Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-06
HILL LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON
Galahad Stars Meet Reading
Today in First Battle
of the Year

Reading versus Galahad, will be
the OPENING attraction Monday even
ing in the Allison Hill baseball
will usher in the fourth season on
the Seventeenth and Chestnut street
diamond.
Mayor Keister is picked to throw
out the first ball and start the teams
amid the greatest amount of rivalry
that has existed since the inception
of the league. Ralph Black will be
the umpire, and he will start the
contest promptly at Gao. The four
teams will play 4S games during
May, June and July. With the eX-
ira hour of daylight, Hill fans will
see plenty of good seven innings
contests.
Manager Pressler will again be in
charge of the Reading aggregation,
and a glimpse at his roster shows
that his opponents will have battle
royal every time they oppose his
teams George Levan again comes
to the fore, as one of the best all
around players in the league. The.
league would not seem complete
without him in the lineup. He has
played practically every position for
the Railroaders, and does them all
equally well. Manager Pressler will
depend upon George to land num-
ber of victories for him. When not
in the box, George will fit in us a
general utility player in any other
position. The lineup of players in
cludes Timothy j. Euker, Albert Fl.
: Ehling, Lewis H. Hanson, Gordon j.
Platt Mervin II. Lescure, G.. Dewey
Shartle, Chester D. Ellenberger,
Donald c. Werts, Victor A. Ibach,
George II. Swartz, John II. Lynch,
Jr., George II. Levan, Earl Nc
Curdy, William NJ. Cullen, Talog II.
Davies. Earl McCurdy will captain
the aggregation.
Signs Up Good Men
Manager A. II. Fritz has an aggre-
that looks very much like a Tech
high school nine. He has signed up
eight former Maroon athletes.
Mickey" Boyd will captain the
team and play first base. His long
experience will make. him u good
leader to balance some of the young
er p1aterial on the team. D. c..
Hawley, former manager and cap
tain of the Green SoX" will also
appear in the lineup. Several new
faces will be seen in Galahad uni
forms, and the team looks like a.
winner. The roster is: d. c. Haw-
ley, Charles I. Boyd, II. NJ. Hinllle,
Gordon c. Holland, Harry b. Mill
er, William NJ. Reiff, G.. II. Gilbert,
Howard Holsberg, Frank E. Boat
man, Harold +. Cobaugh, Clifford
c. Wingard, William Fortna and
Leslie Foland
rounded up nine that should
make all the other teams hustle TO
keep in the running with the Rose
wood. Some of the best athletes in
the city have been picked to rep
resent the Rosewoods on the Gia-
mond, and the team has a big fol-
lowing roofing hard for another
championship. The team received
a severe blow in losing Snowfall"
Winters, who leaves tomorrow to
join Uncle Sans forces. He was
considered one of the best tossers in
the league, and the most consistent
winner.
Good List of Players
The list of players is: Elwood E.
MEL, Warren +. Lyme. NJ. II. Cation,
Norman L. Johnson, Fred d. Vree-
land, Edward Geary, William r.
Shafer, Edwin B. Harris, George f.
Bender William S. Hoerner, Walter
G. Dunkle, NJ. II. Thompson, c. G..
Harmon, w. G. KHlinger, E. w. Kill
linger, Harry Marks and Lynn Nc
Leaf. Earl Killinger will captain
the team.
Manager Murray NJ. Washburn has
been busy all spring rounding up
a team that would keep the Hick-A-
Thrift aggregation in the running in
the Hill league. He has made sew
eral good catches in landing clever
players. Among these is Shorty"
Miller. Most of his last years
players are in the lineup, together
with several Central and Tech stars.
His players are: Harold J. Murphy,
c. +. Lingle, Lester Il. Garverich,
Carlton Goodiel, Dana F. Griffin,
Blair f. Smith, Carl l.. Beck, Ray
mond S. Gearhart, Eugene +. Mill
er, A. Il. Hockenbrocht, William A.
Zeigler, j. l.. Kirby, Noble l. Fra nix.
J. w. Irwin and George +. Sheaffsr.
The signed contracts of several 9TH
er star players are expected TO.
reach this manager today.
Monday night will usher in the
fourth season for the Hill league.
The first seasons contest was won
by the Reading team, as was last
years. The second year saw the
Rosewood team victorious. Each
team has its stars, and the quartet
looks better balanced than ever.
The diamond has been placed in
good condition, and patrons predict
the best season in the history of the
league.