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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
Low PRICES RULE (
At GARDEN SALE
Offerings of Ordinary Quality Find
Little Demand on Opening Day
OF Old Glory Auction.

New York, Nov. 2o.-The opening
day OF the Old Glory sale at Madison
So iare Garden brought into the sale
ring perhaps the most ordinary lot
of trotters offered to buyers In many
years, ye. the fact that not one was
sent out without bid was an indica =
ton for the present demands OF al.
kins. also assurances that higher prices
will be obtained when stock more to
the liking of buyers and breeders are
brought into the ring
While prices were low, yet bidding
was as lively az though choice stock
was offered. and in practically ali
cases, every horse sold brought what
ringsiders considered full value. For
a first day the attendance was one
OF the largest from near and distant
points, early arrivals being no doubt
due to the fact that the sale lasts
only four days instead of fun week
or ten days as In former years.
The presence OF many widely- known
breeders from distant points also Is
an indication that there will be high
class offerings to meet their demands
as nearly all have already marked
their sale lists on which they viii be
active bidders. the general result as
rs lHo totdi lot tue nfN Gay,
tn erefore, have caused little worry 10
The management as TO the final result
when the sale ends late Thursday
night
Practically the entire Grand circuit
Of drivers. as we'll as those
who hold the same position on half
mile tracks, were at the Garden when
the first horse was brought before
Auctionser George Balm and apparent
ly all Will be here until the last is sold.
a majority being buyers rather than
sellers.
Among visiting groups more out-of-
town horsemsn were noticed than in
any first day of past sales. while anna
teur drivers from many cities were
present, not only looking for the fast
record horses to be offered. but to
talk over plans Of newt season
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
.RANDOtPH-NACON
AND SPIDERS SATURDAY
Great Football Contest Ia Schedules
for Saturday Afternoon at
Boulevard Park. &,

The Spiders will stack up against,
Randolph Macon here saturday in the
last championship game of the sea-
son. There Is still a bare possibility
that the Tigers may ruose to william
land Msrv, 80 the Red and Blue are
against Hampden Sidney. And the
Yellow Jackets mean to hght ~ they
never fought before. as this ID their
last chance to keep from being white
washed in their every attempt this
year. 4
Richmond college is In fair shape
after its encounter with the Indians
in the death valley at Williamsburg.
rThe chances favor them since the
Jackets went down in overwhelming
defeat against the Tigers on the tame
day
IT. order that they may he in good
condition for the game the Spiders are
hard at work Thomas. the big guard.
was operated on yesterday and is re-
ported improving hut he has played
hts last game this season, as also
have Rucker and Pitt. The Spiders
will probably line UP with the same
arrangement of their men as on last
Saturday. Simpson, the diniinutive
quarter who ran the team so splendid
ly last SATURDAY., will again be at the
helm and that end of the chip to be
kept TO the wind. Kidd is to f'l
Fuckers shoes again and Robby is
due to hold down the line vacancy.
The game Is scheduled for $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

ceived at headquarters here of their
intention u come to this camp, and
CAPTAIN Dobfe met them with two au
tomohles, bringing them directly to
General Cronkhite's office.
\ One member of the party attracted
perhaps more than ordinary atten-
ton. Th-S was Lieutenant A. Wiikie.
Of the Seaforth Highlandcrs. Lieu
tenant Wilkie was attired In the dress
uniform of the Scotch regiments. In
Guiding the kilt. sporran. blouse, tar
tan stockings and tartan plaid. which,
with the Glengarry bonnet, Is a some
what elaborate development OF the
Scotch national dress.
The officers are here in advisory ca
pacity to the instructors of the vari-
Gus units in this cantonment. They
have seen active service on the battle
afe-petI- fitted tss-tFnparf
valuable Information. Captain Nc
C!ure Is a specialist in anti gas me-
thods Captain Peck In trench mortar
battery work and Lieutenant wilkie
In PHYSICAL training for the soldier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
HORSES GALl0P ON
JEFFERSON TRACK
New Course at New Orleans Opened
for First Time to Owners and
TraIners--Westcrn Strings
Arriving

New Orleans, Nov. 2o.-The clos
ing of the county fair at the old track
will make for better system in respect
to placing the horses that have come
here in steady stream during the
past four days. Many of the stables
at the old track were temporarily
sheltering places for the cattle and
show horses and their removal will
give the arriving horsemen plenty of
stall space. The latest batch arriving
this morning brought the total of
horses now in these parts UP to $40.
OF this number half are quartered
at the Jefferson Parish track and
about 400 more will be houses at that
course by Wednesday. II lie doubtful
II any others will be Accommodated at
the new track until after the fair.
which Is scheduled to begin wednee-
day and run for four days.
Secretary ". r. NorveIl. who viii
arrange the Jefferson fair racing pro-
gram, has decided on four races daily
all under selling conditions. There
will be a fve-furlong dash. two six
furlong sprints and a mile race card
ed each afternoon during the term
Of the fair. The purses will be of
si25 value. Jack 3. Campbell. who
will serve as one of the officers at
both tracks. will be the presiding
Judge during the fair racing. There
viii be no difficulty in securing suf-
ficient entries TO each of the dashes
to make the sport interesting
The Jefferson track was opened yes
terday morning to the horssmen and
many of them awaited themselves OF
the opportunity to give their changes
gallops over the new course. The
recent rain did not affect the going
and the course gives every Indication
OF coming up to its builders expecta-
lions.
The advance brigade OF the East
ern delegation, which arrived by fast
freight. due to inability to aecure ex-
press cars have all been put up at the
fair grounds The horses in good
fettle, and ready to race at Jefferson
were transferred TO that course to-
day
Another big batch came In ysster-
day from Kentucky. and included the
horses of J. 3. Goodman. A L. Kirby.
j. Q. and g. r. Keene, George Gem
semi A Bailey, Fl. Fields. Fred Goode
f..+r- n Hamilton There WIFE suu7s
concern last Saturday night when Fan
Zareta showed symptoms of fever. but
she speedily recovered and took her
gallon this morning without trace of
ailment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
Fitzsinmons Battles Four
Heavyweights in Succession
BY JAMES J. CORBETT.
Copyright, 1917. by King Features Syndicate Incl

Then following his contest with Joe
Godfrey, in Philadelphia, on Aprii Z.
Godfrey was nothing but a third-rater
and Fitz polished him off in the first
round On May l /, Jerry Slattery fell
before the attack of Fitz in the sec
ond round of their meeting in New
York. On September 3, Willard Zen
der tried conclusions with F1ts in An.
niston, Ala. and one punch in the
first round settled him.
Ju't about this time, while the
American public was acclsirning Fits
az the middieweight and light heavy
weight champion. a voice was heard
from Australia. 1t was that of Jim
Hall. He disputed Fitz's claim to the
iniddleweight championship. He In
sisted that he was champion of Aus
tralia and better man than Fitz, ow-
Bob in four rounds on February 10.
1890 That was the last sGht that
F'itZ had in Australia, and the one In
which Fitz claimed he laid down.
When Hall challenged F'itz he
found Bob mighty eager 10 accept
So Fitz and Hall soon signed articles
and prom oters In the United States
began bidding for the bout. A New
Orleans clique of sportmen landed
the plum and arrangements were
made for the staging OF the contest
or March s, 1898.
The purse for that fight was fzed
1T $4o.o0e~-the largest one that Bob
ever fought for and the largest which
ever had been offered up to that time
for prize rifg contest
Fitz set about training for this
fight as he never before had trained.
Not only was he anxious to wipe out
the stain OF his first defeat by Hall
but he was determined to hand out
to the Australian champion heating
which would leave no room for argu-
ment s to which man was the better.
And Hall. with everything TO gain in
that fight and but little TO lose. put his
heart and soul into the work of fitting
himself for battle.
Hall, having heard OF the purses
that FTtz haf won during his two
years In the United States and the
huge sums that had been offered to
Bob by theatrical cornpa nies. realized
the chance was before him to win
nation wide fame and huge fortune,
He knew that victory over Fftz, who
then was an idol OF American fight
fans. would rank him at the very top
OF the middleweights.
II nrorntsad tn he a terrific hattie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
BRITISH AND FRENCH
OFFICERS ARRIVE
pertence Come to Camp Lee in
Advisory Capacity.
(Bv STAN Correspondent. ]


Camp Lee, Va, Nov. 20.-Typlfying
the three nations that are today fight
Ing shoulder to shoulder in the long
trench line which forms the outpost
of civilization In its struggle with Ger
man savagery, British, French ana
American army officers met yesterday
afternoon on the green lawn in front
OF division headquarters at Camp
Lee. Captain Armistead Dobie, of the
staff Of General Adelbert Cronkhite.
introduced Captain Jerome L. r. Tou
ian. OF the French army. to Major J.
X. Dunlop. OF the machine gun corps,
Twelfth battalion. London regiment,
Captain X. A. J. Mcclure. OF the Mid
dlesex regiment; Captain f. X. b.
Peck. of the Manchester regiment.
and Lieutenant A. Wilkie. of the
famous Seaforth Highlanders.
These British officers reached Pet
ershurg yesterday afternoon from,
Washington. D. c. They have been
in the United States six days and
spent three days in Washington meet.
ing several officials OF the war de-
partment and making a trip OF in
spection to the officers training camp
at Fort Myer. Information was re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
FUEL ADMINISTRATORS
NAMED BY BYRD
State Fuel Chief Appoints Local
Chairnnen In several Cities in
Virginia.

State Fuel Administrator Harry
-r>toot- fvrrf ~ making good progress
In forming the state fuel organiza =
sion which will be composed Of local
fuel administration boards In each OF
the cities and counties. A
A complete list of the membership
of the local boards will be given out
In a few days. However. local board
chairmen have been selected in many
OF the larger cities OF the state. al
though no decision has as yet been
arrived at So to the composition OF
the Richmond local board
Yesterday senator Byrd announced
thu following local fuel administration
chairrnen:
Roanoke--R H Angel.
Norfolk --Janes w. Hough.
Petershurg-E. NJ. Clements
Harrison hrirg---Jcseph q Myers.
Suffolk p u Brewer,
Newport News--Board Is made up
OF r. A. Massie, W. r. Barrett, John
3. Locke.
Lynchburg-D. 3, Ryiand. who ia
business manager of the chamber of
commerce.. Other members of the
Lynchburg board are r. f. Menefee
and W. r. winfree.
wiliiamsburg-H. l. sridgers.
Clifton Forge-A II. GriMsley.
Staunton--Jacob Yost.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

FOFFRE AN AMERICAN?
STUDENTS THINK HE Is

Eic hmond, Ind, Nov 20~-Many
people read war news. but answers TO
ten war questions by goo students OF
Esrlham college. a Quaker institution.
indicate that these students do not
Here are some of the mistakes;
King George. Kitchener and Joffre
were named as commanders OF the
British army.
ioffre was most named as comman-
der OF the American forces in France
Nerdun WAS sarieusis found to he
treaty. a creek and a place In Tur-
key.
Won Hindenburg was said TO be am
bassador to the United States and a
law making body. the latter appar-
emily being correct, II German re-
ports are to be believed,
Lloyd George was variously report
ed an Irishnan. Frenchman and
British ambassador to the United
States.
Thomas b. Marshall. Garrison and
Mes doc were 'favorites'' for secre-
tary of war.
The faculty has not decided whether
!ss student body is really ignorant or
was In jocular mood when the an
swers were given.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

BROWN POINTS FOR GREEN.
Eccord Monday Squac ON Field as
DriIt for Dartsmouth Starts

Providence r l.. Nov. 2n.--Brown
has started out with a vengeance at
Andrews Held in preparation for the
Dartsnouth game All three coaches
have kept the men hard at work, and
practice IS brought to close only by
the darkness. The squad IL in the
best shape since the beginning of the
season, with Shaw and Gordon again
getting into toys and running around
the field.
Both are somewhat weak however
and the last half of the Dartsmosth
game may see Brown struggling along
again ~ishoMta The services OF the two
baC kfield men. Weeks is the only reg
ular on the hospital list He has had
fractured ankle to nurse but may
be able to play in the grand finale
next saturday. Twenty-nine report
ed for todays workout. more than on
any preceding Monday. q fact which
shows the determination Of the whole
squad to do everything in their power
TO trim up their old rival. Darts
mouth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

goN.CoMMTss1oNrp
OFFICERS HTsE. NAMED

fSpe~ial to The Piohr,ors v,r~t,,.,
Petersburg. Va Nov r.1totr
hobart Cf,ltau m Of A p ry,u p,sa.
following the conrsrys. reru,ar 6riii
last night. announced +ha snno{rt.
rnent of non-cornniss,onss orncers az
follows;
First serreant-Parcv r. ra,isr
Sergeants-Thonas Fisher r.
smith AGREE Harold 6. Mfretrea sid
new NJ. Green.
Mess serxeart-Robert n ktdd
Tor
Corporals-Horatto Fl Wells ra
win r. Clements. c n. Carson i /,
Brandon. Robert + Franci. X g
Gillian. w. r. Tafbo, y q Rtbb,4
Jr., and Alexander e. COOK. ~.
Artifcer-Tossph NJ Cooke
COMPANY rlerk-wfIsor "a Cole
Dies Rrxult NJ n,rrs
Theodore c. Braun. grad twenty
four years. a Cornell graduate and an
expart chemist In ,ne ernlov re ,re
Dupont companv AT Honewe,, s,ed
at the PETERSBURG hosn,tal =, tI4S
o'clock this morning from, burn. sus-
tanned when he fell into an slka,i vat
at the plant Yesterday Young Rraum
was a native Of Los Anxele. Cal He
had resided here I'm the hou1e ~ Eou.-
ton II. Parham In Monroe street for
some time. He was AZ one tim. a
OF ryev Tritcher who di.d
SUNDAY as the res,,f. Of fan throupt,
an elevator shaft at IN, pr,nont nl.nt
The two were bosom friends ana I,
is a singular coincidence tbet both
should have dies from, arc,dnrtsI ~
fury within a few hours
Rees In Aviation r,nrv,x
Philin ~ Rse. vefI-known a,a
highly esteemed voung petarshurs
citiyen. for severa, wear. valued am
n,ove ~ ,ha k,tar,i. S-os., TJns patf
wav comnany has en,,a,eS ~ ~.
a Walton corns ~ the Irr,,aa c,s,ss
a rr,y and laft for Fer. Thoma. w
He win later ro 10 Far, ca Igouston
Tex IN cor,nteta his traIn;rg
William Grorunau Sr
William Gyo.~mar sr VAIL.
known and highly esteemed -tt,x.r .,
rnex,eroa,d county FOR rarv xaarx
enea red IN ire conanct ~ Whole
sale and retail seed hus,ns~s in ,b,s
ci,y unser tha frm VAN. 80 pa,srs0
hurv Saes House d,ea a, ~. hor,s
mn fhe con6ui, road ear,y ,h,x r,orr.
inc srter hr,ef iI,ra.s Ernerai ar.
haya ~ 80, go ria.as
T,h,rvrx, yvith poh,,.-v
r-,..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
T{HfR DEGREES
POOLING PROPOSAL

New York Nov, 2o.-Rerorts from
Chicago that the American league
ma gnstes might consider pooling both
IT'S players and its receipts next sea
son, We're decried today as fsvorins
Of syndicate baseball President John
=. Tener. of the National lea que. is not
in favor of the plan
IT lis not in the harmony OF the
spirit ct baseball he said today.
and I do not think the American
league intends taking anx such an-
ton ! am cutie sure the club own
ers in the National league would not
ee pilhnS to even consider such A
move
Regarding the minor leagues
changes. Tener said this is a time of
democracy and ii would he autocratic
to try to force the minor leagues into
the Union league
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
RlONE
'AHLEIIHIE

AS a result OF taking two out Of
the three contests last night. tho
Young Mems Shop gained a little
ground over the league lea ding
Duplex. With exception OF Bell and
himself. Doc" Walbauer's boys were
slightly off color. Ed. Lowery. who
gained entrance to the portals OF
fame last week. failed TO respond
again to her CALL and as a result
passes out of the iimelight for the
present.
Herbert Austin. captain OF the con
querers spilled the most pins for a
single engagement with 2os. That old
veteran, Ball, who recently added his
name TO the Dupiexs crew. rolled
the high average OF the evening with
651, breaking the previous records
Austin was close second with SAT,
The ~ ore in detail:
Palace Tcrptn Lrngue.
Young Mems shop.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
PITT SQUAD Is INVITED
TO ATTEND SATURDAY GAME

Washington. Pa. Nov 2o-The
Washington and jefferson football
management will have as its guests
At the big game with Notre Dame
here next Saturday. the entire squad
of the University of Pittsburg Pitt
has no game at the end Of the week
G Conserving it's energies for the Thankt
giving day gsr,e with Penn state
Manager MUMMY. of the Red and
Black, suggested to Manager Davis.
OF Pitt, that the Panther PLAYERS
might Ike to see game here and
Davis accepted and the entire varsity
Pitt squal with Me coaches and man
Ffter will occupy places in the stand
here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
ENGINE SCOT TIES
UP TELEGRAPH LINE

Marshneld. Ore, Nov. 20.---Trouhle
that has beset a new line OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company between
Eugene, Ore. and Marshfieid since it
was constructed and which had been
puzzle to electricians, is believed to
have been solved. II has been found
that whore the wires run through
4.soo-foot railroad tunnel the insula-
tors have been made conductive by
SCOT from locomotives. Now en-
ployes of the telegraph company go
over the line within the tunnel and
wipe away the SCOT collections at reg
ular intervals and telegraphic COM
munication 10 uninterrupted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21

Editors note: This is the tenth of
IA series Of articles by Jim Corhett
which deal with the career of Bob
Fitzsimmons. Few men knew Fitz az
Corbett knew him. and So these
stories reveal some incidents In the
NE OF Fftzsimmons that never before
naue been printed, The next chapter
VIII appear tomorrow.
Inc victory which Bob FYtxsin-
mons achieved over Peter Nahsr
raised him high In the estination NJ
the sport-loving public That fight
maze the gameness and the recupera-
i've powers of Fitzsimrnons world
FAMOUS. His feat In conouering a
man who outweighed him some
tnihg IKE twenty pounds convinced
the rev remaining skeptics that he
was one of the most Remarkable fight
ers OF the age.
fItz' as everyone knows. was of n
freak build. From the waist. down
ne mad the legs OF a lightweight.
from the waist up he was built like
one 81 the most powerful heavy
"elEhts ~ all times. The immense
weight which he carried in the upper
t''' % ftS bfiuV normally would
nave been a handicap for such thin
legs But the legs OF Fitz were pow
ertui to an extreme and easily SUN
ported the bulk hove his waistIine.
And so, although Fitz hattIea for a
lonR I'm" around tho middleweisht
unit. or few pounds above it, he
was benefited by the fact that In the
fighting part OF his BODY he was a
heavyweight
So Il Wa that FYtz vas able TO
clean III the "r3dAies" and then 20
out after the heavyw Fights and win
absolute success there.
Fitz had been fair card before
the Maher fight: hat after It he Was
IN great demand by fght promoters
and theatrical companies all over the
nited states. He received countless
Offers from both After some deifb-
grafton he decided To establish him
self a. firmly as possible in the puri-
llsiir armament, and then take on All
those who would face him So. with
IN period OF a few months he bat
tied 2 quartet of fighters who were
challenging h'm constantly.
r Hts first victim after the Ma her
hFht. vas Jim Farrell He met Far
retl in Newark on April IN. 1922. and
knocked him cur IN The secnad RAIN!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
RUTGERS SEEKS BIG CAME.

Wc~t NIrE9IlhH Refuses to PLAY An
other Contest In New York,
MorSantown, W, Va, Nov. 2o.-A
special representative of Rutgers col.
lege came to Morgantoe-n today seek
ing to induce West Virginia unicer-
stty to play Rutgers at the New York
Polo grounds on Thanksgiving Day.
The proposition had originally been
made over the long distance telephone
and was considered till late today.
-whea II was finally turned down BY
est virginia. II is probable that II
the mountaineers add an extra game
az All, 1T VIII be to Camp Shelby. at
Hattieshurg, Miss. December 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21


team IN the intercollegiate meet next
SATURDAY, although from the point of
View If time made. this fan the har-
riers will fall below the standard set
by Jack Monkeys teams In the past.
captain i. G, Dresser il running in
nne form. and his time has been equal
or close to the best made b. the great
cornell runners Of the past Spesr is
not as fast as Dresser but he has been
finishing a good distance ahead OF his
ieam mates. The only thing that ia
causing Jack Moakiey to conclude
'hat this years bunch is quite below.
the normal standard is the big gan
mat exists between the FIRST two men
ard the others, The usual uniform
cam strength az the tthacansssa lack
hs' ana they won't send their men
o. err the tape in Van Cortiandt park
go T'ell buncYrAd as they would under
normal circumstances
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
Leonard Matched with Cline

New York, Nov. ao.--Despite the
ban on boxing in New York state.
Benny Leonard. lightweight champion,
Is not going to remain idle long He
has been matched to meet Irish Patsy
Cline in Surround bout In philadei-
phta. December L.