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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
PETERSBURG ELECTION is OF NO GREAT
CONCERN TO RICHMOND BASEBALL CLUB

anything about the Virginia League
smiles In derision.
They don't believe him.
They are Of the opinion that Mr..
Williams controls both the franchises
OF the Norfolk and the Roanoke
c1C~s. II II quite certain that he
controls the v1Aes. President Helms.
Of the Roanoke club. has always
voted with Mr.. Williams and at meet
ings has been instructed about mo-
tons Mr.. Williams wanted intro
duced Sometimes Mr. Helms would
get mixed and then Mr. Williams
oom. set him straight and MIR. Helms
would step right out and up AMI
speak his little piece. The same was
true OF Mr.. Allen. Now DIR. McCrary
follows right In line with hts prede-
cessor.
Or. McCrary talked loudly of vot-
ing for the best interests Of the
league and the Norfolk club. and he
did neither.
The new alleged owner of the Nor
folk club had the chance OF his life
to make the Norfolk club the lead
ing factor In the Virginia League. iis
had chance to esta blish his own
prestige at the very start of his Ca
to avail himself of the opportunity.
He might have. made q reputation
for himself as q clever baseball man.
but the best he could do was to Say
Me. too" to Z. r. Williams.
Loses Opportunity.
Had the new president of the Nor
folk club got up in the Petersburg
meeting ana demanded that the meet
ing be postponed to q time when ali
the clubs would be represented and
a member OF the National board OF
Arbitration be present. he would have
put the Norfolk club in the posiu ~
Of dictator.
The osner clubs would have had 70
come TO Norfolk. DR.. McCIary could
have named the league president. Soc
rotary and treasurer. He could have
shown his independence OF c. r. Will
liams and have made 1t plain that the
latter does not in reality control the
Norfolk club. He would have been
looked upon as sfhe man-wao- Wis
working tor harmony. He would
have been acclaimed as the man who
had saved the league. He would have
been hailed az a real baseball man, OF
ability and courage. prompt to make
the most OF his opportunities. Now
the only mention he gets 10 that he
said Me, to-" when Mr.. Williams
called upon him to vote his toy tran
chise.
AS far as the fight against VIII.
liams goes 1t has only just begun
according to President Bradley, OF
the Richmond club. The hichmond
club will refuse to recognize the ac-
ton OF the meeting he'd In Peters
burg Monday, and the National
Board OF Arbitration has been noti-
fed accordingly. 1t will then be- up
70 Chairman farrell to act. In the
interest Of .orga nized baseball
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
~ JAZZ LEWIS.

Although c. r. Williams has had
himself declared reelected president
Of tho Virginia League none but the
Williams partisans recognize his au-
thortty. In fact II 10 not beyond pos
sibility that Mr.. Williams and his ad-
hsrents may ind themselves in the
outlaw class
the Petersburg, Roanoke and Nor
folk clubs. say the renorts OF the Pet
ershurg meeting. cannot see where the
National Board Of Arbitration has any
right to interfere with the doinge Of
the Virginia League.
1t IL quite likely that Mr.. Williams
and his associates will md out be-
fcre long what right the National
Board has to deal with the Virginia
Bradley. President wilkinson. of
Lynchburg. and President Roach, Of
the DanvilIe club. have an ounce Of
pluck in their makeup and the pop
ular idea Ii that they have.
The Virginia League 10 divided into
two factions, Preafdent williams. the
Pooh bah Of tho organization, and one
club, Petersburg. on one side and Vice.
President Bradley. OF the league. and
three other clubs on the other. Mr..
Bradley IL still vice. prestdent Of the
league, according to the view OF the
anti Williams men. and has just a.
much right TO that once HI Mr. VIII
liAms has to the presidency--more, -
a matter OF fact. tor Mr.. Williams can
muster but one vote outside OF his
own two while Mr.. Bradley can mus
ter two besides that OF the Richmond
club.
The anti-williams faction has an
pealed to the National Board OF Ar
nAy tsr11 he
precedent already established. Will
nullify the election held in Peters
burg. Monday.
May He Outlaws.
II Mr.. Williams and his associates
refuse to recognize the ruling OF the
National Board they will pace them
selves beyond the paIe or organized
baseball. They viii be outlaws. 1t
will them be UP to the Richmond.
Lynchburg and Danviile clubs to form
a new circuit under the protection
owners wish TO 20 the limit.
The Williams faction apparently are
OF tbs opinion that MIR. williams Is
All-wise In matter pertaining to base
ball. Tha Petersburg club magnates,
with the exception OF Mr.. Parkinson,
accept all OF Mr.. Williams statements
a. II thy were beyond question. The
law Of the Medes and ersians arc
frail In comparison to tho mere
statements OF Mr.. Williams.
In the opinion Of the Richmond.
Lynchburg and Danville clubs Mr..
Williams 10 simply playing 9 bold
same to hang onto his Job a. presi-
dent OF the league. This Job pays MIN
easSoo sa}aey and something i4ke $500
In expense money. Mr.. Williams, his
oppononts point out. DOES not wish TO
lose that 42.lu0 job no matter how
vtrtuously he protested that he would
not sask the position II he encounter
I'd any opposition. He has not only
encountersd opposition. but he hss
been told plAialy that he II NOT
wanted by three clubs, Richmond.
Lynchburg and Danvills. He has been
criticised In the nswspApers for his
statements and his acts at variance
with his statements, but he still trusts
to hold on too his e1.loo Job. no mat
ter Mhetamay boA satd Il Richmond.
t4ynchburg ana DAnviiie, or what be-
comes of the vtrgtnia Leagus.
Accordine % information at hand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17

Seven sporting celebrities who
promise to be among the busiest Of,
all during the year 1919. Upper row.
left to right: Martin Sheridan. OF
New York. discus thrower and ALL
around track star. who IL preparing
for the Olympic games; Tyrus Cobb.
Ietroit Tiger star - thelder: Frank
Schultz. Chicago Cubs home run
swatter: John Paul Jones. OF Cornell
milo champion runner. Below left to
right: George BOnhag. two mile run
record holder: Hans Wagner. the
Pittsburg Pirates' great shortstop.
and Knockout Brown. who 10 after
the lightweight title Of Ad Woigast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
VIRGlNIAN BOWLERS
MAN E NkW RECORD

The regular scheduled games on the
New port alleys last ntSht between the
Times Dispatch and srxA4ans teams.
Of the Richmond Bowling Aasociati ION.
were declared fprfeitad Ia the Nisrin.
ians on account Of the absence Of two
of the Times Dispatch bowlsrs.
Thorpe. OF the virginiana, broke the
previous record. eSs. held by Ihapm.
OF the News Leader. by rolling grand
total OF es3. Capt. 6pilling was second
htgh total 633. Roy was high score,
sf 4 niso i1t1h totnfi.- t5e, with capt.
Bell, Of the Times Dispatch team see.
ard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
MAKERS OF AUTOS
ELECr CID OFFICERS

In recognition OF his successsul
leadership OF tho Automobile Board
Of Trade during the past year, the
manufacturers in that Organisation, At
their annual meeting in New York
reelected Charles Chiffon to the presi
dency. All the other orfic.als thai
served during the past year were
unanimously returned 10 ounce. Re-
Posts ct the vaStous com nsttess e,lp.
pned evidence OF the excellent work
that had been done tor the motor
car industry and the motor car user.
and made apparent the need for
broadening out OF the work OF the
Automobile Board Of Trade. plans for
which are nnM- nndAr KaX,
In connection with good roada
-legtslatton and patent matters the
-uTHKutYxrtUM INK xcrumplIuhxd MMEn
that win be Of ultimate benafit to
the car user. for BY the cooperation
which II the mainstAy Of the Asso-
citation. plans are put into operation
that make for the advancement OF
the American motor car industry.
carrying with It many advantages to
the great American engineers and
mechanics and those who use the pru-
duct Of their skill.
The list Of omcers elected. besides
Preaident Clifton. II a. follows.
Independent. c. C. Hanch: secre-
tary. BENJAMIN Rriscoe: treasuser
George Pope: directors. Charles Cltf-
ton. G. G. Hanch. 8, T. Davis. IT..
enjamin Briscoe. Hugh Chalmers, 9.
ID. Walton, w. G. Leland and II. A
Bonnell. general manager. The COM
mittees for 1919 ara NJ follows
Patents. C. C.. HAnch. L. E.. Latta.
ia n.
II. Kittredge.: trade, II. o. Smith, E.
r. Benson. w. 2. Mstager. C w.
Churchill. w T. White; statistical.
Benjamin Briscoe. p. r. ChAlfant. ].
3. Chrka: show. 0eor1e P0pe, Alfred
Reeves and n. + Downs; isgislatiop
and law. q. H. Gtilwsll and Albert 4.
Pope; Intercourse ana arbitration, @.
3. Daniels. w. c. Gh1rherd ana y.
w. GIBSON. good roads. n u. Chaplin.
B. b. Waldon. J. N. WHY'S: puhs
licity, Affrsd ksevea - =. Hskep. II.
". Ford: mechAntcai c6.0perntjoa. ~
Il Rikor, n. FerSH6cn. n. y. DeearnA
C. M. Nash, "a, II Gen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
JOHN WARD GIVES
IDEAS on PITCHING
SAYS TWO coon MEN An
ENOUGH ron ANY TEAM IL
WORKED RIGHT.
DERIDES WARMING tjjf-
UNDER MODERN CONDITIONS coon
MEN DO NOT GET CHANCE
TO SHOW REAL ABILITY,
HE DECLARES.
DERIDES WARMING uP

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.--One OF the i
topics batting around the winter
league these dull days concerns the d
size OF pitching stan required y
fully equip q major league team
Apropos OF this discussion. John ~
Ward. president Of the Boston No
tionais. expresses some interesting
views. And whatever he says car
riss some weight for he has bsen 4
through the mill.
When Johnny" Ward was . Kid
he pitched every other day. and kept
up that clip after he went to the M
tioual League The first winter after
his debut he fired a stationary eng.nes
and found that occupation useful for
conditioning purposes.
1t Is Wards theory that big league
pitchers Of this epoch waste too much I
energy in warming up and pitching
to the batters. He believes that prac>
tiee pitching II harmful.
Two strong, whiting pitchers ought
to carry q team through a hard CAM n
paign." says the former manager ~
the Giants. but nowadays every team
carries from Ave to eight boxmen. The
3
result 10 that some caps bic men se3~-
dom hit their stride through lack Of
work.
Five Men Too Many.
or course, there should be extra
pNeners' Out TO my MIND q stan Of.
say hve' men WORKING regularly y toe
! IN my DAY the extra men Wsfe-7
regarded as substitutes. and seldom
worked unless one OF the star lnen
was incapa citated And furthermofe.
star man feit INUNDATED II YOUNG
pitcher was sent to the box when ~
tine starr was sitting on thu bench
ready TO WORK NOWADAYS q head
liner thinks he Is overworked II M
pitches more than two games every
ten days.
II suppose the younger generation
and will say that conditions are Lee
the same then as now. Some things
have changed. I'll admit. but II was
Just as hard work to pitch nine Inc
nings In the days when Radboutne
and myself worked for the Provt.
dence club az 10 is now.
You 80 to the Polo Grounds now
and see a nock Of pitchers tossing
them over to the batters In practicA
or warming up for twenty minutes
on the side lines. The man who q 4. B
pitch the game always takes II easy.
IL he should pitch In practice ur
spend fifteen minutes batting fun.
.oes the chances are that he would 1
not be effective.
Jonn. W ard's Theory,
"Now here IL a theory: A pitcher Il
a game v orks with every muscle tease.
and he doesn't re.ux UNI. a. the kans
gees to smash. TIE incentive Nc
uoes not puoy him up in ~racticA =
there whom n ha.e ~, mean. .<rnS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
Alro Runnine - HourA

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE three
and Z half ton Alec truck which on
saturday surpassed IT. own worlds
non-stop record yesterday reached the
as hour mark. This truck, which
Has been In operation Tor tbs unased
state Expresa Company since Jan
nary 9, beat the former record 81
1S6 hours. and q ssIII pIIIR1 up
records on the rough roads and steep
hills or New Jersey.
In the past twsnty-four hours the
truck Travelled etght.six miles and
registered ATTY stops, reaching des-
ftnati0ns Impossible BY horses. II has
climbsd every grade under its own
power In placca where an elevator
has been In service to carry horses
and wagons up. Figures on the first
las hours OF this record holding
trucks performance show that ..
total OF 100 stops and AT miles was
made. the gaSOisne consumption was
1ee eAIl0ns.
The truck III this duty y supplant-
ina tlve teams Of horses Ia the course
81 il twenty -four hours day duy.
-Four men are handling the work for.
meriy requiring ten In the express
company service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17
BasebalI--Autornobile--G General Sporting News
At the Theatres

Three Tvtns" Enicytdin--MYs.
Tom Thumb Calls p. T. Barnnm
the William K. Hearst Of HIS
DdJ-Othey Notes
Academy.
Friday and Saturday, matinee Sat-
uroay--Lew Dockstader.
Bit0u.
This week.-Mrs.. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch.
Empire.
Continuous VAUDEVILLE.
CO.Oniai.
Continuous vaudeville and moving
pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17

This week.-Mrs.. wigs of the Cab
bage Patch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17


ed chiefly for uRe In war time or
Tor exploration work In the tropics
and elsewhere. II one OF the most in
genious Inventions ever mounted on
. motor driven chassis. 1t was de-
signed by Osborn 0ongeiton. an ex-
pert sanitary engineer, the water me-
QhAniAm being mounted on a Mack
truck. II can be driven to any steam,
and no matter what the original con-
dition OF the water, from 1--WE hun
dred to fifteen hundred gallons Of
pure water can be delivered within
m hour. The filter In simplicity IT.
self In operation, although. the higher
knowledge OF momentum. motion.
gravity. suction. physical attraction,
chemical affinity and sterilization en-
tiers into tn design. Impure water
u drawn into a tank by pump and
then siphoned through a series OF
0a1les and alters. passing through.
all told. about twelve feet Of Ultra
ton apparatus The altering passes
gravel and sand.
At The large Packard exhibit which
9reaas visitors ~ the amphitheAtre
10 entered Tho Packard prairie
Schooner" rugged like an old mule
schooner Of the days Of ~ save In the
matter of power. attracted the atten-
ton Of many. II left Now York on
July : last summer on q transcon-
tinentAl trip. and arrived In San Fran
cisco ON August ~. The wagon 10
covered with tags. pastors. signa, ETC.,
likewise mud. Numerous names and
catch phrases have been dauhed upon
Il "a the numerous cities and towns
through which II passed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17

CO.Oniai.
Continuous vauuevuie and moving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17

Empire.
Continuous VAUDEVILLE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17

: ALL KINDS OF TYPES

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.--Utterly
Transformed In appearance from tne
exhibition Of last week. Madison
6Quate Garden opened at o.etsek
last evening. its ffoors filled with an
amazing variety of utility vehicles.
The current display 10 omcially
known ~ TART IL Of the Twelfth Ma
tiouai Automobile show, and stands
40 one Of the finest co,lections. III not
thu. most superb collection. OF power
driven vehicles ever seen In New
! ork. The garden, while not crowd
ID. ~ was the case on the opening
night Of tho passenger car show, WAS
comfortably hlied. majority OF the
visitors being men.
Tho show 10 not only Interesting to
ueerA and prospective users Of motor
trucks. but to the general public rs
we'll. for some OF the Industrial In
vsnttons dispiayed are indeed novel.
Such features as = water purifying
army wagon; tractors and traitors
fifty feet long tor carrying lumper.
etc; large brewery trucks: tire APP
paratus that can be driven at nifty
mile an hour clip. oil tank wagons.
eelf-dumptnx coal carriers and dozens
Of other kinds of wagons form dis
ptny that t. convincing III to the
widespread user Of this newest form
Of transportation In America.
Nehicles of Every Type.
Vehicles OF every type eAeept the
ANTIQUE horse type can be seen In the
9arden--gasolenc. electric ami steam
stykeA The largest models SHOWN ars
capable OF carrying ioaas Of several
tons. while the smallest car to be
found In the little one-cylinder 500
pound Brush runabout. The prices
range from esev up. Some OF the
vans and trucks shown take up about
81 mitch Feem Al weutd a freight tar.
The dlsplAy spaces are roosny and
quite different from tho pleasure car
dtspiay last week. wnsn there were
- many exhibitors or touring cars
and other passenger AUTOMOBILES.
Much interest Is taken in the Mar
TIN tractor, whlss> Ia O three W heeied
mechanism invented by Charles II.
Martin. 1t Is a device that may be
attached to the front axe OF any
horse drawn truck. the combination
thus formed making Z five-whaeied
vehicles IT II propelled BY power de-
uvered to- the s.nxle front wheel ~ q
nifty hoiso power motor. Rusty
Keschferd arrived In New York last
night with one of these tractors,
which VIII be used AZ a oemonsirator
during the truck show. He drew q
scven-ton wagon over tbs road Is5
miles In sixteen hours running time.
1t was freely preuicted by many ex-
pcrienced drivers that the tractor
could not possibly come through un-
der cAistfnx road conditions. The
driver reports that snow DRIFTS were
three feet deep In some places and
other spots in the road were covered
with siare Ice. He experienced no
difncuity, but suffered severely from
tho cold. It being ten degrees below
zero part OF the time.
Water Wagon Thcrc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03
PRESIDENT TAFT FIRM AGAINST
BILL AIMED Al CLERKS OVER IS

President Taft has made official statement on the
action OF the House committee IN reporting radical PROPOSE
tons the legislative executive and judicial BILL practically
multiplying existing civil service laws and fixing government
employees limit Of usefulness sixtyve years, but there is
good for saying that if such bill ever reached the
the consequences
The White House does not believe the Senate will
accept such bill should get through the House, which
considered doubtful and for that the President
may have pass upon it. The President however, is
strongly record for civil service laws permit such
material changes proposed 1t has been pointed that
if the President should the BILL with Congress about
adjourn there would be appropriation carry many
of the service but the President would
hesitate at that.
There is little doubt that the President will quietly
his influence Senate the bill should
that body the form proposed by the appropriations
committee.
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SECRETARY FISHER TO SPEAK.
Will Participate in Celebration of
General Land Office.

1.-The Problems of the Present" is the
subject Secretary Fisher will discuss in
an address at the one-hundredth ami
versary celebration Of the establishment
Of the general land office, to be held in
Continental Memorial Hall next Tuesday.
Fred bennett, commissioner OF the gen.
eral land Office, will speak on "Problems
Of the Past" while Senator Knute Nelson
of Minnesota. member of the Senate CON-
mitttee on public lands, will talk on
Viewpoint of the Pioneer"
Representatives Robinson Of Arkansas
and Burdett Of Washington will also
make short addresses. The former is
chairman OF the House public lands COM
mittee, while the latter was formerly
commissioner OF the land office.
President Taft, Vice President Sherman
Speaker Clark and a number Of members
of Congress have been sent special in
vitations to attend the celebration.
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Gov. Wilson Improved.
EATS TARGET LIKE ACID.
New Automatic Rifle, Under Test
Fires 500 Shots a Minnie

Gen Leonard Wood. Gen. Crozier and
several members Of a special army board
were at Fort Myer today at the test of
a new automatic rife that is being tried
out by the War Department
The gun weighs only twenty-five pounds
and fires at the rate of 500 shots a min
utes, the ammunition being in circular
cases of twenty-five service cartridges
each. The feature Of the gun is that II
is air cooled, a draft OF air being forced
through the casing of the barrel by the
power generated In it's discharge
At n range OF 100 yards the bullets ate
out the target like the spread Of q spoon
fui OF acid.
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EMIL BOAS SUCCUMBS.
Hamburg-American Steamship Of
fetal Ill But Short Time.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Emil Boas. resi-
dent director and general manager oi
the Hamburg-American line, died early
today at his home in Greenwich. Conn.,
of pneumonia
He had been i'll since last Saturday
and grew rapidly worse last night. Mr.
Boas was fifty-eight years OF age. His
son, who was in El Paso. Tex, has
been sent for.
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YELLOW WATERS RUSH
OVER WIDE TERRITORY
Loss in Torras, La, Region
Will Reach Hundreds
of Thousands.

NEW ROADS, La. May 3.-The yellow
waters of the Mississippi river today are
sweeping through 1,OOO-foo breach in
the levee at Torras in an ever-increasing
torrent. 1t is difficult to estimate the fl
nancial loss which must come to the whole
Of one parish at least-Pointe Coupee-
and parts of several others. but it is GER
tain that it will run up high into the
hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
The sugar cane. cotton, rice and corn
crops, which were we'll advanced. will
be total loss before the flood has COM
pleted it's destructive work. In addition
to the crops, the loss Of live stock Will
be very heavy.
Torras was practically cut of from wire
communication last night. the water hav-
ing buried the crOSs-arms on which the
telegraph wires are strung.
Special Trains Run.
Special trains were run between New
Roads to point near Torras last night
to bring out refugees. Hundreds of
people forced from their homes by the
water were picked up at several stations
along the line and brought to New Road
Many refused to leave their homes, pre-
ferring to take their chances with the
water In every direction farmers
could be seen from the train herding
their live stock and driving them to the
leveeS.
No loss Of life has been reported from
any point in the newly flooded area, but
many stories of thrilling escapes are
continually coming in, and 1t Is known
that scores Of persons still are in
danger.
Bayou Sara Menaced.
BATON ROUGE. La. May s.-The
Mississippi river protection levee in
front Of Bayou Sara. La. broke at IL
o'clock. According to the reporti1here
there is no chance to save the bwn
from inundation.
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LIMITS PRESIDENTIAL TEkM.
Senate Committee Likely to Favor
Resolution Amending Constitution.

A resolution proposing an amendment
to the federal Constitution fixing the
term Of President of the United States at
six years instead of four and prohibiting
a reelection may be reported favorably
from the Senate committee on judiciary
within short time.
Senator Works of California introduced
a resolution with that object some time
ago. and it was referred to a subcommit-
tee of the judiciary committee. composed
~ Senators Root, Nelson and Bacon.
That subcommittee, it is understood, is
favorable to the change in the Consti-
tuition: and when its report Is made to
the full committee. 1t is predicted by
those in q position to know, 1t Will be ap-
proved by a majority.
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Warships Going Up Mississippi.

In obedience to orders from the Navy
Department the battleship Nebraska and
the sunboat Petrol. which took part in
the recent centennial celebration at New
Orleans, left that city yesterday for
cruise up the Mississippi river, making
their first stop at Natchez. Whether they
will go as far north as st. Louis will
depend entirely on the condition Of the
river.