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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
WV. U. WINS FROM
MARSHALL, 7 TO 0

special pisTsteh To The Intelligence.
MOEGANTOWN. ". Va. May s.
hurl'r. was too much 10. the Marshall
college team here today and the big
Green was shut out BOO the nrst game
~ the Champio ship series TO a. -Four
hits was the total Of tho Marshall slug
gers. while West Virginia found Dawson
tho Marshall hurlcr FOR eight safties
Including three doubles. Iavison's Wild
ness was also factor Boa West Nir-
lInla.s scoring
West Virginia PLAYED a strong dofen-
-INe game aud several fielding features
were staged. In the sixth inning after
~" wcr" ont. June got into hole whom
,,orsty was Dr. 10y ~ ruI,hed hhalL
isuds~orth battsd for Hil. hut was
thrown our by Lstthorvood This was
the only time Marshall got runner
past second. Zoo Inc hr-t inning. West
Virginia scored ou ifsrecy'- walk. Rod
gers sacrifice and Fidisrs single. Two
faor" were added poo the NTH ON Arm
nt li'r-rN and o. double Dos Rodgers. ln
tHo seventh. llgrSsy.s walk. leather
woods iuncld hit tldlor's double and
Iiiun's single scored three more. The
nuW talicy came ln the eighth on Arm
strong single. two Wild throws by
DAWSON and nslders choice.
Tho teams viii play again tomorrow.
fatferuer will pitch for West Virginia
sud Lawrence. OF Marshall score by
var.h,I ...... ooooooooo 2
West va. ...... tUuusn71 /
Earned rIns-Ws-t Virginia. g.
Two.bsac hif Rodgers. rIdlrr. FIlnn.
~ucr.h,o hif-Iunc. o.. Hcrsey. Rod
GERS. -
stolen bases -f.eafhrrwpod rlinn
left pr baera.-M Marshall. O.. West Nir-
EtuIH. 70.
Fir-f on errors Marshall. .. West
Virginia. 70.
rIrsf GOO errors Marshall. .. West
Virginia.
FIr.t ou beI'e.oT Dawson. 9. or
June.
struck out. IH Dawson. r.. bv June g.
Uif hg pitched ball Dorsey b. Lsath-
.rHrNH... fst.I.HH
VIA pitch june.
IHessd IHII fIif.r.
IH.l .| rHm...Fur hour and Gs min.
H.l.
mU.... T.rrr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

You can't expect TO so through the
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absence OF the vim and vigor that
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rheumatism grips you in its terrible
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
LINSlY EASILY
WALL0PS SALEM
CADETS TRIM CoLLEGIANs TO
TUNE OF I'LL IN EIoHT
INNINGS.
Day Pitched Mastery Bail and Held
Opponents to Four Scattered Hits
While Locals Gathered Eleven

Llnsiy wallopcd Salem College II "a
] on the Island ball park YESTERDAY.
nav twirl"d for the cadets and held tho
visitors 20 four well scattered hits.
McNutt pitched fair ball until tho
.ishth, when the cadets drove him from
the mound. bcnnison relieved him. hut
could not stop the rally. Then old Tu-
plt.r fluvius took hand in the sams
ana the contest was called IN the eight
second and Hamilton al the bat
The game was scheduled TO be played
~ the Elm Grove ball park. hut or
account or the muddy condition Of tho
field II was played on the Island.
Linsly has hard contest on for nox,
saturday afternoon. when they cross
bats with the keyser Prep team Ne
Eotauons are being made to try and
stage the contest at the Elm Grove
park. II they do not get the Elm Grov.
diamond II win be played on the Isl
and ball park.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
COLLEGE BASEBALL

~ Prov idsngr. u; I-EHtrs Cole &c.
g. Brown IrfNsr-IfN. 40.
A. Wafsrsills. Me-JniNsrsttv OF
Maine. @. colby college. Q. EiEht inn
iuE-. rain
81 N,w Haven. Conu.-Ysio. (. Holy
Crosse.
80 M.dford. Mass Tufts. 10. George
town University. !. e.. innings. dark
moss.
50 PhIIad, luhfH Villa Nova. g. TINT
tsr-Itf of Penney ItHuIs. O.
SO south y..fbfshru. pa-CufhpliG
tuI.,reIfr o.. f.slItN.
a. ft.fHu. 81 Lafayette. 5. Ssw
Yu.N University. 9
81 Carlisle. ga Dickinson. .. Buck
u.II o.
81 Nrnoorl-- Ns,v 16. virginia
Polls |sri.HIr institute.
80 Princeton Princeton. @. Univcr-
rlf. uf NIfaIuIs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
FLORENCE A. G. TO
OPEN SEASON

The Floence Athletic club. Of Beilaire.
will open the season SUNDAY afternoon
In a game with the BenWood Handlers.
The game viii be played on the y. A. e..
grounds at Bellair.. Tho following men
viii compose the nine. !. SChramm. e..
Johnson. III. Rose or Olecksky. 2b.
Wilson. So. r. Patterson. 81. No Mahpu.
Irwin. IsoveJoy. KENNEDY. J. Schramul.
outheldcrs. Brown and ". Patterson.
utility. An yteams desiring games VIII
call 40-J on the Bel. Shadysldc. and
ask for Irwin or write Ike Elson. Bel
laire. %.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
FRESHMEN WIN
BETHANY MEET
Special Dispatch TO tho 1n,ouirencer

special Dispatch 20 the In'clligencer
BETHANY. W Va MAY Ia.
freshman class ~ Bethany college to-
daN won tho intcr-clasE field met that
VS. mold held. Part Of the meet was
held ou Monday. buf ownir a. vcatb.-
'"ndif IONS The refuainder was held over
Hnfu today. Tho real interest waa dis
play 90 In tho last event. which WAS the
one hair milo run owing 10 the fact
mat rOuo person. who expected the
Freshmen to also capture the harurrlr
throw event, hid tho hammer that
ihrnWinE contest was postponed Com
drou was the main point winner Tor tbo
Juniors. Moore licrror and r-ordv.D
were DOB Che umcucht for the g0pl 70.
m"r.s. lnfterneld Wood. I.umrkfn and
HHusy Tor Tho Freshmen.
Tho final standing OF the classes was
aa follows.
FfrIUrr One point
Juniors. Fourteen points
tHrHumur" a.. lIffEaeIFnf points
Ir'anWDu siNfN. seven points
Yesterday'a Events.
$50 r1rI run I|rrf Moore. r.rof1H
Iinin't third Tirrann. fourth. rrIfchaff
Broad Jump ffaf. TordFrs. second.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
ALExANDER Is nv FINE
FORM AND BEATS BRAVES

BOSTON. NAV Philadelphia bunch
cd hits off Barnes iu the second iuuiug
to-day. aud defeated 10. Braves @ To 20.
AlrNaudsr was iu great form and in
only one inning v"r. TWO hits secured
lofi his delivery.
lhiladcl pll.iS runs wcrC made after
q double play. on" or four during IN.
game and made iu The second inning.
score. X ~. "
Philadelphia .050Uo0000- . %
Boston ....---. % 40 % 10 20 % q e. 20
liuttsri .s-AicNaud and Burns
Barnes. 1iagby and Gowdy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
REDS HAMMER CARDINAL
PITCHERS AND WIN TO 4

ST LOUIS. May Cincinnati hit
four ST Louis pitchers hard and. aided
hy four errors. won tp-daN game y o.
D.. schneider was battcd from IN. box
as vas his successor. schulz In she
eighth the locals threatened Co tie the
score. After two were cut. HuTuSbN
singled. Gonzales walked. and Snyder.
batting Tor Jasper. tripI'd driving in
two runs. Score. " " r..
Cincinnati .....I o02UIO0- 10 I
St Louis ....... % q 10 % . 90 20 . o. o. Q
Eafteri-e-~rucif.r. Dale. schulz and
CLARK. Meadow. Williams. Jasper. SAL
IsD and Gonzales
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

Walters; third. Opperman: fourth. blair
Mile Sophomore team. Scott
Fordyce. podd and Moore. Freshman
team; PorterflcId. Dutber. Opperman
and Lumpkin.
Next Monday the Bethany boys will
70 20 Indiana, Pa. where they will hold
meet with the Indiana Normal boys.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

Two base hit. Pick. Three base hit
Wit Home runs. Peckinpaugh. LaJoie.
stolen bases. Strunk. Walsh Sacrifice
hits. Strunk. >: Oldring. Double plays.
heating. Nunamaker and Pip: witt
l-aJoic and Mclnris. Left on bases New.
York. ); Philadelphia. .. First base on
errors. Philadelphia, 3. Base on balls.
" ukeating. l; of Nabors ?. Hits and
IN innings; off Shocker . hits . runs
IN inning; off Majors. hits. run in
innings. tNo one out I'm the eighth:
on Bush, hits. 1 run in innings.
TIT by pitcher. by Shockcr CSchanC)
struck out, by keatinE. ,: by Majors, /.
hy Bush. ? Umpires. Nails and Di-
neen. Time. 1854.
tOthers not scheduied)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
TERRE HAUTE RELEASES
oUTFTELDER PAUL COBB

TEEFE HAITE. Ind. MAY Paul
cobb. Quite der. brother Of Tyrus Cobb.
was given his unconditional release by
tho local Central League club to-day.
Quito lder Ted kaylor was sold TO the
Hannibal. No. Three I club
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
CUTSHAW
DOUBLES IN TENTH DRIVING IN
TWO RUNE AND DEFEATING
THE GIANTS.
HIS single Also Scored Two In rirst-
Reds Win From Cardinals-Alex-
ander Beats Braves.

NEW YORK. May Brooklyn made
II three out of four from New York
here today. winning the last game OF the
series In ten innings by score Of 8 TO
Z. cutshaw's double In the tenth scored
two runs. and hi- single Ina the nrst
also brought In two. score.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

Thfee base hits. Hamilton. Jaqrer.
u wo base hits. Russell stolen bases.
PHILLIPS. 2. Day. Jasper. Sacrincc hits.
lam lt"n struck out. hv McNutt. 81.
~ 'aN. Z. Base on balls. b. McNutt.
. by Day. :. Wild pitth. McNutt. I'm.
pircs, Pierce. Smith
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
LAJOIE
BEATS YANKEES WITH HONE HUN
DRIVE IN NINTH INNING
YESTERDAY.
Both Team: Played r..s ri:,a,as DANES

PHILADELPHIA. May s.-A home
run drive by Lsjoie. with Oldring on
hIst base. in the eighth inning. gave
Philadelphia the victory over New York
to-day. TO .. Score:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
KRAUS QUALITY SUITS

Because they know that in
these garments they will
look good enough to their
constituents to win any of
flee they want.
But our store is always
open and ready To serve
those politicians who have
had no experience with the
exclusive STYLES and vote
catching qualities of our gar
.mcnts.
Buy a suit - try a suit.
shirts. cravats, socks. hats
and underwear all possess
the same superior kraus
Quality.
Weather for today:-Fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

first Recruit What do you think
Of the major. Bill?
Second Recruit-He's 2 changeable
kind o. bloke Last night says 10 i'm.
90 goes there" an he SAYS.
Fried and today e 'ardly knows me-
Punch
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

Earned runs, Springfield e? 2?
Three base hits, Sheneberq.
Two base hits. Lear and Hartle.
First base on balls off Oonley, ?;
off Shenebers. 4.
First base on errors. Springfield,
I.
Sacrifice hits, Mcbride, cleve-
land. Seibold.
Sacrifice fly, Callahan.
Stolen base. Lear.
Struck out: by Donley I; by
Sheneberg 3.
Left on bases, Springfield 6;
Wheeling 5.
Time. > hours.
Umpire, Shuster.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

Doyle.
Sacrifice hits. paubcrt. StougcL
Sacrifice IFS. Burns.
Len ON bases. New York. IL. Brook
Ign. ..
First base ON errors. New York. ?.
BROOKLYN. 20
Bases on balls. or Benton. .. or
Schaucr. 0. or Smith. o.. OF cheney. /.
on toombz. ].
Hits aud earned runs. on Benton. :
hits. runs in . innings. Of stroud no
hts. no runs. Boo innings, or Scnaucr.
hits. y ruuNn innings. on paimcTo.
no hits. no runs IN one inning. or
smith. : hits. ! rum boz 1-5 innings.
on cheney. up hit-. np runs only one
hat smaI faced htm. of Coombs 6 hits
I run iu 2-J inuiuE..
struck ont, hN Benton. Q. hv stroud. l..
hy ialmero. !. by smith. - by Cuumbs
/.
Passed bail. Earid.u.
IWpirr~, Byron and pui-i'y
Time. hours and 80 minutes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
CHARLESTON GETS CALHOUN.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May Wv.
II. Calhoun. Tor TWO years a member OF
the Boston National League baseball
team. and last year with Mobile. in the
southern Association has signed "a con-
tract to play nrst base FOR the Charles
ton senators in the Ohio state League.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
The Standing.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.
The Standing.

INiIlICIUhla, ,, Wv NOrk. ?.
other clubs not scheduled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
ALL GAMES OFF, RAIN.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligence
DAYTON. -. MAY 3.-Dayton-tiraud
Rapids postponed. rain.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. May 3.-Evans-
ville-South Bend postponed, rain.
TERRE HATTE. Ind. May 3-Torre
Haute-Muskcgon game POSTPONED 10y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
Sfogies and HarVesfers in Ten-Innin0 Tie. IL
DAVE SAYS

The Republicans have the
city today. The wise ones
are all dreSSad i'm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04

Score by innings:

Salem O0G00
Iinglv ........0 % qoos
The sun., 1916-01-31
PROF. ROYCE FOR A RUPTURE
should BrrRk Relations with
TcntOnic NIlics, uc SnXs.

Boston. Jan. 30-rsof Josiah IL
Royce OF Harvard In q speech at IA mas.
meeting IN fremont Temple this after.
noon declared himself In favor or A din.
loina'ic rupture with tn. Tcutunic allies
Let us do what We can 20 bring
ah"u, rupture OF all diplomatic rr,a
nons between our own republic and
these foes OF mankind, and lc, W. fear
lcsslI await whatever danger this, our
duty aS Americans. may cutai, upon us,
unon our land and upon our pustertty. %
said l'rof Royce.
The words reused The audience ,o
great enthusiasm The meeting waS
called In consider Americas duty in the
war and besides Prof, RoNcc the speak
'rs were Prof William T. Hooking of
Harvard, Prof william Il Thayer of
Harvard and Robert l}acon. former
Ambassador TO France pr. Richard e
Cabot presided. The sentimen, OF tho
meeting was "support IN" Allies at all
cost "
Resolutions. which were drawn by cX.
AtiorneN-Gcn"ral Herbert rarkcr. pro.
tested against an efforts 10 shut off
exports of munitions, aud opposed any
policy which represented america AZ
afraid TO protest wrongs ar as hesitai
ing, even at the risk Of lives. 10 protect
its flag
The sun., 1916-01-31
SWEDEN SAFE, SAYS SAZONOFF.
Cars Minister Asserts Itnssin Ilns
No Designs on Country.

LONDON. Jan. 3o.--A Reuter- despatch
from Pctrograd says that Scrgius Sazo-
noN. Minister of Foreign Affairs, received
a deputation of journalists to-day and
I'm speaking TO them on the improved
relations between Russia and Sweden he
said
1T II evident that in Sweden. as else
where there has been "A Chauvin!stic
movement, /; is possible that Sweden
may feel the need ~ taking measures
for the defence OF her frontiers but We
can declare categorically that she will
not have to defend them against Russia
and that this side OF her frontiers is
perfectly secure"
while not denying that some excite
ment has been caused In Sweden by the
British contraband measures, NJ Saxon
of said
Great Britain Is forced 10 defend
legitimate interests, which demand the
eradication OF German maritime con
traband. Moreover. Gregt Britain ia
going to do her best not 81 compromise
the interests of ncutrals, Including
Sweden
He declared that Germany which
enjoys tho good will OF sweden, takes
less care about naval measures than
Great Britain and sinks neutral ships
morcllessly," including Swedish
The sun., 1916-01-31
SAYS BRITISH DRAFT
HIT GERMANS HARD
Traveller Asserts People, EX-
pcctinw Peace soon, Now
Fear Lon" War.
AGITATION FOR REPUBLIC


l"NpoN. Ian 3l.-Th" Times h"Eir.
. this morning series Of articles by -
neutral puhlicist of wild, experience ard
mature political judgment who recently
has visited for the second time since
the war Ia" chief cities of Gcrrruy and
NuNtr.i-iInrsary ard has a>c"rtaincd
tho views of many or tho leading mon
of nll parties and CLASSES
The writer dcscrin"- tho general state
Of the German mind as frankly puzzled
"Thcy clnuu, understand why the
Chancellor, speech "f December did
not result FOO q serious discussion ~
reac" terms n" snyr "En-laud an
s"cr"d Toy Introducing compulsory SER
yice--thc hea,icst blow Germany has re-
ceiycd IN the war, opening vista of -
prolonged struggle
"lt would be an eXagEordtion - say
that q vas q cr"-trnlrn nation en-
count"r"d In Germany, hu, the first
symptoms Of moral depression are
clearly obvious.
German ruhlicst Of great rcputc
said
There undoubtedly Is a very uneasy
We know We are quit. able To go for "A
certain time. The question. however Is
whether the time at our disposal is
sui'l, Hut to reach our goal. u II j. not
We might as well finish TODAY. This
consideration brings the elements of uu-
certainty and doubt and consequently of
despoud'urN.
Again, our victories in the field do
not assist Us in maintaining a desirable
q I,.
farther "" 90 the heavier are our bur
dens and they arc 10y no means COM
p"nsaied by the resources of the occupied
territories, which, being Tor the most
part devastated. reUtIir" investments he
tore they can be- made 10 pay"
The correspondent quotes a German
radical polth ian as saying:
"rhc present undesirable oppression
= due TO undcrfccdinE The very
wealthy ana prosperous commercial and
industrial classes are dong well, but
the lab"ring and middle classes are SUI
ferinE terribly, They are grossly under
Nctualled, Necessities are scarce, while
luNuries abound. The imports from Dem
mark and Holland ur" mostly luNurirs
but fats and meats. owing To the dcprr-
citation in the cN'hhugc. are So costly
that only the best qualities are imported
for the wealthy classes,
This situation may change. We have
sacrificed much of our pride " conciliatc
the United state, and thus TO create il
better fcelinr, which viii permit MS 20
establish an American credit for the
purchase of necessities there, our
masses Caupo, bear the burden
The writer adds thr' he found the
workmeu IN Wes;phalia dissatisfied and
depressed and heard rn~ the hrs, time
Socialists seriously talking of the pussl-
The sun., 1916-01-31

at the beginning. were finally pulled
together on the san, about 100 miles
In the rear, two weeks later, the total
strength Of the corps did not exceed
10000 men
The result OF this terrific hail of
| steel was to leave a gap In the Russian
line forty miles wide. and through this
the Germans and Austrians poured.
Hurriedly rushed up reserves taken
from where they could I've spared fought
a gallant rear guard action. destroying
railroads and bridges 50 that the Ger
man advance was limited 10 three or
four miles "A day.
The other armies had been extending
their fianks as they fell back and by the
time the enemy reached the san they
found the forty mile gap closed and they
we're again confronting "a solid Russian
line well dug in on the san line of de-
fence. This ended the first phase Of the
Galician drive.
To one who. knows the true situation
the wonder il not that the Germans ad-
yanced but that they did not annihilate
the Russian army IN Galicia.
Though they had rccaptured for Aus
trIa "A large area and had Killed and
captured "A large number ~ Russians,
the big game had slipped through their
iirgers and the primary object "f the
army, had failed.
The Ranking CORPS 10 IN" north and
south of the gap fell back fighting stead
f..stly against overwhelming odds. but
were not broken. The capture Of iorlice
and the advance Of bukla threatened the
line OF communications Of the Eighth
army. which was we'll oyc- the summit
OF the Carpath'ars Tho Germans PROB
ably planned 10 bag this entire army,
which they might have don. but for th"
skin and brilliancy with which Brussiov
pulled II out,
In spite of u speedy retreat one divi-
sion was cut un, h'it Il succeeded IN cut
ting its way through the enemy and re-
joining the main body falling back on
rrzemysl
In the meantime the Russians were
hurrled!y preparing for "a stand on the
San and 10 gain time threw against the
advancing German hosts several corps.
among which was the famous Third
Caucasian which not only stopped the
advance for several days hut advanced
ten miles into the German centre before
II was brought to "A standstill