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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
3
Jack Knight and Sy Seymour lead the Steel League appearance for Hick-A-Thrift on Saturday evening. The team overturns a nine game skid by turning the tables on Rosewood, grabbing a decisive win.
In Monday night action Hick A Thrift defeated Rosewood 9 to 4 as Stricker pitched five scattered hits and Hinkle drove in four runs. McCord added four hits and Klerner hit a deep center homer while Rosewood’s Killinger, Hoerner and Lyme produced key bits of offense. Manager Washburn’s resignation was accepted and a new manager to be chosen tonight.
Close to 100 prosecutions of fishermen for trout law violations have occurred since ice break in Pennsylvania streams this year. Wardens report many arrests for possession of undersized fish or excess catches, with fines totaling hundreds of dollars, and some arrests for dynamiting streams. Firearms and dogs confiscations among foreigners add to the penalties, while overall trout conditions and bass season prospects look favorable.
Results show Detroit defeated Washington 9 6 and Cleveland routed Boston 14 7. All National League games postponed due to rain. Schedule lists today’s matchups including Washington at Detroit and New York at St. Louis with multiple city pairings. Curfew raised to 10 PM to give city youths more evening time. Fred Bellman of 2115 Moore Street suffers a severe hand laceration from a broken window he attempted to lower while working as a railroad brakeman.
Steelton travels to Bethlehem for a pivotal league game amid a pregame buzz. Sy Seymour joins Bethlehem and Jack Knight debuts for Steelton, while managerial protests over player eligibility and umpiring plans dominate discussions.
In a crowded Island game the Aviators displayed strong hitting while Post Office pitcher Kepford remained steady until he attempted a valplane, as the Flyers tallied six runs. Red Cross workers used the occasion to collect for Jan Spee and a purse.
The Cumberland County Agricultural Association voted to stop horse racing at this year’s fair. Purse funds will be redirected to enhance prizes for agricultural entries to encourage war gardens and home gardening and support greater county production.
A soldier invited to a Camp Jackson company game pitched and struck out 25 batters with one hit allowed. He hit a home run in the second inning before revealing he was Rube Benton, New York National League pitcher, who arrived with new draftees from North Carolina.
The narrator recalls steamboat travel on the upper Mississippi from St. Louis to St. Paul. He details river life, boat design, crew chatter, riverfront spectators, and scenes of duck hunting days near Keithsburg and Burlington. He laments land reclamation shrinking historic duck marshes and the encroachment of civilization on river culture.
The state will assist men found on medical exams to have tuberculosis by reporting cases to the State Department of Health. Local boards will forward names and addresses to be advised through 115 tuberculosis dispensaries. The program aims to help men unaware of their condition when drafted.
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