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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
FOOTBALL,
CONTESTS MAY BE
PLAYED SAME DAY
and Rarvard-Y
Games VIII Be Played
November rs.

The probability that the Harvard
Yale and Army-Nayy football games
may be played on the same day next
autumn is likely 10 develop an inter-
esting test Of the sports popularity
in the East. According to the pres
ont plans. the service game will be
played at the Polo grounds on Sat.
urday. Novemberl25. On the same
day at New Haven, less than one
hundred miles away, Yale and Har-
yard are scheduled to meet in their
annual gridiron battle.
The Yale bowl, with Temporary
seats placed along the wall-top con-
course, can accommodate more than
10000 spectators and there Is not the
slightest doubt but that every seat
will be occupied. At the Polo
Grounds close to $4,000 spectators
can be accommodated. so that If both
games draw full capacity 100000
spectators will witness the play. To
these figures must be added another
forty or fifty thousand who will at
tend minor college or interscholastic
contests within radius OF a hundred
miles.
In tho past hundreds of football
enthusiasts have attended both the
Yale.Harvard and Army-Ncvy games
when they were played on succeed
ing Saturdays. Special trains have
carried thousands from New York
and llos,on to the hig collage football
classic. With q spectacular counter
attraction, such as the Army Navy
contest on the sane day It will be
interesting to. see from, what sections
the two big contests draw. In the
case Of the university game virtually
all Of the 10000 seats are sold at
81 each, giving a revenue OF clero
$4,000. Not more than one-thlrd
OF the Army-Nayy seats are sold out. !
but these bring three dollars or more
SO that about 100000 Is derived from
thelpaid admissions, IA
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
indian An BRAVES
TRISTAN
GR|D|R0NI STARS
Each Tribe Was Represented
by a Team and Games
Were PIayedReguIaHy.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Although
form Of football was played by
both the Greeks and Romans under
the title of Feninda and later Spher-
omakis 1t has been recently demon
strated that the North American In
dians invented and played a game
similar to the football OF early and
middle age Europe. In a recentar-
ticle upon the subject. Parke Davis.
the statistician and historian ofthe
modern game, writes as follows
"The first American played foot
ball In a well-specalized game, OF
which he also was the inventor. The
ball was made Of leather. sewn With
a throng and filled with moss. The
goals were a mile and more apart.
The players ordinarily were braves
OF the same tribe, but upon special
occasions the game would be waged
between selected players OF different
tribes, one tribe being arrayed against
another. 5 VIZ
I'm these tribal contests the play
ers came to the sands arrayed in war
bonnets, war paint and full savage re-
gala. AS the time drew near for
the game to begin, bows, quiyers,
shields and bonnets were discarded,
and the indian, 1.-THE and atheletlc.
stood forth eagcr and alert. Before
commencing play tho rival players
shook hands and rubbed noses In
formal token OF the friendliness OF
the fierce encounter.
"Our genial reporters of three CEN
turtles ago tell us that sometimes sew
eral days are required to obtain a
goal, In which event the contending
teams would mark thespot where the
ball lay at shutdown and resume the
game.at that point tho following day.
And there was fair craftsmanship ~
their game, for William Strachey,
comparing the tactics Of the indians
to the tactics Of Englishmen, and
clearly referring to tripping and
hacking, says: "They never strike up
one anothers' heels. as we do, not sc-,
cepting that praiseworthy to purchase
a goal by such an advantage. They
played for stakes. did these indians,
so high that William Wood IL afraid
to tell the size. On this subject he
saws: 1T wouid exceed the belief 81
many to relate the worth Of one q
these goals. wherefore 1t shan 'bs
nameless.' ils gs
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
bUDN WANTS new
MANAGER FOR NAPS
Lee Foil viii Not Pilot the
Cleveland Club This
Season.

CHICAGO. Feb. 19.--Jsmes C.
Dunn. new president Of the clevelant
American League Club in . statement
tonight. denied he had decided to re-
tain Lee Fohlas manager OF the club.
Mr.. Dunn also announced that he har
with fiielder Jones, mana
ger OF the st. Louis Brownsto pur-
chase Ivan Howard. first bascman.
Regarding Foil, he said:
AZ cannot say who will manage the
Club. However we are in
the market fora high class man, Con-
trary to the report last week, l did
not say for sure that Lee Foil would
lead the club again this year. Idon't
want to say that he will be the man.
It's still a question.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
BOSTON BRAVES
And Philadelphia Athletics Will
Meetin Preseason
Series.

BOSTON, Feb. 19.-The Philadelphia
Americans and the Boston Nationals,
contenders in the worlds series of
1914, which Boston won, will meet
again in a preseason series Of five
games in the South, according to the
training schedule OF the Boston club,
announced tonight by business man
ager w. b. Hapgood. ~ ~
The Braves will take UP the team
preparation at Miami, Fla,fon March
Z, although pitchers and catchers pre-
viously will BIO given battery practice
at Manager tsallings's Georgia PLAN
tation. !.
The first Of the spring games will
be played at Palm Beach, March %,
with the Philadelphia Athletics. !
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
g BILLD SINGLETON \. \.
Z BACK IN HARNESS

ing been enrolled previousto October
is OF this school year. Thurman
came to Wesleyan at the opening OF
the winter term and is therefore not
eligible for the West Virginia series.
The return of Singleton with his
known ability almost oyershadows
the loss of Thurman in the eyes Of
local fans. however, and with Morri-
son taking Thurman's place at CEN
ter nothing but optimism is in EVIL
dence here. All local fans have high
hopes Of the state championship.
Singleton is already back at his
usual weight and has appa,ently lost
none OF his former skill. He was an
all-state man for two years.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

- - :
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-There is not
a whole lot left Of the club, which
won the pennant for McGraw in 1913.
That was only q couple of years ago.
and yet the players that made up that
aggregation are pretty widely scat
tered. Mathewson and Tesreau are
the survivors of the pitching staff.
Marquard is with Brooklyn, De-
maree with Philadelphia and Ames
with St. Louis. Crandall has changed
leagues and will be with Fielder Jones
and the Browns. Fromme is on the
coast and Wiltse, since the Brooklyn
Federals have become past perform
ers. is out of a job.
/. Not catcher who was with the
Giants when they captured their last
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
PERFECT SCORES.
Made by Two Teams in Inter
collegiate Rifle Matches
This Week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19---Michigan
Agricultural and Washington State
reported perfect scores Of l,OO9
again this week in the Intercollegiate
rifle matches being shot under the
auspices OF the National Rife Associ-
alton. The weeks college results fol-
low:
Michigan Agricultural and Wash
ington State College 1000 each;
Massachusetts, Agricultural 99S;
West Virginia 995; Cornell and Nor
wich 99S each; University Of Penn.
sylyania 800: State University of
Iowa and State University Of Maine,
9ss each; Michigan 9S7; Vermont
9s5; Notre Dame 9S4; Princeton
and Naval Academy, 0SS each.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
And WesIeyan'ss Chances for
Winning State Champion
ship Much Improved.


BUCKHANNON, Feb. 19.-The
greatest impetus that Wesleyan's
state championship chances for the
present basketball season have recelv-
ed this year was the appearance for
practice of eX-Captain, Singleton to-
day. Singleton has been working out
with the reserves and appears to DO
completely recovered from the illness
that has had him confined to his
room almost throughout this year
and 1t is needless to say that his ap-
pearance strengthens the defensive
ability Of the team fully twenty-five
per cent.
Co-incldent with sngleton's APP
pearance, however, the announce
ment was made that Thurman, who
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
MAY PuRcH asaIrRAoK..

The Metropolitan Association Of
the A. A. u. is considering the FEAST
bility OF purchasing an indoor run
ming track consisting of rubber mats.
The scctinos are cut In such form as
10 permit the laying out Of q lap
course Of varying length. Such q
Of a lap coursetaoishrdle tacirdT AOIN
surface would permit the use Of
spiked shoes and materially improve
the time OF all foot races, both sprints
and distance runs, It can he laid
and removed IA q few minutes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

self very quickly, leading to Ia fnll
restoration Of the valuable ihtern6-
tional sport.
To, any pessimist inclined To ask
whether the warning ations win have
any men to spare for sport alter the
present slaughter, the writer points
out that footballs still being played
week by week IN Britain, that d Bel
gisn eleven quite recently played
leading Hague team that q football
match took place three weeks ago 81
Vienna. between Austria and Hun
gary, and that football Is being reg
ulaSiys played inst behind the Ihshtiu6
front. Tirth afmpre he STATES that
there are ct present cycle races GROSS
country aud athletic contests being
he'd Ia war ridden @els gum; cycliu1
and running races IA Berlin. and LnHt
German soldiers obtain leave from the
front 10 30 and lpsft icipate in ilio |rL-
tel c1nteelS
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
VANDERBILT CUP
And Grand Prize Trophy VIII Not Be
. Allotted for Competition This Year.

Reports from those close % auto
racing authorities are to the eject
that the Vanderbilt cup and grand
prize trophy races will not be allot-
ted for speedway competition during
1915. 1t Is said that the members Of
the Motor Cups Holding Corporation
are strongly opposed, to shifting these
automobile race classics from roads to
track courses. Unless there Is 9
change in the deeds Of gifts It aps
pears as though these two best known
American auto racing trophies viii
20 uncompeted for during the pres
ent year.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
MAY EXTEND TOURNEY.

TOLEDO, o.. Feb. 1s.-The
American Bowling Congress tourna-
ment may have to be extended to two
or tire days because of the large
amount of entries. Secretary A. L.
Langtry announced last night. The
entries closed at midnight.
Prospective entrants whose fees
have not been received were wired
last night, haste being urged.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
oH1NEsE TO PARTICIPATE.

Chinese athletes competing Ia
American intercollegiate contests are
likely to be features OF the coming
indoor and outdoor season. Michigan,
case school; Cleveland; and Brown
all have Chinese trying for places on
the track and field squads. Several
havo made excellent recordsp In far
eastern meets. 7, a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
EXPERIENCED PA!RS
Win Places in the Semi,FinaIs
of Indoor Tennis Charm
pionsFip Match.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-R Lindley
Murray. Of California, and All. Man,
Jr.. former Yale captain, won places
today in the final round Of the Ma
tional Indoor Tennis championship
singles. u
The semi finals OF the doubles pro-
duced rallies lnwhieh the experienced
pairs were returned the winners. King
Smithand A. s. Cragin. the reglmental
champions and DIR. William Rosen-
baum and Arthur NJ. Loyibond remain
for the finals.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
MACK CANCELS
Games to Be Played April 10
and II with Brooklyn T%r'
Club.
nr .ssee,.1Io rsrsn

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Charles H.
Ebbets. president of the Brooklyn Ma
tional League club, announced tonight
that the spring exhibition games be-
tween the Brooklyns and Philadelphia
Americans at E)bbets field set for
April 10 and IL had been cancelled at
the request Of Connie Mack, manager
Of the Athletics. ii
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
SPRINGFIELD CLUB
of the Central League Gets
less Halnes, Detroit Re-
cruit from Saginaw.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. i9-Presi-
dent Frank j. Nayin, Of tho Detroit
American League Baseball Club, to.
day announced the release Of several
reer,lits to minor league clubs. This
outs down the club roster to twenty
nine players. Among the number are
lass Haines, a pitcher from Saginaw,
Mich. who has been sent to the
Springfield, o. team otsthe Central
League. sss h
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
barrett
OF Cornell Has Been Dropped
from University because of
s Poor Scholarship.
s.yA,,oe,Arrp Sarss,

ITHACA, N. ~, Feb. 49, Charles
captain OF last years Cor
nell varsity football team, twice
chosen a member Of the All American
team and regarded as one Of the great
est players in Cornells gridiwn his
tory, has been dropped from The uni
yersity because OF poor scholarship.
according to a statement made today
BY Dean A. w. Smith, Of Sibley Col
lege. This Is Barrett's senior year,
he had planned to try for baseball
this season. 8 S
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
INDIANS BUY scHAyG.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 1s.-The pur-
chase Of catcher Bobby Schang from
the New York Nationals was an
nounced tonight by James G. McGi1l,
owner of the Indianapolis American
Association club. The consideration
was not made public.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
.BUCKHANNON HIGH
CONTINUES TO WIN
Fairvlew High School Team
(, Defeated by a Score OF =
Y 80 to 10. "

FA1RvIEW, Feb. 19.--The fast
Buckhnnnon high school basketball
Ave, which defeated The Clarksburg
team In n game on the Clarksburs
door Friday evening continued lts
winning streak here tonight when the
Fairylow high school quintet was do
feated by a score OF 30 to is.
.jyThc game was oueof the toughest
seen on the local floorfor many years,
the Players on both team being about
the same weight and as the game was
lightning fast 1t was impossible for
the referee to keep the rough work
out OF the game.
!. The winning OF the game tonight
makes the Buckhannon team twelve
straight wins Mt 'basketball and
eighteen straight wins since Coach
ijanham took charge Of the team.
The lineup and summary:
Fairview--1S lnclsllannon-SO
Tough $50. .....,..,,,.. -. iarker
Forward
McBee 80. ...l.'i' .'l.'5'.' - AAS ''u'
Forward
Shuman .....l.......,.. go Shroyer
Center Fun
Toothman .........,... Layheld
d Guard
Tenant ...........,.. Rohrbaugh
II eii Guard
Field Goals: Buckhannon, Parker
8; Hynles, s: Shroyer, 8. Fairylew--
Tough, 2; McBee, 2; shtiman, l; TEN
ant. 1.
( Foul goals: Buckhannon-Par-
ker, 8. Fairview-Lough, 4.
Referee Reed, Fairmont Normal.
! Tlmer-Lanham. e
Time Of halves ominutes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

flag is with them now. Meyers is a
Robin, Wilson a Pirate, Hartley q
Brown, and the genial Larry Mclean a
has-been.
or the infelders, Merkle, Doyle,
Fletcher and Grant are still with the
Giants, but Herzog is leading an OPP
posing clan and Heinie Groh is one Of
his ablest warriors. Tillie Shafer has
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
BLACKBURN RELEASED.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Russell
Blackburn, inAelder. was released tor
day to the Toronto team o. the I'M
ternational League by the Chicago
Americans.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

bccolne a golfer.
Among those missing in the oudeld
are Dcvore, now Quaker; Snodgrass,
who is a Brave; Cooper, who John
Camel insists Is bargain; Murray,
a free agent, and Mccormick, who is
now ceiling steel instead Of stealing
bases. Burns and Thorpe are still the
property OF the Giants.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05
STARTING OF RUMORS.

Every while some starts rumOr Usually 1t is about vessel being and this canard travels the most quickly and the most The fact that many boats already have been wrecked sunk in Alaska waters makes the all the probable Some times the newspapers and others to considerable pense in telegraphng learn the truth However, the most harm caused by the fear and anxiety from those who have friends relatives the steamer question.
 No doubt, very often, such is started thoughtess joke and without intention of doing harm It's eff feet however, is just the There should be stringent law punish any found responsible of deliberately starting such cnard Possibly there may be way of reaching the parties under the statute but covering the point should be made sharp and clear Whether done ignorant
 joke deliberately, the person responsible places himself par with who may hougessy repeat gossip affecting one good namc.-Jmeau Dispatch.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05
WHAT UNCLE SAM HAS LEARNED.

The United States public health service has discovered after applying the requisite tests that children from sanitary home homes surrounded by srubbcy and flowers, and neatly kept advance rapidly in school than children from dirty and mkempt homes. This is quite natural emitting the question of the health giving properties of flowers and ing things and clcaIy environment The child from the comedy and that does not big house, gardener and half dozen servants - has certain pride and Of responsibility not found i'll the child whose parents too proud to spade.
 There is doubt about the influence of green grass a clean yard and flowers upon the disposition of the child and the parent dirty front yard seldom produces a first class citizen dirty back yard usually is accepted fairly certain indication of at the knees inegence community in which dirty back wards numerous usually is community in which quarreng back fences is a daily disgrace
 Clean up and paint up week is upon Perform. Func to Lend hand Cover the yards bare spots with grass; plant flower seeds; spring is here.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

The Juneau Empire, the leading Democratic newspaper of the territory is apparently Shackefords publicity agent Can be possible that Editor Troy is trying tie Shack the Wckersham kite knowing full well that there fair wind blowing politically, where Shacleford is concerned
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

Nathaniel Greene has to feel proud of the big vote he received candidate for president of the school board All but ballot cast for him. and the probabilities that he voted against himself Otherwise his election would haN been unanimous.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

Newspapemen sympathze with their fellow workers at the border who daily faced crops of the widest kind of from which they obliged to sf what to be the nearest probability The military censorship adds to their difficulties.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

All was harmony at the city election yesterday. In fact the judges and clerk of the board did receive enOg callers during the day to keep them from spending much of their time fine weather talk But then this condition is preferable to bitter facona fight, in which many good friends often become embroied.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

The voters testified their confidence in the way the fairs of Coova have been conducted during the past year by yesterday reeectng five of the members of the present council
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

The penalty of thousand pounds paid by the London Globe to Mrs Asquth for its attack her is not likely add the weight of the uerances of that somewhat abd journal
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

Edgar J. Davis received the highest vote yesterday in the concmanc election and the honor of being Cordovas next mayor falls to his lot.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

Portugal is bit slow in getting started She has not shown childish eagerness to sit in at the gran ole game Flu roue, but her feet will be under the table when the jackpot is laked in.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

It is of the rones of the that the British have been forced to declare blockade upon themselves in denying themselves luXuries.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-05

Colonel Roosevelt sticks to his friends, says Franklin Murphy And sticks also figure in his relations his foes
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-12-28
STEEL PURCHASES GROUP ,.
 WASHINGTON COPPER CLAIMS

A recent issue of the Snohomish Advance gives the following account of the purchase of a group of copper claims, in .he Cascade mountains, Washington, J. L. Steele, formerly of Valdez.
 By the payment of substantial sum of money on Saturday, Novem- Der 25, the Dave Boyle property. known as the "Paystreak Group" of copper claims, located near the head of the Sultan Basin in Snohomisli County was sold to an eastern mining syndicate.
 John l.. Steele, the well-known op- orator of Alaska, bought the proper J tor the principals and is directly inter- ested in the property personally.
 The fact that Steele is attracted to the Cascades argues we'll for the entire mining district in this vicin- ;ty.
 John L. Steele, of New York-Alas- ka-Seattle is the man who discovered and operated the famous Standard Copper Mine of Landlock Bay, in the Valdez mining district of Alaska. He is also the original oil driller of the Katalla oil fields of Alaska, now own ed and operated by the Guggenheim interest who paid something more than a million dollars cash for their present productive holdings in that territory. Mir. Steele is also interest ed in the Kentucky oil region that is HOW attracting the attention of the Broad street, New York City, oil combine. Reports received by the op- orator recently from his head ens'- |neer tell of having struk gush-well after vainly sinking some 36,000 feet Of holes.
 Steele, after a careful iEvestiga- tion of the "Paystreak" decided that hcre, in this mining district, lay some of the best deposits of copper ore that have ever come 1n6er his ob- servation. Before buying he visited ltke now famous Sunset mlne and ther promising properties, and up on favorable report from his investi- aating engineer closed the deal for the Boyle property. What the total sale price of the property is has not been divulged as both Boyle and Steele refuse to state, but it is said to be very near the six figure mark. The Paystreak ore carries good values in gold and silver, which will go quite far in helping to pay the smeltcosts. MT. Steele when asked
 what he thought of the shipping fac ilities and the cost of getting the ore to the shelter stated that 1t would not be a matter of concern and in- timated that it was more than a pos
 sibility that his company would in- stall a reduction works. That he would build the II mile gap of rail- road he was positive, and thought lit quite possible he would extend the railroad to the head of the basin. The balance of the purchase price
 will be paid the first of January and MT. Steele has reserved the privilege of paying the whole amount before that time should he so desire