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Smyrna times., 1918-12-11

Perhaps in this list you can solve that per-
picking gift problem for here are a number
of sensible and appropriate Christmas re-
mnderS.
Knitting stands in mahogany, $4.O0 to
$1700.
Smoking sets in oak or mahogany, some
with automatic lighter, $1.50 to $4,000.
Foot stools ana leg rests covered in tapes
try and leather, $500 to $1,000.
Sewing stands, including the always pOpu-
lar Martha Washington, from $500 to
$4,000.
Folding card tables with felt or eatherette
tops, $3.50, S2.75 and $3.50
A Bssel's carpet sweeper is a gift that will
be used every day, $3.50 and $5.25
Cedar chests, made of genuine Tennessee
cedar, from $14.O0 to $4,000.
Telephone tables some with seats attach
ed, in oak, any fnish or mahogany from
$500 to $4,000.
Candlesticks in mahogany, 75c to $500
each.
Tilt top tables, convenient for informal
lunches, an attraction in any room, some
with hand decorated tops, $500 to $4,000.
Serving trays in mahogany, some with
painted designs, from $500 to $1,000.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-11
DeSkS---fO Living or Bedroom

There is no more appropriate or sensible
gift than a writing desk. We show over a
hundred patterns and in all woods and fin
ishes. Some come in sturdy mission styles
for den OF living room in fumed OF jacobean
oak. Others in mahogany in period styles
suitable for living OF bedroom. There is a
great variety to choose from and at wide
price range. Fumed oak $21OO to $500.
Mahogany; $2800 to $4,000. They can be
had in maple and enamel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Parking in Center of Market
Square Now Is Suggested

Need of additional traffic regula-
tions for parking in Market Square
may result in the passage of an or
dinance by Council compelling auto
lists to park their machines in the
center of the Square instead of along
the curb-line, it was said to-day. A
number of conferences have been
held at police headquarters to discuss
traffic conditions. Captain Joseph z.
Thompson recommending such action
If measure is passed directing
owners of vehicles to park in the
center of the Square, better protec-
tion Will be necessary for persons
waiting on streetcars. 1t may be de-
cided to place a low curbing around
the safety zone, or to stretch chains
attached to standards.
Traffic officers also have suggest
ed police regulation compelling pc
destrians to cross streets only at in
tersections, and imposing fine for
violations. According to some of the
city authorities, serious accidents
would occur almost daily but for the
extreme care which autoists take In
driving over downtown streets, as
scores of persons cross at any point
they choose. frequently stepping al
most directly in the path of an APP
preaching automobile or streetcar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Hot Springs, Ark, March 25.-
Tennis Tournaments to
Equal Last Years Events

New York. March 25.--The meet
ing of the executive committee of
the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel Saturday was held be-
hind closed doors and the chief mat
ter of Importance before the COM
mittee, the schedule of sanctioned
tournaments, while it was adopted,
was not made public. Paul b. Will
liams, field secretary, announced
that the list would be made public
on April z. He also declared that
this season there are a total of 14O
tournaments scheduled. as against
225 last year. In this years number
however, are not included the many
Journeys for junior boys and girls,
which viii form an important fea-
ture of the associations activities.
The outdoor season will start about
the first week in May. The falling
off is principally among the smaller
Journeys, all the important events
being retained.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
KARRBURS BOXING SHOW SCHEDULED TOMORROW NIGHT AR0US ERES
DECIDE MINORS
FATE THIS WEEK:
PLAYERS WAIT
Smaller Circuits Depend on
Decision Reached by the
InternationalS

New York, March 25.-The fate of
several of the more prominent east
ern minor leagues hangs in the bal
;,nce when the International League
goes into session here wednesday to
decide whether it will continue to
operate.
With Ed. Barrow definitely kicked
out of the way. the International
stands a poor chance of developing
enough nerve to so through with an
other season, but there are num-
ber of determined persons who de-
clare they are ready and eager to
take another whirl at the game. with
the league made up from a different
standpoint.
The New York State League and
the Eastern League are awaiting ac-
ton by the big eastern minor. Jack
Dunn and one or two supporters are
coming to New York primed to Sc
cede if the International goes out,
and to make an effort to reorganize
by . including some cities without
baseball.
Some Leagues in Good Shape
The minor leagues are doing much
better than had been expected when
the leagues held their annual ses-
sion. Several that had been expect
ed to pass in their checks showed de-
cided signs of life.
Compared with the International
League, the American Association,
rated it's equal in the West, is going
ahead with lightly curtailed sched-
ule. The Pacific Coast League, rated
along the same lines in the far West,
is going ahead mainly as per usual.
\ statement from each minor
league president, who cared to eX-
han,, 90 tbnrad
with the following result:
The Virginia League has not yet
decided what it will do, but is eX-
tremely optimistic with the change
in opinion that has come from the
Government support of sports.
The New York state League is
awaiting action by the International.
planning to take over some cities now
controlled by the International if the
latter quits.
The Georgia Alabama League has
turned up its toes and will not oper-
ate this season.
The International Lea que will meet
Wednesday in New York and decide
III it will operate.
The American Association will op-
crate under 140- game schedule.
Salary Limit Cut
The Western Leagues salary limit
has been cut and 40 games will be
splayed.
The Texas League believes the best
season in years is in prospect and is
maxim" Arrangements looking to that
end. j. W. Morris, president, writes
that he expects the greatest attend
.auce the league has ever known.
The aviation and other training
camps will come in for a good share
of attention from the clubs.
The Pacific Coast League will op-
crate al usual.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Start Work on Track
For Big Relay Carnival;
Naval Entries Large

Philadelphia, March 25.-With
the arrival of spring, officials of the
twenty-fourth annual Penn relay
carnival, which will be held at
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, April
90 and 81. have commenced working
on the field to get it in shape for
the games. With good weather and
the work that will be done on the
track, it is expected that it will be
in as good condition as ever before
and the standard of competition will
be as keen as in former years.
Increased interest is being shown
in the military and naval events
which this year will play the leading
part on the two-day program. Camp
Wissahickon of Cape May is among
the latest to be heard from. The entry
of a team from this camp was re-
ceived yesterday. The Norfolk Naval
Roads; Philadelphia Navy Yard,
Camp Dix, and the Fifteenth Infan-
try stationed at Chester, Penn, have
all promised to send representatives.
At Camp Grant, Great Lakes Naval
Training Station, ILL.,, Camp Devens
and the First Naval Training Sta
ton, Boston, efforts are now being
made TO raise funds to send teams
to the games.
Word has been received from
Joseph T. England, secretary of the
South Atlantic States intercollegiate
Athletic Association, that represent
atives of the association will turn
out in force for the relay champion
ship which will be held on the final
day of the carnival. England's as
surances came after he had been
in touch with the various colleges
Of the association. Johns Hopkins.
Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Virginia
Poly Institute and the University of
Virginia have already consented to
enter teams for this title race.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Fleet of 125 0verlands
to Be Driven From the
Factory to Harrisburg

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has requisitioned five Pullman
cars through the government to
transport a corps of one hundred and
twenty-five drivers from Harrisburg
and vicinity to Toledo to the Over
land Automobile factory to drive one
hundred and twenty-five Overland
cars to Harrisburg for the Overland
Harrisburg Company, of this city. AS
freight transportation of automobiles
is impossible on account of the war
the huge fleet of overlands must be
brought here by drivers.
The corps will leave. Harrisburg on
Tuesday. March 26. and start the trip
back TO Harrisburg on Friday, March
40 The fleet will leave the factory
in troops of six cars each, so as not
To congest hotel accommodations
along the road.
Carl Hansen. president of the
Overland Harrisburg Company, of
this city, reports that he still re-
nuires twenty to thirty men to max c
the trip. on which all expenses ere
paid by the local company.
Among the prominent automobile
men who will accompany the expedi-
tion are Carl Hansen, Bobby" Rnrns
and John Harvest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25

| will be run home or back to minors.
McGraw says no fooling this year.
AL Mamaux, Dodger twirler. is in
Class A. on the draft list. when
duty calls, you must obey" Brooklyn
will lose a good man and the Army
gets one.
Hugo Bezdek, manager of the Pi-
rates, besides being keen student
of athletics and a competent deve-
loper of men in all branches of sport.
is himself something of an all-around
performer. Born in Bohemia, he
came to this country as a child, and
was q powerfully built young man
when he entered the University of
Chicago about fifteen years ago. He
was equally proficient at football,
baseball and track athletics as stu
dent, and, it is said, boxed profess
sionally for time under the name
of Young Hugo" He is also a good
coach.
The controversy concerning the
name, home and life history of Jack
Dempsey, the heavyweight fighter,
has seemingly been raging from one
end of the country to the other. 1t
has remained for John Dempsey,
father of the heavyweight, to give his
version of the matter. Papa Dempsey
AYERS from his Salt Lake home that
his boy was born in q small town in
Colorado. At an early age the Demp-
seys moved to Utah, and later in life
Jack went on to California to estab-
lish a fistic reputation. Father" fur
ther AYERS that Dempsey is the true
family name, and not Shinsky, as has
been charged. The youngster was
christened William Harrison Demp-
sey and nicknamed Jack" after the
| famous Nonpareil.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25

are boosting the show with a liberal
purchase of tickets.
There will be thirty rounds of fast
lighting. In the windup, scheduled
for ten rounds, Charlie (Toughey)
Murray will meet X. Q. Joe O'Don-
nell, of Gloucester, \. ]. These boys
have a reputation and it is going to
be some windup. Big crowds are
coming from York and Lancaster to
see this show and are especially in
terested in the closing feature.
Strong Semiwindup
The semiwindup will be just a.,
strong as the last Offering. Joe Nc
Carron, who has been anxious TO get
acquainted with Harrisburg fans, is
scheduled to meet Sammy Schiff, a
local boy. The latter has proved his
worth at recent SHOWS given by the
Motive Power Association and under
the management of J. +. Mcknight
will try for honors. lie lost to Joe
McCarron at Lancaster and claimed
the decision was unjust.
This is what brings these boys TO-
gether in Harrisburg. He has fought
four hard fights and won them all
Schiff is anxious to make good. and
will be going fast from the first bell
1t is probable that if he comes
through all right he will get n chal-
lenge from one or more local boys
and also from a Lancaster lad
Schiff wants to meet all comers and
for this reason he is not going to lei
McCarron crimp his chances.
Fast Preliminaries
Much interest is also manifested in
the preliminaries. Nat Isaacman
the plucky Harrisburg boy who has
been showing great form at the To-
cal athletic association membership
shows, meets Kid Crow of this city
formerly of Altoona. The latter boy
has also been making good. The
two Lancaster boys, Sam Kautz and
Young Russell, will meet in a six.
round contest. If the boys show
their usual form, there is likely tc
be a short battle. They are bitter
rivals.
Seats are on sale at George w
Bogar's, 1914 North Market Square
This store will be open tonight Il
accommodate those who work during
the day and want to get tickets be-
fore the show.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
DEATH CLAIMS
MIKE DONOVAN
Teddy Roosevelt's Former
Boxing Instructor Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia

New York, March 25.-"Profes-
sor' Mike Donovan, prize fighter and
many many years boxing instructor
at the New York Athletic Club, died
at 1880 yesterday morning at st.
Francis Hospital, in the Bronx. lie
had been taken there several days
ago suffering with pneumonia. He
was "A years old.
The famous pugilist and instruc-
tor, who had for some time devoted
his services to the interests of the
government as a recruiting speaker,
took n turn for the worst about 4
p. m. Saturday. At 1890 he became
unconscious and never recovered.
His married daughter and son-in-law
were with him from early in the af-
ternoon until he died.
Donovan's career in the ring car
ried him over the period from 1866,
when he fought Bill Crowley at
| Pittsburgh with bare knuckleS, TO
1888, when he beat Jack Dempsey
in six rounds and retired still unde-
feated middleweight champion.
Almost until the time he became
sick Donovan was q familiar figure
in the gym" of the New York Ath-
! letic Club. He had been master in
structor of boxing at the institution
! fer a generation and half and in
| that capacity had had as pupils not
n few figures of national prominence,
| including former President Roose-
welt. THE Professor" retired as in
structor not long ago, but he found
| it impossible to remain away from
| the gym of the athletic club for
| any length of time.
At the beginning of the Civil War
he enlisted in the Seventy-first Illi-
nois Volunteers and he saw action
during the four years of fighting.
1t was in the year following the
| close of the war that Donovan began
| his ring career, when he met and
defeated Billy Crowley, at Pitts
burgh. After a number of minor
| bouts during the successive years he
| met Jim Murray and Driscoll, OF
| Troy, in 1878, and in 1877, 1878 and
| 1879 in California he battled against
| Bill Mcclellan, who was considered
one of the foremost middleweights.
In 1879 Dohovan arranged bout
| with John L. Sullivan, later heavy
weight champion. Under the agree
ment by which the fight was staged
Sullivan was to box at a benefit to
be given to Mike, and the latter in
return was to aid him in arranging
other bouts. Sullivan was virtual
ly unknown at the time. The two
pugilists met at the Howard Athen-
cum, in Boston, and Sullivan sur
| prised the fight fans by turning out
| according to one of the witnesses
ito be a whale of a fighting man.
| Mike, however, proved n match for
! him and showed himself able tC
withstand the onslaughts of the lat
| er champion, although he broke his
| right hand in doing so.
In 1884. when the New York A. G
was looking for an instructor, Dono-
van met Walter Watson in a battle
| for the job in the old Clarendon Hall
| Mike was the victor and held the
position a number of years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Strong Interest in
First Boxing Show;
Program Looks Good
ALI Bouts to Be Within Rules Mentioned as Part o
Proposed Legslaton-Local Promoters Insist on
Clean Sport-Local Boys Are on the Bill

If the Pennsylvania Legislature
enacts a boxing bill, this city prom
ises to be quite active in ring sport.
Those who now promote exhibitions
show n desire to keep within the
law. This feature is already in evil
the state. Pittsburgh is having high
class shows conducted along lines
mentioned as part of plans of those
interested in state boxing bill.
In Philadelphia managers who IA
vor state legislation are trying TO
educate the public to the belief that
boxing is not brutal. Every effort
possible is being made to eliminate
Objectionable features.
Present at HarriSburg's first show
of the season tomorrow night will
be Jack Hanlon, of the Olympia
Club, Philadelphia. This is one or
ganization that has been Offering
something real in boxing shows
Manager Hanlon assisted the railroad
boys in arranging the bill for to-
morrow night.
He wants Harrisburg on the Cir
cult that will furnish clean ring
sport. His presence here to-mor-
row with that of Frank CPopD
O'Brien, has added increased inter-
est in the show. 1t is understood
that if this city shows a big demand
for the best that can be had in box
ing exhibitions, Jack Hanlon will
help the local associations to get
good talent. Due to the lateness in
starting local exhibitions there may
be only one more show this season,
but if nothing interferes plans will
be started early in the fall.
May Get Soldier Boxers
If another show is possible this
season, it is understood that efforts
will be made to have on the next
program a number of the classy box
ers now in Army training camps
Boxing is popular with soldiers and
backed by Army officials, and Har-
risburg is located within easy reach
of camps where ring stars are quite
prominent just now,
The bill offered for tomorrow
night is strictly a local enterprise
backed by the Motive Power Athle-
tic Association. Railroad employees
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
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lV w CORNER

Boxing shows when properly con-
Quoted are big boosters for any city.
frankie Erne while not keeping up
long run of high price exhibitions,
is making good in Lancaster. He
won't have anything to do with
boxers who do not produce the goods.
rms city is entitled to good box
ing shows. Why local fans have not
had a run of good boxing shows has
not been explained. A big bill is Of
fered for tomorrow night. 1t comes
with the aid of a local athletic asso-
citation, and ought to prove of un-
usual interest. On the bill are boys
who have the reputation for making
good.
Frank Pop" O'Brien will be in
the ring tomorrow night at the big
boxing show. 1t is a long time since
this veteran has visited Harrisburg.
There was time when he came here
to fight and was big drawing card.
lie boxed at Kelker street hall, and
one time at the Armory. Tomorrow
night he will be referee.
Local baseball managers are not
giving much encouragement when
asked about prospects for the coming
season. They claim it is going to be
some task to get teams lined up.
Players who are eligible, it is said,
are working hard and may find it
difficult to get off for practice, and
for Saturday games. However, every
effort possible will be made to fur
nish good sport.
Jim Thorpe hit a home run the
other day. He will have to keep on
smashing out four baggers or he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25

Arthur Fletcher, was second to
George Burns last season. in the
matter of consecutive tallying. The
Giant shortstop registered at the
plate one or more times in nine
straight games, beginning on July
81 and ending August 8. And that
was the era when the Giants were
trying to clinch the pennant, and
Fletcher's streak of coring surely
helped the McGraw clansman might
lily.
Rehg, the Boston youngster, was
a good third with a streak of eight
games, while Maranville, Burns,
Mann, of the Cubs; Luderus. of the
Phillies, and Flack, of the Cubs, tied
for fourth place with seven-game
streaks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
WINS HIS. BRIDE
WITH HOME RUN;
NOW EXEMPTION

st. Louis, March 25.-Douglas
Baird, infielder of the st. Louis Car
dinals. has been placed in Glass 4 for
the next Army draft, and thereby
hangs tale. When Doug appeared
before his local draft board he testi-
lied that he had been married on
October 10. 1917.
Your marriage came too late for
exemption" he was told.
"Yes, but I was engaged before the
draft went into effect" answered
Baird.
The law went into effect in May"
said the board examiner. How long
before that were you engaged, and
how can you prove it?"
Proofs Bring Answer
"a month before that" said Baird,
"and l can prove 1t this way: 1t all
happened because of a home run /
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25

made in a game in Pittsburgh last
April. L ought to be sure of the
date. ] met the girl I married on
the morning before the game and
r.ade an engagement to see her that
evening.
we had been friends a long time
and l had asked her TO marry me
several times, and that morning she
said she would agree to it il 1
knocked home run that afternoon.
l don't know whether that was the
real reason or not, but that after
noon 1 hit the bull sign and won a
prize of $50 and when | went out to
the house that night l told her she
had to make good and she said:
Yes That's enough TO fix it in
anybody's mind, isn't it?'
The draft board was so impressed
that Doug was given deferred classi-
fication.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Reading Defeats Allentown
in Final Contest of League

The Central Pennsylvania schol-
astic basketball season closed Satur-
day evening when the Reading five
defeated the Allentown. aggregation
by the score of Sc to %. The game
was fast throughout the entire per-
iod of play. Friedman, of the winning
team, led the scoring from the field
by caging IL field goals, although
Dick Nyquist, his teammate lead the
individual scoring, getting five field
goals and eight foul goals.
The summary of the game follows:
ALLENTOWN READING
Bohlen, f. Abrahms, (.
Northrtlp, f. Nyquist, t.
Heberling, C. Friedman, c.
Mover, Z. Sailer, &.
Weston, &. kfebs, &.
Field goals, Abrams, 8; Nyquist, o;
Friedman, IL; Sailer, 2; Krebs, 2;
Bohlen, Northrup, 3; Heberling,
Knauss, Baumener. Foul goals, Ny
quist, 8 out of IS; Bohlen, 10 out OF
1S. Substitutibns, Julian for Sailer;
Ruttenberg for Krebs; Smell for
Friedman; Baumener for Abrams;
Knauss for Weston. Referee, Scott
Adams.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
Another Big Offer For
Willard-Fulton Battle

New Orleans, March 25.-The
Louisiana Auditorium Company. of
this city, and Matt Hinkle. a fight
promoter, of Cleveland, late Satur-
day telegraphed to J. C. Miller, rep
resentative of Jess Willard, at Chi
cago, an offer of $4,000 for a fight
next fall between Willard and Fred
Fulton. The offer stipulated that
the fight must be a twenty-round
hont