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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
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Tells Story About
Chris Wonder Abe

Roger Common. in Connecticut ex-
change, tells theA- following story of
Chris Won der Ahe's rise. Chris is now
very Ill in St. Louis. When Chris
started out he Gidn't have cent
says Conner. He and his wife kept
a boarding house in ST. Louis, neer
q lot where the kids and amateurs
used to play baseball every chance
they got. Well one day Chris started
thinking and an idea struck him that
Il would not be a bad thing IL he
fenced in that lot and charged ad
mission to all of the games. He did
ii and made money form the start,
until he became one OF the wcaIthiest
Inasnates in the circuits. but he lost
Il all and Comiskey. for whom Chris
had done a great deal, helped him out.
His rise was rapid, but 1t was sSaniy
through hard work. #
The way / hooked up with #a&sle
Browns was funny. Ii was in 1897.
when I had decided that l had had
enough bail playing and was planning
TO give UP the game. / received a
telegram from Won der Ahe. asking
me to play first base, IL seems that
they had been going along with only
n few men. and when their regular
first baseman was taken Ill. they were
up against it, Every man on the
accepted the offer and played three
years. But that was in the decline of
the once famous st. Louis team. Only
IL men were carried along and you
can't produce n winning combination
with so few men That was about the
time things began TO break wrong
for Won der Abe, who did not want
to spend very much for new material,
Two years went by and finally one
day Chris asked me IL i would take
up the managerial reins, for the 9TH
err managers had given poor results.
/ finally told him / would. Things
Just broke wrong and luck seemed TO
turn against u.s. for one or two of
our best players received injuries
which kept them out of the game for
some time and we couldn't get com
petent men TO take their places. Some
times we would be forced to take
on amateurs TO play the games, al
though that was before I took hold
of the retns."
who we're some OF your players? ?"
Roger was asked.
"Weii, / can't Just remember all
who played on the team. but Joe
Quinn played second. Dick Cooley
held down center field, Monte Cross
cavorted around short, and Tommy
Dowd. the former Hartford manager,
held down the center garden. We had
Brettenstein, Hawley and Clarkson
for pitchers. The first two were pretty
good. and the other, GARRISON, was
not so bad when he would work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
Ir1l1ts Has
Original Plan to
Interest Fiorsernen

WASHINGTON, Feb. i.--Cireulars
rxre sent out yesterday outlining Q
splan or the Virginia United hunts
Racing association for subscription
yar blood hacks TO DO raced at the
V,yrsn,a United Race Meeting at
sssddleburg. va, in April, leaS ana
III the meeting of the WasningtoIIl
T.3sflng and Hunt club IN May tsAS.
Each subscriber contributes sum ~,
~ sSoe to huy 81 number OF Wen
s.ras sizing horses. These VIII be
.livtaed among the subscribers by
hot. -. .es
az fastest horse. yon may get q
slaw horse, bat have him better
trained than a faster one You may
moi have either. but he may DE oct
ter ridden and SO win. You may nov
win, hut run second on may set
q ssefyi animal for polo, You are
y,ssfty SIRE TO get a good riding ami
NAL If you don't get anything you
wg1l have a lot OF fun trying TO WIN
Ii Is hoped thai the ponies may
ia attained for s200 each, and tnat
n sufficient amount Will be sup
ecribed TO provide for s2,ooo IN
purses from the excess.
The conditions are aB foliows'
Each subscriber is to pay the treas
,,rer of the committee $500 Tor each
s,oraa subscribed for. nf which 5000,
sfle probable cost of the horse, IS 70
he maid forthwith. the remainder to
he paid on or before April /, 1919.
The committee is TO endeavor 10
h,sv as many horses as there are sub
scf.ibers.
II the committee should experience
difficusty In purchasing tne REQUIRED
number of March Is. 1919, the pre-
ference will be given TO subscribers
in the order In which their sub
gcriptions were received
The animals will be distributed by
iot among the subscribers at place
and en- date to he announced by
the committee. At that time they
win become the sole property of each
subscriber, and the committees re-
snonsibiltty will cease with such de-
livery.
ARRANGEMENTS for the training of
these horses can be made on appli-
cation TO the committee. While two
or more persons may Join in the
ownership of a pony, their interests
must be Eo stated, and upon no con-
ssitions shall such interests he trans
ferable, except with the approval of
the committee.
All Communications should be adj
dressed to the chairman of the COM
snittee, 1901 New Hampshire avenue,
Washington. ID. G Any person &C
ceptable TO the committee may be-
come subscriber by the payment
of 5000 to the treasurer. and by SO
doing shall become bound by ths
conditions thereof.
The committee consists of William
Hit, of Washington; General Henry
T., Allen. United States army; G.
AZ
Lieutenant c. *. Rockwell, United
States army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

another to dig up the prpoer men to
be led.
He Is Not Worrying.
Chance is going about his work in
very sensible way. He knows abso-
iutely nothing about the situation he
viii be called upon to face except
what he has learned second hand.
But he is not worrying. He intends
to find out matters for himself. Com
seauentiy he has delayed coming to
New York until it Is almost time to
leave for Bermuda with his charges.
He wishes to be here for the schedule
meeting of the American league, OF
course. for he will then get acquainted
with his new surroundings and may
perhaps absorb some useful knowi-
edge that will lead to trade or two,
But Chance viii make no radical
changes until he, personally. has
weighed his material.
No one realizes more than 'Husk"
that he has "a job on his hands. The
Peerless Leader understands New
York, which demands quick action as
rule But he is building for the
future and not for the approaching
season. Chance will go carefully and
II is "a dead certainty he will not make
any preeipitate mistakes. He showed
his keen wisdom when he accepted
all the arrangements that had been
made for the training of the team
before he had been engaged.
Yankee Training Trip.
And Just n word in closing on the
Yankees training trip. 1t Ia likely
to make "a whole lot of other big
league teams sorry that they did not
secure the island grounds after the
benefits shown by Jersey City year
ago. FarrelFs team will condition In
an ideal climate. temperature that
Ia never excessively hot and is never
chilly.
The thermometer fiirts from 6s te
rs. never varies from those extremes
except on very rare occasions. March
is free from rains and there Is COM
paratively no wind. While SequeS-
tered there Is enough of the novel &c
be seen about the island TO keep any
one interested for far longer than q
month.
New York will be at Hamilton dur.
ing the rush season for tourists and
therw ia little danger of the stay be-
coming lonesome or monotonous. Be
side, the team will be better sheltered
and better fed than is possible any
where in Dixie land. Mr.. Farrell has
rented a hotel for the exclusive use
of his ball players. He is sending
down his own corps Of chefs and help
ers and will also ship his provisions
three times weekly from this port.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
Farley May Be Head
Coach at Harvard

BOSTON. Feb. LIT is reported at
Cambridge that j. w, Farley, 's9, who
coached the varsity football team in
A&a2, will aef as head coach OF th@
Crimson squad rsuSt FAIL II IL statetf
that Percy Eaughton win act as adj
y1sory coach Of the eleven. Farley Is
the man who originally persuaded the
athletic committee to agree TO pay q
salary OF $4,000 per annum for
Eaughtcn's services
Farley at one time coached the
University OF Maine. eleven and is
generally considered q iirst-claas foot
ball man He Will be assisted by n
number of other coaches as Haughton
hes been and win occupy a middle
pDsstion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
Caugh Hill Wins
r. {. Lee Stake

CHARLESTON. S. c., Feb. r.
Eastern owned horses accounted for
the two feature races this afternoon.
Archie Zirnmer's big Splinter, Caugh
Hill. beat @ band of the fastest horses
In the Robert e. Lee handicap. a dash
or six farlongs. Frank Il. Brown
furnished tho winner. in the mile han
dicap in Merry Lad, The latter was
"a we'll PLAYED fayorite, and won cas-
ilv after INDUCING Husky Lad with
the Lead until Strengthened out tn the
home stretch.
First Race, Six F'urlongs--Gar
denia. 1o4 (Buxton). first: Armour,
81 tWoife), third. Time, '1:Is 25.
Pretty Molly. Joaquin, Rock Bar, and
Roseburg also ran.
Second Race, Selling Five and One
Half Furlongs-Semi-Q uaven t13
tPickett), first; Queen Bee. i10
iKoernsr), second: Elfna, 80 (Fordl,
third. Time, 1909 rs. Grace Nc,
Ben Prior. Tiny Tim, Thetis Quincy
Belle, and Cheer Up also ram
Third Race, One Mile~-Merry Lad
1ie tGanzl. first; Husky Lad, ~
lMartinj. second. Lemance, 10S
sBuxton). third. Time, 1:42 rs. Ef.
fendi and Font also ran.
Fourth Race, Handicap, Six Fur
longs--caugh I'm. i27 tBuxton,,
1rS{, I3raLQu G.s lfV w l1Suuts sec
ond: Lochiei. his kButwelD, third
Time. la lis. Jack Kellogg, South.
ern Shore. Royal Tea, ana volthorpe
also ran
Fifth Race. Five snd Half Fur
Iongs--Americua III tCorey1, first;
Lord welles, Ill (Hnnoyerl+ second;
Premier, 1877 tPeak). third. Time
1903 8idon. Claune. Jessup Burn
Bitten. Jr., Theo Cook. and Golden
Egg also ran
Sixtn Race. Mile and Seventy Yards
---ColonAi Cook. Iii fMclntyre) =,
even. firBt; Banorelin~ 81 fFord}, sec
ond: winifred D.. 1os Wan Dusen)
third. Time, l:4v is. New River
Irish KID, Tiger Jirn, Sam Barber
Swes, owen, and The Squire also ran.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
Griffin sians New
Infielder, Former
Columbia Player

NEW YORK. Feb. Zach Err
hard. the young infelder who was
with the Highlanders in Atlanta last
spring, but had little chance to show
what he could do, today signed a con-
tract to play with Criffith's Washing
tons He is to report on March LIST,
and accompany the team to Char
lottesville. Erhard IS fast young
ster, and when schoolboy player
here several years ago was the best
hitter in interseholastic circles. He
is at present a student at Columbia
He lives In New York city.
Albert PaIzer and his manager,
Tom O Rourke. sailed for Europe on
the liner New York this morning.
In taking Palzer to the other side
O'Rouke evidently believes he can kin
two birds with one stone. He has IN
stituted a damage suit against an
English sporting paper called Boxing
and the case VIII be tried this month
in London. incidentally 0'Rourke
vii be able to get in closer touch with
the French promoter Vincennes, who
is said to be ready TO guarantee thirty
thousand dollars for the palzer-J John
son mill.
Luther McCarty and his MANAGER.
William Mccartney, will be here short
ly to sign articles for the ten-round
bout with Bombardier Wells the Eng
iish heavyweight champion. in Madi-
son Square garden in March. Wells Is
reported to have sailed for this coun-
try on the Mauretania today. having
received transportation by cable from
Manager Gibson, of the Garden A. c.
Jem Driscoll, featherweight cham
pion, and Freddie Welsh. lightweight
champion of England, will sail for
this country within the next two
weeks. Driscoll has an agreement
with the Garden A. c. TO box any
American featherweight, or light
weight that Gibson may select. Welsh
intends to see the Mcfarland Rritton
bout on March 9TH, and viii accept an
offer to meet the winner In the gar
den.
Two more players signed with the
Giants today One was Louis Bader,
the young pitcher; the other was
James Thorpe, the young Indian. Of
the two performances, that of Thorpe
attracted the more attention. The
peerless athlete, chaperoned by Glen
Warner, his guide, philosopher, and
friend, arrived early today from Car
Isle.
Il never saw Thorpe play ball
much" said Pop Warner, but don't
think for a minute that he's merely
by way OF being freak attraction for
the Giants. Anybody who thinks that
will be surprised, for l haven't any
doubt that he will develop into a
first-class ball player"
Somebody asked Thorpe what his
Indian name was The latter replied.
"Drags His Rope" that's my In
dian name.
What's that?"
"Drags His Rope"
mix quit your kidding; what is
your real name?'
"Ail right: Thorpe's my real name,
] haven't any other
Thorpe and Warner returned to
Carlisle tonight, but the former said
he would go to Marlin with the rest Of
the Polo Sacs and Foxes next month
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
CHARITY DAY WILL
BE PROMINENT AT
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
CONTINUED from First Page.)

oil and labor other than that secured
from the consumption of gasoline,
by the test itself.
I'VE now have ~ of these testing
blocks or Jacks. In connection with
each jack there is an electric dynamo.
When the auto engine Is under run
ming test, ii drives the dynamo. there
by generating the current the same as
In an electric power plant The cur
rent thus generated is run into the
main line and utllized in driving the
machinery throughout the factory
Z. ! sssr6t he engine ig installed in the
chassis the entire chassis is given an
other run of some hours on a dyna-
mometer stand. BY the latter method,
every power transmitting unit OF the
entire car from engine to rear axle is
put through a course of sprouts, so to
speak. IL enables the tester to vary
the load st will and TO put the chassis
under almost any test desired.
The current generated In this test
4 also run into the main line and util-
ICED as before explained.
But the conserving of energy does
not end here, The water which is
heated In passing through the circu-
iating system Of the engine. Ia piped to
the wash rooms for use there"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
Carlisle Suggests
a Thorpe Trophy

CARLISLE Pa Feb. 4l-~--As ssseass-r
naept by which IL Is planned to have
Americans give recognition 10 Jim
Thorpe for begting the worlds cham
pions ia the Olympic games In
Sweden was started here today by
citizens and newspapers who design
q popular penny fund for the estab-
ffshrnent Of the American Thorpe
trophy to he defended as an all
around athletic trophy irrespective
OF race or class qualifications against
the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

An their tl4sst. league series. -
Lada. Cole, Ale6fraw and Judge all
Of the Hanover team, rolled fHeli
Dyson. s,oetz, Moore and Onesfy. of
the Jacobs 4 Levy team, pat the
crlnlpa In the legal Shoe company
last Thursday night
QnaFIes. Faissy. Dalsn and Daven~
port. ali Of the Regal Shoe company
team, rolled we'll
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Claude Hendrix. OF Pittsburs, was
the leading pitcher. the best batting
pitcher, best base-ruYing pitcher and
surest pinch hitting pitcher in the Ma
tsouai league last season. He liz one
of the most sensational fielding pitch
Crs in the game III any other pitcher
car claim, a hest in any othsr de-
na1 sncrt trpt him out,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Maps, proposes to improve Joe Jack
sons base running. For player who
has as much speed as Jackson, he is
not very competent on the sacks, and
birmingham proposes to remedy his
trouble which seems TO consist of
a lack Of judgment in getting a start
Del Gamer has turned In his SIGNED
1913 contract in the Detroit club.
Terry Turner veteran Nan. who
viii round out decade or service as
q Cleveland player the coming season,
looks In better physical condition right
now than he has at any time in five
years Turner's arm went to the bad
in Washington in 1908 and he fell
down badly until last season when he
appeared TO take a new lease on life,
Davy Jones accuses Hughey Jennings
of being abusive. But if Davy hg
ures that his lot viii be improved by
placing himself under the wing of Jim.
Callahan he is in error.
From standpoint OF value to his
team, Ed Walsh, OF the White. Spx,
is perhaps the greatest pitcher in the
game. He takes part in more games
every year than any other pitcher.
and yet does not appear TO be weak
ened by the strain, for ne comes back
year after ygz1rl- ------s-----
Outfielder Burde Cree, of the New
Yorks. wants 1t known that he does
not desire TO be an infielder and will
positively not play second base
Frank Chances alleged choice for
the New York outfield will be Leliyelt,
Cree and Wolter.
The st. louis Browns, according to
a list of birthdays OF Stoyall's players.
printed in Missouri papers, will be
the youngest team In the American
league Several Of Stovalfs thirty-five
youngsters can't vote yet. Bobby Wal
lace is the only veteran
The fact that Harry Wolter has
told Frank Farrell in n letter that
he expects no trouble with his bad
leg, which was broken last summer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Manager Tinker of Cincinnati.
while not absolutely convinced that
Johnny Killing wiz not play next sea-
son, has but little hope OF signing that
player Joe said last week that King
was too We'll hooked up in business
TO listen to his offer The former Cub
backstop not only has swell new
billiard hail which Joe pronounced
the best appointed in the United
States, but also has an interest in the
business block in which hts parlors
are located
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
Four Years Ago We Recorded
a Prediction

n
Ultimately
twice thrice
fu'fcd that
drcdsn dictcd y thousandsp
The cdico was notm N 4
Nors
simple Is creditable
mean to
excellence
a
has
Oh years happen
could higher dea adhere
fnorerig
of
factory praetce construction
highest
Cadillac
edenccby automobile Club London
standardization
We knew in Ii
eouaied In
Md Enes
we had ofe r,nlatn higher price.
in Cadillac
the
an
positive conviction
uctiono of higher the
Cadillac
The Cadillac welded
of the
They have OF the doaF-mar the symbol
OF
buying occurred In iatieF-d"} America
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

is 5000 news 10 N0l}@f TfJeN0S.
With Wolter la shape the New Works.
VIII not have such bad autneld
nc all
The Detroit club has released
Pitcher Jensen to the Providence
club. of the International league.
, THE worlds Champion Red Sex
and The pittahurg Pirates have ar
ranged II series Of carries To EYe played
win he played on March 10Th, and
then as many contests as are per-
missihle by weather and other con
dition Will ba worried IN up to the
number ofNnine, II possible.
shortstop Donnie Bush relieved
President Navsns mind somewhat on
the 22d instant, when he delivered
his signed 1913 Detroit contract.
joe Wood, The wizard pitcher of
the Red Sox, sent ia his signed con-
tract to President jimmy GIcAleer
last week. Woods salary for 1918
was substantially raised,
II is the opinion Of Bobby Lowe,
chief az the Tigers scouting staff,
1Hat EoGhler, fhe Young pitcher VINO
returned lis signed contract to Pres
-i4ent Frank Maxim last week Is
q most promising niayer--prohabfy
the most promising that Lowe has
passed judgment on during the past
season
Pitcher Dnbuc. Of the Tigers is
manager of an all-staR hockey club.
in Montreal,
Another possible tenant for first
base for Detroit is Rondcau. the catch-
er, who comes from Jersey CITY
Rondeau. Crawford. Gamer and Mo-
riarty are others IN the running for
the job.
The Boston club has received the
signed contract Of Everett Scott, Of
Bluffton. o., OF last years Youngstown
Central league) team. The new
conner from McAleer's home town is
shortstop by choice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
TENPIN LEAGUE.
Axerage OF Player.
selaealnIe This Week.

Tuesday. February 4th, at $50
Jacobs 81. Levy vs. Hanovers.
Thursday, February 9Th, at $50
Battle Axe VS., Regal Shoe company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Reproduced from Cadillac advertise
ments of Dceember, zoos.


Ultimately the Cadillac win and its
way into the hands OF hundreds 81
owners who have heretofore paid
twice and thrice as much money,
The deep-rooted conviction which
these men naturally cherish~-that
there must be something lacking in
the Cadillac TO make such q price
poasinle-is one which the Cadillac
COMPANY is eager to encounter where
ever 1t can be found.
To meet and defeat that impression
by practical demonstration during the
ensuing season is of vastly more inn
portance than the mere matter OF
sales.
The latter problem has been disposed
of bv n demand from dealers which
has exhausted an output of ten thou
sand cars. and driven the factory to
exert its fullest continuous capacity
Of Infinitely greater moment, as
affecting the l-being OF, the Cadillac
years thereafter, is the establishment
Of the principle that a high powered
car. OF the highest grade, can be built
10 sell at popular price,
Stripped 10 the chassis aud subjected
to the jealous scrutiny of Experts in
material and In mechanics. matched
part against part, down TO tine last de
tall with cars of known integrity sold
at the highest market figure, the
Cadillac Will prove beyond question
that such a car can be built at such
= But your Investigation, proving that
the Cadillac Company has made the Inn
possible possible by heroic means and
methods, VIII likewise demonstrate
this, that
HIGH POWERED CARS EQUAL
TO THE WORLDS BEST CAN
BE BUILT TO SELL. At A POPU-
LAR PRICE IN ONLY THE ONE
FACTORY WHICH rs FITTED
,HY EXPERIENCE AND EQUIP
MENT 10 UNDERTAKE. THE
TREMENDOUS TASK.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

High Team Total--JcurnaIs lS,O3l.
High erage--Cosby, 1o7---i0.
II isEia slaAaal Three fsafssas--t estssa, y :
asa.
High Single Score--Watkins, 1919
High Team Total, One Game-Vir-
ginians, 562.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
BRIEF ITEMS CONCERNING
STARS OF MAJOR CIRCUITS

is good news to VOTERS friends.
With Woiter la shape the New YorSs
VIII not have such a bad eutdeld
at all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

The Detroit club has released
Pitcher Jensen to the Providence
club. of the International league.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
OUTLOOK FOR SEASON
Of 1918 IN BASEBALL

Continued from First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02
JENNINGS FACES CRUCIAL
TEST AS TIGER MANAGER

Continued from First Page,)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Shortstop Donnie Bush relieved
President Navsns mind somewhat on
the 22d instant, when he delivered
his signed 1919 Detroit contract.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Del Gamer has turned In his signed
1913 contract in the Detroit club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

Jee Wood, the wizard pitcher of
the Red Sox, sent IA his signed con-
tract to President Jimmy aIcAleer
last week. Woods salary for 1918
was substantially raised,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

The fact that Harry Wolter has
told Frank Farrell in a letter that
he expects no trouble with his bad
leg, which was broken last summer.