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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
.NULLER'SMI7T
GREATEST EVER.
University Of California Star
Throws Football Like
Baseball Pitcher.
By GENE COIN.

BY GENE CQHN.
BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. Slams,
meet the mighty Muller mitt!
This Is the first time this catapul.
tic hand has been up for close an
alysis.
And as 1t Is making its farewell
appearance this season at the Uni.
yersity OF California, its amazing
athletic value is just being proper.
ly summed up.
+ This. mighty mitt has made Mui-
Ter the greatest forward passer OF
football. But 1t is not generally
known that this same mitt has put
him In the forefront as a shot pus-
ter, javelln hurler, discus thrower,
baseball pitcher, basketballer anu
pretty nearly everything that re-
quires a handy hand.
How does he do it? What's his
trick?
From DR.. Boles Rosenthal, promi-
nent medical man, who doubles as
line coach in football season, and
from Muller himself comes thu
answer.
It's in the mltt plus the elbow
plus the shoulder. pretty much aft.
er the manner Of many baseball
pitchers.
Brick Muller throws a football as
a pitcher throws a ball. It's a
quick, whip-like snap executed with
arm drawn out half way back. The
ball Is snapped, nose first, spinning
torpedo.Gke There is no long.arm
swing. The ball Is generally pretty
much parallel with the head whea
the throw begins. Because he has
a remarkable and powerful paw,
Muller can grasp the big bali Sc.
curely.
He has remarkable shoulder"
says Doctor Rosenthal, who has put
the Muller dexterity to pathological
analysis. ut squares of, is raw.
boned and huge. It's the lever a:
the catapult." m
But the throw is pretty much a
trick OF the elbow, made apparently
without great effort and scientif!.
cally trained, to get the balls nose
rightly pointed when 1t starts away
Tor a flight as long as a good punt.
There's really nothing physical
ly phenomenal about Muller" adds
the doctor after his diagnosis. "He's
taken a knack and worked 1t into d
science. He learned to pitch a foot.
ball-if you get me right"
The Muller mitt will soon be use.
less except as a collection agency
for the Muller bank account, for
this marks his last college sea 3a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
Date of American League
Clubs Meeting Advanced

CHICAGO, Dec. s. - President
Ban Johnson of the American
League today advanced the date u
the American League club owners
annual meeting in Chicago to Tues.
day, December -, t. enable the
club owners to attend the Joint
meeting ofthe major leagues, called
by Commissioner Lands for Del
cember 14in New York City, &C.
cording to a long distance telephone
message from Mr.. johnson in Ex.
celsior Springs, Mo. .I
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08

may be a demurrer III 50 far, as
the West Pointers are concerned.
But the results are there. The I'M
pressions are there. Those who
saw the Army tie Yale and beat tho
Navy know mat this team Of
Cadets Is entitled to fifth rank at
least !"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
Billy Whiskers
By Frances Trego Montgomery.

The chums and Tom were at the
 heighth of the dance, whiring ana
 swinging to the strains of the music
 when the farmers young children ran
 around the barn to find where the
 music came from. They stopped
 stock still too much surprised to be-
 neve their eyes when they saw what
 was going on. Then they, too, fell
 into the swinging of the dance. join
 ed hands and circled with glee ana
 laughter.
 The chiIdren's delight pleased the
 performers greatly, and they kept on
 and on, never seeming to tire One of the little girls broke away
 from the ring and ran to the house
 to bring her father and mother ana the rest of the household, who were still at dinner.
 While she was gone, they all took a rest and waited for the people to come from the house. When they heard them approaching they all
 jumped up and began to dance again, so when the farmer first saw them they were dancing. The farmer and his wife, with some guests who were at the house, and the hired help made quite an audi ence, so that when they were through there was great enthusiasm and loud applause. Jim and Tom now thought this good time to put their animal, (, through their other tricks, and the Y | seemed quite pleased to perfornf l After they had done all they couIA l think of, Jim declared the show oven and Tom and he took off their hats,~ 1 passing them around for money. 1 AS farmers are not in the habit l of carrying money in their pockets l when working in the fields. the farm 1 CT invited Jim and Tom to come up l to the house and he would give them l some The farmers wife said she | would give them a good hot dinner | and also feed the dog and cat. which | the children were now batting. The l older children said they would feed l the goat and burro and give them 1 a. drink of fresh water. l So everyone was happy after the performance.
 ] While, Jim and Tom were eating their dinner, the children as well as l tions to where they had gotten the animals, how long they had had 1 them whether 1t was hard to train them, how they did it. if they were ever in a circus, and countless others. 1 All of these inquiries Jim answer ed, making up as plausible stores as he could think of at the time. ! (Tomorrow you'll hear the stories Jim made up.)
 Copyrighted by the Saalfield Publish ing Co, Akron, o.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
DINNER STORIES

'eThey told us," said Gen, Herbert
 G. Maxwell at banquet in Chicago,
 that it was a war to end war. and
 now, for all their peace and confer
 ences, they are arning forse than ever.
 They remind me of the chap who
 was asked for advice.
 George a married friend said to this chap, my wife broke a china dinner plate over my head last night What would you advise me to do2'
 :" There's only one thing for you fo
 do' said George.
 And what's that, old man?' said the married chap eagerly. Buy tin dinner plates said George /
 "A feIler came to my house luther day, wanting me to take stock in the disarma maent league, or something of the sort, at a dollar a share,'' related 1 Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, Ark.
 -.I don't reckon you bought none" returned an acquaintance. You're nightly durn right, I didn't! While he was showing lem 1 to me he stepped on the tail of one of the dogs. and when the pore var mint snapped at him the internal cuss kicked the dog. wouldn't buy nuth'n' from no such inhuman scoun- drel as that, if never got rich." 1 Daughter said the cautious l mother. you should know, absolute ], Iy, that you love James above all | things before you marry him." .eFor n1erey's sake, mamma, pout- l ed the girl, you are so unreasonable. | How can I know how much I love i him until marry him and give him 4 chance to treat me mean and see i if I can stick to him.. :.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
By NORMAN F. BROWN GLAD NEWS

To National league fans is the word that 1anky George Kelly of the Giants has recovered from his illness and has started light draining again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

For Kelly looms up as the best first baseman in the old 1eague-the only first sacker who can stack up with George S1ls1er and Stuffy McInnis in the American league as a. guardian of the first sack.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

Add teaspoonful of vinegar to the rinse water to retain the color in black stockings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

Kelly Is a native of the Pacific coast-San Francisco. to be exact Broke into professional baseball with the Victoria, B. C.. club of the North western league in 1915. and before that season ended the Giants had purchased him. Although McGraw has farmed him out to Rochester in the International league 8 couple of times, the Giant boss has kept a string on him ever since.
 In 1920 Kelly led the first sackers of his league in fielding by accepting 1862 chances,a a record for the league He had 1.759 putouts. And he wasn't as good that year Ne was the fol- lowing season. He played a brilliant defensive and offensive game all sea son and then carried himself like a champion should in the worlds ser ies- A beautiful throw by Kelly in the final games of the series really decided the game and the series.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Aristotle in Error,

Before anything was known about
the laws Of g%ravitation, it was COM
monty believed, on the authority of
Aristotle, that every body had a mat
ural" place, and that it's normal state
was one Of rest in that place. Thus
o stone was supposed to sink in water
because it's natural place was at the
bottom of the water.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Douuie's HThu,nbs."

The tiny claws on the inside OF q
dogs leg are all that remain of his
thumbs and big toes. You will notice
that there are only four real toes on
each foot. 1t is usual to remove them
whilst puppies are quite small. for If
they are left the dog is apt to tear
them when he burrows. Many dogs
are born without them.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Mosquito Plague In Alaska.

Alaskan mosquitoes do not act as
carriers of malaria and yellow fever
as do those of the United States and
tropics, but they are very vicious.
They literally fill the air. In one
sweep of an insect collecting net
about his head, DR.. Aldrich was able
to capture. 40 mosquitoes by actual
count
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
lnyer.

Inver Is q prefix in the Gaelic Ian.
guage, and 1t means a confluence Of
rivers, the place where two rivers
come together. The prefix is used in
Scotland, particularly in the north, as
an element of place names, as in the
name Inverness. The River Ness here
joins the arm of the sea known as
Moray firth. Inverness is the con-
1uence or junction Of the River Ness.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Dogs Trained Not to Bark,

The dingo, or wild dog of Australia,
neither banks o growls In it's wild
state, but learns to do both when
tanned and placed among domestic
dogs. The Australian kelpies, the most
priced Of cattle dogs, which contain
a strain of dingo blood, are trained
never to bark.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Cards One Thousand Years Old.

The statement, often repeated and
apparently very generally believed,
that playing cards were invented and
first used to distract the melancholy
Charles VI of France is not correct;
there is a pack in the British museum
known to be more than 1000 years old
and there were undoubtedly Japanese
and Chinese cards in the Twelfth
century.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
City Practically MinInn camn.

The town of Butte, Montana, is q
vast mining camp, combined with a
modern city. The Butte district has
produced more than a billion dollars
worth of metals, copper heading the
list. This is the most productive
metal-bearing area Of it's size in the
world.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Glacier Movements Differ.

The most rapidly moving glacier of
the Alps, the Mer de Glace, travels
at the rate Of 1914 inches a day. The
slowestr Alpine glaciers travel less
than an inch a day. Much faster
movements are found in the polar re-
gions. The Upernivik glacier, in
Greenland, travels 80 feet a day near
the end where 1t reaches the sea.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Worthy Ideal.

When I die call me "a good sport"
A sport in all that 1t implies; cheer
full, willing, ready to serve anxious to
do right; never content when the day
is done-impatient for the new chance
on the morrow.-Selected.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Annotated Franklin

Kites with thermometers attached
were sent aloft to measure the tenn
perature of the upper air, by DR.. AL
exander Wilson, in 1749, three years
before Benjamin Franklin's famous
kite-fying experiment.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

$40 B. OF Is generally credited with
being the frst 10 advance the idea
that the world II q sphere. Iii addition
to declaring that the earth was spheri-
cal in form, he taught Of the i've zones,
some Of the circles of the globe and.
various other matters pertaining to
the earth and the other planets.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Defining "CoId Waves"

The fall of temperature In "a hours
constituting a "cold wave" Is various
ly defined by the weather bureau, ac-
cording to the part of the country at.
fected and the season of the year.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Women Porters in London Market

Women Porters in London Market.
In the famous Covent Garden flower
market In London, the work of car
rying is done largely by women por-
.ters. A somewhat odd recognition OF
their work is received annually by
these flower porters in the shape of
a shawl and two aprons each, a gift
from the duchess of Bedford.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
TWenfIef6 centuries.
You've Got ID Hit The HaIIbut.

ou've Gof ~ hit the Hallbut.
The halibuta feeds on the bottom 81
the & and when he Is hooked he al
lows himself to- be drawn toward the
top without very much 81 a protest.
The struggle commences the instant
his nose ernerges from the water and
the possibility OF q fight Is anticipated
by q hard blow on the head. This blow
must be sure and hard for If there is
any compassion for the fish he Lis as
good as gone, for any opportunity to
struggle means Its escape.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Establishment HousewivesL

In Lancashire, England, where both
husbands and wives work In the mills,
the husband does more of the house
work than perhaps any other husband
In the world. Many of the men can
make a bed and prepare a meal better
than the wives can. r
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Make Your own Opportunities.

When you feel the fancled greater
opportunities OF other fields tugging
at your sleeve just bold q short COM
mlnIon with yourself and remember
thar It's the man and not the line which
achieves success. You will then de
eide chat there Is nothing better than
the work you are doing and that you
make your oWn opportunities BY the
spirit you put into your task every
day OF the year.-Selected.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Valuable Food Grows Wild.

"FlOrida arrowroot" is made from
species Of Zamia, or "coontie," grow
ing wild in southern Florida. This
plant supplied the Seminole Indians
with food during their long wars with
the United States.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Easy Either Way.

ut is the easiest thing in the world
for a man to play sensible" says a
magazine writer. The easiest thing in
the world Is for a man to play the
perfect fool. Anybody who's had ex-
p%erience knows that.-Houston Post.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
York Pigment.

It IL reported that d chemist abroad
has succeeded ID isoaating the yellow
pigment of the yolk OF egg In q crystal
iIne state, and finds that II ii
closely related 10 the xanthophyI of
leaves. This Is regarded as IN I'm.
portant scientific discovery. 70 ex-
tract fonr grains of crude pigment the
Investigator employed the yolks OF no
less than 6.O00 eggs. The c~rystallized
pigment is known as lutein.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Costs Money to Keep Mines Drv

Costs Money to Keep Mines Dry.
One Of the big expenses of a coal
mine is the continual pumping Of wa
ter to keep it dry. In the average
anthracite mine, IS tons of water are
hoisted from the mine for every ton
OF coal mined. and in some mines 1t
runs up to 81 tons.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Trees Bark Resembles Lac.

The inner bark of the lacebark tree,
growing in the West Indies, separates
after maceration in water into layers
resembling coarse lace. Frills and
ruf1es made Of it were sent from ia
maica as a present to Charles l. The
bark is used in making ropes and
whips.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Made 1t Plural.

Frank, whose father is bald, caused
much merriment by asking his mother,
who was entertaining friends, Moth
er, was daddy bald headed when we
married him?" ~:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Spud Murphy's Girl.

Spud Murphy says: II don't mind
that girl OF mine bein' stuck on her
folks, but I'm darned IL I know why
she thinks that every time I call it's
up to her to bust out the family album"
The Leatherneck.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Chemical Solution for Photos,

A chemical solution has been
patented into which Photographic
prints can be dipped to give them a
flexible, waterproof and dirt-resisting
coating.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Tennis Is Ancient Game.

Tennis dates back to the halcyon
days Of Rome and Athens, but it vas
In the Fourteenth century In France
that rules were made for 1t. 1t was
then known as LA Boude' and played
mainly by the wealthy and the noble.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Still an Open Question,

Doesn't your mother object to your
staying out until 2 or 8 o'clock In the
morning?" the young lady vas asked.
II don't know" the young lady re-
piled. "She might If she knew about
1t, but I always beat mother in"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
In That III

MANY a live wire would be a dead
q II 1t wasn't for his connections :
remarks an exchange. Meaning that
the home folks supply the currency-
Wattf-Boston Transcript.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

give sea water a blood-red color.
First 'NNeather Man.
An Englishman, Francis Cation, was
the nrst real weather man. Gallon
was q cousin OF Charles Darwin. He
was born In England in1l824. Whether
he was really able to forecast rain
and sunshine with more accuracy than.
his successors Is an open question ;
but 1t Is certain that he was the first
to attempt the charting, on q large
scale, Of the progress Of the elements
of weather. The methods devised by
hin. Ia modified form. are used to this
day.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

sustenanee of the Young kangaroo.
Young kangaroos, while living in the
maternal pouch, do not suck milk from
the mothers breast, but 1t is pumped
down their throats by the action Of
the muscles of the mother.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

Man OF Weight and influence. 44.
Success brings poise," says a maya
zine writer. Especially avoirdupois.
Cleveland News.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Didn't Know

Vicar lat village concert)-Miss
Jones will sing again-"T cannot tell
you why r-Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

Can influence Color Of GoidHeh.
The color of goldfish is modified by
changing the amount Of mineral sub
stances In the water.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Lenuinos Prevent Burns.

For foundry workers there have
been invented leggings made Of as
bestos and duck, glazed SO that drops
of molten metal will not cling to them.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Differences

The difference between a man and
a child is that the man weighs more
and isn't as happy.-Atchison Globe.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Annual Earth Disturbances.

Throughout the world about 1000
earthquakes strong enough to be per-
ceptible to the human senses, occur
annually on an average.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Life al Sec II,

It's tough to want to soar and have
no wings.-LouisviIle Courier-Journal
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Patriotl.n Riu Part 81 LIfe. Y

|4s fI0Ile 6Io PdF1 o. IL.
OF the whole sum OF human life no
small part Is thas which consists OF
q man''s relations to his country and
his feelings concerning it.-W. \.
Gladstone.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Airnlane Used to Test Air

FPFuf7C OSS0 TO ES8C INIT.
In e study of the smoke nuisance at
Salt Lake City an airplane was used
to collect samples Of air at different
levels.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

First Discovered Great Truth.
ThaleS ot Miletus. who lived about
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
lncombUstibie Gas,

Gas that Is practically incombustible
is yielded by some of the wells drilled
for natural gas in Oklahoma.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
crustacea Color Sea-
Firs, 'AWeather Man.

Certain minute crustacea sometimes
give sea water a blood-red color.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01
Highest Moral Courage.

When you are 81 devoted to doing
what is right that, you press straight
on to that and disregard what men
are saying about you, there is the
triumph Of moral courage.-Phillips
Brooks. q n
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-01

1900 Ha FIF&I StFIkS8.
Certain popular movements In the
Middle ages bear resemblance to
strikes such as the disturbances In
England n the second half OF the.
Fonrteenth century. More like the
modern strikes were the contests be-
tween different guild organizations, be-
tween journeymen and guiIdsmen, IA
both English and continental towns.
History tells of the riots among wooden
workers IA Florence during the time OF
the Medici. But q q social problem.
Is n rart of the Industrial system,
strikes belong To the Nineteenth ana
The Brunswick news., 1922-12-14
BDITE BY

entertained the club. at the home Of
Mrs. C. Don Parker, on Union street,
There was considerable discussion as
to suitable name for this new club,
but none was agreed upon. High
score for the evening was made by
Mrs. Isaac Aiken, who was presented
with a deck Of cards After the game,
a tempting hot supper was served at
the card tables. The couple compos-
ling this club are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
McCrary, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
nightingale, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Harrison, and Mr ard Mrs. isaac
Aiken.
The club will meet next Tuesday
evening with Mr. and Mrs Ralph
McCrary.
The Brunswick news., 1922-12-14
LUTHER AN LADIES
AHANE CHRISTMAS SALE.

The ladies AID Of the LutReran
church and the Girls Missionary So
ciety, win conduct sale every day
this week in the vacant store next to
the City Drug Company on Newcastle
street, near Monk, All kinds of useful
and pretty gifts will be for sale, as
well as cakes and candies. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend,
y o o o
The Brunswick news., 1922-12-14
h. AND 2. w. CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS.

A business meetinYf u the Bruins
wick Business and gfessional Wo-
mans Club wa held fueday evening
at the Y. w. CA hall. Plans for
the new years were discussed
and outlined and The following new
officers elected: Mrs. S. L. High,
president; Mrs c. f. johnson, vice
president; Miss Edna Ferguson
treasurer, Miss Katherine Clark, see
retaly.
The following committees were
also appointed: Program, Devotional
Membership and Finance, and the
club anticipates 4 most profitable and
ENJOYABLE Year