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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
Theaters


The company and scenic equipment
for Among Those Present. will ar
rive In Richmond from New York Ia.
day and soon all will be set" for
the dress rehca rsal at the Academy
Sunday night. With the company and
scenery will come the producers, Klaw
who will attend the dress ehearsal
and be present for the FIRST night"
Monday.
No doubt this will be gala open
ms. as the committees for Richmond
soldiers tobacco fund have been able
to dispose of a large number of the
tickets for the premier and a capacity
audience Ia anticipated. There are
still desirable seats left for this per-
formance. however. and the benefit
may be secured direct from the box
efffee Of the Academy at any time be-
fore the performance.
In either case, wherever the tickets
are purchased. those who invest in the
coupon may have the satisfac tion Of
knowing that he 10 Giving his ebit to
the fund. while investing In an even
inE,a entertainment. The producers
have been at great expense In brtrging
this large company to Richmond for
the premier. az the initial presentA-
ton might have been given two hum
dred miles nearer to New York, whore
tho play goes for . run shortly. but
Manager Wise ana the committee for
the fund>succeeded In convincing them
that the cause ID . good one, End that
ultimate success should come from the
AnxaxamanA- Ths nlay WIN ~ re.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
BASEBALL RULES HAVE
MANY QUEER COMPLEXITIES
BY JAMES J. CORBETT
Copyright, 1917. by King Features Syndicate, Inc)

for second Tie batter drives a ny to
left which the fielder catches, making
two out AS the catch Is made, the
man on third starts for home in an
attempt to score n the sacrifice fv.
He beats the left fielders throw to ths
plate, AS the catcher gets the bail,
he notices that the man who started
TO steal secoud has not returned to the
first bag, which Ia necessary owing
to the fact that fly ball was hit ard
he.started to run before IL was caught.
So the catcher throws the ba II to the
first basen1an and the ball reaches
there before the man who was on first
could get back to that station. That
out retired the side. Does the run
count? ?"
The run does count even though
double play was made and the side
retired 7he rules permit the tally
ing Of such a run owing to the fact
that it was not q force out which re-
tired the side.
Another quiz is this:
MAN on third tries TO steal home.
Batter iuterferes with the catcher who
IS trying to make the play at the plate.
Is the batter out for Interference, or IL
The runner called out?"
1t all depends upon how many men
were cut at the time If two were
out. the batsman lis declared out. II
none or one was out the runner Ia
called out. rs Rule SO. which covers
this a inns to inf1ict the severest possi-
BILE penalty.
wonderful game is haseball-and
a complex one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
FOOTBALL GAMES
TODAY

East.
West virginia vs.. Virginia Poly. at
Huntington.
Rutgers vs. Springfield #. s., at New
brunswick.
Syracuse VIZ. Bucknell, at Syracuse.
, Neyy VS.. Georgetown. at Annapo-
lis.
Dartmouth VS.. Pennsylvania, at
Boston.
Pittsburg We. Washington and JEFF
ferson. at Pittsburg.
Colgate vs.. Connecticut Aggies, at
Hamilton.
Columbia VS.. Hobart. at New York.
Penn State vs.. Lehigh, at State Col
lege.
army VS., Carlisle, at West Point.
Swarthmore VS.. Lafayette. at
Swarthn ore
West and South
Cornell vs.. Michigan, at Ann Arbor.
Ohio State VS.. Wisconsin. at Madi-
son.
Vanderbilt VS.. Alabama, at Birm-
insbAm,
Nebraska vs. Missouri, at Lincoln.
Iowa VS.. South Dakota. at Iowa
City,
Colorado VS.. Utah, at Boulder.
Georgia We. virginia, at Athens.
Northwestern Va. Michigan Aggies.
at Evanston.
Yankton VS.. Dakota state. at Yank-
ton.
Mississippi Agxies VS.. Kentucky, at
Agricultural College.
Missouri school Of Mines W. Carts
NAn. n Rnlls
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
TECHS BUCK WEST
VIRGINIA ELEVEN
Bcrrier Depends ON Books Ground
Gaining Ability. Rodgers May
Prove Stumbling Block.

Especial 10 The Richmond virginian.l
Rlaoksburg. Va. Nov s.-~The stu
dent body gave the Poly team n grand
send-oT here this afternoon when
they started on their Journey across
the border 10 give hattie to the big
West Virginia university eleven JUST
before boarding the train for Hunt
inston. where the big battle will be
staged. Coach Charlie Bsrnier. of the
Techs, gave out the following state
ment; We fully realize the task that
10 before Us and we know we are 10
battle the biggest grid combination IN
the East, but my boys will TO in with
the Arm determination of putting up
the nghs OF their lives, It's going
TO be a battle royal and we hope to
return with the long end OF the scors
am depending a 10. on that husky
boy Book who starred 30 against Wake
Forest las; saturday. II can get the
pep that he showed against the down
homers IN this. West Virginia, game,
we ara safe" Bernier's squad num-
hered TWENTY-FIVE. This is somewhat
larger than usual. on account of taxi
ing two complete sets of ends and
haekfieid men. with the exception
OF Captain Speed" Parrish, who
wrenched HIS ankle in the Wake For
reet game. all the squad IN in the pink
OF condition.
The whole West Virginia ofyense
and defense is built around one man,
End this is the hattertng ram Rodgers
who holds down the fullback posi-
ton. Rodgers 10 past master at
the pig skin game and II Is he who
directs the entire play OF the Morgan
town aggregation. II Tech can get
in and break up this concentration
Of play early In the ga it will so
long way toward making things
easy for her Rodgers Is a star OF the
FIRST magnitude and has been favor
ably spoken of by numerous sport
writer's this sessor. rs esffta bic tim Ser
for Walter Camps mythical An
American team. Graduate Manager
Miles has bad the assurance OF a
bumper crowd of Tech alumni for
the game The entire Charleston
chapter has signified It's intention Of
being present for the game. Jack
Gass OF Lehigh win be the referee.
I.anburn OF Dennison umpire, and
Sampson OF 81. Adams will he head
linesman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
AGGIES COME TO TOWN
TO TACKLE V.M.I. TEAM
Teams Evenly Matched in Contest Boulevard
Field This Afternoon-Frst Game Between
institutions Since 1918

1t is expected that Boulevard park
will resemble the famous Yale bowl
when the crowd that In going to the
game today gets packed In the bleach
ers, grandstand and lined UP on the
aide lines. We're we not q little late
in making the suggestion we would
say that an addition to seating ca
pacity could be put to use.
The cause Of the above mentioned
exodus from the confines OF our beau
tiful city to the more recently acquir-
ed West End IL the supreme battle
of Virginia and North Carolina at
o'elcck this afternoon on the grid
iron. This year the representative
teams will not be the two universi-
ties, as has been the case heretofore.
In their stead viii be placed the Vir-
gfnia Military institute and North
Carolina Aggies. Next TO the Wash
ingten and Jefferson- Washington and
Lee affair to be staged on Thanksgiv-
ing day, the melee today is the game
of the season
II you have seen twin maltese cats
battling for dear lives. you will have
which will exist when the Cadets and
the Tarheels tear at each other, II
we were Of betting habit we would
be sadly pressed to And out which was
the favorite. On one hand, the Viz
Einla representatives have Leech and
witt as their big men, while the Caro-
linians Offset these with Guriey and
Homeward With regard to weight.
the teams are comparatively the same.
The Cadets have the edge in expert
ence. Altogether the outlook pre-
sentsd IL one to conjecture on.
Both teams have been hit by the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Baseball Is a game of many twists
and many angies--and many argu.
ments. My mail proves the latter
Day after day | am asked to settle
disputes involving an Interpretation
Sf the rules and many of those qufzzes
are nosers to an extreme.
The balk rule has been in force for
many years yet II is the least under
stood of all the baseball laws This
probably is due to the fact that il
is fractured so seldom that the spec
tators rarely have a chance to figure
ont how it works. Almost every day
during the summer season am asked
to settle arguments involving disputes
concerning the correct ruling on balks
Here ts sample question:
There is man on third with ore
out The pitcher starts TO throw the
ball but IL so happens that his arm
strikes his leg and the ball drops to
the ground Was It a halk or not 20
That perhaps Is as difficult a cues
tion 10 answer rs one could he asked
owing to the fact that the two major
leagues have different rules concern
ing that play. The natural assump-
ton of fandon is that both leagues
are governed by the. same set of rules.
But they are not. In several instances
the rules OF the league conflict and ii
Is not possible to make a fat answer
20 that question.
In a play ef tht,t sort the American
league umpfrss consider II an accident
and not a violation of the rules They
DO not penslize the pitcher with a
halk but periait the base runner TO
advance at his own peril. The Ma
tionai league rules however. inter-
pref that TO be a balk and so pena lie
the pitcher.
Here Is a poser that came to me re-
Gently. I put 1t up To q doyer dyed
in-weel fans. TO two sport writer's and
to an amateur umpire. Not one gave
the correct answer.
"A hat tier drives IL low ball directly
at the pitcher. The hall lands on the
pitchers rub her and then flies into
the air and shoots between third and
home. The ball then rolls to the
erandstand. Is II foul or fair ball?"
The ball Is foul II did hit in fair
territory but before passing beyond
the ina ginary limo drawn across the
diamond from first to third base IL
went into foul territory without touch
ing a player. There fore, 1t Is foul
under the provision OF Rule As.
Five Sfesttas-e se-sts-%ssas-e. sis
stabbied on this one:
"A runner Is on first and another
on third with one out. AS the pitcher
throws the BAH the man on first starts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

war, but the Tarheeis seem to have
suffered most. as they have only three
old men back Gurley. q new man. is
the hope Of the Aggies at quarterback
So far this season he has been play
ing q whale of a game. Marshall, the
Soldiers right end. has played with
that team for the past four years and
is considered perhaps the best end
In the Southeast. Gibson will hold up
the ether end of the line. Witt and
Leech will be the maiustays of the
backfeld. Big things are looked for
from Homewood. the left tackle of
the Aggies
Both coaches are optimistic about
the outcome, but neither is willing 10
predict victory. They both expect 1t,
yet they will be true sports IL their
respective teams lose. Coach Hartsel.
of A. & NJ, says that he expects to
see his men play one of the best
games that any team from that tnsti-
tution has ever played. This match
will be the resump tiou of the great
sport between the two colleges. The
last game was played in this city
away back in 1919. The probable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
FULTON SETTLEMENT
HOLDS ANNIVERSARY

Wednesday, November II, VIII mark
the afth anniversary OF the Fulton
Settlement In accordance with the
previous custom that day viii also De
observed IS ''Dor alton day"
From the minute the doors OF the
mission were opened much good
has been done for the benefit OF the
children of Fulton. Bat the work did
not confine itself to Fulton alone; II
spread to all parts of city through
the cooperation with agencies of go
cial serYice. well-equipped play
ground for colored children was the
f,rst accomplishment ave years ago.
Next a forty-acre farm was procured
and every summer sees hundreds OF
children from the congested sections or
the city taken to its grounds for Ut
tie bit of sunshine,
settlement work takes many Forms
at the home In Fulton. While the
parents toll. many children are nnrsed
ana FED daily. Nineteen children make
the house a temporary home. OF this
number eleven are sent to public school
daily.
AS the board of managers are strain =
ing every effort TO get funds for
building sufficient to carry on the
work Of the settlement. the Donation
day has more than ordinary interest.
this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
| HLQNE
||'|ARLE!A!!4HkE:.

The crippled Tigers suffered two de-
feats last night at the hands of Pat
Lohman's pennant aspiring cubs es.
Gaping q total shutout by winning the
first game. Mr.. c. IL. Cosby and Dick
Schroeder. two of the best pin-top-
piers on the Tigers roll. were absent
when-the roll was called. the former
on account OF illness. and Dick be-
cause of work. However the balance
of the boys put up a game fgh,
against odds. and showed the never
saydie spirit was very much In evil
dence.
Arthur Sieg was very much in evil
dence, pilling up the highest score OF
the evening for the three contests
with 275 r. Nixon also contributed
considerably to the final results for
the Tigers with his EST. For the win
ners. Captain Lehman did the most
effective work, making possible the
double victory for the Cubs. Incident
ly, this is the first series the latter
have captured Hooks" Selph made
the highest single score with 100,
The result:
PALACE Duchv,sxs Vs>auVxa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10


Ministers of all shades OF religious
belief, physicians OF every school of
medical practice, and thousands upon
thousands OF professional people
who crowded the Park theater in New
York. and Casino theater, Washing
ton, D. c., during its four~weeks' run
in those cities. have united In praise
of the great seven-reel Ivan feature,
"Enlighten Thy Daughter" which is
now showing at the New theater, East
Broad and Second street, for a run OF
seven days, The play was the sem
sation OF motion pictures In New York
during its stay Of month at the
Park, and the demand for admission
was so great that. for the first time
in the history of the business, police
the anxious CROWDS In check.
The play. which In itself Ia big
enough and stirring enough to attract
mora than ordinary attention. gains
added weight from the excellent So
lection and balancing OF the cast.
which includes such sterling screen
favorttes N Frank Sheridan. Arthur
Donaldson. Katherine Kaelred, zena
'-seefe. Ruhye De Remer, James Nor
-.'son. with others OF great merit but
lesser fame. The title. "Enlighten
Thy Daughter" Is the keynote of tina
production. and tho theme on which
At In based Is worked out in 4 man
Iner which carries to every parent who
sees It never-to- be- forgotten lesson.
Ignorance OF the snares, pitfalls and
dangers which beset the paths Of
young girls Just budding into woman
hood Ia shown to he insxcusahle. ana
the result Of that ignorance IL shown
In : way which cempsis attention and
eoostdeyatto4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

The Y. NJ. H. A. and its ladies auxil-
larry have organized Cross-Ceuntry
club. which is TO meet at Its home. Ala
North Eighth street. at O'Clock sun
day afternoon. Promptly at that hour.
the club win start on hike into the
country. and all who are interested
are invited to }oin in this sport, The
club plans cross-country hikes weekly,
mapping out different routes each time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Ed Chester Is looking for bowling
guide containing directions on How
to hit the head pin" Won't someone
please obiige him with copy? ln-
curves. outcurves. straight balls. etc,
were unavailfng last night and IS WIS
the highest he could reach. Some
one suggested that he scrape the glue
from the bottom of the naples.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Odom's spare and strike in the last
box of the second game practically
won the contest for the Cubs. Out
side of this the pins would not fan
for him. Better once than ever,
though.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Hooks selph's trio OF spares IN the
first part of the game made possible
the los result which stood out pro-
miently. The boy is improving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Richardson made hts initial appear
.ance with the cubs, and while he did
not set the records on fire. he turned
In a good score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

r. Nixon can always be counted on
to be among the hea drunners and he
ala not disappoint the fans last night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Arthur Sisg should have had a
higher result In his lo2 game. the Ia d
making four spares Better luck to
YOU next time. Eight spares In three
games is not so bad for an amateur
bowler.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Pat Iohman's ever-Feady smile
spurred his crew on to victory it's
one of that won't-come- variety,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

A price of 50 per seat could be
charged for the semi-fnsl games
which would bring approximately
s11s.oeo. IT 50 was charged for ad-
mission to the final game the "gate"
would amount TO about $3.50 oe0. That
would mean a total of about $780,
600 for the Red Cross, the settling of
the DISPUTE as to which eleven II the
greatest in America. and the serving
10 tho football enthusiasts of the choice
est struggles that the gridiron world
hes ever seeIi.
what do Won think of the idea?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10

Five sporting ese-sts-esis eff sis
stubhied on this one:
a runner Is on first and another
on third with one out. AS the pitcher
throws the bali the man on first starts
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27

Miss Pace, who is visiting her,
accompanied her, also our old
neighbor, Mrs. Ellis.
Mr.. w, Ely has returned from
his trip to Alaska.
Miss Bigby had a week end
visit from her sister, Miss Valli
Bigby of Tacoma.
Mrs. Berry has been at Wash
ON since Saturday, on account
of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Markham.
Miss Chambers, with her niece
and nephew, Miss Grace Darling
and her brother Ralph, have
moved to Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs, Johnson have
moved from their cottage on the
beach at Harbor Heights to the
former Gilbert place, just vacat-
ed by Miss Chambers.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27

with a good crowd in attendance.
1t was decided to take up the
regular routine Of work for the
winter. Mrs. Davies was chosen
president, and Mrs. +. d. Kings.
bury, secretary.
Mrs. Miles Neff and children
of Tacoma, were visitors from
Friday until Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Spahr.
Maury is soon to have the
privilege of enjoying some of
the modern conveniences, as the
light poles are now distributed,
excavations made, and crew
busy adjusting the cross.arms.
The extension is to be made
from II. b. Hayes residence to
Maury dock, a distance of about
two miles.
VIM. Curran has completed the
foundation and is assembling
material for an addition to his
residence.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
Maury Center

J. w. Moughmer was in Seat
tie on business Monday.
Mrs. j. B. Clarke spent Fri
day and Saturday in Seattle.
Mrs. Chas. Deppman was a
visitor in Seattle on Wednesday.
E. From and Adolph Miller
are busy excavating on their
land for a drainage system.
]. K. Spahr, who is employed
with the construction crew at
Camp Lewis, was home on Sun
day.
The Cleaner Club met at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. w. A.
Davies on Saturday evening,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
Southern Heights

Mr.. Hall spent Sunday at
home.
Dan Landers has returned
from Alaska.
John Berry is member of teh
machine gun corps at Camp
Lewis.
Mr.. Webster, who has been
living at the south end of the
Island, has moved to Burton.
Mrs. Pace and her son John
motored over from Kent on Mon
day of last week. Her niece,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
BUSINESS INCREASING
Portage a Busy Place. Pic.
mic on Beach. Personal
Paragraphs

Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. F.. Martin
spent Monday in Seattle.
Mrs, ]. R. Wilson spent Sun.
day and Monday in Seattle.
Mr.. Perry Sargent is in the
employ of Albers Bros. in Seat
tie.
]. w. Craig, the blacksmith,
closed up shop and spent the
past week at Yakima, doing"
the fair.
Frank Gendron came over
Tuesday from Seattle, and took
the furniture from their cottage
into town.
Bert H. Stanley, who has been
at Fort Lawton for u short time,
left on Monday with the others
in the corps for San Antonio,
Texas.
Mr.. A. Packwood, of Roslyn,
was a guest on Wednesday of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. VanOlinda.
Mr.. Packwood was formerly in
charge of VanOlinda's store at
Burton.
Increased business has forced
G. f. VanOlinda to swap his
"fiivver" truck for full-grown
one, which was placed in opera
ton last week,
Mrs. Fred Kayrsgaard, of Hill.
yard, arrived at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Juel Sargent, Sat.
urday, for an extended visit.
Later, Mr.. and Mrs. Kayrs-
gard expect to make their home
here.
Mrs. j. T.. Masterson spent
Tuesday in Tacoma, with an old
friend from Rock Island, Illinois.
She returned in the evening via
the ferry, in company Of Mrs. G.
Ross, of Tacoma.
Maury Center school, number
ing about twenty, accompanied
by their parents and by their
teachers, Miss Susie Douglass
and Miss w. Hack, spent a de-
lightful day Saturday, picnicing
on the beach here. A basket
lunch was served at noon.
Rev. F. A. LaViolette, of
Seattle, spent the first part of
the week with MIR. H. Winden,
on the farm. Mr.. LaViolette is
very much in love with the Is
land and regrets that his work
requires the family home to be
in Seattle instead of in Portage.
w. S. Kendall has added a
new department to his repair
shop. repairing and manufacture
ing auto tops and curtains, and
recovering cushions and seats.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
NOTICE

There will be meeting of the
Cemetery Association at Odd
Fellows hall, Center, Thursday
evening, October 4, at 7:30. All
lot owners are urgently request.
ed to be present at this meeting.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27

The Record has been request
ed to publish the address on a
postcard letter held in the post
Office at Ellisport for the purpose
of locating, if possible, the per
son to whom sent. The address
given is "TAVAO CINDRIC,
and the postmark would indicate
that the writer is a prisoner of
war in an Italian camp.