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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
CHAMPION SERIES
TO BEGIN TO-DAY.
Detroit Is Favorite i'll the Great.
Struggle That Closes
Baseball.
10 BE DONOVAN VS.. REU ZACH

II The series Of seven great baseball
games for the championship of the
world by the Chicago National and De-
tIoit American League teams Will be-
gin In Chicago to-day, and all the
prominent baseball men fl the coun.
other teams. nre hurrying toward the
Windy City TO witness these battles
royal
The two teams are evenly matched
lin batting and each has a Quartet OF
star pitchers. all In the pink of con-
dition. The Chicago inield Is consid :
cred the stronger of Sthc two III held :
ing but the Detroit men have the ad-
fastest men and greatest batters in
the leagues Taking the ten best bat
ters of the two teams and getting
the average of their several batting
averages for the season, Detroit has a
shade the advantage, the aye averages :;,,
thus gained being-Detroit, ,26S; CHI
caEo, .265. Here are the latest pub
liShed averages of the men composing
Detroit Cobb. outfelder. $40; cn,w-
ford. outtielder, .se4; Jones. outfielder,
s.261: Rossman, iniielder. .267; O'Leary.s
iniielder. ;2as; conghlin. i ,,,, and
isiIiian. pitcher. rs: Donovan, pitcher.
I.26s: Schmidt, catcher, .ssa. 80.
CHICAGO - Schultz out,ieIder; ; G,f
Glance. first base, .2S3 Evers, second
base. 241: Steinfeldt. third base. "a:
Howard, first-base. .262; King, catcher.
.2SI. Moran. catcher. .237.
If the averages Of Shortstop Tinker,
of Chicago. and any of It's pitchers be
included, Detroit will have the better
OF 1t by large margin.
1t is likely that Donovan and Reul-
bach Will be the pitchers in the OPEN
ing game to-day. Donovan has won
about 81 per cent. of his games during
the season, and Reulbach more than
so per cent. of his.
II Is possible that Manager Jennings
Will send in Pitcher killian, left
handler, against n National, and they
are said to be weak in hitting south
paws. Modecaf Brown was the star
pitcher of the Chicago team last year.
but ReuIbach has excelled the rest OF
the staff this year. Manager Chance
has Overall and Pfeister, Brown and
Reulhach four veterans, from whom
TO choose while besides Donovan and
KiJlian. Detroit has Pitchers Mullin
and Siever to choose from
Detroit Is tn efayorite among base
hall experts generally. and the ter
rifle pace. at which they have been
going. and the ncver-say-die spirit OF
tile Tigers. are cited as reasons Tor
tile belief that they will sweep the
Cubs off their feet and capture the
series In whirlwind finish.
Twenty-Five or thirty thousand peo-
ple will wines sth eopening game to-
day. and hundred sof thousands OF
money will he wagered on the result,
by persons in all parts of the uhlled
States.
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FRESHMEN VS.. ACADEMY.
Two Strong Teams OF Youths to Play Foot
ball This Afternoon


The Richmond College freshmen football
team VIII play the Richmond Academy this
AFTERNOONS. This Is the second game for the
freshmen this season, they having played
Richmond High School last Wednesday, The
freshmen team is almost entirely made up
o. men from the city preparatory school
teams of last year, five men coming from
the champion High School team three from
,McGure's, two from Richmond Academy.
and one or two others who did not play last
season The team is fast and has good
material. but has never worked together
Nevertheless. they hope to give the academy
boys all they can handle.
The game Is sure to be hard fought from
start to finish. Richmond Academy. while
no. experienced in games. has been working
hard since school opened, and Is very fast
on signals and team work. The ex-prepara-
tory team has the advantage OF experience
in games as individuals. but not as a team.
and though lacking in practice, are superior
In weight to their opponents.
The lineup Of the freshmen will prob
ably be: Meek. right-end. Williams, left
end; Clarke, right-tackle: sinton, left tackle;
Powell. rlght-snard; Sydnor, left-g !;
Orchard. centre: Ezekiel, quarter back !:
Miles, right-half; Smith. lcftihalf: Willis,
fullback. w
The game will be played. at Broad Street
Park at =. NJ.
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COLLEGE TEAMS PRACTICE.
Strength Shown by the Men Gives Them
Hope In the A. and VI. Gnme,

The Athletic Association of Richmond
College was reorganized at an enthusiastic
meeting last night, the old officers with one
or two exceptions being named again, an
assistant coach being chosen. DR.. W. L..
Fcushec was again chosen president: Mr..
Pau! Woodfin, secretary. and Mr.. l.. w.
ifudsns. vice-presidcnt and assistant coach.
Ar executive committee was selected. con-
sisting of Messrs. Waite, Louthan, Chcwn-
Ing and Stringfelow.
The team was out for practice yesterday
all the men being on the field save two, who
arc bit sore and stiff after Saturdays
hard game with MARYLAND Agricultural COL
lrre. Some good stiff scrimmagc work was
lndclgcth in yesterday, but the regulars were
two strong for the scrubs, and, scored al
most at Will on their opponents The regu-
lars ploughed through the scrubs for re-
pee ed gains.
= Coach Dunlop and the members OF the
team have strong hope of holding the heavy
Agricultural and Mechanical College or
North Carolina to a small score next Satur-
day, and Mr.. Dunlop even INDUCES the hops
that his proteges Will win the game The
Agricultural and Mechanical team recently
defeated neutrality-suspicious. by 20 to o. The
game Saturday Is going to be n hard and
fast ono. THE college eleven is growing
stronger every day. and are working with
more snap and vim than ever before a
taste OF hard work has put the ginger in
the men that they needed.
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WINNINGS
B |; LEA RECORDS |:
Victory Of Colin Yesterday
Brings Total to More Than
$376,o 900.

by the victory of his great unbeaten
colt, Colin. in the feature race at Bel
mont Park. James r. keene adds $12,-
900 to his seasons winnings, thereby
exceeding the winnings or the Duke Of
Portland and establishing new world
record for turf winnings. In this
statement the amount won by Bhllot,
Who ran second to Salvidere in tho
Brighton cup race October 1st, is not
included. The figures. exclusive of the
sum Won by Ballot on that occasion
are ss76.496Flto $4,000. won by the
Duke of Portland III first. second and
third money. Assuming that Ballot
added $500 In the Brighton cup race,
then Keene's winnings for the year
1907 already. exceed those Of the great
English ,tilrfman by a thousand dol
lars.
OF this great, sum Colin alone has
won for his owner the magnificent sum
of s127, 900. The great.s son of Conn
masn n INTELLECTUALLY Eosin to retire.
son, and will do so with tile enviable
record OF never having lost or failed
to win a race in which he was entered.
In Colin. Ballot and Peter Pan Mr..
keene has three of the greatest run
ners ever produced. Domino was Mr..
Kcene's>lrst great winner, followed by
Disguise. sCap and Bells Commando,
Peter PaFt. Supermati anu others. AS
a two-Year-oldcz Colin is one of: the
greatest horses that lever ran a,<face.5
and seems. good to add many 1nore
dollars; TO tho fortune he has bg6ught-
his master. .
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coFFKOTM.s noNlNG DATES.
California Fight Promoter Announces Severn
Coming Battles.

California Fight Promoter Announces Several
Coming Battles.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 7--.Ilmmy
Cohroth has mapped out his winter season OF
boxing as follows:
Neil NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oSth.
Thomas-Sulivan (Mikep---Novcmbcr 10Th
Cans vs. winner OF above fight on Thanks
giving Day.
Winner OF souires-sull 30 VS.. Jack
Gchrson, December 10Th.
q Winner of Erayne- Murphy 20 10 meet
Summers on December l7th
Jimmy SAYS; Carpenters and roofers will
be put to work Immediately, and within
three weeks my arena VIII he covered with
an mon roof, ] VIII be ready to handle night
shows on the alst Of October claim my
arena is the best ever built TO see Il box
ms contest. roof will necessitnte row
Of poles. but these viii be small, and In no
Way obstruct the vision from the seats in
the rear"
Jimmy was asked Who lie would have
Tor Cans on Thanksgiving Day. His reply
was That he hoped 10 match Ketchcl with
81" coiored wonder, but failing in that. he
woa'd match tho champion With some one
else probably Nelson, for forty-tlve rounds
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS, DAY.
National Association To Meet ut
. ExpOnitlOn. W.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

1--IIN3PSNftf1 10 : IFc = CUT
LAM e STOWNi EXPOSITION
GROUNDS, VA, October 7.-Funerai
directors from all over the United
states.it is expected will attend the
Convention OF the National Funeral
Directors Association. Which will be
called to order Tomorrow at the Pine
Beach Hotel. just outside the Exposi-
tion Grounds. .. B. Quinlan. of
will occupy the chair. The conven-
tion will continue for three days. AT
o'clock IN the afternoon the dele
gates to the convention will be well
coined to the exposition in n meet
ing at the Auditorium. President
Tucker will make the address Of well
come, and William ]. Phillips of Ais
bany, n. Y. Will make the Response.
Also scheduled to arrive here To-
morrow are fifty members of the
Chicago Press Club.
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Special Features of
Exposition To-Day

III a. Nr-Conccrt Exposition
Band, Manufactures building.
IL M.-Concert, Fisk Jubilee
Singers, Auditorium.
4 r. M.--ltccitnI, Auditorium.
!. TO a r. M.-CODcert, Phinney's
United states Hand, Auditorium.
r. M-TcllinE stories to chill
drcn, Miss Gertrude Andrews, so-s
cinl Economy Building.
1. p. M-Exerclse. National Tu-
nernl Directors, Auditorium.
q r.. N1.-"Lifc I'm the Open Air
the Cure for ,rubcrculosfs." II. q.
Nontxnhn, Social Economy Building.
4P. M.-Orgnn recital, J. Warren
Andrews, Auditorium.
4,3O r. M.-LiArttc Looping tho
GIMP, Wnrpntli.
II. Ni.-Canccrt. Ihinney's
Unltcl Stntcs hand, Auditorium.
II. M.-FireworkH, Lee I'nrndc.
$3.50 II. M.-COncert, Fisk Jubilee
Singers, Auditorium.
$3.50 r. M.-Ltzettc Looping the
Gap, Wnrpnth.
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H>,1pDEN-sIDNEY WINS.
sirincc Edward CoilcEinns Hand Mcdl-
cal College Kickcrs Big "c3..
(Special to The Times -pisnatch,

tSpecial to The Times -Dispatch.)
IS AA'lf1oEN-s1DN1sY COLLEGE, Octo-
Der THE initial football game of the
season was played Saturday afternoon
on Venable athletic field with the Medi-
cal College of Virginia. Hampden-
sidney scored two touchdowns in each
half, Foster Kicking three OF the four
goals. Both teams showed that they
were by no means seasoned Some bad
tumblinS was accredited to each side.
me Medical College of Virginia never
gained the required ten yards during
the entire game. Lindsey at full back
pelhs called upon to kick on every
thlrd down. He punted we'll out Of
danger whenever called on.
FOR the visitors Simpson, Blackiston
and Cowles played a good game. For
the home team Johns. Foster. Arm
stead. stree and Fleming played we'll.
Time Of halves. twenty and fifteen min
utes. Final score: Hampden-S Sidney.
~: Medical College of Virginia. o.
Umpire. Mr.. Elcan: referee. Mr.. Nuttcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
GREAT P|TCHINGFE||AT
OF INDIAN TNIRLER
Albert Bender Made Major
League Record for Con-
secutive Victories.

The disability of Pitcher. Bender,
Manager Mack's great Indian twirler,
at the crucial stage OF the season. cost
philadelphia the pennant of 1907.
Bender holds the major league season
record for consecutive victories-elcven
all told. His streaks of triumphs be-
gan June 25th. and lasted till August
21st. before he met defeat in 10
game. the smallest score by which a
pitcher could lose. While the mere
record shows what wonderfur help
Bender has been to the Athletic team.
it does not take into account his re-
batting. which In many
cases played a hig part in the vic-
tories. 1t will be seen. however, that
the chief had to be called on to OPP
pose the strongest clubs. those who
were the Athletics rivals for the cham
pionship. Not more than two runs
were scored off the pitching OF the
chief which Is just exactly an average
of one run to game. The scores fol-
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Knelng Dnte. for 1NN1-8.

MEM YORK, October 1.-THE followin,
'qe.ns dates have been announced:
iS.linont Park--October Z to October 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is to November
ilas--october 2 TO November >,
i,la'na'c;--October 81 to November i
i@uisHil le--October % to November
l,lml lco---October 20 TO November o.
Observation-Disclosures 9 TO Kovember III
acknowledgements to May al,
Observation-Disclosures 10 to Noyrnher m
4 city HPark---Soyember %. to Docnmhar
Fair acknowledgements to December 81
s city Park--Deccmber 2S to January a -
Fair ACCOMPLISHMENTS. q TO January Is
GltY f,ark--JanMary 20 TO February /
A Fair Grpunds--Fehr . to February 4 a
y City Parkr-February II 70 Febrt,ry 30
! Fair tiroundsr-tM March 10 March IL.
v City k-TsAlarrh I tn Mnrehs.s
~ sir q ounds.-A arch 40 10 April II
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SOME rAN1OUsTpITClER
Scme Or Men of Past and Present WHO
Pitched NO-iiit Games, $

z Many pitchers whose names appear on the
roll of honor in no-hit games, says the New
York Press, are dead-Corcoran. Calvin.
RnGbourne, Hawke Porter and Seward, be-
ing among the men who have crossed the
great divide. John c,larkson is in an asylum
in Michigan, hopelcssly v insane, and others
entirely from view. or those who retired
Ward IS a lawyer in this city, Richmond a
Ohio. Rnsie a trench digger In
Indiana. Donahue n boniface In Philadelphia,
ISilroy Il saloons keeper In the same city.
Iidhn a surgeon in Ohio Callahan a club
owner In Chicago who gives employment to
Mike Donlin; King a brick aver In st. Louis.
and Norris tho proprietor OF a billiard hall
In Pittsburg. Henley. Hughes, Breltcnsten
and Fnson have tumbed into the minor
leagues. while these boxmen remain on the
major league circuits: Young, philippe.
Willis. Mathcwson. Fraser. Lush. Pfc fer,
Frank Smith aud Dlneen. 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
YOUTH SHOOTS PLAYMATE.
Linden IInddox Under Arrest and Justus
Schneider Filled With Shot.


aAIIESANDRIA.&EV VA ctobert5 7.--As the
reault OF the alteration between two young
Aiexandrans, one, .Justus Schneider. the six
teen-year-old son of Frederick II. Schneider.
Hes t his home. No. S II Queen Street. with,
his body filled with bird shot. While Linden
L. HaddoS. tho sixteen year-old son o { Rob-
ert r. Haddoy, of No. 90 ! North Fairfax
Street. is under arrest. changed WI tll$ having
shot young Schneider i;i;i IL
a When the case was call ed In the Police
Court this morning I L was continued until
to.morrow. Information from the Schneider
is sim confined to his he'd. and while no tseri-
Gus consequences are expected. there is still
danger of loekJaw. ssS;a s(k9{ss s53ag KS VI
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MlcmlGAN's HEAVY LINE.
Three Centre Men VIII Average Fully .50
Pounds AT

DETROIT. MICH. October 7.---licports
from Ann Arbor Indicate that the University
u. MICHIGAN is to have tho heaviest limo that
"a football team at that college has had for
years. With all the old men back on the
Job and the ones that made good on the
scrubs last fan there viii he n collection Of
Graham OF the last Years varsity. Who Is
being tried out for q guard, weighs 93a
pounds, and schultz, tho centre. who stands
six feet four Inches, weighs 2G5 81 pounds
Flanagan, n new man. tops tho scals at $50
These men. providing they make good. Will
be played in the centre OF the line.
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4 Akeds Z Have sey;eral camcs.

The Medical College OF Virginia football
team has several games scheduled for the
next two or three weeks, and is trying to
secure more games with % her lege teams.
burg College forsthe 18th. with Randolph
Macon eor5tthe goth and with William and
Mary for November I'd. Manager w. 45 s.
lCoWles has written to arrange a. game#wfth
Ir5go Military Academy on October ] 9th,
and he is trying to arrange a game with
tho Richmond g1IowItzcrs. III
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Pcnrlnl,.I y1vuninns RETURN.

NORFOLK, VA October s7.-Governor
Stuart OF Pennsylvania and the OIL
cial keystone State party, who came
to- the Jamestown Exposition for the
Pennsylvania celebrations there last
week. left Old Point Comfort this
morning on their return to hiladel-
phia and Harrisburg he Ninth Penn
sylvania Regiment. from Wilkesbarre,
left the exposition yesterday on its
return home. x e ts 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
cY. YOUNG STILL GOOD.
ostss .ncrfcnns' Veteran Almost
.3.a Shnfs Out NntiOnnsa.

BOSTON. MASS, October The
National and American teams of this
city began playing Il nine-game series
TO-DAY. Young's pitching was the de-
Gliding factor. and the American team
won By TO 1.
Score by innings: r: II. -:
Americans ..... o0101011 81 10
Batteries: Young and Shaw: Dorner
and Needham. Umpires, Connolly and
Enlslie
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MIR. Barr in yNn.hinrton.

WASHINGTON. D. c., October 80
Mr.. James b1.,.Barr, formerly director
general OF the exposition, is here to-
night. FIe declined to BIO Interviewed.
1t Is probable he came to consult with
some Sof the officials Of the Treasury
concerning affairs OF the
eX sitions company, although not now
connected with It,
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COURT DID NOT MEET.
LAWYERS Go to tvnsl,ington . Week a

~ a Z ~ OF Time. n s's8
d III Especial to Tho Times Dlspatcl,1
5,S WASHINGTON, p. c.. October II The
nutumf, term e the United States Supreme
Court Will open next Monday, but LAWYERS
from no less than i've States. including vlr-
.glrih. came to Waslling ton to-day to attend
ltnesopenins s, y.s .6i55 lei
& Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky. NORTH
Carolina and far-aWay Texas sent up bar'
risters who have mistaken tho date.
5gs sbinston paper published Ean article
yesterday on hoEopening ofgcourt to-day, e
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xI,iTcuERs GET s. BoNus.
Success ofoDetroit Team Partly at ril,iitct
to This Incentive, No..

DETROIT. MICH. October Kit is be-
lieved by many Western fans that Dctrnit's.
excellent baseball play this season is due to
the bonus system adopted by the club at the
beginning of the year,S.whiciI- gives to every
pitcher winning twenty games $500 extra,
and n special offer was made to Mul1in, who
wac to have received $1,000 IL he won thirty
game during the season. Two OF the
tYirlers, Sillan and Donovan have already
won $500 prizes. and o id ly3 enough they both
did the trick on the same field in Chicago.
Mlllin will probably abe the third man to
win.
But oven with the improved showing made
by these artists. 1t Is rumored that there is
felt re garding the bonus sys-
tenn, and that 1t will not be continued next
year It Is stated that 1t has a tendency TO
make the pitchers overworls In order to win
the prize money. ~
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.,VlIKGINIA5 coUI,LEs WED.
One From Petersburg AM, Ono From Dis
putantu Marry.
3fSpccinlIt The Times Dispatch.

~ S[Specinl to The TImes-D lspatch.1 4 93a8
Il N,ElLDOS ~, n. c., DC ober. Two Virginia
couples married Mt Halifax to-day was tho
Ing parties were Mr.. James i. Harvell and
Miss Ethel Lee Vince house, both Of PeterH-
burg. Va, and Mr,5G, w Goodwin nrd Miss
Mlllie Soilthall.s who clulm Dsputnntn, Va,
as their home. Just Ice Plttman tied the ma
tiHnontnl double-bow knot very securely.
The newly wed ed couples returned to Pe-
tcrsburs on the afternoon train. s9S5 80 ~
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#nOctober s in the Annals of5Sport

lso5-At lailshnm
1ss-At nrnbul
hit. ~ As8 3 sg 1
Stntc lslnndi
Smith cStnnden
III Hes up Y z 13 n i
Fl i
s.-.At Worcester
N!-An0r seusnn closed
rewards
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Athletics. 2: Washington. /.
Athletics. 3; New York. /.
Athletics, 5: Chicago. 2.
Athletics. 8: st. Louis, I. tg
I Athletics. s Cleveland. 0. -
Athletics. 2; Chicago. 0.
Athletics. .: ST. Louis. 1.
Athletics. 0; Cleveland, 1.
Athletics. A Detroit. 2.
Athletics. l Detroit, 0.
Athletics. 3: Cleveland, 2.
In the Chicago-Athletic contest of
August 25th that finally ended this no.
table performance. Bender pitched good
enough ball to win. for Chicago was
only able to get one tally off him. and
IL the Athletics had done any hitting
at all they could have made 1t an even
dozen straight. Bender's feat recalls
the great service he rendered the Ath-
letics In the last two weeks of the
1905 race when he clinched the cham
pionship for the Athletics. Then 1le
stopped Chicago and beat Washington
in double-header in the last week of
the season. Incidentally striking ont
fourteen men and making five hitssand
sending In seven OF the seventeen runs
the Athletics scored IN the two games.
This double victory really decided the
championship. for next day ST. Louis
beat Chicago. AID That ended 1t. TO
finish up his glories of 1906 he shut out
New York in the, second game of the
worlds series. the only game the Ath-
3letics were able to win.
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- 77l7s7'7 = q Z y ~ q = = n : y
!. a Quick Trip.

Tho new steamer queen lAnlnllae ne;
leaves one hour later Is -. MI than
any otheryGltpe md arrives at the ex-ii
position three h ours ear ier.5 Re- uoed,
fares, $l,2b stral ght. s22 100 round q 0Ts
day Unit y 81 p hone, ga See AZ
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The president then asked the dircc
,r-general out to lunch.
For New York Dny.

The New York State commission has
issued very handsome invitations to
the official reception to Governor
Hughes and the other New York State
dignitaries. who will be here October
10th--New York Day at the expo sition
The Invitations are probably the most
handsome. that have been issued to any
function thus far during the life OF the
exposition. The reception occurs at
ming between the hours OF and 40
o'clock. It will be magnificent ar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08

A lively goosepin match was rolled
on the Lake alleys Saturday night. The
teams were named a and B teams.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
GOOSEPIN4 CONTEST.

Team IA Defeats Team Il by n Small
Margin.
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Especial to The Times-DispatchD

Especial to The Times-Dispatcho -
y AM = ST OWN EXP N
GROUNDS. October 7.--A1vah II. Mar
tin, the newly elected director-gcneral
of the Jamestown Exposition, assumed
the duties OF the Office to-day. The
new dircctor-general Is quoted rs say
ing that there will be few changes, II
any, In the several departments Of the
exposition work. Several department
heads and chiefs, 1t had been an
ynounced. would go. and tho names OF
were connected with the exposition
when 1t was In charge OF q board OF
governors, have been mentioned as
their successors.
you may say" said Mr.. Martin,
that my object will be to ruin the ex-
position to its close as economically
OF course. as the life Of the exposition
draws to a close. there will DO more
or less of reduction OF force. This
will dispense with the services OF Of
flcials as their work Is completed In
the various departments. Such dismiss.
sails will not necessarily mean that the
Will be as few changes as possible"
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker. pres
ident OF tithe exposition. called at the
office Of the director-general during
the day. The president, arising to say
good-by, extended his hand to tile d.
to a newspaper man present:
You see, the 'director-general' (re-
ferring to the Tuckcr-Barrs controver-
sgd and the president have buried the
hatchet.'
The president then asked the dircc-