The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-02

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pot. and jackpots are the rule. puts up the
amount Of the pot. and the next winning
hand palycd takes the entire amount.
4 Locally, the next biz event will be the
carolina-y. P. I. gamc Saturday. Reports
from both teams are to the effect that they
are ip prime shape and ready for the battle
q big crowd will be on hand to witness the
contest. 4 Nc
It should probably be said with mental
and 1t is, but the Official aver.
ages OF the Virginia League brought only
the conviction that II the game really cost
as much as 49, 500 month a ttLn somebody
has got something coming from somebody
else. For being fooled, managers of tho
various teams forming the league should
sleid the palm to no one on earth.
! With the price reduced to $500 next sea-
son the game should almost reach hard
PAN and local fans may be atio to watch a
game played by men who really want to
win. No chance to blame It on the umpIres
either Get this through your head and
Keep 1t there: "Umpres are the fairest peo-
pie in the business They give all that is
coming, but. like all other humans. they
dislike tho habit on the part of some play
era. OF trying to show them up because Of
bone-head play Il ~ L za
Mrs. Ban Johnson is reported to haveIhad
mighty narrow escape at Excelsior
Springs. The hotel In which she was a
guest burned. but she was rescued Moro
luck than Ban has had In the past. He has
been burned. body. soul and all, without
ever coming near a IRE. 1t Is reported that
he has been invited to toast his toes before
blaze more bright than was ever lighted
on this mundane sphere.
Ann Arbor must present peculiar specta.
Gle 10 the wayfarer these days. Yost sttak-
Ing no chances Wiz. his men. In spite OF the
showing made against Syracuse. and the
field at the Gopher university has been
strung with electric lights SO that practice
may be INDUCED In whenRthe stars shine m
Fletcherization seems to have affected
young Ford. Of the Highlanders. He comes
out In bold statement that he has signed
With the vacuum league. Rather risky
piece OF business. considering the fact that
unless the man with big notions axes good
Ford VIII have to pay big tine II, indeed,
he is not declared an outlaw.
All of the big college clevens are rounding
into shape now. The reel championship
games are to be played shortly. and every
eftor. is being made to win. OF course, no
one can tell who Will be the victor. and
somebody is bound to lose. but II Is the sun.
certainty that makes the game interesting,
as some one was heard to remark about
horse-raclng. ~
Friday night will bring out two Of the
heavyweight aspirants.g Jim Stewart and Al
kaufman are sehsdued 70 So the distance
Stewart is a speedy flg hter. and should give
a good account Of himself. Kaufman, ac-.
cording to his manager. Billy Delaney. has
tho hardest punch OF any OF the Dis fellows s.
he can develop a little footworls and learn
a little science he mas yet prove to be the
hope OF the white race In tho squared arena.
All OF the m en1bers OF the Detroit baseball
team who were sent checks by Thatcher
have returned the papers, ana r. now stare
that they never had any lea OF leaving
nut some one was nightly scared for Ut.
tie while. sss
Sailor Burke and Frank Klaus have been
to light before the Armory Athletic
Association, New York. on November 5, The
match was arranged over long distance tele'
phone, Followers OF the aghting game
should find this a 5lnatch8to their llkins, as
both men arc rs cal aDlc OF Putt!ns UP a
mighty good battle.
Richmond College is indulslns IN secret
these days. Coach Lon Is takln 9
40 chances with his 8men He 8fs going ate
tho Eastern intorcone Elate championship.
and hes is going ha I'd; & he continues 70
show tho Improvement wit h his mon which
he has shown within the past few days there
should DO no doubt as to the result. NJ
fstiE}GS 35S tss 4
There is some talk locally Of pulling Oft
,ool tournament There are number. Of
.ood Ipool play ers In r ichmond,f and such a
armament would prove interesting, a
lumber Of entrants could DO brought out.
md those of us who ENJOY % pool game would
30 given anS9opportunity TO see Just now
,ood our friends are. Let the men who
nave the interests OF the game at heart get
ogether and make good son the e urnamen'
oroposltio on. sS s
What the matter with the boWlcrs Al
Ways space in \ these columns for lei ltlmats
hcm. III the bowlers will send In their
cores we will he glad tos print them,a@