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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

flat and treeless, so the small towns
are very conspicuous-what there is
OF them-which look more like brick
yards than anything else. Inciden-
tally, there is German balloon stu
ated near Rheims which sure is some
temptation to attack. 1 have tried
my gun on that balloon several times.
out not having incendiary bullets,
they had no effect. You, know, we
always try our guns when we get to
the lines to see If they are working,
ana the way l figure one might as
We'll shoot at some particular object
IL one shoots at all. You would be
surprised how delicate these machine
guns are, and how sensitive they are
to temperature.
Honestly, they are as changeable
as a woman, one never knows what
they will do next. One day you will
try 1t and she works without u hitch,
then you think. well, she works
fine. why try 1t next day." and then
several days later you push the trig-
ser again-and one lonely cartridge
eXplodes. then silence. You fix it
again, press the trigger and one
more lone shot goes off. After fixing
the gun fifteen or twenty times this
way, one is liable to forget his Sun
day school training. A machine
gun can't be hurried, neither can it
be Jammed by getting excited, since
II Is loaded before one goes off the
ground and all that Is necessary is
TO press the trigger.
The Story
Just an instance to show how de-
feat or victory rests on such small
things. The story goes that a Boche
came over the lines one day and
shot down three French balloons in
a row. Two Spads-French planes
being in the vicinity, dived to the
attack. The soldiers in the trenches,
being interested spectators to this
fight, were delighted to see the Spads
catching the Boche. and felt sure
the Boche would be brought down,
when they were plumb disgusted to
see both Spads veer off and go home.
Immediately they called the French
pilots towards. And yet the fact of
the matter was that one Spad's gun
would not work and the other ones
motor went on the blink, and there
you are.
So one shonld not judge an aviator
too harshly as little things like the
above the man on the ground does
not know of, and without a good mo-
tr and machine gun it's impossible
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
Gen. Pershing Adopts Two
War Orphans of France

Paris, June 14.-Buried away in
this weeks issue of the Stars and
Stripes, the organ of the American
Expeditionary Force. there is a sim
gle line revealing that in the middle
of the worlds gretaset battle Gem
eral Pershing has found time to
adopt two French war orphans.
While no details could be learned
at headquarters of the publication, it
will be remembered that the Amer
lean commander-in-ch chief lost his two
little children. a boy and a girl, in a
fire not long ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
Time Of Meeting Is
Changed By Troop IL

The meeting night of Troop
Twelve has been changed to Friday
night. At the last meeting we
planned our first hike.
We left the Scout room at the
church about seven o'clock and
reached the pavilion in Wildwood
about 7.45. We started a fire and
then went to play baseball while one
Scout stayed to watch the fire and
the eats. We played until dark and
then struck back to the pavilion to
sleep. About four fellows succeeded
in getting any sleep. The others
kept the night alive with Indian like
yells and by throwing things at one
another. About four o'clock some
Scouts became so cold that they
started a fire. We soon had break
fast and started for home so as to
be in time for church.
JESSE MEADATH,
Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
$NEWz AND NOTES FTHEiB0Y S10UTz&
Examinations

The first general examination for Second Class Scout
rank will be held at headquarters Thursday evening
June 20 at 80
All Scouts who wish take this examination will apply
their Scoutmasters for permission The Scoumasers
have the proper blanks entitled Certificate of Fitness For
Second Class Examination These must be filed and
returned before Scout take the All troops also
not difficult Come on. Scouts there only % second
class in the city and 375 Tenderfeet Let wake up
Scout craft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
scoUTNIAsTERs' MEETING

The next meeting of the Scout
masters Association will be held on
Tuesday evening, June IS, at head
quarters, The scout executive would
like to see every leader in scouting
present. Complete plans fer the sum-
mer will be discussed and arrange
ments made for the big July pa
rade. besides a number of other i'm
portant matters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

After spending five-day furlough
at his home here with his wife, Mrs.
v. w. Marker, of 245 South Cameron
street, has returned-t Camp Lee.
Petersburg, Va. Mr.. Marker, who is
well known among automobile men
of this city, having been connected
for some time with the Overland
Harrisburg Company. and later as
local representative of the Sterling
Tire Corporation. enlisted in the serv-
ice last April He is now in the
Eighth Training Battalion of the
Medical Corps and expects soon to
get into active service over There"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
RED CROSS GETS
TWO CONTRIBUTION

TWU CONTRIBUTIONS
There are hundreds of examples of
patriotic service and contributions to
the Red Cross on record at the head
quarters of the Harrisburg Chapter.
American Red Cross. An illustration
is cited by officials of the local chap
ter, who announced this morning
that $3.50 has been received from
George Masterton. an attendant at
the State Hospital. Arr. Masterton is
selling Photographic views. two cents
OF each sale being contributed to the
Red Cross.
A check for SLIPS was received for
Red Cross work from Charles H.
Hoffman. chairman of the golf COM
mittee of the Colonial Country Club,
yesterday. 1t is the proceeds of a
tournament held on the links of the
,lub May 80.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
CHANGE OF HEADQUARTERS

1t is a source of great qualification
that local headquarters now occupies
larger offices in the Calder building.
1t will now be possible to have all
meetings of scoutmasters and scout
leaders in properly equipped rooms.
scouts, rooms 206 and
207 are always open to you.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14
TO PEOPLE WHOCHAFE

Over one hundred thousand people in
this country have proved that nothing
relieves the soreness of cha6ng as
quickly and permanently as "Sykes
Comfort Powder" 25c at Vinol and
other drug stores. Trial Box Free.
The Comfort Powder Co., Boston, Mass.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

was on board and said that he was
sorry to have to sink my ship. War
is war, and I must carry out my
duty he said"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

It's mighty tough job to
keep prices way down when
they are going way up! But we
can do our best - and our best
means selling our goods on
a CLOSER MARGIN OF
PROFIT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

Business is business but
there's only one way of doing
business in THE NEW
STORE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

S5.95, $3.50 and $3.50 Georgette '
today hours to IL a m. 6:
IOT
None sold after. this hour at rt
prices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
TITLE SHAFER
is AN AVIATOR

Arthur (Ti1lie) Shafer, who rejected
secret fat offers to return to the
Giants, is now flying for Uncle Sam.
The former crack third baseman has
enlisted in the Aviation Corps at San
Diego, Cal.
Although not regular member of
the Giants is in either the army or
navy the ex-Giants have a splendid
record. Among those being listed
are Capt. Edward Grant, Lieuts. Har-
ry Mccormick and Fred Brainard and
Arthur Shafer.
Howard Ehmke, one of Shafer's
fellow citizens of Los Angeles, who
has seen active service in the big
leagues for several seasons, also heard
the call of Uncle Sam yesterday and
enlisted in the navy. Ehmkes enlist
ment will be blow to the Detroit
club, as he is one of jennings leading
pitchers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
BAR KIVIAT'
RUNNING IN
A.A. GAMES

New York, Jan. 15,-Abel R. Kiviat,
formerly national one-n1iIe champion,
both indoors and outdoors, will not be
permitted to run in the Hunter Mile
at the Boston A A. games in Me-
chanics' hall, Boston, on Feb. 2, de-
spite the well meaning intentions of
Arthur Duffy, the one time sprint
champion and record holder, and half
dozen other prminent athletic en-
thusiasts of the Hub.
The Amateur Athletic Union decid-
ed yesterday that although Kiviat is
an enlisted man in the military ser
vice that does not entitle him to COM
pete in an open "A. A. U. race unless
such a race is strictly a team compe-
tition.
The suggestion was made in Boston
by Duffy last week that Kiviat's en-
try in the Hunter Mile would raise
that race above the level of medi-
ocrity which it is likely to have I'M
less some star athletes send in their
entry blanks in a hurry.
Kiviat, it was held, by reason of his
being in the Coast Artillery, would be
eligible to compete in that event by
OPSId VI ILle cLIlI6uuuleul " lie
A. A. U. constitution last fall permit
ting enlisted men to compete among
themselves without going through a
formaity of registering with the A
A. u, and also permitting them to
compete in A. A. U. events as mem
bers of teams, irrespective of whether
they were amateurs or professionals.
But when local officials of the A. A.
U. We're asked yesterday whether the
Boston Interpretation Of the amend
ment was correct they said decidedly
that it was not and that the only way
possible for Kiviat, who was declared
a professional by the Metropolitan as
ISOLATION two years ago. could be en-
tered in the Hunter Mile would be by
holding it as a team competition and
scoring it as cross-country races are
scored.
This ban against his competing in
the H'unter Mile, however, will not
affect Kiviat's right to run in the
strictly military events at the Mill
rose A. A. games in Madison Square
a,Grden on Wednesday night of next
week. He will be seen in one of the
military relays and Also in the 1000
yard run open only to soldiers and
sailors. A big crowd of his friends
plan to go to the-meet to cheer him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
BOWDOIN. WILL
PLAY 7 GAMES

Cincinnati, Jan 15.-Record of any
connection between the Players FRA
ternity and organized baseball has
been eliminated from the new form
contract adopted by the National
commission. The contracts of last
season contained clauses which refer
red to the agreement reached between
the fraternity and the major league
clubs, but in the new documents, al
though the players receive the same
concessions, there is no reference to
the players union. A new feature of
the contract is that players are under
contract for the playing season, in
stead of for six months.
Contracts were signed by RUDE
Vanguard and John Armstrong Rus
sell of Brooklyn and Rube Benton and
Jimmy Smith of the Giants
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
BROOKLYN CUES
LEAD TOURNEY

New York, Jan. 15-Brooklyn bill
liardists won most of the matches in
the opening of the national Glass c
1872 balk line championship tourna
ment at Lawlor Brothers Academy,
Brooklyn, yesterday. Joseph Neu-
stadt, Sidney Nj BrusseI and ]. F.
Blaisden, all from across the big
bridge, triumphed in the afternoon
games
Neustadt played the best billiards
of the day He defeated Jesse It.
Jaeger, of Morningside Heights, $50
to 6S. Neustadt's high runs of "a, 20
and II contained some skillful ma
nouvering on the short rails.
Joseph A. Dalton, the dean of the
Brooklyn billiard players, went down
to defeat before the hands of Blais-
dell after an interesting game by a
score of $50 to 131. Blaisdell's
average was 2 1852 Brussell won
from Charles ]. Steinbugler by a
score of $50 to 1872. The winner
average was 8 $3.50.
In the evening matches F. W.
Baird, of Brooklyn, defeated J. Lowe,
of New York, by a score of $50 to IA;
G. w. Spear, of New York, trounced
Dr.. j. Miller of Brooklyn, by $50 to
70, and ]. Lang won from R. Nc
Gowan, $50 to 131.
In the professional pocket billiard
match Joe Concannon defeated Louis
Kreuter by 100 to %, and will play
George Clark tonight for the cham
pionship of New York state.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
Lain Finds
Prof. Shea
Too Speedy

New Haven, Jan. 15.-Tommy Shea,
the local featherweight, scored an
impressive victory over Battling Lain
Of Brooklyn in a fast u round bout
staged under the direction of the
Quinnipiac A. C. at Music hall last
night Shea fought one of the best
battles of his career, displaying I'M
limited aggressiveness, plenty of
speed and a tantalizing left hand
which bothered Lain from start to
finish. At the close of the twelfth
round Referee George Monroe pointed
to Shea in taken of victory and the
cheering which greeted the decision
easily indicated that the local bril-
liant had regained his alleged lost
prestige. Lain put up a stubborn
fight all the way but proved no match
for his raw-boned opponent.
In the early rounds Shea, confined
his attack to long range which en-
ablel1 him to pepper Lain with light
ming left hand blows when and where
he chose. Shea occasionally shot over
right hand punch, and between the
two, the Brooklyn boy had a busy
time trying to get out of harms way.
Lain had no satisfactory defensive
for Shea's lightning jabs and chose to
fight at close quarters. At his game
Lain also had his hands full and
made no impression upon his crafty
opponent.
Lain did not appear to he in the
best of shape and tired in the later
stages Of the scrap. In the twelfth
Shea strove desperately to put over
a knockout blow, pounding Lain from
pillar to post. Lain took all Shea
Icould offer in this session without a
finch. Another round might have
told another story.-Journal-Cou
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
Mack No
Santa IN
Disguise
Frazee Denies Athletic
Leader Made Red Sox a
Present Of McInnis-Bos-
ton VIII Have to Come
Across With Players Con-
ME Demands When He's
Ready.

Boston, Jan Il 5-When- Queried re-
garding stories from Philadelphia in
which Connie Mack was quoted as
saying that he practically had pre-
scented Stuffy McInnis to the Red
Sox, Harry .Frazee, president of the
Boston Americans, yesterday said:
stuff and nonsense; ridiculous"
Then, just as-he was boarding a train
to return to New York for several
days, FTa2ee added:
ct hope it's true. If Connie says
so there must be something to it, but
1 will have to be shown. I will say
the same as he did when he denied
that L paid $50 900 to him for Bush,
Schang and Strunk.
"No one will believe any such yarn
as MacE is trying to put over. Nc
Innis is the property of the Boston
club now. There are only a few
things to complete the deal, such as
delivering certain players to the Phil
adelphfa club, AS yet I don't know
what players Wilt turned over, but
I have good idea However, it is
something for me to decide, and can
not be done right away.
''But to get -back<to Mack present
ing Stuffy to me, you can say that the
Red SoX are out to give Boston a
winning club, and that is the reason
I obtained McInnis- You can be-
Mack will get what he is after. He i:
not in baseball for love You can say
that for me-" concluded the Red SoS
magnate,
Frazee has another project in view
which will bring a star infeIder to
his club He would not intimate the
player in view, but stands ready to
give up players and cash to bring
him to the fold. The player in CUES
ton is thought to be Devrill Pratt of
the Browns
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
FANS WOULD
MORE SWATTINC

Is it not about time that the men
who control baseball and make the
rules for the, national game did some
thing to encourage batting? Has not
the pitcher had things his own wav
about lOng enough? Would not the
public prefer to see more batting?
asks Henry P. Edwards in the CIeve-
land Plain Dealer, and he continues:
The writer is of the opinion that
the fans would like to see more stick
work. They would not care to have
as much as was introduced during
the brief stay of the American asso-
citation in Cleveland, but they want
more than they get at the present
time.
Time was when there were any
where from 20 to 60 800 hitters. Seven
or eight regulars are all that get
above the 300 mark now and practi-
-ca1ly all of them are outfelders. For
10 years or more, however, the base
ball legislation has tended to aid the
pitchers.
The foul strike rule was a big han
dicap to the game, but the public, af-
ter protesting, accepted it because it
shortened the games. But now the
contests take Just as long as they did
before the foul strike was adopted.
When the foul strike law was passed,
the pitchers did not have all the new
tangled deliveries they have now. The
spitball was not to be originated while
the shine ball, 1icorice ball, ETC., were
yet to be discovered.
The batter is not the only oneyto be
handicapped, the base runner also is
made to suffer, in that the clever
pitchers have developed half-ba1k mo-
tfons that prevent the runners from
taking sufficient leads off the bases.
Yes, it is about time that the base
ball powers did something beside
stand pat on the rules. Action should
be taken this winter to provide an
increase in batting and base running,
two departments of the game that
provide the spectators with most Of
their thrills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
KUNz'S TRAINER
QUITS HIM ON
EVE OF BOUT

South Norwalk, jan. 15-Quite
stir was caused in local boxing circles
last night when it became generally
known that Joe Cans. colored trainer
for Battling Kunz, had quit the state
champion fiat The action of Cans,
while not unexpected, proved a big
shock to the local fans, as Cans had
played an important part in the train
ing activities of Kunz in all of his
important bouts.
A local report of the breach fol-
lows:
1.-THE parting occurred last Satur-
day night, when Kunz refused to
listen to Cans sensible and fatherly
advice to take better care of himself.
Somehow or other Kunz does not
realize that the bout with Chic Brown
of New Haven, is only few days dis
tant For some unknown reason he
has been careless and not so particu-
lar about what he does. This is no
way for champions to behave, and, if
what his friends say is true, Kunz
will fall to the mat next Monday be-
fore the sixth round.
Cans worked out with the state
champion all last week but the Nor
walker did not round into form the
way he should have The behavior
of the champion and his uncaring
manner disguised the colored trainer.
Friday night Cans quit Kunz in dis
gust because the champion refused to
observe the training rules he had had
set down. Kunz at that time was
Io1 no II he
| tween Norwalk and the Blue Ribbons
of Bridgeport:
Dancing followed the game, which
ended at about 1890. Kunz was
| among those who stayed in the hal
/ after the game was played. Cans
| happened to come in about II O'Clock
and detected Kunz in the hall enjoy
ing himself dancing. Cans, after the
dance number, approached Kunz an6
| informed him in a fatherly way thai
| IL was time for all Well-traine6
champs to be in bed instead of being
out dancing. KunZ demonstrated
| and continued his dancing
1.-The colored gentleman, however
refused to take that decision as final
and took Kunz's hat and coat, bu
even then the Battler refused tt
| leave saying he was going to escor
friend home Argument was of NJ
use, so Cans, realizing the futility O
his pleading, threw Kunz's wraps OF
the floor of the armory and left, in
forming Kunz at the same time tina
he was through with him and tina
he had better look around fo1
another trainer to prepare him for tn
big test with Chic Brown at New Ha
ven next Monday night"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
AMATEUR GOLFER
REMOVED Stone

At one of the golf clubs down South
there is a professional who, when he
desires to laugh, goes out to the back
of his shop and from out a crevice of
the underpinning he takes a good
sized rock, whitewashed at one time
and by dint of a little scrubbing
here and a polish there he makes out
a name and the word rock after it
1 will not mention the name or
initials, but will simply give the cir
cumstances which led up to the stu
alton. 1t happened that a very fine
golfer was touring the Southland and,
stopping off at one of the Southern
cities, was matched to play against
the professional At the amateur s
suggestion they played for IS a hole
and the battle from the start waxed
hot
The professional in the morning
was up, much to the surprise and
disgust of his opponent, who had not
expected such competition The lat
ter started off better in the afternoon,
winning the first two holes. AT the
next hole he sliced into the woods
and his ball came to rest just back
of a deeply imbedded rock First the
golfer tried to dig around the side
of the rock with his club head. Then
he saw a shovel not far away and
with the help of one or two others
he got the rock out of the ground
and then he sent the ball whizzing
to the green
During all this time the profes-
sional looked on amusedly. not want
ing to say anything, so he told me
because the people in the gallery
might think he was unsportsmanlike
but when the play was over and he
had lost by a single hole he sent {
couple of caddies to the spot ant
they brought back with them a large
sized example of rule breaking.
1T was the most fragrant eXhibi
ton of lack of rule knowledge" sale
the pro, land that is why I had thu
rock whitewGshed and painted on i
the words $50 and Sos rock But
keep it under cover, on account @
likely criticism, and only show i
when an appreciative golfer come
along. But it serves me many a goo,
laugh, for 1 remember the 10 minute
hard work to get it out of tn
ground" Surely golfng truths ar
stranger than fiction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-15
\. \. Nav
Use Utah
For Farm
Salt Lake City Team Likely
to Take JOB Formerly
Held by Rochester Nash
vile Also Anxious to
Train Giant Youngsters
for Major Company.

New York, Jan 15-With slim
chance of the International I,eague
opening its doors next season the
Giants are looking around for a. new
farm to take the place of Rochester
Where the Giants youngsters have
been permitted to browse for the last
three summers.
The Rochester connection had been
very satisfactory to the Giants. and
during the last two seasons the Rron-
chos were composed almost entirely
of Giant discards or youngsters sent
there for development. However
with Rochester practically out of
business a new farm must be found
before the 1918 season begins.
The Nashville club of the Southern
Association is anxious to succeed
Rochester as the Giants farm. and
the New York club has been in com
munication with President Shropshi,e
of the Volunteers for several weeks.
but no agreement has as vet been
reached.
Walter McCreedie, the new manag-
er of the Salt Lake City club. is also
anxious to take over some New York
farm hands and he is likely to re-
celVe the preference because the Pa
citic Coast League is a Glass AA
league, while the Southern Association
is only Glass A.
McCreedie, who managed numerous
pennant winners for Portland, is a
good man to develop young players.
For years the Portland club served
as a farm from Cleveland, and Nc
Creedie developed a batch of famous
big leaguers, among them Vean
Gregg, Tom Seaton, Roger Pec4zin-
paugh and Dave Bancroft.
In view Of the fact that the Giants
are composed almost entirely of vet
eran players and the % player limit
permits the carrying of few young
sters, an agreement with a manager
of Mercedes ability might prove a.
very good thing. McCreedie, by the
way, played with the Giants during
the Freedman regime.