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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
CONFERENCE
TO MEET IN KNOXVILLE
Universities to Convene Next
Saturday.

Column ia, s. C.. Jan. 24.-The Ath-
letic Conference of Southern State
universities will hold it's second an
nual meeting at Knoxville, Tenn.
January 90. according to the an
nouncement made tonight by Pro-
lessor ]. b. Coleman. of the Univers-
ity of South Carolina, secretary of the
organization.
At the same time 1t was understood
representatives of the institutions,
which, at the recent meeting of the
y. /. A. A. in New Orleans, proposed
the formation of a new athletic con-
ference, with the one-year rule as
it's cornerstone, also will meet In
Knoxville. At the New Orleans meet
ing Of the s. l. A. A. the one-year
rule In football was abolished. IL
was understood an effort might be
made to have the institutions which
proposed the new conference join the
state university organization.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
Athletic Records
ShoD improvement
In Neu almanac

since the organization of the ANA
,eur Athletic Union. In 1883. there
has not cen an important standard
event In which the time or distance
has NOT been battered. although some
of the marks remained for years, I'M
ri they seemed to be fmpresnaeie.
with the introduction OF charts IN
the new Athletic Almanac the graduai
Improvement OF competitors 10 at
tractively presented, SO that delivers
after the high spots In the RECORDS
can tell at a glance VINO were top-
notchers In their respective speciai-
] ties.
In the 10o-yard run Fred Wrestling.
:, The did Manhattan Athletic Club.
was the first 10 earn record brackets,
hts ten seconds standing for two years
when John owens, Jr.. put the marx
III nine and four fifths seconds. Ber-
ME wefers eaualed the time In Is1e
and iss7. j. II. Masbury reaching
n that year also. ]. II. Rush was the
next one TO do II. In 1893. after which
there was a gap OF four years. dh,n
1909, when w. A. Schick did the Trick.
followed in 1903, 1924 am isos ny
clyde Blair, w. ID, Eaton ana - L.
parsons, respectively
ternnts II remained for q Westerner,
r. j. Kelly, OF Portland. ore. TO
rtartle the athletic world. when ne
ala nine three-fifths seconds at
~ Spokane, Wash. June 70. 1905, TINS
time only being eQualed once. by HOW
ara Drew, the fast colored wonder,
representing the University OF South
err California. at Berkeley, Cal.
March 2s. 1914.
The longest interval IN which q
record was not beaten. or even equal
ed. the diagram shows. was mat OF
frank p. Murray. of the old Williams
hurr Athletic Club. whose record of
six minutes, twsnty-nine and three
f1fths secouds. made In 1883. was not
surpassed until George douiding did
NIX minutes, twenty-eight seconds, IN
1911. which bids fair to hold Tor
10 the present generation who
know Charlie Kirkpatrick. of the
New York Athletic Club. ne
Ynight pass a. q weight throw
g. but long line In the Ola
ram Of the haif-mile run shows
thaf hts one minute. titty-three and
two-ftfths seconds, made in 1895. stiil
stands - tho record for tho United
states. and was worlds record, a.
TIE almanac shows. until Emilio
INnghi broke II In Canada In l9os,
the lAtter's victory standing as the
premier mark until Tel" Meredith
dropped II at the olympic games At
Stockholm In 1919.
10 the followers OF athletics the
almanac opens up endless stories OF
similar tnterest, besides presenting
the results o. al the important meets
of ths Dask ssason. while the pictorial
section from the front cover. show
ing n. p Tabsr making worlds
record for tho mile, 70 tbs last pages,
cOmprisas scsnoa and groups that are
not only Of current interest, bnt will
IS simply inyaluabls In . Few years
~ : mattar Of athletic history.
The almanac. which was founded
" the late James p. Sullivan In lss3,
wss the most Cherished volume In
his list OF publications. and every Of
fort il made to kesp II up 10 his
deal2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

who is the greatest ali-round ath-
letic marvel this Commonwealth has
ever produced? The subject is one OF
abiding interest, for there have been
many who followed varied sporting ac-
tivities and who In these various lines
reached high places.
Baseball Men DO Well.
There IL, for an often-used example.
christy Matheweon Mathewson Is one
of the three greatest pitchers that ever
lived. BY many he Is listed as the
greatest. His place in baseball Ia at
the top. At BuckneH ne was a first
class fuiiback; so at football another
major sport his rank IL well UP.
He isn't o star golfer, but he Is q
good one. He IL a good trap shooter
and, IL that might be olsssed as q
sport, a chess player OF unusual abil-
ity. So here Is Mathewson's field
baseball. football. golf. trap shooting,
chess ana checkers.
Charles Albert Bender. the Chiv-
pewa chief holds place, but not as
baseball, golf and trap shooting. His
average here Is high. but hts range
isn't as wide.
Ty Cobb doesn't hold a high place
In all-round play. The worlds great
est ball player gives most of his time
and energy to the one game that has
fired HIS name around the universe.
T1scrc Is College Array.
The colleges show more ali-round
talent than the big leagues. Charley
Brickley was star football player, a
good basketball player and sufficient
iy adept at track and field play to
rake the Olympic team.
Tom Shevlin was an ail-round star.
but neither Shevlin nor Brickiey holds
as high a rank as Elmer Oliphant, the
West Point wonder. who Is q star
at football baseball. basketball and
track. Oliphant is the best ail-round
athlete now in college. He hasn't an
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
BANKER COMES 10 RESCUE.
weegfam Praises Man Whose Money
Helped Buy the Ciuts.


Chicago, Jan 24.-Charles Weegh-
man. new owner of the Chicago Ma
tional League Baseball Club, wds
asked today for the name of the
banker who is one of his hackers.
II can't tell his name" said Weigh
man, but he is king of a SPORTS
man. Last Thursday. as the moment
for the transfer of the Taft holdings
drew near, 1 found myself shy $4,000
of the 100000 purchase price. The
checks Of two men who had taken
stock had failed to arrive, SO i called
up the banker.
I've got to have $4,000 In the
next ten minutes, / told him. In
eight minutes he appeared in my of
flee with seventy-fiye one thousand
dollar bills. The next morning the
checks arrived by mail
Weeghman confirmed report that
John r. Thompson, former City
Treasurer. who owns more lunch
rooms than Weeghman does. had sent
check for $4,000 for club stock,
Weeghman said he would try to ac-
commodate him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

Il has been oficially announced
that the orranixed baseball magnates
have NO blacklist made up Of players
who Jumped to the Feds but there
has been no noticeable scramble for
tho Federal stars since the peace me-
gotiations have gotten under way.
Among those who jumped to the
Fedsrala. and who Is now 'at lib
efty" with NO one seeming TO be In
= mood 10 .cnFtail said liberty. In Tom
9eat0u. There WIZ y big lawsuit
when 6aatCn Jumped from the orr
EaMl4A4 EANIEA hut mona Qf the q. II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
HARD FOR FIELDER JONES.
ST. Louis Fans Expect Browns to Win
Pennant This Year.

Chicago. Jap. 24.---Before peace was
declared many wondered what excuse
the scribes OF ST. Louis would have
for predicting a pennant for 1915, but
when the war was settled they soon
found one. They say Fielder Jones
will take the best material from the
Browns and Terriers and finish first
in the American League race without
trouble.
This makes 1t tough on Jones. He
will have to make good to stand in
well with the fans Of the Mound city.
It would have been better II they had
predicted only a arst division berth
for the new Browns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
GOOD MAN TO LET GO.


Rochester Sells Catcher Bob Williams
TO Louisville Club.
Buffalo. Jan. SIT develops that
&c was Catcher Bob williams and not
Pitcher Al Williams that the Rochester
League Club sold to the
Louisville Association Club.
No first name was given In Secre-
tary arrelis bulletin to indicate which
Williams II was and II seemed un-
beiievable that Rochester would let
Bob Williams go. He succeeded to
the management OF the Hustlers after
John Camel deserted, and put the
team in winning form after IL had
dragged under Cancel all season.
williams should make Louisville q
great backstop and be valuable aid
to Manager Billy Clymer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
DETROIT LOSES SCOUT.
Claude yarneII Dies Few Days After
Signing.

Detroit Jan. 24.-Just a few days
before he contracted the attack of
pneumonia that resulted in his death.
Claude Fl. Varnell. former owner of
the Fort Wayne Club, and one of base
balls best known representatives, had
signed to scout for the Detroit Tigers.
Frank 3. Navin. owner of the Tigers.
was close personal friend of VarneH
and welcomed him with open arms
when the former minor Lacquer sug-
gested that he would like to become
an ivory hunter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
COBB "FoND, OF MAYS.
Thinks Red Sox Pitcher Tried Z
"Bean. Him last Season

"Bcan" Him last Season.
Detroit. Jan. 24.-Ty Cobb has a
unique fondness for Carl Mays, Bos-
ton Red Sox pitcher. 1t all came
about In a game last season when the
Tigers were playing the Red Sox. With
the famous Tyrus at the bat Mays let
four fast ones fling by cobb's head.
They came 10 close that Cobb figured
Mays was throwing at him. and the
peppery Georgian hurled his bat at
the Red Hox pitcher. Cobb wasn't
sure that Mays was deliberately trying
to knock his can off, but he made
pretty fair guess. since Maya recent
ly admitted that he was doing his best
to beat the Georgian In order to
strengthen sthe Red Gox's chances for
the flag. Tho occasion Of next sea-
sons first meeting between Messrs.
Mays and Cobb is awaited with in
terest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

New Orleans. Jan. 24.--Hanovia won
the new Idaho handicap. the feature
race today. easily The Civil Ally was
IL to favorfte and was q length and
one-half in front of Father Riley, who
beat washoe Belle by a neck. The
weather was nne and the track good
Three favorites won. and a few OF the
faithful put over killing when Tod
ding. at 40 to !. won the, second
race. At furlongs. from the heavily
played favortte. Aunt Josie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
A PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN.
Dunn Gets Option ON Baltimore Tracs
of Land

Dunn Gets Option ON Baltimore Tract
of Land.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.--Jack Dunn.
in obtaining his release from the
Richmond Club. was permitted to
claim three Richmond players as part
of the deal. They are infielder Fews-
ter Catcher Schaufie and Third Base
man Pick. Dunn will add these to
the list of players he takes over from
the defunct Jersey City Club. and
which he will install in Baltimore.
Dunn In understood to have obtained
an option on a piece of real estate in
Baltimore upon which he will build a
new ball park unless the owners of
the park formerly used by the outlaw
team in Baltimore make him a rea-
soma BILE proposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

Baltimore, Jan. 24---It has been
learned that Otto Knabe manager of
the local Federals. has been recon-
mended as second haseman in the
Yankees. and that serious consider
alton, Is being given to the purchase
OF the former Terrapin ies.der.
Some time ago III was said that
Philadelphia would take back ~
fnrmnr secnnAraacker hnf MAnRkAk
Moran naaflAs tho atatesueHt n k1}S efe
- ~, an Z! 3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
UUBs TO CHANGE OWNERS.


,ThEU9 In&e4nati0nM League xU<saus
May BE Transferred
New York, Jan. Exchanges in
the ownership Of three Of the clubs
Of the International League and the
proposed merger OF the Eastern As
ISOLATION with the New England
League are under consideration In
baseball conferences here today.
Transfer Of the Harrisburg. Provi-
dence and Jersey City clubs TO new
owners Is understood to be the chief
question before the International
League meeting.
The merger. committee appointed by
tho National Association Of Minor
Leagues has before It two plans af-
fecting the future Of baseball in New
England. One Of tho proposals. sub
mitted by the Eastern Association.
composed Of Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts cities, caIls for six-club cir
cult.
Some Of the cities of the New Eng
land League, however. want to merge
with the best Of the clubs Of the East
ern Association and form = ten-club
circuit.
The merger committee 10 composed
OF Edward g. Barrow. Of the Inter-
national League: President Tim MUIR
name. OF the New England League,
ana John n. Farrell. secretary Of the
National Association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

Sta4SfNnSOn WINS From COX
Fl. p. Stephenson, Pacific coast
champion, won the first block of the
.o0o-p match which he 10 playing
with r. Fl Cox. champion of North
and South Carolina. at the Superior
Billiard Academy last night.
The match will be played In blocks
Of leo points cad afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock, and each evening at 8 O'Clock
until 1000 points have been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

nfanaeer Holland Glad Old Player h
81 In western League.

In WcotNfn IHA&ue.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 24.--There was
No one around the Western League
circuit more pleased than Jack Hol-
land 70 hear that Ducky Holmes had
scouired control OF the Lincoln Base
paii Club. Says Holland:
They can knock Ducky all they
|ise Is not responsible for many things
he has been blamed for. He was In
N lot OF trouble when he left Sioux
city. and II was not his fault, either.
I31 has had enough Morrisa to drive
many OF hin stsrling qualities SWAY
Inc Il the best baseball man ~ the
gua. ana adds Ano1h eE Mn hAAA n.
10 s'ss'''s 'a @ ss g
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

st. Louis Jan. 2].--The st. Louis
Cardinals are going TO give the Ksllys
another chance behind the bat, II 10
announced that the Britton entry has
signed Barney Kelly. . backstop, who
halls from the lots OF Indianapolis
He Is . printer by trade and has play
Cd with the printers team q Indian
apoIis that has figured In the Herr
mann trophy events. Also he has
had 1 trial with the Indianapolis As
sociation team last year. but lacked
hitting power. He n said 70 b. pAr-
ticuiArly str0ng on arm and talk, =
.thing nrlnteEM efA nQtAd for And ~
ha6 IN Example ~ It. MMGees He1a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25
Chance Hack On First.

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-Frank
Chance not only win manage the Los
Coast League team during the
season beginning April T. but he will
appear at times as a player, according
to statements credited TO him. He will
play first base. at all events, in the
opening game with Vernon, and Ham
Patterson, new manager of the Tigers.
will play the same position that day
Snr hfs sAan
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
SOME NNA PPY LIVES FRON
 NZSS HERJNE s VIEW PLAY

 beings duty to cultivate the higher Devotion between s out o People in be absurd. I'm not an estate,
  Get your fatted How does anybody anybody? i couldn't mat much if I was dyng ~ ~ Some people know Mamcuring aint bad The main thing k refined to If you're telephone talk lots of diff wrtin as girl office with crank for life The booze  Don't bother abe your morbid t suffering grow. Men the They'll always kid it. It's the way you counts! find few satisfactory
 
 Don't ruin a man'si fife for a in and they'll lie down and play dead dog for there's there's when there's love there's hope
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
LEW KELLY IS BACK
 AT GRAND THEATER

Lew Kelly and his Behman show are back at the Grand theater, Hart ford, this week, and the opening per formances yesterday corrObOrated the announcements of the management that the production was one of the best on the road. Scenery, costumes, girls and comedians are the bright features of this weeks bill, and the show should be greeted with attend ance causing the $. R. o. sign to be hung out at each performance.
 Lew Kelly in the role of 'Profes- eor Dope" characterized the part as cnly Kelly can do it. For many years he has portrayed the role of 'binger'' in an inimitable way and like good wine his work improves each season. The bulk of the comedy is left to Kelly, and he never fails to please, and from the time that he makes his initial appearance on the stage in the first set, until the final rurlesoue on Shenandoah there is not a dull moment. Supporting Mir. Kelly are such famed comedians as Lon Hascall, known by all lovers of
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

vaudeville, who appeared in Hartford theaters for many seasons, and James Tenbrook. Both men are equal to lbe task given them, and do it well. Pretty Eileen Sheridan's work brought her into instant favor last evening, Ter sweet voice being the cause of a number of encOres, particularly her singing of My Little Girl,' in which she was accompanied by the audi ence at the close.
 A clever dancing act is staged by Pynes and Mccarthy, showing the various styles of modern dancing, which is followed by a finale intro ducing a southern cake-walk.
 Probably one of the finest female inpersonators seen on Hartford stage since the days of Julian Eltinge, s AIartclle. This performer has a makeup which completely fools the audience until near the end of his
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

q am nat Hraliy, beforehand, shy of novelties; new books, new faces, new yearS-frOm some mental twist which makes it difficult for me to face the prospective. ."-Charles Lamb.
 The other day I found myself feel ing rather resentful because a cer- tain telephone number which l am in the habit of calling frequently had been changed.
 There were so many pleasant as- sociations with that old number-I had enjoyed giving it to the operator because it was the prelude to few minutes of conversation with one whose friendship means much to me.
 Of course the new number would serve the same purpose but l dldn' t like the idea of a change. why are they always changing the numbers ?' I thought to myself with illogical re- sentiment.
 Did you ever feel like that, reader friend.
 Did you ever resent a change, not because it did you any disservlce, but just because it was a change? Don't sympathizc With Me: I Don't
 Deserve It.
 If you have, you will know how to sympathize with me--but please don't.
 I don't deserve sympathy, and neither do you.
 We both ought to shake ourselves and say, "I won't let such sentiment talities get hold of me. They are the first sign of that stagnation of the heart and intellect which is the true old age.'
 Sentiment is a beautiful thing.
 Sentimentality is it's caricature.
 Sentiment likes to preserve a beau tifuI old custom because it is beau tiful
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

Gro be continued.)
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

make no arrests, but just to get her away"
 Will you tell the court please. ex- actly what happened when you reached the sanatorium ?"
 'Dr. Foster stopped the automobile at some distance down the road and put out the lights. Then we all slip ped into the grounds as quietly as possible and the four men hid in the bushes while I went boldly up to the door and rang the bell. I asked to see either Dr. Cellars or MT Pollock. and was taken into an office where both men were sitting. MT. Pollock seemed relieved to see me, as he said Miss Page was very much excited and had been sobbing and screaming, but he was obviously suspicious of me - told him, however, that I had had a fierce battle with Langdon to hold him back from pursuing them and that it was he who had fired the shots; so at last he seemed convinced and took me up to Miss Pages room She was hysterical and feverish and clung to me desperately. She was sitting on the edge of her bed. in a narrow room whose windows were heavily barred, while the door had not only a lock but two bolts as we'll" Was Miss Page locked in when you got to her room?"
 Yes, and MT. Pollock would have locked us both in, had it not been that I protested, saying that if Miss Page grew violent in the night I must be free to get out and call for help. But even though he left the door unlocked he fingered just outside for a long time, and I was unable either to soothe Miss Page or give the signal, for fear of arousing his suspicious. At last heard him go downstairs and I told Miss Page that pr. Foster and Mir Langdon were outside, and when she had sunk back crying with relief I carried the lamp to the window and gave the signal. Then l started down | stairs to let the men in.'
 ! Gro be continued.l
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
Do You Hate Change?
CAMERON

1 Sentimentality likes to preserve anything that is old just because it 1 is old
 He Was Sentimental Over Poor Plumbing. 1 I once lived in an apartment which was part of what had formerly been fine old mansion. To the antiquity of the place we owed the dignified spaciousness of the rooms and the great blessing of fine old freplaces, but on the debit side was the draw back of an oldfashioned bathroom, dingy and with the unsanitary old plumbing.
 | We objected very strenuously to this feature and signified to our landlords agent our willingness to pay a larger rent if the bathroom could be done over with modern plumbing. Whereat we were told that other tenants had asked the same privilege, but that the land lord was unwilling to make the change. not for financial reasons, but because he had lived in the house as a boy and didn't want things changed.
 Be Logical in Your Attitude Toward Changes. To love change not because it is improvement, but just because it is
 change, is the fault of the young. To object to change not because it is retrogression, but just because it
 is change is the fault of the old. When I say young and old, I do not
 mean in years necessarily. Some
 people Like Charles Lamb) are tenn
 peramentalIy averse to change, others
 are restlessly eager for change, even
 after they are no longer young in
 years
 You know which way your leaning
 is. Look out for it.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
NEW PLAY A NOTED
 SUCCESS ATLYCEUM
Miss Julie Herne Stars in Own Vehicle Before Crowded House
IAN OUTSIDER .'

GA comedy in four acts. By
 Julie Herne.)
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

first turn, when he removes his wig.
 Part two of the show is the biggest feature in burlesque that has hit the theater this season. It opens with "The Passing Review" introducing presentations of Caruso, by MT. Tenbrooke, Charlie Chaplin, by Harry Van, Julian Eltinge, by Martelle, Nora BayeS, by Eileen Sheridan and T'rftzie Schcff by Ameta Pynes. The opening number of Mendelssohn' S spring song by Ameta Pynes, Bert Mccarthy and Harry Van, and a com pany of barelegged dancers. The set ting for this act was handsome.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
!. .YCEUM

Ee Theater of Distinction The Best Plays
 For the Best People
 In the Best Theater.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
Dinner

Orange Roll-Make a dough as for biscuit of one quart of flour, three teaspoonfuls baking powder. one tea spoonful salt, two large tablespoon fuls butter and sufficient milk to roll to half inch thickness. Have pre- pared four large oranges. pared, seg- mented and pared of all membrane possible. Sweeten with one half cup. ful sugar, add a few bits of butter. Lay in biscuit dough, roll up, pinch ends together and put in a deep bak- ing dish. Sprinkle another one-haIf cupful sugar on top, add one-haIf tea cupful water and bake half hour in a moderately hot oven. Ta
 Grape Fruit Shcrbct--Cut the fruits in half; carefully extract every seed, and scoop out the pulp from between the white skins. Squeeze out all the juice into a deep bowl and allow ono half of pound cut loaf sugar to each pound of fruit. Stir asd pour into the freezer.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

The youngsters idea of a really useful child welfare conference is a , gathering of mother grandmother, and maiden aunt in the kitchen to plan for a batch of mince pies New Haven Union.