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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
6
Column mixes playful sports lore with names like Joe Kelley and Ray Caldwell, notes on baseball trades and minor leagues, a McGraw hearing preview, and a humorous aside on a novelty record. Mentions old Giants and Robins series, Yankee owners, and era boxing anecdotes.
Wallace Independents rolled to a 61 to 11 basketball win over West Union in Wallace high school gym. Smith led Wallace with 26 points while James M. Shields refereed and judged the game satisfactorily. Substitutions and foul goals noted, crowd filled the stands. Turkish government funds seed grain aid worth 1 980 000 for farmers in Turkish dominions.
Pittsburg sportsman Nat Ihord entered a Pinehurst N C purse race wearing a blond wig and veil to hide his identity but finished third. Boston’s Miss Bether Tifts won the race with Pinehurst’s Miss Tsabel Bliss placing second, drawing chatter from spectators over the disguise.
St Marys high school wins first home game of the season against St Augustine, 24 to 6. Captain Ricker leads with early points, strong second half surge keys the victory, and subs gain valuable court time as St Marys heads to Graf ton next Friday for another matchup.
The Ingram-Michotte four-man bowling team defeated the Gore alley four-man squad by seventy four pins Friday night. Gore led early before Ingram Michotte pulled ahead with steady strikes and spare conversion, securing the win in a tight finish.
The contest opened with a six pin win by the Ingram Michotte team in the first game and expanded to a lead of eighty four pins after the second game. Gore bowled poorly in the final game as Ingram and Michotte pulled ahead, giving the winners a seventy four pin margin. Ingram led with the high score, while Michotte posted the best average.
Lumberport defeats Bristol 34 to 22 in a crowded gym as Bristol, defending CHSL champions, drop a close matchup. Earlier, Lumberport girls beat Bristol 30 to 7 in the preliminary. Referee Sandy Toothman, timer Richardson. Substitutions listed. fouls led to player disqualification.
Principals of grammar schools in the Mondangahela valley hold the first meeting of the school year at Fairmont today. Harrison county teachers attend with Superintendent J. A. Jackson and Principal C. Guy Musser from this city, and Superintendent A. P. Morrison of Shinnston on the program. The text also notes the Australian eucalyptus as among the tallest trees, reaching nearly 500 feet.
In the opening game of the season Washington Irving High School fell 35 to 7 to Shinnston. Shinnston dominated early and never trailed as Clarksburg’s lineups included Morrison and Coulson while Washington Irving fields Frank Arnett and a few injured players from football season. Referee Williams officiated a 20 minute halves contest with Shinnston amassing 21 points in the first half to 14 for Clarksburg.
Charles W Voitle, 29, managing editor of the Washington Pal News, died Friday afternoon in a Wheeling hospital after several days of illness. Friends here received the news Friday night with profound sorrow. he had years of prior association with local journalism.
The article recalls a Wheeling resident known across West Virginia, with frequent Ogden visits and many local friends. It notes Mrs. Voitle’s Weston roots as daughter of T. L. Barnes, and recalls Charlie Voitle covering a 1915 Washington and Jefferson versus Wes leyan game by telephone from Clarksburg. It mentions a new motorcycle tire filling pump integrated with running machines.
An advert urges avoiding harmful cosmetics and using Fhre Cream on face neck or arms to cure redness or roughness and maintain a good complexion. A quarter buys full size opal jar.
Watch for him as a playful figure headlines a Tuesday night appearance at the Masonic Auditorium with a Rag Time Santa Klaus offering entertainment and seasonal cheer.
An ad notes Saturday and Monday as the final days for a free pair of pants from the National Woolen Mill. It warns that rising raw material costs may push suit and overcoat prices to $20 from January 1. Public urged to take advantage before the offer ends.
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