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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
12
John G. Martin wins shoot honors as golf gains ground nationwide. An estimated 100000 new players join yearly, with about 11000 courses nationwide. In New York, growth is seen at Van Cortlandt and Mosholu Pelham parks where permits rose from 500 to over 7000 in five years, and early starts from 430 am to 630 pm.
Chicago hosts a vintage baseball revival on July 21 featuring stars from the early 1890s. Jimmy Ryan Tom Dawson Nat At, Anson, O'Brien, Pfeffer, Scanlon, McCormick, Sauter, Geiss, Hughes, Bidwell Sweitzer and Hudson Mullane pelimas Zimmer Moriarity Reading Dawson are listed with positions. Umpires Ban Johnson and Harry Gibbons.
National League games saw New York edge Philadelphia 4 3 in game one and Philadelphia win 6 5 in game two. Boston triumphed 6 5 over Brooklyn in game one, then lost 8 7 in game two. St Louis outlasted Chicago 15 innings 6 5 in game one and Chicago won 8 6 in game two. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 6 5. American League matched New York 7 6 over Philadelphia, Cleveland 6 2 in two games, Detroit 9 2 then Chicago 4 3 in two, and Washington 3 2 over Boston. Minor leagues listed results for Utica Harrisburg Elmira Scranton Wilkes-Barre Syracuse Reading and others along with tomorrow’s matchups.
Hap Marks pitched effectively for Rosewood as they defeated Stanley 8 to 2. Key defensive spark came on a sixth inning double play Beach to Bender to Kilinger that halted Stanley rally. Rosewood scored with three first inning hits and added runs in the fourth and sixth while Stanley managed two runs on errors and a mix of singles. Batteries Shickley Johnson for Stanley and Marks Kilinger for Rosewood. Stolen bases credited to Killinger Bender and Umpire Brown.
A British aviator explains that air combat yields thrills but infantry charging over the top and machine gun defense also carry intense excitement. The column then shifts to baseball, noting Ty Cobb’s slump, Eddie Roush bets, and looming wartime drafts affecting teams. It ends with a quip on taxes and golf.
A collection of names followed by numbers including Eyester 105 Keller 145 Boyer 127 Stewart 144 Rothrock 139 Clinger 136 Hoffman 142 Cleck ner 189 Kraft 140 Ziegler 128 Hefler 123 Brenneman 138 Herr 141 Grube 133 Ault 106 Posey 132 Dinger 145 Scully 106 Herr 108 Thompson 112 Smith 98.
Nine year old Elizabeth Harley of Pottsville endured a life changing choice after a fall left her spine damaged. At Fountain Springs State Hospital Dr J C Biddle grafted a five inch piece of shin bone into her spine after exposing it five inches, an operation performed with an electrical saw. Surgeons witnessed the delicate procedure in astonishment as it proved successful.
An opinion by Justice Trenchard in Trenton sustains a $1,072.79 verdict for Miss Helen Hoff of Bayonne against Public Service Railway Company after drunken riders on a street car taunted her as a chicken and assaulted her. The ruling holds carriers must protect patrons at all times. Also noted are obits from Lancaster County: Daniel W. Overly, 60, a Green Bank resident and farmer, and Emanuel Stoneroad, 88, Civil War veteran with G.A.R. ties, died recent days.
Senate appropriation committee cleared township claims against the state under the Jones dirt road act of 1909 by adding over 1.5 million to the highway bill to reach 12.52 million. Amendments backed by Jones and good roads advocates will settle all 1910 claims. actions praised in the House. The session also tackled food control, health, and sanitation resolutions, and adjusted the automobile bill with new license and weight rules effective January 1, 1918. Goldsboro, York County to get a new fire truck with a July 14 dedication demonstration in Marietta, Pa.
Marietta Pa June 27 Joseph Conlin an 11 year old boy from Caernarvon has endured multiple injuries including a broken arm leg and concussion and now suffers a broken collarbone after being struck by an automobile. An advertisement claims McNeils Pain Exterminator as treatment.
Homeless Islanders struggle in a rough season, suffering defeats in two games while the Utes win the first 1 0 and tie the second 0 0. Brown shines by allowing only two hits in the opener as Philies manager Pat Moran shocks two prospects with pink slips. Claude Cooper and Marty McGaffigan are sent to Louisville and Richmond respectively, signaling a clear shift as Martinsburg widens its Blue Ridge lead. Fredericksburg and Hagerstown win other Blue Ridge games as the Smith Shop team remains a fragment of the notice.
The Corner Lucknow Shop league defeated the Storehouse aggregation in a three inning noon game yesterday. The Smiths pounded Thomas for nine hits and ten runs, while rumors mount about discord within the Boston Braves with Stallings and President Haughton at odds. Financial troubles are also rumored to influence the situation. A twenty five dollar fine will be imposed on American Association players for sealing with umpires, aimed at promoting cleaner play. Red Calhoun's Coaches Barons again surge in the New York State race, beating the Bingoes 2 to 0.
The Pennsylvania House struck down more than 150 bills from the calendar in a late session, killing major measures including workmen’s compensation amendments and a “trust buster” package. About 50 highway bills also fell as motions to strike were adopted amid tense proceedings and warnings of renewed order enforcement by Speaker Baldwin.
Advertisement urges careful lumber selection stressing long service over price. Advises buyers to state intended use for proper wood choice and cost savings. Promotes United Ice and Coal Co at Forster and Cowden Streets.
John G. Martin former Harrisburg Sports mens Association president was injured when a window closed on his hand at the club. A missing gun advisory kept him from today’s two day registered shoot but he scored 147 with high runs of 77. The event drew shooters from across the state with Mrs. Ray Boyer among top finishers and many professionals competing.
Representative Stern of Philadelphia led a sharp attack after the House rejected a bill to appropriate 500000 for a state city collaboration to build roads in suburban Philadelphia. Campell Butler Wallace Lawrence and Williams Tioga spoke against it as the vote fell 86 to 82.
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