Mack Deal Winds Through Baseball Magnates Meeting
Chicago, Dec. 15. Bank points were revised as Frazee of the Boston Red Sox announced a 60 000 dollar payment and three players to Amos Strunk Wally Schang and Joe Bush in a Philadelphia Athletics move The deal involved Don Mack and aiming to rebuild the Athletics with new faces while Connie Mack seeks another pennant The arrangement sparked talk of money and strategy among magnates with speculation on Gregg Kopf and other players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Strunk
Wallyng
Joe Bush
Alexander Killifer
Phillies
Cubs
Athletics
Mel
St. Louis
Shotton
Tstop Lavan
Gallia
Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillcuddy
Connie
Boston Ute
Mack
Philbia
Ger Rowland
Gregg
Thomas
Kopfis
Bush
Seay Mack
Schang
Erybody
Power Shortage Hits Lancaster Area With Lights Curtailed
Lancaster and Baltimore face electric power shortages as Susquehanna River ice disrupts Holt plant output. Conestoga Traction limits street lights and extends service cuts to 200 miles of roads until thaw. Auxiliary plant at Conestoga remains unused due to scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caster
Lancaster
Altimore
Holt
Susquehanna River
Pennsylvania Water Ower Company
Susquehanna
Conestoga Traction Comit
Cones Company
Stars In Record Baseball Sale In New York
Grover Cleveland Alexander and catcher William Killifer were sold from the Philadelphia Nationals to the Chicago club for a sum reported as the biggest ever for such a deal. Experts estimate the price between $50,000 and $80,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia
William Killifer
Chicago
Legendary Baseball Pitchers Then And Now
The narrative surveys historic arms from Spaulding era to Grover Cleveland Alexander and Walter Johnson. It lauds Christy Mathewson as the top pitcher, notes Radbourne as second choice, and places Alexander and Johnson among the modern greats with Mathewson still supreme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Spaulding
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Walter Johnson
John Ward
Larry Corcoran
Charley Radbourn
John Clarkson
Toad Ramsay
Tim Keefe
Bill Hoffer
Amos Rusie
Cy Young
Rube Waddel
Christy Mathewson
Miner Brown
Addie Joss
Ed. Welsh
Charley Radbourne
Providence Star
Radbourne
Frank Bancroft
Mathewson
Matty
Alexander
Alex
All-Star
Ewing
Boxing club membership plan ruled illegal by court
New York December 15 Justice W H Jaycox ruled in Broadway Sporting Club case that initiative fees and spectator dues were a subterfuge and violated the law. The club had won an injunction against police interference but not a permanent restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
W. H. Jaycox
Brooklyn
Broadway Sporting Club
Broadway Club
Jaycox
Coal delivery delays and yard pickup offer
Immediate coal demand notice urges households to procure coal and wood by visiting the yard on Foster and Cowden streets. Snow and other conditions have caused delivery delays of four to six days beyond schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster and Cowden Streets
Camp Hill Boys Fall to York County Five in Hard Fought Game
Camp Hill battled a stronger York County Academy quintet on their court but lost 40 to 13. York led with fast floor work and shot well while Camp Hill, despite missing a regular player, showed good form and worked on plays under Coach Dunkle. Between halves the Bay Memorial Juniors defeated Camp Hill scrubs 25 to 11. Shunk and Nell led scoring for York with multiple field goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Cross River Bunch
Camp Hill
Dunkle
Bay Memorial Juniors
Camp Hill Scrubs
York Camp Hill
York Camp Hill Shunk, F. E. Nell
F. Basehore
F. Fink
E. A. Nell
C. Gingerich
G. Harrison
G. Golswart
J. Nell
Shunk
Nersenhelder
Fink
Gingerich
Golswart
Basehore
A. Nell
Trapshooting War Boosts 1917 Tournaments Across States
A 1917 Interstate Association report shows trapshooting surged as war mobilization boosted clubs and matches. 551 tournaments registered, 6,175,848 targets thrown, 493 reports received, 8,763 individual shooters, 4,610 clubs active, Illinois and Iowa leading in targets and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter P. Carney
National Sports Syndicate
Interstate Association For
United States
Samuel
Elihu Root
Interstate Association
United States Navy
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New Jersey
Oklahoma
War Hints Fall Session for Central Penn League Leaders
War reaches the Central Pennsylvania Basketball League as two officers Fred L Frost and Joseph Malin depart for military service. The fall meeting at Tech will set new officers and schedule while Lancaster withdraws leaving seven teams for a three season with Central and Reading defending titles. Allentown enters its first season as Lehigh Valley teams remain strong indoors with Lebanon Tech Allentown York matchups planned. President P L Grubb calls meeting with C E Bilheimer B W Saul Leroy Lightner and Allentown rep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seph Malin
National Army
Lancaster
Central
Reading
Tech
Lebanon
Allentown
York
Lehigh Valley
P. L. Grubb
C. E. Bilheimer
B. W. Saul
Leroy Lightner
Blue Ridge League Future Hopes Across Central Valley
Hagerstown officials insist the Blue Ridge League will return next year with Hagerstown, Martinsburg and Frederick likely to stay. Prospect of Harrisburg, York, Altoona and others seeking franchises could reshape the league, with reorganization seen as boosting baseball in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge
Harrisburg
York
Altoona
Land
Frederick
Martinsburg
J. C. Roulette
J. W. Jamison, Jr
Blue Ridge League
C. A. Miller
West Virginia
Johnstown
Piedmont
W. Va
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Hanover
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Cootie Shirt Latest Trench Fashions Fought Vermin
New York unveils a vermin proof cootie shirt made of cheesecloth dipped in germicidal solutions. The American Fund for French Wounded plans to produce hundreds at its New York factory for soldiers in the trenches, where cooties are a constant burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Felsh Aims to Be Wrestler Before Ballplayer
New York December 15 Hap Felsh famed White Sox outfielder famed home run hitter of the 1917 series confesses an early dream to become a wrestler. The piece recalls other athletes with wild ambitions from Fitzsimmons to Jack Johnson and John L Sullivan in a nostalgic survey of fame driven dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hap Felsh
White Sox
Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob
Nelson
Johnny Evers
Bat
Vers
Jack Johnson
John L
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Baker
Hal Chase
Kid McCoy
Jim Corbett
Abe Attel
War pulls sport scribes from press boxes at season start
New York reports many familiar baseball writers from 1917 openings will be in khaki by spring. Grantland Rice leads the exodus, enlisted as a private with the 115th Artillery in Camp Sevier. Others bound for active duty include McGeehan Bulger OConnell Brown Wheeler Wright Day ONeill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Polo Grounds
Grantland Rice
One Hundred and Fifteenth Artillery
Camp Sevier
Greenville
N. C
Rice
Bozeman Bulger
Camp Upton
Bill” McGeehan
Goodby
McGaehan
Texas
San Antonio
Innis Brown
the Sun
Camp Dix
Jack Wheeler
Eugene O'Connell
Bill Wright
The
Tribune
Plattsburg
France
Donald Day
Morning Telegraph
Long Island
Frank O'Neill
Camp Wadsworth
War mood hits Philadelphia sports as players rally
Rookwood cage players from Philadelphia receive a warm welcome in corner games as Independents show championship form. Major magnates meet and pledge no schedule changes and a likely stand on player limits. Penn football profits show wartime strain with a $50,000 drop from 1916 to this season and modest gains for 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Bob Folwell
Major Magnates Adopt 1918 Season Open Date and Tax Plan
At a conference the two major leagues set the 1918 season start for April 16 with a 154 game schedule. The National and American Leagues will collect a Federal war tax on bleacher and grandstand seats and a ten cent tax on free admissions. A new division of World Series receipts may be adopted with four top clubs sharing the purse. Johnson and Herrmann will decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grant
Rockford
Camp Custer
Battle
Mich
Johnson
August Herrmann
Cincinnati Club
National Baseball Commission
Hermann
Rookwood Team to Play Here in Philadelphia Showdown
Philadelphia's oldest cage aggregation meets local Independents at Chestnut Street Auditorium tonight. Rookwood five has long been famous in the cage game and faces a strong Philadelphia Stars lineup with possible lineup changes as Wallower may be unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rookwood
Philadelphia
Tia
Chestnut Street Auditorium
Philadelphia Stars
Wallower
McCord
Sourbier
Miss Rose Injured In Auto Collision In Indiana
A 19 year old, Rose, daughter of Mr and Mrs Price, was struck by an automobile and bruised above the knee. The driver did not stop to examine the injury, according to an Indiana paper account.
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Indiana
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ECORD
Mack Men
Jnnie
Gathering of the Baseball Mag
Congress Hall
Frazee
Boston Red
Athio
Amos Ink
New Yor Tribune
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tvhen Walsh
Bender
Rosie
Waddell
Clarkson
Old Guard
United Ice & Coal Co
York County Academy
Los
CAGE
Central Penn
Sylvania Basketball League
Satur
Uncle Sam
Fred. L. Frost
Lebanon High
Academy Duckpin League
Academy Alleys
Eeeesereseeens
Barbush
Simmons
Seseeee Colivaris
Wees
Lee, Eae
P. A. RK
Pipe Shop League
Pipe Shop Bags Eeespons
Fenner
Cumber
Trenches
American Fund For
Felsh
Rassler
Hap
Milwaukee
Ellys
Illinois Athletic
National League
American League
Col
Ion
Independents
N. Ford
F. von Osten
F. McCord
F. MacGregor
F. Wallower
Hugg
C. Sourbier
C. Thompson
G. G. Ford
Eg. Deal
G. McConnell
King Oscar
John C. Herman & Co. Makers
Wm. Strouse
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