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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
BY CASEY JONES.
Railroad Engineer Voted Worlds
Champion Fan.

II sometimes happens, as well
know, that an engincer will fall 10
bring his train In. on scheduled time.
Eat Moran and Bill. Carrigan. engi.
neers 81 the Philadelphia Nationals
md Boston Americans may not whls:
tie for the yard switch on the SEIZED.
ule i have figured for them, but be.
leve they will:
With the sPhils and Red Sox in the
world series. the big event fans sit
back and wait for every season, pick
the Phils to win.
There are two reasons. One is
Grover Alexander. The other is that
the Phils, playing on their own cigar.
box park. have big edge on all op.
poRents.
The right field fence and the ,left
field bleachers in the Phil park are
not as far from home plate us they
are in regular man sized parks. Balls
that go over the fence and into the
bieachers for homers would be caught
on regular fields.
The Phil team is built 10 fit the
park. Grayath, Ludcrus, NieEof and
most Of the other Pills are big men
who can hit the ball a mile. They are
Just the kind OF swattcrs needed 10
drop long flies over the fence and IN
tosthe ibleachers for circuit trips.
Besides that,sthe Phil players have
trained themselves to hit 10 right field.
They have drilled themselves TO aim
for that short, right field fence. GRAY.
ath and Niehoff, right hand batters,
would naturally into left field and
SO would Bancroft, the little short.
stop. but they have practiced until
they can hit sem mile into right.
Luderus and Becker, left hand hit.
ters, naturally hit into right field and
they have laid some nice games on
the shelf for the Phils this year with
drives overt the short fence.
Other teams play most OF their
games on big fields and have not
trained for hitting to certain spot
80 they are not as expert as the
Phfis In plugging the home run tar
get.
II Il should happen that the Off.
ciais IN charge OF the series should
agree that the Phil park is too small
10 hold the. crowds and they should
have the Philadelphia end OF the
series played In the big American
League park in Philadelphia, would
pick Boston to win, despite Alexan'
der.
The Red Sox have shown they can
win ball games on big fields, The
Phils, on the other hand, have done
nearly as wen on the road as they
nave done at, home, which means that
II the pills are put on a big field the
long flies hit by their long hitters go
into the hands of outfielders instead
Of over the fence or into the bleach
ers for home runs.
II 1t should happen that the Pills
should meet Detroit or some other
American League team in the series
the same dope goes. The Pills on
their own grounds, can beat any
team.
II the Phfls fail to get into the ser.
les. then Z pick Boston Sox TO win.
The Phillys team is the only one in
the National League, according to my
dope. that can beat the Red Sox. And
the Pills can beat any other team
In the American League that happens
10 get into the series in case Boston
fails TO COP the pennant.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
v. Island geneva
MEET ON GRID|R0N
Both Teams Present Strong
Lineup for Opening
Clash.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept. 25.-
Manager Karl Davis, Coach Glenn S.
Warner and A. R. Hamilton, OF the
University of Pittsburgh football
committee together with R. P. Ken.
nedy, Of Union, Western Pennsylva.
MAS most rapid football fan, are at.
tending the Washington & Jefferson.
Geneva game here today as the guests
OF Manager R. NJ. Murphy of the w.
d ]. eleven. The Pitt team does not
open the season until October 2 en-
abitng the Gold and Blue authorities
to get away. They are the guests OF
the Red aud Black management
while in Washingtond have chance
first hand TO see the tremendous grid.
iron enthusiasm that prevails in
Washington this year. The visit Of
the Pitt men here Is considered signi.
fcant OF the cordial relations that ex.
list between the institutions in spite
OF the fact that the two teams are
bitter gridiron rivals.
Manager Murphy predicted a rec.
ord opening game crowd. The ad.
vance sale OF seats which opened yes.
terday has eclipsed all previous dis.
posais. The undergraduate at a
great mass meeting arranged for a
great roofing demonstration. The en-.
tire undergraduate body paraded the
principal streets Of the town, headed
by a brass band prior to the game.
Many alumni sent word OF their com.
Ing TO see the new football machine
In action and altogether It looks like
an suspicious opening. Folwell in an
nouncing the makeup of his team bore
out predictions OF a veteran eleven
in the initial clash. Every man who
will start has had previous experience
on w. & ]. teams. The two teams
will line I'M as follows.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
Big Shake-Up Likely to Fol
low Clarke's Retirement
From Pirate Team.

The tip is out that Fred Clarke
isn't the only veteran who'll be miss.
ing from the Pittburg Pirates next
spring.
Clarke recently resigned as mana.
ger. Pirate fans aren't exactly glad
to see him leave.
Max Carey, Jimmy viox and even
Hans Wagner have their knockers.
Only Bill Hinchman and Dock John.
ston seem to suit Pittsburg fandom.
The fans figure this grand oppor-
,unity to get some new blood on the
team and also some players who will
show more pepper than do the old
boys.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
TO STOP THAT TOOTHACHE-PINCH
ONE OF YOUR TOES VIGOROUSLY

HARTFoD. Conn, Sept. 22.-Got
hal fever? Stretch your palate.
Front tooth ache? Pinch your
thumb.
Golfer neck?, Push your pharynx.
These are some OF the startling
panaceas for pain Just announced by
DR.. VIM. H.. Fitzgerald, OF this city.
After four years of ridicule In this,
his home town, he has obtained
hearing, first from dental bodies, and
then from physicians. Only his es.
tablished reputation as regular prac.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

tween Grant Town and Monongah.
There Is no admission charged to
these games and the Monongah team
promises to make it very interesting.
The Grant Town bunch claim the Mo
nongah nine cannot make It interest
ing for them, consequently good
game is expected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

titioner prevented the later ffom
laughing him to scorn.
Fitzgerald calls his treatment
"zonetherapy." He divides the body
into ten perpendicular zones. BY
pressing on nerves In one OF these
zones he can relieve pain in other
portins OF the same zone. Iflthe first
Joint of the thumb is pressed stead.
lily for three minutes, for instance,
pains in the stomach, chest, front
teeth. nose, and big toe will be re-.
lieved.
If you don't believe IT, try3itl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
Three Generations of Hikers
in This Family all Boost
The Game.

This family boasts three genera.
tons OF long distance walkers, one Of
them champion.
James H. Hooking, 60, is the cham
pion. He has made better time than
Edward Payson Weston on several
walks. He recently hiked the 20
miles from New York to Boston in
so hours and finished fresh.
His father. at So, takes long walks
every day and says he feels better
than he did at IS. Horace A. Hook.
ing. %, son OF the champion, walks
for the New York A C.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
High School to Play
Tennis at Grafton

Headed for Grafton today abou.
noon was an automobile loaded full
OF tennis players. These players rep.
resent the High School here. They
will meet the Grafton High School
this afternoon. These two teams
have met before and today's game will
be the deciding issue on account OF
both teams having won a game each.
The Grafton aggregation is con-
sidered pretty strong and the game
today will be fast IL either side is
very anxious to win. The team 20.
ing from Fairmont: Burns, Hamil.
ton, Richie and Phillips.
West virginian want ads bring re.
lee
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
performance

Once in while they do come back.
BIZ Hinchman has proved It. Bill
returned TO the big lea CUES this year
as Pirate after serving many sea-
sons In the minors. When he was
drafted many thought he'd return to
Columbus before the season started
and again manage that American AS.
ISOLATION team. But Bill earned a
regular job with Pittsburgh and has
been swatting around 800 all season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
CHAMPION FAN
Picks PH|LLIES
10 Land in Front in the
Big Contests Next
Month.

This IS the first Of a series Of world
series ltories written for The West
Nirginian by Lycurgus Mcdowell. bet
ter known as Casey Jones'" because
be Is a railroad engineer, who was
voted for worlds champion fan in q
contest by 100 newspapers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

Records are Just things for Dario
Resta to break. His latest stunt is
to travel 10 miles on the new Sleeps.
head Bay, n. Y, speedway In 80 As
seconds, an average OF a little over
los miles an hour. This betters Res
ta's own record made out on the May.
wood speedway, Chicago, by % sec.
onds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
Monongah Will Play
Baxter Tomorrow

Tomorrow at $3.50 the Baxter band
win be sitting In the grand stand at
traction Park playing all sorts OF
lovely music for the spectators who
are lucky enough TO witness the con-
test that Is to be staged there be-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
Federal League. e.
YESTERDAYS scoREs.

Pittsburgh 2. Newark 1 90 innings).
Chicago .. Brooklyn 0.
81. Louis 8. Buffalo 1.
Kansas City Q, baltimore Z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
American League.
YESTERDAYS SCOPES.

YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Chicago !. Philadelphia 5.
Chicago u. Philadelphia s.
Washington II, Detroit 1.
ST. Louis s. Boston 1.
Cleveland 4, New York L
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

Our idea of nothing to do! Trying
to get a baseball squad out to practice
at Harvard In the fall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL
National League.


YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Boston ?. Pittsburgh 0.
Chicago 8. Philadelphia 0.
Philadelphia s. Chicago Is innings.
darkness).
Cincinnati I. Brooklyn S.
New York-St. Louis, not scheduled,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

Douglas ealrd-I have never seen the
Red sox nor Joe Wood nor Speaker. but
X there Is better money. bunch than
the Phillies. Alexander and Mr.. crarath.
] would like to see them. II probably
VIII depend on the BREAKS and upon
what club Is hittirg Its normal gait. but
] hope to see Pat Moran come back next
year as leader Of worlds champions
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
STANDING oE rAE CLUES.

GAMES TODAY.
Detroit al Washington. 2
Cleveland at New York. :
Chicago at Philadelphia, =
81. Louis at Boston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

Eddie collins-Don't underestimate the
Red sox. 1want to see the Philies win
but they must beat Joe Wood Ia at least
two games to do Il, -L-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25
STANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES TO-DAY. 81
Newark at Pittsburgh t2,. I,
Baltimore at Kansas City. y
Buffalo at ST Louis. Il
Brooklyn at Chicago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

Bob Harmon-Much depands on pitch
Ing and the luck Of the game in a worlds
series. and the best club doesn't always
win. The luck Is such that men like
Cravath. Speaker, Wood. Alexander and
others upon whom much depends. may
not figure. whereas a novice may spill
the beans the same as George Robe did
In 1905 and Adams In 1909.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-25

Hans Waoner-Tsking last years re-
suits find 1t hard 10 figure anything on
tho coming worlds series. The Sox APP
pear to have played great hall all sea-
son and they outhit the Philiies some.
but you can't tell how the line drives will
go nor how they will hop In short
serIeA.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02

DCllCS VI ulClClCCEo " COl10l4CA liz"
to secure supplies of cotton in the
future.
Santa Barbara, Cal. - Running
amuck Tom Miller, negro bOOtblack,
shot and killed Mrs. Mary Howard,
his boarding house keeper, and Al
bert Baker, a cigar dealer.
New York.-Jacob n. Schiff head
ed committee in effort to mediate diff
ferences of $4,000 garment workers
and their employers. Committee adj
dressed letter to employers assOcia-
ton, asking that it grant unions de-
mands.
New York.-New York to have an
other posthumus heir to millions it
was rumored today. Mrs. Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, whose husband went
down on Lusitania, is preparing for
event.
MarseiIIes.-9O persons were kill
ed, most of them women, in explosion
of pyrotechnic factory here last
night. Only whole bodies recovered
by searchers today, Other victims
blown to bits.
Marinette, Wis.-Frank Rubert, ~,
Milwaukee, who narrowly escaped
being Iynched when he confessed to
having assaulted 11-year-old girl,
sentenced to 20 years in Waupun
prison.
MiIwaukee.-Odor of 712 tons of
sauerBraut shipped here from Illinois
was too much for local health au-
thOrities. Chemical analysis of deli
cacy ordered.
Valparaiso, Ind. - Interurban cleo
trio railway conductors and motor
men renewed wage agreement with
traction owners by which men are
to work 9 hours a day at 35 cents an
hour.
New York.-Arthur Williams at
tempt to steal some bed clothing
cost him 2 broken legs, injuries to
his SHINE and g wears and 6 months
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02


Lexington, Ky.-Ex-Judge Jas. Hill
larry Mulligan, Il, former U. S. consul
general to Samoa and author of the
famous poem "In Kentucky" dead.
New York.-Wm. Waldorf Astor
made gift to youngest son, John
Jacob Astor of Grenadier Guards, Of
property in lower part of Manhattan"
estimated worth $7,23O,OOO.
Columbus, O.-Policeman Good
rich saw pastebOard box, started to
kick it, changed his mind, picked it
up and found it contained sticks of
dynamite.
MiddIetown, O.-Mrs. George Paul
lin, So, dying. Husband, Geo. Paul
lin, 50, dead. Shot and killed himself
after wounding wife. Cause I'M
known.
Washington. - Mindful of subma-
rines, w. w. Mcbride, ex-solicitOr of
state department, who goes to Eng
land soon, has bought rubber cork
lined, unsuitable suit.
IndianapoIis.-S Seeking some way
to kill time, dishwashers in Devils
cafe made bomb with bottle and gum
powder John Helm held bottle
while watching paper fuse burn. VIII
recover.
Pittsburgh.-AIex Kober, Iaborer
at Crucible Steel Co.'S plant, fatally
crushed by falling steel plate.
Polo, IIl.-CIyde Myers, 10, shot
and killed when he refused to leave
home of Sam Rogers. Renewed old
quarrel.
indianapolis. - Desiring sympathy,
Charles Poole, former policeman,
locked door and fired gun. Suicide?
No, Mrs. Poole had him arrested for
damaging ceiling.
-O-O-
God is called into this war more
and more as the conflict grows older
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02

God is called INTO this war more
and more as the conflict grows older.
God and me-" says the kaiser
God punish England" say the
Germans.
God save the king" shout the
English.
Good God" says God, my work
is cut out for meI"-LOndon Herald
dc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-18
PROLOGUE

A romring, madcap, bewitch-
ing Irish girl, as Irish as St. PAT
rick's day in the morning, is
turned oper to The care of aris-
focratic English relatives. They
are stiff and artificial, and she
is as sweet and natural as a
healthy country girl can be.
They dislike her, but Peg holds
her own with jaunty pride and in
the end, by her generosity ana
big hearfedness, wins them over,
and, whaf is more, pins her for
tune, and, what is still more, wins
a very gallant lover. This, in
brief is the story of q play
which by its originality, Sweet
ness and charm has been n of
the most phenomenal successes
New York has seen in q long
time. The author of the play
has turned it into a nopez, so
sympatheticazly, so brilliantly,
that Peg as a heroine of fiction
IS as zovable as she was on the
stage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-18
Suddenly Il most unIoward incident

Suddenly Il most un1owaru lnc1uenr
happened.
Alaric, returning from Il long walk.
alone-during which he had almost de
cided to become Il docto2-walked in
through the windows from the garden
into the living room and found his
mother in tears. an open letter in her
hand.
This was most unusual. Mrs. hicheS.
ter was not wont to give vent to open
emotion. 1t shows a lack of breeding.
SO she always suppressed it. 1t seemed
to grow inward. To find her weeping
and almost audibly-impressed Alaric
that something of more than usual i'm
portance had occurred.
Hello, mater..' he cried cheerfully,
though his looks belied the buoyancy
Of his tone. Hello. WHAT'S the mat
ter? What's up?"
At the same moment Ethel came in
through the door.
1t was 11:30, and precisely at that
time every morning Ethel practiced for
half an hour on the piano-not that
she had the slightest interest in music.
but it helped the morning 81 much.
She would look forward to it for an
hour before and think Of it for an hour
afterward, and then it was lunchtime.
1t practically filed out the entire morn
ing.
Mrs. Chichester looked up as her be-
loved children came toward her, and
real tears were in her eyes, and Il real
note of alarm was in her voice:
ooh, Ethel! Oh, Alaric."
Alaric was at her side in Il moment.
He vas genuinely alarmed.
Ethel moved slowly across, thinking
vaguely that something must have dis
| agreed with her mother.
"What is it, mater?' cried Alaric.
Mother" said Ethel, with as nearly
a tone of emotion as she could feel.
Were ruined!' sobbed Mrs. Chiches-
| ter.
"Nonsense!!" said the bewildered son.
Really" asked the placid daughter.
"Our bank has failed. Every penny
your poor father left me was in it!'
walled Mrs. Chichester. We've moth
~ing-nothing. We're Deggars!."
4 horrible fear for Il moment grippel
Alaric-the dread of poverty. He SHY
cred. Suppose such a thing should
really happen. Then he dismissed ii
with a shrug Of his shoulders. How
perfectly absurd. Poverty, indeed.
The ClicI:, stcrs beggars? Such non
sense. ii~ turncd to his mother and
found her holding out Il letter and {;
newspaper. lie took them both and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-18

TSaG tEcm with mingled Amusement
ANA disgust. First the headline Of the
newspaper caught his eye:
Failure of Gilrord's Bank
Then he looked ut the letter:
"Giltord's bank suspended business
Yesterday" Back his eye Travelled to
the paper:
"Gifford's Bank Has Closed Its
Doors"
lie Was quite unable ut first to grasp
the full significance uf the contents of
that letter and newspaper. He turned
to Ethel:
"Eh?' he gaspcu.
Pity" she murmured, trying to find
Il particular piece of music among the
mass on the piano.
Were ruined,' reiterated Mrs. Chi
chester.
Then the real meaning OF those cryp-
tic headlines and the businesslike let
ter broke in on .Alaric. All the Chiches-
ter blood WAS reused in him.
Now, that's what l call Il downright,
rotten, blackguardly shame-a black
guurdly shame!" His voice rose in
tones as it increased i'll intensity until
it almost reached Il shrek.
Something was expected OF him-at
any rate, Indignation. Well, he was
certainly indignant.
CLOSED its doors, indeed" he went
on. ''Why should it close its doors?
That's what | want to know. Why
Shouldn't" And he Glared at the IN
offending letter and the noncOmmittal
newspaper.
He looked at Ethel, who was sur
reptitiously %concealing a yawn and
was apparently quite undisturbed by
the appalling news. He found no in
SEPARATION there. Back he went to his
mother for support.
What right have banks to fail?
There should be a law against it.
! They should be made to open their
doors and keep 'em open. That's what
we give 'em Jul money for-so that
we can take it out again when we
want it,"
Poor Mrs. Chichester shook her head
sadly.
Everything gone" she moaned.
"Ruined. and at my age!'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-18

together they went running down the
street toward the little patch Of green
Where the children played and among
whom Michael was q prime favorite.
Sitting, his head in his hands, his
eyes staring into the past, O'Connell
was facing the second great tragedy
of his life.
While O'Connell sat there in that lit
tie room in New York trying to decide
Pegs fate Il man who had played
some considerable part in O'Connelps
life lay in a splendidly furnished room
in a mansion in the west end Of Lon
don-dying.
Nathaniel kingsnorth's twenty years
of loneliness and desolation we're COM
ing to an end. What an empty, arid
stretch of time those years seemed to
him as he feebly looked back on them.
After the tragedy Of his sisters reck-
less marriage he. deserted public life
entirely and shut himself away in his
country house. except for a few weeks
in London occasionally when his pres
III q 1ClU1lCu III Ollc vi luOLuCI Ol
the boards of which he was a director.
The Irish estate, which brought about
all his misfortunes, he disposed Of at
a ridiculously low figure. He said
he would accept any bid, however
small, so that he could sever all con
nection with the hated village.
From the day of Angela's elopement
he neither saw nor wrote to any mem
Der OF his family.
His other sister. Mrs. Chichester,
wrote to him from time to time telling
him one time Of the birth Of a boy,
two years later Of the advent of a
girl.
kingsnorth did not answer any of
her letters.
In no way dismayed Mrs. Chiches-
ter continued to write periodically.
She wrote him when her son Alaric
went to school and also when he went
to college. Alaric seemed to absorb
most Of her interest. He was evident
ly her %favorite child. She wrote more
seldom of her daughter, Ethel, and
when she did happen to refer to her
she dwelt principally on her beauty
and her accomplishments. Five years
before an envelope in deep mourning
came to Kingsnorth. and on opening
it he found a letter from his sister ac-
q%uainting him with the melancholy
news that Mr.. Chichester had ended a
life Of usefulness at the English bar
and had died, leaving the family quite
comfortably off.
Kingsnorth telegraphed his condo
lences and left instructions for a
suitable wreath to be sent to the fu-
neral. But he did not attend it, nor
did he at any time express the slight
est wish to see his sister, nor did he
encourage any suggestion on her part
to visit him.
When he was stricken with an ILL
ness from which no hope Of recovery
"a held out to him he at once began
to put his affairs in order. and his
lawyer spent days with him drawing
up statements Of his last wishes for
the disposition Of his fortune.
With death stretching out it's hand
to snatch him from n life he had en-
joyed so little his thoughts. colored
with the fnnc!es OF n tired, sick brain,