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Evening journal., 1922-02-13

Basketball Needs Little Reform
Says hUentor of Game

foul penalty. The rules committee
has spent many hours in>trying to
md the adjustment that would in
sure the best interest OF the game. /
The present system OF personal
and technical fouls. with the disqual-
flying rule and the possibility OF
scoring through throwing a goal |
seems to r. the most satisfactory
arrangement -ossibl-.
Any attempt 10 lessen tise penalty
for foul playing encourages care
lessness In the commission OF fouls.
Today the referee does not hesi-
tate to call the fouls. because they
are not too costly.
on the other hand, the coaches do
not encourage their teams to com
NIT fouls because they are costly
enough 10 make too many OF them
dangerous TO success.
A change in the scoring would lead
to another period OF hesitancy and
experimenting on the part OF the
coaches and oficiais.
In the first analysis the purpose
OF a penalty for a foul Is 70 give
proper value 10 the playing OF an
expert and well-trained team.
Fouls are made either from a lack
OF skin or from an intention TO
hinder good play.
In either case the penalty should
be sufficient 10 induce proper train
ing or TO cause The player to hesitate
TO commit a foul
The argument that the present
system enables a team OF inferior
ability TO win games through the
free throw does not hold true. for In
{ most cases Il Is the less skilled team
; that does the excessive fouling.
y A comparatively poor player by
; means OF fouling may prevent an ex-
pert at the game from scoring.
4 with competent referee I ds
!. not believe that Il ever occurs thai
e a weaker team defeats a stronger
n team through free throws.
No team can make free throws un
q an the other team has made a foul
!, and the solution OF the matter Is q
= have a team coached to play withou
making fouls.
The time 10 call fouls Is in prac
d tice, and there will be very little nee
a TO call fouls in a game when team
y are coached In this way.
In the fastest and hardest playe
l. game / ever saw. one team mad
.e three fouls and the other made fou
d and yet there was the most intens
h rivalry between the opponents.
ID The spectators and also the viii
ming and losing teams we're sau
- fed and pleased with the game. Bot
., teams had been coached 10 play q
- fensive ball an the time and SUI
- playing gives the ideal game.
he or course, / do not mean 10 81
ul that the game as Il now stands Is u
i'm assaiiabie. that there is no roo
/. for improvement anywhere.
ie do believe. however. that a
~ comparative value OF the field go
e. from foul is at present on the be
TO possible basis.
There have been some change
a. suggested in regard to the free thro
he that 1 have been able TO arouse som
We sympathy for.
y IL has been suggested that in oi
in der to prevent the development {
an especially skilled free throwe
al that the player fouled be required I
ee make the try for goal.
ID Either OF these plans. IL seems {
o. me. might well be considered, b'
es cause they tend TO develop all nv
ms Of the players OF a team into fro
throwers and thus each member
e. made a little more OF an all-aroun
he player.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
SHARPENED
IN THE GRIND
News in Numbers

local fans. Whether they will risk
further losses Is n mooted question
within the association itself. IL Is de-
piorablc and hardly a credit TO the
Wilmington sport public that the
Collcgians and the brand of basket
ball furnished through the attrac-
lions they bavG staged have not been
accorded better support. They
haven't had anywhere near an even
break financially. This has been
easy TO discern from the poor at
tendanccs.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
LAUREL BOYS AND
GIRLS BOTH WIN

Special to The Evening Journal.
LAUREL Feb. 13.-Both the
Laurel High School Boys and Girls
basketball teams Friday night de-
feated the Miliville boy and girl
teams by the scores OF 20 10 "a and
25 to o. The Millville girls failed to
score a point. The lineup.
Bosfa Game
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
City Basketball
League

SCHEDULE FOR WEEK
Monday-Parksioe W.. Pioneers
at Parkside. Referec-Manweil.
Tuesday - Brownson W.. Nj.
Vernon az Brownson Hail. Ref
eree-MaSWell.
Wednesday-st. Mary's W.. 7th
Ward az Friends School. Ref
eree-Booos.
Thursday-Parksioe vs.. Plo,
neers az Friends School. Ref
eree-Boaos.
Friday-Mt. Vernon w.. Brown
son az Friends School. Referee
Maxwell.
Saturday-Seventh Ward ~.
81. Mary's at ST. Joseph's. Ref
eree-Bopes.
AL GAMES START SIS
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
League standing.
nArGHrERs TAkE fHREE.

The Daughters OF America took
three games from the Pride OF Della
ware by the forfeit route in the Jr.
O. u. A. NJ. Quot League Saturday
night. The latter team failed TO
show up for the match.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
NEW CASTLE TO
SEE GAMES TONIGHT

Special 10 The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Feb. i3.-Much
speculation as to who will win the
game In the opera House cage to-
night between the Varsity and the
Alumni teams OF the High school,
Is rife. All post grads are roofing
hard for the Alumni. while the stu
dent body il shouting for the var
sity. il is expected the largest crowd
OF the season will witness the games.
The preliminary game will be be-
tween the Senior and Sophomore
girls.
The Highlets certainly have their
work cut out for them this evening.
Every one on the Alumni team will
be a seasoned player OF no mean
Johnny" Leach. OF University OF
Delaware: "Douggy" Proud. who Is
playing a 'banEup game for the An
chor club. "Mert" White. a star OF
the Company n team; Eddie" Nay
lor. another star OF the Anchor team
comprise the team. The Highieti
won the hrst game played with the
} Alumni team the fore part OF tbs
A.. season.
, The girls teams that will play th'
preliminary. are composed as fol
- lows:
- Seniors. Position sophomores
4 Esther be,sy r.'..'.. sreee sso,
p F.. Harriet Mars
h Gladys Maioncy &C. Ruth zlmmerma
Helen Dichl ..-., c.. Elizabeth Lon
Marie Mendenhail c.. Marjorie Lynai
y Lillian Proud &c.
Dorothy Ramsey @.
Coach McDevitt viii referee IN
u girls game. The games will be 10
lowed BY a dance, Tobins' Orches
=, ira furnishing the music.
During the past ten days the High
lets won FIVE straight games. New
ark High by the score Of 3s 10 ~
az home, and by the score Of 81 Il
2S. at Newark. which made then
county interseholastic champions
Penn's Grove High. at Penn's Grove
by the score Of 90 TO IL; =. NJ. G
Prep. In the opera House cage. scor'
so to 10. and the Wesley Collegiate
Institute team In the opera Hous,
cage. 21 to 90.
The Highlets are out TO give th'
New Castle folk a State champion
ship team this year. Coach Johnnl
Naylor Is putting forth strenuoui
efforts to make them 100 per cent
efficient. and declares the team viii
land the state interscholastic cham
pionship.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
CITY RIrLEMAN LOSE

wilmington was defeated by Phil
adelphia in a rifle match over the
range Saturday, 9S6
to 97S. II was the first OF a series
of matches between the two teams
and the next will be shot in the near
future over the local range.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
Saturdays Basketball

City League
st. Mary's. 54; Pioneers, "a.
Church League
West. IS; Second Baptist, 10.
Goodman, So; Silverbrook. %.
Other Games
Dover Guards. "a; Epworth, 2S.
Armmas Frat, 80; First CO., ID. n
J.. 22.
Armmas Seconds. 80; Bellefonte
Silverbrook. 40; st. Paul. AZ.
Shamrock. 67; Wasp A. C., "a.
Conrad. 26; Desco. ?.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
CHURCH LEAGUE
SCHEDULE
aasketban.

Basketball.
Feb. i3-Oid swedes vs.. silverbrook;
vs.. Erst- Central.
Feb. i4-Epworth VS. Goodman; Sec
ond Raptist VS.. Westminster
Feb. 17-Mccabo w. st. Stephens
Union vs.. West.
Fep. is-Eastlake vs.. Hanover; Grace
,s St paul's.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
schedule for This Week

Tuesday y-Brandywine at Dcsco.
Tuesday-Puilman at l.. o. O. Moose.
dnesday-Brownson al $. S.-Eden.
Thursday Traction Co. at Pioneers.
Friday-P. B. & W. r. r. A. A. at
I. .~R r.. ShOpe.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13
STANDING.
EL..L nL..L.Lnn
Second Division.
Bowling

Feb. l3-Uhion- -Brandywine. Y NJ c.
a alleys -, =,
Feb. is-Second Baptist-St. Paule,
Y NJ O. A. alleys. Westminster-St.
rfenhcn's. Westminster alleys.
Feb i7-Eastlake Grace. Y. NJ. C. A.
alleys. Hanover-Immanuel. Westmin-
tor al-oYs.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

Tho outlook in the intercollegiate
cage League race has taken on an
altogether change and undecided as
,ect since Saturday night. Penn was
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

handed its first defeat OF the sea-
son by Cornell and the Red and
Blue was picked to have easy sail
ing since the defeat OF Princeton.
Now that the other teams have
learned that the Quakers can be
beaten they will in all probability
find rougher going. A little bit OF
confidence Is a great help TO those
fighting uphill When a champ gets
bumped the others are figuring ITS
not so hard after ALL" But Of course
Penn will have all to say.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

1--WE got the sweetest fadeaway,"
Said Rookie Thrower schmushes;
The only fadeaway he showed was
Back TO the bushes
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

There are those who overwork the
old maxim. "To err Is human"
You'll he surprised at the number
Of humans when the ball season
starts.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

He entered In the grand class rush,
He certainly was game.
And now. he may recover. hut
He'll never look the same.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

You never can pick a failing in
yourself hut you notice IL Immediate
ly in the other fellow.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

Stand back while we spring this
one. A bull throwing contest win be
staged at Madison square Garden on
February % and 23. Local talent
should not get all hct up and demand
the source OF entry blanks for IL Is
going to he a real contest OF the
sort with an imported matador. who
has thrown the bull from Madrid TO
Mexico. Senior Molina by name. Time
for howl now that the natives or
the regular fellows are never given
chance. The exhibition viii be a
burlcsquc bull fight with a regular
bull. if Obtainable. ....
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

Wilmington Friends school is hay-
ing quite u record year on the bas-
kctbail court Reminds one OF the
days of Joe Dalcy's great Blue and
White quintet about ten years ago.
IL our memory serves us rightly the
QuaIzcrs lost but one game that sea-
..s.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

More than half the people in the
world die failures because their spe-
cial talent is not known-Want Ads
prevent this possibility.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

Once more we don the old chappeau
to the Grammar School Cage
League. John Roman who had
lot TO do with No. 1 Schools
winning the honors last hea-
son. entered High School
last week and In the
first practice showed
up so well. thanks
to the training OF
those In charge OF the
Grammar circuit. that he
was given a trial on the var
sity. Just a proof Of our con-
tention that this early train
ing afforded through the Gram
mar League is great help.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

The Want Ads are quick. effect
ual and inexpensive.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

We've heard some talk OF ar
rangcments being made for the sec
ond game OF the series between De
fiancc and the Wilmington Collcg-
ians. Nothing definite from either
camp has been announced but Man
agcr Gallagher OF the COllegians has
said that he has been given pcrmis-
sion 10 use Benny" Benjamin. by
Manager Lacey. which indicates that
the playing out of the series j. under
discussion. II nothing else. The VIII
mington Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation. an Incorporated organization
has spent n tidy sum I'm providing
better basketball for Wilmington
without the proper recognition by
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

Get a-going and keep egoing and
let the Want Ads help you every
day.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13


Phil Neer. the Leland STAN
ford crack racket wielder who
. displayed his mastership OF the
court at the Wilmington Coun-
. try Club during the past season
= heads the first ranking Of inter-
. collegiate tennis players by the
= United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation. Neer captured the
. college title at the Merton
l. Cricket Club last summer. Sew
/. eral other stars who appeared
|. here are up among the fore
l. most in the ranking.
Evening journal., 1922-02-13

College brings out something more
than better football I'm It's grid stars
is the intimation coming from Cor
nell. Eddie Kaw. All-American back
and captain-elect for the big iSed'
finished the first term of his junior
year in architecture with marks
|above the average and was also
awarded gold medal for having
|dsne the best work In problem IL
seems a fellow gets a lot OF upbuild-
ling In architecture. On the Corneii
'campus Il was also said that a sur
vev of the marks of the football
,cam wouId show that they were
higher than the average Tor the non
|athIetic students. That's the way 10
Ehave them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14

ststslttsd q duplication The result would probapy
he surprise q u could re shownstlp
There are deserving poor IN Faitsnont and there
are grasptns. winning, d dishonest aud helpiess
beggarR Tho last must be given aid Of cours Il other
wise they would starve. many gf them being
mentally and physically unfit to support themselves,
but tits surely wrong TO have these poor going
around from one organization to another and
getting help fur beyond their actual requirements,
while the deserving poor, who only accep. charity DIS
Last resort are deprived Of the assistance which
they so Girefhlly need.
Fatrmont people contribute most generously to
the citys charitable organizations. The sum Of
money turned into the treasures Of the various
organizations ought to be amply sufficient under
normal conditions, to cover all local feef il there
were no duplication, end NO waste 6f funds witch
must occur from such repetition. Aboard, or COM
rnittee, with representatives from every charity
dispensing organization could see that every penny
Of Their funds fulfilled It's rightful mission. Much
OF the money contributed for charitable purposeg
comes from people whofcan tltspare the sum they
donate and the appeal to the public shouid not be
repeated more often than is absolutely necessary.
a little team work among the Salvation Army. the
Red Cross Associated Charities. and other smaller
Organizations in the city would prove very helpful
all around in making funds go farther and protect
both the organizations and the public from
impoSttioa-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14
SOCIALISM AND srNcERIrY

n YEAR age there was quite d stir occasloned
Aby the refusal o6 two mon to accept rightful
inheritance amounting to couple OF millions Of
dollars The other day they reversed their decisions
and announced that they would receive the fortune
which was promptly turned over to them.
Both men are socialists and claim to care
nothing for money, regarding tho possession Of
individual wealth crime but the birth of child
In the family OF each caused the change Of attitude
IN regard to the millions. Education and ease that
the heirs would never have secured for themselves.
they, supposedly. set aside principle and belief to
give to their children.
There is nothing queer about the decision, II is
The most human and natural one in the world: all
parents wish only the best for their own, but the
question here Is that these two fathers are Offering
to their children great wealth, thing which they
themselves presumably consider most harmful and
unjust possession. The only conclusion that can be
drawn Is that it was not sincerity which dictated
he refusal Of tho fortune in the first place it Could
only have been prompted by desire for the public
spotlight and praise from their fellow socialists,
The first attitude was clearly wrong. Surely two
millions OF dollars could be better employed In
giving relief to the suffering and poor than to lie
Idle and useless IN the banks. What better dstri-
butors for such sum than these heirs who have
hrst hand knowledge OF the wrongs and grief OF the
world with such magnificent opportunity to give
sppreeiabe assistance. This thought does not enter
apparently as the money has not been accepted with
the idea OF giving lift to the burden OF tho world
butte give to the lives of the children that softness
and luxury which wealth brings to its possessors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14

MUSINGS

stt1t has been sad that q stream
impeded has Q song. Edward Ever
ett Hale states that he was once
standing with Emerson at q coll
,lege exhibition, whore q young
man had easily taken the most
brilliant honors-a young man In
whom both. were profoundly inter-
este2. He congratulated Emerson
as re congratulated himself on
the success Of their young friend !;
and Emerson said. EYES. I did not
know he was 50 fine q fellow, and
NOW, Il something will fail out
amiss-if he SHOULD be unpopular
with his class or II some other
misfortune can befall him-all will
be WE'LL Hale admitted that he
was green enough and boy enough
to be inwardly indignant at what
seemed to him the cynicism of
the philosopher. However, he az.
forwards learned that Emerson in
his youth had . struggle with mis-
fortune.
sssMrs. Serena simpson wife Of
wv. F. Simpson OF near Hagans,
died Jan. I, 1899. after o protracted
illness, Resides her husband, she
Is survived by two daughters: Mrs.
w. .. Cordray and Mrs. Thomas
campoeH. One daughter, Mrs. iona
Floyd died several years ago. Do.
ceased was 6S years OF age and
throughout her long earthly On
reer was noted for frugality. gen.
crosby and patience. Funeral SER
vices were conducted Monday by
Rev. Conn Of Blacksyille. Inter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14
RUFF STUFF

lust as we were congratulatine
otIseiyes upon the beauty Of the
day and the resulting iocund spirits
Brought BY the cessation Of winter.
ME editor says, Hey! You song
isadet there. Get busy on tho Ruff
o
He spoiled the day for US, but
we'li get even.
The King Of Water Street suffer.
ing From Bad Cold. -headline. =
net eotd feet,
iisnty Ford wants to buy IN
neerly everything nobody else
F'apts' Why not sell him Pick.
handle Hi1l?s 81
Hogs are down TO s centsZbut
meat isnp 70 the last penny they
rau get out OF 1t. 5rF
A lot ot women are wearing their
SPRING hats now. Someone ought
to teach them joggerfy, or what.
oyer II y that tells when the sea.
sons start and end.
Ne1t thing We know women win
DO doing their hair up in curriers'
beiore going W street and putting
in the rats when they 20 to bed.
One thing that's coming out is
ihq Russian Boot n
..l But +. Is'y w9ss ss q easy 70
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14
ORGANIZED EFFORT

HERE undoubtedly should be- some central
committee which can facilitate cooperation
the various charitable organizations in the
me incident related at Salvation Army Head
this week of the family who were receiving
ssEseseryed aid. is occurrence that Is probably
frequently repeated. This case was one that not
double measure to one family, but in the
another deserving family Of its portion
q aid doh was badly needed. AS our charity
orantsations are now lined up, each conducting its
own anatrs with no means Of checking against tho
aeTtties OF the other, there is bound to be lot OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14
Bowling Review
For This Week

During the week four matches
were held in the Duck Pin sched-
ule and four in Ten Pins. In
ducks the results Of the various
games during tho week are as fol-
lows:
Mining Machinery 7S7, IS. Wan
Plaster 765, total for three games.
Domestic Coke 722, vs.. NJ. p.
and R. S04, total for three games.
Owens Bottle sss, VS.. Helutck.s
673. total for three games.
Wall Plaster 7Se. va. II. P. and
R S73SS total for three games, =
High team score for week, one
game, $40, n. P. and r Co.
High Individual score one game
Jackson M. p. and r. Col $780,.
In ten pins the results for the
week follow:
y: =. ind 4, %. tussys pomes
tic Coke 1SA5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14
CHIEF GETS LETTER

odas shingleton, former Fair
mont boy, Is serving a term Of from
Q to II years in the Western Peni.
tentiary of Pennsylvania at Pitts.
bufgh, according to a letter re.
ceiyed from officials OF that instt.
tuition, by Chief OF Police L. D!
SniCer this morning.
The penitentiary officials are in.
vestgating shingl:ton's past rec.
ord and for this purpose wrote to
Chief Snider. In discussing the
case Chief snider stated that as
far as tn elocal police court was
concerned Singleton had a clear
record, as he had not been up in
the court since be has been head
Of the department.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
EdLtor INC west vtrrInLan:

Editor The West Virginian:
FAIRMoNT. W. Va, Jan. 12.-so
much is being said. and printed
against the 'tpoor'' merchant
propaganda being exploited as ben.
eficial to the welfare OF the COM
munity at this time-then why
not have this propaganda absolute.
ly impartial.
While things are put before the
public let's have oil sides Of the
question presented, az it must
seem that Is only fair.
There was the first article that
the writer has seen, appeared IN
the Times this morning. that COM
ing as Il did from the Research
Burean OF Harvard University Can
impartial source) should have
more or less weight In correcting
the impression that the merchants
are yet prone to hold up the
prices. This statement is an abso-
lutte falsehood and I can speak for
competitors as well as for our
selves, although I have no author.
ity to do so.
The article that the Times pub
lished was taken from "Women's
Wear"-whereas the enclosed clip.
ping was taken from the dry goods
economist,
The articles are different, az
comparison will show, yet both
show the same statistics.
The writer would like TO see
same appear in Tho West Virgin
ian. in that It win be for the good
Of the community to get all sides
Of the question and that is abso.
lutely the only way in which this
matter can be outright.
We feel that. the merchants
should have a SHOW for their
white alley" and that a fair and
square propaganda be launched.
Yours very truly.
MERCHANT. 6
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-14

nient was made Ia the
cemetery. Another life ofsss
now i blessed mcmory "a lingo =
ins strain 81 music.
ssss1aFnes Risfs Of Haeans dicd
IAN II ase.I 81 yeaYs HeIwas the.
father N 4 larEe fitrnily III IN
whom cedsd rim 10 ths graye
one ff5lnii an vi. IL Mlctiael. OF
SIpattsssIls sissyiye y him ta Nj, "
Al sery,s .ss' w$rs eSndrctSd Non
dayl afternoon III Rey. & Gordon
after WHEN htefneft was MADE
Is Haran.s clilnst IN. peceased
was INC osdest fes ident 81 ans
valley ma Nsas N Il aalct agree.
abe disnosaiion me s6rroxs fhat
came Is I'm along lIfe's Uneven
rad were borne with q spirit that
would chaiienge sthe admiration oi
a nhjtosenhsrs
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STRENGTH.

An old-ttme endurance stunt was
carrying a 62-pound bag OF potatoes
a mile without Stopping. AT
Peauonock. Conn, a bet Is made
that no one in the village can do It
now. 7.
The fellow who made the bet
probably VIII lose Il. But he's on
the right track, In that he reeog.
niZes the steady decadence OF the
average mans physical strength.
Maybe you remember the miller III
"the old home down." who could
carry a 196-pound barrel OF flour
without grunting.
Men depend more on their brain
strength now than on their mus
cles.
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By TheWay s 4; !: =: ::s &c e; rs :;s
NORWOOD.

The ex-kaiser'ss pet racing yacht
was the Germauta. He kept II at
the Kiel Yacht club and dreamed OF
world power as It carried him on
cruises.
The war changed lot Of things.
It changed the name, Germania, to
Half Moon. It also changed the
yachts ownership. Gordon Wood.
bury, OF New York, owns II now.
He starts on the Halt Moon for q
cruise in the South Seas.
When Bill Hohengollern heard
about this at his famous lwoodpils
IN Holland, it's safe bet be broke
his saw.