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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
Fat Catcher Chases Runner
Around Field For Home Run
BY JAMES J. CORBETT
Copyright, 1917. by King Features Syndicate Inc)

his pitcher and the argument ended
temporarily. But whenever the two
catchers got within a few feet of each
other during the early part of the
game they would resume their argu-
ment.
Along about the seventh or eighth
inning Robby stepped to the plate
and greeted Smith with: 'How's the
little tub7 whereupon Smith came
| back with:
"'Oh. about twice as fast as the
big tank at bat
"still want to racer queried
Robby.
Yes. and there's no time like the
present retorted Smith. Here's your
chance to pull it off. Strike out and
| I'll drop the third one. pick 1t up and
then tag you before you get to first
1T SO happened that Robby did
fan. whether by accident or design
| l don't know. But Smith purposely
dropped the third one, whereupon
Robby started for first. Smith picked
up the ball and having given Robby
about two jumps as a handicap, start
ed after the Oriole catcher, and then
began one of the most famout foot
| races in baseball history.
"Robby ran with all the speed in
his chubby legs--and Sc did Smith
AS the sprtnters neared first, Smith
made wild lunge at Robby with the
| ball but missed him. And Roboy
raced over the bag in safety Just
as he was about to slow down he
heard a yell, turned and saw that
Smith was still chasing him. Smith
was a determined person, and having
made up his mind 20 tag Rohby, he
was going through with it. Seeing
/ this RnhhV the MIN NtA witt al nv "a
sharply and started for second base.
| "All that Smith had TO do was to
throw 10 second and trap Rohby But
Smith had no such thought In mind.
He was out to tag Robinson il 1t cost
| him a leg. So he ran after Robby
and Robby tore. with the grace Of a
fat man, for second. The opposition
second sacker ran toward Smith when
he saw that the catcher had no in
tention of throwing the ball and tried
to take it away from him. But IL
second safely. Robby looked over his
shoulder, saw Smith pounding along
about six feet in the rear. and Robby
at once scooted for third.
Well, TO shorten the yarn. Smith,
despite the pleas of his mates to
throw the ball chased Robby TO
third and continued to chase him un-
I'll Robby had crossed the plate with
the run that eventually won the game
A home run on a strike out-that's
what Robby scored
After Robby had crossed the home
station, and was able to make his
voice heard above the bowls Of laugh
ter from the stands, he walked over
to Smith and said:
Hello. little deer9ootr
And Smith was silent"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

sTHex Soldier Boy .

II psychology Is of any worth at
rical attractions. ".Her Soldier Boy
the military musical production which
comes to the Academy tonight and
Saturday and Saturday matinee, may
well be termed the play of the hour.
In its presentation OF military adven-
tpre, romance and fun 1t is said to
he superlatively distinctive and in It's
wealth of melody. ifs charm of cos
tune, II is delightfully."- martial with
out being noisy or cstentatious.
Her Soldier Boy Is by Victor
Leon. author of The Merry Widow"
and Emmerich Ralmsn. composer of
"Sari" Rida Johnson Young wrote
the books and lyrics and additional
numbers have been supplied by Sig
nund Romberg. The story concerns
a romance back OF the lines In Bel
GUM. with a surfeit of heart interest
and lively comedy In which e. young
adventure seeking American. a Bel
gian officer, an American girl and a
wilson's Belgian maiden are the prin-
cipal characters. Mirth. music and
gaiety predominant.
One of the many Broadway critics
who waxed enthusiastic over the pro-
0QGtftH idI NllI@ 10 BAY <
Her folder Boy
'"The piece is simply adorable.
They do not seem to make so much
of the soldiers prologue-behind the
lines, somewhere in Belgtum--with its
snatches OF old fool songs, as they
did. The whole war atmosphere of
brisk coupling OF song and shot was
such emotional hit Bat the
charm of Rida Johnson Youngs pref
,ty story with g. tear set to music is
one Of the potent things OF the year.
Together with the comedy peaks II Is
great evening. Its worth seing
again and again--horestiy and actual
ly. II Is the height OF Mr.. ]. j. Shu-
bert's personal direction"
Among the more prominent mem
bers OF the exceptionally large cast
are Charles Irwin. Frank Ridge, OIL
YER Reese. Kitty Henry. Myrta+ Bell
Caller. Kitty Ludwig, Dudley Hill.
Kraft Walton. Florence Henri. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

That little footrace which. Heinie
Zimmerman and Eddie Collins staged
Tor worlds series audience was hu-
morous-if you didn't happen to bet
on the Giants-but Billy Murray
knows about funnisr one.
1T happened twenty years or sc
ago." relates the former manager OF
the Phlliies. 1t was during the era
when the Baltimore Orioles we're in
their glory. Wilbert Robinson. now
manager of the Dodgers. was catch
ing for Baltimore then and was one
of the best goat getters the Orioles
had. Robby's pet victim was a big
catcher on another club"
who was he?" Murray was asked.
II guess I'd better keep that Sc
cret.' was his reply after brief
pause. at might have been John
Clements, who was with the Phillies
in those days and was a nice fat per-
son--and 1t might not. Might have
been Joe Kelly, or Malachi Kittredge,
or Pop Schriver, or one of the other
oid-timers. I won't say. Let's just
forget his real name because. If
gave 1t, he might come along and slug
me for recalling the incident. So his
name simply shall be Smith for the
purpose of this story.
was quite Splinter. despite his bulk.
And how he hated to have anyone
intimate that he was getting old and
slowing up Learning OF this weak
ness, Robby never lost an opportunity
to loosen expressions of pity in Smiths
hearing over Smiths rapid decline
Always Smith would fare up and
shoot back some heated remark which
at once gave Robby the chance to
goad him to the limit.
During the flag end of the season,
Smiths team dropped into Baltimore
for series OF the so-called crucial
games. The Orioles were out for the
flag and needed every game they
could grab. Naturally, the whole Bal
timore outfit went out goat getting
with Robinson applying himself to
Smith. AS soon as the big catcher
arrived at the Oriole park. Robinson
rushed over. greeted him in friendly
fashion and then, shooting a look up
and down Smiths frame, exclaimed
with a fake note OF sympathy in his
voice:
TOO bad, old boy. that you're get
ting so fat. Gained about ten pounds
since I saw you few weeks ago.
didn't your"
smith went up in the air at once.
He told Robby quite few things
which / can't repeat for publication
in family papers, and all the while
Robb grinned, Finally Smith ex-
ploded
I'm slow, eh7 Well maybe So
but the day WITH never come when
can't outsprint YOU
-" 'Ha! ha!' retorted Robhy. Any
time you want TO run a Httle foot
race come to me for lessons
Just then Robby had to warm up
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
HEARING IN MARSHALL
TAX CASE COMES TO CLOSE

The celebrated tax case OF the city
of Williamsburg and the common
wealth against the estate of Marie
Marshall has been concluded in the
circuit court OF the city of Williams
burg and Judge d. Gardiner Tyler
has the matter under advisement.
The suit involves taxes aggregating
the sum of 100000. approximately
sa50.0o0 of which are held to be due
the state and s550,000 the city of
Williamsburg. where Miss Marshall.
who Is a patient under the care of
the Eastern State hospital, has made
her home for many years Her COM
mittee makes his home in New York
city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
MINIATURE MUSICAL
COMEDY AT THE LYRIC

Two cents added to the regular
price OF an admission ticket to the
Lyric didn't add glory to the week
ending bill. George Leonard. with
the able assistance of Mildred La
Blanche, manage to make a musical
farce comedy at least half interesting
The act leads the bill Miss La Bian-
che sings The Twentieth Century
Girl pleasingly, and Leonard, as an
inebriate rounder, made his number.
NY Drink Girl" worth while.
Novelty in the form of classical
dance act Is the opening feature ana
Mile. La Viva shows grace in her
various dances, Alexander and Fields.
two versatile comedians. scored strong
" in a. tramp act, which they call
THE Tourists"
Dickinson and Deacon. sing some
songs and tell few Jokes and three
wire walkers and acrobatfc cyclists
close the program. The last series OF
the British war office pictures are
shown.
r. L. q.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
FOOTBALL POPULAR
UNDER R WAR STATUS
Secretary Bakers Recommendation
for Wide Participation Finds
Ready Response.

When Secretary of War Baker last
summer asked the delegates OF the
National Collegiate Athletic associ-
alton to foster sports In manner
which would encourage the largest
number of students TO make them
selves physically At. many OF the coll
iege ofacials were skeptical about
neither such a plan could be car
ried out successfully The football
season has shown that such a plan
was possible. for there are now hum
dredg Of young men playing the game
who would not have taken up the
sport IN the colleges If the old condi-
lions existed.
In spite OF the fact that three of the
leading universities have abolished
varsity football. hundreds of students
are playing tnter-ciass football for the
pure physical advantages IL gives. Sec
rotary Baker called the attention of
the college men last summer to the
fact that the big, strong men in the
colleges received all the attention in
being trained for football at the ex-
pense of the majority of students
There are not enough star ath-
letes in the colleges to fill our armies"
said Secretary Baker. What the ma
ton requires is that all our young
men attending school shall have the
benefit of physical training so as to
develop their bodies and make them
proper material for flling the armies
OF the country in the present emer-
Eency."
Conditions this fall have encouraged
many students 10 take up football who
would never have ventured on the
practice field II the gr.diron stars had
held a monopoly OF all the positions.
Their absence has encouraged more
second-st players to come out for
the teams and others who never be-
fore would take a chance at playing
the game. While the intercollegiate
competition is not so keen as 1t was
when Harvard, Yale and Princeton
held the limeiight in the football
being played than ever before,
Football has become the leading
sport at all OF the cantonments
Every man who played the game at
college IL playing " In the army
camps and has encouraged great num-
bers OF soldiers 20. take up the game
who never played before. Also many
veterans. who have not donned q foot
ball suit for years, have taken up the
sport again.
So popular has football become that
the commission on training camp &C
tivities IS planning a schedule Of
games to be played between all tho
big cantonments In a series OF elimi-
nation contests, so that a champions
ship of the camps can be decided.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
"LEATHER LUNGS" IS
CHARGED WITH THEFT

lack Volaski, known TO baseball
fans as Leather Lungs" was arrest
ed yesterday by Detective Wiltshire,
on complaint OF Captain #. W. Rei1-
ley. OF Camp Lee, who charges lack
with the theft OF three automobile
tires. The accused denies the charge.
declaring that his car struck one
driven by Captain Reilley on the
Hopeweil road, October "a and both
cars were damaged. Captain Kelley,
he saws. loaned him an extra tire to
use in taking his wife to a hospital
in Petersburg for treatment for I'm
turies received In the accident The
captains car was left standing by
the side OF the road. and the next
day 1t was discovered that three tires
had been taken from the car. vo-
laski is charged with having taken
these tires. He was bailed for his
appearance IN Prince George court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
TRENCH BANQUET WILL
AID WAR CHARITY FUND

Washington. Nov. IA dish of
beans. side order OF potatoes, and
a cup of coffee, served "a la trench"
---$1.5o.
That IL the complete menu for q
banquet" to be given by United States
marines at their Quantico training
camp, near here. during the first week
OF November The banquet" will be
prepared on rolling field Kitchens"
and tho guests. officers. their wives and
enlisted men. will dine from the tin
mess gear. used by marines In the
field.
Through this novel affair the
marines expect to raise over $4,000,
and will turn the money over to an
established war charity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
Coal Baron Hero.

W. s. Hamiin. eastern sales agent
for the W. e. Deegans Coal company,
Of Huntington. w. Va. well known
here as Ham, the Coal Baron" is
in the city trying to make several
large sales. He said last night there
was scarity of coal all over the
country, which was mainly due to the
diffiulty in securing means, of trans
portation. II els stopping at Stumpfs
and will be In the city all week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
others. together with a really benu-
teous Broadway chorus.

others. together with a really beau
teous Broadway chorus.
You're In Love-
You're In Love" had its real bap.
tism in critical Boston, where, at
three of the most prominent theaters
Il succeeded IT must convincing
manner to make its influence felt to
that extent which forehoded it's long
and triumphant career enjoyed at the
. New York Casino.
You're In Love" as was the casa
with "Katinka," High links" and
The Firehy." owes it's happy exist
ence 10 that intrepid producer, Ar
thur Hammerstein. while to Otto
Hauerhach and Rudolf Frirul belong
the credit, respectively. for the mas
terly written book and delightful mu-
sic. Edward Clark's lyric contributions
materially assisting. These same au-
thors and composer having been as
sociated with Mr.. Hammerstefn ever
since his first venture in the deld Of
musical comedy. It is not often one
finds such an harmpnious blend Of
geniss inspired to continue their oom-
bined endeavors for the benefit Of the
most popuiar form of entertainment.
You're In Love" comes to the AcaA-
envy next Tuesday and Wednesday and
Wednesday matinee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
FRITZ" sTTTERDING. JR..
WILL JOIN NAVY

Frederick Sitterdinc. Jr,, familiarly
known as Fritz" will Join the navy
an a yoeman. provided ha passes the
physical examination, He made this
yesterday Mr.. Sitter
ding is well-known In athletic circles
and Ii q graduate of Georgetown uni
versity. whore he was identified with
baseball. footbail ana rowing. He has
y4cently heaR assisting h. fAthsr a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
HOG INCREASE
IS NECESSARY
Soss Must BE Bred at This Time In
Large Numbers to Insure supply.


Washington, .. c.. Nov. Ito win
the war we need more meat. To get
an Increased meat supply quickly hog
breeding must be increased materially
throughout the country, and In GER
tain states an increase OF from Is
TO so per cent III the number OF hogs
Is recommended by the United tSates
department of agriculture.
The situation Is Of great importance,
We must have plenty of meat for
our armies and the armies OF the allies
in the field. and sufficient meat for our
civilian population and the civilian
population OF the allies at home.
To have this meat. breeding animals
must reproduce themselves so the off,
spring will be available for slaughter
In the future.
Hogs can be increased quicker than
any other kind of live stock.
Therefore a larger number OF COWS
must be bred now, than in recent
years.
In addition to the fact that there is
an imperative demand for more meat
as war measure, 1t should be taken
into consideration that We new have
an abundance of feed crops-corn.
oats. and barley-with which to pro-
duce this necessary increase in the
number of hogs. The demand for
meat is certain 'and IL will be prof.
table TO the farmer to market some
of this heavy grain supply on the
hoof
The increase tn the number OF hogs
for various states. as recommended by
the department, is fallows: Missouri,
SO per cent; Alabama. so: Iowa, 2b;
Kansas. Is; Indiana. 20: Illinois. 20;
Mississippi, 20; Arkansas, 20: South
Carolina. Is; Ohio. Is; Kentucky. IS;
Tennessee, 10; Maryland. 10: North
Carolina. 10; Michigan, 10: Nebraska,
10; West Virginia. S. and Georgia. 8.
The increase needed for the entire
country Ia IL per cent and ia covered
by the above schedule. Other states
than those named should breed no
fewer rows than last year.
The result OF these increases will
be to provide sufficient animals to
make the meat that IL absolutely es-
sential to the feeding Of our armies.
Pork can be transported more read
lily and economically to troops in the
field than can any other meat. Great
supplies OF bacon must go to the boys
in khaki at the front. Unless now
q large number Of sows are bred, the
year will not be available.
The estimated number OF hogs is
1000 600 less than 1t was a year ago
in this country. and I'm the face OF
this we need more hogs than ever
before. How can we get them? BY
breeding sows at once.
The expectation of pork products
has Increased since the war began and
will continue to Increase during the
length OF the war. The foreign coun-
tries are devoting their farming en-
ergies to food and feed rather than
livestock production. but they must
have meat and they must get largge
part of this supply from us.
During the last three months the
price of hogs In the United States has
been. on an average, more than twice
as much as the average price for the
FIVE years from 1911 to 1915. In view
Of the large crop of feedstuffs in
sight. however. II Is believed that far
mers will see the wisdom OF taking
every reasonable step to Increase the
supply of hogs and hog products
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
ROUTE OF B.tRNUM AND
RAILEY'S CIRCUS PARADE.

Rarnum and Bailey's big circus
viii be located to-day al the inter
section of Broad street and the
boulevard. The following Ia the
route of the parade: Over Boule-
ward to Monument avenue, to IoIu-
hardy. to Franklin, to Fifth. To
Broad, thence to the grounds. The
parade will move at 10 O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
SUNDAY BASEBALL
SOUGHT BY tbBETS
New York Fans Asked to Have Pre-
Sent Law Rcpealcd--Nfayor
Mitchell Said to Favor Idea
tBy ARTHUR sTRUwE.)

New York, Nov. Headed by
Charles H. Ebbets. president of the
Brooklyn National league club, q
widespread movement is being in
augurated to abolish the law which
prohibits the playing of baseball on
Sunday in Greater New York.
Not only Ia Ebbets going after the
fans TO have the penal code section
repealed. but he is lining up the pro-
spective candidates at the coming
election In favor of this project
Mayor Mitchell has already gone on
record i'm favor of Sunday baseball.
He said:
II am in favor iegalizing Sunday
baseball provided that the games are
held at points and under conditions
which vii not outrage the feelings
Of citizens who desire to practice the
religious observance of Sunday"
Nearly all the minor officials who
Will be elected next Tuesday have
come out in the stand for the legaliz-
ing of the sport Oh the sabbath
1t was only recently that Ebbets
and Manager Robinson Of the Dodgers
were convicted OF breaking the law in
playing a Sunday game This was
in Brooklyn, In Manhattan the Giants
also staged a game on a Sunday.
Manager McGraw was acquitted. Both
games were for charity~-for the bene-
1T of the soldiers families and the
Red Cross.
The strength OF the army football
eleven will be put to the test next
saturday when the military academy
will meet the strong eleven from
Notre Dame Up to date the Army
has won all OF ITS four games by wide
margins. but the teams they played
against were not of the standard of
the Indians eleven, Notre Dame all
WA ys plays It's best football of the year
when IL visits West Point 1t was the
first OF the universities to realize the
advantage OF the forward pass, and
has developed a strong aerial attack
TO be used against the Army.
Freddie Welsh, former lightweight
cha mpion, wants TO get bark an the
nmelight again The English fighter
was to have made his re-entry last
night, but broken finger prevented
him Ffstic fans do not believe that
Welsh will again set the world on fire
with his boxing stunts. They con-
cede him to be T. clever man. one OF
the eleverest In his dsy, but they
point 10 the fact that with one or
two exceptions champion never
comes back"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

The schedule for the Palace Duck
pin league was drawn UP at the meet
ng OF the officials Wednesday after
noon. with total of nfty-four games
tor each team. The season bsxan
October II. and will close on March
ID, with the final game between the
indians and Tigers. No games were
scheduled for Christmas week on ac-
sount or the holidays. The entire
schedule Is as follows:
Nov. Tigers vs. Indians.
Nov. 7-Giants VS.. Indians.
Nov. Clubs vs. Tigers.
Nov. l4--Giants VS.. Tigers,
Nov. l6--Cubs vs.. Indians.
Nov. 21--Giants vs. Cubs.
Nov. 2S-Tigers VS.. Indians.
Nov. 2s--Indians VS.. Giants.
Nov. 3o--Tigers VS.. Cubs.
Dec. 5--Tigers VIZ. Giants.
Dec. Indians VIZ. Cubs,
Dec. 12-Cubs vs. Giants.
Dec. 14--Indians VIZ. Tigers.
Dec. 1s--Giants W. Indians.
Dec. 21--Cubs VS.. Tigers.
Jan. 2.-Giants vs. Tigers.
Jan. Cubs vs. Indians.
Jan. s--tsiants vs. Cubs.
Jon. 1i--Tigers VS.. Indians
Jan. 15--Indians VS., Giants.
Jan, 1s-Tigers Vs. Cubs.
Jan. s3-Ttgers VS.. Giants
Jan. 2b-Indians va. Cubs.
Jan. 30--Cubs vs. Giants.
Feb. Indians VS. Tigers
Feb. S---Giants VS.. Indians,
Feb. 8-Cubs VS. Tigers
Feb. 18--Giants VS.. Tigers.
Feb. 15--Cubs vs. Indians.
Feb. 20---Giants VS.. Cubs.
Feb. 22--Tigers VS.. Indians.
Feb. 27-Indians VIZ. Giants.
Mar. Tigers VS.. Cubs.
Mar. 6--Tigers VS.. Giants.
Mar. S-Indians VS.. Cubs.
Mar. 13--Cubs VS.. Giants.
Maj. 15--Ipdians vs. Tigers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
INCREASE IN RECEIPTS 49,
OF INTERNAL REVENUE

The internal revenue receipts at
Richmond for the month OF October,
1917. showed an increase Of $Tf,57l.-
20, over the collections for the same
period last year,
Os4oher. l417 39s1,Sie.s4 ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
Trucks bought for Road Work.

enA Az .Sn WIZ
Two automobile trucks which have
been bought for use on the Richmond
Petersburg turnpike arrived here yes
serday. A third truck Is already here.
The subcommittee representing the
board OF supervisors OF Chesterfield
will meet tonight at the office OF the
state highway commianion and for
ulally orgAuise NJ tn sleetion ~ \
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-08
BY BASIL M. MANLY

WASHINGTON, d. G., Oct. s.-With the pas
sage OF the war revenue bill, every American, man,
woman and child, becomes federal taxpayer.
You cannot buy any article that has been freghted
by rail water YOU cannot ride on train send a
telegram visit theatre ball park buy bottle OF
patent medicine, baseball bat or any other kind of
sporting goods, a tube OF tooth paste or any other
toilet article, own automobile, motorcycle or a
motorboat draw time draft, buy bond or share of
stock send in proxy for an election, without pay
ng tribute to your Uncle Samuel
Moreover, thru the income and excess profits taxes,
not less than five million Americans who have never
known what it is to take money out of their pockets
and pay il directly to Uncle Sans collectors will
now have to learn to make out their tax returns and
master all the nrcacies of calculating gross and net
income, capital invested, depreciation, and exemptions.
Everyone of these five million taxpayers ought
TO learn as possible how to figure their taxes
so that they can now plan for the readjuStmentS in
their business and personal affairs which these relatively
heavy federal taxes will neceSState
In order to enable them to make these calculations
without calling in lawyer or wadng thru the ntricacieS
of the i3O-page revenue bill, the following simple
analysis of the profits and income taxes has been
prepared with the assistance of Washingon'S leading
tax experts.