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The Washington times., 1919-01-05
RODGERS CAN'T PERFORM
ON HIS OWN FLOOR TEAM

MoRGANTowN. W. Va. Jan s.--Ira
E. Buck" Rodgers, captain Of the
West Virginia varsity, basketball five.
will not be a candidate for his own
team. JUST released from the army.
he finds himself so far behind In his
studies that he has been compelled 20
remain out OF athletics this winer. if
he wishes to play with the baseball
team in the spring.
In addition TO Rodgers, Jack Lat
terner. captain OF last years I've.
cannot play. He is doing asist&
work in the office OF the State rosS
commission here. and has no time e
play.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05

strength OF the teams to q low cbb on
account OF the many men away on
'furloughs. It Is expected that the cir
cult viii provide a hot race for those
interested in independent basketball.
There seems to be no team in .ne
league at present capable OF making a
runaway race Of 1t, which viii give
the fans a chance to pick a favorite.
The battles so far have been well at
tended and the brand of basketball
has been above par save in one con-
test.
Seheols Make Haste.
All Of the schools are making haste
for lost time during the holidays.
Central, usually counted in the schol-
astic title race. seems to be pretty
well out of II this season. With sew
eral first-class games in prospect,
Coach Metzler can be counted upon to
turn out another winner.
The Gonzaga Preps appear to be
the class of the scholastic teams so
far. Gonzaga has won over Tech.
Western, Business and Central. West
ern and Central have return games
with the Gonzaga lads, who have
beaten Tech and Business twice.
Several new teams will take the
Friends Select, coached by Wylie
ForbYs, former st. Adams coach !;
Army and Navy Props and st. AlbanJ,
gets into the running.
Kids Get Going.
That there is considerably more
basketball than in other years is evil
denced by the fact that q freshman
circuit is in operation in the schools
here, an informal second team league,
midget circuit and an intermediate
league.
Games have been arranged by the
schools for all classes of teams and in
addition to the play between schools
there have been class leagues in op-
GRAFTON.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC PUTS I'M BIZ.
FOX SOUTH ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

quired. His punting was OF ht</ =
der and In the last game with " -
he averaged over ffty yards wr
wet ball and not a single faf
This feat would stamp him as
der and besides this his defer
well-nigh perfect.
Mccain Played Wen
McCann5 was making fcr
himself with his gpeat her
running when ne was in5urs ffe
Carolina State game. Book N ~
training camp after the w. nd
game. This man has few e. ais -
an off-taclSle runner. "
Hurst, a husky young char froa
Norfolk. and playing the game foT
the nrst time, showed the ear mari
OF star. He reminds one OF tf1
famous Rodgers of West vIrrln'r
University. With a little more e.
perience he should compare vetr
favorably with the fsr-famed rnoun-
taineer.
crocker and Mattox were bot1
shifted from the line TO backfeid ana
both developed into dependable pls.<
ers. Bonney played consistent N
throughout the seasons
The Washington times., 1919-01-05

must possess championship qualities.
The attack OF the team was of the
smashing type, with which stress on
close interference for the man carry
ing the ball. The team did not rely
on the uncertain forward pass for
gains. but for variety, weII-timed
passes were used which were inter
spersed with short end runs, thereby
giving the attack variety enough to
keep the opposing team guessing.
After all Is said, the V. p. /. often
siye of 1918 was simple, sound and
well-timed. giving to the team a con-
sistency which is only to be found in
a championship aggregation. No big
scores were rolled up, as the per-
sonnel OF the team changed from time
to time, but every victory clearly.
Hsoved that the best team had won.
Faced Many Obstacles.
Coach Bernier was confronted with
many obstacles during the season. but
all were overcome and all Techland
feels that the 1918 team is one Of the
best Only three letter men return to
college, making IL necessary to build
machine from green material. The
ends were Hardwick, Roden, Camper.
and Huddle. One heavy pair was used
for running attack and the lighter for
the more open style OF play. All were
good extensively and defensively and
were flasfR in getting down the field
under punts.
The line was new. with the exception
of Rangely. who had been polished up
the season before. Coach Richie, of
Carolina, judged him one of the best
tackles seen on the tar-heel field
Quarles, a Richmond youngster. devel-
oped fast, and by midseason was the
talk of the circuit, because OF his
polished playing and unusual aggres-
siveness.
Resh, who was not good enough TO
make a certain prep school eleven last
season, came across wonderfully at
center, and proved to be the hardest
charger in the line. Pierce and TiIson
both showed the necessary punch and
should be valuable men next fall
Injuries Took Many.
The team suffered many reverses in
the backfield.. and Bofney, McCann.
and Crocker were out from time to
time on account Of injuries. Even
Grips. the Tech mainstay, was out of
the first game on account Of influenza,
but as one OF the backs said after the
game in Norfolk, Anyone could gain
with such interference"
That was the real reason why Ber-
nier could muster up strength enough
for victory even after losing some of
his best men. 1t was that. absolute !
protection to the runner as furnished |
by Crisp that counted. A scrub would |
be polished up at the eleventh hour.
and he would show up almost as well |
as the star. |
Crisp, the big one hand player, was
the pivot of this attack. He swept
all before him, and when the neces-
sary distance was not Forthcoming
he would take the ball himself. sell
dom failing to make the distance re-
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
TURKISH BATH TOO MUCH
FOR LONG LARRY" MCLEAN

NEWARK. N. J., Jan. 5.-Lawrenca
Mclean. thirty-four, OF 63 West 1efth
street. New York city, former catches
on the New York National Lesgt
baseball team and a foreman at u .
CrucibIe Steel Companies plant a.
Harrison, Is in the Newark City Hos-
pita suffering from burns about TIE
back and legs -
Entering a steam room Of a foctI
turkish bath establishment. McLeen
became unconscious. When discoS
cred by an attendant, IL was et frst
thought that he was dead. He psssed
through a severe siege Of pneumonis|
recently.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
GIANTS ARRANGE GAMES
WITH BALTIMORE ORIOLES

The New York Giants have booked
two games to be played in Baltimore
next spring against Jack Dunn's
Orioles. The first will be on Saturday,
April L, and the second. the next day,
Sunday. Dunn is busy arranging a
classy exhibition schedule for next
spring, and hopes to entertain every
National and American League club
passing through the Monumental City
on its way home from the Southern
training camps.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
PORTLAND AND SEATTLE
MAY JOIN COAST LEAGUE

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5-Portland
and Seattle probably will be in the
Coast League next season. This would
mean an eight-club league.
Coast League magnates in session
here passed a resolution which peti-
tions the Pacific Coast International
League (Northwestern) TO allow trans
fer of the Portland and Seattle terri
tory to this league.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
DARTMOUTH OPENSDOOR
TO RETURNING HEROES
By TOM THORP.

Dartmouth College intends blazing
tons of learning should follow with the least possible planned
by those authority the famous New
those lads who forsook their collegiate enlist
of their country at the outbreak of the
The big thing which being talked faculty
Students alike aboshment eligibility
they affect Uncle Sans fighters
legiate careers in
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
DUFFY YLEW|S SAYS
HE'LL QUIT FIELD

MODESTO, Cal, Jan. 5.-Duffy
Lewis. star outfeider Of the Boston
Americans, is to quit baseball.
Lewis, for the past year in charge
of athletics at Mare Island, said he
has decided to go into the automobile
business.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
PLAY TWO GAMES.

Georgetown and New York Uni
versities have arranged for two
basketball games this season. The
New Workers will be at the Hilltop on
January 81. The Blue and Gray will
be the attraction at n. Y. o. on Wash
ington's Birthday.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
MAY GO TO JACKSONVILLE.

Harry Sparrow, business manager
OF the New York Yankees. will visit
sanford and Orlando in Florida in
his search for a suitable training
camp for 1919. IL they do not in
press him. II Is expected that Jack
sonvfile will be the Yankees camp.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
PITCHED FOR BARRY.

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-William Stewart
tNenty-one years Old, who pitched for
Jack Barry's navy yard team here
last summer. has signed for a trial
with the Chicago White Sox. He won
sixteen and lost one game last sum-
mer.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
CENTRAL. MAY LOSE
BASEBALL PLAYER

Central High School may lose
Fr,-nk Finney, one of the strongest
players on the baseball squad, who
Is now in the marines. Finney en-
listed in the marines at the close
of school last year. He was one of
the best all-around players on the
Central team. As an outfielder he was
above par and was one of the best
hitters on the team.
Coach c. A. Metzler expected great
things Of Finney this spring and ex-
pected to have him back for the
team According to Metzler Finney
likes the marines so much he is try
ing to get a four-year enlistment in
stead of a, release. Finney enlisted
for the duration OF the war, but has
not left the marines as yet.
l.. II. Battersby, coach of the East
ern High School teams, is not in
favor Of playing boys who have re-
turned to the high school from the
s. A. T. c. units. "Its purely a Der
sonal matter with me. says Batters-
by. 81 believe the four months train
ing received by those boys who went
into the college units Is equal to even
better than the usual college train.
ing. Certainly a seasons football
training with a college team or one
of college caliber will boost a boy
above the usual high school stand
ard"
Eastern will get several lads back
who have either been in the s. A. T,
c., or who have been in service. The
high school principals voted recently
to reinstate these lads to their former
status on their return to graduate.
There will be some first-cIass bas-
ketball during the week. Business
now leading the high school circuit,
with Tech. will meet the Eastern
High School team on Tuesday and
Western will engage Central.
From all accounts Eastern is i'm
proving. The Capitol Hill lads will,
get going in fine style with one or
two more practices. according to
Coach Battersby. The Fasteners
are likely to throw all sorts Of
wrenches In the Business machinery
IL they get half a chance. 1t is ex-
pected that Business will play East
ern in the Business gymnasium and
Western will meet Central at the Y.
NJ. c. A.
Georgetown Props. Friends Select
School and the Army and Navy Pre-.
paratory lads will get going tomor-
row. Tho Georgetown Props have
played several games before the holi-
days, but will get into action again
right away. The other schools are
making their initial appearance on
the floor
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
TRAINING FOR BIG MEET.

BOSTON, Jan. 6.-Dave Caldwell
Steve Rose and Tom Halpin, all three
just mustered out of the army. have
begun training for the annual BA. A.
oor meet, booked for March i.
The Washington times., 1919-01-05
Here's What v. p. |.
Did Last Year

Virginia Polytechnic Institute
was scored on but twice during
the 1918 football season, as the
following record shows:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
The Committee Having in
Charge the Salvation
Army Fund, Sends
out Letters.
CHECK IS ENCLOSED
1t is Hoped in This Manner
to Avoid Personal Soil
ication.

The committee having in charge the
Salvation Army drive in Hamilton
county is taking steps to raise the
$500 asked here. Letters will be
mailed the latter part of the week to
every head of a family in the county
and it is believed that this will do
away with any necessity for personal
solicitation.
Included with the letter will be a
Il blank check which everyone is asked
to fill out for whatever amount is de-
sired.
The Salvation Army did wonderful
work in France and is deserving of the
best support Of the American people.
The money now being raised is to be
used for post war work. Ask any sol
der you know what he thinks of the
Salvation Army and its war work. The
little old army stands high with the
doughboys and Hamilton county GER
tainly owes this excellent organization
81, SOO-and it ought to be raised in
one day without any personal sOlicita-
ton.
When you get your letter, don't de-
Il lay. Write your check at once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Look out for the Joker.

Men who are signing contracts for
the sale of their farms on shoestring
payment are warned by real estate men
to be on guard for fine print clause
which some land SPECTATORS are said
to be having inserted in the instrument
Away down at the bottom just where
a man begins to tire of reading there
is clause which provides that the
entire contract is void unless the pur-
chaser succeeds in reselling the farm
before the first of March next.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
What Will Huskers Get?

Corn stalks have begun to rustic and
farmers are wondering just how much
it will cost to have the golden ears
cribbed this fall Last year the wages
paid for corn husking varied from
TO 10 cents, an average wage OF 5 cents
obtaining generally through Iowa and
Nebraska.
From the ranks of the corn husking
clan come rumors that the price will be
higher this year, because the wages for
straight farm work have steadily in.
creased since last fall However, the
farmers are arguing that with hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers returned
the supply of corn huskers will be much
greater and that, therefore, wages will
not be any higher, if as high as last
year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Y. w. C.. A. Drive in This
City Saturday Raised
$3.50, but $3.50 was
Asked.
WILL RAISE THE REST
Quota was Countrywide and
Other Towns Will Raise
Balance.

The Y. NJ. C. A. drive in this city
Saturday fell about 500 short of the
quota asked of Hamilton county. The
quota was $3.50 and about $3.50 was
raised.
Mrs. j. r. Kamrar, who had charge
of this drive, is certain, however, that
Hamilton county will raise the full
quota asked by the girls Of the ''Y"
Since Webster City has raised $3.50, il
is likely that the other towns Of the
county will be asked to raise the rest
of the money, 1t was Mrs. Kamrar's
original plan to raise this money who'll
~ in Webster City, despite the fact
that the quota was countrywide. Other
towns have cvinced quite an interest
and Mrs. Kamrar expects now to ask
various leaders in the other towns to
stand sponsor for the raising Of the
remaining 500. 1t is probable that
tag days will be instituted in all the
other towns of the county Saturday
when the balance can be easily raised.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Business Changes.

J. =. Monroe recently sold his soft
drink parlor to Chas. w. Alexander
who also owns a soft drink parlor two
doors east OF the Reugnitz drug store
Mr.. Alexander will not conduct the
two places in this city, but moved the
stock and fixtures of the one he pur.
chased of Mr.. Monroe to Story City
Ernest Porter of this city is acting as
manager of the Story City parlor.
The building in which Mr.. Monroe
conducted the soft drink business has
been rented by c. j. DeFrance of this
city, who will open new meat market
therein Mr.. DeFrance is an expert
enced man in the meat business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Liked the Plane.

Says the Jewell Record of the Web
ster City airplane. which was an at
traction at the Jewell homecoming
last Friday: The Webster City aero
plane gave a thrilling exhibition of
stunt flying in the afternoon and an
other in the evening, doing all of the
fancy air stunts that anybody could
hope to see, some of them real thrillers.
During the afternoon the plane also
took a number of passengers for rides,
at the usual price, and again Satur-
day forenoon the plane took many pas
sengers up for an aerial spin.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15

family.
Mrs. Guy Archer and little son were
passengers TO Webster City Tuesday.
Mrs. II. VanIangen and daughters,
Msis Tena, and Miss Anna Tonken
were passengers to Webster City Tues
day.
Miss Malta Waterman Of Webster
City visited Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Waterman.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Smith autoed to
Fort Dodge to visit friends Friday.
Leslie Gilbert of the state college at
Ames spent Sunday with his parents,
MI. and Mrs. o. l.. Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Cordes and o.
Laurence and Asher and Robert Cordes
spent Sunday at the home OF Glen Ken
nedy at Blairsburg.
Archie Studlcy and Mark Terrence
were Webster City visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. u. Waterman and
daughter, Miss Mary, and son, Edwin,
autOed to Webster City Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Klaver return
ed home Sunday from Gwinner, n. d.,
where they have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Henry Hanson and
family.
Miss Carrie Samson spent Sunday
with her father, George Samson.
Sept. -.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Williams Items.

Mrs. Dora Bates is spending few
days at Humboldt.
Miss Nellie Miller has gone to Web
ster City to keep house for Mrs. Edna
O'Connor.
Hans Peterson has new silO--a
dandy big one of hollow tile that he is
busy filling this week.
Thos. CARNEY got a bunch of sheep
in Thursday. Mr.. Cartney is an expert
feeder of cattle, hogs and sheep and he
always has his pastures dotted with
stock that is fattening.
Mrs. Bertha Larkin of Davenport is
here for a visit at the home of Mrs.
Olive Thompson, her aunt.
Silo filters filled Is ton silo on the
futile farm occupied by the J. Halde-
man family Friday. Mr.. Tuttle has. a
200 and $50 ton silo both full on the
farm that the Lester Tuttle family re-
side on. Many new silos have gone up
in this part of the country the past
few months as farmers are coming to
see the value Of them. Some folks pre-
dict the early cutting up of pastures,
due to the high price of land and the
use of ensilage for stock feed both sum-
mer and winter. This will be confirming
for the stock but saving for the
farmer both in point of view of re-
leased land for cultivation and in the
high value of unused ensilage as ferti-
lizer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were Fort
Dodge visitors Saturday. They stop
ped at the D. w. Fitchorn home for Il
Bows.
| The cemetery society met at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Tilghman Thurs
day afternoon. The members present
ed Mrs. Laura Talcott silver pickle
fork Mrs. Talcott has long been a
member of this society and she will
be missed from this as from many
other organizations with which she
has been connected.
Mrs. Ray Wilson substituted in the
Blairsburg school this week for one Of
the teachers who was absent.
| Harry Ferguson had sale Thursday
at which everything sold well. Mrs.
Ferguson and the children are at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Fitchorn
for few days until Harry gets located
in Eagle Grove which will be their
new home The Fergusons have many
friends here who will miss them from
this community and whose good wishes
will follow them. Mr.. Ferguson has u
position as brakeman on the North
westernOut of Eagle Grove.
| DIR. and Mrs. Francis Carey will not
live above the drug store, but have
rented the Presbyterian parsonage and
will start housekeeping there as soon
as Rev. Jecklin moves.
i
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Ellsworth to Celebrate, Too.

Ellsworth News: A meeting was
held at the drug store Tuesday evening
by the officers and directors Of the
Community club to lay plans for a
monster home coming celebration to be
held in Ellsworth in honor of our sol
diers and sailors.
The celebration will be held Tues.
day. September 23, and as it is now
planned it is hoped to make this one
of the biggest days in this part of the
country.
Everything will be free! The biz
affair will be held at Oak Park, the
prettiest natural park in this vicinity
The gates will be opened at sunrise on
the celebration day, and the key to the
lock will be thrown in the river.
There will be ball game in the af.
ternOOn, and it is bound to be real
one. Sports of all kinds will he in.
dulged in after the game, and they are
absolutely going to be pulled of. No
half way measures this time, as the
people of this community are determin-
ed to make this celebration one long
to be remembered
The following committees have been
appointed for the big day:
To solicit funds-Scott Brinton and
Leonard Lindehack in the country; and
Geo. II. Wheeler in the town.
Grounds and general arrangements
A. b. Miller and Theodore Kallem.
Mcals-Peter Holt and A. NJ. Lyders.
Advertising and decorating-Geo. II.
Wheeler, Geo. A. Hanson and A. N.
Moore.
ReceptiOn-ScOtt Brinton and Geo.
Ostrem.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-15
Karnrar DOings,

Mrs. Harm Busting left Tuesday for
an extended visit with relatives in
Minnesota.
Mrs. S. s. Greenfield and daughter,
Miss Grace, We're passengers to Web.
ster City Monday.
Mrs. Meade Hughes Of Webster City
visited with her mother, Mrs. Harm
Busing, Monday.
Mrs. J. O. BEEN of Webster City Wis
tied Monday with her mother, Mrs.
Chris Rocker.
Mrs. Howard of Chicago arrived
Tuesday, called by the serious Illness
of her father, Mr.. Quiggle.
Ben Hyer arrived home Monday
from a three weeks business trip
through Minnesota.
II. A. Cordes and family attended
the Odd Fellows picnic in Webster City
Thursday.
Mrs. Tom Grey entertained the lad
les aid society last "Wednesday. y
large crowd was present.
Miss Grace Arnold visited with Miss
Ellen Kayser in Webster City Wednes,
day evening.
Mrs. L. d. Waterman, Miss Mary
Waterman, Mrs. John Wells and Mrs
o. l.. Gilbert and daughter Violet were
Webster City callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Read Of Blairs-
burg visited Thursday at the j. d. Tor
renee home.
Mrs Louisa Bauer of Webster City
visited few days last week with her
daughter, Mrs. F. A. Gerber and
family.
Mr.. Lichtenberger and family have
moved into the VIM. Stoppelmoor resi-
dence.
Miss Esther Berryhill visited Thurs
day evening at the +. l.. Daniels home.
Mrs. Chris Nelson was shopping i'll
Webster City Thursday.
Mrs. Carrie Alexander and sister,
Mrs. Howard, were passengers to Web
ster City Thursday.
Miss Esther JaycoX, who is attend
ing the State University at Mime
apolis, visited her cousin, Miss Flor
ence Jaycox, Wednesday evening.
Miss Cleo Kayser of Webster City
visited Friday with Miss Esther Berry
hill.
Miss Bertha Ccrdes arrived home
Saturday evening from Wisconsin,
where she has been visiting relatives.
Mark Terrence, who attends high
school ut Ames. spent Sunday with his
parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kennedy and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Il. Kennedy arrived home
Friday from Dexter, Mimi, where they
have been visiting at the 0. A. Ken
nedy home.
Bert Thompson, who is suffering
with Quinsy. is better at this writing.
Miss Carolyn Gerber visited Sunday
with Miss Mary Cor,les. They autoed
to Webster City in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. q. Thompson, Bert
Thompson and Mildred Seamands auto
e lto Webster City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Terrence autOed
to AmeS Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Kennedy autoed to
Mason City Saturday for Il few days
visit with the latter's sister, Mrs. Earl
Mccullough and family.
Peter s. Nelson and family of Jewell
visited Sunday at the NelS Nelson
home.
Howard vauble of Stratford visited
Sunday with his brother, Henry. and