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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-21
North SIDE
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HIGHLAND LAD IS
STRUCK BY CYCLIST
N.sinr HTort 70 Get Out OF Way OF An
ioruonls when Run Down

Andy. the four-year-old son OF Mr.;
and Mrs. Andrew Phillips OF Rlchlano
avenue. while staying IN the stree or
Saturday. in getting out OF inc roau %
passing machine machine Was Soxn n' ~ renderins
him unconscious. Several people saw
thc accident and At once went 10 tne
ASSISTANCE OF the boy and had MIN re-
moved 10 his home. ~, Ao
,frrr working for some time. Drought
HIN 70. This was followed by an eAeh
nation and II was'found that ms riSn'
leg was bEdly sprained. ne a IL
cclyed several cuts about the heao; He
Was reported 10 DO resting As easily a.
could Be expected at a late hour last
evening. .s.1
Since the return OF Rev. l.. ~ Ne .Ie
and wife from visit with relatives
and fire ends in Ohio, me services al tne
Lutheran church were well attenoeo yes
terday. All The children IN the SunSu'
school who have parts Tor INC Cm.
dren's day program wnlch VIII ." r.
dered neat sunday norninS' are
Quested 10 be AT the chnrch Frida! At''
ernoon for their last practlce'
Election Of Officers.
meeting at the Warw"od JUNIOR
Sewing circle will be held ms eenins,
year Will be elected. This WiN DC iol.
lowed by the completing or plans ior
the strawberry social which wall De
given IN the near future. All hie'hoei'
are urged to be present.
important Meeting.
An important meeting OF the mem.
ters OF the Lovcland Volunteer rlre ano
Protective association Will be hsId thls
evening II their building on Fl!th and
Warwood avenue. At this time arrange
men,s will be completed so that AFTER
/ tho first OF the month they VIII clos"
their building. as the cry or "hee'nE
will taks oNc- the apparatus.
TO stage Play.
The PhilathcA class Of the Thomson
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
CaddOck To Tackle
 Stecher On Jan. 80
Wrestling Title May Be Captured From Iowa Grapple1 When His Opponent Gets Him On
 Mat In New York

the winner will receive sz5,ooo and the loser s15,00O. This is the largest purse ever hung up for a mat contest in the world.
 Stecher and Caddock wrestled once. About three years ago in Omaha they went through a gruelling contest, and finally Caddock won. Stecher has always claimed that he was not in the best of condition, which means that for this match both men will cancel all other engagements and train for the match of a lifetime.
 Fans from all parts of the country will attend this match. Melady, while in this city last Thursday. said that at least two trainloads would come from Omaha, Chicago, Norfolk. Buff fa1o, Boston, where promoters who were bidding for the match will send delegations for this titular struggle. William Scoville, of Kansas City, of fered $30,000 for the match and yes terday wired Curley his congratula- tions at the same time asking him to reserve ten boxes for his friends who will make the trip to New York for the match.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
FIVE MEN ARE
 SIGNED BYNEW
 HAVEN MACNATE

New Haven, Jan. 12.---It isn't too early in the season to start prophecies regarding the outcome of the Eastern league for the coming season. Even though the stove league is still in full blast, and nothing more than teams on paper make their appearance, there is every reason to believe that this city will be represented by the best ball club ever seen here. The concensus of opinion here is that the team that wins the Eastern flag this season will have to beat out the local club for the honors.
 At any rate, if they don't win, it will be through no fault of George Weiss, the owner of the local club. He is do- ing everything in his power to pro- duce a winner here this year, and if money can do it, the championship will rest in the Elm City. The first step towards that end was accom- p1ished in the signing of Chief Bender as pilot of the local club. It took more than last years profits to bring him here, but he is there; that is the point. Of course, Weiss isn't going to pull anything like the Babe Ruth deal but there is no doubt but what he will break some minor league purchase records before he gets through.
 1 Already the local owner has five HIGH Sis5ilDeU, ana they lIlcluu6 1OTIuSI local players and new prospects. Sat urday Jack Heh1, who was one of New Haven's most dependable pitchers last year, affixed his name to a contract and will be ready for work whenever he is called. Hehl is a mighty good pitcher, and under the careful tuteIage of Bender should be even better this year than last
 | Weiss states that Harry Riconda, the third (baseman, is practically signed up. Riconda didn't do anything to se1 the league afire last season, but was a handy man to have around usually being able to deliver in a pinch. The local owner will go to Boston either "Wednesday or Thursday and expects ito land other players for the team IHt may meet Chief Bender Whill
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12

The name of the American who has made the "fattering offer'' to Cochran is being kept a dark secret But we have an inkling that it is William Fox. Asked if it was Fox Cochran declared that he would rather not mention hds name just at present.
 At a luncheon on Wednesday Fox made an offer of s425, 5,000-$300, 900 to Dempsey and $125,o00 to -Carpen- tier-for the bout. Whatever profit was made out of the struggle between Dempsey and the F,renchman Fox was to donate to the Red Cross of America, Canada, England and Au- stralia-
 After Cochran received the offer from the American to stage the bout in New Jersey he sent a cablegram to M. Breyer, editor of the Echo des Sports of France. In the telegram he requested Breyer to ask Carpenter and Descamps. his manager, if they would come to America for the bout with our Jack.
 Cochran last night received the following cablegram from Breyer:
 .Descamps willing to stand firm by your decision" This, of course means that Carpenter is willing te come to America
 If the bout is held in New Jersey Cochran will help this American tc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
KNICKERBOCKER
 FIVE TO MEET RIBBON PLAYERS

The fast Knickerbocker five of New York will meet the Blue Ribbons to- morrow night at Colonial hall The New Workers were great favorites here in past years but have not shown their wares in this city lately. They have a crack team and will make the Ribbons hustle as they always did in the past. A new conner in. the Knick- erbocker rank is Wassmer of the An sonia five. He played we'll on his nu. merous appearances on the local floor.
 Mike Smolick and McMillan, two veterans, are also with the visitors McMillan plays center and Smolick is forward. Acker and Sharkey are the guards. As Eddie White will be unable to appear tomorrow night Manager Leavy of the Ribbons has signed Charlie Powers of the Pater- son, N. J., team to play center, Schwab and Stewart will be the for wards and the guards will be Wright and Ashmead- The referee will be J. O'Brien of New York, secretary of the recently disbanded Interstate League.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
Belgians Are Asked
 To Change Olympics

At a recent meeting of the British Olympic Council, after consultation with the various governing bodies of sport in the United Kingdom, it was decided to ask the Belgian Olympic Committee for the following modifica- tions in their draft problem:
 To limit the stadium events to a period of three weeks from August 20 to September 10.
 A considerable reduction in the number of entrie allowed.
 The addition of 5000 metre steep1echase, a 10-mi1e cross country run and a twenty mile road walk to the contests and the elimination of bomb throwing.
 To add 5o0-metre swim and a fancy diving contest to the swimming events.
 To add miniature rifle shooting, revolver shooting and running deer shooting in that branch of sport.
 To add ladies' doubles to the lawn tennis events.
 In cycling to fix the distance for the road race at 200 kilometres and the addition of 1000 metres, 2,00G metres tandems and 4,0o0 metres pur- suit race (teams) and 100 Kilometres motor pacing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12

promote it. He staged the battle between the Frenchman and Beckett, and after Carpenter won in one round Cochran signed him up to meet Dempsey. He came to Amer. ica, seeking Dempsey's name to a contract for the bout. :
 However, sunshine Jimmy Cof- froth, who has promoted any number "of championship battles on the Pa cif1c Coast, offered Jack Kearns, man ager of Dempsey. purse of $400, ,o00 for the fight: Kearns accepted the offer. Coffroth anticipates ho1ding g the bout at his race track at Tiaju- ana, Mexico. It is hardly likely that Coffroth would be willing to assist Cochran, in promoting an. eight round bout in New Jersey.
 , If the bout is held in New Jersey it may take place at the Jersey City Ball Park. Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight champron, and Frankie Burns fought at the Jersey City Ball Park not so long ago before a crowd
 of more than 10000 persons.
 Carpenter, by the way, toppIed
 over Blink McCloskey, the veteran | American fighter in two rounds al Bordeaux, France, on Saturday night l After the battle Descamps stated thi 1 he was considering an offer to stage | the Carpentier-Dempsey bout in New Jersey on Labor Day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
=: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields =:
Big Fight Likely To Be Held In New Jersey In View Of Arrangement Made By Cochran, English
 Promoter, With Fox Highest Bidder

New York, Jan. 12-The worlds heavyweight championship battle be- tween Jack Dempsey, wearer of the coveted crown. and Georges Carpen- tier, idol of France and recent con queror of Joe Beckett, the English man, will be held in this country probably somewhere in the state of New Jersey on Labor Day after noon, if negotiations now pending are carried out, and it seems certain that they will be.
 Charles B. Cochran, the English theatrical promoter, who holds Car pentier's signature to a contract for the fight with Dempsey, is the author of the above statement. Cochran made it last night at the Hotel Knick- erbocker.
 According to Cochran, France or England cannot offer nearly as much money for the fight as America That he, Cochran. has received a fattering offer from an American promoter to stage the fight in the state of New Jersey on Labor Day afternoon. The distance to be eight rounds and no decision.
 That this American claims that he has Dempsey's consent for the fight with the F'renchman. That Carpen- tier and his manager are willing to come to America if Cochran says so.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12

New York. Jan. 12-After months of tedious work. during which he was forced to use every diplomatic curve, Jack ,Curley yesterday announced that Joe Stecher and Earl Caddoek will wrestle at Madison Square Garden on or about Jan. 30. The match was chnched on receipt of the following wire from Gene Melady, the manager of Earl Caddock: "Caddock accepts your guarantee for Stecher match on or about Jan. 30. But I insist you must positively discontinue to use Stecher's name as champion"
 The wire in itself proves the feel ing that exists between this pair of wrestling headliners. Curley does not care which one of the contestants claims the title at this time- He knows that the winner will be the recognized worlds champion, -,-
 Curley is making the pair guar antee of a purse of $40,000 of which
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
FULTON MEETS
 MORAN TONIGHT
 IN NEW JERSEY

New York, Jan. 12-Fred Fulton, Minnesota heavyweight, and Frank Moran of Pittsburgh, reported yes- terday in excellent condition for their match tonight at the Newark Sports mems club, Newark, N. J. The box CTS are scheduled to go eight rounds in the principal encounter on a card of three eight-round bouts. The other matches will bring together Benny Cohen. vs. Tommy Speno and Billy Afleck, an English feather weight, against Freddie Reese, for
 mer sparring partner of Benny Leon ard, lightweight champion. Jim Bren- nan will referee the principal bout and preliminary contest and Henry Lewis will referee the remaining two
 matches. The interest in the bouts.
 as reflected in the advance sa1eJ of
 tickets, has led the promoters to ex-
 pect a capacity crowd.
 The F'ulton-Moran bout will be a return affair and will mark the first appearance of the one-time p1asterer in a. local ring since his return from England. Two years ago Fulton knocked out Moran in a bout at New Orleans. The Pittsburgh heavy weight declares himself in good con- dition and eager to avenge this de- feat. As the boxers are compared however, all points favor Fulton tc win and to achieve victory without undue waste of time.
 The giant Minnesotan outc1asses his ] Pittsburgh rival in every physica, comparison, and in addition to his | assets in height and reach has the l further advantage of a better knowI- 1 edge of boxing than Moran. The 1 latter,s only claim to recognition is l his unlimited courage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
YANKEES TOOK 5 OF B0STON'S
 BEST PLAYERS

New York, Jan.; 12 Within the almost the entire pitching staff Of Carrigan's Red Sox worlds cham pions of 1915 and 1916-Shore, Leon ard, Ruth and Mays, and Boston's most sturdy clubber in those series, Duffy Lewis.
 Although Boston fans freely criti- cized Frazee for selling Ruth, the theatrical man did not come in for half of the banning it was expected he would get. William Baker of the Phi1fies got much more of sco1ding in the Philadelphia press when he sold Alexander and Killefer to the Cubs two winers ago. Had the Giants sold Mike Don1in in 1908 there would have been an uproar that would have made the Boston indignation meetings sound Ike pink teas in comparison.
 Considerable stress was placed on the fact that after the Red Sox. sold Iris Speaker in the spring of 1916 the Red Sox repeated their 1915 tri- umphs and again won the worlds championship in five games in the fall of 1916. It is pointed out that Speaker was even of greater value to Boston than Ruth, which probably is so. Iris is not the home run hitter that Ruth is, but in those years Iris averages were higher than Ruth's averages of 1918 and 1919. and there is no com parison between the pair in fielding, as Speaker is the greatest defensive outfelder the game ever has known.
 However, it isn't quite clear what that proves, except that. the Red ,Sox probably will finish sixth in 1920 without Ruth as they had finished sixth with him in, 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
Sale Of Babe Ruth
 Will End War Talk
Faction Which Is Against Ban Johnson Has Decided to Contest Against Him On Field Instead
 of Quitting League

If this plan of action ever was con sidered it was not found feasible. Col. Huston of the Yankees once dis cussed secession, and said there was no telling when the owners of the clubs opposing Johnson would do if they were driven to it. He pointed out that if the three big clubs with drew from the league the other five clubs would have a hard time to struggle along.
 But the weakness of any plan of secession to coerce the other clubs al- ways was the fact that the Yankees have no home of their own in New York, and the National League had it's fill of war during the Federal League and does not want to be in- volved in another. The purchase ot Ruth indicates that the war with Johnson will be carried on both or the playing field and in the leagues council chambers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
Henry Ford to Have
 A British Competitor

London, Jan. 12.-The first steps towards the production of cheap mo- tor cars on large scale in this coun- try has just been taken in the for nation of $30,0o0,000 amalgama- ton made up of several manufactur- ing companies. By" means of the standardization system which has been used so successfully Tn America, the new combine expects ultimately to turn. out 100000 cars 8 year flor the multitude. The plan is to place the British motor manufacturing industry on scale of quantity production comparable with that of the United States.
 It. is stated that the, reduction in cost of cars to the public will be from thirty to forty per cent, compared with present prices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
Carpenter Has Two
 Personalities In Ring

New York, Jan. 1z.-Apparently Jack Dempsey will have to fight two men when he meets Georges Carpen- tier for the world heavyweight cham pionship, if the deductions of a Lon don writer are correct. According to this authority .Descamps, manager of Carpenter, possesses some sort of a mystic eye with which he cast a spell over Beckett in the recent battle in London with the result that the French pugilist had an easy task in knocking out the befuddIed British CT.
 In the words of the discoverer of this alleged dual combination which poor Beckett during the TO seconds he stood before Carpen- tier, the strange influence made its effect felt as follows.
 There were two personalities fight ing Joe Beckett from the moment he stood in the ring. Carpenter won. The other was Descamps, his n3en- ager. Descamps is a very excitable man. He is a bundle of nerves, a typica11y French, over flowing per sonality., whose Individuality oozes from every pore. He does not effer- vesce. He exudes.
  pentier meets Dempsey, Carpenter will win in six ronuds. Watch Des- camps. He is the man who is aiding Carpenter with all mental force. His mentality accompanies Carpenter in to the ring every fight. He is his un- seen, silent partner, and to him as much as to Carpenter is Beckett in- debted for the blow on the jaw that which finished the fight and took the championship of Europe out of his reach.
 ftWhat was Descamps doing as Beckett came into the ring? Those who were, near him tell me he was watching Beckett intently. The fac. Is, he began to fight Beckett as soon as Beckett stepped into the ring. Beckett was constantly glancing around at Carpentier as he was get ting his gloves adjusted. There you have the personality of Descamps be- ginning to work; impinging itself on !, Becketts brain and beginning it's task of confusing the English boxers thoughts. Possibly Descamps is not | quite conscious of his own power, but l it is there all the same. This pro- | lection of personality is not hypno- 1 tism but it is to be seen operating ! everywhere.
 "Descamps. they say, feels every defeat of Carpenter as a defeat for himself. If you took Descamps' mind to the analytical table you would find that he would make a first class medium. He is a psychic subject. His personality stands be- side Carpenter in every match, for he has trained Carpenters mind as well as his body. Carpenter acts as Descamps, wills. That is why Beck sett made the mistake at Holborn l7Stadium. Carpenter alone he might have beaten. Carpenter and Des- camps were too much for him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
CUE CHAMPION TO
 OPEN HERE THURSDAY

The first match in which local enthusiasts will have a chance to See the three cue champions in action will take place on Thurs day when William F. Hoppe, balk line title holder, will play Charley Peterson at the Masonic club. On Friday, Robert Canne- fax, worlds three cushion cham pion, will tackle Charles McCourt at the Bridgeport club. On the following night Ralph E. Green leaf, pocket billiard crown hold CT, will meet Jerome Keogh at the Algonquin club. Special ar rangements will be made to pro- vide seats for spectators at the matches and on these occasions the club rooms of the organiza- tion, where each match is held, is open to members Of the other two clubs and their friends.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12

there, and go over some tentative deals.
 Favorable comment is being made all over the state on the advent of Cihef Bender coming to this city. Every team in the circuit realizes that his addition to the local forces is big asset.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
Penn Oarsmen Will
 Meet Yale Crew Next
 April In Match Race

Philadelphia, Jan. 12-Penn will enter three crews in the regatta at Poughkeepse. John A. Brown, the Nestor of Penn's rowing, favors a re- sumption of the Poughkeepste regatta with the doors open for all crews.
 Penn, with two years of successive trfumphs over Yale, again will match blades with the Eli oarsmen on the Schuylkill river on April B. Yale has always rowed Penn close races, but since 1916 the Yale watermen have been beaten by the Red and Blue.
 The Childs Cup Race, among Penn, Princeton and Columbia, may be rowed on the Schuylki1l river this sea- son. Penn has captured this event two years in succession.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
TOOK THIRD DEGREE

Over 1,400 members Of the Bridge port council, K- of C., state officers and district deputies, watched the tn1rd degree worked on a class of zo4 members in the Colonial ball room yesterday afternoon,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12

New York, Jan. 12-The sale of Babe Ruth. the famous slugger, by the Boston Americans to the New York Yankees means that no matter how bitter the internal American League fight may become there will be no secession of the three powerful clubs which form the league minority New York, Boston and Chicago.
 There was some talk early in the winter that if the clubs standing with Ban Johnson, president of the league attempted to put anything over'' on the insurgent clubs the Tanks, Red Sox and White Sox would withdraw and start a new league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
Coast Players Sought
 By Major Leaguers

Two members of the Sa.r Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League, Sec ond Baseman Jimmy Caveney and Third Baseman Will Kamm, have at tracted the attention of major league scouts and at least three big town clubs have made attractive offers for them.
 Detroit, Washington and Pitts burgh are the three who are most anxious to obtain these youngsters, but as yet none has made much pro- gress in it's efforts to buy them.
 The Frisco club prefers to get players, rather than cash, in s>ex- change for these boys, and is pre- pared to make a deal with the club which is in a position to hand over the most desirable castoffs for Ca veney and Kamm, who have yet to be tried in fast company.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
A SHORT BALLAD.

A SHORT BALLAD. Explaining why some men re-enlist for foreign service.
 Near Beer.
 The Home Sector.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-30
CANADIAN SEES
ECONOMY NEED
Sir Edmund Walker Points
Out Extravaganza of 1919.

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 30.-When
addressing the ffty-third annual meeting
of the shareholders of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce which has just been
held in this city, the president, Sir Ed
mund Walker, said that the daily sur
prises of the past year had been as per-
picking as during the war, and the
anxieties as great.
The war was won by the most superb
cooperation in the attainment of one
ideal-the winning of the war-and they
might lose all that victory seemed to
secure, he said, by indulgence in count
less theories, many of them aiming at
the disintegration of society, instead of
again cooperating in one ideal, the
restoration of order and the improvement
Of social conditions, so that the hap
piness of the greatest number might be
secured. Argument between capital and
labor, at the present time, was madness
in view of what we seek to save.
Prices would be higher than before the
war for many years to come, he pre-
dicted, but a readjustemnt TO tolerable
conditions was absolutely necessary, If
they were to enjoy the peace bought at
such cost. Governments, he warned
must cease borrowing and keep their ex
PEN ures within their powers of tax
atiR both individuals and governments
L. spend less on things not absolutely
necessary and he added, I'VE all must
work harder to produce the normal sup
NV of all the commodities useful in
life"