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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
VIRGINIA SQUAD
GOES TO ATLANTA
T0PLAY GEORGIA
Hundreds of Students Give Team
Send-Off on Departure for
First Big Game.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
charlottesville. Va. October %
Virginia's varsity football team left at
TAO tonight for Atlanta. where tho
strong Georgia eleven will be played
on Saturday.
The squad was given big send
on. Several hundred students, headed
by a drum corps. marched to the de-
pot.
An hour and half OF practice was
INDUCED In this afternoon as final
preparation for the contest, which is
the first big game on the schedule
There was no scrimmage. The ends
were practiced IN breaking up end
runs and the blackfeld men In re-
ceivlng punts and running them back
In the signal practice. Quarter Back
Gooch drove tho players at top speed
Eighteen players were taken on the
trip in addition to Coaches Warren
and Warner, Manager McMorries and Il
number of rooters.
VirEinias lineup at the stant Will be
as follows: Brown, centre; Captain
Carter and Redus, guards; Maiden and
Voolfolk, tackles; Gillette and White,
ends; Gooch. quarter back; Mayer and
Randolph. half backs; Landes. full
back.
Other players taken along were:
Ray, Jett. Speor. Coleman. GOODWIN,
Creehmore and Walker.
Virginia's line from end to end will
show an average weight OF 1S4 pounds
to the man: Georgias IT'S. Virginia's
backheld, 10; Georgia's. 162.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
WIZARD HOPES WORK
ATTRACTS BIG CROWD
Worlds Champion Billiardist Gives Exhibition Of
His Skill and Defeats Local Player-Ex-
hibitions This Afternoon and To-
Night at the St. Elmo

The ST Elmo Billiard Parlors. at
Broad and Ninth Streets, woro crowd
ed almost to sufrocution last night by
spectators assembled to witness the
eXhi,ibition OF billiard shooting by
willie Hoppe, the worlds champion
In the afternoon good sizei crowd
saw Mr.. Hoppe play II. NJ. Freese, rep
Collender Company. 800 to 100, the
champion scoring his high point when
his credit.
More than 1900 spectators crowded
Wizard of the Cue" play a game with
Milton Schaefer. ut odds of 400 to 800
Mr. Hoppe .mado his 400 points I'm tho
sixteenth inning, just as Schaefers
wire showed a count OF l05. Schaefer's
work as an amateur against a cham
pion was very good. and won the APP
plause of the audience.
The champion made some very re-
markuble shots, and his position was
perfect. Draw and curve shots seemed
to be his speciality. After the exhibit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
PRACTICE MARRIED
BY MUDDY FIELD
Michigan Squad Arrives at Nash
Vile for Vanderbilt
Game.

Especial to The Times Dispaattch]
derbilt football practice was married
field being so muddy that the team was
forced to run signals on the. turf near
se OF he ba and an the @
little could be done In the way of hard
practice. and Coach McGurgin allowed
a i, little e earlier than usual giving them
blackb board lecture of half hours
duration.
The Michigan squad. twenty-five
Ann Arbor. and received a rousing
reception from the Vanderbilt students.
Yost reported his men in good condi-
ton, and stated that several Of his
stars who were unable to tako part
in tho game last Saturday would be i'm
includes Half Back Gault and Full
Backs Meade and Benton.
Both teams will have light workouts
behind closed gates, after which they
will rest on their arms for Saturdays
battle.
Neither coach would give out an off,
cial lineup tonight. and 1T Is probate
that this will not be decided until the
last minute.
mass meeting at College Hall to-mor-
valderblt IS pl9ning much UGH, faith al, OF, on
SENSATIONAL little 137-pound quarter
back. Boensch is not only whiri-
wind of speed. but he is giving promise
OF being one OF the best all-around
klckers Vandy ever developed.
He can kick on average Of fifty
yards, drop kicks better than any one
on tho field. and also kicks goals from
placement accurately.
He has kicked three goals this year,
and will he Vandcrbilt's mainstay III
tho tight places Saturday.
Vanderbilt's line promises to be weak
and the coaches are working desperate
~ to get this department bolstered up
by the timc OF the Virginia game. which
they all concodc will be harder than
the ono with Michigan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
LAT0N|A IN GRIP
OF RAINY WEATHER

Latona. Ky. October 23.-Latonia
to-day. and the track was still heavy
and holding. The fields were small.
but tho public was all ut sea in the
was no particular feature to the card.
but interest centred In the fourth
event In which some good mud run
the winner. Just Red was neglected
In the betting. the play centreing upon
Harry Lauder and Prince Hcrmis. ].
surprisc when she led home good
bunco of FLIES In the third. Emerald
Gem and Edith W., the choices. did not
opening event at odds OF % TO /.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
YALE REGULARS
HELD BY SCRUBS
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l

New Haven. Conn. October 23.-Al-
though the Yale varsity eleven was
sent smashing through thirty minutes
i'crimmaging In fnal practice for tho
Washington and Jefferson game this
afternoon, only one touchdown could
DO pushed or heaved over the line
During the latter part OF the drill the
scrubs held the regulars almost in
evitably, forcing them 20 Kick on third
down 10 save the ball. Ben Avery
who was again at left end was easily
the star OF the practice. his tackles
and runs down tho ficld under punts
shoYing him in his best form OF the
season
avery slightly-ifitured his leg and
feu,red IN faXog- of~Eoberts, and Pun,
Guernsey divided honors as scrub full
back Warren retired with q slightly
cut hand
No new coaches reported. Following
me Scrimmase work tho kicllers were
given an hours punting and drop kick
lng practice. and The signal rehearsal
vas the longest OF the week None OF
ne work was in secret
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24

tlon game. Mr.. Hoppe gave a display OF
his Skill IN fancy and difficult shots.
leaving the balls in one corner for
position, three-cushion follow shot.
with reverse English and leaving tho
balls In position featured this display
OF tho wizard, who also made other
Tho score by innings of the schaefer-
Hoppe game:
l 3 46e 3
schaefcr 49,. $ 3 3 { 5
9 1o II IL 10 IL Is 16 TT
Hoppe ..-a5 80 10 20 - 54 IS 800
Scntc1cr :. "a 80 *-106
. This afternoon and tonight Mr.
Hoppe will again play Mr.. schaefer.
and Walter kirsh will referee the
Hopes highest run is G22, the
worlds record. lie has been defeated
On November II he will meet Calvin
Demarest in the Astor House, New
game.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
JACKETS
AGAINST SPIDERS
Hot Gridiron Contest Scheduled
for Broad Street Park
Tomorrow.

The Spiders" of Richmond College.
are ready for their game with the
yellow Jackets" from Randolph
Macon College, which will be played
at Broad Street Park tomorrow after
noon Mt $3.50 o'clock
Coach Dobson has bcen putting his
men through all sorts OF practice stunts
this week, and encouraged by their
victory over Wake Forest last Satur-
day, the Spiders will make an extra
effort TO down the yellow fellows from
up Ashland way.
Reports from Randolph Macon Col
lege are to the effect that the Yellow
Jackets are in III trim for the fray. and
viii be accompanied to Richmond by q
goodly number OF rooters, who will
make the welkin ring with their yells
for tho Randolph Macon boys.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
RALLY IN EIGHTH
WINS FOR GIANTS

Sioux City. Iowa, October 23.--The
Giants defeated the White Sox here
to-day, TO 3. II batting rally in the
eighth Inning, when two bingles and
two doubles netted three runs, winning
the game. Scott and Fromme We're
the twirlcrs, the former striking out
six and the latter seven. Chicago
scored one in the first on a double
wild pitch and sacrifice, and another
In the third on two hits and an error
Crawford. of the Sox, knocked n home
run in the sixth. Two hits gave tho
Giants counter In the second and two
more were made in the sixth on pass.
an out and two doubles
Score by innings: r.
White SoX ........1 OIL n01 O Ga
Giants ................0 | 0 90 % 3 g
Batteries: Scott and DAILY; Fromme
and Wingo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
.SCR|MMAGE DRILL
FOR ARMY ELEVEN

West Point n. Y. October 23.-rhe
mead coach gave the Army forty-fIve-
minute scriInmage drill with the ecrubs
Today. during which tho plays to be
USED in the game against Tufts were
rehcarsed. The Army's offensive Dlav
did not appear very strong, as tho
regulars were unable to score against
p strong scrub combination. Hooker.
string or backs. Hobbs and Benedict
resting on account of injuries Tho
addition OF Wynne and Merriliat
Wyand was back for short time at
JACKIE. Meacham continues to do good
WOrk at the guard nORitinn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
Linemen Given Workout.

lSpeclai TO Inc Times Dispatch.
Annapolis, Nd October 23.-Former
Coach JACK Cates worked with the
or tho Navy football team this
afternoon. He was delighted TO learn
that not man on the squad has re-
ceived an injury or any account this
season. To-day's practice was largely
devoted to Kicking and receiving
kicks, tho work OF the back.
field in receiving. showing a marked
Improvement. Vail and Leonard punted
for an average OF forty yards. The
whole squad was out for n short scrirn-
mage and showed form that was
praised by the coaches.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
Carolina Wants Game
With Medical College
spccinI 10 The TImea-pIspntch.l

Chapel I'm, n. e., October %
Ihut the possibility Is strong for
the arrangement OF n football game
with the Virginia Medical College
10 supply the date open by reason
al cnncclling the =. AZ VI. game Is
evident from negotiations now
pending between CnroIiuu nnd the
Medical College athletic authorities.
IN reply ia telegram from Caro-
una. asking for Il date, Doctor l.. ID.
wigs, of the Virginia Medical fac-
ht3, wired To-day TINT he would
announce definitely whether the
game could be scheduled Tomorrow.
since there liz n lapse of nineteen
ohys between the game with yYash-
. 1nStoh and Lee and the final game
WIN Virginia on rhnnksgiyiur
carolina IL anxious to fill In that
Medi"os connidcr the proposnI for n
Snn" with disfnvOr. the TarhceI,
WI, look elsewhere for q game.
wake Forest or Davidson would be
considered fnvornbly, providing the
Shinc could he stsged here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
100 TO | SHOT
WINS BY A NOSE

Laurel. Nd, October .3.-song of the VAL
ley. good looking son OF tho old -tino race
horse, lsidor. surprised the talent and regu-
lars this afternoon by defeating August Bel.
mont s lila penny by nose. The Song was
played only by few that fancied the name
Dick Carfnan. the Long Island millionaire
was much In evidence again to-day. He
started Ella Bryson and Surprising, played
both heavily. not only I'm the ring. but pri-
Nateiy, and had the satisfaction OF seeing
both race home Surprsings race was
sparkling In every particular
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
EAGLES ELEVEN TO
PLAY IN PETERSBURG

Tire Eagles, q colored football as-
every game played so far this season,
20 70 Petersburg to day, where they
VII meet the eleven from the Virginia
70 bo close AND interesting, and hay
ing won all games so far. the EAGLES.
naturally expect TO return TO Richmond
oearng the laurols OF to-day's grid
iro!! conflict.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
IS MARQUARD IN DEALc
Reported 10 Hive Been Swappcd for Tyler,

New York, October 23.-I.ocal fandom was
very much disturbed to-day over the report
That Manager John j. McGraw had arranged
with George Stnllings, Of tho Sos ton Braves
swap Of Pitcher "Rube" Marouard for
George Tyler. Both Presidents Harry n
liempstead and James T.. Gaftney--the own
crs of the clubs which were alleged to have
been negotiating denied knowing anything
WhNtsoeNer of snch a nrnnnsItInn g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
BOWLING

The Times Dispatch team won two
out of three games "Wednesday, night
from the News r Leader team team, IN the
c. l.. Cosby. OF The Times Dispatch
team. was high bowler, while r. Car
ter Of the News Leader boys. cap
tured high score.
Tomorrow night at $3.50 Richmond
Lunch VS.. Virginians.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
LIVELY PRACTICE:
BY VARSITY TEAM

Lexington, Va. October o3.--Overwhelming
the scrubs, the Washington ana Lee varsity
engaged In n lively scrimmaGe this after
noon Walter Terry promising backiield
player, rejoined the squad and starred Tor
the scrubs. The varsity crashed through tho
opposition With great ease. Beuhring Friend
and lii proved strong. Coach Dowd drilled
the ends on the forward pass. and gave the
passcrS ample practice. 1t the last
scrlminage before Tho Wake Forest game.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05
WON FIRST THREE
GAMES OF NEW
LEAGUE SERIES
Bennington Opens Sch eduIe
with Three Victories.
TWO GAMES FROM RUTLAND
Also Defeated Adams In Ragged
Contest That Required II In
nings for a Decision.

The Bennington baseball team has
won its first three games in the
new schedule of the Northern Tri-
State league and is accordingly in
first position. On Thursday Ben
nington won from Adams by a
score of to 6. On Friday the
team won its two games from Rut-
land, in the morning by score of
Z to and the afternoon, Is to 7.
The afternoon game at Rutland
was rather easy for the Huckleberry
outfit. The marble city team
pulled off some ragged work in the
field and Bennington not only hit
the ball good and hard but Captain
Shea's men stole bases with i'm
punity. Connolly, who was in the
box for Bennington, had the game
well in hand after the third inning
when Bennington tailed four times
and secured lead of one run. The
score
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05

mony with the surroundings, whether
It be trees, shrubs or herbace0us flow
ers.
A flower fringed grass walk is al
ways a pleasant feature, but such a
walk must be laid with care. Unlike
gravel walks, which should have con-
cave surface, grass walks and steps
must be level, and this means perfect
drainage--a most important item, for
If badly drained walk of this kind
would be a source of Inconvenience aft
er heavy rains On sloping ground ter
races are necessary. They require the
same care that one would devote to
well kept lawn, but no more, once the
effect Is secured
There are few steps Of this kind in
America, but they abound in English
gardens. There Is no reason why they
would not remain green throughout
the entire year in some sections Of this
country, and they can he cas- ly substi-
tuted for the unsightly stoue steps or
ragged dirt steps whic h are common.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05
SPEEDING DRIVER
WAS KILLED ON
THE TRACK
Auto Going 70 Miles an Hour
Turned Turtle.
FOURTH OF JULY RACES
Harry C. Knight, Famous Racing
Driver, and His Mechanician
Both Dead.

Columbus. o., July 4.-Harry c.
knight of Indianapolis, the hero of
Indianapolis speedway was almost
instantly killed here this after
noon when his front wheel drive
car blew a right rear tire and turn
ed turtle on the 10th lap of the
200-mile automobile race given I'M
der the auspices of the Columbus
Automobile association.
Milton Michaelis of Cloves, N. M.
hospital early this evening. He had
suffered a fractured skull and con-
cussion of the brain.
knight had been out OF the race
for 80 minutes because of engine
trouble and had just re-entered at
10 miles an hour when the accident
occurred.
johnny Jenkins of Springfield. o.,
was following Knight at short dis.
lance and, according to some of the
witnesses, ran over Knights body
which had fallen to the track.
Knights head was badly smashed
and the top part torn off. His
legs were driven to his arm pits and
the remainder of the body mutilated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05
THE GERMAN SOFA.
u 10 the Seat of Honor For the Visitor
With the Biggest Title.

The stranger In Germany Is always
impressed by the Importance OF the
sofa In marking social distinctions. In
deed. among Germans of the more
comfortable class. those who live from
generation to generation in the same
house, every piece Of furniture has Its
pwn history and makes its own associa-
tons, but 1t is always the sofa that Is
given the prominent place in a room.
Before & usually stands round or
oval table.
Should there be callers at the average
German house there ensues certain
dignified, commotion. Should caller.
woman of lower social standing than
the mistress OF the house, arrive she
must take a, chair, while the hostess
sits alone on the sofa. Should the WIS.,
itor be of higher degree. however. the
matter will be otherwise decided.
This method of distinction reaches its
highest point when there is tea party,
or kaffeeklatsch coffee gossip. for
then the oldest woman with the big
gest title must sit ON the sofa. and the
next IN rank occupies the place nearest
her.
As the proudest usually arrives lat
est, general stir Is likely to take
alace. for Il the Frau Doktorin. the
wife of physician or scholar, is sit
ting on the sofa she must vacate her
position should Frau Professorin ap-
pear. Tie Frau Ma jorh. or wife OF
major. may be thoroughly enjoying the
seat of honor. but she must yield IL
withoJs hesitation when the Frau Gen
eralin comes In. Tie whole company
rise in such au event TODD honor TO the
distinguished guess. and there must
necessarily follow a general resdjust-
IsSat OF places.
Neither unmarried men nor very
Young women can expect TO enjoy the
privilege OF sitting on a German sofa-
The niece OF furniture that stands
next IN Eonor to the sofa Is the easy
chair. which II sometimes called sor-
genstuhl, or chair OF cares. Should q
German sit down TO worry be must
have a comfortable seat that so I'm
portant = mood may be endured with
dignity. A common chair would not
serve bis purpose In the least But the
-orFenstnhl is. so to speak. for dOmes-
tic and personal use only. The sofa
IS the part Of the entire social frame
work never TO be csrelessly regarded
New YORK Tribune
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05
HoRNADAY ATTACKS. LOBBY
Accuses MilIiners of Blocking Fioht
to Save Birds.


New York, July 3.-Dr. William T.
Hornaday and T. Gilbert Pearson.
leaders of the fight to save the birds
of the world from slaughter for the
millinery trade in America, accused
the Democratic majority of the Sen
ate Finance Committee yesterday of
having made a complete surrender
20 the feather dealers of New York.
They say:
The legal lobby of the milliners
seems TO have suddenly acquired al
most perfect control of the Democra-
TIC members of the Senate Commit
tee on Finance, and that committee
is now carrying out the wishes of
the feather trade. At first the COM
mittee framed an amendment to the
House measure in the tariff hill
practically multiplying the effect of
Chairman -Underwood's measure. hut
today's press dispatches state that
on July l the committee voted TO
strike out the entire clause except
as TO the Importation of algrettes.
The Senators who have done this
are Hoke Smith, William Hughes.
Charles f. Johnson, F. Mel. Sim
mons, John Sharp Williams. Will
nam }. Stone, Charles S. Thomas
and o. NJ. James.
The action OF these Senators will
undoubtedly be ratified by the Demo
cratic caucus of the Senate today or
tomorrow. Steps will Immediately
be taken TO ascertain. il possible, the
methods by which the milliners' lob
oy has obtained its desires from
the Finance Committee
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05
new POST OFFICE
WILL Be BUILT
BY c. N. LEACH
Boston Man Awarded Contract
at S7l,673.
TO USE GRANITE AND MARBLE
Work Must Begin at Once as Struc
ture Must Be Completed In
Year and Three Months.

The contract for the new Ben
nington postoffice has been awarded
to c. NJ. Leach of Boston, who w
the lowest bidder, for the net SUI
of $71,673. The treasury departmenl
reserves the right to deduct til
sum of $500 from this amount fol
certain interior painting. The COZ
tract includes the whole structur,
and the building is to be complete
October Is, 1914. The building is Z,
be constructed of granite ar.
marble, the former material predon.
mating.
With a period Of only Is month
in which to complete the buildiI
it would naturally seem that wor.
on the excavation should begin q
once and that the construction o
the building must be rushed fron
the beginning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-05

"FRAME-UP," SAYS suLzER
Governor Denounces Hopkins Breach
of Promise Suit.

Gettysburg, July Gov. Sulzer
of New York, who reached here late
today to attend the battle celebrat-
ion, issued a statement soon after
his arrival in regard to the suit
against him for breach of promise
filed in Philadelphia yesterday by
Miss Mignon Hopkins. The Governor
branded the suit as "frame-up,"
said that it locked stale and fishy,"
and attributed i to Boss" Murphy
and other Of the Governors politi-
cal enemies.
Eyes, said the Governor, 81 read
about the Hopkins frame-up in Phil
adelphia There is nothing to it
that am afraid of. The whole
thing looks like poor conspiracy
and seems to be stale and fishy.
THE fact is the suit of this wo-
man Hopkins is backmail." went
on the Governor, and, more, it is
instigated by my political enemies,
and is a part OF the plot of Boss
Murphy and his political. conspira-
tors to discredit me because they
cannot use me for the nefarious
schemes. to loot the State of New
York
Suffice it to say said the Cover
nor in conclusion, that | knew this
Hopkins woman years ago. was a
friend of her family in their dis.
tress, but | deny emphatically hat
ever agree to marry her; that /
ever wronged her. that ] ever lived
with her, or that ever held her out
to be my wife.
Miss Hopkins sued me in New
York for breach of promise some
time after / married about six years
ago. She could not sustain her charg-
es, and admitted she brought the
suit for Interior purposes. That case
was settled, and my lawyer has a
general release from this woman to
me. My reason for settling them
was on account of the precarious
condition of Mrs. Sulzer."
Gov. Sulzer was asked TO add to
this statement, but all he would add
was:
Murphy hasn't got sense enough
to come in out of the rain"
He was asked if he would be the
Fusion candidate for Mayor of New
York, and replied:
Il wouldn't take the nomination if,
1t was rendered me by every party
in the city. Pm having too much
nun IN the job I've got"