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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
3
The article explains how a try gun can be tailored to a shooter's measurements to improve accuracy, detailing the fitting process and the impact on performance. It also reports Mayor John V. Kosek of Wilkes-Barre declaring amateur baseball illegal on Sundays to enforce Sabbath laws, with council opinions divided.
A letter notes billiards as a strong wartime contributor with Nathan Hall and Bertha King cited among enlistees. It mentions a Missouri Guard visit where sixty billiard players were observed and twenty three enlisted, plus five of six Detroit participants joining. It frames billiards as a lead source of soldiers and includes various sports commentary.
Harrisburg rejoins the New York State League in name as Wilkes-Barre players go on a 30 day road swing with guaranteed pay. Downey and Captain Doc Cook will be unavailable while Harrisburg waits word on joining eastern teams. Downey criticizes league mismanagement and urges league backing to keep baseball profitable in Harrisburg. A Scranton dispatch notes three franchise applications and a plan to resolve back salaries as attendance improves in several cities despite war conditions.
The Allison Hill Baseball League plans to cap rosters at eighteen per club as many players enlist. The league will help fill vacancies. The signing deadline is Friday at eight o clock. no new players after June 15 unless emergencies arise. Rain has halted play with August scheduling disrupted.
In State College Pennsylvania on June 12 Penn State defeated Pittsburgh 68 1 3 to 67 2 3 points. Jeffries won the broad jump at 21 feet 6 inches sealing the win as Runyon added second place points. Lawrence Shields set a State College mile record pace finishing first in 4 26 2 5 and also won the half mile.
Charles C. Durborow of Riverton New Jersey renowned as a premier long distance swimmer has announced retirement from endurance racing. After a career of daily year round swims and record mileage he ended with a 17 mile Delaware River swim from Bristol Pennsylvania to the Delair New Jersey railroad bridge in six hours and one minute.
Cambridge June 12 Harvard football eleven that faced Yale last November is now Uncle Sam's team. The lineup lists Harte Plattsburg Caner Norton Harris France Snow EUtADUR Cadman Wheeler France Coolidge Robinson Casey Thacher Horween with service units including Plattsburg Naval Reserve and American Ambulance units.
West Philadelphia middleweight boxer Young Jack O’Brien, brother of Philadelphia Jack, has vanished from his home and has not been heard from since Thursday. His wife and elder brother, Phila delphia Jack, search for him. Also reports from Lancaster County list obituaries for Elizabeth Mellinger and Henry K. Reese. She was 92 and first member of the United Evangelical Church. he was 83 and a Creswell resident.
Camp Hill, June 12. At the school board meeting Friday evening Miss Elsie Beck of Camp Hill was elected teacher of the second third grade. She graduated from Cumberland Valley State Normal school at Shippensburg in 1916 and taught at Wormleysboro last year. A science and German teacher for the High school has not yet been elected.
Rosewood and Stanley were set to play on July 4 but the game has been rescheduled to July 6. The series postponements also affect Rosewood’s other games against Stanley and Galahad with prior dates in May June and July altered.
Baltimore reports Kid Williams weighs 118 pounds for a six round bout against Pete Herman at the Olympia Athletic Association in Philadelphia. The match follows Williams’s 118-pound limit at a January 8 title loss in New Orleans and comes after a weigh‑in test where he barely budged the beam after sparring sessions with the Texas Kid and Red Mack. The event is billed as a major east coast six round battle, expected to draw strong interest similar to the Kilbane clash staged by the Olympia.
Yesterday results in the National League include Boston 2 over Pittsburgh 0 and Cincinnati 3 over Brooklyn 2 with New York 8 over Chicago 2 and St. Louis 5 over Philadelphia 4 in 15 innings. American League games postponed by rain. state and other leagues similarly affected. Tomorrow’s matchups feature Chicago at New York and Philadelphia at Cincinnati among others, plus two Montreal at Toronto and Buffalo at Rochester games. Philadelphia notes: Erne’s comeback failed at Broadway A. C. in six rounds against Milburn Saylor. George Twombly, Boston NL outfielder, quit professional baseball after being released to Louisville.
Scranton reports pitcher Bert Keeley, a dependable Miners staffer under Bill Coughlin, injured his pitching arm in an exhibition game against the Keyser Valley club. He received a leave of absence and will seek medical advice with Bonesetter Reese.
Reunion of the Donegal Presbyterian Church north of Marietta Pennsylvania will be on Thursday June 21 with sessions morning afternoon and evening. The church was founded before 1721 and is the oldest in the state.
Seven new members were received into Camp Hill Presbyterian Church during a Sunday service in Camp Hill Pennsylvania on June 12. The ceremony followed the church’s regular worship with the enrollment of new church members.
Examinations for junior sophomore and freshman classes begin Friday and run through the next week. The schedule lists Friday tests by class and subject, with geometry joinery calculus and German among others. Weather delays push baseball finals and track team success is highlighted with Williamsport visitor Treadwell noting former tech student.
York Country Club golf team won nine of sixteen matches against Lancaster Country Club in an exhibition held at the Counry Club links. The match included a pro exhibition where Emmett French of York defeated Thomas Jones of Lancaster. Several players contributed to a Red Cross fund with their winnings. Also reported is the suspension of Wilkes-Barre manager J C Calhoun and Reading second baseman Dick Breen after a fist fight on the grounds following a game.
Tom Downey laments Harrisburg’s treatment by New York State League officials and suggests hosting home games to boost profits during wartime. He questions league fairness and proposes a committee review. Also notes Pennsy Apprentice victory in Olean and McGraw case updates. Local anglers report poor fishing due to rain and polluted streams.
Mrs. J. O. Miller of the National Woman's Liberty Loan Committee appeals to Pennsylvania women to subscribe at least one $50 or $100 Liberty Bond. She says each bond is allotted and supports democracy, urging installment options and guidance from banks or newspapers to participate before the closing next Thursday night.
Indianapolis June 12 Jack Dillon the prominent Indianapolis boxer submitted to the final examination for the navy and will stay for orders to report to a naval training station. He is the first American boxer of prominence to enlist in a United States service, though many have stated their intention to enlist.
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