The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-03
eHQRDHI[EAGUE
lEADIA |! 1 5 /. \ I:
AGAIN! TONIGHT \ |: HI.

1 Paiatine Baptists and Bun.
ilef Stars. to Clash on
EastaSide Diamond
Eats clock tonight on the East
gs9Sfde diamond. the Palatine Bap-
zsstfsts&Wil clash with the Burners
sStaTsS I'M game that will decide
sssths leader of the church league.
sBothSteams have won five and lost
urgamess in the league and are
tied @foIs top position The game
Stonigh will break this tie and
sSIhesea ans were scheduled TO,
play slastsw but rain intecfered
SHnd the contes was put off until
tonigh Both clubs have strong
:sIineup forsSt the bat tile tonight, and
aSaSgood game is assured.
${sgsEsan heEEsairm ont Giants will clash
Fthe8E Iarksburg White SoN at
slorwood Park Sunday. The an
of the game was
I InadesIastTnight by Frank James,
ssSss1nanagersIo the local team. The
81 sdants have been playing high
IKE lass all ecently, and their vic
ay3last Sunday has
Embellishments giving the boys
contide nce. Sundays game viii
abe called promptly at 3:15, and
theslo caIgpe ople who expect to at
will leave here on
y hes2 soscloc CIarksburg car.
The@Clarksburg5t team has had a
sSerY successful season this year.
~, hey have defeated: some of the
s51IaSfGfndS nen lent teams in this
sssection and have come through a
sa1ards schedule with "a majority of
ames sfnsstheirgfavor. It has been
ann ouncedsth Shell ] ohnson will
pre- the game.
Watson Game Called OFF
Ths game between the South
SfdesIndependent and the Watson
team scheduled for South Side
ssIarkS this has been call
ssd soffs: was learned that some
..soIs the Watson players couldn't be
.sSSonS hand tonight, and it became
NECESSARY to postpone the game
unti ma Iatersda ate
Il ain ats Game
The: game between the First NJ
md FStha@Diamond Street NJ.
81 sehed uled to be played on the
ssEastEs Side diamond last evening
MAS saifed off con account of rain.
the game5last night was postpon-
adEfronn1July on account OF wet
gTounds and it was hoped that it
be played off las. evening;
game was the second
hisEweek$t that was called on az
count Of ain
Standing Of the Clubs
w. L. Pct
sBunnersss Stars go 5 $50
Palatfne Baptists 5 .4ts
spiamond St.: e s .545
First 2 I'D
ain lnterferes
lei playing half OF an inning
pm: the South Side Park diamond
Hast evening, the South Side In
dependents and the Fairmont
Giants were forced to quit on az
sseount Of the steady downpour Of
sFains sA1arges crowd of fans was
sSuut. to see the contest and every
was that the game
would be- a fast one Both teams
sWere dfsappointe that the game
WAS called off. but it is expected
sthat the two teams will meet lata.'
sin9the week.
Ida May: Giassies
For the fourth time this season
sEhe%t teams representing Ida Nav
and $Monongah Glass will clash on
Sine baseball diamond. The game
wilt be- played at 3:15 at Black
crack twirler forlt1e Ida May out
ut, viii start the game. while it
rs thought that Chuck Trader will
sbss IN the box for the Glass team
ElIes VIII Play Saturday
Az $3.50 Saturday afternoon the
SFaimont Elks will meet the Ida
may baseball club at South Side
Park There was some nisunder
Ssfanding5ab about the game and local
spapers that the teams
were scheduled to play tomorrow
Hood, the crack infielder
Sand: leader of the local Elks. said
Iastsnight that the game would be-
sp1aYed on Saturday.
There is considerable doubt
ehbout the championship of the
count at the present and Satur-
days game SSis likely to have much
sbearing on the title should! the
ssElksswin. The Elks have met the
sMonongah Glass team three times
sthiss season and each have won a
;gameE apiece The third game went
and resulted in a tie.
1Both of these teams are claiming
thescflampionship.
Port Knight. manager of the Ida,
ssMaYssteam, has recently secured
sthsEservices of some well known
college players in this section and
sstheS lineup has been strengthened
greatly. Ash. ia star pitcher from
saPennsy1yania college team. will
Sprobab1y*beso on the mound for the
Russ, Wright. West
Virginia University star second
sbasenan i'll also be in the game
sRoTSthe Ida May club
slsEONARD Will DO NO
BOXING BEFORE MATCH
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Aug 3.
sssCBysthe; Associated Press Be
sesof Sthe5 dangerof reopeninS
icrl,