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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-11-23

"THE POOR FISH"-MAN!
Dear Bill: That scientist may
be right In saying that man de-
scended from fish, which accounts
for so many OF us being pure
suckers. Apropos the remark OF
a cynic that man Is the only
animal that can be skinned more
than once" ! saw this. gotten up
by the Tacoma (Wash). Better
Business Bureau: PETE.
~ fool there was and he saved
some rocks.
Even as you and ];
But he took them out Of the old
strong box
When salesman called with
some wildcat stocks.
And the fool was stripped right
down to his socks,
Even as you and j"
While the neW skirts make the
women look longer" writes
PETE POKOFFSKY, "the men.
do not look so long,"
AMT 1T JUST GRAND
tn WIN THIS EASUJ.YS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-11-23

contains football scores. com
plete racing entries and results
and other sport world happen
ings. Get your news q day ahead.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30


Western Conference schools only
should be permitted to compete in
the annual "Big Ten" outdoor track
and field meet, In the opinion OF
Nelson A. Kellogg, director Of ath.
letics at Purdue University, and
chairman Of the athletic directors
committee Of the Western Confer.
ence. The fact that numerous ath.
letlc organizations, not In exist.
ence when the Big Ten track meet
was formed, now have track meets
OF their own, is given as one rea.
son by Mr.. Kellogg to confine the
event to "Big Ten" schools.
Barring non.conflicting schools
from the Big Ten meeting would
be an aid to the national intercol.
legiate meet" Athletic Director
Kellogg said. MANY schools feel
that they cannot enter both, so
that II they were not permitted to
engage In the Conference event,
they would be almost certain to en-.
ter the National meet"
, Discrimination against Western
Conference schools by institutions
which enter the "Big Ten" event
only when the latter have excep.
tionally strong teams was given as
another reason why the conference
meet should be only for members
of the organization, Director Kel.
logg said.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
OF BENTON
TO MAJORS0PPOSED

CHICAGO. Dec 3oAreturn OF
Rube Benton, former Giant pitcher,
reported to have been purchased
from the st. Paul American AS.
ISOLATION club by the Cincinnati
Reds, to major league BASEBALL to.
day was regarded as problematicaI.
Ringing upon Investigations by X.
M. lands, commissioner OF base,
ball, Of his alleged connection with.
the 1913 Worlds Series scandal.
Reports, from New York, quotIrg
John Heydler, president Of therNa.
tional League, as indicating Ben.
ton would be barred from that cir.
cult. brought a new turn to the sit.
uation yesterday. President B.. B..
Johnson OF the American League
had previously stated Benton
would not be permitted to play in
that league. Z
President Heydler'S statement
caused an announcement by Com.
missioner Lands that he was max.
ing an investigation oE reports OF
the 1918 Worlds Series that Ben.
ton was fixed" and used that
knowledge to win a large sum.
Connection of Benton's name
with the Worlds Series case came
after he had charged Buck Her.
cog, former manager Of the Gin.
cinnati club, with proposing that
he throw ball games. Herzcg
countered with aftidaylts from Art
Wilson and Tony Boeckel OF the
Boston Braves that they had heard
Benton boast OF. his advance infor.
nation on the series fixing and the
large amounts Of money he had
won. i-sr
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

til Ad Wolgast won the crown,
fails to reveal the money saving
capabilities Of the former smuggling
and punishment absorbing Dane,
although It relates his life,s ring
career automatically.
Nelson recently returned from
the East where he was awarded
$1,000 damages following his ar.
rest on u charge OF shoplifting.
which he proved to be untrue. En-
route home he learned that the
price OF, sleeping car berth would
be nine dollars. Rather than spend
that amount, Bat says he sat
up all night and when he finally
doSed off to sleep all the windows
in the coach were opened causing
him to take q cold which prevented
his talking for several days.
THAT nine dollars cost me
$780," he said, "and you can be.
lieve me, hereafter when want a
sleeper I'll pay the price, because
have got to have my voice in my
business"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
AMERIeAN ro REEEREE

PARIS, Dec. sO.-For the first
time In the history of French box.
Ing, an American referee, Hiram
Johnson, Jr., Of California, will be
the third man in the ring when
Frank Moran and Marcel Miles
meet today to settle the heavy.
weight championship OF France.
The title is claimed by Miles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

: > ~ - : ~ -
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.
ltse 30ETeaeher and pupil will
clash this afternoon when Pitt
md LELAND Stanford meet on the
gridifon here in the second OF
ssttes Of East Fest clashes during
the holidays. The first game Of
the series was staged at San Diego
on Ctristmas Day between West
yitgihia and Gonzaga, and the
third game Of the series will be
played at Pasadena on Monday,
wnen Penn State and the Uni
yefsity Of Southern California
viii clash.
Wartierthe great and only
Nafnet. wonder man Of football
year IN and year out-will direct
TIE play Of the Pitt team SO far
az a coach may, while Andy Kerr,
toTner freshman coach at Pitt
and tfacit coach, will have the
California outfit under his care.
Pitt g booked to land the game,
although q low score Is predicted,
35oilerar the brilliant Pitt cap
thin, VIII be unable to start the
game. Winterburn being at the
q.iarteFback position. Anderson,
Flansgan and Hewitt will be the
other men In the backfield.
Unbiased observers expect tho
easterners to win but Stanford
fans hope their team will wear
down the Panthers whose strength
nlay have weakened by their trans
o1sfnensa trips In practice.
however. the Pitt men have dis.
played no III; effects from their
change from the cold Of Pitts
hurgh TO the warmth Of California.
Art Wilcox. the keyman In the
Stanford oftense system, will be
kept out BY injury.
Unsettled weather was predict
ed for the game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
Low SIOR|E!MAY
RESULT IN BIG
GRIDIRiON FIGHT
Wlnterblrn Booked to Start
IN Holleran's Place
at sPalo Alto.
RADIO REPORT

The West yirginian will give
a play by play radio report on
The RittLeland Stanford game
To- be played this afternoon at
Palo Alto, Cal; The reports
viii start coming in about $3.50.
They viii be received In the ed.
toriai room Of The West Virgin.
Ian. and local football fans are
invited TO come to this office
aud follow the game play by
play.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

W: 9. W. HIGH OFFICERS HERE
Visitors who attended the meet.
Ing Of White Oak Camp, WoodmeS
OF the World, held last night Ii
the lodge. rooms in Adams street,
at which time. recently elected ~.
ficers were installed and twenty
five candidates were initiated into
the order. were Brigadier General
Ruess Of Omaha, Neb., State Mar,
aser Sol o. Bryant OF Hunting.
ton and Major Protzman of MOI.
gantown.
The newly elected officers wer,
installed by the visiting ones and
the initiation work was conducted
by the degree team OF the camp,
In charge of Captain Daugh.
ertS. General Kuess made an ad.
dress during the evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
YOST ORIGINATOR
OFFORVARDPASS
Book on Football Written by
Michigan Mentor in 1905
Shows Spiral Throw.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press.)-The discoYerer of
the play chiefly responsible for the
niodern.day style OF football-the
forward pass-has just been found.
He is Fielding H. Yost, veteran
coach at the University of Michi.
gan. twenty-five years ago, nine
years before the forward pass was
used in football, he introduced the
spiral throw, using It first at Ohio
Wesleyan University to teach punt
ers how to kick a spiral.
Using his hand instead of his
foot, fog Yost says he was poor
punter, he explained to his squad
how to impart a whirling motion
to the oval, to give 1t speed and
direction. For many years he used
this trick In coaching his back.
field, and in 1905, the, year before
the present.day forward pass, he
published in a book on football,
illustrations Of his method OF get.
ting of the spiral throw.
an executing the spiral throw"
Yost said in his 1905 article, place
the ball on the hand as in the illus.
tration. The ball should lie dag.
onally across the palm from the
base of the" thumb to the end OF
the little finger. The arm should
be brought around forward in a
horizontal line and, just as the
ball leaves the. hand, 1t should be
caused to revolve on Its axis by
suddenly Jerking the hand around
the ball and to the left. The oval
will thus be made to rotate like a
spiral kick. The end Of the ball
that is ahead in the picture must
be kept ahead all the time. The
ball in this manner can be thrown
with ease from thirty to forty
yards. The revolution Of the ball
on its axis should be rapid. This
pass can be made with or across
the wind and with practice the
player can control its distance and
direction almost as well as II the
oval were a baseball"
Many versions OF the "Ty" Cobb.
hit controversy have filled the col.
umns OF baseball gossip, but the
truth is that President Ban John.
son Of the American League re.
fused to accept an unsigned box
score as official.
When Johnson announced after
several weeks of dispute in news.
paper articles that the hit was
awarded to Cobb because the off.
cial box score was "unauthenticat.
ed" he meant unsigned"
An unsigned box score, johnson
held, was like an unsigned check
no good. The discovery OF two dis.
crepancies In the unsigned box
score was brought to Iohnson's at.
tention by the American League
official statistician as a routing
matter and the Associated Press
box score was substituted for the
official box.
Careful checking Of the seasons
box scores for final official aver.
ages brings to light, It is learned
many disputes and obvious errors
which are corrected by the official
statistician, II plainly erroneous,
without becoming known. Some
official scorers, It is said, have
been prone to omit such undisput.
ed events as double plays and
home runs.
1.-THE Life Of Bat Nelson" former
lightweight champion, who met
them all and retained his title IN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
BILL TilDEN' STILL
LEADS TENNIS FOLK

IN the tennis world Bill Tllden
WAS again supreme on the courts.
The big Philade lphian always iia.i
enough in reserve to swing the
margin OF victory In his favor.
Among the women tennis play
ers the brilliant showing Of Helen
wits, the 16.year.old California
miss was one Of the outstanding
textures Of the year.
Helen Wills Is remarkable
player In year or two she
should be might yclose to tho ton
IN the ranking Of the women ten
mis- players OF this country. Fol.
lowing Is a list Of 1922 tennis
champions
National singles ...............
William Tilden Cd
National doubles .l.............
~. Tilden and Richards
clay court singles ,......,......
William Tllden I'd
Clay court doubles .............
Basin and Burdicx
lntercolleg gate singles ........,..
q. 1890. L. e. Williams
Intercollegiate doubles ..........
!. .s..s. Ner and Davies
Junior singles J. Arnold W. Jones
Woments singles ..,.....,.......
..'... Mrs. NJ. B. Mallory
AYonefiss doubles ...............
~ Mrs. JeBsup and Miss Wills
Girls sfnRieA Helen Wills
Mixed doubles ..s...,..... Mrs
Mallory and William Tilden, Cd.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

CANADIAN EXPORTS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Cana.
dian exports to the United States
for October, the first complete
month IN which the new tariff law
was effective, totslled $50, 1856, 100
compared TO s2s, 015, 476 in the same
month Of last year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

beaten a yard, but by one Of his
marvellous slides he managed to
avoid the touch and was safe.
1t certainly was smart baseball.
On a dinky little ny to short cen.
ter Cobb completed the circuit, sim.
ply because he could grasp the pos.
sibllities at each base.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
Downs
NORMAL Scrubs
FairmOnt Team outc!assed by
Paw Paw :Five-.-Under-
wood and Michael Star -,

y .
FAIRVIEw. Dec. 30.-In aggame
played at Fairview last night, fea:
tured by rough playing and the
strong defense OF the visiting team,
Fairview high School basketball
team succeeded In downing the
Fairmont Normal Reserves to the
tune OF % to 8. The local team
took the lead in the early part OF
the game and held It throughout
the struggle. The score at the end
OF the first half was Fairview u,
Normal s., Underwood and Mich.
ael were the leading lights for the
Fairview team while Wilson and
Knight showed up best for the yisI.
tors. Mitchell did the most OF the
scoring for the locals, caging five
difficult baskets when closely
guarded.
The line up and summary:
Fairview %. Normal Reserves 9.
Michael .......RE...... Knight
Mitchell ,.>...LF......... Smith
Underwood sc. ........ Wilson
Lewis 1900. .RG........ Michael
Toothman ;. IL G.! $50. Snyder
Substitutions - Faifyiew: Wyer
for Lewis, ,Gump for Toothman;
Toothman for Mitchell, o'Delle for
Topthman, Yeager for Michael, Nc.
Elroy for Wyer. Normal: Battinger
for Snyder. Snyder for Battinger.
Field goals-Mitchell 5, Michael
z. Underwood 1, Toothman /,
knight 1, Wilson 1.
Foul goals-Michael, I out. Of 8:
Mitchell, 2 out OF s.; Toothman. /
out OF 81 Knight. out OF 8; Smith,
9 out Of 2; Wilson, 4 out Of 10:
Snyder, out OIL.
Referee = Garrett, WESLEYAN.
Timer-Ammons,s F. H. S. Scorers
Wolfe and ,Michaels.
Basketball Schedule.
A complete basketball schedule
for the Fairview High School bows
and girls has been printed by Yost
Brothers Of Fairyiew and has been
distributed to the various fans of
the community. The schedule has
been arranged, showing both the
dates OF games at home and abroad.
with space for the scores of each
team. So =
The schedule as shown by the
pamphlet Is. as follows:
At Home:
Dec. 2s-Parscns High School.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

Toxic has averaged, in the past
80 years, 80 earthquakes an
nually.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
EAST SIDEDOWNS
{ GRAFTON TOSSE:.RIiS
Mitchell Shows Glass in Last
Minutes Of Game When
SteaIey Leaves. Z

East Side High School took the
measure OF Grafton High School
on the East Side floor last night
by a count Of 1sSto IL. The Yellow
Jackets got away to an cary lead
and held It. East Side showed bet.
ter form than In the opening game
with Bridgeport on Tuesday, and
the team gives promise Of making
a great record during tho season:
Criss was injured late In the game
and had to retire. Stealey played a
steady game all the way until he
was removed late In. the contest.
Mitchell who took Stealey's place
showed great form and looks as II
he viii be one of the fastest men
in scholastic circles.
Grafton showed a lack Of team
work, which was due to- the fact
that the boys have not been play
ing together much yet. The team
will show more strength as the
season progresses.
Lineup and summary:
Grafton East Side
Hinkle ,....;........... Dayman
Hickman ...............E. Crisis
Forwards .s.
Sampes sd. .,s ... ..,.F...... Hill
Centers - "
Shaw .............:.I.:. Keener
Hetfner ,...t....,s,,.,.. Stealey
81
Substitutions-Henry for. Hin
kle,, Adams for Criss, Mitchell for
stealey. Field Goals-Hinkle, 1;
Henry, 4; Samples, i; Dayman,
9; Criss, L; Reener,, 9.
Foul goas-Hickman, 5 out Of 8;
Samples, / out Of 3; stealey, 6 out
OF 8; Keener, 1 out OF /. Referee
Kahn Of Colgate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

Dec. 2s-Normal Reserves.
jan. 6-Shinnston High; School
Jan. 27-Morgantown.
Feb. weston. \
Feb. lowest Monongah.
Feb. 14-Farmington,
Feb. t20-Fairmogt.
Feb.'22+Elkins.
March 9Buck hannont
Abroad:
Jan, 5-Grafton. (
Jan 11-West Monongah.
Jan. 19-Fairmo1t. 9-.''
Jan. 20-Elkins.
Feb. 2-Lumberpott:
Feb. 9-MorgantoRL.
Feb. Bloomington.
Feb. 17-Weston.
Feb. 24-Farmington.
March 2-3-valley tournament.
March 15.16-17 = State tourna
nent.
The girls team will play West
Monongah here January IL; Farm
lngton here on February II and
will play at Pennington on January
20. Other games for the girls
team are pending.
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lAddltIonals sposrts son .page nLne.l
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the bail getting away from the
third saeker. on his feet In an ID.
slant, Cobb was OF for the plate.
The throw TO the plate had him
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30
algxicAN BUSINESS BETTER.

WASHINGTON Dec. SO.-Mexi.
can business Is recovering rapidly
from the recent banking crisis, &C.
eording to information received by
the Department of Commerce today
from Assistant Trade Commissioner
Mackenzie, who said that no new
commercial failures had been re.
ported and that none was expect.
ed. The merchants, Mr.. MacKen.
lie added, are pushing their old
stocks and are asking little credit,
the whole tendency being toward a
strict cash basis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

He Immediately dashed for that
base at full speed. The ball took a
false hop and got away from the
second baseman. Seeing this al 4
blance, Cobb continued on to
third.
me player backing up, threw low
TO third as Cobb slid into that base.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

When It comes to remarkable bits
Of base running, you Just have to-
hand the laurel wreath to Ty Cobb.
I'haye seen Cobb pull on so much
sensational stun on the bases. that
It Is a rather difficult matter 10
pick out his one best bet in tho
speed line,
During the first two or three
years that Cobb was In the Ameri.
can League, he pulled so many I'm.
usual stunts on the bases. that 9th.
eE American League players sim.
ply classed him as a lucky stiff
who ran wild.
That impression, however. was
short lived. Cobb was really think.
ing just a wee bit faster than the
opposition, and thereby creating
many Of the breaks Of the game,
which was always referred 10 as
mere luck.
When the Detroit club went to
Cuba In 1911 was with the team
as umpire. Cobb's fame had pre.
coded him.. a story appeared in a
Havana paper, saying the only sure
way to Stop Cobb was to throw the
ball one base ahead OF the one to
whichthe was going.
It was written in a humorous
vein, but three or four times saw
Cuban PLAYERS do that very thing
to head off Cobb.
One Of the best bits of base RIM.
ming ] have ever seen Cobb turn in
was staged early in his career De.
troit was playing st. Louis at De.
Cobb dropped a Texas Lacquer
into center field which was fielded
by Charley Hemphill. AS Cobb
rounded first at job he noticed
Hemphill lob the ball toward sec.
He Immediately dashed for that
base at full sDeed Tho baIt 7ts,,i. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-30

''The Life of Bat Nelson" former
lightweight champion, who met
them all and retained his title IN.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-03
SPORTS
TOMMY MILTON SETS
TWO NEW RECORDS

LOS ANGELES. April 2.-rommq
Milton. iu a Durant, won the cham
pionship spring automobile race at
the Speedway today. taking the sec
oad preliminary % miles sprint in
- minutes 1.49 seconds. an average
speed OF 1862 miles an hour. and
the final so mile event in 20 min
utCs 1872 seconds, an average Of
115.2 miles an hour.
Milton was said by A. \. A. OIL
Gals 20 have established new worlds
records in both events.
Winners and second places for the
forr preliminary % mile sprints
follow;
Flrst-Pietro Bordino. Fiat, first:
Tommy Milton, second. Time, 13
minutes 3.68 seconds.
Sccond-Milton. first; Jimmy Muir
ply Dr. senberg. second. Time, 13
minutes 1.49 seconds.
Third-Murphy, first; Harry Hartz,
Deusenberg. second. Time, s min
utcs 795 seconds.
Fourth Frank Elliott, Leach,
first; Roscoe Sarles, Gutenberg, sec
ond. Time Is minutes 81 seconds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-03
PURDUE DIRECTOR
ISSUES CALL FOR
SPRING PRACTICE
Phelan, Boilermakers' New
Coach, Will Take Up
Duties at Once.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, April .
With the announcement Of the ap-
pointment OF James Phelan, former
University of Notre Dame football
star. and at present head football
coach at the University of Mis-
souri,, as head football coach at
Purdue university. Director of Ath-
letics Kellogg stated that a call for
spring football practice would be
issued April 9. It is expected that
over 100 men will turn out for the
spring work. Phelan arrives in
Lafayette April 10. and will begin
work at once. Though the practice
is starting somewhat late, il is
thought that the new coach will be
able 10 get in two or three weeks
work with the squad and get a gen
eral idea of the material with which
he viii work next fall.
Continued rains during the past
week have handicapped the Pur.
due baseball team in training. most
OF the workouts Of the sqUal being
taken in the big Purdue armoUy.
zach Ward Lambert took over the
squad last week from Coach James
Pierce, the latter i'm turn taking
charge of the freshmen. Much at
tention is being given to hitting this
year, while the pitching staff also
takes a major share of the cOach's
work Development Of the team is
coming along nicely, and Purdue
should have a well-balanced nine by
the time the season gets underway.
The Hamilton baseball club Of the
Ontario league viii arrive
here Monday, April Q, for a month
Of training A number of games
have been scheduled with teams in
surrounding cities, while daily prac-
tice contests with the Purdue team
Will be played The training period
games are expected to prove Of
much benefit. both TO the collegians
and the professionals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-03
COBB SEES MOHARDT
AS A TIGER FIXTURE
Detroit Leader Enthuses Over
Prospects of Ex-Notre
Dame Star.

Johnny Mohardt is going TO stick!
The ex-Notre Dame football and
baseball star is a sweet prospect. &C
cording TO Ty Cobb, manager Of the
Detroit Tigers, with which Mohardt
went south for a spring tryout.
Cobb classes Johnny as a star in
the bud, and though he will not have
a chance as a regular this season, he
VIII have an opportunity TO absorb
much baseball from the bench.
Cobb is strong for Johnny because
he has that spirit Of aggressiveness
which he likes. One Of the metro
pcl:tan scribes in wiring back the
Detroit Rookie prospects says: ''Ty
is particularly sweet on Mohardt,
VINO never shirks anything and al
ways can be found where there is
the most baseball 10 be learned. He
is crude in some things, it is true,
but Johnny has the natural ability,
plus common sense, to become
star. In action Mohardt is the pic
ture OF the athlete, loose of move
ment and graceful.
When told TO do a thing Johnny
does if. not always the first time with
the preciseness Of a veteran. but
with the iinesse that stamps him
coming star"
Things look jake for Johnny!