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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
The Judge Uses FOsesful Language.

Judge ". Il. simmons of Fincastlc,
Vu. fold the reporter that l. x ~.
Paint was used on his residence in 1882,
and hello IT'S color well tor Il wears; he
fart hermore said that , years ago be
~as induced 10 use another paint ard
is sorry he did. because the o.her paint
didn't make good. The Judge will now
rlways use l. 4 NJ because re knows
4 any defect exists in l.. * NJ. Paint the
mouse viii be repainted tor nothing.
The L < Al. Ziuc hardeDs the l. & NJ
White Lead and makes l.. s. NJ, Paint
wear Ike iron for TOTO l 8 years
Actual lst Of L. s. NJ. about 81 20
PER gallon.
Donations OIL s. "a. made tochurches
Sold by L. ". LAMB. Williamsburg
II. M. CLEMENTS. Lee Hall, VIZ. Branch
Toane.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
sRS[lxT GETS rue MONEY
Continued from page l.

That closed this part of the con-
troversy.
President l. w. Lane and Mr..
Bird had previously renewed their
contention over the city attorneys
report. and President Lane discussed
L from his point of view. severely
crit.cising many of It's conclusions.
Mr. Bird did not reply to any
length, and the wrsngling was not
so vehement as az last weeks ne
ing. yet il was spicy enough. II
was virtually decided. since the
sergeant refused 70 accept the
smaller commission. that this qres-
ton must be settled by The courts.
Il may be that a compromise viii
vet be reached. but this is merely
conjecture.
DR.. ]. B. Spencer. the city health
officer rendered his resignation.
which was accepted The health
committee has directed officer r
3. Gillian 20 inspect all premise:
which he has been diligently doins
this week. No health officer WI
be chosen 70 succeed DR.. Spence,
az this time at least.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

DIR. J. L. Hall IS at the Cold Sui
phur Springs.
Miss Mable Thomasson has gone
TO New York.
Miss Pearl Marable is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Clint Simonson. at
Biglers.
Rev. Z. J. Potts and his brother.
Rev. Z. A. Potts. of Charlottesville.
arrived here yesterday.
FIRE destroyed barn belonging
70 Rev. K. j. Potts on SpratleyS.
Mr. Potts was away when the fire
1 occurred
Mrs. +. T. Lamb. of Norfolk. IS
aere with her parents. Capt. and
Nrs. L. w. Lane. and IS recovering
from an attack of typhoid.
Miss Slater Richardson. Of New
Kent. left Tuesday for her home,
liter spending several days with the
Kisses Barlow on York St.. accom-
panied by Miss Bessie.
Miss Susie Armistead. who IS the
guest OF Miss Julia Armistead. vii
.turn TO her home in Portsmouth
ext week. accompanied by MisSel
lara and Dora ArmiStead.
Rev. w. A. K. Goodwin. afte
pending two weeks at Bar Harbor
le.. mas gone to Hot Springs. Bait
O., to remain til September lst
; snen he ana MS family Will retur
S nome.
A large family picnic was held Z
4 5glers Thursday and the day va
). delightfully."- spent. Those attenc
X are deeply indebted 10 Captain
n ! Mrs. +. w. Maynard for mar
.ourtesies,
Mrs. j. {. Barley, accompanie
~ her little daughter and SO,
u thelma ano Vernon. who has be-
r pending the past week with b
sister, Mrs. Willie Barlow return'
e | o her home in Richmond this ate
be loon.
Henry Jones. an old negro To
go sho belonged to Mr.. K. 7. Arm
= cad father and who was the K
ner's servant during the war. is he
% see Marse Robert. JoSes M
y. ives in Camden. n. J.. and
IS caster had not seen him IN ma
Jears.
or Mr.. John Lucas. who was be
ou and reared in this city. but who n,
ives in Elizabeth. n. j.. sp'
49, Monday here with relatives. n
:. Lucas was given a warm welCOi
~ his boyhood friends. who
gretted ne could not remain lonl
ID. With them.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
Court RGCOHVenGS Tuesday

Circuit Court reconvened here
tuesday morning. Allen ID. Jones
and J. w. Stoeffer. Of Newport
News. and 3. {. Garrett. of Rich
mond. qualified 20 practice in this
court. Other visiting attorneys
we're r. q. Bickford and s. 0.
Bland.
The case Of Rosenbaum vs. K.
larson. was tried an6 resulted in a
verdict of $3.50 for plaintiff. De
Sendant was represented by B. d.
Peachv and {. {. Mitchell and
plaintiffs by A D. Jones and NJ
L. Henley.
The trial of the case of J. n.
Pew Us the {. 8, 0. Ry.. Co. dam
ages for stock killed in a wreck al
Mountcastie. was started Wednes-
day. Bedford & Bland represented
the railway Co. and Henley &
Garrett the plaintiff.
Thejury gave a verdict for 81. 7CC
with interest from Oct. 81. 1900. ul
| paid. less 500 freight
The case of Commonwealth VS.
Z. L Waltrip breach Of quarantine
.aw. was certified 10 justice Frank
Ayres for trial.
Commonwealth VS.. Len Taylor
colored) theft of money from
VIM. Petit at Lightfoot. certified tC
Justice A. w. Jennings for trial.
The court rendered a decree in IN,
suit of the Piedmont and Tidewate
land Co.. Us. DR.. K. c. Booth
trustee. requiring T. b. Bislsnd 4
deposit $3.50 interest due in Tn
Peninsula Bank. subject 70 order o.
the court.
c. p. MaIston was appointe,
Commissioner OF the Revenue 10
the term beginning Jan. /. 1908.
The court refused 20 confirr
most Of the sales last week in III
suit Of brewery Hughes Co. VS.. a
d. Harris. ordering a resale OF Il
. property.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
Testing the New Fire Engine

williamsburg new fire engine IS
here and has had several Satisfactory
tests. Mr.. Howle. who IS in charge.
IS demonstrating what his machine
can DO. Yesterday il was tested al
the hospital and was satisfactory in
every particular. Those who saw
the engine work are loud in their
praise Of the machine.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

IL THE CIRCUIT COUkr OF Thu
CITY OF WiILIAMSBj Re- AND
COUNTY OF JAMES CITY.

IN THE CIRCUIT COukr OF THE
CITY or WILLIAMSON re AND
COUNTY or JAMES CITY.
A. Ucatou. D. K. T. Hcaton
ard A. G.. ucatou..........Cout laiuants
IS In Cbaucery,
The Williamsburg Brick Com
pauv. Inc. X. T. Boyd. and
l.. "a. Lane IT,. and J. I.
Christian, partners trading
as Lane * Christiau......-....De Defendants
The papers IN the above entitled cause
having been Referred GO the undersigned
as one OF the Commissioners Of the
aforesaid Court. notice - hereby given
% all parties concerned that, acting
under decree pronounced "a said cause
on August Il. 1907. I shall. on Tuesday
September Il. 1907. At my ofhoe "a the
city of Williamsburg, Virginia, proceed
30 take. state, and 70 the Court report
the following accounts,
o. An account showing the assets OF
the defendant Company. with the value
Of such assets.
f2) Au account showing what taxei
aud levies, Il any. are due on the prop
ertv 90 the said defendant Company.
80 An account of the indebtedness o
the said defendant Company. with tn
prionties, # any, existing among n
creditors OF said Company.
| a. An account showing who ar
the holders OF the stock OF the said d
ieEdaut Company.
/ go An account OF the trans action
Of Norvelle l.. Henley. receiver oi sai
Company,
(6) Any other matter deemed pert
rent bv me or rcQuired lV any party
/. be stated.
liz Is provided IN said decree q
nubhcatiou OF this notice once A wei
I Tor tour weeks. m The Virginia .
rctte. shall be equivalent 20 persou
B service OF notice upon all parties. in
p te-est.
+. 4. II, GEDDl.
Commissioner IN ChanceI
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

Mr.. George Peek. of Hampton.
xas a visitor here last week Il
Mr.. r. L. Griffin was in Rich
mond last week on business.
Mrs. c. T. Bland. of Baltimore.
is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Mints Wall. of Huntington,
IS visiting Mrs. John 5. Charles.
Miss Bessie McCandlish is visit
ING her parents in Louisa county.
MIR. Gordon Beck. of Pittsburg.
is visiting MIR. and Mrs. J. 2. Good |
bar.
Miss Fern Raglan, OF Nashville.
Tenn, is visiting Miss Estelle Ken
nsrd.
Misses Mary Garrett and Virginia
Braithwaite will visit Boston next
weet.
Miss Ellen Andrews. of Pennsyl-
vania. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
John Richie.
Miss Estelle Barlow left Friday
evening to visit relatives and friends
in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. B. Butler. OF
Ohio. are visiting their neice Mrs
J. P. Goodbar.
Mrs. w. w. Christian, Of VIII
mington, N. C.. IS the guest OF Mrs.
w. T. Christian.
MIR. A. B. Rolf has returned from
visit to his sister. Mrs. Dissiner
in Surry county.
Miss Emily Christian has returned
from the mountains, where sh'
spent her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stubs hav'
returned TO their home in Ports
mouth. after short stay here.
Miss Virginia Edwards. OF Surry
WHO'S the guest of Miss Julia ARMS
tead. will return home Monday.
Miss Stokes. Of Farmville. left o.
Tuesday. after spending a shoI
time with Miss Harriet Hankins.
President Tyler and family hav
returned home, after spending II
summer at Wilton. on the James.
Mr. Forest Stewart. of Richmond
has returned home after a short Wis
to Messrs. K. L. and {. 3. Gritfir
Mr.. Myron Z. Bristows cashier c
the bank at Gloucester Point. was
town on business a few days sine
Miss Mary Brauer. of Richmond
who is the guest Of the Misses Case!
will return home the first o. ne.
week.
Mrs. Z. T. Lamb is conyalescir
from spell of typhoid fever and
spending a week with her paren
here.
Miss Sadie Malone. a popul
clerk in the postoffice. Will leave
morrow for ST. Louis. 10 spend n
vacation.
Nix. and Mrs. Harvey Goodb;
who have been on a visit 10 tn
son, Mr.. !. P. Goodbar. left for hoI
thursday.
Mrs. Brock. of Ashland. IS r,
to spend the fall and winter "
her neice. Miss Mary Rowland Jon
and sisters.
Misses Olive and Ethel Coo
leave Monday for South Dako
where they viii teach school
coming year.
Mr.. II. l. Bridges. registrar
William and Mary. has gone "
his family 10 Gloucester. 10 take
much needed rest.
Miss Louise Dickinson IS sPel
ing some time with her aunt. NJ
Kate Slater. before she returns
her home in Morgantown. West y
Mr.. Rhoderick Gimmell. of NJ
dlesex county. former student
the college, was in town the first
the week on his way 10 the Elk
sifion.
Mrs. w. T. Christian and M
Emily Christian have returned no
after a delightful visit to Chariot
Nottoway and Prince Edw'
counties.
Professor r. NJ. Crawford. of
department of Manuel Arts
William and Mary, returned w
nesday from New York and
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

The soldiers from Camp Hsr-
ington defeated the Williamsburg
baseball team yesterday afterncCr
oy the score OF 5 TO >. Il Wa a
pitchers battle and was a very IN
.eresung game.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

A horse driven by two children
of Mr.. Gus Jones ran away on the
mill hill" yesterday morning.
throwing the occupants out and de-
molishing the buggy. The children
escaped any serious injury.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
Lee Hall Personals

Lee Hall. Va. Aug. 2O.-Mr.
and Mrs. +. G. Lee are spending
the we elk in Newport News.
Mr.. and MrS. Lang Kirby. Of
Hampton. are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. West.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
LETTER To DRI. B. sPENcEE

LFI Tx TO DIX J. q SIENCEN
Williamsburg, Va.
Dear SIR: Why do people send u such
aies As this
y l. smith. Madison. Fla. bad his
mothers house painted Dcvoe Il year,
ago, and the house looks better 20 CAV
than other houses painted with other
laiut 3 or ; years ago.
They are full OF goodwill tor Oevoe.
Yours truly
= FW DEVOE & co
p :. J. II. Stone sells our paint.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

NOR RENT HOUSE ON NCHOL-
X son st. Apply 70 MRS. AAll
l. SLATER. CIV. l2-tt
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

TOR SAiE.--I have tor sale about &
= bushels of " hite Bunch Onion Sets
Write or inquire 81 CHARLES ~
SMITH, Williamsburg. Va.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

TOR SALE-A 5O-acre farm adJoinin,
city hmiJs. Address A. H. "
BORN Flaudrcau. ). ID.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

TOR SALE.-Two hnc building lou
= located on York street. SIZE IS J
3sOn. For price and terms apply
Il this office.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24

/. II = LUUIl
Commissioner IN Chancery
J. ". WILCOX, p. q. Il
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
ELEVEN |: PLAYERS,
ALREADY HERE:
--- 2.N 9gl1nN
Prospective Champions Aic Nov
Coming III Oh livery
I Train. n
Il
BEGIN PRACTICE TO-DAY
Manager Will Keep Them Hard
at Work Until Season
Opens. e
PRACTICE
BEGIN

4 UP to u lateX hour. last night ccvons
members of the Richmond ball club
had reported. Manager Shnffcr wasaont
hand at the Allen Hotel to welcome
them, and each man seemed to be in
good shape, and said he was ready to,
do or die.
The first to show up were Brown, the
outfcldcr Of last year, and Kirk
patrick. the new third bascmnn both
of Pittsburg. Later III the evening"
Cowan appeared, and lie was closely
followed by men on every train that
came into the city. Those who landed
later were Vetter, catcher. Mulhall and
Derby, pitchers and Kelly, outfieldor.
These, with Cassidy Hinton and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
JENNINGS OPElNS5
THE RAGING SEASON
All the Sports Are Gathering Washington and Making
Plans to Reap a Rich Harvest on Backing
the Ponies.

ally It leaves the station at Jersey
City with plenty OF room. but to NOR
row nearly every seat In the long
series OF coaches and parlor cars vii!
be occupied. Everywhere along Broad
way for week before the day of
entrainAlent talk of tho "Cayanaugh
Special" is heard.
Tho sport lucky enough to have a
plethorlc bank-roll counts on getting in
the flrst-class chair car With Sol
sLlchtcnstcin, tho bookmakcr, and the
other princelings of the money market
Of racing. Tho moro modest content
themselves with dreaming over the
good time they VIII have going down
in the ordinary dayfcoaches f1ong with
the bookmakers'r clerk and the small
fry professions. It's merry gathering
on the platform awaiting the swinging
ajar OF the gates leading to the train.
..Wcll, I had a tough season last year,
but Il am going to get next the form
OF the two-yenr-o lds in Madden's
stable down at Benning's and expect to
get off to a start that Will land mo
| big winner when the end comes
next Novem Der, remarks a hopeful
enthusiast to another of his illk.. Across
| tho way Z Is Mickey" Might, looking
a bit shabby and certainly not as
! buoyant as upon the afternoon at Sar-
| atoga when he beat three straight
choices and went to dinner over $4,000
to the good Mickey" too proud to
1. mix ii anything else than racing. took
a cashiers job wlth#a Harlem hand
booker through the winter. Flo just
] lasted long enough, for there he is
l preening up under hard Cooking
Il nVarCOHf 3 . ~ 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
TOMMY BURNS WILL FIGHT III YOU CALL HIM "A WOP
Does He Think Hell Lick O'Bsen Again2el, Say
..s .t s1 sa Just Wait and Watch a While,

return 3enga cement with me. and ! will
leave 81 to Los Angeles sport writer's as
to who won tho first fight
80 'Brion was whipped, and the only
thing that induced him torslgn another
set Of articles was the $4,000 purse Of
fered. I know his style now, and will
put over the punch before the tenth ses-.
sion.t Wait and see If don't"
There was nothing OF the braggadoclo
about Burns as. he prophesled OBriens
finish. THE Canadian talks quietly and
there Is sincerity about him.
Burns Is as wise as any pug In the
ring to-day. Flo Is his own manager and
makes all arrangements for his fights
1Io was clever enough to force O'Brien
/ to glyc him the bonus for their coming
fight. Philadelphia Jack held the whip
hand on the occasion Of their first meet-
ing.
Burns has been heralded over the coun-
try as q sluggish bruising sort o.
| fighter The "dope' on the Canadian
has led many to believe that he relies on
brute strength ana smashing punches'
with no llcadwork, to WIN his fights
While he viii take q punch 70 laTo
one, tho heavyweight champion IS NJ
moor ring general He plans ms phttle
| before he enters the ring, ana adheres
Ia the same plans throughout. Z.
Ills fight with Marvin Hart showed
clearly that he possesses I'VE !. ~
lttwenty rounds he cut the A ts y, =,
4 lighter into ribhons by q snow OF c!eY'
crness that even his trainers gig 'so'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25

know: he possessed. 5tsssg42Sts
'WhensI signed with Hart my. frlendt
told me II "A was crazy,' said B Tommy
.They couldn't see anything but myRf fin,
ish. They said the same thing when
signed to fight O'Bren. They 'rappcd'
wrong both times and now If ls.would
say that ] wanted to fight effrles--wel,
they'd want to put me in an Insane
asylum
ii is not known generally that Burns
is married. The husky scrapper says
his wife is better than a manager when
ii comes to arranging fights. ts.8
"Womcn have what some people call
intuition My wife has an extra largo
hump of 1t, and between the two OF ia
We have framed up my scraps. We seem
to work all right as a team, and whom
she says ! will win am ready to take
the chance.
about my challenging Jcffrlcs,'' said
Burns. "It's Just this way If am suc-
cessful with O'l}ricn and this fellow
Squires--fOr am going TO fight him,
too, If he will sign nI,-if ! polish OF
both of them 1 am going to challenge
Jeff, Remember this: While | am learn
ling more every day ana improving Jeff
! Is not, lie Is going back, II anything,
and by the time i have got that far along
lzI4think ! will be handy enough to hand
the big fellow a waloplng. Maybe will
get left, hut told JeffrieN wanted TO
fight hin, and no told me ia make good,
\ That is what am goingi 70 do first.
y Then ] VIII challenge HIM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
BALL SCHEDULE.
Stanton, Military Academy Ar
ranges Number of Games. &

= q T. II
ranges Number Of Games.
& STAUNTON, VA. March 24.-Below
is the schedule Of the Staunton Mill
tary Academy baseball team for the
coming season Of ,1907: se stttda
March 22d-S. NJ A. VS.. Washington
and Lee, at Lexington.
March soth--s. MA. VS.. Gettysburg,
at Staunton. IL nor
April lsth-s. Ma vs.. Miller's School.
at Miller's.
April 2oth-s. NJ A. vs. MIXERS
School, at staunton.
April 22d-s. M. a. vs.. Augusta Mill
tary Academy, at Fort Defiance.
April 27th-s NJ. A. VS.. Western
High School. at Stanton.
April 29th-s NJ. A. vs.. Fishburnes
Military School. at Waynesboro.
May lists. NJ. IA vs.. University OF
Virginia, second, at staunton
May 4th-s. NJ. "A. vs.. Augusta Mill
tary Academy, at Stanton.
May 6th-s. NJ A. vs.. Fishburnc's
Military School, at Staunton. ..,.i
May 11th-s. NJ. A. VS.. Bridgewater
College. at Stanton.
May 14th-S. M. A. vs.. Locust Dale,
at Staunton.
May 1Sth-s. NJ. A.. vs.. Bethel Mill
tary Academy, at Staunton. h.
/ May 20th-s. NJ. A. vs.. Randolph
Macon Academy, at Front Royal, !.
May 21st-S. M. a. vs.. Eastern Col:
lege, at Front Royal
May 22d-S. NJ A. VS.. Shenandoah
| Valley Academy. at Winchester.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
ny RIGHT HOOK.

NEW YORK, March 23.-An inquiry. o.
Tommy Burns MS 10 whether his ances- 1
tors were from the sunny cline OF 1t t'i
develops need OF an accident ,polloy.aina3l
Tomnys right name is Noah Brusso.
Sounds very italian, doesn'tfit? tommy.
or Noah--as you may see II e call n him n
WAS asked the other nightif his 1917
bears were once Roman gladlato RS or
banana vcndcrs Tommy didn't Ike the
lilo was&dress!n s, sohsl
before making his little bow to q ga
spaclty house" and the. scribe who. Rnt
the question was put Of sight before
Tommy could gather lnTgs I! ~ " Il, g'y I.
chase. SH x ~ ss.g3Ay u
"I'm atrench-ts dian, says 4shSp 8:
my father vas French and my fmoth5gr
was dutch. Thern,s In3thlng ,~Ialan
about me. Brusso Is a French name ana ana
Gns 20. g ~ Oldest IN the canap'an prov
surna was called ,lpons 10 teH Why gqhta
how he broke iRlo tho fighting game.
The French cnnaaian.l whip MS ,teehp sisslly
tho king Of heavyweight fighters was
somewhat irate after the intGrroEatl 2I
regarding his Aparehtnge hut ftaIp6
"sWatfcst" with Ills sparring pairing IT g
tho stage he cane back feeling RftSpl
z Ia 4lrfr. T. II y 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
ny j. s..,A. MACDONALD.

WASHINGTON D. c., March 24.---An
army Of 1000 turf caalpaigner is lay
ing siege: to the capital Of the country
10 -day, From New York, New Orleans
ana the CALIFORNIA;, detachments OF
racing9fo have been scurrying IN 10
the main guard in anticipation OF a
great movement, the opening up OF inc
meeting at Benning's tomorrow. In
"a measure this Is ono OF the real
epochs Of the annual turf season, Tor
the occasion serves to set in motion
the great machine OF the metropolitan
turf. From tomorrow on until the
scared leaves Of next December COM
mence to whisk about, racing Will be
in order every day, with the exception
of Sundays and the off day between,
New York and the torn at Saratoga
in August. Benning's never attracted
n moro numerous out-of-town deleEa-
| ton at q spring meeting than th1t al :
lsready- here on the ground. Fine
weather Slis expected, while General
Managers S. Rowland never arranged
a better program than tho one the
lWashington Jockey Club Is Offering its
lfpatrons this spring.
4 /. For almost four months the dyed
! lint he-wool racing regulars about New
j York have been denied the pleasure
i Of their favorite diversion. True. some
OF them found solacc in skullkine
j through subterraneana cellars to get
4 down bet in an Illicit handbook or
4 the New Orleans fields, but they, as
! well as the sort which. Quit the game
y entirely when tho curtain fell at Aque,
. duct last autumn. have been looking
forward to Benning's Inauguration
with a ravenous relish. Little wonder
then, that the celebrated "Cavanaugl
Special" will bring down n rousini
crowd OF them tonight. The
, "Special"is n train over the Pennsyl
vania Railroad which Is to run ever!
!, spring and fall to accommodate Ney
!, York racing people DESTROYS Of par
ticipatlng in tho Benning's game Usu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
APPEALS TO JOHNSON.
Varsity Wants Last Seasons Star
ia PLAY on Football Team.

10 iC SAi \ SSkOSAAA SAAAAs
CHARLOTTESVILLE, N.t.. March
24-Yestcrday's issue of College
Topics the seni-weekiy published by
the General Athletic Association Of tho
University of Virginia, contains an
article, signed by member OF last
years football team. calling upon
Hammond Johnson, the captain and star
shalfback of last years eleven, TO re-
consider his determination not to play
football next. season. The writer says:
'Inasmuch as johnson Is eligible to
play but one more year, and one sea
son Is not a long time. and the need
of his colegesis great and the pros
pect for q great team In 1907 are un-
usually bright, IL he should play, with
nine Varsity men back,5s1 feel conf
dent that Hammond Will beftunselfish
enough to sacrifice his personal feel
sings for the welfare of his college. and
be will & to 20 through the monotc-
nous drudgery6and toll of another sea-
son In order to help Virginia. in largo
measure, to place in the field her great
est team.
Should Johnson be willing to play.
and all tho team return as expected.
except Cooke and Randolph. these pre-
dictions for 1907 are by no means too
optimistic. We should not fear to go
up against any team In the country
early In the season."