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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

Kansas ranch. and Wagner to his bust
ness Interests ana chicken firm at
Carnegie. taking two of the greatest
players OF tho Earie away from It.
DreSfusa went to Clarke.
Fred. he said. I nm putting almost
81, 100000 into the ue,w park. II you
aud John quit now what will the team
boz
Clarke. who l,ad promised Ills wife
TO abstain FROM baseball. asked her
permission to give just one moro year
or hts life to tho man who lad backed
him ever since he took charge OF Louis
vile, and she consented. Clarke went
to Wagner. aud between them they
agreed. for the sake of Dreyfuss, to
play one moro season and to retire to-
getter.
Perhaps Dreyfuss may persuade
Wagner to play again, but / think not,
foi, Wagner has achieved his ambitfon:
and with the going of tho big, quiet,
earnest German baseball will lose n
true sportsman, to which cuIogy moth
ing can be added.
THO crowd lis Wagner's greatest
fear, and the one thing he abliors is
the baseball fan who wants to talk
to lini. Several alleged jolt
ers, knowing how the big fellow breads
and dislilies the pestiferous fan.
him sitting in the lobby OF
q hotel reading. %Thereupon TREY
gathered around ond began talking
violent1y-not to. but for
Wagner. He read q few moments, then
slipped across the lobby to another
chair, No sooner had lie settled than
The jokers drifted toward him, argu-
more than ever.
they pursued Wagner around the
lobby for an hour, and then he fled
TO his room. They called him on the
to decide a point, and he
'ane nearer losing. his temper than lie
Usually docs in the widest struggle
a penant.
He fees from the fans, seldom dis
'nsses baseball, and usually refuses 10
say ANYTHING about himself. Never is!
ie as happy as when after a hard game
e cal. escape in his automobile and run
,Tt .I .nrouEh the hill roads around
II home to Carnegie, where
9 can work among his chickens"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
Bowling Team Reorganized.

ItHs otu% .sVlFGlhla bowling team,
which has been an active EorEaniza.
ton for more than ten years, viii
open It's 1910 season next TUESDAY
night 81 the Newport Bowling Alleys.
tot the list of members. but the AZ.
gtegation Is as ~strongEas 1t ever WIS,
and expects to. break previous records,
this spring. scaptain Splitting. il 81
the most expert players In aRichmund.
has WhItmam Bnnkers. Bell. Sutteriin.
Bailey and Cosby with him this year
s%utterltn established q new city REQ
ord last weels IN tenpins. making the
average In a series OF games. Fol
lowing are some of the scores forFlast
week; sutterIin, a7e; whitman, 2s4;
aa7, West. 2s0; Bailey. EOS:
EGilljn, an: Lamb, at4i Judd. 10, and
Smelling. 207.
The Newport Bowling Association
win hold its annuas banquet on RUGS.
dag al Ght-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
LEWIS AT
TOP OF FIGHTERS
Fought ~ Battles ID 1909 and
Won All Except
One.

Willie Lewis stands at the top of
the list Of winners in fights for 1903.
During the year Just closed he fought
seventeen tinles.-and came out a vim
ner In sixteen bouts. being drawn In
one. The total number OF rounds
fought figure UP to III.
Pal Moore, though third on the list,
fought 179 rounds In thirty-three bat
ties. lie Won ten and drew in twenty
three. Eddie Sheylin appears second
In the standing, with ten fights won
and a total of forty-one rounds fought.
It is safe to say that no fighters
doings were eyer followed any more
closely by ring devotees here than
the French Destroyer" as Lewis is
known through his exploits In thor ring
in Paris. Ho Is cleaning up ali.
comers across the water and hooking
up with plenty Of change.
Tho following table shows the way
some OF the mmittsters rank:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

using municipal political methods In
beating Fish.
1t was also asserted that Fish fall
cd to obey the orders of Coach Haugh-
so far as to say that the Crimson
would have been victorious had they
been carried out. Not only that. but
Fisl, is accused by his detrnctors OF
interfering with Quarter Back Q'Fla-
Ierty so much, that tho latter be-
team.
IT is Significance that Lothrop With
ineton: who was elected captain OF
the 1910 team and who Is a per-
retention OF Coach HauEhton. which
would indicate that all was not smooth
between Fish and Haughton.
In the meantime Fish. disappointed
at his defeat. has quit Harvard. hut
Will return In the spring to get his
degree.
Last season no captain had more
trouble than Al Miller. the Penn. lead
er. Miller was shifted 80 often from
never had a chance of repeating any
OF his sensational work OF 1908. He
did not show his old form in the
game with Carlisle. but that was not
Tried at Many Positions.
Miller was tried al quarter, half.
fun back and end. but In none Of
these positions was his work out OF
the ordinary. Miller attributed his
reversal of form TO a lack OF SYM
patty on tho part OF the coaches, who
constantly shifted him inc destroyed
his own confidence.
Another varsity captain who was
seen on the side lines often was iryde-
iran, of Cornell. Tvdcman ranked as a
tirst-class man until this year. when
he had the leadership reins as wei!
as his position to look after.
Cornell made u 1amentablc showing
from the start this year. and 1t az
the work of Tydeinan. who is
q very sensitive individual. When the
rest of the team slumped, Tydeman
and slumped with the others.
the result w.,s that he became
z substitute. although the captain OF
the team.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
T FOR HENCIIe
F7IsAI TS1tN HENOII /,
Tiger Catcher, on Account OF Poor Showing

Tiger Catcher, on Account Of Poor Showing
In Big Series, May BE Superseded.
Detroit, Mich, January s.--Thes runnnt
Is going tho rounda that neither Schmidt
nor stanage Will be the regular backston
Wien the Tigers start on the way to the
fourth pennant.W@ 48 SS
II - said tho fans have lost confidence In
tschmidt's ability because Of the wrotchod
showing he has made In eyery big series.
Stanage, on the other hand. Is looked on asi
~ hnlshed catcher, but q player who pays
llttla. attention to HIS condition,
.lf HeGlendorf could only get to hitting
Y .is almost q certainty Jennings would
make him frsts choice, but last year his
possibility, Hughey would like Mig Clarls.
PM ihefe y. no chance that he will succeed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
KETCHEL PICKS BLACK
Recent Experiences Causes stanley to
Predict Finnish In Less Than IL Rounls.

Aituics AAlSh III LESS 1udn L. u
Grand RAPIDS. Mich, January S.
Stanley ketchcl. m%iddlowelght cham
pion. greeted the friends of his native
city and proceeded to tell them that
Johnson would lick Jeffrics in less
than twelve rounds, the time IL took
tho negro to put him away.
Johnson may be flatfooted," said
Ketchel. but If he is l would likc to
anatfooted. Don't worry about his
speed. He is without doubt the fast
est big man e saw. When he
lunges out with his straight left It
carries tho force of a piston rod. He
can hit and get out of tho way bettor
than any fighter / ever saw. He Is a
marvel with his hands. He may be
flatfooted. but he certainly Is shtfty.
Il had the satisfaction Of landing
once on johnson cleanly and that time
the big champion kee1ed. One Of these
days they will give me moro credit
for my bout against johnson than they
do now. 1 pick johnson TO win over
] effrles In less than twelve rounds"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

OF three events, as a been the case
with h usual two-mile race for
varsity Tours. to be followed by the
raceNfor freshmen Fights over a sinll-
lar The big race Of this
event or varsity Fights, n ali three
races viii be roWed down stream.
1t is not expected that there will
oe much variation in the hours set
Tor the starting of the races. Tho
varsity four contests Will in ali prob
ability be started about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. with the freshman race
some forty-fve minutes later. The
varsity four-mtle struggle will be set
In motion about u. M, unless wealth
ponement. According to the latest
tide tables it will be high tide at
Poughkeepsie on June 90 at 1880 "A. NJ.
and ISL P NJ. This will cause the
II the usual hour for the big event
is adhered to. Under these conditions
the first two contests will have tho
adyantage 81 an outrunning tide. but
the tide Will be Just about at the
turn when the big race gets under
way.
At the present time there is no
indication that tho fed in the a
will8Bbe any different from that OF
TINS year. Cornell, Syracuse, Columbia.
be represented, and there is a POSI-
bility that Georgetown will return 10
tho scene OF the big regatta, The
United states Naval Academy will not
send crew to the races and there
appears to be no chance that any Of
me Tar western colleges will have
an eight In the big race, DESPITE the
gossip from time to time to the erect
may send an eight from seattia for
a Try at eastern rowing honors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
TRIPS TO COST $4,000


Now York, January SIN eight weeks
the major League baseball Sang viii be
ready TO begin their winter practice in tho
south. According TO q statement given out
here, the sixteen major league clubs will
spend nearly $4,000 in prclim,n nary training
this year.
Hot Springs, Ark. will DO tho busiest OF
The tEHining places. with Pittsburg, Cinciu-
natl, BROOKLYN and the Boston Americans
Nationals will he at Marlin Springs. Tex.
the New York Americans at Athens.
The Chica SO Nationals willGtrain ut Now
orlcans and the Chicago Americans In CAL
Ifornia. The. st. Louis Nationals will be iii
Little Rock. and their ripals OF tile Amert-
League In Houston. Tex. The P%hiladel-
phin Nationals wilI&train at Southern Pines.
g., the .Athletica at Atlanta. Detroit will
,e III san Antonio. cleveland in Alexandria,
I,a:. Washington in Norfolk. Va, and the
Boston Nationals NJ Augusta. Ga.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

Following the Ill luck OF a number
of university football captains during
tho season of 1909, several named for
the leadership OF 1910 teams have met
with misfortune.
Micliisan's reputation of j. Joy MIL
Ter. the end rush. who was elected to
tho captaincy of mex years. Wolverine
eleven. seldom has had a parallel in
college football.
Miller did wonderful work for the
Wolverines. and it was partly due to
his individual efforts that Michigan
mad such a wonderful season, which
Included the feat of being the first
Members Of tho varsity team recog-
nized Miller's worth by electing him
captain of this years team.
Then came the sensational action of
the Michigan faculty on Thursday. Not
the election, but it has barred Miller
from ever playing again on a Michi-
gan team.
Wns Not Enrolled.
The faculty discovered that Miller
was not an enrolled student. Miller's
apology Were written to the i've uni
against whom Miller played.
The question of Miller's eligibility
Cooley. of the engineering department..
two weeks ago. Miller was absent
from Ann Arbor at the time, and a
letter requesting his presence brought
no reply.
The faculty announced that Miller.
earlier in the season.. had appeared
before the lfacnlty and made q state
ment that he was a bona-fidc student
and eligible to play.
The action against him Is thatswhile
he registered as a student in the en-
igineering department, he had not en-
rolled in any classes until after the
close Of the football season, when llcf
induced several professors to accent
his enrolment tentatively. with the un-
Outstanding that he would make up
the work he missed.
This arrangement did not look good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
Fox-Hunting
Country Wanted

The Undersigned Is Interested
IN locating a pack Of hounds and
possible purchasing OF a country
place in Middle or Southern Vtr-
gInia.
Not necessary for the country
to be on Or near a railroad; in
fact. such q position is undesir-
lfence Or barb wire have already
or are liable to taEe the place
Of other fencing.
"A country with either Virginia
snake, post and rail or stone
walls Is especially desirable.
The country must be a farm
ing grazing one, well Watered by
a large river or by plenty Of
runs, and naturally and strongly
supplied with red foxes, and fiat
and rolling enough so that 1t can
s&be properly ridden over.
An area OF forty to fifty square
miles is necessary, among COM
munity OF sport-lovlng, law
abiding people, who would well
come d hunt where true sport
and the killing Of red fox is tho
desire,
The establishment OF a hunt
lin q county brings an expendi-
&LuEe Oh rom. S,OUp 10 3lu,Uuu U
year, and a demand for country
places, etc, which Is always de-;
strahle.
The hunt Will be managed In
a law-abidlng, businesslikel man
Ener, all damage promptly paid
and the respect Of the land own
$ers Iuerited and desired,
Any one knowing Of such a
conntrN, or having property for
sale In a community So consti-
tlted. or a body of fox-huntera
SO placed that they would well
will communicate with
Hunting Country,
Timcs-plspstch, Richmond. VA,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

10 tne laCulty Wnlc1 decided on sem
sational action. Michigan will now
have to choose another football leader.
as we'll as find another man to fill
Miller's position at end.
Harris Misfortune.
Eddie Hart, the great Princeton
back, is another football player who
was recently honored with u %captaincy
and whose faculty has not as yet app
OF the selection. This hesita-
ton is based on unusual grounds.
This is Hart's second year at Prince
ton. and necessarily his first year as
a member of the varsity string. He
to Princeton from Exeter, where
II Is said that he met with a severe
injury while playing football.
This Injury. which is said to be no
less serious than a fracture of the
Nertebra Mt the neck, made it I'M
perative for him to wear an unusual-
ly formidable ~headsear. 1t being con-
OF steel and heavy leather.
Unless Hart had such a contrivance.
IT is declared that he could not last
live seconds in a game.
Because of the deaths of so many
players during the last season, the
authorities decided TO have
9 medical commission examine Hart
TO sec whether she was risking his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

life by. playing football.
e his injury is not exaggerated.
Princetou's faculty will not ratify
Harris election and will bar him from
representing the Tigers on the grid
iron in the future.
Much sympathy is felt for Hart in
the matter. He played one of the
steadiest anne of any Princeton play
er last season, and IL he has to go
his loss VIII be felt.
Plight OF Fish.
Affairs at Harvard are all jumbled
UP because of the failure of the Grim
son to elect Hamilton Fish. Jr,. presi-
dent of the senior class. Fish is the
star tackle and captain OF THIS years
Harvard eleven. and II was understood
that he had tile inside track for the
leadership of the 1910 class.
But when i. came to balloting It
was different, for Il comparatively OBJ
scure student was chosen instead of
Fish. All sorts OF Developments have
been brought to light since them. 1T
was said that 1t was a battle between
commoners4sa and ~aristocrats and that
the blue FLOODED Fish vas defeated on
score.
One OF the upshots of the unsavorS
episode was tho resignation of the
class poet. who was charged with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

toxin, Hampton. Va: G. G. Mccain.
+. J. Drummer. John j. Farley, WASH
ington, d. c. Henry Vogt. Baltimore,
ND.
Permits to hold athletic games have
been allowed to George Washington
University, the Central Y. NJ. G. A, of
ton; the Alexandria Light In
fantry and the Young Mems Sodality
League, OF Alexandria.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

Gpyered5 with cin1crs, usttitercd Srp TO
btgin his %baacbail career.
4$3 A a player Wagfler.'s work should
On Guided ~pieceIneaI aud ~startinE with
tNc branch or the game in-wIiici. per-
hhps he fs most proficient. Excepting
psossibly Anson and Cc,b. Wagner is
tic greatest batter that ever faced u
fftchor.
lilo stands loosely, slouchily in tile
hIatter's box. leaning slightly forward
aid watching every motion OF tile pitt
ssAIer. He rum forward, moves In and
cRt around the butter.s box, and hits
With a 1unging swing with the full
epbwcr of his massive shoulders be-
inStld the drive of his arms.
Follows BGii with Bat.
Tits ms use to fool him COM
5taincd one pitcher tliis summer. Why,
Jtfooied him three times on fast curves
a-day and after he had been fooled hi
followed tho BAN through with his
3at and hit IL
"Pltchers who lave looked for Was.
ier's weakness at the bat say he has
INC. Ills only Weakness said Brown.
Chicago. Is II fast ball straight over
e plate waist high. lie doesn't hin!s
" pitcher has nerve enough to put
me there, and he's likely 10 miss it.
During all his career there never
as been but one pitcher that troubled
Wagner all the time, and he was Jack
raylor, formerly of the Chicago club.
The first time Taylor pitcher against
,,6agncr he was successful, and he said
hen compiimented: That Dutclnnan
IN never make IL base hit off me-
Every ono laughed at the boast, but ,
Me players say that during SIX years
which TAYLOR pitched against WaE-i
1sr. and he pitched perhaps II dozen
amcs a year, being especially cffcc- !
We against Pittsburg, Wagner never
3ade hut one hit off his delivery. and
cat time he turned around, batted left
einded and made a two-base hit.
,ktTaylor used a slow ball almost en-
lrfly against wagner, Il slow ~floater.
ovA and owe the Inside corner. OF the
iaQc. mixed with a tantalizing slow
owe Just outside. The word went !
found that TAYLOR had at last dis
,overed Wagner's weakness, and
s,fitchcrs began trying him on slow ]
pcs, but stopped suddenly when Wag-
Pr started shattering the outtleld
s,inces with the ball, taking IL short
psn forward to meet the slow ones and
pieaking up the games with long
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

You may teach a man to be clever;
some men say they learned how to de-
liver a finishing punch, but there is no
school where q ma can get n heart.
The chief requisite nf a fighter must
born in him.
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