The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-06
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Be ACCEPTED
Case VIII be ID ecid ed on It's
Merits lany Make Pro-
tests in Case.

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BUcKftAnsSof March 8. - The
drawings for the West Virginia High
School Baskstbali tournament has
been completed and every team enter
ed IN the event was notified by wire
<I11t night Of the session in which they
win play As the schedule works out
1.-the preiimfpartes which start early on
Ih,irsday morning Will continue until
-uoo1 on Friday, the division OF games
|1cins made as blows: Twelve teams
viii play on Thursday morning twelve
vii play during the 4 afternoon and
: Twelve via play on Thursday night.
This leaves the remainder OF the fiyes
10 finish the pre- liminaries on Friday
informing. According to the official pa
pcrr which were signed by the high
school princihals over the state there
are only forty.nine teams actually GER
Tilted md It may be that Bristol high
win not compete. This means, then,
that there viii be, either twelve or
fourteen teams play on Friday morn
'rhe status 81 Bristol high is being
determined la the meeting of the ELF
eIbility committee which convened at
nine o'clock this morning in Clarks-
burg That committee is yet in ses-
Sion and lust what will be done by the
committed IS not easy to predict. It
Is sutprising to the management OF
the tolirnanlent to find the many pro-
tests filed by the high schools over the
1Ialc IL regard TO the Bristol case.
Some schools protest certain players
while some have signified their inten
lion OF withdrawing from the tourna.
.1nent If Bristol is permitted to enter.
The ruling OF the committe will be IL
NAL. II sufficient proof is offered to
LAQW that the status Of Bristol as q
I've Is on par with the other high
schools OF the state as regards clean
sports and principles OF pure compe-
-t|tion then the Bristol five will be
-aIIoved to compete with the high
achools OF the state the status OF which
are not under question.
II on the other hand 1t is plainly
proven That the Bristol five has men
'nI1ting regularly who do not meet the
reQuireme1tr of the high school prin-
c|ples as set forth by the State asso-
cIa<Ion, by the Wesleyan manage
ment under whom the tournament is
conducted, and by the management OF
West Virginia University under whose
nuspIces the state track and field meet
Il annually conducted, then the eligi-
uIIIty committee viii do the only wise
thing there remains for It to do and
uphold clean. pure athletics among
our high sehools The Bristol five is
not being Questioned because It is a
team chosen as "a possible winner of
The tournament, There are at least
sI< stronger fives in the state than the
Bristol five and by this being the case
the eligibility OF Bristol reduces itself
70 one Of honor and pure sportsman
Wesleyan College, the State Asso-
citation and West Virginia University
are alike involved In the edict which
.SuoIl be decfeed In the Clarksburg
meeting Wesleyan has from the be-
ginning stood for clean sportsmanship
~ the tournament and upon several
.occasious friends have been lost by
Certain rulingss which were for the bet
Eorment Of athletics as whole over
the state. Wesleyan will lose some
friends X the Bristol quint Is found to
be Ineligible. Those friends will be
about Ciarlts burg only, yet Harrison
.county'is pretty loyal to Wesleyan and
me Wesleyan Il management has en-
1etFored To- be perfectly fair with
them In everyt hing On the other hand
WESLEYAN has and viii stand for clean,
square athletics and in the Bristol of.
I4lr as ven as all Others, Wesleyan
win play the game OF honor above all
The tennis who viii compete in the
uornine session Of the tournament on
next Ihufsday are as follows: (Not
[n the order named) Terra Alta. Re
|I|ozlou. Parsons Moundsville, Wells
. burg. Ihomas, Salem, Weston, Blue
IlcId. Elkins Redwood and Middle
o71rno The afternoon session viii
find the following fives lined up: Tun.
melon. Victory Byamwell, sKingwood,
of4l<on, Pennington, Buckhannon,
rn4rIeston, Fairmont Shinnston, Park
trso1rE and Piedmont.s 7; On Thursday
night the following viii play: PENIS
'cro. LuLnberport. Follansbee, Wheel
Ing, Jane Lew, Clay, Smithfield.
IoWen. New Cumbe rland, Fairview
and Welch- On Friday morning Blacks
Vile. New Mar tinsville, Keyser, Glen
1enni1. SPENCER destcwn, Little
ton Manning ton illiamson, Riyes-
willie. Morgantown st, Marys and Bris-
<oi {ii entered VIII compete.
BEST GOAL TENDER.
Norman -Heck. Fowler is consid.
rtcd one o. the best goal tenders In