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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-17

At the Valve and Tank factory
brass and iron castings are being
made steadily now. The brass max
ing is something new and the first
piece run on the machine is in Super
intendent Wuifs possession as a SOU
venir.
The plant is running full capacity
now and those in authority are much
pleased with the progress being made
While still very much behind with or
ders-tanks, etc, are beng turned out
fast at present and travelling men for
the company are going tc be put back
on the road in few weeks.
One Interesting feature Of the valve
and Tank factory lies in tie fact that
here less trouble in getting materials
prevails than elsewhere which can
only be attributed to go.get-jt-your-
self policy carried out extensively
When Mr.. Wedding needs iron he goes
after 1t and 1t come back pretty fast
behind him. The Monongahela road is
shipping promptly. A well known
business man said today: II can get
cars from Pittsburgh and ConneIls-
vile much quicker than l can from
Watson. Wien we want anything
from Watson, We have to so after it
ourselves"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-17

Miss Gladys Kaime has as her housa
guest Miss Elizabeth KenHard. q 9.
Louis, the formers old horne. iss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-17

A well-lnown industrial concern IN
Fairmont said recently: There
doesn't seem to be anything wrong
with the B. e o. railroad here but pu'"A
cussedness.7
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-17

The Lang-crist Box factory IS so
ing to put out several acres IN war
garden right away. They are going
to farm it ON cooperative pIan-the
box factory TO contribute the mems
time and seed and the crop to be
shared among the men working when
it is harvested. II the work at the
factory gets unusually heavy. some
night work will be done TO make up.
The ground 10 be used extends TO the
back Of the box facto-v in front OF the
Valve and Tank factory. Permission
to use this ground has been granted
This IS certainly going to be big
help to Uncle Sam
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-17

CANES Iooays
st. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Washington.
philadelphia at Boston
Detroit at Cleveland.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05

Title Colt
Journeys Not
Likely In 1918

Or. Walter s. Harlan, OF the Co
lumbia Golf and Country club, vice
president of the T. S. @. A., holds out
no hope for championship golf tour
naments during the year 1918.
The u. S. @. A. will probably deter
mine this issue at it's annual meeting
next month. In spite of the fact that
the governing body in tennis, the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association, has decided to restore
championships next season, IL would
seem that there was little likelihood
of the u. 8. G. A. taking any such
action, IL the sentiments of some Of
the officials are taken as a criterion.
In speaking on the subject, Dr.
Harlan recently said:
II can't see that anything has oc-
CURED to cause the United States Golf
association to face about in It's war
policy toward the game. / am firmly
against championship golf under
present conditions, and don't believe
title tournaments can be an artistic
or sentimental success during the
time when our serious thought lies
elsewhere than in sport Recreation
is essential and golf is one of the best
games to furnish 1t, but championship
events are out of place just now"
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hesitation in the affirmative, and we
may point with confidence to the ex-
ample in this respect set by the peo-
pie Of Great Britain and France.
Racing properly conducted has been
countenanced and supported by the
best elements of these two nations
and we are certain that such will be
the case with racing here as it is
at present carried on. To the Sec
ond query, which is a different and
perhaps more important one, we also
answer strongly in the affirmative.
For over $50 years the thorough
bred horse, so-called, has been the
chief element in breeding animals OF
courage, substance, general utility
and value; from that strain comes
not only the race horse of today but
that magnificent animal known as
the American trotter, for there is no
important animal OF this typical
American breed Of horse that will
not trace his pedigree In a greater or
less degree to the thoroughbred,
Behind the thoroughbred is the
Arab blood with it's. long history Of
endurance, great perform
ance and. many attractive and useful
qualities.
The racing Of the thoroughbred
horse enables the breeder frequently
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, year and her many brilliant victories
were enough alone 20 give the year
some distinction. Another outstand-
| ing feature of the tennis season was
the brilliant playing OF r. Lindley
Murray, who displayed form that in
the opinion of a great many would
have won him the national title had
there been championship tournaments
or official rating. The season also
saw wonderful playing on the part of
Holcolme Ward, Malcolm Whitman
and Frederick b. Alexander, tennis
stars of ten years ago, as well as
brilliant performing in the junior
class. Charles Garland, of Pittsburgh,
the national junior champion, won
place of distinction by defeating con-
sistently some of the best of the
games older stars.
Though track athletics were great
ly curtailed the year was not without
interest and Clifton Larson, of Brig
ham Young university, was generally
acknowledged to be the brightest
star of the field. Larson's high Jump
ing was of a class to adorn any year
Athletic union could not accept the
unoficial measurements he set q new
worlds mark in a special meet at
Provo, Utah, by jumping 6 feet z rs
inches. His average jump for the
season was slightly under 6 feet
inches d .s. -.s
The indoor season saw brilliant
performances on the part of Joe
Loomts in the sixty-yard dash, Andy
Kelly in the 30O-yard run, Johnny
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, Overton in the 1,OOO-yard as we'll as
the one-mile, and Joie Ray in the
mile-and-a-half and two-mile runs.
Joie Ray showed himself to be the
superior of Johnny Overton in several
competitions, beating him in a special
one-mile race at New York and in the
one-hand-a-half-mil as well as the
two-mile event. Ray set new mark
of 6 minutes As Is seconds in the
mile-and-a-half and minutes IL 2-5
seconds in the tWo-mile.
Football had one of it's most inter
esting seasons in quite while and
mostly because the cantonment teams
were there to put life into things. In
spite of the fact that Yale, Harvard
and Princeton, the leading football
schools of other years, were practfc-
thrills and football fans were kept on
edge. Among the camp teams the
most important were the Newport
naval team, directed by Cupid Black,
the army ambulance team at Allen
town, the Charlestown navy yard
team and the team of stars at Camp
Sherman, o., captained by Bud Talbot.
Georgia Tech looked to be the most
powerful of college teams with
backfeld never surpassed in any year
and an Individual star IN the Indian
Joe Guyon. Glenn Warmers Pitts
burgh warriors and the o. S. y. team.
at Columbus were among the seasons
headliners.. The powerful Rutgers
team, developed by George Sanford
from scant material, was one of the
seasons real features.
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FOR
TOURNAMENT

Valley City, N. D., Jan. 5.-Every-
thing is being put in shape for the
big annual tournament of the North
western Bowling association here
Jan. IL. is and 10.
With the leading bowling stars
from all over the state getting In
shape, all Indications point to the
classiest entry list ever gathered for
competition in the state of North Da-
kota.
There will be three big days OF ac-
ton, and it will be we'll worth the
while Of any bowling enthusiast to be
in attendance.
With so many star teams and indi-
viduals rolling for highest honors,
new state records are looked for in
the I'VE men, doubles and singles
events.
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Though few new records were es-
ia bltshed and though there was little
championship competition the past
year of amateur sports was not an
uninteresting one. Sports in most
every field were kept alive, but they
were valued mostly as a means OF
diversion and physical fitness in time
Of war.
Neither in golf nor. in tennis were
any national titles passed about and
the few large Journeys in these sports
were benefits for various war chart
ties. Chick Evans still retains the
two crowns he won in 1915 as both
open and amateur champion, and Miss
AleXa Stirling remains the women's
champ. Norris Williams is still the
national singles tennis champ.
In spite Of the setback occasioned
by the war, golf enjoyed a fiourishing
year and the many exhibition match
es, replacing the competitions OF nor
NAL years, had almost as great inter
est as the more important events OF
other seasons. Bobby Jones, the boy
wonder of the south, continued at mis-
best clip and Jerome TraVers and
Chick Evans though neither had part
in any tournament play, played their
greatest game in the exhibition
matches they had part in. Mrs. w. A.
Gavin's two-green handicap match
with Jerome Travers was one of the
most interesting affairs of the golfing
year.
Miss Mary K. Browne seems to de-
serve first mention among the per-
formers in tennis through the past
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JOHNNY KILBANE RAPS
HAN and EGG" BOXERS
Says His wOuId-be Opponents shOuId
BE Offering Services Instead
Of Hurting Dena.

Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, o., Jan.
5.-Johnny Kilbane, worlds champion
featherweight boxer, who is boxing
instructor to the thousands Of Ohio
and western Pennsylvania selects in
training here, took a rap at the ham
and egg" fighters who are hurting
defis at him.
The Cleveland featherweight says
that his would-be opponents would
do far more good for Uncle Sam by
offering their services to the United
States to help teach the daAfted men
how to defend themselves and thus
help whip the Hun.
Kilbane says that before be came to
the big cantonment he could not get
a fight for love or money, and now he
is deluged with challenges from un-
knowns. He asserts he intends TO
remain here with the selects.
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DEATHS OF PAST YEAR
IN WORLD OF SPORTS.

Racing-Schuyler Parsons, Philip
Dryer and oscar Lewisch, amateur
riders; John Higgins, trainer; Arthur
Redfern and Joe McCahey, profession
al Jockeys. .E
Boxing-Bob Fitzsimmonss former
heavyweight champion; Charley
White, famous referee; Les Darcy, the
Australian; Dick Roche, the man who
backed Sullivan; Al Palzer and John
ny Shaw.
Wrestling-Frank Gotch, retired.
undefeated champion Of the world.
Baseball-Tim Mundane, baseball
writer; w. G. Weart, baseball writer;
and w. c. Temple, originator OF the
world series.
Lawn Tennis-Dr James Dwight,
father of lawn tennis; Willie Smith,
open champion in 1899.
Track Athletics - Everett Jansen
Wendell of Harvard, first American
athlete to run 100 yards in 10 seconds
fat H.
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quite, brother! I see your viewpoint
clearly. 1t is the message Of Paul
wish to carry.
And the drummer says: Sure!
Paul was all right! He was a good
old scout. You just throw that stuff
OF PauIs about servants obey your
masters and women, If you want ia
know anything, ask the old man at
home around in big chunks, and send
me a bill for the chunks. So long!
] got to keep moving"
Blasphemy! l wonder II that is
the sort of stuff the Christian people
of North Dakota want their children
to be fed upon in this great struggle
for release from the unseen pow
ers" that bind them.
Columbia has a part here, and she
says: notwithstanding the
neutrality of hell-the money chang
er's pact with death-a bloody bar
gain with the war lords; peace with
damnation. that the profits OF these
spectators may be protected.
That is the way the defendant re-
fers to the neutrality of the United
States, her country" neutrality Of
hell"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
She Saw Nothing
Good In America.

When she came up from the
south she passed through the
greatest empire God ever made.
the richest empire in resources,
the best adapted to human life
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, the
Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Min
nesota,-soil and climate, coal
and iron, and water, and every
thing that men can want. Who
owns this empire? Did you ever
stop to think about that? Who
owns it? This government own
ed 1T once-this rich mans gov
eminent" dominated and
shackled by the capitalists" One
time the government owned all
this. Who owns it now? The
men. or the sons OF men, or the
grandsons Of men, to a very large
extent, who came across the
ocean in emigrant ships, or came
out here from the eastern coast in
prairie schooners. They own it.
They were strangers in a strange
land, coming here within half a
century, most of them, without
money and without friends, most
Of them. And yet today will
guarantee that at Mrs. O'Hare's
meeting at Bowman, seVenty-five
per cent of that audience rode to
that meeting in automobiles.
How did they get them? Why,
this government that is scorned
and spat upon, handed them out
Ito whom? the people. What
people? The bankers and
capitalists? No. Just to the
common herd, the common peo-
pie. 1t didn't ask what land or
what country they came from
either, or what their religion was
or their politics. 1t gave them a
chance to come out here and go
on homesteads, or buy land for
S1.26 an acre, and aided them in
every way to establish homes,
and own their land-chiIdren of
ancestors who for a thousand
years back in the old country sat
there dreaming of a possible time
when they might own ten feet
square OF SOIL and never realized
their dream.
Did she see these things when she
anne up here? No. Did she see the
ZONES out here, reasonably comfort
.ble for new country? No. Did she
lee those school houses every few
niles where every child, no matter
low poor. has an entrance? No. Did
he see the churches that are reared
a sacrifice in all these communities,
With their spires pointing up, mute
mblems OF hope? No. Did she see
he universities and agricultural coll
eyes To which every child IAN 60 re-
.ardless OF nationality, or creed, on
Yealth2 No. She didn't talk about
hose things. Sc saw OEly injustiee
nd wrong, and she brought to those
ia0ple the message OF their DONNA
ion by unseen powers, and she got
heir applause. and she fortified them
With q continuation of this gospel oi
rate By having them furnished with
sopies Of the Social Revolution which
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
Sport Snapshots
(By Jack Keene.)

The story Of still another boxer
heros bravery on the battlefield is
now at hand. Charlie Mitchell-Red
| Mitchell, they called him-has been
awarded the military medal Mitch
ell refers to his distinction with the
modesty OF real hero in a letter to
friend. You will be surprised, >
he writes, ito learn that / am not
such a waster after all have won
the military medal. 1t is an honor.
and no doubt will help my ring ca
reer in Australia if / come out all
right. It is nothing to boast about,
at the time. Any other fellow would
have done the same thing" Official
information conveys the intelligence
that Red Mitchell carried a wounded
officer off the field after a charge.
There's no hard and fast rule in the
army about granting leave to the box
ing instructors so that they can go
out and fill ring engagements. Bat
thing Levinsky has twice had to call
off matches because he couldn't get
the necessary furlough, but was given
one the other day so he could meet
Bill Brennan. Mike Gibbons couldn't
get a leave and had to cancel a match
with Harry Greb, but Benny Leonard
gets a furlough whenever he wants IL
ana keeps as DusY IN the ring as De-
fore he was assigned to Camp Upton
by your Uncle Samuel.
Who said there was nothing new
under the sun? Maybe 1t was George
Conan, but anyway he's dead wrong
A basketball player playing on team
at Pioneer, o., has inquired whether
a fencing mask would be good safe
ty device for a player who Is near
sighted and forced to wear glasses in
games The player in question de-
clares that he has had glasses made
with wire in them but that opponents
repeatedly 1ab their elbows into his
eyes and shatter the glass. The player
has asked some sporting goods people
to procure a protection for him liz the
fencing mask idea falls fat.
The major league clubs free lists
may be reduced at least one-half in
Both Charley White and Benny
Leonard declare that they are looking
forward eagerly to their twenty
round bout whenever 1t may take
place. 1T seems probable that they
are looking forward even more eager
" to one OF the fat purses that have
been offered for the scrap.
Jess willard Is said TO be in secret
training for a return to the fight
game and he has said that he will
be ready whenever the public de-
nands his appearance. Up to the
present time there have been few in
dications Of a public demand that
amounts to a storm Of indignation.
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was given away as a subscription
with each ticket to the lecture.
No Room For This
Glass of Reformers.

was given away as a subscriptic
with each ticket to the lecture.
No Room For This
Glass Of Reformers.
This is a grave matter. I say
we need reformers in this coun-
try. We need men to 60 out and
preach the gospel Of the glory
and power of these United States,
and the right of every man to his
share In the glory and power and
justice OF the United States; and
we need reformers to go out and
point out to them where they can
benefit themselves by having a
law enacted here, and there, but
we have no room for reformers
that cannot 60 out and preach
reform, based upon the constitu-
ton Of the United States. We
have no room for reformers who,
in order to exploit their reforms
must first drive out of the hearts
OF men and women every senti-
ment fpride and exaltation, and
make them feel like abject
slaves. We have not any room
for that sort OF reformers. 1t is
time that men and women should
be giving careful consideration
to these things. This is a new
country just in the formative
period, and the children in these
schools today are the citizens who
are going to run this country in
a very few years now, and 1t is
important that they get the right
viewpoint of life.
Some Socialist may say it is
easy for these judges to talk
about things they do not know
anything about. / do know some
thing about the opportunities of
the average fellow in this coun-
try. I came to the northern part
OF Iowa when 1 was a boy, poor,
without a dollar, from my old
home in Vermont. l never got
beyond the white schoolhouse on
the corner OF the farm until
was Fl years OF age. It was in
pioneer times when people lived
poor and worked hard, and my
first work on the farm was for
SO a month. / refer to that sim
ply because ! want to have you
understand that / know what I
am talking about when l say that
carrying the message of despair
to the people Of this great en-
pire Of opportunity here is wrong
is ipdaFpuaio1a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
WESTERN TOSSERS TO
I OPEN SEASON TONIGHT
Northwestern Plays wisconsin, ana
Chicago Opposes Iowa in
Opening Battles.
~ Assoeiated Press.l

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The Western con-
ference basketball season opens to-
night with Northwestern playing
Wisconsin, and Chicago opposed by
Iowa. Northwestern and Chicago
both play on their home floors.
Northwestern, last years cham
pions, will start the season with the
same lineup which won the title last
season. Little is known OF Wiscon-
sims strength, for war and gradua--
ton have left only two 1917 regulars,
Captain Chandler and Simpson, on the
squad.
Iowa's opening lineup will contain
three veterans, while Chicago starts
the season with an entirely new team.
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ELECT HERRMANN SECRETARY.

VHW NNGWNIII0W TT09@-T
Boston, Jan. 6.--A. J. Hermann, Of
Chicago, was elected secretary-treas-
urer OF the Boston American league
Hugh j. Ward, Of New York. DIR.
Ward. who retains his financial inter
est in the club, resigned because OF
other business duties.
H. H Frazees Of New York, was
president OF the club.
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CUBS GET TYLER
Braves Get Doyle and WILSON, an
Cheek for southpaw.
(BY AsRoeiated Pc. }

Chicago, Jan. b.-George Tyler, OF
the Boston Nationals, rated as one OF
the most effective left-handed pitch
ers in the National league, was traded
to the Chicago Nationals Friday night
for Larry Doyle, the veteran second
baseman, and Arthur Wilson, u
In addition, President Weeghman,
have added q check for $4,000.
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PRATT DEAL oALLEp OLE.

=
New York, Jan. 5.-Miller Higgins,
new manager OF the New York Amer
leans, announced Friday that all
negotiations for the purchase of Der
rell Pratt, st. Louis American second
baseman, had been temporarily called
on.
Higgins said that the Yankees
would start training at Macon, Ca,
on March is.
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Rei-NTacs.


BY hitting 'em in punches, the Car
Isle & Bristol teams made 1t two out
of three from the Union Lights on the
Nestor alleys, pulling the electricians
from a tie for first place. The hard
ware men grabbed off team total Of
1922 pins in the first game, and got
an even break on the next two.
Walker was high man with score
OF pa The scores.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
THE YEARS CHAMPIONS
OF THE PRIZE RING.

Heavyweight--J willard. Did
not box in year just closed.
Light heavyw Notwithstanding Le-
whisky. Defeated Jack Dillon for the
title.
Welterweight-Ten Lewis, of Eng
land. Won on points from Jack Brit
ton.
htweight-Bennie Leonard. Won
title from Freddie Welsh.
rweight-Johnny kilbane.
BantamWeight-Kid Herman. Won
title from Kid Williams.
Flyweight-Jimmy Wide, OF Eng
land
Heavyweight Wrestling-Ear Cad
dock, who won from Joe Stecher ana
Wladek Zbyszko, who won first place
in international tournament.
aY1 BOWuERs BUSY.
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DEFENDS HIS TITLE.
Retains Pocket Billiard Emblem
over Ralph GreenIeRf.
nv Assoclated Press.)

Milwaukee, Jan. 5.-Franlx Taberski
successfully defended his title as
pocket billiard champion of the world
by defeating Ralph Greenleaf, $50 to
355, in a match here Friday night.
Greenleaf won Friday nights block,
1862 to 143, but could not overcome
TaberskPs lead.
Taberski now becomes permanent
owner of the pocket billiard emblem.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
CINCINNATI PITCHER,
DRAFT VIOLATOR, Is
PLACED IN CLASS 4.
~ Asgociated Preas.l

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 5. - Fred
Toney, pitcher of the Cincinnati Ma
tional league club, who recently was
arrested by federal authorities here
on the charge OF conspiracy to violate
the selective service regulations, was
exemption board of Davidson county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-05
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SEASON OPENS MONDAY

The FarEO-MOOrhead college
basketball season will be opened
next Monday evening when the
Fargo college and COncordia coll
lege squads clash ON the Iatter's
M0Or I'm MOOrhead.
Probable IIneups announced to-
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Gary, Inu.s Jan. "a ten-rOund
boxing contest between Jack White
and Ever Hammer, lightweights,
scheduled for Friday night, was
called OF when White refused to en-
ter the ring because Of the lack OF
attendance.