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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
PETERSBURG MEETING WILL q
BE HELD BY THREE CLl
Roanoke Norfolk and Petersburg Mognos Are Expected A
Richmond, Lynthbarg aud DanviHe WI Auah Coll IT.
President Whitakeyfor Meeting to Be Held in January

President Williams, Of the Virginia
State League Of professional baseball
clubs, has called meeting OF that or
ganization to be held In Petersburg,
Monday. President Williams says that
the object Of the meeting - to elect
officers and transact other business.
Az u new president has been elected
already. in the person Of F. w. Whit
.taker, OF Lynchburg, Richmond will
not be represented at the meeting.
Neither will Lynchburg or Danville,
who voted for the election OF Mr..
Whitaker. It 10 probable that Nor
folk, Portsmouth and Roanoke will be
represented. and President Williams,
whose term OF Office has not expired.
will be in the chair,
1t Ia very likely that Mr.. Williams
viii have three votes for president cast
for him at the Petersburg meeting. He
has stated that he would not serve
as president unless the league wanted
him, yet when three clubs gave him
notice that under no consideration
would they. have him for president
again Mr.. Williams refused to step
Norfolk. Roanoke and Petersburg
favor him he should hold over.
Position Of Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. williams was president OF the
Roanoke club before he became pres
ident Of the league. Mr.. Williams
placed the present franchise In Nor
folk Naturally these two clubs are
willing to do almost anything that Mr..
Williams proposes. Petersburg looks
upon Mr.. Williams with favor, for
reasons best known to the Petersburg
officials. As far as can be learned
they are not reasons that will benefit
the Virginia League materially. For
all that 1t Is quite plain that there
Is divided opinion in tho league re-
garding Mr.. Williams II he persists
in his present attitude he may cause
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
HARRY WoLrEas Objected TO
Mr.. o'LAuchLlN's DlcTloN

When silk O'Loughlin calls = man
~out" ON the HighlAnders E<oundA
people ~ far up tbs Hndson ~ Al
bany might hear the decision No mat
ter whether tho play - close or not.
silk" II the man II retired. informs
the public OF 1t with his famous
"E-s-e-s's Out" '6ilk" can string
this over any length Of time.
During q game 1t New York last
year Harry Woltsrs was called ous 1t
first on q close play. VOTERS WAS
sore because OF his failure to beat out
tho hit, but never hesitated after
crossing nrst. running over TO the New
York bench.
When he arrived. 1t made him feel
none too good to hear O'Loughlfn still
calling the final strains of "E-e-e-e's
O-o-o-ut" It was too much for
WoltsrA Rushing out In front OF the
bench he matched voices with
OLoushlin. yelling: Il know It I
know It. / know It"
Wheeeupcn ~1ilk." much perturbsd,
cut shoet his speech and informed
VOTERS that he would also know tho
way to the club house shortly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

bly, will be to injure his star
organized baseball.
Mr.. Williams has generally
Earded as too thorOu04
sportsman to occupy q posttiCG
he IL not wanted. and the chs
he will retire II a way II e1e
him whereby he can retire with
He, no doubt, dislikes retirfno
fire. He perhaps wants a vtndt4
A way out OF the difficulty
arranged undoubtedly at the 49,
meeting OF the league. which
called by President-Elect WIN
In the meantime the three A4f
liams clubs will act as II ign0r1
the Petersburg meeting.
Baker In Richmond.
Mr.. william Baker was II 49,
mond yesterday and will staY
few days more. Mr.. Baker
on the Richmond team dur11
baseball season and from all Aoc
he Is not only an exceifeny
but Is popular of the field.
am bition Is to field 1000, bat 306|
for the season and to weigh 80
uniform lat Ia pounds. He aAy
will surely realize the latter pl
his lofty desire some day in tAe
near future. 1t is quite nkea3
Nir. Baker will be seen In =
mond uniform again next seAoo1
30 nobody in this city will g.
with Manager Steve Grimn OxOE
signing Of this great little plAyNss VI
Joe Holland wants to plAy
base for Richmond. The club -
a first sacker and 1t may be thA&
release can be obtained fr3SN
Francisco. Holland and 0rin0
played together snd there - No Aa
that the heavy hitter could 49,
to advantage, Holland In 4 Gkaa&l
around man. He has played tn
field and infiel' and there II 10 ~
about his ability to play ball.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

Next Thursday evening in the City
Auditorium the Philharmonic Orches-
ira win give its second subscription
concert. The first concert VIA such q
success and set such q high standard
that tho announcement OF the second
was awaited with considerable inter-
est. especially In regard to the pro-
gram.
This Is now given out, and while
II apparently la IN lighter vein than
the first. It should be . decided pop
ular success
Tho program opens with Sousa' 3
''StArs and Stripes Forever march.
There are many who think that this
is an admirable composition. and
others who wish IL never had been
written. Then follows the "Stradeila"
overture. in which tho famous Hymn
to the Virgin" IL made much Of by
the composer. II IL said that Flotow.
who wrote "AlessAndro Stradslla,"
borrowed the music for the Hymn
10 the Virgin" from Bellini. composer
Of Norma" he that as II may. the
''StrAdelIa" overture "a . very pleas
Ing composition.
The third number n the "PolA-
naise," from ThomaS' "Mignon." Mrs.
william Rhinehardt will sing this
beautiful number. accompanied BY
the orchestra
Tho fourth Is a three-part num-
Der and probably the best on tho pro-
gram. It includes 4 Tschaiskowsky
waltz from d string serenade. Rach-
mAninoff's prelude IN G sharp minor,
and the Dance OF the Sylphs'' from
Berlioz's Faust" one Of the most
enhancing numbers ever written.
For the sixth number Mrs. Rhine
hardt will sting . number OF songs,
with Mr.. w. Henry Baker a. accom-
PIANIST
The sixth number il the celebrated
old Carnival Of Venice which
probably would DO known the world
over. even II Ambrose Thomas and
Pa2annini had not aided In making
It famous
The last number win Be selections
from THE Chocolate Soldier" the
opsretta By Oscar Strauss. grandScu
Of Johann. mentioned In the pro-
gram. 1t was Johann who wrote the
"BeAutiful Blue Danube" d an on
ret to walta written by Offenbach.
The OfKenbach waltz Yves received
with acclaim. while that Of Johann
did not meet With favor ut the time.
Now few know the name Of the waits
that OnenbAch wrote. Johann also
wrote 1.-THE Gypsy Baron" The Bat,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
Program for the Second Philharmonic
Concert Assures Enjoyable Event

and other great operettAA Grand
son Oscar has written several and In
Tho Chocolate Soldier proved him
self worthy Of bearing the name OK
Strauss While My Hero" u the
most popular Of the selections from
The Chocolate Soldier" there are =
couple OF duets that are Beautiful
and the latter duet Ia ~ piQuAnt a.
ono may desire
In his program Mr.. Bakes gives
considerable Information about the
composers upon whom he has drawn
for his muxc. which h rather
pleasing feature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
Diseenesrssd DUTY, - White Cox.

OVU00UoOs "a 00Wyp ~ WWstO O0Se
The nrst year Of major league um-
pire II strenuous. John Mullen. Of
PixtshUegA, who dehuttad n tha sAuaar-
lean In 1871 will bear witness to the
fact. The players early tried 70 dis
cover the material the smoky city man
was made OF. Hugh Duffy, manager
Of the White Sex. had his share Of ar
guments with Mullen. Duffy con.
fesses he lost every ona. yet admits he
once got q laugh ont Of the wranGie.
even though ON the wrong end OF the
decision.
Late In tho season CAioago was
playing ST. Louis. The s6ore stood
to In favor OF the Browns. Near the
close OF the game the 6ox nl1ed the
bases with two out Tho next batter
hit . line driver over third. Three
runners scored and the batter pulled
up Ut second. whsn to Du6y's dis
may Mullen called the hit . foul
The ball evidently struck close 70
the foul line, some 70 feet back of
third base. DUFFY rushed to where he
believed the bail struck and yelled:
"Coms hero Mullen and look ct the
foul Ano"
what's the uss wasting tims.- -
piled Mullen. bring the line to me-"
II was too much for Duny and he -
treated 70 the bench.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
And the brass Will crash
And the trumpets bray,
And they'll cut q dash
This eventfu1 day.

Or words to that effect.
Anyway It u going to be q great
game aid q great time.
The Blues are prepared to whip
the visitors from Norfolk. They are
OF the opinion that they have a good
show, anyway.
Norfolk Blues Confident
The Norfolk Blues will como here
this afternoon. prepared to 20 away
with the football that will be used
In tho game. The football becomes
the property Of the winning team.
Norfolk expects to carry away that
football. but the Richmond Blues
have In their minds eye . large. Mfe-
size oil painting Of that football hang
Ing In their armory, with the win
ming score on It They also expect
to be able to produce tna football II
called upon.
The game win start at $3.50 o'clock.
Pat Barry. Of Georgetown, will ref
cree Captain Daily. OF this years
victorious Georgetown team, 10 COM
ing down to umpire. Billy sitterding.
tho star quarterback Of the Blue and
Gray a Richmond boy. will be field
Judge, and 6aville, Of the Universtty
OF Virginia. will act ~ linesman.
After the game 10 over the team win
give a smoker 1t the armory. and
the Norfolk Blues have been invited
to attend and witness the celebration
II they ike. A few others have been
invited as we'll. and. as said In the
beginning, the occaAon will bo MEM
orahle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02


Substitutes: Richmond BIues-Mc-
Dowell, Dennis, Carr. Houston. Par
sons, Van Pelt Norfolk Blues
Myers. Henderson. LeFourcher. Nor
ria
Officials--Barry. of Georgetown.
referee: Daily, Of Georgetown. UNI
pire; Sitterding, of Georgetown, field
Judge: Saville. Of virginia, linesnan.
Game starts at $3.50 o'clock.
Joyous times are promised when
the Richmond Blues play the Norfolk
Blues In Broad Street Park today. Not
only win the football game be the
closing event Of the open air athletic
season. but the occasion will be MEM
orAhle.
TNs Blues. Band will be there. The
truo-hiue rooters will be mnssed on
the stand on the north side Of the
Kridiron and about every member OF
tho battalion will be on hand to cheer
the team on to victory.
And between the halves, no matter
how the game goes, they will hold q
eerpenttne dance.
That serpentine dance Is bound to
be 4 wonder.
War Whoops and Yells.
An Indian war dance II tame in
comparison. No Indian brave In his
bravest attire can match for Wild
ness \ football substitute in his blan-
ket. and no Indian war whoop can
equal tho beautifully developed yells
OF the football rocter That Is an
advantage the white mans college
education gives him. The Indian war
whoop is painfully monotonous. dis
NAL and unexciting. The football yell
OF the paleface rooter In a marvellous
bAttle-cry resoundtng. terrifying. in
spiring. with wonderful variations;
compelling admiration for tha genius
who invented them.
II Ia said that after hearing one OF
The football wells Of q minor college
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
WHAT THE THEATRES OFFER

Academy.
Today. matinee and evening
Alice in Wonderland"
Next week. Monday night--F'ritzi
Sche1 in Tho Duchess"
TueSday-The 6trugYiers."
Wednesday. matinee and evening
The Dawn Of q Tomorrow"
Friday and Saturday nights matt
nee Saturday-"Naughty Marietta"
Htjou.
Today. matinee and evening-Boni-
Ia in ''The Real Girl"
Next week. matinees Tuesday.
Thursday and saturday--~Bwerly."
Colonial.
Continuous vaudeville and moving
picture shows
Next week at the Academy will DO
notable. FRITZ Scheff viii DO seen in
her new operstta by Victor Herbert
and the smithA Tuesday Is devoted
to q passionate play called Tho
Struggierx" On Wednesday will be
seen Tho Dawn OF a Tomorrow," by
Is said to be one OF the most beau
tiful little dramas ever given. From
all accounts It should make q tre-
msndous hit in Richmond. 'NauSh-
ty Marietta" the operettA In which
Oscar HarumerStein Scared Trenttni,
winds UP the week.
FIRTH Echen.
Living in railroad cars has not al
ways the discomforts and inconven-
iences generally attributed to It. ANY,
one who doubts this statement might
ask Miss FRITZ Schen, who will be
seen hero Monday evening at the
Academy. In her new vehicle. Tho
ing a tour covering almost the entire
country from the Atlantic to tho Pa
citic, will live for the next SIX months
In her private car.
|. The car II one Of the finest ever
turned out by the Pullman Company.
1t contains three sleeping apArtments.
two bath roomA . parlor. ONCE.
kitchen and music room. In the lat
tor II q grand piano. 1t u equipped
with every convenience known and
available for the travellers use. and
Miss SchsR viii probably be just -
comfortable during her transconu-
mental tour ~ though she were In
her own home. Besides on the spe-
Schefrs car and the company sup
porting her will be an extra large
baggage car which will b used to
house her large limousine motor.
Mis- Schers appeaxance here will
be in 1.-The Duchess" = comic opera
In three acta. with music by that
master Of meaodtes, Victor Herbsre.
who haA with ono exception, pro-
vided tho score for every vehicle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

Inc mum ANNUAL meeunG OF the
American Automobile Association will
assemble At the Hotel Aston. New
York city next Tuesday with an at
tendance greater than has over be-
fore participated In the councils Of
the national organization Of motor
lists President Robert p. Hooper. OF
Pennsylvania, judging from the coun-
try-wide sentiment, will be compelled
to accept a reelection to the Lead
ershtp OF the association Colonel
Frank NJ. Joyce. Of Minnesota, the
first vice-preEdent 10 another who Is
practically sure of being asked to
continue In once along with
others who have been factors In the
success Of the Hooper administration.
In the evening VIII come a banquet
repute will be included, the list en-
bracing Ex-preGdents Winthrop E.
Scarritt. William H. Hotchkiss, and
Lewis r. Epeare.
Once upon = time the motorists
somewhat furtfvely promoted the good
roads propaganda. but the policy now
pursued In to work openly and avow-
edly for State and national systems
Of highways. The forthcoming gath
ering Will occupy . good part Of
its session with the consideration Of
ia definite plan for bringing about
Federal aid. The sentiment for which
has made such vast strides within the
past year. All road users, with few
exceptions. are Believers in govern
mental participation In highways
construction and maintenance. and
the decision u ms A. A. A. to hold
Ia Federal aid convention in Wash
ington. d. c.. January 16 and II, has
struck q popular chord throughout the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

popular, entertaining ana just
novel Beverly Of Graustark.
dramatist has adhered very Glossy
the book, and admirably suceee0
retaining the romantic atmoapa
Mr.. McCutcheon's charming
mythical principally. and al e.
beautiful scenes pictured In Mo T.
have been Realistically and art1ex1o
transferred to tho stage ~ meAn]
the massive and elaborate scon1o
duction with which the play - mou
ed
All of the interesting charss1eEn
the story have also heen reta1no1El
the play, Gnd are moro enter
real life than In the story.
The Beverly Of the play u -
Calhoun. Of Warrington. p. G.. MI
cal bright American girl. who aee9
panied only by her old colored $500
Aunt Fanny, journeys to GTatiatnl
q time when that country = o.
verge.of war to visit Yetive, thu e.
PRINCESS. She In deserted In the n
tains by her escort. falls 1nto
hands Of what she believes - N
hand OF brigands, proceeda -
TO fall desperately In love VIII
leader OF the band who ID woun
her defense. She masQueradoo 1N
Princess, and after any numbe
humorous and exciting adyootu11
wooed and won by her 0utcae&
who eventually turns out to ~
other than Prince bantam
The play has been cast WteA
trsme care and mounted with -
crate and massive scenic produet
A. the celsnial.
One OF the real treats Of thl1 oG
other season win present itseR t
vaudeville bill arranged -
weeks entertainment 1t thu Co..
Wilmer. Vincent and Wells hAx1
gagged ~ the star attraction the
try Kids in miniature ruE1l
comedy. There are . dOxon
performer, takers. singers s104
GERS In the Offering to b. lAa
u tho work of the versatile NttsG
Edwards.
With . long run Of the 1
songs, and. Incidentally. H6N
Of tho most popular Of sonG
with dancing numbers anA
girls. the capable company -
Fred Hackett and Gertrude
seems sure to create Z furore
city 40 they have In every
vaudeville house In this oount1
Another novel feature will -
by the PsloQuins. . pair Of ha11
ulators and globe rollers.
said to BE- Of the highest Ga11
earned fame on both sides ~
iantic and u almost certain
. pleasing exhibition locally.
A snappy and gingery sanG1
dancing exhibition viii b. ol
nnthvya1I and RrnWn az n4knk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
loND, VA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1911
TO BUILD WASHINGTON ROAD
SURVEY CON
STRUCTED FROM RICHMOND TO NATIONAL CAPITAL BY
vIRCINIANs--LINK In GREAT HIGHWAY

the South 60 North and dnd excel
lent roads ana travel where and
when they please. but in the winter
time motorists from the North may
not travel through the South.
No Winter Roads.
In Virginia there are few winter
roads and motorists who go to oa-
yannah or Jacksonville or other points
in the South ship their cars by
steamer, or posi- ply. rail. Even in
the summer time when htey wish to
tour through the South they do not
come through Richmond. 1hey keep
down the Valley pike. II Richmond
IL their objective point they are
obliged to~make a detour that means
an extra days travel from Washing
ton.
. 1t Is to avoid all this that the COM
mittee OF enterprising Virginlans are
starting to build the road to Wash
ington. The preliminary survey will
be made shortly, weather permitting,
and the real work of building the
road will be started as early as Dos
sible.
One thing IL certain
The road between Richmond and
Washington u going to be built. II
only a sand-clay road can be built
1t will be built. The committee has
undertaken to find the money and the
money will be found. The road Is
goingssto be built.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

acoeptances that 1t is assured that
the convention will have evening ses-
sions In order that all who desire
may be heard. The question 10 now
up for the adoption of some plan
that will amalSamate the many ideas
expressed, though It is generally rec
ogntzed that a measure satisfactory
to all 10 going to be something quite
difficult to plan. The principal thing.
however. Is to obtain interstate high
ways, and the motorists themselves
have no preJudtces on the subject as
to favoring any one OF the thirty
odd measures that have been intro
duced and referred TO committees
In great degree, because OF their
good roads activities, the A. A. A
is materially adding to It's member
Hhip every week, and the latest ad-
ditions include the Montana State Au-
tomobile Association with the clubs
In Butte, Anaconda and Helena; the
Yuma County Automobile Association.
Yuma, Ariz., and the Extra Automo-
bile Club OF Extra, Ia. From Ell
Paso, N. NJ, Beresford. s. D.. and
Indianapolis, Ind, has como corre-
spondence which indicates formal ap-
plications from those cities In the
near future.
Hudson Car Snksllcs Record.
The Alsop Motor Company, the
Hudson dealer, today received news
from Detroit that the sef-ytarting
Hudson 49," the latest car designed
by Howard z. Coffin. has smashed
every record for popularity achieved
by the Ave previous automobiles built
by Mr.. CONN. This was evidenced
by the fact that 4S per cent, pracu-
cally half. Of the factorys produc-
ton for the 1911-1s12 seasons has al
ready passed into owners hands. this
record having been made three and
one-hah months following the an
nouncement OF the model.
The early part OF August, deliv-
cries were commenced on Mr.. Collins
new model and today the fact that
the self-starting Hudson "33" Is near
ly a thousand cars ahead OF the 1911
sensation in sales. evidences the fact
that history IL repeating Itself with
Howard e. Conin's creations
This news L. not surprising to me-"
said Mr.. J, B. Alsop today. For years
IL has been the desire Of Mr.. Coffin
to work toward clean design and
he has reached perfection in free
ing the Sef-gtarung HUDSON SO
from the clutter Of iron and rods
that has been compared to the useless
Iscaffolding Of buildings ] know OF
several instances where automobile
engineers themselves have purchased.
for their personal use, the cars built
by Howard r. Conn. The result OF
the above facts will be that excess
demand for the selfstarting Hudson
"33" will probably double that OF last
year. The wise motorist Is he who
makes arrangements for his car In
advance Of the big spring buvfng
when cars arc hard to get, sonnet les
impossible"
On Mr.. Alsop's floor are being ex-
hibited the models Of the self-gtart-
ing Hudson "3s." The car has nearly
q thousand fewer parts and its max
~rs claim It Is as noiseless as an elec-
trio. this being due to the enclosed
motor. valves and mechanism and
moving parts. This also makes the
car impregnable to dust. dirt. grit
and sand. II exemplihee Mr.. Cof-
ans doctrine of clean design ana
marks the greatest achievement In
hts engineering career.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

Mr.. Caley's letter II only one OF
many. A. G. Batchelder. of the A A.
A. and Secretary Elliott OF the Tour
ing Club OF America Col. Henry Mo-
Nair and other prominent automobile
men have written In the same strain
Mr.. Galley It may be recalled 10
from Ohio. His letter is taken a. tho
real expression OF the delegation from
Ohio-gentlemens who were mortified
deeply by the exhibition OF an Ohio
an at the convention.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02
RICHMOND BLUES PL AY RIVAL
BLUES FROM NORFOLK TODAY
Band WI Be Hand Sbeine Dance VIII Be Feature and Cap
Daily Of Georgowm and Billy Sieydng WIN Be Among
Ofeas-Smokey at A,mory Follows Come

that an aborigine. VINO had made the
Carlisle team tho f1rst seASon, owing
to his ability to eat EN- alive, be-
came panicstricken and declared that
the warriors on the side lines would
surely shoot them all up and scalp
them
War Dance AZ R00tcrs.
And a serpsntine dance is the war
dance Of the white football rooter.
Twining arms with the substitutes In
their blankets and with steamers and
flags waving. led by an ingenious
leader. they form . long line and
dance mad1y over the gridtron in and
out with more wonderful figures than
ever Craig Wadsworth invented for .
cotillon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

Letter Of Appreciation.
Just by way of illustrating how tho
visitors to Richmond enjoyed the hos
pttality OF this city during the con-
vention the following letter Is pre-
seuted-
Cleveland, O.. Nov. %, 1911.
Mr.. Preston Belvtn.
President Virginia Automobile As
ISOLATION,
Richmond, Va.
My Dear hff. Belvin:-I wish 70
express to you and to the members
OF your splendid club in Richmond
my hearty and sincere appreciation
of the many courtesies extended to
our delegation during the recent Good
Roads convention.
The many acts OF courtesy have
proven to all OF US that there is a
fraternal tie In automobile circles a.
strong ~ that which EXISTS In many
more exclusive societies.
Trusting to zee you and repre-
sentative OF your club at the annual
meeting OF. the American Automo-
bile Association In New York.
Very cordially yours.
FRED H. Galley,
Secretary Cleveland Automobile Club.