davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
MISS MARY GRACE ORNER
WEEDS CHESTER H DECKMAN

Miss Mary Grace Orner and Chester
II. Deckman were married Thursday
evening at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. NJ. Orner.
l20 Summit Street. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. B. L.
Moore, of the Evangelical Church of
Enola, and the wedding music was
played by Miss Bess Bennett. The
bride wore gray georgette crepe
gown trimmed with Chantilly lace and
carried a bouquet Of bride roses and
lilies OF the valley There were no
attendants. Following the ceremony
supper was served to the Immediate
families. Roses, peonies and honey
suckle prevailed in the decorations.
After a wedding trip 10 Niagara Falls.
Toronto and the Great Lakes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Deckman will be at home after
July !.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Church Official Board
Pleasantly Entertained

Members of the official board of tho
stevens Memorial Methodist Church
and a few personal friends were
happily entertained by the Rev. Will
liam r. Swartz at his residence. 1856
Mulberry street. Rutherford catered
and after dinner there were speeches
and toasts. The party included the
Rev. DR.. Clayton A Smucker, James
Faust, dairy and food commissioner.
the Rev. DIR. NJ. D. LIGHTER, the Rev,
I. S. Wilcox, l.. II. While, John A.
Affteck, A. Lincoln Holler d. r. Cad
walader, r. Fl. Gilman, Charles II.
Hoffman, j, M. Rebuck, Fl. C. Ped
low. Al. X. Thomas, ]. A. Geiger, w.
S. Fishel, Warren K. Vandyke, c. c.
Cumberland, John A. Seeman. Mr. and
Mrs. George Carl, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Harling, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
rutherford and William X. Swartz of
New York
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
SHOWER mNE RRIDE

Mrs. F. A. Glaser, 1911 Penn Street.
gave a shower of miscellaneous gifts
for Miss Anna WOLF who will be a
June bride. Miss WOLF received linen.
cut glass, china and silver The house
was decorated with baskets of pink
roses and other cut flowers. The
guests were Mrs. D. A Duchene. Mrs.
Ed. Palmer, Mrs. George Maurer, Mrs.
Fred Lieman, Mrs, William ]. Etting-
er' Mrs. B. Glaser, Mrs. z. A. Glaser,
Mrs. Z. P. Cough. Miss Anna WoIz
Miss Mary Fogarty. Miss Rose Fo-
sarty, Miss Gertrude Dunn, Miss Cath
arine Dunn, Miss Agnes Towen. Miss
sara Aldinger, Miss Alice Etter. Miss
Dora Murphy Miss Magdalene Glaser.
MSS mss Margaret Yetter, Miss Anna
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17

Howard E. Moses is spending the
weekend at his home III North Sec
ond street after a weeks stay in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles J. Freund of 204O
Green street is home after a trim 70
Reading where she addressed a
branch of the Jewish Sisterhood.
Mrs. Samuel W. Fleming and her
grandchildren Elizabeth. Reniamin
and Robert Labaree have gone to
Ocean Grove to spend several weeks
with relatives at their cottage.
Miss Mary S. Blair of 4O3 North Sec
ond street is going to Ann Arbor newt
week to attend musical events at the
University of Michigan
Miss Carolyn Kelley of Second and
Pine streets left to-day for RuffaIo
y. Y, TO remain with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. McKendree Kelley during
the summer holidays.
Mrs. Frank Gray of Philadelpbia is
visiting Mrs. Martha ]. HartzeI of
North Sixth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Brown of
Lynchburg, Va, were recent visitors ~
the home of their relatives. Mr., and
Mrs. George B. Houston of Market
street.
Miss Jane Elizabeth Martin of To-
ledo. Ohio. is visiting her aunt. Mrs.
Kathryn Border of State street. for
the remainder of the month
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Women Golfers Tourney
at Country Club Of Hbg.

The women golfers of the Harris
burg Country Club will hold a tourna-
ment next Thursday, June %, for a
Golf Club presented by Mrs. w. H.
Gather, captain of the Women's Golf.
Eighteen holes will be played and
those desiring to participate are re-
quested to file their entries with Mrs.
Gather not later than noon of the
above date. after which handicaps will
be arranged by a committee.
It is urged that the women take ad-
vantage of these tournaments in or
der that they may get the practice to
play the new course next year which
Will be more difficult than the present
OUa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Mrs. L. D. Perry's Guests
Meet Visitors in Town

Mrs. Leslie D. Perry, of 21Ss Green
street entertained this afternoon in
honor of her guests, Mrs Lee Stebbins
and Miss Anne c. Perry, recently ap-
pointed State superintendent of Home
Economics. Among the guests were
Mrs. Paul Hooker and guest, Miss
Hooker, Mrs. John T. Olmsted and
quests Miss Olmsted and Miss Nor
row; Mrs. Robert II. Irons, Mrs Wal
ter Johnston. Mrs. William Brown and
Mrs. John NJ. Mahon, Jr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
St. Michael's Young Folks
Guests of Miss Mehring

Miss Anna Mehring, president of
the Young Peoples Society of the st.
Michael's German Lutheran Church.
was hostess for the members at
Dutch Lunch last evening at her
home, POI Harris street.
The house was gaily decorated in
daisies and peonies. The guests in
cluded Miss Minnie Deller, Miss Clara
Vol, Miss Dorothy Frankenberger,
Miss Helen Kichman, Miss Elizabeth
Leisman, Miss Dora Adams, Miss Min
ME Kolener, Miss Elizabeth Kichman
adm Miss Esther Vol: Harry
Adams, Herman Leisman, Ralph Tay-
lor, Mr.. Koons, Reinholdt Schmidt,
Jr.. Joe Rogers, Harold Wenner, Mrs.
Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Schmidt and Miss Anna Mehring.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Bushnell.
OF 1881 North Second street, are reg
istered at the Chalfonte, Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sedgwick Vastine, of
Amherst, Ill, are visiting their cousin,
DIR. II. M. Vastine, of 100 Locust
street.
Mrs. John Metcalf, or Erie. is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John S. Killing, 1887 North Front
street.
Mrs. Henry B. Bent md sons. 2O7
State street, left to-day for Eagles
mere to spend the summer at their
cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana ]. Daniels and
small son Paul Daniels of Cincinnati
spent the week with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Littleton of North Third street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore

The Rev. A. A. Ayres. pastor of Trim
ity United Brethren Church at New
Cumberland, has invited the Rev. ]. r.
Hutchinson, a retired minister. to
preach the old folks sermon on Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Irene Smith, of New Cumber-
land. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. L.
Berry, at Shippensburg.
Mrs. C. L. Hale, of New Cumberland,
has returned from a trip to Atlantic
City
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the Rev. Mr..
Wilson, of Lewisberry; Mrs. Fehrer. of
Hazelton; Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Reiff and
Theodore Hughes were entertained at
dinner at the home of Mrs. w. II. Dray-
er and the Misses Naylor on Wednes-
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
CENTRAL SENIORS
IN DAISY DANCE
Summerdale Park Aglow With
Blue and Gold For Clos
ing Class Event

The annual senior dance of Central
high school was held last evening at
Summerdale park. An effective decor
ative color scheme of blue and gold,
the class colors. was used and here
and there amid daisies, the class
flower, peeped jack o. lanterns. A
great blue banner bearing 1916 in
gold was placed at one end of the
hall. meeting the eye of every new
conner, showing that 1916 predomi-
mated and not 1917.
The party chaperoned by Prof. and
Mrs. Bertram SauI, included: The
Misses Edith Spangler, Ruth Beatty,
Junia Beard, Pauline Somers. Sarah
Faunce. Marion LutZ. Hazel ReXroth,
Elizabeth Burd, Ethel Jones, Kather-
inc Powers, Marie Nogt, Helen Hamp-
ton, Ruth Fitzgerald. Dorothy Hell
man, Helena Keet, Mary Faunce, Eva
Sielhamer, Mary Keller. Gertrude
Wilson. Gertrude Edwards, Elizabeth
Viola Fisher Ruth Towsen. Mary Hut
man, Margaret Yeaple, Helen Tene-
mer, Norah Bennett, Marietta Bran
van. Ella Baxter, Elizabeth Leakway,
Margaret Lands, Katherine Chicoby.
Rheuybell Alter, Mary jelly Mary
Stark, Lena Marcus, Ethel Fisher.
Marie Yount, Katherine Lease, Kath-
McDevitt. Sarah Bacon, Hazel Moore,
Dorcas Byrns. Dorothy Steele, Doro-
thy Taylor and Helen Wilmer. Reese
LIoyd. Clarence James, William My
ers. Harry Welsh. Paul Faunce, Fran
els Powers. Jack Stitler, Edward Roth,
Paris Rapp, Herman Woodrow, Chas.
Segelbaum, Leo Dellone, Robert Mich
ael. Elmont Rudy, Prof. H. Roth, Prof.
7. Hall. Ray Snow, William Hilton, c.
(,a0rRp RlcOn
Lloyd Marcus. Edward Wallower,
Charles Saunders, Robert Houtz, Ho-
NOR Kreider, Tn Nmas Senseman, Eu-
gene Sanderson. Howard 4ost, John
Rhodes. Emlin Hail. Roy White. Geo.
Humble. Stuart McCalley. George
Orendorf. Albert Goho, George Bacon,
Fred Kaufman. Ralph Black, Moe
Cooper, Harold Astrich: Ralph Eariy;
Jav Smith. Theodore Weakley, Daniel
Rurkholder. Arthur Zwiefel. Robert
Potts. Horace Nunemaker, Kenneth
Rhodes. Harold Eckard, Glenn Kelley,
Henry Bitner, Clarence Beck, George
Slothower. -.
Miss Sylvia .Drawbaugh. of 1874
Derry street. is visiting in Altoona and
Johnstown for a month.
Miss Caroline Patschke entertained
the Thursday Embroidery Club of
which she is a member at the Waldorf
apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman zimmerman
of Troy, n. Y, were visitors during
the week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Harrison of North Third street.
Miss Anne Roberts Kelker of South
Front street is home after visiting the
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. George B. Stewart
in Auburn. \. Y.
Miss Esther F. Holcomb of Bing-
hamton, y. Y, spent the week among
relatives in suburban Harrisburg.
Charles Wood and his daughter.
Miss Leta Wood of Baltimore, are
weekend visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles ]. Wood, Jr., at Cameron Ex-
taneinn-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
GIRLS ENJOY AN OUTING
AT PAXTANG PARK TOnAN

Inc girls of Mrs. NJ. V Hazen's class
OF the Pine Street Presbyterian en-
loyed an outing at Paxtang park to-
day. The merry crowd spent the day
boating, and swimming, with various
other sports. A delightful picnic sup
per was served to the Misses Mary
Myers Marian Lesher, Mary Dunlap,
Louise Hummel, Florence Cocklin
Bernice Williams, Dorothy Cox. Flea
nor Rutherford, Elizabeth Brandt and
Mrs. Mr.. Y. Hazen who chaperoned the
party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Lebanon Valley Gives
Harrisburger Degree

At its semicentennial commence
ment yesterday, Lebanon Valley Col
lege conferred upon DR.. Samuel Y.
Shope, the honorary degree of Doctor
of Laws Harrisburg is the residence
of one of the fifteen men in the world
on whom has been conferred the
much sought after degree of Doctor
of Ophthalmology. There are six in
North America, one in Pennsylvania,
DR.. Samuel q. Shope. a practicing eye.
ear, nose and throat specialist of 610
North Third street, this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
LITTLE SEWING PARTY HELD
AT CAMERON EVT'E,N SION

Mrs. Frederick a. Harling of 1915
Allison street gave an impromptu lit
tie sewing party yesterday afternoon
with the following guests: Mrs. Will
liam .Pinkney Hamilton, Mrs. George
Carl, Mrs. Elbridge Cowden. Miss
Mary Swartz, Mrs. Edwin Waters. Mrs,
Frank P. Mackenzie, Mrs. Peiper and
Mrs. Charles ]. Wood, Jr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
FOR THE EATNfoRE CLTB

The members of the Eat
more Club met at the home of Mrs.
S. H. May. 1909 North Sixth street, en-
loving games and dancing. Refresh
ments. were served TO Miss Dorcus
Byners. Miss Dot Lowery. Miss Mil
dred Yeater, Miss Rachel May. Miss
Rosenberger, Charles Pollock, Harry
Page, Johanus Bless, Charles Snyder.
Paul Rhine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
HANDICAP TENNIS

A ladies' single handicap tennis
tournament will be played next week
AT the Country Club of Harrisburg. be-
ginning on Tuesday. June 20. The
play will be for Mrs. Frank d. Carney,.s
silver cup. All entries must be sent
to Miss Dora Wickersham Coe hv
Monday evening. The finals will he
played Saturday, June "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
MUSIC ON THE PORCHES
OF LONG COUNTRY HOUSE

Despite the continued rain. guests
of Mr and Mrs. Leopold Stewart Long
at their country place, The Cedars"
enjoyed music and supper on the
broad porches yesterday. Huge bowls
of peonies. roses and laurel formed the
decorations. and piano numbers, vocal
selections and violin solos were given
by several OF the party. The supper
appointments were of pink and white
with the dainty menu carrying out
the same colors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
CARDS WITH TWO HosTEssEs

Miss Grace Reine.t and Miss Eva
Reinert were hostesses al a five hun
dred party at their home. Ia North
Seventeenth street Following the
play refreshments were served to the
guests. who included Miss Muriel War
ner, Miss Blake. of Philadelphia: Miss
Margaret Pollock. Miss Eliza beth
Smith. Miss Lois Seidel. Miss Alice
Daniels. Miss Grace Reinert. Miss Eva
Reinert, Frank Barley, Boyd Kohler,
Edgar Rohrer. Howard Seidel Owen
Street, Mr.. Lober ard George Reinert.
Mrs. r. H. Heller. of 127 South
Fourteenth street, has returned home
after q several days visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrig. of
Remove.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace NJ. Whitman. of
2101 North Second street. and their
children will leave shortly. TO spend
some time at Williams Grove.
]. Horace Nunemaker, of 3S2A
Crescent street. a graduate of this
years class at the Central high school.
will leave soon for Silver Bay. Lake
George. where he will spend the sum-
mer.
Roscoe Keene Bergstresser. of 1880
Derry street. was a recent Hanover
visitor.
Miss Elizabeth Dill. who has been
a student an Drexef Institute, Philadel-
phia, this Tea< is spending the sum-
mer vaca eion WHe>N her parents, MT.
and Mrs. I. W. Dill crescent and Kit
tatinny streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Po+tGs Myers and son
Vincent Of I41- Thompson street.
have retur1ed bo,le after a visit with
Mrs. Mvers' hroYther. Mr.. Bross, of
Goldsboro.
Miss Ruth Etter. OF the Gernert
Apartmenfs IA Miss Anna Blair, of
4O7 Soutb Fos1rteerth street, left to-
day for a. vigt with friends at Clear
Miss TEd1.le Marie Gilbert. of 212s
NNsss-~Seventif street. has returned
home after a visit with relatives in
Enola.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
c. A. o. ARRANGE FOR DANCE

Members OF the G. A. Q. Society
have arranged for a subscription
dance to be held at Summerdale, We'd
nesday, June 81. The committee in
charge of arrangements includes Miss
Katherine Peters, Miss Mary Wilmer
and Miss Miriam Landis. This So
ciety includes a number of girls of
the class of 1915 of the Central High
School who originated this organiza-
ton. The girls are hustling to make
this affair a success
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Il. W. SCHLAYER is HOST

Members of the o. and NJ. n. p
Club met at the home of e. w
Schlayer, 1913 Sayford street last
evening. Refreshments were served
to the Misses Dota Myers, Mary Lauer,
Jane Leidig, Stella Herman, Lucy
Davis, Nita Miller and Violet An
drews; Patsy Fisher r. Leslie, John
Green, Ed. Sourbier, Elwood Sour.
bier. Ed. Anderson and E. w.
SchlaNer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
WITH TORONTO FRIENDs

Mrs. Charles Ashton Uttley, of 321
Walnut street. spent the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie Williams.
of Toronto, Canada, in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Uttley Joined the party to-day for
a weekend stay. Mr.. and Mrs. Uttley
met the Williams family abroad two
years ago while on their wedding trip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17

Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Carney. of
Steelton. returned to-day from Boston
where Mr.. Carney attended his class
reunion at the Boston School of Tech
nology.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
GOING TO GARDEN PARTY

Mrs. F. L. Belvin and Miss Dent. of
Scranton. will come here by automo-
bile Monday to visit Mrs. Henderson
Gilbert. Tuesday the three ladies will
leave for Wilmington, Del, to attend
the DUPONT garden party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17
Erb-McMorris Bridal
in Historic Old Church

Mrs. John w. McMorris of $50
Emerald street announces the mar
riage of her daughter Miss Jessie
Amelia McMorris to John NJ. Erb of
Lawnton. The ceremony was per-
formed at noon to-day in the presence
of the immediate relatives and friends
in the old Paxton Church with the
Rev. Harry B. King, the pastor Off
ciating The wedding music was
played by H. F. Benson, the church
organist.
The bride, who was unattended wore
a travelling suit of blue taffetas, with
gray hat and shoes and gloves to
match, and a corsage bouquet of
midget roses and sweetpeas.
The bride has been connected with
the accounting department of the Bell
Telephone Company and the bride
groom is a toll clerk for the same
company. Mr.. and Mrs. Erb will re-
side at Lawnton.
Samuel w. McIlhenny. a Cornell
student, is home from Ithaca, n. Y,
for the summer vacation.
Mrs. ]. K. Beistline and son, Fred
erick Beistline, of Zarker street, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Welker Draw
baugh in Johnstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Younger and
small daughter, Grace Younger. have
gone home to Pittsburgh after a brief
stay among relatives in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-17

Miss Kathleen Houser and Miss
nellie Houser left to-day for Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City.
Evening journal., 1916-04-08
MANY FEDERALS TO
PLAY IN atlantic
Wilmington Expects TO Get
Bunch OF the Dead
League Players
OLD, TRI-STATERS
ALSO IN GAME

With the probability OF the infeld
Of the Wilmington Atlantic League
team made up of three former Tri-
Safe Leaguers. local fans in
terested I'm the national pastime are
sxpecting great things from the team.
Manager Greenwell has been in
communication with the following
players: Morgan. the youngster that
cavorte0 around third base for the
Wilmington Chicks in their last sea-
son; Pcarce, shortstop. who made
everybody sit up and take notice OF
the manner in which he used to get
'em to first. and Sharpe. the second
baseman, who, until be met with an
accident. was one Of the best in the
circuit What chance would there be
agains; trio like that if Manager
Grecnwell can get them TO come TO
terms? The boys were all there when
it came to fielding and hitting the
BALL
Around this bunch Of little players
has been placed long list Of prob
abilities" who will be down here soon
trying out for positions on the team.
The league will. have more than
100 former Federal League players in
its lino-ups. and Wilmington will get
its share of them. Already a Federal
League outfielder has been signed by
the locals.
Time is drawing very close for
practice and training April % is
the date and things will start then
for keeps.
Evening journal., 1916-04-08
CHRISTEHSON IS ON
RE2ACL'S Trail NOW

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
I understand that you have local
wrestler in your city. named Heracl.
I wish to issue a challenge TO Mr.
Heracl i'm behalf Of my wrestler. Her
old Christensen. the worlds 190-pOund
champion.
will make the following PROPOSE
tion to Mr.. Heracl: Christensen will
agree TO throw Heracl three falls in
one hour. and I will personally post
one hundred dollars (S100) that
Christensen can fulfill the above con-
tract.
do not ask Mr. Heracl TO put up
one penny. but will make him a pres
ent Of the 500 should Christensen fail
to throw him three falls in one hour
will stage this match at The Play
house next Wednesday night, April
u. lust before Christensen wrestles
Frank Leavitt. Now If Mr.. Heracl
thinks he is in the championship class,
this will be his opportunity to show
his friends that he is a real wrestler
I am anxious to show Wilmington
wrestling fans that Christensen is a
real champion and willing to prove 1t
In your city next Wednesday night, by
offering to throw Heracl three falls
in one hour.
l will deposit the 800 with the man
ager of The Playhouse on my arrival
I'm your city on Wednesday morning.
I am sure the local wrestling fans VIII
agree that this is a fair proposition TO
Heracl. He has nothing to invest and
therefore has nothing to lose. but II
Christensen fails to throw Heracl
three falls in one hour. he will re-
ceive a present of 500.
Kindly publish the above challenge
in your paper. for which kindly ac-
cept my thanks.
Yours very truly.
NJ. Maxwell
Manager Of Herold Christensen. cham
pion 190-pound wrestler OF the
world
Evening journal., 1916-04-08
LUNDIN. Swedish Champ,
Hopes TO DEFEAT Lewis

With the speed and science he
possesses. Lundin. the crack Swedish
wrestler. known as the most scientific
European wrestler i'm the game
thinks he will defeat Stranger Lewis
at The Playhouse next Wednesday
night The local promoter received
a letter from Lundin. who is in Chi
cago in which the Swedish grappler
states that he is confident Of winning
from Lewis Wednesday night
Judging from the tone Of the Swed-
ish champions letter. he is deter
mined to beat Lewis. The local
fans remember the great match Lun-
din put up here with Lewis short
time ago. Il was by special request
from large number OF local fans
that Lundin was given a return bout
with Lewis. Lundin has won a ma
jority Of his matches through the su-
perior knowledge he possesses in the
wrestling art Some great wrestlers
have been seen in Wilmington, but
Lundin is considered to be one of the
most scientific mat men ever seen in
action in this city.
Harold Christensen, the sensational
worlds champion in the 100 pound
class. will make his first appearance
in this city in a finish match with
Frank Leavitt. the heavyweight
champion OF the United States Army.
Christenson's wonderful mat record
IN Europe. gave the Danish grappler
much prestige in every city where
the graphing game is popular. He
has not been defeated i'm the past
three years and has met nearly all
the worlds greatest wrostlers in his
class. Since coming to the United
States he has met and defeated many
a husky wrestler who has outweighed
Evening journal., 1916-04-08
ALPHA HAS The BEST
team IN ITS HISTORY

Manager Lake Jones, of the Alpha
baseball club. is looking up games
to complete his schedule for the sea-
son. Alpha will open the season on
April Is.
Alpha has already booked games
with some Of the best teams in Della
ware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
, Pennock. who practically did all
/ the catching for fremont last year
and in 1914. played in the city anna
teur championship at Concord
Heights will be seen behind the bat.
Frank Salad, who played with
Overbrook last year. will be with
Alpha this year. He is a youngster
who will be Of great help TO Pen
mock.
Fisher. the crack pitcher. will
again be seen in the lineup. He
has been the mainstay OF Alpha's
pitching department for four years.
Lake Jones who is the idol of the
fans in little Hedgeville. will be on
the job TO relieve Fisher.
Wood is another yOungster who
has plenty Of speed and a good as
sortment of curves. With this young
battery Alpha will be well taken
care Of in the catching and pitching
departments.
Vincent. Huckle. Lawinski and
Dollar will compose the infeld.
Cats. who played with a number of
teams in the State, Will be in left
garden.
The ability OF Scabby and Gobble
is well known to the fans. Both arc
good fielders and are reliable az the
bat. In addition TO the ones named
Manager Jones has several local
boys who will be given tryouts.
Alpha still has open dates that il
would like TO fill with some of the
fastest teams in Delaware. Penn
sylvania or New Jersey. Teams wish
ing games should communicate with
Manager Lake Jones, No. 915 Chest
nut street.