. TECH HIGH DOWNS ERIE IN CHAMPIONSHIP PARK HERE SATURDAY
TECH HIGH CLINCHES TITLE,
DEFEATS ERIE HIGH ELEVEN;
BATTLE WITH HARDEST FOE
There was great joy at Tech this
morning. Studies were set aside in
order to give the student body an
opportunity to pay tribute to the
Maroon football squad, who on Sat
urday won over Krie, score 20 to 0.
One. of Tech's worst foes hns been
eliminated and now will come Masten
Park of Buffalo. Whether Tech wins
Saturday next over the Buffalo ag
gregation matters not. In defeat
ing Krie the Maroon have won an un
questionable right to the chomplon
ship title. No other game is abso
lutely necessary, but Tech wants to
let the people of the United States
• know the real strength of Harris
burg claimants to*the United States
title, and are willing to take on
all comers. Masten Park will play
Saturday, December 6, at Island Park,
and after they too have been elimi
nated, Scott Scchool, if still anxious,
will be considered.
Uhnmploit of tlie Vnltcd States
By defeating Krie High school, I
Technical High school, won the cham- |
pionship of the United The |
game was played in the mud and ruin ;
before a crowd of 5,000.
The first half ended 7 to 0 in favor
of Tech, although at the beginning
of the game Beck intercepted a for- j
ward pass and ran 80 yards for a |
touchdown, which the officials brought]
back, claiming holding. A little later,
Tech scored the second touchdown
on a forward pass after working the
ball up to the 10-yard line by won
derful line-bucking by Wilsbach and
Dingle.
The second half started by liarrls
burg plaving a series of blind and
ofT-tackle ploys, resulting in a
down soon after the period opened.
\ little later with the same stj le
of line buck by Wilsbach Lingle,
Heck and Garrett succeeded in sccor
tn! r the third touchdown, whicn
brought the score to 20-0 in favor I
" f The Cl Krie team displayed a 1•J" 8*
husky bunch with wonderfu [fighting
spirit, but at no time did have
a The "Masons 0 showed a wonderful ,
offense and a stubborn de'ensoAs |
the line outchorged the Erie bunco
made large openings for the tast teen j
The lineup and summary:
KRIE. HARRISBURG.
Cleary. r. e. Emanuel, r.e.
Schoenfleld. r. t. Comfort, r. t.
Wright, r. g. Arnolfl.!'. g.
Llovd. c. Smith, c.
Hamilton. 1. g. J5 11,n^ e r* +
Nevlce, 1.1. '• *■
N. Sullivan, 1. e. Malick, 1. o.
Baker, q. b. Kingle.q. b.
Devine. r. h. b. Garrett, r. h. b. |
Carey, 1. h. b. fir.'; ;. r j.
Kraemer, f. b. Wilsbach, f. 1.
Score by periods:—
Erie J 2 2 2Z 2 S
Harrisburg 0 . 6 j
Touchdowns. Lingle, Beck and j
Wilsbach. Goals from touchdown, !
Comfort, 2. Substitutions. Erie, Sul
livan for Baker, Bohn for Carney, J
Shaner for Kramer, Weible for Bohn: .
Tech, Books for Malick. Aldinger for |
Frank. Officials: Hughitt. of Mich- I
igan Central Board, referee; Carney,
of Erie, Umpire: Daily, of Notre
Dame, head linesman. Time of guar- |
ters, 12 minutes.
Rockwood to Play Here
in First Mid-week Game
At Chestnut street auditorium to-|
morrow night. Harrisburg Indepen
dents will plav the Rockwood team of
"Philadelphia. This wiH be the first of
a series of midweek games under the j
direction of the local association.;
Jtockwood is a strong aggregation
and promises to give the locals a hard
run. i
The Rockwood lineup will include ,
Trautcwein and Sturfis forwards;
Hugg. center and Owens and Russell,
guards. Four of these men have had
big league experience and the com
bination presents a group that should
cause the local boys a little trouble
for a time.
Saturday night the Independents
walked away with Norristown. win
ning by a score of 44 to 16. The vis
itors were great in team work but
could not shoot goals, but four being
scored by Norristown during the
game. The locals offered some new,
things in the cage game and this is
puzzling visiting teams. Every man
was in evidence and sensational shots
were made bv Ford. McCord, Mel
lower and Gcrdos. The lineup and I
summary: _ _
HARRISBURG
FLO. F.G.A. Pts.;
M'allower. f. ft 2 8
McCord, f *1 12 2 -0
Moorlicad, c 2 0 0 f>
Ford, g •, 1 2 ft -
Kline, g 1 2 1 2
Gerdes, ?r * 2 0 0 C
Totals 16 12 5 44
NORRISTOWN
FI.Q. F.G.A. Pts. |
Emery, f 1 2 2 2
■Wood, f 0 2 1 21
Davis, c. ./ 1 ft 'J -
Deal, g 1 8 0 10
Van Osten, g 1 0 u 2
Totals 8 8 3 16
Referee. Horace Qeisel.
Ohio in Four Leagues Is
Promised Baseball Aplenty
Columbus, 0., Dec. 1. —Ohio now
owns representatives In the four I
most important baseball leagues in |
the country. This became true when j
Akron secured a franchise in the |
International leagisn. Cincinnati j
owns a National league club, Cleve- j
land an American league outfit, To- j
ledo and Columbus are represented
in the American association and
Akron now is a member- of the In
ternational loop. ,
The admission of Akron to the In- j
ternatlonal league will have consid- J
erable effect on the league planned j
by Robert W. Reed and Joe F. Carr, j
who for months have been lining up I
a Class B circuit that would include
Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Dayton
and several other of the larger cit
ies in this part of the country that j
are not represented in organized !
baseball.
SIK THOMAS ON OCEAN
New York, Dec. I.—Sir Thomas
Upton sayed for home Saturduy on
the steiimship Adriatic foi* Cher
bourg and Southampton, still smil
ingly predicting that his Shamrock
IV would lift the, America's cup
next year. He will return here in !
April with his twenty-three meter
Shamrock, which has lifted more i
cups than any yacht abroad, as the !
challenging yacht's "trial horse,"
he said.
WHAT HARVARD IN WEST
By Associated Press.
I'anadtiH, Calif., Dec. I.—-An invi
tation tt> play here New Year's day
with a western team sg:t to be select- j
ed, has been sent to the football team
of Harvard University, it was an
nounced here by A. J. Bertonneu, a
members of the football committee ,
of the Tournament of Roses Associa
tion. I
MONDAY EVENING, ' v HARJWSBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 1,'1919.
i (By the Professor)
1 History will repeat itself. A little
J over 100 years ago, Commodore
Perry went up to Erie, fitted out nine
vessels, and shortly after sent to
i General Harrison that memorable
i dispatch, "We have met the enemy
i and they are ours." Manager "Bus"
' Snyder had occasion to wire back the
same laconic message to Harrisburg
ers Saturday afternoon from the
shores of Hake Erie. Instead of a
, fleet of nine, Captain Frank had
, j eleven battlers whom he pitted
against the enemy. Erie is ours —
i the eleventh team in a row to fall
before the prowess of the famous
Tech team that is making history for
1 the Capital City of the Keystone
State. All over the country they
are singing the praises of the Tech
team, and since the battle Saturday,
even Erie Is rooting for the local
Maroons.
For- Erie's sake be it said that
they were the best team that has
faced Tech this season. Captain De
vine in particular had the goods
Iwhen it came to long end runs. At
the closff of the contest, Erie had
gained 119 yards on the Tech aggre- I
t gation. However, they were never i
really dangerous at any time. To
win a State championship, each of |
the players bad to struggle his hard- ]
est. Every man was at his best in j
; the face of extreme climatic condi- ;
tions. Rain, and then more rain, j
I greeted the team from the time they i
arrived until they left.
Heck in Hospital
The team reached Harrisburg Sun-
I day morning at 5 o'clock. Carl Beck
J went away with an injured
I shoulder. He came buck with two
injured members. Pie hopes to be in
j shape for the battle next Saturday
j with Masten Park, over at Island
j Park. Captain Frank played three
I quarters of the contest, and was then
j relieved by "Barney" Aldinger. At
| the start of the second half "Bobbie"
Books went in for Malick at end.
In the second period Wilsbach
I made two yards; Beck made a yard;
a reverse play was tried with little
I success. "Buddie" Lingle then slip
j ped through tackle for the first
touchdown and Comfort kicked the
; goal. The half ended without fur
i tlier scoring.
Second Half
j At the beginning of the second
j half, Erie kicked to Garrett who
| ran it back to midfield. After mak
! ing one first down, Tech was forced
!to kick, Beck sending the pigskin
| back to the Erie goal posts. Captain
j Devine Tipped through the Tech
I tackle for fifteen yards. At this
| point Books went in for Malick. De
vine went around right end for six
teen yards. With the ball on Tech's
! 35-yard line Erie tried a forward
pass but failed, and Tech got the
hall. In tackling Lingle, Fullback
Kramer received a fracture of his
! light jawbone and was relieved by
I Bohn. With the Jmll on Erie's 10-
I yard line, Tech fumbled .and was de-
I layed from scoring. Erie kicked, and
Tech had to advance the ball from
' the 40-yard line. Eventually, Beck
{made the score, and Comfort brought
the total to 14. In.tne last, quarter,
j Wilsbach made the final score, bring-
I ing the tfttal to 20 points.
Hughey Jennings Says
Cobb is Slowing Up
Scranton, Pa., Dee. I.—lt is of
ficially admitted by Hughey Jennings
manager of the Detroit Tigers, that
Ty Cobb, noted Detroit batsman,
base runner and outfielder, is slow
; ing up. The boss of the Bengals
admitted us much this afternoon,
and then proceeiled to go on record
as saying he still considers Cobb the
best ball player in the major league.
"I noticed last year for the first
time that Cobb is slowing up on the
I bases," said Jennings. "On infield
hits that he usually beat out or
made the play at first unusually
close Ty was being nailed by a step
last season.
"I also noticed that in base steal
ing he didn't have his old speed.
When at his best it required a per
i feet throw to get Cobb stealing sec
ond, and even then it was often a
give-and-take proposition with the
umpire when it came to making the
decision, yet last season a perfect
peg by the opposing catcher usually
had Ty by a safe margin."
"It is,.only natural that Cobb
would begin to slow up," Jennings
said. "Any player will after going
through such a long and active ca
reer as Cobb has enjoyed.
"However, he still knows how to
hit the ball and has few superiors
( in the outfield, and even with his
decreased speed he is faster than a
' majority of players. That is why I
| still consider him the most valuable
| player in the game."
SALT LAKE GETS PITCHER
By Associated Press
Salt Lake City, Dec. 1. Pitcher
Mike Prcndergast, of the Philadel
phia Nationals, has been purchased
by the Salt Lake Coast League
I Baseball Club, according to word re
-1 ceived here from E. Johnson, team
| manager. Prcndergast at one time
j played with the Chicago Nationals.
BICYCLE TEAMS TIE
By Associated Press
New York, Dec. I. All teams
I entered in the annual six-day bicy
; ele race, at Madison Square Garden,
were, tied ut 8 o'clock this morn
ing, having covered 182 miles and
| two laps. The eighth hour record
; is 189 miles and nine laps, made by
I Lawson and Drobach.in 1914.
W II,HIDE TO LEAD ARMY
By Associated Prcds
West Point, N. Y., December 1.
| Glenn C. Wilhide, quarterback pf the
Army football eleven, was elected
! captain of the team for next season.
Wilhide, who is a member of the sec
ond cluss, entered the academy in
! June, 1918. He is 21 years old and a
[ native of Maryland.
SCORELESS TIE GAME
Enhaut und Obevlin representative
elevens battled to a scorless tie in a
game at Stoelton. Saturday. M'eather
conditions made the playing dlsugrrs- j
I able, but this did not deter the men. '
and the contest was a battle from'
sunt to finish.
SNOODLES By Hungerford
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ERIE STARS WHO GAVE TECH HARDEST FIGHT
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SCHOENFELD, R. T. KRAMER, F. B. CARNEY, L. 11. B. WRIGHT, L. G. HAMILTON, L. G.
ERIE STORY BRINGS TO
TECH BOYS MANY SMILES;
LOSERS' SIDE OF THE GAME
Erie papers, telling; of the big- game
lon Saturday between Tech High and
Erie, reached Harrisburg this morn
ing and caused some amusement. In
. the Dispatch one who heads his story
' "Jack Kastner' 'in the opinion of all
who read his description of the game,
belittles \Tech's ability by referring
to the fact that the Harrisburgers
played only straight football. It was
the onlymame to play on a wet soggy
fielcl. Tech is given .10 credit what
ever. Here is something Kastner
writes and which appeared in the
Erie Sunday. Dispatch:
t "IIY JACK KASTNER"
"Fighting with a spirit thht mar
veled hundreds of spectators who
stood dripping wet in a heavy wind
and rainstorm at Athletic field yester
day afternoon, Erie High School foot
ball eleven, undefeated throughout its
regular season, went down to defeat
in a blaze of glory before the heavy
Harrisburg Tech squad by a score of
20 to 0. It was one of the most spir
ited games ever seen on a local grid
iron, and closed a year of the highest
grade exhibition of football ever seen
in Erie.
"Outweighed in every one of the
eleven positions, and playing against
a combination which has not more
than four changes,in its lineup in the
past two years, the light Ited and
Black squad showed Harrisburg more '
tricks than the visitors believed it
possessed. And when the final com- j
parison is made, Erie outplayed its j]
opponent in many branches. Only one j
thing prevented Erie from scoring on | 1
its heavy foe —the combination of
slippery field and avoirdupois, which j
crumbled the diminutive line Tolks of j,
the home team under its thundering 1 ]
attacks in line plunging and tackling j
It Is to Laugh
"Erie is in no way dishonored in its 11
defeat. Harrisburg, touted as mar- |
velous gridiron stars, displayed t ,
nothing but straight football, depend- '.
ing only on its superior weight to car- j
ry through the backfleld for necessary |j
gains to .rush the leathef over the
Alne. Only twice during the fracas,'
did the visitors attempt an open play, I
and so feared were they of our own j :
Captain Devine, that orders were sent I
through the ranks to play the Erie I
above all others. As a result |'
Devine bad two and three Harisburgj
linemen hanging on his neck the big- •
ger part of the afternoon. Handicap- j
ped in this manner he accounted for]
some of the best end and center runs j
of the game. Particularly so was this I
in the second half, when he crossed j
from left end to right field, and ad- i
vanced the ball 25 yards, for the big- ;
gest end gain of the day.
"When the final gun had spoken, |
the local casualties were two. Kra
mer, the most successful fullback de- !
veloped at Erie High in years, and I
who played so important a game I
throughout the first half, received a 1
triple fracture of the Jaw, and Ilex
Carney, left halfback, left the field j
with a fractured hand.
"Harrisburg found time and again
that its superior weight could not |
hold the speedy Red and Blacks.While I
the final comparison shows the visit-!
ors had the ball in Erie's territory
more often than the locals pierced '
the Harrisburg boundaries, had it not,
been for the varied attack of • the ,
home eleven, the game would have |
lacked the interest it held.
The First Unnrter
"Captain Frank's team won the toss I
and chose to kick toward the north '
goal, with the wind. ScnoenfioW re-|
ccived the leather, and returned it 10 ,!
yards. Kramer added another five (
yards through light tackle. Devine i.
and Carney were both sent
right tackle, each making three yards , i
for a first down. For the time being y
the field was comparatively dry, i |
sprinkling of sawdust aiding In carry- j,
ing oIT the pools of water that formed
I earlier in the day. The Erie line was ' :
getting in some fine work, opening i
jup short loopholes to allow their .
backfleld trom, mates to edge through, jj
"It was Harrisburg's first thne with \
| the ball. The spectators stretched (
their necks in an effort to get in
every move of this slate-wide self
famed eleven, tt was a disappoint
ment to Harrisburg's coach to see the
sturdy Red and Black warriors wade
into their opponents and force them
to punt on a fourth down. The ball
was downed, on the 38-yard line, in
Erie's possession.
"A second attempt was made to ad
vance th ball by mans of an over
head throw, but this time, Beck. Har
risburg's right halfback, was where
Devine had planned to be. Dodging
two Erie tacklcrs, Beck raced from
the 20-yard line to Erie's goal. Hard
ly an Erie spectator murmured as he
out-footed the Erie backficld men. It
was a touchdown.
"But the ever-watchful eye of Um
pire Carney, who was backed up .by
Referee Hewitt, of the Central board,
tripped up the fond hopes of so easy
a start, when he ordered the ball
brought back to the 43-yard line.
Harrisburg was found guilty of hold
ing its opponent. A whale of protest
was entered by Harrisburg follow
ers, who made themselves most con
spicuous throughout the game by
their poor sportsmanship tactics, in!
I advising the Harrisburg linemen to
'kill 'em, and drag 'em out, if you
can't get 'cm any other way.'
_ It. was in the second quarter that]
Devine made his big mistake which!
cost Erie a touchdown. After advanc
ing the ball well up the field on line]
, plunging ftnd short end runs, Harris-;
I burg punted behind the Erie goal, i
|Devine retrieved the leather, and. see-|
ing a* small opening, attempted to!
squeeze through. His refforts resulted
in a five-ya 41 gain outside the line.
Had he remained behind the line, the.
ball would have been brought out the
necessary 20 yards, and given Erie a I
much better opportunity to play. !
Carney and Devine both made des
perate attempts to round end, but the
slippery Harrisburg wing men ; I
tackles found both runners before
they gained an inch. Kramer bucked
the line for two yards to give Erie a
slightly better advantage for a punt.
But kicking against the wind Ham
ilton was practically helpless. The
ball tossed high, held for a fraction
ot a second and then fell to the north,
landing out of bounds over the ten
yard line. Tt was Harrisburg's ball,
with ten yards to go for a touchdown
Wilsbach, Beck and Dingle hit the
I line four times to take the ball over. I
|On the first two attempts, Wilsbach j
and .Beck made two and one yards,!
respectively. The heavy attack was'
telling on the light Erie team. Beck I
carried the ball to the yartJ line on ,
the third attempt. Dingle used everv
power of strength he possessed to I
I push the pigskin over, and then baie-|
I I y made it. With Comfort kicking the j
j goal. Harrisburg had scored the first I
Ipoints of the game.
j All In all. the first half brought out|
the same sterling qualities of the i
| locals that previous games had ex-I
hibited. But the fact remained that'
| Harrisburg was too big a bite for the]
I locals to chew. On a dry field, and
.with a heavier team. Erie would have
1 stood an equal, chance. But with the
advantage entirely against them, the I
lied and .Black was fighting as it,
t never had before, a losing battle.
Erie Get* Mad
I _ With the leather on Erie's 35-yard t
|line, Wilsbach again fumbled. Eloyd j
I recovering to give Erie tho hall. Do-I
i vine and Sullivan added five yards, j
but the latter, on his own fumble, lost!
, tile gained ground and an additional!
ten yards, throwing the. Red and,
> Black back to the 2ft-ynrd line. Forced !
to punt. Hamilton again booted out to j
i the 40-yurd line. Oarrett was held on
his attempt to press through right
; guard, aften which Wllsbneh bucked
through center for five vards.
Erio was fighting mad' at this point,
ltohn lost his head completely in go
ing after the big fullback, and un
corked n blow which caught Wils
bach flush on the Jaw. As a reward
for his conduct, Bohn was banished]
from the game and Erie lost half the I
distance to the goal line. It gave Her- I
rlshurg the ball on Erie's 15-yard line.
Weible was substituted for Bohn at'
left halfback.
Except for one brief period, the hall
remained in Harrisburg's nosseasion
during the entire final period. Wlls-1
bach. I Ingle. Beck and Oarrett were i
again the gainers for Harrisburg. I
Every yard of .the "3 necessary for a
touchdown was made on straight line
olunglng catricd the leather
the final counters, Comfort missing l
the- kick.
TECH REAL FOOTBALL TEAM
By I.GO HARRIS
(Advisory Coach)
Tech won over Erie because they had the best team. In saying
this I am expressing an opinion based on facts. M'hile, naturally, my
interest is strong in Tech, in giving Tech credit for a great victory
1 am doing so from an unbiased standpoint. Erie had a strong lineup,
and without question the best team Tech lias met this season —not
even Mercersburg excepted. The players will vouch for this.
Every player who participated in Saturday's game for Teeh is
deserving of credit in the victory. M'hile Tech has always exhibited
a real piece of football machinery, the aggregation that tackled Erie
had something a little bit better, and showed a stronger knowledge of
the game.
The team worked together magnificently. Once the signal was
given every player was on-edge for the play. There was very littlfe dif
ference in the weight of the teams. Eric had two tackles that
weighed 20(1 pounds each. It rained in the morning. The field was
soggy and rain fell before the final quarter was ended. Tech had
to make three touchdowns before they were given one. An official
substitute for a Central Board official gave Tech the worst of it. until
he was given to understand that there would be nothing allowed that
was not fair and just.
Disallow Two Touchdowns • •
The loss of two touchdowns, well earned, put Tech players up 100
per cent, more in spirit and they were bubbling over in energy that
followed, and continued until the end of the game. Erie soon found
that they had the strongest team of the season to contend with and a
lineup that had to be fought hard. At no time was Tech's goal in great
danger. The nearest Erie got was to the 20-yard line. This fact
showed tlie caliber of the Tech team. There was no letup. As I said,
every player was a factor. Only two substitutions were made, in
order to rest up players. Bech, Frank. M'ilsbach. Lingle and Com
fort were in evidence at all times. It was M'llsbacli who helped muke
the first touchdown that was refused, and Beck came with the other
after a big run and lost out because of an unjust decision. Those
boys had good backing, and I want to especially emphasize the work
of Books and Ellinger, who are young in the game but plaved like
veterans.
The score was 20 to 0, but should have been at least 12 points
better. Dick Harlow, of Penn State was a spectator and he agreed
with me and was also loud In his praises for the great work of Har
risburg; Teeh. He congratulated the players and faculty representa
tives.
NAVY OUTPLAYS
ARMY WARRIORS
Charley King Is Hero In liig
Battle on Polo Grounds
on Saturday
New York, Dec. I.—Through the
drab, murky fog up at the Polo
Grounds Saturday afternoon the blue
and gold of the United States Navy
waved In triumph when Chhrley King,
the right tackle of the Annapolis
eleven, twice hooted the ball between
the Army goal posts and sent the big
West Point team down to defeat by
a score of 6 to 0. Tills modest young
midshipman's unerring toe sent the
hall over first score in the
second period from tlie 25-yard line,
and again, in the gntheilng dusk of
the fourth period, lie kicked another
goal from placement from the 28-yard
mark. Not since 1912 has Annapolis
humbled the West Point team, and
in that year the'task was accom
plished in the some way, John BroWn
kicking two goals from placement as
King did Saturday.
Played to n Stnmlatlll
The Navy played the Army to a
standstill. With straight line-crack
ing football tactics, the Annapolis
hacks catapulted through the West
Point forwards until the line was
riddled with holes.
tn the second period, 'he Navy
hacks. Cruise, Bensolst, Clarks and
Koehler, drove the Army team hark
to 40 yards in 11 relentless, haminer
and-tongs attack until the battered
Army eleven was within its own 20-
vard line, fighting hard to stem the
Navy tide.
It was not until then that the Navy
assault paused fnr a moment, just
long enough for King to drop hack
to the 25-yard line and, while Captain
Kwan held the ball lie kicked a goal
from placement. which suddenly
chnnged the tiers of the blue mid
shipmen into 0 great splash of
waving gold. It was as if a great
yellow calcium had-been tjjrned onto
the section of Navy Inds.
The heavy Army lined failed ut
terly to withstand the mighty charge
nf the Navy team. When the Navy
hacks plunged they ripped great
gaps In the opposing line, and the
Annapolis liaeks wen.t leaping
through the portals at from 5 to 10
lines at a clip. The Army team was
helpless before the grueling hammer
ing. and was nt able to pull Itself
together until the Navy wag within*
easy kicking distance of the Army
goal. Then, when the West Point
hatllerß tightened i> defense, It |
was too late.
Tim Droney Will Not Be
on Local Fight Program;
Herman to Meet Sheridan
J. David McConnell, of the Harris- [
burs' Boxing Association is in receiot \
of a telegram stating that it will be
impossible for Tim Droney, of Han- !
caster to appear here next Friday i
evening, in his scheduled ten-round 1
bout with Johnny Herman, of North- I
ampton. Droney was hurt last Thurs
day evening at Philadelphia in a bout'
with a tighter named Fttxsimons, be-;
ins given a technieal knockout.
Tlie local management however has
secured a vory good substitute In the
person of Tommy Sheridan. Jersey
City. Just a few days ago Sheridan
knocked out Joe Marks, of Philadel-!
Phla. who made puite a hit with the
fans here when ho boxed recently at
the Motive Power auditorium. Th"
management regrets very much to
make this announcement of the sub--
stitution, but 011 the other hand -they
are giving plenty of notice of the
change of program, so therefore the
fans will not he disappointed.
The rest of the bill Is expected to
go through as prearranged. The show
will lie held at the Chestnut Street
auditorium. Friday evening. -Decem
ber 5. Seats will be on sale at Harrys
cigar store and Shenlc & Tittle's
sporting goods store.
There is a big program in store for
local funs. Plans are working out to
make these shows the best ever held,
since "Billy" Mehring has joined
forces here, promoters from all over
the United Stntes are asking for en- 1
gagements for their fighters.
Tom Dunlevy Eligible
to Play in Cage League
Sernnton, l'a., Dec. I.—President
T. J. Brtslin, of the Penn State Bas
ketball League, announced that
Wllkes-Barre has lifted the suspen
sion of Tom Dunloavy, now playing
In the Eastern league, and that the
signed contracts of Sedran and
Friedman with the Wllkes-Barre |
team have been approved.
SedQan and Friedman, former ;
Jasper stars, are to report to the !
Wllkes-Barre team to-day and play ;
regularly for the balance of the
seuson. Dunlcavy was suspended
earlier in the season for failure to
report. Pfaflf hns been released by 1
the Barons; Nulitlcoke has dropped
Kuufmun, and Pittston hus eruscd
Keenan and Moran from Its llpt of :
players.
SIEMif t IS WINNKR
The Seneca A. A. five downed the
9810 Section Ave, of the Camp Curtln
Junior High School by a score of 27
to 21 In a game played Saturday, J
GILL TO MEET ■
JOHNNY WOLGAST
Takes on Kid Shecler Tomor
row; Stcelton's Next Show
Includes AngelQ
Johnny QUI, with Joe Barrett, left
to-day tor York. To-morrow night
Gill meets "Kid" Shceler in a ten
round wi'ndup. ManageV Barrett to
day matched Gill for a ten-round
battle at Lancaster on December 9
with Johnny Wolgost.
Billy Angelo, the Greek light
weight champion, who is on the
Ol.vinp'a club's all-star boxing bill
next Monday night, in the feature
ten-round bout, at Steelton, scored
a great, hit by knocking out "Red"
Gardner, the western welterweight
at York, last week, in the third
round. This victory hns secured
"Billy" a light with W Hie Jackson,
before a Providence, R. I„ club, to
take place New Year's'afternoon.
Willie elated over the chance to
meet Jackson, which is a step fur
ther to a match with Champion
Benny Leonard, Bobby Brown, An
gelo's manager, realizes that "Kid"
Alberts is just as good a lighter as
Jackson.
Alberts, who hails from Reading,
| Pa., is now in the "Kid" Williams
I stable in Baltimore, which is a
guarantee that he will lie in great
shape for the Greek, and he must
he able to deliver the goods.
Angelo has never wrangled over
weight, whether they were lighter or
heavier than himself. He never
; kicked, but in this match, Angelo
j insisted that Alhyrts weigh no more
than 140 pounds at 6 o'clock on the
: day of the show and each fighter
' has a forfeit of fifty dollars posted
| to make the weight.
Richmond on the Curd
"Kid" Richmond is on the curd to
| meet \ oung Fulton, Allentown's best
i bantamweight boxer, who showed
I his right to a fight with Pete Her
| man, bantam champion of the
■ world, by shading Max Williamson.
Another bout that is drawing
| great interest will be between Willie
i Langford, claimant of the colored
j welterweight championship, and
Jimmy Duncan, the Middletown mid
dleweight, who put up such a great
| battle with Langford last week.
Billy Zimmerman, now a resident of
j Hershey, with a long string of vic
[ tories in the ring, wHile serving in
France with Uncle Sam's forces, will
I attempt to weather Harry Hilde
' brandt's great punch and knock him
; out in a six-round bout A suitable
I opponent is beinff sought by Bar
' rett to met the other Hjldebrandt
i brother. Oris, of Steelton, In the
opening six-round bout.
Greensburg High Ties
Up With Latrobe Eleven
Greens burg. p a ., Dee. 1. The
Greensburg High School and La
trobe High School foptball teams
closed their seasons here Saturday
by sharing honors in a no-score
game> played on a field covered
with several inches of soft mud.
Each team made two first downs.
Latrobe excelled Greensburg in but
one thing, kicking. By out-punt
ing the locals, Latrobe managed to
keep the ball in Greensburg's ter
ritory a large part of the time.
Only two runs were made in the
entire game, which carried'the ball
more than ten yards. Harvey made
a 25-yard run In the first half, and
McNorny gained 16 in the second
half. T* limbics were very frequent.
Latrobe tried many forward passes,
very tew of which were completed.
A special eruii) carried the Latrobe
rooters to Greensburg.
JUNIOR RESERVES WIN
„The Edison Junior High School
Reserve football team atoned some
what. for the sting of defeat admin
istered the representative eleven of
Hie Institution by downing the Catr.n
Curt In Junior High .School Scrub
seiiuui on tho Island grounds Saturday
morning* hy a score of 6 to 0.
.Your favorite smoke.can be
had at your favorite place at the
same old price of Seven Cents.
King Oscar Cigars
are sustaining their 27-year-old
reputation for cjuality and in
creased production is trying to
keep up with increasing favor.
At all dealers. (
/ J. C. Herman & Co..
Harrisburg, Pa,
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HARRY ROTE MAY
JOIN MUHLENBERG
Lehigh Star Will Be Offend
Better Chances; New
Coach
A Hen town. Pa., Dec. J. —After re
oreatitig interest in athletics at
Muhlenberg through a successful
football season after the war, great
plans are afoot to put tills college on.
the athletic map more extensively
than ever next year.
Chief among the moves con
templated is a possibility that Harry
Rote, the sensational Lehigh quarter
back may next Fall be a Muhlenberg
student in which event he would un
doubtedly pilot the football team.
Rote, a Harrisburg boy very popular
at the capital, is said to have aims
for a professional career for which
the course at Muhlenberg would more
appropriately prepare him .than the
technical course at Lehigh.
Should he matriculate at the Allen
tov.,li college he would undoubtedly
stimulate interest in athletics to the
highest pitch, since in addition to
being ait. unsurpassed field general
on he griHiron, he is a top notcher
in baseball and basketball and a
high-elass artist in track and field
sports.
Interesting Schedule
The Muhlenberg football schedule
next season promises to be the most
interesting in its history. Lafayette
signed up for a game next year when
it asked Muhlenberg to open the sea
son Just closed on Marcli Field, and
Lehigh has also invited Muhlenberg
'o play again at .South Bethlehem in
i92U. Next to the Lafayette game,
Muhlenberg has always drawn the
largest gate receipts for Lehigh.
Negotiations are also in progress for
games witli Gettysburg. Swarthmore
and Haverford, and it is understood
the Thanksgiving game next year
will he played with Ursinus.
Muhlenberg during the season just
closed lost to Lafayette. Lehigh, Villa
Nova, Bucknell und Ursinus, and Won
from Lebanon Valley, Albright, and
Catholic University. While the de
feats exceeded the victories there is
110 feeling of depression over the out
come, as Coach Ritter had a prac
tically green squad, few of whom had
ever worked together, and there is
every prospect for better things.
New Track Conch
The determination of Muhlenberg
to improve in athletics is sjiown by
the engagement for track coach for
next season of the celebrated John
Paul Jones, holder of the world's mile
running, for 25 years president of the
A. A. U„ pronounced "the greatest
runner of them all. Jones, who dur
ing the war was a captain in the
Ordnance Department, recently mar
ried and is now located in Allen
town. being connected with the force
of the Tmylor Engineering and -Man
ufacturing Company.
Small Game Season Ends;
Hunters Go After Deer
| Pennsylvania's small game sea
! son ended Saturday and reports to
I the State Game Commission indicate
I that there has been a fair kill of
j quail, ruffed grouse and wild tur
keys, compared with former years,
| although in some counties where
! game was not cared for by sports
i men there was less, than anticipat-
I ed,
| 'Phe deer season opened to-day
and will run .until December 15,
j when the bear and rabbit seasons
i will also end. There are many deer
i reported about and the game war
i dens say that the number of deer
hunters will be. li#ger than ever,
j Harrisburg hunters out to-tjjiy are a
small army.
MOW IdVlO BIRD CHAMPION
Lancaster, Dec. 1. •- Kaymond
Wolfskin, touted as State live bird
champion, was defoated by A. Iteh
rich, Reading, Saturday, at the an
nual live bird shoot held at Den
ver.
The Denver champion lost his
title when he dropped four of his
twenty-live pigeons. He hit them all
but those he was credited with los
ing were shot a few feet over the
dead line. The new regal robe
wearer dropped his full twenty
live.
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