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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
GENE BELMONT RETURNS
THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
Since Coming Back From France Geneman Glouean Has
Proved Real Ring Comeback and Also Has Come
Back Into Fascination OF Local Fans
BY LOUIS II. IAFEE
BELMONT has return

TENE DELMONT has returned
" fguratively speaking, Gentleman
Genie has "come back three different
and distinct ways. First OF al Gene
came back from lover there" after
helping knock out Kaiser Bill-all of
which is old stuff then he proved him
self a real come back guy in the ring
by putting up pair of sensational
scraps with Willie Jackson, and most
recently belmont came back into the
fascination of Philly fistc fans.
For several years, until about 1915:
belmont, as q featherweight, appeared
In n number of bouts under the man
agement of the late Jack McGuigan
and was conceded among the top
notchers at his weight. Then Gene
evacuated these fields and by the time
the great war was put on he was en-
tirely forgotten in local tistdom
While in France, after the armistice
had been signed, Gene did lot of good
boxing before audiences of doughboys.
He also was one of half dozen boxers
To make tour of Italy for the pur-
pose of putting on exhibition bouts.
After being returned to these shores
Gene got himself into condition, placed
himself under the management of Phil
Lewis and one night about three weeks
ago wires were flashed all over the
country that belmont had given Willie
| Jackson a sizzling twelve round bout
! in Jersey.
The next news of belmont came to
Philadelphia that his match with Jack
| son was so fascinating they were re-
matched, and another brilliant battle
was staged, according to reports. Then
on Saturday night, at the National,
Gene showed for the first time In about
| five years in this city and scored an
eight round victory over Harry KID
DTown. who has been developing faster
than any other boxer here. DclmOnt's s
win came as big surprise; and Gene
proved that. if anything, he was by
! Tar n better battler now as a l33-
pounder than when he boxed in this
city as a featherweight.
Harry CKid) Brown was outweighsd by nye
SatIonai tipping t:te beam at ls7 pounds
DsImont's ,peeuliaT style gre sTeSst!y puzzled The ths
IN Boston last Tuesday night because tht
latter. like Delm9nt, fought In Srqeh mSsI Ss,
s%R stsnd 'Sp'Ga Sp a"a bos % he VIII VII have TO dsSslop
ofosRl SoffooucRlng and inhghtins battiers,
Whitley Burke. local nyweight. boxed II
Buck Brri~' Medicines in six rounds, according tt
A Butch.
Young Tom Sharkey won another bout
Despite 4 knockdown In the last round, Tom
Jr,. suceeeded IN winning from Willie RyaI
weighing III pounds, came back and knocket
out Jack smith, 172. IN the second; MART,
Harry jKid) Stewart boxed draw with
Harry Kilburn.
A quartet Of foathorweights are schedules
for the feature bouts at the Olympia TO
night. IN the wind-u2; Walter Soool Stew
YOUNG chsney, OF Baitimore, and Hughe!
xaiehlnsSn w. Bobby Josephs win be IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
TlLDEN LOSES AT TENNIS
sx-champion Defeats TltIehoIder 4,
Exhibition at BethIeben

Bethlehem, Oct. 4.--Before a galler
Of 1000 people on the courts of IN.
Northampton Country Club, and upde,
the auspices Of the Bethlehem Tenn,
Association. William NJ. TiIden. %
worlds champion tennis player: Lindlsv,
Murray, former national cbnmn;on.
stanley Pearson, of Philadelphia, East.
ern Pennsylvania champion. and Ca,,
Fischer, University of Pennsylyanis and
INDOOR champion, gave n splendid e1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
Suit Against Ruether for Assault

Cincinnati. o., Oct. 4,-Luther NJ. Ken.
ncdy, wyoming, O.. brought suit for $40. .0OO
against Walter Ruether, Cincinnati baseball
pitcher, charging Ruether assaulted and beat
him at a suburban inn on September 90
Kennedy alleges Ruether and another Rcd
player entered the inn where he was dining
with his wife and without cause attacked
him. Kennedy indicated the other player
Ss meo obtained. The petition alleges the players
had been drinking when the assault took
place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
St. James In EJeId

~: James has reorganized for the conIns
IN the held. They viii play in their tentns nn,s
hall At sixty.Gighth street and WoodIaInwg nIw
class travelling teams Games viii be r Hr ,,oS rsli
on Friday night For dates on the 81 gawes ggs%SeS
rcnchnle address J. II, Lucy. O7I6 wooJIanS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

West Virginia needs punter and a quarterback who
knows how to the team.
Penn had hard time in beating Buckne and was
forced to call upon the Hcisman Glide. This new play
was fairly successful Penn further advanced than
Bucknell and the small came a surprise This
does not mean that Bucknell has poor team sar be 1t
from that. But this its first game, and Penn,
cording to dope, should have won by larger
EgUGo BBzDEK has been so busy preparing for
"A the Dartmouth game nert Saturday that he
forgot all about the little Gettysburg tean, and had
to 90 some to toin BY the score of IS TO O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

nair against Ouimet and Guilford. con
>ldered one of the strongest amateur
teams in the country, another move that
called forth considerable indignation
from all the players except the other
eight Gotham players.
"Jockeying''
The spirit Of the matches has always
been against jockeying and heretofore
the strongest player has been lead off,
the next strongest No. 2, and so on.
The same applied to the doubles. This
has naturally been rather an "unwrit-
ten law" as the captain Of the team
places his men and 1t would be hard to
prove any player was not entitled to
his position.
In winning the cup for the second
straight year. Pennsylvania showed a
pleasing strength in its golf confines,
singles matches Saturday afternoon,
there were eight PhiladeIphians, which
still did not include such locals as Paul
Tewksbury, Dwight Armstrong, Z. e..
Clarey, Spencer and Morris Jones, and
K. II. briggs, who will be eligible next
year.
The locals gave a good account of
themselves and all who qualified in the
national won. ]. Wood Platt, city
, champion and winner of the Merton 70
hole medal tourney last week, drew his
match against the veteran Gardiner
! White, New York amateur finalist, out
! Of the fire at the nineteenth hole with
scintillating second which gave him a
bird and the match.
Three Down
Max Marston was down at one time
to Reggie Lewis, who carried Chick
! Evans to the forty first in the national
and beat Cyril Tollcy, they say, at Nor
ris County, but won his match. George
llotfner showed more than intermittent
flashes Of briIliancy to beat John G..
Anderson, eX national fnalist, and
Meredith Jack beat very fine golfer III
Grant Peacock.
Norman Maxwell lost to Frank Dyer
New York, when his puts began to go
astray, and Walter Reynolds only
dropped his on the nineteenth, after his
opponent had holed from thirty feet or
the home green to square the match.
l.. NJ. Washburn took the place ot
George Ormiston in the afternoon ant
fell victim TO A. l.. Walker, New York
in the No. 10 match.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
One Year Ago
"a Tragedy in Five Acts)

VA Tragedy IN rive ACIsI
Act One
DASEBALL'S great annual drama
- had arrived again. But on this
occasion there was an extra fringe OF
purple trimming.
For the first time in over fifty years
the Cincinnati Reds had won pen
nant. Scheduled to meet the famed
White Sox with the hardest hitting
club In the game, an entire nation
looked forward to the big carnival with
greater interest than 1t had shown In
many years.
Thousands Of words were written
upon the comparative strength of the
two clubs, and thousands Of arguments
were developed in the big annual de-
bate.
On the day of the first game Cincin-
natl was stormed by loyal fans from
Texas to Maine, from California to
Massachusetts,, and from every city and
village of the Buckeye State to see. one
Of the greatest sporting struggles of the
generation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

Joe O'Donnrll wants 70 match po,,u,.
Mack with any of the local ia ntams' '''Ins I
Dempsey. " Huuie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

Jimmy Murphy and Tommy Mccain win
a. A. dl,1t next FrIday nsht, The other GoTts
Iohnny RamntChi vs.. X. o. Crausc ~
Morton vs. Willie Clark and Jimmy scanlon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

Jack Toland, former boxer, Is Rroorir,,
Battling Cans, local 1vweiFht H'''h,,ns He hass
matched his protcge with Matty Dechtor az
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
Act Two

Act Two
THE two teams take the field. tAs
L Eddie Cicotte, the Shine Ball king,
with twenty nine victories to his
credit for the season, appears upon the
scene Chicago's supporting legion rises
up to cheer him.
Another great cheer goes out to meet
Joe Jackson, one of the star sluggers
of the game.
Buck Weaver, the brilliant, scrappy
third baseman, draws an ovation.
There is roaring chorus of acclaim
for Hap Felsch, Swede Risberg, Chic
Gandil and Claude Williams.
The ghosts of William II. Craven,
George Hall, James Devlin and A. Fl.
Nichols, who had been expelled for
fore by the Louisville club of the Ma
tional League, looked on.
As Eddie Cicotte warmed up we
wonder how he would have felt If he
could have seen picture of Devlin
just forty two years HgO---the picture
of man in abject misery, threadbare
and seedy. groveling at President HUI
bert's feet as he asks for mercy.
II he could have seen Hubert hand
him a $50 bill with this remark:
That's what I think Of you for old
friendship; but damn you, Dcvlin, you
are dishonest. you have sold a game;
never want to look upon your face
again.
Act Three
TINE game is soon under way and
L the great Cicottc, to the astonish
ment of the crowd, is knocked out of
the box.
In the course of the battle Risbcrg
fumbles. Felsch founders and other
things happen to Gandil and Jackson.
In the next game Williams fills the
bases on passes, grooves one and the
Sox are beaten again.
The town is full Of rotten rumors.
But only few are willing to believe.
No one wants to believe. For over
forty years baseball had proved its
honesty to the world.
For over forty years millions of fans
had believed that the game was above
all suspicion, and that no game could
be thrown. For they knew the vast
majority of the players were honest
and they believed these players could
detect any dishonesty and protect their
own game.
Act -Four
60 FOR eight games the farce
~ tragedy drifts along with the ma
tion keyed up in the belief that a real
contest is taking place.
Two hundred and thirty six thousand
nine hundred and thirty eight pay out
SI22 .414 at the gate to see flock of
crooked manikins worked by strings
held by group of crooked gamblers.
Rumors of crookedness grow but few
believe it. The traditional honesty of
the game stands as a bulwark against
the wave of suspicion.
But there is no alert, aggressive Ma.
tional Commission to take up these
runiors, and so at the end of the series
and on through the winter the Impos-
sible Act is still n mere matter OF
gossip.
Another season opens as Cicotte.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

semi; Both bouts are to be elght-rounders
In the sixcs. Frankie Rice meets George
Brown, Tommy Cleary boxes Jimmy Mendo
and Al Miller takes on Arthur Mcdonald
Willus Britt has been announced az the Of
@atchmaksr. " of the Che cSas,er oP copsisn; s,stS
Regiment Armory. Chester. Pa. following
meeting OF the promoters In that city yes
terday. The FIST show Is on for Friday
nisht. With Joe Jackson vs.. Al Brown as the
The boxing show postponed last week bc
Ss cause d 9t rnin AT. At the Hog Island A. G. will
program. rs follows: Tddie Singer vs. Joe
Clark. Mike Connors vs. Willie Renclert. Ai
Iainer w. Bobby Woods, Johnny Bucks va
Brown. w. N'u
Charley Rear, OF this city. has left on n
tour or the West under the direction of lev
Goodman, or New York, Solly Young of
Chester. also Is In the party. VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

A quartet Of foatherweights are scheduled
night. In the wind-up. Walter toooI Stew
S q ThhSens yai % debut 6S HsSsy sssinst
Raishlnstn w. Bobby Josephs win be tho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

Young Tom Sharkey won another bout.
Despite \ knockdown In the last round, Tom,
Jr succeeded In winning from Willie Ryan
In the Nationals seminal, Jimmy Fryer,
Weighing III pounds, came back and knocked
out Jack smith, 172 In the second; Martin
Judge was = victor over Marty Kane, and
Harry KID Stewart boxed "A draw with
Harry Kilburn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

PhoeniXville's all-star cast opened tho sea =
son on Union Field In Phoenixville by beat
Ing East Falls 81 10 o, before 1000 fans:
Wray and HeinIe Miller, also OF Penn, and
Weldon. OF Lafayette. all played promi
nent part In the final result. Fritz Pol
lard, the former Brown star, was also
down TO play. but arrived too late. Pollard
will get In the game next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

Whitley Burke, local nyweight. boxed in
yyiImington Del, last week and defeated
Buck Medicines In six rounds. according to
A Butch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21
DECENTRALIZATION IN MINING.

b The nine operators q The country have forgotten
l every lesson they wer compelled TO lean during
M s,.suaou. period which began back IN the winter
ofl9l5 d. picture drawn IN that dispatch OF yest:s'
az ifrom Chicago which predicts that there will be
competitive bidding for labor among the operators OF
il. yariou, coal producing states is not bit over
dawn. That IS precisely what used to occur. Any;
hns that caused toubl. for one coal region caused
feiSisins m al the competitive regions. At that tune
luaIy one out Of hundred coal operators really knew
Viii i cost him to produce ton Of coal and when
tss vas an apparent net profit Of Is cents per ton
"a: contract he man who had it thought he wa:
waking on velvet. Al that tune also dsdlley could
4. pIseieally any line ofaedit from the banks that
h iscd ior and coal operator frequently found it
SiGeall % secure accommodations even when he Offer
q .silI edged outside collateral.
dETouid b bad enough to 90 back TO that if such
;ai. q afairs were h. worst the coal industry had
mace But Il Is not BY long shot. If the coal
uiug industry seyers 70 the d:moraized condition;
of.lhs ant.war days The people who are determined
:.osaisdalzs theeoal mines Of the country will renew
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

Checking up on the records Of the Bureau q
Building Inspection at Pittsburgh an iaVesnsasos
made the discovery taht three garages have been
hn,,t ,or eyery dwelling house in that city this sum
mer. That ratio probably will hold good for most
If the country. Doubtless this condition will De
vi.wed with alarm by the naturally lugubrious, but
, ,ot o, the automobiles which are sheltered III
these new garages are not primarily pleasure Veal-
cles. They are being used by the owner IN NM
business or to increase his personal efficiency anu
.sa country d gamer to the extent that general
business Is helped BY the spread Of the use Of motor
driven vehicles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

th.;r camrsiT And va Nd &c l nilng industry lhpE
a s p;s.sss 81 Is intens EoaEls icy will s1nd 4
ysy god ehnce Of winning
lie s,uSilb. wsy D guard agiinit ia,t wy real
danger 5 b ID d L bat BE threatened nts.neens
warfare de. not happen. The National Coal asso.
e;sion wihid has shown high capacity for leadership.
ought % ea:t ibelf 10 de utmost N IN attempt o
w,rd of dis eisis, and i oush. % have The hearty
cooperation Of tie regional associations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

Local druggists are offering 70
the people OF this city through the
medium Of Reese Formula R-ll,
FAR greater returns In health than
the much discussed money wizard
Of Boston offers in money.
Thousands upon Thousands all
over the country gladly testify to
The good Il has doue them. The
Reese Formula Ri 70 50 COM
pounded that II contains just The
proper amount Of each drug neces-
say 10 restore the stona:1, liver
and kidneys to normal. BY dong
til. It permanently rei,sli5 many
ailments caused By iisorde-ed
conditions In these organs which
are commonly thought to be due
to other causes such as nervous
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21
Detailed Description Proves That the Reese
Formula Ri. the Great Stomach, Liver and
Kidney Tonic Pays Enormous Dividends in
Health.

ness, sleeplessness, Indigestion.
rheumatism, dizziness. blllousness.
bacxache, tired feeling, urinary
kidney and stomach trouble.
Mrs. G. G. Hamilton, Of Farm.
ingtcn, ". Va. writes that she
suffered from indigestion, weak
stomach. dizziness, was 80 nervous
and rundown that she could not
sleep. Her appetite was gone and
her condition rapidly growing crit
ical. She began taking Tns Reese
Formula Ri ard after a thor.
oueh treatment is entirely well.
She recommends Reese Formula
R-11 TO all sufferers from Ike al.
ments.
II there Is any special infcrma-
ton you desire concerning your
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

Admiral Benson, who is chairman Of the Shipping
hoard COMPLAINS that the government Is paying 90
and $40 at Atlantic and Gulf ports for coal lot
government merchant ships. Then the government.
,i,,s the tuSc utilities OlNew England and some OF
tho railroads guessed wrong about the coal marke.
and is now paying the penalty for its own lack o.
business foresight. The price is outrageous y.
course but the coal industry is not responsible
for II.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

Phil q. penaa, secretsry-treasurey Of the Indiana
RifumInous Coal Operators association, blames the
issure Of the Cleveland wage conference on the
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Illinois miners, who, he says
knew that the Illinois operators were willing to
al more than the increase the operators agreed
up;on. That is fine piece of reasoning. Why not
|bisme the Illinois operators? The truth is that
mn are to blame for the failure at Cleveland and
,ot most Of the trouble that may ensue as result
,fthe breaking up of the Central Competitive dis
striet as a basing point.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

Nothing could be clearer than that and i the wG-
men with Ii. assistance Of the party machinery a,
). possible to register all he new voters and nave
TN tim. to snare. What special session Of the egkIa
Srs mgbt Do no one could tell. Its h: hope OF this
u r.,s therefore, that Governor c0mwsl will mol
permit agitation by peopl. the purity Of whose mo
6ves j, very much in doubt to persuade hun to call
the Legislature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

At that It is pity more dwellings were not built
nj, wear for while there Is pronounced down.
ward price tendency 1t will not affect building ma
,sr,s,s for a long time and as the pressure f0F
housing Increases rents will go up. People ousa.
10 own their own homes and 1t is not what 1t would
cost to build but what it costs not to own home
that should be the controlling factor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

The county court Of each county shall.
at least twenty days before any general
election, transmit or cause to be transmit
ted to The registrars Of said county, the
books Of registration Of their respective
precincts, whereupon said registrars, for
he purpose Of further amending, correct
ing and completing the registration OF
voters Of their precincts, shall SIT togetner
At some convenient place within the voting
precinct two days, beginning on the third
Monday next prior to the said election,
from 3 o'clock q. m. to i o'clock p. N. and
from 2 o'clock p. m. to 8 o'clock ?, m, ana
SHAH give notice Of the time and
place Of their sitting for such registration
and correction by posting written or print
ed notices Of the time and place OF sucn
sitting for five days prior thereto, at not
less than FIVE Of the most conspicuous
places in said voting precinct, one OF
which shall be at the place OF voting IN
said precinct. And at the time OF SAD
sitting the books Of registration shall be
open for public inspection. and the saia
regitrars IN the manner hereinoeiore pro
vided shall register all qualified voters
who have not heretofore been 50 register
ed by them, and complete and finish the
registration OF the voters within their SAID
precincts on said day, aud make out TWO
alphabetical lists Of the registered voters
within said precincts entitled to vote al
,hs ensuing election as registered by them.
giving the information as to each voter as
bereinbefore required, and shall sign ana
return the same to the clerk OF the county
court within three days from the time OF
said sitting. And for their services each
OF said registrars shall, in addition to the
Compensation hereinafter provided, re-
ceiye the sum Of two dollars per day.
And II shall be the further duty OF the
county court of each county to convene IN
regular or special session on the TUESDAY
next preceding any general election 70 De
held in that county. for the purpose OF
adding to the list Of voters OF SAID county
the names Of any persons who may appear
IN person before said court and make APP
nlicatiop for registration, which have been
omitted BY the registrars who should De
registered, either because the same nave
beep omitted, or by reason OF such per
sons having become entitled TO vote slnce
sncb registration was made. But in no
event shall the session Of said court con-
Time longer than two days. and no voter
shall be entitled to register after the 40,
iournment Of said session OF court, ano
M voter shall be entitled to vote unless
registered as herein provided
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

:, solu medal should De gwen 10
the fellow who made up this col
umn yesterday. he stuck lrotsliy
and his gang upside down IN the
middle OF a paragraph. We are
glad 10 ind one person who can
stand this bunch on their heads.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21
New Town Blouse

a delightful line Of nsv blouses. bearing
the above mama. Is now offered here. THY
arc quite the most handsome garments q
their kind We have ever carried. and Il nay
we'll be said that the wearing Of one Instantly
tsansiorus Suit iato an exquisite thTee;plsss
costume.
They are surprisingly smart and desirable
blcuses and while q bit above the average Of
blouse value. they VIII quickly impress viii
their fun worth 1. the prices ssked for than y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

Eph Morgan. Bert KoOntz. Mont
White and Chairman Dunlap hay.
inc congratulated the women OF
the state over winning the right to
vote, only Col. Wait Conway, OF
FaIrmont, is yet to be heard from.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

a child was born Sunday. Aus
Is. TO ME. and Mrs, Ray cleyenger
Personals
Nj. and Mrs. Don Summers ant
daughter Mildred are visiting M.s
Summers parents, Mr. and Mrs
William Sutton at Stockdale. Pa.
Miss Erma Watkins Barnes re
turned Wednesday from Councils.
vile where she had been VISITING
friends. She was. accompanied home
BY Miss Eva Fleming who is hei
Nj. and Mrs. Bert Mcolvtn and
daughter Betty Lee are visiting rel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-21

In announcing the withdrawal
Of his name, says the New York
Tribune, as a gubernatorial cand.,
date, Francis N. Hugo, secretary
OF state, says his action is. due to
his unwillingness. in a highly i'm
pOrtant presidential year, to jeop-
ardize Republican chances by pre-
cip!tating what might be a deci-
sive Struggle in the primaries,
Csam Montgomery please COPY.