Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
AID CLUB MEETS AT
BELLEVUE PARK
Baseball Game and MIR. Nc
Farland's Address Features;
J. Herman Miller Host

At the first regular meeting of the
Advertising Club of Harrisburg held
in the Old Oak Grove last evening
at Bellevue Park, forty members and
invited guests were pleasantly en-
tertained by Herman p. Miller who
has been very active in the organI-
zation. The members and their
friends assembled in the grove at
o'clock and engaged in a program of
sports in which the great American
game of baseball and quoits appealed
to the athletic tastes of a, majority
were drafted from those who could
pass a proper physical examination.
and were within the age limit Lee
Moss, a southpawed idol of the bleach
ers, modestly elected himself cap
tain, and skinny Provost, OF the
Bell Telephone Company, hang in"
as his opponent.
went to bat. Provost put Kid
0geIsby, eX-pill shooter of the Little
Giants. in the box. and the Moss
teen runs and two bases in the first
half of the inning. The sides chang
ed and Provost lead off at the bat.
He made several savage swipes at
take his base. Ogelsby' followed and
knocked a hot grounder which Lee
Goldsmith. in center. chased around
ogelsby made third and landed Pre-
vost at home. Benson nearly caused
a riot by punting. The ball fell with
in the lines a few feet from the
home base. In the excitement, which
followed he got to first. Triue sent
a sky hit to right field and came
near making a homerun. He start
tween third and home his carburetor
went bad and he limped in on low,
the ball beating him to it by a
hair's breadth. Oyster on third;
and pickeA up the ball with the 9th
er. Mccullough, catching Moss, spik
ed himself in the eleventh inning
and was carried off the field disabled.
merce first baseman. showed fine
metal and with little mental and
physical training will no doubt be the
Garvin and Alfred Davies each made
eighteen errors and were expelled
from the league. Both Moss and Pre-
vost said they had nothing personal
against the deposed player, but there
had to be an example and any man
making over fifteen errors in one in
ming would be canned"
breaking all rules and regulations,
but will probably be reinstated for
making a homerun in the nick of
time to save his team from an in
The game was called at the end of
the fourteenth inning when Herman
Miller yelled lunch" 1t was dis
covered that no umpire or official
scorer had been appointed and this
game will be played over.
Herman Miller and Frank Downey
who occupied the grandstand, were
given rain checks when they kicked
about the rotten deal handed the
public.
At the close of the sports Mr.. Mil
er conducted his guests to a shady
nook in the grove where a bounti-
erford was the caterer and just be-
cause he likes the "Ad" Club and per-
sonally knows all the members, he
served extra large portions and the
menu was generous and well arrang-
ed After luncheon the members and
their friends were taken through the
beautiful drives in Bellevue Park in
automobiles After thorough in
spection of the pretty homes and pic
turesque surroundings they returned
to the grove and the first regular
meeting was called to order by Pres
ident Downey who announced an
and introduced Horace Mcfarland
who delivered a very interesting and
instructive talk on advertising. 4
free parliament was then opened and
a general discussion of matter per-
tanning to advertising. and to the de-
velopment of the club. took place
After the regular routine of busi-
ness a vote of thanks was rendered
TO Mr. Mcfarland for his address and
Mr.. Miller was given a hearty vote
of thanks for his hospitality.