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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29
Labor Law Violation.

Il. G; Markson, manager OF the
Broad Street. was fined $40 and costs
yesterday morning in Police Court on
the charge OF allowing women to work
more than ten hours a day. COMPLAINT
against the concern was made by the
State Department OF Labor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29
Lefebyre,s Hcarlng Continued.

The case Of w. Towers IIefebvre. ao.
cused Of stealing $s6 from b. r. Bon
ton. proprietor OF the Chemi Company,
by which concern he was employed as
bookkeeper, was called yesterday
morning In Police Court, but continued
until April IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29

Wife Beaten Fined $50.
John McGuffin was fined $40 an.
costs yesterday morning in Police
Court for assaulting his wife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29
MnrriaEe Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses We're issued yes
terday as follows; Charles Z. Fleish =
man and Willie Cornelius AIcGhee:
Hansford Wilkerson and Lula SheTs
herd; William J. Bishop and Halle w.
Finch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-29
HIGH WATER FOR
RICHMOND TODAY
Rise in River of Seventeen to
Eighteen Feet Predicted
by Tonight.
BRIDGES CAUSE ANXIETY
No Local Rains, and Water May
Pass Out Without Great
Damage.
BRIDGES CAUSE A
RIVER STILL RISING.

AZ o'clock this morning the Chesa-
pcakc and Ohio gauge at-Columbia read
27.S feet. and still rising. At midnight
the Enugc was 20.3 feet, Indicating IA
rise Of 1.J feet In two hours. The con-
tinued rising at Columbia indicates n
more serious frcshet at Richmond than
at first anticipated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
The Campaign For Municipal
Clubhouse On In Earnest

is the
Richmond Amateur Athletic Federation the
the plan I'LL Tousey
H. A. A. '' s
To tho Men and
The Richmond Amateur
need OF municipal clubhouse
and Richmond drct
supervision Of
would
interest OF tho white and Richmond
The clubhouse would contain
he
100
cricket also additional
The
hamm discus
everything
This athletic equipment would installed
boys would have
The suggestion
by
citizens heads schoo]s athletic
who
the
Tho question which will he
the
and $ built
Richmond mater
brought before the city OF Richmond this
budget 1914
subu
eesed Is requested fi out the blank
yfrstan
II wee
action practically
FOR MUNICIPAL CLUBHOUSE PARK.
1 am heartily In favor plan.
Name Age
! member Athletic Club
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
RICHMOND COLLEGE
HOPEFUL OF WINNING
COLLEGIATE TITLE
Alumni and Students Will Flock to Ball Park Satur-
day to Cheer On Warriors Against Randolph
Macon-Team in Good Condition.

With visions OF Il championship in
sight. Richmond College is weilnigh
football mad. while the ncu who viii
represent tn. Spiders Saturday in what
should prove the dccisiN" game for the
cup offered in the Eastern Virginia In
tcrcolle;;iato football race, arc work
ing with every nerve wrought to it's
highest tension IN order to achieve vic
tory.
The feeling has spread TO the local
alumni and they Will be out in force
good lungs may bring forth. what has
been named us "alumui special viii be
run saturday afternoon leaving Muir
phys liotcl nj l:i5 O'Clock for the bail
park. large tally -ho hrS bccu en-
gagged. in which tic faithful Of the
tribe viii ride. Every .lumnus Ia Rich
mond AND amy visitors WHO may h." ia
the cit: t. invited TO join the process
sion. Those desiring 10 make the trip
Monro. .a71. ~ Thursday AFTERNOON.
SO that reservation may u. made.
Frank nohson is working his met,
in secret these days Ito contrary TO
tho general rule. IL not teaching his
charges anything New. ~. believes
thut by pcrfecting what they already
hnve been taught 10 viii accomplish
FAR more than by inaugura;ins nc"
plays A. this late stage. lie Is dcyc!
oping his hackh.ld. and = giving COZ
siderable attention to tic hickiug end.
rent in punting and yesterday was
sending the oval across tho chalit
murl5s for forty and forty-fve yards N
long high spirals.
Every man Is apparently III good
condition. Rock King, who was on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
BASKETBALL WILL
Be NEXT ON CARD
K. A. A. F.to Form Two Leagues.
Meeting Wednesday Night,
November 10

The Richmond Amateur Athletic
Federation has decided to form two
pa ketbail leagues Tor the season On
Wednesday night November 10 thoro
VIII be Il meeting Of the executive com
lnlttee OF the federation al the Blues
Armory, al which time the managers
OF all tho basketball teams IN Rich
inond VIII hc called together to decide
on AN official organization. The league
VIII be strictly :: federation affair. that
is. for organizations who are members
OF the X. \. y. T.. Both leagues viii
have the same classification the di-
vision being made in order that the
teams may meet each other for n So
RES OF games ON" section will be
made up OF the y. NJ {. A. the Rich
nond Blues. tho Richmond Howitzers.
Richmond College, Church civic AS
ISOLATION and the Union Thcoloeical
seminary. The other section will be
composed or the McGill Catholic Union.
inNintip!cs, Life Insurance Company Of
Virginia. John Marshall High school.
First National Bank and John Marshall
Athletic Club. Tho Blues. the How.
ltHers, the \. VI. G. a. and the Church
civic Association viii all enter two
teams ~ case any Of the above men,
Toned organizations should not be ;,blo
20 put 4 team IN the league. With
sixteen te"ins to pick from there viii
be no troubl" in having two basketball
leagues n Richmond this winter.
There arc i've good courts in Rich
inond which will be used hy the
leagues, The y. NJ g. ~, tho Rich
n"ni Blucs two courts at the IIowii
&erS and nc McGili Catholic Union.
Nothing definite has been settled re-
Fardia% these courts. But from in
formation At hand there will be no
trouble ~ having plenty Of places to
play
From advance Information, If it,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
A Bowling Challenge

Sporting Editor. The Times-Dis-
pntch. Richmond. ya.:
When we Ind our bowling teuIu
fH Richmond last Thursday night
one very enthusiastic member ar our
team usserted that he believed Whit
Whitman could trim any mum In
Richmond I'm series of gnmes.
Some OF the Richmond bowIcrs suid
there were two men ia Richmond
that had Whitman's goat and he
would not bowl them for money.
We nrc still of the rnmc opinion,
"fhnt Whitman Ia the hest bowler in
Richmond" To show our confidence
In him, we arc willing Ia bnck him
for amy amount from $50 10 $500
for twenty-nye games, total pins to
count, the games to bc honlcd ns
follows: eight games on Palace
Alleys. eight on Newport AlIeys, nnd
nine on the Petersburg Alleys. IL
my man i'm Richmond thinks lie Gnu
trim Whit I'm such series, we will
be glad to hear from him through
thesc columns. II we do not hear
from some one in the next ten days
VIC VIII be forced 70 come To the
conclusion that every bowler of
Richmond is afraid III meet Whit
man in such series. Our money
will be posted with Gus Mulbcrt any
time we cnn get tni>cr.
Yours very truly,
PET:RSBIHG HoWLERs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12

consideration 10 outweigh tho posi-
hiiitics Of injuries. So everyone Of the
regulars. with tho possible exception
Of left half Mayer. will be sent into
the daily tusslc. and il viii he no
shadow scrimmage" either.
Alaycr reported FOR practice again
to-day and participated in the long
signal drill. In the several laps ne
took around tho ciudcr track he show
"a marked Improvement In his coudi-
ton. itc is making game fight to
get in Saturdays contest. II was IN
the Georgetown battle last year that
he made his DEBUT. scoring q touch
down after being in tho game only i
few miputes. Ills speed has been il
great asset TO Virginia this season.
Coleman and GuodwNr, the ends on
the Scrub team. have shown marked
Improvement in the past TWO days, bot
naVo not yet been :tbla 10 displaco Gill
lctte aud White, who have also protited
FROM the instruction. given by Elliott
The services OF the Missouri;,u, hy tho
way. arc lost L. tho squad for tie re-
Inainder OF the season. AS ho WAS on
his way 10 tho conference OF coaches
last night. Elliott Was stricken with a
severe attack Of appendicitis, and soon
after midnight was placed upon The
operating table tie stood the one
ration well. and II is stated that no
will probably he out Of the hospital IN
tlno TO witness tho Thanksgiving Day
game with North Carolina
The Virginia squad. eighteen strong
Will leave here Friday evening at
o'clock and VIII lie quartered at the
Ehht House
Weymouth. OF Yale. is the only ON
oial decided upon 30 far for SATURDAYS
same.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
REDSKINS TRAIN
FOR GREEN ELEVEN
Dartmouth Is Not Held Lightly
by Glen Warner, Car
isles Coach.

Carlisle. Pa. November IL With every
h"rTe strained and muscles the iaui
the Carlisle Indian football out,it wadei
iaio a heavy practice this afternoon III an
uclp:<...n OF the Dartmouth Indian game
- Ne% York ON saturday. This contest 81
looked upon here as likely to be Carlislc.%
greatest game OF cec1dc. ii Dartmouth
says she estimates the RED !;kns highly the
sentiment IL rcciprocnted here. Coach
Warner and the local scouts. who f;,ve
seen The biz Green mountain giants play.
think that Carlisl: VIII have TO perform
miracles this weak j: i victory is even
nosed out. BY the looks or this afternoons
practice hero. strategy w;li be matched
against strategy in the POLO Grounds game
Fundamentals started the days work. and
the remainder OF the time was given over
To Working out Of the signals and Manakin
dril, III which the reserves were used as
dummies in the exploitation OF the plays
Bitter winds swept the field. but were nm
noticed In the enthusiasm Of the players
for their set work. Seldom has tho Indian
backneid handled tho hall more Awiftiy
than IL did to-day. Everything was carried
win inachne-like precision. Warner began
this afternoon to las stress On Kicking, and
Carlow. Bracltin and Calac all took turns
At booting from placement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
KETCHAM SHIFTED
TO LEFT GUARD
Red" Brand Is Again in Condi-
tion-Six-Minute Scrirn-
mage Is Held.

Sew H..en Conn, ::ovasnber ii-What
Nitl probably prove the last chhnse IN IT,
Yale lineup this ,ea-Du barring accidents,
was inhd. this evening when Captain ketcL-
am Went from rlsnt end 70 leit guard. tho
position lie mas played Iuost Of tho falL The
hnift has been practically, discounted since
II "as learned dat .Ked' Brand the brii-
liant end, who was injured two weeks ago
vas ngain IN condition and wa ready for
lhe position. Brand Is 4 ltghtweis ht. lax
Ightn3DE end. and hu- shown n gift for
following The ball that n rare
Fns practise co:nprised about ~ minutes
tcrlmiua2ing between the varsity and SEQ
ono elsv-us. tic regulars scoriug once peV.
Dunn tor. through hole made by Captain
Netehan ~ guard for the touchdown Th"re
were no long runs. bat the varsity backneia
aiterHated at plunges that dtd not fa,i TO
gain first down from Kick on TO touchdown.
Tomorrow the ouiy long scrimmavi.E = I.
,he uee.t Viii b. ordered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
TIGER REGULARS
TRY YALE PLAYS
Scrubs, Dressed in Blue Jerseys
Are Pitted Against First
String Men.

Princeton. :. =, November 1.-THE Tre:
regulars scrimmagcd Tor an hour this after
noon against : scrub team clad IN Vale
hl.e Jerseys ana using Yale formations.
During fifty minutes OF the play tho coaches
gave the scruhh permanent possession al the
ball in order to work the varity nj drfcn-
siNe playing. Tho work OF tbs regulars
against thes- formations was .coi D1olit-
lie. VINO was substituting In Tho first team
uackhcld. was especially good in breaking
up attempted Yale forward passes. For
Tho !srt zen minutes Of scr!mnlego The var
SHY WAS put on tho offensive Thcy work
ed the ball close 10 tho scrub goal lino but
were not able to take II ovsr. 4 rrett,,
feature OF the play was of iift;' "a RI.
through an open field by Lamacrton after
lie had recovered the ball tumble He
played al right end instead nj stew
Baker to-day Click was. the only regular
serimmase Laws place was taken ny Bor-
den.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
Spiders Working Hard for Randolph Macon Game
COLLEGE WOMEN
WANT ATHLETICS
Perfect Organization to Foster
Outdoor Games at Leading
Educational Institutions.

New York. November 1l--C;raduatcs from
ffteon women's coleGss have perfected an
organization here. through which they hope
to keep up tho interest In athletics which
they fostercd IN their undergraduate days.
Miss lillirn Schroeder. Barnard. 1911. who
wac leader IN Held contests at that college
Tor four years it II, tho head OF the now
association
More than 60 women. residents of
New York. who formerly starred in athletics
al Barnard, Bryn Nawr. Cornell. Nassar.
smith, Wellesley. Mount Holyoke and other
colleges. have applied Tor membership IL Is
declared. The association plans TO 20 in first
for bowling. gymnastics. swimming. la sket-
ball. fencing and fancr dnEcing. but may
later extend to field sports.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12

the injured hist, IL rapidly recovering
aud VIII be ono Of tho dcpendnble4
against the Yellow Jackets. Fast sig
nal drill was the order yesterday.
Scrimnaee being taboo for the after
noon. To-day the regulars will line
up aeains. the FIRST string men, ans,
tomorrow afternoon viii nnd the wind
up OF the preliminary work
\ referee has not been determined
upon yet. WA. OF Y. NJ. H. viii be
the umpire. while Schenck. Of the
Medical College OF Virginia. vii, be
the head lincsuan \ record bearl5.
ing crowd - sure to attend,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
HIGHLAND PARK
YOUNGSTERS WIN

The boys basketball team or High
land Park High School defeated Chin
horace Playground by the scor. of 10
IL , yesterday. This was Highland
Parks 'irst game. and the playing, OF
ihc team showed that it had some
good iuatcrial. The features OF the
gaina were tho passing and the ALL
round good playing Of tho Highland
Park team.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
Richmond League.

The Cook Printing 60. ana the Rich
moud Lunch teams, Of the Richmond
League. fought n hot battle on tho
Newport alleys last night. The Cooks
consisted OF team of all-stars, but
tile Richmond Lunch fought them TO a
finish. In the final game the Lunch
boys went twcnty-four frames without
q break setting q run record for the
city, and won out in the finish
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
.|NV|NC|BLES MAY
PLAY NJ CURES

a game between the Inv!no!blss ,naer.n-
cent football champions az Richmond and
Mc''uir. = assuming that McGuir-'s VIII villa
the prep school championship. S.ll probably
~ arranged in order 10 determine the real
champions OF Richmond. The Invlnclb.-t
haze It corking good team. IL was demon
strhtec last saturday when the clever. u--
feated the olyup!as IS Ia Q y game between.
;hesc two aSSreeatious would mean forl!s
real sport
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
Central I.enxue.

The Fonticello Springs team won
three straight from the w. :, Forbes
aggregation last night on the Newport
alleys. The Fonticello hoys put up a
great game for Class Z bowlers and
won out with ease.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
BOWLING
Ttmc.-Di.pntch League,

The Stereotypers went down in de-
feat a the hands Of the Makeups team
on the Newport alleys last night. Tho
teams nadc /, big Improvement IN their
Scurcs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-12
CURES ELEVEN
IN DECIDING GAME
Plays Benedictinc Cadets To-
Morrow for Championship
of Prep School League.

Mco'uire's eleven is waiting anxious
- for tho game tomorrow afternoon
with Benedictine College at Broad
street Park. The game VIII start
promptly At $3.50 o'clock. and viii de ;
eide the scholastic championship OF
Richmond, provided McGuire's wins
McGuire's il confident OF victory
over tho cadets. not overconiident for
tho team knows how overconfdenco
sometimes results Practice has not
been stopped by the McGuir.e squad
II anything il has been harder, for il
does not want TO take tho risk OF an
eXtra game. Richmond Academy put
II OF the Bcnediciine College and Me
Cures beat Bcnedictinc. High school
beat Benedictine College ANA McGu!re.s
put in on John Marshall High school
Now II tho game tomorrow can be
Nic1ulre VIII Lave a Mallsorcr with
Inc cadets McGuire,s promises TO put
~ its best class OF football against
II can take IL easy Tor the rest of the
1913 football season.
Eenedictine College 10 improving
somewhat, under the coaching OF Rob
Ice who made such 4 success Of coach
ing the Richmond luviuciblcs Roblce
mas b9@n out win the young college
took the job. and ho works win hia
men IN such a good ana determined
WAY that the whole squad hecds his
every command. His first work was
10 lind out the weak spots OF the
cadets.
.Roblee is certain that he sas some
OF the best prep schsol material in the
city Of Richmond, and has started after
the cadets IL the right manner lie
hopes 10 make McGuircs work. ana
work hard. for every inch OF ground
that II gains from the cadets.
The probable lineup. OF the two
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-21
CHAMPIONSHIP IN
LOCAL LEAGUE
DECIDED
Evening Banner Team Won
The Series
DIDN'T LOSE SINGLE GAME
Overwhelmed the Huckleberry Jun,
iors Yesterday by Score Of 27
to 5.

The Evening Banner baseball.
,eam beat the Huckleberry Juniors
II TO in the fifth and final game Of
the Recreation series at the play
ground yesterday, thereby winning
the league championship with a rec
Crd OF five straight games.
The Evening Banner had a walka-
way, taking the lead early and never
being in any danger OF a reverse. In
the first inuing they made two runs
off errors but Short played steady
ana with ine speed struck ont three
men.
As Howe stood ready to swing his
first ball ;he fire alarm sounded and
Word reached the grounds Of the fire
in the Banner office Naturally The
Evening Banner pitcher was ratified
and The frs, Huckleberry boy took
his base hit by Il pitched ball. The
second walked and the third struck
Ou, Two more men walked forcing
in a run and with bases filed the ont
icok was discouraging for The Ban.
er boys, but Howe rallying. con
rolled his ball aud struck ont the
next two hatters.
The rest Of the game was series
of 'errcr5 by the Huckleberries Had
Short. the speediest pitcher OF the
league had his usual support. the
game would have been a snappy one.
All through the series, Howe, OF
the Evening Banner team has pitch
ed splendid bah and every man on
the team has stood behind the cap
tain. Morrissey's give it to me" ~
got it" has become a byNord.
The bronze watch fob 10 be given
each member of The champion team
viii be on exhibition in Griswold's
window before presentation Tomor-
row afternoon The league champions
viii he the guests OF Manager
Hafte CT Library Theatre and the
members OF the team are requested
90 meet al the Banner Office before
he performance TO secure THEFT,
tickets.
Miss Catherine Combs.
Tho ..o.,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-21
FORTY FAMILIES
IN WHITEHALL
! HOMELESS
Made So BY Big Fire There
Last Night
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
Fourteen Buildings Burned BY Blaze
Which Started in Lumber
Sheds.

Whitehall, n Y, Aug. 20.-Forty
families. are homeless tonight as a
reGnlt of the second disastrous fire
to visit this town within two years
and a property loss OF approximately
$4,000 is a conservative estimate OF
the damage made at midnight when
the flames were reported under con
troll after IA structures had been
Totally destroyed
The fire started at $50 o'clock this
evening in one OF The dry sheds of
the Whitehall Lumber company anu
il is generally believed to- have been
caused by the carelessness Of tramps
who made the shed a rendezvous and
sleeping place.
Soon after The fire was discovered
four large dry sheds of this company
heavily stocked with dry lumber
worth many thousands OF dollars,
We're total less. From these slruc-
lures the flames swept across the
street 10 the store and The ice h0us-
es CT G. T.. Holden on Broad stree
and in 4 few minutes they were in
ruins.
From ,his point the flames CON
municated with two large two-story
tenements OF the Champlain silk
mills Oh Benamy street in which
were domiciled 40 families. the popu-
ation Of the two buildings totalling
about 20o persons.
There buildings like the rest Of
the structures destroyed, were wood
on affairs. and burned like Under
There were many narrow escapes
to The tenants. but no casualties.
Several persons in these tenements
received slight burns and were at
tended by physicians. Many Of he
women tainted during the excite
ment nciden, to making their exit
from these houses. Arrangements
were made TO temporarily house the
homeless people who were nearly
all foreigners, in the Commercial
hotel ana in The silk company's mill
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-21
BLACK EYE FOR SLANG
Baseball Fans Of Chicago Prefer Re
ports in Plain English

Chicago, Aug. 20-Slang as a
means Of the proper description OF
baseball games in the newspapers
came out u little behind straight for
ward English, according TO the YER
duct OF several thousand readers in a
test vote taken in a Chicago newspa-
per.
OF a total OF $3.50 ballots recorded
today, 1904 declared for the English
prescribed by the dictionaries and t.
92G were in favor OF the use OF slang.
The figures in favor Of pure Eng
lish We're qualified by several thou
sand voters who expressed them
selves in favor of the use of mod
crate amount of snappy, descriptive
phrases, not limited necessarily TO
dictionary words. however Many
voted in favor Of slang, but advocat-
ed the elimination OF ncknames
In the course OF the balloting nn-
melCus college professors and ednca-
tors declared in favor Of slang, while
a majority of baseball players, club
owners and managers expressed a
preference for pure English
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-21
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE FAILED
English Father Appears in Court on
a Mansauohter Charge

London. Aug 20.--Beniamln Jewell
appeared at the flighgate Police
Court today en- It remanded hearing
On the charges Of the manslaughter
of his little daughter, who died from
diptheria. The father stated at The
inquest that the child had been treat
ed ly Christian Science methods.
Mr.. Clark FOR the Director OF Pub
lie Prosecutions. said there was de-
finite statutory obligation on parents
TO provide medical aid for their sick
children. The Jewell child was TAX
en- i'll ten or twelve days before j,
died. The defendant did not know,
nor did he apparently take any steps
to inquire, what it was that the child
was suffering from, but he sought the
services Of woman, now in Ameri-
N, VINO professed 10 give what was
called Christian Science treatment
for which she received payment, but
she never Went 10 see The child.
Mrs. Jewell in reply 10 questions
said on behalf OF her hus band that
her ltile boy had suffered from mupS
and when the girl became i'll she
thought ! was the same complaint.
IL never occurred 10 her that the
child was seriously ill., Had she
thought so she would have called in
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