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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
Corbett Out-tricks Hall In Fourv2ound
Exhibition Contest
BY JAMES j. CORBETT.
tcopyriEht 1918. By KIM Features Syndicate, rnc)

son for stxty-one rounds. When this
thought occurred to nae l changed nay
plans Immediately and refused TO
show Hall any more of my real box
ing skill.
II had been arranged that Hall and
I were to meet each day at the gym
nasiun during the rest of the week.
Rut never showed UP after that. Tbs
next time I saw Hall WAS on the night
Of the match when he climbed
through the ropes In exhibition
bouts a fighter usually is not attended
by mana ~rs- Sci or q ~ oae esse.
had no one accompanying me to the
rim gside, but when Hall Jumped
through the ropes ] saw that he had
his manager with him. And his man
aser. who should have been, out In
the box office counting up the rec
ceipts, carefully remained in Halls
corner. That convinced we that Hall
vas out to get me.
Halls plan. probably, was to open
UP Immediately with a surprise at
took and floor me IL he could after
which ne would say to me:
"Oh, Pm awfully sorry, Jim, that !
hit you so hard and beg your par
don"
But / had made up my mind that
nothing like this was going to hap
pen: that the surprise attack would
come from me and II any pardon was
to be begged, | would do the beg
cling.
So, when time was called for the
first round, / rushed out from my cor
ner like wild man met Hall near his
own corner and opened up with
BON bardment of rights and lefts such
as Hall never before had faced.
t-4a TnE 4. txxr~
my vicious attack SO surprised hira
that he was like n man bewildered
He had figured on tricking me and
had outtricked him. The round
hadn't gone half minute before Hall
dropped to the mat under the rain Of
blows and stayed there for con-
siderable period.
OF course, ii being only an e3hibi-
ton match, there was no referee and
no timekeeper and. therefore, no
counting out. I waited until Hall got
I'd his feet and then resumed oper-
atoms. But IT was dazed Hall who
faced me. He was goggy-and ma
turally should have been. He had
gone into the fight with the idea OF
slipping over something on me and !
had beaten him to it. Had so will
ed. could have gone out after Hall
INN ediateiy after he got to hts fee
after the knockdown and finished him
He certainly was In a semi-helpless
condition. But let up on him. i
han taught him the lesson that aim
ed to teach hin1--and that was
enough. ! no longer rushed him and
Just took things easy. I played the
game so that when the four rounds
were over there was absolutely ne
question as TO who was the winner.
l.,
slip something over on me so as to
add TO his own prestige. But Jim Hal
was outtricked. as result of which
the night fans left the scene of our
encounter thinking he was less clever
than he really was.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
MODERN WAR GRAPHICALLY
DESCRIBED By AUTHOR

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. ai.--The
Fearful anonymity of a modern bat
tie and shells that come from no
where AVID snuff out your life" are TO
David Wark Griffith. author of The
Ciansman" and Intolerance" who
has recently returned from the Eu-
ropean battleheids. the greatest trax-
edies OF the present war.
The men who saw Gettysburg and
Waterloo were thrilled with the spec
tacie OF troops of cavalry laundering
across the line OF fire at full gallon:
Of charging infantry moved down by
shell fire on the open plain. and gem
erals on foam covered horses wa wing
their swords and rallving their
troops" said Griffith. Battle flags
were captured and recaptured.,
In contrast today is the modern
hattle. he said.
Without the SLIGHTEST warning
cones the queer and awful howl of
shell coming from YOU know not
where All YOU know about IL Is this
fr'rhtful howl'ng. unmembered voice
snariing from the empty air above
you then crash
Some unseen battery has spoken.
II hes the t.rroriyfng effect OF a
thunderstorm. 1t lie demorai'zing In
if' 'lRe A'ystSty 10 always W.
NOW firing.
II met many officers and men in
the british nrrsv who had been Sc
verelv wounded and sent back home
as seni-invai'ds. who had never seen
a German soldier, / met battery cap
tains WHOSE mishtv gups had won
~reat victories and who were, in fact.
The masrstav OF the army, hut they
had never seen what they were shoot
IN" at and had never seen their own
victorious shells strike.
" they knew about Ii was n
voice that rrsne over the telenhone
~ereating certain mathematical for~
~,uIae. hv which thew adjusted the
~an~o of their guns They hevan
shootfng whom thew were ordered
and stopped when thew were told to-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

The st Louis Cardinals haye lost
another pitching prospect to Uncle
sam He is Bruce Hit, a big right
handler secured late last season from
club In the Western association.
He has enlisted in the nasy. 1t was
the second notice within a week that
President Rickev had had of one OF
his young pitchers enlisting. The
other was Bill Sherdeli purchased
from the Milwaukee club last fall.
Outfelder Casey Stengel. who had
soent his time in New York until
efter the holidays, was en- route home
TO Kansas CITY when the news was
flashed that he had been traded to
the Pittshurg Pirates. Stensel had
left fraoklyn with the impression
that he was TO stick with the club
and to get a better contract. and he
was somewhat upset by the news of
the deal that shifts him to Pirate
uniform.
Announcement has been made that
the Brooklyn National league club
has arranged to play a war benefit
~a me with the Boston Red Sox at
WehAtfs field ON Surda April, ~.
Trying another Sunday game might
| Indicate that President Ebhets has
some assurance that the reactionaries
will not try to enforce the anti-amuse-
nant law. even If the New York legis-
lat"re dies not modify II.
Joe Jenkins. former pinch catcher
with the Chicago White Sox. who
entered the national army at the close
OF the 1917 season, has secured adj
mission to the officers training camp
at Camp Gordon. in Georgia. His
NAVE headed the list of enlisted men
chosen from 40 1000 troops, Tim
Rowden, formerly with the Browns,
and Sam Mayer. of the Atlanta
Southern, league team were two 9TH
err hall players chosen for the officers
camp.
lntime4ions are that Connie Mack
sold StufYy Mcinnis 70 the Rost'ui
Red Sex at the "a me time he disposed
of Bush, Schang and Strunk. but fear
ed to announce II at that time, and
that the talk OF STUDY d'sputing over
a contract since that time has be"n
in the nature of q camouflaSe, Well,
n that he true. Connie ran he par
! doned. There certainlv would have
been the dickens to nav in Philadel-
phia had Z ali been handed the fans
, In one dose.
Benny Kauff. whose fat Federal
lecrue salary ran out with the nast
season. rracefnllv submitted to ax1'ash
In pay from the New York Giants
and signed u one~year contract for
1918 the other day Kauff il said to
have drawn close to 81 900 year for
the past three years. He was one Of
the very few Giants to get cut.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Kay Schmandt, secured BY BROOKLYN
from the Lincoln Western league club
with the idea that he might succee I
Jake Dauhert as the Dodgers frs,
oaseman next season, proba bly, won't
get the chance. Report from his
home in st. Louis is that he has been
caught in the draft aud will be called
before spring opens.
Ty Cobb has denied 4. story that
has been going the rounds that he ex-
poets to join the marines before the
IA seball season opens. Ty says he
has no such intentions now but he
may enter the army late in the sum
fner or in the fall. To be plain, Cobb
IS booked to play 81 games or there
about with the Detroit Tigers this
year
Bob Steele pitcher for the Pirates.
who now makes his home in st. Louis.
wants to foreswear allegiance to the
king OF England and has taken first
steps to become a naturalized citizen
OF these United States He is native
Canadian born and would be subject
to drat into the Canadian army II
he were on that side OF the border
Most of the major league clubs are
planning to PLAY exhibition games at
army camps in the South IN +he
spring but not with the expectation
of profit. for it has been made pretty
clear that much as the bows In kha lsi
would like to see the games tAev are
too busy practicing for war to ret
or. in large numbers, even for one
afternoon.
Announcement from st. Louis that
Southpaw Carl weilman will not be
available for service next year. having
failed to recover from surgical
operation for removal OF a diseased
kidney. ia good news, in wav te
NDetroit Tigers, who have found We'll
man onesof their jinxes. In 1915 and
1915 Weilman won nearly every game
he pitched against Detroit.
The bill that will permit Sunday
ball games In New York. with admis-
sion to be charged, was introduced In
the state legislature at Albany on
January Q and Immediately the pro-
fessional Christians" began their
camns,sn AGAINST 1t by circulating
pamphlets and calling in all the fan
atics from ever town and hamlet to
aght the measure. However. these
seems to he a growing shirt OF fear
less liberalism in the New York state
lawniak king BODY AID the baatar 4
The BIN ere hopeful that at last they
can. win. 4 Sunday ba sebali bin has
been regular thing IN the New
York legiselature for years, but here
tofore the legislators have nnt hat
the courage to face the fanatics and
pass what the people have 90 often
demonstrated they want.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
THE RIcHMoNp YIRGINIAN- TUESDAY. JANUARY y 1918.

About two mosths after I had
fought the sixty one-round contest
with Peter Jackson ! went to st. Paul
where Jim Hall was in training for
the fight with Bob sF'itzsimmons
which was scheduled 10 take place
but which never came off in that city
owing to the governors interference.
So ] Immediately returned to Chi
cago, II was while there that Halls
manager came to me and asked:
"Jim. will you box an exhibition
r1atch with Hall?"
That was only short time after
Hall had come to the United States
from Australia where he gained world
wide fame as a boxer. He had scored
knockout victory over Bob Fitzsim-
mons Just prior to Bob's departure
from the Antipodes, Hall ranked as
ore OF the cleverest, shiftiest and
brainiest boxers that ever stepped into
the ring and had a reputation for be-
Ing a heavy hitter.
When Halls manager asked me to
meet Jim In an exhibition match I
told him 7 had no objection. but want
ed to know the details. He replied:
We'll. Hall has used up about all
Of his money I'm training for the Titz-
simmons fght and needs some money
at once. II would be a great help TO
Hall to be able to box four rounds in
an exhibition bout with you. 1t will
be just a little sparring match"
agreed, the condition being that
It was to be nothing more than an ex-
hibition affair.
That's just our idea OF IT," said
Halls manager. The public just
wants TO see you two fellows together"
Halls manager suggested that Jim
and I meet the next day at certain
gymnasium and talk over just how we
would conduct ourselves toward each
other In the ring. I agreed. I had
seen Hall box but once before, al
though he had seen me in my fight
with Jackson and in a. number Of my
exhibition workouts. The next day
when Hall and I got together in the
gymnasium. Hall said to me:
Now. Jim. you show me what
you've got and I'll let out and show
you what I've got and then we will
map out some sort of a program as TO
what we will do In this little exhi-
bition match"
SO, unsuspecting. opened UP and
displayed something of my boxing
ability to Hall showed him several
of my tricks and then II was Halls
turn to show me what ne had. But
as he was going through them trying
to illustrate what he would and
would not do. 1t suddenly occurred TO
me that Jim Hall wasn't opening UP
that he was keeping his real form un
der cover. Right then and there
suspected trick. I hGured-and
rightiy-that 1t was Halrs plan q
draw me out, to find out everything@I
had and then to give me e. nice little
surprise beating on the night that we
we're to meet in the exhibition match.
Hall. as I have said, was a newcom-
err in the United States. He was world
famous and he certainly could have
gained little more prestige by beat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
AK Of POTOMAC IS
RAIO{O BY Nj RlstS
Led nv special Officer Payne, Under
Governors Orders, Gamblers
Are Rounded Up.

Marines from Quantleo headed By
Detective T. G Payne OF the prohi-
hilton department. rsided The ARK
notorious resort an the Fairfhx coun~
fy side u the Potomac river sun
day afternoon. capturing mum Der OF
weli-known Washington gamblers to-
trntner with the proprietors OF the
iotnt and his assistants, ard landing
tho entire capture in the Fairfax
county jail
The Ark. which 10 primarily q
stumbling den in which liquor was
served TO all customers, has been
gunninZ Tor some time. and the fact
svn~ known 10 Fairfax county of=
ricfala. clthough No effort was made
to close IT, An ola abandoned boar
was n,oored to the shore Just across
she river from WASHINGTON. board
walk leading from he shore to the
boat. The sheriff of Fairfax county
tlra been repeatedly notified ~ the
DISTANCE Of the Garfield iruita tion.
9nt had refused TO make assy arrests
Attention TO its existence was
hrouvht 10 Governor stuart, who i'm
uaedtateiy ordered it's capture. De-
taetfve E.. g. Payne. formerly raern-
Der OF the Baldwin FeIts squad. who
will be remembered for his activity
In running down the Aliens, OF Car
rot county, was borrowed Tor the &C
casfon from Commissioner Peters.
and aisnatched to Camp ouantfco
with orders for the services OF COM
panv of n,arines TO assist in the rad.
The raid was entirely successful.
and with the owners and proprietors
~ the boat. considerable gambling
-arapherarfn ard a large store OF IL
quor ware seized.
THE men arrested were Yesterday
indicted nv tire REGULAR term 81 the
Grand tury % thet county which In
in @~ss'on. Vernon Ford. common
weaith's ATTORNEY FOR Fa'rssw county
viii rro~e~ute the case, ass'sted BY
the r~ohfh'tton Commissioners, For
several weeks after The exisance of
the placA was hro-~hf to the a'ten-
ton OF Governor St"art II hAa h~er
ciosAlv watched and the raid was
accom- nlished without anv great diff
Jcu,tv since IL was utterly unax-
uArt~d nv the owners. and no suir'ted
resistance was met with by the ma
rines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
CLEVER PERFORMANCE.
OF JOCKEY GARRISON

It was biisterfng hot that day and
every one Of the horses that had been
forced into a. false start by Garrison's
tricks was sweating and was losing
weight by the pound. During each
fa lse start Garrison would dismount
and take his weight off of Boundless
who all this time stood plactdly In
the position where Garrison had plac-
ed him. The other jockeys, furious
at Garrison's trtcKery, -stv4
times to get the horses away but al
ways Garrison baked real stat
Meanwhile every horse In the entire
field outside of the patient. steady
Boundless had worked itself into a
roth and was almost at tne ore ~
point from. fatigue or from nervous
excitement.
Finally C. G. Pettingiii. the sta<ter.
exasperated by Garrisons ~
which kept the horses at the post
for more than an hour, yelled down
at him:
you're fined ssoe."
Garrison at once howlcd back q
protest at Pettingill and PetingiIrs
reply was:
You're fined another ss0o--that
makes $1,000 in ALL
That brought about an end to Gar
rison's tantics-but his purpose had
been accom- pl!shed. He pernuIttad tho
horses to line up and 10 get away to
a real start. The race was nothing
more than a runaway for Boundiess
the outside horse. Boundlesss was
a fresh animal while the others look
ed as II they had run about four
miles before the actual start OF the
race. Garrison never had 10 extend
'BoundIess to his real limit through
out the entire running of that rare he
cause all the other horses were 30
weary that they were willing TO call
IT quits after a half-mile had been
run.
After the race was over the owner
of Boundiess handed Snapper" ~ eco
which had been the fee agreed upon
before the race was run. 'Sna pper
felt that because he had won the race
aoleiv by hts own ingenuity. that he
should have received a little more
money. especially In view of tn" fact
that the 81 .000 merely covered the
ane plastered on him bv PettingfH
Put the owner OF Boandless refused
IN contribute any more and snapper
Garrison was compelled TO turn over
the $1,000 to the racing association
and then paw expenses of the trip 10
and from New York out of his own
pocket.
81. IL can be seen. that the c.Sverest
trick ever performed in turf history
cost the man who executed II quite
q bit OF time. lot OF trouble ana
much money. But Snapper Gar
rlSon vas rewarded In fame because
ehs story of his work was spread 10
ali parts of the United States by the
record smashing crowd that witnessed
the running OF the historic derby.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Turf history is rick with many
deeds OF greatness. but I doubt
whether there ever will DO another
incident s,at equals the performances
OF Edward C''Snapper') Garrison.
who won the rich American derby In
1893 solely by S'e use OF his brains.
Garrison, who stands out as one
OF the greatest Jockeys of all time.
was in the heyday of his career twent-
ty-nve years ago. He had phenom email
success In plotting all sorts Of horses
and his services were eagerly sought
for by horse owners throughout the
country
The big race Of. 1898. run before
an audience of over 10000, took ce
in Chicago and which was known as
the Worlds Fair American derby.
The best race horses In America were
entered IN that contest. And 90 Was
Boundless, nothing more than an or
binary horse and one which was so 1T
ale thought OF by bookmakers that
odds Of 30 and 80 to / were posted
against him.
Boundiess was one of those horses
that never showed nervousness, was
steady and easy going. And those
characteristics OF his mount, coupled
With the fact that practically all of
the other animals entered against him
wfee of thu high-strung. nervous
type, gave Garrison his great idea
Garrison decided that there was
but one chance for victory foN his
horse. He figured that II he could
hold the field at the post long enough
he would be able to wear out the
other horses by having them make
innumerable false starts. He knew.
Of course. that Boundfess would not
Ina aFAr$aA nv uarvnt1GY, aNa ARD yr1tfld
remain game and ccoI and ready
when the word came for the real
start
So Garrison took his time getting
70 the post with Boundless. The other
horses had arrived there before his
and they were jumping around in
sretful fashion. Az soon an Garri-
son got to the post with Boundless
and the horses were almost Tined ~ For
the start he founs something wrong
with a stirrup. Then he dtsmount"d
and faxed a few repairs. This took
several minutes during which time
the other jockeys were having trouble
in keeping their mounts somewhere
near the starting line, Poun6'e@s had
a rail position and after Garrison
nnan.. mou-ted '~tn the saddla a~stn
he Unanswered things 80 that there
would be "a false start Half OF the
horses got away some of them ran
nearly a quarter OF mile before
they were halted and hrouwht hack.
Then Garrison discovered souethtns
wrong with 1T. saddle Again he dis
mounted Jumping back into his seat
he worked things go shrewdlv that
another false start came about with
s,irnost the entire Geld getting away
and running FOR at least quarter OF
n suriang.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
GOOD SHIP "SUsPICIOx"
Is sPURLOs TERSENkT

Pittsburg, January 2f,-The good
ship Suspicion" commanded by United
states Marshal Joseph Howley. was
"spurlos versenkt' by a submarine ru-
NOR in Pittsburx.
Marshal Howley had an lndianspo-
lis train tagged west of the Fourth
avenue station of the Pennsylvania
railroad. boarded the tram and appre-
hended a passenger who was taken TO
the Federal building suspected of be-
ing Lieutenant Hans Berg. commander
of the Apparl, who escaped some time
ago from detention camp at Charles
ton, s. c.
The supposed ruthless Hun proved
himself to be w D. EiTmsn. an auto
mobile salesman of Baltimore, Md.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND is
SOMEBODY ELsE's BAHY

Indianapolis, Jan. 3t.--Ernest Gut
chess, a bluejacket In Uncle sam j
navy. did not suspect that The Girl
He Left Behind Him was Somebody
Elses Baby" when no left his ship at
an Atlantic port and hurried home TO
make her his bride. But she was.
Gutehsss became respondent and
overstayed hts leave. He surrendered
TO the police here as a deserter, but
a friend. who did not wish TO see him
behind the bars, provided him with
money to return to the ship. he was
allowed to make the trip without es-
cort. Reports to the naval recruiting
station here showed that he had ar
rivsd-unmarried.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Mark CLARK fo~ having lot OF
liquor In his nosse<wsn- was se~t 70
tts~ ers~a turv. a~h S'dnev Srade, col
oref wrAAr a s'oots>.~ chsr~e was
gent m sh~ fafs~et ~ourt. whore he
was held t~~ hea~'r~ IN February
4. ~ A. pa~n FOR dr'-ks-0 in the
wa~h rocvr ~ = io~a, hotel was sent
To ere ~re~d tu~w and an e""acA-
r.s~t r-as cant ou. ~o~ = r. K'e'u
rs'.~- --'th o,->star osve~sa and
who failed TO answer to his name.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
CENSOR KNOWS TOO MUCH ~
TO SUIT HoosIER GIRLS

Lafayette, Ind. Jan. 21.--Girls in
West Lafayette are up In arms over
Uncle Sans censorship, and. likewise
several young men I'm Battery c, the
local unit of 81 regiment OF field artiI-
lery in France, make no secret OF
their indignation.
1t 10 all because Lieutenant Floyd
Sanse/ happens to be battery censor
and the censorship regulations are
unyieldiug. He has to read every
thing. and as he was prominent 40
ciAIiy in West Lafayette and knows
we'll. anyway, it's annoying. to cay the
least.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

The administrative board yesterday
awarded the contract for supplying
tho city with cement to be used In the
construction of the Chamberlayne-
Avenue vtaduct to Stephen A. ELL
SON and company at the rate OF sss7
a barrel II, Is estimated that 1900
barrels will be needed for the job.
Work wifi begin on the structure as
soon as the weather will permit. the
contractors, Weinbrunn and Kelly,
having agreed to iosa no time Ia com
pieting the visduct and its approaches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
"TNIdGHTE.N THY DAUGHTER"
ON RETURN ENGAGEMENT

On account of the great demand.
he management OF the New The
alter has arranged to again show the
photopIav "Enlighten Thy Daughter"
this Friday and Saturday at reduced
rates. The picture has played there
for three weeks and did capacity
business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
HAN rp~v AVN, vrwn~vc
AMI VNorv0UT DROPS

The case ~ r. r T~amweii. chare-
90 With havSr~ q tot ~ Honor in his
posSAss.or, and With having besides "a
pair ~ brass ''kru~ts" was contiru-
ed nv rud-e Crutchfield yesterday to
,raruarv %.
s"rhts man seems To he fosSaa fo~
anv e,oarrerrv" satd Justice .roh1 to
the s>oi,.ar,a~ '1e not oniv hes the
Knockout drons hut he has the in
strrr,,a-,. nv wht~I, there Is handed
the drop out knocks"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

Nathan Sokolove a merchant OF
Richmond. YESTERDAY entered a Pc
tition IN bankruptc.- in the United
S.-*@s district court, represented by
Attorneys Pollard ana Smith He
gave his Assess ~ &4,Sei.e<, and Tia
bilities q SS,1f5.s0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
S~c-,r~s vIrvsn,a T.Icense.

The MARYLAND Assurance Company
If Baltimore yesterday applied for
i'cArse to do business in the state OF
life policies, and they will establish
a brasfch Office IN this state with cap
itAl stock Of 100000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22

The University of Pittsburg an
nuai track meet will be held May Is
instead OF May 81.