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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

lacks, the Yanks can't finish in from.
The Tigers-that smuggling, hIs>an.
ming aggregations of stars-looks lik,
tough picking for Speakers indians
ihey're likely to get good pitching
with Jack Coombs handling the stars
Inc White Sox are not to be over
looked entirely. Some good young
pitchers may help out Cicotte. vii.
mans and Kerr. And Red Fable;
shows signs of comeback.
The big surprise may be Washing.
Ton. Griffith has fine team. The
Browns will make great fight OF
under Jim Burke. But the team ism,
strong ene/gh to figure against Cleye.
land, Connie Mack's young fellows
may climb out of last place this wear
And, unless the Boston Red SOY
strengthen whole lot, they haven't
much hope.
Right at this stage of the prelimi-
naries. the best looking team in the
National League is the Brooklyj
Dodgers. They've got the pitching
The rcst of the team Is pretty good.
II Bobby's switches on the infield
prove o. k, they are likely to be u
there.
The Chicago Cubs, like the Yank-
ees, have hard luck. Herzog will pla
the season in harness. He may hav
10 drop out any time. Hollocher's
hand is improved, but the healin
hasn't hardened yet, and it may cause
trouble. The Cubs had a good team
in the field last year, but it failed tc
win. They've strengthened some b,
not enough to justify prediction tina,
they'll beat the Reds.
The Giants will go great if the young
infield recruits come through. They're
! doubtful. Youngsters always arr.
Kelly on first and Frisch on third
are the question marks. And LAIR,
Doyle is lettering.
The Pirates were scrappy under
Hugo Bezdek, and they should be
even better under George Gibson
Bezdek left Gibson good material.
Watch the Pirates.
Gavvy Cravath has bunch OF new
spirits in the Philly camp. They have
that old morale. Gavvy thinks the
team is going to climb.
A team with such fellow as Rog-
ers Hornsby on it is always danger
GUS. Branch Hickey has worked har1
with the Cards. Ferdie Schupp is good
again and that means lot.
The Braves like the Red Sox need
lot of he!p. There are some real
stars in the lineup, but they need more
to get anyways near the top.
There is not world Of difference
between the favorites for the top and
the favorites for the bottom. Both
leagues should stage real baseball
battle this year. And the IFS are
many, as usual.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
8RY EREp ruRRYvILLE.

This. years world series party looks
Ike an exclusive Buckeye affair. Tha,
IS, the honor guesta at the party prob
ably VIII be picked from the two big
towns OF Ohio Cleveland and Gin
cinnati. Some one else may horn in
before the invitations are printed, but
We doubt it very much.
Only disaster can keep Cleveland
away from a pennant this year.
And if the Reds fail to repeat, it
win be their own fault. They're not
exactly chesty over having won last
years classic, but they haven't yet
settled down to a full realization OF
the fight before them this year. When
they do they no doubt will start right
off where they laid down their bats
last fall. They compose great base
ball team and the worlds champion
ship lineup is intact and then some.
It has greater strength in its reserves
The pitchers should be better with
the confidence attained in last years
triumph. None is too old to play at
top speed again this season. Pat Mo-
an is a great manager. No doubt he'll
have them going good before the sea-
son is a month old.
Cleveland had the best team n.
baseball last September. The In
dams were travelling at clip tina
none could keep up with. But they
were too far behind to oyertake the
Sox. II they had played the same bal
all year, or four months of the year,
the others would not have had LOOK.
in. Practically the same team will
be back in the field. and there will
be endorsements besides. Speaker
this year has 1eft-handers. There wa
no port slider last year good enough
to take his turn.
And the Indians have Just the sort
of manager they have needed Tri,
Speaker should go down in baseball
history as one Of the great manager
OF the game as well as one of It's
greatest players OF all times.
The much talked OF Yankees have
a hard row ahead. Fewster's accl.
dent, Bakers continued absence from
the team, Bodies flight and its re
sultant effect on the survivors, form
combination too much to overcome
The Yankees with Ruth, will be {,
great gate attraction, but unless Man
ager Higgins gets back all he now
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
If Player Gets Hurt He's a
Hero. ButHow Aboutthe Ump?

MIAMI, Fla, April 6.-when a ball
player goes about his regular job
when crippled he usually is considered
a hero and gets an abundance OF
praise.
But what of the umpire who does
the same thing, and even goes SO far
to hide the fact he is injured from
the players and fans? Isn't he hero,
too? ~. y
We think so, but since the umpires
take so much trouble to conceal their
injuries from the players they natur.
ally hide them from the scribes and
1t wasn't until Bill KLEIN visited the
Red camp to tell Moran's men about
the new rules that We learned Of this
trait that most umpires have.
Klein told Of two incidents that
show the type Of man he is.
In series at Chicago last summer
foul tip hit him on the collar.
bone at a point where that bone pre-.
v1ously had been broken. The accident
did not result in another fracture but
rendered his left arm useless. Only
Bob Emslie knew of his injury. Bob
dressed him and Bill went about his
work as though there was nothing
wrong.
They jumped to Cincinnati and
Emslie was hit with thrown hall
ana sustained a broken wrist. He
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
TEAM
SEEKING WIN
OVER VARSITY
Will Make the Morgantown
Lads Fight Hard All the
Way to Win.

MoRGANTowN, April 6.-"Mick
ey'' Finn, captain and third basemar
on the strong 1918 West Virginia dia
mond aggregation will bring here the
coming week end the Fairmont Cole.
gians' baseball team, composed in
part of former Mountaineer team.
mates of his, and Coach shelton's men
will have their work cut out for them
downing the visitors.
Finn has announced that his line.
up will likely show Dalton Simon, the
Mountaineer star of 1915 and 1916, at
first base; Bobby" Hood, former
Wesleyan star, at second base; "Bill''
Garden. West Virginia second sacker
in 1917, and with Richmond in the
Virginia league last season, at short.
stop; Finn himself at third base;
Powell, an exceptional catcher from
Chenille, behind the bat; Fred Chen
oweth, former Mountaineer outfielder,
in left field; Jimmy" Knight, the
well known Fairmont boy, in center
field; and Miller, Fairmont city
league player in right.
johnson, the Shinnston boy who es
tablished such great reputation in
independent ranks in central West
Virginia two years ago, will do the
hurting In one game and Charlie Car.
den, q member OF the Varsity staft
here last year, will work the other
contest. Johnson was with Little
Rock in the Southern league last sum
mer and won 10 games in fourteen
starts. This year he is located with
the semi-professional Consumer Fuel
company team at Warrington and
with Powell, his battery mate, has
been secured by Finn to try to SET
the Mountafneers down in one Of the
games. Johnson, undoubtedly, is a
better hurler than any member of the
Mountaineer staff and with good sup.
port here, local fans will not be sur.
prised, to see him turn in victory.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Personals.

Personals.
Mrs. Irwin Sch1otter has been Ill
for several days but is improving.
Mrs. Jess Gregory is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Hood, of Fair
mont, visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Cunningham, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gillespie, oil
Fairmont, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Post.
Austin Wilson was a Baxter visitor
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Reva Matheny spent Saturday
evening and Sunday with friends in
Grant Town.
Mike Hines attended the Moose ban.
quet in Clarksburg Saturday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
The Wise Man.

BE is the wisest man who would
have the least to do with the multi
tudc.... It is not for the wise man
to be much affected with the censures
Of the rude and unskiIlful vulgar. but,
to hold fast unto his own weIl-chosen
and wellhxed resolutions; every fool
knows what Is won't to be done: but
what Is best to be done. is known
only TO the wise.-Joseph Hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

most college athletes in their fresh,
man year-they can't stand toHEaye
their feathers rubbed the wrong wat.
The bluntness of the world is AZ q.
perience that most college students
know nothing about and in the field
Of athletics is one of the best places
to be convinced of this fact.
''1f the wielder Of the facile sport
pen OF the Athenaeum's STAFF will in.
vestigate his files, he will find that the
local papers were boosting West
Virginia when his entire outlook Of
life consisted of nursery, hobby horses
and things apurtenant thereto. Fur
thermore, the local papers can hard.
ly conceive OF any situation whereby
they would cease to boost even such
an irrelevant department to the
schools serious mission, as athletics.
tsrhe fact that the local papers
point out short as the weak spot Of
the Varsity baseball team is not a
knock for anybody trying for the DO.
sition, nor does it credit the dailies'
sport writer's with any particular
amount OF discernment. Everybody
knows what the loss OF Errett Rodgers
has meant to the local team. But the
fact of the matter Is that none of the
present candidates is measuring to
the standard set by half dozen ath.
letes who graced the position while
'Rodg' was still knocking around his
Bethany home in short breaches. Sew.
eral may be developed to his point, but
not this year.
What everyone wants to see is the
strongest team possible out OF the ma,
terial available. If it will be 'contin-
ually knocking, roasting, and jumping
on some ones neck to point out weak.
nesses of the Varsity makeup, then
make the most of 1t. Sooner or later.
fellow scribe, you'll learn that nothing
but the truth hurts"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

Down Morgantown way the sport.
ing editor of the college weekly and
the sporting editors OF the Morgan.
town Post and the Morgantown New
Dominion are on the outs" The STU
dent editor jumps on the local news.
paper writer's down there for going
after all the candidates who are out
for short and first. To which the
New. Dominion replies:
1.-THE Varsity papers scribe is like
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
When Sun Looks Bio.

When the sun is low Its rays come
diagonally through the atmosphere
which surrounds the earth and. there
fore, must penetrate much more of It
than at noon. They encounter many
more particles Of dust or other sub
stances and these produce the effect
Of increased size.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Poisonous Garden Plant.

Among the garden plants Of pol
sonous nature botanists mention the
jonquil. white hyacinth and snow
drops, the narcissus being also parti-
cularly deadly-so much so indeed
that to chew scrap of the bulbs may
result fatally, while the juice OF the
leaves is an emetic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
GIVES PHONES REST.

Benny Leonard Is giving the long
distance phones rest this trip away
from Gotham. It has always been his
habit to send message daily to his
mother when away from home. He
took her and his sister "Sid" with him
to Los Angeles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
RECORD HurrIeane D..

The worst hurricane Of which any
record exists was that OF October 10.
1850, which started in the Barbados
An English fleet anchored on 81. Lucia
simply disappeared. Nearly every
building on the island was blown
down and 5000 people buried.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
HAIL SHORT cAAMF.

Jack Dempsey, predicts that the next
champion will be short man. Win
sor says that Dempsey hits from the
hip and must have tall target or he
can't land. A small man can duck
'em
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Terrible suspense.

"The suspense of this continued
story is terrible" said Miss Pansy
Pyetin. There's report at the post.
Office that the magazine isn't coming
out next month";" -.-+
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
SAN -nlEen -IneIc

Fans at San Diego are clamoring for
Coast League baseball They argue
that since it's a good theatre town it
will support the great pastime also.
Some of the Los Angeles games may
be switched south to try it ont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

Flies Seldom Crawl Downward.
A fly on a windowpane will crawl
to the top, fly back to the bottom
and crawl up again. This order is
seldom reversed. 1t is on record that
fly crawled up q windowpane thirty
two times. returning each time to the
same place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

Johnson, of Grafton, who worked
some of the city league games here
last year, will again umpire the home
games for the Varsity this year. He
is one OF the most competent umpires
to be found anywhere, and 1t would
not surprise US to see him get call
from some big league within the next
year or two. Umpiring is no easy Job.
and Johnson gets along unusually
well.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

AS intimated some time ago in The
West Virginian there will be no base
ball team at the Normal this year.
President Roster made a formal state
ment to this effect yesterday. 1t is
likely that by next spring the Normal
will be in shape to support team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
BAXTER
Attended Funeral.

Attended Funeral.
w. H. Post and son, Paul, attended
the funeral Of Mr.. Posts brother.in-
law, w. c. Burnside, of Clarksburg,
on Monday.
James Lofferty and Walter Thorne
attended the Moose lodge meeting and
banquet in Clarksburg Saturday even.
ing and played in the Moose band of
Fairmont, of which they are members.
Former Residents.
Mrs. Allen and family, of Fairmont,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

Mr.. vess and family are moving
into the house formerly occupied by
the Fargoes, who recently left for
their old home in Hungary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

The West Virginia Freshies got re-
venge at Fairview Saturday night for
a defeat early in the season, when
they defeated Boyer's men 1920.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

Clayton and attended Sunday school
at the Baxter M. E. church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

AS rule the youngster is not sus,
ceptible to his own greenness In base.
ball and Is ever ready to show his
wares before some big league mana.
ger. Tommy Long Joined the Louis.
vile club at the beginning Of last sea.
son and performed SO well that the
scouts began bidding for "that kid
southpaw." They are still bidding,
but Long wants to stay in the minors
another year. Here's his logic:
Last season was my first real
year in baseball. No one Is more
alive to my greenness, to my
shortcomings, to my lack Of Dol.
ish, than I. Nearly anyone can
get trial with the majors. but
only comparative few can stick.
Those who are not Fit can't sur.
viye. don't want to go up until
I feel sure l can stick and i know
It will be much easier for me to
make good In 1921 than In 1890"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Some Local Sport Chatter

1t is reported that Victory high
school at Clarksburg will have a fast
baseball team this season. Several OF
the basketball stars on the famous
quint will be out for the team. In all
Coach Wallace has about 80 men from
which to pick his regulars. The open
ing game Of the season will be played
at Norwood Park with Elkins on April
16.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

Interest is SO great in the games to
be played Friday and Saturday OF this
week at Morgantown between the
Varsity and local team that spe
cial train may be run Friday or Sat
urday to take care OF the local peo
pie. The matter will likely be taken
up with the railroad officials within
the next day or two.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06
Three and wo

Frank Baker is still adamant in his
determination to stay out OF baseball.
But it's harder job staying out than
It is getting back in. Two to one he'll
be back on the old third sack before
long.
There is no truth in the report that
Hold Eller caught ivy poisoning from
his catcher, Ivy Wingo.
In. days OF old the boxing men,
With high ambitions fired,
Went out and won the championship
And from the game retired.
But styles change, and now these
gents,
When laurels have been won,
Go out and join the movie stars
And collect a lot of mon.
Expert says the Yankees are 80 per
cent. weaker.N Ever since prohibition
became unpopular we speak of things
in percentages"
Bernie Neis of the Dodgers bats on
both sides Of the plate. Now If he'll
use big enough bat he ought to get
some, hits.
I'll be no victim of intrigue"
Says Lee Magee; "T'll blow the league
High as kite by telling all
know about the crook in ball"
Whereat he got lawyer to
Draw up some legal billet-doux:
He couched his notes in language
grand
Which Heydler could not understand.
Big offers from industrial plant
baseball teams have tempted some of
the major league stars away this year.
Jake Daubert is one who withstood
/ the temptation because he says he
wants to be in the real thing and not
in the sideshow.
Il figure these factory teams
poor proposition for a man still
able to stick in the majors. When
man joins factory team he
gets out Of the public eye no mat
ter how good player he is. But
few persons care about him any
more. Ty Cobb might join a fac.
tory team tomorrow and continue
playing as well as he could for the
Tigers, but he wouldn't be Ty
COBB any more. Industrial plants
may rival even the majors in sal
aries, but they will never rival
any branch of organized baseball
in real baseball opportunities"
The pitching philosophy Of Slim
Sallee makes it little easier to un.
derstand how he has held up for -
years and is still one OF the greatest
figures in baseball. He doesn't worry
on the field and when he is pitching
he delivers with this mental angle:
never try to put the ball past
the batter. want him to lid
Every batter has his weakness
and the pitchers cue is never to
feed him the kind of ball he wants.
AS soon as you have them swing.
ing you have them beat. When
I'm pitching don't care how
many men get to first. II two men
hit safely in one inning take
comfort from the fact that In
some other inning no one will hit
safely. II they score on me
don't get excited. No pitcher can
pitch shut-out ball all the time.
And 1t don't take any more effort
to put the ball over the plate than
to miss It by a foot"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-06

But Cobb was not IN the gamc-
4 They said he had s.fn.p Had Stow
= isvery nearly correct.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-06

Que Sc ~refiere a Yucatan, pues parece
Que los yucatecos sc muestran extra
ladies' de oue ell sehor Tore Diaz IL
cure en- ella.
La terna q que Sc viene iirciendo
nenci6n es la siguiente:
Observation-Disclosures Recio, h7tonio
Ancona Alhertos Aware Tore Ofaz.
Campeche-Eduardo Argen Zeta,
Francisco Castillo Y Salvador Martl-
nez Alomia.
,Jslisco.-Licenciado Ignacio Ramos
P-aslow, general Ama6o Aguirre y
Manuel Alvarez del Castillo.
Puebla,-Eafael Rojas. general Pc
dro Morales licenciado Luis Sanchez
Pont6n.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Heriberto lara
Leon Aillaud Y Juan Crisostomo Bonn
LA.
Mexico.ADoctor Darfo Lopez. Gena-
20 Barrera, ~lIceAciado Manuel Campos
Mena.
San Luis Potosf-Paulino \. Cue
r-aro. general Samuel de los Santos Y
Rafae! Cu-iei.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-06

hpro en- Iorma de disco t~ipofonico
solo costar'a de dos a Glen centaVos
E. m!smo tipofono cuesta soiamente
ounce d6lares. de suerte que I'm cieso
puede adQu,r.r una eNtensa Diolloteca
con POGO dinero, en- comparacion del
a. necesitarta para adquirirla lmpresa
Dor ell sisterna. Braiile.
>;aturallnente ocurre preSuntar para
Que enplear csc alfabeto de sonidos
nara ser rep, oducidos por e. upoloho.
clando serf2 mejor r~eproduclr oesIe
fuego las paiabras en- el oF"'
rario. 4 ESQ contesta ell DR.. Hers qus
ga nacesitarian 400 dlscos de fonograto
para reproduclr 10 que puede reProu'-
c.rse en- IN disco de seis puisacas per
medic del tip6fono. Ademas, Ia pas
bra hablada IS dificil de ser
on 81 fon6Srafo. Y Ell Easto que Sc nece
e;ta nara reproducir IN lihTo oe Wv
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-06
Sc ESPERA EN- MORELOS
AL NUEVO G~OBERNADOR
Ell pueblo estd impaciente por
saber quien Va a
gobernarlo

CUERNAVACA, JUNO 26.-Es espe-
a con verdadera impaciencia eI
nombramien;o que ell Presidente de la
Eep1blica tiene que hacer del Gober-
nador Provisional del Estado, asf CO.
mo 81 de Jere de las Armas en- el mis-
no, pues ante la ir~certidunore en- que
Sc vive V Que cada dfa va siendo mas
ia sentirse. Sc ha visto con baStanle
tr.steza que esta capital Sc va Vaciando
De todos auuellos elementos de waller
one hasta nov Sc hab!a tornado como
~, bren aucurio para e. engrandecl-
r,!ento Y prosperidad de esta region III
hacho de haber surgido lamentabie de
rorerctas en- los dtstintos srupos de
ravoluc!onarios que hoy tratan &c i'm
ponerse para sacar de entire e!!os a
7 los hombres Que deben ocupar Los
nuestos de refercncia, ha causado muy
n,ala impression entire los hombres de
~necoc:os de este lugar. V temerosos oe
me suria nuevamente Ia revue!ta nan
| ernpezado Il desfilar fuera del Estado.
donde seguramente no volveran sino
hasta Que sepan que las riendas Gel
| Gobierno han quedado en- manos De
nersonss v~ardaderanente capaces DE
pvestar amplias garantfas. MientTas
tanto. Sc ospera con v~erdadera impa-
| cjencia que ell Gobierno del Centre,
| So diene al In hacer los tan deseados
! ?ombramientos.