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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
LOSE SEVEN STRAIGHT

Brooklyn, April 25.-The Brook
lyns opened their home season with
the Giants and suffered their seventh
straight defeat, the score being to
.. Coombs held the Giants to two hits
for six innings. In the next two, they
hits him for two doubles, triple and
four singles, and won the game.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
GOVERNOR LEGALIzEs BETTING

Annapolis, Md, April 25.-Govern-
or Harrington yesterday signed
bill which legalizes betting at the
Pimlico race track here. The bill
was designed to allow betting to
continue at the track after the ter
ritory surrounding it is taken into
the city by the annexation law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
wATTERsoN GETTING BETTER

Louisville. April 25.-The passage
of the fourth day since Henry Wat
terson, editor of the Courier-JournaI,
underwent an abdominal operation
at the Norton Memorial Infirmary
here found him in q satisfactory
condition last night, according to his
physicians.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25

Lee Magee seems to have found his
long lost batting eye since joining
In the second game OF the
season, in five times at bat, he made
two doubles and three singles, and
also accepted eight chances in the
field without blunder. Guess he be-
longs in the big leagues after all.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
National League
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY
American League

Boston at Philadelphia.
Washington at New York.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
National League
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
Baseball Summary;
Where They Play Today
YESTEDAY'S RESULTS
American League

Philadelphia, 8; Boston, o.
New York, 5; Washington, 4.
Detroit, 5; Cleveland, 2.
st. Louis-C Chicago, rain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
National League

Philadelphia. 4; Boston, 1.
New York, 6; Brooklyn, 2.
Chicago, 2; st. Louis, 0.
Pittsburgh Cincinnati, not sched-
uled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
Arthur Irwin Is Busy

Rochester, n. Y. April 25.-Hats
off to the Irish. Those old-time base
ball fans who remember with pleas
ure and pride the days of King Kelly
and all the rest of the Celts will
prick up their ears and snort when
they pop their eyes on a list of seven
ballplayers Arthur Irwin. player and
business manager of the Hustlers
this year, brought into town. They
are:
Catcher. Michael Flaherty; out
fielders. Mclaughlin, Kane and Ted
Gather; second base. Nagel; short
stoj, Orr; pitchers, Hogan, Russell
and Heitmon.
Moreover, the foregoing is not the
entire list of Gaelic ball tossers.
Manager Irwin announced last even
ing he expected to have five or six
more in town soon, but he was not
overanXious about announcing their
names. as train service and every
thing else is uncertain these war
times and there's many a slip be-
twixt the cup and the lip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-25
NEW "INTS" HUNT
STAR PLAYERS
League Managers Have Their
Troubles in Landing
Good Men

Baltimore. April 25.-The cry for
players is being heard all around the
new International League. Fearing
the loss of players in the next draft,
the majors are holding on to all OF
their surplus material, and this
source, which the new organization
thought would send them quite few
men available for positions as regu-
lars, has doTe anything but the en-
pected Manager Dunn is facing the
same difficulty in landing men as the
other managers around the circuit,
but Jack is keeping things hum
ming in his efforts to complete his
team as soon as possible. He is now
in communication with every Dig
league club in the country, ana JACK
expects some real results in day or
two. In the meanwhile the Orlole
leader is also scouting around for all
the youngsters of promise ne can
get within reaching distance of. Dun
ME has had exceptional success in
developing stars, and no boy who
gives any sign of turning out to be
a real player is ever turned down
when. seeking a tryout from Dunnle.
Buffalo Has Kelly
Organization of the Buffalo Base
ball Club has been completed. own
err Joseph l.. Lannin announced the
appointment of John J. Kelly as sec
retary of the club, to act in the same
capacity in which he served in lsl
and a position which he held with
the Buffalo Federal League Club in
1914 and 1915.
Reappointment of Secretary Kelly
will automatically throw the burden
of all executive functions on his
shoulders. Iannin having decided TO
dispense with the offices of president
and president, perhaps as tri-
butte to the ability of Secretary Kelly,
who has made good in handling the
internal affairs of the club during
the last year. Lannin regards a pres
ident and vice-president at this time
as excess baggage, in view of his sole
ownership of the club and the field.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
MACK SAYS HE GAVE
 M'INN|S TO RED SOX
Athletics Admit He Received No
 Cash for InHelder

Philadelphia, Jan. 14.-Connie Mack
 received no money for Stuffy McInniS,
 nor will Babe Ruth or any of the other stars of the Red Sox cavort around Shibe Park in other than alien uni~ forms as the result of the recent deal
 between the Athletics and Boston
 clubs.
 Mack admitted yesterday that he
 had practically made Boston a present
 of McInnis, just as he did of Jack
 Barry, although Boston paid the Ath-
 letics $10000 for Barry, and not $S =
 0U0, as has been the impression ever
 since Mack disposed of his great short
 stop. Connie said that no star players
 were involved, that no pitcher Of the ! Red SoX would come to the Athletics
 and that while the men he will ge5
 later will help his team, he does not
 consider them high class players. In
 speaking of the McInnis deal, Connie said:
 "McInnis was traded to Boston, not sold, but so far as receiving value in return is concerned, I suppose I can be considered as getting the worst of the trade, for the men I will get arc
 not what I would call stars, although they will fit in with the team I am
 
 of more value to me than McInns would have been under the conditions. My reason for letting McInnis go to Boston is purely personal l know I could nave received ;i good, big price for StuffN had l wanted to sell him, but I owe &, debt of gratitude to McInniS, ! and I felt that when he did not want ! to play on the terms l offered him, I that I owed il to him to let him go to 1 Boston, where he wanted to go and 1 where he will have an opportunity of
 being with a pennant contender. | "I could have obtained more than 1 s25, ,O0O for McInnis, for there were 1 several clubs that wanted him and would have paid well for him in | either players or cash. As I told you before, I did not want money for i McInnis. I got all the money I need { ed for the other players and now I'm 1 in position tc start all over again and 1 build a good ball team
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
MISS BALLIN WINS TWICE.
Member of Winning Doubles and
 Mixed Doubles Teams.

Pinehurst, IN. C., Jan. 14.-The mid winter tennisstournanlent was brought to an end at Pinehurst yesterday by the playing of the finals in the men g singles and mixed doubles and the semi-finals and finals of the women s doubles. Christian Mack of Ann Ar DOT won a leg on1the challenge cup 5y defeating Hugh G. ~Whitehe cad of Nor folk in the singles, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
 Miss Florence Ballin, winner of the women's singles cam through in both of yesterday's double events. In the noixed doubles Miss Balhn and White head defeated Miss Caroline Bogart Of Elizabeth and Charles Horton of Rye in the final contest, 6-3, %.
 IT. the women's doubles Miss Ba!lln and Miss Louise Patterson of Plaln : field, runner up in the women's slngles. defeated Mises Edith Sise of Medford and Miss Eleanor Abbe of Bethlehem in the sc1ni-flnals and won the hnal contest against Mrs. Jay ". Hall of New York and Miss Esther Tufts or Boston, G-2, 6-3.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
COCHRAN TO PLAY SUTTON.
Boy Wizard and Armless Wonder i,
 Pocket Billiard Match.

Welker Cochran, the boy wizard from Iowa, will cross cues with George Sutton, the armless wonder, in a ten game pocket billiard meeting at Maurice Daly's Billiard Academy, be- ginning this afternoon. Games will be played each afternoon and evening for five days, finishing Friday evening.
 Cochran last week defeated Thomas Gallagher, the dean of the green baize players, in a five day three cushion billiard meeting. Cochran won six of the ten games. This was the first time that the boy wonder took a hand in three cushion billiards, and all though this was something new he won the second game by a score of 40 to 16 after Gallagher defeated him, 40 to 33.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
vNpRDHAM LOSES A CAPTAIN.
Track Leader Dale Leaves College to
 Join Naval Reserves.

Fordham University lost another rood athlete yesterday when Edmund !. Dsle, captain of this years track tearr. resigned and left college in ausHa,, to {, call to the colors from the United States Naval Reserve. Eddie ig q former Maroon basketball cap .uin. and has played in the outheld and tNirled on the nine. Last year ne calnc out for the track team and ran a. fine race for Fordham in the an- nual relay carnival of the university of Pennsylvania.
 Dale is the third Fordham athletic captain of a major sport for this year , to get into the "big game" Bull Lowe, who had been elected captain of the 1917 eleven, has been on the firing line fer several months with the Fordham University ambulance unit, and Dick McGinn captain-elect of the 1918 nine, is now stationed at the Tvharcstown Navy yard as a, member of tho Uai+ai States Naval Reserve.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
CHAMPION DE ORD !
 Nt RETAINS HIS TITLE
Challenger Otis, Passes Up Easy
 Shot and Is Beaten

Havana, Jan. 14-Alfredo De'Orof three cushion billiard champion of the world, idol of the Cuban people and. enjoying life pension from the Cu-t ban government because of his skill with the cue, retained the champion ship last night by winning the last of a series of three games fSom Charles Otis of Brooklyn, challenger for the title. The match was won by the narrow margin of one point.
 With the total score standing 149. to 149, Dc Orc proposed an extension of the game, but this was not accept able to the spectators, and Otis, with the worries in position for an easy shot of five cushions attempted in- stead a three cushion play. The play. according to the experts, was virtu- ally impossible. Otis missed the shot and with it went all hopes for the cham pionship.
 It was the general belief that he elected to take the harder chance in a generous spirit toward the Cuban people, with whom De Orc was the faVorite through out the match.
 The series Of games between De orc and Otis took place in the P&4et theater and drew a. great number of spectators, including President Men, ocal and his staff. The Spanish min ister to Cuba refereed the match.
 When the third contest opened De Gro had a lead of ten points over his opponent. the score at the end of the second block being 100 to 90 in his favor. Tn the final game th4< champion missed often, while she challenger showed cool, consistent play. Ora dually he overhauled the ! leader, and in the end, scored 5ss points, which brought him within one point of the required 150. Then Otis missed, and De Orc came Up and, with three to make, made run of two, which tied the score.
 It was at this stage that, inTthe opinion of a great majority of the spectators, Otis had the opportunity of winning; as what might have been his final shot was not considered dif1- cult except under the conditions of his attempted shot. As consequence he missed and De Gro ran out. Tn the first nights play De Orc de- feated his rival by one point, 50 to 49. In the second block De Orc cas- fly wonnby 50 to 4. This was "the only block of three played that the Brooklynite failed to make sgood showing in.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
FULTON YS. MISKE
Billy Expected to Give Ferocious Fred Warm Argument Next Friday in St. Paul, Mm.

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 14.-HaVing removed Texas Tate from his path to the championship, Fred Fulton will next attempt to eliminate the best light heavyweight in the boxing game, namely, Billy Miske of St. Paul. Fulton and Miske are sched- uled to box ten rounds in a decision less bout in St. Paul next Friday night, and there is ground for belief that the St. Paul boy will give the tall Kansan more trouble than he has encountered in any of his recent con- tests.
 While Miske is not as heavy a puncher as Fulton, yet the smaller man is easily the ablest ring general among the heavies. He proved this when the baffled the huge Morris in ten tempestuous rounds at the liar lem Sporting club in New York.
 Miske also has speed, an excellent defense and courage is his middle name. He will be outweighed by fully forty pounds, and perhaps more, and he will face the best boxer and most punishing hitter in the heavy weight division. If the battle hinges on the question of gameness Miske should win, for Fulton has never shown that he is a thoroughly game man.
 At the same time the Kansan, when opposed to a boxer of clean methods, has performed like a cham pion, his hitting and boxing being of the first rank. Fulton has a pun ishing left and right uppercut that is destructive. He is one of the quickest big men in the history of the game. It looks as though he would prevail over his smaller op- ponent.
 However, if Miske can beat Fulton or hold him even in a ten round bout he will add to his fame as a won derful fighter for his size and weight.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
ORGANIZED BALL 10
 PAY FEDERAL DEBTS
Men Who Sunk Money in DefunCt
 League to Be Repaid

New York, Jan. 1.-The final settle ment of the peace compact between the major leagues and the Federal league. which was drawn up early in the spring of 1916, is expected to be effected within short time. The idents John K. Tener and Ban John son for adjustment and at the re- cent meeting of the National com mission ir Cincinnati it was an- nounced that an agreement had been reached whereby the long standing
 trouble would be ended.
 When the Federal league war was
 ended two years ago, the major leagues agreed to reimburse Harry F.
 Sinclair, who owned the Newark club;
 the Wards. who owned the Brooklyn
 club, and Edward Gwinner, owner of
 the Pittsburgh Federal league club,
 in part, for the big investments they
 had made in the disastrous venture.
 The Federal league at the time had
 taken over more than fifty of the
 players of the two major league or
 ganizatio and had invaded the
 minor leagues to such an extent that
 several of them were on the verge of
 disbanding. So organized ball de-
 cided to buy off the invaders.
 The Federal league owners agreed
 to allow those who had put up most of the financial backing to get the
 spells of the settlement. Weeghman
 of Chicago was allowed to buy out the Cubs, while Phil Ball and Otto Steifel of St Louis bought the St. Louis Browns. This left Sinclair, the
 Wards, and Gwinner to be taken care of. After this arrangement was agreed upon, the Baltimore Federal league club halted the, negotiations by bringing a $900,OO0 suit, alleging that ! organized ball was conducted in vio- lation of the Sherman antitrust law. As one of the terms of the peace pact had been that all litigation was to end, legal counsel for organized base ball took the stand that the Federal 1 league had failed to carry out it's part l of the settlement, so the payments to Sinclair, the Wards, and Gwinner were withheld.
 Second Suit Is Filed.
 After the Baltimore Federal league suit had been under way in the courts 1 for q few days it was withdrawn by | the plaintiffs, and once more organized ball was ready to pay over to the in vaders the amount agreed upon. Just l as this was about to be done, the Bal ! timore club brought another suit sim liar to the one which they had vol l untariiy withdrawn.
 1 The terms under which organized l bah has agreed to settle their obliga = l tons have just become known. With 1 the Baltimore clubs second suit still
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

pending, it is understood that the Sinclair, Wards, and Gwinner inter ests have consented to put up a bond indemnifying the major leagues for all or any losses which may result from this second suit of the Balti- more Feds.
 At first the Newark, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh Federal league men re- fused to give such bond, but the fact that the commission has an- nounced that organized ball is about to pay it's obligations to the Federal leaguers is taken by baseball men to mean that the bond has been present. cd, and that most important of alI the Baltimore club has decided to withdraw it's suit. It is not likely that these Federal leaguers would in- sure the major leagues from any pos sible damage as a result of the Balti- more suit if the Baltimore packers were resolved to carry the suit fur ther
 By the terms of the settlement, it is understood that the Wards of Brooklyn will receive $20,OO0 a year for twenty years, or s400,O00 for the Washington Park property. Sinclair is to receive $50,OO0 for the Federal league park in Newark, and the same is to be paid to the Pittsburgh pro- moter. Under the agreement none of these parks can agan be used by baseball clubs without the united con- sent of the major leagues. With these baseball establishments in the control of organized ball, there is little like lihood of any future invasion from new leagues.
 Baseball War Costly.
 The decision of the major leagues to pay it's obligation to the Federal league ends the most costly baseball war in which the game has ever been involved. The amount spent by or ganized ball in fighting the Feds while they were operating, threatening the major leagues, and, later, the vast amount spent in legal talent to fight the legal itigations, to say nothing of the money which had to be paid out by organized ball for the players who had jumped to the outlaws. reaches d total which would be staggering if the exact figures were known.
 The one idea back of the Baltimore clubs attitude throughout the con- troversy was that the city should be taken into the major league circuit. That the Baltimore club is said to be ready to withdraw it's suit gives an indication that this wish of the Bal tinore Feds may at last be granted. The recent actions of the Philadelphia Athletics in calling down upon their own heads the ire of the Philadelphia fans by practically disposing of it's en- tire club to the Boston Red Sox leads many baseball sharps to think that before many months the Philadelphia franchise may be transferred to Bal timore. It is pretty certain that the Athletics will not be a paying propo- siton in Philadelphia during the coming season. If the season proves disa astrous, it is believed that organ ized ball will stand ready to try the Baltimore experiment..
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
BENEFIT TENNIS GAMES.
American Players Appear in Matches
 for Canadian Rcd Cross.

Montreal, Jan. 14.-At the Mon treal Indoor Tennis club court Sat urday afternoon in a benefit for the Canadian Red Cross, the players were William Hall, T. Throckmorton and r. B. Alexander of New York and N W Niles Boston. Throckm morton was drawn against Niles in the singles They split sets at 6-2, 3--6, Niles taking tho second.
 Phe singles were discontinued at this point to permit of the doubles being played. In this match Throck- morton and Alexander beat Niles and Hall, c-2, 2-6, 6-4.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14
NAVAL RESERVES COMING
Crack Basketball Quintet From NSm Haven Base, to Meet Y. M. c. A. Five Tomorrow Night.

Physical Director Warren S. Slater has arranged basketball game that should prove an exciting contest at the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium tomorrow evening, when the Naval Reserve quintet of New Haven, will be the op- ponents of the association team The visitors are coming to this city with a splendid record preceding them, and their jackie rooters, are confident that the string of victort< of the locals will be broken. The mana cement has arranged to hold dancing at the close of the game. ~
New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

+ixoa made by Lon Myers in 1885. This time was lowered twice and four athletes are credited with tying or breaking the record. In the mile run As seconds marks the Improvement ". c. George ran the distance in 1882 in 421 2-5 and in turn Tommy Con- neff, John Paul Jones and Norman Taber each clipped the time until, at present it stands at 4.123-5. The five mile record has been broken threo times and equalled onceesince 1887 and i the total gain amounts to 54 2-5 sec- onds. The ten mile run shows gain of 1.551-5s since 1886, the record of that date having been bettered three times
 Tn the hurdle races 1 1-5 seconds marks the gain over the 120 yard flight In 1891 H. l.. Williams did 154-5s and in 1916 R. Simpson estab- lished the present figures of IA 3-5. During these twenty-six years the rec ords was broken four times and tied four times. At 220 yards the gain amounts to a full second. This second --ras cut off by A. c. Kraenzlen 1898 and has been tied twice but never beat on. The one mic walk has been inn proved to the extent of 1 3-5 seconds since "Cinders'' Murray stepped the distance in 6m 29 3-5 in 1883. It was not until 1911, however that George Goulding, the Canadian walker, heel- and-toed the distance in CPS and no other performer has equalled those figures since.
 The field events also afford some re- markable examples of the improve ment in athletic competition. The run ming high jump mark has been moved LID 5-16 inches since 1887 when w.. R Page cleared 6 it. in. Eddie Beeson holds the record at present with 6 it. 5-16 in. but in the interim Mike Sweeney and George Horine held the figures of their day thus proving factors in the climb of the jumpers. The broad jump shows an improve .ment of 1 it. IA in. Tn 1886 the figures stood at 23 fit. 3 in. made by Malcolm Ford and between that date and Meyer Primstein's record leap of "A it., 1-4 in., the records were broken five times by four different broad jumpers. The hop, step and jump shows a gain of it. 1-4 in., hetween 1884 and 1911 when the ex- jsting figures were established by Dan Ahearn-
 The pole vaulterS also kept raising the bar steadily from the day when Hugh Baxter did II it. 5 in-, in 1887 Mark Wright now holds the record with IS it. IA in, but the original height has been improved upon nc less than seven times and tied once Tn the weight events, 14 it., Is in. mark the gain between Queckoerner's heave of 28 it. 3 IA in., with the 5t Ib., ball and Matt McGrath's 40 1t 63-8 in. made in 1911. The shot put gain amounts to it., 1 ln., havlne been broken six times in period o1 thirty years. The discus throw was no1 established until 1897 and the frs1 figures were held by c. H. Hennemar with 118 it., in. In 1912 the presen record of 145 it., 3 1-2 in. was made bv Duncan but during these fifteer wears the figures were improved nc less than seven times and in each cast Martin Sheridan was the athlete t. better his previous throw.