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The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIC.

Pages TELEGRAPHIC.
l-Taft Leads Class at Yale Ball Game.
l-Sherman's Condition Not SO Good.
bryan Raps Republican Platform.
1-Rockefeler to Write "reminiscences.
Louisiana Kills Racing.
3-Hughes TO Run Again.
3-President Aboard Yacht
S-Mrs. Taft Discusses Divorce.
4-Niss Jean Reid Married 10 John Ward
+Engine Kills Three Men.
cadets in Sham Battle.
LOCAL.
l-Severe Fighting in Persian Capital
2-Ratify Taft and Sherman Ticket
college Men Seeing the Sights.
2-Gonzaga School Gives a play
Freak Of the Wind Alarms.
Mrs. Loeffier Entertains Children.
5-District Attorney Takes a Bride
9-Paper Trust Fines Discussed.
1l-John Loeffler Commits Suicide.
u-Bankers' Association in Session.
l2-Advice Is Given to Dog Owners.
12-No Danger OF an Ice Famine here.
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Unique and Standard Floral Designs,
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J. III. Small & Sons, FlOriEt,
l4th & G, Washn; Waldorf-Astoria & I153
B dway, n. Y. Steamer orders a speciality.
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Is NIen in Blue Gownn.

The class of IS, wearing blue academic
gowns with red hoods. followed suit and
then came the class of &c. All these
were perfectly dignihed graduates. But
entered then the class OF 'sS academic.
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VIRGINIA SETTER
WINS in NEW YORK
Young Bitch Captures Laurcls
in Two Big Shows-ls
Field Dog Also.

Among the many good bench and
field bird dogs of Virginia, 1t is doubt
full liz there are any which can excel
for show or work, the English setter
bitch Josie. owned by Mr.. A. l.. Blair,
of Howardsvillc. formerly of this city.
Mr.. Blair has raised many good dogs,
but from present indications. this bitch
Is the pick of the lot, Though not
quite two years old. she has taken
wonderfully to field work, and In the
season just past hundreds OF birds
were shot over her.
In the show OF the Westminster
Kennel Club. held in New York. Feb
ruafy nth tn 14th. she captured second
prize in one Of the largest classes Of
novice bitches ever shown by that club.
She was then entered in the Buffalo
Kennel Club show, Buffalo, held March
4th To TIN. Here she took first prize
In the novice class. and a special prize
and cup as the best setter, dog or
bitch. i'm inc show. Second prize In
the limit class OF the same show, for
bitches bred In the United States OF
Canada, was also taken by her.
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ROLLER SKATERS
ARE DISMISSED
Justice Crutchfield Lets Three
Young Men Go, and Sport Is
Countenanced by All.

According to the construction placed
by Justice Crutchfield yesterday mora
Ing on the section of the Code of Vir-
ginia relating to nuisances. under
which roller-skatlng is listed, all the
ardent lovers of the new sport-and
their name is leglon--may skate, like
tho wind. where they list, for Mr..
Crutchfield constructs the ordinance as
applying to pavements only where the
carrlage-way Is unpaved, and it is un-
likely that skating Will be interfercd
with anywhere.
The ordinance was tested in Police
Court yesterday morning, when Mr.. j..
p. Mccarthy, son of the Mayor; Mr.. w.
Il. Augustine and Mr.. Charles II. Phil
lips were present on the charge OF rea
fusing to move on when ordered BY
POLICEMEN Clark and Parkinson. The
trio,s with nearly 200 others, We're -skat-
ing on Grace Street. between Lombardy
and Allen Avenue, where the roadway
is unpayed. The whole crowd were
having most hilarious time when
1.-the officers came upon the scene.
They had been sent because of sew
leral complaints about the disturbance
on the street, and there was nothing
for them to do butte order the crowd
TO ''move on" AS may be Imagined,
the crowd firmly refused to move on
1any further, but continued TO SKATE
Thereupon the officers arrested three
| Of them. The cases We're dismissed
and this means practically that every
body may skate when and where they
please. In view OF the great enthu-
siasm which has lately been aroused
In the sport among all CLASSES one nay
expect 10 see hordes of young people
out every afternoon and warm night
oven Il few workers have taken to
roller skating as a cheap and pleasant
means CT going to and from their
labor. People have gone skating-mad
and provided they get on only a roller.
skate they need net expect to he Inter
/ fered with by the police or by Justice
Crutchfielo'. The ordinance may be
lreDenled.
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ter to a good steeplechase mare, Gar
terknot, and in the show rings she has
been returning blue ribbon winner
In her class. Calmness. the chestnut
mare, 9, by imported st. Blaise, dam
Quietly, by Longtaw, has great size.
along with handsome conformation.
When in training she could run very
fast, and figured as winner She
was retired to the stud last season.
Countess. is daughter of Eolus and
Countersign, and she is now eighteen,
but does not look her years. These
matrons were all mated in 1907 with
Dolce Far NIente.
One OF the good prospects for a
trotter in the stable of Charles Allen.
son of the veteran breeder, James IL.
Allen of Derby, Ohio, is the bay filly
Dream. 2. by Oratorio, 2:13, out Of
Diligencia 2:17 ia, by Expedition,
2:l5 ga, second dam Nutula, by Bel
mont, next dam the famous Miss Rus
sell, dam of Maud s, 200 3-4. and Nut
wood, 2:1S 3-4. In her yearling form
this filly trotted an eighth in Is Ii
seconds, and apparently was not strung
out to her limit either. Dream was
bred by j. II. Thayer, at Lexington,
KY. from whom the dam, Diligencia,
passed through the New York sales
last winter to Walton Farm Falls Mill.
Va, while her half brother. Bond Issue,
a yearling colt. by The Bondsman,
was bid on by j. Thack Snydar for D.
A. Langhorne's new breeding estaU-
lishment at Scottsville. Va. Diligencia
is now heavy with foal again by The
Bondsman. and the big chestnut marc
Is thought a lot of at Walton Farm.
Bond Issue reached the Langhorne Farm
in good shape, and Snydar is we'll
pleased with him, as the colt, acts like
a trotter, and is engaged in the Ken
lucky Futurity and other rich stakes
for foals Of 1909.
NJ. B. Hickson. Of Lynchhurs, Va. has
returned from Lexington. KY, where
he attended the horse sales. and Sc
cured the black colt Van Wrinkle
s4511, by Gambetta Wilkes, 2:19 Ii
dam the famous broodmare Delta, dan
of Emma offutt, 2:11 Ia, and sever
others, by Mambrino Starle, and at she
price paid-s350-evidently got gooc
value for his money. This colt is not
only trotter. hut of rare form ant
finish, being full brother to the notice
show horse Lonzia. Van Wrinkle join:
tho Hickson stable at Lynchburg. which
includes Cecilian Maid. 5, 2:24. ba,
mare. by Cecilian Chief; Grace Ceci.
3, 2:26 Ia. bay mare. by Ceciliar
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team will be the result of his coach
ing. The diamond is being put in good
condition, and the candidates are given
a hard practice every afternoon. The
team for this season will probably be
as follows, although. of course, there
is some doubt about certain positions,
and some changes may be made: catch
crs, Newman and Beale; flrst-base,
Baldwin: second-base. p. X. Gravely;
shortstop ,Prichard (captaim; third
tase, Lancaster; litchers. L. L. Grave
ly and Drewry; left-feld. Barrow; CEN
tre-feld, Hite; right-tleld. Beville. Six
of these are old men at college, and
have previously made Il reputation for
themselves as good baseball material,
and the Others come highly recon-
mended from Randolph Acal-
envy and Hose Military Academy. Mr..
E. D. Kellwey, manager of the team.
has arranged an excellent schedule,
and several trips will be taken to col-
leges in neighboring States.
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GIsrs stoi,a dooD rIAyEI,s.
Manager Grim Adds WestInlscl O,Ilricn
and COy1c To Ills string.
!,noelal to ING I'imea. DlsnnlchL

Especial to The Times Dlspntch1
LYNCHBuRG, VA, March 1d.I-Mar-
ager Grim OF the local ball team, an
nounces the signing cf James West
lake, Reasoned player, with Newark
N, D.. Atlantic League, last year;J. l..
O'srien, first-bascman and outilelder
OF Geneva, Of Empire state League In
1907, and Robert Coyle, of New York
City. purchased from Toledo
Twenty two men are under contract
or reserve. and they viii report March
2sth. 1'tey are: Catchers-FIol.,
Smith, Coylc and j. Westlake Pitch
ers---Walace, Kline. Stewart, Oakley,
Petit and Rovney Infieldcrs--W.
WestIake. Moss. Bowen, Grover, O'Bricn
and Burke felders--Hooker AN
thony, Bentley, Abrams and Jansen.
All OF these men have had profess
sionai experience, excepting Rovney,
who pitched last year In semi-pro-
fessional league at Cleveland, o.
Manager Grlm Is expected to reach
herb from his home in Cincinnati to-
morrow or Monday.
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CRESCENT CITY is
WON by M 1 !. |. |
Just from Pacific Coast, and Al
most Dcspised iii Betting, He
Captures the Derby
HAD PIC KED CHAPuLTEpEc
Great Crowd Backcdt the Favoritc
and His Defeat Was Sore
Disappointment.

NEW ORLEANS, LA. March 14.--
-
Meelick. Just arrived from tho Pacillc
coast and almost despised IN the bet
ting. Won the classic $40 QUO crescent
49, -. S..a,..,ns
City Derby to-day ut the Fair Grounds
track. and at the same time broke
the track record at the distance. one
n,n.atr,,t, ,n,ia. ,nr.,, IVA
n,i,,a,,, ~ 'h,a i, ~ -, -
~, ,,,'tensn ''t .i,e pi,ren , Y and
Siant M, Az 1r,,, H.. n 10,
MI tha u w 80, tnn 49,,
: hoi,ina ,, a'' , "s NY N.Y. ~ inad
snd VIZ, ~ ,n,,,,,i, ~, , nm,n ,.ah
~ Ia r,,, ~ s e,n,, X, CO.., ~
orr III, saats Wig h'isc ltp'll tN"e so''''.
III ~ III aee ~, ~ ha., ,...., ,,oo-
1tcl, i,,st i'u , No con- sN hnrar to
close the the gan ns'l MeelieI, continued un to
rain rnti, ar, ~ ,i,a ,, ~
Ha ,,oiina ~; sa,1 ~ t.e ,lo,i,e
IN pmnari, mo iiusu ~ ~ a''i ~. ,'o 81
hn,d Nj ,,asi,tnss ~ wy o LII M; ata
time vac MIN, ' ,nas ,,,n
Sf,,,. "ha -. 81 ~, .' III Wns tWu
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NEWS OF HORSES AND HORSEMEN

Chief, out Of Grace Iinney, by Jay
Bird; Graylet Fl. bay mare. by Cecilinn
Chief, dam May Brett, 2:26 1-2; Miss
Josie Logan, black filly, 8, by Cccillan
Chief, dam Julia Lee. by c. Il. Clay,
2:1S and a couple of promising young
sters, by Genteel H. Ell Ia. out Of
the trotting mare Manda owens.
W. F. Deakyne, of Philadelphia, is
reported as we'll pleased over the ar
rival on February 14th of tho foal by
Colonel Patrick, 2:10 Ia, from Estrel-
la, 2:13 3D.. and has christened the
youngster st. Valentine, as 1t arrived
on the day set aside for the patron
saint. Rather an appropriate speci-
men of nomenclature this, but IL an
attempt be made to register the foal,
winch seems likely, seeing that The
breeding is quie attractive, some
other name must be selected, as st.
Valentine Is already borne by several
horses. Both Colonel Patrick and
Estrclla were owned during the fore
part of 1907 by W. III. White. of Hert-
ford. N. c., who mated them. Later,
Estrella, the Liz and handsome daugh-
ter of Guardsman and Astral. 2:1S.
passed to Mr.. Deakyne, who obtained
her In trade with the North Carolina
horseman.
The North Carolina circuit OF fairs
and race meetings for 1908 has been
organized and dates apportioned for
the members as decided recently at
meeting of representatives at Green's
boro. N. C. Four early closing events
of $500 each. two each for trotters and
PAGERS will be opened. and all horses
entered will be required to enter
through the entire circuit. Frank g.
Smith of Buffalo, N. Y, will be the
starter Dates selected for chain OF
| meetings We're Winston-Salem. Sep
TENDER 80 to October g; Greensboro
October 30; Salisbury, October 1916
| Charlotte, October 1928. Purses fol
| the open classes Will he from $500 t'
| s4OD each, while those for the earl.
closing events will be $500.
| At meeting of the Yadkin Valley
Fair Association, OF Salisbury, N. =.
held recently NJ, l.. jackson was elect
| ed president. S. T. Dorset secretary
and j. d. Norwood treasurer. These
gentlemen and other leading business
men of that section make up the board
/ of directors. The first exhibit and race
meeting of the association took place
last year, and was decided success
but that of 1908 will be held on mucl
larger scale. and big preparations arr
/ being made for the affair.
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The enthusiasm was renewed after tho
track had been remeasured and found
to be the regulation DISTANCE. On
scratch with Rector in the final heat
We're ]. d. Whitman, last years track,
captain at Pennsylvania; Bailey, of
Johns Hopkins, q Ia yards; Dewey, of
Central High School. Washington, and
j. w. Steele, of the Maryland Athletic
Club, five yards. Rector got very
indifferent start, but ran beautifully,
and in sixty yards had overhauled his
field. Then, inch by inch, in the fast
est running the world has ever seen
indoors, he began to draw away, and
finished very strongly from three to
four feet to the good. The time. ten
seconds, indoors, has Gllce before been
made by Bernard j. Wefers, in Brook
flyn, but on a dirt track.
At the Georgetown games held last
Saturday night the Virginia flyer ably
sustained his reputation by carrying
off the honors In the 50-yard invita-
tion,. twice defeating the fleet-footed
Smithson. formerly Of Portland, Ore,
but now member OF the New York
Athletic Club. In the trial heat and In
the finals. Snithson, it will be res
called, made new, worlds record of
S AS seconds In the third heat of the
7O-yard hurdle handicap race at the
Indoor carnival or lneE nav y ork Atii-
letic Club at Madison Square Garden
Tuesday night OF this week. At Con-
yention Hall, In Washington, last Sat-
urday night. Rector brought further
Joy to the Orapge and Blue "rooters''
by defeating Cohen. of Georgetown,
In the first quarter of the relay for
the championship Of the South. which
was won by virginia,
Rectoy comes of fine Southern stock,
tie first SAW the light Of day on a big
cotton plantation on the estate OF his
maternal grandfather, Hon. !. H. Al
com. former Governor OF the State
OF mississippi, His grandfather on tho
pnternal side was II, M. Rector, Cover
nor of Arkansas "JlmS" as he Is called
by his college mates, attended q high
school at Hot springs, the Mecca for
So many of the professional hasebal IL
lists Of the present time, The distance
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FARMERS PLAY
REGULARS A TIE
--------------
Game at Raleigh Be-
tween the A. & M. and Picked
Professionals.
"cw YOUNG IN THE IL BOY \
Famous Pitcher Twirls for tho
Pinehurst Aggregation
Signs Wynnc. ..
"cYv YOUNG IN THE BOX
i speeial to Tho rlmes- Dl.patcl,.]

special to TnO -DlsphtCn.l
RALEIGH, N. c.. March 14.--Raleigh
fans enjoyed an exciting foretaste Of
the impending baseball season in
game this afternoon between the iAgri-
cultural and Mechanical College team
and ,nnde-up professional team from
Pinehurst, In which two extra innings
were played in the hope Of breaking a
tie OF 9 to 9. WelI-nigh 1000 people
witnessed the game. The scores by
A. and VI. were in the sixth, and Pine
hurst In the first and ninth innings.
In the box for Pinehurst was the fa-s
nous pitcher ICY" Young. With him
was slatterly, as catcher. while the
battery for A. and M. was Cline and
Sexton, pitchers, and Thompson. catch
er A. and M. made six hits and four
errors and Pinehurst six hits and one
error. Struck out, by Young, 81; by
Cline, 9 by Sexton, 2.
There was sensational three-bagger
by Eastman, for Pinehurst. and a. two
Dagger by Abernathy that gave the
Farmers their two runs in the sixth.
WIFI Wynne IL Signed.
"King' Kelly, manager. who Is cast
ing about for players on 1.-THE Raleigh.
team for the Eastern Carolina Baseball
League, signed to-day Will Wynne. n
Raleigh boy, for second base, being the
lonly player signed yet. Wynne played
with Jacksonville. In the South ATT
lantic League, In 1904, with Greensboro
in 1905, with Norfolk, In the Virgin. =
League, In 1906, and last season with
Sumpter. S. c. and Lynchburg, Va.
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OPENING GAME AT CHAPEL HILL.
bingham school nenten by the score
of 10 u. n. ~ 4
tSpeclal to The 1imes-Disp1tch.

of . to o.
Speclal to The Times Dispatch.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c.. March 14.-1n
the initial game OF the season to-day
Carolina defeated Bingham School, OF
Mebane by the narrow margin Of two
runs.
tacular plays was very good for q
preparatory school contest. The pitch
Ing of Howard, an old Virginia State
Lacquer, was the feature OF the
practically. the whole game for them;
and had he been properly supported
the outcome would have been doubtful.
For Carolina. the battery work OF
class by itself. Fullenweider pitched
he threw only FIVE balls. Not a single
man was able to connect with his de-
hit By III the nine men Who faced him.
The playing OF the whole Carolina
team was good, with the exception Of
their inability to hit, which fact Is
of e the battery bait and outfieiS being espe-
cially good. The score by Innings was.
as follows:
Carolina ...1 o o 90 ! o o % .
Umpire. Fred B. Stem.
These We're the players:
nd-base; Clark, third-base; Ray. right
field: Proenfx, centre-field; Caldwell.
left-lield: Wadsworth and Harper.
Carolna-Fullenweid Duls. Stew
art. pitchers; Hobbs. catcher; Hackney
and stevens, right-field; James. third
base; Hamilton, first-base; Mont
Graham, left-ticld; Fountain. short
d,
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OAK 1aotitr
city Auditors once.

City AuHitor's OfHce,
Richmond, Va, March 10. 1908.
NOTICE.-The license taxes of 1903
have been assessed and placed in this
Office for the inspection OF all concern
ed. These assessments include all per-,
sons liable to class or specific tau
nee until the 18th OF March, 1908. The
on Finance will meet In
the office OF the Commissioner of Rev
enue, on MONDAY, THE 10TH Of
MARCH, 1908. at 1850 P. NJ. for the
appeals from said assessments. All per-
sons interested are notified to attend
this meeting OF the committee, as no
change of classification or tax will at
terward be. made, except oy ORDER 81
the City Council on Recommendation
OF the Committee on Finance,
EDWARD j, WARREN, Auditor.
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LAMES 4. RECTOR,
VIRGINLA,S FL YER
BY LEE HAWKINS Virginia, 'o5).

BY LEE HAWKINS Virginia, 1000.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, March IA.
Sons Of the State of Arkansas were
conspicuous in the early ATHLETIC his
tory of the University of Virginia, the
brilliant performances Of the Green
way brothers-Addison. John and Gill
hert-flling all the published accounts
of the two major sports ut the unlver-
sity in those days-haseball and foot
ball. Foremost In the rank of ath-5
letes at Jefferson's great school to-day
is another youth from the Land OF the
Big Red ApRle-James A. Rector, the
track wonder OF the DECADE.
Itectors work OH the track during
the present season stands out like the
Singer building in the mass Of brick.
concrete and granite in the lower part
OF New York City, Entering Virginia
in the fal of 1906 lie ran the hundred
In ten seconds, and the Following
spring, at the Southern intercollegi-
akes, covered the distance In nine and
lfour-ffths seconds, equallng tho REG
ord made by Dan Kelly at Spokane,
Washington. June %, 1906.
At the Federal games. held at Con-
yention Hall, in Washington, Satur-l
day, February 18th, Rector SURPRISED
the ENdOpeStefS ny tW'So dt1tl6
Cartmell, OF the University OF Pennsyl-'
yania, tho intercollegiate champion
ana So called 4'sprinter king who
made clean sweep of the English
runners last summer. In the tlfty-
yard handicap, with Rector and Cart
nell on scratch, tho Virginia gray
hound won his heat. In the Invitation
tifty,yard Rector and Cartmell sprans
from tic mark on even terms and ran
| a beautiful race. After going thirty
yards he drew away from the mighty
Gartmell and won handlly
Ono week later, at the Fifth Fegl-
\ .ment Games In BALTIMORE Rector broke
a worlds record by making. tho 100
yard dash, on hoard track, In ten
seconds flat--n truly great performs
anoe, which brought tho immense
crowd :to it's feet In q IRENE Gus burst
\ &c applause l as the ttlas was ammo
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KIRBY WINS
At P|NEHUR5T

PtNEHvRsT. n. c.. March los
wald Kirkby, of the EngleWood Golf
of the annual club championship golf
to-day, defeating Leslie d..
Pierce, of the Woodland Club, OF Mas
sachusetts. by the liberal margin of
seven UP and six to play in thirty six.
hole finals.
John L. Porter, of Pittsburg Coun-'
try Club, won the consolation from
q. p. Clay. of the Cleveland Country
Club, in an easy match.
The entry list for the fourth annual
spring tournament, which begins
Thursday next and continues through
Saturday. Will run very close to the
$50 mark. Six divisions have been
provided for, with the possibility OF
two special divisions.
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\. ?. |. ATHLETES
|LLC0MP HERE

,BLAcKsBuRG, VA, March 14.--y. p. II
will be represented by ten men at the meet
in Richmond March alst. While there ma,
the men In training next week or sudden
Improvement on the part Of others. Coach
Nss9n syes the 6oownE who
Hifty-yard handicap, westIaken and Iut-
stone; shot-puttlns. Harsrove and 1 sto M;
aaar,ss.miis run, nSaard, Wss.iaiss s'' has
fard; high jump, Campbell and Hunard; pole
vault, I4uttrell; one-mile run. Dsaton, Jones;
relay rae. with Washington and Lee. stone,
irken. 4.
The, men have been training diligently, but
suitable place for indoor work and tho
weather, which has made any great amount
OF outdoor. work inIossiblc. Coach Nelson
llns put his best efforts into training the
,len In the face Of many difficulties, and
lie Techs will at least have a larger repre-
s =. at the meet than ever before. W
Is fonge of Richlnond,tis manager of tho
track team, and Paul Hnffard ocaptutn.
The few spring days Of the past week have
}brousht out between forty and fifty appli-
rerts for places on the baseball team this
Season, Coach Miles, perhaps the best ALL
mt maroon. a star football and baseball
player, successful coach of the eleven that
defeated the, University of Virginia three
iGstitvtel and coach for tho present season.
has q force of men AT work getting the dia-
mend IN shane, and the weather will prove
(. favorable hard practice Will begin Monday,
or last year, team, u, IS, Shepard, short
stop and captain this year. and ,Prtehard,
one of the Tltpl1ers last Year, ara here again.
Annmber ofalnen who did we'll In the class
Leagues are trying for the regular team this
season. Among these are Hicks Mtilard.
Hooper, stone4urner, j. w. Hall johnson,
s pefdan und ParsinEer, The. new men shaw
N. IN web are lfenpa y third pashman. m
the team Of Randolph Macon AGaaenly last
-Season; Perry, March and Harris, all With
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RAMDOLPH-MACON ATHLETICS.

itically the first year a basketball team
has been put out by the college, an
excellent showing was made.
The following players won the bas-
ketball monogram: Bush. Canter, Less
Ter and Ray, the requirements being
that one must play in al least three
Intercollegiate games. The captain for
next season has not yet been elected,
Randolph Macon expects to put tho
best baseball team on the diamond that
she has had for many years. This is
the first season that the Athletic As
ISOLATION has had a coach for base
ball Mr.. w. r. Warren. who so sue
cessfully coached the football team
last fall, also has charge of the dia-
mond this season. Mr.. Warren is not
only player with quite reputation,
but thoroughly understands the game,
and from present prospects winning