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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
SALES or SHIPS ENDED.
Navy's War Maximum of 2,4OO
Vessels About Wiped Out.

Demcbilization of the Navy from
the maximum of 2.iOO ships operated
during the war. including hundreds
of vessels from battleships of the first
line to yachts and anti submarine
ar acquired for the emergency, is
now practically completed.
The largest vessels remaining to be-
sold by the Navy are the Nopatin and
Narragansett 3.500-ton passenger
steamers taken over for transport
service.
In addition to it's disposal of disable
craft. the Navy, it was said. also is
planning to sell a number of obsolete
torpedo boat destroyers. submarines
and gunboats. now worthless except
for their scrap value. The old cruiser
Cincinnati launched in 1892. will be
included in the sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
TWO DIE IN A1RPLANE FALL.
Father Of Pilot, With Child, Killed
When Machine Crashes.

VALLEJO. Calf. May 3.-His father
and an eight-year-old girl were
killed and third person Was seri-
ously injured yesterday. when Charles
Stoffer. jr.. attempted to make a flight
with three passengers in an airplane
which he had recently purchased.
Coming down from the flight the en-
CINE died and the plane went into
nose dive.
The dead are Charles Stoffer ST.
and Josephine Silveria The pilot
sustained severe bruises and Jose sill
veria. the third passenger, suffered
serious injuries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Officials at BuenOS Aires
Outluit Reds, Check Uprising

and water plants. railroads. telephones
and telegraphs. and others were
assigned t explode bombs in public
places. seize military stores and as
The plotters planned to place the
city under control of central So
Wet committee"
Being fully aware of all these plans,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
USING TOO MUCH OIL.
U. S. May Exhaust It's Supply, Says
Geological SURVEY.

Many foreign countries are using
only half as much petroleum as the
United States. according to a bulle-
tin on the worlds oil resources. is
sued by the United States geological
survey.
Oil resources of foreign countries
are being used SO sparingly that their
supply will last $50 years at the
present rate of consumption, while at
its use of 00,000,O0O barrels year
the United States has only an eighteen
years supply.
Not counting oil to be obtained from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
This Is My Big
Anniversary Sale

This Shop is two years old right now-and feel
that it can claim the popularity of ten-year-old.
want to show my appreciation its host Of friends
who have helped me make it success-and at the
same time introduce it to lot of you folks who
haven't yet enjoyed Kronheim Service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

home by Miss Winnie snodgrass for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. ornduff spent
Sunday with friends at Metz.
IS. N. Elliott has returned from a
visit with friends in Wheeling.
DR.. and Mrs. +. f. Flowers and
daughter. Helen and Miss Mary
Moore, were guests of friends in Ry-
mer on Sunday.
Miss Martha Joseph is visiting rela,
ttves at Sistersville and Wheeling. u
Mrs. Charles French, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. Kennedy were visitors In Fair.
mont on Sunday.
Glenn Rex has returned from visit
with his parents at Hundred
K. b. Evans, of Seven Pines, was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Rowland Howard has returned from
a visit with his parents in Cameron.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Hamilton and
Fred A. Burt were visitors at Warwood
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pearce, of
Cambridge, Ohio, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. E. l.. Armstrong, in Hough
addition.
Harry Afford spent the week end
with his sister, Mrs. Avon Reynolds,
in Fairmont.
L. H. Hess was a business visitor
in Fairmont yesterday.
The Misses Nellie Rogerson and
Freda Hamilton spent Sunday with
friends at Hundred.
S. L. Mcclellan was visitor in
Burton on Sunday.
Miss Jessie Core, of Cassville, spent
the week end with her sister, Mrs. E.
D. Conway, in Brookside.
Mrs. Goodwin, of Clarksburg, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. G. G. Coff;
man in Clayton street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
MANY PLAYERS
/ SEEKING PLACE
MTHREGULARS
Brown Fixture at Second,
Hill After First Sack, Big
Need Good Battery.

~ Enough candidates answered the in.
itiai call for outdoor baseball prac-
tice at the Fairrnont high school yes
terday 10 start a new major league
but they won't all be there when the
wedding out process is over South
side park was full to Overlooking with
youthful bail players yesterday after.
noon, and Coach Kahn. had hard
time keeping the boys from going toe
fast for the first day, although moth.
ing much was indulged in yesterday
but routine batting and fielding prac.
tice.
! II is likely THAI the problem of q
first class battery will be the big
gest 70 bs tsolyed by the high school
leader this sprins. Two fairly prom.
Using soiithpaws in Williamson and
Crisis were on deck yesterday and
Kahn has his eye open for a right
hand hurler to fill out the program
Dean and Arnett are in line for the
backstop position and show good quail
4 tiles IN this respect A good battery
is vital to the success of the team, as
the high school will likely have rather
good offensive ability as there are
J several club swingers above the ave.
rage In the bunch OF candidates.
Little Brown. Moncngah Glass star,
is a fixture at the key stone sack. The
Jonnie Eyers" of the city league last
year has EN- all faded at second base
We don't call Brown Evers because
he IS a crab like the famous Chi
oago star OF a few years ago. Not
at all, because Brown is not Grab
but has all that snap and pep in a
ball game of the old big league arr
list.
Pierre Hill, the elongated center on
the basketball team is out. for first
base. His ability to stretch several
miles i'm a pinch after a wild toss
makes him valuable. Unless he de-
velops bad case OF the well s:nown
disease of being unable to hold the
ball no should be a safe bet as regu-
lar guardian OF the first mile post on
the base paths.
There is a flock OF candidates for
the outfield and infield positions and
the battle for places on the team viii!
be a merry enc. Baseball practice
win be- held on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday the sessions on Friday be-
ing divided between baseball and
track men. Exclusive track sessions
viii be Monday and Wednesday. There
win also be some baseball work on
Saturday, but some of the players will
Lot be able 20 take part on account
q working on that day
There seems every reason to be-
lieye that there will be a very good
team both in track and baseball at the
high school! Kahn is head coach in
baseball and Ice in track.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
YALE GAME
BIG EVENT
FOR SQUAD
Varsity Baseball Team Will
Play on Yale Field on
Fifth of May.

MoRGANToWN, March 3O-west
Virginia University will play the Yale
University baseball team at Yale
field on Wednesday. May 5th, the
game coming in the middle of the
Mountainous long eastern trip. Yale
has been met but once by West Viz
giHia in baseball, this game being
staged at New Haven in 1902 when
Yale won by the score of lis. Last
spring on the same relative date as the
game for this year, Yale was SEIZED.
uled at New Haven and Captain Rodg.
crs men we're all keyed up to take the
measure Of the Ellis but rain inter.
fered.
The Yale game, of course, will be
one of the main detectives OF the cast
ern trip, but the contests with Cornell,
Army, Navy, Georgetown and Yer.
mont will also receive attention.
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Practice Hours channed.

On account Of the high school class
play this, Tuesday evening, the Man.
nington Choral society will meet for
rehearsal at seven o'clock instead OF
seven-thirty as previously announced
AS this is the last week of practice be,
fore the Easter program it is hoped
that every person who is going to help
with the cantata will be present, not
only that they may get the benefit OF
this rehearsal, but that they may keep
in touch with the progress of the SO,
ciety. Many plans are being made
which have for their object an effec,
tive permanent organization.
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say it's that there are too many dol
lars and too many automobiles in the
game.
"They don't sharpen their spikes
on the bench any more and there are
too many hand-shakes.
NIX on that handshaEe stuff. It's
all right when you've been awry from
home for long time and you meet
the dad. That's the time to throw out
the mitt-but the people in tho
stands don't want to see the players
hanging over each others. shoulders
during batting practice and acting like
buddies."
II the Detroit Tigers are to have
this year what they have lacked for
many seasons it is up to Jack Coombs
10 do 1t to them. When Jack lectures
the young pitchers this is what he
tells 'em:
ignore the batter: Pitch to the
anatomy OF your catcher.
THE catcher is your target. Yon
must work with him and study his
style of receiving. If he is a good
catcher he will remain utterly station
"ry after you have begun your wind
UP. And in that event, all you have to
do is pitch to his body.
For instance, If you want to beg i
low ball inside, pick out his right
shoulder. To groove one, merely
throw at his stomach. If you keen
those things in mind your control
should be improved considerably.
But the most important thing is
that you will learn to ignore your
batter. 1t will make no difference
whether you are pitching against a
300 hitter or string pitcher
They will all look alike to you be-
cause your mind will be on your
catcher altogether"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
Magee Bomb ''Dud"
Says League Head

NEW YORK, March SO.-Presi-
dent Heydler Of the National League
Yesterday received letter from the
attorney for Lee, Magee, who has been
credited with saying that he will
make sensational revelations about
other ball players. The letter. dated
last Friday, mentioned no other NAV
err, according to Heydler. There is
nothing in the letter to bear, out tbe
sensational statements which preced-
ed 1t from the west" he said at
may be that charges involving players
are being forwarded under a later
date and except for the incidental
use oil the name Lee Magee' this COM
lnunication does not contain the name
OF any ball player who is or has been
connected with baseball at any time.
In fact exceptGor tho mentioning of
this player, no other person is nam
co. ''-
This letter is dated March, &c, and
as the Statement attributed to Ma
gees attorney was not given out until
March %, II is possible that l will re-
ceive some further communication
from him in. which he will comply
with my request of last Wednesday
In which requested that Magee pro-
luce any evidence that he had which
Implicated any ball player.
Magee Is not under contract with
any National League baseball club.
and We, therefore. have no official
fonnection or authority over him.
Nevertheless, he threatened last week
70 blow up himself and others by a
bomb, which he stated would go of
March 2 have urged him to speed
up the explosion. have heard moth
ing yet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
BY FRED TUReYvIlL

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 30
My infield looks a lot better this
year." said Wilbert Robinson, man.
ager of the Dodgers, who are quite
regularly trimming the Yankees at
the South Side baseball field.
And Robby will be proud of them
If they come through in good shape
for he has switched them around to
his own liking and the fans OF Brook.
Ign won't recognize the inner works.
Only big Honey remains at his olo
station-first base.
Robby has moved Olson, the veteran
shortstop, to second base. 1t isn't a
new job to Ivan for he has played sec.
ond before.
Chuck Ward, who got back from the
army early last season but didn't play
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much, is no longer q third baseman.
He's a shortstop now and a good one
Jimmy Johnston, who played "a the
outfield and at second, is going to be
regularly located at third base. He
has good arm and fields nicely.
Bobby likes that, combination and
on top of the good pitching he is get.
ting and expects to keep on getting
right into the season of 1920, he hasn't
anything to complain of.
The outfield is fast and hits hard
Hi Meyers and Zach Wheat are there,
of course. and a new face will shine,
too. 1t belongs to Bernie Neis, from
the saskatoon club OF the Western
Canadian League, Bernie is hitting
hard and Is a flash of speed. He'll be
the regular right fielder.
He has never played the sun field.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
CELLAR FIGHT
BECOMING HOT

A spirited fight for the cellar cham,
ptonship in the bowling league has de-
yeloped between Willets and Hartley's,
Wtllets still holding the low honors
by the we'll known skin Of their teeth,
being just one point below Hartley's.
Hartleys came near going into the
cellar last night or rather Willets
came near getting out of the cellar
when the Midwest Boxers forfeited
three games TO Willets.
In the other match of the evening
Monongah Glass took three from the
Owens team, but the Bottles made EN-
hustle before admitting defeat. The
scores:
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Sometimes fellow can see q lot
more from the outside looking in than
from the inside looking out. Do you
say the army was going to the dogs be-
cause the boys in the trenches got
tired of using bayonets occasionally
and fraternizedjust bit in joking
sort Of way. Mike Donlin sees an in
fluence creeping into baseball that is
hurting the game. He says:
what / don't like about baseball
today-and I'm on the level when 1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Miss opalrae Johnson, last year a
teacher in the high school in this city,
is here from Pittsburgh where she is
now teaching, for a visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Adams, OF Fair.
view, spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gordon L. Devore.
Fred Ktnsey spent the week end
with friends in Cameron.
Mrs. G. L, Burgess has returned
home to Wheeling after visit with
relatives here. She was accompanied
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, of Burt
street, was very pleasantly surprised
by several members of the Loyal
Women's class of the Christian Sun.
day school on Saturday evening in rec.
ognition of her birthday. Mrs. Haw.
kins was presented with a, beautiful
pin, Rev. Hanes, pastor Of the church,
making the presentation speech. Aft.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
Endeavorers Convene.

Oscar e. Hayes was in Fairmont
Sunday in conference with C. E. Hetz.
Ter, who is field and corresponding
secretary for the Christian Endeavor
Union of West Virginia. Plans were
made for convention for Grafton dis.
trict the place Of meeting to be de.
cided later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

orders to report at Forbes Field on
April FL were received this morning
by Charles Hickman from H. L. Con-
STAINS, secretary of the Pittsburgh
club. Mr. Constans wrote he had re-
ceived instructions from President
Barney Dreyfuss to forward the con-
tract to Hickman with authority to
have King affix his signature to the
document.
Mr.. Hickman will forward the con-
tract to King. who is now in Omaha,
Neb., and will urge him to return at
once and get some practice before 60
ing to Pittsburgh April 81.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
MANNINlGTON
Plan FOR sneclal Train.

The officers Of the new Warrington
Mems club are considering the prac-
ticabtlity OF chartering special train
to convey the Warrington people to
Warwood soon to visit the Hamilton
Evangelistic meetings. Those who de-
sire to go should inquire of any of the
officers for terms. The information
will likely be in hand within few
days.
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Revival Services.

Revival services are being conduct.
ed at the Homewood Baptist church
by Rev. w. L. Richardson this week.
B. F. Gamblers for the First Baptist,
and Ellis Hibbs for the Homewood
church have been appointed directors
for the New World Movement" for
the local churches Many candidates
will be baptized at the First Baptist
church next Sunday morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
$4,000 FOR HENS.

Rogers Bresnahan is doing his best
to give Toledo a ball club this year.
He has spent $4,000 for new Mud
Hens since the close of last season !.
He's ready to dig up more IL the mar.
ket offers any Of the right variety.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
NeluE EM nArus

The New York Giants win train at
|he City OF the .Almo again next
|pring II the city will furnish an ad.
lition Of so feet to the club house,
provide more showers, furnish the es.
Enlistment with hot water and rub.
hing tables.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Mike Donlin says there is too much
handshaking between ball players
nowvtoo much good fellowship.
When Mike was in the game the rivals
exchanged blows as the formal meth
cd of greeting. Mike never shook
hands with any person but himself.
He was a right smart ball player at
that, as they say.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

II we are to believe the stories by
Sterrett Neale OF the Charleston ca
zette. the city league basketball
games there must be great affairs.
me spectators stage a few fights
when things get slow, and all in all
the sessions have the well known ear
marks of well organized class .ush
minus much class. A paragraph frolr
his report of recent game follows:
And interspersing the game were
battles between spectators, who at
tempted to get rough themselves. The
result was that an officer of the law
appeared on the scene and took
cahrge Of the events. A militant spirit
prevailed throughout the entire tour
nament, SO great was the ardor of the
rooters."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
coiILyiS a WHoppEp'

Page Jack Dempsey, Jess Willard
Ind all Of EN-. Miami is sending a
|eavyweight boxer to the Ohio in.
Irrational boxing tournament who
feighs 2do pounds. He is Eddy Sauer
4 Dayton, captain of the Miami foot
|aII eleven.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
ma WlLpEsr REn

Pat Duncan confesses that he was
mean when a boy and wild while
playing in the minors. He says that
he never used TO get more than four
hours sleep at night and often he
didn't turn in at all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Miss Louise Ornduff has returned
home from Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore where she has been taking
treatment for blood-poisoning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
YEs-srYLEs cHAMeE

Charley Graham's experience last
season has taught him system OF
play around the coast loop. He's got
4 different line of attack mapped out
Tor every ball lot around the circuit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
er playing many enjoyable games re
freshments were served.
Compliment for Local Man.

The chairman of the recent taber.
nacle building committee, Samuel E
Taggart, has been called to Warwood
by the people there to superintend
the construction of tho Hamilton tab
ernacle at that place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Is
That is all that worries Robby I'll
selecting the youngster, In his old
league they played twilight ball and
had no sun field. But maybe he car
learn.
Rowdy Elliot, catcher; from the
Coast, has lot of pepper. He'll BIZ
first string catcher most likely
Kruger probably will be second man
and Otto Miller will put in most Of his
time helping out the pitchers.
There is a feeling OF optimism
around the Dodgers camp
Looks like we are going to have
some pitching and that is all the
Dodgers need" said Ivan Olson.
Team is so per cent better this
spring" said Otto Miller, 81
And Robby, too, admits prospects
poets are much roster. 8ss 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
Returns "a School.

Miss Pearl Arnett has returned to
the high school here after a weeks
illness at her home at Rymer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

The old man walked into the club
And said unto his caddy: .Bnb,
There's just one favor that I ask
Where Is that flask
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
0 High School Diamond Squad Has Long Session
Some Local Sport Chatter

R. R. (Doc) shivley, Monongah
Glass baseball leader, stated last
night that the Classics would be out
there with good team when the sea-
son opens. He was not very definite
as to lineup, but says he is signing
up some good men. Perhaps he has
got Buck" Weaver. "swede" Ris-
berg, Chic" Gandil, Walter Smith
and other well known big league
holdouts into the Classics fold for
the season. AT any rate we will take
his word for it that Monongah Glass
will have good team, and wish them
all the success in the world.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Put the "Y" campaign over for the
good of athletics in this section-and
various other reasons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30
Ont Aoain

John Pitner is able to be out again
after a continued illness at his home
in Locust street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Says the Morgantown Post:
A contract for the signing of rip
King with the Pittsburgh Pirates and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

someway the Yankees don't seem tc
have their paper" punch
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

This Larry Gilbert is funny bird
He says he would rather be pelican
than wear All Indian feather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Flu and boils oughta mako good
alibi for the Dodgers.
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Has Influenza,
Personals. !,

Mrs. George Morgan, OF Brookside,
is confined to her home with influenza
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Don Drum has resigned as head
coach at Wesleyan. He made good
record while with the Methodists aud
will be missed very much at that in
stltution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

II they will offer Pierre Hill some
pie with ice cream every time he hits
home run in high school game,
Babe" Ruth will have to look to his
laurels. Man, how he could punish
the pill for such prize.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

This confirms the report in The
west Vtrginian a few days ago from
Hot Springs as to the status of the
King case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

The Vans at Morgantown put the
Regulars to the tall timber in the first
inter-team series at the Varsity field.
Such is life in large baseball com
munity like Morgantown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Carpenter is going to be a college
boy Just two weeks. Dempsey is reel
ing Is times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

1t is reported that friends of Shu-
maker at Wesleyan had him all
groomed for an Upshur county court
office, but he put his foot down on
the proposition. Gosh, can't fellow
friends let him live in peace and con-
tentment and go about his business of
turning out good athletes without
trying to drag him into politics.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-30

Harry Stansberry says that outside
of suffering little from stiff neck,
he feels no i'll effects of stopping that
javelin Saturday. Some one should
look after the, interests of the javelin,
1t being possible it suffered more than
Harry from the run-in.