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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Davidson College
Basketball Quint
Playing Good Game


Davidson. y. C.. Jan. 2s.-The ba-
wilson auint arrived this morning af-
ter a trip FOR the last four days.
One this trip the quint played Gull
ford College. Elon College and Win
ston-Salem y NJ c. \ They return
ed, bringing hack the scalps OF Gull
ford and Elon. Tuesday night the
Guini played the Guilford quint on
their court and defeated them 40 to
70 CTuiff0rd put up a good nght
against the locals but they lacked
the team that they had last year.
In superior team work and goal
throwing Davidson outolassed them.
The following nigh; tho quint met
the Elon quint on their court and
defeated them "a 70 is. Last week
Zion defeated the locals at home
BY a close count. and this time the
team was IN good trim TO retaliate
the defeat. which they did. The game
was close from beginning 70 end AL
though Il was very slow It was a
very exciting game Al Reese cap
tain for the locals, played fine ball.
pitching thirteen goals out OF hfteen
trials.
And the last game on the trip the
locals lost 10 the winston Salem Y.
NJ c y. by a score OF "a TO a. The
game was very close from start TO
finish. and the closing count was only
one point between the two scores
The qutnt returned In good con-
dition, and after a few days OF rest
will be in trim for the next game
Of the season Every man played
well and deserves mention. Coach
Klutz announced today that he was
moro than pleased with the work that
the team has dome this year. He
expects several other victories to be
added the list during the games
which are 20 follow.
The first Of next week the quint
PLAYS two games on their court. The
FIRST one will he with the Charlotte
Y NJ. G. A. which Is to be played
Monday The second Is with Gull
ford College, which Is staged to be
played Tuesday. The Guilford quint
will come strong and will fry to
avenge the defeat which they suffer-
ed at the hands Of the local last
Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
F rankin Baker
Will Play With
Yankees or Sox

Philadelphia. Jan. 29.-J. Franklin
Baker. the self-outlawed home run"
king, will play with either the Yankees
or the Chicago American League team
this year. provided Connie Mack gives
him part of the proceeds of his sale.
Baker made this statement this af-
ternoon in Chester. Pa, where he
came from his farm in Trappe, Md,
for the purpose of attending a ban
Quet of the Delaware County Baseball
League tonight.
Baker furthermore stated that he
had reached an agreement with Cap
tain Huston. of the New York Ameri-
cans, last December, and that all
which stood in the way of his playing
big league ball again was Connie Mack
himself.
Baker reiterated his statement that
Mack had agreed verbally to let him
go at the end of the 1914 season de-
spite the-faet- tA4t-his contract called
for two more years
IT had been rumored that Baker
was fresh from n conference with
New York American magnates 1T
Baltimore, This he denied
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Cadets Beaten by
Virginia Quint
In Snappy Game

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Charlottesville. Va, Jan. 29.-Nir-
GINA defeated Virginia Military In
stitute at basketball tonight, 80 to IS,
in the snappiest game of the season
Excitement was at high pitch
throughout the forty minutes Of play
The Cadets put up a wonderful game
in the first period, and once had IA
lead OF five points.
Virginia rallied. however, near the
close OF the half, and had the big end
of the score, II TO Is. Strickland,
Churchman and Luck starred for Nir
ginia, while Marshall and Fetterolf
were in the limelight for the Lexing-
tonians.
Lineup and summary:
Nirginia-White, right forward
Stickley, left forward; Strickland
center; Luck, right guard; Church
man, left guard.
Y. NJ Marshall, right forward
Fetterolf. left forward; Lewis, center;
Pitts, right guard; Rogers, left guard
Goals from fioor-,Strickland CO.
Marshall t5), Stickley go, White (4y
Fetterolf go, Lewis (2), Luck, Pitts
Goals from fouls-Fetterolf, four ou,
of ten; Strickland. one out of five
Referees-Glasgow Washington ant
Lee, and Nickels, Virginia. Time OF
periods-Twenty minutes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

member of the faculty OF the school.
Section THE principal OF this
school shall have absolute veto power
in all matters of the association,
Article 5--Committees:
Section There shall he two reg
ular committees known as the execu-
i've committee and the games commit
tee.
Section 2-The executive committee
shall consist of the regular officers
and one representative from each or
the upper six half-year grades.
Section 3-The games committee
shall he appointed by he executive
committee.
Section 4-The games committee
shall have charge of all athletic COM
petitions.
Section Each class shall elect
three boys and three girls as represen-
tatives to the school council from
each Of the upper six half-year grades
Section 6---The boys and girls or
ganization will be separate, Each one
will elect it's own officers.
Section The regular officers in
each organization Shall be the repre-
sentatives to the grand council OF
Richmond.
Article 6-Conduct of Members and
Eligibility:
Section Amy member doing that
which will bring discredit on school
may be reprimanded or suspended by
vote of the executive committee. All
thrings that are disht nest or discour-
teous are accounted as detrimental.
Section 2--No person who is a men,
Der OF this association, and who il
under eighteen years of age, shall
smoke. Violation of this rule shall in
volve suspension from this league,
Section 3-Only those pupils who
maintain a grade scholarship. which.
continued, would entitle them to pro-
motion, shall be entitled to represent
their school in athletics. =
Section 4--No pupil who is not
strictly an amateur shall be entitled
to represent his school in athletics.
Section 5---No pupil shall be allowed
to play on a school team until he has
obtained the written consent of his
parent or guardian, and health GER
tifcate from a physician.
Article Contests. Buttons, etc.
Section This association shall
have charge Of the competition and
league buttons of the school.
Section 2-Those pupils who qualify
in all three events of the mass compe-
titions shall be entitled to button
of the Public Schools Athletic League.
Section 3-This association agrees
to give a set of athletic contests once
a year. open to its members.
Article Amendments:
This constitution may be amended
by a two-thirds vote of the members
present at any regular meeting pro-
vided such amendment may be ap-
proved by the principal of the school,
and by the executive committee of the
... Public Schools Athletic
League OF Richmond
Section 4--The treasurer shall be a
that played Trinity must have been
aware of the fact that Brickley's pres
ence in the lineup made that team
professional one and that it's action
in playing against the Trinity team
would, according to the Amateur Ath-
letic Union rules out it in the profess
sional class,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
SPORTING ELEMENT HAS TWO =
GREAT PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
Solutions Practically Impossible at the Present TmeJust
Who Will Meet Jess Willard in Championship Bout
Is Still Matter of Conjecture.

Two great problems are now con-
fronting the. sporting element OF the
country, problems That grow more
Derpleaing as the time passes, but
that will be- solved before many more
weeks have departed into the past.
The first IS who VIII be Jess Will
lard's opponent ia the ring when the
champion heavyweight makes his
first appearance since his fight with
johnson, providing ne does make an
appearance" and the second, how
will the title contenders in tho Ma
fional and American leagues lineup
during the coming season - the
writer Is not going 70 attempt 10
solve them II would take consul
fation OF an expert mathematician, "A
spiritualist and Il Japanese magician
to unearth the answers. and y Is
doubtful II even that could bring out
the correct solutions
Jess willard recognized as the
champion heavyweight OF the world
because Of his victory over Jack John
son. has vet TO prove his ability to
hold that tiGe. when II was first an
nounced that the champion and
Frank Moran had been matched 10
meet In ter-rouud bout in New
York. the fans greeted Il with great
Enthusiasm. Now they refuse to be
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Athletic
Richmond Baseball Enthusiasts Will Tender
New Manager Reception Upon Arrival

Local fans are planning 10 give
Billy" smith. Richmond's new man
ager. Il royal welcome when he ar
rives in Richmond to assume the men
agerial reins of the local club. Some
OF them are making arr ahgements to
tender him q dinner at one of the
local hotels, and II will be attended
by Governor Henry G.. Stuart, Mayor
George Ainslie and other city officials.
Smith is working hard to get to-
gether Il likely bunch of FASTENERS be-
fore spring training season begins,
and by the time exhibition games
begin he will have at team here that
will make some of the major league
aggregations sit up and take notice.
Several good men have 2lready been
added TO the Richmond roster, and
Manager Smith promises 10 spring
some surprises by the latter part or
next week.
The local ball club will be better off
financially this year than last sea-
son and those who are backing the
team declare that they will give the
sport-loving populace of this city
top-notcher, in spite OF the cost The
Richmond hackers fully realize the
fact that fans OF Richmond will not
lend their support to a team that is
not in the first division. and they are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Baseball, Basketball Bowling, Boxing, Rowing, Racing
RICHMOND SOCCER
TEAM IS DEFEATED
Newport News Outfit Wins From Lo-
cal Aggregation by Score
of to 3.

BY displaying better teamwork. the
Newport News soccer football team
added another link to its victorious
chain yesterday afternoon At Broad
Street Park by defeating the Rich
mond outfit TO 3.
Within one minute after Mayor
George Ainslie had made the initial
kickoff the Tidewater soc lerists sent
the leather across the goal for the
first score Of the game. They kept
up the scoring until they had regis
tered four goals, when the local out
fit pulled together and succeeded N
holding them until the end OF the
first half. Richmond scored once in
the first period, when G. Patterson,
the Newport News center half back,
while trying to mako a backward
kick. sent the ball across the local
goal line.
Al the beginning of the second half
the Richmond team displayed much
better work. and during this period
the visiting aggregation WAS able 10
garner only two goals. Just before
the game came to an end the Rich
mond team started playing spectacu-
lar ball. and twice in succession the
local center forward. G. w. Draper;
sent the ball across the goal line.
bringing Richmond's points up 10
three. For while It looked rs II
the local team had q chance to even
matters with the Shipbuil1crs, when
Referee Days whistle sounded, cad
ing the encounter.
For Richmond, the work OF Draper,
center forward. and Moore, right
half-back, featured. while G. Patter-
son, J. Hill and j. Col1yer starred
for the Newport News team.
Despite the Indictment weather. q
fairly good crowd witnessed the con-
test. However, they were aeain .lis-
appointed at the failure of Iohn Do
menjoz. the Swiss aviator, TO make
night over the ball park In his
monoplane. The receipts Of yester-
days game went to the Virginia Re
lief Fund.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Smithdeal Loses
Close Contest to
the McGill Union

In one of the cleanest games played
on a local court this season, the smith
deal Bu9iuess College quint lost close
contest to the McGill Catholic Union
last night. the score being 81 to 81
The geme~was close and hotly-contest-
ed from start to finish and furnished
excitement galore for the spectators.
Both CUNTS fought hare throughout
the contest and 4 was anybody's game
until the final whistle sounded The
initial MALT opened with the score
standing 20 to 10, favoring the Smith
deal boys, but in the final period the
McGfn team came to the front and
soon took the lead. which they retained
until the end Smithdeal was badly
handicapped by the absence of two
regulars. Cheatwood and watts,
For NcGiN the work of Cleary fea-
tured, while Mcbride and Hinkle per-
formed in stellar fashion or'the ink
singers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

Arrangements for the first annual
track meet of the Junior high schools
of Richmond, which is to be held at
the Richmond Grays Armory seventh
and Marshall Streets, February ~
have been completed and all or the
athletes who VIII participate in the
events are fast getting into form.
The participating schools viii be
Binford, Prevocational, Bellevue. baih :
bridge ana male students IN the hleht
schools. In order to prevent any
athlete from taking part in the events
who is not physically tit ever CON
testan, is being examined 10y Medical
Director DR. n. Thomas Emmett. NO
child in the public schools will be al
lowed to enter an elimination or M al
athletic meet unless his physical MT
ness for such meet or contest IS attest
ed by a physician, according 10 the
rules of the Department of physical
Training. of which DR. Philip Sumner
Spence Is director.
The following honorary referees
have accepted invitations 70 be present
at the meet:
Mcvor George Ainslic: NtCe-Presi
dent Thomas b McAdams, Merchants
National Bank; President w. 7. Reed
Chamber of Commerce; Superlnten-
dent r. c. Stearnes, State Board OF
Education; Superintendent j. A. e
Chandler Richmond Public schools,
President w. w. Moore, Union Theolo-
gical Seminary; Dean w l. Prince
Richmond Academy; President +. w
Boatwright. Richmond College; Major
! j. Fulmer Bright First Regiment;
| Commissioner Ennion G.. Williams,
State Board of Health; Dean Stuar,
Mcclure, Medical College of Virginia:
DR.. w. T. Openheimer. Richmond
Board of Health; President James
Lewis Anderson Hermitage Golf Club
The constitution and bylaws of the
public school athletic associations fol-
low:
Article /
Name-This organization shall be
known as the Athletic Association OF
the -------------------S School of Rich
mond.
Article 2:
Object-The object of this associa-
ton shall be TO advance and direct
clean athletics among the pupils OF
this school.
Article 3-Membership:
Section THE membership of this
association shall be those teachers and
pupils who agree to work for the
honor of the school in this direction
Section Amy public-spirited citi,
zen interested in the development OF
athletics in this school may be elected
to membership.
Section 3-The regular member
ship dues shall be Ave cents per sem
ester % per cent of which snail De
turned in to the treasurer or the
...... Public School Athletic
League.
Article 4-Officers, Election and
Duties:
Section THE officers of this asso-
citation shall be a president, vice-pres-
iden secretary and treasurer.
Section 2---Officers shall be elected
semi-annually on the first Friday OF
October and February.
Section 3-The regular duties of of
ficers as stated in Cuttings Manual
shall be recognized in this association
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

with the fans and willard is no ex-
cep'ion. The champion can go out
WITH his circus again and no one Will
shed tears A match between willard
ana Moran is ont OF the question. Full
ton Is not big enough as a drawing
card Golfer remains and II would
take several reams of paper and some
mighty close figuring to bring around
the receipts on top OF the expenditures
n ease ne Is Wizards opponent. But
time will tell and, until that time
comes, the fans can merely sit and
ponder tho question, One thing Is
certain Willard Is not the popular
champion that ne was when he knock
"a out Jack Johnson IN Havana, April
5, 1915.
The baseball fans are even more
deeply enErusscd In their problem
than are the boxing followers. They
have more reason 10 be SO. for Il great
er miX-up OF players and managers
has never before arisen. New players
are he.ng signed every day ard prac-
-ieHliy none Of the leading teams in
1915 will reappear onto the diamond
mis- coming season with the same men
In the lineup The Boston American
team. the 1878 worlds champion nine,
il practically the only one TO stand
pat on it's last years roster of players
The Philadelphia Nationals contend
ers for the. title, are looking around
for new players. particularly a second
haseman and an outhelder, "Gavvy"
Cravath. the homcrun king, may stin
he there when it comes 10 the hitting
part of the game, but "Gavvy" is not
the fielder that he once was The
Boston Braves inheld will be torn to
pieces Charley Schmidt. the Balu-
more butcher, has retired from the
game, according to his own admission
II IS well-knoWn fact that Red
smith. the third sacker, has gone
back and that the management of the
Nationals Is after new tender of the
station. The trade that will bring
Zimmerman TO the team and send
Fvers TO the Chicago Cubs IS still in
the air. but the rumors that it will
eventually be pushed through refuse
Ii Ice downed That leaves only "Rab-
hit" Maranville left With the famous
schmidt Smith hitting duo gone and
the even more renowned Maranville-
l,vers fielding combination broken,
Manager StallinRs and President Percy
Haughton will have some deep think
ing 10 DO 20 effect an infield az smooth
working As the one that was instru-
mental in the two hair-raising spurts
Tor the pennant that the Braves made
IN 1914 and 1915.
II is practically the same right down
through the list of teams In both
leagues Players who have seemed TO
Ice fixtures on many of the mines viii
have 10 pack their baggage and hike
TO other teams while the younger Fed
eral League stars will take their
places. The Western teams are send
ing players or no mean az iltty to the
East and the office boy will be com
PEELED 10 learn many new names when
the season Of 1915 opens.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

going to exert every effort to give
this city a winner
The Bfoad-Street Park will be in
much better condition this year, ana
a corps of workmen will set to work
early this week getting 1t into con-
dition. The outtield will probably be
ploughed and put into tirst-class con-
dition before the opening of the sea
son.
Joe. Heusler viii doubtless be
chosen parkkeeper this year. Joe has
had wide experience in this work
and he would make the Richmond
club valuable man.
From present indications the race
for the basketball championship in
the Eastern Virginia intercollegiate
Association will be more interesting
this year than ever before. The sea-
son started Friday night in a most
suspicious manner with a victory for
Richmond College over the Hamp-
den-Sldney Tigers. Little has been
heard from William and Mary this
year, but when the Indians played
here a few weeks ago against the
Richmond Howitzers they made a very
favorable impression with local bas-
ketball enthusiasts
1t looks as if Richmond g 3Nege has
an excellent show for the, champion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
ROANOKE MEN HONORED
BY NAVY LEAGUE

Washington. Jan. 29,--J. w, Han
cock, Arthur Maher and Edward l..
Stone, of Roanoke, Va, have been
appointed to the membership COM
mittee of the Navy League Of the
United States. and viii help to rep
resent that organization In their dis
tTict in the active. aggressive cam
paign which it Is carrying on in all
parts of the country I'm behalf Of ade-
quate preparedness against invasion
and disaster. They will cooperate
with the members OF the Navy
Leagues State committee for Nir-
ginia, and will lend their energetic
and enthusiastic support to the work
undertaken to consolidate and or
ganize overwhelming sentiment of
thinking people of that State in be-
half Of measures Of adequate pre-
paredness. A special letter has been
forwarded Messrs. Hancock, Maher
and Stone by the Navy League. noti-
flying them OF their appointments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Sports
is AMATEUR ATHLETIC
UNION A FIGURE-HEAD
Golng Tennis Associations Make Own Laws and Some
Colleges Completely Ignore Rulings of Organization
Which Is Supposed to Be Governing Body
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

New York, Jan. 2S.--Is the Anna
teur Athletic Union becoming a mere
figure-head in amateur athletic affairs
in the United States?
The general impression has always
been that the Amateur Athletic Union
is the governing body in athletic az
fairs in the United States; that its
rules are the standard laws; that all
amateur bodies must be governed by
its dictate.
But such is not the case. The golf
ing and tennis associations make their
own laws overriding those of the
Amateur Athletic Union as they
please; the college authorities
make theirs. All of them practically
ignore the Amateur Athletic Union IN
the drafting of its laws.
The Amateur Athletic Union rules
are, in the opinion OF the collegiate.
tennis and golfing authorities, too
narrow" SO they have drafted rules
that are broader, and by so doing have
taken issue with the Amateur Athletic
Union
\. A. us Definition.
Article 10 of the Amateur Athletic
Union reads as follows:
An athlete becomes professional
II he enters competition open to a pro-
fessional. or knowingly compete
against IL prOIeSSlOnal.
Further along there is this rule:
"A single professional on a team
makes that team professional"
Judged by the Amateur Athletic
Union rules. Jerry Traers, Francis
Ouimet and at least 500 other golfers
who are classed as amateurs, really are
professionals. And under the ANA
teur Athletic Union rules all the men
who played on the following football
teams in 1915 are professionals:
Yale Harvard, Princeton, Michigan,
Syracuse, Dartmouth Brown. Carlisle,
Trinity. Amherst, Williams Tufts Bow
dom, Springfield. Montana. Colgate
Columbia and Mount Union.
Tainting of Golfers
TraVers- puimet ana hundreds OF
other amateur golfers have competed
in open tournaments, and. therefore.
knowingly" competed against profess
SIGNALS. They violated the Amateur
Athletic Rule by this act and became
professionals. Each of those tainted
men later tainted every other man
against whom he competed. These. in
turn, tainted others and so the faint
has spread 10 a point where ii has
touched practically eevry amateur
golfers OF note in the United states.
George Brickley played with tho
Philadelphia Athletics last summer
and accepted money for his services.
Bv this act he became professional.
In the fall OF 1915 he was assigned
to the fullback position on the Trinity
College football team.
The A A I. rule says that
" a single professional on team
makes that team a professional one.
Therefore the Trinity team became
professional outfit The rule states
that an athlete becomes a professional
when he knowingly" completes
against a professional.