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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
PRESIDENT CONCRATULATES AMERICAN RIFLEMEN

and ammunition. as shown by
the victory Oft the American team,
demonstrated that the shortening Of
the army rifle has not been followed
by any decrease in Its accuracy. as
predicted once; that the ammunition
used. though not OF government make.
nevertheless carried sharp pointed
bullet similar to the one recently
adopted by this department. Conse-
quently the results Of the Olympic
shoot is, highly gratifying.
At the coming National Rifle Asso-
citation matches at Camp Perry. o..
1t is expected that the new rifle and
ammunition will establish new records
at all distances.
General Robert Shaw Oliver. AS
sistant Secretary Of War. cabled to
General Drain. the following:
Hearty congratulations to you and
your men for the great victory" Cen
eral Oliver said to-day: This victory
means much for the cause OF rifle
shooting In this country. 1t shows
that the United States still leads the
world in Individual skill, but what
we want is greater number OF sharp
shooters instead OLA few experts, and
we are gradually reaching that point
Through the instrumentality of the an
nual matcf1es,- the liberal app-orrla-
lions Of Cong ress for ranges and prac-
tice and the rifle clubs Of the National
Rifle Association.
A meeting OF the executive commit
tee of the National Rifle Association
will be held in this city on Wednesday
to arrange details for welcome home
reception to the victorious team
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
RICHMOND DOCTORS TO
PLAY BALL IN NORFOLlk

NORFOLK, VA, July 12.-Next Sat
urday, at Norfolk Athletic Field--new
baseball park-there will be a game
OF baseball for charity between Rich
mond physicians and Norfolk physt-
clans.
The game will be called at 4:15
o'clock, and an interesting contest can
be looked forward to. Those who are
under the belief that the doctors COM
posing these two teams cannot play
tho national game, are greatly mis-
taken, Nearly every man on either
team Is a former university man, and
knows the game thoroughly. a
The Richmond physicians defeated
the local doctors recently in the capitol
city by the score OFFS to g. Errors by
the Norfolk players S$were responsible
for Richmond' s.EYictpry, Tho proceeds
from the sale OF tickets will go to st.
Wncent's Hospital and the Norfolk
Protesytnt Hospital,
The Norfolk team will probably be
composed Of the following physicians:
Drs. Winston, Gu lpepper. Wall, Bern
| ley, Lankford, Berkeley, Burk.S Smith.
Ilellam and osterhPus, Drs.. Winston
and culpepper will Nhe the attery for
the Norfol rs tea 'ss
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when Won Der Ahc wa. Fca.ed.

When Chris Won Der Abe was the
owner OF the st. Louis Browns he had
working for him in those long gone
days centre fielder by the name OF
Cliff Carroll. who has been dead &
decade or more. Cliff was the cause
on many occasions of making Won Der
Abe break one Of. the Ten Command
ments. for although Carroll was one
OF the. SWEETEST ball players Of his day,
he had the bad habit of taking little
bit too much Of the cup that cheers
and also inebriates.
or course, Carroll never made con-
tinual practice OF this. yet like good
many ball players OF that period. there
were times when lie would throw dis
erection to the winds. and though Chris
would lecture him on the evils OF In
temperance, which lectures should have
been taken more to heart, for the rea-
son that Chris Kept q saloon. and 80
was In a position to know whereof he
spoke. still he could not do much with
Cliff when that clever ball player got
the bit between his teeth.
One day when the st. Louis club was
playing at Cincinnati, they made the
Reds look like 80 cents In broken
money. and Carroll thought when night
came that 1t would be an excellent time
to celebrate so splendid victory. He
did so by taking III most all the
restaurants located over the Rhine"
and in that famous nelghborhood the
saloons are built in blocks, 80 that
when Cliff showed around at the hotel
where the boys were putting up he had
q tide" on for fair, and 1t was only
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2,OOQ|BOYS TO run
1000 mile RELAY Il. |||''|

NEW YORK, July 12.-over a course
nearly 1000 miles long. 1000 boy q rs
letes, members of the Young Men 81
Christian Association, will race against
time this week in an effort to break ali
records between New York and CHI
cago. The boys are to carry a mes
sage from the Mayor of New York to-
the Mayor of Chicago.
A relay race so extensive as this
has probably never been attempted
and Interest in the affair is great, es-s
peciaily in athletic circles. chSof the
runners will carry the messag e half a.
mile, and the average time for each
half-mile will be about 2 minutes ssS$
seconds, according to the tests that
have been made.
AT 10 a. NJ next Wednesday the first
hoy will be sent away from the start
ing point at the City Hall here. he
will be handed silver tube containing
the Mayors message, and then pistol
shot will start him on the first stage
OF the journey. the course from, the
city Hall being up Broadway. s
How enthusiastically the members
of the Y. NJ G. q. have entered Into
the contest is evidenced by the large
number who made application to apar-S
iticipate. More than 100000 applica-
lions were received Each branch Of
the " NJ C. A. in the cities along the
course will furnish the runners for Its
district. taking as the standard Of
selection boys who represent the spirit
of the association.
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NJ KENz|.E LEADS
LEAGUE PITCHERS
Fox Is Second and Revelle Third.
Messitt Still the High
Batter.
BY JESSE d. COATS.

The local ball team cannot at pres
ent boast Of 300 batter, but the
|aggregations as a whole are consistent
wielders of the willow. Messitt is
still in first place with Titman second.
|Sandherr has his eye on the ball now.
and his timely batting has enabled
many of the Lawmakers to cross the
plate. Kanzler5 and Ison have also been
hitting the ball solidly
Hebron easily leads the team In
runs scored, while Titman, not salts
fled with second position in the bat
ting averages, is leading in stolen
bases, and stands fifth in that respect
In the league, Hessler. Of Roanoke be-
ing'ith kingpin, with twenty-six bases
|pilfered.
Revelle Is the only member Of the
locals who has not figured in the error
column, Sparks and Mckenzie each
having been guilty Of such an offense
the past week. "scrapiron" George
Cowan is Revelle's running mate in
fielding.
mond pitchers. but he heads the twirl-
ers in the Virginia State League.
Revelle is second on the Lawmakers
and third among the leagues pitchers,
John Fox, Of Norfolk, being second.
Walsh, OF Danville, holds fourth place.
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This put three men on the bases. and
Hobe Ferris at the bat. Falkenberg
tossed a high one up to Ferris, which
was still higher than the one he had
thrown Jones, and Ferris did the self
same trick that Jones had pulled off.
Two runners came home and the st.
Louis men won the game. But lust
think OF men hitting overland at a
ball, and getting away with the play
twice In succession, winning the game
with the stunt, and then say there
isn't luck In baseball.
Dick Pnddcn's Great steal.
A game that was dropped by the
Washington Club to the st. Louis
Browns. In 1904, came about through a
clever trick on Dick Padden's part.
Pndden at this time was playing sec
ond base for the Browns. and his fell
low conspirators In this great play
were ali old veterans, Jessie Burket
being on second base and Joe Sugden
on first. while Dick himself was at
the third corner.
The desperate play was pulled off
in the ninth inning OF the game. and
1t resulted in saving st. Louis from de-
feat, for the contest went into extra
innings. darkness preventing the car
rytng on OF the game after the
eleventh. Padden was to steal home.
and this he did by sliding into the
homo plate. and as Hittredge tried to
tag him with the sphere, Dick gave
one OF those famous Kelley side twists,
and the umpires, Messrs. King and
Dryer, called the st. Louis player
safe.
When Dick Padden slid into the
plate, Burkett and sugden both moved
up and on the next ball hit Burkett
came over the home plate with the
tying run. It was great play on
Padden's part, and 1t is one of the
very few plays OF a similar character
In the annals OF professional baseball.
How Pickering Was Treated.
Coming in from the West, the local
players got up a little pool among
themselves, such as tourists going to
Europe do. Every man entered the
pool, putting In certain amount OF
money, and then each fellow had O
guess as to how fast the ship. or. as
in the case of the Washington play
ers, how fast the train would travel
between different cltses. The player
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with the greatest OF diffiulty that he
could navigate.
When the irate Won Der Abe saw
him, lic shook bis fist at him In rage.
tons he started to lecture Cliff, who,
Regarding Chris with an owl-llke
gravity az lie clutched hold OF a table,
blurted out
SHAY Chris. I'm not d-runk. Did
hoy
you vas mutt truns S:leafe Carroll,
shouted the rate Dutchman, as he
fairly shook with suppressed rage; IVY
you vas Won tam pig Oar, you vas so
trunk dot you hat to holt onto der table
or else you falls nit yourself right
town on der floor all der vile.''
II shay I'm not drunk, Chris re-
peated Carroll. I'm In love, OF fell,
for. shay, amt It love that makes the
world go aground?
FnlkcnbcrE's Hard Luck.
That baseball is game that Is
ing is WE'LL proved by the incidents
which arise in every game pulled Off
in either a. major or minor league, or,
in fact, In any old league. Aside from
the many unlocked for exigencies that
arise. there is also the great extent
in which luck is a factor, when a
stiff battle Is going on between two
y q
we'll -matcled clubs
The Washington Club while on It's
Western trip was supposed to have
experienced more hard luck than any
baseball aggregation in the history
Of the game. and this was no doubt
the case. for the local boys certainly
did run into the gaff game in punches,
and to illustrate this. may mention
game that the Nationals played in
st. Louis With the Washingtons a
couple OF runs ahead during the last
innings Of the game. F'alkenberg was
sent in to relieve Burns, and as there
were couple Of st. Louis players
occupying the bases, and Tom Jones
at the bat, Cantillon signaled Falk
to waste four balls on Jones. In or.
der to keep him from getting hit.
OF course, this was the correct play,
and Falkenberg tossed up one to Jones
that was SO high that Tom had to
Jump in the air and hit overhanded at
the spheroid. To the wonder OF all.
he safely connected with the horse
hide, and away 1t went out into the
right field for hit.
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Or, Mike r,owers,. nuip.

OF all the 1uick-thinking baseball
players in the game to-day, perhaps
there Is none who can exceed Dr.
Powers, the catcher OF the Athletics,
when It comes to handing EN- out to
you right OF the reel. Mike Powers
is also one OF the most popular as
wcll as gentlemanly men in the bus
mess, and as disciple OF harmony
he leads All the rest.
He 1t was who used to hold our
eccentric friend RUDE Waddell SO we'll
In check, for Mike has humor all
Ids own. and his facetlous sayings
were greatly appreciated by the big
pitcher, while az jolliere>tl,c Doc
had EN- all skinned when Waddell
was doing his great stunts for the
Athletics. Between jollying and diplo-
macy, he managed to hold yflie eccen-!
trio Rubc down to work, and this was
no childs play. either.
One day Mike and Waddell were
seated together In railroad car thnt
was bearing them on to Chicago. and
both the players were reading the
choo-choo cars. when Rube came to
something that puzzled him. for he
stopped reading and began to scratch
his head. Finally. the matter becor-
ing too great for his comprehension
he looked at Powers. and Mike. hap
pening to catch the big twirler's eye,
asked him what the trouble was.
why 7 want to know said Wad-
dell. what Is the Knight OF the bath?"
why Saturday night. OF course.
shot back Powers. with Just the
slightest suspicloii OF a grin over
spreading his genial featurez.
JOHNNY Evers's Freshness.
The re-entry into major league base
ball OF Frank Isbell, the second base
man OF tho White sox. recalls rather
amusing story that occurred Just be-
fore the opening game OF the Chicago
Nationals and the Chicago Americans
post-season few years ago.
This was In 1906, and at that time
little johnny Everx. the bang-up sec
ond baseman. OF the Chicago National
League Club. had only been In major
league baseball a season or 80, but
he was even then known as one OF the
greatest econd.sackers that the game
had seen in years. On account OF
Eyers's stature and his youthful ap-
pearance he looked like q sixteen-year-
old boy. and. in fact. the little fellow
at the time was not more than twenty
one years OF age; but he was right
there with the goods. all the same. ana
as far as nerve went, johnny had
some OF the seasoned veterans beaten
city block.
Aside from Evers being ia grand lit
tie ball player, he Is also one OF the
chestiest little men in the game. and
pitchers say that to get Evers and
Tinker. his side partner. after one IS
enough to set any man bughouse. for
these players will say. anything that
first comes to their minds. and their
sarcastic manner Of saying the same
has started many rumphs on tne
ball field.
AS Frank 1sbell tells the story, ne
was standing over near the Chicago
Americans bench. when little tel-
low walked over to him who, he says.
he thought was mascot for the chi:
cago Nationals. he never having seen
Evers, although he had heard about ",
his great playing. Judge Franks
amazement when the little fellow In
Uniform walked up to the veteran sec
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]. S. SAILORS DO
UP R0AN0KE RAPIDS.
/ snacial 10 The Tlmes-pisnatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
WELDON, July 12.-Twelve hundred
people saw Roanoke Rapids go down
before the crew from Uncle Sans re-
ceiving ship Franklin at Roanoke Rap
ids yesterday. It was a sensational
game. with the exception Of the sixth
inning, when three 9slngles, double
and two passes to first netted the Wis
itors six runs, and gave them the game.
5Armstead, of the locals, had the Wis
ltors guessing in the other innings.
The features OF the game were home
run by Munday of the sailors, and his
flying leap over DOME. who was field
Ing a ground drive. reaching second
safely :,
Score by innings: r. s. p,
R. Rapids.......1025o10l 0-5 !
Sailors .s...8......1 } 0 O o 0 OF
Batteries: Armstead and Churn;
Burtless and Ashrook.
Summary-Struck out-by Burtlcss.
4; BY Armstead, 4. Base on bal!s-oft
Burtless, 8; off Armstead, a Home
TWo-base hits-Arm-
stead, Lavigne. Avery. Double play.
Lavigne to- Peterson to- Scarcey, of
steamship FRANKLIN. Umpire, Dr.,
Pierce. Time. 1850. Attendance, 1900.
I
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ANECDOTES OF DIAMOND STARS

guessing closest to the exact time. as
given out by the conductors was en-
titled to the entire pool, and as the
amount of money In the pool was not
large and no one was In danger of
becoming bankrupt, the fun the lads
had over the affair and the excite
ment It caused was well worth the ex-
pense attached to a losers end OF the
game.
Every one OF the Washington play
ers won pool or two except Ollie
Pickering, and Ollie took the matter
so seriously and had such lonesome
expression on his face that Joe Can
tillon. in his breezy, outspoken way,
slapped Ollie on the back, and as he
did so the CHEEKY manager sung out:
"Why, Pick. old socks. Dame For
tune doesn't seem to smile ontyou.'
mo. and she never did,, snorted
Ollie; cali Dame Fortune ever did was
to look ut me and smoker"
And then amid the laughter OF the
crowd Pick stroJe angrily In the direc-
ton OF the smoking apartment
When Frank Dryer WAS Hit.
Z When the Boston club was in Cleve-
land last the Forest city players were
commenting on the probability OF Cy
Young hitting any OF them with the
ball; for. II the truth must be told. the
majority OF the American League bali
players have n deep-rooted impression
In their mind, and no arguments can
convince them otherwise. that the
Grand Old Man" OF baseball. in order
to win his game. will be not at all
careful In the manner in which he fires
the "a. up to the batter at the same
time keeping 1t we'll on the inside OF
the plate. so that the batsman, IL he
doesn't want to have his coco knocked
off, had best keep a-stepping bask.
This is said to be one OF Cy's greatest
stunts. but in pulling 1t off In the
years that he has been pitching he has
hit many a good man hard crack with
the leather-covcred pellet.
He came near killing Davy Altizer
when he hit him that terrible crack
some time ago. The ball was thrown
with 50 much force that the impress
sion OF 1t. was left on the side Of
Davy's temple. and to this day he
feels the effects
The Cleveland players were ali
figuring on how they were going to
stop Cy in case he tried such pitching
III lHell tioIhe cltS, WneH La1Ole, VINO
rarely has anything to remark about
baseball. spoke up. and said:
zone Of the worst hit men I ever
remember was Frank Dryer. who was
pitching for the Cincinnati Club and
against the Phillies. when was a
member OF that gang Of sluggers The
score was to 2 in the Reds favor.
when AL. Orth came to the bat. and,
catching fast bail on the end OF
his bat. he laid against 1t. and 1t shot
down to Dwyer like 1t had come from
cannon.
'Dwyer didn't have time to dodge
the sphere, and 1t struck him on the
forehead with so much force that 1t
bounded away over back on third
basr. where Tommy Corcoran the
shortstop. nabbed 1t. The man on third
went in on the play. but as Tommy
Corcoran caught the ball on the fly the
umpire called the man out who ran
home after Tommy put the ball on
third base"
"Dwyer was unconscious for three
hours after he was hit" continued
Laioie, "and he never was any good
thereafter as ball player"
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President Roosevelt:
Accept my hearty congratulations,
and extend them to the team, which
has done, so well.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
General William Crozier, chief of
ordnance. had this to say to-day Of
the teams victory:
"The} magnificent performance of the
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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1.-THE
victory OF the American riflemen at
the Olympic shoot In England gives
great satisfaction not only to riflemen
and guardsmen generally, but to the
army men as well. Lieutenant Albert
S. Jones. secretary OF the National
Rifle Association OF America. has ie-
ceived the following telegram from
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Stolen Bases.

Those players who have stole nine
sbases or more In the Virginia League
this season are:
Hessler, Roanoke MISREPRESENTATION. 80
Bonner, Norfolk %
Powell, Danville ...t.5..... ...t.......22
Kirkpatrick. 4Lynchburg ............22
Titman, Richmond 81
Bowen. Lynchburg .................21
Russell, Portsmouth ................20
Heffron, Richmond .................19
Gnadtnger. Portsmouth .............19
Lohr, Roanoke Observation-Disclosures.
Kanzler, Richmond .............,...16
Lipe. Richmond Observation-Disclosures. 16
Seitz, Norfolk ...s.s............. 6
Griffin. Portsmouth .................1G
Jackson. Norfolk .................14
Lawrence, Portsmouth ..............12
Rutland. Norfolk Observation-Disclosures. IL
Riggs, Danville Observation-Disclosures.
Hem, Danville Observation-Disclosures.
King, Roanoke Observation-Disclosures
Ison, Richmond $500. .t.s.f..j...........10
Painter. Roanoke ........,.........i.1 O
Remnant, Danville Observation-Disclosures. .
Doyle, Danville Observation-Disclosures. %
Hooker, Lynchburg Observation-Disclosures. o
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and any number OF. amateur teanr
charlottesville. winchester and nu'
merous other small cities have equa1is
good teams.
In Richmond after office hours YOU
may see countless young business mer
hurrying with glove and bat TO every We y
accessible vacant lot, where they play
until darkness calls halt. On Sat
urday at least fifty games are N
progress in the city and suburbs: That
means that at least thousand men
and boys are in the game. while abou'
5000 are watching the battles OF the
diamonds. Add to this the game a.
Broad strpet Park with It's attendance
OF 5000 or 10000 These star 81, ti i
alone Add to this the games and the
attendances in every city and halnle'
in the state and see what astounding
figures result.
tip to some gubernatorial candi.
date Of Virginia: Insert strong base
ball plank in your platform.
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.KANZL Err LEADS
THE I'D. VOTING

Kanzler, the mighty keeper OF the
Lawmakers first garden, leads now In
The Times-Dispatch voting contest for
the $50 In gold. It's lead. and that's
all, for RevelIe pronounced, II you
please. Re-vaiD Is but 90 votes be-
hind, and ten pink Sunday slips. worth
ten each, Will cut down the leader.
Doyle is In third place. and strong In
that position, for LIpe. who holds
fourth. Is 81 900 votes behind the pop
ular gentleman from the banks Of the
Dan. Votes come in for Doyle from
all over the State. and he stands a
strong chance of getting off With the
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sEAsICIlS II.
WINS !ANOTIIER& VICTORY
4 sneclal cabs 70 rhe mines pispatch. /

n. Special cable 70 TIC Times DIspatch.J
PARIS, July 12.-At AIaisons La
ntte to-day the race for the President
of the Republics prize, valued at s20,-
900. was won by W.. X. Vanderbilts
Seasick II. The betting was 2 to 1
against the%winner.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's Oversight won the
sagittatire prize, valued at $1,000.
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Tond bHsemanz OF TIC 3AmerIc0ns, and
taking selt-satIsfied pose In front
OF him began to look 1zzy over, much
as spectator out at the Zoo would
gaze on a strange animal. 1sbell be-
coming Interested was about to ask
the little fellow In the uniform OF
the Chicago Nationals what was eating
lowing. which was shot at him IN quick,
s1appy sentences.
y so you're the big guy who has been
setting things on fire around second
base IN your League. eh? Well, want
to tell you" went on Johnny, my name
is Bvers, and am Just playing in this
series In order to show you how the
bag ought to be Played
md Will, that Johnny walked away,
leaving big Frank paving wildly for
ai:.
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When you have a good umpire It Is
the duty Of all those who have the
welfare Of the game at heart to give
him the benefit OF doubtful decision
once in awhile, as. 1t is nine chances
out OF ten that he is right.
The attempted attack on Umpire
Mace at Roanoke last Wednesday Is
deplorable in tho extreme. And what
is more I am copvIaced from what
unbiased spectators have said that
in calling Ison safe at home, he was
right. Mace always makes it rule
when runner is on third and high
fly is knocked tosthe outfield to go to
third base and give the signal for the
runner to start for home after the ball
is caught. From all fair accounts 1son
was waiting at third and did not start
for home until he received Mace's sig
nal to do so, which was after the ball
had been caught.
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CINCINNATI, O., July I'D escher's
general Witness and his two wild
throws gave Boston four runs and the
game this afternoon. Mccarthy held
the locals safe with men on bases,
Score by Innings: r, II. p.
Cincinnati 90 900 . 900 5 8
Boston ......s,.,. o 20 OF Q o,o--4 s .
Batteries; Doescher, Dubuc and
schlel; Mccarthy and Smith, Time,
3:00. Umpire, Rudderham.
35IS Won In Ninth. 5 al
ST. LOUIS, TO-. July 4 2,---Hard hit-
drovs In the deciding run and won to-
Score by sinnings:.s r. II, n,
St. ! 09 o9
Batteries; sallee, LudWig ID nd A Rl las;
sRell and 81 re- en-. line, y - So Umpire,
iRigler, M M S