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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
SECOND BAPTIST CUNT
LOSES BASKETBALL GAME
Defeated In Close Finish by A.sorlntion
Tcnm-ii'Ehinnd Park Wins In
Holiday series

ia The fastest game seen AT The Gem
'rai l. VI. {. y. this season The sssn-
cation team won from Second Runiist
ny Sc"r" az n TO ~ The clash was
close !ton start To finish. and was
any hodyS game until right up To th,
end.
The different New Year features in
we gymnasium, running all day were
Wei attended ana greatly .ujoycd ~
every AouhgStcr there At l.:3n o'cio,j,
'h" maj game OF series Of iaShctbrIl
games between the grammar school
,t''i"s was played. Highland Park de-
i."tc" tutfncrS and in turn lost To the
NJ 4. y bows iy dcfeatin. Run
htfs. the Highland i'ark team won tn,
championship III the Christmas y,,l,
series between the school teams
! NJ. {. y. Position Seq Ram
i'crkins. 49,. left forward GRAY
Stol . right forward Walihaji
WailcfSt"in.... center ..... Hughes
Strange. left guard I;;,rhy
Strausc. ... right guard Sissnu
Score--f. AZ G. A., 81: Second ban
list -. Suhstitu,ions-.>ut for
rerkins, Icrkins for Strange. smoot
Tor Gray. Goals from field i NJ e. 4
Perkins 90. Stone 90, Halicrstcin
%. Strausc Cd. Hatcher %: second
kaptist Cray tn. Walthali -. Smoot
90. hughes 90. Goals from foul:
y. NJ. {. A--Waiicrstrin t2D Hatcher
CD; Second Baptist Wuithan a.
Hughes %. Kcferec-jennings J. Al
". s.. Time Of halvcs-2u minutes
W here plaIed-f. VI e. a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
FIXED BI:EBE tEI.E:nRtTE.
MS THIRTY-EIE'rH uIIs.y,tn,

.\mong those who broke into M.
m,'"'I 'Saeue nall Of fam" this YEA,
"o, .nc icast Is Of Frederick l.. Eccbc
u veteran OF the National Ic,..uc vh.,
lohG ago hit The minor tran! I'm, NJ,
TO cate has travelled no far,r." 49,.
the international circuit Ec.ba Ia.
JUST attained the venerable are or
thirty-tive. having been horn on H..
last day Of 1850
The feat which got him y nIcba u,
the chamber OF immortals w,S nrrrr.
trated last August, when tho Veteran
twi"led no-ht -no-run gam, orni,,xi
Montreal. IN Buffalo. Heeo, showed
up better this wear than Tor ..yrr,i
years past, and his pitchin. ,,.In,,,,
the Risons TO capture the lnrrov-
league bunting
Heehe was born in Lincoln TOM rs
TORE the Apostle Of Grape Iric, set.
.'tu .he'" ana made the cItv worIi
famous. Incidentally. il m,y rc re-
MA hed that the Nebraska .rpitoi has
L:"babiy turned out more b::;! ulaycrs
OF major league "alibcr than any niac,
town of it's size on the mar. fred
belongs to the hishbrow squad 81 ,ii,.
mond artists. having first ,iisplav.,l
his pitching prowess at the .n.verslt,
OF Illinois. Ten years ago he took IN
baseball as profession. si-niu-; with
oshkosh. i'm the Wisconsin state
League In 1905 he was called % the
Cubs but his stay in the Windy .'itr
was brief. Frank Chance who had
Just succeeded Franl< Selcc ut the h.lu
OF the Cubs, pulled OFF Il deal with pilot
McCluskcy. of the Cardinals, Whereby
Rcebc and Pete Noonan. IA bickstAn
went To the Mound CITY. tn Ncbrns-
kan remained with the Cards several
seasons but in 1910 he VAS t,,r,cL
over to the Reds The tall twirier
figured in another trade in 1910. wncie-
by he was sent to philadelphia. ulolti,
with Hans I.obcrt, Dodc 'aSkcr: and
Jack Rowan. the Reds receiving IL
return Eddie Grant, Johnny b;ttcs aud
George McQuiliau. Fred didn't make
any big hit with Charley Dorn. aud
he spent only one season with til.
phillicS. Since then he has uccn pitch.
ing for the buffalo Internal ,n:s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

The pictures show the members of
the Washington state CoiIeg. football
tenn, which Defeated brown Iniycr-
sity. at Pasadena. CAL, yesterday. In
scrt-Dr. }. Fred B0hIcr, director or
athletics. IsrlOw-WiIiinm u. Dirtz.
the former Carlisle Indian stnr, couch
of the Washington eleven. Players in
C0nrh DietZ: King, tnckIe; i00mis, end;
Zimmerman. end; Ftnncy. guard; Tyrer,
assistant ronch. Second rOw--I)nrInm,
quarter bnri<; boone, half back; Fish
back. Eunrd; Dictz. full bnck: Stitcs.
guard; Cartnin Clark, tackle; iIerrIcd,
tackle; Hangs half bnclk. Third row
LnnEdOn. center; D0nuc. full ,,nrk; APP
plciuist, tackle; Michael, substitute
end, Hnnlcy. half back, Boone. half
bnckj BROOKS. tackle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
REBEL CAKES MAY QUIT GAME
Fed Pilot Insists on Big League MINI
nEcrship OF Job Paying Lot Of
Money!

IITTSBGRGII January l.--Rebcl
Cakes. former manager OF the local
Federal team. through a close friend in
this city, has let ii he known that he
will retire from baseball and give his
entire attention to his big plantation
ut Homer, La, unless he can land Il
managerial berth in the big leagues or
sign as player al close to the same
team.
Cakes is expected here next Monday
president of the former Rebels and his
future will be one Of the matters taken
up.
the Cleveland American League Team,
is still large, and, should he do so,
cakes undoubtedly will be made its
manager. Otherwise. the Rebel prob-
ably viii quit the game
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
|NTS AFTER -FOUR PILOTS
JUST HALF OF CLUBS IN
NEED OF STRONG LEADERS
wa Fred It"ebr, of BisonS. Celebrates
'hirf!-Fffth Birthdny-Othcr In
tcrnnttOnni League t:ossIp.

Not only will the international
i'a"u" he strengthened by the Mac
ms OF teams in Newark and Baltimore
nut is playing personnel will also
undergo change for the better. Many
former Federal League stars will n.
placed on the Barrow circuit, while IN.
acquisition of lin" independent leaders
ny major league clubs will mean that
many prominent figures in the base
IA world VIII come back to the Double
y wheel.
f"ur teams. too, i'll tho international
=: ne are 10 have new managers.
toronto, Rochester. Newark ana Rich
ni"ud or Baltimore. ar. cnsi:n,, nhnm,
TOR pilots 70! the coming season Tho
men promincntly mentioned to-day in
oaScpal circles for managerial posts on
. the BARROW circuit are John Camel
formerly manager OF Rochester and
ihter OF the Brookfeds; joe Rirminc-
nam. formerly manager Ut tn, clcy,.
iand Americans. ard Harry Mccormick.
tormerl! manager of the Chattanooga
cru" o! the Southern Association
Richmond or Baltimorn will need a
new manage" 1t all depends upon ;hc
settlement 20 he made tu-morrow i'm
Cincinnati 1t is believed. and with
strong reasons. that Dunn viii NOT re-
turn TO Richmond. IN the even, OF which
inc local officials would have To cas-;
ABOUT Tor manager Dunn OF course.
under contract. but this could he
easily arranged. The thing Richmond
has fought for ia the retention of it's
franchise. and this is assured
plan for the final baseball peace
settlement has been agreed upou nv
I. i'uhnlc. but there may still be :, Elton
! rIii Smarting under the loss of the
I rederh! League franchise. Baltimrre
may throw monkey wrench into Tho
''' '''h'n'ner% certain concessions
are demanded, aud tn" Tcrrapin owners
n"Ne hoi agreed To the dismissal OF
inc suit now before Federal Iui"a
l-"hhis Not only do the Tcrp owners
want l'uhn to pay for the grounds. but
they demand something for Tin. good
VIII Whatever that may be worth
resident Jim McCaTery. OF Toronto
not AT all satisfied with the peace
pact ana is going TO register n r.ol
h,cN because the men who lcaped from
ms ciuh TO the Feds are not ia raxor,
Oack la him
according 10 civil and BASEBALL I,,y
ne contends. they are his prop.rty ava
cash. III
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

NEW YORK. January HAIRY
POLLOK has unearthcd a brand new hop,
Tor the hcavNwcight championships
i'ollok sent the Young man here YES
tcr'lty. He is Lew Eodic. who cmi-
crates from Butte, Mont Hodic is only
SIN feet sin and one quarter inches In
height. and weighs in the neighhorhood
Of u" pounds lie owns II reach of
eighty five inches.
Rodtc has had nine cnSagcmcuts and
stopped seven OF his opponents lie, of
course is DESTROYS Of showing here
abouts. hoping some day to Get a match
with Willard or the best man i'm the
heavyweight division, In case the cham :
ready.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
1T STRIKES ME
BY TIM PATCH

Brown University travei-d across
IN. continent 10 meet Washington
state. champions OF the Northwest in
football. The Fasteners will have
their 5.Goc-mlc journey Impressed
upon their memories with y defeat
The game opened the 1917 football
season just about ten months before
the rest OF the country gets into ac-
tiou.
Preparedness which combines sport
with business is one OF the results OF
the big rine match now mnaer Way.
The National Rifle Associations has
acNeniy-two clubs in it's annual inter
club gallery championship. The tour
nanent is fostcrsd by the War Depart
ncnt and many men see in il fine
plan fog national defense. Each club
mas Ten competitors and al Of the
carly scores have hcen remarkabiv
good Each individual marksinan will
shoot twenty times at scvcnty-nvc fee,
IN prom" position. /, is safe es,i-
mate that there viii be go good shots
at the end Of this match.
Bob Folwcll coach Of the Washing
ton and jefferson eleven, which will
play Washington ANA Lee here next
fall has list been pronounced 10y an
other well known football mentor as
the greatest coach in the game to-day
IL il certain that Eolwcil has made
a wonderful record with the Pcnnsyl-
wanna school No team used the for
ward pass ia 1915 with more success
than Washington and Jefferson. Bob
Fo!welrs warriors attemptel 1872 nips
and ninety three OF the tries were sue
ccssfui. for total gain OF i."c3 yards
in one game. seventeen passes aver
aged fifteen 'rds. a total OF 256 yards
being gained. sainst Yale. Washing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
STAHL MAY GET INDIANS
Former Manager OF Boston md Wash
inGtOn Clubs. reported After Cicy-
clnnd Americans.

CHICAGO. January II. Garland
(Jake) Stahl. former manager OF the
Boston and Washington clubs. OF the
Cleveland Americans. il was reported
to-day, IL satisfactory financial terms
can be arranged.
Robert Roy, former secretary OF the
American League, and ut one time part
owner OF the Boston Americans, will
bc associated with Stahl in tho Ven
turc, il WAS said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

CHICAGO. January Frank Smith,
former White .SoX star hurler. is work =
ing for the Pennsylvania Railroad III
hoce to-day. Smith has been offcrc |
job managing tho railroads ball
club at Pitcairn, ia. He says he is
satisfied with his new job and doesn';
care whether or not baseball peace Is
declared.
Smith was with the baltimore Feds
for a. while.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
cut Down Indianapolis nncc.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, january T.
The annual Indianapolis motor speed
way automobile race will lie run over
only 800 miles on May 30, 1916. instead
of 500 miles as for the past five years.
according to the entry blanks. just out.
The purse for the race has also been
cut from $4,000 TO 100000 the first
prizc being fixed AT $4,000. There will
he ten prizes, the same as in former
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
rhiIlIcs TrnLc Martin.

flIi.ADELrHlA, January 1.-The
Philadelphia National League baseball
club announced here to-day that II had
traded Jack Martin, shor;stop. Tor.
Rhoadcs. pitcher, OF the Milwaukee
American Association team.
Martin played with the ST Paul
team last season. and was recalled br
the Philadelphia club. Rhoades lis Il
young right handed pitcher He Joined.
tive Milwaukee team last season. prioi'
20 which he played in the Northern
LEAGUE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
AMP DOES NOT CONSIDER
Ei.IGIBTIITY RULES BAR

Although Nest Points eligibility
rules do not conform 10 those OF col
legcs. ELEPHANTS adherents point TO
his wonderful record in athletics AT
purdue and West Point and they be-
licve that he is entitled 10 all tho
honors that can he bestowed Upon him
IL is said ,hat Oliphant is the only
cadet who has won the coveted \ in
four sports since the beginning OF
athletic competition at West Point.
twenty FIVE years ago Since coming
10 West Point in June. 1914, Oiphant
has won his letter y in football. base
ball. track and basketball lie won
his first y by brilliant work on the
basketball court last winter. When
the baseball season began las: spring.
Oliphant developed into a good catcher.
working through Il successful season
az Pitcher Bob Ncyland's battery mate
pliphant was prominent IN indoor
and outdoor athletics during his plchc
year. getting into the finals i'm the
heavyweight boxing class last winter
and coming out n close second to Ney-
land. the heavyweight champion OF
tho Academy.
Last spring. Oliphant entered In sew
eral of the athletic events. aud In the
EGO yard hurdles he broke The school
record. going the distance in twenty.
five seconds, onc-Gfth second better
than the old mark, which had stood
for six years. This feat gave Oliphant
his third y for the year.
Then came Oliphants success in foot
ball. lie was the great star Of the
Army in its annual game at the Polo
Grounds last month. when he scored
all of the points which defeated the
Middies. and lie thereby earned his
fourth letter a.
BEFORE coming to West Point OIL.
phant was regarded as the greatest
athlete that ever represented Purdue
y
numbers I'm various athletic com peti-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
TRACK WORN WILL. START
IN All, LOCAL tIInS

TRACK WORK VIII start all over tLc
city III fcw DAYS. Tn. season viii
Nlcn here on JaI.Uary % When the in.
ttrcompaHy meet OF the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues will b.. held. ON
the following Saturday night the am
hu't! military meet between IN. Blues
IraNs. howiiz"rs and Signal Corps viii!
d" h"id. This Nil nc followed by the
Federation meet open to ali local or
sanizations. ON February > or, rah.
ruarN II all local pre-, school. Viii
compete. The BOY scouts viii also
enter teams IN TINS latte: c..n,
prospects FOR l:lc season are bright
III some respects and dark in others
~ = not known wh;u effect tn, Sus-
pension Of four local athletes will have
ON the situation, but it is certain that
II VIII prevent the annual dual NEE,
between klchmoTd College and the
blues. and probably a proposed dual
met between the Rlucs and Randolph.
Macon. Then. too, much dissatisfaction
is expressed in several Of the indie
pendent clubs. and their runners may
! OF enter any OF the registered meets.
but may stage AN affair OF their own
IL the Grays' Armory.
tn" Blues. OF cours" viii hav. a
Sood track team. and /, is probable
tiat the Church Hill Athletic Ciub will
iurn Out tn" best In its brief niaiory
The East Endcrs have put gingel into
local track events since getting into
the field. and If they stick 10 tho Fed
GRAFTON have good chance to lead IN.
eTtire field ;his year. The Howitze-s
have some good men in certain events
but the artiilcrymen haven't got AN all
round track team. The GrayS ana Sic
nal Corps. too. viii be represented by
small squads
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
CAMP CHANGES HIS TEAM
OLlPHANT, OF WEST POINT,
GETS PLACE OF MACOMBER
Fo"thnl1 Authority Dumps Illinois Stnr
for Army Mnn-iind Conch
THIRD Eleven.

Walter Camp. former Yale football!
ADVISER. has aroused - storm OF Criti-
cism In the Middle West ny dropliu.
bartlett Macomh.r. OF the Illinois clvv.
On. from hi. Aii-Aincricar team and
placing Elmer CULLEN cliphaut, OF West
Point or his first eleven.
When Camp chose mis- third eleven
!, Mas discovered that ne had picked
'!;.ll'ran. OF Nebraska. It coach as =.
member but h. promptly placed AN :
other player III Iailiran's position. Now
con IS the chang in camps All-Amor-
ica selections.
In letter 10 Golfers. printed in the
January ! number. Mr. Camp says:
wish. indeed. We might 20 back
10 the old times when I had !. few days
after the final game OF tie season To
n" * Up the very voluminouS records
OF all tho men This year in this rush
'H'rc Was 10, time 10 compare care
'uiiy. game Tor game. the full records
OF 'iphaut and MaComber, tho fornlcr
having com" so fast in his inal game
that he is entitled to first place
Mr.. Camp i;ave Macornbcr q place at
haIi back on his rrst team and OIiph-
1ni WAS chosen for his second clevcg
hut later shifted these Two players II
- contcnHcd iii the West that Dliuhant
was Ineligible for the mythical All.
America team inas;nuch as ne had con,
al II
University before his graduation and
entrance 10 the West Point Military
icndem,.
Several colicgianS in Chicar, who
favored the retention OF M;.combcr on
The hrst eleven wired the following
protest to MIR. Camp.
The local papers indicate TIA, an
"uMhrTaricd change mas been suggest
ga u Mr.. Camps all-star team. re-
placing bartlett Maco;uber q member
OF the national intcrscholastic cham
p'ons Of Chicago, rs i member of MIR
camps ali-s,ar team.
hat amy change should .. made
"t this time. since the publication ~
your Official ali-star selection. is Dulv
Z" the discredit OF MIR. Camp: br 4 -
HARDLY possible that he woij!d disl,,nce
:. nan Who :" NO years mas proved
himself o! ail-star material. but that
ne should be shifted in f.vo~ Of man
"ho mas graduated from .uii..c, 50 far
as Football is concerned ia th.. colleges
OF the West and who. having com
pI"tc" us thrc- years ot football in
TINS section, has played additional
years unler the rules Of West Point
ana would he Ineligible to ,omnete with
cI.r Wester.: a. Eastern "cli -.s, is
.:h: urd."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
ATHLETES WILL. GET BUSY
SPORT WILL START AGAIN
AFTER HOLIDAY RESPITE
BnskcthnIi Leagues VIII tcsumr Nurk
Nhrrc The! left On-Trnrk
sounds To l'ructicc

Local sport has been duh FOR the
past ten days. hu, Things will begin
l. pick up to-day. Students VIII re.
turn 10 their WORK al all tn" local IN.
situations u learning. ana tracn .,nd
basketball prac;ic. wil! occupy the
time OF those athlcticaIly inclined In
dependent organizations. too, resume
their work where It was dropped for
the holidays.
Basketball. OF course. win occupy the
boards irst. but Ia. tDSs"rs ain soon
tie ovcrshadowcu hy the runners. as
the initial meet OF the year IS only
four weeks OF The spider uuint VIII
bc the only n"w outfit 10 get under
way. as all Of tn" others are now
marking time, having m"d" living
start several weeks ago
All four Of the LEAGUES Viii have
games this "-rk. Tn" sch .dulc fol-
lows
Federation League Thursday might.
Elues VS. Churcn lI;li Athletic ciup a.,
iiowitzcrs Armory. Friday mirh, FAIR
mount Athletic club ~. Howi,z.rs, at
Blues ArmorN.
Richmond League Thursday night.
Second Baptist ~ Mct;il.s Union. at
iiowi;zcrs .Nrmory. i.rid..! ui,,ht. Bar
ton Heights - I;ichmond ,roII.pa' ~
Blues Arnrory
Military League Friday mi@hi. Blues
". signal Corps. Blues ,r,nory: Gravs
IS ho"itzcrs. at Gr:,ys' Armory
CITY Lcacue-I'riday night. M.r-
chants National hank vs. Young Mems
Hebrew Association, ut f1owitzers .,r-
n.ory.
Frank Dobson Will get his basketers
ont this week, ana viii rouuI them
INTO shape for the Championships race
IN the Eastern Virginia intcrcoli.riat.
Association. The Spider t,uint will
have the services OF several Veterans.
ana should be able ID give a good ac
count Of Itself The schedule for the
championship series mas no, We, becn
drafted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
New Yorker win. ro,,rn.,

riNEHtkST. y, O., January IT,.
NOR metropolitan champion, won the
twelfth annual holiday weea soif tour =
nnment here to-day by defeating IL w.
Whitmorc three mp and two to play
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
Tw" Exclusions .,uit t:nm..

MINNEAPOLIS. January lot.
Clymer and Dave Altzer. who have
worked together many wears on IN.
ha schali diamond. to-day announced
their retirement from the game saw
ing that they Will start busiras
career together.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
.DUNN|E TO RESUME FIGHT
GOING TO ClNCY TO HAVE
HIS AGREEMENT RATIFIED
VIII Get Baltimore Territory Hnck.
bhrr0" VIII Fight NcrEcr-l.ucnI
Club to lie Protected.

baseball peace is an assured fact
but there set remains one big problem.
ana that deals with the International
League. The open question. the owner
snip OF the Baltimore territory. VIII
DC settled, IT ~ expected, tomorrow.
AZ Cincinnati, the town made famous
by the surrender OF the Feds.
Jack Dunn and Charles II. Knapp. his
attorney. left baltimore last nigh, for
Cincinnati, and they ar" going TO put
up fight To regain :he terri,ory
evacuated when the Federal invasion
drove the Orioles 10 Richmond. 1t has
been learned, and the source Of the
information cannot u" questioned. that
me question was settled more than .,
week ago. To tn, satisfaction Of DunniE.
and all that remains is 10 ratify the
agreement. Dunuic, ~ Is learned not
only gets his territory tack, but win
place i team III Baltimore. after dis
posing OF his holdings here. This, of
course. can only come with the con
sent Of the Richmond Exhibition Com
pany. which viii be taken care OF in
the deal
Edward Grant Barrow. presidcn; OF
tn. international League has :, fight
on his hands Tomorrow. When the
now dcfunct Feds ANA organized base
ball scratched their John iiaucocks at
tho bottom OF the peace treaty one Of
two matters OF supposedly minor Inn
portancc were lcf, unfinished. These
matters viii be discussed In Cincin-
natl.
Outside Of the International League
circuit these matters cause Little OF no
concern. But with harrow the settle
ment means whole lot. The Buffalo
and Baltimore Feds want 10 merge with
tho international l.c tgu. teams I'm those
cities. Barrow doesn't want amy part
OF the Feds. The independent orsaii-
zation drove the Orioles out OF Bait
more TO Ricitsrond ana later compelled
the Tigers To" retreat fr"ru Newark t"
Harrisburg. In Hurmlo the Eisons and
Blues fought for support last season
and the BiAons carried of tho honors.
Tho question oi the Newark Inter
nationals playing At Federal l-eaeu.
park will also be tained over at the
Cincinnati gathering.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

l;ask etball will get under way again
this week ana the game is well worth
witnessing. 1t i sport in which the
participants are gaining in skill aud
the competition is now Very keen. COL
lcrcs are taking up the game am, some
contests are scheduled for
the next two months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

The meeting in Cincinnati tomorrow
means much TO Richmond. IF Jack
Dunn carries out the program he con
templates. the local officials will have
To hustle to get a pilot in time to in
sure the signing OF suitable men for
next season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

fcNinG is out OF the question on ac-
count OF drastic State laws, while horse
racing, except during the annual State
fnir meeting. is dead on account Of
rigid regulations which make the game
Improbable for those who put up the
money To make the mare go.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

Three frat-clnSs games are already
on the 1916 football program Cor Rich
mond. In addition to the Washington
and Lee Washington and Jefferson
clash. the Virginia Cadets will again
plaT Clemson. ana Virginia. Of course
VIII meet Carolina. AId TO this the
annual Spidcr-Jacket, Spider Tiger. aud
Jacket-Tiger settos. and it is a grid
card worth dreaming over
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

The poor old Virginia League is up
Il tree. IL wants Richmond back with
inc deepest SeainiuE. but the nayuates
no" realize that II is "a hopeless long
ing. y meeting is TO b, held the lat
ter part Of this month in Norfolk to
talk over the situation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

Richmond is sadly in need OF winter
sports The local situation is left too
much in the hands OF the schools aud
independent amateur organizations.
Variety is needed. and IT would he
welcomed In almost any form.