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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
A GOLF MASCOT.

A mascot seems to be q feature which
has been considered valuable adjunct
to golf by one of our prominent profess
sionals-Open Champion Willie Smith
of Chicago. who ought surely to be an
authority on such n matter. The other
day dilapidated old crow, whose rusty
plumage showed signs of having been
damaged by load of bird shot, tapped
into Smiths shop on the Midlothian
links and began helping itself to some
luncheon which happened to be on a
bench.
Dave Bell threw up his han Is and
CALCULATED. Bad luck!"
NO" said Smith; good luck"
Cav" said the crow, and few to
Smiths shoulder. Now. the open cham
pion and the faded out crow are the
best of friends. The bird sleeps in an
old caddy bag. and every time the
champion goes to play the faithful bird
flies out to a tree, caws few times,
and then, tapping /. his abbreviated
wings, returns to the clubhouse.
Since the crow arrived Smith has not
failed 10 make a good score on the Mid
lothian links. which. perhaps, accounts
for his faith in the mysterious bird
Smith is playing machinelike golf over
the Blue island course. and the other
day he set a record for the links that
will not be beaten soon.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

the new rules can be seen and altera-
lions can be discussed with profit.
This year. however, more weighty
considerations are putting such matters
rather into the shade. Next season the
ten year agreement, under which the
National league clubs are now playing,
Will expire, and new one will have to
be drawn up.
The Players Protective association
was very cpportunely organized by the
workngmen of baseball. and through it
the players will probably have a good
deal TO say in regard to some of the
rules of the new organization.
A few weeks go the magnates OF the
major league gave out that next sea-
son the salary limit will be reduced
and other plans tried to lessen ex-
penses, owing to the falling off of inter
est in baseball. This was only feeler
put out by the magnates. 1t seems
rather foolish plan to have sent out
this statement. for everything of this
kind tends 70 Widen tire breuutI between
employers and employed. AS TO actual
~ reducing their salaries. the players
simply laugh at such a proposal The
limit now is $4,000. but there are dozens
of men who get more than that. Their
contracts may call for just So, 400, but
an extra amount as present" or for
extra services" is easily arranged.
The association which tried to form
league in some of the big cities in OPP
position TO the National league is said
TO be working away In secret, and it is
rumored that next spring it will start
out in earnest, with stronger support
and we'll laid plans. The magnates of
the major league are in somewhat of a
tremble lest the players desert in a
body to the new organization at the
close of the season. This is not at ali
likely. but If the new body does start
in business 1t is likely to become a
formidable rival.
LEO ETHERINGTON.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

Mccoy, though not his equal in spar
ring ability.
The contest between the two men will
not resolve itself into smuggling match.
with the odds on the harder hitter.
Feinting, leg work and sparrng will be
largely INDUCED in. 1t is not at all I'M
likely that the mill will go the limit.
The result will probably hinge in a
great measure on the condition OF the
two men. If Corbett has not trained
properly because he underestimates the
Kids" prowess. then the latter may
win out by reason of his better con0l-
ton and the weakness of his opponent
in the latter part of the contest
Corbett Will probably not try to mix
1t at all with his opponent. as he
knows full we'll the force that Mccoy
can put into his blows at short range.
Owing to the fact that he stood off
Champion Jim Jeffries for 20 rounds.
Corbett is a strong favorite with the
public.
-Sene- people, however, are inclined to
think that the heavy blows delivered
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
"oAsnn SLOANE A GREAT JOCKEY.

While the redoubtable James Tod
hunter Sloane has been making his
great record in England Cassius Sloane
has taken first place among the jockeys
in France. Cash" Sloane is Tod's
brother and was a fairly successful
jockey in this country when Tod was
not very much sought after.
Cash" left here about three months
ago because he was unable to get a
license TO ride in this country. He
went 10 England. and Tod took him to
France. He has done we'll there, and
within the past few weeks has become
the star OF the French turf, He has,
been plotting winners with great regu-
larity and IS now making more money
and receiving more attention than he
has ever been used to.
cash" is not as polished q man OF
the world out of the saddle as Tod is.
In a race he is willing to take chances
at all times. He was known here as
rough and ready rider, ready TO squeeze
through the smallest sort of hole IL the
occasion required it. Cash is heavier
than Tod and does not resemble the
friend of the British nobility in any re-
spect but height.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

ness. Some years ago he foresaw that
meeting between himself and Corbett
was probability. and he determined
that 1t should not occur until he was
good and ready Mccoy is q very hard
worker, and he will go to any proper
lengths to further his ends. When he
entered the ring, he determined that
he would climb to the topmcst height.
With this end in view he set to work in
n businesslike manner Realizing that
he had not the frame generally consid-
cred necessary to n heavyweight pu-
gilist. he determined to overcome this
handicap by becoming very clever as a
boxer. To accomplish his purpose he
has entered the camps of other fighters
in any capacity SO as to learn their
methods and study their styles. He
learned all that Tommy Ryan, the ia
nous middleweiGht, could teach him,
and has absorbed as much knowledge
from other men.
When Corbett started to train for
MS bout With Jeffries last Spring, Nc
Coy. realizing that he would probably
fight the Californian within the year,
offered himself as trainer for the ex-
champion. Had Corbett accepted his
offer Mccoy would now be in possession
of every feint and move made by Cor
bett when in the ring and would thus
have decided advantage over him.
Mccoy is a very shifty fighter II
his legs were only stronger and his
frame somewhat heavier. he would un-
doubtedly be the champion of the
world. for he can deliver very heavy
blow. McCoy's legs are his weakest
part. They are apt to give way during
the course of fight. One peculiar fea-
ture about Mccoy is that he is the
hardest short arm hitter in the ring
He can get close in to his opponent
and deliver blow from distance of
SIX inches or SO which will put a man
out il it lands right. Most fighters fol-
low up their blows with the weight of
the body to add to it's effectiveness;
but in the case of Mccoy this is not at
all necessary, as his short arm blows
seem to be just as hard as those deliv-
cred from greater distance.
People who see Mccoy for the first
time, when he is right on edge for
fight. often think that he is i'll. In
fact, out of the ring he looks more like
pale. we'll dressed broker than q pu-
gilist. A great many people think
there is something wrong with him
physically. though they cannot tell
what it is. AS a matter of fact. when
Mccoy first went to New York to fight.
one of his antagonists demanded that
he be examined and the state of his
health passed upon by physician be-
fore he would consent to box with him.
Il don't want to be responsible for
killing any man." he said when asked
for an explanation of his strange con-
duct. Mccoy not only passed the phys
ical examination with flying colors. but
went in and pretty nearly basted the
life out of the fellow who thought he
looked like q candidate for q consump-
tive's home.
Mccoy is really much stronger fell
low than one would judge by looking at
him. He has several times. however
broken down while in training and been
obliged to postpone the encounter or
give it UP altogether. He and his
friends declare that his recent long rest
ahos bsen oe great benefit to him, and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

by the champion in the latter part of
the encounter with Corbett did the lat
Yer good deal OF damage and impaired
MS vitality. which was never great.
ihey regard Mccoy as benefited by his
lons rest and believe that in point of
science he is fully the equal of Corbett
I. Is by this line of reasoning that they
hgure him out as the winner.
In most of the heavyweight fights OF
.ouay we see the siugger pitted against
.ne poAer or one slugger against an
o.ner' Here we have two scientific
ns heess. and the problem of picking the,
winner Is seriously troubling the sport.
ing fraternity.
EBERT WOODSON.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
prRps KILLED ny coLrEns.

The news reports recently chronicled
the killing of sparrow in midair by a
golf ball driven from the tee. This is
the first report this season of n not I'M
usual incident. At the Richmond Hill
Golf club there Is mounted n robin
that was killed in flight in this way by
Alger c. Gildersleeve, and at the st.
Andrews open tournament of 1897,
while playing over the ridge to the
Glenlike twelfth green, Graham T.
Blandy found that his ball, in this case
from n brassie shot. had put n chip
munk out of existence. 1t is on record
at the Crescent Athletic club that a
player once decapitated duck swim
ming about on the casual water" that
in the early spring fills the hollow be-
tween the sixth tee and the cop bunker
But this was n topped drive. and the
offender very willingly paid over the
value put on the fowl by the indignant
owner. On this topic Golf Illustrated OF
London tells this story:
THE following Is reported from Gull
tame. At the eleventh hole player
pulled his driver. and when he found
his ball rabbit, apparently dead, lay
beside 1t. The player took up the rab-
bit. intending to stun 1t as memento
of his exploit, and at the foot of the
hill he laid it down to play his third
shot. but before he got this done the
animal bolted. 1t is certainly unfor-
tunate that the hero of this story failed
to stuff the rabbit The human species
are so much more difficult to stuff"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

that he is now in prime condition to
give Corbett q hard tussle for the VIC
tory.
Corbett is a fighter who takes n long
time to get into condition. and he has
had none too long II period to prepare
himself for the forthcoming encounter.
lie has done his preparatory work at
Bath Beach. near New York. where he
has had the aid of Gus Rubin and
Charlie Golf. The latter is a clever
young boxer about the age and build OF
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
TsHERE is lots doing In golfdom tust

"HERE Is lots doing in golfdOm Just
at present all over the country.
but during the coming week tho
eenter of attraction will be the playing
Of the women golfers of the United
States over the course of the Shinne-
cock Hills club at Southampton, l.. i.
The women's championship has been
an interesting event since it's inception,
but never SO much SO as this year. For
one thing, the entry list is the most
representative ever sent in to the COM
mittee. 1t contains the names of fair
golfers from large number of states.
Another explanation of the increase In
interest may be found in the fact that
until a year ago, when Miss Ruth I'm
derhill cleverly won the championship.
1t was commonly thought that there
was no woman player in this country
in the same class as Miss Beatrix Hoyt.
the three times winner of the title. The
success Of Miss Undcrhili has induced
many women to enter who would not
have done SO had Miss Hoyt won last
year for the fourth successive time.
Last summer the women's national
tournament was held at Bala, near
Philadelphia. over the Country club
course. Miss Hoyt lost her title there
In the first round through overconfi-
dencc. according to her friends. The
same excuse will hardly be in order
again, as this season she has already
been defeated for the metropolitan
championship by Miss Marion Hecker
Miss Hoyt has, however been diligent-
ly practicing over the course at Shin.
necock hills for the past few weeks
and is said to be in excellent form and
confident of regaining her laurels
These links are the home grounds Of
Al. nt,.tN To-, ~
oughly understands their peculiarities
1n view OF this fact 1t should require
nome very excellent playing to defeat
her.
on the other hand. the class of play
ers In the field against Miss Hoyt is
very different from that OF n few years
ago. American women have taken
kindly to golf since its introduction 10
this country, and constant practice has
made good many of them very pro-
hcient. Consequently. they will not be
SO easily disposed of as In former years
The ShinEecoci Hills course is an
Ideal one for the contest, and tho very
fact that ii is rather short for use in
mems tournament is Il decided advan-
tage in this instance, as the strain of
the weeks play will not be so heavy.
The course. as laid out. calls for sterling
golf all the way through. Bad play,
such as pulling or slcins the ball, is
punished by landing in bad places, but
at the same time the Shinnccock il in
no sense OF the word tricky course.
The accommodations for the players
and visitors are OF the best. both as
regards boarding houses and hotels,
while the cottagers will keep open
house and entertain lavishly during the
week of play.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

IlVaEHEN Greek meets Greek. then
wv comes the tug of war; This
old saw is very applicable to
the Forthcoming contest between Jim
Corbett and kid" Mccoy. These two
boxers are the most scientific opponents
of ring tactics. both with hands and
feet, now living, and the lovers of the
sport have long looked forward to n
meeting between them.
Mccoy is one of the shrewdest and
most long headed pugilists in the bust
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

substitutes. rubbers. trainers and 9TH
ers who have massed along the sides OF
the Held has materially interfered with
the view of the people on the stands.
The penalty for coaching from the side
lines VIII be loss of ten yards to the
side whose representatives are guilty
OF the infraction of the rules. Accord
ing to another change made In the
rules, hotheaded players and others
who are guilty of unsportsmanlike con-
duct during the game may also cause
their team to lose ten yards.
These changes We're probably nec-
cssary and will work all right in actual
play. but would venture a warning to
the gentlemen of the rules committee
to be careful in future about tinkering
with the sport. Football is virile
game. and by no means q gentle one
To make it SO. would be to kill it. It
would behoove the rulemakers to be-
ware that they do not become too pa
ternal in their anxiety to make
changes.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
OTHER TOPICS
OF CURRENT INTEREST.

that an organization embracing all
| athletic sports would greatly stimulate
the interest in such matters.
or course, IL such u union could be
formed, 1T certainly would be good
thing In many ways. especially as re-
CARDS holding International contests.
1t would also tend to bring the differ
ent competitions under the same rules
IN all countries, which would be q good
lining. However,. l don't think that
anything OF moment will be done in
the matter for some time to come, be-
cause our athletes, having made such a
vastly better showing than any in the
old world, would naturally want most
OF the officers and the location of the
headquarters in America. The other
countries would hardly agree to this,
ana conference, If one were held.
would probably deadlock right at the
start.
some years ago n well known writer
on sporting topics in this country had
IN mind just such scheme in connec-
ton with the different sports in this
country. He was very enthusiastic and
even went so far as TO talk over the
matter with officials of big organiza-
tons such as the A. A. u, the Intercol-
lcgiate association and the l.. A. W.,
which then controlled bicycle racing.
AS have heard nothing In regard to
the plan from him for months past
presume he found it a hopeless task to
start it.
Corbett and Mccoy have both trained
very faithfully for their Forthcoming
contest because they knew very we'll
that whichever loses will no longer be
able to pose as factor in the pugilistic
world. Corbetts greatest desire Is to
get on another contest with Jim JEFF
fries, as it is his opinion that. with the
experience gained in their former en-
counter. he will be able to stand off
the attacks of the burly champion for
the whole % rounds. If he should sue
coed in doing that, he would certainly
be awarded the decision on points.
This being the case and knowing that
he would have to defeat somebody else
before Jeffrics would consent to meet
him again. he picked Mccoy as the
easiest proposition In sight among the
prominent heavyweights. McCoy's rea-
son for engaging in bout with Cor
bctt is almost exactly the same He
simply had to fight or DO counted out
as q has been.
The rules committee of the Intercol-
lesiate Football association have only
made four changes as Il result of their
work this year. Two OF them. strange
TO say do not refer to the playing of
the game at all. and ono has nothing to
DO with the actual players. One new
rule deals with the matter OF side line
coaching, which was brought up as q
result OF the Yale-Princcton game last
season. The new rule says that only
five representatives of each team, in
Guiding the attendants, shall be allowed
on the side lines. All others must be
outside the ropes. Aside from the fact
that the danger of coaching from the
lines will thus be materially lessened,
spectators will welcome the change be-
cause in many games the small army Of
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

AS n result of the recent International
games In Paris a suggestion has come
from that city for the formation of a
permanent international athletic organ
izatlon. There is such n body In con-
nection with cycling. and it is thought
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

About this time OF year it is usual
for the we'll wishers and wise men OF
baseball to put their heads together
and consider what changes and i'm
provements can be made in the nation
al game. BY this time the workings of
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
VIOLA ALIENS NEW LEADING MAN.


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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

Kyrle Bellew is to have q theater
built for him by London admirers.
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directly upon the blood an mucous
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For The Ledger
IN MEMORY OF OUR FATHER
w. 5. Il. HAPPER

We laid our dsar father to rest three
months ago
lis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart.
lis hard 80 hard u speak the word,
Must we foreyer part
Dear, 81 loved one We have loved thee
ln the peaceful graves embrace,
but Thy memnry will be cherished
Fill we see thy heavenly face
We miss thee flum our home,
We mis- tnes from toy place
A sna ,ow DER our mfe IL cast;
We miss he sunshine of thy face.
We miss thy klud aud wilIIng face
'lhy fond aud earuest care,
Our home is dark without the
We miss thee everywhere.
,aIl not back the dear departed,
Anchored safe where storms are DER,
Ga nebDrde, land we lef. them
-oon To meet II, Il part no more,
tar DeSoud this w"rih OF change.
Fnr beyond the world of care,
We shall find our missing loved one
ln our fathers muusi III lair.
tareweII dear father. sweet thy rest
W cary Win years AM worn wTh
pam.
Faeweli til IN some happy place
We shall behold Thy face again,
TIs ours H. mss Thee All our years.
Ana "nder memories Of thee keep,
hine in The LUrd TO rest for so,
lie + vetn his beluved sleep
Jesus. W. lie our uesrts are bleeding
Ger the spOil- tn At death has won
We would At .uis solemn meeting
aim'S say-ruy wdl be done
Tuouph "iSl down we're not foIsaken,
hough "fli cted not alone
ih"u hId'st give am thou has taken
B est Lord my viii! he done.
UGHrER.
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Cut OFF His Sisters Head.

Norfolk, Va, Jan 12. ne
gro boy, named Frank Hill, aged
seven years, instantly killed his
half sister, Mary Banks, aged two
and q half years with an axe, near
Scottsville, Va, Thursday after
noon. The children we're left
alone at their homo and when
their parents returned they found
the little girl with her head en-
tirely severed from her body near
the chimney, partially covered
with ashes. A coroner's inquest
was held yesterday, and, owing to
the culprit's youth he will not be
prosecuted. N
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COLUMBIA, $ &.
MONEY 70 LOIN.

MONEY TO LOIN.
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whom ! IN aOle to are loans Secur-
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Can We Get Some Finns.l
Greenville News.

Greenville News.
There will be q great rush OF
Finnish peasants to this country
this year. One steamship line
has arranged to bring So, 900 of
them.
Eleven months ago the Russian
government virtually abolished
the independence of Finland. The
Fins are too weak to fight, and,
in fact, are not fighting people.
They have decided to come here,
hoping to find freedom and the
opportunity to better their con
dition.
They are all farming people,
used to very hard work and to
making wonderful crops from a
reluctant soil and in a hard climate.
They are all Lutherans and they
are not only hard working but in
telligent farmers, many of them
taught In the schools of instruc-
ton for farmers maintained by
their government. They are
great horse and stock raisers and
export vast quantities of butter,
potatoes and other farm products.
Sober, industrious, religious
and thrifty and skilled farmers
and stock raisers, they are exactly
the people we need in the South
particularly in those parts of
the South whore the cotton mills
are drawing white labor from the
farms 10 great masses. Our soil
and climate would be like heaven