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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
YALE IS CONSIDERED
A POWERFUL ELEVEN
Head Coach Metzger. of Washington
and jefferson, Blamed for
the Large Score.

Washington, Pa Oct. 30-Battered
and worn but not discouraged. the
Washington and jefferson College
football squad returned to Washing
ton yesterday from New Haven.
where they were vansuished Satur-
day by score OF 36 to Ia. Head
Coach Sol Metzger blames himself for
the New Haven eleven, which dis
played form far superior to any It
had displayed against the elevens 1t
had previously met this year. Tad
Jones had been laying for W. and
j. and the Red and Black was caught
mapping. Yale's great strength was
Jones rejuvenated machine Is rated
as the most powerful since the days
of Ted Coy and confidence prevails
there that Yale will be a champion
ship contender this fall Big. fast.
and with a dashing. driving running
attack. the Yale team Is declared to
have showed strength that compares
favorably with that OF Pitt against
Syracuse.
The bright feature in the struggle
from the w. and j. standpoint was
the real come back" staged in the
last half. Captain Wimberiy and his
men hraced In the last two periods
and by unloosing a whiriwtnd forward
passing attack swept the buriy Sons
of Eli off their feet. During this
stage Of the combat w. and J. gained
more ground than did Yale. Had W.
and j. resorted to this early in the
game and got the jump" on Yale as
in former years, II is believed that
Yale would have been held to much
lower score at least and probably
would have battled on even terms.
Paul Ruble. the Wheeling boy,
played the greatest game of his ca
reer Saturday. He Is suffering from
a bone bruise to his right leg. Nuss
received a sprained ankle in the en-
counter and had an old injury re-
hurt. Bill Stobbs came out of the
game in as good shape as when he
entered Jack Drew Is badly bruised
and has Charley horse" 1t was
a rough. hard-fought battle and every
member of the Red and Black eleven
has some mark There will be no
practice for the players today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
VIRGINIA CITIES ARE.
WANTED IN LEAGUE TO
BE FORMED SHORTLY
Ernest Landgrf Minor League Promoter Who Owned the
Richmond Club In United States League, Making
Efforts To Get Petersburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News In Baseball Organization
Which He Is Forming.

that fans in the cities concerned Will
receive this news with enthusiasm
Landgraf is a live wire and he will
doubtless complete all OF his plans
within the next few days.
In regard to the organization of
new circuit to be composed OF the
four Virginia cities and the four in
New Jersey, Delaware and Eastern
Pennsylvania LAndgraf is enthusiast
tic. as none OF the cities in the north
ern end are at present represented in
organized baseball and he belieyes
such a circuit will be money maker
Sunday baseball can be played IN
Jersey City, Paterson. Wilmington and
Allentown, and he says the Sunday at
tendance in those towns would range
from 1000 TO 10000.
The matter of railroad fare In such
a circuit would be economical, con-
sidering the business available. lie
figured that II would cost 2240 TO
swing a club around circuit thus
comprised az the railroad fare item,
based upon a team Of thirteen mem
hers. lie proposed. tentatively. play
ing two games in each city: for in
stance jumping tho local team out OF
Norfolk on Saturday night to Wilm-
ington for Sunday and Monday. then
to either York or Allentown for two
days and on 70 Paterson and then 10
Jersey CITY finishing up there or
sunday. ard thereby gaining the ben
eft of the big sunday crowds in two
cities on the trip.
such 2 circuit would he a revival
~ the old Atlantic League" Isandgraf
said which was comprised of Rich
mond, Norfolk Wilmington. Reading,
Allentown, Paterson. Newark and
hartford Tho Circuit would really
30 more compact as tonG jumps TO
Reading and Hartford would he cut
ont
Then, ton. II would be more valu-
able from an advertising standpoint
10 Norfolk Portsmouth. Newport
News and PETERSBURG.
Jersey CITY would have Popula-
ton Of approximately i2o,oeo 20
draw from Paterson and FaSsaje, sit
uated close together. 10000. WI
ming,on 100 600 and either Allentown
or York between 60 600 and $1,000
each
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
HARVARD PREPARING
FOR VIRGINIA GAM

Cambridge, Mass. Oct 30-TA
members Of the Harvard team w
played against Cornell Saturday we'd
excused from practice this aftArnoo1
although some of the squad GATHERED
in the council room and listened "a
short blackboard talk by CoAca
Haughton. on the mistakes Of 0A&u
day. The quarterback play did n&
Measure quite up to the standard q
pected OF either Robinson or MurraJ
The former played steadily, howovo6
but was guilty OF two ''bones." ono Z
which was trying for a held goal q
the third down. and the other whe1
he threw a forward pass over the Cor
nell goal line on the third down, IN
throw being uncompleted and u
ball reverting to the visitors.
Murray's main fault w-s q
hesitancy in giving the signals -
the fact that he ordered plays only
change his signals without apparel
cause Immediately afterward. .@Tu1
by"' Clark. the husky guard. and BEL
Gamer and Taylor, tackles, when I'll
get in shape again have big fights z
their hands to get back their Jobs.
finely did the Crimson rush line wQ@|
Saturday that Haughton may gta1
pat on Saturdays makeup for u
remainder Of the season.
Horween. 1t has developed in1ux
his shoulder. tackf1ng Mueller aA&G
day and will not practice again fer
week. Harvard plays Virginia ~
Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
Will Not Lose Carolina Game Want Virginia Cities In Baseball
RICHMOND CLUB To
GET YOUNG PAEN0M
John CARRIER, Young Speed Ball Artist
Will Sign One of Virginians'
Contracts.

John CARRIER, q young right,
handed pitcher, who halls from
King William County, with be
signed by the Richmond Baseball
Club. Manager Billy Smith has
already seen the yo,Ingster in ac-
ton and he thinks well OF him.
CARRIER has been pitching semi
professional baseball for several
seasons. and last summer he dis
tinguislsed himself by pitching a
one-hit game and striking out
more than twenty men. He pitch
ed q number of games last sum-
mer and never allowed more than
four or five hits
Young CARRIER comes to Rich
mond well recommended and Sow
'eral people who have seen him
work in the box declare that no
has the earnarks OF q great
pitcher. 1t is said that Walter
johnson ID his only rival when
II comes to steaniRg ball across
a plate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
RICHMOND WILL NOT
LOSE VIRGINIA-CAROLINlA1
ANNUAL ENCOUNTER
Plan Stage Battles In Future Charlottesville and Chap
Hill Is Said To Have Been Observation-Disclosures Has
Been Thoroughly Discussed BY Athletic Bodies
and Official Announcement Is Expected To
Be Forthcoming Shortly.

Although IL has been practically
decided by the athletic bodies OF
Virginia and North Carolina uni
versities to stage the annual
THANKSGIVING football encounters
in Charlottesville and Mt Chapel
Hin after this year. 1t was learned
last night from n most reliable
source that this plan has been
abandoned and that the two eIcv-
ems will continue to wage their
battles at Broad-street Park In
Richmond.
To stage the annual conflict fu
Richmond in Lieu of Lambeth Field
or North Carolina soil means many
additional dollars in the Golfers of
the two athletic associations, and
IT is for this reason, 1t In under
stood. that the two elevepa Will
mot continue to stage the game In
this city.
The plan OF abandoning Richmond
and alternating Charlottesville and
Chapel Hill has been the subject oi
discussion for some little time anon
the athletic bodies Of these two In
stitutions It was first stated that tbs
1915 engagement would be the las
one In Richmond. but II was later de
cided to play here this year. Thu
matter has been given considerable
thought. and. while no official an
nouncement TO the effect has beer
made UP to this time. the fact tina
the two will meet in Richmond mex
season and for many years to come
Is now practically certainty
virginia and Carolina have AWAY
been big drawing cards IN Richmond
and no kick has ever been mado b!
either institution on the attendant
at the games In fact. they have beer
entirely satisfactory TO both partte!
concerned. At times they have bee>
even larger than they anticipated
Look Forward to Trip.
The attendanoes al either Lambeth
or Emerson fields would doubtless
have fallen several hundred short o.
equahng those In Richmond of ths
past few years. Carolinians look for
ward to their annual pilgrimage +
Richmond to witness the hostilitie.
between the Old Dominion and Tar
heel aEsre cations. and goodl,
number of the seats at Broad-Stree
Park have always been occupied b!
loyal rooters from the Old Norti
state. People from the largest cit,
IN North carolina 10 the snhileSI HhfH
let in the Down Home State cast thef
cares to the winds and journey VI
here on Turkey Day. On the othe
hand people from every section o
Virginia and adjacent States alwayi
make the trip to Richmond to witness
this yearly conflict. The big question
that has been under consideration 70
some time Is whether or not thos'
faithful ones will attend the con
tests at Charlottesville and Chape
Hill should a change be made. Tht
matter has been weighed thorough,
by the athletic bodies and they hav'
about come to the conclusion that the!
cannot hope TO have but just so man!
Of those football enthusiasts present
While, OF course. some of those peo
pie would continue TO attend the garne
there are hundreds who will not. I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
ORANGE AND BLUE TO
BATTLE HARVARD NEXT
Back From Nashville, Nirginians Be
gin Preparations for Coming
Encounter.

Back from the Nashville battle
ground, where they received further
humiliation Saturday At the hands of
the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Vir-
ginia forces yesterday afternoon start
ed making preparations for the game
next Saturday afternoon with the
Harvard eleven.
While some OF the men are not in
the best OF shape, no injuries were
sustained and the men viii be in good
condition by tomorrow. There was
no scrimmaging at Charlottesville
being on the program.
Coach Pat" Evans declares that it
was not the Vanderbilt team that de-
feated Virginia, but this young fellow
Rabbit" Curry. This footballist
played the greatest game of his ca
reer and he was largely RESPONSE bic
for the twenty-scven points hea ped
on the Nirginians
1t is thought that no changes will
be made before the Harvard game.
and that the same lineup that went
up AGAINST the ofnmoGOTeS Will race
the Crimson saturday Wagenknight
put up q nice exhibition at quarter.
and he VIII probably be seen In that
position IN the coming game. Rus
sell also played well, II is said, and
he will doubtless be at halfback
again
Every effort Will be made by the
Virginia coaches to pull the team to-
gether IN order that it may. be able
20 make formidable showing against
the Cam bridge eleven. Last year. II
will ne remembered. Harvard won out
by a score of to 0. Should Nir-
ginia hold the Crimson team down
one-third as we'll in the coming bat
tie the coaches will be satisfied.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

Is no easy matter to reach either a
ths places, and its dollars to douEh
nuts that the Golfers of both athlett&
associations would be several hundre4
dollars shy at the end of the sAA4
son.
From present indications the crowd
this year at the annual game viii On
the largest In the history of the AM
nual encounters between the rtva1
eleveus. The committee will ahortI1
begin making arrangements for tn
game and everything will be in rta4l
mess before the opening aggregation
arrive on the scene of battle. It
understood that many extra seats viii
be placed In Broad Street Park IN 81
der to Accommodate the crowd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
CADETS GETTING READY
FOR NOTRE DAME TEAM

West Point N. Y. Oct so.-'Skuil
practice" for an hour was all the
Army football eleven got today Tho
men rested after the Villa Nova game
and spent the brief time available for
gridiron work. listening to harangue
by the coaches
The drive for Notre Dame will start
tomorrow. The team came through
the Villa Nova battle in fairly good
shape, barring few bruises Vidal
Is nursing sore shoulder and Cap
tain McEwan. who was kicked in the
back. Is in none too good condition.
DAILY will work his men hard this week
perfecting defense for Notre Danes
attack.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
Athletic

BY ERNEST POLLARD.

No little interest Is centered on the
V. L. I.-Carolina struggle. which will
be staged next Saturday afternoon at
Roanoke. While Carolina will prob
ably emerge victorious over the
Harrisburg aggregation. the Techs
should be able to give good ac-
count OF themselves.
The forty points heaped upon the
North Carolina Aggies last Saturday
afternoon at Norfolk was one of the
biggest surprises OF the present foot
ball season. While the Techs were
picked to win over the Tarheels. few
thought that the score would be this
large. Maybe the Blacksburg boys
have another one OF those up their
| sleeves
The Techs have good machine
this year and they should be able 70
hold the Carolinians to two or three
touchdowns. not to say anything
about one or two they may succeed
in gathering in themselves.
Saturday will find Virginia and
Washington and Lee again invading
the North. The virginians are book
ed to give Harvard a little practice
| up against tho Navy at Annapolis.
| The Orange and Blue will not make
near as good showing against the
Crimson as Charlottesville gridironists
did last year. when Harvard won by
| TO 0 score. but Coach Evans men
are expected to show moro than they
did against Old Eli a few Saturdays
ago. There Is some consolation In
knowing that they can't do much
worse.
Washington and Lee should be able
| to give the Middies a hard run for
the honors. The Generals have one
| Of the best teams the Lexington m
| stitution has turned out In many sea-
sons, and II the Navy piles up a large
score on them 1t will be one OF the
| largest surprises of the season.
Many have already picked Carolina
| to triumph over Virginia in tho an
/ nual struggle here Turkey Day. On
paper II looks as II Carolina has the
edge on the Orange and Blue at the
present, but one can't always tell
about this annual affair at Broad
Street Park.
Virginia Military Institute will bat
tie Catholic University at Washing
ton this week While the national
capital team 10 said to be unusually
! strong this season. the Cadets should
be able to set the verdict in this en-
counter. Tho Neutrality-suspicious. have
been experiencing little trouble e dis
Deslne - vsroanaa eelleGe elssssA ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
"PRETTY MAN" FLIES
27S WOULD-BE WIVES

Huntington, l.. l.. Oct. 30.--William
Garner. who advertised himself few
days ago as "a pretty man" who want
ed a wife. has left this town to escape
the matrtmonially inclined OF the OPP
posite sex.
The first day he got forty letters,
the second 172. and the third he told
the postmaster: IF any letters come
for me. burn them. I'm going away
Some OF the fair ones had called
Garner UP on the telephone, and others
Threatened personal interviews This,
With the comments Of his friends
lesl I! & ~ nsaeA - M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

Ernest Landgraf, a minor base
hall promoter, who owned the
Richmond club I'm the erstwhile
United States League, is making
efforts to organize league COM
posed of Petersburg, Norfolk.
Portsmouth and Newport News on
the southern end. and with Jer-
sey City. Paterson, Wilmington
and York or Allentown, on the
Northern wing.
Iangraf Ia in Norfolk at the
present time and Is dickering with
President r. Il. Walker. OF the
Norfolk club, for the purchase OF
the territorial rights in that city.
1t is n known fact that the Nor
folk club has been on the market
for several weeks, and II Landgraf
and Walker can come to terms
the franchise will be acquired
within the next few days.
II is said that Landgraf has made
an offer Of $4,000 for Walkers hold
iugs in the Tidewater CITY. bat
whether he will accept this low figure
is purely matter OF conjecture. When
the Virginia State League was a its
hest-when Richmond was a part Of
the organization. and the main cog n
it. at that-the Norfolk or any other
franchise could hardly have been pur-
chased for less than $4,000. Rut with
the Virginia League in ITS present con
q son just what valuation Walker
places on his club Is not known slow
evcr. il is believed that I4andgraf Will
hardly be HE 10 swing the deal with
: 600 ~tmoleons
Well known In Richmond.
Gandgraf is well known in Rich
.oapd yrbpva ha mazda MANY friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

Bessie IaCount does = turn with
singing and talking Of very good aver
age quality
puunany and Merrill were a frost
and Lew Wells slipped past by virtue
Of hts rough stuff which was at best
grand pator patter.
The TyriCscope offers an illustrated
table In slang. very much after Mr..
George AIDE, which is Of extra ordinary
excellence And II you've al idea that
that audience didn't get n-tust go
and see. s. L.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
"FORGOTTEN COMBINATION"
LYRIC ATTRACTION

At the Lyric for the weeks first
half Charles E. Evans with Helen
Phillips in Forgotten Combination
has a vehicle which may or may not
prove valuable. There are dozens ot
big laughs in 1t, but the biggest are
the ones that never ripple the ambient
air or at best only are scratched. II
this sketch - newly produced. of
which 1t bears some marks. 1 predict
great things for II. G.. E. e. il toe
heavy. too straight in his work. un-
less possibly his supper failed to agree
Helen Phillips 10 much the funnier
The farce needs direction to secure
precision without confusing hurry IN
the action. !,
And A. for the rest Of the bill
tha<.u al.
To remaining numAsgp are tine-
!. = \ x 4 !, a. ss sss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

making an effort to pull themselves
together and put UP a good game
against Hampden-Sidney next Satur-
day. There Is some good material on
the Williamsburg eleven and il they
will play together they should be able
to make good showing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
Iheaters
BROADWAY AFTER DARK
SHOWS LIFE's sEAMS SIDE

We'll what are you going to do
about IT."
'.po about it,"
Yes. DO about IT, I'm going 10
xet e-e-e-even That's what I'm go
Ing 10 do about IT. Hes spoiled my
life and I'm going 10 spoil his s-s~s-"
Them was the thrilling words Kissed
by the irate father, Mr.. Archie For
syth. when the plot began to thteken.
And please note began" TO thtcken.
II thlckens and thickens and thick
ems until even ia their most inspired
moments Jas h. BlRney. Al II. Woods
or Lem Il Parker could never have
concoeted a "sitywayshun" TO make
Il any thicker.
The spearmint Sisters OF whom
there were large numbers present.
worked their jaws in reckless abandon
and clutehed their 'GeatmuH friends
Historically.
'Broadway After Dark" SHOWS the
creamy side all right ali right, and
II points moral too. But The seams
and the moral may point to the Cay
White Way of old Manhattan or TO
the reckiessly cruef way of one w, G.
Herman. as aspiring playwrig ht.--ali
according TO your point OF view
How be It, this is an Improvement
over some OF the recent past attempts
at the Bijou and wonder OF wonders
it is popular price play OF the deni-
monde with virtue ever in the fore
ground Considering this and that
Miss Spearmtnt gets her FIJI OF ques-
tiena BILE hotels, Fox Tfet Clubs bum
galows. where blossoms the better life,
ETC. tbs a great big generous run
she gets for her friends money.
The acting of the men was above
par That of the women below. Miss
virginia Duncan might have suggest
ed a Clark Street Camille. but never
one of Broadway. She has ALI the ear
marks of the Chicago school John
Elliot as the cur, stephen Rockwell
evidenced experience. So did Archie
FORSYTH as the father. another cur
Aims Powell played a Broadway Choir
US girl with the rough burr of the
early days Far West mining camp, SO
tnsistently as to revive memories OF
.Tennessee's Partner" and The Gold
en- Giant Mine"
broadway After Dark" Is hatero-
generous conglomeration of actors and
acts. but It pleases the Bitou.
S. L.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

they will doubtless find that they have
some real opposition in the L@xing-
ton aggregation
The Vanderbilt Commodores are
scheduled to meet Rose Polytechnic
Institute Saturday. This last named
institution sounds as II it may be a
girls school. but It isn't. The Rose
Poly team is composed OF a bunch
of would-be miners.
Stranger" Lewis has at last met
defeat. However. 1t was not on the
mat. but in one OF the New York
courts,
Another phenom has been unearth-
| ed for the Richmond club. He La
John CARRIER. who halls from King
William County. He may develop
into q star. II must be remembered
that some OF che best In the business
followed the pillow before taking base
bail as profession.
News has been received from a
most reliable source that Virginia and
Carolina have abandoned the idea Of
staging the annual football encoun-
| tiers at Charlottesville and Chapel Hill.
| This will doubtless be welcomed by
football enthusiasts throughout tho
| Old Dominion and Tarheel State.
That game here next Saturday be-
! tween Richmond College and RAN
| dolph- Macon should furnish thrills
galore Students Of the two institu-
tons are the best Of friends unless
| football game between the two Is
| in progress and then they hate each
other about as bad as a German dis
| likes a Russian. Football followers
should see a game of the spectacular
variety.
Ernie Landgraf 10 In again. This
time Ernie wants to reorganixe the
Atlantic League. having Petersburg.
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport
News comprising the Southern end Of
1t. This looks like q good idea and
1t wouldn't be surprising to see the
organization meet with considerable
more success than did the United
States League. Landgraf will be re-
membered as the owner Of the Rich
mond club In this erstwhile organiza-
ton.
The Auburn Georgia game next
Saturday afternoon should be . hum
NOR. Last year Auburn won out over
the Cracker university by q IL to o
score. and the latter 10 auxioua to
avengs the defeat
- viiiiam go 49, sf,.Jn...a -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

The Serenade." a comic opera In
three acts. book by Harry B. smith
and Music by victor Herbert, will be
the attraction at the Academy Friday
night and Saturday matinee 1t Is TO
be presented by the same organiza-
ton which laet year toured the coun-
try so successfully with Robin Hood"
and which is under the management
of Walker and stevens. a comparative
" new firm of producers. who have
won much praise for the manner in
which they presented their offering
of last season. Robin Hood" viii be
given on Saturday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

The Auburn Georgia game next
Saturday afternoon should be . hum
NOR. Last year Auburn won out over
the Cracker university BY q IL to o
score. and the latter 10 anxious to
avengs the defeat