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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
NEW AMATEUR CODE
Wins VIDE FAVOR
Rules Made vt Recent Meeting Not So
Severe As Former
Set.

New York, Jan. although the
intercollegiate Association OF Amateur
Athletes OF America has accomplished
more In the way of securing a general
definition OF an amateur athlete than
any other organization. it probably Will
be many months before the principles
ratified at the conference of almost
twenty governing organizations will he
placed in effect The /. &. a a. A. A,
however, will continue its efforts To at
tain the ends for. which the conference
was arranged.
The United states Golf Association
will be the first organization to take
up the amateur code as adopted by
the joint convention here this week,
when IL holds It's annual meeting III
Chicago on January H. The Golf AS
ISOLATION will be affected considerably
by the accepted /. &. \. a. y. A. sug
gestions, for these reasons: Many OF
it's members are engaged in selling golf
equipment, others are engaged in
writing newspaper articles. and men
who had been professionals in other
sports may be declared amateur golf
ers. The Golf Association was not
represented when the regulations were
adopted by the conference.
Other sports bodies will hold sunuaI
meetings during the winter. and as
each one assemblies its attitude or
the code will become better known
The A. A. L. Coditicatfon committee
headed by Seward \. Simons, of Los
Angeles will take up the proposed
new code shortly.
J Gustavus T Kirby. chairman of the
conference. stated yesterday that hi
Expected speedy action by all spo:t'
organizations on the new definitions
He added:
II know that several of the proposed
regula tions will meet strong opposi
ton. but | believe for the most par
they will he accepta bic to everybody
I don't think the Amateur Athleu
Union will he reconciled to the play
irE of amateur baseball players OF
teams with professionals. but / rhint
they are In accord with us on the
stand we have taken regarding sum
MGR baseball BY this I don't mear
they will ever counteuapcc it excep'
where it is sanctioned by the Inter
collegiate Association. For example
a student asks the college authorize;
for permission to play baseball dur
ing his vacation on q team which con
tains professionals. He asks this per
nit solely for his love of the sport
The college secures the sanction q
1.-THE intercollegiate Association Thu
/ boy then takes up track and field ath
letics, and completes in our annua
| championships. Nav, were he TO seel
registration with the Amateur Athleti'
Union il is my belief that it would b'
| granted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
BRUCE TO PERFORM
FOR NORFOLK CLUB
Former V. y. 7. Captain and siu@5cr
VIII Play Outfieih For
Iur Outfit.

Norfolk. Va. Ian. 2.--TwelVs new
PLAYERS have been sighed by Presldcn11
r. b. Walker of the Norfolk club, for
the coming season. and the list M
cludes bunch of college and sems-
professional pitchers two or three IN
ielders and several ty-chasers, as Wen
as 4 pair If catchers. When the Tats
report for the practice season there
Will not be more than half a dozen
Of the old members Of the teanc left.
The holdovers viii be Manager Me-
Mahon. shortStop, Stcinhrenner. sec
ono base: Foiles, first base; hiftei;
right Ic1l, Cochran, Nicks. Graft ana
McManus. pitchers. For his catching
department President Walker 'fas SCI
cured WeIsher. who managed Suitgsa
part Of last season. When Heisher
gave up the teins over the DISMAL
Swampers he signed az player for
the rest OF the season on the unHTF-
standing that he was To- become free
agent at the close of the year.
/ Among the new men are Bruce, the
former y. T. +. Captain. who played
two or three games here last season,
4 but had Ia quit because OF injury 70
his knee. Another daisy treaacr ~
Sinpindfnger. who pcrforme, iii the
Mountain League last season, ami
college PLAYER who's. name Mr., walker
would not diyui2e. ne the yoangstcr
Intends to play with his college Zine
until tn Cf0Sa OF the school year.
: For third base the Tars will have
three candida tes--Calder the utility
bench warmer of last season. silver
man. q Cleveland amateur, and Ed
ward Sicklhg, Of ST %avier's College,
Cincinnati
The new members Of the pitching
corps are Nicks. brother of Shot
gum" whom the fans will no doubt
dub Pistol il he makes good; Room v
Nernstein. Washington sandsot star,
Murray Miller q college player of
Nathalie. Ga. MeCaliis, semi pro
left handler of f7Da nolie; l. w. Hos-
well Of Ballston. Va. ard \. ". SiW9-
son, of Erskins College. The iattes'
was signed on the Recommendation or
4 Buck" pressly. former Tar managers
OF thu new pitchers Ncrnstetn pFeh-
fahly has the best record With one
iof Che Washington amateur teams he
won - out OF % games last season
and struck out 379 men.
Don FLYNN. better known as Tax
as and "Bronchn." who played left
garden for the Tars part Of last seas
son has been sold to the Atlantis club
tof the Southern Association. frest-
dent Walker announced that he was
negotiating with several other Pl ty-
ers. As yet only a few exhihitioD
games have been arranged with ma
for league teams. The New YorS
Giants viii he here for two games.
tAprii and &. and the Philadelphia
Athletics April TO-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
BASEBALL FORCES TO
GATHER AGAIN TODAY.
Affairs Of International League Will Be Settled at Meeting to
Be Held This Afternoon in Cincinnati Manager
Dunn to Be Present

chicago, Jan. 2.-Besebali magnates
vii again put Garry Herrfnaaus
f6wn Tn tie map next Wes.s. when they
gather at Cincinnati IN series OF
meetings which will make or break
fite game. 1t was thought that ever
thing was settled at the time OF tne
peace meeting. but just the same the
most important deals are still to be
eIose6
That everything was not TO the NIX
Ing of the National League maghates
was apparent when President ienef'
Df the league, issued call Tor the
tnnrnates. This was later called on
but Il il understood that most OF the
prominent owners OF the National
LeA1ue will be there. THESE incIude
Berney Dreyfuss, of Pittsburg; Presi-
dent Hampstead of the Giants, and
charleA Ebbets. of Brooklyn.
Tener and Hermann were anxious
ia uostpone the National Commission
meeting set for Monday. but ban
Iohnsor1 set his foot down on this
and II will be held as scheduled.
Charles r. Taft Is supposed to be
hurry1ng home from Texas to ma
Scut how the deal for the Cubs stands.
President Weeghman. Of the
Whales insists ,ns m., syee ct sissins y
Yhe papers, but a contradictory story
was given out at the gathering OF the
AHHNfieaH League magnates at Cleve-
land. where il was stated that Weegh-
man has not produced any evidence
that he had an option on the Cubs.
This, OF course. might be in the nature
81 an optical illusion. as 1t is under
stood that Harry F. Sinciair's name Is
signed to the option, but that the lat
tor already has turned the papers over
- A. In
that Sinclair acted as agent in the
deal, as the name of the Tulsa mag
nate In supposed TO look better In
print.
Sinclair VIII Re There
Mr.. Sinclair has wired that ne will
be AZ Cincinnati and II Is taken by
those interested that his presence u
necessary to close the deal for the
Cabs. The deal for the Browns al
4 ready II started by Phil Ball passing
sover to Hedges a check for $4,000 as
m evidence OF good faith.
Although the Cubs will cut large
swath in the deliberations. a deal still
bigger may he piled of. Mr.. Sinclair
ii moving heaven and earth with his
bank roll to get control of the Giants,
Hampstead Ia willing TO sell, but he
wants his price. which is pretty steep.
The OIL man Will step some. but he
Il opposed to bankrupting himself
In order to get possession OF tail
Aeu& team, even though Ii happens to
~ located in New York, However,
he L. anxious to find a place for his
friend, Jim Gilmore, and, besides,
! he personally likes the game.
A report also In due on the Baiti-
more situation, which &s In the hands
II committee appointed at the last
Cincinnati meeting. The ex-Feds in
this oyster town have threatened 10
kick over the traces even to starting
another league IL things do not come
thar way. That Is one OF the reasons
Why the baseball case has not been
withdrawn from Judge Lands court.
Other reasons are expected TO crop out
Ut the Cincinnati meeting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
ATHLETIC UNION
IS 28 YEARS 0lO
Body Was Founded with Membership
of Only Fifteen Athletic
Clubs.

This New Year marked the twenty
letic Union, the governing body OF
amateur sport in America, as 1t was
on January /, 1883, that the organiZa-
ton was launched. The late James
i. Sullivan was the prime mover in
the formation OF the a. A. L. and was
it's first secretary. Associated with
him in the pioneer work Harry
Mcmillan. Father BIZ curtis and
number of others interested in the
development of amateur sport on this
side of the briny. Mr.. Mcmillan. at
that time president Of the Schuylkill
Navy Athletic Club. was elected the
first president of the \. A u, but
James r. sullivan was its leading
spirit until his death in September,
1914.
II is easy enough to get out one 5
little hammer and knock the A, y. L.
1t has often been done. All human
institutions are full OF flaws. and 1t
has been alleged that the A. \. 4. is
arbitrary. dictatorlal and many other
things There remains the fact that
before the union was organized not
a solitary worlds record was held by
American amateur athletes, and that
since then Uncle Sans country has
hecome the leader In the world of anna =
teur sport.
In the early days of amateur sport
in America the New York A. {. was
looked upon as the supreme arbiter. IL
was the supreme court of amateur
sport, and made the laws which the
clubs in other cities were bound TO
follow. This naturally aroused jeal-
ousy and opposition, and In the early
SOS the National Association of Anna
ten Athletes of America came into
existence. In spite of its name. 1t
was almost purely a New York body,
and the amateur sportmeu OF other
cities did not take kindly to 1t. In
1855 the ~ A. l.. entered the field.
/ and while the old association hung on
I for a little while, aud pulled OIL an
/ American championship meet. in New
York in opposition to the A. A. 4,
champion ships in Detroit, the New
! Yorker quickly realized that they would
have to climb aboard the ~ y. T.
abs ndwa gou.
/ In it's new president. George j. Tur-
ner, Of Baltimore, the union has a
chief who promises TO accomplish
much for amateur athletics. Those
who used TO accuse James +. sullivan
of being a "czar' may find in Turner s
election an indication that the lament
ed dictator" is still powerful, although
in his grave, for not long before his
sudden death, sullivan predicted that
Turner would he next president OF the
union Turner is no swtyel-chsir ath
lete, but has been prominent in sport
from his youth, and in his day held a
number of national rowing cha NIPPON
ships.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

Players who took the trip to the
Pacific coast with, the Ati-National
ana A1l-American baseball teams re-
turn with tale that the master right
arm of Alexander the Great is any
thing but good condition.
Grover Cleveland Alexander adj
m,tted to some of his closest pals that
he hurt his arm near the close OF me
season and that he was FAR from pe''iS
right in the worlds series
Tho pitching prince was not hatted
iA.-s 4..- the End Sax He heat them
in the FIRST game. hat lost In Boston.
NV record ia the worlds series
lookea good" explained Alexander
I..but as a, matter of fact ] didn haze
ia thing. and was simply getting away
with ii through luck. The Red soS
ought 10 have batted me all over the
lot"
Alex. Forced TO Quit.
Alexander started the trip because
| he didn't want to go back on as
I word. Tie gave hts promise III tne
middle of the season to Frank Ban
croft who directed the project, and
wanted to make good.
! The monarch of National League
tpitchers pitched a few games IN Inc
Middle West and had to quit, lie
didn't go to the coast. His side was
so sore that 1t gave him pain every
thine he released the ball.
| Johnny Evers begged Alexander &c
quit the team and go to his home Tor
rest. and the latter finally consented
lit is also understood that Pat Moran
who WIS put wise to Aiexahdef's ee-t-
oition. telegraphed him to stop al
pitching until next spring.
Hurt I'm Labor Day Game.
! Alexander says he hurt his SIDE III
Brooklyn Labor Day at the same time
Bill killifer hurt his throwing ap'
tparatas Alexander finished the sea
son in good style so far as victories
went. but ne felt an arm" on him
! for the first time in his III.
| The pain grew in the last ivy,
weeks, and Alexander was worn ana
,haggard in the worlds series. He re
fused to make public his condition
fearing that he might be accused o
lettering an alibi-
One player on the trip predicted
that Alexander would never be I'll,
pitcher in 1916 that he was in 1916
but, OF course. this Is an extrems
lview. Fans think that a good. lons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
WILL GET
PICK o.: FED PLAYERS

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. THE details OF
a plan to equalize the strength of the
teams of both the National and the
American Leagues for next season were
given out by Barney Dreyfuss. lie VIII
present the plan in Cincinnati Mon
day. .
In Qsder that the clubs may enter
the field more evenly balanced. Drey-
fus proposes that the second division
clubs be given first chance to buy
players of the Federal League, and
that first division clubs be satisfied
with second choice. He argues that
IL the best players are given to the
first division clubs the races will be
come top-heavy.
Dreyfuss suggests also that neither
the Chicago Nationals nor the st.
Louis Americans be allowed to share
in the star talent,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
lEDLI0A Fairgrounds
BEFORE COMMITTEE


The Utilities Committee will meet
Tomorrow night In regular session. 1t
- expscted that the subcommittee on
Fulton park and Fairgrounds will be
ready with Its report. This report
will be discussed. and may be acted
npon in time to have the Finance
Committee consider the proposition
nth the idea OF placing II In the
forthcoming budget.
The Finance Committee will meet
On Friday night to hear from the
school Board and the Health. Board as
10 the wants of those departments for
Nc year. At later meeting the Ad-
miuistrative Board will be heard az to
thA wants of the departments under
that body. These departments include
th1 gas, water. engineers. street clean
sne. markets. parks and poor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

Norfolk. Va, Jan. 2.--MaJoF G. q
kizer. chief OF police department, yea
terday was granted leave of absence
from the city for three days, Major
Kizer last last night for Roanoke
where he will visit his mother and
several other relatives and friends
while the chief is cut Of the city, Cap
tain Leonard Knapn viii act in his ca
pacity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

Freezing, Va. Dee. 3l,--Mrs. Walter
Kelley. of near Clintwood, died on
Wednesday of tubercular affection
after an Illness of several weeks. She
was about twenty-five, and leaves a
husband and two children. one being
an infant two or three weeks old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
Norman. 30. Hurt In Fan.

Harrisburg, Pa, Gan. Mrs. Mary
Matthews. ninety nine years old, fell
while calling ON neighbors on New
Years Eve in New Cumberland and
broke her arm. She was assisted to
her home by her son. Felix Matthews.
who Is seventy-five year. old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
Is VIII Hold Another Meeting Today in Cincinnati Jack Dunn VIII Attend
.DEPOSED CUB MANAGER
ROGER BREsN.AHAN,

who has been succeeded by Joe Tinker
as manager of tie Chicago Nationals.
When 1t was announced that the for
mer Chicago Fed leader was to as
sumo charge Of the Cubs Brcsnahan
was the first to offer congratulations
to the new pilct.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

Ycnn9stown, Ohio, Jan. 2.--The
youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pnny. ono OF the concerns which Is
10 be included In the Vanderbilt
0totesbury stei merger. has an
no9Aced ~ . New Years gift to their
taraployes . bonus OF 5 per cent on
4>Dtr yeariy earnings fnr1aib. The
amount TO be distributed. according
~ 0llciais. will approximate $780,
That the company had prosperous
yoAr h evidenced by the per cent
b0nus. which IL an increase OF that
atvGn to the employees In July, 1914.
Hhen sum equalling about 3 per cent
49, distributed. The bonus is dis
ts1huted to all employees who have
bean in the company's service six
months or more.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

J. A slight Subtraction at this point VIII
cause headache. eye diseases DEAFNESS
spepiexy paralysis brain diseases, unequal
circulation to head. sudden deaths, etc.
2. At this part OF the spine, cstarrh. throat
troubles. neuralgia. Hoitre. pain In arms ana
shoulders, etc.
At this part Of the spine subIuxattous
win cause bronchitis. pains in and around
shoulders, etc.
Heart disease Is often caused By lestcns
or subluxstions at this point, also lung trou-
bles, asthma, etc
& At this-peiHt stomach and liver truuE
bles, diseases of the spleen, pieurisy, etc.
g. At this point dyspepsia Of the upper
bowels typhoid fever. and many small In
testinal troubles, etc.
l. Nerves pinched at this point result III
grirht's disease and other kidney dtseass1s
such as eczema. etc.
5. Appendicitis. bladder diseases. peritonitis
female diseases Iumbago md mAny lower
bowel diseases at this point,
q Constipation. rectal troubles. scfnti0a,
prostate troubles are caused by impIhgemants
here vi @T
IL A slight subluxation OF one or bofhs
innoniuate bones thtp boHesl will Hkfw1nm3
produce uterine. rectal and prostate trQublaos
together with many diseases Of the petsts anAS
fpwer limbs. sSS n
Who are sick and have tried Assryshing <IlEl
those abnormal places. 70 that nature en- 1M4xs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
SUFFERING WITH ARM
Phies Star Mound Artist Hurts Salary Wing While Making
Baseball Tour and May Not Be Able to Show Same
Old Form During Coming Season.

rest will bring him around again.
career and shouldn't fade this early
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
Glad He's a Kansan.

Governor Capper relates that as he
was about TO register at a San Fran
cisco hotel last summer he noted a
capable signature on the register.
John Smart. Salina, Kansas. I. u.
Unable TO. understand the superfluons
characters. the Governor sought Mr..
smart, who Explained: well. these
fellows out here with their eternal
California boosting haven't got me
bluffed a little bit Every time l go
to a hotel, register from Kansas,
thank God. "--kansas city Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
Chiropractic

Chiropractic is based upon. the sucwi.
edge OF the brain, spinal column, spinal
pressure on a nerve at the opening where
il leaves the spinal column will cause
disease In that organ or tissue at which
the nerve ends. The Chiroprsetor adjusts
with his hands. and without drugs or knife.
the displaced vertebrae. which relieves the
pressure and enables Nature TO restore
normal conditions-Heaith.
The diseases below are only few or
the many which originate from pressure
on the nerves at points indicated by the
'rrows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
Items OF Interest.

The woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church has 375.oo0 members. The So
ciety supports AsS missionaries and
1000 Bible women. and has 1.ioo
schools, with $4,000 pupils.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

IN francisco. Jan. 2.---Jeff Nc
earn, former United States district
ottorney for the territory Of Hawaii.
arrival here on the steamer Great
Mofthern and explained that he gave
MP his position because he could not
! ~ both honest and happy in 1t.
- was honest and tried to be
happy" he said. and added that he
Mould return to his home at NASH
syiIie, Tenn.
M was appointed by President Will
IN two ye%Ts ago, and resigned Mo-
ye1nhar IL, effective December 81.
Hkaysssec More Than 2,00o, 900 Miles.
AVA Winchester, Va. Dec 23.---Fifty
xnarx III the Government sHtvtca as q
rStlNny r.f.l clerk. during which no
h1a Travelled over 100000 miles, wa.s
r0s1ndsd ont q day or two aso IN WASH
z1nGton BY Philip e. Bragg. ct Cu'peper,
VAs. where ruy, ID between Washing
ION Ansl nAnville. Va.
nv ii tina oldes. clerk In the SER
X3kS Ana likes the work so well tina.
G0<HfM years ago he refused the
kU6aiktcn oS chiss clerk III the caiswas
n u sNrvire. which would have taisan
Mn ofS the road. The ytsrsrna clerk
peAsass through MANI we'rSkS, but
/ ~ cosne ont 81 them all without Y
q BtAkx = + native Of sperry-
a FApp1 Hanoek County Va and
m Jantar4x
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
Rather selfish.

Rather Setftsn.
John ID, Rockefeller. Jr was con-
graduated al a Denver reception be-
cause, on learning that his Colorado
properties had a deficit for the year
OF s4oo. 600. he merely said that he
would proceed with his welfare work
on a larger scale than ever.
We'll YOU see said MIR. Rookie
Teller. 1--WE are trying 30 put a new
spirit into the relations Of employer
and empioye The old selfish reia-
tions were rather-weli. rather like
Mrs smiths relations to her NUS
band
Smith came home one evening and
said dismaly:
'.'wer. I'VE got to give IN smok-
ing. saw the doctor today. one
lung. ne tells me. is quite gone.
"'ob. John said Mrs. Smith, cant
vol, at least keep on till we get enough
coupons for that near-seal Jacket OF
mine p ,'----washington Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03
MORAN SIGNS
THRtE-YtAR CONTRACT

EYtchhurs. Mass, Jan. a.--Manager
p I Morgan. OF the Philadelphia Ma
tional League Baseball Club, signed
ana forwarded his contract today TO
manage the Phiilies In 1916, 1917 and
1918. The terms were agreed upon al
a recent conference with President
Bawer.
The Phillies have traded ShertstoR
Jack Martin for Pitcher Rhoades. oil
the Milwaukee club. Rhoades is
Highlander.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

Having wearied of its streets being
used as farmyards, cowpafhs, and
other symbols Of simple rusticity, a
Minnesota village council ordered the
town marshal to insert an official
warning notice In the local weekly.
He whetted his pencil. and the next
Issue of the paper contained his eff
fort: II have been instructed by the
village council to enforce the ordi-
nance against chickens running at
large and riding bicycles on the side
walks.--Harry Shells. Village Mar
shall"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-03

member of the business staff of
Robert Manteil, the actor. tells of a
he overheard in front
on the occasion Of Mr.. MantelTs pro-
ductton of Hamlet" in Western
town. "Oh, Harry" said the young
woman. Il think It's an awful shame
to drown Ophelia and kill Hamlet.
They ought to have been married
whereupon Harry heayed a sigh and
looked earnestly at his companion. Il
amt great on tragedy" said he. but
that's how I'd fix It."