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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
HELD CONTRACT
FOR CIRCUS TOUR
John L. Sullivan Was to APP
pear With Ringland Bros
Circus Next Summer

New York. February j.-That the
death of John l.. Sullivan was to-
tally unexpected by even his close
advisers and friends was substanti-
ated by Darcy O'Connor, who re-
turned from Abingdon, Mass, Sat
urday, where he had a long bust
ness talk with the once-famous
fighter. O'Connor went to Abing-
ton to get the signature of John L.
to contract for a circus act which
was to be the feature of Ringing
Brothers circus next summer. O'Con-
nor, who managed the last stage ap
pearance and tour of John L., had
completed arrangements with the
circus whereby John j.. was to re-
ceive $1,000 a week for appearing
in an old Irish jaunting car act.
Opposition to Willard
The venerable ring hero was to
be used to offset the circus influence
of Jess willard, the present heavy
weight champion, who now wears
the crown once belonging to John
l..
O'Connor felt deeply the passing
Of the "old man of the ring" as ne
termed his former employer. He
made plans to hurry back to Abing-
ton for the burial services.
1t was hard to convince O'Connor
that John L. finally had been
knocked out for the last time. He
said that the famous Irish fighter
had appeared in sound health, al
though he acknowledged he was not
as strong as usual. This did not
worry O'Connor, since John L. used
to measure his strength by lifting
piano or knocking down a horse,
and O'Connor said it was not to be
considered unusual that John l..
should complain of losing strength.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
New Jersey Boxing Bill
Fixes Eight-Round Fights

Trenton, N. J., Feb. Ga boxing
bin has been introduced by As
sembiyman Hurley, and it is likely
to be passed.
Mr.. Hurley, who is a great box
ing enthusiast, believes boxing
should be held in any state IL IT is
Of high standard. "If It weren't for
boxing" asserts Mr.. Hurley, "Ancr-
ica would not have been a prime lpal
country in sports. Boxing builds up
Il man and is the best game to test
a mans ability"
TIE bill states that no club or as
sociation shall hold matches until
the applicant files $4,000 bond.
Boxing matches shall not 20 more
than eight rounds. and there will be
no referee decision. 1t also provides
for a. three headed commission,
Every contestant must be passed
physically fit" before he enters the
ring. and the gloves the boxers use
should not be less than eight ounces.
The boxing bill provides that any
club or association which shall sell
more tickets than the seating capa-
city of the building shall for first
offeuse be fined $500 and for the
second offense forfeit it's license.
The price of seats must be pub
lished in at least two local news
papers.
Any boxer participating in a
"frame-up" match will be Sis
pended for six months and for the
second offense will be barred from
boxing in any Jersey club. Match
makers or fight promoters found col
lecting money from any boxer for
some special privilege" will also be
fined
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Col. Harry c. TrexIer I
Now Owner of Famous
Hickory Run Game Tract

Col. Harry c. Trexler, of Allen
town, one of Pennsylvania wealth.
lest residents. has bought the inter-
ests of his partners, Squire George
III. Hardner and George X. Mosser,
both of Allentown. in the celebrat-
ed Hickory Run tract, and is now
the sole owner of what is said to be
the largest game preserve owned by
any single individual in America.
The tract is beautifully located in
Kidder Township, Carbon County,
about six miles east of White Hav-
en-. 1t contains 1900 acres and
has circumference of twenty-seven
miles.
Through it runs Hickory Run, a
magnificent trout stream, with many
tributaries, and about a mile above
the club house is a large trout dam.
There are numerous pools and
waterfalls, and as a trout preserve
there is nothing to surpass it either
in Maine or the Rockies. The fish
are native mountain trout.
The region, which has been kept
iSei W ITO plISllilC SldItY Is dlSO INC
home of deer, bear, wildcat, grouse
and other native Pennsylvania game,
and during the past several years
has been stocked with elk, deer and
wild turkeys, planted by State Game
Commissioner Kalbfus, who, by ar
rangement with the owners, made
about 5000 acres of the tract
state game preserve. The elk and
deernre thriving and. being protect
ed until 1920, are developing into
quite a herd but the wild turkeys
persist in roaming over the country
side and fall frequent victims to the
rifles of the hunters.
Col. TreXler desired the tract to
in an extensive scale in
reforestation and also to indulge his
love of fish and game propagation.
This is only one of a number vf
large tracts of land that the colonel
owns individually. Several of his
large tracts are located in Lehigh
County, where he has purchased
many farms, merged them into plots
and successfully established buffalo,
elk and deer preserves, as we'll as a
Shetland pony farm, trout preserve
and extremely large chicken, turkey
and pigeon farm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
.CH WINS OVER READINC---LEADS LEAGUE
&XY/ELLYU
= w CORNER

Cornell will have to start new men
in all athletics. Sport activity has
been resumed at Ithaca, and the
first attention will be given to base
ball and trackmen.
That the Hassett team is making
good is shown in the results of
games played to date. The total
number of points scored is 342,
aainst 227 for the visitors.
The annual meeting of the Harris
burg Park Golf Club will be held
tonight DIT the offices of the Park
commissioners. Calder building. Of
ficers will be elected and profession
al instructor selected.
An interesting game is promised
tomorrow night, when the Hassett
five will meet the st. Joseph team,
of Lancaster. The latter includes
Leo Houck. well known to local fans.
At FELTON, Hall last night the
Scfentifical five defeated the Clas-
sical five, score SO to 80. The con-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06

test was interesting and was a
scrappy game from start to finish.
Word has been received that ]. A.
(Jack Thompson. last years foot
ball manager at Pitt. who is in
France. received a commission as
first lieutenant of aviation. He had
a 175-foot fall recently, but was not
seriously hurt. Pat" Herron Camps
All-American end two years ago, is
also an aviator in France. william
son. 1915 football captain, and De-
hart. star halfback, are training for
flying Williamson is at Massachu-
setts Tech and Dehart at Memphis,
Tenn.
Coach Wright's hopes of turning
out winning varsity eight at the
University of Pennsylvania took
somewhat of a slump yesterday
when it became known that Captain
"Syd" Tilden had enlisted and was
liable to be called into active serv-
ice any minute. Tilden enlisted in
the ground aviation service, for
which he is particularly fitted, hav-
ing taken the course in mechanical
engineering at the university.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Bill Brennan Will TwirI
In Southern League

Chicago. Feb. Bill Brennan,
chief of the umpires In the Ameri-
can Association during the season
of 1917, has signed a contract to
officiate in the same capacity in
the Southern League during the
coming campaign, according to an
from the South.
Brennan, who is a native of st.
Paul, is spending the winter in New
Orleans. where he is keeping in
shape by working in the Winter
League in the Crescent City. At
the close of the 1917 Association
season Brennan automatically be-
came a free agent, as he had only
signed up for one season with Tom
Brennan was formerly an
in the National League,
and later became head of the staff
in the defunct Federal circuit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
WATCH CENTRAL TOSSERS
GOOD WORK IS FEATURE;
MISS CAPTAIN GREGORY

Coach Wallower Central's chances
would jump Immediately.
Mob" Frank, who is at the pres
ent leading the league in scoring, is
playing his best game of basket
ball this year. If it would not be Tor
Franks scoring both from the field
and the foul line, Central would be
out of the race altogether, is the be-
lief. In the three league games he
has played in so far he has scored
eleven goals from the field and
forty-seven points from the fifteen
foot mark. Not only has he scored
the majority of Centrars points. but
his floor work has at all times been
excellent.
Good Foul Shooter
AS q foul shooter Frank ranks
among the best. In the game with
Williamsport last Friday Frank shot
thirty out of thirty-fve chances from
the foul line, thus establishing
record that is hard to beat by pro-
fessional or amateur. Captain Wolfe
and Fields have been playing a good
game, but they will have to tighten
up their defense if Central is 20
capture any honors in the league.
Their opponents have been scoring
entirely too many field goals. Moth
ing but the work of Frank, Wright
and Fields from the field and Frank
from the foul line is keeping Cen
trail in the race. Fields has been
playing a good game on the offense
and the defense, but with Wolfe he
has been allowing too many goals
from the field Coach Wallower is
working hard to improve this fault
and is expecting Wolfe and Fields to
hold the York forwards to a very
few tallies
Friday night when York comes to
Chestnut Street, Central will nave
their hardest games so far this sea-
son. If they defeat York it will
increase their chances for the cham
pionship and give them a good start
for their games that they will soon
play away from home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
PITT COMES EAST
FOR HARD GAMES
Regulars at Front, but Those
at Home Are Doing
Good Work

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 6.-The Uni
versity of Pittsburgh basketball team
invades eastern territory next week,
having games Thursday, Friday and
saturday with Lafayette, Allentown
Ambulance team and Lehigh. 1t was
originally intended to do away with
the trip entirely but as the three
games scheduled are all to be played
in towns within a few miles radius,
the arrangements were finally ap-
proved.
The Pitt team, while not up to the
to the loss of all five regulars to
the service. has been making a rec
ord. The first five games resulted
in victories, one being over Yale
University here New Years night.
The fast Allegheny College team ad-
ministered the locals their first de-
feat of the year on February l.
This team has won seven of eight
games played against Pitt in the last
ten years. They defeated Colgate the
previous week.
Hard Games Coming
After the eastern trip, the basket
ball team has five gaples to play
Lehigh, Penn State and Carnegie
Tech performing here and games
being played away with Penn state
and Washington and Jefferson. the
basketball schedule is much shorter
than usual Great interest has been
shown in the local games and the
crowds are the best in the history
OF the sport.
AS there is to be no varsity base
bali team this year, the list OF can
didates for track is greater than
ever Some promising men who are
new to the game have reported ana
Coach Kerr expects to get some stars
from them. Frank Shea, sopho-
more, who holds the 44O-yard ma
tional A. A. L. senior title, is going
at his best and has broken several
records on the university indoor
track. He will run for Pitt in the
Meadowbrook games in Philadelphia
this month. A relay team will clash
with Penn State in this meet. Sew
eral other men will appear there,
likely Hugus, a high jumper, and
Eckhardt, a half-miler. Eckhardt
has been accepted for aviation, but
won't be called for some time. Reis-
gen. star center of the basketball
team, has also gone in aviation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06

This years Central team, although
it is not the best in the schools his
tory, has been playing very good
game of basketball. Coach Wallow-
er has been greatly handicapped by
the lack of good material, but is
doing his best to put out a team
that will be a credit to the records
Central has made in the past. The
greatest loss to the team this year
is the absence of Dick Gregory.
Gregory played forward on last
years team and had been elected
captain for this year, but he enlisted
and is now waiting the order to
go to France.
If Gregory was back at Central
he and Wright would be a satisfac-
tory set of forwards, according to
general belief. A good running mate
to Wright would add much to Cen
trails offensive strength.
Rodgers, who has been playing
forward in the last several games is
a hard player and is always in the
fight, but he is not a sure shot.
Many fans are of the opinion that
Goodiel would made a better for
ward than Rodgers because of his
ability to locate the basket. Both Of
these men are working hard end
either one is likely to start against
York Friday night.
Wright Doing His Bit
Wright, the other forward. is
playing a good game at his position
He has been doing his bit from the
field by scoring nine field goals
Wright played in part of the game
against Allentown and in all of the
games against Lebanon and Steelton.
In these three contests he has made
eight field goals. Wright is a fast
floor man and works we'll with the
team. If a forward of Wright's
ability could be discovered by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
First Monthly Contest
in EnOla Billiard Series

Enola. Feb. 6. = In the first month
test among the roomers of the local
p. r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. dormitory, held
in the association game room, Mon
day. evening, n. II. Pittinger. a yard
brakeman, won over five other com
testants. The other entrants in the
contest were: III. f, Mcintyre. Roy
III. Johns. w. B. Doebler. Henry Deck.
ard and William G. Hoffman
In the preliminary matches. Hoff-
man eliminated Johns: Deckard eli
minated Mcintyre, and Pittinger nut
Doebler out of the running. BY con-
sistent shooting Pittinger then
of matches.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
SteeltOn Grammar School in
Fast Basketball Game

Central grammar school basketball
team of Steelton, won an easy VIC
tory over the Willard grammar school
five, last evening, score 5S to II. Both
teams played fast ball despite the
one-sided score. BY winning last
nights fray il was the fifth straight
win. In preliminary match be-
tween the Blues and Whites the Blues
came out on top with a II to 10 VIC
tory. The summaries follow:
Central. Willard.
Rowman, (. McCarbell I.
Auman. (. Eisner, I.
Roth, c. Hummel, C.
Plowman, e. Essig, e.
Wigfield, &. Daley, e.
Field goals - Rowman, 16: Auman
3: Roth, 3; Plowm8n. 1 Wigfield, 5
McCarbell. 2; Eisner. 8; Daley, l,
Foul goals-Rowman, 2; Daley, 5.
Blue. White.
Farina, I. Sanders, T.
Bruno. Z. Jiras, T.
Fisher, c. Clouser, C.
Daron. &. Knight, e.
PloWman, z. HummeI e.
Field goals-Farina, 1; Bruno. .:
Fisher. 2; Sanders. /; Clouser, /.
Foul goals-Daron, i; Plowman, 1 :.
Siras. 3; Humme1. 2.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
TO HOLD RACES
AT COUNTY FAIRS
State Representatives Take
Up Important Questions
at Annual Meeting

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. e.
The Pennsylvania State Association
of County Fairs, which opened, a
two days session at the Hotel Han
over yesterday, went on record as
advocating a bigger and better coun-
ty fair for the coming season, in
spite of the wartime conditions, and
voted to continue the horse racing
program as a prominent part of the
1918 exhibition. Sixteen fair asso-
Citations were represented at the
meeting.
Resolutions adopted call for in
creased attention to agriculture and
stock breeding. also the amalgama-
tion of the National Trotting Asso-
citation, American Trotting Associa-
tion and the American Trotting Reg
istry Association into a single gov
erning body. A communication from
the United States Food Adimnistra-
tion stated that the department
would do it's best to assist as far as
possible in planning n graphic eXhi-
bition on food conservation. Joseph
McGraw, of Washington, Pa, was
prevented from being present, a pa
per from hin: on Horse Breeding"
advocated that county fair associa-
tions give two per cent. of a horses
liant to the breeding interests.
FavOrs Three-hent Race
William IL. Gocher, of Hartford
Conn, secretary of the National Trot-
I ting Association, was present and
addressed the meeting on "Horst
Racing" He favored the three-heat
race and every heat a race system
| fer all racing associations, and alsC
the increasing of the earning ca
pacity of the race horse as an en-
couragement to the breeder.
A committee, consisting of r. ]
Clemens. ID. J. McDermott and w. G
10y was appointed to devise mean:
of popularizing the slow class races
A committee will also be appointed
to interview the National Govern
ment at Washington in regards t
the embargo asked in some quarter!
to be placed on race horses, conces
sions and exhibits for county fairs.
/ The associations are represented
as follows:
| Lancaster County Fair, j. +. Sell
domridge; Chester County, n. G
Temple and c. c. Townsend; Wyom
| ing County, o. D. Stark; Columbit
County. IL. B. Correll; Philadelphia
County, c. S. Shelmire, A. e. Leath
! erman, w. r. Buckman, ]. S. Stew
ems, C. S. Medford and T. j. Glenn
/ ems; Carbon County, +. j. obert
/ Perry County, T. Ii. Butturt, w. G
| 10y and c. /. Darlington; Berk:
/ County, d. j. McDermott and y.
/ Deysher; Montgomery County, w. j.
! Baker; Northampton County, w. X
! Sinner. j. r. Reinheimer and L. p
Kostenbader; Susquehanna County
| w. C. Comstock; Wayne County, L
w. Cammel; Hanover, S. A. Geisel'
man; Pitman, n. j., p. J. Davenport
Mount Holly, n. J., Richard w. Wills
| The following well-known starting
| judges were also present: r. T.
| Biggs, of Baltimore; Joseph David
son. of Wilmington; Fred shreive
John Kirk and Michael Kelley, oi
this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Poor Train Service Cuts
Game for Centralia Team

Centralia, Pa, Feb. 5.-The Cen
tralia basketball team faces a pc
culiar crisis in booking home games.
Since the Reading and Lehigh Val
ley took off a number of night and
early morning trains, Manager
Welsh has found it impossible to book
distant teams for appearance here,
due to the fact that they cannot
leave town until the following day.
AS consequence, they demand alb
normal guarantees and about the
only games possible are with near
by teams, which do not prove pay
ing attractions, and in "awaY-from-
home" games.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Camp Hancock Soldiers
Need Boxing Supplies

Boxing has become the chief
source of recreation and amuse-
ment among the Pennsylvania
troops located here, and as a re-
suit, we are sorely in need of
more equipment to satisfy the
demand. 1 have the authority of
Major Fuqua, assistant chief of
staff, to ask the use of your col
umns, to make an appeal to the
citizens for more boxing gloves
and exercising shoes. Any pack
age sent by parcel post to the
boxing director, care division
headquarters, will be promptly
acknowledged and properly dis
tributed. The need is urgent and
immediate. VIII you help?
William P. Armstrong, boxing
director, 2Sth Division, Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Wharton Freshmen Lose
to LewiStown High Team

The Wharton School freshman
basketball team was walloped by the
fast I.ewistown- High School quintet
at Lewistown. score 51-12. The
freshmen We're completely showed
under the first half. scoring but two
points to Lewistown's thirty-three.
In the second half they came back
and scored ten to Lewistown's eight
cen. The Lewistown team has lost
but one game this season, Tyrone
High School taking it. The score
follows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 5.-A
cablegram announced the safe ar
Charley Taft, son of ex-President
William II. Taft. Sons of both the
living eX-Presidents of the United
States, Taft and Roosevelt, are now
fighting against the Germans.
Charley Taft enlisted as a private
in this city last April and went at
once into military service at Fort
Myer, Washington. He has been
promoted and he is now sergeant
He was married about six months
ago to Miss Chase of Waterbury,
Conn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
BILLIARD TITLE MATCH

bN .1SSoCidtsd frcSS
Chicago, Feb. 6. - Alfred De Orc,
of Cuba, champion, and Augie Kieck-
hefer. of Chicago, will begin play to-
night for the worlds championship
at three cushion billiards. Forty per
American Billiard Players Ambulance
Fund. Fifty points will be played
each night for three nights.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MEET

DR.. S. c. Schmucker, of the West
Chester State Normal School, will
give lecture on Modern Mound
Builders at the nesting OF the Nat
urui History Society in The Techult al
High school auditorium Mt 7.39 this
evening The lectu's will be illus
tratcd with slides.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06

Fridays Games
York at Central.
Tech at Steelton.
Lebanon at Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06

ond half, Kohlman scored from the
toss-up and from then on it was
Just question of how large a score
the Maroon would run. The visi-
tors champion team of last year was
missing. the only evidence being
the presence of Nyquist. The Eng
lish lad played a clever game, but
did not have the support of his col
leagues.
Preliminary Contest
Despite the cold weather, a good
crowd was on hand. Local fans,
while choosing between Tech and
Central, are beginning to realize
that the championship of the league
will be decided here in Harrisburg
between the two local high schools.
In the preliminary contest, the Sem
iors waXed the Freshmen Al to 80,
and as a result the fourth year lads
lead the interclass league. Frock
was again the star for the winners,
while Snaps" Emanuel eXcelled for
the "Greenies." The scores:
Reading. Tech.
Nyquist, f. Lingle, f.
Friedman, (. Huston, f.
Smell, C. Wilsbach, C.
Sailer, g. Kohlman, g.
Krebs. G. Beck, e.
Field goals, Lingle, 5; Beck, 8;
Huston, 4; Wilsbach, 4: Kohlman, l !;
Nyquist, 4; Friedman, / Baumen, L.
Foul goals, Huston, out of 10; Ny
duist. is out of 2S. Substitutions,
Tech. Smith for Kohlman; Miller
for Lingle. Reading. Baumen for
Smell. Referee, Mcconnell. Scorer,
Knauss.
1921. 1918.
Emanuel, f. Holland, T.
Weidman, f. Stauffer. f.
Ellis, c. Brough, c.
Menger, g. Frock, g.
Taylor, g. Compton, g.
Field goals, Stauffer, g.; Frock, G;
Brough, 2; Holland, /; Compton, 1;
Emanuel, 5; Weidman, 8; Garrett, l.
Foul goals, Holland, 8 out of IL;
Emanuel. II out of Is. Substitutions
Cook for Compton; Murray foI
Brough; Arch for Frock; Garrett for
Menger. Referee, Killinger. Scorer
Knauss.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Scholastic League

Last Nights Results
Tech, Al; Reading, %.