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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
WASHBURn IS winner
over THEODORE PfLL
Harvard Player Takes Cup For Singles
In Tourney at Southamp-
ton, L. 1.

Meadow Club Courts, Southampton,
L. l., Aug. 2s.--Watson. NJ. WASH
burn. the Harvard player. and mem
Der of the Eastern States tennis team.
won the cup for the singles in the
tournament here today In four sets.
He outpiayed Theodore Roosevelt
Pell, former national indoor cham
pion, to the score Of 4-e. Ga, ST, Ga.
Washburn proved himself able to
get to the net at all times agains the
best driving that Peil was ever able
to bring against him. HE anticipa-
ton of direction made it possible for
him to hold position and rarely was
he caught out of range OF possible
return. Taking his rating as among
the top ten Of the country he had
ably demonstrated his right to the
position, for when he actually moved
into action and developed his game
to it's highest point he had Pell upon
the Aefensive vainly struggling to
find an avenue of escape from the
certain accuracy of his cross-court
overhead yolleys.
william NJ. Johnston and Clarence
~. Grimm, the Pacific coast cham
pion, won the finals of the doubles.
The pair that stand as the challenger
to Maurice e. Mclaughlin and T.
c. Bundy for the national champion
ship title played loosely against c. NJ
Church. the Princeton captain. paired
with Walter Merrill Hall, winning al
So, AS, ga. 7-b.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
MARTIN TAKES HONORS
AT EAST END GUN CLUB
J. N. Perkins and II. H Pollard
Rank Second and Third, Respec-
lively.

w. F. Martin carried off the honors
at the weekly shoot at the East End
Gun Club. The big fellow broke
twenty-four birds out OF twenty-five
tries, which squalls the best mark
made at the club this season. J. N.
Perkins. member Of the Northside
Gun Club. was the guest Of the East
Finders. and proceeded to break twen-
ty-three OF the clay pigeons. T. II.
Pollard carried off third honors. hav-
ing twenty-one TO his credit
The shoots are becoming more and
more interesting at the East End Clup
and practically every member has
shown marked improvement over
last year. Mt which time the club was
organized. Up to the present time
T. II. Pollard has the best average,
while w. r. Martin and p B., Moore
have shown good form with their
weapons.
/ The scores follow: .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
NEW YORK YANKEES
EVEN WITH TIGERS
Ray Caldwell Beats Detroit in First
Game, Hut Covaleski Has Easy
Tinae In Closing One.
BOSTON sox TAKES COUPLE
Doc Ayres Loses Eleyen-Inning Con-
test to ST. Louis Browns--Phila-
cciphia Athletics Are Winners Over
Chicago.

Detroit, Aug. ga crowd esti-
mated at about $4,000 fans saw "Smil-
ing Bill Donovan and his Yanks hold
the hustiing Tigers to an even break
this afternoon at Frank Navin's ball
park. The first game was pitchers
battle between Ray Caldwell and Big
Bill James and was one of the most
exciting contests seen here this sea
son. The second was an easy victory
for Covaleski, for the Pole had Ray
Fisher beaten before the contest pro.
crossed very far, The scores were
to and s to 2.
First game:
Score by innings. r. II. K.
New York 49,. 600 00I 000-1 0
Detroit ... 600 900 600
Batteries: Caldwell and Nunamaker;
James. Oldham and Stanase. Baker.
Umpires. OLoughlin and Hildebrand.
Second game:
Score by innings: r. r. e,
New York -. 900 900 200 3
Detroit nov, 400 lol 0o"--6 10 4
Batteries: Fisher, Vance, Kruger
and Alexander: Covaleski and STAN
age. Baker. unrpires. Hildebrand and
o Loughlin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
ROTARY DAY THURSDAY
At LOCAL BALL PARK

Featured BY . comedy baseball
game in which local Rotarians viii
participate, Rotary Day will be ceie-
brafed next Thursday afternoon ~
Broad street Park. Besides seeing. =
good baseball game between the Viz
ginians and Toronto. local fans will
have . chance to SEQ the Rotary out
will make them roll with hifarfty.
Several prizes Will be given at the
rark during the afternoon. and the
usual CREASED pig will be liberated to
lbe chased by the players on the op-
posing teams Last year Rotary Day
was . huge success, and this year
those who are arranging the program
lpian to make It even better.
Following Ia a list OF those who will
exert every effort to make the day =
success:
Committee in charge Jeter
Jones', 8. 8. Rosendorf. Thomas Xiv
| Cooke, H. 8. Hotchkiss, J. B. Moore
Jr.. A. w. Baker and walker G. Colt
rell. .is
R-o-T's-Thomas b. McAdanis,
John c. White, j. r. PAlmatary. 8. g.
IRosendorf. Horace F. Smith. 9. letter
Jones, III. s. Hotchkiss. Walker G,
tCottreIl, Harry v. Cole, John @. Cor
Hey, W. Leigh Carneat, Preston Beivin.
w. G. Sale. H. H. Heater and Thomas
/ G. Snyder.
A-R-Y's--w. f. Morton. g. r. At
kinson, John Bagby. Al Rharo Gagge.
Aaron Jacobs. Harry Tompkfns I. II.
FIJI, G. l. Beardsley. Milton Cone,
Dan Whitlock, l. Fl. Jenkins, A. W.
Baker. r.. r. King and James =.
Phillips, Jr.
Attendant Physicians--Dr. NJ. D.
Hoge, Jr. DR.. h. A. Hord, DR.. H. 8.
Corey and DR.. william Fl. Parker
Advisory Staff--Rt. Rev. d. j.
O'Connell. Rev. r. T. McFaden, Rev.
George w. Mcdaniel. Rev, II. d. G.
MacIachlan. Rev. w. Russel Bowie.
Rsv. r. A. Smoot and Rev. =. n.
Calisch.
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Nap Ruclxer Winner Of Opening Con-
test, While Pfeiner Is Victorious
In Second.
BOSTON BRAVES ARE WINNERS
Champions Beat Toney BY Score o. =
to o, Dick Rudolph Being tho
Hero--Tesreau Blanks the Chicaso
Cubs.

Brooklyn. Aug. zS.-~Thoee Dodgers
had the hardest kiiadsof Time to win
for Nap Rucker. In spite OF the fact
that the former king OF southpaws
showed about his best game OF five
years. Rucker let down the Buca
neers with eight hits. The score was
! to for the Dodgers In the first
ond game.
First game:
Score by innings: =. y 2.
Pittsburg -. 100 900 000--1 8
Brooklyn -. OI0 900 0o1--2 IL 0
Batteries: Harmon and Gibson:
Rucker and Miller. Umpires, Easnn
and Byron.
Second game:
Score by innings: r. IA p.
Brooklyn -. 010 goo 02o---3 S Q
Batteries: Kantlehner. Maumax
and Gibson Murphy: Pfeffer and Nc
Carly. Umpires. Byron and Eason.
Boston Braves Win.
Boston, Aug. 2s.--Buck Herzog
saved his star pitcher. Fred Toney. all
through the Philadelphia series just
to take crack at Boston. Today he
cut Fred loose and the result was =
pitchers battle with Dick Rudolph.
up pitcher was bested . to O..
Score by innings: r. Il. p.
Cincinnati -. 900 900 00o--0 4
Boston ... COL e10 0os--2 8
Batteries: Toney, Lear and wingo:
Rudolph and Gowdy. Dmpires. Quig-
ley and O'Day.
Tesreau in Great Form.
New York, Aug. 2s.--Jen Tesreasi
was invincibIe against the Cubs TO-
day and held them TO three hits.
Only one Chicagoan travelled ~ far
as third and the Giants shut them
out, to O. Hits by Burns Robert
son and Merl<le figured In New FORKS
first run. and q pass, an error ana
two sacrifice prods produced the
other.
Score by innings: r. 4. e.
Chicago -. 600 600 0oo--0 !
New York ~. 10l 900 00s---3 3 Q
Batteries: Humphries, Adams and
Archer; Tesreau and Meyers. Um-
pires. Rigler and Cockili.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
events Richmond Buffalo Game Montreal WIN Be Here
GRIDIRONLS7S SOON
TO GET INTO ACTION
Orders Have Been Issued For the Mobilization Of Moesr
Bngades and Colleges Are Preparing For Greatest
Campaign In History Of Sport 81

New York. Au9 - WITH 80 -
suing q mooliisAAion SsAsx9 k9r ~
molesktn prieaues e tAAA ~
Thousand cohessy AH9 scno0ssl
throughout the country. footpah lad.
ers are preparing Joe she tsSetses
gridfron campaign N tne nlss0sy ~
the sport. Within the next IT, ~ e42
the initial games OF the season an
be played and each succeoalnG E l:als
urday witness steAdily incre12A
schedule OF contests until the crcsk 81 a5S
the sport 10 reached late IN Novem oet
and the play declines to the nnas
matches Of early December.
Not since the days OF the seventies
when American intercollegiate foot,
bali was born. has there been ans
autumn which held forth 80 much In
the way 81 rrfdiron activity as that o.
uIe prepared bys,the rules COMMITTEES
~ the ieadfns coilere and echool
teams ~ IRE United state BETWEEN
IL and Decembcr 1. Ess
During tf,ia DSriod ~ = tf4f3a lero
than eighty DAYS there win IS more
than /. 1000 ranaes between tlie elevenn
" the principal universities ana col-s
leges ana twice that many conteets
among the leading high school and
preparatory academies. Games are
scheduled FOR every day In the week
except Sunday and X evenly divided
between Monday and Saturday would
average close to forty per day..
The honor or opening the season
falls to four Pennsylvania instttutionn,
FOR the Carlisle indians play Albf1Ehs
and BucknelI meets HlOOrnsbufx NOR
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BUILDERS ADMINISTERED
1 DOUBLE DEFEAT

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
Portsmouth. Va. Aug. 2S. - The
Truckers climbed today by taking two
games from Newport News by score of
to i and 6 to S. In the first Wood
was unhlttabie IN the pinches. Mullen
was hit opportunely and given poor
support In the second the Truckers
punched hits on GARDINER in the sew
enth for four runs and victory.
pa~
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Axres Loses TO Browns.

pitched a good game against the
Browns today. but the St. Louis team
triumphed, 2 to /, after the battle had
gone twelve innings. Washington
had one-run lead until the seventh,
when the Browns evened the count.
Score by innings: r. III. E.
Washington
001 900 900 080---I l. o
St Louis 900 600 100 001--2 Is /
Batteries: Ayres and Henry: Ham,
ilton and Agnew. Umpires. Evans and
Chill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
PORTNER-AGe|ES
GAMES POSTPONED
Capital Prevents Champion
ship Contests.

Especial to The Richmond vir9inian.
Washington. Aug. 2s.--There may
not be four games played in the Rich
mond Washington championship ANA
teur series this year The two games
that were to be played here to-day
between the Portner and Agricultural
teams were called off on account of
rain.
President Payne. of the Portner
team, and an official of the Washing
ton commission waited in the lobby
of the Harrington Hotel here today
until 4 O'Clock before deciding upon
postponing the games. President
Payne has been advised by persons
cloceiy connected with the Portner
team to get the washingtonians down
TO Richmond before making another
trip to the national capital. The ex-
penses OF the pertner team in coming
here were great and there IL not
much hope In the way of securing any
unless the games in
Richmond draw large crowds.
The situation OF the inter-city SER
les at present is such that 1t may
mean the abolition. of the games this
year. The American League park
cannot be secured here next Saturday
or on Labor Day, and the only park
available Is one that is unenciosed
and to which the question of paid ad-
missions liz stiil in doubt.
May Not Go Back.
Whether the Portner team will
come to Washington next Saturday
will be decided by communication
with the Washington officials this
week. IT lis doubtful. however. II a
favorable decision will be reached un-
less the Aggies come to Richmond.
During the heavy rain today menu
bers OF the Richmond delegation. in
GLIDING President Payne. Manager
Berry. Secretary Hooper and news
paper men. talked the matter OF the
inter-city games with C. G. Clarke J.
ID. Green, President Robert H. Young.
and two other members OF the Wash
ington com mission Ths Washington
commission expected large crowd
out TO the game, possibly 5000, and
were greatly disappointed when the
game was called on
The Pcrtner team ls<s hax~ tonight
xAr Richmnnd.
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Norfolk.

Thrasher and E,ubank. Sacrifice hits
Francisco and Mcmahon. Double
plays Pa rmalee TO Hartsell to Gust,
Cleveland TO Foiles. Struck out--By
McManus, Base on balls--On Rich
mond. 2; off McManes 2 Passed balls
Francisco. Sacrifice fly--Gust Left
on bases-Orphans 3: Norfolk. 1.
Time OF game. i:10. Umpire, Lucia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

Summary: Two-base hitr--Winston
and Damran Three-base hits--Sew-
ton. Double piayr--weod 20 Newton
10 Carnes Newton 10 Carnes Sacri-
{ Ace hits--Crist Newton Sc. Martin 3,
Waod Base on balls---Off Mullen l..
or wood 4 Left on bases---Sewport
News u Portsmouth g. Struck out
-sy Mullen 3. ny Wood 4 Passed
BALLS Mace l. Time OF gane--1 80.
Tmpire---sfcGowan
&A SECOND GAME.
Newport News.
Players AR. r.. H. o. a. E.
Glegsse. ~ 1880. III Q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

Arrouor 4. foot srr,,rc.,,z ~a -
l. exnecte, 70 re-, hacE int ,hn una'
up tomorrow The" fast nt,,s rrh.r
has been ont az the Iine.un sor tha
last fsw asvs .ma 1 hs ~. hap LOT 800. .ns
bv local fans Ths vounsst.r n s
en- ana sney VIII welcome
his ie'urh " the io'o.
The lively scrap for the gonfalons
In the American and. National
interesting each dav. BY losing two
out of three to the Boston Bean
eaters It Iookea AZ II the Tfwerrs
chances for the bunting this wear had
gone agIimmer4ne. However. thoy
came right back AFTER the compile
ton of the series ana have been put
ting up some great exhibitions. De.
troit has not Yet been eliminated by
any means. and the ffRht from now
until the end 81 the season nromises
to be interesting. with two or three
more dependable hurlers tho Tigers
would have been far ahead In the
pennant race at the present time.
However, the real scrap Ia In the
National League, about = half dozen
OF the clubs stih being eligible for
the pennant. The fight seems TO be
between the Phillies, Dodgers and
Braves. The Brooklyn team Iost
ground last week by the numerous de-
feats sustained by apparently weaker
There is another lively fight for
first honors in the second half Of
the Virginia League season. The sea-
son will close Labor Day, and at the
present time four clubs have q show
Tor the pannant. They ara suffolk,
Rocky Mount, Portsmouth and NOR
folk. and Just which will top the
scason Ii still matter OF conjecture.
Thu Norfolk Tars have been going
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
sTARS CAPTURE BOTH
FROM ORPHAN TEAM
Llumphries Hurts No-I No Run Game Defeating Homeless
Ones to o. In Opening Setto While Tars Get Second
ssf Encounter By Count of to 2.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Fesults Yesterday.

i Norfolk. 3 Orphans, 0 first game).
Norfolk, 4: Orphans, tsecona
game, seven !nnings).
Portsmouth, :: Newport News, 4
ifirst game)
Portsmouth. s: Newport News. 5
fsecoud Eame),
Suffolk. 4: Rocky Mount. first
game.
Rocky Mount 3; Suffolk. tsecond
game)
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ATHLETICS Beat white sox.

Chicago, Aug. 2s.--The Athletics
sprung a surprise on the White Sox
today and defeated the home team
by a to score. Knowlson pitched
well for the Mackmen.
Score by innings. r. Fl. e.
Philadelphia .so21 COL 000---4 IL O
Chicago .. 600 020 600 Q
Batteries: Knowlson and Lapp;
REM. Faber and Schalk. Umpires.
Nallin and Dineen.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

HtsUIHe Ic1pckUdy.
Richmond Buifalo, postponed;
rain.
Rochester, 4; Jersey City, L first
camel.
Rochester. 3; Jersey City, 1 (sec-
sond game; seven tnnings).
Providence. 3; Toronto, A.
Montreal-H Harrisburg. postponed;
rain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

oscIy SdHie tHcy nave lOSt has uc6n
by one or two runs margin, Even at
that they have not been putting up
the brand Of ball that they are capa-
BILE OF playing.
The VirgSnians have, Without
shadow of doubt, the best trio OF
outfielders in the Barrow orxanixa-
ton, but the infield lie . Bit shakey.
misfits at the first ana third sacks
respectively. for they are seasoned
ball players, but HeAlsy and rewster
are not at home on second ana at
short. They do mighty wen for young
sters just breaking into professional
company but th6y stifi lack the ex-
perience Of the. more seasoned ball
players, and they have not shown up
to any advantage IN the two posi-
tons. Pick returnsd few days ago
and has added considerable strength
to the RinnerworkA This fellow Ii
briming over with pep. from one end
OF the game to the other. and he
puts ginger into the scontestA n
took game ball player 70 - back
into game with tie bad finger that
Pick has. The iscAsated digit has
not vet thoroughly healed, but he
volunteered to take his old position
was taken sick. ana he has been put
ting UP good game. despite his Inc
jury.
Sammy Crane, who was recalled by
the Philadelphia Athletics q week
ago. is being missed. He 10 without
n doubt the greatest short fielder that
has ever played the infieid In Ricn-
mond. not excepting the big league
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Cleveland, Aug 2s.--The Cleye-
land Indians were the victims OF a
double-defe today, the Red Sox win
ming both contests, the scores being
10 and TO /.
First game:
Score by Innings: n. Fl. f.
Boston .... 40 020 1905 II o
Cleveland -. GEO 900 30---s 7 /
Batteries: Ruth. Mays and Thomas
Cady; Morton, Harstad. Carter and
o'Neili. Cmpires, Connolly and Wall
lace.
Second game:
Score by innings: r. II. E.
Boston .. 600 100 00o-~-3 1
Cleveland 80. 600 600 i00---1 5 i
Batteries: Shore and Cady; Colo
more, Carter and O'Neill Umpires,
Connolly and Wallace.
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Norfolk. Va. Aug .2s.-Norfolk
took two games from the Orphans
today by the scores Of 10 0 and TO
2 In the first HUMPHREYS held the
cast-offs hitless for nine inings In
the second NcManus received SUI
perior support, and was more effective
than Richmond in the pinches.
FIRST GAME
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Norfolk

SnmmarY. stolen bases-~FoiIes and
Flynn. Sacrifice hits~-Parmalee.
McMahan and FLYNN Two-base hits
---Thrasher Struck out-By Pooray.
4: by HUMPHREYS. 6. Base on balls
on Pooray. 2: off HUMPHREYS. Q. Left
on bases--orphans, Q; Norfolk, 6.
1amc OF game. l.25. Umpire. Lucia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

Next Thursday is the big day at
Broad Street Park. II is Rotary Day,
and everybody knows what that
means 1t means one big afternoon
of fun and laughter, besides good
baseball. There is going to he a COM
edy ball game just before the begin
ming of the regular scheduled contest.
The teams will be composed OF Rotar-
ians. Nuf Ced, These fellows make
fun wherever they go. Several prizes
will be given at the ball park and .
record breaking crowd 10 sure to be
on hand
At the present time II does not
look much like the yirginians will
top the second division OF the Inter-
national League by Labor Day. The
first week after the Virginians re-
turend from the road trip proved to be
A successful one. but the one titAt
ended has been the most disastr0us
one at home since the season opened.
To get Into fifth place before they
take their departure from Richmond
the yirginians must win the large
ma jority OF the remaining games.
while Rochester and Toronto must
drop practically all OF the games
scheduled for this week.
Manager Dunn is geing TO give his
proteges good lecture today ana
there IL a probability Of them GET
ting out and cleaning up the Mon-
treal Royals and Toronto Maple
Leaves next week. The virgintans
: have certainly been playing IN hard
luck duytng tnAl nAst Neek Ter most
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

The yirginians will have the Mon
treal Royals and Toronto Maple
Leaves as their guests this week. The
Montreal boys will be here tomorrow.
Tuesday and Wednesday. while Thurs.
day the big noise" will arrive in our
town. Everybody knows who the "big
noise" is. It's Bill Clymer, who has
supervision over the Toronto outfit,
which includes Neal Ball. erstwhile
second baseman and captain Of the
Virginians, ct ais. Neal didn't like
Richmond. and the local fans liked
him less. This accounts for him be-
ing one of Clymerss proteges. Clymer
is an individual who doesn't feel right
unless he is making a lot of noise
He remains on the coaching lines and
keeps 'em alive" all the time. BIZ
Morrisette hasn't much love for Clym-
or. There IL reason. The Toronto
pilot has dubbed the local dispenser
of the slippery elm "Talcum Powder
Bilr'-a name which Bill does not
like. Morrisette says he Is going to
get revenge on Clymer by giving his
underlings a severe drubbing one
that they will long remember And II
"Biir il feeling right he will do it.
too.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
Montreal Royals and Toronto Maple
Leaves Will Be virginians' Opponents
Gossip

time form in shortstop for Connie
Mack. The elongated Athletic leader
says that Sam has q bright future
before him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29
Athletic
BY ERNEST Pollard.

The intervention OF our old friend,
J. Pluvius. prevented the Virginians
from winning a perfectly good ball
game yesterday afternoon, maybe AL
Ian Russell had just applied the gil
can to his salary wing. and he was all
primed for the third game of the Sc
ries. 1t Is not believed that even
Methuselah Bebee, the no-hit, no-run
king of the International League.
could have stood between Richmond's
premier slab-artist and a victory. But
whether Allan would have emerged
victorious Ia something the local fans
will never know. for the aforesaid
rain god sent forth che elements and
blocked hostiiities.
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Games Today.
Toronto In Providence.
Montreal In Newark.
Rochester In Jersey City.
mo others scheduled. J

every game they have lost has been
by one or two runs margin. Even at
that they have not been putting up
the brand Of ball that they are capa-
BILE OF playing.
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Standing of Clubs.
Games Monday.

Orphans in Norfolk.
Portsmouth in Newport News.
Suffolk in Rocky Mount
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

!. lcantinued e etz4A 1900
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PROFESSIONALLY

Score bT INNINGS Z
Newport News 49,. 100 GOO ooe--~
Portsmouth -. 3D2 100 To-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-21
lay Declares He
Stands Firmly By
President Wilson
Congressman Denies He VIII Block
Acts Toward Military Prepared
mess.

Especial to The Richmond virginian. }
Harrisonburg. Va, Aug. 20.-Ten
thousand people attended the annual
Confederate reunion today at New
market. Lieutenant-Govern Eilyson
and Congressman Hay were the prin-
|cipal speakers.
Mr.. Hay was roundly cheered when
he stated that he stood with President
Wilson, and would be largely guided
by his recommendation with reference
to military preparedness. Personally.
he did not believe that the United
States was In any danger of attack and
that Ii we were, the country was In
far better position for defense than
the alarmist claimed.
Statements printed in many publi-
cations that he intended, as chairman
OF the Committee on Military Affairs,
to block or embarrass the President In
any reasonable request he might ask
from Congress were absolutely I'M
thought of, he declared He did not
intend. however, to be stampeded into
extravagant expenditure for large
military esta blishment for the benefit
of those who might be benefited in
furnishing supplies or building up
n military caste in the United States.
He believed the President would ex-
haust every means in his power TO pre-
vent this country entering into war
with any OF the present combatants,
and In this he would undoubtedly be
successful.