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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
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Rigid Physical Ex.
lination a Man Must
! ass In Order To Be-
l1e a Soldier In Our
'lfmy-H How a Man May
Prepare for the Test.
Ncerrfxht, 1917. hr The Interna tfaaul
&yndicate.

~
ssg Syndicate.
Il these days when hundreds OF
q tAeusands OF men are undergoing
N examinations by the army sur.
4. <fsns, the question arises as 70
laf physical fitness means IN N
III King Of fighting man and how a
IA rhh may prepare himself for the
ad Physical examination which be
st undergo before he can become
= Scidier.
aAsNhs man who expects 70 toin the
ANny should take an inventory OF Aim
ard his little ailments before he
1tessx tie examining surgeon. There
~ frw parsons who have no sigh,
AM3ert. Perhaps Il 70 not enough 10
kSkhtr them under ordinary circnm.
aerces. but gives them troubIs at
tl6Ae&
Get FIT For Service.
b Systematic exercise OF the Gales.
Me drili type taken each day will,
x 11r In making man physically At
sersice. Plenty of fresh air ia a
aid to good health, and the man
eutd sleep in the open IL possible. for
II soldier he Will be required 10
- fsfny nights on. OF doors. AS
lungs are the bellows that keen
Wark OF endurance In working
~ LAr. deep breathing Will drive away
feelings In the head and body
81 the best ways to take these
n breathing exercises Is to do so
Ia walking erect. which by the usy
9he best exercise of all to keen a
- condition. Another help is
abstinence from alcoholic beyer-
IL man follows the above for
~ months or even weeks he will
himself In excellent condition for
physicai test
4 10 recruiting ONCE determines
Athef or not the man has the neces-
infelligence and education 70
- An efiicient soldier. BY educa-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

evolved. Specimens Of this class wsra
built about the end Of the fifteenth
century. A revolving gun OF German
design had ten chambers similar "a
those Of modern revolver: each
chamber holding two charges Aysd ~
separate touch holes. twenty ahoee -
ing nred n rapid successi06 without
reloading. Russia, too. has rev03vtng
cannon. which nred about 0ftesn shots
without reloading. .
Machine Gums
In tho year s17l3, = machine run
was invented which dred shots o. two
kind. square bullets for Turks and
round bullets for Christians n wAs
worked by crank and was only more
or less useful. 1t was not until 1855
that really successful machine rum
was puk ontthe market. This Wa the
well knbWn mettraileuse. one 1f tne1e
guns worked BY ave men could dIs.
charge about 40 shots per minute u
was used ~ the French With great
success Against the Germans n 1s7o.
Calling guns introduced u En91aud
and the United states were used with
deadly eject during our Civil war.
These guns finally lad 70 the 1nyon.
ton Of the famous BENZ Msreior and
IewiS guns Of today.
The war rocket A. Z weapon has
been virtually discarded II the preeent
war except Tor MIumin atfn9 Durpos09
II first appeared In China durtnA the
thirtefnth century. They swerA used
IN Europe some two centuries axtsr
and were. = part Of warfare until me
early part Of the nineteenth ceutury.
but at that time pro1ectiles erGdunily
took their place. Today they ~ -.
pioyed tor &ignaltng and ~ aieAt
hghrlng.
Military tractors arst appsarS1
Farfare ID l7ss, when Fr1n6n
aeer constructed I road en6il6 NM
was capable Of travelling I've ~ ~
haK miles per hour. A. tinln y - 4
:hA steam road ensinAa Nnrx ~
Y improved upon ana tns11io &1&91r's
IfeAm traction enxinAe ND seoGa =
over road4 T4dax nave
he huge machines which r. nv.
vhAre. roads Or no reads. Ss
War machines, Ike overxfl1Ix alaA
aase pAseed through : lope bfocosa 81
lvoiutiona e reach THAR proa1nt 800
i perfection - destroysss af llfS and
property.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
Chest Measurement
Chronic Ailments A R.r

There are. of course. certain chronic
ailments which disquaihy man at
once, such as tuberculosis. Brights dis.
ease. chronic heart trouble and
venereal diseases, Even If the man
is an athlete or in excellent physical
condition these diseases will finally
dehiiifate him and he IS rejected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

Acute bronchitis. typhoid fever.
malaria. scarlet fever or measles are
only temporary disbarment, as these
may be cured and the man becomes
as heaithy as one who has never SUI
lered from them. In some cases of
tnls kInd the recruit is sent to a hos
plfai until he has fully recovered.
Mental disease is bar to enlistment
IN the United states, as even a man
with mild mental disorder Is likely
to upset discipline.
Alcoholism Is also looked for by
the examining surgeon as drunken
men are unfit to fight and cause no
end Of trouble in camps. or course,
there are men in our army who drink
liquor. but they are not chronic
lrunkards
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

eks and stones thrown by hand
- earliest weapons or war
md this carly period OF history
the doings of body of men
etone Casters" who formed a
1k the Greek army. The stick IA
5ecftie In the form OF a throw
Ner still survives among the saw.
Arrows thrown from lonr
Afl used as far hack as q.
oltnEs came into existence
g, SI0. Lead bullets were
4AAse slings.
Arown from the sings vera
0auis against the Romans
c. and stone shots pro-
AtADuIts came about a cen.
CAtapults for throwing
- were used for several
~ 1503. during the siege
- by the Romans. Edward
A4 = huge catapult, capable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08

LEGALLY "a settles this matter: 1t reads as
follows:
TABLE OF PHYSICAL PROPORTIONS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
e + volution of War
eapons from Sticks
Stones To Huge
rojectiles and Mach
he Guns That Fire Six
Hundred Shots Per
mute.

11saghe 1911. by Tho International
RON the dawn OF history and
back into the realms OF tradi-
lion there come records and ac-
counts OF the devices OF man
! obstruction Of his fellow man
I'LL the passing OF time has coma
14aments on these agencies from
udcst club that dealt Its hlows
T. the range OF a few feet to the
eFthas that destroy life q. a
nno Of many mixes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
Teeth And Feet.

After the height, weight and heart
examinations are successfully passed
the subject of teeth Is taken UP. False
teeth are all right for civil life. but
they do not agree with army food .ra
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
CUBS ARE BEATEN,

The Pirates of Hartford defeated the Cubs of this city yesterday af- ternoon in . hard fought game on Harts field. tho final score was 2 to l. The pitching of Perry was bright feature of tho Pirates work. the Cap ttol city hurler retiring twenty-one of the local bat wtelders by the 6. O. route. He allowed but two hits. Nim- TO, on the mound, worked we'll for the losers. he having fourteen strikeouts to his credit. The locals scored their only tally through tho daring work on the bases by Calaxia, who stole sec ond base. third base and home. Perry and Gallon were the battery for the visitors while Nimro and Calazia worked for the homesters
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
JIGGER JOINS NAVY.

Elm City Sport Promoter Leaves to Serve Uncle Sam-WcN Known Here.
 New Haven, May 7.-"Jigger' Mo- Carthy, the well known boxing manager, held farewell ban quet to several of his friends at his home in Winchester avenue last night preparatory to his departure for Brooklyn today. Mccarthy enlisted in the navy on Saturday and starts in tomorrow as second class fireman. He will be away four years.
 Mccarthy announced last night that Tommy Shea. whom he has managed during the present boxing season, will hereafter be under the managerial refns of Frank O'Brien. referee of the Olympia A. A. of Philadelphia and one of the best known managers in the Keystone stata. Shea expects to box in Philadelphia the latter part of this month.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
.BIG LEAGUES HELD
 DOWN BY WEATHER
Many Double Headers Are Nov Scheduled Due to Postponements

Cold and rainy weather played
 havoc with the schedules of the major leagues, the last week. Twenty-four games. eleven in the National and thirteen in the American. were post poned to be played later, mostly in double-headers.
 Despite the handicap. however, of rain-soalked grounds, some good base ball was shown especially on Wednes- day. which brought forth probably the best pitching of the year. Vaughn. of Chicago and Toney, of Cincinnati, set
 up record at Chicago whom they
 went nine innings without allowing
 the opposing batsuaen . hit or run. Weakens in Tenth. Vaughn weakened in the tenth and
 the Reds won the game to on two singles. the only hits of the contest. Both pitchers had brilliant support.
 At the Polo Grounds the same day
 New York and Brooklyn battled
 through 14 innings to a 2-s tie. tho second extra-inning tie game for Brooklyn in two weeks. Ames, pitch
 ing for St. Louis. held Pittsburgh to
 two hits, winning by 1 to O. In tho American there were two shut-outs by scores of to O.. Fisher helped New York beat Washington, with Johnson in the box, and Dauss pitched Detroit to victory over St. Louis. New York held its leadership in the National until Sunday. when St, Louis went ahead through . to victory over Cincinnati. et. Louis lost two to Chicago and won two from Pittsburgh during the week and with Chicago. which continued winning pace. may be troublssoms for the Eastern teams whom the Western clubs come East this week. Philadelphia and Brooklyn did not
 lose . game and improved thsir posi-
 tions at the expense of Boston. which 1 fell to seventh place, and New York, I which did not win . game.
 Tie for FiEse rlaoe. The tic for nrst place in tho Ameri- can was broken and Boscon. which took two games from Philadelphia. 1 now has . commanding lead over Chicago. which failed to keep up it's previous good sait and lost three out 1 of four gameA Now York held on to third place
 while breaking even in . four-same l series with Washington. St. Louis
 climbed from sixth to fourth place
 and is right behind New York. The Browns won three out of four games 1 and made the first triple play of the
 season at the expense of Cleveland on Monday.
 Philadelphia fell back. but Detroit 1 showed a Hash of its theoretical
 strength and came through the week with Q clean slate.
 The Eastern teams in the American
 league will begin the first Western i invasion on May l1. the day after the National intersectional games begin.
 and on the result of these strugxles 1 the pennant prospects of some teams l may depend.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
SALARIES TO BE CUT

AAs~SONAs~SA~AS -
 Levying of Federal Tax Law Will
 Make Reductions Necessity.
 St. Paul. May War conditions will be brought home to American Association baseball players with a jolt this week, for President Thomas J. Hickey will personally tell every athlete in the league that if a Fed eral war tax of 10 per cent, of the gross receipts Is imposed on all amusements the American Association will be forced to shut down for the season, unless players are willing to take a slight reduction in their stt- bends
 President Hickey was in the twin cities over the week, and held two conferences with Messrs. Norton and Cantillon, the local club owners. Mr. Hickey will not go into details as to the result of these conferences. but he admits that a radical reduction In expenses will be necessitated If the Federal tax becomes law. .
 President Hickey does not say that he Is going to tell the players that they must either take a reduction In stipends or remain idle for the rest of the season. He asserts he is going to discover how they feel about 1t, and he intimates that a meeting of mag mates may be held in the twin cities toward the end of the week.
 Hickey declares the International league nagnates are working along the same lines,, but, he adds, they have succeeded in keeping all men, tion of the matter out of the news papers in cities that are members of the circuit.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
Averages.
Schedule for the Week.

E Monday-Skinners vs. Paper Goods. s&. & E.svs. Stanley Works
 Ss& s& Tuesday-N. B. Machine ys. Stanley |Enle and Level: Thompson and Cage IT Haugh and Anderson. Woerdelin
 lind Nelson vs. Brennecke and Kahms. < Wednesday-Spec two man Hague: Neurath and Hickey vs. telArk and Erickson. Hutchinson and lfuay vs. Wagner and Myers
 2 Thursday ollnson and O'ConneH Foote ana Young. larsen and Anderson VI Hines and A4rtini. M MFriday-Landefs vs. F1fnir. Union skfg. vs. Berlin Construction, Hogan 3nd Clancy vs. Windish and Caroy.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
.RTINI-HINES DUO j:
 SETTING FAST PACE
Men League PloTine Inter- estin6 at Aetna Alleys

Ihe Herdpt-TIines two-men bowling
 pm mbination is setting the pace in tho
 e4o recently formed. for two-men eams. but the margin of the lead over she Anderson-Larson and Cage Thompson teams is very small. Some E7nteresting matches have been arr Fanged for the coming week by Man sn9er Rogers. .
 Tho schedule for the Factory league LIE the week and the two-ment games
 ae follows:
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
SCOTTISH ATHLETES KILLED
By BRlccs

Many Star Performers in Track and
 Field Events, Give Up Life for
 Allies Cause.
 Many of Scotland's greatest ath- leteSa ke been wounded or killed in the war during the last two months. Captain Daniel G. Campbell, noted all-around athlete of Edinburgh Uni- versity. met his death in the British offensive on April 2. Campbell was a crack high jumper. having won the scottish championship. as his special ty for four successive years beginning In 1910. G. B. Henderson. reported as severely wounded. was a member of the Kings Own Scottish Boderers. and was generally rated as the fore- most amateur sprinter in Scotland. Captain J. Martin, who was killed in action on April 2S, was one of the best rugby forwards Scotland ever pro- duced. F. c. Jenkins of the Scotch Highlanders, who was killed on April g. was an expert golfer. He played in the Irish open championship in 1912, and was runner-up to Gordon Lock- hardt losing the final match by the narrowest of margins.
 Captain G l.. Jackson, who fell in action on April g, was a renowned cricketer, winning many contests for Oxford, which institution he at- tended, during 1913 and 1914. He en- listed at the outbreak of the war, and has been at the front practically ever since.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
GROOM JOINS RANKS
 OF NO-HIT HURlERs
Browns Star Slabman Refuses h
 Ls White So1 Ht 1T I'll

St. Louis. May 7.-Groom did not allow the. Chicago wnit~ sox nit for elsvsn innings yesasrday. anA tAs st. Louis Browns took both eamas, tas fIrst : to |. and the second ! to ..
 In tho fourth inning of the fest, gauia. TT Louis drove Rusaeai from the b6f kaking five runs. They added three more iA tho eighth on two singles. . doublas tA sacrifice and E. Collins errox!
 Plank retired for . pinch hitter ia the seventh. and 0r0om relieved him on the mound. From then on te the end ot - txxl6e Chicago dould not set q, hit. Only twenty eight mon faced Groom In th4 second contest. Four reaehed drst 1nA hit . sacriAcs, three got bAsas on IF. ana one VI hit. The score fotlows: : s First Uanie Chicago ........ 0o2oO3ooo--A 1 q St. Louis ..... seA3Deoe1x---0 <
 Batteries: Danforth and schalk; Sothoron, Plank. Groom and Sever, cid.
 Second Game. Chicago ........ ooooSooee--o | I St. Louis ....... 110oooe1x-34 . a
 Batteries: Benz and Schalk; Groom ond severeid.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
SOCCER FOR CHARITY.
Thirty Thousand Persons on Hand to See Classic Event in GIaagow.

Glasgow, May 7-The annual Glas- gow Charity Soccer cup ties aroused tremendous enthusiasm, as usual, here Saturday. Thirty thousand people crowded into Firhill park to see one of the ties between Third Lanark and strongly represented.
 The score was to 1 at half time. and remained the same at the end of the regulation period, but during the extra time Partick redoubled it's ef- forts and. putting on two more goals, won by to 1. which entities this team to meet Clyde In the semi-hnal next Saturday at CathlSin. Clyde and Queens park contested the other tie at Celtic park before 25. coo people, Clyde winning. to Q.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
HIGGINS MAKES RECORD. . Clips Seconds From Truck Mark q
 Jersey HaEriers, Games.

. Bayonne, N.<J. May 7--Joe TIigsinA of the. Irish American Athletic elue hung up new track record ysstess day afternoon in the opening tssnes of the Jersey Harriers at City Pssk Oval here.
 Higgins won the 1000 yard ham. cap in 2:26. clipping four seconA. from the old mark. made five ysArs ago by g. Sinclair of the Jersey l71i,. riers. A. Dolger, unattached, y4as,x ished second. ten yards behind a1 gins and H. Holden of the New Yoesr ~. c, wns third. sss' E
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
HARTLEY VS. COND0N
Durable Dane to Stack Up Against Brooklyn ..Iron Man Tomorrow
 Nfght in Meriden.

|s It is long time since so much in. Hlerest has been displayed by local Boxing fans as that which is in evil sSlence regarding the show to be staged
 TT the Lenox A. c. of Meriden on J4resday evening. The card is one of sf6e finest ever presented in the state and bids fair to bring out the largest Audience that has ever witnessed efistic affray in the Silver city.
 Ssss During the time that Freddie Welsh was in training for his bout with s johnuy Kilbane the rugged Condon
 Eorked out with him daily. This kept him in the greatest condition possible < And he was practically ready for the
 Tbatch when the articles were signed Hartely has been boxing two and $ sfhree times a week of late and has
 not suffered single defeat. He Will z 1pox Freddie Welsh on May 28, and s t@ confident that on that evening ne will trim the title holder.
 Among the great achievements or
 the Danish battler is win over Joe < Velling just at the time when that g boy was at the height of his career. }. Condon has been known to the fans cf this district for a long time and he may be depended upon to deliver the Eggcods.
 M But in spite of the corking star Nbout. which will be fought at 13s < hounds, the semi-fnal is being watched with keen interest. In this nffair Jackie Sullivan of Waterbury will box eight rounds with Joe Rocco ssof Hartford This pair clashed al tne s last show of the Lenox and their bout seras heralded as one of the hnest ever xIsheld in the Silver city. The outcome sgnfter eight slashing rounds, was draw and the rivalry between the pair s'is exceptionally keen. Each IS de.
 termined to win this match as 1t will
 nlace the winner high in the light.
 weight division of the state. They will
 box at 133 pounds.
 In a six-round preliminary Jimmie vrelton. Connecticut's undefeated ban ts,,, ,yho has won the majority of his
 nouts cv by knockouts. will meet Joe x Williams. of this city. This match = ssssscomnIetes a well balanced card.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
TO LEAD D. OF P. TEAM.

Philadelphia. May. ". Howard Berry. for the pastathres years pen- tathlon champion of the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected cap tain of next years track team at banquet rendered to Coach Lawson Robertson. Berry resigned yesterday as captain of tho baseball team.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
CARDS DEFEAT REDS
 AND ASSUME LEAD
Mound City Aggregation Contin- ues to Produce Brilliant Baseball

Cincinnati. May 7.-The St. Louis Cardinals went into first place in the National league race yesterday when Mule Watson shut Cincinnati out by a score of 4 to 0.
 Wat@on allowed only five scattered hits and was never in trouble, Toney, who started for the local team, had one bad inning.
 After two were out in the first, J. Smith. Miller and Hornsby singled, Cruise doubled and scored on F. Smiths single. netting four runs. The score follows:
 r. h. @ St. Louis ....... 4OO0OOOO0-4 0 Cincinnati ...... 0000O0000-O 1
 Batteries: Watson and Snyder; To- ney, Filler and duhn.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
EVANSTON ON THE CHUTE.

Toledo. O.. May 7.-The release of Outfielder Bankston to Richmond of tho International league was an nounced today by Roger Bresnahan of the local American association club. Bankston's place has been filled by John Bates. released recently by Louisville.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
COLGATE SENDS MhNY
Hamilton College wfn Be vpea RApso-,
 scented in Uncle sam's Array Wifaa| Star Athletes.

Coach John F. Rourke of Coleate college athletes. has arrived 1t his home in this city where he win speud tho summer. tho war having caused the abandonment of sports tt the Hamilton, N. r., institution durfne the troublesome period. MT. Rourko has made no definite plans for the summer. but will in all liklihood bN in charge of games for the public anuss- ment commission . place he has AiloA with satisfaction for several yeara
 Among the crack athletes to leave Colgate for military service are West and Anderson. Walter Camps selec- tfons for places on the mythical All- American eleven: spencer, . former Hartford hoy who Al1o played on the 1916 team; Goode the star guard has aligned with the Rochester cavalry. Captain Glendenning of the baseball nine and Captain Hartman of thA track team are also in the service Huntington the successor Of Larry Bankart as football coach for next season. has left for Virginia to be- come member of the officers reserve.
 M. M. Andrews of East Hartford. we'll known in this city, who was tho selection for manager of the crack team for the cominE season. has suc-, cessfully passed the officers axamina- tions and has been detailed to drill troops in Fort Oglethorpe, Virginia. j
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
R1sLEY WINs AT GoLF.

Atlantic City. N. T., May 7.-Maur- ice Rislsy of this city Saturday won for the third time the chief trophy in the final match of the annual spring golf tournament of the Atlantic City Country club at Northf1eld, by defeat ing D. Clarke of Baltimore, one up.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
PHILLIEs BEAT BRIDGEPoRT.

Bridgeport, May 7-The Philadel- phia National league team defeated Bridgeport of the Eastern league yes- terday by . score of 6 to ?. Fittery. Philadelphia's young eft-handed pitcher, was knocked out in the fifth by pitched ball. Mayer finishing the game.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
Standing of tho Clubs.
Games Today

Games Today. Now York at Philadelphia. Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit. Boston at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
BRIEF WITH PIRATES.

Salt Lake City, May Bunny Brief of the Salt Lake club of the Pa cihc Coast league has been sent to the Pittsburgh Nationals on thirty days trial and will join the Pirates at Chicago today, it was announced yes- stardAy. !.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
REDFERN BADLY HURT.
Noted Jockey Sustains Fractured
 Skull in Auto Accident.

New York. May 7.-Arthur Redfern, 33 years old. and at one time the most famous jockey in America, prob- ably was fatally injured in an auto mobile accident here Saturday night. His car was overturned by hitting a wooden horse used as g. barrier for road repairs. His skull was fractured.
 John Mackey once bid $30, 900 for Redfern's services. At various times he. was in the employ of James R.. Keene, E. R. Thomas and William c. Whitney.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
Games Today.

Games Today. Philadelphia At New York. Brooklyn at Boston. St. Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Newark at Buffalo.
 Providence at Montreal. Baltimore at Toronto.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
Win On Two Hits.

Chicago, May 7.-Carlson held Chi cago to two hits yesterday. yet the Cubs defeated Pittsburgh to ?. Zei- der. won the game in the eighth in- nlng. He doubled and stole third. Carlson became worried and cut loose with a wild pitch, which enabled Zei- der to score.
 Vaughn was hit hard. but frightened in the pinches, the visitors having six teen men left on bases. The scores follows:
 r.. h. e Pittsburgh ..... O00010100-2 II 5 Chicago ........ 01OO1001x-3 4 Batteries: Carlson and Schmidt; Vaughn and Elliott.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Regu1to Yesterday. St. Louis ,. Chicago |. St. Louis ,, Chicago 0. Cleveland at Detroit, rain.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
SATURDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

Chicago 2. Cincinnati 4.
 Other games postponed: rain