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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
COBB CHAMPION
IN HIS LEAGUE
Cravath Leads Nationals With
Jim Thorpe in Second
Place

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Tyrus Raymond
Cobb still Is the premier batter
among the regulars OF the American
League, according to complete but
unofficial averages mace public to-
day. The Detroit outfielder, during
the past season hung up batting
mark of 1881 in 124 games, one
point less than his 1918 record and
giving him the league leadership
for the eleventh time in the last
thirteen seasons. In addition Cobb
was second in base stealing and sec
ond in number of hits.
In figures, Eddie Murphy, pinch
hitter for the champion White Sox
led with an average of .457, but he
participated in only 81 games. Fol-
lowing close On Cobb's heels was
Harris of Cleveland, with mark of
.375.
Babe" Ruth, Boston, broke all
records for the greatest number of
home runs in a season by knocking
out an even 80. In addition he
showed the way to the other long
distance clouts by obtaining a total
of 288 bases and also led the run
getters, scoring 103 runs in 1SO
games.
In the club averages the Chicago
White Sox showed why they won
the pennant by making a club bat
ting average of .2S7, five points bet
ter than Detroit, which was second
with 1882. Cleveland was third with
a mark of PTS. In fielding Boston
led with a record of .974 and Chi
cago was second, it's players field
ing for an average of 1853. Phil
adelphia, last in the league, was last
in hitting and fielding.
Eddie Cicotte, ace of the White
Sox pitching staff, was the leading
hurler. He clearly established his
supremacy by chalking up 20 VIC
tories against seven defeats for an
average of .806.
National League
Cravath, Philadelphia outfielder,
was the champion batsman of the
National League, the averages CIV
ing him a record of $40 in 83 games,
while Mitchell of Brooklyn, made
a mark of 1916 he cannot be con-
sidered the leader because he played
in only "a games. Cravath also
made the most home runs, his four
ply knocks totaling IL.
Next to Cravath in the list OF bat
ters is Thorpe, the famous Indian
athlete, who started the season with
the New York Giants, but later was
traded to Boston. Thorpe's average
in 62 games was s27, seven points
ahead of Eddie Roush, star outfield-
er of the champion Cincinnati club,
who hit for mark of 800 in 1913
games.
In team batting New Y1k was
first, Cincinnati second with averages
of .265 and .263 respectively, while
in fielding Cincinnati was first with
a record of .974 and Chicago second
with $40.
In pitching Cincinnati hurlers
were supreme, for, leaving out Wis
ner, of Pittsburgh, who is credited
with one victory and no defeats. six
out of the next eight leading hurl-
ers wear the uniform of the pennant
winners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Al Lippe Is Willing to
Have Loughlin Meet Gill

AL Mppe, manager of K. o. Willie
Loughlin. Jeff Smith and frankie
Brown, has taken cognizance of
Johnny Gill's recent letter to the
newspapers asking for a chance at
the big 'uns. Lippe writes that he
thought Gill was a middleweight,
but that IL he can make $50 pounds
he will consider him for a match
with Loughlin. If he can't make
$50 pounds, Lippe would be willing
to give him a chance against jeff
Smith.
Lippe will make matches for the
local Motive Power Club, and Is
willing to show Harrisburg some of
the best boxers in the game to-
day. A bout with Smith in the
windup would be n treat to local
fans, as jeff has defeated them all,
including Georges Carpenter, Mike
Gibbons, George Chip and a host of
others,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

It is probable that the Klein
Chocolate Company team will wind
up the season on Monday when they
play the New York Giants here. The
champion team will be rendered a
banquet at Elizabethtown Tuesday
night. Guests will be present from
Lancaster, Reading, Lebanon and
Harrisburg. It is to be an elaborate
affair.
The Giants will play at Scranton
on Tuesday and the players will
return to their respective homes aft
er the game. The team here will
include fourteen men. During the
game, which starts at S.15 o'clock.
returns from the worlds series bat
tie at Cincinnati will be announced.
In the lineup of the New York
team will be a number of former
worlds stars who figured in a num-
ber of great battles. The Giants will
reach here Sunday night and their
headquarters will be at Penn-Harris
Hotel. The Klein lineup will be
Manager John Brackenridge's reg
ulars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
|LOUGHLIN HAS
LONG PROGRAM
Knockout Boy Who Fights at
Motive Power Show Will
Meet All Corners

X. o. Willie Loughlin who meets
Jimmy Liggett in the windup Tues
day night at the Motive Power Ath-
letic Club. is making a tour of the
United States. He is not throwing
away any chance to win the title he
is after. Harrisburg fans will never
see any better boy in the ring.
his manager, AL Lippe, Is out for the
best men he can land.
The show on October is the first
under the auspices of the Motive
Power boys, and they have arranged
a snappy bill. Immediately after
his battle Loughlin stars west, his
destination being Portland, where
he boxes Ted kid" Lewis on Oc-
tober 10; Johnny Griffiths in De-
troit, Mich, October 13; Bryan
Downey, in Akron, o., on October
II, and then in Detroit on Novem-
Der 5, he fights Jack Britton, the
titleholder. He anticipates no trou-
BILE in any of the fights. and is con-
fident that he will repeat history
when he meets Britton. Loughlin is
now resting at his home in South
Bethlehem, and should be in the
best condition when he makes the
first leg of his journey to Harris
burg.
Liggett Trains Hard
In Philadelphia Jimmy Lggett,
who is to meet Loughlin, is carefully
preparing himself for fights in the
north. Under the management of
Joe Kennedy, the boxing police ser
geant, of Philadelphia Liggett is
afforded every opportunity to mako
good. He is boxing daily with the
other members of Kennedy's stable.
including such men as Battling"
Kopin, Eddie McAndrews, Danny
Ferguson and others. Liggett Is q
native of Panama and is colored
fighter. He is open to meet any
welterweight or middleweight in the
country. He claims the coIored well
terweight championship. and Ken
nedy claims Loughlin will have to
be at his best to get the newspaper
decision.
All Clark, who meets Marks. is a
tall, rangy fighter with a protrud-
ing square jaw. and Kennedy says
Harrisburg fans will see Marks
breaking ground every round. Marks
is we'll known to Harrisburg fans.
Any fighter who puts him on the de-
fensive will establish himself here.
Red" Singer. of Dauphin, is one
of the toughest, hard-hitting boys
that have put in an appearance at
the Motive Power gymnasium.
Red" returned home last spring
and asked the local management for
an engagement. Later he appeared
one evening at the Motive Power
gym, where he created consterna-
ton by quickly knocking off two
boxers, and badly beating the others
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
KID WILLIAMS
HERE MONDAY
Will Meet Terry Brookes at
Steelton Wednesday Night;
Other Good Bouts

Kid williams the undefeated, but
dethroned bantamweight champion
of the world, who is to fight ten
rounds with Terry Bookes. Physical
Instructor at the Norfolk. Va. Naval
Base, before the Olympia "A. c. in
Steelton, Wednesday night. with
Little JEFF his boxing partner, and
Manager Max Waxman, will be in
Steelton, Monday. Local fans can
see him in action at the Barrett
gymnasium, Steelton. He is anxious
to work out with local boys. He
cleaned up all his boxing partners
in Baltimore. A special invitation
is given to Nate Isaacman and SAM
my Schiff.
Church Lewis Norfolk's leading
sporting man, who looks after
Bookes. sent word yesterday that
Bookes and himself would reach
Steelton and report to the newspa-
per representatives, Tuesday evening
The Wednesday bill arranged by
Barrett, is causing talk. Little JEFF,
the only one in Baltimore who can
stand the pace as Williams boxing
partner, is on the card to meet
Young Fulton, of Allentown the
best bantam in these parts, in the
special bout of six rounds.
Weight Is No Worry
jeff will be up against at least
ten pounds the worst of 1t in weight,
but such trifles as that, says the
miniature fighter will not bother me.
Confidence seems to be the little fol-
lows middle name.
Billy Atticks, the local knockout
boy will meet the toughest opponent
of his metoric career, in the second
bout, when he battles with Jack
Cleaver, another coal-field fighter
while Harry Cronic, of York, Hal
Shay's opponent in the opening bout,
has notified Barrett, that winner can
take all.
The sale of seats has started with
q rush and reservations are coming
in fast from nearby towns, from fans,
who want to see Williams in action.
The show will start at 8.15 sharp,
and all the boxers will be ready to
enter the ring for action, Immediate
ly after the previous bout is over.
Barrett has received several letters
from fans asking Williams age, and
nationality. Boxing records show
that Williams right name is John
Gutenko. born December 5, 1893,
Copenhagen, Denmark, which makes
him Danish by birth, same as Bait
ling Nelson. Williams family set
tied in Baltimore, when the Kid
was a baby in long cloths. When
Barrett discovered williams fight
ing ability. the kid" was selling
papers exclusively, for the Baltim ore
World. and putting in his spare time
as a printers devil.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
READING HIGH
BACK IN SPORTS
Have Strong Football Team in
the Field; Basketball
Was Profitable

Reading, Oct 4.-With war activi-
ties no longer claiming the attention
of the student body and citizens who
support high school athletics and
with the recurrence Of the influenza
epidemic unlikely, the ban during the
spread of the disease last year hav-
ing affected the financial returns
during the football season, members
of the Reading High School Athletlc
Association at the annual meetlnS
expressed themselves as conhoent
that this will be a banner year.
officers were elected and reports
heard from the committees. Last
year for the first time footpall re-
ceipts were not up to the expenGi-
ing Day, contributing largely to the
failure. About 1870 was lost.
II. c. Henry, manager OF the 1901
ball team and president OF the asso-
citation. declares that the cost d oi
that, all things considered, the rail-
ure in 1913 was unavoidable. For this
year he predicts a good season, Win
football again being seif-supportinss
or perhaps showing a margin OF
basketball Profitable
Basketball last year was a great
success, the association clearing W.
900. This amount was used to carry
along the football. baseball, track
and tennis teams, none of which were
self-supporting.
Track was at one time one of-the
features on the association program
and was easily self-supporting. With
local organizations protesting agalnst
the annual Memorial Day meet whlch
always. drew large crowds, track
events are now losing proposltlon'
An excellent schedule has been az
ranged for the football team. The
season opens to-day when the team
meets the eX-High squad. This year
the latter organization is strong, sucn
stars as Schweimler and the t"o
Butts boys being in the lineup
Elect Officers
The following were elected TO olilSe
at the association meeting: Presi-
dent, Fl. c. Henry; secretary, j.. v.
MCINTYRE; treasurer, T. B. Smythe'
Football, faculty manager, II. q
Henry; student, Harold Frees, 20,
Basketball. faculty manager, William
Shirker; student, E. Fox, 20. Track,
r. B. Smythe; tennis, A. j. Siegel;
baseball, u. v. Mcintyre; directors
Stanley R. Kaufman. E; j.. Dives,
George Beggs, r. S. Birch, the three
officers, and Richard Miller. 20. and
Samuel Templin, 30, members OF the
student body.
Elmer ]. Standt was elected auditor
and the executive committee, whose
duty it is to stimulate interest in all
sports will consist of President Henry
a member of the faculty, to be
elected, and w. Wilson, 20; Carl
Friedman, 21. and Fred ,Enck. 40
captains of the football, basketball
and track teams respectively.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
With 'Fags' and Chow
Wounded Soldier Waits
All Night to See Game

Chicago, Oct. 4. = When the gates
to Comiskey Park were opened at
9.25 a. m, the first man to enter
the pavilion was Roland Ryan, a
wounded soldier from Fort Sheridan,
who had been standing in line all
night. Ryan, whose home is at
Elyria, o., is recuperating from
wounds received in the Argonne
with the Thirty-seventh Division.
He appeared at the ticket window at
o'clock last night and prepared for
a long siege by providing himself
with a soap box for seat. He had
a small basket of lunch and a pocket
full of cigarets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
GARRETT WTTH RUTGERs

New BrunSw1ck, n. J., Oct. 4. =
Added strength was given to The
Rutgers football team for its game
with North Carolina here to-day
real power of the scarlet eleven.
Garrett, the 1917 all-American star,
returned to his backfield position
and Gardner to his place at tackle.
1t was the first appearance of the
southern team here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
ARMY STARTS SEASON

West Point, N. Y, Oct. 4. - The
Army football eleven met the strong
Holy Cross team here to-day. The
result of to-day's game was expected
of the schedule.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
WOMEN GOLF FINALS

shawnee on the Delaware, Oct. 4.
Miss Alexa Stirling. of Atlanta, the
title holder and Mrs. w. A. Garvin,
of New York. met to-day in the
final of the Women's national golf
championship tournament. Mrs. Gar
vim was runner up in the title round
in 1915 to Mrs. c. H. Vanderbeck,
who was defeated in the semifinai
round by Miss Stirling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
Fickes Bowlers Win
in Opening at Lemoyne

The Fickes team, of Lemoyne. de-
feated the West Shore Bakery team
in a match rolled on the Fickes al.
leys last night. The Fickes league
will be opened next week. The sum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
CORNELL HOPES ON KICKS

Ithaca, New YORK, Oct. 4. - The
opening of the Cornell football sea-
son here to-day with Oberlin found
the local team relying on a running
and kicking attack built up round
Shiverick. The Ohio college which
lost all but one of it's games last
season, opened last Saturday with
20 to victory over Heidelberg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

A Sc to 0 score was run up by the
Wolfe A. A. team in a game played
in Steelton last evening. Reilly sub.
stituted for Wolfe in the Wolfe line.
up Wolfe having been injured in the
game with the River A. C.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
WILKES-BARRE
HAS BIG SQUAD
In Battle at Island Park With
Tech High Eleven This
Afternoon

Wilkes Barre is here for game
this afternoon with Tech High
eleven at Island Park. The coal
region squad totaled 10.
Last night Coach Smith sent the
players through a hard scrimmage'
The finishing touches were put on
several new plays that Will De
launched tomorrow. Tech Will
have Books and Emanuel at ends
Malick is still hors de combat, and
It will be another week until he is
back in the game. Coach Smith is
pleased with the work of a new lad
Cover, of tn Sophomore class. rms
boy is the rangy kind who shopld
develop into a real star. Last night
Coach Smith used him on the line,
while on the previous evening ne
was placed in the backfeld. He
will be placed on the first team and
given a chance to show his worth
against the Coal Barons
Reserves at Shippensburg
The Tech Reserves will also have
a hard battle at Shippensburg where
battle with the Shippensburg Nor
NAL eleven. Last night, Milo Mat
ter. of the Senior class, was elected
captain of the second string. He
plays an end position. The scrubs
will take q strong bunch of players
although it is expected that in 60
ing against the Normal team they
are going out of their class. The
lineup at Shippensburg will be:
Lutz, left end; Aldinger, left tackle;
Ellis, left guard; Reese, center; Ea-
ton, right guard; Seidel, right tackle;
Captain Matter, right end; Springer
quarterback; Cunningham, left halt
back; Black, right half back and
Poland, full back.
The lineup for the big contest
over on the Island will likely be:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

Substitutes - Wilkes Barre: Nor
gan, D. williams, Becher, ]. Bauer,
and Fitzgerald. Tech: Pleam, Ell
linger, Gottshall, McCord and
Germer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04

Lother Sport News ON Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-04
WOLFE A. A. WINNER

Totals ..... 544 b56 627-1'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
'nment bonds or notes }
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, Aug. 20.-The foreign
exchange market opened under the pre-
liminary figures of 4.20H for demand
sterling and 4.21 for cables. French
exchange was in line with the forecast
at 8.05 for cables and S.07 fOr<checks,
but lire showed a decline of a point at
9.63 for cables and 0.65 for checks.
Neutrals were mainly lower.
Quotations were: Swiss cables 500.
checks sos; guilder cables BIN
checks 371s; pesetas cables 10.11,
checks 1905; Stockholm cables 24.35,
checks "a 20; Christiania cables 1880,
checks 23.15; Copenhagen cables 21 IS,
checks 21.50; Belgium cables S,3S,
checks $40; ruble cables, nominal,
G. 40 and cheeks go: mark cables Az.
In midafternoon. sterling was Quieter.
at a rally to 4.20h for demand, and
4.2lA for cables. Francs were steady
at sos for cables and S.07 for checks.
Merks 4.S5@4.%.
There were no changes in the rest of
the market.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
MODERATE STRENGTH
IS SHOWN ON CURB
Price Movements Narrow Com
pared With Violent Fluctua-
tions on Exchange

New York. Aug. 2o.-Thoro was Il
moderate strong tone to the trading
rn the Broad Street Curb today, but
price movements were narrow compared
to the violent fluctuations on the cX-
change.
American Ship and Commerce was
one of the most prominent features.
selling at 36 to 37i4. and a little ac-
tivity was shown in some of the oil
shares. Sinclair Consolidated ranging
from 5G4 to Ola. Sinclair Gulf sold
at 81, to -. Midwest Refining tiur-
tuated over the widest range. advanc-
ing from 1GS to 1T2, and Shell Trans
port sold at 6Sla to GSH.
Allied Packing was steady with a
moderate amount of business at % =.
Columbia Graphophone sold at 464 to
4G. General Asphalt was quiet, few
sales being made at - to IS. Inter
national Petroleum was one of the
strongest features, moving up from
3O3g 70 3
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tain reliable finger prints or earmarks
to confirm this circumstantial evidence.
This much always was patent, broker
age connections known to be closely
allied with the So called DUPONT in
terests were directly or indirectly the
more prominent buyers.
Another link in the circumstantial
evidence connecting the steady absorp-
tion of the stock by the duPonts was
furnished in the leak few days ago
concerning certain radical changes in
the managerial or business policy in
several important departments of the
company's plant. These changes on
the surface indicated prospective
closer relationship with the motor or
automobile properties in which the du-
Points are known to have active in
terest.
An Illuminating lignI on the owner
ship of the stock would be given If it
were possible to obtain reliable infor
nation concerning the holdings of prom
inent local and New York financial in
terests who were supposed, with their
friends and allied interests, to exercise
controlling interest. Four of these
prominent financiers are dead. 1t is an
open question whether their holdings
have been retained by their estates.
In the case of two it is widely known
the executors liquidated all holdings of
a speculative or semispeculative char
acter. 1t is altogether probable like ac-
tion was taken by the trustees or ex-
ecutors of the other estates. If this is
the case it would be interesting to know
where these holdings are now lodged.
In all canpaigns engineered to obtain
controlling interest of corporation the
cleaning up of the market floating sup
ply of stock is invariably preceded by
private negotiations for the purchase of
known existing large blocks of stocks
held by individual interests.
The relatively scant supply of Elec-
trio Storage Battery stock revealed dur
ing the current movement would indi-
cate this part of the program had al
ready been accomplished. There must
be showdown of hands sooner or later,
and until that comes the movement must
necessarily remain in the category of
mystery.
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Proposals
PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF



Board Room Of the Moorestown To- Fl aRh % sshoo a sae
Moorestown, Chester township, New jersey.
the Board Of Education Of Chester township
in the county of Burlington. will receive
ana open sealed proposals for the purchase
or the following bonds of the School Dis
trict Of Chester township:
First Series-s12. .8O0.0J. Thirty-two Cou-
dred dollsrs each maturing serially within
four years from the first day OF September
~ I9I9 eight Of said Ppnds TE becoming due and
four and three-quarters per cent. payable
semiannually on the nrst days Of Septem-
Second Serics-Sss; 800. .OOi One Hundred
denomination OF five hundred dollars each,
maturing serially within thirty years from
September 10. 1910. not less than Ave nor
due and payable each year The rate OF
interest is four and three-quarters per cent,
Of September and March. at the Moorestown
Third series---sl,2oO,o Twelve Coupon
Bonds. in the denomination Of one hundred
dollars each; maturing serially within thir-
teen teen years from ROM the heir srst day OF October:
payable each year after the first year. The
rate Of interest is four and three-quarters
days Of October and April. at the Buriington
County Trust Company. Moorestown. New
Each Of the series of bonds ats5se de-,
Ecribed Is for school purposes and has heen
authorized by the voters CT the School Dis
trict OF Chester township in the county OF
Burlington.
The sealed envelope containing the nrono-
sal should be addressed to the Board OF Edu-
cation or Chester township in the county OF
Burlington. Moorestown, New Jersey and
should bear desgna ton of the series OF
bonds referred to in the proposal inclosed,
None Of the bonds may be sold at less
than par.
The board reserves the right to reject all
proposals. ..r
Chester township
GEORGE II. PLUM.
District Clerk