The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29


photo shows an orator addressing the VI
On April l6 Charles NJ. Schwab.
m aster shipnuilder. was made diree-
tor general OF American shipbuildinE
aud batter conditions in the shipyards
of the country were reflected In the
report made public ApriI 80 that the
output OF the shipyards for April was
! $40. 200 dead weight tons. an increase
Of 80 per cent over the March out
, put. A. u feature q the celebration
of independence day eighty-two ships
were launched in the American ship
! yards on July Il
Early in the year the government
| tighctened its grip upon the indus
tries o. the country in order To insure
/ the carrying out OF its war program
! On March % the United States war
J board issnsd It's first restrictive list of
/ ''uoa essential commodities. ADD
/ lions we're made TO this list later and
| by series of priority orders. indus
! tries engaged in war work were as.
sured az an adequate supply of raw
materials and fuel. Restrictions
we're placed upon the output OF non
essential Industries, a conspicuous
example being the automobile In ius~
try which was ordered To go upon 4
100 pcr cent war basis by January !.
L 1918
With sle signing OF the larmisl. zee
on November IL many of the restrc-
= tons upon industry We're fomcvd In
order 10 effect the transition OF irdus-
try from 4 war 10 a peace basis with :
out throwing many employees Hu' or
! work, the government announce that
war contracts would be cancelled
gradually and steps would be taken
to prevent dislocation OF in9us- ry
, Industriaf leaders believed that ms
D change could be effected without seri-
g Gus officially.
sports.
{ Professional sports were practically
D killed during the year 1918 by the
war Professional baseball survived
! until September !. when the season
c OF the big leagues was ended by a
8 decision. of Secretary Baker that pro-
< fessional baseball players were sub
. ject to the operation of the work or
4 fight rule.
Many members OF the baseball
. teams already had gone into different
= branches OF the government service
l and others followed when the season
r closed. Boston was awarded the
I American league and Chicago the Ma
= tlonai league championship. With
4 the approval OF Secretary of War
' Baker a worlds series was played
r Bosteff- winning the deciding game
tterIhs- NJ ~ "a
e August kieckhefer promised to es-
4 tabiish q new worlds record in the
: billiard world. He won the three
{ cushion chanpionshin from De Orc on
s February and successfully defended
r the title against Cannefax on March
(. is, against Maypome on April 19
RI against McCourt on November and
h again against Canncfax on November
II 20. No other biiliardist has won more
e thnn Ave championship matches In
: succession. In his match with Me-
$ Court. Kieckcfer established n new
t woyid.E record by running $50 points
in 10. innings.
- The most important event in the
boxing world was the meeting OF Jack
| Dempsey and Fred Fulton at Phil
ndclrliia Dempsey knocked out Full
ton In the first round. Dempsey de-
fcated many lesser opponents during
tho year ard. although he lost a decis-
ion to Willie Mcehan. navy battler. AT
San Franciso. he claimed the heavy
| weight championship through the
failure Of Jess willard to meet him.
Army and navy teams competed
| with collegiate teams for the public
attention during the football season
The University OF Pittshurg claimed
the eastern cham pionship by defeat
OF Georgia Tech on November ;
Il NNt1hGY team nan rCcf ueAHsatcu pVNi'
ousiy for several years. In the west
the University OF Illinois claimed the
Rig Ten championship after defeating
four other conference teams The
University Of Michigan, which had
defeated two nther conference teams
also claimed the championship.
The team represent the Auxiliary
Naval Reserve school at Chicago de-
feated many of the Mg collcEaate
! teams OF the West and claimed the
service championship.
Tho Years Neurology.
+ Death took heavy toll amons
men and women prominent In public
life during the year 1918. The list
includes the following:
January s, Or John s. Foley, Cath
olic bishop of Detroit; January IL,
United States Senator James h.
Brady. Of Idaho; January ~. Major
A. p. Gardner. former congressman
from Massa chusctts. who resigned 70
enter the army; January 80, United
states Senator william Hughes, OF
New Jersey.
Y rebruary 2, John l.. sullivan,
Mormer heavyweight champion, at
West Arlington, Mass. February 10,
Abdul Hamid. former sultan OF Tur-
key: February IA. Sir Cecil Spring
Sice. former British ambassador to
America; February 90, Terry MCCOY
ern, former worlds fentherweight
cham pion, at New York.
March 3. John Redmond. irish Ma