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Goodwin Defeated By Steel's Playingi Marvel of Tuesday Falls Be fore Superior Racquet Arm of Player Hugus in Good Form and Fans Predict Victory For Local' Man Remaining Match in Men's Singles Will Be Played This Afternoon r:*y for the third day's events of the West Virginia S'ate Tennis Tour nament on ;ho courts .?f the Wheel ing T?nr.:s club ycstord.tv fairly r k!e<| with brilliancy :it the singles an.l double events. The participants hat e b^o-me accustomed to the courts nn.1 their plsy is that of skilled and vet ? car; players. This coupled with the fact tha' the platers remaining in the Homl-flna.s and fins'* tn all * It e events r.re lo>ai platers aii'1 know the courts l*i\e the fans a bit <>f interesting ten nis during the day. The gallery yesterday was the larg est of the tourney and numbered aev. oral hundred people many from out* i f-town w ho stopped over to witness the rnetehes. The crowd yesterday was kept busy the entire day and mot til front one court to another because "t the interesting and hotly contested raatcl.es. Steel ?efeate OootSwirt. Russel Goodwin the local star who 'I has proved the sens.-.tlon of the toura ramenr yesterday feli before the prow i ness of ' Bill" Steel, another local star ! In the opening match of the men's single- in the mernitj in a well plated i match In straight sets although the 1 first required extra _?mM The scores were a-6. 6-3. The ? nun of h j match ? on Tuesday with Montgomery seemed | to tell on Goodtvln who seemed fatigued ? and although he displayed tome brlt \ l.ant tennis In rh? opening set yester t ?'*y he hs.| -pent hi?- strength and ' Steel in be'ter condition won the match The fa**s had hoped 'i see the men in the best of condition as Goodwin ! was ?" the best form of itis career <n .'ie t?rece?dtng ?!.iy? ns was Steel buT the former was >n a bad way joj terda.v. The spectators arc of the opin ion that the*e who would make the lest exhibition match of the whole en try list in fresh condition In the other .single event Hugh Fleming, an ? rthe- >. al contender defeated Francis Johnson of Charleston. thus eliminat ing r. II outsiders. T" i? match was an other thriller. The sr r-'j were t>-11, 6-3 Ti e remaining match in the men's j singles will b? played this afternoon and the finals Frid.iv afternoon. In the ladies' singles Miss Powell, the I I itti-burrh star, proved the outstanding star of tee day's play. Miss Powell tin ? covered 3onie clever net work and all around court play, and served her op | porents with backhand shots through j to a win from Mrs Virginia Rub! of Clarksburg. after the latter had defeat ; ed Miss Mary Snyder in the opening 1 match of the day by the score of 6-3, a. i In her match with Mrs Huh!. Miss Powell displayed unusual ability, and ? received the applause of the gallery on ' more than a few occasions. Mrs Ruhl. while the loser, also played consistent tennis, but the placing of hackcotirt shots by Miss Powell spelled her defeat. ? I Mrs Ruhl has previously defeated Mis* Mary Snyder and Mrs lid Stlfel in good matches Miss Elisabeth Hugus. an other promising Wheeling club star, de feated Miss Margaret Bulger ;n sira.ght ^ love sets. 6-a. 6-n. The semi-flnals In these events will I be played this mornirjf and the Annie | ?ill be run off in the afternoon. The I match in the semi-flnals will be .Miss Hugus vs Mrs. Jefferson, and the win ? per will meet Miss Powell for the Honors. I Consolation Matches Popular. The men s consolation matches proved quite popular with the gallery and the losers in the opening rounds There were hut four matches of thed rawing played, while all the rest of the entries but the Roberts-Williams and Towns end-Peyton matches won by default. The two matches named above will be played some time today. No feati; e matches were brought out In the play, but every set was hotly contested and k each .-curt shared the applause with the ft oth?r. In the men's doubles the work of the ? Slagus-Cummtaa combination was es. I peclally brilliant The state champions I In the doubles displayed a well working I Style of attack and played remarkable | t-nr.is during their matches In their opener they defeated Townsend and Lee of Morgantown In straight sets. 6-1, 6-1. Their serving was of the best and their returns was a little short of marvelous. Both t?ams played slashing net games, i while.backcourt shots figured deeply 111 the scoring. The team turned In their second win when they won from Ben nett and Roberts In straight sets. 6-3, 6-2. The Shrewtsbury-B. Beatty tenni S'so displayed sensational work and de lighted the crowd with their wonderful work. They fell, however, before the Slashing g am? of the local team. Abrams-Flemming. In a wonderful match. 6-4. 4-6. 6-4. The Goodwin-Ehherts team Is also being looked upon as one of the leading contenders for the honors. The combi nation disposed of *wo teams yesterday In tine shape. They won their hardest set from Montgomery-Williams by the score of 3-6. 6-3. 6-2. sad their set from H. Scott and Riley 6-3. 6-2. The team played a wonderful game with Goodwin * St the net and Ehberts at the back ? courts. The work of Goodwin shines J because of his returns from his posi tion and Ehberts with his remarkable defence makes the combination a likely ' iviir to flgure In the Sinals Was Hatch of Say. Tn the ladles' doubles, Miss Katherlne I'farr hdH Miss I>orothv West fall played ? the match of the day. when they defeat ? ed Mary Burdats and Emtly J ? Stifel. The piav was the hottest of ' the women's events and proved popular with the nailery, who showered applause on the teams for thetr Individual good plays. The score was S-4. 5-7. 8-3. Miss , Elizabeth Hujus and Mrs. Gibson Cald well defeated the outsider eracJc team when they won from Mrs. Virginia Ruhl and Miss Virginia Powell In straight r sets 8-1. 8-8. The play of the local team was of the best displayed on the courts, as their network and backcourt play tUted together evenly, making their defense and offensive play Impregnable. The summary of yesterday's play fol lows: Ken's Singles. Steel defeated Goodwin. S-S. 8-3 Elemmlng defeated F. Johnaon. 6-2. ? 5-3. Consolation Matches. l.ee defeated West fa 11, 6-4. $-4, B. Jackson defeated Burogardner. 6-0. 6-3. Randolph won from Sweeny on de. fault. j Twonsend won from Shrewsbury on default. Ij Wilson won from Bachei.ler on de fault. Bennett defeated P Reatty. 6-4. 6-4. j Bennett defeated Wilson, 6-1, 6-3. Men's Doubles. | Abnuus Flemming defeated Mcintosh Johnson, S-6. 6-4. Shrewsbury-!"?. Beatty defeated Ma ; jesky-t.elsy, 6-0. 6-3. J Hujrus-t'ummins defeated Tonwsed i Lee. 6 3. 6-1 J Bennett-Roberts won trcm Jackson I Bur: on default. | Ebbert-Goodwln defeated Montgomery W'illlams. 3-6. 6-3. 6-2. I Kando)ph-BumKardn?r defeated Pey | ton-B Jackson. 6-0. 6-3 i Sfeel-A Bowie defeated P. Beatty ' Westfalt. 6-3. 6-3. | K. Bowie-T Beattv defeated Plmstead . Friedrlchs. 6-!. 13-11. J Abranis-Flomming defeated Shrews j bury-Beatty. 6-4. 4-6. 6-4 S. Bowie-T. Beattv defea'ed Steel-A. i Bowie. 3-7. 73 i Go?du InKbbcrts defeated II. Scott j Rilev. 6-3. 6-2 . < 'utnmins-Hugus d<fea*ed Bennett-' Roberts. 6-3. 6-2. Ladies Singles. { Mrs. Ruhl defeated Mary Snvder. 6-2. j j 6-1. j Mrs. Ruhl defeated Mrs. Stlfet. 6-2. < | 1 -6. 6-2. I Mr? Stifei defeated Mtss Pff-rr, 6-3, I 6-0 j Mrs Jefferson defeated Mrs. Caldwell, ! i 6-3, 6-3. j Miss Powell defeated Mtss L.' dick. I 6-1. 6-3. Miss Bulger defeated Margaret Sny- I J tier. 2-6. 6-2. 6-3. j i Miss Uncus defeated Mrs Ruhl, 6-3, 6-4 (semi-final match). Ladles Doubles. Mrs Rtlfel-Mrs. Jefferson defeated Misses Bul?cer-Snyder. 6-2, 6-1. Misses Majesky-Snvder defeated Misses Touncman-Slayer. 6-4. 6-2. Misses Lydick-Schnrf defeated Misses Mrjesky-Snytier. 6-3, 6-2. Misses Pfarr-We.-t fall defeated Misses Bnrda11s-St: f?-l 6-4. 3-7. 6-3. Misses Pfarr-WestfaII defeated Mlsees Harpfer-Smith. 6-4. 7-5. Mrs. Cadlwell-Mtss Hugus defeated Mrs. Ruhl-Mlsa Powell. 6-1. 6-6. ? TO-DAY33 MATCHES. Men's Singles. Klemmlrg vs. Ste?d. at 3 o'clock, i R. E. Bowie vs. Hugos at 3 o'clock. Men's Doubles. Ebbert-Oodwin Randolph-Bum gardner. at ? 30 o'clock, t Winner vs. Row te-Tteatty, at 11 o'clock. Cumtnlns-Htigus vs. Flemmlng-Abmnna 1 at tl o'clock. " i Ladles Singles. Mrs Jefferson vs. Miss Hugus. at 10 ! o'clock. Winner vs. Mis Powell. In finals, at 4 . I o'clock. Ladles Doubles. Mrs. Jefferson-Mrs. S'.ifel vs Misses I Lydick and Scharf. ' M sses Pfarr-Westfnl! vs. Mrs. Paid- i ' well-Miss Hugtts. ?7" f OBITUARY (1 DTTV.ALL SERVICES. Funeral services for Mrs. luiura Pu- j vail of Edgiugton Lane, who died at i I the North Wheeling Hospital on Mon I day evening. will ho hold at the rest- i ' dence of hor mother-in-law. .Mrs. Mar- i (caret Duvall. 12S Gamble Avenue, Elm I | Grove. this afternoon at 1 o'clock. 1 J Services will he hold from the Greggs- , j vllle M. K. church at 2 o'clock. Burial ! will he made in the yhort Creek ceme- i ? terv. ? mbs. nancy j. msliET Funeral nervier* for Mr*. Naney Jane J j Kinsley, widow of the late William Kin- i i sley. who died Tuesday nlglit at her1 I home near Short Creek, will he held j 1 Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the j t Short Creek M. E. Church Interment ! will he made In the Short Creek ceme- I | tery. Mr* Flnsley was in the Slst year of j her age. She was horn and reared In this vicinity and had been 111 several I weeks. Death Is attributed to compllca- I tlons. Kive sons and three daughters j survive. They are: Charles. William, | | Martin Walter and Irwin. Mrs. Charles j j Bennett. Mr* Guy Talbot of Elm Grove , ' and Mi?3 Bess Flnsley at home. lois dokxak russell. Miss Lois Dorman Russell, three- j year old ward of Miss Alma R Hub i bard, died on Monday at Nantucket, i Massachusetts, after a brief illness The body of the girl will arrive over . I the Pennsylvania system today noon i and services will bo hold at the Green- J | wood Cemetery at 1 o'clock, j Mies Hubbard, accompanied hv her J wnrd, loft In June for Nantucket to j spend the summer months. The child } ' had been ill and physicians thought i the change in climate would do her | i Kood. accommodating umpire does as hooters request Frederick. Md . Aug 23. ? Spectators at the Krederlck-Charnbershurg Blue : Ridge league game here today, after. I hooting Empire Shanor for *<ix Innings I . Anally Invited him Into the grand stand i ? to render his decisions. He promptly, obliged them and went Into the stand.) | After he hud umpired In this fashion for' 'half an inning, officials of the Hreder ? lok club protested and he returned to his place behind the plate. Frederick) r | trim down tax lety Clarkahurg. W Va Aug 23? Cutting) three rents off the original estimate, and ? reducing th? figure eight cents below j j last year * amount, members of the county court today fixed the 1022 coun-j , ty levy at twelve cents. This will pro-J j duce approximately J41.000 less revenue j than was raised in 1921. commissioners t stato. I 1 ? ; STARS IN TENNIS TOURNEY 1 \\ ? I TOM CUMMINS | I i \Y RIO FIT HUGUS I "HILL" STKKL . I J ? jf.ast year's champ, who lost to c j Russell (ino?hvin in opening round. ormer stal<- champ, who looks' j?nod to cop this year. Loral star playing in yesterday's matches, when ho defeated (i nod win. F. JOHNSON Who was ?lctVatf<l yestmlay byj Hugh Homing. K A. JOHNSON j Of Parkerslmrp in a?*tion in state! tournament. WASWOOD | Slarshmallow Tout. A number of young people enjoyed n marsh mallow mast fit the* heart of i Eighth street Inst evening. After spend- i lng several hours at this plea son* ?llver- I sk-n the nterry crowd Journeyed to Mel- I fenblne's hatl, wlirre dancing was en Joyed until a late hour. rive Hundred Club. Mrs-. G. I. Pender will entertain the members of her club tit her home on | Vance avenue, tb.ls afternoon. Cards i will be enjovod until 5 o'clock, when a I dainty luncheon will be served. Among : those whi? will attend tire: Mesdama-t I Albert Vat'-s. William Mason. Thomas j Penniann. George Montgomery. Earl ' Walters, Frank Pender and James Gen- j ther. Automobile Party Returned. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ebhorts and son. Herman. Mrs George Kbberts. Sr.. and j son Harry, and Miss Maie Hoefreuter , have returned from an automobile trip to Washington, D. C. and other points j of Interest along the way. Theatre Party. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Stiilwell enter- | tained a number of friends with a thea tre party at the Rex last evening. In honor of their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stiilwell. >>f Washington. P. C. After the show a dainty lunch nt the Hoge tea room was enjoyed. Among those present were: Messrs. and Mes damea Henry Stlllweyy. Ralph Hender son. .Luke Karr, James Woods and Ralph Stiilwell. Weiner Roast. A weir.rr roast was enjoyed by a num ber of the younger set out Glenns' Run, last evening Those present were: : Misse-- T omthy Campbell,I,nrettn Smith, j Miirv Ui 'l'van. Katharine Williams. Ruth Parker Mildred Plllor, Clara Edwards, j Vera Mason. r>?-lIn Schultz. a.Mrtha ? Minor at <1 Messrs. Thomas Plxnn. Mar- j tin Sci-.ad. l-'red Wallace, Louis Edwards. < Charles Thomas. Clyde I'ent. George Hubes Jr.. Samuel Coper, John lvunn and Mr. and Mrs C. b. Kunn. ? V7arwood Pergonals. Mr. and Mrs. J F. I.utz and son Wil liam, of Cleveland, ore the guests of Mr. and Mrs Charles Vngle.v, of Ninth street, for a week Charles Raker, of Parkersburg, Is via- j Itlng Mr find Mrs 'William Grand />nd family, of Warwood avenue James Humes camping with ft lends ' in Washington, P. 0*. Miss Margaret Ml I son Is visiting friends In Toungstown. Miss Mary Virginia "Wilson will leave to-day for Newark. O, to visit her sister i of that place Mis.s Ethel Whentnn will return home | to-dav after spending some time nt At- 1 lantic City. Mr. and Mrs Thomas Sheppard and I family, of Charleston, are visiting Mr. I and Mrs John Adams, of this city. Mr and Mrs. .Edward Chtpmnn. of Eighteenth street, are the proud parents of a fine baby boy. HITTER TELEORAMS Pittsburgh. (Aug 23 ?Pavls Island ham: 13 1 stationary, dear. Morgantown tl feet eight Inches, sta ttonary. clear Gallipolls. 12 feet poo| stage rain Point Pleasant: <5 5 feet falling cloudy Pam 26, lower channel gauge 2 3 feet falling. ^4. SIXTY-FOUR MEN INVITED TO CAMP; West Virginia Sends Out Invitation for Jackson Mills Training- School M<vgant?wn, Aug 2.1.? (SijrrlaD)? lr was announced hero tonight by nth-j letic officials of the West Virginia l'ni-| ver.dtv that exactly 'it men had already i brrii Invited tr> attend the West Virginia I'niversity football training ramp. ] which opens one weak from next Mon day at Jackson's Mills. The list to which "bids" have been extended in-j dudes 13 veterans who have already! seen service hero under Head t hutch l>r. I O W. Spears a nd 21 Freshmen candl-j dates for the team In making the an nouncement the officials Intimated that approximately 15 Invitations are being, withheld. These will subsequently be extended to newcomers who are regard- j ed as likely prospects. With the retinue of eonrhe*. managers' and other handy men numbering eleven: the camp list already numbers 75. This: means that when the additional candi dates are Invited the complete ?qiuid1 will number between 55 and 5>i men. or over ~5 bona fide candidates for the team. It Is evident that the squad will; he the largest West Virginia has everi taken to a training camp, exceeding the largest of the others b>' fifty percent. j Letters of Instruction have already j been sent to old and new candidates for the team. These specify that no man will be permitted to enter the eanip alter ten o'clock in the morning of Mon day, September Ith, unless he has thei absolute and specific permission of I Coach Spears. The Mountaineer menter experts P> start work immediately and will not tolerate tardiness on the part! of anyone To him the training period Is so Important that he wants every man on the Job every minute and he does not intend to go over the same ground twice for "the benefit of those who came In late." He hope-s to have every man In ramp on Spin day night, but since It will be Impossible for some of the men ti> get there at that time he has extended the arrival limit until 10 a m. Monday. Late arrivals, however, will not have any time to spare as those who get to camp en time will he out lined Sunday night and early Monday nierning for the first workout to bo staged at (hat hour. Dr. Spears experts every man to bo in uniform at the open ing session. Kqulpmetit of all kinds, including shoes, pads. Jerseys, stockings, pants, footballs, tackling dummies, bucking straps, and all the other gridiron pnr ni>i>?-nill-i wilt hA siilnnr.l in .lacksun's Mills the In HPT part of this week. One hundred uniforms have already Peen packed and with this vast amount of equipment on hand there is little danger of a lack of It In the proper sine* Among the other important and pro pretie pieces of Information contained In the letters was that ordering tit omen to kick a football around and do a little running and light exercise every day for two weeks in advance so the camp work when It is started, will ii"t be too stren uous or too severe. With all of the early preparations practically completed West Virginia Is ahout ready to tire the opening gun of the 10212 campaign. Ity the middle of next week Jackson's Mills will he ready 1o accommodate the vast assemblage of hopefuls who will spend two we^ks there getting in shupo for the approach ing season. Plreetor Stansbnry and Pr. Spears have spent several weeks look ing after nil arrangements and not tho slightest detail has been overlooked Everything will soon be in readiness and at ten o'clock on Labor Pay the well oiled machinery, which has been Idle since Thanksgiving Pay will start slow ly on another grind of about three months. G. A, R. VETS TO GO TO ENCAMPMENT Several of Wheeling's t'iv'l war vet erans will attend the llftv-slxth annual encampment of the r;. R. organisation to he held at Pes Moines. Iowa, from September 21 to 2'. Word has been received fn>ni the western city that they are making elab orate preparations and the hospitality committees are at work In preparing to entertain 15.ban veterans and 60.0H0 members of the auxiliary organisations. GAS RATE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED The meeting of the Special Ons Rate Committee appointed recently bv the Chamber of Commerce. City of Wheel ing and the City of Kenwood, was post poned until this morning at It o'clock atu| will ho held In the offices of the I Chamber of t'omineree. The committee at thts time will ap point an auditor to audit the books ot j the Natural Cas company of West Vir ginia which has applied before the Rub lie Ser\i. e Commission for an Increase In gas rates. j Farm Directors to Meet The monthly meeting of the Hoard of directors of the olilo County Farm Ru re.ati will be held Saturday afternoon In the assembly rooms ?>f the Chamber of Com meree. A substitute for putty ran be niarle ft out flour and oil mixed lo prope.r consistency. I I MIDDLE WEST HAS NOT PRODUCED CHAMPION WET STARS FPU YEARS (By HUGH PUX.I.EB.TON) Quoer. I* It not, that the middle west, which tired to produce to many cham pionship tennis players, has not pro duced one even capablo of challenging either the eastern players or the coast stars In the Inst 15 years? The east und ('allfornin have taken the lead and held It. while the (treat middle west, which once was the leader, shows noth ing. In fnot. save In doubles, the mid-| west hardly will he represented In either I the Pavis Cup rounds or In the Na tional. Just now. however, there Is n tremen dous revival of Interest In tennis In the mid-west. The recent western cham pionship. held on the courts of the i South Side club In Chicago, brought out 1 the largest field that ever played In that classic event. In fact, the western ' Is perhaps the oldest of the fixtures In I tennis that never has hoen Interrupted. In the recent tournament more than 200 wero entered, and the class shown was I higher than that of many years. Hayes. . who had won the championship twice. ] was expected to sweep it again, hut he was nut-tenniscd and beaten, and the j Una! honors were divided between John I llennessy, the tall, smiling youngster j from Tndlanapollfi and his new partner j In doubles. Walter We*: brook, of De- : troit. who. playing together with prac tically no previous chance to attain j teamwork, won the doubles, then settled i the singles between themselves, Hen- ! nessy winning after a desperate etrug- ; gle. Bnrdlrk Lacks Temperament. The victory of Hennessy was hailed by some ns the revival of West's chant- 1 plonship hopes, hut that Is doubtful. He and Westbrnnk, who is left-handed, are to enter the National In doubles, but! tieilher Is considered to have a chance in singles. Westbrook has played a tre mendous amount of tennis In tourna ments In the last two years, and Is one of the hardest and most accurate vol- ; levers out of the air In the country, but | not so good playing the ball off the ground. His servlee lacks speed at 11 mcs. and has not the power and smash even of Hurdlck, who was, until the Western was played, considered one of the great prospects. Rurdlck. however, seems to lack the proper temperament 'for tennis, and I believe he lost the dou ble* In the Western by losing bis temper and becoming Irritated when the breaks I went against Mm and T'rlis Pastlan. his , ** * - - ? ? W _ *4 1 , r r? K(? Cfin. I pnrinrr. \r rMiirunn v? vldercd as a probable flnK'.'s champion, as ho larks force. Hennessy might be but for physical flaws. lie Is a track man at college. a football player and a | star nt basketball, besides helng a great I tennis pln\er. And playing hard court] i fonnls, harder court basketball, some j j liaschnll. running and football does not | help a pair of feet. In fact, ho has banged the old dogs all to pieces In his (athletic competitions, and during the ' Western had to have them tied and ! taped together during the final days to I make them carry him through to the i finish. Game boy, though, for he play f ed ninety-six hard games on the final [day of the Western, and the day before had been forced to go nearly as many ! games to win In the semi-final doubles land singles. He'd play until the fret wore off to the ankles, but bad feet do I not help make champions j aunt Ltarnul at College. Reverting to the scarcity of star ten nis players In the west: Take the entire j j list of mid-western stars, and you will j i discover that all the leaders learned \ ( their game at colleges. Williams, Rums, ! 1 their game at colleges. Williams, Hur- , i dick, Wcstbrook. Stagg. Green, Hennos- i I sy, Hayes, In fact, almost all. got their . tennis experience at school and have j carried on outside. j It would seem, then, that the chief I ' reason the mid-west has ceased to bring i forih champions Is lack of hard compe- i i tition. Over In Rnglnnd the claim Is j j marie that the reason the British have j censed to develop good boxers Is thRt ! they cannot get enough competition to j bring out the best that Is In them. It j seems that way In tennis In the west. ! There Is hope that the revival of inter- | est In Chicago, especially, but also in 'he smaller cities and towns, will bring 1 forth a tjew crop. In the western this j year there were IS kids who started, ' nil prep school hoys, and they arc play ing corking tennis. Of the prep school kids nine got Into the third round , against older and more experienced men. I 1 'romlsi ng? Tennis Ifo Easy Game. it .. /.. ill.,i o? mnnv nrrqnns Il'JW IC IIIUV y. . who aro Ignorant of the game still I 1 cling1 to the old Idea tennis Is a soft j and ladylike sport? Take the final day ? of the Western, for Instance. litre! were two boys at the finish of a week I of hard play. They had played both in! doubles and singles tor five days. Play- 1 iuc together In doubles, It took th?m forty-six game to win. and more than! one-third of the forty-six were deuce! games. Without rest save to change to , try shirts thc.v went back and fought each other through forty-eight games before Hennessy won an 11-? set and! the match. They were on the courts tn | heat and hum'dlty for four and a half hours. There Is no telling how far they ran ! In that time. Hut It Is safe to say they ; ran fifty limes as far as a hall player i j runs in nny game, and h hundred times ' | us far tts n boxer goes In a twenty | round go. Their footwork, speed of eye : ? r.nd hand In faster than that of boxers | They get less rest than soccer play-1 I crs do, and the mental and physical I strain Is greater than In any game 1 1 know. If any one doubts this let him step' out and play lust three sets with any ? i second-rate tennis player who wilt carry ' him at half tournament speed. I'll wager that not one In fifty fighters I would be on his feet at the end of that ; time and that ?" major league ball ; player could swing a racquet after two sets. Sissy game.? It Is perhaps the most j punishing contest of them nil. btu as j Pat Haegerty down home said once: I "Plggln' praties Is just as hard work ! ns you make It." (Copyright. 1923 the Hew York Evening Mall.) COLORED WOMAN IS DEAD IN K1RKW00D Mrs Nina T.illard, fi7. died last even-, lug at T.lHi o'clock at the home of her j haughter. Mrs. Kdward Williams of 115 | Ilall street, Kirkwood, Ohio, after an j Illness of several months. 'Mrs. I,lllard was well known and one of the most respected colored residents ! of Ktrkwood. She was horn iti Winches- i i tor. Tennessee and came to P.rldgeport j four years ago. Pestdes her mother, Mrs. Sally Manns | of Winchester, Tomii, she |? survived hy |ihe following daughters and sons: Mrs. ' Kdw.vl Williams of Prblgep.irt. Mrs. j Karris Heard of Hridgrporl: Mrs. \\ II Pain Johnson of Hrckly. W Va . and Miss Hose l.lllard at home; Horace at home and fi.-car l.lllard of Chattanooga, Term. | The body will be sent to Winhestrr. I Tenn , where she will be burled along ! I the body of her husband who died ! : thirteen years ago. j jl THEflfRESl REXTHEATRE "The Storm" of the title la the storm of emotions engendered in the hreasts of the two men who are at daggers' points over love for the girl. How she solves the problem and keeps the men from killing one another Is best left to the author who ha's written one of the most potent and tremendously appeal ing plays of the past decade. No words yet devised would be ade quale In describing the forest fire whic c-mes as the climnx of the third act This scone and Its wonderful realism never falls of a thrill in the audience And yet the lire is only one of the ?e\ oral splendid scenic effects. A slow arm almost unnoticeable move ment of tlrcv clouds in the opening scene presages the coming storm. Idght winds that fail to attract your atten tion at first become more and more audible. Trees rustle and hushes shake A gust of wind scatters a few flakes j of snow and another Mow brings a t steadier fall Before you know It you are in the midst of a blinding snowfall. Also there's someone working around the kitchen stove that holds you there. She wears a warm red dress and has two flaxen braids hanging down her j pack. You must get seats now at The Hex I for next week. Over 1,000 orders al- i ready taken. The record of the Vees- | Ball Stock Co. NEGRO PORTER FOUND DEAD IN BATH TUB| John H. Williams, 47, of 1007 Chap- j line street, who was employed for 17 years as a negro porter by the Mitchell I Stevenson Brokerage, was found dead I yesterday afternoon In a bath tub In the residence of Paird Mitchell of I Woodsd&la. When the Mitchell family left on I Tuesday for an eastern trip William* was asked to stay at the Mitchell home and take care of the residence, lie stayed at the home Tuesday night and was found dead during the after* noon . Coroner It. G Hobbs was called end ordered the body removed to th-e Bertchy undertaking parlors where It will he prepared fqr burial. An la^ quest will likely be held today. Williams was born and naleed 1? A Wheeling He wss a widower and for sevn years had been employed as t porter by the local brokerage firm. He Is survived by two brothers and a sister, Russell and Caiman and Ajt> gcltne Williams of this city. Funeral services will be held Frl? day afternoon at S o'clock at the 81mp? son M. E. church. Interment will be rpade In the Stone church cemetery. A watch having but one hand hat recently been granted a patent /' r-e-x " ax?i> van wins VEES-BALL CO. "My Lady Friends" With a Cast of Wheeling BaautUe Novelty Nights as Ueual jntFT^Whiiic World's Greatest Onou "THE 8TORM" i Warning I Get four Seats Wow. Wo Advance in Prices V J g t n LIBERTY THTTBBDAY YHXSAY 1ATTTBDAY A JuntaOllT.r oar*oo. wtntj "I AM THE LAW!" Directed by Bdwin Carews With Alice X>aks. Kenneth Harlan, Gaston , Glass, Kosomary Thehy, Hoah Berry, Wallaee Barry. L- J PLAZA All This Week j v>.. ? BUCK JONES in "TROOPER MIL" . A Big Northwast Photo Play ? ? . ..<? J Blanche Ring, Charles Winninger , Will Head Shubert Unit Here , First of These Big Vaudeville Shows Comes Here Last Half of State Fair Week, When Gertrude Hoffman Will Start the Season. ; From the Fhtibrrt office comes the announcement of a team for one of thaV Vaudeville I'nits, scheduled for every Friday and Saturday at the Court Theatre, at rat lop September 15th. which will be pleasing news to local play goers. Tha team is Blanche Ring and Vitas. Winn!near. By placing Blanche Ring and Charlie Wlnnlnger In one of their Unit shows the Shubcrts feel that the> have contracts for two of the best drawing cards In the business. Both of these well known stars appeared here twice with the "Whirl of New York" ar.d scored most decisive hits. The pep with which Miss Ring puts over iter lines and songs .has made her one of the most popular actresses In America and It is certain that she will use her everlasting song hit, v "I've g"t Rings on My Fingers and Bells on My Toes" somewhere in the"ReYue In which she will be seen here. . No less a star is Ch.tries Wiivnlnger. His line of comedy is always new and is of the War field order. He is. original In every way. is an accomplished musl? can who plays on many instruments and puts his work over, in such a wonderful manner that he wins bis audience the moment he makes his appearance upon the stage. This pair scored a big hit when last seen here and In this new 1'nlt show they will have a wonderful opportunity to show their cleverness. .Ring and Wlnnlnger will ibe featured In the Jenle Jacobs Vaudeville Unit "As You Were." the musical corned> In which Sam Bernard and Trene Hordinl scored such a hit In New York two years ago. The Shubert pledge cards are being rapidly signed and It is hoped that the , "500 Vaudeville Fans" will he registered on Manager Johnson's books before the season is inaugurated. Fill in the card below and mail to the box office at nnoo to Insure choice locations. I i ? ?ci?: i - ? . , SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE PLEDGE CARD MANAGER COURT THEATRE, Wheetlng: I urn anxious to have you secure and present 8HUBERT VAUD1 4 VILLE In Wheeling, and hereby pledge myself to take tickets for the performances, starting Friday, September 8, and continu ing each Friday and Saturday for each succeeding week, i The price to be $1.00, plus tax, for evenlnge and 76c, plus tax, for ! - matinees, for each ticket so ordered. You may reserve seats In row, or as near this location ns possible, for (night), (maMnee), which I agree to take up find pay for at the box office on each Thursday, preceding the date of show. Name Address \ - AGRICULTURAL,UYE STOCK FARM t'HAME EXHIBITS. Displays Vy U.S.Government, State Dep't of Agriculture, Dept of Mines, State University, 4 H CLUBS. SCHOOLS.OTHER EDUCATIONAL FEATURES. MANUFACTURERS DEALERS DISPLAYS. HIPPODROME^ CIRCUS ^CTS m/vm M/fNESS MOflSE EACES CONCERTS BY FAMOUS BANOS SINGING. DANCING.AQUATIC SPORTS. DAY* NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT.