New Marysville to Lead City Baseball Card Under New Manager
Friday evening brings Dauphin Perry League games with Marysville hosting Millersburg at Seidel Park under new manager Pat Reagan. Newport faces Dun-cannon while Halifax visits Dauphin as teams recover from enlistments and injuries and lineups include Stricker Reeder Brenner and Brewe r in key roles.
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Dauphin- Perry
Marysville
Millersburg
Seidel Park
Newport
Duncannon
Halifax
Dauphin
Pat Reagan
Herman
Poffenberger
Rutter
Moore
Kurzenknabe
Steel
Pat
Yarrison and
Buffington
G. Miller
Harrison
Stricker
Reeder
Cently
Benedicts
King Lear
Benedict
Stewart Duncan
Brenner
Dearolf
Harry Brewer
Minnich
Clemson
Harry Luter
Gilday
Ducky Rhoads
Dauphin-Perry
Rosewood Hitters Secure Narrow Victory in Local Game
Rosewood won 8 to 2 over the Galahads in Allison Hill League action as Rosewood bats produced three hits and three runs in the first inning while the team was blanked the rest of the game. Galahad had five hits but only two runs. Umpire Corman supervised.
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Rosewood
Galahads
Trophies Won in Pennsylvania Railroad System Meet
Silver cup trophies and medals won by Pennsylvania Railroad athletes in last year's series were distributed in Harrisburg. The Eastern division dominated with many victories as championships decided across cities along the main line after the Baltimore meet was called off. Harrisburg champs in pocket billiard were Gordon Ford and Piker Reese. Medals and cup custody go to Samuel G. Heford of the Enola PRR Y C A, general director of athletics for the Philadelphia division.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Gordon Ford
Reese
Samuel G. Hepford
Enola P. R. R. Y. C. A
Philadelphia
Willard Quits His Circus Job as Morris Aims for Title
New York reports Jess Willard, heavyweight champion, will sever circus ties tomorrow. Carl Morris, his top rival, will replace him and press for a championship match while Willard seeks other work and public exposure through the show. Morris promises a potential title claim if Willard retires or refuses to fight.
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New York
Jess Willard
Circus Tomorrow
Carl Morris
Willard
Jack Johnson
Havana
Frank Moran
Madison Square Garden
Morris
Bill Show
Circus
Fred Fulton
Fulton
Fred
Jess
Former Benchwarmer Freddie Schupp Emerges as Star
Freddie Schupp, once a Giants bench staple, has become a standout National League pitcher. After years riding the bench, he developed control and a sharp curve, going 6 1 in a stretch and posting a 1916 ERA of .90. This season he won six straight and lost only one while allowing 9.2 earned runs per nine innings.
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Giants
Freddie Schupp
Babe” Ruth
McGraw
Schupp
Rube Marquard
Indianapolis
H Im
Marlin
Shupp
Barceball Scores and Schedules From Yesterday
Baseball scores from the National and American leagues are listed with results for multiple cities and teams including Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Chicago Boston St. Louis Brooklyn and others. The piece also notes forthcoming matchups and several local league games along with a society note about the Ladies Aid gathering hosted by Mrs Charles Fertig in Dauphin Pa.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Mes. Fertig
Dauphin
Ladies’ Aid Society
the Theran Church
Charles Fertig
Town
W. F. Reed
H. I. Gerberich
William B. Sheets
Charles Lebo
W. H. Ege
Harry C. Miller
A. C. Cable
George R. Kinter
Harry B. Greenawalt
Sallie Shaffer
Anna Hoffman
John Q. Fertig
Bethlehem
Sparrows Point
Steelton
Wilmington
Fore River
Lebanon
W. L. Pet
S.sceeseses
Philadelphia Oe
L. Pet
Cincabo
New Yorke
Ates
Wee
St Louis
Ewes
Eee
Peereessneeeee
Stanley A
Rosewood
Reading
Poo Galahads
Dauphin-Perry
Tee
Newport
Puncannon
Marysville
Halifax
Millersburg
Seeekhde
Pet
Martinsburg
Hanover
Frederick
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Red Cross Auxiliary to Begin Work in Dauphin County
Special arrangements by the Red Cross Auxiliary to start work in Dauphin County with an instructor from the Harrisburg chapter arriving Tuesday afternoon with materials. All members are requested to be present.
Good Games on Saturday
Fans expect thrills as multiple baseball games are set for Saturday at Island Park Fourth and Seneca streets and Steelton. West End A C faces Baker A A, while Shorty Millers team meets Sparrows Point Md. Trenton is favored by Harrisburg fans. Game starts at 3 p m with strong crowd hopes.
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Island Park
Red” Owens
Trenton
West End
A. C
Baker A. A
Fourth
Seneca Streets
Shorty” Miller
Steelton
Sparrows Point
Harrisburg
Owens
Eisenberger
West End A. C
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Sparrows Point Plant
Bethlehem
Hick-A-Thrifts
Middletown
A. A
Hick- A-Thrifts
The
Comebacks Dominate This Season In Pro Baseball
The season features a surge of comebacks by veterans like Doyle Berkle Olson Zeider Morton Cicotte Spencer Walter and others. Fans tire of the trend yet writers fuel it with stories of stars returning to form. As older players shine and younger players go to war the sport relies on familiar faces to keep the game alive.
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Sport
Larry Doyle
Fred Berkle
Ivan Olson
Rollie Zeider
Guy Morton
Eddie Cicotte
Tub Spencer
Harry Walter
Trampled on Flag Sparks Arrest in Lynchburg
Warren Utterback a Lynchburg railroad clerk was arrested after treading on the Stars and Stripes to avoid a dare. He is out on bail awaiting a hearing on the flag desecration charge. In St Louis Ruth Law, famed aviator, escaped death when her plane exploded and she crash landed from 2 000 feet.
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Lynchburg
Warren Utterback
St. Louis
Ruth Law
Baseball World in War Time Mixed with Careers and Debates
The American Association extends its schedule by forty two games to offset post season losses due to war with the International League. Salaries face cuts as players threaten to quit while Downey denies full pay and references Manager Cockill. Penn faces Lafayette. Captain Berry ordered to France within twenty four hours as college baseball winds down nationwide amid war. Major Jackson of Oxford wounded on the French front recalls his 1912 Stockholm relay feats and 1914 U S visit.
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American Association
Penn
Lafayette
Berry
France
Arnold N. S. Jackson
Oxford University
Jackson
John Paul Jones
Norman Taber
Brown University
Abel Kiviat
Milvin W. Sheppard
A. C
Stockholm
Major Jackson
Pennsylvania
Wallace McCurdy
Great Britain
Trenton Man Invents Submarine Catcher Demonstrated in Capitol
Harry E. Stahl a Trenton machinist is inventor of a submarine catcher. He demonstrated it in Governor Edge's bathtub in the Capitol's executive chamber. General Goethals watched with interest and advised presenting the device to the naval consulting board. Stahl is brother to actress Rose Stahl.
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Trenton
N. J
Harry E. Stahl
Governor Edge
Capitol
General Goethals
Stahl
Naval Consulting Board
Rose Stahl
Man in La Porte Invests Entire Fortune in Liberty Loan
John Eldred, a La Porte Herald printer, spent a lifetime saving $10,000 which he now dedicates entirely to the Liberty Loan. He says it is his bit for the national effort, standing as the state’s top single subscriber. Eldred, known for frugality, reflects the patriotic pledge of ordinary citizens.
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la Porte
Ind
United States
Liberty Loan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
John Eldred
Eldred
la Porte Herald
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