The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 5

"-'i 't ftfr A A I A I A 6, 1920. SIGNS TO PLAY WITH WARD; SENATORS PLAY TODAY Local Boy, Who Made Good at; Wesltyan, Has Signed Up to Play With Ward. A A OF .5551 Also Secures Services of Parrel! and Blake, Two Big League Players, Besides being known In the world as the COR City, bc- of the great de-posits of coal, oil and In thia vicinity, Charleston is also known in the sporting world ns hotne Mahre Stark, a coming a i of tho times. Stark was born i and raised in Charleston and word from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, where Stark is going; AMATEUR BALL PLAYERS MAY "USE" THE MAIL There aro more good unattached aznateur ball players in Charleston than there are playing regularly with organized teams. Many of these men aro eager to connect' with some strong organization, and many teams need to bo strengthened in just tho departments these men are competent to fill.

There we have supply and demand. IjCt's adjust matter. The Mail is establishing a mutual service between the baseball teams and the press' of the valley and between the" teams and the players. Tho sporting department will esteem privilege and a pleasure to act as a bureau of general assistance to players and managers alike. This is an appeal to players alone.

Send in your The matter will be treated in confidence, your name to be revealed only to the manager who asks for a man in your position. Join tho gang! Goldie Gunn and Scott to Meet in I Preliminary Contest; Geene May Also Box Team from Coal Town Will Wipe Out Defeat Suffered from Nitro on Ward Ground. ft Billy McCarney, advance man, publicity agent, business manager, trainer and all-around chief assistant Billy Brorison in the management of Bob Martin, Inter-allied boxing champion, is on the grounds for the big contest between Martin and. Carl La Blanch, Belgian heavyweight champion, which is to take place hero Saturday night, June 12. Bronson and Martin will arrive Tuesday, while La Blanch expected before Thursday.

The Ne'Wflpapermorv's Sport Club, which is staging" the ig bout, announc- 1 ed today the addition to the pro- I gramme of a bout between Goldie i Gunn, of Blueflold, and "Fats" Scott, sparring partner of Jack Sheppard and idol of tho colored element of Huntington This bout was arranged on its merits, rather than on the merit of the principals. Goldie Gunn has fought Young: Lawrence twice- and, although defeated both times, guvo Lawrence a lot of trouble. Ho had considerable less experiences whno he fought Lawrence and today, it is believed, he could beat him with more or less ease, Scott and Ounn boxed in Huntington at a. recent show and, to all re- reports, tho bout was ono of the hardest fought ever witnessed in Booster- villo. The bout ended in a draw.

Scott hag boxed several good boys and has a good style. Arrangements are pending for a return engagement between Young that he packa a stake-mallet, while Geone, paperweight champion of tho BETWEEN ROUNDS "What does ho use?" is the query that is going tho rounds of sportdom about Bob Martin, Terra A Ha challenger of Dempsey. 1 Incidentally that is what his: op- 1 ponents usually ask after they have choking over smelling ealts, blinked their oycsH clear of ammonia tears, steered their mouths back to 1 position, in front of their tongues, and pried open their crumpled jaws. Some of tfyjpn aro willing to assert tho more scientific declare that it is crystallised. highly concentrated chlorofocm, administered in dosfis in concrete form.

two-ton M.VttRE STAKK. school, say that he is Charleston lad who has more than mado good in college athletics." So good has been his showing in college sports that "Ward, one of tho biggest semi-pro teams in this part of the state, went after his services and secured them, it is announced. Mahre Stark has been one of West Virginia Wesleyan's most dependable all-round athletes during his career in the Methodist college. He played a great game at football last year, he was said to bo the best guard in college basket ball in tho state and he hag, been hitting a higher clip than any other baseball man in West Virginia this year. In addition to his hitting, ho is catching wonderful ball, behind tho bat.

Stark is hitting them .555 so far, and this average. includes all tho regularly scheduled gamea at Wesleyan. Not long ago, local boy's hatting was announced press dispatcher as being a feature of the baseball activities' of the "West Virginia collages this spring. Hia batting of .555 to date is the highest mark that some declared to be good, have been unable to reach In an entire season. The local boy bats takes a good healthy cut at the ball, choking his bat considerably when hitting for speed.

Ho has clone his hardest hitting against speed but does not slow down any on his percentage on curve pitchers. He found Bethany's strongest pitcher for four hits in the first game at P.ethany, -which number was half the entire number garnered by Wesleyan in the- game. In addition to being a star at the bat, Stark is fast on the sacks arid is conceded to be a finished fielder behind the plate. He has a strong arm Hnd in addition to this a fine knowledge of the game. Not satisfied with one star on their team, the Ward baseball backers have secured several others in their determination to trod all competitors under foot in their fight for the championship.

In the outfield, Chick Farrel displays his ability and shows what his training with tho big ones has done for him. Farrell has played with tho Boston Americans, the International and West Leagues and also the. American Association. "Dad" Snedegar is another Ward player who is showing up as a good West athlete. "Dad" is not I out of school yet.

it is said, and thjough he has played with Shreevc-- port, has not gone into the game as Strongly as some 01' tho other Ward players. The last of the "Famous "Four" which forms the foundation of Ward's lineup is Blake, of the Pittsburgh Nationals. Blake evidently has been boiTOwed by tho promoters of the Coal Town baseball team for the season and will be remembered here, as he pitched for the Senators last year. "When Bob Martin hit. Spike Mc- Somethlngarruthor in Huntington he hit him with hia glove.

That much we can swear to, "because a first cousin of our wife's uncle helped peel tho outer cover of Martin's mlt from the la.d'a big hand a the necessary application of hot water and It can hardly be, said that Martin uses jabs, noi- hardly denied that he. uses swings; but on the other hand, Martin uses the most direct hooks a boxer over used and his swings are--all--his--own. Of course, Bob has a kindly fooling state, and Patsy, Huntington bantamweight, who earned a draw with him there in a previous! bout. Owing to the great difference in their weight, however, this bout may not be staged. PAUL JONES IB WINNEE Wins Suburban Handicap At Belmont Park.

New York, 5. Paul Jones, the three-year-old colt of Ral Parr's, winner of the Kentucky derby, splashed a mile and a quarter through mud a (loop at Be.lmont Park this afternoon and won the suburban handicap. His time was 3-5. Commander UOKS' Boniface was second and Kilmer's Exterminator was third. There were only two other in his heart for Belgians and it might'starters, Harry Payne Whitney's Up- be he'll let this La Blanch off easy--; et and S.

C. Hildrcth's Thunderclap. third or fourth round, or spmethlngl Lining up next to Exterminator on like that. But, oh man--we advise you to hold hard to your seat the outside, Jockey Andy Schuttinger got Paul Jones away in the lead. He when you see Bob's elbow twitching, to tako delight in the heavy for you're going to a draught so i going" and opened up a big gap in the strong it would make an Quark At the mile he showed signs storm feel like the air expulsion of a from the outside opened with a burst of speed, and just failed to get up, Paul Jones winning by three-quarters 1020 model vacuum cleaner.

As Battling PenPoints says, "Martin surely punishes the wind when he misses and when he la.nds ho creates of a length. It was one of the smallest fields that ever contested for a handicap. a suction so strong that they have, to -when a steady morning rain ceased use cement to fill up the hole behind" anc the track had become a mud paf.h his shoulder so's can't notico it." JDonnaconna, Wild Air, Cleopatra, 1 David Harum and Corn Taasel were To he. a champion is to bs an artist, scratched. A fa.in heart never won a fair lady The winners time was considered made a home or dealt a knockout ivory fast, in view of the condition of or lifted' a crown.

I tho track. M'GUBN MAY SET DISCUS RECORD. Twilight League. A throw of 344.3 with tho discus is pretty near Duncan's record of but that's what reports say Wm. McGurn, Olypmic Club of San Francisco, has been getting- recently in practice.

His official record is 13S.8 but from present indications that mark would place him on the American Olympic: team this fall. He has been tentatively chosen by the A. A. U. Committee na one of tho weight men for the team.

Standing of Teams. Won Charleston Milling- 3 Armour iSr Co JCoycs, Thomas 2 Jiuffner Bros 1 Abney-Barnes 1 Kanawha Drug 1 Lost 0 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .500 POCKET BILLIARD LEAGUE ENDS FIRST WEEK WITH TEAMS TIED Nine contests wore played last week in the Kanawha County Pocket Billiard league, before a large Yesterday'B Kosults. Charleston Milling vs. Thomaii, postponed; rain.

Chfirleston, are "Week's Schedule Tuesday A vs. Drug. Thursday Charleston i i Noyes, Thomas. 2 5 0 crowds, i the result that with tho .250 beginning of the second week of tho existence of the organization. Bates Noyes.jThc: Star, of South tied for first place.

Tho following Is the. a i of the parlors: Team. Won Bates and The Star, S. Charleston Kanawha Saturday Abney- Barnes Lost 0 0 Pet. Eros.

Owing Postponed to rains, two games postponed last week which will have to be played this week. Dfilton and i 1 I Docker, W. Charleston The Club, Kt. Albaris. I White Way, W.

1 I The Union, 0 American, St. Albaris. 0 1 The Holley 0 1,000 .1.000 0 0 .500 .500 .000 .000 Tho schedule for the coming week is: 7--The Holley at the Union, Dunbar. 7--Decker, West Charleston, at. Bates and Donnally.

Juno 7--Dalton and Higgins at The Club, Kt. Albana. Juno S--Tho Union, Dunbar, at tho White Way, West Charleston. Jutu! 8--The Club, at. AJbans, at The Star, South Charleston.

3--The White Way, West Charleston, at Dalton ii.iui Hig-glns. June 10--Bates and Donnally at Decker, West Chruleston. June. 10--The Star, South Charleston, at Tho American, SI, Albans. 11--The American, St.

Albans, at the Holltiy, Nitro baseball fans will see real baseball, with a venegance, this afternoon when the.Nitro diamond stars meet the Ward lineup at the Powder City down Kanawha River. The Powder Men have one game from Ward on the Coaltown's own grounds to their credit and this afternoon's contest is said to be played to wlpo out the score. Since Ward's defeat at home, the personnel of the Coalmen's team has been strengthened remarkable in more limn one department. The services of Blake, now under contract with Pitta- burgh, but borrowed by Ward for the season, have been secured and Chief Farrell, another big leaguer, will also appear in a. Ward uniform.

Head Coach Bill Hall looks for a close game, and according to the dope for Ward, ho will, set it. Ward is said to be one of the strongest teams in the Kanawha Valley and willing to meet all comers in their class, and with the lineup Ward is said to have, fans are thinking on batting on a shutout game ono way, or an exceedingly close one, the other. Snyder and Goodwin, pitch for the Powder Men, and each have hurled a shutout, ball to Naval Ordnance batters on two different occasions during the week-end holidays. Blako will iead off for Ward. It is expected that scores of fans will flock to Nitro, if for nothing else, just to see the big boys that Ward' will send against tho Powder Men.

Whether or not Nitro is expected to loso to Ward, one resident and a booster of tho town says Ward needn't be surprised if they are requested bring a caddy with them to hunt for lost balls as tho Nitro stick stars are going to put a little of tho real fprce of nitro behind the hickory when they awing at the horsehide and some of the balls may not be able to be found when they land. BEAD 'EM-AN'WEEP. A a period of two weeks the Senators again call the meeting to order. And in new uniforms, too. They clash with West Charleston this afternoon, however, but what of a West Charleston Is reputed to be ataie to hit every rival pitcher to the dugout as soon as they climb on the mound.

And that ain't, all. They are said to have made 37 runs and 55 hits in thuir last three games. It has been so long since the ouija board has paid hard earned money for a to a baseball game, but it declared that for the price of one "You'd be surprised." Take this afternoon's game, f'rin- stancc. Some people say that they don't like Charleston, but for an example of what it can do for one, look at Stark. But then he was raised here.

The Charleston boy is certainly making a hit--a .555 hit. According to the ouija board, Ward is said to have madb the statement that they would defeat the Senators if it. took all tho money in tho coal fields. From the collection of players that have made, they must have really meant it. Jt takes spirit to make a good game, y'know.

Blake, must be just practicing out with Ward so-he will bo in i when ho goes back to the Pittsburgh Nationals. Some people say that y'nevor are great i y'got your name in tho papers "Ward's outfielder, Chick Farrcll, must be there now because he has played with the Boston A i cans, tho Internationa! League, tho Western and the American Association. How's a And how the papers carry baseball dope. BURKE BAGK WITH CONFIDENCE AFTER REST SINCE NOVEMBER JEW Powell, Manager of Senators, Began By Piloting Spokane in Northwesters. MIDRIFF N.

Y. REQULAB Covered Third in American League Three Yean; Been Western. When the Senators of Charleston step out on the field at park this afternoon, and start in a little hitting, and while "Biddy" i JJeers tatches for Zellars, while Mlw i southpaw Senator warms up, Charleston fans may be surprised to learn that "bushers" are not- going to play, against the West Charleston aggregation, i To begin at the beginning, Walt Powell, manager of the ien't managing a baseball team for tbe firat time. Powell played basebaTJ In Pacific coast league, and the Spokane, Washington, team in the" Northwestern league in of best years that the westerners played. Powell was out of the ton game, played here two- because of illness, but it yesterday that he would covering" hia base the same as-ever thta I The ifuture of.

Martin Burke, New Orleans heavyweight entry, depends on his chest. Most boxers don't have to worry about this part of their boxing structure, but Marty does. Joe Chip caved through the freckled-faced Irishman's works last November and trio kid had to take a long But he's back as good as new again and is considered one of the most likely of the new field of The other day he polished off Al lieisch with such precision that he is filled with the great essential--confidence. He Isn't a cowboy as the above picture might suggest. Marty, like a good many bali players--believes a mascot is juat as necessary a fighter.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR WATER MEET ARE RAPIDLY BEING COMPLETED Preparations Under Way for Organization of Boat Club In City, Which Will Immediately Take Up Matter of Carnival--Few Backward Ones. The water carnival is to be. aro already under way for tho organization of a boat club in Charleston which will, Immediately upon organization, tako up the mutter of giving Charleston-on- Kanawha the first real conviction that local citizens have a river to play in since 1914. Water babes, you've done fine! of the business men who should be interested in- this affair have not yet signified their willingness to take a hand in the game, but as long as the matter is in the hands of the Water Babes A. C.

(or whatever it chooses to call itself), and as long as the memory sticks of the readiness with whfch those approached (on a rainy day!) agreed to pitch in and do their best, it will take a hard-hearted river man to coldly disclaim interest in 'the carnival. Folks around town are just beginning to recall the thrilling race between the "Black Dragon" and the. "Firefly," the djve from the South Sitta bridge, the swimming races at Lick Branch, the canoe tilts, the "frea)Tboat" competition and all of the other exciting and humorous events of carnivals of the past. With a little display of sportsmanship and a little originality and the willingness to take a chance, there is no telling just what might result as far as the water carnival is concerned. Columbus took a chance! Charleston is situated in an ideally located spot for such an event.

With the supply of boats already on hand, including river steamers, barges, cruisers, canoes, rowbo'ata and rafts, without the least bit of inconvenience, the dream of the water carnival could be realized. Double Header Scheduled for This Afternoon and Pierce's Team Picked to Win. It old Jupiter riuvius doesn't horn THE CHATTERJBOX in and try to grab the gate receipts lncnea to tho yard, for the flinch and briclgo-whist union, the fastest double header staged in Jimmy Wilde, having replenished 1 his treasure cheat to the extent of some or more, has about decided to go home and salt it down. Then he's coming back for more. Jimmy may be afraid of some of these oil salesmen.

L.GW Tendler got over a tough proposition in taking the verdict from Pinkey Mitchell. The age of the southpaw seems to be coming right along. Tendler is the goods, though, about 36 For some reason or other, a baseball player can get more i i out of a free lance than a movie actress can out of a paid press agent. the history of the town of Dunbar will be played in that thriving industrial center this afternoon, when the Dunbur Cubs and the Bloomers (also known as; the "Sissies" for some mysterious reason), representing the Dunbar Athletic club, clash for community honors. Organized by "Monk" Fierce, soldier-athlete who led the.

famous Company team tho Second West Virginia and 150th infantry to victory after victory in tho N. W. territory in the summer of 1917 and played with the divisional team at. Hattiesburg Inter in that year, the Cubs started The vengeance with which Mike O'Dowd is disposing. of his opponents since he was deposed is another proof that ho was oniy fooling, in Boston.

George Knockout Brown, the Chicago Greek, hadn't look a nap on the canvas for a long, long time until he shook hands with O'Dowd. Or do they want a union to get higher wages? Most of them are overpaid. But if the union is intended to make certain boxers give the fans money's worth and to make certain champions defend their titles at decent L-I viiscs fcv tho season like a Kansas cyclone. lnterv aj a nd at a respectable price; turned loose on the Sahara with It. must be admitted that Powell is a good manager.

Besides managing Spokane In tho Northwestern League, the Charleston Senators, and tho Kunawha Billiard Parlors, he also always manages to win. By this lima Orcutt should be able to hit a home run every ones in a while. Tho ouija board Buys you never can i tell and he may do It this afternoon. a leave of absence. After dropping a game to the strong West Charleston team which plays Charleston this afternoon, and another one by a close score to Ward, the Cubs got going and multiplied the count of every team they played by aboif.t ten--until last Sunday.

Everybody was tuned up for a. picnic last Sunday. The Cubs were going to. play tho "Sisters," as the members, of tho D. A.

C. are affectionately known to the fans of Dunbar. Forij two innings not a run crossed tho pan, but In the last half of the third the i Bloomers dropped their knitting enough to score three perfectly good runs, albeit two of them were unearned. The final score was 4 to 0. Tho populace of Dunbar hasn't i recovered from the shock and freely predict the massacre of the Bloomers in today's game.

It must be that's different such a union. the fans are for noon. Beers, catcher for the Senatora, caught in the Western Oreutt, who hit the "first home run of the seaison in the ironton game, been at it quite a while. He played five years in the Eastern one i nthe Southern, ending up at In- dianapolis last year. Midkiff, another member of Sena'tc, is also a seasoned player.

For three years he waa covering third base as a regular for the New York Americans, and helped win the pennant in the New State Nothing-could be learned yesterday concerning the West Charleston outside "of what has already been regarding the way the gang from Elk send the rival pitchers to tfce dugout as fast as they ieliwr- ies. The Senators' opponents corded as having made runs and fifty-five hits In their three games, besides five double in the last two contests. It is expected that an large number of fans will wjtnew game this on the bleacht-rs after a two rest. Because of the inability to at- cui satisfactory arrangements, ager AVatt Powell was forced to let Sunday go by -without a contest, but it is believed that now ott game will be played every Sunday. ILLIONIS WINS WESTERN CONFERENCE TRACK Makes First Place With Forty Michigan Is Second With Thirty Points.

Ann Arbor, Mich, June 6 I University today won the western conference track field meet with terty points. Michigan, the second collected thirty points. was four and one-half points back ot Michigan. The list oif which finished in the contained a number ol entries: Illinois 40, Michigan 30, Wiaconmln, California Nebraska Notre Dame 10, Chicago 7, Futdiie Kansas Agricultural 5, Minnesota. S.

Earlham 4, Cornell 3, OWe Slate Indiana 1, Arnes 1. The Illinois squad was well balanced and got away with five flrsta, plaeinc in all but six events. Chicago waft weakened with Biggins out of Condition. California's slim entry a good showing. fell during part of the meet and considerably slowed the time.

Two conference records were equalled, but none surpassed. The mile relay which closed the meet developed in a stiff fight tween Illinois and Michigan on last lap, Johnson, of Michigan, puc- ceeded in pulling up on Illinois, but weakened at the The time, three minutes 8,1 4-i seconds, equalling the conference record made by Chicago in It IS, ItitatoW team consisted of Donohue, Spink and Emery. CLUB The Charleston Rotary dab hM vited the Huntington RoUrfr attend the session following bor Day," June 11, which claimed by the governor iut LEFT-OVER TROUSERS ON SALE and saniple, worth to J6.00, 480 assorted fine Panta of odds and ends, made in our own daylight shops, worth up to all sizes SPECIAL NOTICE 600 pairs of extra nine Pants, highly tailored and trimmed. These Pants are well worth $10.00 a pair; while they last GOO Men's Khaki Pants. Special 1,000 Boys' Odd Pants.

49c to A. S. WOOLEN MILLS COMPANY Capitol and Virginia Streets. Right on Tho Senators meet West Charleston this afternoon, At threo o'clock. At Kanawha Park.

SEASON CLOSES TOMOR-UOW. Buckhannon, two base ball ganico with Dick Guy's famous Collegians on Monday and Tuesday, 7th and 8th, will bring the athletic year of West Virginia Wea- kryan College to a clone. With the closing of thn year there will be a oral star athletes receive thoir a prrees. This list includes of tho big stars on whom Wesloyan has depended to bring laurels Into the Methodist fold, Tho Hat Includes tho of athletes who known to every collsgiate fnn fl.n3 io every high enhnnl' Utd within utM.it, after seeing tho Cubs work out, that 1 It is hard to believe that a better team can be found in the same neighborhood, but tho age of miracles Is not paut. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwaukee 6-12-3. Louisville 6-100. (First game), Milwaukee 8-6-0. Louisville 3-6-8. (Second game).

Minneapolis 7-11-4. Toledo Kansas City G-13-S. ColambuB 33-0. St. Paul 6-9-4.

Indianapolis The new stars coma up, They aro rushed Into matches with champions. Rarely do they finish in the lead for their confldenno weakens at the lost Their game cracks at the critical point, while the champion with the winning aptrit and plays his as the art made 0 14, BASE BALL i ft Sunday, June 6 Charleston vs. West QartesM West Ckarleefcm Beat BtU dob in ton. I lEWSFAPESr.