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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
2
The article lists multiple players from Fairmont, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and nearby areas including Davis, Hill, and Bar ry among others. It notes seventeen players receiving varsity letters and honors for their roles in the Virginia University football season.
A hazy OCR fragment notes Pasadena and the squad aiming to reshape from a rough year. Mentions Williams Winter Wyant Colonna Batauenes, with references to defeating foes and building toward a stronger regular season. The tone hovers over a rallying effort and imminent return.
Blooming ton reports Captain Frank Fanos of Indiana University eleven, who served on the Piave front and wears the Italian cross, known as The Duke by teammates. He played end on defense and sometimes halfback, weighing 192 pounds at six feet, with a noted 95 yard gain on nine straight plunges against Wisconsin, and a seventh tackle on a punt return in the Harvard game.
The Fairmont Times notes a bowling challenge with West Virginian bowlers. Names include Monroe, A Ray Pop Mapel, Roy Jenkins, Earl Nikos, and reserves Butler Ridgely Melcan. A fixed bone alley at the Y M C A is prepared to ensure safe play.
The Penn team edged Michigan late, with Dick Marshall breaking free for a 55-yard run to seal a 21-20 victory after a dramatic fourth quarter. The game featured a quarterback showcase, late dramatic shifts, and strong football action as teams battled for the lead and scalp.
Officials of Labelle Iron works a Wheeling Steel Co subsidiary confirm plans to build the nation’s largest nail plant in Wheeling. Construction to begin once city council approves, on the site of the old factory on South Side, erected in 1852.
Dec 6 fifty candidates turned out for basketball as Coach C G Drake opened the first practice session. Twenty eight girls reported, with ten seeking to appear for the team. Only four lettermen return: Captain Prichard Jones McCarnee and Ryan. The strongest material is promised, with preliminary practices to continue this week and a schedule to be set next Saturday at the Valuation meeting in Clarkeburg.
The Par ent Teacher Association of Rivesville holds a 7 pm Friday debate at Rivesville High School on whether local schools are less efficient now than ten years ago. H J Spelcher L B Brown support the affirmative. Fred A Bradley W H Post oppose. Miss May Mooney of the Red Cross speaks on Marion County conditions while students perform music and readings.
St Louis Browns, buoyed by a near miss in 1922, plan major 1923 upgrades. Owner Phil Ball says 15 new players and 10 recalled from minor leagues will reshape a squad led by Lee Fohl. The club targets improved pitching and defense to challenge the Yankees for the American League title next season.
Jack Ballentine aged 52 died from injuries from a fall at the Foundation Company plant in Beechbottom Wheeling December 6. He slipped from a scaffold and was knocked to the ground from about fifty feet. He resided in Power West Virginia.
Comparison of scores favors Michigan over Iowa for the 1921 conference championship. The text notes Michigan held the top place, Iowa not defeated, and mentions head-to-head and cross-division results against Minnesota Illinois Ohio Michigan State and others, highlighting Michigan's advantage in the era.
An editorial argues stadium funding will spark student effort and public interest in sports. It compares casual checkerboards to regulation boards and claims proper facilities and attractive boards entice participation, draw crowds, and elevate minor league players toward big leagues.
Reports from the minor league convention in Louisville indicate heavy trade chatter with Pacfic Coast League linkages to Philadelphia Americans and whispers of a 470000 dollar value. Ty Cobb and Frank Navin led discussions with Muggins and Barrow as executives eyed possible deals and draft implications.
Prince Andre of Grogen landed at Brindisi and traveled to Rome where he met Pope Pius in a private audience before departing for London.
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