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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
MACS MADE DEALS
TO ENLWEN RACES
Many Trades and Sales Pulled or
amounted TO Pool OF Playing
Talent.

II the pennant races in the major
leagues lack ginger this year it VIII
not be the fault Of the club owners
There were more trades and sales
pulled off between big league teams
during the winter just PASSED than
fandom has witnessed IN many a year.
and there was p reason fer IT, too
The wary mags Of course, denied
that they entertained q thought about
pooling players in such way as 40
inject Jazz into the pennant races,
Bun. just the same. they fell t'77i
something of she kind was needed s.i
account OF the war And they we're
right
Look back over tho dea Is that [et-
tured tho winter of 19iT-1S aud you
will find that every big league club
with the eceptioxn Of two fig red IN
ono or more deals OF I'm portance.
The TNavid ua~ur1 stuff started
early in Decem Der when the Guns ana
Phiilies cooked up The deal which
sent Alexander and kill.fer 10 Chi
cage. In return, the Phls got Prem
dergast and Dilhoefcr and a promise
OF much cash Later, tire sa two
clubs engineered the swan which sen.
PaSkert to Chicago for williams
Next came the big deal between
! the Red Sox and Athletics. whcH
eventually brought about the tran--tr
+ of Schang. S'runk. Bush and NJ f~~i,
/ TO Boston, for Gregg. Thomas. Kopp
. Gardner, Cady and walker That was
some deal. too.
! The Browns got busy about mic.
Deem her Thev sold Shottou ave
Iavan to Washington and got Pitcher
! GaIifa I.4ter 81 LouN sold $50
Groom TO Cleveland and figured N 4
deal which sent Lee Magee to the
Reds
The Giants. Cubs and Braves fiSur
ed in a three -cornered deal. George
Tyler went to the Cubs for Doyle ans
wilson Doyle and Barnes then came
to the Giants for Herzog and latel
the Braves got Jimmy Smith from
/ McGraw.
The Browns came back With an
other bic deal, trading Plank and
Pratt to the Yanks for Nunamakcr
| Cullop, ShocIer. Gedeon and Mats"l
Then came the purchase of George
Burns by the yanks from Detroit ana
4 the swap of Burns to the Athletic
H for Bodie.
4 The Dodgers and Pirates had thcil
l fling, too. trading Stengel and Gut
| shaw for Mamsux. Grimes and Ward
Several other deals were started. bu
/ did not materfaliZe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
SPIDERS TAKE ST.
J0SEPH'S MEASURE
Richmond College Defeats Fast S0th'
ole Nine by : TO Score.
knetsch Pitches Well.

The Richmond college baseball nine
defeated the Mount St. Joseph base
ballers yesterday afternoon at Bouie-
ward field, I TO 4. The game was
tense and exciting throughout inc
unfavorable weather served 10 Keep
away a number OF fans
The Catholic swatters LANDED TWO
tallies in the first time around from
two walks and an error. Another run
in the second gave them nice lead
on the Spiders.
The Spiders registered two runs III
the fourth from two walks, sacrI-
fee and two singles. The lucky skin
with two singles and as many Walks
netted the Spiders four circuits Al
ter this neither side scored
Skaggs did the twirling for nve IN
ninEs for the Rtchmonders, allowing
only one hit knight took his place
on the mound in the sixth and held
the visitors for the remaining part
of the game.
kneisch pitched a beautiful game
/ for the Baltimore club. but lacked
support. He retired fifteen SPIDER
batsmen on strikes and only allowed
/ four hits in the nine innings.
/ Pitts catch of Marto's line drive
land divers one-hand pull-down OF
( vereker's drive to deep left were the
prettiest exhibitions OF the game
Sales made two good pegs from righ'
/ field catching men at the plate.
! Captain Miller. OF Richmond col
! lege, was out OF the game on account
; of sickness.
! The h0x score
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

Copyright, 1918, by King
Editors note. This is the fortleth
chapter of series OF articles which
Mr. Corhett is writing on John l.. "a
I Knew Him" 1t relates many here
sofore unpublished incidents In the life
~ the great warrior, The next install
snent will appear tomorrow
Champions come and champions so
but never will there be another who
vas loved SO genuinely by sporting
public as was John l. sullivan. No
beaten Aghter in tho entire history
Of pugilisru ever was given an ovation
such as was rendered the mighty war
rior on the night in New Orleans when
ne suffered the hrst and only defeat
IN his spectacular career.
When my final right-handcr sent
John l. down for the long count
cheers broke forth. They were for
me. Friends of mine in the audience
we're widest in the outburst, but even
he stsunchest OF the sullivan admir-
ers Joined ia the chorus that hailed
me as the new champion II was
striking evidence of the fairness of
fight fans.
Hardly had the referee touched me
on the back In token of my victory,
than / rushed over to where John Il
was laying on the floor. He was not
unconscious, but WAS daxed and ply
sicaily helpless. With John LIS sec
ends, helped to lift him up and to
carry him back TO his corner. We
placed him In a chair and John l., 3
handlers began working over him so
rs to restore his weakened physical
powers.
Even In that moment OF my wild
10Y over having battered my way to
the absolute pinnacle of pugilfsin.
couldn't help but feel a wave OF SYM
patty surging through me for John
I. The king of pugilsm had been
dethronedl The idol of my boyhood
xat before me. a beaten. battered war
rfor. And / had been the instrument
that brought II about. Somehow or
other / couldn't reconcile the facts.
murmured to John L. some words
o. coincidence. Just what they were
I can't remember nor can anyone else
Intoxicated with excitement my speech
was not connected. But John L. UNI
derstood and when ! reached down
and grabbed his hand he returned the
pressure.
The haze was clearing from the
brain of John L.: little of the
strength was returning to his once
powerful legs. With it came the reali-
Kation to John l. that he had been
beaten; that the fight was over. and
defeat had come to him at last, And
then, In those moments of his greatest
anguish, John l.. showed the stun thai
vas In him; showed a gameness In
defeat that was sublime. Waiting un-
ell the cheering for me had died down
John L. struggled to his feet, graspet
the ropes and faced the crowd.
hush at once fell over the audience
John l.. opened his lips to speak
hut for a moment no words woult
come. sob came into his throat
He choked II back and then he spoke
Gentlemen, / fought once too often
but / am glad that the championship
was won By an American"
Then as John l.. turned back 10 hii
corner the demonstration for him be
gan--the widest most wonderful evei
given fighter. The ovation that had
been given for me was big. but \
wAs enly . Whisper In comparison e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

Features Syndicate. Incl
the tumuit that was raised for Joha
l. Every man in that big arena
jumped TO his feet, raised his voice
and clapped his hands, Louder and
louder became the salvo OF applause
a thunder like that Nof Niagara,
II seemed to go on indefinitely, Time
and again. the cheering died down
because the crowd had lost It's breath,
But no sooner had IL regaiped 1t than
the ovation was renewed and In seem
ingiy greater volume, II was a thrill
Ing. an awe-insriring demonstration.
John L. was beaten, yes, And
through his downfall fortunes of men
in that audience who had waEered on
hin, had been swept away. but even
in defeat they loved him and accord
ed him a vocal reception the like OF
which never had been heard IN Amer
lea: the most wonderful testimonial
that ever was given to show how John
r. was idolixed by every man with a
drop OF sporting blood in his system.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

good players have gone up than from
any other circuit 1t long ranked as
next to the National and American
leagues, and was used as the farm
for the league players.
International directors made a
game attempt to continue the lea gus
AS evidenced by their three meet
ings--but the odds were too great
against Thorn. 1t never recovered
from the blow dealt by the Federal
league. and the war and the subse-
were the stfaws that broke the
crmels back.
The vote taken yesterday practi-
caliy means the end of the Interna
tional league forever. II there Is \
/ reorga nization--which may be after
the writ is believed that the circuit
will be changed and that an entire
new organization will come to life.
I New clubs win be taken in, and the
present franchises may be lost.
Franchises Open TO Exposure.
The franchises of the eight clubs
will he thrown open to the open grasp
OF INSCRIPTIONS promoters, who can
organize clubs and come Into the
cities wifhout opposition. And the
organizations who come in will poe
sess the franchise OF the respective
cities as their properly.
This declaration was made by tho
national commission at recent meet
ing. when the International directors
attempted to have the rights of the
territory protected AGAINST invasion :.
The Eastern and New York State
leagues are going to play in many
OF the cities in the North. which
were formerly occupied by the Inter
national The New England lea que
may have a hand in the festivities
| The suspension OF the international
league will not affect Richmond "a
| any great extent. It seemed that
! this city was not inclined to support
! the club, and. Judging from the show
I ing made at the John Marshall High
school meeting on Tuesday nteht
there was no desire for the league
The fans failed to rally and the
business and civic organizations paid
mo attention to the call.
/ Richmond Will have baseball
! though
Therefore, it is for the good OF the
: directors 81 the Richmond club tha'
the lea que suspended. as + will re-
lirve them Of the effort to make az
the sporting spirit IN the city They
Will not find II necessary 10 sell zoe
season passes or find patrons for the
game.
FINS
~ @ r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
Trotting Gossip
BY w. III. GOCHER.

One of the most peculiar features
in connection with the Kentucky
Futurity to which the nominations for
Its twenty eighth renewal close on
April Is, IL that over one-half or the
events contested since Orc wilkes was
returned IN the winner of the first
one in 1898 have been won by men
who made but very few nominations
An ANALYSIS OF the returns dascloses
the fact that fourteen OF the races Tor
the three-yea old divisions, which 10
the most important feature of tho
event. were won by nominators who
mede only twenty six entries.
The dams of Peter the Great, sadie
Mac, Grace Bond. Miss Adbell, Man
rico and Etawah were the only mares
named by the men who were recorded
as the breeders of these winners in
their respective years, while Grace
Bond also won the two-year-old d.
vision and Peter the Great finished
second to jamie T.. in 1897. or those
who made but two nominations IN
the Kentucky Futurity. the breeders
OF ORC Wilkes. Rose Croix. Nelia Jay
and Siliko named winners, while Peter
Voio would also have been added -
this list If he had not been bred in
pa rtnership with the owner OF his
sire.
Boralma and Volga were named by
breeders who had but three nominal
tons in the Kentucky Futurity in
their respective years. and yolga also
won the two-year-old. division. The
breeder of Beuzetta, winner OF the
Kentucky Futurity In 1894. tire year
that it was worth $2s.430. had pu;
four nominations.
c. f, Pitman is busy training egh-
teen trotters and PAGERS at Trenton,
n. j. The best known ones IN the
group are Ben Ali. Premier White and
Judge Sale, which the Newbrook sta
BILE purchased out OF race at Lex.
ington. last fall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

~ that he viii have fis team In the
amateur ranks when the season he.
gins.
The amateur leagues are short Of
teams this year and win welcome any
team desiring to come in. The Rich
mond amateurs, like the aviation
players, are away from home in the
army.
1t IS also likely that the arrival of
the new corps will mean the or9aui-
cation Of a baseball league at the Full
ton camp. At least three hundred
men will be in the camp when all the
new men arrive. :
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20 90
fSpoRr Ep!sTLEs;:>
~ @7<06 GagGSo\/

Up-to-Date.
Early to bed and early TO rise,
Buy w. s. s. and economise-
Richmond college may well pride
itself on its game with Holy Cross
The Catholic college in Worcester,
Mass. is famous for it's crack base
BAH and football teams. especially
baseball
Connie Mack, who comes from Wor-
cester. watches the players there close
1y. Jack Barry Is Holy Cross boy.
So is Bill Carrigan.
Jesse Burkett. coach of the present
team. is the old ST. Louis player, the
Grab" they used TO call him in his
Big league days. He was the heaviest
hitter in the National league at one
time, bAtted over 400 one season.
Playing Holy Cross to a TO score
Is going some Georgetown would be
proud of that fact and Fordham would
almost celebrate such a game as a
victory.
In Wisconsin they do IT,
Make every linz strong by helping
the next liberty loan.
Speaking of Bolsheviki, how is
MexicoF
An extra hour of daylight
To help us in our garden night,
Street scenes--ss7.s54sst Richmond
M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
INTERNATIONAL VOTES
TO CEASE OPERATION
League Directors Finally Throw Up Sponge New York Meet
ing by to vote-Bitter Fight is Made For LneNo Plans
Discussed For Another Organization Richmond Will Have
Baseball

New York. March 2S.--The Inter
national league, by vote of q to Z,
decided here today TO suspend opcr-
alton
After viewing the remains and care
fully studying the mystery surround
ing the violent death of the league.
the coroner's jury tonight returned
the following verdict:
Death was due to combination
of diseases and injuries received at
the hands Of the old Federal league.
The formal vote which finally seal
ed the fate OF the International
league. came this afternoon after a
bitter fight for life. Charles T.
Chaplin, president of the Rochester
club. and acting pilot of the league,
announced the decision, The names
OF the macnates voting TO continue
the organization were not reveaied,
but II liz understood that Jack Dunn,
president " the Baltimore club, ard
James J. McCafferty, OF Toronto, were
The members who cE1t the white pills.
1856 Players on Market.
The suspending OF operations by
the league will relieve 1856 ball play
ers who will be thrown on the mar
ket II is probable. however that
some of the cities formerly support
ing an International club viii have
+ ball team this season.
In the report submitted ny the d.
rectors, there were several factors
partly responsible. The war and Its
consequent tax on admissions. was
named as one The financial failur"
of the Buffalo club, which caused
that franchise to be taken over by
the league also constituted to the
collapse. But the most important
was the unwilIingness on the part of
the magnares themselves to risk FUR
4her financial loss this summer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
atted for Skaggs in the fifth
Mt. st. Joseph.

Rich'd College 600 205 No00-7 4
Mt St. Joseph ale 0l0 000--4 ) s
Summary: Base on balls-OH
Skaggs, o; Off Kneisch. 8. Struck out
BY Skaggs. 2; Knight, 4; kneisch,
t15. Hit by pitcher-Berger, 2
/ (Kneisch, McGuire). Stolen bases
r. C, /; Mt. St. j., {. Time of game
3 hours. Scorer-Garland Gray.
! Umpire-Beale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

fans buying season books to the In
ternational league games.
The allies opened the spring season
with terrinc game with the Huns.
Famous sport pastime-Camoufag =
ing the umpire.
Oh. for a catless night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

This added strength Us expected
within a few days, and will be the
balloon corps. from the camp in Tex
as. There are several fine profess
sional baseball players In the corps
that Is on its way, as there are fast
players on the aviation camp team
The aviation camp team has not
been able to get In enough practice
during the past weeks. but the man
ager states that beginning with next
Monday the team will be able to get
in longer workout on account of
the extra haur Of daylight. The men
are busy at work at the aviation ware
houses In Fulton and they cannot get
TO practice until O'Clock
They have also been denied ample
training quarters, but next week they
intend to put in longer workouts at
Boulevard field every day. The team
has been undergoing light workouts
at the Fulton diamond.
1t is doubtful whether the reinforce
ments will be here in time for the
game tomorrow evening with the Bat
tie Axe nine at Boulevard field. Man
ager Watkins says his team Is ready
for the strong semi-pro team, AL
though they have been unable to get
in as much practice as necessary.
ARAAfUu fAyS bkaLLkC Axe.
They will put the following team
in the field against the Battle Axe
Williams, catcher; Weisey. pitcher
Logan. shortstop: Vacarroll, first base
Hanson. second base; Arthur, thirc
base; Chester, left field; Cooke, cept
ter field. and Herrick. right field.
! The majority of the men on tbs
aviation team has seen service in pro
| fessional baseball and are fast players
There are about $40 men in the caml
and about 100 are from California
and the remainder from Michigan ant
Texas. Some of the men played II
/ the California State league. and other
! in the Southern Michigan league.
! AS soon as the balloon corps ar
rives Manager Watkins will get a lin
| on their abilities and put them t.
work on the nine. He is being as
sisted by Sergeant Hainden. of tn
} camp.
/ The manager is also looking TO
games with the amateur mines of tn
city. He is especially anxious L
match his team against the baseballer
from the Medical college and Rich
mond college.
May Play i'm League.
| Manager Watkins Is also consider
! ing q berth i'm the Richmond amateur
leagues for his team. 1T Is very like
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
Had Long Record.

The demise of the international
league marks the end of circuit
which has been In operation for more
than quarter of century The
decision wn~ inevitable, and although
tho directors made three Attempts &"
keep the organization intact. thu de-
sision agreed upon ~ecns7d TO be the
only logical one.
The International lea que was organ
ICED in 1872. although IL operated
under the name Of Eastern league
for while. II has taken Il big place
in tho development Of star players,
and. with the American' association,
long rcnked AS the leaders OF misor
league baseball. The fnternational
was the first elias A league.
Almost every big Lacquer has play
ed In the International. ard more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
Famous sprin,er is Dead.

st. Paul, March 2s.--James May
bury, the famous University of Wis
consin sprinter, died here today. He
made the record for the 1o6yard dash
OF AS seconds in 1897, which stood
for several years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29
AVIATION TEAM WILL
GET REINFORCEMENTS
Bird Boys Near Fulton Will Have Additional Basebaers Upon
Arrival Of Balloon Corps in Few DaysMany Professional
Players Will be in Ranks and Fast Team VIII be Formed

baseball
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TobnL.ssL,erH
McJanles J.Corbeh

Copyright 1915. by King Features Syndicate. Incl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

May Play i'm League.
Manager Watkins Is also consider
ing q berth i'm the Richmond amateur
leagues for his team. 1T Is very like
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

oh. for a catless night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-29

An extra hour of daylight
To help us in our garden night,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-29
CITY BUILDERS
STRIKE OUT TO
GAIN RECRUITS

The bigger and better" Seattle
campaign OF the Chamber Of Com
mcroc Is on. Three hundred bust
moss men OF the city met this
.morning at sis o'clock az the Hotel
butler. and final plans were made
FOR the drive to enlist every bust
ness man In the city in the work
Of lettering the city--in trade and
horne conditions.
Committees wcro named In the
various trades and professions rep
resented. These committees we're
assigned certain parts OF the city
n which to caii upon other mem-
hers Of their business TO enlist
thcm as workers Tor Seattie's fu-
TURF.
The direct object Is the enlist
ment OF every business man OF Sc
attic for Seattie's part in the war
proxrnm OF tho nation. But the
workers see far reaching results
from closer alliance OF the husi-
ness interests OF the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-29
MONEY! Day. is a Great
REMNANT Day

n VERY desirable short piece Of Silks. Dress Goods.
II Suitings. Coatings Innings has been arranged and
assembled for a great Money Day Remnant Sale One OF
the most attractive have had several large
tables filled with exceptional bargains
ALI short lengths in all the materials used and favored
this season. Light materials, dark materials in fact
great range Of colors. . -
Every piece is marked with its length and value. The
Money Day price will be very much less than the real
worth.
An opportunity to bargains in Silks and Dress
Goods for Spring sewing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-29
Secretary Wilson
Urges 8-Hour Day
in Timber Work

WASHTNGTON. Jan. ~. = To-
muse Industries established upon an
GiGht-hcur day basis are drawing tho
mon from the lumber camps. Sccre-
Try Of Labor Wilson has urged the
pgeeidcnt to place the lumber camps
- the Northwest ON the same foot
nc.
"Workers will not 80 into the ium'
~ Industry ON a trn.hour basis.
vhen they can secure an eight.hour
work day In the immediate vicinity
with ~ high. or even higher wages,
ond more comfortable housing condi-
onons and social surroundings" the
nbor secretary has written the pres
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-29
Short Lines OF Womaem's
Shoes

A LOT of short lines, Women's
"A High-grade Boots, in patent leath-
err and bronze, green and black kid and
brown with white tops; $500 to $500
formerly. Money Day special. .$f.75
Another lot of short lines of Wom-
ems Button Boots, in patent leather,
with black and tan cloth tops; black
suede and Wei kid; button. Shoes; small
sizes only; $500 formerly. Money
LAY optSidl spsb abb
--Frsscr-Paterson Co, Second Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-29
KIDS AID CAMPAIGN

Thru their campaign. school chill
11on are putting n punch into the
~ drive for the sale OF thrift
Gonmpo ana var savings certificates.
1he work Of the children IL having
= o(tmu1ating effect ON the general
m1oo. according to reports from
hnn1quarterx. An effective house-to-
1ouso campaign In expected by the
~ scouts. following up the wcrk
= he tetter carriers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-29
Movey Day Specials
Hosiery for
Women. Childrem

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black, pink, sky, red and
tan, but not all sizes in
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Special, pair ZIG
-Women's Pure Thread
Silk Stockings, slightly
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and colors. Irregulars of
the SIPS quality. Money
Day special 8Sf
-Women's Fiber Silk Boot
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Infants Silk and Wool
Hose; white, sky, pink and
tan. All sizeS in the lot,
but not all sizes in each
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FIRST Floor.