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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

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After doing three hours hard WORK
this morning. the bunch went out
again this afternoon at 1850 o'clock
and did some fancy stunts for the
benefit OF themselves and for the en-
tertainment OF the large crowd OF
Suffolk fans who went out to the
park to take 4 good look at the
United Statesers. Much applause
came from the grandstand as attrac-
tive PLAYS In the field and on the
haRes were pulled OH Fan talk In
all. over town and. sHs classes Of
citizens are ball mad. discussing the
possibilities and probabilities of the
Richmond team in the United States
League.
Manager Newnlnanl Says
Manager Al Newnham Ii tickled
with the showing being made by his
men.
They look like college players
after . months practice" he COM
mented this afternoon, az he watched
the men from the bench, Look At
the big fellow O'Hara in left field.
Notice how he gets over the ground
after the flies. and also notice how he
gets them. That boy has one ofthe
great eyes Both OF them must be
good. Then glance over to McFar-
land in center. and wonder how he
can 60 80 far after q fly and get II
after Just two days on the sod. Then
cast your optics upon old man ''Sox.
the grand old man of tbs game. who
will startle the big leaEuers and the
pitchers In this league when they
star. AFFAIRS .s. sssssscsl ,.sss..,
AZ a matter OF fact the outfield
worked Tor two hours and half
like youngsters chasing after a Job.
The infield practice was fast,
Hoffman At third. who works like
Lee Tannehill, and who.wili probably
be fixture at that point. gathered
tho grounders like a man who had
worked half the season, while Frank
Smith. who was doing work for
Newman at short WAS quick and
accurate in his throwing to f1rst.
Smith by the way. Is a first baseman.
Paltnolee Looks Good.
At second. Parmelee. youngster
who has the markings. accomplished
much with the swift ones hit down
| to him by Newman and Seybold and
| Donovan at flrst held almost every
thing within ten yards Of him.
The pitchers are slow coming In
| There are but two here yet. and
neither IL doing anything In the fancy
stunt limo at present, while four 9TH
ers arc due on Monday.
| There - not . catcher on duty
| This - rue to the fact that the re-
| porting time WAS originally. fixed foI
| the 10th. and was afterwards changed
Two catcherI Will report Monday
and Pront cracker-jack innelde1
Eill AlaQ EepQxt- on AaaAaA -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

younster Parmelee works would give
the average manager a bunch OF
lows. which could not be dispelled
by a heavy cloud of glooms.
Practive had to be curtailed some
this afternoon because the local High
School teams had game on. To-
morrow morning at O'Clock, Will
find the bunch hard at work with the
bat and ball. Tho morning stunt
will run until noon. when bath will
be taken. lunch absorbed rest 10
fislls.ss! and aslotiser three lioufs' work
III the field. - s." 50 go - - ''''
The park is a nifty one. Almost as
large as the Broad Street Park, and
IL within half mile of the hotel.
The toys run to the park ant run
back. Yesterday Parmelee. who
works like old Harry Berte. made
,he distance in record time. about
three minutes halnh SeAb..,d made
II IT, ten minutes. jie walked.
\ rev line OF Rats was received
teday, and the men began a. once
+ to inscribe their names thereon.
Donovan put his william Henry on
a bat, and In few minutes hard
hitting member OF the Old Guard
smashed the bat into bits by heavy
hit to Seybold. which almost went
over the fence.
Outfield Fixture.
AS the men look from the grand
stand, one would pick the outiield as
fixture. The infield will not be set
tied upon until Prout reaches here
and parmelee. Smith. Donovan and
another man. whose name will not be
given. ytss szxvs,s. -sshss ssQt.>x
chances.
Ii IL the intention OF Manager
Newnham 10 start the season with
good fielders and good hitters, and
men with good beads. In this respect
Hoffman and Smith look like win
ners.
Haggerty and Goshorn. the tive
| pitchers on the ground, look good
| but they will not be allowed to DE-
| strenuous work for several days
| They will go up against DR.. Bagby'.
! Collegians next Thursday afternoon
! In the meantime they will be per
/ mittod to loosen up the kinks in theil
| arms and timber. their Lego.
| The men in the training camp Ar,
| ell big fellows Newman Is prob
| ably the smallest man on the list
| And he IL not 20 small at that.
| Before leaving for Richmond las
L night President LAndgraf said tina
| tho grounds would be IN perfect con
1 dition long before the opening o
the season. He also stated that NOR
| bleacheries would be constructed
| and that the press box would b,
| built on top OF tho grAndstand.
while there has been iar9
damaad for -leaaoR 1ckatA 1aia "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

ternoon that he would carry five
pitchers and two regular catchers,
with probably q substitute.
We Will need five pitchers. he
said. in the event of double-headers
and accidents but they will all have
to produce the goods. We are pay
ing the price, and tho players will
have to do their part. That outfield
salary Is almost as much as the
whole salary limit In many minor
leagues. And some or the others
"a minorr Lacquer Zeal like. a. psinee
All the men who are here seem TO
b all right. But we cannot tell, UNI
I'll the hitting thing comes around.
They VIII show us what is what
and We are determined to have n
team that can hit. The field work
looks superb"
Act Like Gentlemen.
Manager Parker Hill, of the Nanse-
mond hotel. who Is an old Richmond
man. son OF the late Robert Hin. In
making sthangss comfortable Scr the
Richmond bunch.
II have been very much impressed
with the Kentlemaniy manner OF the
bali players" he said this afternoon.
They conduct themselves like dele
gates to a convention. and this Is
something OF an exception. for when
you get crowd or ball players to-
Kether sometimes II Is hard to hold
things down. But this crowd is differ
emit They all look like gentlemen
and conduct themselves accordingly.
am Interested In the success of the
shaSse .sar.I, have, BECOME attached to
them already, and | want 10 see them
at the top OF the league"
The players In their street toys look
like a party Of young bank clerks on
a vacation. They are not drinking. 80
TO the feathers early. get up early.
! eat regularly. and are in training for
! the pennant in The United States
League.
The men have not yet paired OFF
as most teams do. But Seybold and
Mcfarland have naturally drifted
together. for they have so much to
talk OF in common interest. This eve
| ming they took a walk OF Ave miles
| to a lake that liz said to possess the
attribute OF presenting all old bal
| players with the ability to maiIIIlir
| perpetual youth.
| What Mcfarland Wishcs.
| Il wish We could find q lake tina,
would place u In the sylph class" re-
| marked Mcfarland. This remark wal
| brought about by the fact that thu
outfield. including O'Hare. Mcfarland
and Eeybold, will weigh. In the aggre.
| gate. about half q ton. But they
don't look IL when they cavort arouns
1 among the daisies and maxnolil
/ bushes IN the oufflcld:.
Parmellee and Donovan VIII prob
ably QaiE OF Thex IA TIA kida ot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Bv n. G, TUCKER.


St;T'EOLk, VA. April l3s~-FTorn
appearances at this, writi2r the ten
men here warming I'M and getting iii
trim for the opengi OF the United
States League season IN Richmond
IN May LIST. viii produce some good
ball from the Richmond end.
With bur two days ia the field. Ne
men look like players who have been
I'm training. for a month. There has
been no soreness or stiffness yet. al
though this NAV not develop until
later Many Of the players have been
Keeping IN share during the winter.
and the usual glass arms and charley
horses have So far failed to matter ial-
tze.
President LandgrSf cglae down yes
terday and losed his men over. but no
had little TO say I'm the share of di-
rcctions, having, as he aaid. en-
gagged a man az manager who would
have entire control OF the players. and
who would he depended upon 10 have
n nrst-elass team Tor Richmond
After taking a look at fhla bunch.
said President I.andgratf. Il feel SAT
fsfied that we win have elab that VIII
come uu near the to- IN the nrst
division, and as far ~ that outheid
IS concerned / agn satisfied that there
nre few clubs IN the country that can
IfNQAstc Nt5tRftf t't'- '''N
saued players"
The oufiield VIII consist at oHare
In left. Mcfarland in cefter. and
Seyboid IN right. All OF them IN
practice today appeared 10 have every
thing necessary IN the field WORK.
or course, 1t Will be some days De
fore il can re said that their batting
ewes are in form. So far as covering
territory for fiy halls and eauging the
hall is concerned, with the throwing
arm. also. apparently IN share. tht
three veterans appear TO be FUZZY aois
to handle that end.
In preliminary hitting they cut the
Grass and scooped holes In the air
against two OF the pitchers, who lob
bei then, over however,
Old Scx Seybotd.
seybold looks not n day Older than
when he played IN tho Atlantis
League club at Richmond ten years
ago He IS ten pounds less in weight
.hnn when he was with the Athletics
In the great fight for national SUI
presnacy.
Il am feeling fine.' said the big Eel
lew II feel TINT / viii lie able "a
more than come back. During the
winter I have kept In shape chasing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
Mixture of Old Timers and Colts Proves Excellent Scheme
Training Grounds in Suffolk
by Foster.

chickens on my poultry farm. in PENN
sylvapia, and drawing water from the
old-time well / can run faster than
ever before and my eyes are clearer
than they have been for five years.
hone TO show my old Richmond friends
that ] am better than l was when
PLAYED in the team with Chespro.
Leever. Eiberfeld. shannon ana all
II had figured on retiring from the
game. but the call came, and. feel
ing az fine az | do. / believed that
This was the time TO get back in the
game. / am going 10 show the old
bunch. Including chief Rioters Sgd
nor and Boudar, and old Claiborne
Epps and Frank Anthony that | am
better than | was when / left the old
T.oad Street Park for higher conf
pany."
When asked what he thought or
the United States League. Seyboid
said that from what he had learned
since he had become Interested, the
LEAGUE would compare favorahly with
any OF the big ones.
We may not be able TO show as
many stars an the two big ieagues,
he said but we will give the Others
a close chase on records. You can
ste Tor yourself LnAA GA ttis tesdSEsS
aside from the National and Aineri-
can, are made up largely Of men who
riayed In the big leagues when did.
and many Of whom were pus down
snvoluntarily, while In this league. you
Will find Il number OF the big fellows
who voluntarily dropped out OF base
ball for a white. This will naturally
make Us stronger than most of the
/ others.
Sosne of the Stars.
I'VE will have with us such men
as Gus -1undon. who was one OF the
fastest infieiders ever seen Ia Rich
rlond, and who was for four years
| the naainstay in the initeld for the
| Chicago White Sox. with Lee Tame
/ hill. another old Richmond infielder
brother of Jesse Tanaenill. the fav-
] ,rlt- pitcher for Richmond in the old
days Chesbro will also be with us
| I think Cheese viii be able to dc
! things in this league like he did In
/ the American after he left us, In th'
I days OF Jake Wells.
T II see that Elberfeld II going hnsk
70 Washington. He IL In the M ms
I CLASH with Viz. and the fact that hs
+ gees with the Nationals IL proof thai
: the big league do not think we are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Of but fifty. The rules of the league
prohibit moro than that number.
am not certain whether / can ac-
commodate all who have applied, but
! shall endeavor to give them out as
the names have been received, and |
hope not one of our friends will be
disappointed"
President LanderaT will leave to-
morrow morning for Pittshurg. where
the magnates will have a banquet in
celebration of the satisfactory state
Of affairs, All the. clubs in the league
vii represented. and It Is believed
that at tho meeting the names Of the
umpires who are to be selected for the
season will be announced.
News was received here tonight that
the Pittsburg club had signed Abbat-
tichio. the famous infielder, who was q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

sensation in the big league: Il
II am glad to hear that ~
bold when the news reache0
"ITe Is one Of the best In the 81
and Pittsburg liz lucky in landi4I
DIR. Parker is anxious 10
a game with tho United States
next week, The date sought
by the local school boys. b.
probable another will be- hxe4
Several other clubs are after
and Il tS tikeiy that before tho
season il over five or six ge1
be played. Washington mays
against the Richmond club tn
htbition game for the benehe1
Suffolk fans before the season
The club will remain here
2sth, and viii then report "a
in Richmond 8
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
Vermont's Educational Needs.

Following is a copy of invitations
which have been sent out this week:
At an informal meeting of several of
the schoolmen of the state previous to
the banquet of the Schoolmasters' club,
March s, at Burlington, a committee was
appointed to make a report on the ed
ucational needs of the state of Vermont.
That committee will be ready to report
it's findings and recommendations Fri
day April 10, at p. m in the Hotel
Vermont Burlington. The committee
will recommend that the legislature of
1912 be petitioned to make certain spe-
cific changes in existing law; these chang
es to be recommended are radical in
themselves but, in the opinion of the
committee, making for progress The
committee is anxious that every school,
man in the state have an opportunity to
hear and discuss this report.
You are cordially invited to be present
at the meeting. place and time as above.
e. B. SMITH, chairman, Brattleboro.
L. d. COLLINS. Middlebury.
p. R. LEAVENWORTH. Castleton.
o. d. MATHEWSON Barre.
G. S. WRIGHT, Secretary. st. Adams.
April Is, 1912.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

St Mlchaers court, No. 54, will hold
a social with dancing and cards as at
fractions in Red Mems hall Tuesday
evening.
The women of Bingham chapter, No.
80. O.. e. s., will give a whist party to
the members of the fraternity in Mason
ic temple Friday evening at o'clock.
Tickets may be secured of the janitor
at the temple.
Blue print copies of the plans which
the railroads and local committee have
agreed upon for a union station and other
improvements In Brattleboro are on ex-
hibition in the north window of the
Brooks House pharmacy.
Frederick Holbrook is setting out
about 10000 white pine transplants on
the Scott farm. About 20 acres will be
covered with these small trees. The
transplants came from the state nursery
at Burlington and are being set out I'M
der the direction of c. K. Smith of the
state forestry department.
A genuine surprise was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Davis in their home at Canal
street Friday evening when about 40
members of the N. f.. o. p. and ladies'
auxiliary called upon them to remind
them of their 18th wedding anniversary
Vice Warden Mrs. Stllman Graves pre-
sented them silver cold meat fork and
olive spoon as a token of the regard in
which they are held by the members of
the order. Games were played and re-
freshments were served.
R. Albert Newton of Ames hill, as a
result of the courses which he pursued
in the Massachusetts Agricultural college
in Amherst the past winter, has been
engaged as farm manager in Rowley
Mass, for a year by the owner of a val
liable estate Rowley is near Ipswich, on
the line between Boston and Newbury-
port. Mr.. Newton will have direction of
all the operations on about 100 acres of
tillage land. There is a valuable apple
orchard on the estate. Mr.. and Mrs
Newton will go to Rowley about May l.
Bingham chapter, No. 3d. Order of the
Eastern STAR in it's annual convocation
held in the Masonic temple Tuesday ev-
ening elected the following officers
Worthy Patron, Edward j. Guthrie
worthy matron, jeanette NJ. Heywood
associate matron. Marion c. Combs; Sec.
Eugenia M. Pettee; treas, Mary A. Ran
dali; conductress, Alice NJ Spaulding
associate conductress, Mrs. leila Staten
The appointive officers VIII be named by
the worthy matron and the installation
of all the officers will take place at a
meeting in the near future
Dear Old Billy" Risque's three-act
farce, with the English actor william
Hawtrey in the leading role, was pre-
scented before a large audience in the
Auditorium Wednesday evening. 1t was
a roaring comedy and kept most of the
audience laughing with its nonsense.
The characters were well taken, every
body was good and there was no dull
ness or tagging. Those who knew that
Harry Redding, whose real name is
Harry Smith, was a son of DR.. Caroline
Smith of West Brattleboro, were inter-
ested particularly in his part, and none
of the actors were more satisfactory
than he.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
cHILDs CASES CLOSED.
damage Suit Against Chief Of Police
Severance Of Bellows Falls Now on
Trial In Windham County Court

one case tried, two others disposed of
oh reports Oh referee and another
partly finished is summary of the
work OF the county court this week.
MONDAY and Tuesday were devoted to
the jury case of H. c. Allbee of Roch-
ester. N. Y, against John Cummings of
South Londonderry which was an
eJectment suit. Mr.. Cummings was ad-
mlnistrator of the estate of William ALL
bee, father of the plaintiff, who owned
place in South Londonderry The
plaintiff had deed which was not re-
corded until his father died. A bill in
chancery was brought to set aside the
deed in favor of creditors, but Mr.. ALL
bee won. Mr.. Cummings became charge
able with the possession of the premises
for eight years. The question at issue
was as to how much the defendant
should pay The jury, of which Frank
George of Bellows Falls was foreman.
found for the plaintiff to recover $6O2. OS.
A. P. Carpenter and o. R. Clayton ap-
peared for Mr. Allbee and l.. r. Pierce
and A. V. D. Piper for Mr.. Cummings.
On Wednesday the cases of Rollin S.
Childs against the Nancy A. Esterbrook
estate to recover for board, care and
assistance were disposed of in favor Of
Mr.. Childs on reports of Referee o. E.
Butterfield of Wilmington, Mr.. Childs
being awarded s1925.94 in one case and
$12,O4S.16 in the other. He previously
had settled with legatees under Mrs. Es-
terbrook's contested will, so there was
no appearance in opposition to the ref
eree's reports. ]. X. Batcheder and e.
w. Gibson appeared for Mr.. Chids and
A P. Carpenter appeared for F. w.
Childs, administrator in place of J. L.
Roess, resigned.
The case now on trial is that of
Thomas Usher of Bellows Falls against
Chief Police W. S. Severance of that
town. This is an action to recover
damages for trespass upon the body. A
relative of Usher was arrested and
Usher went into the police station in the
interest of the man under arrest. He
alleges that Mr.. SEVERANCE threw him out,
injuring his knee. Chase & Daley appear
for the plaintiff and T. E. OBrien and
II. c. Barber for the defendant.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19

Mrs. Jane Bennett, 70 years old, OF Luz
zerne. N. Y, has 1900 brown leghorn hens
that net her an income OF $500 year.
Mrs. Bennett takes entire care OF the
hens and raises most Of their food on her
farm. She has a novel system OF keeping
track OF how the hens are laying. Each
hen has a piece Of colored crayon attach
cd to her leg by rubber band. piece
Of white paper is placed in the nest.
When the hen deposits her egg she
leaves chalk mark on the paper. When
a hen Is loafng Mrs. Bennett goes after
her and finds the reason. AS soon as the
hens stop laying they are disposed OF and
ntkers take their nlacea
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
PENNSYLVANIA FOR ROOSEVELT.

Col. Roosevelt made a surprising
sweep of Pennsylvania Saturday, secur-
ing So of the district delegates to eight
for President Taft. Roosevelts majority
is estimated at not less than 5000, of
which the greater part came from the
state outside of Philadelphia, which city
returned a majority of 1873 for the
President. On May /, u delegates at
large from Pennsylvania will be elected
in the state convention to be held in
Harrisburg, and the Roosevelt forces
claim they will secure the entire r. In
the Democratic primaries Pennsylvania
gave a strong endorsement to Gov. Will
son of New Jersey, who will get all of
the delegates from the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19

Worry is probably the most relentless
enemy Of aucceaa.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
Number of Horses and Mules.

of the United States reports that on jan
uary l, 1912, there were 20,50S, 900 horses
in the country, against 20,277, 900 on jan
uary /. 1911, and 1888, 119 on April Is,
1910, when the census was taken. The
value of the horses this year was esti-
mated at $2,172, $4,000 against 50, 259. 1881,
900 a year ago.
The census taken on April 15 1910,
showed 4,209,769 mules in the United
States. The number increased to 1928,
600 on January l, 1911, and to 4,S62,000 on
January l, 1912 The value of the mules
this year is estimated at s525, 600, 900,
against S544 1853, 900 a year ago
Mrs. Greig-You heartless wretch
Have you no sentiment no
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
MARRIAGES.

In West Brattleboro, April 6. by Rev.
E. Stacy Harrison, Elijah Prouty and
Mrs. Jennie l.. Burt, both of West Brat
tleboro.
In New York city. April Q. by Rev.
Mr.. Forbes Albert Edward HARDWOOD OF
New York and Miss Christie MILAN OF
Newport, r. 1.
In Williamsville, April 16. Horace
Wood Of Newfane and Mrs. Alice Prouty
Of Williamsville.
In Brattleboro. April 10. by Rev. E..
Q. 8. Osgood, Alonzo T. Stowe and Mrs.
Elisabeth A. Miller, both Of Brattle-
boro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, April 10, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs Charles E. GRAHAM.
In Greenfield, Mass, April 81, a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Carpenter,
grandson to Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Mich
OILS of West Guilford and Mrs. Darwin
Carpenter of Springfield, Mass.
In Wilmington. April II. a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boyd.
In Putney April IA. a son, Richard
HARDWOOD. to DR.. and Mrs L. H. Bugbee.
In North Haven, Me-, April 3, a daugh-
ter to Rev and Mrs. A. NJ Watts.
In East Braintree, VT. April 10. a son
to Rev and Mrs. j. A. Mitchell.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19

Lester Moore and Miss Shirley Putnam
were married Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock in the home OF C. b. Lamson
on Washington street by Rev. d. e.
Trout. They we're attended by Miss Paul
inc Putnam and Harry M. Whitaker and
the bride was dressed in white MARQUIS
cite trimmed with lace Following the
ceremony they went to Wardsboro and
Dover for a few days and upon their re-
turn will be rendered a reception in the
home Of @. o. Russell on Washington
street.