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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Gets an Eye-opener in Town.

Paris, Ky.-At a convention of
farmers here one farmer said he had
had his eyes opened when his daugh-
ter came into retail grocery store
and paid 70 cents a pound for butter
for which he was getting only 40 cents.
'srhe trade was not complete" he
said, "and the groceryman was figur-
ing up how much he owed me, when
my daughter, who lives in town, came
in and bought in front of my eyes
pound of butter which cost her IS
cents more than / was getting for it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Junior Demands Variety.

Junior insists on hearing story at
bedtime. He has exhausted all the
fairy stories of his entire army of
relatives and friends.
The other night Junior made his
usual demand for a story. Grand
mother, always to be relied upon,
racked her brain for new one and
finally had to fall back on one he
had heard before. Grandmother saw
his lips curl as she started in on the
tale. Then he threw back his head,
yawned and reached for his grand
mothers hand.
Jaw, cut that out, granny" he said
That's old stuff. Let's talk about
the strike"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases Of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an intiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case of catarrhal deafness that, cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
All druggists 75.- Circulars Free
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
BROWN DERBIES ARE BARRED
American League Expected to Take
Measure to Stop Joke Presenta-
tions to Players.

The American league may soon adopt
measures to prevent practical iokers
from making future public presenta-
tions at the ball parks of such things
as brown derbies. Babe Ruth accepted
the joke smilingly, but the magnates
don't like it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
LITTLE pI(KUp]
: OF SPORT :

Benny Leonard is mixed up with
the movies on the coast.
Football will be compulsory sport
in the French regiments.
The Cuban derby is to be worth
$4,000 in 1921, it's value having been
doubled.
The Western, Breeders futurity for
foals of 1917 has been awarded to
Des Moines, Ia.
Almost 1900 nominations have been
made for the % events of the Sara
toga running meeting.
A new worlds record for the mile
was made by the All-Buffalo relay
team in meet at Buffalo.
Bob Neill has joined the training
colony at Memphis, .resuming his po-
sition as secretary for Pop Geers.
Peter TrivOulidas, Greek, lived in
the United States for % years with
out seeking citizenship papers. He
won the Boston marathon the other
day, and it made him feel patriotic.
He will apply for his papers at once.
There has been a very loud silence
far in hn hno tilt
championship ranks. Wonder what the
trouble is?
Salt Lake announces that it has
crack middleweight wrestler who has
championship possibilities. His name
is Ira Dem.
Tommy Murphy heads the list of
drivers of 2:10 trotters, with Pop
Geers second. Murphy has GA to his
credit, Geers So.
James Tillman, director of the Colo
RADIO state hospital for the insane, has
conclusively proven that boxing will
cure certain forms of insanity.
]. o. tombstone, former track coach
at Worcester academy, has accepted
the position of track coach at Bates
college, succeeding Sidney Peet.
University of Pennsylvania wres-
tiers won the mat championship of
the Middle Atlantic states and will get
chance to compete in the Olympic
tryouts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
LADY, PvnmaIion.

The Instructor-That bust is fairly
we'll modelled, but the expression is
all wrong. 1t should be sad and
thoughtful.
The Pretty Art STUDENT know it
and l had expression just right sew
cral times, but whenever I'd try to-fix
bis hair or just touch his cheeks with
my fingers the face would break into
a smile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Additional Charge.

Twenty dollars for this job of
plumbing?'
"That's correct"
"But you were not on the premises
more than an hour, and / paid for all
the material you used"
"There was piece of glass on your
driveway. I damaged a tire" said the
plumber, briefly.-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Boston star, now with the Brewers.
has been hitting 'em far and wide in
the spring games and Manager Egan
expects him to have big season.
Gamer has slowed up some III his
footwork but he could increase the
Milwaukee pennant chances by reason
of his hitting. He started in the game
with Jimmy Burke at Ft. Wayne back
in 1910.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
mo SOFT SPOTS"

Showing made so far by the
second division" clubs indicates
the most interesting race of
years, according to John A.
Heydler, president of the Ma
tional league.
II don't remember a year in
which we had better distribu-
ton OF strength. There is not
soft spot in the league. All
the teams are fighting"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Bud Takes Cake.

Coast boxing fans admit that the
opponents of the four-round game of
the present aren't in the same class
with those of few years ago. Bud
Riley is considered the mos consis.
tent performer of those being in
cubated
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Garland Nav Miss Olympic.

Chuck Garland, the sensational
young tennis player who had been
picked for the Olympic team, cut his
hand badly on bottle and may not
be able to qualify for the Antwerp
tournament.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
CUSsING is BARRED

Profanity on the baseball
fields will not be tolerated in
the American association this
season, President Hickey told
his staff of umpires at confer
ence preliminary to the opening
of the season. The umpires were
instructed to order any player
or manager off the field at the
first offense and to report sub
seuuent violations to President
Hickey.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
BIG SEASON FOR DEL. GAMER
Former Detroit and Boston Star Ex-
pected to Boost Pennant Chances
of Brewers by Hitting.

Outfielders throughout the American
association this year will move back
toward the fence when Del Gamer
comes to bat. The former Detroit and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

mao no appetite and
had fainting spells.
| suffered for two
or three years be-
fore | began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge ia BILE Com
pound and the Liver
Pills which / saw adj
We r tise d in the
papers and in your
little books. ] took
about twelve bottles
nf worn. Uonafohla
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Bandit With Empty Pistol
RobS United States Mail

A bandit armed with an
empty automatic pistol robbed
the mail car on Union Pacific
passenger No. 2 of all registered
mail recently, between Omaha
and Fremont, Neb., 40 miles
west. One bag containing $4,000
in War Savings stamps was rip
ped open, but the contents were
not molested.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Rather Wide,

1.-THE red element certainly has
cheek" "Well, cheek is mostly what
the red stuff goes on"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
WifeIv Wisdom.

She-Can your wife tell lie?
He-Immediately it comes out of
my mouth THE Bystander.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

youngsters
Eddie McKenna first somewhere
Il went in Jacks night he boxing those birds
with his extended Eddie
the fellows
him should avoid
believe he did,
fellow his
hard that he broke the top of the ring and the bird
minutes"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Now when man tells you he is dry
as fish what are you going to tell
him to take?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
PAINTING AND
DIZZY SPELLS
The Cause of such Symptoms
and Remedy Told in This
Letter.

Syracuse, N. Y" When COM
menced the Change of Life was poorly,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

tons, but Bart Wooums, manager of
the Rexburg club, foresaw the league
blowing up, so had rule passed that
no team in the circuit could have more
than four professional players.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Many large man INDUCES in small
talk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Bert Coy has come back to baseball
and signed to play the outf1eld for
the Wichita club of the Western
league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

The veteran William (Ducky)
Holmes will own and manage an in
dependent team at Brownville, Neb.,
this season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Arthur Devlin, coaching Fordham
college, is said to have wonderful
young pitcher in lad named Gull
lotion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Johnny Mccarthy, purchased from
Columbus, has given the Birmingham
club final notice that he will not re-
port.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10
Acid-Stornach

RATONICis the bestremedy, it takes
the harmful acids and gases right out
of the body and, of course, you get
well. Tens of thousands wonderfully
benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or
money refunded by your own drug
gist. Cost trifle. Please try it'll
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Manuel Cueto is in bad with the
Seattle management through lis re-
fusal to answer. letters or kilograms.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn
team has sent Pitcher Paul Schneider
to Lakeland of the Florida league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Gleason is more confident than
ever that the club that beats out the
White Sox will win the American
league pennant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Little Charley Fulton is q valuable
pitcher to have around. He pitched
a shutout for Mobile the opening day
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Pitcher Winn Noyes, late of the
Athletics and White Sox, has cast
his lot with one of the clubs in the
Idaho outlaw league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-06-10

Jimmy McAuley and Beals Becker
are in partnership in running bill
lard and pool room at Lemoore, Cal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03
Details OF Big Basketball
Tournament are Made Public

dence. BY the beginning of the
semester" is meant the first week oil
school in September and February OF
each year. Attention is invited to the
residence and migratory rule of the
State Athletic Association.
.. No student shall be eligible to
represent any school in the tourna-
ment unless he has resided at least
one yeas in the place in which the
school is located. except in cases when
the student comes from a community
having no high school OF the First
class. Any other cases not covered
in section of these rules should be
brought TO the attention OF the Direc-
tor Of the tournament, and shall be re
ferred TO the committee of Eligibility
who shall have power to decide the
same.
8. No person whose school connec
ton has lapsed shall be eligible to
represent such schools in the tourna-
ment until he shall have successfully
carried out the work of the semester
lapsed; expulsion. suspension, for one
week or more, or absence for more
than two weeks for any reason other
than disabling sickness, shat be
deemed lapse OF school connection un-
der this rule.
4. No person shall be allowed to rep
resent his school in the tournament
unles Re shall be doing passing work
in at least fifteen regular periods
weekly. or of recitation work; said
work to be determined from the teach,
ers' report according to the regular
method of the school. By passing
work is meant that the contestant
shall be doing the work OF such a
grade that credit would be entered on
the records were credit given at the
time of issuance of the certificate.
8. Any pupil to b, eligible to play
in the tournament must have passed
during the preceding semester in
studies requiring at least fifteen re-
CURED recitations per week. A first
year may compete without reference
10 his standing in the eighth grade.
The ELIGIBILITY of pupil who attend
ed another school during the preced.
ing or same semester must be cstab.
lished by certificate from the prin-
clpal of that school. II the office rec
ORD at the close OF any semester indi.
Gates failure the student is ineligible
for the following semester. 1t shall
be impossible for him to qualify for a
team by making up work at any time
during the close of semester or du-.
ing vacation period.
6. No player shall compete for any
school who is graduate of a. first
class high school or its equivalent
preparatory school
4. No player shall compete for any
school who has taken part in high
school athletics more than four years,
including the one in which the tour
nament is being held. Participation fl
one interscholastic contest in any
branch Of athletics during any school
year shall count as competition for one
year in all branches under this rule.
8. No person shall be eligible to com
pete in tournament after the fifth
year in attendance in any high school
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03
Prospects Bright For Early
Agreement on League Program

Unless there Is some reason arises
to make change in the tentative
date imperative the next big base
ball session in the interest of effect
ing permanent organization for the
city league Of 1920 and making plans
for the season will be held at the Y.
NJ. c. A. next Monday evening, Feb
ruary 9 This is the date that has
been agreed upon, and It is the plan
within the next day or two to send
out letter to the heads OF the various
industries in the city, explaining the
plans and hopes OF the Y. M. G. A.
for the city and industrial league and
asking that a representative be pres.
ent at the meeting next Monday eve,
ming to discuss the entire proposition.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is very anxious to
have great league this year, and the
leaders in the movement believe that
It is possible to have the biggest base
ball year in the history of Fairmost
1t is possible that there will be
two leagues this summer. This DOS
sibility will be mentioned in the let
ter which Is to be sent out within the
next day or two. 1t will be pointed
out that II more industries wish TO
have teams in the league this season
than were in last year, it would be
possible to have two leagues, the idea
being for each league to play its own
schedule for two thirds of a regular
season and then the final part Of the
season would be taken up with a Sc
rfes of games between teams havins
relative positions in the two leagues.
In order to provide baseball for
the men who are employed by corpora.
tons not having a sufficient number
OF men to form a team, one or two
teams in the league would be organ
lied from the city at large.
The letter will point out the fact
that 1t must be understood from the
start that the league must be entirely
amateur in nature, not in the sense
that player must be an amateur ac-
cording to the law of amateur rulings
but In that a player can not benefit
financially through playing under the
auspices OF the city league.
Large gate receipts will in nowise
be the object of the league leaders.
but should be sufficient to meet the
running expenses of the league, such
as officials for the contest. halls: hats
medical supplies, keeping UP the
grounds and many other things which
might como up during the playing sea
son.
1t has been suggested that for the
purpose Of meeting these expenses
that a nominal single admission fee
be charged tpertaps 10 cents as last
year, or to sell season tickets until
an amount of money is derived which
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03
TINE MAKES
M.A||PEL FAST;;>
LOOKEE HERE
Noah's Companion Shows
Up Youth of Today AS
Roller

Time hath no chance against Cap
tain Mapel of The West virginian
bowling team. Mapel has been bowl
ing and rolling round every since
just shortly after the great flood which
made Noah famous for knowing
enough to get in out of the rain. And
yet this same old codger went out
last night with two young gazabos
from The West Virginian office and
just naturally showed them W as
bowlers The printers won three
straight games from the Willets-Clay
team, and Mapel rolled the highest
score Of any player on either team.
He started off with 1877 in the first
game. jumped up to 135 in the sec
ond; but Just as the third game start.
ed some one hung picture of Book
beer sign up on the scoreboard and
Mapel kept looking at that all the
time and only knocked over n pins.
The second match of the evening
between the Mid West and the owens
ended after two games had been play
ed. because tho pin boys were suffer
ing from spring fever and refused
10 work any longer.
The crnras.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03
BIG CROWD FOR.
BETHANY CONTEST
Contest Tomorrow Night
Will Be One of the Best
Ever

There is much interest in the has
ketban game to be staged here to-
morrow night between the Normal
school and Bethany collage. This
promises to be one of the greatest
battles of the season, and the local
boys are out to show the fans that
they have the fighting spirit to start
up another string of victories after
the misfortunes suffered in several
of the games played recently. Specia!
car service will be provided by the
Traction company for the game to-
morrow night and also for the game
Saturday night, when West Virginia
meets the Normal on the local floor.
There is sure to be a record breaking
crowd out Saturday night and Tooth
mans men according to the score OF
OF the games played between Marietta
and the Normal and Marietta and
West Virginia, have an even chance
with the big lads from Morgantown.
1t is known that Coach Toothman
is pointing his men for these two bis
games this week, and will have his
team in the best possible shape for
the contests. Pete Hamilton is
again available for Sandy and it is
likely that the big fellow will be Civ
en- a chance TO show his class dur
ing the coming contests.
Unless there should be some action
taken to reinstate Clarksburg high be
tween now and Friday night, the local
high school lads will on that evening
clash with the West Virginia freshies
on the Normal floor. this game TAX
ing the place OF the one scheduled
with Clarksburg for that night. The
first year lads at the university have
fast team. and the game should be
good one,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03
HOW STARS LOOK
ON SUNDAY BALL
Some of the Players Don't
Like To Play On
Sunday

a Pittsburgh sport scribe has the
following interesting story on Sunday
bah as viewed by some players:
Christy Mathewson, former great
twirier of the New York Giants, syndi-
Gates an interesting story regarding
Sunday baseball. He admits that 1t
always went bit against the grain to
play on the Sabbath, and that 1t was
not. until he assumed the management
reins OF the Cincinnati Reds that he
was able to take broader view of the
subject.
AIatty goes on to say that baseball
on the Sabbath is q matter for the
community itself to decide, and in this
respect he is absolutely right.
There are number of major league
ballplayers who do not play on Sun
day. Frank Miller, OF the Pirates, is
one of this number, and, so far as
Known, he has never entered the box
On the Sabbath. In fact, he does not
don uniform on that day.
Miller Is not religious fanatic
Just plain, everyday sort of chap.
He told me once that from childhood
mis- parents had insisted that the Sab
bath be set aside as day of rest, and
that as he grew older 1t was mat
Ter OF conscience. He would never
Ieel right should be take part in a ball
game or any other sport.
Branch Hickey, manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals, is another who OBJ
serves strictly the Sabbath. He has
aeyer been inside ball park on Sun
lay, turning over the management OF
he club on that day to one of the
players, usually the captain of, the
club.
had talk with Hickey shortly aft
sr he was made manager of the st.
Louis Browns, back in the fall OF 1918,
think 1t was, and asked him then
about his opposition to Sunday base.
ball. He replied:
SUNDAY ball is all right for those
who care to play and see 1t. Person
Ally, i see no harm in it, If properly
conducted. When l was boy in col
.iege promised my mother that |
would never play ball on Sunday, or
30 near a ball game, and regard that
promise as sacred intend to keep
Il as long as live"
Harry Harper, southpaw hurler, for.
merly with the Washington Senators,
but now with the Boston Redsox, has
never pitched on Sunday. He, like
Hickey, promised his parents he would
not play ball on the Sabbath, and
happen to know that the Washington
club might have won many more
games OF ball during Harper's regime
had the big portsider no Sunday ball
scrnples.
II IS also matter OF record that
major league club owners have always
respected the wishes of players in re-
gard to Sunday ball. and that no ad.
diuonai hardships have been added.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-03
OHIO RIVER
SCHOOL HAS
TRACK STARS
Parkersburg Thinks She
VIII Take First Honors
Sure

MoRGANTowN. Feb. 3.-Parkers-
burg high school makes no secret of
the fact that she expects to cop first
honors in the West Virginia High
school track and field meet to be held
here under the auspices of the Uni
versity on May 81 and %.
The Wood county school will have
back no less than seven men who Won
points for her in the 1919 meet and
the totals earned by these men equal
forty-six points. Considering the
hard luck Parkersburg had when the
hammer broke and her hurdler heI.
the two mishaps costing the big Red"
seven points at least, it can be seen
that Parkersburg will be no mean con-
tender.
Parkersburg's main point getters
last year are all back The list in
cludes Kelly who earned fourteen
points in the hundred, the 44O, the
pole vault, the hammer throw and
broad jump; Barnum who earned thir-
teen points in the weights; and Jack"
Armstrong the football star who got
nine points in the dashes and hurdles.
Barnum in the weights promises to
become one of the greatest men in his
events ever produced in this state.
His best throw here, III feet, broke
the state record in the. hammer throw
by almost twenty feet, but the heaVe
was ruled out on technicality. La
ter in the summer Barnum threw the
hammer no less than 14S feet. fifty
feet further than the state reco.d es-
tablished here. He is certain to crack
all records this spring
Already inquiries have started COM
Ing in about the big meet here in Nav
and preparations are being made for
double the number OF contestants here
in 1919.