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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30
NEW TRACK BUILDING
RULE ADOPTED BY A:A: ]:
Measurements Made TO Conform to
Those of New Amateur Ath-
1etic Federation.
oYD COURSES TO BE CHANGED
+. w. Ruben Issues Figures Show
ing How Paths Already Con-
etructed May BE Built Ovcr-Rec-
ords to BE Generally Recognized.

Owing to tho many inquiries
coivcd in regard TO rebuilding athletic
tracks, both indoor and outdoor. to
conform with the new International
Amateur Athletic Federation rules,
which were adopted by the Amateur
Athletic Union OF the United States,
Frederick w. Ruben, secretary treas
urer of the a. A. T., who is civil
engineer and n recognized authority
in the construction of athletic tracks,
issued figures which should prove OF
grent aid to those who will be called
upon to rebuild their tracks Under
the old Amateur Athletic Union rules
the tracks were measured on a line
eighteen inches outside Of the curb
lines.
AS a matter of fact, athletes run
on n line about twelve inches from
the curb line. and as this has been
the recognized line Of measuring
tracks in England and in several other
continental countries 1t was decided
that In order to have records allowed
by the international Amateur Athletic
Federation and the a. a. u. that here
after all records must be made on
tracks measured on the twelve-inch
line.
This difference amounts to feet
tx inches per lap on n track. no
matter how many laps there are to
the mile TO find the difference per
mile between the two methods of
measuring. multiply the number of laps
by feet l% inches This in a four
lap track equals l2 feet ga inches;
fve-lap track, 10 feet sk inches six
lap track. is feet 10K inches; seven
lap track. p feet IFS inches; eight
lap track. 70 feet ~ inches, nine
lap track, 81 feet inches: eleven
lap track. "a feet OK inches; twelve
lap track, 81 feet SIS inches; thirteen.
lap track 40 feet 10M inches: four
teen-lap track AZ feet l1% inches: ff-
teen-lap track, AZ feet " inches
The SIMPLEST way to provide for the
change Will be to have marks on the
track 8 feet liz inches apart and
for every lap run that distance will
have to be added. 1t will DO much
better to correct one curve of the
track. and this can be done by m
crcasing tho tangent or straight por-
tion of the track distance OF foot
as inches thereby shifting tho centre
point of one OF the curves to that ex-
tent. This Is far more advisable 10:
arnories and indoor tracks. where the
curb is painted on the floor. and will
greatly reduce the added feet ~.
inches TO each lap is apt to cause com
nlications rs TO tho start and frish
OF odd distances Judging from tn,
number of requests for information
from organizations desiring to change
their tracks. II seems likely that be-
fore many months tho twelve inch line
will be frmly established.
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RIVAL CLAIMANTS FOR
HIGH FOOTBALL HONoRs
Auburn and Tennessee, w. 4 l.. and
Virginia Appropriate Top Place in
Their Respective Divisions.
CLEMSON SURPRISES EXPERTS
Accomplishes One OF the Objects of
Its Gridiron Season by Winning
From Georgfa-Indians to Play
Alabama PoIys Saturday.

ATLANTA. GA, November 60
Football honors for 1914 In the South
ern intercollegiate Athletic Association
were divided between Auburn, Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute and tho
University of Tennessee. At the close
of the regular season. which endod
Thursday. both the Plainsmen and the
Volunteers claimed the seasons cham
pionship.
Neither Auburn nor Tennessee wers
defeated during the season. Auburn,
however, recently was held to score
less tie by the University of Georgia,
while Tennessee has won every con-
test played. Advocates Of the Plains
mems claim to the title urge that Au-
burn was not scored against during
tho season, while Tennessee repeatedly
was unable to prevent its opponents
from crossing its goal line
a remarkable feature OF the season
was the reversal of it's early season
form by the University OF Georgia in
Its game against Georgia Tech. and
Auburn. Vanderbilt's season probably
was Its most disastrous in fifteen years.
An unusual feature OF the, commodore's
defeats was the narrowness OF the
margin by which thoy lost several
games. Four contests were dropped
by an aggregate Of ten points only.
North Carolina and Sewanee won from
Vanderbilt by one point Tennessee by
two points and Auburn by six points.
Practically all other Southern elev-
ems showed marked Improvement over
1913. Auburn showed the same driving
power that has characterized Its play
In recent years. Georgia Tech lost but
two games during the season. Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechanics
made a strong showing as compared
with the previous year.
Clemson, by winning from Georgia,
accomplished one OF the chief objects
of Its gridiron season. besides making
a creditablc showing In It's other con-
tests. Tulane, Louisiana State Uni
versity, and the University OF Missis-
sippi failed to produce anything start
ling by way of improvement, but all
brought strong elcvens into the field.
In the South Atlantic section both
Washington and Lee. and the Univer-
sity of Virginia claim the Champion
ship. their claims being somewhat
similar to those of Auburn and Ten
nessee In the Southern intercollegiate
Athletic Association.
Virginia's decisive victory over North
Carolina In their annual clash proved
something OF surprise, although ex-
perts Ind picked Virginia as the prob.
able victor.
But one game yet remains to be
played in the South this year, Auburn
and the Carlisle Indians meeting In
this city December 6.
Interest in this contest is general. IL
being predicted that the Plainsmen will
make hard fight against the Indian
eleven.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30
LYNCHBURG HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

LYNCHBURG. VA. November 40
The basketball team OF tho Lynohburg
High School Is arranging its schedule
for the coming season, and regular
practice is under way by large squad.
Manager Joe Sullivan has secured the
following games:
January 23-Ciuster Springs Acad-
envy, in Lynchburg
February 6--Danville School for
Boys, In Lynchburg.
February l8-Charlottesville High
School. in Charlottesville
The management is endeavoring 10
secure games with Woodbury. Forest,
Charlottesville High and Episcopal
High School on one trip.
Games are pending also with Farm
Vile High School and Fishburne Mil
itary Institute.
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.MAGOFF|N DECLARES
G00cH IS A WONDER
Calls Him the Greatest Player as
Well as the Fastest in Southern
Football Circles.
HAS OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Uses Good Judgment In Carrying OF
His Plays and Has Few Equals In
Broken Field Running --Associates
Say He Is Prince.

In the long list Of gridiron stars,
who, with the passing OF the 1D14 sea.
son, bid adieu to Southern circles, the
name Of Bobby" Gooch. quarter back
on the University OF Virginia eleven,
stands out IN bold relief as one that
will long linger in tho memory OF NH
appreciative following, declares tho
Washington Post. s
Gooch closed his football career at
Richmond, Va, Thanksgiving Day in Il
manner that left no doubt ns to his
right to top ranking among generals
OF the South. It remained for Paul
Magnoffin. referoo of the game, to pay
the youngster q tribute that may we'll
DO taken as one OF the greatest ever.
Magoiiln, referee of tho game, to pay
perisnce as player and official, 10 In 81
position to know, classes the Virginiau
AS the fastest player OF the year III
southern circles, and one OF the speed
lost he has ever Deen In action. The
former Michigan University captain.
furthermore. considers Gooch the best
man in his position In the South, anu
one of the most capable In the country
Not alone is he remarkably fast"
NlagofI'n said, after watching him
Thursday, but he possesses other
qualifications that mako him an ideal
quarter back. Ho uses excellent judg-
mcnt In running OF his plays, IL excep-
tAoHotis StCduS, dNO u uttl6 WOnUeT Iii
carrying the ball. In broken flold run
ming he has few equals. ! have seen
few players In all my days AZ a. follow
err Of football so capable In twisting,
turning. and evnding would-bo tack
lers."
Magofiin has oniciated in games in
which Georgetown. Virginia. Gaiiaudat.
Catholic University, Maryland Aggies.
Vanderbilt, Georgia, Georgia Tech,
North Carolina and North Carolina AH-
GIGS, among many othorp. havo figured.
For this reason he Is probably better
fitted to discriminate than any othcr
expert In tho South. Incidentally, in a
single senson, he has come to be on,
OF the most popular officials OF the Hcc.
ton. AZ evidenced by the great demand
for his services. After Thursdays
game DIR. Lambeth, dean Of Southern
football. complimented him on his CT
ficicnt work. and expressed tho hope
that Virginia will have the advantage
of his services for important games
next year.
MagofIin has not had tho pleasure OF
meeting tho man for whom he seems
to have SO much respect. But every
one who ha sever associated with
Bobby" Gooch will agree that not
alone is he remarkably capable as un
athlete, but prince among good fel.
lows.
PITTSBURGH. November 2e--Guy NJ
Williamson. of indianapolis. Ind, ha.
been elected captain OF thu 1916 tint
rersity OF Pittsburgh football team
He played Quarterback this year.
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able him to loaf for large number
OF years.

'1f Welsh agrees to fight me will
make the weight" asserts Packey Me-
Farland, the well-known Chicago
"llghtweight."
Sure you can make the weight.
Packey--if you hire surgeon to chop
OFF your legs and ono OF your arms.
Otherwise It's doubtful.
Packey's weight--that Is. his exact
weights as much of mystery as
the age OF some Of our young" ao-
tresses. And Packey is just as coy and
Just as secretive about his weight as
the said footlight ladies are about their
ages.
persons ready to bet--and givo odds,
too--that II Pacisey Jumped upon tho
scales this minute he'd beam closer to
155 than he would to I45.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30
CH|CAGO BOXING EXPERTS
FAVOR CHARLEY WHITE
Welsh and His Supporters Complain
Champion Was Unfairly Treated
by Sporting Writers.
MUST KNOCK OUT OPPONENT
Milwaukee Fans, Then, VIII Likely
Complain That Referee Counted
Too Fast - Packey Mcfarland
Agrees to Make Weight for Bout.

NEW YORK. November "a
lightweight who fights Charlie White.
tho Chicago boy. in Milwaukee. has
as much Of n chance OF securing tho
popular verdict over White as Kaiser
Wilhelm has of being banqueted next
Sunday by King George and Gear
Nick"
That's what one OF the fairest and
best versed sporting writer's In New
York slipp over after the recent
Whlte-Welsh battle In milwaukee,,
which some of the Chicago writers
called victory for White, and which
the majority of tho other declared a
draw.
denying Welsh the decision in that
bout was the rawcst thing that ever
writer told us. welsh hit White SO
often In the first eight rounds that it
would have taken squad OF adding
machines to total them up. In the
Ninth round Welsh slowed up trihc.
and White came through with a few
punches. And because White shot
through few punches In tho ninth
and tenth rounds. those Chicago writ
ers gave the decision to White.
Experts Partial TO White.
"Thosc Chicago experts are 80 par
| tial toward White. a home town boy
that II q lighter knocked White down
once in every round bit the tenth. and
white scored Il knockdown In tho
tenth they would give the popular YER
dict to White. They can't see any
body but White out there, and there's
absolutely no chance for fighter to
get popular verdict over White In
Milwaukee. unless he should score a
Knockout. Then. suppose. those fell
lows out there would claim the rof-
cree counted too fast
when Richie fought White in MIL
waukec the experts there informed
| everybody that White nearly killed
Ritchle. White. according to most Of
those experts won the victory, on
points, in every round.
Later, Ritchic said that the reports
OF Whites victory were not straight.
Did Not Give Square Deal.
They didn't give me Il square deal in
their newspaper vcrdicts," Richie told
mo. "Had fought Willie anywhere
else and put the same showing, the
decision would have been given to me
unanimously. But everybody is for
White out there. No tighter has
chance to get n popular decision over
White, IL he fights him IN Milwaukee,"
Ad Wolgast has amassed n fortune
OF 100000 In the ring. That listens
like lot OF money. Maybe Ad did
make that much, but there's lots OF
room for doubt. But there's no duck
| ing the fact, Michigan Wildcat or
bearcHt. or whatever lie is called. has
| made enough money through soaking
other folks uDon tho probiscis IN 81.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30

If 1t hadn't been for the Cincinnati
newspapers the Reds would have sup
planted Charley Iiorzog with another
manager. IIerzog, II seems. had nil
the scrioes with him this year, some
thing unusual in Porlfville.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30
BASEBALL GOSSIP

The picturesque baseball career Of
Roger Bresnahan includes playing third
base. tho outfield and catching; the
management OF one team and the COM
ing management Of another; service
st. Louis and Chicago; beaning
which came near sending him over
tho range, and fights on the bench
with Arthur Devlin and Heinic Zlm-
norman.
Davy Jones. who helped win PEN
nants for Hugh Jennings some years
ago. but who was I'm the Federal
League last year. is q successful drug
gist OF Detroit. Ho says that all the
talk OF Benny Kauffs wonderful abil-
ity Is pure bosh. "Kuuff doesn't begin
to class with Cobb. Speaker. Crawford.
nnme." said Davy. ITO begin with.
he has no head. He is all right when
things break for him. but possesses too
much bone to be OF moro than aver
age major league ability
Armando Marsans, the Cuban out
fielder, who jumped from the Cincin-
matt Nationals to tho Federal League,
has informed his friends In New York.
according to reports, that he desires
to return TO organized baseball, and
would like a berth with the Now York
Nationals.
Within smother month the fans will
find that tho Federal League clubs
will shape up pretty well for the 1915
race. says an exchange. Tho Brook /.
Ign, st. Louis. Pittsburgh and Buffalo
clubs have boon materially strength
ened. If indianapolis gets first
baseman. she will be ready for the
fray. Chicago needs n couple Of right.
handed hitters while Baltimore really
only needs Il pitcher and q catcher
Kansas City Will be strong enough.
for Stovull.
George Stallings, manager of the
Boston Nationals, worlds champions,
announced that Macon had been
chosen rs the 1915 training camp for
his team. He said the players would
report tho latter part OF February.
Larry Chappell, the outfelder for
whom Owner Comisley Of the White
SoN paid s1s.5o0 In the fall Of 1913. -
booked for the minors to make re-. III
for another "hndp named Fetch.
If II hadn't been for the Cincinnati
newspapers the Reds would have sup
planted Charley lIerzog with another
manager. &Ierzog, II seems. had all
the scrioes with him this year, some
fnn iipnqna1 in pprjtvt1le
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Larry Chappell, the outhelder for
whom Owner Comisley of the White
SoS paid S1s.5o0 In the fall Of 1913. Is
booked for the minors to make re. N
for another "findr named Fetch.
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JUAREZ RESULTS

TssS:S3 sas sashnt ~
Lady FoSns, It's o. Z {. e ana out ts a 4
], 40 9, and OUT, second; Russ Sand as
tSir MacGTrh5 mS5 20 os to / and 70 i.
tive Son; Ethel Wicks also ran. We
,S Sc, e and ne-half furlongs--
k and TO 1G = rs, esent &, g
second: Compton. III (oBriean@.a 10 HS' to
los 20 M hma c. to Joe & t sasher T vIs.
rs TfI55-siI i iariopEs-pn.see. 10 CIV.
Wild Bear, los IN. Garner), 4 to hTst
to s, to 8. second: Gordon Russell. i1s
Tfne eaeiki i5 IS THOMAS to eysn shrS
Luke Van. Zandt. Alice Theresa. Fort
Johnson also ran,
first: Orb. lOl (Gross), to s i,o
QUO To- second agsn e ee Is tHartwel
Grosvenor also ran, o.
,I Eifth a, 1ys., and one-half rurlongs-
2S g, oi@ sas'fre ad ios H ey sTssa1 e
i iSs ,M to IL; 20 3 second; Anna Reed.
Fanuiel Hail also ran. ''' ""r'S LOU
e e. ; fr1 1913 S S,TT,ayl96s. 70 IT,
2.7 to 10; to 8, second, Swere sam.
i0S wv. oBrienl. l2 to /. 4 to /, to 5.
third. Time, 1909. Oblivion, Hazel c.
Lady Innocence also ran.
To-Dny's Card.
First race-f1ye furlongs-Jack Har-
rison, Dolly, Hays. Edna H., Mary
OBrien. Tower, Homyar Lass. Twilight.
Fred T. Luella, knight of Pythias, fo9;
Second lfurlongs-col. McDou-
gali, Al Norwood. Zoo; Miss Tempo,
1913; Fairly. Big Lumnx, Transact, i66:
Ambri. i07; DR.. Yad. osaple. los.
IhiId--9ne mile-Melts. 100. No
zzandt, Prince Conrad. no; Mamie Nc
Fourth-nye. and one-haif furlones
l55 ,ni1s ios Lady L1o,ndon. Mary
1os; Mince Jimmy 0S; Exc Davis, iii.
Fifth-hve and one-half furlongs--
Tate, 100; Zinkand. 1o3; Marta Mac,
H.; F cnnnor Johhsn ao. ioa; Elma. Ios:
COMPTON, Adena,, los. w.
6lxth-one mile---Judge Sale. l0s:
Any Port. Weyanoke. los; Mud Sill.
1919 FtN E'ts.af
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-31
SLeet Storm ISOIQteS
City From Outside
World
graph Communication Interrupted, While Richmond
Suffers in First Real Taste of Winter This Season.

With only three telephone and telegraph wires the hail and
rain which swept Richmond and Wayne county last
practically isolated the city from the outer world Fallen
blocked all roads leading to the city Trains
on the Pennsylvania are running late.
Cars from Dayton hour Late while the T. H. & E.
nterubans from Indianapolis not running at ALL The
from Cambridge City o'clock the last to Bo
en- troly wires caused the trouble.
Manager Bailey of the Home Telephone said there
at least 600 telephones the city out of commission the
heavy coating of ice breaking the wires All the company line
began early this morning to make repairs Only toll
ne the to Liberty working order while wires to all
other surrounding towns dead.
Company Suffers Heavy Loss.
The set and storm of last night and this morning
the greatest loss that sustained We
estimate that the lines by falling and
poles will exceed SOOO said Leroy Browne secretary of the
Richmond Home Telephone this afternoon 1.-TWO
damaged between and $8 900 by storm and all
dividends for that year suspended
From Chester south to the John Lancaster farm just
side the city, pole down. Nearly pole the Liberty
pike distance south of the city down. how
south have been unable ascertain From West Fifth and
School Streets north the Union pike pole down for the
distance of mile From West Fifth School streets along
road and north the insane hospital nearly
pole down. There least fifty poles down between Rich
mond and Centervile on the National road.
At two o'clock this afternoon did not have toll line
GRAFTON Richmond There toll line the Lber
pike for while this but went down hour after it
had been tested"
There doubt but that the loss sustained by wire
company the city by the storm of last night and this
morning the greatest 1t is estimated that the
combined losses of these companies will be close s5OOOO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-31
TEN "RED" LAMPS
SENT POLICE CHIEF
Box of Mystery Puzzles the
Members of Police De-
partment.

The police are often called on to
find lost or stolen articles, but sell
dom to explain the presence of good
which have never been ordered. A
large box addressed to Chief of Po-
lice, Richmond, Ind" was delivered
at headquarters yesterday When un-
packed the contents of the box was
found to be ten large red lamps The
lamps are larger and an improve
ment over the bulbs now used Any
ordinary bulb may be used, as the
large red glass shade protects them
from the weather.
Police Chief Goodwin said he had
not ordered the fixtures. The police
commissioners say they did not. and
the telephone company, which Install
ed the flash light system, knows
nothing of the lights. Chief Goodwin
is going on the theory that it is a
belated Christmas present from some
citizen too retiring TO give his name,
and will have one of the fixtures in
stalled at Eighth and Main streets
until the company shipping them
traces them down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-31
SUPERINTENDENT IS
TO MEET DEPUTIES
First Road Meeting Under
New Law Is to Be Held
Next Saturday.

A special road meeting, the first OF
its kind in the county, will be held
next Saturday of the nine assistant
road superintendents and Supervisor
w. o. Jones' Seven of the appoint
ments were announced today together
with the new numbering of the road
districts. The other two assistant
road superintendents will be appointed
before next Saturday.
Each of the seven filed bond of
$1,000. Six were personal bonds and
one was surety.
The new districts and the su2erfn-
tendents are as follows:
No. 1-Franklin and New Garden
townships. Superintendent ]. NJ.
Burt, Fountain City. Formef-1oad SUI
pervisor. Will retire from farm.
which will be run by son.
No. Perry and Green townships.
Superintendent, Link Watkins, retired
from farm and will rent land, residing
at Williamsburg. Former pike super
intendent under John Dynes and one
of best known road men in northern
Wayne county.
No. 3-Dalton and Jefferson town
ships. Edgar Pollard. Hagerstown, re-
tired farmer, new road man.
No. 4.-Clay and Harrison town
ships. superintendent, Albert Cranor,
Greensboro. retired farmer and form
er road man.
No 5.-Webster and north half of
Center townships. Superintendent,
Walter King, Centerville, will retire
from farm which brother will run.
Former road supervisor.
No 6.-Northern half OF Wayne
township, Superintendent. Edgar Nor
ris, northeast of Richmond; former
road man.
No. 7.-South half of Wayne town
ship and Boston township. No appli-
cants.
No S-Abington and south half of
Center townships. Superintendent,
Frank Clark Centerville, former road
supervisor.
No. 9.-Jackson and Washington
townships. no appointment Two aD-
plcanfA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-31
FIND OPIUM CLUE
Police Trace Dope to Dayton
Drug Store.

A slight clue as to where the three
negro dope fiends" arrested last
week. obtained the opium they used
was secured today by Officer Eogel-
song from Julia Keeting, one of the
trio. but no information has as yet
been secured from Charles Miller or
Nancy Green.
All three "dopes" are still suffering
from the effects of overindulgence in
the drug and from being suddenly de-
priyed OF its use, but are being CIV
en- small quantities of morphine daily
Within a short time, it is expected.
they will be more normal mentally and
can then give more accurate infoTma-
tion as to where they obtained the
opium.
The Keeting woman stated today
that the drug was secured both In
Dayton and in Indianapolis She said
they got the opium in Dayton from an
old druggist on Sixth street" but she
did not know the location OF the In
Gianapolis hop house" Information
secured from the Keeting woman
will be turned over to the Dayton po-
lice for an investigation.
The government will take q hand in
the case IL it is ascertained that there
has been an interstate traffic In the
contraband drug. For interstate ship
ments of opium a minimum fine of
$500 and imprisonment IL provided.