Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
Random Musings OF Sports
BI "MONTY."

Put neither thy faith in motor care
nor thy trust in the mud OF NirEini.
Dad. Thus spoke Lew ltciSs. couci
OF the ltandoiph- Macon baSkctpa |
team. as, he paced Broad Street las
might and wondered how his team WA:
iaIins at the hands of the University
OF Virginia
The Jacket quint hardly could have
Jared worse. but that's another story
started with his team and substitutes
Tor boswell yesterday, where the Ash
!3naers expected to take train ior
boswell, ReIsS'S ear became stalled IN
The mud. ana. as though this were noi
sufficient. sustained an INJURY 10 his
inner mechanism.
Within a short time the second car
/ approaching rapidly, RciSs ordered his
| five iirst- squad men into il and di-
recied thSy be rushed 10 the railroad
, ers set out on the walk for boswell.
while the ear returned for coach ana
F substitutes. RciSs and the other men
/ TO see the regulars catch the rear plat
/ form of the last car as the train pulled
I out.
I That accounts for the coachs dis
/ trust OF motors aud mud. and the fac,
that the Yellow Jacket AUNT last night
]
tn. Virginia team.
y ytrsinia and virGini4ns wtIl rosre,
dispose OF his splendid stable al Curlc.s
Neck Farm and the loss OF such famous
racers as uhlan. The Harvester ana
Lou Dillon. The stable and the horses
we're the biggest enterprise of the Kind
IN this section
There We're two very interesting
games of soccer played III the Rich
tnonu Association Football League yes
terday afternoon. Both resulted in i'm.
( sport ana IN encouraging attendances
The meeting on Wednesday night or
'the Amateur Baseball Commission VIII
ne one OF the most Important amateur
gatherings OF some time. ami all mem
m.rs OF the commission have been
urged 10 attend. Adoption of the re-
viscd bylaws and the formation OF
plans FOR the approaching season will
ne the more important matters to be
Richmond College. opens it's basket
ualt seas"n Wednesday. when the Uni
Games with stanton Military Acad-
sin%' Washington and Lee and the V.
NJ. l. Will follow on successive nights.
and John " Campbcil. Of II the he. r t con,
m?teTcial League, 70. stand for reelection
amateurs. Both oficiais have given
much time and thought 10 the ANA,
ours. ana have aided them materially.
se!ect their successors.
hlchmond International League team
!ast season. Informed President Smith
Testeluay by letter tina, he was con
hAlkees this spring. He is dissatis
ned with his. contract and threatens
1" ieure to his fathers farm unless
a
Judged from the reports sent out
hon hon . nis ieagu" magmat.s' ofncss,
probably will desire more liberal con-
tracts ms season. However rctrench-
ineni is the slogan OF the noguls at
n" present time. and. under tbe
,ni'ais of Dave Fultz and his frater-
Ply members. intrcnchment has been
n"u"u 10 many followers OF the game
! arpears that the naCnateS will stand
I n pm ana Eankston, popular as H. is
~, NM 'ne rams. may have the oppor-
'uh!ty OF retirement.
IA NJ w. Lake, accordlng to reports. is
hno'hcr player familiar to local fans
/ Who Is contemplating refusing his Igii
/ contract. Leakc was sold TO the rort
" 'G rs not %i"e a, noh says the salary
| 20 cross the great divide If th"rn
"rG many additional such stands AIKEN
~ Is pron"blc that the O"arth of farm,
hands will be oblitcratcd bv the line
they arc required.
The Eastern Virginia yn,crco,ori.,,
tatn Tie A ,w.o ha; voice to
sI,in t s"n,G MI Shhe toothaN champion
n,,,6ss Sfsn""m!o another year. Threats
years by the Spiders e. ~" ins' l"w
the association are ,,i,,, .'','!rNW from
as prospects for ne ~ "' y,t reIIimrr"c,"d
the booking OF games Win cniin,,n.:
that have Standing airangaim.n,s vyi,f
X@n ,nc is m ,., $" ,n$y. and il is doubtful
. - 10y WI! ,Wi,hJraw or If the two
some I'M HiInS"ule VIII ho abandoned FOR
i ii.,m;, h,"m' Of NE Envcs has received
p,HH'HiIS changes ~ Ia" haScbal,
r .,'m,S, which would "reat~ more base
running is on" from q IAN i'm Kansas
CITY. which contains a novel s,r..cS.
N"n, mat ;hc batter under certain ,,i,-
CumStauccS. be ;Ilo,y.G a.,
base. "'S'
course: ~ writes ia part. There
ro "I,' he he %n,I g'''an 'jn"' when hrs,
frm,n .a,, S'.y' when runner
in r",' , |@r"m" w"s stealing 'hird or q
n."n hr,hs run down between second
. CIV 'llilu, or on