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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

favorites Their wonderful showing
during the latter part of last season
Will not be forgotten. When they
were at the height of their Ions win
ming streak some old baseball men
asserted that McGraw had the best
looking baseball machine ever put to-
gether. not excepting Chances Chi
cago Cubs or Connie Mack's Ath-
letics.
Most rooters are OF the opinion that
McGraws team surely viii finish first
II the pitchers hold up. They point
to the great reversal in form shown
by the twirlers late in last season.
Il must not be forgotten. however.
that early in the year. when the
Giants We're losing so many games.
the pitchers did not have the same
team behind them that they had later.
During the early part OF the race
Merkle Was at first. Doyle at second
and Lohert and McKechnie at third,
Holke, HerZcg and Zimmerman made
a difference that cannot he over-estt-
mated. Herzog, especially, played
truly wonderful ball lie was an in
SEPARATION and an example to his tea M
mates. and It is no eXaggeration to
sav that he was easily the most valu-
able infielder in the game. This same
juheId Will start the coming season,
and the pitching staff will be strength
ened by the addition of Middleton.
The latter Is said TO be "A good steady
twirler. who can stand lots of work.
which is exactly what the Giants need.
The brooklyn team will have the
added confidence coming from the
tact that il has won a championship
ia It's league, RobhfeNs pitching star
is among the best. and he has plenty
of hitting strength The Robins need
a couple of infielders. They have sew
cral promising recruits to pick from,
and may he lucky enough to develop
"a Toungster who, like such men as
Bancroft or Witt, will prove Il star
4AS first year in fast company
The Yankees undoubtedly may ex-
poet much better season than they
had last year. 1t seems incredible
To suppose that any club could have
such run Of hard luck as that en-
counterCd by ponovans men two
years in succession.
With any sort Of an even break
there IL IN team in-the league that
the Yankees would acknowledge az
their superior. Donovan has a fine
/ pitching staff, two or three great slug
gers some fast base runners and q
: good fielding aggregation 1t Is a
club that is well balanced and well
rounded out in every department, and
+ one which may be expected to give
a good account Of itself This GER
tainlY II the one city where baseball
should flourish from April to October
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
iris SPEAKER OONS
-0VfRAllS TO TRAIN
Star Outnelder and Bobby Roth VIII
Run Engine Until Time to
Start Practice.

Chicago. Dec. Sin order to be In
tiptop form to start the Cleveland In.
dams off in the lead next spring. iris
Speaker and Bobby Roth. two well
known sluggers of basebalIx. are about
to put on overalls. Beginning about
the middle of January. iris Is to be
an engineer and Bobby is to be his
fireman, both working for James
Dunno, president of the Cleveland
club, who also builds railroads as a
side issue
President Dunno today said he re-
cefved n telegram from Speaker. who
is at the old home town of Hubbard
City, Tex. 1t read that iris would be
in Cleveland soon after the holidays
ready to go to work. Roth. who lives
in Chicago. and finds nothing to in
terest him in winter except the six
day bike race. is willing to pass w
that amusement to go to work.
Both Equipped for Work.
At present Mr.. Dunno is constructing
a road down near Frankfort. Ind
When the season was over Speaker
went down there and watched the
gang at work and applied for a job
In his earlier days he learned how &c
run a locomotive. Roth always has
known how TO shovel coal. Conse-
quently both are equipped to accep,
the positions.
The job will be to run the engine
which hauls the gravel from the Bor.
! row pit to the main line a distance OF
seventeen miles. iris will be at the
throttle and Bob VIII be at the Goa
shovel.
1t doesn't matter that iris received
| $1T,500 for his wears work in basehaI
| last year, He Is going to be three
dollara-day guy for month or sir
weeks before the training trip starts
and when the boys begin playing bal
| down In New Orleans the leading hit,
ter of the American League will be II
shape to start right In at his Gus
| tomary .3T5 clip
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
HOBO HEN RIDES TO
HIM ON FREIGHT RODS

Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 30.-The rods of
a rambling box car brought to J. w,
Bradley an unusual but most accept
able present
Bradley, who Is car inspector for
the Southern Railway. was going
about his work in the cold gray dawn
when he saw some kind of fowl
perched on the rods OF a fast South
ern freight train which was Just pull
ing in from Birmingham. He In
vestigated and found a fat, sleek and
thoroughly first-ciass Minorca hen
He's not going to eat her because
she's too fine bird and because eggs
are a nickel each these days.
How far the hen had ridden on Its
chilly perch and where she boarded
the train remain a mystery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
MAY HELP AUTO SHOW
Civic and Business Associations Are Asked to Lend Their Aid
Towards Making Display Great success-Commit-
tee Is Going Ahead With It's Plans

Members of the Richmond Automo-
bile Dealers Show. Inc, say that they
are banking greatly on the co-opera-
ton of the various civic and business
associations to help make the big
show which opens in the Grays' Ar
mory January 81 pronounced sue
cess.
President Finney. Of the show cor
poration, has written President Clyde
H. Radcliffe. of the Business Mems
Club President H. Carl Boschen and
Retail Merchants Association; Presi-
dent Alvin NJ. Smith. of the Rotary
Club; President Coleman WORKMAN
and Business Manager w. r. Dabney.
of the Chamber of Commerce, as well
az President r. B. Airport, OF the
Richmond Automobile Club, asking
them to lend their aid and support
in boosting the exhibition.
The association ID going ahead with
its plans for the show, just as II the
troops were not coming back from the
border. In fact, some of the motor
lists say that there is a chance that the
order directing the First Virginia Reg
iment to return home and be mustered
out will be Cancelled because of the
fear that President Carranza may give
The majority. however. look for the
boys to arrive here some time about
January 3, and everyone feels sure
that they will be mustered out prompt
ly, by January 20. anyway.
Will Prepare Quarters.
In some quarters there appears to
be an opinion that the State ofYlcers
will have charge OF the transporta-
ton Of the troops from the border.
This Is mistaken idea, for AZ long
as the First Virginia Regiment IL in
the national service 1t will be directly
under the direction of the War De-
partment and the general stan.
The War Department will have
charge of the transportation of the
troops North, and the command itself
must look to its own officers for the
care Of the soldier boys until they are
mustered out of the regular service.
Consequently, when the regiment gets
ready to move. a detail of officers will
come here in advance OF the regiment
and prepare the quarters for the
troops. attend to rations and other
details and look after everything in
the name of the War Department.
There will be little delay in muster
ing out the boys, az far as can be
learned. The muster rolls will have
to be verified and signed. the men
given a physical examination, hnd
after that their discharges from the
national service will be made out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Carpenter over here for bout and
after that LIN ready TO meet All
comers.'
As there Is about as much chance
Of Carpenter arriving here in two
weeks AS there is OF Darcy flying
back 10 Australia 10 enlist, It looks
Is If Mike Gibbons. Jack Dillon. or
some other aspiring boxer would have
an opportunity 10 test out the latest
vaudeville star.
Words. however. Seemed TO be
about as handy for Les Darcy as Tor
most other men who don the gloves.
Under the terms or his newest CON
tract Darcy will box Freddy Gilmore
on the stages OF the principal cities
IF the East and Middle West. He
VIII Keep carefully away from New
ork. however. where Il is planned
70 have him appear in his first real
bout.
tie wifi open in Trenton, J.. on
January 10 and go from there to
Philadelphia. Boston. Providence.
Pittsburg, Cleveland. Detroit, Chicago,
Cincinnati, St Paul Minneapolis and
81. Louis among other elites.
No Canadian cities are included in
tina itinerary,
Freeman Bernstein said last night
that he expects Darcy Viii be a great
drawing card and more than earn the
salary he will get under the contract.
He said further that in case a bout
Is arranged that the show will lay up
for the two weeks that he is training
Darcy was introduced from the
stage OF the American Theater and
the New York Theater and Roof last
night and was wildly applauded In
beth hhcek =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
Clarence Rowland
May Land Another
Good Inhelder

70 chicago. Dec. s1.--with the an
nouncement OF the appointment of
clarence Rowland to lead the White
sox for next season the decks have
been cleared for action at Comiskey
Park In Preparation for the campaign
OF 1917. The nrst work for Rowland
will be to round up his players.
The efforts to land a trade or two
before the training season will be
kept up. Rowland has expressed him
self as eager to get a third baseman
or q shortstop by the trade route this
winter. II he can land q veteran for
the short field he will be we'll prepared
for next years campaign.
There will be quite a Tight for the
first base Job as IL Is Jack Ness will
have a real battle to hold his own
against the youngsters trying to break
in.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
William Carrigan
Made Good Money
With Boston Sox

Boston. Dec. s1.-William Carrigan
was paid $4,000 for managing the
Boston Americans last season, 1t was
learned today. OF this amount 100000
was salary under his contract: $4,000
his world series share; $4,000 a special
bonus for winning tho American
age allowance on the receipts of the
Boston club.
Carrigan. who announced his retire
mont last fall. Is now considering an
offer from the new owners of the
worlds champions to resume direction
of the team. Although money was not
mentioned In the negotiations. IT was
stated that President H II Frazee
said he was ready to pay an amount in
excess Of SIS, 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

EACH PUT UP $4,000.

There seems to be some mis-
understanding as to the division OF
the purse that international
League and American Association
teams will contend for in the inter-
league gaines naxt fall. Each
league will put mp $4,000. all OF
which IL to 60 to the players. The
series will extend over forty eight
days OF play, or 3S4 games I'm all.
The league winning the ma ority of
these games will take down the
purse OF $4,000, which will be
equally divided among the eight
clubs OF the winning league, ac-
cortiing to the plan announced.
The argument is made that by this
plan every club and every player
will be kept hustling-tile old
story: You have to put up money
to get the ball player on his toes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

hihition at 400 yards at the New York
Athletic Club Nollmer swan the dis
lance In four minutes, 561a seconds,
one of the best performances ever
noted. Not only did Vollmer make
great Roadway among the stars of
the water. but he helped materially to
keep Columbia in high place in the
intercollegiate Swimming League.
Yale, however. won the intercolleg ate
honors and the water polo title went
to Princeton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Probably the most prominent swim
mer developed last season and who
bids fair to be even better this sea-
son is Hal Vollmer. captain OF the Co
lumbia University team and a prom
inent contestant with the New York
Athletic Club. Last year Follmer
established seven records: He bet
tered the time for all bath races from
$50 yards to 300 meters inclusive. and
In doing SO defeated some of the best
swimmers in the country. In an ex-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

The men will then be In the service
OF the State Of Virginia as a part Of
the national guard and remain q part
OF the command until their terms Of
enlistment expire. It IL possible that
the terms OF many OF the men will
have expired before they are mustered
out Of the national service, in which
event they will have to re-enlist In
the First Virginia II they wish to re-
main in the national guard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Two Burn to Death In Cnhin.
Warsaw. Va. Dec. Si.--Margaret
Maiden and her fvs-year- grand
son. near Farmers Fork. were burned
to death In their cabin. Tho woman
WAS subject to fainting spells and
1t Is thought she fell with = lighted
lamp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

The Chinese government has sent
students to the Philippines to study
scientific forestry as conducted by
Americans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
NAP LAJOIE HAS MADE LAST
APPEARANCE IN THE MAJORS
Twenty Years of Service in the Big Show the Grace
full Second Stacker Will End His Baseball Career
Manager in Some Minor Organization.

time on record that base runner ever
was eliminated at the home plate
trying to score from third on single
that went to the outfield.
The spectators did not have 10 tell
Larry that he was not as fast as in
days agone.
His next time at bat in this. his
valedictory game, I4ajoie hotsted a
long fly to right field.
A group of French artists has
agreed to sign all future work with
thumb prints to prevent frauds on
purchasers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
L. s. CHEWING GUM
COSTS $50. OO0, 600 YEAR

New York. Dec 30.-Amelicans
now chew $50. 000.0 900 worth OF gum
year and apostles OF the habit are
propogating this great American Idea
all over the world SO George W.
Hopkins, OF the American Chicle Com
pany, chairman of the salesman's
convention, announcee- here. Soldiers
IN Europe are giving up tobacco for
the succulent American product.
But, Hist There IL a cloud on the
HORIZON. The price OF chicle Ia rising
1larmingly and you may soon have to
pay six cents for the regular five
cent package OF gum or take q. small
CT bundle for your nickel A con
sressional investigation is promised.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

King victor Emmanuel of ITALY
possesses collection OF 10000 coins
(Which Is said TO be the finest in Eu-
rope.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
Boa Constructor May BE Trained.

There are several varictie. of to,
constructors. the best known being Tia,
t'iboia or land boa constructor.
This is the smaller. aud least yiri"u,
~ the tribe. II il harmless anu vii
not attack unless attacked. writes :;
correspondent In fact. II caugh
young ii may be tanned. and the Ila
lives az the Amazon valley frequently
keep them around thcir houses instead
of house eats ~ they keep 'he lllnct
clear of rals. mico and other ven in
and even Of larger narauding ariiu"i>
You can huX these snakes Ia the mar
kets Of Para. ManaoS and other North
BRAZILIAN ports where they are Offered
for sale ia boxes. like chickens or ran.
bits and lee owner will haul them out
and demonstrate them to you.
The Wgtrr boa constructor j. tie
largest known snake in existence
growing to the length OF thirty To forty
,cei and the thickness W = mans uppe!
lrS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
Makes Cuqs Tell Their Ace.

4 novel and rapid way whereby &c
determine Tie age Of m egg has been
Developed Ivy NJ. Grossfeld. French
investigator. He has supplemented
the usual method by one derendrnt ~,
specific gravity. notes The I'nstoti
Transcript The existing way whcr,
10y to determine the age of eggs Is by
Gambling them and taking note of Tho
mirage which forms about the yolk.
Mr.. GrOSSfrld has determined that spe-
cite gravity uf normal eggs in TIN
WY attributed 80 ArchinrdrS. and
there has boon Ggursd out Tho loss ia
gravity. fDr each wick Of keeping For
gnics Inspection Of qualities az eggs.
he has DEVISED form of hytlrnmetcr.
The cog takes the place Of the weight
cd bulb aud the scale Indicates the
specific gravity aid M the same time
Ie ago nf The egg. 4 little cngc has
!, ~ arranged to hold the egg and il
On. able Of quick handling. Zig egg
anu title eggs are subject To- errors in
tie adingS tut with eggs Ia thc vi
ciuitl e - @ranimes he Indication H.
iastGA, D.Jus.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
AMERICANS ONE GREAT IDEA
Happiness Has Principal ChArm-4The
People Are the Most IdeaIistt
and imaginative.

"The Americans are the most IDEAL
Stc and imaginative people il, the
world and The most prosaic hcc:lnse
like Wordsworth, the most prosaic of
poets, they believe in happiness, and
happiness to them as to Wordsworth
means mems sana in corporc >ano
every one efficient in the tasks of mod
ern life the least heroic Of doctrines.
IL me, young American poet. hand
some. and besides elated by winning
some prize or other for poem. He
said 10 me in his arrogant way that
poetry is II by-producf OF life. Why.
said. 1t is life itself i don't agree
with YOU was all he coudesccnded To
reply. This young man expressed the
American idea.
81 think the English dislike Of the
cries. etc. through their long history
* because OF their poetical minds and
heir preoccupation with personality
and its freedom.
'"rhe taste for scenery has this adj
vantage over the taste for human ma
ture; the heart is not bruised. Yet
since scenery is never absurd rs are
poor mortals, neither is there laughter
nor genial pity. We love scenery
principally because the feelings II Gre
atcs are tranquil and easily controlled
80 that we can enjoy our full measure
II sclf-content dealing with human
nature. the poet cannot he the supc-
rior person nor con he be proud. -
From the Letters OF John Butler
Yeats.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
Origin Of the Greek Church.

Apart from theological discussions.
such as those rising from the addition
Of The words. land tho son." i'm the
creed. tho separation of the Latin and
Greek churches may he traced 10 the
founding OF CouStantinople and the
political division OF the Roman en-
pire, according To n Bible student.
Ignatius. patriarch OF COnstantinolhe.
had been dcpoScd. and was succeeded
by Photius. who summoned "A counrll
of the East in So. and passed sen
tence of communication on the bish-
op of Rome. The churches bccam. re-.
united towards The end OF tile aihtll
century. and ren.tin2G so until the
middle Of the eleventh century. when
ia 1854 Michael CerulariuS. patriarch
OF the East. renewed the condemns
ton OF the Latin church. and was ~
iRrn accommodated by Pope Leo
IN Efforts toward reunion were
made from time To time. and al Fer
rara N439) the Greek prelates signed
a decree OF union. but were forced
10y the people ard clergy to rcphdiatc
H. Since then the two cOmmunionS
have retnain'd separate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
New Machine Gun Tripod.

Light in weight. free from the ef-
fects of vibration and permitting of
rapid and free movement Of the gun
in my direction. recently perfected
type II machine gun tripod promises
10 extend the field Of the present wea-
pom. This tripod is provided with a
ball aud socket joint head, permitting
the gun ~ be freely moved in any d.
rcciion. To lock the gun lever Is
given slight turn. while the gun may
he held at any angle in the clamp In
which IL rests. The new tripod can be
readily carried about and 1t is an Ideal
weapon for use In motorcar or mo
torboat. and rs an anti-aircraft piece.
In fact, IL lends itself TO all the Gus
tomnry uses OF the machine gun. with
many new ones besides.-Scientlfic
American.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
ESeunt ScarecrowS

One Of the many improvements re-
sulting from permitting women TO run
the farm instead of 10 waste out their
lives cooking for the threSher crew il
said Ia be the SUBSTITUTION. on Long
Island sound at least, Of tailors' mod
els for ScarccgowS. II i, not likely
that crows can distinguish we'll
dressed man from nu illkempi one,
hat no matter how the dear girls
slump around when they are by them
selves. they do like man who dresses
M well. Besides. The models undouht-
cdly improve the appearance OF the
place more than the scarecrows do.
For one Thing. man with good
clothes il not expected 10 engage ac-
lively In tho farm work one in his old
clothes Is ont of place idling until the
evening chores are Buffalo Ex-
nrcss.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27
sETRoTHAL OF THE JUNGLE
Maiden and intsndsd Each Supposed
to Mediate on Availability Of
Union Before Ceremony.

A second beating Of tomtoIns thun-
dered through the barrio. The bride
was coming. Down an avenue made
for her by women OF the tribe slowly
crept the tiny figure. 1t was drapcd
In the softest eastern stuifs; jewclcd
anklets and bangles tinlilcd nerrily.
A gauzy veil of wondrous workman
ship swathed the figure, but through IL
Piang recognized his beloved Papitu.
Slowly she approached; fearfully She
raised her eyes 10 the man who await
ed her. Florence Particle Stuart writes
in ST. Nicholas. Her little feet fai.
tered. and Paplta leaned heavily
against the woman who supported her.
But AT that moment Pians gave a
strange whistle. three soft notes VI q
nina bird fioated over the barrie aud
Papita became suddenly alive. Again
the notes stole through the jungle. 1he
bride threw back her Yell.
The unwilling maid seems to have
iors ,ten her. woe, said one scofnfui
woman To another.
The pricstcss commenced the cere-
nOhg lHul Was 10 iast ali night. III
was filled with weird chants 10 which
Papita responded with renewed vigor.
But her eyes furtiyely glanced toward Il
spot near the curve OF the creek where
a slender reed swased increasingly.
After several hours the pricstess
led The Way To the water anu lnoch
placed fapita in her gala vinta aud
pushed her out into the stream. lie
got into another and the two boats
noscd each other while the crowd show
cred them with oils and perfumes.
When the command came to part, the
boats Shot or in opposite directions.
A maiden and bridegroom are each
supposed In mediate. i'll Oriental fash
ion, on the ACCESSIBILITY OF the union be-
fore the final ceremony; so read the
Dyak marriage laws.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-27

The earliest astronomers who were
probably the shepherds and herdsmen
If the old Sumcrlan civilization noted
hat the sun appeared 10 make the
.ircuit OF the heavens In one year. This
: merely an appearance, due TO the
revolution Of the earth around the sun
every j. months. so they divided the
belt OF sky through which he appeared
to travel into T. divisions. One for
zach division or constellation was
named for something which they
'ancicd it's shape indicated, as. Aries,
lsd ranr: Taurus, the bun, ana 50 on.
This belt Of - consultations Is called
he zodiac. from the Greek word zoon,
an animal. Various supcrstltions grad
laly grew up; among them, thar each
Dart Of the body was under the inhu-
'nce Of certain constellation. II In
iucnccd that part Of the body. No
sensible person believes any OF this
'ld-time superstition that the position
" the heavenly bodies in these constel-
iatlons affect either the body or plant
&c.