12 NEWS OF THE SPO TRAIN 3 HOURS LATE DON'T HALT CHARLEY WHITE Chicagoian, Hailed as Lightweight Champion of the World, Injects Novel Training Feat on Lake Shore Limited New York, Dec. 26. —Charley White, who is hailed in Chicago as the actual lightweight champion of the world, added a new training stunt to the an nals of pugilism yesterday when he found that the Lake Shore Limited, on which he was en route fTom Chicago to New York, would be three hours late. "H bite is to light Joe Shugrue next Tuesday night at Madison Square Gar den, and, a3 he is in tip-top shape, he is doing only light training, but is very particular about that. So, when he found the train would be lute, he went into the baggage car and arranged with the baggageman to fii up a little traveling gymnasium. Rigging up some pulleys, lie set up an exerciser and worked at the vveights for half an hour. Then he shadow boxed in the cramped confines of the car, with tow ering trunks on all sides of him. And then, enlisting a lively fox terrier, which some traveler was bringing Fast, as a sparring partner, he finished off with some hot rope work and dodging. The dog entered into the spirit of the game and gave White l"ts of exer cise, after which the fighter and Nate his manager, went back to their drawing room where TrainVr Ike Bern stein gave White e good rubdowu. When the train reached New York, \\ hite had just finished dinner. It was N. 22, and Charley said he was "feeling fine." Lewis an 1 White and their menage are now quartered here, and Charley will do a little pad work in Central •I'urk and box tu-i'ay and Sunday at Coopers' gymnasium. "White is not only going to beat Shugrue, but he is going to knock him out,'" said Lev,is last night. "He is punching better than ever, and he has fought Shugrue twice, so he knows all about his style. He has won seven of his last thirteen tights with knockouts. He would have put Welsh out it that Milwaukee fight had gone three more rounds, and if he ever meets Welsh at the legitimate lightweight limit, instead of at 141 pounds, there will b" a new lightweight champion, and we won't need a referees' decision, either, for it will be a clean knockout.' Hard to Pronounce One of the hard names to pronounce is that of the central Ras-inn govern ment called Nijni N'ovogrod. The first "i" has the sound of "e;" the second is short. The "o" in the penultimate syllable is long, as in the English "word "go." The "o" in the syllables " nov" and "rod " has the sound of 4 'o" in the English word "rod." • - J" has the soft French sjund. The accents are on the first and last syl lables. ''Neezh ni Nov go-rod." Safety Razor Blades Resharpcned Gem. Gillette and l>uplex Patterns X cents each blade Star Pattern, 10 cents each blade Customers Get Their Own P.lades Hack We Pay Return Postage Send Postal for Free Mailing Box THE SANITARY KEEN EDGE l.m*k Host No. I'JI, VlarrlMhurK. I'a. STAR SWIMMERS TO COMPETE IN BWSPORTSMEN SHOW V \ v ! Ik »■- <s«— | „ * -4 * «•' * ~ \S[HEAtLEy A swimming and diving tournament is to be a feature at the big sportsmen's show, to be held at Jdadison Square Garden, New oik, during the week of January 2to 0. and Includes a list of the star performer? Such stars of the tank as McAleenau, Wlieatley, Xerlch, Behrens, Reilly, Downes, ICuecht and Volmer have already sent in their entry blanks "Charley" Ruberi, formerly American swimming champion and holder of nil records from 100 yards to one mile before the advent of Daniels, will be in charge of the water sports. Ruberi Is thoroughly familiar with the sport, which insures an interesting programme of events. It will be the first appearance of Arthur Mc- Aleenan since early spring, when he won the national low board diving championship. Since then the N.Y.A.C. mem ber has been busy with his studies at l'ale. but ia now rpundiug into good form again and will be a strong factor in the diving events at the Garden. ASK FOR-, Lancaster's Favorite Brew RIEKER'S BEER JNO. G. WALL, Agt. Harrisburg, Pa. Frank J. Rieker, Mj;r. HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1914. INDEPENDENTS WIN 34-24 Take Ho'iday Game From College Five When Defense Proves to Be Weak In the holiday frame at the Chest uut street auditorium last night the llarrisburg Independents won from the A IKS tars by the score of 34 to 24. A weak defensive game made the task of the Harrisfburgers an easy one. •MeCord shot his fouls better than at any other time this season. Of tl.? twelve called in the opening half, he caged eigiit and in the second half placed nine of the fifteen called i 11 the basket. Both teams were penalized frequently for slightly rough play. Referee MeCord, Geisel and For 1 played the Independents' best game, while Garner and Loomis were stars for the All-Stars. The lineup: IN DKPKN DENTS F.G FI.G. A. Pts. Rote, forward 2 fi 5 4 MeCord, forward .... 3 17 1 23 Geisel, center 4 0 0 8 McConnell, guard .... 0 0 0 0 ford, guard 4 0 1 S Totals 13. 17 7 43 ALL-STA lis F.G. FI.G. A. Pts. Loomis, forward ... 1 00 2 Morrett, forward ... 0 0 0 0 W. Schwartz, forward 3 0 0 (i R. Schwartz, center .10 0 2 Garner, guard 112 1 14 Devine, guard 0 0 0 0 Totals « 12 1 24 Fouls committed. All-Stars, 27; In dependents. 23. Referee. Karlv. Scor er Smith. Timer, Kline'.ine. Time, 20- miuute periods. WIIJJAM.s BEAT DALY Bantam Champion Finds Old-Timer Tough Proposition New York. Lev. 26.—Kid Williams, of Baltimore, world's bantamweight champion, administered a severe beat inig to Johnny Daly, of this city, in a 10-round match here yesterday. In the first five rounds Daly took hard pun ishment. Sheer grit and his good con dition alone enabled him to escape n knockout. Williams' speed prevented Daly from using his right hand to ef fect. Williams weighed 116 3-4 pounds while Daly was four pounds lighter. -In Brooklyn a hard 10-round bout was fought between Battling Levinsky, of this city, an.l Dan (Porky) Flvnn, of Boston. Levinsky weighed 175 pounds, and Flvnn 193 pounds. Notwithstand ing the IS pounds difference in.weight Levinsky outpointed Flvnn. Both men foul;lit hard, delivering many strong body blows. Cut by Friends Faddy—Did you hear of the terrible accident that happened to Dau'by} His injuries were so serious that his most Ultimate friends were unable to recog nize him. Dad ly Terrible accident? Railway collision' Motor smas<h? Pud ily Worse. He has lost all his money. —Philadei' liia Ledger. Real Gratitude First Little Lamb—How grateful we should be for the wool which covers is. Se ond Little Lwnb— I return thanks every day for mine. Without cur wool how could those affectionate human beings who eat us keep warm i Wis.-orsii: State Journal. REFORMERS AGAIN AFTER ! CLGVE GAME IN GOTHAM Several Bills Will Be Introduced Into New York Legislature Calculated to Wipe Out the Bdng Came Entirely Whitman May Save Sport New York, l>ec. 26. —When the Leg islature goew into session at Albany next rtiontb reformers will begin an other crusade against prize fights per mitted by the Frawley law in this State. In spite of the fact that Uover nor-e'.ect Whitman has been quoted as saving that he is uot opposed to boxing contests, but is in favor of having a single )>aid commissioner instead of the present outfit, the reformers will in troduce several bills calculated to wipe out the ring game entirely. Those who have planned this crusade are confident of success, believing that when the bills are forced to a vote the Republi can leaders in the Senate and Assembly cannot afford to place obstacles in tho way. During the life of the recent Demo cratic Legislature it was admitte.l that much influence was required to prevent the repeal of the Krawley law. Law makers from up the State were opposed to prize fighting or even the tamest kind of boxing exhibitions. Stories of graft, perhaps unfounded, were fre quently circulated by advocates of re form. but in spite of this opposition the law was allowed to stand. There is no doubt that boxing when kept out of the hands of unscrupulous persons is papu lar with the sporting public and that a determined effort to block adverse leg islation will bp made bv promoters in different parts of the State. It is possible that Governor-e'e t Whitman may b ( > able to save the spirt by favoring new legislation to correct existing evils, but the reformers intend to show that boxing under the Frawley law is prize fighting pure and simple. The present commission has framed numerous rules to keep the sport free from objectionable features; and it ia a matter of record that fake tights have been few and far between. The rule prohibiting decisions by referees tins been for the purpose of dis couraging bottir.g. in as much as bet ting on prize fights in this State is a crime. ■lust before Gunboat Smith and Jim Coffey met in their allege I flight in Madison Square Garden recently, the betting law was violated l>v spectators at the ringside. O.Ms of 11 to 10 were offered on Smith and numerous wagers were made, according to eyewitnesses of these transactions. It is assumed that the members of the commission and the managers of the club which promoted this fiyht were not aware fiat speculation was goin;: on. Rut the taw was violated just the same, probably for the rea-on that the Police Depart ment was kept out-i!e of the building. Of course, the reformers are in earnest, but if they would attend some of these fistic bloomers and see how the public is hoodwinked by pugilists who know the best way to obtain easy money, ! they might reach the conclusion tl.at i the game from the standpoint of bru ( tality isn't so vicious after all. Eloquent Answer Tjittle ('arrie—■ Does your mamma | make von go to Sunday s.-iiool every Sunday?" j Idtt'e Tommy—Well, I go, don't 1? J —Exchange. PITTSTQN FIVE TO PLAY AT ARMORY THIS EYENINC Loaders of Central Pennsylvania League Have Reputation of Being One of Fastest Passing Teams in This Section The Pittston basketball team, which is coming to Harrisburg to pd»y the Harrisburg Basketball Association, at the Armory, to-niijht, is, in the opiuion of many, one of the fastest team's to appear in this city in recent years. At present Pittstou is lcadinig the Central Pennsylvania League, having won five games and lost none. In a game played on their own floor, on December 11, they defeated the local team by a score of 4 6 to 12. The visitors have the reputation of being the best passing team in Central Pennsylvania. llarrisburg, realizing that the game will be strongly contest ed, have prepared themselves for an uphill fight, but will endeavor to even things up with the Pittston team. The line-up will be as follows: Pittston. H arrisibury Haaton F Krout Harris F Bo vies Dann . > C Had low M •Lanchlin ... .0 Sourbier •Clark ..G Atrticks Pownall G Reaigan Between the halves, as an added at traction, will be a game between the Methodist club and St. Andrew's, both of this city, two strong :imateur teams. As there is considerable rivalry be tween these two clubs, a spirited game is expected. Captain Winn, of the Methodist, will pla.-o Bums at center, whose work is expected to be a feature of the game. The line-up: St. Andrew's. Methodist Weidenniyer . . .. F W'inn Trump F Rudy E. Sourbeer C Burns Evans G Fleck Pollock G Crane The first guuie of the evening will begin promptly at S, and those cxpect ting to attend are urged to be in their seats by that time, if they desire to see the entire game. n. vss i; m:s AT TKCH Schedule of Eighteen Contests Has Been Arranged Basketball teams at the Technical High school will play a scries of eight een games for the school champion ship. Games will 'be played weekly and the season will run in connection with that of the varsity team, these games being arranged to keep the first and second team players in good condi tion. The schedule follows: January 6, Seniors vs. Juniors; 7.' Juniors vs. Freshmen; 8, Freshmen vs.! Seniors; 11, vs. Seniors; IS, Freshmen vs. Sophomores; Febru arv 1, Juniors vs. Freshmen; 11, Se niors vs. Juniors; 12, Juniors vs. Fresh j men; 15, Juniors vs. Sophomores; 19,! Seniors vs. Freshmen; 2I». Seniors vs. Sophomores; Mareh 6. So«, hoinores vs. j Freshmen; 15, Seniors vs. Sophomores; , 22, Seniors vs. Freshmen; 24, Juniors vs. So; ho mo res; 29, Juniors vs. Fresh-1 men; 31, Seniors vs. Juniors. MIIUH.KTUWN I.EAiil E Tennis Club and Union Five Get Vic tories The Tennis Club won from the Res j cue live by the score of 18 to 14 anil the I'nion team won from tho Win-1 I croft quintet by the score of 34 to 7 1 in the > ddlet-owu ba«k.tb:ill league I j-ames at Middletown last night. Tho | scores: First Game Tennis. Rescue. Lingie F Hipp'.o Peters F -lu.lv! McXair . C Weirieh ! I Campbell (! ...i. Hammond j j H. Keiper (! Kaiu j j Fie . loals. I ! r.umond, M.N: ir, 2; i I P."tow, I.'rgie. K. Koij er, Hippie, Wel !' rich. lou 1 -jonls. McN'nir, 7; Ham nirml. 2: Kaiu, Ili;>p'c, Kef ..re. I':'i'i!!b;:.-h Timee ami scorer, Ku 1 >y. i I'iiods. 20 minutes o-tc-h. Scc::id Game Fninn. Wincoft. i > s -har(Tcr F Weirieh j Hoard F Eack | Seltzer C Becky j G Lynch ! Kupp (i Carver I Field t.o:ils, Selt/er, !•; ?>ohaeff.»r, 4: 2: Beck. Foul g'jals, Becky, 5;l i Beard. 4. Referee, Banmbach. Timer an I scorer, bubv. Period:.--, 20 minutes i each. IU3EPBND3XTB LOSE York Vicarious After Three E::tra Periods of P!ay It required three extra five minute periods for the Yirk live to defeat the | Harrisburg Independents at York ves j terday afternoon. The s ore was 3 i tf> Md'onnell made two | hcnoinon.il shots and he with McCord an.l Rote MEW j " [BCQME® Non-sreasy Twllct Cream—Keeps the Skin Soft end Velvety In Hough Weather. An Exquisite Toilet Prep aration. 25c. GOKtiAS DRIIH STORES 1A Third St.. aid 1\ It. K. Stntlon > PILLS \trgm Szr I jf WkmmM 1 sflunttuoiSTSEVEinttVEiii played Harrisburg'a boat games. M. Ways and Seasholtz did York's boet work. Tho lineup: Harrisburg. York. Rote F Cole Me Cord F Seasholtz Geisel C M. Ways McConnell 0 ........ Barnes t'oril G Shetter Field goals, 'McCord, 3; Rote, 2; Mc- Connell, 2; M. Ways, 4; SoaahoKr, 3; Shetter, 2: Ford 1 , Cole. Foul goals, McCord, 12 of 19; M. Ways, 9 of 30. Substitutions, K. Ways for M. Ways; M. Ways for Cole. Periods, 20 minutes each. i ■■ AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC Mondaiy evening, 'Christian Science 'liooture. Free to all. Fridaiv evening (New Year's) Jan uary 1, David Bisipham in a con vert recital. Saturday, matinee and night, Janu ary 2, "To-day," with Edwin Breese and original production. ORPHEUM Every afternoon and evening, high elass vaudeville. COLONIAL Daily continuous vaudeville and pic tures. '' "To-day" "To-day," which comes to the Ma jestic next Saturday, matinee and night, occupied the stage of the Forty-eigihtli street theatre for one soli,l year and \\a» established as the -ggest dramatic success of the season because it is a vital and vivid drama of New York life Tilling more powerfully than any minister can preach of the dangers of tne national disease of keeping up ap pearances and making a far deeper im pression by the force of its dramatic presentation, "To-day" owed its great success to t'he fa t that it awakened the American conscience bv the timeliness its theme and the importance of its mission, tw« factors which were de veloped by its marvelous constructural strength. Adv.* At the Orplieum The Orplieum's fine Christmas bill, along wil'n the predominating Yuletide spirit, is making the Locust street j lav house the most popular spot in town these days. The line-up of attractions consists oi "The Dream Pirates," an t in lectio us musical comedy culling in a !> o v ot youtntul an.l clever plaversj ai. animal attraction, in which the dogs j -U';l monkeys play tlue parts of lutmau I Mings and have a town of their own, and this to say the least is the most en [ tcrtaining and most comical animal act ever seei ou a local stage. Pretty Josephine Davis, a charming singing comedienne, is another of the seven sterling I\< it'h hits that combine into a ! iplen lid show. Much interest is already I being attracted by the Orpheum's an nounced henlliner for next week. I This glittering star is by all odds the i highest salaried artist, wttio ever spent » week in ilurrisburg, and she is no less j lhan Kittj; Gordon, who is onsidered j the most beautiful woman on the stage. N i t only is Miss Gordon a clever piaver, but her wondrous beauty has elicited more magazine articles and newspaper stories than any other woman. Well, I .is M ss Giu'ilon s name is known to the | theatregoing public here, this will be I iev first appearance in llarrislburg. it | '•> ill be remembered that the star was to j a, pear at the Majestic a season or two j ago in "The Enchan tress,"'but at t'he j iast minu'te she was too ill to tnke her part and her understudy appeared. Adv.* At the Colonial Captain Treat with his wonderful i aggregation of educated seals and all the other line Keith hits that ame to the Busy < orner over •Christinas, will leave fihat plm hous" alter to-day's i pert(irma:i .'s. Ihe -till i% realiv ex coptional iii. ! vaudeville fans are de claring it one of the nest that the man agement ;ias uncovered for some time. | It calls in Port and Deiacey in brig'h; , comedy patter and songs: .ira'iiaiu and Ran. In/11 in a splendid variety skit and i Charles Bennington, the equilibristie ! wonder. Of course the group of seals : are the bill s iiesi and most interesting attraction. A fine moving picture pro gram is included in the lineup. Adv.* ; LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NEXT MONDAY For nine years the Christian Scion -1 tists of Harrisburg have made a praic | tice of giving each winter free lec ! tiire for tho Information of the public •oncerniing their religion. This year's '! lecture is to 'be. given iu the Majestic nex't 'Monday night. The speaker will foe | Virgil O. Strickier, of Ncsv York, a ' i me.niiber of the Christian Science Board of Lc.'tureshi'p, which is the official lec -1! ture body of the church. The lecture | will ; be free to all who desire to know more of this interesting siilbject. No '! ti kets will 'be required, and there will l be no collection. Adv.* Easy Getting Back A man named Blue was talking to "his • friend (Brown one night, when the latj ' ter casually mentioned Black, a mutual acquaintance. "Makes me think of an experience Blairk had a few weeks ago," laug'iied | (ones. "He dreamed that he was an Indian and, getting out of bed, he ! wrapped a Manket around himself and started to walk through t'he woods, i Woke u.p about three hours later and j found himself ten miles from home and | no carpfare in sight.'' "You don't, mean it?" was the j amazed rejoinder of Brown. "How in tho world did he get ibackt" i "That was easy," was the cheerful reply cf Jones. "He lay down under i a tree, dreamed that he was an Indian again and walked back."—Philadel phia Telegraph. Rheumatism in One Heel An old darky appeared in the doc tor's office one morning, plainly very low in his mind. The doctor, recognizing 'his old pa tient, greeted him in his most inspirit ing manner. •' Well 'Klijah, how is the rheumatism j these days? I "Porely, porely, sah J" replied Elijah | dejectedly. "'Believe me, Marse Doc ! tor. I'se jest a movin ' picture rtb pain! " —Woman's Home Companion. The ancients repiesented Victory as a winged goddess, probably because of her little way of flying back and forth between the opposing lines. NEW OWNERS OF YANKEE TEAM I■R «9i JBHEr Ift ®m3, m£X* . xffljt . .. jw COLONEL JACOB RUPPERT CAPTAIN T.L. HUSTON It is now all practically settled tliar Colonel Jacob Ruppcrt and Captain T. L Huston will be the new owners of the New York American League club. Ruppert is k milliommire brewer, while Huston Is a prominent con tractor. Both men have been ardent baseball fans for years and their entry Into the league as owners promises some good baseball in the big city for some time GRITTING THE TEETH Pressure the Operation Exerts and the Damage It May Do "Probably voti don't know that there is a pressure'of -50 pounds to tliej square inch ,011 the teeth when the av-! enige citizen grits his molars togeth j er at a ball game or because rent day j comes so often," said a dentist. "Thej pressure may be less or it may be | greater, but 2.">0 pounds is the average, j "Anil think of t)u> damage that may be done. One of my customers cracked I off a porcelain tooth in his sleep one! night when he crunched his teeth to gether, probably dreaming about a business deal. What did lie do' lie came around the next day and told me I was an all around no good dentist and that the tooth which 1 hail put in I a short time before was a fake. "I told him all about the 2">o pounds pressure and that probably no artificial; tooth would stand such a strain. Hut 1 don't think he believed a word of it, because he went away angry, and I have not seen him since. I had figured out that that particular tooth was a| rather artistic piece of work too."—j New York Sun. First American Dreadnought ! In ISO 1 the seventy-four gun line of! battleship America was launched at! Portsmouth, N. If. If the word had i been in use this battleship would have been known as America's first Dread nought. It was built under the direc tion of Paul Jones, the famous naval j hero of the Revolution. When Jones j returned from Kurope in 17S1 after his battle on the Bonhomme Richard with the Serapis Congress tendered him (T voto of thanks and authorized him to go ahead and build the America to drive the British from our waters. But BOAT WITH AEROPLANE MOTOR MOTOR BOAT. Following experiments made on T/ake Keuka last stimmer, Glenn H. tiss, of aeroplane fame, has built on the Pacific coast a fast motor boat fitted with an aeroplane motor. The craft's dimensions make her roomy and com fortable. as well as seaworthy, according to the builder. Her length is twenty feet. * 1 he radical difference between this and other motor boats, as claimed, 11 that the light aeroplane motor will drive the craft as fast as other boats that re quire double the power of the Curtlsa boat, the heavier motors necessitating heavier hulls Another point made is that the engine, being compact, gives mora space in the craft. She carries eight persons and is doelgned to combine speed and comfort. The motor is of ninety horse power. Several duplicates will ba built in the East the coming spring and may contest in races. The boat shown in the illustration is the only one so far contracted and is in Santiago Bay. When loaded to her capacity—eight passengers—she planed across the bay at a forty mile clip, which was regarded as an unusual performance, considering her load, small power and dimensions. Mr. Curtiss lias been experimenting for a year or more on this type of motor boat, and it is said that he lias others in contemplation that are expected to develop more speed without sacrificing comfort AMUSEMENTS I AMUSEMENTS r —^ Greatest Day Harrisburg Ever Had for the Children at the Theatres TREAT'S Dogville on a TRAINED BUSY DAY SEALS "" COLONIAL Country Store Next Jj i /I i WEDNESDAY NIGHT \ . One of War's Evils One of the evils of a war is the low ering of the national physique. In the generation after the Franco-German ! war there was an appreciable decrease in the stature of Frenchmen through the large number of young men of good physique who were killed. Polden Fleece The noted order of the Golden Fleece ' is a military one instituted 'iiy Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, in 14 29, on the o<" asion of his marriage with i the Portuguese princess, Isabella. The order now belongs to both .Spain and Austria. jit took time then as well as now to : build a battleship, and before the America was finished the war had end ed. Congress presented the ship to Prance to otlsct the loss of the seventv l lour gun I're rich ship Magnifique, J which had been destroved in Boston | harbor. So the first, line of battleship i the 1 nite.l States e ver built never had ■a chance to show its fightiug strength under the American flag.— Pittsburgh j Dispatch. i , Turn About Mr. Kipling, while on a visit to Air. Ilardv, went to see a house which the author of "Life's Little Ironies" ■thought would suit him. When Mr. Kipling moved out of earshot, Mr. Har j dy observed to the occupalit: "1 may mention to you that this gentleman is no other tnan Mr. Rud -1 yard Kipling." ''ls that so I .'" she replied. "I nev er heard the name nefore." Presently Mr. Kipling, in turn, found himself alone with the lady and re ! marked: : "Possibly you may not, be aware ' that the gentleman who brought me i here to day is Mr. Hardy, the cnimcnt I author." "Oh, indeed," was her reply. "I don't know his name."—London Ex press. Foresaw the Present War Last '.March, in proposing the largest | naval building program ever undertaken | by 'Great Britain, the First Lord of the j Admiralty declared that increase of armaments on the continent made hope of permanent peace a delusion and thif' sentiment must, give way to stern neces sity. The world may have been de ceived, but the great, statesmen of Kurope were not. — Philadelphia Ledger. PWOTOPIAY TO-DAY The Lure o' the Windigo Two-Act Selig Drama of the Northwest Madame Double X "Sweedie" Comely Smugglers of Lone Isle Two-Act Kalem Beloved Adventure Series, 14th of the scries running in the Star- Independent, featuring Arthur Johnson as Lord Cecil.
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