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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-15

training. the last doubt of the ability
IL us business men TO bring Glass AA
Dali 10 this city IL wiped out OF the
m'hos OF the doubters. The reorgani-
"n'iot or the Jersey city company. too.
aods TO the strength Of the circuit and
'hsurcs IN eight club league to start
OH with. President I'D Barrow. OF the
mus. can be depended upon to see tina,
'hc circuit is kept intact.
me prospects for Il successful season
IN richmond are looming up bright.
me Nirginia'Leaguc is too far removed
10 be competitor. and the fast anna
'cur teams which VII draw patronage
while the lcagucrs ar.a1.sy the road, will
wiet the aDpctitcs of the fans for more
sahcs Dunn Is getting a fast team
together, and the other clubs will all
nave sprinlllinG of big leaguers to
Sdpeed up the youngsters.
HhohH those who will report this
week are Maurice Uhler Mike Mitchell
.iarfhcc Berger. Jack Dunn. Jr. and
aohhhie Bates. outiicldcrs: Roy Sham
I'm. Neal Ball. William Kellogg, Will
mum higgins. iniicldcrs: William Nor
!ISettc. Allen Russell, Albert Davidson
FRANK Jarnai, Lefty Duncan. William
hihs' X {. Andrews, Karl Howard
warren Dean. Henry Long. Elmer
hoch, John Blair. T. D. Georgnegan. Il.
+. Meadows and John Mitchell. pitch
crs. Some of the latter will also he
tien out Tor garden positions
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JUAREZ RESULTS

First receive furlongs--Viva. 80
or. ucnry), 3 to ., even. 1 to 2, FIRST:
Beaumont 10 o.. Gcntry), to l..
TO /, S to b, second; Noble Grand,
ia G' Jackson). tot. s to 8. 4 to 3.
third. Time. :O5 3-5 Austri, Bunny,
Satinwood. Kitsilano, Renwar, Himyar
Lass. Captain Lindsey, also ran.
Second-scVen furlongs-Swede Sam.
ITO a.. Gentry), 3 TO |, even, to Q,
first: Il. \. Jones. 1O2 tBezanson), 2
TO =. To >. out. second: Sleepland,
l05 U'. Loudcr), 8 to 1, 4 to >, 4 to &.
third. Time. 1884 3-5 Rey, I.escar.
Fclina, also ran.
Third-live furlongs-Russ Sand, 1O7
o.. Gcntry). to l, 4 to g, 2 to &, first !:
Buck Thomas, 40 q. Howard), 2 to /.
to 3. TO 10. second; Oooma, 100
OR. Shill!nS). to !, 8 to i, s to 5, third.
Time. 1908 As. Elsie Green, Jake Ar
gent, Palma. skinny b, c. w. Kennon.
also ran.
Fourth-four furlongs-S chulenbrrr
lO5 tRicc). to !. 2 to I, even, first :
Tiajan, 1913 MetcalD. to !, even.
out second: A,aka, 1O5 tCartcr), 3 to
], even. out, third. Time, 80 as. Tiaan
and Atala coupled MS Sp-eckles entry.
Aunt Sal, Frlsky, Julia l., Audrey,
Austin. also ran.
Fifth = seven furlongs - Thought
Reader. 1oe (Acton), 2 to !, 7 to 10.
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.v|RC|N|AN SECRETARY TO
LEAD JERSEY CITY CLUB
BILLY" Wicks Is Selected President
and Manager OF Recognized
Company.
TEAM REPORTS HERE TO-DAY
Last Act OF Dunn's Right-Iiand Man
Will BE to Welcome Richmond
Players-Manager Arrives To-
Morrow, When Practice Starts.

~. w. Wicks. for many years right
and man to Jack Dunn. the successful
baseball magnatc who Will guide the
n"stinies or the Richmond international
league team this season, has rendered
MS resignation as secretary OF the Nir-
r!nians to take effect at once. Wicks
VIII lie president and general manager OF
~" Jersey City international League
Tub. and has already started to get his
cam together
Mr.. Wtcks returned 10 Richmond
"arly Yesterday morning from Balti-
more and New York. where he had spent
several days on business. He tersely
tells OF the change In his location from
Hichmonh to Jersey City. as follows:
was called to Baltimore on legal
business and then went TO New York.
where met tho committee representing
the now owners OF the Jersey CITY club
Ihey made a proposition which | ac-
cepted, and ] am leaving Richmond on
tuesday to become the president and
general manager OF the Skccters
The stockholders of the Jersey CITY
cub are all new men, but am not at
fbsrty Mt this time to divuige their
names. However. among them arc men
welI-known In the theatrical world and
another who has made reputation for
himself in tho baseball world.
Il hnd that while things arc no, as
bad at Jersey CITY as represented. there
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.ANB|DEXTRQUs TW|RLERs
NEVER LASTED VERY LONG
Baseball Has Seen Few Freaks Who
Could Throw Fast Curve With
Either Hand.
CORCORAN SWITCHED ARMS
Great Pitcher Lost Power in Right,
and Took to Left Successfully.
Good, Natural Wing, However, Is
Only One to Last.

Followers of baseball have often
heard of the fellow who could pitch a
fast ball with either hand and make II
one of these pitching freaks. Baseball
history tells Of 81 chap named Owen
Keenan,. who pitched for Youngstown,
o.. in 1889. keenan, could pitch equally
well with either arm. On the Fourth of
July OF that season this wonder pitched
two games of ball against New Castle
and beat that team in both contests
He worked his left arm in tho first
game and used his right wing in the
second contest, with the odds slightly
in favor of the right whip.
The famous Larry Corcoran. OF the
Chicago team, in the early sos was
one or the great hurlers of the period
Larry lost the use of his wonderful
right arm during the season Of 1855
This almost broke his heart. for Larry
was not old in years. 1t dawncd upon
hlpn that he might make n left-handcd
pitcher Tor he was always clever mt
throwing with his left, and used 10
practice frequently. In the season OF
1856 Corcoran signed with n Southern
League team as n left-handed pitcher
ana reported for practice as such He
worked nard 10 gain control for he
developed rare speed. Larry pitched =
them he kinl;cd his remaining wing 81
badly that he was released, so he had
10 duit the game. for nc had run out
OF pitching arms.
Windham, originally right handed
pitcher. lost the use Of his pitching
arm through an accident He made a
shift and began practicinE with his
left arm. He was very successful and
made splendid record with the Wor-
cester team, OF the Easton League. dur
ing 1908. so good, in fact, that he was
signed by the St. Louis Americans for
the season of 1904. However, his
pitching from the left side was not nat
ural for him. and instead of his arms
getting stronger and better he weak
ehed MS whole left side and finally had
To give up pitching.
SO tho ambidextrous hurlers liz more
or less Of q myth. The pitching game
liz too strenuous for any kind Of an
arm but the good natural wing.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE HAS FINE
LOT OF CLEVER RECRUITS
Semipro and College Youngsters Arc
Trying Hard to Land Reg.
uIar Places
MANY SHOW GREAT PROMISE
Young Ehmke May Develop Into Sen
Sntional Pitcher for Buircds-In.
dependents Developing Talent OF
Own In Southern Camps.

training camp reports from Soutbern
heids where Federal Lcaguers ar.
speeding up for the opening Champion
snip games on April contain refer
ence 10 players whose names Indicate
mat the scouts and managers in the in
dependent circuit have harvested many
prizes from the minor leagues and col
ieSe ranks. Thomas Gilmore, new sec
rotary Of the Federal League. has
rounded up statistical matter on tho
heretofore "unknowns." and in the
Eastern Office OF the Federal League II
was explained yesterday why several
ambitious youngsters believe they have
playing power emitting them to rank
with the established stars of the Feds.
The pcnnant winning INDIANAPOLIS
CLUB has half dozen youngsters in
Naldosta, Ga, who have been setting a
fnst pace for Bonnie Kaun Fred Falk-
enbcrg and others whose deeds assure
them permanent berths John Law
renee Strands. = Chicago youth who was
with Worcester in tho New England
League last season, is one Of the In
dianapolls recruits. as an Unfolding
prospect He has played third base and
the outfield in four seasons as n pro-
fessional
Gilbert y. Whitehousc once with the
Boston Nationals as Il catcher. came TO
indianapolis Feds as an ontflcldcr. He
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FRED MAlSEL THINKS HE
CAN BEAT COBB ON BASES

SAVANNAH. March 14.--From first to
second or from second to third Maiscl is
thc fastest man In baseball, a full step
tasteT than Cobb or Lobcrt OF Milan 'If
ever hit 800" says Fritz, land don't
steal 100 bases I'll eat Off leg
which Is the hardest to steal, sec
ond or third" he was asked Third"
was his reply. IT'S just a matter OF
walking down and stopping at second
base"
Asked what percentage of steals no
was able to put over. that is, the num-
Der OF times he was able to arrive ga fc-
~ out of certain number OF starts
Maiscl said: The only time / kept track
was through two weeks. when | started
sixteen times and stole fourteen bases,
which is fair enough"
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OLD BAL |MORE ORIOLES
ORIGINATED INSIDE BALL
H"nlon's Aggregation Was One of
Greatest Teams known TO Ma.
tionaI Sport.
ALI. WERE BATTERY MI
Every Player Had Been Either on
Mound or Behind Bat mt One
Iime-Four OF Squad Are Great
Managers Now.

Inc old Baltimore team OF !S94-5 one
OF the greatest teams ever gotten to-
geiher. orislnators Of the new. s,vle ne
ball play. was galaxy Of athletes who
were endowed with brains and brawn
ana made them count in the game of
baseball With Il pitching staff com
posed OF such mediocre hurlers as Hem
ming. Esper. and Hopper with the old
stars VINO were in the scar and yellow
such as Tony Mullane, Kid" Gleason
and humping" Mcmahon, the tenn
Won 'hrec pcnnants. Later il added Ar
lie Pond and Jimmy McJames. All
these hurlcrs made records In games
won owing 10 the bri!liancy of the team
behind them.
\ most peculiar fact about the famous
Ra!timores of IS94-5 was that they
We're all ~ one time or another battery
men. John McGraw began his corccr
on the diamond as n pitcher. and WINS
credited with being very tricky. but
MERGE Kicker. Hugh jennings was no
iaise alarm as catcher and his friends
declare that he made "A mistake when
he switched for an inacld position. Wee
Willie Keeler was n eft-handed hurlcr
nut lacked weight for pitching. but
seemed to have the necessary ayoirdu
pois TO hit ball as hard as the best
no hoteu f.u RAMON. manager of the
team, used to pitch before taking to the
outiield.
Then there was Joe Kelley Of the To-
rontos. When joe was a full-n edged
Oriole he played the outfield, but Mr.
Kelley won considerable fame as a
hur!er OF curves and otherwise. Even
big Dan" Brouthers began his base
Dali career as a pitcher, but that was
away back. ReitZ, the second baseman
also 1nhelder f. Bonner were good
catchers and spent part OF their minor
league days behind the bat. and the
famous Walter (Steve) Brodie, was n
clever hackstopper at one time. So
every player on that famous old team
won his spurs either as a pitcher OF
curves or rs n receiver OF them.
Four OF tho famous squad are now
four OF tho greatest managers in the
game, and "Kid" Gleason is In line for
a big league job rs manager. and It is
not to be wondered that the Baltimore
team Of those days won pennants with
j. McGraw. Hugh Jennings, Wilbur
Robinson. Joe Kelley In it's ranks, and
Edward Hanlon. the manager OF man
ayers, at the helm.
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WELSH TURNS DOWN s12.5OO
GUARANTEE TO MEET WHITE

CHICAGO. March 14-Nerotiations
for a twenty round fight bctxcnn Eron
die Welsh. title holder. and charlie
hite, or Chicago. for tho lirhtweight
championship of The world. wnr.
dropped to-day and the proposed battle
is or. Welsh was offered n guarantees
OF Sl2,ao". but demanded $4,000. White
was said 10 have got u guarantee OF
sooo"' with n percentage privilege. So
far rs White was concerned tho match
WAS closed. The terms quoted by Welsh
paralyafd ring sharps II was consid
cred ceIain that Welsh would accent n
$4,000 guarantee. Tic had been offered
only $500 for a twenty-rourd fight
with Joe Mandot in New Orleans
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tanned Frank Owens. a dependa BILE
backstop. to aid in the pcnnant hunt
Or the "unkrowns" now at Fayetteville.
~ =. John c. McCnndless. OF Oak
mount, Pa, is attracting tho attention
or otto knabe and all the Terraoin
stars. another youth who has shown
wen In practice liz James =. Conley,
also n Pennsylvarian. Coniey Is TWEEN
~ years old and a right -ha nded pitcher
one or the most recent additions to
the Buffalo Club. which finished Just
behind baltimore last season and got a
oennant appetite by its first division
experience. is Howard Ehmke n youth
iul pitcher. who was bought by Clark
Griffith and other leaders In organized
baseball
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Is an ample amount of work TO keep mi,
very busy during the few weeks intcri
vcning before the opening of the sea
son. However. thcrc is the. foundation
OF the club established. and 1t will ba
moro n matter of swinging In a littlS
now material to strongt then that on
hand
1T is with regret that l leave Rich
mond, for ] was just beginning to know
tho business men OF the new Internn-
uonal city, and leaving II Will not
lessen my desire to see the Firglnians ~
leader In the race for tho pennant thiS
season" n
Mr. Wicks stated that Jack Dunn, II
the Virginians. who was expected o.
day. would not hardly get here befare
tomorrow afternoon. but that Rhe
members Of the Richmond team wFIld
begin arriving this morning. a
President Smith and other members
OF the Richmond Exhibition Com Many,
owners Of tho local franchise and Club.
regretted tn" resignation Of Mr.. WEcks.
and while they were not able last Night
TO designate liS successor. ii was anti
mated that the new secretary wounl be
Il Richmond man.
Players Arrive To-day.
il The last official act Of Wicks wiif he
To welcome the Virginians players to-
day. Ia the absence OF Dunn, WHIP is
detained in baltimore. the former lsec
rotary VIII see that the new arrivals
are comfortably housed and viii have
everything in readiness for the nfst
practice tomorrow morning. Dunn, IL
Is expected. will arrive tomorrow
morning and will start his charges off
Oh light work He will leave again on
Wednesday night in order to he in New
York the following morning TO attend
The international League schedule
meeting.
Twenty odd men are expected To
reach here for tryouts this week and
others VIII be In later on in the train
ing season. Dunn has gathered to-
gether a likely looking twirIing staff
and has n heavy hitting crew Of gard
crners, and At least two inhcldcrs. who
VIII probably stick. He is shy n short
stop. and is badly In need of receivers
lie has It limo on several mon who Will
be landed within the next ten DAYS
with the Richmond team eoini: INT n
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UNCLE SAM ADVOCATES
BALL IN ARMY AND NAVY
Government Wants to Make Service Al.
tr"ctiNc to Recruits with Great
NRtionnl sport

Baseball as a means OF encourap,n,
'ecruiting for the army and navy /.
the latest plan being tried by the gov
ern'nent services. Secretary C;arri,on
or the ARMY. strongly favors the plan.
and the various recruiting stations ara
already on the lookout for recruits who
can play the game.
1t Is proposed to form leagues among
the various recruiting stations and
promote interest in the camps In Chi
cago the scheme has gone so far tina,
President Weeghman. OF the Federal
league club. has given permission for
The soldiers to use his park to pla,.
their games II Is now expected that
The clubs In other leagues win make
similar offers.
In accepting Presidents Weeghman's
Offer Secretary Garrison. OF the army
wrote:
ut is the aim OF the military author.
''icS 10 make the army as attractive to
young men as is possible to make it
consistent with the purpose for which
they enter the service of the United
states. With this end in view. athletics
arc hiWaNS encouraged. aud baseball liz
one OF the most popular of athletic
sports throughout the army. Further
more. am keenly Interested in secur-
e'o'' 'i.dh ieh LOT the army, and
feel satisfied that there is no better
held FOR securing such men than amonE
baseball players.
IN the Navy Department word ha.
peeh sent out to many Of the officials In
charge Of recruiting stations to nav
special attention in making reports OF
recruits to mention about their knowl-
edge and experience in baseball. Last
season there was team OF recruits in
norfolk, Va. which played ninety-tyvo
games during the season and lost only
twenty-five, a record which they boast
or and maintain is not eaualcd by any
amateur club in the country.
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to 3, first: Rose O'Neil, 105 (Mulhare)
to ], to l, even, second: ]. Nolan.
W. u'ouder), to l, TO D. 2 to ;.
third. Time, 1882 3-5. stolen Ante
Marie Coghlll. Captain Druz. also ran
Sixth-five furlongs-Mrs. Nc, 100
(T. Henry. to /. even. l to 2. first;
Cordova. 1903 Up. Louder). 6 to l, Q to
!. even, second; Jennie Crawford, los
tBrazeD, 3 to !, even. to 9. third
Time, 1903 As. California Jack. Eek
Dais, FraZzlc. Wild Irish. also ran.
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NEW ORLEANS. March i4.--Thc Now
dreams club of the southern League lie.
'eated the Detroit Americans here to-
my, 12 TO II In ten Innings. Covalcskie.
Narr and Sfnithson pitched for Detroit
any saEby, Frost and Kissinger pitched
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uouston Defeat, BROWNS.

HOUSTON TEN. March 14.-Agnew's
wild throw in the ninth gave the Hous-
ton, Texas League team, two runs and q
to victory over the St Louis Ameri-
cans to-day.
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DALLAS. TEN. March Il. = The
Dallas team OF the Texas League de-
foatcd the New York Nationals, 3 to 2,
here to-day in a :cn-inning game
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ChIfeds Down Ne,yarL

SHREVEPORT, La. March l4.-The
Chicago Federal League team defeated
the Newark Federals here to day. 8 to s.
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is only twenty-one years old and was
second In tho New England League last
season ~ a batsman. amassing an aver
age of .3it.
Hnother player OF the same surname
is with the Federal League champions,
as pitcher. He is Charles Evils White
house. OF Mattoon. Ill. who IS just
twenty years old and six feet tall
Whitehouse is left-hnndcr, whose
most notable feat Is that OF winning
three games in four days while in the
Illinois League.
Emil HUM. who was with the Seattle
tWash) club last season as a first base
man and catcher, Is one OF the India
napolis finds" Of the present training
period Fred Trautnan OF Bucyrus, o.,
handed pitcher, Is another of
Phillipss discoveries. Trnutman was
with Appleton in the Wisconsin Illinois
League last year. Another youthful re-
cruit with the league champions Ia Jo-
scph T.. Potter, who voted for the first
time last year. He was with the Gallon
tOhia) team last season. and has had
only one season Of professional expert
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White sox Lick Con.ter..

Los ANG ELES. CAL. March 14-Ths
chicago Americans defeated the Los
Angeles Coast Leaguers, 3 to l. to-day
i'll the final game Of an exhibition series
The SoX have won six out of eight
games.
Score:
White SoX. n
Los Angeles l ii
Scott ana Mayer pitched for Chicago
ana hughes and Hertsman for Los An
geles.
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Whale Have sprIshtly Lads.

Joe Tinker's Chicago Whales. run
ncrs-up In tho pennant race last sea
son. have added some sprightly lads.
several of them as a result of 'riniter's
occasional paunts into the minor and
college fields last season. One OF the
recruits. Jimmy Smith, has shown
so we'll at shortstop i'm practice at
Shreveport. In, that Tinker has con-
sidered shifting to second base In or
der TO permit the nineteen year-old in
fielder to play regularly in his accus-
toned position. Bill McGawan, an
other former DuQuesne University play
cr. was rounded up by Tinker. He has
also played semiprofosstonally with the
ilouiZdale )Pa.) team mt second base.
BaunGartncr. right handed hitting
and throwing outnclder. has had only
.semipro experience in Cincinnati and
is twcnty-three years old. Guy Beard.
Il scmipro pitcher from Princeton. Ill,
/. now a Whale and showing finely.
Baltimore. finally equipped last sea-
son with every known quality except
ing talisman to ward off injuries to
players. has balanced its array with n
season pitcher in Chief Bender and OBJ
La Junta tribune., 1915-05-22
High schoo, Annual Complete.

The year hook. THE Reveille. No.
2" was ready for distribution last
Tuesday. and II is certainly a book
that is worthy Of La Junta's support.
II is composed OF 1870 pages neatly
bound in a brown cover and tied with
a fancy blue ribbon. Every i'm
portant event OF the past high school
year Is recorded in this book. II
any one desires TO secure an inter-
estins account Of the year 1915
In La Junta high school he should se-
cure = copy Of The Reveilie." This
is the high schools second attempt at
an annual and Il shows great i'm
provemcnt over that Of last year.
Secure one Of these books from Mr..
McClintock or Harold Andrews.
La Junta tribune., 1915-05-22
U.ter U. O.ti.g.

The Inter Uns assembled at the
court house square on Monday ev-
enins Of this week and from thence
plunged for = long tramp into the
wilds OF North La Junn. Here the
members OF the club proceeded to
eat--a performance which IL al
ways necessary At any public gath
erins. and especially 40 after the
guests have whetted their appetites
with long and wholesome tramp Of
this kind.
The members OF the Inter Uns
report that section Of the state Is less
thickly settled with thieves who
specialize in the accumulation Of
lunches. than in the vicinity Of the
high school. As result their
luncheon was preserved In peace till
they themselves attacked II most un-
relentlessly.
The stay over in North La Junta
was short and the club journeyed
home at 3 o'clock. some OF them to
their respective homes. others only to
be fortunate enough to be In the
company OF Miss Greenen when they
arrived In the vicinity OF the confec-
tionery parlor. where she tmuch to
the satisfaction OF those with her) /.
treated the whole crowd to the
eats"
La Junta tribune., 1915-05-22
HIGH SCHOOL COLUMN.
BY PcrIey NJ. Lewis.
state Track Meet.

Last Saturday the high school
track team journeyed to Boulder 70
participate In the state meet held
there on that date. This was the
last meet the track team will attend,
and It marks the close Of all high
school athletics for this year.
The finish Of the athletic season
was even more satisfactory than the
beginning La Junta's team composed
OF only five men. succeeded In scor-
Ing a total Of thirteen points. there
by gaining fifth place In the meet,
and the fourth in the relay. This
feat overtopped the mark Of their
rivals from Rocky Ford. who secur.
ed only twelve points and were In the
ranks OF the unknown at the finish
OF the relay. Although our boys did
not secure the same place won BY
them at the Springs meet. yet their
record was far better In view Of the
fact that they secured three more
points. feat that was rather diff
cult In the face Of such opposition ~
was shown at Boulder. Cook was
the star OF La Junta's team. He
succeeded In tying with two other
men for the honor OF second high
Individual.
As at Boulder. Cook took first
place in the ego yard hurdles, and
bettered his former position in the
broad jump by securing second. In
stead OF third place. The other
men who composed the La Junta
team were Andrews. Shields. and
Austin. OF the relay team. together
with Cook and Rapp. representing
La Jun,a In the shot put. The other
places secured by our boys were:
Shields. third In broad jump: Aus
tin. fourth In tio yard dash. and
Rapp fourth in the shot put.