The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-10

that not al, who went 20 the war are
forgotten.
Edo Grant wor lam" with Harvard
rriDr - C0Tin; ara IN" major "aEu"S.
and p" i.lv"d An noro- and di.;tinc-
ton for years as =. Professional. iir Wa
rot = trrtn3sr u: a.. tiantS when n"
wcat INTO IN" VA. and h., MAJOR i"aSrl"
.iayS WIRE over. pa i : We, III" Giants
t.:,irnrd him AID n" rlcUl - honor him.
lie was ! GuIr'. ra,h"r rcS"r""d fH!-
COW. and for Srver;,. Years 7r."r 10 IN"
war had not been IN n" hc>; Of h"anh.
Fad hea!th. n fact CIT short hts major
league carr.r II" vas anon; the h-St
70 hear 20 call II" went to war without
saying good-hy even 10 baseball. won
his cap;aincr. and h" was killed '"ad-
ing his men N IN attack He WAS killed
b. Sheiltlr". u direct hit
Eddie Gran: did = great deal to save
the reputation t.: ba&"baE players
few Of whom w.n; 20 war--aAnd II -
Htting that II" should ," honored. He
gave the h..~t h. had 70 his team aS &
player: ana the best n" had to country
a. Il fighter
A big dog WAS chasing = little
doggie down the street, and tho fiea
on tho little dog got excited, think
how We think Of that whom some
athletes Kick on criticism OF their
conduct.
The Olympic Committee has taken thH
.irSt hls necessary step toward better
relations between IN" nations OF tn"
void. AZ the Geneva conference" M"
Oly."pic committee took under consider
alton IL" propose! Of the French d"l,
I'M m . .
be named 20 take charge OF all athletic
sports and games.
Such an Observation-Disclosures OF sport
will be- Il tremendous stop toward hc'-
;"r relations between SportSnen and
athletes and the influence 81 athletes
IN politics and IN other relations b.
tween nations IL not UNDERESTIMATE Is
Tho diplomats or the Politicians.
The athletes who Cump":" again /
zach other n sports com" to a higher
and better understanding and respect "f
each other than almost any classes ~
men. and m" Olympic games OF the past
have h:.i = trcrndUUs Irtlu"nC" for
good During The war the contests be
.@er~ m, '"arTs ~ tho allied armies
raised no E"rneSt rivalry and At nc
nc tins rr-ul,sd - M. finest aprrc-
cation G. az. o'hHr and \ better un-
Outstanding
only --C'n''Y = distiaSurShrl british
noticrnan. .rC.krg 70 a mixed audience
declared TIA, n" International contests
a. zui: :.".". track and field hctw"on
IN. nt'"h states and Great Erltain
thus year you'd d" moro toward cement
,nC tho friendship az IN" two coun,r -
.han any treaty ever could DO
Tn" Olympic Commute" took another
b. stop ~ Eliminating thr"" contests
r-rrns Tho games. Tlnv decided 70 cut
nut tho @nn0-m"t"r walk. tho tug 90
,Sa- ard the Efty-SIN pound weigh;
event; The" events practically meant
nothing excepting additional points for
....r ~" .Ncrp,iona! individual
NJ movement has been taken toward
rradnitt nj; Germany into the Olympic
games. Tho Germans mad" no aprIiCa .
ton Thcr" was. however. a distinct
feeling that i Is too early to consider
admitting Germany back ~" -" f"l-
lowShip OF a;hl"ti's and brotherhood OF
friendly competition.
There are nyore far than there
are rainy days IN tho spring, bet
yor never can convince \ man with
nav straw hat TINT this is true.
which. perhaps. explains why every
hall club claims II has tho WORT
luck-