The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08
WANT HIM TO
I PLAY opener
FOR YANKEES
Think Petition to Lands
Way Secure FREEDOM
Fol- Bahimbo

nANkTEEE FHI 1850. i.
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BygLARRY
JUDGE x. Lands, chief. exc.
cutsye q organized baseball. is
facing, or about 70 face a sert-I
Gus problem i .g;s !
rhousands Or basebalI fans in!
Greater New York have signed a
potion ii s. said asking that
Ruth IN time for Die opening ganis
Ruth q lime for the opening game
OF the American League season
next Wednesday. Ruth; II VIII be
remember, isstinder suspension un-
il Mag 70 for having taken part
IN q transforming tour last fall;
contrary b tie rules 10 Organized
baseba1I ~ !
There can be gonly. one correct
stand tof the Judge 70 take in the.
matter. u he desires to hold his
grip on The players and breserve
the best interests Of baseball,
RtthiB suspension MUST STAND,
and he shouldfnot be permitted to.
play before May 20.
II may be poor rrleinot to per!
nit wprldis series participants TO
engage in transforming tours. but
as long as thefrule stands 1t shouid
ba enforced Ruth was warned last
fail by Judge lands about making
the tour He openly defied the
supreme ruler He drew
Q spspensions There is no reason.
in our mind why Il should be lift.
ed Just because q player can
make d home run with more regu5
iafity than any other man in base
bail IS no reason why he0should
not obey the law. Ifon-hand dis.
cipiine above everything else Is.
whit4fs needed In baseball; and IL
Judge Lands wants to dottheg right
thing by all The players in the two
leagues he VIII stick o his declsi
ION about Ruth va .,ca
Ruekhsnnon Lost
Buekhannon High School was.
eliminated from the national high
school tournament at Chicago last
night when the Hume:Fogg Aca.
deny five of Nashville, Tenn, de-
feated them 2f-18. Diamond, the
right forward for the winners,
mayed wonderful ball and practic.
ally won the game s:ngle-handed.
Boosters Blow
The proposed semi-professional
baseball club for Fairmont this
un1mer has given up the ghost.
Persons whoshaye bought season
tickets for the Boosters team
should return them II once to the
niaee % PURCHASE and have their
fnouey rafundeds THE leaders in
the moyetnent realized. saftersSa
better survey d the situation4than
WIS taken the first day or twoshad
heen made that this was NOT i.
yea 10 onto such q proposition;
and they have made %isessmove
IN ahandontng the veRtnfF Plans
are now under way ehasea good
independent team shlected
from some ~ ths play who were
10 nave played with the proposed
semi professional club. q
Opening Game
West virginiaHU nfyersity's basis
ball team won the opening game
Of the season yesterday defeating
Duduesna Untversity Of Pittsburgh
1912 In 4 Wild and woody game.
clark EemleY who started the
game on thu mound for the Noon
sinner, madeSashnme run the FIRST
lime al hat This was evidence
enough that sumething serious was
The matter so Rodgers sent him
TO the sGowefs Woods finished
the zane West virginia made
sixteen hits and Duquesne four.
Umpire Johnson
South side Park viii be cleaned
up and put In first class condition
for the opening scholastic game
Of the season next Friday after.
noon the contest being betweett
Tie East Side High School and the
Fairmont High School Th egame
called for o'clock, and II is
nsd that aS1arge fcreW1 will turn
6ssse the teams IN action. II
est roth schools quite a large
I'M az moneyst to put baseball on
this Hpriug9an helschoolB are de-
pending on the public to support
then. There Is a great amounts of
interest inathe games between the
two high schools, one OF the East
Side pt the river and the other on
fhIs side ttgwaB announced this
morning that Shell Johnson Of
Grafton would umpire He Is a,
wen known baseball arbiter inathis
section and handles all the West
virginia University games.
Weak At Bat
PFe-season games staked by the
Pttsburgh Pirates indicate that the
clnb IS again TO be a little weak
with the willow. The pitching
staff is q sweet one but many a
gatne viii be lost by the margin
o.. ! run Of; two. unless the hurlers
get asIittie support from the often!
size department. Playing a. Glass
" team yesterday the Pirates
were only able to win by the mar
GIN Or to1Sscore.
Shake ,Em Up
Evans for West Virginia and
Marask for Duquesne were the
pitching selections for the second
game between the two teams 10
BIO played u Morgantown this az
,ernoon. Coach Rodgers was not
entirely sntisaed withithe work OF
his team Yesterday. He planned
M send Ross Isytle into right field
10 place 81 Btrley, and also IN.
dichted he might give Ills batting
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