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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
"BARNYARD GOLF"
HOLDS The STAGE
Columbus rans OF Horssahoes are St1n
Playing the GUNNER
PagtdmO

Columbus. O., Dec. l2.--Regardless or
winter SHOWS. horseshoe pitching con-
tinues popular sport in Columbus the
homo OF tho frst national organization
OF horseshoe pitchers.
One Of the champion pitchers Of the
country. who lives here. has opened
eight indoor horseshoe courts in the
downtown section. and "harnyard golf
East Is rivalins kelly pool among the
young men as luncheon hour game.
Tho eight courts located above n
garage. are busy most OF the time. They
IRE equipped with scientific lighting Of
fects so that play may he continued at
night, and have tho regulation boxes
Of wet clay around the pegs.
last summer, Columbus boasted or
four lighted courts that could be played
on at night: next summer there prob
ably will he as many 90 such courts.
The game has attra tied Wild" attention
In all parts Of the city. During n" laAt
reason. champions were selected,
through competition and elimination. In
each part OF the city. and then met IN
n tournament 20 decide IN" city cham
pionship. thousands of persons, both
men and women. witnessed theS" con
tests. the finals OF which Ind 20 Re held
on the athletic field at Ohio State I'M
versity, in order TO take care OF the
crowds.
Regulation horseshoe s"tS. put UP In
neat Christmas boxes. promise 10 be
among the popular presents give In
Columbus this year. The shoes are
also being sold in junior sizes for chill
dren and women who cannot handle the
regulation cAs-pound shoes. Merchants
saw that horseshoes form an important
part Of very window display in town.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
FOUR BASKETBALL
GAMES THIS WEEK
CATHEDRAL CADETS HAVE TWO
GAMES ON GARD FOE OPENING
WEEK OF THE SEASON
warwood Opens with Bethesda satur
day Night-Farmington 1nVadeS
Benwood

-Four ba skctball games that should De
good ones will be staged this week by
local teams. Cathedral and WarwoVu
high schools will open their seasons
while the Union high boys with two
victories already to their credl: will
engage in their third battle.
Tonight at 40 sharp. the Blue and
Black cage team OF bridgeport hiGh
school Will invade cathedral high
schools territory to do battle with
Brother Constants charges on the Cadet
armory floor. The Cadets are the more
experienced team, and the odds are In
their favor.
However the buckeyes have invaded
West Virginia on numerous occasions
before and Coach Randolph OF the ONO
town Is DESTROYS Of keeping the record
OF good teams clear. Both teams are
said to be withholding something an"
the AFFAIR promises to be In the nature
OF surprise.
rathedral's lineup Will probably be as
follows; forwards. Conin Stein. Clark
Dailer and Th1.n!an. Center. hc''N'
Guards Cornell. Riley. Flanagan or
Gilligan. The lineup of tho Bridge
porters has not been given out
As preliminary. the second teams OF
the two schools will clash.
Warwood will entertain tho strong
Bethesda. O.. boys Saturday evening
and Indications are that Coach Smith 5
players are IN for Il busy time, as the
Ohio lads have already wiped several
teams into the dust and are going
strong. 80
Pennington. w Va. high school Will
nav a visit to the Renwood school Fri
day evening to re entertained by the UNI
defeated Union boys. and this should be
another good game. Pennington IS re-
puted TO have battling team THIS seas
on. and with strong schedule ahead
they are out for victories,
Cathedral will play her second game
of the week on Friday evening when the
cadets accompanied b va large crowd or
fans will travel TO Weirton. TO battle
Weirton high has had good teams In
past years, and no doubt they Will
the high school team az that place.
be we'll represented again this season.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
PAST SEASON ON HALF MILE
TRACKS REMARKABLE, SAYS JUDGE
COL. MaRAw, WHO HANDLED
WHEELING FAIR RACES, MAKES
COMMENT ON 1921 SEASON.
wheeling Showed Up Well IN s2eso
Eysuts-AvsraSs Time Was slower
Than Big Three.

Some interesting notes OF the speed
cards Of various tracks OF ~ country
for the past season have been mad' DIV
Joseph NJ. McGraw Of Washington "a
who Is regarded rs one OF tho T"st
fearless. efficient and honest rncH judges
officiating on the American tur:. In MS
capacity OF presiding judge NJ the !'rS-
est race meetings. including many
Grand Circuit events he spetis WIN
authority and his words are h'NiFS Tc2G
with interest by followers o Tho irots
Commenting recently on the To- scasnA
now closed. Mr.. McI~Nw hai this ID
say: 80
1.-The past seasons racing over Eair
rrils tracks was tho mUSt rrmarhHh' e
in the history OF the sport. Several OF
the leading fairs. with half m'I1 t"9'Ks'
hung I'D $4,000 or more parse m"n'N'
Rrockton, Mass. was Il" lHa!e IN ms
respect $4,000 being The an3un' OF
the purses Of the Bay Stat" city rive
OF the Grand Circuit tracks famed TO
equal this record Allentown. pa tair
gave So3.50O 10 make III It's trGeiIenS
race card. The Vest Virginia stare
fair al Wheeling hung up tota! ~
slS.50O. Of which $ln.5O) was fo- tAe
harness events and $S.pU) g." Tie run
ners. with very liberal con lton'. hr
ONO State IdlT CAL " ~
FOR SI6.5V0. Wheeling WAS the 'n'E
one OF the fairs nam"i tEa- inciua'o
running races IN its speed proSrorn'
1T Is interesting TO note the class or
racing at the above four fairs. the
average time made was 2:l2la at the
fastest and 3:l3Ns at the sloweSt. Co.
lurnbus. with fifteen races. had an
average OF c:l2ra: Allentown. win
eighteen. an average Of @:l2 80; BLOCK
ton averaged 2:l3i4. and Wheeling. with
fourteen harness races. 2:l3i:. The
showing OF Wheeling was the most re-
msrkable, as the fastest heat raced was
e:OS&: there were but eight heats Del
ter than ell. and ten heats slower than
2:I5. Had Wheeling been favored with
some Of the very fast time made at the
other tracks, she would have had the
fastest average OF tho four. Brockton
had three heats better than 2:O5i2, the
fastest being 2:04h. with eleven heats
better than 2:10 and twcnty-one heats
slower than 2:15. Allentown had nine
heats better than ell. the fastest
2:Qs.. with twenty-three heats slower
than c:I5. Columbus had thirteen heats
better than ell, the fastest POSI-
and thirteen heats slower than 215.
These figures will give you an idea or
the class OF harness racing held at
these four big fairs the past season
and illustrate the Importance OF the
leading half mile tracks IN the racing
world"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
Dates Closed With Parkersburg,
Charleston, Linsly and Belalre
AREANaEnENrS COMPLETED YES
TERDAY 3Y WHEELING HIGH
MANAGEMENT
MARTINS FERRY MAX BE MET
CONTRACTS WILL BE OFFERED
OHIO SCHOOL
PARKERSBURG AND CHARLESTON
WILL BE MET HERE-CLARKS-
BURG THERE

Wheeling high schools football team
will face one OF the hardest schedules
IN years next fall. according 10 n" ten
tatlye schedule announced last evening
By William \. Lang, director or phHS''
cal education OF tho school ot "hce''hs
Four dates were closed yesterday, l2r-
kersburE. Charleston, Bc!la!re and L.Hs-
~. all playing here except CiarSsourg'
which will be met there
That an offer VIII be made Martins
Ferry was intimated by M Lang. VINO
said every effort possible Will be maze
10 have the Gold and Blue clash with
the Purple and White thus resum'nG
athletic relations that were severed sew
eral years ago.
Although the schedule IS only In the
making as yet Str. Lang announced sew
eral dates were closed yesterday. and
although the final details Will be com
pleted later. the fans may rest aSSureu
the teams Will be mot.
With the loss OF only four or 1--WE men
this year from the squad. Coach Ross
will have fine nucleus around wn'ch
TO build HIS 1929 eleven. and indications
are bright for Wheeling High.
warwood or Philadelphia District High
will be met In the opening game on sep
TENDER %, according TO the scheauIe'
following which there will be no game
on the next Saturday.
October ! will be the date offered
Martins Ferry, II is understood. and an
effort viii De made TO play again In
Wheeling. The following Saturday OCT
ober II. the Gold and Blue will Invade
Clarks5uSg to meet the Washtngton-trF-
ing High eleven. On October Il. CharIes-
ton comes here. and the following SAT-
urday the team will again be idle.
I.lnsly will be met on the Wheeling
field on November I. while Arm!Stice
Day, November II. Cameron TO Magnolia
OF New Nartinsyilie Will be met there
Parkersburg's Big Red" team Is sched-
uled for the next Saturday. october Is.
playing hero. October IS, the Saturday
before Thanksgiving the team VIII be
idle. resting for the annual Turkey Day
clash with BeLlatre here.
Tho schedule will probably be COM
pleted within a few weeks. and con-
tracts sent out to all the schools.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
FIFTY CANDIDATES
FOR MOUNTAENEER
QUINT IN WORKOUT
Stsinoieker OF Wheeling and Xulpa OF
Cathedral Among Five
Who Report.
spscIal, 20 the Intelllgencer.

Special 70 the lntelLlBenceE'
MorgAntown. Dec. l2.-West Wiz
ginIa's basketball candidates. more thar
atty in number. held their initial work"
out this afternoon under the direction
OF Coach Francis Stadsyold. Minnesota.
who arrived here yesterday 10 take
charge Of tho squad. Only half OF tho
large squad was ordered 10 report to-day
while the remainder will DO called out
tomorrow.
Coach Scadsvold made no effort 10
organize teams but for almost three
hours watched the relays 81 men take
shots a. the basket. The following
were among those that reported TO tho
Varsity mentor today:
Captain c. Z. K!Ser, center; Pierre
Hin. Funk. Woods. Wade. Fuccy'
Colombo. X. DarteHl. and Barone. FOR
wards. and Bowers. George I'M. Setron'
Heller. Meredith. Flanagan and Haw-
kins. guards All OF these men are
veterans. having been members OF the
Varsity squad last season.
Some OF the new men IN uniform to-
day were Ste!nb!cker. wheeling High:
LaEarre. Salem High: Hugh Craddock'
Kentucky Military Institute: Dawson.
Weston High: Bell. Linsly lnsdtute;
sarrI, We;rton High; Coe and Rutan.
Ellsw orth High: Fred Graham. Indiana
Normal; Kulpa. Cathedral High; Chap
man. Davis High: Kelly. from tho inter
fraternity league: Morton. Cowen High;
Weller. Huntington High; Aowcryi
MISUNDERSTANDING High: StatEcr. Kerr
Strickler and stoops. Pernsooro HAsa'
Summers. Clcndinnin High: Wyne.
Union Hlgh: DcYaughn. Indiana Nor
NAL: Kessler. Redwood High; Street
Belington H!EE; Trump. Greenorier
Military Academy; DIcher, Charleston
High: Brown. Carney and Starkey'
Lunbcrport High; Bailey. Cowea High;
plnEacy. Beckley High: Berry. VII
Jamestown High; Hall Charleston High.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
OHIO UNIVERSITY
TO HAVE STRONG
QUINT ON FLOOR
Five Regulars from Last Years Cham
pionshi2 1--WE Wtl BE BACK
This Season

A,ners o.. De- l".-Five men from
last years chS.HD!UEship OHIO Jn!N"rS'-
~ ba Esthall Tan VIII DC back ready
to play when the season opens thi3 car.
Prospects for this yHar'S SaIaHetba!!
SQUAD are ConSiHcr"d '"&v. Tn" N"'"r-
ans who Will be avA!ahl' this year are:
e. {. Rurket' ThOrnvl.''. q: .AngaS
King, Glrnfnrd: - Eartcn. Athens:
l.. Ean>}"1i!e. Cambridge. and X. Looms
~ Couu"lUt.
Las: year Cl;!o woH I: ont OF -
GarlaS ,O0irg ri.r ~, IN ioc"l&n floors
time las. lc:r ~ y. ". E'HS'"rSatG.
who wa, 4 PLAYER - ohio du:i'c l:IA-
- hu; who g.adU c"d from '.rocuse
rmiN.rS!tY. where ne vas men ned as
Ail-Nm~rIcaa hair.
Oh!o's regular schedule. = 'ew pre-
season games VIII lie mayed are:
Jan, - '!%cjHna'L AZ ,'ia'i"oI',
Jan. st Xavier. I I:nrj',u,tI
Jan. I4--CaO!:A, - Athens.
Jan. 2r-pAj3 NortGc,a. - .,'Eeas.
Ian. %l--May:"''I. - Marietta
Jan. 27-M, Tuion. IT N!iaT-e
Jan. 2S---RcS"rve. a, cleveland
Feb 3-St. Navl-r. .,i Athens
Feb 4--(Hrv!nuati n Athens
Feb l0-Oh'o Northern. a. Ada.
Feb 1l--Heidc':".rg At Tl"Hn
Feb lS-N,,V."tj;.. - Athens
Feb. 2I--Mt. Union ~ N.a"rs.
Feb a and @5-AuauN baskcthalt
tournament
March 3--NeuyO7. ~ .Nth"ua.
Mach I D~ri~uH =: G-IHSt.ie.
March 1l--Dcnis"r. 1t Ajhrn&
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
CHANGE COACHES

Tho "Y" Reserves basketball tear! Of
tho Y. ". {. A Will change coaches Gis
week. Coach Martin holding his last
practice with the boys TOMORROW exc.
ming when every mem.yr : the squad
liz urged TO be resent. ''.}de 'nm3!"''
vii lassumc the burden OF rOa"1tnE the
youngsters.
The team challenges any lA-l6 year
old team in the ONO Valley. the man
aver of the Fulton Cubs helm. requested
10 address Ernest Barre .s4' Eoi street
civ. The boys are scheduled a. lU.'
lows: January =. SteubcHv!!!e. at h"mc
January 10. SteubenvIllc, there; JANUARY
10. Wheeling, ut home: January ="
Woodsdale. At home; February :, t"!.S
burg. there; February -, Natl ~ al
home,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
TRIADELPHIA HI
FACES HARD SKED
Carers Of Rod and Black VIII Play All
Good Tee 1ns in Wheeling
District.

According TO the schedule announced
last evening. Tr!adelrhA, district h'SN
schools basl.cthull boys and girls t"aW'
will face hard schedules thti season
starting Friday night with West l.'H
erty. there. and ending March !, w't
Wheeling on the Blue and Colds lioor
The boys will CH>Hge IN sixteen hat
ties. while the lasS.es Will play twelve
games.
The following are the schedules ~
announced last night:
Dec. l6--WcSt Liberty. there.
Jan. 6-Dcllairc. there.
Jan. 6-H rllsImrg. thr'e (girlS(.
tJan. 13--lLnSly, at home.
Jan. l3-West Liberty. there (girlS)
sJan. 20 Bellairc, at home.
'Jau. cf-BenwoOd, there.
"Jan. 9S-WhcelinE, there.
'Ecb. Martins Ferry. there.
'Feb. T-Warwoud. At home.
tFeh. lO--l.insly, there.
Feb. lO-RcllairC thcr" (Clrls).
Feb. lS--Martins Ferry. at homo.
TIE b2l--Cuihedral. { home.
SFeb. @i--.WarN"nL l..r:'.
tFeb. 2s-- g. thcGrai. there.
sMar. 3-.Cn.on. kt home.
MAR. 4-whecl!ug, at home.
Boys and iGr's.
First and second teams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
HYN|NY ROBINSON
ALL-STATER HAS
COLLAR BROKEN
Hrrs WALL IN BASKETBALL SCRIM-
MAGE AT Y. M. @. A. AND Is
PAINFULLY INJURED.
Taken to Hospital for Treatment ana
Thsn Is Taken 10 Home on
Eighteenth Street.

"Hymmy" Robinson. Weddings star
tackle. and chosen by Harry A STAINS
ginia all-schoIastic eleven. suffered n
bury gor q tackle berth on the West Fir-
fracture OF his right collar bono last
evening while practtcinG with the Y. NJ.
{. A. basket ball team at the Y. VI. gym
rasium. He was rushed to the Ohio
Valley General hoSpital. where the frnc-
ture was reduced. and he was later
taken TO his home.
Robinson was IN n scrimmage with
several other players and rushed against
try wall. being thrown heavily on his
81 builder.
Robinson went through tho entire
grid season with Wheeling high without
an INJURY. and was n prospective men,
Der OF the Gold and Blue floor team the
coming season
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13

worse I've ever seen: md I've had him
siuc" h Was 4 yeAr!1nE.
William brennan. gu assistant TO Mr..
NNdrr:h. testified liant nit"r liayfc!l"w
had raced the second tine under MT
Sinclair cOlurs nnd came In with
SIDES dlsrcnded and blowing Ike
,lacksm.tn'4 below lie knew that
,methinE was wr"nt
Edward C'Snapper'D Garrison. former
Jockey. testified he Jaw H!GyfcJow more
han a year ago. knew that he was "A
"windsucker" and had been asked by
Mr.. Johnson t. sell the horse for him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
VIRGINIA TO PLAY
The MOUNTAINEERS
At MORGANTOWN

Morgantovn. W. Va. Dec. l2--Nir-
ginia and West Virginia will meet Il;
Morgantown November is. next year,
and the annual Washington and Lee W.
West VIRGINIA game will take place AT
Charleston on October 81, according {"
present plans Thes" ar" two OF West
VlrEinia's major games. and are AZ
RANGED at more advantageous places on
the schedule for next year than during
the m - wear
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
WANT GAMES HERE

The Yankee A. G.. basketball team Of
SteubenvlIle wish TO book games with
any 1920 year old teams IN the Wheel
lng district having u home floor. Ad-
dress Kenneth Arnltagc. 1905 Maryland
Avenue, Steubcnv!lic. O.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
DOWNEY WINS

New Orleans. Dee. l2.-Eryaa Dow
nev. Of cleveland. Ohio tonight scopp.,
Harp L!ttletnn. Os New Orleans. u
the nth round OF scheduled I5-r",rnu
bout Tho men are middlcwcish h
Dow ney weighed l57N pounds and Lit,
Teton weighed 1907.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13

Don't you wish you was q bird.
Jimmy. and could ny away up in the
sky?' unused little Jean drcaTily.
"Naw." scorned Jimmy. I'D ruther
be- a elephant and squirt water through
MY nose."-Iiind Words.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
CENTRE REFUSES
To MEET NOTRE
DAME On coast

Danv!l'e. Ky. Dec. l2.-Centre Col
lege authorities late today sent n tele-
gram to the san Diego chamber OF com
merCc. refusing permission for the
Colonies 20 play Notre Dame or any
other eastern ColleG" or university at
san Diego. December IS.
We Will not authorize game OF foot
ball co- Centre College at San Diego.
December sc with other than n Pacific
coast ,,D!lrG" or university In good
Standing. as proposal for gam" was pre-
scented TO US as a contes: OF East W
West" the telegram said. "pecis!on
ANAL"
!, was signed Centre College Ath-
,e:!c Committee.'
Immediately after word was received
here that NotEe Dame had decided to
play the gdne. and the telegram OF
refusal 70 meet the NOtre Dame eleven
was sent ~ the local college author
ties. pr Frank Ra!ney. chairman OF
he faculty cthlvtic committee. talked
to tho president ~ NOtre Dame over
ing distance telephone. and explained
20 him that centres attitude WAS in
80 way prciud.r.aI 20 T0t"" Dame. but
VAS merely In i;"op.ng With he terms
Of ;he contract w:th the san Diego
chamber OF commerce.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13
COLUMBIAS WIN

The Columbia Midgets defeated ths
Lilac A c. in a fast and interesting
game last evening. The feature OF tns
rore was the all-around playing OF tho
Columbus. The lineup Is az fQlloWH
Columbia, "A Pos. Asoh -
,I,,rhao Burns
Henglcr .........G ...... BTe'one
Ester ...........C.. DlS
Wharton ........ .F.......J. burns
padden ...... KAN
The Columbias challenge and 1oe"
pound team in the valley. Acoeps
through this PAPER or call 3612-R, bS.
tween and and ask for Frank.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13

South Ernd. Ind Dec. 12.-IIartley
Anderson. Arthur Garvey and Fred Lar
Spr. star Notrc Dane football players.
,rer. declared ineligible for further
nthl"t!, competition at tho university
o. tho Notrc Dame athletic board to-
dav Tic ar,!un Of the board wts an
nuumcrd following the Issuing OF =
statement by William Carey, president
Of the board. to the effect that Notre
Dame has definitely accepted the forms
offered by Ia" SInWiego chamber OF
commerce and W"U!I :,>ay the Centre
college football team there December
26
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13

Girls will lie ErlS''--.nd So VIII n
lot OF old women.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-13

Boys and IGrIs.
First and second teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
new H0WAT DEFY
AT Mass Meeting Denounces In.
dustrial Court. X
Prefaces Attorneys Pleas To-
day With Bitter Speech.

PittSburg. Kan, Feb. 46.-Alexander
HoWat's bitter attack on the court of
industrial relations and Governor AL
len at mass meeting of his followers
held at park here last night assumed.
extraordinary Importance this inoraiog
when considered with impending action
in the district court, where HcWat to-
day faces probability of conviction
for contempt of court.
Howat has made attacks in unmaas-
ured tel ms before upon the industrial
court and The governor. but coming
as this one did just a few hours befoi c
his lawyers were to make a hnal plea
to save him from Jail sentences, it has
caused general comment.
Neither injunctions nor the indus
trial court can stop strikes" Howag
told his several hundred followers who
cheered him. The question is whether
the workers of Kansas are to be slaves
or free men. Governor Allen, angry
because he could not control the min
ers who refused to 'seab, for him any
more than they would for an operator.
called a special session of the legis-
lature, and with the aid of a few cor
poration lawyers passed a law to en-
slave labor. No legislative body can
chain men to their jobs.
"They can put me in Jail, but if ]
understand the purpose of the law, it
is to stop strikes. not to. put men in
Jail. The industrial court never will
see the day in the history of Kansas
when it can stop strikes. If the indus
trial court can stop strikes, why the
need of injunctions''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-16
CARUSO SMILING
T tcontinued from Page One.
oltS." 1t was understood that MS
heart action was very weak.
Bids Associates Farewell.


Bids Associates Farewell.
Rallying from an attack, at 1855, he
asked to see some of his old associates
on the operate stage that he might
bid them FAREWELL Enrico Scognamilo,
Antonio Scott and ,Caruso's accom-
PIANIST were admitted to the sick room
Few words were spoken as the men
stood around the bed and when the
doctors finally signalled that the visit
must be terminated, each one silently
grasped Caruso's hand and tptoed out
william G. Guard, press representa-
tive of the Metropolitan, said Saf4tso 5
attention in his conscious moments was
fixed on his wife. Enrico Cafuso, 1f.'
who is in school at Culver, Ind. mas
heen teleeraphed to come to New York
Stricken in December.
Caruso first was stricken early n
December while singing in the Brook-
lyn academy of music. Despite a
ruptured blood vessel in his throat he
sang until his audience learned of the
accident and protested against his
offer to continue.
He was compelled, as result of
this occurrence, to cancel a date at
the Metropolitan a short time after,
but appeared again on Christmas eve.
The audience at the Metropolitan that
night was said to be the most brilliant
of the season and the golden voice
received many plaudits.
That was Caruso's last public ap-
pearanee. Two days later he suffered
an attack of pleurisy; this later be-
come complicated, necessitating two
operations. Caruso showed marked
improvement. and several weeks later
sent word from his apartment that
he was warbling a few notes, his voice
was impaired and he expected to be
able to return to the opera SOON"
Greatest Modern Tenor.
Music critics thruour the world have
generally credited Caruso with being
the greatest operate tenor of modern
tines. Next to his singing. Caruse'
greatest talent is his skill as Carl
caturist.
Endowed with an unusually robust
constitution, Caruso always took the
greatest care of his physical we'll
being. His one bad habit, from the
standpoint of singer, is his weak
ness for eigarets, but apparently in
diligence in them never affected his
voice.
Caruso was born in Naples on Feb
ruary 25. 1873 At the age of IL ne
WAS choir boy in the churches of
that city. After three years of study
he made his operate debut ana then
sang four years with the famous
Scala company. He won instantaneous
success on his first American appear
ance at the Mes1ppo1itan opera house
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