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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
WARM WEATHER PUTS pep
IN BOTH COLLEGE TEAMS
Spider Baseball and Track Squads
Show Up We'll in First Real
Practice.
NAY REVIVE AQUATIC SPORTS
Richmond College Alumni Anxious
to See Rowing Taken Up Again.
Field Athletics May BE Added 10
Association Competitions.

Tho FIRST day OF strenuous practice In
both baseball and track has given tho
Spiders cause for feeling encouraged
Both squads were showing up we'll
Yesterday afternoon. and tho Spider
stock took jump In tho estimation
OF those who watched tho training.
1t was the first good spring after
noon, and the boys warmed up to their
work well. The baseball squad is set
Ting down to serious work now. and
every man is fighting hard to hold his
place on the squad. The deeper SORT
from now on. and Coach Dobson is
Eoing to spend most of his time in de-
been completed.
obstruction in the art OF bunting will
denl of attention viii be paid to this
sort OF play. only. u lot OF practice
under the watchful eye of one who
can do it well himself will ever give a
player tho ability TO make such Il play
with any degree Of regularity and sue
II Is becoming more evident every
anH mat Coach Dobson needs another
- ps inc ones VINO arc likely TO stand
me hruht OF the heavy slab work. but
! Is Il ioregone conclusion that the
spiders. as well rs other teams In tho
league. are going TO need the services
of At least three fairly dependable
lookout for any one who may show any
notential ability in twlrling, and it
NAY, NAY be that he will attempt to. dc
old players, who have hitherto PLACED
only ut other positions.
Track Squad Looks Good
Tho track squad showed itself to be
IN GOOD shape yesterday but there arc
lots OF rough edges that viii have to
be smoothed down and Il deal OF hard
work will be done between now ana
the big meets before the spiders are
in any shape TO meet strong, diversified
SllccESSfElly net ~
them. y We'll -backcd movement is on
foot to add track and field sports 10
which the Eastern Virginia Intercol-
ifGiate III League nov controls "specialy
lcge to the association.
Richmond College is tho only college
which puts out ? track team and Gu
tcrs competition in this line with other
den sidney and William and Mary an
sport.
There is also n good deal OF talk out
at the college about the possible re-
! tnvenation of rowing as n scmicolIe-
Giate snort. Years ago the college was
a ,nh p ,p poSseSSor or n splendid crew.
the past few years there has been no
Interest cyinced in having a crew.
practice could he held, and the James
River is so close TO the campus. and
ing regattas. it would not he nj all
surprising to see tho sport again OH
tain respectable footing Mt the Bap-
is probable that an effort would he
made to hold some brilliant rccattas
on the river with crews from other
colleges and organizations. Such n
step would be welcomed by many here
In the city. who admire aquatic sports
as much as those practiccd on the
land. II is not probable that the move
mcnt can attain full swing this session
hut 1t is hoped to form u preliminary
In
lions for the sport to he In strong
force next session.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
KAYSEE INJUNCTION SUIT
TO BE DECIDED TOMORROW

CHICAGO: March 15.--After listen
ing to final arguments to-day, by at
torneys in the fight between the Fed
cral League and the Kansas City club.
over tho transfer of the Kansas city
Jud.a Jesse 20 Hsdw;n anno,n cdcI he
would render a decision on Wednes-
day.
The court asked Edward e: Gates. Of
counsel for the Federals. to submit
copies OF articles. rules and rcgula-
tons OF the league and n copy Of the
franchise agreement under which the
Kansas City club operated.
Judge Baldwin said: II have had
dinculty in baslng tho right of for
that has been introduced in evidence:
II seems to me that the president of
the league went beyond his legal
rights In declaring the forfeiture. Nor
do feel that proof is positive about
the forfeiture OF the franchise at the
hoard OF managers meeting in New
York October "a. 1914.
What ! regard as more positive is
the rcsol ution adopted at this meeting,
in which the matter of placing the
tiv. &C, Gommit,ee But 1t seems clear
Kansas City club. did not have tho
opportunity to express his views nor
oppose tho action taken"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
BILLINGS TO ENTER HIS
STRING At BOWIE MEET
Spring Racing Season Will Open on
Maryland Track In Two
Weeks.
NOTED HORSES WILL RUN
Racer That Wintercd at Famous
Northern Tracks VIII BE Seen in
ACtiOn-Southcrn Animals Are Al.
ready Working Out.

c. *. G.. Billings. owner Of Curle's
Neck Farm, will have q number Of his
horses entered In tho spring meeting
OF the Southern Maryland Agricultural
Association at Bowie Track, April to
II. inclusive. More than two-thirds of
the $50 horses that wintcred Mt Sleeps
head Bay. Gravescnd and Belmont Park
VIII also take part in tho coming meet
ing. and they Will report for action
tit to hold their own at the start with
the racers that come up from tho South
The weather about New York has been
favorable for training since the 1st OF
February, and the handlers of the big
stables have taken full advantage of
II. James l'itZsimmons who will CAM
paign the stables of II. l.. Pratt. the
standard oil magnate, who took uD
racing a couple OF seasons ago; Henry
!: Norris and James l.. johnson in the
East this year. declared yesterday that
his horses We're farther advanced than
they were the last week of March. 1914.
samuel ii'ldreth, David Lcarv and
Edward Phelan have been busy at
Shecpshead BAY since the early part
OF last month. and w. r. Anderson and
Richard Miller have been as active at
GrayesenI as has FitSsimmons; The
iinGcnts OF the metropolitan establish
ments of August Belmont G. X. q
Is Hrs;i, Frederick johnson. Richard
Russell Fleishman. Ct. NJ Odem. Thomas
liealy. David Gibson, A. L. Aste, l.. f,
Doctor, John Whalcn w. r. Coe. Harry
Payne Whitney, Frank Bray. William
Oliver; Captain r: 4. Cassatt and Archi-
bald Barliiic. will arrive at bowie dur
ms the last ten days of March.
Whitney Horses Entered.
The Whitney horses intended for tho
early Maryland meetings will not. how
ever. BE- drawn from the string James
! Row Mint wintered AT Brookduls Farm.
wlntcrcd at Norfolk Another bunch
coming from the South will be the
stable of Clifford Cochran. which w. n.
MidEiey has had ut Aiken. S. G.. since
David Leary viii handle the horses
or ar. Eeimont at Bowie. while Samuel
inn,nhsrs pr PFen n the less forward
clubs chairman for the WESTMINSTER
Racing Associations meeting at Bel
mont Park; Mr.. Belmont and other
pate in the Bowie meeting this spring.
because Bowie track is now permnncni
~ assigned TO the place in the Eastern
SSnydn!e or racing formerly held in
1t is the intention OF John Whalen
TO give ,, Mt. Roeoins's handicap candi-
aate' Buskin. winner of the Metropolis
Bowie Buskin has wintercd famously.
and Captain L. b. Cassatt, who eX
P 2 to send Garbage and Tr ial by
churchill Downs and Lntonia. wants to
get couple OF races under their belts
OF ms f good thrssyearaolds before they
publte training for the Metropolitan
handicap Will begin ut Maryland's new
est ana ,ir most picturesque track. Rich.
James butler. has not yet decided
whether, he will race one of his Ken
lucky derby, candidates. in Maryland
may bring Pebbles and Kilkenny Bow
10 Bowie next week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
Who, What and Why
Brief Sketches OF Men who Wunt
to Wenr Itichmond Across Their
RrCnNt rhis ScnHOn.

This. fans-and fannies. tools
70 Introduce Neal Bail, captain and
assistant manager of the Nirginians,
II YOU please.
Neal Ball. without much palaver,
can be fully described as the man
who made the unassistcd triple play.
huff Scd
Still. ii would not he bad idea
20 tell something OF this young
mans history previous TO that mo-
mentous occasion.
Neal was born on September II.
1883. at Grand Haven. Mich. A pen
en-. paper and little figuring will
celebrate his thirty-sccond birth
day when the NirEinians clinch the
International League Dennant this
fall.
When a youngs!,er, Neal was taken
cnts Lest this be held against him.
want TO 20. but could not hold out
against combined parental will.
There he first began TO chase string
balls around the back lot. and on
10 picking up the horschide ones at
all SORTS of angles. After drifting
around the state with semipro teams
by Cedar Rapids. then member Of
inc Threc-l League. This was I'm
1901. After two successful seasons
he was sold TO Montgomery, of the
southern League, the following year
making his debut in major company
as a member OF the New York
Americans Iie played with the
liGhlandcrs in 1907. and in 1909
Vent to Cleveland. where he gained
Fam. 10y the aforesaid triple play.
In l?l2 BAH was with the Boston
Red Sox, where he was injured.
Neal was not hurt so bad. how
ever. that he couldn't carry away n
check FOR his share OF the worlds
series money, ~ the Sox won the
American League nag that year.
And il may he said that his sole
lnbors in that contest was to spoil
two good ones. and that he cut a
wide sweep in the atmosphere as he
went after the third.
In July. 1913. Ball went to the
Orioles. Last summer he practi-
cally managed the team when Dunn
began selling off his star young
stcrs This year lie will be field
captain and assistant to Dunn.
Ball is feet II inches in hcighth,
and weighs ITO pounds lie bats
and throws right ndcd. and when
In form ia ono OF the sprightlicst
stone pillow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
WAKE FOREST OPENS WITH
OAK RIDGE ON SATURDAY
baptist Institution Hopes to Have
Good Team Ready for First Bait
Gnme of SenNon.
f. w. WICKS.

WAKE FOREST. March 15-Wake
Forest Will open the baseball season
on Saturday, with Oak Ridge Oak
Ridge opened Its season yesterday by
defeating Liberty Piedmont by a de-
cisive score, indicating that Wake
Forest Will have no wnlkaway In its
opening contest.
Coach Crozier showed his baseball
genius this week, when he brought
George Trust from centerfeld and put
him behind tho bat. Two freshmen,
Rutlcdge and Turner, have been show
ing up fairly we'll at this position. but
they are inexperienced. Trust has a
knowledge of tho game seldom seen
In college baseball He had sensa-
uonal season last year, both in the
neid and at bat, at the latter place
leading his teammates with an average
or $50. He formerly caught, and in
the practices of the last few days he
has proved IT, His peg is fast and true.
Wake Forests first catcher.
There are numerous men with vary
ing ues for or eXperi9nce and quality
Moore. Hunteley and Franks. They
are rounding into shape. and IT looks
IKE IKE all three Of the will do credit
formerly OF Oak Ridge, is in tho best
condition At present, and Is doing the
pTunl Oh the WORK. 1ierndOn, another
now man, Is suffering from sore arm
at present, but much hope is placed In
him. From the present outlook 1t
seems az If ELLIS will open the season
In the box for Wake Forest against
his former teammates.
Bill Holding at first base. Captain
Billings at short and Jew" Hensley
at third seem to have their positions
practically assured against all new
corners. Whitley is being used in tho
majority OF practices at second, al
lula 10. .1nx - f.,.
and brilliant ball on the second team
at the keystone position.
Lee and Beam, little men, Will be
seen in left and right fields, respective
" TO take Trusts place in center
the coach has called upon VIII Harris.
left end on the football team. Harris
is fast In the field. on the bases and
about everywhere else, and If he can
pick out his hitting he will probably
be q regular. Feree will be used in the
outhcld or In the box, as the circum-
stances demand.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
CHASE CITY HIGH WILL
HAVE SEVEN VETS BACK

CHASE CITY. March l5-That Chase
city High School VIII have one OF the
best baseball mines in her history is
the belief OF tho management. seven
OF last years regular team. which met
with only one defeat during the sea
son. have returned 10 school, and much
new material Will he out from which
to select the two vacancies made by
graduation.
Manager Guy Williams announces the
following games, with q few dates stu
open for games on tho home grounds
April 6. Iawrcnccvlll" High School
at Chase City 1.-TWO games: April 10.
Blackstone Academy At Blackstone;
April IL. Blacksiou" High school at
Blackstone (morninsJ; Apr!l -. Burke
Vile HIghNSchool at Burkcvillc tafter-
.noon) April lG, Emporia High school
at Chase City: April Il, tmporla High
School at Chase city; April q. Emporia
High School at Emporia: Anil -. En-
;poria High School al Emporia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
JACK JOHNSON DREAMS
OF BECOMING BONIFACE
Big Smoke Claims Syndicate VIII BACK
Him In Big Hotel After He De-
tents willard.

son dS5ea w., jas Willard Wien 'G Shsy
championship battle here on sunday,
Apri! 1. he Will remain in Cuba. be,
come q citizen of the republic. and en-
gage In the hotel business here. Al
ready a syndicate of Havana business
men have organized company to
back Johnson in a gigantic hotel and
Despite the fact that thousands of
tourists visit Havana annually, there
Is but one good American hotel in the
city. There is nothing resembling a
hea!th sanatoriun.. and this in the face
Of ihe fact that Havana to-day is the
OF is size on earth.
There's room here for big Ameri-
style of the Battle Creek resorts"
Johnson recently remarked TO Colonel
lose de Esirempes.. rich Cuban planter
trempes,s que. and within forty eight
hours the proposition was put up to
5 509 so TO-, to take charge of the hotel
expected TO have the new place in full
prenaration for the American tourist
years" says Johnson. II know the end
must come soon. SO this chance OF en-
EaGing in IL Legitimate business appeals
TO me. ] Will have a miniature Monte
Carlo IN the hotel. baths, swimming
pool with salt water from the Gulf OF
l ,N'N'' O. > y fLiiAIt bNH!llaSlIm 1Or me n
ana another for women. and n hotel
with at least 500 rooms Of reasonable
.hhrgss Walters and chefs Will be
taken from the United States and the
motel VIII have its own truck garden
and dairy outside the city. I expect to
island. and more than $500 900 already
mas been pledged toward the project -
Johnson has received assurances that
after h" is in Cuba for one year he
VIII he allowed TO take ont frst citizen
/ snip papers in tho island republic
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
CANADIAN TEAMS WILL
TRAIN IN THIS COUNTRY
Royals and Leafs Abandon Proposed
Trips to Bermudas for
Practice.
MORAN TO HELP MONTREAL
Phillies VIII Turn Supcrfluous Play
crs Over to Royals-Wlcks May
Bring Jersey City Club Hero for
Reunion Dates.

According to information coming
from the outide. Montreal and Toronto
havc abandoned the plan OF training
In tho Bermudas. and Will stick to the
good old United States. Tho Royals
VIII settle ut Hackcnsack y. j.. and
tho Leafs will do their stunts at Dur
ham, y. &.
President Sam Iichtenstein, OF Mon
treal, according to tho latest reports,
has changed his mind In regard to Sun
day baseball. and has mado arrange,
ments to use another park where tho
rental Is not too high to mako tho
games profitable. Sunday ball can also
DO played in Jersey towns. although
prohibited in Buffalo. Rochester, Provi-
dcnco and Richmond
Blll Clymer has lost no time In Sc
iccung tho training grounds for the
Maple Leafs. He has notified President
McCancrty of Toronto. that no has
made ARRANGEMENTS with owners OF thu.
durham ball park for the use OF the
grounds Durham Is within short
open their season. The players viii
report IN Washington on April 3. and
VIII go TO Durham TWO days later.
Fat Moran. Of the Phillics. has non
scented TO give Montreal tho first call
on players who will be turned adrift
as soon ms the big ieaguers start their
al
Rochester also have first choice OF su.
periluous material from two Of the ma
Jor camps. Fifteen players have al
ready signed with the Royals
liunalo seems TO b" making, rand
progress In getting It's team together
Tor the coming season. Pat Donovan
Is Il hustler, and, while starting late
he has good nucleus around which
To build fighting machine. He IL al
present over In New England searching
FOR some good spot for training pur-
noses 1t Is his intention To be near
PROVIDENCE. where III. Bisons open and
~ the same time be In touch with
New England League teams with which
no VIII arrange practice games.
Prospects Look bright.
everything seems rosy now for tho
ints, since President Ed Barrow has
Strengthened out the Jersey City mud
die. iy putting R!lly Wicks in charge
or tho Shelters. Jersey C!iy has been
given :, man who is familiar with tho
business end OF baseball. and is famiI-
Ear with tho International League
10: many years. Wicks. too, is n hust-
ler and, while At "a grent disadvantages.
can be counted upon TO put the Skcet-
ers We'll UP In the percentage column
Wicks VIII represent the Jersey CITY
club NJ the franchise meeting on
Thursday In New York lie has no
particular dates I'm sight for his club
but Will pull with Dunn to have /:
arranged TO swing the N!rginians home
during the great Confederate reunion.
lf II can be arranged, Wicks will en-
dcaTor to have the Skectcrs here for
tho three games.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
TRY MENTAL SUGGESTION
ON POOR OLD BASEBALL
College Players Are Applying Science 10
Control Sphere While Pitching
In Gymnasium.
Control the ball!


And now this mental suggestion bus
mess Is being applied to baseball
They're using II already at Harvard
University. and University of Chicago
diamond aspirants may be expert
mentcd upon before the conference
season opens. In the Harvard gynna-
SUM. where the Crimson ball men are
working out. the pitching cages are
literally speckled with neat white
signs. on which are printed In bold
crimson letters. hearing the inscrip-
pected. according TO Coach Sexton, who
Is responsible for the placards, that the
constant sight of the letters will pro-
duce the desired effect upon the pitch
crS.
University of Chicago pitchers are
expecting TO be confronted soon by
similar signs. in maroon letters, of
course. 1t is suggested by one of the
Midway fans that Chicago go Harvard
one better and hang placards in the
batting cages. Grown the PHI"
smear the Sphere" and Paste the
Pellet" are some OF the workings pro-
posed The local rootcrs believe that
college ball PLAYERS are susceptible to
mental suggestion, and that the scheme
VIII be a success. They do not make
a similar prediction for the plans, were
II TO be tried on professional players
II is believed that Coach Sexton of
Harvard, has proved false the old say
inE. There is nothing new beneath the
sun"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
CUB INFlELD SELECTED

CHICAGO, March l5.-Manager Bres-
nahan to-day gave out at Tampa the
names of the players who will occupy
the three positions I'm tho Chicago Ma
tonafs lineup made vacant at tho
beginning of the practice season.
cy Williams. the former Notre Dame
center field: Polly McTarry, bought
from Louisville. succeeds Sweeney ut
second base. and Fisher will be the
Cubs will retain are Cheney, Vaughn.
Lavender. HUMPHREYS, Cabcl, Pierce
Adams and Standridge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
HANDICAPS FOR INDOOR
GOLF MATCH ANNOUNCED

Handicaps for tho firat round OF the
match play for the indoor golf cham
pionship of the city have been pre-
pared. The winner of the match will
be presented with q cup donated by
5. T. Atkinson. The match rounds
must he played this week a, eighteen
holes over the Country Club course.
The drawings were as follows club
handicap events: l.. McJudkins I5) VS.
+. Powers (23l: S: F'lemminE nS) VS.
Or. White t25): d. Call Co VS.. Yartllcy
(2o); q. Hanson G2) VS.. G. Morgan
G5).
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Meetinx. Postponed.

NEW YOKk.. Narch ia schedule
meeting Of the International League
which was 10 have been held THURSDAY
has been postponed and probably Will
\President Edward ]. Barrow announced
No-night.
\ z. w. Wicks. secretary Of the Rich
baen appointed secretary and business
manager Of the JERSEY CITY club hut
has not been named president and gem
dent has been selected he said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
DENVER BILLIARD EXPERT
OUTCUED BY NEW YORKER

:, CHICAGO. March 16.-George Moore.
hold on second place In the worlds
three cushioned billiard tournament
this afternoon, when he handed Iloyd
J"Vne. OF Denver. a 30 TO 3S trimming
in his first Appearance In tho tournn
mcrt The match went sixty-four in
ninEs both men registering high marks
OF five.
Fred Eamcs reached tho 500 mark
again whom he defeated Horace "Jcss'
Lean. of Chicago. 80 to ~. in seventy
nine innings
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
Glover knocks Palmer Ont.

NEW YORK. March l5.-Rillv Glovor.
substituting for Jimmy Mitchcr scored
n quick knock out over Jack Palmer
AZ the Olympic Athletic Club tonight
clover finished his man with a right
Jolt 10 the jaw fifteen seconds after
the start Of the fight
In III" other star bout, Frank Man
tell defeated the new Al Mccoy I'm ton
rounds Tn. men slucxed aw,y
throughout. but neither could score \
knock down.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
willard on yyav mt Inst.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, March 10
weight mpionship of the world. left
here by train to-day for Key West,
whence he Will go by steamer to Ha-
Eana. where he meets Jack Johnson
April 4, in u Foreground bout for the
title. In the party accompanying Will
iard arc his manager, Tom Jones, and
several sparrinE partners They ex-
pect to reach Havana Tuesday evening.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
HARVARD FOOTBALL MEN
OUT FOR BASEBALL TEAM

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. March Ii
twenty men reported for tho fielding
positions on the Harvard ball nine to-
day. Charles Bricklcy the 1919 foot
ball captain. Tack ifardw!ck. another
gTidiron star, and three veterans
tfIeinie. Nash. Frank Fripp and BOB
,(yaDnett, were among the candidates
J3rickley, who Is after an outicld lob
has not played baseball since his fresh
enan year. when ne was the regular
freshman catcher.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
PfO Yop ArrcHfed.

PHO Yop was arrested by Con.tab!.
II. w. Hardy. OF Henrico County, yes
terday charged with curs,ng and abus-
Ing Lewis Casari. He will be given
hearing this morning before Magis-
trate II. S. Sunday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
Not the Same Man.

Jordan Jones, for twenty years an
employee OF the G. d. Kenny Co, wishes
IT known that he Is not tho Jordan
Jones recently arrested on charge Of
passing worthless checks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16

From Rocky Mount comes tho news
thnt pitcher Lynn Bell and Inneldcr
White, both students at the Medical
their releases. BELL. who graduates
this ycnt, expects 10 practice medicine
Ia Chicago. while White. who Is a Tar
heel, has Informed Manager Ray Ryan
that he may play after the school
SESSION ends.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16

1t is rumorcd that Tom Ryan will be
made secretary OF the Virginians
number of applicants We're after the
job before WickS came here, and the
new official will DO selected from
among them. Ryan. IL is said on good
authority. Is slated for tho place.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16

Jersey City has no place as yet to
suggested that Lee Park would be II
suitable place for the Skccters TO get
~ triin Tor the coming season. Billy
with favor, but will look around be-
fore he takes any action. Richmond is
the spot, billy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16

Well. fans. there will be n chance to
see casey At tho bat" this summer.
Joe, o! the famous name. who caught
for Detroit TWO years ago. has signed
with Buffalo.