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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
BOXING TODAY IS
SHORT CUT TO FAME

Boxing today is short cut to fame
and fortune for any youth who dis
plays exceptional ability at the noble
art" EN- Bombarder Wells has made
several thousand pounds from the
roped square and the contest with
Bandsman Blake at the Palladium
viii no doubt have added more grisl
to his mill. YET he cannot claim to
have received anything like as much
as Jack johnson,
The giant black has probably earned
more from his flstic ability than any
other man who ever lived, though
whether he has saved much Of it is a
moot point. His estimated profits from
the great match with Jim Jeffries al
Reno, New, We're:
tufse .'..'...., ......... Il D., bd
MOVING pictures ............ $4,000
vaudeville engagements, 49,. 10000
This huge amount resulted from one
fight alone, and of course he has made
many thousands since. He learned a
few wrinkles in the art of getting easy
money from Tommy Burns, the man
he had TO defeat before becoming
cham pion.
Tommy Burns was French Cana
dian who took up pugilism when he
saw the big money that was to be
made out OF il. He was a business
tiidu NUnhGttJiS ms tOHtFStS on Dusi-
ness lines. Before he would consent
to fight the negro he demanded S.
600, whether he won, drew. or lost
He received the money. Now Johnson
demands a similar figure before he
will undertake championship fight
At no time was money ever easier
for boxers. Jem Mace, the last of the
old bare-knuckle fighters, made, il
was believed, about 100000 from his
hard-fousht tours around the world
but he died in poverty n year or two
ago
John T.. Sullivan, another one-time
champion OF the world, made a five
figure fortune from the sport before
he grew too old and stout TO fight.
When no won the championship all he
received was 1900. Ten years later,
when J. j, Corbett took II from him,
tho amount of cash which Corbett
pocketed was nearly $4,000.
The Johnson Jeffries fight at Reno
holds the record for the amount OF
money put into circulation by a
fight. Boxing enthusiasts travelled to
Nevada from oil parts of the world.
and $1,000, 600 changed hands over
the contest, Half this sum was circu-
lated by tho Corbatt w. Fftzslmmons
battle at Carson city, Nevada, in 1897.
First, a temporary building was con-
structad at a cost of f2.50o. For ad-
mission to tho fight 1000 people paid
an average OF e. apiece, and these
spent In hotel bills and travelling ex-
penses a total of 100000, But the
chief expenditure was by the press Of
tho world.
The Geographic companies actually
received $4,000 far special wire ser
vice for newspaper. ticker and pI1-
vato dispatches. The extra cost to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
CLUSTER SPRINGS
TAKES FIRST TRIP
FAST TEAM PLAYS CHATHAM
SCHOOL TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
CLUSTER SPRINGS, VA. April Il.
The ball team from Cluster Springs
academy will leave Easter Monday for
the first trip Of the season. That at
ternoon the nine will play the Chat
ham Training school at Chatham and
the next day will go up against Ran
dolph- Macon academy, at Bedford
City. Randolph Macon has 81 strong
bunch OF youngsters, as was shown
when they defeated Richmond college
a few days ago, but the Cluster boys
are confident of bringing home "a VIC
tory.
The fact that they have romped
away with the three games played SO
far is reassuring. In these games they
have piled up twenty nine runs, thir-
tyone hits and only three errors.
Their opponents have scored two rms
and made five hits. II Ia the strongest
hitting team the academy has ever
put on the field.
Chapman, Newton and Wilson are
a trio of pitchers any school might
well be proud Of. The cool head and
savage whip OF Thompson, the big
backstop. have done much towards
keeping the second sack safe. Leonard,
the first baseman has been welding
a big bat that has been the despair
of visiting pitchers. Little Jack
Mister, at short, has been giving ex-
hibitiona of fancy fielding that have
delighted the fans. His heavy and con-
sistent batting has been prominent
feature of all the games to date Old,
at third, and Reid at second, have
been fielding and batting way beyond
their records Of last year, The out
field is filled by the reserve pitchers,
/ Glenn and Whaley all of whom have
been showing unusual speed and eff
cheney F.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
GU|LFORD WINS
EXCITING GAME
ELON OUT BATS OPPONENTS
BUT FAILS TO WIN
OUT.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
ELON COLLEGE. N. c.. April Ii
Guilford nosed out victory In most ex-
citing game at Burlington today in
the ninth and tenth innings Elon out
played the Quakers at every point,
but made errors at critical times. At
kinson famed fourteen, while Benbow,
for Guilford, retired but four, John
son made a home run over deep CEN
ter fence. Poythress made phenom-
inal throw out of Winner at home
from deep left field Elon made
twelve hits. while Guilford got only
seven hits and made only one earned
run. Newman and Finch, each for
EIon. made three hits out OF four
times mp.
Score by innings: r. II. Il:
Guilford 0o2 900 002 J. s 7
Elon -. OIL 010 010 O. IL
Batteries: Guilford 49, Benhow,
Shore and Moorefield. Elon--Atkin-
son and Talley. Umpire. Pat Murrow,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
MEET IS EXPECTED
To BE BEST EVER

/ Byrd park will be the scene OF the
/ second annual outdoor track meet civ
en- under the sanction OF the Rich
/ mond Amateur Athletic federation
which will be held Saturday after
noon, April 26th.
From present indications, tho meet
this year will be the most successful
ono ever given by this organization
and those who will compete for the
various athletic associations in Rich
mond are practicing hard.
Although the prediction goes thai
the Richmond Blues Will again carr.
off the honors, other clubs declare
that they Will give tho militiamen 9
hard run for the honors, Among the
organizations which have some tas
men contending for thu laurels OF the
meet are. McGilrs union, c. G. A..
Howltxers, First National bank. Bar
ton Heights, Highland Park. First
National and various others,
In order to allow tho unfinished
athletes TO participate in the events
az well az the experienced track men,
there win be both Junior and senior
events.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
BY j. o. BOATWRIGHT,


After a winter fraught with war
and rumors of war, and into the
spring when war has been declared in
rival camps, again comes the time In
the Old Dominion when the Virginia
league begins its ninth annual cham
pionship race, with prospects which
seem brighter for successful season
than for years past
Last years teams have. as a whole,
been shot to pieces by sale. draft and
reorganization of clubs. and many ia
miiiar faces will be missing that the
fans have come to know SO well. Yet,
who knows but that the season of
1914 in Virginia will not produce q
Cobb or Johnson? As n unit, 1t is
doubtful II any class G organization
can produce more astute and wary
bunch of managers than those who
will pilot the clubs here this season.
All are baseball men Of brains and
experience, and backed by the good
Judgment of the owners in each city,
their selections Of new timber should
rank we'll above previous years.
Reports from various camps indi-
cate all the teams slow in rounding
into form. owing to the very unfavor-
able weather conditions for practice,
so no team can hardly be expected
to begin the season on the 18th
playing even approximately up to the
standard of the Virginia league.
Dire forebodings have been pre-
dicted for the league on account of
the equitable schedule 1t has adopt
ed. Outside of the city of Richmond
there seems to be little fear because
of this. That the total gross receipts
OF the six clubs will be less Is ad-
mitted by all, but, on the other hand.
five of them believe their individual
receipts viii be greater by having u
larger number Of Saturday games at
home.
1t Is fact that no clubs In the
Virginia league, now or In the past,
have ever mada money except Rich
mond, and were 1t not for the sale
and draft of players each year, or
ganlzed ball in the State would have
long since been discontinued.
The equitable schedule Ia an ex-
pertinent. backed, however. by the
sober judgment of the owners In the
various cities, who know better than
the public. league and local condt-
tons. To my mind, 1t Is doubtful II
1t will prove best, though I am con-
fdent that 1t will not prove SO disas-
trous as some are prone to believe,
and with the unusual amount of pub
LEFTY given to baseball during the
winter months, the Virginia league
should, and / believe will, have its
most prosperous season In 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Cadets Lose to
St. Johns In
Ragged Contest

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LEXINGTON, VA, April list.
Johns defeated Virginia Military in
stitute today in ragged game. to
8. v. NJ. /. opened up and scored in
first inning and held st. Johns until
seventh, when the Marylanders took
a brace and scored three, then Ave In
eighth Three home runs were reg
istered. Gallagher. for v. NJ. l.. and
Noble, two. for st. Johns. The visit
ors put up znAppy gaLae at bat and
in field. Tao Cadets lost considerably
by venturesomer INNING.
Score by innings: r. Fl. r.
st. Johns :. 900 900 ISL 8 s 3
". M. /. 80. l03 900 900 : 3 s
Stevens and Noble; PittA J.. and
PittA L Umpire, Bone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
SNAPSHOTS FROM SPORTDOM

Germany Shafer was there with
his funny antics and talk, In the last
inning when Washington went 10 the
field the fans yelled for Shafer to GO
into the box. He did this and Ayers
went to the initial sack The Colts
secured their only taliey from his de-
livery.
Raley led the Colts with tho stick
with two hits.
Ayers struck out five men. He also
get Il hit, The doctor showed up
good. but still has "A hard time getting
across the line to catch the man GO
ing TO trst.
Rochester will be the attraction
Monday. Following them viii come
Toronto for two games and then the
big show will open
/ The amateurs dsd not have the
usual speech making and parade that
they have had at the opening OF the
amateur season yesterday. The teams
met In front Of tho Washington
statue In Capitol Square and depart
ed in automobiles for tho playing
grounds.
serenteerl stores will have the base
bali tickera and the Richmond fans
need not worry about getting the
scores Of oil the games,
After the game yesterday with the
Colts elk members OF the Washington
. Yannigans left for Providence. X. L..
to Join the regulars. They were
Acosta. Slraefer. Alva Williams, WaIiy
Smith, Joe Gsedeon and Doc Ayres,
The rest OF the youngsters will remain
In Washington while the Senators are
en- their first trip.
J President Wilson Will toes the nrEt
bah In tho Washington game on
, Thursday, April 23rd Ray Collins
! will receive tho pill, as he viii be the
Boston Americans slabrnan ON that
: day 4 large number OF Richmond
, fans will go TO Washington on spe-
cial xEursion to see the opening
game. Tickets 20 the game can be
. secured In Richmond
: We'll. cur own dear Colts Will play
! their first ieague game Thursday. The
Coolers will play against them, IL
: usual. Friday the Cults go 10 Gooher-
vile for game and then come back
for fhe Saturday game.
, Tho League contests will start
; promptly at 4:ao O'Clock
What dryh think. a baseball league
has been formed IN Europe ana the
newspapers over there will soon be
getting out baseball extras. Most OF
the playSfs and rnagnates OF the new
circuit are Americans residing on tho
Continent.
Clark Griff,th is thinking Of sending
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Ashland Blank ed.

Only one game was played yester-
day in the Capital City league, Battle
Axe and Ashland played a very good
game. and the fact that Lehman was
"a bit wild, giving seven bases on balls
accounts for the big score against
him; only four hits were made OF
him, while Whitehead held Ashland
down TO three hits. nr. Parker has
gotten together n team that will lake
the other teams so some to beat him
out for the rag. The following box
score Will show what was done:
Rattle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
FATHER TAKES CHARGE
OF TOURING" CHILD

With barely tsa remaining of the
sl25 roll which he started to tour the
country about week ago, Carol No
Ian, the seventsen-year-old son Of
John J. Nolan, of Yonkers, N r., was
yesterday taken In charge by his faith
or, Tho two started back for their
home last night Carref Nolan was
arrested here several days ago while
on u spree and heid by the peiicc until
the arrival 81 his parent yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
DODGERS WIN BY
PUNCHING HITS
THEY PILE UP FIVE RUNS ON
COLE AND FISHER WITH
BINGIM mlU6FER.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Brook
lyns defeated the Highlanders on Eb-
belts fald this AFTERNOON, mainly by
punching q nnA cluster Of hits in tho
second inning. Rrookt1n'a pitchers
shut out tha yankAAA while their
teammatAa plla4 NJ nyA runs on Cole
and FISHER. Outside Of two innings
The game No - prekttly pttched on
under the chilly eifcumstanceA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Totals ........ 27
Ashland.

Two base hits-Dowden. Sacrifice
hitS-Baur. Stolen bases-Cautder,
Dowden, 2: Baner. White. Dope.
Double plays--Burch 10 Dodwden 10
Hulcher. Struck out-By Lehman, 8;
by Powell. / by White1eld. 9. Bases
on halIs-By Lohman. z; by White
field, !, Hit by pitcher-Beale,
Burch Wild pitch--By Lehman. In
nings pitched-By Lehman. 5. by
Powell, 3. Hits. made-Off Lohman,
3; off Powell, /. Umpiree, Mr. Wilcox
and Mr. French. Time. lao.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
BOWLING TOURNEY
WAS BIG SUCCESS
MANY COCKADE CITY BOWLERs
CAPTURE HONoRs IN
EVENTS.

One OF the most successful bowling
tournaments ever held In this city
came to q close Friday night on tho
Newport alleys The tournament. was
the second annual onas. held under
Ing association and was = complete
success, Everything was run OF clock
lika.
Eyery player showed up on sched-
uie time and each event was registered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Standing of the Teams.

Who They Play Next Saturday.
Battle Axe vs.. Grays
Ashland vs.. Colleg1ans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12

Munday. first baseman last year
with Portsmouth, is trying for a posi-
ton on the Worcester team, of the
New England league Munday was
bought by the Boston Nationals. but
farmed out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
Boatwright Expects
Prosperous Season
Virginia League Head Says Equitable Schedule Is Backed by
Sober Judgment of Club Owners Throughout Circuit.

In official order. Not a kick was made
by the bowiers during tho three weeks
or play. Only one player was absent
from the large entry list during the
tournament. This is a good record
Petersburg bowlers captured first
prize in both Glass A and b. single
event. and also in the doubles. Several
Of the Glass c bowlers made q fine
showing and finished up we'll in the
prize money.
Secretary Goethe has requested that
all bowIers that share In the prize
money will please report at the New
port alleys Tuesday night.
Following il q complete list OF the
prize winners in the tournament:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12

Clark Grifffth is thinking Of sending
Echwartze, one of his recruit hurlers
70 Norfolk II Ray Ryan could get
hold Of a good pitcher he would be
mighty useful to the club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE

Scores Yesterday.
Battle Axe, 8; Ashland, 0.
Grays- Cdllegians-No game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12

What dryh think. baseball league
has been formed An Europe ana the
newspapers over there Will soon be
getting out baseball extras. Most of
the playSfB and rnagnates OF the new
circuit are Americans residing ON tho
Continent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-12

Tho League contests will staT
promptly at 4:so O'Clock
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
KINGS NARROW
ESCAPE ON SEA

London (By mail to New York to
escape censor), Dec. 19.-Although the
facts have not become public, it is
known in certain official circles that
King George narrowly escaped disas-
ter from German torpedo on his
Journey across the English Channel
to the front recently. 1t was a com
paratively clear moonlight night and
the French coast was in sight, when
q torpedo boat destroyer accompany
ing the kings vessel signal hostile
submarine near. The lights on both
ships were extinguished and that
bearing the king took up zigzag
course, in order to make a difficult
target, while the destroyer, aided by
ether convoy ships, began chase of
the submarine. Two torpedoes were
fired by the German craft, but owing
to heavy seas and the harassing tao
tics of the destroyers the aim of the
Germans was bad.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
MANY MORE PLACES
FOR WORKING MEN

+ EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR Ell
CENTRO WILL BEGIN PAVING
WORK ON MAIN STREET EAST
TO THE DOGWOOD LATERAL
AND A LITTLE LATER WEST TO
IMPERIAL AVENUE, THE EREC-
TION OF A LARGE HIGH SCHOOL
ADDITION AND OF A NEW GRAM
MAR SCHOOL. HOLTVILLE WILL
BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND
THE LAYING OF A SEWER SYS-
TEN, AND CALEXICO WILL BE
GIN A $4,000 PAVING WORK.
THESE ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OF
THE GREAT PUBLIC WORKS,
HELD UP FOR A TIME, WHICH
ARE NOW TO BE UNDERTAKEN
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND
WHICH IN THE AGGREGATE REP
RESENT HUNDREDS OF MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS PAID OUT IN
WAGES.
1T is BY THIS PROGRESS THE
COUNTRY IS GETTING BACK TO
NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
TROOPS ARRIVING
TO FACE MEXICANS

Naco, Dec. 19.-Troop trains bring
ing United States cavalry to reinforce
the forces held here to protect the
lives of American citizens from bull
let's of the Mexican factions across the
border began to roll in today. With
the arrival of General Scott, chief of
staff of the United States army,
everything is in readiness to curb the
Mexicans if they continue fighting.
During the night the Carranza
forces under Hill dug three lines of
trenches parallel to the American
border. If the troops under Maytorena
attempt to storm these their bullets
must fall on American soil.
Washington, Dec. 19-General Bliss,
at Naco, today wired Secretary Gar
rison that he had heard Maytorena
had issued orders to his troops not
to fire unless attacked by Hills forces.
He made no mention of further firing
across the boundary. Garrison is in
clined to doubt reports that bullets
from the Mexican side have again
fallen among the shelters of the Unit
ed States soldiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19

public was urged to Immediately leave
contributions of money at any one of
the three drug stores or one of the
two newspaper offices.
This money will be expended mainly
for necessities of life and there will
be care full investigation in each case
to make certain that the need exists
and the object of the charity is wor-
thy.
1t is by no means certain that all
the needy cases have been reported,
and the committee will appreciate it
if any person will report such cases
to any member.
This is case where quick response
is necessary and it is hoped by to-
morrow night the Press will be able
to report a number of liberal contri-
button.
In addition to this work, the Mis-
sion and the Philanthropic department
of the Women's Ten Thousand Club,
under the direction of Mrs. McKu-
sick, are giving aid and preparing for
Christmas, number of the members
of the club having taken stockings 10
fill for children in needy families.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
General Furey Dead.

New York, Dec 19-Brigadier Gen.
eral John Vincent Furey, u. S. A.,
retired, died yesterday at his home in
Brooklyn after brief attack of
pneumonia. He was rs years of age
and had brilliant service record with
the army. A veteran of the Indian
campaigns in the West, he served as
ranking quartermaster in the Big Horn
and Yellowstone expeditions and also
took part in the Arizona campaigns
against Geronimo's Apaches. He en-
listed in the army as private in
Brooklyn at the beginning of the Civil
war. He fought in the battles of Bull
Run and Antietam and served with
distinction in the Peninsular cam
paign. In January, 1867, he received
a commission as captain in the regu-
lar army and in 1908, the day before
his retirement, he was commissioned
brigadier general.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
SCANDINAVIAN
MONARCHS MEET

London, Dec. 19-An Exchange tele-
gram from Copenhagen says:
Huge crowds witnessed the arrival
at Malmo, across the sound from Co
penhagen, of the three Scandinavian
kings today. The city was en- fete,
the business houses closed and the
principal buildings draped with en-
twined flags of the threee countries.
King Christian X of Denmark and
King Haakon VII of Norway arrived
at 10 O'Clock in the morning, the for
mer aboard cruiser from Copen-
hagen and the latter by special train
from Christiania.
Both monarchs were received bv
King Gustaf V of Sweden with great
cordiality, the monarchs embracing
and kissing each other several times.
At II noon the important political
conference between the kings and their
foreign ministers commenced.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
When Jilting Is Allowed.

New York, Dec. 1S.-That man is
entitled, even to the very steps Of
the altar, to be relieved of promise
to marry if he learns that his pros
pective bride is incapable or unwilling
to bear children" was the opinion ex-
pressed today by Justice Benton,
charging jury in breach of prom
Use suit in the supreme court today.
"The question Of matrimony is not
one that concerns merely the man
and woman who wed, but one that
concerns the entire human race" said
Justice Benton. "Civilization itself
demands, not only that children be
born, but that they be born to a
proper heritage mentally and physi-
cally. A man or woman is justified
in withdrawing from a marriage con-
tract if he or she finds his or her
life partner has sufficiently serious
physical or mental defect, even
though he or she does not become
aware thereof until the eve of the
ceremony"
The case was an action brought by
Miss Bertha Schechtel, daughter of
bernard Schechtel, wealthy cloth
ing manufacturer, against David Ar
thur Greenhouse of West Hoboken,
N. j. A few minutes after the JUS
tice had delivered his charge the jury
brought in a verdict in favor of the
defendant.
In defending his failure to wed, Mr..
Greenhouse produced two letters,
which, he said, were written to him
by Miss Schechtel, in which the writ
er told of having been advised by a
physician to "remain SINGLE" and told
by fortune teller that the possibbili-
ties were against her becoming a
mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
@nru Vn1t Gan Ain tlre Nrrhy

At meeting of a committee of tn,
Knights of Pythias, consisting of
E. Davis, Robert Orr and E. F. Howe
and Revs Baker and Conley, pastors
of the Methodist and Christian
churches, last evening, the names of
q dozen needy families were present
ed and it was evident that there is
urgent necessity for rendering aid in
a number of these cases at once.
Rev. Baker reported that one per-
son had given him $40 for such work,
and he has already expended $50 of
the amount.
From 500 to 5000 additional is
needed to give relief and to give the
numerous children in these families
some touch of Christmas cheer.
That there might be definite or
ganization to raise and disburse the
necessary fund, those present resolved
themselves into an Associated Chari-
ties, and urge all civic and religious
organizations to select representative
to this association.
Rev. Baker was made temporary
chairman of the committee, and the