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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
943 DIEINSPORTs
IN lei YEARS

Nine hundred and forty.three per.
ons haye8lost their lives in sports,
indoors and outdoors, in ten years:
The highest toll was paid in base
ball in which .284 were killed. More
persons take part in baseball and It
Is played oyersa greater period than
other sports. Football. with fewer
personsSplaying and with q short sea
son, ranks second with 216 deaths.
The toll In boxing was los. auto
racing 1913, horse racing 81, wrestling
IT,, cycling ~, tennis 1 basketball 2,
golf. IA, field games 81 bowling 3, po-
10 S;.othet- sports "a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

middle west who is stepping the half
mile in less than two minutes. He Is
a freshie at Chicago university.
Eby first attracted attention at the
national meet at San Francisco last
summer. He ran in the 'juhior events
andPmade better time In the half than
the; senior stars OF the country. Eby's
mark was 1858. Leroy Campbell, SEN
Tor winner, did the half in 2:01.
Eby has beaten such speeders as
T. M. Cramer OF the Olympic club, Of
Frisco, and D. M. Scott of Mississippi
Agricultural college.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
Az BROWN HOLMES,

FRANKIE Mantell, who fought for
ten years through the light, weller
and iight-heayyweight classes and at
one time claimed the welter cham.
pionship, is strolling the streets Of
Dayton, o., as a policeman.
When the scrapper decided he had
enough OF the ring game, he settled
in the Ohio city with his wife and
baby and sought regular employment.
A gym for policeman is being built
in Dayton and when 1t is finished Man
tell will spend part of his time teach
ing the coppers the gentle are of self
defense.
Mantell was born in Bavaria, Ger
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

many When he was four years of
age he came, with his parents, to the
United States and lived at Providence.
R. I.
One night frankie went to e !smok.
.er at which there was to be q boxing
contest. One Of the. boxers failed to.
appear and Mantell was induced TO-
but did SO well that night his oppon-
ent quit in four rounds:
frankie boxed at several smokers
after that, then, started on a regular
pugilistici career, fighting in all parts
Of the United States, in Canada and
Europe.
In 1907 Mantell knocked out Honey
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

Efforts to bring Frank Gotch and
Joe atecher together in q bout for the
wrestling championship has now
reached the stage whore the title
holder has consented to be Inter.
viewed on the proposition. Gotch has
q conner but that to date he has done
nothing remarkable and that so far
as Gotch can see there is no public
demand for him to meet the Nebras.
ka grappler on the mat. He explains
that he has mot desire tp return to
tho game and that he doubts Il any
promoter would offer any such sum
as he would demand for match.
with Etecher. All OF which Jefrtes
said in about the same words some
eix years g when Il was suggested
that he fight Jack johnson: Later
JeffriesY signed and the result Is too
well known to need repeating.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
MUST DROP W-sTAGE
ATTITUDE AS BASEBALL MAGNATF

one he would haxe to Talk With nll
81 them and surely that would b .
bore I
Men who we're IN basebaH long ~.
3foreS FTlaaFhton haye found that lie
game wouldn't have q chance Ia tic
world to live without tho free pub
3ncity Il gets. and that y ts wise g
be at least civil In the tseatnent Of
newspaper writer's ~
Haughton is IN etaLgs OF 9 c.un
Jim Ganney turned from 4 taileno
financial failure into & remnant WIN
ming financial success He VIII be 0
big boost to theSgame tf ne can be as
successful in theIdianiond Sport % ho
was in football.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
SHOW GREAT
LIKING F0R GOLE.

Golf has hit Japan with 4 bang and
It is predicted that Mitiiase year or
SO Japs will play IN tournaments for
the open Championship Club hnge
been formed at Toxic. Yokohomn ana
Kobe and beautiful courses lnid out
The Japs have been quite ptol.
cient in baseballE for some tifne aut
fencing and wrestling ore compulaogy
in the education of shtghsborn hpybs
Hockey and football are betng taken
up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
REPORT is DENIED

Reports that the National Baseball,
Commission will be dissolved are de-
MED yehemently by the magnates.
The denial was hardly necessary since
the need OF a general governing body
in baseball was never greater than at
present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
EGortNEil1Be 7MadeEto Clar-
ifyand Strengthen The
Rules.
DISCIPLINE For braves
New Owner Expected to
Make Players Obeysthe
Rules.
fRY Aaaociatad preas.l

(By Asaociatad Press.)
NETWORK. January 15-At the
coming annual meetings Of the Ma
tional golf and tennis ASSOCIATIONS eff
forts wfll be made to further clarity.
and strengthen the rules governing
the conduct and actions Of players
who pose as, amateurs in these sports
in keeping with the new code adopted
at the recent conference OF It's leading
sport governing bodies In this city.
While the rules have been altered
from time to time to meet changing
conditions the impression prevails
that the regulations a still be I'M
proved upon.
This Is illustrated by an occurrence
last summer which involved aprons.
nent tennis authority and a business
man from the middlewest. The bust
ness man, who knew nothing OF tonnis.
was 5on an eastern trip when he re-
ceived o request from friends Lpromt-
& nent In tennis circles at home to se-
cure the entry OF several high class
tournament players for a tourney
about to- start
He called upon the other principal
ofsthe story and after stating his mis-
sion and requesting the latter's as
siBtance explained that he was willing
to give several hundred dollars for
expenses and a still larger sum for
the time and services Of the players
named. IT. was pointed out to the
business man. that tennis was an am
ateur sport and that the players were
not supposed to take money for play.
ing.
tennis authority is still wondering
whether his visitor simply took tsfor
granted that 1t was necessarysto offer
to pay fo7 the services of the PLAYERS
desired or was acting under fnstruc-
lions from the folks back home.
The Baseball Roll Of Honor. which
includes the players who. have served
for twenty years or more, is constant
ly receiving recruits. At the present
time the list includes twelve players
whose combined years of play aggre>
gate 302syears.s 1t contains theFnames
ofkthe following players together with
theiyears in the game: Jim o'Rourke.
SO: w. Hart. 2s;SPopl Arson, &c; Jack
Glasscock,s 90; Kid Gleason, rs; Jesse
Burkett, IS; Roger Conner. "a;
George Van Haltren, "a; JAKE Beck
ley, alfred Clarke, %; Nick Young,
20; w. Hamilton. %.
- 3
Disciplipesis likely. to be the&watch-.
word ofstheEBostons NationalfIyeRgu
Baseball Club under the .d~irection of
the new president Pe-cyyD. Haughton
during the coming season: Haughton
as a Harvard baseballs and football
player and later coach Of the 1e1efen
ihas alwaysebeen a4stFongtadyoeate Of.
strict OBEDIENCE to training rules, in.
structions and the. playing code Of
whatever game he was interested in.
While It is not to be expected that
aHaughton will insist that the play
erB OF the Boston Braves will be held
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

I That yellow Peril again-Clarence
Griffin Coast tennis star, was beaten
by a Jap in a tournament at Manila.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

,s,Bostoh players willshaVeEG;to carry
dictionaries with them If they are 60
ing to talk with Percy Haughton, new
owner Of the club.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

More wasted energy-San Antonio
promoters offering $4,000 for a fight
between, Welsh and White..e. Welsh
sdoeantSSwant to fight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15
SPORT NOTES

The fact that Jack Dillon whipped
Porky Flynn, does not make us think
any more of him than before.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

The Boston Red Sox will start train
ing st. Patrick's Day. Manager. Car.
rigan set the time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

,The1man who discovered Jack John
son Is, dead. He has nothing on
Jack.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

than selling ballplayers. He has put
a price Of $4,000 0 nlBenny Kauff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

The hunting season is still on.
They're shooting goals in basketball.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

Guess Harry Sinclair, Fed league
magnate, knows more about selling oil
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-15

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
WILSON WILL FORCE
IMMEDIATE Showdown
WITH TEUTON NATIONS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-President
Wilson has served warning on Con-
gress that he will not tolerate any in
terferencc at this time with the inter
national relations OF the United States
The situation so far as the admins
tration is concerned, it was learned
upon reliable authority is that any agi-
tation now in Congress which could
be construed as criticism of the state
department must inevitably have a
serious effect among the belligerent
European nation. The president at his
conference with Senators Stone and
Kern and Representative Flood on
Monday might told them that he has
decided to force an immediate show
down" with the Teutonic allies on the
general question Of submarine warfare
In effect the president is under
stood to have said that he did not in
tend to make the slightest concession
to Germany and Austria. He stands
squarely on international law, as at
present understood. American citizens
must have the right to travel at will
on merchant vessels on the high seas
The president told the senate and
h1use leaders that he would press for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
HALF CENTURY
MEMBERS Get
LODGE HONORS

Members of Woodward lodge of Odd
Fellows, this city, will tonight pay
tribute to five of the veteran members
OF the lodge, each of whom has been
n member for fifty years or longer In
recognition of their half century OF
affiliation with the organization each
man will be presented with a hand
some "fifty-year membership" lapel
button. Those who will be SO honored,
together with the dates they were init
lated into the lodge are:
Jesse Il. Brooks, Sept. II, 1862.
w. J. Nearon, April 20, 1868.
Philip Schneider, Jan. 7, 1868.
}. E. Davenport, July 5, 1865.
Joseph F. Rowlett, Dec. 27, 1865.
Only one other member of Wood
ward lodge has received "fifty-year
membership" button, A. S. Strattan,
who is now member of the |. O. O. F.
Home at Greensburg.
The meeting tonight will be purely
social event and it is expected there
will be large attendance
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
SkILLENS'
TRIAL SET
after RAID

Once more the police have
tracked a blind tiger to its lair at
a coIored hotel, known as the
MarshaIette, located at 416la Main
street, and once more Charles
SkilIens, coIored, is in the tolls.
Three other men are also impli-
Gated with him this time, Oscar
Hill, door guard Alex Isley.
bartender" and Harry Parker,
said to be former empIoye Of
Skiliens. The rear entrance to
the alleged blind tiger is plainly
visible from the windows Of police
headquarters, but a system Of
"buzzers" installed at the Marshal.
cite has made successful police
raid difficult.
Four Men Arraigned.
The four men were arralgned in
city court this morning and entered
pleas of not guilty through their at
torney The case was set for hearing
Friday morning. Each of the men,
except Parker, who did not have the
wherewithalI, was released on bond OF
$500.
Stored in the chiefs private office
today are eighteen cases of beer, over
a dozen quart bottles of whisky. two
or three jugs of whisky, wine, gin and
all other liquid refreshments that go
with first class bar.
The lair of the tiger was located in
the rear of the third floor of the hotel,
to enter which the caller had to pass
through two stair doorways, one of
which was guarded by pepper
The room where the booze was sold
had been equipped as any bar room.
The raid was made by Chief Cool
win and Officers Vogelsong. Weston
berg and Lawler. The first two as
cended the front stairs, the two other
officers going up the back way.
Chief Starts Buzzers.
When Goodwin reached the guarded
door on the third floor he touched the
of buzzers could be heard throughout
the building A startled ''peeper"
peered through the slot in the door:
then opened the door for the Officers
Ten men were found in the room, in
Guiding Isley, the alleged bartender"
Several of the men were drinking, the
officers say. No one tried to escape.
A year ago the same place was raid
ed and Skillens. the proprietor, was ar
rested. He was released on bond and
then disappeared After some time
however. his attorney paid his fine of
$50 and costs and Skillens returned to
Richmond.
The affidavit filed against the four
alleged blind tiger operators is under
that section of the blind tiger act
which makes Jail sentence obligatory
in the event of conviction.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
JUDGE REFUSES
RESTRAINING ACT
FOR PROMOTER

1T is not to the credit of the peo-
pie of HagerstoWn to have a marshal
who is not paid out of the corporation
funds, said A. G.. Lindemuth in ex-
planning his decision on the suit
brought by Bernard Lichtenstadt.
wrestling promoter. against John
Pritchard, town marshal. Special
Judge Lindemuth refused the perma-
nent restraining order asked by Lich-
enstadt on the grounds that the threats
that had been made by the marshal tc
interfer with any future wrestling
matches, had been withdrawn.
The evidence shows that there was
no intent to interfere except in case
the matches were in violation of the
law" said Special Judge Lindemuth.
when the grounds for the restraining
order have ceased there is no need for
permanent injunction. The threats
have disappeared
Adjust Case Costs.
The question of costs in the case
this morning into the most
important phase of the proceedings.
The judge assessed cost for all the
defendants with the exception of John
Pritchard. on the plaintiff Lichten-
stadts The Law and Order league,
members of the board of directors OF
the Odd Fellows lodge and other resi-
dents of Hagerstown were dismissed
from the case on demurrers. The
costs of all these will be paid by Lich-
tenstadt.
The Judge ruled further that all
the costs of the trial should be paid by
Pritchard on the ground that no mo-
ton was made by the defendant to
throw the case out of court before it
came to trial. The force of the
Judges decision was the dissolting of
the temporary restraining order and
refusal of the permanent injunction
against the town marshal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23

The seven Zone Economics clubs
organized in Wayne county within the
past two years will take part in
countrywide meetings that are to be
held March 14-16. Miss Roberta Nc
Neill of Purdue university, will be the
expert who will give demonstration
work and lectures during these three
days. On March 16, a county meeting
has been arranged by Miss Grace
King, domestic science supervisor of
Wayne county. At this meeting, in
addition to Miss McNeill, Miss Ade-
laide Steele Baylor, head of the state
economics work, Mrs. Virginia Mere
dith of Cambridge City, and probably
Mrs. Mary Matthews, head of the
economics department, Purdue, will be
present.
The following meetings were TN
nnt,rceas stoda.- by MissskIag; eres
March Williamsburg
March 15.-Fountain City.
March Richmond high school
On March 16, county economics day
will be observed
Special program will be arranged
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
SKY RAIDS
DEPl0RED
BY POPE

ROME, Feb. 23.-Pope Benedict XIV
has taken active steps TO end the cam
paign of bomb dropping from aero
planes which has resulted in the kill
ing of innocent civilians and damage
to many noted churches near the Aus
tro-italian theatre of war The pom
tiff has already approached Austria OH
the subject
The attitude of the vatican toward
aeroplane raids was revealed today
when it was announced that, by direc-
ton of the pope, Cardinal Gasparri
papal secretary of state, had instruct
ed the archbishops of Ravenna and
Milan and bishops of other cities bonn
barded by Austrian aeroplanes to ex-
press the profound sorrow of the pom
tiff for the innocent victims, and his
deep regret over the damage caused to
church and other famous monuments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
C0MST0Ck GETS OVATION
when HE AND PAT LYNCH
SPEAK AT Whitewater
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

WHITEWATER Ind, Feb 2aFor the county
primary Republ
Judge w.
of New .
parti political rally Whitewater
a county onIees
Youna Rich
pigeon
there was an auction counybked cakes
hidd.re
ceoroe Youna
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
U. S. WILL PRODUCE
NITROGEN FROM. AIR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-The
United States is to go into the busi-
ness of manufacturing nitrogen com
pounds from the air as means of
preparedness under the land defense
bill, prepared by the House military
affairs committee. The tentative draft
OF the measure now before the COM
mittee provides for a co-partnership
between the government and private
interests for the manufacturing of
nitrates by the .sair process. The
scheme calls for. The establishment Of
a big air nitrogen plant at a water
power site under Federal jurisdiction.
The Federal government will provide
the water power and private interests
are expected to furnish the plant and
labor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
OFFENSIVE OF GERMANS
ON WEST FRONT GIVES
GAINS AGAINST ALLIES

PARIS. Feb. 23-The triple often.
sive being carried out by the Germans
In West Flanders, in Artois, and tU
the north of Verdum is believed by
French military experts to be the last
great effort to break the allies lines
in the west.
III the German are unsuccessful in
their attempts to cut through to the
channel coast In West Flanders and to
roll back the French at Verdum, the
kaiser probably will be forced to as
sumo the defensive on every front
until the end Of the war.
German troops continued their at.
tacks on the Verdum region during
the night, the war office announced
this afternoon. Infantry action has
extended until the front is nearly nine
miles long. The war office statement
says the battle is proceeding violently
and admits that the French troops
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23

1t is expected that Lord Curzon,
former viceroy of India will be named
as the Minister of Aviation, the new
portfolio to be added to the British
War Cabinet. Lord Northcliffe.
through his newspapers denies that he
is a candidate for the new position. He
declares that there are men better
able than he to undertake the task.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
WAR PORTFOLIO
FOR WH|TLOCK;
FLATLY DENIED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23-Reports
from London that Brand Whitlock
American minister to Belgium, will re
turn to the United States to accept the
portfolio of secretary of war were de-
MED flatly at the white house today
II was stated that Whitlock is not be-
ing considered for the post. Announce
ment of the appointment of success
sor to Mr.. Garrison is expected this
week.
The nomination of ID. r. Francis of
st. Louis as ambassador to Russia is
also expected to be made shortly. Pres
ident Wilson is waiting for word from
the Russian government as to whether
Francis will be acceptable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23

Although she spent eighteen happy
years with her foster parents. and al
though she is happily married and has
a home of her won. Mrs. Harry Lind,
who was Clara Elizabeth Williams. has
an irrepressible longing to find her
own mother-if she is living.
More than eighteen years ago Clara S
father died. and her mother, compelled
to work, placed the little one, in the
Chicago Home Finders Association
Clara was then less than year old.
She was beautiful child. and was
soon adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
TWO men INJURED
IN MUNITI0N PLANT

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 23-Two men
were seriously injured today by an ex-
plosion of tank in the war mnn1-
tion plant of the Allis-C Chalmers plant
at West Allis. suburb. The injured
were laborers in the boiler shop. Be
cause of the secrecy maintained by
officials of the company, the rumor
spread that an attempt had been made
to wreck the plant on account OF the
large contracts for shrapnel shells the
corporation is filling for the European
allies
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23

an agreement by the Teutonic powers
that they will exercise the right of
warning, sioppage and search before
attacking aIy merchantmen whether
armed or unarmed And he declared
that if Congress passes any resolu-
tion dealing with either warning to
Americans TO keep off belligerent yes
sells or designed in any way to hamper
citizens of this country going where
they please on the high seas he will
veto the legislation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
Auction Of Baskets,

Auction Of Baskets,
Foilowlng the auction the various
candidates We're herded upon the
stage, which was almost too small TO
accommodate them. Each bashful
vote seeker was forced to "speak a
piece by the master of ceremonies.
charles W. Jordan Of Richmond.
The two Republican congressional
candidates were the last called upon
to speak, Lynch being the first one
introduced. He confined his address
almost entirely to an advocacy of his
own candidacy. He told of his hardi-
nood as campaigner. confiding to his
audience that this was his seventy.
fourth speech of the campaign. He
told OF his campaign two years ago as
the G. 0. P. congressional nominee:
how he had fought the good fight in
the face OF almost certain defeat; how
[continued on Page Three1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
HUNT TALKS ON PARK

Considerable interest is being shown
In the motion picture program which
is to be given at the Commercial club
rooms this evening, open to the public
with no admission charges The pic
lures will accompany a travelogue on
Yellowstone National Park by Charles
Norton Hunt The wonders of the
national park will be explained in Mr..
Hunts talk and illustrated by the NOV
ing pictures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
BANK HOLDS ESTATE

Judge Fox, i'm circuit court today
handed down a decision in which he
made the Second National bank a joint
holder of a deed, which had been made
to John b. Dougan, deceased The
land is located in Shelby county. The
court found that the entire considera-
tion for the deed of real estate to Afr.
Dougan was furnished by the Second
National bank and by virtue OF this
fact it should be made a part owner
in the estate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-23
WILLIAMS ADDRESSES
EDUCATORS IN DETROIT

superintendent Williams delivered
an address this afternoon before the
superintendent division of the Ma
tional Educational Association con-
vention at Detroit, Mich Mr. Will
liams' subject was Agricultural SUI
pervision in the Schools"