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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-20
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cod: Grafton High Plays lcemen Tonight
Indiana Wrestlers and
Varsity Clash Saturday

MoRGANToWN, Feb. 90
Washington and Lees grapplers
gave the strong Mounta!neer me-,
squad tough meet here last week
but they were no match for CoaclI
Dayton's huskies, who captured tn
match by tho one-sided score o;
S0-3. The Mountaineers won fiy.
decisions and secured one fall,
while tho Generals earned but on
decision.
The outstanding feature of the
W. & L. match was Richards work
in the 115;pound class. This divl,
sion, which has long been IVES:
Vtrginia's weak point, is now well
taken caro- Of and is not expected
to cause Coach Dayton any further
worry. Richards has improved BY
leaps and bounds during the past
month and Is now a very depend.
able man. His feat OF securing tho
only'fall registered against W. & l.,
Is praise worthy and with a little
more experience he will be able 10
handle the best in his class.
Captain Hough, Steve Harriet;
and Turkovich all won handiIy BY
big time advantages. Their oppo.
nents were on the defensive
throughout each bout and this pre-.
vented them from registering falls
Jimmy Mcdonald weakened during
the last eighty seconds OF his bout
and came very near having hts
shoulders pinned to the mat. How.
ever, he managed TO hold out unit;
the whistle blew and because of his
early time advantage won handily,
Pitsenberger also won easily, joe
Harrtck drew another giant in
Potts, who proved to be too much
for the local man. Potts easily
earned the decision over Harrick
but in spite Of his big time advan-
tage he was threatened continually
and at the end of the bout was In
worse shape than Harrick.
West Virginia is now preparing
for her all-importaht meet with the
University of Indiana grapplers
here this Saturday night. The
Hoosier SOUND has been playing
havoc with some of the stronges,
teams in the western conference
and in strength is said to compare
tavorably with the Iowa state out.
tit, which is the only aggregation to
have defeated the locals this sea.
son. Every member OF the local
squad is in good condition anu viii
DO prtmed for another triumph this
Saturday.
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MoNoNGAHI


Robert !. Mcdonald. night watch.
man for the Consolidation Coal
company. was an eye witness TO
the robbery committed at the Mon.
ongah post office Saturday night,
Mcdonald saw a man crawling out
Of tho window at the rear end of
the building, but being alone he
did not interfere, going instead 10
call for help. The robbers escaped
with about $40 in nickels and pen.
MES before assistance came.
Anniversary Address
The Knights 0r Pythias and
Pvthlan sisters marched from the
lodge room to the NJ. P. church
yesterday where they were ad.
dressed by Rev. Ralph Mccoy and
Rev. T. j. Hopson in honor Of the
5Sth anniversary OF. tho Knights
Of Pythias lodge. Tie two pastors,
both members Of tho lodge, gave
interesting talks. The speakers
were introduced by Benny N. Fox.
Good Attendance
Filling tho NJ. L. south church to
ovorflowing, the different local
churches took part In the services
last night and many announced
their decision after the invitation
was given. Services will continue
through this week. beginning at
1880 each night:
Dinner Party
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Kuhn enter.
tanned q number of friends at a
IL o'clock dinner yesterday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Mcdaniel. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Schultz. and Fred Mcdaniel OF
Worthlngton, Mrs. Guy Swisher
and son, Junior, and q. +. Davis,
Of Fairmont.
Attended Union Service
Mesdames D. Levi, Daisy Tai.
bott,, Frances Gibbons and Misses
Margaret and Elizabeth Talbot
attended tho union evangeIistic
services at tho First N. e. church
In Fairmont last evening.
Personals
Mrs. J. A. Tarmon, who has
been visiting ut the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. F. D. Southers on
Rooms Run, for the past two
weeks, returned to her home yes
terday.
Mrs. H. N. Meredith. who hat
been visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Meredith at Meadow
Brook, has returned to her home
hero.
Raymond Leonard was calling
on friends in Brookdale last eve.
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis oliker OF
Clarksburg were guests at the
home Of. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben J. ka-
mInsky yesterday.
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Busy Week for Fairview
T0ssers; Tourney Next

FAIItElEW. Feb. 20.-The week
just passed was an eventtul one 70:
the Fairview high basketball team.
East Side, Pennington, Potomac
State and Elkins high were met and
each went down 10 defeat before
tho terrific onslaught OF the locals.
Full Of thrills us the week was. the
big week Is the one beginning to-
day. Tonight the team will make
Its trip to eMorgantown, whcre it
will play the high school team Of
that city in the only engagement OF
the week prior to the valley tourna-
ment. Should they succeed in land.
ing this contest they will enter tho
tournament Friday with only two
defeats so far this season. One of
these, the ono by Elkins, was wiped
out by victory here Saturday
night. 1t Is not claimed that Fair.
view will take the valley cham.
pionship, but local fans arc conf.
dent OF even better showing than
last year, and should not at all be
surprised should the big prize he
handed out to tho locals. With all
Of the players now In condition, 1t
looks as If they might have a good
fighting chance. Instead OF one big
rival as in last years tournament,
seven championship contonders will
DO in the melee. These are: Buck.
harmon, Victory. Elkins, Grafton,
Washington Irving. Weston and
Morgantown. 1t is safe to predict
state champion for the champions
Of tho valley tournament. for some
OF tho states best will be represent.
ed.
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LOSE CLOSE FIGHTS.

FArRVIEw. Feb. 2o.-The local
high school girls, basketball team
which made an eastern trip for has
ketball honors, returned yesterday
after playing the strong teams reT-
resenttng the Masontown and King
wood high schools. In both games
the girls made determined stand,
but were unable to get the neces-
sary few points to cop the games.
As usual, the guarding of the locals
was far beyond the average, but
the, offensive playing failed to TEE
lister enough points to show cham.
plonship calibre. Coach Parrish is
now making preparation to take the
girls to Spencer, in March. for tina
annual tournament. Even the most
loyal admirers OF the team do not
predict that they will cop the state
championship, but should thcy
make q good showing, local fans
would be pleased.
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final GAME
before BIG
HIGH SERIES
Double Bill Booked
for East Side
Tonight

Jasper Colebank's Grafton high
sshool team will be tho attraction
AZ the Normal, floor this evening
playing the Fairmont high school
quintet, This will be the final
game for the Icemen before the
Tournament battles on Friday and
Saturday Of this week. The teams
are An first class shape for the bat
10 tonightfan local fans will wit
ness @ speedy contest. Colebank
ehass clover aggregation and will
make the 1cemen' step high all the
way 10 land the decision.
The high school baltic at the
Normal tonight will be called
ttomptty 1880 In order that the
Grafton team can catch tho $3.50
tsaintto Grafton.
Two games are booked at the
East Side high school this evening
The main bout will be between
East Side and Shinnston high
school, while the preliminary game
VIII be between the second string
III the two schools.
Fairyiew high school goes to
Morgantown tonight for game,
and the FaIrmont State Normal
school five Is booked for game
III yyaynesburg.
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many TEAMS
enter MEET
Annual Tournament at
Normal School
This Week

Local basketball fans are getting
all keyed up for tho Third Annual
Monongahela Valley High School
Basketball tournament, which will
be staged on the Normal floor Fri
day and Saturday of this week. In.
dications point to It as the great
est basketball event ever staged in
this city. With such teams as Vic.
tory, Buckhannon, Washington Irv.
Ing, Fairview. Weston, Grafton and
Morgantown In the running, for first
honors, some real contests will be
staged. Eight games will be played
Friday Afternoon, eight Friday night.
eight Saturday morning, four Satur.
day afternoon and three Saturday
night. The games Saturday night
will be the two semi-finals ana the
championship contest. Buckhan-
non won the tournament last year,
the final game being between Fair.
mont and Buckhannon, the locals
eliminating Fairview in ono OF the
semLfinal games.
Tho following teams have regis.
tered for the games: Falrmont, Vic.
tory, Rivesville, Jane Lew, Lumber.
port, Warrington. Fairview, Buck.
harmon, East Side (Fairmont),
Shtnnston, Grafton, Blacksvllle
Newburg, Tunnclton. Pennington
Weston, West Monongah, Elkins
Lost Creek, Belington, Unidas
West Milford, Morgantown,
Bridgeport, Kingwood, Washington
Irving, Salem.
Bristol has sent in preliminary
word that that school would enter
the tournament but failed TO file
eligibility list of players and for
mally guarantee the entry Of the
team in tho time limit set for the
close of the entries.
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Special Notices
NOTICE OF FIpUcIARY
SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given, that on
this 18th day of February, 1922,
Robert ]. Floyd, placed before me,
his claims, as administrator Of the
estate OF II. T. Floyd, with will
annexed, for settlement and depos.
tied with me sufficient sum for
the publishing Of this notice &C.
cording to law.
l have set Saturday, April 8,
1922. beginning at the hour Of Ten
O'Clock 4. III. at my office in the
City OF Warrington, Marion coun:
ty, West Virginia, as the time and
place OF taking testimony and
hearing proofs of any aud all
claims against said estate. as we'll
as all debts owing to the same
and monies and properties to be
disbursed and distributed OF said
estate. All persons concerned may
appear at said time ard place.
". N. HESS,
Commissioner Of accounts Of
Marion County, West Virginia
2:20.27.3:G.l3-20.27.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-20
VETERANS 10 PLAY.

The senior class basketball team,
locally known as TUsttn's Fighting
Fiends, have on their schedule some
speedy flves for the week which
will tax thnm to the uttermost.
They emerged winners In their
clash Saturday night against the
strong Southside aggregation OF
Fair1ont, and still claim seasons
record without q single defeat
Barrackville and Monongah high
will be met this week. and tho fol-
lowing week the Fairview indie
pendents will clash against them
for local championship. The team is
DESTROYS of entering tho valley tour.
nament Friday and Saturday, but
so far tho authorities have not
granted permission.
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Fairview players got sweet re-
venge Saturday night for the de-
feat ut the hands OF Elkins high
school week before on the Elk
ms floor, when they took the meas
sure OF tho Elkins quintet on the
Fairview floor 1928. Wilson was
back in tho game at center for
Fairview and his presence in the
lineup put new life and pep into the
tenn. Wilson Is one of the best
centers in the state and his work
will be watched very carefully dur.
ing the tournament games here the
last Of this week. cart" Ammons
is another top-notcher from Fair
view that will be observed care
fully by the critics in the big
games. He is one OF tho best
guards In the state: in fact, It will
he a hard matter to keep him off
any all-state selection this year.
He haa all the qualifications that
go to make up a great basketball
player.
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KING REPORTS

Lee King, of Monongah. n mem.
her OF the Philadelphia National
league club, left last night for
Philadelphia where he will report
for spring training. King expects
to land a regular berth In tho Phil.
adelphia outfield. He came to the
Philadelphia team from New York
in q trade late last season. He
started his big league career with
Pittsburgh several years ago. lie Is
a hard hitter and swings from the
right side OF the plate.
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: PLAY MoHAwKs

AIRXIEW, Feb. 2O.-Tennant's
little Wonders, the junior high
setball team will hit the trail
Faitmontward tonight to CLASH
with the fighting Mohawks who
saye the locals tho best battle OF
the year q week or so ago. Ten
ngtt Is expecting another hard
battle and is taking his best ma
tefisls fortthe fray. His lineup will
be: Mitchell and Toothman for.
$ardA: Mason, center; Miller and
iaehe sney, guards; Dodd and For
VIII be carried as EuhatltntaS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-20
Americans Lead World
In Athletic Records

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 -(By the
Associated Press. 1.-The athletes
Of the United States lead the world
as holder Of the track and field re-
cords. An analysis of the. latest
list OF worlds records. accepted by
the International Amateur Athletic
federation, shows that out Of SONS
ninety odd standard events the
best time or distance has been
made by American athletes in 81
contests. This number. which is a
trifle moro than one third Of the
entire list Of accepted records, Is
also greater than the combined to-
tai OF any two other nations.
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Newburg.Farplington

The members of the Pennington
high school basketball team were
going at a good clip Friday night
when they defeated Ncwburs high
school 63-28. During tho first
half the locals did not scom 10 get
together and the visitors held them
to Ellis score. At the beginning
Of the second half Lefty" Kerr,
the locals center, commenced to
put the ball through the basket
from all angles. Not to be outdone
Capet and Gall'cn also ran wild.
These three. during the game.
Gagged &c field goals.
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WILL MEET TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-Charlie
White, OF Chicago, and Willie
jackson. lightweight. will meet in
Madison Square Garden tonight in
a 15.round bout under American
Legion direction. Benny Leonard
is under contract to meet the win.
ner in a championship contest.
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Weston nosed out Grafton Satur-
day night at Grafton 2s-25 IN an
exciting contest. Victory High
trimmed Washington Irving rather
Unexpectedly. The Victory team
has been coming ahead fast the
last two weeks and should be in
the best OF condition for tho tour
nament games here. East Side sut-
fered defeat Saturday at BeIington
Ala. playing very mediocre bas-
ketball. Earlier in the season East
Side defeated Bellngton here 26-
20,
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Sport Chatter
BY Larry

Staging great comeback in the
second half Of the game with
Potomac State Saturday evening
On the Normal floor, the Normal
quint took the measure of the vis,
itors 1926. The first halt ended
with the score 1912 in favor OF the
visitors, but In the second chapter
the defense Of tho Potomac outfit
went bad and the locals romped
away to victory, making 81 points
to 10 for the visitors.
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wilson ts still carrying around
2 badly damaged crown. lie is gen
orally recognized as the champion
because his handpicked referee
said Downey fouled him in their
Cleveland bout.
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.FAIRV|EN WINS
SNAPPY CONTEST
EIkins High Loses Big
i Battle Saturday
Evening
BY CLARE

Fairview's speedy floor five got
sweet revenge Saturday night for
the defeat at the hands Of the Elk
Ings high school a week before on
the Elklns floor, when they took
the measure Of the Elklns outfit on
the ,Fairview floor by a score OF
Ss-2s. After bringing up the rear
at the end Of the first half, the
Marion cotanty boys came back
strong in the second half, and by
displaying the old time Fairview
form they passed the Elkins bunch
and ended the game just ten
points ahead OF the visitors. The
game was fast and interesting from
start to finish and kept the large
crowd on edge through the forty
minutes Of play. Tho return Of
ABE" Wilson and "Tony" Under
wood, the two stars who have been
laid up for the last few days. gave
the FairView team new life, and
after having hard luck in their
shooting in the opening half Of the
game they got going at the very
first moment Of the second chap
ter and soon had the score in their
favor.
In the first half the Elkins play.
ers showed some wonderful team
work and BY excellent shooting on
the part Of Wallace they took an
early lead and held II throughout
the first chapter. At one time dur
ing the first period the Elkins
bunch had five point lead, tho
score being 1910 but in the closing
minutes of the half Fairview man.
aged to cut this lead down to a
single point and the half ended
with Elkins holding the big end OF
o 1917, score.
Tho second half was different, as
the Fairview bunch came back
with a punch, and by some of the
best pass work that they have so
+, far shown, they managed to break
through the five man defensive of
i the BIkins crew and scored almost
/, at will. while on the other hand
the guarding Of Underwood. A.
Ammons and ABE" Wilson was
too much for tho visitors. In this
half the visitors scored only three
field baskets.
Tho work of "Art" Ammons and
Newt" Michaels was the outstand-
ing feature Of tho contest, while
the shooting Of Wallace, the big
forward OF the visiting team, was
another feature.
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4
come back in the second half OF
tho game.
"Art" Ammons repeated his Fri
day night stunt by dropping in S
more baskets from the foul line
! out OF ten chances. Wilson Gagged
two out Of the three times he shot
BAN" Ammons was a little of
Saturday and Coach Copp took him
cut and sent Paul Michael in his
place. Paul put up good game. al.
thought little wild with hts pass
ing.
/ Morgantown tonight and then the
big party at the Normal Friday
and Saturday is the menu for the
Fairview team this week.
Harding, who took Herrou's
place for the visitors, also put up i
good game.
In the preliminary game, the
Tustin fiends took the measure OF
the South Side Cubs, OF Fairmont,
| the final Ecore being 1915. It was
a hard fought game from start to
finish, both teams playing a stellar
brand Of bail. The work OF Ten
nant and Kntsley for the winners
was the big feature OF the contest
while the shooting Of spadafore for
the losers was another bright spot
in the first game Spadafore scored
13 OF the visitors Is points, and
Scaguelle was the only other vis-
iting player to score. caGIng a field
goal in the second half. The first
half ended with the Fiends leading
by a score OF 10-7. The Cubs are
looking for games with any good
team In this section.
Fiends Is. Cubs Is
kntsley ..'.........'. McLtnden
Sntder 81. ...........,. spadatore
Forwards
Tenant ........ ..,..... Abbott
Centers
Swtger ..............,.. Trlog
Wyer ................. ScagneIle
Guards
Substitutlons: yigna for Abott,
Abbott for VIgna, vigna for Truog.
Miller for snider. Cronin for NH
Ter.
Field baskets: remnant 8, Knis-
ley 2, cronin, Miller, Spadafore 6,
Scagnelle.
Foul baskets: Knlsley 9 In z;
Miller 9 IN 3; Snider 0 in 1: spad-
afore / in 4; McLinden 0 in /.
Referee: Stewart Falrview
J High.
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SubstitutIons: P. Mich0els Tor
B. Ammons. Harding for Heron.
Field. baskets: P. Michaels 3. N.
Michaels 6, Wilson 2, a. Ammons
2. B AmMons, Wallace S, Harding
2, TTolsbery.
Foul baskets: Wilson . in 3; A.
Ammons in 10; Holsberry 10 In
Is.
Referee: Garrett. Wesleyan.
Times Of halves: 20 minutes.
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However, | will take Bryan Dow.
ney for mine. Incidentally | be.
seye that fight fans all over the
liSpanttyl take tho same view. The
record of the two fighters during
The last six months would win pop.
alars approval for Downcy. all other
hings being equal, which they are
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fnowney has just one ambition in
lie, He seeks to have the world
teeognize him as the middleweight
champion He realizes that at
rteseht his claim to the title is
rather clouded. He also knows the
only way, TO have tho public rec.
asiize him as the real thing is to
light his way to It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-20

Who Is the m:ddleweight cham.
sipn. Bryan Downey or Johnny
WILSON, sgi
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Leather is made Of the whales
stomach.
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Notes on the Game

The FnirvIew lads staged some
come back in the second half OF
tho game.
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There lis one thing about Dow.
tey that makes a hit with the fight
tans He seldoms disappoints. II a
bout IN which he is ono OF tho
PRINCIPALS fails to please, blame
can never be attached to Downey
as heSts always trying.
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The public likes champions who
stight; Wilson hasn't fought any
Since his bout at Jersey City with
Downey. There are OF course two
lessons for his. failure TO engage
Silisa bout that would risk his title.
~ the first place Wilson doesn't
care much about fighting. In the
second place there are few places
That want to see him fight. lie is
Under suspension in practically
every state whore fighting is per.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-20

IN knocking out Llttleton in five
ennas, Downey accomplished a
!. feat lar too difficult for Bob Roper,
Mike Gibbons, Chuck Virgins,
Harry Greb and a number Of
Sathera.
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Downey, on the other hand, Is
Tass willing to meet any fighter
WHO meets the approval Of a
ferthwhile promoter. In the last
two months he has met two of the
tong hest boys in the mtddleweight
ltsligislop, Happy Llttleton and
4pnng Fisher.
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powney is a fighter, not boxer,
yet Is really clever in his own
pseuliar way. During the last three
months he has greatly perfected
his left hand. His left iub now car.
ttes with 1t snap that does much
70 upset his opponent and make
HIN a mark for Eowuey's right
cross which packs real knockout
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"Art" Ammons repeated his Fri
day night stunt by dropping in S
more baskets from the foul line
out OF ten chances. Wilson Gagged
two out OF the three times he shot