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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
Notice to Stockholders.

To all whom it may concern, and to
all the stockholders of Rock Island
Savings Trust Company, an Illinois
corporation. of Rock Island, Illinois.
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fed that a special meeting of the
stockholders of Rock Island Savings
Trust company is hereby called to be
held at the banking Office of said Rock
Island Savings Trust Company, num-
Der 231 Eighteenth street in the city
of Rock Island, Illinois, at the hour of
ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon of the
eighteenth day of August, A. D. 1914,
for the purpose of considering and act
ing upon a proposition to consolidate
said Rock Island Savings Trust Com
pany with the Rock Island Savings
Bank, a corporation, and under and
pursuant to the banking laws OF the
State of Illinois, and for the transac-
ton OF such other business as may law
fully be transacted at such meeting.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
fifteenth day of July, A. ID. 1914.
E. w. HURST,
p. GREENAWALT,
PHIL MITCHELL,
H. S. CABLE,
A. ]. LINDSTROM,
Constituting a majority of the direc-
tors of the Rock Island Savinga Trust
Company.
jackson. Hurst & Ssafsore.
Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
RACING Man Killed.

Taylorville. III, Aug. 3.-The wish
of John Crabtree owner OF the worlds
greatest racing team. Lady Maud c.
and Hedgewood Boy, expressed here
a week ago just before his departure
for indianapolis. that he die before
either of his horses. was fulfilled yes
terday when his skull was crushed
when caught in the door OF a freight
car while flying switch" was being
made. Death was instantaneous.
Crabtree was 81 years old and leaves
a wife and FIVE children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
LOWTHER HOMER
DEFEATS CLINTON
Mushes Increase Lead in Race
by Winning Two-Gales-
burg Breaks Even.

Burlington, Ia, Aug. 3-The Path
finders defeated Clinton in the 10th
yesterday. to 3, when Lowther's
blow bounced over the fence for n
nome run. Score: r. H. e
Burlington 200OOO1O1-4 - 4
Clinton -....1101OOO OOO-3 10 1
Batteries-Miller and Rolleg: Ro-
jas. Miller. Hooper and Darrow.
Muscatine. Ia. Aug. 3.-Muscatfne
strengthened its hold on first place by
taking both games of yesterdays dou-
ble-header from the ousted leaders. 4
to 1, and to o. Score of first game:
R.HE
Waterloo oOOOO1O0O-1 5 ,
Muscatine 80 O102x-4 6 o
Batteries-Tuttle and Evans; lack
ert and Brennan.
Second game RHE.
Waterloo ..OOO0OOO 1
Muscatine ....0O1O1 OOOx-2 I
Batteries-Blodgett and Ashland;
Gould and Brennan.
Galesburg, Ill. Aug. 3.-Galesburg
and Marshalltown played a double
header yesterday afternoon. Gales
burg took the first game, 10 to 1, and
Marshalltown won the second, to 0.
Score of first game RH. E.
Galesburg 05O4O1Ox-1O IA l
Marshalltown 100000 1 8
Batteries-Ross and Link; Taylor
and Andreen.
Second game RH. e.
Galesburg 10000 1 .
Marshalltown ....OOO10OI-2 9 1
Batteries-Drohan and Link; Lentz
and Mulrooney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, Q; Philadelphia, 0.
Detroit. 4: New York. 3.
Cleveland, 9; Washington, 4.
ST. Louis, /; Boston, 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, o; Pittsburgh. !.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. p
st. Paul. O-1; Indianapolis. 5-3.
Milwaukee, 90: Columbus. o..
Minneapolis, 81: Louisville. IL
Kansas City, 2-2; Cleveland. %.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield, SO; Bloomington, 2
9.
Davenport. 8: Moline. III innings).
Dubuque. 5-3; Decatur. 81.
Quincy. 10; Peoria, 4-3.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Burlington, 4; Clinton, 3 40 in
ningsJ.
Keokuk, /; Cedar Rapids. S.
Galesburg, 10; Marshalltown, /
2.
Muscatine, AZ; Waterloo, 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

Two base hit-Blackburne. Three
base hit-Baker. Struck out-By
Shawkey. 3 (Demmitt, E Walsh, Black
burne). Bases on balls-Of Lathrop 3:
Of Cicotte. ?: off Wolfgang, L Double
plays-Blackburn TO Alcock; Lath-
rop to Schalk to DAILY; Barry to T.
Collins TO McInnis. Hits-On E
Walsh, in four innings; off Lathrop,
in two and two thirds innings; off
Cicotte, in one and one third in
nings; off Wolfgang, none in one in
ming. Wild pitch-E. Walsh Left on
bases-ChicagO. 2; Philadelphia, 5.
Time-2:03. Umpires-Chill and Con
molly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

NOME ..----...-O U " U ID
Errors-Wentz (2), Koepping, De-
voy, Falk Erlewein, Main, Erloff. Sto-
len bases-Wentz, Staley, Simpson.
Sacrifice hits-Koepping, Wallace.
Three-base hits-Wilson, Erlewein,
Bromwich, Dewey. Bases on balls-Of
Hendrix, 1; off Cummings, 8; off FL
Ter, 1. Struck out-By Wells, 1; by
Hendrix, 2; by Cummings, 2. Time
2:17. Umpire-Brown.
Dubuque Wins Twice.
Dubuque, Aug. dubuque took
both games from Decatur yesterday, 5
to and 3 to 2. In the second game
Dubuque tied the score in the seventh
and won in the eighth. Score of first
game: r. H. q.
Decatur ......0O0o00O 21-3 2
Dubuque 100000 023x-5 5 2
Batteries-Kirmayer and O'Brien;
Carroll, Delano, Lamline and Sullivan.
Even Break for Quincy.
Quincy. ILL.,. Aug. 3.-Quincy and
day The home club took the opener,
IL to 4, but Peoria won the second
game in seven innings, 8 to 0. Score:
r. H. E.
Peoria 00o0so-4 8
Quincy ...O501 5000x-11 II
Batteries-Romine and Yelle; Elliott
and Gray.
Second game r. H. E.
Peoria ........003 0000-3 S o
Quincy 100000 2 L
Batteries-Timmersm and Waring
and Yelle; Tretter and Gray.
Springfield Takes Double Bill.
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Blooming-
ton never had a look-in in the first
game yesterday, losing to 2. In the
second game Springfield reserved a
final punch until the final inning and
captured the battle, 10 to 9. Catcher
Scheid of the Boomers suffered
broken thumb. Score of first game:
r. H. p.
Springfield ....01O5020 0x-S IL o
Bloomington O2OOOO000-2 4 3
Batteries-McManus and Jacobs;
Ford, Malloy and Keupper.
Second game r. H. E.
Springfield 100 034102-10 0
....2U0270 / IL 2
Batteries-Ellerman, Miller, Nc
Manus and Jacobs. Ford; RichmonJ.
Waldorf and Scheid, Keupper.
A telegraph wire in the open coun-
try lasts four times as long as one in
a city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
White Collar Line
Ste amer
Helen Blair

Leaves Rock Island for Musca-
tine and Burlington
Every Monday, Wednesday and FRI
day at p. m, connecting at Burling-
ton with the steamer Keokuk
For Fit. Madison, Keokuk and
Quincy
An excellent 5-Day Vacation TrR
giving time to see the Great
Keokuk Dam and EAka 0oopaa
In daylight
Low Round Trie Fares Ticket sese
foot 18th 81. rei., n. Q. teo.
w. n. LAMONT. Aat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD

hit, committed a wild pitch. was
combed for another safety and sent
TO the cleaners when Remmitt mis-
Judged Bakers liner which went for
triple. double play concluded the
period, but the iron man was missing
in the fifth. BY mixing timely hits
with errors and passes the pacemak-
ers easily triumphed. 5 to ?, before
1900 fans. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
STOP RAILWAYS TO SPAIN
Trains to France Abandoned and Tour
lists Are Stranded.

Madrid, Aug. 3.-The railroad SER
vice between France and Spain has
ceased. AS consequence many Span
ish tourists are stranded in France
and Germany.
A number OF British and German
vessels are remaining in Spanish har-
bors until further notice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
Mecormlck Wins In New York.

New York. Aug. Be. r. Mccormick,
the Pacific coast fnterecholastic tennis
champion, won the most important
match yesterday in the New York
state championship on the courts of
the Crescent Athletic club. McCor-
mick beat II. Nickerson, former Har-
ward star, 3-6, 1917, rs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
'PLOW CITYS TRIM
DAVENPORT AGAIN
Devoy's Triple and Whites Sim
gle Wins Second Straight
for Moline Team.
HUSTLERS TAKE A COUPLE
Quincy Splits In Twin Bill With Dis
tiIIers-Sprinsield Trims the
BIoomers Twice.

Davenport lost a loosely played
game to Moline in the 18th inning yes
terday when Dewey tripled and scored
on Whites single. Wells was batted
freely during the opening innings and
was relieved in the eighth. Cummings
was taken out in the ninth, being re-
lieved by Eller. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

Arkansas produces the greater part
Of the natural oil stones OF this
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
Walsh is Routed.

chicago, Ill, Aug. 3.-FoT three and
ohe-third innings in the opening bat
ue o; the series at Comiskey park
Yesterday Big Ed" Walsh was the
INK OF old against Mack's betitIed
athletics Then he wobbled granted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

Much success has attended an Eng
fish doctors experiment in curing lead
poisoning with an electrolytic bath.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03
1900 BLOCK WINNER
FROM MOLINE TEAM

The 1870 block ball team of Rock
Island triumphed over the Moline mer-
chants at Browning field in Moline yes
terday afternoon by a score of to 4.
Reeves was on the mound for the win
hers and he held the PIow City boys
to six safe swats, while the 1900 block
garnered II safe slams of BILLY"
Winkler's delivery. The feature of the
combat was a throw to the home plate
by Gleason from rightfield. Cook"
Smith OF the Islanders was the slug
ging star. securing four hits in five
times at bat, one of them going for
home run. The score:
R II. Z.
1900 block % IA
-AeEGAdHl5 I
Batteries-Reeves and Whistler;
Winkler and Postum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03


1iSe-t-u iJr STANLEY IN eIgntn. bat
led Tor Prendergsst in ninth.
Pittsburgh ..... 0 o 0 / 0 0 0 d
Chicago ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %
Two base hit-SavaEe. Three base
hit-"iison- Struck out-By Prender-
CAST Jones. Holy .; Knetzer, 2; Brad
icy Lewis, Rehanj; by Knetzer (Stan-
ley. Block, WicklaHd, Beck Bases
On balls-OR Prendergast, 1; of
knetzer, = Double play-Rehan 10
Kerr. Left on bases-Pittsburgh 6;
Chicago. 9. Time-2:1O. Cmpires-van
Sycle and CusacE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

A telegraph wire in the open coun-
try lasts four times as long as one in
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

The L. S. department OF agriculture
Is suggesting a plan that may help
put commercial tree surgery on bet.
ter basis. Owners are urged TO have
a definite written contract with the
tree surgeons they employ. and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-03

Batteries-Reeves and Whistler;
Winkler and Postum.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
TURNER TO MEET
FRITZ HANSEN
IN FINISH BOUT
Wclterweight Champion Gets
Chance at Middleweight Title.
Zeke Smith Tackles Cole.

Joe Turner and Fritz Hansen, wet
terweight champion OF tho world. VIII
meet In finish match at the Academy
OF Music on April .. Hansen has out
grown the welterweight division, and
now wants n chance at the middle
weight title. lie has been after Turn
or Tor weeks TO give him n match, and
The rnlddlcwcight champion has CON
sentcd Hansen comes to Richmond
under the biggest guarantee ever Of
fered TO a wrestler, not excluding Dr.
Roller. 10 appear here lie demanded
this guarantee because he realized that
he was meeting the best man 1T his
weight in the world when he meets
Turner. and since II Is TO be n cham
p!onship bout no wanted 10 protect his
interests.
Throughout New England and even
into the Far West the fans think that
Hansen IS unbeatable. II will he his
first appearance In the South, but ii
the press reports are correct. he will
be big favoTite after his match with
Turner. The champion is not worrying
any over the match. !Ie feels that
he Is good enough TO defeat any man in
the world at his weight. and while he
has n proper appreciation of Hansen's
ability. he does not believe that the
New Highlander has grown quite enough
to win from him. Obviously Hansen
thinks differently. and will try the best
nc can to wrest Turner's laurels from
him.
In Difference to what appears TO he
a popular demand, the too hold VIII
be barred. though the wrcstlers them
selves want II. While not defending
the hold, Turner maintains that II is
not any more painful than other holds.
However. it IS to be barred in the
Hansen go.
AS an added attraction on the bill.
Big Cole, the wrestling chauffeur. who
has strong following here. Will meet
Zeke Smith for tho championship OF
Richmond. Cole wants q chance 10
demonstrate his ability. and those who
know him best believe that he can get
the better 'of Smith. The preliminary
bout between Smith and Cole Will star,
at $50 o'clock. Rupert Vaughan
Lloyd, whose work in the Turner-Al-
bright match gave such eminent sat
isfaction. will be tho referee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
JOHN MARSHALL
TOPLAY CHESTER
Game With Aggies Arranged for
Tuesday Afternoon-Pros-
poets Growing BRIGHT.

John Marshalrs baseball hopcfuls
viii clash with the Chester "Aggies"
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock The
game will be played a Byrd Park. and
marks the opening of the MarshaIlites
season..
The coming week will be busy one
for the public school lads. as they have
two games scheduled in addition To the
Chester game. On Thursday they meet
Richmond Academy in the first OF the
championship series, and on Saturday
journey to Charlottesville for a crack
at the Jefferson School aggregation.
imp Craig, one of last years
pitchers. will report for practice to-
morrow, and with this addition to the
staff the Marshallitcs have n corps or
twirlers worthy of more than passing
notice. Woodward and Atkinson have
been showing good form in practice,
and it is more than likely that these
two lads and Craig Will form the regu-
lar slab artists.
The team will probably line up a.
follows against Chester: Wood. right
field: Mathews, shortstop; Sale, second
base; Asher, first base; Captain TinsleS
third base; Turner, left field; Pulliar.
centre field: Blankenship or Brumblc.
catcher. Woodward or Atkinson,
pitcher.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
SPIDERS LOSE
MANY GOOD MEN
Baseball Candidates Disqualified
Because Of Poor Class Stand
ing-Prospccts Gloomy.

The past week has seen many changes IN
the fortunes OF the Richmond College base
ball squad which, under Coach Dobson,
has been practicing faithfully every after
noon and as often possible in the mornings
Starting out at the first OF tho week. Just
as soon as II was possible to toss the bnll
around. the squad has been hard at work
ever since.
Yesterday great disaster befen the squad
when notice was received from the office
dsqualifying a number Of men for den-
cheney In classes. In this list are some men
on whom the Spiders We're banking rather
heavily. and the ineliEibity OF these men
10 compete In any game for the college
prospects OF the team. On tho list Of men
disqualified are Mercer Scales, Robbins
Wiley. King and Beal. II Scales and Wiley
are unable to play the inheld lineup viii be
snot 10 pieces. for Wiley had been expected
stop and Scales had generally been looked
upon as the most promising candidate for
high school boy, has been giving ' him ''a a
close run for his money. 1t Is hoped that
disqualified viii be able by extra hard worR
To get the ban removed before the cham
phons sn1n s@ am, though It Is probable that
DAY In very crippled condition.
R,eal,iEins the futiiity OF expanding energy
fore their scholastic standings had been
ascertaincd and their eligibility determined.
a tentative lineup either in the infeld or
the outheld Now that he tell exactly
standing. the coach can go ahead and pro-
coed on some definite plan
The men who will takc the trim on Tu.s
day next VIII be mostly old men who have
had some experience. This Is in order that
inc coach may get chance TO weed out
the men who. though experienced, do not
snow up so we'll under fire. Tho men who
remain at home Will be men, and they
VIII practice regularly. and 1t is expected
mat they VIII give the old men somo pretty
tough lights for their Jobs when the team
returns from the trip.
The race for the job on tn. slab has mar
rowed down to Flanagan Duval Roblnson
ana King; though this last-named boy is
ut present ineligible. In the catching de-
partnent John lsiick Davis Is leading the
race by good margin. Mercer has n very
good chance for substitute catcher II he can
possibly remove his deficiency In scholarship
iints Is also showing up fairly we'll.
lhe inheld Will be picked from the follow
Ing men: Robbins. Scales. Ancarrow Cross
ley Jones. Pollard, Wiley. Mitchell and Liz
gan. In the outfleld the following men will
hight II out for the bcrths: O'Neill, Lewis.
Wicker. Privott Ward. Wilson and Flanno,
gan, who Will probably be in the outfield II
he Is not In tho box.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
NEWPORT NEWS IS
WELL SATISFIED

Newport News. Va. March 2s-IIarrv
MM an has gathered to represent
HHtwPort News. in the Virginia League
ms season, what Captain Jack I,san.
or the Baltimore 1nternationais char
si,s Yesterday as tho best ball
the intield is. In the opinion Of local
rams; the greatest that they ever saw
~, IN me present Virginia League, while
.nH outneld has done splendid work i'm
nelding and batting. The pitchers also
are showing up in great form. willis
ooth Slockson and Appleby, the catch
that Newport News will be in the light.
ing Tor the .pennant all season, unless
me league Is great deal faster this
season than II has been heretofore,
Ihe Shipbuilders Will lineup opening
DAY about like this: AIcCabc left feid:
krepps. second base; Gondoln short.
stop; Walters. third base: Smith. cen
IRE heid: Carnes first base; Meixeii.
rlsht neid; G!ockson. catcher; Appleby,
catGneFi Gillian pitcher; PaXson
pitcher; Pearce pitcher.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
BROOKLYN POLYS
WILL TRY AGAIN
Lads From Trolley-Dodging City
Expect to Win Washington
and Lee Meet.

Lexington, Va. March 2s.-Brooklyn
Poly Prep. which last year won the
point trophy in Washington and Lees
intcrscholas,ic track and field meet.
means 10 mako 4 bold bid to again
carry off the honors in the 1914 games.
which are to be held mere. on Wilson
Field. on Saturday, April -, according
TO word received by DR.. John w. ii.
Pollard, faculty director of athletics.
The Brooklyn boys, who have been
meets in their home city. will be rep
resented At the Generals games by
Captain Bernard J.. spence, Francois
Du Tremblay and Tyrrcl Spence and
pu Tremblay were point winners here
last year Tyrrel, q newcomer to Will
son Field. Will enter in the sprints. the
nigh jump and the I,ol,, vault. His time
for } 90 yards is close 20 10 rs seconds,
in the running high jump he cleared
five feet eight !nches in a meet in
Stamford. Conn. this year. and in the
pole vault he should do close to ten
feet Du Tremblay won the pole vault
last year with a record of ten feet three
inches. and the Brooklynitcs send word
that they expect him TO make a record
close TO eleven feet next month.
Captain Spence is going in Tor the
l2o-yard hurdles, 22o-yard hurdles
high jump. shot put, discus throw and
broad jump. His record with the
twelve pound shot this year is forty
six feet. or two feet eight and one
half inches better than the high mark
made by Bohm. Of Castle Heights, in
the 1913 meet.
Entries are pouring IN for the games,
which promise to be much more sue
cessful than last year--nnd then they
were by no means n failure Amonl,
the recent entrants are the high schools
OF Knoxville, Tenn. and AIartinsburg.
w. Va. and Mercersburg Academy, of
Mercersburg. Pa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
LYNCHBURC BOY
IS GIVEN TROPHY
Ball Thrown by King George w.,
of England, Presented
by McGraw.

q, kRyinehbrnrg. Va. March ss:-Tom,
OF Mrs. w NJ. Doyle. Is tho proud nos
SCISSOR OF tho baseball which Kim.
George V. OF England pitched from the
royal box for the game he witnessed
IN London month or moro ago, when
the Chicago White Sox and New York
Giants played before tho English
The sphere was presented to Tom by
Mrs. John j. McGraw, Wife OF tho man
aSer of tho Giants, who is an Intimate
friend or tho lads family Tho bail
carries with it the discoloration which
SHOWS It's use in the Eamo which
caused so much talk because OF tha
presence OF King George.
Inns AFTERNOON the ball was placed
on eXhihition In one of tho windows
or the Brown Morrison ComDanv
MIS- McGraw has been an i,tima+e
friend OF tho family of Thomas oBrie,,
Tor a number OF years. His nrst VII,
Was W. rs, Miss DOYLE. a sister of the late late
w. III. Doyle. father of Tom, who did
some twenty years ago. After his Soc
onu marriage the intimate relations
between Mr.. McCraw and the Ivnch.
nurg family continued, and Mrs Nc
Graw frequently visits her friends
mere. Indeed, She expects to pay a
VISIT TO the family hero during IN"
month OF May. ''o
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
COACH BERN|ERIS
DRIVING MEN HARD

Hampden Sidney, Va, March 2S.-
For the past two weeks Coach Bernicr
has had his baseball proteges out for
practice when the weather would per-
init. He has not been able. however.
to get on tho diamond. due to its
soggy condition. To-day, the blind
bitches were opened up and new piping
put In, and IT IS hoped this will make
the field dry off moro quickly. The
squad Is using n diamond in n more
elevated part of Nenable Field. ana.
while uncertainty marked the playing.
due to the condition of the ground yet
sotne effective practice was held.
From thirty to forty applicants have
some OF the new men are showing UP
we'll. Among them are ThurTan, OF
Charleston. w. Va. short stop: Wilson,
of McGuirea School. Richmond, third
base Saunders, A. p. OF t'redcricks-
burg. first base; HerZig. of Green Bag,
field; Murray. OF South Boston, pitcher;
Whaley. formerly twirler on Cluster
Springs Academy team, pitcher. The
old men who nre back in position are
Bugg, first base: Carter, second base:
Darlington. a. b., third base: Epes,
field; Moore, captain. pitcher: Saund-
ers. X. r.. catcher. The coach has
been using Saunders and BuRg behind
the bat, and both arc showing up we'll.
Little Kirk" can play most any POSI-
tion. and is sure OF berth. The first
game Is with Union Theological Sem
mary on Saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
GARTH'S STABLE
NOW AT NORFOLK
Trainer Brings String OF Noted
Youngsters to James
town Track.
EXPECT SUCCESSFUL MEET
Everything Points to Bumper
Crowds-Somc CLASSY Racing
Is Promised.
EXPECT SUCCESSFUL MEET

Norfolk. Va, March 2s-The stable
which has just arrived at the course
OF the jamestown Jockey Club, in
charge OF Trainer William Garth, the
veteran Virginia turfman, asily takes
precedence over any racing band
brought TO a spring meeting in many
years. Owner Garth has, besides his
own collection Of horses. which include
performers OF every age and steeple-
chasers, an imposing band, mostly
young horses. which will race in the
black and white stripes OF Colonel
Ral Parr, Jr, the Baltimore financier
Having been forwardly conditioned at
Benning, and taken in hand even
earlier at the Garth Farm. near Char
lottesville. Va. the whole array
promises to cut pretentious figure
during the spring meeting OF tho
Jamestown Jockey Club, which begins
It's fifteen day session next Wednes-
day, with the running OF the Hopeful
purse Tor two-year-olds az one or the
principal features.
The opening day will be Ladies' Day,
and this announcement by Manager
Bob Levy has served to quicken in
terese in the sport among the fair sex
TO remarkable degree.
since the death OF the late Robert
tVirginiD Bradley, Mr.. Garth is the
pioneer turfm2n from the Old Dom IN
ION sun on the active list. and the fact
That this year his establishment num-
Der3 no less than forty-iive head. at
tests how we'll he intends to rut in the
approaching season, which the meet
ing at the picturesque jamestown
course is rightly regarded formally 10
open. "
All these performers were not sent
down from Benning, but the Parr two
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