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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27

senator Plat and the othe,t machine
leaders did every thing 90 get me 20
abandon ny intention. A. usual ] cav
tn"-n. talked the matter over with them
Nit '.i I.. i."- Co convert them TO my
way o. thinking. Senator Plat I be-
i!e'e. was 4.t,e sincere iu his opposition.
.ir clo not believe 90 popular rule. ard
he did believe that the big business men
were emitted 70 have things their way
lie profoundly distrusted the people
nature with which "A boss comes I'm con
taot Or not Of un exalted tyre lie felt
lNat anarchy would come o. there was
any Ia reference with system BY which
the people 90 mass were. under vnriou :
necessary cloaEs, controlled by the lead
ers In the political and business worlds.
re wrote me a very strong letter Of pro
ieHt AGAINST my attitude. expressed g.
ciFuiii-d. friendly. and temperate Ian
D. .hHN. tHf using one word 81 "a eI-flu
way. This was me word "sltrgistic."
objected 20 my being independent IN
i".t.lce. because he ltd been sure thar
hai the good % the farty 81 heart.
and meant 90 act fairly and hororabI.
but that he Rad been warned. before !
l'.ifne candidate. hr "A number OF hts
ii mess ifleEds That D was "a darFtruu s.
man because J. wns -altruistic." and thn.
D." now feared that my conduct would
.TfttN Tie alarm thus expressed was
interested in his not only because Sen.
"t"r Illtt was obviously sincere. but be.
cause " tho way 81 which he ureI
'alfr iet'o" Hs 70 term - rcrraarh. as 81
y "1H c.mmIri7tir or snllI.I-fI. the
h.'f being q wnrl DO d'd use Oh me- whcr.
~ now and then happened. be thought
reckless vitrreratfun.
Senator P1att's Letter
Senator Flatts letter ran 90 part a.
when the subject ~ your nomination
was under confederation. there wac ono
matter tr1t gave mo real anxiety .
70
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27
ALPINE CLUB

Tho Alpine club has completed ar.
rrrrnmcnfe Tor thr'r annual bazaar
nr1 krwcea. which VIII D. rivon a.
t.n Columbia club building on South
Market sfrn"t WcduD '1y and Thurs
ruF of"nIna of thir week The mem
Dor. OF ff" club win serve fine sup
l'r .n Tho dining room Of tho build
inr while fhr LARGE auditorium VIII
io rnrI fnr fIH calendar t.rmcaa NJ
doubt good time Win Dol enfoyed BY
1II who attend the bazaar and calon-
dar klrmcsA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27
West Virginia Traction &.
Electric Company and City &
Suburban Gas Company's su.
thorizeo pay stations:

Chap.ine Street Wheeling. ~ Va
rank OF Fulton. Fulton, " Va.
ne FIRST National Bank. Elm Grove
West virginia
state Bank OF Elm Grove Film
Grove. West Virginia.
Ray your electric light water ana
gas bills at the most cOnveniept nav
station. c. d. JUNKINS. Treasurer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27
Butler Funeral.

~ sou o .ioeA yesterday afternoon al
NC 4lst ". =. church. OF tlm GROW
4' '4 the funeral Of the late AN.-
,,,,ai" hltleT. who died W edHes.iay Al
W 'a'-ii.s ton. Va. The services Wefe In
Ia So % het. Red. OF uo IIia.slgf.a
-. T. 1I+Ilh Ert. Hart OF tur Inn
~. .nli .n. asius i.l ana unable 10
- I.-ii- -4u-.. Tor t.e occasion ,.as
,''.c' co hj the church CHOIR alEu.rrI,4
% sr' LA members ,t tle Triaael.I.t
4ne funeral was largely attend
ID pre- man blends and 4yIutltc. ~
49,. ''s'4' ODD, body ..IuE lalI 10 rest
many u't-tf4l floral tributes I'm
TIE Stone Church cemetery ID"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27

urged the passage OF a Limitation Ban
and. because OF the popular feeling dee
NrlopeI by the exposure Of the lrlurou-
et practices % the companies. this bin
Hughes adopted the sugresttor si.Ih "a
.'t. Yes passed by the Legislature. q "a
'.h'FnOr Hughes sisned Dc. This laI
caused The three great Sew York COM
an4cs 90 reduce markedly the volume
~ Lds4 ness they were doing. ~ threw
sreat many agents out % employ
WeHt. and materially curtalled the !or-
tigu business OF the COMPANIES which
business Was bringing annually a con-
sl4e atie sum ~ money 10 thl- country
.'i 'HH' Litent. ~ st'fl, TIE expert
melt worked 50 badly that Governor
A-bhss went out ~ Office one Oh. ..s
Neiy last bills lac signed vas one tina;
20 Increase their business each year ~
au amount repre-eutiug certain per-
ceutdge OF the business they naa y-rV.-
gusly done. This so practice Within a
feW years. practically amulet the I.trl.-
iauon Ill that nsi been previously
iassed The experiment of limiting the
stze OF business. OF lsrlslatlrE Hgt.r.t
u merely because % was big. had been
tried. and had failed 30 complete.
mat the authors or the h.l had them.
1--WE. On effect repealed o. Ny action
lh reiuSl7s o. try the experiment. had
The Pa1isads Park Commission
As sequel o. this Incident got ,fr
Ierkins Co serve On tine P.ui-ade u.r.
Commission. AT the time ] was tahine
active part So the effort 20 save tre
lalizadee from vandalism and dest-..-
TO by getting the states 81 New York.
and New Jersey Jointly Co include them
10 "a public PARK. 70 III not easy 90 Eat
a responsible and capable man n ll.'.
ness 90 undertake such a task. which fa
uhpaln. which calls or IFS part o. an l-u-
mense expenditure o. time. money. ana
energy. which offers mo- reward " ann
kind. and which entails thr Dsrtaint, .f
abuse and nisrepresentafon. SIR ie-.
tlr- accepted The position. and has fiII-
O. o..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27

'.uS nome. where physician. we're
"oN' o.Heay e'triu- she was r~pprt,f
O." lfH-IuS very we'll
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-27
OUT-THE-PIKE

Or VIII C-u-e. veterinarian.
Both Phones.
once. B'synry's Drua store.
HItf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
W|MSATT IS IN
TOURNEY FINALS
First Player to Qualify in Stars
Correspondence Matches.
Wins in Section 2.
CAPABLANCA LEAVES
FOR ST. PETERSBURG
After Winning First Money at
New York Without the
Loss of a Game.

With the resignation of NJ M. Skolkin
on the thirty-second move, W. c. VIM
satt wins the honor of being the first
player in The Stars correspondence tour
ney to qualify for the finals Mr.. VIM
satt made a clean sweep of section two
playing steady, conservative game In
all three contests. usually making the
most Of his opponents slips and always
guarding against attack. In none of his
games was his own king ever in danger
and that is the kind of chess that wins.
In the game with Mr.. Skolkin, which fol-
lows. he shows to the least advantage,
his play lacking the vigor and accuracy
displayed against Stephenson and Leath-
erman. His fourth and sixth moves are
pointless and in consequence White could
have re-established his position with 10
KKt-K2. After the text move, P-QR3,
Black has everything his own way and
the game almost plays itself to the finish
The final standing Of players in section
is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Jose X. Capablanca has an engagement
IN st. Petersburg. Russia. where a fond
fatE erland has given him the job OF cham
ceior or the consulate; perhaps that is,
why ne was unwilling that there should
be any doubt as to the disposition OF the
nrst prize in the Rice Club tournament
anyhow, he won thirteen games out OF
thirteen. took the big bank roll and sailed
away. Now the only thing the New York
masters have to worry about is third
money. as o. Duras will capture the sec
ord prize as surely as Capablanca has the
nrst The struggle for positions three to
twelve will be ended In another week or
So Beihon and Stapfer share last place
by default. The following is the score Of
the Duras-Capablanca game played dur
ing the past week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

There was lots of excitement at the
Washington Country Club last week when
the caddies went on a strike. the colored
caddies Directing to the employment OF
white ones The trouble started when
one of the larger colored boys got rather
boisterous and refused to leave the
grounds when ordered to. The sheriff
was sent for and soon made his appear
ance. AS the sheriff was about to ar
rest him, the caddy demanded to be
shown the warrant. and when the, Of
ficer. who had left 1t in his buggy. went
to get it. the boy ran. Several shots
were fired and he was finally captured,
the other colored boys at the same time
refusing to work with white ones. Chair
man Truitt proved to be a genuine strike
breaker, as he hustled around and the
club is now using white ones exclusively.
It is possible that some of the smaller
colored boys will be allowed to come back
later. President Wilson, who has been
a regular visitor at the club, just missed
the excitement by, a few minutes, his
automobile hardly having gotten out of
sight when the shooting began.
DR.. Otis H. Wood, a prominent men,
Der of the Bannockburn Golf Club, has
also joined the Columbia Country Club
and has played there several times dur
ing the past week. He is a member of
the Bannockburn team which represents
that club in the home and home
matches for clubs in the Middle Atlantic
Association.
The Chevy Chase Club looks rather
deserted, as many Of its members are
away on their vacations.
The various golf courses seem to be
about the only things that benefited by
the cyclone wednesday. A few trees
were damaged at each Of the clubs,
but none was blown down, and the
courses themselves were not hurt at
all and, i'm fact, were much benefited
by the rain which fell at the time.
A great many players will have rea-
son to long remember the occasion, as
they were caught out i'm it, The old
barn at the Columbia course was prac-
tically filled with players, John l.
Weaver, H. G. Chamberlain. J. r. Cis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

while standing on that base is touched
with the ball Is he out? 9. Is there any
rule governing? ZIMMERMAN.
/. Yes. 9 Under rule SO a runner is
out any time he is touched while not &C.
cupy;ng base to which he is legally enti-
tied.
Sporting Editor Star:
A is on second and B on first and G hits
an infield fly. The umpire declares an In
field hit. is off his base between first
and second The second baseman catches
the ball and delivers it to first before B
gets back. Is B forced out without being
touched? A FAN.
B is not forced out but is out with
out being touched A runner is forced"
only when compelled to advance.
Sporting Editor Star:
l. A is on first and bats long fly.
which Is caught. A advances to second
after the catch. Does B get credit for
sacrifice hit? =. Does a player always
get credit for sacrifice II another is ad-
vanced on his fly out? 3. Can a player
make an error without touching the ball.
regardless of how easy or hard the chance
is? ]. A. d.
/. No. .. No. The rule regarding sacri-
fee flies is plain. 3. Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
With runners on third and first. the bat
ter knocks a sacrifice fly to deep center.
In making a play for the man going home
where should the pitcher play? =. Z.
On a fly to deep center" there should
be no play to the plate unless the man on
third is an ice wagon. The ball should be
thrown to second, but If thrown home the
pitcher should back up the plate.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please put in your pink sheet. Sunday
Star the number of times Boehling has
beaten the Athletics this season.
A FAN.
Once, June 2S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

amount OF interest this match has
aroused among local sporting folk in the
face of the lukewarm manner il has been
handled by the newspapers. OF late when
heavyweight match is arranged the
fight critics either leave ii severely alone
or else fill their columns with lamenta-
lions about the lack of class among the
big mer of the ring. and let it go at that
Still, in spite of the neglect of the news
papers. | am informed that the demand
for seats for next Fridays affair is I'M
usually heavy considering the time OF the
year and the big slump local boxing has
experienced the past six months
/ took occasion to comment on the
match in this column recently. so there
is no need 10 impose on my readers by
going into further details AT this time.
Suffice ii 10 say that the outcome of the
bout VIII mean great deal more to
Smith than to Flynn. If the "Gunboat'
wins IL an impressive manner he Will
stand out above the other white heavies,
and the nubiic VIII not regard the heavy
weight situation. so far as the white men
are concerned. as entirely hopeless
While on the other hand should FLYNN
emerge the victor he will be forced to
look to some one Of the other hopes,
for assistance in the attempt to bring
back the crown that Jeffries surrendered
TO Johnson at Reno three years ago.
are too we'll known to consider him as
championship material.
The "Gunboat" has everything in his
favor, with the single exception of ex-
perience. And he has had enough of
that. i seems 20 me, to answer all re-
quirements. Smith is much younger
man than his opponent. has punch that
has brought him 10 his present position in
pusiLsp without the assistance OF any
thing tha' suggests boxing skill, and for
the FIRST time since he came before the
public prominently VIII not be giving a
ton of weight away. Flynn and Smith
Will scale. i should think, at about the
same poundage. And the 'Gunboats''
weight Will be made up of good bone and
muscle while Flynn will be carrying con-
siderable flesh that will be more of a
handicap than a help. On the dope l look
for the "Gunboat' to get the decision
and VIII not ne surprised if he puts the
veteran away before the ten rounds
are up.
III Tommy Burns does not exercise :,
lit mere discretion in tine direction OF
Arthur Pelky's affairs he will get that
Ssuns NAN IN as bad with the public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly decide the following bet in your
pink sheet Sunday, August 3. 1913.
A wants to bet that Washington wins
B won't bet unless A will bet St. Louis
wins from Philadelphia Wednesday,
July so.
A agrees. and the bet was made. 81
on each game Who wins? TEXAS.
1t is a draw, because the Washington
Detroit game was not played.
Sporting Editor Star:
Would you kindly informe me of the
pitching record of Walter Johnson. the
Nationals star twirler: The number OF
games pitched. won, lost and how he
Also would you tell me what has be-
come of Cashion.
ELDRIDGE P. LANDRY.
!. Information regarding Johnson's
work can be found in the pitchers rec
ords printed in this issue.
3 Cashion is still member of the
team.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish In your Sunday pink
sheet who wins said bet: A bets score
of Tuesdays game between Washington
and Chicago was AZ in favor of Wash
ington in the fourth inning. B bets score
was Al in favor of Washington in the
fourth inning.
ANXIOUS FAN
Score was to end of fourth inning
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you kindly publish in your query
column to decide a bet, which of the two
pitchers has passed the most men to
date, Mathewson or Johnson. A FAN.
johnson has passed %; Mathewson IL.
Snoring Editor Star:
a bet B that st. Louis did not break
the Nationals winning streak of straight
in washington. but in Philadelphia by the
Athletics. Please answer In the next
Sunday pink sheet where 1t was broken
and by what team. L. B. w.
The Athletics broke the Nationals win
ming streak in Philadelphia after seven
teen games were won.
Sporting Editor Star:
The batter gets a long hit and reaches
third base. but does not touch first base
The ball was played to the third baseman
and he threw it to the pitcher. when the
first baseman called for the ball to touch
first base. The umpire called the runner
safe. claiming the ball was in play be-
cause the pitcher was In his box. Was
he correct? 2. Is 1t the umpire's duty to
tell the team on the field II man fails to
touch a base? READER.
1. Unless the pitcher delivered a ball to
the succeeding batsman the runner Is OUT
|2. No.
Sporting Editor Star:
1. Shortstop muffs grounder, recovers
and throws to first; runner beats the
throw, which goes over the baseman, and
the runner goes to second. Does the
shortstop get one or two errors? 2. Bat
ter attempts to bunt third strike and
misses the ball. The catcher also misses
the ball. Is the batter out. or does he
have to be tagged or thrown out?
#. G. LYON.
1. Two errors can be given II desired, as
1t Is a matter of personal opinion. not of
rule Generally one error is charged In
the majors. 2. The runner must be put
out.
Sporting Editor Star:
l. Man on first base only. On a passed
ball he goes to second base, touching that
bag. He then returns to first base, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
TAFT CATBOAT TROPHY.
Old Sam Wins Coveted Cup for
Third and Last Time.

TOLEDO. Ohio. August 2.-old Sam
won for the third and last time the Taft
catboat trophy cup in the Toledo Yacht
races Saturday afternoon. Fiji of the
Buckeye Lake Yacht Club was second
and Tifco of the same club third in the
final heat. The points made by the boats
in the trophy race follow:
Old Sam, T. Y. c.. 300 points: Fiji. B.
L. Y. c., 25S1s: Tifco. b. l.. Y. c., $50:
Parmachene Belle. T. Y. c., 2331s: Pos
sum, T. Y. c., 1919 2-3: Ethel, d. Y. c.,
1876 2-3: No. 3. d. Y. c., 133 1-3: NJ Y.
C. boat (Stoner), 133 1-3; d. Y. c. No.
1, 125; D. B. c. boat. So 1-3; NJ. Y. C.
boat (F1icker). 33 1-3: NJ Y. c. boat
(Cook). 80 1-3.
The cup offered by the Toledo Yacht
Club to the outside team making the
highest number of points was won by
the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club. whose
score was JOsiz: Detroit Yacht Club sec
ond, 425; Monroe Yacht Club third with
1913. and Detroit Boat Club fourth with
So IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
PHILApoR DEFENSE,

quadrangular match of much interest
to local enthusiasts was played recently
at Lynchburg. Va. Woodbury. and Moor
man. the Virginia experts carried off the
honors from Trabue and Napoleon of this
city. Three rounds were played for the
handsome set Of ebony and lockwood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

The best looking
bout on the cards
FOR the coming week
is the Jim Flynn
"Gunboat" S m | ( h
ten-round battle. with
which Matchmaker
Billy Gibson will re-
open the big Mad
ison Square Garden
arena next Friday
night.
II is surprising the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
QUEENS PAWN OPENING.

E. M. Knapp reports a win over DIR. E.
L. Schaeffer In section three. This places
Mr. Knapp on an equal footing with w.
R. Pratt in this section, each having a
score of ~ to ". The score of this game
follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

While talking OF the real finds OF the
season.. what's the matter with Pitchex
Dauss Of the Detroit Tigers2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
South Certainly
Has Corner on
Batting Honors
Cobb, Jackson and Speaker, Accustomed
to Broi1ing Sun From Boyhood Days,
Find Natural Advantage in Weather
That Slows Up Other Players.

Jackson and iris Speaker great hit.
- - coming from the south has set
people to a coincidence.
claims Greenvile
his home VIII Speaker
naturally players
would be otherwise
played weather.
of the heat arising from the
seriously players.
players seriously by
he heat.
Cobb Speaker along they
proponents
isn't simply called
leading basmen used to hot weather early in
So while other basmen wltingnot vsiby. perhaps
still wiltng-under
good It's what they they feeling
8
All this not be but here averages
that something makes them great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

The Skolkin- Wimsatt game, finished
last week in The Stars correspondence
tourney, follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Problem by DR.. Gohd.
BLACK

WHITE
White to play and mate In two moves
Solution to Last Weeks Problem.
1B-k XXX
2K-K4 KxR
3K-Q3 or B3 moves
dis oh mate
AS will be seen from the solution this
problem was mistakenly given as q three
mover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

,hessmen offered for first prize, and at
he conclusion of hostilities the score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
F[YNN-SM|TH
BOUT IS BEST
If "Gunb0at" Wins He Will Be
Considered as Having a
Chance Among Heavies.
BURNS SHOULD MAKE
MATCHES FOR PELKEY
May Get His Charge Into Bad
Repute by Not Placing
Him in Competition.
BY JAMES j. CoRBETT

Former Heavyweight Champion Of the World.
Written FOR The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Sporting Editor Star:
I. Man on first base only. On a passed
ball he goes to second base. touching that
bag. He then returns to first base, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Another interesting foursome occurred
at Columbia Friday afternoon. when DR..
C. III. Stearns and DIR. Lee Harlan de-
feated A. S. Mattingly and M. Il. Dan
forth, up. The winners were l UP at
the seventeenth hplc and won the eigh-
teenth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
The People and the Land.

Thanksgiving Day is gone, but enough of its
spirit-and that not merely neutrality-suspicious. to
make optimistic than "PerpeXcd" cor,
respondent of the other day whose heart was bur
dened with thoughts Of what TO become Of
1.-The 81 per cent of the earths population that does
not own land" We might, in Yankee fashion,
answer with another question. demanding What
about the 80 or more per cent of the people of the
United States who do not own even the clothes on
their backs? That would sound more startling than
his poser until we explained that we meant minor
children. The reference to 81 per cent not owning
land may be as technically true that, and it prob
ably is as misleading. Thus, if a family of ten
occupied a farm which was owned by its head
alone it would be true that 80 per cent of them
owned no land; but there would be no convincing
force in such an argument.
The census of 1900 divided the United States into
ffty-two states and territories, including Hawaii
and Alaska In twenty of the fifty-two
more than 30 per cent of homes rural and urban,
were owned by their occupants and in only two,
Delaware and Hawaii. were less than % per cent
thus owned Turning to rural homes alone in
fortyve of the fifty-two divisions than 30 per
cent of the farms were owned by their occupants.
and in twenty more than 80 per cent were
thus owned free of membranes. In twentytour
more than rs per cent were owned, and in ten
more than 80 per cent. In instead of number
OF farms the proportion owned by the actual Occu-
pants was still larger, amounting to more than 80
per cent in all but two Delaware and Indian Terri
tory.
Similar statistics of other countries not ac-
cessible In Great Britain, however, despite the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
Rieid Physical Tests for Firemen.

Chief Kenlon of the Fire Department and the
Municipal Civil Service Commission are involved IL
a brisk controversy over the physical examinations
for entrants to the Fire Departments service Chel
Kenlon says the examinations are too loose, ana
adds-doubtless without any wish to be taken liter
ally-that there are men without arms and men
with cork legs on the eligible lists On the other
hand, the president of the Civil Service Commas
sion says the Fire Chief is dsgruntled because the
examinations are too strict and especially because
one man in whom he was interested was rejected
for physical disability
1t is certain as the Fire Chief says, that II the
examinations "are on the level there can be no
fairer way of selecting men in the world. Ana
the examinations ought to be on the level 1t is Oh
first Importance that the fireman he physically
sound for his own life and the lives of Others may
depend on his physical fitness No matter whether
the Fire Chief or the Civil Service Commission Is
right in the present quarrel, it ought to be quite
possible in future to give the head Of the depart
ment examinations as rigid as he has requested