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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
7
A lumber dealer explains that interior woods are suited for indoor use while others endure weather exposure. No single wood fits all needs, and customers are invited to seek guidance on the best lumber for their project.
National League schedules show Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston American League games list Philadelphia at Cleveland Washington at Chicago New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis Duncannon at Dauphin Marysville at Hattfax Newport at Millersburg Dauphin-Schuylkill League Williamstown at Lykens Tower City at Tremont Motive Power League altimore at Harrisburg Meadows at Wilmington New York at Trenton Camden at Philadelphia No games scheduled Boston at St Louis Washington at Chicago Monday Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St Louis at Brooklyn Washington at Chicago New York at Detroit All games postponed rain Washington 7 Cleveland 4 Detroit 6 Boston 5 St Louis 3 New York 2 13 innings Other games postponed rain International League Newark 5 Richmond 1 New York State League Wilkes Barre 5 Troy 4 Utica 3 Elmira 1 Syracuse 2 Binghamton 1 10 innings Albany-Scranton postponed rain Blue Ridge League Hanover 3 Frederick 1 Chambersburg 3 Gettysburg 1 Martinsburg Hagerstown postponed rain Wilmington 5 Easton 3 Paterson Reading postponed wet Pottsville Allentown postponed wet 238
Tris Speaker leads the American League in batting with .369 and Ty Cobb is tied with Joe Jackson for second at .327. Speaker also tops runs with 35 and total bases with 88, while Cobb shares the base-stealing lead with 1% with a quartet including Schalk Walsh and Sisler. In the National League, Daubert and Schulte vie for home runs, with Rob ertson and Zimmerman passing Doyle in runs. New York leads team hitting at .264. Groh tops runs with 32.
Rain and postponements crippled major and minor leagues this week. National League idle for a second straight day and only one of four games played Wednesday between Boston and St Louis. American League fared better with most games played except White Sox versus Athletics in Convention City. Athletics faced a fifth straight postponement and will endure eleven games in Chicago over two trips, seven days straight.
The Federals started strong but faded after the first inning, losing 5 to 3 to Planing Mill. Shatto and Felker supplied most Federals offense, while Geary, Anderson, Hoover and McCurdy led Planing Mill hits. Keller pitched well for Planing Mill after a rough first inning, and Stintz struggled amid limited support.
Prospective backer miss-touch delays talk with George Cockill about Lew Wachter in Wilkes-Barre. Harrisburg seeks a favorable New York State League proposal today to attract backing. McCurdy of Lucknow Shop League shines as a reliable shortstop with steady hits and fine fielding in five innings. Harrie A. Douglass receives 27 Springfield rifles for Harrisburg Rifle Club, practice to start at Lucknow range this afternoon. Stanley A. C. edges Rosewood 3 to 2 in a twilight Allison Hill League affair, Black and E Walz starred. The city golf championship opens Monday at Reservoir Park, with 18 holes on June 17 and 24. regular match play begins June 26. State Highway Department team contests Capital Hill title, beating Lew Palmer’s Labor and Industry 9 to 3, with Snyder and Gibbins top performers.
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