The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
ny CHARLES BROOKS SMITH

Washington. u. =, AuE. -a,-AN""'
tho time the frs; frost s..v"rs the
pumpkin. congressional mai. begins 10
hrinr requests FOR free tickets for the
annual football classic hctwcen INC
Army and Navy teams. Tickets al!ot-
rod to members OF Congress have been
limited. very limited in past years. ana
they were distributed hy them win
much care Il was advisable 10 apply
carly. and most folks did.
This wear there IS TO use for any BODY
- apply 20 a senator or representative
A. all They will have no tickets. only
those that they buy under the same reg
u'arions as anybody else. save and eX-
cept that each Will he allotted an option
on two tickets at the price fixed 10?
nyervbody who gets on the lists OF the
two athletic associations.
NO Complimentary Tickets.
This years game will be played Nov.
-. on Franklin field. Pa. Under the
provisions of the constitution OF the
NAVY Athletic Association. likewise the
Wes, Point Athletic Association. rs re-
Gently changed the issuance Of compN-
rncnfary tickets for the game has bech
discontinued Members Of the ASSOC
Citations and others desiring tickets VII!
now he required To pUr"has" them. Inc
urlce ~ the tickets will i" $".5h cach'
plus - cents for postage ana registry
fec.
ono day the past week form IeNer.
Informing each member or congress W
tho change made was received. me Io'-
loving day. Representative Clarence
Nacriregor introduced in the House
bin which would forbid any cadet Mt
West Point or any mdshirman ut the
naval academy from participating IN
a., athletic contest where an admission
roo is charged II IS cited rs n susp!-
c.uus coincidence.
Athletics have been hu!lt uN nj both
academies by unofficial oTGanizanoho
composed Of grads" and their families,
and with no financial help from mo
Public treasury. Government support
Is merely moral and advisory.
Many. probably p majority or inc
members Of Congress, welcome 'h'
change. Distribution Of the few passes
to them for the game each year proved
more a liability than an asset.
Landslide True Prophet.
Rororc II is too late to he timely. men
,:on should he made Of the fact that the
econ, Republican urinary in West VIZ
g!nia did not pass by without COL. DICK
T,andsi,tlc again testing his well known
and Justly celebrated powers Of proph-
a,,v. The colonel. who IS, rs Is wei
known to all West Nirgin!ans who dab
bic more or less in politics not only prl-
yate secretary To Representative Harry
e woodward. but is chief of tn" board
y. strategy " the woodward organiza-
ton. Il Is equally well known that as
an cxper: in handling political mathe-
MATES col Landslide is withouta peer
since "OId Figures" Grosronor went
west. This year. COL Landsitue con-
rcntratcd his clarVoyant powers on the
,hrec-rorncred Republican race in the
Fourth district and 10 prove them he
mailed IN advance To Governor White,
at ParkershurE. ard handed 10 this cor
respondent his forecast.
Makes Close Guesses.
Tho official returns are now All IN,
| checked VI and confirmed. and Il is du"
! Col Landslide 10 proclaim that his
; nronhe,iC hating average IS Of Ruth
/ Ike prorort'ors lie based his forecast
m a total n" c3.2o0 votes: there was
! cas-. m IN" ..1-ra-y n totnl ~ 2H,Si6. He
T ForccasIod Il total o; 6.OT5 for Candf-
date Drocan ~ the primary. Mr.. Deo-
gan ran up a total Of $500. HI proph-
csicd that Congressman woodward would
receive total Of 1920 votce; he rc-
roived A total Of l3.1SS. For Candidate
S'aais col. Landslide predicted total