Wrestling legends and Sammsore game in Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes Carl Beck gains track honors as 200 Grammar School lads compete at Island Park. Dr B F Roller and Billy Sandow discuss wrestling as the superior self defense, praising wrestlers like Gotch and Burns, with Sandow predicting wrestling will overtake boxing in popularity. Preliminaries at Chestnut Street, main bout at 9 pm, tickets at local stores.
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Sammsore Gam Telegraph
Carl Beck
Island Park
B. F. Roller
Jess Willard
Willard
Billy C. Sandow
Harrisburg
Sandow
Roller
Lewis
Camp Dix
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Frank Gotch
New York
International
Gotch
Hans ‘Ener
John Olin
Madralli
Charley Cutler
Mike Yokel
Dr. Roller
Tom Jenkins
West Point
Stanislaus Zbyxszko
Antone Pierre
Farmer Burns
Burns
Fred Beell
Jenkins
Tom Cannon
George Bothner
Bothner
Niflock
Will Bingham
Bingham
Clarence Whistler
Jim Parr
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Max Baunman
Grammar School Meet Draws 200 Athletes at Island Park
About two hundred boys from fourteen city grammar schools will compete Thursday afternoon in the annual track and field meet at Island Park. Harrisburg Track Athletic Committee announced event draws. last year Forney led with 3835 points.
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Island Park
Harrisburg
Forney
Melrose
Shimmell
Cameron
Willard
Hamilton
Boas
Webster
Lincoln
Wickersham
Reily
Foose
Ma. Maclay
Wd. Woodward
C. C
Camp Curtin
Morrisey
McLinn
Prowell
Monosmith
Hoover
Lentz
Shuler
Page
Maclay
Gassert
Reed
Shocker
Yingst
Mader
Saul
Spotts
Wissler
Kerns
Peters
Long
Leftridge
Strain
Washington
Johnson
Stroup
Laurie
Paul
Boyer
Cassel
Murray
Rosenberger
Atchley
Coleman
Geary
Lyon
Keller
Lippert
Maglaughlin
Moesleim
Kohler
Freedman
Gottshall
Wilsbach
Flickinger
Gardner
Matson
Fetrow
Woodward
Harrison
Diggs
Jones
Frach
Palmer
Foster
Hess
Hasson
Daley
Bodmer
Cunningham
Bricker
Grant
Camp Curtim
Bow
Swartz
Swain
Shue
Bostoff
Howard
Richard
Goshorn
See
Benson
Halle‘mond
Carlisle Soldiers Defeat Berk A A in Sunday Battle
Carlisle Soldiers beat the Berk A A 6 to 3 at the Army Post field in Carlisle attracting thousands of spectators including wounded men. The scoring summary shows Carlisle taking control with a three run first inning and securing the win despite Berk A A’s earlier chances. The Monarchs defeated Berk A A on Saturday 4 to ? with Walkman and Roberts contributing valuable hits.
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Army Post
Carlisle
Berk A. C
Berk AC
Berk
Monarchs
Berk A
Harrisburg Mowsrches
W. Banks
C. Banks
W. Giddens
Franklin
Baker
Davis
Eid
Pusser
Piascresee
J. David
Schi
Lee
Monarch Seer
Banks
Shoop
Thomas
Track Meet Results Featuring Heagy Sprout Yeager and Others
The listing shows multiple athletes with times and placements across heats for events such as the 230 yard dash and yard hurdles. Notable names include Heagy Sprout Yeager Harrison and Wilsbach with various marks, along with numerous competitors from C C Greenawalt Cassell Garner Sweigert Prowell and others. Details cover first to seventh heats with listed athletes and numbers, indicating a dense results page from a track meet in progress.
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Wilsbach
Joy‘er
Graeff
C. C
Mle
C C
Box
Greenawalt
Cassell
Garner
Sweigert
Prowell
Gardner
Fox
Long
Foster
Cunningham
Hoover
Mmurray
Mader
Gottshall
Washington
Thompson
Peters
Hope
Burd
Turner
Roaenberg
Rymes
McGlaughlin
Leftridge
Edmondson
Shearer
Swiler
Lentz
Saul
Bender
Freed
Miller
Jones
Reed
Pindar
F. Deshonz
Yeager
Roeder
Chenowith
Swartz
Spotts
Shuler
Barringer
Diggs
Shocker
Shay
Laufie
Ryan
Geary
Palmer
Grant
Barth
McLinn
Gruber
Owens
Carter
Hess
Deshong
Sprout
Page
Middletown Independents Sweep Swatara Twice in League
Middletown Independents won both Decoration Day games against Swatara by 11 to 6 and 7 to 4 at Middle town. Books and McLinn pitched well for Swatara but received little support as Swatara failed to field for Sunday’s events. West End Juniors’ manager Simmons warns his squad to appear at Nineteenth and Greenwood for tonight’s 6 30 p m game versus East End Juniors.
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East End
Swatara
Alonquins
West End
Greenwood
Algonquins
Baseball results and standings from national and American leagues
National League results list Philadelphia 10 Brooklyn 9 and New York 2 Boston 1 with Chicago 3 St Louis 1 and Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 2 in the first game and Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 5 in the second. Standings show New York 22 8 and Cincinnati 19 14 among others. Schedule notes Philadelphia at New York and Cincinnati at St. Louis. American League results include Washington 5 New York 2 and Cleveland 5 Chicago 3 with Detroit 5 St Louis 4. Standings show Chicago 24 8 and Cleveland 19 11 with New York 16 11. Upcoming games include New York at Philadelphia and Boston at Washington.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
V. L. Pet
Seeveveces
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
W. L. Pet
Football Was Real Army Sport in A E F
Paris reports on February sport in the A E F shows football slightly ahead of boxing in total participation and attendance. The Brown Y M C A chief notes mass games and field shortages shaped choices while the Third Army led in participants and spectators. overall February totals reached 6 564 747 in activity with 4 891 382 spectators.
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Paris
Elwood
Brown
France
A. FE. F
Third Army
Army
Luxembourg
Germany
Milk on the outskirts farm sparks a simple wish
In a Philadelphia area stock farm, visiting children were offered excellent milk. After finishing, one boy admitted he wished their milkman kept a cow, reflecting a quaint, everyday desire noted in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Philadelphia
Journal of the
American Medical Association
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McNeil
Billy” Sandow
By Hangferord
acReae
Tyler
Killefer
Douglas
Vaughn
Fred Mitchell
CUBS
Charles Hollocher
DODE_ PASKERT
Chicago Cubs
Grover Alexander
Star Carpet Cleaning Works
Joseph Coplinky
Eleventh
Walnut Streets
Harrisburg Wallpaper & Paint Co
Chestnut Street
the Telegraph Printing Co
Harrisburg, PA
Fohl
Smith
Osman
Coppenhaver
Meyers
Yarnall
Nunemacher
Wallower
Hopkins
Erdley
McCleary
Hoppes
Daly
Morrissey
Folmie
Fickes
Gosney
Digs
Warden
Maddox
George
Joyce
Hassan
Potterger
Fegan
Garman
Seltzer
Hoffman
Heagy
Moeselin
Prowel, Sr
Carl
Howell
Heckert
Patterson
Kline
Morris, M
Huber
Yowler
Swales
Kelley
Andersen
Matson, H
Herns, R
Dolbin
Co. C
Knox
White
Hays
Peiffer
Saunders
Bowers
Smidley
Fogle
Carl 4
Sweiger
Selser
Gruver
Laufis
Rodmer
Haas
Sowers
A. A
Middltown
Real Army
Harry C. Hunter
Third & Harris Sts
Cloverdale
Satursday
Telegraph
Senate Hotel
Fred B. Aldinger
J. B. Dickinson
Pictorial Review
Booth Tarkington
Cora Harris
Harder’s Magazine
South Front Street
Steelton
John C. Herman & Co
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