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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
WESTERN WRESTLER
lssin.Fine Condition for Bout TO
Be Held at r anama Paci-
fic Exposition.

Judging from the form displayed by
Edgar e. Frank, the Pacific north
west champion. during the eastern
tryout for the American Athletic
Unon wrestling championships at the
Panama-Pacific exposition, which were
held at the Madison Square garden
here two weeks ago, competitors for
5honors In the l25 pound class will tx-
perience some difficulty when any Of
them goes to the mat with him. Fran X
is member of the A1ultnomah Amer
can Athletic Club, Portland. Ore, and
during his stay here was a frequent
visitor to the gymnasium OF the New
York Athletic Club There his work
against men from twenty to thirty
pounds heavier, attracted the atten-
ton OF the members and professions
ais alike. Frank seems to have mas.
tered all OF the fine points in the game
and all who saw him at the club pre-
sdicted he would win handily In the
tryouts. He acquitted himself clever
~ winning his three trial. semitfinal
and final bouts in mastery style and
was by far the cleverest man. in his
own or any othel. class. George
Bothner the protest. onal mat artist,
who watched Frank ring the stryouts
said: That man waits for his oppon-
crft To come To him and uses excel
lent jud smcnt. EIisr coInbinntion OF
the head scissors, and thar lock is sir-
sresistthie He is the finest looking
wrestler Of his weis,,t that have
ever seen, 4.a4 ii; stf5
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BOSTON MARATHON
viii Be Held in TWO Weeks
over the Ashland ) Bos-
ton Course.

After a brilliant season. OF indoor
athletics the arrival OF the time for
outdoor competitions is gladly vel
coined BY the amateurs, many OF
whom have acquitted themselves more
than creditably during the winter
months. Boston's big marathon. the
nineteenth annual running OF which
VIII be decided over the Ashland-Bos-
ton course, two weeks hence Will he
I the first OF the great outdoor event
OF the season. TIE Patriot s day clas-
sic Of the Boston Atl1l etic Association
VIII furnish an additional incentive
Tor distance runners this year as the
winner will be enabled to take part
IN the Panama-Pacfti marathon at
San Francisco neNt September free
of expense. The Boston Athletic AS
sociatOn in addition to the CUP prize
VIII donate a sufficient sum to cover
the travelling and other expenses Of
the victor to the Pacific coast and re-
turn and to the second man an al low.
ance Of one hundred dollars will be
made toward giving him a chance to
compete in the. California race. Should
the board of governors of the Amateur
Athl etic Union adopt the rule, recently
recommended by the general and atll-
ietlc rules committee, prohibiting mar
5athon runners from receiving coach
ing assistance or refreshments during
~ race. in accordance with the fed
Grafton rule, it may have a deterrent
effect on some of the intending com
Epetitors and consequently greatly re-
.duce the size OF the field which other
Wise gives promise this year of being
me largest IN the history OF the event
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Preside nt Tener. Of Nationa
League, to Be among the
Motables Present.

The Pirates will open their sea-
son at home this year on Thursday,
4 APRIL 90, the Cincinnati Reds. with
Mana ger Herzog, Tommy Leach and
Charley Deoin In their llnup. being
the visitors who will help blow the
lid of at Forbes Field on that date
Accord ding tot war correspondents
at the training camp, Manager Clarke ,ls
has gathered about him this year a
bunch OF the fastest youngsters that
has represented Pittshurg since
Dreyfuss and Clarke came to the
Smoky City back In 1900. Bobby
Schang, Walter Gerber: Bill Hinch-
man, Douglass Baird, Paddy Siglin
and Dan Costello have all shown UP
In greatsform. and with Wagner, G b
son, Carey and Vio1 to steady them.
y Forbes Field patrons are to be treat
ed to some or the fastest. Ecrappiest
baseball 1t has been their pleasure to
witness since the halcyon days Of
Clarke, Wagner and Leach. and local
fans are up on their toes to get a
peep at the new lineup In action.
With the 5Cincinnati club stronger this
season than It has been Tor many
years. containing In It's. lineup such
stars as Herzog. Leach. and DOOM,
the opener at Forbes Field on the
twenty-second should be one or the
most Interesting ever staged there
The opening game will be inaugural
dent Tenor OF the National League.
being among the notables who will
be present.
One OF the novelties being offered
and which will no
adou BIT reach surrounding towns quick
~, ia moving picture OF the Ptratos'
training trip. An enterpristng movie
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ROWING SEASON. {. |
Among College Crews Starts
with Yale and Penns yIyania
Regattas at PhiladeI phia.

New sYO RK, A pr g. 8 Beginning to-
morrow with the Yale and Pennsyl-
vana regatta at. Philadel phia, the coll
legiates rowing season opens with a
good deal of promise for interesting
contests during the ensuing months
until intelrvarsity honors are decided
over the Poushkeepsie course next
June. The unusual open winter has
afforded the coaches and crew candf-
dates a much earlier opportunity to.
4so out on the wa ter this year and this
in itself should be potent factor IN
getting the rival crews into excellent
condition for heir coming struggles.
The VARSITY combinations in all prob
ability will be selected earlier and the
various crews brought to. Il higher
state of perfection than ever before.
when the time arrives fol-. the New
London and Pough keepsie races. Next
week the Pacific coast Intercollegiate
regatta Will be one Of the attractions
for the visitors to the Panama-Pacific
international exposition atssan Fran
cisco and toward the end Of the month
both Princeton and Harvard will meet
the - Iiddies' in dual contests at An-
napoIs, Nd
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PLAYERS. PROTEST
Iris State League Men Will Not
Be Traded by Owners Of
Disbanded League.

LANCASTER. Pa. April 3 The Ct
forts pf s.sverafsclnbs Of the disbanded
Tr State League to sell contracts Of
former players AFTER the league had
decided TO consider the players free
agents VII L lead to protests on the
part OF the players Allentown dis
posed Of practically ITS whole team
y in this way an done Of them. Dan Me-
Clenham, VI no had been RELEASED 20
Manchester, ALREADY has taken his
case in. his own hands by repndiatins
the transfer and sigins CONTRACT
with Topeka. The players will claim
the right to sign where the please n
their own terms.
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UNCLE FRANK COMBS.
Defeats George w. Pool Ill
Duck Pin Contest for the
County c Championship.

Frank Combs. of Att Clare. better.
known to the local bowling fans Of
this city rs Uncle Frank. met and
defeated George w. Pool In the first
game rolled on the new alleys of the
i. NJ. F. Amusement6C Company Satur-
day afternoon. He won the title OF
the champion old man bowler OF
Harrison county The final count OF
The game showed Combs. had rolled
50 to Pools Is Ne
Although Sc years old Combs is
quite active and showed the large
crowd OF bowling fans present that
he could still roll good game OF
duck pins. Pool is considerable
younger than Combs and many OF
his hackers We're isappointed that
he was defeated by such large
score and are of the opinion that if
another contest would be rolled
Pool would be the victor.
At the close of the contest the#tiEe
new alleys were thrown open for bus
mess and a large number OF local
bowlers tried out thelsalleys during
the evening.
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And Both Champion and Chal
lenger Are Confident OF
~ Victory.
az AaseelArEe rr.ss,

HAVANA. April F'orty-eigh
hours before their battle for the
heavyweight championship Of the
world jack j ohnson and Jess Viii
lard were declared TO be in as nearly
perfect physical condition rs their
systems OF training could accomplish.
SThey are fittto fight for their lives.
they say. and will step into the ring I
Monday afternoon ready for the
fierce or drawn out to the limit OF
endurance.
There is ten years difference in the
age Of the two men; Willard not only
IS the younger but has the better OF
the height and reach. However,
johnson is exceedingly muscular and
will weigh more than he did in any
previous fight.
Expert opinion supports the beliel
that it will either be a very short
fight or a very long one. In the past
] it has been Johnson's policy TO have
his opponent come to him. It is
thought possible that on Monday he
may change his tactics and rush, fl 6.
uring on getting past Willard IS com
partively mediocre defense for 2
knockout, while he is strong and
fresh. II this is impossible he Is
likely to resort to q crafty wearing
down system. !,
Wizards best chance to win lies
in a terrific smash landed in a mix,
Hp in the early rounds or the slow
Eruelling Of the older man although
In the latter case much depends on
the virtually unknown ability Of
both to stand punishment. such as
only these giants can deal
There is less actual betting on this
SHnnf aSf than nns any 81 m lar mat oh n
years. There are so many uncertain
angles To consider that the big bet.
tors are doubtful where to put their
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Wagner-ish manner and dashing about
the park with the vim Of a mere
youth. Just where Wagner will APP
pear in the. lineup has not been
agreed as yet, but It is certain that IL
his batting continues he will again
be a regular e1former throughout
the season. in spite of his comparative
:senility. It seems IT. Will have to be
another year at least before the crit
les can kill him off s5ts.
Fred Clarke's Attitude when APP
proac hed by the press and questioned
as, to the Pirates chances this sum
mer has been exceedingly laconic.
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GUY l!l!IN|.N|....
Local Basel aII PLAYER Isl Goiii1qS
Good the b ltimore
ederaIs. Is;

Guy linn, the local bal player
playing with the Baltimo Federal
League team. Is ma king an ilnnsnai4ss
good record 80 his seasons
thou he Is Working und er q handle
being sboth ered with weak
.kles caused by having 1t brokensi1lat ~
xhibitton game in Washing ton last
season. s;sSs
IN the eight exhibi tion EIamess
play ed this season linn hassSbeanza at
bat twenty thre9s tim es. has scored
three j, runs and made eight ht for
an ayerage O "a AZ. In an exhibit
game Friday at the clubs SD nEii;g;
training.ground the Yani ganss defeaf1
ed the regulars In Us close game
Thesregulars8 only secured three hits
linn getting g tire e-baggerF when
scored his team 81 only run.
s,I His ankle Isl growing 4 stronk er
every lay nd sits I'D L1lou ghfS u Hat Ne
will be- read u tp work tead lieIssl
the season start s this week. siun ri
mans friends hops lie
good ses SON III
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He's unwilling to make any sort OF
statement He has said nothing at
all. He is wise to let the opinion
spevail that the Pirates may show
All the opposition a succession Of
startling surprises
Gerber, the Columbus recruit. has
shown promises at short and around
second and Johnston; vii almost cer-
ftainly hold down first. This makes
the disposition Of Wagner a matter
,of. conjecture. but Fred Clarke is more
than likely capable Of arranging the
things By the time the season opens.
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PITTsBTRG. Pa, April SS.-Ideal
weather through their training trip
has given the Pittsburg Pirates a.
good start on the 1915 season and
Pirate fans are hoping for the best
The feeling is general in Pittsburg
that the tam can't do worse than they
did last season when after a spectacu-
lar and glorious getaway they col
lapsed in the most dismal fashion and
spent the rest Of the year in a state
OF coma.
Hans Wagner has been the sur
prise Of the early season He has been
pounding the ball in his. most Hans
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LOS ANGELES, Cal. April s. Joe
Benz's rapid return to shape has been
the most remarkable feature Of the
lSox training trip. Today he is FUR
lther advanced thanAsthe Sox officials
had expected by July IL HeSis almost
ready to pitch a complete game with
out extending his strength.
!S# They are always boosting Of their
climate out here in Los Angeles and
they have brag coming in the case
of Benz. When he came to California
Ia few weeks ago it was as "a physical
wreck Six weeks IN bed this winter
Slapped his vitality. He was O ghost
OF himself when the squad reached
sPasos l,obles and found him there
trying to- build up his system.
When Benz came down here with.
the regulars he still was weak and:
could stand little exrcis. Towards
the end Sof the stay he overworkedl
and had to- lay on. for three DAYS,
Then came the change. He felt bet.
ter when he switched over TO! the
|Yannigans His condition was so
much improved " that he asked leave
to work In the first game played at
Venice What he did there Is now al
matter 10 & record. Only ohe scratch,
hit in five innings was nicked off
him by the slngglng Tigers This
hit came because Bobby r 9th was not:
accustomed to play second base.
1t was feared ting Joe hal tried to.
do too much . la fterS the game M
said he felt fine was almost
afraid to cut loose. felt so good \, he.
said. II actually trid out my spf.
ter and It broke sharp and fast. That
encouraged me. ~ had lots of smoke
:and my control; abso lutely ssurp riseds
s., 4.
Four or FIVE day 5 later Benz pitch
ed six Innings against lin Angels.
here. He left the game W. tn the Soxs
ahead, 8 to- a. hat. ollowde was
not his fault In this bait he show
ed more Improvement and. could cas-
LIZ have finished but didn't care to
+overdo. S 4ss 81
;- Not one has he comp lained OF feel
ing badly Ny appetite is fine and
1870 pounds IA ght now he
says. ss..T hfs IL what weigh when
IN shape and hope don 6 gain
an ignore as year VAS more than
anger RoRla and Is viii es at Pssok
Robes llat lieyeds 3 ,,euz ould only
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CUBAN C HESS CHAMPION.
Is Making a Wonderful Record on His
Tour In Tbs Country. -

The Cuban chess Champion j. r.
5CapabaInca. who is on tonr playing
simultane ously against thirty ora1n9re
opponents each day lost oniy one. out
.ofs232 games, winning 215 and the
other six were drawn. This record
was made at Chicago, Cleveland Troy.
Utica. Kingston and two days.a Wash
ingtons where he met his single defeat
on his second visit AT Chicago pit
ted against 81 players he won 4s
games. Frank Ma rshall ! the Amer-
lean champion. in seven sue asive
performances at San cram cisco. San
Diego, Kansas ity;;i G,1naha, qpeka,
Wayne and Neigh und Ter nearly Sim
liar cond ftions on lost and
:tilssssSsSg out of 4 .s2 games. .;sss.
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Pirates to Meet Reds
IN Eirst Game at Home

league clubs training life. Medicine
bali play. sliding pit drills, running.
bunting, and the hundred and one
other stunts that go to make up the
practlcs3work Of a major league team
IRE ali cleverly shown by this movie
Aim
The Pittsburg Baseball Club will
as usual I'LL mail orders for the
opening game Of Thursday. April %.
and for any games during the season.
Box seats s1.25 and reserve seats
$500
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.Wastlingt n-lrying High School
Team to Play Morgan
town High.

Thirty-tive Of the most promising
baseball players attending school at
Washington Irving high school ap4J
peared at Union Park Saturday In an
swear to Coach Arnett's first call Tor
baseball practice and from what the.
boys showed Saturday afternoon. al
though the weather cold, 1T
lisa sure bet that Washing ton IrF-s
ing high nine will be among. the;
state when the season ends IN June
| Captain Mcmillan Back.
i OF last years team, Captain
I. Mickey illan !. who has held
down the short field position for
three years, was out and showed
more pep than ever before. White.
who played the Keystone sack last
season. was also on the ground and
promises to be even better than hef
was last season.. McAndrew. Sutton
and Barnes, who played infield posi-
tons last year, were out and Sindica-
tions point to q strong infield this
season. 8ss
The most promising material for
the outer garden is Biz" Dawson.
who is a brother of ohm and 4. Eyssss
Dawson. who areFweTls known to local
baseball fans. and .as N Big Y promises
to be better than either OF his broth
ers and has already play dFon ser
eral of the fastest ndepend lent and
semi-professiona1 teams In this Sec
ton OF the state. He will be ia tower
OF strength to- the QUITE u. Other
outfie1d candidates are Shorty
Carrot who played left f1eld on the
team last year. and Drummond who
was sub o1ltffelder last season.
Has No Good Pitchers.
Coach Arnett will have quite az
little trouble with his pitchers and
scatchers but as he has q large num-
Der Of new recruits who entered
high school from the grammar grades
Who are promising young twirIerss
and catchers, IT. IS thought that be-
fore the time for the opening game
to be play ed he will have this weak
ness exterminated:
New uniforms have been ordereds
and complete new outfit will beg
/ had by every member OF the SQUAD.
when the season opens. The first
game of the season is scheduled toEbes
played at Union Park next Saturday,
afternoon and III weather conditions
permit the fast organtowt d iii gi11
school team will ss be here for the.
opening game OF the season. Az
s y antowrf has ways had one or
E AAAAIa ssA1lG1E9Le1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
admirers OF the high sch DOL boyssWilIl.
L L have an opportunity to see how thaS
local bunch looks next Saturday att
sternOon.
Practice Every Day.
Practice will be held every even
ing this week and W hen Weath her. con.
Sditions8 are such hat the boys cannots
Sgo7 to- the park. Coach Arnett VILE
work them in the gymnasium s2
he comp etc schedule for the los
cal teamsis as II follows.
0 Aprils1 On organt town hi h school
at Union Park.
April 81: ~ amin on high school
lat Wilmington
a pril q wv F,airmont- hi ghN sc hooI
/ Fairmont.
Lat ,IorgantoWn.
May g. shinnsto = gh3 school
tShinnst on "a
], May airmon u hi ghs school
Union Park N
rat Union Park. si
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MANAGER.
For. cams in New York State
League Have All Been
Named.

SCRANTON, Pa. April ) ,--=--'The list
OF managers for New York State
League teams has been completed by
tho naming OF Catcher Edward Nc
sDonough TO lead Utica and Intielder
Joseph O'Rourke from the Buffalo In.
iternational League club. Ee former
" managed the NSilkesbarre team IN
the New York State League when Viii
liam Clyner, then manager OF Buffalo. j
owned Wilkes barre. He also has play
ed with Albany and had trials With
the st. Louis Nationals and Boston
Americans. A 4s Ts @
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.R SC CAN'T HAVE EITHER ONE.

CHICAGO, Ill, April "a report
from ST. Louis that Manager Hickey
of the Browns desires either Brief
OF Fourier from the White Sox IS
not denied. but it Is said There is. no
prospect! of him getting either PLAYER
now. Brief is depended on to play
first base for the sox, but should he
fail, F'ournier will be used and the
club can not afford TO dispose OF
either player until 1t is determined
Witch one ia needed most.
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i DISCOVERING ANOTHER
COBB DIFFICULTY TASK.

We often hear it said OF 4
runner that he is showing more
promise than did John Paul
Jones at the same stage of his
development. or OF a bnH play
er that he has the earmarks Of 4
another Tr Cobb; but the full
flllment of this promise is an
other thing. Some men develop
to certain point and then
stop. There are men who are
whfrlWinds in mipor league
baseball. but thatFis their limit;
they are tried in the, majors,
found wanting and go back to
burn up the minors again.
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ALL IS READY
FOR BIC BOUT
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FIRST UNUSUAL EVENT
OF THE 1916 SEASON.

i q ! IL - u . I
When the unusual feats OF
1915 In base ball are compile.
the performance OF Chief VIII
son. Of the Cardinals. in Aus
tin, Tex, the other day should
MT be overlooked. Austin is
the chiefs home town, and the
natives thought they would
celebrate his appearance In a
game there by presenting him
With q chest OF silver. Did Chief
Wilson respond In convention
al manner by striking out? Not
in a million years. Instead he
knocked the ball over the fence
for a homer. and for even more
applause than when the silver
was lugged out to him.
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Il AM WINS
TWELVE IN lin @ CAME

NJ. Potts, Jersey, Full ton.
'hree base hi c. Z. Finst erWald
crificet III It's q. P tits. Hersey
10 # Fult ion, 8 In iii sinnings.
Oft sechrtst in IS innings
Schafer 2 in inning. sfs
Strlck o,It75+B Fulton, 19s by
Hoffman by Chapman 6, by ssss
christ ,sss z
Base on bal ls off Fulton OIL
,Chapmans51 off 4Sechrts HithyS
pitched bal l-777 c. G. Potts. simon
Fuller. n M
Id pit lton q Chapman81. s
Passed ball Fu l1ar. ss ss.
Time of game a. 5. 3ss.s ]!
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IREIAS GOES no L i, IoSTREaL.

ST. PETERs13TTRtSs Fla. A pril g.:
Manager Aforan az the Philltes has
announced the reIeases or Inf elder
Harold Iraiar to I'll e Montreal Club
OF he Internal onal III .eagne. ss$
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Pitching of Fulton Of the State
cam lis Responsible
for Victory.

st MORGANTOyTiy, April " 3--West
Virginia evened up with D hios TpiFer-
sity today. defeating it six to five IN
twelve innings: The game IN reality
was over IN the ninth. when the Var
sity scored the stieing and the winning
run, but Coach Hickman upset ali
college ethics when he declared a
been called safe BY the I'm lre Fri
ton: for the Varsity esta blished 4
strike-out8 record. having nineteen III,
eleven innings Jersey Ayers and
1Finsterwald each had three hits
The score:
OHIO IL ffs n ia r. A IL Isl.
Bash. eft b. ". &. s.. e. Il 4 gE
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SOME ENTHUSIAST u TORONTO.
ems the SO$.. oh,

n TORONTO. Can. April; al re- any
DOUBTS remained as to sthe interest In
baseball in Toronto they were. dis
PEELED Ni It'll The an oIincelnen that a
body fans had engaged u special
To make the trip to- Richmondsf FOR.
the OPENING suf IL he Interanti nnal
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Surprises Teammates BY Speedy
Recovery; Benz Ready for Battle

be used the greater part Of the year
to pitch to. batters. Instead he finds;
he is going TO have one of the best
pitchers in. the country in: shape to
work his turn This greatly strengths
ems the Sox- chances this season.
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less Willard and Jack Johnson Are IN Perfect Physical
OPENING q
HER S RID

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