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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
REDS SOuTHPAWS ARE.
DANGEROUS, HIGGINS

Miller Higgins believes that the
White Sox will defeat the Reds in the
worlds series, but he does not think
that IL Is going to be easy sailing for
Kid Gleason's hard hitters Says Hug
gins:
"of course. the Reds are going very
well. and they do not believe that there
is team in sight that has any right
to stand up against them. They have
the. confidence which comes from steady
success, and will be a formidable oppo-
nent Tor the American league cham
pions do not want to be put In
the position of belittling the National
leaEuers, because ! know from expert
ence that such an attitude is a mistake
all the way.
''Ruether will be the most valuable
hnger Tor the Reds, of course. The
Chicago club does not like southpaws
and Ruether Is just the sort to bother
them. You know they have been Civ
ing Chicago some trouble this year. A
year ago the Cubs tried to beat the
Red Cox with two southraws and may
he the Reds will rely Just as much as
they can on Ruether to beat the White
Soxt who. think just as highly of south
paws as the Boston Sox did a year ago
'Cicotte, Of course. will be the pitch
err the White Sox will rely on 10 stop
the Reds. He may be bothered some
by the. changes In weather., ard e4other
thinSs- but he is clever enough to make
trouble
Wingo caught for me in St Louis
He is a good man and they tell me that
he has improved, But l never did
realize Just how good this Ray Schalk
was as catcher and as a team asset
until the last two months He not only
helps tremendously in that pitching
but what a wizard he is around that
home plate How he takes throws
from the outffeld and tags the man
and how he hops out in front for hunts
and little rollers at which the batter
has swung"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15

WOULD ARRANGE WORLDS
SERIES FOR MIN q n >

Los Angeles, Sept. 13.--The Los
Angeles and Vernon clubs Of the
Pacific Coast Baseball league de-
cided last night to make the Amer
lean association nat cash offer to
send its pennant winner her for a
series with Coast league pennant
winners for the minor league world
championship.
This plan was adopted when 1t
was learned officials of the associa-
ton withheld approval from "A
proposition to conduct the series
under major world series rules.
The amount of the offer will be
about $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
SHOOTING
BOWLING
AQUAT1CS
Jess Willard May Be Given Chance
to Wrest Crown From Jack Dempsey
Richard Not Adverse to Promoting Another Bout Between
Heavyweghts That Match Will Draw and Former
Champion Will Do Better

might agree to another night. but /
haven't much hope. I know II I
were Jess surely would fight Denp-
sey again. still think willard can
whip him to a. certainty
willard was in good physical TIN
at Toledo except when he neglected
to harden his flesh. If his rtSht eye
had not closed up he would be Aght-
ing vet. Dempsey was firing fast
and il Jess had been able to See him
he would have kept going. Jess would
be sure to pickle his countenanee Tor
another fight.
Another mistake-Jess did not
think he could be badly stung BY
punch. He saw that4left coming AMI
did not try seriously to get out OF the
way of it, Also he would know bet.
ter than that il they signed up again.
willard did not fight as he can
fight. He chased after Dempsey in
that first round and kept leading to
him I never saw willard do that
before. That was what gave Demp-.
seq the chance to shoot over that
left. / disagree with experts who
claim that first body punch hurt will
lard. 1t was the left TO the chin that
licked him. He did not recover until
after the fight. and then 1t was too
lat, of course.
Jess is a great fighter and has a
great fight left in his system.
would like to get him to start again
If Dempsey viii give him a match.
Tex Richard told me that he would
promote it,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Bsseball l. Proving
A Cure For Insanity

Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE State Nos
pitaa FOR the Insane At Eigin. Ill. has
inSDxurated the game OF baseball
AMOR the patients there As an anti
1otE for sick minds Five clubs have
han organized among the patients
s,,s9f ono among hospital attendants.
0S1 Of the stars Of the league" is
AvSaid Hasaer. once star innelder for
tnXssgt Louis Cardinals, whose mind
wa ~ sald to- have been impaired by
s.kHsA" hall.
SssbalI u improving the minds Of
stnC.Hoys.s declarss Miss Kathryn Jer-
\ 5s2n1 nhysicai director, ''rhey arc
1k1SKiae more cieafly and they arc
ysjeK happier"
0SSnetonally the players try to steal
rI199 with the bags full ana once In
~A1Elle batter dashes for third I'M
1900 81 flrst when he slams out a
lklfss MT Tor the most part the game
~ r Ntoa IN treat shape.
III - stars include Calvin Dena-
N IN nv skor1nar btlliardist Of fame: John
4 k1cn ana ..6nowball" Beard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Want Benny Leonard
To Battle Britton

New York. Sept IA.--"why not let
Kenny Leonard and Jack Britton bat
tie for the honor OF going TO Eng
land" says Dan Morgan. Britton's
manager, Both Leonard and Britton
have received attractive offers for
bouts In England. but inasmuch as they
weata meet the same faen Morgan
wants them to fight for the honor and
let the victor go abroad.
III you ask me would I let Brit
ton meet Leonard. my answer is In
a minute Now ask Gibson the same
question and see what he saws He
doesn't want Leonard to meet Brit
ton. not after seeing Jack trim
O'Dowd"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
GRAND CIRCUIT FAST
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Curtain Falls This Year Mt Atlanta.
Murphy, Cox and Geer. Increase
f. winnings

The grand circuit OF 1919 is now on
its last lap. There are thirteen meet
ings in the series. the ninth having
been held Labor Day week at Hart
ford, where Murphy. Cox and Geers ia
creased their winnings for the season
TO s1l3,4a3. Fifty or sixty thousand
may be added to that amount before
the curtain falls at Atlanta, although
Geers' accident at Syracuse may keep
him on the retired list for the balance
of the year
. Andrews whose star OF hope looked
so bright when he. won at Cleveland
with Abbie Putney In July. has been
rather disappointed with the showing
of his ally since that date, az. we'll As
Mary sGcSurTi. while Mcdonald $ horses.
with the exception OF Little Lee and
Baron Gigantic, failed when started
The undulsting fame OF reinsmen
fits from shadow to sunshine az their
horses prove good or bad. Still Of late
years there has been a few who have
defied fortunes buffets. which at times
come to all on the turf In that respect
Geers has been the leader. notwith-
standing the numerous accidents which
have laid him away for repairs during
the food tide of the racing season.
He made his first appearance on the
Northern tracks in 1877 with Altcs
West. She was followed by Matte
Hunter. Joe Braden. Brown Hal, Kate
lshler. Hal Pointer. Frank Buford ana
McEwen. before G. J. Hamlin pcrsuaAedi
him to transfer his house nag from
Tennessee to Buffalo, where he soon
made his presence felt with Robert
j., 2;0l VI. champion, Star Pointer
Hal Braden. Hal billiard, Nightingale.
the three champion, Fantasy.
American Belle. The Monk The AZ,
bott. with which he reduced the tfot-
ting record to 3o3k. Lord Derby. Dare
Devil Heir at Law. and Direct Hal
which he bred. raced and retired from
the turf unbeaten. s.gTXa y
After the village farm passed. s0tersl
located At Memphis. Since then NJ has,
raced such sterling performers ~ Tkn-s
vii, Dude Archdaie, Ths Harvsotau
with which he reduced the station
record to 3:0l. and the two-mil4~ record
to ASK. Walter Direct. Etawah, On
ward Silver. June Red. HighbAli. and
st. Frisco. whose contests with Mabel
Trask were the feature events for
three seasons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
SIR JAMES DOAv|LlE
KILLS SELF N CLUB

London, Sept 1a.---Sir James Dom
willie, young baronet son Of tho late
admiral, was found fatally shot In the
United Service club yesterday, He had
left note apologizing TO the club for
his death there The night before his
suicide, 1t had become known that Sir
James was In serious financial diff
culties eliminating in bankruptcy pro-
ceedinEs.
Early In the war he was comman-
der OF FL. M. 8. Barbados In sue
cessful engagement with two German
destroyers. He was married In 1919,
and last spring his wife successfully
applied for the restitution OF her con-
sjugal right Besides his widow he
leaves two dauxhtera
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
INDUSTRIAL MEN WILL
HAVE BOWLING EVENT
International Tournament VIII Create
Enthusiasm in United States and
Canada

To prevent laxity in interest in
sporting events amongst the indus
trial workers, because OF the cold
winter season which is now almost
upon US. an International Industrial
Telegraphic Bowling Tournament has
been suggested. which will no doubt
create a. great deal OF enthusiasm in
the Industrial concerns throughout
the United States and Canada. A
tournament milar TO the one pro-
posed. WILL because of the great ex-
panse of territory it covers. deter
mine just which team is the real class
of the ten pin game amongst the in
dustrial workers.
Each five entered will bowl at its
horie alleys. the score to be wired
TO headquarters Immediately upon the
completion OF each game. This
scheme of handling the tourney wifi
attract teams from all over the
United States and Canada. as it viii
obl!terate the expenses that would be
incurred in paying for the travelling
of a. team entered to any certain city
which may have been chosen for the
holding of a meet of this kind
One of the provisions in the rules
makes it emphatic that bowiers en-
tering must be employees OF the con-
Germs which they are 10 represent no
less than two months yorior to re-
ceipt OF entry. This rule will prevent
the sudden strengthening of teams
which might occur in some cases for
the purpose of winning a meet of this
kind.
Over eight hundred concerns in
terested in athletics and recreation
Of al kinds for their employees have
been invited to enter team Those
which have not yet been notified can
secure full particulars regarding the
rules, etc. governing the tournamen:
suggested by communicating with w.
V Thompson. s23 s. Wabash Ave,
Chicago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
TRIP, KING RETURNS.

Morgantown. w. Va. Sept a.
The return OF Rip" King, West Vir-
ginia's great kicker and halfback. has
bolstered still further the hopes OF
West Virginia followers for a great
season this year. AS n kicker King IS
hardly excelled in America In the
Pitt game in 1917 his magnificent kick
Of eighty yards resulted directly in
safety. His fine work which earned =
tie for the Mountainers against Rut-
gers in the same year. as well as his
unusually brilliant work as a punter In
every game since he has played at
West Virginia brands him as kicker
OF the highest quality. This year he
may be used at an end,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
BY WILLIAM HILLMAN.

New-York X Sept 4.-Af4eriean
boxing is TO be put on plane where
it belongs as one of the manly sports
not to be degraded by riff RATS, thanks
to the efforts Of the army, navy and
civilian board Of t~oxing control which
has just perfected the plans for box
ing club to be built in New York City
along the lines of the national sporting
club of London. The club Is to be
known as the International Sporting
which is to be erected on Fifty Fifth
street and Sixth avenue, will cost
100000.
The men behind the project repre-
sent the best type of sportsmen in the
country, who are aiming 10 uplift box
ing in America and elevate 1t to the
high place 1t occupies in England.
The officers of the club will be; Major
A. J. Drexel Riddle, president; Hon
Franklin X. Lane. secretary of the in.
terror General Dupont. Admiral Will
liam S. Sims and Justice Barlow S.
Weeks. of New York, vice presidents.
Major. Biddle is recognized as one
Of the most skillfuI amateur boxers in
the country and has large following
OF admirers. He was the leading spir-
it of the army. navy and civilian board
OF boxing cnntraf and The. wali,e .-ef
boxing to the American army was so
convincing that Major Biddle felt that
the sport deserves much better
place in the life OF the nation
When war was declared" he said
today land the government made box
ing an indispensable feature OF mill
tary training more than 100000 men
engaged from day to day in miniature
battles, one with the other. A new
era in this splendid sport was then
opened up and possibilities for its up
lifting which never before existed.
were at once presented"
Camp Il On Committee.
Walter Camp. the famous Yale ath-
letic authority, and DR.. Joseph f. Ray
croft are members of important COM
mittees of the club. Tex Richard. the
famous boxing promoter. has consent.
ed to serve as matchmaker. The
men associated in the project include
many very prominent in financial. leg
islative and artistic circles in this
country besides those who are pri-
MARTY athletes or athletic authorities.
The club, which will be ready for &C.
cupancy on February l, will have a
seating capacity of 2.So0. Inc struc-
ture will contain a lounge. reception,
dining, welcome rooms to receive
prominent guests. and promenade
roof to be used between contests.
In the boxing auditorium. the rows
OF seats In the vicinity OF the ring will
consister OF comfortable large red
leather arm chairs.
The novel feature will be the ring,
which win be constructed so that the
boxers will enter the ring by being
elevated from the basement, diSectly
to the enclosed square.
This IL the official outline Of the box
ing program:
Five nights In each week elimina-
ton bouts will be held In the heavy
weight. lightweight, middleweight.
lightweight and featherweight classes
OF championships in all the leading
Industries. state and interstate cham
pionships and army and navy cham
pionships. one night In each week be-
Ing reserved for finAlA In these events
and other important contests."
Thus very briefly outlined u the
project sponsored BY some Of tho best
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
RUTH WILL BECOME
400 BATTER IN 1920


After Babe Ruth has satisfied him
self with hanging up record for
home runs which never will be touch
ed, he will become 400 hitter, he
Just meet the ball and will bat them
to left field as well as Ty Cobb" So
declared Ed Barrow, manager OF the
Red Sox the other night And then
he continued: He wants to estab-
iish a record of thirty OF thirty five
home runs and when he has done
that he will start getting lot OF
base hits which will win us even
more games than his home runs. be-
hits than home runs. For he'll be a
legitimate 400 batter.
You remember how he shortened
up OF his swing early in the season
and hit them to left field?" continued
Barrow. THAT was because we were
getting after him to do that very
thing He was not getting many
home runs, but he was hitting the
ball well and helping us lot. Then
he started to get the home runs, and
every time he went to the bat he nat
uraiiy wanted to knock the ball out
of the lot for a home rum
VIII Rest on IAureis
''No. he will not be trying to knock
the ball out OF the lot after this sea
son. He will be contented with bis
record. because 1t will be far and
away out OF the reach OF any other
batter the game Is likely to develop,
Harry Hooper agrees with ME that II
Babe shortens up and is conrented to
Just meet the ball. he will develop
into one OF the greatest hitters-al-
ready he is the greatest of all sluggers
the game has ever, had.
There il no question in our mind
but that Babe will be 400 hitter In
another year. He has the ability
and the very powerful wrists arms,
shoulders and back. Then. too. OF
course. he has the eye and the conf
dence.
"I'li state right here that Ii we had
the short right field in Boston that
they have In Detroit. Cleveland and
St Louis. that Babe would make over
forty. probably forty-nve. home runs
this year. You see those home runs
records ought to be figured on the
basis of the different ball parks. And
just because Babe has made his re-
cord In one of the longest right field
parks In the country. he deserves all
the more credit"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
s.spee1y" Rush Rcports.

ithaca, Sept Al, II, Speedy"
Rush who Will coach the CoYnsll foot
ball teams this year, arrived here a
noon today from Pittsburg, He has
called the first practice for September
18th.
Rush, Graduate Manager Remeyn
Berry Of New York. @. 3, fireman. and
other alumni. will discuss orgaAisation
1t inncheon A0ndax
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Mrs. McLerie Charges
Husband With Bigamy
fspecla1 Cable Disnatch

London Sept 14.--Mrs. George
Walter McIerie Of Jamaica Plain. Bos-
ton. has preferred "A charge OF bieauy
against her husband. She accused him
of having deserted her six months
after their marriage. He then came
to England, she says. joined the army.
was wounded in France, and later wed
Elizabeth feHnett. British GRIT
Mrs. McLerie adds she traced her
husbands movements and came here.
but he refused to retoin her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
New F'uturity Race.

Baltimore. Sept l4.---it was an
nouneed today by the Maryland
Jockey club that three of the Mary
land race traeks--Pimlico. Hayre de
tsizassa ana t4ailrs ls,~ sssitl- rtn ANNUALLY.
in the fall beginning In 1920. a race
at a mile for two~year-olds to be
known as the Maryland Futurity-
The race. which will be valued at
$4,000 will be run alternately by the
three associations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15

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ness. etc. should get this free book at
onca CUMBERLAND CHEMICAL CO,
:s+ Berry Block. Nashville. Tenn ,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Detroit-Pittsburg Series.

Detroit. Mich. Sept. IA series of
games that will bring the
clubs together for the first time since
the worlds series of 1909 has been
arranged between the Pittsburg Ma
tionals and the Detroit Americans
President Navin announced today.
The first game il to be played at Pitts
burg September %, and another at
Detroit the following day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Many Events Are Declared Off on
Grand Circuit as Result Of Rain
Many Blank Days at Syracuse Philadelphia Poughkeepsie
Boston and Harford-Nine Events Called OFF at New York
State Fair

Syracuse. like the other members Of
the grand circuit In the betless belt,
drew q wet week this year. At Phil
adelphia. Poughkeepsie, Boston and
Hartford. there was two blank days,
while at Syracuse, 1t was almost as
bad, "a only one purse race and an
amateur event were decided on Tues
day. When the rain started Friday.
the New York state fair was COM
pelt6d to declare of nine events. It's
racing dates being limited to five days
in order to make an opening for the
death defying autos on Saturday
The leading aged events on the trip
over the eastern lap of the grand
circuit were the W1noga Farm purse
at Philadelphia which Cox won with
MtsnolA, the Massachusetts, purse ut
Boston and the Charter Oak purse at
Hartford, both Of which were picked
up by Murphy with Mariondaie. and
the Empire state purse at Syracuse
in which Cox defeated Ma,iondale.
RAmco, Joseph Guy. Mary Cobnrn,
and seven others In 2:03 Ia The
time was made by this marvellous four
year old equals the best effort of Ante
Guy In her early. start with Lu Prince
ton ut Cleveland, as we'll as the heat
won, by The fodder in his race with
Royal Mack and Wilkes Brewer at
Columbus. and has been beaten only
one race this year by his stable COM
panton Lu Princeton. when he trot-
ted In 400 at Boston in a special
with Mabel Trask. McGregor the
Greats remarkable mile also equals
the best four year old effort of Eta
wAh and h topped only by the 2:o2
Of Peter voio and the 2:02 Ia of
Nhs Bertha Dillon.
Mn1y Knight Features
The feature events in the colt races
in the east were Molly Knights vic
tory in the Breeders Futurfty at
Boston whore she defeated Norman
Dillon. Periscope. and Princess Eta
wah. and one OF the heats at Hart
ford where she raced Brother Peter
into submission with a quarter in -
at Syracuse In the Matron stake
where in the irst heat Periscope won
from her In 2:04 Ia, the fastest
heat trotted by three year old since
1917. In 1918 Dodge rode the fast
est mile Of the season when he won
with Hollywood Bob at Cleveland in
2:e4 81 and the Syracuse mile of the
Eiliko filiy gives her the penant FOR
1919. Princess Etawah also showed
she was In great form by forcing Per-
iscope out on the next trip In e:o5 "a
after Molly knight made a break on
the hrst turn.ss.
double event winner At Syracuse, his
successful mounts being the Laurel
HSI1 youngsters Natalie and the
Great In 3;11 81 and Brother Peter
In ZOOS Ia.
After oeers accident on Monday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Tennis Ms 1t Is Not Played.

Some person ~nshe. bias not .the in.
terest of lawn tennis at heart recently
sent out the report from Kansas City
that a player in a tournament there
had successfully aged in a match
with a narasol grasped in. one hand
and q racquet In the Jathar.S' ,, =. 8. s,,.,,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15

4. Score by Innings.
At New York r. H. e.
st, Louis $50, ZOO oio ooo--1 =
New York -, .010 i01 Obs IL ;
BAttertss-Wright and Severeid;
Mays and Ruei.
Al Washington r. H. q,
Detroit $50 ESQ o1o--e IL o
Washington ,61e 200 100 IL o
BattaFioe -tehmke and Ainsmith,
1achaEy. 0iil, sAAw. Fischer, Snyder
And Charity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
Board Organized in New York to
Put Gotham Boxing on High Plane
Men Behind Project Best Type Of sporsen in Country, Who
Are Aiming to Upt Boxing in America and Elevate It to
Place Occupied in England

citizens to purify boxing. and II Is
easily one of the greatest events in
the world OF sports.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15

Soph-How many subjects are you
French-I'm carrying one and drag
ing three.--Penn State Froth. e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
INTERNATIONAL

First game: Buffalo, o; Bingham
ton, !.
Second game: Buffalo, s: Bingham
ton, 3.
Rochester, ~: Toronto. 1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
NATIONAL
Results Yesterday.

Chicago. 4: Philadelphia, 0.
st. Louis. 5; New York /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-15
AMERICAN
Resulta Yesterday.

New York. 8: st. Louis. i.
Detroit o; Washington, 4.