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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Camp Athletic Directors
to Train u. S. Soldiers

Washington. Feb. 26.-The follow
ing appointments of camp athletic
directors and boxing instructors
have been announced by the War
Department Commission on Training
Camp Activities through DR.. Joseph
f. Raycroft, director of athletics in
the National Guard and Army can
tonments.
II. wilfred Ialoney athletic direc-
tor, Camp Fremont. Palo Alto. Cal
Mr.. Maloney formerly was director
of athletics at Leland Stanford Uni
versity.
Paul Pilgrim. of New York, athle-
tic director at Camp Merritt, Tena-
fly, n. J.
Jack London, of New York, box
ing instructor at Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va.
Johnny Grifiths, Of Akron, o..
boxing instructor at Camp Bowie,
Fort Worth. Tex.
Joe Mandot, of New Orleans, has
resigned as boxing instructor at
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala,
DR.. Raycroft announces. His work is
now being carried on by an enlisted
man.
Other athletic directors and box
ers who have been relieved are r, r.
Templeton, athletic director at Camp
Travis, Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and
frankie Russell, boxing Instructor at
Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark. Budd
Goodwin, of the New York Athletic
Club, who has been swimming in
structor at Camp Travis, has been
selected as Mr.. Templeton's success
sor. Russells position is being filled
by an enlisted man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Prejudice Against Boxing
Growing Less Says Pastor

Chicago, Feb. 26.-'The American
troops in France are using. and will
use football fundamentals to rip
their way through the German line"
said Captain Lewis Omer in an ad-
dress at the First Methodist Chruch
of Evanston. Captain Omer was
athletic director at Northwestern
University and now occupies the
same position at Camp Grant.
Athletics develop bravery" said
Captain Omer, land as a result OF
their training the American soldiers
will be the most courageous Of any
army in Europe"
The benefits of boxing and soccer
football as aids for military training
were also touched upon by Captain
Omer. He said that the prejudice
against boxing is gradually dying
out. THE last two shows we held
at Camp Grant were refereed by
ministers" he said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
BUY COAL NOW.
GARFIELD URGES
HOUSEHOLDERS
Lay in Supply as Soon as
Available, Is His
Advice

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-Dr.
Harry A. Garfield, the Fuel Admin
istrator. yesterday advised all house,
holders to buy their normal supplies
of coal for next winter in the regu-
lar way as soon as the coal is avail
able.
Let everyone put in his supply in
the normal way he said. "If he
has been getting his coal in April.
let him continue to do so, If the
order can be filled then. If not an
April order, then put it in the next
month, or the month after"
The regulation of coal prices for
the domestic consumer for the COM
ing season is the chief problem with
which the Fuel Administration is
wrestling. That these prices be
equitably adjusted at the earliest
possible moment was declared by DR..
Garfield to be one of the utmost i'm
portance, in connection with existing
plans OF production and distribution.
The Fuel Administration is going
over delayed Applications for price
revisions. many of which were filed
months ago. 1t is anticipated that
decisions will be rendered on these
old applications before April 1, the
date on which the new coal season
begins. At the same time. such 9TH
er classfications as may be neces-
sary will be made to relieve uncer-
tainty.
The intention. DR.. Garfield said, is
to. make readjustments on the basis
of studies of production costs, with
further readjustment from time to
time. as may be necessary to keep
the prices on a scale fair to the pub
lie, fair to the coal industry and suf-
ficiently high to encourage produce
ton.
Regulations governing domestic
coal must be worked out most care
fully" said DR.. Garfield. This is
the greatest present consideration of
the Fuel Administration, in view of
the activities of April to September.
when there is normally produced
and largely handled the fuel for do
nestle use
DR. Garfield reiterated his denial
that the Fuel Administration had
ever advised against householders
putting in their winters supply of
coal in the summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Hassett Girls to Play
York Tossers Tomorrow

The Hassett girls varsity five will
journey to York to play the York
Big Five of that place Wednesday
evening. The York team has n rec
ord of no defeats this year. The
Hassett girls have a hard battle be-
fore them. Coach Ed. Smith has put
the girls through a signal practice
in preparation for the game, and he
is confident of victory for his team.
Anna Emanuel. forward on the
Central High school team, will also
go along, but it is not known yet
whether she will play or not owing
to injuries received in the Central
Lebanon Valley College game. Coach
Smith has announced the squad that
will be taken along They are:
Esther Sweeney and Elizabeth st.
Peter, forwards; Anna Emanuel,
center; Caroline Connors and Cath
crime Shaefer, guards: Sara Beck,
substitute.
The Hassetts will leave this even
ing for Annville where they will
meet the Lebanon Valley College five
in return game. The Hassetts
early in the season defeated the
collegians by the score of 43-15.
With the squad will be Coach Smith
and Huston and Cough. forwards;
El. Sourbier, center, and Bihl and
Ed. Sourbier. guards.
The Hassett mana cement is ne
gotiating with Mt st. Mary's Col
lege, of Emmitsburg, Md, for a
game the latter part of this week.
presumably Friday evening. The
Mountaineer Collegians have many
followers here. numbering quite a
few alumni. 1t will be their first
visit to the city, although the Has
setts met the collegians three years
ago at Emmisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
DRIVE FOR WAR
> FUND TO OPEN
Kiwanis Club Seeks $4,000
For Splendid Salvation
Army Program

On Thursday and Friday of this
week the people of Harrisburg will
be called on to make an investment
for humanity-an investment that
will reflect credit on the giver as
well as those who will receive the
benefits of the good work now be-
ing done at home and "over there"
The Salvation Army war service
quota for Harrisburg is $4,000. The
campaign will be conducted by the
Kiwanis Club, whose members by
displaying the same kind of pep"
they do in their various businesses
amount, and then some.
The blue bonnet of the Salvation
Army sister always framing
CHEEKY smile and a happy face, is
known from the wilds of Africa to
the slums of New York, from the
soldiers training camp at home to
the dugouts and dressing stations
of France.
Although the bonnet has given
way to the more practical campaign
hat and the CHEEKY smile is some
times hidden perforce behind a gas
mask, strenuous labor in the ad-
vance camps of the American Army
in France has failed to erase any
of the happiness from the faces of
the Salvation Army lassies. They live
and work under the same conditions
as do our soldiers who for weeks
past, drench by chill rains, have
slept in fireless tents and billets. The
rainy nights. however. are not an
unmixed blessing for every moon
light night brings the Messages
from the sky" more than one bomb
tossed by Hun aviators having land
ed unpleasantly close to the hut
ments. In the evening the Saliva
ton Army hutments are thronged
with men who crowd around the
big stoves, the stream from their
drying garments Sometimes giving the
rooms the appearance of a Turkish
bath steamroom, in full Bast. In
several of the camps these hutments
are the only places where the men
can find a warm fire and a oom-
Portable place to sit and read. A
score of game tables are never idle
and around the Victrola there Is an
endless argument as to whether the,
next record shall be a ragtime or a
grand opera.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
PENN PLANS FOR
RELAY CARNIVAL
Soldier Athletes Are Interest
ed; Will Send Many En-
tries to Big Meet

Philadelphia, Feb. &c. - Final
plans for the military and naval
events at the University of Penn
sylvania relay carnival on April 26
and 27 as announced to-day, include
eight events. the rescue race. wall
scaling. bayonet charge race, squad
drill. bugle competition. half mile
relay in light marching order. med
ley relay race and one-mile relay
race. All of. them Will be held on
the first day of the meet. except the
one-mile relay, which will be run
on Saturday.
Soldiers Interested
Inquiries regarding rules and con-
ditions have been received from
Camp Dix, Camp Meade, Camp Dev-
ems, Camp Hancock, the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station, the
Cape May naval station, League Is
land Naval station and several of
the regimental battalions at the var
ious colleges. AS many of the coun-
try's star athletes are in the mill
tary and naval service, a high class
entry list is expected. The events
are open to sall military and naval
organizations in the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Few Changes Came in
Scholastic League;
Frank Holds Record

now come into u tie for second place,
with 1877 tallies in seven contests.
Miller, the little Lebanon guard, still
leads the league with "a field goals
in games. The offensive play of
the Lebanonites is built around him.
Gingerich leads the foul tossers with
90. Both Nyquist and Frank are on
his heels. Frank has the highest
total with 149 points in six contests.
Hard Week Ahead
This week will be a strenuous one
for him in that both contests are
staged away from home, and his
average is likely to suffer.
The best scoring team in the
league would be Nyquist and Ginge-
rich at forward; Frank at center;
with Miller and Beck at guards.
Weston, the Allentown guard, has u
better scoring record than Beck, but
most of his points are from fouls.
With all teams in the league busy
this week, and several of the lead
ing scorers playing away from home,
a number of changes are likely, be-
fore the close of the week. The
figures to date follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

y RXX/ELLYC
y w CORNER

willard to put off his battle with
Fulton any longer than this year.
Merle Lemer, a 1S3-pound athlete
who is active in the success of the
Motive Power Athletic Association
of the Philadelphia division, Penn
sylvania railroad is not pleased with
the story that he was knocked out
by Young ScIfff. 1t was a referees
decision who has since changed his
opinion. Lemer was fouled, not in
tentionally, and this interfered with
his staying qualities. Lemer is
good boxer. and is anxious to get
another chance with Schifa. His
last battle was a good draw.
Those Tarsus boys must be some
pacemakers. All teams are after
series. The Commonwealth Five is
out with a challenge. 1t is prob
able they will be accommodated
providing schedule can be ar
ranged. Just now Tarsus has shot
all they can handle.
Harrisburg sportsmen will stage
a great shoot at Lancaster on
March Is. 1t will be a 50-bird race
and besides the state championship
for an event of this kind there will
be some trophies worth going after.
Lancaster is getting ready for the
state shoot in May and this will be
a good opportunity to get ac-
uuainted with these real live sports
men in that city. No matter how
far distant a shoot is held from
Lancaster that oity always has a
large representation. Now it is up
to state shooters to give Lancaster
q boost.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
FULTON WINNER
in THIRD ROUND
Minnesota Giant Finds Frank
Moran Hard Man
at Start

New Orleans, La, Feb. 26.-Fred
Fulton, the Minnesota heavyweight
and aspirant for Jess Wizards ffsuc
crown, stopped Frank Moran, of
Pittsburgh, in the third round OF
their scheduled 20-round bout here
last night.
There was some hard slugging by
both men in the first two rounds and
Moran appeared to be having the
better of the fight, until Fulton got
home a terrific punch to the Jaw
in the third round. Moran went TO
his knees and before the referee mad
started to count Moran's second toss
ed a sponge into the ring.
The men mixed it up in the first
round. but Moran landed a hard
right to the jaw and followed with
a left to the face and another right
TO the Jaw. Moran got home still an
other blow to Fulton's face, and the
latter landed a singing left to Nor
ans face. They rushed to a clinch
and Moran put his left on Fultons
body. Fulton jabbed left to the
face, but Moran smothered him with
rights and lefts to the head ana
body. They clinched. Moran's left
eve was cut, but it was his round.
Moran's Round
They clinched and exchanged left
ldDS TO the taCe as Iue SSSotlu S
opened, but 10th held and the crowd
5eered. Fulton put three lefts to the
jaw and Moran held on. The Pitts
burgher landed a right swing to the
jaw and they mixed it fast and tur-
iously. Moran clinched and Fulton
sent a light left to the stomach;
Moran sent a right to the jaw ana
tried his famous righthand SWING
lie landed freely on Fulton, but the
latter rallied with four blows in sue
cession to the jaw. 1t was Morans
round.
They clinched and Fulton showed
off Moran, who missed wicked left,
Fulton countering hard on Moran
Jaw, and the Pittsburgher was al
most out. After a clinch, Fulton hit
Moran on the jaw and, as Moran
sank to his knees, the sponge was
thrown into the ring and Fulton was
declared the winner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

Magnates of the Blue Ridge
League will meet in Hagerstown,
March to take up plans for the
coming season. 1t is understood a
Harrisburg booster will be present.
What he has to offer no one knows.
conditions to the league officials and
arrange for one or more games to
be played in Harrisburg, should the
race be close.
One thing is certain. Football
Will be q popular sport next fall.
There is no indication that the big
stars now at the front will return
in time to get into shape for grid
iron battles. This explains the ac-
tivity at all colleges in getting new
material lined up. The schedules
are attractive and preliminary work
mapped out promises some rare
sport.
Harrisburg will see the Carlisle
Indians in football this year. Coach
Leo Harris is to be thanked for get
ting this attraction. The Indians
will meet Lafayette here. 1t may
be q mldweek game, but that counts.
There are businessmen who cannot
get away on Saturday, and they will
enjoy midweek sport.
Now that Fred Fulton has cleaned
up his slate, he is the man to meet
Jess Willard. The latter, however,
may insist on Fulton winning a few
more battles. Unless an undiscov-
cred heavyweight, who might put
the *. o." on Fulton, turns up II
would be an unpopular move for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
British Officer Appeals
to COuntrymen to Join
COlors For War Service

Colonel st. George L. Steele, in
an address in the Senate caucus
room yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock, told listeners many interest
ing things about Britain's part in
the world war.
Everybody" stated Colonel Steele.
should be made to realize that this
is no ordinary war. We should for
get the strife and the alleged inter-
nal dissension in Germany, for all
such things are likely to slacken our
own energies, and thus act as
handicap against us. There is only
one way to shortern this war, and
that is to most thoroughly prepare
for a long war.
I'VE are appealing to all good
and patriotic Americans to COOP
crate with us in bringing into the
British or Canadian service. every
subject in this country. and it is
certainly a false idea indeed that
would prompt or permit any Ameri-
can employer of labor to retain in
his service such men who are there
by deliberate slackers. Patriotism,
not profit, should be the motto of
every American employer of labor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
CHALLENGE TO
TARSUS TOSSERS
Commonwealth Five Anxious
to Meet Claimants For
Local Championship

The Commonwealth Five is out for
rounding towns. This bunch of toss
ers put up a strong argument in ia
vor of their claim. 1t first desired
that series be arranged with the
Tarsus Club five. Here is a challenge
sent to the Harrisburg Telegraph by
Edward Cleckner. manager of the
Commonwealth team. He is always
found at lYli North Third street;
The Challenge
"As manager of the Commonwealth
Five, I, Edward Cleckner. wish to
offer the Tarsus gymnastic an open
challenge for three-game SERIES
to be played on Chestnut Street Au-
ditorium floor between the halves OF
the Independent game. We have de-
feated many of the strong amateur
end professional teams in the city
and throughout the suburban towns.
Our team is made up of all local
and popular boys known throughout
athletic circles as clean players and
promoters of clean and wholesome
snort.
1.-THE players are stars in our high
school teams who are making a
strong lid fer honors in the Penn
ssylvania Interscholastic Athletic AS
sociation: Bud Lingle, the fleet
footed forward of the Tech varsity
Bud Bell, popular Tech athlete.
The pivot position is held by Charlie
Mutzabaugh, former Methodist
Club star and who plays a clever
flt or game. Dolby Matchett, the
Jackson A. C. star. holds down one
guard position. Art Fields, of Cen
tral High school, plays the opposite
guard position in professional fash-
ion. Apple Fauuce. the Leading
tosser of the inter-class league, Is
the able sub who will be ready Tor
emergency If needed by Manager
Cleckner.
"'rhe team is coached by Harry
Hursh. the well-booked athlete OF
Mechanics Technical University, ol
Louisville, KY We guarantee to rep
resent the aforementioned team on
the court to dispute the undecldeu
championship during the past season
We would like to hear from Manager
Long through the Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

Comparatively few changes in po-
sition took place among the basket
ball tossers of the Central Penn
sylvania league. with the season
half over the players are beginning
to settle in the positions which they
will ultimately occupy. Gradually
the race is narrowing down with
about one player on each team hav-
ing a chance for honors.
Frank, of the Central team, even-
ed the league record by scoring 80
points against Reading Friday
night Added to his total is 20
more points collected at York earlier
in the week. In all he has amassed
almost % points per game for him
self. This was more than the en-
tire Allentown team has been able
to collect on an average per con-
test. 1t is not likely that he will
be dislodged for weeks, if it is at
all possible.
Nyquist in Tie
After see-sawing back and forth
in second and third places for three
weeks, Gingerich and Nyquist have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Hershey Creamery Co.
Declares Dividend; Its
New Plant Now Working

The Hershey Creamery Company,
at its annual meeting, reelected the
following officers: I. n. Hershey.
president; +. N. Hershey, secretary
and treasurer, and I. J. Seiple vice.
president. The regular annual divi-
dend of six per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock was declared.
The company's new plant in South
Cameron street is so far completed
that the first ice cream to be made
there was turned out last week.
This plant, which will turn out all
manner of high-class dairy prod
ucts, was built over plans made by
experts in dairy construction and
has been approved by expert SANTA
rians. 1t is the very last word in
buildings OF its kind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Marysville TOssers Lose
to Middletown Five;
Sensational Team Work

Marysville. Pa, Feb. 26.-Failure
of Iightner to net foul called just
a few seconds before the final
whistle in the second half and at
tempted after the whistle had blown
accounted for the defeat of Marys-
willie at the hand of the Middletown
Tigers. score % to %. The game
was close throughout and marked
10y the intense hard fighting by both
squads.
Middletown got the jump of
Marysville at the start, but the locals
soon pulled together and at half
time lead the Dauphin countians by
Il 1913 score. However, during the
second half the car-builders out
scored Marysville by a margin of
three points, largely through the
shooting and all-round playing OF
Snayely. their small forward, and
walked away with a well-earned vic
tory. Marysville outplayed and out
passed Middletown throughout the
greater part of the game. and while
they outscored Middletown from the
field by a margin of one field goal,
many easy chances for baskets were
missed. Nipple brought victory to
his team by caging three foul goals
while Lghtner missed every chance
from the free line.
Snavely, Nipple and Gotschall
featured for Middletown. Marys-
vile nlayrrevolved. around Lightner,
Sheaffer, and Heishley. with Light
ner as the high scorer. The lineup
nj
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
RoAs GRAMMAR LOSES

In a closely contest game play
ed on Fulton hall last evening the
Steelton Juniors handed the Boas
grammar school basketball five a 3S
to SO defeat The game. was won In
the closing minutes of the fray. Nc
Fadden and Williams. of Roas, and
w. and C. Daley, of Steelton, led
in scoring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
DISTRICT BOARD BUSY

A total of 9,746 questionnaires has
been received to date by the district
exemption board. OF this number
1.S43 questionnaires have already
been disposed of. The higher board
has seventeen counties under its
Jurisdiction. The board acts on
questionnaires only when the regis
trant has been placed in Glass l by
the local board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
CAMP CURTIN WINS

The West F'airview High school
basketball five suffered a one-sided
defeat at the hands of the Camp
Curtin grammar school quintet on
the Camp Curtin gymnasium last
evening, score 81 to Z. The cross
river boys were held scoreless until
the closing minutes of the game.
Peters, Sykes and Kitzmiller, of the
grammar school FIVE. and Lantz and
Wellinger, of West Fairview, played
star ball.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
FEAST OF PURDI

Jews OF the city to-day celebrated
the Feast of Purim in synagogues of
Harrisburg. The day is devoted to
feasting and gladness. Entertain
ments and other features are being
held in the various synagogues. The
following rabbis offciated in the
Jewish Synagogues-Ohev Sholom,
Rabbi Louis ]. Haas; Kesher Israel.
Rabbi Silver: Chisuk Emuna. Rabbi
M. Romanoff and Rabbi Abreson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
STATE COLLEGE MAN
TALKS TO GRADUATES

Prof. M. s. Mcdowell. who heads
the Division of Agriculture Exten-
sion of Pennsylvania State College.
was the principal speaker at a
luncheon given by the University
Club to-day. The affair was under
the auspices of Pennsylvania State
College.
p. II. Chen. graduate of the Uni
versity of Michigan in the class of
1914, will be the speaker at the
smoker to be held Saturday night in
tie clubrooms, Front and Market
streets
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
O,pOwp GETS DECISION

st. Paul, Mimi. Feb. 26.-Newspa-
per critics give Mike O'Dowd. of st.
Paul. claimant of the middleweight
che mpionship, a shade over Harry
Grcb. of Pittsburgh, at the end OF
thu ten-round bout here last night.
Greh did most of the leading, but
could not get inside o'Dowd's left
hand
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Academy Alleys
Mates Get Bumped in
Two LemOyne Games

The Alctes, OF the Lemoyne Duck
Fin League, suffered a two-game de-
feat at the hands Of the Captains on
the -ickes alleys last night. The
Captains won thc FIRST game by a
margin OF thirteen pins. The Mates
won the second game by a margin
OF forty-six pins. The scores:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
JACK DEMPSEY WINNER

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 26.-Jack
Dempsey, the San Francisco heavy
weight, won from Bill Brennan here
last night in the sixth round of
what was to have been a ten-round
fight. The referee stopped the bout
to save Brennan from g. Knockout.