" WEST END-MARYSVILLE BATTLE ENDS. IN NEAR RIOT-OPINIONS DIFFER AS TO WINNER ROWDYISM STOPS FIFTH GAME IN TITLE SERIES; UMPIRES LAX IN DECISION Rowdyism broke up the fifth game between West End and Marys-1 ville at Island Park Saturday after noon. The near riot started in the first half of the seventh inning on : a questionable base decision. Gerdes and Kline were the first aggrorsors, but later Strieker and Hernia.i came to near blows and were takeai from "the field. Later they were dis charged. Umpires White and Shickley were off in their decisions. That hap pens in a baseball game, but they were the bosses in Saturday's con test, and had everything in their own hands, no matter who it hurt. They had the power to clear the field and resume play and if this was im possible to make a decision ac cordingly. The Score Was Tied The score was 1 to 1, and was de cided by the umpire but baseball rules say that when a game ends with the inning unfinished the score diverts to the previous inning which gives Marysville the game 1 to 0. Umpire Shickley was also to blame for the unsatisfactory end ing and black eye given local base ball sport He failed to exercise his .authority on a number of occasions. The umpire's duty is to see that each team gets fair play. This he did not do when he permitted the crowd to block the field. The attendance was estimated at 5,000 and the number of police on hand was entirely too small to take care of the field pro perly. When the interference start ed it was Umpire Shickley's duty to see that the field was clear and re fuse to play until his orders were carried out. When the rowdyism started it was Umpire Shickley's duty to remove the belligerents at ■once. Marysville's Side Marysville officials say: "That ■proper judgement may be formed concerning the difficulties which arose during the West End-Marvs ville game of Saturday, Marysville officials wish to present the real facts in the case. Some misconceptions may have arisen following the publi cation of certain newspaper articles which did not present the real facts, probably through misinformation rather than malice. "There has been a tendency to place almost the entire blame on Player Gerdes, of the Marysville team. He most certainly was not the instigator of the trouble and it •was the "hot-headedness" of the West End players on two separate occasions which occasioned all the trouble. Kline Instigator 'The real instigator of the trouble was Player Kline, of the West End team, and Gerdes entered the fracas only after it had been started by him. After knocking Player Her jnan, of Marysville, from first base (not from the base path) in a col lision for which there was absolute ly no excuse. Player Kline made ►several attempts to strike Herman •after the latter had picked himself from the ground and had thrown ► Winters out at home. Herman had been severely injured in a previous unavoidable collision with Player Emblck, and Gerdes came to his as sistance only after Kline's unsports "manllke attack on him. "The disturbance was quelled without excessive difficulty and all promised to be amicably settled when the trouble was renewed by Player Strieker, of West Her man had made a request of Umpire White for a rule book and Strieker demanded to know what he wished with it. Informed by Herman that his business was with Umpire White, Strieker made an attack on Herman. Gerdes at this point again interven ed in behalf of his teammate, who most assuredly was in no position to fight, and twice knocked Strieker to the ground before patrolmen inter vened. ( Willing to Play "Despite Umpire White's third obviously unfair judgement of base runners (all against Marysvtllo) Marysville would have continued the game with Embick on third and Kline on first had it been possible to clear the field of spectators. Manager Householder's Statement "I regret thai the game on Satur day ended unsatisfactory. It was an injustice to the fans, and I am will ing to dp anything to satisfy them. In the first place the reports that -V. est End backers and boosters tried to Bribe Biever or any other Marysville player is absolutely un true. That there were wagers on the game is true. There are bets i made on every game, but West End was not concerned in the betting results. Wo were in the game to win. There was no trouble from West End when Marysville defeated up by one run in a previous game. Decisions then were questionable, i ' Good Taste Predominates In all monument* we erect. We employ the moat skilled workmen M nnd ench design Is carried out carefully nnd faithfully. We hare erected many monumenta. We can show their character In our book of special dcalsrns. Would you care to see ltf ► CEMiBTERY LETTERING I. B. Dickinson Granite, Marble, Tile and Bronxe 505-13 N. Thirteenth Street Harrlsburg, Pa. HAVE YOUR LAWN MOTOR PUT IN FIRST CLASS SHAPE Hedge Clippers—Grass Shears—Sides apd Edge Tools Sharpened All Kinds of Machinery Repaired FEDERAL MACHINE SHOP Court and Cranberry Streets MONDAY EVENING, but we took our medicine. "The one person who Is wholly to blame in my opinion was Gerdes. He Is too hot-headed and had no business to jump at Kline. Gerdes is not captain of the Marysvllle team. Moore was the man to make the kick. Gerdes started the trouble, but even then the fans should have waited the decision of'the umpire. They ran on the field and that brought more trouble. I was will ing to have the game go on and tried hard myself to get the crowd back. We had the same number of police as at other games. There was no trouble and we supposed the po lice would be sufficient to take care of any trouble. Claim Self Defense "Marysvllle realized that Gerdes was to blame and that It would mean benching for him. They did not have any man to put in his place and that made It bad for Marysville. The West End players were In the mlxup but not until they were forced into the trouble for self-defense. Had a West End play er started the fighting I would have been willing to have him put out of the game. "I am ready to do my part. I will play another game with Marys ville, and as a side issue finish the game not completed on Saturday The game was awarded to West End by Umpire Shickley. I don't want a game by forfeit. If We:< End can not get a game by winning it fair ly and squarely, I will not claim a victory." The statement issued by Umpire Shickley follows: "To Whom Jt May Concern: "I Peter Shickley, umpire in chief of game played Saturday, Septem ber 20 do take this means in trying to straighten out matters concerning game played between Marysville and West End on Island Park ball field. "As to my knowledge and the way it looked, to make a decision would have created more serious trouble and as it was impossible to get the managers and captains together I thought it best to let thb game go until I could hake out a written 'statement? As Gerdes was never mentioned as captain I think it was unfair of him to mix up in the two teams affairs. Mr. Stees, if he re members, that I asked him on two different occasions to get his team on the field and he refused, so the way I see it, Marysville was to blame, so the best I can suggest is for the managers to get together and play the game over. "I also wish to mention that when the fight was on I called West End's next batter up which was Menear and held him at the plate for seven minutes and then called the game. I awarded It to West End by a score of 9 to 0. Manager Stees still re fused to go on the field and Riever, their pitcher, saying he would not play under any conditions. This statement is made by own own free will. "P. SHICKLEY, "Umpire in Chief." The Marysvllle manager points out Rule 25 of the official baseball rules which ho claims gives the contest to Marysville. This rule says. (Taken from official 1919 code of playing rules for baseball). "Rule 25—If the umpire calls the game on account of darkness, rain, fire, panic or for other cause, which puts patrons or players in peril, at any time after five innings have been completed, the score shall be that of the last equal innings played, except that if the side second at bat shall have scored in an unequal number of innnings, or before the completion of the unfinished inning, at least one run more than the side first at bat, the score of the game shall be the total number of runs each team has made. As the game was called during the first ha:f< of the seventh inning, the exception does not apply in this in stance. Both hurlers were m the best of fcrm with Biever having an edge. But one hit was made by West End during the six completed innngs, while Marysville had secured four safeties. Eight West End batsmen whiffed as compared to seven of Marysville. Strieker walked one man, while none will appear against Biever, although Embick drew a pass in the scvenh. Until the beginning of the seventh, Marysville's support was somewhat steadier, but one error being re corded for the "cross river team as compared to two for West End. How ever. in the seventh two slips were made by Marysville infielders. , Marysville's run was scored in the first inning. Rutter, first up, singled into right and went to second on Moore's sacrifice, advancing to third when J. Lightner went out, second to first. He later crossed the plate when McCord fumbled Gerdes' slow hit. Gerdes stole second and went to third on a wild pich of Strieker's, but was anchored there when Hip pensteel fanned. Strieker was in no great danger af tei the first, although on three occa sions Marysville did get men as far as second base with but one out. In the sixth, Moore, first up, singled to short and was caught oft first. He made a break for second, but was called out by Umpire White after s idlng into the bag. Marysville claims this was a quesiontable de cision and cost Marysville a run. J.' Lightner filed to left, but Gerdes singled into right and Marysville fans assert that Moore could have scored on the hit. After Gerdes had stolen second, the inning was ended, however, when Hippensteel flied to Strieker. During the first six innings of play. West End had but one man to die on base. This was Embick who died in the fifth after being given a life when Herman dropped a perfect throw of Ruter's to the initial sack. At this time Herman was knocked to the ground and for a time it appear ed that he would be unable to con tinue to play. But one hit was made °fr Biever during this time, that be ing credited to W. Euker in the fourth. He went to second on his brother's sacrifice, bu was out at third when he attempted to steal while Shafer was fanning. In the seventh, however. West End 1 looked really dangerous. Tim Euker, SNOODLES By Hungerford ( V 0 Y °° SPGCC - ) ll Ijj e * . '" Cincinnati Pitchers to Be Factors in Coming World's Championship Battles Cincinnati fans have It all figured out that Manager Pat Moran, the "Miracle Man," cannot help but win the world's series. They ask: "Can two pitchers beat four?" The two White Sox twlrers they refer to are first up, hit a alow single over Ble ver's head and went to third when Rutter fumbled Shafer's attempted sacrifice. After McCord was declared out when hit by a batted ball, Em bick was walked. Ben Kline, at this point, was inserted into the lineup to bat ror Calmer. He hit a slow ball to Moore who fumbled momentarily, T Euker scorlrg, and then threw to first to get Kline. Herman was knocked to the ground when Kline ran into him. but recovered himself li time to throw Winters out at home. Kline was declared safe by Umpire White on questionable de cision. At this time the mixup came beween the several players and the game came to an abrupt conclusion: After several vain attempts to clear the field. Umpire Shlckley, who was officiating behind the bat, called the game, specifically announcing that the game stood 1-1. Under rule 25 of the official rules, which' game would revert to the last com pleted inning, in this instance the sixth, at which time the stood 1 to 0 in Marysville's favor. The lineup and summary: MARYSVILLE AB, R. H. O. A. E. Rutter. 3b 2 1 2 1 1 0 Moore, 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 Lightner ,c.f 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gerdes, s.s 3 0 10 10 Hippensteel, c. ... 3 0 0 9 1 0 Herman, lb 2 0 0 8 0 1 H. Biever, p 2 0 0 0 6 0 F. Lightner, r.f.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stees, 1. f .2 0 0 1 0 0 Total *2l 1 4 18 9 1 WEST END AB, R. H. O. A. E. IW. Euker, s.s 3 0 1 3 1 0 IT. Euker, c.f 1 0 0 0 0 0 Shafer, 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 I McCord, 2b 2 0 0 0 4 1 Emblck, r.f 2 0 P 0 0 0 Palmer, lb 2 0 0 7 1 0 McKecver, l.f 2 0 0 1 0 0 Knight, c 2 0 0 5 2 1 Strieker, p 2 0 0 1 3 0 Total 18 0 1 18 11 2 Marysvlllte 1 0 0 0 0 - o—l Wes End 0 0 0 0 0 o—o Sacrifice hits, T. Euker, Moore; struck out, by Biever, 8; Strieker, 7; base on balls, oft Strieker 1; left on bases, Marysville, 4; West End, 1; stolen bases, Eblck, Moore, Gerdes, 2. First base on errors, West End, 1; Marysville, 2; wild pitches, Strieker, i 2 Umpire, Shlckley and White. I (Other Sporting News oq Page fi) BJLRRISBURG TECEGKXFH Cicotte and Williams. They do not give the others a look-in. The four Cincinnati pitchers they consider in the first string are Eller, Ruether, Sallee and Rigß. Then the Ohio en thusiasts point to Ray Fisher and CAMPCURTINTO HAVE ATHLETICS Football Material Gives Indi cation of Strong Junior Eleven Athletics will not be overlooked I at Camp Curtln Junior High School. Increased interest is manifested daily. On the first call for football practice, fifty candidates reported. There was much good material among them, making the selection of a team difficult Competition was close at they vied with each other in mastering falling on the ball, catch ing and running down the field under kicks. On Wednesday evening the first active practice was held. Gerald Daley was appointed manager, and set to work at once upon working up a strong schedule. In the near future, a captain will be elected. On Thursday evening a very inter esting football practice was held and those most successful were to start work in the first part of the scrim mage the next evening. Friday evening the entire squad was out for the scrimmage and worked with fine athletic spirit. Secure Central Outfit The Central High School football' equipment has been secured. The gymnasium lockers will be ready for use this week. Keys to the lockers are now being given out by one of the Janitor, Mr. Jeffries. The ar rival of the gymnasium apparatus is eagerly awaited. Until it comes, the time will be occupied with military marching, "free hand calisthenics, sitting-up exercises and games. Miss Bertha Turner has worked up unusual enthusiasm among the girls. Until the arrival of the apparatus two teacher students, selected by their respective home-room teachers have been trained by the atheletlc In structor is giving setting-up exer cises at brief intervals during the recitation periods. During the past week physical ex aminations were made by Health Doctors George Burton Stull and Richard Miller, and School Nurse Miss Florence Heller, to determine Luque if the big four needs any help. They count on Fisher being a great help even if he doesn't pitch a bill because of what he knows about the White Sox batters through his Amer j lean League experience. the physical fitness of every boy and girl before their participation in football, basketball and gymnasium activities. These examinations will continue through Tuesday at this week. Local Tennis Team Wins Over Wyomissing Players Players representing the Harris burg Park Tennis Association on Sat urday defeated the Wyomissing Tennis Club team, score 6 to 3. There were six singles and three doubles. In the singles the victory of A. S. Black over Lightner, a former mem ber of the Harrjsburg team, was a feature. Lightner, who holds the singles championship of Berks coun ty, won the first aet by a score of 6 to 2, but Black staged an excellent comeback and took the next two sets and the match. The scores were 2-6, 6-3 and 6-4. The work of Pollock and Frasch ■ in their doubles match with Smith und Klugh, of Wyomtssing, was also of high order. After dropping the . first set by a scbre of 6 to 3, the Harrisburgers got on the Job and ; took the next two sets, scores 6-2 . and 6-4. Singles—Pollock, Harrisburg, vs. 1 Klugh, Wyomissing, won by Pollock, [ 6-3, 6-2. Smith, W., vs., Koons, H., won by Smith, 3-6, 6-2 and 6-0. [ C. Busch, W., vs. Shreiner, H., won by C. Busch, 3-6, 6-4, 12-10. Frasch, H., vs. Busch, W., won by Frasch, 6-4 and 6-3. Hanshaw, H., vs. Eyster, W., won by Hanshaw. 6-3 and 6-1. Doubles—Koons and Black, H., defeated Lightner and C. Busch, W., score 7-5, 6-4. Pollock and Frasch, H., defeated Smith and Klugh, W. 3-6, 6-2 and 6-4. H. Busch and Eyster, W-, vs. Handshaw and Shreiner, H., 6-3 and 6-3. "FARMER" WILSON TO PLAY "Farmer" Wilson, champion pocket billiard player of the East, is stagedVto play 160 balls at Spuer ier's. 1300 North Sixth street, to night and to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. He will meet P. Reese and J. H. Kobler consecutively and will give an exhibition afterward, i FOOTBALL STARTS NEXT SATURDAY Tech High Opens With Allen town Eleven at Island Park On Saturday the Technical High school football team will open its season on the island with the Allen town High school squad for an op ponent. Captain "Haps" Frank will endeavor to give Harrisburgers us good a record as was made last year by the Maroon lads who laid claim to the championship of Amer ica. While Tech does not expect to have much difficulty in winning from Allentown, no chances will be run in losing the contest. While there is a good nucleus for a team, seveial new faces will be seen in the line up. In the backfield will he Beck, Dingle and Wilsbach from last sea son. Garrett has been rounding out the quartet, but Coach Smith may Use another lad or two in the of- ] fensive works ot the club. George Germer has been well in the backfield. Gocxl Line Men On the line "Snaps" Emanuel and "Zip" Malick have been the leading lights for the end positions. Both have been laid up with injuries to their legs so that several other play ers have been having a chance. Books, an East End lad has been showing plenty of speed and may be or.e of the season's sensations. "Red" Foland has been making a good showing on the line, as have "Fat" Ellinger, Hoflsoramer and Pleam. All of this new material will get a thorough tryout in the early games and in the island prac tices daily. "Johnny" Smith has been play ing the center position, hut Garret ca n also be shifted to this place, as he played center last season. The line will be strengthened by the use of Captain Frank and John Arnold at the tackles. They are vetera:a of several years, and Tech never had better players. Things look bright for Tech, and the team that defeats the Maroon will have to have some flying squadron in tho backfield to outdo the Lingle-Beck- Wilsbach trio that will catapult through the line of their opponents. Allentown had a great time last year and won most of their qontests. Next Saturday will see the opening ot the season at Island Bark. Baseball Summary; Big League Contest NATIONAL LEAGUE . Saturday's Results Pittsburgh, 2; New York, 0. Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati, 2. Chicago, 2; Boston, 1 (first game). Chicago, 4; Boston, 8 (second game). Philadelphla-St. Louis, rain. Yesterday's Results Chicago, 3; Boston, 0. Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati, 1. Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pet. Cincinnati 98 43 •688 New York 81 51 .614 Chicago 78 60 .548 Pittsburgh |. 7° 66 .514 Brooklyn 66 69 .488 Boston 6* 79 >4°® St. Louis 50 81 .382 Philadelphia 46 84 .354 Schedule For To-day Chicago at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Other clubs not scheduled. AIHI'.RICAK I.KAOHB Saturday's Results St. Louis, 4; Athletics, 0 (first game). Athletics, 7; St. Louis, 2 (second game). New York, 6; Detroit, 3. Boston, 4; Chicago. 3 (first game). Boston, 5; Chicago, 4 (second game). Cleveland, 6; Washington, 3 (first game). Cleveland, 4; Washington, 1 (sec ond game). Yesterday's Results Cleveland, 8; Washington, 4. New York, 4; Detroit, 3. Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pet. Chicago 87 48 .644 Cleveland 83 52 .614 New York 74 68 .560 Detroit 75 60 .555 Boston 6 5 S7 .492 St. Louis 65 70 .481 Washington 53 84 .317 Philadelphia 36 99 .267 Schedule For To-dny Chicago at Boston. Detroit at New York. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Other clubs not scheduled. Veteran Players to See World's Series Games Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. 22.—Cal Mc- Vey, now In San Leandro, Cal., the old rightflelder of the 1869 Reds, of Cincinnati,, has been invited through a resolution of the Chamber of Com merce, to attend the World's Series here as the guest of the Chamber and all expenses paid. The only other living member of the team of that year is Oeorge Wright, a wealthy Boston business man. who has accepted an invitation to attend the games here. The Reds of 1869 did not lose a game during the entire series. MITCH TO SAY "Mrs. Neighbor talked with my wife an hour to-day over the phone." "Probably they hadn't talked to gether for some time." "Not since yesterday."— Kansas ] City Journal. ■* J SEPTEMBER 22,1919, I HOME-RUN STAR IS COMING HERE "Babe" Ruth Will Be in Line up of Boston in Game With Klein Boston Red Sox with "Babe" Ruth, "Stuffy" Mclnnis, Hooper Shang and other fanpus stars will pluy hero Thursday afternoon. The Klein Chocolate Company team will he the opponents. This game starts at 3.45 p. m. Manager Brackenridge of the Klein team has a written guarantee that the stars will be in the lineup. In tho North American yesterday in "Under the Spotlight" column, James X. Isaminger says: "Judging from its record against major league teams this season, the Klein Chocolate team should chal lenge the winner of the coming series, and then we would know which is the real champion of the globe." After breaking Buck Freeman's homerun record of twenty-five cir cuit clouts in a season, and then being told that he had not estab lished a record, as Ed Williamson had smashed out twenty-seven homers back in the nineteenth cen tury, Babe Ruth on Saturday equaled the mark made by the famous Cub slugger, when in the ninth inning he hit one for a circuit, giving him twenty-seven for the season. Inci dentally it won the game for the Red Sox from the leading Chicago Sox, by a 4 to 3 score. It was "Ruth Day" at Fenway Bark, and the Babe treated the fans who turned out to honor him, by proving that he can hit homers at any old time. Four Games For Klein The Klein team will play four games with big leaguers this week, and another conflict with Wiliams port This afternoon at 4.30 o'clock the team will play the Brooklyn Dodgers at Elizabethtown. All of the stores and factories of Elizabeth town and also of Middletown will close to-day at four o'clock to allow their employes to see the conflict. On Wednesday, the Elizabethtown lads may face Walter Johnson in a game at Carlisle. The Athletics were originally booked to play Klei# at Cumberland county's seat but the game with the Senators has been booked instead. "Brackey" says that there is no need to rub it in on Connie Mack. Then on Thursday, Klein will play the Red Sox here, and on Friday they will go to Lancaster to play the Boston gang a second game. On Saturday, the team will play Wil liamsport at Elizabethtown. Five Governors Will Attend World's Series 1 S ? pt ' 22.—Governors of at Wi " havc SPats to the woilds series games, according to an li't night by Harrv Americans. y ° f the Chicago Grabiner said assurances had been received that Governors James M Cox, of Ohio; J. p. Goodrich, of In d ana, 1. O. Lowden. of Illinois; A. E. ?'r per ' 1° Michigan : E - I- Phillip, of Wisconsin; United States Senator A the games.' ° f Kcntuck >' wl " attend Because the demand for tickets has been so tremendous, Grabiner said applicants who fail to got tickets for the first three games here will be favored in obtaining tickets for the fourth contest in the event such a game is played here. ROYAL A. C. IS WINNER The Royal A. C. defeated the Car nation A. A. Saturday, score 6 to 0 The game was witnessed by a largo crowd of fans. Although the Royals were completely outweighed by their opponents who were strengthened by the aid of several Belmont A. C. play ers, they played the game with great credit. The Royal A. C. will go to New Cumberland Saturday, to play the Boy's Brigade of that place. Any team averaging 130 pounds will please notify Manager K. G. Humphreys, 1500 Regina St., for a game. "Hey! Old Timer" King Oscar Cigars are still on the job in the same old way. Regularly dependable quality. 7c-Worth It John C. Herman & Co. Harrisburg CLARK ISSUES SECOND DEFT Boy Who Fights Here Friday Wants to Meet Mike O'Dowd Jackie Clark, the Allentown box er who Is to meet Len Rawlands, of Milwaukee, in a ten-round bout at the Harrisburg Boxing Association show at the Chestnut Street Auditor ium here next Friday, has publicly challenged Mike O'Dowd, holder of the middleweight championship, to a fight for the title. This announcement was made ear ly to-day by Charles Ettinger, man ager of Clark. It is understood that Clark agreed to accept any reason? able offer for such a bout, and the manager of O'Dowd was assured that Cirk was ready at any time for the match. Any answer should be re ceived from O'Dowd or his business drcctor shortly. Second Challenge This challenge is the second that lias been issued to O'Dowd for Clark. That one that was sent from Camp Hancock by Billy Armstrong, head physical director, while Clark was still at that cantonment as a mem ber of Company B, National Guard of Pennsylvania, was never answer ed. At that time Clark wanted O'Dowd to name his terms to box 15 or 20 rounds. On this occasion the Allentown battler announces that he is willing to go that number of reunds at any time the champion says so. Clark's four-round exhibition bout with O'Dowd, while the two were in Taris early last year gave Jackie the idea that he would be able to handle himself in good style against the title holder, and at the present time Clark is confident tha he could give • very good account of himself. There will be three other star bouts. V $3.00 (War Tax 24 Cents Additional! I New York ! Sunday, Sept. 28 Special Excursion Train | From Lv.A.M. I Harrisburg 3.35 ! Hummelstown .. 3.50 ! 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