The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-31
FIRST CAME Of
CHAMPIONSHIP
SERIES
Will Be Played at Huntington
Saturday with University
VS.. Marshall. S

4, HqNIlNAfTON, Oct. 30.-All West
Virginia football eyes. are turned to-
ward Huntington this week, as the
first elimination game for state honors
is staged here between Marshall ant,
West Virginia. On yshowings made
against other teams. West Virginia
Jocks by all odds, to have the best Of
things, but those who have seen Tho
| "big green" perform are sure thar her
full strength has not yet been sho~n,
due to the absence Of either INV
renee Of Workman from all games
The "big green" line under Coo II
eckleheimer has shown something
all season; and local, fans ore expec+,
ing great things from the backs, now
that they are all in good shape.
1t will ssbs remembered that last
spring in baseball the local sch ,ni
faced the almost impossible task of
| winning four baseball games in a
row to land the state rag: How they
did 1t is a matter Of fine baseball his
tory, and there are many looking for
Coach Chambers's kids to come
through again. iSs3
Governor Hatfield Invited
The game Is attracting more at
tention than any game ever staged
in this section and that the splendid
seating arrangements ON Marshall
! field win be taxed TO the utmost
goes without saying. Delegations
from ali over, West Virginia and
nearby Kentucky and Ohio towns
are coming. All the state and city
officials from Governor Hatfield
down have been invited to the game
and the big. reception by Marshall
students and faculty in the evening.
which is given In honor of the two
teams and the alumni associations
of the two big state schools.
Merchants Interested.
The chamber Of commerce has put
It's stamp of approval on the contest
and when the local business body
gets behind q thing there is some
thing doing. Practically all mer-
chants are entering the window dis
play contest as we'll as the newspa-
per advertising contest. Window dis
plays and newspaperAads are to be
judged on two things, worth as an
aid for the game and for the par
ticular business.
Novel advertising features used
here for the first time, are. creating
lots Of talk. Charleston, Ashland,
Catlettsburg, Ceredo and Gallipolis
have been papered with eight sheet
posters, while Huntington is liter
ally covered with window cards and
autographs US well as photographs.
Huntington visitors to Charleston
last week wore green tags advertis-
| ing the game. Marshall students will
wear the same kind Of tag all next
week. Letter day, on which each
student is to write TO one out of
town friend about the game was
celebrated at the big normal We'd
nesday and Invitation day, on which
each student is to ask some one to
come will be celebrated November 5.
The advance seat sale begins
Tuesday. November 2. There are
1000 seats on Marshall field, all of
which are reserved. $50 or these
are as good as can be had on any
field and are better than the others
on account Of not facing the sun, 400
are to be reserved FOR Marshall stud
ents, which leaves but $50 or the
ordinary east bleachers. Present in
dications are that every seat will be
sold before the day of the game.
H. M. Butler, Of Patterson, N. j.,
one of the foremost playground di-
rectors In the country, is to referee
the game.