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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04
SPECIAL MUSIC At
GROVE AVENUE BAPTIST

| There will be q special musical
service at Grove-Avenue Baptist
Church next Sunday night instead of
the usual evening service, the pastor.
DR.. w. c. James, giving only a brief
| talk in place of sermon.
| The choir of that church is pre-
| pairing an elaborate program for the
occasion and a musical treat Is in
store for those who will be fortunate
enough to hear it,
Each member of the quartette is a
well-known singer of Richmond. Mrs
q. X. Harper. who has been one OF
the city's best sopranos for a number
of ycars, possesses a lovely voice
of sweet yet brilliant quality, and is a
splendid leader. Mrs. j. X. Bowman
began her musical career several sea-
sons ago Miss Geline Macdonald,
and has since met with continued sue
cess. She has a dramatic contralto
voice of full resonant quality and I'M
usual range. Clifford l.. Walker has
recently returned to Richmond. after
being soloist at the Church of the Holy
Communion in New York. He Is we'll
ranked among the best tenors here,
possessing robust voice of great
|tiexibility and sweetness. J. II. Ben
nett is recent addition TO the city's
musical circles He has rich "basso-
baritone voice OF splendid range and
bids fair to make name, for him
self in his new surroundings. Her
bert l.. Rees is organist and director
Mr.. Rees has been one OF Rich
mond's most talented musicians for
several years and under his ex-
perienced dictatorship this choir Is
we'll rated one OF the best quartettes
in the city.
The program for this service IL as
follows:
Glory In Exceists .... Wilson
Quartette.
Hope Beyond ......... White
Duet--Tenor and Bass
toaHctus GounoO
Quartette.
The Day Is Ended ..... Bartlette
Baritone Solo.
Hear Us. Oh Father Nicoiao
Trio-Soprano, Alto and Tenor.
Fear Not Ye, Q Israel ..,.. Spicker
Quartette.
Waited For the Lord .MendeIlsohn
Duet---Soprano ana Alto.
Sweet the Moments Donnlzette
QuArtette.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04

The state Corporation Commission
Issued charters to che following new
ente rprlses YESTERDAY
The Basic City Bauk. Incorporated,
Basic Va Maximum, $5e,a0a; minimum,
$4,000, par value 500. Operate a
state bank G. A, Van Lear president,
Basic Va ", w Michael secretary
and cashier. Basic, Va
( Ahern -Dawkins, CO. Incorporated.
Norfolk. VA. Capital stock. $50, 500.
Manufacturing business. N. Y. Ahern.
president, Norfolk. Va f. Dawkins.
secretary. Cleveland, Ohio.
Staunton Brick Company. Incorpor
ated. stanton, Va. Maximum. $50 COO;
minimum, $40 .o0o par value. $500 Man
ufacturtuS brick. 4 I Smiley. presi-
dent W. A. Payne, secretary and treas
( 'ued. Both Of stauntor. Va
Amendment 10 charter Of Andreae
SILK Company, Tncorporated Chris
tiansburE, Va Maximum. s5o. 900. min
( num, $4,000; par va4ae. s1ea J. *
! Montague. ST.. president Mostly Mon
tague. secretary AND treasurer. Both
! Of Christiansburg. Va.
/ Little Bay Ice Plant. Incorporated,
1 Whitestone, Va. Maximum, $4,000;
minimum, $4,000; par value. 500
! Oyster business w z. Hathaway.
president, White Stone. Va. G. L. Rob
bins, secretary, Palmer, Va
= Norfolk Feed Milling Company, In
; corporated Norfolk, Va. Maximum
! So. 900 minimum. 5000. par value.
= slo9. Benjamin F. Metzger president
] w !. Cote, vice president; Nathan
MetzEer, secretary and treasurer. All
!of Norfolk. va
I Foreign charter
/ brotherhood of Railway Employees
q corporation of tho State Of Illinois.
The commissioner Of insurance statu-
! tors agent Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04
LOWER TEMPERATURE
BOOSTS TRADE

u g lun a co. $ trade report from
Rtchnond. Va, Tor Dun's Review. ot
to-day wit say
Business generally in this locality
has maintained its prey iouSly report
I'd gains and in some lines, nota bly,
drugs, harness ana heavy hardware,
thcrc has been q further increase
Lower temperatures and the APP
preaching holiday season hoye stimu-
lated buying at retail. satisfactory re.
ports being 4eCeived from nearly every
line
q 'rei,s. with the exception OF to-
bacco. are being marketed more freely
and prices are satisfactory. CoHec-
TONS continue To improve.
building Inspectors report for
Richmond shows an increase In work
authorized for November over cor
responding month last year of s5Sy-
6s3. and an increase over October.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04

Justice Trutchdeld's docket yeSter-
day was unusually short crime having
been heId 70 "a minimum by the po-
lice.
Blanche PAYNE. colored charged wi.h
selling liquor without a license viii
be heard on the 9Th,
George Obey, f. Church UuI mcr-
chant, MAS fined s25 for permitting
raniiug IN his place of business.
Boxes Of candy were being ratified.
The police will exert eNery energy in
breaking vi this form Of gambling.
The case Of engineer G. NJ. Moncure,
charged with Involuntary manslaught-
er, in running bis euaine over Curdelia
Johnson Wedncsdar night, win he
heard today. Coroner TAYLOR win hold
al inquest this morning.
Lille coles, colored. alleged 20 have
taken $50 and draft for $500 be-
longing t. " j Ktlmartiu. was sent
TO the grand jury
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04
NEW yonk so,ro~ MAnKrr,


New 0rk. Dec liverpool MAS
strong this mornlue hut trading Was
quiet Prices were 51s to Engl sh
points better than due sales we're
moderate Al 7,eoe. of which feoo were
American.
our market opened quiet. s to 10
better thar YESTERDAY. II saEeed af-
forwards. but later rallied agalu.
The close was barely steady ~ r TO
e lzef advance There was Ia spe TAI
i4ews Trading was leht aud the
movements Mere not 80 erratis-
The WOODEN markets are Improving
and prices are advancing, making ii
hetter demand for cotton aooda.
The spot markets south are hrm A
good deuahd is reported from All sec
lions
Par, receipts to8aE a. coo which
compared with 81 90a last yvee}, and
57.e3 last wear AIf hn0teu facts are
81 distinctly hullish character.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04

Ef5.11s,032 and the average 1886. The
present average u.s. In fact. the small
lest reported for the period since 1909
Most of the large failures in November
occurred in manufacturing lines. the
record showing Ia for s2,S37.272 in this
division. in trading occupations for
only 1856, os2, and . among agents.
broke etc. with an indebtedness OF
$3.50 600
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04

1918, OF ss4 04s. total amount for the
year however. will De slightly under
last year
Bank clearings for November were
more than forty-two per cent greater
than IN Septem Der"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04

Clark Walter Christian Yesterday ts-
sued marriage licenses 10 The follow
ing couples
James II. Pool ana Blanche Sales.
Julius II Sage aud Florence Buch-
anan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-04
nfcHno>n CHAIN mAnnrr.

fN hoiessie 4u0tatiens on 'Cbnngrl
Richmond, Va. December 8, 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
FOUR OLD GROUND GAINING PLAYS ARE
 IN FAVOR AGAIN

Men who played football a half dozen years ago have seen within the last fortnight the rejuvenation of four of the plays that they themselves re- lied upon for ground gaining results, namely: Then end run (especially from kick formatiohs old as the hills, and yet one of the most effective plays today and Yery hard to stop1, shift plays and lien divide, that is a space in the line of forwards (for by these is the Cornell attack diversified9, and. ffnalIyss spread plays, that is a forma- ton in which the men are spread across the field; for this is the play by which Colgate received one of her touchdowns against Yale, making an end run of over half the length of the field" says Walter Camp.
 The bringing back of all these methods is indeed a special character istic of latter-day football, for there is in each the element of that neces- nents are for a moment nystified and their eyes taken off the ball. as it were, so that an added advantage sis gained by the offense. Even Harvard, with perhaps the most simple of the varied forms of attack, relies upon an unbalanced line, and particularly on a run from kick formation in which Mahan gets a powerful interference through the crossing oyer of linemen, added to the backfieid.
 rom f6nGVlln Is OaCk at New Haven this week, and it is certain that noth- ing would aid the Yale team so much as to have at thfs moment of their discouragement something ot once more inspire their downcast fortunes, as did the shift plays which Shevlin brought on from Minnesota to Daly's team at just such a psychological mo- ment, and which, taken with Shevlin' s , inspiring coaching and a remodeled defense, enabled that e1event to turn a disastrous season into one of at least some satisfaction, through the defeat of Princeton and the tieing of Harvard, after a notable beating <at the hands of Brown.
 Yale needs some plays that will utilize Scovil's line plunging ability, and behind such plays he would be even. stronger than Kislerb who did such excellent work at that time. Field is also on hand to help. Walter could be used in end runs, and there is yet far more promise in the Yale line than has been apparent to the general public. Wiedenan is an ex- ce1lent end, and the right side of the Yale line. with Sheldon and Way. is very strong.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
LEACH CROSS BEATS.
 CORTEX IN MAIN BOUT
 OF NEW HAVEN SHOW

New Haven, Nov. 4NLeach Cross was given the decision over Andy Cor tez after 15 rounds of milling in the star bout of Bill Browns show at the Arena, last night. The fighting dentist was too fast for Cortez and forced the fighting in every round. Cortez is a hard puncher and he landed many good wallops on Dr. Wa11ach's face and body but the dentist did not seem to mind them and this was one of the most remarkable things about the engagement.
 Cross had two marks to show that he had been in a, fight. In the ninth round Cortez knocked him to his knees with a terrific right hand drive that landed on the upper part of Cross chest.
 There was a big. crowd out, the largest that has witnessed any of Mr. Browns shows here this season. The entertainment was satisfactory but the main bout was not as interesting as the clash between Cortez and Burns at the previous show, because they were better matched and it would be difficult to equal the contest they had. Cross had so much more speed than Cortez that the contest came near being one-sTded but Cortez rallied we'll and was strong at the finish. Cor tez weighed 126 pounds and Cross was a half pound over that weight. Gene Moriarty and Kid Burns put up a good eight rounds, which was called a draw. /
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
REPORT GlANNINI ] TO MANAGE YALE
 BOWL THIS SEASON

New York, Nov. 4.-Since the new rowing plans at Yale made no pro- vision for Assistant Coach Gene Gian- mini, athletic director at the New York Athletic Club for a, number of years, there has been much conjecture as to whether Gene would leave the New Haven institution. His contract, which was for two years, has expired, but it has been reported that Yale would 'ttake care of him.
 IA what way is not known, except bVthe authorities of the Yale. Ath- letic Associ ation, but there have been many reports regarding new positions which Giannini was to get. The latest rumor, ernanating yesterday in New Haven. stated that Giannini was to be made manager of the Yale Bowl This position is now held by an engineer, Thomas Atwood, who has been in charge since the completion of the gigantic athletic field.
 E1verard Thompson of New York, who superintendent the construction of the Yale Bowl and the Sheepshead Bay Speedway, stated last night that he had received no int1mationx of a change in management, but he was of the opinion that the report was with out foundation. According to Thomp- son, it is essential that the manager of the Bowl be an engineer, because many engineering problems come up in the, course of a year, which could not be handled by a 1ayman- It is possible that Giannini is slated as manager of the ticket department at the Bowl, a berth now held by w Z- yBedell, but tfisis mere conjecture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
DAVENPORT WANTS TO
 LEAVE FEDERALS FOR ST. LOUIS AMERICANS

S. Louis, Nov. 4.-Dave Davenport, the elongated right-hander of the St. Louis Federal league club, may be a member of Branch Rickeys pitching staff next season, according to an in timate friend of the 1anky s1abman, who declares that Davenport is anx- ious to get back into Organized base ball.
 Davenport's friend ''intimates'' that Dave held several conferences with Colonel Hedges before he departed for his home in Texas after the Fed eraI league season closed and that Hedges promised to give him a job with the Browns if the National Com mission will permit him to return to Organized baseball next year.
 Davenport's contract with the Feds expired this year and it was reported hat he is holding out for "a salary of hat the 1anky Texan tore up a con- ract rendered him by the local Feds 10000 for next season. It is also said
 day or two after the season closed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
BASEBALL BOSSES TO BE KEPT BUSY
 CLEANING HOUSE

Organizd baseball is clearing the decks for a strenuous winter cam paign. Federal League is not the least of the troubles which confront the National and American circuits. Several vital issues must be fought out at the annual December meetings and in the schedule meetings next spring.
 The reserve lists of the 16 major league clubs just published show no less than 5S0 players claimed for elig- ibility in 1916. The New York Yankees top the field with AT men. The St. Louis Browns have laid claim to Al. Most of the clubs are within the 35 limit prescribed by baseball law; some are away below this figure. The Yankees and Browns are not try ing to cheat. They are simply the vic- timsl of circumstances which must be adjusted before the opening of another season.
 Many of the players. on the reserve lists of these two clubs will not be asked to go south in the spring. Take the New York Americans as an ex- ample. There was an unusual harvest of deadwood on the payroll when Messrs. .Ruppert and Huston bought the club from Frank Farrell Much of this which was trimmed out still |appears on the new owners books. E A dozen or more so-ca1led Yankees officially tabuIated ugh-reserve are memories only so far as the fu- ture of the team is concerned. These were disposed of to minor league op- orators toward the flag end of the sea- son, but turned back on the New ork Americans at the close of the minor league, seasons to which they were consigned.
 There is to be a lot of house clean ing in the major leagues before spring. For the most part Iong-term contracts, into which the major mag mates were scared by the first furry of Federal invasion. expired at the close of last season. Some few of the veterans who have out1ived their use fdlness wisely provided against next year. These must be placed as. ad- vantageously as possible with the class A clubs.
 Enough heads must be Topped off between now and April to bring the tionaI League team pretty close to 20, for, according to present plans, the Johnson circuit, which tolerated 25
 men last. season, .favors as rigid a limit as the 21 observed by the Tener ring. .N.,
 The various experts on schedu1e in the two major leagues are of the opinion that the seasons begin too early. They will fight. for a later opening, even if the scheme should entail a later close, taking the. stand that October is a more dependable baseball month than April.
 With these schedule and roster problems mentioned, major league club owners are likely to find plenty over which to worry. regardless of the Federal League.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
HARVARD ELEVEN
 FINISHES DRILL
 FOR TIGER GAME

Cambridge, Nov. 4EHarvard con- c1uded her last hard work before the Princeton contest yesterday afternoon behind closed gates. Nearly an hours .scrimmage kept the varsity on the go, the coaches aiming to correct flaws in the defense and improve the offense which still apparently lacks 9. driving punch.
 Princeton forrna tions. as used by. the second team, did not gain as they have other days during the week Many of them proved distinct losses, the varsity forwards breaking through and tunbling the second team back.
 Harte and Soucy held down the ends, with Gilman and Parson at tackles Dadmunl and Taylor were still to the fore as guards, with Wal lace at center, after three days of rest. Watson ran the eleven but soon gave way to Robinson. McKinlock, Boles and Mahan formed the back field at the start of scrimmage, but King, who was late in reporting, re- Heved Be1es.
 Enwright, while not in the rough ening process, ran through signals with the varsity and is looked for as a starter Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
OLD BOBBY WALLACE.
 Al TODAY, ROUNDS
 CAREER AS UMPIRE

A fellow has gotta live. At least so most of us believe, not agreeing with Vo1taire. Once upon a time the old French philosopher gave a, young poet a raking over the coaIs for prostitut- ing his <genius--writin' lyrics for soap or pills. or somepn like that. "But a fel1a has gotta live,'' pipes up the long-haired bard. Voltaire twisting his lips into his famous smile, coIdIy replied, "I see no necessity.'' But that is wandering from the subject. A chap has gotta live. and so some of us be- come kpockets-nothin' personal v un understand-and others highway robbers, he-milIiners, icemen, news paper reporters and baseball umpires. It is sad, but it is true, that old Bob by Wallace, after an honest and hon. onab1e career of twenty years Eon the diamond, has chosen to round out his career as an umpire on, Ban John sons staff.
 Roderick is the fancy monaker conferred upon Wallace by his par ents, but it was soon lost in the snuff fle when he became ball player, and he has been Bobby or Rhody to two generations of fans. He is a Pennsylvanian, and was born Nov 4, 1874, so he will pass his forty-first milestone today. Bobby was given a great reception when he made his de- but an umpire in St. Louis last summer Though a quiet chap. Wal lace has always had a big following among the fans, and especially is that true of St. Louis, where he spent the greater part of his major league ca reer as short-stop, third baseInan and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
YALE MEN SHOULDN'T
 LET PETTY JEALOUSY
 HINDER FOOTBALL TEAM

Walter Trumbun in yesterdays S .'New York World" speaking of the story emanating from Yale to the eff feet that Head Coach Hinkey is to be superseded by Tom Shev1in, treats the question thus1y:
 JAS far as football is concerned, old Eli Yale isn't very prosperous just now, and it would sort of strike an outsider or a casual observer that this wasn't exactly the time for his sons to engage in any bickerings or dis play of petty Jealousy
 N Systems and theories can be fought out later This isn't the time for them. Neither is it the time for one football man to go around complain ing of the fooEshness of the other football man, or for men to bother what the other fellow said or didn't say, or for a coach to quarrel with a captain, or a captain to try and alibi zlimself at the expense of coach. It doesn't matter where the blame does ~ does not lie.
 What is needed is a little less thought of self and a little more thought of Yale. If; without jealousy of credit or thought of reward every man who could by any chance assist the team would hustle back and give his heart and hand to that one idea, a whole lot could be done even in couple of weeks At least that's how it looks to an outsider
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
MATT WELLS ANXIOUS
 TO GET FIGHT WITH
 CHAMP FREDDY WELSH

Dan Morgan, the New York boxing manager, sends the following:
 Matt Wells, the English light weight champion, is back in his old time form He showed it by easily de- feating Charley White in Milwaukee, Oct. 29. The enclosed clippings will show you that it is not the rawlings of a manager.
 wells is now ready to box any light weight in the world. Freddy Welsh preferred. Matt claims that after easily defeating Welsh in 20 rounds he received a bad decision and it there fore prevented him from becoming lightweight champion of the world.
 Matt Wells is no dancing boxer He is always on top of his opponent. Matt makes a battle every time he enters a ring and he is now ready to meet all cOmers."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
HARRY PIERCE TO : APPEAR IN COMING
 BOXING SHOW HERE

Harry Pierce, of Brooklyn, --7vI11 be one of the headliners in the main bout of this months boxing show. which is to be held in this city un- der the direction of Matchmaker Kid Williams. The show will be held November 15 to 22. Pierce is a boxer with a big reputation in New York. He has fought such good men as Wal ter Mohr, Johnny Harvey, and Young Brown, and has also mingled with Knockout Brown.
 The star bout will be 15-round affair. Matchmaker Williams is busy trying to get a suitable opponent for Pierce, who has already accepted terms. The management will put on several other fast bouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

19o3-Austin Rice and Kid Goodman fought 15-round draw at Fall River, Mass. This contest was the curtain on the ring career of "Iron Man. Austin Rice, the game and durable little featherweight and lightweight a career which extended over 10 years. Austin we'll deserved the title of Iron Man." for although defeated many times, he was never knocked cold. Joe Grimm himself had nothing on Rice in ability to take punishment and come back for more. Young Cor bett made him quit in the 18th round at Hot Springs early in 1903, but even the little Denverite couldn't put him to sleep Rice fought draws with Tom my Feltz, Dave Sullivan. Harry liar ris, Tommy Sullivan, Hugh McPad- den and a lot of other classy boys of that period. Never knocked ont himself, he seldom put an opponent to sleep, and in the latter part of his career he never had a knockout to his redit Whensit came to resisting the soporific punch, however, Rice didn't have to take off his hat to anybody.
 1s9s-Leo Houck, German-American rniddleweight boxer, born in Lancas- ter, Pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-04
BETTING EVEN
 ON PRINCETON
 AND HARVARD

New York, Nov. 4.-The betting has already become brisk among the alumni of Harvard and Princeton over the outcome of the game at Princeton on Saturday. Numerous wagers have been made at even money, and all though Harvard was defeated by Cor nell, and Princeton has had one. of the best elevens in many years, it is not likely that the Tiger supporters will be bold enough to hold the Crimson eleven so cheaply as to offer odds
 In the Wall street district several big bets have been made, and it is ex- pected that betting will be unusually lively when the Harvard and Prince ton graduates congregate in New York on Friday night before going to the match on Saturday morning
 The Princeton men have good req son for confidence in this years elev- err. Good judges of their ability rate them much higher than last season The team has what many Princeton -elevens of the past few seasons have 1ackedHa sturdy defensive game. There is no question that Harvard has weaker line than last season. although the record of last years eleven at Cambridge was not very good up to the time of the Princeton game.
 Last year Harvard was tied by Penn State. B to 12; by Brown, Q to O.; beat Washington and Jefferson by the narrow margin of 10 to g, and was ex- trernely fortunate to beat Michigan, ' to 0. While the coaches are not in .clined to be optimistic at Cambridge, there is undercurrent of feeling there that Haughton's eleven this sea son will measure up tos the standard of other years in the Princeton and Yale games.