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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
'TOARRINE IN.SBN
DIEGO TODAYS
BEFORE BATTLE
Grand Canyon Tour scheduI-
ed forWests Virginia Play .
ers on RetuFn Trip.
RY.LARRY


The sad sea waves Of the Pac
Tic Coast near San Diego, Ca,
will roll over On Christmas Day
when btnphS OF football rooters
rom West Virginia let loose with .
Mountain, Mountain. Aiountaineers
West virginia men. OF might.
EIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT r.
Announcement was made lasS
night that West Virginia Uniyer.
sity g'urlt play the University Of
Oregon 81 the Pacific Coast City
Oh ClGistnas Day egotiations
Tor the same have been pending
FOR some titne, and tho final declS.
ion was reached late yesterday az.
ternoen.
AREA ~ PLANS are under way
for seward parties OF fans from all
fecttons Of the state to make the
nip anil thaie win be more thai
N mere i,andftl sof tooters on hand
TO cheer Tor the MountalneerS,
when Rnssell n ersdith OF this city
leads his warriors on the field
against The foe from ti1s farfwest.
According 70 Harry Stansbur?
director Of athletics at West Wiz.
ginia. the party Of twenty five VIII
leave Motgantown IN a special
Pullman Cur on the evening OF
December 10 lTuesday) and will
arrive In san Diego on the follow.
Ing Saturday which will give thUc:
pntil Monday afternoon to get IN
shape for the battle The route
viii be over tie Pennsylvania to
Chicago and then over :.Ns Santa
Fe ON the return trip q DAY will
be spent IN LOS Angeles, another
IN San Franciscos one at the Grand
Canyon and one in Chicago.
Those In the official party from
NIorgantown viii include Captain
Meredith, Phil Hill, Fuccy, setron.
Quarles Mahany Howard, Davis,
Quiniani Tal1man, Graham, Pierre
Hill Hawking, Bowers, Ekberg,
Martin, Simon. Mcmillan, Nardaccl
and Bgrnun. Coaches Spears, and
Rodgers, Trainer Gartmell, Harry
stansbury and Manager Board.
Training for the game was
started at Morgafitown today, and
Coach Spears expects to have his
men in good shape by the time tho
special pulls out for the west. The
boys have been eating a littla
heavy since the end Of. the regular
season. but the well.known aud
formidable grass drllle Is a sure
coure Tor attachments 0f this kind,
and there viii be plenty Of grass
drilw between now and the time OF
departnre
While getting to the scene OF
the conflict about forty eight
hours before the game won't give
much time TO get accIimated, yet
u should be remembered that IN
1920, the Dartmouth team played
Brown m Boston one Satlrday AMI
then slsiped out to the coast to play
Washington the following Saturday
The result was quite gratifying to
the Hanover bunch. II Coach
Spears thinks the program is alt
right II must be; because he has
had q wealth of football expert.
ence
Never before In the history OF
football az West virginia has a
team gone to the War West for q
game Brooks Fleming's team once
went into the wilds OF Michigan.
CONTINUED on page lnine}
u 4 d 1 .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
DETROTTOUTF0R
PENNANTINl923
Tigers Expected to Make
Hard Fight for Honors In
American League.

DETROIT, Dec. s-tBy the AZ
ISOLATED Press)-Detroit baseball
fandom, which 1oyally has sup
ported the Detroit Tigers whether
they were "upH or down" hes
set Its heart on an American Lea
que pennant for 1928.
. The Tigers, coming from the
cellar position to third place'in the
1922 race, are expected by the
fans to be stronger IN 1928 than
they were this year. Frank Navin,
president of the club, believes
that such should be the case. ~
Poor pitching has been tho
downfall OF the Tigers for several
years, in the opinion Of observers.
Next season, Detroit Will start
with the best string of hurlers Of
which the local outfit has boaste1
in a number OF years. In speaking
of his, teams prospects Mr.. NaHIn
said:
I'VE should have the best pitch,
ing statf in the history Of the ciac,
Rip Collins, whom we obtained
from Boston for Howard Ehmks
and other players will give rs
help, where we need 1t most. syl-
yester Johnson, out nearly the en-
tire season due to injuries, I'M
doubtedly will deliyer. Herman
Pillette ,one ofsthe leading pitch
ers in 1922, and who with. john
son was obtained from the Pacific
Coast League, will, with Collins
head our hurting staff. 1t Is post.
BILE that we will make one or two
deals this winter that will give US
even greater strength In the boz.
1.-THE team will be strengthened
at second base by the addition RI
Del Pratt. Blue Is one Of the best
first basemen in /. the game ard
Rigney, with but one year in the
majors, already is considered one
Of the best shortstops. At third,
we have Haney and Jones, excol-
lent fielders, Jones, a left handed
batsman, can alternate with Han
ey a right handler.
I'm Bassler, we have q great
catcher and Woodall is close ba-
hind him. The ability Of the De-
troit outfield is too well known to
need comment.
THE club, with an oven break,
should do better next season than
in 1929, when we finished third. !"
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lNAK|EPIL|ANSF]R
P|LI.E|.IB.|.E;S;' QUINTET.
Schedule This Year win Be
Less Extensive Than ] !.
Last Season. /

MoRGANToWN. Dee ,4Ia
confirming the report that Mats
'cartmell,, former Penn track star.
has resigned his all year positioa
at Vest Virginia University to take
charge Of track athlstics At penn
State College the Mountaineer au,
thorttiess announced that Homer
Martin one. Of SWst yirgihia's
greatest all-around athletes; would
Succeed cartmell as freshman bas.
ketball coach and also that the
yeatltng schedule would be less ex,
tsnsiye than before. ". ~
Gartmeil came to West Virginia
early in the winter OF 1920 and
has served at Varsity track coach,
freshman basketball coach ami
trainer Of the football squad. BE
has made many ff1e:da In West
Virginia. and laid the foundation
for what Is expected 10 be a grea.
track team. The splendid physical
condition OF the 1922 Mountaineer
oleyen1 which went through the
season practically intact, Is a 1T.
ting tribute toEhis success as a
trainer and guardian a The ply
steal side OF the men.
y Last year, and the sason, bsfos.,
the freshneni floor . sheduIc COM
prIsod almost as; MANI gan ~ az
the Varsity card However, it has
boon found that this policy IS baii
enthusiastically aLd8accorling to ID,
rector OF Athletics H. Az. STAINS
bsry the schedule will be cut
down to at least asthird for tho
coming season. He added that II
would call for games. with tho Pit,
freshmen, Penn State Freshmen.
.klskl, Indiana Normal. FairmoEt
Normal, Potomac State Colleges
and other strong qiInts. Homer
Martin, the teams new coach, ~
already prominent In West i Wiz.
.glnia collegiate sport circles,
having played four years OF foot,
ball, baseball and lbasekt ball a:
the University & He is recognized
as the greatest floor star Wet
Virginia has ever had and ais
many. admirers expect him to at
tain, more success as q coach. !;
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BY Billy EVANS

During the past ten years The
South has certainly made rapid
strides on the gridir5tf.
The class OF football. played he
low the Mason and lN%cn line
compares most favorablN with that
Ijof any other section OF the coun.
Try. Z. y ~ a
Alabama -sprang one Of the real
surprises Of the season. when Xe1
Scott's pupils defeatsa pennsSl.
lvapia 0 to 2. Coming directly after
PENIS decisive defeat O. the Navy
III was one Of the biggest upsGta
ofsths yeat. Z
In the West, Michigan shared
the championship hohors Of tha
big Ton With, Iowa; iqnGnestlon.
ably lfichitbn has one Of the lest
teaE;s III The country. Vanderbilt
hAld MlchiEan to. n SEQ: ess -,
y The fine showing ot Georgia
Tech against the tNa:y and Notre
Dame. Auburn's great:gatne with
the Army and Yirginia's play
against Princeton are a fewaof The
other outstanding features q tie
great season the South enjoyed on
the gridiron. 10y 3
In selecting my southern hon:
or roll I haye had the advice Of
more than q score OF the leading
sport experts OF the South. While
the usual difference Of opinion ex-
isted;t as isS customary when pick
ing all.star eleyens, the. southern
critics agreed on more players for
their first and second teams than
the writers in any other section
OF the country,
Bomar Bof Vanderbilt, Roherts Of
Centre. Davis Of. Georgia Tech IN.
bale. Of Centre, Barron of Georgia
Tech and Shire OF Auburn won a
place on practically every first
eleven selected fom the south. X
"Red. Roberts Of Centre was
the most shifted about player IN
Southland. Most critics placed him
at end, others at;guard and tackle,
while. many! believed he wohl Il do
his best work at fullback. Regard
less Of where he was stationed
every expert selected him. B
Welchel Of Georgia, rated the
best guard in the south last year
by a majority OF the: experts, srif-
teted flom an injured shoulder; ali
season and never reached HIS
form OF last year, the southern
critics said. ~ -,
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Elizabeth gRof. writing in the
Huntington Herald Dispatch, has
the following tateresting story On
football showing It TO be the
most ancient Of an the sports: z
st Is not difficult TO establIsh
that football Is the oldest outdoor
sport known. Tho fact that Isaiah
mentions that God in His wrath
might toss his people like q ball
in q large country Is proof that az
early as 74FB. O., as early as the
founding Of Rome this game was
played. The earliest explorers OF
the, North found the young rs.
qllmaux playing upon the leo
with cleyerly nadn football, sewn
with q welt aud Allied with moss.
Travellers In the South Seas found
the natives playing a simple
game with ball made Of bam-
boo fibre and even stout Cortez
has recorded suchsa game lex.
listing among the Aztecs. Such In
Formally Is easily explained
child nature Is uniform and chill
dren forced to ind their own toys
naturally turn TO the same OBJ.
jects. ,ti
THE Colt tribes whom Caesar
found in GRul claims that foot
ball was once u rite among their
ancestors In the worship Of the
sun god. These tribes not only
used the skulls OF their enemies
for drinking cups but INDUCED In
the gentle sport OF kicking their
severed heads about as footballs!
lsa."Is We were privileged togo
hack 40 Ancient Sparta, the land
,of swift runners and soldiers 81
/ great endurance, we, would find
favorite game. Mt
iplayed, Of course, as It is piqysil
inow, but the unquestioned ancesi
ttor OF the present game. ,6
when Rome conquered Greece
lste adopted this Greek version 81
football in addition to form Of
!football which she already had,
lAtter Augustus Caesar by Ills
4HlVsS4lRktuu anu s4udSbaCF6bi .HEuHr
! ed 10 the Romans his right. TO
succeed 10 the place left vacant
by the assassination ofSJulius
! Caesar, he took up serious legis-
ilaton and ordered a reform vi
football rules.
Julius Pollus, under the En-.
iperor Comodus, would have been
a Prince Of Emperprs had he not
been so great an athlete
and spent his lime In convincing
1.-The Romans that lie was tlIs
| greatest charioteer, boxer, gladia.
Itoraand football player SIM the
whole empire: The description
lot AugusLana football game was
! for a square Aeid; side lines, cen.
ter lines, goals marked by posts.
The game was played like Roman
military technics with twenty
seven on each side. fifteen kor-
wards, tiyo Defensive backs. iour
iIaltbnCks and three fullbaclis.
Goals were changed after each
score. Scoring was accomplished
Iby kicking or carrying the ball
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hundred looking.glasses than even
slap a black cat, much less kill
pne.P ~ .. .a 7 -
The thing finally. got Harris. He
became firmly convinced that, e
was the black cat that held him
back and any time he pitched he
kept thinking about the death OF
the smoky feline so that me could
not concentrate upon his pitching,
would slow up In his delivery, fail
to get the break on his curve ball
and lose control. :
The story Of Harris failure in
1922 is the story Of a slain cat.
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Killing Black Cat Is
ink for Slim Harris.

"a psychological advantage; seize
upon the incident and made d par
of their attack whenever Connie
Mack called upon Harris 10 pitcI
As Harris warmed up he would
hear condollng messages such as /:
Tough luck, SLIM that a pitch,
or with your sttn can't win, sbu,
IT'S that black cat YOU killed that
doing Il. Killing a black cat ruin
4 man for life" I
Gee SLIM Id sooner break 4
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motion adds to his effectiveness.
Harris won 8 games and lost 20
last season. A black cat made a
losing pitcher OF Harris. It hap.
pened down in Texas one day last
winter. Harris, amusing himself
with a sling shot, took a crack at,
a black cat that was wandering
across ayfield, His aim was trus
and he killed the cat.
The killing Of the cat happened
in the presence Of three witnesses
and the news spread. It reached
the American League this spring
and ball players, always eager for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09

Byron Harris, better known as
%tSllm, is q member Of the phila-
delphia Athletics pitching staff,
HarrisJis ono OF the best pitch.
ers In tho league as far as stuff IS
concerned. lie has d dazzling
curve ball that breaks sharply and
one Of the fastest fast balls in ma.
Tor league keeping.
Besides having a great amount
Of stun, Harris has an awkward de:
livery and this peculiar pitching
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
SEARCH For .Av : D. n.

Y SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9lThorough
search Of the deserts Of Arizona
for the two missing army officers
from Rockwell Field, San Diego,
who are believed to have mad a
forced landing was under way to-
day. Three army planes from San
Diego were in Arizona and five
more were due from Fort Bliss,
Texas. s.s
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coNvpNT1oN aNN No,

NEW YORK, Dec, s.-Ths
tenth national foreign trade con.
vention OF the National Foreign
Trade Council will be, held in
New Orleans on April 25, I2e, az,
1928, Q. X. Davis, secretary, an
nounced today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
ElNANclAL EEEEcrIEEAREp.

WELLlNGToN, B. G., Dec. o.
The failure of prohibition here Is
attributed to fear OF Its financia!
effect. Complete figures on the II.
,censing referendum submitted %
the voters this week show a major.
ityt Of 1888 in favor OF continu-
arlce OF licenses. In 1919 the ma.
jority against prohibition was
1892. lsl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09

I The first basketball game an 81 the
season boo led for the Normal floor
lastinight between a local colored
team and one from Clafksburg was
called. OF. The visitors failed to
appear. Il 81; z I.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
ARGENTINA BACKS OUT.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. s-The
Argentine charge d. affairs has In.
formed Foreign Minister Aidnnats
that Argentina win not participate
IN the proposed Valparaiso confer.
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CHOICE

Haw q 4 ~ ;cFiS,cst ~ n. SHOT. A.
tern,i XXI b ~. Nss' Nv
Il h 5lways customary for ths
yisitins team to have the choice
al baskefsi IN tbe first half IN f StSe
aeennIi Half Il i, & hi, M c6anSes ne !.
kets q there ii realIy M ady v
taee -
suBsTrruTE
when 4 ~ bsti info Vnes into +bo
came wbat formSiify mnst Sa 90
throuehg 8StT Z 's.i %
He must re,or,t "a Tho scorers
md Ne recognized By the referee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
MADE. ON
.PL.ANISiFOR 50LY!MPI |.

NEW YORK, Dec ssattafac:
tory progress in the preparations
for holding the Olympic games at
Paris In 1924 Is reported in a re-
view received by the American
Olympic Commission here today.
Albert 6 eiger.fJr., chairman 6f
the Poston5 A. A., athletic CONF
mittee, who wen abroad SONG
weeks. ago TO iinye itigateS c6nGi.
tons from an American; teas
standpoint, said that. work a;
both the stadium and tracks was
we'll advanced I. Sy{
In, bis preliminary communirrk
,tion to Frederick, ". Ruben. ser
rotary Of. the a. O., "A. Mr.. g sIges
stated. that. the main running
track Insthe Columbus Stadium
has been .promised toSbe exceip-
tionally fast BY the summer 81
1924. ,..s. ,s.s''c /! VA
Reporting on the z probatl4
housing situation for the Amer
can team Geigerg expressed the
opinion that the proposed system
DISMAL houses to be constructed
Tor the Visiting teams would not
prove atisfattory from an Am6Il.
can point Of view. !
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
Cfaek IzZllois Cross= Coa1zhy gIlsanl Rated EIqEI


The cross:country team that Will.
represent Illinois on the track IS
one Of the best ever developed gst
the institution. Gill feels that It
viii press ali the other cross;soun.
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\. i 81 =
Here is the lineup of SOUTH
ern players who received I the
most First choice votes from
more than a lsccSe, OF the lead
ing football. experts Of that
section:
Center-Kubale, Centre.
Tackle-Bennett, Georgia.
Tack1e-A station, Georgia
Tech. s.. s.,
Guard-Reagan; Auburn. Is
quard-Dayls, Georgia. Tech.
End-Bomar, Vanderbilt.
End@Roberts, Centre.
Quartst back Coyington,
Centre. .5 NJ
Haltback Barron, Georgia
Tech. \
Halfback Shirley, Auburn:
Fullback-Fletcher, Georgia.
n q. : .
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life Of GIN. When his.track teams
appear decidedly weak in some par.
tictilar branch he seems to have
the faculty Of making a, star ovet
night. r
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EVANSPICKSALL.
!. S'!OlUTR|E|.R!N | ] ( 4 |: 1
SOUTH I'll! Comes 10 Front During
last Ten Years III
y. Football Way.
THE TEAM

b ~. I,
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Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-22

Members OF the Antlered herd ant
their families enjoyed a carniva
dancing party at the local club rooms
Tuesday night. The spirit of the oc
casion- was carried out through the
decorations, costumes and lighting
Those present report having spent q
very enjoyable evening.
Payette People Here
Mrs. Milt Nesbitt, son and daugh.
ter, of Payette Idaho, are spending
a few days in the city visiting with
DR.. Purl and his sisters. Mrs. Nesbitt
is en- route to California, whore she
expects to spend the winter.
Working at bakery
Mrs. Mae MacIntire Tuesday ac-
cepted position at the Bon Ton
bakery, on Fourth street. near the
Southern Pacific station.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-22
PEACE URGED BY OLCOTT
IN THANKSGIVING EDICT

SALEM, Nov. 17.-That any ran
cor, strife and dissension that now
exists in Oregon man be forgotten
and that the people of the state may
remember above all that they are
brothers, sisters and Americans, was
the appeal made by Governor Oleott
in a proclamation issued, setting
aside Thursday, November 30, as
Thanksgiving day.
'In accordance with annual GUS
tom and following the suggestion of
the president of the United States,
Oregon again will lay aside her busy
cares for a day to render thanks for
the munificient blessings bestowed
by an omniscient creator" said the
governors proclamation.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-22
(From Fridays Daily
Will Preach Tonight

Will Preach Tonight
Evangelist b. c. Dewey will preacl
tonight at the Nazarene church OF
the subject OF "The Power Of Faith.
Come and hear him.
To Pave Around Pavilion
Jackson county's amusement com
pany has approved plans for paving
the pavilion grounds at the fail
grounds. An estimated expenditure
of $4,000 will be made, and other
improvements are being considered
by the management in the near
future.
Harding to Eat Local Apples -
President and Mrs. Harding will
soon be munching Rogue River val
lep apples in the White House, ac-
cording to the Medford Mail Tribune.
At last weeks Pacific International
Livestock exposition at Portland, the
sweepstakes prize for apples in the
land products department. was won
by Fred Porter, OF Ashland. All the
prize winning boxes went to the man
agement at the close Of the exposi-
tion, and c. ID. Minton, manager OF
the land products department. then
forwarded the sweepstakes box to-
President Harding.
Move Reported
Mrs. Mccormick and family are
into the Barber property on
Granite street, from the Vendome
hotel.
Returns from Vacation
L. e. Stennett has returned from
a several days vacation trip to the
coast and reports having had very
fine time. He states that he found
his check book becoming very thin.
otherwise he might still be enjoy
ng the salt breezes.
Mail Starts.
Some people are beginning their
christmas mailing early this year.
several parcels have been received
" Ashland patrons with the words
do not open until Christmas" plain
y written thereon. Local residents
re beinning making shipments to
oreign countries and a few eastern
hipments have also appeared at the
ashland post office.
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Visits Relatives Here


Mrs. w. E. Dean, of Grants Pass,
is in the city visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. ]. ]. Murphy. of the Boule-
vard, and other relatives in Ashland.
Home from Portland
Mrs. Anna X. Miller arrived home
from Portland this week. after
spending two months there visiting
with friends.
OFF on Business Trip
W. c. Sanders left Wednesday
night for a business trip through
northern California in the interest
of his greenhouses here.
On Passenger Run Now
Waldo Klum, a well-known Ash
land railroad man, is holding down
a berth on the local passenger run
between Dunsmuir and Sacramento
at present
Visitors from Grenada
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Bovo of Gre
NADIA, Calf, were recent visitors in
Ashland
SisHyOu Elks VISIT.
Siskiyou Elks were well represent
ed at the last meeting of Ashland
lodge No. 944, B. p. o. E. Those
present were: F. B. Alderman, j. G..
Miller, G. A. Tebbe, Dr. R. H. Hean-
ey and j. G. Miller, of Yreka. Char
les Simon, Montague; DR.. w. f. Teb-
be, Weed; Nose Louden, Dunsmuir;
Paul Denny, George Mcbride, Scott
Valley; Dick Hayden, Callahan;
Clyde Parker, Gazelle; Joe Lock-
land, Etna Mills, Leon II. Bryan, Of
Yreka, and w. j. Balfrey, of Etna
Mills, were received into the order,
class Of 10 being initiated at the
time.
Riggs Expenses Light
John o. Rigg, democratic candi-
date for representative from this dis
trict, spent $39.75 for campaign ex-
penses, according to a statement
filed with the secretary of state The
final count of ballots show that he
beat Miss Hanley by a slight ma
jority.
Mako Visit Here.
Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Harshmer, Of
Los Angeles, left a few days ago
after several days visit in Ash
land, Mrs, Harshmer was the guest
of the Ashcraft family while in the
city. Mrs. Holt was paying her first
visit to Ashland and liked the city
so well that she may decide to return
and make her home here.
Here from Grants Pass
Wilford Allen Jr, editor of the
Grants Pass Courier, stopped in the
city for a few hours Thursday night
He was on his way to Los Angeles.
where he plans on spending the next
two weeks, He will return shortly
after Thanksgiving.
Visit at Little Shasta
w. r, Davis, of this city, was
recent visitor at Little Shasta. Calf.