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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
HIGH SCHOOL TO
PLAY MANY GAMES
Though Old Men Have Left,
There Is Plenty of Material
on Hand.

ID. F. Woodson who will coach the
John Marshall High School baseball
team this season considers prospects
unusually bright for the local boys.
Under his direction the team made an
excellent showing in 1912 Although
most of the cid players are gone there
are numbers of recruits from tho
grammar school teams who will fill
the gaps in the lineup made BY the
loss of last years players.
The loss OF such men as McElroy,
Cosby and Bass is deeply felt, and
little Gentry, who was the star pitcher
OF last season. can hardly be replaced
unless some "phenom" Is discovered
among the bunch who will try out for
positions. Only three veterans re-
main, Hoover, Robins and Turner, who
Will form tho nucleus of the team
These boys made excellent records
woHhy OF especial mention. Among
those who Will probably make the team
arc: Gray, tho fast little quarter Of
the championship football team OF
1912; Brumbe, Craig and Atkinson.
all of football fame.
The first game occurs on March 49,
when the Marshallitcs play Chester
High School at Chester, Va. The first
preparatory school championship game
will be pulled off with Richmond
Academy on April A. Besides the
championship games Manager Will
liams has arranged heavy schedule
with the leading teams OF this class
in the State, and the season promises
10 he an interesting one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

opinion being that the penalty was too
severe for an offense which would
avail no ground If tho referee were
alert.
Another slight change regarding the
right OF doctors and trainers to go out
onto the field in case of injury to
players was made. Heretofore the
referee was asked for such permission
before tho game started, but to-day
1T was decided that permission must
be received from the referee in each
specific instance.
TO Rule 6, Section 10, these words
were added: 1.-The provisions OF this
section do not apply in a case where
a. forward pass is made by a team from
behind it's own goal line"
In Rule 10, Section is altered to
read: The goal line" instead of Ere
straining line" thus making the sem
tence regarding the position OF the of
fensivc players OH put-out read "a
player Of the klckjng side advances
beyond the goal line with the ball In
his possession"
''Niay'' Instead of "Shnll."
On page 122 in the penalty. the last
phrase OF the sentence hereafter shall
read: I'm which case the ball may go
as touch-back to the offended aide"
The word may" replaces tho word
'shall' in order that the offended team
If it desires, may refuse tho penalty.
at to-day's session Dr. James A.
Rabbit read the report Of the Central
Board of Officials. which was accepted.
1t also was voted that the work of the
board should continue, and the follow
ing members of tho committee were
appointed to comprise the board:
j. A Rabbit. Haverford; Crawford
BlaEdcn. Harvard: Park Davis, Prince
ton; w IL Dudley, Vanderbilt; c. w
Savage, Obcrlin: L. Is Hall. Dart
mouth. and Walter Camp, Yale.
This central board also was en-
powered to interpret the rules at tho
September meeting for coaches and
officials and such interpretations arc
to be ratified and incorporated in the
rules for the season following tho in
depreciation meeting.
Chairman Il. X Hall appointed Wal
ter Camp, of Yale: William Mercer, OF
Pennsylvania, and William S. Lang
ford, of Trinity n committee to codify
the rules for 1913.
Mr.. Camp again was appointed editor
The committee announced in closing
the meeting that the 1913 rules will
BIO published this year not later than
June /.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
BARACA CLASSES
TO Join R. A. A. F
Will Take Part in Athletics.
Baseball Teams Being Formed
for Coming Season.

At the monthly meeting of the
Baraca League 1T was unanimously de-
cided TO make application for member
ship in the r. 4. A. F. This league is
composed Of about twenty-five Sunday
school classes from all the denomina
lions in the city. The classes are
scattered ali over Richmond and vicin-
ity, and at the present time have about
500 members.
The league is growing rapidly; lately
at the ratio of four five classes n
month. This league OF Sunday school
classes is going TO prove IA valuable
addition to the r. A. a. i. The re-
quirements of the r. a. A. T.. are that
any man to compete in a meet or game
must be n member OF some club or or
ganization in the federation. and these
classes are so widely distributed over
tho city that 1t will he an easy matter
for any man to join one of these classes
in his neighborhood or TO organize a
class in his own Sunday school.
1t was also decided to form base
ball league within the Baracca League
under the protection Of the Amateur
Baseball Commission. Several teams
are already organized. and any other
Sunday school teams that want TO
come in are asked to send their APP
plication to Allen Saville, Room 1902.
Times-Dispatch Building. so that a
sch edule can be arranged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
FEW MARKED CHANGES
IN FOOTBALL RULES
Committee Completes Legislation for 1913 and An
nounces That Game Next Fall Will Be Prac
tically tStand-Pat Affair

New York. February 1.-THE inter
collegiate football rules committee
completed its legislation for 1918 Mt
three-hour session ut Hotel Mar
UNIQUE this morning. The football
legislators went through the rules
from cover to cover, and adjourned
with the expected announcement that
tho game next fall would be practi-
cally stand pat affair.
Only one important change in the
code was adopted, most Of TIE rulings
OF the committee being along those
lines Of codification or editing rather
than of amendment or change The
new rule in football Cor 1913 adopted
TODAY. is. however. a very important
one. The committee ut its morning
session decided to revise part OF
the restriction relating to interference
on plays which involve the use Of the
forward pass This fall on forward
passes. as well as on kicks. mon on
The defensive team may block OF and
interfere with the offensive players
until such timc AS the forward pass
actually is made.
Last year the rules provided that
there could he no interference eX-
cent on the line of scrimmago i'll any
play which developed the forward pass
the defense thus having 10 wait until
q run or n kick was assured before
doing any down-the- field blocking off.
At Friday evenings session the i've
ward restriction on kicks was revised
This il is believed, by the football
clinic. will serve further to dissemble
the defense, and thereby strengthen
the offcnse. The new rule, allowing
interference by tho defensive players
until a forward pass actually Is made.
is calculated to help the defense to
offset some OF the handicaps OF the
new kicking rule. Under the 1912
rules, neither defensive nor the often
sivc team was allowed to do any
dow n-the- field blocking forward
pass plays. but whether the attack
ing team as we'll as the defensive
team, may interfere next fall until
the ball is passed forward, is Il mat
Ter that has been left with the spo-
cial committee which will codify the
1913 rules.
Important Revision.
Rather all important revision was
made in the conditions under which IL
player, once removed from the game
because of injury, may 10 returned to
the scene of play. Under the old rules.
a player may return TO the game at the
beginning OF any subsequent period.
Too day, however, the rules committee
decided TO allow player to return to
the game at any time during the fourth
or last period of play.
Tho committee Increased the penalty
for team delaying it's return to the
field after tho fifteen minute intcrmis-
sion between tho halves.
Under tho new rules the eleven that
docs not report within tho stipulated
fifteen minutes will be required to put
the ball in play, and also 10 take the
sido OF the field opposite to that which
it occupied during the second period.
The penalty for pushing the ball
forward after it has been declared dead
was eliminated by the committee, the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
ROANOKE COLLEGE
NAMES SCHEDULE.
Practically Every School in vir-
ginia Will Be Met on
Diamond.

Salem. Va. February 15.-Managep
Houshour has just announced Roanoke
Colleges baseball schedule for tho ap-
preaching season. He has rnadc "A
departure from tho usual practice OF
making AN extended trip out OF tho
State. While the schedule docs not
include as many games as some have
in former years. it liz one Of the most
satisfactory that Roanoke has had I'm
recent years in that II includes prac-
tically all OF the colleges of the State
OF equal rank with Roanoke. and will
give tho team an opportunity TO meet
some >f it's closest rivals.
Coach Kenny will issue his call for
men February "a. However. he will
begin work with his pitching stan be-
fore that limo In the gymnasium.
There are but few OF last years team
in college, SO that IL is Impossible to
determine with any certainty what tho
strength OF tho nine will be. Tho
schedule is;
March 24--Randolph- Macon College
1T Salem
April 5--V. NJ. ]. at Lexington.
April S-Hampden- Sidney at Salem
April 15-Hampden- Sidney ct Hamp-
dem Sidney.
April 1s--Randolph- Macon College
at Ashland.
April 17--william and Mary College
at williamsburg.
April 1S-McdicaI College OF Vir.
ginia at Richmond.
April 19-R. NJ. ~. at Bedford.
April 22--Guilford College Mt salem.
April 24-Afedical College OF vIr-
ginia Mt Salem.
April 2s-R. NJ. a. at Salem
May ". p. J. at Blacksburg
May 6-Emory and Henry at salem.
May Emory and Henry at Salem,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

neen work was at Washington. when
Detroit was playing there the first
season he was an umpire.
Another play came up that Donnie
must have missed at second base, be-
cause he faved at Dineen and carried
T. SO far that Bill simply took hold of
him by the neck and shook him until
he could not talk. reminded Bush
of that incident and he came back
with the remark, SIN off of you
for life, Westy." so you see Bill handles
the players Is opportunity presents
itself.
His second year in the game Mr..
Johnson thought so we'll OF his abil-
lity that he was appointed one of the
American League umpires In the
worlds series.
Bill takes the best Of care OF him
| self, keeping good hours and not abtis-
ing himself during the playing season.
He is very we'll known around the cir
cult and it's no uncommon sight TO
see him sitting around the lobby or
Ills hotel, tanning with bunch OF his
friends or out auto riding with 4
moro prosperous one.
Bill married daughter OF q pros
porous business man In Syraouss and
spends his winters there, having
bought himself fine home. He is
very fond Of hunting and fishing, and
when not enjoying himself in that line
| he puts In his spare moments helping
/ his father.in-law handle busineHe
iF9 sli, 90
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
Y. N. c. A. BEATS
RANDOLPH-MACON
Collegians Hopelessly outclassed
in Basketball Game at
Lvnchburg.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l

Lypelburg, Va. Febr9aggy Is 1.-THE 9TH
dSiph. Macon College, Of Ashland, at
ba sl1 etbnl1 this afternoon. the score
being 81 to ID. The collegfhns were
hopelessiy outc1assed. despite the TACT
that both twenty-minute halves were
played under collegiate rules. "A crowd
of nearly 500 saw the game, which was
played on the gymnasium fioor or the
Randolph Macon Woman's College,
with 800 or 400 college girls cheering
The association scored 81 points be-
fore the collegians shot n goal. In the
second half, oifterdinger. the local
goal FOR the college. Lineup:
Lynchblrg. Position. H;-M.
Jafnerson :. right forward. :Taten
Campbell. ..1eft forward .Miiiikan
Jarles..s...... centre ........ Brown
ontsrdinEer. right guard. Wray
Adams 80. left guard. ..Woodhouse
sump,asys Goals from aoos.james-
2n reMS g. aoais from aeH ulsc ssh
--Ianies, shaner, and Wray. Goals from
noidWSor Randolph Macon (Offterding-
Time sm ef Y MINUTES Hs1eIss
me -Bune. of Rand oIphradaeon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
NO CHANGES YET
IN BOWLING MEET

Washington February l5.- Scores
rolled in the seventh annual tourney
OF the Washington City Bowling Asso-
citation this evening at the Palace Al
leys were very poor. Especially in the
Glass A doubles were the total spills
below tho average. With such stars
as Jimmy Field, Lon !irauss and Ed.
McKnew rolling in this class. one
would expect some exceptionally good
scores would be rolled. hut such was
not the case. each OF these mon shoot
ing far blow his usual form.
In nine Glass a doubles and three
Glass d two-man teams not one change
In the standings was made. Tho only
change of the night was n the Glass
A singles Jacobson, who was hold
Ing second place with $50. was showed
down into third, and Ellis, OF Rich
mond. who was trailing. was put out
OF the running altogether. NanBus-
kirk spilled $40 pins and is now hoid-
ing second place. with Jackobson In
third. Vans total was just one point
lower than Wciscr's. who Is lcaains
Class A with 5i1.
1A...aI. NAA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
HERMITAGE GOLF CLUB

The putting contest at Che Hermit
tagc Golf Club yesterday was won by
Mrs. c. II. Runaway. who turned in a
score of sixty-one for the two clocks.
Her handicap of five gave Il net score
o. >nfty-siX The lowest gross score
was made by Mrs. j. Allen Belvin, who
made fifty-nne with a handicap OF
two.
The next tournament will bo held
Saturday. Washington Day. This will
be q mems handicap. The new
course Of 5000 yards Will then be tried
for the first time.
The new course is much longer than
the cid course and is expected to be
much harder to play because OF ad
ditional bunkcrs and natural hazards.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
n. A. A. F. News Notes.

A meeting of the delegates from
the several organizations affiliated
with the Richmond Amateur Athletic
Federation will no held next Friday
night in the Central y. NJ G. A. The
purpose OF this meeting is to submit
to the members the report of the OK
ecutive committee regarding the pro-
posed open air track meet to be held
at the state Fair Grounds on .Satur-
day, May 3. The list of events and
the classification of the athletes will
be ready for distribution, in printed
form, so that the members may fa-
miliarize themselves with what has
been suggested.
Several applications for membership
in the federation will be acted upon
and a report from the members is ex-
pected as to what they will do to-
ward furnishing teams for the relay
carnival to be held in connection 18th
the indoor meet of the Richmonu cues
and Richmond College on the Sth Of
next month
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
DOWN THE ALLEYS
BY WHIT WHITMAN.

The Richmond bowlers have returned
home we'll and happy over tho results
of their good showing at the Washing
ton tournament. Although the scores
made by the locals were not up TO the
standard they, however, were good. and
Il great many OF the men came in for
the prize money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16
SCHOOL TRACK TEAM.
Petersburg VIII DC Represented 4,
Meet OF Richmond BIucs.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Tt'PVNIdT TIC ITICS-
Petersburg, Va, February 15.---In ro-
Spouse TO n call. the boys of tho Pc
tcrsburg High School have volunteered
In sufficient numbers to make up a
team for tho 1913 track contest They
will be thoroughly trained by Coach
Gillian. and will go TO Richmond on
March to compete in the annual track
meet of the Richmond Blues.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

a man sliding into second base. and.
when called him safe he started in
his man at least foot. He raved
and finally finished up by saying: why
don't you talk back to me like : Bill
Dineen does. so can cuss this out OF
my syetem?" This remark was very
amusing to me. for I remember dis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Dreyfuss In Favor
OF Herrmann's Idea

PITTSBURG, Nov. AT the De-
cember meeting Of the baseball mag
mates President Barney Dreyfuss. of
the Pitsourg Pirates, will advocate
that the regular season close on Au-
gust 81, and that Immediately an in
ter-league series be played in which
80 games would be scheduled, each
team in the one league playing four
games with each team in the other
Two games would be played on home
grounds and two on the circuit.
The proposition to be presented by
Mr.. Dreyfuss is similar in general
outline to that put forward some time
ago by President Garry Hermann Of
the Cincinnati club but differs in that
the local man would not abolish the
Worlds Series.
81 have been thinking out this plan
for some time" said Mr.. Dreyfuss to-
day. And | am going to suggest it at
the coming meetings. It is for the
good of the majority, and I have no
doubt that ! can convince most of
the other club owners that it would
be well to give the thing a trial 1t
looks to me as if a special series Of
two games at home and two abroad
with each team in the other league
would meet with the approval of the
public and prove a popular attraction
in addition to being far more profit
able to the club owners than is the
present system"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Garry" Hermann
Was Given Nickname
In Rather Odd Way

NEW YORK, Nov Ever hear why
August Hermann Is known to all the
world as "Garry?"
Hermann is the chairman of the Ma
tional Baseball Commission. Other
baseball diplomats say he is the clearest
and coolest thinker in the business.
Hermann devised the plan OF organiZa-
ton under which modern baseball is
conducted and his mediatory talent has
kept the leagues operating under the
plan. Forty years ago he was a small
German boy in Cincinnati. His first job
was in a printing office Another and
an older boy was employed thefe.
THE tradition of the office" said one
Of Herrmann's old friends, was that
the boy should always be ncknamed
Bismarck So that the first boy was
so known in the shop. When the sec
ond boy came along the shop intellects
were strained almost to the bursting
point Obviously there could not be
two Bismarcks. Also there were in
ternecine troubles to be feared.
" If you name that Dutch blagen
Bismarck. I'll beat a soft spot into his
bean announced the first office boy.
If. asked young Hermann. hope
fully, Il lick this Bismarck kid. do | get
his name? And dare'st l use a rock?'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
By Left Hook.

y ANNi A1oOhs
~ EFORE the last whispers Of
~ baseball are lost in the din Of
other activities, 1t becomes a
duty to narrate on Bill Klein, the
peppery umpire of the National
League, who has been appointed as
the arbiter for the world tour Of the
Giants and White Sox. Klein has not
only proved that he is a good umpire,
but has proved that he is also a
brave man. He has not even shud-
dered at being cast into the midst of
40 or more fiery athletes on q. trip
that viii carry him beyond the pro-
tecbing hand of his native country.
AS matter of fact, Bill will about be
equal to the occasion.
The appointment of KLEIN is a mark
of distinction for him. He Is regard
ed by many as the best umpire in the
business, a fact which seems to be
pretty well established by his selec-
ton twice for Worlds Series. In the
present instance, it was largely due
to Manager McGraw that Klein was
selected. McGraw, who never had any
particular love for umpires as gem
eral thing, thinks highly of Klein, be-
cause he recognizes that KLEIN has
become a master of his business, just
as McGraW himself has become a
master of his own end of the game.
Nj 'GRAW has often maintained that
AVI Klein was the only man in the
business who could do Matty justice
on balls and strikes, and would al
ways rather have him in an impor-
tant series than any other arbiter.
Klein is popular among the ball play
ers, but this trip around the world is
going to be a new experience for him.
In the course of regular season,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Here at Last; Frank Klaus Alibi
The Wink That Proved Fatal

more OF joke than ever. Klaus was
pounding Chip all over the ring and
the latter doing nothing in return.
More spectators left the place dis
gusted because Chip was such a poor
opponent
1T was mighty soft for Klaus, and
he dropped all caution to the winds.
Finally, with less than a minute to
go, Klaus had forced Chip in the lat
ter's own corner. Chip half covered
up, was holding on the ropes. Klaus
stood still waiting for an opening. 1t
looked so easy that he winked to sew
eral friends in the audience.
The instant he turned his head
and winked Chip came up with a ter
rife left handed swing. 1t caught
Frank square behind the ear and ne
fell. 1t was the first time in his ca
reer that he had ever been knocked
down. Instantly there was the great
est excitement.
THE referee started to count IS
soon as he fell. He was lying in
Chips own corner and raised himself
on one knee Could l have gotten near
him, / could have thrown water in
his face and revived him. While still
on one knee, Chip hit him second
time. OF course, this was plain
foul. The referee didn't notice il, and
persons at the ringside declared that
he stopped counting at six. The ref
cree was plainly up in the air.
Didn't Count Him Out.
Both Chip and the referee were
on top of Klaus and he was so boxed
In the corner that he had no chance
to regain his feet. While ne was ~
one knee struggling to get up thu
referee sent Chip to his corner He
was never officially counted out. In
stantly Klaus was on his feet. His
mind was clear as a bell. In few
minutes he was in Ais street clothes,
and he left the club without showing
a mark.
KLAUS told me It was ,carelessness.
He told me that Chip was so easy he
had dropped all vigilance. Had he
only fought me harder, l never would
have loafed,' he said. L should have
warded off that blow
1T was this lucky punch and Klaus
carelessness that caused the biggest
surprise in the ring in years. The
middleweight title wasn't involved in
the bout. Klaus weighed 161 pounds
and Chip 16l IL. Now, as to the fu-
ture. Klaus campaign to beat every
body at his weight in the world won't
be halted second.
I'VE hope to get Chip in the ring,
but hardly believe he will be success
full Chip knows he could never re.
peat what he did.
He will try to get s much out Of
his victory as is possible, and you
can't blame him. But anybody knows
that Chip Is not in Klaus class. His
next fights will prove that.
This scratch victory Of Chio's
hasn't hurt Klaus popularity. In
Philadelphia they want him to meet
Joe Birrell, who knocked out Harr!
Lewis / have also some good offers
from Paris, where Klaus is an Idol.
l may return TO France, as we both
like the country.
Thanking you for past favors and
hoping to see you soon, | am, sincere
lv yours. GEORGE ENGEL
Manager of Frank Klaus"