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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
FRANK BAKER APPEARS
N NEW YORK UNIFORM
Former Mackmnn, While Nursing
Sore Hand, Drives Ball All
Around Field

Macon, Ga, March s.-The first ap-
pearance today of Frank Baker In
practice with the Yankees relieved
Manager Bill Donovan and Captain
Huston OF any fear that their big third
baseman had been rendered temper
arily useless by the accident to his
fingers His first workout was a sur
prise to them, for he did more than
they had expected from an athlete
with two sore fingers on his right
hand. Baker did the best hitting OF
the day. Though his fingers are sore.
there is apparently nothing the mat
ter with his batting eye.
The big fellow got hold Of four
balls which he drove to the center
field fence in the course of the prac-
tice.
For the first time today. Donovan
called on his first string pitchers to
pitch in batting practice. In addition
to q couple of youngsters, he had
Cal well. Fisher, Shawkey and Keat-
ing throwing them up to the batters.
These fellows are now in good shape.
and able to cut loose with all they
have.
1t Is probable that several OF the
Yankee recruits will soon know where
they will play this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
Sports
HAVE WORLDS SERIES
FOR AMATEUR CLUBS
National Baseball Federation Is Drawing Up Rules Intended
To Standardze Sport and Bring About Greater Inter
est In Activities of Amateur Players.

New York, March s.--If you are an
hmateur ball player. the following
bay interest you:
The National Baseball Federation has
cen formed for the purpose Of pro-
hoting n-commereialixed baseball
throughout the United States. 1t hopes
Ultimately to have under Its protec-
on all the amateur leagues in every
4ty of size in the country. 1t Will
FRANCE post-season series along the
ne Of the world series. Right now
IL drawing up rules intended 10
kandardixe the sport and which will
ring about a greater general interest
ID the activities Of the amateur Dali
tlayers.
Tom Nokes, secretary of the crgani-
ation. Ia anxious to hear from every
mateur baseball league and club In
he country. His address Is care or
fhe Recreation Commission, Johns
|pwn. Pa
Amateur baseball has been conduct
a In the mast In a sort of hap hazard
lay" declared Nokes Each year the
Hmber Of amateurs has Increased I'M
d there are hundreds n thousands OF
youngsters who participate each sum
her II 10 our belief that the game
kouId be helped wonderfully by a IA
DCn8t ORGANIZATION sufH aA tHS +Na
3onal Baseball Federation.
1T is our purpose to secure data con-
erning all the organized amateur
hubs and leagues I'm the United States.
b that they can be ciassed properly.
b cities where there is no league Vt
our hope that we can form one.
II am hereby extending an invitation
B every amateur baseball league lead
4 or team captain or manager 70
frite to me for a blank, which l Will
Ind him and which asks pertinent
|aestions concerning the baseball con-
stions In his cityS That will give MS
he basis for suggestions as to better
kxanixation in that locality.
CLAYTON c. Townes, is president VI
he Organization. His address is 12os
Building. Cleveland, O.
w. Sturr. First National Bank Build
LIZ. Cincinnati, Is first vice-president
M n. VI, Abeken, Municipal Court
building. ST. Louis. is second vice
resident.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
GARRY HERMANN TO
MEET WITH AMATEURS
VIII Attend Meeting In Cincinnati
This Week TO Adopt Uniform
Rules.

Johnstown. Pa. March s.--A consti-
tutional convention OF the newly or
eaEized Amateur National Ease ball
Federation OF the Un!Iej States will
be held in Cincinnati March 10 and IL,
g.. which time uniform rules VIII Dc
ADJ ed for All the cities NJ ea'od with
tae .ederat'o9. which now include
Gle vefand, Cil4oaso, Cin.iarti. Column
bus. Johnstawu and Louisville.
Garry Hermann. president OF the
National Commission governing pro-
fess.onai baseball is manlfesting keen
interest In the amateur organization
and will be chairman OF the enter
tatnnAent committee for the forthcom-
ing gathering OF amateur sportsmen
in Cincinnati.
The federation has begun survey
OF the amateur baseball situation
throughout the country with view
to welding the various amateur or
gan!zatians inta = compact hodY-The
survey ~ being directed from the Of
fee of Tom Nokes. national secretary.
here and the cooperation OF sporting
editors In every city of consequence
has been invited.
The cost OF the survey "a to be
horne by voluntary contributions IL IL
expected that wealthy sportsnen who
favor the amateur game will con-
tribute literally 10 the expenses OF the
organization and a big fund probably
will he realized.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
Herzog's small Squad.

One OF the smallest squads taken
South by any club In the modern
baseball era will work under Charley
Herxog at Shreveport. None of the
Reds need fear being released on &C
count of. the player limit rule. for
Herzog can hold on to every man on
the squad until the twenty-one-man
rule goes into effect on May is. This
condition Is said to be unprecedented.
Herzog this year decided not to
take lot of rockies South and then.
after feeding them for awhile. let
them loose There is practically only
one tnhseSen-~-in the outneld. Es-
mond and Morgan will not report as
Shreveport for some time. as both are
i'll.
The BOSTON Nationals make an
other small squad of not more than
thirty men. Clark Grif1th has taken
about thirty-five men to Chariottes-
willie. while Fielder Jones has forty
men, not counting those whom he has
instructed not to report at the train
ing camp The Yankees, of course.
have the biggest squad in the history
OF spring training trips
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
WIL | ARD TAKES LONG RUN
THROUGH THE SNOWFLAkES
kept up digging In,
Roiei Is AGGRESSIVE.

Rodei Is Aggressive.
Monahan seemed to be impressed by
Rodefs aggressiveness, for when he
started TO slug. he didn't pull any OF
his punches Walter wasn't going to
let the Boer outshine him. judging
from the way he tore in. Walter paid
particular attention to my body. for
believe that Moran has fondness
for body punching. After the boxing
came body exercising. This il one OF
the best methods ever devised to de-
velop your abdominal muscles and re-
move unnecessary flesh.
Talking with a few friends In the
dressing room, the subject OF my be-
ing overweight was brought up. A
glance at me stripped convinced them
that ] am not fat. Within the past
year ! have grown considerably, as
far az my shoulders and arms are
concerned. Most people remember
me as beanstalk and forget that |
have filled out, remember when my
arms were like two pipestems. while
now they are well developed parts.
My Improvement credit to boxing. II
makes no difference whether you box
with four or ten ounce gloves. you
derive wonderful benefit from the ex-
erctse.
Whom We ieft the club house every
one was anxious to look some food
square In tho eye.4 You can imagine
NJ did full justice To dinner. This
d9x Nae pna AZ to b4nt I pnt y
s'stzs ri ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
DR.. HARRY HEOGtP{TH
TO COACH SMITHDEAL
Former Virginia Lacquer VIII Take
Charge Of Squad In Next
- Few Days.

DIR. Harry Hedgcpesh, former
Virginia Lacquer, who last year
worked wonders with the John
Marshall High School baseball
squad, was yesterday afternoon
engaged to coach Smtthdeal
Business College He viii have his
squad out within the next few
days.
DIR. Hedgepeth, besides being
professional baseball pitcher of no
mean ability, has made quite q
reputation for himself as both
baseball and football coach. Three
years ago he coached the Nc
CURE University school team and
his club came ont second In the
Richmond Preparatory School
League, being pulled from the ex-
allied roost at the last moment by
Benetiictinc College after his nine
had apparently sewed up tho
championship In 1914 he coached
the Bcnedictlne College football
team. and under his direction the
eleven made the best showing On
the gridiron in the history of the
local institution. finishing next TO
the leaders I'm the league. Last
season he had charge of the John
Marshall High School baseball
squad and. due to his coaching,
the club won the prep school
championship.
DIR. Hedgcpeth knows baseball
and he should make the school
that has Just secured his services
q good man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
|UFfAL0 WILL TRAIN
At Wilmington, \. c.
Manager Pat Donovan, OF Bisons. Sun
Has Hopes of Landing Joe
Wood.

Buffalo. March s.--Manager Pat
hex j. Donovan, of the Bisons. has
/ OF arrived as yet to lei the local
hrs know something about the plans
|Dr the coming season. He wired
President Gerhard j. Simon yester'
lay that the team would be taken 10
n. c.. TO train and would
have here April 3 and remain there
|ntil the opening Of the season at
Richmond April "a.
Aside from the announcement OF
he training place practically no news
blative to the players was given out.
was stated that in all probability
jmoky Joe Wood would not come
|ere. Pat Is expected to be here very
hortly, however. and may have some
hing interesting for the fairs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
RICHMOND TO PLAY
BISON TEAM FIRST

Richmond will meet the Buffalo
Bisons In the opening game Of the
season here April ~, 1t Was learned
yesterday. The Herd win train In
Wilmington. N. C.. and will come
straight from the training camp in
the North Carolina city 10 Rich
mond. arriving here about tive
daya before the Opening csntest.
The Disons Svoa the ehaapton-
ship I'm the International League
last season, and they should prove
n good brewing card In the open-
Ing series with the yirginiaMs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
TEMPORARY LET UP
FOR FRANK MORAN
Lewis Restraints Challenger Because
He Has Been Working Too
Hard.

New York March s.-willie Lewis.
Frank Moran's trainer, said today that
the challenger would not do any more
work in preparation for his match
with willard until Saturday.
Lewis felt impeiled to restrain
Moran because the challenger had
worked too much.
when / send him out on the roads
to do three miles, he does seven. He
simply cannot resist the open air. J"
said Lewis. an the gym its the same
way. He throws himself heart and
soul into his work. and forgets that
his objective IL the bout with Will
lard on the 25th
"His present condition. due to his
stay OF Saratoga, also warrants a rest.
Frank Is ready right now physical
"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
BILL DONOVAN SAYS
MEADOWS IS LEMON

Rube Meadows, who was sold to
he New York Yankees last season by
Richmond fer the gum Of So 500. Is
enlon In the eyes of Wild Bit
Donovan. who has sent the port-pa~
lack 10 Jack Dunn.
Dunn may hraily make pitcher
hat OF The former Mount 81 Joseph
|ollege star, b..t he will have 10 dis
Hay much better form than was
kawn out at Broad Street Park last
eason. Accoriirg to one of the New
fork scrihes. who is at Macon with
he Yankee squad. Meadows has been
great disappointment to Manager
Donovan He said that Meadows as
isaaed an air of indifference as soon
Is he arrived in camp. and apparently
h ylid not care whether he made good
n not.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
WITH THE BowLERs.

Manager r. H. Rowsey. OF the
Palace Alleys. wishes the Palace team
to report for practice tonight at sac
o'clock. Those to report are: McFar-
land. Bailey, Wade, Anderson. Miller,
Splitting and Howsey This team will
represent the Palace Alleys In the
A. C. b. A. tournament in Washington
next month.
Tonight in the Palace League the
Kaiser's Pets will meet the Telephone
aggregation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
superbas For Montreal.

Two members OF the Superbas are
slated for eeftAs with Montreal They
are Nixon, the outhelder, and Mack
! Wheat, the catcher and brother of
lack Wheat the Hitter.
Dan ffowley, manager OF the Royals.
has entered bid for the two players
and he IL pretty sure to get them.
as the Superbas are not in need OF
either.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
Wood Again Valuable.

There is one manager who Is sore
that he waived claim on Joe Wood,
and he Is Lee Fohl. of Cleveland. II
wasn't Fohls' fault that he gave the
Red Sox a waiver. When Joe Lannin
sent out the call for waivers the
Cleveland outfit was still in the hands
of the bankers committee. and Foil
cooid not get his hands on the s2,50o
needed to claim the pitcher. The
Cleveland treasury was like Old
Mother Hubbard's cupboard, and
Foil could not have bought three Ty
Cobbs IL they had been offered at a
thousand apiece.
Now things are different with the
Cleveland club. and the new owners
have instructed Fohl to go out and
get Wood. F'ohl has made several Of
fers for Joe. but now that somebody
wants him. Wood has again become
valuable asset. BIN Carrigan de-
ciines to talk business and has or
aered Wood to report at Hot Springs.
While on the subject OF the CleYe-
land club. II might be of interest TO
know that the new owners number no
less than thirteen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
BENNY kAUFf NOT
ONLY NY. HOlO0UT


New York. March s.-Benny Kauff
is not the only Giant hold-out. 1t be-
came known yesterday that Eddie
Rousch. the other outfieid acquisi-
ton from the fate lamented Federal
League, had not yet signed q CON-
tract offered him by Starry Hemp
Atead. and that Rousch was resting
ing the arrival OF better offer from
the New York club.
Rousch was recently purchased by
Hampstead from Harry Sinclair for .
price reported to be $4,000. Brook
iyn. Pittsburg and several clubs were
hot on the trau of the young out
fielder, but New York got the call by
reason OF being Sinclair's best GUS
toner. Fred Anderson, Bill Rariden
and Aauff had been bought pre-
viously.
AS an all-around performer Rousch
compares favorably with Kauff. With
the Newark Feds last season Rousch
acquired a reputation as remark
able fielder and a reliable hitter. Old
Bill Phillips, who was deposed as
manager of the Pops last season.
gave Ed big boost last winter. The
Wards had just taken Kauff away
from the transferred Indianapolis
club. but Phillips emitted no wall.
Bill took a strong whit at his corn
cob and remarked, "Kauff Is gone, but
have Rousch. and / think him
better ball player in many respects.
Keep your eye on that boy. He'll be
one OF the real stars of the game
within a season or two"
with Kauff holding out and Rob
ertson On the hospital list. Mc0raw
could very easily make use OF Rousch.
Ed was scheduled to leave St. Louis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-09
Rob~rt.on----s;owen.

Lynchburg. Va. Ma, CHI s. Miss Lii
I'm q. Robertson, daughter of Mr.. and
Ire. v. o. Robertson, of this city. and
r. 0owen. OF Petersburg, were mar
led Monday at Memorial Methods:
hureh, by the RAY Frank w ellis.
he groom is son OF the late Paul
Gowen, OF Appamatto& County.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
WHO CAUSED BREAK
IN OUTLET MAIN?
TESTIMONY HEARD

For the first time during the present
administration members Of the board
of public works sat as court today
and heard witnesses testify under oath
in an effort to establish the responsi.
bility for the partial destruction of an
outlet main between the municipal
electric plant and the river. Examina.
tion of the witnesses was conducted by
City Attorney Bond.
j. F. Hipskind. contractor, who Is
constructing a new water intake and
outlet system for the municipal plant
has refused to meet the expense of
repairing the outlet main. which will
amount to about 500, charging that
city plant employees were responsible
for the damage.
When the board convened as court
this morning there were a number CT
city plant employees and employees Of
Hipskind present to testify.
Hipskind and his employees contend
ed that the old outlet main was broken
when city lineman dropped two large
glass insulators from the top of a
pole onto the main. City plant EN-
ployes admitted that two insulators
had fallen from the pole but denied
that they struck the main. They alSo
stated that the main was broken be-
fore the insulators were dropped and
that water was pouring from the pipe
They claimed that Hipskind employe
caused the break by digging under a
weak section Of the main.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
HALE RELATES EASE
WITH WHICH 1EuTONS
CAPTURED BUCHAREST
BY WILLIAM BAYARD HALE

BERLIN, Dec. 10.-It took the
armies of the Central Powers 100 days
to capture Bucharest. They would
have probably done 1t in one tenth OF
that time II the possession Of the
capital had been regarded as the first
desideratum.
What Falkenhayn and Mackensen
really have been engaged in during the
last IA weeks has been the surround.
ing Of the Roumanian armies and the
occupation Of the vast agricultural
plains of Wallachia and the Sulphur
and oil wells of Pennsylvania and Pied
mont.
They only troubled themselves with
taking possession of the capital when
1t fell like a ripe apple into their
mouth.
The Roumanian government had
long been in flight, maintaining a pre-
carious and totally disorganized exist.
ence at Jassy, close to the Russian bor-
der.
At the present moment all Of the
really valuable portion of the country
namely Southern Wallachia, is in full
possession Of the Central Powers. 1t
comprises a territory twice as large
as Belgium. with population nearly
equal to that Of the latter country
and with incalculable mineral sup
plies, wheat, corn, oil much Of which
had been bought and paid for by the
British, but had not been delivered,
falls prize to the enemy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
Petrograd Reports Indicate
Considerable Measure of
Success in Checking Ad-
vance of Teutons.
RUSSIANS HAMMER
WESTERN FRONTIER
Illness of New British Pre-
mier Causes Postponement
in Time for His Address
Outlining Policies.

Indications today point more strong.
ly than ever to the probability that the
new defensive line Of the Roumanians
following their retreat from Bucharest.
will be drawn along the Buzeu river.
forming the southernly boundary OF
the northern province of Molavia.
Additional reports from Petrograd
indicate a considerable measure Of
success by the Roumanian army In
holding up the Teutonic advance north
east along the railroad from Ploechti
north of Bucharest, to the town Of
Buzeu, located at about the center Of
tho Buzeu river line, which stretches
eastward to the lower reaches of the
Danube.
Russians Hammer Away.
Meanwhile the Russians are ham,
mering away at the German lines on
the western frontier of Moldavia and
report making headway in the valleys
running toward the west. Their OBJ.
ject apparently is not only to hold the
Moldavian frontier safe. but possibly
to achieve an eventual success IN
breaking into Hungary and cutting in
behind the Teuton supply lines.
There has been but little fighting
on the other fronts. In Macedonia
the Serbians report having driven the
Bulgarians back In one sector north
east of Monastir On the Franko- Bel
gian front but little has developed
David Lloyd George, the new British
premier is Ill, suffering fror severe
chill. and has postponed his speech
In the House of Commons which it
had been planned for him to deliver
on Tuesday. outlining the policy Of
the new government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
WRITE TO PRESIDENT
FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH

Joseph Tumulty. secretry to Presi-
dent Wilson. will receive a letter to-
morrow or Wednesday from the Wayne
County Anti-Tuberculosis society, ask
ing for word Of greeting to the as
sociation in It's fight for tubercu-
losis sanitorium
A Red Cross seal will accompany
the letter, with the request that it
adorr the White House stationery on
which the president will be asked to
write the greetings.
Should the plan succeed and an
autographed Red Cross seal be receiv.
ed here in time, it will be auctioned
at theatre before Christmas with
nine other Red Cross seals. Fifteen
or twenty minutes time will be asked
for the auction and it will be made as
lively as possible. 1t will be the first
time the plan has been tried here
It has been announced today that
Red Cross seal sales Saturday had
reached the greatest figure here at
this time of the campaign Between
$4,000 and 10000 seals have been
paid for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
Murray Helps Palladium's Fund
To Spread Spirit of Christmas
Have you a baby In your home?

suppose you nave. And suppose
through some misfortune you we're un
able this Christmas to buy even st
small gift as a doll and rubber
ball for the little round-faced cherut
in the crib, how would you feel today
Pretty blue, and that's solemn truth
You would hardly feel like calling
on charity organization to buy tri
fle for your little boy or girl, woult
you? OF course not. Well, suppose
good friend tipped off your plight tc
some Good Fellows and some Coco
Women, and, without your knowing 1t
Santa Claus would leave a doll and 8
rubber ball for the babe. What woulC
y0u do? Cry! Well, no one would
blame you. All of US would. And
you would say, God bless them"
Where You Enter the Game
And now supposing that you havent
a babe in your home. You're going
down the street, and see little boys
and girls standing in front Of the toy
shops saying they hope Santa Claus
won't overlook them, but leaving the
inference that they fear he will
These boys and girls belong to you
That's where you get into the game
If you are not as sour as green ap
pie and haven't a heart as hard as a
boulder, you will help them. These
little people ought make you think
Of the time when you were a kid and
your heart at Christmas hoped against
hope that Santa would bring you some
thing. And If he failed to come!
You know that tragedy. And if he did
come! You know that happiness. Sc
adopt these little boys and girls.
Make Every Child Happy
And now suppose you say what's the
use of letting any child have a heart.
ache on Christmas, what's the use OF
letting any Good Fellow who has had
a streak of bad luck this year worry
because he cannot buy few toys for
his children; let's make every one In
Richmond happy on Christmas.
YOU'RE on the band wagon now,
and yelling with the rest of us. The
Palladium has list of the sick dads
and overworked mothers and trust
ing children that may be disappointed
on Christmas. Let's get together and
make the sick dad feel better, and the
overworked mother feel rested, and
every boy and girl happy.
.s.ssX XQusgo to thA. vaudeville once a
= g6il, Junls Sniana,
ber that to help this Christmas spirit
along, you want to 60 to the Murray
theatre on December 1S, 10 and 90
o. G. Murray has billed high class
attraction for these days. He's coop
Grating with other Good Fellows to
make Christmas happy day for every
one In Richmond. The proceeds of
this attraction will be expended in
joy-work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-11
MRS. LYDIA PETRO
CALLED SUDDENLY

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Dec. IL
Lydia Petro, widow of Charles Petro,
former Jefferson township assessor,
died Sunday morning at her home on
West Harrison street here. Her death
caused probably by heart trouble, was
unexpected, although she has been
ailing slightly. She was 79 years old
Mrs. Petro came from Sugar Grove
She Joined the United Brethren church
there when young. She was married
Sept. 4, 1854, to John Bousman, who
died in 1896 She was married to her
second husband in 1903. He died two
years ago. Four children survive her,
Ed. Bousman, Mrs. M. G. Reynolds, of
Anderson. Mrs. George Canaday, of
Economy, and Theodore Bousman of
Hagerstown. Frank Petro, superin-
tendent Of the county infirmary, is a
step-son.