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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
Bowling Has Shine Ball;
Found in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 1.-The
shine ball, which has been causing
considerable talk in major league
baseball circuits, has reached Mime
apolis, not in baseball, but in bowl
ing. Ted Bergeson and Al Olson,
members of a local league team, are
the perpetrators of the trick la
Eddie Cicotte, of the White SoX.
Scouts of some of the other teams
report that the two experts were
seen using mineralities in practice
game that did not come up to the
league rules.
The star pin getters are reported
to have asked that the lights be
turned off. After careful observa-
ton the scouts reported that the min
eralities used were very smooth and
shiny, and looked as if they had been
prepared in some way to slide easily
through the pins, causing a new ac-
ton of the maple sticks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
WHY SHOULDN'T THEY BE?

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
RECORD SCORES
IN TIE SHOOTOFF
Three Performances That Are
Entitled to More Consider
alton Than Is Given
BY PETER p. CARNEY
Editor National Sports Syndicate

There are many excellent achieve
ments in sport hidden away each
year through the failure of some per-
son or persons to turn the calcium
to the right spot
Going over some trapshooting fig
ures, we ran across three excellent
performances and we are doing this
much to try and see that they get
the light of day,
These three performances are
shootoffs of ties and one of them is
without question the greatest shoot
off ever recorded. This was between
Andy Flickinger, of Vallejo, Cal, Il
grizzled veteran, and owen E. Evans,
of Los Angeles, Cal, n youngster, and
the veteran got the decision.
Flickinger and Evans tied for sec
ond honors in shoot of the Vernon
(Cal) Gun Club, with 1913 breaks
Flickinger broke 1919 to Evans 1913
targets. There isn't another shoot
off in history that required 200 tar
gets to determine a winner. Each
shooter broke twenty straight on the
first string and each missed one in
the second string of twenty. Flick
niger broke 1T straight to finish,
while Evans ran 160 before he miss
ed target in the tenth string. There
may have been better shooting than
this some time, some place, but it
has not come before our notice.
Another Big Event
Another great shootoff that went
by totally unnoticed was the one for
third place in the preliminary han
dicap of the Grand American Trap
shooting tournament AS the shoot
ers had the same handicaps in the
Grand American event, the tie was
shot off as the men went down the
line, and, therefore, it passed off
without any one giving it attention
at the time.
There were eleven men tied for
third place with ninety-seven breaks,
but after the first string of twenty in
the Grand American there were only
three left-John B. Lallance, of
Huntington, West Va; c. d. McGary,
of Hammond, Ind, and w. l.. Hayes,
of Dwight, Ill. Hayes dropped out
on the second string. Lallance and
McGary went down to the fifth string
the entire 100 targets in the Grand
American, to determine a winner.
They broke the same number of
targets on each twenty, excepting the
fifth, when McGary missed five and
Lallance two.
Tom Hale Loses
Tom Hale, OF MT. Pleasant mad
won the Tennessee state champion
ship three years in succession. This
year he went TO the shoot with a
teammate, J. B. F'ite. Hale went out
with ninety -nine-a score that look
ed good for the fourth championship.
Fite was one down in eighty and
went straight on his last twenty and
tied his pay for the title. 1t re-
quired sixty targets to decide the
winner Fite breaking fifty-nine and
Hale fifty-eight. all the targets re-
ing lost in the third twenty. Hale and
Fite returned'to Mt. Pleasant as they
came-friends and together.
Only champions or runners up can
represent their states in the National
Amateur Championship event, and
Fite graciously withdrew in favor of
Hale, who is regarded as the best
shot in Tennessee. And Hale was
good enough to be in the squad tina t
broke 200 straight in the champion
ship event.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

johnson and Ainsmith for New
York" When the Yankees take the
field for their first game next April
1t is likely that the announcer will
announce this battery Colonel Jacob
Rupert, president of the local
American League team, once again
is hot on the trail of this great com
bination. Last August he made
bid for them, but was turned down.
Now he is prepared to make another
offer.
During the Yankees last stop in
Chicago Rupert asked Clark Grif-
fifth, manager of the Washington
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
GREENSBURG TO
PLAY SATURDAY
Western Champs Will Have
Eight Letter Men in Their
Lineup Against Tech

When Greensburg High school
visits the Island on Saturday, Tech
will have to face q team that has
been in the championship class over
since 1918. In all these years Green's
burg has never been defeated, and
has seldom been scored upon. Tech
is after the honor of breaking that
streak, and has just sufficient conf
dence to go out and win the game.
That III to 0 score handed to AL
toona, and the victory over Steelton
have given Coach Ryan's lads the
proper amount of assurance, and
the team will be out to land a VIC
tory Saturday afternoon.
Game Starts Early
Tech officials will not take any
chances with the game being called
on account of darkness. and have
scheduled the contest for 2.45. Lynn
will referee, while the umpire will
be Bruce. Another record crowd is
looked for, as the Westmoreland
county eleven will bring several hun
dred rooters with them. 1t is their
only game this season out Of sched
ule of eleven contests that will be
played away from home.
The Greensburg team is coached
by A. w. BUZZ" Wesbecker, who is
the only player to win his C TOUR
years. After being captain In his
senior year, he went to Washington
and Jefferson where he played four
years of college football and was
picked by many critics as All-Amer
ican center in 1915. He is pupil of
Bob" Folwell, now coaching Penn.
Eight Letter Men
The visitors will have eight letter
men on the team that will come to
this city. Captain and Fullback
Jones has seen three years of serv-
ice. EX-Captain w. C. Griffith Isl
playing his fourth year of football.
He will run the team from the quar-
back position. Reynolds at center
and Knepper at end have played
three years for Greensburg, Henry
Alvine, Ray Coleman, John Buch-
anan and Manager Henry Painter are
playing their second year for the
team,
One of the big features in connec-
ton with the visiting team is the fact
that every fall the team is taken in
TO the mountains of Somerset county
to a training camp, This year the
eleven with a number of substitutes,
coaches and trainers spent August
IS to September l at champion"
training camp. Tech scrimmaged
this afternoon against the Academy
team in preparation for the big
game Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

the biz. according to reports, will be
a corker.
The board of governors of the Mo-
tor Club of Harrisburg will meet
to-nisht at club headquarters, 109
south Second street. Important busi-
ness Will be considered, according to
the secretary, j. Clyde Myton.
Sergeant Herman Early. of Truck
company No. l, Is home on a fur
lough from Camp Hancock Manager
FORD. of the Harrisburg Independ-
ents, has secured Sergeant Early to
referee the first bask etbaIl game.
Shamokin will be the attraction, and
there VIII be many new features
The championship trophy and pen
nant We're formally presented to the
Newport Baseball Association last
night. The Newport team won the
Championship of the Dauphin-Perry
League. There was big banquet in
honor of the occasion and John S.
Eby RECEIVED the cup for the win
ners. George w. Bogar, who pre-
sented the cup, was unable to be
present because of Illness
j. HI. Shaner, of Linglestown. cam
tured the first fox of the season yes
terday. 1t weighed nine pounds and
is fine specimen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
STEELTON STAR
TELLS HIS STORY
Thinks He Has Been Treated
Unjustly; Sorry For
His Actions

That Captain il. o. Dayhoff of the
Steelton High School eleven is doing
everything In his power to prove he
acted hastily last Saturday, is shown
in letetr sent to the Harrisburg
Telegraph. Captain Dayhoff showed
his true sportsmanship when he
apologized to Coach Ryan. The letter
follows:
Dear Sir:
The story, you published in the
paper about me was correct. but il
was not all there. Did you not forget
the cause, which prompted me to act
in that manner? You certainly are
ready to jump to conclusions very
quickly. Instead of helping one out
of trouble, as YOU should, you put
them as far back as possible.
Il have been play hg football for
the past four years, with Steelton
High school, and / always tried to
play a fair, clean game, but some
how, it seems that some one is al
ways finding fault Especially in
Harrisburg). There is nothing / like
to see better than clean game of
football.
Desires to BE Friendly
Il have many friends on the Cen
trail and Tech football teams and al
ways try to treat them as such.
Last Saturday when Rees Lloyd
was tackled and thrown out of
bounds, he lay there seemingly hurt.
L went to his assistance. Captain
Lloyd is personal friend of mine
and in my estimation is the best play
er on the Tech team.
while / was STOPPING to pick him
up, Coach Ryan came up and pushed
me away. That wasn't enough but he
made several passes at me with his
hands Any person, with red blood in
his veins, would have acted as l did.
on the spur of the moment.
Forgetting that l was a gentle
man, l struck Mr.. Ryan in the mouth
and knocked him down. The moment
after l was very sorry that 1 had act
ed in such a rude manner. After the
crowd had been disbursed we con-
tinued the twenty-four- minute quar-
ter.
Makes Apology
when the whistle blew for the
first half l sought Coach Ryan and
made public apology to him. The
exact words of Mr.. Ryan are as fol-
lows: 1t is all right my young man,
1t was my fault. l should not have
been so hasty in my actions
II suppose Mr.. Ryan did not know
the feeling that existed between the
captains and acted that way because
he thought the opposite.
IF you will kindly think of q fell
lows future and putting a black spot
on a college career, you will not pub
lish an article like that about any
player, not matter where he plays.
Yours sincerely,
III. @. DAYHOFF."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
Duck Shooting Is on
at Susquehanna Flats;
Report Game Plentiful

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 1.-Sports-
men are getting ready for the open
ing of the duck shooting season.
Bush River Gunpowder Salt Petre
and Magothy River shooting seasons
are on to-day. Shooting on the Sus-
quehanna Flats will not start until
tomorrow morning. Shooting on the
flats will start a .halfhour before sun
rise. This is an October change in
the law and is known by only few.
In Cecil and Hartford counties, ac-
cording to the conservation laws of
Maryland, wild fowl may be law
fully killed only on Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays from November
l and Saturdays are included from
January l to end of season. AS to-
day is Thursday and the Susque-
hanna Flats are included in these
counties, shooting there will start on
Friday.
The taking over the property
around Gunpowder Neck by the
United States government for prov
ing grounds for big guns will mean
the passing of a number of shooting
clubs that have been in existence
since the year one.
Reports from the flats state that
there are myriads of wild fowl there
feeding on the wild celery that
grows there in abundance. 1t is said
by prominent gunners of the coun-
try that the flats around Havre de
Grace are the best feeding grounds
for wild fowl in the East. Prom
inent sportsmen of New York and
Philadelphia always make the flats
their mecca for shooting ducks.
There are plenty of ducks on South
river. This is unusual, for they do
not arrive there until the cooler
weather. From present prospects,
the 1917-1S will be the best duck
shooting season in years. The cold
snap will prove a boon, as cold
weather in the North sends ducks in
great numbers to this section.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
Baseball Magnate Offers
Company to Government

Chicago, Nov, President James
c. Dunn, of the Cleveland American
League Club, has offered his services
and has placed at the disposal of the
government the large construction
company of which he is the head.
He said that his company has Just
completed forty-seven miles of rail-
road in Indiana and that 1t is pre-
pared for immediate service in con-
nection with the war.
II have put our company at the
disposal of the government without
any string to the offer" said Mr.
Dunn. 'It is fully equipped and or
ganized to undertake any kind of
construction work for the govern
ment. We shall not object if we are
sent to join Captain r. L Huston,
of the New York Americans, who is
with an engineering regiment in
France"
Mr.. Dunn said he was in favor of a
shorter playing schedule for the ma
jor leagues next season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
Basketball Season Opens
With ShamOkin Veterans

Basketball will start Saturday
night at Chestnut Street Auditorium.
Shamokin will be the first attraction
against the Harrisburg Independents
The game starts at SIS and dancing
will follow, as has been the custom
for many seasons. The Miss Sara
Lemer Orchestra will again be in
evidence at all games.
The Independents this season will
include local stars While a number
have gone to the front, Ike McCord
has large squad to pick from. He
has booked number of high-c1as
games and promises interesting sport
all season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
Rabbit Season Is on;
Harrisburg Hunters Out

Rabbit season in Pennsylvania was
rshered in to-day. From everywhere
reports come that the game is plen-
tiful. Hunters were also many to-
day. Harrisburg, according to rail-
road ticket agents, sent no less than
800 to the fields early to-day. In
addition to this number, many went
by automobile, and a large number
left for their favorite hunting ground
yesterday.
Rabbit hunters have their favorite
places to hunt and there are many
within a short distance of Harris
burg. While it is the custom of
sportsmen to get away from home as
far as possible on a one-day hunt,
not few went to the field over troll
ley routes. If every hunter from
Harrisburg gets his days limit of
ten rabbits to-day, no less than 5000
rabbits will come to Harrisburg to-
night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
THOMAS Upton
COVETS WINNER
OF FIRST CUP

Boston, Nov. 1.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton, four times challenger for the
Americas Cup, yesterday expressed a
desire to purchase the schooner yacht
America, which brought the cup to
this country. In a cablegram to Hollis
Burgess he said he had just heard
that the famous racer was for SALE
and asked to be informed imme-
diately as to the price and other par
ticulars. Mr.. Burgess turned the
message over to c. H. w. Foster and
Henry A. Taggart, Boston yachtmen,
who recently bought the America to
save her from being broken up for
junk.
Members of the New York Yacht
Club, custodian of the Americas Cup,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

smith and Morgan. One hundred
thousand dollars, was the Old Fox's
reply. OF course. this figure was out
of the question. But now II is be-
lieved that Griff set this price merely
as a "feeler"
Rupert informed the newspaper
men travelling with the team that the
deal for johnson and Ansmith Is
Off" But when the Colonel sets out
to accomplish anything it takes more
than one little obstacle to stop him.
Even when Griff set the exorbitant
price the Colonel didn't cool out a
bit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

Another popular football star ans
wered his country's call to-day. For
mer Central High Captain Harry f.
Rote was numbered with the Ma
tional Guard contingent that left for
Governors Island. "Rotey" came
from Gettysburg College yesterday,
leaving big hole in the varsity
lineup there. He has been doing
great work for the battlefield boys
this season.
Captain Rote last night was the
guest of friends at a feed" and lat
er attended a dance at Winterdale.
To-day many of his friends were
on hand to say farewell to the popu-
lar athlete, including Shorty"
Miller.
Word was sent to Central High
students too late to arrange Cor a
large representation from that in
stitution. Professor II. G.. Dibble
expressed his regrets because of the
late notification, as it was intended
to have at least 200 in line this
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

also are said to be anxious to pur-
chase the yacht but the present
owners have not announced whether
they will sell.
II the America remains on this
side of the Atlantic, it is said she
will be used either as a yacht or es
marine museum. 1t is understood
the plan of the New York men Is TO
employ the vessel as a permanent
committee boat for yacht races.
Sir Thomas Upton gave no indi-
cation as to what use he would make
of the boat if he secured it. but
yachting men thought he might want
the old racer for pleasure yacht
here when racing is resumed after
the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
McGraw Breaks Silence;
Picks Next Years Stars

Baltimore, Md, Nov. John J..
McGraw, manager of the Giants. is
mere visiting his many friends and
attending the races at laurel Mo
'Graw is as strong an adherent of the
turf game as of baseball. and likes
to take chance on his judgment
of speed of horses.
McGraw had time to talk of base
ball. and incidentally said that his
pitching staff was the best i'm the
country. that Benny Kauff would
lead the National League batsmen
next season and that the Giants
would lead the league race through
out the 1918 campaign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
CHARLEY WHITE DYING

New York, Nov. 1.-CharIey White,
known throughout the country as the
referee of important boxing bouts,
who has been i'll for a number of
months of complication of diseases.
was reported to-day to be dying at
his home. Whites last appearance
in the ring as a referee was at the
willard fight in New York,
March 25. 1916.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
INSPECTED SIX SCHOOLS

Blain, Pa, Nov. Ralph b.
Kell, of Blain, health officer for the
townships of Jackson, Toboyne and
Northeast Madison, made an inspec-
ton according to the appointment
of the State Health Department,
yesterday, of the six schoolhouses
in Northeast Madison Township,
located at Pine Grove, Sandy Hill,
Emory Green, Center Church, Upper
Liberty and Lower Liberty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
RED CROSS MAsoUERADE

WormIeysburg, Pa. Nov IA Hal
lowe'en social was given on Tuesday
evening in the townhall by the local
Red Cross auxiliary. The decorations
were beautiful and the edibles excel
lent. To the strains of music from a
Victrola, the masked guests danced.
Fortune-telling by Madame La Belle
was one of the features of the eve
ming.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01
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THE GREAT ADVENTURER
With all its misery and death,
Its battered hills and shattered plains,
With all its drift of poisoned breath,
Its lashing gales, it's sodden rains
We know-with all its bleak despair,
With all its phantom exodus,
That omewhere-somewhere over There
The Great Adventure beckons us.
We know in Flanders bloody sod
How deep they sleep in endless dreams;
We know how many crosses nod
BY silent hills and shadowed streams,
But through the ghostly drifts that play
We know, through bugle, fife and drum
That somewhere Over There to-day
The Great Adventure whispers Comet
We know the rare thanks we should feel
So far from any foes advance,
safe from the 5hrapnel and the steel
Which rains its fury down on France;
But in our hearts we also know
The old contents forever gone
Where on some far dreams undertow
The Great Adventure calls us on
BY all the ghosts of No Mans Land
Through all its fury. flame and flood
On through the anguish each must stand
In wallow-drifts of mud and blood
On through Whatever hells may wait
With marching feet and rolling drum.
Beyond the final grip of Fate
The Great Adventure whispers Gomez
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

informal football phrase bov
much oralty
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01


Michigan would a
rumple Nebraska 20 %
precisely o ~ NN' e0''iP' NO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-01

Colgate now has the 500 feeling completely m
20 o. NNo
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-06-27
Russian Women to Fight.

Petrograd, June 21.-The "com-
mand of DEATH" which is the official
title of the women's regiment, raised
by the twice wounded girl officer,
Vera Buitchkareff, will be reviewed
to-day by Minister of War Kerensky.
The regiment will leave in fort
night for the front, probably for the
Minsk sector.
The Associated Press correspond
ent who visited the barracks in
Torgvaya street, found posted at the
gate little blue-cyed sentry in a
soldiers khaki blouse, short
breeches, green forage cap, ordinary
women's black stockings and neat
shoes. The sentry was Marya Skryd-
loft, daughter OF Admiral Skrydloff,
former commander Of the Baltic
fleet and minister Of marine. Inside
800 girls we're at drill, under the di-
rection Of male sergeant Of the Vo-
lynsky regiment.