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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
FOOTBALL tXACTtO
ONLY Il VICTIMS
Not = Fatality or Serious INJURY DC
cnrred In Big College Contests In
Season just Closed.

Chicago. Dec. 4--Footbali the
roushtest of American outdoor sports,
exacted toll OF twelve victims dur
ing the 1917 season. which ended with
Thanksgiving day games. The num-
Der was six less than in 1916 and
four less than two years ago. IN 1919
there were fifteen deaths.
Defenders of the popular college
sport pointed to the fact that not
fatality nor even serious injury oc-
CURED in the bis universities and COL
lsges where the game is conducted TN
der expert physical direction. All or
the victims with one exception we're
either high school students or players
who. with little or no training. par
ticipated in semi-p professional games.
A majority of the cases showed that
the players entered the game without
proper knowledge of 1t and without
proper physical condition for SO rough
a sport
The open style of play, instead oil
the smashing game. which rapidly IL
being discarded. has eliminated rnuch
of the danger in the opinion OF Fred
L. Muir ply, a former Yale star, nov
coach at Northwestern university bH
PLAYERS. ne said. also are better pro
| tectsd through improved heavily pad
| ded uniforms and headgsars.
| Lack of proper training and physi'
/ cal condition is the greatest menace Il
/ the game" Coach Murphy says
I High school students and semi-pro
/ fessional players as rule are no
properly hardened TO play the game
/ In the big colleges and universities IN
players are Systematically conditioned
/ and trained. In addition they under
so a rigid physical examination 1
they have symptoms of heart weak
ness they are not accepted.
A A. Stage, the veteran coach
/ the University OF Chicago said tina
| universal physical examination ant
training of high school students woult
, materially reduce the number OF foot
bali deaths. Some of the larger htgi
schools now require exa mination of al
i athletes, bat he said. the practice ha
not been put into effect in smalie
cities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

OF the Eastern teams.
Ohio state was the best of the West
ern teams. but it's showing against Au-
burn. as compared with the showing
of Georgia against the same team
places the Golden Tornado far in the
van.
The ore encouraging feature OF the
past football season was that the game
was played more extensively than ever
before. 1t thrived in the army camps
and attracted more men into helpful
competitive action on the gridron
than the most optimistic football men
ever hoped for. The army and navy
camps developed many teams but, the
lack of time for necessary practice
prevented any OF them from reaching
Ia high point OF development
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

tured ioshinx. About a month later
my tour came to an end and / went
back to the United states. Bob re-
turned some time later.
Then some sport writer's, realizing
that was sincere in my decision nor
TO re-enter the ring, set about In
m ethodical way TO stir up enmity be"
tween Bob and myself, in the hope
OF forcing 2. contest Soon there ap
peared in the columns of those writ
ers some sighting statements which
I was supposed to have made con :
corning Fitz. but which 1 never had
uttered These were followed by fake
interviews with the Australian, in
which he spoofed my boxing skin.
and charged that was afraid 70 inset
him This kept up for quite tins
didn't know then that those early
statements credited to Bob were
fakes. nor did Bob know that I had
never uttered the words credited 20
me,
The result that some of the writers
| had hoped to accomplish--the cres
ton Of feeling OF bitterness between
! F'itz and myself-fnaliy came about
| Believing I actually was issuing thoss
scathy denunciations OF him, Boz
/ summoned reporters and delivered =
verbal broadside at me. When this
/ wss brought to my attention | Wen
hack AT Bob ard a wordy var started
! In earnest. AS time went on | fsl'
that there was just one way in whtcf
Bob and could settle our diner
ences--that was to get into the sam
ring and fight 1t out to finish.
| was out OF condition at the tina
| and figured that | needed one Or twt
bouts to put me in shape. SO ] wen
to California for the purpose of do
ing some preliminary training at th'
Olympic club And then it was tina
was tricked into a match with Tom
sha wkey. and very nearly walked int
the same trap that caught Bob Fitz
simmons Just a few months later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

Editors Note: This lie the twenty
fourth chapter OF 3 series of articles
by Jim Corbett which deal with the
career OF Bob F'itzsiuanons, Few
men knew Fitz as Corbett knew him
and so these stories revea some Incl
dents In the life OF Fitzsimmons that
never before have been printed The
next chapter will appear tomorrow
shortly after ] had announced my
retirement from the ring in 1895 and
had bestowed my title upon Peter
Maher, / went to Europe on "A thea
trical tour. While there news cam q
that Bob F'itzsimmons had defeated
Maher via the knockout route on
February Il, 1895, near Lsngtry,
Tex. That triumph gave the heavy
weight championship TO Bob, but the
| public refused to look ct II that way,
, Some ring experts accepted F'itz as
the technical champion, owing to the
| fact that I had retired. but they con
| tinued to regard me as the real cham
| pion. 1t was their contention that
no pugilistic title-holder could give
his laureis TO another, and my action
| in naming Maher AZ my successor
| could not be recognized
| And 10 an agitation was renewed
for a match between FitE and myself
refused to pay any attention to this
at first being reluctant to enter the
| ring again. In the months since
| ha q announced my retirem ent, I had
not given much attention to train
ing. eentering all my efforts on per
fecting myself in stage work. Fur
thermore. I was tired of pugilism
The game had made aa@weaittfs= and
fam Gus but il never had made rea'
appeal to me. except as a sport.
wanted to perfect myself In SONS
other profession az soon as possible
and that was stage work
Some time after Bob defeated
Mahsr he Joined a theatrical troupe
which. eventually arrived In London
/ Bob and 7 came in contact with eacf
other in that city. Some stories hav.
Il that there was a verbal clash be
tween us there. but these stories
were exaggerated. Nothing happened
at that time, except some good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
Minor Leagues SIN In Doubt.

Minor Leagues still in Doubt
New York. Dec. 4.-Onlv eight Of
the minor leagues have announced
khat next year Will still see them 60
ing. The remaining twelve have not
vet decided whether they win play
ball in the coming spring.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
SIN BRIAR LEADS LIST
OF WINNING HORSES

New York Dec +.-The two-year-
old bay colt. Sun Brisr, with winnings
amounting TO $500. leads among
the FIVE crack race horses that have
won majority OF the rich stake
events in this country and Canada
during the season just closed. Their
total winnings were tis3.s3o.
Omar Khayyam, the great three
gesr-old came second with winnings
OF s4f 500 The other horses includ
ed fin the quintette are the six-year
old Old Rosebud, the three year old
Hourless Omar khayysm's peerless
opponent and the two-vear old Pspp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
Sport Writers Stir Up Enmity
Between Fitzsimmons and Corbett

by JAMES j. CoRBETT.
Copyright, 1917. by King Features Syndicate lnc)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
a.lanls lnnnose .eNnr Reforrns.s

New YORK. Dec 4.--The Giants have
baked against the se-ealled war re
forrTTE IN baseball II was learned
here today officials and players alike
having pledged themselves to argue
and vote against the shortening Of the
season to conform with game
schedule, against q late start and
against a reduction OF the PLAYER limit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
Leonard Agrees 70 right Cline.

New York. Dec, 4.-Irlsh Patsy
.Clne is 10 have another go at light
weight championship title. Benny
j.ecnard. present holder OF the preci-
GUS honor, having agreed to meet him
in a six round no decision bout at the
Olympia Club OF Philadelphia on De-
cember -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
rnlrn,. ON WIZARDS Trail.

New York. Dec. 4.--tnless Jess WI
lard accepts his challenge before De-
cember 20 by covering forfeit of
$1,000, the heavyweight champion
ship title goes by the board. accord
ing TO Fred Fulton. who again APP
pears as aspirant for the premier
pugilistic honor.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03
PLAN FAREWELL TO
Delaware TROOPS
Program Provides for Parade
aud Dance in Washington
Heights Section
REGIMENT WILL GO
DIRECT TO ADMISSION

Although no date was set for the
farewell reception 20 be accorded the
soldiers Of the First Delaware Regi-
nent preparatory to their leaving for
her training camp in Alabama. il
was definitely decided az meeting
between Former Governor Charles r.
Miller. Mayor Lawson. Colonel ].
Warner Reed and the executive com
mit.ee in charge Of the reception al
he mayors Office this morn ng 10 have
sucn celebration. The only detail
which has no. been arranged Is the
date
Owing to Colonel Reed not having
heard anything from the War Depart
meni as TO whether the local soldiers
would be oncamped at the State Rife
Range for a period before leaving for
he training camp. no date could be set.
u was decided, however. to hold the
reception on the Boulevard some even
ing. and members OF the committee
win visit that section this afternoon
and decide Just what streets will be
closed TO traffic on the night Of the re-
eption
II is thought that II the soldiers
are brought here from wherever they
are modified and a monster parade
'f the reg menl AID patr otic So
cie.ics is held over the principal
streets it would be a rousing send-off
Tor the soldiers. The marchers could
proceed TO the Boulevard. where the
parade would disband. and then dane
ng could be enjoyed. those moi desir-
ng to dance having ample opportunity
% meet and make merry with the sol-
liers.
Another place that was suggested as
o good spot at which TO hold tho
dance is in front Of the Public Build
ng. on King street between Tenth and
eleventh streets.
Hopes expressed by officers and enlist
ed men that the First Delaware lnlan-
try will be sent to the State rife
range while waiting for Camp Mcclellan
20 be made ready for their occupancy
seemed destined TO be dashed to ehrth
today with the announcement that there
Is no tcntage for the men of either the
First or Third nattalions and that il is
likely that there will be no1 until the
'ccimcnt reaches the cantonmeut
I was stated on high authority to-
Say that l. is probable that ali sup
plies instead of being sent to the
State mobilization points viii from
now on be diverted TO Annis on AL,
there to await the arrival Of the Del
aware troops
This afternoon, at O'Clock, tue
last unit of the organization. tbs
headquarters cdnpany. will be mus
,ered in This ceremony will complete
the liberalization of the regiment
except for the draft proclamation
which will be issued by the Presi-
dent. TO take effect on Sunday. Au-
gust 5.h
The Rev Howard Davis. who was
mustered as chaplain of the First
Delaware Infantry yesterday spent
considerable time in conference with
Colonel Reed IN reference to the
welfare OF the enlisted men Mr..
Davis expects 10 make arrangements
o take his family 10 Admission Ala.
With him when he leaves with the
roops.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03
Vssf Organization of Experts Keeps
Our SammieS in France Well Equipped

1--WE need hundreds OF more ex-
perts," said a chief. I'VE consider
II the patriotic duty of technically
trained Americans to offer their SER
vices in their particular line"
The American Sammy" is to be
the best fed soldier in the world. lie
is to have one pound Of meat a day,
considerably above the allowance OF
other armies.
Practically every ounce OF food for
the American army must be brought
from America.
I'sink of she transportation diff
culties to be .overcomel America must
not only help feed her European allies,
but she must find enough ships to keep
her own arm supplied
Oil and gasoline also must come from
America. A thousand tons of ice must
be manufactured every day to preserve
the food of a million fighters.
Heating the American dugouts next
winter must he accomplished regardless
of cost or difficulties in transporting
apparatus from America.
For the hundreds and thousands of
autos and trucks the Americans will
use there must be hundreds of skilled
mechanics.
For every division of troops it Is
figured 400 tons of medical supplies
and equipment will be needed.
The problems of business, organization
and efficiency would not be so diflicuclt
for the Americans were they fighting
on their own soil. where the only transs
portation difficulties would relate to the
railroads.
But American push and energy will
surmount all difficulties. I've watched
the "business end" of the American
army at work and predict II will net
be many months until the Amei lean
"bacll Of the lines" organization will be
Just as efficient as that of the English
and the French who have had three
years start OF us in experience and
| operations.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03
JAPAN Will TURN over
SHIPS TO united States
BY The United Press.

by the NNiltu AltrNs
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3-Japan
awaits only word from the United
States TO swing vast tonnage into the
Atlantic to relieve the shipping crisis,
It was stated at the Japanese embassy
today.
Thus far no request for Japanese
ships has been made but Japan ex-
poets It will come and 1T is likely
she VII respond. Already Japanese
shipping representatives have been
asked to submit detailed reports on
the extent TO which Japan could re-
spond to q request for ships in the
Atlant C.
THE answers received thus far are
not particularly encouraging a high
official of the embassy said today, but
am sure we could ObviAte that diff
Guilty if an American request comes
as basis on which to work.
Japan, It was stated, has been in
creasing her tonnage at the rate OF
about 3.00OO 900 tons a year and It is
admitted has made enormous financial
sums out of commerce since the war
began.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03

unless he eats; he can't march unless he
has shoes he can't be rushed from one
part Of France to another unless there
are ADEQUATE railroad facilities; he
can't "stand the gal7' of the trenches
unless Ne is in sound physical condition.
I'VE need. in France. an army OF
trained business experts as well as
fighters" said high American officer
Our fighters won't count for much
unless there is behind them an or
ganzation able to supply them with
everything they need when they need
IT,"
Surrounding General Fershing here
are a number OF keen, tireless men,
working early and late weekdays and
Sundays.
These men have tackled the prob
lens of how to bring into France
every day one pound Of meat for every
American soldier landed: a proper
Tomato amount Of other foodstuffs /;
clothing, arms and ammunitions; con-
struction of salvage stations, ice
plants gasoline storage stations; im-
portation of iron and steel; and heat
ing equipment for trench dugouts.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03
"A PRISONERS Say
They ARE GUILTY
Some Get Only Jail SEN
fences on Larceny
Charges
YOUNG WOMAN
AMONG PRISONERS

This was plead guilty" day in Cen
eral Sessions Court and eleven pleas
to fourteen charges were entered. The
first case was that of Walter slddens
who pleaded guilty to the charge Of
stealing a stick pin valued at SiS5
from Charles "A. Darrah on June %
last. Judge Rice reserved decision.
Owen Houghton pleaded guilty to
operating motor vehicle belonging
to William Tyson without his con-
sent on July and was sentenced TO
one years imprisonment and fired
500.
George w. Taylor, Negro. pleaded
guilty to the larceny OF a couch from
the p. b. & w. freight house on
July "a He was sentenced to 6
months in the worlhouse.
James Johnson. Negro. charged
with carrying concealed weapons al
the campmeoting in St. Georges hum
dred on July /. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced TO four months imprison-
men! from August Ia johnson having
already been in Jail on q thirty-day
sentence.
? Charles Barry. 10 years old. OF
Scranton Pa. pleaded guilty TO three
charges OF larceny. Sentence was de-
ferred.
Samuel Laws. Negro, pleaded guilty
to the charge Of stealing S22 from
Alfred f. Young. and was sentenced TO
six months Imprisonment.
Two cases on the list were with
drawn the defendants being Eliza
Harris, Negress. charged with selling
IN r1a
and William Higgins. Negro charged
with stealing as$l4 watch from Ed
ward Darby, on June 10
Anna Regina the 10 year old Pauls-
bOro. n J. girl. who was arrested
there charged with robbing several
homes in this city of iewelry. pleaded
guilty in Court orr General Sessions
this morning to four charges OF lar
cenv. Judge Rice reserved decision
i'm the case until September 4
The larceny charges TO which she
pleaded guilty were as follows:
From Pearl lnnes. June l3 One
ring, worth 50, and one IS lavallierei
total. $40.
From Jeannc,te palas. June 90
One watch and bracelet, worth $50;
one watch, worth $780, one ring
worth SIS, and three studs worth q
dollar each: total. S61
From Elizabeth Mcconnell on June
10. one locket and chain. worth $40;
n guard worth 81; a pin worth $3.50;
one ring, SIS; one pin worth $3.50,
and SIS in cash; total, SOL.
From Tina Brofsky on June 26,
watch and guard worth SIS: ring
worth S25 and ring worth IS; total,
$40.
Deputy Attorney General Green re-
fused 10 allow Richard Johnson to
plead guilty to a charge of attempt
ing to XII Noah Sliney. Jr.. at Mar
shallton on July /. Mr. Green stated
that because Of the law providing that
, in such cases court shall appoint
counsel for defendants He suggest
ed TO the court that counsel be named
at once for Johnson so that the case
can be heard on the next plead guilty
day. This day was fixed on Friday,
September Z.
james h. Kelley. charged with i'm
proper conduct when around bows. was
leotured by Judge Rice and allowed 10
go after II was explained 30 the Court
that Kelley would be cared for.
During the session OF court there was
Evening journal., 1917-08-03
|. W. ". SILENT PROTEST
TO LYTTLE'S LYNCHINC

by lie Initeu IlesS.
BUTTE. Mont, Aug. "a silent pro-
test against the lynching OF Frank H.
Lyttle, executive board chairman of the
/. w. w, will be staged by about 1000
members of the w. w. late today or
tomorrow when Lyttle's body is sent to
Chicago or Fresno, Cal, for burial. The
miners viii march behind the body in
silent demonstration, as it is.carried to
the depot.
Local members OF the union who
have the arrang 'nents in charge to-
day assured Major Sergeant. com
mander of me battalion OF the Second
Montana Infantry. on du.y here that
there will be no violence The officer
informed the m ners that he had no
objection TO an orderly parade but
that he had orders to prevent any
disorder.
William Sullivan. attorney for the l.
w. w. today still refused to turn
over evidence which ne claims TO
have duplicating several men in the
lynching to the authorities II is
likely that additional rewards VIII be
offered by the coun.y and State.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03

Intended TO illustrate innocently a
primer lesson n geology, showing
now creeks wear away heir chan
nels included in the background a pro-
file view OF one OF the most impor rant
railroad bridges in this section. with
a camp of pa.rolling soldiers.
When he put hi1 foot on the self
starter 10 start back home man with
a badge put his hand on father 5
arm.
After night in jail ne amateur
nature instructor learned jus how
and why II is not good to take pic.
lures Of railroad bridges. fordEca-
tons end their second cousins IN war
time
Well" he said "eiiher III have
TO give up Willie's and Sus'e's edu-
cation. except for second hand suff.
or else somebody win have 10 invent
a camera with one blind eye. thatll
wink At war cecre
Evening journal., 1917-08-03

CORRESPONDENT Duekworth and the
naval "Blimpv in which he witnessed
the trial trio Above is the "Bilmp'
lust starting its flight; below Is the
car of the flier, showing Duekwo7th
forward with Pilot Epson In center.
we maiestically sailed aloft. In ten
minutes the Paragraph read 5000
feet. Below us many miles ahead was
Canton. in the other direction, an
hours trip by auto, lay Akron.
Descending to the 2,000-ft. level
we turned around with a slight roll.
as prettily as destroyer, for a speed
trial between pylons. one nautical
mile apart-land buoys one set in
farmyard and the other in potato
patch. Seamen with stop watches and
phones checked us up. BY grabbing
the course" to use a cryptic aero
naval term, we made a fast run-lust
what I may not tell.
Away in the west black clouds were
rolling up so Epson pulled some ropes
and we commenced to drop. Floating
800 feet over the trees surrounding
the hangar we slid easily to earth
stand by the balloon ! heard a
petty officer below megaphono to his
men Overheard went the Ong nose
rope. and we we're safe at anchor in
the hay, 6.10 p. m, duly recorded in
/ the log
The Goodyear company. builders OF
military kite balloons for six years
has gone ahead while Secretary
Daniels has been fighting for neces-
snry appropriations. 1t has spent
100000 on its dirigible PLAN ana has
a school where air rockies are taught
navigation, wireless, map reading
meteorologs and other stun a naval
"blimp" plot must know.
Evening journal., 1917-08-03
WOMAN WHO POSED
As MAN A suicide
Samuel Alderman" Fear
ing Military Law Would
Expose Her, Ends Lie
DIVORCED FROM
WIFE" YEARS AGO
BY The United Press.

TOLEDO. O.. Aug. 3.-Fear that she
might be apprehended as a Stacker and
the army physical examination dis
close the twelve-year secret Of her sex
was believed by police today TO have
caused Samuel Alderman" a woman
to end her life by drowning
Fer tweIye years Samuel Acker-
man" has posed as a man. successfully
supporting herself and for a time a
wife through a mans work But the
army draft threatened exposure
Though only 20 years Of age, she did
not register. Police believe the idea
of becoming a woman again was re-
pugnant to her With no alternative
left she killed herself.
This theory was given additional
weight by a letter found on the body
which indicated she wished even in
death TO keep her secret
Dear brother and friends" she
wrote Il have no one to claim my
body. wish you to bury me as you
will find me-"
Ackerman's wife" New York wo-
man obtained a divorce two years
ago, nine years after her marriage to
"Ackerman." Now she is Mrs. Sarah
Wise, the mother of a year old child.
Wise kept callers from his wife today
insisting no one could see her
"Ackerman," whose really name is
unknown was for a time an optician.
At another time "he" was employed
by the city as a water meter reader.
The letter read:
stnoor Rrofhara and Friends.
'On my last day I come to YOU. You
shall do the RICH thing by me. | have
no one 20 claim my body. wish YOU
to bury me as you will find me. Good
bye TO ALL
The note was not signed
Clothing on the body was of fine tex
ture. The girl wore a gray coat, gray
trousers and brown Oxfords. a white
shirt collar silk socks and mems
underwear completed her attire. All
marks Of identification had been re-
moved
An iron plate was fastened TO her
belt with a handkerchief
The girl weighed about 125 pounds
Sarah Ackerman's" petition for
divorce from Samuel" was filed in
Common Pleas Court here on April S.
1914. The plaintiff charged neglect.
non-support and extreme cruelty She
said they we're married in Hoboken,
~ j., nine years previous to the fl
ing of the petition.
Service by publication was made
on Alderman at No. 2S Hand street,
Rochester, ~ Y. The divorce was
granted on June 10, 1914