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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
LEXINGTON TEAM
DEFEATS VIRGINIA
L::pecial 10 Tho rlnnes-pI:pateh.l

Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch
| Lexington. Va, February 3.-Wash-
ngton ana Lee won from Virginia in
! basketball last night by tn, score OF
&c 10 ., in game marked by extreme
! rouginess. Washington and Les took
the lead early. when Hannis Gagged the
first goal OF the game. Miles added a
foul goal moment later. and at the
end OF the first half tho score was IL
to 5. Virginia failed to tighten in the
second half, and Washington and Lee
scored IL points to its 8.
Virginia put UP stubborn defensive
game throughout but got few chances
for goals from field. RiXey lodging thu
only field goal carly In the game. just
after Lille had haen substituted for
Burke at guard for Washington and
IN drihhling and in Intervening passes.
and practically broke Rll drbbling
tried by Washington and Lee. Neff.
Churchmar and Kearnes starred for
: Spectacular exhibitions at guard while
they we're In the game.
The hall was under tho Washington
and Leo basket most OF The time, and
with more accurate goal-shootins the
score would have been larger Raftcry
was all over the floor all the time. and
was on the ball every 5tlmo 1t fell loose.
Miles played q great game at centre.
anu kept up MS good record Tot sue
| goals. all in tie FIRST half. and threw
! five foul goals out of nine chances.
| IIannis was under the goal to receive
! q pass ut every possible opportunity.
and Gagged four But OF tho seven men
in the game for Washington and Lee,
every one Of whom played good ball,
Bear was. easily the best, guarding his
following the ball well, and passing
(, accurately: nc was very much respon-
siblc for keeping tho bali under tho
Washington and Lee goal.
| THO Virginia team was delayed two
hours en- route by wreck just out or
i Lynchhnrg: arrived hero supparless at
Q O'Clock. and started the game by 10
| This handicap told on the team very
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
NOsSAUTFIORITY@ GAN S 81
.5 BE FOUND .ArNYVVIERES s.Ss
SUPPORTING FARREI,I
{Contlnuod from tirst pase.)

clubs. With tho president, constituting
a sguorums elected Willlanis.4 There
never was "a I q vote. EYcrysyote cast
i{was nnnniu,ous. and the president was
/; not ca lied upon TO exercise his priyi-
4 lege,j OF breaking n tie. iitssi, b
/, However. 1Tarrell again shows his
Ignorance OF Virginia League affairs,
Ivy lcrtticizlng Williams. for. When Will
iiams showed tho league the courtesy
20 withdrawSn Mt q previous mecting an
attempt was made by tho 4vtco- r,res.-
dent of6thc league to tako advantage
! Of his position to force a majority
| vote. resulting in the Whitaker cleo
ton. y burnt Child fenrs tho flro. ana
! Williams cannot DO criticized II no
made up his smind to avoid in tho fu-
turo any possibility of unfair adj
vantage being taken OF him.
Constltutionnlity of Constitution.
But of all the silly prottle which
| has, been going back and forth. while
this scribe kept his hands OFF, that
which had as it's chief star in the un-
constitutioRality of the Virginia
League Is the funniest Added to
this statement comes the assertion
that tito Virginia League constitution
had never been recognized by tho
national board, vet that same national
board has been rendering decisions in
cases In which tho Virginia Lcag cue
was Interested, directly upon tho con-
S,itutlon of that league. and in the
hearing before the board In New York.
rendered its verdict that the Virginia
Lenguc had not elected n president.
but should so home and elect. not in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

r. 4. L, - 4 "a. - - /.
ACCORDANCE with the constitutional
any other league. utfGinS accordance
with tho constitution OF s$the Virginia.
League. Right then and there, L
never before tho national board mot
only recognized tho yIrginie I.G,Sgue
constitution. but gnyeSit It's official
inpproynl. In fact the decision OF i.the
board WAS reached upon the provision
In tho Virginia League constitution
pertaining to thesrlght of clubs TO
rote proxies, RI ..slr s 4%tt e
" Tho argument could be strung out
to Indefinite length. 1t seems that
the niakeshlfts will hold u ginceting
this week. IN the meanwhile other
things may happen. Charlie Bland.
former magnate from Portsmouth. who
Knows Williams and knows him well,
Is one of his strongest; adherents rho
Danrillc Register, the leading news
paper ola town which has been one
Of Williams's most bitter foes. is -stronl,
for him. and .editorially backed him.
lite homo papers are with him, which
is n mighty good Index OF the Kind of
man lie is. i3 - 4. r,- q, * 81 ~
The national board Is now defendant
In n suit for 500. 600 dana gee, brought
by Guy II. Green. former owner % tho
Lincoln, Nch., team In the western
League. The details of the cai,sni for
action are lackinE, but in general the
suit seems to BIO tho outcome OF some
Ill advised and snap-judgmcnt rem
deEed by Farrell. No. indeed, tho fight
Is not ended In the words nf tho
great John Paul Jones, tho reguIa
faction declares that 1--WE have Just
begun to nEht,'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

committee also got In some fine work
Henccforth the ball Is not to be kicked
off from the centre of the field. but
from the kicking sides goal line, five
yards more than before. The custom
has been to kick off from the centre.
the goal line. The Vineyard restric-
ton for forward passes end kicks be-
mind the scrimmaEe lins was retained
Among the non fundamental changes
was one regarding winning the toss
at the beginning of u game, and tho
winner having the choice of kicking
OF or ,es ch s,6a goal and letting the
ruled Il that the losing side shall have
The same privilege at the beginning
Of the second hnlf. This has been the
the technicality It did not always so
work out
1ntermission between the FIRST and
second and the third and .ourth quar-.
ters were Reduced from two minutes
to one. When the four-pcriod idea was
Hrst adopted the intermission time was
Into the discard for tho field Judge
He no longer Is. The referee. umpire
and lincsman Will run the game here
after. and tho linesman Is to do the
timing and judge oMside play in the
scrimmage line. The number Of men
who shall walk up and down the side
lines was reduced from three to one.
ADropos of the famous field goal in
th9 piinceton-Dartmou game last
fall, 1t was agreed shat Kicked drop
KICK sending the ball over the cross
bar on the bound shall not constitute
Il goal. Which .belated action rs small
solncc for Dartmouth.
vote of thanks was rendered DR..
Bapbitt and the Central Board of Off
Gals for their work. and codifying
committee was appointed. consisting OF
Walter Camp. OF Yale: Percy Haugh-
ton, OF Harvard, and w. n. MorIcc, OF
Pennsylvania
The codifying committee VIII report
on detailed changes necessary as a
result OF the foregoing changes, after
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

Continued from thrfd page.l
given heretofore by this organization
The program rolIows:y
I. ..Marchc Cclebre". .Lachner
az intcWnezzo'.. .AiascaEnI
I'D SCARF Danen'.... -. Chaminade
.. Song. BLOW! Blow Thou Bitter
Wind" . !. c,areeop;
Austin w. Martcnstein :
4. Overture 10 the Midsummer
Night Dream. Mendelssohn
o. GAP Souvenir of the Ball"
..:.:..... ..-.......5. .Boccaiari
OBJ "Lovitta S.rcnade''.. Armand
6. Recitative ana Aria.
Eri tn iron, II Ballo in
Austin w. MartensteIn. -
{. Selections from +, opera I'll
~ TrOvatOrc' Nerd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
PLAN CONCRETE
ATHLETIC PARK
Continued from nrst pagc.)

Continued from first paEe.)
franchises having been issued BY Pres
ia ut Whitman.
Fans here will be glad to hear OF
the proposed sta iium. 1t is something
which has been needed In Richmond
for many years. With it's fireproof
construction und it's modern equip
ment. the. new park alone will attract
many people. College football games
Will doubtless bo played In the now
park. The stadium is n little late
coming, but 1t Will be mono the less
warmly welcomed because Of it's tardi-
ness. II tho men interested carry out
their promise. vote of thanks should
be extended them by. the fans of Rich
mond.
Scoffers who scoffed and doubters
who doubted, when the announcement
was made that Richmond would yet
be represented In faster company, may
now have their minds eased It is
certain that Richmond will be in the
United States Lcdgue. just as certain
rs anything human can possibly be.
Maybe we Will have good baseball
yet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
DEFENDS. HIS TITLE
IN SPIRIT MATCH

Los Angeles. Cal. February a.
Johnny coulon. OF Chicago, successful
" defended his title az bantam-wcight
champion OF tho world by winning a
twcnty--round decision over Frankie
Conloy. of Kcnosha, Wis, at Tom Nc
Carey's Vernon arena this afternoon.
The champion outboScd Conlcy In n
majority of the. rounds, and delivered
the cleaner blows throughout. His
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

cloverncss more than orsc; Conley's
strength.
In all but Gye rounds Coulon had ut
least shade. while Conley showed to
better advantage in only three.
Tho champion got in his best work
In the closing four rounds. apparently
saving himself through INC twelfth.
thirteenth and fourteenth. where Con-
ley made his best showing.
CoDley and Coulon entered the. ring
at 3:l6. Charlie Eyton refereed tho
fight. which started ut 3;.S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

markedly, and nino players were used
Lineup: HtsIiE !.
w. and l. Position. virginia
Mccain. ;...... forward .Kcarncs
. flIannis)
Raftsry forward .Rlxey. Z.
tGilD
MICS. .......... centre .... RiNcy. w
tBoaT) (Duncan)
6urks ......-... guard .........Ncn.
tLile) tChristian)
Hca r:.....;. guard -. .Churchman
lHann's) (Dulancyl
Summary: Field roais-Hannis. a:
ISoals-AIiles. 5: IIannis Il: Gill
Observation-Disclosures and Lee q: .yIrG
glnla. Ii. Referee, Mr. McCrccdy ~.
NJ. 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

games 1t had scheduled with Randolph
Macon because the team was disbanded
for financial reasons. This leaves only
William and Mary ind Rando! ph-M Macon
With basketball teams representing the
colleges of the Eastern Virginia Inter-
COLLEGIATE Athletic Association. No
cup will nc offered by the league for
the championship team this year. rs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

the board decided thu. tho colleses
were not prepared for basketball
championship contest Richmond Col
all, and, HaElpdcn- Sidney having dis.
banded, Il looks as n basketball was
not popular among these four colleges
THIS III not true at either Randolph
Macon or William and Mary, as both
colleges hive the strongest teams thin
year they have had for long time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

which 1T will be decided whether an.
other meeting shall be called or the de-
tailed changes can be acted ON by
mail. One of the things this commit
tee VIII have TO pass on is whether
n forward pass striking n goal post
shall be a touchback or what not.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
k:osnitaI Wireless.

"A very efficient system of wireless
1elegraphy exists in every hospital"
said the Nurse. Apparently all pa
tientS have the knack of transmitting
messages: otherwise the news of seri-
Gus cases would not travel so quickly
and accurately from ward to ward. 1t
is. contrary to the rules for hospital at
PENDANTS to retail gossip. and most of
them observe strict secrecy. yet not
withstanding that precaution there is
never an Interesting case in the build
ing whose history is not known and
discussed in the remotest corner.
Last week boy suffering with Il
peculiar kind of throat trouble was
brought into first floor ward. The
doctors We're very much interested in
the case. yet they took special pains
never TO mention it in the hearing of
another patient. But for all the good
their caution did they might as we'll
nave lecttred on the case in every
ward. for when the boy died men and
women all about the hospital said to
the nurses: so that poor boy died.
did he: suppose there wasn't much
hope for him from the start
How did the news travel" -New
York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
WindmiI!s as !. Newspapers.

In Holland births. marriages and
deaths. instead of being recorded III
newspapers. are indicated by wind
mills. When miller gets married he
stops his mill with the arms of the
wheel in slanting position and with
the sails unfurled. His friends and
guests frequently do likewise with
their mills. in token Of the ceremony.
To indicate a birth the wheel is
stopped with the arms in a slantlng
position, but at a more acute angle
than for a marriage and with the
two upper sails unfurled. Should a
miller die the sails Of his mill are all
furled and the wheel is turned round
until the arms form an upright cross.
in which position they are left until
after the funeral has taken place.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
Few Flies In Bohemia.

Bohemia is singularly free from flies.
In most of the dining rooms in Prague
during the course of a meal perhaps
three or four flies appear during the
season. In restaurants there are very
few flies. There screen doors to keep
out flies and other insects are unknown.
The buildings are all constructed OF
brick. stone or concrete. The docks
along the river front are of granite.
The pavements and sidewalks are made
Of granite blocks. There are no wood
en- sidewalks, stairways or buildings i'll
the city. Decayed vegetable or animal
matter is not openly exposed to flies.
and the streets are frequently cleaned
during each day. There are no open
drains in the city to attract and breed
flies. The absence Of flies can only be
ascribed to the lack of breeding places.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
The Horn of the Unicorn.

The horn of tile unicorn was reputed
instantly to reveal poison in a dish by
sweating blood. and great was the RI
valry as to The possession of the finest
specimen while this belief still flour
iShed. Charles the Bold proudly
paraded six. two Of them eight feet
long. two six feet. two five feet. Ac
cording to Renvenuto Cellini. 1.-The
finest ever seen. which had cost seven
teen thousand ducats of the Camera,
was the one for which at the pope's
command he made Il design, 1.-The finest
thing imaginable, modelled half on a
horse and half on a stag, with very
fine name and other adornments."
Coryat speaks of the one at st. Denis
as about three yards long. and Windsor
had two of four ellis. The real uni
corn" in many cases seems to have
been the narwhal. London Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
Grnnchx After Waterloo.

General Grouchy died May %, 1S47,
after battling in vain for thirty years
against the legend which held him re-
sponsible for the loss of Waterloo. A
marquis and Il Norman. he yet cast in
his fortunes with the revolution. was
an object of suspicion in the terror, but
soon rose to command as Il general OF
ficer. In the hundred days he was
made marshal After Waterloo he
withdrew to Paris in good order and
proclaimed Napoleon IL. Prescribed
by the restoration. he found refuge in
the United States, but returned to
France in 1921. He was restored to
his rank as marshal by Louis Philippe
and summoned to a seat in the cham
Der of peers His son in an uneventful
military career was made a general,
accompanied his father in his Amerl-
can exile and eventually became SEN
ator of France Marshal Grouchy
passed the greater part of his exile in
Philadelphia and after his return to
his native land lived at Caen except
when his legislative duties called him
to Paris.-Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
Saved hv a Cipher.

The story Is told OF how neatly
constructed cipher saved Sir John Ire
vanion'S life. This cavalier was taken
prisoner and locked up in Colchester
castle to await his execution On the
second day OF his confinement the Jail
er brought him letter. which, as far
as the warder of the castle could dis
cover. was merely note of coincidence
from friend But the letter had been
concocted on a cipher to which Sir
John had clew. Every third letter
after punctuation mark of any kind
was to tell What he made out was
this: "Panei at east end OF chapel
Slides On the following evening the
prisoner begged permission to pass
quiet hour in prayer in the chapel.
The request was granted. and before
the hour had passed the panel had
done it's work and the bird had flown.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
catnhinn a Wolf Alive.

One of the favorite sports of Polish
country gentleman is to capture wolf
alive. A wolf being driven into the
open, the we'll mounted horseman pur-
sues it. armed only with long whip
and some rope. The wolf after time
tries to take rest. but the rider forces
it on with his whip till. after repeated
attempts at rest, it sinks exhausted.
The rider then springs from his horse,
jumps astride the wolf and. holding 1t
by the ears. secures it with the rope.
Most men require the assistance of a
mounted companion. who ties the wolf
while the other holds its ears with
both hands, and in this way the cap
ture is comparatively easy. but to do
it single handed is a difficult feat.
Nasty bites and even dangerous
wounds result should the hunter have
miscalculated the strength of the ami
NAL No one, however. is considered
perfect sportsman till he has done this,
yet many never succeed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
How towards Were Punished.

Many of the devices by which mill
tary Indifference to life has been ma
tured and sustained are curious. In
ancient Athens the public temples
were closed to those who refused mill
tary service. who deserted their ranks
or lost their bucklers. while law con-
strained such offenders to sit for three
days in the public forum dressed in
the garments of a woman. Many a
Spartan mother would stab her son
who came back alive from a defeat,
and such man. if he escaped his
mother. was debarred not only from
public offices. but from marriage, ex-
posed to the blows of all who chose to
strike him. compelled to dress in mean
clothing and to wear his beard negli-
gently trimmed. In the same way
horse soldier who fed or lost his shield
or received wound in any save the
front part of the body was by law
prevented from ever afterward appear
ing in public
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
4 aMs OF Old Ianan.

One OF the most striking changes
wrought in Japan during the reign OF
the last japanese emperor was that
brought about by the abolition of the
sumptuary laws. Fifty years ago 40
japanese could eat ii meal. ride in a
conveyance or wear Il garment without
considering whether the ElW would
be offended Whatever Il mans rank
he might not nave more than two kinds
of soup and six of other eatableS at
his ordinary meals Minute regula-
tons were in force as TO the quantity
of liquor allowed at an official ban
quet. high dignitarieS being limited to
three cups and those of inferior rank
to two The use OF sedan chairs by
men was restricted to the aged and
sick. A nobleman of the highest rank
was not allowed TO spend more than
$40 on Il dress for his wife. and the
lower orders had to adjust their dress
bills to a scale fixed according to their
income.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
hitsto.ie Clc r4otel.

The Golden nfrilz ,lI1Elen CROSSE at
Regensburg Giatl>in'i''. III Bavaria. IS
the oldest hoteI III Europe. King Fer
dinand Matted al il ~, his way TO
his zion III l:E'l aid no other
hotel in Europe possesses records OF
such great antiquity n he Golden
Cross at Ifatisbon does oI can boast
of having nad SO many royaI visitors
as have enjoyed its hospitality. The
twisting visitors books which date
from 1919. contain the names of more
than 500 imperial. royal ana prlnceiy
persona.es Tile room is shown where
in 1863 the tate Prince Bismarck. at
that time Prussian premier. slept when
he came with his sovereign to hold the
conference which was the last attempt
TO preyent war between Austria and
Prussia. The negotiations were held
in the small hall'' OF the hotel under
the presidency OF King William OF
Prussia. The. host is equally proud or
the autographs OF Schiller and other
men OF letters which be possesses.
The author OF "William Fell wrote
the words ..Und cine heimatb list es'
cit Is indeed nome, III memory or
his STAY there. and no landlord could
wish for better advertisement Lon
don Telegraph.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
BECKER DEFENCE BEGINS
Newspaper Reporter Gives importan:
Evidence i'm His Favor.

! 1t was the turn in New York city
of the defense in the trial OF Lieu
tenant Becker and the day was not
without important advantages for the
policeman, accused OF being the real
murderer of Herman Rcsenthal.
The most telling witness in Beck
er's behalf was Frederick H. Hawley,
a reporter for an evening newspaper
who swore that he was with Lieute1i.
ant Becker almost constantly from
$3.50 until $50 o'clock on the morn.
ing of the murder, and that Becker
did not see or talk to Jack Rose and
Bridge Weber. This testimony was
of the utmost value to the defense
because Rose had told the jury that
Becker after leaving the west Forty
Seventh station had come to him and
Weber at Sixth avenue and Forty
Third street about dawn, had told
of his delight in seeing that squeal-
err lying on the floor Of the station
house and had ordered Weber to put
up $1,000 20 pay the gunner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
Victims Of . False Prophet,

Just before the opening Of the Kaftir
rebellion in South Africa. about the
middle of the last century, the sooth-
sayers babe the tribes kill their cattle
and destroy their crops OF grain. The
spirits of their ancestors were to arise
and help them to exterminate every
white man In the country. The advice
was solemnly accepted. When the day
of the great uprising arrived many Of
the rebels were already starving. But
there came no ghostly herds of cattle
out of the earth. no crops not sown
with hands. Grim. terrible famine
swept over the land. and in the months
which followed. although the authori-
ties did everything in their power to
mitigate it's horrors. 10000 victims Of
a false prophet starved to death.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
HAPPY WOMEN!
Plenty of Them in Edgerton, and
Good Reason For 1t.

Wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years of backache suffering,
Days of misery, nights of unrest,
The distress of urinary troubles,
When she finds freedom.
Many readers will profit by the fol-
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| have no reason to alter my high opin-
ion of Doan's Kidney Pills, and am
willing to confirm all | have previously
said about them. Whenever | take
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sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-25
His Method With Tips.

The president of a certain line OF
coastwise steamers has a novel system
of handling the tip evil. He sends on
each of his boats every once and so
often detective, who has instructions
to go into the dining room. order a
large and elaborate repast and hand
the waiter a tip of ten cents. If the
waiter is silent or surly after receiving
this small gratuity his number is
promptly reported. 1t is said that in
no place in the world can such a num-
Der of smiling walters be found as in
the dining saloons of this particular
steamship line.-New York Tribune.