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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
\. Y. ]. PROMISED
GOOD FOOTBALL
Team to Represent School
viii BE Real Surprise
of the Year.

The football squad which is to rep.
resent the West Virginia University
on the grfdiron this year promises to
be the real surprise Of the entire sea.
son. Under the coaching OF Coach
Sol Metzger and his associate the can
didntes for the team are Being mould.
ed and with able coaching the good
material which u at hand will win
honors for school in athletics.
It was easily conceded last year that
team and fnished a very difficult sched-
ule In a decentralization. However, the
followers OF the Mountaineers this ye.
arc TO follow theirgteam through a. sched-
ule that ranks withEthel best in the sec
tion, d far more strenuous than games
going 10 be played by a. large number Of
the leading schools through the east and
central states. ThroSgh. 2 complete roI,
meet seyen formidable teams. among
them University OF Pennsylyan MIA. Wash
ington q Jefferson. Carnegte Tech. Wash
inEton, 8 Zee Nisglgia pelyseehnis insti-
an. Her mlnor,.gamesl are OF no mean i'm.
portance. meeting Geneva, Bethany and
Marshall leIevens at the best OF their
trainias. E sI can ea y zee a rna so me
To- make themselves heard from should
they succeed On %conquering the majority
OF .their Opponents;
~syivania; Tobin. from Penn State. and
MCINTYRE. OF West Virginia. the Noun.
fatncers are teaching the ln~tricacles OF
the pastime to the best material ever
gathered at westSyirginia. Never before
n the historyiofsthe school has the team
advanced to- the finer points OF the game
as early as has the team this year; and
the call for the FIRST game at Philadelphia
Is eagerly awaited by all, in order to see
how the team IS going to compare when
against Opponents like Pennsylvania on
their own franklin Field. OF course, IL is
easy 10 imagine that the big struggle of
the year will beygwith opponents like
Washington q Jefferson, Washington &
Lee and west Virginia Wesleyan. long
known as close rivals with the Mountain
eers for intersectional Championships.
The coaches and team realize 10 the full-
est extent that q great year will be theirs
should they cop the majority. OF the
games. and Captain Leatherwood and k;s
faithfiif cohortsIar are working with a spirit
as never seen before on West Virginia
kEAul1t MUlHa1IH EHuaTN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
STRONG RIVALRY
Between RACERS
Johnson and Fetterman Try
ing to Even Up With
Gardner.

The first Of the racing cars entered
In the big meet Saturday at the Fair
montsFair Gronds will arrive either
this eTening or some time tomorrow.
Seyef5i are on their way now, driving
their ears in from Pittsburgh and
points farther north and in Ohio. BY
Saturday morning at least ten racers
wiil. be In Fairmont, all professionals.
Interest has reached a high pitch
and a record:breaking crowd will at
tend.from all Indications IL the day is
a eoodsone for racing. Followers Of the
racing; game are coming from all sec.
TOMS OF the state, including many from
PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland and Ohio.
This meet will probably be the last
big AFFAIR stagedlbyIthe association be.
fore many ofithe drivers go to Trenton
and to Sheepshead Bay to take part In
the races there.
The list tSentries here is such as to
attract wids interest and all state rec
ords are confidently expected to be
shattered. The local track. while not
well banked, Is wide and will allow OF
more speed on the turns than is posi-
Bile IN most half-mile tracks.
One interesting feature of the meet
viii be the raceIwithin a race between
JOHNSON and Gardner. Ever since the
two came together on the local track
In July. which was, by the way, the
first time they were ever entered in
the same track race against each 9th.
er, a. strong rivalry has existed. Gard
ner trimmed johnson at that time and
many local sports are backing him
with odds TO do 1t again. Johnson,
however, has had considerable expe-
rience with his long grey racer on half
mile tracks since then and may posi-
bly, turn the tables on the short blue
"buIlete driven by Gardner.
Fefterman, too, was nosed out Of the
money here In July by Gardner, and Is
coming back for the express purpose
of cleaning up for the Beaver man
Strong riyalrySexists among practically
all the entrants, all Of which Is bound
to develop some sensational driving.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
DRAFT PLAYERS
OF MINOR LEAGUES
Drawing Held in
Cincinnati-List Not
Made Public.

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 16.-The
drafting of baseball players from the
ranks OF the minor leagues into those
OF major league clubs took place yes.
terday when the annual September
meeting Of the National Baseball
Commission was held hJre.
Directly following the drawing OF
the drafts the commission Adjourned
until tomorrow, at which time 1t will
take up a number of other matters,
all of minor importance, according TO
Secretary John 3. Bruce Of the com.
mission.
The drafts made were not made pub.
lie, although a copy of what trans.
tpired at the meeting was delivered
TO the representatives OF every major
league club. This keeping the names
of the drafted men from the public
was i~naugurated last year and, &C.
cording toE Chairman August Herr
mann Of the commission, wasamade
for the purpose of preventing any &C.
tivity on the part of the Federal
League in grabbing the players draft
ed from the various clubs. Those
present at today's meeting were:
National League-August Herr
mann, Cincinnati; C. H. Ebb9ts,
Brooklyn; w. F. Baker, Philadelphia;
c. H. Thomas, Chicago; H. N. Hemp
stead, New York; John B. Foster New
York, and S. P. Britton, st. Louis.
American League--R. L. Hedges, st.
Louis; IT, Hueston, New York; H.
Gardiner, Chicago; ]. C. McDairmid,
St, Louis, and Joe Kelly, New York.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
THE DsTURBERN THE FASTEST CRAFT IN. THE WORLD ANN DYNAMITE JIM PuGH, ON
IA Err AND PHO @M4tM

The dream Of the m%otorboat builder
and fan has come true. a boat has,
been driven thorugh the water at a
mile.a-minute clip.
And that is not all. The mica.
minute clsN has been beaten. Jim
Pugh of Chicago. drove his Disturber
~. through Chicago harbor at a rate
OF 81 miles an hour in trials for time
records.
Sixty.two mile an hour is faster
than any other craft of any kind ever
Travelled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
PLAYING
COLE TOURNAMENT
Great Interest Displayed in
Matches Starting
Today.

.#l.- ... - N4 ".H ~ H -t#-.a H-r-H.
Many people left the city today
quite a few in autos and others in
street cars-all bound for the Country
Club to watch the ladies' chasing a golf
ball over the splendid course at the
club. The ladies will undoubtedly
have the best kind Of weather for eolf.
ing. No wind APPARENTLY due here to
swerYe the ball in its course. II. Is
a safe bet that there will be water
boys with all kinds OF refreshments
waiting at the 18th hole for the young
ladies'. The weather Astounding in this
section for the past few days, although
scorching in the town, has not been
felt as uncomfortably at, the club,
where 1t is cool in summer.
The entries will not be named untii
time for the game to start. That is 3
o'clock this afternoon.
Once a golfer, always a golfer" is
said to be true of the ladies as we'll
as the male fans. Ladies who have
been won ove to golf, can see no rea.
son why other people that do not know
teh game do not try to learn.
There will be a great deal OF inter.
est manifested in the tourney during
this. week as we'll as In the handicap
games next week. Whatever scores
may be made today, 1t is safe to as:
sumo that the ladies will be trying
their harvest, as the result Of today's
tourney will serve to determine the
status of players in the handidhp next
week.
The ground as usual is in the regu.,
lar fine condition, and many people
that have never seen golf played will
be there today to watch the ladies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

The previous record was 50 miles
hour.
Tho Disturber ": is a 40:foot hydro:
plane equipped with 24-cylinder en-.
gines. She is one Of FIVE speed boats
built by; Pugh in the past ten yeara
in his efforts to float the fastest craft
in the world. His Disturber ", a 20.
footer OF 500 horsepower, has Just.
been launched and has not been put.
to a second test.
Pugh is known in the motorboat
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
WHAT BECAME OF THE GRASS.
HoPPERS?

A live grasshopper will eat a dead
grasshopper. A Missouri farmer
mixed Paris green and bran together
and let a grasshopper eat it. 1t died,
and 20 ate 1t up, and they died. Four
hundred ate those 20, and they died.
Eight thousand ate those 400, and
they died. A hundred and sixty thou.
sand ate those 5000, and died, and
the farmer was troubled no more.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
roo MUCH P%oLITENEss.

"Now then, young man." said the
angry farmer, didn't you see that
board when you came trepassing in
these woods?.
Eyes, sir" said the culprit meekly.
well what did it say?"
Il dunno. ! was too polite to reaa
any more when l saw the first word
was Private"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

registration day at West Virginia
Wesleyan and the men were all busy
with this work, % football candidates
appeared for the practiceS on College
Field. Morrison, Shumaker Single:
ton, sM%errells and c.. Smith were the
most prominent Of the new additions
to the squad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

world as Dynamite Jim and he is
an interesting character. He's pres.
ident Of a big storage warehouse com
pany and a millionaire. He is a Dos.
ON friend Of William Hale Thomp.
son, mayor OF Chicago, and was ap.
pointed by Thompson to some minor
city office, mostly TO give Dynamite
jim a chance to wear a badge.
Pugh is more proud of his badge
and OF his motorboats than Of his pc.
sition of wealth.
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two base hit. Paskert; sacriiee hits,
Johnston. Barney, Wagner: double play,
Johnston Junassisted; left on bases, Phiia-
balls. on Mayer l.. on Kantlehner s.;
struck out. by Mayer s, by Kantlehner .;
>umptres, Rtgler and Eason;ttime, les.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
WIN FROM
LEAGUE LEADERS
Only One Score Made in
Game, Kantlehuer Pitches
Excellent Ball.

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 16.-The Pt.
rates won the last game OF 1.-THE series
with the Phillies by score OF I to o..
The only score Of the game came In
the eighth inning, when Gibson singled
and went to second on Cravath's FUN.
BILE and scored on Kantlehner's double.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

Reading a boy score of a Cincinnati
game is like listening to a roll call
In the German army: Won Kolnitz,
Heinie Groh, Herzog, Schneider.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
SPORT NOTES

That new Brooklyn outfielder may
insist that his name Is Smyth, but
every ballpiayer in the league will
call him 'Smittyss Just the same.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

Star golfers have a new way Of
hitting the ball-they crack 1t at a
certain point In the down strong Of
their club. Some guys would be
tickled to death II they could hang
the ball on a string and hit It with a
tennis racquet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

A glance over scores Of amateur
games shows the Grand Laundry team
cleaned up on Its opponents. Ger.
tainly, That gang ought to iron out
the curves of any pitcher and wiring
victory form any team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

A purse of 10000 Is hung up for.
grand circuit races at Syracuse.
Which Is another way OF saying Old
Pop Geers and Tom Murphy are about
to make q few bank deposits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

Packey Mcfarland is quoted: as say.
ing he will not fight again. Certainly
not. Fighters don't fight any more.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
NEW MEN REPORT
FOR VARSITY SQDAD
% Football Candidates in
First Practice at Wes-
leyan.e

MoRGBNTowN, ". Va, Sept. 16.
West Virginia coaches drove two
teams through 40 minutes Of hard
scrimmage yesterday. The varsity
scored three touchdowns while the
second teams never got beyond mid.
field. Hite and Rogers scored the
points, the latter getting two. Rid
,dleberger, of Hinton, a ..1S0 pound
back; Stops, of Wheeling, Hager, OF
Charleston, Ball Of New Martinsville,
and Dilcher, of Charleston. were new
men ~to'report today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

Referee Billy job says Packey Nc
Farland won q moral victory" over
Mike Gibbons. Remembering that
he got s17. 500 for his bit, we call is
something OF financial victory, as
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16
BASEBALL IN a NUTSHELL
Federal League.
%YEsrERpAY,s SCORES.

Baltimore .: Pittsburgh o.
st. Louis 8; Brooklyn 3,
Newark-k Kansas Clty-wet grounds,
Chicago-Bufalo-Not scheduled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

BUCKHANNoN, W. Va, Sept. 1s.-
In spite Of the fact that yesterday was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-16

The ground as usual is in the regu:
lar fine condition, and many people
that have never seen golf played will
be there today to watch the ladies.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08

total cost Of the work will be about
$4,000.
Contractor Albert II. Jones Is bid
ding on handsome 2 IL story
building for the New Century Club.
of Middletown. The plans were
drawn by ]. Fletcher Street, of Phila-
delphia. The walls are 10 i've con
structed Of hollow tile.
A contract to build a bungalow at
Fifth avenue and Anchorage streets
for e. Turner has been received by
f. T. Vansant and Son.
The new factory being erected for
w. w. Bottomley at Seventh and
Orange streets by John r. Healy and
Son is nearing completion. Metal
ceilings are now being installed.
William ID. Haddock and Company
have started work on the remodell-
ing Of the residence at No. 704 Della
ware avenue for Miss Kate McClaf-
ferty, dancing teacher. The plans
call for reception rooms. dressing
rooms. large serving room for re-
freshments and large dance hall on
the first floor. There will be apart
ments on the second and third floors.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08
Attractions at The Theatres

years and has made nine visits to
America He Is universally recog-
nized, as the greatest actor of this
generation and his passing from the
theatre leaves void a place that will,
perhaps, never be filed He will be
supported by his entire English COM
pany Of fifty players including Miss
Laura Cowie. who is said TO be one
of the most beautiful and talented Of
the younger English actresses. Four
baggage cars of scenery and stage
effects are carried, so that exactly
the same productions that we're seen
in New York and London will be seen
here.
Passing OF the Third Floor Back"
is described by its author, Jerome K
Jerome, as modern morality play
In prologue. play and an epilogue.
II has enjoyed phenomenal success
both In England and America and
was played throughout both countries
by Forbes Robertson for four consec-
utive seasons. Most playgoere are
familiar with this actors moving i'm
personation OF the gentle Passerhy
who unravels the aneled lives of his
fellow-lodgers in drab London
boarding house. leaving peace and
happiness where he had found sordid
self-interest and discomfort.
1.-THE Light That Failed" IS a dra-
matization OF Rudyard Kiplings wide
ly read novel OF the same title and
has enjoyed an almost continuous sue
cess since Forbes-Rohertson first act
cd Il in London In 1902. Dick Heldar.
a war correspondent and painter.
loves a girl called Maisie but Maisie
aspires 10 be an artist and refuses
his love because she belives II will
interfere with her career. The drama
has to do with the struggle between
Heldars love and Maisles art and
the infection OF blindness on Heldar
as the result of wound received in
skirmish IN the Soudan. II is
one of the mast powerful and gripping
plays on the modern stage.
Forbes Robortson's Hamlet Is uni
versally recognized as the greatest
/ Of this generation He first acted
the role at the Lyceum Theatre in
| Lindon on September II. 1897, when
/ the tragedy had a run Of 100 nights.
Since that time he has played the
I role throughout England. Holland
Germany and the United States and
Canada. His Hamlet differs from
other modern Hamlets I'm that u is a
human. understandable portrayal NJ
tremendous appeal, fired by a fine
imagination and high intelligence
with a princely bearing and uncom-
mon personal spirit II is as the
greatest Hamlet since the time Of Ed
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08
NEW YORK MAN TO
Build DUPONT HOME
Centreville Summer Resi-
dence Will Cost Close to
100000
IMPROVE TELEPHONE
COMPANY BUILDING

Announcement was made today that
the general contract for the country
home to be erecteu at Centrevile for Eu-
gene DUPONT, had been awarded TO f. M.
Goble, contractor, with Offices at No.
! East Forty second street, New York
city. No announcement was made as to
the contract figures, but it is said that
the total cost Of the building when en-
tirely completed will be about 100000.
The home will be one of the largest
in this section. IL will be about 206 feet
long by about 76 feet wide. The walls
will be of terra Gotta, brick and con-
crete. The roof is to be of slate and
will have gradual slope from the top
ridge. The plans were drawn by II. 4.
Lindenberg, of New York city, and they
provide for every convenience possible.
Bids were called in on April %.
a. 5. Reed and Brother Company are
bidding on the work making extern
sive alterations and additions to the
property of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company, Sixth and Shipley
streets. The plans were made by Archi-
tect John T. Windrim, of Philadelphia.
They call for a tower fire escape ex-
tending from the fourth-story to the
alley at the rear with exits TO the same
from all floors except the first. The
tower is also to be accessible from the
roofs by iron ladders.
Quite a number of changes are TO be
made to the frat floor The CONNER
cial Office is TO be enlarged and other
improvements made. On the second floor
the front office is TO be changed, as we'll
as other alterations made. On the thru
floor the changes will include the en-
largement Of the lock room. The kitchen
is to be removed and a new emergency
room located on this floor.
On the fourth floor there will be To-
Gated a new retiring room as well as u
new lunch room. A kitchen will be in
stalled on this floor. The improvements
when completed will make the telephone
company's quarters thoroughly up-to-
date in every respect. There are to be
changes to the heating. lighting and
plumbing
A. b. Sharpe. general contractor for
the large addition to the Christian
Missionary Alliance Chapel. No 504
West Fifth street. will shortly award
the sub-contract for the work. The
addition will be constructed OF brick
and stucco. The main auditorium
will seat about $50 persons. The new
Sunday school room will accommo-
date 200. There will also be n social
room. The original structure will
be used as quarters for the minister.
The main portion of the addition will
he IS by 20 feet. The plans we're
drawn by Edward Candy May. The
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08

the house Of Ezekial Collins, Broad
Creek farmer, tore hole about four
inches square in the roof. turned upside
down the bed in which Collins and his
wife were sleeping and then proceeded
TO burn the carpet from the floor With
out injuring Collins or his wife.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08
MISS STAIRS AT FIRST CHURCH.

Miss starks. eiocutionist. Of Bos-
ton, will give an entertainment on
Monday evening, May 10. at o'clock.
Silver offering. adv
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08

here. The pictures showing the
United States Navy are especially in
teresting and furnish the only means
which many people will ever have
OF becoming familiar with the great
fighting machinery Of the United
States There is a world Of valuable
information contained in the pictures.
There are a number OF travel pic
lures which are out of the ordinary
and also a number of comic pictures
which are about the funniest films
which have ever been seen In VIII
mington. In addition to the selection
Of pictures the effects which accom-
pany them are wonderfully produced
and add TO the general enjoyment of
the evening. The appearance OF
Howe's pictures here is always an
event Of more than usual Importance
end Wilmington is glad to welcome
the exhibition each season when II
arrives.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08
HOwE's PICTURES.

HOWE's PICTURES.
With exhibitions this afternoon and
evening. Lyman H. Howe's Moving
Pictures will close their engagement
az The Playhouse. Those who have
lot seen these excellent pictures
ought TO take the opportunity offered
for nothing like them has been seen
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08
FORBEs.ROBERTsON's FAREWELL

The most important dramatic event
in the history Of the theatre In this
section of the country will be the
farewell visit of the greatest living
actor. Sir Johnston Forbes-R Robertson
at the Playhouse Friday, May IA. in
"The Light that Failed" Saturday
matinee in Hamlet" and Saturday
night in Passing of the Third Floor
Back"
Forbes Robertson Is now making
his positively last tour of America.
He has been on the stage for forty
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-08

VICTOR MOORE
Pictured in "Snob" at the Majestic
Theatre today.
win Booth that Forbes Robertson will
go down in history.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-07
HOPE VAN|SHES FROM LONG
 ILLNESS
MRS. BOSLEY OF THOMP- SON VALLEY DESTROYS HERSELF BY DRINKING POISON.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Patiently enduring physical affic- tions for many years, the sad death oi Mrs U. w. Bosley occurred OH Saturday at her home ill Thompson valley, by her own hands. She com mittcd suicide. and in her successful efforts to end her earthly troubles drank a large quantity of carbolic acid. She carefully poured the poison from a bottle into china tcacup and drank the contents estimated at fully three ounces
 This woman was very well known throughout the western part of the county, and had resided in different localities for many years. She was an industrious housewife, and enjoyed a splendid name. with all. The fun cral will be held today at Thompson valley, where several relatives are living Mrs. Boslcy was visitor to his city less than ten days ago, com- ug to seek medical attention.