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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Big League Baseball
Is Toronto Possibility

New York, Jan. In the event
the International League does not
take the field next season Toronto
may be given brief tryout as a ma
jor league city. An effort is being
made by the owners of the Toronto
club to have the Washington team
play. a 16-game stretch at Island
Stadium, the Toronto ball park, next
summer. The Senators, if the plan
is successful, will play each of the
four Western American League
teams-the Chicago White Sox, the
Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Indians
and the st. Louis Browns-in four
game series.
President S. Solmon, of the Toron-
to club, is carrying on negotiations
with Clark Griffith. manager and part
owner of the Washington club, ac-
cording to a high official of tho In
ternational League. The idea is to
transfer sixteen of the home games
of the Washington team to Toronto,
so that the fans there will have an
opportunity to look over the crack
players from the states. In the event
major league baseball is we'll re-
ceived, the Washington franchise
may be shifted to Toronto for the
period of the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

make a fiat sum for those who par
ticipate in the series.
Il think the new division will he
satisfactory to all concerned. 1t will
stimulate interest in the races. Clubs
that are third or fourth or fifth q
month before the close of the season
Will strive to better their positions
because 1T will mean n larger share
OF the prize. do not believe there
Will be any tagging of clubs hope
lessly out of the championship. I
am sorry to say that has been the
case in previous years."
New Arrangement
The new arrangement is the out
growth of an agitation which has
been on for several years. When the
worlds series was conceived it was
not thought that it would ever reach
present-day proportions. Those who
drafted the early plans of the base
ball classic believed the winning
players might receive as much as
$4,000 in some years, but they never
thought the individual PLAYERS prize
would reach $500 or $4,000.
There will be no change in the
method of deducting the PLAYERS
chare from the series receipts. They
will continue to share in the first
four games. The series between Chi
cago and New York last fall netted
the players $152,SSS. The White
SoXs share was $91,733. and the
Giants $61,155. Members of the
| champion White SoX each got So
669.S2 and the defeated Giants $2,-
t35213
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
EIGHT CLUBS TO SHARE
IN WORLDS SERIES MONEY;
SHOULD HELP BASEBALL

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Teams finishing
In the first National and American
League pennant races will hereafter
snare in the players receipts of the
worlds series. This decision was
reached at a conference here yes
terday Hetween August Hermann,
chairman of the National Baseball
Commission, representing the Ma
tional League, and President Ban
johnson. of the American League.
The new plan of dividing the an
nual baseball prize means that eight
clubs will share in the money in
stead of only the winners of the two
league championships. Under the
new scheme players on the club win
ming athe worlds championship will
receive $4,000 each. while the losers
will be awarded $1,4O0 each. What
amount the other six clubs in the
two leagues will get has not been
dennltely decided upon, but it will
be figured out according to a per-
centage basis, Chairman Hermann
said.
Trial Next Fall
The present plan will be given q
trlal next fall and will be made per-
manent If 1t proves satisfactory.
After awarding the winning play
ers $1,000 each and the $1,400 each,
we will divide the remainder of the
prize money among the players on
the teams which finish second, third
ana FOURTH Chairman Hermann
SAID. Originally we intended to
place all of the sixteen clubs on a
percentage basis, but decided to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

&XY/EIIYD
y w CORNER

1t is said Albert Mammaux, Pitts
through Cincinnati. This star had
some trouble last season and went on
several TRADES. He was suspended
Mathewson says he will make good.
One of the biggest turf deals of the
year was pulled off yesterday at Gin
cinnati, when H. G.. Bedwell, the
Maryland trainer, purchased from j.
b. Respess the great sire, Marathon.
Bedwell was acting for his employer,
j. K. l.. Ross, the Canadian million
aire, and the price was reported to
be $4,000. 1t was only couple of
weeks ago that Bedwell purchased
the colt. Cudgel, for the same price
and for the same man.
Something doing in basketball to-
night at Chestnut street auditorium.
The Independents will go after the
York five. The locals are full OF
fight, and will give their opponents
hard chase.
Happy New Year to everybody
Here's hoping that 1918 will be a
record breaking twelve months for
sports.
Oscar Felsch may not be compared
by everybody to such famous out
fielders as Ty Cobb, iris Speaker OF
, Amos Strunk, but the cold figures
prove him to have been the best Gen.
terfielder in the American League fo1
1917. Felsch had 440 outputs and
"a assists, averaging 3.02 per game
Baby DolP' jacobson, of the Browns
had the same average, but he played
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Suggests Boxing Tour
For Champion Fighters

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Packey McFar-
land is in Washington to place his
plans for raising money for the ath-
letic equipment funds at the various
Army cantonments before the War
Department.
Mcfarland wants Charlie White,
Benny Leonard, Richie Mitchell, Joe
yelling and other top notchers in
government service to tour the
camps with him and take on. all
comerS.
Mcfarland believes that every SOL
dier in a camp would be willing to
pay u small admission fee to such
matches, and plans to turn over all
the gate receipts'to the athletic fund
of the camp at which the match is
staged.
Packey is willing to take on Glib
bons or anyone-''for the Army
funds" Gibbons has signified his
Willingness to fight Mcfarland, and
if Governor Lowden refuses to per-
nit the fight in Chicago 1t Will PROB
ably be held at Fort Sheridan on
Federal property.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

only 141 games to 152 for Felsch.
Speaker is in third place, some ways
back, too. for in 152 contests the
great Cleveland gardener averaged
2.73 chances accepted in every game
with the S65 putouts and 23 assists.
After the story is published saying
Fred Fulton lost on a foul in one
round, we get this from Mike Collins.
manager of Fulton: Erred Fulton
knocked out Texas Tate here this
afternoon. Twice in the first round,
after the first minutes fighting, Full
ton drove left to the pit of Tate's
stomach, knocking him cold. Nc
Carney, Tate's manager, claimed
Fulton agreed to give the crowd q
run and let Tate rest as long as he
wanted to. After ten minutes they
started again. Fulton landed a left
upper cut, knocking Tate out of the
ring. Billy Mccartney and Billy Hack
promoted the show. McCarney hand
led Tate, and Hack refereed"
And now Douglas Fairbanks in
real life, appears before the public
in the role of a boxing referee. In
Los Angeles last week the popular
Aircraft star acted as the third man
in the padded ring and Immediately
upon conclusion of his activities
there announced that he would can
eel the job of referee for the future.
TT took all my self restrain, con-
science and few other things" said
Douglas, from pitching in myself.
To be right in the ring and not be
able to use some of my pet jabs is
like holding a beefsteak two inches
away from the nose of q chained bull
dog"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
New State Fish Code
Is Effective Today

The new fish code passed by
the State Legislature at it's last
session is in effect to-day and is
as follows:
Closed Seasons
For brook trout, August L to
April IA. next following, both
dates inclusive.
Lake or salmon trout, Septem-
Der 80 to June 80, next follow
ing, both dates inclusive.
Closed season for the following
named fish is from the 31st day
of December to the 30th day of
June:
Small and large mouth bass,
rock bass, white bass. crappie,
strawberry or calico bass; pike
perch. otherwise called wall-eyed
pike or Susquehanna salmon,
pickerel, muscallinge, yellow
perch.
Size of Fish That May BE Caught
Brook trout, or any species of
trout except lake trout, not less
than six inches in length.
White bass, rock bass, crappie,
strawberry or calico bass not less
than six inches in length.
Large or small mouth bass not
less than nine inches in length.
Pike-perch, known as Susque-
hanna salmon and will-eyed pike,
and pickerel, not less than twelve
inches in length.
Yellow perch not less than six
inches in length.
Number of Fish Which MAY BE
Caught in Any One Day
CHAIR or trout of the combined
species. 25.
White bass. rock bass, crappie,
strawberry or calico bass. 20.
Small or large mouth bass. 12.
Pike-perch, knowrf as Susque-
hanna salmon and wall-eyed pike
and pickerel, 25.
Muscallonge, 4. Yellow perch
and sunfish, so.
Frogs, TadpoleS, Terrapin
The open season for frogs eX-
tends from July / to November
l. Twenty-Five may be caught by
one person in a day or so in a
season. No frogs can be taken at
night by use of lights.
Tadpoles open season, July 1 to
November l, may catch 20 a day.
Terrapin, open season, March
10 to November l. day; so
q season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
New Bowling League Is
Ready For Games

The Taylor-Kennedy Duckpin Bowl
ing League will start tomorrow
Games will be played on Taylor's al
leys. The teams will line up as fol-
lows:
Iions-Peters, +. Kimmel. Kerson,
1. Harmon, f. Demma, captain.
Capitals. Sempels, 2. Schriver,
]. Berry, L. Loser, ]. o'Leary, cap
tain.
Stars-W. Hinkle. J. Rice, Pop Mil
Ter, John largest, l.. Burger, captain
Tigers-M. Mall, Fox, Lewis, L.
Smith, b. Wharton, captain.
Bears-G. Ford, Shields. ]. Martin,
]. johnson. j. Loser, captain.
Senators-Andy Miller, r. Harman,
II. Taylor, Katz. G. Hargest, captain,
Crescents-Deiseroth Storm, Page,
Il. Balthaser, G.. Bamford, captain.
Keystones - Rogers, NJ. Demma,
Robin Hood, Bobb, Al. Hobson, cap
tain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
"a Halifax Soldiers Are
Honored by Town 7 Today

Halifax, Pa, Jan. I. - Halifaxs
beautiful service flag containing
twenty-four stars, in honor of the
boys from Halifax and vicinity, who
have answered the call to the col
ors, was unfurled this afternoon and
hung in the street in front of the
pos office, after which appropriate
exercises will be held in the High
school auditorium. An address will
be made by the Rev. j. Harry Dan
iels, of Sinnemahoning, Cameron
county state chaplain of the p. O.
S. of A. These boys in the service
will have a star in the flag to repre-
sent them: DIR. Frederick G. Smith,
Leon II. Cooper, Herman II. Richter,
j. Harry Wagner, George Vert,
Joshua Albright, Leslie r. Shope,
William H. Matter, Otto G.. Richter,
William Shrauder, John ]. Cooper,
Fred Neubaum, George Lentz,
Charles Baker. Francis Sheesley,
Lloyd S. Baugman, Ralph e. Ker-
stetter, Samuel Leo, Howard Neidig,
Clarence Stoneroad, Pierce Holtz-
man, Arthur Enterline and John
HaineS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
YORK TOSSERS
FULL OF FIGHT
Independents Will Be in the
Game With Loads
of pep"

Thrills with brilliant goal shoot
ing are promised tonight when the
Harrisburg Independents play the
York five. This contest takes place
on Chestnut street auditorium floor
Both teams are eyed up for a hard
battle. 1t will be the first of series
of games for the independent cham
pionship of Central Pennsylvania.
Manager N. G.. Ford, of the local
five, had his team working hard yes
terday afternoon. He will offer his
regular lineup with Wallower q
probability at center. Local players
have not forgotten the defeat of last
season and will be out for blood to-
night.
York's Star Team
York'S lineup includes stars who
have played here a number of times
Seasholtz, the one. big star, is still
in the lineup and will play forward
Berger is another star at forward
and the guards will be Garland and
Rensberg. Price, popular player
with the local fans, will jump center
The game will start at S.15. York
rooters will be on hand and some
lively periods are looked for. After
the game there will be q big dance
program. The teams will lineup as
follows:
INDEP PENDENTS YORK
N. Ford, f. Seasholtz, (.
McCord, f. Berger, f.
(Wallower)
Sourbier, C. Price, C.
G.. Ford &. Garland, g.
Mcconnell, g. Rensberg, s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
George Tebeau Is After
Major League Leadership

Milwaukee, Jan. 1.-George Te-
beau, former czar of the Kansas City
club, is determined to get back in the
American Association. He has Of
fered James McGill, owner of the
Indianapolis franchise, $4,000 for
So per cent. of the club, according
TO a statement by President A. f.
Timme of the Milwaukee club.
Contrary to reports that the for
mer Blue boss was a detriment to the
league, Mr.. Timme asserts that the
experience of the Western magnate
has reformed him and to-day, realiz-
ing his errors, he undoubtedly would
try his best to work for the success
of the other club owners.
In the event that Tebeau re-enters
the association as president of q
club, Tom Chivington, former presi-
dent of the league, probably will be
made business manager of the club,
Timme added.
There is still a chance, according
to Timme, that Chivington will be
made business manager of the Bos-
ton Red SoX. Timme says Chiving-
ton is better qualified for the jot
than Ed Barrow, who is a candidate
for the Boston position.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Says Sheriff Fattens
on Slim Jail Fare

York, Pa, Jan. 1.-Action was start
ed against Sheriff William d. Haas
yesterday by twenty-one taxpayers of
York county, who petitioned the court
to have his compensation for feeding
prisoners reduced. Sheriff Haas re-
ceives forty-five cents per day for
feeding each prisoner at the county
jail
The petition to the court alleges
that he does not eXpend more than
fifteen cents each day for the feeding
of a prisoner and that his profit on
the boarding item alone in the last
nine months has been $1,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Academy Alumni Elects
Officers at Annual Smoker

The annual banquet and smoker of
the Harrisburg Academy. and Alumni
Association, was held last night at
the University club. Addresses were
made by various members of the
Association, representing colleges of
the country. Election of officers was
held, resulting as follows:
President, Robert Mccormick; vice
president, John G.. Herman, Jr; secre-
tary f. b. Mitchell. Jr.; treasurer,
George Il. Etter.
Speakers included: Edwin S. Her
man, representing the academy trus-
tees; James Wickersham, a senior at
Yale; James Stewart, of Princeton
Milton Strouse. of the University of
Pennsylvania; Robert ShTeiner, of
Lafayette; George Goetz. of DiclSin-
son and Dunbar Eberts. of Gettys-
burg. Stanley Stonesifer who has
completed his training service at
Camp Meade told of his experiences
and of life in the camp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Veteran Turfman Dies;
Famous Horse Breeder;
Drove Many Fast Horses

New York, Jan. david Bonner,
for more than half a century prom
inent figure in the horse world as
road rider, breeder and official in
harness racing and horse shows. died
of pneumonia at his home in this city
to-day. He was 81 years old. Mr.
Bonner years ago had been regarded
as one of the best judges of trotting
horses, and was acknowledged by
sportsmen as one of the foremost fig
ures in the development of the trot-
ting race.
Until he retired from business. Mr.
Bonner was associated in publishing
and other enterprises with his broth
er Robert, owner of the famous trot-
ting horses Dexter and Maud ;. Rob
ert Bonner died in 1899.
David Bonner was a noted reins-
man, and drove Peerless, Pocahontas,
Dexter and other great trotters He
drove Rysdyks Hambletonian, pro-
genitor of trotters of to-day, when
that horse was a 3-year-old. On a
visit to Mr. Rysdyk, Mr.. Bonner dis
covered Dexter and induced George
B. Alley, of the New York Stock EN-
change, to buy him for $500. Robert
Bonner paid S35, 900 for the horse a
few years afterward when he had set
the worlds record at 2.17A. Mr.. Bon
ner joined Henry Clay Mcdowell and
A. A. Bonner. his nephew, in paying
$4,000 for the 21-year-old stallion
Dictator. full brother to Dexter and
sire of Jays Eye See, the first horse to
trot in 2.10.
on the organization of the National
Trotting Association, more than forty
years ago, Mr.. Bonner became vice
president of the organization ana
served for many years. He was pres
ident of the old Driving Club in the
days of Fleetwood Park. He was also
an official of the National Association
Of Trotting Horse Breeders and OF
the American Register Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
TO CONFER WITH JOHNSON

Chicago, Jan. 1.-AuguSt Herr
mann, Chairman of the National
Baseball Commission, is here to con-
fer with President b. b. Johnson,
OF the American League, on the di-
vision of the worlds series money.
Hermann favors including the first
seven clubs in each league in the
cut-up of the receipts of the series.
Hermann said he also would con-
suit with President Johnson regard
ing the closing date of the cham
pionship schedule in both major
leagues.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Planning I Commission
Completes Map Section

Engineers for the City Planning
Commission have completed another
large section of map of the city
and vicinity showing all the streets
trolley lines. and owners of large
farms just outside the city.
The Planning Commission has
Jurisdiction over all territory within
a three-mile radius OF Harrisburg
and the map is being drawn to indi-
cate the extent of the territory. The
part which has Just been finished
shows Steelton' and Parts of Swatara
township extending south as far as
Highspire. The other section of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
SERVICE FLAG HAS 7O2 STARS

The local branch Of the National
Biscuit Company, 1870 Howard street,
has displayed in it's window a hand
some service flag with 702 stars. rep
resenting the company's contribution
thus far to Uncle Sans fighting men
nearly per cent of it's male en-
ployes. A similar flag is displayed at
everyone of the company's two hun
dred odd branches throughout the
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
One of Perry's Crew Turns
Handspring, Amazing Japs

Toxic. Dec. 81. - w. II. Hardy, an
S2-year-old American sailor, the sole
survivor of Commodore Pearys eXpe-
dition to Japan in 1853, who now Is
revisIting Japan, recently surprised
Japanese nobility at dinner by turn
ing u somersault to allay their con-
Germ for his WEAKNESS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

Baseball Association, while in
Quincy yesterday. Hannibal will
soon open a campaign to form q
stock company to be capitalized at
$4,000 and baseball will be again
conducted on the three-cent plan
which proved successful there the
last two seasons. Peoria, Rockford.
Rock Island and Davenport are
seeking to enter the Western league.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01

map which was made months ago
extends north to Rockville and east
beyond the Rutherford subway. Only
a small section of the map showing
territory just northwest of the city
limits remains to be finished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
SOMEWHERE IN THE U. S. Az
191S-THE SOLDIER

Since no man knows where he will ha
- "A year from now, as time drifts by;
since no man knows that he will see
Another old year fade and die
wen take each day just as it comes
sui shrouded in the mists of Fate,
And move on with calling drums
without thought of what may wait
of course each knows deep in his soul
That all who leave will not come back
Ihat some must pay the closing toll
And go Vest the twilight track:
mat rate has marked, from pawn to king
The name of each who has been drawn
To look upon his final spring
When Aprils sky rides out from dawn.
But what of that where. down the roll
Each has the chance to prove, at par
Ihe steel-shod manhood of his soul
Against whatever odds there are;
The chance to suffer-and to grow
That some day, when the flags are furled
The children of to-day may know
finer and better world
And so-heres to the msts that wait:
TO what they blur from eager eyes
A sprig of laurel tossed from Fate
cross beneath midsummer skies;
Heres to the chance to prove that men
Still set their dreams beyond the grave;
Heres to the chance to prove again
The Flag still waves above the brave!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
New Haven Good Place

Although he refused to discuss the
matter openly, Gibson intimated that
New Haven, Conn.,, is one of the
most promising spots in the country
as boxing center, now that New
York is closed up, and this gives rise
to "hunch" that the Leonard White
scrap, If it is arranged, may be staged
over the twenty-round route at New
Haven.
White has been knocking at the
door of the lightweight champion
ship for several years. He battled
Freddy Welsh for the title at Colo
RADIO Springs a little more than a
year ago and Charley still thinks he
won that battle. Welsh was in his
! usual excellent form for that contest.
however, and White failed to catch
up to him long enough to win. Since
Leonard relieved Welsh of the crown
White has been asking for a chance
to meet Benny, and it may be that
he will be given the opportunity he
has long sought.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
Three-Cent Baseball
Planned For Hannibal

Quincy, Jan. HANNIBAL is SEEK
ing a berth in the Western league,
according to. George .Pennoyer,s sec
retary of the Hanuibal Three Eyes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-01
MAY
BATTLE WHITE
Manager Billy Gibson Is Will
ing to Meet Chicago
Lightweight

New York, Jan. 1.-Charley White,
Chicago lightweight, who has had
several cracks at the 133-pound title
and thinks he should be the cham
pion to-day instead of Benny Leon
ard may have a chance to prove his
claims before long. Billy Gibson.
Leonards manager, has expressed a
Willingness to give White a chance
to meet the champion, and, in an
indefinite way. has intimated that he
should not be surprised to see the
bout staged within the next few
months.
Those boys are bound to meet,
that's sure" said Gibson. white
seems to be the only lightweight of
real class left for Benny to battle.
1t is only natural that they should
get together before long, and it will
all depend on war conditions for the
next five or six months"