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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
LIKELY TO
Be REELECTED
Bresnahan Dispute Before Ma
tional League Directors
To-Day.

New York December s--Basehall
men began their invasion Of New YORK
to-day National League activities Will
begin tomorrow Afternoon. with
meeting of the board Of directors.
which will try 20 straig'hten out the
dispute between Roger Bresnahan and
the St Louis club over the former
managers contract
The annual meeting OF the National
League will be held Tuesday. The big
business before the league Is the cleo
ton OF a president. At this time. in
general baseball opinion. as moulded
by the recent special meeting which
sustained the leagues president in thu
Fogel case the reelection Of Thomas
J. Lynch seems assured. Robert "
Brown a Louisville. KY. editor. was
a candidate for the Office few months
ago, though Mr.. Browns friends were
doing all his campaigning. Mr.. Brown.
however. has said he dies not want
his name put before tn meeting IN
less he is sure OF election.
President Lynch had little 10 say to-
day about the prospects y never
asked a man 70 vote for me in my life,
and I don't propose 10 start now" he
said. Il am willing TO stand on ny
record The league has had some dis
putes in my administration. but I have
always done my best TO run the or
ganization on a prosperous business
Ike basis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
FIRST IN SERIES
WON BY JUNIORS
A. & M. Sophomores Lose in
Football Game by Score
of 8 to o.
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lfpt<ldl nc l1ffltS !
West Raleigh y. c. December s.
feated the Sophomores in the first game
of the class football championship Sc
ries by a score of TO 0. The game
was a splendid exhibition and both
sides were nearly evenly matched. the
Juniors outplaying the Sophomores in
the iirst three quarters but the sophie
mores took a brace in the last quarter.
and all of the playing was in the
Juniors territory The playing of Kill
patrick and Alallett. for the Sopho-
mores. and Of Houck. Foster and Pot
ter. for the juniors, were the features
Tuesday afternoon the Juniors Will
play the Freshmen for the faculty
cup This is expected to be hard
fight, as the Freshmen are said TO
have the beet class team that has been
presented ut A. and NJ in some years.
Saturday. in Pullen Hall, the regular
fall meeting of the athletic association
was held. the following officers being
elected president OF the athletic asSo-
citation, S. B. Sykes: vice. president. W.
T HURT; secretary and treasurer. p. B.
Ferebee; manager OF 1913 football
team, w /. Jewell; assistant managers.
I. r. Lewis and B. w. SetZer.
At meeting OF the athletic council
Friday night, the following monOgrams
and stars were awarded 10 members
of the football team: stars TO Captain
Cool. Anthony. HURT. Hargrove. Sykes.
Phillips and Spencer. and nonograns
TO Plyler. McHenry. Cooke, Morton.
jeffrey and Davis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
ANOTHER LEAGUE
MAY Be ORGANIZED
Overtures Made to Jack Grim by
Baseball Men in North
Carolina.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times plspatch-j
Lynchhurg Va. December SACK
Grim is losing no sleep over his dp-
peal TO the national board from the re-
fusal OF the Virginia League TO hear
his application for franchise for the
UiH CaAT next season, and he Is not
expecting a decision in the matter un-
til after the return Of Secretary Far
rell from a long vacation on the Ber-
r,uda Islands. At the same time Grim
is losing no time in an effort TO Eet
back in organized baseball, and he Will
make several efforts outside OF the
Virginia League TO put the Hill city
back on the map.
1t is his purpose to call the promo
.ers OF the new league in North Car
Dina To the fact that Lynchburg Is
open and would be glad TO Join with
hose towns in the reorg anization OF
hat circuit. Indeed. il is not improo-
lble that Grim will attend the next
meeting Of the Carolina towns. which
- 10 be- held for the purpose of max
.ue another agreement to succeed the
me recently expired for the Carolina
Association.
several ov"rtures have been made TO
Grim by BASEBALL men in North Caro-
lima for the formation u another
league. which could be known a. tho
Virginia Carolina League. With clubs
m I.ynchhurg and Danville in Virginia
auG Raleigh. Durham and Wilmington
and Ncwbern or Fayetteville. in North
Carolina. u Is suggested that good
circuit could be built Cor q $1,000 lin
u
The lump from I.yuchbUrG 10 VII
ruiuetou would DC = X one. for the
distance is about 80 miles. hui ths
f.nn would To- more rroata bic than D,
would b.. o.. Norfoik u Lvnchburs wa
bach .n the Nireinia League. foT VII
rniugfor is 81 much better ball town
nan Norfolk Tho Carolina towns
0st. -eu without hall for several sea
sons. and ora a s. o"o iimit. II IT, bciicv-
cd. al .f -h~rn could about break even
Grim believes firmly Lynchours
O1uid shir hold - ifs end IN such 2
CIRCUIT and he THINKS there IS sun
/ r..r- interest," here ir the game 20 pay
/ I'D -re faee ~ the old association and
/ .u.'d new grounds in order 20 get ths
. & mo H. nas some over the Eichel-
Z baum property % Main and Buens
Visa streets. and has found II admir-
( ably adapted tor the same This Is
not over eiEht minutes from Ninth and
E Main streets and 30 believes the at
/ Tendance there would CO. easily a third
| is-rer than 70 ever would b. 81 the
I Far Grounds which 81 twcnty-foui
I minutes from downtown
&; - not improbable that a strone
I sror- viii b. made foT another cir.
cult. "a condition that viii hardly b
Z invlfina fr the Virginia League. foi
4 10 EorIa take away a towr held In re-
& serve when one 20 ttc weak spots u
I ths present organ .z-stion falls down
Z The veteran T. known 20 be hard al
work. bst Just rOV he 10 not taikins
I FOR publication
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

Charlottesville. Va. December s.
The executive board of the General
Athletic Association of the L University
of Virginia met last night in Madison
Hall and ratified the schedule of games
arranged for the baseball team by Man
ager Henry 5. MacKay. Jr., II Los An
geles. Cal
The schedule. which is quite pre-
Tensions one, provides for a total or
twenty five games. Eighteen of these
arc to be played OH the home grounds.
sixteen with college teams and two
with the Washington club OF the Amer
lean League, which returns 20 Char
lottesvilIe in March for spring train
ing. One or two additional contests
may be played with the Nationals on
the open date in the latter part of
March, as was the case last spring.
OF the seven games away from home.
two will be with the University OF
North Carolina in mid-April. the first
at Greensboro and the sec 0nd at Char
lotte. On the Southern trip last year
three games were played with the Tar
heels.
The season will end with n trip
North. which will include games with
Georgetown. Navy. Princeton. Yale and
Army, the team breaking training at
West Point on Saturday night. May 3.
The home schedule is an especially
attractive one. The preliminary con-
tests do not include a single game
with a prep school team, a new de-
parture at Virginia. The season opens
with a game with the Catholic Uni
versity. of Washington. on st. Pat
rick's Day. and for the next three
weeks many OF the big teams of the
East will be seen on Lambeth Field in
rapid succession. among them Prince
ton. Cornell. Holy Cross. Amherst, La
fayette. Lehigh and Johns Hopkins.
Sandwiched in this period are two
games with Clark Grifith's club on
Tuesday and Saturday, March 20 and
20
Five days after the two-day trip 10
North Carolina the team will tackle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
FIFTEEN TEAMS
START IN S|X-DAY
BICYCLE RACE
Faster and More Interesting
Riding Expected on New
Track.

New York, December S.--With an
entry list OF fifteen teams and track
considerably improved in its construc-
tion, this years international six days
bicycle race. starting at midnight in
Madison Square Garden, gave promise
of being productive of faster and moro
Interesting riding than any OF its pre-
decessors. The new track, VIII en-
measures ten laps 10 the mile. WAC
built Tor increased speed. being banked
at a sharper angle at the turns. with
broader approaches to the two
stretches. both Of which are faster than
heretofore.
To avoid unnecessary delays In
changing partners and 'loafng" under
the pretext of unavoidable accidents.
the rules governing the race were
changed SO that any team not repre-
sented through accident or design after
the others have covered ten laps shall
be penalized the distance which IL may
have lost Judges and inspectors have
instructions TO see that intentional de-
lays caused by so-called accidents"
shall not pront the offenders.
Last year the riders demanded that
the cash prizes be arranged on a per
centage basis of the gate receipts. and
the winners were dissatisfied with the
result. This year the nine leading
teams will receive cash prizes as fol-
lows:
First. $500 second. $1,000; third.
$500; fourth. 800. nth. $500; sixth.
$500; seventh. 1900; eighth. $500. and
ninth. 500. In addition about $4,000
in bonuses viii be divided among the
riders.
Many OF the entrants are veterans at
the game. but new blood has been In
fused into this contest and the for
eign element is strongly represented
The starters were.
American tesm-Frank Kramer ard
Jimmy Moran.
Australian American teau1--Jackis
Clarke and Fred Hill
Australian tcam--Alfred Goenend
and Ernie Pye.
German-America team Walter
Rutt and Joe Fogler.
New York Melbourne tean-Eddis
Root and PADDY Hehir.
Irish teem--Grassy Ryan and LLOYD
Thomas
French team-Oscar ESQ and Andre
Perchicot.
Swiss team-Paul and Frank suter.
Iowa-Los Angeles team-John Bedell
and Worthington Mitten-
Dixle-New York t.am-Bcbby Wal
thour and George Cameron.
Boston team-Peter Drobach and Ell
mer Collins.
California New Jersey tean-Percy
Lawrence and Jake Magin.
New Zealand team-Jumbo Wells
and Gordon Walker.
Observation-Disclosures team-Alvin
Loftes and Clarence Csrman.
Franco-Itallan tcan-Narcel Berthel
and Maurice Br9cco.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
LYNCHBURG QU|NT
PLANS BIG GAMES
Arranges Contests With Several
Y. M. c. A. and College
Teams.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.I

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Lynch5urg. Va. December Sin ad-
dition TO playing teams that have been
the Lynchburg Y. NJ. c. A basketball
qunt this year hopes to bring here
number OF teams that have never been
seen in Lynchburg. notably among
these being the Washington Y. NJ 9.
A.. Asheyine IN. O. Association;
Greensboro IN. c. Association Roam
cke College and the University Of North
Carolina
A strong effort is being made TO
play V P l. again. but the Tech team
has not been heard from Two dates
have been agreed upon with Roanoke,
and these will be fixed definitely later
Nsheville will come here for a game,
and a return game will PROBABLY be
arranged for. a similar condition eX-
lists with Greensboro. The University
OF North Carolina will play here Feb
ruary II. but Wake Forest has written
that that team will not make a trip
this way this year Roanoke College
has promised two games. one here and
one at Salem. Negotiations are on for
games with Charlottesville, while IL Is
practically certain that the Washing
ton Association will come here under a
guarantee for all expenses. Lynch
burg Will go to Washington II given
the same guarantee. Richmond has
been asked for games. and Danvilie
will Play here during the holidays. this
date to be agreed upon yet
on January the Guint goes to Lex
ington for game with V VI. !. jan
Uary. 10 HampdenS Sidney College plays
here. and the big game with Randolph
Macon College takes place at the Ran
dolph Macon Woman's College on Feb
uary 10.
The schedule now promises to be by
Ear the best the association has ever
had. but it will be several weeks be-
fore Director Warthen will be able TO
announce the dates definitely
The teams Will be made up OF the
same players who so easily won the
state association championship last
season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
EACH YIELDS TWO
CIRCUIT DRIVES
Walter Johnson and Joe Wood
Prove Great Puzzlers to
BatSmen.

II is hard enough TO get base hits
off Walter johnson and Joe Wool, ana
almost al impossibility to procure home
runs off them. This last fact is driv-
en- home through inspection OF the
American League four Dagger records
OF 1912, such inspection showing that
each great box man had only two cir
cult drives made off his delivery last
season. Harry Lord, of the Chicago
White Sox, should feel proud of him
self when he learns that he was the
only American League player TO get
homers off these two stars of the mr.
ing line Lord made his circuit clout
of the Idaho phenom on May and
touched smoky Joe for a hit for the
grand tour on June 10.
Ping Bodie made the other homer
off Johnson. and Frank Baker the 9th
er four-bagger off Wood. the oates on
which these historic hits were manu-
featured being May and October 3. II
will be noted that the two four-piy
smasher off Johnson came IN the same
game. a game, by the way, in which
johnson was knocked out of the box
Johnson must have had consldera bic
speed, fo- prior to the time he was
driven to shelter he smashed some
bones in Lee TennehilPs arm by hit
ting him with pitched ball.
other star pitchers did not possess
the skill Cor luck that Johnson and
Wood showed in preventing the manu-
facture of home runs Russell FORD
for example, yielded ten hits for the
full distance, two OF which were pro-
cured by Iris Speaker. winner of the
Chalmers car voted TO him as the
American Leagues most valuable play
er. Ed Walsh was located for six
homers. Speaker getting one such hit
off the spitball expert and winning
game with it
Five home runs were made of Jack
Coombs. three off Bob Groom. four on
Vean Gregg and only one of "Chief
Bender The figures follow:
New York-On Ford. 10; WARRIOR. .;
Quinn. 4; Fisher. ?. Davis. 2; Neon
nell. = Vaughn. 1; Caldwell. III
Chicago-OT Walsh. c: Benz. 5;
IAnee. =: C1cotte, 3: Mogridge. 2;
White. .: Jordan. /; Bell. /: Peters.
I-25.
washington-On Hughes. S: Groom.
,: Cashion. 3. Walker. 2. Johnson, 2:
Akers. l. Grifith. I; EngeI /: White,
I-22.
Roston-Or Bedient s. Collins. 4;
Hall. 4; o'Brien, 8: Wood. Pa
st. Louis-On Powell. ;: Allison, :;
Mitchell. 2: Hamilton. 2: r. Brown, 2.
Frin. ]: Baumgardncr. III
D~t-oit-ON Lake. , Willett. 2 Null
lin. 3: Works. 2: Dubuc. 2; Jensen, l.
Wh~atley I: Moran. lis.
CIeveiand-O6 Gregg. 4 Blsndins.
?. Steen. 7. Baskette. ?. George. J..
Mitchell. 1: Kahler. lis.
Phiissselphia-On Coombs. 5. Brown
.: Pennock. 1. Russell. I. Plank. j.;
Bender. /. HoUck. liz.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
VIRGINIA WILL PLAY
TWENTY-FIVE GAMES
Attractive and Pretentious Baseball schedule
Announced by Manager Mackay-Only
One State Team Is Given d Ate.

Davidson. North Carolina and George
town on successive days. All OF these
teams are cOntenders for champion
ship honors in the South Atlantic d.
vision. The second contest with the
Blue and Gray Will take place on
Georgetown Field Tuesday. April %.
Should Virginia capture the first game
played on Lambeth Field, 1t is prob
able that in order to avoid a possible
tie. the second clash between the two
teams may be arranged for Monday.
April 2s. and the rubber played the
day following. just before Virginia
starts on the Northern trip.
There will be no game in Norfolk this
year with Yale. a fixture in former sea-
sons. Last seasons contest resulted in
"A tie. The single game with the Blue
next spring will be at New Haven
The only State team on the schedule is
Randolph Macon College. Trinity, OF
North Carolina. and the University of
South Carolina come here late in April.
The schedule, complete, is as follows:
March 17--Catholic University.
March l9-Holy Cross.
March 21-Princeton.
March 22-Lehish.
March 24-Holy Cross.
March 25-wasnington Americans.
March 26-Johns Hopkins
March 2S-Amherst-
March 29-Washington Americans.
April 2-Lafayette.
April 3~Cornen.
April cornell
April 7-Rand olph- Macon.
April 11-North Carolina, at Green's
boro.
April l2-North Carolina, at Char
lotte.
April 17-Davidson.
April ls-North Carolina.
April 19-Georgetown.
April 23-South Carolina
April 25-Trinity. of North Carolina.
April 29-Georgetown, at Washing
ton.
April 3o-Navy, at Annapolis
May Princeton. at Princeton.
MAY 2+Yale. at New Haven.
May 3-Army. at West Point
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
LAST WEEK OF BAZAAR
Horse and Calf Among Little Articles
Offered In Booths

TIE bazaar for the benefit OF Sacred
Heart Cathedral held during the past
week. will be continued each evening
OF the present week at the bazaar
rooms In the sacred Heart Hall. Floyd
Avenue aad Short Street The attend
ance Of patrons and merrymakers was
So gratifying that the members Of ne
various committees and booths VIII
redoub'c their efforts 70 make this. the
final week OF the bazaar. eFcE more
successful. than the last week
The quality. number and variety ~
the articles offered the patrons show
on the part OF the management de-
sire to please the most fsstidious-
Many VINO attend nightly are avail
ing themselves Of various objects found
at the booths. with the idea OF later
presenting the same to their friends
and relatives as Christmas gifts. The
tables are being constantly replen-
ished with new and attractive articles
Among the more useful articles may be
mentioned a live horse ard a calf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
HOUNDS MEET At
HAPPY CREEk"
Many Richmond People Ride
Behind Castle Hill
Pack.

Special 20 The Times Dispatch.l
GOrdonsville December S.-Castle
Hill hounds met yesterday afternoon
at the kennels. Happy Creek Farm, at
o'clock \ party Of Richmond people
reached GordonsvilIe on the morning
train and drove 10 the kennels. where
they lunched.
Those riding 10 hounds were Mrs.
Allen Potts. NJ. +. IL. on Arnova. Mrs
Joseph T.. Willard. on Butterfly: Miss
Martha Bacon. of Boston, on Pretty
Maid. Miss Belle Willard. on MaN'mus'
Miss Graves. on black horse: James
Graves. on brown hunter. Colonel
Joseph T. willard. on Skylark, ana
the first and second whips on Happy
Creek and Black Moth.
Hounds were cast on ToodloS
Mountain. and, keeping in the woods,
there was but little fencing tIsht
couple OF hounds were taken out
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
GOES FOR PRISONER
Officer VIII Leave To-Day 60 B1os
Back Alleged Forxer from Hnrr1sburE-

Officer VIII Leave To-Day 60 BHos
Back Alleged Forxer from Hnrr1sburE.
Detective-Sergeant L. r. KeilaIn Will
leave to-day for Harrisburg. Pa. where
Leroy Houston. alias Hugh J. ODon-
neil, IL being held FOR the Richmond
authorities on the charge OF forgery.
Sergeant ReIiam was TO have left for
The prisoner yesterday. but OWNS 10
the absence from the city saturday OF
Governor Mann he could not obtain re-
luisition papers for the ALLEGED torser.
Houston is accused OF having forged
the name Of A. l. Hawse. local
broker. 70 q check for szzs. which he
haf cashed on June 10. 1919. al the
American National Bank. after which
he escaoed. Since that time the Rich
r1ond police. aided by private detective
agencies. have teen searching for him.
We was not located until last week In
the Pennsylvania capital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
MAKES ANOTHER VISIT.
Admiral Phillips Spends Day at Naval
Training station

Norfolk. Va. December 8.-The sec
ond visit within the past few months
TO the naval training station. St Hell
ena. here. was made by Admiral An
drew Phillips. chief Of the bureau OF
navigation. to-day. HIS visit IS be-
lieved by men Of the navy 70 mean that
the government will in the future give
more attention to the station here
Admiral Phillips also has just visited
the stations at Front Royal and
Charleston He left tonight for Wash
ington. after dining with Admiral r
NJ Doyle, conmandant OF the navy
ward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
CorSfffoa rr~hsnerd-

The condition Of John 5. Barbour
Thompson. who - critically III Al the
Johnston willis Hospital was reported
as unchanged late last night Mr..
thompson has beer In the hospital
sirce last August and e regarded a.
IL a serious condition. He was for
roerlv = prominent OFFICIAL ~ the Soush b.
ern Railway system IT'S brother.
Pf~Nsys THOMPSON. snd other rnsmoe~r
Of hls family are Win him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
Lead Pipe Thieves Busy.

In view OF numerous complaints
which have been lately made Of thieves
stealing plumbing fixtures from vacant
houses. especially dwellings. orders
nave been Issued b. Chief Of Police
Werner 70 all members Of his depart
nent 20 closely inspect this character
Of property. Major Werner believes
that frequent inspection Of these prem
lses viii keep down complaints and
prevent much lead pipe from being
stolen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
NAP BUSY PROGRAM
National COLLEGIATE Athletic As.ccistiou
WI Hear TsIks on Important subjccts.

New York. December f-Thc National Col
lekiat Athletic Association has aid out .
busy program sor It's seventh annual con-
vertion % - held ~ the Hotel Astor on De-
oeniber z. Arter routine natters are out
o ire way ~ TIE morning session the chlef
items % Interest vii Be addresses BY prof.
Ufi'izu a Dudley. % Vanderbilt Cniver-
si-y and d.. George l. Neyisn. OF co,un-
pa. frrcr Dudicy's talk Sfii b On The
Proper Control % College Athletics" and Or.
Ntyiar wiz speak On Athlete TraiairE"
The afternoon session viii include reports
o. Credentials. the treasurer szd the district
reTcrts The committees on football rules.
bssketbau. track ard soccer Vii make their
rc rcrts
Pert % IRE ass,cfztfon's bu~sn-r. vii b-
fh- spTointuent - committees On fcofbafi
track and basketball rules
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
Inf.rferrd WITH omcer,-

Henry shinsult was arrested yestsr-
day by Patroimen Sweet Bradley ara
Bosquet charged with !nterfering with
them while making an arrest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09

Cleveland. o. December s-An IN
usually heavy earthquake shock. With
m = radius ~ roo or 600 miles. vas
rs~orsed AZ 50 Tsartiue Observatory
here AZ o'~iocf Saturday night n
70 believed the sboct occurref W
southsrl Indiana or xiirsis
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-07-05
FORCE
IS WORKING

General Manager William \.
Bradley of the Pittsburg Silver
Peak while in town the other day
stated to The Tribune that oper-
atiOns at the mine and mill are
again on a practically normal
basis and a full tonnage of ore
is being delivered over the tram
way to the mill bins.
The strike of miners. declared
and carried into effect early in
the month, has caused COmpara-
lively little interruption in the
regular operations of the com
pany and has had no serious re-
suits in the way Of labor troubles,
there having been an entire alb
sence of violence or interference
with the company work on the
part of the striking miners.