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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
If Local Perosns Show Enough
Interest Big Contest Will
Be Played Here.

HUCKHANNoN, Dec. 19.-While
this is the duh season so far as ath-
. letic activity on the gridiron, diamond
or basketball floor Is concerned, at
Wesleyan, still arrangements for the
1915 basketball, baseball and football
seasons have been going on apace,
and so far as the managerial end OF
athletics is concerned the most i'm
portant part of the year is the time
that intervene between the end of the
football season and the start of the
basketball season. Then II is that if
big games are secured with the larger
Z teams, the dates are settled and con-
sequently the authorities at Wesley
an have been in almost constant com
munication by telephone, telegraph
and letter with those VINO handle the
schedules of the biggest footDau
teams il tue east endeayorlng u 80
range for games next fall.
1t has been known that Wesleyan
was DESTROYS of adding another big
game to her football list for 1915 for
the reason that with Mount Pleas
ants system thoroughly established
as 1t should be in his second year he
will be better able to whip the team
into shape for a hard early season
game, such as any additional big
game would probably be.
An important shift has already TAX
en- place in one of the football dates
in that the Carlisle game, played Tor
the past two years on September 20,
or that corresponding date, has been
shifted to October 30. This is rec
/. ognition that the Indians do not long
err consider Wesleyan as a practice
game and that the game next year
will be looked upon as one of the inn
portant ones on the Indian schedule.
This date takes the place of the game
scheduled with Georgetown for the
last two years, and incidentally ar
ranges for all the hard games hat
are expected for November. since 1t
is practically agreed. that Washington
and Jefferson will be met on Npvem-
Der 10 and West Virginia on Thanks
giving day. OF these three big games
one the site OF the West Virginia
game seems to be certain 1t is set
tied that this game will be played in
Fairmont on Thanksgiving day The
Washington and Jefferson and Car
Isle games while they will be played
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w. g. ]. MAY PLAY
HERE NEXT SEASON

u
in West Virginia, are by. no means
located in any particular towns. the
most likely town e'sfor the Carlisle
game is Wheeling, and while il was
Originally intended to play the Wash
ington and Jefferson game at Clarksz
burg ii is NOW anticipated that this
game will be played at Fairmont in
stead. Fairmont is very centrally To-.
Gated, and the trolley, service as well
as park and local conditions are much
more satisfactory than at Clarksburg.
I 1t is not expected that the location
of either of these games will be de-
cfded until after New. Years.
Meanwhile basketball occupies the
center of the stage SO far as student
and public interest is concerned. Two
weeks have elapsed since the first
call for practice and during that time
it has been possible to see on the
floor plenty of material of sufficiently
high calibre to put Wesleyan in the
running for championship honors
this year. Captain Singleton has not
as yet been out for practice on ac-
count OF a bad leg carried over from
the football season, but he is always
in condition and with his coming
when practice starts next term ii is
expected that one of the difficult po-
sitions will be decided to everybody's
satisfaction. Singleton Is guard, par
excellence, and is expected to be the
bulwark of the teams defense again
this year Resseger has been show
ing wonderful form in the practices
so far. and Heavier, Jacobs, Morris
son. W. Shumaker, o. Shumaker,
Leonard, Aiken and large number
OF the other candidates have been
showing unusual form. Interest in
the opening of the season is growing
gradually and unless all signs fail
this will prove TO be the most inter-
es.in gseason Wesleyan has ever had.
Wheeling opens the season here on
January g. and the next home game
is the twenty-second when the fa-
nous Clarksburg Scholastics play
here. One of the big trips OF the
year intervene between these two
games and while it is not expected
that much will be accomplished as
regards victories against Washington
and Lee, Virginia, Georgetown and
the Navy, it is expected that a good
showing will be made and this will
satisfy everyone concerned. A slight
schange occurred in the western trip
recently. Muskingum's date being
shifted to February 10 and Capital
university at Columbus taken for the
J16th ~. i - -
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lors with Drew.> The Olympic club
York Athletic club, hung up new fig
ures of 1920 2-5 for $50 yards, and
]. e, Meredith, University Of Pennsyl-
vania, was only one second slower
for the distance. Alvah T. Meyer,
Irish American Athletic club, is cred
tied with 6 2-5 seconds for go yards
indoors, and d. S. Caldwell, Cornell,
covered half mile in 1853 Us.
Among American Golfers
The amateur and open gold cham
|pionships confirmed and justified the
estimate in which American golfers
have held the American triumvirate,
Francis ouimet, Jerome Travers and
Charles Evans. 1t is mainly due to
Ouimet that followers of golf have
come to look upon these three as
pre-eminent in amateur golf. It was
0uimet's splendid showing in the
amateur Championship that establish
ed him the leading player in Ameri-
can amateur ranks.
ouimet's record in eighteen months
of championship golf is really re-
markable. Until his appearance in
the fall OF 1918 nothing was known
of him outside of Massachusetts,, nn-
less his record OF FIVE holes II fifteen
against John G. Anderson be expect
ed.
Miss GLADYS Ravenscroft OF Eng
land, the holder of the woman's cham
pionship in America. did not defend
her title. The championship was won
by Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson OF Oak
ley, who as Katherine o. Harley won
the title few years ago.
]. Gould Winner
An international performance uni
que in the annals Of court tennis was
the feature OF that branch OF. sport
Jay Gould, the worlds amateur cham
picn defeated George f. covey Of
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per game than, the spectacular and
highly-touted Everett Scott, OF the
Red Sox, and even a greater margin
over Jack Barry, Connie Mack's re-
.nowned shortfielder.
Now, basing statement ON the
figures, Bush would accept 1914 more
assists or 154 more put-outs or AZ
assists and n put-outs more per sea-
son Of 154 games than such men as
Scott, Chapman, Lavan. Barry and the
Maps youngest shortstop, Adolph
Wambsganss.
Which means that Bush, who last
season cut off a great many more
hits per game than any rival short
stop, consequently stopped many
more runs, and consequently helped
to win few more games by his brill
liant defensive work.
The figures showing the defensive
strength of the leading American
league shortstops with the average
number of chances per game accept
cd by each follow:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
ANOTHER DEMON
HAS BEEN FOUND

a. b
Fletcher has one of the best collec-
tons of athletic pictures in the coun-
try, all taken by himself, the gems
being those he took willie at Stock
holm, with the Olympic team, in 1912.
Fletcher will represent Washington
and Lee at the meeting OF the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
at the Lasalle Hotel in Chicago on
December 49, The Windy City is the
home of Washington and Lees ath-
letic coach, and it was there that he
competed for the first time against a
college. Representing the First Reg
iment Athletic Association. he won
the high jump ut six feet even, smash
ing . innnitesimal smithereens the
record previously held by John Sch
onlmer Of the University Of Chicago.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
GILMORE DOESN'T BELIEVE
JOHNSON SIGNED CONTRACT
q, ASSOCIATES .....

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-'I don't be-
. iieve it," asserted President James a.
Gilmore, Of the Federal League, when
told that Walter Johnson, star of the
pitching staff Of the Washington
Americans last year, has signed a
contract to play three years with that
club.
johnson signed contract couple
Of weeks ago to play two years with
accepted $4,000 advance money" de-
clared Mr.. Gilmore. THE advance
money was to apply on the salary of
both years. ! believe Johnson is too
honorable a man to repudiate the
contract that he made with u.s."
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NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The year
that is now drawing to a close has
been notable one in the field Of anna
teur sports. Americans have no great
cause for rejoicing, however; as Amer
lean supremacy along certain lines
was not maintained
From an international standpoint
the most noteworthy performance was
the victory of Harvard's second crew
in the grand challenge cup race at
Henley. England. This trophy, which
has long been regarded as the blue
ribbon OF the rowing world, will re-
main in America for one year, and
stands. as the sole victory for Amer
lea in IMPORTANT sporting events.
England's best crews, as we'll as
those of Germany and other foreign
crews, competed, but In the final heat
which brought Harvard and the
Union Boat Club OF Boston in oppo-
sition, the. Crimson eight won easily.
Davis Cup Gone
Tennis was marked by brilliant
victory OF the Australasian team for
the famous Davis cup. Though this
defeat was not without honor to this
country, Is Maurice E. Mclaughlin,
the wonderful California player. de-
feated Norman 2. Brookes and. An
-nany F. Wilding, the Australasia
representatives and earned the rec
ognized title of champion Of the world
in spite of his downfall in the ma
tional tournament two weeks later at
Newport.
The challenging polo team from the
birmingham club, England, succeeded
in regaining possession Of the Inter-
national Polo cup, defeating the
Meadow Brook team in two straight
games. This event was the biggest
surprise Of the season. England also
captgssdi the four5m.ile college relay
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England, the professional champion
for the open title The first half OF
the match was played in England and
champions name will be inscribed on
the record books as having eQualed
the worlds record of 81 l-5 seconds
for 220 yards. Homer Baker, New
the second at Philadelphia. The
British professional led in his own
court, but Gould showed his real form
at Philadelphia, and won Z sets to 1.
The contest was one Of the finest ever
seen in this country and stamped
the young American amateur as the
greatest player in the history of the
sport.
Jay Gould scored triple victory,
for in addition to winning the open
title he successfully defended the
amateur championship in singles and
with w. H. T. HUM retained the
doubles championship.
1t was a poor season for yachts.
owing to the absence Of international
contests. Sir Thomas Lipton's Amer
lean challenger, Shamrock II, ar
rived at New York after an agree
Went nau Oeen reached 10 postpone
the race for one year. Three de-
tenders were built Resolute, vanitie
and Defiance-all single tickers. The
latter was withdrawn after a num-
Der Of trials. Resolute, owned by
the New York Yacht club syndicate,
and headed by Charles Francia
Adams. I'd, an amateur skipper, won
the majority Of the races. and was
the champion yacht Of the year, cap
turing about 80 per cent Of the races
sailed. In the race for the Aston cup,
Resolute beat vanitie 8 minute 5 sec
onds. but the race for the King
George cup was called on. owing to
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championship at Philadelphia, defeat.
ing the University Of Pennsylvania
by a very narrow margin.
There was an absence of interna-
tional interest in golf, as Miss Gladys
Rayenscroft of England failed to de-
fend the title she won in 1913. In
the amateur and open tournaments
competition was confined TO American
talent and a high standard OF play
was recorded.
Football witnessed succession oil
stirring reversals of form and was
marked by the development of spec
tacular open play. Percy Houghton's
Harvard machine won the so-calleu
intercollegiate championship for the
third consecutive time, but the grand
strides made by the smaller colleges
made rne season unusually interest
ing. The remarkable record Of Wash
mgton ana Jefferson and Rutgers
was ILLUSTRATIVE of the latter condi-
ton.
On Track and Field
During the athletics year the usual
annihilauon of records in many de-
partments of the games under the
outcome of the many series contested
Amateur Athletic Union has been the
with the result that number of new
figures have been added to the book
of records. The year was the most
successful in the history Of the sport
Prominent among the record makers
is Howard p. Drew. the colored sprin-
ter, who equaled the record of 8 3-5
seconds for 100 yards credited to Dan
Kelly. The time was made IN e. dual
meet between the University Of
Southern California, which institution
he represents. and the University OF
California freshmen. Drew received
credit for . 10 seconds for 80 yards
lat Brooklyn armory.
George PaIGer shares stellar hon
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
new MANAGER
OF Chicago American League
Club Signs Third Sacker
for Coming Year.

CHICAGO. Dec. 49, Clarence Row
land today completed his first oficials
act as manager Of the Chicago Amer
lean League baseball club by signing
AL Bromwick, third baseman Of the
Davenport. Ia, club in the Three /
League Unless President Charles
Comiskey, who returned today from
French Lick and is said to be ne
gotiating for Eddie Foster Of the
Washington Americans and Fritz
AIaisel Of the New York Americans,
succeeds in obtaining one Of the
major leaguers Bromwick viii play
third base.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
Forest Fletcher, Washington
and Lees Basketball Five,
is Demon photographer.

LEXINGTON, Va, December 20
Add to the list OF demons, which now
includes Hans Wagner. the Demon
lDutchman: Ty Cobb. the Dixie Demon
and Charles Webb Murphy, the DEM
on Apoligizer, Forest Fletcher, the
Demon Photographer Washington
and Lees basketball and track coach
got the funds necessary to pay his
way through Notre Dame by reason
OF His skill with the camera. He is
us able photographer as he is a
coach and prior to the time he decid-
ed 10 make his livelihood by instruc-
ting athletes he refused several good
offers 70 become q stan photographer
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. ls.-Though
DOME Bush of the Tigers doesn't top
the list Of American league shortstops
In fielding perfection, he is the real
master of them all in covering
ground.
During the season of 1914 Bush
covered just enough ground to to en-
able him to average one-half chance
more per game than his nearest
rival, Buck Weaver; one chance moro
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
HOUsER TO COACH COLBY.

wATERvlLLE, Me-, Dec. 1s.-Tse
appointment OF Ben Honser as coach
of the 1918 Colby. College. baseball
team was announced today. Houser,
who is a first baseman, was assistant
coach at the University of Pennsyi-
vania last spring and has played with
the Boston Nationals, Philadelphia
Americans, Baltimore Orioles and
Buffalo Internations,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
Chances
ATHLETES killed.

Correspondence of Associated Press).
DUNkIRK, France. Dec. 19-Gab-
riol Poulain, who won the worlds
professional bicycle sprint champion
ship in 1905, and o. Lapize, an Olym-
pic games champion and widely
known professional rider have been
killed In action. Among those report
ed captured by the Germans are
Trousellier. a famous road rider;
Brocco, a six day racer; Berthet, a
former holder of the worlds one houi
record; and Hourlier, last years
sprint champion.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
MCCARTHY TO scoUT FOB sox.

BOSTON, Dec. 1s.-Tom Mccarthy,
of this city, will act as a scout for
the Boston American League club
next season 1t was announced today.
Mccarthy was made free agent by
the local National League team, for
which he performed similar duty last
season.
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LIGHT SHOPPING.

Rain and sloppy streets very znas
terially reduced the shopping crowds
Saturday afternoon and night. The
streets were In miserable ccnditi6ii
and many OF the crossings almos
impossible on account of snow AMI
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
JULY 5 TENTATIVELY CHOSEN
FOR OPENING OF SPEEDWAY,

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 19.-July . was
today tentatively selected as the date
for the opening race meet at the new
automobile speedway here. Tacoma,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-25
Must Comply with Law.

VermiliOn. because the owners or
managers of opcra houses have failed
or refused to comply with the prov.
sions of the state building inspection
law the state food and drug commits
sioner has recently found 1t necessary
to condemn number of such build
ings. Among other requirements o.
the law as applied to buildings uset
for public entertainments are wide
exits, proper inclines instead of steps
fire proofed scenery and curtains and
seats securely fastened to the foo
and properly spaced. Since the food
and drug department has taken charg
Of this branch Of inspection work some
improvements have been required OF
practically every public hall or opera
house in the state, and there remain
comparatively few now which do not
comply with the law. The commission
er says it is important that all new
buildings should be erected in such
manner as to conform to the specific
tions OF this state building inspection
law, and that prospective builders C'
such buildings write the state foC6
commissioner at VermilliOn for a copv
of the law. In bulletin sent out from
the office Of the food and drug com
missioner attention is called to the
necessity for ample fire escapes on
school houses in the state. The FOOD
commissioner has been gathering in
formation concerning the standard re
quirements for school buildings and it
is expected that inspectors OF this de
partment will shortly after the first
of he new year start on general cam
paign Of inspection OF the schoolhouses
in the state.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-25
Movies at Training School.

Plankinton.-T boys and girls OF
the state Training school were given
a treat which all enjoyed to the limit.
A moving picture machine has been
purchased by the board OF charities
and corrections and moving pictures
will hereafter be regular program OF
the institution once each week. This
is one of the most important things
that has been provided this institution,
in he opinion of the board. The boys
and girls have been greatly handicap
ped by lack of the entertainment
features TO which young people out
side have full access. No one who
could have witnessed the great JOY OF
every one in any way connected with
this institution could reach any other
conclusion than that the moving pie
ture machine comes as a great bless
ing Films will be chosen that are
beneficial. Educational features.
scenes of a historic nature and clean
comedy will be the weekly program
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-25
WouIc Cost West 500, 900, 900.

Abecdeen.-The annual convention
OF the Farmers Cooperative assocfa~
tiOn of South Dakota adjourned after
a three-days' session at Aberdeen. The
attendance was about 250 and the nu-
merous addresses on different phases
of cooperative work attracted much
attention Herman w. DanfOrth OF
Washington, Ill, president Of a similar
organization in Illinois and president
OF the National Council of Farmers
Cooperative associations, delivered an
address that attracted much attention.
or What the Railroads Are Trying to
DO and What the National Council Is
Doing" He charged the railroads with
trying to advance the grain rates
cents per 100 pounds on all grain ship
ped east. and a general blanket ad'
vance He contended the railroads
are making money at the present rates
and are not entitled to the increase.
and stated that despite increased cost
of maintenance and heavy expense
due to flood damages, the earnings per
mile of road were 1870 per cent great
er in 1913 than in 1890 and that there
had been a gradual increase in earn
ines each year since 1890. He also
charged that in 1913 the net earnings
Of the roads were 1887 per cent great
or per mile than in 1S9 He claimed
that the proposed increase, if allowed.
WOULD take 500 900 900 annually from
the farmers Of the grain growing sec
tions of the country.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-25
TO VOTERS IN 1876
BANKERS COMMITTEE CON-
PlETES MEASURE TO BE mi.
TiATED BY PETITION.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.
westcrn Newcomer vnion News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pierre. Two initiated measures for
guaranteeing bank deposits will come
before the South Dakota voters at the
general election of 1916 One measure
brought out under the auspices OF the
state Democratic committee. was fled
Just after he close of the last legisla-
tive session The second measure has
just been completed by the committee
appointed by the State Bankers asso-
citation. 1t will be initiated through
and filed with the secretary OF state
Both measures will come before the
coming legislative session. but mere
ly as a legal formality. The legislators
must pass the measures as initiated
and submit them to the voters.
In the act prepared by the bankers
committee provision is made for as
sessment of one-fCurth OF | per cent.
annually, on all deposits until the re
serve fund equals IL per cent of tho
total deposits. Under present condi.
tions this would provide an omer2enC-
account of about $500, 600 and wou''
cali for payments Of about sl5O,000 .
year from all of the banks, unless de-
plcted by bank failures the fund would
reach the maximum in six years,
If a new bank desires to come under
he law it must pay into the fund q
sum equal to 4 per cent of its capital
stock, which will be used as basis
for the first year. The act prepared
by the bankers committee formulatos
a complete banking code, with state
banking and finance department, in
charge Of public examiner AT a salar,
Of $4,000 year and deputy at S2,400
a year.
The guarantee measure Of the Dem
OCratiC committee, now on file. eSt2b-
fishes the guarantee fund with an
assessment of | per cent of the dcpOG-
its, and subsequent assessments Of 2
mills on the dollar. with provision for
special assessments in case of need
The bankers claim the Democrat"
act would establish a fund Of 5000 600
the first year. with additional annual
payments Of S12O,0O0. They contend
that this burden is heavier than neces-
sary
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-12-25
Court Holds Agent Not Guilty.

Salem. Judge Joseph w Jones or
the circuit court, has Just handed down
a decision in the case Of the state or
South Dakota VS.. A. B. Fletcher, which
arose from an alleged violation OF the
stock food laws of the state. The
Council Bluffs Remedy company OF
Council Bluffs. la. for which Fletcher
was agent, refused to comply with the
law relative to the sale of stock foods
Fletcher was arrested tried before
local Justice, and convicted. The case
was appealed on question of law. and
the Judge has now held that the de-
rcndant was not guilty of any crime.
holding that he was merely acting as
soliciting agent and did not sell or
offer for sale any stock food in the
state OF South Dakota The effect or
the decision will be that the stock food
law may be amended at the approach
ing session OF the legislature. so AZ
to meet such cases.