"PLAY BALL" RINGS ON OPENING OF SEASON; TEN-ROUND FIGHTS AT STEELTON TONIGHT "Play Ball" Will Jazz The Big Leagues Today What ie reckoned as the eightieth season ot baseball was due to be turned loose to-day with both big leagues in action. As usual, the na tional pastime starts with some sort ol bickering and to-day a number ot sports writers engage in argu ment as to just when the game did get its beginning. War experience does not appear to have poli6hcd up Grant Rice, baseball lore for he suggests that the first champion ship game in the National League was the original starter, won in the year 1876 by Chicago. The Phila delphia experts point out that Rice should have included the Ave years of the National Association, front 1871 to 1875, inclusive, which was really the start of organized ball; in cluded all the crack players of that period, and played just as fast and high-class ball as the teams do to day. He might then have noted that the Athletics of Philadelphia, won the first professional pennant of record in 1871, and that the lead ing batsman of that year was Third Baseman Meyerle, of the Athletics, with an average of .403, being thus the first batsman to make over .400 —a feat which has only been equaled twelve more times in forty nine years, namely, Ansan, twice; Cobb, twice; Barnes, O'Neil, Duffy, Keeler, Burkctt. Lajoie, Delahanty and Stengel. He might also have noted that the Athletics won the second American Association pen nant in 1883, thus giving the Athletic Club eight pennants in forty-seven years. Chicago has been prominent at all seasons of the National League and in 1900 6he won the first Amer ican League pennant. In the forty two years of National League play YANK SHOOTERS FORTHE OLYMPIC Pete Carney Announces That Highest Ten in 1919 Aver ages Will Be Sent With the selection of Antwerp. Bel gium. as the place for the holding of the Olvmpie games in 1920 the Ameri can Trapshooting Association an nounced its intention of sending a team of trapshooters to represent the United States, according to an au thoritative message from Pete < ar nov of the National Sports Syndicate. This team will bo. comprised of the best amateur shooters in the t nited States. The ten highest in the official 1919 averages of 2,000 or more regis tered targets will be chosen. In case snv one in the first ten cannot ma.ce the trip to Belgium, the next shooter in the axerages will be placed on the team. . .t,„ To defray the expenses of the American trapshooting team to tne olvmpics, the trapshooters of the United States are asked to contribute one-quarter cent for every target shot at in registered trapshooting tourna ments. Thus, if a shooter fires away at 400 clay targets in registered com petition his contribution to the Olympic Trapshooting Team r und would be 11. This is not compulsory. The trapshooters are asked to pay this so as to have the United States rep resented in this branch of sport. The American Trapshooting Asso ciation believes that this method is the most equitable way to select a team and to pay Its expenses. Every trapsbooter in the United States has a chance to make the team. All he or she has to do is to shoot well enough to be among the high ten guns for 1919. _ The team representing the United States won the trapshooting cham pionship in Olympic games in Stock holm in 1912. and Jay Graham, of Ingleside, 111., won the Individual championship. Graham is now a pro fessional shooter. The American shooters won the championship ob serving rules that were entirely for eign to them They shot with the gun below the elbow until the object was seen in Stockholm. Whether the same rules will govern the events in Belgium is a matter for the Ameri can Olympic committee to look out for. American shooters prefer to have the gun to the shoulder ready to fire when the target appears. Marysville Has Open Dates For Local Teams Manager Harry Stees. of the Marys ville team, of the Dauphin-Ferry League, Is anxious to arrange prac tice games for May 3 and 10 on the Marysville grounds. Interested man agers should communicate with Man ager Stees. at 203 Kelker street. Har risburg. He will" have candidates for the team out for practice late this week or early next week. HOLD BANQUET E. M. Singer spoke on co-opera tion at the first dinner of the Atlan tic Association held at Rutherford's last night. Twenty-nine employes of the Atlantic Refining Company were present. The association was organ ized about two months ago. It will meet twice a month. W. C. T. V*. TO MEET The regular meeting of the Har risburg W. C. T. U. will be held in the Fourth Street Church of God to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Reports of the peace and evangelis tic superintendents will be Pre sented. Star Carpet Cleaning Works Let I's Clean Your Carpets Now General Upholstering Awning Making EXPEIIT WORK GUARANTEED Give US a Trial Joseph Coplinky Eleventh and Walnut Streets HAKRISBURG, PA. Bell 398-R Dial 6951 J WE CARRY A Large Assortment of Combination Gas Ranges Ranges with and without waterfronts. Reasonable prices. Liberty Bonds taken at full value. Roofing, Spouting and Stove Repairs Our Specialty, Geo. C. Fager & Son 213 North Second Street WEDNESDAY EVENING, Chicago has bagged eighteen pen nants, Boston nine and New York eight. In the eighteen years of Amer ican League play Boston and Phila delphia have each won six pennants, Detroit three and Chicago three. The surpassing ability of America to revive has been illustrated in baseball for this year, the sixteen big league clubs all having a roster of skilled players. The parks have been brought back to their original shape for most of them were utilized for war service and the shrewdest of dopesters look for a big season. Games already played indicate that the fans are hungry as ever for the national pastime and attendance is sure to pick up as the season ad vances. Regarding the end of the race, which, as usual, is being discussed before the start, opinion confines the National League race to Chicago or New York. None of the other teams is conceded more than an outside chance with this duo. Most of the critics rank Pittsburgh as third; either Cincinnati or Brooklyn fourth, with Boston, Philadelphia and St. Louis bringing up the rear. In this race Brooklyn is rated as the dark horse. In the American League most of the critics think it will be a flve-team race between the favorite, Boston, and New York, Cleveland and Chi cago, with Washington having an outside chance; while the other three places are assigned to the Ath letics. Detroit and St. Louis. The Athletics are considered as the dark horse in this race. The fact is, how ever, that dope on this proposition went astray nearly every year, and a dark horse has been nosing in at the finish year after year. Hill League Appoints "Dick' Nebinger first on Its Umpire Maff "Dick" Nebinger, former Bos ] ton American League player, has i been selected as the first of the i staff of umpires of the Allison | Hill League. The former big ' leaguer is acceptable to all the managers of the league, and his I appointment followed. Other ap | pointments will follow soon as ' the opening of the season ts but j twelve days away. D. C. Hawley was added to the grounds committee of which C. F. Pressler is chairman. They have secured the assistance of the Park Department place the field in good condition through | the help of V. Grant Forrer. A : force of men started work on the | field this morning. The league accepted the pro -1 position of Thomas Taylor, Mar- J ket Square jeweler, to donate a ! diamond ring to the player voted ; the most popular in the organi j zation. Managers of Rosewood, [ Galahad, Reading and St. Mary's j predicted successful seasons for | their organizations. Rosewood, I last year's winner, has signed up ! all of last season's players ex- I cept one. j "Mose" Swartz, Harrisburg's j "wonder boy" pitcher, will again j play in x the big circuit with the 1 Reading team. His contract was I received yesterday by Manager Pressler. The board of directors i will hold their final meeting prior to the opening of the season, next ! Tuesday evening. Attending the meeting were: ' Nicholas P. Zerance and Joseph Sostar, St. Mary's; C. F. Pressler, ' Reading; D. C. Hawley, Galahad; Karl E. Peters, Rosewood, and President E. E. Knauss. Big Crowd Sees Algonquins Beat the East End Team LEAGUE STANDING W. L P.C. Swatara 1 0 1.000 ; Algonquins 1 0 1.000 ( East End 0 1 .000 Leaves 0 1 .000 > ■ ■ i Schedule For Today Algonquins vs. Swatara. The Algonquins defeated the East End rine in an up-hill fight, last evening, at Seventeenth and Chest nut streets, in the second City Junior League game. A large crowd again witnessed the game, which was a pooi ly-played contest, nine errors be ing marked against both sides, nnd only twelve hits being registered by both sides, while a score of 10-8 was piled up. Score: ALGONQUINS AB. R. H. O. A. E. Himes. cf 5 10 10 0 Bowman, rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 | Black, 3b 4 2 0 0 1 2 IGottschall, lb 4 2 1 6 0 0 J Zimmerman, c. ... 4 117 10 Haehnlen, 2b., p... 4 2 1 2 2 0 j Li.tz, ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 j Knauff. If 4 0 1 2 0 0 Reel, p., 2b 4 0 0 0 3 1 Totals 38 10 7 21 7 3 EAST END AB. R. 11. O. A. E. Sirine. 3b., lb 4 112 11 Harper. 2b 4 0 t 1 1 1 Stouter, c 4 0 f 6 1 1 Shaffer, ss 4 0 0 1 1 1 Books, cf 4 2 1 1 0 0 Fleisher, rf 4 2 0 0 1 0 Cover, lb.. 3b 4 1 0 5 1 2 Simmers. If 4 1 0 1 0 0 Snyder, p 3 1 1 4 2 0 | Totals 35 S 521 8 6 ! Algonquins 3 10031 2—lo j East End 0420 02 0— S i Two-base hit Harper. Stoufer, j Bowman, Gotschall. Sacrifice hits | Simmers, Stoufer, Himes. Struck out | —By Snyder, 5: by Reel, 5; by llaehn ' len, 2. Base on balls Off Snyder, |l; off Reel, 2; off Haehtfcn. 0. I>>ft on base Algonquins, 6; East End. 14. Hit by pitcher Fleisher, Cover, Snyder, Knauff, Reel. Stolen bases I Block. Gotschall, Zimmerman, Haehn |l< n, Lutz, Knauff. Strine. Brooks, Fleisher. Cover. Innings pitched I Snyder. 7; Reel, 5; Haehnlen, 2. Time —1 hour and 37 minutes. Umpire —• Campbell. Belmont Juniors Ready to Tackle Any Teams Averaging 18 Years The Belmont Juniors have organiz ed for the coming season and would like to arrange games with any high school team, or any other team whose players average 18 to 20 years old. The following players' have been practicing hard under Manager Shenk for the last week: G. Cain, C. Holspoole, P. Black. R. Black. C. Shimer, G. Davies. C. Miller. N. Ros enberger, S. Bowers. TV. Kllneyoung. R. Hendricks, Galbert, M. Kisseil and T. Davies. Any teams wishing games should communicate with Manager Shenk, 1942 State street. SNGODLES By Hungferord ( NOW CHieDßerO- I VJEU- iooSlE- I pio'wu *OU> ( I TiST COuLDN'r 7 A WHO KNOWS I WHAT IS THE- /|J * v V H6LP IT- I TISTJ \ ANSweP, T | SHOWy TEN ROUNDS TONIGHT BBH IB JOHNNY KILBANE Featherweight Champion, Who Will Meet Winner of To-Xight's Fight. At no time has a boxing show at tracted as much attention as the one arranged for to-night at the Stand ard Theater, in Steelton, before the Olympia A. C., which is due no doubt to the fans. The feature event is be of way to dish out ten-round bouts to he fans. The feaure event is be tween Sammy Sehiff, the local king of the lightweights, and Otto O'Keefe, the Allentown Hash. As both boys are very popular in this city, no doubt the house will be well HUed for every ring patron remem bers the two rattling six-round fights these two youngsters put up here. The first was declared a draw by the newspaper representatives; the last bout was decided in O'Keefe's fa vor. This has the supporters of both boys in a quandary regarding the outcome to-night, but it was up to Barrett to find a way to settle the question, the result being that the bout to-night will go over the longer route. There surely should be a positive winner to-night owing to the fast pace. Schiff claims in his last bout with O'Keefe that he had just got ten over a case of flu, which left him weak, but for this match the local boy says he is in real tip top shape this time, and the Allentown marvel will surely have to step some. Barrett received a wire this morn ing from Bobby Gunnis, Schiff's man ager, stating that he will be here to advise Sammy in this match, as he realizes the importance of it. This is the first time Schiff has had the service of his manager in any of his local bouts. O'Keefe's manager, Frank Baer, Ernest Lehmer, Best Wrestling Lightweight, Beats Milton Man Wrestling is spreading all over the State, probably encouraged by the Capital City's line shows and last night Milton turned out en masse to see Ernest C. Lehmer, local lightweight champion, de feat the star of Milton, Koyce Hoffman. The Family theater was filled with Milton's foremost citi zens who showed their desire for high-class athletics. The crowd was in perfect order, although the match was dramatic. After wrestling very hard and fast for 41 minutes and 40 sec onds, the Milton man, who was heavier than Lehmer, cried out in great pain, for Lehmer had a tight hammer-lock on his arm. The bout was stopped by Referee Fred Sassman. of Sunbury, and when two doctors rushed to the arena they found Hoffman in bad shape. He was unconscious and had to be carried to his dressing room where it was found that he sprained a heart ligament. Hoff man was so disappointed he asked Sassman, middleweight wrestler, to put on an exhibition bout with Lehmer. It lasted 20 minutes without a fall. Lehmer gave evidence of his experience, waiting a long time while Hoffman brought the battle to him, then jumping in at the right moment, like Strangler Lewis did here to Doc Roller, he overcame him quickly. CANT GET AWAY WITH IT He But do you think I could de ceive my own little wife? She—No, I know you couldn't; but you are silly enough to try.—Boston - i. . - _ KtAHRISBURO TELEGRAPH says his man will stop Schiff before the limit, at this distance. Barrett states positively that Johnny Kil bane, the world's featherweight champion, will meet the winner of this bout in this city in the near future, this fact alone should surely make both boys go at top speed to get a crack at Kilbane. The other ten-round bout on the bill brings together youngsters who j have won many friends in this city jby their willingness to mix at all J time, Young Mahoney, the Baltimore Harp, and Eddie Graney, of South ! Bethlehem. Both these boys stopped ! Nate Isaacman's winning streak. ! Last week at the Orpheum Theater, Mahoney showed his real metal when I he took Nate's place on a few hours' {notice and stopped Young O'Leary, {of Philadelphia, in the fifth round. | This bout should keep the audience )on their toes the entire distance, ; providing one or the other does not i hit the rosin before the limit, i Instead of making the show too | long and keeping the audience in sus { pense waiting for the real fireworks, I Barrett has decided to put on only | one six-round preliminary, and it ! is the pick of the local boys, Ralph | Leedy, formerly of Steelton, but now |of this city, and Billy Morton, also !of Harrisburg. Barrett says he has j seen them all go here and these two | youngsters look more promising j than any he has seen start, j Barrett has placed tickets on sale {at Shenk and Tittle's sporting goods I store. Market street, Harrisburg, for ,the benefit of his many local friends. jThe first bout will start at 8.30 sharp, with no delays between bouts, and no disorder will be tolerated. Kiwanis Club Plans to Hold Picnic at Hershey i Flanr for a big picnic of Kiwanis !v"lubs from over the entire State, to i be held within the next few months anii probably at Hershey Park, will be 'discussed at to-morrow noon's lunch- J eon of the Kiwanis Flub of Harris burg, to be held at the Penn-Harris Hotel. Repreesntatives of various 'clubs of the State are expected to be ! in attendance. The Harrisburg Club lias been tasked to tae charge of the entertain- I ment end of the picnic, and Charles 11,. Schmidt, chairman of the local en- I tertainnient committee, has promised seme very startling amusement I stunts. Chairman Schmidt has also | arranged a series of colorlul and vigorous numbers on the program for to-morrow's luncheon. A feature of to-morrow's luncheon. I which has just been announced, will |be Joseph Laßose, baritone soloist. | Mr. Laßose, who has just returned from France, was formerly in the Seventh Infantry Band. VESTRYMEN ELECTED At a congregational meeting in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Second and Emerald streets, Mnoday night, the following vestrymen were elected: S. W. Mosser. J. W. Kellogg, J. R. I<ane, T. P. Ettele, E. C. Lamey, S. D. Coe. J. J. Keffer, W. D. Bottgen | bach, B. F. Dickinson, R. M. 11. j Wharton and W. E. Anwyl. One va- I cancy occurs and this will be filled j at a meeting Friday night. TO HOLD RECEPTION Captain John T. Bretz and Miss i Marie Bergstresser. a returned Red Cross nurse', will speak at a recep tion to be held in the Messiah Lu theran Church to-night when the ninety men who have returned to civilian life after wearing their country's uniform will be the guests of honor. Prof. J. J. Brehm will pre side. RALEIGH Atlantic City's Popular Hotel. American Plan, Si and Jr, per day. MEN OF 112 TH VOLUNTEER TO STAY BEHIND Adventure Calls Keystone Troops For Long Bel gian Trip Special Correspondence With tlie 112 th Infantry In Frnnee, April 23.—Within the last forty-eight hours three provisional guard com panies, recruited from the Twenty eighth Division for the purpose of guarding supplies in Antwerp, Bel gium, have been formed. In another forty-eight hours they will be on their way to Belgium, facing months of duty, while the other men of the Keystone Division pack up and pre pare to leave for cither or St. Nazairo within ten days. On Sunday evening, March 30. two companies were recruited following the announcement that volunteers were wanted for the work of seeing that supplies shipped for Belgium relief and to the troops in Germany were not molested when they passed through Antwerp. Officers who volunteered drew lots to see who should command the first two companies. First Lieutenant William B. Murray, adjutant of the First Battalion, One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry. was placed in command of Guard Company One Hundred and Thirty One, with Sec ond Lieutenant Edwin A. Madden second in command. First Lieuten ant Carl C. Tinstman, of Kittaning, was put in command of Guard Com pany One Hundred and Thirty, with Second Lieutenant Clerence A. Bentz, of the headquarters company, as sec ond in command. In the provisional guard compan ies are many "old soldiers" of the Pennsylvania National Guard—bor der veterans. A. E. F. standbys, as well as some who came to the Twen ty-eighth Division as replacements. The Personnel which the One Hun dred and Twelfth Regiment has lost Win You On Quality! I Ugfjfc^Si ?\ Your enjoyment of Camels will be very great be- H r *jy |i cause their refreshing flavor and fragrance and I ''"Jr . .Scire to mellowness is so enticingly different You never ■ tasted such a cigarette! Bite is eliminated and there 89 is a cheerful absence of any unpleasant cigaretty aftertaste or any unpleasant cigaretty odor! fl m 18 cents a package Camels are made of an expert blend of choice II Cm., old mwmrywhmn in mciantitiesjiy Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos and are <SSo d e^'". o wnt'ltosmooth and mild, but have that desirable full-body esrtoa. Wm strongly rmcommond this cmrton for ' * tk. or ofnco n,pi, or wh.n ,ou tr.roj. an( _j certainly hand out satisfaction in generous M through the provisional guard plan follows: First Sergeants— Guy M. Neigh, Company K, and Lewis M. Fatten, Company A. Mess Sergeants—Edward E. Covert Company If, Supply Sergeant-—Fred W. Crelgh ton. Company M. Sergeants—Forrest N. Braley, Com pany A: Edward I* Brcnnamen, Com pany A: John R. Henbett, Com- M; Claude F. Helsler, Headquarters Company: John S. Leightner, Com pany K; Frank P. Lock, Co. M; Jo seph G. Spahr, Company A; Lynn L. Sterner, Headquarters Company, and Fierce F. Sundv, Headquarters Com pany. Corporals—Daniel A. Faust, Head quarters Company: Fred Frasier, Company K; John M. Hargett, Head quarters Company: Paul K. Havice, Company M; George E. Hcisler, Sup ply Company: Charles Hnitink, Com pany A; Fred F. Johnson, Company K; Carl A. Magan, Company K; Glenn D. McElhatten, Company D; llarrv S. Perry, Headquarters Company: War ren SSchlossman, Headquarters Com pany: Nelson 8. Sloniger, Company K: "l,uelan C. Smith, Company M; John W. Snook, Headquarters C> m pany: Krnest S. Stephenson, Com pany L,; George M, Stltcler, Company K, and George E. Wilson, Headquar ters Company. Mechanics—Glenn F. Berger. Com pany A; William J. Jones. Hcadqiar ters Company, and Leo Nehtl, Com pany A. Buglers—Lewis L. Friseh. Company K, and Guy A. ;F. Hoke, Company A. Privates, First Class —Stewart E. Aberg. Company A: Edward E. Brown, Headquarters Company: Pet er Christerson, Company K; William L. Cross, Company A; Willam S. Freed. Company A; Harry M. Gordon Company K: Newton E. Grant, Com pany A; Jlerritt D. Jones, Headquar ters Company; Peter J. McGinn, pany D: Albert Oliver, Compn : Joseph F. Stroebel, Company A. it R. Warniuth, Company A: Joint R. Warmutli, Company A. and Marshall Zepp, Headquarters Company. Privates —Clarence P. Adams, Com pany K; Richard F. Anton, Company K; Alphonse Braia, Company M: Roy H. Beaver, Machine-Gun Company; Edward F. Hehm, Company L; Aivin U. Bonner, Supply Company; Gains D. Boydston, Machine-Gun Company; Mark H. Brooks, Company A; Wylie D. Bullard Company C; Lawrence Burner, Company M; Truman A. Cas sel, Company B; James E. Courtney, " APRIL 23, 1919. Headquarters Company. James Curron, Company K: Carlo Dangle, Company D; Sylvester Dan- ! gle, Company D; Eugene Emery, Company K; Thomas B. Faifcloth, Company K; Wullford Fourn'.er, Com pany D; Joseph M. Eraser, Company K; Arthur Geiselman, Company K; Mack Gridwell, Company B; William C. Qos, Company M; Clyde E. Hughes Company K; Lawrence W. Kaynlske, Company K. Robert R. Hutton, Company M; Levi E. Keeney. Company A; Wil liam F. Koch, Company K; Raul A. Lohr, Company K; John ■•lcCabo, Com pany L; Isaac W. Myers, Company A; Claude Patty, Company M; Charles | W. Peters, Headquarters Company; Thomas Price, Headquarters Coo; G. 11. McCraeken, Company M; Wil liam M. Reddln, Headquarters Com pany; Samuel L. Ritclicy, Company K. Charles M. Scott, Headquarters Company; John D. Sanders, Machlne- Gun Company; Daniel C. Shaffer, Headquarters Company, Robert Spang, Machin--Gun Company: Wal ter Taylor, Company M: Wester Tcf feri. Company 1); Elmer C. Toll, Headquarters Company; Roy Walck, Company K; Plas W. Warf, Company A; Walter 11. White, Company M: Coy C. Williams, Company B, W. It. Win ger t, Heudquarters Company and John J. Smith, Headquarters Com pany. F HOTEL MART7NIQUE BROADWAY, 32d & 33d STS , I V* NEW YORK B ——— ' ir■ ■ One Block from Pctia. Station. 600 B.gm Tranafctrcd Free ROOMS S I Equally Convenient for AmuaemenU, gATUC 2 B Shopping or Bumeu ■ Direct Entrance to B'way Sub- A _ I M ' Hud4on Rates: —from $2 Per Day : A SPECIALTY' f 3p ISS PLEASANT ROOMS With Private Bath ] I I|| i $3 Per Day fc|ii| • ijifflTi jf The Martinique Reatauranta An WeD Known for Good I Food and Raaaonable Pricea Where Opening Games of Season Will Be Played NATIONAL LEAGUE At Philadelphia—New York vs. Phillies. i ■*; ' At Cincinnati — St. Louis vs. Cincinnati. At Chicago—Pittsburgh vs. Chicago. At Roston (x) —Brooklyn vs. Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING W. L. Pet. Brooklyn 2 0 1.000 i Phillies 0 0 .000 ! New York 0 0 .000 St. Louis 0 0 .000 Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 Chicago 0 0 .000 Cincinnati o o .oon Boston o o .000 AMERTCAN LEAGUE At Washington—Athletics vs. Washington. At St. Louis—Chicago vs. St. Louis. At New York—Boston vs. New York. At Detroit —Cleveland vs. De troit. (x)Opening game played last Saturday. Use McNeil's Cold Tahlets Adv 15
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