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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Wolstencroft Wins Shoot;
One Clay Bird Gets Away

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Shooting at
wonderful clip. William T. Wolsten-
croft led the field of gunners who shot
over the traps of the Independent Gun
Club yesterday at Holmesburg juno
tion with 80 out of 100 clays. The
event was a testimonial clay pigeon
shoot to Fred Stone, the comedian.
who is an enthusiastic target shot, and
despite the disagreeable day a fair
crowd of gunners popped away at the
flying clays.
The event was a dead bird added
handicap one and which resulted in
nip-and-tuck race between Wolsten-
croft. Chief Bender and A. P. Hoffman
for high actual scoring honors. VOL
steneroft and Bender shot from scratch
and the Indian broke one less than the
veteran wing and target shot.
y Stone shot along with the field and
had the satisfaction of finishing with
9S down. breaking "a of his flyers and
carrying dead bird handicap of four.
His father also handled the shotgun
and succeeded in breaking II of his
century.
One woman gunner, Mrs. A. Moul-
ten, shot at so disks and after running
up ~ did not compete in the final so.
The high scores follow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
MPIONS RECEIVE MEDALS---MACK TO Bull
Memphis Wants Joe Tinker
to Lead Southern Team

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 22.-If Joe
Tinker wants berth managing a
minor league ball club he can have it
right here in this town by simply ap-
plying to the Memphis Southern Asso-
citation club. When the owners of the
local club became aware that Tinker's s
day as a Cub leader was over they
instantly decided to make the once
great shortstop an offer to manage the
local teamI and If the Cubs will let Joe
come here and he is willing he will be
rendered a contract as good as any
minor league club in the country can
offer.
Interest here in baseball has been
booming for the last two years and
when George Moriarty. the former De-
troit and White Sox star. who man
aged the team last year. decided to
take a job umpiring on Ban Johnson's
staff of umpires for the coming season
1t left the Chicks without a manager.
Moriarty made hit with the fans last
summer, and, while not bowling sue
cess as leader. he nevertheless
brought flavor of big league ball into
Memphis, and the fans having tasted
of that essence want more of 1t. Hence
the desire for Tinker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Larry Fox Yale Wrestler;
Baldridge Quits Sport

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 22.-How-
ard NJ. Baldridge. the New England
heavyweight wrestling champion, has
given the wrestling team officials of
Yale chill by announcing that he will
not compete in the tournaments of the
team this winter because of Il slight
injury which might be aggravated by
a strenuous season on the. mat. He
has left the team, but Coach Izzy Win
ters was delighted to-day by the pre-
hminary showing of Larry Fox, the
oarsmansand football player.
FOX is the unique character of the
recent football season. He was one Of
fale's best varsity oarsmen last sea-
son, but he had not played football till
after the recent season opened. His
wonderful physical ability, however.
was an asset which ineXperience did
not cloud and he was given constant
coaching by Heffelfinger. Glass. Merit
ing and Brides. Yale's galaxy of guard
coaches. which developed him remark
ably the last month of the season.
Fox. who halls from Philadelphia.
is a hardy Norseman. standing feet
inches tall and weighing 210 pounds.
His great reach and height are GER
tain to make him the most unique
figure of the present indoor season on
the mat and already Coach Winters
is confident that he has uncovered a
wonder.
Yales schedule for the season was
to-day announced as follows: Febru-
airy 10, Columbia at New York; Feb
ruary II, Pennsylvania, at New Ha-
ven; February "a, Annapolis. at An
napolis; March ;, New England inter
collegiate championships at Boston:
March 10, Princeton. at Princeton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Heiress Needs 100000
Just to Tide Her Over

New York, Dec. 22. - Mrs. Olga
Florman, oppressed by the high cost
of living, has sought an order from
the surrogate's court to obtain at
once 100000 from the state of her
rather, Charles Kohler, so that she
can keep body and soul together for
lew months, when she will receive
one-third of her fathers residuary
estate of $2,000,000.
II she can hold out until then sk ke
Will not have to scrimp so, for when
she reaches the age of twenty-five, she
gets 100000 from her fathers estate
and there will be another 100000
when she is thirty-flve and still an
other when she is forty
Now all size has, except the $50 q
week, which her husband, Nils, earns,
Is an annual allowance of $4,000. and
there's the baby to buy things for, too.
In her application Mrs. Florman
made objections to the accounting of
the executors. She asserted that the
trusts set aside by them were more
than sufficient to pay the incomes
provided by her father for herself.
Ler mother and two sisters.
The 100000, she pointed out, could
Just as we'll be taken out of the excess
income, which she estimates at ST.
209,31S.
When Mrs. Florman asked some
time ago for $4,000 a year, she told
the court her apartment cost $4,000 a
year and her cottage at Sands Point
$4,000 each month she maintained II
and that she owed $4,000 on $40. 600
worth of furniture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Darcy Is Due Tuesday;
Australian on Atlantic

New York, Dec. %. - Unless storms
and shipwrecks intervene to delay his
boat or cast him up on desert islands,
Les Darcy, the mystery of the Atlantic,
will plant his feet in this city some
time next Tuesday. This information
leaked out yesterday, and, although
Tex Rickard would not confirm 1t, he
let it be known he was certain of the
Australian fighters arrival next week.
Rickard has been in wireless COM
munication with Darcy several times
since he started the wild scramble for
bouts by announcing his intention to
match Georges Carpenter with some
one. He knows the boat on which
Darcy is a passenger or a sailor, and
says that when the proper times comes
he will let the public in on his Sc
cret.
Considering the number of self-con-
fessed managers for Darcy. it is too
bad the day of his arrival should be-
come known, for the antipodean
champion doesn't like crowds, and
crowd" would be a poor description
for the gathering that will be on hand
to look after Darcy's interests.
Richard is uncertain as to the prob
able opponent of Darcy. The perform
ance of Jack Dillon and Billy Miske
Tuesday night left no choosing be-
tween those scrappers, and Rickard
believes Mike Gibbons would be a
splendid adversary for the visitor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
.MACK'S NEW TEAM
LOOKSLIKE CONFER
Is Building Up Strong Aggrega-
ton of Players; Only Two
Holdovers

Philadelphia. Dec. %. While
Connie Mack has to sign up every one
of his players but two for next years
of the Athletics for the 1917 dash. In
building over his machine for the
past two seasons Mack now feels conf
dent that when the team steps on the
field in the spring it will be the best
he has shown Philadelphia fans since
nc dismantled THE famous club which
won international fame by its feats.
To put the 1917 outfit upon the field
the boss of the Athletics will have to
discover man for second and third
base, get an outfielder to aid Strunk
and Thrasher, and develop enough
pitchers to help out Joe Bush, Elmer
Meyers and Jack Nabors. His catch
ing STAG is intact and will consist of
Schang, Myer, Haley and Picinich
This is the only department in which
he will not experiment.
Stuhy McInnis and Elmer Meyers
are the only two men with holdover
contracts.
Laioic Is Out
Lajoie will not be back on the team,
for last fall his name was scratched
off the reserve list and the great vet
eran became free agent. To fill up
that vacancy at second Mack is de-
pending much upon Cable, who played
second base for the Newark Interna-
ional League club last year. Gable is
a right-handed lead off man and one
who ought to fill the bill. according to
Mack. He also has Lowry and Grover
to fall back upon. Witt will naturally
be stationed at short, but third base
is also an uncertain proposition. for
beside Pick and Headley he is pinning
much confidence in Bates. the Pacific
coast star. Bates is rated as a good
fielder and fair hitter, and will prob
ably be the man to get the assignment.
The pitching staff is the problem
which is causing Mack much specula-
ton these days. In Bush, Meyers and
Nabors he has only three veteran
fingers and the latter two are only
over cutting their eye teeth in the
majors.
The Athletics will not eliminate any
of the twenty-five-cent seats at Shibe
Park next season, according to Mack.
No matter what the Phillies do as a
result of the League action to cut
down the two-bit sections. the Mack
men will retain the 1000 seats in
which the fans can now sit for a quar-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Altoona and Johnstown
Flirting With Blue Ridge

Hagerstown. Md. Dec %. - Altoona
and Johnstown, the two large Pennsyl-
vania towns that are seeking a fran
ehise in the Blue Ridge Baseball
League here. will have a fight on their
hands If they are earnestly after the
berth. Cumberland. Md. will also ask
one of the owners of the team, has no.
titled President ]. V. Jamison that he
Will attend the league meeting to be
held in this city next month and make
application for the franchise. Cumber-
land and Frostburg were considered as
last year when it was pro-
posed to make the league an eight
team circuit. Chambersburg, Hanover
and Gettysburg. the three Pennsylvania
towns now in the league will remain.
Strong influence is being brought to
bear to get Altoona or Johnstown, or
probably both towns, in the league for
next season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
RAN FAyoRs SUN GODS

Chicago, III, Dec. 22.-Ban john
son, president of the American League,
is not in favor of cutting the schedule
to 140 games. and he also is opposed
to reducing the number of 25-cent
seats in the various parks. Neither
proposal will be discussed at the
schedule meeting in February" said
Johnson. THE National League can
do as 1t sees fit regarding reducing the
number of cheap seats, but we will not
make a change. We propose to con-
tinue to cater to the fans with limited
purses and we will cut expenses again
before we will deprive those who can't
spend more than 25 cents of the privi-
leea of seeing games"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
CENTRAL STARS
RECEIVE MEDALS
Prof. H. G.. Dibble Awards
Tennis Prizes This Afternoon;
Events and Winners

- The tennis medals were awarded
winners this afternoon by principal
Fl. G. Dibble in chapel. Gold prizes
were presented to the champion in
each event and silver to the runner
up. They are of very neat design, the
name of the recipient being engraved
upon the back.
The Central tennis tournament at
tracted much attention this fall from
outsiders as well as students. The
athletic association provided material
for the participants and the medals
for the conquerors. The events and
their winners are:
Events and Winners
Boys singles, Richard Robinson,
runner-up, Seymour nissley.
Boys doubles. Seymour Nissley and
Richard Robinson; runners-up, Ed
ward Williamson and James Carey.
Girls doubles, Mildred Runkle and
Ruth Starry; runners-up, Marion
Black and Margaret Hill.
Mixed doubles, Ruth Starry and
Richard Robinson; runners-up, Nancy
Mccullough and Seymour Nissley.
on account of bad weather, the fin
ais in girls singles have not been
played. 1t is to be decided between
Marion Black and Ruth Starry, the
loser receiving the medal for the run
ner-up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
TECH'SLAST GAME
IN GYMNASIUM
To Select Captain Tonight;
Charles Pollock Is Favorite
in Contest

technical high schools basketball
quintet will play its final contest OF
the season in the school gymnasium
this evening. The Middletown high
school five will be their opponents
Following the holiday recess, the Ma
room team will enter upon the series
OF games that will decide the Central
pennsylvania league championship.
lebanon Will be the first attraction at
the City Gray's Armory January 5.
Select Captain Tonight
The matter of captain will likely
be decided tonight. The leadership
lies between Pollock, Miller and Har-
ris. The latter has lead so many
teams at Tech that it is thought that
he Will not accept the honor should il
be rendered him. Charles Pollock is
a popular candidate with many of the
players, and is picked by many to be
the new leader. Ira Arthurs will Off
c1ate in the contest this evening.
Game starts at o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
EDDIE COLLINS IN DANGER

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 22.-Eddie Col
Inns may not be captain of the White
SoX next year. When Owner Comiskey
announced that Clarence Rowland
would manage the team again next
season he declined to say whether Col
Inns would captain the team. Some
of the fans profess to see significance
in the words of Comiskey, as follows:
"I might have gone out on first base
myself last year and perhaps we would
have won the pennant. Anyhow, L
know of one or two instances when L
would have been under some pop fly
balls, whether the captain forgot to
shout who was to take it or not"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
JAMIsoN SHADES wAGoND

Philadelphia, Dec. %. - After Johnny
Tillman tapped the bell sending Eddie
Wagond and Tommy Jamison on their
way in the final bout at the Broadway
Athletic Club. last night, all was con-
fusion. After six rounds of whirlwind
slugging that kept the spectators on
their feet in n frenzy Jamison was en-
titled to a hairline verdict
1t was an eleventh hour rally staged
in the closing round that brought the
verdict to Jamison. He kept pumping
a shower of left uppercuts to Wagonds )
jaw that had the Italians head bobbing
back and forth.
Up until the final round the rumpus
was about even. Jamison got off to a
lead, several times rocking Wagond
with a long, rangy left swing to the
chin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
FAR BEHIND BICYCLE RECORD

New York, Dec. %. - At a. m. to-
day, the 103rd hour the six leading
teams in the six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square Garden were far be-
hind the record with 1902 miles and
two laps to their credit. Three teams
were one lap and tow teams four laps
behind the leaders. Spears and Nc
Namara were setting the pace. Dur
ing the night there was a bad spill
at one of the turns. but no one was
is 2,0S6 miles and three laps, made by
Verri and Egg in 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Cannon Balls of 1776
Dug Up at Monmouth

Tennent, n. j., Dec. %. - While
grading near the church at Old Ten
nent, on the historic battlefield of
Monmouth, employees of l. S. Dudley,
unearthed three round shot cannon
balls, about eighteen inches below the
surface.
The missiles are in a good state of
preservation, despite the fact that tkey
have lain in the earth since Revolu
uonary days. Two weighed twelve
pounds each and the third six pounds.
They Will be preserved with other
relics OF the battlefield and church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Has Triplets at Is;
Husband Only 19

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 22.-Probably
one of the youngest mothers of trip
let's ever in this city is Mrs. Lena
Stockman, who is only eighteen years
old. Three baby girls recently arrived
at her home. Their father, Lawrence
Stockman, is but nineteen years
old.
Mrs. Mary Herr. mother of Mrs.
Stockman, has indirectly achieved q
record of her own. She is only thirty
four years old. The other week she
was merely mother; now she has
three grandchildren.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22

Atlantic City, n. j., Dec. 22. - Eddie
McNichol, of the University of Penn
sylvania, will captain an all-star team
opening the basketball season here on
the resorts military Organization. The
regularly scheduled contest with Egg
Harbor at Egg Harbor was Cancelled
last night with the new booking Joe
and Frank McNichol will play with
their brother on the visiting Quintet
Doc" Newman. of Trenton. and Sugar
man, of Greystock. will fill the other
positions in the lineup.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22

Penn's football squad enroute to Los
Angeles passed through Harrisburg
this afternoon. On New Years day
a game will be played with Oregon. In
the party were several officials and %
players.
Intercollegiate basketball as play
ed by champion team will be seen
in Harrisburg January 5. Yale will
be here to play a team of all college
stars. 1t was fortunate for local en-
thusiasts that the Yale team was book
ed. 1t will be the first appearance in
Harrisburg of the big stars.
Syracuse is bidding for the next
meeting of the New York State League
on January 8. President ]. II. Farrell
in a letter to a local sport writer sew
eral weeks ago intimated that Harris
burg was to be the place for the Janu-
airy meeting. If the game is to be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
WANTS NAME CHANGED

For obvious reasons, Leopold Chris
topher Hoernschmeyer dropped his
name and asked to be called Lee Ma
gee. The outfielder of the Yankees
has always been known as Magee. -
Lee is engaged to marry Miss Bea-
trice Rodgers. of Cincinnati. and in
order to save the embarrassment of
the bride being known as Mrs. Hoern-
schmeyer while he is known as Magee,
the ball player has applied to court to
have his name legally changed to Lee
Magee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
STAR sPRINTERs TO RUN

New York, Dec. %. = Invitations
have been extended by Patrick j. Con-
way, president of the Irish Am erican
A. c., to the following prominent ath-
letes to compete in the special invita-
ton events at the annual indoor games
of the Winged Fist" Club at the Sew
enty-first Regiment Armory, January
13: For the McAleenan, 1,000-yard
run, John Overton, of Yale: Earl Eby,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
MAY DROP GETTYSBURG

Lancaster. Pa. Dec. 22.-For more
than twenty years the football teams
of Franklin and Marshall and Gettys-
burg have played their Thanksgiving
Day game in Lancaster. 1t is likely
they will not play here next season,
but another team may take the place
of Gettysburg. Each year Gettysburg
has raised Its demands until now they
receive so per cent. of the net gate
receipts anAexpenses. Now they give
notice that the general admission price
must be raised. and this demand the
local teams management flatly refuses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
TEAM WANTS GAMES

Lewistown, Pa, DecA %. = The
Clems Basketball team of this place is
anxious for a game with some team
in Harrisburg or vicinity, this team
is made up of youths aged about 16
years and is said to be a swift aggre-
CATION. Any team wishing further in
formation should address David Sher-
man, Captain, Third and Grand
streets, Lewistown, Pa:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
BAN AND C0MIsKEY TAKE UP GOLF

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 90 = Charles
Comiskey, president of the White Son,
and Ban Johnson, president of the
celsior Springs and with them they
took along a couple of golf outfits.
Neither ever has played the game, but
johnson thought it was time they were
learning so he bought sticks for both
himself and the Old Roman. They will
remain at the Missouri resort until
after Christmas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
He Gets Outside of
Is Sandwiches and
Wins Eating Prize

Edwardsville, n. j., Dec. %. - Al
Luff won the Red Mems eating con-
test by getting outside of seven ham,
three Swiss cheese and six limburger
cheese sandwiches, three cups of cof-
fee and three glasses of lemonade. He
ate breakfast to-day, too.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22

of the University of Pennsylvania:
Joe Higgins, Fordham College: II.
Baker, of New York; Dave Caldwell,
Boston A. A.; Willie Gordon, New
York A. c., and Mike Devanny. For
the 600-yard special. Ted Meredith,
Meadowbrook Club; Tom Halpin and
William j. Bingham, Boston A. A.;
Larry Scudder, University of Pennsyl-
vania; Hector Auroy and j. M. Roche,
of New Haven A. A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
lWELLYS ! CORNER

et ~s AgsxSN nARaa
boosted in Harrisburg here Is where
the magnates should come.
The Hassett Girls will open the bas-
ketball season tonight at Cathedral
hall. Williamstown high school girls
will be the attraction. 1t promises to
be some game. The Hassett players
have been practicing daily and show
strong knowledge of the cage game.
Good team work last night by the
Enhaut eX-high five brought victory
over Hummelstown, score Al to 81.
The Bartek brothers were stars for the
winning team. Leinbach played a
star game for Hummelstown.
The Vincome five scheduled to play
the Harrisburg Independents to-mor-
row night is one of the oldest cage
teams in the State. Each year new
stars are signed up, and the Quakers
always give satisfactory exhibitions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
Bits From Sportland

Cornell for the first time in many
years will not have a hockey seven.
Lack of suitable opportunities for
practice is the reason assigned-a very
adequate reason.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
STATE GETS JOBS
FOR MANY PEOPLE
Director Lightner's Bureau Do
ing Good Work For the
Unemployed of State

State employment agencies were
the means of 2,19S persons securing
places during the month of November
according to a summary of the re-
ports of the four agencies made pub
lie by the bureau to-day. During the
month requests were made by 3,193
to find them jobs and employers asked
for State aid to secure hands for g.
S75 places. In all 2,25O persons were
referred to positions.
The greatest activity in the demand
was at the Philadelphia office and
Philadelphia also led i'm number of
persons placed.
The detail of the reports made by
Director Lightner shows:
Harrisburg
Total number of persons asked
for by employers ........ 494
Number of applications for posi-.
tlonS 4Vl
Number of persons referred to
positions 3Oz
Number of positions filed -. 255
Philadelphia
Total number of persons asked
for by employers ........ 1927
Number of applications for
positions ............... 1925
positions .........,....... 1898
Number of positions filled 80. 1853
Jollnstown
Number of persons asked for
by employers ............. 232
Number of applications for
positions .............. "a
Number of persons referred to
positions ................. so
Number of positions filled 49,. 81
Pittsburgh
Number of persons asked for
by employers ...........g 1888
Number of applications for
positions .............. 941
Number of persons referred to
positions .............. 754
Number of positions filed 80. 703
Altoona
Number of persons asked for
by employers ......... SO
Number of applications for
positions .............. S2
Number of persons referred to
positions .................. 81
Number of positions filled ~. 81