The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-03
SUPREME GIlQRlIF
THE III.![l!R|.I.LI.!l!"|Ig!IES!'PgRE.
Preposit ion Is Being Dis
cgssed ~ Authorities
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and officials.
Sew YORK, Jan. s.-As q result
OF tie various meetings and confer
ences held 81 aSeW York city during
tiie Ghristmas u olidays TO consider
amateur and college athletics It is
likely that a nation sport council
Win be formed In the near future to
act 10 Eguprem court ct sport me
propostti Hon has been discussed BY
the lea Hing authorities and officials
OF @ number Of sport-govern1ng bod
les and the formation OF the council
viii probably be- und ertaken within
the NEXT NV mouths.
the council are at present rather
yaeuetysoutlined IL has Esen suggest
cd t6at tie council be compose OF
de presidents OF the principal sport;
GOVERNING bodies such as the national
Eoifl tennis. Billiard college athletic,
afdatenrs akhletic, soccer and inter
J co1iegiate loot baII, fencing, footing.
ska ting and Kindred Organizations.
TITS council. sif formed, would con;
Fsiasr ali phaseaa Of amateur sport IN
n brood and almpersonal manner. Its
spoWeFs swauid ne limited IN a general
WY to sorry suggestions hearin5
MISREPRESENTATION for tho imp
or sport Ia at MAJ tonal aspects. o..
ri iiEa tons specifically anected by
acknowledgement IONS would not be ohligat.
odstpRceept tic same bue It is thought
fhntS Huch an amateur sports clearing
sh5use would mat erlR1ly improve con
dfftonsS and hring about greater hnr:
many and desperation among the
fafibus ASSOCIATIONS now controlling
the pEtneipal Amateur sports OF tAe
nation:
Twenty CLUBS representing almost
~ many Ell es have entered teams y
the annual lnter:city tournament OF
the United States Revolver 81 Assocla-
ton. The teams vii consist OF noG
r1oEe than ten men and pistols ana
fsgolYersy are admitted on even terms ms
with the scores at the leaqlhs MI
toFcount Fl fteen shots per man VIII
"a allowed and the highest possible
lSsore for the individual will be $50;
fora team 100. phe teams will shoSolt t
1 an fiieir home ranges under the super:
sSiaion tof the Association officials ana
4 ffhsF targets will be forwarded to the
sssscretary for final scoring. Last sea
saong the scores were twenty-five shots
1sneriman. It Is believed that the change
to fifteen Shots will be an improve
Ementsand result in putting more new
comers on the teams:
The following affiliated clubs en-:
ter teams: Yedado Tennis Club Of
Iayaila; Rifle and Revolver Club OF
SNewsgs York; Mantle Pistol and Rifle
Glnbso SPOKANE; Dallas Rifle and Re-
Voiyer Club; Providence Revolver
Clnb: Beileville Rifle and Revolver
Gfn6s of BelleYille, III; Portland
1oTe3 Revolver Club, team from
the cincinnati Revolver Association,
Seattle Ride and Revolver AS
sociation; Boston Rifle and Revolver
Glib; Spokane Rifle and Revolver
EfnbE ar RRnoh lester; Olympic Club OF
san FRANCISCO; Manhattan Rifle ana
ReEoIYer5 ASSOC citation team from the
Illinois State Revolver Association 81
Chicago; Pittsburgh Revolver ana
Rffe Club Springfield Revolver GIMP.
YoungstpNn Rifle and REMOVER S S;i
sc. Louis.C Colonial Revolver CLUB;
Raltitdofs Revolver Club.
An announcement from London OF
thsf death3 Of w. "A. Lovetoy, for many
years sa famous English billiard ex-
n6rti recalls the fact that It was he
WHO was n credited with originating
tiia Anchor stroke" LoYeioy was
saIsf Is have discovered the stroke
and its possibilities by accident. AZ
III congide Eahle practice he used It
m bubble and on:'one occasion made
q rim 81 ., 4S6 ."canons." Since that
timsS however; other professional cue:
isFs WHO took it up found that they
cont scofe foh this stroke almost IN.
fafintnabiy: SO that IN the rules OF
match play Il Was found NECESSARY 70
Sthe saaehpFp to = score 9f 70:
The delegates to the annual meet
inR Isl the United States Golf Asso-
caatt6n at Chieago on January u will
3 the opp9 rtnnity to vote tho Na.
tionaisQ open Champ opFhip Of 1918 to
81 four clubs, three of which are
sifnatedF III The middlewest. The CLUBS
Iii 4ie field for the ppen are: Kent
County lib Sofs Grand Rapids, Mich;
NffsIEa Shada Club Spf Minneapo oils,
sMinh.; C6untry Club Of Detroit Mich;
aid tie Elgl sYooa Country cl9b ot
EnRl eWnod, n. ].