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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-05
SWIMMING TRY-OUTs.

NEW YORK;. June 4.--The swimming
try-outs for selection of q team to con-
test In. the Olympic games at London
next month We're held to-day in the
inlet off Travers Island, the country
home OF the New York Athletic Club.
The entries We're not numerous, for
only the aquatic experts Of the country
competed. Both Western and Eastern
clubs were represented.
G. NJ Daniels, OF the New York
Athletic Club, the worlds amateur
champion. had no difficulty in winning
the 100-metre race. being nine seconds
ahead OF the second man.
l.. B. Goodwin. of the New York
Athletic Club, was a clean winner in
the 2o0-metre race, his nearest compel
itor being T.. G. Rich, OF Brookline,
Mass, who Is almost sure to be sent
to England as a. competitor.
In the 1,500-metre swim, J. B. Green.
OF Brookline, Mass. won by rood
margin from Z. Z. Wenck, Of the New
York Athletic Club.
In the other two events there was
no contest, Allen Gossnell. of the Bal
timore Athletic Club, getting over the
100-metre course in :54 as and ]. II.
HILL of the New York Athletic Club,
winning the high dive by default.
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the boys sl.35 for 1t. On this information
Chief or Police Lipscomb swore out war
rant against Bishop. who was arrested.
Bishop was later bailed for his appearance
in the Police Court this morning, when the
boys Will also be tried.
Medicine Pcddlcrs Caught.
Herbert Powell and L. T. Sykes were ar
rested yesterday morning by County OFFICER
r. L. Watts on the charge OF peddling patent
1nedicines in the suburbs of the city with
out license. Fourteen bottles OF physc
We're captured by Officer Watts, any one
for all human Ills. Powell and Sykes Will
be tried before Squire Cheatham or Squire
Cowan to-day, after which It is possible
that they will be tried In Richmond. as the
city police are working on the case.
Personals and Briefs.
Robert Hastings. one OF the six men in
dlcted for operating gambling rooms here
and who left town before tho paper was
served, returned to Manchester yesterday
and surrendered to the police. He was
oailed TO appear before the next term OF
court.
Otto Koch and Miss Nellie Pomproy were
married Wednesday evening at the home OF
w. +. Koch about two miles out OF the city,
near the Hopkins Road.
The Hestia Conclave l. O. H., met at Odd.
Fellows Hall last night. Several candidates
were initiated into the order.
Mrs. Joseph Staples. OF Cowardin Avenue
and Porter Street. accompanied by her tvs
children. left yesterday for Lebanon, Pa.
where she VIII visit her aunt, Mrs. C.. 3.
himmell. Later she will visit her parents
at LoGkhaVen, Pa, ~
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GRAVESEND. June Ali. P. Whit
ney's Stamina, at 9 to 2. easily won the
Gazelle stakes. one mile and a six
teenth. for three-year- fillies at
Gravesend to-day She picked up 121
pounds. and conceding ten pounds to
each of her field, held the race safe at
all stages. Summarizes:
First race-two-year-old selling,
five and half furlongs-Gladys
Louise G2 to y flrst. Nasturtia Il to
2. place. second. st. Withhold (even,
show) third. Time. 1:o72-5.
Second race--steeplechase. naidens
four-year-olds and upward. about two
miles-Niblesse Oblige 6 to y first,
Mark Gumberts (even. place. secoild,
Stella Land C to 5. SNOWY third. Time.
3:5o1-5.
Third race-the Patchouge stakes,
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SPO RI


H1PPoDRo11E. MILWAUKEE,. WIS.
June 4.-stanley Eetchel. Of Grand
Rapids. Mich, tonight got the dcci-
SION over Billy Papke, OF Kewanee.
III, at the end OF Il fast ten-round
bout before 5000 spectators at the Mill
Waukee Boxing Club at the Hippo
drone Building. The contest was furi-
GUS from the tap of the gong to the
finish. with the exception OK clinches.
lime and time again ketcllell forced
rights and lefts to the head and body
ketchell appealed to the referee. to
break the clinches repeatedly. ketchell
IN the first round took considerable
steam out Of Papke by landing ter
rife right to the jaw. sending thu
!ieWanee boy to his knees The Grand
Rapids man worked the right and left
shift TO good advantage.
to wcnd their way toward the Hippo
drome, and at o'clock there we're
lines of ticket holders extending about
q block from the entrance. Followers
OF pugilism were present from all parts
Of the country. Among those at the
.ringside were Joe Cans. colored light
weight Champion; Pack" Mcfarland.
Of Chicago; Abe Attell, of California;
Jimmy Coffroth. of San francisco, and
Frank Gotch. champion wrestler. The
betting before the contest was slightly
in favor of ISetchell.
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ATHLETES GET H0N0Rs
Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l

Pc TSpocial to The Times Dlspatch.]
BLACKSBURG, VA, June AT a
meeting of the v. p. !. student body
Wednesday afternoon the Nv. p" was
conferred on the men who have made
good in baseball and on the track team
this seasons, The right to wear these
letters on sweater or cap is the high
est honor the officials Of the Athletic
Association can confer.
Men receiving the honor in baseball
are Austin Prltchard, Hicks Diffendall,
Sheppard, Millard. Kenner. Cooper, Bill
ups, Tuqua, Persinger. Those on the
track team are Huffard, holland. l.ut-
jtrell, Diffandall, G. J. Stone, Vest
laken. b. L. Smith.
Nominations We're made by com.
mittee at a meeting last week for OIL
GERS OF the Athletic Association for
next year, and after some pretty warm
political work among the students for
their friends the following We're elect
cd yesterday afternoon:
President, p. p. Huffard; Vice-Presi-
dent, A. y. Austin; Secretary, L. r.
Kenner; Assistant Treasurers, I, p.
Hicks. u. ID. Martin; captain baseball
team, "A. u. Austin; manager, w q.
yBowles; manager football tea.ns II Il.
Hutchinson; manager basketball team,
as. Evans; manager track team. A.
u 80 ANNOUNCED several weeks sEo.
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STAMINA LEADS ALL THE WAY

about six furlongs-Don Enrique u5
to u first, Park Row 6 to 4, place.
second. Jacoblte Il to 2. show third.
Time, 1909.
Fourth race-the Gazelle. fillies,
three-year- olds, mile and a sixteenth
Stamina "a to 20) first, Anonyma ca to
5, place. second, Laughing Eyes 6 to
s, show third. Time. las.
Fifth race-handfcap, thrcc-ycar-
olds, about six furlongs-Rosinliro C
to y first, King Cobalt Is to s. place.
second, Bouquet Is to 5. show third.
Time, 1903 3-5.
Sixth race-fillies and Eeldings,
maldens, two-year- old. five furlongs-
Occidental q to y 6rst, Yankee
Daughter C to 1. place. second, Sun
Dance even, show third. Time.
-l:O1 3-5.
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ISOLATION of Credit Men, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
II. G. Barbe president; G. l. Con-
rad e-president; c. L.. Whichard,
secretary and treasurer; delegates TO
the national convention w. NJ. Smith.
Washington Taylor and I. S. South
gate.
The association was addressed BY
L. j. Stockwell. of New York. assist
ant national secretary. The principal
wholesale houses and banks took men,
bership in the association.
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Salisbury Races.

Special to The Times D!spatch1
SALISBURY, N. c.. June 4.--Exten-
siNe preparations have been made for
q series Of races to be pulled OFF In
Sallsbury June nth, at which Time
some of the fastest horses In the South
wlil be placed on the track. Already
there navo rsep twenty-five entries, six
OF which come from Lyncnburg with
Some Of the best horsemen In the
country Will no on tho ground with
n nnr. that have won In many other
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y. M. |. ATHLETICS
Especial to The rimss.p,snatch. ]

lie
LEXINGTON, VA, June 3.-The vir-
ginla Military Institute baseball team
closed successful season by winning
from the University of West Virginia
by score Of 4 to 0 on May elst. De
Vault the big pitcher from Tennessee.
mas added to his already enviable rep
utation during the past season. In tho
game with West Virginia, the hardest
on the schedule. he allowed three hits.
ana was credited with fourteen strike
1uts. IN TACT, It would be hard to find
ms superior as a slab artist among
the southern colleges. Pollock, centre
neId, led at the bat, with Scott, left
neid, close second. Coach Krebs, the
improving the individual PLAYING has
done wonders In the way OF developing
team work p''
AZ a recent dance evening mon
ograms We're awarded to the following
members of the team: De Vault, Massie,
DOYLE. Donnan, Pollock, Scott. Gram.
.mer, Young. Reauchamp and NIaclean.
colonel J. NJ, Patton, professor OF mod
ern languages, made short address
and announced the names OF the mon
ogram Wearers.
The athletic committee has decided
70 erect tablets in the gymnasium. with
tne names or the winners OF monographs
IN football. baseball, track and GYM
nasium work. from the date OF the
earliest records of the committee to
the present time.
spring football practice llns been go-
Ing on for several weeks, under the d.
rectlon of Cadet w. r. Poague, captain
OF next years team,
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NORFOLK TENNIS

The eighth annual open lawn tennis
ttne,urnament for the championship OF
Virginia. Will be held on the courts OF
NE Greenway Tennis Club, Norfolk,
va, under the auspices Of the Country
Gino' OF Norfolk, Va, commencing Mon
1aH, June 18th. and continuing the
The events will consist OF mems
championship singles. mems champion
sshh.n doubles, ladies' singles Crowded
mere are SIX, entries). and mons cons
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out for short dashes. He found Rector
very speedy and. in speaking OF him.

very speedy and. in speaking Of him,
said:
Rector is one of the speediest men
in the first fifty yards that I have
ever seen. He is as fast away from
the mark as,Duffey, and, as he Is big
and strong. he should finish we'll !
would not be surprised to see him do
20 AS seconds next Saturday. / am
coming all the way from Syracuse next
Saturday merely to see him race Cart
nell, Eaton. Kelley and Ranasdell. all
LOT whom are likely to heat ten sec
onds."
Many think that the reliable Cart
nell will take the measure Of all
these men. Murphy also thinks we'll
of his freshman Splinter Minds He
is very speedy and may surprise all the
critics. Another man that may prove
a dark horse is the big Texan, Rams
dell.
Though the sprint race. because OF
Its sensational features, will probably
attract moro attention than any other
event. every other contest will be up
to the highest standard Of American
track and field sport. The meet prom :
Ises to go down in history as the most
sensational ever held in this country
Philadelphia Press.
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Pound Him Hard.
Special 10 The Times- Dispatch

Special TO The Times Dispatch.
WINCHESTER, VA, June 4,.-Win-
chester defeated the Belaire, Md. team
at Reservoir Park this afternoon, Z to
l. Sinner held the visitors to three
hits. while Brown was pounded all
over the lot, fourteen hits, including
q home run by Duggan. being made
off his delivery. Don McDonald's great
one-hand running catch was a feature.
Batteries: Winchester-Shiner aud
Mabrey; Belaire-Brown and Bonthorn.
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New Bn.cball onlclal.

- SDeclsI 10 The Tlfnes-UIspltch.J -----
WINSTON-SALEA. n. c., Juno A.
Mr.. Charles NJ Norheet has resigned as
observation-disclosures of the local base
ball association and Mr.. James A. Gray,
Jr. will succeed him.
Mr.. Gray. who succeeds Mr.. Nor
fleet. has been manager of the uni
es MADE te ,as hs
vcrsity team has ever had. He has
had considerable experience in his new
duties and the directors made wise
selection in choosing him.
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Gcttis Arrives.

Spe cIal to Tie 'IlHlea-D!spatcl'I
I.YNCHBURG, VA, June 4.-Harry
Gettie, the Baltimore infielder, who
was with Richmond last year, Joined
the Shoemakers yesterday morning ana
he will displace Moss at short. 1t
Is not known who will be
made CAPTAIN OF the team to
succeed Moss. Moss has not been re-
leased, but it Is expected that he VIII
he let go in a day or two.
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v. P. I. will have man next year who
will coach all the teams and have .
general supervision of athletics. and
for this position Mr.. r. NJ. Brown, o.
Princeton, famous athlete, has been
secured. The men elected for the va
rious student positions are all OF high
standing in the college. and will do
much towards making the present
standing Of the Techs in the athletic
world more secure even than 1t is now.
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Mr.. Gum withdrn,ys.

NORFOLK. VA. June 4.-W. II.
Gum candidate for Mayor, and rep
resenting the laborng people. to-day
Withdrew in an open letter to the
public. in which he Endorses the Good
Government faction candidates and
urges the laboring vote to be cast for
the ticket
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ascertain just what party was Instrumental
Ia bringing out the opposition candidate.
It has heen advised upon reliable authority
city was not behind the movement, and,
therefore. 1t feels that 1t should remind each
aud every voter that they are In honor
Having participated In the primary and voted
the ballot which contained the following
pledge:
The person voting this ticket pledges
himself TO support the nominees in the gem
crnl election tn be held June 0. 1905"
The committee deems it best to impress
out and voting for the nominee of the party,
and further exhorts you to do your best to
see that every voter who voted In the pri-
comes out aud casts his ballot for the party
nominee. Trusting that you consider this
your duty and net according, we are.
CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
CIIAS BURKERT, Chairman.
In circular campaign letters. issued TO
voters and dated Juno Sd. candidate Lloyd
says in part:
I'm answer to letter dated May Goth, to
the voters Of this ward, In which 1t is stated
that the committee is not able to ascertain
just what party was Instrumental in making:
me candidate, would say that several
weeks before the late primary determined
upon this course. and that this determine;
ton was the result of careful thought, and
for the reason thnt deem 1t the duty Of
every, citizen. regardless of party affiliations.
to take an active part In the welfare anu
upbi,uding Of his home city. II this be mn
unworthy thought, then tue blame Is mine
alone"
\ Surprise Wedding.
Mr.. walter T. Adams and Miss 1ver r.
Reava Cook both of this city. were married.
last night at the home OF the parents of the
bride on East Nineteenth Street. the Rev. p.
G Lancaster, pastor of the Oak Grove Bnp-
list Church, officiating. The bride Is the
eldest and Very popular daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. l., Cook. long residents of Manches-
ter. Mr.. Adams is woodcarver. employed
at the Toler Furniture Company's plant in
Swansboro He Is a widoWer and well
known in this city
Death of an Infant.
Tho infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Moody, No. 1916 Morris Street. died yester-
day morning at 4 o'clock. and Will be buried
this afternoon at o'clock. The child was
a srandchild of Chief OF Police James a. Lips
comb. IT was one of twins. and 1t is greatly
feared that the second child Will not live.
FOnticello Gun Club.
What is known as the Fonticello Gun Club
was organized in this city about Il month
ago. and is becoming very popular. The or
ganization already has q membership OF
fourteen, and new members arc Joining
weekly. The club holds two shoots each
week, ono on Tuesday, the other on Satur-
day in the afternoon. The shooting grounds
are located in the neighborhood of Forest
Hin Park. Mr.. b. Marshall Nunnally is
PERSISTENT, and Mr.. ". l.. Prentiss secretary
and treasurer,
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Mr.. Samuel r Atkinson, manager OF
the Richmond Hotel Was married We'd
nesday to Miss Edna falconer. of Wash
ington. u. G. The ceremony took place
at high noon in the capital city at
the home of the bride They will
make tour, taking In number of
Northern cities. and will return here
about June 10th and reside at the Rich
mond Hotel.
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DecIdinr Game.

Il Weather permitting. Leigh and Belle
'vue teams will play the deciding game
in the Grammer League at Byrd Park
this afternoon. Both teams promise to
fight hard battle.
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Hon. George Y. Hunley, a former
member of the House of Delegates. and
a prominent lawyer of Mathews county,
is in the city, having come here ear
lier IN the week 10 witness the grad
nation of his daughter a the Wonans
College. Mr.. Hunley is Il delegate
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State Senator Floyd W. King. of
Clifton Forge, is in the city, and is
Registered al MGrphy's.
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Heard and Seen
in Public Places

Former Congressman Robert G..
southall, OF Amelia, was at Murphys
YESTERDAY. and was in the lobby for
some dine greeting old friends made
during his long service In the STATE
.Yes. we have elected our delegates
TO the Roanoke, convention, said MI.
representative OF The Times-Dispatoh..
and we are all for Bryan over our
way. Somehow I feel like adopting
the language used BY Genera &c, ar S 9,lags.
land. and saying j iove Bryan for the
enemies he has made when ! hear SO
much talk on the part of musWunps
and non-voters about not supportihs
lin If he is nominated. he Is ,ne
only available candidate and in add
lion to this he is the one man or az
othors who has earned the title OF
leader OF our party for this emer-
gency' y.
: When asked about the primary the
ex Congressman declared that he didn
!.triye a durnn about the method OF
naming party candidates for office 50
long us IL was fair He thought per.
maps that the primary method was the
fatrcst IL the plan was so amended as
10 cure some of the alleged evils about
which some have complained.
prominent State Senator who was
present took UP the primary end OF OF
the discussion ~ l'oi''Nt
that he could not understand why ~
was that there was so much switching
about BY party men on this subject.
81 y haye seen them stand in the Leg,
tsfature,, he said land demand that
the Strobe bill. which undertook TO
remedy the evils of the present sSs-
tom. be not reported, and | have seen
the same political interests. If not the
same people, advocate the primary
out before the people In other words
/ believe that the same crowd that
kept the Strobe bill from passing the
81 Legislature will be at the Roanoke |
convention telling the delegates that
the expense on the candidates Is an
awful and unjust one The STROBE bill
proposed to take the burden off the !
candidates and TO place IL on the State, |
which ! think is right and fair"
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Il young man does not undertake to
say how long he has represented his
native county of Prince Edward in tho
Legislature, was in Richmond yester-
day. Our delegates to the state con,
vention have not been elected" said
Mr.. owen. II do not know whether
1 shall go or not" he continued. my
people have been so kind to me that
IL / find any other Democrat from
my district. which will elect on Satur-
day. l shall be very glad to give way
to him and support him. l VIII tell
you now what told YOU four. years
ago when there was talk of defeating
the primary system. that am strong
ly in favor OF it. You can put it down
that whoever goes to the convention
from Prince Edward county will be
for The primary
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Mr.. C. T. Reekes, prominent law
Yer OF Boydton and one of the receive
;ers of the Bank OF MeclSlenburg. which
recently failed. was in the city YES
terday, and was caller at the office
of the Corporation Commission. Mr..
Teekes said there We're no new devel-
opments in the receivership matter.
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Police Court Cases.

Byrd Smith and coley Burgess. two small
white boys, were arrested yesterday morning
by County Policeman Watts and Police Oftl-
Ger Waymack on a charge OF stealing brasses
from engines They stop at No. 10 East
Ninth Street. but say their homes are in
Ashevlle. n, c. The boys We're caught with
the goods on them, which they were carrying
in satchel, containing twenty seven
pounds OF brass. Officer Watts says that
when he made the arrest the boys had
reached the iunkshop of w Bishop on
Twelfth Street. and that he saw Bishop pay
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were in the city yesterday were Mr..
+. H. La Baum an official OF the Nor
folk and Western Railway; w. D.
Smith, superintendent of schools of
Scott county; L. NJ. Carter. former rep
resentative from Scott in the Legisla-
ture, and Bruce c. Banks OF Wythc
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NORFOLK BUSINESS MEN
ORGANIZE CREDIT BRANCH
Especial to The Times Dispatch.
NORFOLK, VA. June 4.-The bust
ness men of Norfolk last night organ
lied a local branch of the National AS
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Prominent Southwest virginians who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

may be called upon to take respecting the
maintenance development of this i'm
portant station.
with regard to the question of opening
the yard to the public on Sundays, allud-
ed to in the memorial, and to the sugges-
ton that such action VIII give no more
offense than the present open. unrestricted
use Of Paramount Park at the other ex-
treme end of the city, you will readily
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aware. the immediate natural advantages
of the site of this station have been up
derstood. as well as its strategical and
geogra phical position: its comparative i'm
from fire risks. and the sugges
tons enlarged upon in the memorial with
regard to the fresh water reserve basin
and the large investment the government
has in the property. None of these mat
tiers will be ignored in any action that l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

see that from this departments standpoint
great navy yard Is a business esta bish-
ment, and one not ot all comparable to or
that can appropriately be governed by the
rules of a public park. Naval considera-
tons and the purposes for which the
large expenditures authorized by Con-
gress have been made. must be given nrst
place in determining details OF aoministra-
tion."
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Admitted Over Score of Robberies.

CHICAGO. June 4-Frank Stanley. said
to be wanted by the police of Denver.
Col. was arrested here today and adj
mitted, according to the police that he
had committed more than twenty bur-
glaries and robberies in Denver He
claims that his home is in Bradford, Pa.
and that his parents are wealthy.
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Use OF NAVY YARD.
Secretary Metcalf Makes Reply to
Philadelphians.

Secretary Metcalf has written to Mayor
Reyburn of Philadelphia in regard to a
memorial signed by him and other lead
ing citizens of Philadelphia asking that