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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
JAMES w. SULLIVAN, CATCHER,
SIGNED AS RICEIMOND'S PILOT
Owner Bradley Got xanager Lincoln Neb Club Western
League Put His Name to Contract YesterdaCome Highly
Recommended and Should Make Good Man-Faherty
Deal Was Called Off.
Club in Western
Comes Highly
Flaherty

ton, which is some more recommenda..
ton The records fail to show that
he was or is spectacular player. FOR
the past three or four years he mas
always batted around 225 and tielded
$40 or thereabouts not at all bad
for catcher. But he is there with
the noodle.
He is man thirty-six years old. a
Judge of men. and ballpayers Alto
sether much better material than has
heretofore come to the Virginia League
in managerial capacity. The selec-
ton of Sullivan should be entirely
satisfactory to the fans owner Brad
ley has certainly made good his prom
se to get a man of the best sort to
pilot Richmond.
Some Explanations Necessary.
| wonder how some of my friends
who are writing sports VIII account
Tor the avidity with which they picked
up the story in this paper relative to
the probable selection OF Flaherty? 1t
looks as if they have their work map
ped out for them in order to convince
tho fans that Flaherty is not the man.
Therein lies the value of getting your
you get 1t first. There can be no pos
sible objection to rewriting the matter
which appears daily in The Times
Dispatch. only some explanation should
be made as to the source from which
the information consequently on
ton of manager for the Richmo nd
baseball team. It's all right, but think
what tt might have meant had not the
real manager been ascertained. Here's
another chance fellows. so get busy.
But don't nut it under your own sigma
ture as being the real, Simonpure ar
ticle, fresh from your fertile brains, /.
Sullivan, That's Me.
Sullivan is the man. s-u-double liz
van spells Sullivan. That's him. Not
Patsy Flaherty, from Atlanta or
Brooklyn. or both. as was at first hon
estly supposed, and rightly, too. by the
correspondent of this paper in New
York, but another bearer of just as
good an Irish name. Sullivan, fans, is
the manager next year for Richmond.
And mighty good manager he's go
ing to make. And you and L are glad
to know that the pesky question Is
settled once and for all Thanks. again.
this time Mr.. Bradley, without reser-
vations You furnished the Informal
tion, and we are much obliged both
for the information and for the calibre
of man you selected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
by Gus nIAIREnr

The above kilograms hardly need
explanation They came to me late
iast night and carry their own story
Patsy Flaherty. with the swineins.
name name and the good nature of the old
Emerald Isle darting' from every corner
OIL his countenance, won't come to Rich
mono, not as manager at any rate.
II must not be gathered from this
mat our New York correspondent did
not have the right dope. He did. own
er Bradley most certainly was closet
there is reason why the deal was
not consunmated But always there's
many slip. etc. So Patsy will not
o oe IN our midst, as they say up around
Creehville, Mich.
James w. sullivan is just as Irish
as Patsy ever dared to be. and he is
nearly If not quite. as good ball
player GU viii note from the tele-
gram datelined Lincoln what they
thought of him in his home town. A
man who can play baseball off and on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
ALCOS DEFEATED
IN CLOSE GAMES
Lose to Plumbers, but Lucky
Breaks Aid Victors
Materially.

In games marked by the sharpost
kind of bowling, the American Loco
motive Company's team lost two out
of three games to the Plumbers on the
Newport Alleys last night in the cham
pionship games of the Richmond Bowl
ing Association for the loving cup Of
tered by The Times Dispatch.
While there have been a number of
exciting games played during the life
Of the league, none can compare with
the games played last night. The
game fight put up by the Acos won
the applause of the large crowd of
rooters on hand. Time and again the
sturdy bowlers from the Locomotive
Works made spurts which put them in
sight of victory. They worked hard 10
win, and in Justice to them 1t should
be added that some lucky breaks aided
their opponents considerably in carry
ing off the majority Of the games.
Baxter captain of the Alcos, played
8 star game and carried off the honors
of the evening capturing high lndivid
nal and high total score. O'Brien also
bowied good game. as did Gallagher.
For The Plumbers, Captain Roy did the
stellar work. with Smith second and
Blair close third
All of the. games were close and
proved conclusively that the race would
not be runaway affair. Four of the
teams are now tied, with a percentage
OF .667. They are the Meat Packers,
Engravers, jewelers. and Plumbers
The season has Just begun. and before
the entire schedule has been played
there arc likely to be many changes
in the percentage column.
Following will be found the score and
standing of the teams:
American Locomotive Works.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
syndicate Takes Charge.

torncys representing R. L. Hedges,
majority owner of the st. Louis Amer
lean League baseball team, and a
local syndicate, signed a contract
transferring IIedges's holdings to the
syndicate to-day. The consideration
was not named.
Montague Lyon attorney for Hedges,
confirmed the report that the club had
been sold. The principal purchasers
If the stock are Il. NJ. Hodgman. Mark
and Nathaniel Ewing. Louis NJ. Hall
and Edward Prendergast. According to
one of the attorneys, Hodgman viii be
the new president of the club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
II behaves itself II viii be spanked and pu.
TO bed without any supper

to bed without any supper
Somewhere upstate. in the town of Roas-
oke, believe, there is hoary. headed Ia.
dIviduai bowed down with the weight OF
years, who is endeayoring 10 deal out 10 Il.
youngsters linguistic slap for tho way in
whicn we record our thoughts and conclu-
sions relative TO baseball affairs In the vir-
sna League.
Personally. I have always had respcc. .or
gray hairs, and I must plead guiItytto tho
general Indictment OF being young. Also I
have an old typewriter. But II the genial
old gentleman, whose knowledge OF tho
national game Is so all-enconpassing viii
forget his pcevcishness and follow the de-
ltghtful crab In crawling backwards he viii
probably forgive tire reekiossness OF youth
In endcayoring to let the public get a peep
behind the scenes
Would the kindly old follow have Us wes
tots share the solitude which comes with
tho senility OF age and not allow our right
eous outbrusts of.indiEnation to SEQ the light
of day? or does he blame our worthy ann
bi,ion Ia emulate the work and achieve
won their spurs? IL may be that tho weak
ly-or is he porty7-o1d gentleman Ia his
younger days tried his hand a. the bama
game and fell down. Else. why is he in
hoanoin? 1t can hardly be from choice.
Really It sounds pititul. this blasting,
with nnal effort, of tho aged. Save your
strength. old gentleman. ! am for you and
your team, and your entire section. Also
am working for reputation. and. incident
ally, IL my pay is TO continue ! muzt show
some work and some Interest in that work.
Therefore, despite the fact that ! may
continue TO suggest and explain aud hops
and long in these columns for some nnal
settlement OF the affairs OF the Virginia
League.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
erlcan Locomotiyc Mork..
Plumbers.
Standing of the CIubs.

Umpires--Guthrie and samuels.
Scorers-Barrow and Toombs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17

iClll' iIt IOlAIt
the Lincolns in 1907 and did the bulk
of the backstopping work that year
and in 1908, as well as good share
of it in 1909.
Taking charge of the team in 1909,
toward the flag end of the season, with
Lincoln in the last position. he made
the record OF the league in straight
games won. He did practically no
playing last year, but is regarded as
being capable of going behind the bat
or playing the first base position with
the best in the business Sullivan prac-
tically began his baseball career in
Lincoln seventeen years ago, when he
came here from california, a boy of
nineteen. He was never spectacular
player but has a good baseball head
on him and is always dependable. AS
a manager he is popular with players
and patrons and a gentleman on and
off the ball field.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION
ELECTS ITS NEW OFFICERS
Especial 10 The Times. pisnatoh

ISpeuIaT 20 TIC Times Dlspa tch.
annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Horse and Colt Show Associa-
ton OF Loudoun county, held on Sat-
urday last, Westmoreland Davis was
elected President; Edwin Z. Garrett,
treasurer. and Frank Garrett, secre-
tary with William B. Hlbbs, the prom
inent Washington banker, added to
the executive committee. The show
will be held this year on the 18th and
Sth of June, and plans are being made
to have a larger and better show than
ever.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
Shafts : rom 50 tland
BY G.. MALBERT

1t is always we'll to protect yourself with
~ Is SAID Tor 1t now develops that while
Owner bradley did dicker with Patsy Fla
herty ne hnaily decided upon James w.
sullivan sometime pilot of the Lincoln
(Nebo team IN the Western League, to take
charge OF the Richmond team next season.
or course he had to stick to ireland to
produce the goods, and while sullivan does
not answer to the euphonious handle of
Patsy, he Is nevertheless just as full Of sun
shine and vigor as Is the obvious Flaherty.
sullivan was good enough to handle class
evidence TO me contrary, we will have to
presume that he is good enough to handle
Richmond.
But at any rate there are no moro IFS
and butts $, to !, be considered. The fact that
sullivan mas peen engaged is confirmed by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
, formation form to Richmond. sullivan sounds

formation to Richmond. Sullivan sounds
good.
The lncal scribes who tumbled into the
n oand wagon and followed the story sent to
will have to do some tall explaining In or
der to convince the fans that their inside
information wasn't quite so much inside as
they tried to make It appear. And to think
that there was one signed story, at least.
"Norfolk Baseball Corporations" Sounds
formidable. doesn't It. Rut really. dear fans,
there is little need to worry. The new corr
poration Is entirely harmless, There Is but
ball in Tarvil!e, and that's the Virginia
League. No mater what happens don't
forget that fact
The proyerbal small hoy was never so
as are the members OF this Norfolk
Baseball Corporation. The corporation
should be made TO understand that unless
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17

Consolvo Forfeits Rights.
The moment Consolvo left the league
meeting he ceased to be a part OF
the Virginia League But Norfolk re-
fact that the National Commission ac-
cepted protection money from the
league for Norfolk and also for Ports
mouth. You can't make a, man stick
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
Deal w as Called Off.

for seventeen years in one city is a
pretty good baseball player. This one
fact is recommendation in itself.
New Manager Wears Windpnd.
Sullivan is a catcher. He caught
once for the Kansas City team In the
american Association. Then he caught
for Lincoln, and then he managed the
Lincoln team in Glass ~ organiza-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
Lincoln, Neb., De-

billIOiiI, pr
cember 16.--James
w, Sullivan, mana
ger of the Lincoln
w G S tern League
ball club last sea-
son, was granted
his release largely
on the theory that
new faces on a
team are always
advantageous. Sui
livan played with
l. n C oln through
four seasons, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
BEN SAW THE AIRsHIPs.
Deaf and Dumb Boy Talks About
Them With Fingers.

Plainville, Kan, June 22.-Ben
Hershberger was down to Topeka at
the aviation meet last week. He
brought home a piece of the airship
which was splintered at one time in an
accident. Ben can give you a thrilling
account of the way the airship went if
he can not talk. He motions it out in
realistic fashion. Although deaf and
dumb he is always working and earn
ing money. He has money in the bank
while boys who can talk and hear and
have better chances fritter their time
away. When it comes time to attend
a doings like the aviation meet Ben
has money to attend while most of the
fellows his age who stay around town
could hardly raise money enough to
get out of the county limits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
The Meeting at Kansas City Re-
calls Old Times.
When FunstOn's Roaring Spe-
cial Was Returning Home.
VISIT LEAVENWORTH
Dinner to BE Gwen Tonight at
HOtel Grund.
Other Kansas News of General
Interest to Reader.

Kansas City, June 22-Sorne years
ago there slipped through the state of
Kansas special train. Everywhere
this train stopped it was greeted with
acclamatio5s and brass bands. 1t was
the train of the decade-the heroes of
Kansas coming home with General
Funston at their head. The Twentieth
Kansas had won glory and it was re-
ceiving it's reward. Badges were made
especially for the occasion-large sun
flower badges with silken trimmings
The daughters of Kansas and the
school children of Kansas and the old
tathers and mothers of Kansas met the
speclal with roaring welcome. General
Fred Funston was in desperate straits
to keep from boing "Hobsonized."
Yesterday some of these same men
or the Twentieth met in the rooms of
the Mercantile club in Kansas City,
Kan. There were only three delegates
from each of the Spanish American
war veteran camps of Kansas, but men
of the Twentieth were among them.
One of them spoke of the triumphant
Eomeward trip.
The same song met us everywhere"
he said: "A Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight Some Of the towns
had parody on it that went something
like this:
I'm a Jayhawker boy from a Jay
hawker state.
l wear Jayhawker hat on my Jay
haWker pate:
Ride a Jayhawker horse in a Jaw
hawker way;
II the Jayhawker state 1 am bound
for to stay"
That was the verse; then the chorus
went on with something about Please.
Oh, Please 1t was a great song, and
all along the road they gave the school
children a day off and they came down
to meet us at the depot, singing. 1
think 1t was the first time any of the
boys really began to imagine they had
cone anything great"
The meeting was upon secret bust
ness, with nominations of officers. In
the afternoon the delegates went to
Leavenworth The dinner which was
to be given last night was postponed
until tonight at the Hotel Grund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
SIX MEMBERS DESERTED.
Court House Freedom Band" Had
Formed Bachelors Club.

Kansas City, Kan, June 22.-Once
there were fourteen bachelors in the
Wyandotte county court house. every
one under an ironclad agreement not
to marry while in office.
One day Joseph Taggart, county
prosecutor, found a technical error in
the agreement that made it no longer
binding on him. Shortly afterward he
returned with bride after a summer
vacation trip"
1t wasn't long before others desert
ed the Freedom Band" Charles
Thomas. deputy district clerk; A. E.
Peterson, county engineer; George
Smell, clerk of the South City court,
and Earl Pickerell. a clerk in the Of
flee of the register of deeds, all were
married.
Perhaps the worst blow to the or
ganization came when Ross Latta, a
clerk in the Office of the county clerk
and one of the original promoters OF
the no-marriage agreement, asked a
vacation of one week and went to the
country-to be married.
only eight members are left single.
When the roll was called this morning
these answered Free" Dennis Han
rahan, ]. Kirk Prather Clyde Sartin,
Joseph Lynch, A. j. Hoffman, Fred
Blum, Louis Holcomb and Norman
Humphrey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
MAY ABOLISH HEALTH BOARD.
Kansas City, Kan, Is Considering
New Plan.

Kansas City, Kan, June 22.-To
abolish the board of health of Kansas
City. Kansas, and put the enforcement
of all health regulations in the hands
of commissioner under department
of health is proposed in an ordinance
introduced in a meeting of the COM
missioners. Final consideration was
postponed because of the necessity OF
making several minor changes in the
regulations and fixing salaries.
The ordinance provides that the
commissioner of health must be
reputable physician, skilled in chemis-
try and analysis. He is to be assisted
by several deputies. one of whom is
to be a veterinarian. These deputies
are to inspect and grade diaries, milk
cars, groceries, butcher shops, restaur-
ants and other places where food is
kept for sale.
The establishing of the health de-
partment will not only do away with
the Kansas City, Kansas, board of
health, but it will also result in closing
the city isolation hospital. Smallpox
will be quarantined the same as diph-
iberia and scarlet fever and the pa
tients will not be taken to an isolated
place to remain until the disease is
cured This method of handling con-
tagious diseases is employed in many
cities in the east with success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
THIS is A PTTIFUL CASE.
Two sisters Become Violently Insane
Over Religion.

Pratt, June 22.-Two sisters by the
name of Stockton were brought to
Pratt by the deputy sheriff from Guy
mon, Okla. on their way to the Okla
homa asyium at Fort Supply. They
had to remain over night and the most
violent one was taken care of at the
county JAIL while the other was taken
to a hotel and attended by two LADY
assistants of the deputy. Both have
become insane over some fanatical
form of religion.
one of the the sisters asked the 9TH
err before leaving home if she could
see any devils in her eyes, when the
large one replied that she could. DO
YOU think you can beat them out ?"
asked the smaller one, to which the
larger sister replied that she could.
The smaller one was lying on couch
and the larger sister beat her eyes and
face with her fists until she was liter
ally "black and blue" before friends
could take her away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
TRIP IN A HOUSE BOAT.
Leavenworth Parties On Their Way
South by Water.

Leavenworth, Kan, June ga
party of Leavenworth people left this
city in w. R. Bard's house boat yester-
day for Kansas City. They had a very
pleasant trip until they ran up against
sandbar that wouldn't get out of
their way and broke one of the en-
gines trying to push it down the river.
Then they were kept there an hour
and a half repairing the engine and
getting off the bar. They arrived in
Kansas City at 4 o'clock.
The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
Bard, T. T. Reyburn and daughter,
Lillian, A. ]. Bishop, Mrs Bishop and
son, James. Lysle Dresser went along
as pilot.
At Kansas City all the party except
Mr.. and Mrs. Bard left the boat and
returned to Leavenworth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bard will proceed down the Mis-
souri, to St. Louis and thence down the
Mississippi into the south. They ex-
pect to spend the next six months on
the water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
WANT ORvILLE WRIGHT.
He May Fly From Tonganoxie to Kan
SaS CITY.

Kansas City, Kan, June 22.-Orville
Wright, the Ohio aeronaut, will fly his
aeroplane between his home city, Ton
ganoxie, and Kansas City, Kansas, in
September, if negotiations now under
way with the management of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Fair and
Exposition in Kansas City, Kansas, are
successful.
Will Firstenberger, manager of at
fractions, said the committee was in
correspondence with Wright. The fair
and exposition is to be backed by the
men of the Mercantile club as means
of providing a week of fall festivity
for the Kansas side. A contract has
been closed for Carnival park. Head
quarters will be in the Portsmouth
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
STERLING A GROWING CITY.
Past Year Has Been Record Breaker
in Rice County Town.

Sterling, Kan, June 22.-The past
year has been a record breaking year
for Sterling in the way of new build
ings, improvements, additions and
houses, both in number and cost.
There have been the new salt plant
AID school house, both of which are
big buildings. In the business part of
town the improvements include the
new Farmers elevator, Hanlon & Stur-
geon's new building on South Broad
way, the Ice Cream company's build
ing, the new postofice, M. P. Shaak's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
WANT BLEACHED FLOUR.
Southwestern Winter Wheat MiIlers
Adopt Resolution.

Kansas City, June 22.-By vote
of rs to Is the Southwestern Hard
Winter Wheat Millers' league in ses-
sion here adopted resolution APPROX
ing the practice of bleaching flour.
The resolution also pledged the "fnan-
cial and moral support" of the body
to continue the defense of bleached
flour ito the, court of last resort if
necessary.
A large delegation of the Southwest
ern rnillers will leave tonight for Min
neapolis, Mimi, to attend the federation
meeting which begins tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
WooDMEN HAD A BIG CROWD.
And There Was a Good Time at the
Dighton NJ. w. A. Picnic.

Dighton, Kan. June 22.-The an
nual logrolling of the Modern Wood
men of this and adjoining counties
held here was attended by record
breaking crowd. The Amy Cornet
band furnished music. The speakers
Friday were f. H. Lobdell of Dighton,
and Rev. G. w. Myrick of Pawnee
Rock. The address Saturday was de-
livered by Judge c. E: Lobden of
Larned. The ball game between Ala
mota and Shields was won by the Tor
mer score - to 9. An interesting
program of sports and races occurred
during the picnic. The only accident
was when a young man named Nc
GRAY on a motorcycle collided with a
buggy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
MAsONs AT PITTsBURG.
Officers of Grand Lodge Lay Corner
stone of New Temple.

Pittsburg, Kan, June 22.-Masons
from many parts of Missouri, Okla
homa and Kansas attended the laying
of the cornerstone of the Masonic
temple here. officers of the Kansas
grand lodge were present. The cere-
monies were conducted by DR.. A. A.
Sharp, the grand worshipful master.
The address was delivered by J. M.
Lehman of this CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Was Entirely Consumed and a HARD
Blow for Rush Center.

Lacrosse, Kan, June 22.-One of
the hardest blows that has struck
when the Delmonico hotel burned to
the ground The Delmonico was one
of the best hosteleries in the county.
ITS owner. Mr.. Seaman, had been its
Iandlard but a short time, having pur-
chased it of Mr.. Hirleman- The oulIo-
inc and the entire contents except an
organ was burned. Mr.. Seaman had
insurance to the extent of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22

branch. another coach load was sent
to Mulvane and a large number took
their transportation back to FL Paso,
Texas, and the fatherland. This re-
placing of gangs occurs after nearly
every pay day, when the Mexicans
from all over this division come to Cha
mute to get their checks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
FORTY-NINE CHICKENS.
III. C. Thomas, Ellsworth County Farm
err. Gets Check for $32.S5.

Ellsworth, Kan, June 22.-One day
last week H. C. Thomas, northwest of
Ellsworth, brought forty-nine chick
ems to Ellsworth and sold them to the
Ellsworth Produce company, receiving
a check for $685.. He received 10
cents a pound, and the chickens aver
aged nearly seven pounds each. One
need not starve to death in Kansas as
long as he can raise chickens and sell
them at these prices.