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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
Dempsey Has Birthday;
Willard Resumes Boxing

Toledo, June ga Jack DENIM
sey, challenger for the worlds
heavyweight championship, will
celebrate his twenty-fourth hirtb
day to-day exchanging punches
with his sparring partners in
preparation for his title contest
with Jess Willard here july
children living in the vicinity of
Dempsey's quarters, with whom
he is prime favorite. planned
to surprise him with a birthday
cake.
Willard planned to resume
boxing to-day after yesterdays
layoff. The champion said he
was entirely satisfied with the
progress he is making and
thought a day of idleness would
be beneficial to his condition.
Dempsey considers honors even
for the jolting that Sergeant Bill
Tate, a giant negro sparring
partner, gave him in their work.
out Sunday. Dempsey knocked
Tate out yesterday.
In the first round Tate went
along easily. seemingly content
to stay on the defensive and back
away from Dempsey's driving at
tack. But when it came Tate's
turn to face the challenger again
Dempsey tore into him and in
less than ten seconds had him
stretched on the canvas. 1t was
the first time in three years that
Tate had been f1oored.
Jack Malone, the st. Paul well
terweight- made his first appear
anCe as q SDarrinC narfnar e.
Dempsey yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
NO-HIT GAME ON THE HILL

Dutch" Conner, pitching for
Reading Railways, twirled the
first no hit, no run game of the
season in the Allison Hill circuit,
when he blanked st. Mary's by a
score of to O. 1t was the second
successive white wash that the rail-
readers have given by the identical
score. The victory gives Manager
Pressler's nine a tighter hold on first
place.
The only semblance of a hit
came in the sixth when O'Connell
was given hot one to handle at
third corner. 1t was chalked up as
an error in the opinion of the
scrlbes. and Conner was placed on
the honor roll. The only other run
ner to reach first base was on the
single base on balls that Dutch"
issued to a st. Mary's runner.
Wagner in right field for the los
ing aggregation, made several bril-
liant catches that won the applause
of the spectators. Boyles was also
the pivot of a fast double play that
he started, completing the play to
Books at first.
George Swartz had his batting
togs on rapping out three nice sin
giles. Reading had eight hits and
all were of the single variety.
Bunched hits in the second. third
and fifth won the game. Tonight
Galahad and Rosewood will oppose
each other.
Much interest is centering on the
Klein Chocolate game for Thursday
night, when the crack Lancaster
countians will come to the Hill dia-
mond to play the pick of this or
ganization. They have a string of
| C.tf a fsrh Fln Of
the Hill League will oppose this
crowd, and a record attendance for
the city is predicted. The score:
II DINO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
RANK ERNE GETS BAD BEATING FROM SA DEMPSEY CELEBRATES 2h BRTDA
Some Game Thursday
When Hill Stars Meet
Klein Chocolate Celebrities

The most attractive baseball con-
test of the season Is scheduled for
Thursday night of this week at Sew
enteenth and Chestnut streets, when
the pick of the Allison Hill Baseball
League will oppose the famous
Klein Chocolate Company, of Eliza
bethtown.
Manager John Breckenridge. him.
self the hero of many a HARRISBURG
er in the good old days, and Hill
resident with the interests of the
Allison Hill League at heart, though
the Klein Brothers made the liberal
offer to bring on his band of de luxe
PLAYERS to give Harrisburgers
chance to glimpse the best team on
the map in this section or the state
Like Caesar. who fought many
battles and never lost one, is TINS
team of cholocate tossers. AFTER
mopping up the teams in this Vicln-
ity, a trip was made last week 10
Philadelphia and vicinity; wnere
they won other victories. Like Alex
ander. they are now signing for fur
ther conquests, and feel confident
that they can trim the pick of the
Hill league.
with five years of experience to
back it. this Hill organization Will
make a desperate effort to make
good showing against TINS New
York State and International band
of stars. Walsh. Cranston, Trout,
Harmed, Berger ct al, have oeen
known as clever players for years
mast. Now they are adding to their
iaurels. and giving Elizabethtown
brand of ball that is making those
staid old Lancaster county farmers
shout their heads OFF.
The Seventeenth and Chestnut
stret diamond will be placed in tip
top shape for the battle, and the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

members of the national team
which will represent the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania at the ma
tional matches at Caldwell, n. J.,
in August, will be chosen to a large
extent from the II contestants with
the highest general average for the
season. Following are the scores of
the Harrisburg Rife Club:
200 yards rapid fire.. F.. I'm
ger. AZ; ]. r. Mattern, A; S. T.
Durborrow, 46; F. A. Godcharles,
4S; c. S. Landis, 50; G. W. Thomp-
son, IS.
500 yards slow FREE. F. Unger.
"A: ]. r. Mattern. Al; S. T. Durbor-
row, AZ; f. A. Godcharles, 40; C. S.
Lands, 43; G. W. Thompson, as.
500 yards slow FREE. F. Unger.
46; ]. r. Mattern, "A; S. T. Durbor-
row, 43; F. o. Godcharles. As; C. S.
Landis, As; G. W. Thompson, 43.
Totals-E. F. Unger, 1877; ]. r.
Mattern, 1876; S. T. Durborrow,
1S1; F. o. Godcharles, 12S: C. S.
lands, 1877; George Thompson,
1926. Team total, TS4.
On Saturday the local boys will
shoot the expert qualification course.
and on July the clubs individual
championship match will draw a
large crowd of rife enthusiasts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
OLD FRANK ERNE GETS
BEATING OF HIS LIFE

Venerable Frank Erne who has
been a pugilist since padded mits
were invented. got the lacing of his
long career last night from Young
Sllar, a patron of Joe Barrett, who
promoted the entertainment at Quar-
tet Hall in the remote regions of
Steelton. 1t was a siX-round affair
and the Silar had made a mighty
good impression for his aggressive
ness and energy. He was on top Of
the old boy at tap of gong, and not
In years has Steelton seen as fast
ana furious scrapping. In the first
round frankie hit the saw dust, but
was up in jiffy, with the fans howl
ing for Silar to go after the veteran
1t must be said for Erne that all
though he was shaded considerably
IN the six rounds that he put UP a
gallant fight. being pretty thorough
~ marked up at the finish. Erne
mad all the best of the second round !;
but the young fighter was entitled to
the third and fourth and some refer
ees would have given him the fight
when Erne deliberately turned his
back and started for his corner. as
though to say: I'm through" Billy
linden, third man in the ring, prac-
tically coaxed Erne back instead of
Immediately giving -silar the match.
Young Wampler, of York, was
thrown heavily in the opening bout
by Walter Kuhnert, of Harrisburg.
when the two got tangled up in
hghtins. Two Steelton physicians
were right on the job and after a
shrewd examination advised the lad
TO nave an S-ray used immediately.
as 1t looked to them that something
was fractured
Paul Wagner. OF York, in the sec
ond fray, knocked Billy Morton, of
harrisburg cold in the first round !:
but Morton gamely asked for a re-
turn match.
After the Erne-Silar go, Young
Gilley, who has an alias of south
ern lightweight champ" tackled Tim
Droney, of Lancaster, who made him
look like broken crutch. Whoever
dubbed this weak party a cham
pion' does not understand the Eng
ish language. He had nothing but
a smile and that wore off suddenly
until in the third round his corner
men tossed in the sponge and the
fight was Droney's
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
END BATTLE TO
FINISH GIVES VICTORY
TO COMMONWEALTH

Lightner would do and when the
tall, left handed batter swatted the
ball for double, W. Smith went to
third. but was thrown out at the
plate by Oscar Waltz who had gath
cred in brisk bingle from Hinkle's
bat. With Lightner on third and
Hinkle on second it looked as though
the Commonwealth would tally their
second run. Then Earl Waltz came
to bat He hit one to Rote who
threw him out at first, permitting
scored the third run for the Com
monwealth in the fifth when Klugh
singled and drove him over the plate.
The inning looked bad for Ford, but
with the same deliberation with
which Henry makes his millions the
young man pulled himself out of the
hole.
Oscar Waltz and Hoover scored
the two runs for the Commonwealth $
rivals. The batting honors of the
session went to Gordon Ford, Earl
killinger and Lightner, the latter
of whom showed up much better
than in previous games. The Engi-
neers and Firemen had 10 men left
on bases and the Commonwealth Q.
Cook proved a competent umpire.
MI JdChSOIl, WHO mas Deen OulCldI-
ing in many of the games, went to a
hospital in Philadelphia yesterday
for an operation, and after the sur
geons are through with him he may
again be seen behind the plate.
Fat" Dill caught a good game.
He had passed ball, but it was on
a low shoot and was excusable, In
asmuch as Fat" doesn't bend as cas-
lily as do some other catchers in the
twilight games.
Tonight the West End Motive
Power teams play and it was said to-
day the Motive Powers would do
their darndest to win the battle. If
necessary they may do worse than
that In any event they say they
are going to the ball field with bells
on and If the West End beats them
they'll know they've been playing
the old game all right. all right.
The score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

with probably 1000 people looking
on, the Commonwealth team of the
West End League defeated the Engi-
neers and Firemen at the Seneca
street grounds last evening. When
the session ended the score was to
2 in favor of the railroaders.
Throughout the entire game the in
terest was keen and it was anybody's
old ball game until the last man was
out in the seventh inning.
The opposing twirlers were Gordon
Ford and Earl Waltz, the latter of
whom had insisted that If a red
headed youngster with a cast in his
eye would move from the right
hand bleachers to another spot he
might be able to put the game on ice.
It was his first victory out of six ef-
forts. 1t developed after the game
that the sorrel-topped jinx is at
home with the measles, therefore the
downfall of the railmen. The train
men collected hits of Waltz's pitch
ing. while the Commonwealth came
out of the battle with a total of TO-
Ford. who is no relative of Henry's,
and doesn't relish being associated
with flivvers, pitched good ball. al
though ]. Lightner and Earl Kill
linger walloped his curves for
nedlInE TO Ine
and just at times, too, when hits
helped the score. Madden, a lusty
youth who covered first base for the
Engineers and Firemen. connected
with one of Waltz's shoots for a
singing two-base clout.
There is nothing certain about how
balls will behave after being sent
their journey out of the diamond.
For example, Mr.. Gerdes, the Com
monwealth third sacker, hit what
would not have been more than a
single toward the score board. Nor
man Ford set himself to get the ball
on a bound, but with all the coquet-
tishness of a woman the pesky sphere
just bounced over his head and Mr..
Gerdes romped joyfully around the
bases for the home plate, which he
reached before the ball could be re-
turned. He scored the first run of the
game.
In the second inning Walter Smith
drew a pass from his friend Ford.
He waited a bit to see what ].
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

local lads are cocky enough to think
that they will win. Every one rather
suspects that Pitcher Mellinger will
be given a chance to hand out some
of that Ursinus brand of ball that
he has been twisting over the plate
for a dozen strikeouts a game. He is
a newcomer in local ranks and If
he takes the mound will be sure to
make a good showing.
Every team in the league will be
represented, and at the close of the
regular games this week the team
that will represent the Hill Thurs
day night will take the field to de-
velop team work for the big battle.
The big grandstand has been
taxed to its capacity every night, but
when this game is pulled off. the
largest crowd of the season will be
sure to be on hand. Dick" Neb-
niger will call the plays. He is sat
isfactory to bottle teams, being the
regular arbiter of the league.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
RIFLE SHOTS IN
STATE CONTEST
SHOW BIG SCORES
Hang Up Encouraging Total
in National Association
Match

The second match of the season
between the National Rife Associa-
ton Clubs in the Pennsylvania
State Riflemen's League was shot
off Saturday on the home ranges of
the various clubs throughout the
State. Those composing the league
are the Fort Pitts Rife Club of
Pittsburgh. the Franklin Rifle and
Revolver Club, the University Rifle
Club of Reading, the Keystone Rife
Club of Harrisburg, and the Harris
burg Rifle Club. AS these matches
were shot on the home grounds of
the respective clubs. only the scores
of the Harrisburg Rife team are
available at this writing, the agree
ment of the various teams being
that the respective scores shall be
attested by 4 commissioned officer
of the Army and mailed TO each of
the other contesting teams.
Interest in Matches
Much interest is being manifested
in these matches by those interest
ed in the shooting game las the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

Kid Williams, the former ban
tamweight champion, who lost the
title to Pete Herman two years ago
in New Orleans after 20 rounds,
made good impression on the fans.
He wants to meet Herman and en-
planned that only Referee Billy Ro-
cap decided that the decision should
go to Herman. All other witnesses
and writer's thought it should have
peen given to Williams. He is ready
TO meet any one at 11S-120 pounds,
ana ne did Joe Barret good turn
last night by chipping in for purse
for the veteran.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
CARPENTERS GO BACK

Reading, Pa, June 25-After con-
ferences lasting nearly two months,
grievances of the carpenters union
were adjusted and the men went to
work to-day on new scale of wages
10 cents an hour and eight hour
by an arbitration
board. The men at first held out
for so cents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
Europe Will Have
Enough Food Until
Harvest by July |

New York, June 24.-Enough food
to provision the people of the liber-
ated countries of Europe until their
own farm crops have been harvested
this fall will be in transit by July 1.
it was announced here by the Amer
lean relief administration through
Theodore F.. Whitmarsh, an admin
istration representative just returned
fro mEurope.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
ITALY WILL SIGN. PAGE SAYS

Paris, June 2S.-ThomaS Nelson
Page, United States Ambassador to
Italy. who arrived in Paris to-day is
confident the changes in the Italian
Government an dthe peace delega-
tion will not prevent Italy from sign
ing the German treaty, and advised
member of the American delegation
to this effect. Mr.. Page expects to
leave for London on Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24
Hurrah! This State
and Utah Are Tie in
Trapshooting Skill

Pennsylvania and Utah shooters
are tie away for the trapshooting
average honors.
DR.. A H. Aber. OF Dravosburg.
Pa, and Sam Sharman, of Salt Lake
City, have each shot at $50 targets
and have broken 535, for an aver
age of 1927. The other shooter over
81 per cent. is r. A. King, of Color
ado.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

Two-base hit ]. Lightner, Madden
E kilinger; sacrifice hit. Gerdes;
Struck out G. Ford, 3; Z. Waltz, 8;
base on balls, G. Ford. 8; Waltz, 4:
left on base, L. and F., 10; Common
wealth. 8; Stolen bases, o. Waltz.
Rote, Hoover, Wagner. 2; Madden, .;
passed balls, Dill. Time, 1.35. Um-
pire, Cook. Scorer, McCahan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

Totals ..27 z S21 s
SIT MARY'S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24

Totals .......22 o O1S 2
Double plays-Boyles to Books.
Struck out-By Conner, IL; Hum
mel, Il; Sostar, 1. Base on balls
or Conner, /; Hummel, @ Stolen
bases-C .Swartz; G.. Levan, 2;
Bowman. Passed balls Sheaffer.
Umpire-"Dick" Nebinger.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
COUPLE
 RELEASED IN
 HgURDER CASE

Apparently bafr7cd ny thc saddou 1,0v-uu Of tho autanoH'}, cue, and th<tr failure to obtain any important inforraatlon from thaso persons who were placed under arTost- 'h" police OTlco~s working on the L.fu}yoUitz murder -aso alup'r m7rSC5 time to- day. The authorttIea were decidedly Tctinour fn elyiu- our inform anon tnis Uoruior, but 9oNo~1.ne to all reports Inc uurdorors OF Erniam.r Einto- vyitz. tno New York uoesfnzr- whose muG'at.E body was diEChyersd in some bushes Uo1r rho Post rca5 iu Milford uu August 2N, are mo nearer apprehension now than theg- were on 7.r any when Inc body vas Gisoov- ,rn1
 Coroner Hi Nrsv. Of New Haven ~e- ported that Phillip Eauvar and Dori= Kline. who were arrested last " ad- ursIa- .u connection with tho ease, have been released from custody T1a coroner declared thai no one is E--iu- hold ny The aItro--ftas Tho reIeas se 'f F7uvgr and the Kline woman eE- J.odoe tl0 theory that the local couple Ind any tnowlcdee of -he affair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
HOLD-UP MEN
 KEEP BUSY
 IN NEW YORK

New York, Sept 16-DespIte the increased vigiIence of the police, the series of hold-ups which have taken place during the last few weeks con- tinued today
 Six armed men in a. black touring g car held up the drivers of two ATneri- can Railway Express company wag- ons in the downtown section early Elis morning but the amount of their .theft was not made public. A short time later four men in a car answer ing the description of that used by the bandits were arrested not far from the scene of the hold-up.
 Daniel Stautto, proprietor of a Brooklyn shoe store. was robbed of s2OO in his store last night by four armed men, one of whom struck him over the head with a revolver while the others went through his pockets. No arrests have as yet been made in the case. Insurance agents report an unprecedented demand for bur glary insurance here since the holdups became so numerous, according to re- ports published today. Hotels, which have been the chief prey of the inside men," are reported to be among the principal policy holders
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
MUST EXTEND ON SCHOOLS YEARLY
 OVER MILLION
Continued from Page One.1


 ending July 15, last, as $G7.67, an amount SS in excess of New Haven and less by from $25 to $58 than ten other cities larger and smaller than Bridgeport in this state and NIassa- chusetts The per capita cost of grammar grade pupils is shown at $40-S2, S2.O4 more than in Newark, Y. J., and varying only n few cents from that of practically all of the other cities of importance in the state.
 In an analysis of the various costs per capita, 1t is pointed out that teaching force gets S32.75, maiute- nance S8.1S. which includes water, repairs, heat. light and fuel and in suranCe and overhead expenses amount of SLIP per capita. Sta ioncry and supplies together with textbooks equals J7 cents per capita of the cost. These items. the report finds, are less than in 1913 with the exception of the instruction and the overhead charges which include the expenses of administration.
 Recommendation is made for the establishment of a Bureau of Record in the school department. A further recommendation of what Is equiva- lent to a Purchase and Storage branch is also presented to ccntralIzn the distribution from one point oi supplies.
 The report concludes with a de- tailed statement of the costs in all of the schools of the city, an analysis of all Items being given.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
VINCENT OUT FOR CHANGE IN
 GOVT. SYSTEM
Declares Himself For Com mission Plan As Head of
 Fusion.

A committee of Bridgeport business men waited upon Allen E. Vincent this morning to secure from him his views upon Commission Government They pointed out to him that in his interviews with local papers he prac. ucaIly outlined as his idea of a prop CT city government, the basic prIncI- pals of commission government
 One of the members of the com mittee stated this morning that In the interview with Vincent he substan- tiated their beIies that he favored commission government.
 In part Vincent stated, 'In previous interviews I have outlined a plan Of government which to me appears to be the only feasible solution to the local governmental problem. You gentlemen have called my attention to the fact that my plan of govern ment borders on the commission form and I will say frankly to you that I have always favored a business ad- ninistratiOn and in favoring this plan automatically endorse the. conmis- sion form of government-the one system that will enable the five men ultimately chosen to conduct the clty's affairs, to put in their best CT forts for the good of the community, irrespective of party pull or ward heelinE patronag age."
 should I run for mayor on the Fusion ticket l would not consider my platform complete unless it con- tafned a plank endorsing commission government, the efficient businesslike way conducting of city affairs and a general program for cooperation be- tween the administration heads and the voters of the city"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
 PLANS TAG DAY
 FOR OCT. 1S

At the call of Norman Leeds, pres ident, a special session of the direc- tors of the Bridgeport Protective as sociation was held last evening at the headquarters on Myrtle avenue, to consider plans for a Tag Day to be Oct. IS, the first endeavor of the kind since the organization of this special work in Bridgeport.
 The woman leader of the day will be Miss Dotten M. Gros Claude, with the ladies for committee work as follows: Chairman, Mrs. J. K Will Hanson; Mrs. James T. Rourke, Miss Alice Bullard, Miss Frances F. Nelson.
 The business men will be organized under the leadership of Norman Leeds and Charles E. Weeks, while Thomas Cullinan and William W. Boardman will be the selection of the Four Minute Men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
Will Not Accept
 Those Under Weight

Do you realize that unless your weight is up to normal you are actually in danger of serious illness?
 No insurance company will insure those who are under weight.
 Many thin people find that they gain weight steadily while taking Father Johns Medicine.
 The pure food tonic elements, which are contained in this old-fashiOned pre- crip { ion strengthen and build up those who are thin, weak and run down. It is real food and in a form which even the weakened system can easily take up.
 Father John Medicine has been in use over GO years. Contains no alco- hoI or dangerous drugs.