The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-12
some FINE
Prizes FOR
Sandy Old Top, Makes
Few Statements in Re
gard to Tournament.

Sandy Toothman declared today
right out in meeting that the team,
winning the championship of the
Monongah Valley basketball tourna
ment which will be held here the 27tt
and 2Sth Of this month will receive
gold basketballs, which can be worr
on fob or chain depending we sup
pose whether you belong to the fob
gang or tho chain gang, while the
runner up In the tournament will gel
silver basketballs, which will be jus!
like the gold ones only they will be
silver eve trust this is clear to you.)
Only eight gold basketballs and eight
silver ones will be given, seven play.
I. ers and a coach or manager being
: listed to receive the prizes for cham.
pions and runners up. A prize of a
/! geld coin will go to the best foul
shooter Of the tournament [too bad
Nike Hamilton can't get in on this.)
There will be a prize for the biggest
point maker in single game and in
The entire tournament and for the
fellow making the most baskets in a
single game and for the most bas-
! kets In the entire tournament. No
, prize will be offered for the best ref
cree, as there will only be one unless
!. he takes sick or gets lynched. Free
Davis of Pittsburgh is being sought
! for this work, and is a very capable
man. Among the prizes to be given
and not mentioned above we find a
Shaving set, kodak, silk shirt and sew
! eral other things that Sandy has in
his head, but has not worked out yet.
Local merchants and banks ar! CON-
/. ing across with the majority OF the
prizes, which shows very fine spirit
of cooperation on the part of these
men Just now it seems to US BUCK
hannon and Fairview will divide the
gold and silver basektballs.
Tunneiton, Blacksmith, Elkins, Fair.
mont Fairyfew, Buckhannon, Weston,
Salem, Shinnston, Rivesville, Farming
ton; Eumberport, Terra Alta, Grafton,
Jane Lew. Victory, (Adamston Clarks-
burg, Kingwood, Wadestown, Man
pipgton, to date, have signified that
they will enter the tournament. Nor.
gantown will not enter the tourna-
ment. Reasons not given. The ques-
ton of the Washington-Irving high
school in Clarksburg is unsettled at
the present time but is hoped that If
the State Board OF Control of the
State Athletic Association meets in
time to reinstate the team it will also
enter the Tournament here.
rfafNA hoe nut hn fnl
ing announcement to the various
schools interested.
A gold coin with band around 1t
for use on chain will be the prize
offeredsto the best foul shooter of the
Tournament. A shaving set will be
another prize, silk shirt will be
another and Kodak will be another
and another yet to be announced will
be offered for one of the individual
priced.
Gold sbasektballs for fob or chain
viii be offered to seven players and
coach teight only to the winning
team, Silver basketballs Of like shape
and size will be offered to the men of
the second runner up team.
Please make a column at the right
edge Of your green enrolment card
and number the jerseys for the in
dividnal men. Be sure to do this as it
as absolutely necessary. And send that
enrolment card is soon. Don't be
too late and go over the time limit
allowed in making your entry. There
is no advantage in waiting. Get 1t in.
Do 1t now.
Don't forget to send me that pic.
ture Of your team and school pen
nant to be used on display in the
show window.
Each team is welcome to have
representative at the drawing at the
Fairmont Hotel at 300 P. M. Satur
day, February 81. In fact I hope you
can have someone there to see it.
Please announce that we<will open
advance ticekt sale by mail on Feb.
p and at Martins store to the pub
lie in general on the 90. Orders will
be filled for all requests reaching us
by mail on the 81. After that reser-
Walton will be made at Martins store.
Cash must company the order. Tick
cts Will be $3.50 for the whole tourna-
ment. rs ceIts. for each session ex.
cept the last which will be 500. An
nounce this.
Very truly yours,
HOMER C. HOFFMAN