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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-05
new PASTORS
APPOINTED
At Wheeling Conference - Rev.
Skaggs Comes to Belington.

Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. e.
Following the announcement of
appointment Of pastors for the
ensuing conference year, the
SEVENTEEN SESSION of the West
Virginia annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
which opened here last Tues
day, was adjourned here last
Tuesday,was adjourned here to-
night. Several important chan
ges We're made in the list of as
signments. DR.. Homer S. Bum
gardner, formerly district SUI
perintendent Of the Elkins dis
trict, becomes pastor of st. An
drew's church, Parkersburg and
is succeeded as superintendent
by l.. z. Resseger, Of Buckhan-
non.
DR.. Resseger is succeeded as
superintendent Of Buckhannon
district by DR.. j. b. Workman,
formerly of Fairmont.
Elhins District.
District superintendent, LIE.
Resseger, of Buckhannon; Benz
is, Everett Wagner; Belington,
r. G. Skaggs, of Blaine Harper,
II II. Hurxthal, of Dallas; For
est Hill, &c. M. Reeding, Bar
ker's Ridge; Ronceverte, w. T.
w. Sleeth, of Lumberport; Web
ster Springs, d. w. Walters, Of
Holcomb; Barker's Ridge, S. M. /
Mckinney, (supply.)
Buchhonnon District.
District superintendent, ]. b.
Workman, of Fairmont; Clarks-
burg, Ash Chapel, M. + Pritch-
ard, Of st. Marys; Adamson, ID.
S. Hammond, of Grafton; Ham
mond Chapel, G. e. Leatherby,
Of Junior; associate pastor Of
First church to be supplied;
Buckhannon, South, j. Van Sic
kle, formerly of circuit; A. L.
Ireland, of huntsville, takes cir
cult.
The adoption Of resolution
favoring Woman suffrage caused
an enthusiastic demonstration,
at this afternoons session Of the
Seventeen annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal churrh-
es Of West Virginia. The res
olution, adopted unamiously,fol-
lows:
Resolved, That we faovr rec
ogniznig the political right of
women in giving them the bal
lot at our next election in West
Virginia"
Clarksburg was selected as the
place for holding the 1917 con-
ference.
Reports submitted the final
day of the conference showed a
growth in all departments Of
church work. The treasurer's
report indicated an increase Of
So, 300 in beneyolences the past
year. The membership num-
bers 74,547, a gain of 1879. An
increase of 4,042 Sabbath school
pupils was reported, though the
number Of teachers decreased
10. Fifteen new churches
were established, making a total
of S87. Current expenses for
the year amounted to 1854, 462.
A recommendation was adopt
ed that all churches observe La
Dor Day according to a program
prepared by the secretary Of
the Social Service committee.
The following student minis
tiers we're admitted to the con-
ference on probation today:
John L. Ayres, j. B. Cook, S.
B. Cunningham, Nevia Cutiip
Russell w. Eskew, 7. G. Fetch
er, r. L. Reynolds, 7. w. Hayes,
Elihu J. Johnson, P. H. McKain
J. l.. Norris, A. P. Robinson,W.
M. Tisdale, Everett Wagner,
Wesley Woodruff. and D. S. Lee.
H. w. Willis and /. A. Garfield
were admitted to full member
ship.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Shannon
and children of Ruckhannon
were the guests of Mrs. Shan
mons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
D. Griffin, Saturday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-05

Miss Ia DeVall, Of Kitzmil-
Ter, Md, is here the guest of
Miss Lucy hardwood of the
West Side.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-05
First M. E. Church.

First M. E. Church.
Sunday School $50. Preaching
by Rev. A M Crabtree 1915.
ReA. R, H. Skagg the new
Pastor will be here and preach
Sunday night 7.30.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
LEWIS THE RIVAL
Of JOE STECHER


"Strangler' Lewis, college boy
wrestler, is the logical man to give
real test to Joe Stecher, the young
ster who came from a Nebraska farm
with q remarkable leg scissors hold,
won one bout after another, claims
the American championship, and is
seeking match with Frank Gotch
for the worlds title.
Lewis has gone through the big in
ternational tournament at New York
with clean record in the catch as
catch can game. His most notable
triumphs were over Mort Henderson,
who was sesation as the Masked
Marvel. That entities him to meet
ZybsZko and Lewis.
Gave Stecher Battle.
The stranger" is the only man
who has ever given Stecher real
tussle since the Nebraskan became a
national figure. They wrestled two
hours and five minutes.
Lewis is different from most wres-
tiers He is smart He attended Ken
lucky State university, then continued
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
ANAh00SE| TEAM
READY FOR SEASON
Commercial Club Will Back Ball
Team This Season; Fast
. ..-- ...,H ~ .'sin ...t-
Team Assured.

Anamoose, ~ D., April 2S.-Com-
mittees of the local commercial club
have succeeded in organizing a band
and base ball team. AnamoOse is now
assured one of the fastest base ball
teams in this section of the state for
this season. The team, however,
will be composed entirely Of loyal
players. At a recent meeting Of the
players with the Commercial club
committee F. J. Funke was elected
manager Of the team and w. F. Rass-
man, captain. Today the business
men subscribed several hundred dol
lars for the support of the team and
this. with the balance left over from
last year, and with no expectation OF
a very great expense, should ade-
quately take care of the financial end
of the proposition.
The band committee met with
equal success in recognizing the
band. A place for meeting and prac.
tees will be provided by the CONNER
cial club and other means of support
will be extended as it becomes neces-
sary. G. o. Mehuse, superintendent
of the local public schools, was made
the leader of the band, and under his
direction considerable progress is
looked for.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29

Whether baseball is a more thrill
ing game than it was a generation
or so agone may yet be disputed, but
most all who know agree that the
ball player Of today is more gentle
manly and better behaved Any old
timer will tell you that it wasn't so
long ago when ball players were
thought to be the rudest and most
unmannerly of persons and hotel
keepers welcomed them just as eager
ly as they did the criminally insane.
Twenty years ago a camel could
crawl through a needles eye with
greater ease than ball player could
get into first-class hotel.
RoWdiness and rough stuff on the
field were more frequent things then
than now. 1t was then that an UNI
pire's job was too precarious to eX-
cite envy. A game was thought to
be a languid affair if at some point
an outfielder didn't romp in and poke
the umpire on the right ear. Fans,
too had parts in the fun and would
frequently be so stirred at the sight
of rumpus on the field as to hop
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
WITH THE CUE ARTISTS

Emmett iBlankenship of Detroit
worlds pocket billiard champion, and
John Layton of Sedalia. Mo-, challen,
blem on May 4, and g. Under the
revised rules the experts will play
$50 points each night for total of
49, instead of 600 as was the case
under the old championship code.
Champion Charles Ellis of Pitts
burgh, Charles McCourt of the same
city, and Pierre Maupome of St. Louis
are laundering down the stretch in
the Interstate ThreeCushion league
race in the most spectacular finish in
the history of the organization. The
trio has been neck and neck for sew
eral weeks and which one will head
the field at the close of the cham
pionship season on May is problem
Charlie Ellis and Charlie McCourt,
Harry Davis pair Of stake horses, will
meet for the worlds three4cushion
title at Pittsburgh about the middle
of May the exact daes not having
been set as yet. The winner will meet
Hugh Heal Of Toledo in the fall, the
latter's challenge being next in line.
Firmin Cassignol of Paris, the balk
line champion Of Europe, has return
ed to France, where he soon will I'M
dergo an operation. after which he
will come back to America and chal-
lenge Hoppe for the worlds title. Cas-
signol hopes Hoppe will meet him in
October.
A dispatch from France this week
stated that the cue artist died as a
result of the operation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29

over their seats and cluster about the
imp. voicing unseemly imprecations
and throwing things at him. Very
little of this sort OF thing is seen to-
day. p.
Managers and club owners have
become rigorous in demanding decent
behavior from players and player
understands that he might as we'll
let his batting average slump as to
get experimental and misbehave.
OF course, there are occasional
scraps, but they can be pardoned.
The average ball player is an active,
vigorous sort Of person and likes to
use violence as well as anyone else
in expressing his anger or indigna-
ton. ...
Lots of college men have come into
the national pastime within the past
decade, and this is said to have been
a refining influence College boys, of
course. are not always patterns Of
decorum and gentility, but they use
their nuts and are more likely to
keep cool. Managers like to have a
few around and say that they set a
good example.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
GOLF is A GAME OF
t GREAT UNCERTAINTY
Player Thinks He's Good and
Then Fails Down." The
Grand Forks Club.

Now that COLTS devotees are again
vending their hopeful way towards
the links after a winters idlencss,
there will be many rounds and sue.
ceeding rounds which will have to be
plodded through before one can say
he is ION his game again. II is like
learning the game all over again for
some: going through all the stages OF
the duffer class, when you really
were thankful that you did not miss
the ball all the time. Then, after
awhile, you become more ambitious.
and began to regard the "swipe" as
the exception, not the rule.
Just as, you were on the point Of
deciding that golf was an easy game,
after all, and had it in your own mind
that you were a budding champion,
there came TO you a most eXtraOrdi-
nary experience. Everything seemed
to go wrong, and you went from bad
to worse, till at last, plunged in the
depths of despair, decided You might
as well sell the old clubs or give
them away to someone who might
have more aptitude for the game for
which you We're SO apparently insult
ed.
Many will have to go through all
that again. Then there will come a
round when your hopes run high anG
you think you are in fine form; but
sad to relate, it is only the law OF
compensation which rules so inhexibly
in golf
Makes Game Attractive.
The very uncertainty of how one is
going to play when starting out is the
attraction. 1t is the mysterious, un
known quantity that interests; if you
knew before you went out that your
score was going to Y, it is doubtful
if the result would cause you the same
glow Of satisfaction. If it were known
TO you that SO or 100 lay in wait
for you, it is more than possible that
you would not play at all that day
thinking it not worth while, and Just
picture the WEAKNESS of the round.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29

his education by reading high class
literature in spare time, especially on
train while going from one city to
another between matches.
He is a student of psychology and
says he expects to think himself to
the championship" He says that
many times, through mind control, he
is able to make opponents do almost
as he wants them to.
In college Lewis was star in ath-
letics on account Of his strength. He
was physical instructor at Kentucky
State before he became professional
wrestler.
Real Name Friedrich.
The "Strangler's" right name is
Robert Friedrich. He was called
Stranger" after STRANGER" Evan
Lewis, who won fame on the mat be-
fore him. He measures feet l inch,
weighs 235, measures 1S inches
around the neck and 43 around the
chest. He is only 20 years of age.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
PENN BOASTS FINE
COMMUNITY CENTER;
DEDIcAED MONDAY

Devils Lake, n. D., April 2S.-Penn,
little western Ramsey county town
of 100 inhabitants, today boasts OF
the first community center building in
North Dakota An elegant little hall,
with stage, balcony and club room,
has been provided. Usher l.. Burdick
delivered the dedicatory address at
the formal opening.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
Men Coaches to Go.

Miss Hazel Pratt, director of wom-
ems sports at the University of Kan
sas, has predicted that the days Of
men coaches for high school girls
basket ball teams are numbered. Miss
Pratt asserts that men do not know
how to coach women in athletics and
points to the fact that in the recent
high school basket ball tournament
here three of the four girls teams
that reached the finals were coached
by women.
"Men do not make the distinction
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
MAYER to Milwaukee.

Walter Mayer, who has been with
the White Sox for three years as ex-
ira catcher, has been sold to the
Milwaukee club of the American as
ISOLATION, the deal having been com
tpleted by President Comiskey.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
Jack FIuhrer Is Sioned.

Manager Bresnahan of the Toledo
baseball club has signed Outfielder
Jack Fluhrer of the Chicago Cubs
Fluhrer was sent to Milwaukee on op-
ton and turned back to the Cubs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
STILL ANOTHER coVALESKlE

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 2S.-The
signing of Outfielder Johnny Coveles-
kie, with Erie in 1915, who is broth
err of two American league pitchers.
Harry, of Detroit, and Stanley, OF
Cleveland, has been announced here
by Babe Myers, manager of the Mus
kegon Central league club.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
CLUB TAKES LINKS,

Control of the Grand Forks golf
links, owned by the city of Grand
Forks, has passed to the Grand Forks
Golf club for the coming years. This
step was taken as the result of
proposition submitted to the city park
board by the golf club.
The golf club will apply all dues to
the maintenance of the links reliev-
ing the city of that work.
In few days Eddie McElligott,
professional, instructor in golf will
arrive in Grand Forks and he will
spend the summer here instructing
local people in the game.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
REFEREE STOPS FIGHT IN NINTH

New York, April 2S.-Fred Fulton
of Rochester Mimi, scored techni-
cal knockout over Al Reich, of this
city, here tonight. The referee stop
ped the match after one minute of
the ninth round had expired.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
Mahan Will PIav Ball.

Eddie Mahan, Harvard football and
baseball star, has agreed to join the
Boston Braves upon his graduation in
June Mahan recently pitched Har-
ward to a victory over the Boston Red
SOX
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29

between mems and women's stand.
ards" said Miss Pratt. They do not
realize that in most kinds of athlet-
les a woman has a distinct and sep
arate method of doing things. A wo-
man attempting progress in sports by
using q mans way, makes me think
Of an aeroplane trying to scoot along
the ground like an automobile"
* ..'.-
Spring Training Started.
Spring training for the football
team of the University or North Da.
kota is under way, under the direc-
ton of Coach Andy Gill, who is desr.
Gus of giving his men some good
work this spring. ..
Gill will have personal charge Of
his squad through the work this
spring, and will be assisted by George
Fingarson, veteran player, and cap.
tain of this years team. ~
Most Of last falls team will be on
hand for the training work, though
Clark, Schultz and Mckay will not be
able to engage in football work at this
time because Of being on the base.
ball squad.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29

Club r. H. f
At Louisville ............... 3 3
Kansas Clty Z
Batteries-MOran and Williams;
Humphreys, Crutcher and Berry.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
Sport GOSSIP

In the mixup for fight between
Charley White and Richie Mitchell
a new angle has developed with an
offer from New York promoters to
Mitchell of $1,000 to meet Benny
Leonard there. Leonard is thought
to be the logical challenger to Welsh.
In view of MitchelTs recent showing
against Welsh, the New Workers want
to put the Milwaukee boy against
Leonard to certify Leonard's right to
meet Welsh in long fight.
Kansas Golfers to Meet.
Kansas City, Mo.-State golf tourna-
ments for both men and women play
ers will be held in Kansas City, June
10 to "a. This was announced after
meeting of the Missouri Golf asso-
citation. The tournament will be held
at the Bula Hills club, while that for
women will be played on the links oil
the Mission Hill club.
+
New Dates Are Set.
Memphis, Tenn. W. S. Rheat,
president of the Trans-Mississippi
Golf association has announced that
the associations tournament will be
held July 31-August 5, instead of dur
ing the week beginning July "a, as
originally proposed, to avoid a con-
flict in dates with other meetings.
The tournament will be played over
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29

the links of the Interlachen club at
Minneapolis.
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BASEBALL.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
lodaY's Games

Todays Games
Brooklyn at New York; Philadel
phia at Boston; Cincinnati at Pitts
burg, and St Louis at Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-29
FRIDAYS Games

DdIttTIeS-BtHUtF, WayPT anu
Burns: COOmbs, Pfeffer and Miller,
McCarty.
Boston-NeW. York game postponed
account snow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

his Y. M. c. A. branch, where he has
room. On the way down he explains
how he'd sent Ferdy back with taxi
driver friend who was leavin the Maison
Rouge light.
"And he's probably in there now,
sleeping his head off, says Bobbie Brut.
with his wedding at seven-thirty this
evening! Think of that!"
| follows him in his dash up the steps,
and gets to the desk just as he's inter
viewin the young gent in charge.
"The gentleman in forty-seven?" says
the clerk. "'The one in evening clothes?
Why, he left about ten minutes ago in
cab. He seemed to be in great hurry"
"He was," says Bobbie. much
obliged
Anyway" says l. "Ferdy's been pro-
vided with first-class albi to submit at
the Bishops"
"What?" asks Bobbe.
"Overslept at the Y. M. C. A., didn't
he?" says |.
"By George!" says Bobbie. Al must
phone him to use that. And if it hadn't
been for Larsen's taking him there
well, don't know what he could have
said"
"The noble Larsen!" says l. "Mean to
say he don't get his release for this fool
play?"
"He gets his salary raised" says Bob
bic. "And if can keep him long enough,
Shorty, I'll bet you ten to one that shall
begin to show signs of mental develop
ment and moral uplift myself. 1 feel it
setting in.
"lf he works any reform on you,' says
l, al shall know that the open season for
miracles is on"
AS he drops me at the Studio | INDUCES
in a final bit of repartee with Virgil.
"Goin' to keep right on improvin' that
mind of yours, are your l asks.
ayes, says he.
"Look out, Virgil" says I. "Next
thing you know, you'll be highbrow.'
whats that?" says he.
"a party that's educated beyond his
intellect" says l. "But go to it. You got
as much right to overstuff your nut as the
next one, guess"
Say, though, I'm through tryin' to lump
chauffeurs as all one class. Virgil cured
me of that. He had me buffaloed there
for while, too. couldn't dope him out.
But got it now. His trouble is an over
grown ego complicated with bone in the
head. At that, don't know but he's
good runnin' mate for Bobbie Brut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

So | has to trail along while Virgil
drives us to an upper Broadway hotel.
"Lets see" says Bobbie, as we rolls up
to the entrance; what are their names,
Larsen?"
Virgil hangs his head.
I-I forget says he.
"What?' says Bobbie. with that
sure-fire memory of yours? Nonsense"
"You didn't say them very plain, pro-
tests Virgil.
perhaps | didn't" admits Bobbie.
"But you surely remember what they
looked like. Come in and describe them
to the clerk for me-"
Virgil makes no move to leave the
wheel, though.
"It-it was kind of dark, says he 81
don't think I'd know them again"
"Rot!" says Bobbie. "You've got to
go. Come along.
NO." says Virgil, settin' his chin stub
born.
"Oh, say!" groans Bobbie Shorty,
you talk to him."
Which | proceeds to do.
"What's the idea?" says l. "Why the
mulish streak all so sudden"
"I'm not going to help find Ferdy, that's
ALL" says he. Hes decent young fell
low, and he wouldn't have been in this
condition if it hadn't been for-for-"
"Well, for WHAT" | demands.
"For this silly wedding" he growls
sullen.
ooh, ho!" says I. "Now we're gettin'
some light. Maybe you had something
to do with his disappearin'? Come, did
your
Virgil he just stares woodenly into the
windshield.
SOME chauffeur you've got there,
Mayo" says |. "Does reformin' and
woman-hatin' on the side"
Larsen" says Bobbe Brut, as stern
as he knows how, edo | understand that
you have Ferdy hidden somewhere"
"What if have?" growls Virgil.
ooh, nothing much, says l. "Its only
a case of kidnappin'. You won't get
more'n ten or fifteen years for it,
"In-in jail?" he asks husky.
"Sing Sing, says l. you'll be great
addition to the Welfare League"
"I-I don't want to go to Jail, whim-
pers Virgil.
"Then roll us to where you've got Ferdy
in cold storage" says |, "and mighty
quick"
"Ye-e-es, sir, says he draggy.
Where do you think he took us? To