Enola League Opens Bowling With Cruiser Victory
Enola December 19 The Enola YMCA bowling league saw the Cruisers defeat the Submarines in two of three games. Wallace captained the Cruisers and top scored 556 pins while Baddorf had the high single game with 202. Team totals: Cruisers 2384, Submarines 2317.
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Enola
Cruisers
Wallace
Baddorf
Wiley
Wingard
Black
Baddorft
Wachman
Kline
Dorwart
Doebler
Keene
Mike O'Neill Poised to Manage St. Louis Cardinals
Mike O Neill of Scranton is a leading candidate to succeed Miller Huggins as St. Louis manager. Branch Rickey weighs O Neill against Hendricks with Hendricks possibly tied to Indianapolis. O Neill, a former major league pitcher and Tristate star, is a brother of Cleveland catcher Steve O Neill and comes endorsed by baseball figures including President Tener.
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Scranton
Mike" O Neill
St. Louis Cardinals
Miller Huggins
O'Neill
Jack’’ Hendricks
Hendricks
Indianapolis
Branch Rickey
Neill
Syracuse Pilot
Tener
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland
Three Heavyweights Seek Willard Fight in Red Cross Pact
Denver reports Sam Lunenford of Boston and Bill Brennan of New York City both want a bout with Jess Willard, the world heavyweight champion, offering to fight on his terms and donate all receipts to the Red Cross. Langford, freshly KO'd Norfolk, also seeks a Willard match. Joe Flynn, Brennan’s manager, says the bout could be anywhere Willard selects. Fred Fulton also desires a Willard confrontation.
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Denver
Col
Sam Luneford
Boston
Bill” Brennan
New York City
Jess Willard
Red Cross
Langford
Norfolk
Willard
Joe Flynn
Brennan
Fred Fulton
Johnny Kilbane
Pennsylvania
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Cleveland
Uncle Sam
United States
Kilbane
Selects
Commonwealth Five Clinches Victory Over Lykens 42 to 26
Commonwealth five defeated Lykens 42 to 26 at Lykens last night. Reese starred for Commonwealth. Lineup included Kauffman Fields Minnich Mutzabaugh Laugherty Matchett OLeary Reese Cooper Field. Scoring totals show Mutzabaugh 5 Neese 4 Matchett 6 Lingle 3 Fields 4 Minnich 2 OLeary 3 Cooper 4 Laugherty 2. OLeary hit 4 of 6 from the line and four other players added field goals.
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Lykens
Commonwealth
Reese
Commonwealth Lykens
F. Kauffman
F. Fields
F. Minnich
F. Mutzabaugh
Laugherty
C. Matchett
G. O'Leary
Fields
Minnich
O'Leary
Cooper
Aeban
Bowling Casino paeenie Teaaye Crescents records
A fragmented OCR page lists names and numbers with cryptic references such as Crismer and Shenk. It includes entries like Married Men and Single Men with various stray figures and codes, suggesting a local bowling alley ledger or event tally from Parthemore Alleys.
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Bowling Casino
Paeenie Teaaye Crescents
Seach Desea
Crismer
Wounded Buck Throws Hunter Then Loses Trophy
Robert Harbaugh, a Bell Telephone lineman from Rouzerville Franklin County, shot a large buck that dropped. He rode the stunned animal for about 200 yards before a tree limb knocked him unconscious, losing his knife hat and cartridges while the deer escaped.
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Robert Harbaugh
Bell
Rouzerville
Franklin County
Here
Harbaugh
Wagner Tops All Shortstops as Third Baseman Hero
A historical baseball portrait evaluates Honus Wagner as the premier fielding threat and top hitter, arguing his defensive mastery and a .340 career batting mark lift him above rivals. It discusses Hughey Jennings, Herman Long, and other stars like Bill Dahlen and Joe Tinker, noting Wagner's supremacy.
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Wagner
Hughey Jennings
Herman Long
Jennings
Hughey
Long
Bill Dahlen
Joe Tinker
Schedule changes eyed by baseball club owners
Chicago December 19 American Association club owners likely will cut the 140 game schedule at February meeting. Spitball ban and later season opening were decided. player limit drops to 16. double umpiring returns. funding shifts to receipts percent instead of a flat 3000.
Rival teams to meet tonight in Cathedral hall clash
Hassett five meets Lebanon Valley in a college season opener at Cathedral hall. Local lineup likely includes El, Sourbier, Houston, Ed Sourbier, Bihl and Gough with Red Atticks and Walters at forward for Lebanon Valley. Game starts 8 15 pm, admission 25 cents incl war tax. dancing to follow. expected record turnout.
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Lontege
Sourbier
Houston
Bihl
Gough
Lebanon Valley Boys
Red Atticks
Lebanon Valley
Red” Atticks
Walters
Red
Wilson Approves Sale of Christmas Seals
President Wilson endorses the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis campaign to raise 3 million dollars through Red Cross Christmas seals. He urges the nation to support tuberculosis prevention amid wartime demands and stresses strong public backing for the effort.
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New York
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Red Cross
Wilson
Charles J. Hatfield
Association
Department of the Anti-Tuberculosis Movement
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
United States
Magnates Consider War Clause Revisions in Baseball
New York reports say owners at Chicago discussed players contracts and a wartime clause giving employers power to reduce salaries or terminate deals in a depression. The idea faces legal and equity concerns, with reserve and release clauses sparing players yet enabling control by clubs.
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William I. Baker
Baker
Bugaboo
True Love Tests Across Time and Altruism
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt argues love endures through time and separation, demanding giving of time, personality, position, and wealth. True love strengthens character and uplifts, while shallow affection fades. The piece contrasts lasting love with jealousy and trivial disputes, emphasizing mutual esteem and service as final tests.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Cities Judged by Policemen Across Nations
A Charles Willen van Loon essay contrasts police in Christiania Stockholm Copenhagen and their roles as symbols of order. It notes Sweden’s stern lawful image, Denmark’s balanced peaceful policing, Norway and Copenhagen driving different civic perceptions amid a broader meditation on national character. Marysville report notes icebound lakes and Susquehanna but no harvest yet due to labor scarcity. ice nine inches to a foot thick.
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Hendrik Willen van Loon
Century Magazine
Christiania
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Marysville
Fishing Creek
Susquehanna River
Noted Runner Kiviat Enlists in U S Army
Abel Kiviat, one of America's best milers, has enlisted in the Army. He joins the Thirteenth Coast Artillery at Fort Hamilton New York, shifting from sport to military service for Uncle Sam.
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Abel Kiviat
America
Thirteenth Coast Artillery
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Uncle Sam
Disinformation on Sea Sinking Propaganda Unmasked
Washington reports German propaganda in Spain via Mexico spread unfounded rumors of American and British ships sunk with 11,000 troops lost and a superdreadnought Texas sunk. Officials traced the tale to Guadalajara and German sources, refuting the claim and denying a spy execution tale about Anna Hustems.
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United States
Guadalajara
Mexico
Spain
Texas
State Department
Germany
Anna Hustems
Four Carloads of Coal on Way to Marysville
Marysville Pa December relief effort moves four coal cars toward the town. Fuel Commissioner Leiby prioritizes orders for residents without coal. Marysville schools to reopen January 1 with three extra days of vacation. Glenvale House Burned in Glenvale near Marysville. Joseph Powers residence destroyed. loss around $2,000.
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Marysville
Leiby
A. B. Deckard
Glenvale
Joseph Powers
Weeghman Eyes Big Bargains in Baseball Deals
Chicago on December 19 reports President Weeghman celebrating securing a battery deal for 25 000 less than planned and hinting at two top players to be announced this week. He recalls proposing Alexander and Killifer with a 250 000 budget and notes a rapid closing after Baker’s price offer.
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Wheat
Stengel
Hornsby
Groh
New York
National League
Alexander
Killifer
Baker
Meanest Man on Record Path of a Comic Tale
A compilation of mores on mean men from historical anecdotes and a tale of a French millionaire who refused to share autographs, ending with a ironic twist. Also brief local news from New Cumberland: Robert Cook on furlough from Camp Hancock visiting his father on Fourth Street.
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Mark Twain
Mark
Hannibal
Dumas
Hugo
Lamartine
Gautier
Alexandre Dumas
New Cumberland
Robert Cook
Camp Hancock
Augusta
George Cook
Fourth Street
College night and varsity prospects at Annville league
College night will be observed at Cathedral Hall as Lebanon Valley opens the college team series with Hassett five. Hassett gymnasts plan a welcome for Annville. Central High basketball candidates show strong form, with Tech and Central pushing for championship standing.
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Hassett
Lebanon Valley
Cathedral Hall
Hassett Five
Hassett School of Gymnastics
Annville
Central High
Tech
Central
Wertz Ties with Rehrig at Spring Valley Trap Shoot
Reading Pa Dec 19 Frank A Wertz and John L Rehrig tied for top honors in the Spring Valley Shooting Association event at Spring Valley traps Ten birds results list Rehrig Wertz and several others with 9s and 7s as top scores reported by the local meet officials.
Can't End Luxuries Vanderlip Asserts
Fort Worth and New Cumberland reports quote Frank A Vanderlip national director of the war savings movement saying wartime thrift will curb luxuries not end them and that economy will not disrupt business. He argues wealth growth means continued activity in luxuries and urges all to apply the lesson to support the war effort. A second item notes Rev David Martin of St Pauls Lutheran Church in New Cumberland Pa will preach to youths and host a Christmas program.
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Vanderlip
England
New Cumberland
David Martin
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Marysville to Field All Star Basketball Team in 1917-18
Marysville Pa December 19 for the first time in years the town will be represented on the basketball floor with a quintet. A municipal building floor has been fitted for a cage and about twenty players are practicing. Manager C S Sheaffer Chestnut street seeks to book games with Central Pennsylvania teams.
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Marysville
C. 8
Sheaffer
Chestnut Street
Central Pennsylvania
Strangler Lewis Wins in International Wrestling Match
Associated Press report from New York details Ed Strangler Lewis of Lexington Kentucky defeating Dr. B F Roller of Seattle in 33 minutes and one second in the international catch as catch can tourney. Roller escaped a body scissors and arm hold before losing, while Wiladek Szyszko of Poland defeated Joe Rogers in 47 minutes and 10 seconds with a side body hold.
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Associated Press
New York
Strangler” Lewis
Lexington
Dr. B. F. Roller
Seattle
Dr. Roller
Lewis
Wiladek Szyszko
Poland
Joe Rogers
Primary School Entertainment Held by Miss Fogelsonger
New Cumberland Pennsylvania on December 19 reports a primary school under Miss Helen Fogelsonger planning an entertainment Friday afternoon.
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New Cumberland
Helen Fogelsonger
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