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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
AMATEURS WILL
MEET JANUARY 10
Secretary Hooper Decides Upon
That Date to Formulate
New Plans.

Secretary john Il. Hooper. Jr. o. 'He
Amateur Base5s., Commission. has decided
upon Frlday. January 10. as the cate when
The amateur baseball clans will gather Tor
the purpose OK planning for next season
Atfer consulting with President Julien H.
Hil and others. including DR.. William Il.
Parker Secretary Hooper felt tAat int eASe
seiectAd would give The various managers
and presidents o. the several leagues ana
teams an opportunity 10 get over the eHects
champion Battle Az. team. has resolve a
% the holiday season aad give some consld-
Grafton 20 heseoall.
d. Psrker Who asst year managed ne
champion Battle Axe team. has reserved all
OF his players for ISIS though X is under
stood Ihst ~ VII b. tae president O.
.essue in class -" *; season The pre-
sumption is -nat THE cattle AXE aggregate On
all nav ~ the new orEar' zatiol. No other
PLAYERS have ye. Dee. reserved. and unless
7.cp.- steTs are taken within the given
ri-ne lirnit the men Will D. declared free
agents o. sisn where clcy VIII.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
Play Ball April 10,
Says Ban Johnson

Chicago. December IS--&rril 10
will be the opening day In both the
American and National Leagues,
President Ban II. johnson, of the
former organization, announced last
night. The season viii. close 0cto-
her 4 in the East and October in
the West.
Schedules for both leagues Will
he drawn up Mt n meeting between
johnson and his secretary. william
HarriGge. and Barney Dreyfuss, of
Pittsburgh. md John Beydler, sec
rotary of the National League, at
"a meeting at French Lick Springs.
startling January 2. The Charts will
be presented for adoption at a meet
ing Of the maRnatcs of both leagues
In New York April 1. No excep-
ton il expected TO he taken to the
schedules.
johnson said he was greatly in
favor of new method for scoring
the pitching records. He Will sug-
gest several changes st future
meetings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

-ha~,ottesviiIe Va. December E-| lsslhla
oase0al stock took jump To-Day ""eN -
Wss learned that there was a siroHs ~
sailitv that Ma.coim Douglas. OF Baltimore
the sensationa! shortstop. who was CHOSEN
csptsin % the 1918 varsity nine, would re
enter college at the opening OF the secohu
ter1n to continue his studies IN law. Inc
rnal answer from Douglas IS eNNeN''N
within the next day or two
Douglas. according 70 reports. anticipates
.,.ersns professional baseball next season
and this no doubt. has caused him 10 re-
consider his decision 10 remain away RON
college the remainder 81 the. session 4he
virginia baseball squad gets down 10 pFa0
lice IN February. earlier thAn any ONE
coiiege bunch in this section @: the country
T,ourla~ Therefore VIII be able TO get IN
excellent trim a. an early date and make "a
much better showing when he IA given 4
trs-out IN big company IN the sprlns. "He''
the Washington club vas a. the LnlVersi,s
las, March Douglas had already struck MS
stride In the games against the Nationas
he performed IN nidseosoa siNle- hA' sen
safsonai one-Aand pickup o. hot srouhUei
hack % second bGse. and Qnick. sna ppe
throw 70 Carter e. fret Base, retiring the
eAst-Noo.cd Milan cnGb ed Virginia 70 iano
the erst game with the Dig ieaSuefs Inns
pretty pay Was talked % thious hout 'he
season.
Wi.h the return o. Douglas. Neff viii IN
doubtsdly tc given a trlal IN the -"oN, As
the team looks TO be shy O. pitchers s4n'e
he eeparture az Eppa RiVey. Nen IS
s,r,era third sacker. but with ghe abundance
o. inneld material reported TO be on hand
and Douglas back s. shortstop. thai side O.
tho field should be well taken care Of NeH
is believed by many TO BE- conner He hrs'
ca-oc ~ light as twirler in his home
Town. Harriscnhure Va, where the family
formerly resided. Upon entering college he
never made known his ability as a iwirieT
and applied for an inheid position During
the past summer. however. ais taIen,s as u
,u,sris- car,e 10 light He ana billy"
wood O. the Princeton nine. did the twirl-
ing so- The Blue Ridge Camp team. perhaps
the faAest amateur nine in the state
Ne~ in action reminds one very forcioiy
o. Be" Pollard former virginia tWlf
To- and a,,-round athlete and one o. the
IS. n,arte-hacks ever az Virginia. he has
much speed and good curves. and under 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
RICHMOND SHOW
WILL Be HUMMER
Manager Hutchinson Says Local
Auto Exhibition Should Rank
With Best in Country.

~Richmon6-s INST auto show Viii 20
an eye-opencr to many said General
Manager r y Hutchinson last night
while ~ was Busy COINS over CORES
ronderce from manufacturers
There wll. - autos AID auto = -ckS
from all the prominent factories in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
Want Uniform Eligibility Rules In Virginia Colleges
In the Wake of the Game
BY GUS MALBERT

reputation for himself. besides annex
ing a few dollars. OF course. the dol
lars mean very little. maybe. but see
ing as how Tyrus maintains that he
viii get $4,000 from Frank Eavin for
his services next season or not play.
there must be something more than
sentiment keeping him in the game.
Frank Nayin may balk at tho stipend
demanded. but a callow youth who can
WELD the shillalah for 800 during an
octet OF years helps considerably with
the turnstile. a prediction-Cobb viii
get what he wants.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

Eppa RiXey. Jr., the hurting giant.
who IL making the University of Nir-
ginis famous these days. Will be with
the Phillies next season, says charlie
Doom, the boss OF the ex-to3ci clan.
Doom viii neither trade. sell NOR mort
sage his elongated phenOm- He's
good for ten winning years" Hits the
scraDpy Charles. and he's for me or
nobody"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

All OF this can De oo'!ated now
There is no reason TO delay matters.
The time is bound 10 come wheh'
With lax eligibility rules. all OF the
schools will become involved IN as
pu,es with no satisfactory results. We
have no idea that any college In the
state. or ~ the south. for that mat
ter. wants to play professionals. ut
At present there Is wide difference Of
opinion as 20 what constitutes pro-
fessionalism. Each school acts &C
cording 10 us Interpretation OF tue
tern, and few agree. a nesting
could be called. at wheh each Of the
colleges would have a representative
the question OF eligibility rules as
cussed and uniform set OF rules
adopted, disputes would be Few anu
far between. rivalry would be fosterei
and the public given an opportunity
10 see all of the teams In the state
p!ayirx each other without the argu-
rnents which have hitherto followed
these engagements.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

McGraw Will stand pat on the Giants
for next season. says news item.
which means that AeGraw thinks his
present club can whip pittsburgh and
the pills. Not predicting. but Barney
Dreyfus and Charlie DOOM. at this
writing. should be thc hghtlng end OF
the National League in 1913.
Arthur Shaner. no relation 10 that
other Schseffer who antics with wash
ington when he's working, Will not
play baseball next season. Too many
mash notes with perfume is the excuse
he offers through the news columns.
Arthur Tlliy probably felt that the
contract would not be forthcoming.
therefore the remark. IL Mctiraw
sends the piece OF paper winch VIII
give Arthur "a right TO draw pay from
the Glnats' strong box in 1919 he will
probably lind time to leave mis- Western
home and sOjourn midst the white
lights Of Gotham
Everything has been pulled down at
Broad street Park bat the grandstand.
and that will be lifted in a few days
they are laying car tracks whore ths
Colts earned their living. and freight
yard VIII soon grace the sward on
which was made the future greats Il
the diamond steve Griffin Is stili
'wlntering" in Toledo and hnds time
only occasionally to send a few short.
sweet words THIS way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

We strongly urge such meeting IL
should be held In the interest OF anna
teur athletics and in the interests u
the schools concerned. There should
be no delegate attending. wearing
chip on his shoulder Each should De
willing to give and take. Proper con-
sideration OF local conditions and edu-
cational standards should be given
For instance Virginia, with an en-
TRANCE standard Of so many units.
should not be asked 20 play on an
equal basis a school OF practically the
same size. speaking from the number
of students rnstriculated, with lower
entrance standard. AS athletics nave
come to be a part of college life, ana
as athletic contests are valuable TO d
school only In so far as they heip
IN. educational influence Of the schools.
II is advisable to have faculty mem
bers OF graduates attend the meeting
so tha, the impetUOsity OF the student
be done away with. and in its place
substituted the judgment Of men VINO
have given their lives to advancing the
cause of education. sound. sober jug
ment, free from prejudice
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

r. a vouzster Tyrus Raymond
r,ns has managed TO make quite
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

Y. i. l. has just advised the Medleai
College OF V!rGi MIA that the Teens
viii be unable to give game next
season 10 the Medicos. Virginia and
Washington and Lee have been IN
able to come to any agreement as ~
a date for a game between these twc
institutions Virginia is placed IN the
embarrassing position Of having 20
give up a game with the University OK
Georgia in order 20 give the LeAins-
ton school time TO consider \ & NJ
OF North Carolina. has been at logger
heads with Y. +. l. for several seasons
as regarus eligibility OF players. hhei-
" resulting in the severance OF athie-
tic relations between the two lnsttu
tions In other words, II resolves IL
self into a standard code OF eilglo4II's
rules.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

In New York. on the 9th % so!s
month. will be held a meeting OF ths
National Collegiate Association Mem
brrship in this organization may De
had for the prize or 10 per year
IL - probably the most important ..
all the collegiate ORGANIZATIONS In 'h@'
81 discusses dispassIonaie the MANY
,,roblsu,s nrssentfng themselves to the
colleges throughout the country. pre-
sents in a general way standards Tor
enoat.ur. II, college athletics. and
,skes care Of a hundred and one Things
which arise in a broad and co"npre-
bens.ve manner In ADDITION 10 the
conference Of the several colleges ~
This division. We trust that many o.
the colleges Will become associA'eN
y~ith this organization OF clieses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

II is probable that there is nothing
quite 80 potent. or so forcibly part
of the happenings in the to-morro"s
which are to come. as that intang bic
something which has been named
college spirit" Not all of us have
had the opportunity OF attending col
lege. or that life in world bniit
upon the traditions Of the particular
college In which one IL student we
outsiders cannot know. We are apt
to turn up our noses at the college
youth. to laugh at what we derisive-
Is term the "rah-rah" boys. The IN
tentness of their purposes. the real
ness OF the lives they are LIVING, the
riI-ness OF the sphere in when they
exist, is lost upon all save those ie"
who may be able TO enter into Inc
pschycology OF college NE, 10 reel us
sufficiency. or 10 know the real sati'
faction OF the student so long as ne
f. serving we'll the powers-tbat-be IN
college.
Unless one can start win inns
knowledge, can know OF II nrst-haho'
one can hardly fairly criticize those
impetuous youths who feel that every
fling at alma mater is underserVeo'
that every word OF criticism starts
from an unfriendly source. We kno"
ius, how those fellows feel Forum
atelv We are able TO enter almost wlth-
In the sacred confines and shout WIN
them. MY college. right or wrong my
college" But that doesn't quite altet
q condition which now confron,s inc
several colleges Of the state OF VIZ
glnia, in particular. and the coHeS'S
OF the South Atlantic division In gen
eral. There is grand oppor'uhi'S
presenting itself 10 the athletic advis-
ors Of these colleges. and II is our
ambition 10 aid them in taking ad-
vantage OF this opportunity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

An honor well earned has been be-
.,o-~ed upon J. O. walker. IT.. Of Los
Angeles. when he was named as cap
,air Of the Medical College q VIZ
ssnis's football eleven for 1919. Walker
h. = sterling player and has earned Tor
hirnself a place or the ai-American
$50, Hs brings good judgment. rare
..f,f,, and a knowledge OF the game
20 me position Just one jaTfing note
a., ~. program. aud that - ;hc Tact
~, % standard Of eligibility ms been
.s.,t.d Al the medical schools except
IN. broad requirement that the player
- be q rnatrIcalztc % the school
n Captain walker wishes 70 achieve
-,.cs for himself and lie school he
vii advocate the adoption Of stringent
slie4bflstv rules for next season
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

But back to the conference. We
sboula tx. TO see 81 held IN Richmond
some time after January l. IL tne
suggestion. or any suggestion having
the same purpose Ia view. meets VIZ
The approval OF the college sHtnori1ies
Va. should be glad 10 hear from then'.
a,v counter-suszestio VIII BE glSdiy
received Thas conditions can be IN
rpessrrabIy improved none VIII deny.
I, n simply a question y be ocst
method q achieving this result Inc
Timcs- Dispatch. in its sporting nnses.
viii be glad to voice the views o. ~.
eouecrninS this Important matter ana
Invites correspondence
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
WILL ENTERTAIN
MANY VISITORS
Plans Being Made For C. {. Con-
venti0n at Marquette

Considerable interest is beirg arous-
ed in the approaching state Christian
Endcavor convention to be he'd il
Marquette Aug 2e-25, and plans arc
Icing made Tor the entertainment of
visitors from all parts of Michigan.
as Well as rrtnnessce, Ohio, Illinois
Massachusctt and Minnesota.
There will be plenty Of opportunity
Tor Marquette. residents to show then
hospitality az the pan of entertain
me1t Is TO provide lodging and break
fast free in the homes of the city. Din
ner and supper will be served i'm the
church parlors. for which charges will
be made This arrangement will not
be Cumbersome upon any entertainer,
and the delegates will not find the cast
excessive or prohibitive.
'It is not usual that so small city
as Marquctte is made the convention
city for the Christian Endoavors," said
one of the committee. Grand Rapids
wanted the convention and worked
hard for il. II is now up to Mar
quctte to entertain the delegates lit
linsly. and for the residents to live up
10 their reputation as entertainers. The
character Of the young people who will
come here is OF the best, and those
who open their homes TO the visitors
viii find their entertainment a plea
sure"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08

aboard United States naval ships Is az
most hopelessly Intricate 60 outsiders.
Rigid rules OF life aboard ship require
every officer or man on reaching on
/ leaving the quarter deck formally to
salute the national ensign, Which sa
lutte must be as formally returned by
the officers Of the watch az hand.
All officers and men, however, must
stand at attention whenever THE star
Spansled Banner" is played unless en-
gagged at the time Ia some duty that
absolutely prohibits their doing so.
This respect must be paid 10 the na-
iional air Of any country when an oti-
cial representative OF that country is
aboard ship. Nor does the courtesy
cease at this. for at morning and eveI,-
ing colors all pulling boats when pass
INK near a foreign mano war must
lie on their oars and the coxwain ST.
lutcs. standing TO face the colors in his
salute. and steamers must stop their
engines.
When a foreign ship Of war enters
a harbor or passes a foruhcation It
rag Of the country whose waters II
visits and 10 salute H. and the nearest
fort or battery returns the salute.
When a foreign warship is i'm United
States waters. and fires such salute
It Is returned exclusively by the near
est battery, the United States ships re-
naming silent.
Under no circumstances is a salute
permitted from a United States vessci
m honor of any naticn or any official
Of nation rot formally recognized
by the government of the Unite
States. and no ship of the navy is pcc-
mitted to lower her sails or dip her
ensign unless t. return a courtesy. CA
the other hand. when passing or be-
ing passed by foreign ship Of war
at close range all officers and men on
deck are required 10 salute the for
'eisn hags and the scntries to present
arms.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
BUILT FOR TWO.


William ]. Burns, the well-known
detective. was discussing the Rosenthal
case with a New York reporter.
MIR. Burns. however. was very vasU-
In his statements. He answered every
question. and his answers were inter
esting. but they threw very little hight
indeed uron the Rosenthal murder.
Thus. when the reporter interrogat-
ively pointed out suspicious circum-
stance. Mr.. Burns replied.
YES, that does from your point OF
view. look suspicious. II looks as sus-
pcious as the conduct of the summer
girl.
see here, now said the summer
girl. I want this hammock to he eA-
TIA strong.
Two guarantee the hammock's s
strength. miss said the salesman re-
spectrully. We guarantee it to hold
three -hundredweight'
"The summer girl began to count OH
her fingers.
Let me see she said-124 plus
10 that makes Just 294 pounds. Ali
right, Ill take it,"
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
FLAG ETIQUETTE.
When and Why the Stars and Stripes
Must Be Displayed.

When and Why the Stars and Stripes
Must Be Displayed.
Mr.. Roosevelt was the first president
to insist thai the hosting of the stars
and stripes should indicate that the
president was at homo ana To forbid
its being hoistcd over the white house
while he was out of town. saws joe
'happle's News Letter. In all foreign
,ountrios the presence Of the standard
indicates that the ruler is in resi-.
Gonce.
Tic stars and stripes are hoisted up
ON all government vessels irrespl ct.Ve
of whatever other Tags may be flown
and flags are raised on all government
buildings every morning at o'clock
At every military post or station the
colors are hoisted at the first notes
Of the reveille or at the first notes
OF a march # march be played be-
fore rcvcille All day the flag lilies
until sounding OF the last note OF the
retreat, when as it is lowered the band
PLAYS The star Spangled Banner
Ia time of warfare the nag Is dis
played on all sea coast or lake forts al
the. commencement Of an action ami
during a battle i'm which the fort may
Ice engaged. whether by day or night.
The etiquette of the stars and stripes
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE.

Richard IIarGinga Davis daring Sj'
Atlantic City honcynrport1 said at q
fish luncheon. rrr
~ confess that ! am not pleased
with the modern trend of tiction. The
newest fiction is nasty. II leaves a
bad taste i'm the mouth. II is full of
double entendre- like the parlor maid s
remark.
IN gentleman came down to break
fast one morning with bloodshot eyes.
lie drank eisht glasses of ice water
hurricdlv then re muttered hoarsely
to the pretty parlor maid:
Tell me. Adele. did I reach home
last night very much under the wealth
err
Indeed you did. sir. the maid ies
piled WHY sir, YOU kissed the
missis.'
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
kERcHleFs AND QUEENS.
Msrearits of Italy Owns One Valued
at St5,0o0.

l ~ N'"lNNNt
! II Is 127 years ago since handker-
chiefs in their present Square shape
came into general Use. Previously they
| had been of all shapes square obl0ng
or round. until one day al Trianou
Marie Antoinette chanced to remsrk 81
Louis XVI. that it would bee more con-
vcnicnt and neatcr If the square only
was adopted. A few days later. on
January ,. 1885, the king issued AZ
cdict decrecing that The length OF
handkerehiefs shall equal their breadth
throughout the kingdom" which edict
has Influenced custom to this day.
OF course, handkerchief were i'm fre-
quent use prior TO the issue OF this
cdict and in the Sixteenth and Sew
enteonth centuries they were very
costly. being edged with the rarest
laces and covered with initials, ar
Duchess of Chcvrousc was noted for
the elegance of her handkerchiefs.
whcrcon were embroidered Curlds
chasing ore another amid rarands OF
roses. while the niece of Louis XIII. az
fectcd handkerchiefs in which sprays
Of heliotrope were tied with mauve
colored ribbon.
The Countess of Castiglionc's hand
kerchiefs changed in color with her
passing MODES and passions Thus,
when she fancied herself i'm love hei
handkerchief were of a delicate blue
! -. -. H.. T,,. al Il.
iNclow hue when the object of her M.
fections proved faithless and untrue.
When i'm good health and full of high
spirits green was the color she Affect
ed, bat mause was at once brought i'm
to rcdusition when she felt herself de-
mentioned that the color of her gart1rs
always corresponded with that Of her
handkerchiefs
Among other costly hardkerchicfs
possessed by Marie Antoinette was onc
embroidered with pearls to. the value
Barry owned one whereon her nalne
was worked in precious stones Per
haps. however the most vaiuahle
handkerchief ever made is that IN the
possession of Queen Margarita OF It.
aly II is upqpe specimen of Fif-
tecnth century Venetian lace of such
exquisite Workmanship and quality as
To BE- worth c2,o0e to $4,000.
Some handkerchief are Of interest
for the strange uses to which they have
been nut. In 1908 the non -commis-
stoned officers of the First Iierts
volunteer battalion were supplied with
handkerchiefs on which were printed
fun Instructions 10 meet all cncrg, ,n-
cies together with hints on FIRST aid;
while during the Franco-Gcrman war
certain Prussian officers were given
handNerchicfs ON which We're maps oi
that portion0 of fthe cnemTs countri
that had been marked out Cor inya
sion.
no the French army were issued not
so long since, hand@crchiefs whercon
were printed n number of sanitaTs
hints and preecPts that might be of
use on march and during "a campaign
These necessary mtioles were cRicordt-
ed with pictures 6f 5Hiecrs wearing
uniforms of different grades. so that
the soldier might at once tell to whai
rank any particular officer belonged.
London Tit-bits
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
OUT FOR TROUBLE.

Mayor Samuel l.. shank OF Indian
apolis was talking about Engand's in
reference with the question of PAM
ma canal tolls.
England" hs said seems to me
to he as meddlesome in this instance.
as the lrishman who was watchiSg the
fight
"This Irishman watched two chaps
pummeling each other for three or
four minutes. and the sight made him
more and more uneasy.
'Finally. turning to the crowd ho
said:
Excuse me, friends. hut Is this a
private scrap. or moight we all take a
hand in it?'"