West End A C Faces Jackson A C In Big Harrisburg Showdown
Harrisburg fans await a 3 p m Friday clash at Fourth and Market between West End A C and Jackson A C. The game features former stars and a noted one armed pitcher from the Pacific Coast League. Proceeds go to grounds upkeep with grandstand admission only.
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Harrisburg
Fourth
Market Streets
West End A. C
Jackson A. C
Jackson
West End
Charles J. Householder
Dauphin
Dauphin-Perry
Jack#Dons
West End Introduces Pitcher Gene Davidson on Mound
The West End baseball squad will start Gene Davidson on the mound tomorrow. Davidson, son of the Blue Line Transfer Company owner, recently returned from the west after several seasons in the Pacific Coast League.
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West End
Gene Davidson
Blue Line Transfer Company
West
Set New Cycle Records Edward Baker Coming East
Edward Baker of Indianapolis and Los Angeles set what is claimed as a new 24 hour endurance mark at the Cincinnati speedway yesterday covering 1386 miles in 22 hours 26 minutes with 19 pit stops totaling 1 hour 34 minutes He also reportedly broke the 500 mile record by over an hour Baker’s average was about 57.5 miles per hour He started Tuesday afternoon at 6 and finished last night and is entered for the July 4 races at Pottstown under the Harrisburg Racing Association.
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Cincinnati
Erwin Baker
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Cal
Cincinnati Speedway
Allan T. Bedell
Baker
American Federation of
Pottstown
Harrisburg Racing Association
Opening Shoot of Midway Club in Enola Tomorrow
Final plans for the Midway Gun Club opening shoot in Enola Pa are set for tomorrow afternoon on North avenue and State road. The event starts at 1 30 with a beginners shoot followed by four twenty five target events. Lewis class prizes will go to winners and guests from West Fairview and Harrisburg slated to attend.
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Enola
Midway Gun Club
North Avenue
State Road
West Fairview
Harrisburg
Baseball Umpire Rule Proposed Amid Player Abuse Debate
A columnist argues for a steel-shod rule banning on field remarks to umpires to curb abuse. He cites McGraw Ruth and others, proposes treating umpires as machines, and says firing incompetent officials should be immediate.
War drives down attendance in major league games
Wellys reports note declining crowds across both circuits as war drains public interest in sports. Wellsville eyes saving the Harrisburg franchise with local magnates ready to invest. Hagerstown beat Chambersburg 4 to 1 for its 14th straight win. Maryland lead closers at four games. Martinsburg remains a tough opponent.
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Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Maryland Boys
Martinsburg
Connie Mack Adds Joe Dugan to His Forces
The piece notes Connie Mack meeting Dugan in New York and securing his services for the season. Dugan, Holy Cross second baseman, draws interest from several big league scouts who expect him to make a fast jump to the majors. Brooklyn, last season’s NL champions, will receive its pennant on July 2 in a planned big day, while Clarence Rowland predicts a Yankees challenge to the White Sox for the league title this year.
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Connie Mack
New York
Dugan
Holy Cross
Brooklyn
Clarence Rowland
White Sox
New York Yankees
Yankees
Joe Dugan
One Girl's Definition of Popular Summer Sports
Baseball a game played on a diamond where players strive to be brilliant and fans mop their bullheads. Cycling lets you see the country and tackle dusty roads though heat can be ugly at stops for unpasteurized milk. Swimming imitates aquatic animals for joy. Tennis is a dress up game with vaudeville contortions and love as the main score. Fishing ends with the worm turning after hours without a bite.
Lemoyne Council Acts on Gas and Water Diggings
Lemoyne Pennsylvania in special session council paid interest on borough bonds amounting to 21500 due July 1. Funds largely financed macadamizing Hummel Avenue and paving Rossmayne Street is planned next. Valley Railways Company may weigh in before the next meeting on street paving. Council to decide measures on street conditions after gas and Riverton water company pipe work.
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Lemoyne
Hummel Avenue
Rossmayne Street
Valley Railways Company
Harrisburg Gas Company
Riverton Consolidated Water Company
Forty Babies Entertained in Grace Sunday School Event
In Le Moyne Pennsylvania on June 29 members of the Grace United Evangelical Sunday school Beginners' department gathered at Mrs. Ralph C Crow's home on Hummel avenue. About forty babies attended the afternoon event from 2 to 4 PM.
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Lemoyne
Grace United Evangelical Sunday School
Ralph C. Crow
Hummel Avenue
Dauphin Perry League Teams Seek Revenge Tomorrow
Dauphin county wheel in the Dauphin Pery circuit aims to rebound after last Saturday defeats with two games on home soil and others in Perry. Halifa x hosts Duncannon while Dauphin faces Marysville. Newport visits Millersburg. key pitchers include Harrison, Buck Gilday, and Platt.
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Dauphin County
Dauphin-Perry
Hoop Pole Perry
Millersburg
Newport
Halifax
Duncannon
Dauphin
Marysville
Harrison
Gettysburg
G. Miller
Gail Buffington
Bud Fry
Stricker
Landis Reeder
Red Cross Unit to Manage Millersburg's Celebration
In Elizabethville Pennsylvania on June 29 the Red Cross auxiliary now over 200 members will oversee the Fourth of July celebration. Mrs H H Hassinger as chairman secured the Citizens Band for a 9 30 a m concert in front of headquarters and an evening show at the school park. The society provides ice cream and cake at the park all day. An amusement committee chaired by John H Lyter plans afternoon and evening events including a home players baseball game at 2 o clock. At 6 30 the Red Cross parade proceeds through town to the school park for further events.
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Elizabethville
Red Cross
H. H. Hassinger
Citizens’ Band
School Park
John H. Lyter
Electric city directory guides New York hotel guests
Several New York hotels have installed in lobby lobbies an electric directory with a city map divided into fifty six numbered sections. A six volt lamp lights the chosen section when a button is pressed showing the section position and distance from the hotel aided by an index listing streets buildings and points of interest and their transportation lines.
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New York
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Kilbane to Face Leonard for Largest Philadelphia Purse
Both world champions Johnny Kilbane and Bennie Leonard signed to meet in Philadelphia for a six round bout at Shibe Park on Monday night July 23. The prize is $20,000 with $10,000 to each fighter. Promoters from New York Cleveland Pittsburgh and Canton vied for the card.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Kilbane
Bennie Leonard
Shibe Park
New York
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Canton
Boxing Event Plans at Shibe Park Draw Interest From Pittsburgh
Jimmy Dougherty, Leipersville sportsman, arranged use of Shibe Park for a major prize fight. Both sides posted 1500 dollars each with Robert W. Maxwell for an 133 pound bout at 8 pm the night of the fight. Leonard is represented by Billy Gibson and Kilbane by Jimmy Dunn, with Jimmy Callahan as Pittsburgh Club manager. Barney Dreyfuss was not available to confirm, but a trusted source says Carnegie idol will be appointed manager or a western baseball figure may take the call if Wagner is passed over.
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Joe Vila
Jimmy Dougherty
Leipersville
Shibe Park
Robert W. Maxwell
Billy Gibson
Leonard
Jimmy Dunn
Kilbane
Jimmy Callahan
Pittsburgh
Trirate
O' Er
Barney Dreyfuss
Carnegie Idol
Wagner
Hans Wagner to Lead Pittsburgh National League
Hans Wagner, veteran Pirate infielder and hard hitting batsman, is due to succeed in a leadership role for Pittsburgh in the National League. The report from Pittsburgh dated June 29 profiles Wagner as a key figure for the club.
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Hans Wagner
Pittsburgh
T Hans Wagner
Blain Council Votes to Buy Electric Light Plant
Blain Pennsylvania town council at a June meeting voted to purchase an electric light plant for street lighting, business needs, and private residences.
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Blain, Pa
Saville Township selects teachers for term
Blain Pennsylvania June 29 At a Saville township school board meeting the following teachers were chosen for the coming term Eschel Charles Haffensburger Jefferson Miss Mary J Gray Ridge Miss Alice M Range Jackson George Burd Rock Miss Mary Bixler Irvine Edward Bailor Mountain Home H A Johnston Spring Grove Miss Naomi Warvey The Summit Ickesburg Red and Jonssause high school have not been set.
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Saville Township
Blain
Eschel
Charles Haffensburger
Jefferson
Mary J. Gray
Ridge
Alice M. Range
Jackson
George Burd
Rock
Mary Bixler
Irvine
Edward Bailor
Mountain Home
H. A. Johnston
Spring Grove
Naomi Warvey
Ickesburg
Red
Jonssause High School
Woman carries bullet in shoulder after hospital X ray
Mrs. Strasbaugh wife of Rev Edward V Strasbaugh returned from Harrisburg Hospital after an X ray to locate a bullet in her shoulder. Dr Kunkel advised no operation and the embedded bullet in the rear shoulder was not removed. she was accompanied home by the Rev Mr Strasbaugh.
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Blain
Strasbaugh
Edward V. Strasbaugh
Harrisburg Hospital
Kunkel
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the Tribune Association
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Wellsville
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Perry County
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Platt
Dartmouth College
Reading
Red Rowe
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Georgia
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Brenner
Waltz
Clarke
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Red Cross Unit
Manhattan
Fred B. Harry
N. Third St
Bell Dental Office
North Market Square
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Market Street
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