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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
2
A Virginia woman brings a young colored girl to the North who describes a cousin’s wedding in vivid terms. The bride appeared in white with lace veil and orange blossoms, six bridesmaids in pink blue and lilac danced to fiddle and banjo, but the groom did not attend.
Hershey area tryouts opened with a nine inning scrimmage between the prospective Central Pennsylvania League team and a local pickup squad. Manager Marquart praised batting but warned fielding needs work and noted several outfield candidates and a weak pitching staff requiring more practice. Dearolf led catching and Romig Shaub and Kieffer stood out. Zentmeyer pitched for the scrubs before relief from Hill. Next week the locals face Hoelkornville with admission charged, followed by Lebanon steel workers on April 24 and the season opener May 1.
The new tabernacle will seat 6000 inside while about 10000 can hear the proceedings from nearby areas. The design aims to accommodate a large crowd for the event and related activities.
Hershey YWCA basketball part of a visiting team led by Miss Burch and Miss Elder traveled to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster for a return game. Lancaster won 28 to 5 amid strong local crowd support and an exciting gymnasium atmosphere.
The St Joseph C C of Lancaster lost the city championship 46 to 25 on Saturday. Star center Heck er was sidelined with injuries. Lebanon Professional baseball opens April 24 vs Albright College with a schedule including May 8 vs Lebanon Valley College and several other strong foes. Signed players include Henry Clouser Tulley and Frank with Beamesderfer Mullen and Mauser filling gaps. Harrisburg plans an Independent baseball team coached by Shorty Miller with home games at H A C grounds, after posting 14 wins and 7 losses last season with several close, extra-inning games.
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard rode a freight train from Kangana to Pueblo Colorado in search of work. He wandered a farm near Avondale managed by James Lovern and worked for one dollar a day. He bought boxing gear with his earnings and boxed with farmhands each evening. Americans spent eight hundred million dollars on jewelry last year.
After six lively sessions along five Pacific Coast cities racers head east with money won totaling 45,800. Barney Oldfield tops with 7,000 from three nonstop runs including Corona and Venice Grand Prix wins. Darius Resta 6,000. Billy Carlson 5,800. Eddie Pullen 5,500. Cooper and Wilcox 9 total 9,000. Maxwell claims season's champion car with 12,800 in winnings ahead of Stutz at 10,000.
A dialogue centers on Patrick’s drunken spree. Mr Ellis and Father Ryan react to Patrick lying in the gutter with a pig, remarking on character and reputation as Patrick admits his downfall and refuses to rise.
A humorous Irish servant narrates a navy tale about dropping a tea kettle overboard. He pleads to the commander that nothing is lost if the master knows its location. The officer replies that nothing is lost, and the servant explains the kettle lies at the ocean floor.
An interchange on a train platform features a conductor and a passenger. The passenger explains that he looked up procrastinate in the dictionary to learn it means to put off tasks, prompting a tense yet humorous exchange.
Verkhoyansk in Siberia reported a new lowest natural temperature at 97.6 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. The town previously held the record at 90.4 degrees below zero on January 15, 1885. Arctic and Antarctic travelers found no equal readings.
A wry note on marriage echoes as single men enter domestic life with wary humor. The line hints at hazards like surprise conflicts and unforeseen traps awaiting brides and grooms in a seaside or dockside column.
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