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■HEWS OF THE
BASEBALL SUMMARY
STANDING OF CLUBS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L P.C.
'billies S 1 .SS9
Cincinnati 7 3 .TOO
'hicago 5 .500 j
lost on 5 5 .500 '
it. Louis 5 7 .417
Pittsburgh 4 6 .400 ■
trooklyn 4 6 .400
lew York 2 7 .22:'
Yesterday's Besults
St. Louis, St Pittsburgh, 1.
Chicago. 4: Cincinnati, 4. (15 in-'
ings. Called.)
Schedule for To-day
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Schedule for To-morrow
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
AMEBIC AN LEAGUE
W. L PC.
)etroit 9 3 .750
Vashington 5 4 .556
few York £ 4 .556
loston 4 4 .500 ,
Cleveland A 6 .500 <
Chicago 6 6 .500 j
Ithleties 3 5 .375}
it. Louis 3 9 .250
Yesterday's Besults
Cleveland, 3: Detroit, 1.
Chicago, 1; St. Louis, 0.
Schedule for To-day
Athletics at Boston.
Washington at New Y'ork.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St. Louis at Detroit.
Schedule for To-morrow
Athletics at Washington.
New York at Boston.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St. Louis at Detroit.
FEDERAL LEAGUE
W. L. P.C. |
few-ark 9 5 .642
Pittsburgh S 5 .615
Chicago 6 4 .600
Brooklyn 7 5 .5 S3
fansas City 6 6 .500
iuffaio 5 S .355
Baltimore 5 S .3So j
>t. Louis 3 S .273!
Yesterday's Besults
Chicago, 10; Kansas City, 3.
Kansas City, 9; Chicago, 2 (2d
fame).
Schedule for To-day
Buffalo at Newark.
Baltimore at Brooklyn.
Kansas City at Chicago.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Schedule for To-morrow
Kansas City at Chicago.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Buffalo af Newark.
Baltimore at Brooklyn.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland, 3; Detroit. 1
Cleveland. 0., April 26.—-Cleveland
broke Detroit's winning streak yester
day, winning 3 to 1.
Cleveland ..2 0 000001 x— *1
Detroit 000000 0 1 o—l 6 0
Morton and Egan. o"NeiJl; Key-,
nolds, Cavet. Boehler, Dauss and Mc-
Kee.
Chicago, 1; St. Louis, O
Chicago, April 26. —Chicago made
it four straight from St. Louis yester
day. when Russell struck out 11 men
and won a pitchers' contest from Baum- j
gardner, 1 to 0.
RH E '
St. Louis ..00000000 o—o 4 3
Chicago .... 00001000 x—l 4 1 ,
Baumgardner and Agnew; Russell
and Scbalk.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago-Cincinnati Tie
Cincinnati, 0., April 26.—Chicago
Paul's Shoe Store
Formerly Located at 418 Market Street
Now Located at
11 North Fourth Street
and Cincinnati played a brilliant 15-
inning game yesterday, which was final
ly called on account of darkness with
the score a tie at 4 to 4.
R. H. E.
Chicane —
1002000100 0 0 0 0 o—4 10 0
Cincinnati
0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—4 13 2
Cheney, Standridge and Bresuahan;
.Benton, Pale, Ames. Douglas and Wiu
'S°-
St. Lotus, 8; Pittsburgh. 1
St. Louis, April 26.—St. Louis,
playing errorless ball, defeated Pitts
burgh vesterdav, S to 1.
R. H. E.
, Pittsburgh ..10000000 o—l0 —1 9 4
St. Louis .. 1000 0 070 x—S 6 0
Doak and Snyder; Klehner, Mamaux
! and Gibson.
'
FEDERAL LEAGUE
At. St. IxHiis— R. H. E.
I Pittsburgh 3 9 1
St. Louis 0 5 0
Hcarn and Berry; Weston and Hart
ley.
At Newark—
Buffalo 1 S 1
Newark ! 2 10 3
Schultz and Allen; Kaiserling and
Rariden.
At Kansas City—lst Game.
| Chicago ! 10 13 0
Kansas City 3 4 3
Johnson and WHson; Main and Eas
, terlv.
Second Game—
'■"hicago 2 S 2
j Kansas City 4 g 4
| Hendrix and Wilson; R. Johnson and
| Brown.
At Newark—
Buffalo 1 7 1
Newark 2 10 3
14 innings.
Schultz and Blair; Allen. Kaiserling
! and Rariden.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Hick-AThrifts Win Easily
The Hick-A-Thrifts won a one-sided
! game from the P. R. R. Elects Satur
j day afternoon, winning bv the score of
11 to 1. # '
Elects ... 0000 00 0 1 0— 1 8 3
; Hick A-T's 06200003 x—ll 13 1
Shafer and Cook; Atkinson and Noll.
Highspire. 5. Keener. 3
The Highspire club of the Central
| Pennsylvania League won from the
Keener A. C. in a well-plaved game
1 Satardav at Highspire. 5 to 3.
R. H. E.
Keener ... 21000000 o—30 —3 3 4
Highspire . 100101 0 2 x—s S 5
Miller and Squires; Cramer and Bon
holtzer.
Duncannon. 2; Middletown. 1
Duncannon. April 26.—Middletown.
champions of the Central Pennsylvania
League last season, lost to tne Duncan
j non team of the Dauphin-Perry League
1 Saturdav, 2 to 1.
R. H. E.
Duncannon .00000010 I—2 4 3
Middletown. 00010000 o—l 6 3
F. Miller and Hunter; Shirk, Kling
and Stipe.
Halifax High Easy
Halifax, April 26.—The Halifax
first team swamped the Halifax High
school here Saturdav bv the score of
10 to 1.
Halifax . 32010310 o—lo 10 0
High .... 00010 000 0— 1 2 2
Bowman. Crown and Sehroyer; Aid
red, Miller and Thudd.
Marysville, 4; Oberlin, 3
Marvsville. April 26.—The local
team of the Dauphin-Perry League de
feated the Oberlin A. C. Saturday aft- :
ernoon in a hard-fought ten-inniug
game. 4 to 3.
Marvsville ... 000201000 I—4
Oberlin 000002001 o—3
Tiger A. C. 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 I—6 10 1
Dauphin. »; Baker A. A., 1
Dauphin, April 26.—Gilday held the
hard-hitting Baker A. A., of Steelton,
to six scattered hits Saturday and
Dauphin won, score 9 to 1.
Dauphin ...0 0061 02 0 x—9 11 0
I • - . _ _ —— - *■' III.*II 111 II
-• -' "' ' v ' ; V " ' ' •: 1 " : - ' ' V< * • • " " ' •'
TIARRISBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 26. 1915.
Baker A. A. 00000100 o—l 6 6
Gildav and C. Rhoads; Johnson and
Ream.
Curtin Heights Wins, 8-7
Curtin Heights won from Camp Hill
High school Saturday, score 8 to 7.
ft H E
Camp Hill . 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 x—7 5 2
C. H 111111100—8 13 2
Bock and F. Armstrong; Critt and
Trust.
Market Street Juniors Win
Tho Market Street Juniors won
from the Tiyer A. C. Saturday after
noon, score 7 to 6.
Market St. .0 20 0 1 00 2 3—7 9 1
East End. 4; Snola, 3
East End won from the Enola Coun
try Club, Saturday afternoon, on the
i East End grounds, score 4 to S.
Enola C. C. 001010010 o—3 3
East End .0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1— 4 2 3
Kline, Giblin and Housic; Campbell,
Shicklev and Cooper.
Rosewood. 11; Riverside, 9
The Rosewood nine won from River
i side Saturday afternoon, score 11 to
9.
Rosewood 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 o—ll
Riverside 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0— 9
West End Loses
The West End A. C„ of this pity,
j was defeated Saturday afternoon by
the Hoekersville niue at Fourth and
Seneca streets bv the score of 11 to 5.
R. H. E.
llockersv 'lie 30 0 0 0 S0 0 o—ll S 2
West End . 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0— 5 8 4
Stanley A. C., 14: Albion A. C„ 6
An interesting game was played on
the Seventeenth and Chestnut street
grounds by the Stanley A. C. and the
Albion A. C.. which resulted in a 14 to
6 victory for the Stanley A. C. Mcl.eaf,
of the Stanleys, was in fine form, strik
ing out 14 batters and sending only
two men to base on balls
Stnnlev . . 3 0 0 1 3 1 4 1 o—l4 11 3
Albion . . 0 1 0003 02 0— 6 4 6
Easy For St eel ton A. C.
The Methodist Club went down to
defe.it before the Steelton nine of
the Central Penn League Saturday
svore, 19 to 0.
R. H. E.
Methodist .0 00000 00 0— 0 6 6
Steelton ..5 1 143 14 0 x—l 916 1
Gilden and Bruuer; Hummel. Kirbv
and Beaver.
j Friendship. 7; Washington, 1
The members of the Friendship Fire
Company Saturday afternoon won from
j the Washington Chemical Company,
score 7 to 1.
R. H. E.
Friendship .2 0020 00 0 3—7 16 3
I Washingotn 0000 10 0 0 o—l 7 4
j Murphy and Kline; Chenoweth and
Sawyer.
Keystone, O; Agoga. 1
The Keystone A. C. players won
j from the Agogas Saturday on Island
Park, score 9 to 7.
R. H. E.
Kevstone ..5 0 0 00 0 0 2 o—9 10 2
Agoga 0 0 3 0 2 0-2 0 o—7 So
Vincome A. C., 11; Riverside, to
Riverside lost to Vincome A. C„
Saturday, 11 to 10.
Vincome 120,00035 o—ll
Riverside 0102 0 000 7—lo
Lewis A. C. Wins. 18-4
The Lewis A. C. won from the
Packard A. C. Saturday, score 13-4.
Lewis A. C. 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 o—l3 15 1
Packard ..0 00 1 1 002 0— 4 9 5
Brelsford, 10; Citizens. 3
The Brelsford A. C. won from the
; Citizens Fire Company Saturday nft
j ernoon by the score of 16 to 3. Vance,
: of the Brelsford nine pitched a good
I game and fanned twelve men.
Harris Park. 4; H. A. C. Juniors, .1
Harris Park A. C. defeated the H.
A. C. Juniors on the H. A. C. field Sat
urday afternoon by the score of 4 to
3. Edward Swartz kept the Harris
Ptrk scoreless until the sixth inning
when they sent a runner across the
1 plr.te. Two more in the seventh and
one in the ninth brought the Harris
| Park to vietorv.
; ' R. H. E.
i Harris Park 00000120 I—4 10 2
| H. A. C. Jr.,o 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 I—3 11 4
McCurdv and Ommert; E. Swartz
j and G. Swartz.
TECH LOSES TO MKIUERSBIRG
Local Team Starts Bally. Too Late.
Score, 6 to 4
The 'Mereersburg Academy nine de
feated Tech High at Mereersburg on i
Saturday afternoon by the score of 6
' to 4. The winners had the advantage
I of an early lead, and while Tech got !
j to the Mereersburg twirler in the last !
j inning they fell two runs short of
tying up the score. Challenger pitched
a good game for the Maroon and smash
ed out two doubles and a single. The
score:
'HA-'R/RI3Bf"RG
R. H. O. A. E.
Stewart, ss ...... 0 0 0 4 2
Mell, If 0 0 0 0 0
Weaver. 2b 1 1 3 l i
Beach, e 0 0 7 0 1
Reiff. rf 1 0 0 0 0
| Andrews. 3b 1 1 1 2 0
j Challenger, p... . 1 3 1 4 0
Leseure. lb 0 010 1 0
Kutz, cf 0 0 2 0 1
Totals 4 5 24 12 5
MERCHRSBrRG A.
R. H. O. A. E.
Eberly, 9b 1 1 0 1 0
' Rupp. ss 1 ft o 5 2
Bennett, c 0 3 8 3 l
Beauchamp, lb ... 0 014 0 0 j
Moore, cf 1 0 1 ft 0 |
Sidler, >p. If 1 2 1 0 2
Freek. rf 0 0 1 0 o
Lungren, If. p 1 1 ft 3 0
Gibson, p ft 0 ft o ft
Gray, 3b 1 0 2 2 0
Totals 6 7 27 14 6
Harrisburg 00020000 2—4
Mereershurg 01111011 o—6
Three base hits—Challenger, 2; Bber
ly. Sidler. Double play—Stewart. Wea
ver and Ijescure. Struck out—By Chal
lenger, 7; Sidler r 4; Lungren. i; Gib
son, 1. Bases on balls—Off Challenger,
4; Sidler, 4; Lungren. 3. Sacrifice "hit
Eberly. Wild pitches—Challenger,
1; Sidler, 3. Time—l.so. Umpires—
Traub and Wills.
New Baseball League In Upper End
Williamstown, Lykens, Elizabethville
apd Tower City will form a new league
to be known as the Dauphin-Schuylkill
circuit. The committee on organiza
tion will report at a meeting to-morrow
evening in Lykens.
W. A. MILLER HIGH IN SHOOT
Makes Perfect SCOT* la Barrlabarg
Sportsmen's Association
Benefit Event
W. A. Miller had the only perfect
score Saturday afternoon in "the trap
shoot of the Harrisburg Sportsmen a
Association at Second and Emerald
streets. There were several forty-nines.
The shoot was for the benefit "of the
Polyclinic hospital and more than SIOO
was realized. Merchandise prizes
were awarded as follows:
Denson, 49. ton of coal; Heiges,
42, flashlight; Dinger, 44, pipe; Kshen
our. 44; S. Reed, 45. picture; Hawkins,
professional. 4S; G. O. Sarvie, 40, um
brella; Sonuners, professional, 47; Wise,
4 8, fishing rod; Stoll. 41, box of writing
paper; J. Martin. 49. slippers; Worden,
47, wifte; Herrold, 43, Hat; Shoop, 49,
hand trap; Logue. 49, picture; Disney,
4S. 48 cans tomatoes; Mrs. Boyer, 33,
six pairs men's hose: Kreidler, 38, fish
not and reel; Henry, 38, safety razor;
Shnft'er. 44. cuff links aud tie pin; E.
Keys. 41. live pounds candy; Wilson,
49, uickcl bibbs; C. Keys, 43, bathing
suit; Bowman. 30. shirt; Lutz, SO, pair
pillow cases; 0. Martin. 30. fish net aud
rod: Morrett, 38, paper and envelopes;
Seabold. 45, shooting jacket; G. Hoff
man. 40. one-half ton of coal; Kslien
our. 39; W, Quigley, 44, wine; Hackott,
41. ton of coal: Radio. 32. box cigars;
S. Hoffman. 44, shooting jacket: Keller.
4 7, meerschaum pipe; \V. A. Miller. 50,
leather chair; G. \Y. Miller. 37, ton of
coal; M. Steward, 48. fishing rod;
Frank. 46, hand trap; Wells, 45. box
cigars; Alan. 47, fishing roil valued at
sl2: Hickok, 41, shell bag; Schival,
34; Essig, 2S. wine; E. Hoffman. 44.
pair trousers; Powalt, 28, bottle lilac
water; Millig, 24, box cigars: Oleck
ner, 35, fishing rod; Bonner, 40. B. V.
P.; Pomrsning, 45. cigars; R. Reed, 44.
five pounds candy; H. O. Miller, 39, car
ton dog cakes.
Reinhard A. C. Want Games
Lloyd ('. Pike, assistant manager of
the U,>iiili:ir<i A. P., is anxious to fill a
few open dates on the sehedue. He
would like to hear from l«ebauon. Dun
cannon, Annville, Carlisle. Mechanics
burg or Hunimelstown.
To Plan Publicity Run
The committee of the Motor Club of
Harrisburg arranging the publicity run
to be held May 10, 11 and 12, will
meet this evening in the quarters of
the club. Seven uew cups have been
received.
Adopt Schedule To-night
Representatives of the teams in the
Central Pennsylvania Baseball League
•ii. meet iu ilers.iev mis evening to
arrange for the evening of the season
next Saturday. The schedule will be
adopted.
Player Killed by Pitched Ball
Newton, Mass., April 26. —The
death of William Downing, who was
struck on the hend by a pitched ball
during a baseball game in Needham
Saturday, was announced yesterday.
Downing, who was at bat, was unable
to dodge a wild ball.
700 POUND GIRL HOLDS TRAIN
Delays Traffic in Transfer on Her Way
to Join Circus
Oil City, Pa., April 26.—Traffic on
the New York Central line was de
layed twenty minutes when Anna C'hel
ton. Oil City's fat girl, weighing more
than 700 pounds, departed to join a
circus.
Half a dozen men transported her in
a specially made wheel chair to the bag
gage car. and when a transfer was
made at Andover the car was detached
and shifted to the freight depot. Later
the baggage car of the second train
was shifted to the depot and the 700
pounds of circus girl placed in it.
The train was held until the crew
made the transfer.
AT 94 HAS FIRST AUTO RIDE
Rockland County Man Celebrates
Birthday With 5 Mile Trip
Haverstraw, N. Y., April 26.—Rob
ert C. English, of Pomona, Rockland
county, celebrating his ninety-fourth
birthday yesterday, haul his first auto
mobile ride. Charles Remsen, of Maho
pae, his grandson, took him for a five
mile ride.
English in his early days was a loco
motive engineer. His father, Ward
English, lived to be 99.
40 POUND BASS FROM HUDSON
Professional Fisherman Takes Big
One With Seine
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., April 26. —
George Dernier, a professional fisher
man. caught a forty pound stripe,! bass
in the Hudson river yesterday. It is
reported here as being the biggest fish
caught in the Hudson this year.
Demler made his catch on the Pier
mont flat, on the west bank of the river
and opposite Dobbs Ferry, where the
water is shallow. He was fishing with
a seine. The big bass measures about
three feet and a half in length.
Louis Fink
The funeral of Louis Fink, who died
Friday evening at the Y. M. C. A. build
ing, was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from his late home, 312 North
Second street. The services were in
charge of Rabbi Charles J. FYeund. In
terment was in the Jewish cemetery.
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LATHAM BATTING .106 IN
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' AJUJJE. LA.THAX HIS MIJCAXLJSKIf STORE. AND t>LSS\Z ■=, A
"I'm batting about .106 in this league now, but it's a bit early In the season and i ve uever stacked up against
this kind of pitchiu' before. Bat Pll be in the three hundred class as soon as things warm up a bit. My eye is gettUT
sharper every day. Thns spoke "Arlie" Latham, the famous "Arlle," In spotless white drill jacket and apron, the
new uniform of bis present calling Baseball? No, sir. Don't try to guess and whisper it softly throughout tha
world of baseball and fandom—delicatessen. "A Latham." That's (he neat gold sign on the window In one of New
busy streets. It's none other than "Arlie" Latbam, who for thirty-five years cavorted around third base in
the big leagues and made countless thousands laugh at his antics. And right here let It be said that "Arlie," with
the able assistance of Mrs. "Arlie." the real manager, is marking as good as the proprietor of Now York's newest deli
catessen store as he did on the baseball diamond in the heyday of his career. "Arlie" Latham's first appearance In
professional baseball was in 1S81!. when he Joined the Philadelphia club, then In the Alliance League. He played third
base throughout his entire career. Then he joined the St. Louis Browns, where he remained for nine years. Subse
quently he played in Chicago, Cincinnati and then back in St. Louis, where he remained until his great' throwing arm
wont Imok on Mm Later he was with the Giants as coach and scout and also officiated as umpire.
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