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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-23

Special to The Times Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, March
22.-The advance guard of the Toronto
Baseball Club, the champions of the
Eastern eague. has reached Charlottes-
Vile, and by tomorrow the full team
will be on deck ready for the initial
practice game of the season. Manager
Kelley went up to the university this
morning to get glimpse of Lambeth
Field, where the team will train, and
expressed himself as greatly pleased
with the grounds. All he wants now
is good weather to put the men in
shape. Quirk, who formerly looked
after the physical condition OF the
members of the Washington team, will
be with Toronto this season. and Is
here ready to take up his work.
with his team. He announces twenty
Ave men on his list, nine of them
pitchers. He will carry fifteen players
through the season-fve OF them
pitcher He states that he Is sure of
his new catcher, but is not yet ready
to announce hf; name. His men to
date are:
Pitchers-McGiniey. Rudolph. Mitchell,
Monitt. Apologize, loren, Kilroy.
Minneapolis; Connolly Haverhin;
Blatchford, Boston.
Catchers-Brown. Boston: Sullivan,
college, and the Western man.
nhelders-Kelley, uchalfly. Frick
and Hugh Jennings (not the Detroit
man, but Minneapolis amateur and a
good one). Cockman and Phyle.
utfielders-Mertes, L. Gettman, C.
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MAXWELL.

Dor, eh? Well. 1 guess it is. Twenty.
five years on the march, poking out
cushion caroms here and draw shots
there. runnin. 100. 200 and 500, and be-
hind you hearing the nervous hum of
an interested crowd. as spectators who
fret almost as much as you do when
ever you bend over to make shot;
counting point after point with an ex-
actitude that almost surprises your
self and then at tho last moment fall
ing flat on an easy chance and fail
ing to break record"
The wizard picked up paper pad
from nearby table and with the stub
of pencil began to make some calcu-
lations.
mo use" he continued. 81 was start
ing to figure out how far I might have
walked in the last twenty five years. L
am not Including walking to and from
home or walking around city or any
thing of the sort. ] can't get anywhere
the right figures. I don't know how
to make enough allowances for the
long turns that l may hav, taken, ana
the many times In which have walked
around table more than once before T
shotr
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WASHINGTON. MARCH 22.-All
roads now lead to Benning Tomorrow
this popular course will be the mecca
of turfmen in the East. The followers
of the turf who have been sojourning
around New York, down South and in
the far West viii meet again, and the
Eastern racing season OF 1908 will be
launched II indications can be relied
upon. the Washington Jockey Club
VIII have the most successful meeting
in It's history. Stable room has been
and when the curtain rises the grounds
will hold the largest number of horses
ever chartered there.
Horsemen who have been racing at
the two tracks on the Pacific coast
and at New Orleans have arrived, and
Tor the past three or foar days their
seasoned ponies have been burning up
the Benning track The recent de-
cision of Judge Stafford sustaining the
walk around" system or bookmaking
as legal wns all that was needed TO
bring down tho New Workers. AS early
as Friday an increase in the floating
population OF Washington could be
noticed, and last night the hotels and
the avenue We're thronged with the
followers OF the racing game. Tonight
the Cayanagh special will arrive from
New York. and. as every seat therein
was reserved two day, ago, fully 1900
bookmakers. owners, Jockeys and clerks
VIII be added to the already big
throng.
Superintendent Tom strahan has
everything in apple-pie order at the
track, his large gang OF assistants hav-
Ing gone over every foot of the ground
TO &c. see that there was nothing amiss.
thursdays rain helped some, but the
energetic superintendent was not sat
isfied. and worked almost night and
day with sprinkler, harrow and roller
to make the track wellnigh perfect.
With clear skies from now until the
sport is started tomorrow the track
Will be in frst-class condition and the
going almost lightning fast The run
ners that are engaged to race in the
early stakes and other events have been
receiving daily preparation, and have
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PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-Base-
ball is original with America, accord
ing to committee of old timers, con-
sisting Of A. G. Mills, Morgan G. Bulke-
lev N. =. Young, Alfred j. Reach and
George Wright. to whom the matter
was referred when the question arose
through controversy between A. c.
Spalding and Henry Chadwick. The
latter, who Is the oldest writer Of
baseball In the country, commended that
the American game was developed from
the old English game OF "Rounders,"
while Mr.. Spalding claimed that base
ball originated here in America.
Three of the members OF the conf
mittee to which the matter was re-
ferred We're ex-presidents OF tho Ma
tional League of Baseball Clubs. Mr..
Bulkeley was the first president, Mr..
Mills the third and Mr.. Young the
fourth, and also the first secretary, Mr..
Mills voiced the sentiment OF the ma
jority Of the committee In an article
which covered tho ground very tho,,-
oughly.
Mr.. Mills says; my belief had been
that our national game OF baseball
with the Knlclserbocker
Club, organized in New York in 1916,
which club published certain elemon-
tary rules in that year; but. in the In
terestlng, and pertinent testimony for
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quarters OF n mile. Although Berkeley
was got by the sprlnting stallion,
Dieudonne, he was never distinguished
for early speed. His forte Is running
from behind in the homestretch, and
horses OF his kind like distances of
ground.
Bcrkcicy's stock is not as high as It
was before the announcement of the
weights.
Murphy was exceptionally Kind to
Francls r. Hitchcock's Smoker, the
winner OF last season juvenile stakes.
colt of the class discovered by that
son OF Yankee and Smoke last season
would do we'll in any race of three
Last year Smoker held his own, when
good. with the best second-rate two
year-olds.
The other events have filled we'll and
with few scratches the card for to-
morrow can be classcd as almost first
class, from Benning viewpoint. The
open selling steeplechase has been
showed down into fifth place, instead
OF third, as heretofore. and there arc
enough good timber-toppers in the list
to please the thousands of lovers OF
this sort Of racing in this vicinity. The
going in the infleld Is very good
y "Ahb " Slranan s
foresight in keeping the horses Off
while the sod was soft. and as a result
there should be few, II any spills to
mar the sport.
--sScnty OF Jockeys.
There W, | be no dearth of riders. as
most of Il - regulars tnat rode In the
east last 81 on will be on hand, with
a large add ion in the boys that have
come into the limelight during the
winter. V. Powers, who will ride for
August Belmont this season IL his work
Is satisfactory. will receive his try
out here. Willie Shaw, one of the
cleyerest riders that ever sat on a
horse, Will make his temperance with
Tommy Burns after his sojourn on the
other side OF the Atlantic. Walter
Miller. the Marvellous" will hardly
be here Tomorrow. although he started
East several days ago, but he will
be on hand before the scene shifts to
the Empire State. Walter will be &C.
companied by Gilbert. who showed
such great skill at Oakland the past
winter, and who is under contract to
Thomas Williams to ride for the lat
ter when Miller cannot make the re-
quired weight. "Puddin" MCDANIEL
Sumter and other good boys who have
been making good at New Orleans will
also be here.
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BASEBALL GAMES
At CHAPEL HILL
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspa,ch.

l5peCiaI TO Inc IIfLcE-DIgpafCh.l
CHAPEL HILL, n. c., March o.
The first ball game Of the season
at the university was played on the
new tennis grounds saturday after
noon. when the juniors defeated the
freshmen by the score OF Is to 10. The
game from beginning to end was char
acterized by errors on the part OF both
teams. This was accounted for to a
large extent by the rough condition
of the ground.
AT first 1t looked like walkover
for the freshmen for they scored
twelve runs. in the first inning and
Kept the lead till the eighth. But the
tide was turned In the fifth, when
Thomas knocked home run with the
bases full. Thereafter the juniors
gained steadily, till they passed the
freshmen in the eighth.
Batteries: Gaddy and Misenheimer.
Thomas. Beik. Wilmington and Long
Umpire, Matthews
yesterday afternoon the seniors de-
feated the sophomores by the score OF
l6 to .. As in Saturdays game the ronph
condition OF the field is probably &C
conntable for the large score. Tho
game was stubbornly contested from
start to finish and was characterized
by heaVy slugsing on both sides. witt,
the advantage slightly in favor Of tho
seniors. For the seniors Matthews
pitched good game. and received bet.
ter support than did Person for the
sophomores.
Batteries: Matthews and Rpfnn.
Person. Sloan Pink and Turlineton
Umpire, GadW.
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.SAMB0NES PLAY
THIS AT TERNOON

students of the two medical colleges
of the city will line up against each
other o N baseball at Broad Street Park
Mt $3.50 o'clock this afternoon. Tbe
game between the sawbones was an
nounced for Saturday, but was post
ponea until to-day on account of the
condition of the ground Both teams
are reported to be In good practice, and
lively match is expected. Tho fol-
lowing Will be the line-up OF the two
teams:
University College-Dunford, catcher.
Young, pitcher; White or Hall, first.
base; Collier (captain), second base:
Cone, rd-base; Mcdowell shortstop:
Gill left-tleld; Hulcher, centre-hcld:
Taylor, right-feld.
Medical College-Yaden, catcher: Dali
ton. pitcher; Simpson, frst-base; Hos.
kins, second-base; Nar, third-buse.
Wallace, shortstop; Vanfant left-field;
Smith, centre-feld; Rosebro, right-field.
Substitutes: University College
Burnett, Byrd and Watson; Medical
Collegc-Scott and Brady.
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HARVARD TO CURTAlL ATHLETICS
Other College Presidents Favor Plan to Reduce
Games, Both in Football and Baseball Contests
Only Play Yale and Dartmouth.

CAMBRIDGE. MASS, March 22.-Al-
though the outcome is problema tical, 1t
Is generally believed at Harvard Uni
versity that the vote of the faculty, ut
a special meeting on Friday night, re-
commencing an Intercollegiate agree
ment to reduce the number of intercol-
legiate contests will have no effect
whatever upon any OF the matches arr
ranged for this academic year. The
baseball schedule for this spring has
been completed and includes twenty
seven games.
But in the opinion of many Harvard
men there is strong possibility of a
radical change next fall In the football
schedule. There is even prospect. 1t
is asserted that the schedule may be
cut to two games, and that the Harvard
teams activity in this line of sport may
eventually be limited, though probably
not this year, to contests with Yale
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limiting the contestants on each side
and alotting them to field positions,
each with certain amount of ter
ritory; also substituting the existing
method of putting out the base runner
for the old one of plugging him with
the ball.
True, 1t appears from the statement
that Doubleday provided for eleven
men on side, Instead of nine, sta
tloning tho two extra men between
first and second, and second and third
bases, but this Is minor detail, and,
indeed, I have played. ana doubtless
other old players have. repeatedly
with eleven on side, placed almost
identically in the manner Indicated
by Douhleday's diagram, although il
is true that we SO played after the
number on each side had been fixed
at nine, simply to admit to the game
an additional number of those who
wished to take part in 1T.
II am also much Interested in the
statement made by Mr.. Curry, OF the
pioneer Knickerbocker Club. and con-
flrmed by MIR. Tasse, of the famous
old Atlantic Club. of Brooklyn. that a
diagram, showing the bali field laid
out substantially as 1t is to-day, was
brought to the field one afternoon by
a Mr.. Wadsworth Mr. Carry says the
plan caused great deal OF talk. but
finally we agreed to try it, While ha
Is not quoted as adding that they did
both try and adopt It, 1t is apparent
that such was the fact; as, from that
day to this, the scheme of tho game
described by Mr., Curry has been con-
ttnued with only slight variations In
detail, 1t Should be borne in mind that
Mr.. Curry WAS tho first president of
the old Knickerbocker Club and par
ticipated in drafting the first pub
llshcd rules OF the game.
1T Is possible that connection more
or less direct can be traced between
tho diagram drawn by Doubleday In
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and one other college only-probably
Dartmouth. The supporters of this
plan take the view that football should
be put Oh plane with rowing and
that the football team. like the boat
crew. should be trained and developed
for not more than two or three con-
tests.
AT conference last fall the New
England college presidents. in answer
to request by President Eliot, voted
in favor of curtailing the schedules of
intercollegiate athletic contests Fol-
lowing this action the Associated Press
canvassed the faculty representatives
OH the athletic committees OF tho varl-
GUS New England colleges. and, with
one or two exceptions, all favored the
proposed plan. President George Har-
ris and the athletic authorities OF AM
herst Colleges are in favor OF the plan,
President Harris holding that a few
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1899 and that presented to the Rnick-
erbocker Club By Wadswortll In 1915,
or thcreabouts, ana wrote several
days ago for certain data bearing on
this point. but ~ 1t has not yet come
to hand 1 have decided to delay no
longer sending In the kind of paper
your letter calls for. promising to fur
nish you the indicated data when l
obtain 1t, whatever 1t may be.
My deductions from the testimony
submitted are:
"IIrstJrhat baseball had It's origin
In the United States
"sccond--That the first scheme for
playing It according to the best EVIL
dence obtainab1e to date, was devised
by Abncr Doubleday, at Cooperstown,
N. Y, In $780,
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the Number Of
Harvard May

games are better for the scholarship
and physical we'll being of the stu
dents than long schedule or the
eholishment of contests altogether. AM
herst's baseball schedule has already
been cut to twenty games.
President NJ. Fl. Buckham, of the Uni
versity of Vermont. favors the plan,
but as the baseball games have al
ready been made up, there will be no
curtailment this spring, at least. Dart
mouth, which has for the past few
years trimmed her athletic schedules,
Will probably not be affected by any
further curtailment, Acting President
John M Lord, believing that the pres
ent proportion OF athletics is neces-
sary form OF amusement to the coll
legc.
Dr.. Frank II. Whittier physical d.
rector at Bowdoin College. believes that
Bowdon's present sporting schedules
are satisfactory.
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FIVE THOUSAND !.
SKAT PLAYERS

NEW YORK. March 22.-The great
est gathering of card players New York
has ever seen Is promised on June
2lst, 22d and 23d. when the annual
Skat Congress meets in this city. Five
thousand players from various parts
or the country are expected to partlci-
pate for the hundreds of prizes which
will be offered. In order to accommo-
date the large number of players ex-
pected, arrangements have been made
TO connect the club rooms OF two OF
the largest clubs in New York, the
Arion and the Liederkranz. by con-
structing a bridge OF nearly a block.
from one building to the other.
Herman Ridder and Judge Lorenx
Teller. who hold the executive commit
tee. have appointed $50 business and
professional men on the various COM
mittees that will have the congress in
charge. ~
The North American skat League has
more than. 5000 members, and skat
clubs are being organized in all the
principal cities of the country.
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Sporting Editor of The Times-D Dispatch:
: Sir.-Will you please answer the fol-
lowing questions:
f., What are batting averages of
RIGGS, Strader and Morgan? Also their
fielding averages?
2. Kindly print the record of Baxter
Sparks. pitcher?
g.. AT what hours during the day
do the players practice?
a Loyal FAN.
I. RIGGS played last year in various
clubs. but was in bad form. His re-
cord the year before was: Batting,
$50; fielding. .s35. Strader was not
in professional ball last year, but man
aged team in his home city, Lex
ington, KY, and no record OF him was
kept. Morgan played in a semi-pro-
fessional league last year, and hit over
the 800 mark His fielding record was
not kept, but he led the team In runs
and stolen bases.
.. Sparks batted last year .26S and
tielded 800
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JAY GOULD BEATS THE
PROFESSIONAL CHAMPION

TUXEDo PARK. N Y. March ga
Jay Gould. amateur court tennis cham
pion of the United States and England,
,defeated Peter Latham, professional
of the Tuxedo Tennis and RACQUET
Club to-day by three sets to one in
an exhibition court tennis match.
The victory was n brilliant one for
Gould. because of the fact that Latham
SO easily defeated Eustace h Miles,
former amateur champion of England,
by three straight sets yesterday. La
than. who was the favorite, conceded
hftecn in to-day's match. Latham took
the first set at Ga. Tho next three
sets went to Gould by the one sided
scores of 81. CO., 6-1. Gould was In
fine form and played an aggressive
game, using his railroad service" TO
ed fatigued ~
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AMERICAN CAR IS
STILL IN THE LEAD.

OGDEN UTAH, March 22.-Tbe
American car In the New York to-
Paris automobile race to-day crossed
the line between Nevada and California
and entered on Its runs through Death
Valley. Nd s,
The Italian machine left Ogden short
ly before noon to-day for the West,
circling the north end of Great Salt
Lake. -
Fren1 car No. passed Rawlln.,
Wyo.. this afternoon, intending to run,
all night. The German auto reached
Laramie. Wyo.. this afternoon and Will
remain here tO-nipht
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SKI RECORD BROKEN

DULUTH, MIMI, March 22.,-John
Evanson, of Duluth, broke the Ameri-
con ski record this afternoon, with a
Jump OF l3l feet. The former record
was ia feet, made by Evanson at
lspheming, Mich, four years ago.
but fell, Four others distanced the
fermer, American record, The new
mark Is the most remarkable because
tho day was warm, and 1t was neces-
sary to haul snow from nearby woods
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TRIES RoosEVELT's GRIP !
ITnckenschmidt, Champion Wrestler, says
President Is n Wonderful Man

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March 22-Hack-
enschmidt. champion wrestler of the world
net Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
United States, yesterday. When he was
coming down the steps OF the White House
stterward the wrestler was bcaming.
Wonderful mani'' ho said "wonderful
man! He has a grip like vise."
The President spent some time convers-
Ing with Hackenschmdt. He told ths
wrestler that while Governor of New York
he exercised with some good wrestlers for.
the purpose of keeping down weight. Hs
was compelled to stop. however. from ths
fact that imaginative persons told harrow
Ing tales OF how he had broken the ribs and
dis.ocated the shoulder blades of some of
EiG opponents. -
Hackcnschmidt kept Mr.. Roosevelt in
Laughter for several minutes with his re-
c.ta' OF some of his experiences.
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TO EIGHT HORSE-RACING
IN STATE OF LOUISIANA.

NEW ORLEANS. La. March 2e.-
New Orleans papers announced to-day
the beginning. of campaign to aboi-
lsh horse-racing in this State. The
this city were printed as signers Of "a Z
petition now being circulated for peti-
ton to the Legislature. which meets in
May, to abolish betting at the Louis
ting feature is admitted to carry Will,
1t the eXistance of racing 80
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Sporting Letters

The sporting editor of The Tines
Dispatch Will Elndly answer In these
columns any questions regarding
sporting mntters. Communications
ON sporting subjects will nlso he
printed, ana comments will be made,
Address Sporting Editor, Timcs-Dls-
pntch.
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Aston Win. Army RACQUET ritle.

LONDON, March a2-Lleutenant John
tuled the raoqucts championship OF the army
Yesterday by defeating Captain Luther, Of
the Yorkshire Light Infantry In the fnas
ths sscore stood to 2. Lieutenant Aston
IL a son OF William Waldorf Aston and en-
Tered the British army In 1866.
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SCENES AT pENN1NG nAcr-rnAoK

he can run whenever he is let down.
Garth had not arranged for a rider for
the Fatherless gelding He may have
some trouble in getting a first-class
lightweight, too.
Garth Is satisfied with Handicapped
Murphy's treatment of old Graziallo.
That fast but erratic campaigner has
three pounds less to carry to- morrow
than he had last season when he ran
Malacca to head. Graziallo carried
ITO pounds last spring.
berkeley Has His Package.
Berkeley. the candidate of the Bever-
wyck stable for this years first Ben
Ming, will have to be as much better
than Malacca was last spring as his
people seem to think him to have a
chance. One hundred and sixteen
pounds is stiff weight for horse OF
Berkele;s's quality in a race of three
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ADJUSTMENTS
Acndcniy-Dnrk.
nijOu-"ArizOna."

THEATREGoER here are look.
Ing forward with interest to
the appearance here of the Gif-
Zen Company at the Academy
OF Music Thursday, Friday and
saturday. with the usual mati-a
nee, In Leah Kleschna." one OF the de-
clded successes OF recent years AS
Mr. Giffen has always been noted for
his Judgment In the selection of his
companies, there can be little doubt OF
the success of the short engagement
Mr.. Giffen says he will present this
time the strongest and best balanced
company he has ever yet chosen. The
company includes Emmett Corrigan, W.
h. Bonney, James r. Galloway. Herman
Lieb, Ralph Locke, Forrest Winane.
Nordstrom, Millicent Evans, Clara SPA
nier, Nelly Angel and Gladys Granger.
Funny Man Coming.
James I. Powers, in THE Blue Moon."S
Will be the offering at the Academy
Tomorrow night and Wednesday, NATL
nee and night.
The scenes OF The Blue Moon" are,
laid in British India, a locale which
gives great opportunity to the artist
and costumer and the Messrs. Shuv
bert have spared no expense in either
direction to secure q beautiful and
effective setting. The story Is pretty
little tale of the happenings In Brit
ish regiment and is notable for the
fact that i departs from the old-tims
plots OF mistaken identity and depated
treasures. In the play Mr.. Powers,
who has long been a favorite comedian
has role that allows full play to his,
laugh gettins. propensitles. and those
who are familiar with his work VIII
easily understand that he keeps the
audience in roar the entire time he
Is on the stage.
Included In the cast will he Clara
Palmer Leslie Leigh Nanon Jacques,
Louise MacDonald, Phil II. Ryley, Bob
arrt Rrodrick, Edward Earle, Max
Wilmot, Jennie Prayer the toe dancer:
II, l.. Griffith, and chorus recruited
from among the handsomest girls to
De found In stageland
At the HtJou.
The popular American play .Ar!-
coma" by August Thomas, viii be the
bill at the Rijou this week, with a
better cast than has ever before been
seen here IN piece at popular prices.
rhe play Is 10 be given here just as I
Was presented at the Academy last
feay, at higher prices.