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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
JESS WILLARD
MUCH LARGER
THANJ.0HNSON
And As He is Younger Should
Give Negro Champion the
Battle of His Life.

II the bout between Jack Johnson
and Jess Willard. articles for which
Johnson signed In London recently,
according TO cable dispatches, takes
place, the champion will find himself
confronted in the ring by the biggest
man he has. ever faced. Willard is
feet . 1.2 inches tall and weighs be-
tween 230 and $40 pounds in ring
costume. He is twenty-six years OF
age and has reach OF 80 1-2 inches.
johnson Is 6 feet IA inches in height
weighs about 210 IN condition and
has a reach of " inches. His age at
the time tentatively set for the bout
would be 81 years. A comparison OF
these figures show that Willard would
have an advantage of at least twenty
pounds in weight; five inches in
height and close to ten years in, age.
There would be far greater DIFF
ference in the physical proportions
of the boxers than was the case when
johnson won his title from Jim JEFF
fries at Reno, Nev.,con July 4, 1910.
johnson at that time was 80 years
old to Jeffries' So; weighed 209
pounds to his opponents 23O and had
a reach of 70 inches to Jeffries' 20.
Wizards greatest advantage over
Johnson would be his youth for in
but one championship bout among
heavyweights in modern times has
there been difference of ten or more
years between the principals John
L. Sullivan was thirty-four years old
when James ]. Corbett defeated him
at New. Orleans dn 1892 at the age of
twenty-six. Cdrbett was thirty-one
when Bob Fitzsimmons at the age of
thfrty-five defeated him at Carson
City, New, and Fitzsimmons was
thirty-seHen when Jeffries wrested
his championship laurels from him
when Jeffries. was but twenty-four
yearso Id. Ftzismmons lasted eley-
en- rounds against Jeffries at the age
of thirty-seven but the Cornishman
was a physical marvel, differing
greatly from the modern heavy
weight.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
WATER BASKETBALL
Will Be Played by Conference
Colleges Of the Middle West
This Season.

AT recent meeting OF the SWIM
ming authorities of the Conference
Colleges of the middle west, the
coaches recommended the adoption of
water basketball as regular con-
ference sport, the games to be play
ed in connection with the dual meets.
At the conference meet the two teams
having the highest record in the num-
Der of games won will compete for
the conference championship. Cap
tains will be elected for the water
basketball teams in each school, as
we'll as for swimming teams.
The schedule for the various uni
versity swimming teams as adopted
at the meeting provides for dual
aquatic meets as follows:
Jan. 23-Illinois vs. Wisconsin at
Madison and Northwestern VS.. Chi
cago at Chicago.
Feb. 12-wisconstn VS.. Chicago at
Chicago.
Feb. 1s:-wisconsin VS.. Northwes-
tern at Evanston.
Feb. Chicago VS.. Illinois a,
Champaign.
March 1s-conference meet. Place
to be decided at later conference
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
MT. PLEASANT PICKS
ALL STAR eleven

game as well as consistent work
throughout the year, had to be con-
sfdered. There was, however, Cole
bank. of West Virginia, who had to
be considered on account of his great
defensive strength. To bolster up
the defense Colebank was chosen as
with Leatherwood and Shumaker to
run the ends and Stansbury to do the
passing Mount Pleasant considered
that the offense would be OF sufici-
emily high calibre.
In selecting the guards Brannon,
OF West Virginia, was named for one
on account Of his consistent play
throughout the year in which he
showed himself the best man along
the West Virginia line. For the
other, Morgan and Vance. both of
Wesleyan, were very close. Morgan
was chosen on the strength of his
showing against Washington and
Jefferson and West Virginia in which
games he clearly outplayed his OPP
ponents and was one of great defen-
sive strength. At tackle KeIlison
stands head and shoulders above any
man In the state end was picked
without hesitation. Webster also
playing at right tackle. was shifted
to the other side of the line as Null
linex is hardly in his class. At CEN
ter Davis is picked solely on account
Of hi sexperience. Singleton, the
Wesleyan pivot man, clearly out
played him in the big game at Fair
mont. although taking the season as
a whole, Dayis's work has probably
been superior.
At haifbacks there is little argu-
ment, as Leatherwood has been
styled a quarterback throughout the
year, he is nreality a halfback and
f q; On nsrs ; and ssc,; I7;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
CADET ELEVENS MAY
FURNISH MATERIAL,
For the AIl-American Team in
the Opinion of Army and
Navy Adherents.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29-Follow-
ing the annual Army-Navy football
game in Philadelphia Saturday aftar-
noon comes the usual selection Of an.
American, all-Eastern and ali-WesS
ern teams for the season of 1914. Tbe
adherents of the two United states
academy teams will await these;
mythical combinations with moro
than usual interest this season since
both the Annapolis and West Point
teams include players thought by
their admirers to be Of all-American
caliber. -
Last year tho Army and Navy eaci,
succeeded in placing player on the
team considered by football follow
eFs in general, to be the nearest an
proach to an; official eleven Brown
OF the Cadets team was placed at
right guard and Merillat OF the Mid
dies at right end. This brought the
total up to ten for the period extend-
Ing from 1901 to 1913. Bunker. the
Armys right tackle and DAILY, aHar-
terback in 1901, were the first SER
vice players to make the all-Amert-
can team, DAILY, had, however. made
the teams OF 1898 and 1893 while
llaying quarter for Harvard.
In 1902 the Cadets were again rem
resented by Bunker, who was placed
at right halfback In that year. Two
years later the Army's famous center.
Upton, was the unanimous choice Of
the experts for the position Of passer
of the ball. Three years elapsed be
fore an academy player was again
mentioned and then the Navy placed
Dague, left end for the 1907 co1nbina-
ton, on the eleven while Erwin. tie.
Army's right guard was also named.
1t was not until 1911 that the service
football men made the all-American
team again In that year the tvr
academies divided honors, Dev6re OF
the Cadets being ct right tackle and
Dalton Of the Navy, At fniibacl. Al Z
result the count stands at present,
Afmys7 Navy 4
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

gantown team could not gain through
the line but made all its scores by
the forward pass which the back
field men Of the local team could not
break up.
, The Fairmont high school eleven
was met on the home grounds for
the second contest and although the
game was one of the hardest fougth
games Of the season the local boys
lost by score of 10 to 6.
The first time victory perched on
the banner Of the locals was in the
third game when the strong Grafton
team was met on the Grafton field
which was sea of mud. In this
game Quarter Back Mcmillan won
distinction for himself as he made q
thirty-five yard run for touchdown
through the entire Grafton team. The
final score was 26 to 0 in favor OF
the locals.
The following week the local boys
journeyed to Buckhannon where they
net and defeated the Buckhannon
high school team in a stubborn, and
hard fought game in which, every inch
OF ground gained by either team was
won by hard fighting and straight
football. The locals nosed out win
ner, the score being Z to 0.
Harder Fought Game.
The game played at Union park
with the Morgantown team was the
hardest fought game of the season
and although the game ended In a o
to 0 score the local boys outplayed
the Morgantown team in every quar-
ter Of the game. In this contest
Quarter Back Mcmillan was injured
In the first few minutes Of play, re-
ceiving an ugly cash under his right
eye that It took six stitches to close.
Although suffering from this injury
he gamely finished the game and
played one Of the greatest games OF
the season. In the third quarter Of
the game he carried the ball thirty
1--WE yards down the field on six sue.
cessive downs and with the ball
within one foot of the goal line with
two downs to put It over and I'VE
minutes to piayShe was struck in the
face where he had been wounded and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
HOT stove LEAGUE
OPENS ITS SEASON
Pennants Will Be Won by Fans
around the Stove during
Winter Months.

With the passing of football there
comes lull in the active major
sports OF the nation but the fans
composing the Winter Baseball
League will keep interest alive, even
though the magnates break all pre-
cedence by initiating the SPHINX. With
Organized Baseball, the Players
Fraternity and. the Federal League
all Offering fuel there should be no
need OF tanning the flames. In fact
all signs point to one of the Hveliest
seasons of indoor baseball in dec
ade.
Although the echoes of the worlds
series are just dying away the mag
mates, managers and players are al
ready planning for the 1915 cam
pafgn. Regardless of the possibility
of sensational changes in ownership
and circuit, arrangements for the
spring training trip of number Of
the clubs have already been made.
The Chicago Nationals will work out
the winter stiffness at Tampa, Fla,
beginning on March 1; the st. Louis
Nationals have selected Hot Wells,
Tex, rs their spring camp and the
New York Nationals viii return to
Marlin, Tex, for the third seasons.
The Boston Nationals, champions
of the baseball universe, have decided
to prepare for the 1916 pennant race
at Hot Springs, Ark, and will have
company In the Boston Americans
and some Of Pittsburg Nationals for
q time at least The Pirates will
spend portion OF the time at Daw-
son Springs, KY, while the Detroit
Americans are scheduled to return to
Gulfport, Miss, reporting late IN,
February.
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dropped the ball. MprsaHtown man
recovering 1t. This lost the big game
Of the year for the locals,
On election day the annual Alumni
game was played and although the
high school boys were without the
services of Captain Mcmillan and the
Alumni had one OF the strongest
teams ever gotten together the high
school boys held the Alumni to tie
score. This game proved great fin
ancial success and 1t was due to this
fact that the team quit the season
even.
Largest Score.
The following Saturday the Shinn-
ston team was met at Union park
and the high school boys ran up the
largest score on them that was scor-
ed on team in the state this season,
the final score being III to 0.
The last game OF the season piaye0
at Fairmont was the harvest game
for the locals to lose, as the locai
team was superior to the Fairmont
aggregation in all branches of the
game, but luck was with the down
river rivals of the locals and the
game went to them by score of 20
to IL. In this game the local boys
carried the ball 372 yards OF which
distance Captain Mcmillan gained
266 yards, showing what an import
ant part he played in the game. He
scored all of the teams twelve
points.
Captain Mcmillan and Douds of the
local team have been mentioned IA
vorably for positions on the all state
high school team and IT seems GER
tainty that Mcmillan Will be 7lonored
by being named as all state quarter.
The fact that Douds quit playing for
two weeks in the middle OF the sea-
son may keep him out of the coveted
position.
The Washington Irving team will
lose four good men this year by, grad
uation, as Douds, MCMILLAN, Lamberd
and Robson win ali graduate in
May.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

The Washington Irving high school
football eleven of which the above is
a good picture has had good sea-
son both in number of games won
and financially. The team finished
with standing OF 500 in the Monon-
gahela Valley High School League,
having won three games, lost three
and tied two. Financially the team
broke even which is good recodr
as local persons do not give the high
school boys the support they deserve.
When one stops to consider what
the local school had to make team
out OF and the hard luck encountered
by the team during the past season
the record made by 1t IS remarkable.
When school opened in September,
Athletic Director Frank Arnett, who
coached the football team, had three
experienced football players and
about twenty boys that had never
played in game of football. Out
of this bunch of raw material Coach
Arnett developed a team that won
for itself the name of the hardest
fighting high school team in the
Sldle. lHc uue WAS Lu6 UcSI ulSu
school line in the state and even tho
strong Morgantown team, the state
high school champions, could not gain
any ground through the local line.
The quarter back position was. also
well taken care of by Captain McMil-
Ian, but 1t was the remainder of the
backfield that kept the Washington
Irving eleven from being the state
high school champions this year.
The weakness in the backfeld was
not on account of lack. of material
as Coach Arnett had good fast men
for these positions but It was here
that the ink worked on the high
school team the hardest. There was
only one game that the entire back
field was in the game. In all other
games one or two members Of the
team we're crippled SO bad that they
could not play.
First Game Of Season.
The first game OF the season was
played at Morgantown seven daye az
ter school opened and the boys were
not ~ Condition. but stil1 the Nor
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
lllIDDIES OUTPLA IED|
BY WEST POINTERS
In Annual Game Played on the
FfanklinsFieId before a
Large Crowd.

6PHILADELpHIA 1joy.

PHILADELPHIA: 1ov. 2s-The
United States military academy foot
ball team defeated the naval academy
eleven ny score of 20 to 0 in the
4nnal service game on Franklin
Today. The gridiron superior
3 -, - ~ the cadets over the midship-
men was marked as the score would
~ agpssr 10 Indicate. Once the power
tul and vel balanced Army machine
ss 1900 ~ march for the initial
u. .sSuvnucwn the ultimate outcome of
1s game was never in doubt. The
aAnnapolts combination was outplay-
g ana outeiassed in every depart
lsnt and but for the splendid fight
We spirit OF the Navy in the face OF
,sHln defect the score would have
peen even lafger.
Thrills Lacking.
although the game lacked the
cieseness and thrills that has fea-
tuled Army-Navy battles of other
years, 1t furnished the splendid
scenic picture which distinguishes
Y from all other games of the season
anu formed a fitting climax upon
wnicn to sound football taps for
TN 3lors of the two academies
aqqed brilliant hue to the scenic
picture. The $4,000 spectators were
stirred when the uniformed cadets
OF both institutions marched around
tne field. The marching reached a
emma hen the army battalion pa
radedN "a march of victory.
Forward Pass Effective.
me forward pass was the immedi-
ate cause Of all the Army's points.
Prttchard and Merillat handled the
nass In beautiful fashion. A safety
In the first period; two touchdowns
IN the second and a third touchdown
IN fourth period gave the Army
IT'S Score. Merrillat. Hodgson and
Benedict scored the touchdowns,
While Blodgett, the Navy left half
back was responsible for the safety.
Perry the Navy center, was put
OF the game for alleged rough
playing. The fighting spirit of the
middies was the one redeeming !ea-
ture OF their play and In this only
they ontshone the West Pointers.
Members OF the presidents cabi-
net, admirals. generals. members, OF
Congress and other notables repre-
senting all departments of the nation
al. state and city governments, to-
gether with society leaders and other
prominent personages from all sec
lions Of the eastern part of the coun-
try ereSin the crowd, unfolding the
presidents which makes the Army
Navy game one Of the greatest So
cal athletic events Of the year.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
BASEBALL WARFARE.
Will Last One Year Longer as
Federal Magnates Have
Quit Peace Plans.
cay Assee,A1rp raEss,

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-Hope of max
ing peace With organized brsieball
until at least another season OF war
fare has passed appears TO have leen
abandoned by Federal League own
ers, who held their annual meeting
here today. Preparations for the
1915 season were undertaken enthus-
iastically, the baseball men not even
stopping for lunch.
A committee to draft schedule of
l54 games was appointed, and will
report at meeting to be held at
Buffalo probably in February.
Twenty-one representatives of the
league were present and both Cleye-
land and Cincinnati sent agents to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
w. g. q WINS OVER
RUTGERS, 20 TO IS
Pass is the Direct,
Cause of the PennsyIvan-
ian's Victory.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-In a fine
exhibition of open football at the Po-!
10 Grounds today Washingto and
Jefferson defeated Rutgers BY q score
Of 30 to s13. The Rutgers line held
much more firmly than was expected.
While the Washington eleven was
outrushed It made some wonderful
forward passes but the interference
was very poor. The feature Of the.
game was Heyman's touchdown from
q forward pass In the second period. :,
He caught the ball on the tips OF
his fingers after pass Of thirty yards
and ran fifteen yards. Spiegel, OF
Washington and Jefferson also dis
tinguished himself.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
Army Defeats Navy Hard Fought " Wins Last Come
ALL STARS
Beat Carlisle Indians in a Very
Fast Game Played at
Boston.

BOSTON, Nov. 2S.-An all-star
team composed of former players of
the football squads OF Harvard, Dart
mouth, Yale and Brown today defeat
ed the Carlisle Indians 10 to 6. The
proceeds went to charity. The for,
mer varsity players showed remarka-
BILE form. considering their long abb
sence from the game.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
PLANK's TERMS TOO HIGH.

CHICAGO, Nov 2s.-President
Weeghman of the Chicago Federals,
today declared that negotiations for
Edward Plank, former star pitcher
of the Philadelphia Athletics, had
come to an end because OF the big
salary demanded by the left-hander.
II would like to see Plank in a
Chicago Federal uniform" said
Weeghman, but his terms are too
strong and have practically ended
all negotiations
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
GR1FF GETS RoNDEAU.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Manager
Griffith, Of the Washington club, has
notified American League officials he
has released Players Cashion and
Williams. pitchers; Wilson, catch
er. and Jennings and Holland, infield-
ers, to the Minneapolis American
Association Club for Henri Rondeau,
an outtielder.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
.NGLOUGHL|N IS
WORLDS BEST
Tennis PLAYER
While Williams, Another Amer
lean, Ranks Fifth in Rae
quet WieIders of World.

The first ten lawn tennis players
of the world as arranged by A w.
member of the Eng
lisi Davis cup team OF 1914, includes
but two American racquet wielders.
Australasia has two; British Isie,
three; Germany two. and France
one. This country has the honor of
leading the last for Maurice E. Nc
Loughi1n is placed in position num-
Der one with A. +. Wilding and N. L.
Brookes Of Australasia tied for sec
ond place r. Norris Williams, the
other American named is given fifth
place, being ranked by Mclaughlin.
Wilaing, Brookes and Otto Froitz-
helm OF Germany. The order OF
ranking, based on Mavrogordata's
opinion of the merits of the players,
Is as follows:
: IN. E. Mclaughlin (America).
IN. E. Brooks (Australasia)-
ga. F. Wilding (Australasia).
40. Froitzheim Germany.
5-R. n. Williams tAmerica).
81. c. Parks British Isles.)
IA. H. Lowe British, Isles.
ST. G. Lowe British Isles).
9-R- Kleinschoth Germany.
10-M.. Decugis (France).
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
aIcyEY AND WILLS MATCHED.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Nov. 2s.-
Sam Mcvey and Harry Wills, negro
heavyweights. have been matched for
a 20-round bout. here December 20,
1t was announced today.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

Al Mccoy, the imitation of the imi-
tation Champion Kid Mccoy; will be
party to the main bout which will
be put on at the first show Of the
Knickerbocker A. G. of Albany.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

Field judge-Frcd Murphy. Brown
Time of periods-15 minutes each.
Army scoring Touchdowns, Mer-
rillat, Hodgson, Benedict.
Navy scoring Safety, Blodgett.
notwithstanding. Britton for
Meyland; Goodman for McEwan;
Benedict for Coffin; McEwan for
Goodman; Parker for Butler; Mey-
land for Britton; Britton for Mey-
land; Ford for Hodgson.
Navy-Miles for Mitchell; Craig
Tor Failing; Graf for Mills: Hurl-
burt for B!odgett; Smith for Perry;
Ward for DeRoode; Kennedy for
AlcCoach; Alexander for Craig; H.
5. Jones for Graf; Kriner for Smith.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
SATURDAYS FOOTBALL
RESULTS.

Army, 20, Navy 0.
All Stars, 10, Carlisle, 6.
w. & j.. 20, Rutgers, IS.
Everett, Mass, High
School, 80, Oak Park, ILL.,,
high school. 9.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

Referee-w. S. Langford. Trinity.
Umpire-H. A. Sharpe, Yale.
Linesman-Carl Marshall, Har-
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First Game Of Season.

The first game OF the season was
played at Morgantown seven daye az
ter school opened and the boys were
not M condition. but stil1 the Nor
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-26
DAILY GAIN IN WEIGHT
Comes to Tkose Who Use SamUse,
SAYS Druggist. Lead
beater And Sons.

The poor, thin, cmaciated pac5nn,
when he or she becomes plump, rosy
and robust ty using Samose. for
gets that there is sab thing as
weakness and underwcignE
Samose restores health to the
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An increase in weishS IS seen from
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-26
DOES PROHIBITION PROHIBIT:
Stranger Has Four Bottles of wins
key He Alleges He Bought III
Dry Town.


Among the passengers on tram
which reached this city from the
South last Sunday night was nan
who made 1.-The! acquaintance Of two
Aexandriaps shortly after he left the
union passenger station. He tolI'
them he wanted to take a drink and
was informed that no liquor was sold
IN Alexandria on Sundays. The
stranger, seeing he was misunder-
stood, said he carried his own liquor
and opened a suit case in which he
displayed four bottles. He stated that
he merely wanted a place where he
could take "swig" without attract
ing attention. He offered the Alex
andrians drinks, but they declined
with thanks. The owner of the liquor.
after satisfying himself with lib
aral drink, told his new acquaintances
ne purchased the four bottles in Fred
erlcksburg on Sunday and further
said that should the State 90 dry he
expected to be able to purchase bar
:el if he desired so much.