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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
New York Bowlers
Hear Addresses
of Notables

New York. Feb. 1S.-The largest
gathering of bowlers ever assembled
In this city gathered at the Hotel
Imperial tonight to attend Il meeting
that was held under the auspices OF
the Atlantic Coast Bowling Association.
Prominent speakers such as ex-Sena-
tor S. s. Chllds. P, T. Moran, a repre-
sentative of President Wilson and
president of the Chamber of Commerce
at Washington. d. c. Eighteen other
prominent speakers from Buffalo. Phil
adelphia, Baltimore. Washington. Bos-
ton, Syracuse and other principal cities
in the East delivered speeches that VIII
go down In the history of the game.
The object OF the meeting was to
thoroughly organize the bowiers and to
solicit the cooperation Of the Man
the Atlantic Coast Bowling Assoeia
ton to be held In Washington, D C.,
commencing April 8, which ponises to
be the largest tournament ever held.
Prominent New York business signi-
fed their intention OF starting local
chapter OF the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Association. and officers will be elected
at a meeting to be held next week at
which they will arrange to cooperate
with all eastern cities to promote the
interest of the game IN behalf OF the
bowlers.
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VII ARD ISSUES PERSONAL
STATEMENT FROM HIS HOME.

Chicago, Feb, t5.--Tom Jones sx-
bets to be able to tell waiting world
kmetime tomorrow whether the Will
lrd-Moran match will be postponed
cancelled. The manager who made
Aree Champions will drop off a fast
lain from New York at 8 o'clock to-
borrow morning and hustle out 10 the
Filiard residence in Rogers Park
here he will consult the world $
champion concerning his
resent physical ailments. Ii they be
hch that the opinion Of Jones and
Ia battler it is necessary to call off
ke match entirely it will be called
h. II they necessitate postpone
lent OF a couple weeks. such post
knement will be in order. else there
Hi be no fight.
|y(3ne thing seems certain at this writ
Z. The gladiators will not meet on
arch 8. the date on which Tex
|ickard hoped to dump them into
fadison SQUARE Garden before a rec
n 3 hraaking house. willard an
bunced from the inner recesses of
8 home today that there positively
hi be postponement, no matter
|hat the promoters and Stockholders
) with his forfeit money, Jess is
kllInr ana eager to meet Moran, but
here Is no chance at all to drag him
~ the ring with Frank when he Is
lat to do himself justice, regardless
what the delay viii sting him
ifancialiy.
Tess has one OF those Irritating colds
hat hang on In the winter time Nke
@nxar in distress and bother the life
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
HIGH SCHOOL ENTRIES
WILL CLOSE TODAY
Meet In Grays' Armory On Saturday
Night VIII Prove Athletic
Treat---MRny Entries.

Entry books In the Junior High
EchooI track meet, which Will De
held Saturday might in the arnoFS
be the Richmond Grays Battalion.
kill close this evening. There are
Expected to be about SO athletes from
The various competing schools who
Ein take part In the meet. The races
knd events will start at +. NJ sharp.
The following have consented to
|serye ss honorary referees at the
meet:
Mayor George AInsiie. VicePresi-
lent Thomas Il. NcAdams, Merchants
National Bank, President W. I. Reed.
be Richmond Chamber OF Commerce.
II. q. Stearnes. State
board of Education: Superintendent
A. c. Chandler Richmond Board
II Education: Prestden w. w Moore,
Union Theological Seminary; Dean w.
L Prince. Richmond Academy. Pres
6ent r. w Boatwright. Richmond
toIlege: Major ] Fuifuer Bright. First
Regiment Armory: Commissioner En-
lion G.. Williams. state BOARD OF
Health: Dean Stuart Mcguire. Medi-
al College of Virginia: DIR. W, T. OPP
kenhimer. president of the Richmond
board of Health: President James
Iewis Anderson. Hermitage Golf Club.
/ EvUxy ContC0t&ut 10 De1HR EAAHs1HEu
II the medical director. Or. ". Thos.
Ennett. and his staff of assista nts.
fhls important work prevents a CON
esfAnt from taking part in athletics
kho = not physically fit. The ruling
4 The department of physical training
b regard to the physical examinations
K school children IL as follows:
No child in the public schools of
he city OF Richmond shall be allow
IA to enter an elimination or final
|thlettc meet twhere one school COM
Ietes with another) unless his physi-
al fitness for such meet or contest
attested by a physician
a child must be re-examined be-
pre- each meet or contest unless he
brings note from his parents or
Guardian certifying that he has moi
lad rheumatism, diphtheria. severe
)Dna1litis, scarlet fever, or amy other
'er1ous Illness since his previous ex-
Imination. This certificate must have
|h1 approval of the medical director.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
YANKEES sign UP
BAKER FOR TERM
"Home Run- Player Will Get Good
salary From New York Amexi-
cans. Donovan Expects to
Make Change In IBfeld.

New York. Feb. I5.-The Yankees
hSve signed J. Franklin tHoxne
RunJ BAKER. His contract covers
three years. His salary is said to
be $4,000 a year.
Manager Donovan announced to-
night that Baker will play at third
base. This means that Fritz Maisei
will he shifted 10 the eutfieid. The
acquisition of Baker closes a deal
that has been pending ever aimee
the former idol of the Athletics
gait Msck'S team after the season
of 1914. At different times he was
reported so have been secured by
the Chicago White sox for sums
ranging frein $4,000 10 $4,000.
Haker has always been sensa-
tien. He jumped from an Obscure
~enSt-professionaf club In 1900 into
the unselEght hecause of his Prov
ess with the bat. Lit was Bakers
wonderful hitting and run-getstng
powers that helped 10 keep the
Athletics On top in the American
Leagu in 1910. 1914 and 1919.
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ont of fellow il he tries TO do
strenuous athletic work. The cold has
settled in his throat and head, ac-
cording TO Martin A, Delaney physical
instructor nj the Chicago Athletic As
ISOLATION where Willard has been
traiu!ug, and Jess simply has been
lnablo to shake 1t off TO date. The
time of mis- complete recovery Is prob
lematic. but he has hopes that he
will be safe in postponing. the match
10 March Is, the date that Richard
says will suit the New York clup In
case the match must be set back
Willard. in q statement sent out
from his home this afternoon, said:
There is no chance for me to fight
on March S. Jones win realize that
when he sees me tomorrow. may not
he able 10 train for a couple of weeks,
and, as you know. Will need plenty
of work to get ready for tough.
hard hitter like Moran. | viii insist
on being in the best of condition be-
fore fight anybody. The heavy
weight championship is too precious
financially TO risk when one is not
in trim. March % sounds pretty good
10 me and | sincerely hope I viii be
able to go through with the engage
ment on that date
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
Captain Cupid Black safe.

New Haven. Feb. / :. ALL possibility
that Captain Cupid Black, OF the Yale
football team, would resign. on ac-
count OF low scholarship. was dissi-
pated today by the announcement that
he had successfully passed his semes-
ter examinations.
Captain Black was officially warned
some time ago because of his fire.
uuent absence from classes, due to his
being called upon to attend meetings
in New York relative to the recent
athletic reorganization.
The warning" has been removed
by the stand he attained in the ex-
limitations, and Black is now eligible
TO compete in athletics He declares
he never intended To resign. although
such a rumor gained considerable
cradanNn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
UTIdIAsrSBURGF<R HAVE
BASEBAIH SCHEDULE READY
Special to The Richmond virginlan)

tSneciaI 10 The Richmond Virginian)
Williamsburg. Va, Feb. l5.-~Man-
ager Presson. of the baseball team.
has arranged the best schedule for
the Indians that they have had IN
wears, He has sixteen games booked.
which will form the regular schedule,
and II needed more games can be adj
ded
While only four Of last years team
are back. including Garrett, Lehmer.
HefIn and Newton, there seems to be
considerable material available among
the new men.
This early. however. we can make
no prediction about the strength OF
the team.
March 2s--Riehmond Howttzers. at
William sburg, Va.
April Union Theological Semi
nary. AT William shurg.
April s-North Carolina A. and M.
at Raleigh. n. G.
April Trinity College, at Durham,
y. C..
April 5--University of North Caro-
lima. at Chapel Hiil. y. c.
April 6--Elon College. at Eion Col
lege, N. C.
April .-ElOn College. at EIon Col
April s--oakridge Institute. at Oak
ridge. y. C.
Apru I5-Riohmond College (cham-
pionship), at Richmond.
April 2o-Lehigh University at
Williamsburg.
April a2--Randoiph Macon (cham-
pionship), at Williamsburg,
April 2S--Hampden-Sid Sidney (cham-
pionship), al Has@pden Sidney.
April 2s--Rich# ond College (cham-
pioaship), at Williamsburg.
May 3-Game pending
May G-Randoiph Macon (cham-
pIonshipl. mt Ashland.
May 10--Hampden- Sidney teham-
pionship). at Williamsburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16

Johnson ADMITS THAT
7 CLEVELAND INDIANS ARE
NOW UNDER NEW MEN
American League President Says Official 90 k Will Be Put
Deal After Thursdays Meeting Refuses
To Talk on Sale of Baker To
Captain Rupert.

Chicago, Feb. I5.--The Cleveland
American League Baseball Club
has been sold. That mich was
practically admitted by President
Ran johnson, of the American
League this afternoon. However,
necording to johnson the aofficial
nnnounceme IL not yet ready
and when it ix made IL must come
from Cleveland.
The Am erican League leader re-
fHses to say whether Cleveland
Chicago or capital yiil swing the
sale. But he proudly adHaffs that
sseverything In satisfactory" and
Cleveland Is looking for n banner
season In the American League
There In a persistent rurnor g"-
ing the rounds 60 the effect that
Harry stncIair. Federal League an
gel. flnnnccd the deal which SWING
the Indians into new ownership.
That Mr.. johnson denied. HOW
ever, Ran would admit nothing I'm
connection with the Cleveland sale
10 IL In mot without reason to figure
Sinclair had a hand fn the pie.
johnson SAYS the official @. X. vii
lie placed on the deal immediately ar
err the American League meeting II
Jew York Thursday. He VIII stol
,yer In Cleveland en- route from New
fork and then the sale OF the INDIAN
Win officially be announced from
sieveland.
However. the deal. the official deal
kelly will be closed tomorrow am
With johnson in Cleveland. The Amer
can League president said today n
xpectsd to go East with Charles Com
akey and Clearance Rowland tomorrow
hut a pink whiskered" detective as
erts johnson left the city tonight ant
IL ticket read Cleveland Therefore
ohnson very likely will swing the "of
ciai' deal tomorrow morning. join tn'
twenty Century Limited In CLEVELAND
omorrow night and report to HI
hague In New York Thursday, tina
verifying is settled In Cleveland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
THOMPSON BADLY
INJURED IN FALL

Curtis Thompson, star track man
of John Marshall High schools
squad, which will send "a relay teams
to the Georgetown University meet
in asbinaton On Saturday. was
seriously injured Monday after
noon. when he. fell into q glass door
pane and cut his arm. Announce
rnent that Thompson lad been ia
tured was made in the high school
yesterday afternoon just before the
close of schOof.
Thompson, who is popular with
Richmond's prep school men. was
star at the recent field day meet
of the high school.
The cut I'm his arm neeessitated
several stitches being taken In the
torn Iigaments, but, according TO
those who Witnessed the work of
the doctor, Thompson did not finch
THOMPSON declares he win 70 to
Washington saturday and will run
In the relay and In the 440-yard
dash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
Howitzers Annoy
to Be Scene Of
Great Game

Richmond College and william ana
Mary College will clash on the court
of the Howitzers Armory. on Eignth
Street. tonight in what is expected 10
he one Of the most interesting games
of the season. The Spiders win en-
deavor to make up for the basketball
defeat handed them last week by the
Indians in williamsburg. when the To-
Gals lost by a foar-point margin.
The game tonight VIII begin at $50
Following is the lineup of the teams;
Richmond ColleRe--Wood, left for
ward: L. Cosby. left guard; S@tterneId.
center: Cox. right guard; NJ. cosby,
right forward
willism and Mary--Jones. left for-
ward: Zion. lstt guard: Gayle center.
strvker. right guard. Robinson, right
forward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16

New York, Feb. t5.--James Butler.
president of the Empire City Racine
Association, and owner Of one of the
leading thoroughbred stables and
breeding farms In the United States,
is in line to be elected to member
ship in the exclusive Jockey Club. ac-
cording to a report now circulated in
racing circles 1t is said that he will
succeed to the membership held by
Herman Il. Duryea, the famous sports
man. who died recently, There are
now five vacancies to be filled by the
Jockey Club which limits Its menu
bership to fifty. Mr.. Butler. because
of his prominence in the thorough
bred world. has been considered for
some time for one of these openings,
and II is now said that he will be
nominated by Chairman August Bel
mont at the next meeting, which will
be held shortly, Mr.. Butler Is owner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
WINTER LEAGUE SEASON
WILL CLOSE THIS WEEK
WITH N. Y. CONFERENCE.
Ed Barrow Will Meet Charley Ebbetts Tomorrow at National
Commission Proceedings and Settle About Newark
Franchise Gilmore May Be Given
Organized" Position.

Thursday night and Joe made a great
hit with President Tener in the man
ner in which he put the climax on his
speech.
Afte telling about some of his Fed
eral League experiences, Thespian
Joe closed strong, with But, after all.
gentlemen, / would like to say that 1
Organized Baseball"
It's Tough life for Joe.
Incidentally. the O. b penalty for
Tinker jumping his Brooklyn reserve
Is three years. 1t is not "komichar'
how justice Is melted out to offenders
in baseball.
But we were talking of Tinker's in
gratitude. After being lwined and
dined in Phlllie. after going through
a similar experience in Gotham. and
twice breaking bread with Pat Moran.
Joe goes back TO Chicago and picks
the Phillie Champions to finish fifth
next season.
Chicago Boston, Brooklyn and
New York will be the class OF the
league" says Joe. II am not count
ing on the Phils to repeat. ] don't
think Alexander viii pitch anything
like the bali he did last season, but
even ii he did. the Phillies will have
to accept position under chicago
and Boston, at least.
Having gone this far, we come to
our friend. the Newark bore. who will
be handed briefly, Yesterday was the
last day left open to Newark men to
grab the club, but Newarkes came
across with the stipulated $4,000.
The question now remains as to
whether the club will be sold to Jim
Price. II. Clay Smith and Fred Ten
ney, or the company headed by e. w.
Wicks
BARROW After Big League Discards.
incidentally, Barrow said his league
would go after few Federal Leaguers,
and intended doing business with the
National and American Leagues, and
viii recruit new strength largely from
the players who are unable to find
berths with big league clubs
Somebody over in Philadelphia be-
came jealous Of the publicity Newark
was getting through a $4,000 propo-
sition, and tried to sell the Phillies all
over again. Bakers denial was print
ed in the New York Press on Sunday
morning. and the story turned out 10
be the bunk The story had Charles
Taft and Murphy selling their ma
jority holdings in the club. but Baker
says neither holds a share of stock
in the club. Murphy held notes. but
they were taken up last month, ae-
cording to Baker.
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of the East View Stock Farm. near
Tarrytown, N. y. and in the past few
racing seasons he has turned out some
Of the most consistent two-year-olds
in the sport Imported Out-of- Reach
Is the bsst-known and most success
full stallion In the East View stud. The
New York sportsman has become
eligible for admission to the Jockey
Club not only because he Is the own
er of one of the best racing stables in
the country. but because OF the fact
that his breeding establishment has
come to be rated with the best. Be
fore entering the thoroughbred field,
Mr., Butler was long associated with
trotters and owned number OF sue
cessful harness horses. Mr.. Buffers
friends expect he will be a member
of the Jockey Club when he returus
from Florida
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
ELON WINS FROM
OAK RIDGE COLLEGE

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian)
Elon College, n. G, Feb. 15---Eion
invincibles added another victory to
their credit tonight by easily defeat
ing Oak Ridge In basketball by score
OF 81 to IL. The invincibles outclassed
their opponents in every feature and
played rings around them at will. Line
up;
Invincibles--Rich RICH forward.
Horner, left forward: Franks. center;
Tuck. right guard; wilkins, left guard.
Oak Rtdge--Minikap. right forward,
fsurrus, fFft forward; Btvtns, center,
10y, right guard; Robertson. left guard.
Referee ohnson, of Elon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
WHITE SOX STILL
AFTER FRANK BAKER

Chicago, Feb. 15.--Homerun Baker
is still White Sox possibility. 1t was
learned today when Manager Rowland
admitted that he had renewed efforts
to land the star third sacker. A state
ment by Connie Mack that Baker has
not been promised to any club leads
to the belief that he will make n deal
il Comiskey will offer enough. Row
land and Comiskey will leave for New
York tomorrow night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
SIX BEST PITCHERS
HE EVER FACED
BY Dick Hobfitzell. Boston Amcri-

BY DICK HODluZeh, ktOStOn hutFi-
cans.
Naturally / saw more pitching
and pitchers in the National in
seven years than In the American
IN Two. though figure that the
general ratio has been equal and
balanced in both. Bur from what
have seen in both l make the
following selections:
Mordetsai Brown--Chicago
Nationals.
OrvaI Ovcrall--Chieago Ma
tioRais.
Ghrtsty Mathewson-N CIV
York Nationals.
Walter Johnson--Washing-
ION Americans.
Eddie PIank-Phiiadelph
Americans.
Great American Leaguers pass
ca out In my time in the National.
and to this perhaps can be traced
the fact that / have selected four
from the old league and two from
the American In other words, !
personally missed lot of great
ones in the American.
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Mahan viii Not Coach California.

Berkeley. Cal, Feb. l5.--John A,
Stroud, graduate manager or athletics
at the University of California, said
today that there was no truth in re-
ports that Eddie Mahan, captain Of
Harvard football eleven last fall, had
been engaged to coach CALIFORNIA;
backfield next season.
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Served While Bathing, Protests.

New York. Feb. .16.--Because a pro-
cess server handed her the papers in
a suit while she was taking bath,
Mrs. Mary b. Luckenbach, wealthy
steamship owners widow, has asked
the court 70 set the service aside.
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More Preparedness.

Kokomo. Ind, Feb 15.--Compulsory
hiaitAry drills for the kokono nigh
chool lads Is being planned by super
htandent Haworth.
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AIR. Dillard Ford, one of the hes.
known young business men OF Mar
tinsville, manager of the Martinsville
Mercantile Company, and "A I've wire
in the Chamber of Commerce OF that
city. spent yesterday in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16

Josephus Tinker. who once upon
time tnearlyl played shortstop for
Brooklyn is an ungrateful person.
Tinker was one of the guests at the
Philadelphia Sporting Writers last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16

New York, Feb. 15.--Ye aud Win
ter League baseball season will wind
up this week, but before the stove
leaguers close up shop for the sea-
son they may put on few interest
Ing tiffs.
Ban Johnson and his American
League cohorts will hold their sched-
ule meeting here next Thursday. while
the National Commission is carded for
a sitting on the same day. One of
the features of the commission gather
ing may be grand free-for-ail mill
between Fighting Ed Barrow of Inter
national fame, and Beaming Charley
Ebbets of Flatbush for that $4,000.
On Saturday the poor old Federal
League will be laid to rest in the
municipality in which 1t had its in
ception, Chicago, H. 1t is rumored
that George Stovall, the famous Fire
brand, may be rendered a job of
gravedigger. Carroll Rasin, OF Balti-
more. already has applied for the va
cancy of chief mourner. and so far
Carroll is the only one in the race
No one need be surprised If Sunny
Jim Gilmore should chuckle when the
first spadeful OF earth patters on poor
old Fed" With him will be buried
the last child of his fancy. the beau
tiful plans of the postless stadium on
the banks of the Harlem, showing the
river steamer bringing up its throng of
Fed crazed bugs, and the busy taxfs
unloading their customers. while
streaming humanity is pouring into
the postiess grandstand from all points
of the compass.
Gar Ban Will Release His Schedule.
The primary cause for Gar Ban ], g
meeting is to release the American
League schedule. which already Is in
type. waiting for Car Ban to give
the order to release
Among other things Ran will en-
deavor to find a kind papa for his
orphan franchise in Cleveland. a
band of cruel Cleveland bankers now
are holding the orphan for a ransom
of $3.50. 900. which is a lot of kale for
such q 'bawI" club as the Cleveland
Indians. Ed Gwinner, former papa
and angel for the Pittsburg Feds,
tried to go to the rescue of the poor
che-ild but the bad bankers said
he didn't have enough money.
One time We suggested in our COL
umn that Ban Johnson put Jim Gil
more on the assignment to find a
parent and protector for the Cievc-
land che-ild, as We thought Sunny
Jim could turn the trick in a toffy.
But that Is the worst of czars they
never pay any attention to our add
vice, how to compile their pitching
averages or dispose of their ball cubs,
or anything else.
Jim Gilmore is as bashful as Benny
Kauff, and has as much confidence in
his ability to sell clubs as Benny has
to pump baseballs into the center
field bleachers on the Polo Grounds.
IF he (Johnson) would give me a
chance, I'd sell the Cleveland club
for him before the night is over
sunny Jim confided to the writer one
a fternoou