The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-29
Some Local Sport Chatter

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Merrels, who worked the game last
night, is athletic director Washing
ton Irving High, and he stated to the
writer before the game that he ex-
pected the Clarksburg school, which
! has been suspended from tne state
association, to be reinstated in a day
+! or two. 1t seems all the trouble was
due to the fact that Clarksburg did
not receive notification about two play
ers, which was sent by mail, in time
to keep them ott of the Parkersburg
game. The facts being as Merrels
stated last night, 1t seems the school
should not be suspended, but the two
men in question should not be allowed
to play until their case has been final
ly decided by the proper authorities,
Victory high school will send team
to the Valley tournament which will
be held at the local Normal school late
next month. They so notified Homer
Toothman at the game last night.
Bristol High is making a strenuous
effort to get into the state tournament
at Buchannon, but it is not likely that
this will be possible, owing to several
protests that are sure to come up. II
Bristol gets in the tournament she
will take first place, as no doubt this
school has the best bunch OF basket
bali players in scholastic circles in
the state.
| Longfellow Shuman missed the five
O'Clock car last night and had to take
the six, meeting the rest OF the bunch
at the Waldo at 1880. Longfellow had
to take an awful bunch of kidding
during the trip home last night for
missing the car. Ask him for the in
side story.
Mike Hamilton intimated to the
referee at one stage of the game that
=. >rust have had something for sup
per that did not agree with him, and
the referee called foul on him. ATT
er the game Mike called him good ant
strong in the dressing room. Merrels
must have known himself he was rot
ten, for he had not word of defense.
Duncan opened a box of candy COM
ing back on the car. It lasted for Just
one round, after which Fritz Conley,
Jimmie knights mascot, played ping
pong with the empty box all the way
to Fairmont.
Sandy Toothman was looking Mer-
rels over last night as a possible
! referee at the West Virginia game
here next week. Merrels won't be here.
The Victory high floor is very
good one, but the lighting system is
poor and the seating arrangement
could be better. They take exception
ally good care of the newspaper men,
q special table being placed on the
side lines for the benefit of the press.
Mike Hamilton got six baskets last
night. II Mike could just be little
larger, he sure would knock them all
cold.
Glenville Normal will be the attrac-
lion at the Normal school tomorrow
night. A good game is promised. The
Chenille team will put up great bat
tie.
Gnother good game listed for Fri.
day night is the one between the Dun
bar High team and the Lincoln team
Va MS Will U6 a DaIIle
for blood. Chamberlain, johnson,
Rolls, Hickerson and Whiting will be
the mainstays Of Dunbar, while
Wheeling's lineup Is not given. The
Wheeling team will likely get in a S
O'Clock tomorrow evening.
There will be an important meet
ing OF the bowlers in the Industrial
league tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A. The
leaders o: the league will discuss de-
tails sor the coming season.
The Fleming and Miller school
teams will meet in a basketball game
tomorrow afternoon at the Miller
! school. This promises to be a good
contest.
Pitt has secured the big home games
in baseball on the Varsity schedule.
Relations between these two schools
are growing stronger all the time.
The Pitt games at Morgantown are