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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Now, however, the wedding party frequently de-
generates into small-sized riot of toozealous
friends The gentle shower of rice that used to
mark the beginning of the journey has become
bombardment of handfuls of cereal flung In the
quantity and with the force of sand in a storm
The furtive blue ribbon that used to be secretly
attached to the handle of grip has been succeed
Jed by mucilage on trunks in which rice has been
imbcdded, and by decorations and legends i'm
posed in ineradicable paint There seems, In
fact, to have grown out of a gentle railery sort
of fendish delight in making the beginning of
life's journey trial, instead of pleasure IN
which all who love a lover might tenderly share.
Ahe has ever seen pretty bride starting upon
her honeymoon journey with tears of rage in
her eyes, with her baggage ruined and not IN
frequently her hat and even her clothes in the
disarray resulting from rough house methods, who
has not felt the inclination to rise up and give an
object lesson in manners by punching some of the
fat and leering faces which send romance about
its business TO the accompaniment of boots that
might dignity a prize fight!
Letus repeat that marriage is a serious thing,
no matter how Funny it may seem either to
those who have tried it, or to those who, having
found it serious in their own case, curiousy
enough consider themselves original i'll having
found it so. 1t is the die which hope casts
in the effort to discount the future the guiding
influence of life whether for good or evil happi-
ness or unhappiness. It is the unadmitted CEN
trail aim of the race, boys and girls, men and
women. bachelor maids and bachelor men. Be
cause perhaps of certain selfconsciousness of
aspiration we ieer at and laugh at those who are
brave enough to make the throw, who have the
jewel, diamond or paste as the may be- At
any rate, the ncwly married believe in it. For
brief space they touch the heavens and tread
on rosy clouds. What sorry victory to bring
them Back TO earth to SINCE the wings of their
fancy or tear the structure of their dreams!
Marriage batting should stopB even if every
where it is necessary to end in a hurry call for
the police
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
JFFFRIES NO "WHITE MANI.

Personally, the fact that James ]. Jeffries
consented to enter the ring with Jack Arthur
johnson. negro. is in itself sufficient TO cause
us certain satisfaction in the result. In the
language of the street, he got what coming
10 him. For his broken heart his gorilla
tears all the near-emotions which may be sup
posed TO constitute the disappointment of a thug
we have not the most remote sympathy. JEFF
fries chose his bed, and his bed7fellow. He
courted his fate. Anything that happened to
him is devoid of interest, SO far as he is con.
cerned, to all decent men.
There ia, however, a pathetically serious side
to this conceded orgy of so-caled sport-an as
pect which has already caused the lives of near
lv score of negroes, and the wounding Of
hundreds of others. All over the country
a supplemented race is getting into its
head false pride "a foolish impression,
a disastrous ambition. Because one big negro
has whipped one big white man in an amphi-
threatre, many small negroes will think them
selves large, will think themselves WISE will take
to themselves an enervating conceit. Exactly
because white man was born with a brain Small
enough to msconceive the meaning of his birth,
there is a real danger that many black men will
misconceice the thing that they ought to min
imze into being the thing that they ought to
magnify To see a chld-like people who with
infinite labor have been slowly beneht:ng them
selves through the years, in whose case the hope
is ever at the dawn and never at the sunrise, now
thrown back upon darkness by such d savage III
cident as the Reno prize-tght is dishcarten-
ing spectacle If ever there MAS 4 time when
the better element among the negroes stands in
need of that intelligence toward which they have
been struggling, it is now. If ever there was the
opportunity for them to show that the child is
beginning TO be a man it is this moment If
ever the hour has struck wien those among the
negroes who have absorbed sanity out of surer-
fetal learning need to exert 1t for The good of
their race, it is striking twelve al present.
On this ground alone, in this country, the
rrize-fght ought never TO have been permitted.
Had the white man won. there would have been
in the contest nothing except the reproach to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

The Suggs block is the name of three-story
business building East Market street owned and
occupied ynegroes. On the first floor, drug store
rooms. in which are grocery store drug store m n
millinery manicuring and dressmaking establishment
and a shoe store. The second floor is composed en-
tirely offices, in which five physicians a dentist.
an insurance company and firm of architects ana
contractors. Or the third floor two lodge halls
in which 22 lcdges and civic organizations meet
This fuiidng is said to be the best and most up
to-date business building in this State and is an
index the of the negro of North Caro-.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

III you intend leaving Richmond for a vacation.
have The Vireinian sent daily to your cottage
or hotel. You may then enjoy the mountain
or seashore air and at the same time keep In
close touch with all that Is happening In the
city and State, and country-poiiticai, social,
business and sporting circles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05
The Talk Down Home"


Colonel Reece of the Greensboro Record, makes
modest bid for the Charlotte Chronicles much
ed of mendacity medal with story about Guilford
county farmer who carelessy lett his reaper in IN.
field while the wheat being shocked and found
that he could get 1t of the field without first
hauling the wheat of the way Some class to that
sun,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Heaven help the man who imagines he dodge
enemies by trying to please everybody If such an
individual succeeded should be surprisednot
that believe in going through the world
trying find beams to knock and thump his poor
head against disputing every mans opinion fighting
and elbowing, and crowding all who differ with him.
That again Is another extreme Other people have a
right their opinion. have YOU don't fall into the
error of supposing they will respect you less for
maintaining it, or respect you more for turning your
every day match the color of theirs Wear your
own coIors in spite of wind weather storm.
shine. 1t the vaciating and rresoute times
ire trouble wind and shuttle and twist. that It does
honest, manly independence to stand Its ground
London Minor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

Marie (embrodering)--I need stletto.
Elsie--What Is a stiletto?
May Bingham-Oh, don't you know? It's a book
that tells ycu all about the grand operas!-Sharps
and Flats
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

The Best Work of the House.

The long session Congress. which closed
Saturday night, will best be remembered by the fight
Speaker G. and the iron rules rgidly
and dstatoriay enforced by him. Not confined to the
Democratic minority alone, but waged Jointly by the
minority and a handful Of courageous Republicans
mostly from the Middle West, this fight
cessful to degree which dreamed possible when
1t first begun. 1t is always difficult and sometimes an
impossible task break down conditions which have
existed and but and persistence
Will in the end almost invariably win ii the cause in
which they used is right and the fight the
House rules proved be exception 1t is true that
only partial instituted, but 1t is also
could easily dethroned the speaker
perhaps would done In the closing days of the
session If he and his colleagues had not bowed TO
the will of the majority which they had themselves
often envoked. The beginning made at the last session
Will be continued at the next and it is safe predc-
ton that the House has the last OF such
has marked its sessions for ten years past The
speaker Is left in his former position but his claws
have been effectively slipped and there is little or
chance that the next House viii contain enough of
the socalled regulars give back to him the power
which he has been deprived In fact. if the House
Republican all, which is doubtful the insurgents
will beyond doubt hold the balance of and will
against MIR. Cannon any other regular.-Fred-
ercksburg Free Lance.
Now the fight for governor Of Georgia seems to have
come to a repetition of Joe Brown and Hoke Smith
Before the begins the vocabuares OF the
Constitution and the Atlanta Journal should
be searched for concealed and subjected to
Observation-Disclosures Times,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-05

The Fincastle Herald adds this comment to news
item Of this paper upon the wheat prospect OF the
territory adjacent Roanoke
There be a diversity of opinion among the
farmers q Botetourt the damage to the wheat
crop this county Some claim that at least third
of the growing wheat has fallen result of the
joint worm, while others declare that the damage is
slight. 1t is a fact, however, that in fields the
has been seriously injured while in others the
be small AS wheat harvest has already
begun this county, It will not be long before the
extent loss will be known.
We add with regrets our observation that the loss
from falling the wheat In the fields will greatly
exceed the antcipations. In OF the fields
of the county half of the wheat is down.
falling very much 1t ripened. 1t Is believed to be
freeze-Roanoke World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
5E5sTs"mn~ THE TINES SPORT PAGE a's1ssr.rnr
LATEST NEWS
HONEST OPINIONS
"A 4 >HIGAN'S HAPPY
OVER TEAMS WORK
<CSI6 MEN SHOW THEY CAN PLAY FOOTBALL AM
MUCH OF THE OLD WOLVERINE
SPIRIT NOW PREVAILS.

f, He can gain ground without any as
sistance and that is what was needed
"Stan" played the game OF his lie OF
! Saturday and convinced the coacn
that his choice was not wrong
This change threw out two ends
They were both good men and We're
indispensable to the team, so Yost put
them in the backfeld. Pattengill play
cd there until. after both scores had
been made and he could deliver the
goods. Borleske was kept on the side
lines, but there is plenty OF time left
TO use him and he will get his chance.
When the lineup was announced the
dopesters were alarmed at seeing
Cornwall in the center's shoes. The
Saginaw boy had not showed up very
well and was only used because Boyle
was on the sick list. But Cornwall
took his opportunity and played a
brilliant game His passing was
superior to Bogle's and he played as
we'll on the defense. Yost will prob
ably continue him at the pivot posi-
ton, as he has the making of a great
center.
AS il stands today the Michigan
team seems to need no changes. IL
they can play together for the rest OF
the season they will win. They have
found the keystone and so they stand
as one unit. What was lacking be
fore and what caused the change no
one knows, but they have changed
and that is the important thing.
Notre Dame will be the next victim.
The Catholics are not the team that
they were last year and they show IL.
LongmaR himself admits that-he
doesn't look for a victory. He was
pessimistic even before he had seen
Michigan play and before the "Ag-
gies" had defeated his aggregation.
Michigan was also leary about the
Gentlemen from Indiana" They
thought that the Catholics were hold
ing back and that they would put up
hard game. Now the Wolverines
feel that they can beat ''Shortie's
Pets" without much trouble, although
they know that Notre Dame always
puts up hard fight. The NJ. A. c.
victory was sweet to all the support
ers Of the Maize and Blue, because
it was a nice way OF beginning a
wholesale revenge for the catastrophe
OF last season. The opening act is
over and next Saturday will see the
finale when the varsity is allowed a
chance at the Irishmen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
EDITED BY
HARRY NELLY
PICKS MICHIGAN
As sTR0NG TEAM
Championship Of West Rests Between
YOst's Players and University
Of Minnesota.

CHICAGO. oct. s1-The Syracuse
Michigan game Saturday brought
Coach Yost from "out OF the woods
and as a result OF the drubbing the
Wolverines gave the New York team.
critics today declare the western
football championship lays between
Yosts men and Minnesota
Il has been the belief OF the ex-
perts that Yost Was holding back his
hand until finally forced in the open.
and the fact that the Wolverines de-
feated Syracuse by a score OF III TO o
gives them the call over every other
team In the west, excepting the
Gophers. These two teams will meet
at Ann Arbor Nov. 10, when the dis
pute will be settled.
AS Michigan Is not in the western
conference, Indiana and Illinois are
still figured in the conference cham
pionship.
This lineup does not lead to very
favorable comparison OF eastern and
western teams, unless Minnesota
should prove far superior 10 Michigan.
While the Michigan contest was the
first lost by Syracuse their wins have
not been noteworthy or over strong
elevens.
Michigan. however, will mdet Penn
sylvania and better lineup on the
sectional strength will be possible
after this game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
TO ROLL FOR
BIG HONORS

A match which will carry with II
practically the individual bowling
championship OF the world has been
arranged between Jimmy Smith, Of
Buffalo, formerly OF New York, and
Glen Riddell, of Brooklyn.
Thirty games are to be rolled, total
pins to count, and the contest will be
for purse Of $1,000, $500 side. The
first half win be rolled on the Grand
Central alleys Dec. 10. and the nnal
half on Foss Palace alleys, Buffalo
some time In January.
Riddell captured the Greater New
York individual championship last
season and Is certain to give Smith
a hard battle. The clever little italian
has lost none OF his cunning on the
alleys and he Is regarded as one OF
the best long-distance bowlers the
world has ever seen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
\ LOREN ROBINSON.

ANN ARBOR, Oct. s1--From the
*41H OF failure the Michigan team
come into the light OF success and
1Enin 4 power I'm collegiate foot
|<| "A week ago the most optimistic
&[|f was discouraged and felt that
#& Wolverines were a back number
I01I all are confident that they will
Maid the prestige that was gained last
season. and add more laurels to their
Doe little game has done IL. And
n MAS done by the greatest football
&.I4rd ia the West Yost has brought
{I1m back and he deserves all the
credit Last Saturday thousands were
gathered in the stadium at Syracuse
~ watch the East humble the West;
10 see Walter Camp triumph over
WESTERN football Bear stories ana
ioN scores had given the impression
that Michigan would be easy. No one
thought that they had chance TO
via Everyone was sure that fost
would use his greatest plays In order
10 score
He merely changed his line bit
and then told the boys TO 60 in and
win. and they went He didn't use
any trick plays. He just got the
ft4n to fight They tore up the east
ernerR as II they were a scrub team
Ir0n podunk. They outplayed the
0ND{In OF Tad" Jones at every stage
4 the game and they brought back a
esti-:,de from the mere victory over
moi 'se 4 the influence that the vic.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
BUSH OWNS
BROKEN BONE

Little Owen Bush finished the seq
son with the Detroit club while labor
ing under the handicap Of a broken
R0nR n his foot That fact WIS., dis.
covered fOdny-EheQ he had IAN x-ray
examination by DR.. Sheehan.
1t was discovered that one of the
bones OF the instep was fractured. that
q piece had been broken on. At firsI
Bueh thought his ankle had been
sprained only, but the pains contin
ned long after sprain should have
bean repaired. Pres. Navin suggested
an x-ray examination and Bush sub
mitted. Discovery OF the splinterec
bone was the result.
II is not thought that the injury viii
have any permanent effect, although II
likely would II not treated in time
Bush will nave to have a minor oper
alton and the bad ankle should be n
arst-class shape by spring.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
ONLY TWO TEAMS
ESCAPE SCORING
Princeton and Harvard Alone Keep
Opponents From Crossing Their
Goal Lines.

NEW YORK. Oct. Sl.-Princeton
and Harvard are now the only two big
eastern football teams that have not
been scored upon this fall. Harvard
leads, with a total Of 10 for six
games. to Princeton's 81 for a like
number OF games. That these two
teams. however are OF about equal
strength was shown by their games
Saturday, when Harvard defeated
West Point to o. and Princeton
downed Dartmouth by the same score.
Dartmouth and West Point are be-
lieved to be about on q par.
Yale's showing for the year Is a
total score Of So to 10, the poorest
record for a Blue team in several
years. Pennsylvania has done the
heaviest scoring. with a total OF 154
to 13 in eight games. The Red and
Blue, however, has played more little
teams than any OF the other champion
ship contenders.
Pennsylvania's best game. from a
comparative standpoint. was her
twenty TO nothing victory over Brown,
whom Harvard was able to beat by a
score of only IL to 0.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
TIGER PLAYERS TURN IN
CHECKS TO COMMISSION

All the Tigers save Cobb have re-
turned their checks received from ID.
A. Fletcher for taking part in the ALI
Star tour that never came of. Sam
Crawford, Owen Bush, George Mullin
and Oscar Stanage turned over Q
Pres. Frank Navin their documents
Codd will do 30 soon.
Now, Fletcher, who didn't have a
cent invested wrote personal letters
TO the players asking them to send
the checks TO him. He wanted to
give the hackers as much bother as
possible. The Detroit players refused
TO fall I'm with his plan, but turned
theirs over to Mr. Navin.
He will dispatch them to August
Hermann, chairman Of the National
Commission. and the checks Will 20
back to the men who put up the mon
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
BY HARRY NELLY.

Some day a great third major
lee que is going TO loom up across the
baseball horizon, but IL isn't coming
today. nor yet tomorrow. But, it's
coming
The recent activities of David
Fletcher, or Cincinnati, has created
more or less discussion as TO the
merits of baseball organizations as
conducted at the present time. One
OF Fletcher's pet talking points-all
his efforts thus far have been talk
Is the poor, downtrodden player who
Is enslaved by a grasping magnate.
In the new league. Fletcher tells EN-,
everything Is to be milk and honey,
base hits and pie three times a day.
Some of the athletes seem 10 have
fallen for this bunk, along with ne
Players Union idea. For us. W. fail
to see where the poor athleta Is very
downtrodden. He makes In FAX months
as much money as the average pro-
fessional man gets in. a year, and dur
ing the other six months can be en-
ployed as he sees At, adding further
TO his stipend, which runs from $4,000
to $4,000 per Lnnum. A few of the
bigger stars drag down from $4,000
TO $1,000 rer six months, but the aver
age paw IL not 50 great.
By taking good care of ones self,
apl observing the rules of right hv-
ing and training, there is no reason
why a professional ball player should
not stick in the major league ten
years. During that period he should
have saved twice the amount possible
to man OF equal age in any other
profession and more than the clerk
could hope to accumulate in a life
time OF conscientious effort and rigid
economy.
OF course, the magnate doesn't let
loose the fat salary from out the good
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
sY TOM AkERs.

Harken o we who find the new foot
ball rules a puzzle and a snare, and
give ear all We who lose yourselves In
their meandering ramihcations and
perigrinations.
Just Like This.
First-The game is divided into four
stanzas OF eight verses each. In these
verses there are 16 periods and 30
semicolons. Between periods one may
smash an opponents Stats or mani
cure his map. Between the semi
colons it is permitted to make faces
and breathe.
Second-Before and after each per-
Tod the opposing captains shall
change neckties, the referee shall hug
the umpire and the head linesman
shall kiss the college widow. The
players may kiss whatever girl they
can overtake in 10 yards.
THRIFT shall be a foul II any
player tackle an opponent without an
Introduction. II Is a foul IL q player
bite an opposing player for stepping
In his face.
Fourth-The ball may be advanced
after the permission OF the field judge
and the umpire is obtained, unless
there be objection on the part OF the
opposing captain, who shall Signify
such objection by crying, "Fie-ne'
four times.
Fifth-In running with the ball. a
player shall not touch II with his
hands. but carry It gripped between
his teeth. Store and pivot teeth lost
in this manner shall be retrieved by
the referee, though time shall not be
taken out for this purpose.
Sixth--In the choice Of goals, toss
Of a coin shall decide. The umpire
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
THIRD BIG LEAGUE
NOT READY IN 1911
IT'S COMING ALL RIGHT. BUT NOT UNTIL THE
TIME DEMANDS IT, AND THAT TIME
HASN'T ARRIVED YET.

ness OF his heart-nobody 10 paying
salaries on that basis. He pays the
fat stipends because ball players are
scarce and the men earn as much as
they receive, taking into account the
fat profits of the owner.
There will be another major league
some day=just- as the American
sprang into prominence when the old
National thought itself supreme and
safe in its policy Of disregard for
others. The American league was
the result of a peculiar set of circum-
stances in a time that was absolutely
ripe The new league will come into
being in the same way, and the time
hasn't arrived as yet.
IL is going 10 be a much more dim
cult task starting an outlaw" league
than ever before. The minors are in
the organization" and they don't in
tend letting the easy draft and pur-
chase money get away. The minor
magnate today knows IL he develops
q young player he will be purchased
or drafted and the minor owner will
get an adequate return for developing
the youngster With a third big
league in the field, the third not be-
ing under organized ball." the youths
could jump when they were compel
ent and the man who schooled them
In the profession would get the laugh
only
The third league would be OF no
especial benefit in assisting young
players 10 advance rapidly for the
reason that 20 times as many young
sters are drafted and purchased each
year now than ever make good The
youngster today gets every chance in
the world to show what he can do,
often long before he really can do IL.
The third league will not be in op-
Grafton In 1911, fans, but IL probably
will be within a half dozen years.