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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Especial to Tho Tim es- Nspatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Mnrch 16.
Tho whole student body at the Uni
versity of Virginia Is enthusiastic
spring. Never before In the history
or athletics at the University has
there been such a bunch OF applicants
for tho Varsity team. To begin with,
every member OF last years team Is
back in college save one. Captain
Graham. The Influx OF splendid ma
terlal has exceeded the expectations
OF the most ardent rootcr. and In con
sequence n battle royal Is being
wagcd for the various positions. Last
years nine, composed almost entirely
OF freshmen. was the strongest that
has represented the University for
number of years past, and now 1t boz
gins to look as IL the team OF l9oi
will be even better
Despite the fact that the prclimi-
nary season opens Tomorrow the
squad is yet very large, numbering
All even half-hundred. There are
fully half dozen asplrants for
counted upon to deliver the goods.
susong, the Tennessee boy. who
proved such wonder last season, Is
pitching in his old time form and
should duplicate his brilliant work of
last season.
Moses rated by many as inc apiest
twirlcr In college, was In fine form
three weeks ago. but an attack OF
grip has gotten him out OF condition
and now he has slight attack OF
malaria. Another twirler who has
Just come to light is Fulton, Ken
lucky boy. who has been in college
two years. He handles himself like
veteran, and Coach Brown. believes
that he has in him the making of Q
star slab artist
be called on TO do most OF the back
stop work. There are dozens OF ap
plicants for the various positions II
both inield and outfield. and the flgh
Will be sharp and fierce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Wo0D5ERRY FOREST
'fspecial 10 Tho rImcs.Dispntch

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
ORANGE, VA, March 1G.--The base
bail schedule OF svoodberry Forest Is
given here:
March 16th--Univcrsity OF Virginia,
at Charlottesville.
March 23d---Jefferson School, at
Woodberry (pending).
April eth.-Bethcl Academy, at
Woodberry.
April 13th--McKlnley Manual Train
ing School, at Woodbury..
April 15th---Locust Dale at Locust
Dale.
April 19th--Hampden- Sidney College,
at Woodberry. J
April 25tf--Fork Union Academy, at
Woodbury..
April 27th---University Of Virginia
Reserves, at Woodbury..
April 29th--1cpiscopa High School,
at Woodbury.!
May 4th--Fishburne School. at
Charlottesville.
May Sth-Locust Dale, at Wood
berry.
May 1oth---washingto and Leo
University, at Woodbury..
May 13thEpiscopal High School, at
Alexandria.
May 1Sth-Army and Navy Prepar-
atory School, at Woodbury.
May 25tli---Westcrn High School
(Wasliington), at Woodbury..
May 27th--r.ocust Dale, at Orange
Tho Woodbury. team will play sew.
eral other games. the dates for which
have not yet been fixed.
The indications are that Woodbury.
Forest Will have her usual strong
team. SIX OF last years nine re-
turned, among them Captain Gait ant
Pitchers Hume and Walker. Wythe
howe. Richmond boy, Will do the
catching. He has a good baseball
head and a fine throwing arm. Cap
| tain Walker, n clever Southpaw
| pitched for The Times-D ispatch team
last summer. He will probably d,
the twirling for Woodbury. agains
| the University OF virginia.
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BLAcKsBURG. VA, March 1e.-De-
spite the rainy weather, which has
made satisfactory practice impossible,
and the lack of facilities for indoor
team work, Coach I5ckstone is en-
thusastic over the prospects for the
baseball season, and expresses himself
as confident that he Will have team
In the field this season that will win
for v. r. I. the prestige in baseball
that 1t now holds in the football
world. This is the first time that the
Techs have had regular baseball
coach. and Mr.. Eckstone's work Is
already shown by the vigor and energy
which the candidates are putting into
their efforts to secure place on the
regular team.
At the beginning Of the second term,
when call was made for players,
eighty-ave men appeared for the first
practice. The coach has reduced tho
number OF possible first team men to
twenty five, and from these the re-
CURED number will BIO chosen before
the first game with Roanoke College,
to be played on the home field March
23d. So far there has only one change
been made in the published schedule,
| that being the cancellation OF the
game with Lafayette. It Is expected
| that this date--April 1st-will be filed
by a game with the Roanoke State
League team In that city.
OF last years team, the following
players are again applying for their
old places: Damon. pitcher; Pete Shep-
ard. shortstop; Jim Shepard, third base:
II. G. Whltehurst. catcher. OF the other
| men. the most promising so far are
Rodgson. Fontainc and Barnes. catch
ers: Pritchard, Wilson and Russell,
pitchers; Cook and Diffendall at first.
1 Bauman and Ives, for second; L.. Bau-
man and Willard, for third; Ford,
Worthington, Higgins and Alexander
for outneld johnson and Boggs for
pitch.
l or these men. some are members OF
last years class teams who have ex-
cellent records as batters, with high
score OF hits to their credit and others
lare men who entered " p. /. this Sos
sion, bringing with them from othe:
schools regulations as flrst-class ball
players. Pritchard comes from Ran.
dolphMacon Academy where lt
pitched winning ball for his team
WoKthington played on the Western
n High School nine in Washington; Rus
sci is Chicago boy, with record a.
pitcher for his college there; Wilson
won out for one of the Scranton
schools. and considerable inducemen
was offered him to play with the team
from that city in the Pennsylvani,
State League. OF the men who playe.
on the class teams last year, Diffen
dali has n record OF $40 as a hitter
/ Ives, .222; Ford 1896 out OF thirt,
times at bat; Higgins. .s7o, and Alex
ander ,2s7.
, Tho schedule Of games for this sea
son is the best that V. p. T. has eve
had, They arc to play the LEADING
colleges of the State, except the Uni
vcrsity of Virginia, and every effor
was made to get game with then
= The coach says that lie will give TIL
9 University any date that they ma
Il wish during the season if game ca
9 be arranged During the trip whic
:. the corps will make to Jamestown TIL
:. team will play a number of game
;. and later are planning a trip as ia
- North .t'---t'c CITY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
BINGHAM MILITARY SCHOOL
I Special to rho rimes.Dlspatch.l

ISptclhI TO THO TIMes-DIsphtch.J
ASHEVILLE, N. c., March 1G.-The
baseball schedule of the Bingham Mill
tary School for the coming season has
been made UP, as follows:
Farm School, March 18th; Citizen
team. March Goth; Christ School. March
23d; Weaverville College, March 9th;
Forestry School. March Goth; Maryville
College. April list and Cd; Rutherford
College, April 18th: I4cnoir College. April
9th; Tusculum College, April SOth; Ca
tawba College, May 4th
Bingham will also play University Of
North Carolina, Oak Ridge Institute. Elon
College and Trinity Hall High School on
dates not yet fixed upon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

Montgomery and Bayley, Montgomery
an old man. James and Davis will
try for third, James having held third
for the last two years. Whitaker and
Fountain are trying for short. For
right field Captain Thompson and
Graham are the most promising can
didates. story, whose heavy hitting
and ability to cover ground, consid-
crably strengthened last years team.
Is out for centre field. Hanes and
Thomas arc pushing each other for
left field.
This years team will be especially
strong on hitting and base running.
In all, the prospects point to a sue
cessrul season,
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v. M. |.
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[Spscial to The Timcs- Dispatch
LEXINGTON, VA, March 1G-For
some time past light baseball practice
has been in progress at the Virginia
Military Institute. Tho pitchers have
been working hard in the gymnasium,
and the men are being trained In stick
work under the direction OF Coach
ISrcbs. Tho old men back are Captain
Dcvault, pitch; Byrd. catch. Grammar,
shortstop; sebrell, right field; Pollock,
centre field; Scott, left Held. inc most
promising candidates for the other
positions are Donnan. Doyle, Gates,
Massey and Williams. Considering
tho. loss of Goodloe and the two Fra
sers. who we're stars of last years
team. the prospects are very good Tor
q successful season, The v. nj. Il
team has also good schedule for the
approaching season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
WEST POINT

The soldier team. with only two
men gone from the nine which defeated
tho Navy last year and made credit
able record all through the season, III
IN cheerful frame OF mind. Rock
we'll, left field, and Lane, pitcher.
have been graduated froln the Military
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
THE TIMES DISPATCH. RICHMOND VA SUNDAY MARCH AZ 1907

April 1st--columbIa University at
Newport News
April 17th--University OF North
Carolina at Richmond.
May 4th--Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College at Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

5th--Amherst, at Princeton June Sth-.-
YALE at Princeton; June 12th---Pcnnsyl-
vania, at Princeton; JUNE 1Sth--Yale, at
New York Tin case OF n tie).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

at Cambridge; %, Yale, at New Haven;
20, Yale, at New York Tin case of a
-tiel.
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FOUR POLO TEAMS
TO COME NORTH
FOR FIESTA

AS the preparations are progressing
for the great polo tournaments at
Burlingame and the Coronado Country
Club it is evident the two meetings
will be successful far beyond the ex-
pectations of the sportsmen who are
planning them. One hundred and eight
ponies were housed at the Coronado
track last spring, and this number will
be exceeded in March, according to
present indications.
Paul H. Schmidt, secretary of the
Coronado Club, has been in the city for
several days, going over the details
of transportation and other problems
with Robert Leighton, the capable Sec
retary of the California Polo and Pony
Racing Association. They spent yes
terday at San Mateo with Charles w.
Clark, who is the moving spirit in the
plan to bring the polo players of South
ern California to this district to COM
pete against the northern men.
Although it was expected the tour
naments would lack the international
touch, this is to be supplied from an
unexpected quarter Maurice Du Val,
who ranks as the greatest poloist In
France, is in New York at present and
will be here to play in the tournaments
English player who was here with the
Hurlingham team several years ago
Captain de Crespigny has won the mill
tary steeplechase in England several
times, this being the highest honor a
military horseman can achieve. He is
as clever a rider on the fiat as he is
between the flags and will be a great
accession to the riding talent at the
coming meetings.
Both the visitors will be the guests
of Charles W. Clark, which is an as
suranee that they will be well mount
ed on both the field and the track
They will be available for the San
Mateo polo team, so the north can be
represented by two well-balanced ag-
gregations.
Secretary Schmidt has assurance that
the following players will come up here
for the festival of sports at San Mateo
in February and will then go to Coro-
nado for the big tournament:
Santa Barbara-Dr E. j. Boeseke
- Boeseke, ]. Colby and e. Wicnen-
den.
Riverside-R. L. Bettner, R. Nave,
l.. Roberts, M. Flowers. and II. Pattee.
Santa Monica-W. E. Pedley, F. D.
Hudson. c. w. Redemayer and H. G.
Bundren.
Los Angeles-B. N Smith Jr.. H.
Messmore. l.. Weiss, H. Weiss and Ber-
ME Weiss.
The Burlingame and the San Mateo
teams Will be made up from among the
following players: r. NJ. Tobin, w. $.
Hobart, G. r. Tobin. t. A. Driscoll. F.
]. Carolan, John Lawson, Lawrence
McCreery E. ]. Tobin, Maurice Du Val
and Captain de Crespigny.
There is possibility that Charley
Dunphy will be seen in the saddle
again, either as a poloist or as a race
rider in the pony events.
In addition to the players several
riders and owners will make the south
ern trip. These will include Rudolph
Spreckels, Frank Skinner, DIR. w. j.
Smyth and b. Parsons.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

While Joe Cans will be a strong
favorite over Jimmy Britt in their St.
Patrlcks day engagement at Tonopah
there seems a chance for endless argu-
ment as to the outcome Of the battle
which can hardly be stilled until the
referee names the winner. Britt's
friends have absorbed much Of the
Californian's confidence and they can
readily figure out TO their own salts
faction how he can lower the colors Of
the invincible aIl-conquering Balti-
morean.
The Fasteners do not share this op-
timism as they figure that Cans has
demonstrated in his last two fights hat
his great ability shows no sign OF be-
ing on the wane and that there is no
man at his weight who can stop him
His marvellous defense shields him from
injury and his hitting power seems out
OF all proportion to his size. Cans sc
cleverly concealed his weight for some
years that he had all his opponent
guessing as to what was his best fight
ing mark.
This is no longer matter OF doubt
as he demonstrated in his two fights
IN Nevada that he has all his oldtime
effectiveness when performing at the
legitimate lightweight mark. Any man
who could go forty-two rounds with
such a rugged fighter as Battling Mel
son and not be rushed OF his feet must
have phenomenal staying powers Ig-
norine some OF Cans bad exhibitions il
would be difficult to name any pugilisl
who has shown greater quality in the
ring than this lightweight-
Joe Cans great friendship for Young
Corbett has apparently led him into
promising to secure a match in Nevada
for the little Denverite. There is some
talk Of Corbett and Murphy. who dc.
feated him recently, meeting In Mike
Riley's tournament next March. Cans
promises TO train Corbett and TO LAND
him IN the ring In prime condition. The
coiored champion undertook 70 do this
once before but was unable TO land his
corpulent charge in the ring in winning
form. They trained AT Shannon's. near
San Rafael, and Corbett did more ener.
Tetic road work and gymnasium prac.
ffce than had fallen TO his lot In many
years.
His recent fights have shown tha'
he has no more pretensions to class and
fhaf he cannot get into lighting condi.
tson. One evidence OF this as seen In
fhe fact that he insists upon rinSsid'
weight these days His trainers wer'
elwavs Al their wits ends 10 keep hin
Al work and also 10 get him 70 weight
he usually defeated their aims by IN
duletnR IN water and other weight pro
ducing fluids II was said OF the XIX
mat he knew the location OF every ny
drant IN Golden Gate Park
Although the moving pictures taker
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

ClOudlight. place. 90;
Winner b. m by Bright
Start good. Won in a
!. She ran a game, true
n a hard drive. Ocean
have scored He was
,rly. Yada ran well drst
he others showed little
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

26, 1902 In the middle of the follow
ing year he won on a foul from Warren
Zubrick-
Joe Thomas has passed up Sam Lang
ford, drawing the color line on the Bos-
ton man. No one can say Joe is afraid
of any man, but he showed good judg-
ment in side stepping Langford. The
latter gave Joe Cans the worst lacing
of his career three years ago. Since
then he has fought Jack Johnson, the
heavyweight, fifteen rounds, in which
it was said he nearly defeated the COL
ored man who thinks he wants to fight
Jim Jeffries. Langford has also a de-
cision over Joe Walcott and another
over Young Peter Jackson. Such a
record is likely to give any rising
young boxer an idea that the man who
possesses it is good one to let
severely alone.
Through the activities of Senator
Gus Hartman at Sacramento the pro-
posed measure against boxing in this
State is said to be in fair way of
becoming a law. The surprise here is
that Hartman, who has always posed
as a sport. should try so hard to pass
the measure. He claims to have
twenty eight votes for his pet measure,
although he needs but twenty-five. He
has been industriously trading with his
colleagues who have their own pet
measures which they desire shall be-
come laws.
"Tiv" Kreling sent word to Jimmy
Britt at Byron Springs yesterday that
he would so arrange his business en-
gagements here as to be able 10 accom-
pany Britt to Tonopah when the latter
went to train for his fight with Cans.
Kreling is a great acquisition to Britts
party. as he is thoroughly up on train
ing and knows just what is necessary
to land the Californian in the ring fit
for a severe struggle. He is as full of
life as boy on holiday jaunt and
there will be few dull moments while
he is in the neighborhood. He will
work on the road with Jimmy and also
will box and wrestle with him in the
gymnasium.
Papers announcing Battling Nelson's
arrival in London have been received
here by friends of the Hegewisch
champion. They contain the old-fash-
ion style of interview, in which the
Battler is made to tell in detail the
hour of his arrival at different points
on his journey. Nelson expresses him
self as being willing 10 meet Jabez
White or Jack Goldswain, who are con-
sidered the most likely candidates in
his class. A prosperous trip through
Europe is predicted for the American
fighter.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
BY r: A. Sr11ytF1

of the Gans-Herman fight at Tonopah
are being exhibited throughout the
East, it is not expected they Will be
shown here for some time, if at all
Nate Lewis. Herman's manager, has
charge of the pictures around Chicago.
where they are reported to be doing
well. Herman has done a lot Of fight
/ ing in the Middle West and is popular
there with the patrons Of boxing. He
I is thus in a position to do lot of per-
sonal advertising, which viii help the
/ promoters make a financial success of
the films.
The difIculty in this city is to Sc
cure a suitable hall in which TO show
! the pictures. The places which are
available are of the line of travel and
I il is difficult to attract spectators in
sufficient numbers to make the exhi-
bitions profitable Another thing re-
quired is a dramatic incident in a fight
which people viii want to see repro
duced. This has been lacking to a de-
gree in the recent pictures, but when
il is supplied by some future fight the
/ pictures will 'go" big. 1t is expected
pictures will be taken Of the Cans
] Britt engagement, and this nght may
supply the necessary dramatic touch
This would surely be the case IL Cans
should go down to defeat before Britt
! II is probably to provide for such
contingency that Mike Riley will want
pictures to be taken.
Philadelphia promoters of boxing
must have complaisant patrons for
their shows. judging from the relics
/ Of the ring they are presenting at their
exhibitions AS though Young Corbett
was not the limit Of their bad offerings,
! they are endeavoring to put on Bob
! Fitzsimmons and Tommy Burns 1t
would seem Lanky Bob had earned a
respite from the work OF the ring
but the desire 10 secure drawing card
blinds the promoters to the manner in
which they are violating the ethics OF
the ring.
Instead OF matching Iusty young ath-
letes who are physically At 10 put up
an interesting struggle. they fall back
upon the magic Of name 10 draw the
dollars INTO the box Office. There are
lot OF young boxers coming up, and
II would seem good policy for the pro-
mOters to push them TO the front in
/ stead OF presenting boxers whose Joints
creak with the accommodations OF years
Another echo from afar is the report
/ that Kid Lavigne and Frank Erne,
two Of the greatest lightweights Of
their time, may possibly be matched
for a six-round bout at Philadelphia.
Lavigne has not appeared in the ring
for I'VE years, his last appearance be-
ing with Jimmy Britt in Mechanics Pa
vilion May rs. 1902. He was on the
down grade at that time, lasting but
eight rounds with the vigorous young
Californian.
Erne has had but one fight since
Britt knocked him out on November
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

great power with his associates and 1t
has been in his power to keep the park
closed to the courslng men, although
the sentiment of-the people in the
neighborhood has been in favor of it, as
it brought business to them. Money
running into the millions has been
wagered at the park since it's gates
were first thrown open to the public.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

} 2-5. At post 61a minutes. On
l1-2O: show, IA. BeeehwO0d. s
' W. Cahill- Start fair. Won
D to $500 by W. Walker. Re
= was best and was best ridden
Is and saved him for the stretch
Deed. but tired. The others were
nurse: three, four and five year
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

Fourth race, one mile. King Cotton STAKES
1u9gIer won. Alma Dufour second, Gid third
Time, / 80 3-5.
Fifth race, R. f. Lee course, hve and half
fnrIones-CharIie Eastman won. COllOquy second,
Fantastic third Time, 1.O5 1-5-
sixth race. six furIongs-CampaiSner won
Bert Mont second SpiOn third. Time. 1:15 10
Seventh race one and an eighth miles, seli-
ing-esranada won, GOldie second, Orly II tnird-
Time, 53 Is
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
BASEBALL AT ST. MARY,s

OAKLAND, Jan. 19.-The first game
of the Midwinter Amateur Baseball
League will be played tomorrow, be-
ginning at noon, on st. Mary's College
campus by the ST. Mary's Phoenix nine
and the Gantner- -Matterns. The bat
teries will be Iburg and Byrnes and
Hal Chase and Burns. At 80 O'Clock
in the afternoon the Gallagher Marsh
nine and the Oakland All Stars will
plav.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
NEW ORLEANS WINNERS

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1s.-First race, one and
a sixteenth miles, selliDg-Sea Salt won, Heart
of Hyacinth second, Cursus third. Time
LAT 10. ct
won Incantation second, Dawson third Time,
80 1-5. -.
won Lutte Foster second, Black Mary third
Time, :35.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
ART CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

At meeting on Friday night the
Eagle Sketch Club elected the follow
ing officers: President Frederick Doe
geloh; vice president, Milton Marks;
secretary, E. Newman; treasurer Will
fred Tuska.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

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