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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
MOONLIGHT PRACTICE
HELD B'OH|O STATE
Buckeyes In Califo, Working Hard
BackneIa PaysHeported Injured

Pasadena. Cal. y Sn-prac,,c. h,
moonlight. Il dcvel1 today is mo
latest resort Of Or. n Wilce bcnd
coach OF Ohio State'to,ball sguad. :"
get h!s mon into Clifton for th.lr
game Now Years day;h the Cn,vcrs.
ity Of California.
Just where Coach ", took his mon
not d!vulged. but Il believed 10
vers,tv Of Southern Clrn,a in Los
Angeles. \ coach for, Ohio team
said today the Rue, 49,, 49,,
through TWO hours OF TIM Ssy, kind
OF signal practice.
They stopped only II ,,r,.s sur-
INK the two hours" he a, "yn dn,,..
worry about their not !Sr on MN
u:es In any mans cl!mat
Blair. Ohio States riKh,Ifbock Js
said To have sustained Sncd onkio
In MONDAYS sCr!mrnE"lanIrrs
another right half. ~ ulSClow n,r
Il ~ understood. So Bliss mo Iniv
Buckeye right halfba"k In &c, cor
dition at CrcSert. ACCORDING tSc rn.
ror.. II Is believed Blair W. 800.
for Saturdays game. HOY ~.
spor,!ng writer who vcster' ,InS
The California squad from fcDo ~
Pa,rc-xin Field. Los AnGeies,rs :.
sought secrecy for practice. ,wrraJ
today.
Tho Hears went through an rn,on
that would make any young ms -
waltz under III" showers and nnIv
appar-n, reason they quit wn -,
darkness somebody was !tah! r 49,
tramulcd 10 death and not y" dt ,roG
all night. The California line hoI
through the second team torwaIW,.
cobblestones through wet pRp"ii;"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
o,xup,e Games Disappointing.

The Olympic games m Belg!um wcrt
disappointing IN several respects. Tha
American athletes won hand:ly but 'ha
games were rnarred BY poor preparation
and handling. inexperienced and pre-
JudIced judging and mos: OF all by
wrangl!nE between the committee and
she athletes.
The team was not as good AS II should
have been Has,y and necessarily re-
stricted competition 70 sciec. tho attn
letes, Jack OF complete organization and.
worse. lack OF money. hampc-ed the
committee. Unsettled conditions :o.-
lowing the war. and lack Of genera. IN
terest probably were responsible :oT q.
rho shortcomings % the meet.
The great single event. OF course. was
tho race Tor Americas cup, which re-
suited In a o3e-s!ded victory for tac
United States and that after an accident
had given S.r Thomas Upton q great
advantage. l. was evident that the de-
.Igner OF the last Shamrock was expert
nenting and was ignorant OF the nature
M tho winds and waters of sandy
Hook. His racing machine was out
classed by tho more formally designed
defender.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
NsH Champs Appear.

Several new champions developed
during the year Jack Dempsey be-
came supreme IN the pug!l!stic game. al
though late n the year no shed num-
her of laurel leaves TO BIZ Brennan,
whom he defeated. however. Dempsey
still far outclasses all rivals.
Man OF War proved himself the great
est race horse In American history.
Chick Evans finally convinced all
critics Of his right 10 stand above az
Americans IN golf. and Miss AleSa STIR
ling, IN the womau's division. ach!eSHd
the same ambition.
In the pro ranks there IS conS!dsra-
BILE reason Tor argument as 20 whether
Long Jim Barnes or Jock Hutchinson
should rank nj tho top, but the top m
that field Is big enough 20 hold both.
Babe Ruth carried OF practically all
tina baseball honors as an individual.
and Cleveland can claim the same Gs-
tinctlon as team.
In football Princeton stands at inc
top. with OF least seven teams Al'ng
claim TO eQual footing. Ohio stat" won
n clear title n the conference. Among
the individuals. only Stan kecH. "t
Princeton, and the lam:rt"d George
Gipp, Of Notrs Dame. can be cIassed as
above ALL Others n their positions.
Stranger Ed Lewis holds clear XXI"
20 tho wrestling crown because or h'7
victory after Il fearful struggle wi,h
Toe Stechcr The bantamwei.ht tite
changed from. Pete Herman TO Joe
LYNCH near the end OF the year. ard
Rannie Leonard sttil c!lngS to his belts
With Mitchell clsmoring Tor them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
OHIO AND CALIFORNIA
TAPERINC Off FOR THE
BIG GAME SATURDAY

! las, i"!u. ca. D"c. 30--Thr fniveCs s.
H. "f California. ana Onto stat" football
Squads today began importing OH th"!E
practice IN preparation !" their gam
her" New Years day.
The coaches plan just enough practice
70 keep Their players 'on edge" :or the
contest ana not enough 10 RISK iNjurinG
a first l!nr man through further scr
VIC" sCrimmagc.
football exports cUnt!nu" 10 express
the opinion the result of tEr cash D"-
tween III" WcStcrU"r" and tho Middle
NrstrrnrrI viii b" Tia ~. ny Of the
Bears 10 s:op Stinchccinb, al!-Amcrican
ha.Gba h
4; the Same time. they declare. I'M
less Ia" Buckeye lane can hold It's own
WIKI the California wall St!nchComb
VIII not yet loose" with III" regularity
he has displayed IN the East.
The Oh!o State eleven g N condition
10 go s!xty minutes at TOP speed" Or.
John E!l,c. head coach. declared to-
night. Coach Smith. OF California. con-
tented himself with saying nix men
were mt"
Frank WN!aman. Ohio fuilhach. who
has u Troublesome knee. Will be in good
shape for the game, Nr. VILE" declared.
I!a!r. Oh:O halfhhc k. ana COT. Subst:-
tutc, have caused some appreciation by
turning their ankles. hut Blair. x was
declared. Will b." able 10 start the game
and Cntt will j." ready 10 SO in whom
ever needed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
Wheeling CoIqgianS-
White Elephants NJ
Crack floor Qutntsts Clash at L
"Y'-Main Attraction rnterssing-
BIg Crowd Expected.
ACTIVITY Is already being shown l

Activity IS already being shown In th
Arrangement Of the New Year. rroRra
for tho local Y. NJ. c. a. and douNi
ia sketbau attraction has been placed q
th.. days card.
In III" main floor event Of tho after
noon the ~" MIdgcts Will open the:>
1927 flOo- sea son with the Marietta cit!
Champs. n i've that holds long un
broken string OF victories. This contcs
IS attracting much intcres'. and q l"Tg'
crowd e. expected TO turn n"r.
The Wheeling CollegIans vii! opeI
their season with the White El"phaat'
tomorrow. and although this contest ha'
been arranged as only preliminary I
- even more important than the biz
event for the afternoon.
Both nvcS ara composed OF f"rm"'
college and high school stars. ana WI!
perform tho fireworks for the afternoon
This gam" Will start promptly AZ
o'clock.
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N,netean twenty in spor, marked IN"
high tide in tho United States Ine Tue
ia ehbtnE slightly. We oHerpiayea Our
ss,yes for Two years In sheer RELIEF from
the horrors Of war. and now sporS' "h'
business ard cvCTyth;ng e!Se. Is seen
ing the normal
Tho excess Of enthusiasm. tho hoou
Of money, tho unprecedented prosp'ELt!'
brought evils along with the Eooo. t"e
-eytfs developed In the games heretofore
considered above reproach Raseoa4I
was smIrched. sot and football mar
rowly escaped.
Yet horse racing. which has been con-
sidered under the shadow Of PROBES
sioual gambling for years; noNinE'
which was rated as crooked by the ma
iority. and wrestling. which has been
considered tho crookedest OF all con-
tests, have remained remarkably clean.
The very force which resulted In cor
ruption and temptation IN the other
sports--which VAS money--scemed TO
Improve RACING. boxing >nd wrestling.
For the ftrst time IN many years boxing
escaped 4 serious scandal. and the fact
that the purses offered were 10 large
and tho crowds that assembled were 80
tremendous, made the tendency toward
honesty rather than crookcdncss.
Horse racing, with the exception OF a
few scattered complaints OF crooked
ness. had one OF the most remarkable
years OF It's history in America. espe-
cially In the east. In Maryland money
brought a tremendous peril TO racing
In slxty-nine days OF racing nearly
p $5o.oeo.000 passed through the mutuc!
machines. and as q result; OF tho rake
OFF the tracks are 80 rich that money
has become burden TO them and rea'
source OF danger 10 the game. II IL
proposed that the associations restrict
tho amount OF money that can be bet
I'm order 20 avoid creating antagon!sn'
through tho accumulation OF a huge
fund which Is withdrawn from us!ness
The fact that only small proper
ton Of this comes direct from Mary
land, however. may save thc state off,
Gals. especially y way can be found
to permit the associations 70 d!seurse
the excess funds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
KNOX MAY HAVE
(Coutsuusd Prom PAcS o1s.)

PRODUCTION that this Is my sugHe0tioF
! TO TArdnE and IN no sense presumAo "a
! reflect what Is in Senator Har1NxA
/ mind"
The statement rscited that imM01i1.
tely after March 1. Knox will ro.ln.
troducc his resolution for q separate
peacs with Germany. Parenthat0jly,
he added that he was sure the 04n1tc
would pass the resolution. The 0t1te-
ment repeated the text OF the rooeiU-
t!oiL providing for a separate Do1ee
With Germany by the Joint reSolution
on congress: for the disposition Of o<e.
man property in the United States and
othe: necessary details OF such . peace,
and for the president to negotiate Q
new treaty Of commerce and aHaAtky
with Germany. To this resolutions for
pcae, with Germany by joint actloo OF
congress- Senator Knox said he. would
add q paragraph as follows. this bsiag
of course IN effect Knox's substitute
for the League Of Nations.
The Resolution.
1T Is the declared policy OF the
United States IN order TO meet fully !,
and fairly our obligations to our
selves and the world that the free
dom and peace Of Europe being again
threatened by any power or combtns-
ton Of powers. the United StatsB
will regard such a situation with
grave concern. as q menace to itS own
peace and freedom; will consult with
the other powers affected with a view
TO devsing means for the removealj
Of such menace. and will. tho nsces-
sity arising In the future. co-opSrAtA
with the friends Of civilization Ter
It's defense"
That Is Knox's idea Of what h call
ed AN association OF nations" that
IS his substitute for the League Of
Nations.
The whole significance Of this Knox
episode Is interpreted by the moro mo-
ture minds among the observers hare
to mean that Knox does not stand
q lone; that he drew hts statement up
in consultation with several other Ir.
Republican senators; that
1t Is In effect a declaration by these
senator's that they will oppose the plan
that Harding has been evolving through
confer ~"ceS with best minds" outside
the se.-..- Id that, going even further,
these senators propose to insist upon
and fight for a larger share In the
OF American foreign rSia-
lions encouraging as far as they can
IN the customary prerogAtire Of the
president in that field.
Many support xAo1-
Two questions now arise. The first
$: How many other senators are back
II Knox? Our guess here in Marion
8 that Knox has got behind him . con-
siderable force. a force measufably
arger than the Irreconciab a BILE group
vas last winter. Before I left WAahiAg-
on knew Of more than one convert the
rrecOncilables have lately recruited. >,
The second question, obviously is.
What course will Harding now follow?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
COACH POWELL SAYS
CALIFORNIA SHOULD
WIN BY TOUCHDOWN
Calls for Bear Victory over State on
Grounas That Coast Eleven Ia
Team That Gets the Breaks.

Pasadena. Cal, Dec. %0.--Wc had .
lonE talk today With Matter P"wci.
VII" Q""S III" football! cOuchIug AZ STAT
i"Fd i,n.Eersiiy, rowul!s Stanfnr,
team played California on Novcmb.
20 IN 'av annual big game between th'S,
TWO teams. Fowei saw ohio stat
work out III Pa!o Alto while Ell route
70 Fusad"na~ He halls from WisconsIa
wh"r" h: played football. so he - CI-
nHi'ar With n" E!x Tru strcmgth auu
sly" OF play.
|, !. his opinion tina; California W.
win 3! TIA" margin Of UIrr touchduw II
unless the fr"aks Eo against Tia" Bear
H. GiS,gSSing the Two teams. he said:
NaiH"Tn!H has the gr~ai"si drive Of
ANY team ha"" rl"r c..n. Thor rl:.-
h"t!"'" tho Bears IAN score un IA%
{ icFen IN the country. Ny team wiz
,hl" :" stop Wash'uEtoa and thcu ore
On without sr"c" but against ta!I.
'rn!a wc werN literally smashed III
ar feet.
Both should Score.
81 had "A e"od i!rr. hut aga!n>. Gsi3-
'cH"s I C"uH Hn uD:h:uE. I'll" E,Dr
ruS AID tackles can" through 50 fast
IN; "" never had u ChnnCo 10 Sc, AVA
VII forward passes except On few
octS'o"s. and then the raSs"r was
FNscd so fast he CO, j not get ANY
acc-acy on his tossSS
nth teams should score. california
on aiming plHlS and OH" Slut. b"
tn'ai Of the forward pass. 40 mot
ot.'r. ohin State can march through
IN" Gii"rE!a i.Ue for q touchdown. ~
c"nrs fumh.ed pun: or an Intercepted
pass ny change 'hc entire Eame rhc>S
ar" tAES We cannot fur"Sre. Bccausr
~ ihepossih!!!ty Of such Il break.
nav" u er"ryon" that Il Is u tnsN.up.
lor va State apparently - 4 team
thHt Ee the breaks, Eliminating ;hc
r"SS:hisr!Cks OF fate. would CIV"
tH"l"rn tho edge IN a game that
should one Of thu finest ever played
on any I'd"
udom Failed TO Gain.
Sreanany men who know football
and are tltl!Hr with tho work OF both
G GI nr" or the same opinion -
Powel!' by cannot conceive Of line
that could OPP Californ!a's terrific drive
! through {. line So much power is
concentrate on Caiirornia's ocf-tack,r
plays that hey seldom fall TO gain
ground Nsorn!n has gone up against
some great ,nemCn this year. bu; alA
ways they he been able to tax" them
out of the pr.
Tickets arteing sold by scaIpers a;
prices rangin from IS 20 SO seeds n
! Is over 5o.oO0nd the applications for
seats run orT 900. indicating that
at least lOo,otpcrsons Will ~ dlsau.
pointed wiiho Including those who
! knew that Il Md be useless TO apply :
for tickets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
AMERICAN ASSISTANCE
At CORK NOT NEEDED

Washington, Dec. 80 - All necessary
arrangements have been made for relief
work In behalf OF tho victims Of the
recent great fire In Cork. Ireland, and
no assistance from the American Red
Cross is needed. Sir Arthur Stanley, Of
tho British Red Cross, said today In a
cablegram to the American oreaniza-
ton. Tho message was in reply to an
inquiry from the American Red Cross
which referred 10 the British organiza-
ton for recommendation an appeal Of
Lord Mayor OCallaghan Of Cork for as
sistanCe.
The Irish Joint committee Of the
Red Cross and st. Johns ambulance re-
rorts." tho message said. that all nee
essary arrangements for relief work in
Cork have been made after interviews
with the corporation and the Roman
Catholic and Protestant bishops and
other leading citizens. No need for as
s!stance kindly offered by the American
Red Cross"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
AERIAL FIREMEN
HELD MEETING

The Aerial company OF the Volunteer
Fire company Of Martins Ferry held
their annual meeting last evening IN
the central Hos" house on South Fifth
street Every member. twenty n all.
WAS present. Several matters were
taken UP and discussed followed by the
election OF officers as follows:
Captain. Wilbur heslop: LIST Lieut.
Wilbur y. Brown; End Lieut.. Louis VI.
Summers: secretary, Wilbur Forsyth:
treasurer. Howard Daubrmey@r.
Louis Jerger. who has been on tho
ndet HIST for the past year, was put
on as a regular. William Saunders and
Ring land Grnyson were added TO the
cadet LIST Of the company FOR the COM
ing year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
HALF MILLION FROM
INHERITANCE TAX

Charleston, w. Va. Dec. 30.-InherI-
tance taxes collected through tho state
proximately 100000 from July l 10 the
present. the first six months of the
fiscal year. The sum Is larger than
the totsl similar tax for any previous
II months according to Commissioner
Walter 5. Hallanan. Tho tax Is $S2s.-
600 on the II. e. Frick estate paid sew
eral months ago was responsible for the
big gain made this year Exclusive OF
tho Frick tax. however. collections on
.nhcr!tarccs since July ! have exceeded
those OF any previous six months. The
tax collected 50 far this month has
totalled $4,000.
a tax OF s3.35lc5 was collected yes
to-day for the transfer OF stock Of the
Cleveland Cliff Iron company, Of Log
an county. which belonged to the estate
0 the late A. S. Mather, OF Cleveland.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
JANUARY
SERIES OF SERMONS
"Fncing Facts With FancteE," General
Theme Of Sunday Evening Topics.

Rov. George Z. Lockhart. pastor OF
tho Wheeling Baptist Temple. Will open
Il special series OF Sunday evening ser
vices for January at the Victoria the
atre Sunday night. This series Will be
given Oh the general theme nf Facing
Facts With FnnC!es." His topic Sun
day evening Is sure to be full Of inter
est for II Is announced. aS being Dane
inG--lts Origin. History and Future
Rev. Lockhart states that he Will deal
with the whole suhioc; c"nstructivcly.
The subjects for the other four Sun
day evening services will be AZ follows:
Real Jay-WslkinG." DO Wa Need a
Different SaDbath?" Our First Ten
Minutes in Heaven" and our First
Eve Minutes in He'll"
The Sunday evening audiences Of DR..
Lockhart al the Victoria ST" large. and
are nllinE roal place in the city rs q
downtown peoples Sunday evening
gathering. ENeryone Is WclrnrNe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
Moore May Be Matched
With Bantam Champion

New York. Doc. CA sturdy r;va.
for tho crown that Rdorns tho candy
matched brow Of Toe Lynch. new han.
tamwright champion. doomed On The
nstic horizon today IN tho person &c
Roy Moore. OF st. Paul
Moore me; Jack Sharkcy. Lynch's old
cst enemy. and heat him a. Madison
Square Garden. Moore secured 6 tech
n!ral knockout when the referee Gen.
Sharkcv, 20 his corner after the New
Yorker had taken the worst beating of
his career.
Moore substituted for Tal Moore o.
Memphis He is now n Inc TO- o b1tt.o
M,th I.ErNh-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
WILLIAMS OUTSHADES
WARRINGTON BOXER

Special Dispatch "a Tho In'ciligencer.
Warrington. w. Va. Dec. SO-Bfll:c
Williams. of Martins Ferry. Ohio. made
fine showing III 4 siN-round bout hero
tonight with frankie EOyc. Of MannInR-
ton. Tn" FIRST round was even. and In
III" rounds after that tho Martins Ferry
boy had tho best OF tho contest. BotI
boys finished !n good condition. but Il
was apparent that Williams did not
hav" {" cX"rt himself to outsMade his
opponent.
In IN" preliminary. Harrack and Shine,
both Of Warrington f!ywcigh:s, went
four fRst rounds
In the s"m!-nnaL Bradley. Of Mon
treal. II veteran 81 the Canadian army,
met X, a. Higgins Of Clarkrburg, in
Il lively thr""-r"und encounter
II ~ probable that m attempt will
y" made 10 re-!natch Williams and Noye
later
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
u|TTLETON-MINGO

L!::lnt"n high schools basketball hvs
- confident tina: 4 will maintain It's un-
defeated record Of four straight r!c-
tories this evening. when ~" ,-cys jour
nov away from home 10 meet M!ngo on
the latter's fioor.
Much !ntares. - being SHOWN by the
followers Of Li.tleton, and q larg" crowd
OF rooters viii! accompany me team 70
M!ngo this evening. Tho girls VIII play
az preliminary to the big event.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
WORKMAN INJURED.

Special Dispatch to tho Inte!lIgencer.
S!gteTsville. Dec. 30.--Joseph Stacl:-
house. aged ~, OF MIddiehourne. Is a
patient n the Sistcrsv!lle General hos
p!tal suffering from injuries received
while working with the track rc1air
crew OF In. Tyler Tarct!on Company
Stackhnuse was struck by urge boul-
der which was loosered by Il charge of
dynamite His leg was badly lacernted
and ne was bruised about the face and
head
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
Wan.hall On Mend,

II was marvellous year IN sport
marred chiefly by the exposure 81 the
yresched guilt OF the Chicago White
Sox players and by thc continual
wrangling and exchange or BILLINGS
gate between tho owners oc bail CLUBS
The scandal In baseball had bean
.hrAwtnr FOR many wars and th% cN-
posure of actual crookedneSs and the
ouIclS action OF the club owners in
putting Judge Xepesaw NJ. Lands a:
the head Of the government Of tho sport
with full power TO keep Il c!oan. 'ndi-
Gates that good viii come from the up
heayal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
CORNELL DEFEATED.

London. Dry aG.--Thn combined cross,
country team Of Oxford and cambridge
universities today defeated TIE Cornell
University runners IN y race over tho
-? mil RoShnmptOn course. hut only
BY n scnn' margin of thrnr points
y a Mclnnish. Of Oxford lcd the
runners over the iini.h liTc III the good
tin" or ~ minutes. - As seconds. with
Charles Carter cornell. Tor Yards be-
hind him. and Thomas - McDsrm"tt
third
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
TWO Retire FROM
CITY SCHOOL BOARD

Tonight at midnight Frank Wendell
and +. +. Faris rctIr as members oc tho
board o. education. independent school
is succeeded bv WIN. Bcncke. and Louis
Srhrndcr succeeds r. f. Faris.
J. II GO!!ner, L. -. Rcymann. Dr. ".
b Williams. Col. J. A. Miller. Or. w. c.
ETHER and pr. Andrew Wilson. who
wcr" reelected. took Their onths Of
office last night. succeeding themselves
for the neXt Liz NcarS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
WILSON A 1lX1RI1

New York. Dec. 30-BattlinE Nslson.
former lightweight boxing champi0n =
: the world. was granted q referee: r..
ense by the New York. State B0xinR
Commission here today. Nelson career
as fighter endede several years e1o.
The commission also granted a Tic
ense as referee to Al Reich, heavy.
weight. Z
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
oREB SIGNS CONTRACT

Pittsburgh. Pa. Dec 3n--Harry Gr"h
light heavyweight. boxer OF Pittsburgh
announced here tonight that ne had
signed contract to box under the man
agement OF George EnEel, Of New York
GNeh said that his business relations
with !. n Mason OF Pittsburgh had
ceased and that Mason had been re-
placed. as his, manager. BY Engel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
LEWIS TO DEPEND TITLE

New York. Dec 3o--Ed "S;rnn~inr"
Lewis will defend hlS titlc Of hHHvy
weight champion wrestler Of the world
against Amos BaitiTen. recent crap.
ping import from sweden. on January
49, II will be Lewis ilrst engagement
OF Importance since ne wrcsted the
chamDIOnshi from Joe Stcchcr In the
Seventy-flrst arrnory n few weeks ago
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
ON THE SCREEN Of SP0R!
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

tuvers which Indicate that one quarter
moro tennis supplies were sold than ever
before and that n tho face o. largely
increased cost duo 70 increases N mater
!Ai and labor.
Gunn"ry also TOOK large step for
ward. IN" war accustomed many 70
handling arms. and membership OF clubs
report on new clubs and $ales Of guns
and ammunition Indicate large In
crease 81 popular interest,
ICOpTr:gh: 1920. ny Tho Bell Syrdicate)
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q Il Wnrfhairnnr

Special p!s"atch 10 the Inte!lICcncer
SiStcrsvi!le. w. Va. Dec 30 $. n.
WerthsImer. of Newport News. Va,
founder OF the Wcrthsimer & Son store,
now the firm OF Wcrthe!mer &. King. OF
this city. died suddenly. Tuesday, rela-
tives here have been Informed. The de-
cca sed WAS a cousin OF y. Werthe!mer
local business man.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
RAID NETS THREE

Fannie Cohen and Lila Palmer will
face Judr" Iohn S. Ritz this morning
for entertaining Rem Goni.ow. Of Ncffs
ohio. NJ the!v home. No. 26lO Marker
street
Officers Monroe. Baker and Fisher
visited the place at | o'clock this morn
Ing. They put UP 5000 for Their appear.
anoc IN police court to-day