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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
American League
to Open Season
Middle of April

Chicago, Jan i5.-According 70 PresI-
dent Johnson Of the American League
April IL Is the day the 1916 baseball
season will open. within the next few
DAYS Johnson expected to meet Bar
ney Dreyfuss. owne. Of the Pittsburg
club Of the National League, and the
two Will frame schedule of games
for both major leagues II has been
customary for many years TO have
Drcyfuss. o. the National, and John
son. Of the American, draw up sched-
uIrs and then present them to the two
leagues for adoption at their February
meetings.
work should he Easy.
Siuoo ,hc Federal League has passed
AWAY. the American and National
leagues will have no trouble in ar
ranging playing dates. Although no
Official action has been taken yet, IT
Is almost sure that the White Sox
win open the season ON their home
grounds and the cubs undou btedly win
opcn in Cincinnati. Last season the
Sox opened on the road and the Cubs
started at home, SO the order will be
reversed.
There was the usual talk this winter
of starting the season Mt later date
hut such talk is evidently groundiess
After years of experience. the baseball
magnates have concluded that the best
time to start playing ball Is the sec
oud week Of April and. though they
sometimes are compelled 70 start in eX-
tremely cold weather, II oftens hap
pens that they have better weather
lust at that time than they find even
a month later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
RICHMOND HOWTTZERS
DEFEATED BY NORFOLK
dewater Basketball Qunt Completely outclssses Local Out
fit Winning Contest BY Score of A to 19-Artillery-
men Fail to Show Old Form

Failing To display any of their old
1874 form, the Richmond Howitzers
were completely outciassed last night
at the Eighth street Armory by the
Norfolk Blues, losing the contest to
the Tidewater boys by count of a.
to ~.
The Norfolk quint took the lead
from the very start and retained IL
throughout the contest. At no time
did the Howitzers have a chance to
even matters from the invading OUTFIT,
despite the fact that they fought game
~ for the honors from start TO hnlsh.
It WAS good, clean exhibition OF ina
winter pastimc. and there is little
doubt in the minds of those who saw
the two teams play. but what the best
team triumphed. The Norfolk Blues,
most of whom played under the Nor
folk Y. NJ. =. \. colors last season. out
passed ana completely outpiayed the
Richmond soldiers from start 10 finish.
The game was an unusually clean
one. and there was none of the usual
rouShness that has marred several or
the games witnessed here recently.
Norfolk Gets Good Start.
Although the Howitzers showed
flashes of form, az no time during the
game did they have a chance aud de-
feat seemed inevitable from the very
start The opening half ended with
the score standing 30 TO J in favor OF
the visiting qnint. The local boys
garnered only six more points in the
final period. while the Norfolk outfit
registered fourteen.
For the Richmond uuint the work
of Tom Anderson stood out prontl-
nently throughout the game, while
Lawrence played a hard game Stell
Craft and hoffman starred FOR the Nor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Oscar Paddock Disappears.

Amherst Va, Jan. 15.---Oscar Bal
-rtorK disappeared OFT December 29,
and II is not vet known whore he is.
He was at Amherst on the 2Sth ami
next day left home with money, saying
tie would deposit II in Lyrchburg
bank. and maybe 70 to West Virginia.
1t was learned later he did not go to
West Virginia, and had not deposited
any money in bank. but had drawn
out all he had there. Later he sent
from Atlanta. Ga, a check for church
money and also n check TO Treasurer
j.. r. McGinnis for some school
money. His wife and family are trou-
bled over II and don't know what to
think. He is one of Amherst's best
citizens. standing high with all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Eclipse of Moon January 20.

An eclipse of the moon Is Cue jan
nary 20, when il may he seen for sew
eral hours. Observers in the United
States are to see only partial eclipse.
it is stated. n this section the eclipse,
it is stated. n this section the eclipse
in the morning. Eastern standard
time. ending shortly after O'Clock the
same morning The times of begin
ming and ending. though varying from
station to station, is said to be within
"A half hour Of that announced
through the eastern United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

Something Must Be Done BY Next Tuesday or
Richmond Will Be Minus It's Baseball Club.

announcement made by President Ed
ward q. Barrow. II is a known fact
that Richmond win open it's season at
home in the event that this city re-
tains representation in the Class "A
circuit. The schedule for the seas IN
will be drafted at the annual meet
ing of the International League, which
will be held in New York January "a.
The race in the Federation Basket
ball League is closer this year than
ever before. At the present time 1t
looks as if there will be another
champion OUTFIT in Richmond, the
Howtzers having been practically
from the championship
honors. Church Hill is now leading
the league, but Paramount still has
chance to cop the bunting.
The selection of Peyton Randolph
Evans to coach the University of VIZ
sinia football team during the 1916
CAMPAIGN is believed to be wise one.
Evans is we'll known in Virginia foot
ball circlels He first made reputa-
ton at the Virginia Polytechnic In
Stitute and during the 1914 season oc-
cupied the middle position for the
Orange and Blue. He is considered
one of the best centers ever turned
out in the South.
The John Marshall basketball quint
has hit it's stride and from present in
dications 1t looks as II the local high
school boys have. a good chance to
cop the State preparatory school
bask etbali honors again this season.
The Marshallites are practicing three
days week with the Richmond Col
lege outfit at Westhampton.
Smithdeal Business College has been
putting up some good exhibitions this
season. and IT looks as II this institu-
tons debut into the basketball field
will be a most successful one. The
team win play the Paramount Ath-
letic Club Reserves Monday night on
the Scholastic gymnasium
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
nv Two More DAYS Which to Sell Norfolk Blues Defeat Howz Qnt
BRANCH R|CKEY WILL
MOI. MANAGE LOCALS

Word was received here ycStcr-
day from branch hickey, former
manager OF the NJ. Louis BROWNS,
To the effect that he will he unable
10 accept the position here as
manager OF the Richmond Inter
nationals. Following the peace
agreement, which resulted In
Hickey losing out as manager of
the 81. Louis club. one of the
members of the local board got I'm
touch with him In an effort To
bring him here to pilot the local
club. but he intimated that he had
accepted another offer previous to
this one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
TO PREACH SERMON ON
GENERAL LEE TONIGHT

Bishop Collins Denny will preach
the annual sermon in commemoration
of the birthdate of General Robert f.
Lee to the veterans of Lee Camp, L.
e. V. ana other Confederate veterans
in Richmond tonight. The sermon
will be in Monument Methodist
Church NJ G o'clock. All veterans are
given cordial invitation TO attend the
service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
knocked Down i'm street Car

Mrs. Kate Sims, 1925 North Twenty
ninth Street. was knocked town IN
Main Street car No. $50 at Fight zenith
and Main Streets Friday niGht az 7:I5
o clock and sustained injuries to such
an extent that the city ambulance had
to be summoned. DR.. G. II, Tden. Of
the ambulance corps. treated her and
then carried her to her residence.
According to Mrs Sims, she was
knocked down and then trampled on
by passengers in the car The inju-
r!es were not of n serious nature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
~ Cross Is Winner.

New York, Jan. 15.--Leach Cross
and Walter Mohr, of Brooklyn, fought
ten slashiug rounds at the Clermont
A. c. tonight The Fighting Dentist"
won on points. He dropped Mohr in
the seventh round with right hook
to the jaw.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
BILLY SMITH APPLIES
FOR MANAGERIAL JOB

Billy" smith. whc for several
years has been leading the Atlanta
club, of the Southern League,
yesterday made application to
President Alvin NJ. Smith. of the
RichIuond Exhibition Company.
for tho position Ne manager of the
Richnsond club. No action will I've
taken with reference to the APP
plication until II h definitely as
certained whether Or not Rich
mond will remain I'm tho Intcrna-
tional League.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
WAKE FOREST C|NcHtS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Special 10 The Richmond Virglnian
Wake Forest. y. G.. Jan. t5.~--Wake
Forest defeated the University OF
North Carolina basketball team in
Raleigh tonight by a score of 81 TO 81.
This game practically r-tnCtes tire
State championship for Wake Forest,
as they were the strongest contestants
for that honor. Wake Forest student
body celebrated with a huge bonfire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Army Wins Came

West Point, n. Y. Jan. 1b.--While
Army was defeating the Manhattan
College basketball team here today,
36 to Is, the Manhattan Freshmen
were trimming the Army Plehes. .
to Z The Army hockey players de-
feated Newburgh Academy, TO l,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Theft Reportei.

DR. J. J. Powers, 513 West Frank
lin street. reported to the police last
night that one hair bracelet, one baby
ring. two set rings and one amethyst
pendant had been stolen from his
home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

Ithaca. n. Y. Jan. 15.--Cornell out
rIassed Yale In the first game OF the
basketball League
series. So to IS. A large crowd was
ON hA d.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

The International Leagne will open
Iagxiu on April ~. according to m
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-03
Along the Troop Streets
OF Texas Brigade Camp

BE- Glad pra hs~ aas ps''os
All Should bs sh 81 w
Caller office ocl0eA night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
COTTONTOT AND MOSES MOLE -

| Is working Just now. A COW stepped
on two passage-h halls, and one leads
to my pantry--you can use that one
if you like"
But" said Bunny Bob, II want to
go home-though I thank you just
the same"
"Tll get you home maybe" said
Moses Mole. though it may take some
time. L don't dig as fast as I used
to when 1 was young"
81 can help" said Bunny Bob
eagerly. Shall we begin right off p"
mo" said Moses Mole, ct have to
make my diagram first"
So after puttering around and eat
ing little root, Moses Mole sat down
and drew some lines crisscross, which
he said was his diagram
you see," he told little Bunny Bob.
at doesn't make any difference how
L draw It,"
Doesn't 1t, sir?" said Bunny Bob,
much interested. "why not?"
"Ha. ha, ha, hal You don't know,
now do you?" laughed Moses Mole
well, I'll tell you. I'm stone blind
and always have been, so 1 can't see
it after I've drawed it! Now can you
beat thati"
He began to dig and tunnel, and
little Bunny Bob helped shovel the
earth away, although he was not
much help being so small, and sew
eral times he was buried in the great
showers of earth kicked out by Moses
Mole.
Meanwhile the Cottontot Family
had gone into mourning and hung
crepe on their door, for they were all
sure that poor little Bunny Bob had
been caught and eaten. The Mother
and Father had been out all the after
noon and looked high and low and
asked everybody If they had seen the
little truant, but nobody had seen him,
and they decided that Bunny BobNwas
no more.
How do you know which way to
go" Bunny Bob was asking Mr.. Mole,
as he bravely trudged behind him.
II don't" said Moses Mole. IT just
go on and on and dig and dig until l
get there If it takes me weeks and
weeks and weeks"
Now the Cottontot Family were at
breakfast next morning, although
none of them could eat, SO sad were
they over the fate of little Bunny
Bob, when Father Cottontot said to
Mother Cottontot: II feel something
like an earthquake right under my
cllair!"
do you?" said Mother Cottontot.
81 thought did tool"
They were all sitting around a big
Mayapple leaf, and what was their
surprise to see it begin to shake and
culver! All the little Cottontots
jumped up and began to scream, and
Father Cottontot and Mother Cotton
tot gathered them together close to
their own coy hole.
The table quivered and shook and
shook and quivered. and pretty soon
the earth began to swell up under 1t
like a big, bumpy wave; then it opened
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

"And no one who doesn't feel that
way about it, no one who shrinks al
the rough knocks he gets and is think
ing about how to save himself from
getting hurt, no one of that sort ever
makes a real football player!
Maybe you will be real one--I
hope so, because you are my SON and
I loved the game when was younger.
But we shall have to find that out.
I can't tell you, nor can anyone. You
must find out for yourself. And don't
fear that you will deceive yourself
you won't!
"Get out with the boys on the lot
tomorrow; get into the scrimmage
with them-when you pick yourself
up after being tackled and jumped on,
then you will know. If you feel
afraid, If you feel that the game is
too rough for you, then never. never
try to play it again-you're not meant
to play football.
"But If you feel that the moment
the pain eases up bit you want to
get back in the game and take that
old ball down the field for a touch
down. fighting the opposing team ev-
cry inch of the way-then, my son,
you've won for yourself the most i'm
portant requisite of a great player!
Some boys, you know-and 1 do not
mean only those not physically fit
have no business playing football:
others seem born to it. And hope
you are of the latter sort"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

know that there is quite a knack about
catching a punt" as it is called; that
is, catching the ball after 1t has been
kicked into the air and comes hurting
to earth. 1t is amazing how you think
you have it ana, presto, it bounces
right out of your arms.
Then his father showed him howito
kick a "spiral"-which means how to
kick the ball SO that it will spin round
and round on its axis as it flies through
the air instead of end over end. After
many many attempts George Jr., did
kick one which went about ten yards
and he was as proud as Punch over
it.
I'm going to be a great football
player when I grow up, Papa" he said
as they left the lot and walked toward
home for dinner. why IL might
be as good a one as you were, eh,
Papa"
Big George" looked down at his
sturdy son moment and smiled II
hope so. my lad" he said, "but we
don't know yet. There's lot more
to the game than catching and kicking
the ball. And r.
but, Papa interrupted George Jr.,
eagerly, I'm going to learn the rules
and I'm going to try to do everything
you tell me to do"
Eyes" continued big George" put
ting his hand on his sons shoulder,
"I've seen young men who had fine,
husky bodies and knew the theory Of
playing the game in every particular.
But-they weren't good players and, in
fact. most of them tried to play only
a short while and then gave it up.
Can you guess why? It's the real
secret of football"
George Jr. thought and thought.
but he could not.
well, son, it's what we will call,
for lack of better name, love OF
the game"
'Oh love it, Papa Just love it,"
cried George Jr.
Yes. I dare say you do" said Papa
as they opened the front gate But
are you sure you will love it after you
are hurt. Suppose player tackles
you and throws you hard, humping
your head until you see stars'-do you
think you will love it then? Or sup
pose you are so tired and exhausted
and badly bruised from the play that
you feel you just can't stand another
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15


sweater with a big &c" on it. His
father explained that the letter CO..
stood for George" but the youngster
quickly made up his mind that it stood
for "Giants'-which was the name
he had selected for the wonderful
football team he was going to or
ganize.
His father had told him all about
college letters" as they are called.
and how a fellow in college can't wear
the letter which stands for his col
lege until he has earned the right to
do so by representing his college in
some form of athletics Now, when
big George" was in college he had
earned his "Y" in both football and
baseball-and George, Jr, hoped
some day to earn his "Y." In the
meantime, however. the &c" would
have to do.
He had never played football, for he
was scarcely old enough; but now that
he had his suit he intended asking the
boys in the neighborhood to play with
him and to form a regular eleven y
His father encouraged him in this. too;
more than that, he. offered to "give
him few pointers about the game.
So George, Jr., put on his dark blue
sweater, with the big red "G". and
his trousers, nicely padded and snug
and hurried to the vacant lot not far
from his house. big George first
showed him how to catch the ball
Now, IL you've done 1t yourself, you
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

They eat so much, that they have to
change their skins four times. You
see their skins can't grow as fast as
they do, and when the worms get too
big for their skins, they burst them
open and step out, and make new
ones"
Just Like get new clothes." Jamie
cried
Exactly his mother replied.
We'll, finally the little worm gets
lighter colored, and loses its hair. and
grows faster than ever. Did l tell
you that it hasn't any eyes? Some
times when it is ready to spin it's
cocoon it is almost three inches long,
for it has been making the silk threads
for its cocoon, and storing it away in
its body.
when it is ready to spin its CO.
coon, it goes to quiet place, and
begins to move it's head from side to
side, until it finds something to at
tach the cocoon to. Then it begins
to spin the silk FIBRE 1t moves it's
head to and fro and squeeZes out a
kind of gummy stuff from a little
opening below it's mouth, called the
'spinneret. Round and round the
| head goes, all the time squeezing this
stuff from out its mouth. And that
stuff is silk fibre. Round and round
the silk threads are wound, until the
worm is covered up. The worm is
much smaller, now-only a little over
an inch long. 1t bursts it's skin, and
a new tough brown skin covers it.
Then wonderful thing happens"
"What?" Jamie asked breathlessly.
1.-The little worm inside turns into
moth. A moth with four wings,
and six legs and two feelers. When
it is all ready, it breaks the cocoon
and comes out, with soft wet wings,
which soon dry.
NOW, you remember before the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
@OUPpUZZLE
L4CoPnEp

ENIGMA.
My FIRST, second and third are in
Thomas but not in Joe.
MY fourth and fifth are in quick but
not in slow.
My sixth, seventh and eighth are in
reap but not in SOW.
My ninth and tenth are in deny but
not in know.
My whole is Halloween custom.
NINE MINES.
/. Unwomanly. 2. Gloomy 8. A
balcony. A. Pertaining to a dog. 8.
A poisonous vegetable alkoloid. 6.
Foolish. Z. Like lion. 8. Bitter
bark. 8. Pertaining to Woman.
ANSWERS.
ENIGMA--Mdsquerude.
NINE NINES--1. Unfeminine. 2.
Sdturnine. s. Mexzdnine. 4. Canine.
s. Etrychnife 6. Asintne. 7. Leonine
8. Quinine. 8. Feminine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

Yes. The Empress unwound the
long, fine thread that the worm had
wrapped around itself, and wove it
into cloth. That was the first piece
of silk ever made. And to this day
the Chinese are so grateful to that
Empress for having discovered how
to get silk, that they hold feasts in
her honor, and call her Goddess of
Silk worms"
And do the worms still make the
cocoons like they did ever SO many
years ago." Jamie asked.
Just the same way, Jamie. Only
for years people have taken such good
care of the little worms, feeding them
and keeping them clean, that the
worms make better silk than they did
when they We're wild"
81 ell me more about the worm,
mother," Jamie begged. what a
smart little thing it must be-"
IF you should divide one inch into
eight parts, one of the parts would be
as big as the silk worm is when 1t
is Matched out of the egg. And it is
not pretty thing, either. 1t is al
most black. covered with long hair,
with a shiny nose and sixteen small
legs"
Jamie laughed. 1T must be funny
looking" he said.
And OH How hungry that little
worm is: 1t sticks to the mulberry
leaves and sucks out the sap, when it
is very young. Then when it grows
older, it eats the leaf itself. When
there are thousands of these little
fellows eating at the SAME time. the
noise sounds like falling rain. They
are given all they can possibly eat, and
they eat and eat. and grow and grow.