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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
WE:IRTON

\ new overhead crossing Will be cor
siruct,d the coming SprlnE NJ me Nih
rrrouS railroad crossing ~ Lower Nnir-
ton known ~ trawiOrd'S Crossing ne
erection of. an overhead bridge AT ms
rnlut has been under consideration Tor
som, time and II - understood tAai 4
contract Will soon be let tor the new
I'm the past street cars and vchirl"S
besides a steady stream of pcd"Slri
have been CROSSING only one railroad
track. Their. was liltI" danger at IN"
crossing uui.l IT," past few months
when work Vas started on III" big ne"
opcn hearth and blooming mills for the
W',irtou StC,l company. Several m"r'
tracks are now hong Installed n the
crossing. Two Will BE- COMPUTED with
IN 4 week.
The Ing yads for IN" NOW mill and IN"
present I'm mlu ul,'u directly Ah"\" tn
crossing and IuSGrIrb.mt sphC" Is a.
lowed Tor n" uuwnrr Il tracks rail-
needed. ncc"s>Irut'ME III" erection Of TN,
overhead Guessing tor city irailIr ana
ewing tn" railroad locomotives all the
Tuum they need.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
LEO Violent Deaths.

There were ia violent deaths IN JOY
Crrson county IN 1919. y decrease of five
compared with I9lS. according 20 Cor,
oncr Z. II. Kinks statistics. IT," C9aI
mines Of lhc county lead in fatalities
with IS. twenty Of them having bc'n
contributed by tn" Amsterdam nline
diyrStrr IN October. Railroads came
second win seventeen victims; automo-
hiI.s eight. mills and factories SIX:
stree tears one. There were -FOUR muir
d"rs during tl;" year: six suicides; seven
druHuluGS. fIT" prisons W'r" bnrhcu
iu death, two wcr" aSphyN!atcd. three
Killed hy cXuinSiOnS four by acClGCntal
shroiIur. one by cIcctroCution. one OF
Jr'~,,uiu- on" 10y hanging and eleven
"r.lu alcoholism. The remainder we're
l.,;cI under the head of miscellaneous
ar .ldrutS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02

mediate needs OF som" OF the main
lines. At Chicago. some definite" orders
have been placed. Including 22.uV" TONS
for the Burlington. OF which "".nuV TONS
goes 10 South 'hiCaEo and IV'o'" ,, Io"S
10 colorado. The Rock Island - expect,
I'd 10 close shortly for lp."nO Tons ana
the Illinois Central for 10000 tons.
Large amounts Of track taStCnlnES
are wanted. one western road CaI!'hE Ior
/ 900 kegs OF spikes and 5000 Kegs OF
bolts. ~ .,
There is a division Of sentiment as 20
The course Of prices. rrpr, Srnt"d IN the
pig iron trade by those "h" d'i' ''l"Is
4 further advance for It's c"NS'Ruvh'cS
in higher wages ana h,s,rI - -, -. t 80.
working in the other direction rs =,
cccts in higher steel. II Is pointed our:
however that with the short supply OF
, labor at finishing mills, some or I'M
steel companies will be able Tor some
time 10 do better as producers OF pig
I-nn than as producers Of I;n.~Iod pro-
ducts. that would tend I" as ~" >''"-
alton in pig IRON - 49,,
has been emphasized by the Shinm"ht
IT sheet bars from IN" CniraS" u,H'5.y'
and from Duluth 10 tho PITTSBURGH dis
,trict where the leading producer had \
o5 rer cent operation Of hot sheet mills
flriv in the week. At Cleveland. con-
! siderable sales OF Shoe: bars for the
! first quarter were made at ISL and or
slabs At $50.
, m" pig iron market has shown less
, activity IN some ccntvrS. notably New
. York aad Chicago. but buyers have oecn
rrrS:S;cnt in other places. especially, in
tnr Philadelphia ard PittsL-S dis
,-.ctS. in trying to place orders. \ lead,
;n:;. electrical interest IS IN IN" market
~ Il nOO tons Of foundry and rla,l"ahlc
- first bali. and in ChicaE" 4 consul
ir.~ rf haS;r - rNquir;nc for 2o.06o TO
20 nan t.,S for 'jrSt half delivery. \
. very limited tonnage or riE iron has
boz sd Tor third quarter and last hair
60 loHn n, Surcwha; lower prices than
for N, FIRST half Of tho year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02

, Wnmcn's Missionary society Of IN" FIRST
Presbyterian church last evening.
Bills were approved for payment al n
short session Of Chester rouhclI h''u
Ghrslrr lodges Of the knights Of
Pyrh,aS aud odd Fellows VIII On
lcrts,n Friday evening nj n dance
in their lodge hall. MrGrnw'S orch'S-
pc,rr liam AGED 50. died Mt the h II"
Of his son. Ira l. liam. last night fol
loving ,hrc" trtonths illness Of Gr"pSN.
. Ito had been n member Of the MaS"nll
lodge for sixty years. lie leaves MS
widow and four sons, The body Will be
shippyd to Avalon, IA. for burial.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02

Frank Cox received 4 VISIT from VIII
liam J. Brandon. Of Washington. u. G.
4 few days ago. Tho two young men
were "buddics" in camp together during
the war. Said former rriNa," Brandon
To former Privat" Coz, so you ar"
married" Yes Il few days ago" re-
piled former rrlvat" cox. -" you are
Brandon left that evening and arrived
hlc kin town yesterday. "Privatc Coz.
meet Mrs. Brandon" sad h.. Mr.. cox
WAS married frw weeks ago lie say ).
that while in camp together he ana
Brandon were constantly together and
what one did the other willingly COM
piled with and that Brandon isn't Will
ing to quit even If they ar" civilians
again Mr.. and Mrs. Brandon, Inc new
lvwcds. are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Cox, at their home on Linden avcnu" for
n fn u, dive
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
WELLSBURG

WEILSRTRG. w. Va. Jan. 1.-The
election of officers Of the Christian
,hurch Sunday school took plac" in TIA"
rarlorS Of the church. The following
,rtrcrs wrrc elected 10 serV" during tn"
year Of 1920: Superintendent. Rev. {,
r.. Rostofcr. assistant superintendent,
Emmett Barr: Secretary. {. l.. Wilson,
Assistant Secretary. George Nichols;
Treasurer. charles RAIDER: Pianist kath-
rvu Marsh: Assistant Pianist. Mary Fin
low. Work for the new year Was out
lined at the ConfcrcnC" meeting n
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1865; medium 49, " 400; light T."
Ir it55: light lights ~" a l4%';
heavy packing s"ws. Sm""ih ~ ~
l4l5; packing N"MS, rough Isl" 4" IS'''
pigs 1925 a -.
Cattle receipts 10000: estimated re-
ccIp,s tomorrow ll.U0"; SLOW: beef
steers. medium and heavy weight
choice md primo 1915 q 1879: medium
and good ln7j ~ 1875; common H,' a
lr15: hight weight. good and choice
Iy50 n I"!5: common and medium 500
n 1850: butcher cattle. hclierS go a
l4T5: cows 62J q $50: Gamers and cur
,rrs SIS IA 625: veal calves Ia" AZ 100:
feeder steers 700 Il l2@j; St"ckcr steers
% OHI 1923.
Sheep, receipts 1900; estimated to-
morrow $4,000 strong: lambs l1Ih a
lHT5: culls and common ZOO ar l"3o;
ewes. medium and good SIQ. ~ Ih'''
cullS and common $50 a SIS.
Estimrtrd receipts tomorrow: Hogs
so 600; cattle 5000: sheep 10000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
Carranza General Is ~
Removed From Command

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. News
papcrs received here from Saltillo, Mex,
say that President Carranza Of Mexico.
has ordered the removal OF General
Francisco Murguia from command OF
the federal troops in Coahuila and has
sent General Manuel UQuizo to relieve
him. The removal was ordered. 1t il
said. because MurGuia failed to engage
Villa in battle after the Muzouiz raid.
Those who know Murguia say that he
will not rclinguish his command at
Carranza's order and point TO the fast
that he is very close TO Espinosa,
Mircles. Governor Of Coahuila who re-
Gently broke with Carranza. No dehn-
tie information 10 that effect has been
received here. however.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
Stork is Winner.

Rra.rr far IN III" gear in tn" i9l9 race
IN Srruh"nvll!", heard ~ lie1!th StatiS-
tic, show that thrr" wa bumper crop
II babies during tn" year. births NUN
Their. were s2j deaths in tn" city dur
ng tn" year. Il d"sr'ns" Of Isl com
pared To- lg![ when the ',rln" ..nid"mnic
took snrh il heavy toll OF life. Tn" city
was free of cp!drmire this year and
hr proportion If deaths from c"ht"E-
.,u.s diseases was very small.
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Ohio Valley News
CHESTER

CHESTER. W. Va. Jan. 1.--Announcc-
mont was made here today Of the marrl-
age Of Miss Katherine Mansfield. daUGh-
tor Of Thomas Mansfield. Of near Hooks
town. and Claude Reed. Of Oklahoma.
The ceremony was performed at Canton.
ONO, December 81. After short Wis
I IN Canton, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed VIII 70
to san Francisco. whore Mr.. Reed has
accepted a position.
Cards announcing the marriage Of
Mrs. Myrtle Campbell IF Chester. and
Joseph O'Bara, OF Akron. Ohio. were r.
cc,ved hero today. The marriage Mas
solemnized at New Cumberland. Son-
day Rev. George Shaffcr. pastor OF the
Methodist Protestant church, officiating.
Mrs T.. s. Bonjour was hostess to the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
II. & Plays Mingo.

Follansbec high school basketball
team has fully recovered from the de-
feat handed them last week by III"
alumni and practice was held last night
in preparation for the gam" Friday
night ut Mingo. This game will open
the seasons srhcdul" for the ov"r-river
school Little IS known Of III" strength
of the MlnEo team. bat they are usually
strong and In" material Is said I" b"
good. +. II. $. plays at MuundsvIlIc on
InnunrN 1nlh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
Mayor Sworn In.

George M"Cluan. new Republican
mayor OF Mlngo Junction. was sworn in
today ana entered upon his official
duties, succeeding l.. l.. Mccoy. demo-
crat. Mr.. McCiuan appointed David
Pcttibonc as fire chief; Patrick Barrett.
as street commissioner; Charles May as
night lieutenant Of police; William Car
Ter. W. 5. Cunningham and James
BrigCS as patrolmen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
BeFins Second Tenn.

Mayer Frank Fest entered ON MS
-"comd term IS chief cNcCutIN" or the
city today. William kIndSrati"r. new
,llv auditor and Ralph l-"VlnSoh: new
city solicitor. were sworn IN tins morn
.nE and were welcomed into The official
fnnllN Of The oily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02

The body oil Mix" rarvosnlk who died
last Saturday at the OHIO Valley hos
pital in StcubcnVillC. of pneumonia, Stl!l
lies at the Steele undertaking parlUrS.
unclaimed by relative or friend.
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Record Breaker.

Nineteen hundred nineteen was rec
ord breaking year for cupid in jefferson
.runly. despite the II. &. l.. and other
Obstacles. \ total Of Sis marriage Ii
"cnscs were issued, an increase of 179
yer 1915, and far ahead Of AAy Dre-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02

Ohio. arc guests of Mrs. Myrtle Keller.
Of Main street.
Mrs. \. f.. Young visited relatives in
WcllshurE yesterday.
Ed Saudcrs WAS Steubenvillc visitor
last evening
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war record. Marriage License Clerk
Frank Ault says the increase is due to
so many returned soldiers succumbing
to Cupid's darts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02

which nineteen teachers ana "lhI'rS
wrr" present. Tho year opens WITH Il
Bible school contest for thrc" months
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. lar. Hogs receipts
'n 900. weak higher closing weak: hulk
80 o 1890; top 1860: heavy 1925 q
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The greater the necessity for saving
the greater your opportunity to use
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DIRECTORATE
W. o. ABNEY, Charleston
GEORGE M ALEXANDER, Fairmont
JAS. M. BOYLE, New York
S. D. CAMDEN, Parkersburg
PAUL E. CLEL.AND, Cleveland
VIRGIL L. HIGHLAND, Clarksburg
O. T. HITESHEW, Parkersburg
W. 3. IRVINE, Wheeling
NJ. Z. HUTCHINSON, Fairmont
A. B. KOONTZ, Charleston
JOHN B. STEVENSON, Huntington
G. W. WATSON, Fairmont
J. q. WHEELWRIGHT, Baltimore
J. &. WATSON, Fairmont
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n. o. BoGUE. in charge
MISS LEEN
MIR. M'CABE
MIR. GWYN
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Just Punching the Bog
Value of Decisions for Boxing Bouts Is Demonstrated
By W. O. Mcclellan

Lynh-erman des1rabiy
for boxing
Lynch might have taken the popular verdict but Herman clearly
pointed and oucassed would have retained the banamwgh cham
ponship.
ag and oahg the ring This boy Herman the bantam champion
that evidently is mainly defensive
only
Lynch could have the title
There is gumbng the decision that
championship Lynch The decision absolutely grunng
be the fact that the caed
champion should not be
decsivev beaten
They przefgbne was boom
ing there If would have
been lightweight champion of the world well eatherweight
Abe fought Battling Nelson fifteen Bater
beating of the fifteen, but the no cham
should lose MS title unless ne knocked loose from his
whatever stood in lieu thereof
strikes that particularly tradition and am
glad that the battling Assebman Marty McCue
Muldoon who ynch14erman bout
did hold it. 1t will thew must show
championship calber when they box
leaving titles behind
this time that he came
within rounds feeling about his title snnnos
that Brennan had been rugged been
the bout Dempsey for the full Judges
might have the Hon. and with
the mondoa title of heavyweight
like champions under the boxing
William Gibson, unofficial Mayor Bronx and manager Of
Benny Leonard the lightweight Champion has his
charge matched box and Miss Anne
Morgan S paroness.
know that Benny right said Gibson IIe had the
best bringing up in the Bronx and reading
up on etiquette and that Of thing that they bad
breaks bows in our corner will
evening dress It's the other I'm worrying about
I'VE expect that there will be lot swell fight and
we don't want them think that the fighting up lot
the Mitchell crowd will here with
Of thing Sooner than have this happen pay the rent
for evening dress for the in other corner
Despite that bout are to oct seo ooo
their services it said that Miss expects to retrieve sometime
like out of for the American France It
uored that Leonard will donate the purse which
is to be $4,000. ~ -
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Fororites Hare Winning Day
Ozp1rock at New Orleans

Anticipate. III (Mooney,. II to s. 7 to 10
and I to 8. second; Murray, lI2 (Heupel). i.
II 70 5. 10 10 and l 70 g. third Time
l;lo - Who Cares, Elnonite and Teach
er Pet also ran
Third race ss-year-olds and upward: !:
claiming; purse $500; 5H furlongs)-van
SYLVIA, ss 6Nooney). to 3. to and l
to 4. won; Justice Goebel. ll0 (Rodriguez).
- 10 ,. 70 y and TO 3. second: General.
1S;~e tSs 'heinisSh)' 1a' 70 ! even and ! to ,.
TUrc American Rose Ruveco. Early
Light, Bayan and Red Wing also ran
Fourth race (s-year-oids and upward:
claiming; purse STo0; and l-I6th miiesl
Illinois Lad. 10 <E. MARTINI. u 10 l,
5 10 and > to !. won; Harvey Marr. III
Lady Ward. 10 tIIeupe). , to J. even and
70 s. third. Time. 100 2-5. Peggy G..
sne Devil, John l. Day Lady Kathryn and
Adelante also ran.
Fifth race (2-year-olds; claiming purse
$500; l rnile)-Tan Son. Ito (king5. : to !.
to ? and s to 3, Won: Sea Court. "a Iof
tHemiltone. Z to ?. to 5 and to 5. Sec
ond. walk Up. " tJosiahls Il to !. 5 to
Charles A Byrnes. Fading star. Pimiico.
superb and Crimson Rambler also ran.
Sixth race (s-year-olds and upward: !:
claiming; purse $500; mile)-Younr
Adams. ia tMorris) 2 to 10. to 5 and /
to s. won Wild Flower. 100 tBrysou). ; TO
Pollard. 10 to /. 10 / and to I,
third Time. 1:41 as. Galway Iron Boy.
Douglas s and Light Wine also ran
seventh race (s-year-olds and upward:
Claiming cI purse $780, y In!les)-sandy
to Won oCtSrsi' Codon iS7 10 70 1yk y }en ana 1n
70 and to S. second: Great Gull. lls
9IlRsodriguszl s to I. to l and even. third.
M, ing Neptune. Ben Hampson. Austral and
lhlrteen also ran
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24

with Johnston, should our two leaders
tace Brookss in the singles. The Aus
tralian is a good eighteen months
older than when he was here. and each
ADDED year counts adversely when Won
reach @ beyosd the forty4year span, as
Tilden, on the other hand. is dis
tlnctly greater player than, upon the
occasion of his first meeting with
brookes. His winning the national and
worlds championships this year, has
given him greatly increased confidence.
and with this confidence has come in
creased skill in all departments OF the
game. q
No, fail to see how Brookes can
hope to come through both, or even
one Of his singles matches, supposing
that he essays the task, and Austral
asia must win at least two of these if
she hopes to retain the Davis Cup.
But whatever the makeup of the de-
tending team, and whatever the final
result of the matches, I feel certain
that Norman E. Brookes will be the
pivotal point of the international
struggl le and-tha upon his efforts will
rest the success or failure Of the
AuStrhlasian homes.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Murnbo Jumbo
Sprints Home
With Feature
Black Celding Shows Speed
in Winning Yuletide Han
dicap at Oriental Park

HAVANA, Dec. 23.-Mumbo Jumbo
won the Yuletide Handicap, which
featured the program at Oriental Park
Today, and in winning displayed clever
sprinsing ability The layers quoted 5
TO l against the black gelding. Mumbo
Jumbo never left the result in doubt
after the lifting of the barrier.
Marion Hollins gained the decision
in the first race She stole long lead
but in the last sixty yards tired badly
and just managed to win by neck.
Fright, racing in the colors of the
Oneck Stable, scored easily in the sec
ond event, leading clever field of
Juveniles.
The results:
First race (purse 800: three-vear-olds
and aTa upTard; 4 claiming: six. turlongs)-
Mag9n sa and a0Itns M i01 a, lKennsayl to ;,
1Connorsl, to l, to and 4 20 5, second
and 20 ., third. Time i:i5 IS. sain
and Langhorne also ran
9 Second race (purse $500; -year-old.
i1Ve 1yy,, and one-half furlongs> >-Frig ht. 11s
Rama, lis (Kennedy5' . to I. to "on snd
TO 5. second; Bygone, 1l3 (Dolninickl
~ 20 !, TO and TO l. third. Time
:o7 %. kentere. Molinero. Rosate. Per
haps Black Top. Sleepy Dear, King $
Belle anu Kathleen K. also ran.
Third race (purse $500; three -yesr-old.
and upward claiming; five and one-halt
iurlongs s)-Blazeaw I07 (Hunt). 5 to !
TO and even, won; Just Fancy, 10A
oCarlnody). IL to l, to / and 5 to 2 sec
ond; Sister Susie, 100 (Connors) 6 to 5
l TO : and l to 4, third. Time 10Y .
DIinty Moore, Chimera, Runnyven, Gus
Scheer. Nather and Osgood also ran
Fourth race (Yuletide Handicap; purse
$1,000; all ages: five and one-half fur
onss)-Murnbo Jumbo, 10s (Boyle), TO /
b to and 10 5, won; Furbelow los
(k,snnedy1, 70 2, even and to 2 sec
ondi Alright Anglia 106 (Carmody) to /
to 9 and to 5. third. Time 1907 ! 5
ana Different Eyes also ran. aCoupied.
Fifth race (purse $500; three -year-ols
and upward; claiming; one mile and MT,
yards)-Au Smoke. 102 (Hunt), even. tc
,,.a,I, and to 8; won; Sim Feiner, III Gut.
Welp, 70 l, s to and to s, second
Sames' m +bj1, lQ1 R.0yie)' 8 to l. eaato sn6
Garbage, I'll Coronei semper@ itierTaqf staiwa2r
Plantarede. Biscuit and Jose de Wales alse
~
Sixth race (purse $500: three-year-
ana upward claiming one mile)-Candit
to s. Won; Darnley,. 1o7 DreyerS, 5 tn !
70 and even. second; Guaranteed, To-
third Time, i:4i is. LittIe 4Ed Ed Do7nS 20 p
American Eagle and American Soldier aIse
ran.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Tan.Son ShowsW ay Home
to Good Field in Main
Event; Shoot On Victor
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune

Special Correspondence or Ifs Irtbtre
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 23.-Favorites
held sway in the majority Of the races
here to-day at Jefferson Park as they
flashed past the judges stand in four
of the seven events or the card In the
feature race Tan Son, a wo-year-old
chestnut colt from the stable of P. L.
Putnam. with King in the saddle,
showed the way home to good field at
a mile race. Sea Court was second and
Walk Up third. Huen, the favorte, was
not in the money.
In the fourth race eight starters
went to the barrier. The event was
won by Illinois Lad, an outsider in the
betting. Harvey Smarr was second and
Lady Ward third. The seventh was won
by Sandy Mac, while Corydon finished
second and Great Gull third.
The summarizes:
First race (2-year-old masdens: purse
$500: furlongs)-Ace, us (McGrawl, ?
20 and out, won; Philanderer. 1l5 IF.
SMITH, to l. to ! and even second
John Arbor, lis (Mink), TO /. 3 to and
even third Time. 1:02 4-5 Wireless,
White. San GrecQue and Smiling Throuxl h
also ran.
Second race (2-year-olds: claiming
purse 500; furlongs)- on. liz
(Heinisch). to 5, to and to ;. wor;
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24
Australasians
Undecided ON
Trophy Team
Reports of Personnel of
Davis Cup Defenders
Change Names Every Day
By Fred Hawthorne

Ihere are many rumors flying about
as to the personnel of the defending
Australasian tennis team that will face
our own Davis Cup team at Auckland,
New Zealand, on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday Of next week. One day we
near that Norman Brookes, the team
captain, is going to play only in the
singles, leaving the doubles to P.
OHara Wood and Ronald V. Thomas.
The next day it is reported that the
wizard Of the courts will pair with
Gerald Patterson in the doubles and
put the responsibility of the singles on
Patterson and either Wood, j. B.
Hawkes. or Jay Anderson, two of the
younger school,
confess that I do not know how
brookes will pick his team, but il
strikes ME that Australasia must he
pretty hard beset for players of inter-
national caliber if the veteran of so
many international struggles feels
laled upon once more to step into the
ofsnch IN preference to younger men.
l., we are all ready to admit, I think.
that as a doubles player Norman
brookes is probably without an eoual
to-day, and this in spite of his ape in
spite OF score of years of competi
ton against the worlds best His
marvelously quick thinking and his
unequaied knowledge of court tactics.
combined with skill in volleyine that
mas rarely, If ever, been exceeded. raise
MIN notch above the rest Of the
mighty.
Still Wizard at Volleying
But the doubles game, especially in
the modern tennis of tremendous speed
OF loot and excessive physical and ner-
vous tax, is quite apart from the sim
giles game, which is infinitely more
severe on physical stamina. Against
any except the very best of our play
ers Brookes has shown himself still
able to offset superior speed and stay
ing power by the fnesse of his court
tactics and the wizardry of lhs vol
leying.
However, even these gifts. great as
they are, were not sufficient to stand
off Tllden when the latter and Brookes
met at Forest Hills in 1919 in the special
, United australasia matches, fol
lowing the national championship tour
ney. While not the great tactician and
master that Brookes was, Tilden was
so close to the Victorian in these re-
spects and so much faster on his feet
and in stroke execution that he de-
feated the Australasian with something
to spare.
1t is true that Brookes was worn al
the time by an extremely severe course
Of tournament play and the trave1
overseas, and he was playing on alien
soil and before an alien, if a friendly
crowd. In Auckland next week he will
be on his native heath, to all intents
and purposes, with the knowledge thai
the galleries will be pulling for him
condition is much better than when ht
was last seen in this country.
Advantage with Tilden
Yet, in spite of these things, l be
lieve the advantage will lie with Til
den and. to a slightly lesser extent,
New-York tribune., 1920-12-24

Squash Tennis Team Championship
Bouts Hereabouts
SATURDAY
(Chr;stm.s Aftaraoo

christmas Afteraoon)
Commonwealth S. C.-.-.chnny Hart
vs.. Gus Lewis, ten found; Red
Monroe vs.. Sammy Vogie, ten
rounds; Sam Mosberg VS.. Paul Ed
wards, ten rounds.
East New York A. A-Phil Bloom
VS.. Eddie German, fifteen rounds:
Sammy Smith VS.. Pinkey Brown, ten
rounds