The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-01-28
DID FATS SLIP
IN PROFESSIONAL
Men of Wide Girth Even Things
Up With Fellows Built Like
Lead Pencils

Richland, Jan. 27-The grammar
Grades Of the Richland schools held an
indoor track meet and carnival under
the direction of Prof. Ross Page last
wear, which was such success that
Il was decided to make permanent
feature Of such an event each year.
Last Friday night this years pro-
cram was carried out, the large gym
nasium Of the High School being used
for the purpose. The large room was
none too big for the crowd in atten-
dance-every boy and girl not sick in
bed, of the entire district, including
Fruitvale, was there, and older folks
too.
Last year the star feature Of the
show was the basket ball game played
by the two clubs Of men known as the
"Fats" and the Leans" made up from
men in the district whose absence or
preponderance Of adipose tissue en-
titled them to such classification. The
Leans" were the victors last year,
hence the "Fats" were looking for
sweet satisfaction this year-and they
got it, but it is feared by a means
that is becoming to be thought as be-
ing unsportsmanlike, to put it in the
mildest form.
Il was like this: The members of
the lean team were H. F. Yedica, A.
L. Nelson, Albert Shorty Weidel,
Henry Compton and Geo. w. Arbuckle
and those composing the Fat team
were Harry Wheelhouse, G. B. New
ell, M. D. O'Connell, Fritz Bremmer
and Harry Miller. Now the playing
abilities, and what limited knowledge
Of the game possessed by each one of
these men, were well known by all
the players as they had met in combat
before, with the exception Of G. b.
Newell who recently emigrated to
these shores from Canada and was
consequently dark horse, and as
coming from the Canadian wilds was
not supposed to know anything, or a
very little, about the game. Events
proved that Mr.. Newell was very wise
to the game and it is here that the
suspicion creeps in that the other fats
knew all along of his proficiency ap-
preaching professionalism, and while
they could have gotten plenty of other
fat men Crank Petsel, for instance)
they strenuously insisted that he play
with them and then to make the handi-
cap more effective they had Fritz
Bremmer, the marathon runner, with
cloths, or abbreviated clothes, to
match, so the outcome to them was as
expected-they won.
The score, 6 to 4, shows that the
Fats know what they would be up
against, but it must be said right here
that It was to two members only of
the Leans that the credit can be given
to the score being kept so high. Hats
must be taken off to Al. Nelson and
Shorty" Weidel whose displays Of
quick work was marvellous. Many
hopes were placed by the Leans on the
fact that their having Mayor Arbuckle
on their team as he had so recently
shown his ability as runner, but
1t was an evident disappointment to
his teammates when it appeared that
his dignity very much interfered with
ms making very many quick moves.
There was a game of basketball and
game of indoor cricket played by
teams of boys and the same was play
ed by the girls, also the "Reds" won
In all events. Their play was snappy
and interesting.
The carnival features were funny
and appropriate, and much fun was
gotten out of bowling over the teach
ers" with base balls. The "shoot-the-
chutes" appealed to the grown-ups
more than anything else Of the car
nival attractions and it is surmised
That Mr.. Newell will have to show a
lot OF horses and Shorty" will have
70 sell lot of hay before they play
even.
The only thing that marred the
event in any way was that the hot
wenies' were advertised as being a
part OF the proceedings and that the
management failed very far in his
es''mate of the call for same, or the
capacity he could have filled. With
's exception everybody was more
man satisfied that they got more than
soeif moneys worth, and hope to live
" see another event of the kind.
Much credit must be given Ross
rage for the success.
Mrs. Ira j. Macomber and little son.