Tech and Alumni to Meet in Friday Night Basketball Opener
Harrisburg Telegraph reports the Technical High School basketball team, led by coach Miller, faces the Alumni five Friday night at Chestnut Street Auditorium. Ebner, Lingle, Wilsbach, Beck, and Bihl compete for starting spots as the squad builds depth for the Central Penn League season.
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Technical High School
Chestnut Street Auditorium
Miller
Goldie” Huston
Ebner
Buddie" Lingle
Tony” Wilsbach
Smith
Kohliman
Johnny” Beck
Vic” Bihl
Red” McCord
Bill
Fortna
Central Penn League
War era notes and sports items sweep Atlantic pages
Christmas reveries give way to a string of sports and war era notes. Harrow captains face high casualty rates, major leagues plan spring training in Texas and California, and J Franklin Baker contemplates a Yankees return. Vincent Richards wins in New York indoor tennis with Le Gros, while other dispatches discuss Wilson and a Montenegro king. A Maryland warden orders 10 000 quail to restock state resources.
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Cumberland
Lee le Compte
Mexico
Gordon Ford's Independents Oust Jinx in Philadelphia Victory
Gordon Ford's Independents defeated Yours Truly Club of Philadelphia 62 to 41 at Chestnut Street Auditorium on Christmas night. Ike McCord and Eddie Wallower led the offense as Ford, despite a frail ankle, played guard and helped extend a second straight win.
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Chestnut Street
Gordon Ford
Yours Truly Club
Philadephia
Updegrove
Ford
Ike McCord
Eddie Wallower
Independents
Philadelphia
Wallower
J. Black
McCord
Herzer
Beck
Ec. Smith
C. Gerdes
Bertolet
G. G. Ford
Schwartz
Teuton washes hands of Russ fate in peace
Paris dispatch reports Count von Bernstorff stating all belligerents accept Wilson fourteen points with only interpretation to discuss. He says Germany will to apply the program and wash hands of Russia while safeguarding its own territory and awaits Allied disentanglement of new eastern states. He dismisses Kautsky’s White Book as revealing collective faults of the regime.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Germany
Geneva
Mafin
Russia
Carl Kautsky
Berlin
Train Crew Rosters and Seniority Lists by Division
Harrisburg side lists crews for 10 00 and 2 00 departures with engineers firemen and brakemen named. Enola and Philadelphia divisions add 1 45 and 1 20 departures with crews including engineers firemen conductors and yard positions. Passenger service notes engineers and firemen across divisions including Kelley Crum Schreck and others.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Engineer
Brown
McDonald
Shue
Broddecker
Bair
Wier
Tenny
Koller
Ross
Lambert
Schwartz
Condren
Cresswell
Frysinger
Shultz
Bruger
Neidinger
Andrews
Zimmerman
Dare
Middle
Gladhill
Trout
Titler
Leiter
Ratheson
Rowe
Leib
Hawk
Loper
Krepps
Sheely
Gipple
Nissley
Graham
Lewis
McMurtrie
Fry
Bennett
Shade
Meas
Deckard
Forbes
Yard Hoard
Mayer
Weigle
Lackey
Crawford
Dougherty
Rauch
Richter
Cunningham
Loser
Burns
Faesick
Chubb
Baskin
Hight
Clemm
Guyer
Reber
Little
Patrick
ENOLA
Smith
Quigley
Barnhart
Kawell
Sellers
Books
Fenicle
Bickhart
Bitting
Knochstedt
Gamber
Miller
Sanders
Ready
Koch
Stephens
Shover
Eichelberger
Pierce
Frank
Chapman
Philadelphian Division
Davis
Hall
Spring
Huston
Cook
Shaffner
Middle Division
Crimmel
Keane
Crum
Hoflenbaugh
Black
Schreck
Keiser
Crane
Kelley
Kennedy
Evans
Swab
Morris
Putt
Kepner
Snyder
Rainey
Steele
Orr
Derrick
Linsenbach
Schmidt Howard
Kunkle
Linger
Levinski Defeats Leo Houck in Six Round Battle
In Frank Erne’s physical culture school ring, Battling Levinski Barney Lebrowitz beat Leo Houck to win a six round bout. Levinski, 27, has a 200 fight background and dominated Houck to suggest retirement for the native boxer despite Houck’s strong sixth round recovery.
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Lancaster Boxing
Frank Ern’‘e Physical Culture School
Battling Levinski
Leo Houck
Levinski
Barney Lebrowitz
Houck
York
Bridgeport
Edward Day Page Dies at Christmas Dinner
Edward Day Page aged 62, noted scientist and editor of the Sussex Register, died of a heart attack while dining with his wife, daughter, and two friends at his Bygeberg estate in Oakland N J. He had recovered from influenza and pleurisy and was a Yale Sheffield graduate, partner in Faulkner Page and Company of New York, with memberships in multiple clubs and scientific societies. He is survived by his wife, daughter Mrs Nelson Leitch, and son Lee Page.
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Associated Press
Oakland
N. J
Edward Day Page
Bygeberg
Page
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Faulkner, Page and Company of
New York
Merchants’ Club
Merchants’ Association of New York
Cosmos Club
Washington
Nelson Leitch
Lee Page
Sussex, N. J
Register
Germans Return Loot From Northern France Banks
Paris reports the return of stocks from banks in Northern France totaling about six billion francs, plus several safes weighing five to seven tons each. The items, not opened by the Germans, are in Brussels and will be brought back to Valenciennes soon.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Brussels
Valenciennes
Those Who Would Mould a Free Germany Gather in Session at Coblenz
Coblenz December 26 Appeals for the union of Liberal parties seeking a republic and a free Germany were voiced at a Coblenz meeting of the German Democratic party which adopted a platform. The group calls for a united Germany including Austria with equality before the law for all citizens, freedom of thought and religion, a free press and speech, but no church oppression. Families with many children should be protected from excessive taxation.
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Coblenz
Germany
German Democratic Party
Austria
Yanks Guard Hun Grounds as Sickness Low in 600,000-strong Occupation
Coblenz reports American troops show unusually low illness rates with about 4,000 cases in eight evacuation hospitals amid an occupation force of roughly 600,000. Influenza dominates the caseload, sickness under 1.5 percent, far below peacetime 2-3 percent. McAdoo successor named by wireless, appointment imminent. Former Arkansas Governor Dale W. Jones dies at 83 after two governorship terms and a Confederate Army colonel service.
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Coblenz
Third Army
Little Rock
Ark
Dale W. Jones
Bowie
County
Tex
Arkansas
Methodist Club Athletes Resume Activity After War Idle Years
Harrisburg Methodist Club announces return to sports after almost two years of inactivity. Many members will rejoin within months, including Paul Syrnes. A basketball team and track team are planned, with Sinclair B. Gully as basketball manager. Notables listed: Bob Thomas, Buddy Lingle, Earl Flickinger, Emory Lutz, Fred Rudy, Arthur Elkins, Bill Winn, Bob Heskin, George Mutzabaugh. Officers elected: Paul F. Byrnes president, W. R. Winn athletic director, and others. Members exempt from dues six months after return. reception for veterans planned.
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Harrisburg Methodist Club
Paul Syrnes
Harrisburg
France
Sinclair B. Gully
Bob” Thomas
Buddy” Lingle
Earl Flickinger
Emory Lutz
Fred Rudy
Arthur Elkins
Bob” Heskin
George Mutzabaugh
W. R. Winn
Fifth Street Methodist Church
Hassett Club
Hassett
Scrub
Methodist Club
G. W. Bogar
Methodist
Paul F. Byrnes
Earl J. Flickinger
W. le Rue Shaub
Stewart W. Krepps
Fred R. Rudy
Emory C. Lutz
Casualty lists show few Harrisburg men named
Among nearly 8 000 names over two days only a handful of Harrisburg area men appear. Corporal Joseph J. Ryan is listed as slightly wounded, while others from nearby towns suffer various injuries. Lieutenant Edward F. Crane, son of North Fifth street resident Albert Crane, is reported severely wounded and expected to return home soon. Other local names include Private Paul G. McGowan and Sergeant John G. Boughter with minor injuries, plus several from Chambersburg and Middletown.
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Anna Robinson
Logan Street
Cletus Smith
Rosie Smith
North ‘Third Street
James Nall
Annie Nall
Primrose Street
Edward F. Crane
Albert L. Crane
North Fifth Street
Crane
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
Harrisburg
Frank D. Yeager
Marysville
Frank FE. Rummel
Hershey
John G. Boughter
Royalton
Paul G. McGowan
Middletown
Harry S. Slothour
Mechanicsburg
Albert B. Green
Shippensburg
Irwin D. Sprecher
Jonestown
William L. Lynch
Williamstown
Philip Means
Chambersburg
Howard P. Shenoffen
Evans
Lacey Evans Eriechbaum
Green
Kippensburg
George KE. Green
Paul B. McCowan
Hummelstown Wins Two Basketball Games in Christmas Event
In Hummelstown Pennsylvania on December 26 two local games were played in the band hall. The Crescents beat Enhant Monarchs 29 to 16 with top scorers Burridge Blackburn and Echenroth. The Elands topped by 8 points with Hoerner and Percell leading.
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Hummelstown
Hummelstown Crescents
T. Burridge
G. Blackburn
G. Burridge
N. Rupert
N. Echenroth
Enhant Monarchs
Bolbecker
Millitices
Kerpf
R. Kepp
Zeck
F. Kepp
Beheney
Wolf
Hoerner
Hershey Elands
Bill
Percell
C. Hoerner
Shope
G. Ebersole
Peace Congress Set to Open in January
The article outlines preparations for the peace congress opening in January with expected negotiations between President Wilson and Allied leaders. It compares initial credentialing to U S congressional practices and notes likely early restrictions on delegates while broad policies are outlined.
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Peace Congress
Wilson
Lloyd George
Balfour
Clemenceau
United States
House
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New York Tennis Club
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John C. Herman & CO
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Free Germany
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