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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
COLLINS
PICKS ATHLETICS
Thinks Mackrnen Will Come
Back" and Lead Way in
American League.

Eddie Collins has joined Connie
Mack and others in announcing that
the Athletics look like pennsnt win
neTs next season. The Columbia boy
bases his prediction on the showing
made by the Mackmen on their recent
trip to Cuba. when they made the In
fated islanders look like tailend
Three l League team.
Before they went - Cuba the Mack
men were ordered to be regular ball
players. cut out all junketing and re-
deem the mselVes for their poor eXhib. e.
ton against the Cubans in 1910. and
they followed instructions. The re-
suit was that they won nine out Of
eleven games played. some of them by
scores Of 10 to o. 10 to . and 10 TO ,.
and made the island fans sore on Amer
lean baseball.
According to Collins. every man on
the team was afflicted with some sort
az a!iment. bat IN spite Of tnis the )
played wonderful bali. Frank Baker
hit ~ az awful clip and showed Ha-
vara some real Swatting. The best
feature of the tsp was the work Of tn
pitchers. Bender especially. fhc bis
Indian. VII use failure TO show his true
form knocked Connie Macks ptnnaut
hopes galley west last season. twirled
fne ball. and il now looks as though
he would be available next year.
The Cuhaus Thought they had the
best BAH cilbs boo tar world uutil sc
n.ut down th,-c." sass Eddie. and
then they bcFan To- realize that Uncle
sam had 4 few teams LAT over WAS he'd
them.
i want 90 say word about our
three pitchers Eddie PLANK, Jac *
COMBS and chief Bender. They bad
more TRAN -hrv bad ever shown. ard
trey Used 80 when ~ was needed JACK
Combs pitched o. nD-rit. un-run came
.ralrsf Havana. AID h4t one man Zoi
fa frst base. He goa there through au
error TIE Cuhar4 fil not kr rs what
o.. mako OF ta. way Ia.k SHOT tfat
-..Ir over rh. State. Ills n.i .rfalr fas
f.sl.s. aud .f VIII never bother lIm
.-a.n tHIrk~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
PLENTY MONEY.
BUT DIE IN WANT
Sisters Apparently Poverty.
Stricken Leave $500 and
Three Gold Watches.

ST Louis. December 2s--E>xa1nanation o.
the body o. Mrs. Sarah Johnson. who. with
her sister. Mss Mary Scttt. died Christ
mas Eve OF pneumonia. apparently in direct
want revealed that bag around her waist
contained 500 IN cash ana three gold
watches II Mss Scotts effects were found
deeds and papers showing bank deposits
Little s. known ci the sisters. They ar
arrived Two weeks ago az the address whore
death occurred both suffering With colds.
which developed into pneumonia They re-
fused TO have medical Alteration because o.
tho COST. and declined TO go TO free hos
p.tai
Although living IN the same rooms they
slept in sinSle beds and used separate
taples. dishes and silverware. Bills were
evenly divided - tween them
Il the de.!riUls preceding death Mrs.
johnson spoke o. a daughter living IN u y
NJ Nico and o. sister IT, Pue5 o. Coz. The
elder woman was about Atty years Old, and
Mis- Scctt had remarked that she Was
more than forty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
THREE-ClUb RACE
SAYS NJ ALEER
Predicts Next Pennant Will Lie
Between Boston, Athletics
and Washington.

Jimmy McAIeer. the president OF the
Red Sox. has few words TO say
bo,it next seasons race in the Amer
lean League. With excellent judgment,
Jimmy does not predict that the Red
Sox will grab the pennant again tie
believes thai il will be race between
tn. Ped Sox. the Athletics and W ash
t.erou Nj MCAie,v says u " d -"
a blanket affair between the three
strong Eastern clubs. Callahan ttati
mas some merit and is always dan
,,.rous with Ia. Walsh on tn noun j.
al thinks very highly Of his young
urst has, MAJ B-rton. ana NJ naS d
eorkins good second sacker IN hath'
.Ore % the hardest teams for US 10
heat will be the Athletics. Ma, r :
cam rad a bad year last season. Du'
- evav the club got together cow
in cuba shows that the stun IS thei''
- must have been a blow 70 mos
riav.rs % see 90 bows IN BOSTON
sharing the rich results Of tn world :
series. aui I think they VIII "vi y
s.r, iard goo set % cf the hou"rs WhlcN
we took away from them nri. has
a great ball cilb 81 every dtpar int p,
% IS O. sll-lla@ outtt. liable 20 oretN
I'D "a gam. in any inning J think the
Athletic pitching stat VIII he much
stronger next scar.
-Tas Washington club viii also BE-
DO -.
-~ -.f..-.Y 20 o.. .r.~ 81 tfI.
...i wen -a. ,xcep-ion q candii. vnp
....as .r.-. .- .s.. ..sEfr. e. last s.a-
..-- ~h. r.-t % tlc ciub is shat :
10. -. st...-,-...-.- -.rl- Z r.-,. a
t... .-.-- .t.... ma. -fe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
MEDLEY OF AUTOS
FOR LOCAL SHOW
Every Known Car, With Many
Contrivances, Will Be on
Exhibition.

The magnitude OF the auto show 70 be
held In this city Ia February can best be
Judged b. contrasting the spacious Horse
Show building in which the show will be
held with the largest garage Ia the city.
Thus one can see how many machines can
be placed 70 advantage IN the Horse show
bullulag. and when IL IA known that every
foot % space Will be utilized by the car
manufacturers or the accessory nrms. the
forthcoming show looms bigger and bigger.
Back % thc movement are the hustang
n.ners o. the Richmond Automobile Club.
who are assisting the members Of the Rich
ul0nd Automobile Dealers Association In
boosting The show and acQuainting the pub-
hc with the Significance and Importance OF
such an exhibition.
General Manager r. b. Hutchison Is work-
ing, ard working hard. FOR upon his should
~ rests the success OF the show. Ii will
ia reality. be the LARGEST automobile show
ever held Ia the South. Baltimore and At
lanta claims 10 the contrary nOtwlthstand-
ing- Mr.. HutchisOn managed the Baltimore
show and II was success. Naturally ne
aims 20 make RichsnOnd's show bigger and
better. and his experience Will bring sbou;
the results he desires.
Eyery ksad of car viii BE- exhibited here,
ana the display viii be representative OF
hundreds OF thousands Of doilsrv The hail
VIII be lavish.y decorated: there will he
band concerts every afternoon and evening.
and each day vii. Dc lul! OF interest to the
pubilc.
The railroads Will De asked 70 make !ov
rates FOR the round trip from points within
% miles o. Rlohsnond. which Will bring
thousands Of visitors here during the six
days o. the big show
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
PI AN ASSOCIATION
TO FOSTER AMATEUR
TRACK ATHLETICS
Frank s. Tousey Prime Mover to Renew later
est Among Local Athetes.--4 10 Hold Big Iii
door Meet ebruAry e n HOrseohow
bu0mg
building

who is not only enthusiastic but am
bilious and Is anxious to lend his
time ana talents TO the project, said.
Il realize that interest in field and
track athletics have been long neglect
ed in Richmond, and that the present
project must necessarily be depende mt
upon an educational campaign. We
must show 10 the yOunser men and
boys Of Richmond the value of this
branch of sport There can be none
who will gainsay the fact that prep
aration for these events must end IN
good The man who is physically
clean, who has purged his body OF
the physical weaknesses, must be men,
tally clean. Once Interested the scheme
will grow OF itself What 1t wants
now is a good beginning. The men
themselves must help in this If they
will MI out the card which The Times
Dispatch is printing and send ii either
to me or the Sporting Editor, they
will have started the hrst step for
ward.
Would Start ModestIy.
ANY one who has watched these in
door games. or outdoor games, knows
how full OF interest they are. To see
athletes trained to the minute, giving
the best they have in them, is always
a pleasure, and the greatest pleasure
is the knowledge that those taking
part are physically Mt. 1t is a great
work we have mapped out. and we
hope for success. We do not plan 70
start on q tremendous scale. We
realize that to be too ambitious at
the beginning is apt 10 spell failure.
We would much rather start in a mod
est way and build surely and securely
t. q, h,v, 20 how. a al- nd h.a
bean-stalk growth. to re cut down be-
fore we are fairly started. If the
meet on February 90 is success, then
we plan to hold an outdoor meet at
Byrd Park on May 30. The thing TO do
now is TO fill in the blanks and mail
them or leave them at once. We have
waited a long time for this move. All
thught il was a good one. but nobody
was willing to make the start.
The start has now been made. ane
no effort will be spared TO make the
Richmond Athletic Association a reall-
ty We Will keep at il and at II. and
with the help OF those who should feel
as deep an interest as myself and
friends. it Will be 4 glorious success
Not only will we foster track and
field athletics. but Basketball will re-
ceive much of our attention. We ex-
peCt 10 nave several wen oIEdl4EtO
leagues next season with teams re-
presenting each OF the Institutions in
Richmond contesting. There are four
teen organizations in Richmond now
taking part in athletics, and we want
each of these affiliated with the pro-
posed association. 1t looks good now
and it is going to look better"
The plans of Mr.. Tousey deserve
more than passing consideration. They
are good, and if successfully carried
into execution. will do more In de-
veloping the youth Of Richmond than
any other one agency.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
COAST FANS TURN
TOWARD PALzER
Late Showing of O'Rourke's
Giant Makes Him 10 to 9 Fa-
vorite Over McCarty.

Los Angeles Cal, December 2j-Those
who bet upon the results Of prize ring con-
tests hereabouts are lining up strongly on
the Al Palzer side OF the New Years Day
championship battle and the effect was iclt
to-day when the first break In the odds
was noted. paizer Is now slight iaNoflte
"a ten TO nine.
Reports from Palzers camp that ne was
suffering from biiiousness. climatatis. hollis
and a lot Of other Ills that he never knew
existed. made the betting slow and uncer-
tain until within the last few days, when
the big fellow began showing such splendid
form
\ gala performance was held al each
camp to-day. An audience OF probably loo
sWsrmed in and around DOyie's camp where
Palzer IS training. Paizer used his THO OF
sparring mates for three rounds each.
At Venice, McCarty wound up his day :
wo.-k by romping through twelve rounds OF
toxing with six big men. each sparrins
rartutr giving him a two-round workout
Fal.crs estimate OF his prospective op-
pon.nt as boxer was definitely learned to-
day when. i'm discussing McCarty's clever
Less he remarked that Luther might as
wei leave his straight LEFT al the training
camp for all the good IL would do MIN
when they hitch up on Wednesday after
noon.
''if Mac can lay that straight left on my
beak I'll make him a present OF a house
and lot" said Paizer In his fight with
Fly IN he teie graphed that left Ave seconds
ahead OF its delivery. l sat outside the ring
and called the turn every move he made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
fOLKES RESIGNS
SEAT IN SENATE
Vacancy Will Probably Be Filled
in November-Fifteen Years
Experience.

Elben c. Folkes. for many years a
leading rgurc In the Virginia Legis-
lature. handed his resignation as a
member Of the Senate Of Virginia 10
Governor Mann yesterday. II was ac
oepted and flied In the office OF the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
His retirement is Of course. due to
the fact that next Wednesday he VIII
become member Of the Administra-
tive Board Of Richmond.
II is entirely improbable that a writ
will be- issued for a specia. election
70 fill the vacancy. until next summer.
No session Of the Legislature is i'm
pending While three years remain OF
the term % Senator FOlkes. with one
session the General Assembly in
1914 ~ .tuation can be met by hav-
ing the vacancy ed at the regular
election next November. with nomi-
nation in spring or summer pri-
mary Several candidates are men
toned for the place.
Senator 4 g Harnan. the other
member Of the upper branch from
Richmond. has three years more OF
his present term.
M Foxes entered the Legislature
In 1897. as a member Of the House OF
Delegates. being reelected In 1899.
1901 and 1903. In 1907 he was nOmi-
mated for the Senate he'n~ renomi-
mated In 1911 without opposition.
Labor laws have received hiss spe-
cial attention. and labor interests have
found in him one of their earnest
champions lie has fought vigorously
for abolition OF contract work in the
state Penitentiary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
WHISKEY FATAL
TO LITTLE GIRL
She Drinks Half Pint, and Deaf
Soon Ends Her
Suffering.

Raleigh. y -. December -s.-Ea'essh had
only two Christmas celebration fatalities
A,Yha I.ash.ey. four years Old. died from
che ELECTS ~ drinking half oiat - ~his-
key. There were visitors IN tie home o.
George r. I.sehicy. and thcy had nro1snt
quantity % whisky. While the elders
49,. making errnog The little cir xot Eoi4
O.. bottle virh ha.f u.nt - whisky To
i- and drank 70 without any ore KNOWING
g She was found asleep and was 1cT~r
suIi, aroused Tnfawa-lor ~ tire lu.sistines
developed before dtstif t-rr-it The Aitlc
sI ..d relief from hey srHe-'uEs
The ~-her fatality was TIE shooting -
Dave B-iir.rs colo .ri. lf paul collins also
rr.orf q. hl-i about fol-fr. % yrgrs 90 Coz
..Hr Arf bred, .'0sdfHr 60 tart ae VAS
ers ,-,.-r Together on f.e knee after i-7--f-
cartridge - '.aa entered che ltre
OBJ t.. Birds tor aer Was startling ir
fhe door, or corner r-re-f- Tho 'o'.--
rr t.e urs ir. wer- q. Pic ffn- for
.rrirr o. t.r streets N.afty uirhf. ana
iaf been u. .eoscd % co1.e cato Police Court
for -f.t-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
GOLFERS BROKE
MANY RECORDS

Hundreds Of course records have
been broken by the golfers during the
season Of 1912, and in many instances
the same golfers have established new
figures COR more than one links An
instance Of this is in the case OF
Charles CChicI Evans, Jr.. the Western
champion and runner-up in the ma
iiOnaL
Evans has placed no less than six
10 his cre5lt. which compares interest
ingly with the one long record set
up at Lake Mah0pac by Jerome d.
Travers. the national champion. TraV-
ers played much less than his Western
rival. The lowest figures recorded
during the year were those OF Walter
J. Travis last spring At Palm Beach
where he went round III o.
Miss Lillian :. Hyde. former metro
politan champion. made the lowest
palm Beach in 70. The principal rec
ord-breaker among the women was
Mrs. Ronald Il Barlow. Of the Merton
Cricket club. philadelphia, who SET
rhree marks Mrs. Barlow was the
winner of the Eastern championship
for the second year in succession. hut
ha,1 10 bow u Miss Margaret Curt
IN the national
Among the professionals who seem
ID TO have had part ular cellsht
IN breaking records. me name q ON
NcNamara. the Boston EOme-bred. who
won ths metropolitan open title at
.ADawalnis. sands out corspicuously.
Tor he placed t-u~ 10 his credit. At
Crow Point Buffalo. FraninSham ana
NapIewood
Gilbert Nichols. former metropoli-
tan champion and John J. McDermctt.
~ national open champion. each have
tvc 70 their credit Tom Anderson.
Jr the Western Pennsy iVania open
tf-le holS,- established q 36-hole rec
nr5 a. - Augustine. as Wei IS one
or &c hoes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
|NTERC|1Y GAMES
PROVE POPULAR
BoWlers Look With Favor Upon
Proposed Homeland
Home Matches.

Since 4 IS practically certain that the
National Bowling Association VIII hold no
tournament next spring. bowling enthusiast Is
in Baltimore and Washington are p!anuine
to hold a tri-cornered race with Richmond
for the bowling supremacy o. the three
cities Committees have been named 70
formulate plans and crast schedules ana
rules The plans include home and home
matches, with the players or teams ranking
at the TOD when the season doses lighting
it out among themselves for the champion
ship.
All OF the details have nOt been worked
OUT yet. In Washington and Ba timore the
bowlers are enthusiastic over the prospects.
while locally al o. the alley managers are
anxious to enter teams The Newport Al
leys will send at least three hve-men teams.
and possible four. while the Palace Alleys
Will likewise be well represented. At pres
eut Il Is hoped 10 have the tournament
BEGIN February I and continue until May !.
The local teams Will visit Baltimore and
Washington. while the orioles and the
Capital timber smsshers viii IN turn visit
Richmond. The possibilities are great. and
the men in charge hope 10 make II an an
nual event.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
1eetino to Form Richmond Athletic Association
I'm the Wake of the Game
BY GUS MALBERT

consideration. As the capital OF the
state and as the metropolis OF the
state. I,ichmond is due consideration
from the leae$ng technical schools. II
we can't get the big game. then we
win be satisfied with u game.
A move in the right direction has
been made by Frank r. Tousey. ath-
ietic director OF the civic Church As
ISOLATION, in trying TO organize the
amateur track and fie.d athletes. There
is no good reason why an organjza-
ton OF this kind should not be a sue
cess. OF its need there can be no
doubt. Properly Oreanized and officer
ed. it should DO grand success from
the jump.
Interest in bowling could in no way
be better stimulated than by arrang-
ing the proposed homeland home Sc
ries Of games between teams repre-
senting Richmond. Baltimore ana
Washington such an Arrangement
would give the men something to train
for and would keep them keyed 70
the highest pitch throughout the en-
tire bowling season. Here's success
10 the men sponsoring the series.
Trades and nea rtrades continue TO
be reported each day from the big
league headquarters. Some OF the
trades are really contemplated. Others
are merely Matched because news Is
rather scarce these winter days.
Charles Schaap. who died several
days ago In Denver. will be remem-
bered By many people in Richmond as
one of the men who first introduced
the bicycle TO Richmond. With his
brother. Alexander Schaap. he con-
Quoted a bicycle and sdndry store in
Broad street. near Ninth, more than
twenty years ago. poor health caused
him to 20 West. where he lived untii
his death. Always taking a keen in
terest in sports. ne was a big factor
in making bicycle racing the sport II
has become. He will be buried here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

Plans are on foot, with every pros
pect OF success, for forming what Is
10 oe known as the Richmond Athletic
Association, the purpose of which VIII
be to foster amateur athletics and 10
aid in developing boys. youths and mer
AIong sane. physical lines. The primary
object Of the organization will be 10
promate field and track athletics In
Richmond. branches OF sport all too
long neglected. A mass meeting Of
all those interested Will be held some
time early in the coming month, when q
provisional organization Will be effect
ed Frank y Tousey, physical director OF
the Church civic Association, is the
prime mover. and he has associated with
him some OK the most prominent men
in Richmond Inasmuch as member
ship in the organization or partlcipa-
ton in the games proposed TO be held
will entail no expense upon those join
ing. il is expected that several hun
dred young men OF Richmond viii take
advantage of the opportunity pre-
sented \ central governing board
will be named at the mass meeting.
the eoard to perform the same duties
as those devolving upon the amateur
baseball commission.
In order to determine just how many
are really anxious TO help In this d.
rection, an application blank Is printed
on this page. Those desiring TO help
in the cause of promoting field and
track athletics, or who will agree to
enter the contests when they are
staged. will I'LL In the blank and mail
or leave IL either with Frank S. Tou-
sey. physical director of the Church
Civic Association, Church Hill, or with
the sporting editor Of The Times Dis
patch
AS soon as a sufficient number OF
names have been received. plans FOR
the mass meeting Will be made public
and preparations for the indoor meet
egun
II is the hope of Mr. Tousey and
those helping him TO hold an indoor
mack meet February %. Washington
birthday. The meet will be staged
ether in the lues' Armory or at the
Horse Show Building. The events will
include dashes, half-mile and five-miie
runs. running high jump. hurdles. shat
put and relays for clubs churches,
schools colleges and military organi-
cations.
Expect LOCO Members.
While the beginning will be neces
sarily small, with the increased inter
est arising from competition. il is be-
lieved that eventually there will be
at least 1000 athlete members OF the
association. Ultimately II is hoped to
become affiliated With the A A L.,
and those fostering the move are even
so ambitious as to have in their minds
eye permanent home. properly
equipped. with hal! large enough TO
indoor track meets. The
work is along the Vine Of playground
Improvement, which is occupying the
attention of the several civic organi-
cations at present.
Speaking Of the plan. Mr. Tousey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
JOE JACKSON NOT WORTH
THREE OF THE WHITE SOx

At the recent American League meeting
in Chicago Manager Jimmy Callahan, OF
the White son, was rcprOached by the
Cleveland club officials for circulating the
story that lie willing to give three
players for Joe Jackson. thereby encourag-
Ing the young siusger !n his present state
4 hoidout for more salary than Cleve-
land wants to pay him. The players In
question were Zeider. BOdie and Kuhn.
callahan denied the story and then said.
You had your nerve 20 talk about get
tins three players for one from a team
which finished above you in the pennant
race. Here's what I think Of that Jackson
story. and when somebody gets through
reading II 10 Jackson he VIII take the irsr
train for Cleveland ard sign UP at the fig
ures you offer him Cor fear you may reduce
them before he gets there. I might give
you one OF the three players mentioned in
exchange for Jackson. but not three Of
them. two OF them. and then again :
might not give even one OF them for MIN.
Jackson bats 40 in Cleveland and .lo0 on
the road. DID you ever see him play ten
feet Of first base after getting on. even
when the first baseman did not Try to hold
him up ,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

Now that it's all over. the eggnoe
and such sort OF stun we might let oul
the secret Steve Griffin has been
heard from. lie is not dead merely
suffering lie is still in Toledo, ono
or, at least. that's what his postal
card says, and he wishes the local
family Of bugs al manner OF good
things for the coming year In these
wishes he is Joined by Mrs. Steve. -,
will let the holiday season pass be-
fore beginning any further campaigns
for acquiring hopefuls. and will de-
scend upon us along about March
1913.
Another postal card from John +
Mcbride. umpire. says that he IS still
open for an engagement for next sea
son Mcbride is a good umpire, and
should not md a great deal of dim
Guilty in landing good job. Presi-
dent Boatwrleht might do a great deal
worse than signing him right now.
II is by no means remote POSI-
bility that V. T. l. and V. NJ l. Will
renew athletic relations again next
season. Indeed. some dickering has
been going on already. the ultimate
purpose of which is to play Thanks
giving game in Roanoke. V. Z. L
has not signed up with Georgetown
and v NJ. L. we understand. stu has
that date open. II il - true, and the
two schools can agree upon elgibi'ity
rules. the game should prove vastly
attractive, and also be money maker
From the box office standpoint. how
ever we would suggest that 1t be
played here In Richmond. Even on
an ofr-dav these two elevens would
draw a larger crowd here than IN
Roanoke on Thanksgiving. and this IS
not disparaging the draw 'ng power Of
the Magic City.
But il the TWO should get together
and play in Roanoke Thanksgiving
we mildly suggest THAI in making up
the schedules the managers of the re-
spective teams take Richmond INTO