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TWO SOUTHPAWS
CANNOT WIN THAT
RAG FOR LOOKOUTS

Chattanooga, June 1.--tSpecial )-F,l-
berfeld has removed one vital weakness
in the Lookouts only to find himself
facing another The left problem which
caused the Kid incessant trouble until
few days ago has been most agree
ably disposed of by the acquisition OF
Johnson from Spokane. The western re-
cruit is showing phenomenal form and
hitting and fielding in grand style.
Elberfields present worry is one of
the few that is causing Billy Smith to
squirm upon the bench--his hurting
star. Just at present the Kid has but
Two hurlers that are going in jam-up
style; this duo is portside armament
Rudy" and the Pole are pitching a
brand of ball that has not been euualed
in this league since the palmy days
of Hess and Breitenstein but the other
three members of the staff are not fol-
lowing their initiative.
Hunt, who was obtained from Vic
toria upon the recommendation OF
HERE Meek, has never shown consist
ent form, having dropped both games
which he started. The same may be said
of Jimmy Dygert, as the former Ath
letic has dropped the two trays which
he began. Forrest More is all right
so far as his arm is concerned but he
is suffering from malaria Just at pres
ent and is not in a condition to hurl
the brand of ball of which he is ca
pable.
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REVIEW FOR WEEK
OF MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL BATTLES

New York, June 1.-During a week of
postponed and double-header games, the
two Philadelphia clubs maintained their
role of pacemakers in the pennant races
An analysis of the play for the seven
days ending with Saturdays contests dis
closes, however. that while the Athletics
increased their lead by 81 points, their
city's representatives in the National
league slumped SO points, and but for a
big lead, gained earlier In the season.
would at present be in immediate dam
ger of being passed by their rivals from
Greater New York
The real sensation of the week was
the playing of the Cleveland club in
the junior league and the Cincinnati clan
in the National organization. The Maps
Travelled at 1000 clip. gaining $50 points
in percentage. During this run, Pitcher
Falkenberg scored his ninth consecutive
victory of the season.
The Cincinnatis won six out of seven
games played and while still in eighth
position. managed to pick up 100 points.
Probably the most important feature of
the week in baseball so far as the senior
league Is concerned, was the return to
form of the New York Giants. The
Brooklyn team still holds its position as
runner up to the Phillies, but again an
early season lead stood the Superbas in
good stead
The Chicago Nationals did no better
and no worse. Three victories and three
defeats was their portion. st. Louis and
Boston acted as foils to the top rankers,
each team losing all but one contest dur
ing the seven days of play. The weeks
play in the National league showing
games played, won. lost, runs. hits and
errnrS follows In L h1lla ed
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Barons Now In First Division

Ghent, Belgium, June George Car
pentier. the French heavyweight pugil-
list, today won the heavyweight cham
pionship of Europe by knocking out
Bombardier Wells, the British cham
pion, in the fourth round. Carpenter
himself took the count of nine in the
first round and was again sent to the
floor in the second.
In the third round the Frenchman
discovered Bombardier's weak stomach
and, showering blows in the mid-see-
ton, crumpled up the Englishman. He
ended the fight with right hand punch
to the solar plexus just before the
end of the fourth.
Round l. Carpenter rushed. but Wells
met him with hard left to the face
The Englishman followed quickly with
short half-arm right to the head,
sending the Frenchman down for the
count of nine. Carpenter came up
bleeding profuseIy.
Round 2. Wells soon had the French
man to the ropes again, seemingly land
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ENTRIES CLOSE FOR
THE CORN CONTEST

Montgomery, June l.-(Special )-Entries
to the state corn contest were closed this
afternoon with a lsr of 10000 corn growers
of the state who had signified their in
tention of competing for some of the
agriculture.
Every county in the state is represent
ed in the list of entries which has been
filed with the commissioner of agriculture
and indications are that the contest this
year will be the largest of its kind ever
held in the state.
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Games Today
Birmingham in Chattanooga.
Atlanta in Nashville.
New Orleans in Montgomery

With all eight clubs of the Southern as
sociation rounded out into mid
form and punched SO closely that the lead
ers and tail enders are separated by a
narrow margin, the race for the 1918 PEN
nant becomes intensely absorbing.
The Barons and Crackers are tied at 9c0
ano the former have real claim to first
division position. Manager Molesworth
took his men to Chattanooga yesterday.
During the week they will also play in
Nashville. They will be again in Bir-
noingham next Monday, on which day the
penrant Won las season will be raised.
Atlanta will be the visiting club
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On the Ban Johnson circuit the Phila-
delphias. Clevelands and Washingtons
were the only teams to profit by the
many opportunities offered during busy
week. The Mackmen played at a $50
clip. Cleveland 1000 and Washington 500
The remaining five clubs lost more than
SO per cent of their games.
The New Yorks made last place safe
by dropping five straghts The only re-
deemng features were Russell Ford S
eight inning no-hit showing against the
Athletics and the all around improve
ment at shortstop. where Peckenpaugh
now holds forth. The trade of Chase TO
Chicago for Zeider and Borton, announced
tonight, was a surprise which many New
York fans welcom in the belief that
the change would strengthen the home
team where 1t has been weak-in hitting
and in infield plays.
The progress of the American league
pennant race during the past week is
shown in the following figures:
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VOLS WERE BETTER
WHEN PINCH CAME

Nashville, June IA sensational
ninth inning rally in which two runs
were scored with only one out, won
today's game for Nashville from At
lanta, . to 1. Up to that time the game
had been a pitchers battle between
Musser and Breckenridge, the former
having little the best of it. Lndsays
sensational playing around short fea-
tnred The score.
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Cubs Finally Win

st. Louis, June 1.-St. Louis lost to Chi
cago today to ., because the visitors hit
Harmon opportunely. Pitcher Cheney,
troubled with the heat was relieved in
the fourth by Pierce. With all the reg
ular catchers crippled, the veteran Hene
Pietz officiated. He surprised all by peg
ging out the fleet Zimmerman, who tried
to steal In the third he tripled. Score
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Maps and Browns Split

Cleveland, June WINNING the first
game with St. Louis today to |, Cleve-
land registered nine straight victories,
but lost the second to 8. Gregg out
pitched r. Mitchell in the first game but
in the second Baumgardner puzzled Cleve-
land. Lajoie, his hands well again. played
second for the first time in three weeks.
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PELICANS DEFEAT
MONTGOMERY BILLS

Montgomery, June New Orleans
mixed their hits with Montgomery's er-
rcrs today and took the opening game by
a score of to 2. Mcintyre allowed the
same number of hits as Brown, but the
locals could not hit when hits meant
runs. Jantzen's home run to left-center
featured the game. Score:
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LIEBHARDT LOSES
HIS FIRST GAME

Memphis June Glen Liebilardt.
Iron Man of the 1906 Memphis team,
made his temperance in a Memphis uni
form today and pitched good ball, but his
support was poor and Mobile won, 6 to 9.
Each of the locals five errors helped the
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ble. Murray. Burns. Three base hit,
Fletcher. Sacrifice hits Berhammer,
Marsans. Sacrifice fly, Burns. Stolen
bases DeVore, Berghammer. Double
plays, Doyle to Merllle; Doyle to Fletcher
TO MerlIle; Berghammer to Marsans AL
media to Marsans. Left on bases, Gin
cinnati 5, New York s. First on balls,
Packard . Hit by pitcher, Meyers. Struck
out, Packard 3, Marquard 3. Passed balls,
Myers. Time. 2:07. Umpires, KLEIN and
Orth.
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summary: TWO biNe hts. Chapman,
Jackson, j. Johnston, Baumgardner,
Pratt, Brief, Austin. Sacrifice hit.
Walsh. Sacrifice fly, McAlester. Stol-
en- bases. Lelivelt. Graney, Pratt. Dou-
BILE plays, Austin, Pratt and Brief; u.
Johnston and Turner; Mitchell, p. John
ston and O'Neil; Chapman Turner ana
D. Johnston. Hits off l<ahler in 9 in
nngs none out in Sd; Mitchell 6 in 5
innings: Steen. 8 in / inning; off Cul-
Ion 2 in ! inning. Bases OH balls, off
Kahler 2, off Mitchell /. off Culop !.
off Baumgardner /. Hit by pitched ball,
by Kahler (Walsh), by Baumgardner
(Graney). Struck out by Kanler l, by
Mitchell g. by Steen /, by Baumgardner
3. First base on errors, st. Louis ..
Left on bases. Cleveland 5, st. Louis
6. Time, 2:05. Umpires, Dineen and
Ferguson.
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Memphis Observation-Disclosures. 100 0G 0O0-2
Summary: Two base hit, Robertson.
Three base hits, Butler, Schweitzer. Sac
rifice hits, Cavet Leibhardt. Schweitzer.
Stolen bases, Stock, Sentell Double
play. Schmidt to Paulette. Base on balls,
Liebhardt 2, Cavet ]. Struck out, Leib-
hardt >, Cavet 4. Time, las. umpires,
Breitenstein and Hart.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Tigers Win Fine Game

Chicago, June 1.-Detroit defeated Chi.
cago l to today. Two bases on balls. a
stolen base and a single gave them tho
game. 1t was a pitchers battle between
Hall and Scott. Ty Cobb, the Detroit out
fielder, received word from Detroit that
his wife was i'll and he left before the
game started. Score:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Giants Beats Reds

Cincinnati June 1.--New York defeated
Cincinnati today, to |, by better all
around playing. New York scattered its
hits in all but one inning while Cincin-
rati could not touch Marquard after the
sixth. Cincinnati scored its one run in
the third on a single by DeVore and a
double by Bates. Score:
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summary: Two Disc IHts'
Schultz. Three base hits, Peitz' N~une.- ~
chv Hits Cheney ) in 4 innings; Pierce
2 in \. Harmon in 7; Geyer in 2 Stolen
bases, schultz. Miller, Konetchy. Left on
bases, ST. Louis s, Chicago 6. Base on
balls, Harmon 9, Cheney =, Pierce l.
Struck out, Harmon 2. Cheney !. Pierce D.
Time, 300 Umpires Rigler and Byron
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fl Worth: Fort Worth 1, Waco o..
At Houston: Houston 40 San Antonio
-.
AT Dallas: Dallas 81. Austin o.
At Galveston; Galveston H. Beau
mont 10.
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American Association

AT Minneapolis: Minneapolis .. ~
Paul 5.
AT Milwaukee,: Milwaukee o. Kansas
City D.
At Toledo: Toledo Z, indianapolis 5
AT Columbus: Columbus Loutsville rain.
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DIVISION
BARONS LEAVE FOR
LOOKOUT BATTLES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday
PLAYED. Won .ost

New Orleans 6, Montgomery .
Mobile 6, Memphis ..
Nashville 9, Atlanta 1.
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Now for the seashore via A.. 3. &, A..
June 5th. st. Simons and Cumberlani
Islands only $3.50. Leave Birmingham
400 u. m. arrive Brunswick 900 a. m.
Emil information at Union Station.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE

AT Chicago: Chicago 10, Cleveland Z.
AT Indianapolis: Indianapolis 6. Pitts
burg /.
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International League
Japs Turn Tables

Toka, June 1.-The Keio university
baseball team defeated the Leland Stan
ford university team today. The score
was: R.H L.
Eeio ................ 7 =
Leland Stanford ......,....... 8 8
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summary. Two Vase Mt, Rath. HIS.
Scott in innings; Russell. in / inning.
Sacrifice hit, Rath. Stolen bases. Weaver,
Louden, Collins Double play Rat,..
Weaver and Fournier. Left on bases, Chit
cago s. Detroit I. First base on balls. Hall
3, Scott 4. Struck out Hall g. Scott 3,
Russell /. Time, 100. Umpires. Connolly
and Hildebrand.
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summary: Two base hts, D. Johnston
Jackson. Pratt. Austin. Sacrifice hit
Chapman. Double plays, Turner and ID
Johnston; Graney. unassisted. Bases on
balls. Gregg 3 Mitchell /. Hit by pitched
ball. Shotton, Stovall. Struck out, Gregg
:. Mitchell 3. Left on bases Cleveland
5,St Louis g. Time 2:1S stTmpires, Dineen
and Ferguson.
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errors Atlanta |. Double plays, Long
to Agler to Alpermann: Lindsay to
Schwartz to Goalby; Bisland to Alper-
mann to Agler. Passed balls, Gibson |.
Bases on balls. Musser g. Brackenrid ge
, Struck out, Musser 6, Brackenridge
D. Sacrifice hits, Smith l. Stolen base.
Daley. Left on bases. Atlanta 8, Nash
Vile 4. Time. $50. Umpires, Rudder-
ham and Wright.
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Cotton States League

Pensacola s. Columbus ..
Others not scheduled.
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Breen, Wares s. Jantzen. Double
plays, Wares to Knaupp to Kutina;
Knaupp to Wares to Kutnia. Struck out,
by Brown ), by Mcintyre 4. Base on
balls. Brown 5, Mcintyre >. Hit by pitch
er, Brown, by Mcintyre; Breen by Brown.
Left on bases, New Orleans s. Montgom-
cry 10. Time, 2:l5 Umpire, Pfenningcr.
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Stated for Breckenridge in ninth.
**Ran for Noyes in ninth.
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aBatted for Harmon in seventh.
*@Batted for Peitz in ninth.
**"Batted for Geyer in ninth.

CbiTovo III UOV UOVF-
G, To,,is O01 100 090-
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Scn1Of EVtnts OF Sei uiud}
10o-Yard Dash-H. Kelly. Y. NJ. @. {
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c I'll A n c E DISPOSES
OF HAL CHkSE TO
THE CHICAGO SOX
THE ENTRANTS FOR HONORS
IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR EVENTS
OF SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP

The complete list of entries for the
championship field events of Friday and
Saturday this week following;
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Totals ............. 2S 4 27 10
sEatted Tor Scott in einhth inning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
THEATRE LESSEES
APPEAL TO BOARD
Operators OF Colonial Ask That
Buffers Order Be
Reversed.
AGREE TO CERTAIN REPAIRS
Claim They Are Aggricved by
Refusal to Permit Partial
Reconstruction
AGREE TO CERTAIN REPAIRS

Attorneys for tho lessces Of the Co
lonial Theatre filed yesterday with
Mayor Ainslie, who is chairman OF the
Board of Public Safety, petition for
a reversal Of an order entered on De-
cember by Building Inspector But
Ter, directing extensive repairs to the
theatre building at Broad and Eighth
Streets.
The petition represents that the les
sees OF the theatre have been aggriered
by Mr.. Buffers order. and asks that
the Board of Public Safety review and
reverse so much of it as applies to
certain repairs which the Building In
spector insists upon, and which, in
their opinion. are not necessary.
The Board of Public Safety is com
posed OF Mayor Ainslie. chairman: City
Engineer Boiling and Chief Joyncs, Of
the Fire Department The absence OF
Mr.. Boiling from the city. said the
Mayor yesterday. will prevent the
boards going into the matter for sew
erai days.
object 10 Repair Order.
Among the repairs demanded by the
Building Inspector which the theatre
folk do not want to install are the
following:
Reconstruction of the wall scparat
ing the auditorium from the stage.
Reconstruction OF the west wall sep
joining room.
Covering of the ceiling with nreproof
material.
Brcking in the furnace or boiler in
the basement.
Reconstruction OF the interior wall
separating the auditorium from the
entrance vcstibule.
According to the petition, the Build
ing Inspector erred in requiring tho
repairs just enumerated. II asks that
so much OF the order as applies To
these repairs he set aside and an
nulled. No appeal is taken from that
part of the order listing repairs which
the lessees of the theatre are willing
to make
Rejects Application.
Application for a permit was made
by the lcssccs last week to make GER
tain repairs which they regarded as
reasonable. 1t provided for the brick
ing ur OF the smok estack. the replac
ing of certain roof trusses, the insu
lating Of tile ceiling in the boiler-room
with asbestos hoard. and the placing
of "A column under the nieZZannc gal
lery on the west side. The Building
Inspector declined to grant the permit
for these partial repairs until the
whole repair program was complied
with.
The petitioners claim that they arc
further aeg-icvcd by the refusal OF the
Building Inspector TO grant q permit
for the repairs they are willing to
make. The paper is signed by Allen
G.. Collins. Gilbert *. Pollock and
Daniel Grinnan. counsel for the petit
TONERS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
POCKET SLASHED
AND MONEY TAKEN
Danville Man Tells Police He
Was Robbed in Moving Pic
ture Theatre.

Despite vigilance on the part of the
police, pickpockcts are still working
the town Yesterday afternoon NJ IL.
Holt. of Danville. who is visiting
friends in South Richmond, lost, Il
pocketbook containing $4S and papers
while sitting in the Rex Moving Pic
ture Theatre, Seventh and Broad
Streets.
AS soon rs he discovered his loss. he
reported it to Detective Bryant. Holt
said that he sat through n perform
ance, and as he got up TO leave. he dis
covered that his left hip pocket had
been slashcd, evidently with n knife,
and his purse and money taken. He
was certain that he had it with him
when he went into the theatre. He
was unable to furnish any information
concerning the probable identity of
the thief.
"This was not the work of pro-
fessional pickpocl;et." said Chief of
Police Werner when he heard of it.
Real dips are far too clever TO do q
bungling job like this. Pocket slash
a certain type OF petty thief"
This was the first robbery OF the
kind reported since Christmas Eve.
The first few reports OF the work of
pickpockets led the police to believe
that mob" OF professionals was In
the city, and every effort was made to
capture them, but without success
Having been successful in several big
thefts. it Is believed they have left
the city. However, the number OF
plain clothes men has been increased
with ;he hope OF putting an end 20
these thefts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
PROPOSED LINES
SUIT OAK GROVE
Chesterfield County Gets No
Sympathy in Fight to Re
tain Valuable Property.

Although Chesterfield County Will
endeavor to have as much railroad and
manufacturing property "a possible
eliminated from the territory which the
city OF Richmond proposes 10 annex.
tile Board OF Supervisors will not have
tho sympathy and support of the GILL
zcns of Oak Grove. il the sentiments
expressed last night at a large gather
ing In the Oak Grove SC3dol represent
The will OF tkG majority. Those pres
ent agreed. ..ihat it was TO the advan-
tage of the community that as much
revenue bearing property be annexed
rs possible, but after full consideration
IT was decided to call a general mass
meeting from the whole district, at
Which the matter could be threshed
out and counsel employed to look after
The Interests of the citizens as whole.
The meeting was called by special
committee appointed by the Chester
held Board of Supervisors to investi-
gate the whole annexation scheme and
report its decision on what action Chcs-
tcrheld County should take in the mat
ter. d. L. Pulliam, an opponent TO the
consolidation OF Richmond and Man
chester. and by his announcement last
night stil! unconVerted. presided over
the meeting and explained It's objects
Mr.. fulliam stated that the city had
made stud,ous effort to take in the
most profitable section of the county.
and that the lines We're drawn every
where TO include the best revenue
paying property. he stated that il
Was the desire Of his committee to
save the county rs much OF this terri
tory rs possible.
y number of prominent Oak Grove
citizens and taxpayers took up the
question, and wholly disagreed with
lie speaker In speaking OF the bcnc-
hts TO be derived from annexation II
was generally agreed that the com
munity could not possibly fare worse
than ii has al the hands OF the Board
OF Supervisors. The only piece of pub
lic work done in oak Grove said one
speaker, has left q hugc mud hole
where none previously existed That
the factories and railroads Should Ger
tainiy be annexed was the unanimous
opinion.
similar meeting viii DO hcld TO-
slight in The Swansboro School. on the
Midlothian Turnpike. when the opir-
ions OF the people Of Woodland Heights
Forest HIN. Swansboro ana other scc.
lions VIII he heard At that time tn,
question Of mass mec,in. viii u,
formally acted upon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
WASHINGTON BOY
HELD AS RUNAWAY
Gets Rowdy in Police Station,
and Now He Must An
swer in Court.

With The avowed inlsntion ot going
TO Tampa, Fla. having run away from
his home in Washington. d. c, after
4 quarrel with his father, a contractor,
OF 1864 Aicconb Street, Cleveland
circle, Sylvan Taylor. seventeen years
old, stepped from train yesterday
morning al the Main Street Station, and
walked into me arIns Of Special Agent
Jones, who was looking FOR him
Jones told Taylor that he would
have 10 accompany him 10 police
headquarters He did SO. and on
reaching the Office OF Captain OF De-
tectives Mcmahon, talked freely say
ine that ne left home because OF a
quarrel with his parent. and was on
his way 10 Florida to seek employment
He had ticket 10 Tampa.
AS soon as Chief Of Police Verne
learned that he was fugitive from
his parents he promptly communicated
with the Washington police no word
had been received from them last night,
although Morgan Bradford. Jr., CHER
oil private detective agency called
at police headquarters and said he had
come for the young prisoner
Taylor, however had complicated the
situation From Headquarters he vas
sent 10 The First Police Station in
charge If Patrolman Crump. when
Crump began 10 search him TAYLOR
began 10 light and swear. He became
so unruly that IL required the services
a three Officers. Ctump, Baughan and
II. g. Clarke. TO search and lodge him
~ cell. He created scene such as
IS seldom witnessed in Il police station.
Desk sergeant H"ldc,oft lodged n
charge OF disorderly conduct aeains;
him. and he xiii not be permitted to
return 10 Washington until he has been
given hearing before Police Justice
C:utchnrld.
When Bradford learned that \
I Charge had been made against Taylor
ne telceraphed his father. and urged
rim to come TO Richmond at once I,
. IS expected that he viii arrive this
, morning To bc present when the boy
is arraiened in Folice court.
Taylor refused to talk when seen by
& reporter. He did say. however. that
he wa not particularly GLAD OF the
iact that he WAS going back home. fl.
was "cii-dressed. ana complained when
ne was forced to occupy cell But
l"i his conduct he might have been
provided with more comfortable quar-
tera. Though only seventeen yon,s
Ola Taylor stands six feet two inches