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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
Motorists Gather in New York for
Annual Show of Automobile Makers

are the finest examples of the me-
chanic's and .ody builders art ever
brought TO the United States. Even
the display cars which have reached
here are being kept. IN many In
stances. in storage rooms so That the
first public view o. them will be
when they are placed In position In
the Hotel Astor.
Ii may not be generally appre-
ciated that nearly AL or the makes
OF cars at the Aston have been suld
in tie United Sta,ea for years. 4
few are comparative newcomers to
this market, but the large majority
are as well known as are the stand
ard American cars Dozens of Eu-
ropean manufacturers have never
made any effort to invade the Amer
lean market, realizinz the difficulty
Of obtaining faothnld in Il country
producing many machines OF the
same class and at much lower prices
The Metallurgique. sold by Waiter
and Harry Allen. has been notable
exception In this regard. Brought
here only a year ago, the Belgian
car met with Immediate favor. and
II Is today one OF the best foreign
sellers. Its success has been largely
due to the exquisite work OF Van den
Plas. the fam Gus Brussels body
builder. Undoubtedly his produc-
lions have raised the standard OF
American body work. for the domes-
tic product. good as 1t had been. has
improved noticeabiy In the last twelve
months. Burr. Quinby. Hoibrook,
Brewster. Healy and others who spe-
cialize in that line are turning gu,
bodies today that are practically the
equal OF the best that Europe can
produce. Moreover. tire American
built body lasts longer In this eli
mate. being less subject to cracking.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
TENNIS ASSOCIATION
MEETS FEBRUARY 9

NEW YORK Jan. IA call for
the thtrty-flrsf annual meeting of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association has been sent to the ESQ
clubs and associations comprising
that body for Friday. February .. at
the waldorf-Astoria. There will be
two sessions, the first converting at
3:30 In the afternoon and continuing
until ESQ, when a recess will be- taken
until . o'clock.
A request for nominations Tor Of
ficers and members of the executive
committee Is made. The officers whose
terms expire are: President. James
Dwight. Boston: vice. president. Rob-
ert b. Wrenn New York: treasurer.
Richard Stevens, Hohoken: secretary,
A. l.. Hoskins.- Philadelphia. The
terma Of three OF tina nine members
OF the executive committee also ex-
pire In consequence OF the plan adopt
ed last year Of fixing three years A.
tie i-rsn Vi Office. The retiring three
are Sumner Hardy. San Francisco:
Ralph w. Holteshoff, Cincinnati, and
l.. p. Scott, Atlanta Ga
DIR. Dwight has been anxious to re-
tire from the presidency Of the asso-
citation for q number Of yeArA and
last February he stated positively that
he would not serve again. He reiterat-
ed the determination very recently
and It is believed that 1t will be neces-
sary at the forthcoming meeting to
select 4 IN sg,cceAMor.s &. ) Wiltiam A,
Harmed. tbs present cham ptofi, who
IN In New Zealand captaining the
American Davis cup team has been
sugeested for the position. M has
Henry w. Slocum, former champion
and president.
Robert d. Wrenn now vice-presi-
dent, could have the promotion II he
wished 1t. but he has intimated that
his business cares and duties will not
permit him to serve. There il a
strong probability that Secretary@A.
Z Hoskins Will also decline u re-
election.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
MINER BROWN SAYS
HE HAS QUIT GAME

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.--Mordecai Brown.
premier pitcher of the Cubs. and one
of the highest class players who ever
participated in the national pastime. is
through with baseball
Treatment on the part Of owner Muir
ply, which he considers was not In
accord with the measure OF effort he
gave to his work while member Of
the Cub team and the desire TO grasp
ttt. nttt,nrtnEity- to Earn usnre- thaH-w WAS
represented by the figures ON the base
bali ontract. rendered him. we're the
reasons assigned by Brown for his de-
cision TO quit the game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
FRENCH CHAMPION -
SHOWS UP POORLY

NEW FORK. Jan. THE worlds
championship aspirations Of Marcel
Moreau. premier middleweight of
France, received = serious setback at
the hands Of Jack Denning. a local
middle, at the Paramount Athletic
Club. this afternoon. The bout went
ten rounde and Dennin~ was pros
claimed winner on points.
Moreau led on the battle with q
burst Of speed that made Dennint
look like q novice. The second round.
however, went to the local boy on
stiff body punches. The third SEES
sion was about even. Morcau pulling
down the fourth and NTH. In the
remaining five periods Denning had
everything his own way. easily OUT
chasing the Frenchman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
RAILROAD BOWLERS D
TAKE TWO CAM

The Chesapeake and Ohio ana
Burk & Co. teams Of the MerchGf
League rolled their regular sch4duE
game last night on the Newport
leys. They furnished great sport
the fans.
The teams were tied for first ~
and both sides were out to win 81
The c. & Q. boys won the m
game by a very small margin n
also the second The Burk 4 co. T.
woke up and won the hna1 9aM6ss
a walk. sss
Jones, new man tor the ~
team. was high score and high ~
age, while Richardson was
score and high total for the G. AA
squad. The game was very i3<1
esting from start to finish, and
ated great interest Tonight
Newport team rolls the Cook pm
a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
THIS SOCIAL CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL FEAST

Members Of tho franklin Literary
Social Club celebrated the advent or
the New Year last night BY jollifyins
TO their hearts content In their quar-
tors on Twentv-fourth street Music
consisting OF q strinked band and quar-
tet added to the Joys OF buffet lun-
,chepn which consisted OF deiicacies OF
the season. including roast shoat and
oysters In several varieties.
Or GERS for the ensuing year wcro
elected AZ fnllowas
J. r.. Lord. president: H. L. Davis.
vfce-president: r. H. Hicks. secretary
treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. l.--
Jack Dillon practically knocked out
Leo Houck. OF Lancaster, Pa. in six
rounds Of terrible boxing here this
afternoon. ana put m effective crimp
In the Eastern mans middleweight
championship aspirations, ct the
Same time advancing him ono ssep
nearer the goal. ], Dillon FROM the
tap 81" the gong In the first round
demonstrated his superiority over his
opponent. and the sixth had him NH
but out At the close Of ti,e sixth
round Houck's manager called the
club doctor, thinking his man had
been injured. The doctor. after An
examination. refused TO md that the
man was not At to 20 on. but when
the bell rang for the seventh round
Houck would not continue.
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PHILADELPHIA. Jan.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1,-Joe
Grim, the iron Italian, took another
harnmertng when tAat rafting mid
dieweiGht George Ashe. whipped him
in a hard six ronnd battle at the
American Athletic Club this after
noon. Grim only went the limit be-
cause he hung on. Grim knocked
Aahe down In the first round. ana
wan no surprised that he failed to
follow UP his advantage. Young
Jack O'Brien. the. brother Of the fa-
mous philadelphia Jack. beat VIII
lie Slouth. one Of the star local fcath-
erweights. Attle O'Brien was hand
died by HIS brother, Jack. and Jim
Corhett. the former heavyweight
champion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

NEW YORK. Jan. Nearly ev-
cry train reaching New York these
days brings in cars and factory rep
resentatives for the big automobile
show to open in Madison Square
Garden on saturday evening. Many
of the cars to be exhibited are al
ready in storage or salesrooms, but IL
large number of machines have been
held In the factories, IN order that
they might be a surprise FOR the East
ern public.
The Garden today looks like
lumber yard, so crowded is ii with
the material that by Saturday after
noon will be in place and painted to
conform with the general eoiu.'
Board Of Trade. Fully three hun
building preparing for the show.
Nearly every trade Is represented.
and 1t would require hours of in
spection to gain an idea OF the i'm
mense detail necessary In preparing
for show of this character. The
contractors, however, are up to their
schedule. and there is no doubt that
everything will be ready on time.
1t In improbable that there WITH be
the extensive display OF special Inn
chimes this year that has character
lied former shows. Heretofore many
concerns have prepared cars OF un-
usual type as to colors and fittings.
purely to draw attention TO their reg
ular models Few OF these so-called
"show" cars have been sold at the
show. because OF the necessarily high
prices placed on them.
- In some cases the object of their
production has been TO ascertain
whether or not the public demanded
such luxury. The resultant sales
proved that very few automobile
users care for any advance In luxury
over the average car, which IL about
as comfortable as can be desired.
Local hotels will reap a harvest as
q result of the automobile show sea-
con. Net cr.y WITH the displays liz
the Garden and Palace bring hun
dreds OF factory representatives. but
they will also attract agents and
would-bc agents from all parts OF the
30 many out-of town visitors for any
length Of time.
The importers, whose show opens
tomorrow about noon In the grand
ballroom Of the Hotel Astor, had a
busy New ), Years Day. :, Nearly ALI
THAR cars are hease. But many have
still to DO passed through the Gus
tom house. There was general COM
paint Of dsfay on his account, al
though the customs agents were do
ing their best 10 rush the cars
through.
The exhibition machines. many Of
which are coming from the London,
Berlin and other European shows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
" Cobb TO Quit Staas.

One week hence Ty Cobb will r.
from the stage for all time.
Georgia phenom was booked up o.
time the Tigers start for their IT,
training camp. but says he has
enough now. About a month ago L.
rible Tyrus said he would quit TIL
rical work after he finished hto ~
ent tour. However. 1t seems that
Is SO tired Of shining behind the e.
lights that he will not wait until
tour lie completed. Ty said the
collation. Of the remaining date cG
tour meant the loss Of several t1
sand dollars to him, but that ~
glad TO lose the money for tlae 1
Of being with his wife and ktd4t0M
Cobb says he likes theatrical 49,
but It is too hard on the nerves.
believe ! was fairly successful on
stage for a beginner" " said II
have only forgotten my lines onoe
that time had good reason to &44l
them. What Is more. quickly fe<1
cred. and the audience was never II
wiser. The incident happened whilos
were playing In Pittsburg. Ny ~
came over from Detroit to 80
show. and Drought my two kiA4
with her. They were seated a.
upper box. and as made my antrez
my Oldest child, a boy betwe4a
and three years old, yelled: D44l
Daddy
II was so confused / couldn't 4
anything, but In the applause that
lowed ! managed to recover.
Like many ball players who II
tried the stage before. Cobb did
appear to relish the work. A man l.
works as hard az Cobb works dt111
the baseball season should use the II
ter months for rest. Chriety Matt
son and Chief Myers tried the u
rical game last year. and both
never again." They had real IN
sketch. which took well all over a
countr.' but both men quickly -
ICED that thsy were cut out for
players and not actors.
There are several players who M
rood on the stage and like the ~
These. however. are In the mino43
Among those who might have III
good on the stage without their ~
ball reputation are Charley DOOM, n
MORGAN and Joe Tinker. Doom
noted for his pleasing tenor "
while Moran az n coon -shoutar r.
class by himself. Tinker ID + y
eran on the stage. and Is fair CO
dian, Ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
PREPARING ron STATE
ANTI-SALxOON O01rvl

Rev. J. D. McA1iseer rGinI4
night from GseAcester e6aAa
on Sunday he conducted t4ll6I
field-day axerctsAsL Mr.. &
ana hia once force az G
quarters Of the virginia A11<
League viii b. occupied IA -
weeks making prspAEAtte1o
great annual cOnventl0n ~ t
saloon League az virotnto
meet on January n. e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

SIDNEY. n. s.. Jan. Jack Les-
ter. IN American. the former heAyy-
weight champion Of Australia. lost
on = foul today In his match with
m AustraIian hsavywsi1ht named
smith. The bout went fourteen
roundA smith had the advantage In
nearly every round. ana would prob
SHY have won, the declGion had the
bout EonA thu limit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. l.---Matfy
BALDWIN. OF Boston. ana Tommy
IAngdon, Of this city. boxed CORK
ting draw ID the nnAI bout ut the Ma
with his marvellous speed. but In
the fourth BALDWIN kAgAh To slux
and nv MGdo hiDS punches count.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

Los ANGELES. CAL. Lam
That Ad Wolgast. champion n
weight pugilist. who ID confined NJ
he'd at Venice. with = severe ~
seriously III and threateneA
pneumonia. was admitted this ~
noon by Manager Tom JonGa M
attended the Rivers-Conley
Jones stated that Wolgas&.s tent
tnTe as ~ and ihaA ~ y d W.
sevsrs pam. Or. Palmer. NJ
attending the sick chAmplon,
summoned three times last nIShES
early to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

CHRIST CHURCH. n. T.. Jan. L.
W. A. LArned and Beals c. Wright.
the crack American tennis players.
were defeated In today's matches for
the Davis International cup. The re-
suit of the games makes It neces-
sary for the Americans TO win all
three OF the remaining matches in
order to lift tho trophy.
In today's playing Norman L.
Brookes. captain Of the Austria iasian
team. defeated Wright: s-t, .-s. s-s.
6-6.
Larned's showing against Heath
was not as satisfactory as that Of
his fellow countryman. Heath also
won three out OF four sets: rs. OIL,
IT., e.
The weather was excellent and the
courts, despite the heavy rains OF
last week. were in good condition.
Idttlc Chance for Cup.
The defeat OF Larned by Heath
puts an end to any hope the Ameri-
can players may have had OF lift
ing the international tennis trophy.
Breokes has been regarded as the
greatest tennis player In the Iorid
sincs the death Of II. L. poherty He
IL even rsted higher than ANTHONY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
Rlvsrs p<rsels. QUE cenley.

Los ANGEl.C6. CAL, Jan l.--JoA
Rivers knocked ont frankie Conlsy
h tbs efsv6hEh round q their bout
here today. y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

Chicago K. o. Brown DoaA1a
SAN FRANCISCO, CALI il
Petr0skey Mas given the dsci1i66I5
tenth round Of their hpz1f hnrN.N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

Mr.. Williams has refused to get
out. He has refused 70 compromise.
He has decided to hang onto bis
job as president of the league by
holding over. even though the league
refuses TO re-eiect him. Under there
circumstances the necessary action to
eliminate him should De taken at
once.
A sarcastic writer. in commenting
on the big league batting averages.
says:
Last season the Boston Nationals
finished second in team batting. while
the Cubs iinished NTH. Neither team
had a dependable pitcher, but the
Cubs were eontenders for the pen
nant all the way and finished a good
second. while the Bostons finished a
poor last. Why was IT."
There sh ould be little dtficulty in
answering this question. It was
Frank LIE Roy Chance.
The Haverhill club Of the New
England League will insist upon its
claim to tho services OF Monte Cross,
former manager Of scranton. to pilot
the team In 1919. according to no.
tee fled with Secretary John II. Far
rell. Of the National Board Of Arni.
traitor Of the National Association
cf Professional Baseball Leagues IN
Auburn.
1t was announced last week that
Cross HAD heen appointed assistant
manager to Bobby Wallace. OF tho
St. Louis Browns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
= :
MeMutt and MetNN.

McMWtt ana MeVVU. EX
The "Kilties" are coming n&xl
to the Academy for q saturonHs
gasement. Every body fememDltls
kiities, that celebrated Scotch A.
with the big bass drummer. WeIS
kiltfes are coming. bass drummeea
all. BY the way, the latter has M
comrade. He IL a little felloW
plays one OF the wood tnslrllul1
McMutt and McJeff is what the
ties call them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

weight with the audience So.
boys were roundiy encored.
Motion picture plays Of 4|
ssta ndafd were displayed AA1
Garrett sang "In the Days % 4
and Girls"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
II. j. Jose ut Bijou.

peals to all classes Of the theateY-
goers for 1t tells the stery OF an err
ing daughter, a stern father and
kind uncle. The erring daughter.
turned from her fathers CJor. lives
to become a famous singer and final
iy wins forgiveness principally through
her good uncle who always has faith
in her. The story has New Eng
land setting and Yankee characteris-
tics are strong.
Jose plays the part OF the good I'M
Gle and In the course of the play
sings silver Threads" that famous
old song. He delivers It with effect.
although his voice Is beginning to
show signs Of wear abide With
Me- 10 another old favorite which
Jose renders In his role OF the VIII
lase blacksmith and leading choir
singer. -4--------4--------------
The company is of the usual sup
porting variety John A.. Missen max
ing an excellent impression In the
heavy role and William Reiffei in the
part OF Alfred Carey, sutton OF the
sister OF the heroine. Mr.. Reifrel. APP
parently. 10 . graduate from vaude-
Vile. Anne Hoilinger as Ruth Laurie
and Madame Pauline. tho singer,
has no little beauty. Her idea Of an
Italian prima donna is somewhat
original.
good sized house witnessed the
play last night and appiauded vtgur-
ously at the proper times
Vaudeville NJ Empire.
The new weeks bill at the EN-
pire is quite in keeping with the
standard set the opening week. or
the auintette Of vaudeville features
It is no dlsparagement OF the merits
of any OF the other acts to say that
James r. Duffy and Mercedes Lorenz
earned the most popular position with
last nights crowds. Duffy Is OF the
Willie Collier type Of comedy makers.
with q knack OF winning the good
graces OF the audience rs quickly as
he enters. Miss Lorenz 10 captivating
and the team gives a capital act with
plenty OF ginger in It.
Frank Watson and Florence Little
have a quaint conceit in sketch
form. "A Matrimonial Bargain" that
was welt acted. Miss Little's re-
scnant and singularly clear soprano
voice was no small factor in their
success. The gowns worn by the
latter are. expensive and, gorgeous,
Htickney's Circus, embracing two
dogs and q pony. was well manipulate
ed by the chic Louise Stiokney to
tho gles OF the youngsters and the
sdifacation OF the oldsters, and yet.
the hit OF this performance was the
oaperings on stilts by Fred stickney.
1t 10 q pleasing exhibition.
The Juggling Mullsrs. boy and
girl. with highly colored hoops. open
ed the entertainment In impressive
style. Their accuracy and grace re-
minded pua aofs tina rslrasnE ExsrhArsa
Mark Sullivan. comedy mOnologfst
and mimic. q clever entertainer. told
Of the famous stars. Some OF these
were quite unknown to his audience
and thereby some of the value was
lost. but his art could not be dis
puted.
New motion picture completed the
nroKrAfff. 5sl----
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Della Clarke In Introduce Me-"
All Of the women and most of the
men who attended the performances
of Introduce Me" at the Academy
yesterday enjoyed the play although
they missed some OF the best lines.
The woman author In the comedy
tells her actress friend that she and
her husband dropped their money In
producing one OF the husbands plays.
I'VE paid fifteen thousand dollars
to see that one performance. she
observes, and the audience was mute.
1t seemed a. IL they all sympathi1ed
and thought II too bad, which might
be regarded as q tribute to the sin
cerity OF Della Clark's play and her
acting. II she happened to look at 1t
In that way.
Anybody would think twice about
spending $4,000 to produce. Intro
duee Me-" although 1t Is clever in
spots and has a number OF human
touches. The situation for the cur
tain In the first act. when the author
draws up a chair to look her actress
friend sauarely In the eyes. that she
may read the stage-lady's purpose
regarding Mrs. Arthur's husband, is
ed by Jesseie Morris Sullivan. IL a
treat. A. c. Rivers played William
40 artisucaiiy he seemed real. Henry
w. Pemberton was the husband and
apparently seemed to wish that he
had heavier part. Della Clarke's
part suited her Immensely, especially
az she Is able to use her eyes elective
~.
Introduce Me" has many bright
epigrammatic lines and It Is sufficient
ly amateurish to be refreshing.
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Bijou
Empire.


City Auditorium.
Thursday night-Maud Powell, vio-
linist, with Mrs. John Trout. So
prano In concert for Sheltering Arms
Hospital fund.
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AT the Colonial.

New motion picture completed the
nroxranf E
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

A sarcastic writer. in commenting
on the big league batting averages.
The evening world., 1912-06-06
MOTHER CHURCH TREASURER
STEPHEN A. CHASE, DEAD.
Prominent Christian Science Of.
fetal Many Years a Coniidant
of Mrs. Eddy.

FALL RIVER. Mass. June G.-Stephen
A. Chase. treasurer OF the Christian
Science Church OF America, died at his
home in this city to-day after a few
days illness. lie is survived by a
widow. two sisters and a brother. all
residents OF FAN River.
Mr. Chase was born in this city May
10, 1899. and received public school edu-
catiyn. For many years no was engag ed
" business with his uncle. the late
Edmond Chase. a prominent manufac-
turcr. In 1854 Mr.. Chase became Inter-
estcd in Christian Science and the fol-
lowing year he received instruction from
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. the founder OF
the Christian Science denomination.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Eddy APP
pointed Mr.. Chase one OF the Christian
Science Board OF Directors During the
same year. 1899. he was made treasurer
OF the building fund OF the First Church
Of Christ (SclentisO. Boston, known as
the original Mother Church." which
was then being constructed. Later he
was elected treasurer OF the Mother
Church." "A position which he held until
his death. The Mother Church" MEM
bership includes tens OF thousands of
the adhercnts OF the Christian Science
faith.