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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
TO WIPE OUT
OPENING DEFEAT
West End Will Try TO Redeem
Itself in Saturday Battle
With Highspire

The West End A. C. will play
Highspire on their field next Satur-
day at 3 o'clock p. m. The West
Enders will have their full lineup
for this game as Bill Euker, the
brilliant shortstop, will be in his po-
sition and this means considerable
strength added to the team.
Jim Russell, the big first sacker,
will make his last appearance in a
West End uniform as he leaves on
May IA for an Army cantonment,
making six players from last years
club to join the u. S. service. How
ever the management has secured
from Wrightstone, another clubber
to fill Russells shoes.
West End is now practicing hard
to complete the team work that
stood out so prominently last season
and which was missing in last Sat
urday's game against St Mary s
when they were defeated by a close
margin. Bud" Lingle, of Technical
High, and Earl Walz will be in uni
form. Both youngsters are corners
and will be valuable to the team.
Highspire will bring a strong
club on Saturday and several former
Central PENNSYLVANIA League play
ers are in their lineup. West End is
representative team of this city
and deserves all the encourage
ment the fans can give, so it is
hoped that a big crowd will witness
tho ba tile
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
HILL TEAMS IN
LIVELY FRAY
Despite Carl Beck at Second
Rosewood Trims the
Hick-A-Thrifts
Allison Hill League
TONIGHTS SCHEDULE
Rosewood VS.. Reading.

Two big innings gave the Rose
wood team a victory over the Hick-
A-Thrift aggregation in an S-6 score
in an Allison Hill contest last even
ing. 1t was the second game OF the
series and the opening contest for
the two teams.
Another large crowd was on hand
to see the teams battle and a bit OF
fortune favored the victorS. with
the score tied at five and two men
on bases, Eddie Harris hit one OF
Ziegler's shoots, driving it to center
field. Caverick was fast pursuing the
ball when he was interfered with by
several lads who had another game
on in the extreme outtield. AS re-
suit, Harris made a circuit with two
fellow players crossing the rubber
in advance. Earl Killinger was fast
on the bases, stealing four different
times.
Carl Beck, the Tech all-around
athlete, was on second for the Hick-
A-Thrifts and proved that he is a
second Jim" Thrope by cracking
out two hits out of three times at bat.
One of them was labeled for two
bases and drove in two other play
ers. He scored a run and handled
four chances in clever style. Both
teams played good ball, but were
little loose in fielding.
Tonight the Reading and Rose
wood will battle and the winner will
have undisputed possession of first
place. The summary:
II 4 -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
JIM THORPE ON
LEAGUE SPRINTS
Offers to Bet None Can Run
Bases in Eleven Seconds,
Including His Rival

Some of the grandest ball players
have been marvellous sprinters also.
To run the bases in fourteen seconds
fiat was once a rare accomplishment
but big leaguers have been getting
faster and faster, although Jim
Thorpe, the Carlisle wonder, now
with the Giants, doubts any 11-sec-
ond performance of men in baseball
uniform. The willy Redskin in some
goer himself and he has offered 10
bet that no man in the National
League can do this. Says he:
There are several men who so
down to first at the rate better than
eleven seconds, but I don't believe
any of them can keep it up for the
entire 100 yards.
Eleven seconds is fast travelling
and it takes training to do that
When I was at my fastest in a track
suit l never could beat 10 1-5 and
know ] am nowhere as fast now as
l was during the Olympic games.
Some players lose much of their
speed when weighed down with a
baseball, or more especially a foot
ball uniform. Mount Pleasant, the
old Carlisle quarterback, was one OF
these.
"He used to run away from me in
the 100-yard dash, though I could
pick him up in the 220, but in a foot
ball uniform I could beat him. He
was little fellow. and the excess
weight in the moleskins and cleated
boots showed him up at least a
second on the 100 yards.
"Perritt might run the 100 in less
than eleven seconds in a baseball uni
form but 1 doubt it. He is the only
one on the Giant team 1 would pick
to make a stab at it. Nor can ]
think of any other player in the Ma
tional League, fast as are Max Carey
Jack Smith and others of the boys
who could make eleven seconds On a
straight-away in a baseball uni
form"
1t is said that Thorpe will have
another real sprinting rival in the
Giant cast the coming season in Ross
Young. the peppery Texas, whose
general work in the preliminary go
ing has been so highly touted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08

Valley is not far from Reading, and
it is one of the pioneer trap shooting
points in this part of America The
event will come off, rain or shine,
starting promptly at 10 o'clock with
two sets of traps. One of the novelty
prizes is to be a Thrift Stamp spe-
city, 20 targets, entrance nominal
for amateurs. Many gunners from
Harrisburg will compete,
In a fast game yesterday after
noon, the All-Stars trounced the St.
George Cadets with a score of IL to
8. The game was played on the Sew
enteenth and Chestnut streets dia-
mond just previous to the Allison
Hill League contest. The score:
All-Stars ...,.1 90 / 2 8 0 0 0-12
Cadets .........3 0 1 90 % 0 o.
Batteries, All-Stars, Michlovitz
and Matter; Cadets, Bihl and Barry.
The schedule of the Tech tennis
team this season will include match
emy and others. Manager Glen
Beard rounded up the Tech talent
to-day for organization.
Among those who attended the
meeting yesterday were Glen Beard
and John Beck, members of last
years team, as well as the following
candidates who are seeking a berth
on the squad this season: Brough,
Hartmire, Saltzer, Fink, l.. Bell, Eb-
ner, Holland, Miller, Richards, Dix
on, George Beard, Beck and Beard.
Carl Beck must lookout for his
laurels if Wilsbach continues to inn
prove. Yesterday he hurled the dis
Gus only two feet behind the Island
record, established by Elscheid in
100 feet in 1914, Beck's prowess and
fame are helping TO ginger up the
whole Tech school on athletics and
this is as good advertising as we
J know of,
The Harrisburg Academy nine will
meet the Central "InfOrmals" on the
Academy diamond this afternoon al
4 o'clock. Esquerro and Stone will be
the batteries for the Academy and
Goodiel and Fields will probably dc
the work for Central. The Academy
crew has shown improvement since
the last game between the two
schools and hopes to make a good
showing. In the former game the
Central team included several alumni
and professionals who will not play
this afternoon. The Academy lineup
with the exception of the batteries
was not given out by Coach Gavin
but will probably he as follows:
Laudermilch, 1st base: Stewart
I'd base; MacDougal, Sd base; Wren
/ shortstop; Bateman, left field; New
lin, center field and Hawkins, right
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
Capital lCity Sports

The Island track is being put into
shape for the annual High school
meet May %. The Track Athletic
Association of Harrisburg will again
be in charge and the members prom
Use some interesting events. Tech will
again be prominent for the shield.
Steelton will enter as will Lebanon,
Williamsport, York, Lancaster, AL
lentown, Reading and South Bethle-
hem. Norristown is contemplating
sending a team here, as is Downing
town and Lower Merton High school.
adelphia High schools from enter
ing. Other smaller High schools will
also enter the field.
A. schedule of matches for the
coming season will be drawn up this
week by A. S. Black, New Cumber-
land, chairman of the Harrisburg
Park Tennis Association. The courts
opened last Saturday at Reservoir. 1t
is believed that this will be the live
liest season ever known, for many
youthful stars in the game are COM
ing to the front, having the chance
to practice at the city courts. The
city championship therefore. is GO
ing to be hotly contested and the
championship we'll defended as it was
last season in contests with out-of-
town challengers. 1t is expected that
A. S. Black, always in the thick of
it, Charles Yahn, Glenwood Beard
an dRay Clark may make one COM
bination to defend the Capital City
title. other possibilities for team
candidates are the veterans Charles
Pollock and Clarke Koons, Charles
Dasher, Robert Shreiner, Charles
Eager and John Kunkle, Jr.
Mrs. Chris Sauers, Miss Mildred
Sheesley and Miss Ruth Starry form
the nucleus of what appears to be
the best women's team put in the
field in any past year by the local
aggregation. Miss Starry's return to
the game after a years absence will
undoubtedly strengthen the local
team.
Miss Marian Black and Miss Lu-
.cille Beard are two of the younger
players whose form in last seasons S
city turney make them possible
members of one of the teams this
year.
In the Academy tennis tournament
yesterday only one match was play
ed, Solorzano winning over Westcott
GA. first set; 6-2, second set. Neither
were up to form. Newlin will meet
Green to-day.
Every Harrisburger who has ever
handled a rife will be watching the
outcome of the historic Spring Val
ley shooting tournament which viii
be held there next Saturday. Spring
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
AROUND THE BASES

temporary stand in center field
blow that broke the pitching back
of Eppa RiXey and paved the way
for Jack Barry's men to carry off the
big stakes.
Since the start of the champion
ship season, Owner Harry Frazee of
the Red Sox has been offered more
than 100000 for one ball player,
and, of course, his name is George
II. Babe" Ruth, colossal southpnw
pitcher and hitter most extraordin-
airy. The magnate turned down the
offer.
II might as we'll sell the franchise
and the whole club as sell Ruth"
said Frazee. "The sum named was
three times as much as was paid for
iris Speaker, and, of course, is far
and away bigger than any figure
that has been used in baseball. But
it is ridiculous to talk about it,.
Ruth is our Big Ace. He's the
most-talked-of, most sought for,
most-colorful ball player in The
game"
The lease of the Red Sox on Ma
jestic Park, Hot Springs, expired
this spring ami it is probable they
will not condition themselves at the
Arkansas spa Tor year or two.
Harry Frazee is understood to be
contemplating taking the team to
Honolulu next spring. 1t seems
that he promised the players this
treat. What advantages there will
be in such iunkct nobody can see,
as after leaving Hawaii they will
be idle for six days or so on their
steamship. If Frazee does not give
them the Honolulu holiday the Sox
will train in California in 1919.
Clarence Kraft, former first base
star for the Wilkes-Barre club, is
driving out extra base hits quite reg
ularly for Fort Worth in the Texas
league.
Stanley Harris of Pittston, left te
report to George Wiltse, manager 81
the Buffalo club, during the week
Stanley is said to have been given a
contract for $500 a month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
National League
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Opening Schedule To-day
Toronto at Binghamton.
Buffalo at Baltimore.
Rochester at Jersey City.
Syracuse at Newark.

Women tennis players have talk
en- upon themselves to help win the
war. AS they cannot fight and the
Kaiser is not willing to settle the
European contest on the courts, the
only thing left for the women is to
raise money and assist in making
garments and hospital supplies.
The new organization, which will
be incorporated under the name of
the National Tennis Women's War
Relief Association, has elected Mrs.
r. Lin Murray, wife of one of Amer
ica's ranking net stars, to the presi-
dency. Although this organization
is going to perform any duty which
it believes will aid the cause of the
Allies, the primary object is to get
all women who play tennis and who
belong to clubs affiliated with the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association interested in collecting
money for war relief work.
In order that the movement may
bring results, the association is ar
ranging a schedule of tournaments
to be played in every section of the
country. Every cent of the receipts
of these matches will be given to the
association for war work. In tdis
way the women hope to raise thousT
ands of dollars by having some OF
the high-grade racquet wielders 20
to as many of the tournaments as
possible. The fee for membership in
the new organization is 81, and men
as well as women are eligible. The
idea of this association was we'll
conceived and 1t is certain it will be
properly carried out and that much
benefit will result.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
BETTER ROADS
ON WEST SHORE
Borough Councils Co-operat-
ing With State in Improve
ment of Highways

Borough councils along the West
Shore, county and state officials are
cooperating in a move for better
roads in that section of the county.
Camp Hill has been given state aid
and is anxiously awaiting the
awarding of bids for repairing Mar
ket street. New Cumberland has ap-
piled for state aid; West Fairview
and Wormleysburg. assisted by the
state, will oil the streets, and Lee
moyne Council at meeting last
evening decided to help the Lemoyne
Welfare League in oiling Hummel
avenue and Rossmoyne street,
The West Shore Firemen's Union,
through Judge Sadler, is seeking bet
ter roads for Enola. This town is
located in East Pennsboro township
and the streets are in a deplorable
condition. Appeals to the supervis-
ors on several occasions have failed
to bring results and members of the
union have gone to those higher up
in an effort to have the streets
placed in good condition.
Judge Sadler has recognized the
appeals of the West Shore and Har-
r1SDufB flremen unions ana mas or
dered supervisors and constables to
make the necessary repairs to roads
in East Pennsboro township, it is
understood,
The State Highway Department has
notified West Fairview and Worm
leysburg Councils that the main
streets through the town would be
oiled this year on the same con-
ditions as last year. These condi-
tions are that the borough and state
divide the cost of repairing and re-
surfacing the streets. Councils in
both these boroughs at their month
" meetings this week passed reso-
Iutions agreeing with the state to
pay half the expense. These resolu-
tions have been forwarded to the
State Highway Department and work
can be started at any time.
Camp Hill will make temporary
repairs to Market street until the
state is able to build the street. Bids
have been received by the Highway
Department. but have been too high
and therefore rejected. Market
street at the present is in poor con-
dition and repairs are necessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08

The A ]. Reach official American
League baseball guide for 1919 is
out and more interesting than ever,
in spite of war and the small attend
ance last year. In fact the war will
be of vast help in spreading the
game, points out Francs C. Richter,
the editor. THE thousands of men
back of the lines in France now are
playing it" he says "and introduce
ing it to all nations, even the Ger
mans on the other side of the
trenches are becoming excited over
it, One of the most significant things
is that there were 101 Canadian
teams taking part in the sport last
fall. He quotes President Tener as
predicting that he expects before he
dies to see worlds championship
games played IN london or Paris.
In the final stages of last season
the crowds began to attend heavily
again and while many clubs nearly
broke they all managed to pull
through and il is row believed that
this season will not be so disastrous.
The book is by Tar the most COM
plete record OF baseball ever printed,
When this season closes Harry
Hooper, right fielder of the Boston
Red SoX, will have rounded out a
decade in the major leagues. There
are very few PLAYERS who last that
long in the big baseball rings. But
Hooper today is playing a brand OF
ball that stamps him not only as one
of tho games best performers, hut
rs one of the most excellent Mara
thon players of baseball history
The greatest thing about Hoopcr's
playing is that he has always beer
a splendid man in pinches. This
includes play in world series games
Every baseball bug will remember
his famous one-handed catch thai
made the worlds series of 1912 safe
for the Red Sox, Again in 1915
Harry broke Philadelphia heart il
the fifth game of the worlds serie:
at Fifteenth and Huntingdon street;
when he slammed a liner into the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
BECK AGAIN
WINS LAURELS
Carries Tech Class Team to
Victory in Second Days
Track Meet

Members of the sophomore class,
lead by Carl Beck, again cleaned
house in the second days prelimi-
nary trials for the track team, as
waged by members of the three low
est classes. The sophs scored $40
points to 100 by the juniors, and
120 by the first year boys, For the
first half of the meet the sophs have
tailed more points than the three
other classes combined.
Yesterday the two-mile run, high
jump, 220-yard dash, and discus
throw We're pulled off. Carl Beck
sprang another surprise by entering
the two-mile run. and taking first
place in IL minutes. While the time
is not record breaking, Beck entered
the event without particular prepar-
alton, and lead the field to the tape.
1t was another evidence of his ver-
satility. Ken" Boyer did clever
work in the high jump, going over
the bar at five feet, three. Malicll
led a fast field in the furlong which
he captured in "a 3-5 seconds.
"Doughnuts" Wilsbach led the field
of discus lads with a toss of 107 feet
/ inch.
This afternoon the list of events
included the quarter mile, high
hurdle, pole vault and broad jump.
The summary:
Two-mile run-C. Beck, Sparrow,
Hinkle, Ebert Shue. Time II min
utes.
High tump-Boyer, Oscar, Miller,
Strawhecker, Hefkin and Fisher.
Height, five feet, three inches.
220-yard dash-Malick. Garrett
Oscar Miller, G. Germer and Pleam.
Time, "a 80 seconds.
Discus tSrow-Wilsbach, c. Beck,
Elmer, Kohlman and Frank. Dis
tance, 1O7 feet. one inch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
"Nix on Honeymoon"
Says Wife of Jockey

On the Telegraph sporting page
last Saturday was carried an enter
tanning narrative of Jockey Johnny
Williams, now riding at Pimlico, and
his wife who was formerly a Miss
Marie, of Lancaster. An error was
made in saying that Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams had only been married six
weeks and We're, therefore, spend
ing their honeymoon" at a friends
We've been coming here for years
to spend our summers" corrected
Mrs. williams to-day, "and while we
are just as happy as on our honev-
moon I should Ike to have the mis-
take adjusted"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
Harry Reneker, Injured
by Fall of Iron Plates

New Cumberland, Pa. May s.
Harry Reneker. employed at e. e.
Flurie's brick plant, was badly in
jured while at work yesterday by
having some heavy iron plates fall
on him. His injuries consisted of
cuts on the face and arm. Both legs
were crushed, but no bones were brok-
en-. He was taken to his home at
Paxtang
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
GoRDON-WoIF WEDDING

Waynesboro, Pa. May 8.-Robert
C. Gordon. of Zullinger, and Miss
Ruth N. Wolf, of Waynesboro, were
married at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage, at Hagerstown, by the
Rev. A. l.. Lynn. Mrs. Gordon is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wolf and a member of the Lu-
theran Church choir and a student
of the Waynesboro Business College.
The young couple will live in
Waynesboro.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
COMMUNION AT BAUGHMAN's

New Cumberland, Pa. May s.
Communion services will be held in
Baughman's Memorial Methodist
Church on Sunday morning at 1890
o'clock. On Sunday evening at 730
the Epworth League will hold their
anniversary exercises A special pro-
gram is being arranged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

New Cumberland. Pa. May s.
Charles Wiltmer, who was badly in
iured on the Steelton ferryboat on
Friday night, was taken to the Har-
risburg Hospital for treatment yes
terday,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
CLEANUP WEEK

New Cumberland, Pa, May s.
Chief Burgess L. It. Butt sent out
notices that Cleanup Week will be
observed here May ell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
BIBLE CLASS MEETING

New Cumberland, Pa, May S.-To-
morrow evening the Everfaithful
Bible class of the Church of God
Sunday school will meet at the home
of Mrs. Bruce Souders.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
TO-DAY'S GAMES
American League

Cleveland at Chicago.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Boston at Washington.
New York at Philadelphia.
National League
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
ANNOUNCE RIRTH OF son

New Cumberland, Pa, May S,-Mr.
and Mrs. Marguet, of Market street,
New Cumberland. announce the birth
of O son.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
AID SOCIETY MEETS

New Cumberland, Pa. May S.-The
Ladies' Aid Society of the Church of
God met at the parsonage last even
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
Baseball Summary;
Where They Play Today
Yesterdays RESULTS
American League
Yesterdays Results

Cleveland, z; Chicago, /.
New York, 8; Philadelphia, 1.
st. Louis, 3; Detroit. 8.
Washington, Z; Boston, 2.
National League
Boston, 16; Brooklyn, 0.
New York, Z; Phillies, 3.
Pittsburgh, 2; Chicago, /.
st. Louis, 5; Cincinnati, 8.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08
ROSEWOOD

Two base hits, Griffin, Beck, Nell;
three base hits, Thompson, Carver
ick; home runs, Harris; sacrifice
hits, G. Shaeffer; sacrifice fly, Irwin:
struck out, Johnson, 10; Ziegler, 4;
base on balls, Ziegler, 2; stolen bases,
e. Killinger, 4 G. Killinger. Lyme,
Johnson: wild pitches, Ziegler; um-
pire, Schickley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08

Time was when a visiting ball
player had to tie his glove and bat
to him for fear of being robbed by
the home players in addition to the
umpire. They still observe ancient
customs in the town of Martinsburg
according to accounts from Roaring
Springs whose team could not col
lect it's guarantee of Sc. Some OF
the visitors were also frisked of
their bats and uniform, so that it
will be a long time before II re-
turn game is played, although Roar
ing Springs made the roaring score
against the Jesse James outfit of
1875.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08

It looks as though Jake Daubert,
first baseman of the Brooklyn Ma
tionals, is in for big comeback
this season. Jake was a great dis
appointment last year at the bat and
also on the field. In the games
played bN the Dodgers since the
opening, Jake has batted the ball
with the old time vigor and is also
fielding in the form that make him
the idol of the Brooklyn rooters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08

Every Harrisburger who has ever
handled a rife will be watching the
outcome of the historic Spring VAL
ley shooting tournament which will
be held there next Saturday. Spring