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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13

Baseball, that is the professional
snort, is being injured moro by the
pickering and quarrel. OF the basepaIi
politicians who are seeking 10 co1l.iot
the game, than II was by me cNpoSu!c
Of the crookedness OF the Chicago Nhitc
SoX.
centagc still believes, that the game
as played In the league was honeS' III
spite Of the fact that 2 few CROOKS '', a..
aged 10 get away, temporarily. with ais-
honest work. The recent efforts 81 tnt
,polorists and the politicians {" make
light of the affair, and of certain e'c
ments 20 promote their own HterrH.s
by charging others with neglect OF dutS
a nd worse. have not succeeded IN the
slightest degree. In fact | find that
many of the fans nrc dissust"d to u
point Of believing that the owners arc
worse than the players are accused OF
being l have received a dozen or more
letters, all in that tone. l.
Tle owners, or q few Of them. de-
clarcd Immediately after the exposure
Of the crookedncss. that they, were 80,
ing to play the game above boa:I ana
lean house thoroughly They are NOT
doing II nor are they moving in tnal
direction. Even the grand jury wnicn
indicted the White Sox players; hail
undid Its own work by rag hrr s,E ER, II y.
praise Of the honesty OF those theE nc
not indict.
There has been sckcr!nG praise n
owners and managers who In me PAS
have heen the worst offenders in en-
rioyinc and IN keeping players know
10 be Of low moral character Everyone
in baseball knows that there are o'h"r
pIayerS In the ranks who ought 10 DC
dropped. Probably they +ieN'T nave en-
gagged In dishonest practices. I'ut there
arc some whose dishonesty Is due moro
tn lack OF opportunity than anytlinE
else. > 49,
Nothing will clean M IN" sport cN-
con,i1p tho dropDing of rlen Of lu"S-
tIonable character-m"u who habitu"
associate with Eamblers-~and moi
will make the game SAT" executing ihe
thorough house cleaning wA'ch WIS
nromignd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
ON THE SCREEN Of SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

length Of the field for a touchdown. Tbs.
other time they tried three runs, werA
stopped and then kicked. During all tbs
rest Of the game M"rcersDurg held the
ball and played straight football, mostly
lnc plung"s. 1t SEEMED that, after they
had the game ga tely won. they would
open up the attack and rest the piayerSs-
Instead they plunged steadily to the
finish. :.
! learned afterward that one bSQA
and in bands -cs 81 he could neither
tacKle nor catch passes. and he wa1
the man around waom all the forward
passing game was built. Another bacN
waS playing with two cracked ribs 1eess
Merccrsburg substituted only one play
or until the last minute or two when
squad OF freezing youngsters were
rushed into the game so that they might
wear the " as their reward for tex
weeks OF toll. Professional prize fight1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
$4,000 GRID FANS
THRONG PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh, Nov. 12.-Hundreds or
football fans from all sections Of west
ern Pennsylvania hocked to this city TO-
night, where they will witness the an
s.u:u gridiron classic TO morrow between
.ha University Of Pittsburgh and Wash
sagtun and Jefferson college.
All hotels reported record breaking
registrations Of guests, and 1t WAS est
mated that more than 10000 fans woutd
be on hand for tomorrows game.
Police officials issued orders lonlEht
10 special plain clothes men who will
be on the lookout for ticket SCalpcrs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
WELLSBURG LOSES
Orange and Black Lost Hard Fought
Battle to Mingo Kigh---only Touch
down in Third Quarter.
Especial to The Intelligencer).

(SpcClNI 20 INC IHItIIIBtHCeTI =.
WellSburg, W. Va. Nov. l?.-MeIiS-
burg High school lost a hard iouEht
struggle TO Mingo's wonderful Sr'H
eleven here this afternoon by 10
score. Tho lone touchdown which re-
suited in the locals defeat came In the
third quarter when n pass from Nell
to Abels carried 1t over from the ten
tain and quarterback for tho visitors
was the outstanding star Of the game.
Hough. Wade and Barr were the stars
for Wellsburg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
Teen.
In Local Classic oday

BuFFALOS WILL BE CRIPPLED WITH LOSS or
KIDDER AND ROARK-'RUSS" ROSENBERG
WILL APPEAR IN LINEUP-WElRMAN "a
PE("rED TO BEAT LOCALS SINGLE-HANDEDD
SHORT SIGNAL DRILL FOR GREEN YESTEli-
DAY BOTH TEAMS WILL ARRIVE THlS
MORNING-CONTEST AT 3 O'CLOCK SHARP.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13

Holycross nj Colby An
est. BUndvcnture at Colgate
Tenn State 1T IHhirh 90
'Bates at New York luN CrS:ty
Delaware at SwArthmurr OIL
'M8ryland ut SyraCUS"
Amherst 1T Trinity fh-r
Hobart at Union ola.
Franklin d Marshall ~ trsinuS ~
Wesleyan at Williams 100,
Did not meet in 1912.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13

but Wheeling is still II the race and
will mako every cndcarar to strengthen
her position at the expense Of Buckhan-
non . Ross team has u ZEN in q slight
slump also, but should kin from Buck
harmon because rcpor: has ii that Ross
aggregation Is an cXtr, mcly versatile
outfit and comes through n the pinches.
''Champ!onship' nIuddled
The other games Of today's list have
little bearing on the ranking of the first
three or four teams Morgantown Is
coming along fast now since Coach Van
Lan1n got his system working and will
give Grafton 4 battle, in fact should
win. Spencer will likely give the
MoundSvllr team. which has been 4 dis
appointment. n heating: Weston and FL
kIns will have nm extremely close game
and 1t would h" unsafe to pick the win
ner while Tr!ad"lphia Will likely be
beaten by T.insl"y.
Rut on the outcome of thc Clarks burg
Parkcrsburg: Charleston Huntington
and Wheeling RuCkhannon games. tho
state high school football championship
will likely hinge. Not that the result Of
either Of these games, or all of them.
Will be likely to actually settle" the
question It seems that n post season
game may hav" To he arranged If that
question Is altogether cleared up.
Clarksburg by victory over Parknrs-
burg could lay equal claim with Charles
ton FOR tho title. but 10 do so. she
should win from Parkershurg by fully
rs great a margin as did Charleston for
tho reason thai Charleston has played a
harder schedule with flnN success all the
way through. Charleston must beat
Huntington to maintain her rating and
can add little 10 her claim. however. by
victory Wheeling also must beat
Ruckhanror and Will likely do so.
Wheeling. 1il" Clarkshurg. has had n
weaker schedule than Charlrston hut
hrr> % tic with the Capital City team
must not hn overlooked. Il looks tn mo
like I three corncred tie between C'arks-
burg. Charleston and Wheeling with
Wheeling slightly IN the background.
provided Clarksburg wins drr!s!vcly
from ParkershurC. ClarkShurg has vet
10 play Eurkhannon and Charleston
meets Weston. These games may help
for purposes ~ comparison.
Leading Players
II will soon he time for the all-star
teams 10 be coming cut and there IS lots
"f material In the hackncld We have
Dare. "r C'a rk shurC-; Childress and Far
! 10y "t C'h1ricston: HixcnbauGh ~
Wheeling: Edwards "f Weston; Rutain
Of Cameron: Fizcr and Ncrmill!on ~
, Huntington: Rarnum ~ rarkershurG;
, Wright Of FAirmnnt: Combs and Nc
Caskcy ~ New Martinsvillr: Calkins "f
Elk!ns: Stats of Spencer and score
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
Football an Upbuilder.

saw a game Of football last turday
which forever settles in my mind the
question OF whether or not the game
il brutal. The contest revealed to nv
the fact that football. far from neinS
e. IS charged by some as being. Is on"
Of the e''i finest Influences for good both
for the boys who play it and for thcir
supporters among the students. that mas
cvr: been developed.
,.o,,tbs from seventeen TO twenty. For
len week. they had worked. druderd
submitted themselves TO Tn" sternes,
discipline. suffered pains. hurts rlsKeo
NE and limb. and their reward was 10
he tina right to wear !c,tcr o.. 'n lad
breasts in those ten weeks they ilaI
learned more than football --thccy had
learned s"if control. fair play; lsarh h
win without Gloatirg, TO play nara uu'
q MAY fn!r. ard 10 keep thclr tCIlI''IH'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
Pietures Don't MAKE 1t6hk

Despite the moving picture stunt o4
fighters and managers signing air tighl
contracts for battle there seems g
prevail in the sporting fraternity ~
going to be no fight" The duihbiing o.
the rival promoters who are anxious. %
control The bout may be respoDstbto
for thr situation. with Tex RlckaTo iu
control of Madison Square Garden NJ
others are in bad tactical position TO 90
anything without declaring MN ~
heavily. The talk of having the fight ~
Havana w:ls pure BUNK.
Cochran. the English promoter who
rot a sort Of strange mold on the sltu. :
alton by securing first and second rights
10 Car""-ltirr's services. and the others
talk * staging the bout in Il olg opeS
air arena just outside the city limits OF
New YORK The logical place for thot
bout. OF course Is ,radison Square Carr
den n; grand Orr~r prices? The prono>
RS howcv"R wa f"'atcF seating cas-
,,acitI ] tIrpcu i" know that ths
have inspected site In fonkers.
natural amphitheater which could easeeei
bo trans formed Into an open air areHNN
scatin, a hundred thousand. ,.SAl
As the fight Is scheduled to Be hei0
bSwesn Tslr ,ps; and i 3o Be IN M
opca air. It WIZ he held early IN june
In spite OF all the arrangements apa
the preparations the wise" ones Keep
declaring That there never VIII DC -
fight between the champion and tnO
Frcnchman I saw on stable waees-
made rhe day th"y signed the agreement
that Carpenter never would return q
the United States. a
ITugIe Duffy is in again as an Amees
jca-l League owner ar% he must hnNoc
known some time ago that no was 10
choice. Cor It Is rumnrad IN Minor
League circles that Duf has grabbed
some of the best Minor talent and VIII
lead 1t into rho Red Sox fold. Dut 6d
not succeed with tho Chicago Whito
Sov because he was undermined almost
from the start hv players and others.
Handicapped as he was he made Z fMI
she wing and kept the team clean. HS
built the foundation Of the club Wnicn
became q chamnion.
The success ~ iris Speaker last SOS,
son has created 4 new boom for thot
playing manager. In the old days A.
player manager was considered gre4s
n sset In recent years the playing mans
ger has been forced out by the bench
general" who has made rather Sorry
showing. The tide seems to be swing
ing hack Sielcr may succeed Jimmy
Burke Of the Browns. Art Fletcher maA
take tho place Of Gavvy Cravoth ana leS
II not surprise You II Jimmy Evers gets
into r;ir,5cr Of games for his Guns
during next year.
GCnn-rirht, 1870. The Ecll Syndicat9
Inc.o
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13

Marcarshurg. Ivy the way claims III"
nrrp school championship becaus" oil me
FACT that the team went through the
season unteaten and WIS scored unon
only once. They boat III" Penn scrubS.
The princeton Freshmen and III" i,fnn
Freshmen. 1t was that last game tna;
saw 7, was n team Of Cr"r scho"l
ro;Inrs,ars pltted against Older: heavier
mei, Penn brought thirty-two Freshmen
70 the contest. used twentT-s"v"n OF
thcr, and their team literally was rip
nod 10 nirrrs by the lighter better
II was Il remarkable game. Penn
Fresh had possession of the jail iu%'
TWO minutes during the hour 81 nlaE
:rhcv lad the ball five times. Tire"
tin,cs they kicked on the second dowh;
once q fa<, hack caught and intercert"d
a forward pass and ran almost III"
~ others. IN tho line W" have Rr"r and
E,shsuRh e., harrisburg: Me"k7 Of
pu.khannon; Dcvorr Of Warrington:
D.lchcr and Davis Of tharleston; How
ard ard R-ink'nan ~ Wheeling: Stoher
OF Now Martinsville: Martin Of Hun
iincton: and at least a dozen others
with excsDtlonal class.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-13
Values up to $65

That's what we are doing
toreduce the cost of clothing
for you. They are the better
kind - the kind made by
Hart, Schaffner and Marx.
You'll find all the newest
models - the roomy Ulster
Ulsterette with "a or full .
belt-form fitting double or
single breasted styles as we'll
as the more conservative
Chesterfield Coats - largest
line of attractive patterns as
we'll as plain colors. Widest
choice offne Atwood fabrics.
Come in and try them on.
We're sure you'll say they
are the best values you've
seen.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
MUSKRAT lake
CLAIMS LIFE OF
8-yEAR-0LO BOY
CLAIM is MADE THAT MEN AC-
COMPANYING CHILD MADE NO
EFFORT TO SAVE HIM

Muskrat lake waters on Sunday
afternoon at four o'clock claimed the
first toll of life when canoe in which
Lee Moore, an eight-year-old Grand
Rapids boy, was riding with two men
capsized and threw the child into
the water.
The men had taken a canoe and
with the Moore boy had padded to
the opposite side of the lake and when
near the shore the canoe tipped and
threw the child into the water which
was about eight feet deep. The bot
tom at this particular place in the lake
was soft mud and the child either
sank into it or was held down by it
in some way.
The body was recovered within a
short time and efforts were made to
resuscitate but to no avail. DR.. G.. M.
Spencer, of Grattan, was called and
worked over the body for time but
his work too brought no results.
The boys father, Fred j. Moore,
of Grand Rapids was also at the lake
but we are informed was not in the
canoe when it capsized. Neither of
the two men who were in the boat
with the child dared to or would dive
to get the little fellow, so we are told
and when other assistance arrived il
was too late.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
GOING TO HAVE
A GOOD OLD FASH.
TONED PICNIC
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS TO
MINGLE MERRILY AT LONG
LAKE, JULY 15

The Belding Board of Commerce
is making extensive plans for a real
good old picnic, and invite all the
farmers and their families to join
in with them to make it a real get
together social afternoon and even
ing, July Is Headquarters for the
picnic will be Heth's pavilion, and
Halls side of Long lake.
Plans are being made to have
amusement for everyone including
speeches, music, races, dancing and
boating One feature WILL lbe am
indoor baseball game between the
farmers and merchants. That should
bring out much rivalry and spirit.
1t is requested that everyone ad-
vertise the picnic as big jolly crowd
is wanted. More details will be an
nounced later, but in the mean time
plan on spending Thursday afternoon
and evening, July 15, at Long lake.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
HARDING AND
COOLIDGE ARE THE
Cop. CANDIDATES
OHIO SENATOR LANDS NOMINA-
TION WHEN DELEGATES
SWITCH TO HIM

Warren G. Harding, United States
senator from Ohio, was nominated
for the republican candidate for pres
ident of the United States at Chicago
at 1870 o'clock Saturday night. Nine
ballots were taken before he was
elected TO head the party ticket, re-
ceiving 674 votes on the tenth, or
last ballot. Up to the time of cast
ing the fifth ballot, Senator Harding
was looked upon as a dark horse"
candidate and liable to be decided up
on in case Wood, Lowden or Johnson
failed to win the nomination.
Calvin Coolidge, governor OF the
state of Massachusetts, was nomi-
mated as Harding's running mate and
in case the republican party is sue
cessful in the election this fell he
will be the next vice-presidert of the
nation.
Below we give brief sketch Gf the
lives Of the two men who are to head
the republican ticket.
Senator Warren G.. Harding's ear
ly passion for the cornet blasted a
promising career at law.
While studying in Marion, o., he
joined the village band. The band
was naturally a popular institution
and it performed at all ceremonies
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
START ON TRIP TO
MISSOURI WITH FORD

DIR. and Mrs. T. /. Moffett left on
Monday morning on a long trip to
their home folks at Hatfield, Mis-
souri,. They are making the trip
in their Ford runabout and expect to
cover the seven hundred miles which
Law between Belding and their old
home town i'm about three days, al
though the doctor stated that it was
doubtful whether they could make
it that quick or not. However they
are not caring to make any speed
records on the trip but are just GO
ing to have better time on the trip
with the Lizzie than is possible when
travelling on train.
They will return about the fourth
of July and their return trip will
be through several other southern
states and the doctor and his wife
are planning on taking lot of pic
lures and keeping complete record
of the trip. They are both capable
of driving and therefore it will not
be so tiresome as they can change
off and if they get too tired one Of
them can get out and run for a time
while the other drives. The doctor
has faithfully promised US a good
long letter, descriptive of the trip
and the various incidents which they
experienced and if he is not a con-
founded liar, We expect to be printing
that letter within week or two, as
we know that such letters are always
eagerly looked for and read by our
subscribers.
Have good tinie doc. but don't for
get that letter. II will do your wait
ing patients good ito hear from you.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
VERY BUSY WEEK
WITH FACULTY
AND GRADUATES
THE CLOSING DAYS OF SCHOOL
SPEEDS UP ACTIVITIES INCL
DENT TO COMMENCEMENT

This has been busy week with the
members of the faculty and the grad
pates of the High school as the var
ious events attached to commence
ment week activities have called for
much effort and time on the part of
all and the chances are that they with
all be glad when it is over and the
members of the teaching staff can
HE themselves away to a summers
rest and the graduates, standing on
the threshild of new life, can step
out and make their marks in the
world.
The first staging of the class play
"She Stoops to Conquer" was given
by the class in the opera house Sat
urday night. On Sunday night Rev.
p. Ray Norton delivered a fine bac-
calaureate address to the class at the
M. f. church. Monday night the
second rendition of the class play was
given.
This Wednesday evening the COM
mencement exercises are to be held
at the NJ. +. church as per program
which was carried in this paper last
week. We will publish the address of
the salutatorian and valedictorian in
our next weeks issue.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
She Says It's An Angel

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. III. s. Wal
dron. of Spring Hill Farm, Lake
Thelma, Alberta, will be pleased to
learn that the stork visited them on
Saturday, May % and presented them
with an eight pound son and heir who
was promptly named Harold Clifford
Waldron. Mother and son are doing
well. "Pa" Waldron is not yet quite
himself, owing to the fact that he
feels so rich and delighted over his
new helper. Mrs. Waldron will be
remembered by her many friends
here as formerly, Miss Maggie Green
and while a resident her was a prom
inent worker in the Church of Christ
and in the Royal Neighbors and other
fraternol organization. Shortly af-
ter her marriage to Mr.. Wal
dron they went up into Canada
and the arrival of the baby up there
is sure a big event and one which
will immeasureably gladden. their
lives. Mrs. Waldron says that from
the way they and their neighbors are
paying homage to the youngster, one
would have reason to thing it was an
angel.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
PLACES
TO CLOSE EVERY
THURSDAY P. N.
AND STORE EN-
PLOYEES TO HAVE REQ
REATION SPELL

A meeting of the business men Of
the city was held in the city hall on
Wednesday and after the discussion
which was brought out it was decid-
ed that they would close their places
of business every Thursday afternoon
during the months of July and Aug
ust for the purpose of giving. them
selves and employees weekly half
holiday during the hot summer
months.
The merchants and clerks are but
human of course not being able to
take the regulation Saturday after
noon half holiday like the great ma
jority of the people of this and other
cities do and still wanting a holiday
of some nature the Thursday after
noon proposition is about the east
est way out of the matter and so
this was decided upon. While there
were a few of the merchants against
the taking of the holiday, they were
so far in the minority that the adop-
tion of the plan as contemplated was
practically unanimous.
Commencing with the first of July
Which falls on Thursday, there will
be but a small amount of business
transacted in the business places of
this city and the schedule will con-
tinue throughout the two months of
July and August. The present
schedule of keeping open all the time
during the week will again be taken
up commencing with the first Thurs
day in September.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
CARRY LICENSE
PLATES AND YOUR
DRIVERS CERTIFICATE
STATE POLICE BUSY IN PICKING
UP PERSONS WHO NEGLECT
TO COMPLY WITH LAW

When you start cut with your au-
tomobile, it will perhaps pay you to
look to it that you have the license
plates securely fastened on both the
front and rear of your machine and
that you also have your drivers Ii
cense where you can whip it out and
stick it under some one of the nu-
merout state police individuals nose
when they stop you to ask you to
produce the papers or the missing
plates.
Tuesday, AIMING A. Taylor and
Max Truman, two gentlemen who
would apparently rather hold sofe
jobs in an unnecessary department
such as Michigan State Police, than
to be engaged in some useful occu-
patton struck this city under orders
from their superior officers to enforce
the automobile laws They started
in to do this and their first victim
was Harold Gould, of Lowell, who
happened to be driving without his
drivers license. It cost Gould $3.50
in Judge Lapham's court.
They turned their lamps on Harry
Dimmick next who was operating
the Belding Lumber Co. truck minus
the rear license. 1t cost $3.50 to
square this matter. Isadore Heyman
apparently of Hebrew extraction,
hailing from Owosso, was next pick
ed up. Isadore was driving a junk
and bone truck for his company and
had to shell over $3.50 to be allowed
to proceed on his way. He was also
minus a rear plate on his truck.
Other local people who felt the
crack Of the laws whip when it snap
ped $3.50 of of their pocketbooks
were: Harry Grieves, Worden Hickok
driver for Belding Coal e. Ice Co.
young Leonard Mcpherson, who was
driving his fathers Ford and "Ike'
Webster, of the firm Of Waite &
Webster. These were all running
without rear plate attached.
A talk with the kwo policemen
Taylor and Truman, discloses the fact
that there are 1853 of these fellows
engaged at this auto traffic regulation
business throughout the state.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-16
CITY SCHOOL HAS MAN
UAl TRAINING EXHIBIT

An exhibit Of the manual training
of the local schools, now
showing in the t. Frank Ireland Co.
hardware store is about as good a
layout as one could wish to see and
reflects very creditably on both the
teacher, Miss Naomi Gooding and
the scholars, who performed the
work.
There are in the display, stands,
portable lamps, tables of several
kinds, pedestals, chairs, toys and a
variety of articles which it was a
pleasure for the class to make and
certainly is a pleasure to look at.
A careful inspection of the work.
manship and finish of the articles
shows that the work is far from bear
ing any of the amatuer marks which
one would expect. The joints look
as if veteran woodworker had made
them and the finish on the articles
leads one to think that experts in
that line also had completed that part
of the work.
Certainly Miss Gooding and the
workers who produced these fine
pieces of furniture, etc., are entitled
to much praise for the splendid
showing made in the display.