The Exploits of Elaine
A Detective Novel and * Motion Picture Drama
, I By ARTHUR B. REEVE II "
■ Tht Well-Kn*wn Noctllii and (As II
J dm "Craig J
Presented to Colhborsttoe Wltfc the Piths Pleym sad the Kdectfc Wm Cnrs»iey
Copyright, 191*. hy tlie Bt»r Company AU fowlgß BtghU Bmrwd
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SYNOPSIS.
The New Tork police are m ratified by a
perles of murder* and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal la the ■
warning letter which Is sent the victims.
Signed with a "clutching hand." The lat-
Mt victim of the mysterious assassin Is
Taylor Pojjße, the Insurance president.
His daughter. Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy. the famous scientific detective, to
|ry to unravel the mystery. What Ken-
Uedv accomplishes Is told by his friend
Jameson. a newspaper man. Enraged at
the determined effort which Elaine and
fcralg Kennedy are making to put an end
fo his crimes, the Clutching Hand, as
|hls strange criminal Is known, resorts to
a'l sorts of the most diabolical schemes to
Out them out of the way. Each chapter
of tlie story tells of a new plot against
I heir lives and of the way the great de
ectlve uses all his skill to save this pretty
girl and himself from death.
TENTH EPISODE
THE LIFE CURRENT.
Assignments were being given out
on the Star one afternoon, and I was
•tending talking with several other
reporters, in the busy hum of type
writers and clicking telegraphs
"What do you think of that?" asked
one of the fellows. "You're something
of a scientific detective, aren't you?"
Without laving claim to such a
distinction. I took the paper and read:
1 THE POISONED KISB ACkAIN.
Three More New York Women Report
Being Kissed by Mysterious Stranger
—Later Fell Into Deep Unconscious
ness—What Is It?
I had scarcely finished when one of
|the copy boys, dashing past me. called
g>ut: "You're wanted on the wire, Mr.
tfameeon." 1 t
■ I hurried over to the telephone and
Answered.
A musical voice responded to jpy
jhurried hello, and I hastened to
adopt my most polite tone
"ls this Mr. Jameson?" asked the
(voice.
"Yes," I replied not recognizing it.
"Well, Mr. Jameson. I've heard of
you on the Star, and I've Just had a
very strange experience. I've had
Ithe poisoned kiss.''
The woman did not pause to catch
imv exclamation of astonishment, but
fwent on: "It was like this. A man
Van up to me on the street and kissed
■roe —and —I don't know how It was—
but I became unconscious—and I
idldn't come to for an hour —in a hos
pital—fortunately. I don't know what
►would have happened if It hadn't been
l«hat someone came to my assistance
#nd the man fled. I thought the Star
mrouW be interested."
. "We are." I hastened to reply. "Will
(you give me your name?"
"Why, I am Mrs. Florence Leigh of
iNo. 10 Prospect avenue," returned the
jvoice.
"Say," I exclaimed hurrying over
rto the editor's desk, "here's another
Woman on the wire who says she has
(received the poisoned kiss "
"Suppose you take that assignment."
(the editor answered, sensing a possi
ble story.
I took it with alacrity, figuring out
(the quickest way by elevated and sur
face to reach the address.
I must say that I could scarcely crit
icize the poisoned kisser's taste, for
ithe woman who opened the door cer
tainly was extraordinarily attractive.
"And you really were—put out by
« kiss?" I queried, as she led me into
|a neat sitting room.
"Absolutely—as much as If it had
teen by one of these poisoned needles
iyou read about," she replied confident
ly, hastening on to describe the affair
volubly.
It was beyond me.
"May I use your telephone?" 1
asked.
"Surely," she answered.
I called the laboratory. "Is that you,
Craig I inquired.
"Yes, Walter," he answered, recog
nizing my voice.
"Say, Craig," I asked breathlessly,
"'what sort of kiss would suffocate a
•person?"
My only answer jras an uproarious
laugh from him at the idea.
'I know," I persisted, "but I've got
•the assignment from the Star —and
I'm out here Interviewing a woman
about It. It's all right to laugh—but
here I am. I've found a case—names,
dates and places. I wish you'd explain
the thing, then."
"Oh, all right, Walter," he replied
indulgently. "11l meet you as soon as
I can and help you out."
We waited patiently.
The bell rang and the woman
hastened to the door, admitting Ken
nedy.
"Hello, Walter," he greeted.
"This is certainly r most remark
able case, Craig," I said, introducing
him, and telling briefly what I had
wsarned.
"An<J you actually mean to say that
a kiss had the effect —"
Just then the telephone Interrupted.
"Yes,' she reasserted quickly. "Ex
cuse me a second."
She answered the call. "Oh—why
—"-yes, he's here. Do you want to speak
to him? Mr. Jameson, it's the Star."
"Confound It!" 1 exclaimed, "Isn't
that like the old man—dragging me off
this story before it's' half finished in
See "Exploits of Elain
In Motion Pictures, Victoria Theatre, Saturday, April 24
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order to get another. 11l have to go.
I'll get this story from you. Craig."
• ••»•••
The day before, in the suburban ,
house, the Clutching Hand had been
talking to two of his emissaries, an at- |
tractive young woman and a man.
They were Flirty Florrle'and Dan .
the Dude.
"Now. I want you to get Kennedy,"
he said. "The way to do It is Jo sep-1
arate Kennedy and Elaine— see?" J
"All right. Chief, we'll do it." they
replied.
Clutching Hand had scarcely left ,
when Flirty Florrle began by getting
published In the papers the story
which I had seen.
The next day she called me up from ;
the suburban house. Having got me
to promise to see her, she had scarce
ly turned from the telephone when
Dan the Dude walked In from the next
room.
"He's coming." she said.
Dan was carrying a huge stag head
with a beautifully branched pair of
antlers. I'nder his arm was a coil of j
i wire which he had connected to the
inside of the head.
"Fine!" he exclaimed. Then, point-:
lng to the head, he added. "It's all 1
ready. See how I fixed ItT That ought i
to please the Chief.
Dan moved quickly to the mantel :
and mounted a stepladder there by '
which he had taken down the head,
and started to replace the head above
the mantel.
He hooked the head on a nail.
"There." he said, unscrewing one of
the beautiful brown glass eyes of the
' stag.
Back of it could be seen a camera
shutter.
"One of those new quick shutter
: cameras," he explained.
Then he ran a couple of wires along
the molding around the room and into
a closet, where he made the connec
tion with a sort of switchboard on
i which a button was marked, "SHtTT
i TER" and the switch, "WIND FILM."
"Now. Flirty," he said, coming out
of the closet and pulling up the shade
which let a flood of sunlight into the
room, "you see, I want you to stand
her^—then. do your little trick."
Just then the bell rang.
"That must be Jameson," she cried
' "Now—get to your corner."
With a last look Dan went into the
closet and shut the door.
Perhaps half an hour later Clutching
j Hand hlms&lf called me up on the
1 telephone. It w&» he —not the Star—
as I learned only too late.
• ••»•••
1 had scarcely got out of the house,
as Craig told me afterwards, when
Flirty Florrie told all over again the
embroidered tale that had caught my
ear.
Kennedy said nothing, but listened
: Intently, perhaps betraying in his face
the skepticism he felt.
"You see," she said, still voluble and
eager to convince him, "I was only
walking on the street. Here —let me
; show you. It was just like this."
She took his arm and, before he
! knew, It, led him to the spot on tho
floor near the window which Dan had
indicated. Meanwhile Dan was lis
tening attentively in his Closet.
"Now —stand there. You are just
j as I was—only I didn't expect any
j thing."
She was pantomiming some one ap
! proaching stealthily while Kennedy
watched her with interest, tinged with
j doubt. Behind Craig in his closet,
Dan was reaching for the switchboard
' button.
I "You see." she said advancing
J quickly and acting her words, "he
1 placed his hands on my shoulders—
so—then threw hiß arms about my
neck —so!"
She said no more, but imprinted a
deep, passionate kiss on Kennedy's
mouth, clinging closely to him. Be
| fore Kennedy could draw away, Dan
; in the closet, had pressed the but
' ton and the switch several times in
I rapid succession. <
j "Th—that's very realistic," gasped
Craig, a good deal taken aback by tho
sudden osculatory assault.
He frowned.
"I —I'll look Into the case," he said,
backing away. "There —there may be
; some scientific explanation—but- 1 -
I er " —
He was plainly embarrassed ind
i hastened to make his adleux.
<*••••••
How little Impression v the thing
i made on Kennedy can be easily seen
j from the fact that on the way down
town that afternoon he stopped at
Martin's, on Fifth avenue, and bought
a ring—a very handsome solitaire, the
finest Martin had in the shop.
It must have been about the time
that he decided to stop at Martin's
that the Dodge butler, Jennings, ad
mitted a young lady who presented a
card on which was engraved the
name
Mis* Florence Leigh,
20 Prospect Avenue.
As he handed Elaine the card, she
looked up from the book she was read
ing and took It
"All right, show her in, Jennings.
I'll see her."
Elaine moved Into the drawing room,
Jennings springing forward to part the
portieres for her and paaaing through
the room quickly where Flirty Florrte
aat waiting. Flirty Florrle rose and
■tood gating at Blaine, apparently
▼ery much embarraaeed, even after
Jennlnga had gone.
"It le embarrassing," she said final
ly, "but. Xlsa Dodge, 1 have come to
you to beg (or my love."
. Blaine looked at her nonplused.
"Yes," she continued, "you. do not
know It, but Craig Kennedy Is Infatu
ated with you." She paused again,
then added, "But he la engaged to me."
Blaine stared at the woman.' She
was dazed. She could not believe It
"There Is the ring," Flirty Florrle
added, Indicating a very Impressive
paste diamond.
Quickly she reached into her bag
and drew out two photographs, with
out a word, handing them to Blaine.
"There's the proof," Florrle said
simply, choking a sob.
Elaine looked with a start. Sure
enough, there was the neat living room
In the house on Prospect avenue. In
one picture Florrie had her arms over
Kennedy's shoulders. In the other,
apparently, they were passionately
kissing. \ v
Blaine slowly laid the photographs
on the table.
"Please—please, Miss Dodge—give
me back my lost love. You are rich
and beautiful—l am poor. I have only
my good looks. But—l—l love him—
and he—loves me—and haa promised
to marry me."
Florrie had broken down completely
and was weeping softly into a lace
handkerchief.
She moved toward the door. Elaine
followed her.
"Jennings—please see the lady to
the door."
Back in the drawing-room. Elaine
seized the photographs and hurried
Into the library where she could be
alone.
Just then she heard the bell and
Kennedy's voice in the hall.
"How are you this afternoon," Ken
nedy greeted Elaine gayly.
Elaine had been too overcome by
what had just happened to throw it
off so easily, and received him with
studied coolness.
Still, Craig, manlike, did not notice
It at once. In fact, he was too busy
gazing about to see that neither Jen
nings, Marie nor the duenna Aunt Jo
sephine were visible. They were not
and he quickly took the ring from
his pocket. Without waiting, he
showed It to Elaine.
Elaine very coolly admired the ring,
as .Craig might have eyed a specimen
on a microscope slide. Still, he did
not notice.
He took the ring, about to put it
on her finger. Elaine drew away.
Concealment was not in her frank na
ture.
She picked up the two photographs.
"What hsve you to say about
those?" she asked cuttingly.
Kennedy, quite surprised, took them
and looked at them. Then he let them
fall carelessly on the table and
dropped into a chair, his head back in
a burst of laughter. /
"Why—that was what they put over
on Walter," he said. "He called me
up early this afternoon—told me he
had discovered one of these poisoned
kiss cases you have read about in the
papers. Think of it—all that to pull
a concealed camera! Such an elabo
rate business—Just to get me where
they could fake this thing. 1 sup
pose they've put someone up to say
ing she's engaged?"
Elaine was not so lightly affected
"But," she said severely, repressing
her emotion, "I don't understand, Mr.
Kennedy, how scientific inquiry- Into
'the poisoned kiss' could necessitate
this sort of thing."
She pointed at the photographs ac
cusingly.
"But," he began, trying to explain.
"No buts," she interrupted.
"Then you believe that I —"
"How can you, as a scientist, ask ms
to doubt the camera?" she insinuated,
very coldly turning away.
Kennedy rapidly began to see that
It was far more serious than he had at
first thought.
"Very well," he said with a touch of
impatience, "if my word is not to be
taken—l—l'll—"
He had seized his hat and stick,
Elaine did not deign to answer.
Then, without a word, he/ stalked
out of the ddor.
Kennedy was moping in the labora
tory the next day when I came in.
"Say, Craig," I began, trying to over
come his fit of blues.
Kennedy, filled with his own
thoughts, paid no attention to me.
Then he jumped up.
"By George—l will," he muttered.
I poked my head out of the door in
time to see him grab up hla hat and
coat and dash from the room, put
ting his coat on as he went.
"He's a nut today," I exclaimed to
myself.
Though I did not know yet of the
quarrel, Kennedy had really struggled
with himself until he was willing to
put his pride in his pocket and had
made up his mind to call on Elaine
again.
As he entered he saw that it was
really of no use, ft>r only Aunt Jo
sephine was in the library.
"Oh, Mr. Kennedy," she said inno
cently enough, "I'm so sorry she isn't
here. There's been something trou
bling her, and she won't tell me what
It is. But she's gone to call on a
young woman, a Florence Leigh, I
think."
"Florence Leigh!" exclaimed Craig
with a start and a frown. "Let me
use your telephone."
I had turned my attention in the
laboratory to | story I was writing,
COLLAR
when 1 heard the telephone ring. It
was Craig. Without a word of apology
for his rudeness, which I knew had
been purely absent-minded, 1 heard
him say: "Walter, meet me in half
an bour outaide that Florence Leigh's
house."
• ••••••
Half an hour later I was waiting
near the house in the auburbs to
which I had been directed by the
strange telephone call ibe day before.
I noticed that it was apparently de
serted. The blinds were closed and a
"To Let" sign was on the aide of the
house.
"Hello, Walter," cried Craig at last,
bustling along.
He led the way around the aide of
the house to a window, and. with a
powerful graap, wrenched open the
closed shutters. He had just smashed
the window when a policeman ap
peared.
"Hey, you fellows —what are you
doing there?" he shouted.
Craig paused a second, then pulled
his card from his pocket.
"Just the man I want," he parried,
much to the policeman's surprise.
'There's something crooked going on
here. Follow us in."
We climbed into the window. There
was the same living room we had
seen the day before. But it was now
bare and deserted.
To Be Continued
REPRESENTATIVES PLAY BALL
Hackett Pitches His Team to Victory
Over Boney
Philadelphia members of the House
of Representatives with Senator Salu".
Julia Wilson, a House page, and
"Skin'' Herbert, messenger boy extra
ordinary, played nine innings of f:i*t
baseball on the H. A. 0. field yesterday
afternoon.
Hackett, who captained and pitched
for bis team, won out by the score of
9 to 8. Boney captained and pitched
for his team. Those who took part iu
the game were tiralwim, Walsh, Aaron,
Forster, Lipschutz, Voges and \V. H,
Wilson. The score:
R. H. K.
Hackett 9 15 .4
Boney 8 10 fi
Hackett and Graham; Honey anil
Wilson.
ACADEMY TENNIS
Drawings for Annual Spring Tourna
ment Announced
Drawings for the annual spring ten
nis tourney at the Harrisburg Acade
my were announced yesterday by Prof,
Lawrence W. Phipps, as follows:
Singles—J. Boss vs. J, Holmes, M,
Tate vs. J. Wallis. 0. Dunklc vs. B,
Hoke. G. Shieiner vs. R. Shreiuer, B,
Broadhurst vs. J. Scnseman. B. Ruther
ford vs. D. Gurnett, C. Horton, a bye.
Doubles —B. Rutherford aud J. Wal
lis vs. C. (Horton aud J. Ross; R. Ilokc
i and D. Gurnett vs. R. Shreiuer aud G,
SBreiner; B. Broadhurst and J. Holmes
vs. G. Jeffers and C. Dunkle; J. Sense
man and M. Tate, byes.
"MET" TEAM OBGANIZES
Eugene Barbush Anxious to Arrange
Games
The Metropolitan Hotel ibasebaU
team have organized its 1915 team
and would like to arrange games for
any afternoon during the week with
any team. Address all communications
to Eugene Barbush, manager, Metro
politan Hotel, city. The line-up fol
lows;
Ralph Cooper, p.; Eugene Barbush,
p.; Charles Saunders, c.; Dennee Bibb,
Ist b.; John Coodloe, 2d b.; Charles
Barbush, 2d b.; \Benjamin Splown,
center field; B. Boasf, SS.; James Gar
rett, left field; Danrtl Barbush, right
field; Jos. Trombine, Eugene Donato,
Guido Magaro, Charles Motter, sub
stitutes.
JOHNSON LEAVES HAVANA
Negro Pugilist Expects to Beach Eng
land Without Passport
Havana, April 21.—Jack Johnson
the former champion heavyweight fa
gilist, and his wife sailed yesterdaj
for Spain on the steamer Maria Cris
tina.
Fro*f Spsiu Johnson intends to pro
ceed to England. Although he has nc
passport, Johnson says he expects tc
experience no trouble. He says he wil
return to Havana in June and open £
gymnasium.
McLoughlin May Not Play
New York. April 21. —Word was
received here yesterday that"' Maurice
E. McLoughlin, the famcus Californis
tennis" 1 star, may able to pla>
at the championship tournament at the
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills
L. 1., in August. He notified the com
mittee that business might prevent his
journeying to tho East this summer.
Lindley Murrdy may also be absent,
due to injuries tc his feet, from which
he has not fully recovered.
Casino Bowlers Win Easily
Casino bowlers won from the* White
Elephants, of Lancaster, on the Casino
alleys last night by a margin of 320
pins. Kobb, of the local team, has
both high scores. The score:
WHITE ELEPHANTS
Broome ... 87 211 193 591
Kuhns 167 156 164 487
Bare 143 140 211 — 494
Gerlach ... 138 187 111— 436
Bingleton .. 156 158 169 483
Totals .. 791 852 848—2491
CABINO
Jacoby ... 188 204 168— 560
Barnes ... 197 161 184— 542
Black 210 147 176 533
Atticks ... 169 208 190— 567
Totals .. 952 943 916—2811
NEWS OF THE S
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
TO HAVE FOOTBALL TEAM
Oonncll Decides to Resume
Sport on Flve-YMr Basis With Re
striction —Work Will Be Started
Immediately on Schedule for Fall
New April 21. —By'unanimous
vote of University Council, foot
ball was restored to Columbia yoster
| day. The sport by the resolutions
j adopted will be placed on a five-year!
I basis. Many restrictions have ueen '
I thrown around the resumption of the!
! sport and it will bo nocessary for thej
I undergraduates and alumni to live up'
to the spirit of these regulations if
t lie game is to stay.
The* Columbia men agree that they.
i will not raise any objections to the'
regulations within the five-year period.!
It is anticipated that the studentH
will be too glad to receive half a loaf
rather than none to again antagonize
the authorities with any objections to j
their plans under which the game is
restored.
This action on the part of the coun
cil comes after a carefully planned
movement which had for its foundation
the convincing of the authorities of
the sincerity of the undergraduates in
their petitions for the reinstatement
of the game and their willinguesg to
support it.
Work will start immediately in the
arranging of a schedule for the Blue
and White team next fall. A manager |
will be elected and negotiations will
be opened at once with the managers
of the teams of local colleges with the
hope of a game, owing to the fact that
the schedules of all of the college
teams have been completed and more
or less readjustment wuold be found
necessary to admit Columbia to their
lists.
Prank Fackenthal, secretary of the
university and chairman of the I'niver
sity Committee on Athletics, on whose
careful recommendations the Council
baied its decision to reinstate the
game, stated after the meeting that
Columbia would try to get some good
games scheduled for the fall. Harvard,
Vale, Princeton, Cornell and Univer
sity of Pennsylvania are on the list
of those colleges which the Blue and
White not now be permitted to play,
but with this assurance from Secre
tary Fackenthal, the prospects are en
for a good schedule of
games.
The entire coaching system for the
new eleven will be tinder the auspices
of the •physical education department.
This is the recognized beginning of a
movement to place all Columbia sports
under the supervision of this depart
ment. The ultimate aim is to develop
sports at Columbia on a basis which
will bring the greatest number of stu
dents out and ito them the most good.
The college students are the only
ones who will be permitted to play on
the teams. The. graduate students will
not be eligible, noi will any of the sci
entific students. The engineering
schools will bp placed ou a graduate
basis next September and this auto
matically eliminates them from the
squad.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies, 5; New York, 2
New York, April 21. —The Phillies
took their third straight game from
the Jew York Giants yesterday, making
it five in a row for Moran's men since
they started iu the race for the Na
tional League pennant.
R. H. E.
Phillies ...02100200 o—s 12 1
New York 00020000 o—2 7 0
Mayer and Killifer; Schaucr and
Meyers. '
Pittsburgh, 8; Chicago, fl
Chicago. April 1. —Pittsburgh hit
Chicago's pitchers consistently yester
day and defeated the locals 8 to G.
R. 'H. E.
Pittsburgh .2 0 1 2 0 0 30 o—B 13 2
Chicago ...00000231 o—60 —6 7 2
Mauraux. McQuillan and Gibson;
Cheney, Zabel, Pierce and Bresnahan.
Cincinnati Blanks Cardinals
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 21. —Benton
pitched superb ball, allowing only two
hits, and as a result Cincinnati shut
out St. Louis vesterdav, 2 to 0.
R. H. E.
St. .. 00000000 o—o0 —0 2 0
Cincinnati . 10000010 x —2 11 0
Perdue, Niehaus and Snyder; Benton
and Clarke.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn. 8
Boston, April 21.—With two out and
three on bases in the tenth inning,
Smith drove the ball to the score board,
scoring Fitzpatrick, and Boston won a
1 4-to-3 victory over Brooklyn yesterdav.
R. 11. E.
, Brooklyn .000200001 o—3 9 3
Boston ...020001000 I—4 7 3
Pfeffer, Ragan, Coombs, Aitchison
and McCarthy; Duque, Hughes and
Gowdy.
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BASEBALL SUMMARY
STANDING OF CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
w. r. p.e.
Detroit 5 2. .714
Boston 3 2 .600
Cleveland 4 S .571
New York : 3 3 .500
Washington 3 3 .500
St. Louis •' i 4 .429
Athletics 2 3 .400
Chicago , . i 2 5 ,2'S6
Yesterday's Results
Athletics, 6: New York, 2.
Boston, 5; Y\'nsbiugton, 2.
Detroit. 6; Chicago, 3.
Cleveland, 9; St. I.otiii*, 0.
Schedule for To day
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
Chicago at Detroit.
Schedule for To-morrow
St. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W: L. P.O. J
Philadelphia 5 0 1.000
Cincinnati 5 2 .714
Boston 4 2 .667
Pittsburgh 3 4 .439
New York 2 4 .333
St. Louis 2 5 .280
Brooklyn 1 6 .143
Yesterday's Results
Philadelphia, 5; New York, 2.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn, 3, 10 innings.
Pittsburgh, 8; Chicago, 6.
Cincinnati, 2; St. Louis, 0.
Schedule for To-day
Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Schedule for To-morrow
New York at Brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Chicago at St. Louis.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
W. L. PC.
Brooklyn 6 2 ,750
Chicago 5 3 , .625
Kaunas City . . 5 4 ;55fi
Newark 5 4 .556
Pittsburgh 4 5 .4+4
St. Louis . ... 3 5 .375-
Buffalo 3 5 .375
i Baltimore .......... 3*6 .333
Yesterday's Results
Buffalo, 6; Brooklyn, 2. .
| .Pittsburgh, 4; Kansas City, 3.
St. Louis, 8; Chicago, o.
Kansas City at Pittsburgh.
Schedule for To-day
Baltimore at Buffalo.
Brooklyn at Newark.
Only three games scheduled.
Schedule for To-morrow
Brooklyn at Newark.
Baltimore at Buffalo.
Other clubs not scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics, 0; New York, 2
j Philadelphia, April 21.—Connie
Mack changed his lineup yesterdav,
and with Bob pitching m
grand form, the Athletics looked like
a different team, winning easily from
the New York Yankees by a score of
6 to 2.
R. H. E.
Athletics ..0 0 2 1 2001 x—6 12 0
New York . 1000010 0 o—2 8 2
Shawkey and McAvoy; Warhop and
Sweeney.
Detroit, 6; Chicago, 8
Detroit, Mich., April 21. —De-
troit's slugging trio, Cobb, Crawford
and Veach, smashed their team to a
third consecutive victory over Chicago
yesterdav. The score was 6 to 3.
R. H. E.
Chicago ... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 o—3 7 3
Detroit ....20000310 x—6 1 1 1
Cicotte and Schalk; Dauss and Mc-
Kee.
Boston, 5; Washington, 3
Washington, D. C., April 21.—Bos
ton batted, Gallia hard yesterday and
defeated Washington 5 to 2.
R. H. E.
Boston .... 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 I—s 12 0
Washington 20 0 00000 o—2 8 2
G. Foster and Thomas; Gallia, Ayers
and Ainsmith.
Cleveland, O; St. Louis, O
St. Louis, Mo., April 21.—'St. Louis
could do nothing with Morton's deliv
ery yesterday and was shut out, 9 to 0.
Cleveland ..0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2
St. Louis . 00000000 o—o0 —0 3 5
Morton and Egan; Perryman, Rem
neos, Hoch and Agnew.
Galahad Club Holds Second Meeting
The second business meeting of the
Galahad Recreation Club was held at
the home of William Maurer, 1219
Hunter street. Twenty-eight new mem
bers were enrolled. Candidates for the
baseball team signed registration cards,
to be turned into the Allison Hill
Amateur Baseball League. The next
business meeting of the club will be
held Thursday, April 29, at the home
of Howard Seidel, 1625 Market street.
"Eat oranges—eat them all
the time, as many as you can.
They will save you many a
doctor's bill," said Dr. Wiley,
the world's leading authority
on pure food.
"I . believe in the youth-pro- -
trading and beauty-making >■
power of oranges," wrote Lina
Cavaliere, famed singer. "If I
could have but one fruit, it t .
would be oranges."
Famous athletes use grapefruit ■
\ freely when in training. It is
almost as strengthening as it i > 1
is delicious and its tonic
properties aid the appetite
and improve digestion.
How to Get Tree-Ripened,
Sweet, Juicy Florida Oranges
and Grapefruit in Yonr City
TheFlorida'Citrus Exchange is
a co-operative body of growers
formed to advance their inter
ests by protecting consumers.
The red mark of the Exchange
guarantees ripe, juicy fruit.
No child labor is employed.
All workers wear white gloves
and no hand touches the fruit.
Booklet of citrus fruit recipe* for four
crnti in stamps. Florida Citrus Exchaafc,
628 Citifoas' Bank Building, Tampa, Fl*.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Buffeds Beat Tiptops
Buffalo, April 21. —Buffalo batters
fell upon Li&fitte in the opening inning >
of yesterday game with Brooklyn, two
singles, a double and two 'banes on balls
giving them a winning lead, the final
total being 6 to 2.
R 'H B l '
Brooklyn .. 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 o—2 10 1
Buffalo ... 40 0 02000 x.— 6 U 1
Lafitte and Land; Sehulz and Allen.
St. Louis, 8; Chicago, 5
St. Louis, April 21.—A single br
Crnndall, who batted for Bridwell in
the first scored two runs for St. Louis,
giving the locals four tallies and a lead
that Chicago could not overcome. St.
Lou-it) won, S to 5.
R H E
Chicago .... 00 0 1 1 0 3 0 o—s 5 0
St. Jjouiiv ... 40 0 04000 *—B 5 3
Brennan, Brown and Fischer; Groom
and Hartley.
Pittsburgh, 4; Kansas City, 3
Pittsburgh, April 21.—A hit bats
man. a pass and Oakes' triple gave
Pittsburgh two runs in the ejghth in
ning yesterday and the local's defeated
I Kansas Citv, 4 to 3.
R. H. E.,
Kansas City 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 o—2 6 0
Pittsburgh .. 00020002 x—4 7 0
Main and Easterly; Caninitz, Kogge
and *'
Harrisburg Independents Practice
The Harrisburg Independent baseball
team reported to Captain Miller on the
H. A. C. field this afternoon at 3
o'clock. Daily practices will follow and
! the team will likely be picked within
, two weeks. The season will open May 8.
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Lebanon Takes League Franchise
' The Lebanon team took over the
1 Harrisburg franchise in the Central
Pennsylvania Baseball Ijeague last
• night. following a conference with
, President Stees, of the league. William
' G. Maurer, manager, has already sign
-1 ed most of his players for the coming
season.
Upper Dauphin League
" Upper [)auphju bounty teams will or
ganize a league at a meeting to 'be held
1 at VVilliamstown Friday night at 8
' o'clock. Klizabethtown, Lykens, Tower
City aud VVilliamstown will be repre
• sented. C. C. is president
j of the Elizabethtown Club.
H. A. C. Juniors to Open Season
The H. A. €. Juniors will open their
season Saturday with the Harris Park
A. C. on the H. A. C. grounds. The .
' game will be called.at 3 o'clock. The
Juniors will line up in the following
order: G. Swartz, catcher; Orner, first
' 'base; Shearer, second base,; E. Swartz,
, pitcher; Parker, shorstop; Loitghran,
' third base; Wolf, left field; Kirby, cen
-3 ter Held; Bailey, right field; Rudy, right
field; Matchett, pitcher.
Pool Teams Split Pair
s Adams aud Gordon, of the Penn pool
parlors, defeated H. Gordau and fc>.
Long of the Hess team, last night on
the Penn tables 'by a score of 100 to
J 51. In a second match the-Hess team
won by a score of 100 to 90. On the
Hess team in this match were H. Stroup
and A. Fitzgerald. G. i.Mathias and W.
Deitzler shot for the Penn parlors.
Friendship and Washies to Meet
) The Washington Fire Company team
. and the Friendship Fire Company will
e meet Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock
on the H. A. C. field. Trainer Charles,
l' Ripper has had his Washic team on the
t field each afternoon in preparation for
s the contest and expects to win. There
i ii a lot of rivalry between the two
teams and a hot game is looked for.
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