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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09


Csisaed)
A. w. THMPsoN.
Mr.. H. V. d. King, -
Secretary OF Board OF Trade,
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Arrangements are being made TO
carry the Joint delegation from this
city ana neighbo9fdE towns to PITTS
burg on The might OF the sixteenth
and remaining in Pittsburg Tues
day, the sevanAantlA., and returning
that night. AsNoUerSl1as been re-
seivcd from Logan aEcKees secretary
of the Pittsburgrehamber Of Com
merce, inIwh5eh 6e-states that at a
meeting Of the board OF directors
held on the 3rdsE1stAnt their com
mittee ON trade extension and en-
tertainment Jointly. were directed TO
make arrangements for our FeceP-
.Yfca and entertainment. We also
have an invitation rom the Oil Well
supply Company, of .PfttsbuTg, trans
mitted through their local manager
Mr.. y. s. Longabaugh. TO visit their
works while in the city. at which
time they will take pleasure in
showing the delegation over thieF
plant.
Board az Trade land Company.
Through the refusa1 OF certain
owners to give or name a price for
right Of way for the industrial
switch through their property, it
has been determined to. go ahead
with condemnaticn proceedings and
the secretary has been. instructed oS
the directors to make the neccessaFy
arrangements with the Baldmot
ana Ohio Railroad colppany to this
end.
Freight Tariff ReduqtiOn:
/ AS a result OF the conference heto
in this city on Me1day last, between
the representative of the various
|commercfal organizations ein th''
district and the lent Traffic Com
spany OF Pittsburg, the directors o
the board of trade have authorized
certain expenditures to carry on TINS
work in conjunction with the otne
towns interested. AS scan as TN
other organizations have lkeHSls'
given their approval, a COZ certed ee
fort will be made under the diree
ton OF the trafiic company to pu'
this district upon a Pittsblurg basis
United States Chamber OF Commerce
As a result of visit on the 29tf
ultimo to the city by Edward r
ITrefz. field secretary of the Un&tee
states Chamber Of CommFeFee. tn
directors of the board Of trade nHy'
| voted, under certain CONDITIONS e
apply for membership therein.
Good ROads.
At a special meeting OF the dl
lrectOrs of the board OF TRADE heH
on Wednesday evening last, the eA
tlecutive committee was auth orized Z
select an attorney to looa into tn.
legal phases in coIanectis2n VIII
drawing up petitions to submit I
the county commissioners for
I bond issde for Coal and Clark dls
tTicts. The executive e~mitte
now has this matter in hand,
j Factory Prospects
Representatives OF a tubular Stee
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09

Seal) G. 3. NEF'AUNioR Clerk.
Us. D. c.. y. D. W. Va,
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
Many Pugilists
 Have Weak Hands

\ TIER all, the hands are the thing
 Without them the ideal fighting face or the perfect fighting build is as naught. And with them the head, the power and all the other requisites of the successful ring artist can have but secondary consideration.
 Battling Nelson, who has stopped more battery charges than any fighter of a decade, had to go into temporary retirement not very long ago because his maulers gave out He banged Sam my Trott so often on the head at Springfield, O., recently that the bones of his crippled punishers could not stand the strain after ten rounds. and he had to stall out the rest of the fight. Just imagine the Dane having to quit on account of his hands! Talk about the irony of fate. Most of us pictured the battler sprawled out over five feet and half of canvas. knocked dead" by a punch. That seemed the plausible exit of Nelson from the game. We figured he couldn't stand the wal lopings forever, even though he 'ain't hardly human"
 Hugo Kelly, the Italian middleweight of Chicago, fought Eddie McGOorty at South Bend, Ind, recently and took a beating. The battle was the first go for Hugo in months. He had been nursing a pair of bad hands. Those same hands possibly kept Kelly from a title. He gave Papke more trouble than any fighter outside of KetChel. The Italian was a clever fellow, with a cut ting left hand, who administered more punishment than he received. But he had to take periodical layOffs on ac- count of tender hands. which were all ways getting hurt.
 Until he injured his hitters Frank Erne was champion of them all in the lightweight division. He was the pos sessor of a terrific punch. and many of the bones in both hands were splintered at one time or another, causing him much agony. While he was generally willing to put all his steam into a blow. despite the pain he knew it would bring, in his later career he didn't take as many chances. Consequently a great deal of his effectiveness was lost.
 Another fighter whose period of money making within the ropes was lessened by his hands failing him was Bob FitZsimmOns. Bob, of course, was old enough to quit when knocked out by Bill Lang three years ago, but he could have parleyed with the gloves for at least a year longer but for his fight Ing apparatus. It is remarkable, how ever, that Fitz's hands lasted as long as they did, for he was terrific hitter.
 If Bob Moha fails to cop the middle weight belt he may attribute his failure in large measure to weak hands. For the build of him and the strength. Bob has unusually frail hands.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
AFRICAN JUMPER WOULD BE 4 FORMIDABLE RIVAL
 OF GEORGE HORNE

k a Watussi should come to this
 country there would be much sor- row for George L. Horine, worlds champion high jumper.
 Whats a Watussi? Among other things, he is a negro of German East Africa whose athletic achievements outshine anything yet done by Horine and other champions of the civilized world.
 In the National Geographic magazine Is an article by Adolphus Frederick, duke of Mecklenburg, entitled "A Land of Giants and Pygmies," in which some interesting facts concerning the prow- ess of the Watussi, inhabiting German East Africa are given.
 The worlds record for a running high jump was feet 5 S inches until Horine recently set a new mark at 6 feet inches. But a Watussi athlete would clear this height without the least diffi- culty. According to the Duke of Meek lenburg he would not consider himself in a real contest until the rod were placed nearly two feet higher In ref SllSC lO lHS dlHIcleS Ol lLo w dluSSt the Duke of Mecklenburg writes as follows of his experience while visiting this tall and well made people of all most ideal physique, who range in height from feet II 1a inches to [ feet 2k inches:
 "The following days were devoted to sports and athletic exercises, of which the high jumping of the young Watussi was a most remarkable feature
 "A line which could be raised or low cred at will was stretched between two slender trees standing on an incline. The athletes had to run up to this and jump from a small termite heap a foot in height. Despite these unfavorab ble conditions, exhibitions were given which would place all European efforts in the shade. The best jumpers-slen- der, but splendid figures, with an al- most Indian profile-attained the in credible height of 25O meters (8 feet 5 inches), and young boys made the rela- lively no less wonderful performance of 1.50 to 1.60 meter 6 feeD."
 The termite heap from which the Watussi jump is a spongy ant mound and is but a handicap to the jumping, according to Mecklenburg. The figures given by the German explorer indicate that the Watussi have not only a shade on Horine in color, but several shades in jumping.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
HOW THE MANAGER
 SETTLED WITH A
 GREEN PRIzEFlGHTER

THEY call Leach Cross the New York
 lightweight, the champion of the cloakmakers, because that industrious class turn out en masse to see Cross fight. They usually see a good fight too. Cross may take a sharp advan- tage when he gets the chance-he de- clares that he will pull any trick he can. whether it is considered unsports- manlike or not, if the referee will let him get away with it-but he is game. and he carries a punch tn each hand If he lands 1t right, pretty nearly any lightweight will wobble awhile. They say I'm too good a business man to be a fighter" said Cross recently. Well I learned to be a good business man from men who were. better business men than I'll ever be-
 And he told the story. When he was kid he wanted to fight before an ath- letic club named after a certain promi- nent member of the order of the Tight ly Clinched Fingers. He called on the manager of the club. "TH give yuh a chanst. kid" said that individual, but I gotta be yuhr manager" Of course he assented, and when he went on to- fight a preliminary battle a few nights afterward he was knocked out in one round and lost tooth. After the fight he went into the managers office to get his money.
 ''Yuh got s comin' to yuh for fightin' a prelim'." said the manager.
 Well, that was all right That's all they ever pay a green kid for prelim- mary fight. The manager counted 1t out in silver
 NOW" said he. I'm your manager and so my bit is two dollars 'n' a half" He put that sum in his trousers pock- cts. An you brought in a pair of kids for seconds. Yuh didn't have no right to do that, but I'll only charge you 75 cents apiece. That's a dollar n a half An bein's this Is yuhr first fight I'll only charge yuh half buck for the use of the towels and water bottles So here's your 50 cents"
 "Oi. vol" said Cross in consternation "T got knocked out in the first round and lost a tooth and all for only 50 cents?"
 Look at the nice fight you had" said the manager cheerfully.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
Gotch's Tip Reveals an Honest Man

BOBBY BURNS would say, "A mans
 a man for a that" but Bobby had his wires grounded. It isn't so.
 There was the case of Frank A. GOtch the big wrestling champion-and it helps prove the point. It gives us EX- hibits and B. This is Exhibit A:
 Frank and a friend own a garage in Humboldt. la, perfectly healthy ga rage where one may get new tires punctured. or purchase gasoline. or ne- gotiate a monkey wrench or a wrench ed back, as one desires.
 And in the garage one between sea son day was Frank, clad in the glad benzine raiment of overalls and jumper with an instrument of motorology gripped in his right mitt Into the palace of gasoline and embryo lawsuits strolled a pair of out of towners.
 MT. Gotch around?" they queried.
 Nope" Frank lied with the fine abandon.
 Well, we'll; we'd hoped to see him. Anyway, boy, we'll buy a few gallons
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
Kid Me oy
 Suggests New
 Training Stunts

"DRIZEFTGHTERS of the future will
 do most of their training in aero- planes"
 This remarkable and revolutionary statement was made recently by Kid Mccoy the pugilist, who formerly held the middleweight and welterweight championships.
 Indulgence in aviation Is a splendid way of training" announced Mccoy after he had navigated a five mile course through the air in a borrowed aeroplane.
 Tt Quickens every sense. The f1fer must be on the alert all the time. He must be strong too. Every one can see the immense possibilities of getting pure, fresh air when one Is about mile up in the sky. No germs, no dust, no vitiated atmosphere, no nothing.
 Some fighters may never get any nearer heaven than the 10000 foot ai- titude mark, but even that has its com- pensations. They would probably bs lonesome anyhow"
 Mccoy has written to Champion Jack Johnson explaining the usefulness of the aeroplane, but the Ethiopian bruis- CT has not yet got beyond the auto- mobile stage.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
VALUE OF FOOTWORK IN BOXING

when to hit and just how far to let the blow travel. A good judge of distance generally wins more bouts than he loses. Then, again, it's necessary to know how to block with the hands and. forearms if you are driven to a corner on the defensive. In addition to that, good boxer must keep his wits about him always, so that he will know just when to take advantage of openings. But footwork is the real big factor"
 While Mcfarland uses his feet and knows how to feint, he is not a slug ger. He can hit with keen, cutting re- suits, but he seldom scores a knock out. Gibbons. on the other hand, com pines skill with remarkable hitting power He is a natural fighter. It's easy for him to feint a man into knots. while he can make a rival miss in ludi- crous fashion. but when he darts in to land a smash he puts beef behind it and generally produces pain. In fact, for his weight and inches Gibbons is a wonderful puncher. When he beat Will lie Lewis, a pretty fair boxer, the lat ter was thunderstruck.
 ''Why, this chap is a wizard!" said Lewis after the bout. Time and again I thought I had him cornered, but when I let fly he vanished in thin air, only to come back suddenly with punches that I could not avoid. His footwork was simply marvellous used to think I knew something about footwork my self but Gibbons is in a class by him. self"
 Young Griffo Corbett. Mccoy, Pal mer, Dixon and Mccarthy were great footworkers. Jack Johnson Is another, although the heavyweight champion is unlike Mcfarland or Gibbons Johnson is a flat footed boxer, but his footwork in all his battles has been great
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

Now, that was Exhibit A, which isn't bad at all, but Exhibit B is where the G string sounds.
 They are great hearted in their bu- collie simplicity in Humboldt, U. s. A., for, as Frank strolled to the garage next morning to take up his duties and hope for another tip. Ed, the barber. hailed him.
 "Oh Frank" he caroled. "Oh, Frankie!"
 Frank hurried over thinking perhaps the barber had accidentally slashed the thorax of an innocent victim.
 What's up?" Gotch queried as he steadied himself for the worst.
 "Nothin' much, Frank" Ed replied, with the light of honesty dancing in his blue eyes. "only you went away in such hurry yesterday you forgot your change. Here's your dime"
 And" says Frank, in referring to Exhibit B. what would they do to a guy like that in New York-now, tell me?"
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

of that Standard oil juice you have"
 They bought Frank filled the tank Gair measure) and then made change. They handed Gotch two bits by way of a tip. for which the champ smiled gratefully.
 Gee. isn't it great to pull down this tip stuff?" he asked of a gaping friend
 "I tell you what" said Gotch as he surveyed the quarter and satisfied him self that the coin was good or his teeth were very bad, I'm going over and buy a shave. This is shave money and tip"
 Frank strolled into the basement bar Der shop and placed his noble jowl at the mercy of the knight of the keen blade.
 It was a good job-worth 15 cents of any mans money-and with magnani- nous spirit he hurried out, leaving the quarter in the barber's palm.
 Great day for us tipsters." quoth Gotch as he went home. satisfied with his success
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

Griffith has been fortunate in his pitching. Walter Johnson never has shown to better advantage than he has this season. and Groom has pitched great ball in the games he has en- tered.
 Chick" Gandil. whom Griffith recent Iy purchased from Montreal, has made good. He has been putting up grand game at the initial sack and hitting the ball hard. Clyde Milan. the Sena- tors star outfielder. is also playing a sensational fielding game. running the bases well and walloping the ball hard.
 Foster at third Is the sensation of the team and works in great style with George McBride, the shortstop and captain of the club. Fosters stick work also has done much in keeping the Washington team high in the race, and Germany" Schaefer looks better than ever before in his long and event ful baseball career. Schaefer has been hitting well. his long wallops being a potent factor in the Washington of fense
 In looking at the high standing of Griffith's men and considering the low ly position Washington usually has held the question naturally arises: Will the club blow? Has the team the class to keep up the present pace?
 Washington Is admiring-and won dering.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
Crawford's Fourteenth Year

THIS is Sam Crawford's fourteenth
 year in major league baseball The Tigers right fielder is as active as a colt and says he Is good for sev- eral campaigns yet If he could run as fast as Cobb Crawford, no doubt, would lead all batsmen in the aver ages. Cobb receives credit for many infield hits because of his great sprint ing, while Crawford's batting is clean and hard. He never batted so heavily when he played with Cincinnati, but as soon as Hugh Jennings got hold of him there was a vast improvement. Jen- nings convinced Crawford that he was the hardest hitter in the business, and Sam lost no time in proving it.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

boxing? This question is continually cropping up and
 O provides an interesting topic. In these days of rough infighting and cyclonic slugging, which a large per centage of professional boxers employ, swiftness of foot in both attack and defense is lost sight of, yet it is one of the biggest factors in making ring champions. A boxer who is so light on his feet that he can be constantly on the move is not easy to hit. Darting in with dazzling speed it is possible to land clean cut blows with such unex- pected skill that an opponent has no time to block or counter as his assa1l- ant after landing sllips away. The em- Dlovment of these tactics means the scoring of points upon which referees decision must be based unless there's a knockout.
 Of the present day boxers two expert footworkers stand out in bold relief. They are Packey Mcfarland the Chi cago lightweight, and Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul welterweight. Both men are phantoms when they begin fight ing. for they can fade away from a rivals wallop so quickly that boxing fans are amazed. Yet when McFar- land and Gibbons decide to land punches they shoot to the mark with lightning like rapidity. Their foot work is not cultivated, they say, but it is A gift. They are so agile and quick that they cannot help moving about the padded floor like dancing masters at the head of a ballet corps. As a re- suit Mcfarland and Gibbons are be- lieved to be the cleverest boxers in the world.
 Fast Men Hard to Hit.
 If you keep your feet moving all the time" said Mcfarland recently, "it stands to reason that the other fellow will find it hard to reach you with solid blow. Some fighters cannot hit with effect unless they set themselves firmly on both feet and then swing either hand from the hip. Many of these fellows do a lot of harm if they land, but when they do it is wholly be- cause their opponents do not know how to offset the punches.
 "I have learned from experience that by making a man miss I can accom- plish much. As soon as a fighter learns that he cannot land his best blows he naturally becomes discouraged. Then you've got the battle half won, and you can clinch the victory by landing quickly delivered blows yourself. But you cannot make man miss or land rapid jabs for points unless you know how to use your feet. Because of this gift I can say that I've never lost a tooth. had my nose broken or been cut about the ears. In fact, I'm not bit disfigured.
 Sluegers Disfigured.
 'The fellows you see with fiat noses, caulifiower ears and scars on their faces in nine cases out of ten know nothing of footwork They are just plain sluggers who stand up and take all that comes their way for the chance of landing a knockout wallop. In their cases physical strength is of more value than skill but they cannot be termed clever. Of course I don't over look other things that make a success ful boxer. One must know how to hit
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
Some Pitching Don'ts

nON'T try to pitch without first get
 ting control
 Don't imitate-be natural
 Don't try to bean the batters. Don't lose your nerve. Don't forget that there are eight oth- CTS in the game.
 Don't think because you are young the other players are pulling against you.f
 Don't fail to cover first base. Don't blame individual players If they lose a game.
 Don't try to strike out all the batters,
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

being capable of playing anything but short field, the position in which he started out in professional baseball, yet Foster developed into a star at third in a very few weeks. Jimmy Collins ranked high among the very best of the third basemen was an out fielder and was shifted to third by an accident.
 Herman Schaefer furnishes another instance where a change has helped player.
 Schaefer made himself left handed batter at a time when he seemed des-
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
SPEND FORTUNE ON GOLF.

A shrewd golf enthusiast with a mathematical turn of mind has at tempted to estimate the annual cost of golf to the United States. His figures that approximately $40,0O000O is ex- pended each season.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28
By TOMMY CLARK.

WASHINGTON is the sensation of
 the American league this season. Do you understand it? If so, you have something on the great majority of baseball followers. who always have been accustomed to look deep in the
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

put in his own savings into the club and has instilled a new brand of gin
 ger in his team, new at least for Wash ington. In other years the Washing
 ton team has gone on the field merely for the formality of playing the sched- uled game, apparently convinced that
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

TT Is rather strange that the average patron of baseball lacks the conf dence in the manager just as soon as things are not going right. Let a few games be lost and every nine out of ten so called fans will be there with a suggestion for changing the lineup of the team.
 It stands to reason that the individ- ual most vitally interested in a teams success is it's manager, and when that man has had twenty-five years ex- perience in baseball 1t would be wise to display confidence in his judgment
 But it is perhaps the reason for the popularity of the sport that the spec tators consider themselves capable of doing the managing.
 It is privilege which goes with ev- cry admission ticket. Incidentally it is but natural that the so called fan should have no trouble convincing him. self of the logic of his argument when the team Is not doAng what it should gut it also stands to reason that the only way success can be attained is to have one man use his judgment.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

THE advisability of changing players
 from one position to another has frequently been questioned, and yet some of the stars in certain positions have been switched there from others. Take. for instance. Eddie Foster of the Washingtons. He was not figured az
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

second division for the percentage of the Washingtonians. And the good folks in Washington are sstonished, simply wondering if 1t can be true. They fear it's a dream.
 Clark Griffith has put new life into the Senatorial aggregation. He has
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

1t had only an outside chance to win. But Griffith's 1912 club is a cocky one that goes into the combat with the be- lief that a victory will result or the other fellows will have some battle on their hands. It is team spirit, the Washington baseball critics say
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

TT pays to be star athlete in more
 than one branch of professional sport as is quite fully exemplified in the case of ''Newsy" Lalonde, the la crosse and hockey star. Playing la crosse last summer for Vancouver, ''Newsy" earned $3.64O, and to this was added 500 in the hockey season re- gently closed at the coast, a mere trif1e of s5,240 for the year.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-28

tined to return to the minors, and he is today a better ball player than he ever was.