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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
OTHER IMPORTANT VERDICTs
AFFIRMED ny SUPREME COunr

Other important vcrdicts affirmed
were those OF the Treasurer OF Hen
rico County against II. c. Hechler:
the National Rank OF Commerce
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way OF Indiana. ans the Main stree,
Eank against the city Of Richmond
The iechler case grew out Of the
payment hy the city Of Richmond 20
Henr!co County the sum of sl33.l5ss3
Tor school property taken over at the
,i'ne OF the c!ty's extension. Hechler.
then Treasurer OF Henrico. charged
per cent Of the first $1,000. and az
per cent on the balance for collection
and distribution OF this sum. The
county school board allowed him only
;. OF l per cent. and Instituted pro-
ceedinGs TO recover the difference. The
school board won. In tho meantime.
Hechier died. His widow appealed 70
nc supreme Court OF Appeals. but
without success
The railroad company was seeking
Tc!ie' from tho verdict which awarded
damages 10 the National Bank OF Com
mcrce for two carloads OF horses killed
o. injured In tvanss, from Chicago 70
Windsor. y. c.
The Main Street Bank sued the CITY
IN lower court for tho recovery OF
taxes alleged 10 have been enormously
assessed. II was given relief by neither
'He iower nor higher court
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
Local Temperature.

Local Temperature.
~ noon temperature. SO
j.. NJ. temperaturc....... 90
Maximum temperature TO s y. M. IS
Minimum temperature to Z. NJ. ~
Mean temperature ............ "a
Normal temperature ............. %
EXCESS In temperature. ..........
i 49,. :...:.:...:......:........ 155
Accumulated deficiency since jan
uary :. ................ -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24

And Up 10 S49.7S
Dozens and dozens
or lovely effects de-
reloped OF serges,
silk taffetas. poplins.
crepeS de chine and
Georgette crepeS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
PENN FIVE DRILLS
FOR LEAGUE GAME
Quakers in Poor Shape for
Battle Against Column
bia Tomorrow
JOURDET is CONFIDENT

Ponn's basketball players renewed
practice last night after a lay-um Of
almost two weeks due to thc Christ
mas holidays, and the Red and Blue
tossers appeared to bc far from prime
condition for the opening game of the
Intercollegiate season, whch vii! be
staged in Wcightman Han tomorrow
night, with Columbia as the inaugural
rival
Coach Jourdct knows that the forced
rest was not the best thing in the world
for his men, but yet he Is confident
that his protegcs will cop the spOls
in the tilt with the New Workers.
Captain Lou Martin and his teammates
appeared to be trife slow of foot and
crratic in teamwork. The accuracy Of
their shooting also was not up to the
standard which they set in the first two
games in Weightman Iiall.
The Quakers were driven hard in the
practice last night aud are in for an
other drilling tonight. II was the orig
inal intention of Coach Jourdct TO get
his men together the day before New
Years, but this was impossible and the
date was set for "Wednesday. Scarcity
of coal at the University. however, ne
Cesstated the cutting off of the heat
from the gymnasium and the building
was so cold that practice was imprac-
ticable that night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

TINHE standard OF professional Eoit III
l. this country is higher now than II
has ever been and its history Is very
Interesting have not the exact hg-
ures. but 7 feel pretty sur" there we're
at the beginning Of the war about 2o"u
professional golfers in this country ana
they were all making q pretty good ilNlhg'
and certainly healthy one. II r. Il
fascinating life. and yet when We con
slider that a professionals hours are
from early morn to late AZ night. ana
there are Sundays, too, the calling doeS
not seem quite 80 attractive. But there
is always the lure of the great outdoors
and the more fortunate professionals
follow the sun the year round.
The professional is wonderful man
TO the caddics ! recall that when |
was one ! quite idolizcd the ones ! met
in spite of the fact that some Of them
treated the boys rather badly II took
me some timN to associate the term pro-
fessona golfer with An Amcrican-horn
man, for. in my early days of the game
the pros were all scotch and English
fellows. who werc very good teachers
They found conditions very different
from the old country. but they made
good money ana those who saved then
are well-to-do now. For years these
foreign pros controlled the golf teaching
Of the country and all our amateur golf
was patterned after the great British
masters of the game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

Comics latest swap, where he dis
posed OF Strunk, Schang and Bush for a
bundle of coin and three Players has not
caused much of a furore in the other big
league cities. Every one believes Mack
knew what he was doing and probably
Will come back strong with something
new. We met Ring Lardner In Chicago
a couple of days ago and asked him to
state his views on the sale Ring was
willing to be interviewed and upset the
following;
Here is the Dope
PERSONALLY I think Connie Nick made
good deal. as his park is located in
choice part of Philly and | don't be-
lieve he will have any trouble in cut
ting II up into lots and selling 1t. or
he can plow 1t and plant II in some
thing. Mack could sit on the bench
with his program and give the gardeners
signals what to plant. Suppose he
wags his program for a double plant
The gardener right away plants few
rows OF succotash. Suppose he wants
to pull off delayed plant The coacher
drops his hoe. That tips the field gar
dener and he sows winter wheat
on days when Connie wanted to. SOW
wild oats. he could use left-handers
Think what large garlic
patch Bodie could cover. And
what a treat II would be for Hugh Jen-
nings to coach on field like that. where
he could feast on turnip tops and young
onions instead OF grass = They
could have the same crowd out 10 pee
IA g g. ~ 'sse p|sS 2 ~ Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Where They Excel

lIagan's strength allows him to play
an all-carry wooden game that Is a
wonder, Barnes is a tremendous driver
and a Zine example Of crisp playing,
HutchisOn has Il dashlng game of won,
derful possibilities. These three pros
represent the modern ideas of the game
and they are the models we all try to
copy.
Following after these splendid three
are long list of fine professionals who
might on occasion, but not ON the aver
age, defeat the three.
Keen rivalry Keeps the three always
on edge, and as Il result W, find them
making wonderful scores on all courses
Among other conspicuously good pro-
fesslonals Is Mike Brady, of Massachu.
sets: "A splendid player of grace and
strength. Gil Nichols is another golfe,
whose game ] have admired very much.
like his peculiar style of playing, and
for years have expected him to WIN the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
NSPICKS HAGEN, HUTCHINSON
ANDBARNES AS THREE GRE ATEST
PRO GOLFERS IN THIS COUNTRY
Would Like to See Them Play Against Var
don, Taylor and Braid the Leaders
Among the British Players
Nv CHARLES (Chick) EVANS, Jr.

championship George Sargent, OF lnteii
lachen, Minneapolis, deserves a place o
any All-AmeriCan team.
There are a number of professiona
golfers who are wonderful at times. bu
on a team one must have dependable
men. In this connection I am thinking
Of Bob Macdonald of Indian Hin. 4
giant in stature, he has all the shots
but is inclined to he careless, LouiI
Teller is another fine player who seem.
a bit lacking in physical strength. jim
Donaldson is a magnificent. spectaculat
player. 1t is n joy to watch him Il
practice games, but he fails in compel
tor. Wilfrcd Reid. Tom Mae Mama rad
Tom Nardon. J. !. O'Brien all have fin.
games. and the man who would attemp
to choose between them would have
big job on his hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Scraps About Scrdppers
By BILL BELL--------

TT BEGINS to look like still additional
lbig doings in the boxing line. ThJ
holiday rush is over. but such lig med
as Lew Tender, Willie Jackson, JohnnJ
Tillman and Irish Patsy Cline are del
tcrmiucd to keep things at fever hcat|
Tender and Jackson have been ofliciallJ
dated for Olympia and cline and rillj
man viii no doubt meet the following
Monday night.
Herman "Muggsy' Taylor, the husl
Ting little fellow, who Is busy conl
rinually in Tilhman's interests. placed
himself before Il typewriter last evening
and unburdcucd the following:
1T seems Ia me that patsy~tlinc docS
not realize how thoroughly he waJ
beaten by johnny Tillmau. Cline claimj
in the New York papers that Patsy had
Tllman out on his feet and in thd
local papers lac stated that JohnnI
uutwcighcd him, and his manager de-
"larcs that Patsy appeared child id
comparison to my boy Il
"Clinc's manager saw Tilhnan weigh
the day of the bout. Johnny weighed
just liO pounds, the figure agreed upod
in the articles. Cline. in his streel
clothes. tipped the beam at li7 poundj
The fans know the hSLest result of thl
bout, but as cline seems determined
to secure another date. | will consent on
condition that both boys weigh publcly
in the ring. The fans then will know
the true facts and the result Of the bout
I ann more than satisfied to leave IT, tbs
hands of Tllmau and the ncwspa pe1
men at the rngsidc."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
"a AGE TO HAVE IT'S FLING IN
&LG LEAGUE BASEBALL CIRCLES
|DURING PROGRESS OF THE WAR
ck of Available Youngsters and Necessity
Tor Dependable Play Will Favor Veterans.
New Heavyweight Appears
You are old. Honus Wagner, the ball fan said,
And vour hair Is exceedingly graz;
DO you think, " the pdr irere to last a decade,

venerable
kely apd hitting polite swatting society.
through
pauds
entirely
U1mond.
Not that there immediate likelihood Of baseball becoming old
dependable
article bali This
much
Of the both major enlisted the
Visible.
ENyEN thought list Of timers who
eAI would
anxious the the majors but
o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Nap LdjOie, the Grand Come. Back Kid


the International field Regardless
generally
year.
a
in
popularity the would aid
FTNffE full possibilities
4ordero of jimmie Archer
then there $ lIonus "A previously noticed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
HARRY TATE, NEWEST PUG HOPE,
IS A PUPIL OF MCCARTNEY AND
PITCHED FOR THE ATHLETICS
Has Knocked Out Eleven Men in Fifteen
Bouts, and Fulton Lost to Him Christ
mas Day on Foul

years later. Ia both cases McCarnoy
worked the same scheme--that of lur-
ing an overcon1dcnt star into the bush
circuit to oppose u fairly good un-
known. of course. Fulton was not
knocked out. as was Morris, but he was
rather dscredtcd by his showing against
Tate.
In paSSAE It may be mentioned that
Tate knocked out Arthur Pelky in three
rounds it was pclky who killed McCar-
noy's previous 'hppc,' McCaTty, in
thcir hnmt al CnIgarN. CAnhdn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Hagen Leads List

This in "A manner explains Why IN Sc
lccting a team Of American professionals
to play British team | would place
Walter Hagen, open champion of 1914 at
the head. ! do this because he has the
best all-around game for all courses
Next on the list | would place lock
ilutcnison, Of Glen View, a wonderfully
brilliant player from Old Scotland. lie
is truly magnificent iron player
Next wolr~ have Jim Barnes. Of the
Whitemarsh Valley club. near Philadet-
phia. These three are the true Ameri-
can triumyrate. Looking over the open
championships for the last three years
you will find that it was the golfer
who broke through them who won out.
There is really 80 little difference be-
tween their games that it is only a
question as to who is particularly on
on any given occasion. | would like to
see them tried. against Nardon, TaylCr
and Braid. They all represent different
STYLES of play
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Foreign Pros Supreme

Their downfall came from the little
caddics in the yards, ana the little fci-
lows who looked admiriugly for hours
into the golf shop windows. The foreign
pros played splcndidly, however, and
from the first open championship in 1894
down to 1910 their sway seemed SUI
premc. OF course. il Is a hard thing tn
keep ones game up through the years.
II is 80 easy to become sluggish and
tired of practice tn" fighting spirit
leaves when YOU have been at the TOP
for u long time.
Seven years ago we would not have
dreamed Of considering an American
born pro for champion. Then IN the
open championship of 1910 Jack McDer-
mott. Il philadclphiau. flashed into q
tie for first place. From that time tro
American boys came on pretty fast. COM
petition grew hotter. Some of the old
pros hung on, but new spirit was
abru ld. and q new pro among them
the little cadde boy who used to look
for hours into the windows Cf the pro :
shop ana hurry out To caddic for him.
And so in a little over twenty years a
number of fine Amcrican-bOrn profcs-
SiunalS have come tn the front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
NelD HeaUyueight Appears on Fistic Horizon

a
of
waloped
he all of that Mr. Dempsy making
oughnecks
less
"If
Brennan
championship The
it,"
perfectly
a He is to Frank
nj other
hut things
he
And Fulton Is topnotche At that Willard y
Ftzsmmons waited than
Johnson
39aes the
Fizmmons Willard
~
ANOTHER championship possibility
"A
and will have
chance the champion IL he Tom
has his best
'5Sz Thus another hope
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Began as Ball Player

Tate first started in the athletic world
as "A baseball player He even advanced
Tar enough to receive a tryout in 1910
with Connie Mack's tcam--that is to
say he had reached the kindergarten
stage. He was farmed out to spartan
burg. ;. C.. but declined to report there.
Later lie was re!nstated and pitched two
seasons for the Galveston team of the
Texas League. After which he retired
There are those who say that Tate
got his first start at fighting BY whip
ping Texas League umpires.
Wonderfully built. standing six feet
two inches in his "soleproofs." CARRYING
zoo pounds (stripped) of lean meat and
soma bone (belfry eNcepted), and own.
ing gorlllaS reach Of sol. inches. there
were physical reasons for believing that
thlS youth was a conner" i'm the fight
world. Furthermore. he could land n
blow and take one. too Admirers at
length persuaded him and he begaN in
1918 fight career that may lead him
anywhere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Tate Has a Budding Record

Although but little Is known OF Harry
Tate among the big time" fight pro-
motcrs, he is far from being obscure or
inexperienced, if we judge by his record,
tie has defeated "A number of fairly good
men, a big majority of them by the
knockout way.
His record shows he has fought fifteen
battles, winning fourteen, of which
eleven were knockouts
Mc'arncy discovered him in Kansas
city some months ago. when he caught
glimpse of Texas landing some
woll-placcd wallops against the mpenc-
trable sides of that big tank carl Nor
ris Mccartney liked him so well that
he took him on ard began coaching him.
The Fult IN fight showed with what re-
suits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Here is Tate's Record

rates first fight under the McCafnet
direction occurred at Joplin last Novem-
Der. when Texas" planted the goodnight
STUN ON Bob Warmers chin in four
ROUNDS Following is a complete list of
his bouts:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

JTrcOMING pugilists in 1917 were ne
" scarce as German sympathizCrs Al
Camp Meade. A few boxers improved
their standing with the sporting frater-
nifty, among these being Harry Grcb.
Billy Misl>c aud Mike O'Dowd but Of
genuine lSk novelties in the pgilistic
world there was only one -- Harry
Texas" Tatc-and he blew in just as
the year was waning.
t TatcS sun dawncd lISt Christmas Day,
about i37 y. m, although h" had pre-
yiouSiy been at large on this hemisphere
for about twcnty-four years aud one
month About the time mentioned Ten
as" was lifting his bruised 205 pounds
displacement from the floor of a Little
Rock fight arena. whittier he had been
Illegally propelled by the mighty ana
somewhat aggravated Fred Fulton
Through the dazed brain OF '"rcxas"
the crowds unbelievable shouts were
lurching "lou win, Tate" II seemed
ridiculous to believe that after scarcely
minutes of boxing such "A transfer
nation could have happened tina, he.
q bush athlete, who went into the match
IN his uppers, should come out on top
winner over the man who had barely
finished announcing that he had claimed
the worlds championship But II was
fact--he had won in a single round.
Fult0n's Escutche0n Stained
II NdS "a on II lOlI. nut n WAS
q victory. Ad Wolgast lost his title that
way. Furthermore, during the brief pc
riod the fight had listed Tate had
fought well. He had rather shown up
Fulton All in all, the incident conspired
to lift the unknown heavyweight above
the horizon and into the notice Cr men
everywhere-for the first time
lie is now of such Importance that
Fulton must erase him before meeting
less Willard for thp titla IJnp Miller
attention9. And he has already beer
granted match with Fred the Plas-
terer, which we mention by way Of prov
ing that Fulton so understands the sit
uation.
All Of which is going some.
McCarney's Last "IIope"
II is interesting to note that Tate Is
being managed by Billy McCarney,
whose family name rhymes with blar-
ney. Billy manages everybody and
everything. lie has even managed to
get by
one of HIS side lines was the promo
ton Of Luther McCarty, "a young. fine
looking fellow who ad not done much in
the ring world. Like Texas Tate, he
had been dodging through the bushes"
getting experience. He was fast for a
big man, clever and could hit. Mccar-
ney thought he was ripe. lie matched
him with Carl Morris, then in about the
same relation to the championship that
Fulton now is. Jack Johnson was cham
pion and. in those days, Morris could not
get a match with him: just as Willard
has side-stepped Fulton.
McCarty upset Morris and his ambi-
tions, exactly as Tate did Fulton five
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Basketball Notes

The |. II. e.. Il fast second-closs tra,.Ituo
naskethall team, Is desirous OF arranging
games n or out Of town. G. .. Fisher ola
North Twenty-third street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Collegiate Chatter

Howard Berry has received l"dv" Of
absence from the University of Pennsyl.
vania Base Hospital Unit No 90 to attend
the third officers camp. The famous Penn
athlete reports at Camp Dix tomorrow. II
he does not earn "A commission he must re-
port back to the ambulance unit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

Lew Glover, who finished second for Pcnn
in the intercollegiate Cross-Country cham
p!unship run. will not be eligible to COM
rete for the Red and Blue in the outdoor
track season. a Penn rule bars a graduate
of any college from participating In foot
ball basketball. crew. track and baseball.
However. there is no mention OF cross
country. Penn would have won the cross
{ ountry title even without Glover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

Ihe Elmer u. g., n fourth and fifth class
travelling basketball team, wishes to arrange
games IN or out Of town. Wallace HILBERT
o2S Dakota street '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

St Boniface l.. and D. has omen dates far
second and third class travelling teams niaV
ins on FRIDAY evenings For games address
H. schaeper. 2i27 North Third street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
MILL.MM rcnl1n su,nrlsl

NlLI.MN really surprised the
l. lrlSh fatSN person. we have It
ON good authority that cline had not
taken Johnny at his trueworth. A
return date would decide things
finally and the fans are assured of
merry meeting, ON the up and IN
it looks worthy of Il return engage
mcnt. and Taylor is entitled TO his
views on the weight question
lev lcrd'rr viii meet with plenty of ON
p"sIIi"li "' bDNmutn next NondnV night who
=" clHSh.s with willie J"cksnn The latte
y fresh from tight win from Frankie cal
ahhL hiu lust about one year aco today h
itorHd JohnuN DUNDEE i'm tn. frst rn,,,d
"nul"r ~ at top form ana anyway YOU TAX
l the going promises some real action,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

trtie Farer is the only veteran basket
ball player out for the Columbia team.
Farer was guard last season and although
Gne of the best extensively, he did not guard
his man well, choosing rather to play for the
other basket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Camps to Help in Spring Training

recognized
had Of
in
be The
H@trtng
the
o
WIN be operation the
&Syear.
Southern
II South
the fuhes South
= 10 work backn ihouta any baclj jumps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Establishes Goal-Scoring
Mark Against Quaker
City Team
MONOTYPE A WINNER


Industrial Basketball League, cstab-
ished an sorts of records in the game
against the Quaker city at Traymore
Hall last evening, which they won by
score of 81 to .. The victory also
broke the existing tie and gave the
Kcnsingtonians sole possession of first
place
Twcnty-siN field goals were raincd
through the net in forty minutes OF
play This Is the record for the league
and the thirteen made by l'isher rs
also an individual mark. Dsher Is
the leading scorer of the organization
and has such a commanding advantage
that were he not to participate in an
other game the remainder of tn" season
would likely annex the individual title.
\ peculiar angle to the affair was the
fact that Jimmy Campbell, formerly
Eastern Lacquer, did not register a
goal The baskets went to Disher 49,,
Tierncy .. Black ., Iahn ., Carter l.,
and \. White =.
Tho other affair Of tho evening be-
tween Monotypc and Barrett was very
exciting and the former coppcd tile
honors. 27-21, by staging "A sensational
second-half rally. Munotypc was trail
ing barrett at the conclusion Of the
opening session. but clever goal shoot
ing 10y Bicrnan and Morningrcd gave
them lead which they never rclin-
uuishcd Monotypc Tailed ~ goals to
3 for their opponents and they went to
Bicrman, 6; Morningred. I A: Jackson, ;
Mcfarland. Fctterolf, : }. White, >.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

Lockwood continued their splendid
work Cf this season on New Years Day,
when they met the Centraiia Pa. team,
one Of the best in the coal regions. and
two If the greatest lmes ever played
in centralia resulted. After great
forty minutes OF play "a long field goal
by Britt in tho last minute won the
Afternoon game for Centralia, 27-26, and
in the evening lockwood won out after
a bitter struggle, 23-22. The floor work
Of captain Thompson and Harry
Frtnckel featured both games, while
Van Osten had IA real holiday. with n
total of twelve field goals in the two
games. Centralia recently defeated Car
bondale, with Sedrow, Sugarman, Nolan
and Waters in the lineup.