The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-14
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Locals Defeat RIaeksxlLl..

Locals Defeat sIacksvIIle.
! The local hisa school basketball
team won; the second game of the
season last Friday night when Il
defeated Blacksville by the close
score OF 1917. The local boys had
two handicaps. One was that Hen
derson, the star guard, was KEEP:
out on, account OF his grades. The
other, that the Blacksville floor ia
I so much smaller than the ono the
local boys have to play on. De
spite these two facts Coacn Mar,
sball's five displayed sufficient
team work and fighting spirit 10
! overcome all difficulties. Tho
close guarding Of Mason and the
excellent forward play Of U. Shirt
yer were perhars tho two features
of the evening. Tho early lead
made, by the local boys won the 4.
the game for near the close they
were closely guarded and white
they were held scoreless their OPP
pouents brought tho score Amos!
TO d tie.
The next game to, be played Is
on the home Iooritomorrow night
when Blacksyille will try to over
come last weeks defeat They will
come fully prepared and will likely
give, the locals a sitter battle than
they experienced at Blacksmith. II
is expected thst Henderson will
have his work up 30 that he will
be an added strength to Captain L.
Shrlver's team. q
/. Saturday nigh; the team will b
taxed to It's strength wher It goes
to Morgantown 10 meet tho stellar
quintet Of Coach Greenwood. Tho
Morgantown High tossers have one
OF the best teams In the states
Local Girls Lose.
The local girls basketball team
lost game Friday night 10 Blacks.
Wills. 9Tomorrow night a return
game will be Played on the home
floor. q
Arthur I. Garrett OF Fairmon:..
professional referee, will handle
fboth games. y s ":
Coach Marshall of the local higl
school attended the meeting. at
,Clarksburg last Saturday Of. the
Monopgahela Valley Athletic Asso.
citation and returned with an attrac.
tive basketball Schedule. The games
at home are as follows: January
IL, Littleton: January 90, Cameron:
Janary q. Hundred: February 2,
Lost Creek; February 10, Bridge.
port; February Is, Fairmont Nor.
NAL Reserves; February II, Nor
gantown.
The games abroad arc: Decem-
Der Is, Morgantown; December 81,
Bridgeport; December 20, Shinns.
ton: December 80, Weston; Febru.
airy go, Littleton; February "a,
Cameron; March 2 and 8, FATS.
mont tourney: March 10. Is and
II, Buckhannon tourney.
II "AIl A. Mistaken
All a Mistake" the play to be
staged by the high school students
Friday. December %, is rapidly ap.
preaching completion. Daily prac.
tice is being hold and all OF the
eight members OF the cast are
working diligently for success.
The first act is-laid on the front
lawn at Oak Farm, George Rich.
mond, played by Paul Cowell, and
his newly welded wife,, Nell Rich
mond, played by Hazel Fordyce, ar
i've to attend the funeral Of
Georges, uncle, Obadiah Skinner,
played by Charles Smith, and dis
cover that he Is not dead but that
they have been misinformed. This
fact starts complications because
Georges uncle has told him that it
he ever married Nell he would dis
inherit him,
The old maid, Cornelia. "NellieH
Skinner, played by Hazel Tenant,
has 4, love. secret which she cannot
keep. NShe Is in love with "Ro.
meo." who has answered her ad.
yertisement in the paper for a hus.
band. The dude, Ferdy, played b.
Harvey Scott, Is also in search Of
a wife, but no one wants him.
Gladys .Bane, playing the part OF
Nellie Huntington, Is asfriend in
need and agrees TO play the part OF
wife of George while Uncle Oba.
diah Is around. Miss Huntington
soon finds herself in. deep wates
when she discovers that her lover,
Richard Hamilton, played by Clar.
ence Jackson, Is coming. The near
ness Of the scene to the state Id
sane asylum justifies Sthe actions
OF the different characters and;
adds also to the complications.
Acts two and three are laid IN
the drawing room at Oak Farm.
The plot deepens. Cornelia is 10
search OF Romeo. Nellie Mcintyre;
played by Edna Six, gets a letter,
which adds to the mystery, though
the letter Il not meant ror her.
George has a scheme connected
with Q fire in the furnace and some
pitch tai. Richard runs ainucS
amid general cnfifusion The nan.