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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
FRED FULTON BETTER
JOKER THAN FIGHTER

Fred Fulton is rapidly becoming
accustomed to Chicago ways. No
longer does ne bat an eye when an
anrunciatior is used in hotels to page
guests. Fulton recently entertained =
friend here. They strolled into one
OF the loop inns, says the Chicago
Post.
call for MIR HumhuN: MIR Hum
hum is wanted on the telephone.
was resounding through the corridors,
dining-roomH and lobby.
t'ulton's friend glanced around
anXiously, but couldn't locate the
voice lie asked for explanation. Fred
gave it. Then. unknown to his friend.
he got the announcer 10 page Mir.
Smith. as We shall call friends name.
Three minutes later came the words.
can for Mir, Smith; MIR Smith ia
wanted ON the telephone"
Gee. they're after me" he said 10
Fulton. nervouslY. II -bet-fAa- frize
COW back home has been fro7e was
afraid something like that might hap
pen" Then he added. Where is the
Telephone"
! over here across the street" said
! Fulton. leading Mr. Smith To a shoot
( ing gallery For Ave minutes his
friend tried to make himself heard
over the phone IN the Gln If shots
ard shouts. lie gave mp
! <'fiere, Fred, see what YOU IAN uaEc
out" he exclaimed
+ Fulton. who had cveryt hing framed
tup nicely. took the receiver from his
q. hand and -l.a>4Al4s4i ,------------
/ They say To get iu q wagon and
drive over To central headquarters FOR
! the message he -aHYa44ts+A+ti --
y biscuit wagon. with the driver
fully primed, WAS waiting outside. and
Smith climbed aboard iIo was
driven all over town. and at last drew
( up in front of the hotel where he had
/ left Fulton. The heavyweight chal-
lenger was waiting for him. grinning
with satisfaction over his jest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
CAROLINA ANNOUNCES
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
TarhccIs Have Games With Richmond
College and New York
Yankees.

Chapel Hill, N. C.. Jan. l5.-base-
bah schedule for Carolina, recently
given out. provides for seventeen
games, nine of which are to be played
on the new Emerson Field here.
March ls-Elon College. at Chapel
Hill
March 24--West Virginia Wesleyan.
at Chapel Hill.
March 25--Oak Ridge Institute, at
Chapel Hin.
March 7s--wake Forest, at Chapel
Hin
April Virginia, at Greensboro,
April 3-Virginia. at Chapel Hill.
April 4-Richmond College, at
Chapel Hill.
April William and Mary, at
Chapel Hill.
April 6 or New York Yankees.
at Chapel Hill
April is--Wake Forest, at Rocky
Mount, y. G..
April 21---Penn State, at Chapel
Hill.
April 24--Davldson. at Winston
Salem.
April 25--yirginia, at Charlottes-
Vile
April 26-Catholic University, at
Washington. d. c.
April 27-Georgetown, at Washing
ton. -. G..
April 2S--Open.
April 2s-Navy. at Annapolis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
HATCHET|TES LOSE TO
THE VIRGINIA QU|NT

Especial to The Richmond NirginianD
Charlottesville VA jan a.--Nir
ginia opened her basketball season to-
night rather auspiciouslv defeating
George Washington, 81 to "a. Mat
thews. ceater on the Hatchetite quint,
scored all of the points made by his
team in the first half. which ended 80
to 10. Captain Strickland and Stick
ley led in the scoring for Virginia, the
former registering 2 points. Luck
and Churchman put up "A strong de-
fensive game.
The lineup and summary follow:
Virginia-Stickley. left forward q
Bailey. right forward; Strickland, CEN
tier, Churchman. left guard; Dietrich,
right guard.
George Washington--s-T LEFT
forward; Shaver. right forward; Mat
thews, center: .Almon, left guard;
Grosbeck. right guard
summary: Goats from court
Strickland (S). Stickley (5), Luck (4D,
Bailey (2), ChurChmau. White. Gooch,
Gannaway. Matthews "a. Almon l3l,
Shaver, Getchell. Goals from fouls
IStrickhnd C5), Matthews 90. Ref
ieree--George Collintower, Georgetown,
Time of halves-Twenty minutes,
Substitutions--Virgin Luck for
Dietrich, White for Bailey. Via for
Churchman Gannaway for Strickland
Gooch for Stickiey. George Washing
ton: Wilson for Grosbeck, Eliason for
Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
MANY BASEBALL PLAYERS
HAVE CHANGED COGNOMENS

Baseball hadn't been invented when
Shakespeare inquired, whats in a
nance Otherwise he wouldn't have
pulled such a fool question. Finstance,
take the case of Leopold Hoern
schmeyer. DO YOU imagine the fans
would ever have stood for that? But
as Lee Magec he does nicely. A rose
might be just as sweet if called an
more particular.
another example. Max was born in
thus will be twenty six years old this
week. He started life as Maximiliian
Carnarfus, which would have been all
very well If he had carried out his
original intention of becoming min
lister. 1t was entirely too hefty mon
aker for ball player. however. and
early In his career he had wished
on him the name of Max or Scoops"
Carey,
Max's father was an army onicer in
Germany, and a good athlete and Max
inherited from him the love of out
door sports which eventually made him
not only star ball player, but one or
the best aIl-round athletes to be found
in the American pastime. Some time
before Max's BIRTH his parents shook
the dust of the Fatherland from their
pedal extremities and sailed for New
World. and Max was born and bred q
Hoosier.
All school and Mt Concordia College.
where he was sent to prepare for q
theological career Man was far from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
William and Mary
Win From Blues
In williamsburg
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
Williamsburg. Jan. t5.-The Will
liam and Mary Indians completely
outclassed the Richmond Light lnfan-
try Blues here tonight, winning from
the Richmonders by score of So TO
2b Despite the one-sided score, the
game was warm one from start TO
finish.
For the Indians Jones and Gayle
featured, while Hughes played the
best game for the Blues. The lineup
and summary follow:
ITdians--Getty. right forward;
Jones. left forward: Gayle, center;
Robertson, right guard; Stryker, left
guard
Blues-Thornton. right forward:
Steele left forward; Hughes. center;
Word. right guard, Blanton left
guard
summary. Field goals--Getty 80,
,fettcs 80. tfayte J, Wallace ~.
Zion 60. Thornton t2D. hughes t3).
Steele 90. Word, Blanton. Goals
from fouls Jones' C4) Hughes. Sub
stitulions-g Wallace for Robertson.
Williams for Stryker. wood for Thorn
ton Rcferee--Hubbard CIV. x M.
Time OF periods-Twenty minutes,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

being at the foot OF his classes but
he found plenty of time to devote TO
athletics. He played baseball football
land basketball, and excelled in skating
sprinting. swimming, hockey and track
games In fact, he went In for every
thing in the way OF outdoor sports, and
at the finish he was usually among
those present. He was captain OF the
college track and basketball teams, and
played shortstop three years on the
college nine. In the summer he played
ball with a Terre Haute Club adopting
for that purpose the name of Scoops
Carey"
The German box broke into the pro-
fesslonal pastime with South Bend, In
the Central League, playing shortstop
ton. He graduated the following June,
he was sent to the outer garden. For
a time he continued his theological
studies, but. while he had no particular
aversion to the ministry, baseball ap-
pealed to him more In 1911 the young
German landed a berth with the Pr
/ ates While he made good in all de-
partments of the game, II was in pill
ferlng bases that he made his greatest
reputation. In getting around thes
bases he has. few superiors. When
the German lad played his first game
for money he was introduced as a
cousin Of Napoleon Lajoie--a curious
circumstances In view of the nnplsas-
antness which now exists between 0ee.I
mans ard Frenchsnsp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
AMATEUR COMMISSION
IN GOOD CONDITION
Report of Treasurer Black shows Or.
gaDization to Be Well OF
Financially.

Encouraging reports Were read last
night at the annual meeting of the
Richmond Amateur Baseball Conimis-
sion, held in the National State and
City Bank. 1t was shown that. de-
spite the unfavorable conditions under
NhieA the 1915 season WIS started, the
commission ut the present time has
before The report of Treasurer Black
showed the organization to be IN a
most fiourishing condition
The election of officers. which Was
TO have been held last night, was de-
ferred until the meeting to be held
next Friday afternoon at ) o'clock in
the National State and City Bank
building. Al this meeting a number
Of other important matters viii be
disposed Of among them being the
interCity series between the teams
representing Richmond. Washington
and Baltimore. There will also be Ont
new commissioner elected for a term
of two years.
President Julian II Hill has ask n
the commission TO place someone else
at the head of the local organi2a ton,
owing to other pressing business mat
tiers, but it is practically assured that
! Mr. Hill will be reelected. He has
done much for amateur baseball in
/ Richmond. and he is practically the
/ backbone of the local organization.
J He has spent both time and means in
connection with the work, and his
duties have been disposed of IN "A
most efficient manner 1t is known
fact that the commissioners viii not
hear 10 his resignation.
From present Indications. this sea-
son viii he one of the most successful
ones in the history of local amateur
baseball Many teams are trying TO
come into the organization, and it is
believed that there will be sin leagues
this year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
FIRE-bUGS START
BLAZE IN PETERSBURG
second Attempt in Week -nestEaS-
Roper building Housing Btg DE-
partment Store--Loss. Sfe,0ea

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Petersburg, Va Jan. 15.--Fire. which
WAS discovered In a sleeping room on
the second floor of the Roper build
ing. at Sycamore and East Tabb
streets. about o'clock tonight. re-
suited In damage TO the stock of mer-
chandise of The Globe Department
store, on the floor below, amounting to
about $4,000. The fire department was
delayed IN reaching the fire on ae-
count of a blocked street crossing and
the flames had gained considerable
Roadway before they were checked.
The damage 10 the Globe Department
store stock was caused chiefly by
water and smoke. The loss In fully
covered hN insurance.
The building was discovered to he
on IRE in almost the identical place
Thursday night, but the blaze was ex
tingushed with chemicals. The work
lis supposed to be that of an fncendiary.
Fire supposed to have been of in
cendiarv origin was discovered on the
second floor of the Odd Fellows Build
ing about o'clock,
The department responded promptly
and extinguished the blaze before much
damage was done. Had the fire gained
much Roadway the loss would have
been tremendous
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
"DoXy" Gray May
Manage HopeWeN
In State League

xyAlle it, Is ppre1y a matter n speen-
iation as 10 who VIII pilot the Hope
weii&club in the Virginia state League
during the 1915 campaign. Il looks As
If Cecil DOLLY Gray. formerlE Of the
Richmond Cclts, and who last season
broke fences in the Virginia circuit for
the Rocky Mount club stands good
chanre of landing the managerial
berth.
Dolly recently purchased his re
lease from the Tarheel club and he is
now looking for job as manager.
Gray is good man and he is going
to make some club q good leader.
The big boy has had wide expert
ence.s having played with clubs in the
International League as wen as with
the New York Yankees, While he
can make any team in the country
IL far as his hitting Is concerned. Dol
1y's speed on the bases prevented him
from remaining in the big show Gray
cure can ciout the old globule and
ne gets around I'm the outfield remark
ably fast for big fellow
Ii Is understood that the Hopewen
capitalists will make Dolly an offer
within the next few DAYS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
], ], LItLIS CAPTURES
ROYAL HANDICAP RACE

New Orleans. Ian. III. ]. Idllis,
at to j, furnished the surprise OF
the day at the Fair Grounds. when
he won the Royal Handicap, at six
furlongs from a field OF such starters
as Panzaretta, Bringhurst and Car
bide Lillis eaualed the track record
81 l.12. made by L See It one year
ago II was the classiest field brought
together at the course so far. While
at the post Rosemarion ran away for
four furiongs. Bringhurst was away
in front and held the lead TO the six
teenth pole while Iillis, under a mas
terful ride by Hoerner, came ahead
and drew away. Panzareta, the to
: favorite. ran over the field in tho
early stages, hut her impost of 1875
pounds was too much. and she tired
right at the end. Dick williams, at
to /. took the st. Charles Hotel
Handicap. at a mile and a sixteenth.
from Incidence, at s to 5. the favor
fte. after n hard drive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Athletic
By ERNEST POLLARD.

The outlook for International
League baseball here this season is not
so bright as it was a few days ago
Unless the SIS ,000 IL secured. the club
will doubtless he moved to Baltimore.
It would be a reflection on Richmond
to allow the club, with an apparent
bright future ahead for the coming
campaign, to be torn from it's grasp.
Those who have been financing the
local club have worked hard to give
the people Of Richmond what they
had longed for. and now that money
Is needed to retain the team, the peo-
Pile here who have the means should
certainly come forth and display some
of their patriotism and civic pride by
helping the club out.
This money is needed to finance the
club during the coming season, and II
It can be secured the team will be in
A very good financial condition and
Will be prepared to go through with
the 1915 campaign without a hitch.
Richmond's baseball future now lies
with the people here who are In pos
session of the bright, shining simo-
Icons.
President Edward G.. Barrow IL
pulling hard for Richmond TO remain
in the International League this sea-
son. The leader declares that il the
club sticks here he expects the at
tendance in Richmond to compare
fayorably with those in the other Glass
AA cities. He asserts that there Is
no reason why this season shouldn't
be one of the most successful ones in
the history OF Richmond, as far as
baseball is concerned
baltimore still thinks It is a major
league city. and the people there are
stilI making fruitiess efforts to land
a franchise in either the, American or
National Leagues. The Monumental
CITY stands as much chance Of getting
in either one of the major organiza-
lions as Hopewell or Centraiia. The
fact that Baltimore Is not a major
league city has been twice demon
stratod. The people In Baltimore
should consider themselves exceeding
m lex4uu4te kl1a& they aro n the RI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
FRANK MORAN HAS EARNED t.,
RIGHT TO FIGHT WILL ARD

seems TO many now that he Is unbeat-
able. Ranked with the majority of
heavyw elghts today, he is unbeatable.
But Moran would have a chance with
Willard--and a real one
Moran has a punch that ls as pow
erfuI as that OF Wizards. He is game
10 the core, he can stand more pun
ishment than any man In the ring to-
day. He is. faster than willard and
Just about as clever. He has a hair
trigger brain that has won many fights
for him. And he had had many a year
Of ring experience TO aid him.
Jack Johnson scored victory on
points over Moran in their 2o-round
Paris bout, while Jess Willard scored
knockout over Johnson in the 10th
round Of their Havana battle. That
would show Willard as the superior to
Moran on the surface condition. But
wait,
Comparative ShowinRs.
The Johnson who met Moran was
younger Johnson than the one that met
willard. Between the time of the
Johnson Moran and the Johnson Will
lard bouts the big negro dissipated con
sidera bly,. thus robbtng himself Of some
OF the power he had in the Moran bout.
And he grew older and fatter, too
Had the Johnson willard bout ended
In the 2bth round, as did the Johnson
Moran bout, the negro would have
won by a huge margin. Johnson shad.
ed willard in the majority OF those
FIRST 90 rounds. and he shaded him by
a far greater margin than he shaded
Moran.
So, when you compare those two
bouts. you find that Moran made a far
better showing against Johnson for 30
rounds than did WilIsrd-~and against
far better Johnson than willard met
Moran Is much shorter and much
lighter than Willard, but somehow or
other. we feel that II he got chance
at the champion within the next three
or four months Il would be regular
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

ternational League, for they don't even
deserve this class of baseball afteI
having kicked out one of the best
clubs that ever represented in the
Maryland city
Hopewell, Nirginias mushroom
city. having been admitted into the
Virginia State League, the capitalists
who are backing the club are now
scouting around for manager. While
several are under consideration, there
is probability of Dolly Gray
formerly of the Richmond club ana
late of Rocky Mount, being at the
helm for the magic city team during
the 1915 campaign. Dolly knows
bali players and he will make any club
good leader.
There is no reason why Hopewell
shouldn't support Virginia League
club. The city has population much
larger than some OF the cities now in
the circuit. and It must be remember
ed that most OF the people in the
mushroom city are men. The club
will draw from both the powder town
and Petersburg.
Dunn is working hard to get to-
EttHCf Eppu NlttD Ill WI
the coming season. and with the pick
OF the Richmond team he should be
able to do II Dunnle has his lines out
for some good baseballists and he will
doubtless have club that will he up
In the running from start to finish.
Ray Ryan will again head the
Rocky Mount club in the Virginia
League. according to information re-
ceiyed from the Tarheel city. Ray
turned out winner for the Down
Homers last season. and has practical
ly all of his old men back again this
year. However, several OF his men
are being sought by clubs in organiza-
tons OF higher classification than the
Virginia League and some of them
may he sold before the beginning Of
the 1916 season.
The International League will open
Iagxiu on April ~. according to m
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
MUST RAISE MONEY BY
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Members of Board of Directors of Richmond Exhibition Com
pany Trying to Sell Dunn Interests In Richmond
Baseball Club-May Yet Lose Franchise.

Unless $4,000 is forthcoming within
the next fnrtv-eieht hours Richmond
IL sure to lose it's berth in the Inter
national League. This Is the exact
amount neeiei to take over the hold
inKs of Jack Dunn IN the Richmond
Exhibition Company, owner 81 the
local baseball club, and this money
win have to be secured by next Tues
Day II this city desires "a retain rep
rerentation in the lnternauona
League.
Duur,'S stock IL the Richmond
Baseball Club is said TO he worth $780,
Geo. but owing to the fact mat $l5.-
GOO is needed to start OF the 1916 sea
son. the fifty-three per cent OF the
stock will be disposed q for this
amount.
out OF the sum needed something
like $4,000 has been pledged, and
members OF the board Of directors OF
the Richmoid Exhibition Company
viii look around Monday and Tuesday
In an effort TO sell she other shares
ar stock. Jack Dunn viii be here
TUESDAY night. at which time the
Richmond Exhibition Company will
have TO give him II definite decision
- to whether or rot the club will ac-
Tept his proposition
May Ask for Transfer.
- zr..,'..ar. ts..,4. IT is init
-. "a, ar,,nar toforo Tho p{rh-
r'.t,i.,s.tFr, 49, ~ directors
=. ~ 49, as,f,.r ,,axt xxednesda>.
=. si's ".a'' ' ~ ~ pirnr,ord cinh he
transferred to Baltimore. Should this
action be taken Dunn viii not exercise
nis op'ioI' on ~ 80, ,,eel. .eo
yr.s -. 80. coll bts holdings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
INTERESTING GAMES
On PALACE ALLEYS

Several interesting games will be
played this week al the Palace Bowl
ing Alleys. The schedule follows:
Monday-Deaf Mutes vs., G. {, =.
Telephone Company.
--AIea44N@Aat- t+teff~
mond. Alcos vs., Kaiser's Pets,
Friday--Richmond Dairy W. r. r
y. NJ. G.. y,
The games between The Richmond
and Petersburg bowlers are expected
to he three OF the most interesting
contests seen here in some time. Ir
the Cockade City last week the Rich
mond bowlers Won out by 1913 pins
Nine more games will be played be-
tween the Richmond and Petersburg
teams.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Hy Frank q. sfenke.

New York. Jan 15--Frank Moran
mas earned the right 20 battle Jess VIII
lard for the heayyw eight champion
ship of the world. The big. blond
SPittnburser's recent achievement in
Ipcorfng two Knockout Victories over
I'm Coifey has placed him in posi-
4Ion where willard could not have ig-
#nore6 him--wlth honor.
Ii Moran has improved wonderfully
snInca he met Johnson In Paris in 1914
|31e has learned lot in ring skin and
" lot In generalship. No man can
stand up better under punishment than
ran Moran His power to assimilate II
sls marvellous.
Moran has right handed punch that
Ican sent to the mat any man that IL
hfts---bar none. His left IL used mainly
Tor jabbing, but his right Is the hnisher.
That right smashed against the Jaw
SRf Jim coffey~ twice-snd Jim CofTey
Srumpled. Cofey may have IA glass
s1a~. hut that right handed Hallop that
Moran deals out can jar even CON
crets jaw.
Moran n Ring General
Moran fights cool. cautious battle.
@I1e never loses his head. He's shrsw d
Ss3n the extreme In the first Coffey
kAsht he faxed grogg;ness in the hrst
tive Pounds. Then. wher Cofsey was
El1ssss expeetina It Moran came out and
z 6enght like a wild man.
Kes5s IN Sfhe second battle with coffey the
%A10nd Trishman permitted Coffey 70
& nh him around the ring for the first
EIEx4 Or six rounds. He played the grog-
xy 9ame coney. confident Of victory
*1S}s poinfs. began TO rush Moran more
I'D more. And then. Moran rushed
S&41a III his corner like tiger and with
~ eefaes OF tabs and swings weakened
r.rha da n TrfE
~ was easy prey for the right hand
n1lcp that ended the battling in the
I81th round.
Mewnn W. Willard.
u 1&1& willard II physicsl perfection
- on6kxeo newerfal that q,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
To Potato RRiscrs.

Tho price OF potash Is clear out OF
sight American chemists are trying
to find a substitute, but 1T viii hardly
come in time for the spring potato
crop. And potatoes, in consequence
are going to he some price.
All who have new land. or land on
which potatoes have not been gro"
or from which the natural potash mas
not been greatly exhausted are ad-
yised to plant early Irish potatoes,
Bnt it would he folly TO attempt to
raise a crop without potash fertilizer
on land usually planted ia potatoes
Virginia citizen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Charged With Theft.

Daniel T Holloway, twenty-five
years old. was before the police JUS
tice yesterday on the charge of steal
ing an overcoat from w. =, t.eaman,
319 North Eleventh Street. The case
was postponed until January 10.
Policeman Bertucci, who made the
arrest. stated that the accused traded
the stolen oVercoat tn negro Tor
another coat Later. when the man
was brought before the negro, he was
recognized as the one who had swap
ped coats with him, so the police
man states,
Reports of hallway rubheries are
being made quite frequently to police
headquarters these days.