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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Magnates Against
Closing August 20
For World Series

Charles A Comiskey, president
of the Chicago Americans, has is
sued a statement opposing the
suggestion of President Ban John
son, of the league. to close the
season about August 90 and then
play the worlds series.
Il think we should continue to
play until September 1, the date
set by Secretary Baker for the sus-
pension of baseball" President
Comiskey said. I'VE are drawing
largest crowds in the East in sew
eral years. and We should give
that section OF the country its
share of the schedule as originally
mapped out"
Clark Griffith, manager and part
owner of the Washington club.
also is opposed to curtailing the
season.
The National League will not
consent to a plan to stop playing
August 20 so that a worlds series
may be played" says Barney Drey-
fuss. president of the Pittsburgh
club, and who was recently Sc
rected by the Nationals to con-
fer with American league repre-
sentatives on the question of Sc
Letting dates for the annual series.
I'VE plan to play until Labor
Day. regardless of what the Amer
lean League does"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Lines to a Howitzer
BY 6RANTLAND, RICE

Lieut.. 115th Field Artillery. A. T.. #.
copyright, 1918, by the Tribune AS
sociation (New York Tribune)
Tilt up your long. black, ugly snout
And let it lift against the sky,
For when you bark your message out
We hear the roar of Freedoms cry;
We've done with quiDo1e and debate
Here, where the Hun line looms in
view,
And out beyond the call of fate
We've turned the answer back to
you.
No one might call you, at your best,
a thing of beauty, pal of mine,
Your low, squat form is hardly blest
With any grace that's near divine:
You're not an ornament for home,
You'd never make an artist cheer,
But wheresoeveH may roam
I only hone that you are near.
You're Did looking-if they will
A T. ..e dull and all of that;
But vhon they want some distant
Turned into level ground-or hat-
Or when they want some Hundred
crew
Ground into sausage, near or far,
My little bet goes down on you
Against whatever odds there are.
You may be sullen. as they say,
A lop-eared crouch, or even worse,
But when they need an open way
Before the dough-boys start to curse
Or where. beyond the massing men
They need some one to slam the lid
We know We'll get the enswer when
we turn and say-"Go to 1t, kid"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

Five thousand employees OF the
P. r. r. from Altoona and the
neighborhood, not forgetting to
mention many hundreds of fanettes,
by all accounts appear to be in a
sort of trance ever since last Satur-
day, when for the first time in FIVE
long seasons of baseball a P. r. r.
team other than Altoona won an
Eastern Division championship. 1t
Middle division, which pulled wide
the throttle and telescoped the AL
toona Machine Shop. IA.
In Altoona even the basebalt
writer's cannot account for the un-
expected tragedy,-and tragedy it
was, for the whole city was backing
Machine Shop heavily. AS for the
husky Harrisburg railroaders, they
have been chuckling all this week
and telling about their sweet vic
tory. -Four years we travelled up
there" reminded Bill Runk, "and
never could notch them. But this
time, well, you want to hand some
thing to Catcher Hippensteel and TO
First Baseman Palmer for their
stick work. And just to show how
IdlI We are We "Oulu llhS 10 nave Il
nice word for two Altoona stars, d.
Irwin and Roman. who were there
with the wallops."
Not savage, just a bit peevish, are
the Altoona folks for this totally
unexpected blow. Says one writer.
ALTOONA outhit Harrisburg and
outplayed the visitors in every in
ming but two. Further, Machinists
pounded Beiver for a safe hit in
every one of the nine innings, but
the much needed single to drive
home the running pal was somewhat
undelivered.
Regis Irwin winner Of two elimi-
nation battles in the first and second
rounds, started on the hill for AL
toona and Regis chucked nice
enough baseball but helped spoil
his own game by falling down in
fielding bunt taps. Harrisburgers
raped four straight bunts to the
pitchers box and only one was field
ed to make a putout. Irwin stuck
to the peak until two were out in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
NOT MUCH CHANCE OF WORLDS SERIES HARRISBURG RAIROA
HILL CONTEST
ON THURSDAY
Rain Prevented Champion
ship Battle Between Two
Crack Ball Clubs

The heavy downpour of rain yes
terdaySVas not sufficient 70 dampen
the ardor of baseball fans who
journeyed to the Allison Hill dia-
mond to see the first game of the
post-season series between the Read
ing Railways A. A. ana the Rose
wood A. c. While there was no rain
during the time when the game was
TO have been played, throughout the
day the downpour had put the dia-
mond in bad condition and early in
the evening word went out that the
game was off. This contest will be
played August S.
According to the schedule ar
ranged. the next game will be play
ed Thursday evening of this week,
with the other two contests to come
Tuesday and Thursday OF next week.
Rain yesterday bringing the post
ponement clinches the fact that the
series will go over into next week,
as Thursday night will ,be the only
contest TO be played this week.
In spite of the fact that Hill pa
IONS have had a chance to COM
pare the relative merits of the two
teams that were tied at the close of
the season, each nine has it's fol-
lowers who are cock-surc that their
team is the better. Managers Press
ler and Killinger have two teams
that are we'll balanced, and player
for player there is little to choose.
This is evidenced by the fact that
each aggregation won and lost the
same number of con-esLs in the
schedule thpt started May 6.
The city highway department will
nut the infold into shape again for
the final series, smoothing out some
of the uneven places caused Fby the
rain. Red Cross girls will also be
on hanG giving the patrons an op-
portunity to contribute to this i'm
portant branch of the war-work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Outlines Qualifications Of
YIN CA. Secretaries For
War Service Overseas

Pennsylvanians apparently do not
have a clear cut idea as to the kind
of men that are desired for Y. NJ. C.
A. overseas service. To set them
right, Edward K. Box, of Philadel-
phia, chairman of. the Y. NJ. c. A
personnel board of that city, has is
sued a statement concerning the re-
quirements. Writing on what is
wanted and who. he says:
"First.-Executives which mean
men of executive power capable of
supervising an entire divisional area
of 'huts' and 'canteens;' a chain OF
stores, in other words. Every ounce
of ability that an executive possesses
comes into play here. No man is too
big.
Second. Business secretaries
who can look after the business and
financial side of transportation, buy
ing and stocking prolems.
Third. Socia ! secretaries who
can mix wit hour boys; get up en-
tertainments for them; run movie
machine.
Fourth. Athletic and physical
directors who understand boxing,
baseball, football, setting-up exer-
ciseS, walking, etc.
Fifth. Men whu can drive au-
tomobile trucks and make repairs.
Thus from the executive to the
experienced chauffeur is there room
for men: hundreds of them.
"As for the requirements:
First No one should volunteer
er or not rejected by the military
authorities or wro is of German or
Austrian parentage.
Second. The only necessary
qualification is that men shall be
honest, clean and decent in thought
and habit.
Third. The period for which
volunteers are sought is one year.
Fourth. An allowance where
necessary is made to each volunteer
sufficient to cover all general living
expenses while abroad, together with
| transportation over and back.
Fifth. Where necessary, a rea-
sonable but limited allowance will
be made for the support of family,
sixth. Regular uniform, similar
to that worn by the Army. and a
cap designating Y. M. c. A. service
are furnished,
1--WE are now well over the first
fifty of the second one hundred men
| from Philadelphia; well on toward
/ the 250 that we must get by Sep
tember 1.
81 ask. that every man above the
military age woh wants to serve his
country and serve it next 70 our boys
] ever there will come to see me,
or write to the Curtis Building. Inde-
pendence Square. The approval of
the Philadelphia Personnel Board is
now accepted as final by the 7. M.
C. A. headquarters in New York, so
that a man is cleared directly from
there.
"He can be nut in, service in
France. England Italy. Switzerland,
Russia as he prefers. or he can serve
in one of the home camps here or
on the ransports."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Real Battle When West
End Meets E. and F.

The West End a. c. will play the
strong Engineers and Firemen Club
on the West End field, at Fourth and
Seneca street next Saturday. This
game will be the last of series
each team having won one game, the
Engineers 2-1 and the West End 5-1.
There is sharp rivalry when these
clubs meet, as both play in the West
End. Manager Chubb Beatty will
have his strongest combination out
while the West End team will be
without the services of Babe"
Brown, the fast outfielder, who left
Friday with the draftees for Camp
Lee. The management has secured
Tom" Gibbin. a hard-hitting player
to fill his place.
The West End now has ten former
players serving with Uncle Sam. Nc
Curdy, the fast first sacker, has gone
to the Central Iron Works, but hopes
to be able to play in this game. The
rest OF the team will remain intact.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Class | Players Barred
From Shipyard Teams

Ball players in Glass cannot
go to work for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation and thus play
with the Shipyard League teams,
according to the Interpretation of
the Pennsylvania Draft Bureau
authorities OF an order issued by
the provost marshal generals de-
partment here yesterday.
The order applies only to Class
l men and not to ball players who
are in Glass "A, who are married
and with dependent wives and
children. or Glass 2B. married men
whose wives are capable OF earn
ing their own living, II their hus-
bands are called for military SER
vice.
Fans have been looking for some
time for a general jump of ball
PLAYERS at the end of the big
league season to the fleet teams
and the teams of the big steel cor
porations. but the order of Cen
eral Crowder will prevent this.
AS result of the exhaustion of
Class / men 1t is likely that there
will be a reclassification of men in
Glasses ., 3 and 4. Men who have
wives that can live on revenues
collected from rents or other
sources will be put into Class /, it
is expected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
There Is No Joy in Altoona
Since Harrisburg P.R.R. Won

the sixth when drive from Fellows
bat knocked the curver's pitching
thumb out of business. Johnny
McNelis finished the game and say
the kids hurting was the one Ma
Chinist redeeming feature or the
day"
Telling about Harrisburg's runs
isn't a pleasant duty to any Altoona
rooter but they have to be told Just
the same. Harrisburg didn't do any
thing until the third. Then things
happened aplenty.
"Alcorn hit r. Irwin, who FUN
bled. Fellow bunted and r. Irwin
chucked late, wide and entirely
wrong to second for a forceout and
both hands were safe. Anderson
bunted and he got credit for a single
as Irwin allowed the tap to hop slow
ly past him to Roman. With the
bases full Moore bunted and Irwin
made a classy pickup and Alcorn was
out at home. Embick shot single
to right, the pill bouncing d. TWINS
head as both Fellow and Anderson
scored. Wrightstone lined to Pagan,
Mike missing a double play. Palmer
shot a two baser to left and Embick
tailed the fourth run.
THE sixth is described as follows:
Palmer opened with n Texas Lacquer
20 center. Biever went out. Pagan
booted Hippensteefs bouncer and
two were On. Alcorn whitfield. Then
Fellow raped to d. Irwin, the latter
chucking wide of first as all runners
were safe. The drive to Irwin knock
ed the right thumb out of joint caus-
ing the pitcher to leave the tilt. Nc
Nelis hit Anderson. forcing a run
home and two more came when
Moore singled. That ended Harris
burg for all time"
The defeat eliminated Altoona
from participating in the system
general managers baseball honors
and 1t is now up to Harrisburg to
uphold Eastern Pennsylvania laurels
by handing trimmings to other divi-
sion champs. The winning team
which will long be remembered in
the annals of Pennsylvania Railroad
athletics included: Anderson, H.;
Moore. S.: Embick. cf.; Wrightstone,
3b.; Palmer 1b.; Biever. p; Hippen-
steel, c.; Alcorn, rf.; Fellow, 2b.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

[Continued from First Page.1
Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, most
likely at the last named point within
ten days.
Nothing has been decided finally
with regard to joint operation of pas
senger stations, it was said to-day.
he regional director is said to be
man of open mind and he will base
his conclusions largely upon the re-
ports of experienced railroad men in
charge of operations. upon whom he
has relied in other emergencies of the
kind. 1t was pointed out that q COM
bination of station facilities here
might not work out very well. The
Pennsylvania station is already
crowded almost to capacity and the
traffic is growing. To swing the Read
ing business over TO IL would only.
complicate the situation. Besides the
Reading passenger trains would have
to be brought into the PENNSYLVANIA
depot sheds across the PENNSYLVANIA
freighttracks, which is an undesir-
able feature from the freight move
ment standpoint. Nor would the COM
bination proposed result in the entire
closing of the Reading station, as the
upper floors are occupied b ythe di-
vision officials located at this point.
Railroad men say there are many
places along the road where the joint
operation of passenger facilities is
easily possible and there is little
doubt that the plan will be put into
effect, at least to a limited degree.
They say that under the circumstan-
ces steps of this kind are necessary
and they are willing to go the limit
to aid tn government in every way
that will be conducive to the winning
OF the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
MiddIetown Soldier
Believed Murdered

to have been murdered, Willis Gish
80 years old, who had been serving
with Company B, 8th Ammunition
Train, Camp Fremont, Cal, was
buried at Middletown yesterday
Gish's body was found several
days ago in Frisco Lake. Death, the
police say, was brought about by
twisting an adhesive tape around
Gish's neck.
Gish, graduate of the Middletown
High school, left town several years
ago and had but recently entered the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
AROUND THE BASES

The United Sportsmen ended their
annual convention at Stroudsburg
with a bitter denunciation of the
state authorities in the Fish Com
mission for being alert to arrest any
little pin hook fisherboy who hap
pens to have trout under six inches,
while at the same time he overlooks
mill that daily pollutes "a stream
and kills thousands of fish.
Charlie Humer, the Marietta shot is
III receipt of letter of congratula-
ton from the Dupont Powder Com
pany for his excellent showing at the
Harrisburg and Atglen shoots recent
ly. The Marietta shot figured for a
percentage of 81 for the two shoots
and with a gun of So birds placed
himself on the list for another gold
par making four since the state shoot
here in June
Humer ran third in the AtgIen
shoot with a score of 146 out of $50
birds. Charlie Stewart, of Harris
burg, led with las while Fred Plum,
the Atlantic City shot was further
down the list with a score of 141.
After the regular shoot at Atglen,
Humer dropped 46 out of 80 birds at
80 yard handicap mark. He grassed
"a on his first round and 22 on the
final.
Richard NJ. Dick" Marshal, foot
ball and track hero few years ago
at the University of Pennsylvania,
has been appointed to second lieuten-
ant in the Tank Corps of the National
Army. In 1912 Marshal became the
idol of the Penn undergraduates and
alumni during the game with the Car
Isle Indians. 1t was in the last
minute of the play with the Indians
leading to that Marshal took a
punt down almost on his own goal
line and zigzagged his way through
the entire Carlisle team for touch
down. The goal was kicked and Penn
earned a tie.
In the following year. his last in
varsity football, Marshal repeated
this feat against Michigan except that
his race down the field for a touch
down in the last minute of play de-
feated the Wolverines instead of tie
ing them.
Rain stopped the Industrial League
schedule last evening. Tonight the
kiwanis team will clash with the
Belmont Juniors on the West END
field AL Baxter, the well-known local
arbitrator. has been secured to Of
ficiate at the Industrial League
games and is slated to make his first
appearance this evening.
The Elm Golf Club, an exclusive
organization Of limited membership,
so miles north of Chicago on the
shore of Lake Michigan. has sur
rendered to the women under the ext
gencies of war
No woman, it is said. has ever
entered the clubhouse or set foot on
the links since it opened five years
ago. The board of governors has an
nounced. however. that by un-
animous vote women had been given
complete charge of the property on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

August 4, when they will hold q ReA
Cross benefit.
Figures indicate that approximately
400 Washington and Jefferson men
are in service, so that the represen-
tation from the athletic ranks is un-
usual, while the number from an In
stitution as small as Washington and
Jefferson is regarded as little short
of phenomenal. 1S9 of the men are
those from only the four major sports
football, baseball, track, and bas-
ketball-and from one minor sport
tennis. Football claims the greatest
representation, eightytwo varsity
gridiron men being numbered among
the 139. Washington and Jefferson
gridiron star, Capt. Ralph Taylor, of
the class of 1914. q former fullback,
was the first officer in the United
states Army to meet death in the
service after this country entered the
war. Captain Taylor was killed in
an airplane accident at Mineola, l. L.
while flying.
The Cleveland American Leagea
Club yesterday signed Pitcher George
McQuillan, of the Columbus Ameri.
can Association Club. and Outfielder
Bob Bescher, OF Louisville, far the
rest of the season. McQuillan form
orly played with the Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh Nationals. and Bescher
with Cincinnati and New York Ma
tionals.
The six-round fights between Bat
tling Levinsky and Harry Greb, JACK
Thompson and Sam Langford. irish
Patsy Cline and Willie Jackson, and
Soldier Bartfield and Jack Britton,
scheduled at Shibe Park last night.
were postponed until tonight BE-
cause of rain.
1t will be interesting to observe
how Princeton's new military course
| will affect athletics at Nassau, not
! only as concerns entering classes, but
! in holding in Princeton students who
| in the past have been leaving their
! classes and teams for the war. Be-
| lieving that in the present crisis al
students who are physically qualified
should have military training, the
| trustees of the university have de-
cided to require military or naval
training and discipline of all fresh
men who enter Princeton II par
| ents request otherwise It remains
within the discretion Of President
Hibben to excuse him
Steve Yerkes, the Stee1ton veteran
who reads a good deal now that he
is crippled with a sore tendon is
much interested in the case of Soils
| solomon OHanna, who was. about to.
be rejected for the U. s. Marine Ser
vice for suffering. although husky
enough otherwise. AS they were
hesitating whether to turn him on
he broke out:
"I.-look here, d-d-d'you want n
t-t-talking m-m-man or f-ff-fighting
m-mman? I'm a f-f-f-fighting man,
b b-but 1 c-cant's g-g-get my words out
q-q-q-quick enought to s-s-s-say g
s-surrender II the whole d-d Id
H-h-un army's to t-t-top o. me-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Library TO Reopen
Tomorrow Morning

The Harrisburg Public Library
will reopen tomorrow morning, all
of the painting and renovation work
under way for the last month hav-
ing been completed and everything
having been put in readiness for the
resumption. of library work by Miss
Alice r. Eaton, the librarian and
member of her staff.
The Library hours will be from -
to until further notice. Plans for
the Saturday ehildren's work will be
announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
Kiwanis to Meet Belmonts
in Industrial League
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
TO-NIght's Schedule
Kiwanis VS. Belmont
West End Grounds

All is ready for the fray scheduled
for tonight when the Kiwanians will
meet the Belmonts in a battle for
supremacy. The battle is to be
staged on the West End diamond and
the spectators will see a close game,
1t is predicted by the sage team man
ayers. Manager Davis of the now
famous Belmonts boldly asserts that
he has a pitcher to knock the spots
off the Kiwanis tiger. Hinkle, the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

southpaw. will twirl for the Kiwanis
demons and he condescends to say
that his arm tonight Will push the
ball victory-ward.
A meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Industrial League was
held yesterday to determine an Of
ficial umpire, The well-known ump.
Al Baxter, was elected rs the Of
fetal master of the diamond for the
Industrial League. Baxter is promi-
nent in baseball circles here and is
favorably known for his fair de
cisions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

limited States service. He leaves
array Insurance of $4,000 to his sis
ter, Mrs. Sarah Lauver 2701 Butler
street Penbrook.
Gish is survived by his father,
John Gish, of Trenton, n. j.; five
brothers. Roy Gish, Raymond Gish,
Harvey Gish, Edwin Gish and Christ
Gish; three sisters. Mrs. Sadie Lau-
yer, of Pembroke; Miss Elizabeth
Gish, Trenton, n. j., and Miss Mary
Gish. of Connecticut.
Funeral services were held late
Yesterday afternoon at the home of
mis- brother, Edwin Gish, in North
Union street. The Rev o. NJ. Kray-
Bill. pastor of the Church of God,
oficiated. Interment was in the Mid
dIetown Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
CAKEs FOR SOLDIERS

Scvrt,'v srr,.s~ ~ cates for train
ing can1ps and Y NJ. c. A. cantecns
ere made every week at the Y M.
p :. bakery in Northampton. Eng
Ind
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today

American League
Cleveland, 4; Athletics, 2, (irst
game).
Cleveland. 8; Athletics. /, (second
game).
Washington, 3; Chicago, o.
Detroit, 8; New York. 0.
Boston, IL; st. Louis, 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American Tseaona

SCHEDULE IOK TODAY
American League
Washington at Chicago.
Athletics at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at st. Louis.
National League
Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

Babe" Adams. veteran pitcher.
who won a worlds championship for
the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909, has re-
Joined the club. Adams was released
by the Pittsburgh Club several years
ago and drifted to the minors. This
season he was the star pitcher of the
American Association. winning four
teen games and losing only three. The
veteran Is thirty-five years of age
and is therefore above the draft age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31
READING DEPOT
MAY BE CLOSED

[Continued from First Page. ]
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

The six-round fights between Bat
tling Levinsky and Harry Gren, JACK
Thompson and Sam Langford, Irish
Patsy Cline and Willie Jackson, and
Soldier Bartfeld and Jack Britton,
scheduled at Shibe Park last night.
were postponed until tonight BE-
cause of rain.