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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1916

Page

6

Penn State Baseball Outlook With Freshmen Previewed

State College Pa Dec 23 with the baseball schedule set for next season Penn State sees a strong year despite losing five varsity players and some key pitchers The squad will be guided by Coach Harley who returns for a third year and will start practices in February Captain Robinson leads a capable group at several infield and outfield positions with new talent from the freshman team filling gaps The Alumni game closes the season June 13 and the schedule includes both home and northern trips plus a southern swing through Franklin and Marshall Villanova Maryland and Lehigh among others

State College Penn State Robinson Harley Wardwell Baughman Wetherold Sullivan Moore Captain Robinson Mingle Kaunas Blythe Wheeling Ewing Johnston Ruth Grubb Runette Craig Ege Adam Hall Strickenberg Forcey Carnegie Tech West Virginia University Washington and Lee Villanova Pittsburgh Leland Stanford Alumni Franklin and Marshall Maryland Aggies Catholic University Lehigh University University of Vermont Dartmouth Colby Boston College Holy Cross Scranton Harrisburg Calhoun Barons

Harrisburg sport figures linked to baseball and boxing

Wellys M lke McCord, manager of the Harrisburg Independents, plays in the Southern League this year as a free agent and a top contract could land him a star. Jack Tyson, the colored welterweight champion, visited Harrisburg yesterday with plans for winter boxing and Christmas with his mother in Chambersburg.

Lke McCord Harrisburg Independents McCord Jack Tyson Harrisburg Jack Pennsylvania Tyson Tommy Burns Chambersburg

Middletown Big Five Triumphs Over Carlisle Industrial

Middletown Big Five defeated Carlisle Industrial 88 to 30 as Captain Bumbach entered the game and Swartz starred for Middletown. Earlier Camp Hill High School beat Messiah tossers 37 to 1 while the cross-river aggregation shows strong form this season. The Galahad Recreation Club quin tet has a busy holiday week with five games on the Marietta Carlisle Lititz and Schuylkill Haven schedule. Yeager led Carlisle in the defeat.

Middletown H. S Fd. G. Fig T. Ps Bowman Conklin Treichler O Kupp Houser Als Tee Teeees Garner Aciacmggior Holland Fd. G. Flg T Ti Lingle Wilsbach Steeeeee Frock Cc. Beck J. Beck Shaeffer Snavely Gotschall Rudy Treferee Camp Hill Messiah Galahad Recreation Club Marietta Carlisle Indian School Lititz Schuylkill Haven Middletown Carlisle Bumbach Swartz Yeager

Closing of Food Shops Sparks Dresden Riots

A Rotterdam dispatch reports food riots in Dresden on December 17 18 and 19 as shops closed for lack of stocks. Women stoned shops and marched, a parade near the king’s palace drew chants for food, arrests were made for insulting language, and a Tuesday clash involved about 100 women and three policemen with soldiers clearing the streets.

London Rotterdam Exchange Telegraph Company Dresden King's Palace

James Braid Still Lives Plans Trip After Death Confusion

Philadelphia reports that rumors of James Braid's death were false and a different man with the same name, not the famed golfer, died in a railroad accident. The article notes the real Braid may visit American links after the war. Mike O Neill says he has not signed with the Stars for 1917 and is weighing offers from a big league club to scout.

Philadelphia James Braid Great Britain Harry Vardon J. H. Taylor Braid Mike O'Neill Scranton Syracuse New York State The Stars

Prospect Hill School Christmas Entertainment Draws Crowd

Prospect Hill School of Susquehanna township staged a Christmas program with songs recitations and dialogues by students including Roy Rodkey, John Miller, Mildred Vanatta, Leola Lyter and others. Teachers Mr Overfield and Miss Eberly directed as visitors enjoyed the afternoon festivities.

Prospect Hill Susquehanna Township Harry Jones Leola Lyter Roy Rodkey John Miller Harry Bowers Melvin Ebersole Herbert Speck Thomas Speck Mildred Vanatta Irene Melcher Ellsworth Jones Arthur Nagledia

Promise Mail Line to Germany by U Boats

Berlin reports ordinary mail to the United States may soon travel via commercial submarines with routes to neutral countries also available. The section then shifts to a cinema note featuring Marriage a la Carte with Clara Kimball Young and Mildred Miles, and details of the plot and a Christmas Day screening of Bought and Paid For with Alice Brady, promising no price increase.

Amsterdam London Berlin United States Mildred Theodore Vandeveer Alice Brady George Broadhurst Clara Kimball Young

Bowling Scores From New Cumberland and Lemoyne Averages

Last night at Dull's Alleys in New Cumberland and Lemoyne, players Sweigert from North Central Bankers League Uptown Downtown Groff and Taylor dueled for high scores. In international news, Melbourne Reuters reports the Commonwealth plans a new loan of £18,000,000 on terms similar to prior issues.

New Cumberland Dull's Alleys New Cumberland Lemoyne Sweigert N. C Bankers’ League Groff Taylor London Reuter Melbourne Commonwealth

Work Hard for Trout Placed in Vincome Game

Independent team prepares for a game with Vincome of Philadelphia after a productive practice on Chestnut Street Auditorium. A large crowd is expected with a Christmas Eve match against St. Malachy and a dance program by Miss Sara Lerner announced.

Chestnut Street Vincome Philadelphia Sara Lerner St. Malachy Viacom N. Ford F. Pike Rote F. Graff McCord F. Longstreet C. Gerdes Zahn G. Rote Gs. Newman Colestock G. Geisel

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