Final Inning Rally Wins Lititz 13 to 12 Over Richland
Lititz pulled off a dramatic seventh inning rally to beat Richland 13 to 12 after a high scoring slugfest. Richland led 7 to 2 before Lititz surged with three pitchers and long hits including Doremus and Shultz. Boltz struggled late as Lititz sealed the win in the final frame amid German fan banter and a windy ballpark.
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Lititz
Richland
Pretzels
Harry Doremus
Troop
Mickey” Carpenter
Lancaster County
Lebanon County
Boltz
Bill Doremus
Shultz
Woffman
Ivo
Litltz
Shertzer
Simmons
Shertvey
Mearig
Kreider
Eshleman
Monk” Dorémus
Angle
W. Doremus
L. Hoffman
H. Doremus
Trupp
Hackman
Carpenter
J. Hoffman
Bryan
Anderson
Lalls
Meurig
Steinmetz
Laysner
The Sesqui Centennia l Delay in Completion Explained
In Lititz Record an editorial explains why the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia is not finished. Starting early, shifting plans, funding battles, and political changes delayed the project from a grand twenty million world fair to a curtailed three day event. Site disputes and transportation woes further slowed progress.
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Lititz Record
John Wanamaker
Congress
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Mountville Failed to Appear in Local Ball Game
There was no ball game staged within the city gates last Saturday as Mountville failed to arrive. The Punchers and Mountville had arranged to play, but after hours of waiting in the grandstand the Mountville party did not show up and the manager announced the game was off.
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Mountville
Kreider
Olivets Play Lancaster Bear Cats This Saturday
Olivets manager Dalabone leads a home game against the Lancaster Bear Cats on Saturday seeking revenge after a defeat at Lancaster last week. No admission but a liberal offering will be accepted.
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Olivets
Dalabone
Lancaster Bear Cats
Bear Cats
Lancaster
Sesqui Expo Grows as Buildings Rise for World’s Fair
The Sesqui Cen ten nial site in Philadelphia slowly fills as construction advances and exhibits are set. Though incomplete on January 20, it is already a marvel of progress. The fair will stay open to December 1, inviting a huge audience to experience diverse wonders. Visitors are urged to plan well and return over time to absorb all that the event offers.
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Philadelphia
Recordings and Rural Notes From a 1917 Lititz Almanac
Bear's almanac cited by locals notes near harvest times wheat and hay, a bumper plum crop, and high prices for sweet potatoes and tobacco. It laments many boys with wagons and bikes, jokes on June brides, nostalgia for 1917 18 war tunes, and hopes for a long strawberry season. The 4th of July will be a home-coming event for former Lititz residents.
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Angel
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J.B. Herzler
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