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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
WEST VIRGINIA
ALL-STARSPLAY
HERE ON MONDAY
MoUMTAINEERS WILL LIME Up
AqAINST THTA MU AT CATHH.
ORAL "cooF' MONDAY
NI9HT.
MARTIN, Hawkins, KiSsr, Meredith and
Hul Win PORN Regular Five
VIII Get In Shape.

Wheeling fans arc already receiving
tho big colleges in tho city. just as OLD
Pa invited the biggest football teams
in the tri-state district hero the past
grid season. West virginia un!ver-
sity's basketball stars have already
made preparations among themselves
to visit Wheeling next Monday even
ing after many Of the boys have taken
their Christmas holidays at homo. and
meet somewhere" in this city and
journey to tho Cathedral coop" for
their initial floor game. when they line
up against the crack Theta Mu I'VE.
composed of old Cathedral graduates.
This game has been arranged
through the utmost efforts OF some To-
cal managers, and they have finally
succeeded In treating Wheeling fans to
tho biggest college affair here this
year. Among those on the All-Stars
Of West Virginia university are Cap
tain Kiger. an all-around athlete at
two years. Homer Martin. who will
lead the Mountain State. Ave .on the
moor this year, will play at a forward
position, and fans will got their
moneys worth In the way OF seeing
EOCh stars as lUCSO VNSh
though the Theta Mu boys do not fur
n!sh great opposition.
But this Is TO be looked at from an
altogether different viewpoint. The
Theta Mu boys are composed OF all for
mer stars at Cathedral high school, and
have all gained fame on the noor in
recent years.
Niggemyer. who WAS olassed Is tho
best forward ever turned out at Cattle
dral, will be at a forward Job. while
Rafferty, will fill IN the other forward
position. Bon Gorsuch will be at CEN
ter, while Dailer and Carney. two who
have shown something on tho floor IN
past years. will hold down the guards.
"Bo" Rohl. who was the outstanding
star at Cathedral last year, will SUBJ
stItute, along with Clarke and Nc
Cannon.
Those who will make tho trip with
the Mountaineer All-Stars are as FOL-
lows: artIn. Hawkins (captain), Kiger
Meredith. Hill, Lentz and Richardson
Russell Rosenberg, former Wheeling
hirh athlete. who attended Bethany for
the past two years and starred on tho
xridiron last season. will referee the
contest. The tlmo specified FOR the
game Is s o'clock sharp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
$4,000 PURSE FOR
KENTUCKY DERBY

Lexington. Ky, Dec. 2S--The purse
for the Kentucky derby 10 be run at
Churchhill Downs, Louisville. May Z,
1921, has been increased TO $4,000. 1t
was announced here today by Colonel
Matt, ]. VIM. general manager Of the
Kentucky Jockey Club.
This sum, together with entry and
nomination fees. will make the total
value Of tho race IN excess OF 100000
Tho value Of the race to tho winner in
1920. was &SS,000.
The spring racing season in Kentucky
will open In Lexington. April 23'a ex-
tend 81 days TO July 8, tho state racing
commission decided at meeting here
this afternoon. Lexington Will have ten
days OF racing. Louisville Will have
twenty days at the Churchh!ll, Downs
track and Laton!a was allotted 81 days.
A committee representing tho thor
oushbrcd horse association appeared be-
fore the committee and asked that the
association increase tho value OF It's
purse races. Tho request was turned
over to A committee for consideration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
ON THE SCREEN Or SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

round he Jared Brennan badly with a
cept!ng In two Instances. In the second
round no pared Brennan badly with a
short drive to the chin and although
they were mitigating against the ropes
he made no effort to follow II up.
After the sixth the Garden was buzs>
!ns with the gossip that tho Champion
had lost his punch. Then II suddenly In
creased in power and he shook Brennan
20 his toes half q dozen times and tho
blow which decided the outcome seemed
10 sink to tho wrist IN Brennan's mid
riff.
There was no mention OF pictures
prior to the fight. The fact that any
were to be taken was n secret and tho
first intlmstion the scrioes had was
when they saw tho cage over the ring.
II Is reported that neither fighter or
manager knew OF Richards plan ana
that he put ono over-which Is not
probable. II he had. you would now hear
Kearns' yelps ten blocks away.
Copyright. 1920, by the Bell Syndicate,
lnc)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
American League Again Rocked by
Blasts.

Ban johnson surely has started some
thing. and the insurgents have accepted
his challenge with vim. Just where
the renewal Of the war between the New
York, Boston and Chicago clubs Of the
American League and johnson will lead
is decidedly problematical. Johnson has
a strangle hold on the presidency and
with the majority behind him he cannot
be ousted. But Johnson has suffered
and still Is suffering-greatly In the
estimation OF followers of tho game. 1t
was puerile 70 bar Harry Frazee and
Charley Comiskey from the board OF d.
rectors OF the American Lcague-par-
ticularly foolish, In view Of tho fact that
ComIskey pushed the par on his own
players who were mMed up In the 1919
worlds series BcandaE The board or d.
rectors OF the league possesses powers
which are almost negligible. Yet John
son and his associates saw TT to disre-
gard tho general understanding which
had been reached with the appointment
OF Judge Lands and reopened a scrap
OF which the public had tired.
Col. Huston made very serious
charge against Johnson yesterday when
ne stated that johnson had written to
him that there was no doubt as to Hal
! Chasc's guilt. If Johnson knew that
chase was guilty, and as member OF
the national commission ala not act on
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
MANY BIG TEAMS ON
penn STATE SCHEDULE

State College, Pa. Dec. 23.-Facln6
an array of big games that would tost
tho mettlo Of any football team, the
Penn state schedule for 1921. as an
nounced by Graduate Manager Nell
N. Fleming. IL ono OF tho hardest ever
arranged for q Blue and White eleven.
Games With Harvard. Georgia Tech
Navy and the University of Pittsburgh
all on foreign gridirons Will tax Coach
Bezdek's aggregation to the limit n they
are TO 20 through another undcteated
season.
Nine games have been scheduled, five
of them on New Beaver field. Lebanon
Valley, Gettysburg and North Carolina
State. all of whom were played this
year, arc booked for tho first three
dates on tho schedule while Lehigh will
be the attraction on October 10, alumni
homecoming day. Carnegie Tech VIII
be played here on Pennsylvania Day.
Harvard will be played next year for
the first tImo since 1915, when Penn
State was defeated IS TO 0. The Gcor.
Ela Tech game will be staged at tho
Polo Grounds, New York city, while
Navy will be met In Philadelphia. A
homc-and-hons agreement with the
Navy will take Penn State 10 Annapolis
In 1922? The annual game with Pitt VIII
take place on Thanksgiving Day.
The complete schedule as approved by
the alumni advisory and faculty ath-
letic committees IS as follows:
September 24-Lebanon Valley at
home.
October Getty sburg at homo
October S-North Carolina state NJ
home.
October l5-Lehigh at home.
October 22-Harvard at Cambridge.
October 29-Gcorg!a Tech a. New
York.
November S-Carneg!e Tech at home.
November 12--Savy at Philadelphia.
November 24-Univers!ty OF Pitts
burg at Pittsburgh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

George Gipp's death. which robbed
football OF one Of tho greatest All
American stars. should result in sane
measures TO restrict tho playing or IN
tured or III men In any game. Gipp'
already III with throat trouble, played
desperately hard Earo on coid' vet
field and In raw weather. He was phS
ssca!ly unfit FOR playing. The fact that'
In his loyalty TO his school and desire
to sacrifice himself 20 win honors ZOE
Notre Dame, he insisted upon playing.
aoas NOT change the fact that he should
have been ordered 10 bed under care Oh
physicians.
EVERY college OF note has It's phys!-
cal director, usually . man OF medical
training, at least with enough kno"I-
edge 20 examine the players and know
whether they are fit or not. The game
itself IS a creator strain physically thAn
boxing. and the danger Is far greater IL
n man Is physically weakened by illness.
No reputable club ever permits boxer
10 enter the ring until after n thorousn
nhysIcal examination and certificate
that he Is sound. Yet football coaches
and trainers do IL constantly.
When word OF Gipp's death came
preached the subject 10 trainer OF
big University team.
@ycs" he said. something should be
aone, This fall I reported ono man as
nhys.cally unfit three times-and no
nlayed In all three games. I know one
rame in which four players TO my
knowledge. should have been In bed re-
cclvinx medical attention.
IT IL hard to stop them they arc
determined TO play II II costs them nfe
itself. One boy was 50 III he couId
scarcely wabble. yet ne declared no was
feeling fine. concealed his condition ana,
when saw him Keeling from weakness
and half carried him TO the dress'nl
room, he fought Ike crazy man 10
stay on the field. They ought 70 %
ruled out by coaches or officials
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
OHIO STATE CR|DDERS
HOLDING WORKOUT

San Francisco. Dec. 23.-The Ohio
State football squad. in California to
play the University OF California eleven
at Pasadena on New Years. has ar
ranged to have a workout this afternoon
q, the Leland Stanford University grid
iron at Palo Alto. 30 miles south OF here.
This Ia tho first extended practice for
the western conference champions since
they left Columbus and Coach Jim
wIlce planned q long workout IN order
10 iron out the kinks developed IN the
transcontinental journey.
Meanwhile tho California team. Pa
cific coast conference champions. went
ut their practice with renewed viEor as
tho result yesterday OF their first sight
of their prospective opponents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
WOODSFIELD GAME At
WARWOOD CANCELLED
BOYS ana Girls Alumni Will Play This
Avsntng InEtea6

The 1ams which warwood High was
to toss OF with woodsheld this evening
has been cancelled because Of smallpox
In the Ohio city. The uprtver tossers
feel, however that they do not want this
week to go without a game. and as q
Friday evening attraction they will
match speed with tho boys and girls
Alumni teams. On the boys team,
Marsh. McNickle, Ankle. c. Johnston and
Schramm will appear. while the girls
team will be made UP OF the players VINO
represented Warwood high In 1913. They
will be captained by Hood.
II Is not Just known how much speed
these Alumni teams will be able TO show
because OF their lack OF practice. but In
their ranks appear number OF individ-
ual stars. and both contests Will un'
doubleday be interesting. Tho whistle
will sound ut 1880.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
NsrS's n Surprise.

VIVA, - tho game which Is played by
tho most men and boys IN the Cnltea
st.tese Give you two Guesses ana
waysr Won miss Il. What IL ltf Bill
liSrds OF some form. according TO avail
able statistics.
Take Now York City. There are ZOO
billiard rooms They average -FOUR
+ahies 70 the room. An average OF
twenty persons a day play on each.
Manufacturers estimate there are ABOUT
1000 tables In private homes c!uos ana
recreation rooms. At the lowest esti-
mate 10000 persons play billiards
every day in New York.
Yet New York. In proportion. plays
less billiards than any part OF the coun-
try because there Is 50 much more IN
the amusement hne. In Chicago there
are more tables and players In proper
ton to population. st. Louis has q
much larger proportion. 30 has Cincin'
natl. AZ q rough estimate two and a
half million persons play some form OF
billiards each day IN the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
cOusid.r IN. Personal 1lsmsas.

Johnny Evers, the new MANAGER OF
the Cubs (nlso the Odd has plan of
restoring the old bus trip between hotel
and park for she. players. He declares
that Is the way to prevent crooks from
tampering with players, and that samh-
lers will not approach them IN theif
hotels.
That 10 all rhythm theory. Yet tho
crooks who tempted the White SoN were
IN the hotel lobbiss with them. In ther
rooms and even ate with thsm.
One OF tho best ways to prevent
crookedness IS TO consider. In hiring
men. whether they have $50 characters
rather than whether they hit $50. The
entire trouble came from continuing to
hire men. known TO be disreputaole. be
cause OF their physical ability. A bank
would not employ the best oookkeeper
in the world II IL knew he stole.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
wheeling's Teams

After watching the floor tosscrs OF
wheeling High School wade through MI
Pleasant for a double victory. both
scores OF which resembled bowling
tournament count. fans can easily SEQ
that the Gold and Blue stands at the top
OF the best in the valley and probably IN
the state for championship honors.
As for the boys there stlh remains
doubt. as 70 whether they Will come
through with wonderful season anu
finally capture the big cup at the annual
West Virginia high school basKetDhii
tournament at Buckhannon IN March.
This Is expecting good deal OF inc
tossers from the Gold and Blue. but
Coach Ross is pointing to this very
thing and will not stop one second until
his bows have landed the state honors.
Brinkman. Beulckc, BYRD. Stcinoicker'
Hixcnbaugh and Robinson arc all snow
Ing mid season form, and although
little shy on dropping them in the bas-
ket last Wednesday night. II will only
be two or three more games before thesc
tossers will be displaying some old time
form, The passwork OF Whcel!ng's flve
on the floor against Mount Pleasant was
n Measure to watch. and a fourth OF tho
field goals were made directly after tho
tossup at center. tho passing OF the re-
ce!ver of the ball placing It In the hands
OF n forward who was dashing under tho
basket at that time. and landing It right
through tho net
or course. the boys can hardly he ex-
pected to make the impression upon the
state fans that the girls five Will. as the
Gold and Blue lassies so far outclass
other teams, that there IS hardly n
chance Of them losing out in the long
run, while the boys will be forced 10 facs
the best teams in Ohio and West N!r'
ginia, Al the tournament the boys VIII
run up against some Of the best paSscrs
In the state and will be barely able to
pull through at times.
Mis-. Tailor, leader Of the girls. Is
greatly pleased with the work Of Cap
tain Steinbictfr, and IS looking forward
TO a successful season for the Gold,
under the careNpl leadership Of this
lassie Nothing seemed TO be undone In
tho way OF password in the Wheeling
teams showing last Wednesday, and
they will and ii looks favorable. como
through with another championship
team.
Captain StelnbIcker's services will
again be found very valuable next year.
as she IL but a sophomore in school this
season. and will graduate in January
1923. She made tho team in her freshA
man year and was chosen as an all-state
guard. but Coach Taylor made wise
shift in turning this star into a forward
this season, rs her work In the first
game even comes UP to that OF the great
Rrovcrman OF 1920. Her passing I'M
derneath the basket Is skillfully COM
pleted and there remains but little de-
velopment to DO made in the form OF
this lassle.
Captain Steinbcker led tho held at
scoring and will probably equal and
perhaps surpass the record Of Brewer
man for high point getting, as she has a
total Of 10 neld goals in the first game,
and credited with three fouls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Carpenter Is Saved
From Probable Death
By Playing "Hunch"
Prom Now York Herald.

Prom New York Herald.
Because he obeysd an impulse, or
played 0 hunch," Georges Cafpsn-
tier, the French challenger for the
crown Of Jack Dempsey, narrowly
escaped o tragedy, according to tho
story told by Tex o'Roufe, who ar
rived yesterday on tho Olympic from
Europe.
oRouke aaid he met Carpenter
and Manager Desohainps In London
and after Relating his trip across
the channel in an express aeroplane
suggested that Georges return 70
France VIA air.
T have too much TO r1Sk," said
ueorEss. az guess TIL stick to the
train and channel boati it's safer"
Georges was right. The return
Ing plano fell at os1oflswood, Just
outside OF London ana three mon
were killed including the pilot.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Johnson Says He Does
Not Intend Resigning

Chicago. Dec. 22.--"Thero Is nothing
for me to say except that haven't tho
slightest intention in the world OF re-
signing as president OF the American
League. despite Mr.. F'razee's request.
said Ban johnson tonight when shown
dispatch from New York. saying Harry
Frazee had written the American League
president a letter characteriz!ng state
ments credited to him as deliberate
falsehoods an demanding his resigna-
ton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
$74,881 TAKEN IN
At BANTAM FIGHT

New York. Dec. 23.-Gross receipts OF
the Lynch-Herman fight last night In
Madison Square Garden were Sfi,Ssl
from 1883 paid admissions. Herman.
the former champion. received as his
share s37.3i6. ont OF which he had to
pay Lynch $500 for taking the title
away from him. Government tax
amounted to $7.isS and the state tax
1874. Prices OF from 81 TO $40 were
charged for admission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

impossible to believe that the 3udegE;
possess even the most elementary knDW1..
edge Of even the Erossest points q ben.
Ing. Under the system which 10 uBsd -
this state, it Is moro important to hOSg
competent judges than It II to ,have .
competent referee. Yet the promotefo.
In most cases. engage referees VINO Aft.
we'll known and who have been In thS
game. both an boxers and officiaiA 70.
years, and stand for judges who efN
worthy Of places In an appendix 70 Joo
Mlllers famous Joke book.
Lot US have only the best Of i3udeesi
at all bouts. And when there II dH-
ference Of opinion. between the '3udgees
let the referees show some spunk Ard
fear not to rectify the error Of ohe Of
the officials. Let Us have no more sx-l
cuses along the line Of that which VA
given By Kid Mcfarland after that
ridiculous draw decision In the jackson
Dundee fight. Mcfarland explaint9
that a lot Of money had been waGeted
and that he feared = riot. Let II b un.z
derstood that a referee 10 In the ring
merely to yell "brsak' from time ~
time. He must be not only competent.
hut he must be impartial and fearie1A
He must be ready to face hostile dsfa-
orstratton. go
The Fighting Mitchell FAzaiiy OF
Milwaukee IL out to win two boYtng
Championships. Richie having his. l1e
on the lightweight crown while Bfot19s
Pinkcy says he will never b sausec1
until he adorns his noble dome Win knS
welterweight crown. - {. ~
Richie will get his shot at th1 LIGHT.
weight title when he nssts Chamrtcn
Benny Leonard In q l6-round nght IN
New York City January - Asciessn
VIII be rendered In this bout ~ ress
cree and two judges Richie nas soeSss
months ana now that he has reAltled
his ambition he intends making IA
most OF t. ~
pinkey lost . shade dsciston to J11ks
Britton, weltSIWsiEht champion, N ~
lO-round contest In Milwauaee UcenS
an excellent account Of htmSot TIA
boxing experts agreed that he was 0es
most danGeroNs contender IN the n1lo1
for the liS-poGnd title Pinkeyi1 oeWt
81 years old. 90 his chances OF w,nnN
the championship are exceedmgly bfie
He 10 4 remATkab bly,. clsver boxer.
a hard hitter, Is cool under IRE An4 ~
smart ring general Moreover, the -
waukee lad 10 a sort Of prfSs frco
pounds without any trouble. he etan4s I
feet II inches. which 70 some e,titSSe
for a lightweight or wSltsrwcight:
key also knows how to use his hetkS
and reach to the best advAntAoet 80 :,
Richie and Pinkey arc managed
Brother Billy. Q shrewd YouGg h11tns
worth for each fight and gets Whet -;
demands. Billy was a railroad Sngtnee
before he got mixed up In the eo0
game. Pinkey, too, won his card - ~
railroad engineer at the tender 80 ~ s
10. Their father Is a travelling enginef
for the Milwaukee railroad.
Thu MitchslIs In every rsspect e.
nrettv much like Mike and Tommy a.
bons, They are clean living tsile!1
and are highly respected By pSfeono y
All walks OF life In MliwAvkee. Boz
and outside tho ring they are ret AZ;
In fact. they remind one msgs ~ ~
couple Of good naturSd high echo4l
dents rather than professional paeHlDtA.ss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Jack Dunn. has propoundcd an inter-
esting query for Judge lands. TIE
owner Of the Baltimore club say3 that
certain major league intercsts-who
somehow always are trying to hurt Jack
are attempting to make some Of his
players dissatisfied by spreading what
Jack calls fake reports of offers for
their services. Jack wants the Judge to
stop the spread OF the so.callcd mali
c!ous yarns, and no doubt he would like
to stop the newspapers from printing
them. But how much OF Ike" are
the various stories Of offers for Jack
Bentley and Merwin Jacobson. Jack?
Isn't 1t q mater Of fact that many
mator league teams have offered cash
and other players for these stars-have
Offered Bentley and Jacobson opportu-
mites to rise out OF the minor leagues
TO the goal Of all ball players? Isn't 1t
n matter of fact that II these ball play
ers really wanted to press their cases
and took them to court the we'll known
reserve clause, which got so fine eend-
off IN the District OF Columbia court OF
appeals not so long ago would be made
TO look like thirty cents?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
WON '8Y cuc1HNAr.

Charleston. w. Va. Dec. z3.-Cinc!n-
natl University basketball team won
easily from tho Baraca five here to-
night, so to "a. Tho 1913 state high
school champions. composed OF ohley
Of Yale: Gaines. OF Princeton: Cabl!sh.
Heller and Carson. Of West Virginia,
defeated Charleston High, 50 to Is.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Cheer aGatty's chr!stanAs.

Chr!sty Mathewson IS carrying on
desperately game fight for life at Sa-
ranac. with the odds heavily against
him. Despite the encouraging reports OF
progress he 10 making against tueercu-
losls Il Is known that his condition IS
far from satisfactory. Two weeks ago
one lung collapsed and his condition was
extremely dangerous. By tho nse OF gas.
relief was afforded and he rallied from
the relapse. The doctors declare that
unless pus forms on the lungs; he has
q chance TO beat off the disease. There
Is. at latest report. no sign OF that COM
plication.
The baseball boys are planning TO
mako Matty's Christmas moro cheerful.
II IL proposed to have his friends all
over the country write or telegraph their
good wishes that day and the thous-
ands OF kilograms should cheer tho
great pitcher.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
RUTH At KEY WEST
EN- ROUTE TO HIS HOME

Key West Dec. 23-Another homo
ruin for Babe Ruth. Leaving Cuba flat
on Its back after demonstration OF
cloutinE, Babe and Mrs. Ruth landed
here today enrouto home for Christ
mas celebration. The batting demon
will 20 hunting to Maine early in Janu-
ary ne said today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Tremain0 and Burn1an
Matched In Cleveland

Cleveland. O.. Dec. e3.-Carl rrerAine.
OF cleveland. and Joe urman. OF Chicago
bantamwelght boxers havo been match
ed for a l0-round contest hero on Jan
uary 10. according 10 an announcement
by Matt H!nkle, promoter,