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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
Weight Lifting Feat
By Tourney Pin Boys;
Handle Many Tons

The greatest weight-lifting con-
test of the year soon will be, with
little John Q. Pin Boy starring as
the modern Hercules supported by
a. Bowler and Mrs. A. Bowler.
It's the eighteenth annual tour
nament of the American Bowling
Congress now on at Cincinnati.
Just a shade under 9,029 tons in
dead weight will be lifted by the pin
boys.
Here is how a Washington Herald
sport writer figures:
The women who will bowl in the
Woman's National Turney will lift
1885, 500 pounds in bowling balls.
The men who will bowl in the
A. b. c. roll-off will handle S,027,-
424 pounds in bowling balls.
The poor pin boys will not only
have to handle all of this weight
in bowling balls, but also will have
to lift 9,643,590 pounds in pins.
In arriving at these figures this
course was pursued:
How They Do IL
Anaverage of is balls to a game
was allowed each man and woman
bowler. AS the balls weigh 16
pounds, each bowler will lift an
average of 29S pounds in bowling
balls each game. 1t takes three
games to complete an event, so
each bowler who rolls in the team
match will lift an aggregate weight
of S64 pounds in the event alone.
While he is doing this the pin
boy, figuring on an average of elev-
en- frames to the game, will lift
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23

under discussion to have an up-to-
date clubhouse and field not far from
the city.
Tarsus tossers are anxious to be
included in the city championship
series. The Harrisburg Independents
have not given any encouragement
along this line. The season is too far
gone to take up plans which will give
each of the four teams an opportu-
nifty to play a championship sched-
ule. This is the excuse given. The
Hassetts, Rosewoods and Tarsus
might start a series. There would be
whole lot of interest in the con-
tests.
Jimmy Butwell one of the best
known jockels on the turf, was
placed in class 1 by his exemption
board yesterday. He will probably
be one of the first men called from
his district.
In a binding snowstorm and with
the temperature near the zero point.
officers from the First Naval District
defeated officers from Fort Adams
in q full nine-inning baseball game
IL to 5, yesterday. The outfield was
blotted from view of the home plate
by the snow, but the infielders serv-
ed as observation posts for the outer
defense, and occasionally directed
successful putout.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
Personal and Social Items
of Towns Along West Shore

Robert Shelly, of Bristol. is spend
ing the weekend at his home at New
Cumberland.
Miss Edna Ililmore. of Hummels
town, is visiting DR.. II. w. Line
baugh's family at New Cumberland.
Miss Esther Sipe. of New Cumber-
land, is visiting friends at York.
Miss Miriam Lenhart, n student at
Lebanon Valley College, is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Y.
Lenhart. at New Cumberland.
Professor Crinkelton. of New Cum
berland, attended the meeting of the
directors association at Carlisle, on
Thursday.
Mrs. Flax Gambler and daughter,
Margaret Gambler, of West Fairview
visited at the home of her son, Syl-
van Blair, at Harrisburg.
Mrs. Annie Bender of West Fair
view, spent a day with her son, Paul
Bender at Enola.
Mrs. Edward Eichelberger. of West
Fairview. visited at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Nissley, at Harrisburg
Mrs. Daniel stiles and Mrs. O.. *.
Eshsenauer of West Fairview, were
at Harrisburg yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. +. d. Luse and Mrs.
c. W. Luse and daughter. Gladys
Luse. of West Fairview, visited at the
home of Amos Crum, at PaXtonia.
Mrs. John Beck and son, George
Beck, of West Fairview, were at Har-.
risburg recently.
Mrs. NJ. J. Garland, of West Fair
view, is i'll,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
POULTRYMEN TO
AID FOOD SUPPLY
Local Association Plans Sup
port For War Com
mission

At meeting of the board of d-
rectors of the Central Pennsylvania
Poultry Association the board was
organized as follows: II. b. Mitchell
Jr, president; S. w. Brightbill vice
president; Isaac Stees, secretary, and
p. Edgar Hess. treasurer.
The directors voted to cooperate
with the Pennsylvania War Poultry
Commission in the drive for more
poultry. The president pointed out
the necessity of raising more poultry
to make up for the shortage in the
meat, supply. In order to save meat
for shipment abroad TO the soldiers,
the Food ADMINISTRATION has urged
that people eat more poultry. The
result is that many farmers and
poultrymen nave killed off their hens
to supply this demand and Pennsyl-
Vania faces this year an estimated
shortage of a million hens.
Meat can be produced in the form
of poultry more quickly than any
other way, and il is the patriotic
duty, it was pointed out. of everyone
who is able to do so to raise a few
chickens on the farm or in the back
yard.
They can be fed largely on scraps
from the table, and in order to over
come the high price of other feeds
the War Commission has fixed a stand
ard of feeds and feeding which by
eliminating waste will effect an econ
omy. These feeds will soon be on
the market under the name of Lib
erty Standard Laying Mash Liberty
Standard Scratch Grains" etc. The
Bureau of Markets is cooperating
" ith the War Commission in getting
the miller to make the standard feed.
President Mitchell pointed out the
particular assistance that the direc-
tors of the local association can rem
der in connection with free Matching
eggs and day-old chicks. It will be
their duty to visit parties requesting
free eggs and chicks, and ascertain
whether they are deserving of the
donation and equipped to handle
them, inasmuch as none will be Civ
en- out unless the parties can take
proper care of them. In the mean
time anyone desiring information
about the drive for more poultry
should apply to the War Poultry
Commissioner for Dauphin county. i.
B. Mitchell. Jr.. or the assistant, S.
w. Brightbill, of Progress. or any of
the officers of the Central Pennsyl-
vania Poultry Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23

not only the S64 pounds of bowling
balls in putting them on the re-
turn, but will pick up and spot
$50. pounds of pins. there being ten
pins weighing three pounds each to
a frame.
There are 654 five-men teams and
thirty-two five-women teams entered
in the main events, which makes the
weight the bowlers will lift in the
end Of the tourney 2,963,520 pounds.
while the pin boys will handle this
weight and an additional S3,395,70O
pounds OF pins, total of 6,349,220
pounds.
Doubles On List
In the doubles there are 1,494
men teams, or 2,9SS bowlers. and
seventy-two women teams, or 144
bowlers. The bowling balls used in
this event will weigh 2,706,04S
pounds and the pine 3,1O0,6S0, max
ing a total weight of 5,S06,72S
pounds.
In the singles there will be 3,0SS
men and las women, a total of 3,179
bowlers. The bowling balls lifted
in this event will weigh a total of
2,746,656 pounds and the pins 3,147,-
210 pounds. or a total weight of o.
S93,S66 pounds.
Each bowler who rolls in all three
events will cause the pin boys to lift
total of 5,562 pounds in order to
complete his rolling, while each
bowler who goes through the entire
program will himself pick up a total
of 2,592 pounds in handling his
bowling balls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
BILLY MADDEN.
PROMOTER, DIES
Once Was Manager For John
L. Sullivan; Veteran
Ring Leader

New York, Feb. 2S.--Billy Madden,
at one time manager of John L. Sui
livan and of other noted pugilists, is
dead. Madden succumbed to an at
tack of acute indigestion at the
White Plains Hospital Thursday
night.
Madden was 80 years old, having
been born in Marylebone, England,
December 10, 1852. His parents
brought him to America when he
was still an infant. He took up bare
knuckle lighting at an early age
and achieved considerable skill, but
it was not until he began to manage
boxers that he became well known.
1t was Madden who discovered and
developed John l. Sullivan. He pi-
loted the Boston Strong Boy" into
the championship and he held the
reins for some time afterward. He
also managed Charley Mitchell, Jake
Kilrain, Jack Dempsey, Jack Nc
Auliffe, Peter Maher and Tommy
Ryan. Gus Rubin, known as the
Akron Giant" was another one of
Madden's discoveries. 1t was through
Madden's shrewd coaching that Run
lin managed to obtain a draw with
Jim Jeffries at the end of twenty
hard fought rounds.
Had Quit Ring Game
Madden did not take a very active
Part in the ring game during late
years, although he managed AL
Benedict, one of the big fellows, who
appeared during the hunt for a
white hope to take the measure of
Jack Johnson. Madden was strictly
follower of the old school of pugil-
ism and he did not think much of
the boxers of to-day.
Madden always coached his fighters
to avoid clinching and to rely upon
blocking, countering or footwork to
avoid punishment. He was one of
the men who helped draw up the
Marquis of Queensberry rules and he
was disgusted by the way the modern
boxers violated the code as laid down
by him.
OF late years Madden had lived on
small farm at Cairo, which he pur-
chased with his savings. He COM
Quoted the place as a health resort
and managed to get along fairly
well. The recent death of John L.
Sullivan was a great shock to the
oldtime ring follower and made him
realize that his own end was near.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23

the last man had completed his score
in the windup for first honors. The
handicaps and scores follow:
The Summary.
E. w. Shank, 600, II; Fred Con-
fer, (26), 10; II. o. Seabold, 600,
16; II. +. Baker. (2S), II; S. Segel-
baum, (2S), II: ]. Grover Martin,
(26). IS; Schmidt, (26), II; Klipple,
(2S), Is; John C. Martin, (29), 16;
Kearney, (26), 13; Shaffer. (26). 10;
c. E. Humer, (2O, 10; Weller, (26),
12; Effrig, (26), IS; Dauber, (29),
II; Fred. w. Dinger, (2S), II; Fos-
ter, (2S), II; Kearsey, (2D, 13;
Alleman, (2O, II; A. II. F'reeland,
(2D, 16; G. S. Trafford. (2S), IS;
Leitner, (26), IA; Shuger, (2S), Is;
M. Loland, (2S), Is; Kerner, (2S),
10; Pyle, (2S), 10; Ed. Hoffman,
(2D, 10; II. H. Hoffman, (26), 10;
George Dolan, (2S), II; e. c. Keyes,
CD, 16; Fred Geist, (2S), IS; Fl.
Zeigler, (2S). 10; G. w. Hepler, (29),
16; F. Vert. (2Sl, "A; ]. J: Mar
NJ. Kerns, (2O, 8; Fl: Trevitz, (2O,
eski, (27), 16; P. Kline, (2O, IS;
w. H. Buckwalter, CD, II; J. f.
j. E. Schrell. (26), 16; II. H. Coch-
ran, CD, 10; DIR. r. M. Green, (26),
II; ]. Cover, (26), II; F. Shields,
(2D, 13: w. Rowem, (2O, 16; d.
Moore. (27), IT; Royal, (2S). IA;
S. r. Barson, (28), 16; ]. B. Brenne-
man, (2S), IA; II. Bard, (2O, 12;
W. W. Posey, (26), Is; A. c. Scully,
(26), 12; f. e. Herr. (26), IA; j.
Purdy, (2S), II: B. Reese, (2T, II;
]. r. Scott, (2O, 8; DR.. e. B. Mel
rath, (29), IA; c. c. Watson, (27),
16; A. ]. Dando, (26), IA; j. S. Dan
do, (2O, IA; ]. Young, (2S), II;
William B. Clegg, (29), 16; Claire,
(29). 16; w. f. Varnarsdale, (27),
II; G. Eiber, cd. 16; Fred Paul
Son, (27). II; B. Redmond, (2O. 12;
A. A. Felix, (2S), 16; C. Biddle,
(2S), 16; j. B. Fontaine, (26), 1G;
Wingate, (2O, II; II. p Harper,
(27), II; Hoagland, (27), 10; II. c.
Hoffman, (29), IS; NJ. B. Stewart,
(2S), IA; w. A. Miller, (29). 16; H.
w. Cummings, (26), IA: r. B. John
ston, e27), 10; Kessler, (2S). IA; j.
L. Reitz, 2S), Is; j. II. Cronman,
(2D, IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
Issues Final
Orders to All HOldOuts

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Charles II.
Weeghman. president of the Chicago
Nationals, last night served notice on
players regarded as holdouts that
unless they came to terms before
the departure of the club for the
spring training camp at Pasadena,
Cal. early next ninth, they would
be obliged to seek other employment.
AZ shall not be bothered with
holdouts this season." Weeghman
said. 1--WE did not make any big
cuts in salaries despite the war. The
majors cannot afford to pay enor-
nous salaries and the players should
be made to understand the situation
confronting the club owners"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
CENTRAL HOLDS
SECOND PLACE:
DEFEAT READING

Central sprung another surprise
last night when they walloped Read
Ing High GO to 2S. During the first
half and the first part of the second
period the game was close. With be-
ween ten and fifteen minutes to play
Prank and Fields started the rally
hat won the game.
The whole Central team played
wonderful game and worked better
han at any time this season. Cen
raj scored more than twice as many
Eoals from the field than Reading.
|rhe offensive work of the team was
big feature. The Central defense
WAS working fine and the majority
bf Readings points were made on
long shots.
Guards Hold Nyquist
Central guards held Nyquist and
|3aumencr to seven goals while they
made six. Very few of the Reading
oals were made on signal plays be-
|ause of the, watchfulness of the
central guards. They forced the
Reading players to shoot from the
enter of the floor and in this way
Kept the score down to minimum.
Wright played an excellent game
nd Gagged two field goals. GOodiel
|howed real form by his speedy floor
york and the caging of six baskets.
frank established a record for
high score and boosted his standing
Is high point-winner in the league.
lie made nine two-pointers and four
cen out of seventeen fouls. Frank
|utplayed any man on the floor and
proved the biggest star of the game.
Wolfe Is Big Factor
Captain Wolfe played a highly
|ommendable game at guard. Ben
broke up play after play and pro-
|ured two baskets himself. Near the
lose of the game he caught his arm
Pn one of the hooks that hold the
betting in place and tore the flesh so
badly that he was forced to leave
he game. His place was ably filled
|y Rodgers, who played a fine game
Turing the few remaining minutes
III play. Field was another star. He
held the much heralded Nyquist to
hree goals, at the same time get
ing four himself.
If Central can keep up the pace,
he race will be between Central and
Cech. Central has three games to
play away from home and three at
home, remaining on her schedule.
'wo of these are with Tech, one with
Eteelton at home, Reading, Allen
own and Lebanon away. Last nights
|ictory put Central in second place
nd two games behind Tech.
The Game in Detail
Fields opened the scoring after
be and Frank had worked the ball
Town the floor. Krebs made "A two
pointer frome scrimmage. Nyquist
|hot n foul. Frank made a long pass
10 Goodiel who was under the
basket Goodiel shot the goal.
Eyquis+ ~sede a pretty shot from the
liG7'o vi the floor. On the next play
Nyquist missed a foul but regained
he ball and made a goal. Frank
nade a peep" On a neat signal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
DRAFTED MEN ON
WAY TO CAMPS
Big Movement Started This
Morning; Chances For Men
in Five Branches Now

Movement of drafted men to
Camp Meade and Lee began to-
day in Pennsylvania under the
schedules announced ten days
ago from State Draft headquarters
and it is expected that when COM
pleted next Wednesday night it will
have cleared the last of the men
summoned for Camp Meade under
the first call and all but seven per
cent. of those for Camp Lee. None
will be moved to Camp Meade to-
morrow but the bulk OF the Alleg-
heny county contingent and men
from some nearby counties will start
for Lee. Philadelphias men for
Camp Meade start Monday, the
movement scheduled for that day for
Camp Meade being almost LOO.
There will be heavy movements the
two following days.
State Draft headquarters to-day
called attention to the fact that the
medical department of the army
wants men and that they can enter
either by special induction for Fort
Ogelthorpe or by individual induc-
ton, which involves a longer proce-
dure and request for q man from q
commanding officer, for another
point. There are now four branches
whereby men can enter service by
special induction. The State filed
it's quotas for the ordnance, quar-
ermasters and other corps and more
than exceeded the calls for expert
accountants and bricklayers under
special induction calls. The branch
es open are land division, signal
corps, Fort Leavenworth; medical
department, Fort Ogelthorpe; infan-
try, Camp Greene. Charlotte. N. c.;
spruce production division, aviation
| section, signal corps. Vancouver Bar
racks, and engineer corps, Vancou-
yer Barracks.
The headquarters has called at
/ tention to the fact that local draft
districts receive credit for men spe-
cially inducted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
PENN RUNSAWAY
FROM ITHACANS
Quakers Have Strong Hold
on intercollegiate Hon
ors; Game Tonight

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-Pennsyl-
vania's basketball leaders by out
CHASING, outplaying and outgeneral-
ing Cornell in thirty of the forty
minutes play last night at Weight
man Hall and winning by score of
~ to IL captured their sixth straight
Intercollegiate League game and
virtually made sure of their second
consecutive intercollegiate title. The
only chance Cornell now has of nos
ing out Penn is to win all its four
remaining games on the Schedule,
three of which are at home, and
for Penn to lose three of it's four
games. three of which are away
from home. This would give the
thacans the title by a game, but
the chances are so remote that most
OF the Penn students following the
victory last night were proclaim
ing the Red and Blue the cham
pions of the 1917-1S season.
Princeton n Factor
Princeton is the team Penn must
respect more than Cornell. The Tigers
have five games to play. three at
home and two away, and as the
Bengals are strong in every depart
ment they loom up more dangerously
to the Red and Blue than Cornell,
which has twice been downed by
Penn this season.
In only ten minutes of the Norty
did Cornell hold it's own with Penn.
This was five minutes after the first
half opened. Penn had secured an
early start on Davis goal after get
ting pass from Martin and had q
6-3 lead before Cornell came to life.
The Ithacans then braced, crawled
to Go when Kendall scored the Wis
itors' first goal by batting the ball
in, after following up a shot, and
until near the end of the half the
Cornell squad kept Penn moving
Penn, however, kept Cornell from
getting too close when Peck scored
his first field toss and the half ended
12-7 in the Quakers' favor. The
second half was a rout for the North
ern New York State goal-getters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
lale Stages Tennis Upset;
Former Captain Is Star

New York. Feb. 2S.-Arthur s.
'rasin and w. Dickinson Cunning
am, former Yale captain, were re-
ponsible for an indoor tennis up
et here yesterday. In the final of
he special doubles tournament on
he court of the Seventh Regiment
rmory, the pair defeated F. b. Alex
nder and DIR. William Rosenbaum.
he national indoor champions, in
I've sets. The score was 81, Ga, SO,
3, 60.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt and II. A.
Throckmorton outplayed Miss Marie
Wagner. national indoor champion,
ind W. NJ. Hall in an exhibition
hiXed doubles. The score stood at
-5,6-all on games when the COM
|etition was called.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
Enola Inspectors Win
Match From Covenant Five

Enola, Feb. 23.-The Car Inspec-
tors bowling team experienced little
difficulty in winning two out of three
games from the Covenant Five of
Harrisburg on the local p. r. r. Y.
NJ. c. a. alleys last evening. The
margin for the match was $50 pins.
Biever, of the Inspectors, carried off
high single game honors by bagging
1872. Dutch" Baddorf. a teammate
of Biever, carried off the scoring
honors of the match by getting 487
pins. The summary follows:
n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
PETITION AGAINST LICENsE

Balm, Pa, Feb. IA remon-
STRANGE paper is being circulated in
the borough of Blain against the liz
quor application of John G. Hench.
of Elliottsburg, to conduct a bar at
Hotel Dimm. in Blain. The paper is
being signed by the ministers of the
churches of the town, businessmen
and citizens in general.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
LECTURE BY DIR. APPLETON

Marietta, Pa, Feb. 23.-Last eVen-
ing the Rev. DR.. Floyd Appleton,
rector of st. Paurs Episcopal Church.
delivered a lecture in st.
Johns Episcopal Church on "The
War and It's Effects" A large num-
ber of people were present. DR.. Ap-
pleton will deliver lecture every
Friday evening at Marietta during
Lent. The rector of st. Johns
Church. the Rev. Herbert B. Pulsi-
fer. assisted in the service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
Ensigns Take Three Games
From Captains at LemOyne

The Ensigns of the Lemoyne
Duckpin League won three games
from the Captains on Fickes' alleys
last evening. The victors captured
the first game by a margin of eight
pins; the second by margin of four
pins and the third by seventy-three
pin margin.
The score follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
SERMONS AT ST. JOHNS

SUPERINTENDENT, Pa, Feb. 23. : The
Rev. II. X. Lantz, pastor of st. Johns
Church, is preaching q series of ser
mons on Sunday evenings during the
Lenten season, on Soldiers of Faith"
For the midWeek Lenten services
he is preaching a. series of sermons
for next Wednesday evening will be
saul, the Insincere Sinner" The
subject for Sunday evening will be
organist. Mrs. George Kubacher. viii
give brief organ recitals before the
Sunday evening services.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
Bankers Told to Put
Shoulder to Wheel For
the Period of the War

Banks must put more of their re-
sources in Government securities and
stop investing in outside securities" !"
was the sharp message brought to
Harrisburg at the anual meeting yes
terday of Group 8, Pennsylvania
Bankers Association. held in Masonic
Temple, by Joseph Wayne, Jr., presi-
dent of the Girard National Bank, Of
Philadelphia. AS the burdens of war
increase he thought it likely that
banks would have to limit their GUS
toners borrowing. The third Liberty
Loan, he said, would fall mostly on
the banks, and If they could not place
all allotted to them in their various
localities they would have to carry
the balance themselves. In England
he pointed out the banks have put
from 25 to so per cent. of their total
resources in Government securities.
Group includes the banks in
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Frank
lin, Fulton, Juniata, Lancaster. Leba-
non, Mifflin, Perry and York coun-
ties. William Jennings was reelected
chairman, and r. H. Passmore, Of
Chambersburg, secretary and treas
urer.
c. ]. Hepburn, counsel for the Ma
tional Food Administration, spoke of
the need for food saving. giving a
vivid picture of the starvation in Eu-
rope, and T. A. DAILY, well-known
newspaper paragrapher, of Philadel-
plria, mingled with his lighter talk
some serious criticism of this district,
which has thus far been very laggard
in disposinS of the thrift securities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-23
CAMP HILL WINS
OVER CAMERON
Iassett Juniors Take Game
From Second Team; Good
Exhibition

With a crippled varsity team. Camp
pm High School defeated Cameron
Grammar School on the 'cross-river
loov last night by a score OF % to
g. Two regular men were not play
ng on account Of being i'll. Har-
ison, vino is suffering with an in
|ury of the leg, played under diff
|ulty.
Hassett Juniors Won
The game was fast at all periods.
The visitors led the score at the
lose of the first half, but a switch
b the Camp Hill lineup turned the
une. Before the game and between
|alves the Hassett Boys Junior Club
defeated the scrub team in a one
|ided game by the score of 80 to Is.
he Hassett players were fast and
howed a good bit of speed. The