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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24

us strange pictures of huge and
bearded men. sinewy and bulky. be-
ings one might have expected to live
in an age where killing man was
merely killing him. and murder and
district attorneys were unknown.
What a wonder Jeffries would have
been in this age. Limbs that re-
semhled huge columns OF ts1iseled
marble, and a body that reminded
one Of the statue OF Hercules. with a
torso so spread and chest 40 thick,
and a body so big that the mind Of
spectator was waited back to the
days when gIadiators fought for life
in the arenas of ancient Rome.
Not Merely Bulk.
This huge man was not merely
bulk; bulk and nerve force and aeii-
ity and concentration are vastly diff
ferent Ed punkhorst. the human
freight car" was bulk and hard to
move, and yet a first class middle
weight could lick him. Herr Placke
of Holland. weighed around 500
pounds, and Kid MccoyS made him
quit in round or two.
,Jeffrles was huge. fast. untiring and
possessed the greatest nerve force Of
any heavyweight of any time
90 back along the stretch of the
years, throw them all into tho hop
per Of time Sullivan. Sharkey, one
of the toughest men of any age; Figg
Gentleman Jackson. Jem Mace. and
all the rest. and II will be found that
James J. Jeffries was physically the
greatest OF them all,
Ever since the blissful day that
Adam and consort Eve strolled in the
Garden of Eden. 1T has been the ten
dency OF the children Of men to fol-
low the example OF their distinguished
forbears and clutter up the path OF
righteousness.
In 10. 10000 men OF clays Jeffries
stood forth a flower OF nature. a RAJ
diant being of physical perfectness.
What the gods give men cast asun-
der. or something like that runs the
proverb The vitality and nerve force
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
AGNEW BEST PEGGER
IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Brown Windpaddist Tagged Many Men Stanage But
Participated in More Games Than Did the Detroit
Catcher-Eeven Got One in Each Contest.
ny ERNEST J. xANIGAN.

when Charley Schmidt who used to
occasionally mix things UP with ~
Cola. Wa member Of the Detroit
T1gers, he constantly Averred that he
wAs the best throwing backstop IN
the American League. and that he
turned hack more men who tried to
steal thar any man In B. B. Us or
ganaza1ion. Schmidt may have had
the pSODsr line OF dope on himself.
no one can tell Ono. however. can
utAts. without fear Of contradiction.
that the ablest pegxtng windpaddist
In the American last season was not
tho nan who was shown by the Of
ficaai avsraees to have had tho great
~ number Of assists-Stanase. OF De-
trcit. whose coming meant schmidrs
Dsvwns, NATIVE OF Pennington. Mo.
AEnsw ana 6tanAge each Tagged lse
men vino were on larceny bent. but
Gam paStimed In liS contests. and
OocaY engaged in 132. Agnew's ev-
esNGe Of men thrown out per game
w10 ia. the only man who outranked
hun being Johnny Baaslsr. Of the
NepA who accumulated = record OF
LIE. BASplsr. however. only was In
twsnty.flvs pAasaGes At Arms-
Average Ono . Game.
Ybsvon knights Of the big mitt cut
6ewv. on tbs average. ono or more
men who tried to steal In each game
In which they took part. Bassler's
average was LIS: AGnsw's, LA;
ee1anxs. LA: Stew OiNeilr2 LIS:
'EA ewesnsy's. LILO: Leslie Nuna-
makers, i.lo: Ben Dean's. l.os: Oscar
Etanass'a. LOG: Jack LApp's, i.o4:
Forest Cadye. 100. and Jack Leary'G
100. Del Baker. OF the Tigers.
brought UP the rear. with = record OF
o.47. Chef Thomas, Of the Red Sox.
wasn't mac1a abovs him.
-Four cAtchers eucceeded In thvart-
ing 100 or morn steals. The century
men were AgDsw and 6sAnaga. each OF
whom claimed 12s victims; Ray
schalk. who stopped Jas athletics,
and Willie Schang. who frustrated ia
FASTENERS. OF the non-century men.
steve O'neiil OF Cleveland. made the
hest record. he killing Off - athletics
who tried to pilfcr.
The Philadelphia receivers nailed
the most mon who set out to burgIe-
namely. 49, 81. LoutS bAckstops
caught 1879: C7sveiand's, 1856; New
York's. l<7: Detroit'1 lsa: Chicago'H,
1877; wash.nston's. 1877. and Bos-
toms, 1853.
The number OF men each catcher
caught stealing will DO found below:
Catcher Record GrAson 1ofA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
Athletic Gossip

Despite the fact the Richmond
Howitxer basketball Quint lost the
opening encounter OF the series for
the Virginia championship. the loyal
followers of the Ave have not given
up all hope of capturing tho State
honors. The local artillerymen are
scheduled to meet the Lynchburg Y.
NJ. c. A. in the Hill City. February
q. and they are hoping to administer
the Climbers a dose OF their own
medicine.
Before the next battle between the
two aEgEesat.ons- Captain Metcalf IL
hoping that tho Howitzer outfit will
develop into the most formidable ag-
gregation In Virginia. The Howttzer
boys are handicapped by not having
q coach. but in all probability they
will secure one within a short while
Should the Howttsers capture tho
second game OF the series third one
will probably be staged on some neu-
trail court.
Next Saturday night the Richmond
Howitzer I'VE will play the first game
OF the season away from hcme. when
the team Journeys to Ashland to meet
Coach Reiss fast Randolph Macon
College outnt. When the Ashlanders
were here a few weeks ago the
soldiers managed to emerge form the
contest with 4 victory. but the yellow
Jackets predict that they will get
their revenge on the home court.
Joe Boehiing Is still unsigned. When
Joe was In Washington few days
ago to talk over signing q contract
for this season with Clarke Griffith
he left without telling the "Old Fox"
whather he was going to pitch for
the Senators this year cr not Joe
believes that the washington lea der
should turn loose a few more OF his
simoIeons IL he desires him to pitch
this year. The local boy has received
some fattcring offers from the Fed
eral Leaguers, and he IL considering
the ACCESSIBILITY placing his cogncmen
to one OF the papers.
From all accounts the four teams
in the Eastern Virginia intercollegiate
Basketball League are all evenly
matched this season and one OF the
most hotly contested races since the
organization Of the league 10 anti
cipated. The league Is composed of
Richmond College. william and Mary,
Hampden- Sidney and Randolph
Macon.
While the Cadets are engaging in
practice Coach Gary. Of the John
Marshall High School, squad. Is also
putting his proteges through SONS
hard practices. The MarshAIiites
have always had . good track team
and with Coach Gary in charge 1t Is
exuectrd to uphold its past records.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24

C1ub Record-CAuxht Sealing.
Philadelphia. le7-By Schang. ia;
lap. 10: McAvUy. s; Thomas. q:
St. Louis lss-By Asnew. ,as:
Crossin, IS: Leary, L.; Rumier. 8;
Hale. s; Jenkins. 8: Ensenroth. l.
Cleveland. lss-Bv c'Neili. 81:
Eean. -: carisch, 90: Bassler. 80:
Mi.ls, 3: Bl;linsn. i.
New York. i47-By Sweeney. s6
Nunamaker. -: sohwert. 8: 0ossett.
4: Rossr4 l; Reynolds. !.
Detroit. is7-Hy schalk. us:
Washington. l57--By Henry. 81;
Ainsmith. -: WilliamA -.
Boston. 153-By CAdy. IS: Carrisan.
81, Thomas. -: Pratt, .: Nuna-
maksr. =
Farrell Csughs Eight
When Charley (''Duks"} Farrell
was catching for the Warrington Ma
t1ouals. In the middle ninetieA he cut
down eight mon who tried to steal
on him In one gAme. This record was
not approached In the American last
year. the greatest number Of men who
perished In ono contest trying to pill
fer being nve. Sam Agnew. Waiiie
6chang and Ben Egan were credited
with the feat Of turning back five
ambitious athletics. while Ed Sweeney
and Lesiie TunAmAker. Bill CArrigan
and Forest Cady and Oscar 6tanage
and Del Baker. acting a. Joint collabo-
rators, performed similarly
Leslie Nunamaker. OF the Yanks.
did something out Of the ordinary In
the seventh inning Of the game with
the Tigers, played August 3. He first
caught Hughie off second and then
pe:ged out Fam Crawford and Bobby
veach when they attempted to steal.
crossin. Of the Browns. also comes in
FOR honorable mention for q stunt
pulled against the Jenn.ngsites on
April IS. Then. with Cobb on third
and Crawford on first, the Royal BEN
gals. tried a double steal. Crawford
was nlpped at second and derrill
rratt got the bali back 30 fast that
Cubb was nnrihilated At the plate
Pitcher Jim Ecott, Of the White
Snx. WA practically his own back
stop .lart season. He probably held
the runners closer to their bases than
any other hrrier, and he made a specf-
atty besides Of picking them off the
haaocks. In the game with the Yam
KEGS, Of May rs, for example, Death
Valley Jim twice caught frankie
Trueadale off C. bag and once ne nipped
Fritz Maisel.
The game IN which FIVE and four
pan were thrown out trying to steal
Iast season are given below:
Threw Out Five Mem Stcoling.
May 11-1arrfEan ca and C2dy
t3). Boston. against New York. Pitch
ers Coumbe and Zeiser.
May 25---Agncw, st. Louis, against
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24

teontinued On Second PaseA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
RICHMOND SECURES
ORIOLE FRANCHISE
The sum Needed Satisfy Virginia League Placed in Hands
of President Boatwright and Territorial Rights
Here Released to international League.

j. II. Farrell, Secretary. National
Commission, Auburn. N. Y.
BY authority vested In me by
Virginia League. have, today.
transferred all rights OF Virginia
League In Richmond to Rich
mond parties.
(Signed) j. o. BOATWRIGHT.
President.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
LYNCHBURC HIGH IS
WINNER OVER CLUSTER

Especial to The Richmond girTtnian.1 J
Lynchburg, Va. Jan. Tina
Lynchburg High school naskstSeG
here today defeated Cluster apfinwna
Academy. So TO ~. Tsa~ visitors W14l e
much older. taller, and heNsiaf 1sl
the High School Quint.s shett va
inE inside victory eatY. ss Il n 81
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
Bennington Go. Building Houses.

Remington Park, section of the East End, Bridgeport, where now stand many residences, will soon be the scene of unprecedented dwelling buildings operations.
 Three entire city blocks have been bought to make room for the construc- tion of 125 two family houses. Alfred O. Bassom, architect. of New York city, has, charge of the great enterprise, which has been undertaken by the Remington Company tomake sure that the great number of employees will he properly housed. A power plant to furnish light, markets of semi-public nature and even amusement places are included in the general scheme of the company. To effect the proposed scheme hundreds of lots have been bought and twenty-two houses will have to be removed from the property within the next two weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
Sobs Thrown In.

Two English farmers met in the market town, and there was calculat- ing look in the eyes of both as they faced one another.
 'About that there coo I was talking to you of the other day" began Farmer Dobbins. twill you take $60 for her, George ?'''
 "No, no. Oi, couldn't part with Ter for that-not by long chalk.
 "But t'other day you told me you might let Ter go for that" !"
 Something's 'appened to the coo since then.
 "Mercy on us, George. Whats the matter. Coo dead ?''
 "Worser n that, said George. "You see, my old missus can't abear to part with the old coo It 'ud break Ter 'eart. She'd. sob 'erself into fit over it.
 "Well, well,I suppose that ends the business ?'' s'.
 "Well, Pm not sure O. that, Farmer Hayseed. Look 'ere. Make 1t $65 and let the missus sob."
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12

George J. Vogel, superintendent of schools ill Torrington, was week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Freeman, at their Twin Lakes cottage, and shook hands with few of his many friends about town Monday morning. He re- ports busy time in Torrington, with plenty to occupy his mind-amorg other things the furnishing of the new large school buildings there, which is a job of some importance and considera- ble detail.
 Joseph Quinn and friend, of Hart ford, has been spending the past week at James Quinn.
 Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Peirce ard daughters, Doane and Elizabeth, are taking trip through Vermont.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Shaver have moved from Lakeville to Putnam, Conn.
 Mrs. Peter Nelson, who is at the House of Mercy hospital, in Pittsfeld, for treatment, is doing nicely and ex- pected home soon.
 Misses Ethel and Edna Barrett are visiting their aunt, Mrs. William Handlin in sharon.
 Miss Hazel whitford is visiting in Waterbury.
 Mr and Mrs. George Roger spent last week in camp with MT. and Mrs. H. B. Ives at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs. Burton Peirce and, children are at R. D. Peirce's cottage at Twin Lakes for few days.
 Miss Rosalie Imhoff left Monday for Kingston, N. Y., New York city and Walnut Beach, being absent from her duties two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. James Quinn and child ren, of Pittsfeld, are visiting at James Quinn's.
 Miss Mabel Quinn is visiting rela tives in Boston.
 Miss Ethel Casey, of Syracuse, is visiting Mrs. John Graves.
 Miss Lena Blair, bookkeeper at G. l.. Parsons & Sons store, is enjoying a weeks vacation.
 Mrs. Albert Bidwell, of Boston, is a guest of Mildred Rood, at Twin Lakes.
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
Hen Matches Quail.

During the present having season a quail's next was found in one'ot B. P. Bills mowing-felds on Bill Hill, says the Deep River New Era. Not until all the scenery surrounding the nest had been destroyed was this discovery made. As the case thus rested it was known that the mother bird would fol : sake her nest, so the eggs, fifteen in number, were removed to a poultry house and placed under small hen. After reasonable time thirteen young quail were hatched. Some casualties have since occurred, but there still re- main eleven young birds with quite some feathers upon their bodies and they certainly do make as cheerful a little grosp as one would care to set. The young birds respond as readily to the call of their foster mother as if she was of their kind, and they show no greater shyness toward they who feed them than would Leghorn chicks. Aside from the quiet pleasure afforded in rearing this little flock of aliens, there is presented the interesting ques- tion: + they reach maturity will "The Call of the Wild' be so insistent that they will forsake safe home for the unknown? And still another question filled with interest, not ethical, how ever, but statuatory, rises: If by any chance one of these matured birds should, around December, find it's way to the table of the one who grew it.. would big dent be made in statute law?
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
Fatal Meal of Mushrooms.

Alexander Schroeder, AS years old died Saturday afternoon in Thompsc h. vile the result of dining on toadstools which he had mistaken for mushrooms. MT. Schroeder was well known in New York art circles and had a studio at 1881 Broadway. He was promi- nent portrait painter. He had been staying at the Thompsonville Shaker Settlement during July and enjoyed the life immensely. Thursday evening he gathered what he supposed were mushrooms and ate them that evening before retiring. He became i'll during the night and he expressed wish to have his body taken to Springfield, M lss., and cermated. He was grad uate of Leipsig University.
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
French Promoted.

MT. E. G. Buckland, vice-president and General Counsel of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company has appointed MT. Harry M. French, Claim Agent for Connecticut with office at New Haven in place of Mr. Eugene J. Phillips, Claim Attor- n ", who hes been promoted to be At torney for the company for Rhode Is- land
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12

crops will be ruined. Flood conditions not very far from this state is indi- cated.. The last named storm will be followed by cold weather and high shifting winds. Yours much discour- aged. R. RHO.
 P. S.-From the above viewpoint you can imagine that how the world is changed. #s.s... .t...
Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
Distinction of Terms.

"I suppose you regard that picture you've painted as a masterpiece"
 ''No," replied the practical artist. "Td rather take small cash price and call it a pot boiler" Washington Star. g..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-19
BOY LEPER DIES OF PNEUMONIA.
trrhi" Thomas. ON Isolated Island.
Talked To World via Wireless

New bedford. Mas. Feb I>-Archfr
Thomas. III" hoy lrI"'r ana wireless ope-
at"r "t isulated FruikeS,. Island. * dead.
TIL" Lad passed AWAY last night from
pneumonia, which developed from a So
we're cold.
Thomas was twrnty-thrcr years old and
iad been ON tn" island Tor ioIcrs with
h.~ devoted mother since March. 400
He was sent there from h.- HON" i'm
I'ptnn. after disease which "a" d"vcI-
.'r,cd WAS confirmed a. IN" dread Icp-
rosy.
The wireless world will learn with s"r-
."w that LIP * dead
"I.ZP'' was Archie Thomas ,.td." rall
'tI"r as wireless operator. When
that call came over land or sea for a IA
dlus Of 1op miles all wireless operators
receiving it knew that the hoy l-per
At Pcnikosc sitting at TN" wireless Outiit
presented 10 him by = sympathetic pub
Lie. WAS calling 10 his wireless colleagues.
The call was always answered and thus
~" hoy Was able. with all Observance"
II his legal isolation to keep in touch
with outsId" humanity.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-19
GERMAN CRUISER SINKS
FIVE BRITISH VESSELS
Four Steamers and a Schooner Sent
Down Of South America by
Kronprinz Wilhelm.

Bucnos Ayrcs. Feb IS.-Four British
steamers and a British schooner of a
total tonnage of II,S10. have been sunk off
the coast of South America by the Ger
man converted cruiser kronprinz Will
helm. which before the war was a North
German Lloyd liner. This was learned
today from Capt Dreyer, of the German
steamer liolGer. which arrived last night.
bringing ia persons, comprising the
crews of the destroyed English ships.
The steamers sunk by the kronprinZ
Wilhelm were the Highland Brae, 4.sei
tons; Potaro. $50 tons; Hemisphere.
80 tons. and Samantha. ISL tons. The
three-msstcd schooner Wilfred NJ, 1879
tons also was sent TO the bottom
After the vessels had been sunk by
the kronprinz Wilhelm the Holger was
summoned from Pernambuco by the cap
tain of the cruiser to take aboard the
passengers and crews of the British YES
sells. After leaving the kronprinz Will
helm the HolEcr was pursued near Mon
tevideo by two British cruisers. but Sue
ceeded in escaping owing to a heavy fog.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-19
REDFIELD UNFOLDs MYSTERY.
Governments Mentioned Were Those
of spain and Argentine.

Senator William Alden smiths reso-
luton calling on Secretary Eedfield.
"f the Department Of Commerce. for
an explanation of his recent speech
before the Chamber of Commerce of
The United States. in which the Secre-
Iary told how he had been in cor
respondenCe with the heads of sev-
eral royal governments and received
some important suggestions. was re-
rerred to the Foreign Relations Com
mitiee yesterday afternoon.
The correspondence referred TO in
GUIDED letters from Ambassador Will
lard a Madrid and correspondence
with the representatives OF the Ar
Gentine Republic. After the matter
was explained Senator Smith sudden
Iy lost interest in his resolution and
permitted II 10 he referred without
further debate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-19
IL STATES IN Y. w. C. A. GAIN.
Srventy-six New Members Already
Brought In

Workers in the Young Womcn's Chris
tian Association membership campaign
hope to reach the lJ mark today. To
date scventy-siX members have been en-
rolled. Twenty-Five were enrolled yes
tcrday.
Divisions bringing in members yester-
day were: Aeroplancs. division \. Miss
Susan r. Cults. commodore. four: divi-
sion b. Mrs. Fannie MaCAllistcr. Commo-
dore. twelve: division &. Miss Estelle FUs-
ter. commodore. three. Automobiles.
division Il. Miss Ellen Love. general. five.
and division c. Miss Ida johnson. general.
one.
States represented by persons enrolled
yesterday included New York. Iowa. In
diana. Texas. New Hampshire. New Jer
sey. Virginia. Maryland. Ohio. West Nir-
ginia, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Miss Ina Thompson and Miss Mabel
Shea were announced as 'colonels" i'm
the automobile divisions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-19
DIED..

STEELE-On THURSDAY. February IS.
1875. at 30 p. m. KATHLEEN T..
beloved wife OF Franklin Steele. at
her residence. 80 Eighteenth street
northwest.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
STRONG-On Thursday. February Is.
1915. at Walkersville. Md. MARY T..
widow of Mai. Frank Strong.
Funeral announcement later.
FENTRESS-On Wednesday, February
L. 1915. at II a. m. MARTHA II Cnee
BaumannD. beloved wife of J. Ernest
Fentress. in the twenty-tifth year of
her age.
Funeral Friday. February 10 from
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.
New Jersey avenue and Morgan street
northwest. ut . p. III. cleveland pa
pers please copy
NEWTON-On Thursday. February Is.
r 1916 at 40 =. M. MARYLAND L.
INVENTION ,nee Langfordb.
Funeral services from the residence ot
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. :. W.
Langford, 80 Rock Creek Church
road. on Saturday. February % at
30 p. m. Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery.
Thursday. February Is.
1915. HENRY V. TULLOCH, beloved
son of Mrs. NJ. Il. Tulloch.
Funeral Saturday. February 20 at 80
D. m. from his late residence. III i
street southeast. Interment private.
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In the District Courts.

Stilson Hutchins did not seem to lie OF
unsound mind TO Mrs. Mary T.. Trussell.
who was a trained nurse for Hutchins
during 1910. when the aged millionaire
made the will which is beiig contested
in. the District Supreme Court Mrs.
Trussell testified in the trial of the will
contest yesterday that Mr.. Hutchins had
an excellent memory, and appeared
normal.
Mrs. Trusseli underwent direct exam
ination by L. III. Thomas, of counsel for
Walter Hutchins, who is defending the
suit brought by Lee Hutchins. his
younger brother.
Colorado real estate and 5000 in stocks
and bonds are left to Henry Hayden
Clark by the will of his mother. Mrs
June Hayden Clark. The will of Mrs
Clark. dated February 4. was filed in the
District Supreme Court.
verdict for $500 was awarded to
Mrs. Mary +. Dove. widow of George +.
Dove. against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the Capital
Traction Company. in the District Su-
preme Court yesterday. Dove was killed
when cars Of the defendant company col
lided at p and Four-and-a half streets
southwest last September
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FIFTEEN. SHE KILLS SELF.
Facing Glass. Adopted Daughter
Fires Bullet Into Brain.

AIaplewood. y. J.. Feb. lS.-Edna Robin
son. fifteen years old adopted daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson, who
are prominent socially, today committed
suicide by standing in front OF a mirror
in tn" ia nkson home and firing a bullet
into her brain.
Fivr months ago the JaCksons brought
the girl TO their home from the Foster
at Penikese sitting at the wireless outfit
Srondent over the fact that her amuse-
lnCntS were ClIrtailed