Harrisburg Independents edge York Stars 29 to 25
Harrisburg Independents defeated York Stars 29 to 25 at York before a large crowd. McCord led with 13 of 15 foul goals as Gerdes and others contributed strong play. They prepare to meet Philadelphia Crescents, a fleet substitute lineup, next Saturday.
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York Stars
York
Harrisburgers
McCord
Gerdes
Independents
Philadelphia Crescents
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Seasholtz
N. Ford
F. Turnbull
F. McCord
F. Berger
C. Gerdes
C. K. Ways
G. Ford
G. Remsberg
G. Colestock
Turnbull
Berger
Remsberg
Robert Fluhrer
Hummelstown Monarchs Triumph Over Hershey Five Last Night
The Hummelstown Monarchs defeated Hershey five by a 40 to 26 score. Tech Scrubs schedule upcoming game with P. A. R. Apprentices Friday night. Keystone A. C. beat the Buccaneers 27 to 7. The Silver Juniors seek local junior team games. contact L Holtry manager at 611 Kelker Street.
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Hummelstown Monarchs
Hershey
Tech Scrubs
Keystone A. C
Buccaneers
Silver Juniors
L. Holtry
Kelker Street
American League Opens Talks on Economy and World Series Rules
Chicago December 14 The two day meeting of the American League begins with focus on ratifying the Boston club sale to Frazee and Ward and curtailing player salaries. President Johnson advocates economy and seeks penalties for players who write for newspapers or permit their names to be used. Discussions include new contracts with liability clauses and posting National League scores on the American League scoreboard.
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Chicago
Boston
Johnson
Newspa
H. H. Frazee
Hugh J. Ward
New York
Frazee
William Carrigan
National League Averts Battle Over Player Limits
The National League meeting at the Waldorf Astoria debated the player limit rule with Dreyfuss arguing college players not yet in pro games should not count toward 22. Hempstead favored counting any contracted bench players. A compromise: players must be signed to be kept off the list. The league also considers a post August 1 trading ban and rules for the world series expansion to nine games.
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New York
Bd&t
Barney Dreyfuss
Garry Herrmann
National League
Waldorf-Astoria
Barney
Harry Hempstead
Giants
Dreyfuss
Wire Tappers fleece farmers out of seven thousand five hundred
A Kansas farmer told police that two weeks of fraud by alleged "wire tap pers" netted about 7500 through a fake horse race and a pool room scam. He and detectives hunted for the location, while a Colorado victim narrowly avoided loss of 5000 after a similar ruse involving a grain tip.
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Kansas
Omaha
Colorado
Hassett Team to Start Basketball Tonight at Cathedral Hall
Hassett five opens season tonight at Cathedral Hall versus Lewistown Independents. Stars include Gerdes from Chicago and Merrell Gerdes with Elwood Sourbier, Gough, Houston and Cole. Opponents listed span Read ing Olivers, Lock Haven, Altoona, Tyrone, Lancaster, Bucknell Freshmen, Lebanon Valley reserves, Lehigh and many Y M C A teams statewide. The Hassett Girls team enters with Mary Cashman, Anne Devine, Marie McCarthy, Marie Burns and Hilton shaping a strong lineup while Tessahs Arrows and Marion girls prepare local grammar school schedules.
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Hassett Five
Lewistown Independents
Gerdes
University of Chicago Five
Harrisburg Independents
Merrell Gerdes
Elwood Sourbier
Gough
Houston
Colestock
Reading Olivers
Lock Haven
Altoona
Tyrone
Lancaster
Bucknell
Lebanon Valley College
Lehigh University
Hassett
Mary Cashman
Anne Devine
Marie McCarthy
Marie Burns
Hilton
Tessahs
Arrows
Marions
Prince Pointer Versus Judge Moore In Reading May Match Race
Articles of agreement signed for a $500 side match in three heats between William B. Eckert’s Prince Pointer 2 21 and A B Cumming’s Judge Moore 2 10 1, at the Reading Fair Spring meeting May 29 30 31 with Abner S. Deysher as speed committee chairman.
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Reading
William B. Eckert
Prince Pointer
Sidney Pointer
A. B. Cumming
Reading Fair Speed Committee
Moore
Tech Works For Danville Game
Tech High School basketball candidates are being whipped into shape for the opening scholastic contest Friday night. The Danville High School aggregation will play in this city. The contest is scheduled for the...
Local sports notes mix trades and boxing plans in Harrisburg
Wellys Major pragnaten encounter trade troubles as Pat Moran stays busy. Charles Dooin will manage Rochester in the International League and Chief Bender will lead Toronto. Mike Donlin backs several boxing bouts including a 40 round match between Freddie Welsh and Johnny Kilbane. Duckpin bowling in Tech gymnasium features Harrisburg printing a new pin record of 418 as Ira Arthurs officiates.
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Pat Moran
Charles Dooin
Rochester
Chief Bender
Toronto
Cuba
Mike Donlin
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Kilbane
Middletown High five to open season with York Col legiate tossers
Middletown High opens basketball with York Collegiate tossers at Cathedral Hall. The team relies on last season’s stars and aims for a long string of victories as Coach Miller weeds out players and considers captains Pollock Harris or Muzz Miller.
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Middletown High Five
York
Middletown
Tech
Miller
Pollock
Harris
Muzz
Shippensburg
Lebanon Valley Squad
Annville
Lebanon Valley College
George D. Gossard
Guyer
Largest Clay County Birthday Cake Baked in Brazil
Mrs. J. E. Baldridge and her daughter Ruby baked an eighty pound birthday cake for M. H. Lister in Clay County. The four color cake weighed about eighty pounds, was iced with a one inch chocolate layer, and featured the guest of honor's name in white letters on top. It used two and a half sacks of flour, twelve dozen eggs, and twenty five pounds of butter.
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Brazil
Ind
J. E. Baldridge
Ruby
Clay County
M. H. Lister
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