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WELLSBURG

WE.lI,STV nc; Nov = Samri. !
George. head Of IN" :. Ci"nrri company
and III" G,o7g" & Sh"rrard company.
has come forward with - Suggest I"i'
which il is believed j: followed. Will m""'
ihr Suhltiuu ~ III" watr" uii"%il"n "a"
W"ll&hnrg. tn" Uf;"r - u"ihin. nor"
or less than rhr u,;.r Of IA" iHrG" we'll
of thu G;r"rS, s :ShrriTrd company. l"-
atcd al Scvcn'",.iI;h and 1i1rlcs "tr""i$.
MIR. Georges lhIa i /" har" "a" city VA
tor hoard install = "'.!l' rifuGaI pump
and pnmp IN" water l." ~" water works
rIani thrr" IT, h" lifted 10 IN" nic r"S"r-
vnr hv the pump nuw III u.s.. THIS "ill
Getcrulitr Whcihrr tn" VOL system ~
PRACTICAL IN n. city. and II i"ind -.
tn" city will have &"m'''3iu: d'iinr'" "n
which 10 work I" CIV" IN" cit: par"
W:t'rr
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Medical Inspection Report

No. examined. 20
h"iects-Ey"S. /; ears 5; teeth. ~:
nose. etc. 5: pcdicuinSis. : excluded
Number visits t. home. a. mum Der
visits I" hospital. 10; nu:nhrr cultures
taken. j. number reports from cultures
1: nun Der notices SNmt. Is.
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Explosion victims Recovering

Misses Hcirn and Mildred Arnold or
EdSwnud. VIII" W"r' seriously burned
last Saturday by IN explosion Of GaS
Tn Cherry Lane. nave passed the danger
point and arc now expected IN FULLY re-
cover. Every exposed part Of their
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n"'nS us deputy grand worthy presidepf
E"'Hirn him 10 visit all the aeri.s IN 10
Nt7'"' 4 work that will bc both a nIs,,.
"r' and OF great benefit To hin, ~
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Inexnensive Experiment.

This "Xt" rnr'u'." $!Ht"a My. ''""r%"
wh"r questioned. ''Nlil i"' :: very 'u"N-
i"l,SIS" ono /" the rI'T. ~ ih' inSth''i-
ti"n "f - r"ni,ifaGa! pnnp enough water
ran la. secured :" Furnish An amr'" SIP
pIv tn meet AT demands.
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Teachers r"i."r:I;Ig rs peg zen; 81!
above: Fran; !;hnad..>. {. II. Stri"Nlin.
I:ov StrirklIn. L:.i;Ia Jacob. MatIlh:'
Schart. Maud" Nhar;"il ard Alice 5e!-
Ttcr.
Teachers reporting - p"r cont "r
above: CARR" Nci[aIn. Margaret Hai?u.
clyde Rae. Mary CGrr"n. fIotrfaic'
wills. W:l,i:t Eri;t. sarah Carter, Mar
gar,.t Eallour.. k;h"l McGusk"E. N"ii!"
Lewis la? Snirk. Vida North. .Nda
Caldwell. Mildred Springer. EnnIa VIII
kinson. Ida Woodruff. 5. I. Sirnms aad
Anna Miller.
Teachers reporting II" sard!n"SS; +. z
Nrauuin, F'nr"r,.. wills. Margaret Fal-
lour. Tallie Baird Ethel Nc,,HSk.E. Re-
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Brother KIled

n"i' ON such sad occasion IA ,br an.,
~ mas brother: Harry Bishnp Il
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ozonE.

'Hrcathinc medication "hlch FLacrS
it. hcahnG. soothing \ap"rS through Inc
head. lungs and throat.
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gina L.ittl" Lillian Jacob. Matilda
Srharf. Maud" Whnrtnu. " lila Nr.lu..
AHA Caldwell ind ida Woodruff.
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Cow Trampled to Death

"'E'' when completed and opened. will
Il great benefit 10 III" county.
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Electro Medical nortors who. was
trld. treated bad stomach troubles 30
successfully. After tHu weeks treatment
by heir method / wa$ Ah" to cut. AMI
slrcp well and now | am back at TorF
feeling rACriicnt. .
| hope every one viii" may b" sufici-
ing like me will 60 and seq these D~oI
tors. no'
STANLEY OBE';EESkI. rs
MrMcchen. ". N"'lo
The evening world., 1917-12-20
Athletic Notes

Il is probable after all that the ma
tlonal Junior indoor track and field
championship meet OF the Amateur
Athletic Union will be held in New
York. Chicago and ST. Louis have
both been advised by the A. A. u. au-
thorities that they could have the
games for the asking, but neither has
evinced any desire for the meet and
the same state OF affairs holds true
at Boston and Philadelphia,
AdJutant General Charles II. Sheriff. o.
the New York Guard has given his Pp-
prevail to the proposal to hold a series
Of b!-Weekly indoor track meets In the
various arnories OF the city. Gen.
Sheriff. said at tho r. 5. A. l.. games
In the 22d Regiment Armory last week
that the games proposed by tho Anna
teur Union authorities would serve the
useful purpose OF developing young men
physically for military service and tina
the state should take every means 90
foster such "A move.
Chris Dalton. the veteran timer. Is re-
covering from n broken arm which he
suffered by falling m the slippery pave
ments last week, Dalton Ia one OF the
most efficient timers In the country, and
he ia to he seen a. every championship
track and field meet.
The evening world., 1917-12-20
100000 Infieid
Still Cuts Big
Diamond Figure

The famous 5000 900 in;lei1 OF the
A'hlstics-BaLer. Harry. Collins and
Dlvs-which Connie Mack sold, with
the exception OF tho last named, f.
Itlu cutting a big figure In bascbaI
according to the official fielding aver.
ages Of the American League.
Mcinnis was second only 20 Gandl OF
Chicago among the first bascmen last
season.
Jack Barry. once "A saortstop but nov
playing second base with the Boston
Red sox. and Eddie Collins now second
baseman for the Chicago White Sor.
we're first and second. respectively.
among the second oasemen. while J.
Franklin Baker. now with tho New
YORK Yankees. mas tied with Buck
Weaver " the Chicago White SoN as the
real leaders among tho third basemen
OF 1911.
This Is mute testimony to their re-
markable baseball skill and further evil
dence OF what these four men meant a.
a combination to the Philadelphia Attn
letIcs when they were winning %pennants
and worlds championships several years
ago.
Going back TO the oficiai averages,
Everett Scott. OF the Boston Red Sox.
was the real leader among the short
stops, Ray Schalk. OF Chicago. among
the catchers. while Jacobson. OF 81.
Louis. led Amos strunk OF Philadel-
phia and IIughie High Of tho Yankees
among the outnelders.
In every case one or more players
who took part In few games were the
nominal leaders. but the real honors
belong 10 those mentioned.
walter johnson, the wonder pitcher
~ Washington. turned In a perfect
Cieldlng average by accepting no less
than ninety-eight chances without an
error In forty-elght games. George
Mogridge OF tho Yankees and RUDE
Schauer OF Philadelphia also estab-
their skin as flelders, the for
mer accepting seventy-seven chances
and the latter seventy-six chances
without n misplay.
The Boston Red o led In team
fielding with a mark OF .s72, while the
worlds champion White Sox were
second with a mark OF So. TO the
credit az the Yankees, let Il be re-
corded hat the New York team I'm,
ished third. only W points peh'hd
The White sox. by the way, were
third In team batting and second ~
team fielding. and their average high
standing In both carried them to the
peak OF baseball In 1917.
The evening world., 1917-12-20
Sport Briefs

when Clematis H.. the English
mare which was n OF the good
horses in the handicap division this
year, finishes her career on the turf
she will be retired to the stud and
bred TO Short Grass. This Ia the
intention OF L. Walter Lissberger and
Jvel Jacobs, who bought her f0T &hloo
at tho dispersal sale or the racing
stable OF the late oscar Lewisohn at
D.rland's Riding Academy last fri
day night.
HUMBOLDT. Ia, Dec. -Humoo
turned from It's normal tasks to place IN
Union Cemetery here the body OF fIahN
4 Gotch. the man whose wrestling fane
brought public attention to this Htt'e
city. Gov. W. l.. Harding was among inc
hundreds OF personal friends OF the Iate
,hanplon who attended the funeral SER
vices in the Congregational Church, set
for mldafternoon.
HANOVER, y. H.. Dec. 20.-The pafs-
mouth football schedule for neNt year -
As follows: oct. 3. Springfield y NJ T.
A.. at Hanover ~, Massachusetts, ASs'os
at Hanover, ~, rem SNaNV - -
Il. syracuse al New York Nov. :. New
Hampshire State at Hanover; y, rem
s|ylyania al Philadelphia TO- Boston COT
lege al Hanover, 20. Brown AT BOSTON,
Berkeley-Irving School routed the Z,
G.. \. Y. freshman swimming team IN a
.ual meet held In the c. 9. y, y pool by
a score Of "a 10 20. Berkeley-lrvins,
with Henry McAleenan and Leo dleoel
swimming in inyincible style on lhe re.hy
team. got an early lead by outswlm'nln
the &. g n. \. Y. boys In the relay race
and CAPTURED every first place
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, 2o,-The offer
IN reloase lack Hendricks, manager or
The Indianapolls Club OF the American
Nssoclation' FOR 10000 has been with
drawn by j. c. McGill, President or thy
club. according TO a Telegram Fec'''ou
by Hendricks.
The Columbia Grammar school pas
ketball team lost It's first game OF INC
season when II was defeated by the
HARVARD school five In a basketball
game al the West End Gymnasium the
score was 80 10 10,
BRUNSWICK. Me, Dec :o-hsiph
". Perdleton Of Boston, a .pitcner. mas
been elected Captain Of the Bo"1oin
College baseball team 10 succeed orin y.
Donnell. recently called mo m"''a'y
service,
The evening world., 1917-12-20
Boxing Clubs
Win First Round
In Bout With LaU

Nineteen promoters and partici-
pants in boxing at two clubs. who
appeared before Magistrate Corrigan
In Harlem Court. charged with
violating section 1910 OF the
Penal Law. which makes 1t Il
misdemeanor TO hold boxing matches
where an admission fee Is charged.
won the first round In their effort TO
hold boxing Matches since the repeal
OF the Frawley law. The Magistrate
dismissed the charges against sixteen
OF the men and held two negro boxers
in $50 bail each for trial In Special
Sessions.
The Magistrate. In a lengthy review
and opinion. held that ZONE OF the inca
participated" in the boxing exhibition
except tho lighters. He questioned the
constitutlonality OF the law. and said
that II a test were made slre believed
the law would be declared void.
In the case OF tho two fighters held
for Special sessions the Magistrate said
II was a question whether they could
be held responsible for the action OF a
third party or parties in inducing men
To become members OF a club and being
Hl'SfhN ~ AHN bfNAhb NAhahANNh NANS
gave,
lie also said II was not proved
whether the two boxers participated In
a prize night or simply n FparrlnE
match. He held that any legitimate
club might hire any one Il chose to en-
tcrtain It's members.
The testimony was 10 the effect that
all those present at the I'VE matches
became members " the clubs on the
night OF the matches by paying a GER
tain fec,
one OF the clubs In question was the
Polo Athletic Club, at 10th Street and
Park Avenue. which held "A boxing
tournament on Dec. :.
SummOnses were Issued for sever
men. one was discharged last week
and six discharged Yesterday. The
lighters We're not ~apprchended.
The other club was the Postman Ath-
ietic Club Of Harlem. l35th Street and
Madison Avenue, which gave an ehhibl-
ton last Friday. The two negro fighters
who were held for Special Sessions
boxed at this exhibition.
The evening world., 1917-12-20
LeUis Scores Another Victory
By Use of Deadly deadlock

Stranger Lewis has reluctantly agree
to meet George MHni'h tonight In tHs
cstch-rS-cntrh-ran tourney at the L'S-
iugton Theatre with this Knockout grip
barred.
Nrostlors and promoters IN all parts
81 the country are protesting against
further Use % the dangerous head hol!
iscI Curlcy said to-day hat he wOui I
call an eaIly meeting In some neutral
city, inviting al tho wrestling promo.
teTs aud managers to take part IN the
rafting Of 4 complete set OF rules -
be known Hs the American rules. under
which. all future matches will be com
pctei In caich-as-cstch-can style.
The following letter. received to-day
by Mcssfs. Curley and Meyer. promoters
of the current tourney. accounts for
Joe Stechcr's absence:
Il received your wires and letters
lust IL few days ago. as | was away
from homo for two weeks. am
sorry | could not let you know
sooner that | could not come up for
the tournament. | didn't receive
your letter until too late to cancel
several small dates In this neck Of
the woods. but II you have anything
IN the future, kindly let me know.
and | lppc we viii be able to ar
range some dates. I remain yours
sincerely. JOE STECHER."
To-nlght's card
FINISH MATCHES.
Hans Fucgt v, Hans Assam. YudH HusSno
- ChArls p~pHhti, SuIA HsvonpsA ". Henry
yoGel. ISmet Nus Tufalos w. ur. II. \ Roller
Stranger Lewis Va G"Ofpe Maui'h,
The evening world., 1917-12-20

Ing game seems to Improve in that city As the
sa'e receipts INCREASE at every show.
HAPPY smith, the cas-, side is
now boxing under the management Of Nike Nc
'oWan. Mike cas- smith matched with Patsy
hrAnniEbn for ten rounds al New Castle. Pa. CO
reIt week, and Young McAuline FOR fifteen rounds
al Battling LevinsD's club a. Bridgeport. Conn
On NeE Years afternoon.
lary sione. the ocAl fighter who i sill tAkins
part In bouts at Australia and also losing many Of
them, met Lew Edwards. the Australia fizhter. In
a twenty Eound bout At Sydney a few weeks aso
Tor the lightweight championship title Of that
country aud los, the deiSion on points. The ~.
celpis were $500 and a. both fighters fought for
- ger cent. Of tie money. each resolved s825.
Han Hatfield Of Bridgeport. through Terry Lee.
viii probably ciinci a tttr-n-r round bout between
Frankie HUNS Of Jersey city And N. O. EgEcn
II the wet side. Tn. match Il will
~ STAGED during the seNond week 10 JAnuary.
burns aud ESgciS fought once before 10 the above
Hy. tumthira one Of the bsrt encounter staged
In he Nutmeg STATE. M0st likely the manager,
u tho two boxers viii accept the clubs terms
It's sftemoon.
The evening world., 1917-12-20
Hockey NeWs

ST Paul's School OF Concord. N. H.,
will face the Nassau hockey team
otherwise the Princeton University In
formal seven. in the opening game OF
New York's hockey season at the ST.
RINK tonight. Tho Prince
ton seven Is green and inexperienced,
but has developed rapidly in It's few
practice sessions at the rink. and ind!-
cations point to a close game.
the frst games of the i~nterscholastic
championship series. under the direction
OF the, r.. s. A. L., will be played at the
Brooklyn Ice Palace tomorrow night,
when the Manual Training and Flush.
ing High School and Jamaica and
Erasmus teams clash In a doubie-
header.
T.ie Crescent A. G. Is having diff
Guilty In getting together an all Brook
lyn seven for the proposed lnterc!,y Sc
Ties, and there Is a chance thai the
projected series Of intercity games
will be called off.
The evening world., 1917-12-20
Stranger Pins Tommy Draak's
Shoulders to Nat After 10
Minutes and II Seconds of
Rough Wrestling.
THERE was an exciting mixture
OF wrestling and fistcuffs in
the catch-as-catch-can tourney

"HEliE was an exciting mixture
OF wrestling and fistcuffs in
the catch-as-catch-can tourney
at the Lexington Theatre last night.
The real fireworks began with the
start OF the final match. between
Lewis and Tommy Draak OF Holland.
Drank. who las all along been one OF
tho chief DIRECTORS to tho deadlock,
said that II that hold were allowed
everything would go"
When George Bothner gave the
word. Drank rushed madly ut his man.
forcing Lewis back of tho wings with
punches and butts and rlamming him
TO the boards. lsewis's head and arms
struck heavily. and when Bothner
managed to get the men back on the
mat Il was apparent that Lewis was
Kroggy.
Draak continued to disregard all
rules. and Bothner would have been
justified In disquallfying the man
from Holland half Il dozen times.
After they had boen at t. a few
minutes Lewis began to get his bear
ings and. securing the headlock,
brought his mar down. Drask broke
this hold by punching and klcklng'
but was gToggy when he got to his
Feet. lie rushed again n made no
pretense OF keeping on the ma Al
one time he almost forced Lewis over
| the footlights.
I = IN AAlAuAAe
| the deadlock after 10 minutes and IL
seconds. lie vas practically out for
a time, but when he got up Draak was
Htill aggressive, declaring he could
beat Lewis with the deadlock barred.
The show began with a limited match
between John ~lIoracle Of Wilmington
and Fred Pilakon. the powerful Finn.
This proved to the a tame bout and went
the 20 minutes without a fall.
THAI expected bur!esque with Sula
U]nNOIpau as the star performer almost
developed into a rough house. The
pow sI.uily muaclrd lyHn Linow was the
other participant In tho act and the
agar when hevonpaa butted with a
hump that could be heard all over the
house.
from that moment Il vas action every
second with Hevonpua forgetting the by
play. Several times Linow almost pin
ned his man TO the mat and Just as
time expired he appeared 70 be getting
the Finn with a body hold. Linow didn't
want 10 stop ana the Management an
nUunced thty would put tho pair on TO a
finish saturday night.
Wladek Zbyszko knew entirely too
much for Dsmetrius Totalos. the Greek
champion. who II probably the strong
est man In the tournament. Just when
Tofalos was trying to turn XbysZko over
with "a hAlt nelson, the Pole suddenly
shifted and caught his opponent with
a bridge and arm hold from which To-
faloA could not escape, The time was
l.H
DR.. II. r. Roller. probably the most
popular wrestler In the meeting. sprang
a sensation by throwing Pierre La
Beige, the Belgian human spring.' In
II seconds.
Because he has been so much criti
cized fpr using the deadly deadlock
The evening world., 1917-12-20

PROVIDENCE, r.. l., Dec. 70
Johnny Russell, New York's sensational
nywcight. fought Young Montreal OF
Providence ten furious rounds here last
eight rounds, In the ninth and tenth
Russell came like a whirlwlnd and
Montreal slowed up. Russell scoring a
clean knockdown, N the tenth round,
n majority OF the fans thought Russell
had won. In the semi-fiual Barney
Snyder. the Boston flyweight. made .
chopping block out Of Corona Kid.
snyder winning the decision.
The evening world., 1917-12-20

Cross fund. too. Just to get a crack
at Jess.
One city offers an arena covering
two blocks OF the State capitol
grounds and promises a crowd OF
eighty thousand people. Sacramento,
Cal. offers that battle-ground, and TO
turn all moneys owe to the Red
Cross. And there Is talk OF the pos
sibility " holding such a fight. Tor
such Il cause. right here in Madison
Square Garden. II Il were held here
almost any pr.cc could be charged
for tickets.
II IN" tight IL held u should be
staged in some great centre OF popu-
lation, IN an arena that would ac-
commOdatc by far the greatest crowd
that ever attended u 81 orting event
II Il could be held out Of doors II
might pay TO build a mighty arena
especially for this one battle.
The evening world., 1917-12-20

yVTHATENER happens, Jess Will
w ard has gained more publicity
through his simple announce
than +. T. Barnum evcr dreamed
OF. II he goes through with the
scheme, md wins. he a travel
around the country next summer
with the best advertised circus that
ever went under a tent, and no one
will ever annoy him by questioning
his patriotism, or ask why he isn't on
the lighting line, lie will have done
hts bit" IN a style NJ for a worlds
champion.
And II Jess should 30 through with
Il. and be licked, Ne could % least
have the satisfaction Of having given
his country what tcw men have &
give.
The evening world., 1917-12-20

Twenty 70 four . hour bowlinu
match is TO be held in Chicago.
No way OF stopping il, as both
men are Of aue.
The evening world., 1917-12-20


A MONG the promoters who would
~ like to run a Willard-F1ulton
fight are Matt Hlnkle Of Cleve-
land, who offers 10 put up a million
dollar purse. II given the right to run
the bout under Government authority
and use the moving pictures through
out the country. A million dollar
purse sounds ike something. Not
even Tex Richard ever talked In such
figures. Perhaps Tex would outbid
Hinkle. under the same conditions
And Ierhaps he wouldn't,
James buckley and Dick Cur!ey
offer 10 put on Willard u Fulton
within two hours ride Of New York
City for twenty rounds TO a decision.
They have the ugena-One OF the
finest in the couutry-ca pablo OF
holding about 10000 people I II com
fort. They oner to stand the eN-
penses OF running the bout them
selves, and turn all receipts over "a
the Red Cross fund. In accordance
with Wizards desire. Buckley and
Curley have two other arenas In view
should the first not entirely suit
Willard.
Jack Curley offers 20 nun the bout
and have "a rich friend" pay Fulton
$4,000 on the side. willard NIGH
not like this proposition. But per
haps Fulton would kindly toss tina
little I'D ten thousand into the Rec
The evening world., 1917-12-20

Just because the Governor OF New
York declared fighting illegal. don't
try and slip a Ncapolitan bootblack a
Canadian dime.
The evening world., 1917-12-20
Fistic NeUs Job. sya,e,l and Gossip

Fred Fulton. the elongated heavy
weirht NJ Ninnosota will receive a nice
sum OF money for engaging In q ten
round no.declsion bout with Billy Mlske
=, :, poui -, tho ConitoI CIV q n,
q, ~, -, -, 90 a.. n, a.. 90 90, Az
81 i'uI on 'a'' 70 :" -
per ceh' VI 'ne h'osS 'o.''p.'' .
Is To drawn DOWN ~ per ceh'' 'l the
gate, As both men are great faNorites
with the light ans OF minneapolis ana
,v.cn $40 Ooo and az. 600 will be taken
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