Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
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after any arbiter who is the object OF
attack by an excited fan or player. or
who Is injured by accident during tho
gamo. will receive pay during his con-
valescencc. All OF which goes 10 show
that baseball does not stagnate. The
move indicates that tho umpire has
been elevated to the class human al
though 1t is clearly evident that his
position is one of extreme hazard, since
the Insurance rates on umpires are cx-
tremely high. Policemen. hremen and
those following equally dangerous vo-
cations can be insured for considerably
less than the man who tries to con-
vince players and fans that he sees
strikes, balls and put-outs more accu-
rately than they can ever hope to do
! General de Maudhuy's great popular
| itS In the French army is attributed to
| the fact that he is sport-advocate.
| he has contributed more than any
other general officer to the develop
ment of athletics In the garrisons.
Every regiment stationed at st. Mihiel
during his stay there had two football
teams. and tho general never missed a
| match. He also encouraged boxing and
foot racing. Berretrout, the champion
mile runner of the army. was ono Of
| the men selected by him as athletic
trainer of the troops. The general was
| a frequent spectators at tho training
| boxing bouts, and did not dsdain n
round or two himself with the gloves.
He had learned the French system from
Charlemont. and proved an apt pupil in
| the English style.
Play will open in Philadelphia to-
morrow In the thirty annual tour
nament for the intercollegiate tennis
championships in both singles and
doubles. The tourney last year was
notable for ono OF the most startling
upsets of tennis season when r. Nor
ris Williams, I'd. tho newly crowned
champion of the United States, was de-
feated by George NJ. Church. Williams
has shown a more CONSTANT game this
year and As both players will again be
eligible IT may he that the Harvard
| racquet will reverse the 1914 result
when he meets the Princeton tennis
team captain.
One OF the record football gather
ings OF the year Is already assured for
the Army Navy game to be played in
New York City on Saturday, November
-. Applications for seats and boxes be
gan to accumulate as far back as May,
and there Is every reason to believe
that tho Polo Grounds will hold tho
largest number of spectators in it's his
tory when the two United States acad-
envy elevens line up for the inal game
OF the season.
Service officers attribute tho unusual
interest in the match to the attention
attracted TO the Army and Navy by the
european war, and the military shirt
developed in this country during the
past few months. Whether this suppo-
sttion is correct or not the fact remains
| that there is every indication that the
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seating capacity OF the baseball sta
| dunn Although the building of addi-
tionai stands will permit the seating of
5000 spectators 1t is thought that the
total applications will surpass these
figures by $4,000 to 10000
Inc story was printed that President
Ganney OF the Braves invited tho Fed
eral League moguls TO visit his now
park, with ii In mind that being a con-
tractor he might find something to his
advantage in case the Feds decide 70
nuild In New York City. MIR. Gaffney
answers the story. however by savinu
that the Fed moguls invited themselves
ana he could not we'll refuse them Tho
courtesy Of looking over his new miami
However. IL the Feds arc looking for a
contractor. Mr.. Gattney is In that bust
ness.
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thick and thin arc tho kids. the bovs
VINO are admitted in focks now and
then at various parks throughout tho
circuits They stick in fair wcather
ana In foul. They're for you, win or
| lose. and don't quit YOU when You're
down No derisive yells from them
Their cheers always are spontaneous
and on the level
over his own name John ]. McGraw
hands Fred Snodgrass beautiful hon
quet' nralslng his efforts to got going
with tho Giants this year In a news
paper interview tho Little Cornora,
pans Snodgrass for loa fins on him. Take
your choice as to which Is correct.
John Mctiraw is telling what he wouId
nave done but for the twentv-one
player limit Of the National League
Now that tho limit Is off and be can
carry all the players he desires IN 70
thirty-hve let us see what he will do
with his Giants In the closing month or
the season. The race still is to the
swift. we
In the American Association it seems
20 ne generally agreed that an umplre
VINO hlts a manager or a playcr az
Jack Doyle did Jack Hendricks ia ~ No
lurther use and President Chjvinr,on
was generally commended for suspend
ing DOYLE There is still hone for
'oEle-he might get In the National
League and get by with his stun
hraVes Field is the sixth professional
baseball park for BOSTON Tho South
End grounds We're built I'm 1870 ria
Union association grounds on Dart