The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-28
INV EUaH FuLLERroN)

rra.. will tell In sport Take the
srst day OF the recent open E"l' '""'"
nlonshin Al Skokie. There were more
tban one hundred starters IN me Qua"-
tying rounds the first day. Inc even
inr before there was a crowd or US S.SN
NJ N the clubhouse discussing the
ISIS and marking on the ones VINO
would In all probability quaIty' YIN
Ing them entirely on their known FORM,
OF the hundred starters. twenty {"
Qualified for the fnals-and OF those
,werty-seven there were only FOUR VIZ
had no, been figured 70 get into the
Ihar,sd limit Five who were given a
,hanre 10 qualify fasled-and Il Is an
odd ming that FOUR OF those i've were
u.,tbin ono stroke Of the limit.
.rhcv certainly run truer 20 form than
athletes in any other line OF sport
chiefly because they study their game
harder and devote more time 20 X.
For instance. x baseball players de-
voted half the thought and attention
20 ,heir playing and 20 studying the
came that golfers do the more or less
national sport would he played mucn
better. Imagine a hall player practc-
ing and figuring for Ave or six hours
n dav FOR weeks at time just 70 see
how to strike q ball 70 make Il do as
i, 10 told. Imagine pitcher studying
a batter "a carefully as. Got payer
studies the tie Ct the and and the char'
ncter Of the ground before eSsaNinS
shot. Yet In the old dark AGES Of base
bali players did II. Why not now
The Attack On Ruth
Talked with Judge Lands the other
dav, and learned something shocking
The commissioner IS striving TO dis
cover who Is responsible for certain
rurors and stories concerning Babe
Ruth which have been brought, 10 him
evidently with the Intention % doing
harm 10 the Babe or 10 cause him 10 be
traded or sold.
There appears 20 be a set purpose BACK
e. the attack on Ruth. The story Is
untrue. 20 my certain knowledge. and
Commissioner Lands did not believe Il
Ills interest in the matter - to tlnd ou'
why any one should spread such stories
Immediately following the circulation
OF the report stories began ~ circulate
concerning a trade involving Ruth. The
COMMISSIONER Is discoveries quite rapid
~ some OF The methods which have beer
IN vogue n baseball for long time
end which will be discouraged X ht
t.nds The guilty persons.
In this instance Ruth has the fu!I
rvmpaihv OF the commissioner
Concerning College Athletes
Ran across an odd incident recently
which puts another face on problem
which troubles the schools and colleges
We all know Il Is immoral and wrong
fo- man TO accept pay FOR his ser
vices and pretend 10 he an amateur
We know that IN the great majority OF
cases this custom OF aiding" football
r,aycrs and other athletes by advancing
them money ruins the man. Ye; listen
% ;his true story.
Quite q ,ong time ago group o;
r.ch men helped build up the football
team Of certain eastern college
They advanced money 20 promising
athletes In the form OF loans The
Idea that the players would repay the
loans was vague, II Il existed al all
T'hsre was boy working In the Goa
mines who was picked up and promised
money II ne would attend the college
md play football. He was one OF tht
greatest players the school ever had
Nll-Amerlcan material. Meantime NJ
studied law. After graduation he wen