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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
MOORE TO DEFEND TITLE
AGAINST DE ORC ON TUESDAY
Open Thrcc-NiEht Match for Three
Cushion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Will Meet Charles McCOurf.

NEW YORK. December lJ.-rwo fla
voritc sons Of New York city. George
Moore. champion, and Alfred de orc.
the challenger. viii cross cues in dead
~ combat Tuesday night at Doyle $
academy in the opening Of their three
nigh, match for the Brunswick dia
mlond trophy. cmb!cmatic of the world $
three -cGshiom billiard championshi p.
The men Viii play $50 points in blocks
OF MY. total points to count. The
winner will meet Charles McCouri. of
Cleveland. the next challenger In line
and a former holder OF the title, forty
days later
Followers of Tho des,inies Of the
angle players in America are more
dowu-right Interested in the Moore
De ora engagement than any simila +
event that has been staged in years.
Both men are OF the old school. a
school that m"nopolized the champion
snip for many years. or until Bill iiucy.
Of Chicago, invaded New York and
won II from Moore. Since that time
IL has passed through the hands OF
several opponents OF the modern school
such rs Charlie Ellis, Charlie McCourt
and Hugh Heal, ali az whom rue the
day they los, the coveted bit Of jew
elry and look IonpinEly 10 III. time
when they may retrieve thei' laurels.
on paper, the Moorc-Dc ORC affair
is hard problem 20 solve, and much
VIII depend on what is known rs the
breaks OF tn. game" II George gets
them he should retain his crown. but
If they favor De orc, the Cuban doubt
less viii regain the championship
which has been his more than any
other mans In fact. il has been an
off year for the willy old islander when
he has not held either the three
cushion. or pocket title, or both at
some time or other for a quarter of
a century.
Though De ORC Is said to he shoot
ing in his best form at present, IL
must ne admitted that Moore has the
edge on him in match or tournament
play, so far as their own games are
concerned. In the Chicago champion
ship tourney two years ago George
beat Alfredo and again beat him in
their single match when Moore held
the title. Rut De Orc. like the late
Jake Schaefer. is erratic. and does
things by oppositcs and is just as
apt to railroad" Moore as he did
Augie kiecEhefcr. If he plays as we'll
against George in the coming battle
az he did against Augic at Chicago.
Moore might just as we'll give up the
ghost. George, however, is a vastly
better general than kicckhefer. and
he should be able to keep the vet
cran in check by means OF the fine
safety he il able to play. At any
rate II should he battle royal all
the way.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
ABOLISH CHEAP SEATS
I;hhcts Fathers scheme THAT Reduces
25-tcnI Seats "a "Minimunt'-JO-
Cent Seats VIII TIC Cheapest.
Try Associated rrcss.l

NEW YORK. December i6.--pcrma-
uent abolition Of the blcachcr seat
the 25-cent scat.-is forcsccn in the
action Of the National League favoring
- reduction Of the seats in this popular
section OF H." baseball grand stand I"
Il "minimum."
The club owners are DESTROYS Of do
ing away entirely with the 25-ccut
seats. ii * explained but in tho citios
where they have been fixture Tor
years the proposed change Viii hrS'.
to he nude GTaduallv In the New
Sork and BROOKLYN stands the "5-ceui
seats have already been reduced To 3
comparativciy small number.
In cities like ihiladelphia ST Ioui,
and Cincinnati. where there are more
than 5000 az the cheaper seats. thu.
rice FOR the majority OF these seats
next season will he raised to 80 cents
President Ebhcts, os INC Brooklyn
club. is father OF the movement to re
due" tho cheap seats TO minimum.
ana IT is strongly favored ny all the
club owners. He claimed that il some :
thing was not done 10 increase tho
revenue and cut down expenses the
business Of operating baseball clubs
would become losing proposition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
SECOND BAPTIST QlINr
BEATS RIFfNER SCHOOL

The basketball teams representing
the Second Baptist Church and Rumncf
school yesterday play I'd a hot game n [
The .lohn Marshal iigh school tho
second Baptist Guint winning finally by
q score OF =? to -. Individual work
featured IN" gam" throughout A Car
roll. Stmrnan and +. Carroll shooting
many goals The lineup:
Second RaptiSt-W il,ingham. left for
ward; August. right forward: y. Car
old. right guard.
iunncr School---Roscnbcrc. lief, for
ward; Sfurman: right forward T. Car
rian. right guard.
score Second Baptist. 30? Ruffncr
school. l25. Suhstitutions--D Dickinson
for icrold, Wcinhrunn for T.. Carroll,
T.. Carroll for Rosenberg. Goals from
field \. Carroll 90. Flippcn 90. Stur-
man I'D, T.. Carroll "a. Marian ca.
Goals from foul-Flippen 90. a. Car
roll t3l. Marian D. Referee, Sonncn-
berg CY. NJ. III. Al.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
SOCCER ENTHUSIASTS
GATHER MONDAY NIGHT
Zig Meeting Will Rcsul, in FornIa
ton of Teams and Arranging of
Schedule for Season
DIGEST or RULES FOR NOVICE
Similar to Basketball i'm Many Re-
spectS - English Missionaries i'm
PopulariZing SpOrt-(iame Gain
ing Favor Rapidly.

i'!ans for giving The Richmond sport
ing fraternity . chance Ia adopt soccer
football ia bic way probably will
crystalline tomorrow nigh, at the
mass meeting which viii he held in the
school board offices, sos East Marshall
Street. at o'clock. There is now every
Indication that ~ large number Of those
Interested in the sport VIII he present
and that definite plans for IL season.
that VIII start in Il short time. will
be completed
Jack Day, George Draper and !.
Grundy, members of the Richmond Soc
GER club that staged several hi. con-
tests last season. are back Of the move
ment. and have been Joined by l.. r
Jones, director OF athletics in The Rich
mond Public schools. and several othr,
men Interested in the welfare Of loca
athletics. All have been doing har,i
work on tile matter these last few DAYS
ANA have everything practically ar
ranged for presentation at tn, meeting
tomorrow night.
number OF youths and young mcn
who have realized the possibilities ana
the henchtS Of the game have joined
IA the movement. and Director Jonc.
has succeeded in Interesting a number
Of the boys who played on his Junior
High School clcvcns during the lasl
|,
and ii is believed that four teams win
bc organized IT once and begin II rcgu-
lar four-.iub league schedule.
Under the present plans. the players
viii be so divided as to make all of
the teams of about equal strength thus
insuring good sport and keen compc-
titiOn. TWO games viii he PLAYED :,
week. both on saturday. one will be
staged at Byrd lark. while the othcI
probably will take place AT the Churcl,
civic Association field.
Tho popularity OF the game. once il.
becomes familia.' To athletes. and the
resulting bcnof s afforded boys and
men for exercise to which there is com.
petition hui minimum Of danger.
should make il Of real value. to Rich
mOnderS. 1t also affords interest in
sports at time when almost every
thing else is dead. and for that reason.
if for no other. should receive hearty
approval
English Are Spreading Game.
The missionary spirit of the English
is well known: their success on the
continent of Europe in the ntroduc-
ton Of this and other games has been
remarkable Already there are teams
in Denmark. Germany. Austria Hun
gary and other countries which can
aud do. in normal times, compare fl :
vorahly with the best that Great Bril-
ain can put on the field
America il most conservative in this
respect. hui America. nevertheless.
knows Il good game when IL sees one.
ana the tact that there are now sew
enty-four teams playing the game each
week in Chicago alone evidences that
sufficiently.
Soccer football is game very SINH
lar 10 basketball. The main difference
being that whereas the latter is play
CONTINUED on Second page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
HENIE MILLER CAPTAINS
I. or PENNt. FOOTBALL TEAM
pHI.ADEI.pIJIA u

PHILADELPHIA. December ID
Henry j. nHeinie) Miller, the brilliant
end. was elected captain of the Uni
at Franklin Field this afternoon, and
Will assume his new duties imme-
diatcly. This means that Captain Mil
Ter and former Captain Mathews will
lead the Red and Blue eleven against
the University Of Oregon at Pasade na.
Cal. on January ]. Mathews. how
ever. will play ut one tackle.
When the result Of the ballot was an
nounccd Miller said he would do his
best for PENNSYLVANIA and that he
wanted Bob Folwell. DIR. Charles Whar-
ton and by" Dickson. the present
coaching staff retained
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
WRGlNlANS DEFEATED
Tcans second Infantr. Eleven TrIumphs
over virginia ArtiIlcrymcn by Large
score In Zig border Gnmc

SAN ANTONIO. December I6.-Thc
football team Of the Texas Second In
fan'ry defeated an eleven made up OF
Virginia artillery men here to-day. >,
10 o. Using an open formation almost
exclusively. tn. heavier Texas team
ma" little difficulty pilinc up it's total
OF eight touchdowns and four goals
from touchdown.
IN games with troops on border duty.
INC TEXANS have scored l19 points.
while holding their own goal line in
violate
The Nircinians were both out-weigh-
Cd and out classcd. The Texans speed
enabled them TO run away from their
opponents. even the famous NorIoll;
Blues being unable To stop the Long
Horns. The teams We're made IN of
former collegiate stars of the two
States.
The lineup:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17

Pittsburgh had winning team this
year, but it didn't belong to Barney
Drcyfuss.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
PRINCETON SOCCER TEAM
LOSES TO rENNSY ELEVEN

PHILADELPHIA. PA, December Ii.
The University pf Pennsylvania SOC
GER team to-day defeated Princeton,
3 to 2. and won the intercollegiate
iearne championship. The game was
played IL a snow-covercd field.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
WALTER CARPENTER LEADS
GEORGIA TECH GRID TEA "

ATLANTA. GA. December i6-Waltcr
Carpenter. OF Newman, Ga, was elected
captain Of the Georgia Tech football
team for 1917 at the annual Tech ban
quet to- night
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
School For Attendance Officers

The Johns Hopkins University has
Just announced summer school for
the training of school attendance Off
GERS to be appointed under the Gen.
eral Education Bill passed by the last
session of the legislature. The course
is given in cooperation with the Alli-
ance of Charitable and Social Agen-
cies. an organization made up of
twelve leading charities of the State,
which is offering scholarship to all
actual appointees to the position of
School Attendance Officer.
Cecil county is required under the
law to appoint school attendance
officer, This officer will often have
delicate tasks to perform. Parents as
rule realize that their children ought
to go to school, and when they do not
seno them it is often because there are
financial or other family difficulties to
overcome. The most important work
of the attendance officer is to help
overcome these difficulties. The off
Ger who simply forces children into
school is not really doing the job. 1t
is tn cone who finds out why they are
absent. or attend irregularly, and then
remedies the difficulty, that is a sue
cess. To do this work successfully re-
quires tact, training and a knowledge
of the agencies that can help to solve
many different kinds of problems. The
attendance officer must know how to
deal wisely with deaf, blind, or Grip
pied children, and with parents who
are poor, ignorant, shiftless, or i'm
moral.
To give practical training for such
work is the object of this course. Each
student will have field work with ty-
pical school attendance cases, which
will be supplemented by conferences
and lectures. The course will be un-
der the supervision of Mr.. George L.
Jones. General Secretary of the Mary
land Children's Aid Society, assisted
by Miss Aida L. Armstrong of the
same society and Miss Theo Jacobs
of the Federated Charities. Among
the lecturers will be DR.. VIM. Burdick,
Dr. j. w. Magruder, Mr.. ]. H. Hersh-
ner. Mr.. Leon c. Faulkner, DR.. c..
Hampson Jones, and others.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
Easton's S Big Fourth

The Fourth of July will be observed
in Talbot county this year by Com
munity Celebration, carried out on a
larger scale than has ever heretofore
been undertaken.
1t will be day of memorable events
beginning with a gorgeous parade of
floats, decorated motor cars, horse
men. large marching units and frater-
nal orders, to be followed by the con-
cert program of a choir of five hun
dred voices and two bands. patriotic
addresses by speakers of nationwide
fame, and big athletic meet in the
afternoon, and rounded ffwith music
by the chorus, selections by a double
male quartette display of fireworks
and open air dancing in the evening.
The whole bids fair to make this a
truly GLORIOUS Independence Day.
The people of the entire Eastern
Shore are invited to visit Easton on
this occasion. be the guests of Talbot
county for the day. and enjoy to the
utmost the widely diversified offerings
for their entertainment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01

leaving of those behind And there's
the rub. Lots of hearts are following
the boys as they move South. And
lots of friends and relatives have visit
ed them in camp this week to say the
last sad goodbye"
Folks from Cecil have been much in
evidence at the tents of Company E.
Besides that, they have SENT lots of
evidence. Certainly the tender and
generous hearted folks here at home
have not missed any chance to let the
boys know how much sympathy and
love are with them. Cakes. candies,
fruits, comforts galore, have poured
in on the boys and it has made them
feel good. Their grub" is not much
and the soldiers life is no pink tea
affair. Hence the appreciation of
whatever adds to their comfort. The
ladies of Elkton are organizing for
the purpose of Systematically for
warding to the boys some little COM
forts and remembrances from the
folks who cannot go and have no one
to send but who want to have a share
in answering "the call"
Since our last weeks report there
have been some changes in the roster
of Company E. Five new men have
enlisted: Parker and Tillman. of
Elkton; Cameron of North East; Kite
of Providence, and Jones of Cecilton.
Several of the men who went to the
camp have returned, rejected it is said
because of failure to pass their physi-
cal examination.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
Soldier Boys Moving South

The First Regiment, with our home
boys of Company f therein, was en-
trained on Friday morning, their des-
tination being Eagle Pass, Texas. on
the Rio Grande river and the Mexican
border. The Fourth and Fifth Regl-
ments will not be moved until next
week, as they are not vet prepared.
The fact is the First Regiment-the
country" regiment-has put it all
over the Fourth and Fifth-the city
regiments-when it comes to the show
down. Of course, we look with partial
eyes, but We think the First also puts
it all over the Fourth and Fifth when
it comes to being physically fit-and
is the best looking bunch on the beach.
The boys are brown and more or less
dirty-but they look bright ard
strong and well; and ready for what
comes; their only sorrow being the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
Meeting Of Tax Officials

The State Tax Commission has sent
out invitations to all the boards of
County Commissioners, to the Attor-
neys of the Boards and to the Clerks
to the County Commissioners, besides
the Supervisors of Assessments in
each county and to the Assessors in
towns. urging upon them the import.
ance of attending the conference in
Baltimore at the Court House Thurs
day, July 6, at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. The Mayors and the members of
Councils of all the Incorporated towns
in Maryland have been asked to at
tend the conference and it is expected
that not less than two hundred persons
will be present. A session will be held
in the afternoon, beginning about 8
o'clock. after luncheon rendered by
the Commission for those attending
the conference. Governor Harrington
will be present and make an address.
AT this conference it is proposed to
outline plan for general reassess-
ment of the State of Maryland, to be
conducted by the Board of County
Commissioners under the direction and
supervision of the State Tax Commits
sion. according to fixed and uniform
plan applicable to all the counties of
Maryland in order to bring about an
equitable and just equalization of as
sessments. Information on file with
the Commission shows that the reas-
sessment of 1910 created many in
equalities in several parts of the
State. In the intervening six years in
some localities property has material
ly increased in value and in others
values have remained stationery,
while in a few isolated cases values
have retarded.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Children's Day exercises will be
held at West End Chapel Elkton, to-
morrow Sunday afternoon, All 3
o'clock. Public cordially invited.
Miss Anna Logan, of Leslie fell and
sustained badly sprained ankle last
Saturday.
Union NJ. E. Sunday school held its
annual Children's Day service last
Sunday evening, which was largely at
tended. the children taking their parts
splendidly. The church was attrac-
lively decorated with flags and flow
ers. Th ecollection amounted to $14.
Frank Patterson, of Philadelphia,
for some time employed at Ferguson's
garage, North East, while in a state
of intoxication, Tuesday evening, en-
tered the Office of Justice of the Peace
Isaiah Biddle and threatened him with
a revolver. Help was called and Pat
terson was arrested and brought to
Elkton Jail to await a hearing.
The Woman's Second Seventh Auxi-
liary of Union Hospital will hold a
meeting at the home Of T. Morgan
Owens on Aiken avenue, Perryville,
Wednesday, July 5, at s o'clock p. m.
All members are urged to be present
as business of Importance is to be
transacted.
Philip NJ. Groves, of Elkton, will
enter upon his duties as Assistant
County Treasurer. next Monday, sue
ceeding Walter c. Martindell, of Lom-
bard. who has filled the office for the
past four years, and County Treasurer
Charles H. Gatchell will enter upon
his second term at the same time.
Delicious Annie Palmer Cookies at
ynur prOrar'S adv +
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
RECENT DEATHS
Miss lydia A. Booth.

Miss Lydia A. Booth, daughter of
the late Joseph and Barbara A.Booth.
of Elkton, died Tuesday at Taylor
Hospital, Ridley Park, Pa, the result
of falling and fracturing her hip about
two weeks ago at her home at Rut-
ledge, Pa, aged II years. The de-
ceased spent the greater part of her
fe in Elkton, and had large number
of friends in this community. She was
an aunt of Misses Susan and Hen
rietta Booth, of Elktcn. Miss Booth
was devout member of the Presby-
terian Church.
The funeral was held yesterday
tFriday) afternoon. with services at
her late home at Rutledge, Pa, at
O'Clock, and interment at Arlington
Cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01

becca, who died Thursday of last
week. The funeral was held Sunday,
with interment at Little Britain
Elwood Balderston of Colora, enter.
tanned the Cecil Farmers Club on
Wednesday.
The "Carmania". the steamer of
the Ericsson line that will ply between
Elkton and Baltimore, made her trial
trip from Elkton last Sunday after
noon with an excursion to Betterton.
The regular schedule of the "Car-
mania" is expected to go into effect
to-day, July l.
James Mckenzie and Lewis Sprout,
of Providence, were seriously injured
Tuesday morning when an automobile
in which they were riding went over
an embankment. Mr.. Mckenzie was
injured internally and Mr.. Sprout had
his arm and several ribs broken.
New York parties have secured an,
option on the Barnes property at Car
penter's Point, near Charlestown, one
of the finest river locations in Cecil
county. at 100000. The same parties
have purchased several adjoining pro-
perties.
James Davis, of Earleville, lost a
valuable driving horse, from lockjaw,
last week. caused by running some
thing in its foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry George will
hold social on their lawn at their
home near Bethel, on the evening of
July II. Ice cream, cake, candy and
pies will be for sale. All are invited
to come.
The garage and machine shop re-
Gently conducted by Leroy H. Bloomer
of Chesapeake City, is offered for sale
as will be seen by advertisement on
page 8. This is a good stand and
should attract buyers.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of UnionHos-
pital, Third district, will hold festi-
val on the Hospital lawn, EIkton, on
Thursday and Friday evenings. July
20 and p. Donations solicited.
The judges of the Superior Court of
Delaware were about ten minutes on
Tuesday morning. granting decree
annulling the marriage of Mrs. Bessie
May Barrows, formerly Miss Brit
tlngham, of Georgetown, Del, from
Leonard Barrows, who is serving time
IN New Castle county workhouse for
non-support. Two wives of Barrows
We're the only witnesses in the case.
Wife No. l was formerly Miss Martha
Pugh, of North East. this county, who
was married to Barrows on Dec 2S,
1910, at Chester, Pa. They lived toge-
ther until May. 1915. when Barrows
went to Georgetown and soon after
wards married wife No. 2 who was
not aware of his previous marriage.
Barrows now. also, has a charge of
bigamy against him.
Edward Mulherin, of near Rising
Sun, observed the 95th anniversary of
his birth on Saturday, June "a. He is
one of Cecil county's oldest residents.
and enjoys remarkably good health
for one so far advanced in years.
Alexander Russell, aged about 65
years, employed by w. Palmer Nc
Fadden, of Singerly, was dangerously
gored by bull Thursday evening, re-
celving several fractured ribs and it is
yeared, punctured lung. The unfor
tunate man was rushed to Union Hos
pital, Elkton, where he is receiving
treatment.
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Elkton, Rev. William Schouler, Rector.
Service tomorrow Sunday with Holy
Communion. at II a. m. Twilight
service at 6:45 p. m. Sunday school
at 10 a. m.
st. Andrews (Goldsborough Me-
moriaD Church. Andora. Service To-
morrow Sunday at p. m. Sunday
school at 2:30 p. m.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-01
COL. ROOSEVELT
ENDORSES HUGHES

Col. Roosevelt, in his letter to the
Progressive National Committee. de-
clining the nomination for Presidency,
says: 81 regard Mr.. Hughes as man
whose public record is guarantee,
etc., etc. He is beyond all comparison
better fitted to be President than Mr..
Wilson. 1t would be a grave detri-
ment tc the country to re-elect Mr..
Wilson. shall therefore strongly
SUPPORT Mr.. Hughes"
In recognition of this action and
statement on the part of Col. Roose-
welt, Mr.. Hughes promptly sent him
the following letter:
"My Dear Col. Roosevelt: warm
ly appreciate the cordial letter of
Endorsement which you have sent TO
the Progressive committee. No one
is more sensible than | of the last
inc Indebtedness of the nation to
you for the quickening of the nat
ional spirit for the demand for an
out-and-out 100 per cent. American
ism and for the insistence upon the
immediate necessity of a thorough
going preparedness. spiritual, mill
Tar, and economic.
Asks For His Help.
81 am in this campaign because
of my conviction that we must not
only frame but execute broad, con-
structive program, and that for this
purpose We must have united
party-a party inspired by its great
traditions and reconsecrated to it's
loftiest ideals. know that you have
been guided in this emergency by
the sole desire to be of the largest
service to the United States. You
have sounded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat. And want
you to feel that | wish to have all
the aid that you are able and willing
to give. | want the most effective
cooperation with all those who have
been fighting by your side. Let US
work together for our national Sc
curity and for peace and righteous
ness and Justice"