Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-10
HARRISBURG STARTS
IMPORTANT WEEK
Allentown Is Here For Booster Day
and Two Games; Handsome
Prizes Awarded

A crucial week for Harrisburg
started to-day at Island Park With
Allentown the attraction to-day and
tomorrow, record crowds are looked
for. This afternoon Booster Day un-
der the auspices of the Harrisburg
Sporting Writer'S Association, was an
added event. The big time started at
2 o'clock. Prizes were awarded in
the various events.
Unusual interest was manifested in
the one hundred yard dash, which was
the opening event this afternoon.
There are fast men on the Allentown
team, Johnny Castle being picked as
the swiftest, and also as the star run
ner in the Tri-State. In addition to
the seven opening events, players were
in line for winning handsome prizes
by doing special work.
The games with Allentown are of
Importance To win two games from
the Teutons at home would give Har-
risburg a lead hard to overcome. AL
lentown must travel over the same
route as Harrisburg from now until
the close of the season. The events
an6 prizes scheduled for t IS after
noon are as follows:
Events and Prizes
100-yard dash-First prize, watch
fob, presented by C. Ross Boas; sec
ond prize, stick pin, presented by War
rem B. Free.
Fungo hitting-First prize, UNI
brella, presented by The Hub; second
prize, seal leather pocketbook, by
Robert S. Magee.
Fifty-yard dash for 1876 Founders
First prize, leg of lamb, presented by
Guy S. Vogt; second prize cushion
top, presented by The Globe.
Dash around the bases-First prize
brier pipe. presented by George
Harry; second prize, box of Henrietta
cigars, by the Casino Company.
Accurate throw-First prize, base
ball bat, best in George Bogar's store;
second prize, box of cigars, presented
by George Morrison.
Long distance throw-First prize
French brier pipe, presented by Rob
ert V Fairlamb; second prize, box OF
Coiner cigars, presented by Smith q
Keffer Co,
Beating out bunt-s2.5O hat, pre-.
sented by Fl. C. Dodge: second prize
pearl handle knife. presented by the
Harrisburg Hardware Co.
Remaining prizes will be distributed
as follows:
one suit of clothes, presented by w
Fl. Bennethum for Dives, Pomeroy &
s. wart to the pl yer on the home
extra bases on hits; material for 4
suit of clothes presented by an ad-
mirer of the club, to the player or
the home team who Is voted the mos
valuable to his team during the game
IS credit slip, by Lester G.. Hoffman
to the home player making the mos
sensational catch; So pair of baseball
shoes to the first home player who
walks to first; S5 worth of merchan'
disc by Doutrich & Co.. to the player
of either team making the first extra
base hit; seal leather card case by
Mercer b. Tate, Jr., to the first visit
ing player who walks to first; box OF
A. ]. Casat cigars. presented by Smith
e Keffer Co.. to the first player or
either team making a single; leather
handbag, presented by tn. Star-In.
dependent to the player on the home
club who makes the most timely hit
umbrella, Mayor John K. Royal, to the
player on either team making the frs
sacrifice fly; pick of smoker, pipe oil
meT handise by Charles Kock, to the
pitcher having the most strikeouts
five-pound box of candy by John A
Rose to the player on either team
starting the first double play.