The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
FOOTBALL STAR JOINS
RICHMOND H0W|TzERS
Arthur Mayer Leaves Football Field
At North Carolina to Enlist With
Local ArtiIlcrymen.
RECRUITING is BRISK HERE.
Eight Enlist In United States Army,
While Six Cast Their Fortunes With
Navy-Richmond Grays Get Five
Recruits.

Leaving the football field at Chapel
HILL where candidates for the 1917
North Carolina gridiron eleven are do
ing spring training, Arthur T.. Mayer,
twenty-five years old. Baltimore
boy, walked into the Richmond How
! tiers recruiting station at Eighth
and Broad streets late yesterday after
noon, announcing that he had heard
the call of his country and was ready
to cast his fortunes with the Rich
mond artillerymen. Mayer was met
in Richmond by his father. who is
said 10 be one of the most promi-
nent citizens of the Monumental City,
and he accompanied his son TO the
recruiting station.
II am proud Of my SON" Mr.. Mayer
told Lieutenant Pollard yesterday
afternoon, and I only wish that /
had more boys to serve the country.
Lieutenant Pollard declared last
night that young Mayer was one of
has ever seen. He stands Ave feet
six inches in his stockings, and
weighs ia pounds. The young man
was accepted and he left for his
home in Baltimore TO spend few
days with his parents before donnins
a uniform.
Word was also received yesterday
afternoon by Lieutenant Pollard from
a young man named Porter. a native
Nirginian. who is now student in
Cornell university.
Il am ready to serve my country,
and II Virginia needs me | will come
NJ once. II my native state has suf-
feient men | will enlist in a company
hero "a
ceived yesterday from the young
man. The Howitzers recruiting Of
fcer sent word that the Old Dominion
needs him and that he will be well
coined here.
Three Enlist III Howitzcrs
Three young Richmonders enlisted
in the Howtzers yesterday. they be-
ing John Cumbea William Loving
and Raymond c. Hall. This brings
the total to nine, they having been
accepted by the battery since the re-
cruiting station was opened at Nc
Coy's last Tuesday morning. There
have been twenty applicants so far,
but eleven OF them were turned down
for various reasons. Some Of the men
failed to come up 10 the physical re-
quirements, while others had rela-
tiveS dependent upon them for sup
port.
L I've A6QDE men tilttSttG IN liit
Richmond Graye during yesterday,
four OF them coming from Williams
burg. The recruits are Harry G. Wo-
mack Richmond. and Eric NJ Wick
or. Ernest J. Lewis Emos -. Lewis
and Raymond a. Lewis, Villa msburG.
the last three being brothers
II was announced yesterday that
no recruits will he received into the
Blues cavalry untn authorized To
department at Washington How
ever ii is said that number of
Young men have made inquiries re-
earding this branch OF the service and
have announced their intention of
becoming members of the squadron.
II is thought that some word will he
received within the next day or two
from the department regarding the
acceptance OF recruits.
Recruiting was brisk yesterday at
the army and navy stations in Rich
mond. However. large number or
applicants are being turned down each
day because OF their failure 10 meet
the physical requirements II was
announced yesterday afternoon at the
army recruiting station that young
men will be accepted into the
United States standing army weighing
1i0 pounds and five feet two inches
ttf IitiE III. fitNtNtI. men GU LHlS size
will go into the infantry and cavalry
only, they being TOO small TO handle
the large guns IN the artillery SER
vice. Up to Il few days ago men were
required to stand five feet four inches
and had 10 weigh 1876 pounds before
they would he accepted into the army
More Join L. :. Army.
Two Richmond boys enlisted in the
army yesterday at the local station.
They are Harry Z. Wilkinson and
Floyd A. Robertson. There were also
four Norfolk boys accepted. and all
six OF them left yesterday afternoon
for Fort Slocum, New York. Nire-
teen have been accepted Mt the Rich
mond station this week, which is more
than u months work when conditions
are normal.
Only one Richmond boy cast his
fortunes with Uncle Sans navy YES
terday. but several of them were
turned down for various reasons. Six
enlisted in the service during the
day as follows:
Oscar Linwood Hobson. Richmond;
Vert K. Butler. Lynchburg; Law
renee NJ. Woodson, Lynchburg: Am
brose Benjamin Perdue. Dott, W. Va:
Robert Lee Grim. Dot. w. Va; Harry
Edwin McLane. Culpeper. Va.
Several young Richmonders yes't =
day took examinations to go into the
yeoman service of the navy. and
whether or not they passed will bc
announced today. l. was stated yes
terday afternoon at the navy recruit
ing station that no less than forty-two
men have enlisted this week, while
more than fifty have been turned
down because of their failure to meet