Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10

Eddle' AlnSmlth, one or the clever
est, shhewdest of catchers. has
switched from Washington to De-
troit; the latter releasing Catcher Ed.
Spencer.
First prize in the weeks rife con-
test for women at Pinehurst was
awarded to Miss Marion S. Cans, of
Washington, for winning targets of
135 out OF a possible $50. Women
are going in strong for trapshooting.
Dickinson had tough luck at Car
Isle. Saturday, losing in basketball to
Carnegie Tech $3.50. Abrams of
vine. for Dickinson, played well.
Hamman, Techs lanky forward, made
several sensational shots from the
middle center floor. coming out with
eight baskets.
The annual meeting of the Harris
burg Golf Club will be held on Mon
in the the office of the City Park CON-
missioner, 401 Calder Building. The
purpose of the meeting will be the
election of officers for the ensuing
year and any other business which
may presents itself at the time. This
announcement has been made by
Chris H, Sauers.
Clarence Rowland, former manager
of the White Sox, has purchased the
Milwaukee club. of the American AS
sociation' according to reports. The
purchase price is said to have been
$4,000. Ray Schalk, White Sox
catcher, is said to be associated with
Rowland.
slim" Sallee. left-hander, and &C.
centric like all the rest of them, says
he has quit the game, and will linger
in his mountain home in Kentucky,
where he wears the 'constabule"
badge and intends to raise tobacco.
McGraw went all the way down there,
and as final argument whispered 10
slim" that the Anti-Saloon League
was going to place the ban on tobacco
! as they had on rum, and that in an-
other year or so, he would leave him
self open to arrest for raising the
weed. Even this failed to move Sallee,
so the Giants will have to worry
along as best they can without him.
Tommy" Robson. the hard-hitting
Massachusetts fighter, who was bested
by Harry Greb in Cleveland last Fri
DAY night, expresses the opinion that
Jack" Dempsey is the only man in
the Garfield streak. 81 pride myself
that L have a pretty good kick in my
right hand" said Robson, but IL you
watched me fight Greb. you noticed !
had few chances TO use that fist and
| when did was unable to hit him
effectively. I'll say there is only one
Greb. had seen him fight three times
before and thought 1t would be easy
for a man of my hitting powers to
straight him up when he came leaping
in and then hand him the old kayo.
That's where fooled myself. He came
jumping at me and 1 would set guard
against his right when from some
where his left would flash and would
take 1t twice without giving him even
jab. The next time I would be pre-
pared for his left and he would bring
q a lF NMrn nsH atsrl,k
somewhere behind him and chop me
with 1t. He did not hurt me, but
never before did anyone hit me SO
often and get away without any dam
is: How does he do it?' How can any
man of his weight dance and leap and
keep on top of you the way he does
without becoming exhausted? And he
He is the biggest freak in the ring.
and I know the only way 1 will ever
be able to beat him Is to land hay
maker and with him sprawling all
even them. I think Jack Dempsey
is the. only man who can put him
away for the count"
Chicago, Feb. 10. - Ed. ("strane
ler'D Lewis, of Lexington, KY, chai-
lenger of the heavyweight wrestling
Dodge. Nsb; the former champion
finish contest here March 3 for purse m e
of $4,000. The winner will receive
$500 and the loser $4,000, in addition
to motion picture privileges.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Joseph H.
Thompson, of the One Hundred and
Tenth Gold "Fightng Tenth") Regi-
ment, the former Geneva and Pitt ath-
letic star and football coach. has been
selected to take charge of big pro-
gram of athletic work ssoon to be
opened for the American soldiers in
France. and has been transferred to
the headquarters of the Second Army
to take up his new duties.
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
Gettysburg, Pa, Feb. 10.-Memor-
ial services for Theodore Roosevelt
were held in the Collage Imthnrnn