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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
FOOTBALL
CAPTA AIMS FOR 1917
More Linemen Elected to Team
Leadership Than Back
field Men.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-The busi-
mes like methods which have been
adopted in the handling Of the big
college football teams are shown by
the rapid manner In which the man
ayers and others connected with the
elevens arc preparing for the season
of 1917 still nine months away.
Hardly had the sound of the referees
whistle died away In the final game
of the year before the election of cap
tains and the announcements OF the
playing schedules for the next fall
were made public.
In this connection 1t Is interesting
to note that of close to fifty football
leaders elected for next season the
preference runs to linemen over
backfeld players at ratio of two to
one. In the accompanying list of
1917 captains It will be seen that
thirty have been selected from the
line and sixteen from among the
backfleld men. Ends appear to be
the popular choice with tackles a
there is yet to be center named as
leader. Among the backfield players
the halfbacks have first call with
quarterbacks and fullbacks about
evenly divided.
The list of the leading college and
university captains elected to date.
with their positions on the 1916
teams, is as follows, giving team,
name and positions:
FootbaIt team Captains for 1917.
Army, Jones, tackle.
Navy, Fisher, end.
New York University Cam. half
back.
Lehigh. Halstead, halfback.
t. n lF,FH .fihfra 'paFnhfnps 4
Quarterback.
Northwestern, Driscoll, halfback.
University Of Rochester, Ogden.
end. s
Rutgers, Kendall. tackle.
Stevens, Marshall, tackle.
Wesleyan, Boswell, end.
Michigan Agricult ural, Wand ercort,
guard.
Colby, Perry. end.
Rensselaer, Poly; Robertson. end.
Dartmouth, Dussosoit, end:
Pennsylvania, Miller, end.
Syracuse, Ounce, end.
Mount st. Mary's College, Drury.
haltback.
Pittsburg. Carlson. end.
Boston College, Fitzgerald quar-
TUFTS, Doane, fuliback.
Michigan, Smith, fullback.
Yale. Gates, tackle.
Indiana, Hathaway, fu1lback.
University Of Virginia, Ward,
tackle.
Notre Dame, Phelan, quarterback
Harvard, Wheeler. tackle.
Amherst, Washburn. end.
Washington and JEFFERSON, NC
Crefght, halfback.
Colgate, West, tackle.
Brown, Farnum, guard.
Lafayette, Weldon, ha1fback.
Gallaudet, "a. Wenger, guard:
lebanon, Morrison. end.
Holy Cross. Lynch, guard.
Wabash, Haniker, tackle
Columbia, Cochran, halfback.
Cornell, Shiyerick. quarterback
Ursinus, GrosSman, tackle.
Illinois College, Thiebaud, guarda
Illinois Universlt y, Kraft, end
Muskingnm, Gibson; end
Penn state. Higgins, end.
West Virginia, Hites half backs
Tennessee, Lowe. guard.
Hamilton, Schwartz. fullbaeks
Georgetown, Wall, fullback.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
LES DARCY ARRIVES
IN NEW YORK CITY
And is Ready to Meet Any oI
the American Boxers in
the near Future.

NEW YORK. N. ", Dec. 23-LeI
Darcy. the Australian middl4 weight
arrived here today after au adven.
turous two months voyage from the
Anttpodes and will be signed to meet
Georges Carpenter. the French heavy
weight. Jack Dillon, or Billy Miske,
within the next twenty-four hours for
his American ring debut.
Darcy, who is accompanied by G.
j. o'Sullivan as manager and trainer.
reported that he was ready to box any
opponent selected to meet him after
n period Of training. He stated that
he had kept in moderately good con-
dttion by working aboard ship.
Tho Australian middleweight left
New Castle. Australia, as stowaway
late In October. without saying any
farewells and his disappearance
caused much wonder in Australian
sporting circles. He Travelled under
the name of Dawson.
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GAME FORFEITED.
To Wallace Team by Referee
When SteaIey Team Fails
to Produce Substitute.

After the Wallace Scholastics and
the Stealey Heights Methodist Epis-
copa1 church team had been playing
for thirty-fve minutes Saturday hight
on the Stealey church gym floor Ref
cree Bailey forfeited the game to the
Wallace team by a score of 2 to 0.
Referee Bailey forfeited the game
when the Stealey management refus-
ed to produce substitute for Daw-
son when he was put out of the game
on four personal fouls. The score
when the game ended was twenty-five
to twenty-four in favor of the Wal
lace team.
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Above: skiing--an ready.,,

QUEBEC, Canada, Dec. 23.-Can-
adams, who share with the Swiss the
honor Of being the greatest Of winter
sportsmen, are inaugurating the new
season of skating, skiing and Shedding
and already every sort of winter sport
is in full swing Within the neigh
borhood of Quebec every phase of out
door life is enjoyed and ice-boating,
skiing, tobogganing, hockey and skat-
ing are all delighting the many Can
adams who welcome winter as a sea-
son of life out of doors.
Though winter sports are enjoyed
throughout Canada, it seems that in
and about Quebec there are the great
est advantages for every sort Of 1t.
The large. French population has many
traditions Of outdoor life in winter.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
COLUMBIA WINS
Intercollegiate Chess Cham
pionShip by Defeating Har-
ward by 4 to Q Score.

NEW YORk, Dec. 23.-Columola
University again won the intercolleg-
late chess championship. which was
finished here today with a score Of
eight points won. The Yale team was
second with six and one-half points;
Harvard. third. with i've and one-halt
and Princeton last with four points.
The Columbia team owed its success
TO a TO 0 victory over Harvard, as
Yale. after having tied previous
matches with Princeton and Harvard,
defeated the local team today two and
one-half TO one and one-haf.
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SUICIDE
Planned When a Girl Carried
Out by Woman When She
lakes Poison.

WEST LIBERTY, Ia, Dec. %.
Years ago when she was small Rfris
Edna Coates of Mt. Auburn decided
that some day she would take her
own life. The other morning, lust
before she died at her home M West
Liberty, she explained that th III WI
her only reason for swa11oWtne .
quarter pound of poison In three cttps
of water.
The former Mt Auburn girl daugh
ter Of John. Coates, VIII o is well known
there, became the wife of Herbert
Ftgle, a mechanic In the railroad
shops here. She was the mother 81
a 2 year old boy and was q member
of a local church.
On recent evening at o O'Clock
Mrs. Flg1e left her sister, Miss Edith
Coates, and went to her room on the
second floor of the E!igle home. There
she took the poison. Soon She came
back downstairs and told sMIsssG Coates
what she had done.
She regretted her deed almost at
once, and her chief concern regarded
the trouble she had caused inimaking
1t necessary for the physician and
her neighbours to spend the night at
her bedside. She was conse tons ntl7
til within one hour Of her heath,
1t was during the hours OF tie
night that Mrs. Ffgle told her relas
tlves she had intended, ever since
she was small girl, to some day
take her own life.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
Time of Quarters and Number
of Plays Discussed by
Expert.
By SOL METZGER,
zach Washington and Jefferson
Football Team.

tfOOGD&ll@5 ICSbuls
Statistics are not usually interesting
and they are too often neglected in
football Fortunately, the story about
the short second period in the Yale
Harvard game puts little spice into
football statistics, especially as there
has been some talk, since then, Of
substituting a certain number Of plays
per quarter instead OF a certain period.
of time, as is now the rule.
Such a step would be SO radical that
there is great doubt Of it receiving rec
ignition if adopted. 1t would neces-
sarily change the generalship of foot
ball as 1t would fail of its purpose 10
speed up the game. Indeed, there
seems no logical ground for it because
the one game CYale4Harvard) which
is supposed to be the cause OF this
talk was more rapidly played than the
other big eastern contests this fall.
Statistics prove that in it there were
IT'S plays, eighty-nine in the first half,
to eighty-six in the second, rather al
startling comparison when the kick
about the short second quarter is 1e-
called. The Ya1e-Princeton game had
156 plays. the Penn-Cornell LAG and
such epochal battle sas the Brown=Col=
gate and Haryard-B Brown contests went
to 129 and 1874 plays only.
No Pitt Records.
1t is unfortunate that do not have
a similar record Of the Pittsburg team
in its major games. It's high speed Of
play and the fact that it had little
punting to do would place it near the
top.
The strange thing about the figures
given above Is that the Yale-Harvard
game was the most rapidly played In
spite of the fact that these two teams
punted thirty-seven times and attempt-
ed seventeen forward passes, two
styles of play that unquestionably con-
sumo more time than the running at
tack. Indeed. Harvard used the for
ward pass as much in its Yale and
Brown games as Pennsylv ania in its.
Cornell game, though with far less
effect The Crimson passes lacked
solid planning and trusted too much
to prayer to make them successful.
The fact that some of the Harvard
passes were incompleted because the
ball was passed from distance back
or the line short OF the necessary five
yards is proof of this.
Last Quarter Best.
Based on the records OF the five
games here recorded the average NUM-
her of runs, kicks and forward passes
IN full game is 148, seventy=tour 70
each8 malt ana by acIualH compllauoDi
the average number Of plays actually
run on IN each halfo Of these i've games
was exactly that number. Well Btrain-
ed football players, therefore, do not
tire after the first half. In fact big
games usually prove the opposite Il
points are to be considered. The best
team Of two makes most Of its points
In the second half and in close games
the last quarter Is the deciding one
lAcclIrately kept figures Of thefpIaS OF
lsYeshington and JEFFERSON this last
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

snow shoeing and skiing have been
popular Canadian sports since the
earliest days Of French settlers.
At Citadel Hill near Quebec Is the
favorite ski-jump and the many young
people who enjoy this difficult sport
and hope to perfect their skill at 1t are
seen here early and late throughout
the winter practicing an art that is
not easily acquired. 1t is true that
within a short trolley ride Of Quebec
may be found every sort Of winter
also be found places to enjoy them that
are unsurpassed throughout the Do
minion.
1t is not surprising that toboggan-
ming should be popular where the nat
Iural advantages for this very exhiIir-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
PENN SPECIAL
Is Twelve Hours Late and Will
Not Arrive in Chicago I'M
til This Morning.
q AaneetArrn raeaal !

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.--The train cur
rylng the University OF Pennsylvania
football players, who were en- route
to Pasadena. Calf, for game on
New Years day with the University
of Oregon eleven. was reported twelve
sion in Chicago had been arranged for
the eleven.
A grldiron in Grant park in Chi
cagos lake front has been swept OF
snow in the expectations that the
players VIII practice here tomorrow
morning
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

Clyde Milan, the Washington OUT
lelder, though he did not pile up the
batting averages of iris Speaker
and Ty Cobb, seems to have out
shone them in other departments of
the game. Milan's records show that
he was the busiest outfeldsr. in big
league baseball last season and that
he led in the number of outtield put
outs and assists. Milan pulled down
372 flies and made twenty-seven as
Btsts. 81 his batting was heavier he
stars Us his fielding is aawless.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
MILLR0SE RUNNER
Wins Yonker Marathon from
Field of Fast Long Dis
lance Runners.
q A.sos AZ. Lie

NOW YORK. Dec. %. YiIlar sKyro-
men. Of the Sdillrose Athletic Club Of
New York. who won the senior national
cross country champio nship two weeks
ago, finished first in the Yonkers mara
thon today. His time for the distance.
about twenty=slx miles, ten of it on
the Empire city race track, was two
hours nifty minutes and sffty-eight and
two-ffths seconds.
Kyronen finished mile ahead Of
Sidney G. S. Hatch, unattached, of Chi
cago. whose time was three hours and
twenty-six seconds. James Brooks. of
the Mohawk Athletic Club OF New
York, was third. a mile back Of Hatch.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
CUB MANAGER
Buys Half Interest in Columbus
Club and Will Have Charge
of 1t Next Season.
a. .n.ee,.rrn ,nrna,
'CHICACO Dec 33-Jos

CHICAGO. Dec. 23--Joseph b.
Tinker, former manager of the Chi
cago Nationals who yesterday with
Thomas e. Wilson, OF Chicago, virtu-
ally closed n deal for the purchase or
the Columbus club OF the American
Association. Will be given his uncon-
ditional release from the Chicago
club IL he desires It. Charles II.
Weeghman, president OF tho club. an
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

but this is scarcely justifable for the
reason that weight counts in tackling
in open play as much as at any other
time.
Weak Team Punts.
open football proved decidedly moro
popular the last fall. The average
number Of forward passes in the five
games mentioned was seventeen to
twenty-one punts. Harvard used the
pass as much as Penn or Cornell and
Yale paved the way for victory in sew
eral cases by use of this attack. Har-
ward and Yale, in their game, did more
punting than other teams, moro than
one fifth Of their plays being punts;
whereas in the Harvard-Brown game
but eleven punts were used, Brown,
owing toSits strong attack, punting
but four times. Statistics prove that q
weak running attack or light team
depends mostly on the punt and for
ward pass and that the punt is the fay-
orite play Of big teams In the all-im=
portant game.
Copyright GIG. by Sol MetzgerO.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
BETHLEHE0I TEAM WINS.
CHICAGO. Dee a8'8The !

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The BethIe-
hem soccer team of Bethlehem, Pa.,r
national champions, defeated team
OF picked Chicago players here today
two to ono. Clark and McKelveY
were the point winners for the east.
erners. Pollitt. center. scored Ch1ca-
COS only tally.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
Girls Game.

Field goaIs-Lumbe rport: Weekly,
., Robey L. Jane Lew, n. DAVIDSON
., S. DAWSON 1. Foul goals. Week
ley 1 out of 8.
Referee-Phil1ips.
Timer-Hitt.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
nounced today.

nounced today.
Tinker plans to manage, captain
and play third base on the team He
said he would start to get into condi-
tIon Immediately. He will move his
family to Columbus soon after the
lrst of the year.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

Walter Pipps the Yanks fnrge drst
6aseman, led the American leo que
last season IN driving runs across tl1s
the head OF theS 81 lists, the hit
he made must have Been timely q
he sent across the plate sixteen NOR
runs than Tfis Speaker and thirty
atwosmore than Ty Cobb Ripp dEoVt
insninety=nine runs winch pSas veii
more than Derrill Pratt, who ptls
his nearest Tfyal and eleven moro
TIM Bob Ysssh q 'as a. Nso
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
JANE LEW TEAM TRIMS
LUMBERPORT QUINTET
In Fast Game While lane Lew
Girls Lose to Lumberport
Girls by Close Score.
JANE lew. Dec. g.,

JANE LEW, Dec. 23.-The Jane
team defeated the Lum berport boys
team in a fast and hard fought game
played on the June Lew floor Satur-
day night by a score of 10 to II. Fol-
lowing the boys game the Jane Lew
girls were defeated by the Lumber
port girls in an interesting game, the
final score being Lunlberport girls {,
Jane Lew girls 6. lineup and sum
m 2 ~.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

Field Observation-Disclosures,
.; Brown, 8. Jane Lew-Swisher. .;
Ollie, 3; Dawson, 2.
Foul goals Lumberport Brown /
out Of chances. Jane Lew. Dawson
out of chances.
Phillips
The Denver star., 1916-05-20
DlLiGENT WORKER AMONG
ALLEN LEAGUE SOCIETIES
Dr.. J. c. Caldwell Mentioned For High
Or Post In A. M. e. Church.

adelphia.-Among the prominent
ly mentioned for the episcopacy in
the A. M. E. church at the general
conference being held In Philadelphia
from May to 81, inclusive is DR.. ].
G. Caldwell, general secretary of the
Allen Christian Endeavor league and
field secretary Of Christian Endeavor
work among colored people in the
south. DIR. Caldwell Is an experienced
Christian worker and is well qualified
to fill any position in the gift Of the
denomination. He fiji irhed the public
and manual training schools at Phila-
delphia and also the National School
Of Oratory and Elocution with great
credit. He also completed his literary
training at Wilberforce ana later grad
uated from the Payne The elcal sem
mary.
DR.. Caldwell was successful pastor
in Missouri for number Of years.
The Denver star., 1916-05-20

Sons Of Virginia Gain In Membership.
The Society of the Sons of Virginia
in Brooklyn is making steady gains
in membership. The number of new
members received up to the May meet
ing equals more than half the numbe
for the whole year Of 1915. At the
April meeting the society answered
the appeal for financial aid of the
Aged Home For Colored People by
donating S25. All men of Virginiau
birth or their sons. who comply with
the rules of the society. as per appli
cation blank. are eligible to member
ship.
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having Joined the Missouri conference
soon after completing his education,
and it was from that state that he
was elected by the general conference
at Norfolk, Va, few years ago as
secretary Of the young peoples work,
which has grown under his leadership
to more than 1000 societies and to "a
membership Of approximately 10000.
The department prints its own litera-
ture for the benefit Of the young peo-
pie and also publishes an eight page
paper that has a wide circulation and
influence in the church.
He has Travelled from the Atlantic to
tho Pacific and from the gulf to the
great lakes in the discharge of his
duties and is an honored representa-
tive on nll the programs of the Inter
national and Worlds Christian En-
deavor conventions, being a member Of
the Field Workers union. which meets
every two years at Sycamore Beach.
He is the only colored meSnber OF that
body. He is also life trustee OF the
United Society OF Christian Endea yor
and other similar movements.
The young peoples congress which
was held at Atlanta was manned and
contrallAd BY DR.. CaAyeell and his co.
worker. Ira 7. Bryaat, ahd was an
epochal event in the history Of the de-
nomination and Of the young manhood
and young womanhood Of the race.
The friends OF the general secretary
are much gratihed that he Is 30 favor
ably mentioned for the episcopacy.
New Jersey Republicans Elect Coxart
At the recent primary elections held
in Trenton. N. j., william Coaart was
elected as one of the delegates to the
national Republican convention. to be
held in Chicago in June. Mr. Cozart
defeated his opponent by a vote of go
The colored Republicans OF the state
are showing great interest in the com
ing presidential campaign.
The Denver star., 1916-05-20
SUMMONS IN DIVORCE.
No. 53358.
In the County Court.

In the County Court.
State of Colorado, City and County
of Denver, SIS.
Florence H. Smith, Plaintiff, VS..
James E. Smith, Defendant.
The People of the State of Colorado,
to the Defendant above named,
Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff in the
County Court of the City and County
of Denver, State of Colorado, and
answer the complaint therein within
thirty days after the service hereof
if you are served within this State,
or within fifty days after the service
hereof if served personally outside
the State of Colorado, or, If served
by publication, within fifty-five days
from the date of the last publication,
or trial will be had the same as
though you were present.
This is an action brought to obtain
a decree of divorce on the grounds OF
non-support, and such other and fur
ther relief as may seem to the Court
lust and equitable from the COM
plant, a copy of which is hereunto
attached, and the evidence adduced
upon the trial.
Witness, Thomas l.. Bonhls, Clerk
of the County Court, in and for the
said City and County of Denver, at
his office in Denver, this 14th day of
April, A. D. 1916, and the seal of said
Court hereunto affixed.
THOMAS L. BONFILS,
Clerk of the County Court.
By X. P. MACE, Deputy.
w. B. TOWNSEND,
Attorney.
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REFUNDED.

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fed, the druggist or maker will re-
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you will be happily surprised.
The Denver star., 1916-05-20

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