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of the controversy arising from this bout it is likely that the English sys- tenn of counting will be changed.
 The boxing expert of the Evening News attacks the whole system of timing at the British ringside. The method he characterizes as ''extremely unsatisfactory and unreliable from the point of view of every one concerned" He continues:
 Boxing is the one grand old Eng fish sport that ought not to be endan- -gered by pandering to the interests Of the contending parties. Every boxer ought to know that when he is knock ed off his feet he must get on to them within ten seconds or lose. The limit of the ten seconds ought to be marked in only one way. and that is by tho gong"
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about as hard for umpires to follow a for batters.
 crandaWs chief difficulty with the snake ball, aside from control has been to conceal the fact he is gripping the sphere for a knuckled delivery. This has been proved on two occasions-ths only two times Otie's slow one has been hit safely. In Buffalo, several weeks ago, it was perceived from the press box that Crandan was fooling with the ball behind his glove, and a scribe pre- dicted before the ball was thrown. Here comes a slow one" The slow one came, and the hitter, evidently having had his eyes as wide open as the native of the press coop. strengthened out the twister. and it went for a two base cIout.
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only little over two months, that they did not see how they could possibly be beaten.
 They went to Philadelphia just as sure that they were going to win the series as they were that they had al- ready won the pennant in their own league.
 For three days before the series open ed the team had this air of perfect con- fdence.
 It is quite doubtful whether the Braves could have beaten the Athletics last year in seasons campaign if both clubs had been in the same league, but their supreme confidence carried them nervily through a short series to an astounding victory. Another illustration of what conf dence can accomplish is the record that
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bunt, the existing method of sliding so as to perfect stealing a base and dozen other tricks that made him fa- mouS-
 Early in the history of the game George Wright, the famous shortstop of the old Boston team. with some pitcher whom he paid out of his own pocket, would practice for hours at a time the batting of ball until he so perfected himself in the art of hitting that he could invariably hit a daisy
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to become perfect. When John J. Mc- Graw broke into the game he was at the ball park every morning at g o'clock, so say the historians of the sport, and practiced batting and base running and sliding to bases and mak- ing unexpected but successful plays. withA only the boys of the sand lots playing with him, for hours before the regulars showed up for practice. It was then and there he thought out the hit-and-run play, the delayed steal, the
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give Brainard a chance to show at the initial station. So far he has made good. If he falls off in his playing Merkle will be sent back to first.
 Pittsburgh seems to have picked up Ia good man in Johnson. He has plug ged up that once great weak spot in the Pirates inield in great shape. Gin cinnat1 has a, coming star in MoIlwftz while Schmidt continues to put up his steady game for the Boston Braves This shows that every team in the
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National is we'll fixed in first basemen.
 In the American there are also a number of stars. Gandl of the Wash ingtons is a corker. Detroit has a gem in Burns. Philadelphia still has the brilliant little Stuffy McInnis. Chi cago has good man in Fournier. Gainer is putting up a steady game for the Boston Red Sox. Kirke has been holding down bag No. 1 for the Cleve- land Indians in fine style all season. New York seems to have picked up a
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'More bases should be sAolen in thIs league"
 That's one of the mottoes of CIar- ence Rowland. the Chicago White Sox pilot. And he says it with all respect to the catchers.
 'The odds should all favor the run ner,'' says Rowland. That is, they should if he really knows how to run bases. Most base runners who try to steal and don't get away with it don't know how to steal.
 They should be off with the motion of the pitcher. And when watching the pitcher to get his start the base run ner should watch not the twirler,s face. shoulders or hands. as most base run ners try to do.
 There's only one part of the pitch CTS anatomy the base runner should keep his eye on. That's the pitchers feet.
 "The twirler must have his feet in the direction in which he intends to hurI the ball. and by watching the pitchers feet any base runner who has any speed at all should get away with most of the Steals.''
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the clubhouse. The average loss in weight of these thirty-f1ve was six and one-half pounds. The weight loss of the winner was seven and one-half pounds. of the second prize winner six and one-half pounds and of the third prize winner five pounds. The largest
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Confidence Is Half the Battle In Baseball

Joe Tinker made against Christy 1Eath- ewson for several years. Joe was an ordinary 200 or .270 batter during most of his career as a Cub. His best year was the season he was manager of LIie Reds, when he hit .317, but usually he was several points below the 300 mark Yet he could hit Matty all over the lot He was convinced that he had Natty number, and the great pitcher himselt seemed to think so. too. for he alWays hated to see Joe come up to the bat In one season alone Tinker won five games from New York simply by hIs individual batting against Mathewsen-
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loss in weight was nine and one-half pounds, the smallest loss three and one-haR pounds. No contestant was prevented from starting in the race and all that finished were in good condi- tion. The condition of the three prize winners was notably good.''
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Photos by American Press Association I.-Schnidt of Boston. 2-Daubert of Brooklyn. 3-Johnson of Pittsburgh. 4.-Mcinnis of Philadelphia. 5.-Lu- dsrus of PhiIadeIphia. 6.-Pipp of the New York Americans. 7.-MerI<Ie Of the New York Giants. S-MoIl- witz of Cincinnati.
 By TOMMY CLARK.
 ~ OOD first basenen seem 10 be
 plentiful this season. Nearly
 every team in the National,
 N American and Federal leagues have a capable man at the initial sack. Brooklyn has gem in Jake Daubert. The latter stands head and shoulders above all others. Chicago has good one in Vic Safer, and so has Philadel- pF1ia in Luderus. Hyatt has been play ing a good game for St. Louis. Brain ard supplanted Fred Merk1e at first for the New York Giants, not because Fred felF off in his playing. but for the req son that Manager McGTaw wanted to try Merlxle as an outer gardener and to
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LARRY M'LEAN OUT S5,00o. T 1ARRY MILAN says he has been A fined $5.ooO in three years by vart9 ous baseball clubs.
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One thing the old time ball play CTS had on the present day athletes was their willingness to practice hard
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good man fin Pipp, and St. Louis has landed a conner. say the experts. in Sis1er.
 The Federal league Is also well equipped with first basernen. Of the number, Stovan of Kansas City, Huhn of Newark and Myers of Brooklyn are the leaders.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
MILLION DOLLARS
viii Be Spent by the Bel! Tel
ephone System in the State
Resulting from Merger.

G. p sylvan. assistant to the pres
ident of the Bell telephone com
pany. states that following the pur-
chase of the Consolidated Telephone
Company's securities, which has re-
suited in a merger OF the two com
panies. the operating end of the two
systems will be merged at cost OF
at least $1,O00.Op0 in this state. 1t
Is expected that the physical part of
the merger will be accomplished
within two months. When that takes
place there will be but one central
office here.
The Clarksburg Board of Trade Is
informed that changes in rates will
probably be proposed and submitted
to the board and patrons for APP
prevail, which, IL not given, will re-
sultin taking the question before the
state public service commission. Tho
company states that It will submits
what it deems reasonable rates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
Galveston's Sea Wallis Largely
Responsible for Saving the
City from WorseFate.
FIRES ARE UNDER CONTROL
Reports ofLooting by Negroes
and Killing SeveralLooters
Are Not Confirmed.

GALVESTON, " courier Aug. 10.
The total missing and known dead
from an area 100 mile wide along the
Texas coast extending on both sides
of Galveston today Is 1913, with the
known dead fewer than 100. Gal
weston City, an island. though suffer-
ing proportionately small percentage
OF fatalities have sustained the heay-
lest property losses. The damage TO
this coast will have sustained the
heaviest property losses. The damage
TO this coast will reacn many mill
lions of dollars. The water swept in
Hand In. places q distance of at least
twenty miles over the low mainland
and In great arc Running hundred
miles inland, the hurricane rolled
houses over like tops, deposited YES
sells In farm fields and drowned large
numbers OF farm animals.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
INFORMATION is COMING
THROUGH VERY SLOWLY
saY AsseelArro rREss,

DALLAS. Tex, Aug. 19-With IN
formation from Galveston and other
points on the Texas southeast gulI
coast slowly sitting through. u
seemed certain early today that the
terrific tropical storm of this week
had caused a comparatively small
loss of life and that the destruction
of property in the city OF Galveston
at least was small. as compared 70
the storm of 1900. The total num-
Der of lives lost so far as dehnttely
reorted was about 200. The damage
in Galveston this week based upon
meager reports was placed at three
million dollars with the loss Of four
teen lives. In 1900. 5000 persons
met death and the property loss
reached SIS, 900. 900. Reports were
that the Galveston sea wall was vas
largely responsible for saving the
city from a worse fate than 1t sur
fered fifteen years ago. Earlier re-
sorts had placed the damage In Car
weston as high as $15,00O,0O0 put
this apparently was disproved Dv
later advices brought out by neWspa-
per men and other persons
The Death List.
While a large section OF the storm
district is yet to be heard from, the
number of deaths based on the best
available information was as fot-
lows:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
ARABIC GOES TO BOTTOM
AND MANY MAY b LOST
FRANKS BODY
Arrives in New York and is
Taken to the Home Of the
Lynched Mans Parents
a, Assoe.Arro eaEss,

NEW YORK. Aug 19.-The,body Of
Leo M. Frank arrived here early TO,
day abroad Pennsylvania railroad
train. More than score of detectives
were on hand to guard against any
demonstration. but few persons Were
at the station. MTs. Frank, who &C
companied the body, was greeted by
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Otto Stern, and
Others of Franks relatives.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted by Rabbi David Harx, who
accompanied Franks body from At
lanta. Interment will be In the
family plot at Cypress Hill cemetery,
Brooklyn. BY 10 o'clock crowd OF
more than 800 people had gathered
in front of the Frank home. Police
reserves kept the crowd at a distance
from the house. The crowd was quiet
and did not attempt a demonstration
of any kind.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
GOVER.NOR.' s STAFF
TO ATTEND THE FAIR
Every Member is Officially In
vited to governors Day"
Observance.

Not only Governor n. D. Hatfield
but his entire civilian l STAN fha va Gent raj
West West Virginia Fair here Thursday;
september 2. which is to be eo Observed ,,eS
3 special and elaborate program viii
be carried out with the governor and
other notables OF the state participant
The following is copy OF letter
which has just been sent to the mem
bers of the governors stan at ms m
stance by his private secretary. wal
ter s. Hallahan:
.Tbe ofaciais Of the state fair to
be held at Clarksburg, West Virginia.
have DESIGNATED September 2 as Gov
errors Day. and Governor Hatfield
has accepted an invitation to be pre-
esnt on that occasion.
.sT'he governor would be pleased 10
have present on that day the mem
bers of his civilian STAN and nope
that It will be convenient for you to
respond to the invitation. the ocT
,s<sian Will pc an informal one.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
TOTAL MAY REACH 400
NEWSPAPER MAN SAYS
tnYA,eoelArap snEen

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. 10
The total number of lives lost in
Texas and at sea along the Texas
coast as a result of the tropicaI
information received here today. The
Information was brought here this
morning by Charles S. Hayden, stair
correspondent of the Light. who re-
turned today from Houston and Car
weston. -,ls.i
Monday hight and wac in the first
boat to reach the stricken city from
the mainland. Up to noon Wednes-
day only fourteen bodies had been re-
covered at Galveston and it is be
neved doubtful that if many more
than this were drowned in the city It
self. The heaviest loss of life, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hayden, will be found
to have been by the shipping and
dredges anchored out in the bay.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
GREAT MLITARY DEPOT
OF RUSSIA IS IN DANGER
CLST ON WAR PATH
NEAL WEST UNION
Causes a Lively Game Of Hide
and Seek But He is
Finally Taken.

A West Union newspaper contains
the following account of a local young
mans escapade on his way home from
the Pennsboro fair:
William Cist, noted young Clarks-
burg turfman and thoss snapper, .
had been to the great Pennsboro fair
with number of other professionals
from the Industrial, Sa1em and
Clarksburg territory. Thursday night
as they were making the return voy-
age. migrating in an easterly course,
the first two squads or sQuadrons had.
according to previous arrangements,
weighed anchor or camped near the
Sunnyside school house. The Cist di-
ing up the rear and the commander
had evidently been reading the war
news; and 1t was also evident that
Pennsboro had not been the western
limit Of his voyage during the fair,
for in addition to the regular artillery
with which he opened Are on the sup
posed enemy, he aswell supplied with
the Oldest and the newest weapon,
now imagined to be a thing Of the
past east OF the Chic river.
some OF the follows played hide
and seek with him around the school
house and one who never took q
drink before" trem blingiy CLIMBED
down OF his horse ana while the
nuzzle Of a shining s'side IRON wob-
bled in his direction. reluctantly
obeyed the command to .'Iet's ne
friendly"
fated lawson day!) Cist was arrested
and on the fourteenth he drew SIX
months on the road and $50 hne
in Justice w. n. Cheuvront's court
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
DEATH LIST OF THE TEXAS @ 81
HURRICANE IS ABOUT 200 ==: .=E;: =;

Texas City 80, Galveston IA. Yir-
gina Point IL. Patton 10, Morgan,s
Point z. Hitchcock q. Laporte e.
PORT Arthur 5, Houston 5, Sylvan
Beach 8. Lynchburg 3. Seabrook s.
and Dickinson i.
Reports from Beaumont say hfty-
six persons were lost when the
dredge Sam Houston went down IN
Galveston bay. 1t was also reported
mai the dredge Sancinto is missing
and believed lost. Thirty persons
Who boarded a steamer at Port Boil
var lighthouse are thought to have
persisted when the vessel broke from
its moorings and drifted into the
gulf. according to refugees from
Port Bolivar There were various
reports of missing persons through.
out the devastated zone and IN ell
the list of dead OF these
places will be increased 10 smali
degree at least.
Fires Under Control.
Fires which have been raging In
Galveston were reported under con-
troll last night, this item Of damage
having been estimated at an excess
Of S35O.OOO. There was no train
service out OF or into the city and
the telegraph and telephone facii-
tiles destroyed tarly Monday night
still were out OF commission w.
prospects OF their restoration within
the next twenty-four hours very
doubtful. The only means Of trans
portation there is by boats. Reports,
Of footing by negroes and
the killing of several g the looters by
soldiers have not been confirmed and
ii is stated the city was placed under
martial law as matter OF precau-
ton. Next to Galveston the greatesl
property loss reported was at Hous-
ton where the damage was said to
exceed two million dollars. The ex-
act conditions in coast towns were
not known, these points being $50
lated from wire, and In many IN
stances from railroad communica-
with Houston shut out. MondAy
night was maintained during last
night with prospects of increased Ia
cities today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
JITNEY BUSES
Are Put into Operation as Re-
suit of Tie-upof West Penn
Traction Lines.
az ASSOCIATES enEss,

PITTSBURG, Aug 19.-Motormen
and conductors of the West Penn
Traction Company, operating lines In
the lower Allegheny valley. struck
today to enforce recognition Of the
union and the Reinstatement of con-
ductor, who. they say. was discharged
for quarreling with non-union
workman. The tie-up affects towns
with a population Of approximately
rs, 600 and fully 5000 factory work
ers were unable to reach their work.
Later in the day jitney buses were put
into operation by the strikers. no ef-
fort having been made by the COM
pany to operate it's lines.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
BRITISH CRUISER
And Destroyer Are Torpedoed
by Germans Off Coast
of Ireland.

TOM. j.. Aug. 19-German torpedo
boat destroyers have hunk small
British cruiser and British de-
destroyers by torpedoing them in an
enEagement of small craft of the
west coast OF Jutland, the German
announced today. The ad-
miralty announcement adds that in
the naval airship raid on London
Tuesday light important establish
meits in tn Getty and on the Thames
were bombarded with good results.
Glass furnaces at Woodbridge ana
Ipswich also were bombarded, the
statement says.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
Lower Freight Rates
For Bottle Makers
Are to Be Gra17fed

IA. R. Lewis. OF Baltimore, general
freight agent of the Baltimore AND
Ohio system, Mr.. Dudderar announces
that Mr.. Lewis assured him that TIE
desired adjustment would be naas
new tariffs will be issued. That VIII
mean reduction of forty cents g t1n
to the Chicago destination and the
saving OF many thousands Of dollar
for the Owens Bottle Machine Com
pany and the Hazel-At las and Txastgz
concerns. ~
In addition to this assured con-
cession, Mt. Dudderar states. the
soufh OF Chicago lire given the win
dow glass men In the order 4asaA9
BY the Interstate Commerce ont
mission Ii TO be extended Tor hslI}l
and the bottle and Jar concerns sto
Toledo and Detroit Al result Of
yVednesdaysG cpn1erence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
Such Assurance is Given Board
of Trade by the Baltimore
and Ohio System.

over since the Clarlsburg Board OF
trade and local window glass manu-
factmrers succeeded several months
ago in obtaining an order from the
Interstate Commerce Commission
that freight rates west on window
elaas from Clarksburg be reduced and
placed at the Ptttsburg basis OF
shipment, Secretary George w. Dud-
eierar OF the board OF trade has been
WORDING with the railroad company
to obtain q similar concession for
bottle and fruit jar makers
Mr. Dudderar's efforts are about to
he crowned with success. Following
: eonfetsnee here Wed ssdsy WITH
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
FARMERS
Are Taking Great Interest in
the Meetings Held by
County Agent linn.

/ County Agent w. D. linn reports
that he visited twenty-hve farms last
week and held two public meetings, OF
which there was an attendance of
2IO people. He Is still very highly
pleased with the interest the farmers
eyerywhere manifest in his work.
The court house meetings Saturday
afternoons seem to be increasing in
interest: The subject for discussion
In the suit of G. L, Harris against
.aThe Filling of the Silo.' There will
be 100 silos filled In Harrison county
this season and the attendance OF
these farmers at this meeting Is ear
nestly solicited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
COTTON
Is Agreed by Allies to Be
Included in Contra
band List.
AZ AsaoclArRn rRraa.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-"The
allied governments have agreed in
nrinciple that cotton Is contraband OF
war The exact date when this an
nouncem emit shall be made is still I'M
der consideration, as well as other
details connected with the proclama-
tons" This statement was author
lied today at the British embassy.
AS soon as the official announce
ment Is mace 1t VIII be disclosed
also that the allied governments have
prepared to stand behind the market
to prevent ruinous depresstons OF
prices and minimize hardshtps to
planters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
Do THEIR DUTY.
~ A,aoc1A.rn eRrss,

BERLIN. Aug. 19-Four families
IN schleswig-Holste can claim with
full right to have done their duty to
the Fatherland. One family in Ans
let has ten sons in the field; a widow
In Schoenberg has nine sons and
two sons-.n-law at the front: nine
sons of a beer dealer in Schoenberg
are with the army. as are eight sons
and two sons-in-law Of family IN
Hellschen. The total is forty sol
diers for the four families.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19

. A8DoefAr9o PRE00
LONDON. Aug. 19.- Russian re-
Kovno, asserting the Germans nave
captured only the Qualifications on the
left bank of the Hiemen while posi-
lions on the right banA are still b.
.hR -thasaa1eaders, South of the Bug
the Germans are now before Brest-
Litovsk. which is Russia's greatest
military station and railroad center
of nue. Importance. NovoReorgievsk,
which has been invested for the last
ten days, is in imminent danger, as
the Germans are making constant
progress. Reports from both sides
indic,ee that a desperate battle may
now be under way along line paral-
lei to the Bialystok- Brest-Litovs
railroad.
On the british section of the west
infantry fighting since the advance at
Hooge. The French, however, are
more active. Paris announced VIC
lent artillery engagem ents in the Ar
tots region, in the Champagne, be-
bond the Meuse and in the Vosges.
Attacks with grenades by the army
of the German crown prince in the
Argonne are reported to have been re-
pulsed.
An Austrian squadron attacked the
island OF Palagosa in the mid-Adriat-
ic. seized by the Italians early in the
war. attempts to make "a landing
were defeated.
Although it was hoped that the
diplomatic situation in the Balkans
would show signs OF clearing definite
ly this week. there is no further
change in that quarter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
THREE INJURED.

FAIRMONT, Aug 19.-Nick Ar
cure. an italian merchant of Man
nington, In driving his automobile
"wednesday night at a point near his
home town. went over an embank-
ment Of twenty feet. He was badly
hurt and a young man by the name
Of p FreeIand was slightly injured
a seven.year-old Italian boy, whose
name could not be learned. had his
left leg broken and conclusion OF t1e
brain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-19
GOVERNOR HARRIS CONFERs
With PRISON COMMISSION
tnn Aa.ee,A1rn easss

I ATLANTA, ca, Aug. l9.-Govern-
or Harris today conferred with the
state prison commission before taking
further action for Investigation of
the lynching OF Leo NJ. Frank. The
governor expects to give out a state
lment later. Although the governor
has read many reports of what is al
legged to have taken place from the
time the mob left Milledgeville until
Frank was hanged. he does notcredit
any OF them