SIEELTON BUSINESSMEN WANT GILL-BRENNEN FIGHT IN THAT TOWN ON NEW YEAR STEELTON MEN WANT BIG FIGHT Will Confer With Promoter • Tuesday For Gill-Brennen Battle New Year's Day On his return from the East to day Manager Joe Barrett was met by a committee of Steelton business men who want him to consider an offer from them to have the Gill- Brennen bout held at Steelton on New Year's Day. This match is the most Important that has been an nounced in this vicinity since the light game was resumed. It is a real title bout, for no per son who knows the fight same can dispute Brennen's right to cham pionship honors. Of course he must meet O'Dowd, but considering that he has met men who were cham pions and wiped them off, he must be considered as a real title aspi rant. Manager Barrett knows that he is unable to make a match of this kind even make expenses if held in the Olympia A. A. Club Hall. That is why the Steelton boosters have been trying to get a larger hall. It! lias announced to-day that an op tion on the lease of a garage had been secured, and that the business men are willing to stand for the ex pense of arranging the seats and pay other expenses if the fight is held in Steelton. At a conference to-day ail details will be inquired into. Other Bidders The Motive Power Athletic Asso ciation is also a bidder and willing to handle the big show if it is held in Harrisburg. Two other Harris burg organizations have also asked for an opportunity to make a bid. The match is a sure thing as the signed contracts are in the hands of Manager Barrett. While in Philadelphia yesterday negotiations were started for a match in that city between Johnny fi ® $ I |j Sporting Goods | i Make Ideal Gifts | Our Toy Store Offers Toys rj jtj Books and Games of the j£j BETTER QUALITY ffl | Geo. W. Bogar | || ON THE SQUARE ffi kg Open Evenings—Dec. 22, 23 and 24 ip $ MAY WE SERVE YOU ' M 1 1 EBBBH3EB H Suits Hand-Tailored to Your Order Overcoats Hand Tailored to Your Order S 3?S? Made to fit, made to give satisfaction, made for you only, made the way you want it. Our selection of woolens is positively the largest in this part of the Country. Come and look them over. A perfect fit and perfect tailoring guaranteed. Standard Woolen Mills Co. "Harrisburg's Oldest Popular Priced Tailors'* 103 North Second Street (2 Doors from Walnut) HARRISBURG, PA. It has been a difficult matter to supply King Oscar Cigars in quantities sufficient to meet the ever increasing demands. Sustained quality and increased quantity insure your steady sup ply at the old Seven Gent Price , J. C. Herman & Co. Harrisburg, Pa. * - FRIDAY EVENING, Gill and a top notcher in Gill's class. He wants Gill in the next show at Steelton, and may be the much touted Cyclone Scott. There will be plenty of action. He is also nego tiating to have Young Fulton and Kid Richmond meet on New Year's Day. He has a contract for a bat tle between these boys, but has not settled upon a date. Greenleaf Defeats Kreuter in Running For Year's Title Philadelphia, Dec. 12. Ralph Gremtleaf advanced another step to wara the national pocket billiard championship by defeating Louis Kreuter 125 to 59, in 21 innings, in their match last night at the Park way Building, before a big gather ing of fans. Greenleaf pocketed 12 balls in the first inning, but Kreuter ran 16 in the second inning and fol lowed with 12 and 8, securing a 36 to 16 lead after four ihnlngs. Then for a time safety play was indulged in. Starting the eighth inning by picking off the No. 4 ball from the balls grouped at the spot, Greenleaf ran 48, his best effort of the match, and led 72 to 45. In the tenth in ning he pocketed 22 and. although neither played up to form, Green leaf managed to hold a safe lead in the remaining Innings and annexed his seventh game, 125 to 59. He plays Ralph to-night. Joe McCarthy to Manage Louisville Team Next Season Louisville, Ky., Dec. 12. —Joe Mc- Carthy, veteran second baseman of the Louisville Americap Association Baseball Club, has been signed to manage the Colonels next year, ac cording to a telegram from Busi ness Manager William Neale, who is in New York. McCarthy is ranked as one of the best players in the association and has been with Louisville five years. COMMONWEALTH VS. HERSnEY The Commonwealth Travelers will meet the Hershey quintet in a bas ketball game at Hershey to-night. All members of the Commonwealth team are requested to meet at tlie Commonwealth Annex at six o'clock to-night. SNOODLES By Hunger ford ■r' f ?) f aint^h/^ "Tc> lU> \ ( n ais • K RA i WHAT ARC YOU J v pe - VAUJOLES !., 1915. Two-handed Surf Casting, Two ind-one-half-ounce Weight—F. B. lice, 269 3-5 feet, New York, N. Y., 1909. Heavy Tackle Accuracy Fly—T. V. Forsythe, 99 13-15 per cent., 'hicago. 111., 1910. Delicacy and Accuracy Fly—F. Rpet, 99 5-15 per cent, Kalama io. Mich., 1906. Fisherman's Distance Bait—H. M. florton, 172 2-5 feet, Newark, N. J., 1916. Light Tackle Dry Fly Accuracy 't Unknown Distances—L. S. Dar "ng. 99.6 per cent., Newark, N. J., '916. Fisherman's Accuracy Bait at Un known Distances—R. D. Heetfleld, 7 perfects, Chicago, 111., 1918. Pennsylvania Girls Win in Game With Burnham The Pennsylvania - Railroad girls' basketball team opened its cage sea son last night by defeating the Burn ham High School with a 13 to 9 score before a record-breaking crowd of spectators at the Motive Power Ath letic Association gymnasium. Anne Emanuel, captain of the local quintet, featured for the P. R. R., scoring 11 of the 13 points mnde by the winners. F. Matbias scored one field goal and played her position well at guard, while M. Lynn star red for the visitors. The local team will play Burnham High School at Burnnam on Decem ber 20. The lineup and summary: BTTRNHAM. P. R. R. Lynn, f. Emanuel, capt.. f. Collins, f. Wall, f. Harper, c. Wearer, Beck, c. Hohan, g. F. Mathias, g. Leter. Peters, g. B. Mathias, g. Field goals—For P. R. R„ Eman uel, 3; F. ACathias, 1; for Burnham, Lynn, 2. Goal from foul—Emanuel, 5; Collins, 4; Leter, 1. Referee Frank Peters. SIR THOMAS HOME At! AIN London, . Dec. 12.—Sir Thomas Llpton. back from his visit to Amer ica, said to-day: "I expect final details of the America cup contest to be settled In a few wedks, and then will go right ahead preparing for the race. My challenge hasn't been accepted yet, owlrfg to the fact that the members of the New York Yacht Club committee are some what scattered Just now. but I ex pect acceptance soon." • HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH American League Troubles Are Only Beginning, Is the Late New York Information New York, Dec. 12.—Retaliating for what it termed the "steam rol ler" tactics of Ban Johnson, presi dent of the American League, and the club owners supporting him, the New York Club yesterday started legal machinery in motion to oust Johnson from the league presi dency. As a preliminary step, a telegram was dispatched to Johnson in Chi cago, advising him that it regards his contract with the league abro gated and forbids him to use league funds for compensation. The tele gram follows: "In view of your repeated viola tions of the constitution of the league and your fiduciary obliga tions, Including your actions direct ed to injury and punishment of the New, York Club, and in view of Wednesday's action of board of di rectors adverse to your claim of contract with American League, and in view of Wednesday's refusal of American League to elect a presi dent, secretary or treasurer, the New York Club regards as abro gated, terminated and expired any contract of employment or for com pensation which you claim to have between you and the league, and forbids the use of any portion ot the funds of the league in which it I DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART I f a is interested in payment or any compensation to you under any such contract. We add that your claim of the existence of any such alleged contract is erroneous. (Signed) "AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUB OF NEW YORK." In an effort to prove that it was the Johnson faction which prevent ed a reconciliation, Colonel T. L. Huston, half-owner of the Yankees, and Harry Frazee, president of the Boston last ifight gave out the tentative agreement or com promise which they submitted to Frank Navln, president of the De troit Club, at a meeting held last Sunday afternoon at the Engineers' Club in this city. This Mare Is Real Traveler; Travels Like Opera Stars New York, Dec. 12.—Sweet Briar, a mare valued at $200,000, arrived here after a three-weeks' voyage from France, and the railroad ad ministration made an exception to its ban on special trains to allow the prized animal private accommoda tions to the home of the owner, Wil liam Sharpe Kilmer, at Bingham ton, N. Y. Five men attended to the animal on the trip across, including a vet erinarian to prescribe a diet. The stall on the boat was padded with mattresses and bulwarked with hales of hay to prevent injury. With the mare was the- seven-month-old foal. Dun Ray. Harvard Works Hard For Game on New Year's Day Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 12.—The Harvard University football team will play a western eleven at Pasa dena, Cal., New Year's day. The committee on athletics at Harvard voted to recall Its refusal of an invi tation from the Carnival of Roses committee at Pasadena, in view of the Improved coal situation. Telegrams continue to pour in at the university office from the West, and the graduates on the Coast are more insistent than ever that the team be sent to Pasadena. This afternoon most of the 'Varsity players were on the field getting Into condition. There was no signal drill but the backs did a lot of kicking, and the end rushes, Steele, Desn/ond, Ryan and Phlnney, did a lot of work on forward passes. Head Coach Boh Fisher was on the field also, and if to-morrow's decision regarding the trip Is favorable Fisher will start things moving along in earnest. HARVARD TO PLAY OREGON Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 12.—The University of Oregon team has been selected by the Tournament of Roses Association to m<*et the Harvard football team at Pasadena on New Year's Day, in the annual East vs. West football gamo. Oregon had previously advised the committee that It would accept if chosen. DECEMBER 12, 1919. Elect Dead Man to Captain North Carolina Grid Team B. C. Harrell, of Marshville, N. C., left tackle on the University of North Carolina football team, who at one time during the war was of ficially pronounced a dead man, has LEARN A TRADER """" tvivpiKKie. iVrUf toi purUcUiuj a. 4 L'TU X AKKOIM.AJX fc> MECHANIC AL SCHOOL Urll 4831 Dial 3MO Office: 25 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, Pa. Training Clutirtrrx und Flying Flrldi Hnrrlnburg Aerodrome, Fourteenth und Sycamore Sta. 29 been elected captain of tho 1920 team. When Harrell was at Camp Jack son a fulse report of his death was sent to his home. Word aUo reach ed the university, but notice of the mistake did not, and Captain Bar ren's name is included In the list of the university's war deatbs in the 1919 Yackety Yeek, the student annual.