealers in the city havfe ex pressed the hope that the activities of the local fuel administration will continue until April 1 at least, when the coal curd orders of householders become null. As long as the orders taken for the year ending April 1 semain in effect, it is felt by the dealers that the aid of the coal com mission is needed. The coal situation remains prom ising, with a surplus in the dealers' yards, and householders ordering moderately. JOHN F. SATTLER DIES IN FRANCE John F. Sattler. 32 years old, one of the first draftees to leave Har risburg, died in France from pneu monia on December 11 while serv ing with the 321 st Field Artillery, according to word just received by his brother, George F. Sattler, 1507 Derry street. He was employed at the Rutherford roundhouse before entering the military service. NEW NURSE HOME OPENS The new nurse home, designed to accommodate about forty nurses, formerly the W. O. Hickok home at 115 South Front street, is ready for occupancy, according to the an nouncement made at the meeting of made at the meeting of the woman's board of the Harrisburg Hospital yesterday. The large drawingroom was furnished by Judge John J. MePherson, Philadelphia, in honor of his daughter, Mrs. William Berg ner. RETURNINGTRO OPS ENTERING NEW YOR K HARBOR t I ."ynt s -vs - -7TI r ; x < <*&. " vl, & k i SNOODLES Bingo! Into the Waste Basket Goes the Resolution By Hungerfor =. . LT j ( VvlHO S.TART6D / CAMINoJ rrtminiiiii Tms new crusadE f"" J '/ I I /' „ ifl nn 1"%. // V RUTHLESS U-BOAT _ D ARFARg j MESBJURSTEDT TO LEAVE SOON Famous Norwegian Tennis Champion to Play in Eng land For British Title j Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the wonder- I ful Norwegian tennis player who i has held the women's championship ; of the United States since 1915, is planning to return to Norway next summer. The trip takes on "a de cidedlj interesting aspect because °f , il . er intention to comnete "J/ 1 ® English championship, which piobably will be held at Wimtledon 1 in June. Restoration of that historic tour : which was abandoned dur i ? * v ' ar ' not only will attract the best of the English players but oth er European experts as well, for the j London F ieid says that France and , Belgium certainly will be repre -1 sentcd. The entry of Mice. Leng • len, the French girl whoso sensa tional playing attracted much at j tention before the war, is anticipat ed. 1 Miss 1 Bjurstodt's career in this I oountry has been remarkable, for 1 with the exception of the matches • ..liss Mary K. Browne, of Los Ange les, won from her in 1917 when they j were playing for the Red Cross, she j has rarely been defeated. Her rcc r I ord in sanctioned tournaments dur ing 1918 shows the loss of only about half a dozen sets, and she won the following tournaments: Pelham, 1 Ardsley, Metropolitan, Longwood, | Western Pennsylvania, Great Lakes, j New Jersey States. Heights Ciftiino , (indoor) and the national champion | ships, both indoor and outdoors* R. K. Fortna Wins Prize as the Best Salesman of Baby Bonds During War After leading throughout practi cally the entire contest, R. K. Fortna has emerged the winner in the Wil liam M. Donaldson letter—carriers' War Savings Stamp sales contest. Mr. Fortna sold throughout the year a total of $33,132.97 worth of stamps and was awarded the first prize of twenty-four War Savings Stamps. Other winners were: J. A. Gei ger, second, twenty stamps; G. A. Hollinger, third, eight stumps; E. R. Gault, fourth, five stamps, and C. W. Cless, fifth, three stamps. The letter Carriers sold a total of $375,775.52 worth of Thrift and War Saving Stamps. The complete list of sales follows: R. K. Fortna, $33,122.97; J. A. Geiger, $25,701.73; G. A. Hollinger, $25,037.30; E. R. Gault, $19,540.34; C. W. Cless. $16,799.74; G. L. Eber sole, $10,591.89; C. A. Fortna, $15,- 723.45; C." E. Rea, $12,881.07; G. K. Pritehard, $12,882.58; W. R. Man ley, $12,194.59; T. J. Carpenter, $12,- 186.44; W. W. Dum, $12,088; G. L. Ehler. $11,363.61; J. A. Snyder, $lO,- 167.79; R. H. Weaver, $9,692.43; R. D. Wcistling, $8,283.93; H. C. Jor dan, $8,169.26; H. C. Young, SB,- 083.09; J. A. Haas, $7,436.35; G. P. Satchel!, $7,064.7'7; W. B. Berry, $6,- 747.61; E. W. Walton, $6,588.02: W. H. Bond, Jr., $6,580.67; A. H. Stov er, $0,443.59; H. C. Brady, $6,070.65; A. W. Wagner, $6,057.39; J. H. Kurtz, $5,363.08; J. W. Naylor, $5,- 344.47; D. P. Dougherty, $5,174.45; F. M. Reen, $4,982.69; J. G. Laverty, $4,981.97; W. E. Smiler, $4,606.75; G. W.. Warden, $4;363.61; C. B. Buffington, $4,192.15; T. B. StouiTer, $3,863.26; J. E. Beatty. $3,449.19; J. A. Chrtstman, R. D. 2, $2,056.35; R. L. Kineer, $1,792.05; A. N. Ul rich, R. D. 3, $571.57; G. L. T. Hoenschildt, $4 57.22; H. G. Dyblle, $426.13; J. G. Popel, $309.36; J. T. Long, $262.50; F. D. Kerschner, $178.41; W. J. Stoner, R. D. 5, $133.60; L. T. Herman, U. D. 1, $100.49; J. B. Bates, $60.03; H. G. Dyblie, $56.93; total,* $375,775.52. w f HAKRISBURG TELEGKAFB! Annapolis Middies Setting Pace Come-back in the Big Sports Tho United States Naval Acad emy is setting a pace for the nation in reviving sports rapidly as possi ble. It is doubtful whether the baseball game with West Point will be payed this spring, though highly probable that the football game will be played next fall, the date of No vember 29 being reserved on both schedules for that contest. There is only one class at West Point at present, the others having been graduated ahead of- time, and should the athletic authorities there feel that a representative nine could not be secured this spring, the Naval Academy would ut once recognize their position as perfectly proper. The situation will lie changed when football comes on the boards. Another class, a specially large one, will have been admitted to the mili tary academy and there is reason to believe that at least one of the classes which was graduated pre maturely will be ordered back for further training. This would put the army school on an even basis with the naval, as the latter is still one class short, also due to early graduations. It is also possible that tho privi- DORSON FIVE TO PLAY SATURDAY East Falls Team Will Bat lie With Independents on the Chestnut Street Floor The Dobson Five of East Falls, will appear, here Saturday night with several former eastern league stars In their lineup. Harry Frankel, a former Trenton League player, and who appeared here -last week with the strong Rockwood Club will be at a forward position with Graff who was a former Vineome player. Moorehead, of the DeXerl, Eastern League Club, will be at center for the visitors. Kilpatrick, a guard of the DeNeri Eastern League Club, will be a runningmate with Miller, an independent star around -Phila delphia. The local independents look- like world beaters with the giant Hag gerty in their lineup and it will take a hustling club to down tho, locals. Haggerty will be in the local line up for the balance of the season. Dancing will follow the game. DOBSON INDEPENDENTS Frankel, f. • Wallower, f. Graff, f. McCord, f. Moorehead, c. Haggerty, 6. - Miller, g. Gerdes, g. Kilpatrick, g. Beck, g. > O. Ford, g. (Referee Clint White). Want SIO,OOO Reward For Phila. Bombers Philadelphia, Jan) 3. Rewards for the arrest and conviction of the bomb throwers of last Monduy night are contemplated in two measures introduced yesterday in councils and referred to the finance commit tee. Select Councilman Ellas Ab rams, Sixteenth ward, proposes a reward of SIO,OOO, and Common Councilman Sowers. Twentieth ward, would offer $5,000. PREPARATORY* SERVICE The Rev. James B. McClure, of Paxtang, for some months sated supply of Olivet Presbyterian Church will be the preacher at the pre paratory services at the Covenant Presbyterian Church to-nlglit at 7.30. lege accorded tho football team of playing one game away from home during the season will be renewed, making it possible for the midship men to enter into relations with two of the biggest college teams in the country to play in alternate years at Annapolis and tho homo grounds of their opponents. A. O. Ewen, of New Hampshire, has been elected football captain for next season. Ewen is a mem ber of the present third class. He has played the position of right end successfully for the past two sea sons, and is a powerful defense man. In forward-pass plays he has also performed well. The new lead er of tho eleven is the only man in his class to receive the "N" this year who will be eligible to compete again next season. The 1919 squad will be composed of 17 player who won their letter and numerals this year, in addition to Graves, a regu.ar end a year ago, but who has been kept out of the game this season. The prospects for a successful gridiron season are very bright for, in addition to this wealth of veteran material the school can draw from a new class of nearly 1,000 members. Middleiown Private A. J. Roderick Dies From Pneumonia Private Albeit J. Roderick, a member of the 610 th Aero Situad rdn, of the J viation Depot, died at the Post Hospifcl on Wednesday night fro.n pneumonia, the result |of influenza, being ill for three days, His home was in Scranton. Ho is survived by his wife, who I was at his bedside when he died, i flie body was' taken to the under taking establishment of H. S. from where it was sent to Cresson last evening, the home of his wife. I Burial wih be made at Spangler. The Middletown Council, No. 156, [ O. of X. A., elected the following [officers for 1918: Councilor, R. H. I Schraedley; vice councilor, Clinton [ Lu.se; recording secretary, Fred I Welsh; assistant recording tecre | tary, John Houser; conductor, M. j B. Green; warden, Harry Hamaker; I inside sentinel, W. H. l.andis; out side sentinel, James Ulrich; chap lain, Ross E. Seltzer. The Rev. O. M. Kraybill, pastor j of the Chuich of God, has returned I home from Enhaut, where he was | assisting the Rev. C. H. Grove, in | the revival services being held there. I Congressman A. S. Kreider spent yesterday in town with friends. Charles Henry, who was in the service of Uncle Sam, for the past I fifteen months and recently sta tioned at Camp Dix, N. J.. has been , mustered out of service and arrived in town, to spend several days with his sister, Mrs. George Darr, South Wood street, before leaving for his home at Cliambersburg. The Municipal Christmas Tree Fund has reached the S4O mark to date. C S. is the treasurer. The funeral of J. H. Reesor was held from the home of his nephew, J. Frank Detweiler, East Main street, on AVednesday afternoon with services at 1.30 o'clock, the Rev. [ A. E. G. Bossier, pastor of the I First United Brethren Church, of I town officiated. The pallbearers | were H. R. Detweiler, J. F. Det | weiler, J H. Detweiler, D. R. Det | weiler, W. B. Detweiler and A. C. | Martin. Burial was made in the I Gcyer Cemetery at Hillsdale. W. A. W. Wallace wife and daughter, and Miss Minnie Daniels, who were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wallace, Nissley street, for the past two weeks returned to their homes at Philadelphia. Samuel Delhi, a former resident of town, but who has been living at Harrisburg. for the past several months, will leave about February I 1 for the soldiers home at Dayton, Ohio. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany hvae a force of men at work taking out the largo.stones from the Swatara creek, which were thrown there when they made re o the bridge that crosses tho creek near the station. In lifting one of them yesterday It slipped from the hooks and landed near the edge of the bridge, had it fallen back into the creek It would have struck AValter Stager, who was passing at the time in his boat. Lester Rothstein, who spent the past two weeks in town, as the guest of the Klawansky. family on Emaus street, will return to his home at Rochester. N. Y., to-mor row. Frank Noll Is quite ni at his home on South Catherine street, with pneumonia. Arthur Welrich. who spent the past week' In town as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weirich, Brown street, returned to Camp IHX X. .J. • Mrs. Harry Wefrlch fs quits 111 at her home on Ann .street, from the results of an attack of acute Indigestion. David DetwelTer. of Philadelphia, Is spending several days In town, having been called here on account of the death of his uncle, 1T late I. H. Reesor. Bo.vtd C. N.ey„ of Law Ist a am,, was STRONG CREW FOR HARVARD IN IM9 Coach Haines Predicts Great Season With Plenty of Can didates Out No\v Old John Harvard, who was tied up tightei than any other big school in its war activities, is going to bust loose with some noise in rowing, at least. She intends to have a faster crew than the winners over Prinee to nand Yale last spring. The Newall boathouse Is alive now with candidates for the Freshman and varsity, and the quarters are being rapidly brought back to pre war stae. "I expect to see a great number of men report for crew the coming season," said Coach Haines. "Row ing has always been a popular form of sport at Harvard, and proved that itself last spring. We were able to boat sixteen crews without soliciting the men, whereas other college uth leties in some cases bad hardly enough men to form one earn." At the present time it is under stood that Harvard will lose only two members of its 1918 eight. Francis Parkman, who rowed at No. 5. grad uated in three years, and D. B. Withington, No. 6. R. S. Emmet, the capain, was due in this country from England, where he was en- j gaged In Red Cross work, two weeks agq, but he hasn't sent any word to Harvard, although it is known that he conemplates returning. Emmet stroked last year varsity wit hall the skilt'ulness of a seasoned oarsman, aitliougli he never had previous upper-class experience. F. B. Whitman will receive his discharge papers within a few days, and will be back at Cambridge after New Year's. His position was No. 7. j J. F. Linder Jr., R. B. Batchelder and R. R. Bowen are expecting to return, and J. S. Coleman is already in college. J. N. Borland TI, captain of the victorious '2l eight, will return to college after receiving an army com mission at an officers training camp. K. M. Sedgwick, D. H. Morris Jr., Sherman Damon and M. E. Oldsted, also members of last year's fresh man crew, are intending to return to Harvard again. Lieutenant Mose ley Taylor, of the Naval Aviation, and J. M. Franklin, oarsman with some experience, may also bo avail able. Taylor made his letter in 1916, and has at least one more year in col ege. called to ltoyalton on account of _the serious illness of his brother, Samuel Ney, who has suffered two strokes of apoplexy within the past week und poor hopes are entertained for his recovery. The Citizens Bank, of town, de clared a semiannual dividend of 3 per cent, at a meeting of tho direc tors held on Tuesday and added SIO,OOO to the surplus lund. The Middletown High school has only one toucher at the present time and that is the principal, H. B. Garver. Miss Kirschner is oft duty on 1 account of illness, and Miss Mason, resigned and lias gone toj PJaltimore, Md., where she has secured a position ss teacher of music and Mrs. Stiekell also being ill. Miss Kathryn Essig has returned home from a week's visit to relatives at Wrightsville. Lee Rickel has sold his seven seated touring car to M. YofCec, of Ann street. T. J. K. Club of town donated $5 to the Red Cross fund. The local Red Cross chapter have received an allotment for 200 chil dren's dresses to be finished by Feb ruary 1. Charles Hickernell lias returned home from a week's visit to Read ing. The moulding department of the Wincraft Stove Works is down for j several days to make repairs. Mrs. C. E. Bowers entertained I the Sociul Circle at her home in j Swatara street yesterday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Ther Liberty Band has discontinued holding dances in the band hall on Tuesday evenings. Edward Ware, of South Cather ine street, has received about 100 post cards of different views of France from his son, Claude Ware, who has been overseas for the past several months. Miss Nancy Hanna. who had been ill for the past week, is üble to bo out again und returned to her work as clerft in Banks Brothers store. Miss Martha Gibble Bride of Robert L. Cocklin MecHanlcsburg. l*a., Jan. 3.—The marriage of Miss Martha Rebecca Glbble, daughter of llr. and lira. Da vid Gibble, of near Mechanlcsburg, and Robert L. Cocklin. of Meehan icsburg, was an event of Mew Year's Day at the home of the bride. Klder Devi 8. Mohler, of Ellzabcthtown, grandfather of the groom, performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. W. K. Cocklin, father of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Rcfy S. Shank, of lle chanicsburg. were the attendants. The bride Is Well known here. Mr. Cocklin. who Is employed In the of fice of the Elliott-Fisher Company af Harrlsbarg, was formerly a stu dent at EUsabethtown College and the School ef Commerce. Harrlsbarg. Mr. and Mrs. Cocklin will live with the bride's parents after their return j from, a honeymoon trip- JANUARY 3, 1919. Bid League Teams May Go Over to Europe Soon A series of games in Europo after the closo of the baseball season hero next fall is planed for the pennant winners in the National and Ameri can Leagues, says a Chicago dis patch to the Christian Science Mon itor. While plans so far are tentative, B. B. Johnson, president of the American League lias had the pro ject under consideration for some time and delegated William Lange, star National League player of twen ty years ago, who is in France en gaged in Y. M. C. A. work to look oicr the lield and report on the feasibility of taking the two major league teams across the Atlantic. "I Just thought It would bo a great thing f or American soldiers, provided there are a lot of them there next fall to have two ma- After Mew Year Sale Now in Full Blast | Great Reductions TAKE NOTICE—With every suit ordered now from i us, we will make to measure an EXTRA PAIR OF PANTS | Same material as suit ordered, or from an other fabric equally as good. FREE FREE Overcoats! Overcoats! Full winter weight and all wool, from $25.00 and up, | and a pair of pants, value SB.OO to $15.00 made to meas | ure free with every overcoat ordered. NOTE i The extra free pants we make for you, are worth from i SB.OO to $15.00 per pair (according to suit ordered), and ; will surely give your suit double the wear. Come early and get the best pick. Come and look them over, you are entirely welcome and ' you will not be asked to buy. ; Standard Woolen Co. DRANCII OP THE WOUI.IVS GREATEST TAILORS 103 North Second Street Two Doors Above Walnut Street lIARRISBUKG, PA. NOTICE Liberty Bonds and partly-paid Liberty Bonds cashed. Plav Safe— Stick to KING OSCAR CIGARS Because the quality is as good as ever it was. They will please and satisfy you 7c—worth it JOHN a HERMAN & COL Makers jor league champions go over and play a series of games for their bene flt," said Johnson. "Now, whether the two champion teams ga over de. pends entirely on tho report of con ditions by Lange. If ho thinks such a venture would be cold and unin teresting, it will not be carried out." FIRE PREVENTION URGED An appeal for the prevention of fires Is contained in the December report issued by Howard E. Butz, stato Are marshal, yesterday. Mr. Butz points out that manufacturers and other property owners are re sponsible for heavy losses caused bv tires starting through carelessness and lack of precautions. SPEAKS ON POLYGAMY "The Secrets of the Mormon Tem ple" was the subject of the lecture of Miss Lulu Lovcland Shepard, of Salt Lake City, In the Fourth Street Church of God. In the evening she will speak in the New Cumberland United Brethren Church. 17
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