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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

These he strange times and many
unexpected things are taking place,
but one could not be wholly prepared,
notwithstanding the genera; overturn.
for the announcement that the hase@
bali fan is passing. that, in fact.
he IL swinging on the turnstile and
may soon be lost for good and all in
The crowd.
He has been moving hack from the
bleachers and the front rows In the
Erandstand for some time and his re-
cession mas been going on without
attracting any particular comment.
Once, the eyes OF the oaeear null
titude habitually turned from the dia-
mond 10 the" fan" for inspiration
and habituany from the fan 10 the
diamond for confirmation, and no
game could have proceeded very far
without hints from the fan" 10 the
captain.
Now, It seems. II e 'fan," II present
end roofing can hardly be distin-
ausshed In the crowd or heard above
the general storm 0f applause or
rumble If discomfort,
There are theories about the cause
of the disappearing OF the fan" The
fan" Is essentially an idol worship
per. He formed attachments for GER
was so wrapped UP in them that in
their presence he lost all conscious
ness of other surroundings. He was
out roaring for white Scx or Ath-
ietics or Giants. or out pulling for
Eddie Collins to break up the
game or telling McGraw to put that
ivory out OF the box" etc. They
were out there boosting team or fav-
orite along.
There were fans" who went the
rounds OF the circuits, keeping tabs
on every game; silent men. unselfish
men, devoted men so completely lost
In the game that they seldom com
muned in social intercourse with
their fellows save when they passed
remarks at a game.
OF course the fan was in his
prime when he knew the players by
their first nance and could tell the
next fan all about their antecedents
and early histories. He was at the
very zenith OF his glory when he
could root for a genuine home team
up there in the first division.
The fan" comes from every trade
and profession and station In life
I the pulpit. the bar. the bank. He
made excuses for being absent on
wams days which deceived nobody.
No matter how dignified in private
or professional life, he was generally
disposed to--relax the moment he had
{ found a seat at the grounds and had
purchased q scent bag Of peanuts.
Tho bieacheys and the front rows
of the grandstand. affected by tbs
fans m the cM dayu. werc the most
democratic under the suh, ThsxA ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
kINk BRIGADE Of
GIANTS At WORK
Mc(sravv Prescribed water and Lots
of II for His Veterans of
Game,

Hot Springs, Ark. is playing host
today to the "Kink Brigade" of the
Giants Those suffering from kinks
which the waters Of the noted health
resort are expected 20 wash away, iu-
ciude such well known diamond ceie-
brities as Heinie Zimmerman, OF The
Bronx; Larry Doyle. once q Giant,
then q Cub, for few minutes q Brave
and again 8 Giant: Lew McCarty and
Bill Rariden. famed receivers of spit
balls and speed balls. and Jeff Tes~
reRu. Rubs Benton and Al Demaree,
fingers of these same sort of balls.
John J. McGraw. after careful
diagnosis of the kinks with which
some of the men upon whom he de-
ponds for another pennRnt are afTltct-
ed, prescribed for the "invalids" a few
days of drinking twster) and bathing
preparatory to their responding to the
big bugle call at Marlin
A Had Case.
The case of Heinie Zim was found
BY McGraw particularly in need of at
tantion. Heinie, he discovered, was
suffering from two kinks. either Of
which might result seriously in the
stress OF pcnnaht campaign. one
kink was located above the neckband
and the other had it's habitat in the
Bronx idols pedal extremities.
The existence of both these kinks
was forclbly brought home to some
80, 900 fans in the final game of the
1917 world series. Kink No. ], the
one above the neck band. suddenly de-
veIoped when Heinie saw Eddie Col
Inns dash past zims station at third
base ana light out for the nome plate.
This deceitful kink teleEraphed 10
Heinies cerebral apparatus that he
was "A speedier boy by far than white
Sox Eddie. So Heinie. too. lit out for
the scoring platter In the meantime
delivering himself Of those historic
words TO Bill Rariden: Get out OF the
way; I'll catch him"
At this crucial moment Reinies sec
ord knk got into action, and the
/ Bronx Apouo's lower limbs began to
wabbIe He just couldn't get up speed
and crossed the plate just az far be-
hind EDDIE us he was when the race
started These two kinks cost ball
game and perhaps world series
hence McGraws admonitfon TO his
third sacker
Go to Hot Springs, Heinie. Drink
deeply Of its waters, and bathe IL
them. too. Heinie. not forgetting e
let the soothing and invigoratine
! liquid trlckie at will around Eoui
T Uranium. That kink back OF the ears
must be reduced. Heinie, for we don
/ want any more brajnstorms' ~hef
they prove so costly as yours did
Larry Doyle and Lew McCarty have
the same sort OF kinks to be loosenec
tup. although Larry's is OF longer
standing. Both these PLAYERS broke
! their legs In conflict on the diamond
ana "a stiffness remains. which 1t u
hoped Hot Springs may remove
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

technic institute. Chief among these
are Gus PepIe and Bill wharton
who were prominent in athletics in
this city short while ago. Beverly
Parrish, another Richmond boy, is
also doing good work for the school
The soccer season win end this at
ternoon at Byrd park. This clean
game has deserved all the patronage 1t
has received this year. II will be back
to see us again naxt fall.
Ball Clues TO Aid Liberty Bond
Sale The umpires would like lib
erty, opine they.
A headline In this weeks Sporting
News Gays, Toronto Fans Wonder II
McCaeerty Means It" Bet McCaf-
ferty wonders II McCsfferty means it.
John McGraw says his Giants are
better than last year. That sounds
like an old record.
Little is heard from the Boisheviki
league these days. They evidently
need a new press agent, or have they
killed the scorer?
Wonder il the women will also take
up baseball when all the players go
to war.
Heinie Ziu1 was seen chasing spar
rows in his hack yard the other day
when he could have put salt on their
tails,
A headline reads, See No Harm in
Sunday Baseball" Just let a fast one
originated by Walt Johnson or Alex
ander crack on the domtctie or the
gray matter. See harm? No, feel
harm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
FORTUNES FOOTBALL.
BY w. H. GOCHER.


there were DAYS when it kept me
busy TO cinvnce Hickoi1 that he
should not tly and defeat her with
Lucy.
After purchasing Judge Brigham.
/ changed his name 10 Jay Gould.
and while my partner seemed to be
pleased with me compliment and
also owned small interest in him
for a time. he never did warm up to
the trotters He was confirmed
money grubber and would rather lay
wires to trip up the unwary than get
out in the sunshine and enjoy him
self In fact, tho first difference we
ever had was started by horse.
On day Gould and | were out with
a few others inspecting the Erie rail
road when returning TO New York
II instructed the conductor 20 side
track the special train 81 Chester so
that all OF us could go "a Rysdyk's
place and see Hamhlatonian, At the
last minute Gould decided that he
would remain on the train. AS the
balance of us walked away We prom
ised to be back in AT hour, Two
or threa hours had ella psed when we
returned and the train was gone.
Gould having ordered the conductor
10 proceed to New York, The next
morning / told him what I thought
about II. He did not say very much.
but that quarrel led to others until
one day there was an open break
over some trivial matter Confident
OF my usual good luck l told Gould
that 1t would not be long before l
he u "
front of the city hail. He listened
patiently until / finished my TRADE
and closed the matter by quietly re-
marking that when ! d'd he would
use me as B. monkey to collect the
pennies
"Details are unnecessary, He won
and while he did not press me 10 the
limit. | was stripped of everything
except the property l had given my
wife, this ia rm and the horses, Since
that date I have devoted my time
10 breedins troters and I have sent
out few good ones and also num-
Der for fair prices.
Goldsmith Maid and Lady Thorn
are buried In that little plot near
the Judges stand on the inside OF
the mile track and when Lucy dies
she will also rest near them. This
modern convenienoes OF a clubhouse.
but all that I use in II is this wire
TO call up some one on the street Tor
few minutes conversation. Years
GO ! became an expert telegrapher
and picked up many tip direct
from the sender. through my fanii-
iarity with the Morse code"
This conversation took place IN the
Office of the Fashion Stud farm Al
Trenton, y. j.. over thirty years ago,
Since then the parties referred to
have passed away The farm Is also
a thing Of the past, although few
of the buildings still remain. All OF
the horses that were then there are
now dead. but few descendants OF
| Goldsmith Maids son, Stranger. are
seen occasionally on breeding farms
/ or at race meetings. The Goulds still
! control the millions their father left
/ them while the family of his partner
is forgotten in tho world OF finance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

was John l. Sullivan ever the
heavyweight champion OF the world ?"
hundred thousand times-and
more-this question has been asked,
Some persons have answered II Yes,
and just as many have replied in the
negative. But in my opinion, backed
by facts. John J.. Sullivan was the
heavyweight champion of the world
under London prize ring rules-and he
never lost that title.
The frst real champion In pusilism
was James Ffgs. an Engiishmsn. who
rsigned back TN l7ts. From that time
on for more than a century, the trac-
ing OF the championship is rather diff
hcult But in 1858 one finds Tom Say
ers ranked as the heavyweight cham
pion Of England. and John G. Heenan.
The Benects Boy the outstanding
warrior OF the American prize ring
on April II, 1850, Sayers ana Hee-
uan met in England in a battle Of a
81 GOO side bet and the "heavyw ght
championship OF the world After a
battle of forty-two rounds, which oc-
cupied two hours and twenty minutes.
touEhs broke into the ring and stopped
the fight. The referee could do moth
Ing hut call the night a draw. Almost
Immediately after that battle Savers
retired from the ring and Heenan
claimed the heavyweight champion
stIlp o. Ahe " " H. fshA'A taiP lam 49,"
generally recognized.
Late in $685. Sam Hurst, OF Eng
land. whipped Tom Paddock, fellow
Briton and a belt, emblemattc of the
HEAVYWEIGHT championship of CT At
Britain, was awarded to him. On
January IS. 1881. Jem Mace defeated
Hurst and in turn became champion
+ on November rs, 1882. Tom King
whipped Mace in twenty-one rounds
and established rights to the heavy
eight championship of England. ON
! December 10, 1853, King clinched claim
to the title by defeating Hurst In
twenty-four rounds.
A short while afterward King re-
+ tired from the ring. Joe Worrald
+ laid claim to the title. So did Mace
: When wormaid retired temporarily
from the fighting world. due to an In
tured hand, Mace was recognized as
the champion. In 1858. Mace. In de-
Tending the championship fought a
draw with Joe Goss. A year or sc
later Tom Allen. of England, came
to the front and after vainly chailenS
ing Mace, claimed the British heavy
/ weight title. But Mace retained ths
belt Then Allen came to the United
States
I Meanwhile various battles on Amer
lean soil between American fighters
established Mike McCooie at the tor
Of the fighters in the United states
In 1859 Alien and McCoole fought "
ST Louis for the heavyweight cham
pionshlp or the world McCoole wor
In the ninth round on foul. but Al
lien refused to concede 10 McCoole''
claims to the cham pionship OF en-
world.
shortly afterward Mace came TO tht
United states and sought a battle win
/ Alien He was accommodated Thu
two Britons met in Kennersville, Ind
May &c, 1870, and Mace won in ter
rounds. At once Mace declares him
self heavyweight champion OF tn
world. although McCooie. by virtue Q
4 his earlier victory over Allen, had
better claim.
Mace became inactive as rims
( nerforraer along about 1879 and theZ
Allen and McCoole decided TO agh
again 10 determine "the real heavy
,weight champion of the world They
met In st Louis, September 70, 1873
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
DOES HUGGTNS GIVE
PITCHERS ATTENTION?

A New York writer, in the course
of an article on Miller Huggins and
his methods, says one fault with Hug
gins Is that he does not give enough
attention to his pitchers. Heavings
In ST. Louis they kicked because Hug
gins insisted on calling every ball tina,
should be pitched, even when old
timers like Harry sallee and Leon
Ames were in the box.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Connie Mack is not blind to the
value of advertising. He has been
keeping the Philadelphia scribes and
fans on edge for week with his mys-
FERROUS remarks about the players he
liz TO get from the Red sox in exchange
for stuffy McInnis and the newspapers
have actually been running guessing
contests AZ to who the players will
be, with prizes TO be awarded for the
correct 9ueaA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Editors note This is the twenti-
eth chapter of series OF articles
which Mr. Corbett In writing on John
L. AS | Knew Him" 1t relates many
heretofore unpublished Incidents in
the life Of the great warrior. The
next instaiment viii appear tomor-
row.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
ALONG MAPLE PIN LANE



of n play o
The particpa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Three Great Collapses of the Modern
Era
The Philadelphia Athletics.
The Russian autocracy.
The International league.

All has changed into baseball now.
The Richmond college Spiders are
whooping things up out at their sta
dunn at Westhampton and the sur
rounding country is feeling their prea-
ence. Dr.-Parkers rejuvenated Battle
Axe team will start things humming
this afternoon out at Boulevard park
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

The John Marshall High school
baseballers will get into activity at
Byrd park Monday afternoon. The
same afternoon the players of the Nc
CURES. Academy and Benedictine
schools will also begin limbering up
their ligaments for the activities that
are TO come.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

The other amateur teams will also
get TO work on the sandlots this after
noon Despite the fact that many Of
the players have volunteered or been
called into the service of Uncle sam.
there is still big bunch of men who
will flock to the fields and supplant
those who have gone. The ranks will
not be broken In the least
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Several Richmond athletes are also
athletics at Virginia Poly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

The University OF Virginia base
ballers have also begun work under
"Pop'' fAnnigan up at Charlottesville
Many Richm ond athletes are at the
university and will make a try for the
team. Among these are Bill Petit
way and Gresham, the former John
Marshall star and the latter OF Nc
CURES,
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1918-10-19
Walsh Bows To The Copper Crowd Forces Wheeler To Resg1
Attention Delegate

o b in i
s is
a m o
polling
il
every andn
in be
VERY IMPORTANT
all
individual
IMPORTANT OF SEE ARRANGE
and
the of
it S M
the which
wait this
will delegate
overlooked THESE MEETINGS CAN
WOMEN
Of the
the
In
but u
m o
finding tremendous enthusiasm
dConyan
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1918-10-19
T0WN[EY WILL
TOUR THROUGH
TREASURE STATE

PAIGN. AUTOMOBILE PARADES,
BANNERS AND BANDS TO
GREET LEAGUE CHIEF.
A. G. Townley, president of Ma
into the state for brief but rapid
series of campaign speeches. It is
expected that this tour will be epochal
in its nature as Mr. Townley's ap-
pearance amongst the people Of Mon
tana has always been signal for
great gatherings and the display of
tremendous interest and enthusiasm.
His last appearance here in the east
ern and southern portions Of the state
was more in the nature Of triumph
al procession. People drove seventy
and eighty miles to hear the most
loved and the most hated man in
thirteen states. This visit promises
to be even more encouraging and
vast numbers of people will hear the
message of the League from the
League chief himself. The parade
feature is to be exemplified by the
Kalispell committee who are arrang-
ing a monster procession from the
city, to Missoula. Every auto~owner
in the western counties should join
this parade and accompany President
.TaXnley to the end of the trip.
Following are the list Of Townley
dates:
Brush Lake, Sheridan county, 2 p.
M, Sunday, Oct. a. Havre, Hill
county, II noon, Monday, October %.
Arrive at Kalispell 11:40 p. m., Mon
day, Oct. %. He will leave Kalispell
at $3.50 a. m. Tuesday, October 30,
making ten-minute talks at the fol-
lowing places en- route: Somers,
Rollins, Dayton, Elmo, Big Arm,
Poison, D'Aste, Ravalli, Hurley and
Reed. Arriving at Missoula about
$3.50 p. m. He will leave Missoula at
5:57 p. m.. arriving in Butte at 1O:40
p. m., October 20. Leave Butte at
Z a. NJ. Oct. so, arrive at Idaho Falls
at ? p. m.
Don't forget, attend these meetings
in force. The opportunity to hear
A. c. Townley does not come every
day, and besides it will prove beyond
a shadow of doubt that the mobsters
and tar and feather artists are for
ever silenced Townley comes to
demonstrate Democracy. 1t is your
duty to support him.
The Montana nonpartisan. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1918-192?, 1918-10-19
POPULAR ATTY
FORCED T00U|T
T. : :'|TE 0FPE0PLE

ER'S REAPPOINTMENT CON-
SENTS TO HAVE WHEELER "RE-
SIGN" TRADES UNIONS AND
FARMERS WIRE VEHEMENT PRO-
TEST WITHOUT AVAIL.
B. K. Wheeler has been compelled
to resign the office of U. s. District
Attorney at the demand of the reac-
tionary and predatory Anaconda Cop
per Mining Company. The fight has
been going on for the last two years
and it has been very bitter. On the
one side were ranged the producing
portion of our population, the farm
ers, wage workers, a large portion of
the professional men and on the other
the political and business camaradrie
of the Copper Company. The line
up was clear when the fight began for
Wheeler's re-appointment. The Equi-
ty Society, the State and Local Metal
Trades Councils, the Ministerial AS.
sociation, the w. c. T. u, the Trades
and Labor Assemblies scores of in
dependent unions, and thousands of
private citizens wired or wrote sena-
tor Walsh and Attorney General
Gregory requesting Wheelers re-ap-
pointment. On the other side stood
cccrar ai'd its, he.if;s:cr'<s ffiiaalstG
by those organs of character assassin
alton which a deluded directorate
mistake for newspapers.
Wheeler was never re-appointed,
the demand Of the people so Strong al
that time, made Walsh hesitate to
alter of political necessity and to
make no decision until the storm blew
over, but that storm will not subside
until those who are responsible for
this deliberate piece of skulduggery
are overwhelmingly defeated for what
ever offices they may aspire to. ;,
Wheeler's Record.
B. K. Wheeler has always shown
clean record and fearless front, his
we'll known prosecution of the power
full copper Attorney, Dan Kelly
brought upon him the fiercest an
tagonism from the Company as Mr..
Kelly was tried and found guilty of
bribing jury. 1t would have been
quite easy for Wheeler to have
''Thrown the race" as he himself has
it, but he is not made of that kind of
stuff. The choice was his, to play
the game of the copper crowd and
reap reward and the laudatory COM
ments Of the copper press, or to play
Continued on Page Two)
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

L. 5. LAND OFFICE at Phoenix,
Arizona, February 9. 1918
NOTICE is hereby given that
Logan Lockard. of Phoenix. Ari-
iona. who, on November l6. 1914.
made Homestead Entry. No. 02605S.
for Ei2, Section IL, Township POS,
Range 19-E., CHA & Salt River Base
e. Meridian. has filed notice OF in
tention to make three year Proof.
to establish claim TO the land above
described, before W. A. Fowler. L.
S. Commissioner. at Tombstone.
Arizona. on the goth day of March.
1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Louis A. Boedecker. John Rock.
John lgo. Eugene p. Larrieu. All of
Turner. Arizona.
JOHN L. IRWIN. Register.
First publication Feb. II, 1918.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-21

Is the first time that the number of
men have reached such a low figure
and it was brought about by the
objection Of the Douglas Purity
Squad to working boOtleggers and
allowing them extra time for work
ing on the road There are now
ten men in the county Jail at Tomb
stone eating at the expense OF the
taxpayers that could be sent to the
road camp and the taxpayers saved
the expense Of their keep. and the
county derive the benefit of their la
bors and the state pay the expense.
Review.
And the time and labor of hauling
other supplies win be greatly reduc-
ed. There are now twenty-five men
ct the camp and others are needed
and the 8. o. s. call has been sent
out for recruits. The camp needs
from twenty-five 10 thirty men In
order to run the camp in an econo-
micai manner and make 1t pay. This
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-21
SILL PROPOSES AID
TO WESTERN MINES

WASHINGTON. April 11.-Legisla-
ton to encourage the mining in the
United tSates of minerals necessary
TO the manufacture of war materials
but now largely imported from South
America and Europe. was recommend
ed TO congress today by Secretary
Lane. He sent to Senator Hender-
son of Nevada, chaoman of the
mines committee. a draft of a bill
carrying an appropriation Of $50,00o,-
600 from which financial assistance
would be given to prospectors in de-
veloping the mining of these minerals.
Minerals. the quantity production
Of which the administrator hopes to
see developed. are manganese, py-
rite, an;imOny, platinum. mercury.
tungsten, sulphur, tin and graphite.
All are found in this country and es-
pecially in the western states.
Development of such mines would
release thousands Of tons of shipping
now used in importing the minerals
it was said. and also would tend to
keep down the rapidly increasing
prices of the commodities.
Senator Henderson today called
a meeting of his committee for next
to begin consideration of
the bill with the view to an early
report to the senate.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-21
TOO EARLY USE OF
The RANGE DANGEROUS

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April IL
Fhat heavy losses of range cattle by
poisonous plants. as well as tramp
ling out forage plants. frequently re-
suit from turning stock on early
range when there is still a scarcity
OF suitable forage. is shown by in
vestigations of the United tSates De-
partment Of Agriculture.
In many localities the first ve<e-
tatiOn to appear In the spring in any
considerable quantity is, unfortun-
ateiy. Of harmful kind, such as ten
der oak leaves and hrkspur. Be
cause Of their craving for fresh green
feed. cattle eat it in large quantities
and with disastrous results. Cattle
kept on dry feed during the winter
are especially liable to suffer Il
driven to the range before there Is
suitable forage.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior

U. S. LAND OFFICE at Phoenix.
Arizona. March 2. 1918
NOTICE is hereby given that
Richard II. Aston. of Fort Huachu-
ca. Arizona, who. on June "a, 1915.
made Homestead Entry. No 0277I5.
for Lots =. 3, and 4. NEi4 SWL,
SEA. Section II. Township 21-S.
Range POE, G. & s. r. p. & Meri-.
dian. has filed notice OF intention to
make three year Proof, TO establish
claim to the land above described.
before w. A. Fowler, U. S. Com
missioner, at Tombstone, Arizona,
on the goth day of April. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Crist Joyce. Jonas ]. Jordan. ia
cob Jasper, Charity Pugh, All OF
Huachuca. Arizona
JOHN l.. IRWIN, Register
First publication March 10. 1918