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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
VARSITY FINDS
SCRUBS TOUGH
Fiercest Scrimmage Of Season
Witnessed at University.
Regulars Score Twice.
lsneetal to The Times Dispatch J.

Especial to The Times-Dfspatch-I
Charlottesville. Va, October 1.-Sir-
zinia's first and second elevens lock-
ed horns to-day in the sti1est serim-
maze of the season, the rivalry being
SO intense that one or more OF the
PLAYERS came near mixing 1t up. judy
ing from the uncomplimentary remarks
they used.
The scrimmage lasted forty-fve MIN
utes and was only stopped when one
OF the mainstays in the varsity back
field was knocked out, after a vicious
tackle. two scrubs hitting him 1t the
same time and throwing him heavily
Benet, another backnsld candidate OF
promise, had his left arm injured.
The scrubs showed fight from the
very start With KumbouGh. Maxson
ana Thorn in the backneld the ball was
rushed down the gridiron with Sur
prisinR speed. A clever forward pass
from Rumbough to Maxson landed
the pigskin o. the varsity two-yard
line, but here the regulars rallied and
secured the bail. In the next twenty
minutes the nrst team scored Two
itouchdowns by plung'ng the line.
Blanchard and AGREE crossing the goal
line.
The scroubs got their second wind and
in the fnal fifteen minutes advanced
the ball nearly the length Of the field.
They secured the pigskin on tumble
on their ten-yard line. Simms kick
Ing IL up and racing nifty yards before
he was ovsrtaken and downed by Ran
dolph. On the next play Groner
slipped through IN opening in the line
and covered twenty yards. Here oronel
fallen In an attempt to Held goal from
the tweny yard line. Simms and Dolau
composed the strong pair Of backs
used By the scrubs and Golden ssc-
ceeded Rumbough at full
Captain Todd, In citizens clotbeo
stood back Of the varsity line and sided
in the coaching. An interested spec
sator was Coach Kregs, Of the Medical
College Of virginia eleven, who greatly
enjoyed the battle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
|DOOGE FINISHES
| HIS WORK HERE
Rents Quarters to Train for His
GO With Turner Fri
day Night.

There Is evidence on every hand 10
indicate that the wrestling match 10
be pulled OF Friday night. either al
the City Auditorium or Broad Street
Park, by Tom Dodge, the Greek. and
Joe Turner, is to be for the money
from the start. 1t Is rumored that
Dodge has moved lis training quarters
to Richmond and has rented the up
per floors of a store in Seventh street,
which have been equipped as gymna-
SUM- Turner is also reported TO De
training hard at Washington. and Will
come to Richmopd tomorrow to finish
his training for the event.
Interest 10 added to the wrestling
game in Richmond by the statement BY
Poulios that he will take on Dodge In
the event he is successful In defending
his title for the belt against Turner
in the coming match
The match between Turner ana
Dodge Friday night and the forthcom-
ing match between Turner and Poulois
are the chief events in wrestledom.
but each will be preceded by prelim-
mary events which will add interest
1t has developed that Richmond has
several weIterweight wrestlers OF
ability and the preliminary events have
many interested followers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
First Baseman Merkle
Will Have to Be
Reckoned With by
the Red Sox
He Has Enviable Rep
utation for Long
and Timely Wal
lops of the Ball
BY JIM NASIUM.
(Copyrigh, by The Philadelphia In
ouirer Company.)

(Copyrtght by Inc fnliaoeApnS3 81"
Quirer Company
Based on past performances. which
IA the only evidence now obtainaoie
in the open market. what Is expected
to be the next most potent bludgon IN
jected into the coming WORLDS series
stuff on the Giantss slice OF the cast
after the dreaded maces OF Myers ana
Doyle will be the big slap-stick lugged
into the fracas by Fred Msrk!e. the
Gi.nts's f,rse baseman. While Merkle
"a now peltius the pill for but a shade
over the 300 mark in the omciai nS-
ur.s, his i37 hits have been for
total Of a03 bases, and include eleven
home run wallops. which 10 just three
below Zimmerman's fourteen for the
leading home run honors OF the Ma
tional League. And. viewed on con-
sentative basis. any batting nsures
that start with figure ana
have eleven home runs mixed up IN
the details bespeak q force 70 DO
reckoned with when you are out the'e
trying to keep the runs from oozins
over the plate.
Myers, Doyle and Merkle constitute
the bulk Of the heavy Giant attack
and. II Boston's pitchers can success
fully foil the malignant machinations
of this wrecking crew. the balance Oh
the opposing assault should attain no
more magnitude than q mere scatter
ing IRE Of small arms patterins narm-
lesslv against the outer works OF tho
Red Sox ramparts.
The work that Is cut out for Messfs'
Wood. Collins and O'Brien In the COM
ing scrap is to remove the sting from
the yenomous bludgeons Of Mess's.
Myers, Doyle and Merkle. which. as
viewed from q totally disinteresteo
and unbiased position along the sioe
lines, doesn't look to be the softes.
snap that any aspiring slabman could
pick up.
Merkle. besides being tower OF
strength to the Giants on the defense
through his faultless playing OF the
first base position. has been a potent
factor in the Giants's winning Of the
National League flag this season
through his ability to drive In runs
with long wallops at crucial epochs In
the period Of play. Those eleven home
runs. together with a miscellaneous
assortment of other slams of various
dimensions. have been judiciously In
serted into the milling Of the past
season at times when they would DO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
BLUES ( MED|COS
CLASH SATURDAY
Both Claiming Victory, and
Working Hard 70 Make
Claim Good

The Nes!oal College % virginis and
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
viii clash ~ football Saturday IN Lee
Park. Tho H-dicos have an exception
allJ strong .Ieysn. and made an envt-
sbi" showing against Washington and
Lee N 'h- srst game % the season
last saturday. holding the Hr'ngsori-
ans 20 one measty toucrdown. The
bues are Ca strong y this year than
ever be'oT. and have been ssaininG
systematically FOR several weeks The
n~n hzv" seer pu' On pledge. and the
WORK - 'Ec coach hiss therefore bS>n
materially ssH~d. feature % the
game VII ~ the roofing Of the
soldiers. hs-siion having been or
Saniz~5 - sing the songs su1 yet'
the ys.is % the crack rn;i.tsamsa- All
SAss VIII rys through - Loo 40g6
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02

John NcKoy was yesterday held Tor
the grand fury by Magistrate 7. j.
Puryear. Of Henrico County. on the
charge Of releasing the angle cock on
q car attached to . Chesapeake ana
Ohio freight train, thus applying the
emergency brake and bringing the
which McKoy 10 charged IN one likely
70 precip!tate . wreck. and tt was BY
the merest chance that property ana
life were not eadangered by his al
legged ofYense. Detective J. w. kS8nt-
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way arrested McKoy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
CHESS PLAYERS
HOLD TOURNEY
Virginia Experts Gather IL
Lynehburg in Annual Contest
for Honors.
rspecial to The Times-Dispateh.I

Lynchburg, Va. October The an
nual tournament Of the Virginia Cnese
Association began here to-day VIA
eight contestants. Two rounds are
to be played and the tourney IS e1"
pected to consume nearly All week
Wilbur I. Norman. champion last
year. In not participating and will lose
his title in the contests.
The results to-day were W. B. Hurt.
of chatham, won /; lost 4. ". n WOOD
berry, Of Roanoke. Va. won ,, lost Q:
J. A. Kinnier. Of Roanoke won lost
9; E. c. Glass. OF Lynchburg va. won
o. lost 2: B. F. Kirkpatrick. Of Lynch
burg, Va, won 3. lost !: A. 7. Hem
derson, Of Lynchburg Va. won !. lost
o: j. H. Riddick. Of. Lynchburg: va:
won 2, lost o; A E Minntgerode. OF
LynchburE. Va, lost :. won o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02

49, - Sye.g W
coIored. were yesterday arrested ~
Constable r. A. Davis. Of Henrteo
County, for espasssng On the farm %
". Z Brittle. The two negroes were
sccompansel ~ IN sged blind man
as the time Of thesr 06ense. which con-
sisssS 81 stealing walnuss from the
niacp Yg. Byfssle Win not prosecute
sne m>~rocs FOR stealing. bot for tres
pass. since the passage 81 rerscus over
hi. land has recently become . nut
sance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
SULLIVAN TRIAL
WILL BEGIN TO-DAY
rspec,., to The rimes-D,spasch. ]

ISpec12t % 1"e x8"s
Danville, Va. October l--Just oe~
fore court adjourned at Chatham THIS
afternoon the land litigation which
had occupied the past foue days vas
given to the jury. and the sullivan
case was called for trial witnesses
were recognized for their appearance
tomorrow morning AZ S:so ociocks
when the fury was impaE.led-
Sullivan 10 charged with nrSt de.
gree murder. having killed Guar6
John c. Howard At the convict camp
near Chatham, on July -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02

Especial to The Times-DiSpatch-1
Bristol. Va, October I--Seuator Thos.
3. Martin and Henry c. STUART VIII ad-
dress Bristol citiSens In the Harmeltng
Theexye on THURSDAY night oe this week
d he interest Of wilson and Mar
sAall anl General Rufus n Ayers.
Prsposos1ono are being nooe % glve
then o rouUlnG rsceptioa- ana Il b an
tlcipaeoa that many visitors from out
SIDE the city win Be In attendance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
ATHLETICS GAIN ON NATIONAL

Philadelphia. October 1.-The Athletics
trimmed the Yankees in . poorly ptAyeo
but both showed . RAGGED game In the
aeId. salmon and Pennoek. Athletic re-
cruits made . good iuapression IN the oox-
The score:
Metz xOfk. Rhln4osp0so.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
THREE IN A ROW

Chicago October 1.-The Cubs were licked
for ;he third time in succession to-day. the
eco-e being to Babe Adams allowed
but four hits. To-days result puts Pitts
burgh TWO and a half games ahead Of Chi
eago for second place. Each club has three
games 20 plav. The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
BUSCH WILL STAY
WITH PETERSBURG
Declines Several Offers 10 Remain
. Manager q
Goobess.
fepecial % The Tlmes pispasch-l

Especial 20 The Times. Dispasch-J
PesersburU. Va, October I.-Hetnse
Busch. for the past two seasons he
manager Of the Pesersbure bsseSsn
seaW. who 10 now away with hts fam
sly. viii continue ~ith the team next
year. We has had Offers from other
clvhs--au esoeciafly Nattertng one
from California. but he hiss Aec1jmed
them al On favor Of Pesersourg. TIE
cIuN upaguaseS and the faUs, aD0o9
DV00U - - WI DeD0oos.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
ST. LOUIS WINS AGAIN

st. LOUIS. October i.-Tae Cardinals cioeed
the Nationai League season here to-day "
beating Cincinnati ; TO ReddinS. q
cru.t fr,m Greenvi!ie. Mlss. weakcHed IN
the ninth and Burk finished for the locsis'
A double by HaIssr won the game for the
"a rdtnAts The score:
GS.raUnata. Sf. Louie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

New York October i.-Knoeking Marquayd
OF: o. the BOX In the NTH inning and ham
mertnx rcs.-aa tusi As hard In the eighth
and ninth. TIRE Phi.lies beat the Giants to-
day 10 . The Giants made three errors.
and ;hey al; counted in the scoring. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02

Burns, Miller Three base hit-Snodgrass.
stolen hases-Aagee, Paskert, Miller, Luz
de-us. Double plsys-Killifer to Luderus 20
Killer: DoiAn to knabe to LuderuS. Left
Bases bails-oE Ma.Quard. 3: OF Tesreau.
4: OF Chalmers, . Struck out-by NarQusrd.
!: by Tesreau. 4; b. Chalmers. /. Passed
hal-WEson. Cmpires, Klein and Orth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
Amateur Commission
Meets

~ A0Deeop Do0eS00 CSOOss-
$50 wS1g 1ees se-O0spow sogse es
So s'esSek % IL YJsve ve5OSUso
ReasOpos AsOosy esv s6e V0s0Uoe -
s00O0aog - toe seo0so's Wss2 -
0alE1og Osoos ~ 0eEt OeooSo.
PsOo0sessve eAoaOso - 81 sueeos
SogUoooO0 - ~ DooO0so 80 Seoes
0DasesU WIN - e00o0ose4 A.
pgguo1eosD - DeaODa0 - OoooUes0
- sosD - 0sOgU9y SeUosSee0 -
ssse0l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02

nee hi,s-wa!sh. Smith. salmon. Mldkin.
stolen bases-Dsniels "a. collins. 6xS'
waish Left on bases-New YORK. 10: PhNe-
deInhia. s. Bases on baiis-o6 Hsnnock. =:
"a Kea,inr. 4 Struck out-by salmon. 5: ny
Pennock. Z; by Heating. T. Passed osls.
Lapp CD. Sweeney. umptfes' D'h'en anu
Hart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
&t. Louie.

Three base h,s-Almeida. Sacrifice hits
Hobli,zeli Now.ey. R.dding. Galloway. sac
rince hy-Masee. stolen bases-Besehef.
Gathers Double ,lays-Gal:oway TO Hauser
20 Konetchy te,. Bases on osa"-on Red
ding. T. CT Burk. !. Struck ou,-oy Susxs
/: by Burk. /: by Redding. l. Hts-on Red
ding 6 ,n i-s innings Left on bases-St.
Louis. 3; C.cinnati. :. Time, i:4a Umpire.
Rigier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
National League

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
PhaiadeapAas. o, New Hork. ..
Dessen, - Dreek1yA (calls1 u
third, Faanb, ~ ~
chicago, 4, Pitts6argh, 4
81. Loois. - Cincansati =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
|RUBE MARQUARD is
. CHASED FROM MOUND
Phillies Drive Record Holder All Over Lot, FOL
lowing With Same Treatment to }
Tesreau, Who Relieves Him

hsse-Hyatt Double piays-- Butler to Gray
Carey to Gibson. Bases bal.s--oa ehsnes.
=; on Adams. 1. struck out-ay caensy, q
by Adams. Umpirss, owens and Brennan.
Time. liza
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Inc Roston cslobe

From the Boston Globe.
 One way to save Mrs. Woodrow Wilson from the embarrassment of being mis taksn for Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, who's, views, as expressed in interviews, ar, likely to be at variance with those oi tue wife of the democratic candidate fol President, is to inform the people gen erally who Mrs. Wilson Woodrow is
 She was born Nancy Mann Waddell IT Ohio.
 Married James Wilson Woodrow, cousin of Woodrow Wilson.
 Assisted in editing the Chillicothe Daily News.
 Removed to New York in 1900.
 Now contributes humor, short stories and verse to magazines and is the author of several novels.
 When I write" she once told a re- porter, q write in colors. l get excited want to bite something-som hard One day was working with a glass pen holder and the first thing I knew l had bitten it -slear in two.'
 Mrs Woodrow Wilson is also an au thor. but the products of her pen are oooler-not dashed with pink nor splashel with scarlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
No eatapIasm so rare,
Panama and the President

If the President signs the Panama canal bill he will indorse these pro- visions:
 'A1 Free passage through the Panama 0Rnal to American vessels engaged ex- N&lusively in the coastwise trade or in Wade with the Philippines, Guam or Tutuila; but not free tolls to Ameri- can ships engaged in foreign com merce.
 Ships owned or controlled by rail- roads or trusts to be prohibited from using the canal.
 Foreign-built ships owned by Amer ican citizens and engaged exclusively in foreign commerce to be admitted to American registry.
 Shipbuilding materials used in American yards to be admitted free of tariff tax.
 No better bill than this is needed, and no better bill can be passed in this Congress.
 The interests centered in Wall street are demanding veto, and they may get it. The men who are expected to subscribe. in four figures to the campaign fund are to man in favor of veto, and the President will dis play unexpected courage and firmness if he disregards them and signs the bill.
 All in all the canal bill is the most important piece of legislation of the present session. It was fought through against the strongest com binations, and if it is vetoed it will not be difficult to sec what did it, for the President in his recent special mes sage admitted that it does not con- flict with the Hay Pauncefote treaty, treaty that should never have been signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
SIR WALTER CALLS HALT

Walt Mason. in the Kansas City Star
 Postage was an expensive luxury 100 years ago, and letters and packages often
 were sent on the collect on delivery"
 plan. Sir Walter Scott used to tell how
 he received a bulky package by mail ope day. and paid e5 postage. Upon opening
 it he found that it was the manuscript of play, sent him by an unknown woman
 in New York. She had excellent control
 of her nerve. and, in note that accom-
 panied the bundle, sine asked if he
 wouldn't be so kind and condescending as
 to write a prologue and epilogue for her
 play, and then use his influence to have it presented at some first class London theatre. It took Sir Walter about week to recover from the shock, and just when he was convalescent he received another big bundle by mail, and had to dig up for the postage. It proved to be another manuscript from the same dizzy female. She wrote that she was afraid her first manuscript might have gone astray, so, to make sure, she sent him duplicate Sir Walter felt that it was time to call a halt. and thereafter he refused to receive pack ages by mail unless he knew who sent them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Tax Hearings Nearly Ended

The Board of Revenue has nearly completed its hearings of valuation cases for tax purposes. It has patient ly heard and adjusted about 250O cases, and the impression prevails that it has acted with good judgment throughout. It has endeavored to keep this county on level with other coun- ties of the state in the matter of valu- ations, despite the eff@'ts to push upon it unjust additional burdens.
 There are only about dozen and a half self-supporting counties in the state, and the proposition now is to make the three wealthy counties Jefferson, Mobile and Montgomery contribute still further toward the support of 50 counties more OF less. Under just constitution every coun- ty would stand on its own bottom, and not a dollar would be taken in any county for use in another
 The Board of Revenue has treated the latest raid against Jefferson coun- ty wisely, and it deserves the thanks of the people for its action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
RooxeveIt,s Popularity

,"Roosevelt is political hero" said Alfred P. Benton of Philadelphia. "I doubt if any man in public life has ever been more magnetic than the ex- President
 'I am a democrat. but cannot help admiring Roosevelt for his pluck and strenuosity. He is unlike other men, and I have never known of anyone in public life whose foibles or whose in- constituencies were so easily forgotten because of the strong points in his life as in the case of Colonel Roosevelt.
 Take the third term question for instance In 1880 U. S. Grant, who was the greatest hero in the country at that time, was candidate for third term nomination. He lost Many of his greatest admirers thought that he made serious mistake in allowing his name to be presented to the convention for third term. Had he been the nom- inee of the republican party he would have been defeated. Roosevelt, third termer, is going to poll an immense vote. hear little or nothing said about the third term. True, Roosevelt is an extraordinarily man; if the democratic pticket was less strong than it is he would stand good chance to be Tafts successor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
.NEwspAPER ENGLISH

From the London Spectator.
 MT Hardy's indictment seems to con tain two counts. which are best treated separately In the first place he accuses modern journalism of being "slipshod'' and inattentive to form, and in the sec ond place he declares that journalism has infected the whole of contemporary literature with the same disease. Is 1t true. then, that lack of style is the be- setting sin of modern journalism? We have little hesitation in replying: No. But we are bound to say first that we can not help thinking that Mir. Hardy's real quarrel Is not with the style but with the subject matter of newspapers. Style in fact, is essentially something relative and to attack any style from an abso- lute standpoint as MT. Hardy appears to be doing, would be a futile occupation An account of cricket match in the style of Dr. Johnson would not be real lit erature," nor would a city article in the style of Walter Pater be an example oi what Mir. Hardy calls the splendors of English undefied.' They would. to put it bluntly. be simply silly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
More Good Road Work Needed

Alabama has done much in good road building during the past three years, but much more work on our highways is needed. The three good road days observed last week brought excellent results. In at least forty counties farmers and men employed by the farmers worked faithfully. In Walker, Cullman and perhaps several other counties road building was in evidence during the entire week.
 It is hoped that the good roads con vention to be held here in October will be we'll attended. When the road building movement was first discnssed in the south, many persons were skeptical. A few ridiculed the move- ment, but the majority of people were simply indifferent. It is not that way now. The value of macadam roads is being appreciated everywhere. It is benighted community, indeed, that has not improved it's roads to some extent; but there should be forward movement within the next two or three years that will make every county road macadam road--a road as smooth and hard in winter as in summer.
 Schools and roads are great civil izers, the great uplifters of every state. Alabama needs thousands and thousands of small farmers. Nothing will attract home-seekers of the thrifty sort so readily as good roads. This state has good soil and good eli mate, and with progress in good road building our truck industry should grow rapidly.
 Last winter was unusually. rainy. All but the best made roads were miry, and that fact should cause every farmer to bestir himself the more. No investment made by county is so profitable as that in good macadam highways, and there is not county in the state that cannot afford to issue bonds for road making that will in time double the value of farm lands. 
 Every county should be represented by leading men in the October good roads meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Our Outworn Constitution

Judge Nathan of Sheffield thinks a constitutional convention should be held because too great proportion of taxation is applied to education and to the old soldiers. He evidently thinks the tax rate should be increased.
 He does not mention, however, the disffanchisement of 100000 white men by the constitution of 1901. If this be not serious proposition, then indeed the state has none in sight. It is both serious and unnecessary. In or der to maintain white supremancy un- limited cumulative poll tax conditions are no more needed than a dog needs two tails. The other provisions of the constitution are ample in that respect and the prepayment of single poll tax for the benefit of the public schools should be maintained.
 The cumulative feature has disfran- chised 100000 white men, and this is unwise as it is undemocratic. These 100, ,0O0 have no voice in Alabama's public business, and little by little they are losing all interest in it, thus