davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-03-24

In the country newspaper
business bouquets, either verbal
or floral, are rare. Therefor Sen
ator P. A. McGarry's carnations
of the hue of Erin's Isle, which
reached us on st. Patrick's Day
in the Mornin' were much ap-
preciated. We now stand ready
to say anything mean we can
think of about Pat-we like his
Irish way O. gettin' aven.
Good Work! Equal suffrage
tomahawked and the Elwell road
law ditto. We don't wish to be
inhuman but we could find it in
our heart to wish that all those
noble Romans who hit the Ell
well law hard as it ran the
gauntlet, may be forced to ride
on Minnesota roads continuous
ly for forty-one hours in an OK
cart or a 1908 automobile. Just
what else may this long suffer-
ing state expect before it's nine
ty day sentence has expired!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-03-24
GOSSIP OF THE PRESS.

! The man who gets in the way
of woman suffrage should take
out an accident insurance. The
steam roller plays no favorites.
Sentinel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
Holds Final Smmage Before Vanderbilt Game McCues Play Cadets Today
Old ELI SITUATION
LOOKS MUCH BETTER

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 3.--If es-
Inmates of Yale chances in the Har-
ward and-PriHeeton games this sea-
son are not revised after the Brown
game next Saturday, the forecast OF
the average Yale undergraduate Is
worthless for every one seems to feel
that the Blue is being regenerated and
the results will appear In the next
contest
Today the Yale varsity held the
strong freshman team scoreless TOT
ten minutes and then took the ball
and scored a touchdown In five min
utes of play. 1t was the first test
that the team has had in scrimmage
since the return of the ten or more
graduate coaches who have coma
back to help Yale out of dificnlt
situation This showing was thor
ouxhly satisfactory and tonight the
coaches said that the whole situa-
ton looked much brighter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04

The game this afternoon at Broad
Street Park between McGuire's Uni
versty School and Bene,jictine Col
leee is expected to he one of the hard
est fought battles OF the local prepa-
ratory school season. while Benedic-
tine has failed to make such formi-
dabie showing SO far this season in
the championship race. tho boys have
been playing in much better form re-
Gently and are expected to put up n
good game today.
Coach Smith, OF the Mcclure team.
has no. Tagged In his efforts to de-
reiop a winner at the university school
this season and is keeping his men in
tie best OF trim for the remaining
games. in spite Of the fact that gem
erai followers Of scholastic football
games are OF the opinion the team
lost its championship opportunity
when John Marshall defeated them
some tine ago. However. should Nc
Cures defeat Benedictine today and
Academy defeat John Marshall in
their game McGuire's and the public
! school team would be tied for the
leadership.
The university school team has de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
Iohn Marshall
Plays Maury in
Broad St. ark

The John Marshall boys are anti
cipating hard struggle when they
go up against Maury High School Of
Norfolk, Friday afternoon at Broad
Street Park. The John Marshall stu
dent body has been looking forward
To this contest with much pleasure
and practically every member will be
on land to see their eleven face their
gridiron rivals.
Stringer. the star John Marahall
ha ckfieid man, will be unable to take
part III tire contest and this will Grip
lie the local eleven considerably.
This youngster practically defeate
McC;uire's last week single-handed
and but FOR him the Red and BLACK
would doubtless have triamphad and
incidentally won the prem school
/ championship.
Notwithstanding this fact. however,
Coach Simpson is not experiencing
much worry over the prospe rs for a
victory, though he expects close
game,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
VANDERBILT GETTING READY
FOR THE ORANGE AND BLUE
Colonel Dan McGugn Fast Whipping His Aggregation Into
Shape For Crucial Contest Next Saturday Afternoon
With Virginia at Charlottesville.

the Vandy coaches. There are faulty
spots in the work OF the forwards
that must be cured, unless repeti-
ton OF the filtering through Of the
Tennessee backs Is to be shown In
Charlottesville.
Over anxiety on the part of some
of the Commodore forwards accounts
for the gaping holes which every
once In a while were opened by the
disconcerting shifts upon which the
Clevenger-PontH backs relied to
hurl back the Commodore front, oNF
is there evident the sturdy amount
of drive to the attack that the
coaches had so confidently hoped for.
and while the showing against Ten
nessee was i'll some respects revela
ton, in others, it carried certain
amount of disappointment,
The biggest ace. all season OF
which the Rice Warren machine has
boosted, has been a stone WALL which
to any considerable degree. In Still
well and White, the Virginians pos
sess a pair OF sentry men who have
busted up every effort to turn the
TANKS
The grounds that has been gained
around this pair would not be big
enough to busy cat in. Both are
huge, strapp'ng fellows. powerful and
alert for hefty gents. light as feath.
ers on their feet, but like a brick
| house falling down when they gel
ready to check the hostile backs
There's where the Commodores have
the buck passed to them--right on tht
flanks--and what sort of scheme tC
pursue in wiggling around that pail
OF outpost men Ia about to run Col
| Dan McGugin bughouse.
But here lately--since they made
such disappointing showing. agains
/ the big Georgia eleven--the Virgins
/ outfit has added an attack to theil
! repetoire. At least reports from the
J Virginia Virginia Military Institute
game would indicate as much. In spite
i of the fact that the would-be sol
diers are not rated as very much II
the footballing business. 1t seems
| this season that the soldiers are rather
on the fritz. even the Army having
already got theirs. good and plenty
| But in a Richmond paper much !.
made OF the showing Of the Virgins
backs. the impregnable defense o
Thurman. Outside Of that. the Ric,
Warren machine apears to be nothing
| but rattletrap. But few Of the reg
ulars played throughout the entirt
| battle with the soldier boys last Satur
day, since the coaches yanked theil
best bets In order to save them 70,
the Commodores. Quite thoughtful. t
! be sure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
INQUIRIES ELEVEN TO
Be RENDERED BANQUET
DR.. j. shelton Horsley Will Be Host
nj the WestmOrciand Club
Tonight.

The Mcclure University School
football team will be rendered a din
ner and theater party this evening,
following the final game of the season
with the Benedictine College team at
Broad Street PARK by DR. j. Shelton
Horsley. Inability 10 make satisfac-
tory arrangements for games to he
played after the close of the cham
pionship season here, "a used Manager
Funston to decide to bring his season
to q close with the game today.
DIR. Horseiey. one of the best known
physicians OF the city and an alum
nus of the Mcclure University School
has manifested great interest in the
Mcclure team during the present sea
son. His son has been playing al
end on the eleven and has developed
into player OF considerable value
DR.. Horsley invited the team to the
dinner at the Westrnoreland Club
and the theater party AT the Lyric
Theater this evening, after ii had
been decided 70 close the season to-
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
BENEDICTINE PLAYS
McGUIRE'S TEAM TODAY
Contest This Afternoon at Broad Street Park Expected To
One of the Best of the Season-Cadets Are Showing
BETTER Form and Will Put Up Fight.

veioped considerably since the first
of the season and is now regarded as
one of the best machines for it's
weight in this section OF the coun-
try. AL OF the men are in the best
of condition and are determined to
trail the Green and White banners
of the Cadets in the dust OF Broad
Street Park. That the game will be
a hard one is an assured fact, for
Coach Klevesahl has gotten his men
IN shape again and predicts they Will
give a good account Of themselves
against McGuires
There are a number of Individually
on each OF the teams who are ex-
pected to furnish thrills today The
! work of the players this season has
been far above the average and be-
apeaks worlds for the future OF the
game hero.
Coach klevesahl has worked hard
over his proteges during the last few
days, and he believes they are In the
best OF trim for this important bat
tie.
The game IL expected to draw a
large number OF the local football
enthusiasts out to BroadStreet Park
today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
HAMPOEN-S|DNEY IS
READY FOR INDIANS
FarmviIlc Tigers Are Very Much
Elated Over Victory Over
Spiders

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Sidney. Va. Nov. 3.--The
football team returned in fine spirits
from their clash = with the Spiders.
The squad came through this Cruel
ling contest without serious injury
and are in excellent condition The
Tigers were weakened by the absence
from their lineup of several of their
best players. yet each man was de-
termined to redeem the failure of
the previous week and was greatly
pleased with the result of the game.
1t is an interesting fact that two
years ago the Garnet and Gray lost
the cha mpionship to the Spiders by
failing to kick goal after a touch
down in the game at Broad-Street
Park II the old adage. turn about
is fair play is true. both teams should
now be content. for each has an i'm
credit by the narrow margin OF "a
goal from touchdown
The team spoke IN high praise of
the hospitality extended them at
Westhampton and of the clean sports
manship shown by their rivals on the
field of play. After reading the mis-
leading account of the game in one
of the morning papers at the capital
1t is a matter OF general regret that
the football writer Of the Supreme in
Virginia" cannot imbibe a little OF
the sportsmanlike spirit that is shown
by Coach DobsOn and his men.
The squad has promptly settled
down to its week of training for the
game with the indians at Newport
News on next Saturday. A hard fight
is expected and Coach Bernier is
making every effort to get his men
into prime condition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
HARVARD ELEVEN IN
FIRST CLASS FORM

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. 3.-There
was no letup in Harvard's football.
practice this afternoon The main
part of the drill. however, conttn-
ued on the defense, the scrubs hav-
ing improved each day in their ahil-
ity to put on the Tigers attack. and
gaining as much ground as here
tofore. Harvard expects not only
line breaking game from the Jersey
men, but is prepared for all sorts OF
forward passes from regular ana kick
formations. and it has taken lot
Of time to build up the proper de-
fenses.
The varsity this afternoon played
together for the first time as 1t VIII
line up against the Tigers. Wallace.
return to center made the forward
combination complete and Haushton
also had a chance to work several
combinations Of backfieh men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04

The Vanderbilt University eleven.
which aggregation will battle the
Orange and Blue on Lambeth Field at
Charlottesville Saturday. seems to he
confident Of disposing Of the Nir-
ginians in easy fashion. Followins
is what Blinkey Horn. the we'll known
sporting editor OF the Nashville Ten
nesseean. has 10 say about the tive
elevens:
Recalling the thought expressed fy
certain ex-Governor-with -disas-
trous results-the Commodores II
might be stated, from now ON will
carry their gridiron campaign into
the enemy's country" That's the
program henceforth for the ensuing
fortnight as they say in Lunnontown.
and the major portion OF the Wander
bilters' leisure will be whiled away
inside the choo-cheo cars. Hostile
folks for the most part will glare at
the McGuginitss, but the most i'm
minent evil loog, as it might be put.
comes from the direction of Char
lottesvilie. Va. And it 10 quite for
midable thing 10 contemplate.
Tommy Zerfoos and William Friei,
who, by the way, both hail from
Ashland. KY, reported to Doc Manner
that their water supply on the knee
cap WIS 6tiif StSHti6 sNt n ihGIiS NiAf
and the doc shook puzzled head at
that condition and mumbled inco-
herent stuff about having a tough job
on his hands in getting them into con
dition for the Virginia set-to Hubert
Wigs was another gent who emerged
from the big scramble with Tennesses
in rather sorry shape, for the Fitz-
gerald and Clarke boy was so often
tanning himself into the yellow line
that he was target for considerable
tackling. During the third half, when
the touseled- haired fullback began
ploughing through the Tennessee
front he complained that the left side
of his anatomy had no more feeling
than an amputated finger but much OF
the soreness has disappeared since
that time, although Hubert will Iona
remember that the Clevenger- Pontus
defense Is no easy thing to gel
through.
Rabbit Curry turned up fully re-
| covered from the badly flabbergas<ed
condition into which he got himself
by his desperate digging over ground
Saturday. although the scales showed
that the Marlin Marvel had left thu
wayside several pounds Of perfectl,
good flesh by way Of his mad gal
/ Looping. The Intense heat and the
Curry gents race horse actions left
him ''ail tuckered out" since he pui
practically everything he had into the
two wonderful broken field dashes
for fifty and seventy-fIve yards
The remaining three aays-sincs
the vanderbilters leave Thursday
night for Chariot esvillel-wiN be spen
| by Colonel McGugin and his charge.
| in the stiffest sort Of work to get into
condition for the trying struggles II
Virginia. There are many o1As, ans
Ands to b. picked up \ ythe Commo
dores bafors thay viii 10 IN shane To-
1.-THE gruslllng clash with the Rice War,
tF4l xnachine. Tho deeeas RI A4thlnl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
TO FACE WOLVERINES

Ithaca, N. Y. Nov. 3.-The Cor
nell University team. who leave to-
morrow to face Michigan Saturday,
will be at least rs per cent better
than any other team which left the
city to face the wolverines.
Following the long and hard scrim-
mage between the first team and the
scrubs this afternoon Head Coach
Sharpe announced that he would take
a squad of twenty-five men to Ann
Arbor tomorrow night. including IN
addition the following: Eyerson ana
Zander. ends. Snyder, Tilley and
McKeage, guards; Welles and Jew
EFT. tackles; Brown and Garry. CEN
tiers: Shcck. quarterback; Schlitcher,
Hoffman. Benedict. halfbacks, Lewis
and kieinert fullback
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
VIRGINIA IN FAIR CONDITION
FOR STRONG COMMODORE
Orange and Blue Eleven Has Very Strong Line But Has An
Erratic Attack-Backheld Men Have Been Display
ing Great Form In Practices

before the Yale game, following the
resignation from college Of watkins
Flanagan. the midget who had
game with RAndolph-Macon. The
former Princstonian IL undoubtedly
the leading man in the squad Of ends.
Weighing geo pounds and over six
feet In stature ne y proving a diff
fcuit man to ret around. On the do
fensive he 10 especially wide awake.
and he uses his long arms to adj
VANTAGE
Just who will Be found on the other
extremity in the Vanderbilt game It Is
hard to tell Since the injury to Bill
Stuart. Jim White has been holding
but 1t il almost certain that Stuart
will return TO the squad before next
Saturday. in which event Ward will
again be switched back to left end.
He filled the position with much credit
In the Harvard game. In case OF in
jury to the ends. Po!ndexter or Boat
wright are the other best bets. The
former halls from Missouri and Is
II player full OF promise He Is OF
ideal build and In fast acquiring
knowledge Of game. Boatwright Ia a
hard worker ana aggressive and by
another season should prove n valu-
able man.
Complex Rac,xAeid Situation.
The situation at the tackles Is by
far the most complex on the team
There has been q constant SHIFT OF all
the leading candidates for the two
positions inside the ends. George
Wayne Anderson has been more con-
Af< T. t. rln a.
Stuart was coming fast when he had
his hand injured in the contest with
Richmond College. Moore and CAL
houn were sent into the breach in the
Harvard game. and the former wilted
under the continual pounding OF the
heavy Crimson backs. Moore has
just about recovered from his injuries
and may yet be- called upon to NIL
Stuart's shoes II the latter is compel
led to drop out
The guard situation ia settled, as
far as the first string positions are
concerned. Captain Coleman and
Allan Thurman are working admir-
ably on each side of the center. Thur
man played tackle at Mercersburg,
and he at once displayed q suflicient
the coaches In putting him in as Cap
tain C0leman's running mate.
Tom Coleman. q brother Of Captain
Harris Coleman. has bssn taking good
care OF the work which - the lot Of
the pivot man. His passing Ia quite
accurate and steady. and he 10 fast
acquiring knowledge Of the amer
points Of the position. which comes
only with experience. His passing II
especially good. "Jacle' Brown, OF
last years squad. Is subcenter and .
good charger.
The makeup Of the hackAsld has
also taken on definite form. Ex-Cap-
tain Buck Mayer. Ed Anderson. Spar
and Berkeley. at quarter. have out
distAnced all corners to date. There
are . number Of sub-bacles. but nearly
all Of them lack the necessary weight.
These include Fuller. Rhodes and
Pace Berkeley = playing fast game
~ quarter. H ahoWs GOOD 1uAGznant
q eirsessa - sstas - sseslns g
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
P[TTSBURG OUTFIT
LEADS BIG ELEVENS.
Smoky City Team Has Garnered 100 Points Its Opponents
Twenty six Harvard Has Registered Ninety seven,
While Yale Has But Seventy.

In the Northern football arena the
strong Pittsburg eleven. said by many
football critics to be the best gridiron
aggregation In the country this year
tops all of the other teams In scoring
this season The Smoky City grid
ironists have polled 100 points, while
Dartmouth Is runner-up. with $50 to
its credit.
There is no question about the fact
that the Pittsburg institution has
great team this year, and 1t Is a pity
that the eleven cannot meet Harvard
and the other big Eastern elevens,
However. the smoky City footballists
will have to content themselves with
ruling the West.
Princeton comes in for third honors
having Il total OF 1928 points TO it's
credit. while only one touchdown and
a field goal have been made so far
this season against the Tigers. This
eleven has wonderful defensive power,
and II fs believed that Harvard viii
find it a hard task to penetrate the
Tiger line for a touchdown In Satur
days contest.
Harvard has scored ninety seven
points in the six games PLAYED, while
twenty-three have been registered by
the Crimson's opponents Poor old
Yale has scored only seventy points,
while the Old Elrs defense has per-
mitted opposing slevens to garner
forty-seven points.
The Army arI,cS Navy eievens have
not displayed IN offensive power
SO far this season. The soldiers have
registered only hfty-nine points. while
the middies have only hfty-one to
their credit.
-
Northern teams have been scoring this
season;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04

Charlottesville, Va. Nov. s--ssi-
dom before has football gsme be-
tween Southern universities excited
The widespread interest that is center
I'd In the Virginia game.
This old college town will be the
Mecca Of hundreds of enthusiasts.
and the largest crowd that has ever
attended a football game outside OF
the big cities Of the South In expected.
Richmond and I4ynchburg are ex-
pectsd to furnish lace, special OK
cursions runninr from those points.
Virginia and Vanderbilt have met
on the gridiron but six times. The
nrst three Of these engagements were
All within the space OF four seasons
previous TO 1898 Their opening en-
counter. which was played in Atlanta.
during tho Cotton States Exposition.
in 1898. resulted in one touchdown
each. but, NJ Virginia kicked goal
and the Commodores failed, the
Ora nEe and Blue was returned VIC
tor. The next mixup between the
teams occurred In Nashville in De-
oomher 1897. being n postseason AZ
fair. which resulted In no scoring on
a. close a. they make EN-. with
neither side having an appreciable adj
vantage. The third game was all Vir-
ainia's, and . score Of 20 to 0 attest
"a probably the true relative merits
az the two squads. which met In
Louisville In 1898,
Relations were again resumed in
the fall Of 1914. whan Coach Nc
augin's sqAAd won by two touch
downs over Virginia. which presented
: badly battered team. 1914 the
tN hA
minlon and suffered the worst drub-
binG they had received in their grid
iron history. the Anal score standins
- TO 0. Last fall. In Nashville. the
yfr9inians again won rather handy
~ I score OF 20 to I. In all. the Vir-
01nians have scored total OF ninety
three points. as against thirteen for
: the Commodores.
Tho outcome Of Saturdays struggle
10 hard to forecast. since the Virginia
team II not up to its early season
form. James r, Sinnott. reviewing
for the New York Evening Mail the
Harvard-virginia game. said: The
Dixie boys had an impregnable line
whom danger threatened. but were
utterly devoid Of the semblance Of
an attack" This sharp criticism
seems all too true. Judging from the
showing Of tho virgin,ans In the
Ge0rxIa game week ago ami IN the
scgtmmAges held this week. In the
midwsek scrap with teams Il and C.
the squad played the same spasmodic
football ~ was uncorksd at Athens
Now and thsa the backs would reel
Of twenty-five or thirty-yard runs
and thea tie advance would suddenly
b checked. whom = punt was re-
portad to ksep the ball from being
ioet on downs. Unisas this condi.
Hons OF things is bsttsred, and bet
tired quickly. the team will be in z
hUs> when Il lines w against Nc
Guie3x's big scoring machine on Sat
i ura&y.
The eleven men who will be a.
agnad the b6k task OF battling the fast
~ powerful Commodore team havs
] bsen Practically decadsd vpon.
91a0 0n1n1 EnA
!, .,'s' ;1aZ z 9:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
Iheaters
HAD ALWAYS WANTED
TO PLAY "AG(iIE LYNCH

II have always wanted to play
'Aggie LYNCH" says Miss Dorothy
Mortimer, of the Dorothy Mortimer
Company, now presenting Within the
Law" to practically capacity audiences
1t the Bajou this week. Il have al
ways wanted to play "Agg:c LYNCH
because mother has always told mo
that what you wanted to do. II you
wanted long and hard enough. yoa
would get to do IT." she continued.
Certain It Ii that Richmond Is glad
that Miss Mortimer got her oppor-
tunity for Richmond, or. 1t least =
very large part Of Richmond. has lit
orally revelled in the splendid per-
torrance given by Miss Mortimer.
And this II said without disparaging
the efforts of har supporting COM
pany. Each and every member of
this excellent organization Of players
IL scoring this week.. In fact. by
those qualified TO voice an opinion
worthwhile. the Dorothy Mortimer
Company. In within the Law" y
offering the very beat vt Given 70
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-04
Virginia HOLDS
LAST SCR|MMACE
Evans, Orange and Blue Center
Last Year. Joins Coach
Ing Squad.

Charlottesville. Va. Nov. s.
Virginia's eleven held this after
noon last scriInmagc before the
Vanderbilt game. Three regulars.
Berkeley, Mayer and Brown. were
kept away by examinations.
their places being filled by Car
rinGton. Rhodes and Tom Cole
man. From the way Stuart
handled himself today, II begins
to look al II he will be back on
the job Saturday. enabling the
team TO present the same lineup
that faced Yale. Evans. last
years center. joined the coaching
squad today Orders for scat
reservations continue to pour in
from all quarters.