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The Washington times., 1916-01-17
WhyNOtreD Dan1eLeadS
Country in Athletics
Figures Prove That Every Student Goes Out
For Some Branch of Sports in Year-Track,
Field, and Rifle Range Most Popular.

Probably in no other school in the
country does such a large proportion
Of the student body take part in ath-
letics as at Notre Dame. According
to data prepared by Assistant Coach
Rockne. practically every one Of the
1900 students at the university goes
out for one or more varsity, class,
hall, or organization team. a COM
plete record kept for the first time
this year shows that there was a total
of 2,014 candidates out for the differ
ent teams during the last year.
In the college department the count
shows that 1864 students competed
for positions on the various teams.
This is an average Of nearly two
sports for each student in the uni
yersity proper. This unusual interest
in athletics at Notre Dame more than
anything else perhaps accounts for
the local schools ability to produce
teams of a strength out of all propor-
tion to the sizo OF the attendance.
The report shows that varsity teams
brought out total OF $50 men. More
men were out for varsity track than
for any other varsity team, with the
, exception of the rifle team, which is
! rapidly becoming one of the most
popular sports at Notre Dame aud
which drew 115 men. The Notre
Dame Rifle Club, (which Is probably
the largest rifle club in the country,
numbered a total membership OF AIS
men. most Of whom were regular at
tendants at the various meets and
shooting events and practiced daily in
the big new Shooting gallery OF the
local school.
Baseball proved to be the most popu-
lar sport at Notre Dame during the
last year, there being a total Of $50
men out for the varsity and the various
class, hall and organization teams. The
fact that Notre Dame has a we'll as
/ serted claim to having produced twice
as many big league players as any
| other school in the country is easily
over a score Of crack baseball teams
are developed at the local school each
year.
Boxing, wrestling, tennis, swimming
aud hockey are only beginning Ia
reach the standard Of other sports al
= Notre Dame, hut their popularity is
! growing every day, and local coaches
: are authorities for the assertion thai
more attention will be paid to these
! sports in the future.
} Interhall athletics constitute the great
! training school Of varsity material al
T, Notre Dame, and a large proportion OF
Nctre DANES most noted uthletes whc
came to the university without any
reputation whatsoever discovered theii
wonderful ability in inteThall contests
Notre Dame is the largest boarding
school in the country all Of its stud
ents being housed in big dOrnlitories o!
halls as they are called locally. Eacl
OF these halls has its representative
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Games This Week in
Basketball Circles

Tonight-Royals va. Nationals; Fed
erals VS.. Americans. Noel House
gym, D. M; George washington
VS.. Washington and Lee, LeSing-
ton, Va.
Tuesday--Western VS.. Eastern. Ar
cade, $3.50 p. M; George washing
ton VS.. V. NJ. l., at Lexington, Va.
Carlysles vs. Americans, Noel
House gym; Tech VS.. Gallaudet, at
Kendall Green; Catholic University
VS.. West Virginia University.
Wednesday-Eagles VS.. Royals, Noel
House gym; George Washington
vs. Randolph-Macon, at Ashland,
Va; Catholic University VS.. Gal
iaudet College, Arcade; Georgetown
VS.. Loyola College, Baltimore; /;
Tech We. Business, at Business.
Frlday-western VS.. Friends, at
Friends; Business vs. Central and
A. N. p, VS.. st. Albans, at Arcade.
Saturday-Gallaude College VS.. Loy-
ola College, Kendall Green; George
town vs.. Navy, at Annapolis
George Washington VS.. Washing
ton College. at Y. NJ. c. A.; Tech
VS.. GEORGETOWN Props, at George
town; Catholic University VS.. Uni
versity of Virginia, at Charlottes-
Vile, Va.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
M. A. C. Subs Lose.

HYATTsvnLE. Nd, Jan. 17.-The
subfreshmen basketball team Of the
Maryland Agricultural College, was
defeated by the HyattsVille High
School yesterday, 90 to IL. In a pre-
liminary contest the local independ- =
ent quint made short work of the COL
lego Park Athletic Club. winning by
a 10 to Z count.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Three Champions Due to
Defend HonorS This Week

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Middle, ban
tam and welter championship bouts
will be staged this week, two Of them
in New York.
Mike Gibbons and Young Ahearn will
meet at St. Paul tomorrow night Al
Mccoy and George Chip, middleweights,
will fight here Thursday, but fans think
so little Of Mccoy they center their at
tention on the st. Paul mix
Ted Lewis, the welter claimant, and
Kid Graves will battle 1t out at Mil
waukee tonight while the bantam king,
Johnny Ertle. is to make his New York
debut against Jack Sayles Friday night.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Rixey Must Hustle.

Eppa Rixey, the former Virginia col
legian. is expected to have a fight on
his hands next spring to hold his berth
with the National League champions
Rixey failed to set the world on firs
last summer and the dope IN PhiladcI.
phia is that no may nnd himself In the
minors before July I.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Bill Rodgers Will Get
Another Trial With Reds

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.-THE Portland
Coast League club can cease carrying
the name Of Bill Rodgers as its second
baseman for the coming season. Presi-
dent Hermann today closed the deal
the final payment to Portland for his
release, and he is now the exclusive
property of the Cincinnati club.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Iowa to Initiate
All-Year Football
IOWA CITY, IOWA, Jan. H.

Howard Jones, lowa's new
football coach, is scheduled to
come to Iowa City about Feb
ruary /, and he will make his
home here during the coming
five years-the life of his
contract. He will initiative
the all-year coaching system.
The famed Yale end will have
much of the 1915 material in
his 1916 squad.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
ROYAL TOURNAMENT
DRAWING NEAR END
Four Survivors Are to Be EIimi-
mated in RoII-0ff at Alleys
/, Tonight.

Four of the survivors In the Royal
elimination duckpin tournament will be
declared ont of the competition in to-
nights roll-oH ard this week. by
process Of elimination, winner will be
declared. The contestants who have
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Three Want Bob Fisher.

CHICAGO. Jan. 17.-Jack Hendrick, of
Indianapolis; Joe Cantillon. OF Mime
apoiis, and Frank Chance, of Los
Angeles, are after Eobby Fisher, the
Cubs shoFtstop, and Manager Joe
Tinker viii decide among them today.
He will also dispose of some fifteen or
eighteen other players.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

teams in all the different games and a
regular interhall schedule Is arranged
for each.
Keen interest and rivalry Is aroused
by trophies given to the champion hall
team, and teams of unusually high
quality are in this way developed. Tho
best interhall teams are easily on q
par with most small college teams. AS
no varsity monogram men are allowed
to compete on an inter1al team, the
man of average ability is given a
chance TO develop his talent by COM
peting on the interhall teams.
Here are the figures compiled by
Rockne:
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Schaefer Now Worries.

CHICAGO. Jan. H-Herman schas-
fer, the baseball comedian. left today
for New York 70 interview Harry r.
Sinclair in reference to 5000. Ger
many" signed a two-year contract with
the Newark Feds in 1915. and he wants
to know where he will 60 to coIIact
that amount for 1916.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Their Basketball Departments

pintopplers IN the city. they are Hal
ley, OF the Royals; Isemann, A. q. NJ
y; Wood, Palace; Stanford, Royals;
Bontz. Shernans; Goddard. Southeast
February 10 has been named as the
date on which to roll the second hve
games on the ten-game series between
Isemann's team and John Vaeth's All
stars Of Baltimore. Baltimore obtained
a substantial margin over the locals
in the first half OF the match here
several weeks ago at the Grand Gem
trail
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

The Martinsburg duckpin team. which
was unable to come hero on January
because Of injury to some OF Its
players, will appear at Norris Cafritz's
Grand Central Palace alleys Friday
The hne-up of Martinsburg follows:
Siler. captain; Caskey, Edmonds
Houseworth, Anderson, Dunn. ana Par
sons. Against Martlnsburg win be
pitted a number OF the most capable
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Capt. Ernest J. Dulin will take a
membership committee to Hyattsville
tonight when an appeal Will be made
to the Maryland duckpin rollers to af-
fliate themselves with the A. c. B. A.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Referee Sturdy in the Navy-Catholic
enforce no less than IS fouls during
the contest, which. in view Of the fact
that both the Navy and c. L. We're
pRrtieg 70 the Interpretation meeting
held here in December, is far too many
for a single battle. The recent George
town-Genrge Washington contest at
Rysn gym was considerably more OF a
tussling match than a basketball game.
and PLAYERS frequently advanced the
ball az many as hve steps and dis
played some astonlshment when called
up short. Incidentally the habit of
having but one Official, especially in a
large gym, will do ndthing toward help
elg the game here.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Ernest Fortier, a former Tech boy
and a sophomore at Cornell, is expected
to make the two-mile relay at ithaca
this year. Fortier was one of Techs
best distancers. and still holds a record
or two while a member of the Boys
membered at Central several years ago.
stands an excellent chance of making
Penn's two-mile team this year. 1t
may be that the local lads will be
hooked up in a race when the old
Central-Tech battles will be resumed.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

A glimpse of Chester Bassett, q
CentraPs track team last year. an
Harold Rose, Cathedrars runner in 19li
can be obtained in a weekly going tn
rounds in the movie theaters here. Bas
sett and Rose are seen hiking aroun
Is plenty OF snow on tho ground, an
the squad is being kept on the run a.
the while. Bassett took the half-miI
in the Sophomore games q
Harvard last fall, and Rose got a sec
ond in the quarter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
jain MARSHALL HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES 50

John Marshall High School for the
nalf-vaar just ended turned out
,h.rty-fvo full graduates and awards
three certificates in The short com
Inr-u,al course. OF the thirty-eight
g.no hav. completed their courses
twenty 1--WE are young ladies', the boys
Y.lue IN q hopeless minority
Title At OF graduates follows:
Thomas Coleman Andrews, Latin;
I.H,dfe Shepherd Bailey. Commercial;
nfary y. HrookinE. Elective; Frank
+, CARPENTER, Jr, Latin; Avis Eliza
beth Carter. Elective; Martha Eliza
betu Clarke, Elective, Elizabeth VIZ
'-iuia Collins, Elective, Meyer cooper
Commercial.
Echccca Winston Emes, modern Ian
a.lgl,o. Roy Catesbv Flanagan. cleo
Alice Winston Gentry, elective; Re-
uerca NJ Goldman. elective; Ruth
Elizabeth Goldsmith. elective; Maud
Harris Grigsby, elective.
John Hudson Norvell. elective; VIM.
Hrauder Fettway. elective; Kathleen
Anderson Ribhle elective, William
powers Sadlcr. Latin; Gertrude Mar
garet Saucrwald, commercial; Albert
Ralph Scott, elective; Helen Eliza
beth St Chair, Latin.
Katherine Spiller Vaughan. Latin;
. William Granville wharton manual
arts; Ellsworth wiltshire, Latin
I Claude Wcstbrook Woodward, man
ual arts; Ida Wade Wyatt. elective.
+ CcrlnCatc In Short Commercial
Course.
Margaret Alleua Bailey Elsie
Cousin Evans, a. Louise Johnson.
More In Cadet Corps.
! With the beginning of the second
semester the cadet battalion will be
considerably increased. some forty ap'
! pllcauts having already been received
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
NATIVE AMERICAN IS
seized BY BRITISH
Man Born In Boston Is Forcibiy Taken
on Neutral Ship BY Boarding
Party.
NoORDAMs MAIL Is TAKEN
High-tKanded Conduct of England
such as May Cause Great Reversal
of Sentiment in America If Persisted
In.

New York. Jan. 29.--AleNander
can. was forcibly taken off the Hoi-
Iand-American Noordam by board
ing party from n British destroyer
in the Downs. Krappe's American
passport issued by Ambassador Ge-
rard. carried no weight and he was
taken to Ramsgate for further ques-
tioning.
At Ramsgate his birth certificate
seemed to satisfy the British authori-
ties that he was not Identified with
German interests and he was per-
mitted to proceed TO Falmouth and
retoin the Noordam there, His pass
port. however, was not returned
ambassador Gerard granted me
the passport only when he was thor
oughly convinced of the truth Of my
statements" said Mr. Krappe. My
father, who is a merchant in Berlin,
swore under oath that l was born IN
Boston after he had become a nat
uralized citizen of the United states.
An UncaIled For Act.
There was no need for the British
to take me off the steamer. but It
seems that they do as they like. IN
1853 following my mother HedlIl,
my father went to Berlin and took me
with him BY his prolonged absence
from this country, he has forfeited
his citizenship, so that he is prac-
tically man without a country. The
German authorities however, decided
that l was of military age and would
have forced me into the army had II
not been for Ambassador Gerard 3
recognition of my birth certificate
My father refused to advance me
passage money. though he Is rated as
a millionaire, and ! was forced to OBJ
tain work in order to save money with
which to Join my mothers family in
Boston"
Every sack OF mail that had been
put aboard the Noordam ut Rotter-
dam was seized by the British in Fal-
mouth Harbor on January - Part
Of It was Dutch and Swiss mail but
no discrimination was made.
II protested at the action Of the
naval officer who ordered his men 10
take II off, but to no avail" said Cap
tain II. G. Van Walraven. This +,
the first time mail from neutral conn
tries has been seized. We haG
1877 sacks from Holland. twentv-onC
from Switzerland, 693 from Germany
ninety-seven from Austria and forty
FIVE from Hungary 1t practically filled
| two trawlers that were sent out 16
take ii off"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
TOMORROW GREAT DAY
Continued From First Page)

CCqntinuec From First Page.)
NOT only In Virginia, but throughout
the country. and her address is looked
forward TO with much interest
Miss Eudora Ramsey Is one of the
most brilliant young speakers enrolled
in, .tra c0use Of votes for women. She
has rerresented the EQUAL Suffrage
Learue Of Virginia in a number of
counties on court DAYS and at the coun-
ty fairs She is well known in Rich-
mond her former home and is now
q resident of Greenville. S c. Mrs
Dexter Otey, the daughter OF Mrs. John
Lewis, Of LynchburG, IL a woman of
uuusuHl achievements. She is Pm. ID,
Of the University OF Berlin, and al
expert in the child labor problem, haV-
iat- been employed by tho United States
government to prepare special report
On thas subject Mrs. Otey is promi-
neut Ina juvenile court work In Lynch
lurR.
The Association Opposed 20 Woman
-ruraa. win b. represented by Miss
f.5cv j. Price. Of Cleveland, Ohio, Miss
'ricp has requested an hour, without
interruption, for her speech. The an
fot,uceu,cut that she will speak comes
as an Interesting climax 70 much spec
uIation as to who, if anyone, would
i,t,reseut the Auti-Sunrgge Association
rat this hearing it having been de-
gIaYed 10y Hon Hugh White, of Rock
bridge. at meeting Of the committee
10 fix The date Of the hearing. that
no lady from the Auti-Suffrage AS
ISOLATION wolld speak at public
hearing in The han of the House cf
Delegates.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Delayed Ship Three DAYS.

The hating of the vessel in the
Downs. the capture of Krappe and
then the detention in Falmouth Har-
Dor from January 2 TO January
delayed the Noordam almost three
DAYS Mt the commencement OF her
voyage Heavy gales thar stirred up a
terrific sea caused her TO run into st
Johns New Foundland for coal. She
was six days overdue when she
reached port today.
Among the passengers was Richard
r. Flournoy, chief of the United States
Bureau Of Citizenship. who was sent
abroad by the State Department In
September TO Investigate the passport
question and to help those Americans.
who. by prolonged absence abroad,
have lost their citizenship rights and
have earned the sobriquet. twilight
Americans"
some OF them have been compelled
to remain in Europe for business rea-
sons. and for these the rulings of the
State Department have been made a
little more elastic" said Mr.. Flournoy,
1T is impossible to say tust how many
Americans of this class there are
abroad, but In Florence. italy there
is quite n colony Of them"
Forty-three members OF the Ford
peace party returned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
DEATH WAS DUE
CONTINUED F.. ON First Page

examination Of the young mans
stomach gave no indication OF the
presence OF alcohol.
The young mans excellent charac-
ter absolutely preclude all belief that
there was anything to his discredit
from the fact that he was found Ill
in a place in the former segregated
district Taken Ill suddenly on the
street he doubtless appealed for aid
at the first house ne could reach, and
the occupants doubtless gave him all
the assistance in their power.
The police have dismissed the idea
that there was foul play in connection
with the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
SENSATIONAL HOLD-UP
NEAR PETERSBURG
Driver of Undertaker's Wagon said to
Have Been Victim of High
Wnymen.

Especial to The Richmond VirEinian.)
Petersburg, Va, Jan. 2s.-Perhaps
the most sensational hold-up ever re-
ported in civilized country occurred
tonight on the Hopewen Road some
time between $40 and o'clock, when
George Burton, "A negro driver. was
held up and dealt a blow that render
ed him unconscious by highwaymen,
whose number and color are unknown.
near Friends farm, about mile and
half east of the corporate limits.
Burton, who is a driver at the
Bazaar stables, was sent to Hopewell
by j 7. Morris d Son for the body
of Aleksan Agopoffs, a Russian, who
died there suddenly last night and
whose friends had made arrangements
with Morris x Son to prepare the body
for burial.
Burton called in due sine at Nor
ris & Sons Hopewel office for the
body and left there on the return
trip TO Petersburg at $50 o'clock,
and about 8 O'Clock the Norfolk and
Western authorities reported finding
him unconscious near their tracks at
.the above point.
After assaulting the driver, the
,highwaymen boarded the undertaken
wagon with the corpse and drove off
hurriedly down the railway tracks.
One of the horses broke away from
the wagon and the other was found
so entangled in trestle that IL was
II ecessary to Kill him. The wagon was
struck by a shifting engine and almost
completely demolished. The body
still in the undertaker's casket. was
found some distance from the scene
of the hold-up. a special train was
sent to the scene with detectives who
are making an Investigations the
driver has reeained consciousness but
at late hour was unable to give
description of his assailants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

22u1CFar 10 The Richmond vIrgin1an.l
peletshurg Va Jan. 22.-Mrs,, Mary
A owens, wife Of Mr.. Jerry NJ. owens.
tfea tbout % o'clock this morning at
her residence, 54l Grove Avenue. Mrs.
owens was widely known and highly
esteemed. Her death Is particularly
sad on the account OF tho aifliction OF
her husband, who has been confined
10 bed rs a paralvtic for eeveral years.
The funeral viii be conducted from Old
Gaudt "a Church at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

Petersburg. Va. Jan. 2S.--Mrs Lo'
rera r.. Luudle. widow of W. Y.
luniie. widely known ana highly
esteemed lady died at 1850 O'Clock
last evening at her home in Chester
arl1 county following a lingering
Illness,
Mrs Iundie was in the forty-hftf
ear Of her age and is survived by
1--WE children. MIR While r, bundie
Misses Mary, Blanche and Estelt
landie of Chesterfield County, and
AIRS. G s Mobiles, az this city; also by
one sister. Mrs Bette Hines, Of South
Richmond The funeral will be con
dalntcd from the residence at o'ciocF
tomorrow afternoon and mtermenl
win he made in IBlandford Cemetery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
Mrs. Williams Operated On.

Wythevlle Va, Jan. 29,--Mrs. VIII
liams, wife Of ex-Attorney- General
samuel w Williams. of Wytheville,
underwent very serious operation at
the Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke. this
morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

for We are not going TO do anything
10 staiu the honor OF our country.
Il am protecting IT against things that
] cannot control. the action of others.
And where the action OF others may
bring IL I cannot foreteli You may
count VI, n my heart and resolution TO
Keep you out OF the war, but you must
bo ready IL 1t is necessary that i
should maintain your honor.
That Is the only thing n real man
loves a1out himself. Some men who
.ra mo- real men love other things
about themselves, but the real man he
tayps that his honor "a dearer than
hl- life aud nation is merely all OF
ua nut together and the nations honor
is aaasrer. than the nations comfort and
thc n.tIQG's peace and the nations
uf. itself
$50 ,hat We must know " hat we have
thrown INTO the balance, we must
kruw tho infinite issues which are TIM
r,rIlnr every day Of the year and
n, hen We 20 to bed at night and when
we rise in the morning and at every
interval OF the rush of business. we
must remind ourselves that we are
part gf great body polite in which
arc vested some Of the highest hopes
of the human race.
Champions of Humanity.
"IVhv Is II that all nations turn to
se vita the instructive feeling that II
.svttn. touches humanity II touches
-n.rhos US" Because they knew
.aar every since we wer born as
g. nation. We have undertaken to be
-u. .nawpions Of humanity and OF
... rI.Hts Of men without that Ideal
-H,.a VIII ho nothing that would dis
..r.-...-i America from her predeces-
..r- .r the history OF nations
h. In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

Mason Hamlin, Conover Gable Kingsbury Vose,
Rehnng, Schubert Corley, wellington DeKoven,
Elgin and Cambridge matchess assemblage OF
perfect instruments, ranging in price from 1925 to
81 500. Any of these splendid makes yours
literally easy terms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30

London Jan. 20.-The battle In Ar
tots continues with undated fury.
The Germans have extended the front
on which they are attacking to well
below the Somme River. Here, Hollow
ing violent cannonading the attackers
capturel more than 1000 yards OF the
first ltne entertainments from the
French occupying the village of Frise.
and making prisoners upwards or l'ooo
French, who were unwounded, accord
ing TO the German official statement.
Further northwest of hill lao, ac-
cording TO tonight's report from Paris.
the French have recovered seVeral
sections of trench captured Yesterday
bv the Germans. So intense has been
the fire of the artillery in this region
that a group of fifty French prisoners
taken by the Germans in the previous
DAYS tighting, were prevented by the
shower of shells from being moved
to the rear. and today they were re-
leased by the French In counter
attack
Several German attacks were re-
pulsed by the French. who for the
most part have repaired the dents bat
tered in their lines by the first on
slaughts of the German drive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
TREMENDOUS GERMAN
CAMPAIGN is NOW ON
Teutons Drive French From Twenty
seven Hundred Yards of
Trenches.
PRESENT DRIVE EXTENDS
OVER FORTY MILES
Determined Effort Is On For Capture
of City of Arras--Frcnch Make Wig
orous Commentaries.

Paris. Jan. 30. -- Aeroplane
scouts report tremendous prep
arations for an offensive cam
paign by the Germans in Artois
and On the Flanders front. All
military experts hero believe that
the present Teuton drive will last
for Sonc time.
The present drive extends over
"a front of forty miles.