The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

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It's comm fast. my friends ana
fans;
soon the fsh'll be a-bitin'.
And wen go wadin' in the sands.
Strings a-comin', hear me tell;
It's bringin' sunshine, Joy and all
But what'li Spring be like to u.s.
~ n comes without Int baseballf
II the suspension of the Information
al league this year. and forever IL
necessary, would help to win the war;
bv all means suspend the league. IL
fhe nenuies and dollars spent for pase-
balls bats and uniforms viii heip u
ann!hilate the kaiser. by an means
turn the money into bullets ior she
enemy oversee. IL senoins the
athletss In the league across the water
vii, end the war a day sooner. seno
tbem. and the quicker the league
e ends and the men are put in me war
game. the better for everybody cum
cerned.
pu, on the other hand. II the IN
ternational league by operating cou'u
helm to win the war day carrier ~
is equally as important that the leasuo
should continue. How" some may
ssif "can war be FASTENED by the con-
ttnnance OF a sport. an amusefnent
7, a. ,rue that when Larry Lalole
cracks out n heavy hit = VIII not d.
rectly connect with the Huns but
then there is the happy frame OF nina
that IL puts the citizens OF the com
rnunity into. In the fighting game II
is equally as important that the ones
NJ "
r1orals as we'll as the boys at the
front.
II discomfort should spring up IN
the army at the front II Is lneVitapie
that there would not be much prog
rers, Equally RS well would dlscon-
tent at home prevent the carrying on
of the supreme purpose, the suppress
sion Of the enemy. High spirits can
MT be kept up II the citizens hehind
the lines are going TO be made 10 be
ueve that things are degrading. that
amusement must be suspended, ana
that. suddenly. abnegatton must De
the policy
II has been steadily repeated. and
It is Inevitable to the most casual Cd
server that the populace is ciamoTing
for amusement and diversion
daily stroll on Broad street dlscloses
mum beers of persons looking for ""Fs
to amuse themselves. Just yester-
day Is1chmond's main thoroughfare
wes clogged with strollers Of all ages
md sexes. The vaudeville house was
t.t.ckcd and the moving picture houses
we're overlooking. What is the gu
perfuous pfeaBure-seeker TO do!
The case is before the jury The
International league has the obvious
pleasure OF Judging the evidence on
March % Then the various places
of amusement and refreshmeut in the
bag city win be open and perhaps cat
least 1t is hoped) the magnates Will
be In a happy frame OF mind and can
Judge things in q more broadened
view.
Rv the twenty fifth the purpose of
the suspension OF the meeting viii
have been attained. The officials will
have seen by that time whether
things have cleared. whether the fans
desire the game. and how the essen
tial matter OF finances lie,
Some Of the cities have already CIV
en- up Banquo's ghost Baltimore is
already making plans whereby the
staging of big league games between
Washington and other American
Orlole city. II is thought that the
Nationals will play at least twenty
one OF their league games in Balu-
more, which can be done without any
great expense,
This ts,a capital idea, and brings
to mind the thought that In any case
Richmond will not be without base
ball Forgetting the amateur gamAs
yrtn IN
Lee. Hopewell and the camps near
Norfolk will have strong teams that
will have a ranking of semf-pro.
These teams can be brought here and
will indeed give excellent exhibitions.
There are professional athletes in all
the camps and this will be an added
attraction.
In spite OF the losses that the Rich
mond college basketballers have sus-
tanned 1t has an appealing quality,
nevertheless. In every game the boys
have bucked up against heavier and
more experienced men and the game
fight and valorous fight that they have
made against strong odds liz the most
spectacular showing of the season. II
la not always the winner that should
receive the applause, but II is the fell
low who does not quit like the yellow
cur but stands up like man. That
is why brave Belgium is revered
around the world today.
Someone rises to ask
II
One ever saw
Fighter or wrestler
Who had not had
Wished on him
The name of
Young or KID"
who are the clever fellows that give
all the prize fighters and wrestlers
their cute little names anyway?
Whenever you hear fellow regret
ting that he is too old or too young
to fight for his country ask him how
many liberty bonds he has bought,
how much he has given to the Red
a Cross and Y. NJ. c. A. and how many
soap-boxers and pro-Germans he has
squelched at home
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