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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-13
WE ARE RI. READY
S|'AY'SD.Ri. SPEARS
Varsity Mentor Believes One
Touchdown viii Be Mar
gin of Victory.

MoRGANToWN, Oct. 18.--west
Virginia University football war
riors completed their program for
the game at Forbes Field tomor-
row afternoon with the University
Of Pittsburgh eleven yesterday
when DR.. a. w. Spears. the head
coach, put the mthrough long
and strenuous grind on the athletic
field here! Only a light sigma: drill
romans and after this is over tho
men viii board q train for the
Smoky City where they will be
quartered tonight at the William
Penn Hotel. Members Of the big
squad attended classes today as
usual but their thoughts were far
away from books and things. The
pitt game comes but once a year
and IL Is seldom that any event
attracts Sas much interest as this
annual struggle which is always n
big event for West virginians.
Coach Spears opened up today
and talked about tomorrow
struggle, We are ready for them
he said, s'and the squad is in tn
best Of condition. or course, ha
my opinion concerning the proI
able outcome OF the game but II
keepsng that 10 myself. Maybe We
win hold them and then again
there is a Possibility that tha ma
chime we have built will go to
pieces. Last year my boys fought
d great battle, but understand
that some sort OF link was follow
ing them infthe 1918 and 1920
contests While / don't think any
thing Ike that will happen this
year youdnever can tell what will
happen in football. Unless the
Rantbers are much stronger than
geputed the game should be very
close and Ia single touchdown may
be the winners margin. No.
WON'T give out anything about our
lineup 1T this time. The papers
have been carrying the names Of
The men Il have been using in the
workouts this week and q close
study ot them will give a general
.dea Of what eleven men we will
tse. The outlook is not so dark
and II should. be aagood game"
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MAHRT EXPECTED TO !.
START AT FULLBACK

.MoRGANTowN, Oct. IS. = The
West Virginia University football
squad of thirty.two men will leave
this afternoon for Pittsburgh where
It will endeavor to chase ink Of
nineteen years standing by de.
feating the University. Of Pittsburgh
tomorrow afternoon. The Noun.
taineers have not defeated the
Partners since 1908, although one
tie game was played In 1909 and
the score was close In 1917 and.
1920. Ia
DR.. G. W. Spears, head coach at
West Virginia, made his first COM
ment on the game today when he
pronounced his men all ct for the
contest, declared that he did not
believe a link would have any ct.
feet on the game, aud expressed
the opinion that not more than one
touchdown would separate, the win:
ner from he.loser.
Z Although he declined to announce
his lineup, the combination most
frequently used In, this weeks prac.
tice sessions included Phil Hill at
center. Setron and Mahan at
guards, Captain Meredith and pa
Wis at tackles, Graham and Talimanl
at ends. Nardicci at Quarterback,
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TRAFFIC C0PSsHOLD'FINAL SIGNAL
.DR|LLANDSgRIMMAGE BEFORE CANE
After lacking Cars for Two Hours on Lincoln HIGHWAY
They Feel Their Line VIII Hold Anything
Starting With Gasoline Saturday

Of tho William Penn. A few peo
pie who can't stand the downtown
noise have taken rooms at the
schenley, where they can sleep, i'm.
til an hour before game time, the
hotel being located Just across the
street from the ball park.
The batteries for the game were
announced this morning as Spears
and Kay for West Virginia, Warner
and Stevenson for Pitt. II Pitt wins
the toss they will defend the home
plate goal, so they can 500 what
down 1t is on the big clock ut tha
other end of the field. A large del.
egation from Beaver Falls, Pa, will
present W. D. Merrlman, head
linesman, with a gold marking stick
just before game time in memory
OF the great work he did for Gene.
va twenty years ago. None OF the
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other half, and Tiny Hewitt at
fullback. This looks like the
strongest combination that car. be
devised under the circumstances,
These boys have worked together
we'll in practice this week. They
are thoroughly aroused to what IL
expected OF them Saturday, and
doubtless will put up a real fight
ing game.
The Pitt management has pro-
pared to handle q big crowd to-
morrow. A turnout several thou
sands larger than that which saw
Lafayette defeat Pitt Is anticipat.
ed. although there arc plenty Of
tickets still available at the usual
agencies.
Word has come from Morgan
twon that Spears has overlooked
nothing In the preparation OF his
charges, and that he has even pro-
vided them with special mud
cleats OF extra length, to be used
in case the field is soft and muddy.
as now seems probable. It is need
less to say that Warner has taken
similar precautions with this
Panthers.
Coach H. c. Carlson will take
his Pitt yearlings to Slippery Rock
tomorrow to meet the Normal
School team OF that place in the
opening game Of the season for
the Cubs. The freshies are
strong again this fail, and hope to
start on with an impressive show
ing.
Expect Big Crowd.
MoRGANTOWN, Oct. 13.-WeBt
Virginia fans are beginning to won
der how much progress Jimmy De
Hart has made at Washington and
Lee University toward tnstltuting
the Warner system OF play at that
place. SO fnr the Mountaineers
have never been able to beat "a
Warner team and many fans arc
beginning 10 wonder how tho Var.
sity Will fare when It stacks no
against a team coached by q pupil
OF the Panther mentor! The "won-
dering ones" will have an oppor.
tunity to see what the result will.
Continued on Pare IL IA
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By o, poTELL.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct 49,
Traffic policemen ran through a
light signal drill this afternoon in
final preparation for the pItt.West
Virginia game tomorrow. The last
scrimmage was held yesterday,
when the entire squad spent two
hours tackIing cars on the Lincoln
Highway. All tile men arc In good
condition, and the line Is expected
to be able to hold anything that
starts with gasoline.
Tho hotels here are running over
with reservations for those who
will arrive from West Virginia this
evening. Bailey Hupp. well known
Fairmont citizen. has a suite 81
rooms at the William Penn and a:
the Old Colony Club. while the NJ,
z. & R. Co. has taken three floors
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Contest TO BE
. STAGEl.AT BALL
PARR|AT 81. M.
allen Plays, WesIeyan at Park
in clarksburg Today
Crowd Expected.
hQELARRY

Ward Lanham's West Virginia
Ffesiiss VIII be the attraction at
South Side Park this afternoon,
when they VIII meet Sandy Tooth
MANS Fairmont State Normal
School eleven in the Hormallte3
home opener. According to the adj
vance dope, the tennis IRE fairly
cyeniy matched and n good contest
Is expected. Ward Lanham has
besh drillirg his men hard for the
ZANE today and the Morgantown
s;'ihs should be In first class con-
lition Tor the clash. Toothman has
aisp been putting in lot Of time
With his players and has them in
the pink OF condition Lanham
Will have the advantage OF Tooth.
man Ia one respect. IN that he will
have d larger reserve supply from
Which 10 draw as the game goes
ON. Itis thought that large crowd
viii he on hand for the battle,
which will start at 8 O'Clock,
Salem Contest
Another game OF great interest
70 the local tans To-Day Is tne Gus
between Wesleyan College and
Salem College which will be
staged III Norwood Park. Clarks-
burg Last year the Salem team
took the measure Of Wesleyan and
wiil be out to duplicate the feat
II possible this afternoon. al.
though the chances are slight in
deed Il IS thought that the Buck
harnon lads will take the game by
a margin OF at least three tou.h!
downs. although the dope may be
IN WRONG. Higgins will send his
strongest lineup against the Sal
elnites. but if he finds that the
game Is safe, I he may make NUM-
her Of changes as next week he
will be called upon to face Wash
ington g Jefferson at Little Wash
ington, and he wants to make a
good showing against the Red and
Hack. a humble of fans will leave
here al noon today for the Clarks-
btre contest.
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CHICAGO TEAMS IN
CITY SERIES TIED

CHICAGO, Oct. 1s-chicase Ma.
tionals and Amrtcans. with two
games each won in the city series
were assured of anything but base
ball weather today for the fifth
game at the National League Park.
Tho White sox evened the series
Yesterday by a to 8 victory on
their homo field.
The players share of the frat
four games, the only ones n
which they have financial, inter.
est, was announced as s24 511.41
ont Of. the total receipts of S4S..
o61.59. The total attendance Of the
first four games was 50,193.
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that he alone is playing his own
game In a sensational way. =
Ia. Severest Test Of All.
1t is true that he defeated the
pick of the American pros at tina
Oakmont tournament, but Hagen,
the master and British open cham.
plon, was not there.
The seyerest test OF Gene Sara,
GEMS golf was that Of meeting
Hagen over the marathon route
Of 6,6O5 yards at the Rye links.
The defeat of Hagen proves Sara,
zen to be. one Of the greatest golt
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Ithor oillelals IN 81 any roeosa!

other officials viii get any reoosnls
ton except in the box score.
The Pitt players will wear broad
blue and gold stripes on their stock.
ipgs, while West Virginia will wear
narrow ones. By measuring the
stripes 1t will DO easy for the spec
tators 10 tell who, has the ban.
Spectators in the rodf boxes are
requested not to ,Imbtbe too treaty
before the game, for fear they
might fall out and spoil a perfectly
good hat for someone in the lower
tiers.
Spaulding has agreed to sell the
Pitt authorities new ball for the
game. II will be inflated at a gar
age, so there won't be any crooked.
work about 1t, si
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marrels in the history of the game.
In addition to his medal and
match plays that have won for him
the open Championship at skokle
and the P. G. a. tournament at Oak.
mont It is also remembered that he
defeated the big three,
Now It's Hagen.
First Long Jim Barnes went
down before the little fellow on the
Homestead links and then he meas.
ured Jack Hutchinson and now It is
Hagen. More so Hagen, because he
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beat him at his own game, that OF
out,driVing the famous long driver
and at times out-approaching him.
Willie Hunter, former British am
ateur champion, remarked that he
had never before in all his expert.
once seen anybody drive SO far,
hard, accurate and SO. consistently
as Sarazen.
It is trle that Hagen has played
better games than his exhibition
with Sarazen, but It does not les
sen the credit due the little Italian
as Hagen's superior.
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"oh, yes. we have a wonderful
climate" said the man from Texas
"Why, only last season We raised
a pumpkin SO large that after saw
Ing II In two, my wife used the
halves as cradles in which to rock
the babies"
Eyes" replied tho man from
New York. "but In my state it!sss
common thing to see three fun
grown policemen asleep on ons
beat"
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BOUT CANCELLED.

NEW YORK oct, 13.-The bout
botweu Paneh6 villa, American fly.
weight champion and frankie Ma.
ou OF Fort Wayne. scheduled for
October 30 has been ordered can.
eelied by Chairman Muldon OF the
state athletic commission. The bout
WAS ordered % on}the ground that
the former championis thoroughly
ontrlss ed By villa.
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Ekberg and Martin or simon al
halfback and Mahrt at full back.
In addition the following men
are being carried on the trip:
Ends = Hawkins, Pierre Hill
Roharabaugh, Murrin.
, Tackles : Howard, Dilcher,
Gaards-Quarles, ouinlan, Pink.
Centers-Fuccy, Barnard.
Quarterbacks- oliker, Funk.
Backs - Mcmillan, stinebIcker,
BaFnum' Bowers. Thompson. Flo.
ger.
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By ROY GROVE.

RYE, N. Y, Oct. 13.-It was q
question well answered. Answered
by a 21:year-old boy, Gene Saza.
zen, on the twenty.seventh hole OF
the Westchester Biltmore Country
Club.
BY defeating the greatest there
was left Of living golfers, Walter
Hagen, he has proved his own
greatness. Proved that there Is
nothing OF the fluke about his
game; It is not luck. thefe Is moth.
ing OF the sensational excepting
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:wo institutions and are said
ave $3.50 chance for VIC
even by the most rabid Pitt
Get 'em, Meredith.
Should West Virginia win to-
morrow, Russell Meredith, one OF
our local boys, will have the honor
Of being captain OF the first West
Virginia team to take the meas
use OF Pittsburgh since 1903. This
will be great honor, and every
local football fRu should be pull
ing for Meredith and his men to-
morrow.
Pitt Ready.
Polishins-off drill this after
noon will complete the preparation
Of the Pitt Panthers for their bait
tie with the West Virginia Noun
taineers at FORREST Field tomor-
row. Everything possible has
been done to put the Warnerites
in shape to meet the assault Of
the Morgantowners, but no pre-
game claims are being made. The
toughest kind Of a clash Is look
ed for, and the Pitt coaches will
be satisfied with a victory by any
margin whatever.
There will be a long signal
drill this afternoon, Warner hav-
ing attempted this week to.
smooth out some plays on which
his men fell down last Saturday,
against Lafayette. N
Numerous changes have been
mate In the team. Pie Williams
will be on tho bench, with Milo
Gwosden, the Indiana Normal
graduate, in his terminal position,
and Lloyd Jordan at the other ex-
ttemity. In all probability Muir
doch and Simpson will play the
tackles, although Courley may he
given chance. Sack and Clark
will be at the guards, and Warner
Is not yet certain whether he will
start Miller or Ashbaugh at CEN
He has, practically decled to
use Bowser in Holleran's place at
quarterback, and. Marsh johnson
will replace Flanagan at half
back, with Anderson playing the
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MlsKE "a. HIGHT GIBBONS

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s-Billy
Make and Tom Gibbons, both Of
st, Paul. light heayy=wefghts will
paeet ri d fifteen round bout at
sadIson Square Garden tonight.
RI their previous bouts Gibbons
was tiie faYofite. Gibbons lost his
first decision IN several years
when he recently met Harry Greb
HON ~.
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Man Of oily speech and nature;
Hypocrite 81 word and deed;
Fawner, we'll content TO follow
In a greater rascal's lead,
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PUNTs AND PASSES
BY LARRY.
Beware, Bcwarei,

Beware, BcwareI
REAT guns! After making all those predic-
lions about the Pitt game the other day, which
made Brooks .Cottle dol whirlIng deryish
dance, we may have to call in all our bets and
start over again. West Virginia is starting
for Pittsburgh on Friday the 18th. This Is q
real mean trick to bring suspicious characters
into honest to goodness football contest, but
one can't deny the calendar right to be heard
in any matter, no matter what. But perhaps
the Mountaineers are not suspicious or super
stitious or nothing. Spears doesn't believe
in purple cows or. black cats, and stansbury
doesn't believe in anything except the power
of the nraas diractad by him Yphila Eli pana
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just edition Of sansbury Rodgers noh
ing an intercepted pass
might little worried he will
voted. aN.- ..a. st..
possible condition the better
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:wo institutions and are said
ave a $3.50 chance for VIC
even by the most rabid Pitt
Evening star., 1922-01-30
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

BY the As>uca ed Press.
NEW YORK. January 30.-Foreign
exchange strong. Great Britain-De-
mand. 4.2S: cables. 4.2Sl2. SiNty-day
bills on banks. 4.25. France-Demand,
$50: cables. S.%2la. Italy-Demand,
457l.: cables. ass. Belgium-Demand
1921: cables. 7.95. Germany-De-
mand. 5O1s: cables. SOS. Holland
Demand, 3692: cables. 36.9S. Norway
Demand. 1880. weden-Demand.
25.25. Denmark - Demand, 20l0.
Switzerland--Deman 1883. Spain
Demand. 1913. Greece-Demand, 4.t0.
Foland-Demand. .03A. Czechoslo-
vakia+Demand. 1872. Argentine-De-
mand. 1915. RraZil-Demand, 1918.
Montreal, 95 1872
Evening star., 1922-01-30
BREAKS HUNGER STRIKE.

Alfred r. Knowles, District Jail
hunger striker. who is under a six
and-one-half-year sentence after con-
viction in two grand larceny cases,
told Jail officials yesterday that he had
regained his appetite and would like
to have something to eat.
the Washington Asylum Hospital
STAFF he was prescribed a third of
a glass Of warm milk and small
piece of toast every three hours.
He started his strike against food
about seventeen days ago, when he an
has been drinking quantities of water
since that time, however, and did not
stop smoking.
It is believed that he will regain
strength sufficient for transportation
to the penitentary with tho, next allot-
ment OF DiStziet pfisonarA.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
REALIZING SALES
/. WEAKEN stocks
Dividend-P Paying Issues De-
veIop Further Pressure.
Call Money Opens at 5.

NEW YORK. January 30-Buylng
of shippings, metals and chain store
shares strengthened the general lis.
at the opening of today's stock mar
ket. Mercantile Marine preferred
United Fruit. Utah Copper, Natiohai
Lead and Kresge gained large 1rac-
tions to IA points.
Otis Elevator and American ice
common and preferred ana Hlue anu
Leather preferred also were sun
stantially better ,
Further realizing sales caused mod ,
crate recesSions in Corn ffooucts anu
May Department stores.
Union Pacific was the one proIilhe,nt II,
exception to the higher trend OF rails.
Yield to Pressure.
The market turned weak before the
end of the first hour on SelilnS oi
Atlantic Gulf common and pre1erreu'
Gulf States Steel, North America'' H.
Studebaker. American Can ana baVlu
son Chemical. Losses in these anu
related shares ranged from one to al
most 4 points.
Foreign oils yielded to pressure
notably Mexican Petroleum anu zen
cral Asphalt. kresge was the oi.e
stock to move forward. extending It's
gain to ia points. bow-grade GUS
were steady. but dividend-payins IS
sues developed further heaVlness.
Call loans opened at ; per cent. al
though local supplies of money were
Augmented by offerings from interior
banks.
Movement Very Uneven.
Movement of securities was very
uneven. There was renewal OF the
decline in cotton. another new high 1or
sterling and further saSgins OF inc
United States government pohos
These We're the outstanding features
in the financial situation IN the
stock market, the line OF distinction
was sharply drawn between the
shares of companies which are soon
TO make unfavorable earnings reports
for the fourth quarter ana the iu'.
twelve months of 1921, and othet
shares which have no such test 10
face. .
The rise in sterling was the most
inportant of any day. i'll some time
When the rate reached Si- - on t'e-
cember II, it was the extreme "I
violent short covering movement. In.
preseut advance. which has now So'
vol beyoud the December high. mas
not been the work of any frlghteeno
short interest. 1t shows that the IN
tcrnational credit situation is oeltel
balanced than it was u hoh'h anu
half age
SeubE OF Libertys.
Selling of liberty bonds was aSaii
mainly due TO uueasiness over the
soldier bonus Legislation and the pos
sibiIity of its involving a huge issue
of new government securities. ne
same consideration told against 'ht
general bond market. Fond prices
we're not off to any extent. nut trah-
ing as compared with Nhat IL ""S
:: fortnight ago was small
In the course of tn" afternoon 'ht
rise in sterling struck a stun more
rauid pace and reaching SAN. khteS
wore IN cents from Saturday aito
nearly cents as compared Win
week ago. This had a SteadEinS III
flucncc in the wheat market. OUT II
did not have 4 similar erect on 'hs
cotton market. which was stiil very
much upset by the Egyptian pricrs
In the last hour buying was
actively resumed in the motor stocks
under th., lead of Stude baker. Mer-
camille Marine preferred. American
can and in the shares OF companies
interested in the dry goods and chali
store business.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
LEAVES S166.6OO ESTATE.
Will of Mrs. Emma c. Bliss Filed
For Probate.

The will of Mrs. Emma c. Bliss,
dated December l., 1919, has been
fIed for probate. She leaves an
estate valued at s166.6oo. Bequests
of $4,000 each are made to her sons.
Harry X. and Arthur l.. Bliss, and
the remaining estate is to be DIVIDED
equally between her daughters. Mar
,ia r. Lay and Bertha b. Brown. The
American Security and Trust Com
pany is named as executor.
In asking for the probate of the
will the trust company explains that
the estate comprises securities val
ued at S9S,Sl6.50: notes secured and
unsecured. $54.500; cash in bank.
S9,c3i50. and jewelry and house
hold effects worth $4,000.
BY the terms of the will of Mer-
cedes V de MaciaS. dated January y.
1922 and fled for probate. her entire
estate, including an interest in Il
sugar plantation near Havana. Cuba,
is give nto her children. Joseph s..
Joseph A. and Virginia de Marcias.
The mother asks that there be no dis
agreement or dispute among the
children The estate is estimated at
$500 over and above the value Of
the plantation, which is not given.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
ARMS SITUATION
ALL T0BE DESIRED
Officials Here Are Pleased
With Status of Affairs in
Conference.

The situation is all that could be
desired
This expression from a high source
in the administrat ton is taken as
the latest official utterance on the
status of arms parley affairs and far
eastern negotiations, and may be
taken as indicative of the confidence
which prevails in conference circles
generally.
1t is the understanding that the
pending proposals looking to the set
tlement of several difficult questions
re at this hour in the stage of salts
factory composition here. and only
awaiting the formal assent of the
home governments of Japan and
China. The belief is that they do not
contain suggestions likely to chaI-
lenge the serious objection of Toxic
or Peking
Evening star., 1922-01-30
MRS. BERGDOLL PLEADS
FOR RELEASE OF SON
Personal Appeal to War Depart
ment Proves Fruitless, as Four
Year Term Found Justified.

Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll Of Philadel-
phia, visited the War Department
Friday afternoon and made an ap-
peal for Communication of the sentence
of four years Imprisonment in the
disciplinary barracks at Leavenworth,
Kan, imposed on her son. Irwin c.
Bergdoll on the charge of evading
the draft.
The man was informed by Col. ]. A.
Penn. in charge of the prisoners sec
tion of the adjutant generals Office,
that the case had been reviewed re-
Gently by the department and no
justification found for Communication
of the sentence.
When it was suggested that she put
her application in writing, she indi-
Gated that she would endeavor to
obtain her sons release through
habeas corpus proceedings.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
DRY GOODS ACTIVE.
Broader Tendency Is Noted in
Trading Today.

NEW YORK. January ~ 'Speciail.-
There was a. broader trading tendency
noted in the dry goods market today
in spite of the weakness i'll raw cotton.
in both Liverpool and this market Ine
demand for 3S12-inch 6iX6Os and OK
rs is still in evidence. but an! sthleh
in~ of prices served to check the
operations of buyers to some extent.
Shirtings did a fair business. and some
fine count percales followed suit Inc
leading interest has Withdrawn It's o.
inch dress ginghams for ran, haTihS
Production of silk goods has not m
creased in this territory and neither
has The trading in finished goods in this
market Buyers Of silk underwear are
waiting to prove the stability OF pres
eut prices.