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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
MAY Be FORCED TO
REARRANGE SCHEDULE
Biz so Legsaise Sunday Baseball ga
New York May F>afl Threugh.
Jersey Park Available.

New York. Feb. i7.--It may be nee
essary to rearrange the whole sched-
uie of both major leagues.
Because of the law which has barred
Sunday baseball in New York state.
the three major league clubs here have
suffered for years. They have been
forced TO give the Western baseball
cities the luxury of Sunday baseball
because the New York legislature has
kept the lid ciamped down here.
bill Is now before the legislature
20 leaalixs baseball IN New York. OF
course. this IL not the nrst time the
bill has been presented. but chances
are conceded to be better now that
ever before. But In the event of ita
failure. Sunday games are now prac-
tically assured for the New York
fans.
plan lie now being considered for
the three clubs. the Giants, Yankees
and Dodgers to play In New Jersey.
where Sunday baseball Is legal.
When the major leagues compro-
missed with the owners of the old Fed
erai league clubs, the bail parkssr at
Brooklyn, Pfttsburg and Harrison, n.
j.. practically became the property
Of organized baseball.
The park at Harrison has been Of
fered to the Newark international
league club at nominal rental of
league may pass out of existence In
event of it's death the New York clubs
will gladly utilize the park for Sunday
games.
The fate OF the International league
now practically hangs on the passage
OF the bin to iegalixe baseball In New
York state, II II Is passed the Newark
club will use the Harrison park and
the New York teams can operate at
the Polo grounds.
1t now seems hardly possible that
the International league can longer
exist unless this bill is passed. IL
the Legislature turns II down there
will be no claim for the park from
Newark.
The plan either Of playing at the
Polo grounds or in New Jersey will
necessttate q Encouragement of the
schedule OF both the major leagues.
The New York clubs and Brooklyn.
which have been denied the privilege
of Sunday games for several years
can hardly be forced to submit to
the present playing schedule.
The matter has not been officially
taken up with the national commits
sion. according to officials of the New
York clubs, but will be given prompt
attention as soon as the present con-
fused situation clears.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18

In 1878 some amateur boxing tour
naments were staged In Boston. J0hfs
L.. at the bchest OF his friends. efsA
tered them. Although lacking utterly
In knowledge OF the science. John l.
surprised even his most ardent sup
porters by his easy victories. His
strength was amazing, his punching
power tremendous. And the fame Of
Sullivan gradually spread until It en-
braced all of Boston.
In 1879. Mike Donovan, middle
weight champion, arrived in Boston.
A day later q fellow named Ryan. who
was a friend of Mikes. called on the
champion accompanied by power.
fully-built. ruddy-faced. shaboily clad
youngster of twenty-one
This boy would like 20 box with
you. Mr.. Donovan" introduced Ryan.
His name 10 Sullivan and some OF his
friends think that he will some day
become champion"
Donovan made an engagement 30
work out with Sullivan the latter part
of the week. But the next day an ab-
scess developed under his arm. which
made Il necessary for him to cancel all
Boston engagements and TO back to
New York. SO John l. HAD 20 wait
for his chance against Donovan until
February, 1850. when Donovan again
went 10 Boston. and took on all Corners
in exhibition bouts. Meanwhile, Jehn
L. had fought and whipped four men
of more than fair repute IN Bostonian
nght circles.
Sullivan went 10 Donovan ana said:
7 want TO learn more about thia
fighting game. No one around here
can teach me any tricks. Will you
do H."
Donovan consented and took on
John l. in an exhibition sparring bout.
Mike had a trick of going in at q man
with his head down. He tried 1t once
on John L. and the strong boy land
ed on the back OF Mikes neck with
fearful force, Then he said to Mike:
III YOU come In at me like that
again III hit you and break your
neck"
Mike believed him.
II WAS q case OF a master ringrnan
against novice with wonderful
strength. The former triumphed. But
Mike never has forgotten that affair
nor the walIops which the bury
youngster delivered. After It was
over Mike declared
That boy Is fighting wonder. In
two years he'll be able to whip any
man of his size In the world"
The prediction OF Donovan came
true
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
FILMS SHOW BOXING
IS LIKE BAYONETIAG
Corbctt, Kiibane, Leonard and Mccoy
Pose for Pictures which VIII BE
shown I'm Training Camps.

Washington. Feb. 17.--Films show
ing the relationship between boxing
and bayoneting. and demonstra ting
the methods Of using the bayonet
have, been prepared by the commits
sion on training camp activities of
the war and navy departments and
distributed for exhibition In the
various national army and national
guard environments and naval sta
tons to facilitate the education of
the soldiers and sailors along these
lines.
Johnny Kilbane. Benny Leonard
Kid Mccoy and James ]. Corbett
posed for the pictures. illustrating In
detail the proper way OF starting and
landing the different blows and how
to put the full force OF the body be-
hind them. Their counterparts in
bayoneting are demonstrated by Cap
tain James Donovan. of the Canadian
army. who was instructor in bavonet
lighting at Shornecliff. England
Captain Donovan spent twenty-five
months in the trenches and was
wounded at Ypres,
'Bayoneting rs boxing with a gun
In your hands" Is one of the ex-
presstve sub-titles of the Aim. which
afterwards shows Johnny Rifbane
starting a left hook for the head OF
Benny Leonard. and ca plain Donovan
using the same movements in send
ing his bayonet slashing for the neck
of an armed antagonist
Tho similarity between other blows
In boxing and bayoneting In also
shown In the Aim. For instance. a
soldier using a right hook to the
jaw duplicates the blow when he
swings the butt of his gun, on the
jaw OF a foe. In addition. the pic
lures make clear that man who has
developed speed on his feet through
boxing has a decided advantage over
his opponent in a duel with cold steel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18


Heading the eRst OF THE Art Stu
did, the whtfi of music, gnysty and
hfetty girls that tops the comedy con-
tinsents Of the Lyrics show for the
hrst half OF the week. commanding
WHIP the matinee performance today.
In dAshinw Eva La Rue, an established
fa~critt here, Mas La Rue is best
fecAiied "A the stallar comedienne Of
hAit score Of big musical comedy
Productions seen In recent seasons at
ire Academy of Music She In even
d greater fAvofise as premiere vauds-
wtllraf than she was as a star of the
rs,usicAi comedy stage.
III The Arr Studio" Mas La Rue's
vAftsd Accomplishments as an enter
tafh&f are given the widest posaibie
scope She IL SURROUNDED by a bevy
ef pretty And talented singing and
sAheinx siris. Each of the nlne prin-
einah OF the Ray musical frolic is a
specially performer and the clio of
spsciAItifs intsrpoiated keeps the
spsiahtiy action sustained from the
nbsH!nk scene to the finish. The Art
Rtaaip" lie Handsomely costumed and
deliberately mounted scenicany.
tgtAer attractive offerings of the new
bin include The vtvians, the worlds
champion rhatpshocters. whose as
t@AsHsHh eAFsttnrrs WIN tn@ TlHe
Was wAthass@a by President Wilson
5nd his .party during the visit OF the
ftviAns- to Washington, February sth
The nnaH and women OF the team are
f@rently thtufhed from the war zone
81 Europe. whore they gave exhibi-
fic8s Tor the instruction of the British
Ara French rifemsn in many army
eampA Hsia&s and Packer. novelty
vAr.tty srtists, promise diverting
nhfnb~r ard David Roth. the dancing
errredy pianist. viii amuse with his
sdduiss end sccentricitieF AT the key
f,oAfd, New motion picture displays
heeafiphhythk tht vaudeville bill in
eirde the latest war hlms OF the
Hkatst. NAthe service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
Baseball Starts Sullivan Up Pugilistic
Ladder of Fame
BY JAMES ,. OoRRg.TT.
tcseyrshi, 1911. by King Features syndic~ss. IneI


k6tef,s hcte: T'hss is the second
hkptkf ~ a series OF articles which
atf. Ecfbth A Writing on John L.
Isl khtS Ma" II relates many here
sefdre afpubiitheHf Incidents In the
*attSr cf tnA mighty warrior. The
aAxt instAiitnsnt Will appear tomor-
ro~.l
Johts La fohdness for baseball was
he pfitnAty cause FOR his entry into
he RANKS. 81 pukillsifs which he DOM
inatte FOR more than a decade.
The mighty watrict was born in
naxbnry. Mass, 81 irish parents, Octo-
Ner la, isss. Early In his boyhood.
9sslf 10 take a JOB az laeorer with
stck AND shovel gang doing sewer and
Sxk stssneh work IN Boston. As he
Sfew into yduns manhood. John l.
exhibited A lot or natural baseball
4hailtt which AArnnd him an outfsld-
Ine Job With ahe of the strongest anna
thNff teams Staying Sunday baseball in
tKs Hcst1n distfiet
one cay orders we're issued by the
eantrarsor for whom John L was
ivefkink that the pick and shovel crew
wAs TO work Sn Sunday so as to hurry
along . Job. John decided that ne
NhutSu 10 play pktl tnat AFTERNOON anu
vent 10 the foreman And asked to get
way. The foreman began TO curse
Sullivan IN load tones for his nerve"
futh L Aieneed him by doubling his
inkA ftsht Ant and sending 1t crashing
agklfsst The jaw OF the burly boss. 1t
ssns Ab1Et nve minutes later when the
t5txfnan awoks
yoha ff.s knockcut victory. scored
NTH the nrst punch that ne ever land
"a on 4 human being, gave him neigh
berhood fame - a wAlloper 1T served
70 focus attsnton upon him and It was
th&st discovered that John l. had a
suwttfvl physique Anxious to have
SshnsT.. sbow Just how strong he was.
frfchds askk6 him to attempt reats of
strength. john CONSENTED and amazed
tne ttowd by his ateon piishments. I'm
fisdiateiy he beensne termed the Eos-
tch Highland strong Boy.t
''rofset your am bitlons TO become a
rrcfsssfsnai bail player" one OF John
Il. friends suggested GO In for
yki4s EhtiAs. You have the markings
az q champion
aehn L. needed the advice and from
inca on objected all his energies TO
pAfstctins hisnseif a. a ring warrior
Dat he aiwass declared that II II hadn'S
teeh for his ieve for baseball he never
wo4A haze hii thai gang foreman and
AeshssA hs+st keAt inso the prize
fina.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
HERE ARE ARMY TESTS
FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS

Aver, Mas. Feb l7.--can you chin
ysEsaf len sines. Jump eight fee,
from I standing position: CLEAR Il bar
~ height gf four feet Two inches;
throw tf-pound shot 80 feet: climb
= tr-s~st Pope in Is seconds: dash so
yAfds An seven seconds or a mile in
1ix 'nihdtss; ana lift a eo-pound
weight over your head with one hand
81 Ait sr from q supine position with
= sso-psanss weight suspended from
thS Sa$k Of your head
81 Il. 80 elm DO ,bess uunt. whus
s,;ss t..a ,sa NEEDN'T :.%y nn .s..s
pe1e 1tg10 worrying about your
lHeteH oeaAltion. according 10 Cap
III 494ft n. Nsftitan. director Of
e4aseNA ~ representative OF the
49, dAfAtttnett eomtnission on train.
~ e1nnp activities ut Camp Dswens,
Mn4fe the seventy sixth division is
atntjeneA
cssasin sst,.s.n prepared .h.. pro.
1fAshSss Tor che soldiers at Camp Dew
- hAtAns OF determining the
fyiAtiv4 sthieiic eAllbre of the COM
tAAtet IN the division. Each man was
feoused . paAs In eight OF the tests
- 4etafh T. toeftive mark for his unit.
Dshides slowing the excellent ply
sieAk cnnditicn OF the soldiers. the
tss4 d4manstrsted the value OF =
ssNne athletic training In equipping
man for military service" Captain
KsliisaH stAted. when some Of these
sh&h cAtnA u camp they could barely
r4ise ! es.phnhd weight from the
sfeund. Jet alone iifting II above the
hsAa With bns hand and they would
~ BAspink tor breath after running
Ashlock. but fresh air. clean living
Ahstniyhs fcod. hard work. e1ercis.
- h1t. but not ieast. athletics have
bt0ua Aeoat a marvellous change
AhA .Acw the majority OF these men
Are Airaost perfect specimens of Amer.
iSAn n1anheod"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
Pot Luck In ireland
Means Potatoes,
And Pot Lack Ought 90 Prove
Good Luck In That Case,


Waldorf Potatoes
Cut cold boiled potatoes into cubes
and mix one CUP potatoes and one
half cup cream sauxc, having prev
iouBiv added fouR tablespoons Of
grated cheese. Pour over potatoes
and heat slowly without boiling.
scniiopcd, Po4atocs.
WcTh. pare and, slice potatoes into
cold water. In creased dish place
A layer of these potatoes. sprinkle
with salt and lif%a nour, dot over
with one-haH tablespoon oleomar-
snr.ns. Repeat this until the baking
dish is nearly filled, then add hot
milk until II may be seen through
the top layer. Bake one and a quar-
tor hours In a moderate oven or place
back of the stove and cook slowly.
The milk should not boil. A little
grated cheese may be sprinkied over
each layer II desired
Potato Soup.
Three potatoes. one quart milk,
two slices onion. three tablespoons
oleomargarine. two tablespoons rour,
one and one-hak teaspoons salt. one.
fourth teaspoon celery salt. one Eight IN
teaspoon pepper, few gratis cayenne.
one teaspoon chopped parsley. Cook
potatoes in boiling sailed water:
when soft, rub through a strniner.
Scatd milk with onion. remove onion,
and add milk slowly TO potatoes.
Melt the fat add dry ingredients. stir
until we'll mixed. then stir into boil.
ing soup; cook ono minute, strain
and sprinkle with parsley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
STARVING RUMANIA WILL
FIGHT TO END SHE SAYS

Chicago. III, Feb. l7.--''My un-
fortunate country IL on the verge of
starvation" declared Nine. George S.
Stancuieanu, widow OF Professor
Stanculeanu. of Bucharest. Rumania,
who is a guest here.
Entire families are dying from
lack Of food" she continued. I'm
enc plague recently 100000 people
were swept away. Rumania still has
large army. however. and will>nght
until the end"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
Potato Soup.
Which?

This Ia the time to remember the
old saying. You can't eat your cake
and hrve II too
We cannot eat our wheat and have
II, TO give our soldiers and associates
In this war. too
Every housekeeper. then. must de-
eide which she will do viii che and
her family eat wheat. or will she use
cornmeal, barley, oatmeal and rye In
stead. and so back UP the country In
lis hght to save hundreds and thous-
ands Of persons from starvation?
ny the middle of December this
nation had exported its last surplus
hushei OF wheat The amount of
bread our associates In this war eat
from now until the next wheat crop
this summer will depend largely on
the amount of wheat the men, women
and children of America are willing
to give up from their own share.
The housewife who relies on the
Stars and Stripes today 10 protect her
self and her home from German
frfghtfulness can make but one an
,swsr to these questions. She must
bend all her energies, day by day.
week by geek: into saving as much
wheat As possible.
And one OF her best allies I'm this
cereal is concentrated food both
from the standpoint OF energy value
and protein content. II has the
highest number OF Galleries per pound
of all the grains.
Oats make very good bread when
one fourth TO ons-third in
place of wheat The bread thus
made has sweet. nutty favor, very
much favored by those who like dark
breads.
There are other irnumerabie WAYS
in which oatmeal can be substituted
for wheat in wafrleS. hot mullins and
cookies. besides the two delicious
recipes given below. one for oatmeal
crust and the other for an oatmea
pudding.
Oatmeal Crust.
Two cups finely ground oatmeal.
one cup boiling water. one teaspoon
fat. Scald the oatmeal with the
water Add fat and mix thoroughly.
Roll very thin and use as pie crust.
Oatmeal Pudding.
To two cupfuls OF cold oatmeal
porridge add cne-hsif cupfui each OF
sugar and sweet milk, one egg, one
cupfui chopped raisins. Sprinkle with
eoeoanut and bake.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
Municipal Fish Markes.

Seattle. WASH. Feb. 17.--Seattle Ia
conducting q hsh market az a war
measure. Salmon from the state
and oysters from the state
reserves are sold at cost. which brings
the price Of salmon down to cents
to the consumer. who has been pay
vate markets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25
TEACH BOYS AND
GIRLS TO MAKE GARDENS

President SChurman of Cornell Uni
versity and many prominent men
throughout the country tell us that the
United states is in danger of starvation
~ the war continues another 12 months.
Mr., Rogers, prominent farmer Of
brunswick. predicts that by another
year the people in our large cities will
he lighting for food il the war doesn
cease
statistics prove to us that large per
centage OF the men from the western
states as well as from New England
have left the farms for more remuner-
atVe occupations in the cities, and con-
unue to do so.
The editor Of the Kennebec Journal.
VINO has farm and knows the facts OF
the case. states that because Maine IL
eoing to construct three times as much
roads ~ last year. that every man from
the farms who has passable team of
horses will be tempted to earn twice tho
money and carn 1t easier by workin~ o.,
the roads instead Of producing fond on
the farms. Most OF the farrar. t..
near Waterville either work in ,h. -
or do team work. because there is 49,
money In 1t. The writer can r;va ,.o',
list % names to prove It,
Ths-isadinks ssch9eis, and COLLEGES -,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25
PASSAGE OF
AMERICANS
is REFUSED

Stockholm, March 22-The envoy
sent by Minister Morris to General
Mannerhem, the White Guard leader
in Finland in IN effort to make ar
ranGelnents by which the Americans
in Southern Finland could get
through the lines of the contending
armies, has reported that Gen. Man
nerhem refused to consider the re-
quests Of the Allied envoys The
General offered to send an airplane
to drop letters from the allied min
isters in the Red Guards territory,
but hatly refused to have any parley
with the Red command, to grant the
requested "A hours armistice, or even
to send an officer with a buglar to
escort the allied emissaries.
Gen Mannerheim further informed
the American, British and French en-
voys that the military situation was
such that it might be a month before
they could reach their countrymen in
the Red Guard territory. The envoys
returned to Nasa, and are awaiting
developments.
The protest against the arrest Of
Professor Henry c. Emery, the
American and of Englishmen by the
Germans on the Aland islands.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25
BAKER PLEASED
WITH RED CROSS

Paris Thursday. March 21-(Delayed)
the inspection tour Of Amer
lean Red Cross activities in France, in
cluding hospitals rest stations, can
teens and stores. Secretary OF War Ba-
ker said that he was particularly i'm
pressed with the work being done by the
Red Cross at big aviation camp where
he visited the officers mess and rest
rooms watching the Red Cross women
serve the cadets and soldiers with cof-
fee. chocolate and sandwiches.
When one is in the zone OF the ar
mics, or in the supply areas, words of
appreciation or praise for the American n
Red Cross seem superfluous," Secretary
Baker said. ''The foresight that has
characterized its present and prospective
operations has been a source of pric.
to the commanding officer of the Ameri-
can forces and should be a source OF
comfort to the people OF the United
states who ! know enabled it to carry
on its work and to expand"
Secretary Baker complimented the
Red Cross women on their appearance
and told the directors their work was
inspiring. General Pershing. who ac-
companed Secretary Baker, also con-
graduated the Red Cross on its splend,d
work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25
COPY OF STARS AND
STRIPES" RECEIVED

\ copy Of the stars and Stripes, the
official publication OF the American EX-
pedltionary Forces in France and, AS
far as known. the first to arrive in the
city. WAS received Saturday by Mrs f.
- Warner The Stars and Stripes l.;
published every Friday by and for the
men of the \. r.. +. and all profits ac-
'rue 10 subscribers company funds IT
~ an eight-page pa per and is full of in
teresting matters on every page.
The issue in question is of the date OF
Friday. Feb. II, aud ii contains a story
hy Lincoln Eyre. respondent of the
New York World. who is with the
American army In France: another by
j. w. Muller, American staff correspon-
dent Of the stars and Stripes, sent by
cahl" from New York. doushboy'
letter to the Kaiser is written with all
the frarkress that characteriZes the
American. and a khaki-clad reporter
tells q most interesting story of his own
work. contrasting il with that of a typ
ical daH on a metropolitan paper
There are also several humorous sto-
rtes among which is probably a truth
ful replica Of a conversations to be hear
o The ,ensor's and several poems of fine
construction and sentiment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25
Solemnity Prevails
Amongst English People

LONDON, March 24.-The British
people nave experienced no other me-
riod o. anxiety comparable with this
weekend since the days of tho 70
urea, from Mons. in August. 1874
"hen the fate of the small British
army was undecided.
Ihere was perfect spring weather
TO-DAY and all the streets and parks
We're crowded. but solemnity prevail-
ed everywhere. Men and women and
even children, were reading the nws-
papers, and special editions which
printed the afternoon official reno, :
were Bought as fast as the newspa :
pers could supply them. The church
es were filled and the day was one of
anxious waiting.
The British people had not expected
any marked retirement by the Rrit-
ish army although they had been
warned that this would be q natura,
development OF q great battle. Hence
the bulletins caused general depres-
sion toward night it became known
that the of1cial view of the situation
did not warrant such dependency.
The loss OF guns was regarded as
inevitable. but the British casualties
are understood to be relatively small,
considering the magnitude of the op-
Grafton so far as the reports give
them. The participation OF American
soldiers in the battle was one OF t,s
most discussed features.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-03-25
Prof" Mike Donovan Dead

New York. March 24-Mike Dono-
van. former middleweight champion
pugilist and widely known as boxing
instructor of Theodore Rooseveis
when the Colonel was President of the
United States. died of pneumonia -.
hospital here early today after a
two weeks illness
Professor" Donovan. as he was
called by Colonel Roosevelt and those
under his instruction during the 80
years he supervised boxing at the
New York Athletic Club held the
friendship Of many Of the most prom.
inent men of the country He retire d
recently but was serving as physica
instructor With New York field ar
tillery regiment when taken i'll.
The former champion was born IN
Chicago Il years ago. He served with
the list Illinois Volunteers through
out the Civil War
1t was in 1856 that he won his first
ring victory over Bill Crowley a..
Pittsburg in bare knuckle battle
Later Donovan claimed the middle
weight championship of the world anu
successfully defended the title until
his retirement. Although he, never
weighed more than 156 pounds during
his ring career. Donovan twice met
John l.. Sullivan and other heavy
weights.