Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04

monia!s to Americas place in the world
OF sport but, MS one man remark cd
AZ lie viewed the tabulation and esti-.
mates for the twentieth time: II am in
clined TO think that we could add an
other 30 per cent To the total and still
lie inside the limit
According to Dr. Harvey Wiley, OF
pure food fame, football players should
munich sugar during the game in order
10 maintain health and composure. Grid
iron veterans Will see i'll this suggcs-
tion menace To the sport In tho
old days conversation, especially among
the lineSmen, led TO the opinion that
the players imbibed vitriol before and
during the game.
The opinion is rapidly gaining ground
in baseball circles that the twenty one
player rule in major leagues will never
be seriously enforced. This regulation
would require AN enrolment somewhat
along the following lines: pitchers,
eight, catchcrs, four; iniiclders, five:
oulticldcrs, four. At the beginning of
the 1913 season the American League
club rosters contained the following
number Of players: Athletics. twenty
nine; Washington, twcnty-tivc: Clcve-
/ land. twenty six; Boston. twenty five;
Chicago, thirty-onc: Detroit, thirty;
New York, twenty five; st. Louis. TWEEN
ty-ninc. The National League lis, was
about the same.
y number of tho clubs require
strengthening before The opening Of
next season if they are to be drawing
cards and mOney-makerS. Almost
without exception these clubs have n
large percentage of their present squad
under contracts which cannot be iE-
nored. How they are to be relieved OF
those players not wanted and where
desirable and seasoned new material Is
TO he secured and carried under the
twenty player rule is something
that is keeping managers and magnatcs
awake these nights.
Word was received by cable from
London few days ago of the death
OF Harry Kelley. Il famous old time
oarsnan and worlds champion scullcr
NJ his home. 'ulham. England. KEEL
ley, who may be remembered by some
OF the Older generation of American
followers of rowing. had lived 10 the
ripe old age Of fourscore and two He
was ono of the celebrated English crew
watch visited America in 1871 with
the Champion James Rcnforth, of New
! castle-on- Tyne. Eng While IA race
was being rowcd against st. Johns
crew on August 20, 1871, Renforth col.
lapsed ana died III kcllcy's arms
Kelley won the worlds sculline cham
pionship over the Thames course (four
ana onc-fourth milcs). from Putney to
Mortlahe, England. on three occasions,
ana once over the Tyne course (fou1
ana one-hulf miles,. near Newcastle
on-Tync, England. lie won his first
championship on the Thames River.
when he defeated j. Messenger on May
-, 1897, in "a minutes 30 seconds Two
years later II. Chambers. OF Newcastle,
England, won the honors over the same
route. beating Kelley In - minutes %
second on September 70 1859 Cham
hers defended the championship sue
cossfn1y against all chnllengcrs, until
August S, 1866. when Kelly beat him
on the Thames River. i'll % minutes and
% seconds. On July !. OF the follow
ing year, j. liammiil. OF Pittsburgh L..
:. ~, failed TO wrest the title from Kel-
Icy over the Tyne course. Kelly win
ming In 80 minutes 40 seconds. On May
G. 1868. Kelley defeated Chamber. on
the Tyne In 81 minutes 81 seconds. This
was Kellcy's last winning OF the title,
however. az on November II, 1863, he
lost the championship to j. Renforth,
Of Newcastle. England. over the Hanley
course on the Thames, the winners