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ANTI.FAT.

Enterprising Washington cores
pondents, who see everything that is
going on in the nations capital and a
good deal that isn't. announce to an
anxious public that the presidents
family has gone to the country. hur-
rah, and that the president is batch
ing. 1t is further heralded from our
seat of government that. weary of his
lonely lot. the president has invited
in Archibald Etc. Butts. presidential
military aide, and Secretary Hilles to
share the lonely mansion and the
white house bacon and eggs.
This suggests q, little relief for a
weary president Not, Of course. that
he is weary of his wife and children,
or that he is SO lonesome that Hilles
and Butts were greatly needed. But
he is weary of being fat, notwith-
standing the daily ton of ice below
the executive Office, and is still firm
in the belief that no gentleman
should weigh more than an elephant.
In his bachelor days, there is q
chance for loss Of weight which
might interest him more than Cana
dian reciprocity.
Or such would be the case If the
Wnlte mousse CHeI SnOulu also get d
vacation, and Taft, Butts and Hilles
take turns about preparing their own
grub and shooting high dice to see
who should wash the dishes. Men
make good deal Of fun Of the kind
Of cooking women do when left to
themselves and far from the cries of
the manly appetite which is wont to
keep them busy. Men even say wo-
men are apt to starve under such cir
cumstances, II the man doesn't return
because 1t Is so much simpler to
starve than cook. But the home-cook-
ing efforts of a man accustomed to
being we'll fed by someone else. are
surely intended to reduce weight. He
will enjoy bacon and eggs for time,
and get considerable grease on the
kitchen floor. Then, perhaps, he will
add further grease spots by his ef-
forts to produce pancakes like mother
used to make. after which he falls
back on canned goods. II the res
taurants or his wife didn't come to
the rescue, he, also, might starve in
time. It 10 feared, Of course. that
the. care and dignity Of state will
prevent the president from taking
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WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACK.
ERAY.

The centenary OF the birth OF WILL
lam Makepeace Thackeray occurred
July 1S. Lady Anne Thackeray
Richie, the novelist's daughter, at
tended the reception Of the master Of
Charterhouse, where Thackeray had
his schooling. An exhibition Of
Thackeray relics was held at the
Charterhouse and Lord Rosebury op-
ened the exhibition. The American
ambassador, Whitelaw Reid, is mem
ber of committee which has organ
lied Thackeray centenary dinner.
and on this occasion addressed the
diners. Besides the celebrations in
London, reception will be given
some time during the autumn in New
York, where relics and many articles
of interest will be on exhibition.
George E. Fordburg, prominent in
American literature, writes:
civilian Makepeace Thackeray,
English novelist. was born in Calcut-
ta, India, July 18, 1911, and died De-
cember "a, 1868. His parents be-
longed to the upper and middle clas.
He left college without degree, trav-
eled and expected to be an artist. was
married at the age Of twenty-five.
Edited a paper, first attempt appear
ed simultaneously in France and Eng
land. Before he became famous he
wrote for Frasier's Magazine. Yellow
Plush Papers are his best papers
written for Frasier's. Book Of Snobs
is one of his best Vanity Fair, Pen
dennis. Virginians and Newcomers
are his best works. Thackeray's 8
stories do not end but stop. He kept
his characters, and carried them
from one story to another. Newcom-
ers is his best; Vanity Fair good. Pen
dennis was not liked at first.
Scott, Thackeray and Dickens are
considered the greatest English nov
elists of the nineteenth century.
Thackeray visited America twice on
ton October 30, 1851, in the Can
ada" and with him was brought a
package containing the first copies
of Henry Esmond." To an acquain-
tance who met him on Beacon street
shortly after his arrival, with three
volumes of Henry Esmond" tucked
under his arm, the author said:
"Here is the very best can do and
am carrying it to Prescott (William
H. Prescott) as a reward Of merit for
having given me my first dinner in
America. l stand by this book, and
am willing to leave it where I go as
my card"
He was cordially welcomed where
ever he appeared in America, and he
was especially successful far beyond
his moderate expectations. To use
his own words, he said: 81 shall
carry back sacks full Of sheckles fol
my girls, God bless them!"
Thackeray made a second visit te
America in October. 1855, and bade
farewell April "a. the following
spring; he left suddenly. running
away from fear Of saying goodbye t.
his friends. He had expressed (
lstrong desire to return to this coun.
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BRINGS A
MINOR RECORD PRICE

East Liverpool, Ohio, Aug. 9.-It
was reported here that Pitcher Earl
Mossley OF the Youngstown team Of
the Ohio and PennSylvania league
brought Q record price for Z minor
league player whom he was sold q
few days ago 70 the Chicago team Of
the National league. It ID said that
the pitcher brought to the owners OF
the youngstown club $4,000. MoSe-
Icy will make his last appearance at
! Hast Z. Ml.!ysrpool .dnring ths series that
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NECHE WON FROM
CRYSTAL TOURNEY

Splendid pitching on the part Of
Lsigh for Crystal availed him moth
ing and Neche won the afternoon
game from Crystal by q score Of 1
to o. Walhalla won the evening game
Of the tournament, detecting st.
Thomas by score Of 6 to i.
The Neche team in the afternoon
game was composed chiefly Of uni
versity men. while the Crystal team
was partly made up Of Pickett play
.ers. In the first inning, Gullickson
for Necha reached first on an error,
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TOO BLAMED SMART.

Along about the time school closed,
each year for several past, boys of
the land, and men who used to be
boys, have been bored good deal by
hearing of the mental feats Of Robert
Sidis, 13-year-old son Of DR.. Sidis,
the we'll known psychologist. This
bright boy could read all the Greek
authors in the original when he was
IL. At IL he had developed interest
in the advanced work of classical
philology, whatever that is. Now, at
13, he has just completed his sopho-
more year at Cambridge, and there
have been various other hifalutin
achievements set down to his credit.
That is Doc Sidis' notion of educat-
ing boy; and it must be admitted that
he is great little educator in his
line. But it needn't worry the aver
age boy who had some trouble pull
ing the seventh grade at the same
age. Education isn't all absorbed
from the books, and it is doubtful If
young Sidis can throw curve ball,
swim with the crawl stroke or racing
overland. He probably doesn't know
half Nelson from short arm jab,
or the best bait for bullheads. Prob
ably he doesn't know the commercial
value of an agate compared with
classy in the marts of Boyville, and
in many other important essentials in
education may be as deficient as the
youngster who doesn't even know
which league Homer played in.
There have been precocious young
sters before the Sidis boy appeared
upon the scene, and there will be
others after him. Most of them have
led their class in school, and petered
out when they got out where there
is some strange work to be done.
while the youngster who found it
difficult to get strangle hold on
fractions, finds the world full of easy
marks, and becomes captain of in
dustry or Of sand barge and lives
happily ever afterwards.
A layman may not say that new
tangled educational schemes are
wrong, but it remains to be demon
strated that crowding boy years be-
yond his fellows is any help toward
keeping that pace through life,
when achievement in life becomes
really important. A boy is a savage.
and education, in its broader sense,
means putting him next to civiliza-
ton gradually, and changing all his
natural tendencies too soon is apt to
break something.
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SPECIAL BOAT
FOR oLYMP|ANs
Americans May Go Abroad in
a Chartered Steamer
$4,000 Needed

football squads have Travelled the
country in private cars. The idea of
a special steamship taking COM
pany of athletes across the Atlantic,
however, is unusual. This latter
plan promises to be worked out by
the American Olympic team that will
sail for Sweden about June IL next
year. Negotiations are under way
for the use Of the steamship Schles-
ing, which runs from Marseilles to
Egypt during the winter.
Now that all the details have been
finally settled, the program decided
upon, events arranged for and the
final rules and regulations expected
in America within the next ten days,
the American committee will get
busy in an effort to raise the $4,000
needed to properly defray the ex-
penses Of the team. AS starter the
Amateur Athletic union has sub
scribed $1,000 to the fund.
Going After Good Givers.
At a conference held recently it
was decided at once to send out an
appeal to all individuals who have
heretofore been liberal with contri-
buttons. Furthermore, 1t is the inten-
ton Of the committee to create fin
ance committees in different sections
Of the country and also arrange a
proper time for holding all tryout
games.
Prof. William M. Sloane, dean Of
the international committee, has re-
quested that a meeting be held up
on his return to this country some
time in November, to make the final
arrangements so that the work can
be carried on without the slightest
hitch.
Following is the appeal that has
been sent to all colleges, clubs and
governing bodies in the United States,
as we'll as to the members of the
American Olympic committee, who
are requested to constitute them
selves members of the finance COM
mttee.
Text of the Appeal.
"'The Olympic games of 1912 will
be held at stockholR under the au-
spices Of tho International Olympic
committee, and an American Olympic
committee has been, appointed to Sc
lect team from the United States
and collect funds to send the team
to Sweden. The American committee
has organized, with Robert M.
Thompson as president and Julian
w. Curtis as treasurer. 1t is the in
tention of the committee to establish
a fund of $4,000 to pay the expenses
Of the team Of 1912, and this money
must be subscribed by. public-spirited
citizens who believe in American
representation at these games and
also appreciates what it means for
the American athletes to show SUI
premacy.
"The Amateur Athletic union has
started the fund with a donation of
s., 900; $4,000 must be raised Can
we ask of you liberal contribution
to this fund? If your club desires to
help out also with a contribution 1t
would be appreciated"
The evening times., 1911-08-09

Marriage may tend to make . man
economical, but that isn't the reason
he doesn't have to pay excess postage
on the letters he writes his wife when
she is away. as he did in the court
ship days. s$:; Isss5 s5
E No apple Ii entirely satisfactory -
less It iS red. ssss
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y. but was never permitted to do

so.
He died before the dawn of De-
cember "a, 1863. The last twelve
years of his life were crowned with
financial success and worldly ap-
plause. but previously he had. as
many other literary lights have done,
struggled with poverty; an attic room
and frugal breakfast laid on one
end of his writing table was his rule,
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advantage of this opportunity, but
anyone who has been over the route
knows that the anti-fat chance of a
lifetime is before him.
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2 + y + \ = 4 $50 = - =
AMERICAN LEAGUE
& 4 :: 4 4 i 4 4 i i
THAT Sfckenine Thud.


New York, Aug. 9.-New York won
both ends Of the double header with
Detroit here Tuesday. The home team
captured the first by punching five
hits with a pass of Mullin in the
eighth inning. giving them four runs.
Cobb drove in Detroit's first three
runs. One was on second and one
out in the ninth when Cobb hit a
terrific liner toward first. Chance made
la sensational one hand catch of the
drive and doubled Jones at second,
ending the game.
The second was a pitchers battle
between Fisher who succeeded
Vaughn after the first inning and La
fltte. Cobb scored Detroit's only run
on his two Dagger and Crawford's g
single. Hartsell drove in New York's
two runs in the second with a timely
single.
Moriarity was badly spiked in the
right knee by Daniels in the first
game and was carried OF the field.
Cobb was put out Of the second game
in the third inning by ridiculing
Umpire Mullin, after he had been
called ont ON atrik0s
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Won From Maps.

Boston. Aug. s.-Boston won nip
and tuck battle with Cleveland Tues
day. Tho batting Of Hooper and
Gardner Wa worthy Of note. The
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Saints Swatted "Stoney..

Saints Swatted "Stoney."
big inning against Stoney McGlynn
Tuesday and took advantage of the
slip by scoring enough runs to beat
Milwaukee. Gehring started the game
for the local club, but was forced to
retire at the end Of the fourth inning
after being hit on the knee with line
drive off the bat to Harry Clark.
Chech finished up in good shape.
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stole second. went to third on q put
out and stole home. Two more scores
were added In the fifth inning when
Slingsby was passed and reached
second and third on errors. Robert
son followed and went to first on one
Of these errors and the two scored
on hit. Robertson. pitching for
Neche. struck out seven men, hit one
and passed one, while Leigh pitching
for Crystal, struck out sixteen men,
passed i've and hit one. Leigh was
Wild at times but effective. Follow
ing are the lineups for the; afternoon
game:
Neche: slingsby, c; Robertson, p;
Gullickson. 1b: Evans. II; Bradshaw,
2b: McFadden, RI; Thexton, %: Knee
shaw, c; Marion, 3b.
Crystal-Thiefs, 1b: Dewar. IS: Oh
son. 3b; Ray, c: Hunter, 2b; Leigh,
p; Gilbert, CT: Kennedy, RI; Hunter,
Evening Game
In the evening game, Walhalla de-
feater st. Thomas without difficulty,
the scoring being 6 to 1. The batter
les for st. Thomas were Nelson and
Hunter and for Walhalla, Bouvette
and Pindel. Both pitchers did splen-
did work, Bouvette allowing four hits
and Nelson seven. Walhalla, how
ever, made only two errors as against
eight by st. Thomas.
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Cubs Sticking In First.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Chicago defeated
New York Tuesday. The game was a
pitchers battle In which Richie re-
ceived better support. Wiltse's base
on balls. followed BY q triple, an out
and two errors, and Saier's drive, also
followed by triple. gave Chicago
three runs. A double and a single
netted New York one run.
= : r. H. e.
Chicago .................. g 0
New York 80. ...........s.....s16 6 3
Richie and Archer; Wiltse. Crandall
and. Myers, II ~.
Reds Won Easily. +.
I Cincinnati. Aug. 9.-Cincinnah de-
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feated Boston here Tuesday afternoon.
Gaspar was in fine form and held the
visitors safe at all times. Esmond's
batting featured.
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AMERICAN ASSN. .
! 4 4 + + = + * X :: = Il r Il 4
Standing or tho Clnhs.
Thirty.Fiye Hits Made.

Th1rty.Five Hits Made.
Toledo, Aug. 9.-Thirty-five hits for
a total Of forty-two bases were made
in Tuesdays game between Louisville
and Toledo, which was won by Toledo.
The home club pounded Hearne aud
Slagle to all corners and ran wild Oh
bases. Swan kept Lis hits scattered.
Shortstop Butler and Catcher Miller
collided in the sixth and Butler was
compelled to retire. His shoulder may
he broken
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
+ \ X X \ X X Il /: X i \ ):
Standing 0f the Ciuns.
Hoodoo to Nothing.


Pittsburg, Aug. 9.-Pittsburg Tues
day shut out Philadelphia. The visitors
reached third base three times. Lobert
was caught at the plate attempting to
stretch a three bagger into home
run. Pittsburg punched hits and runs
between the second and eighth in
ming, hitting both Beebe and Ewing,
who succeeded to the rubber after the
fourth inning. Pittsburg tried new
man at first base, Keene Of the
Springfield team of the Ohio league.
He hurt his leg in the fifth inning and
was relieved by Hunter. Ferry was
strong and was given errorless sup
R.H.E
Pittsburg ...................1 .13 IL Q
Philadelphia ................ 0 10 3
Ferry and Gibson; Beebe. Ewing
and Madden.
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Cardinals Blanked.

st. Louis, Aug. 9.-Brooklyn shut
out ST. Louis Tuesday afternoon. Knet-
zer kept his hits we'll scattered. The
visitors first run came in the fourth
on two singles and Harmon's error.
Two singles and stolen base netted
them another in the ninth. Wheat
scored both runs. Harmon famed
eight
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Sox Still Dropping.

a
Sox Still Dropping.
Philadelphia, Aug. 9.-Philadelphia
made 1t thress straight victories over
Chicago by winning Tuesdays game.
The home team won by punching five
hits, which included triple, three
doubles and single with base on
balls of White in the seventh and
eighth innings.
Plank did not give base on balls
until the seventh inning. Then he
mixed up three passes with sacrl-
fee and Danforth. the Texas south
paw, took his place. Eddie Collins
made the seasons record here for
second basemen by accepting four
teen chances
.R.H.E.
rh!laoeipnla ................ 4 10 Q
Chicago 1 8 O
Plank. Danforth and Thomas;
White and Payne. ...."
Browns Get It Hard.
Washington, Aug. 9.-Washington
drove Nelson from the rubber in one
inning Tuesday and easily defeated
st. Louis. The batting Of Walker and
the fielding Of Conroy were features.
r. H. f.
Washington .................1o 9 2
st. Louis Observation-Disclosures. 5 8 3
johnson and Street; Nelson, Ham
ilton and Stephens.
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Millers to Blues Again.

Minneapolis, Aug. 9-Minneapolis
could not hit Rhoades with any sue
cess Tuesday and lost the second
game of the series. Kansas City
punched hits in the fourth and the
home club punched three errors in
the fifth. President Chivington was
a spectator
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Indians Had Luck.

Columbus, Aug. 9.-Indianapolis
batsmen hit hard and had some luck
with bunts,; while winning their sec
ond game OF the series; Sensational
plays by the Columbus outf1elders fea-
tured. Schlitzer scattered his hits un-
til the ninth when three were
punched. y,
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"The Amateur Athletic union has
started the fund with donation Of
$1,000; $4,000 must be raised Can
we ask Of you liberal contribution
to this fund? If your club desires to
help out also with contribution it
would be appreciated"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

Secretary Gray. OF the New York Ma
tional League baseball club. said no
attempt to count the requests had been
made. An estimate Of $4,000 might not
be excessive. however. he vontured.
Owing to the great seating capacity
OF the Polo Notwithstanding like
hO.00o-under conditions which will
prevail for the worlds series. Mr.. Gray
was confident that all applicants who
complied with tho conditions laid down
by the national commission and the
New York club could be supplied
This. however. referred TO requests
for tickets for the entire series here.
These would probably exhaust the sup
ply. the secretary thought. so that APP
plicants for single seats would not be
likely to have their demands satisfied.
With capacity crowds for tho games
here assured, the New York pennant
winners. who will represent tho Ma
tional League In the series. are being
carefully groomcd by Manager Nc
Graw for the coming battle. Marquard.
tho brilliant southpaw, was given a
workout IN the game with Boston to-
day. and was loft In long enough to
satisfy McGraw that he was by no
means on tLc backward track
Nearly. half tho regulars were out OF
the lineup to-day, and tho batting or
der is likely to show frequent changes
In the games with Brooklyn next week,
as McGraw Will cndeavor to gauge the
amount OF work necessary for each in
dividual to keep him "oncdge" for
crucial struggles 10 follow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
.LAWTON Virgins
WIN S HANDICAP

Laurel. Md, October THE feature
race. the Baltimore handicap of $1,000
value to the winner went to Law,on
Virgins. Lahore was second. and Star
Charter, third Summaries:
First race-pursc $500. three-yeat.
olds and up. mile and seventy yards
Earle Pimponel % 10 !, . to i. even)
first. Hedge Rose 6 to /. . to u sec
ond, Syzygy & to Io) third Time,
1919 40.
Second racc-purse $500. two-year
olds. five and half furlongs-Com-
moners Touch 6 to /. to 5, out)
first. Affa bile q to .. out). second. Duke
Daffy {. TO - third. Time. 1:l2 4-5.
Third race-purse $500, thrce-ycar-
olds and UP. mile and seventy yards
Gay Deceiver C6 to 8, TO 8, / to p
first. DR.. Barkley (even and 10 n
second. Dolly Bultman (cvon) third.
Time. 1850 2-5.
Fourth race-Baltimorc handicap.
three year-olds and up, $4,000, mile and
a siNteenth-Lawton Virgins 90 to !, {
to l, to - first. Lahore e 10 |. 4 to
- second, Star Charter tcven) third.
Time, l:52 3-5.
olds and up. six furiongs-Eua Bryson
90 to /. TO /, to y nrst, Lady Irma
q to ], even) second, Eagle Bird (ouD
third. Time. 1:lSl 3-,.
Sixth racc-pursc $500. three.year-
olds and up. mile and an eighth-Brc-
vite e to /. to 10. ouD FIRST. Grant q
to >, to - second, Golden Castle q
10 % third. Time, 1889
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
NORTH CAROLINA
Wins FIRST GAME
Defeats Wake Forest at Chapel
Hill by Score of
IL to 3.

Chapel Hnl. n. C., October 7.--Caro-
lima defeated Wake Forest by the
score OF . 10 3 before a crowd of
from 500 to 900 people. 4 special train
from Wake Forest brought over zoo
rooters. who checred continuously. The
heat told heavily OH both teams.
The first touchdown was made three
minutes after play began. on rushes.
Winston and Manning carried the ball
to the Baptists' siNteen-yard line. TIL
lot went over for the touchdown.
Wake Forest scored in the second
quarter n beautiful forward pass Ut
Icy 10 Joynor. put the ball OH Carolina's
twenty five-yard line Savage kicked
field goal
Cardinals second score came in
scarcely minute after play began in
the second half. Winston kicked TO
Wake Forests vineyard line. Utley
returned fifty yards Wake Forest
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WOODBURY. WINS
FROM WASHINGTON
Especial to The Times.Dispatch.

10 1 ne IlrllcS DiEp1tCh.l
Woodberry Forest. Va, October -
The Western High School. of Wash
ington, lost to Woodbury. Forest in
football this afternoon By the score of
IL to o. Rain fell throughout the
game. making the footing bad and
the playing ragged. Neither side could
gain ground consistently. In the third
quarter, Simons. for Woodherry,
blocked kick. and fell on the ball
behind the goal. scoring the first
touchdown. In the last quarter,
Woodbcrry scored again. and kept tho
visitors on the defense most OF this
time.
The Western players ran for touch.
down in tho early part OF the game,
but tho score was not allowed. az
tho umpire had blown his whistle for
offsidc in the line.
The visitors seemed to think this
decision was unfair. and marrcd tho
rest Of the game for the spectators
by much kicking.