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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10

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rule that II a player was taken out
Of a game because Of injuries he
could not return 10 play in the same
hall.
81 feel that under the new rule
players will be allowed to continue
In the game by the coaches and
trainer until convinced 1t is abso
lutely necessary TO take them out,
rather than withdraw them for Oh.
servation.
Relative TO the scrimmage play
after touchdown, | feel It Will mere.
" result in the perfectiug OF drop
kickers."
1t is rather surprising more
American Indians have not develop.
ed into great ball players.
Possibly the failure Of the Indian
to shine IN baseball has been due
in a great measure to lack Of inter.
est among the whites in introduc
ing the game among the various
tribes.
Most Indians are fleet OF font
have a keen eye. and learn quickly
Only aSfew Indians have made the
grade to the big leagues, but most
OF them have been stars.
First there was S~ockalexis. CHIEF
Bender was one OF the greatest
pitchers the game has ever known
! Chief Myers was a fine catcher. jim
Thorpe, while not a great ball play
er. was a mighty good one. AS ut
%all'round athlete Thorpe Is In Z
class by himself.
Usually either one Of tho majc,
leagues has an Indian In its list ut
players. Moses Y%ellowhorse. Pitts
burg pitcher. is unfolding the fame
OF the Indian In major league cir
cles at present. Like all India,
ball players Yellowhorse Is know
as Chief.
Chief Myers was one Of the mos
interesting ball players | ever talk
cd with. Myers. prior to breaking
into the big leagues, attended Dart
mouth College. There were Other
things in life aside from baseball
for Myers. He was a lover OF arr
also had a keen sense Of humor.
In this connecticut always recall
a story they tell about Myers. Il
seems the Chief has a few griey
!ances against the way the Amert
can Indian has been treated. Thosc
who have seen the painting OF Gus
ter's last fight and recall the fact.
OF that incident know the Indiar
was very much in evidence.
Once upon being interviewed
Myers was asked what painting he
liked best. Evidently Myers saw
an opportunity to give vent to his
feelings relative to the white man
Clusters Last Fight" he replied
His answer rather surprised the re
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Sport Chatter
BY LARRY.
Hold EN-, Bower.

We have Just received a letter
from a kindly soul, who overlooked
the little detail OF signing his name,
which bears the information that
when II comes to boosting the
Booster ball team we are a silly
bit Of punk. The writer declares
that the reason the proposed boos.
ter team did not go through was
because The West virginian failed
TO support the movement. 1t speaks
well for the respect with which The
West Virginian is held in the COR.
munity.
But to be frank with the gentle
man, we did not knock the proposi.
ton. We simply intimated that
this was not a good year 10 stsst
a professional or semi.professlon,l
club here. We still hold to this
and feel that the people close to the
situation will back our Judgment in
the matter.
! The writer of the letter also
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Civ League

A number Of fans in the city are
about to make an effort to form a
city league OF some kind. 1t has
been rumored. It Is thought that
four good teams could be organic
ed and q schedule calling for two
games a week for each team ar
ranged. 1t islthe plan to play
Tuesday evenings aud Saturday
afternoons, Games postponed by
rain could be played the following
day, except those postponed on
Saturday, which could be played
on Monday, It Is said that a
meeting will be called In TIE near
future to- see what action IAN be-
taken along this line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10

L.#.L .WlNHna
give officers his version d tho
shooting,
Abraham Rubin. the man Killed.
is believed to have been an inno,
cent bystander. One Al chose
wounded Is Charlie Hadsmau.
who is alleged to have insnitcd'
Mrs. Dora Greenburg 81 tho
fighter.
Police also we're eonstderinr 4
report that the light Ma tho
outgrowth Of trouble between rival
gangs Of bootleggarss
According to wttnessS anQA
toned by Officers, four mon III.
tered the saloon, glanced abnut
and started shooting Aftsr III
ing about twenty shots tlie ran,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
I~ndependcnt Team

A fast independent team for
this section is in process of organ
izations at ithis time, 1t is said. and
this organization will furnish
some good bali for the fans OF the
city. Among those who will be
found In the lineup, 1t is said, are
Weight. McGown, Braithwood,
Trader. Moody, ,Gribben, MCGEE,
Brown, Hood and Decker.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
HOW COME THIs?.

Engine trouble in the mote.
boat that left the CASTOR Jun.
ton Bridge at l o'clock yester.
day Afternoon caused a delay TO
the South SIDE, Independents Of
nearly two hours in reaching
kingmont, where they were
booked for a game. As a re-.
suit, the team arrived too late
ITO stage the game, much to the
chagrin Of a large Sunday after
noon crowd. A game will be
played in the near future be-.
tween the two clubs. The South
Side team plays FaBtnont High
School Wednesday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Better Game

The second game Of the series
between West Virginia University
and puquesne University played
AfFon Saturday proved far more in
gteresting than the game on Friday.
saturdays battle was a real game,
with West Virginia winning 6 to
2 The Mountaineers mad one big
inning, the fifth, when they scored
four runs and put the'game on ice,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
OF PINT OF MILK
RESULTS IN ONE DEATH

HHF a| H-..nN
PITTSBURGH, April 1o.-Theit
Of a point of milk resulted in the
killing Of one man, the wound,ng
OF another and the beating up Of a
policeman here early today, &C.
coFding to police reports. Evan Ed.
munds and Bernard Albecker took
the bottle Of milk from a truck, &C.
cording TO Patrolman Ralph Young,
and when he tried to arrest them
they attacked him. While on the
ground the officer shot Edmunds Ii.
the chest, killing him, and then
wounded Albecker in the hip. The
policeman was SO bruised that he
was taken TO a hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Greek Premier Not
to Return to Old Office

WASHINGTON. ApriI io--Re.
ports that he had been asked BY
King Constantine to- return Ia
Greece to resume thespremiership
were characterized asg ridiculous
by former Premier Neni1elos ON
his arrival here today from 4 tour
to the southern states and south
America. The report was circuiat-
ed from Charlotte, n last
night.
Tie former Greek premier said
he planned to remain hero about
a week and probably would leave
the United States shortly aftet
tho first of May 10 go d Paris.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Sport Flashes
FROM
Southern Camps
YANKEES p~EFEATup

NEW YORK, April 10.-Brook.
Ign National leaguers won their
game with the New York Yankees
Although the Dodgers had--no
trouble in conquering the Amer.
lean League champions while in
the south. the latter aggregation
came back on Saturday and Sun
day and won handily.
Tho Giants tied up today with
the Fordham College. with which
Frank FrIsch was formerly a star.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Try for Goal Was Made Under
UnfsVorabIe CnndItinne

The first goal had been kicked
under ideal conditions. Now the
kicker was called upon to try TO"
a goal with a mud SOAKED ball,
shoes covered with mud. and the
field in terrible shape. Ills effort
failed dismally.
After outplaying their opponents
throughout, the game was lost by
a one point margin. failure to kick
the goal after touchdown.
This rule has now been changed.
a scvimmnge play has been substi.
tutcd. in which the team scoring
the touchdown has ono down to
null something. 1t seems that SUCH
a play should carry a hic thrill.
Hero Ia what Coach Robert Fish
er OF Harvard has to say about 4.
few OF the changes:
y believe the rules committee
made a mistake in passing the new
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
to Girl Believed to
Have Caused Murder Of Mar

CHICAGO, April 1O.-Gun play
to ayenge an alleged insult to the
sister OF William C'sailor")
Friedman, prominent lightweight
nugilist, was considered by. tho
police today as one motive for tho
shooting engaged in by four or
five men in a West Side saloon
yesterday which resulted III the
death of one man and the wound
ing OF four others. Friedman Is
expected TO surrender today and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
dnst eoss.in

ThehPirates won,a good Sunday
matinee yesterday from the Mem
phisl Club Of the Southern Associa-
ton tos2, Gla4ner pitcned steady
ball for the Pittsburghers. The
hitting Of the Smoketown lads was
not very impressive, many Of their
bingles being OF the rlnky.dink
variety. The Pirates play Mime
apoliss an exhibition game today,
and open up in st. Louis on We'd
aesday I
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
oEElcERs %EIEcrEn-

NEW YORK. April 1O.-Andrev
j.. Wilson of Yale 10, has been re-
elected president OF the lntercol-
lcgiate Swimming Association
Joseph Russell, Pennsylvania II,
and Goulding Wright. Princeton
10 arc, respectively, vice prcsi-
dent and SECRETARY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
TleERs III. coLuMRus

DETROIT, April 1O.-The De-
troit Americans moved to Column
bus. Ohio, today for a brush with
the, American Association team OF
that city. The final game on the
Tiger training schedule.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
pLAY cEoReEroWN

WASHINGTON. April 1O.-The
Nationals virtually finished up
their training work for tho 1929
pennant race today when they
met the Georgetown University
nine in their final exhibition game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10

porter, who pressed him for a rea.
son.
well, as far as l have been able
70 learn" replied Myers, that was
the first and only time the Indians
ever had an even break with the
whites
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10

There are some who believe in
always standing pat In sport.
II everybody was that way none
of the various branches Of sport
would make much progress.
Improvement eau only be brought
about by experiment. II some sug-
gestion that seems worth while Is
made to improve baseball. football,
or any other sport. It must be Civ
en- a trial before its value can be
determined.
When the foul strike rule was in
augurated in baseball It was ridi.
culed. 1t was a bold experiment.
Many claimed 1t would make a joke
out Of the game. Yet the foul strike
rule has done much to speed up the
national pastime.
The coming of the forward pass
in football was ridiculed even more
than the foul strike In baseball.
Tho 'old.timers said It was turning
the sgridiron game into an outdoor
basketball contest.
1t was a mighty daring expert.
ment, yet no one rule has tended
more to populRrize football than
the one that governs the forward
pass. It opened up the game. gave
the spectators a chance to more
closely follow the action.
Football began to make rapid
strides in popular favor directly
after the introduction Of the for.
ward pass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Fo0.baII RuIes commIttee Hopes

Football Rules Committee Hopes
Changes VIII Improve Game.
Recently the football rules com.
mittee made u number Of minor and
several rather important changes.
For years football coaches and
experts have agreed that the goal
after touchdown was not a work.
while feature. 1t didn't prove any
thing.
Last year I saw a football game
which started unde: ideal conGi.
tions. In the first 10 minutes OF
play a fmbled ball permitted a
player to run IS Yards for a touch,
down. 1t was a fluke play, a break
in the game. The goal was easily
kicked.
Shortly after the start OF the sec.
ond period 1t began to rain. In
that period the team that had been
scored on made IS yards on straight
football, only to have the whistle
end play on their opponents five.
yard line.
In the third period the team that
had been scored on worked the bali
inside Of their opponents 20.yard
line on three occasions, but for
some reason or other failed 10
score. either a tumble or a penalty
In the final period. with the field
ankle deep in mud, the team that
had been scored on finally worked
the ball over the line, That made
the score Z to 6. 1t was necessary
TO kick the goal to tie.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23
Footpads Shoot
Victim, but He
Saves $1,000
Hotel Man Answers Thugs
Command With Bullet;
Bandits Escape After
Wounding Him; May Die
Fifteen Shots Exchanged
Carried Days Receipts and
Valuables i'm His Pocket;
ALL Coney Island Reused

Three footpadB lay in wait for Peter
Cachapes before dawn yesterday morn
ing in the darksncd lower hall of his
apartment house, 1905 Surf Avenue,
Coney Island, and one of them shot lin
in the chest during q pistol battle that
followed his refusal TO put up his
hands. The bullet smashed his sternum
and two ribs and penetrated lung.
Cachapes In near death in Coney Island
Hospital. The bandits escaped.
Cachapes Is q Greek, ffty-slx years
old. the proprietor Of the Mardi Gras
Hotel and motion picture theatcr next
to tho West End Terminal, at Stillwell
and Surf avenues, about three blocks
from his home. He turned the place
over to the night watchman at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning after count
ing the days receipts and started for
his home.
AS was usually tho case, he had
money and valuables about him, which
made him rich prey for robbers. H.
wore three-carat diamond ring vaiusd
at $4,000, stickpin valued at $1,000,
and had in his pockets s3,10o in Lib
erty bonds and $500 in currency.
Notices Lights Are Out
On approaching his apartment house,
rambling, three-story structure built
Of wood, Cachapes noticed that the
light in the first floor hall had been
cxtinguished. The hall Is an unusually
Ions one and Cachapes had to grope
his way for about fEty feet before
ing the stairs.
He had started UP the stairs and
was four or five steps above tho floor
when three vague shapes sidled from
beneath the stairs and the command
came sharply:
"Put 'em up!"
Cachapes drew an automatic pistol
and fired az the nearest Of the three
men. The instantaneous flash and re-
port that came in reply showed that
the robber had his weapon in hand
when he ordered Cachapes to put up
his hands.
His two companions also began firing
and Cachapes kept his finger on the
trigger of mis- automatic until he was
hit and tumbled down the stairs. A
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23

and heard woman scream in excited
tones, "Fire! fire! fire!" Without To-
eating the fire, the person calling dis
connected.
Miss Dillon traced the call to Harlem
olsS and rang that number several
times without reply. She then no
titled Fire and Police Headquarters of
the message and continued trying to
raise the Harlem number Fifteen
minutes elapsed before wou1ans voice
answered. This time the location of
the blaze was obtained and Miss
Dillon promptly notified Are head
headquarters. She then set every
operator in the exchange calling
hospitals and police stations. Owing
to Miss Dillon's efforts five hospital
ambulances were at the scene of the
fire as soon as the fire apparatus.
Throughout tho night Miss Dillon
and her force handled emergency calls
with promptness and accuracy. The
young women who, with Miss Dillon,
saw the switchboard are Miss Laur-
eta DAILY, $40 Poeontis Street, North
Tarrytown; Miss Mary Rooney, 12442
Morris Avenue, the Bronx; Miss Mar
garet Gutenberg, 2240 Ryder Avenue,
the Bronx; Miss Irene Donohue, 1ss
EastI r102d Street; Miss Margaret
Staderman, 247 East 124th Street, and
Miss Frances Nugent, Gas Jackson
Avenue, the Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23

things that the mysterious woman wit.
ness might have shoe7n Detective Tot.
ten at the farm during the course OF
the day we're some five thousand akto-
mobiles and at least ten thousand yisi.
tors who tore almost the last twia
from the unfortunate crab-apple tree
beneath which the assassins laid oul
the bodies of DIR. Hall ard Mrs. Mile
The mysterious woman might have
shown Mr.. Totten boys selling balloons
and peanuts and other things usually
associated with the atmosphere of the
circus, but unless Mr.. Totem is q
pssycho-detectivc there Is hardly Q
chance that his trip to the farm dis.
closed any new evidence.
Members of the Hall family since
the Sunday before the murder have
beer, conspicuously absent from the
services OF the fashionable St. Johns
Church. But at to-night's services
Harry B. Carpendar. cousin Of Mrs
Hali, was seen among the SEVENTH
church members present.
According to the Rev. Mr.. J. M
Lopez, who has conducted services
since the killing of DR.. Hall, the peo-
pie who now attend the services are the
regular members Of the church, and
ot.curiosity- hungry outsiders. A few
weeks ago these went there in large
numbers, filling the pews.
a successor to DR.. Hall has not been
chosen. said the Rev Mr.. Lopez, who
will preach his last sermon next Sun
day, after which some other temporary
rector will assume charge Of the church
UoYk
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23
Volunteer Rescuers Risk Liues
In SdUing Scores From Flames
Youth Who Succored I8 Lies in Hospital Severely
Burned; Sieeplejsck Scales Blazing Walls, Frees
Fire Escapes and Guides 80 Safely to Ground

/ Police reserves from three stations
swarmed into Lexington Avenue and
10th Street in an attempt to disperse
| excited men and women packed closely
in both streets, as civilian rescuers
their heads swathed in wet bandages
traverscd lower stories of the tene.
inent carly yesterday seeking to rescue
these whose cries could be heard pro-
cecding from smoke-filed halls. Five
men who engaged in this work, fireme n
declare, should be given medals for
heroism.
John O'Donncll, seventeen years old,
who lives at 1886 Park Avenue, sat in
restaurant in 107th Street when he
heard cries Of fire. He raa to Lexing-
ton Avenue and found the tenement
house blazing on two of it's floors, with
smoke issuing from third story win
dows. A woman was hanging by her
hands from q second story escape land
ing. Two others struggled to prevent
her falling to the street.
Unable to enter the doorway because
Of smoke pouring from it, O'Donnell
climbed the coping above it, passed
hand over hand on fire-escape stays
and reached window in which were
three young children. O'Donnell threw
enc leg over the window sill, anchored
himself and shouted to Patrolman
Tiernan. who received the children as
O'Donneil handed them down. The ex-
sailor then ran UP fire ladders to the
roof. smashing windows and urging
frantic inmates to take refuge ON es-
cape landings. The police give O'Don-
nell credit for saving six lives,
Risks Lre to Save Eighteen
Another rescuer whose bravery at
tracted attention is Frederick Strc-
kacch, twenty-one years old, Of 1877
East Ninety-third Street. Strokacch is
in Beth-David Hospital, severely
burned. He WAS unconscious when
taken there. On his identification card
is notation written by Patrolman
Cash, Of the East 1o4th Street police
station, which reads, "This man saved
eighteen lives"
According to the police, Strokacch,
soaking his coat at q hydrant, plunged
into the blazing structure, penetrated
the first and second floors and emerged
five times carrying women and chill
dren, before he succumbed. In addi-
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23

>''SSS NV" taSS eHoj
from the purchase price per cent
commissions as agent
Goreline Asked About Singer
Ralph V. NJ. Gorsline, one Of the
vestrymen of st. Johns Church. is still
person who interests the inyestios-
tors. He was questioned again vester.
day by 8 state trooper. Mr.. Gorsline's
situation is like that Of MANY other
members of the vestry, the choir and
the congregation. The authorities take
the attitude that they could tell mere
about the affair between Mrs. Mills and
the Rector If they wanted to, and so
eney continued to question them from
.iine 10 time. Most of these interroga
LIONS ,,,, are made by state troopers.
When Mr.. Gorsline was questioned
yesterday he was asked about tha IA
truction of his automobile three weeks
ago tonight, and on the dav foIIouing
his appearance at the Court House. He
was also asked, it is understood. to rive
q lew more details about the advances
ne has said Mrs. Mills made TO him he
lore, as he expressed it, ''she set her
cap for DR.. Hall"
:, oouhty detective George Totten. os
the staff OF Prosecutor Beekman sa;S
ut Somerville tonight that he had
questioned three women witnesses to-
day. W.
..one. Of these was never examined
pe1ore, explained Totteh, porten-
ttousiy. "Of the others will say moth
ing. They were not questioned in
honlerville. | questioned them in
secret place I have for that purpose
--and stenographers were present.
Not an Eyewitness
the new witness is not an eyewit-
ness. She took me TO the Piillins
arm this afternoon. where we went
ss oer she ground. She called my atten.
'1;,, .lon to several things. Beyond that |
wlll say nothing '"s
and ne did not. But among the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23
Cold Firehouses A,cnit
Men Back From, Blaze
Ghsifed and Exhausted Creaps
denied Heat by Ban BeIieued
Due 10 Shortage of Coal

Soie hrehouses awaited the firemen
wno returned yesterday morning, ex-
haasted and scaking wet, after four
nopr battle with the fire at 1771-l77s
= ~ington Avenue, which cost fourteen
hves and injured scores.
Hpr more than month, since com
4Il"iioahSS oil engine houses received
strlcs orders under no conditions to
start q fire in the engine house fur
naees. sthe fremen have been exposed
to sickness. While no official exnlana~ :
t'on accompanied the summary ordar
70 keep the furnaces cold it is believed
10 De part of the city's desire to con
serve coal because OF the coal shortage
( nc order resulted Friday in an are1,-
inent between the lieutenant in Enpina
aonse 81, at Lafayette and White
atreetss and city magistrate. The
rouse IL occupied partly by the env;,,a
hoase and partly by the Ton,ba naiice
coart, The latter is heated hv stean,
rom the firehouse boilers. On FRIDAY
me magistrate complained of the cbii,
ana asked for heat. The lieutenant in
enafge said 1t was impossible. He ex-
pia,ned nc could not even il he dared.
rs there was no coal in the house. He
seaea S1at the general order prohibit
eaiu that any fireman found
alsopeying would be brought ND on
ehargeg The court went without heat
Engine house IL suffered severeiS
last night A cellar fire in . ix.stors,
tenement at 2s5 Grand Street raw gavs
much trouble and at one time Commits
stoner Henry Helm ordered The men
out Of the waist-desp water because az
7ear OF being overcome by carbon
inonoxsde. The residents of the house
fearing another death trap such as the
one on Lexington Avenue, screamed
wildly. Threatened to jump and caused
panic Reserves had to be rushed
rom the Clinton Street station.
when the company got the fire out OF
ne end of forty-fve-minute battle
hey returned. chilled through ana
irenchea to the skin, to stone fire.
lonse colder inside than out.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-23
Berwin tickets to Continue
10000 Miners Ready Tc Be Ar.
rested. Saws Spokesman

Despite the interruption of picketing
East Sixty-fourth Street by the police
Saturday, the striking coal miners will
resume operations there this morning
and if arrested will be replaced by an
other detachment. The two men who
were on duty Saturday. Joseph Kopchek
and Michael Fazeks, will return. Their
spokesman, George Wagner, said last
night: ''If they arc arrested we have
10000 more men back in Pennsylvania,
so we can keep right on pieketing"
There was no attempt at patroIing