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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
EGG AND OUPy
WIN SIX-DAY RACE

New York, Dec 23.-Oscar Egg and
Marcel Dupy tonight won the six
day bicycle race in Madison Square
Garden. They had the goodly margin
of one lap which they stole early in
the evening. With their victory went
cash prize approximating $4,000.
Root and Madden were second, Spears
and Mcnamara third, Kaiser and CAM
eron fourth, Drobach and Hill fifth.
and Diabetes and Walthour sixth. The
final score stood:
Egg and Dupuy, 40 points.
Root and Madden, 50 liz points.
Spears and Mcnamara, So points.
Kaiser. and Cameron. 10s points
Droback and Hill, 1i6 Ia points.
Dabaetes and walthour. 100 points.
Egg and Dupy covered 2.625 miles
during the race, while the Ave other
teams covered 2,s24 miles and nine
laps.
Spills and falls. each of a thrilling
nature. punctuated the last hour OF
riding. Once q tire blew out and sent
Harry Kaiser flying over the handle
bars OF his wheel Again Mike Dabae-
ties slid while taking the high EN-
ba nkment.
Exc ana bupy 8aiueu iAp alteT tne
crowd had given up all hope for such
an occurrence.
For almost six days the riders had
pedallsd away with increasing weari-
ness. Six OF the teams had success
fully ombatted every attempt ia
steal q lap. Then came that sprint
early this evening. 1t started at S:1e
and lasted about Ave minutes. 1r
those Ave minutes Egg and Dupy pad.
allied away like mad men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
PASSING SPORT YEAR
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to tennis wherever it can be encour-
aged.
Tournaments in every State In the
Union are now annual events, not TO
mention inter-sectional and national
Journeys which every year attract the
attention of hundreds of thousands of
devotees of the game.
The national mems and women's
singles Journeys this year attracted
greater interest than in any previous
season. and the ratings OF players In
! both divisions. which were only re-
Gently announced. were devoured en-
Enthusiastically by tennis followers
everywhere. The worlds tennis CEN
ter Is now located in the United States,
where II IS given the greatest play and
has the greatest number of followers
Only a few years ago national cham
pionship events. and even intersec-
tional events. were handicapped be-
cause Of the fact that 1t was difficult
to get the players from different sec
tons together But the interest has
grown until now the best players from
all parts Of the country. and from,
some of the foreign countries as well
| fock 10 the scenes of championship
! events.
! The ratings as announced by the
Z United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
! ton at the recent meeting of the ex-
ocutive board in New York, show the
ranking OF players. They are as fol-
lows:
( No. Morris Williams No. q
William NJ. Johnston No. 3-George
NJ Church No Ar. 1indley Muir
ray. No. 5--Ichiya Kumagae. No.
Clarence j, Griffin. No. 7--Watsor
! NJ. Washburn. No. s--Willis f. Davis
No. 9--Joseph ]. Armstrong. No. 10
I Dean Mathey
Here are how the double teams are
ranked:
- william NJ Johnston ard Clar
, cnce i. Griffin, national champions
Maurice L Mclaughlin ana Ware
| Dawson. 3-George NJ Church ant
Willis z. Davis. 4-Goorge NJ. Church
and Dean Mathey. wallace +
| Johnson and Joseph J, Armstrong. g.
Fred II. Alexander and Karl II Behr
Dean Malhcy and Harold a
Throck1norton S-W. 7. Hayes anc
II. II. Burbick, 9-Alrich II. Mann
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24

Jr.. and c. N. Bull, Jr. 1o-willis d.
Davis and II. v. d. Johns
The women singles players ganking
for the first ten 10 a. follows:
Miss Molla B5urstedt, national
champion. Mrs. Edward Raymond.
S--Miss Evelyn Sears. Miss Anita
Meyers. 5--Miss Sara Livingston. g.
Miss Marie Wagner. Mrs. Homer
s. Green. S--Miss Martha Guthrie.
Miss Eleanor A. Sears. 10--Mrs.
Barger Wallace.
Golf Had Great Year.
The year in golf was an especially
brilliant one, for In every State In
the Union where golf Is strongly es-
ia blshed, there was a noticeable in
crease in the number Of players regis
tered in championship events. and a
better grade of golf was played every
where.
All Of the larger cities. and many
! of the smaller ones. now have munich
pal golf Courses where lovers of the
game who cannot afford the luxury OF
becoming members of exclusive clubs
can have their fill Of the old Scotch
pastime. Many private clubs are con-
stantly springing up and reports on
| the sales Of golf paraphernalia by big
concerns which make a specially OF
such things prove beyond doubt thai
Che game is constantly growing and
the army of golfers increasing by the
! hundreds every season.
| Perhaps the greatest outstanding
| feature of the 1916 season was the
winning of both the national open and
national amateur championships b,
Charles ("Chick") Evans. Of Chicago
Evans captured the national open title
at Minneapolis from one Of tho clas-
siest fields that could have been got.
ten together in this country and hi
great playing at Philadelphia In thu
amateur championship, against one o.
| the best fields that has competed
since the breaking out of the war IL
Europe, was nothing short OF sensa.
| ttonal.
| Among the women golfers Of TIT
country Miss Alexa Stirling. Of Atlanta
! Ga, stands out as the peer. Her dc
! feat Of Miss Mildred Caverly, at Bos
ton, in October for the national it'll
was sensational Women golfers, b!
the way. are growing in numbers al
most as rapidly as are the men. whel
1t Is considered that fewer wome,
have a natural tendency for such com
petition.
The ruling made last January b.
the United States wolf Association
which classed players who obtain In
! direct profits from their proficiency OF
the links as professionals. was q zen
sation, and 1t caused some unrest II
! golffng circles. The barring OF Fran
els Oiiment the sensational young Bos
ton player. was regretted among golf
ers everywhere. The ruling, 1t Is be
lieved. may be changed at the winte
meeting Of the association this year
The Athletic Field.
II Hundreds of indoor and outdoo
field and track meets all over tn
country. not to mention swimmin
meets and the annual events in al
branches that may be classed unde
athletics. saw the breaking Of man
records. Local records In all parts O
the country were lowered. Stat
records fell by the wayside. Will
worlds marks. national, intercollegia
and a. A. L. records were broken o
equalled,
Truthfully, the year saw all branch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
ana others viii ,.avs tonight ana 10

and others will leave tonight ana 10
morrow:
Due to the unfavorable weather OF
this week, the sales of both bright
and dark leaf tobacco were short at
all Of the several local warehouses;. but
prices obtained were generally salts
factory. Both the general average ga
high price on dark wrappers were
record breakers, the average being
more than eleven cents per pound on
all grades and the high prices on
wrappers being sixty cents per pound.
the highest ever paid for dark leaf
in Virginia.
Aldy Marks Passes Away.
Aldy Marks, a well-known and
esteemed citizen, forty-six years of
age. died at his home, 237 High
Street at 6 o'clock this morning. after
an illness of FIVE months. Mr.. Marks
, Is survived by widow. one son, Mil
ton A. Marks, of Chester, Pa; one
, daughter, Miss Elva Lee Marks, of
this city. and one brother. A. b.
Marks. of Petersburg. The funeral
services will be conducted from st.
Johns Episcopal Church at o'clock
| Sunday afternoon.
Has Had Prosperous Year.
The whole of Petersburg. after hav-
ing enjoyed a prosperous business year,
is apparently in readiness for the
Christmas holidays and few, If any,
business houses Will be open for bust
mess Monday. but intead local mer-
chants will give their employees two
days rest.
There has been perhaps less suf-
fering in this section this season than
during any winter in recent years. due
Z o., not hnu p1Qnt T.
I full and persons are being paid more
! for their labor.
The numerous fraternal organiza-
! tons are contributing as usual to the
/ happiness and comfort of the needy.
Petersburg Aerie of Eagles, as has
been It's custom for some years past,
presented each inmate OF the Meth
odist Female Orphanage with crisp
new dollar bill for their personal use.
There are sixteen girls in the institu-
ton. The aerie also donated substan-
I tial sums to the Empty Stocking Club
? and to the Kings Daughters.
/ Funeral OF Mrs. Malone.
I Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Ma
lone. whose death occurred at New
port News Wednesday were conduct
ed at the old family burying ground
in Dinwiddie County at 1890 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Rev r. 7. Gayle
Of the Methodist Church. officiated and
the following gentlemen were pail
bearers: MesSrS G. W. Coker. NJ. Rid
die Donnan Perkins. w T. Scar.
borough, Carney Webb and Edward
Washer.
Officers Installed.
Petersburg Lodge. No. 5. A. r. and
\ NJ. elected and installed officers foi
the ensuing Masonic year at its reEu
In y4epttyaEr Thursday night fol.
lows
Worshipful master. Rev. James a
Mcclure; senior warden. Roy c. Nc
Cam. junior warden. Z. II. Steward
treasurer, Powhatan NJ. Steward
secretary. Charles Z, Borst senior
deacon. Charles f. sanford; Junior
deacon. Liston G.. Adkins. tler. Jos
cph williams: chaplain. Rev. J. b
VIM, steward. J. J Hardner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
MELT UP CHINESE
"CASH" FOR METAL

San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Chinese
cash." the round coins with q square
hole in the middle. may soon be a
thing of the past in China. The Jap
anese are buying them up for the
copper they contain. News Of the
impending disappearance OF cheap
coin was sent by Consul General
George E. Anderson. of Hong Kong.
who sees In the scarcity OF cash"
much difficulty among the Chinese
in doing business. The rise in the
price Of copper. he writes, has made
these coins, which unusually contains
about SO per cent OF copper. more
valuable as metal than BE medium
of exchange. For time more than
5000 tons OF the coins were exported
monthly to Japan alone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24

90 in the athletic world prosper. and
the interest Of the public in athletic
events In general was noticeably In
creased. Although the war made
difference in the worlds games on
track and afield. the sentiment of this
country did not decrease. and those
who are constantly doing what Is in
their power to uplift such sports
worked even harder than in previous
years to make conditions ideal.
Tho visit OF five Of the country's
star athletes-Ward, Murray, Mere
dith, Loomis and Simpson-to Scan
dinavian countries last fall was looked
upon with national pride. and the sue
cesses scored by these athletes proved
to followers Of athletics that the
United States IL progressing In such
lines. turning out great athletes In
larger numbers than ever before.
In intercollegiate. independent. am
ateur and scholastic athletics there
were many who stood out as wonder
lful performers on the track. in the
field or In the water. Howard Berry
was one OF the most sensational track
performers in the year. while Simp-
son. Meredith Loomis. Ward. Roth,
Gianakapolis and many lesser lights
have shown brilliancy In their various
branches.
| Herbert vollmer, Ludy LANCER and
Teddy Kahn probably broke more
records In swimming events than any
three swimmers who starred in any
one previous year. while among the
best women swimmers were Miss
IClAiro Galligan, Of New York. and Miss
| Olga Dorfnsr, Of Philadelphia In
team swimming events the Illinois A.
swimmera, Of Chicago. were gen.
Greatly considered as having the best
all-event combination.
| In the annual intercollegiate crew
races Syracuse came to the fore BY
winning the historic Poughkeepsis
event June II. with Cornelrs team,
second. Harvard defeated Yale In
their annual event; Pennsylvania won
from Yale. Harvard from Cornell and
Princeton from the best In the East.
ern collegiate field when the American
Henley was held at Philadelphia fol
/ the Childs cup.
Miscellaneous Sports.
Miss Minneapolis won the gold cur
for tho power boat title At Detroit
i Ed W. Gardner captured the ma,
tional amateur 1879 balk-ltne billiard
title from Morris Brown 1t New York
400 to 351.
Tom Rooney took the senior scull!
title at Duluth August II.
Dario Resta captured the world
automobile racing title and the A. A
A. purse and trophies for winning thu
greatest number, of events Johr
Aitken, Of Indianapolis. was second.
Great running horse races of TIT
country were decided as follows dur
ing the year: Kentucky Derby, jun
II. won by Dodge; gold cup handicap
Chicago. July %. won by Dodge
Louisville cup. September %. won b.
, Star Hawk; Saratoga handicap. Jul
81, won by Stromboli: Belmont futur
: ity, September 2, won by Campfire
Metropolis Il handicap, May 25. wol
{ by the Finn: suburban handicap, Ma
} so, won by Friar Rock: tobogRal
, handicap. June 8. won by High Noon
, Belmont stakes. June 10. won by F,ria
: Rock: Brooklyn handicap. June "a
Friad Rock; Brooklyn derby. June 20
won by Chicle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
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turned and Yale won q hard-fought 9
to 8 battle.
This fall Harvard lost three OF its
ten games. Ono season both Prince
ton and Carlisle did the trick. The
other two setbacks were scored In
different years.
Whether Haughton's absence this
fall during the first six weeks Of prac-
tice had anything to do with the
musty season only the big chief him
self knows. and he says that 1t did
not and that he int.nds to attend TO
his same little foouball Job at Har-
ward.
Brown. although she won her first
game with Harvard this year, has
been able to score several times. The
only two points made against the
Crimson in Haughton's first year was
\ safety. which yielded the Bruins
their count. Another season but FIVE
points were made against the Stadium
combination. Dartmouth did the
trick Last fall Harvard's opponents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
GENERALLY PREVAILS
1v1ces and Mualc Appropr1ato for
; the Day In Nearly An Peters
: burg Churches.

Neeeyoburg, Va. Dec. 23.--Special
,a6Evioes with appropriate music will
- conducted In most all OF the Pc
3ogoburg churches tomorrow, both
0osning and evening, and large con-
Ufogations are expected to attend the
.sosv1oes from all sections Of the city:
"a The Christmas spirit will prevail
k3nong pastors and congregations
throughout the day and strangers
.kho may by chance be in the city
will be welcomed to the churches of
Their respective denominations or TO
@Any CONGREGATION with whom they
may elect to worship.
--~- To Address y. NJ. G. n.
-~- Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Hon. Charles Trotter Lassirer will
Nddress the mems meeting at the
~ M. C. A. upon the subject, The
sanctions Of Self-Imposed Law"
Mr.. I4assiter has been very reluctant
IN consenting to address the mems
meeting; he has Yielded, however.
under the pressure of persistent So
Notation. and all who hear him to-
morrow will be fortunate.
BuliOck-Alley.
A special musical program has been
arranged for the occasion by Mr.. Her
bert w. Tailey.
So Miss Katharine Virginia. the at
tr1ctive young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Bullock. and Mr.. Ray
mond q. Alley were united In mar
rIage at s45 o'clock this morning al
the home of her parents by Rev j
lfR. Eggleston. OF the Wesleyan NJ. T.
Church. The bride was becomingiy
Ittired in a going-away suit OF brown
both and carried bouquet OF Bride
roses. Immediately following the
oeremony the young couple left foT
~ Northern bridal tour. but Will he
It home here after January !.
~ Wray-Wray.
- Last evening at $3.50 o'clock Miss
Annie Pearl Wray, daughter. of MT
and Mrs. j. A. Wray of Dinwiddie
County. and Mr.. James Edward Wray
az Hopewell. were united in marriage
~ the home OF the officiating minls-
1Sr Rev. Fred w. Moore, in st. An
| new street. Mr.. and Mrs Wray VII
|Heside in Hopewell
.*s Cheat ham-PoWeU
rs Rev. II. w. Neville. OF the E'Flcs
M. T.. Church, performed the cere
| sNony uniting in marriage MISS Annis
Cheatharn and Edward w Powell
both Of this city. at his residence a
1880 O'Clock this morning. The at
PENDANTS were Miss Ethel Ferkinsor
md Edward Sheffield. Mr.. and Mrs
well will reside at 5 North Soutt
street..
- Close for Two-day Holiday.
tho gtin-cotton plant OF the DuPon
company at Hopewell will be cioset
f3cwn at O'Clock tomorrow morning
ync a holiday OF two Gays Many o
the employees OF the plant have lief
10 visit their homes in other section!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24
GREETINGS FROM BILLY.

Billy Smith. manager of the
Richmond baseball club, who In win
teripR in Atlanta, has sent Christ
mas greetings to the Richmond
baseball enthusiasts. Billy says that
he hopes all of his friends in Rich
mond will spend a most enjoyable
Chrfstmas.
According to word received from
the local leader. he II still hunting
for good baseball players and will
have some interesting announce
ments to make in the next few
days. Several deals are pending
and he expects to close negotin lions
for two or three good players I'm
tho near future. =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-24

made their biggest total, 80 .pointA
Harvard's largest score In any one
season was made the past fall ~ II u
1914. a total of 1877 poin1sseachsyUe e3s u
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18
TIME TO CALL A TRUCE.

If those who make the laws in Europe judges of human nature they will have urged the commanders of the armies in the field to in active warfare all along the battle lines during the holidays. For sometimes is more dangerous permit soldiers to rest and think than to have them engage the enemy in real war.
 What if those fighting machines in Europe called armies, should stop and recall the Christmas trees, the Christmas carols the Christmas gifts of old and then ask themselves why all this desoation and death permitted what would the be? What if they to continue the questions and ask themselves what has been gained by the last years acr ficcs who could answer them?
 They look the bloody trenches at the foe and are forced to acknowledge that except that their countries at war; they would be glad to and fratemlze with thos" men, rather than be killing them Then they think of wives children and sisters and sweethear and little brothers whom Christmas bring cheer because they not with them.
 That makes a dangerous situaton Under such strain men are liable to become mutinOus.
 It better engage them in actual warfare than to give them the quiet to think.
 Are not the rulers anxious to hear call for peace from some potential source?
 We that is time for the neutral nations to move; we believe government should take the lead in sound n call the other neutral powers to send their delegates 10 The Hague and combining with them, prepare call and ask the warning powers sound truce and submit their claims to if an adjustment cannot be rrachrdfNchange
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18
PROTECTION OF THE ALASKA COAST.

Any scheme of preparedness for national defence must include Alaska. The coast towns must be protected and naval station maintained in the territory. coal supply will be assured with the opening of the coal mines Tn the immediate future We anticipating do not expect it, but in view of what is happening in Europe and what may happen after is for will day be ended), anything may expected unless the nations of Europe at completely exhausted physically and financially that will take for them to rocuperatc It be that thlS great that the world will but 1t Is not all likely, because this has shown that, with all our valued civilization touch of babarsm has made all the world kn and peaceful and hitherto conened nations have awakened the fact that they be ready to face should it come
 For years have had prophets who have been pre- dieting with Japan, md while do not think that such
 war probable, possible in the future some lay might happen and in such unless the Alaska properly forted what would hinder hostile fleet from capturing and levyng tribute? The Turkish defence of the Dadaeles and the Gafpo peninsula has that few guns, strategcay placed and quite capable of defyng assaults of supereadnought The nat
 al facilities for the fertilization of the harbor of the Alaska coast are ideal and they could be made comparatively safe from attack at a moderate expense.-Juneau Empire,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18

We still patiently awaiting to learn from Secretary Lane the provisions of his coal leasing bill for Alaska be informed whether not this important industry will be thrown open for development has been frequently pre- dcted by the present administration
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18

We understand that candidate for gubematoral honors has, upon recommendation that he would be the proper person fill the chair of the governor of the territory of Alaska been the recipient of applications for po sitions when he shall have attained that honorFarbanks Citizen
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18

The Democrats have not yet fixed the date for their primaries to elect delegates to the territorial convention at Juneau on Many 24 but they will likely be held in April
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18

The long looked for aw yesterday, and result there abundance of water and everybody is correspond ngy happy.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-18

Every day train loads of copper arriving here from the interior mines and this precious metal shipped to the Ia shelter fast the present fleet of boats transport it to the States,
The Denver star., 1916-05-27
WHERE DO YOU sTAND7
Go a-ViSitinq.

Sunday night ex-Lieut Gov. Harper,
who made the first Jim Crow appoint
ment at the capitol, will address some
Negroes upon some subject just three
or four months before the primaries
in which Gov. Carlson, his employer,
will participate. The Star is not in
favor of any Jim Growers, black or
white, and no form of Jim Crowism.
We are wondering what he can say
to the Negroes and how sincere he
will be after he has Jim Crowed them.
If he intends to apologize to them, to
get votes for the September prlmar-
les, the Star even doubts the genuine
ness of his apology. We are for Al
1sou SIocker first, last and all the
time: the man who believes in all
men up. Let those who care to hear
the remarks made by the man who
Jim Crows, go hear him, but for US,
you cannot insult my race and then
be brought in Negro church to have
the insult explained or some flattering
remarks made to cajole me. Only
way to do is the manly way, froWn
down on all Jim Growers, as well as
Jim CrOwism.
The Denver star., 1916-05-27
PLANTING SEEDS FOR RACIAL
PROGRESS.

In response to the call issued last
week by the Star for our business
men to get together and form a COM
,nercial organization for the benefit,
protection and preserving Of Negro
business, as we'll as for the creating
yitalizing and development OF Negro
labor by finding employment for the
same, eight business and professional
men met and tentative organization
followed, with DR.. Crump, Lawyer
Ross and A. A. Waller formed as
committee to bring in a working busi'
ness plan for the organization. The
following men attended: Lawyer W.
B. Townsend. ]. B. Richardson (bar'
ber), ]. R. Contee (undertaker), ..
w. Glenn (grocer), A. A. Waller (real
estate), DR.. Crump, H. J. NJ. Brown
(real estate), and Lawyer Geo. q.
Ross. Many phases of the proposed
work were taken up in detail and II
was given out as an automatic prln'
ciple that NO POLITICS will be brot
into that body and that all business
and professional men of standing con-
ducting legitimate business were in
yited to participate. The men there
pledeed themselves to hereafter look
after Negroes first, last and all the
time and develop business men and
not politicians. Lawyer Townsend
spoke at length along this line. The
men are in earnest and the Star pre-
diets results, as the purpose and plan
of operating is unfolded from time to
time. When the committee gather
such necessary information that is re
CURED for the essentials of such al
organization, another call meeting
will be held.