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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
2
A fragmented instructional piece outlines tennis serving basics and advanced strokes. It discusses grip, wrist action, stance, and follow through, noting the importance of keeping serves above net level and using cuts such as the American and reverse cuts. It mentions practice and shifts in weight for effective motion.
British soldiers in bombs and hurling them back. Faber comments on hitting and pitching. Christy Mathewson rumored to be protecting his arm. McLean controversy and basketball mentions. U.S. league figures and public images amid football and automobile dangers noted.
Philadelphia suffered a 2 to 1 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday in a tightly contested game. Collins drove in the tying run with a fourth inning triple and Carey scored the winning run on a sixth inning single, as Pittsburgh capitalized on Bancroft’s error. The Pirates outplayed the Quakers with disciplined defense and timely hitting at Philadelphia’s park.
The Mannington Independents invite any intermediate team in the city to a Saturday afternoon matchup at Mannington. The Mannington boys field a strong team this season and are ready to play. Teams wishing to accept should call 103 before 3 PM or 123 after 6 PM, or notify the Sporting Editor of the West Virginian.
Diamond Street M and Presbyterian Church teams, both top league contenders, meet at South Side Park this evening in a twilight baseball clash. Ashby and McDougal are expected to form Diamond Street’s battery for a strong contest.
The Hippodrome presents an updated program headlined by Those Three Girls, a talented trio of young musicians. Ventriliquist Fred Weber delivers audience laughs as one of vaudeville’s foremost acts. Leon and Bertie Allen perform comedy singing. The feature lineup includes Means and Morals, a two reel Essanay, and What Money Will Do from Lubin.
The Marion News Agency was robbed after midnight for the third time in two years. The cash register and pipes were stolen. Entry was gained by raising a back window. Musgrave bloodhounds followed the trail toward a nearby restaurant on Washington street.
Walter Guy Morrison of Beckley West Virginia won the hundred yard dash and placed in the 440 and 220 dashes while aiding Wesleyan’s relay team in the West Virginia meet at Clarksburg. He was elected captain for the 1916 track season and is a leading athlete in football basketball and baseball also a strong student and popular Junior. Under his leadership Wesleyan should field a strong team.
In a Brooklyn Eagle passage a chemistry professor warns that any mishap could blow the laboratory skyward. The speaker invites closer attention as he attempts a profound remark, while someone contemplates departing from ancestral faith.
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