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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-02

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HOROSCOPE.
Tuesday, March 2, 1915.

The stars incline. but do not compel"
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-02

"'Wot's the NATTER says the doctor.
Very ill" says the patient
"'Wot have you been eatin on says
the doctor.
Roast veal, says the patient
Dickens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
SCHOLARSHIPS WIN
FROM GROVE AVENUE

! Displaying superior accuracy in
their goal-shooting, better teamwork,
and generally outplaying their oppo-
nents. the Junior Scholastics won a
wefl-deserved victory over the Grove
Avenue quint last night at the for
mer's gymnasium, the count being 81
| 10 s.
Taking the lead from the very
jump, the Scholastics retained it until
the final whistle had sounded some
forty-fve minutes later. While the
Grove Avenue basketers displayed
streaks of form ut intervals. they
proved no match for the Scholastics
who played heady. consistent game,
| throughout.
The passing of the winners was very
good for youngsters, and some of them
cavorted around the floor like vet-
Grams of the. game. On the other
hand the Grove Avenue boys were
considerab bly, off color in their passing,
while they were unable TO basket the
leather at critical moments, many
good shots being missed by the West
Enders.
While it would be almost an in
justice to pick out an individual star
for the Scholastics. II should be said
that the playing Of II. Sisson at cen
ter for the winners was spectacular,
to say the least. He basketed the
ball no less than nine times for a
total OF eighteen points. All of the
other men showed form. For Grove
Avenue Iadd and Stevens played the
best game. The lineup and summary
follow:
Schola stics--N. Sisson. right for
ward; Flippen. left forward: r. Sis
son. center: Carroll. right guard;
Ward. left guard.
Grove Avenue--Ladd, right for
ward; Anderson, left forward; Stew
ems. center: Wills. right guard; Sands.
left guard.
Score: Scholastics 81; Grove Ave-
nue., s.
Goals from feld--R Sisson, Q; N.
Sisson, 4, FIippen, 5; Carroll, q:
Stevens. Ladd. Mitteldorfer Goals
from foul--N. Sisson. Substitution
Grove Avenue: Mitteldorfer for An
derson Referee-Pollard tB. NJ. c..
Time of periods-l5 and 90 minutes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
First Big Game
Played Under
Unique Rules

Compared with the wonderful ex-
hibition Of team play given by the
Harvard eleven Of 1915 against Yale.
the first meeting of these two univer-
sity squads would appear almost
laughable If 1t could be staged again
today. That contest was played at
New Haven on Saturday. November
IL, 1875. on a field measuring 400 by
200 feet. and was witnessed by about
1900 spectators, which included sew
eral hundred women. The number Of
players on a team was optional with
the captain, the rules simply specify
ing that from eleven to fifteen might
be played The game was divided into
three three minute periods, and the
only scoring permitted Ia goal fol-
lowing touchdown, kicked over the
goal bar suspended ten feet above the
ground nom the uprights twenty feet
apart.
Harvard won by four goals to moth
ing, the Crimson scoring two in the
first half hour and one each in the
remaining two periods. The ball
could be kicked or carried caught
on the bound or fly. and the runner
would be tackled and thrown as at
present Harvard's cheering contin-
gent consisted OF $50 students, who
made the trip from Cambridge to wit
ness the play. No admission was
charged. and the size OF the crowd
and absence OF gate receipts contrasts
sharply with the fact that very close
TO 10000 persons paid $4,000 to
see the Harvard Yale games CT 1914
and 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
FIELDER JONES TAUGHT
DAVE DAVENPORT CONTROL

acted az relief pitcher In fifteen Others
working in ffty-fve games altogether
In one OF the relief games he went u
in the third inning and allowed only
one hit during the remaining six N
slings In FIVE other relief games In
which he worked an average OF four
innings he did not allow hit,
Davenpart's record for the season
shows ffty-five games participated in,
twenty-five won and eighteen lost for
an average Of $50.
Davenport II hard luck" pitcher.
The breaks never favor him. He never
can count on luck as a factor In bring
ing him victory. II he wins II Is ny
sheer pitching power alone. Almost
cre-half of Davenport's defeats last
year were by one-run margins. AT
least three times he held the opposition
to one run throughout the nine in
nings. only to lose because his team
failed to score.
A considerable pitcher is Davenport,
and IL he begins the 1915 season where
he left Off this fall, the opposition hat-
ters proba bly, will move to have him
communicated from the league.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

! New York, Dec. 10--Dave Daren.
! port, OF the st. Louis Feds, ranks to-
day as one OF the greatest pitchers the
game ever produced. And Dasen-
ports star is still! ascending.
! You haven't heard much about him
IN a general way, because when he
was with the Cincinnati Reds he was
50 Wild that he was Just mediocre,
and since his Jump to the Gilmore cir
cult his achievements seem to have
escaped country wide attention.
Davenport is six feet six inches tall.
| tge weighs about 210 pounds and has
Ian arm like steel rod. q hand that
simply smothers the bali. and ply
siaue that would enable him to pitch
every other day in the season, II
necessary.
few years ago through the Cincinnati
Reds route. lie showed binding speed
from the start. and he had a dazzling
q ssortment of curves. But he was shy
on control. When he let go of the ball
no one knew jus, where 1t was going
/ to land.
If Davenport ever learns control
he'll be a pitching wonder" declared
the Cincinnati critics. And then
Davenport jumped to the St. Louis
Feds and into the waiting arms OF
FlesuST JGHcut ouc "a tAtG HtC0ATSt u~-
velopers OF pitchers in the country.
Jones labored long and patiently
with Davenport In an effort to curb
that wild streak When Davenport
/ started OF this season he had better
! han fair con;rol--but he wasn't per-
! feet Jones kept coaching him
/ throughout the season. and when the
latter part of August came around.
Jones figured his services as a teach
! err no longer were necessary.
Il guess Davenport is ready 10 show
he boys some real pitching. said
/ Jones. ~. .s,IIe CAN handle the hail
now.
! On September Davenport pi.tcd
/ his mighty right arm against the
Chicago club--and held them hitless.
! on the 10th he allowed Newark only
/ Two hits, on the nth he yielded but
! two against Brooklyn. and on tho
! 22nd Baltimore secured only three
( hits of his deiivery and two days later
lpa4enn port let buffalo down with three
hits.
| One no-hit game. two two-hit games
and two three-hit games in one
! month--,hats Davenport's record.
/ Adding to the glory of Davenports
1915 work is the fact that on July 81
/, re allowed Buffalo only one hit. shut
! ting them~out. and on April i8 he al
lowed Chicago only three hits,
! During the season Davenport pitch
/ ed nine shut-out games In the forty
/ full games In which he participated.
! In addition to those forty games he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
BILLIARD EXPERTS
SHOULD BE Careful.
Champion Hoppe Gives Out Some Good Advice Nursers
the 1voriesWrist Muscles Must Be Very Well
Educated If One Wants to Succeed

New York Dee, 1o.--"The person
who wants to succeed in billiards
must have perfect control Of the mus
cles in the wrist. he must have per-
feet eye for measuring distance and
speed. and. above all else, he never
must get careless
so SAYS Willie Hoppe. the champion
of all champions In the cue world
the most wonderful billiard player in
The game today. Hoppe has been
playing the game since he was a lad
in knickerbockers, Five years ago
he seemed to have reached absolute
perfection. But every year since then
ne has gone beyond--has performed
so brilliantly so wonderfully, that it,
seems that he is a miracle worker.
"Carelessness has kept out of the
championship class many men VINO
mad wonderful natural skill with the
cue. said Hoppe. The greatest trou-
bie with the average blliiardist is that
ne grows careless with an easy shot
before hiul--and frequently he falls
down. Early in my career l saw the
mistake that others made. and ] re-
solved that | always would exercise
as much care in playing an easy shot
as a hard one.
Perfect control of all the wrist
muscles III my mind. is the main es-
sential to billiard success Unless
this control is acquired--and acquired
fully--o1e cannot become real bill
HARDEST because. in critical moments
in a game. the lack of control of even
the minutest muscle will lose a shot
for man.
Judgment of speed and distance
really depends upon the muscular
control. If man has his muscles
under control, he can send a bali
Just as far and as fast as he wants
II ne hasn't. his speed and distance
calculations often go awry."
Hoppe changes his stance after
every shot. He never deviates from
that rule, even though his succeeding
shot is SO simple that he could make
Il with his eyes closed. Hopes the
DRY is that by changing stance It gives
the muscles "a chance TO slip back into
their original position. so tina, when
he calls upon them for the next shot
they will answer readily and nor
mally.
In my opinion" said Hoppe, 1.-The
draw shot is the most valuable in a
game of hilliarAs. When a player
has reached the point where he has
control and a good draw shot he Is
on his way toward the championship
class A draw shot is the basis for
all the variations of English"
Hoppe declared that playing for po-
iition is merely a matter of practice.
The rule Of billiards is simple. -
ne said, Keep the balls as closely
together as possible. SO that 1t will
ne easy to make the next shot Ac-
quirinE position consistently needs
Dractice-and care. But one who Is
patient and who goes at the thing
whole heartedly is sure to succeed
Hoppe leaped into international
fame ten or eleven years ago. when
he went to France and surprised the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
PENNSYLVANIA HAS
PLAYED MOST GAMES
Statistics of the Games PLAYED Inv
Eastern Eleven Prove
Interesting.

New York. Dec l0.-With forty
seven years of intercollegiate football
passing into gridiron history with the
close of the 1915 season. it IN inter-
esting TO go back over the records.
tracing the development of the game
and the progress made by the big
universities and colleges in the pig
skiE sport Princeton and Rutgers
were the pioneer teams on the field,
Doth these institutions having begun
play in 1899
The record shows, however. that
] PENNSYLVANIA. which did not take M
football until 1878, has PLAYED the
greatest number Of games, the Quak-
ers having figured in 423 contests
since that date. OF these games, 3o3
nave been won, 104 lost and 10 tied.
Yale Is second, having played 394
games since 1872, of which 3i5 have
been won, 30 lost aud ~ others tied
Harvard teams have participated in
36y games since 1874, of which 3l1
have been won. As lost and 10 tied.
Princeton, although the first TO play
football, has figured in less games
than either Yale, Harvard or Penn
sylyania. The Tigers records show
3s1. games player, 3l2 won, IL lost
and IA tied. Michigan, which took
up the game in 1878, leads the Mid
die Western colleges, with 272 games
played, of which the Wolverines have
won Eli. lost So and tied g. The rec
ords of The leading colleges. with the
year football was first played. total
number of games played, contests
won. lost and tied, follow:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
Iheaters


This IL the last opportunity Rich
mond WIN have to witness the splendid
Griffith production, The Martyrs of
the Alamo" at the Bijou. which has
caused SO much favorable comment
since it was first shown AT the Bijou
Thursday. II is such pictures as The
Martyrs aof the Alamo that give the
Triangle Corporation the right to
claim preeminence in the motion pie
ture world. No picture could he more
accurate or show. a greater regard
Tor history than this latest and re-
aardea by many. greatest of all Grit
fifth plays. No person who is at ali
interested in the history of the United
States can afford TO miss this graphic
presentation Of one Of the most stir
ring periods In the development OF this
country. IL tells OF the struggle made
by Texas for separation from Mexico
In the days when the ssistatoriai Santa
Anna ruled the country across the Rio
Grau1e. The comedy feature of the
program is the Sennett production,
Saved by Wireless" and II furnishes
just as many iaughis rs the audience
can well stand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
LESLIE LEAVES FOR
NEW YORK HOME.

William Leslie who had suffered
much humiliation and embarraSs-
ment by being arrested on the charge
Of entering the Commonwealth Club
rooms and taking away two overe oats
and an umbrella belonging to MEM
hers of that club. yesterday left for
his home In New York, accompanied
BY several friends who came from
Gotham to help him out eff mis-
dilemma.
Leslie was arrested after :he coats
had been found in a pawnshop He
explained In Police Court that he haa
pawned the coats at the request OF .
man, whom he had met, and did not
know they were stolen. Justice
Crutchicld sent the case on tn the
grand jury. In Hastings Court. the
Jury took Leslie's story as a true one,
and after hearing an argument by
Wyndham r. Meredith, following
testimony offered by New York friends
who came down to help Leslie, the
verdict of acautttal was given.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
EXPERIENCE TROUBLE
IN GETTING. CIRCUIT
Virginia League Moguls Still Working Keep Organization
From Throwing Up Sponge Wilmington, N O., Not
SO Anxious To Come In As Before.

The adjourned. or rather the sur
adjourned meeting Of the directors of
the Virginia League this week, which
resulted in the election of Burruss
Ccrprew, OF Norfolk. as president,
and adjourned without taking up the
question OF the 1916 circuit, seems to
indicate that the question OF circuit
building is not as easy at this time
as 1t would seem.
The former Petersburg franchise IL
on the hands OF the league. but Hope
well seems to be making bid for that
and may get It, SUFFOLK. however. fac
ing loss. It is said. OF $4,000 for last
season, is wavering. and the hackers
hardly know, 1t seems. what to ex-
pect for the future.
Wilmington. n. c., although very
anxious at former meetings OF the
league, did not have a representative
at the meeting this week and the re-
port comes from that city that some
trouble may be experienced just now
in financing an association to back a
franchise IL one can be dished out for
next season.
Suffolk is said not to have disclosed
her hand at the meeting. but 1T Ia
probable that the adjournment was
taken in order TO give the hackers a
chance to look around and see II
busting the Palm Beach regalia will
shake down any buckets that won't
come out OF winter toys. AT any rate.
the directors resolved TO have their
Adjournment powwow in Norfolk De-
cemher 20. at which time the circuit
patching needles will be stuck into the
cloth once again.
According 10 the statement given
out at home by Abe Horkitz. the
head of the Newport News club, there
must have been something of a red
hot fight over the election OF presi-
dent to succeed j. o. Boatwright, who
would not stand for reelection. Mr.
Horwitz is quoted as saying the fight
waxed bitter and that il was on for
several hours. the final vote being 8
TO In favor of Corprew John r.
Locke, secretary of the Newport News
club, being the defeated candidate,
This magnate limited that the delay in
the circuit question was due to the
fight over the presidency taking up
the time allotted for the meeting
hence the adjournment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
PREPARING FOR RUSH.


Prerara ttons ARE being made for the
handling or rhs large volume OF h6ii-
day mail. which Will pass through the
local postoffice during the yuletide
season.
Work was started yesterday on the
temporary parcels post quarters, which
Will be located at lil3 West Cary
Street. The racks. lights and other
equipment installed yesterday after
noon, and everything will be In readi-
ness by the middle OF this month"; at
which time the building viii be opened
for business.
The temporary quarters will be Open
both night and day. working three
shifts of men. There win be some
thing like seyentyhve men employed
in this building. twenty-five 10 each
shift.
AN of the incoming parcels will be
handled at these quarters. while all
of the articles sent by people living
in Richmond will be. handled through
the main building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
SIX BASKETBALL
GAMES TONIGHT

Six league basketball games arc
scheduled for tonight ON the va
riOus Richmond courts. The most
important game OF the evening
will be played at the Richmond
Howitzers' Armory. when the Ar
ullerymen 70 up against the
strong Church HUI Athletic Club,
the contest being scheduled to
start about . O'Clock.
In the event the soldiers lose
they will be practically eliminas-
ed from the championship race.
while, on the other hand, IL the
East Finders emerge victorious,
they will have \ good start for the
gOnfalon.
Following Is list Of the games
scheduled for tonight:
FEDERATION LEAGUE.
Howitzers VS.. Church Hill, at
Howftzers' ArmOry.
MILITARY LEAGUE.
Blues vs.. Grays, at Grays' Ar
niory.
Howitzcrs vs. Signal Corps, at
Howitzers.
RICHMOND LEAGUE.
second Baptist ". Barton
Heights. at Grays.
Richmond College VS.. McGfli's.
at Mctsili's.
CITY LEAGUE.
Merchants Nations VS.. Y. VI. c.
A.. at Mc<'ili's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
YALE UNDERGRADUATE
WANTS JONES AS COACH

The undergraduates al Yale are
rootina hard for Tad Jones as head
football coach next season.
zones has had femarka bie success
nj Exeter. and in each OF the last
three seasons that acadcmys oid-tinte
slval. Andoeer, has been overwhelm-
inEly defeated, Jones In rated as ore
of Yale's best puarterbacks but his
coaching experience at New Haven
has been brief
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
10 FYll oricrs For Iln,e

Commissioners OF Agriculture Koin-
ct yesterday announced that the
state Time grinding plant. which has
recently been equipped with add
tiOnal machinery, Is now pr epared> to
furnish lime promptly to the farm
err Of Virginia. Heretofore there has
been some delay in the matter OF
deliveries by reason of the fact that
the plant could not keep pace with
The orders, but with the additional
machinery the plant Is prepared to
make deliveries promptly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

The Soul OF a Woman" an intense
and realistic drama in which Emily
stevens 10 starred is the attraction at
the cozy Isis today. and from the recep-
ton given this picture play when II
was first presented here there Is reason
to believe that the Isis will be one of
the most popular amusement centers
In Richmond today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

FA|RMOUNI-DLUES
GAME IS POSTPONED

Owing to the fact that the Blues
arc in Hopcwtli to See that peace
and dignity oI tiias place are
not disturbed. the game between
line soldier boys and the Fair
mount ltisictic quii,t, which ,vaA to
have been played last night, was
postponed indefinitely. While no
cate has yet been set for this
important game. 1t IL believed
that ii will be played OF i'll the
near future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
AMATEUR COMMISSION
WILL MEET TONIGHT

An important meeting OF the
Richmond Amateur Baseball
Commission will be held tonight
at 3 O'Clock in the National State
and City Bank Building for the
purpose Of elccting officers for the
ensuing year md transacting
other matters Of vital importance.
There Ii considerable business to
Ike attended to ut once and u full
attendance Is desired.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
SOUTHSIDE
Holiday Begins Dcst.mhcr %.

South Richmond public schools Viii
close fpr the Christmas and New
Year holidays on December 20, the
children attending school on that day
however. The schools will not again
reopen until January \. big Christ
mas celebration will be held by the
classes oh cambridge Schoi on Christ
mas Eve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

antire billiard world by beating Wig
na0X. the wonderful F'renchman
Hoppe was a mere boy at the time
still in his teens--and the "wise ones
declared that his victory was a fluk0
But events since then have shown
that it wasn't ffuke victory. They
have shown that Hoppe is the greatest
billiard player OF this age. and. in
he opinion Of many, the greatest in
he long history of the cue game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
Stockholders Meet

A meeting Of the. stockholders Of
the Mechanics and Merchants Bank,
or South Richmond. was held last
night In the bank building. Nothing
Of public interest was transacted at
the meeting. The amount Of dividends
to its stock holders will be announced
next week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
PITCHER DENT BACK
IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 10 Pitcher Ell
lioti Dent. formerly with Atlanta. who
wtsnt to the Pacific Coast and failed
t. make good in that circuit. will he
hack in the Southern next season the
Chattanooga club having signed him.
Three years ago Dent WAS given "A
trial with the Washington America n
League club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
With the sick.

a. l. itfnes. OF soT Everett Street.
who sustained such injuries when he
fell from trestie of the Southern
Railway some time ago that he was
forced TO have his right kidney re-
moved, WAS operated on Monday and
II getting along quite well in Memorial
Hospital.