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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Il son OF Bingen. whose sire Mas King
was soaled ct Palo Alto. Bineen also
sired the dam OF Lee AXworthF.
1883 a. whose sire GUY Axworthv IL
r.. son OF the California bred mare
Lillian Wilkes DelmaF. the sire Of
Major Delmar, 1883 IA. came from
Palo Alto and Conductor, the grand
sire of The Harvester. was bred Mt
the same establishment
OF the eleven two-minute PAGERS,
California can claim two in the mat
ter of inherita nee as both Directum !.
1873 S-4, ami Napoleon Direct.
Use IS trace to Director through
the little .'blsrk rascal" Direct
While the limit Of racing speed al
WAYS h2s fascination for people
who are seeking ofYhand informa-
tioa about light harness horses the
fiicke~ OF fame which goes with the
mark. rarely carries with il the acid
test that keens a race horse In the
spot light week after week when the
racing season is In FUN blast, In
that respect California has also been
very fortunate az In Pslo Alto, Azote.
wilkes. Sweet Marie, Little Albert.
Flying lib. Anaconda, Klatawah.
Cricket and Sonoma Girl. ii has given
the turf a group that 1t would he u
very difficult matter 10 duplica te
from any other state. Each OF them
were tried when the heats were split
and the speed near the limit and won
in all kinds Of company. Each or
them were leaders In their day and
may be remembered when such
speed marvels as Arion, Sunol. STAN
boul, wIldfowar. Sweetheart. Free
dom, Gold Leaf. Fausta and Frou
From all world record makers are
forgotten.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
JOHN .MARSHALLITES
START BASEBALL WORK
Large Bunch of Boys Turn Out for
First Practice Under Coach
Spear.

Coach Spear had about seventy~five
players out at Byrd park yesterday
evening for the John Marshall team.
The boys went through their first prac-
tice Of the season and Iimbsred up
their muscles and joints for the hard
schedule that they will have to go
through.
The players showed up well for the
first meeting of the season and i'm
pressed the coach favorabIy. Although
the day was slightly windy and cold.
the boys showed considerable speed
Almost an entirely new team will
have to be formed, as there are only
two letter men back at the school
These are Stuart, shortstop. and Har-
relson pitcher. There are many fine
players trying for the other positions
though.
The manager is providing a lengthy
schedule. which will be comprised Of
most of the leading schools OF the
statA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
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liamsons presence in the dressing
liver my message to John L. there
SO decided to wait until another day.
Near the end of the play, / got up
and said to John l.:
IT think I'll be going along now
John l., In the dominating way that
was his. exclaimed:
You aren't going to do anyth ing
OF the sort You're soinS to stay
with me for a while and we'ii see the
town. Wait for me until / get washed
up"
waited. Immedtately AFTER the
show John l.. and jumped into a
hack and John l. proceeded TO show
me the town. Together we visited
half dozen hotel bars and in each
and every place the entry Of the cham
pion was greeted with Joy by The
other patrons In most Of the places
those who were there attempted to
buy wine for John L. but tho charm
pion pushed everyone aside and said:
only my money Is good in this
place"
And thea he proceeded to ret up
the house
We went from one barroom to an
other and as our trip continued / be-
came more and more amazed AZ the
drinking ability OF the champion. He
was consuming uucounts BILE glasses
Of champagne. But his imbibing that
night. great SIS It seemed to me. was
only trif1tng In comparison with the
ca pacity Of his earlier years. The
liquor that John l. drank that night
in Chicago, would have put an ordi-
Hary man under the table In hour
or less But John l.. showed no
signs of unsteadiness, The only ef~
feet the liquor seemed TO have on
him was 10 flush his face, 10 make his
eyes brighter and to make him more
talkative than ever.
At last we entered the place ri
Matt Hogan. famous in Chicago in
that era AZ "a hangout for high class
sports. a group met John /. there
and the champion took Iae along with
him TO one OF the rooms where he h@}d
a little reception Tohn L., IN the big
hearted way that was mis- hal intro
duced me "a everyone as
sRoy~. this Is Jtn1 Corbett. the Cali
fornia kid. who whipped jake Kiiratn
a while ago and is now going cut to
whip Peter Jackson. And boys de-
ciared John l.. as though the fact
was a great hit OF news. "this kid
doesn't drink anything but settler
water
John LIS attitude toward ME that
night was much Ike "a father tow ard
3 son And only those few hours In
with the great warrior re-
vealed TO me the many qualit es hat
had made hin such a public idol
Beneath the EruT exterior Of John
l.. was n heart as big as mountain
a genuine love for his fel}owm on
II didn't take me long TO size up John
L. and tn know that he was true
type Of an American: democratic in
everything he did. willing 20 20
through fire dozen TIRES To hep
"a friend Rough and ready, bullying
in his ways yet wonderful lows bic
chap was John T.. sullivan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Editors mote This is the twenty
third chapter of a series OF articles
which Mr.. Corbett is writing on John
L. As Knew Him" 1t relates many
heretofore unpublished incidents In
the life of the great warrior. The
hsxt tpstalment will appear tomor-
row.l
few days after the Jack Dempsey
Bob Fitxsmmons tight which was in
New Orleans on January II, 1891, I
went to Chicago. The morning after
my arrival / sent a messenger boy
to the West Side theater with SIS and
written request for box seat. John
l. Sullivan WAS appearing at that
playhouse In Honest Hearts and Will
ing Hands" and WAS anxious to look
at the great gladiator once again
The boy came back a short time
later with my Sib, six tickets calling
for an entire box and a note from
Jim Wskely. who was associated with
John l. at that time In hts theatrical
tours The note read:
Your money Is no good at this
showhouse. Jim Corbett Please
accept these tickets with the
compliments OF John l. and the
rest of us.
THAT night went to see the show.
but hardly had / been seated when
Wakely came TO my box, greeted nae
and then ssid
THE big fellow would like 10 see
sou, Jim. Come around to the stage
entrance"
And SO. with wakely leading the
way. walked 30 John L. SullivAn's
dressing room. As / entered 1t the
idol OF my early boyhOod and the
champion Of champions" stepped for
ward. pushed out his huge hand
smiled aud said;
And SO you're Jim Corbett. eh?
Glad 20 meet YOU. sit down"
After mare than seven years Of
Nesrning 10 shake the hand Of The
mighty John l.. was realized
I'D " tilismson. then the famous
chicago shoristop. was in John Is
room at the time John L. introduced
me tu Williamson with:
I'd, this Is the KID that whipped
Jake Kitrain down, tn New Urieanr."
Yes answered ~ williamson. II
read about IT..
John L. looked ME square in the eye
and then his glance Travelled up and
Gown nay frame In an appraising way.
md you're the hid that's going to
nsht Peter Jackson, ehe' qHerried
Yes"
Wei Young fellow. don't like
the idea ~ YOU nghting a negro /
have drawn the color line
Same hody's got TO hsht him, I an
swered
John L. silent for while asked;
~Da ON t%trk that you can wh5p
him. young fellow So
Yes, / really think can.
Well I hope so; ! certainly wish
lou luck
From then on Until near the end
of the play John l. Williamson and
J engaged in general conversation
that had more to do with baseball and
thaatricsis than with pugilisn- VIII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
BEIIaEvUE JUNIOR BOYS
BEGIN BASEBALL WORK

The baseball players of Bellevue Ju-
nior High school got out the old bat
and hall yesterday afternoon and be-
gan their first practice of the season.
Coach Johnson was well satisfied with
the first showing.
About twenty-five players came out
for the practice. Almost an entirely
new team will have 20 be chosen.
Many of the former players are try
ing for the John Marshall team this
x&A~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
PALACE TENPTN LEAGUE.
Standing af Clubs.
W eisher ger
yANKS TAKE TO TRAINING
LIKE DUCKS TO WATER

Macon. Ca. March 1.-THE boys
took To the first days training Ike
duck to water" remarked NJ Her
Higgins. of the Yankees. after the
first days workout here tonight.
Slim Love, the big southpaw. did
not get into the limhering up session
because the trunk containing the uni
form went astray. Batting and field
ing practice for the most part COM
prised beginning"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
Two Dodgers Sign Con.rao.

New York, March 11.-~-Catcher
Mack Wheat and Infielder schmandt.
sent signed contracts to the Brook
fyn club today. Wheat has been with
the club for several seasons as a utili-
~ man. making his second appearance
in the big leagues. He was signed by
the ST. Louis Browns and after a short
workout was sent to the Lincoln club
of the Western league
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

closely traiied by that heavy slugxer
of the ALLIES. Cactus Cravath. who
has made two home runs less than
Honus while in the big leagues. The
count stands: Wagner. 100 home runs
in six years. Cravath, IS home runs
in six years. Wagner has an average
OF six homers to a season, while Gao
tus' has an average OF more than six
teen.
Hans Wagner was not the leader Ia
one other department. This was in
the sacrifice A~id, in which he was
eclipsed by the veteran Frank Schultz
who made forty-nine more sacrtaes
than tho grand old man of baseball
This record OF Wagnsr's though, In
noticeable and imperishable one. And
Hans is stili in the game.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the Georgia
Peach" also still leads things In the
younger circuit. Last season he set
the pace in the American league for
hits, steals and runs, and also led in
long bits There seems to be only
on leader IN Ban Johnsons circuit, a.
Hans Wagner is the leader in Teners
household
will stick tn him. Let him start or
the climb to fame. and there he in.
Big league baseball players salaries
will be cut something like 100000
or more this year This in due tn
tagging interest In some OF the cities
as we'll az to the war And so tbs
world turns,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Atlanta. Ca, March 11.--Dan Nor
gan, fight promoter here, has offered
Jess willard a battle with Battling
Levinski. Provided Wizards terms
are not too> high, we viii have the
show the first week In April" said
Morgan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Eew York, March fi.--Bsnny
kAufs, who was notified by his local
board At Pomero, O., to appear for
physical examination Thursday, will
SO with the Giants advance guard To
the training camp at Marlin, TEX,
tomorrow. He nas arranged with thu
local board there for an examination
upon his arrival
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
Howard Crew Starts work

Cambridge. Mass. March 1.-THE
Harvard crew equally divided between
varsity and freshmen were given their
first practice In the Newell boat house
tank today. The men were given a
stiff workout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
yauks Release Pierce.

New York, March 1t.--Pttcher BIZ
Pierce of the Yankees. was released
today TO the ST, Paul club Of the
American association. The young
hurler came to the New York club
from the Pacific Coast league.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
The Knockers YOsyI.

INC Knockers S0wL
d have YOU know that / aim no
grudge
Or spite at the wrestlei' man
/ grant and give that a man must live,
And live by the easiest plan;
Perhaps I'm peevish with little cause,
Perchance I'm unduly panied.
But, as for me, regret to see
90 gentle an art profansd,
One week from tonight the big tussls
at the Academy of Music between the
wonderful Joe Stecher and his worthy
opponent, Big" I.emIe. will be the
big sport attraction. In fact II will
he the big attraction of the season.
and it deserves due patronage. From
this oracle of limited vocal capacity,
we shout forth, Lend your heart and
hand to the big carnival"
II Is regrettable that some persons
should come forth with CRY Of past
actions. Resides the big attra ctions
IA Joe Secher and Iemle. and nothing
else should be allowed to distract from
these two stars AZ our worthy friend
suggests. II one has objection 20 sec
ing Doc" Roller perform, one can
easily secure pass-out check while
he is on the mat.
This match on the 18Th marks the
revival of the game In Richmond.
Several years have elapsed since the
game was ffourixhing In this city and
=. revival IL indeed pleasant
Baseball IN beginning to play a
prominent part in the sporting affairs
The amateur situation has not been
Thoroughly threshed out yet. but tho
] final plans will be gone into tonight
at q meeting of the executives and
players at Murphy's hotel.
This college and prep school bail
players are rapidly ioosening up their
muscles and joints for strenuous. &C
ttvftiea.
Everywhere there is a smell ard a
Esound Of arnica "Arnica, arnica ev-
erywhsre, but not a drop to drink
Honus Wagner and leadership in
lifetime averages are synonymous.
The Flying Dutchman" during his
twenty one years in the mat ors has pare
iticipated in ass games more. been at
bat 800 times more, scored s85 runs
more made ,f3a hits more. registered
244 two baggers more, Tailed ? s triples
more. stole 29T bases more than any
other player still in the National
league. but has only made two more
home runs.
VIII the ball players declare bone
less season?
Tn the home run department he Ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
To the Wife of
One Who Drinks

I have an important confdentiaa
message for you. II will coma In A
plain envelope. How TO conquer the
liquor habit In days and make hon@
happy Wonderful, safe, lasting, re ;
liza bile, inexpensive method. guarantees
write to EDw. J. WOODS, VIC ~. sta
ton F, New York. N. Y. Show this to
others.--Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
MILITARY BALL At BLUES ARMORY WILL
PROVIDE BASEBALL FUNDS FOR SOLDIERS
Committee Of Richmond Ladies Behind Plans for Helping
Cheer Home Boys at Camps and French Training Fields
With Old Games Equipment

Balls bats gloves mtt@ and Ibsebat saapheralia
omit their
o he tor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12
Del Gets Rack In Good Grace

Cincinnati. O.. March 1.-THE ma
tional commission today reinstated
Pitcher Dell. Of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

VIII the ball players declare 4 bone
less season?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

In the home run department he i,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Everywhere there is smell ard a
sound Of arrica "Arnica, arnica. ey-
erywhere, but not drop to drink
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Today's Little French Lesson
Parlsz vous lie Baseball?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

The college and prep school ball
players are rapidly loosening up their
and Joints for strenuous ac-
ttvities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

This match on the 18TH marks the
revival Of the game In Richmond.
Several years have elapsed since the
game was fourishins In this city and
= revival IL indeed pleasant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Give a dog a bad reputation and II
will stick tn him. Let him start OF
the climb to fame. and there he in.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-12

Baseball IN beginning to play a
prominent part in the sporting affairs
The amateur situation has not been
thoroughly threshed out yet. hut the
final plans Will be gone into tonight
at a meeting Of the executives and
players at Murphy's hotel
Evening star., 1918-01-20
BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION.
BY Dana Gatlin. New York: Double
day, Page & Co.
SONGS OF THE CELTIC PAST. By
Norreys Jephson O'Conor, author Of
Beside the Blackwater," etc. Front
ispiece by Emily Wood Colby. New
York: John Lane Company.
AFRICAN MISSIONARY HEROES AND
HEROINEs. By H. K. w. Kumm.
author Of THE Lands of Ethiopia"
etc. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
THE INVISIBLE GUIDE. By c. Lewis
Hind. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
THE POETS OF TUE FUTURE; A COL
Iege Anthology for 1818-1917. Edited
by Henry T. Schnittkind. Phi. D.
Boston: The Stratford Company.
GARDENS OVERSEAS, And Other
Poems. By Thomas Walsh, author
of 'The Prison Ships" etc. New
York: John Lane Company.
THE FORUM OF DEMOCRACY. By
Dwight Everett Watkins, professor
Of public speaking. Knox College,
Galesburg. ILL.,, and Robert Edward
Williams. instructor In public speak
ing. Knox College. Boston: Allyn
& Bacon.
YOUR WAR TAXES An Interpretation
of the New Law, With Complete
Text. By J. Frederick Essary. In
PRODUCTION by Hon. F. NJ. Simmons.
chairman, U. S. Senate committee on
finance. New York: Mofrat. Yard
& Co.
A GLORY OF MARYLAND, Poem. A
Tribute of Love and Gratitude to the
Most Reverend Leonard Neale. d. D..
the Second ArcAbisAoD ek Da1tinsss
Evening star., 1918-01-20

and Founder at Georgetown, ID. C..
of the Order of the Visitation in the
U. s. of America. By NJ. S. Pine.
Philadelphia: SaleSian Press.
ENGLISH II. By Agnes Porter. Bos-
ton: Sherman, French & Co.
THE CHURCH AND THE MAN. By
Donald Hankey. author of "A Stu
dent in Arms" etc. With fore
word by C. H. S.. Mathews. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
THE LITTLE TAILOR OF THE WIND
ING WAY. BY Gertrude Crownfield.
Illustrated by Willy Pogany. New
! York: The Macmillan Company.
UNIVERSAL TRAINING FOR CITI-
ZENSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
By William H. Allen. director, In
stitute for Public Service, author of
"Civics and Health" etc. New York
The Macmillan Company.
NATIONAL STRENGTH AND INTER-
NATIONAL DUTY. By Theodore
Roosevelt. Princeton: University
Press.
PRINCE MELODY IN MUSIC LAND;
Musical Fairy Tales for Musical
Children. By Elizabeth Simpson.
Illustrations by Mary Virginia Mar
tin. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY; A Manual
for the Rural Journalist and for
Students of the Country Field. By
journalism in the University of
Minnesota. New York: D. Appleton
! & Co.
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING; The
Exsentials of Extempore Speaking
Z, and of Gesture. By Joseph A. Mesh
er. Phi. d. department of public
speaking. College of the City of New
IrI,n
Ian Company.
THE THIRD GREAT PLAGUE, A Dis
cussiOn of Syphilis for Everyday
People. By John H. Stokes. A. B.,
NJ. D., etc. Philadelphia: W. b.
! Saunders Company.
LEE; An Epic. By Flora Ellice Stew
] ems. Kansas City: Burton Publish
| ing Company.
| PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IN 1898
By William W. Keen, M. D., LII. D..
| etc. Philadelphia: George w. Jacobs
| & Co.
ITALIAN RHAPSODY; And Other
| Poems of Italy. By Robert Under
wood johnson, member of American
| Academy of Arts and Letters, author
of Poems of War and Peace" etc.
| New York: Published by the author.
POEMS OF WAR AND PEACE; Includ-
| ing the Panama Ode, the Corridors
| of Congress, etc. Enlarged from the
| first edition. By Robert Underwood
| Johnson. New York: Published by
the author.
IN FAIRYLAND; Stories RetOld by
Emma .Serl, Instructor in Primary
| Methods. Teachers' Training School
Kansas City, Mo. With illustrations
| by Nancy Barnhart. New York:
Newson & Co.
HOLIDAYS IN MOTHER GOOSE LAND.
By Mary NJ. Higgins. primary teach
I er, Newton, Mass. With illustra-
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| Newson & Co.
IN THE NATIONAL ARMY HOPPER,
/. By Draftee No. a57. Philadelphia:
j. B. Lippincott Company.
THE COMING GOLDEN AGE, An Out
growth OF Remedying Rather Than
Abandoning Our Industrial System
By Frank Rosewater. New York:
Published by the author.
THE CHURCH AND THE CROWD, An
Interpretation Of the Answer OF the
Evening star., 1918-01-20

its frailties, as is sometimes declared
that it will do. But that, on the con-
trary. it is the same old selfish human ma
ture that possesses the Individual These
two fundamental truths lie at the basis of
development that the writer has held to
plausible and consistent lines, impartng
to a clear case Of invention the color of
actuality.
THE MYSTERY OF THE HAsTY AR
ROW. By Anna Katherine Green,
author of THE Leavenworth Case"
etc. Illustrations by n. r. Bal
linger. New York: Dodd, Mead &
Co.
There were many visitors to the
museum that morning. Suddenly, as a
beautiful girl, only child. started to
cross an upper gallery she was shot
to the heart by an arrow. an arrow
that evidently had been taken from
among the Indian exhibits of an op-
posite gallery. This is the beginning
Of another Anna Katherine Green de-
tective story. About all the sight
seers in the gallery furnish a clew-
some to be abandoned Immediately.
color of guilt. and others-the main
group-to be subjected. finally, to the
full list of the authors means of pur-
suit and Identification. If at the last
quality of the provocation that really
caused the crime. it is too late to
take any stand against the writer, since
she has held one in the uncertainty
and suspense that this kind of story
depends on for it's breath of life.
Through the whole of it's middle course.
where the interest is really confined.
the author does her part with adroit-
ness and spirit. entertaining the reader
rather more than stories Of this kind
are able to do. Any real or imagined
detection beyond this point is, after
all, a matter Of no Importance.
Evening star., 1918-01-20
Boisterous Schoolgirls.
! the Milwaukee Journal,


Their happy faces" is almost the
only expression by which one can de-
scribe adequately the laughing eyes,
the flushed cheeks. the merry mien of
the hundreds of beautiful schoolgirls
that one meets tripping home arm in
arm every day at 3 O'Clock. jubilant
over another days work completed and
few hours of freedom. They are q
sight to make an old mans heart
young
One wishes one might stop here, with
the memory of their beauty. their hap
piness, their youthful innocence and
Zest. But too often the sight is marred
by their discordant voices their ear
piercing shriekS of boisterous laughter
their hoydenish capers: often designed
to attract the attention of boys walk
ing in the rear or across the street.
Their shrill chattering. their pushing
and showing, their futtering from one
side OF the street to the other, their
racing ahead of the remainder of the
group and whirling about as il for no.
tice. their strident calls to individuals,
their general boisterousneSs reminds
one sometimes of a convention of crows,
or the monkey cage in the zoo at feed-
ing time. Z y
There is no excuse for this frequent
fault among schoolgirls. If they might
see themselves as others see them. par
ticularly the boys whose notice they so
often are seeking when they make
themselves ridiculous, they would GO
home and hide their lovely faces in.
shame. If they were bit older and ap-
preciated what is expected of them. they
would know that occurrences of deport-
ment, careful modulation of the voice,
unwillingness to attract unnecessary
attention on the treet, are the unvary-
ing marks of gently bred woman. Few
things endear girl to men and women
alike SO much as self-restraint, gentle
ness. modesty.