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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-10
REBUILDING BE ms
WHILE ASHES ARE: HOT
Orders Wired In for Brick, Lumber
and New Stocks of
Merchandise.
SCENE BEGGARs DESCRIPTION
Fire Is Blcssing in Disguise, Says
Hopewcll Banker - Greek Mcr-
chant Lets Insurance Expire ut
Noon-F'irc Two Hours Later.

When Mrs. O'Lcary's COW kicked over
tic lamp that started the blaze that
lad Chicago in ruins. there sprang up
from the ashes a city whose rapid
grcwth in structural cXpanse. wealth,
popuiation and Importance made il in
few years the wonder city OF the
world.
iopewcll lay last night in the glow
ing ashes OF a fire that started yestcr-
day afternoon at i:i5 o'clock when
AN obscure Greek restaurant keeper.
whose antccedenis are known only 10
Il few Of his countrymen, accidentally
overturned an oil stove in his kitchen.
The accident will never he reported in
minute detail. The Greek is said to
have been cremated in the flames that
consumed his possessions
Hopewcll, last night in ashes. may
more than ever lay claim 10 the title
OF Wonder City" Rebuilding of the
town actually began to-day. y score
of building contracts were placed last
night for the construction of new and
better buildings on the sites from
which houses were swept ny the flames
yesterday. Material for these build
/, ings will be shipped into Hopewcll this
morning. They count hours in Hope
well as days. weeks and months are
counted in less progressive communi-
ties.
BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
SAYS HOPEWELL BANKER
j. Walter Long. of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank Of Iiopewe,l, said last
night:
THE fire that wiped out the old
! IIopcwell was a blessing in disguise,
so far as the property losses to the
community as a whole may he con-
sidered. IT means the rebuilding OF
the town on "a more enduring founda-
ton. The rebuilding will be begun be-
fore the ashes grow cold"
Banker Long knows Hopcwcll and
the spirit of his community perhaps as
! thoroughly as any resident or the de-
stroycd town.
| The destruction wrought by the
| names originating in the kitchen OF
Continued on Second Page)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
A
 OF RING BATTLES

185s-Bob Brett1e defeated Jem' Mace in 2 rounds at Medway, Eng. Mace was then at the beginning of his ring career, and the man who after ward whipped all of the best heavy weights of Europe and America, and retired undefeated, fell an easy victim before Brettle, who knocked Jem out wit ha right to the jaw after 3 min utess of fighting. Mace's defeat was due to anger, for he had been accused of being yellow and the taunts of Bob,s packers worked into passion At the rfngside lem overheard MT. Dowling the celebrated sporting au- thorIty and editor of Bells. Life, say to Jem.s packer, George Brown: Why, George, do you mean. to say you have led that yellow cur here without a chain 2'' Mace was fairly sizzling af- ter that, and as result he displayed little of his science and skill and rushed in needless of consequences. That was a valuable lesson to Jern, for he never afterward lost his temper in the ring, and a year later he gave Brettle a sound beating.
 1s93-Shad dow Maber knocked out George Lab1anche in End round at Minneapolis.
 19O5-Sam Langford and Jack Blackburn fought 10-round draw at Allentown, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
DEFEAT
 CHICAGO BY FINE
 RALLY IN THE 9TH

New York. Sept 21-After trailing for seven innings, the Tanks came from behind with a rush at the Polo Grounds yesterday and ,nosed out the Chicago White Sox in the final game of the year between the two teanhs by to 2. Pinch hitters played a prominent part in the victory of the Tanks, High dead1ocking the pas time i'm the seventhe with a, three-bag- ger and Charlie Mullen, just back from Richmond, winning the game in the ninth with. a single.
 i For six innings Cicotte, for the White, Sox, pitched inyincib1e ball. In the mean time the Sox were making headway at the expense of Carroll Brown, who occupied the box for the Tanks They touched Brown for a run i'm the opening frame and got another in the fourth.
 Pfeh succeeded Brown and Cole pitched the ninth for the Yankees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
YATES, WHO our YALE, REPORTS TO
 PRINCETON COACH

Princeton, Sept. 21.--Coach Rush of Princeton ordered the second scrimmage of the year for the Tiger squad yesterday afternoon and for more than thirty-fiye minutes the varsity and the second team engaged in a lively tussle. The varsity line still showed up weak and the second team had little difficulty in penetrat- ing it. Rush's chief problem this year will be to develop this line and he has only fair material with which to work The scrubs used only simple plays but seldom failed to break through for large gains
 Cyril Haas. playing on the varsity, got away with some long passes and should develop into passer of the first rank. Jack Eddy as usual star red at the pivot position on the scrubs and handled his team smartly- His Kicking also was one of the features of the afternoons work. Eddy is a natural player and seems to have the football intuition. He is making a strong bid for a regular position at quarter. Yates of last years fresh- man team at Yale appeared in uni form during the afternoon workout, but indulged in only light exercise
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Worcester Has Had Varied Experience
 in Baseball Game

When the worcester club of the New England League last month ask ed permission to 4ttra nsfer the re- mainder of it's home games to other cities because of lack of support an other, chapter was written in the varied baseball history of tho Massa- cllusetts city. Few towns have had as many ups and downs in baseball as Worcester. With a population of 160, 900, Worcester finds itself unable to support 9 Class B club, although it is much larger than Richmond, liar risburg and Salt Lake City, which are represented in A circuits, and big ger than a majority of the cities in the Class A Southern and Western leagues. It is the dissatisfactio of the fans with league conditions, how ever, rather than loss of interest in the game, that reduced the club, of the veteran Jesse Burkett to the point where the players went on strike for back salaries. Conditions in the New England League prove conclusively that the prosperity of a baseball cir cult depend largely upon newspaper support. When that is withdrawn, a baseball franchise is about as valuable as , Ben Davis apple. Yet most mag mates" consider that they are philan- thropiSts when they give a newspa per a two-lIne ead.
 Worcester fans can look back upon a glorious history, when their city was on the big league map, and that. too, ct 2. time W fen the nose 1counter could find less than third as many people | as now dwell within it's Boundaries. WorceTter first became prominent 3s 1 8 league town in 1879, when it was 1 included in the circuit of the National Asso ciation. / the successor of the old International Association, the Worces- ters finishing seventh. The following Worcester 9dT fn "a Natiopal League, and for three years the club, under the presidency of the Hon. C. B. Pratt, was represented in
 the oldest major circuit. Worcester finished fifth in 1880, and eighth in | 1851 and again in 1882 By that time
 the novelty of Icing in the big league
 lad worn off, and Worcester fans
 ceased to give adequate support to the
 club. At the close of the 1882 season | Worcester. along with Troy. resigned l rom the league, and the two clubs
 were placed in New York and Phila-
 delphia, laying the foundation for the
 present Giants and Phillies
 Although the Worcester club as a
 whole was nothing to brag about, it
 had an ilIustrious twirler in Rich mond, the-hrst no-hit pitcher in the
 major 1eagties. Richmond twirIed two
 no-hit games, in which no player hreachet; first base, in 1879, and he
 repeated this trick in the National League in a game against Cleveland in 1SS9- Just five Seys after H:cAmond
 achieved the premier niche in the I baseball hall of fame, Ward pitched no-hlt same against Buffalo, and
 before the season was over Corcoran | of Chicago and Calvin of Buffalo be-
 came no-hit heroes. The Worcester | club was weak at the bat, but it had
 two fairly good sluggers in Diclzerson
 and Hotaling, the former afterward
 playing with the St. Louis Union As 1 sociat1on champions, and Hotaling
 with the Cleveland club of the old l American Asso ciation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
TANKS SECURE FOUR PLAYERS
 IN THE DRAFT

New York. Sept. 21.-Announcernen was made by the Yankees last night that they won four of the fishes caught an the big draft net at Cincinnati last week Their prizes include a par or ieft- handed pitchers, one right-handed patcher and a Class D inheldef.
 The portside fingers are xBlodgett who comes from the Omaha Western .heague club, and Ross, from the Chat tanooga Southern association club The Erdght-handed curver is Shocker, from st11e Ottawa, Ont, club of the Canadian league. The infielder is Cable from the Bradford, Pa, club of the Inter state Ieague.
 The anks also wish to send out a Fderaaf that they drafted Ping Bodle. lW hAegnan Of Montreal an old minor league bird, who came up with the F anks in 1913. after spending dozen iyears in the brush.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
.RICKEY SECURED
 BETTER PITCHERS
 THAN CONNIE MACK

Philadelphia, Sept. 21-Branch Hickey and Connie Mack are trying g to build up pitching staffs, respect lively, for the Browns and Athletics, and on what has been shown t0 date the young St. Louis manager has-ac- complished more than his more illus trious rival.
 Of the many pitchers turned over to him when he assumed the manage ment of the Browns, Hickey has dis posed of all save Carl Wei1rnan and Earl Hamilton. He is responsible for all the others on the club who come under the heading of pitchers. Fore most among the newcomers are Err nie Koob and George Sisler, as the latter must be placed in the a1l- events class.
 Chester Hoff of Rochester, Jim Parks of Lexington and Tim McCabe of Decatur have all pitched and won games. They will bear watching. Others now with the club who will soon be given opportunities are John Phillips of WiIkesbarre, Allen South ern of Wichita and Clarence Sims of Charleston, w. Va 90
 Connie Mack has tried out a squad equally as large, if not larger than Rickey's force in an effort to find men Eddie Plank and Jack Coonbs. Mack's pitching staff is in a frightful condition and Of all the youngsters he has tested, only Tom Sheehan, the l long right-hander, obtained from the Peoria Three-I League team, has de- 1ivered to date.
 Mack is trying a somewhat differ ent scheme from that of Hickey. He has had Ira Thomas and Harry Davis securing the big and small towns, watching mostly semi i-pro teams play. l Most of the new young. pitchers are sandlotters Aside from tSis1er and Koob, the other Brownie hur1ers were 1 purch ased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
NEHF, BRILLIANT \ S0UTHPAW, ONCE
 LET GO BY EvERS


 Don't you remember me?" Arthur Nehf, George Stallings' nifty young southpaw, asked Captain Evers when he reported to the Braves and was introduced.
 t.No; I can't reco1lect having seen you before,'' replied the Trojan
 Why, you had me in Chicago the year you managed the Cubs, was Nehf's comeback. Don't you re- member, I reported to you one morn ing and you fired me in the afternoon.
 .sWeIl, Pm son of gun; sure. and you're the same kid. No wonder Murphy didn't keep me-" buzzed back Evers.
 And it's the truth. Nehf, found by a Cub scout when attending Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, was shipped to Evers at a stage when the Trogan was painfully shy of slab talent. He gave Art Nehf a short workout and then decided he wouldn't do-just then.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
LEGORE TRYING
 TO REGAIN PLACE
 ON YALE ELEVEN

New Haven. Sept. 21-opening their home practice with & sharp scrimmage of ten-nninute halves. the ale football squad yesterday began the final stage of preparation for fhe seasons games. They were sent be- hind closed gates by Head Coach H1nkey and given double bill of pract1ce, which will be kept up daily till the bout with Maine University Saturday. Additions to the squad brought it up to sixty and some twen- " more players are expected this week.
 There was no scoring, but the runs or Harry LeGore featured the play. Sent to the reserve squad the mast week, LeGore is attempting fo win back his place as first selection for full-back. Several shifts were made in the lineup because of the improve ment in form by substitute players at Madison.
 Chub Sheldon and Won Holt were given the varsity nominations at tac- kle, Mose1ey and Allen, freshman ends Of last season, were installed for pie ket duty; Kent, formerly Of sf Marks. and Kositzky were stationed at guard. and Pie Way, the former guard, was given center, He has been tried in this position for two days on the second eleven
 Lowry, a novice, was used at quar- terback; Captain Wilson and Nal ScoviI as halfbacks, and Guernsev fuIl-back. The veterans, Jim Shei- don and LeGore, were respectively at guard and fullback on the second team. For the present the squad will not practice in the Bowl but uDon inc old football grtdiron. The old wooden stands have been torn down, but the piaying field will be devoted to prac- t1ce this fall when the team does not wish to OCCUPY the Rovv1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Wagner's Watch Tower

A meeting will be held in Boston tonight to organize a new baseball league in New England for next sea- son. Bridgeport is one of the cities the prom otors are after. The names of those who are backing the league are not announced but it is said they want Springfield, Hartford and New Haven in addition to this city. They will also take Lynn, Portland, Wor- cester and Lawrence of the New Eng land league. Inasmuch as the East Tn association has paid it's protection money for next season and reserves it's territory it is difficult to see how any new league can invade this territory without consulting the Eastern direc- tors There are lots of leagues or ganized in winter that never bloom in the spring.
 Better look. up trains for Boston and Philadelphia It looks as if the worlds series would surely be staged in those cities The Phillies and they lost five and the Tigers; Braves and Brooklyns won all their remain ing contests the present leaders could not be dislodged. None of the trail CTS is likely to win more than three fourths of the remaining battles and in that case the Red SoX and Phillies would not need to do more than break even to capture the honors By taking three out of four games the Red Sox virtually crushed Detroit and Cincinnati pushed back the Braves by taking yesterdays game while the Phil1ies were idle in St. Louis.
 Capt Huston, one of the owners of the New York Americans, was very indignan at the report sent out that he had drafted Ping Bodie, the burly outfieIder who formerly played with the White Sox. When with Chicago Bodie was regarded as a slow man and a base runner of the nobody home type. Huston probably figured
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
.IN TRAINING FIR ATHLETICS.

Courses of diet and other regula- tions are now undertaken by the col lege football players These have many suggestions for others than the athletes A magnificent physical de- velop1nent is acquired by these fel- lows It is a big element in their sue cess on the gridiron. Other students and the working world generally could well apply the principle of training to daily life. The product, both of study and industrial pursuits, would be greatly enhanced.
 Most persons have to go into train ing. sooner or later. But people arc usually willing to undergo it only as the result of physical breakdown. It is comparatively easy to build up an average well body into a point of high efficiency. It is quite another thing for some run down physique to catch up with it's past excesses. Even to recover ordinary health may be diff cult.
 A robust physical condition is worth a great many self denials. The dis situations of life bring no more pleas ure in the long run. Simple living and outdoor life create a very keen appe@ tite. Food is relished then. Plain roast beef tastes better than the most elaborate1y seasoned sauces and des- serts.
 The modern WorIu Is pIdcIi5 S' 3LiS" value on physical efficiency. The man who looks anaenic finds it hard to get a job. The non n-athletic college. student needs to plan some kind of training, otherwise his business career may not be a success. He would better go out on the tennis court as regularly as to reoitations. Time spent in desultory reading should be exchanged for long trarnps iE the fiefCs.
 Such philosophy seems to be vast ed on people with a vigorous physi- cal inheritance. Most people learn these truths by personal experience. They might get them by observing the mistakes of others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
NEAL BALL AND AL ODELL COME BACK
 AS SEASON CLOSES

Neal Ball Of this city. who was a member of the Boston Red sox when they won the worlds series in 1912, has returned home from Toronto, where he played sHortstop for the international league club. Ball had a great season and was a warm favorite with Toronto fans He started the year with Rich mond. Va, but went to Toronto in mid season. The Toronto club won IT of it's last 19 games and put Providence out of the race for the pennant in the last week.
 Another Bridgeport boy to come abck from the baseball wars is Al Odell, the former third sbaseman of the Bridgeport team. Oden has been playing in the Texas league. He did well in all departments of the game and is assured of a job there in 1916.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
TIGERS LOSE LAST HOPE TO
 CAPTURE FLAG

Boston, Mass, Sept 21.-The Boston Red sox proceeded on their ganop for the American league championship yesterday by beating he Tigers again, making it three victories in the series and IA wins in the 22 games played be- tween the two clubs this year. Detroit got away to a two-run lead, and Bos- ton went to the sixth inning before it could overtake Hughey Jenningss clansInen, but in this session a pass and two hits, one of which was triple by Duffy Lewis, put Boston ahead 3 to ?, which was the final score.
 Jennings sent. Dauss, who beat Bos- ton last Thursday out to repeat his victory, but his great change of pace, while it bothered the Sox considerably, was far from an .infalIible weapon of defense.
 Babe Ruth, who pitched for Bos- ton, was effective when he was no. wild, this weakness causing him to bs withdrawn in the eight inning when the Tigers had three men on bases. Foster, whom the Tigers beat earlier in the series, was the relief man and he saved the day by flaming Catcher Baker.
 Another large crowd turned out, the turnstiIes clicking off more than 27, 000 and bringing the attendance for the four games series to the total of 107, zoo where they left off after 12 innings on Saturday, and yesterdays battle was every bit as exciting.
 Tn the first inning Ruth passed Bush and then hit Witt, Cobb sacrificing and then Bobby Veach drove out leftfield NsingIe for the two runs which had to stand as the Tigers total for the day After this Detroit had a man on base in five of the remaining eight innings but had no punch left.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
|ASTOR CUP RACE
 GETS 28 ENTRIES

New York. Sept Announeernen was made last night by the Sheeps- head Bay Speedway corporation, ID 1.7sO Broadway, that 2S entries have been received for the $50 miles Astor Cup Race on october 2
 The feature of the entry-hst is that Harry s. Hardness. president of the speedway, is to re-enter the racing game as the pilot of one of the Delage cars. MT Hardness, son of the late l. V Hardness, Standard Oil mag nate, was a noted amateur race driver and in 1905 won fame by making a Boston to New York record and also setting up new figures for the ascent of Mount Washington, in the famous e.cIinnb to the clouds
 To the entries already named will be added all nominations mailed yester- day. bearing a post mark not later than midnight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Luke McLuko says;

If people got what they needed most a lot of the girls would wake up on Christmas morning and find safety razors in their stockings.
 The girls are all great on culture. But so far I haven't seen any of them trying to drink their beer through a straw
 Men regard women as toys. But the ones wearing the brightest paint are not always the most popular
 The wedding day kiss is loaded with dynamite. But the tin wedding day kiss is loaded with cold mush.
 Married women ought to make good jurors. They know what alarmed liars all the men are. and they are wise to all the alibis.
 What if any is the difference be tween the old time tank mellerdram mer and the modern six reel movie fiIlum?
 A man believes that the other fel- lows girl may be fa1lib1e. But he knows that his girl is pure and ire proachable.
 What is the use of fussing around and counting 0 girl for two years when you can cop her out or know where you stand the very first night you meet her?
 Marriage is like the ten cent mystery tent at n street fair. It doesn't cost much to get in. but it costs a lot be fore you get out.
 Appearances are deceitful. The man who thumps the bar the hardest when he tries to attract the barkeep's atten- ton isn't always the fellow who is go- ing to pay for the drinks.
 Mother will gather up all her coffee checks, soap tags, trading stamps and grocery checks and will get 0 lot of Christmas presents with them. And father will come home and indignate about mother spending all his good money for a lot of junk to give to peo- pie who will not appreciate it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
ENRIGHT STARS
 FOR HARVARD IN
 FIRST SCRIMMAGE

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. Pillar wards varsity squad, after an hours scrim mage with the second team yes terday, emerged victorious by two touchdowns, both counts being made by Tom Enwriglpt, the husky full back and former freshman captain.
 The varsity, after a stubborn re- sistance, made a 15-yard gain on a forward pass, Capt. Ma.han to Weath- erhead. which, coupled with a 15- yard dash by Wilcox, gave Enwright his opportunity to jam through the scrubs centre for the first score Thirty-yard runs by Thatcher and Wilcox paved the way for the second score Secret practice starts Wed nesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Merkle's Anniversary

Fred NerkIes wiI14celebrate today his eighth anniversary with the Giants. Fred broke into the majors. on Sept game in a New York uniform. The Incident of the following year, when he failed to touch secondsin a critical game. came near ruining his career, but he stuck it out, and, in a measure, has lived it down. The fan has a long memory for tbones," however, and it is unlikely that Fred's n1isdeed will ever be forgotten by the New York rooters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
WATERBURY BOXING
 SHOW IS POSTPONED

Waterbury, Conn. Sept. 21.-on ac- count of the warm weather. Promoter Dan Buckley has decided to postpone his boxing show scheduled for Septem- Der 30, to some time next month. The boxers will all be able to appear zon the new date, he believes, and if not the card will be filled with boys of equal ca1ibre. The threatened trou- bles in the factories also makes this a bad time to hold a. show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Why He Ate at Home.

Hello, is that you, dear?" asked Mir. Rounder over the phone. .I called you up to tell you that will not. be home to dinner. My friend, John Brown, is in town
 s.Fm so glad replied Mrs. Roundes "I was so afraid you might be home tonight. My friend Tom Jones is in town Goodby, dear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
BUD PALMER AND BOSSE CAN'T AGREE
 ON WEIGHT LIMIT

talking q lot about what they did do to each other if they meet in next months boxing show in this citv. Bosse, through Manager Slim Bren- nan. offers to make 13S at o'clock on the day of the bout Billy Ho- gan. Palmer's manager, says 13e is the best Palmer will do. Why not compromise on 137, boys?