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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
Y. ?. |. WINS EASILY
FROM SPIDER NINE
Techs Find Northampton Boys Soft
snap in Ope-sided Game He~ter-
day Afternoon.

The Virginia Polytechnic institute
baseball team oyerwne1med the Rich
moud college nine at westhamptcn
yesterday afternoon by the score OF
10 to .. The gains was very one-sided
and was not a good exhibition OF the
popular naEtime.
The v z. J. boys found the Rich
lnond college pitchers very easy and
knocked them to ali corners of the
Held for total OF fourteen hits. They
registered eleven hits orr Knight In
six innings and Eve on Bowles in three
innings
The visitors started after the collie
CLANS in the first inning and brought
over four runs. Whitmore walked,
was forced to second on Maryes hit
and crossed on Brooks single, Marye
vas caught OF second by a fast peg
by kuyk to Pitt. Brooks scored on
DiggeS double to left field. and Digges
crossed the plate when Chapman was
safe on Westerman's error. Chapman
raced across the home plate whe n
Wexterman made a second error on
Birds swift liner Wharton was out
az hrst and Stumpf famed
The Biackseurg boys pitched into
Richmond college again in the fourth
inning when Whitmore was safe on
PITTS error Marye flied out and Whit
more scored on Brooks triple to left
field Brooks scored on Digges dou-
Bile over shortstop. and Digges crossed
on Birds hit to center. Bird crossed
the plate when Wharton reached fra;
on Pitts error.
Richmond college scored In the sixth
! inning when Westsrmsn dropped q
| hit over third base with two men out
knight scored Westerman on triple
to left ield.
| The westhampton boys registered
their second run IN the eighth inning
when oliver reached first on Marye's
error. anchored at second on Browns
hit to shortstop and crossed the hons
plate on Westermans sacrifice.
| The hitting OF Digges, for V. P I.
was of high order The right fielder
registered four hits, two of which
were doubles and one a triple.
| The V. F. L. fielding and pitchins
would have won the game even l.
the college boys had been better hit
tiers.
Richmond colleges fielding was O.
poor order. six miscues being chalkeS
lup against them.
I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
RICHMOND AMATEURS
OPEN ON APRIL IS
Association Holds Final Meeting u
Murphy's Hotel and Playing
Arrangements Are Made.

The Richmond Amateur association
gathered last night in tho AUTOMOBILES
room of Murphy's hotel TO perfect the
playing plans for the 1918 season.
There was a very large and repre-
sentative gathering OF the ball play
ers and executives.
President Edward r. Fuller. OF the
association, presided, and Vice-Presi-
dent Arthur Van Buren, and Secre~
tary Robert Sutton assisted in the
handling of the business.
All the leagues were heard from
and very encouraging reports were
received. 1t appeared that the ANA
teur leagues will get away 10 good
start this season. Optimism was the
prevailing spirit.
Manager watkins. OF the aviation
ramp team, came to the meeting and
presented an application for a Place
in one of the amateur leagues. This
application will be considered by the
association executives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
VIRGINIA LEAGUtRS
IN GATHERING TODAY
state Circuit Meets in Norfolk and
VIII Probably Make Richmond
Club Member.

The Virginia league magnates will
gather in Norfolk today for their first
meeting of the year. Representatives
OF all the former clubs and several
others bidding for franchises are ex-
pected to be present.
Great interest IS attached TO the
meeting on account of the possibility
of club being put in Richmond. 1t
seems likely that this will be done.
but the doubt centers around who Will
operate the team. A written request
for club in the new circuit has been
made by the present owners of Boule-
ward park. and from Information
CLEANED In a conversation with one of
the Ten high up In the league it
seems that there will be no difficulty
In obtaining 1t.
It seems certain that the Virginia
league will not be allowed to come
into Richmond without making sat
ssfactory offer to the sportsmen who
surchased the franchise from them
seyeral years aeo.
A very amusing story was carried
IN yesterdays Norfolk Virginlsn- Pilot
The writer says that Baltimore may
come into the Virginia league along
With Richmond. While it is very prob
able that Richmond may get into the
league IL would be laughable to Baiti-
moreans. TO think of such for their
city.
In fact. Baltimore has Ions consid-
cred itself big league city and took
international baseball with great re-
-luctance The Norfolk writer also
states In the following article that
his Is the best base ball town in the
South at present.
Norfolk may have league baseball
IL reports IN circulation last night
prove true.
There will be meeting Of Viz
xinia league magnates at the South
land hotel at noon today. when the
baseball Situation will be discussed
President Bradley. Of the virginia
league, called the meeting yesterday,
but IL could not be learned definitely
last night Just what would come W
for consideration beyond general
discussion of conditions in virgins
Ser organized baseball
a promising possibility. however
10 that Baltimore and Richmond may
Join in a Virginia league circuit.
with the disbandmeut Of the In
transitional league, Baltimore
Richmond VIII he without organized
baseball Most Of the players Of this
league could be secured for cir
cult In Virginia and Maryland If th'
officials OF the FORMER NiFkihia OF
xanization act quickly.
Norfolk is considered the hes
baseball town In the south just now
with thousa ads OF strangers and en-
listed men I'm the city, Norfolk IL II
believed, will prove one Of the hes
baseball towns In the country. II th'
right kind Of sport is provided.
"A circuit composed Of Norfolk
Richmond. Baltimore. l.ynchburg. Pc
tsrsburg and Newport News, r. eetnt
talked Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
NEW TNTS. WILL MEET
IN NEW YORK TODAY

New York. April 2-The New In
teruatioual eague. which was born
last week, after the vote to suspend
operations by the club owners of the
old organization. will assume definite
form today. At that time a meet
ing OF the four club owners, who have
been granted franchises in the new
circuit will be held here.
AL present there seems to be plen-
ty of material for an eight club or
ganization, which will include the
three clubs OF the International league
Baltimore, Toronto and Rochester. the
nucleus of the defunct New York State
league and Jersey City. Up 10 date
there have been six applications fol
mem bership received.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
MARYLANDERS LEAD
AT BOWIE MEET

Baltimore. Md. April 2.--Although 1t
was advertised as the opening OF the
eastern racing season today at Bowie.
Marylanders hogeed the spotlight
through horses to get in Sle money.
Jockeys TO ride them and trainers TO
addle them. Seven. owners from thfs
state took down some part of the
purses: three riders made themselves
conspicuous and. four conditioners OF
thoroughbreds earned iaurcis.
The feature race OF the afternoon,
the fourth on the cards. went to
Charlie Lydecksr. the property of Ed
die Mcbride. Leydecker carried the
lightweight of 100 pounds. and went
into the lead at the first pole and Just
hreezed home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
NEW INT. LEAGUE
MAY FALL THROUGH

New York, April 2--On the eve Of
the meeting of the club owners Of the
New International league TO be held
here tomorrow. the prospective mem
bers seemed tonight to he falling
away. Word was received from
Wiikesbarre and Scranton. two of the
cities which have applied for mem
hership I'm the new circuit, that they
would not support a ball team this
summer.
According TO the word received the
local owners OF the old New York
league clubs have emphatically stated
that on account OF the war they will
not Join in the new circuit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03


Editors Note: This is the forty
fifth chapter Of series of articles
which Mr. Corbett Is writing on John
L. As / Knew Him" II relates many
heretofore unpublished incidents In
the life OF the great warrior. The
next chapter will appear tomorrow
Through the years that John /. was
champion, and for moro than dozen
afterward, he continued 10 imoIoe
freely of alcoholic liquors. He boast
ed frequently that he could outdr'hk
any man In America. and he won sew
eral such championship contests
Time and again friends tried to pre-
vail upon him to be more temperate
in his habits. But John l. always
SCORED them into silence.
Many men addicted TO the liquor
habit resolve at one time or another
to quit. Some OF them do follow out
their resolves by getting on the
wagon" for a short period of time.
But all through the years of John l. g
pugflistic days he never once made a
serious determination to quit. He Of
ten said that he liked alcohol too well.
And SO. everyone figured that JOHN
L. would continue to be a drinker I'm
tiI the end of his days.
But on March s. 1914, the "impos-
Eible" happened. John l. made up
his mind to quit drinking. TO quit right
then and there and from then on until
the day of his death a drop of liquor
never again touched his lips, His re-
formation, In view of his intern perate
habits for more than a quarter of a
century. makes II something akin to
miracle.
John l.. telling about the incident
later. said:
Il was playing with a show in 1903
and when we got into Grand Rapids
was blind drunk. l loved champagne
and / certainly had been drinking
more than my share. We stayed a
whole week In Grand Rapids and
appeared at each and every perform
af,ce and went through with my work
but I didn't know anything about It.
I can't remember an incident of that
weeks happenings in Grand Rapids,
After we finished showing In Grand
Rapids, we went TO Terre Haute, In
diana I got to that town all right
but / certainly didn't know how / got
there. We got into town Around about
noon on Sunday, aMrch 5. 1905. We
}. played a matinee and also a night
performance. After the night show
was over Frank Hall. who was my
manager. and went back to the hotel
When we got into the hotel my brain
had cleared = little bit because
hadn't had . drink for an hour or 90
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
SISTERS RAFTING RECORD IN
1917. SHOWN MONTH BY MONTH
t35 $50 100

The great slump in May is sugges-
tive. on May s Sisters batting av-
erago was 405. Then he injured his
thumb and his average fell away to
a shadow. His bad showing In May
was entirely due to his injury, for he
began the month at whirlwind pace,
fattening his previous good average
in April to a point above the four
hundred mark April, July and Au-
gust were the three months when
sisler was free from injury and the
time he did his best work. And
how good that work was may be
learned from the fact that his aver
age during those three months was
| .391.. Had he been able to maintain
that gait throughout the season he
! would have beaten out Ty Cobb.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
AVIATION NINE TO
PLAY BATTLE AXE

The aviation camp baseball team
will play a return engagement with
the Battle Axe nine tomorrow after
noon at Boulevard park. There will
be no admission price and a large
crowd should be in attendance.
Napier will probably twirl for the
seni-pro boys. and Manager Watkins
will send Weisie to the mound for
the Fulton boys The entire line-ups
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
Figures Pirates Heavy Hitters.

A Plttsburg sport writer has an.
alyxed the figures and concluded that
the Pirates will he a heavier hitting
team this year than last. That is
important y true. for hitting was
about the only thing the Pirates
lacked last year,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

A story from Chicago has IL that
Ewede RisberE will be uuderstudy to
Chick Gandil this year as first base
man All of which might indicate
that Manager Rowland does not think
any too well OF various first base
youngsters who are supposed 10 get
a hearing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

summary: Three-base htts-knight
Digges Two-base hits--Digges Cd,
Marye ca Home run-Brooks. Struck
out-By knight (s). Bowles (2l. Har-
vey t8. Franklin %. stolen bases
Marye (2), Whitmore %, Chapman
~, wharton az, Brown ~. Double
piays-Ryland to Brown; Stumpf to
Wharton. Hit by pitcher--Thompson-
WILD pitch-knight Time OF game
| two hours. Umpire--Handy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

Manager watkins, Of the aviation
camp team, closed an agreement last
night with Manager Todd. or the John
Marshall nine. for a game between
these two teams next Saturday after
noon at AIS at Byrd park
The aviation camp team also has
a game scheduled with the Medical
college team for April 10 and game
with Ed Klepfer's team from Camp
Lee on April 20
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03

Staunton. Va, April :.-Staunton
Military academy defeated William
and Mary college II to ] here this
afternoon. Young held the visitors 10
six scattered hits. Joynes was touched
for ten Rushing hit for a homer and
Freitag and Bropny for a triple each.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
yankS Win From, braves.

Macon. Ga. April 2.-The Yankees
won a hard-fought contest from the
Braves here today. Score:
Score by innings: II. II. e
Boston 900 600 10o--l ?
New York 49,. 900 0o2 0o"-2 s Q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
Giants Win Game.

San Antonio, April 2.--The Giants
defeated the Army team at CamT
Travis IA 10 today,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-03
MISS BJURsTEDT REMAINS TENNIS QUEEN


Bured of the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
A. O. WOLD
Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK.

The Methodist picnic for the child.
rem of the Sunday school, and as many
of the older people as desire to 60.
is being held today at the Campbell
grove lear Olga, instead of on Tues.
day as announced last week. The ar
rangement as first made would have
brought the Sunday school annual out.
ings of the Methodist and Presby-
terrain churches on the same day.
Tuesday was the date on which
the children of the Sunday school in
connection with the Presbyterian
church had their annual days out.
ing. The picnic of this year was
again held in what is known as the
Stoddard grove. on the Geo. Arm.
strong farm, n mile west of town.
The crowd was largely added to in
numbers as the afternoon drew to
q close by q number of the families
represented in the congregation of the
church. Arrangements for the even.
ing meal making ample provision for
a social gathering of this nature.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
S.
lat the old Mahoney barn
Repairing Done Promptly ON
Gas Engines, Etc.
Gas, Auto Oil and Greases for Sale
PHONE 1903

Mrs. Fred Ober was a returning
passenger yesterday from Grand
Forks, where she made a visit of
several days at the Reeves Avenue
home of Attorney and Mrs. w. A.
Mcintyre.
Rev. F. z. Browne, of Starkville,
Miss, will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church of this city at
both the morning and evening SER
vices of Sunday. August 18th and
Sunday, August 25th.
Landlord and Mrs. T. B. Hankey
of the U. c. T. hotel returned to the
city yesterday from a week spent in
the Twin Cities, where they attended
the annual summer meeting of the
national hotelman's association.
James Walker is being visited by
his sister, Mrs. James Taylor and
daughter. Mrs. Wright, e Miss
Mary Taylor, who arrived: Saturday
from their homes at Perth, Ont, ex-
pecting to make a stay here of about
q month.
Mrs. Allan Pinkerton and her neice
Miss Tena Regner, together with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T,
Regner, of Cooperstown. started on
Tuesday for an auto trip to Winnipeg
and return, expecting to make a stay
there until the end of the week.
George Bostik and the family, who
since the fire in June, when the Bos-
Tx home was destroyed, have been
stopping on the John Kyncl farm
moved back into town last week and
are now comfortably located in the
O'Reilly house at the. north end of
Third Street. III
Miss Laura Douglas, who was the
teacher of music and drawing in tn,
city high school for two years arrived
during the week from her home at
Pembina and is the guest of her
friend. Mrs. H. E. Close during a
stay of a few days. Miss Douglas has
been teaching at Cando during the
past school year.
Judge Dorval and wife returned t.
the city Tuesday from a trip by auto
to Bottineau ard other points in the
Turtle mountain region, where they
visited the Be rthaiume and other
homes Of old neighbors and friends.
Crops in the western part of the state
they say are not nearly averaging up
with what is promised in this county.
An item of interest to Lang Ion
people came over the wire last week
when it was learned by friends of the
hi. r h at the home in Miles
City, Mont, of a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Winger. "he proud mother of this
son apd heir was formerly Miss Jennie
Plummer. Mrs. Plummer has been
at Miles City attending her daughter
during the latter's confinement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15

A car Of Ignite coal on car this
week. Sc. Is per ton. Langdon Wood
Yard.
Rev. Father Olszewski, of Wales
was visitor in the city. on Tuesdays
train for a short time in the,afternoon.
R. B. Morrison, postmaster and
general merchant at Beaulieu spent
Friday with his many old Langdon
friends.
Phone orders at once to the Lang
don Wood Yard for North Dakota
A carload now on track
at Sc. 25 per ton.
The Langdon Wood Yard receives
another a of North Dakota Ignite
Coal this week, which it is selling on
track at Sc. rs per ton.
Rev. E. A. Foley spent co ,ple of
days the early part of the week in
the western part of the county in his
official capacity as officer of the juve-
nile court.
Sunday. August 18th, is to be OBJ
served as Picnic Sunday by the Epis-
copalian church goers of Langdon and
vicinity-weather permitting OF course
it will be held on the pembina river.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
j. W.. TOWey
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Langdon, N. Oak,

G.. E.. McComb' and brother autoed
over here from Winnipeg Saturday
and spent a part of the week here
visiting the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mr.. j. c McComb Their
return to the Manitoba metropolis was
delayed a day or two by the heavy
rainfall of Sunday night.
DR.. Donald Work it is understood is
this week closing out his lately ac-
quired veterinary practice at Calvin
in response to his country's call.
Before leaving Chicago, at the time
of his graduation he signed up for
enlistment in the veterinary corps of
the army service, and has been expect
ing orders to report at any time.
Jas. Lindsay and the family got a
letter from their son, Tom, who is
over in France with the U. S. Marines
on Saturdays mail. His letter, which
is under date of July 18th, relieved
the anxiety and tension of the home
folks, which has been quite severe
since the July drive started. He has
been in action on the front during
most of that time, but at the time he
wrote was we'll and wrote quite a
cheerful ard interesting letter.
Rev. A. M. O'Donnell and wife.
the latter a neice of w. B. Gordon of
this city. were over Sunday visitors
at the Gordon home. enroute from
New Westminster, B. c., to points
in the east during Mr.. O'Donnell's
vacation from a Presbyterian church
of which he has been pastor for a
number of years. In the absence Of
a supply the reverend gentleman very
ac%ceptabIy filled the pulpit IF the
Langdon church at the morning and
evening services Of Sunday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15

Mrs. E. W. Quieksis back in Lang.
don for a stay of a month, Mr.. Quick
and other members of the family are
located in Saskatchewan, wherc he has
large building contracts that will
keep him busy until winter sets in.
DR.. Brown, n of the clergy who
will be given consideration in the ex-
tending of a call to the pastorate of
the Presbyterian church of this city,
will conduct the s%evices on Sunday,
He comes to Langdon firm Mississir-
pi aud intends making a stay here of
possibly a couple Of weeks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15

A car of Ignite coal on car this
week. $6.25 per ton. Langdon Wood
Yard. s.,
Mrs, George Lachner as q Wales
visitor in the city on Saturday be-.
tween trains. !
Miss Margaret Kelland was down
from her school at Hannah for a week
end visit with the family.
Vim. lFalconer has taken the job
of city street sprinkler since the out
fit was placed in commission by the
on the first of the month.
Mrs. Cheatley. n of the daughters
of Mrs. Teresa Donovan arrived dur
ing the week from Winnipeg and is
making a visit with friends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-15
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Mrs. Harwood and the children took
Mondays train for a visit of a couple
of weeks at. Warroads. Mimi, where
the family resided bef,re coming to
Langdon.
Mrs. w. F. Winter was a passen-
ger Friday to St. Paul expecting to
make a visit of a couple of weeks.
there at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Fred. Mclean.
Philip Underwood has resigned the
job of deliveryman of, the express
wagon ard is now holding. down a POI
sition in the grocery department at
the Schulke. B radley Co., store.
Harry Hazelitt, who within the past
couple of years has removed from
Sarles to engage in business at For
est Grove, Oregon. was an over Sun
day guest in the city at the home Of
Mrs. Jane Stewart.
These days we hear a good deal
about camoulage in the army. De-
ception is also practiced in business,
but not by A. o. Void & Co. Their
words, goods and service must be 100
per cent dependable. ::
c.. S. Dustin was a Clyde visitor
in Langdon on Friday, being accom-
panied by Mrs. Dustin, who took the
afternoon train for St. Paul, going
from there % visit during part of the
summer with friends in the east.
County Agent Haw was down thu
line Monday as far as the Forks tc
see what if anything could be done in
the securing for points over thit
county of a more plentiful supply Of
farm help for the harvest and thresh,
ing season.
Eugene A.. Pennock and Mrs. Pen
mock were among those in the city Of
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Pennock came
in to attend the weed commissioner
convention. While Mrs. Pennock made
a pleasant round of visits among he,
old Langdon friends.
The Mercer house, one of the ear.
lier landmarks on the corner Of
Fourth and Spruce streets is this
week in the hands of Contractors
Moore and Jhanke and will make {
desirable rental property as soon as the
needed repairs have been completed.
Charles Diebel accompanied by Mrs.
Diebel and the family left on Tues,
days train for Milton. From there
they go to points in Minnesota with
friends. for a short holiday vacation
before Mr.. Diebel again takes up his
work in the grocery department of the
Boyd store