Larry Lajoie May Stage Comeback in Baseball Return
Philadelphia reports veteran Larry Lajoie may return to big leagues next year. At forty two, his .280 season in the International League fuels offers from American and possibly one National League club for a managerial post. IL fate may decide his future with Barrow open to Yankees talk and potential IL continuation shaping moves.
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Philadelphia
Larry Lajoie
Lajoie
Larry
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Barrow Willing
International League
Barrow
New York Americans
Colonel Ruppert
Toronto
Walter Pipp
Yankees
Montreal
Rochester
Richmond
Syracuse
New York
Camp Hill Defeated In High School Basketball Showdown
In a close season opener Camp Hill High School lost to Hick-A-Thrift 125 to 14 at Camp Hill. The girls teams also played, Hershey girls defeated by Camp Hill girls with Steckey Niles Patterson Fry Denison scoring as Fry poured in eight field goals. Substitutions included Wallor for Smith.
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Camp Hill
Hick-A-Thrift
Bowman
F. Beck
Basehore
Gerhart
A. Nall
C. Meck
C. Good
Eg. Sutton
A. Nell
G. Yingst
Beck
Meck
Sutton
Yingst
Hershey
Patterson
Steckey
Fry
Crist
Denison
Ec. Yoltz
H. Bowman
G. Gingrich
G. Smith
G. Niles
Niles
Bowling leagues results and standings from New Cumberland
A readout of bowling scores across multiple leagues at various alleys. Notable figures include Messersmith 2144 and B Cocklin 210 with corporate lanes listed under Academy Duckpin and Hesswater properties. Miscellaneous scores for Royal No. 3 and Air Brake teams appear amid sporadic names and shop league entries.
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P. R. R. Shop League
Casino Alleys
Eserece Pipe Shop
Ene Leisman
Palmer
Dale’ 'S Alleys
New Cumberland
Wedvevcene
Ena
Leet
Escresaeeeee
Women Conductors on New York Trolleys
Nineteen young women appeared on roadway as street railway conductors in New York, filling vacancies shown by blue stars on the New York Railways Company service flag. They wore uniforms of fine skirts and mannish coats with caps like male conductors.
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New York
New York Railways Company
Basesball Reform Debates Over 18 Man Roster Limit
New York Dec 8 A war driven shift in professional baseball prompts debate over an 18 man roster limit. Majors split on adopting a smaller staff with worries about financial fairness and travel costs. Historical data show 18 as a minimum eligibles count in 1905 with average teams using about 22 players.
Hershey Five Defeats St. Luke's 45 to 30 in Fast Cage Contest
Hershey edged Lancaster's St. Luke five 45 to 30 as Lekshed led Hershey with five field goals and nine of eleven from the foul line while Wirth added six field goals for a team high. St. Luke's McElligott and Stetcer paced scoring for Lancaster with several field goals and fouls.
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Hershey
St. Luke Five
Lancaster
Lekshed
Wirth
Hershey Five
St. Luke's
Leicsried
Shenk
McElligott
Stetcer
Hagg
Ponts
Sawyer
McGinnis
Timer
Ditzler
Stover
Cage For Enemy Aliens Built in New York
New York December 5. An iron cage for 200 persons has been built in the office of U S Marshal Thomas D. McCarthy to confine enemy aliens awaiting examination. City officials hold more talks on the alien situation. The mayor’s defense committee through Archibald E. Stevenson says steps will be taken to urge federal authorities to require universal registration with fingerprints and photographs.
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Nw York
Thomas D. McCarthy
United States
New York City
National Defense
Archibald E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Joint Meeting Off Until Date Is Selected
Chicago December 8 B B Johnson president of the American League was advised by John Tener president of the National League that the planned joint meeting of the two leagues to be held in Chicago next Thursday has been called off. Tener suggested delaying until later in the month or January. Johnson said he consented because the Cincinnati club’s August Herrmann urged the idea. The National League will meet in New York next Tuesday and likely cannot finish business in time. The American League plans its annual meeting here next Wednesday.
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Pullman
National Commission
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago - Ce
Detroit
B. B. Johnson
American League
John K. Tener
National League
Tener
Johnson
August Herrmann
Cincinnati Club
National Baseball Commission
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Glass in cracker meal prompts federal probe across Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh agents investigate finely ground glass found in sealed cracker meal shipped to mill districts of Ohio. A Wellsville restaurant keeper reported a glass fragment while frying oysters, triggering a wider check on shipments from a Pittsburgh firm. Authorities warn Ohio Valley cooks to inspect cracker meal before use. The case is treated as an active investigation amid anti-German suspicions linked to munitions plants.
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Ohio
Enos Moon
Wellsville
Dalton
Coal Barons to Play Tonight in Harrisburg Match
The Wilkes-Barre team visits Harrisburg with regular lineup, featuring Artie Rowe at center and Dunleavy at forward. Abie Bloom will perform, and George Keller returns with the team. Tip-off is 8 15 tonight as Harrisburg primes for the battle.
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Harrisburg Independents
Wilkes-Barre
Abie Bloom
Gus Edwards
Artie Rowe
Barons
Dunleavy
George Keller
Harrisburg
Independents
J. N. Ford
F. Wright
F. Wallower
F. Rowe
C. McCord
C. Dunn
G. G. Ford
Berger
G. McConnell
National League May Open 1918 Season Between Apr 10 and 11
President John K. Tener indicated the National League season will start April 10 or 11 with 154 games planned for each club. Club presidents largely favor the 154 game schedule while talks continue on a joint meeting with the American League. Tener warns the December 13 Chicago date is too early and suggests a later, more central location for the conference, possibly Pittsburgh Cincinnati or Cleveland.
Gotch the Master Wrestler and the Kaiser’s Cant
The text extols Gotch as a master wrestler with 220 pounds of bulk and exceptional strength speed and stamina. It contrasts Gotch’s defense with Hackenschmidt and recalls Kaiser era sports bravado and wartime mood, ending with lines about resilience and a fading fast start.
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Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Tennis Solons Plan For Big List of Title Matches
New York, Dec 8. Major General T Adee presided at a Waldorf Astoria meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Association executive committee. Attendees included Lt Watson M Washburn and several presidents and secretaries. The session, lengthy and pivotal before the annual meeting, discussed restoring championships and boosting activity amid war. Results will be announced today with no amateur rule or playing-law changes until after the war. The association aims to present a global standard code of rules later.
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New York
T. Adee
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Waldorf- Astoria
Watson M. Washburn
William J. Clothier
Craig Biddle
A.L. Hoskins
George Wightman
Clinton L. Childs
Edwin F. Torrey
Association
J. H. Leach
Myrick
National Association
American Association
Philadelphia Shooters Lead Harrisburg in Championship Trials
Harrisburg hosts the opening of the Pennsylvania Railroad elimination contests with drills in North Seventh street. Samuel G. Hepford, athletic director, mobilizes local and returning WWII era athletes across rowing, billiards, shooting, basketball, track, and more as they aim for Dixon Trophy glory with silver cups and medals awarded to champions.
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Harrisburg
Uncle Sam
Samuel G. Hepford
Motive Power Athletic Association
North Seventh Street
Schuylkill Haven
Hepford
Dixon
Philadelphia
George Dallas Dixon
Baseball and football notes and upcoming league talks
John Kk. League may back a joint conference with the American League magnates while the National League seeks time for questions. Reports say Napoleon Lajoie may return to the majors, possibly with the New York Americans, after a .380 season in the International League. Also mentions Glenn Warner at Carlisle and upcoming Pittsburgh area athletics and railroad association contests, with the NL meeting next week delaying deals and unsure if baseball will play next year.
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Honus Wagner
Napoleon Lajoie
New York Americans
Cross Country Run Off Postponed by Snowstorm
Snow halted the cross country match between the Academy and Technical High School. The Academy team, coached by Platt, underwent a tough training period and a nine man squad prepared at the Academy training table. Both squads anticipate a strong contest and a victory.
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Academy and
Technical High School
Academy
Platt
Tech
Syracuse Fans Will Miss Mike O'Neil as Manager
Syracuse reports that Mike O'Neill, manager of the Starry Stoppers, is negotiating for a managerial berth with Milwaukee in the American Association. The move comes as Syracuse faces a likely discontinuation of the State League next season, prompting O'Neill to seek another job.
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Syracuse
Mike O’neil
Dec
Mike O'Neill
Starry Stoppers
Milwaukee
American Association
Mike
Mene
Mene, Tekel Upharsin
Egypt
House of Sondage
Milwaukee Mile
Randall Is High Gun in Harrisburg Shoot
The Harrisburg Academy Trapshooting Club held a weekly shoot at the Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association. Harradon Randall, president, was the high man with W B Jackson, faculty adviser, a close second. A championship shoot will decide the club winner who will receive a handsome medal.
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Academy Trapshooting Club
Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association
Harradon Randall
Academy Club
W. B. Jackson
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Camp Hill High
Coke Oven League
Hesswater
Royal
Wjof, Choynsel
Joe Choynski
Bob Fitzsimmons
Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Oreeone
Jeffries
Corbett
Jack Johnson
St. Luke
Wm. Strouse
Department of Justice
Famous Center
the Tribune Association
New York Tribune
No Man's Land
Joe Stecher
Earl Craddock
Frank Gotch
Kaiser
St. Louis
Wild Bill Hohenzollern
Ers
Vania Railroad
Ment
Y Elly
John Kk. Tener
Glenn Warner
Carlisle
Pitt
Leo Harris
Motive Power Athletic Association of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Schuylkill Valley Division
Randall
Harrisburg Academy
King Oscar
Oscar
John C. Herman & Co
Six Cents Makers
the Telegraph Printing Co
Federal Square
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