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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
Mordecai Brown.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
FOR MARSHALLS
BASEBALL TEAM

the far eastern pan handle, and prac-
tically unknown in central West Vir-
ginia, or Redwood from up in the
most mountainous section Of the state
or Bluefield from the far south, OF
some other team that Is at the pres
ent regarded as being Of SO. little con-
sequence by the supporters Of Fair
mont, Charleston. P~arkersburg, Wheel;
ing and other larger towns, will come
into the lead and be returned the win
ners? Last year, Wheeling and 81
kins, two Of the four teams consid-
cred most likely to win by the OK
perts, we're put out in the prelimi-
nary round of games; Parkersburg
went out in the second round and
|Fairmont finally went down to Charles
ton In the semi-fnals, True, the like
ly looking teams were punched as II
happened In the drawing, but the facts
remain that those most counted on
to win failed to produce.
1t is likely that no team this year
will come up to the tournament with
Ia clear record. At least, no. team
will come to the tournament with
such a record that has met Wheeling
Fairmont, Parkersburg, Charleston
Elklns, Blueield, Clarksburg, Buck.
harmon, Salem, Martinsburg, Wells
burg, Huntingtonsahd the other teams
that at this time appear to be the
leading teams Of the state. Nor is II
even probable that any team will come
up with a record that manipulation o
the dope" and comparative scores will
show to be clearly stronger than any
othersofa the teamsaof the state. This
fact makes the tournament essential
to deciding. real superiority among ting
leading teams Of the state and 1t Is II
order to eliminate the annual qutb-
bling over the championship that the
tournament is held. Last year some
of the supporters o.. the stronger
teams complained because the draw
Iings 80 resulted that they found u
necessary to play another Of the
stronger teams in the preliminaries,
No lust ground exists for such q COM
plant, however, because IL one strong
team cannot beat another team from
another town in the state in the pre-
|liminaries, it certainly has no right ia
the championship after having gone
the tournament playing easy teams
and then taking on a team that y
normally as strong as It is In the
finals after that team has played other
strong teams, and thereafter being de-
clared champions.
This year no one can forecast as to
how the drawing will result. 1t may
he that in the preliminaries all the
strog teams will be matched against
all the weak teams, which would be
really the ideal situation, and 1t may
be that the weak and the strong will
BE punched, each group to itself, as
was the case last year. However this
results, 1t Is certain that the team
that comes out unbeaten and 1t there
al declared champion will be the team
of the whole number entered that has
shown the most Of endurance, Of skill
and team play throughout the game.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
BUCKHANNON WINS
FROM SH|NNSTON
By Large Score in a Came
Played on Buckhannon
Floor.

puCKHANNoN, Jan. 20. = The
shinnston high school basketball team
WAS showed under by the Buckhannon
aulnt Saturday night, the locals using
substitutes and scoring at will on the
shinnston boys. The final score was
"A to 16. The Shinnston team was
HELPLESS before the fast rlshes OF the
puckhannon team. Lineup and score:
pnckhannon. Shinnst0n.
Parker ..............,.
Forward.
weaver .....,.............. Hursey
Forward.
shroyer ...........,........ shahan
Center.
Hymes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. McAiurrer
Guard.
lAynelQ ..............s...... oMltu
Guard.
Substitutions: Buckhannon-Hymes
for Weaver, Shroyer for Hyrnes, Steele
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30

WASHINGTON IRVING
a r A WINS CONTEST
From the MorgantoWn High
School Basketball VI.
Quintet.

rhn ufnohinu tnn Irving hiHh Qnh0nIi
.ate .h"m sra Jn,oatad the Morsans
nasa sIah snhoo, sva IN a a. y and az.
NM ,an = aIonod M ,ho Washinpton
yn.ins s h,aS p sesoa, svmnas;mm soor
c at,ns,u e,anins Nv . scora ~ az ~
~ Z
M, 49,. raj, :, ~ samo N. sfoy.
md rn%,ntercstin tbe Clarksburr
Nov, hainr mrahjo ~ cavc tbe nall and
ths Morrantown boys being unable TO-
GOT ~nossession OF the piRskin. The
washington irving team missed about
thirty. easy shots in this period that
shmlld hive been easy field goals,4
Timo and time again they would take /
the ball away from the Morgantownf
team and nv clever team work carry
n down the-,oor under their own bass.
lket and after two or three members.
Of their team would try for field goals
would lose tho ball to Morgantown.
After twenty minutes OF this kind
of nlny theh half ended with tho score
IA Ia ; IN favor Of washington irving
Whom the second period started II
was readily seen that the ten minutes
rest Ind dbne both teams a world Of
eood md the scoring started on right
away with Iouden, Of the MorEanfown,
team. caglng a field goal IN less thar
thirty seconds. From this time. Oh
untll the referees whistle ended Qhe
game. tho play was fast and firicNs
many personal fouls being called on
both teams.
p.,... 49,. .,h,.,.,,,.d q. nsorse
.,nan VIZ nv We" "nS y, tha Arst hsif
80 ~ - a. .a,,. nIi, ,,lsy,rg
was tne sun u lne sain .iHl Az
~ saS ~ a.. y -, ,,a. M hests
goals anu MA LOOT "orN was sne u.s.
seen on the local floor for many
games. He iost several heiu so.is
thal ne shouiu nu'e hau uuA v1s
nary circumstances. Several times the
pigskin rolled around the rim two Or
three times to drop on on the outside.
Bailey is n Of the llghtest me I'M
the league but tits doubtful Il therea
Is q faster or better shot in the en-
tire league. Dawson. captain OF thep
local boys, played a good floor garied
but was of on his shooting. only seq
curing four field goals and three foulsa
ont Of eight chances, which is far be4i
low his ayeragc playing. Louden, o.
former payis.Elkins College man, was
the best noint gamer for the Morgan9G
town five. He made eight OF It's four
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
Wesleyan win Play
Westminster Team

for shroyer, Critics for Steele. Stanley
for Hymes, Rohrbaugh for Shroyer,
Bump for Layfeld. Shinnston-Vas-
sar for Smith.
field goalsIParker 70, Weaver /,
shroyer 6, Hymes 8, Steele 1, Critics
2, Cunningham 2, Hursey 3, McMur-
rer /.
Foul goals-Parker 2 out Of 6, Hur-
sey 4 out Of 8.
Referee-H. A. stansbury.
Scorer-Daniels.
Scorer-Leonard.
Time of halyes-20 minutes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
VIRGNIAS
RIFLE TEAM
FIFTH
Among College Teams in Run
ner Up Class with a
Score of 985.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--Perfect
scores Of 1000 we're made during the
last week by three teams, Michigan
Agricultural College, Massachusetts
Agricultural College and Washington
State College, competing In the inter
collegiate rifle matches in progress
under auspices of the National Rifle
Association. Kings Mills, o., with
997 made the high score In the inter
club competition. The runners up
among the colleges follow:
Norwich University 997, Cornell 996,
United States Naval Academy 800, Uni
yersity Of Michigan 9S9, West Virginia
sS5. Iowa State College 9s4, and Har-
ward 9s1.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
and Mcintyre
To Coach State Team
To Have Joint Control d
Mountaineers during the
Coming Season.

MORGANToWN, Jan. 29.-EIgie
Tobin, Of Youngstown, o., and Mont
gomery Mcintyre, Of New Martins
vile were tonight chosen as Joint
football coaches Of the West Virginia
University for 1915. The men were
assistants to Coach Sol Metzger last
season. Under the new arrangement
they will have joint authority and re-
sponsibility. A years contract was
signed. The athletic committed de-
cided to make an effort to transfer the
game with Rutgers to Morgantown
and discussed a proposition to stage
a state high school track andsfeld
meet here next spring,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
srEcHER THROWS HENDERSON.

Two western athletes appeared in
New York this week and lived up to
the reputation which preceded them,
something Of a novelty for the
snort followers of that city. Joe
stetcher, the Dodge, Neb., wrestler,
showed that he was a master of the
mat game by quickly throwing Mort
Henderson and Howard Drew Of the
University of South California proved
that as a sprinter he was headed
toward a comeback after an off sea-
ann - ,f-Il-lza-rl
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30

which will begin on the course Of the
Havana Country Club on Washing
toms birthday, should result In some
high class golf. There are a number
a. American and english residents
AZ cuba who play an excellent game
ana being thoroughly at home on the
Country Club course, which Is tar
fromIbeins an easy eighteen hold
circuit, they should be able to give
the Invaders from the States. Q hard
battis for titular hcncrs.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
Diamond Talk Takes on Def
mite Form Despite Prepar-
atoms for Carnival.

HUNTINGTON, Jan. 29.-In spite
of the fact that all energy is being bent
toward a successful carnival, begin
ming February II, baseball talk al
Marshall Is taking on definite form
As the home schedule is nearing COM
pletion the student body and Hunt
tington, fans are beginning to look for
ward to the early workouts of Coach
Chambers's cohorts with a great deal
Of pleasure. Assured Of a fine team
made up from last years regulars. the
talk Of new, men that are promising s
causing no little comment.
OF last seasons team, the crack
young inflelders. known as the Gold
Dust kids because Of their youth and
size, is expected to have opposition
at every corner from the new men
but there are many who are firmly
convinced that, Spearen at third, Cal
laway at short, Echols at second and
Workman at first, will be seen at their
old places, The most talked Of new
corners are O'Brien, the giant first
sacker, who is said to be q great hit
ter, Derien, a. much touted wonder
from Cedar Grove and Cremeans Of
Hamlin. All these men are out Tor
the first corner job. The heady Work
man, who acted as an anchor for last
seasons infield, will have his hands
full holding his Job. It Is hardly like
ly that any Of the new ones can beat
|htnt fielding but his hitting is not 80
strbng as II should be. For second
base EcholsF will have to battle 1t out
with Sterling, a local high school
star. Sterling established a fine repu-
tatlon in high school and In the city
league last season. On short stop,
Hill, who broke his leg at the begin
ming Of last year, will be out against
Galloway. Hill made the team last
season, but was unfortunate enough
to get hurt after three games had been
played. Spearen seems to have clear
sailing at third unless Fred Burton
returns this spring. Burton led the
team in hitting last spring but was in
itust half the games. He has had to
work this winter and 1t Is doubtful
whether he can return. esn
Z III the outfeld Big Wilbur Fisher,
the sensation Of the big green cham
pions, will be seen in center. Elder
whose hitting was responsible for
many Marshall victories, is not in
school, but Ii expected to return this
semester. II these two are in the line
up the hitting Of the champs will be
GOOD. for each will hit close to- four
hundred in college circles. In addi-
ton to these men Joe Hall, Of Morris
Harvey, one Of the best base runners
that has been on a West Virginia dia-
mond for years, and Beverly Maynard,
pitcher and outHelders for Williamson,
are, expected to add strength.
THE batteries will be well taken
care fuf In the catching department
80 NE.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
TWO PLAYERS
Sent to Pacific Coast League
by the Brooklyn National
League Club.
a., AssoelArrp paEs1'

NEW york, Jan. 29,-Joseph j
Chabek. pitcher, and William thinner
man, outfelder, were released by the
Brooklyn National League club today
to Oakland Of the Pacific Coast Ella
que, In. part payment for James q
Johnston, outieldef, recently obtained
by Brooklyn from the Federal League
II was announced also that Leon J.
Galore; pitcher, Is to be released,
probably to montreal, Of the Inter.
natiofalnL1eague.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30

by Captain Shannon and Pinch Hitter
Holly. The pitching end Is easily seen
to BIO very strong with lawrence and
DAVIDSON taking the leading roles, sup
ported by Maynard and Dotson, both
of whom are said to be very good.
With experienced batteries and in
field, and but one new man to break
in for the outerworks the big green
looks good and seems to Justify the
wonderful schedule that is being ar
ranged for them.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
SPEEDY OHIOANS
OUTPLAY VARSITY
In Last Few Minutes Of Game
and Win by a Score OF
20 to 20.

MoRGANToWN, Jan. 29.-one of
the fastest and hardest fought games
ever played in Morgantown was stag
ed here tonight between the Marietta
college floor team and the West vir-
gfnla University FIVE, the Marietta
team added another to its string OF
victories by defeating the noun
talneers 20 to go.
The contest was featured by won-
dertul team work by both ives and
sensational shooting. d. Whiting at
forward for Marietta, defeated West
Virginia lonehanded by making "a Of
his teams % points, caging eight
field goals and six foul goals. For
West Virginia Rodgers and Latterner
were the stars, playing great door
game and shooting from all angles.
The defensive work of both teams
was good and only two goals were
shot from beneath the basket during
the entire contest. Several baskets
were Gagged from mid-1oor.
The two teams played even practi-
cally all the way excepting the first
three minutes Of play when Marietta
a up a ~hve-point lead. The ohioars
were never headed but five minutes
before the final whistle, the noun
taineers were only n point behind
the score being 10 to 18. A held
goal and two foul goals in the clos
ing minutes Of play saved the game
for the visitors.
Marietta West Virginia
D. Whiting ........... RODGERS
Forward.
Wikstrom .............. "heFstlus
Forward.
Turnbull .............. Latterner
Center.
G. Whiting ......:...... Loudin
Melster ........,.........'' hiite
Guard.
substitutions-for Marietta, With
inston for Wickstrom. West Virginia,
Latterner for Kersting, Ice for Lat
terner.
Field goals-D. Whiting 8, Turn
BULL, c. Whiting 1, Rodgers 4. Lat
terner 8, Hite 1.
Goals from fouls-D. Whiting 8
out Of IA, Kersting 4 out of 2. Rod
gers 0 out of 2, Ice 0 out of 1.
Referee-Jones.
Time Of periods-20 minutes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
NEW JUNIOR RECORD.

NEW YORK, Jan. ga new junior
record for the two mile run-nine
minutes So AS se%conds-was made by
Pat Flynn, of the Irish-American Ath-
letic Club, at the national junior In
door championships in Brooklyn to-
night. The former record was nine
minutes 40 3-5 seconds, made by Mike
DeYanney In 1913.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CUT
right for Barry, McCue for May.
Foul goals-Dayis- Elkins,. Whet-
10. Barry 6, Weimer s, Whetzell l,
McKenty a. Homecoming, Stafford 2,
Spears 2, Clark 8, Pell !.
Foul goals-Davis Elklns, Whet-
zell 2 out OF s. Homecoming, McKenty
S out Of Z.
Referee--Nallen.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
HOMECOMING
DEFEATED BY
DAVIS ELk|NS
Speedy Maryland Players Are
Trimmed by a Score Of
81 to 80.

ELKINS, Jan. 29--The Davis
Elkins team defeated the fast Iona
coming, Md, Eve tonight by a score
OF So to 33. in a game tiercely con-
tested from start to finish. the col
lege lads taking the lead early In the
game, never to be headed. Tho
Maryland champs showed real flashes
Of speed and goal shooting, but the
smaller opponents covered them fast
and closely.
The playing Of Hamlll was easily
the feature OF the game. Besides
playing the floor In peerless style he
dropped ten goals from field. Welmer
also shot we'll in the last half. Cap
tain Barry did his share with slS
field goals, The guarding OF May
and Whetzell was very effective. This
is the third time the Homecoming five
has been defeated In three years.
The score and summary follows:
Dayis.Ellins Homecoming
Barry (Capt.) .,.....,,,, MckentS
Forward,
Hamlll .,........,.',.,, otdio'u
Forward,
Weimer observation-disclosures, spears
Center.
Whetzell ...,......,,.... Clark
Guard.
May zen
Guard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20
c, 0, P, LEADERS IN
CONFERENCE TODAY

New York. July 20.--Harmony OF
effort was the object OF meeting
here today OF Republican Nominee
Hughes. Chairman Wilcox. the ma
ti0nal campaign committee. the COM
mittee OF United States senators ap-
pointed to handle the senatorial cam
paign and a congressional committee,
II was the Hrst "get-together"
meeting OF all the forces that will
try. to oust President Wilson In
November. Hughes addressed the
meeting briefly. urging that he would
not consider success complete unless
there was a victory In the presi-
Dental, senatorial and congressional
fights.
The conferees were entertained al
luncheon by Wilcox and planned 10
remain In session until late this even
ing.
Hughes said today he had made no
further plans for his transcontinental
trip, and indicated that his st. Paul
date OF August . was only tentative
He said he hoped he would have a
complete itinerary ready to announce
after today's meeting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
CONTINUED From Page ~

lean homes three weeks ago which
are just, coming to light here on the
border. General Funston and his
stan officers are hearing them, shep-
kowski put his finger on tho great
est present fault with the American
army plan.
Can a man be n good soldier and
do good work n he's wondering
whether his family at home has
enough TO eatr"
asked General Funston. after
leaving the jitney and making my
way to his ONCE, The general. whose
perspiring head was leaving patches
OF dampness on the leather back OF
the huge chair In which he sat, lean
ed forward. saying earnestly:
''Of course not. permitted ~
men to return home yesterday be-
cause their dependents were suffer
Ing, ana l have so many requests Tor
relief on like grounds that Il win
prove necessary TO release several
thousand within the next few weeks" +"
These men are given three and a
half cents mileage homeward, Money
which has been spent in bringing
them to the border. feeding them and
outfitting them. and then after two
weeks sending them back home. Is
not wasted II Is our payment for
the lesson that In our new army plan
We must provide well for the care OF
soldiers families II we are going to
insist on taking men away from their
families into the army.
What about my family" is the
biggest question In all militia camps
along the border.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20
DECREASE TODAY IN
INFANTHE PARALYSIS

New York, July 20.--A decided de-
crease in the number Of new infan-
tile paralysis cases is showed In re-
ports to the health department today
on what physicians regarded as the
first real test day OF the week. in
determining the course Of the cpl
demic.
The new cases today numbered 119
against 142 yesterday Thirty-one
additional deaths were reported
against 80 yesterday. With today's
deaths and new cases the total num-
ber OF children and adults stricken
with the disease reached 2,442. and
the total fatalities 487.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20

slowly drenched with q destructive
FIRE OF British high explosives In pre-
paration for new attack. Giant
British shells are now dropping on
German works from guns stationed
miles to the rear. British artillery
pieces Of large and small calibre,
acting in unison, are Systematically
pounding the new German first lines.
! The roar Of guns is continuous.
The Germans are replying only occa-
sionally. Either they are seriously
out-gunned or are saving their am
munition.
! British aircraft. without molesta-
tion. are directing the fire Of the ar
tillery. Since the beginning Of the
Anglo-French push" German air
craft have been surprisingly absent.
Allied flyers and balloon observers
have been working in security. OBJ
tanning valuable Information.
From a height short distance in
the rear they obtained an excellent
view Of Fricourt. Contalmaison.
Mametz village, Mametz wood,
Bazentin-Le-Grande and other posi-
tions recently conquered by the Brit
ish.
Later our party traversed the val
ley of the Somme and entered the
ruins OF Fricourt. once a German
stronghold. but stormed and captured
by the British early in their great
offensive.
Imagine a giant steamroller pass
ing over any American town Of 1000
inhabitants, and you get an idea Of
Fricourt today. The little French
town has been literally wiped OF, the
map. German dugouts and shell
holes represent the spike holes Of a
huge steamroller The rest OF the
town is in debris. Here and there
from the hole OF battered German
dugout comes sickening stencil that
tells Of rotting corpses.
High British officers say that the
purpose Of the British offensive is
not speed, but to recover by slow.
steady pushes every yard OF invaded
French and Belgian territory at a
minimum expenditure OF human blood
and by a heavy expenditure Of high
explosives, OF which there is an ample
supply.
Fighting must go on below as well
as above ground. The Germans have
Icatacombed all villages to escape shell
fire. At Bazentin-Le-Grande, for in
stance, the underground caverns
sheltered 5000 men.
The entire Anglo-French front in
the Somme offensive is as far as the
eye can see literally swarming with
men and material.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20
DEUTSCHLAND
STILL IN DOCK

Baltimore. July 20.--Dawn today
found the German submarine freight
er Deutschland still docked here.
hanked by obseuring harges and the
protecting tug Timmons, Maneuvers
before daylight led to the belief that
she intended to make dash for the
Virginia capes, but what her plan
now may be Is hidden In u mystery
deeper and darker than the mud be-
meath her.
A run for the capes before or after
nightfall seems logical and probable.
During the night the Deutschland's s
matches we're fastened and her fore
and aft masts telescoped. so that only
her periscope showed.
This. with the extra precaution by
patrolmen. launches and the search
light operators on the Timmons. gave
rise to the impression that at last
the giant undersea freighter intended
starting homeward.
In the moonlight the submarine
lay like a giant green fish. Now and
again the Timmons puffed close to
her. jealously guarding her from the
curious, Finally. at s a. m. sne
opened line in the barges. maneu-
vered for a few minutes and seemed
ready for the dash.
It failed to materialize. The cor
don was closed again and the mys-
|tery was more mysterious than ever.
Captain Hinsch. transportation mas
ter for the new freighters, is whisper
ing to his friends that the Bremen
win dock here by Saturday. Certain
ly everything points that way--and
to the departure of the Deutschland
either simultaneously or earlier.
Members Of the crew scoffed at
published reports that they feared
death on the return journey through
capture in allied submarine nets.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20
MEN NOT EXCLUDED
FROM KANSAS CITY PARK

Kansas City. July 20.--Again it's
just Prospect Point, and not the ex-
elusive woman's park created two
weeks ago. The park board re-
scinded its order establishing the
Adamless garden, following receipt
of petition from property owners
Their plea was that the park had
always been a neighborhood affair
and to make 1t an exclusive park fol-
women would deprive many OF the
privileges OF using IT, Certain wo-
men insinuated that men just cant
stand to see girls get something all
for themselves.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-20
Heading Him on.

Mr.. Slowgait about to propose; time.
II D. MIL am about to say something.
Miss Cblllington. that should have
said some time ago Look into my eyes
and tell me II you cannot guess what II
is. Miss CbilIington tsuppressing a
yawn)-Ycu look M sleepy as ! feel, 10
| suppose you must be going to say
Good night London Stray Stories