The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-03
HIGH School meet
NEXT BIG event
Wesleyan DeYotes Much
Time, Energy And Mon
ey to This Feature.


Nh coIiegefateS basketball title will
he dsctdsd i eWayIor,th the other by the
result Of the gamesS between West VIZ
rlnie, Faifmont Normal and Davis e
r1ITInks nffof WhichJare scheduled with
n In next few days. West Virginia.
unfyefaity and Fatrmont Normal VIII
naeet on The armory door here on Sat
nrdsy mimi. Monday Davis & Elktns
and Fairmont viii playat Elkins, Wes-
Irvnn haVfne meanwhile; played at FL
FinS on saturday. Should West Wiz
rfnia de6e6t Fairmont Normal as ap:
neafs likely no Emtheir recent strong
moving aeRinst Wesleyan, and FAR
mont In turn be defeated by Davis e
F5tfns. then NJ. ". 70. and Davis Ell
rims would be called by public SEN
tlluent % play to defnitely sdecideIthe.
titIa. Wesfeyanyisithe only state team
10 heat Davis g Elkins. This wassat
Buekhannon and the chances are that
Wesieyan Win go down again at FL
1fus Saturday. Should she surprise
her admirers andibeat Davis & Elkins,
then 4 new angle would be placed on
ne face. At present Wv. U. looks
cood 10 race doWnsthat stretch the win
nersandlftf s sincerelyh hoped by all low
eli ofthe sports that at least one game
on i neutral hoor will be arranged
between the state team end Davis &
Fiidns 80 there will be no squabbling
about the matter. This, Of course, In
case3Ds & %. beats Wesleyan and FAR
montand NJ. w. beats Fairmont.
thigh School
Ashas been}theicase throughout h
season the High schools of the state
have3 attractedSasfmuch II not more at
tendon than the colleges. The pre-
p6nderance offnumbers OF course IA
had something to do with this, but
some mighty goodsbasketball has been
oiayedm the scholastic ranks and none
Of tie college teams have shown: n
briiiiancy that has characterized them
IN former seasons.
The climax OF the entire basketball
SEASON for the state will be reached,
howeyers In the great High School
Tourney at the Wesleyan college floor
At Buckhannon{ on March 10 and IL.
This affair is styled. the Third Annual
event OF Its kind and seems well des-
tfnedItoIcontfnue Indefinitely. The plan
for Il mas beengmuch elaborated upon
since &C was first conceived by u
ii. THORNTON, coach of Wheeling High
school. q! Nv. jackson, coach of Ell
kins FiiEh school, and H. A. STAINS
bury atheitic director at wesleyan
COLLEGE. AS now carried out all the
Hieh schooi teams paystheir own rail-
road fafe toSBuckhannoniand return to
their own homes. After reaching
Buckhannona ndIreturn 1880. IS IN :.
Buekhannon their meals and lodging
h taken care OF by the Athletic AS
sociadon OF Wesleyan college. The
hotels. hesWesleyangTrack House, the
Domestic acknowledgements of. the
colIege and Buckhannon High school
and prtfate homestare utilized and the
entire Wesleyan student body forms
one gigantfc committee to look after
The comfort OF the players, coaches
and mRnaRers. Wesleyan also pro-
pides the floor, furnishes dressing
rooms. towels and other lconveniences
and has many student sub-committees
10 look after the playersScomfort. The
Wesleyan Athletic Association also
provides . big silver trophy in the
shape oEaibaSketball to! the team win
Ming Tie tournament twice. Charles
ton carried homeE this honor last year.
Wesleyan also gives nine large solid
nnld basketballs TO the players, the
coach and mangee OF the winning team
as well 90 TO the e9mes members OF
fhe team which s&the eRunner.up,"
and this year Or. Fleming, president
OF Wesloyang YIN offerssa silver loving
Gun to the team whose rooters show
the best Organised cheering, as we'll
as themost commendable spirit during
the toufnament3games. Wesleyan pro-
vldes autos Tor service of the teams
while IN Buckhannon, pays the ex.
penses of the best referee obtainable,
adTettises the games furnishes balls
and refunds entire the railroad fare
Of the team that Is returned winner.
wesleyan IA assuming the expenses
enumerated aboyeSobligates herself to
pay about twelve hundred dollars,
whereas Il eSerysavailable seat is &C.
cupied Every minute througoutl the
tournament her Gross receipts cannot
exceed one thousand dollars. At that
It II two hundredgdollars mtghtySwen
spent as44t giyeslthesc ollegeia great op
portunity % advertise its wares.