The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-21

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MOUNDS
Hugh Jennings misses First Base.
man Burns. who will not be able to
play for at least two weeks The III.
gers would be in far better shape now
II they had Pipp to cover the bag.
Roger Bresnahan is alternating Pha.
Ian and McLarry at second base. being
undecided which Is the better man.
The Cubs have braced up since Bres-
nahan began to use the pepper box
More than SO 900 persons paid TO see
the games at the Polo Grounds on
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday OF last week. This would
seem to indicate that baseball was
very much alive.
Beals Becker, discarded by the
Giants, Braves and other National
League teams. is star in Moran's
on Saturday that was wildly cheered
by the Giant rooters.
The Phillies' travelling uniforms are
similar to those worn by the Detroit
Tigers
Organized baseball men assert that
the attendance figures announced at
all the Federal League openings have
been padded
II Big Ed Walsh doesn't show that
he can pitch winning ball within the
next six weeks he will be released by
the White Sox.
II McHale. Fisher, Caldwell and
Heating can rotate in their best form,
the Yankees will make all kinds of
trouble for the enemy.
Bobby Byrne is playing the game Of
his life at third base for the Phillies
Happy Felsh's query: "You Amt
sore, have you?" recalls Jimmy Blocs
remark to Silk OLoughlin. Silk turn
ed on Jim and threatened to put him
out of game and Jim remarked You
needn't think you can timify me-
We skinny fellows certainly have il
: on the plump ones since Jess Willard
beat Jack thomson.
A diploma from Sing Sing is declar
ed to be equal to one from Harvard.
but you can't get a guy just out Of
Sing Sing to mix with Harvard
freshman. He is trying to avoid trou-
BILE.
Mt. Aetna rumbed and part of the
"a In
1t must have heard that the Cleveland
ball club won ball game.
y Give 1t to John Camel as a scout.
He neglected to pick up a team last
winter. waited until McGraw got
through training a bunch of young
sters, and bought eight in bunch,
ready trained and hotel bills paid.
Brief made-a home run and Eddie
Collins ran clear to the plate to greet
him and pound him on the back How
the Sox have changed; last year
they'd have stuck on the bench and
said, 1.-THE lucky stiff"
Hits-Of Walter Johnson, .: off
RUDE Marquard, o. Those double
jumpers appear to be trying to redeem
themselves. Perhaps they know what
the crowd would say If they were hit
hard.
i, Charlie wittmen is dead: We ought
>to erect a monument to him and in.
scribe on it, He wresteled on the
square"
The more we read of Jess Wizards
lief story the less we thinkof Harold
McGrath as a writer of fiction.
West Virginia has decided that
cider three weeks old no longer Is soft
1t is going to be a hard time to estab.
fish the birthday OF cider from now
on.
One ought to write left.handed when
figuring the dope on RUDE Marquard
Tho worse the Rube figures to be the
better Re is and vice worser, as we
say on the East Side.
Band Director Takes
Charge May First
Joseph Bessie, Jr., of Philadelphia.
will take charge of the First Regiment
Band OF Fairmont. beginning May
first.
While the organization was muster
ed out of the state service on April
first, still the members plan to still
continue, and in order to obtain the
best instruction possible have engag-
ed the services of Mr.. Bessie.
Mr.. Bessie was in Fairmont few
weeks ago consulting with the band
men. and at that time agreed to take
charge of the organization. He comes
to this city with high recommends.