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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
ABB0TT-DETROIT

The Abbott-Detroit also chassis is the
duplicate of that which made the high
est record for consistency of any of the
American cars entered in the Wander
bilt and Grand Prize races held at
Savannah. On that chassis driven TO the
limit and mercilessly abused in those
gruelling contests. not single mechani-
cal adjustment was necessary in total
of more than 400 miles. despite the fact
that speed OF 81 miles an hour was fire.
quently attained on the stralghtaways.
Although the Abbott Motor Com
pany has never consistently adopted a
racing policy. the victories won by its
cars place them among what might be
known as the ten American champions.
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DRIVES CAR $500 MILES

Howard l. Watrous drove his Hup-
mobile roadster from the Jersey City
ferry al clock last Wednesday eve
ming and made a triump hant entry into
New York. therby completing tour
OF 800 miles that covered both the
Southern and the Eastern Glidden tour
routes Watrous and his companion,
-. II. Torrey. drove straight up Broad
way TO the II. !. KOehlcr Co. and left
the rnud-spattered Hup there for ex-
hibition purposes. and then hurried
to a hotel to get into regular American
citizens dress and do irreparable dam
age to the best and biggest dinner in
town
Three days after Charles y. Giidden
left Detroit TO cover the Ghddcn tour
route to New Orleans. Watrous left
in the roadster. catching the Gliddcn
party - Nashville and travelling with
them into the route terminus. Then
ne started for Jacksonville. Fla, with
New York ~ the goal. On the way
across Lake Pontchartrain the packet
encountered "a terrific gale and sank.
The Hupmobile remained on the bot
tom two weeks bcfo.e II was fshed out
j. vas putlnto commission at once and
without difficulty after u was raised.
and again was on the road. Jackson
vile was reached without further mis-
hap OF incident aside from rain and
muddy roads and the Hupmobile's
nose was turned toward the bright
lights
Last Tuesday Watrous and TOrrey
crossed four States and slept in Phil
adrlphia. The trip 20 New York was
made in comfort and without undue
haste. large party Of friends meet
ing the travellers a. Railway. y J..
and oscoriins then into the big city
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START INVESTIGATION.

Philadciphis. Pa January 2S.-Au
investigation Of tho chargc- that Jim
Thorpe. worlds champion all around
athlete. played professional ball In the
ca DINA League. wss started here this
afternoon h. ffe registration committee
of the Middle .sfisufIc Association OF
tho Amateur Athletic Union.
In order 80 hurry the Investigation
.bc Registration Committee has asked
Thorpe 10 appear before ~ some day
next week and Tcfutc the rumors, II
possible
Charles clancy. Manager of the
Winston Salem baseball club % tho
Fa-feFn Carolina League was quoted
correctly In the ncw- sDcrs - saying
fhaf THORPE had played professional
win Tho Winston Salem team under ne
own narnc for two rcssous. Clancy has
since denied that be made such state
mont accredited 20 him.
Glenn Warner. athletic director % tho
Carlisle Indian school. vas IN tcle-
phouic convcr-~fiou With James p.
sullivan Secretary % the 4. a T..
This morning and denied the charge
against Thorpe. and further ssid that
be- fad letters from Clancy stains
fraf h. 81 not r~-rc1sis,ls Zoe inc state
fncrfs atcfrdi-oI - bin. Clancy
tuurrcr. dfd $50. snd ftis sccording
Co. Warner. fnaf Thorpe vas fo1 hunt
inz ir Carolina -b~u tho Winston.
Saicu team war playing ~ home and
that ~ pracitc~d Wffh thcfn. but that
he was never = member 81 The team.
Thorpe did play with the Winston
salem team shere f. no record Of - On
the annual baseball records, NOT Is there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
SOMETHING REALLY NEW

This season has developed something
really new in motor cars-thc hfst
novelty for several years. IL is not an
sxperiment. but permanent advance
H. design and construction. which. IL Is
rredictcd. will become the standard
Tor fine cars from now on. The INST or
fbese cars had just been received IN
Pichmond. where - is being demon
stratea at the Eastern Motor Sales
xorpOration.
-rhe new car, which the Stevens
slurvea people call their C-Six. was
assigned from tread to top as single
4ioce of construction--that rs 10 say.
fhe chassis aud body are blended into
one. not only in appearance. but IN
sctual fact. The relations OF each oe-
sail 70 the rest OF the car were carefully
x,eighed in making design 10 give the
Almost riding comfort and convenience
fnr the Duryea has always
acen built 20 be the best passenger
.arrying convenience that could be de-
yised.
INC particularly graceful lines OF the
q SIX give a sense of the remarkable
f,-u fort of the car They are rounded
aDs lowing. and everything that would
R~eak thefn-litge the usual boxes on the
Elnning board. for instance-has been
taken care of IN the same new way
An absolute innovation in spring sus-
ssrsion. and an adjustable rear scat,
sa,,b also is a complete novelty. are
IMPORTANT features OF the car VI
course. the fundamentals that have so
hing distinguished the Stevens-Duryea,
IN which they were originally intro
suoed-urit power plant, three-point
support and the multiple disc dry-piate
Siu.ch- chief among them-are re-
tafned in more highly perfected form
than ever.
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SELECTED BY CITIES

< The Abbott-Detroit line has been
srorfnc some splendid triumphs of late
H. being selected by many OF the leading
esties Of the continent for use In various
de,srtrnents General Manager Ham
ms. OF the Abbott Motor Company.
considers this one OF the most stringent
ssies tests 10 which any make of car can
D. subjected. by reason OF the fact that
ir1ftsstions for bids are widely adCer-
.,ssd and practically every line of cars
IN the aeld makes special effort to land
such sales
: The city OF Denver is the latest TO
-.ace an order with the Abbott Com
pan-. The order was for four $40
- rce- passenger roadsters for use by
Assistant fire chiefs. The competition
w. keen. but the Denver dealer had d
SPLENDID record Of sales 10 other cities
- back on, and 50 was confident of the
o,;-con,e The cars are 10 be painted
cure white with gold stripes and red
wheels. and not inc is being lost in
putting them through the factory The
CO.. 0inarion Of coiors on the strikingiy
Hsred bodies With long sloping rear
Secxs and undressing spring construc-
tian vii show up the cars to best pos
<sfsle advantage for the service IN which
rtey viii be placed
Al interesting feature in connection
WIZ these sales - that none Of the
Abbott Detroit models were designed
e<peeiallv for Ere department use. but
IN Ba--leship Roadster and the 4-t0
Roadster wee hardly announced when
She.v-v demand vac made for the cars 10
g. used II TINS particular connection,
= well as IN nearly every other depart
ncn- OF the city government
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TW0-WHEELERS COMING

Most OF the Dig motor car latlOIlec
and many of the smaller ones-have
announced that their 1915 production
will be a largely increased one if they
are to supply the demand that is ahead.
And. OF course. it is to be expected
that truck manufacturers will be put
TO II 10 handle the rush of business
that will pile up on them during the
year. Because the utility of the gas
oline car is pretty well established by
rnercial end of the business; and the
"knockers" are becoming fewer and
farther between every year.
So il is safe to hazard the prediction
that 1918 viii be far and away the big
gest year that mOtor-driven vehicles
have ever had
And a great big percentage of the
Inotor-driven vehicles that will be sold
IL 1913 will be motorcycles.
In 1912 something like 5000 of the
'two-wheelers" passed into the hands
of riders and motorcycle authorities
estimate that three times that figure
viii be somewhere near the number sold
this year
Just as an instance of the great in
crease in the motorcycle business II
may be interesting TO. many to know
that the manufacturers of Yale motor
cycles have now on hand contracts,
certified by cash deposits, for about
twice as many machines as they sold
during the entire past year. with more
orders coming in every day
Incidentally, this concern expects TO
sell it's entire output for 1918 by the time
of the Chicago Motorcycle Show, the
first week in February
Not little credit for this sales in
crease is due to the wide-awake ad-
vertising campaign which the ale
makers have conducted. and which will
shortly break out in the newspapers
throughout the country.
Those who bark back a few short
years see in the motorcycle situation
a replica of motor car growth, with
the possibilities infinitely greater. of
course. because OF the bigger market.
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Halls Setter Wins.

Rogers Spring, Tenn, January .
Gibraltar Ollie. a setter. owned by r. 8
Hall, of Detroit. and handled by c. w,
Overall. of Chicago, won the amateur
derby of the aIl-American Field Trials
Club to-day. The setter, Commission
CT Harry. owned and handled by
Frank Avent, of Nashville, State Ran-
road Commissioner of Tennessee, look
second honors. while the setter. jersey
Doc. owned by Frank Reilly. of Phil
adelphia. and handled by A o. Youns-
of Newton, y. c., ran third in the
race. The fourth honor fell TO the
pointer. Yuma's Michael. owned by III.
ID. Kirkover. of Buffalo, N Y, and also
handled by Yount-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

They tell things about Tommy Con-
nelly that never really happened. aad
then they fail 10 tell many OF the things
which are real and which come pretty
nearly showing just what manner OF
man he is. IT isn't really an introduce
ton but / am reminded of an incident
which happened during a series be-
tween the Red Sox and the Highlanders
beg pardon, New Nork-when Con
nelly and myself were working to-
gether II was in July and the weather
was abnormalIy warm for Boston,
lake Stahls men wore red flannel
shirts most of the time. but, because of
the excessive heat had taken them or
and hung them on the iron rall IN front
of the players bench
Connolly started to work the game,
and for myself hadn't noticed the
scenery After the game had been on
about three innings, Tommy called
Time" walked over to where Stahl
was sitting and, in a voice which could
be heard all over the lot, yelled
Hey, take in the family wash IL
wasn't funny. 1t was just characteristic
of Tommy Conneily: ne can seahu
anything which might detract from the
game. He is on the job all of the time
and feels that everybody else who is
interested should also be on the JOB;
Born in ireland some-wel. that
isn't quite anybody's business, out ne
was born there, anyway. ana sun
clings to many of the quaint express
sions which he brought over as boy
He is always able TO get laugh, even
from the most miraculous ball player
He now has a farm just outside Bos-
ton. and when he isn't working on ms
garden he is thinking up some means
nv which to male the game more IN
teresting from the fans standpoint.
He worked his first professional pall
game in the Connecticut League IN
1899. Tom Lynch, now president OF
the National League, doubled with
him, and they had merry time Try
ing TO make the bushers realize That
baseball was a regular game and
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facturers' that when either a dealer or
prospective buyer attends an automo-
bile show. he goes there with the hope
Of seeing just what the manufacturer
has 20 offer 10 the public. and not what
he can build in special cars.
1t will be the policy of the Paige
Detroit Motor Car Company 20 exhibit
at all automobile shows Of importance
throughout the country. When Gus
toner steps into a Paige booth he will
be shown a line OF cars that will be
Identical with those that will be seen
on the streets of the United States the
coming year. Possibly in addition to
the cars viii be d motor in position to
demonstrate the working of the electric
starter. in order that the public may
become better informed in regard to
the operation of the Gray & Davis
electric starting system as applied to
Paige cars.
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Nav be Means of Absorbing
Disease Germs in Most
Unexpected Manner.

The research laboratory Of The Swift
Specific Co. has collected a vast amount
Of information regarding the spread Of
blood diseases. In thousands Of instances
The most virulent types have been the re-
germs in public places. and the apparent
~ insignificant pimple has been the
cause II Spreads with astonishing "a
p5dlty. often injecting the entire system
IN q few DAYS
II is fortunate. however thar there is
= remedy 10 COPE quickly and thoroughly
With such a condition. and thanks 20 the
energy OF its producers the famous
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drug store in the civilized world
This preparation stands alone among
Epecihc remedies as a blood purifier. Il
Is somewhat revolutionary in its conuo-
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ever claimed for mercury. iodides. arsenic
and other destructive mineral dtugs. and
ye; IL Is absolutely 2 purely vegetable
p-oc 1ct- There are more cases q artsc-
rsisr rheumatism. loconotor stsxia. pa
rcsiS. IeI-itiz and similar diseases result
an from the use II minerals than from
disease germs direct These facts ars
brought oct sn = highly interesting book
complied by The medical department q
IRE Swift Specific Co. ~ Swift Ri6g.
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with = sr-eciai letter Il ADVICE % sn who
s-e struggling with a blood disease
Get 8 % bottle q : : s. today q
yc1- crrrrist. u VII surprise you With
IL wonderful ac-.oz in tie blood
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
WASHINGTON ANDLEE
WILL HAVE NEW CLUB
Monogram Club Organized to Foster Athletics and
Unity the Several Branches of
Sports in University
.ecial TO The Times Dispstch

Especial to The Times Dispatch,
Lexington. Va, January 25.-Las'
Wednesday night. pursuant 10 call
issued by +. w. McWane. president OF
the General Athletic Association. the
monogram wearers in Washington and
Lee University. came together for the
purpose OF or anizing a Monogram
Club"
In a few words. MIR McWanc stated
the object of the meeting, saying that
the organization OF club such as the
one contemplated. would serve to unity
athletics and at the same time put upon
the university monogram even a great
er premium than ever before. Another
feature of the club would be it's social
side which would consist OF monogram
figures at the university dances, ban
Quets and other activities.
Mr.. Raftery suggested that the club.
after becoming organized. might apply
for a chapter in the National Athletic
or Monogram Fraternity. which was
recently organized at the University
of Illinois, anI has already received pc
titions for sixty chapters.
Other men who spoke in favor of the
proposed pla were Messrs- Moran,
Miller and Rothrock. They said they
Endorsed it because IL would be an or
ganization based on merit and worth.
where everything would be TO gain and
nothing to lose. and because II would
al real need in the university
Accordingly, IL Was moved and carried
that officers re elected and the club
be put S2 permanent basis
The officers chosen were: president.
r. w. McWane: vice president. Tom
Rothcock: secretary. William Miller
treasurer, c. 5. Glasgow d. 3. Bar
wood was elected 10 lead the Monogram
figure in the February dances
President McWane then appointed
a. a committee on permanent organiza-
ton Tom Rothrock. c. NJ Peck and
c. s. Glasgow. 1t was definitely de-
cided that the National Athletic Fra
ternity should be approached. with a
view of petitioning il for d chapter at
Washington and Lee. This fraternity
occupies the same place in the college
athletic world that. Phi Beta Kappa
occupies in the literary world
There is no doubt that a step has
been taken in the right direction. and
that the club will exercise remarkable
influence over all athletic activities
in the university. 1t If made up OF
every monogram wearer in college. and
Is therefore composed OF men who know
from experience the conditions "a each
department and are best qualified to
advise and suggest in reference to mat
tiers pertaining TO them The standard
of the club will be such as to offer great
er encourdgehlcht ~ otutI- ~ VI" q
monogram. Its membership will be
the Who's Who in Athletics az Wash
inuton and Lee" II has been suggest
ed that alumni who won monographs
while in college should be admitted as
members. and articles to this effect will
undoubtedly be Incorporated in the
constitution
The next meeting of the body will
be called when the committee on per-
nnanent organization is ready to make a
report
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Y. NJ. c. A. ATHLETICS.

F. j. Fowler: fourth. w. A. Farmer
Time. . As seconds.
One hundred-yard dash-won by
r J. Reddin five men tied for second
W. A. Farmer. f. A Sullivan. F. j.
Fowler. @. p. Heubi and c. W. Kahn.
Time, IL seconds. ...
Two hundred and tventy-yard dash
Won by r. j. Reddin: second. @. P
Heubi; third. T.. 4. Sullivan fourth, c.
w. Kahn. Time. % seconds.
Standing high jump-Won by F j.
Fowler; second. E. V. Philpotts
third, O. p. Heubi- Height, feet {
inches.
Running broad Jump-Won by t. J
Reddin; second. F. J. Fowler: third r..
a. Sullivan; fourth. h. V. Philpotts,
Distance, IS feet.
Points were scored for FIRST; for
second ? for third for fourth.
Oficials-W. w. Walthall, 2. Lebar-
witch. J. B. Robertson. y. s. Bruce and
St. B. Glazebrook-
Basketball.
The senior. team, which played in
fredericksburg last night, viii play a
practice game with Richmond College
on Thursday at 30 P NJ On Friday.
February 7. the John Marshall Athletic
Club will play the Y. NJ. C. A. Seniors
The basketball games in the High
School Y. M c., A Junior League OIL
Monday night are scheduled as sol-
lows: Olympics va. Intermediates
A Athletics VS.. Southside: Red Sox VS.
Juniors. The Thursday night Senior
League teams will line up with
Columbia playing Cornell in the first
game: Princeton VS.. Carlisle in the
second. and Yale VS.. Harvard. in the
third game. The public is invited to
witness the games in both leagues
VolIey ball League.
The Business Mems League Will
line up this week as follows: Monday.
Crawford VS.. Bryant: Rice VS.. Nichols
Wednesday, Nichols We Bryant. Street
VS. TaIley- Friday, Street vs. Rice
Crawford VS.. Talley.
Indoor Baseball League
On Monday at 8 30 the new two-team
league will play its first game The
schedule for the 80 league will see
Hood and Simpson crossing bats on
Tuesday. and Montgomery and Simp-
son at II on Thursday
Swim ming.
On Wednesday at Is there VIII be
a meeting Of all mem bers interested IN
swimming for the purpose of stirring
I'D more interest In this branch of sport.
and with the object of carrying on some
regular work in swimming and life
saving. II is needless to say that the
meeting will be held in the swimming
pool room
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

serious undertaking Lynch had little
trouble, but Connolly. looking at III
all so seriously, ran afoui OF the play
ers' ire frequently. and only by using
his mother wit and by turning serious
situations into laugh-provoktng ex-
changes was he able to weather the
storm.
He has a particular penchant for
gathering all the Mother Goose ana
similar rhymes. Every night ne spenos
most of his time looking for these sort
of things TO send home TO the Riddles
Oh. YES. Tommy is family man and
has several children. Maybe that :
the reason he is so strong for the Mother
Goose stuff. Anyway, / have never
known him to be up after 10 30 CLOCK
at night, and l have never known nm
to drink anything stronger than wafer
rho last thing he does at night is 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

Raleigh. y. c.. January 1.--Jirn
Thorr,e winner 81 the worlds cham
riouship ip iast Olympic games. We
~ Norih CAROLYN. and played on tne
fsscfy Mount icsfn 81 tho hsst arc
urs, baseball league in ies-9. Tie pisyc'
49, =. tb,rs hasc and later pitched.
and IT. on. % bis pitching efforts effected
the cefcaf Of Raleigh team > 20
on tho occasion Of this lsss game -,
Raleigh he end two other members o.
the Rocky Mount team became intot,-
Gated nd disorcerlys and four police
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

a Thorpe on any Of tho Carolina League
teams. There are two Thorpcs, how
c~cr- in the Eastern Carolina League
One II 4 pitcher and was with Nocny
Mount during the seasons OF ltiy She
1911. pitching ninety games IN lslo eilo
twenty games in 1911. The other botPs
Vas with Fayetteville In 1911. Tic played
arst base what baseball playing
Thorpe has done al Carlisle was IS .
pitcher.
Thorpe was rot ~ tho Carlisle m
dian School during tho year OF 1910 IL
left school after tho close OF thc -
season and did not return until the
opening Of school in 1911 Only ycstci-
day Thorpe applied for registration =,
this district on his application pianh'
one OF which must be hiicd out yt~t.s
he ans~crr, all tho questions. ON rs
apDlicaftou he stated that he had neFss
PLAYED with or against professionals IN
auv branch % sport. one thing III con
ucctiou with the charges b. the TACT ira,
Thorpe has cancelled his entry ~ a -
81 New York games scheduled Tor cary
next week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
KLINE CAR SHIPMENTS

The Kline Motor Car CorporationS
OF this city. il busy on orders at the
present time. and is making almost
daily shipments of cars 10 points
throughout the country That the
Kline kar is popular in other sections
is evident from the shipments made
during the past week. which were as
follows:
Model 6-oD touring car. seven pas
scnger Model go touring car, ave
passenger. and Model 40 touring car,
i've passenger. to the Kline kar dis
tributor IN New York City. the Gildale
Motor Corporation
Model 40 coupe-roadster, to D. d Fl.
Automobile Distributing CompaRyi
Bridgeport, Conn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
CHESTER DEFEATS ASHLAND.
Fast Playing Marks Work of Both
CUNTS From Rival High Schools.

Ashland January 25.--C'hcster High
School defeated Ashland High School
here to-day on the Randolph Macon
floor by the score of 20 10 10 in basket
ball. Chester took an early lead and
kept IL all the way. The entire Ash
land team played we'll. Woodfn and
Griffith starring. For Chester Captain,
Goyne, Bruce. and Bury did the best
work
c. II. 3. A H. y
Bruce Woodfr
Hatcher. .G......C C. WoodfR
Goync. capt. 40 Ellis
T. Bury. $1,000. 9 ---.--- GfifiIts
GosIs-Bruce, 4; T Bury. ?; F.
Bury, 2; Goyne. / Griffith, ?, Woodfrs
;.
Referec=Miliikan Randolph Macon.
Umpire-Wrsy. Randolph-Macon-
Scorer-Wa Walker
Timekeeper-Cogbill
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PROPOSAL Endorsed.

Washington, January 25-Thc Louis
lana congressional delegation caucused
to-day and unanimously Endorsed Rep
rcsentative Rodenberg's proposal for
a 81 oo0.coG appropriation to cover the
governments participation in the Pan
anna Pacific Exposition at San Fran
cisco.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
GEOGRAPHICAL TEST

E Perhaps the most novel and complete
test TO which d new model has ever
been put was that of the geographical
test of the new Stearns- Knight Six
The test involved the extremes of
Weather conditions. road conditions
temperatures and biographies of ev-
cry section OF the United States dur
ing twelve months OF the year.
When the new Six of the Silent