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vantage of it and put his clubmate out
OF the running in one of the most popu =
lar golf events of this section.
Eddie Styles's downfall was much
more surprising than Hoffner's. Eddie
was trimmed by John Luman. another
Bala man. Luman was not even con
hldcred to have chance when he and
styles drove off in the opening match
of the first sixteen.
All of which shows that golf is like
everything else-you never can tell
when the players had completed the
first nine holes Luman was up. That
however, did not cause such a trcmen
dous stir. for every one was certain
that Styles had just been playing along
at an easy clip and would brace up. He
ana brace up and played good golf, but
his opponent played better. Therein
lies the whole tale.
1t was just one Of those times that
one man was stacked up against fate
This doesn't happen often with Eddie
STYLES. but it did yesterday. Eddic's
defeat was not one with any sham,
attached. for humans victory was dc
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Natural Grand Stand

Clearview Shoot On Tomorrow
Inn Of Philadelphia will he held tomorrow
[ DARBY.
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AS Fielding Flas!iy

TNHE battle was almost a personal one
l. between Mr.. Leonard and Mr.. John-
son. Both hurled splendid ball. Mr..
johnson won because his support was
solid at critical times and Mr.. Leonard
lest because his support, consisting of a
patched infield and outfeld. cracked.
Both Of the AS runs were cheaters.
Witt got his on a walk, a sacrifice and
n wild pitch, and Roth, who came over
with the deciding run also in the first.
reached the initial bag on an error by
Dyer. Captain Robert advanced to sec
ond when Burns was passed and came
dashing into the scoring on Morry
Shannon's hit.
On the other talons. however. the
lone Tiger marker was very much
earned and deserved. Harry Heilman,
who did his hitting on Wednesday
around Dick Nallin. lifted one of John
sons fast ones into the left field
bleachers.
johnson and Leonard each allowed
| five hits. Dutch famed half dozen
against two by ,Iing, but the Ursinus
! alumnus had better control than the
Red Sox graduate. Leonard was trou =
bled with that pitching alment of too
much stuff. ~
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The Arro 4. A.. a aemipro travelling team
has June 81 open. j NJ DALEY ~" tel
grade street.
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WITT GETS REVENGE
ON DUTCH LEONARD
Whitley Scores on South
pa,o's Mistakes and
Auenges Treatment Re-
ceiued in Other Days.
PILLS Make TT IL
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK

WHITLEY WITT is willing to call it
w quits with Dutch Leonard now that
the As have beaten the chubby Tiger
southpaw. and grabbed their second
straight win . to I. Whitley had some
thing to settle with the former Red
Sox star and his run in yesterday s
engagement. due to Leonard's mistakes.
made it a fifty fifty break between the
two baseball laborers.
~ remember when that bird was
pitching for the Sox" said Whitley as he
pulled at one of his shoes in the dress
ing room after the game. land we were
playing in Boston. Stufy Mclnnis was
with us then.
''Three times during the game he
passed Stuffy purposely to get at me.
l never tried harder in my life to hit a
ball. First time up--pop--I lifted one
to the third baseman. Second time up
was madder--pop--a foul to the first
baseman. Third time up | was wild to
hit and -pop-foul to the catcher.
Whitey's bat didn't ruin Leonard s
reputation yesterday. but in the first
inning he walked. cantered TO second on
sacrifice and sprinted home when
Dutch cut loose with wild pitch.
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Young Golfer Shoots
Eagle" at Wilmington

One of the shining lights in the
opening day of the tournament was
the eagle shot by II. 2. Scott. Jr.,
brother of the young golfer who
tied with Cameron Buxton for
second place in the first sixteen. A
terrific drive sent SCOTS ball to the
fourth green. where he holed out his
putt for a two.
The stretch between the tee and
the fourth hole is 259 yards. TO the
uninitiated the term eagle in golf
might have a vague meaning. TO
gain the eagle young Scott had to
negotiate the hole in two strokes
below four, which is considered par
for the stretch.
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DOPE IS SPILLED
AS STYLES LOSES
Old York Road Player Unex-
pectedIy Eliminated in Bala
Golf Tournament
GEORGE HOFFNER BEATEN
BY SPICK HALL

If you happen to be in need of a lot
of nice dope. Just go out to the Bala
Golf Club. There is bunch of it there,
lying loose. Yes. the grandoldope was
upset and spilled all over the place
yesterday afternoon.
Eddie Styles. of Old York road. and
George w. Hoffner, Bala. caused the
spilling. They were two heavy favor
ties when play began yesterday morn
ing in the first round of the annual
tournament. But when the shadows had
driven away all of the daylight savings
Eddie and George were no longer favor
ties. They had been summarily and
brutally eliminated.
The Old York road star and the
young Bala crack can blame it on the
draw. or something. At any rate. ir
the draw had been different the result
surely would have been. But rs it was
Hoffner drew Walter Reynolds. Aroni-
mink. and Styles tccd off with John
Luman, Bala. Reynolds is considered
one of the best mechanical golfers in
the Philadelphia district. but in match
play his nonchaIant manner often
causes his defeat when IA little more
care would win for him But yester-
day he was going great II, the start and
better at the finish
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Phils Saved From Cellar


THE ruined Phils dropped their
l. twelfth straight in Cincinnati yes
terday. 4 to /, but were saved from
the cellar because the Pirates handed
the go-by to the Braves and the Boston
bunch stuck in last place The Phils
will move down as soon as the Braves
win.
"It's bad looking ball club" is the
way Heinie Groh, the Reds captain. is
said to have expressed his opinion of
the Phils. and every one will agree with
him.
The makcshift inficld doesn't combine
right and the base runners have lot
of fun with the outfeld. Whenever Cy
Williams and Irish Meusel get hold of
the ball there is no telling where they
are likely to throw it, The pitchers,
too. are going wild.
Rixey wasn't hit much, but he was
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Auto Grind Set for JuJy q

Bay track July 4 BY the Eastern States
the winner Of the ifty-mile race last Sat:
urday. and all the other drivers in that
tiations are under way to have ''Howdy'
Wilcox. who recently won the Indianapolis
race. meet DePalma and other prominent
racers In contest for the sprint cham
pionship the same day. The distance for
this race has not been decided.
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What May Happen
in Baseball Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics. 2; Detroit i.
Cleveland. 4: New York, 2.
Chicago. s; Washington, g.
Boston. 2; st. Louis, I.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati. 4, PhiIlies, I.
New York. I: st. Louis, I.
Brooklyn. 1; Chicago. I.
Pittsburgh. 6; Boston, 3.
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sinfully wild, and one run was made
as a result of hideous errors. String
bean Sallee pitched one of those nifty
games that has placed him back in the
ranks of topnotchers. Only three hits
were collected off his delivery.
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serving of whole hothouse of laurel
wreaths.
With HofTner and Styles out of the
tournament Reynolds, Woody Platt and
Spencer Wright are the ruling favorites'
with Plat slightly in the lead as far
as predictions are concerned.
On the whole yesterday was a great
da yfor Bala There we're six sixteens
| playing. an extraordinarily fine showing
considering the fact that the qualify
| ing round of the Wilmington tourna
ment was on.
Bill Sykes ex president of the Bala
Club, who is at present pulling OH
vacation as well as golf tournament,
met +. j. Brooke. Cobbs Creek
Brooke did everything but beat Bill,
who was down when they drove for
the sixteenth hole. In other words, he
had to win all three of the remaining
holes from Brooke to capture the match.
Needless to say he was not only equal
to but little ahead of the occasion.
He settled to the task and by putting
all of his effort into his play won the
sixteenth seventeenth and eighteenth
holes and the match.
Natural Grand Stand
One of tho most pleasing features of
the Bala course is the natural grand
stand. 1t is composed of large syca-
more tree overhanging the embankment
at the ninth green, lots of grass, plenty
of easy chairs and golf and other con
versation galore:
From there one can see the players
drive off from the first tee and the posi-
ton Of the balls after the drive. But
the most interesting view is the ninth
green.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
Host of Rooters to
Travel With Tech on
Pennant-Deciding Trip

When the Technical High
school basketball quintet leaves
Friday for Reading, the aggre-
CATION will take one of the largest
crowds of rooters from Harris
burg that ever represented TINS
CITY. 1t will be make or break,
for the squad that plays Reading
Friday night and Allentown sat
urday. Should Tech win both
contests it will mean the league
pennant. To lose both will in
dicate that probably Reading will
COP the honors. Should Tech win
at Allentown, but lose at Reading.
it is almost certain that a post
season of contests will have to be
played to decide the champion
ship.
It is likely that Tech will play
Lansford High school in this city
March IA. This team claims the
cham pionship of the State and
was booked on this account. They
have already defeated Reading
High school, and have won the
championship of the coal regions.
The following Friday Reading
will visit this city, and the sea-
son will be terminated March 2S,
with the visit to this city by the
Blue and White of Steelton. Tech
has lost but one game this sea-
son, and that by q single point.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
Allison Hill League Will Go 1t
Alone; Open Season on May z

At a meeting OF the board of di-
rectors of the Allison Hill Baseball
League last evening, a majority of
the members decided to reject the
proposition of the West End man
agement to extend the organization
to that of a city league. The argu-
ments against the proposition were
to the effect that satisfactory
schedule could not be arranged to
give Hill patrons baseball on the
hill every night with six teams in
the league, and the contests played
on two diamonds. Interest would
be divided and two additional teams
in the league would weaken the
article of baseball that has been
played in the past. Managers ex-
pressed 1t as their opinion that it
would be difficult to take an entire
team from one of the city to the
other. without losing much good
playing time. The final argument
was that board of directors of the
Hill organization should not decide
the question of a city league.
The election of officers for the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
UNCLE TO
HANDLE BOXING
General Leonard Wood Made
Leader of Great Move to
Standardize the Sport
By Associated Press.


New York, March 5.-The army,
navy and civilian board of boxing
control in a statement made public
day announcing that Major Leon
ard Wood had accepted the presi-
dency of the board. made known its
aim and purposes. The board, which
was recently incorporated in New
York state, was organized with the
aim that eventually it would become
the National Boxing Association in
this country, controlling both anna
teur and professional branches of
the sport. General Wood falls the
place that wa sto have been taken
by the late Theodore Roosevelt
In addition to tee active leadership
of General Wood, the new organiza-
tion will have as patrons and ad-
visers many men prominent in army,
navy and political life including
Admiral Henry T. Mayo, fourteen
major generals of tho army, four
teen rear admirals, Governors Boyle,
of Nevada, and Harding, of Iowa;
five United States Senators and i've
college presidents. The advisory
council is made up of Sc persons, in
Guiding Charles II. Sabin, president
of the Guaranty Trust Company;
Major Anthony Drcxel Biddle, direc-
tor of government athletic: Harry S.
New, United States Senator from
Washington; Rear Admiral T. S.
Rodgers, and Charles Thorley.
The prospectus of the board states
that 1t desires TO develop boxing in
this country to a higher level and
to prepare the way for entry into
the sport of men returning from SER
vice abroad. 1t seeks to have a law
permitting boxing passed in every
state and to develop champions in
states, among colleges, in various in
dustries and among nations.
| Control of the amateur as well as
the professional sport will be sought
in order to make boxing safe from
promoters.
The organization will be governed
by a board of governors, an advisory
council and standing cc-rnlittecs.
consisting of representatives OF .ead-
ing sporting clubs. officers of the
United States forces and others in
lterested in the sport of boxing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
ME SAM WILL HANDLE BOXING HAL CHASE CLEARED OF CHARGES PLAYS MRAy
Hal Chase Big Drawing Card
For Giants; Sisler His Rival

Heydler, president of the National
League, believes 1T was Mc1nnis'
fielding more than anything else that
defeated the Cubs in the 1918
worlds series.
McInnis also has been a far more
consistent hitter than Chase, and at
the age of % already has hit over
800 seven times in nine years. In
one of the two others he hit .2e5.
George Sisler, however, may even
climb ahead of Chase and McInnis.
He is a lefthander like Chase, and
looks as though he will be the play
or who will succeed T>y Cobb as base
balls great all-around star. He
comes close to being the perfect ball
player. as he has a willing disposi-
ton and is not given to grouches or
fits of depression.
Sisler can do most everything
around first base that Chase, Dau-
bert and McInnis have been able to
do, and threatens TO outhit any of
this trio. His grand average in his
first four years in the American
League already is considerably high
er than that of Cobb after he had
completed four seasons with Detroit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05

year resulted as follows: President.
E. e. Knauss; vice-president, Karl
E. Peters; secretary and treasurer,
A. II. Fritz. The president appoint
ed d. c. Hawley to draw up a sched-
ule of contests, after it had been
decided to open the season May 3.
Treasurer A. II. Fritz and Murray
Washburn were appointed as mem
bers of the finance committee, while
c. F. Pressler and e. w. killinger
will make a report on the grounds
at the next meeting. Sd,
. With the question finally settled
of the league remaining intact, the
organization will hold another meet
ing next Monday night to make a
drive toward the opening of the sea-
son the first Monday of May. In
addition to the president, the rep
resentatives at the meeting We're:
Reading, c. f. Pressler; Hick-A A.
Thrift, Bob" Clark and Murray
Washburn; Rosewood, Karl f. PEI.
ters and e. w. Killinger; Galahad,
d. c. Hawley and A. II. Fritz. =.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05

tive town, he is now building ring at
the Standard Theater, a bit of enter
prise which is waking up the steel city
to what may come in the near future.
The program for next Wednesday
evening will be marked by some huscky
local doings, Black Gunboat Smith be-
ing engaged to meet Tommy Coleman
OF York. Another bout is that OF Sam
Laverty, Steelton, and Bud Harrington,
of York These men are husky black
smiths and there will be some old
fashioned haymakers exchanged.
The de luxe bout, of course is be-
tween Herman Miller, middleweight
champion of the south, and Johnny
Wolgast, brother of the famous Ad.,
who fights nearly as cleverly as his big
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
LIMIT COLLEGE BOXERS

Men taking boxing lessons at the
University of Kansas will not be al
lowed to take part in any boxing
tournaments held by the Kansas
City a. c. or any other outside bouts
as formerly announced. The au-
thoriiies at X. L. say they ere
olfering boxing as Course in the
department of physical education
only and are not trying 10 train
men for the ring. I'VE regard box
ing as one of the best forms Of phys
lcal exercise for young mea and
think it improves the men mentally
and physically" says w. o. Hamil
ton, head of the department of phys
ical education.
The value of boxing was shown
IN the recent war, when it was used
IN all training caElrs. Eoxing
teaches a mali to think and not
quickly"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
THE BASES

bouts. Irslinger is matched with
Walter Miller, who recently defeat
ed Mike Yokel in two sti iaight tails,
in April at Los Angeles. He will
meet Pat O'Connell at Portland,
Ore, and Mike Yokel In Salt Lake
City. 1rslinGer was lately married
and the trip also serves as his honey
moon tour.
campaign for a new boathouse for
the use OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania crews, and as a means of leading
to a more general participation in row.
ing work by University students Of
all kinds and classes at the Red and
Blue institution, has spread like wild
fire on the Penn campus, not only
among the student body, but with the
support of the athletic authorities as
we'll.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05

Next Tuesday night should see a
hummer of sparring show at the
Motive Power arena, since all the
pugilists billed declare they will be
at the ring. The management have
had some trouble in this feature,
and they hope that no further dis
appointments will be staged.
Reports say that both Eddie Dun
dee and Joe Philips are in shape to
go thS limit, which ought to be
something worth while. Philips, as
his picture shows, is short, stock but
with long reach. Dundee has a
shade on him in height but ringsters
who have seen them say this match
is about perfect.
Sammy Schiff will not box at this
fray. for he is laying off two weeks
to get in perfect shape. Schiff is a
wise boy in his generation; he figures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05

that Rome was not built in a day.
and he is young yet. Two weeks
rest-up will give him weight and
strength; he is then planning a busy
program, including a return battle
with Joe Tiplitz whom he gave a
beating to recently. Tiplitz is now
matched to meet Johnny kilbane in
a wind-up at the Olympia.
Philadelphia-If he gets draw
Sammy SchHf surely deserves a
chance with kilbane.
The battling Joe Marks who made
such a hit at the last meet, is sure
to draw the fans to this show; es-
pecially since the opponent is to be
Joe McCarron, the black haired
Irish boy who found all he wanted
in Marks who set a fast pace. The
rest of the card is up to those men,
toned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
Hush little barroom
Don't you cry.
You'll be a drug store
By and By
CITIZENS TO RUN BAL LCLUB

Chicago, March 5.--A. r. Tearney,
temporary president of the Three-l
League, upon his return from
Evansville. Ind, yesterday, said that
$4,000 was raised at a meeting of
citizens there Monday night to sup
port a baseball club in a new league
to include the choice cities of the
old Three-I and Central Leagues.
The club will be operated by a fans
association, similar to the organlYa-
ton of the Peoria. ILL.,, club.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
sALLEE GOES TO REDS

Cincinnati, March 5. = Pitcher
Harry Sallee, of the New York Ma
tional League club, was purchased
yesterday by the Cincinnati club,
according to an announcement made
at the office of the latter club. The
reason given for the transfer was
that Sallee desired to play near his
home, which is at Higginsport,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05

troll will make it all the more popular.
Next Tuesday the Motive Power club
puts on a good program and the
evening after at Steelton Joe Barrett.
veteran handler and athlete. will give
Steelton, an uncommon treat.
Barrett is not doing things by halves.
Finding that his ring furniture could
not be brought from Baltimore, his ma
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
WITH THE BOWLERS

At the Academy Alleys the Gem
erals of the Duckpin League won
over the Majors and Corporals wal
loped Leutenants. The clubs stand
at present:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05

brother. Wolgast is a rather busy per-
son these days. Friday night he will
meet Joe Borrell, Philadelphia, in the
Cambria A. c., Philadelphia. On Mon
day night he will tackle Walter Mohr
New England States champion. in the
Lancaster West End Club and on We'd
nesday night he will meet Herman
Miller in Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
STEELTON BOXING
SHOW NEXT WEEK
Joe Barrett, Famous Handler
of Athletes, Will Give Bor-
ough Excellent Bill

Boxing is taking hold of Harrisburg
and vicinity with a fierce grip, and
the new scheme of Government con-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
Gordon Ford Accepts
Altoona Challenge and
Meets Team Saturday

The Altoona team which ap-
pears here Saturday night is the
same that challenged the local
Independents for the Central
Pennsylvania championship. On
it will be several stars from the
western part. Bolt, who plays on
several teams in and around AL
toona, will play a forward po-
sition with Knepley, who was
a former Juniata star. Schlegel
and Epple will play the guard
positions. Richards, who plays
the pivot position, is considered
one of the best around the
mountain town.
The Altoona team challenged
the local team a week or so ago
and the local boys will be there
to accommodate the Altoona
team. They are bringing their
full crowd of rooters along and
it should make plenty of ex-
citement at the auditorium for
Saturday night.
Independents Altoona
Rote, T. Bolt, (.
McCord. (. Knepley, (.
Hagserty, C. Richards, C.
Gerdes. g. Schlegel, &.
Ford, g. Epple, 6.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
LEWIS WILL
MEET EARL CADDOCK

Chicago, March 5.-Wrestling en-
thusiasts commented today on the final
breaking of the draw, existing until last
night, between Joe Stecher, of Nebraska,
and Ed ("Strangler") Lewis. of Ken
lucky. The men had met three times
preceding the contest here and each
bout had been declared a draw-the
longest resulting in five hours of wrest-
ling.
The match last night. their fourth,
was won by Lewis after two hours
twelve minutes and thirty-seven seconds
of wrestling. Stecher being the aggres-
sor almost throughout. BY agreement
the first fall secured after two hours
of wrestling was to decide the match,
and the fall-the first of any of their
matches-came about through a head
lock.
Lewis announced today that he and
Earl Caddock would meet in a finish
contest as soon as the latter returned
from France, probably at Omaha, Neb.,
on July 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-05
GOOD-BY, TOMMY LEACH

Bezdek, new manager Of pits
burgh, has cast loose Tommy Leach
who will be remembered by myriad
fans as the star of the Pirates when
they won pennants. Tommy's arm
went back on him last year. No
one IN the game had a quicker
brain. But he is now bench2d for
good.
wrestling is fiourishing like a
green bay tree these DAYS. Henry
lrslinger, middleweight wrestler
left yesterday for Hot Springs
where he will train for three big