New Baseball Manager Appointed by Dauphin
C. M. Lyter takes over as manager of Bits From Sportland Dauphin's baseball club replacing John Porter who was too busy. Lyter is popular with fans at Fourth and Seneca streets and the team plays tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
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Dauphin
C. M. Lyter
John Porter
Lyter
Fourth
Seneca Streets
West End
Highspire
Hummelstown A. C
West End A. C
Hummelstown
H. Bomberger
Washington Hose Company
Harrisburg Sports Roundup Touches Baseball Track and Local Clubs
Harrisburg fans show hunger for fast baseball with manager George Cockill inviting inquiries through the Telegraph. Lincoln star Beck dominates recent track events gaining officials praise. Cameron athletes win favor while Hummelstown A C contends for the championship. Island Park improvements and a Harrisburg Motor Club meeting loom. former umpire James A. Murphy critiques the Pennsylvania State League.
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Harrisburg
George Cockill
Cockill
Beck
Lincoln Star
Lincoln
James A. Murphy
George Washington Heckert
York
Leo Groom
Baseball Summary: Today’s and Tomorrow’s Game Schedule
National League games list venues and matchups for today and tomorrow including St Louis Philadelphia and New York Chicago Boston venues. American League line shows Cleveland at St Louis with other clubs not scheduled and notable interleague results.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Marysville
Duncannon
Dauphin
Millersburg
Halifax
Newport
Williamstown
Tower City
Tremont
Lykens
Motive Power
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Trenton
Meadows
Pottsville
Wilmington
Hanover
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
Frederick
Gettysburg
Detroit Lands Star From St. Louis Club
Detroit announces the purchase of pitcher Earl Hamilton from the St. Louis Americans via waiver. Hamilton struggled this season after arriving in 1910 from Joplin and had a best year in 1914 with 19 wins and 16 losses. Also reported is a wedding in Elizabeth town Marietta Pa with Miss Bertha M. Conrad and Charles FE Leads wed by Rev R M Seldomridge.
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Detroit
Hugh Jennings
Earl Hamilton
St. Louis Americans
Hamilton
St. Louis
Joplin
Elizabethtown
Marietta
St. Paul's United Brethren Parsonage
Bertha M. Conrad
Charles FE. Leads
R. M. Seldomridge
Ball Players Honor Ote Johnson With Grave Wreath
Elmira players pause on Decoration Day at Riverside Cemetery to place a wreath on Ote Johnson’s grave. Mourners include Wid Conroy Joe Ward and Chic Hartman who exhibit deep emotion as they recall their former comrade. Civil Service Exams announced for June and July with dates and positions.
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Ote Johnson
Binghamton
N. Y
Elmira
Johnson Field
Riverside Cemetery
Wid Conroy
Moose
Conroy
Joe Ward
Chic Hartman
Ward
United States Civil Service Commission
Board of Examiners
Post Office
Harrisburg
General Wood to Deliver Address on Preparedness
Major General Leonard Wood and Captain Halstead Dorey will stop in Harrisburg and Boalsburg on their trip to Centre County for a public barbecue. The event, near Boalsburg, will feature Wood speaking on Preparedness to several thousand attendees.
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Leonard Wood
Halstead Dorey
Harrisburg
Boalsburg
Center County
E. E. Sparks
State College
Lewistown
Wood
Dorey
T. F. McCoy
General Wood
Terry Boal
Marlin E. Olmsted
Sarah Hastings
Vance C. McCormick
Plattsburg
Frantz Hosts Informal Eve for Daughter Elizabeth
In Dauphin PA last evening Mr and Mrs Joseph Frantz of Harrisburg hosted an informal gathering at Ride-a-Wee for their daughter Elizabeth Frantz. The group enjoyed games and dancing then hiked to Rockville trolley with attendees including Dora Dyer Rachael Ligthner Anna Hammelbaugh Mary Hammelbaugh Josephine Hubler Katharine Eveler Helen Loeser Miss Welsh Mary Roth and several young men.
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Dauphin
Joseph Frantz
Harrisburg
Elizabeth Frantz
Rockville
Dora Dyer
Rachael Ligthner
Anna Hammelbaugh
Mary Hammelbaugh
Josepine Hubler
Katharine Eveler
Helen Loeser
Miss Welsh
Taxes Due on Railroad Land in Midland Route
Taxes for 1913 and 1914 are due on parcels owned by the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Company along the Millersburg to Ashland route. The county treasurer may sell land in Berrysburg Lykens Mifflin and Upper Paxton townships and Gratz area if taxes remain unpaid.
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Millersburg
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Gratz
Ashland
Berrysburg
Lykens Township
Mifflin Township
Upper Paxton
Graduation at Dauphin marks 1916 class exercises
Dauphin high school's 1916 graduates held commencement last evening at the Methodist Episcopal Church. The salutatorian was absent due to illness, but the program drew a large, appreciative audience and proceeded with other speakers and awards as planned. A separate Wormleysburg report states John Stewart, 19, was held on a 2300 dollar bail at Le Moyne on assault and battery charges brought by borough officials.
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Dauphin
Dauphin High School
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wormleysburg
John Stewart
Justice of the Peace
Bowers
Lemoyne
J. Fred Hummel
Coble
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