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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
REFUSE SUBSTITUTE.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec. Sine
Public Service Commission has refused
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

We have a complete assortment of Miro
Brush and Cup combined, also a full line
Razors, safety or old style from 1Oc to 500
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

a Mahogany Smoking Set complete, wol
at least $3.50 is offered at our 18th and Mari
Street Store only, while the supply lasts,
CSC.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

management on the part of coaches
and trainers. II has been found, where
1t has been necessary, that splendid
teams are produced In a minimum
amount of time, especially where pre-
liminary training has taken place in
the early fall. The Army, especially,
and the Navy, have little time to give
to athletic sports ut the two service
academies, which Is the explanation
given by their athletic authorities for
the failure of these two teams to show
the highly perfected team play that the
big college elcvens master. Ncverthe-
less, In 1913, because Prichard and Mer-
rilatt had spent some time during the
summer I'm forward passing and rcceiv-
ing, that game brought To- light the fact
that In spite of only six hours u week
given to football practice, after the
United States Military academy
opened its doors In the fall until the
game was played. its team showed the
highest development of the forward
pass and of team play of any college
eleven In the United States up to that
time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

When thousands of people are
thrilled by the struggle of two college
football teams they gather from the
Intricate moves and cOunter-moves and
from the high example of team play
that the contestants have given an I'M
usual amount of their time To prac-
tice In order to reach this advanced
state of development. Not only do the
crowds which view the intercollegiate
contests reach this conclusion, but
those who attack intercollegiate sport
and who seek to reform II claim that
one of its grandest problems Is to re-
duce the great amount of time utilized
In the practice of teams for games.
A study of the facts brings to light
the surprising information that college
athletic teams, especially football elev-
ems, which are more highly perfected
than other intercollegiate athletic or
CARNATIONS, are developed In consider
ably less time than Is generally sup
posed. And In some instances not
more than six hours Il week Is given
over to practice.
All of this is Il result Of scientific
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
TENNIS, GOLF AND FOOTBALL
Former Originated In Ball Games OF
Greeks and Romans-Latter Was
Rage With Youths.

Tennis is, perhaps, the oldest of mod
ern games. 1t Is said to have Orlginat-
ed In the ball games of the Greeks and
Romans. The racket was introduced
during the fifteenth century in France.
where the game was very popular, and
imported into England about the same
time.
or the origin of cricket we know but
little, though 1t was possibly identical
with the club ball of the fourteenth
century, and was first called "handyn
and handOute."
Bowling green's and alleys We're once
plentiful In London, and Henry VIII
made an alley at Whitehall. The earli-
est trace of the game appears in an
old print Of about six centuries ago.
Golf, or "gOff," seems to have made
its first appearance in the handy ball
of Elizabeth's reign, which was played
with club tipped with horn. Prince
Henry, the son of James !, occasionally
played at this game, which was very
popular among the young nOblemen of
his day.
Football became such rage with
the London youths Of the fourteenth
century that law was passed to pro-
hibit 1t being played, as archery
then an important branch of educa.
tiOn-was becoming thoroughly neg
lected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

FRANK GOTCH RETIRES
Champion Wrestler Gives Rea-
sons for Quitting Mat.
Does Not Believe He ls as Good as He
Was Half Dozen Years Ago
Will Stay on Farm and En-.
Joy Company Of Family.

II have retired from the mat" says
Frank Gotch, the worlds champion
wrestler, "not because do not think
I am capable of defeating them all.
but because l do not think am quite
as good as was, say half dozen
years ago. am thirty-eight years
old, and time will tell. sooner or later.
I think II would be later for me. but,
just the same, do not want my friends
to back me with their money, believing
that am better than was ten years
ago. I am not better. may not be
as good.
viii Enjoy Life.
II never lodged match and gave
them all opportunities to win my
championship title and so my retire
ment will not merit nor will 1t deserve
criticism. The retirement is made
mt no small sacrifice, for under an
agreement with n moving picture COM
pany I was to receive $4,000 for two
more matches. will not wrestle
again. have enough money. Iwant
to stay on my farm and enjoy the com.
pany Of my wife and family"
The champion wrestler stated that
strength, endurance, speed and skill
were essentials to wrestler who Is
successful. mental work is also nee
essary for any great success in the
game" Gotch' said. "One must think
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
tumble IN FOOTBALL GAME
Arthur Poe, Famous End on Former
Princeton Teams, Would infliet
Distance Penalty.

From Arthur Poe, the famous end on
the Princeton teams of 1898 and 1900,
comes Il suggestion that tumble In
football should not result In the loss
of the ball, but should incur Il dis
lance penalty only. This is Il radical
suggestion, but not one to be dis
missed without careful consideration.
Poe, It will be recalled, defeated
Yale In 1898 by getting the ball out Of
Yale halfback's arms just rs the lat
ter was scoring on Princeton. where
upon Poe ran the entire length Of the
field for the winning touchdown.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
FAMOUS SKIN.GLOVE BATTLE
Jack McAuIiffe and Jem Carney Fought
~ Rounds to Draw-Now Being
Shown on Movie Films.

Jack McAuliffe has made several fly
ing trips to England during the last
few years. He has never landed on
the British isle without digging" up
his old antagonist, Jem Carney, who
gave him the hardest battle of his ring
career, ut Revere Beach, just outside
of Boston, Mass, on November 10,
1887.
This famous fight lasted "A rounds
and ended In draw. The last time
McAuliffe was in England he had Car
ney and himself rehearse the old mill
In front of 'mOvie" camera, of which
he Is now showing the reel with his
mOnologue In various theaters through
out the country, with considerable sue
cess.
The imaginary battle Is quite inter-
esting, but 1t is pity that We cannot
view the real skin-glOve combat of 20
years ago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

In the Cornell eleven last season. Is
emphatically outspoken I'm favor of
track athletics, He not only says they
are not harmful, but he asserts that
they are decidedly beneficial. lie
gives several instances of the favor
able results In serious sickness of a
strong heart action developed by mem
bers OF the Cornell track team, under
the care of John Moakley, u veteran
trainer and skilled handler of athletes
The only rational claim that can be
advanced against collegiate athletics,
according to Doctor Sharpe, is that
the environment of college athlete,
after his graduation, does not gen.
orally afford him an opportunity to
carry on his usual physical activities
and no other form is substituted.
DR.. G. Ward Champion says that
athletics conducted in Il manner that
satisfies the competitive spirit of the
participants and their competent SUI
pervision are distinctly beneficial in
serving the ends of physical educa-
ton.
Little Danger.
Doctor Lambert of the University of
Virginia says there Is as little dam
ger In modern athletics, conducted UNI
der proper supervision, as there is in
going to church or digging potatoes.
On the contrary, he thinks that feeble.
minded boys often build up their con.
situations through athletics.
Individual excess Is the main oh.
lection to be considered against track
athletics, according to Doctor Sar-
gent of the Sergent school. This ex-
cess occurs in two ways-frOm over
exertiOn on the part of an athlete
judged fit to take part In competitive
tests Of skill, strength and endurance,
and from participation In such events
by youths not able to stand the strain
incidental to competition and rivalry.
When an intelligent administrative
supervision is put in force the dam
ger from competitive athletics Is re-
duced to a minimum.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

Hence, Poe's suggestion carries with
1t the personal prestige of great
player who won Il great game as the
result of technical tumble.
Poe contends that the entire work
of year, coaches, councils during the
winter, individual practice of the play
ers In spring and summer and COM
blned coaching and practice through
out an entire fall should not be multi
fled by q tumble which can happen at
any time to the very best Of players,
has been designated by the most repre-
hensible word in football, "nuke," car
rying satisfaction to a winning team
but not credit.
Poe's suggestion Is that tumble be
penalized by the loss Of 10 yards, or
IL made within ones 15-yard line, by
half the distance to the goal line, the
fumbler's side still to retain posses
sion of the ball. This In general Is the
suggestion. 1t, Of course, involves de-
tails, a definition of tumble, etc.,
but all of easy solution.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
AGREE ON CO.SLOGAN

Hugh Jennings. manager Of
the Detroit baseball club, Is II
great football enthusiast. Field
ing II. Yost. coach Of the Michi-
gan football squad, Is Il keen
baseball fan. Each leader re-
spects the prowess and opinions
of the other and both are agreed
that the first sentence In the
baseball book should be first In
the football calendar. Their CO.
slogan il, "The best defense IL
Il strong Offense." Jennings
often has termed Cobb, Craw-
ford and Veach the best pitch
ing staff In the league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
Frank 0otch.

constantly and think quickly. One
should have his moves figured out far
In advance Of what one Is actually at
tempting. One must, In other words,
have system and 1t took me years Of
patience and study to accomplish my
methods.
Brains and Drawn.
"In training, also, it's brains over
Drawn. The man who trains with his
brain can get more good out OF
twirling match than an athlete can
get out Of five-pOund dumb-bell who
does not use his brain. It's the sys-
tematlc and not the mechanical train
ing that counts. The man who SHOW
els dirt In the street eight hours daily
Is mechanical. The trouble with many
wrestlers Is that they are mechanical.
They do not use their brains in train
ing.
"When I run I watch every step.
figure just where shan place my foot.
That makes me think. And 1t also
makes every muscle employed the
slave of my mind. Try to move n
muscle In your arm without moving
the limb. You can't? That Is be-
cause your brain Is not master Of
your muscles. There isn't muscle
In my body that can't move at the
command of my brain. 1t Is because
I think as I train. Wrestling is an
all-arOund developer of muscles, and
as such it does not leave man weak
ut any one point"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
REAL GOLFING HEIGHTS

It took Chick Evans long
years to satisfy a craving am
bition In golf, but he has now
reached height to which he
never even aspircd. II may he
for years and II may be never
before another player will stand
forth as the proud holder Of
both the open championship and
the amateur championship I'm
the same season. He has now
written his name In golfing his.
tory In an indelible way and has
earned a place with Harold
Hilton, Francis Ouimet, jerome
ID. Truvers and Walter j. Travis.
The victory was popular. Chick
Evans has n charming person.
atty and congratulations so
widely offered were well de.
served.-New York World.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
LITTLE p|(E:Up5
OF SPORT }.

There are number of persons bowl
ing these days but there Is no room to
print the scores.
Certain fellas prefer bOulevards and
parks, but the bowling gentry are sat
isfied with alleys.
1t is estimated that 5,OOO,OOO sports.
men seek relaxation In hunting each
year In this country.
The Philadelphia papers call the
Athletics the "A's." Well, they're first
In the alphabet ut least.
II ever a general strike Is called,
Wen wager few thin 1O-cent pieces
that imp. Byron calls 1t.
New York leads In the number of
automobiles registered, with 25O,1O5.
Ohio is second, with 2O3,7O5.
Ted Lewis has got SO heavy that Il
Is doubtful II he now can do better
than the middleweight limit.
Playing with n cellar outfit has not
kept Hal Chase of the Reds from lead.
ing National league batsmen.
Jack Brtton, welterweight cham
pion, earned decision on points over
Jim Coifey ut Schenectady, N. Y.
Barring an accident to Billy Roche,
Champion Freddie Welsh ought to hold
his lightweight title for years to come.
The Worcester club led the Eastern
league In batting this season, and fin
ished fifth in the league pennant race.
Since 1876 the Eastern teams of the
National league have won 20 pennants
and the Western clubs have annexed
10.
Chances for an epidemic of ptomaine
poisoning ut Yale are slim this year
since Mahan's gone to the western
coast.
Sidney Thayer Jr., of the University
OF Pennsylvania, was elected president
of the Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis as
ISOLATION.
The Sox have lost KOpp, whom they
drafted from Buffalo. The Red Sox
have copied Kopp through purchase
prior to the draft.
Glimpsing Oscar Stanage's average
for base stealing one gathers the i'm
preston that as base stealer Osk is
just as speedy as hOuseboat.
If there Is anybody George Stallings
envies it is Freddie Welsh. The light
weight champ is accused of having his
own private referee to decide his bat
ties.
10 Harvard goes the honor of the
individual intercollegiate golf cham
piOnship, as James w. Hubbell, at
Pittsburgh, won the title by defeating
ID. O. COrkran of Princeton.
Eddie EdmOndsOn, New Orleans out
fielder, set record for Southern
league Outflelders to shoot at during
the coming seasons when he went 81
consecutive games without bohble.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
POP WARNER AS sTRATEeIsT
Had Printed Number Of Stories Roast.
Ing Work Of Cornell PIayers-
Wrote Yarns Himself.

Joe Birmingham, former manager of
the Cleveland ball club, was football
player mt Cornell when Pop Warner
was coach there. and tells something
Of the strategy Of the man who made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
ATHLETICS IN FAVOR.
Not Harmful to Young Men Is
Opinion Of Many Experts.
Authorities Practically Unanimous In
Asserting Question Is to Be An.
swered In Negative II Prop.
erIy safeguarded.

"Are track athletics harmful to
young men?" Is query that has been
answered by such notables as DIR. John
w. Bowler, professor and director of
the gymnasium at Dartmouth college;
DR.. George l.. Meylan. professor of
physical education Mt Columbia uni
versity: DIR. ID. A. Sargent, president
of the Sargent School for Physical Ed
ucation; DIR. Albert II. Sharpe, athlet-
ic coach at Cornell; DIR. G. Ward
Champion, director of Physical train
ing in the New York city schools; DIR.
William q. Anderson, director of Yale
university, and others.
These authorities are practically
unanimous i'm asserting that the ques-
ton Is to be answered i'm the negative,
If athletics are carried on with prop
or safeguards. Doctor Anderson of
Yale has prepared n table of statistics
on the lives of Yale athletes covering
II period of 80 years which shows that
the Yale athlete does not die young.
nor is heart disease the leading cause
of the greatest number of deaths, and
that the percentage Is not higher than
that expected among non-athletes from
similar causes, and that u comparison
based on the statistics Of insurance
companies is favorable to the athlete.
Doctor Anderson says, however, that
although the average athlete is not
short lived, there is no adequate proof
that he owes his longevity to athlet.
les.
sharpe's Opinion.
Doctor Sharpe. better known as Al
an th., % ,,,I,.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

WORLD

WVILU
Ichiya Kumagae. the japanese lawn
tennis player, intends returning next
year.
Jim Thorpe, the Indian, is to be CIV
en- another chance by the New York
Giants.
1t is u mistake to speak Of the golf.
ing season. Golf has all seasons for
Its own.
It's bum football team that can't
get its name In the sporting page these
days by walloping the freshmen.
George Slsler is every bit as good a
ball player as Benjamin Kauff. but he's
wise enough to keep mum about 1t.
Shortstop Rawlings Of the Toledo
club of the American association, has
been drafted by the Boston Nationals.
The rules Of football this year, we
presume, will not permit the use Of
those new British "tanks" for gaining
a few yards.
Benny Kauff isn't having near as
much fun comparing his batting aver.
age with Ty Cobb's as he thought he
was going to.
Looks as II Howard Ehmke. the Sy.
racuse twirler, will stick with the De.
trOit Tigers. He has all the earmarks
Of blg-time HEAVIER.
There soon will be a lot of college
athletes explaining by mail to the home
folks just why they didn't make the
varsity football team.
It looks as II Earl Blackburn, the
catcher who was with the Reds three
years ago, had returned to the big
league to stay awhile.
The Interstate Three.C Cushion Bill.
lard league will, 1t Is understood, con-
sist Of 10 billiard rooms in 13 promi-
nent cities this winter.
The Cincinnati Reds have announced
the purchase Of infielder Kopf and out
fielder Twombley from the Baltimore
International league club.
Pitcher Dick Niehaus of Covington
has been recalled by the Cardinals
from st. Paul, where he has been go-
ing at great clip this year.
Big Ed Walsh of the Chicago White
Sox has signed Marty Lamers of Little
Chute, Wis, a man who has won all
of his 10 games this season.
The turnstiles at Shibe park have
now ceased to turn, but Connie Mack
won't have to spend much on 'em for
repairs incident to wear and tear.
The Pittsburgh club of the defunct
Federal league owes $173,O44. Which
shows that the high cost of living has
nothing on the high cost of pastiming.
Richard Il. ("Dick') Kinsella, scout
for the New York Americans, an
nOunced recently that he has retired
from baseball and will devote his time
to business interests In Springfield, Ill.
Before Fred Fulton mingles with
Jess Willard, he had better acquire a
little more coin. 1t Is the duty Of ev-
cry man to leave his family well pro-
vided for.
The Bloomington club management
announced with the close Of the sea-
son In the !. !. !. league that not only
will 1t be In the league again next
year, but also that Howard Darringer
will be retained as manager.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

the Carlisle Indians famous and gave
Pittsburgh university an undefeated
eleven this year.
An Ithaca newspaper printed num-
Der Of articles roasting the Cornell
team. The players became so sore
they went out and hustled for all they
We're worth. Then 1t was learned War
ner had written the stories. He got
the results he wanted, too.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

The Bloomington club management
announced with the close of the sea-
son in the !. !. !. league that not only
will 1t be In the league again next
year, but also that Howard Darringer
will be retained as manager.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
Sharpc's Opinion.

Doctor Sharpe. better known as Al
Sharpe. the famous football coach, who
brought about such an Improvement
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

Eddie EdmondsOn, New Orleans out
fielder, set a record for Southern
league Outfielders to shoot at during
the coming seasons when he went 81
consecutive games without u bohble.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

Henry stuckart MADE q good record
as City Treasurer. a good record a
South Town assessor and q good REQ.
ora as alderman. He certainly will
make good record as county treas.
urer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

Earl Richardson was accidentally shot
in the calf of his leg in Weston by his
brother, Clifton, while hunting deer dur.
ing the open season. The bone was some-
what splintered and Mr.. Richardson was
taken to the Rutland hospital for treat
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD.
OF Woman and Daughter Who Killed
Themselves at Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, Dec. 2.-The double fu-
neral OF Mrs. Eugene c. johnson and
her daughter, Miss Victoria Johnson,
who committed suicide Wednesday by
inhalins illuminating gas at their home,
10 Spruce street, was held at the house
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
L. Q. s. Osgood, pastor of the unltarl-
an church, officiated. The burial took
place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The letter which Miss johnson was
seen to mail at o'clock Wednesday was
addressed to her brother, Floyd f. John
son. and was received by him that att
ernopn. 1t was written by his mother
and notified him that certain papers
would be found in closet and requested
him to go to the house and get them
Flovd f. johnson lives on Oak Grove
avenue. There was no direct reference
to suicide, the note having been so word.
ed that it might have been implied that
she was considering leaving home. Mr..
Johnson did not receive the letter until
after the bodies had been found by the
husband and father.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02
A Town That Died.

When the Office of the secretary of
state at Augusta had received the re
turns from all the 525 Maine towns and
cities except Hurricane Isle, in Knox
county, it waited as long as its official
dignity seemed to warrant, and then
gently prodded the delinquent town
clerk. The answer was prompt: AS
am now the only voter here, it did not
seem worth while to hold an election"
Yet not long ago, as older people reck-
on the passing of time, Hurricane Isle
was town of some 800 persons, and 1t
had more than 200 voters to take part
in its elections. As recently as the last
census the population was 256 and its
voters So The story of declining popu'
lation is an unhappily familiar one along
the Maine coast, but thus far Hurricane
Isle is the only town to decline to the
vanishing point. The reason may be
summed I'D in one word-concrete. For
Hurricane Isle in its days of prosperity
was little more than great granite
quarry standing well out in the waters
of Penobseot bay. though not so far out
into the open sea as Isle au Haut or
Matinieus or Criehaven. From its great
cliffs of granite well paid workmen took
out the blocks that built the custom
house in New York. the postofiice in st
Louis and great public and commercial
buildings in many other cities.
Then dawned the age of concrete. Now
Hurricane Isle has more than hun
bred and fifty empty dwelling houses
and only one or two that are inhabI.
ted. The stores OF its proudly named
broadway are boarded up. Its opera
house" it's churches and its schoolhous'
stand with gaping windows, ready fol
the fast approaching decay. We have al
heard OF the dead cities of Kansas and
other states of the West, cities that
guessed wrong as to where the railroad
wound run. but the dead and desertef
town of Hurricane Isle presents picture
nearly unique in New England history
All that remains is for Goldsmith-ol
more likely a Holman Day-to write 1T
threnody.-Boston Herald.