Local sports chaos and early season chatter in Fairmont
Fragmented notes describe open dates for Fairmont teams, plans for a late season clash at South Field, and fan excitement. Mentions of a star pitcher Charlie Birvs, All-Stars, and various local clubs show a lively but disjointed picture of early 20th century athletic rumors, schedules, and community reactions. The text also references Morgantown, university ties, and a turbulent mood around schedules and management.
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Fairmont Alhatleso
Vairmont
Senate
Kendall Mystery Fragments Highlight Text Gaps
Readable fragments from a local page show garbled lines and uncertain names. The legible bits hint at a figure named Kendall and references to dates or events but lack clear context or actions.
Games Today Show Big Matchups Across The East
Pittsburgh faces Philadelphia while Cincinnati visits Brooklyn. St Louis travels to New York and Chicago plays Boston highlighting a busy schedule with notable city rivalries.
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Brooklyn
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Yankees, Tigers Stifle Phillies as Detroit Blanks Philadelphia
Detroit defeats Philadelphia 5 to 0 in yesterday’s American League action. Cleveland loses 1 to 0 to St Louis, while Boston and St Louis also collide. Today’s schedule features New York at Cleveland and Washington at Chicago with Philadelphia at Detroit.
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Ashington Om
City League Moguls Face Entrance Decision Amid Heated Meeting
The City League weighs admitting a new M. V. T. team after a boisterous meeting. Names like John Fogester surfaced as the lineup. President Boller hinted Monongah Glass and the new squad would clash Friday night, with Mining Machinery, Monongah Glass, West Virginia Wholesalers, and Owens capable of spoiling their progress.
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Alumni Baseball Thriller Ends In Narrow Watson Building Win
In the final league game the Watson Building team defeated Mining Machinery 3 to 2. Cochran doubled and scored, Venesky and Anderson contributed key hits, while Latterner allowed eight hits and kept Mining Machinery to two runs. The game featured late rallies, base stealing, and strong defense.
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Now Frat Men Getting Honors
Morgantown reports Thompson of Morgan Town elected manager of the Varsity track team for 1921. A non frater mat, he has served two years as assistant manager. The piece notes fraternities crowd out non frat men and hints at broader non frater rivalry for university posts.
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Morgantown
Rutledge Thompson
College of Engineering
Sliugton
Kappa Alphas Big Winners
Morgantown reports the Kappa Alpha fraternity won both the baseball and basketball titles in the Greek Letter League for the 1918-19 college year. The athletic committee will issue new trophies next fall as the league may expand to tennis and possibly football due to increased student participation in physical exercise.
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Kappa ‘Alpha Fraternity
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