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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-05
BOROUGH MANAGER
IS NOW SUGGESTED
Western Man Wants to Make
Startling Amendment to the
Proposed Borough Code
MANY AMENDMENTS ARE UP
But 1t Is Not Believed That They
Will Get Very Far in This
Legislature
MANY AMENDMENTS ARE UP

A movement is on foot in Allie
gheny county for a provision in tho
borough code bill for the employment
of borough managers" The idea is
taken from the systems of government
now in use in Dayton, Ohio, Lock-
port. n. Y, and Staunton, Va, but 1t
1t not probable the PENNSYLVANIA
Legislature will fasten this fad on
the 1,100 boroughs of the common
wealth.
The borough code prepared by the
Legislative Reference Bureau Will be
presented in the House next week. to-
gether with codes on taxation and cor
porations and u general repeater which
has for its purpose the wiping off the
statute books of about 800 useless
laws. Representative Nelson McNicar,
of Allegheny, will have charge of the
borough code.
The code does not attempt to enact
any new borough law. but simply codi-
ties the statutes now on the books. Mr..
McNicar says he has heard of quite a
number OF amendments which will be
offered in committee and some of these
do propose vital changes. One is the
proposition to permit q borough to
send off somewhere for an expert and
turn the entire government of the
municipality over to him. Several
towns are now trying the experiment.
Over $50 Affected
In Pennsylvania there are about
$40 boroughs, and If the amendment
would go through experts would be
thicker than flies in jelly time. Mr..
McVicar has not said that he intends
to advocate the borough manager plan.
The borough solicitors of the state
have taken the position that no vital
changes should be made in the code,
and the majority of them at least will
not agree to the proposition that the
citizens of the LOO municipalities of
the state coming under the code are
incapable of governing themselves.
The general borough law was en-
acted in SOL and most of the munich
palities of this class are working un-
der it. Between 1851 and the adop-
ber of boroughs were created by
special laws. Some of these have ac-
cepted the provisions of the law of
1851 and others have not. The code
contains the laws of all boroughs that
come under the provisions of the 1851
act or have accepted it. All boroughs
formed after July /, 1915, the date the
code becomes operative, will come un-
der it's provisions.
The provisions the code does not
include relate to the assessment levy
and collection of taxes, except taxes
on dogs; collection of municipal claims
by liens; method of incurring or in
creasing bonded Indebtedness; election
officers and conduct of elections; poor
districts; boards of health; common
schools; borough and ward constables,
justices of the peace: giving of mu-
nicipal consent to public service COM
panies; state road. state-aid roads and
private roads; valuations of elections,
bonds, ordinances and acts of cor
porate officers; crimes and offenses by
borough officers.
AS to Borough Debt
The question of municipal indebt-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-05
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-05
As to borough Debt

The question OF municipal indebt-
edness is to be covered in another
code the reference bureau will pre-
pare. The code will repeal about 500
laws. while the taxation and corpo-
ration codes will wipe out an addi-
tional 900. The reference bureau has
also prepared a general repeater which
takes 900 acts off the books. These
are laws which have been repealed by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-05
WORKERS WILL SCOUR
CITY FOR MEMBERS
Christian Endeavorers of County
to Observe 34th Anniversary
With Week of Services

Christian Endeavor
week will be observ-
ed by hundreds of So
cieties in this city and
Dauphin county be-
ginning Sunday, Feb
ruary Z. Many spe-
cial features and var
led programs will be
rendered by societies.
The United Society
of Christian Endea =
Vor has outlined q
brief program for the
week of February =
IA. y morning SER
mon on Christian En-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-05

Bible Glass to Meet.-The mems
Bible class of the Nagel Street Church
of God will hold its regular monthly
meeting Friday evening at 7O7 South
Front street
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
BASEBALL IS NEARLY
SEVENTY YEARS OLD
Game As It Is Now Played Will
Have an Anniversary on
September %.

An enthusiastic baseball fan arises
to suggest that on September q OF
this year the baseball magnates com.
memorate in some fashion the seven.
tieth anniversary OF the adoption OF
the PLAYING rules which form the basis
of the present code OF the game. These
rules. adopted by the knickerbocker as
sociation OF New York in ls45. read as
follows:
The bases shall be from home tc
second base. 45 PAGES: from first &c
third base. 4? PAGES. eauidistant.
The game to consist Of q counts. OF
aces (runsl; but at the conclusion ar
equal number of hands dnnings for
each side) must be played.
The ball must be, pitched, not
thrown. for the bat
"A ball knocked out OF the field OF
outside the range of first or third base
is foul.
missed and the last one caught. is g
hand out: II not caught is considered
fair and the striker bound to run.
III ball be struck or tipped, and
caught either flying or the frst bounce
II IL a hand out.
"A player running the bases shall
be out II the ball is in the hands OF
an adversary on the base or II the
runner is touched with 1t before he
makes his base: 1t being understood
however. that In no instance is a bal
to be thrown at him
"A PLAYER running who shall preven,
an adversary from catching or getting
the bal! bNfore making his base is q
hand out.
"Inree hands out. all out.
Players must take their strikes ir
regular turn.
"All disputes and differences relative
to the game to be decided by the UNI
pire. from which there Is no appeal.
NO ace iscoreI or base can be made
on foul strike.
"A runner cannot be put out in max
ing one base when a balk is made b!
the pitcher.
But one base allowed when a hal
bounds out Of the field when struck"
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Brooke Brewer Gathered
His Speed From Rollers
Sprinter in Early Life
Practiced on Skates in
Streets of Washington.

Treacherous roller-skates, frequently
known to be the cause OF boys broken
bones. are seldom heard OF in con-
nection with broken records on the cin-
der path.
Brooke Brewer, the classiest sprinter
i'm American scholastic circles. attri-
butes his success to the time he spent
on roller skates during his early life
in Washington, where he was born and
at present lives with his mother and
other members of the Brewer family
Young Brewer Is without question the
finest specimen of scholastic sprinter
that any one will see in this country to-
lines of Howard Berry, although some
what shorter.
Although II was commonly predicted
that Brewer would win the century IN
the Middle States. senior scholastic
championships on Franklin Field.
Philadelphia Saturday. very few were
Of the opinion that the st. Adams
School lad would equal the world 8
scholastic mark Of 40 for the event
The feat Is unquestionable. as Brewer
has already covered the 100 yards in
this time in three different meets this
spring. During the indoor season the
Washington youth. without handica ps
defeated Lippincott and Patterson. or
Penn. 1t was not until after he had
beaten the fast field of schoolboy
sprinters on Franklin Field that Phiia-
delphians realized the speed OF this
youth.
He covered the distance In the semi
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Former Western High Ath-
Icte May Be Sent to
Panama Exposition.

Cathedral School. 1t IL boarding in
stitut'on and has within It's dormitortes
sons OF several OF the countrys most
distinguished officials.
Brewer soon made a name for hlmselt
by his work on the basketball held tie
is particularly strong as halfpack,
and really displays more fondness lor
tris sport than for track and baseball.
altho ough those who have seen MIN IN
action state that in time he VIII make
n remarkable ball player. Shortstop ls
his position on the ball held, and ne
hats from the right side Of the plate.
He will return to st. Albans for MS
closing school year next fall. .
Coach Green. who Is graduate OF
Temple University, Of this city. TOOK
Brewer and several other athletes OF the
school to his camp in Minnesota last
summer. where outdoor life was en-
loved to the limit.
IL is likely that Brewer will be sent
| to the championships at the Panama :
| Pacific Exposition this summer. AZ ne -
particularly anxious to meet Drew.
whom he Is confident Of defeating Any
sprnter who can cover the century In
! Q 4-5 is worthy Of trial against the
| Southern Californian. Right now young
Brewer appears to be the most likely
person to beat Drew.
| He was anxious to enter the special
| 1O-yard dash in connection with the
Penn relays. but on account OF not De
| ing a college student was barred BY the
| Red and Blue officials. The youngster
was keenly disappointed over the re-
| fusal. His brother. Newton Brewer,
| was captain of the Georgetown track
team in 1918.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
DOYLE BROTHERS IN
SEM|.F|NAL MATCHES
Expected to Win in Singles and
Doubles in Chevy Chase
Tennis Events.

Conrad Doyle and Harold Doyle. Of
the famous Doyle combination In ton
mis-. may gather in all the laurels at the
th"vy Chase tennis tournament today.
connie Doyle is expected to meet Har-
old Doyle in the finals If the brothers
dispose of Harvey Bunday and A. j.
core.
In the doubles the Doylcs look to have
everything their own way. and are being
picked Tor the winners in this event.
The pairing for today follows:
Mems Understandings Of first
bracket: II. n. Bundy VS.. r. f.. Doyle.
Semihndls of second bracket; G. r.
Doyle vs.. A. J. Gore.
Mems doubles-rhird round Doyle and
Doyle VS.. Mootehead and Wilcox. First
round. second bye: Barber and Doyle vs..
,, Bundy and Wright; winners vs.. Lewis
and Fuller.
Womens singles: First round-Mrs.
Wycth VS.. Miss Baker; Miss Moore vs..
Mrs Wyeth vs.. Miss Baker match.
The results in yesterdays matches
follow:
Mems singles. fourth round-H. II.
Bundy defeated Gates. d. G. ;; \. y.
Gore defeated {. Brown. 81 6-4. GO,
c. y. Doyle defeated }. L. Moorchead,
50, 81.
Mems doubles. first round-Doyle and
Doyle defeated Hackett and Scott, -
6-3: karriCk and Chew defeated ReY-
IlpluS ana NCNTulIt, ~, - VI. IlIll-
yer and McClean defeated Gore and
Gould. 6-3. 81. G-l: MCKnew and
! Watkins defeated Jones and partner by
default: Barber and Doyle defeated
Lincoln and Carlisle, 6-3. 6-3. Second
hye-Gordon and Moore defeated DE
Motto and Armstrong. 81, g.. Second
| round Doyle and Doyle defeated I<ar-
rick and Chew. e.. 6-3: Moorehead
and Wilcox defeated Hillyer and Nc
Clean. 3--6. 6-l, 6-3; Lewis and Fuller
I-I.r .ly..
81. Ga.
Mems consolation singles. first round
i. w. De Motto defeated A. Y. I.eech.
lr.. by default; r. A. Meade defeated g.
7. \. Miller. 6-3. g.; p. II. 5. Cake
defeated \. BENTON by default. Second
bye-E. w. Dom, ir.. defeated f. Sim
mons by default. Second round-M eade
defeated De Motto. -. -. G-3.
! Wom"n's singles. first round-Miss A.
Morrison defeated Miss E. Bryan. 6-3,
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
William Walsh Star
Of Columbus Meet

The first annual track and field meet
held under the auspices OF the Column
bus Country Club. on the grounds ad-
iacent to the clubhouse proved sue
cess. and is heing praised today by the
members. The grounds were in excel
lent shape. and the time made in the
various events was unusually good for
the field of entrants.
William NJ. Walsh proved to be the
star OF the meet and won the indiVid-
ual prize for the member scoring the
greatest number of points. His total
number of points were 1872. having won
the 1O0-yard. 220-yard, and HO-yard
dashes third in the running broad
Jump. and third in the shotput. In the
5O-yard dash for ladies. Miss Carmel
Walsh and Miss Sadie Galley finished
a tie for first place twice, and Miss
Margaret Dyer was third.
The final results of the meet were as
follows: lO0-yard dash-WRlsh. first:
Zilliou. second: Fitzgerald, third. Time,
10 3-5 seconds.
o2O-yard dash-Walsh. first; Moore.
second: Lawns. third. Time, % seconds.
44O-Yard dash--Walsh. first; Daidy,
second: Degnan, third Time, IS sec
onds.
Running broad iump-Tultuvaul. first
Daddy, second. Walsh. third. Distance
1914.
Three-legged raCe-Walsh and Tultu.
vaul. first: Tabler and LAWNS, second
and Meyers and Daddy. third
Shotput-Kennelly, first: Meyers, sec.
ond: Walsh. third. Distance. 36-6l2.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Amateur Notes,

The Land team. of the Home Club
League. today hangs up the seasons
leagues. having totaled % over I for
the Mines team. Twenty-three hits
We're recorded by the Land swatters off
Leffingwell and Galliet
Ruddeman was the only Land player
who failed to fatten his batting aver
age. He went to the bat but once. and
failed to get hit. Pfeiffer and Wilcox
were the leading hitters of the winning
team. with four to their credit. Ten
errors were made by the losers. The
game went but seven innings.
G. H. |. got ip ahead Of the Drillery
team by a TO score in the Congress
Heights League yesterday. scoring two
ond which proved enough to win. Too
hill. Vernsten and Ebert pitched good
ball.
General Office and Station played to
the same score in the Terminal r. r.
Y. NJ. {. A. League, with the Office
team leading. The game went six in
nings.
Chemistry rolled up II runs to 4 for
Roads IN the Aggies' circuit. Fifteen
hits were made by the winners, OF
which White, Kelly. and Hunter got
three each.
score In the Government League. the
Librarians showing improvement but
falling to come through for a win.
Printers got but one run In the De.
partmental, while Interior got off the
Printer pitchers. Sweeney. pitching fol
interior. allowed the Printers but two
hits.
Gonzaga High School players were in
strumental IN helping Holy Name de
! feat the Gibraltar team. in the Rose
! dale League. Yesterday by to |
OIonc got three hits for the winners
Both Folliard boys played creditabl'
ball for the winners.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
HARVARD TAKES NO
ACTION ON LETTER
Expected to Accept Track VIC
tory From Yale With Thanks.
Roos Case Cause.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May 1s.-The
note received from Yale in which that
college relinquishcd all claim TO win
ming last Saturdays dual track meet
between Yale and Harvard because Shot
Putter Roos was ineligible has caused
no action by the Harvard Athletic AS
sociation. The matter will come before
the athletic committee tomorrow night.
1t has been shown that Roos COM
peted against Annapolis in 1910 and
against Syracuse in 1911 for Columbia
University and for Yale In 1913 and 1914.
The agreement between Harvard and
Yale had not been officially filed at New
Haven. Harvard pointing out tonight
that 1t was agreed that Annapolis
SHOULD be considered as a college. The
Harvard Athletic Association has sent
q long communication to the Harvard
Crimson, the gist of which shows that
Roos has completed his four years OF
eligibility and competed against the
rules as adopted by Harvard and Yale
in L16i
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Silent Howard Defeats
BrattOn'S Substitute

Again the Ardmore Club found 1t
necessary to use substitute in one
of their scheduled main bouts or triple
star attraction. Eddie Bratton, OF Phila-
dclphia, middleweight, was discarded at
the last moment for Charlie Collins OF
Columbia. Pa, who gave Silent How
ard a "tip-for-tap" battle up to the
sixth round. In that round Howard
fought strong, and by the termination
of the ninth he had worn his opponent
down to such an extent that he was
forced to throw up the sponge on ac-
count of an injured hand and Howard
was given the decision.
Karl Herr won his scheduled twenty
round go from Young Sam I;angford in
tenth round. when Langford,s seconds
passed up the scrap. kid Greek pun
ished Jack Kelly. of Baltimore In the
semi-wind-up. and the local hoy was
handed the decision In the sixth.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Dartmouth Team Is
Easy Fordham Prey

NEW YORK. May lS.-Fordham got
off on another rampage yesterday and
swamped the Dartmouth nine on Ma
room Field by score of 10 to 3. Play
ing the hit-and-run game with venge-
ance, as they did at West Point. the
Maroon players nicked three Dartmouth
hurlers for fifteen bingles.
Joe Martin hurled for Fordham and
held the visitors scoreless till the eighth
inning. when Umpire Stockdale helped
the Green Mountain boys to score their
first run.
Fordham settled the game In the first
inning. when McGovern doubled, was
sacrificed by Herman and scored when
Carroll drove a home run to deep CEN
ter. On Kane's base on balls. his steal
OF second. Shankey's scratch hit. Ber-
rigan's sacrifice gly and Martins life
on Gerrich's error the locals secured
three more runs, making five for the
inning.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18

Printers got but one run In the De-
partmental, while Interior got off the
Printer pitchers. Sweeney. pitching for
hits.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Baseball Notes

As an agent on attack Lee Magee Is
making his presence felt vivIdiy in the
Federal League. He is seconu in bat
ting, second in run getting and first in
base stealing.
Injuries have come to Manager Her
zog IN a sequence OF three and he ought
10 be about over them. First he vas
smeared by Rigler. then he was spiked
in the arm and last Saturday he was
spiked in the foot.
The Chic>so clubs come near having
monopoly as long h'tters. In that
detail of smuggling the Cubs stand Grst
+. L., and the White SOX second in
the A, l..
The Pittsburgh Pirates lead the Ma
tional League IN club fielding, and the
Pittsburgh Rebels lead IN she Federal
League IN the Same capacity
This is one of the seasons which re-
flute the cortcntlon that the pennant
races begin 100 early. There was a
lot better weather in April than there
has been in May. In the two ma tor
leagues there were eight postponements
in April and there have been twenty
SO far this month
Jack Ryder has paraphrased Delrs
nickname of Wheczer TO Wh.zzer, which
in view OF Dcll's speed and string OF
victories is more appropriate.
One reason for the Yankees success
is that they have been making the
hest of use of their hits. They have
been scoring literally In proportion to
their hits and punching wallops.
The Giants played q month without
getting anywhere near their natural
form. Tho Cardinals nave just dropped
to last place in the National Lea Ie.
The Browns have been nrt ng at the
tail END or thereab about practically since
the season opened. These three teams
trained in TeXas. Which doesn't attest
with convincing proof to the spring vir-
ping team for a dying getaway.
Recent instances of a long. cont nu-
Gus winner getting II hard and plcntn-
Gus when the break did come are West
Point and the Pittsburgh Feds The
Army lads after winning thirteen
straight were rough housed, Is to 3
ana rhe Rebels. winners of seven
straight, We're shut out, 6 to o, then
10 to O.
1T was more stun than ever saw or
ball, and | have been looking at them
for fifteen years" That's how Umpire
Connolly described the smoke on a bal
with which Shaw, of the Washing tons
struck out Eddie Collins.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18

final heat when he was determined to
outclass Motley, the Atlantic City
speeder In the fnal he. finished easily
ttree yards ahead Of the second man.
In the time of ten seconds fiat. Al
though not so familiar with the fur
long. he sped down the lane in q As
seconds. beating Smith. OF Nercersburg.
by a close margin. Following this
event Brewer was showered with con-
grstulations and inquiries regarding his
earlier career.
Young Brewer first attended the West
ern High School OF Washington in the
fall OF 1913 That year he played
quarterback for the Western High foot
ball team. In the month OF January
19l4 he enrolled at st. Adams School
which is also known as the National
The Washington times., 1915-05-18

Bureau and Library went to a 6 to 2
score In the Government League, the
Librarians showing improvement, but
failing to come through for a win.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Zbyszko Asks For
Naturalization Papers

NEW YORK. May lS.-"ladek
Zbyszko, champion wrestler or
Europe, appeared in the county clerk
office yesterday. applying for hrst
citizens papers. Zbyszko is twenty
two years old. and weighs 225 pounds,
He was born in Pilzno. Austria. In
Paris last wear he defeated more than
zoo wrestlers in four months
NbysZko said that because ne !oNes
, the freedom of America he wants 10
become a citizen.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Woman Golfers Now in
Final Round of TOURNEY

Miss Oliver and Mrs. McSammon will
nlay i'm the finals of the women's golf
I armament now in progress at the Chevy
Chase Club today.
Yesterdays results follow
First eiEht-Mrs. Oliver defeated Mrs
Frailey by default Mrs. MCCammOn de-
fcated Mrs. NNwhold m.
Second eiGht-Mrs. Jackson defeated
Mime. Ekcngrcn Mrs. Dalzell defeated
Mrs. ThaCher up.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
The Kings Horses
Out of the Derby

LONDON. May 1s.-KinE George has
scratched his two candidates from the
Derby, including Friar Marcus, one
Of the best of the two-year-olds la ST
year. on account of the war.
other owners are following the
Kings example, and 1t begins to look
as IL the big fixture will be deprived
OF much of it's popular interest.
1t is suggested even that If the
declarations reach greater proper
tions the turf classic may be declared
off
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Georgetown Plays Nine
From Western MARYLAND

Georgetown plays Western Maryland
tomorrow on the Hill Top, while Catholic
University goes TO Annapolis with the
idea of coming through with a victory
over the Middies c. L. dropped to Q
score to the Navy earlier in the sedson
The Maryland Aggies will entertain the
Rock Hin College nine at Hyattsville.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Rufnex Challenge,

The Rufnex of Georgetown, who last
Sunday defeated the Saxon Club by
the score of to 4. would like to ar
range games with all ifteen-ycar-old
team OF the District. Teams wishing
games please communicate with Phil
higgins, 1928 Thirty-fourth street north
west
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Playground League.

New York Avenue Dvision-Hcnry, g.
Arthur, 0.
Virginia Avenue Division-Crarch, s:
Powers. 6.
At Bloomingdale Playground-Takoma
VS.. Gage.
At Virginia Avenue. Buchanan VS..
Van Buren,. u,.,.,.
At Monument Lot-Weightman VS.
Grant.
The standing follows
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Expect Large Circuit.

The meeting of the Holy Name base
ball league. which was scheduled Tor
st, Alovsius Church tonight, has been
postponed until Thursday night because
II IL hoped several more Churches VIII
be represented In the league by teans'
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

TomorrOw's Games.
Brooklyn at Kansas City.
Baltimore at Chicago.
Newark at Pittsburgh
Buffalo. at. St. Louis
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
"Happy Hogan" Dead.

LOS ANGELES. Nav 1S.-Wsllace l..
NAV known to thousands Of baseball
fans as Happy Hogan" manager Of
the venice coast League team. died Of
pneumonia here today. He was thirty
ss.van years old.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18

Net1 York man can hold fourteen
tennis balls IN one hand. This is a rec
ord for pedestrians as the record claim
cd by Paul Revere Uds made on horse
back.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
Patterson Division.

Including the games scheduled for to-
day. only eight games remain to be
played of the 89 originally scheduled in
The eleven playground divisions. The
schedule for the city championship
series between the winning schools will
he announced Friday.
The Washington times., 1915-05-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.
Tomorrow Games.

Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia