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The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
ONLY THIRTEEN, BUT
 HE IS PREPARED

Kirk Shearer, youthful son Of Raymond E. Shearer. formerly in ternal revenue collector at Carlisle, Pa. who has been shooting ever since he was able to hold a gun, IS Pennsylvania's boy champion at live or clay pigeon shooting He has met and defeated many expert field shots old enough to be his daddy.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS
 A NEW COLE QUEEN.

The Far West has another daugh- ter of whom it is proud in Mrs. Hubert Law, of San Francisco, who recently won the championship of the California Women's Golf Associa- tion The competition covered d period of one week. and she de feated Miss Edith Chesebrough. for merly Pacific Coast champion.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
ANTIMONY SAMPLES ARE
 TAKEN TO SEWARD

Seward.-C. Huelsdonk arrived on the Dora with several splendid sam ples of ant!mony ore, which he discovered around Katmai while he was prospecting along the beach. He found large ledge of the ore about fifty feet above the tide level and has every reason to believe that
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

CaAS to own QulChSllNeT mlne than gold mine. Since the war began mercury has risen in price from s3j a flask to s300.
 A "flask" holds 76 pounds l. is surprisingly small. the metal be- ing considerably heavier than lead.
 Even at the advanced price, Am erican intuition makers are falling over themselves to get mercury. They must have 1t to make mer- cury illuminate, the only suitable stuff for caps. shell fuses and de tonators for various kinds of pro- jectiles.
 Every quicksilver deposit in tho world Is being worked to the limit today. It is harvest time for the mercury producers. Probably there will never be another like it.
 The situation Is the more remark able for the reason that before the war the outlook for quicksilver, con- mercially speaking, was very bad Production exceeded demand and mercury owners were eagerly seek ing new markets for their product Placer mining for gold in California and other parts of the world made a great den and for quicksilver Much of the gold found in surface Il i tNril la-l duced, indeed. to such tiny particles as to float out of the sluice boxes with the water This meant, of course great loss But 1t was dis covered long ago that if mercury was put into the sluice boxes Cor other apparatus used for the same purpose) it would catch the gold aad hold it.
 The secret of the matter lay in the fact that gold will dissolve in quicksilver as rapidly as sugar will dissolve in water-the two thereby combining to form an 'amalgam." |" Every quartz crushing mill operated for the extraction of gold from the rock is worked on that principle the powdered stuff being run over a copper plate coated with mer cury. At intervals the mercury is scraped off, and more quicksilver is rubbed on.
 Unfortunately, the placer mining. business is on the down grade. l; has been so for long time past. The gold producing surface gravels all over the world have been to 9 the demand for quicksilver for this special purpose has steadily dimn ished.
 This was the situation that gave the mercury men so much alarm before the war. Little did they imagine that there was in prospect a world wide catastrophe that would create such a market for their pro duct as their widest dreams had never prellguled.
 Barring the famous Almaden mines ol Spain, which have been worked for more than 2000 years, the great est known deposits of mercury in the world are found in California. The most important of those in that state were discovered by Indians long before the days of Columbus From that source the aborigines derived vermilion paint for frescoing their bodies. and observation of the deco rative effects thus produced led to an inquiry by white men. which re- suited in the development of the quicks liver mines.
 Cinnabar, the ore of mercury. when found in a pure state is vermiliou in color It is & sulphate, a chemi- cal mixture of quicksilver and sul- phur.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
OF A SPORTING NATURE

and speed were above par but, un fortunately. ne failed to live up 10 his hitting reputation and was dub, bed No Hit Kelly" But the boy had pluck. refused 10 lose his nerv" and. as a result. became the sensa tion of the spring workouts He IS likely to prove one of McGraW < preatest finds "
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17

Sugar concern fails" we read recently.
 It takes sand to organize and carry out a successful sugar concern.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
JOHN E. BRUCE, THE
 SUNSHINE OF BASEBALL.


 Every follower of the national pastime is familiar with the like nesses and names of Messrs, John son, Tener and Hermann, but only a comparatively few are equally ia miliar with genial John E. Bruce, of Cincinnati, secretary of the Ma tional Commission, who for many years has kept track of every incl dent in baseball, from the distribu tion of the worlds series profits to the salary claims of the bush league players. MT. Bruce has been secretary since the inception of the commission, has prepared the twelve annual reports, has attended every worlds series game, helped to over SC them, handled all of the moneys and paid the players, clubs, umpire5, etc. In addition he has accounted for all funds spent in the various city series played under the com missions rules, and maintains a perfect card system of every player who has entered organized baseball since the commission was organized and every happening of the slight est moment to the governing powers of the game. His has been the all seeing eye which has noted ev, erything, and he has recorded more baseball history than any other man ever connected with the pastime.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
W WRESTl ERETTES WAKE
LOS ANGELES |


 LOS ANGELES, May 27.-Wncn Mrs E F Roller. Of New York seized Mrs II. G. Rosebaum, he! travelling companion. by the big to- in room $40 of the Hotel Alexandria early yesterday morning and yanked energetcally. the possessor of the attacked member yelled like Co. manche and there was considerable rumpus.
 Neighborins guests decided that d murder Wa, being peIpetrated, and debated he edyisabilIty of phonIng the police The house detective has. tily gum shoed his way to the scene.
 This is what was happening: The two pretty Fasteners were merely enjoying their customary ante-break fast bout, and the agile Mrs. Rolle' had managed to obtain a fine toe hold
 Can they really wrestle? Well, rather,
 Mrs Roller is the wife of Dr. Rol, Ter, one of the greatest heavyweight catch-as-catch-can wrestlers America has ever boasted of When she mar, ried her husky husband she didn. know a half-Nelson from monkey wrench. She didn't know who Frank Gotch was. And when someone spoke of Hackenschmidt one day she thought he was referring to a New Jersey city.
 But l guess l am some mat art ist now" laughed the pretty ath- lete, telling of her prowess. "Th" Doctor is great coach
 Recently the "wrestleGette' dectd- ed to investigate the delights o, Hawaii, California and other west ern localities But l knew l would miss my morning fracas which in New York l have every day with an expert woman athlete. l can celled my reservations. Then l met Mrs Rosebaum, who is mat artist too l persuaded her to come along with me just to give me a try out before breakfast every day We haven't missed day-except those We spent on the train,"
 The muscular visitors have just returned from an extensive tour oI Hawaii There they startled the ,,a+i,-,s hv biLino from Hiln tO fhf volcano of kIlaeau and back, a dis tance of seventy four miles, in two days. They thought We were dippy.' confided Mrs. Roller
The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-17
hORRELL DEFEATED
 IN TUCSON TENNIS

IN TUCSON TENNIS.
 TUCSON Ariz., May 12.-The sen sation of today's play in the Bor der States Tournament was the elimI, past two years, by Peak of Dallas in the third round. The score was 9-7, 3-6, 6-3 Adoue, Dallas, elimi- mated Ferguson, runner-up for the past two years, and former cham pion Brown, the classy Tucson player, is still in the singles compe- tition. Griffith, of Tucson, won juni or singles championship, defeating Young, of Phoenix. Neff, Grand Old Man of Tennis" with Cooley of Fl Paso, won finals in veterans doubles.
 A STRICTLY FAMILY AFFAIR.
 The Sorlein brothers club, of Bode, Iowa, probably the most re markable organization playing the national pastime, should be given a prominent niche in baseballs hail of fame. The team is composed of nine brothers, and so clever are they at the game that they have dc feated all the amateur outfits in their section of the middle west. The oldest player thirty-two years old is vice-president of bank, and the youngest, fifteen, is still in school. Other brothers are eIn- ployees of banks or farmers. Some of the boys played on college teams
 GEORGE KELLY.
 Of all the youngsters who showed their best paces at the training camps this spring, the tall Cali fornian, George Kelly, easily ranked as the most brilliant star. A borr ball player, if there ever was one, and a nephew of Bill Lange. the famous old time "slugger," he was plucked from the bushes last sea son for the Giauts. His fielding
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
THE GAMERS MOBOLIZE
By Frederic ]. HaSkin
CONTINUED From Editorial Pagcl

marked canned. Then came ma
chinery which gradually eliminated
tho Crudities of the old system, so that
canned corn became fresher than that
purchased in the raw form, and
canned milk a great deal cleaner than
the average supply delivered in the
city. But the Gamers soon found
that they still had to do battle with
the ancient prejudice against canned
goods. being placed in the annoying
position of having to defend a can
ned commodity that was cleaner than
the original product. AS result,
the National Gamers Laboratory was
established in Washington, which,
acting in cooperation with the Blu
of Agriculture, was to make expert
ments and tests toward the highest
possible standard of canned goods.
At present experiments are being
made toward perfecting the canned
goods container, which is very i'm
portant factor in the preservation of
the food. At one time the Gamers
lost a good deal of money by reason
of the fact that certain fruits and veg
etables which theq put up, such as
cherries. plums, berries, pumpkin and
hominy, contained acids which had a
chemical effect on tin injurious to the
goods and not precisely wholesome for
the consumer. Inen IL was diSCOV-
cred that by giving the can an inside
coating or lacquering, baked into the
tin from which ii was made or sprayed
inside the finished can, the quality and
purity of the food were preserved.
While these enamel-lined containers,
and the can with the plain top crimped
on without the use of solder, are great
improvements over the old varieties,
the latest combinations of maximum ef-
ficiency and minimum price still fail to
satisfy the laboratory chemists, who
are now engaged in working out an
even better product.
Besides experimenting with the con-
tainer the laboratory makes many
scientific tests of the foodstuffs, offer
ing occasional suggestions to the can
ners as to how they might improve
their output If a packer finds that
a quantity of his recently canned to-
matoes are for some reason spelling,
he ships case to the laboratory,
which makes a chemical analysis of
the product. Within "a hours the can
ners receives an explanation of the
difficulty and the scientific remedy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13

Baseball at Island Park yesterday
was of classy order Lancaster won,
score to 2. Harrisburg moved slowly
with men on bases and lost opportuni-
ties to score. The presence of Manager
Cockill on the coaching line, in the
opinion of the fans, would have helped
some.
Every inning was fast, with brilliant
fielding. Sensational plays were made
by both teams. Tom Noltz made his
first appearance as Harrisburg
pitcher and had the goods. His oppo-
nent was Mccoy, speedy youngster.
The local twirlers had it all over Lam
casters mound artist.
1t was a scrappy game. Umpire
Murphy's decisions were questioned
and when he called a Harrisburg man
safe at third Jimmy Sheckard, man
ager of the Lancaster team, told the
Jump" a few things. Sheckard was
fined $5 and when he became abusive
was ordered off the field
Harrisburg Runs Earned
Harrisburg'S two runs in the second
inning were earned A timely clash
by Euller, with men on bases. and hits
by YoXtheimer and Bozinsky brought
the answer. Wild pitches and errors
figured in Lancastor's runs. The score:
HARRISBURG
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13

with Manager Cockill in the effort to
land players when needed.
After two days work the Harrisburg
team shows some improvement. On
Thursday the trouble was with the
pitchers. Yesterday ii was slow work
on bases. Ginger is also needed. The
Lancaster team was on the jump all
the time, and Jimmy Sheckard has a
fast bunch.
Two events of the Steelton high
school dual meet were run off yester-
day afternoon. The other events were
on to-day's program. In the four
tifths-mile race the Sophomores won,
with Weuschinski, Zieglar, Dayhoff
ana Miner showing class. The Seniors
were second; Juniors third, and Fresh
men fourth.
That Steelton High must be consid-
cred this year in the annual State high
school meet was proved yesterday.
Eckenrode, junior, won first place,
tossing the hammer SO feet 10ls
inches. The Forney and Steelton
grammar schools were part of to-
days program and promised some in
teresting performances.
Both Central and Tech high schools
are entered in to-day's track and field
events at Pennsylvania State College.
In order to land victories it is the be-
lief that new records will have to come
to-day. The results will be watched
with much interest because of the fact
that one week from to-day the annual
State high school meet will be held In
Harrisburg.
That eleven-inning game between
York and Shamokin yesterday was
some battle. 1t is further evidence
that the State league is going to fur
nsh good baseball. Give the new or
ganization time. Boost hard and eX-
tend liberal patronage to all games.
Harrisburg is a good baseball town
and patronage goes a great way in
making the game a success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Middle State Champions
Compete in New York City

New York May 13. - The fourth
annual championship games of the
Middle States Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation was held at New York Univer-
sity oval this afternoon with teams
from 13 colleges competing. The full
membership of the association was
represented on the track for the pick
of the athletic squads have been en-
tered from Dickinson, Franklin and
Marshall, Gettysburg. Haverford, La
fayette, Lehigh, Lebanon Valley, Muh-
lenburg, New York University, Rut-
gers, Stevens Institute, Swarthmore
and Washington and Jefferson. La
fayette won the championship in 1913
and 1914, while Rutgers captured the
point trophy last season.
Lafayette college was awarded the
next annual track and field champion
ship.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Millersburg High in First
For State High School Meet

Millersburg high school has the
honor of being the first institution out
side of the city to send in it's list Of
entries for the tenth annual track and
field meet, TO be held on the Island
next Saturday.
The upper end high school will be
represented by eight athletes, who will
compete in six events for the Maroon
and Gold. The entrants are H. Miller,
NJ. Miller, Hartman, Walborn. Blasser.
Cooper, Bashoar and Romberger.
In the 100-yard dash will be M, and
II. Miller and Hartman; half-mile run,
NJ. and II. Miller and Walborn; one
mile run, Bashoar, Blasser, Cooper and
Walborn; two-mile run, Romberger,
Bashoar, Blasser and Cooper; broad
jump, Hartman; high jump. II. Miller
and Hartman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
GREEK ATHLETES
WIN TRACK MEET
Froelich Is Individual Star,
Scoring Sixteen Points; One
School Record Broken

The Greek athletes of the Harris
burg Academy yesterday won the an
nual dual track meet, defeating the
Romans by a score of ~ to 40. One
school record was broken; John Froe-
Itch made 10 feet inches and a frac-
ton in the broad jump. The former
record was Is feet 8 inches.
Froelich was also the star of the
meet, scoring l 6 points. Hoff. Greek,
won second individual honors. The
Roman team were easy victims in the
relay race. The summaries follow:
The Summaries
100-yard dash = Won by Milton
Strouse, c.; second, Henry Ferber, r.;
third, ]. Hart, R. Time. IL Il seconds.
Half-mile run - Won by Earl Bor-
tell, G.: second, Jack Heisley, r.;
third, Hickman, r. Time, 2:17:5.
Orange race - Won by William
Bennethum, r.
1OO-yard dash-Won by Jack Froe-
Itch, G.; second. Henry Ferber, r.;
third, Fred Moody, G. Time, 1856.
Tug-of-war - Won by Greeks.
Broad jump - Won by Jack Froe-
Itch, G.; second, Henry Ferber, r.;
third, Samuel Phillips, r. New rec
ord, 19 fl. in.
44O-yard dash -- Won by Earl Bor-
tell, c.; second, Howard Kreider, r.;
third. Mario. G.. Time, one minute.
Carrying the colors - Won by the
Greeks.
Pole vault - First, tie between
Hoff and Kunkle, G.; second, j. Hart,
X. Height, SIS.
Mile run - Won by Henry Ferber,
r.; second. Charles Stewart, r.; third,
Dickerman, G. Time, 5:21.
Shot put - Won by Hoff, G.; Sec
ond, Kreider. r.; third, Phillips, r.
Distance, 33.7.
Sack race - Won by Romans.
Baseball throw - Won by Kreider
r.; second, Ferber, r.; third, Doehne,
r. Distance, 272.5.
220-yard dash - Won by Froelich,
r.; second, Bortell, G.; third, j. Hart
r. Time, 20.
Pass back-Won by Romans.
High jump - Won by Hoff, G.; sec
ond, Moody, G.; third, Froelich, G.
Height, All.
Romans forfeited relay to Greeks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
WELLYS X CORNER

Some game at Island Park yester-
day. The crowd was small. but every
fan was on the Job until the finish.
One thing must not be overlooked.
Local patrons look for International
League class from State League young
sters. The teams are all made up of
fast material. 1t is far from being
amateurish.
Down at York some of the papers
are knocking the league game. They
are getting baseball without any cost
to local capitalists. 1t is a good game
the York team is playing. Perhaps it
is that old-time feeling against George
Washington Heckert that has cropped
out. York supporters should know
better Heckert is only acting as agent
for the club owners.
Harrisburg lost yesterday. 1t was
close game. Fielding was fast and at
times sensational, but the Cocltill play
ers were slow on bases. The new
pitcher, Tom Noltz, made good. These
weak spots will be overcome in time.
Give the boys a chance. 1t is certain
that Harrisburg cannot have Inter
national League baseball and fans
should help the game by boosting the
Pennsylvania State League.
Harrisburg will be away from home
two DAYS next week, Monday and Tues
day, when the team plays at Lancas-
ter. Reading will be the attraction at
Island Park Wednesday and Thursday,
and Shamokin Friday and Saturday.
Manager George Cockill is busy with
major league managers and expects
new men here next week. The team is
lacking in pitchers. Another week will
bring better work in the field.
Leo Groome. president and owner of
the Harrisburg State League club,
promises local fans good baseball. As
has been stated, the entire RESPONSE
bility of the league has been on mis-
shoulders and he has been a busy man.
Fast baseball is his hobby and he joins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Leading College Oarsmen
in Today's Henley Hegatta
BY .4SSocinted Prcxs

Philadelphia, May 13.--Most of the
leading oarsmen from crews represent
ing rowing clubs and high schools
from New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia, were entered in the fourteenth
annual regatta of the American Row
ing Association which was held on the
Schuylkill river to-day. There were
eleven events on the program, all of
which were rowed over the Henley
course of one mile and $50 yards.
Most of the crews were on the river
yesterday afternoon for final workouts
and spent the night at the various club
houses along "boathouse row" in Fair
mount Park.
The feature event of the regatta was
the Child's cup race. which was won last
year on Carnegie Lake by Princeton.
In this event Pennsylvania. Princeton,
Columbia and the United States Naval
Academy were entered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Classy Batters in Majors
Show New Hitting Marks

Chicago, May 13. -- Only thirteen
American League players who may be
classed as regulars" are batting 800
or better.
Smith of Cleveland is leading the
batters with a percentage of 1888.
Fournier, of Chicago, is ahead in
home runs. Graney, of Cleveland,
leads in total bases with 46, and
Speaker, Cleveland and Felsch, Chi
cago, set the pace in runs scored at II.
Judge, of Washington, leads in stolen
bases with s, Detroit leads in club bat
ting with .260.
Robertson, of New York leads the
National League batters, of whom 12
are doing 800 or better. Williams. of
Chicago, is leading home run hitter.
with four, and Zimmerman, Chicago. is
ahead in total bases with A. Groh,
cincinnati, leads in runs scored with
II, and Carey, of Pittsburgh. in stolen
bases with nine. Brooklyn sets the
pace in club batting with PA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
State Champion Who
Has Many Challenges

Two hundred and fifty trap shooters
from all parts of the Keystone State will
participate in the twenty sixth annual
tournament of the Pennsylvania State
Sportsmen's Association under the au-
spices of the Lansdale tPa.l Gun Club
on May Il, IS, 10 and 20. The classic
100 target competition for the cham
pionship of the State. The title is now
held by Charles H. Newcomb, Of Phila-
delphia. Besides the numerous trophies
that go to the winner he will also rep
resent Pennsylvania in the shoot of the
amateur champions which takes place
in st. Louis in August. Newcomb is the
present amateur champion OF America,
also,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Smith Shop Had Swatfest
With Lucknow Federal Team

The Smith Shop team had a swat
Test to the sorrow of the Federals at
noon yesterday, shutting them out by
the score of 10 0 in the Lucknow
Shop League. The game was very
much one-sided, the Smith Shop hit
ting the ball almost at will and run
ming wild on bases. there being nine
stolen bases credited to them
GildaY pitched shut-out ball for the
Smith Shop, only one man getting on
tase, due to a missed third strike, not
a nit being registered off his delivery,
at the same time striking out six men,
also featuring at bat.
The hitting of Forney and Hooker
also aided largely in the scoring for
the Smith Shop. while Burns and
Thomas played nice fielding games for
the Federals.
Standing Of tho rluhe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
ALRICKs ASSOCIATION ELECTS

Officers of the Alricks Association
to be elected at the June session were
nominated at last nights meeting in
the ST. Andrews parish house. They
are: President. Gilbert w. Watson;
vice president, F. j. Herbert; secre-
tary-treasurer, p. II. Barnes; executive
committee, DIR. d. e. Klase, chairman,
G. Howard Reel. Joseph S. Klinedlnst
and l.. l.. Ferree; nominating COM
mittee, DR.. A. p. Isenberg, G.. j. Colo
viras and r. w. Dowdell. The officers
will he elected at the June business
meeting.