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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Athletic Program For
Harrisburg and Vicinity


Meeting of division athletic club
representative of Pennsylvania
Railroad in Harrisburg p. r. r.
Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium.
Lebanon high school VS.. Central
high school, Chestnut Street Hall
floor Central Pennsylvania Schol-
astic League.
Technical high school VS.. York
high school, at York, Central
PENNSYLVANIA Scholastic League.
Torarco Club, of Carlisle, VS..
Rosewood A. c., Technical high
school floor.
Green VS.. Yellow, Green VS.. Pur-
pie High School Girls Morning
League.
White VS.. Blue. White VS.. Red,
Central High School Girls After
noon League.
Girls Division five of Hassett
Club VS.. Chambersburg high
school quintet, Cathedral floor, 8
y. IN.
Lebanon Valley College Girls VS..
Central High School Girls, Chest
nut Street Hall floor.
Middletown high school VS..
Hanover high school, at Hanover.
Hershey High School Girls VS..
Annville High School Girls, at Ann
Vile.
Harrisburg Academy VS.. Camp
Hill high school, at Camp Hill.
Meeting of board of governors
of Harrisburg Motor Club.
Entertainment in Boyd Memorial
Hall gymnasium. Proceeds for
benefit of Camp Boyd equipment.
Tomorrow
York Professionals VS.. Indepen-
dents, Chestnut Street Hall.
Camp Hill high school VS.. Car
Isle high school, at Carlisle.
Bucknell College VS.. Boys Divi-
sion five of Hassett Club, Cathedral
Hall floor.
Franklin VS.. Mccormick teams,
Boyd Memorial League.
Methodist Club VS.. Burnham Y.
NJ. c. A., at Burnham.
Middletown high school VS.. York
County Academy. at York.
Lebanon Valley College VS.. Sus-
quehanna, at Selinsgrove.
Columbia at Elizabethtown Lam
caster County League.
State College VS.. Carnegie Tech,
at Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
CENTRAL FIVE TO
MEET LEBANON
Important League Game at
Auditorium Tonight; Girls
on Program

Central High. primed for a hard
game. will go into battle tonight to
hand Lebanon High jolt. 1t will be
one of the most important games in
the Central Pennsylvania Scholastic
Basketball League. Lebanon holds the
led, but has no cinch on the final re-
suit at this time. All teams have been
showing improved form. The work of
Central has been exceptionally strong.
Locals Strong Lineup
THE local tossers have n clean slate,
but have played but one game. Leb-
anon has won five victories. Gregory
and Hilton will be in the local lineup,
with Martz at center and Frank and
Fields as guards. Lebanon will have
tho regular team, including Moore,
who leads the league as point scorer.
AS an added attraction the Central
High girls will play return game
with the Lebanon Valley coed quintet.
The latter defeated the Central girls
week ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
48 Schools in 7 States
Want War Training

Culver, Ind, Feb. 2.-Onicial rep
resenting forty eight schools in seven
Middle Western States. have declared
in favor of military training under the
Wyoming plan" as instituted by Cap
tain Edgar u. Steever, u. S. A.
An executive committee, composed
of Felix Kerrick, Louisville, KY; f.
w. Buck, Waukegan, ILL.,: and Colonel
l.. r. Gignillist of Culver, was named
to organize the schools. E. L. Miller,
Detroit, Mich. w. c. Knoelk, Wauke-
gan, ILL.,; Colonel Russell b. Harrison,
| Indianapolis. Ind; II. G.. Churchman,
Paducah. Ky; l.. II. Frantz, Musca-
tine, ILL.,, and l. G.. V. Mays, of st.
Joseph, Mo-, were chosen as organic
ers of the system in their several
| States
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

and Pete Howell, OF Philadelphia.
Howell has a record of three knock
outs in recent battles.
Camp Hill High School basketball
team will play the most important
game of the season tonight, when IT
meets the Harrisburg Academy five
at Camp Hill. The team was put
through several hard practices and
will go into the game with deter
mination of continuing their fast and
strenuous playing displayed in recent
games. Camp Hill will use the regular
i'line-up.
Indications are that another week
will find Bob Folwell signed to coach
Penn football players. The directors
are now working on the necessary
papers for Folwell to sign. 1t is also
the belief that the popular coach Will
get an increase in salary.
Notwithstanding the battle now on
to stop prize fighting and boxing in
New York State, plans are under way
to have Jess Willard meet Fred Full
ton. Papers have been sent to each
fighter and Jack Curley. one of the
promoters is of the opinion that it
will be Il near future event.
Flushed with victories registered
over the fastest college steams in West
ern Pennsylvania, the University of
Pittsburgh's basketball five is pre-
pairing for their annual invasion of the
East, which is scheduled to begin on
Wednesday of next week. The Panth er
quintet has been showing marked i'm
provements in every branch of the
game. and should be in good trim
for the hard games of the coming
week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Merger Meeting to Be
Held on Latter Date;
Associations Not Ready

In order to permit all athletic as
sociations to meet and consider plans,
the Pennsylvania Railroad merger
conference scheduled for tonight has
been postponed. A date will be an
nounced later. General Secretary
Samuel CT. Hepford, of the Enola Y. NJ.
g. A., who has been made general
director of athletics of the Philadel-
lphia division, is back of this project.
1t is proposed TO put the Philadel-
To do this Director Hepford believes
united forces will be necessary. He
has had much encouragement from
all associations except the Lucknow
Shops. Here there are a number of
bodies with funds in their treasures.
Until satisfactory arrangements are
made to take care of these funds, no
final report will be made. Other asso-
Citations have asked longer time to
consider the merger plans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
ENRIGHT SHAKES FRAT

New York, Feb. 2.-The New York
American League club announced that
it had received the signed contract of
Jack Enright a young college pitcher,
who played with the Newark Inter-
nationals last season. In announcing
the signing of Enright, the club made
public a letter from the player to Pres
ident David FultZ, of the Players Fra
ternity, in which he asks the latter to
accept his resignation from the frater-
nifty. Enright wrote: IF / thought
the players were right l would stick
with them, but in this case l have
viewed it from every angle and can not
see it as they do"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
NEWARK GETS LEWIS

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Feb. ?. Jack
Lewis, who managed the Coal Barons
the latter part of last year while ef-
forts We're being made to depose Pres
ident Peter J. Noonan, and who eN-
pected to be renamed manager this
season, was to-day sold to the New
ark club of the International League
The announcement was made by Man
ager Red" Calhoun, of the Barons
Lewis is a third baseman and was re-
garded as the best hot-corner man in
the State League last year
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
ROSEWOOD TIES
LEAGUE LEADERS
West End Have Hard Contest
With Arrows; Good
Shooting

Rosewood A. c., by reason of vic
tory last night over the Y. NJ. II. A., is
now tie with Galahad for first honors
in the City Amateur Basketball
League. The bia game to break the
tie will be played next week. Rose
wood last night won by a score of
% to 16.
1t was an easy victory for the Ali
son Hill tossers. Their passing and
general team work outclassed the
Y. NJ. II. A. Every member on the
Rosewood team figured in the scoring
Boss was q star for Y. NJ. IL. A.
West End Close Winner
West End a. c. won a close game
with p. r. r Y. NJ. &C. A. Arrows;
score. 81 to 80. This contest had the
spectators on edge during both periods.
Holland, Smith and Nicely were lead
ers for Vets End, and Yoder, Kohl
man and Fleck lead for the railroad
boys. The line-ups:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
York Independent Team
to Play Local Tossers

The attraction ~ Chestnut Street
Auditorium tomorrow night will be
the strong York five. This will be the
first appearance of the York team in
this city and a good, fast game is
looked for York has been playing
good ball this season and has de-
feated several Eastern League teams
The game last Saturday night with
the Camden team brought out the
weak points of the Independents and
Captain McCord will work hard with
the locals in the scrimmage practices
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

Lebanon, Feb. 9. - Prof. j. Walter
Esbenshade, faculty manager of the
Lebanon high school football team,
announced the completion of the fol-
lowing 1917 schedule for the Red and
Blue eleven: September %. Pleasant
Athletics, at home; 20, Columbia high
school, at home; October 6, Harris
burg Technical high school, at home;
13, Steelton high school. at Steelton; !;
20, Reading high school, at home; 81,
Lancaster high school. at Lancaster;
November 8, Sunbury high school, at
Sunbury; 10, Allentown, at home; II,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
MRS. KRENTzMAN 95 YEARS OH

Lewistown, Pa, Fab. 2. - One OF
the best preserved women of her age
in Central Pennsylvania and the old.
est woman in Mifflin county, is Mrs
Nathan KrentZman, aged about 9J
years, who is. making her home with
her daughter. Mrs. p. Sherman, here
She is of Jewish nationality and came
to America from Germany about SO
years ago. Mrs. Krentzman has rails.
ed a large family of children and she
has a son and several grandchildren
in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
CHARLOTTE GETS EARL MACK

Charlotte. n. c., Feb. Earl Mack.
son of Connie Mack. has been signed as
player-manager for the Charlotte team
of the North Carolina Baseball League
for the 1917 season. He managed the
Raleigh team in the same. league in
1914-1915 and played with Asheville
last year. He will play first base.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Hassett Tossers Win Over
Lebanon AlI-COllege Five

Hassett tossers last night won over
the Lebanon All-Collegiate team,
score 46 to 81. The local five held the
lead throughout the game. The Gerdes
brothers and Reagan eXcelled in good
work. Boyer, Gebhart and Hollinger
led for Lebanon. The lineup and
SUMMARY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
ALTOONA TEAM WANTS GAME

Games are wanted by the Penn
Central Light and Power Company
team of Altoona. The manager is f
+. Hennaman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

Pottsville high school, at Pottsville
"a Pottsville high school, at home
20, pending, at home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

Connected with the National Rife
Association are "a State associations,
1,401 civilian clubs, 70 college clubs,
Ill high schools SO military schools.
% boys clubs and 121 military, and
regimental organizations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
LEBANON HIGH SCHEDULES

this week to overcome the weak
points.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

Sener Va, the Argentine champion
rifle shot, has left for home after a
visit here. . He tried out the most
important ranges and hopes to bring
an Argentine rifle team here next year
Sener Va took home a hand trap with
him and intends to show the Argen-
tine folk how to break clay targets as
well as to hit the bulls eye.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Shots From the Ranges
BY PETER p. CARNEY
editor National Sports Syndicate)

There are 600 rife ranges of vary
ing sizes and equipment in this coun-
try.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
IASSETT GYMNAsTIC SCHOOL

Fouls called, on Hassetts ), on Leb-
anon 10. Referee, McCurdy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

In a recent contest of the Shanghai
(China) Rifle Club, Mrs. X. d. Stew
art, an American, won the champion
ship.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

With TIE formation of a rifle club
in Juneau there are now five rifle
teams in Alaska.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02

Fields goals. Miss Smith 4, Miss
Campbell 3. Miss McClain .. Foul
goals, Miss Smith G, Miss Campbell G.,
Miss MCClain l.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
CAMP CURTIN GIRLS WIN

Camp Curtin girls last night won
over the Steele School girls, score II
to /. The game was played in the
Steele building and proved an interest
ing exhibition. The lineup and sum-
mary.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
WILSON CALLS SENATE
WILL MEET MARCH 5 FOR IN
AUGURAL SESSION.
Private Oath to Be Administered to
President Sunday, March a., and
inaugural Address March s..

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Neutrality-suspicious. for President
Wilson's Inauguration, hitherto indefi-
mite because March 4 falls on Sunday,
were cleared by announcement that
the usual special session of the Sen
ate will be called for March S to con
slider nominations. This will permit
the Inauguration of the vice president
iy the Senate chamber, as is the GUS
tom.
President Wilson himself, it also
was announced, will take an oath OF
office privately in the White House
Sunday, March 4. 1t was not made
clear whether he has decided to take
the oath again at the public open all
ceremonies on the plaza at the capitol
on March 5 or whether he merely
will make the ceremony the occasion
for delivering his inaugural address
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
GERMANS RETREAT ON SOMME
Menace of Dutch and Swedes Leads
Teutons to Fall Back in West.

Menace of Dutch and Swedes Leads
Teutons to Fall Back in West.
Washington.-The great German re-
tirement before Gen. Haig's armies on
the west front was in part a result of
a call for more men and materials
for the Holland front, allied diplo-
mats here declared. Military attaches
of the allied embassies said they
would be "far from surprised" if the
present German retirement continues.
These diplomats said that with the
Dutch government, incensed over re-
cen vast destruction of her merchant
ships, more belligerently inclined than
at any time since the war began, a big
problem faces the German land forces,
They believe also that the Swedish
menace, added to that cen in Hol'
land, is a contributory reason why
the German general staff is willing
to fall back in the west, thereby
slightly shortening the lines she must
defend against Gen. Haig's b%attering,
and affording an opportunity to shift
the men thus released to the Dutch
front.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
DUTCH CRY FOR ACTION
WHEN SEVEN OF THEIR STEAM
SHIPS ARE TORPEDOED.
Make No Further Protests" Demand
of Press-Whole Nation En-
Filtered Against Germany.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Hague. Feb. 27.-The sugges-
ton has been made to the Dutch
government by leading ship owners
that half a dozen German ships in
Dutch or American ports be demand
ed as compensation for lost tonnage.
The Hague, Feb. 27.-Widespread
Indignation has been caused in Hol'
land by the torpedoing of seven
Dutch steamers in the western ap-
proaches to the English channel, an
nouncement of which was made in
London Saturday. While official cir,
cles remain gravely calm, there has
been an inevitable outburst of deep
Indignation on the part of the Dutch
newspapers at what the Amsterdam
TELEGRAPH calls "a blow in our face and
the greatest humiliation to which a
neutral state has been subjected"
The paper adds: I'VE confess inabil'
;ty to see how the honor of our ma
ton can further be maintained by pro
tests"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
BRITISH DRIVE GERMANS BACK
Destruction Of Aries and SeaguII An
nounced in London.

London.-Additional progress has
been made by the British forces north
and south of the Ancre region in
France and also to the south of Lens,
In the Ancre district the village of
Ligny, southwest of Bapaume, has
been occupied, and north of the stream
the western and northern d~efenses OF
Puisieux have been taken from the
Germans, says the British official
communication.
The British steamer Aries of 3,O'2
tons has been sunk by a German sub
marine, Lloyd's shipping agency an
pounced. The crew was landed. Sink
ing of the British steamer Seagull OF
144 tons is also announced by the
agency. The Seagulls crew likewise
was landed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
Germany May Lose All Colonies.

London.-The death knell to Ger
many's colonial possessions has been
sounded, so far as the entente allies
can effect that result, by the almost
simultaneous announcement of the
British minister of colonies, Mr.. Long;
the Japanese minister of foreign af-
fairs, Mr.. Montono, and the prime
minister of New Zealand, Mr.. Massey,
who voiced the view of Australia, as
we'll as New Zealand. Together these
statements declare there will be no
return to Germany of her colonies in
Africa. Asia or the Pacific.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
Delivers Message From Japan.

Baltimore, Md.-The Rev. c. s
Reifsnider, president of. st. Paul'i
college, Toxic, in an address here de
livered a message he said the Jap
anese vice minister of state had bid
den him give the American people
Japan" read the message, "wiI
never go to war with the Unitee
States unless the United States i'm
pugns Japan's honor" By "honor," DR.
Reifsnider said, the minister hat
meant such things as the alien law
in California and restrictions on i'm
migration.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
TWO AMERICANS
ON LAC0N|AL LOST
TWENTY-SIx U. 8. CITIZENS ON
BIG STEAMER CARRYING
TONS OF FooDsTUFFs.
Liner AT NIGHT
FIFTY SURVIVORS LAND AT BAN
TRY HEAD AND PSF REACH
QUEENSTOWN IN 8 BOATS.

London, Feb. ga Queenstown
dispatch to the Chronicle says that
the Laconia was torpedoed in com
paratively calm weather. The first
torpedo struck her near the stern ana
when the vessel was struck a second
time she listed quickly to %starboard'
The boats got away with considera'
BILE difficulty. The passengers YER
sions of the number lost differ. Some
say twenty-five were drowned and
others not more than ten. Among
those known to be lost are Mrs. and
Miss Hoy, Americans. Four Americans
are surviving passengers.
New York.-Twenty-six Americans
six of whom were cabin passengers
and twenty members of the ere
were on board the Cunard liner Laco'
MIA, from New York, Feb. IS, for Liv-
erpool, with seventy-five passengers
and a crew of PIG, when the vessel
was sunk by a German submarine
Sunday night. Three casualties, ONT
unidentified, have been reported. Fiji
tv survivors were landed at Bantry
Head, and 2G7 at Queenstown.
While details of the cargo of the
Laconia are withheld under a recent
ruling of the customs officials, it was
learned at the office of the company
that the following items were among
the principal commodities carried:
One thousand bags of silver, 10000
bushels of wheat, 2,S43 bales of cot
ton, laos boxes of fresh fruit, 3,OOl
tens of shell castings and other wal
supplies, and 5000 tons of provisions
1t was positively stated by Officials
of the line that there were no explo
sives on board.
In addition to cargo and passengers
the Laconia carried 5000 bags O.
United States and Canadian mail, /,
800 sacks of which had been trans
ferred from the American liner st
Louis. The Laconia, sailing on the
same date the Holland-American linel
Ryndam returned to port after being
turned back from her voyage to Rot
terdam by the submarine menace, hat
on board nine of the Ryndam's pas
sengers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
Wyoming Cowboys Raising Regiment

Thermopolis, Wyo.-Scores of Wyo,
ming cowboys are enlisting here to
join a proposed regiment of volunteer
rough riders under Colonel Roosevelt,
it was stated. Timothy ]. Mccoy OF
this city is actively enlisting recruits,
following the receipt of a letter from
Roosevelt urging him to do so, that
they may be ready for immediate
service in event of war" 1t is pro
posed that Robert d. Carey Of Carey
hurst, son of former Governor Carey,
be put in charge of the organization
of all Western regiments.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
kut.EI-Amara Is Recaptured.

El-Amara has been re-
captured by British forces, Chancellor
of the Exchequer Andrew Bonar Law
announced in the House of Commons.
He said the Turkish garrison vas in
full retreat. THE whole enemy's po-
sitions at Sann-Ai-Yat and Kut-El-
Amara have been secured" the Meso-
potamian statement announced. "Kut
itself is automatically ours" Kut-El-
Amara is memorable as the spot
where Gen. To%wnshend his 5000 Brit
ish troops held out SO long before
they were starved into surrender.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
WILSON REQUESTS FULL POWER
Asks Congress for Authority to Place
U. S. In Armed Neutrality.

U. S. In Armed Neutrality.
Washington.-President Wilson ap-
peared before Congress Monday aft
ernoon and asked for authority to
place the United States in a state OF
armed neutrality" to resist the Ger
man submarine Continued
invasion of the plain rights of neutrals
on the high seas, further sacrifices Of
American lives and ships, the intol-
cradle blockade of American ports
almost as effectual as if the country
were at war-have taken the place of
a dreaded covert act" which vas x
pected to shock the ~world-and have
forced the President into the next
step toward war.
News of the sinking of the Cunard
liner Laconia with Americans aboard
was received as the President was on
his way to address Congress. Al
though without details, it's grave posi-
bilities added emphasis to the Presi-
dents words.
President Wilson, asking to be EN-
powered to take whatever steps are
necessary, which includes the arming
of ships, the conveying of merchant
men by wal vessels or what other
means are required, made it plain
again that he wanted peace, but not
at the price of American lives and
rights, or by driving the American
flag from the seas.
Congress is expected not only to
authorize the President to use the
armed forces of the country, but also
to provide money.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
"Victory Sole Aim of Germany

Berlin (Via Sayville Wireless), Feb.
2S.-Germany's peace conditions are
based on PREPARATION for all wrongs
suffered and guarantees for the ex-
stence in the future of a strong Ger
many Imperial Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg so outlined them in a
speech before the Reichstag. There
is only one necessity of the day." he
declared. at dominates all questions
OF policy, both foreign and domestic
it is to fight and gain a victory"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
Battery C Ha, Been pisbanded.

Denver.-Battery C, Colorado field
artillery, was disbanded at Ell Paso,
Tex, Feb. 26. According to the same
Information fifty members of the bat
terry we're at once mustered out of
service at Ell Paso and the guns and
equipment of the battery were turned
over to the Ordnance Department of
the government. The remainder OF
the battery, however, left for Fort d.
A. Russell, to be discharged there
when Battery B is mustered out of
service at that army headquarters.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-02
Argentina Wants Mediation.

Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic
According to La Nacion, the Argea
tine government is endeavoring tc
bring about joint action by the Latin
American republics in offering media
ton for ending the war;. The United
States will not be asked to take part
because of its rupture with Germany
Negotiations with the diplomatic rep
resentatives here of other Latin-Amer
lean republics will be initiated by Ar
gentina, the newspaper says.