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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Is Ty Cobb Slippiing9

j. Chicago, May Fly Cobb has
dropped nearly out OF sight among
the bntters of the American League,
according to averages issued to-day,
Including all the games played up to
last Wednesday,. The Detroit slug
ger, who struck snaS in the st.
Lonis pitchers carly In the week.
ranks thirty-eighth, md has nm
average of only .2f0. Wood. of
Cleveland, is leading. and Inns nm
average of .4G7 for five games. VIII
lInn,s. of st. Iouis, IN second, with
.420. st. Louis, batting .25S. lends
the clubs, ard Cleveland Ia next,
with .253.
Hitting tho ball at n rate of 600.
Art Phelan, the Cuts' pinch hitter,
Is ahead I'm the National. Gonzales.
OF Cincinnati, IS second. with 800.
Philadelphia md Brooklyn are tied
for FIRST place, with .28S ench.
Steven Evnns, OF brooklyn, IN on
top In the. Federal, with .SS3. st.
I.onis is FIRST In club batting, with
PSI. el
Kirby, of Mobile. Is ahend In the
Southern. with 80. Mobiles bat
ters nre leading the clubs. with .204.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
VARSITY PLAYERS BEAT
COUNTRY CLUB HOSTS
Visitern Outclass Opponents In Roth
Singles and Doubles I'm Tennis
Tournament.

Tournament.
In the tennis tournament played
yesterday on the Country Club grounds
between players OF the University of
Virginia and members of the Country
Club, the student players won the
three doubles and four out of six sin
giles.
~ large crowd witnessed tho
matches. and though 1T was early In
the season both the visiting and home
players showed up In good style. For
the most part the visitors outclassed
their opponents, and victory came
rather easily. The most interesting
and exciting OF the doubles was that
played between Rixey and KeIleher.
OF the University, and Buford and Pol
lard. of the Country Club. The. final
The score for the singles follows:
Edgar. University of Virginia. won
from McCabe, Country Club. 81,
1-6. Go Pollard. Country Club, won
from Mathews. University of Vir-
ginia, 6--2, Go: Eager, University of
Virginia. won from Donnan. Country
Club. 6-2. 60; Kelleher. University
Of Virginia, won from Coke, Cpun-
try Club, 6--1. 60; Rixey. Unfver-
country Club. 60. 6--S; Fleming,
Country Club. won from Pott, Univer-
sity of Virginia, &c, rs.
The score for the doubles follows:
Edgar and Eager. University of Vir-
glnia, won from Coke and Mullen,
Country. Club, GO. 2;<Rixey and
Kelleher. University of Virginia, won
from Buford and Pollard, CountrV
Club, Ga, lib and SIS. Morton
and Pott, University OF Virginia, WON
from Fleming and Johnson, Country
Club, Ga. Go.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
BEDFORD LADS WIN RIGHT
TO PLAY COLLEGE OUTFIT
Two Rnndolph-aIaconA Academy Teams
Play for Chance to Tackle
COlieEians,

Ashland. Va, May 2.-Randolph-
Macon Academy nine of Bedford City
defeated the Randolph Macon Acad-
envy of Front Royal here to-day. o
to 2, For five innings the game was
holly contested. and the Front Royal
boys had lead of one run in the
sixth. However, Williams, Front Roy
ais pitcher. went up and the Bedford
boys scored seven runs After, this
inning there was no more scoring un-
til the eighth, when Bedford scored
their last enc on a single, Il stolen
base and wild pitch. James pitched
a pretty game for the winners. and
Williams. for the losers, had the Bed
ford boys going until he hurt his arm
and went up In the sixth. Fletcher
relieved him and allowed one run.
Score by innings: r. H. r.
Bedford Guy ..O00017010.-9 s., 2
Front Royal ...00011 0000-2 A
Batteries--James and Estis; VIII
1iams. Fletcher and Waggonen Umei
pire. Murray. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03

Portsmouth. Va. May e.-Scoring two
runs I'm the second and two In tho
fourth. Ryans Colts made 1T two out
of three from Portsmouth's Pirates
this afternoon, by the score of 4 to g..
1t was pitchers battle between
Sloan and Lawrence. and Ryan's pre-
mier finger had all the best of the
argument. besides receiving the better
support.
Richmond got It's first counter when
Bunting drew n pass. went to second
on an ipfcld out and, stole third.
Worth walked. and Sloan scored both
with two-basc blow.
Tho visitors added two moro in tho
next session. when Robe was hit
Snyder drew a PASS. Gray sacrificed
both men along. and Raley came
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
MUFFS OF FLY BALLSIS
REAL CAUSE OF DEFEAT
Smith and Meixell Aid Tnrs I'm De-
feattnE Newport News
Grew.
ALLEN DRIVES scHuLzn oU'
Hits Triple. With Three Men ON Bases,
Clearing All sacls--Meixelps Double
stops CASTOR.

Newport News, w.. May 2.-AIuffs
of fly balls by Smith and MeiSell en-
abled Norfolk to mako it three straight
wins over Newport News to-day, 10 to .
in n hard hitting and exciting game.
Allen drove Schulze out with triple
with tho bases full. and Meixell sent
CASTOR from the mound with triple
with two on, while Smiths long double
in the ninth, scoring Walters caused
the Punishment of Cochran, Mnrkle
finishing. Hart saved the day for Nor
folk by catching NIcCake's fly and
throwing Smith out Mt the plato In the
ninth, ending the game. Score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
NEYLAND, ARMY TWIRLER,
PROVES STAR OF CONTEST
Holds Georgetown Safe-wins His own
Gnme With Triple and
nos,hIe

West Point. N. Y, May 1.-The Army
won pretty game this afternoon from
Georgetown to 2. Neyland, the Army
twirier. was the star Of the game. He
held the visitors to four hits, famed
eight batters and tripled in the sew
enth, tying the score and won his
own game in the ninth with a line
drive to left. with the bases filled
Score by innings: R.H. e.
Army ........i.. 000101O 1-s IL 3
Georgetown ..0t010010 00--2 a Q
Batteriesi Neyland and Milburn; Ty-
son and Lynch. lion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
JOHN MARSHALL VICTOR OF
BALL GAME AND ON TRACK
Local High School Takes Measure of
Raleigh Teams In Clever

School was defeated by John Marshall
High School, of Richmond, at Agricui-
;tural and Mechanical athletic field this
morning, the visitors taking the big
end Oft contest by reason of better
sprinting. The score was Sc to 80, III
sfayorIof Richmond. - :
Nearly 200 persons were out to en-
courage the youngsters, and all tho
events were Interesting. Tho Rich
.hlonds visitors were also winners tliis
afternoon in q: ball game, the score
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
STILL ANOTHER SMASH
AT John BULLS FIGHTERS

Cardiff Eng. May 2.--British boxing re-
battered prestige WHOM the Frenchman Le-
doIx knocked out tho European bantam
seventh round of attwcnty round champion
ship contest for $3.50. Tho Britishers arc
al the more disheartensd because Hughes
twice previously defeated his conqueror.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03

z, ~ ''... '.... 1 U . 3 I DO
summary: Two-base hit-Smith
Ihree base hits-Smith. Meixell, Ten
n ,si alien. Stolen bases-AGcCabe
~, Carnes, Pressly. Cleveland, Nc
Mahon. Sacrifice hits-Walters. Meix.
ell Double plays-MeixeIl to Glocson
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03

Summary: struck out-by Newton.
10; by HcigholZer, s. Stolen bases
Mister. Leonard. Cooper. Amos (2).
Home run-Thompson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
COLTS TAKE LAST
FROMPORTSMOUTH
With Sloan Pitching, Richmond
Gets Big End of Series With
Pirates.
NO SCORES AFTER THIRD
Both Pitchers Tighten, and Home
Plate Is Stranger Until
Finish.
NO SCORES AFTER THIRD
Virginia League Results

Yesterdays SCORES.
Richmond, 4, Portsmouth, 3.
Norfolk, 10; Newport News, o.
Roanoke, ~ Petersburg, D.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
STANDING OF TEAMS

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Roanoke mt Richmond.
Petersburg MT Newport News.
Portsmouth mt Norfolk.
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
MOTHER NAVAL BATTLE
 OFF CHILEAN COAST
Between British, Japanese and Ger
 man Warships.

, San Francisco, Nov 6.-Prfvate ad- E1ces today to prominent British sflip- nug agents here from their corre- Dondents in Valparaiso report that n engagement is taking place off Eeuyoe, Peru, between British. German nd Japanese warships Press des- Atches telling of a previouss German British naval engagemen. are confirm u in the messages.
 No details of the engagement were sven. Closer reading of the cable message seemed to indicate that Yayos Yas not the name of e. town or which he engagement was in progress. but code word which had been left blank meaning in the firms code book. kn inquiry to the firms home office E London for a translation of Yayos Eought no answer 1ato today.
 This translation was s1bstantfated ? the fact that the Peruvian town of Fauyos first thought to have been in- ended, is some distance inland and hat 1t did not seem likely the Ger aan squadron would have had time D reach thef Peruvian coast in the hort time since the first engagement The firm believed the battle was talk ng place somewhere off the coast of ghiIc.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07

Chicago, Nov. 6.-A large part of the catt e-Teceiving and meat packing industries or the country, long center "a here tosiSht temporarily was shift ed to Kansas City. Omaha. St Joseph, Mo- and other western cities and the Chicago Union Stock Yards for the first time since It's organization in 1865, was closed down for nine days In consequence of the prevalence of hoof and mouth disease among cattle. The quarantine against the stock yards and<aH other cattle pens within the state wont into effect at midnight. The states action supplements the federal quarantine against Illinois. No More Cattle Received in Chicago.
 No more cattle, sheep or hogs are to be received in Chicago until Nov Is, when busi7ess is to be resumed, efter the yards have been thoroughly di@a 'ected ard pronounced free from the disease.
 Butchers Sent to Kansas City.
 The rackers tonight sent 70 Kansas
 tty ard their other western bra,-s
 ne thousand sutchers to kill dress the animals which ord.na.iI, would have been se2t to Chicago. The. announced that the products iron heir western pIa ts would be sufs cient 10 sur- ly the market without any cheNse in prices.
 Sis ar uP o5 JOCK ards.
 A. G. Leonard, president of the stock yards said:
 By the middle of next week every animal in the yards will have been killed and the thousands of pens ard miles of water troughs will have beer c'eansed and disinfected. feel con- fdent full operations might be re- sumed by next Thursday. but as the cleanup is to be thorough and as the health of our cattle throughout the country is at stake, a few days fur ther delay will not matter. Our only apprehension is that the disease might spread in other states which the gov ernment might quarantine and we would be unable to get cattle eeven when the Illinois quarantine ts lifted However, the drastic action of the federal government has the full CO., operation of cattlemen everywhere
 21s Cattle, 600 Hogs Infected.
 Disinfecting is proceeding night and day at the stock yards. The herd of six hundred infected cattle, originally found, was augmented by the discov- cry today of 216 more cattle and 600 hogs which had been affected. No sheep so far have been affected.
 The 800 prize cattle brought here for last weeks dairy show from 1e states and Canada is still held in quar- antine. Eighteen of the herd have been infected. The owners today form ed an organization to protect the re- maining cattle and prevent, if possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
SENTENCE DEFERRED
 IN JARED FLAoe CASE
Given Privilege of Submitting Briefs
 Pleading for New Trial

New York, Nov. 6.-Jared F1agg. convicted Monday of using the mails to defraud. was today given the pri 7 : lege of submitting briefs pleading for a new trial and sentence was defeSred until next Tuesday, when Judge Rud- kin of the federal district court w l{ hand down his decision regarding an- other trial. When F1agg was brought into court for sentence today his coun- sel characterized his conviction as a gross miscarriage of justice, and F1agg himself pleaded vehementiy for near ly an hour.
 John Nj. Coleman, F1aggs attorney. contended that the government had failed to produce evidence proving F1agg's business to have been fraudu- lent; that all the evidence adduced by the government had been taken from F1agg's books "stoIen from his office in raid of 1911." He asserted that the admission of testimony based upon F1ag&'s books was equivalent to hav- inr Flaeg testify against himself.
 .Flagg told the judge that his trial had been unfair because the jury re- turned the verdict against me largely because of the fact that 999 men out of thousand are regarded as guilty by the general public after indictments are returned against them" and be- cause the prosecuting attorney made statements to the jury that were un- supported by the evidence"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
NEWSPAPERS GAN DRIVE
 VICE FROM AMERICAN CITIES Will Do So When Readers and Sub
 scribers Insist Upon It

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 6.-The newspapers are the forces that can drive vice from American cities and win do so when readers and subscrib- CTS insist upon it, declared Arthur Cap per, editor of the Topeka (Kan.) Cap1- tai and governor elect of Kansas, in an address to the International Purity congress tonight. The newspaper is peculiarly sensitive and responsive to enlightened public opinion" said MT. Capper.
 Responsibility for the elevation of the public standard of morals" MT. Capper declares, rests with the newspapers, which are directly respon- sibIe for the education of the individua, in the truth about public affairs"
 It was in the power of the newspa- pers of any city, he asserted. to drive ice out of their city by a conscientious campaign of publicity. Newspapers which undertook to exploit bad condi- tions merely from sensationahsm to sel papers, he said, would accomplish little good.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
Precautionary Measures h Tsnnesses.
VERA CRUZ PLAcARoEp WITH ~cITIzENs TO ARMsl"
Papers Say the Americans Arc to Withdraw Within . Few DayA

Mexico City, Nov. e.-ExtrAs issued by the afternoon papers say that Vera Cruz will. be evacuated by the Arueri- can forces within a few days. While the extras were being sold on the streets, men were busily engaged in 'acardirg the billboards and walls with proclamation headed -Citizsns to armsi"
 General VenustIano Carranza Ieft Pueolo today for SoIedad, where he will confer with Candido AguiIar, commander of the constitutionalist troops near Vera Cruz. relative to evacuation according to an of1ciai declaration tonight
 These Oroclamatfons, purportinK to be signed by high Mexican Masonic officials. call on the citizens to drive the foreigner from their shores. An enort to circulate these papers was Fr'r~trated by the police two days aEo There was no interference today.
 Ihe state department at WashfnR- ton has advised the Mexican govern ment that the decree declaring void all mining ard oil concessions granfed during the Huertz regime, ts not een- able. Washington has advised the NeyicaH foreign o6lce that Propexfy must be respected
 general CaFranxa has azzin tele- graphed to the Aguascalieutes peace convention. insisting upon the actual eEminatton o& Generals Viila and Za- Pata as a condition which must be fuihued before he himself Will re- sign
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
MOST POWERFUL NAVAL
 GUN EVER DESIGNED
Has Just Been cempIstsd fer UnEasd
 Staass Nasy.

Washington, Nov. e.-Ths Harrest and most powerful naval gun ever designed has 5usst been completed for the United States navy. It Is a wlanf 1S-inch rife. which it became known tonight has been congkructsd without publicity al the Washington navy yard and is now being tested at the Indian Head proving grounds.
 n the new weapon proves eo De tha success it's initial trials promise. ft in all probability will be adopted for the main baaEtery of the three dread- noughts authorised G1 the last seazlnn of congress-
 The largest weapons now used in the American navy are the 14-inch guns carried by the dreadnouEhfg of the Pennsy1vania. Nevada and Nov York class. The newest battleahips Of the British navy carry 15-inch
 It is claimed that the i6-inch gun will have a range of 1B miles. and at least twice the peneteafinw pn~er Ssn famous GRWRn h0W1fne7r
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
Enter Shops at Beirut at All Hours of
 Night and Day


 New York, Nov. s.-Merchandise ot every conceivable value is being seiz- cd by officers of the Ottoman govern ment in cities of Syria under the gen eraI orders of mobilization of troops according to reports from missionaries made public today by the board of Eorefsa missions of the Presbyte. e4n church,
 Under the order of mobilization. . tnA h,Isrd states; unwilling conscripts are being gathered, each soldier be- ing required to bring with him from Eis home eight days rations with a eartsin amount of money. The local officials have turned the orders to GO nandeer horses, mules, food and fodder into a most wicked and unbri- d!ed system of plundner. They haze entered the shops at Beirut at all hours of the night and day and have seized not only -four and articles of food, but dry goods. clothing, household utensils, silk stockings by the gross foreign made shoes for women and expensive sets of furniture"
 At present there are working in Sy- ria, under direction of the Presbyteri- an board S9 missionaries, of whom 24 are women. Fifteen of the mission aries are at Beirut. 12 at Tripoli, nine at Sidan and three at Lebanon.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
TEACHER AND THREE PUPILS
 BURNED IN PRAIRIE FIRE
SehooIhouse From Which They Fled
 Remains unharmed.

Belfleld, N. O., Nov. 6.-Miss Gladys Hollister, aschool teacher. and three of her pulls were burned to death today in a prairie fire which drove them from the schoolhouse twelve miles from here. Three other children were probably rnortally burned.
 All the children were between the ages of six and twelve.
 The fire which was started by a threshing outfit, wos observed first when five miles away.
 With her g children the teacher fled toward a plowed field some distance from the school. The little company soon became divided, only four of the children remaining with tehir teacher. Those who fled in an opposite direction were saved.
 In the other group, some of their bodies were burned almost beyond recognition, was fund a few feet from the ploughed ground.
 Tonight the schooIhouse stands un- harmed.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
DENIES STATEMENTS MADE
 IN WRITTEN CONFESSION
Soldier Scott Stone Sought to Conceal
 His Wife's Guilt

Champaign, TIL. Nov. 6.-Scott Stone teddy denied the statements made in his written confession last Saturday, that he had dynamited his home at To- lono, H., and thereby caused the deaths ofhis wife and four children.
 He said that his wife murdered the children and killed herself and that he set fire to the house in the hope that the crime of his wife would be con- cealed.
 Stone changed his story when con- fronted with evidence that the dyna- mite he said he had used had not been touched
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
LARGE GERMAN STEAMER
 BLOWN UP BY MINE
South Of the Danish Island of Lanse-
 Iand-Number of Crew Lest

Copenhagen. via London. Nov 6, 7:o5 P m.-A large German steamer has been blown up south of the Danish. is- lana of Langeland. in the great belt, by mine said to have been placed by tho Germans. A number of her crew were lost.
 During the past fortnight, two Ger man trawlers and one German steamer have been destroyed in this region. There are no Danish mines in the wa ters where the disasters have occurred, as they were gathered up by a Danish steamer some time ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
SUPPLYING 100000 MEALS
 DAILY IN BRUSSELS
American Commission Has Completed
 Plan to Cover Belgium

London. Nov. 6, s:30 p. m.-Provis- ions sent to Brussels by the American commission for the relief of Belgium already aEe supplying 100000 meals daily and plans are now complete for carrying on similar work through out that part of Belgium occupied by the Germans.
 The Dutch steamer Jan-Block will sail some timem tonight loaded with 1000 tons of wheat, rice, peas, beans and flour, and it is expected that the Dutch steamer Tellus will leave tomor- ships will proceed to Rotterdam, where their cargoes will be taken over by representatives of the American com- mission.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
NEW HIGH RECORD
 PRICE OF WHEAT
10000 Bushels for January Delivery
 at $1.23 Bushel.

Portland. Ore. Nov. e.-SteadiIy climbing upward the wheat market reached new attitudes at the Mer- chants Exchange today and blue stem wheat for January delivery broke all previous records here when 10000 bushels were sold at $123 a bushea, one cent higher than the top price yesterday.
 The general belief prevails that the highest prices ever known in the Pa- cific northwest will be recorded during the early months of the new year.