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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
OESCHGER LOSES
SEASONS BONUS
Giants Cleanup in Final
Games; Take Fast Train
to Chicago

Philadelphia, Oct. 4.-Getaway
day for the Phils yesterday resulted
in a double triumph for the cham
plon Giants and a loss or $500 bonus
Tor Joe Oesehger. The Phils dropped
the ilnal games of the local National
league campaign gracefully and
Wlthout murmur of protest, by IL
TO l and to 0, and in the latter
affair California Joe lost a chance
10 pick up 500 extra bones from the
clup treasury. When Joe signed nm
last spring there was a clause in
serted IN his contract that he would
get a bonus of $500 if he won fif
teen games.
lie had fourteen when he went to
work in the second game against
the Giants, and as McGraw, to be
opliSing, sent in his second string
players 1t looked as if Joe would
easily earn the half thousand. But
1t was just here that Oeschger was
given one of the hardest Jobs of his
baseball career.
The young Giants nicked him for
10 hits and 22 bases, and as the
Phils could not local Anderson, Tes-
reau and Kelley, the latter more of
an outfielder than pitcher, Oeschger
did not get q bit of ENCOURAGEMENT
frim his pals and had to kiss the
$500 good-by.
The games were the usual windup
parody of a fading season. The Phils
did not seem to care what happened,
and the Giants worked as if the
sooner the twin bill was over the
better 1T would be for the 3. 1000 faith
full fans who turned out to bid adieu
to the 1917 n. l.. campaign.
In the first game the Giants en-
1oyed themselves immensely. for they
thumped Lavender and Fittery all
over the park, getting 10 hits for 29
bases, many of these being due to
the Phils' lax methods in chasing
the sphere. Hits were easy to make
and whenever Giant wanted to
make an extra base on his drive
all he had to do was to stretch his
legs n bit and he had a double to
his credit. 1t was good practice for
the Giants, and McGraw seemingly
appreciated it by sending in his sec
ond string coterie against Oeschger
in the second battle, but as the New
York recruits were just as anxious
to win as was California Joe. Nc
Graw's final little act of friendship
did not bear fruit.
In the opening tiff Ferdie Schupp
labored for the first four innings,
keeping the Phils from making a hit
He considered this enough warmup
for the day, and retired in favor Of
George Smith. the former Columbia
University boy, who toiled the last
five stanzas. Smith was located for
blows in this time and one run.
The feature of the climax act was
the lusty hitting of three of Nc
Graw's recruits. Ross Young, late of
Rochester. leaned on Oeschger's fast
ones for a double and two triples;
Baird, the young shortstopper,
punched out four singles, and on
slow. the Providence catcher. treat
ed himself to a double and single
from two times up. Between them
this trio of bonus destroyers account
ed for 5 of the Giants 6 runs. Adams
and Paskert were the only Phils who
could club intelligently,. Adams get
ting two doubles and single, and
Paskert a single and two-bagger. .
Following the games the Giants
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
" HIGH TO MEET HARDEST FOELEAGUE SHOOT
MASK MAN IS IMPORTANT
IN ALL BASEBALL GAMES;
CATCHERS IN WORLDS SERIES

New York. Oct. 3.-Analysis OF the
work OF the various players by posi-
items in past world series emphasizes
the fact that with the possible ex-
ception of pitchers, no member OF
| the team is under greater physical or
mental strain than the catcher dur
ing the battles for the championship
of the major leagues. In the han
ding of delivery and signals. close
| plays at the plate, throws to cut down
base stealers and in backing up first
| and third in throws from the outfeld
the catcher is both a busy and i'm
portant factor in the contest.
A sharp eye. steady Judgment, a
powerful throwing arm and cool cour-
age are necessary requisites for the
player who dons the mask and wind
pad in the most important of all base
! ball games. 1t is fortunate that both
the Chicago Americans and the New
York Nationals are equipped with
catchers of this caliber for the series
of 1917. which begins in Chicago next
saturday. While the Giants have a
slight advantage in quantity in this
department of the game, the White
Sox are generally conceded to have
an edge in the quality of the receiv-
ing staff.
Chicago BacISstOps
The Chicago catchers include Ray
Schalk. Byrd Lynn and Joseph jon
kins, while the New York quartet
consists of George McCarty, William
the others. Rariden has done the
slow. AS both Jenkins and Onslow
are comparative newcomers. they are
not likely to figure in the sories to
any extent, and their chance of see
ing service is extremely remote.
Schalk is expected to bear the CATCH
ing burden of the White Sox in every
game of the series unless he should
be incapitated by accident or illness.
He has caught in more than seventy
five per cent. of the seasons games
while Lynn has acted as receiver in
In this respect the New York team is
greater amount of the backstopping
for the Giants this year. due in part
to the fact that McCarty broke his
leg early in the season and was out
of the game for several months. Glib
son, the former Pittsburgh receiver,
is the third-string catcher for New
York.
If McCarty can stand the strain of
the game, and it is the impression
among the New York players that he
will be physically fit for the fray, he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Lebanon to Meet Tech;
Tell Hard Luck Story

Lebanon, Oct. 4.-Football makes
its debut locally on Saturday when
the strong Technical High school
eleven, of Harrisburg. will contend
with the Lebanon High school pig
skin warriors for honors.
1t will be Lebanon teams initial
appearance on home grounds and,
according to Coach Stubby Wilder,
this years squad has promise of be-
ing one of the best in recent years.
In Tech, however, Lebanon has a
very hard proposition to face, this
being considered one of the premier
scholastic elevens in the state and
also one of the heaviest.
1t is very probable that Lebanon
will be outweighed in Saturdays
opener, but what she lacks in weight
she promises to make up in speed
and stamina.
The same lineup that appeared
against Lebanon Valley College
scrubs at AnnviIle Saturday will
doubtless start in the Tech contest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

will undoubtedly have first call upon
the position. This will bring him
into action against Schalk. The lat
ter is unquestionably one of the best
catchers of the day. He knows the
weaknesses of the various batters
and. as he can handle the delivery OF
any and all the Chicago twirlers. he
will be able to signal for any form
of curve or break that he may think
puzzling to the man at the plate.
Fast and Accurate
The outstanding feature of his play,
however, is his fast and accurate
throwing to the bases. He must be
a speedy sprinter and perfect slider
who would pit his skill against
Schalk with any degree of success.
McCarty is not so brilliant in this
feature of the catchers art but he is
an excellent director of the work of
the hurlers and is u far stronger bat
ter than Schalk. According to the
season averages, there is little choice
in the fielding work of the two catch
ers, but the White SoX backstop is
much faster on the base lines than
McCarty, as the latters accident is
likely to prevent him from taking
chances at base stealing except in an
emergency.
An injury to Schalk during the
early stages of the coming series
wculd work havoc with the Chicago
club, for while Lynn is an ambitious
player, he lacks the experience and
all-around ability of his principal.
In this respect the New York team is
in better position to face such q
disaster for either Radisen or Glib
son, owing to their greater expert
ence, can step into McCarty's place
with less disconcerting effect upon
the team play than would be the case
were it necessary to substitute Lynn
for Schalk. This can be seen from a
comparison of the following records
which include the batting and fielding
averages, stolen bases and double
plays of the five catchers who may
participate in the series:
NEW YORK NATIONALS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Worlds Series Here
Starts Saturday Afternoon

Next to being at the worlds series
games is to see them on the electric
scoreboard operated by Lew Ritter.
the well-known backstop. Starting
Saturday. every play made in the
game at Chicago will be instantly re-
produced on the large and electrically
equipped diamond that shows every
ball or strike delivered by the pitcher
and every conceivable play incident
to the game. Putouts. assists. double
plays. runs. hits, passed balls, wild
pitches, errors, bases on balls, every
thing is strlklngly reproduced as a
direct wire runs from the South Side
Park. Chicago. into the auditorium.
which makes 1t possible to duplicate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
WELLYS 3 CORNER

monch. Entries will be received
from now on. The entrance fee will
be up to the participants. Profess
sional McEwan has been an efficient
official. and popular with all play
ers. Indications point to a large en-
try list. Players may register with
House Attendant Zimmerman at any
time.
William Henry Johns, of Pitts-s
burgh, died at his summer homo al
Lords Point, Mystic, Conn, on Tues
day. lie was a brother-in-law of
John *. Tener president of the Ma
tional Baseball League.
According to the averages in the
Bethlehem Steel Company League.
Bethlehem and Steelton had the slug
gers, but Lebanon seems to have had
the men who could hit when hits
meant runs, being the champions in
the circuit
At a recent election held at the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Dam
iel Roberts, former student at the
Technical High school, was chosen
as leader of the institute band.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

According to the manner in which
Penn walloped Pop Kelchner's team
yesterday, football on Franklin Field
is likely to prove n big attraction.
Albright managed to score, but there
is no denying the fact that Penn has
some promising stars.
On Saturday the champion trap
shooting team of the Pennsylvania
railroad system will hold a shoot at
Sixth and Division streets. There will
be an interesting program.
1t is probable that the Four City
League tournament tomorrow at
Second and Division streets will wind
up the trapshooting season in Har-
risburg. In order to get the shoot
ers in practice for the hunting sea-
son several livebird events are prom
ised. The big program tomorrow
offers rare inducements for n large
field of shooters.
Members of the Harrisburg Golf
Club have planned a benefit handicap
for Saturday on Reservoir Park
links. 1t will be for Professional
McEwan, who has been very i'll for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
= Hill Bowlers
to Start Monday Night

is have been completed for the
hg of the Allison Hill Tenpin
he. The first match will be play
h Hess alleys, Monday night
he games will be rolled every
day. Tuesday and Wednesday
ATS. The six teams are:
pfantry-Wagner, Springer, Paul,
Feed and Sheely.
Marines-McFarland, Weaver, E.
Bis hop, Zeiders and B. Ebersole.
+ AFtillery-Krall, Wilmer, EbeT-
sole, Althouse and c. Bishop.
8 sEngineers-Buck, Hess, Schriver,
Hartwick and w. Miller.
&c Chvalry-Crisweu, Plank, Henry,
Shelaman and CARRIER.
sAEiators--Moser- Richwine, SHOW
#rs Ogletree and Sherk.
Schedule for opening week:
monday, October S-Cavalry VS..
1nfantry.
TUESDAY, October G9-ArtilIery VS..
Marines.
"Wednesday, October 10.-Aviators
Engineers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Corporals Winners in
Duckpin League Match;
High Individual Scores

In the Academy Duckpin League
series last night the Corporals won
over the Captains, scores 1870 to
1898. The match was played on the
Academy alleys.
On Friday night, the Sergeants of
the same league will meet the Lieu
tenants. These will be the first games
for the two teams. and will show
their prospects in the league race
The scores of last night follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
ndians Practice With
Green Dickinson Team

FsFarlisle, Pa, Oct. 4.-The Carlisle
Indians and the undeveloped Dick
fnson College eleven met in practice
combat on the Indians field yester-
Gay, the scrimmmage of twenty five
minutes being marked by a develop
ment of the dusky warriors work on
defense. Scores were not kept. but
both teams showed relatively good
form on both offensive and defensive
as compared with their respective
brief training periods. For Carlisle
the principal second team players
were given a tryout, and Dickinson
used all of her string.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

the plays in the baseball classic al
most as soon as possible.
With the line-ups of the two teams
1t is possible to follow the work of
each one whether at bat or in the
field, as the scoreboard enables the
onlooker to keep track OF the game
from the time the umpire calls play
BALI" until the last man is out.
Saturdays game is scheduled to
start at o'clock (Western time),
which means 8 o'clock in Harrisburg,
at the Chestnut Street Auditorium.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Totals 80. $50 761 549-1
STANDING OF TEAMS
YORK RACES UNFINISHED

YORK, Pa, Oct. 4.-With an I'M
usually big entry list at the York
County Fair. besides an unfinished
race from Tuesday and two events
for runners, it was impossible to fin
ish any of the harness races. There
were nine starters in the 2.11 pace
Judge Moore taking two of the heats
r. F. S. captured two heats of the
2.19 trot in a field of nine starters,
while in the 2.20 pace no less than
twelve starters faced the wire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
TABERsKI TITLE WINNER
By Associated Pres

Buffalo. N. Y. Oct. 4.-Frank Ia
berski. of Schenectady. pocket bill
lard champion. defeated Joseph
Concannon. of New York, challenger
for the title, $50 to 392. in three
block series of games which ended
this morning. Tabersk overcame
last night big lead which Concan-
non had piled up in the two nights
play. He pocketed 277 balls to Con-
cannon's 92 in the nights play.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
''Red" Swope Returns;
Gets Welcome at Carlisle

Carlisle, Pa, Oct. with a pa
rade and mass meeting, Dickinson
College students last evening well
coined the return to Carlisle and
football of William E., better known
as RED" Swope. of Altoona. Swope
will be the captain, in all probability.
succeeding Maurice Palm, who is in
the Aviation Corps, and will be the
center for the teams attack.
Swope formerly went to Susque-
hanna, but entered the Dickinson
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
A SERIES CLUB

Rowland had another point to offer for the earnest consd
he best short clubs
dash The
of may
win almost important series that needed Figuring
next Few days that ever bagged a championshipn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
J. c. BENTON
(New York Giants. }

Rube Benton is one Giant
who is to get a lot of southern
Democratic votes. If the Rube
starts a game, the ballyard bugs
of Macon, Ga, will wager their
shelSels ard family plate on the
Giants. Rube started his pro-
fessional career down there
seven years ago and the fans
will never forget this slightly
knock-kneed southerner and the
brilliant stuff he spilled that
year.
Benton hadn't pitched profess
sional ball three months before
the big league scouts were after
him. Cincinnati bought him
June s for $4,000 and the tip
went around the circuits that
the Reds had acquired a 20-year
old southpaw kid who was a
world beater.
They sent Rube back to Chat
tanooga in the Southern Lea
que the following year and it
was largely his own fault. There
never has been anything wrong
with Benton's pitching equip
ment. He can be about as great
q piNNllOl DIS Ilb IlihtS MS
mind to be. Up to this year he
had been inclined to be careless
and erratic but under McGraw
his attitude towards the game
has improved and this season he
has done remarkable work at
times.
Hal Chase calls Benton one of
the most gifted hurlers in the
y II ID pVVl. 1.
ful, fast curve and wonderful
speed and on his good days is
almost unhittable. He hasn't
the Judgment of Sallee, and isn't
as crafty in working on a batter
but he has more speed and is
nerVy and cool in the pinches.
His greatest fault, perhaps, is
n tendency to carelessness and
an inclination to be erratic, but
If the SoX catch him on one of
his good days he's liable to turn
In a pitching masterpiece.
Benton is a lot huskier than
his weight indicates. Five feet IL
inches tall, he weighs about 174
pounds, but has a great pair of
shoulders and can work a full
game at top speed is necessary,
LiC CiShl years Ol RUDE 8 Dig
league experience have been
spent with just two clubs, Gin
cinnati and New York. His win
ming record with the Reds isn't
impressive but his performance
with the Giants last year and
this, is. Last season he pitched
239 innings, struck out 115 men,
and yielded only 5S passes, win
ming 16 and losing 8 games. This
year he has won IA and lost 8
games and given only 33 bases
on balls.
The Rube, who is 27 training
seasons old, was born in Clin-
ton. N. c., and received his first
real diamond tryout down in
Lakeland, Fla, as a semipro.
Benton and williams are alike
brilliant left handlers and w
players as having lots of sand. Til
Jams but is a great deal more G
ween them on this years work.
(Copyright, 1917. by II
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Copyright Tribune Association tNev York Trhu
THE $3.50 SERIES

In the big
The Non-Conbatant
pending series has been different
picked out four major league ball players who
een he rig
of
he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
CHICAGO AMERI
STARS IN WORLDS SERIES
WHO EXPECT TO FIGURE;
THEIR BASEBALL CAREER
BY w. r. HOFFER
CLAUDE f. WILLIAMS
(ChiCago White SoXO

Whether Lefty" Williams
climbs the slab to start a series
game for the SoX will depend a
good deal on circumstance af-
ter the big mix starts. There is
one White SoX player, however,
who would love to see Claude
get his chance.
This player is Joe Jackson, the
slugging fielder. Early last sea-
son jackson tipped Williams off
to several writer's as a brilliant
young portside pitcher who
shakes an awfully mean fiipper.
DOME Bush, of the Tigers, has
also touted this twirler as one
with a great natural pitching
equipment.
Williams had to horn his way
into the major leagues three
times before he became a fixture.
After winning Is games in the
Appalachian League for Norris
town, Brooklyn got him, gave
him a short once-over and re-
leased him March 2, to Nash
vile. This was in 1913. Claude
won is games for Nashville and
looked so good that Hughey Jen-
nings acquired him, but releas-
ed him to Sacramento. He had a
poor season with the latter club,
but in 1915, with Salt Lake City,
this bird won 80 starts and
dropped only IL games, for a
winning percentage of 1898. He
pitched AIS innings in the Paci-
tic Coast League, which has a
long season, working in 64 games
and striking out 294 batters.
1t was this performance which
attracted the White SoX's atten-
ton and earned Williams his
third big league trial. Last year
he won 13 and lost games for
Rowland and has won II and
lost s. games this season, accord
ing to recent averages.
Claude has a good curve, with
a fast, sharp break, that is ex-
tremely hard to hit when he has
1t working right and his fast
one also is good. He hasn't the
experience that makes Cicotte
so hard to beat and he isn't as
cagey a pitcher. A glance at
the seasons work of the Sox
twirlers discloses the fact that
Williams is really n greatly gift
ed pitcher, with lots of natural
ability but that he lacks the
steadiness of Cicotte, and hasn't
as good control.
Five feet 10 inches tall and
weighing 169 pounds. williams
is wiry and sinewy. He fields his
position acceptably and isn't es-
pecially bothered in fielding
bunts.
Springfield, Mo, is the birth
place of Williams. He is 26 years
old and has been playing profess
sional baseball seven years, re-
ceiving his first professional
contract from his home town
club in the Kansas-M Missouri
League, and playing in six differ
ent leagues. from coast to coast
before he landed with Chicago.
several respects. Both are natural
lms, like Benton, is touted by the
after is only year older than VIII
ertenced. Not much to choose be
Syndicate, Inc.).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

Law School last year and starred on
the team. A delegation went to Har-
risburg to met him and when he
arrived classes were adjourned and
the students turned ont with n hand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

Ted Jourdan, subtitute first base
man of the Chicago White Sox, was
picked up by the SoX from st.
Joseph, Mo, last year. Rowland
decided to hold him on the showing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

boarded the Z o'clock train from
North Philadelphia station for Chi
cago, where they will play a prac-
tice game with the Cubs to-day and
ono tomorrow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

Eg Contest

4sA "
.AP ehn pried
siate\ football
IA att Franklin
manner which
satisfaction to
emises with the
10 dozen football
hit College. The
Eayf of iFolwell's
ht and were duly
was 7S to 10.
ue gladiators did
irg opponents that
can do to another
1Ss, (ripped through
ed~around the ends
I'd goal when on the
was about nine
time. The net result
and luscious touch
which ten goals were
many extra points.
defensive, Penn smoth-
arust afyhieT line, smear
blays, threw back end
ID Blasted forward passes.
say. eth q Quakers threw a
LlmostRevery forward pass
bySAIbright--and thereby
hle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

IA gave
lich he
town is
thedule.
lrg last
to have
year.
bwn and
iscussed.
-nen to
prepara-
he despite
they are
de an ap-
r squad.
ctice has
and it is
wish to
which will
putation in
are at all
requested
3 p. m. to
of the sec
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

Benton Williams
y brilliant left handlers by
having
put deal
tween them this
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O MORDERSTWO.

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ma aresztowanie wdowy, PAM Ii
hse Langman, pod zarzutem otru,
cia swego mega, Langmana. Apll-
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wany syn zmarlego, Henryk Lang
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warrant.
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arszeniku, azeby majatek jegc
pc MIN odziedziczyc. Powiedzial
take, re, gdy lekarz oSwiadczyl
po smierci Langman, IL sledz-
two musi bye wdrozone, PAM
Langman ofiarowafa mu $40 i SEC
jczeli zapobiegnie egzaminacyi
zw1ok przez koronera.
Sedziowie przysiegli koronera
wczoraj ogladali cialo pierwszej
PAM Langman, kt0re ma rozporza
dzenie sadu zostalo wydobyte z
grobu i bedzie egzaminowane, czy
w MEM takze sic arszenik znajdu
je. Umarla ona dnia ego czerwca
wSrod bardzo podejrzanych oko-
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byla gospodynia Langmana, gdy
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