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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

Fighters. fight managers and fight
promoters were In the osnter OF the
sporting limeNght yesterday at Chica-
go.
Thousands Of dollars were tossed
about recklessly--in conversation.
There were ruuors OF champion
ship agreement in which Charlie White
and Freddie Welsh figure; report that
Les Darcy and Mike Gibbons were
practically signed to do battle. and a
matchmaking miXup that caused Tom
Jones and Harry sherman to offer
$4,000 tMex) for a ten-round tussle
between the two middieweights.
Darcy and Gibbons met and shook
hands, then discussed prospectus
match. Harry Sherman. of st. Paul
said he is prepared to offer $50,
treai cash) for the match. Tom Jones
liz with Sherman in the venture.
Tom Andrews. of the Cream City \.
C. informed the principals that he did
not seek newspaper notoriety by offers
OF big purses but Andrews said he had
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
MAJORS WILL LEAVE
SHORTLY FOR CAMPS
Opening Gun Will Be Fired February o. When Cubs Take
Departure From Windy CityFifteen Towns in Six States
Will Entertain Ball Players This Spring.

camp, and is likely to be for some
years to come. The Tigers paid their
first visit to Waxahachie last spring
and were most enthusiastically re-
ceived. A grandstand was erected At
the ball park by the good folk OF the
town and many comforts were fur
nished for the players. while their ex-
hibition games drew throngs from all
over that section of the state.
The Senators will go to Augusta, Ca.
Cleveland to New Orleans. the White
Sox to Mineral Wells. Texas: the Attn
letics to Jacksonville. Fla. and the
Browns to Palestine. Texas
Ball clubs go to training camps in
two detachments. the nrst composed
of rockies and the second of - sea-
soned regulars. The recruits are taken
down q week in advance in order to
give the managers an extra week IN
which to look over them. as the pilots
have but little time to devote to the
youngsters when the veterans hit camp
and the serious work of whipping the
team into shape for the coming sea-
son is begun. This Is not an easy task,
az many new plays have to be worked
out and signals practiced; besides
which the players must brush up on
their batting and fielding and get the
effects of Ave months of idieness out
of their systems.
The pitchers, practically the younger
ones. must be carefully watched. lest
they misjudge the condition of their
arms and commence to put too much
stun on their delivery before all the
kinks are out OF their whips. Also
the other young players must be close
ly watched lest they have their brains
knocked out with fly balls or break
their legs In the sliding pit. Daily
practice games between the regulars
and rockies are a feature of the train
Ing trips. with exhibition games with
teams IN neighboring cities as added
attractions.
The Giants will play series of
games with the Tigers in various
Southern and Southwestern cities on
the trip North this year, the teams
travelling together on a special train
while the Yankees will play n similar
series with the Braves and the Robins
will engage their conquerors of last
fall, the RED Sox. In a set OF pro-sea'
son games The Giants and the Yam
KEGS viii not play any exhibition
games with one another prior 10 tn"
opening Of the season. but the fanks
and Robins VIII clash In two games.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
RECKLESS WITH
COIN--IN CONVERSATION

the best arena and the biggest one n
the country for staging this contest
and tf the boxers would listen to rea-
son he would stage the battle. Andrews
said further he would wait until the
stage money talk or promoters in va
rious cities had been exhausted before
he would make definite proposal
The rumors concerning a rematch
between Welsh and White had d pecu.
liar angle. The story goes as follows;
Welsh. knowing that he is through
and that the first time he attempts 20
GO over ten rounds he will be forced
TO add 'ex to his championship title
has made overtures to the White camp
asking for cut OF Charles winnings
provided he gets ANOTHER crack at the
crown and wins Refusal OF the offcr
means that some other lightweight.
Leonard, Dundee or Mitchell. will be
given the same chance to declare Fred
die in, in which case Whites chances
Of ever becoming boss of the division
would be slim -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
VIRGINIANS ENTERED
IN GEORGETOWN MEET
Events Be Held in National Capital Next Saturday Night
Virginia and Washington and Lee Expected to Be in
Running For Intercollegiate Honors.

come through with victories. Tho
Brook anders have two good men for
their relay and a third runner who
Is developing into a capable performs
er. but seems to be lacking a good
fourth man. Driscoll, Keene and
Nicholson are sure of berths but the
fourth Of the quartet is doubtful.
Nicholson is a former Tech man.
Maryland state Will not he repre-
scented in the Georgetown meet by a
relay team for the first time in years
1t was decided to try the experiment;
of allowing all the men to competa
in the South Atlantic intercollegiate
individual and open individual events.
Whether or not much of a showing
can be made in this way is a matter
of conjecture The Marylanders have
two or three men at least who viii
prove just about as capable in the
scratch intercollegiate races as any
IF their opponents but whether or
not the other men, W5th practically
no experience, can uphold their ends.
will not he known until after they
are seen under the stress of an actual
race. Brewer, particularly, should
grab laurelS In the dashes. the events
in which Washington ard Lee pre-
viously has been a big scoring factor.
The University OF Virginia Will not
he represented in any except the
south Atlantic interColieg ate con-
tests The Orange and Blue will send
up a big squad. land probably will
make the same fine showing that is
usual for Virginia teams on the track.
Johns Hopkins has the big plum In
the way of "a relay race for the in
door meets-the event for the South
Atlantic intercollegiate championship.
It is reported that there viii take
part in this event the University OF
Virginia. Hopkins, Washington and
Lee, Georgetown. Maryland state and
Georgia Tech. Besides this relay an
other big race OF this character has
been carded, Harvard and Princeton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

The opening gun of the 1917 base
ball campaign will be fred on fepru
AIRY Il. when the Chicago National
league team will set out from the VIM
dy City for It's new training camp
1T Pasadena, Cal. and from then on
at intervals of few days the other
major league teams will tntrain Tor
the scenes of their preparatory work
Fifteen towns in six states-Tcxas.
Arkansas ida, Georgia, Califor-
nda and 10 -.siana--wif receive the
ball players who go South to work the
kinks out Of their muscles In the balmy
air and TO brighten their batting eyes.
The Giants, a. has been their custom
for the last ten years. will go to Mar
lin. a quiet little town in the farm
ing district Of Texas. a town famed for
its mineral springs and the hospitality
Of its natives. Marlin has claimed the
Giants a. its own, and nowhere are
there . greater number of Giant root
ers In proportion to It's size than IN
this Texas hamlet.
The New York club ia not the FIRST
which has trained in Marlin. but no
club which preceded it ever was ac-
cepted in quite the spirit that the
Giants have been. Their annual pill
grimage Is the most important event
of the year in Marlin, and is eagerly
looked forward TO by the inha bitarts
The players never lack for An audience
at their morning and afternoon work
outs, and an exhibition game with De-
troit played In Marlin last spring at
tracted a crowd Of several thousand
fans. many of whom drove FOR miles
across the plains to see tbs contest
Incidentally there are many Marlin
Aankrolls which have not yet recovered
from the shock of the Giants defeat
In the worlds series of 1913
The Yankees again will go to Macon,
Ca, wher. they trained last year. while
the Robins have have shifted from
Daytona. Fla, to Hot Springs. ARR
which also Is the site OF the Red Sox
training camp. The Braves Will return
to Miami. Fla, the ftrtiites ts- St--f2e-
tersburg, in the same state; Cincinnati
to Shreveport. La, and the Cardinals
TO San Antonio. while the Pirates Will
give Columbus. Ga. trial Columbus
is the town which Eddie Br3nnick put
on the map by pitching an exhibition
game there for the Giants colts last
spring
waxahschie. n busting town situatea
In the midst of fertile Texas farm
lands, Is the site of the Detroit clubs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

Boston, Feb li.--Iantern- tawei
Johnny Evers, OF the lighting Braves,
does not know where he'll play in
1917. whether here. with the tribe
once again. or over IN New York, for
the Yankees. as persistently alleged
In that city
But the Troy John does say he
knows that he has enough self-re-
spect 10 withdraw from the game If
the American league forces Catcher
Henry out of baseball on account of
that players alleged activities in be-
half OF the fraternity.
I'm not a fraternity man"
said the Troy John. today I'm not
a member of the organization and
think l see where they have made
some mistakes. But when a clean.
honest, intelligent player like John
Henry is showed out of baseball be-
cause he simply does what he be-
lieves is right, and what he believes
his duty. then say that | don't care
to remain any longer in the game
which is responsible for such thing
or condition. 4
Doubts Threat Was Made.
Tn inclined to believe the Ameri-
can league head did not make the
| statement that Henry would be forced
out OF the game because he sent tele-
grams to American league members
/ OF the fraternity urging them to stick
( by the colors and not sign contracts
until the word was given. ] know
/ Henry wrote only to Senators, be-
cause he said so. All the ball players
know that organized baseball pledged
/ itself in 1914 to discriminate in no
way against apy player because of
his connection with or activity in frat
matters They know that new con-
/ tracts-the 1917 variety--contain a
clause which specifies that there shall
be no discrimination against the fra
ternity or its members
/ THE sucest way to make more
trouble would be for the magnates
! to openly discriminate against play
err of standing. ability and honesty.
like Henry. Most all bali players can
afford to stay out of the game for a
| year. 1t is not as it once was with
! the average big Lacquer, Now he is a
care OF himself in stretch of rainy
weather.
/ Wants to Play In Boston.
The National league knows that II
may not trade me without my con-
sent. | shall insist on being party to
the negotiations preliminary to trade
| In which am TO figure. II want to
play in Boston this coming season and
believe that I viii be in condition to
20 through TIE season and do some
fine. good work for the> club. / tell
you that we have fine chance to
win the pennant this season. We
have a good club all the way through
and will have added outfield. strength
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
DISPUTE CASE OF GIRL
WHO SLEW WAR BABY
BY G. r. BERTELII.
International News Service stan
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Paris, Jan. Is Thy maill An inn
passioned discussion of the leading
men ana women of France on the
right of the female to choose the
father u her children and to sup
Press the offspring Of the unloved
male has followed the acquittai by
"A Paris jury OF Josephine Barthelemy
on a charge OF lnfanticide.
The girl. who belonged TO a good
family of Chambley. Lorraine. al
legged that she was the victim OF the
German invasion in the earlier days
OF the war. She was allowed to re-
turn to Paris via Switzerland, and
on August Is last gave birth to a
child. whom she Immediately killed.
crying: It's Boche; 1 don't want
IT,"
The jury verdict OF mot guilty
was greeted with loud applause. but
the thinking sections of the public
are far from approving the acauittal.
Baron de Valerie leads and voices
the contrary view. THE child whose
life the Paris jury held so cheap was
not German" he contends Every
female instinctively feels that the
child is much more hers than the
fathers. and THE whole weight of
modern thought, ais we'll as medicine.
is bound to support that view.
Josephine Barthelemy's child was
emphatically French; to kill 1t was
worse than a crime--t was foolish
action such as no jury ought to have
approved. All girl-mothers who in
the immediate future kill their or
spring will be able to say: oh, It
was a Boche.'"
Madame de -schlumberger,
president of the national council OF
Frenchwomen, holds that Josephine
had no vestige of right to kill her
child
II pity her" she says, .'but her
acqulttal provokes no enthusiasm in
me. If she hated the child she should
have turned it over to the state, IN
she could very easily have done. The
fact Is that French juries are very
lenient in cases of infanticide, where
as our laws punish them too severely.
Rather than inflict incommensurate
punishment. men prefer TO acquit err
ing girl-mothers"
Professor Pinard, of the Academy
of Medicine. who has for many years
led the anti-race suicide movement
in France, is still more emphatically
of the same opinion.
"All my life's work cries out against
this acQuittal." he says. THE life
of any being. howeverNlow its origin,
is sacred. Anyone who attempts to
suppress IT Is barbarian. ~ ~'-r- +. 80" s",
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
BOSTON|ANS To WORK
CLASS "A PLAYERS

The Boston Braves are preparing to
break the back OF the threatened base
ball strike. ii was learned today. Pres
ident Percy Haughton and Manager
George Stallings have secured options
on the baseball services of eight or
nine class IA stars. and WITHIN te"
days expect to have that number IN
creased to hfteen
These handpicked performers from
Tho International league. American as
zociasion and Pacific Coast league VIII
GO south to Miami. Fla. with tht
Braves and, if necessary. become reg
ular members of the tribe and take
their places in the lineup for the
championship games.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
Rucker Never
Was Banished
From a Game

G Napoleon Rucker. the once fa-
nous southpaw OF the Brooklyn team.
has a kindly disposition, and during
his long and brilliant career as a ma
3or league pitcher he was never ban
ished from the game by an umpire for
kicking on a decision.
But there was one occasion when Nap
would have liked to string a certain
National league umpire TO the limb of
a sour apple tree.
In a game played at old Washington
park a number of years ago. Rucker
was on the threshold OF establishing a
new National league record for strike
outs. but was prevented from achiev-
inw the feat by rank decision on the
part Of this certain umpire.
The game was between the Brooklyn
team and the St Louis Cardinals.
Rucker had wonderful control over his
knuckie ball on this day with the re-
suit that when the ninth inning ar
rived he had fourteen strike outs to
his credit.
In the ANAL inning he famed the first
two players and equalled the old strike
out record. -Rucker curved the first
ball over the plate for the next bat
ter. The next ball was fouled of. At
ter wasting two balls. Nap shot a
slow teaser up to the plate which
broke right in the groove. According
- Nan It was one of the most perfect
strikes he ever pitched.
He was almost dumfounded and could
have been Knocked over with a feather
when the umpire called II ball. thus
depriving him OF a new strike-out rec
ord.
THAT was the frst and only time
that I was ever really sore at an UNI
pire.- said Rucker. IF / remember
correctly. the batter finally hit safe
Nv and the next man went out on a
Nv to one OF the outhelders."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

II Johnny Evers, captain of the
Braves and former manager of the
Cubs. can be waived through the Ma
tional league he is likely to open the
1917 season at second bag for the
Yankees. AS far back as last summer
there were rumors that Evers would
come here in a deal for Lee Magee,
but the club then scoffed at l.. Evers
himself let the cat out OF the bag dur
ing his stopover in New York. He
came down to Gotham last Wednes-
day to attend the wedding of the
daughter OF his former employer. Jim
Gaffney Johnny said he would be
glad to play with the Yankees under
Bill Donovan and take "a whirl around
the. American league Ii he comes 10
New York he doesn't want to be cap
tain. or hold any commission, but
wants to give all his time to playing
second base. The player the Yankees
are to give up for Evers has not been
made public. but the names of both
Lee Magee and Fritz Maisei have been
mentioned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
Us. s. GOVERNMENT MAY
SPRING SOME SURPRISES

z washington, Feb. 1.-The United
mates may have a surprise up It's
aleave. II II rumored here that some
remarkable war Innovations will be
brought out should the nation enter
the arena. The naval consulting
board and the seivieorv committee of
he council Of national defense.
rhlch have been considering inven-
lions ofE0fed to the government. could
Seoeahly divulgs solns startling facts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
Nick CulIop Signs.

Bristol. Na.-Tenn.. Feb. lit Is
authoritatively stated here that Nick"
Cullop. star $outhpaw of the New
York American league club, Unassigned
a 1917 contract with that club. 1t is
understood he viii receive substan-
tial raise In salary over last year.
Cullop announced here recently that
he was holding out for more money
and declared he would not sign un-
less he got his price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

Washington, Feb. 1.-The first
track and field rnoct of the indoor
season will he held this week. George
town university having scheduled is
annual games for Saturday night.
Following the meet at Convention hall
under the auspices Of The Blue and
Gray Athletic association will come
those to be hold by Johns Hopkins
Fifth regiment. in Baltimore. Febru
airy "a. and by George Washington. at
Convention hall, March 2.
Georgetown is making a great eff
fort to build up big local affair. The
time was when the Hilltoppers de-
pended more on relay races between
prominent Northern Institutions and
on the entries of the best known
track stars to attract crowds to It's
games. However. with tho greater
number of meets held in the North
each year, it has become increasing
u difficult to obtain such entries with
out expenditures which track athletics
in this section do not warrant. This
being the case. the Hilltop manage
ment has been trying TO arrange COM
petitions between local and sectional
rivals
Only Two Big RELAYS.
There is a possibility that this year
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hint IL would cnter -, -cia,. - "a s,,it-
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has not been heard definitely whether
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
johnson Signs Mccormick.

Chicago, Feb, l1.--President John
zon.-4at the American league has
signed Barry Mccormick, veteran
major league star, as member Of
the 1917 umpiring staff.
Mccormick ofticiatcd IN the Ameri-
can association last season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

Word has been received here to the
effect steamship service between Jack
sonville and Nassau has been discon-
tinued. AS result Of this discontinue
ton agents here have been notified
not to sell through ticketa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
Colexe Men for Service.

New Yorh. Feb. 1l.-The Aero Club
az America announces Yale. Harvard,
columbia and the University OF Penn
s.fyama will soon all have aerial
puuanrons training for possible gov
arnment service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12
EVERS SAYS HE WILL QUIT
IF JOHN HENRY IS BUSTED

Our pitchers are about the best there
are in the league"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-12

When Pete Herman. the New
Orleans neWs1oy. received the
referees decision over Kid Williams
there stepped forth into the pugilistic
limelight the arsr white champion
ever produced in the Sunny South.
Although the battle was Il close one.
yet the official verdict OF the third
man in the Eing leaves no room for
doubt as to the present holder of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-05
MAY USE CHINA BERRIES
TO DISTILL WAR ALCOHOL

COLUMBUS, GA, September o.
arshal George ]. Burrus, of Colun:-
bus, has a food conservation idea he
proposes to send to Mr.. Hoover. -
was reading an article the other day, .
he decalres, telling of the use OF
alcohol in explosives, and it reminded
me that during the civil war in some
sections alcohol was made of China
berries. There is an abundance Of
these berries all over the country and
they are awasted article. If the gov
eminent can in some way devote to
good use these berries, it will be a
great thing for the country, and I am
going to prose such plan"
Mr.. Burrus is a Confederate veeran
and he speaks as "one of those prese-
ent" during the terrible days of the
sixties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-05
SLATE OUTLINES VIEW
FISH AND GAME POLICY

COLUMBUS, GA, September o
Samuel ]. Slate, newly appointed
state Game and Fish Commissioner,
gave out brief statement to-day, in
which he declared that he would de-
vote the next three weeks to winding
ND the affairs with the Corbitt Com
pany and arranging his personal af-
fairs before taking up the duties OF the
office. and that in the meantime, he
will not consider any business con-
nected with the new Office.
1T will be my policy, stated Mr..
Slate. ito make only such changes in
the department as are for the best in
terests of the state, and | shall go
slow in the matter of removing war;
dens, taking into consideration solely
the efficiency of the man and his quail
fication, etc.
Il 20 into office pledged to no man
or measure and 1 propose to do my
duty service of the state.
The appointment of Mr.. Slate came
as a big surprise in Columbus, where
he is a prominent citizen and leading
member of Columbus Post c., of the
7. P. A., even members Of that body
being unaware of the fact that he was
expecting it, or that he had even ap-
Piled for it, Some declare that he
didn't even apply for the post, that
because of his fitness and all-roune
ability, the place was showed upon
him And the fact that it came over
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-05
NEW FEDERAL JUDGE TO
TRY NATIONAL BANK CASES

MACON, GA, September 5.-Judge
Beverly D. Evans. new judge of the
United States court for the southern
district of Georgia, will preside at the
Macon term of the court in October
and will try the cases against the Of
ficials of the Commercial National
Bank.
This announcement was made Mon
day afternoon at the United States
building Judge speer, it is under
stood, has requested Judge Evans to
preside at this term of the court for the
reason that he wants to disqualify In
the Commercial National Bank cases.
The holding of the Macon court
viii be the first actual work to be
done blythe new judge. lie has many
friends in Macon among the attorneys
ard the people who viii welcome him
tc the c''r