Harrisburg Telegraph from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 13

JULY 8, 1920. 13 mm CRUMPS LOCAL. GAMESPLAYERS REST UP FOR BIG THINGS IN TVILIGHT GAMES STEELTON MEETS BETHLEHEM IN IMPORTANT BATTLE ON SNOODLES COTTAQE HILL ATHLETIC FIELD THURSDAY EVENING. By Hungerford (SS5 PT WrE (l ALIUS W0Z U.CKY! )SSf iyK fetl hey snoods! Tha Steeiton team, of the Bethlehem Steel League, will clash with the Bethlehem team in one of the meet Important games this season, ob Cottage Hill Field, Saturday afternoon, at I The frame 1b of Importance, because this puna Uon in tha league, both teams bar Ins won seven and lost five contests. Managers are putting their team through atrenuoua drillings la prepe ration for tha contest Manager "Roxey Roach, of tha Steeiton outfit la determined to win tha game Saturday and forgo ahead to.

the top of tha league, Tha local bunch lost to Bethlehem at Bethlehem, last Saturday by a one sided score, and Roach and h'a players ara anxious to gat ravengs for this defeat. Fans are sure to see soma good twirling, Crum, the American Association star who has been twirl Ins good bail for Steeiton, w'll be selected for mound duty with Jus tin, a member of the Reading International team until last weak, when ha was signed by Steeiton, In reserve. Bethlehem's pitching staff Is one of the best in the league with "Lefty" Baumgardner, late of the Philadelphia National League team, and "Jing Johnson, who had several years' training with Connie Mack, as members. No announcement has been made at the Bethlehem camp who will be used In the box, but e'ther twirler will put up a good exhibition of twirling. Crowds Show Increase Arrangements are bein made for the accommodation of the largest Saturday crowd of this season.

Having an attendance of more than 2, 60 fans at the Monday afternoon game, officials of the team feel that fans In this vicinity ara beginning to appreciate the big league ball which the Schwab League is presenting, and look for a record breakin crowd on Saturday. Although officials of the Steeiton team have not had an opportunity to see Justin, the new twirler, work a full game, they are well pleased his exhibition of three innings on Monday. Justin is a cross fire artist, and officials of the team declare that he is an "Eddie" Plank, only he uses his right hand. Manager Roach says he has the best assortment of curves he has seen a twirler use for a long time, and h's mean another pennant for Steeiton, Have Another Guess Sport writers Bethlehem feel that the team is going to romp away with the pennant, giving Steeiton no cons' deration whatever. Under tha heading "Looks Like Sure Pennant Bethlehem paper aays: "If the home crowd continues to crack out the timely wallops the team is going right on with its winning streak, and fans can get ready to greet Steeiton in the closing classic for the pennant.

Hitting and fast fielding featured every game lately, with the hitting predominating. Coupled with this is pitching of first class caliber served out by Jing' Johnson, the locals' hurling ace. and 'Lefty Baumgartner. the port aide member of the staff. In glancing over the score books the count shows that while the hits have not been more than ordinary in the total number for the average game, they came when needed and being bunohed to drive runs, really counted for more than would have doubled the number.

Every znem SSfi.0? tem is Banging the ball with the result that the batting the it stands to day is dangerous t0 the VW7 recaa at two years go Steeiton defeated Bethlehem in the post aerea games, taking the pennant from this teanfc Loyal sup porters here are of the opinion that the local crowd can do the Cams again this year, if It necessary Baseball Scsssty! Wfccre Tesss Fbjr Today XATtTHf AI. LBAGtTB Pittsburgh, li Philadelphia, Chicago, St, Louie 6, i Other games not scheduled, Phillies at Pittsburgh, New York at Chicago, Brooklyn at Et, Louis, Boston at Cincinnati, STAHSnra OP TSM. CLUBS Pet Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia il ,607 .44 .465 .301 18 S3 ft to S3 si 27 47 AMERICAN LEAGUE YrtrrSH7a Remits Philadelphia, Boston, 0, first game. Philadelphia, 1 Boston, 0, second game.

Other teams not scheduled, SefceJale For 1 dy Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Washington, St. Louis at Boston, STANDING Or THE CLUBS W. Pet New York 40 34 .053 Cleveland 44 J5 .048 Chicago 44 Ss .011 Washington 37 29 Boston 14 3( .493 ftt.

Louis 4 38 .472 Detroit 22 47 .310 Philadelphia 20 65 .207 BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE Yeatedara Its All games postponed, rain. Sehednle Fee To day Martlnsburg at Hagerstown. Hanover at Chambersburg. Waynesboro at Frederick. INTERNATIONAL Jersey City.

Toronto. 5. Syracuse Akron grounds. Reading Buffalo, rain. Baltimore Rocheater, rain.

IwrPITAW ASSOCIATION Louisville Milwaukee, wet grounds. Columbus, 6. Minneapolis. Toledo. St.

Paul. 8. Indianapolis, 6: Kansas City, 4. Jack Kearns ia East to Force Fight Contract New York. July 8.

Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, world's heavyweight champion, will meet Prrnis Dascamns. manager of Georges Carpentier. to day, ready to sign articles and post a forfeit for a championship ngnt any one ai any nlace. Kearns, after being unable to meet the Frenchman, repeated a statement made last week that he would sign terms and leave the match to the highest bidder "I have chased them." from San Francois Pescamps. manager of Ing to call them to day." Kearns said.

Demsey is not In New York with his manager. He is training In Excelsior Springs. Kearns pronounced him In condition, weighing about 185 pounds. Tex Richard, rumored as the dark horse in the race of promoters after the fight, said yesterday that he had an appointment with Kearns. bnt that he would not make an offer at this time.

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i LOUIE SCHEFFER LEADS WEST END LEAGUE HITTERS; "SHORTY" MILLER IS SECOND That West End players are hand lag up a good brand of taseball is shown In Hie following figures com plied py George atoCohen, official scorer: Louie Scheffer leads the batsmen with "Shorty" Miller second. Tha figures follow, W. representing West End, Engineers, Firemen and Trainmen, Commonwealth Travelers, Motive Power: a. ABi K. H.

Ave. Bnswller, W. Murphy, B. 1 1 I 1 7 4 10 17 84 3 8 18 48 II 1 11 1 1 1 3 a 4 13 34 3 3 6 17 9 11 8 8 3 14 10 17 1 1.000 1.000 Rutter. E.

.430 .400 .375 .375 .370 .365 .348 .341 .338 .333 .333 .333 .333 .333 .333 .333 .336 .314 .813 .313 .310 Klugh, Soheffer. Challenger, W. Miller, W. Oerdes, Elsenberger, C. H.

Wagner, 15 41 Weaver, 22 61 Hlnkle, 13 Mackert, 7 21 3 7 Zerby, 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 10 15 6 10 4 10 3 9 3 3 13 14 4 7 McCord, W. 1 3 Moore, W. 5 9 Lockard. W. 2 3 Cunningham, W.

1 3 Bowser, C. 14 44 Rush, 12 32 Bamford. M. 9 18 Dearolf, E. 12 32 Behm, 10 39 Hoover, E.

...410 .300 Brown, W. IS 47 .398 .293 .386 .286 .282 .272 Wlngeard, E. 8 24 Palmer. E. 7 31 8 8 Alcorn, 8 21 3 7 Madden, W.

14 39 Washinger, XI. 8 17 Howe, 18 48 11 1 5 7 9 13 .271 .263 .360 .250 .360 .345 .340 .335 .233 .232 .231 .231 .331 .231 .230 .834 .817 .313 .205 .300 .300 .300 .195 .188 .184 .181 .170 .170 .166 .163 .147 .143 .140 .133 .133 .135 .100 J. Smith. C. 19 57 15 W.

Webb, E. 3 4 N. Wagner. E. 9 24 1 3 6 13 18 8 13 3 4 7 10 13 W.

Euker. 20 83 Knight, W. 30 53 Etter, M. 33 87 Rote, M. 8 17 Dunbar, E.

.10 80 N. Ford, C. 20 68 Bell, C. IS 39 8 9 Herman, E. 7..

MS Hart, M. 7 13 3 8 T. Euker. W. 20 63 8 Waits, M.

16 48 Hippensteel. M. 19 49 4 FieMs. C. M.

10 33 3 Matter, W. 15 47 4 Strieker, W. 18 39 6 Kline, W. 11 30 4 GabelL E. 8 5 Cocklin, M.

3 5 16 41 11 33 13 38 4 11 7 IS 7 18 8 IS 22 81 22 67 13 34 5 14 33 57 9 15 Embick, W. Leedy, Shafer, W. Zerance. C. Klerner, E.

H. Biever. E. Squires, E. Garverich.

M. Stewart, M. W. Smith, Hahn, M. McCnrdy, M.

12 6 3 Snell, E. HcKeever. E. 20 8 8 16 13 SO RusselL E. Connors, E.

1 Club Battxnc Team O. AB. R. H. Ave.

Commonwealth. 30 631 87 141 .366 West End 20 467 63 113 .343 Motive 22 628 84 116 .330 Engin'rs, F. T. 20 494 63 106 .211 Lone Hits by Clubs 2B. SB.

H. R. 8. H. S.B.

M.P. 16 11 4 14 31 C. T. 15 18 7 16 W. E.

15 7 1 18 20 28 13 14 IS 4 IS BASEBALL GAMES WASTED Dnisburg A. A. is open for twilight games. Monday, Tuesday and Thurs day evenings, beginning July 39. R.

p. McClure. manager. Dillsburg. Pa.

RAY'S Reduced Empire Silks, others of plaia white twill, and radium silk. Former prices were from 8139 to 816 50. $10.50 end 912X3 BtsMalMd by A IV MNRtattktckat ed the OvO Wsar VOLTAGE WINS CLEVELAND RACE Wins Bill Stake Event in Twelve JHeats; Other Events Cleveland, July 8. Voltage, owned by J. D.

Welsh, Kansas) City, and driven by Fred Egan, of Memphis, won the Faslg sweepstakes puna of 83.000, the feature event of yesterday's grand circuit racing. The Prince Volo colt took tha event from five great Juvenile trotters In straight heats. Worthy Etawah went lama while scoring and was with drawn. Voltage led from the start In the first heat and had enough in re serve to withstand Great Brltton's belated stretch sprint. Natalie the Great and Day Star, coupled in the betting and heavy favorites, were never prominent in tha first heat.

Egan laid back with Voltage in the second heat, letting Day Star set the pace to the stretch, where Voltage passed him and In a fierce drive won by a length, with Great Brltton al L16 i M1' SL2S units, wo emeu wuwvcuq the heavy track. Continued rains put the track In such condition that the horses were not called to the post for the first event until 3.30 p. and as a result it was Impossible to finish the program of six races, tha 8.18 class trot and the 3.14 class pace goln over until to day, weather permitting. Announcement was made that will be necessary to race on Saturday to complete the week's program, instead of winding up to morrow. Fozey Ann and.

Wood Patch were the only favorites to win to day. Summaries: The Summaries 3.10 class pacing, purse $1,200 (3 Foxey Ann, ch. by The Searcher (Murphy) 1 17 George Volo, ro. by Nervolo (Erskine) 4 3 1 3 6 3 Francis b. by Little Frank (Hedrick) Pacing Patch, b.

by jsiastlo Painter (V. Fleming) 7. 4 3 85 1 Dm co, b. gn by Inline (Berry) Prince Pepper and Minerva Gentry also started. Time, 3.07H.

3.0914. 3.18. 3.18 class purse $1,200 (3 heats): Tootsie Totee. blk. by HsrtolM (Edman) 1 1 2 3 1 4 6 3 8 5 7 Red Bon.

b. by Bonni vard (Mc Mahon) 7 W. b. by Duke Ideal (Bennett) 8 Oro G. b.

by Ore Ree (V. Fleming) 4 Sammy b. Il, by Elastic King (Egan) 3 Betty Thorn ion. Dingen Pointer and Donalona also started. Time.

3.14. 3.11, 2.11. Tha Faslg, 3 year old trot nurse $3,000 (3 in 3 heats): Voltage, blk. by Peter Volo (Egan) 11 Great Brltton, b. r.

by Peter cnenanlt (Dodge) 3 3 Day Star. b. by Peter the Great (Bur Rell) 5 3 Miss Em. b. by J.

Mal colm Forbes (White) 3 5 Natalie the Great, br. by Peter the Great (Cox) 4 4 Time. 3.15. 3.11. 3.13 class pacing; purse $1,300.

(3 heats): Wood Patch, Dan Patch (Murphy) 114 4.2 1 iYi'. '3 3 4 6 Princess Mary. by Lloyd Bell (Fleming) Mower Boy. b. by Tha Major (Wolverton) Star Bop Ingolsbea, b.

Dy ugosmee tchiids) Bessie b. by Little Frank (Hedrick) 6 5 3 Frank Little also started. Time, 3.08. 2.07. 3.10.

To Qza Rii cf 0. D. Sa Sta Piw Thja slew Castle, July 8 The right of organised baseball to siga player who has a contract with an Industrial or semi professional dub. without cosaiag to terms with sea league teams, win be tested In court, accord' ing aa aa' announcement made here yesterday by W. E.

Duersteta, aa official of the Castle Cords alae of Kew Castle. Duerstela has telegraphed his attor neys at liaeon, Ga to take actloa against the Atlaata team, of the Southern Lsasjue. which recently signed contract with Cliff Markle. pitcher, and Freak Mills, catcher, at the Cards. The Cards had agrssmsats with Marale aad Mills to play with the dub tads soaaoa.

eat, despiU this, the Atlanta teats signed them. according to Duerstela. The aasstloa at Issue, he said, is whether a con tract with aa ladepeadeat dub Is uot as atadiag as aae with a league teas. Pa. July George D.

aead of the George i Hardware Cosaoaay. has beea elect ed aacoaS vtee Tetiient at the) Lsb. saaa Cr ir Cr I fitf t2 Public Utilities Entitled to Fair Returns Speaking to the 'members of the Southern Gas Association at their annual convention held at Norfolk, Virginia, this week. Mayor Albert A. Roper of that city stated that a public utility Is entitled to a fair return ou Its Investment over and above what It costs it to maintain its Just as much as a man who sells potatoes Is entitled to a fair return on bis Invested capital.

"For years It was the favorite outdoor sport among the politicians of this city to do every conceivable thing they could to block the game of the pubUo utilities of this city," said Mayor Roper. "It made no difference what was the virtue cf the proposition which was being put forward by the public, utilitlss. Because it was desired by the public utilities, It was wrong. You can understand 'what a short, sighted, penny wise, pound foolish policy that was. "In stating my views regarding the dealings of a city with public utilities, let me say that I can tsee no difference between the man who sells lumber, and the man who sells service, whether it be gas, electricity or transportation.

The man who sells potatoes takes into consideration the amount of money he has invested In his establishment, the cost of producing these potatoes, his loss on the potatoes that spoil, and his overhead operating expenses, adding to that a certain amount to be agreed upon as his profit. "I am in favor of that attitude toward the public utility which shall provide a revenue for the utility sufficient to take care of the Invest ed capital, the depreciation, the hat a fair return on its investment That may be 5 cents per unit of travel to day, It may be 6 cents tomorrow, it may be 10 cents six months from now, and a year from now it may be 4 cents. But whatever it is. the man who Invests his money In service and in transportation and in gas. whatever the service may be, is entitled to a lair return upon his Investment over and above what It costs him to produce that service, Just as truly as a man who buys trees and cuts them up and makes them into tongued and grooved lumber and sells them, Is entitled to a fair return on his in 5 fl i 0 Connie Mack Is Alter Another Babe Ruth Star Reading, July 8.

Connie Mack has dusted off his bankroll and now Is bidding to put a Babe Ruth punch into his batting order. The lean leader of the Athletics is in a buying contest with Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington Americans, for the services of Frank C. Brower, first baseman of the Reading International League tema, the Babe Ruth of the minors. Mack and Griffith both have made tempting offers to the Reading club for Brower, who is determined to hit more homers in the International League than Babe Ruth registers in the Ban, Johnson circuit To date Brower has made twenty homers as a member of the Reading team this season. This is only four less than the Ruth output.

AT 7 CHARGED WITH EFFORT TO KILL WIFE 'Washington, July 8. Chester A. Snow, millionaire patent attorney, was ordered to appear In court today for hearipg on charge of con spracy with two other persons to kill his divorced wife, Addis Hubard Snow. Snow is 76 years old and his former wife 43. HER TURN NOW He wasn't much of a hand at work, but when a strike was in the air Jawnes was well to the front Nothing pleased him better than to staqd at the street corners and be wail the hard lot of the working man, even though, at the same time, his wife had to take in washing to keep herself from starving.

8o he was in his element when a fourth day he swaggered into the family kitchen, where Mrs. Jawnes labored over a steaming tub. "And I tell you, Martha." he end ed his oration proudly, "the only way for us working men to keep our liberty is to strike while the iron is hot and stop the slave drlv ing capitalists from fattlaing on the fruits of our labor." Mathias straightened her back and eyed him loweringiy: "You listen to me, my man!" she replied sternly. "I've heard about enough, of. that clap trap! I'm obliged to iron while the strike's hot; and if you come gassing round here, I'll introduce you to the argu ment of the broomstick!" your Colonel Strothers Has fa Bsk.

aw Champion Giant Tesa The Harrisburg Giants seventeen games against two re verses. During the beginning, of the week the local Giants annexed three victories, trimming the Pine Grove nine on the latter's grounds last Sun day and taking a double header from the crack AJax team, of York, on the H. A. C. grounds on the island last Monday, The AJax aggregation is the only team In this section which has defeated the Giants this season, having downed the locals at York several weeks ago.

The Giants have made a of trips through this State and New Jersey this season, playing for the; first tints in this city last Monday. There remains several open dates on their schedule, and the Giants' man ager would like to fill them with first class teams. For games address Manager W. Strothers, 483 Strawberry street, city. Rain Stops All Games; West End to Meet Rivaii Rain made last evening's baseball games impossible.

It also put a crimp In the battles scheduled for the varl ous playgrounds in the city. These games have, been put over to a future open date. This, evening at Fourth and Seneca streets. West End will meet the Engineers, Firemen and Trainmen. The game starts at o'clock.

As all teams in the West End League are showing a fast pace indications point tQ every team being a factor from now until the close of the season in October. Harvard Twirler Goes to Hanover in Trade Philadelphia, July 8. Jeff Jones, TT. v. erst hiMmsn.

ft Iias v.r A break into a big league box score with iuiime Mack's Athletics, has lost hit locker privileges at Shlbe Park. Jones is or soon will be enroute to Han over, where he will master the intricacies of baseball In the Blue Ridge League. Jones. will be sent to" Hanover as part payment for Pitcher Rube Yarrison impressed a Mack scout when pitching for the Hanover nine against the American Chain team, in York, on Tuesday. wws)i.

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Carpentier, who plana to sail next week on the Lorraine, was accompanied on his trip to the customs house by Fran cols Deachamps, his manager, and Jack Curley. who la In charge of Car pentter's affairs in this country. Asked how much Carpentier paid. Collector Edwards said he was not at liberty to give out the figures. It is thought his bank roll has been fattened by at least 8100,000 by his stay In America.

"The fact that 'Carpentier is a French subject and that he was married Just before he came to this country and brought his wife here gives him the benefit of the 82,000 exemption," said Mr. Edwards. "The fact that he Is a non resident alien made it necessary for blm to pay an eight per cent tax on all the moneys he made in his American tour before he could get a sailing permit" "It was a big success," is all that Jack Curley would say regarding the Carpentier tour, and the site of the income tax check is said to bear out his statement. City Junior League Is Ready For Business Harrisburg is now represented by another baseball leasrue. the Central Junior Circuit To date there are only three clubs represented, but lt is likely that another team will be se lacted within tha course of the next few days.

The teams which have joined the league are: Walnut A. Pennant A. A. and the Tisrer A. A.

The Walnut A. A. is leading the race with five games won ana two lost. TO MEET HTJMMELSTOWJT The Harrisburg Independents will meet the fast Hummelstown A. C.

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