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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1916
Page
10
A jumble of references to baseball and boxing scenes, with stray names and opinions. Mentions of St Paul, Minneapolis boxers, referees, and aging rules surface amid scattered commentary on games and season pace.
A dense, garbled recount of a historic 19th or early 20th century baseball rule change session in New York. It references pitching, striking, and the evolution of a rule defining a strike and the batter’s actions, with mentions of fans and players watching keenly. The fragment hints at the National Association and changes that defined pitching and batting conduct.
Fragmented reminiscence discusses 1905 Cornell football and the challenges of selecting an All American team. The author critiques coaches choices, notes the influence of space costs, and reflects on bias, opinion, and the clash between personal views and institutional selections. The piece blends anecdotes about players, coaches, and the press in a reflective, period voice.
A fragmented passage argues against the All-American tradition as undirected and costly. It contemplates intercollegiate glory, dissension, and questions whether such drama serves education. The writer muses on scholarships and a broader educational mission behind athletic competitions.
The article lists a proposed all West Virginia eleven with Beck, Rodgers, Redvers, and Wodeers among key backs and linemen. It praises fast forwards, solid defense, and notes Clay White, Neale, and others as honorable mentions, predicting a tough national battle.
CAFEGI SALEM Poke LINES 10 HERGE SOCIAL TO THE TELEGRAM SALEM December 2 Central District Telephone Company seeks to unite local lines and exchanges to eliminate service duplication and extend after merger or mutual exchange. Wade Pipper of Wheeling visits his brother Claud in Salem and is noted for athletics and coaching. Schutte leads tuberculosis department sales as superintendent. sale proceeds noted.
A reader friendly fragment lists multiple names associated with colleges and teams. The text includes individuals such as Coolidge Harv d Merron Pittsburg Haus Linn Runquist Mlinois Mogg Princeton Farnum Brown McEwan Army Perrotti W Bachm'n Notre Dame Thurma Nevitulis Brown Baldridge Weeks Brown Hughley Prince Cannell Dart Shiverick Cor nell Gilroy Georget n Hastings Pitts Berry Penn Casey Harvard Koehler N W Le Gore Yale Be.
Union reports seals sold at multiple city stores as a Christmas charity effort. Chatham Concert Company hosted a church entertainment at the Methodist Episcopal church to good attendance and financial success. Sylvanus Frum of Haywood, a former liveryman and M T Frum Mable Company traveler, recently married Emma Wright and now resides in Haywood. Jitney lines in town merge under R C Snider with two autos on schedule between Industrial West Salem and Bristol. C M Perine appointed administrator of D L Perine's estate. property appraised. Revival continues at United Brethren church led by Rev G W Ware and Rev S A Jesse with District Superintendent Radabaugh present. Baptist Young People's Union issues 1916 calendar. Mrs Gertie Dozier visits family and plans to join husband in Macon, GA, then relocate. Mrs Walton Strother to Denver to visit father H D Boughner. former Clarksburg resident. Mrs J F E Trainer visiting sister Mrs W L Hummel at Battle Creek, Mich, and Milwaukee. Miss Margaret Ritte, a teacher in Eugene district, home for Thanksgiving.
A Buenos Aires report notes a consignment of motor cars from an American factory. Authorities, suspecting fraud, revalue the invoices from 200 to 300 gold dollars to a customs value of 340 to 640 dollars, prompting a revenue decision.
Negros employed by the Canal and Panama railroad and unemployed Black workers plan a permanent labor group linked to a similar city project. Local agents sought car turnover at invoice prices. the minister left office without decide, cars stored awaiting the new finance minister. Dissatisfaction grows but a strike seems unlikely until the silver pay board reports.
London report notes at a final meeting the lord mayor passed a vote of thanks to Willoughy Smith, United States consul at Tiflis, for his work aiding Armenian refugees and supporting relief organizations.
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