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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25
BY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.

Some wondrous strange and funny
Christmas elves and sprites we knew
naught of in former times are being
attracted to our land by the hundreds
of thousands of little boys and girls
whom we are so fast adopting from
other countries across the big blue sea.
Thus 10 Little Italy" last night-the
Italian colony of New York, or of your
own city, either il 1t have one-it was
an aged dame, "Befana," that brought
the gifts of each "bambino" who had
been good and had minded his mamma
and papa throughout the waning year.
And at the same time it was the famed
three wise men-the magis of the
East-who left the presents for the
good boys and girls OF the Spanish
quarter, and the very Christ Child HIM
self who came sift-laden to our sleep
ing babes of French mothers Then
there Is Jan" too coal-blaclz Jan"
who brings the gifts for our chubby
cherubs from Holland, just as do
"Knecht Rupert" 'Pelsnichol' and the
"Mummers" for our youngsters adopt
ed from Britain Germany and Sweden.
Where santa Is n Woman.
Last evening in our various little
Italics" while groups of small and
merry cousins were reciting poems
hiIt Sti' ts'As Ca i9 III tiN PAW, u W.
man Santa Claus was leaving toys
and candies back in the giftroom, and
this good Dame Befana always man
ages TO leave each house before any
boys or girls can see her. Like our
own Santa Claus. she is very old. In
deed, she has passed her 1900th birth
day. Her history has been very inter-
esting. She was living In the East
when the star of Bethlehem blazed
forth in the sky, and at her house the
three wise men stopped while journey
ing westward to. find the infant Jesus.
But it seems. that when they asked her
to accompany them. and bring presents
of her own to the Christ Child she hes
ltated, and that they went on without
her while she was making. up her mind.
AT last, however she decided to go
with them, but before she stepped out
into the night, bearing her gifts, the
star of Bethlehem had gone out, and
she groped aimlessly about, looking
for the Messiah until after His cruci-
fxion. Then she became very unhappy,
Just as we all do when we put off do
ing a good deed until 1t Is too late
but to make up for her shortening
she has spent her Christmas Ewes ever
since in bearing gifts to other good
little children who-when they believe
In her--find her always on time.
She does not fill their stockings, as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25
Appomattox Social News
TSpecjal to The Times-Dispatch.

[SpecIaI TO The Tlmes-DlspHtch,I
AppomattoX, Va, December 24.--Dr.
A. S. Priddy was a visitor In the vil-
lage this week.
The Appomattox Agricultural High
School had very appropriate exercises
this week for the little children.
Large portraits of General Lee, Gem
and Thomas Jefferson have been hung
on the walls of the auditorium of the
High School.
Superintendent j. X. Hannah left to-
day to spend the holidays with his
daughter at Charlotte Courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. j. u. Morton will spend
their Christmas with relatives In
South Boston.
DR.. d. N. Twyman and family left
this week for Kinston. N. G, where
they will spend the holidays with her
parents, N
Miss Glib has gone to Bedford to
spend tho holidays.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25

the night after Christmas, the Young
folks all attend a "santeni," or Christ
mas ball. The winter that Miss Alice
Roosevelt made her debut she led the
dance at the "santeni" given by the
italian ambassador.
Three Wise Men Fill Little Shoes.
II you had gone last night through
the Spanish quarter of one of our big
cities you would have seen scores of
little shoes standing In rows at the
doors and windows, where the wise men
of the East, repeating their pilgrimage
each Christmas Eve. may see them and,
out of their abundance, fill them full
of toys and good things So you see
that the Spanish children find their
Christmas gifts in their shoes instead
of in their stockings. When they have
finished examining these surprises they
are admitted to room which is dec
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25
GERMAN 'PuTz,, WITH "PELsN1CHoL..


Grated with much the same sort OF rep
reservations of the infant Jesus in the
manger and the group about Him as
are found in Italian homes.
Indeed these little toy figures of the
personages who took part in the scene
at the Bethlehem stable when Christ
was born are now so much in demand
among our boys and girls of these
races, as well as our little German and
French children, that our stores
where they are known as the CRIB
are now selling them in sets like that
shown In the accompanying picture.
Every little Pennsylvania German
boy or girl is to-day enjoying his or
her "putz"--a wondrous falryland of
toy landscape and toy villages, some
times occupying several rooms togeth-
er, and which mothers and fathers
aunts and uncles, spend many busy
hours In preparing before the arrival
OF each Christmas eve. Usually the
central figure In putt" Is a. great tin
lake OF real water upon which boats
can be nicely sailed and from the banks
or Which rise green hills strewn with
the houses of toy villages through
which wind railways with trains work.
ed by springs
Recently, in Bethlehem Pa, a veal
thy German family had it's stairway
transformed into mountain cascade
OF running water. which flowed into a
TN river winding through toy villages
set IN the great hall below.
Pelsnichol and Knecht Rupert,
again, 1t Is not Santa Claus who fills
the stockings-those of these little
PENNSYLVANIA Germans-but a divine
little how In al
or bethlehem shines so radlantlv that
1t lights the bed chamber until 1t Ia
as bright as day. although never
awakening the little sleepers with its
glare. i''
Ihese Americanized Germans call
TINS heavenly child "Krish Kinrle ("
which back in the fatherland their
ancestors spelled Christ Kindlein," or
Chrlst-Child, and, do you know, that
1t Is from this misspelling that we
yet our word "Kriss Kringle" which
we apply to old Santa Claus, a relative
OF whom-old "Pelsnichol" (Nicholas
S St the tgrsl-acoompanies the Christ
enid and sometimes, It's said, leaves
birch switch for little Pennsylvania
Germans who have been bad
ana perhaps 1t is a son of this
Felsnlchol' who alone does the work
OF both him and Krish Kingla- srmc1,t. |
our little children whose parents have
moved from North Germany to other
parts Of our country. This is Knecht
rupert, meaning the Servant Rupert"
an cir who, unlike the others, lets
chllaren see him with his white robe
ms nigh buskins, his long tlaxen hair
and mask, which always hides his
face
There will come knock at the
door to-night--always Christmas night
instead of Christmas Eve-and parents
WI receive him with great reverence
when he announces himself as Rupert
the servant OF the Christ Child. Then,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25


And other "mummers" who, during
the holidays. appear among us In their
gorgeous costumes, were first brought
to us early in the past century by
English settlers in Philadelphia. where
to-day thousands of dollars are being
spent on costly raiment for their an
nual revels. About a hundred years
ago they commenced to swarm the
streets Christmas Eve, recitinG rhymes
that explained their fantastic dis
guises, and threatening annoyance to
householders who did not pay them
dole" But they did not find favor
with the Quakers, who never have
celebrated Christmas, and their capers
were postponed to the days of the holt
day week, and finally until New Year
Day, when, now, they march In one
wondrous procession of kings and
queens, followed by their respectful
subjects.
Nine Days of Glft-Givlng.
Down at the bottom of our continent
In the new States OF Arizona and New
Mexico, and all along our southern
boundary line, as we'll as In California,
our Mexican residents have now com
menced their nine.day Christmas fes-
tival. the "posada," which means inn
Last evening, had you visited one of
these Mexican homes, you would nave
seen a group of children form in line
and march upstairs and down again,
over and over. singing Christmas car
OILS. All the doors upon the railways
are shut, and they knock at each IN
turn, for they represent the. Journey
of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, ana
each room is supposed to be an inn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25

ing services In the morning and re-.
cciving visits from their Greek priests
through the day they go back to church
Christmas night to enjoy the distri-
button of gifts from the tree also
songs, recitations and frequently a
Russian folklore play acted by Sunday
schoolmates In gay costumes. In real
ity most Of these miniature Russo
Americans now enjoy two Christmases,
for they share that OF their American
playmates a fortnight before their own
comes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
CHANCE CROSSED
BY CUBS OWNER
Says He VIII Take
Orendorff, Murphy
Says Not.

Los ANGELES, Jan U--WEa- prom
Ises 10 develop into another fuU-IedEsd
row between Frank Chance, captain
manager Of the Chicago Cubs. ana
President Murphy. of the Chicago club.
has grown out OF the Negotiations for
Jesse OrendorT, the star catcher Of the
Los Angeles team, Of the Pacific Coast
League
According TO Henry Berry. manager
Of the Los Angeles team Chance said
last Saturday that he would take Oren-
dorfF- on The same night Berry re-
Ceived q letter from Murphy Ga which
the latter stated he did not want Orsa-
dorfT- and asked Berry 10 keep him IN
Los Angeles Berry is in a Cuandary.
lie does not know whether TO abide by
what Chance says OF take NIurphv's
WORD for the deal
Berry objects TO going over Chances
head Chance offered Saturday 20 leave
OreuEorfT here If Berry would give him
an option on other members Of the Los
Angeles team This Berry refused to
do EhereupCn Chance said ne would
take CrendorfT. AuCplyS letter puts
another light on the subject and when
Informed Of his presidents action
Chance began 10 develop a Crouch The
captaiu-ua0aEe- Is awaiting an eZplan2-
ton from Murphy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
MURPHY HAMMERS
JOSEPH BEDELL
ONLY Wonder Is He DOesn t
Knock Him Out-Inhght-
ing Does Damage.

NEW YORK, Jan IL-Tommy Muir
nhv. the former Pride OF Harlem who
now lives among the FIatbush farmers,
gave Joe Bedeu a hard beating IN the
-en--oUnd bout that featured the show
Of the Bedford Athletic Club in Brook
lvn- last night
Redeu 7veathere6 the gale, but was
handed a terrific beating. Tommy
smashing him hard at all times and
almost cutting him 10 ribbons II the
r7fucHez- There were ne knOclldoT7-ss
r-1t that FedeII lasted the ten rounds
as due to his strength and his great
rhTTrv 70 take punishment
F7edsT1 Is 10 SLOUGH but Tommy had
his measure at all stages OF Jle DolL-
Zoe. or his recent Western trip knocked
cut Raw Bronson IN eight ROUNDS
bronson STAYED twenty rounds with
Packy Mcfarland and lasted fourteen
rounds Of fighting with FREDDIE NeLsh-
Tommy did not waste any time IN
warming I'D. but sailed into BedeL right
0H The reel He hammered Joe hard
in the early TwCunds. but Joe always
came hack for more Tommy got IN his
heaviest work in the cllfcEeS- hammer
t1z Redeli hard whenever he got close
Smashing rights and let's 10 the ribs
and occasionally getting Bedel with his
vicious inside rights Tommy mad MS
every time the bell interviewed and BE
dell came I'D fresh and strong after the
rest. RedeU was q badly battered anu
weakened athlete at the end and the
fna1 sound of the gong was welcome
music 10 his ears
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
Manager McNulty Writes
That He VIII Use Them
TO Try Ont Material.
ST. JOHNS AFTER
G. u. RELAY TEAM
AnnapOlitanS Want Their Annual
Race-Three High Schools
VIII Enter

Georgetown University, John Hopkins
University. and s. johns College. OF
Annapolis. are the colleges which have
today given positive assurance that they
VIII be represented in the open handi-
cap and invitation events on the even
Ing program of the Federal indoor
games ia Convention Hall, February lS-
Word was received by the Federal
games management this morning from
manager Joseph D. 2lcNuiLyy OF the
Georgetown team, that the west end
institution viii have men in the fudi-
Tldusl events The Blue and Gray can
old1tCs viii have their first workout
OF the Indoor season this afternoon
with greater abundance OF promising
material than Tor several seasons A
EOOd many OF the men VIII be put iu
the events OF the Federal games in or
der 10 get line on their ability IN com
petition and so That there may be more
favorable distribution Of material in the
events OF the Georgetown indoor meet
Two weeks later
Johns Hopkins viii have a good string
- capable men In most OF the individual
events and St Johns viii have not
only individual entries but a OEe-un-te
relay team The Annapolis men have
asked for their usual annual relay race
with the Catholic University. and II Is
probable that that race wiz be ar
ranged
Technical. business and Western High
Schools have already Informed Mana
gers Beckett and Stuart that they viii
laSric championship vents In the after
noon Business md Western have
larger squads than usual this year, and
the Tech team viii be equally as strong
The Cathedral School for Bows and
Friends Select viii not only haze boys
I'm the individual scholastic events, but
he represented by relay teams. Wash
-uCtOn School for Boys has announced
that e viii have every boy who looks
Ike a point winner II the afternoon
Program
cut Of town. expect the fight for the
championship cup 10 he much closer
than ever, and they are going after
he points for fourth places as eagerly
IS those for the first place
These additional grade schools have
chosen managers OF the teams which
VIII represent them IN the grade school
championships IN the Federal games
Adams, Berret. DeuuiEon, Force, Grant.
Carberry. Arthur, Blake. Emery, Gage
Gales and SeatOn- There Viii be a meet
EuC Of all the grade school managers
TeEr Saturday morning In the boys de-
fsartment OF the y. IL Q. a building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
WILLARD SANDERS
WILL DRIVE AGAIN
Famous TuTfmar to Be Seen
on Grand Circuit Tracks
This Year.

Iulard Sanders, who was racing Up
and down the grand circuit thirty odd
years aEos when John SDlan. OTrin
HickmOk. Charles Marvin, John 2. Tlr-
ner and the GOldsnIth>brothers were in
the zenith Of their popularity. IS TO be
seen IN grand circuit company the com
ing season. after an absence Of several
years from blg-rInE company.
For the past three seasons Sanders
has been training the Sterling Holt
horses at Indianapolis. occasionally 60
ing 10 a EaIf-mlLs track with some
promising colt, but devotnE all OF his
attention to the Sidney Dillon stock
with which he has had uniformly seed
success
Sanders has driven many q good horse
to his mark and To world records dur
ing his career Long before the high
wheeled sulkies had gone out Of use he
gave ETOu F'TUU a yCar-InE tr1TLlDE rec
ord Of 2.2vAa. the worlds record ar that
time II was Sanders. TOO, who drove
Lou Dillon 20 her 1-5slz al Memphis. and
OF late Ruth Dillon Is L-t5-1 Tor three
yeGU-Old PAGERS likewise established new
worlds figures Sanders may take %
the races a few Of ET9Ir's best Dillon
JrotteTs. bur only as members of his
public racing stable SAFE Guard --1E -s-
Sanders regards al present al his best
racing prospect
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
MALONEY WINNER
IN FAST BATTLE
Shades Buck Miller, But Has TO
Hustle-C1ub Changes
Hands.

FHIL-ADELPEI 8, Jan l1.-TedGy Ma
-oney defeated Buck Miller In the wind
Up at the New Philadelphia Athletic
Club last night.
The bout was a hot ore from start
20 finish. In The early round NIa.1nev
had a big lead In the second round
he knocked Miller down twice and was
sent 90 the mat once himself lTUers
best round was the fFtr- when he
fought Teddy all over the ring and
landed many times NTarouey had the
better OF the sixth and was entitled 20
the verdict
There were only two other bouts
Tommy Buck heat Edd e. ATcEIoskey iu
"a fast siN-r0und encounter and lie Span
EIer beat Frank smith IN a bout that
went the limit Before the U-iuC-up,
J Johnny SpE-Oll vas introduced and the
announcement. made thar he had pur-
chased the interest IN tie club formerly
owned bE Mike Costello.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
WORK
IMPRESSES FANS
Memphis Fight Followers Like the
Way He Beat Dixie
Kid"

aHAEHIS, Tenn. Jan rr.-S7---=
mere today declare that on last rf-r-.z
5aoTias- sam La1Efo7d. the Boston
J@T baby would have splendid
enance # matched with some Of the
men higher up I'm the nug5TIsffc world
l-alEtorc knocked cut George White
what was 10 have been q rnu-rors-.E "a
White spent most Of the time in he
preceding TWO rounds on the F-0r tax
lnE nine seconds on almost every blow
SlrGck at him Until he mex LaucrprF.
White had never been T=+a--.4 ana ~
was regarded as q good fighter IN This
section Of the country
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11

fancy the LOckport boy on account Of
MS peculiar disposition, and he vvasn'i
SS.uSh- elmer, on Moore, because Earl
ZOE Two seasons had been doing u.oOr
work I tried to sell Moore TO a Ma
tioiai League club for $500 and
cpuldn. do so. Then told Murray that
t ---'tshL t-aFi mad entirely recovered
- ON tle strain In his side that had in
/ 0ueeQ lne Cleveland and Highland man
5li Sil-9 10 let him go, and that he
oel- re a 5000 man 10 take chance
~ ,.,- l-LLca better than LATTE, who was
q -stll pat = i've yOuDESter and who was
/ worth nigh price 10 ms Tho result
was that the PhiIHeg got Moore Tor
800 ana we sold Lahtte to Detroit FOR
Mo0re's Hard Luck
IN Lfs Earl was the PhiIIIes' star
l,llciief- and he would have had an IS
gu -i-t-ii3 percentage OF victories had lie
not been drawing hard citizens like
-'ioFoecsi Brown, Christy Mathewson
ana Howard Camnitz when ne went I'd
against the three clubs that were in
the urst division AS for LATTE. he
lasted only a short time with the Tigers
ehd soon went back 10 the Eastern
league WHere he Is 20 be next sea
son sou t1o"eE er, I'd win not always re-
nam on the Powers circuit He IS
SoGlE ana mas plenty OF time TO reach
the Dis sho" again and stay there
e
signs That the baseball season Of 1910
lS rapidly approaching came yesterday
when q specialized youth who had seen
sixteen summers invaded the Office of
me NeW York American League club
ID the Reed & Barton building. and
asked 20 BE- signed as "a mascot. preei-
Le1J frank Farrell OF the HighIauders-
turned down the application in a far
from gentle mE-uer ard fruule5fateTt-
instructed Secretary Tom Davis to write
10 the National Commission asking thar
q RUE De passed abDIZhiuE nascofs
We had one once said +. J.. and
ne caused me NOR trouble than all
~ 1,tii play eTs say, Tom. put a sign
or the door no 2Iascots Wanted -
Larry La50ie. deposed MANAGER Of the
Nap once had mascot for HIS team
ne aforesaid mascot must now be an
le-HE Win The Cleveland club for 2
fortnight he skipped out OF the club
no Use Win merchandise and +rucT~v
belonging 70 the players which was val
uCd AZ zl01
r Miller Uu-Elus Joins the BROOKLYN
infants next season. and ir Harry T.ITr-
ley ls retained by Head Nurse T5zhIen
u VIII De- 10 novelty for the ''Pzbbft''
and me Judge 10 be on the same
team Hug and Tl-m were together fr
~ Paul for short time fu 1872 Then
the Apostles were in the outlaw No.
can Association
According to rImor, Fred Lake. man
@EeE OF the Boston Doves, IS I'm New
OTIS lgT tle purpose OF making some
trades with John J. E-Cfrau. boss IN
the Giants Lake couId-'- ne found --ez-
rIgals ana neither could frr-f-frs-a
raTl0eS learn what men ne noscfhIv
-.l.- HEteT % NrIrzw whom John J.
would want
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
CHESBRO TURNED
BACK BY BOSTON
Once Great Twirler Appear
ed Hopeless Case to Red
SOX Boss.

BOSTON. Jan. 1.-The Boston Amer
lean League club has tunnel Jack C'hes.
bro back 20 the New YORK TTiEEIauEars
John J. Taylor last faU bought CheS.
bro under a provisional agreement with
the Idea OF taking him South Ir the
spring IN the hope that the once g-ea-
pitcher would show a -es-frn o., his real
FORM t--es1ro accclrI shed nothing
with The Red S0E. and now ft zuuaar Is
THAI Taylor IS convinced that e vrr-r-5
be useless 10 -ry him on the training
trip
IJ Is thought iG baseball circles here
tra- CLes1-1 VIII retire from the 5fa-
moud and devote himself 20 his T---Har
business In Couway- Mass
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
HAS
MANY OPEN DATES

The Gafthe-sburg Athletic Club bas-
rzatbau team has the following open
dates January z, February 3, 10, - "A,
March 3. 70. It. = and 3. all being
Thursday ANY team desiring games
out OF town on Thursday night VIII be
guaranteed travelling expenses Games
are desired with any Of the High School
CUNTS or either Of the college teams
n the city Address F. II. Thompson,
Cal-ne-SnurE. Nd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
MELODY MATCHED

Honey MELODY, the former champion
WeltsrWeiSlt, has signed articles OF
agreement 20 box Kyle Vybltnev. the
california negro welterweiEhC - tie
American Athletic Club. Phf-a eILs.fa,
On Friday night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
Mon Makes q Talk.

Gene Mccain who once was sort OF
assistant uaraE-N f0- Billy Murray IN
Jersey Cstv. Is q great admlrer or The
deDoSed Philadelphia cflIefta'u- eft is
lucky for the PhilIles that Murray ever
worked for them" said the assistant
scout Of the FiEhlsnders yesterday
through friendship for Murray, Bob
Davis. owner II the Szeeters. let the
PhuIies have the pick q the west Side
club every yea-- u would not matter Il
the Jersey CI-y team got an offer o. $500
for a player from some other club than
Philadelphia Murray would have the
right 10 take the athlete al half that
sum
.T mauaE-z the SIzeeters IN The last
part Of the season OF 1908 Our star
Fingers then were Del Mason, Earl
Moore. and Ed LATTE Murray didn't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11

Over In Philadelphia is a man
who is az fhe head Of 4 big
clothing concern.
He drinks Whiskey-Tf helps
Hin1-5ut ne likes good WE7iskey.
he has a friend in the wHfs-
key Businessman he used 10 90
10 him for his home supply.
Livery time" said the cloth
ing man, "fHat chap sold me
WHiskey il was worse than I
got the time before.
Then somebody recommend
ed MONTICELLO SPECIAL RE-
SERHE-aHd the clothing man
IS satisfied.
The Monticello
DistiIIing Co.,
Baltimore
FOB SAIL EVERYWHERE.