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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29

It is not unusual for wise baseball
manager to fail TO appreciate the abil-
ity of some classy youngster. Connie
Mack, John McGraw, Clarke Griffith,
Hughey Jennings, in fact. every big
league manager Of note, can cite at
least one instance of where he let
some promising youngster, who after
ward turned out TO be star, get
away from him
stars like Walter Johnson. Ed
Walsh, Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson, Hans
Wagner. Larry Doyle, Ruhe Mar
guard and other major league celeb
rites are not picked up in the dozens.
Yet IL you should talk with the va
rious stars about their major league
debuts, nine out of ten would first tell
you what a tough job 1t was for them
to get a chance to prove their worth.
goodly portion of the present day
stars, when in the rough, were passed
up by as many as three or four man
ayers before striking one who believed
he had a chance to make good
A few years ago a young pitcher
broke into the American league and
made good from the very start. To-
day he is rated among the leading
slabmen in the younger organization.
1t so happened that two OF the man
ayers in the league at that time had
looked over the pitcher in question
and decided he was a trifie shy of the
class demanded by fast company.
As luck would have II, the recruit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Tales Of the Diamond
Humorous and Otherwise
50 BY BILLY EVANS.

shortly after joining the league was
pitted against the team managed by
one Of the men who couldn't see him
as big league proposition. Natural
ly the kid was anxious TO win, and
show the doubtful person what big
mistake he had made. The kid sue
ceeded and won a shut-out game, al
lowing only four hits.
The following day, while sitting on
the home teams bench waiting for
the start of the game, the young fell
low who was umpiring with me sug-
gested that Pitcher So-and-So had
worked a wonderful game the proceed
ing day. Imagine our thoughts when
the manager replied;
Yes, he seems to be delivering the
goods, with the very able assistance
of a staff of blind umpires."
Since there hadn't been a single
kick the day of the game. we didn't
know whether the manager was sim
ply sore, kidding, or in dead earnest.
Both OF us decided that silence was
the best policy and not another word
was uttered until the manager gave
me the batteries for the game. Later
we learned that the manager of the
home club could have secured the
pitcher for a sum of $500. which
was very small amount considering
the ability he had shown. 1t explain
ed the attitude of the manager in ref
erence to the blind staff.
Copyright. 1913, by w. @. Evans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Gar @m0
Highway

Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Colorado, Kew Mex
leo, Arizona. California, Nebraska,
wyoming, idaho. Oregon and Wash
ington.
Chairmen with efficient committees
are working in each State, creating
sentiment in favor Of the project and
interesting State and national legis-
lators in the movement.
The work has been endorsed by the
Transmississippi congress, the National
Association for Highway Improve
ment the National Old Trails road
committee, the American Road con-
gress. and by many of the D. A. K.
State conferences and club fedora
tons. Ex-President Roosevelt, Hon.
Champ Clark, senators, congressman
and governors of the trail States have
all given their endorsement.
Judge J. NJ. Lowe, of Kansas City
became so interested in the movement
that he organized r. National Old
Trails Road Ocean-to-Ocean Highway
association, composed of representa-
tive men in all the trails States, TO as
stst the d. A. r. In it's commendable
enterprise. With this powerful ally
the work is forging ahead. 1t is hoped
and expected that congress will make
a liberal appropriation for its con-
struction. 1t is estimated that its cost
will be approximately $40. 900.
A good road ia a civilizing influence,
and sentiment Is g good road builder.
1t knits the interest Of town and coun-
try: il establishes &C loser bond be-
tween neighbors, making them better
citizens, better human beings: it
makes for the mutual welfare and
happiness OF those living upon it: 1t
These old trails. stretching across
the continent, were stamped out BY
natures engineeTs-the buffalo, the
deer and the elk. They were led by
animal instinct TO seek the ridge road
and the safest river fords The In
dams followed the buffalo traces and
later the pioneers hlazed them and
hroadened them into permanent roads
worthy or perpetuation.
The proposed route as mapped by
Mrs. Van Brunt Is the most practical
picturesque and historic of any route
suggested as transcontinentai high
way The state u. A. f., In each trail
state expects to secure appropriations
from each state Legislature to erect
markers at each historic point along
the highway. Missouri and Kansas
have already erected number This
national highway. combining five OF
the great old trails. will perpetuate
the history and keep green the. mem
CRY Of many Of our pioneer heroes
ing these trails Not only from a
purely patriotic wish TO honor their
memory will this road be worth build
Ing, bat 1t win be delight 70 thou
sands OF travellers besides of great
commercial value,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
OF A. A. i.
CRITICISE.S REFORMS

the oxford and Cambridge competi-
tors to the tape in a fifth of a sec
ond faster time than he ever had
done before, 1t also was disputed by
the experts that knocking a hurdle
down Is any advantage to the runner
and the rule that prevents record
when one is knocked down Is con-
sidered useless precaution.
4 In regard to the rule that the finish
of a race should be Judged by the
torso of a man touching the tape
it was pointed out that a mans body
might reach the tape and he himself
might never cross the line. This hap
pened once at Travers island. when in
half mile race one of the placed
men fell with his body over the line
and could not drag his legs across. He
therefore had not completed the dis
bCarries abggage.
lance. This caused much discussion
at the time and led to the "A. A. L.
rule that the men shall be placed in
the order in which they completely
cross the line. An authority on ath-
letic rules suggested that an improve
ment on both the a. A. L. and inter
collegiate rules in this respect would
be 10 award the race to the man
whose body crosses the line first, with
the proviso that he must run through
or over the line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
NEW RIFLE RANGE
IS NEARLY READY

Adtutant Generas W. w. Sale yester-
day took an accounting of the financial
status of the States new rife range
and camp site, at Virginia Beach, which
is now nearing completion.
The adjutant general finds that the
sum of s27.055.52 has been expended
in constructing the rife range and
getting the camp site in order, while
the water and sewerage system, now
in course OF construction, will cost,
when completed, $16.750. a total expen-
diture of $43.S05.52 since the work was
started. There still remains about So
600 of the original appropriation avail
able to put the camp and rifle range
in perfect condition. and It may not re-
quire all of this sum or 1t may require
further expenditure. conditions which
develop In the next few days deter
mining that question
AdJutant General Sale 10 diligently
pushing the work, urging those in
charge of 1T to bear In mind the fact
that the State troops confidently ex-
pect to encamp there this summer, and
to find everything In shipshape when
encampment time rolls around.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
JONES CHALLENGES
PRESIDENT TAFT
(Continued from First Page.l

which they are forced CO tive, IL an
oligarchy OF the most despotic, intol-
cradle and unrestricted character.
Jones replied to the recent speech
of President Taft before the Ohio
society in New York. and radically
differed with the executives views
that American control. similar to that
which Great Britain exercises over
her colonies, should continue in the
islands.
Jones charged Governor General
Forbes with gross extravaganza and
declared that under his administration
resident bureaus had been created with
fabulous salaries for chiefs and assist
ants
Governor Forbes, having In hand
$4,000. 600 to si4,000,000 in funds this
year, has proceeded to spend them ac-
disregard for which the prior legisla-
tive appropriations had been made"
Jones declared.
Among other things, Jones said 1913
new bureaus had been inaugurated
and that besides furnishing automo-
biles to bureau chiefs. the governor had
appointed a private secretary for his
own use at a salary of $4,000 a year
Part OF the 100000 appropriated
by congress for use in alieviating sui
fering among the starving natives the
speaker charged, was converted by the
covering body and used in building the
Banquet road.
Jones declared that ii had cost the
United States nearly 5000 600, 600 to
maintain an army since American &C
cupancy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Mime. Rappold viii
Be Soloist atNext
Radcliffe Concert

Nine. Marie Rappold. the charming
American soprano who is one Of the
leading members of the Metropolis
tan Opera House. will be the soloist
at thu next Radcliffe concert (which
will take place at the City auditorium
on Monday. February ioth
Americans feel Il pardonable pride
in an American artist who can at
tain the heights of the Metropolitan
Opera House. 1t is the goal Of every
singer, either foreign or American. to
be accorded an important part with
the Metropolitan company, and an
artist to be recognized as a leading
member of the orga nization must in
deed possess ability far above the
ordinary.
From the time when Nine. Rap-
pold as a young girl WAS glad TO sing
for comparatively small sums in
Brooklyn and New York until she
made her debut in 1905. at the Metro
pohtan opera House, her rise was
rapid. The New Fork critics, always
conservative in expressing their opin-
ion Of a new singer, heralded Nine.
Rappoid's first appearance with the
metropolitan as great triumph. She
captivated her audience then. and
since has always been favertte
mem Der OF the com pany.
In the last few seasons Nine. Rap
pold has devoted most of her time
to concert work. and SO popular has
she become on the concert stage that
she has found ii necessary to request
the management of the Metropolitan
Opera company to cut down her en-
gagements with that organization.
Her ability as "A singer may be
Judged from the fact that she has
appeared as solost with most of the
leading musical organizations of this
country. such as the New York Phil-
harmonic society. the Boston Sympho-
ny orchestra, and others of note. At
a recent concert of the New York
Philharmonic with Nine. Rappold as
soloist. the press Of New York. al
ways exacting and sometimes to a
painful degree. were lavish in their
praise of her singing.
Nine. Rappold has a pure soprano
voice of wide range, the extreme high
tones with that ideal floating quality
and brilliance. and the medium reg
lister with a full, tonal roundness. 1t
is such a voice as admits of her
singing parts for the lyric as well as
the dramatic soprano.
The beauty of Nine. Rappolds
voice, her method of singing, togeth-
er with personality which appeals
instantly to a discriminating audience,
are qualities that never fail to make
this prima donna soprano a prime
favorite wherever she appears.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Thorpe May Join
Big League Team

CARLISLE. PA. Jan. 2s.---James
Thorpe, the worlds greatest athlete.
who was seen at the Carlisle Indian
sschool today regarding the action of
the amateur athletic union III declar-
ing him a professional, said that al
though he understands now that he
was guilty-of a technical violation
of athletic prophecies. he was glad
that all of his friends around here
knew that he had never been a
professional in spirit.
Thorpe referred to a number of
remarkably good offers that had been
made to him by baseball manage
ments and that he had refused, as
he preferred to continue as an anna
teur along the line of track and field
work, which he really enjoyed.
He declared now. however. that he
will likely turn TO baseball. but said
most positively that he had come TO
no decision as to what club he will
play with.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29

The project of an ocean-to- ocean
and national legislation. is one of the
notable undertakings of the National
Society of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution. The work is in the
hands of a committee, composed prin-
Cipaliy of Missouri women. all de-
scendants of pioneers who blazed the
trails sets by the Indian and the buff
falo across this continent. the trans
continental highway to be a memorial
TO all who came over these trails and
wrested the wilderness from its prim-
tive state and paved the way for
a great civilization.
This work is in the hands of the
National Old Trails Road committee,
a subcommittee of the national
committee for the preservation of his
toric spots of the national d. A. r.
The idea of reblazing these trails in
a great ocean-to-ocean highway was
first conceived by Miss Elizabeth But
Ter Gentry, Of Kansas City. chairman
of the committee, Miss Gentry giving
the road its name It was also at her
suggestion that the telegraph and
telephone poles along the route have
ben painted red. white and blue. The
Missouri State highway, known as the
"Old Trails Road" is SO marked, as
are also the connecting trails in Tlli-
nois. Kansas and other tSates. The
highway will be SO marked along it's
entire route.
Miss Gentry has as members of her
committee Mrs. Donald Mclean, Of
New York. honorary chairman. and
Mrs. Henry L. Mann, vice-p president
general of the national d. A. r, as
honorary vice chairman: Mrs. John
Van Brunt, Kansas City. vice-chalr-
man; Mrs. Mark Salisbury. Independ-
ence. Mo. secretary treasurer, and
Mrs. Edwin A. Knapp, Parkyille, Mo.
press chairman
The five historic roads, comprising
this project are: The Old National
road or Cumberland pike, leading
from Cumberland. Md. through Co
lumhus. indianapolis and Nandalia to
st. Louis, 700 miles long; the Boon s
Lick road, from ST, Louis TO Old
Franklin. Mo-. $50 miles long; the
Santa F'e Trail. starting at Old Frank
lin and stretching to Santa Fe, about
500 miles long kearney's road from
Santa Fe through San Diego and
Monterey to San Francisco, Cal,
about 100 miles long; the Oregon
Trail branching from the Santa Fee
Trail at Gardner. Kan. through Kear-
ney, Neb.. to Fort Vancouver. Wash.
"a little over 1000 miles. making a
total distance Of about 5000 miles.
The seventeen trail States are.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Howard to Coach
Navy Eleven Again

ANNAPOLIS, MD. Jan. IS
Lieutenant Douglas L. Howard, Unit
ed States navy, who has coached
the academy football team to two
successive victories over the military
acamedy eleven. has been requested
TO take charge of the squad for an
other season. Lieutenant Howard is
considering the matter.
1t is unlikely that any of the larger
football teams will visit Annapolis
next season. It was hoped that ar
rangements could be made with Prin-
ceton, but it's management has de-
finitely declined.
Georgetown will appear on the
schedule after a lapse of many years,
and I4ehigh and Pittsburg universe
ties have also agreed to come to An
napolis.
The military academy has not yet
accepted the navy's proposal TO play
on November 2sth, the Saturday after
Thanksgiving. ,4.r 80. i.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Weber and Fields
Hold Forth Jointly
At the Academy

Broad street last night looked like
deserted dune.
The bunch on the corner" and the
crowds along the street were absent.
Why should it be?
The Weberfields were in town.
The Academy stage was filled with
seven roosters and fortyffve chickens.
This Is q shell game" said Weber.
"Eggs-act1y," said Fields.
That is the whole story. That is
why Broad street was depopulated and
why there were none Of the real folks
present at any of the corner gather
ings.
Lillian Russell, Fay Templeton, nor
Marie Dressler were present. but May
Boley and Fiavia Arcora were,
May Boley has Fay Templeton
skinned" Flaws Arcora is as far
above Marie Dressler as Venus is
above Mars
And then there was good old Frank
Daniels.
the lions den,' said Frank to his
Frank Daniels was great part of
the show.
Weber and Fields started in good
about twenty years ago. They or
ganfzed a ''skindiCate." but instead of
having a 'skindicate, which means a
lot OF money surrounded by men, they
organized a corporation, which means
a 'lot Of men surrounded by money.
Both Weber and Fields explained
this at the show yesterday.
They showed that a lot Of men sur
rounded by lot OF suffragettes were
of vastly more value than a crowd OF
men with a simple typewriter
While the jokes and passes handed
out by Weber & Fields had TO be
= So &c hn
the real stuff was passed over by
Frank Daniels, Walter Lawrence, May
Boley and Flavia Arcaro.
Some of the others assisted. They
helped a whole lot for the puns and
foshes handed out by the Weberfields
were just the same that had been
passed over years ago.
Speaking conf1dentially, the statue
scene appealed to the audience as the
best bit OF comedy of the whole show,
so far as w. & F. are concerned. They
laughed when Weber az Fields made
their appearance They laughed
when the two pulled off that stunt
about the five cents and the drink
They laughed when the statue act was
handed out and the chances are that
many of the people who sat out IN
front had seen the two Broadway IA
vorites and laughed at both those
stunts years ago.
But there was Bessie Clayton. Dear
old Bessie. She is just as nimbie as
she was in the good old days of Henry
Dixie. Her part of the show was the
real artistic part She dances just as
we'll on her toes as she did years ago,
and she looks Just as young,
Something should be said about
Flavia Arcaro, And Fay Templetou
win have to fade away. so far as the
local crowd is concerned. when May
Boley, who cannot sing, but can hand
out some laughs, is introduced
She introduced herself She didn I
have to do IL, because Frank Daniels
her make believe father, did it
In word, the Weber & Fields show
held it's own mainly through the
work of Daniels, Miss Boley. Miss Ar
caro-, and that good fun-maker. wal
ter Lawrence.
The program said Hockey Pokcy'
Is a pot-pourri of "reminiscences, That
tells the story. u. l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
The Tines Free Lfsf.

Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the
London Times, recently notified the
National Press club that he would
break a rule of 100 years standing by
making the club the only beneficiary
of the Times free list. In his letter
he said; For 120 years the Times
has never had d free list, but I will.
with pleasure. send a copy regularly
as a gift to the members OF the Ma
tional Press club. You should COM
mence to receive the journal on Jan
uary LIST, and this will be the only
instance of its being supplied
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Thorpe May Bring
Grief to Others

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.--The letter
OF James Thorpe to the A. A. l., in
which he confesses professionalism
and offers a fail explanations. con-
tains the following sentences.
"on the same teams | played with
were several college men from the
North who were earning money by
bail playing during their vacations,
and who were regarded as amateurs
at home. - In fact. l did not
know that | was doing wrong, because
was doing what | knew several
other college men had done, except
that they did not use their own
names
Ii was suggested that the A. A T.
may request Thorpe's aid In establish
ing the identity OF the men referred
to and their alleged professionalism.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
ADJUST CLAIMS
AGAINST CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE HEARS
COMPLAINTS FROM CITIZENS
- - - 49,

After waiting an hour yesterday af-
ternoon, Chairman Atkinson, of the
council committee on claims sue
ceeded in securing a quorum, and half
an hour was then consumed in trans
acting the business before the COM
mittee
on motion of Mr.. Fuller. and upon
recommendation OF Councilman
Seaton. city council was asked to re-
fund to r. Fl. Pace the sum of $3.50.
the amount of a fine imposed upon
Mr.. Pace in Police court some months
ago. II seems that MIR. Pace on the
first day the traffic ordinence became
effective was arrested at First and
Broad streets, for disregarding that or
dinance- He was fined five dollars
and costs in Police court the follow
Ing morning He took he f,,sstter-to-
the police board, and when the cir
cumstances were learned, he was ex-
onorated He. therefore. asks that the
amount of the fine be refunded ssse
Mr.. Fuller moved that a recom-
mendation to that affect be sent to
council. Mr.. Gunst objected, on the
grounds that such action on the part
of the committee would set dan
gerous precedent. Messrs. Atkinson,
Paul. Fuller and Sullivan voted for
the recommendation.
for injuries sustained in falling over
peg in the street. was referred to the
city attorney to investigate.
The claim of c. F. Waldrop for
$40 was recommended Mr.. Waldrop's
child injured herself over broken
grating at Riverside park. The
amount claimed represents the doc
tors bin and medicine.
A Subcommittee consisting Of Messrs
Gunst, Fuller and sullivan was named
to confer with the city attorney and
the city engineer, concerning the claim
OF the Riverside Improvement com 4
pany for $4,000 alleged to be due for
damages acruing through the con-
struction of the Virginia avenue sewer
The claims of A. Fl. Pettigrew for
50 damages to his automobile. by run
ming into a hole in the Southside, and
that of Mrs. f. w. Baker, for damages
occasioned by street grading, to the
amount of 500, were tabled, no one
appearing to present them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-29
Thorne and Pittshurg.

PITTSBIRG, VA. Jan. 2S.-Presi-
dent Dreyfus. OF the Pirates, today
denied that James Thorpe, the Carl
isle Indian athlete who confessed pro-
fessionalism. has been signed by the
Pirates. Dreyfus stated that Thorpe
had given out an interview saying he
would like to come here with the
Pittsburg club. That's all there is
to it," said Dreyfus.