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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
MOUNTAINEERS TRIM
WHEELING LEAGUERS
In Second Game of the Series
bya Score of 6 to 5 Before
a Large Crowd.

MoRGANTowN. April 15.-1n
one OF the most exciting games ever
staged on the home diamond the west
virginia University evened up the
series with the Wheeling Central
league team today. by taking the
Smokes over, 6 to 8. It was anybody's
game until the last out in the ninth
and the 1900 fans who saw the con-
test were In turmoil most OF rho
time.
After the varsity had seemingly
sewed the game up, Lambert dropped
an easy throw in the eighth with two
down and Huffman, who was working
Tor the varsity awaited to the extent
or Two passes, a single and double
which. with the error were sufficient
to give the leaguers three runs and
put them in the lead.
West Virginia University came
right back in the last half and jumped
on Steinberg. Wheeling's star hurler.
who had been sent in to save the
game. and with two singles, safe
bunt and two infield out. put over two
more tallies.
AS w ~oS ~ luH lGdE-
uers and but for some fast fielding
by the latter, would have scored Of
tener. June. who pitched the first
four innings. was taken out to lot
Latterner hit in the fourth. Huffman.
who finished the game, held his OPP
ponents to four safeties, but was wild
and three Of his four passes were
costly. The Smokes made all OF the
yarsity's errors count, as is shown by
the fact that they earned but two
runs. while the Collegians earned FIVE.
Wheeling scored in the second on
n walk, an error by Stoldman, who
let Seibold's single get through him,
and sacrifice fly. The latter was a
screaming drive to deep center, la
belled for extra bases, which Hersey
caught while running at full speed
with his back to the ball.
In the fourth, Lamberts double,
Steadman's fly, which fell safe, and
an infeld out, scored one run for the
varsity. Two more came over in the
fifth on Seibold's error, Rodgers dou-
BILE and Lambert's single. In the
sixth. Armstrong; walk, .Hufman's
single. Hersey's bunt. which was safe,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
|NDIANAPOL
TEAM LOSES
CLAIM
National Commission Decides
That New York Does Not
Have to Pay for Kauff'

CINCINNATI, o.. April 15.-The
claim OF the Indianapolis American
Association baseball club to $4,000
for the services OF player Benny
Kauff was denied and tho case dis.
missed by the national baseball com.
mission here today.
The indianapolis club claimed IL
have entered into an agreement with
the New York Nationals on August
2S, 1914. for the sale OF Kaun 10
New York. The agreement, however,
stated:
within contract Is signed with the
understanding that the indianapolis
Athletic Association shall have le-
gal contract with said Benny Kauff."
The indianapolis club admitted II
did not have contract with the play
err, II claim to his services being
through draft and reservation.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
Twelve UMP|RES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
From Cincinnati Public Schools
Department Known as the
"Schooi for Umpires."

CINCINNATI. o.. April 49,
There was an unique and history
making event at the Cincinnati base
ball park just before the game be-
tween the Chicago Cubs and the local
National league team here today,
when twelve umpires, graduates OF
the Ctncinnatoi public schools depart
ment known as the school for Um.
pires," received their diplomas. The
ceremonies took place at the home
plate and John e. Bruce, secretary
Of the national baseball commission,
delivered graduation address. The
twelve men had served full years
term under the direction Of former
big league umpires.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
PIRATES BUNCH
HITS and win
Last Game Of the Opening
Series from the Cardinals
by One Sided Score.
tsy AssoelArso ratss,

ST. LOUIS, April 15.-By bunch.
ing hits in the fourth and ninth In
nings. Pittsburg took the last game
Of the series from st. Louis today, 9
to /. Two singles. sacrifice and a
double gave the visitors two runs In
the fourth. Two singles. two bases
on balls, and Johnston's triple netted
four more in the ninth. st. Louis
got its run in the fifth, when Bethel
drew a pass, went to second on an
infield out, and scored on single by
Snyder Score:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
CHICAGO MAN WINS.

DETROIT, April 15-Perry Nc
Gfllivray, of Chicago, defeated Duke
kahanamoku. OF Honolulu In a 220-
yard swim. the principal event OF a
swimming meet at the Detroit Ath-
letic Club tonight. McGillivray's time
was two minutes and twenty-eight
seconds. Joseph wheatley. OF New
York, was third.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
RALLY IN
THE NINTH and WIN
Last Game of the Series from
the Giants by a Score
of S to 4.

PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-To-
days game between Philadelphia and
New York. like the two others in
the series, was decided in the ninth
inning. the home team putting over
the deciding tally by working the
squeeze play with the bases full and
one out. The score was to 4. Nc
Kechnie Joined New York today and
played third base.
Pitchers Baumgartner and Lineup,
CT the Philadelphia club. were today
released to Providence on optional
agreements. Score:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
YANKEES WIN GAME
FROM THE SENATORS
Mullen, Substitute First Base
man, Drives in Winning
Run in Sixth.

NEW YORK, April 15.-The New
York Americans defeated Washington
today, 3 to l.. Mullen, substitute
first baseman, drove in the winning
run with a single in the sixth inning.
Fisher was effective In the pinches
and was well supported, the locals
making three double plays. Score:
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lcontlnued On page 2, second Sec.
GOULD and HUM
Secures a FHner Hold on the
National Tennis Doubles
Championship.
on Assoe,Arlsp, rsrss,
NEW YoRM Arril 1b-Jay Goul

NEW yoRN April 15-Jay Gould
and w. H. T. HUM, of Philad elphia,
holders Of the national court tennis
doubles championship, secured a
firrier hold on the title today by de-
feating Charles E. Sands and Payne
Whitney, OF this city, in the final
round Of the annual championship
tournament at the Racquet and Ten
mis- Club. The scores were: Cd,
Isl, 81. liss. =. =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
WHITE s0y trim
DETROIT TIGERS
Boland's Witness in the First
Inning Gives Chicago a
Seven RungLead.
t.Y AsseeiAIsp ,..ss,

. CHICAGO, H., April 15.-Bo-
lands wildness gave the White Soy
seven runs in the first inning today.
and Detroit was never able to catch
up. losing to 4. Boland walked
four and allowed a single by Weaver
before James took his place. and a
double by John Collins of the latter
helped In the rout. Two doubles and
singles were directly responsible for
three OF Detroit's runs. Score:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
TWO HURDLERS
Tie Worlds Record for 12o
Yard High Hurdles at
Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES. Calf. April 49,
Frederick Kelly. worlds champion
hurdler OF the Los Angeles Athletic
Club. and Thompson, OF the Universe
ty Of Southern California. today
edualled the worlds record Of fifteen
seconds fat in the 100 yard high
hurdles in the Southern Pacific Asso-
citation championships OF the Amer
lean Athlete Union. They were tied
for first place.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

s. Louis .............:0 o 0 90 o o 0 90
Two base iitsrnrnsr aanSi. Ssaaey.
Left on bascs--Cieyeinnd o, st. Louis, 3.
Double plhys-Lavan. Sisier and Deal,
Deal and Pratt Deal. Pratt and Sisier.
iiase on bnils-on Park .. of Groome 4.
Struck out-By Kiepfer 3, by Groome 4.
Hits npportioncd--On Park { in 2X In
Z In Is innings. ff' n =.
nmnires. and Chilli.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
FOSTERS PITCHING
WINS FOR BOSTON
American League Team in the
Game against the PhiIa-
deIphia Athletics.

BOSTON. Mass, April 15.-The
Boston Americans defeated the Philn-
delphia Americans to / today. Bar
rvs single and heady base running.
with single by Foster counted first
Tor the Red sox in the fifth, and a
double by Scott. fielder's choice and
sbotten's single sent the locals ahead.
Score:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
KEEPER PITCHES
MAPS TO VICTORY
Browns Only Register Three
Hits and Not a Man
Passed First Base.

CLEVELAND. April 15.-Clev eland
won Its ilrst game OF the season today,
defeating ST. Louis 3 to o. Klepfer
pitched great ball for Cleveland, allow
ing but three HIS. Only twenty-nine
men faced him. Not a st. Louis man
went beyond first base. Turner's pop
double scored tho first two runs while
Gandil's double scored the third.
Score:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

Two base hlts.Rariden, @. Burns, Stock.
Sacrifice hit-Paskert.
Sacrifice Hy-Doyle.
Stolen bases-McKechnie.D Doyle.
Left on bases-New York ., Philadelphia
First base on errors-Phiiadelphia 4.
Double plays-Rariden and Fletcher,
Stock, Niehoif and Luderus; E. Burns and
Bancroft.
. Base on balls-on Perritt 8. off schauer
., of Demaree 4.
Struck out-By perrit. 3. by Ritter ., by
Schnuer .. by Demaree 8.
Hits apprehension Perritt 8 in 5 In
nings. OF Ritter 9 In 2 innings, on Schauer
in 2 innings.
Wild pitch-Ritter.
Passed ball-Rariden.
Umpires-Rigler and Harrison.
Time-2:o5.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
IMAGES TRIPLE WINS
GAME FOR THE BRAVES
Two Men Cross Plate with Win.
ming Runs When Hit Goes
Over Myers's Head.

BROOKLYN, April 15.-with the
score tied in the eighth and two men
on bases. Magee tripled over tHy Myers
head, winning the second game fer
Boston against Brooklyn, 4 to 2. S.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

N-HIVuEV - ~ " " v "
Cincinnati .............010 o 90 90
Two base hits-Grifith. Mollwitz.
Sacrifice hit-Groh.
Sacrihc fy-Louden.
Stolen bases-Mollwitz, Groh.
Left on bases-Chicago 8, Cincinnati 3.
Double plays-Nulligan and Safer, Lou
den. Herzog and Mollwitz Mollwitz and
Hit by pitcher-Klllifer. Mulligan.
Base on balls--off Seaton 3. on Schneider
Struck out-By schneider 3.
Umpires-Quigley and Byron.
Time 20,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
Gle and TEAM WINS FIRST GAME OF SEASON
HOLDS CHICAGO CUBS To
TWO HITS and REDS WIN
Only Thirty Batters Face Him
in the Nine Innings of
Play.

CINCINNATI, April 15.-Schneidcr
pitched two-hit game today and Gin
cinnati won the last game OF the SER
les from Chicago 2 to o. Only thirty
Chicago players faced SCHNEIDER.
Score:
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philadelphia 80. -. Il o o o o o o o 0--i
Boston % o o Q 90 i 90
Sacrifice hits cady. Meyer. Scott.
Sacrifice dy--Laioie. n \,
Left on bases philadelphia s. Boston 8.
First base on errors Phiiadelphis 3,
Boston, 2. n " 3 7, - Il y, n \ =
Double play-witt and L.ajoie, Bush
Lajoie and McInnis. ii r =
( Base ON baiis-of Bush 4. on Foster Q.
/ Struck ont BY Bush 8. by Foster ?.
4 Passed balls Cady. Meyer. q
umpires pineen and Npllin.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

CLEVELAND, April 15.-vice-
President McRoy, of the Cleveland
baseball club, announced today that
the Cleveland team has secured Gro
yer Loudermilk. Detroit pitcher, via
the waiver route.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

Washington, ..........,0 / o. q, o o q; o Oh
New York ............ 90 Il o 0i2l0iO IS
Two base hits McBride. Harper, Foster.
Stolen base Gedeon. :, = ~ - Z
B Left on bases New York 4, Washington
.Scoatinusd % psgs &. SscoSd sec.l
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
EXHIBITION CANES.

At Terre Haute: Indianapolis
American Assaciaticnl 10, Terre
At Springfield, o.: Milwaukee
american Association 2, Spring
At Dayton, o.: Kansas City Amer
lean Association 8, Dayton Central
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

.Batted for stanage In seventh.
tBatted for James In seventh. Z
$Batted for Sullivan in eighth.
iBatted for Boehler In ninth.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

Totals .............2s 4 .2s Z
zone out when winning run scored.
Halted for Perritt in sixth.
tBatted for Ritter in eighth.
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MAPS GET LouDERslILK.

Continued on page 2. second section.)
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PhiladeIphln

Hooper ont. hit BY batted bali. y
tBatted for Meyer In ninth.
$Batted for Bush in ninth.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
Fey pr
Is to Be the Object Of an Often
sive by the Turks and
the Germans.

Correspondence of the Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 22.-The decision Of
the Dutch East Indian route to the
Cape of Good Hope has been popular
ly accepted here as proof that the
Turks and Germans are preparing an
offensive against Egypt. But an ex-
PLANTATION independent of military rea.
sons is offered by one Of the daily pa
pers, Not war, but economy of oper-
alton caused the change, according to
this explanation.
Austro- German submarine activl-
ties have resulted in increased insur-
ance premiums in the Mediterranean
traffic. Ships are delayed at the canal
by shortage Of coal. Furthermore, the
canal toll rates are to be raised short
ly. These increased costs more than
overcome the additional mileage Of
the cape route.
In recent years, the cape route has
been growing. in popularity owing to
its cheapness. Even before the war
the government of the South African
Union recommended the Improvement
Of its ports to accommodate the grow
ing trade, and 1t adopted a scheme for
extensive wharfage and harbor
changes. English companies were the
first to favor the cape as opposed to
the Suez route.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
Bird
For the First Timeln Historyof
Porto Rico fof Selling
Lottery Tickets.

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Jan. ~,
For the, first time In tho history ct
Porto Rico a man is serving 4 jatl
sentence for violating the law pro-
hibiting the Importation and sale Of
lottery tickets. Manuel CerecedQ.
whose sentence Of two years intpris-
onment and fine Of $4,000 was re-
Gently upheld ny the supreme court
81 the united States, has lurrenderea
himself and Is now In prison, A u y
:, Cefecedo was found tobe the Porto
Rico representative Of the ipadfe biz
Hard lottery OF Santa Domingo and
at the time OF his arrest two years ago
was charged with disposidg Of 1Q,@
900 lottery tickets every other week.
Government officials estimated that he
was clearing at the rate Of $4,000 q
month and that the island was spenas
Ing more than million and q half
dollars a year on lottery tickets. p
Since Cerecedo's arrest and COMIC
ton 1t has been much more ditdcdlt
to buy lottery tickets in Porto Rico
although stray lots OF them tind their
way in from. Spain. Germany, Cube
and Santa Domingo. Cerecedo q 9
spaniard and is one Of the leading
merchants here. Y Il Z, s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
NEAR DEATH He !.
REMAINS ON
THE JOB
Lighthouse Keeper, Although
Tortured by Hunger Keeps
- Lamps Burning.

T
THAT llttie brown man was dying
SO that we sailornen might not strike
the West Triangle. reefs, He didn't
forget the lights despite the fact that
he could have eaten his own hand"
In those striking words, Captain
O'Keefe, stout hearted skipper Of the
Ward liner, Mexico, just arrived in
New York City. from southern ports,
summed up the heroism Of light
house keeper, who kept his lamps
aglow, although he and his family
were starving on a ledge Of rock 15Q
miles from Progresso, Mexico.
The reefs around West Triangle
light would break ships back In ten
minutes il it struck" continued the
captain. 1.-THE tower was one OF the
loneliest spots in Gods oceans. But
1t was always flashing. I've seen some
rough nights on the gulf, too.
Lived Four Days on Water.
But on the. day. I'm speaking of
we saw signals flying from the tow
ers. The signals were flying the in
ternational code. IN distress; in want
OF immediate assistance, they read.
Affairs have been a bit chaotic
down that way OF late. ! rather sus-
pected that 1t was matter Of food
shortage.
$50 we lowered boat stocked with
sufficient stores for week. Second
Officer Hassell took charge Of the
boat. The ships surgeon went along.
I'VE found two men. one woman and
three children huddled in the tiny
living room Of the tower. They were
all in the last stages Of starvation. For
four months they had had no relief
We were the first ship to commune
cate with them in that time. For
eight days they had eaten nothing but
few raw fish. For four days they
had subsisted on water merely.
I'm one of the cots lay the light
house keepers wife--dead. She had
died OF starvation a week before. The
poor devils were too far gone to slip
her body into the sea-; The keeper
was the only man who could stand
I'm. He needed his strength for the
light.
Sacrificed All for His Light.
"EIe sacrificed everything for that
light. l doubt whether he would have
been able to climb UP to the lamps
that night, though. He was lying on
his stomach, half conscious, when we
found him. What little strength he
had he had used in climbing the iron
ladder, filing the oil tanks and trim
ming the burners.
I'VE busked him up sufficiently to
get his story, He had signaled for
assistance every day. But the fates
had ,heen unkind. ) The nights were
fine, hut passing ships were out Of
range and couldn't catch his signals.
But the days were always foggy and
his distress flags -fluttered unseen.
That's fate for you.
"I'll never forget the way those
poor devils thanked up. ] can't get
the sight of those starving kids out
of my eyes. Some Of you chaps who
write about heroes should have been
along"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
PREFERS JAIL
TO HIS WIFE
Song and Dance Man Abso-
Iutely Refuses to Pay
Any AlimOny.

NEW YORK, Jan, 22.-Asserting
that he would rather rot in jail than
pay for his chorus girl wife's support,
William II. Budd, Jr, a singer and
dancer in a Broadway musical show,
and who says he is second cousin
Of the late d. III. Hartman, is In the
workhouse on. Rlackwells island and
will remain there for six months un-
less he can get q bond Of 1912 to in
sure his providing SO week to his
wife. ,aa-a
Budd, who says that he is % years
old, but appears to be about is, lives
with his mother at 81 Park avenue,
Yonkers, although he had taken an
apartment with six other chorus men
at 1859 West Seyenty-nlnth street and
went to the latter place between mat
inee and evening performances Of
aKatinka." Mrs. Edwin Hartmann Of
1850 Park avenue. Yonkers, is the boys
aunt. 4 ss.,t ~ Nh
Z Young Budd was arrested by Detec-
tive Donovan as he was attempting
to escape from the Forty-fonrth Street
theater by way Of rear fire escape.
The policeman was armed with a war
rant sworn out. by the wife, who Is
now living with her sister at 201 West
Eighty-fourth street.
J When the case was brought before
Magistrate Cornell in, the domestic re-
lations court, Mrs. Budd said that she
was % years old and had married
young Budd at the home other father,
w. 8. Brooks. machinist, in Akron,
o., on June of last year. The pair
we're playing in "The Girl in Bed"
company. esa h5s Z 81
They had lived happily together for
four months when on October Is, 1915,
no disappeared. Mrs Budd came TO
New York and saw her. husband, but
all efforts to make him return to her
failed. She alleged he told her that
his family objected to his living with
any person SO far beneath bis social
status. ti
In court Budd pleaded that he was
abroke" and would be unable to pay
any money to his wife. He said that
for two months he had been rchears-
ing without pay. Young Budd an
r,ounced that he would take an appeal
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
WOMAN KEEPS.
HUBBY 'SSECRET
Wife Explains the Convict's
Absence with a Tale of
Business Cares.

A remarkable story OF human suf-
fering came to light the other day
when n handsome man and beautiful
woman called at the Office Of the state
superintendent OF prisons at Albany,
NY. Tho man was Immediately clad
and looked the picture OF happiness.
He was about 80 years old. HIS wife,
somewhat younger, chung to him. She
was clothed in digniiled fashion and
was aglow with pride, They had come
to ask the superintendent for perinis-
sion TO 60 to another state.
Permission was necessary because
the young man had just been released
ON parole from one OF the state prIsH
.ons. When the couples story wps
told the permission was speedily grant
ed.
The man on parole had misappro-
prlated money to protect friend and
had been sent to prison for four years
1t was just a year after he had been
married. The wife went to her home
In city not far from New York. For
several months she worked to get
money to pay for weekly trips to the
prison to see her husband.
Suddenly q relative died and left
her fortune. Then she had no
trouble making her weekly visit to
the prison. But. most surprising Of
all. she did not tell her parents of her
husbands plight. s To them she said
he was in New York building up a
business. Strange to say, the parents
were satisfied.
When the young man was liberated
the wife met him. They have now
gone to her home city, where the hus-
band so fresh from prison has been
presented to his wife's family and
friends as the successful man who has
built UP business"