The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-12

,ONIP ANY,
lain Street I'll
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higher class baseball than the Vir-
ginia League can offer But there Is
noS chance of getting IN faster conf
as this condition exists, and the small.
er towns in the State are needed II
there is to be baseball, then .ae cost
of the game must be made within the
chain is stronger than it's weakest
link. and no league can spend more
money than can be afforded by the
least supported team in the league
Say what you will about that Ty
Cobb -Laioie finish, and the public VIII
never be convinced that 1t wasn't
frame-up. When a man lays EN- down
seven times in succession In the same
place, and each batted ball is handed
by the same man, resulting in a single
for the batter, something looks rotten
in Denmark. Also some sinister mo-
tive might be attached to Cobb for
quitting just, two games before me me
Georgia peach thought he had reached
high-water mark, and that the French
man couldn't quite make 1t. Bad mud
die. and don't help the game. NO
prizes next year.
The Nationals speedboy. Walter
Johnson, who has Joined McAleer's ALL
Star bunch in Phillie where they
played the Athletics Yesterday, was
leaving for the City of Brotherly Love
for breaking the worlds strike-out
record, formerly held by Rube Wad-
dell.
Some local sports are sad to-day
Sent special delivery letters for tick
cts to the worlds series and got the
letters back, unopened You can't
down the Richmond crowd, however,
and kilograms started out just "a soon
as the letters We're returned. Looks
as If about $50 people will journey up
TO Philadelphia for the games there.
something to Nelson. The Dane really
wants to fight, and the showing he
made entities him to return bout.
Nelson has shown that he can come
back for witness his defeat of the
now dead Cans. In Kansas City Nell
son made Dale, mighty fast boy,
throw Up the sponge. One thing about
Nelson, he takes care of himself.
Richmond College put one over on
Rnn1n1n h-k facnn
provement in that college bunch, and
Long deserves credit No stopping
when he's around. Said all along
coaching was all that was neces-
sary.
Savannah gets the big auto meet.
Papers have all been signed and the
date will soon be announced.
Five hundred thousand dollars COM
ing East to be bet on Cubs at even
money, in sums of not less than $500
That shows how close some wise ones
think 1t is. My money on the Cubs,
though It's no cinch.
Just little early in the football
season to make any real estimates OF
value. Notice, too. that the big ones
are little reticent about claiming
| everything in sight Great shame the
way the small colleges are putting 1t
over the heavier teams. Looks as II
the rules committee was right.
Brave man is Eugene Ely. flying all
the way from Chicago to New York.
| Must be mighty lonesome, unless he
| establishes communication with Mars.
! Hans Pfall reached the moon, IL you'll
remember and didn't get S25,OO0-
Ely's reward, if he succeeds. livery
body else dropped out of the race,
Looks as if New Orleans will get
back in the lighting game. Reports
4 fl1a TrnG ~, n b.
feet that arrangements are being
made to pull off big twenty-rouno
battle between Bill Lang. of Austria
liza and Al. Kaufman, from the coast
| Wouldn't be much fight, but would Dc
i glad news to the fight fans.
When Mordecai Brown and Bender
test strength, as they u:ld oubtedlS
4 for the sparks. Both are anxious t
i get together, and will exert them
selves to the utmost to win. II BroWl
is right he is mighty hard man t
/ beat. SO is Bender.
News item. to the effect that Amo'
Rusie, sometime speed wonder on tn
New York team, where for slSteel
years he held the spotlight. is now
4 bottle layer at Olney, ILL., This is no
i Amos's first experience in laying bot
ties.
The passing of Camnltz from ~
Pittsburg club removes another OF IN
4 old timers. He was great in his day
! and it is safe to say that Barney prey
fuss will take care Of him whereVe
, he is. That's the Dreyfuss way
Some interesting football facts WI
/, develop in~a few days just as soon a
: the teams round out into m nc IN;,
, form. Then watch the fur ny. NJ
ginia Y, p. T.. ". M. i. and Washingto
and Lee look like the Virginia d.
-four. Pity all of them can't meet.
1911 MOVE READY
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