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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13

Bullet From Own Gun
Made WalCOtt Retire

! there was little nutriment in his
empty title, Hart returned to the
ring and fought Pat Callahan at
Butte. putting that worthy to sleep
III the second round. Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien and Tommy Burns, the
Canadian, were then clamoring for
a chance. and Hart was matched with
the latter.
The fight was pulled of in Los
angeles, February %, 1906, ant
Tommy won the decision in 20 rounds,
and afterward made good on his
championship claims by defeating
oBrien and the best white fighters of
England and Australia.
Hart began his middleweight career
in 1899 and came into general prom
inence in 1901 by knocking out
Tommy West and Dan Greedon at
Louisville. The following year he
knocked out Kid Carter. but lost to
George Garner. In 1904 he fought
draws with Garner and Gus Rubin,
and in 1905 he got the decision over
Jack Johnson in 20 rounds at San
Francisco.
After his brief and inglorious career
as champion" Hart knocked. out
old Peter Maher at Hot Springs. Mar
win WAS knocked out by Mike Schreck
at Tonopah in 1907. and in 1909, at
Terre Haute. Mike, put the finishing
touches on Marvin's lighting career.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13

In the list of heavyweight cham
pions of the world the name of Mar
win Hart is seldom given, but he was.
nevertheless. a mighty fighting man.
Hart, whose claims to the big title
were laughed out of court by the
fight fans, was a son OF the Blue
Grass state, having been born in
Jefferson county, near Louisville. ky.,
forty-two years ago. September 10,
1876. He made an excellent record
as a middleweight although he never
reached the top OF that division.
When Jim Jeffries retired in 1904,
Hart and Jack Root, another ex-
middleweight, claimed the title, and
a battle was arranged at Reno. New.
on July 3, 1905. Jeff acted as ref
cree, and when Root was Knocked
out in the twelfth round Jeff present
ed Hart with his title, TO defend
against all challengers.
Jeff denied later that he intended
to proclaim Hart as the bonande
champion, and, in any event, the
sporting world refused to admit that
a retiring champion could deed away
his title.
when aart put heavyweight
champion OF the world on his pro-
fessional cards the fans just laughed,
and il was up to Marvin to prove
that he could make good.
Early In 1906, having found that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
C. Sylvester Jackson Is
Reelected President of City
Advancement League

c. Sylvester Jackson was reelected
as president of the Harrisburg Branch,
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, at the
annual meeting held in Bethel A. Nj.
+. Church last night. other officers
elected include: Nice-president, Mar
shall Ficklan; secretary, Robert J.
Nelson; treasurer. James NJ. Auter'
The executive committee Will be COM
posed of w. Justin Carter. DR.. Charles
ii. Champion. DR.. c. l.. Carter, the
Rev. Is. NJ. Ward. George Cox, Frank
\. Robinson. Frank l.. Jefferson, the
Rev. A. j. Greene and the Rev. Il. l..
Cunningham.
pr. Charles II. Champion, DR.. c. Il
Carter and Robert ]. Nelson were ap-
point0d as a committee to lay plans
for the establishment of a community
house. ,-,.-
Closer fellowship between the white
and colored races is the aim or the as
sociation. The Harrisburg branch has
as members people of both races. The
executive committee meets once each
month and the association meets every
three months. The next general meet
ing will be held in March. The local
branch has accomplished much work
of uplift among the colored people OF
The CITY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
.GreyStock, World Champs,
to Play Independents
Joe Fogay to Captain the Strong Quaker City Aggregation
Which VIII Play Chestnut Street Floor

Greystock. the world champions of
two years ago. will appear at Chestnut
Street Auditorium on Saturday night
with Joe Fogarty as their captain.
Greystock will present the same line
up that won the championship two
years ago with one exception. Ally
McWilliams. Zahn will take his
place. Jack" Lawrence, one of the
greatest centers in the cage game,
will be with the team. MacGregor
and Campbell will play guard posi-
tiops for the visitors.
greatly strengthened by the return of
the former star. Ike" McCord, who
will jump center for the local team.
The Independents are practicing hard
for this contest. as victory will put
them back in their winning stride
again. Harry Rote, who starred with
the Independent team, may play to-
morrow night.
Special music will be given the
basketball fans between halves by
Mark Vecchione. a local boy back from
Camp Dix. and who appeared here
with the Camp Dix Comedy Company
in you'll Like It."
Dancing will follow the game.
Greystock Independents
Fogarty (. Wallower, {.
Zahn, f. Gerdes. (.
Lawrence, c. Lingle. Z.
Campbell, & McCord, c.
MacGregor. g. Beck, g.
G. Ford. G.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13

he was tall. but in little while Joe
picked up some of the points of the
boxing game and began slamming in
punches in manner that wiped the
smile off the faces of his antagonists.
He\soon developed into a great boxer
and a fine wrestler. and Tom ORourke
added Walcott to his stable, which
also included George Dixon, the won
derful little colored boxer. In 1901
Walcott met Rube Ferns, the welter-
weight champion, at Fort Erie, and
knocked out the farmer in the fifth
round. annexing the title. Rube had
reached the top of the welterweight
heap only few months before by de-
feating Matty Matthews at Toronto.
Walcott never insisted that his oppo-
nents make any specified weight.
"The bigger they are. the harder they
fall" was Joe's motto. He whipped
Joe Choynsk!, the clever heavyweight,
and challenged Jim Jeffries, Tom
Sharkey, Jim Corbett and other top
notchers. When he went over to Eng
land in 1902 to take part in the coron-
alton boxing festival he offered to
bet $1,000 that he could whip any
English heavyweight. but none of
them accepted the offer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
WRECK BLOCKS TRACKS

All four tracks of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad at Downingtown were
blocked early this morning as q re-
suit of a freight wreck there last
night. While passing Downingtown
at speed of about twenty miles an
hour a Pennsylvania coal train was
derailed and twenty-three cars were
wrecked. The crew. made up en-
tirely of local men, escaped without
injury. The crew. No. 224. was as
follows: Conductor. ]. G. Conrad.
1928 North Fourth strese: engine
man. q. Nissley. 2 B TEX Church
road. Enola; fireman, L. A. Martin.
Twenty-seventh and Greenwood
streets; brakemen. n. Nsties. 1928
Walnut street. and II. A. Smeltzer.
82s Harris street; flagman. j. wilt.
West Pairview.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
Troop Fourteen Again
Loses Loyal Scout

Troop II again loses one of its most
loyal and faithful members. Herman
Jones, who. on account of the death
of his mother, has moved to Scranton,
his former home. Our sympathy and
best wishes go with Scout Jones. We
hope and trust that any new scout
Troop IA will be able to secure will
be as loyal and faithful as the one it
just lost. He filled the positions of
patrol leader and troop treasurer. At
the regular weekly meeting of the
troop on Monday, December 9, three
new patrol leaders were elected and
their patrols picked. The patrol lead
ers picked the assistant patrol dead
ers under this new organization, and
1t is expected that the troop will dc-
complish larger things.
Paul Warfield, Serbs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
GENERAL MARCH
GRIDRON MAN
Present Chief of Staff Former
Football Player; Great
Drop Kicker


Football has given many men to
the service. 1t seems natural for the
football player to step off the check
cred surface of the Eridiron on to the
larger checkerboard of war. Among
the high officers of Uncle Sans army
and navy are several who not so long
ago were almost as keen for winning
for their alma mater on the grid;ron
as recently have been to help Uncle
Sam make the world safe for democ-
racy.
Perhaps the highest former foot
ballball star in the service is Major
General Peyton Conway March. chief
of STAFF. Back in the early sos Gem
eral March was the star fullback of
the Lafayette eleven and his good
right foot booted the Maroon White
to many victory. The qualities
which led to his six times being cited
for distinguished action in the Philip
pines and elevated him rank by rank
to his present high position, were
developed on the football field.
Center-they called it center rush"
in those days-on the Lafayette
eleven with General March in 1888
was DR.. J. II. Rohrbach, now principal
of Public School SO of Queens. Seat
ed in his office the other afternoon
DIR. Rohrbach dwelt reminiscently on
the football career of the army's pres
ent chief of staff.
OF RawhIde and Iron
General March at that time"
mused DR.. Rohrbach, was a tall
chap of about feet II inches, thin
as a singed cat but made of rawhide
and iron. He was rather deceiving
in build for, though thin as a fence
rail he tipped the beam at about 165
pounds in his football togs, and we
carried little of the padding and
armor the players now decorate them
selves with. He could run like a deer
and was a good line plunger.
General March's chief football as
set, however, was his good right foot.
He was a splendid kicker, both drop
and placement. In fact. General
March was Lafayette's Charley Brick
ley of those days. He won several
games for US the year 1 played on
the team through his uncanny boot
ing skill.
while at Lafayette the carriage
of General March was stopped. He
was ali DtHI oNtT IKE lne Top part
of the letter s. After being gradu-
ated from Lafayette he entered West
Point. l saw him about four months
afterward and he was straight as a
ramrod. 1 never saw such an aston
ishing change.
"38 Feet of Marches"
General March added to his sta
ture after he had left Lafayette and
passed the six-foot mark. He had
FIVE brothers, all of them six-foot-
ers. General March's father. the noted
educator. used to refer to his sons
as the thirty-six feet OF Marches I"
The two big games on the Lafay-
cite schedule in the early SOS were
the Lehigh and Pennsylvania con-
tests. The last year General March
was on the eleven. Lefayette beat Le-
high. SO to 0. but succumbed to Penn
sylvania 21 to 0.
I'VE Lefayette men had to wait
thirty years before we averaged that
defeat by Pennsylvania" laughed DR..
Rohrbach. I'm 1915 Lafayette tri-
umphed over Pennsy, II to 0, and
helped some of US old chaps forget
our ancient licking"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
CLINIC DOES WE'LL

Pleasing progress lis being made
by the newly established Mental
Clinic. a charitable organization for
the treatment of Harrisburg poor.
Sessions are held every Tuesday aft
ernoon at $50 o'clock. DR.. william
f. Wright. head of the clinic, ex-
plains. and at this time persons
financially unable to pay are treated
for mental and nervous ailments. and
some few times for general ailments
No previous appointments are neces-
sary. DR.. G. r. Phillips is chairman
makes the preliminary examination.
after which DR.. Wright makes the
diagnosis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
Energetic Athletes Hear New
Constitution and Bylaws
at Fall Gathering
TARsUs RECORD

With the same energy that has al
ways characterized their work on
the gym floor and on the field. almost
a score of happy Tarsus Club
members waded into huge
feast of chicken and waffies and all
the fixins' at the University Club last
night. AS usual, they came out VIC
terious after long and bloody bat-
tie.
Tarsus Club, let 1t be known, was
formerly the Keystone Club. Beeom-
ing connected with st. Paurs Epis-
copal Church the organization chang
ed it's name to Tarsus, because Paul
came from that city. The members
of the organization stand for clean
athletics, clean living. clean morals
and highest of all. clean thinking.
1t was members of club with so
high standard as this, who gathered
around the banquet table in the Uni
versity Club diningroom to be serv-
ed by George Phillips and his capa-
BILE band of colored walters. Chicken
and waffies in great quantities. load
ed the table. The brawny athletes
promptly made away with the fowls
and when the debris was cleared, set
tied down for a real get-together
session. w. D. Bottgenbach read the
new constitution and bylaws which
were laid on the table to be brought
up again at the next meeting of the
club. DIR. Floyd IL. Appleton, rector
of the st. Paurs Episcopal Church
and a mighty good friend of the boys.
made a brief address in which he
commended the splendid work of the
various athletic teams. Emory Lutz.
sporting Editor of the Evening News,
was impressed into service and made
short address, brimful of pep. Ross
Hoffman, of the Patriot, stopped for
a moment, finishing the last almond
lying before him on his plate. and,
heaving a regretful sigh as he saw
walters disappearing with the rem
nants of the chicken, contributed
his mite. Ross made a highly inter-
esting address which evoked loud
applause. He was followed by Reide
Romig, of the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Leroy Schraedly. captain of the
football team and James Hollahan.
better known as "Jiggs." made ad-
dresses followed by Mr.. Bottgenbach.
The entire meeting was filled with
pep and inspiration.
Present at the gathering We're:
Earl Hoffman. Frank Fettrow, Leon
Marks, Harry Long, James Hollahan,
John and Leroy Schreadley, Jacob
Jacob Downey. Wilbur Neck, Clar-
ence Leck, Albert Brown, Emory Lutz.
Reide Romig. Ross Hoffman. w. d.
Bottgenberger. Dr. Floyd II. Apple
ton. .cs.s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13

the liberties of those of to-day. When
I was at the top of my form l lived
al the stable. l slept at the stable
and couldn't leave without Mr.. Rowe's
permission. l thank him at this late
day for the discipline he meted out
TO me. 1 walked two horses as we'll
as helped to work them. Yes, ard
sometimes I helped to rub them.
If the riders OF the present time were
compelled to follow this system they
would be better in every respect.
Every apprentice should have at
least a years experience before get
ting a chance to ride in public. He
should be taught the rudiments of his
profession and above all should nave
some knowledge Of pace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
AROUND THE BASES,

How would you like to be at Brest,
Today, the nations welcome guest {?
Let's pray that Wilson keeps his
word
Not mingle with the German herd; !;
And don't forget, from Uncle Sam
Autocracy got its death slam.
Tank shipped SOUTH" says Get
tysburg dispatch. Won't gain much;
just as dry there as up Nawth.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 12. - After
spending more than 20 years in the
game as a player and manager
Michael ]. O'Neil, brother of Catch
er Steve O'Neil, of the Cleveland
Americans, and himself a former
National League pitcher, has an
nounced his retirement from base
ball. He is to devote his future
time to the oil industry.
If Mike treats oil like he handled
umpires he ought to burn things up
considerable.
We are getting little tired of
Great Britain claiming that her
ships carried nine-tenths of our SOL
diers over the briny. Here are the
facts made public by Vice Admiral
Gleaves, commander of the trans
port and crdiser service, namely,
that of the entire army of 2,079,SS0
men taken over the statistics show
46 Ia per cent. were carried in Am
erican ships, 4S IL in British, and
the balance in French and Italian
vessels.
Also we shy slightly at accepting
the tremendous fiattery shed upon
Yank poets just now by the English.
as for instance this from John
Gould Fletcher:
Chained. stamp, and shake meath the
gadfles of the breeze,
The trees lunge and plunge, unruly
elephants:
The clouds are their crimson howdah
canopies. ..--
The sunlight glints like the golden
glow of a shah
Would 1 were tossed on the wrink-
led backs of these trees.
All that we can gather is that
this man bankers to be in real
cyclone, and If so why don't he read
Bill Nyes account. MY curiosity
was satisfied" said Bill, ION the 9Th
day of September, A. D., 1884. The
old desire for a hurricane that could
blow a cow through a penitentiary
was satiated. remember when
the doctor pried the bones of my
leg together. in order to draw my
attention away from the limb, he
asked me how 1 liked the fall style
of zephyr in that locality. l said
it was all right, what there was of
1t.
Cyclones. fined. are of two
kinds, viz: the iron-gray cyclone
with pale green tail and name, and
the dark maroon. 1t WIS with the
former I frockled. My brother and
I were Just starting to sing 'Whoop
'em Up Liza Jane when l noticed
the wind soughing, Soon after
noticed that I was soughlng through
the trees also, and am no slouch
at soughing,
"The horse was hanging by his
breech strap from a butternut tree
and l called to my brother to go
and pick him off, while ! d.sengag-
ed my self from a rail fence. AS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
GAMES WANTED BY
TWO LIVE TEAMS

The first and second Algonquin
basketball teams are anxious to ar
range games with grammar schools.
Boy Scout troops, church teams or
independent organizations. The
average age of the first team is II,
and the average weight 13O pounds.
The averages for the second team
are 10 years and 122 pounds. The
second team will meet grammar
schools or first teams from Scout
troops. Address communications to
following: ]. Carvel Sparrow, 1907
Derry street; j. Charles Hines, 1917
Chestnut street, phone 4213-M; or
V. L. Huntsberger, box 2l, New
Cum berland, phone 566-R.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
TELLS OF PENSION
FUND FOR TEACHERS

That many schoolteachers favored
the merging with the state on the
teachers retirement fund was the
consensus of Harrisburg instructors
at a meeting Of the teachers in ths
auditorium of the Technical High
School yesterday for the purpose of
being informed as to the new fund.
The principal talk was made by
Secretary II. TT. Baish. of the State
Teachers Retirement Fund.
1t was explained that under the
system in vogue here all the money
paid into the fund by the teacher
is lost In case he removes to an
other place or retires before reach
ing the retirement age OF 81 years.
This would be overcome under the
new system, 1t was explained.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
HOLIDAY VACATION LIMITED

MnrysviIle, Pa, Dec. 13.-MarysviIIe
school board at its meeting this week
elected W. r. Hench, president for
the ensuing year to succeed John w.
Ashenfelter. Wilson Nipple was
elected president; John L. Hahn
and Harry j. Deckard were elected
secretary and treasurer at the June
meeting Of the body. To make up
some of the time lost when the
schools were closed for six weeks dur
ing the influenza epidemic. officials
have decided to limit the annual holi-
day vacation to three days. Christ
mas Day and the two succeeding
days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
Church Federation to
Hold Convention. Here
The annualmeeting

The annualmeeting of the Council
The annual meet ng OF the Council
PENNSYLVANIA will be held in Zion Lu-
theran Church Tuesday. 1t VIII open
with a conference at 10 O'Clock. a
business session will be held at 1880
held at 7:I5 O'clock in the evening.
In addition to the meetings schedul-
ed. there will be luncheon OF promi-
nent businessmen and ministers OF
the city. and speakers viii bring mes
sages concerning FederationSwork.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
IOHN n. nSWEARS OLE"

New York, Dec. 5.-JOHn %.
Rockefeller. 1t was learned yester-
day has filed an AFFIDAVIT. Swearing
orr half of the $1O,OOO.oo0 personal
property assessment levied on MIN
bv the New York Tax Commission.
The affidavit asserted MIR, Rookie
feller's personal properly in ghe city
does not exceed S3,5OO,0O0. but that
he was willing to accept an assess
ment of $1,000. 900,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
"Doc" Miller to Coach
Tech Basketball Five

doc" c. w. Miller. physical direc-
tor of the Central Y. NJ. c. A, will
again coach the Tech High schools
basketball FIVE, it was announced yes
terday. Miller will enter his SECOND
yearEswith the local men. r-F .YC-.r9.,
The call for candidates will not be
made until next week. because the
coach is busy with his work at the
Central "Y." Practices will be held
Monday. Wednesday and Thursday af-
ternoons in the Chestnut treet Audi
troium. The opening game will be
held the night after Christmas with
the Tech Alumni five as opponents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
WoRKERs no NLEEr

Workers OF the Rutherford shops
of the PHILADELPHIA and Reading
Railroad will meet under the aus.
p'ces of the American Federation of
pailway Workers this evening at s
&c ocft at 22I Market street, to dis
cuss the eieht-hour day as It applies
to them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
A back-stOp of the big leagues
Who has suffered every jar
Should wear mask and protector
When Inc buys himself n car.
TELEGRAPH REMEMBERED
BY THE BOYS IN FRANCE

Wishes of a merry and prosper-
GUS Christmas and New Year" were
extended to the Harrisburg Tele-
graph and its employees on a Christ
mas card received to-day from James
Bloomenthal, who is serving with
the American Expeditionary Forces
in France
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
orNsoRs pass ANYrHING

Berlin, Dec. 13.-The German CEN
sorship of kilograms exists now only
as a formality. The messages of the
Associated Press correspondent are
being passed for transmission with
out having beoa read by the censor
and one one occasion the censor's
stamp was even handed to the cor
respondent for him to use.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
RAISER GETS REVENUE

Copenhagen, Dec, I3.--Ihe HeT-'
man imperial revenues for ,Decem-
ber, 1t is reported from Berlin nave
been paid to all the former royal
personages remaining in Germany
who are entitled TO them. The Vos-
sische Zeitung says that the former
German emperor has authorized
Eitel Frederick. his second son, to
represent him in all matters con-
cerning the former imperial house.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
MARYsvILLE BOY WOUNDED

MnrysvilIe, Pa, Dec. 13.-The name
of Sergeant w. w. White. of near
here. appears on to-day's casualty
list as wounded, degree undetermined.
Some weeks ago he wrote home that
he had been slightly wounded In the
hand and the official telegram sew
eral weeks ago to his parents told
that the injury occurred on septem-
ber 2s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
AIR THRILLs UNDER BAN

Washington. Dec. l3.-LoW flying
and acrobatics by military aviators
during celebrations in the vicinity
of cities. towns and buildings are
for hidden under threatened penal
ties in an order to-day by the War
Department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
COAL TONNAGE

William Potter. Stat? Fuel ADJ
ministrator. in re-arranging tonnage
for the 191S-19 coal year i'm % Penn
syIvania communities has endeavored
to make every .on nf anthracite 20
the greatest possible fuel good Ibis
re-arrangement IS in line With the
policy of every Fuel Administrator
who, wherever and whenever pos
sible, takes tonnage away from COM
munities that can substitute bitumi-
nous, coke and wood for hard-coal.
Mr.. Potter has made Bethlehem's
tonnage 1o1. 200 tons, gain Of
37.538 toni over the 1916-17 dis
tribution and in this allotment Is in
clude dSouth 'Bethlehem's tonnage.
Re-arranged figures give Newpor;
10. 900 tons: Gettysburg, 5000 tons;
Miffllnburg. $500 tons; Cornwall