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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
ON sayers, First MlddIeweioht /,
Heavyweight Championship.

Bob Fitsimmons, Tommy Burns
and other modern fighters have prov.
ed that 1t Is not necessary to be q
giant In order to achieve premiere
pugilistic honors. but the first man to
demonstrate that fact was Tom Saw.
ers, who, although only a light mid.
dleweight became champion of Eng.
land in 1857. 1t was IS years ago, To-
day. on February 1s, 1857, that the
match was made which gave the "Lit.
tie Wonder."-as Sayers was dubbed
the chance to prove that size isn't
everything In a fighting man. The
occasion was a feast OF sporting men
to celebrate the victory OF Sayers ov-
er Aaron Jones. It was a conyiyial
affair as were all sporting dinners IN
those days, and as the glasses were
hlled and emptied the tongues OF the
diners waged merrily, the topic of con.
yersation, Of course, being prixe.ight.
Ing. Johnny Gideon, a staunch. ad.
mirer of Sayers, declared his opinion
that Tom could whip Perry, the Tip.
ton Slasher, who was then heavy.
weight champion. The crowd greeted
this statement with, howls of derisior
for the Slasher stood over six feet in
height and weighed about 205 pounds,
while the Little Wonder, who was less
than Ave feet In height, tipped the
beam at only 1854. .Sayers was pres.
ent onsthis occasion and he declared
that he was willing to make the match
then and there. The upshot OF the af.
fair was that 1t was agreed that Saw.
ers should fight. Perry for $1,000 side
and the. champion belt, and the money
was posted to bind the match: ~,
The tHerculean .Slasher was amazed
and amused when he was informed OF
the Little Wonders challenge, and was
first inclined to consider It but q Joke,
but Tom soon made It evident that
he was In earnest. The Upton
wanted to know how the little .un
could ever reach. him, and, altogether.
looked upon the thing as a farce.
Al big crowd Of sports chartered a
steamship to take them to lonely
spot where they could not be Interior.
ed with by the authorities, and, after
being chased away from one plaza.
a site was finally found and the ring
was pitched. The Slasher was a IN.
yorite In the betting. but sayers had
many friends who believed that he
would be the victor, in spite OF the
slasher's advantage OF fifty pounds In
weight and over four inches Ia height
Perry started the proceedings with
aferocions swing for TOMS head, But
the little fellow nimbly escaped. In
the second chapter the Slasher land.
ed on Toms ribs, but the latter coun.-
tered with o blow to the mouth that.
brought first blood! Perry seemed
dazed. but II was more with wonder
at the ternerity OF the little tun than
the effect Of the blow. Then the
slasher set In TO clean up the little
shrimp" but Tom danced all around
the ring, following much the same tao
hna that lin cnrhatt latnr urad In his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
Ring Romances.
Il GIRL oRgTHE GAME.

Thee must give up the game OF, the
girl. Thee.s good lad Ned, and /
like thee, but thu. cruel sport is MOTTO
my liking. Thou hast thy choice, for
no bruiser shall have my daughter.
The old Quaker beamed kindly on
the stalwart young man to whom he
addressed these words, but he spoke
In. tones SO determined that Ned Pain.
ter realized that, as we moderns would
put Il, he was "up against 81 for fair.s.
Although II was nearly q century
ago that this Conversation took place,
and II was then the custom for an pu:
gilists to initiate their noble and
wealthy patrons by INDUCING In all
sorts OF excesses and designations,
Ned Painter was an perception! He
was a cleanItvtng, intelligent young
athlete and his mode Of life had AREA.
dy carried him q long way up the pugil.
istc ladder. By deteating the Gala
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
STAGE GOSSIP.

Leon Rice, the dramatic tenor, and
Mortimer kaphan. the Charles Dick.
ems impersonator, Wednesday night
at the Grand.
Many people who do not as a rule
attend musical affairs, have signiied
their intention Of hearing this concert,
inasrnuch as the program to be given
will suit every diversified taste.
One OF MI. Rice's most commend
able ideas is carried out in his ar.
rangement of songs to please a cos.
mopolitan audience.
He claims that II American audi.
ences are to become more musical,
the singers must give them" some.
thing they want" as well as some.
thing they ought to want
1t Is not necessary, however, to re-
sort to trashy music. beneath the dig
nifty Of the cultured, in order to do.
this, nor is It necessary to sing over
the heads OF the majority OF those who.
listen-to accomplish the desired 70.
suit.
Mr.. Rice's programs are so arranged
that each person, whether artist or
novice in musical matters-finds much
OF interest and enjoyment. and his
singing never fails to create enthu.
siasm.
The appearance Of Leon Rice in our
city will doubtless be an event that
will not soon be forgotten.
or Mortimer Kaphan. who will ap.
near Is on the same bill. The Boston
Herald says:
THE pompus procrastinator. Will
kins Micawber; the noble and self
sacrificing Sidney Carton; the cring.
ing h%yprocritc. Uriah Iieep; Grand.
father from Old Curiosity Shop and
the Jew, Pagan. followed one another
on the stage, each voicing some senti.
ment particularly associated with the
character and displayed Mr.. Kaphan's
versatility as an impersonator."
Seats are now selling at Holt Drug
Company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

virtually for the title, since Cribl
was no longer able to fight. twas n
close thing, and nip and tuck most Of
the way. but in-the end Spring was
the victor. After the battle the men
shook hands and became firm friends
Ned Painter, crestfallen by defeat
and fearing that he had lost the love
Of his sweetheart, returned to Nor
witch. determined never again to en-
ter the ring. There, the father OF the
girl delivered the ultimatum which be
gins this story. Ned, more in Low.
than ever with the charming maiden,
was inclined to accept the old gentle
mans proposal, especially as the lat
ter was a man OF wealth and offered
to set his prospective son.in:law UP
in the honorable business of a publ
can.
When matters were about arranged
to the satisfaction Of all, Ned became
the subject Of bitter attacks In the
papers. It was charged that he had
thrown the battle with Spring. The
Earl Of Derby, who backed Painter,
was said to have inspired the accu.
sations that Ned had crossed his
friends.
Flaming with fury: at these charges,
young Paitner babe a sad farewell To
the object Of his hearts desire and
went to London to face his accusers.
Tom Spring was quite as indignant as
Painter.
I'm glad you've come to defend
yourself against these yermin," said
Tom, and the pair shook hands on It.
They agreed that the only way! to set.
tie the matter was to fight again. Pain.
ter insisted that he would meet Spring
only on the condition that the purse
was to be purely a nominal one. and
that no money was to be put up by
his hackers.
The cream Of the sporting world
gathered to see this second contest
between the great battlers. Ned Pain.
ter was fighting | n ldefensel Of his hon
OF. as o square pugilist, and after for.
ty.two rounds Of desperate milling he
had the battle well in hand. Spring
fought on gamelySsfo for q time, but In
the end Tom Crib had to toss In; the
sponge in token OF his protege's de
feat.
Ned Painter was hailed as a hero,
and Il was predicted that he would
become champion In a year or two,
but these predictions were never fuI.
flled. Having eyindicated his honor
as % bruiser, Ned gave no thought to
the career within his grasp. The re,
proachful eyes OF the maiden who
loved him was ever before his eyes,
and he hurried back to Norwich. hop.
ing TO make his peace with the girl
and her father. He found the old
Quaker very indignant, but Ned,s pro.
testations that he had fought only for
his good name, and not for money!
somewhat modified the old gentlenan!
Perhaps, too-such Is inccnstant hu.
man nature-he was privately elated
over Ned's victory. In any event, he
withdrew bis objections. and not long
~tharaaftay thu nuaknr etri hacama
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE.

One Of the greatest theatrical sue.
cesses Of the past year was scored by
Philip Bartholomae's musical play,
when Dreams Come True" The en-.
gagements of this fascinating story Of
youth have been confined to Philadel.
.plia, Boston, Chicago and New York.
during that period. and will appear for
the first time at The Grand, soon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

Harry Pollok. manager of Freddie
Welsh. the worlds champion, Is going
light along arranging matches for his
lighter. The latest 80 which Pollok
has signed up for Is q six-round con.
last between Welsh and Jimmy An.
l7rson, Of Indianapolis, which viii be.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

Bowling
MATCH AT PAsTImE ALLEYS.

MATCH AT PAsTIME ALLEYS.
The Pastime team defeated Monon-
gah last night on the Pastime alleys
by the small total Of 81 pins. The Mo.
inongah boys are getting to be real
oowlers. They made the Pastime team
put forth their best efforts to win.
Out OF the ten bowlers, nine were in
the three hundred class. Holland and
Sattertield starred for their respective
teams. The scores:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

BOSTON, Feb. 1s.-charley Brick.
ley, Harvard's phenomenal drop kick.
or, will not go to New York to- ostab.
lish a school to develop punters and
drop k.ckers. He will remain here
and possibly start such a school in
this city. He has received several
fattering offers to coach colleges next
autumn for the football season, how
ever. and may accept one OF these.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
Marietta Takes Game
From Methodists

MARIETTA, Ohio, Feb. 1s.--In n
game played on the home college floor
last evening the Marietta College
team defeated the fast Wesleyan Col.
lege basketball team by a score OF 40
to 20. This is about the hardest de.
feat has been administered to the
Wesleyan team during the present
season and speaks very highly Of the
basketball ability Of the Marietta
boys.
All during the first half the score
between the two teams was never mora
than two points difference. Marietta
scored first by shooting q foul which
was called on Resseger. Wesleyan
then tied the score by making a foul
which was called on Hinman. The
score at the end; OF the first half was
1913 In favor Of Marietta, WESLEYAN
tied the score at the beginning OF the
second half. but after that they were
never In the lead. Once or twice IL
looked as though the visitors would
overtake the lead, but each time they
were met with the strong resistance
by the Marietta guards. Heavier led
the visitors in the scoring with il
points. Neale, while not making the
number OF points that he Is reputed,
played q great defensive game. Hin.
man and Hayes starred for the locals
with seven baskets each. Lineup and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
RIP vAN WINKLE TONIGHT.

Thomas Jefferson in "Trip Van Win.
kle" will be the attraction ut the
Grand tonight. This is the production
of B. A.. Rolfe Photo Plays, Inc, and
Is exclusively controlled by the Alec
Film Corporation. The story OF Grip
Van Wrinkle" is as standard as that
Of Uncle Toms Cabin, so great inter.
est attaches to; this perturbation of
tho Jefferson classic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
T~ommyLeach May
Join Cincinnati Reds
miller HIGGINS ALSO SEEKING
SERVICE OF Elk.
PIRATE.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-The Red
ontfield may be strengthened by the
addition OF Tommy Leach, the veteran
OF the Piratesland the Cubs, who was
released Internationally by the Chica.
20 club to make room for younger
muscle and ""bone,"" as Roger Bresna-
han says. There Is little doubt that
there will be more bone on the Chi.
eago club with Leach of than with
him on. for Tommy Is one Of the
srnartestl athletes In the business. For
many years heEwas q star outfelder
with the Pirates and he has played
good ball for Chicago for the past
two seasons Helacted as captain Of
the Cubs last year. Owing to the
rather weak condition Of the Red out.
held. Il is quite likely that an offer
Will be madejtoi Leach, who may have
o year orJtwo more of fast baseball In
his system. AS soon as It became
known that the little fellow had been
released. President Hermann wired
to Manager Herzog. who Is at his
home In Ridgley, Md, asking II he
would like sto{add Leach to the Red
roster. Il Herzoss reply is favorable.
an offer will be made to Tommy at
once. As he has been Internationally
RELEASED he Is a free agent and can
sign with any club. It is understood
that Miller Higgins, manager OF the
Cardinals. is also rather an admirer
q Leach and may put in a bid for
him.
The Cubs also released Infielder
Bill Sweeney and Pitchers Charley
Smith and Ed Stack. None OF these
athletes appeal to the Red officials
and no offer will be made to any Of
them. The case Of Leach Is different,
as the team needs two or more good
outfelders andlhe might fill in handi.
~. Herzog had not replied last night
as TO whether he would favor making
an offer for Leach or not.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
LEAGUE.

tGmFLG
Monongah No. 2 team trimmed the
No Chance boys for two games in
the Temple league last evening. The
game the No Chance won rolled up a
total OF 402, while the glass boys
scored 375. and came back IA the
third game and won with $50 against
the No Chance total Of 26a. g. Rocco
and storer were high for their respec:
tive teams. The scores:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
PAsTIME LEAGUE.

PASTIME LEAGUE.
The Rebels won two out Of three
from the Braves last night on the Pas
time alleys. The Braves showed that
they a bowl IL they want to by
stacking up 374 pins the last game,
against the Rebels 3S4. WhippIe was
the real star Of, the match, with
Gardner, Durham and Albright close
behind. The scores:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
LATEST SPORTING NEWS
fought at Grand Rapids. Mich, on the
night Of February IL.

Although Jimmy Dunn, manager OF
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion. has repeatedly stated that
Kilbane can still make the feather
weight limit. 1872 pounds at the ring.
side. 1t now transpires that Kilbane Is
no longer able to do 1t. This was
proven conclusiyely when Dunn mott.
fed Jack McGuigan, matchmaker OF
the National A. c. of Philadelphia,
that he would not permit Kilbane to
make ringside weight for his propos.
ed six.round go with Bantamweight
Champion Kid Williams. The only
weight which he would agree upon Is
122 pounds at 5 Io'clock in the evening.
Michigan then offered to give Kill
bane a guarantee Of $4,000 II he would
make the ringside weight, but again
Manager Dunn declined to allow
Johnny to make it. AS a result the
contest between the two champions
has been declared of for good.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

Quick resusss; big returns; ! want
I'D can do the trick.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16
LARGE AUDIENCE WILL HEAR
LEON RICE a MORTIMER

Unusual interest is being taken in
the Evening OF. Songs to be given by
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-16

George Chip, who lost his title to
AL Mccoy, is schooling a younger
brother named Joe, and II George Is
to be believed, the y~oungster will be
a world beater.
HE can hit as hard as ], can" says
George. proudly, "and l. guess I can
belt some. He weighs 14S now, but
In a year he will take on ten more
pounds. and then look out. He's a
wonder. honest, mister"
Alfred Wedge. a minister. OF Omaha.
has forsaken his calling and entered
the ring. He was In the pulpit four
years and wanted to take up some
thing soft. He was matched to box
Jack Fitzgerald and the ex.sky pilot
gave John a skillful. thrashing. Before
he entered the ministry Wedge was u
boxer.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-09-03
AVIATOR PEGOUD IS KILLED
Famous Frenchman Was First to
"Loop the Loop"-Won Medal OF
Honor for Bravery in Air Battles.

Paris, Sept. 1.-Adolphle Pegoud.
the famous 'loop-the-loop" aviator,
was killed. All France is mourning
his loss. ~ -.e~
Daredevil" Pegoud, so called be-
cause of his many hair-raising ex-
PLOTS in aeroplanes, was the man OF
whom a member of the French gen.
eral staff said recently, his value to
the French army Is the equivalent Of
a whole army corps"
Long before the war Pegoud was
acclaimed as the premier aviator of
the world. He was the first flyer to
execute the famous "loop-the-loop."
At BroOklands, England. two years
ago, he amazed throngs of British
spectators not only by flying upside
down and sidewise, but diving 5000
feet in five seconds, finishing his per-
Torrance with double loop-the-loop.
When the war started Pegoud i'm
mediately offered his services to
France and soon became a terror to
Germans on and behind the fighting
line. To sight an enemy aeroplane
was a signal for combat. Only last
March he was decorated with the mill.
tary medal for valor.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-09-03
Sees Democratic Victory.

Senator Ollie James Of Kentucky is
back in Washington after several
weeks spent in the primary campaign
in the Bluegrass state. He Is enthusi-
astic about the prospects Of the Demo
Gratis next November.
"Mr. Stanley. who was named for
governor by the Democrats, will be
elected by an overwhelming majority"
declared Senator James at the New
willard. Stanley made a great fight
for the nomination, and I confidently
believe he will receive the vote OF
every good Democrat in Kentucky at
the November election. The result of
the recent primary has deep signif1-
canoe. The overwhelming vote OBJ
tanned by Stanley means that the peo-
pie Of Kentucky approve Of the exist
ing county unit plan. It means that
they do not want statewide prohibi-
ton. The vote cast at the primary
was greater by far than that cast at
any previous primary ia Kentucky.
The chances are unusually bright for
q Democratic landslide In Kentucky
thId fall "-Washihgton Post
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-09-03
DEMAND MILITARY TRAINING
Circulate Petition Asking That the
War Department Authorize q
Woman's Camp.

Washington. Sept 1.-The women Of
the country now are demanding mill
tary training. Mrs. Mary Logan Tuck
er, daughter OF Gen. John A. Logan,
began circulation of a petition asking
that the war department authorize a
woman,s camp to be conducted on the
general plan Of the business mems
camp now in progress at Plattsburg,
N. Y, and which is to be duplicated at
Fort Sheridan. H.. and the Preside.
California She says that 1t would be
a practical object lesson in woman's in.
terest and part in the rational prepar-
edness.
A course In first aid. signaling. max
ing Of bardages and other war sup
plies aud instruction. In the use Of
small arms ID suggested by Mrs.
Tucker. -
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-09-03
1.-THE INDIAN PROBLEM"
Gen. sherman Claims Government Net
Sincere.

The story of this nations treatment of
the Indian is record of shame. General
Sherman. as head of great commission en-
trusted with our treaty relations with these
wards of the nation.'' said: ''The Cover
nment, has made hundreds of treaties with
the Indians, and never kept one - They
been inaligned, slandered, pillaged. exploit
ed driven by the greed and crime of white
men to deeds of resentment and revenge,
for which one knowing all the circumstances
Will scarcely blame them. They. have never
been given half chance to devclope into
American citizenship, to become incorport-
ed into the life of the nation. Some one
has always been using the Indian as an easy
mark. Outside of the relatively few sincere
men and women who have sought for them
Justice and opportunity, the vast majority,
commissioner, superintendents, agents Off
cials of the government have interested
themselves in the Indian solely for what
they could get cut of him to their own
profit. The so-called Indian Problem
it has been cleverly said, has always been
the Indian system, never the Indian.
So competent Judge as Brig. Gen. r.
H. Pratt. for fort, eight years familiar with
the whole situation. the founder of the In
dustrial School at Carlisle, does not hesitate
to say: "The Indian is not as brutal az the
boosted race which has encompassed and
oppressed him. He is kindly and responsive
aud even more charitable than the educated
and trained people of the master race
Few things more clearly show the cor
ruption inipolitics, the inefficiency of our
government, the lack Of seriousness and
honesty in public life, than the inhumanity
toward the Indian which has characterized
our relation to him since we faced him with
our white and Christian civilization.
F. H. r.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-09-03
HOLDS THE RECORD
United States Leads the World in
= III Traho
= ~ NOSs
Expansion Must Be CIassed as Elk.
traordinary-country May Well
Be Called the Workshop of
the World.

For the week ended August 1 the
States was in excess of $4,000, 900.
The figures are based on the imports
and exports from the thirteen princi-
pal customs districts of the country.
The favorable balance of $24,000,000
for a single week is simply an incident
in the extraordinary expansion of the
American export trade. The figures
setting forth the foreign trade Of, the
United States have reached point be-
yond ordinary comprehension. In the
fiscal year ended June 80 last the sales
of domestic products by the Unitedf
States to foreign countries totaled the
stupendous value of 68,643,532.
AS the foreign trade bureau Of the
Philadelphia Commercial museum
says, the only way in which = conoep-
ton of this enormous trade can be OBJ
tanned is by comparison. How great
this trade is can be better understood
when it is remembered that the export
total was nearly double the value of
the corn crop Of last year, over three
and one-half times that of the wheat
crop and over five times that of the
cotton crop.
The United States is recognized as.
the greatest workshop in the world.
Yet the value Of the exports in the
year ended June 80 was Is per cent of
the total capital invested in manufac-
turing in the last census year. An
other comparison shows that the value
of all the minerals produced in the
United States in 1913 was 1926 100000
short OF the total exports in the fiscal
year of 1915.
The United States has established a
new worlds record.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-23
AUTO BANDITS
ARE SENTENCED

James Greenan, VIM. Ortman and
Louis Ranger. the three automobile
bandits convicted in Judge Barton
court last week were sentenced
Monday. Greenan asked to be
sent to Marquette, explaining
that the life he has led was the re-
suit Of his association with crimf
mails who are now confined in Jack
son prison and he wanted TO get
away from them Judge Barton
thought the same result would be
accomplished in Ionia and sent him
there for from five 10 20 years.
with a recommendation that he
serve only the minimum sentence,
Ortman got the same sentence.
except that he was sent 10 Mar
quette. and Ranger was given from
two TO 90 years in Ionia. with a
recommendation that he serve five.