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The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight. -; a. m, IS; a. M. IS; ga
m, %; a. m. Is; 10 a. m, 46; l2 noon, -:
p. M IS; p. m, q; 6 p. m, q; s p. m,
~: 10 p. m, 6. Highest, %; lowest, a.
relative humidity-s a. m, 81; p m, s.;
Hours Of sunshine, o. Per cent Of possible sun
shine, 0.
Observation-Disclosures deficiency Of TEN
perature since January ]. 1913. PA. Excess
OF temperature since April l. 1913. rs Accg-
mulated excess of precipitation since January
April I, 1918. +2B
Temperature same date last year-Highest.
Y; lowest, 81.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

Flowers for Weddings.
Guides Flowers and Floral Decorations arr
notable for their beauty. I2li F.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

APOLOGIES TO x. C. B.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
RED CROSS NETS $500
At SUBURBAN c. c.
Famous Professional Golf Players
Appear Here and Favor Gallery
With Great Exhibition.

Three hundred dollars was raised
for the Red Cross at the Suburban
Country club golf tournament
The club lnvited@ four of the leading
professionals Nichols, jim
Barnes, Wiifrid Reid and Eddie Toos--
TO come and play, and the result was
one OF the most beautiful exhibitions
the club members ever Witnessed.
Barnes is celebrated for his driving,
his long shots being OF tho pheaome-
nal order, but to the minds % many
displayed Il nicely of form that made
the gallery mention Hilton and Oli-
met, Travis and Braid, not To men
tton Harry Warden and Jerome Trav-
ers. Loos, they said, showed ideal
form at the short game az web as
the long and rs he made the course
in 81 the gallery evidently was quite
correct iu its estimate.
Both Barnes and Nichols did eigh-
teen holes IN 81. SO that Loos had
nothing on them IN this regard Reid
took four shots more, getting III
which is phenomenal golf despite the
fact that the course is not the most
difficult in the country Barnes a4t
LoQs won the foursome. one up.
Two of the golf balls used 5v the
players were Then auctioned off
Twice $50 was bid and one Of tho bid
ders who had bought ball at this
figure put IL up again. IT was
knocked down for SIS more. which
raised si25 OF the S36o Melted fer the
Ped Cross
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
STILL UNSOLvED
Magnates Mt Meeting In Norfolk De-
eide to Meet In Petersburg Next
Week

Norfolk. Va. April 5.---Only three
members of clubs in the Virginia
league showed up at the meeting today.
They were w, b. Bradley. president of
the league; G. @. Kidd, of Petersburg,
and c. Nj Barry. of this city. Mr..
Bradley talked over long distance with
Charles, of Newport News. W. 8.
Moye. of Rocky Mount. left Norfolk
last night for his home. Nothing was
heard OF the Portsmouth representa-
tive.
Nothing of Importance was decided at
the meeting. An agreement was
reached To meet in Petersburg next
week
Mr. Bradley brought with him let
ter from the Richmond Amusement
company. of that city, stating that they
were anxious 10 secure a franchise In
the Virginia league II one was organ
ICED This company is backed by some
of the best business men in Richmond
and the fact that Mr.. Bradley is will
ing to put II before the directors OF
the league is recommendation enough
that the proposition is good one.
There are Ave cities in the state
that are reasonably certain to be rep
resented in the Virginia league this
season. They are Norfolk. Newport
News. Richmond. Petersburg and Rocky
Mount Although none OF the repre-
sentatites will say that they VIII come
in, they express themselves as salts
ned with ths present outlook for
successful season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
WTLLARD-FULTON MAY
FIGHT IN COLORADO

New York, April 3,--Aii indications
now point to the holding of the Will
Fulton fight somewhere in the
West.
Col, Joseph c. Miller. willard $
manager, left New York today for
Chicago without making any an
nouncement as to the scene OF the
coming independence Day battle.
A second offer comes FROM Colorado
this time from Colorado Springs
However, II was intimated that the
Denver of1er has not yet been elmi-
mated from consideration.
A rumored offer from a syndicate
or Ohio sportsmen, who are said to
have bid 5000, 900 for the privilege of
staging the bout at Cedar Point has
caused considerable speculation here.
Cedar Point was the scene of the
Kilbane- Clancy fight some time ago
Twenty round bouts to a decision are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
BATTLE AXE PLAYS
AERO TEAM TODAY
With Strong Aggregation
From Fulton Camp.

The baseball team from the avia
ton camp near Fulton will engage the
Battle Axe nine again this afternoon
at Boulevard park. The contest will
begin at o'clock and there viii be
no admission price
Manager watkins will probably send
Weisie to the mound again this after
noon. The tall pitcher twirled an
excellent game last Saturday III the
game with the semi-pros and he had
them biting the air with their bats
Weisfe pitched for Bay City in the
Southern Michigan league before he
donned khaki uniform, Will1T 8
will be behind the bat.
DR.. Parker will send Napier TO the
mound for the Battle Axe team and
"Cheesie" Liebs will do the receiving
The manager IL saving Joe BoehlinC
for next Saturdays game when thay
will meet Ed Klepfer's fast nine from
Camp Lee.
Both the Battle Axe and aviation
camp teamsshave been getting in some
good practice this week for their con-
test today and the players should be
in fine shape.
The only quality needed to maj O
amateur baseball i'm RiChuund - sue
cess Is large attendance Of fan, and
enthusiasts to cheer the players on
The Battle Axe team is displaying
high caliter baseball and they de-
serve full support from everyone.
Fred Westervelt will Unlrirp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
RICHMOND COLLEGE
OFF ON STATE TRIP
Spiders VIII Play Roanoke. stanton
and University Teams on Tour
Beginning To-day.

The Richmond college baseball team
left yesterday afternoon for q strcnu-
Gus trip OF the state. They will NEE.
some OF the strongest mines Of the
western part Of the state and their
real playing ability viii be put 10 the
full test.
This afternoon they will play Roa-
noke college at Salem; tomorrow they
play stanton Military academy, and
on Saturday they will contest the Uni
Versity Of Virginia n Charlottesville.
The entire college team. headed by
Manager Lacy, left in fine shape and
Is in frst-rste conditions f1c a hard
series Of games. The players who are
on the trip are Captain Miller Knight,
Bowles. Mack, Kuyk, Ryland. Pitt.
Oliver. Westerman, Brown. Sales and
Thompson.
Coach Pitt has worked the team
into a fast working combination and
they win give all the members OF the
Eastern Virginia Collegiate association
q hard run for the championship. The
team has played some good games so
far this season. especially with Holy
Cross and Mr.. ST Joseph.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
NEW RULES GOVERN
NATIONAL LEAGUERS

For the first time in the history Of
baseball. all players In the National
league will he treated alike this sea
son There will be no more petted
and pampered player who will receive
special privileges because he has a
grand opera singers temperament A
new set Of iron clad rules haa been
adopted by the league. and some Of
the players are going 10 he shocked
when they get their first glimpse al
the new code
Not since many Of them attended
the little red schoolhouse will they
have been forced to live up 10 a set Of
rules such as the league has laid down
this year The iron hand of discipline
will fall eavily on busher and star
alike. Just as soon as they hit the
Southern training camp There Is q
binding clause In the players con
tracts which euforces them to obey
the rules to this letter.
Hereafter the players Will have to
stop al the hotels designated by the
clubs or their expense money Will he
withheld In the past many players
visited with friends or relatives In va
rious cities and received their expense
allowance just the same, Now they
must stop at the hotel with the club.
Each player Is allowed 81 a day for
meals in cities where the club stops at
hotels on the European plan. Meal
money on trains win be allowed at the
rate OF $l25 each meal When the
train Is scheduled TO leave after 6
o'clock =. Nj, no allowance will be
made for the evening meal. nor viii
any allowance be made for breakfast
unless the train does not reach the
clubs destination by o'clock A. NJ.
There Is one rule which is sure TO
bring forth storm OF protest from the
superstitious players. That has TO do
with sending their uniforms to the
laundry The rules require the play
ers 10 keep their uniforms In as clean
condition "a possible. both al home
and on the road. While at home the
uniforms will be Numbered at the ex-
pensea of the club whenever requested
Whenever a club is having a winning
streak many players and managers
firmly believe that IL Is bad luck TO
touch the uniforms, and so In the past
many of the players appeared in uni
forms which looked as II they had
been dragged through the mud. Good
luck or bad luck. they will have 10 be
In close touch with the cleaners this
season. and the baseball club will
make a better appearance even II 1t
does not play any better.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
SPoRTSMEN MOURN FOR
CHARLEY MITCHELL

New York. April 3.-The sporting
men OF this country join with those Of
England in mourning the loss OF Char
ley Mitchell. formerly heavyweight
champion of England. who is report
ed to have died today at Brighton.
England. Like Sullivan. the English
idol OF the ring fought his creates
battle when bare knuckies were in
vogue.
Although classed as a heavyweight
Mitchell never weighed UP to the
minimum now set at 1873 pounds.
When he fought the unconquerahIe
John J., in Chantiily, France. he
weighed al ringside ta4 pounds. The
champion Was forty pounds heavier
and two inches taller but Mitchell
gave him. In sullivan own words. the
battle OF his life"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
Veteran to Try Comeback

One of the smiles OF the season in
St Louis Is the announcement by
Jack Powell. veteran pitcher. that he
Is going 10 try a comeback with the
ST, Louis Browns. Fielder Jones, 1t
seems, gave him permission to work
out at Shreveport with the team, so
Powell bundled Off ten days ahead
of time to get in condition" Powell,
for two years past. has been running
r. saloon in 81. Louis IN one corner
OF the bleck occupied by the Ameri-
can league ball park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
Cards Sign second Maruuard.

The St Louis Cardinals have signed
a new left handler who looks like Rube
Marquard and has n record that
makes Rubes look sick. though it was
made in the bush. His name is Jack
kotzelntck and he halls from Decatur.
Ill, He pitched for an independent
team in Illinois last year and his spe-
cialty was no-hit games. His record
shows three to his credit Besides that
he was a strike-out artist. as seventy :
seven fannings in six games indicates
He will go South with the Cardinals
next week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
VIII Start Trap
Season Saturday

The usual practice shoots of the
West End Gun club will start next
Saturday afternoon at O'clock. These
shoots will be held every Saturday
during April.
Lester s. German. OF Aberdeen. Nd
the most expert trapshot in the world.
has notified the management of the
club that he will be en- hand for the
opening practice shoot and would like
10 be OF assistance to the shooters In
giving them expert advice as to hav-
ing their guns adjusted Co enable them
to hit flying objects at any angle.
Trapshooters who have not partici-
pated In the sport since last October
are now on their toes. so to speak,
for the opening of the season and will
he out in force though their ranks
have been decimated by many OF their
m embers having Joined the service,
some Of whom are now in France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
II won't be long,
Just bye and bye.
Advice will come
Swat the fly.


Although 1t seems assured that
Richmond will get team in the new
leaEue. the doubt rests over who will
own and run the club. Some con-
tend that the former owners of the
International league club should be
given A. franchise in the league, since
they paid thousands of dollars to the
Virginia league people TO set out of
this city.
Others contend that since the vir-
ginia league officials behaved go gen
tlemanly in keeping away when they
were paid to do so. they would not
he violating any law by coming back
We hold different.
The Virginia league leaders were
paid Handsomely to vacate and II they
come back they will be receiving two
pay days for the same work.
The sportsmen who worked hard
and against odds I'm trying to serve
high class ball up to the fans deserve
some thought. They should receive
every consideration for the losses they
have sustained on account of their
franchise being snatched from their
grasp.
VIII baseball survive the war? Is
question which Is causing many base
ball experts to rack their brains and
run hot boxes ION their. typewriters.
what. win be tho effect of the great
atruggie on<the national game2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
fSpoRgI- lE:jE!s;
~ 7<9e 9zGaGhe ~

Somebody says they have read nine
teen rounds of Jim Corbett's descrfp-
tion OF his memorable fight with John
/. sullivan and the old Roman has
not hit Jim yet.
Some married man rises to remark
that the only time two can live as
cheap as one Is when one il in jail
Come forward little boys and re-
ceive your iron crosses:
Karl Muck.
Hindenburg,
T. r.
Won Tirpitx.
de Crown Prince.
La Toilette.
Flies and spies do despise
When wife comes along
It's sure hard luck
II you're with a chicken
To have to duck.
Street scenes: Perplexed citizen
trying to reckon out by the City Hall
clock what time 1t might be II it wasn't
for the present time.
II VIC hdiser naQ seen all the Easter
flowers paraded on Broad street, he
would think seriously of. making an
other raid.
April i has come and gone and
Hindenburg is still long, long ways
from Paris, France
The American soldiers are going TO
serve him the bean ball.
General F'och now pitching.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
INT. MAGNATES AGAIN
POSTPONE MEETING

New York. April S.--The meeting
intended to launch the new Interna-
ionaI league was postponed today and
Will not be held until tomorrow night
Some speculation still remains as
TO what cities will be represented
but II seems probable the following
candidates will be Represented in the
new league: Baltimore. Buffalo. Ter
sey city. Newark, Rochester. Scran-
ton, Toronto and wilkes Barre.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

Pitcher Jim shaw. Of the Washington
club. was to get a bonus IL ne won
drtesn games. He and Manager GxiT
could not decide on how many he had
won. 80 they submitted the dispute to
President Ban johnson. who had the
records checked up. The showing was
that Shaw had won ffteen aud lost
and SO he gets his bonus. He
should have 1t and any manager who
would make contract on that basis
should be fined a million.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

Chicago, April 3-Charles A. Com
iskey. owner of the hicago Amcri-
cans, said today that he will start all
games az his park at r Nj under
the daylight saving plan. To start
the games at p NJ, he said. would
be violation OF the spirit OF the day
light saving law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

~ Augusta, Ga--New York bmerl-
cans. IS; Boston Nationals, .
A. san Antonio. Tex,--New York
Giants, B. san Antonio fTeEas leeEle1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

r. C. Burne, OF Presque Isle Me
purchased Royal Mckinney, 2:I2 IA
after he defeated Hal i In a 81. 600
match race at Fort Fairfield. He is a
very fast sprtnter and can step "a
quarter in twenty-nine seconds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
Sox to Start Mt 3 r. VI.

stout Bros. will race Blanche Carter
over the mile tracks this year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

The three-yesr-old colt Coldstream
will be prepared for his Futurity en-
gagements by Aionzo Mcdonald AS
he trotted In All Ia last season he
has a chance in any COMPANY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
From the Trotting World

c. e. Pitman is busy training eigh-
teen trotters and PAGERS at Trenton,
". j. The best known ones In the
group are Ben All. Premier White and
Judge Sale. which the Newbrook
stable purchased out Of a race AT
Lexington last fall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

Axora Axworthy, All a. is still IN
Murphy's stable at Poughkee psie She
was not started last year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

A. F. Dorsey. of Findlay. O.. sx-
poets to duplicate Little Frank DIS
trip through the grand circuit with
the Redlac horse In, zoe IA, for
which he paid $3.50 at the Chicago
sale. Valentine will train him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

or the nine renewals OF the Ohio
purse at Cleveland. Lon Mcdonald
won three with Bob Douglas
Lewis Forest and Star Winter Mari
gold and Peter Scott placed two of
thees events TO the credit of Tommy
Murphy while he will try and win
another one this year with either
Kelley De Forest. Peter Vaughn or
Peter Chenault
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04
JACK CURLEY IN
RICHMOND TODAY
Worlds Biggest Promoter VIII Con-
fer With Local Sportsme1 About
Big wrestling Matches.

Richmond enthusiasts and sports
men are in line for some good Wrest-
ling again
Jack Curley. the biggest pcotnoter
in the country, win be in Richmond
today at IL o'clock for conference
with Messrs. Bernstein and Wise, who
put on the big Stecher match at the
Academy on March 19C
Curlev will consider an offer from
the local promoters for a match in
this city between Zbyszko and Stech-
err. or Lewis and stecheE. The pro-
moterw will take UP all the details
with Curley today and expect to be
able to give out something big to the
fans in a. short while.
stecher is willing to come back to
Richmond and wrestle anybody on the
globe. He stated after his match with
T.emle last month that 1t would give
him the greatest pleasure in the
world TO meet Lewis on the same
mat where he applied the scissors to
the Boston Perfect Man"
Curiey Great Promoter.
Jack Curley is known the world
over for his activity In putting on
big and fast matches between the
cham pions OF wrestling and boxing.
Curley first came into prominence
when he staged the Hackenschmidt-
Gotch match. in which Frank Gotch
gained the laurels of the wrestling
world after forcing his opponent to
quit.
Jack Curley also put on the John
SON. Willard fight. where the white
man again brought the heavyweight
cham pionship for his race again. He
IS also staging the wrestling tourna-
rnents at Madison Square Garden in
Narv rifU W erM NrpGf Inns
champions of the world are meeting
for supremacy.
Match Staged for April "a,
Yussif Hussane, the Turk. will meet
Paul Martenstein on the mat Satur-
day night. April Is, at the Academy.
John Kiionis, the Greek. will also
wrestle the same night in the semi
finals, but his opponent has not been
picked yet.
The promoters will provide music
40 eniiven the fans between srapples
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-04

Annapolis. Nd, April 3.--Holy Cross
defeated the Naval academy at base.
BAH today, 3 to l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-08-12

Too much cannot be said for O wonderful
preparation. familiar to many women as
Mothers Friend.
It Is more effective In It's action than all
the health rules ever laid down for the
guidance Of expectant mothers. It Is an
external application that spreads its influence
upon the cords. tendons and muscles Of tho
abdomen, rendering them plant, and they
expand gracefully without that peculiar
wrenching strain.
The occasion Is, therefore, one Of un-
bounded joyful anticipation and too much
streas cannot be laid upon the remarkable
influence which a mothers happy prenatal
disposition has upon tho health and fortunes
OF the generations to come.
Tho pain at the crisis Is Infinitely less
when Mothers Friend is used during the
period OF expectancy for the muscles ex
pand easier and with less strain when baby
Is born.
Mothers Friend is for external use only
10 entirely safe and may be had OF your
druggist. 1t is prepared by the Bradheld
Regulator Co. y COS. Lamar Bldg, Atlanta
Ga. Write them to mail you their interest.
ing Motherhood Book" They will send 1t a,
I'snce. without charge. and you will find II
very helpful. Do not neglect for a single
night and morning to apply Mothers Friend
according to directions around the bottle.
and thus fortfy yourself against pain aGc
discomfort.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-08-12
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cafe or something, where they keep
open after the legal hours?"
"Ah! you mean Mere Cliveau's!
Jeane wagged her head deprecatingly
Not a nice place-for you. Why do
you ask"
Because a girl know is there
with a man | do not trust, and want
to get her away. tried to go In with
them and the door was shut IN my
face"
Jeanne laughed. "Of course" she
said. "You do not know the password
They admit only friends. You say
you want to get some one away from
there? Why? Who is it," Jeanne
gazcd curiously.
"She is some one who has had
trouble, and wants to-forget-
Jeanne looked queerly at her.
Then why not let her forget?''
she asked with crooked smile.
Sallys mind whirled. What could
she say in the little time left her that
Jeanne would understand, would not
deride with her life and point of view
so far removed from her own middle
west way cf regarding life?
Jeanne, this girl doesn't really
want to do what she is-what she may
do!" she said distractedly.
as it then she is so young?"
"Yes-that is, no older than you
or J."
Then she is not your child?'
Jeanne demanded shabby. There was
something Sally was Withholding from
her and Jeanne resented 1t. What
Is she to you?"
"Only-only-a girl who loves a
man whom whom I-know!" Sally
stammered.
Jeanne stopped suddenly. Her eyes
narrowed with compression and ques-
ton.
"Oh!" she breathed knowingly.
"You have loved the same man-you
have brought her to this-place. Now,
you feel sorry-afraid. Well, I hope
it is not too-late!"
(To be continued.)