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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
GRAND CIRCUIT ROW
HAS BEEN SETTLED

CT.EV ELAND. O., Jan, 2e.As the
result of two hours conference here
between +. W. Swisher. president Of
the Columbus Driving Club, and Har~
r. X. Dcvereux, president Of the
Grand Circuit, the Grand Circuit will
rot be disrupted by the Columbus
association seceding--that is. not for
some time, at least.
The outlook is that a compromise
will be affected by which Columbus
viii get dates that do not conflict
with Lexington or any other meeting
President Devereux said: mfr.
Swisher and believe some plan can
be worked out whereby an AMIGA bic
settlement can be reached for this
years racing. This will take perhaps
three weeks before the proper per-
sons can be seen and the question
adjusted. believe that in the end
everything will be arranged harmon
iousiy'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
tennis EXPERT
HEADS REVOLT
KARL II. BEHR LEADS MOVE
MENT AGAINST NEWPORT AS
SCENE OF ALL CoMERs.

NEW YORK. Jan 2s.--The lawn
tennis players have been advised
through the official organ OF the plan
to take the national championship
from Newport. The situation Is sum
med up as follows:
Newport Casino--Eieven grass
courts; poor locker room facilities;
small clubhouse and grounds; fair
protection only: not so feasiblc In fall.
Mannheim Club--At least Atty good
grass courts: larger and finer locker
room facilities: very large clubhouse
and grounds: well protected from
Kind: tournament can be held In fali:
near playing center of country: more
accessible to players and followers OF
game: offers more in way Of outside
attraction: accommodations much
better for average player and more
reasonable; an undoubted increase In
the number Of players Of high class
Tennis IN the United States has
been treated on narrow basis. and
II IL believed that the time has ar
rived 10 broaden it, policy and spread
0ut ~ benefits A change In the
pinc4 81 holding the national cham
pioaohip MoNld - long etep toward
61ch y 1toad enlzg e1sct and ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
BERT KEYES CAUSES
TROUBLE TO BROWN

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.--AIthough
he was outpointed by Knockout
Brown in their ten-round bout at the
Empire A. G. Wednesday night, Bert
Keyes Is receiving more praise for his
showing than IL the victor. Keyes
was substituted for Tommy Murphy
on twenty-four hours notice. and he
gave Brown one of the stiffest argu-
ments the latter has had in many
day.
Brown was devoid of cleverness.
and missed a score OF opportunities
to put over his well-known kick, all
through. The championship aspi-
rants exhibition was such as to give
his friends scant hope for the out
come Of his contemplated fight with
Ad Wolkast. the CHAMPION.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
BY JAY LEWIS.

Much has been said and written
concerning the mysterious heavyweight
boxer whom Jim Corbett had under
his eye for championship honors.
When James J, Jeffries was defeat
ed Reno every person interested In
sports looked around for man who
could possibly win the heavyweight
crown. The only one in sight APP
peared to he AL Kaufman, and with
one voice IL WAS decided he would
not fill the bill.
Then one day Jim Corhett startled
boxing circles by declaring he had
found hope of the white race"
IL was an apt phrase. 1t went all
over the country. passed on to Eu-
rope and came hack by way OF Aus
tralia. Anything new that Corbett
has to say is heralded far and wide.
Those who didn't know Corbett
hazarded guesses who this wonder
to Corbett's clever advertising ability.
The majority laughed, but the phrase
hope of the white race" stuck.
Many Brands OF Hope.
Brands OF hope sprung UP in all
parts of the country Tommy Ryan
found one, and in the West another
came into prominence. This latter
was labeled Miles Mcleod. and he
was said TO be the original Corbett
hope. Then Carl Morris. OF Okla
hona, was discovered. and he was
put down as the man Corbett had In
mind.
Billy Delaney declared that Corbett
had only Al Kaufman In mind.
Philadelphia writer's said that he
Bill Lang. of Australia.
Under his own name Corbett In
series of syndicate newspaper articles
said that, while all these were good
men, yet there was still another
whom he would not name. but who
was better than any and all these
men.
And. not to prolong the agony,
Corbett In a talk with the writer nm
ally revealed the man he had in mind
all the time.
A Millionaire Boxer.
He is none other than Ralph Bar
hour, millionaire. and amateur heavy
weight champion boxer.
Said Corbett Wednesday night:
Barbour Is the man i meant. all
along.
In one year l could take that fell
low and make him beat any heavy
weight in the world. bar none.
Tile Is a wonder. He has every
thing strength, size. speed,
ability. and courage.
'.Tf Barbour ever decides for the
sport OF the thing to go after the
heavyweight title. he can win IT.
And then briefly he told the his
tory of the millionaire boxer.
Barbour II the son of wealthy
New York business man. He liz a big.
husky young fellow, college grad
uate and natural athlete. Boxing
Ia passion with him. After he left
college and entered his fathers Of
fee in New York he determined to
learn the game thoroughly.
Gets Professional Teaches.
Among the numerous schools of
boxing In New York Ii one conducted
by Jack Cooper, who never startled
the world with his prowess, but who
ID an excellent teacher FOR all that.
To Cooper came young Barbour.
Tho young giant Wa quick TO learn.
He ,aarprised Cooper. h tore Into
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26

adoption should be most earnestly and
carefully considered"
This statement is made by Karl II.
Behr. the internationaiist. In further
ing his campaign he has received
support from unexpected quarters, SO
that the project seems likely 10 80
through, although ii is sure 10 pro-
woke big fight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
Sideline Remarks
on Sport opics

Branch Bocock stood on the side
lines at the last football game be-
tween V. p. l. and North Carolina
and remarked as the husky Tarheels
strove hand. foot and eye against his
pets: What magnificent material, /
wish"
Then he stopped short as he saw
his great team tear the Carolina line
apart. But what he did not say was:
II wish had i'll"
Rocock has his wish now. 1t re-
mains to be seen what he can do
with the material given him at Chapel
Hill His great speciality Ia teamwork.
He had that developed to perfection
at Y. p I. And it Is fact that there
was much better individual material
on the North Carolina team last year
than V. p. /. possessed.
The chief obstacle at Chapel Hill.
men say. Is that the candidates for
the team do not get enough time for
practice Consequently, teamwork IL
not developed. There seldom has been
greater player than Brides, the Yale
halfback. who coached the team the
past two years, yet with all his knowl-
edge of Yale methods. Brides coulo
not get his men together Perhaps
Bocoek has the peculiar genius pos
sessed by men like Rice Warren. who
knows how to get the greatest results
from the smallest and least promising
material.
Casablanca. the Cuban wonder. did
nothing startling in his opening game
In the New York Masters Tourna-
ment. The best he got was a draw
with Jaffe. Marshall has three games
TO his credit. but he is tied by Chajes.
of Chicago. the Illinois State cham
pion. Chajes is a newcomer in tour
nament play. The work OF Marshall
is the sensation of the meet. His
play is brilliant. reminiscent of the
time when he went through the Hast
ings tournament without a defeat
Going back TO football for a mo-
ment. II is announced at Yale that
Fred Daily will not coach next years
eleven. 1t has been the custom at
New Haven for the captain of one
year to be the coach or next year,
but DAILY declares he cannot find the
time, Perhaps Ted Coy can be per-
suaded to take up this duty again.
The Yankees have signed pony
battery In Burbank and Russell. OF
Hampton, Va. which promises to
make good. Nothing like coming to
Virginia when real ball players are
needed.
Since Fred Tenney fell down on
the Shafer- Shean trade, the terrible
Boston Rustlers have been re-christ-
eaea the Boston Terriers Most sap-
propriate. Boston Terriers are only
good show dogs. i
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
Young Millionaire is Corbetts Choice to Win Boxing Crown

of amateur champion is honor enough
for him in the boxing line.
But Barbour Is the man whom, all
along, Jim Corbett has regarded as
the one who can win the champion
ship OF the world from its present
holder.
Lang" he said. lis good, rough,
ready fellow. but not quite good
enough. Kaufman is too slow. Miles
Mcleod and this fellow. Carl Morris,
may be all right. but TO my mind the
real man is this New York million
tire. Barbour. the amateur heavy
weight champion.
With one years teaching | could
make him champion of the world"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
RED SOX SIGN UP
DIXIE LAND PITCHER

BOSTON, Jan. 2s.---The signed CON
tract OF another recruit to the Boston
Red Sox to-day was filed away in thu
archives. bringing the total number
up to Fl. This Is Pitcher George
Pierce. from Dixieiand. who pitched
sixteen victories. lost 10 and tied two
last year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
FORDHAM PLAYS TWO
GAMES WITH VIRGINIA

NEW YORK. Jan. s6.--Fordham
College has announced the baseball
schedule for this spring. Fordham
plays the University of Virginia at
Charlottesville April II. A return
game will he played in New York
May s, Games have been arranged
with Georgetown. West Point. Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania. Yale and Prince
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
EIGHTY MEN OUT
FOR YALE CREW

NEW HAVEN. Jan. aS.--The rem
eral call for candidates for the Tale
crew brought out eighty men. Thio
ia q smaller number than II was hopS6 I
would appear. III * 80 n ~ 81
Varsity practice began two wNe,tGI
ago. when twenty-ssven former oaru.
men went to work on the machinen
The class crew candidates Will bor1I
training on Saturday. az
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
NEW METHOD OF THROWING
FTFTY-EIGHT POUND WEIGH.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.--The New
York Athletic Club has arranged a
novelty In weight throwing events for
the annual games in Madison Square
Garden on February IL. 1t will con-
sist OF hurting 5S-pound weight over
bar, as against the style mostly
used of hitting a tambonrine in
order to score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
MILLIONAIRE BOXER
IS CORBETT'S HOPE"
Ralph Barbour, Amateur Heavyweight Champion, is Mys
ferrous Wonder Whom Former Title-Holder Had in
View to Capture Professional Crown

the instructors that Cooper put be-
fore him as If his whole soul was
bent on annihilating them.
This was something new to the vet
Grams. who usually have To entreat
their pupils to hit out and nit hard.
Barbour soon was the star OF the
gymnasium.
Cooper then induced some old-ti
professional boxers to put on the
gloves with his pupil. They had all
they could do to keep the novice at a
distance.
| Then Barbour announced that he
intended trying for the amateur
He knew how inexperienced Barbour
was In real ring work, but finally he
consented to aid him.
Out for Championship.
Amateur bouts consist OF three
rounds. but in tournament a man
may be obliged TO box three oppon-
ents in u night and the boxing is of
the fastest description. One must WIN
each bout inside of the three-ronnd
limit, consequently there Is no time
to waste in feeling out an opponent.
finding his weak points and all the
clever work known to professionals.
Barbour was sohooled along these
lines was trained for the event and
entered In the tournament conducted
by the Boston Athletic Association
last year.
The time came and Barbour went
TO Boston. His father chartered q
special train and took along party
OF Wall street friends. They were
hts first opponent. a clever, rangy
fellow and a veteran at the amateur
game. Just the same. Barbour won
on points, boxing carefully.
The New York contingent went
wild. but the Boston crowd winked
solemnly, for there was another man
to come.
Barbour IL Champion.
This man was OF q stock build, a
good game man. clever and a tremen-
dously hard hitter. He and Barbour
had come through by knocking his
opponent.
The gong had hardly sounded when
the Boston favorite went at Barbour
He Tented. shot over his right and
the New Yorker hit the canvas 1t
looked as II the battle was over, but
II wasn't Getting to his feet and.
unmindfuls of the commands of his
seconds. Barbour tore into his oppon-
emit III VAIN tue Drought ali
his cleverness Into. play He stayed
the round out but he was being
worsted.
At the sound of the bell Barbour
went right after his man. There was
a mix-up, and when that session was
over the pride of Boston was on his
back, and the millionaire New York
er was the amateur heavyweight
champion.
As for his father and the Wall
street men. they simply startled the
staid old hub OF the universe with
their joy.
Remains An Amatcur
Barbour went quietly back to his
desk In his fathers office and he has
not been called upon since to defend
his title. Once or twice II was sug-
gested to him that he become pro-
fessional. but he refused. He has no
need OK the money to be gained In
that manner. and 10 thinks tho title
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
the Minerals sails might catch all
the hreexes when the Scotch boat
raced the Burgess beauty, Gossoon.


Captain Barr was Herreshofra
choice to sail the freak Gioriana when
the speed wizard turned out thu first
craft with tremendously long over
hangs forward and aft The Glori-
ana was only forty-six feet water line,
but something like seventy-two feet
over all. When she made her APP
pearanee all sorts of surmfses were
made as to her ability. but when Cap
tain Bars freak ran away from sew
enty-footers there was no more doubt
about the speed of the Gloriana or
her shippers ability. The Gloriana
was the pioneer boat OF the freak
racer to-day.
Captain Barr and Captain Hank
Hair were great rivals. but even Han
had to admit Barr was a better at the
racing game than he was. =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
Remains An Amateur.

Barbour went quietly back to his
desk In his fathers office and he has
not been called upon since to defend
his title. Once or twice II wac sug-
gested to him that he become pro-
fessional. but he refused. He has no
need OF the money to be gained In
that manner. and ~ thinks tho titi4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26

Umpires Roy and Davis. Scorers
Bailey and Sweeney.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
Spend Six Weeks Abroad
Visiting
Great Britain, Holland,
Germany, France,
Switzerland.

Any teacher male female who recoe
nzed teacher public private school, either State
Denominationa1 independently either primary secondary
collegiate University eligible of these trips
teacher who has been nominated be voted
can nominate nomination blank of
The Richmond Vrnian and fills in the name of the teacher
residing Richmond in the First Second Third Fourth
Congressional Districts the school teachers in other
Congressional districts interested kindly write The
Vireinian and will be carefully considered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
City Entered Last Night.
No Big Ships Near.

The lack of a sufficient number of
warships available to cover all parts
of the coast Of Haiti. seething with re-
bellion. is creating some anxiety to Of
ficials here. The little gunboat Peoria,
under orders to join the gunboat Pet
rel in the duty Of protecting American
interests in Taiti. has been undergoing
repairs for some time and will not be
able to leave San Juan, Porto Rico, be-
fore tomorrow. The cruiser Des
Moines Will sail from Boston today for
Port au Prince. but the voyage will
consume week.
Reports from Minister Furniss clearly
indicate that he views the situation with
alarm. He has been authorized to direct
the movements of the Petrol. dispatching
her to the point where the situation is
most critical. She is now at Gonaives
In view of the serious developments at
Cape Haitien and Fort Liberte the vessel
probably will be returned to the north
coast as soon as Mr.. Furniss can get
into communication with her. This un-
doubtedly only can be done through a
dispatch boat from Port au Prince, as
the Petrol is not equipped with wireless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
National tc0grlphlt NagaIihtl
PRIZES AND CONDITIONS.
Total In prizes.

will Monday July a. and VIII close at II am
Saturday, August 5.
Entrants must be children under sixteen years Of age.
Flies must delivered being killed. between the hours
OF 10 Of the following SIX stations the
Associated Charities Georgetown Central Southwest Northeast
Southeast Northern The stations will be Sunday
Tuly 2o and no flies will be received on that day.
Specially made boxes in which the flies must be delivered have
been provided by the George klan
PENNSYLVANIA northwest and
upon application any of the abovenamed stations
The Names addresses of the be
fully written the boxes.
The collected daily and taken to the District build
ing where they will counted under the supervision of Dr. Arthur
L. Murray of the health department.
card for each contestant will be kept file at the
health department. which will show the daily made in the
campaign.
caught sticky cannot be counted but they
be caught traps swaed poisoned and extcrmnated by
drowning the OF sulphur fumes or other means:
of the winners prizes will be announced
in The Sunday Star, August g.
Employees of The Star and members of their families not
eligible contest for the prizes.
WHERE FLIES MUST BE DELIVERED.
Flies be delivered the following Associated Chari
ties than o'clock every day the campaign
S
getOwn,3 o street.
Central sire rhwest
southw tr
Nortbe II
southea east Pennsyl ylvanaa
Northe
On
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
MAsToD0N IS SUSPECTED.
Skeleton of Prehistoric Animal Un.
earthed in Idaho.

NONTPEIER. Idaho, July 2-The
Smithsonian Institution will soon be en-
riched with the skeleton Of huge pre-
historic animal excavated this week from
a sandhill five miles west of this town.
At q depth of seventeen feet from the
surface workmen digging canal encoun-
tered two large bones. Subsequent dig
gins brought to light two wagonloads of
bones. One knuckle. identified as knee
Joint. measured fifteen inches in diameter.
The finders believe they have unearthed
the skeleton of q mastodon. It is in a
good state of preservation. and is being
handled carefully in order that 1t NAV be
acceptable to the National Museum at
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
FIGHT FOR FLYLESS CITY BEGINS
NEXT MONDAY MORNING, JULY a
Children Enlisted in Campaign to
Destroy Disease Carriers--Health
Office Lends Aid.

The Stars campaign for fly
less city will begin bright and
early next Monday morning. The
children of the capital are going
to give it the proud title of THE
FLYLESS CITY. The health
department is going to aid !;
everybody is interested and the
ny is going to be exterminated.
1t has been a long time since
public interest was so generally
aroused as it was by the an
nouncement in yesterdays Star
OF the fly-catching prizes. The
tlv nuisance is one that comes
pretty close to every citizen. and
he campaign OF education which
has been going on SO long has
convinced the people that the
house fly is their greatest enemy.
The conditions of the contest
are simple and easy to remember.
Here thev are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
Corpse of Ohio Contractor in Ham
mond. Ind, Hotel.

HAMMOND, Ind, July 2O.-E G. Nc
Connell, a wealthy contractor OF Kenton
Ohio, was found dead In his room at a
hotel here yesterday, bullet wound in
his head and a revolver by his side.
A short time later a woman called UP
the hotel by telephone and inquired:
"Is f. C. Mcconnell of Kenton, Ohio,
registered thereT'
'Yes. But he's dead"
Dead! Oh, my!' shouted the woman
and hung up the receiver.
Police have since attempted to learn
the identity of the woman, but without
result. Mcconnell left his home about
ten days ago, and nothing had been
heard of him until his body was found.
He was fifty years old and leaves a
widow and several children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
PILOT TRAIN WRECKED.
Accident to Freight Probably Saved
Many Lives in Express Following.

GRAND JUNCTION. COL July 20-A
wreck in which scores of passengers
might have been killed was averted when,
contrary to custom. freight train on the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad preceded
the transcontinental express a few min
utes out of Debeque yesterday and
broke through bridge over which the
express train was due to pass a few min
utes later.
The freight train had waited at De-
beque for the express train to pass, but
ahead. The freight reached the bridge
and the engine passed over. when the
structure gave way, allowing four cars
and the tender to fall a distance of forty
feet. The engine and the rear end of
the train remained on the tracks. No one
was injured. A fiagman rushed back and
signaled the passenger train. The bridge
had been weakened by floods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
COURTEOUS ACT REWARDED.
Young Man Who Gave Up Lower
Berth Beoueathed 500 600

ATLANTA, Ga, July ca courteous
act on the part of William r O'Neal of
cambridge. Ga. has been rewarded by
fortune. When O'Neal exchanged a
lower for an upper sleeping car berth
with j. T. Young OF Oakland, Cal, four
years ago when the two men were en-
route to Florida. where Mr.. Young was
going for his health, he thought little of
the incident.
Evidently Mr. Young considered IT a
great favor, for III his will he left $4,000
70 the Georgia young man, who is twenty
six years Old ONeal was in Atlanta
yesterday and was informed of his good
fortune by son of Mr.. Young who had
come to Georgia to look for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
JUSSERAND TO STAY HERE.
French Foreign Office Denies Report
of Retirement.

PARIS, July 20.-It was stated at the
foreign Office today that the report pub
lished abroad that Jean Jules Jusserand,
the French ambassador at Washington,
would retire or be transferred to an
other post, following the signing of
general arbitration treaty between
France and the United States, was un-
true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
BALLINGER TO TELL VIEWS.
Says Those He Held While in Office
Were Not His Own.

DENVER. Col, July ao-Richard A.
public lands at variance with the views
Of Richard 4. Ballinger, Secretary of the
Interior. Mr.. BalIinger will speak here
at the public land convention Septem-
her 23
while Secretary OF the Interior | had
10 conform 10 the views of the admin
Istration, but As a private citizen condi-
lions have changed, he said in his let
ter of acceptance of the invitation tc
speak in Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
Grandstand Burned, Races Off.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. July 2O.-The
srandstand at the race track Of the West
Michigan fair grounds was DESTROYED by
fire yesterday. This is the track on
which the grand circuit races were to
have been held next week
This probably means that the grand cir
cult meeting will have to be postponed or
called off altogether.
The loss IL estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
Washout Wrecks Colorado Train.

TRINIDAD. Col, July g.-The Colo
RADIO and Southern passenger train from
Denver TO Trinidad and south was wreck
ed at a point eighteen miles south of here
last night The engine, tender and bag
gage car plunged over an embankment,
Engineer Joseph Ketchbarger being killed
and Fireman T.. c. Starr fatally injured.
None of the passengers was hurt Heavy
rains had washed out the roadbed.