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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
White Sox Study Local Color and
Atmosphere in Cincinnati Park
American Leaguers Have Advantage As SxInch Smaller
Diamond Should Enable Them to Show Much More Speed
National League Park
ny CHARLES DRYDEN.

Dear Old Cincy.. Sept sa.--On the eve
Of battle one is impressed with the
notion that having a series here liz like
staging Barnun and Bailey's circus on
tennis court,
Rain is predicted. too. and II the
showers come "A lot Of guys will get
the reputation for not knowing enough
TO 60 In out of the wet
The. experts sag saatCicotte ana sal
lee WIN start in the first game. Bill
Gleason and Pat Moran are not an
nouuciug anything Roth are expert
ing for newspapers and they are nol
telling much TO the high brows writ
ing the stuff for them. What the un-
derstudies write and what Bill and
Tat think are two entirely different
angles
teams went forth for practice.
The white Sox were glad of a chance
20 study local color and atmosphere.
particularly the latter What with the
tannertes,. soap factories and sausage
foUndries> near the ball park. the Sox
should feel right at home IN a. hot
the same height as the clouds we have
In Chicago and when the wind blows
ii usually comes from one of the we'll
known points Of the compass
The White Sox continue favorites in
the dope and betting talk II Ia mostly
talk Owing to the weak purchasing
power of a dollar these days money
speaks In whispers. Street car fare
is seven cents per throw. meaning the
passenger must throw one nickel and
two coppers in the box. Conductors
are not allowed to handle the coin for
reasons best known to the company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
.G0DSEY BRIGHT STAR
OF TECH BACkF|ELO
Big Bristol Boy Crashed Through
Scrub Line In Workout for Two
Touch Downs.
Especial to The Richmond virginian. J

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Blacksburg, Va. Sept. so,---Aftcr a
conference OF the football coaches
here Monday afternoon, it was de-
cided that regular scrimmage prac-
tice would be the order of the day
from now on. Yesterday the regu-
lars lined up against the first scrub
team for a vicious twenty minute
battle. Bernier used his heavy weight
hard boiled" backield composed of
Crisp, Redd. Godsey and Graham
against the scrubs and they performed
in mid season style.
The particularly bright star was
Robert Goodsey playing at right half
back and who starred with the
strong Naval Base team last season.
Twice the husky Bristol boy cut
through the scrub defense for a touch
down and from the present outlook
Godsey will be the leading light of
the big array OF Tech halfbacks His
plays hows marked Improvement over
that put up here when a member OF
the 1917 eleven, Godsey jumped into
the spot light here during the David
son game of 1917. With the long
end of the score In David
sons favor and one minute to play
49, wv N'iV = at AiN@i 'if'H 'ct
a touchdown winning the game for
Virginia Tech. Since that day ne has
been tower OF strength as an of
fensive player.
Tech is expecting no easy thing with
MONK Youngers Hanpden-Sidnay
Tigers in the opener here Saturday
and Bernfer is bending every effort 10
have his charges in the pink Of con-
ditDI for the curtain raiser
Advance dope SAYS that straight
football, with occasional aerial play
will be resorted to. Hampden- Sidney
twenty-five strong will arrive here
Friday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
! ljCAT|Ok MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER

New York. Sept so.---sThe glorieS
OF mind training and or general edu-
cation are more important today for
tae individual and the masses than
ever before. IL we are to profit hy the
hard lessons learned In the war and
nsake the approaching period of re-
naissance one Of the naost magnificent
in the history OF the world,
Or. l.ucian Levy RruhI. who has
jus, arrived In this. aaantry sac *aS
change professor In Philosophy ut
Harvard from the University OF
Paris. today pointed out the rev
significance OF education, DR. Levy
Bruhi tells of the great stress France
is placing on the resumption OF edu-
cation interrupted during the war,
and that the great majority OF the
men who were called away TO the
colors are now returning to their
studies
AS a result OF lessons learned, the
stimulus given education along all
branches but particularly the higher
ones, has been tremendous" he said.
THE mind training of the officers in
the realms of strategy and military
operations has brought the lessons
home to the 'poilu'. who now appre-
c.ates the necessity of knowledge, -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
Women Plan Date
c h ange for Title
N ct Tournament

One OF the most important changes
In the conduct OF womens lawn ten
mis- TOURNAMENTS IN this country since
the inception OF the game will probably
be effected at the next annual meeting
OF the executive committee OF the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association. 1t Is change that the
women have been advocating ever
since last spring ard one which bears
the offcial Endorsement of George
Townsend Adee, president of the gov
erning body. 1t is the plan for SHIFT
ing the playing date OF the womens
annual championship tournament
from June until the week following
Labor Day. in September.
It is the aim of the women's execu-
tive committee to so arrange their
tournaments in the future that the
series of clay court events, including
the New York state, New Jersey state,
r ham New York Noodmtre, ana
III Norfolk and Richmond Journeys
In he South, will lead up 10 the ma
Iional clay court championship tour
naincnt in July.
From that time on the fair sex will
devote itself TO the turf courts, with
he Metropolitan, Ardsley Nassau. Sea
bright. Middle States. Cedarhurst,
Merton and Longwcod fixtures paving
inc way LOT the n3llDna1 W
course. the junior events Will be run
off simultaneously with the senior FIX
lures.
Coming. as 1t will about a week
after the closing of the mems natpnal
cnar4p ionship tourney at the West
Side Tennis club OF Forest Hills, the
women's event will undoubtedly dra "
many Of the stars from the Pacitic
Coast and other points, for the women
players from these secNni1s wilt 'Fr-
company the men to the East, as in
the cases OF Mrs. Thomas C.. Bunny
and her husband, Miss Mary browne
and possibly some Of the other sutton
sisters There is also the probability
that Mile. suzanne Lenglen, the fam
Gus French girl champion. Will be able
20 reach this country In time to com
pete in the women's national next
year, something she would he unable
to do were the tournament held IN
June for 1t would conflict with the
great tourney at Win bledon.
Joseph NJ. Jennings, member OF
the executive committee and also
chairman Of the tournament commit
tee of the Philadelphia Cricket club.
on whose splendid courts the women s
pionships have always been de-
cided. has announced his willingness
To stage the tournament on the Sep
Ienlher date
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
GOOD BYE AND GO(
Luck PROVES Nj

New York, Sept 3o.--Af<
elaboration Policeman Fra
Caddell. attached to Bridge Xs
decided yesterday tor accept a
made to him on August III, M
was on duty at the Manhatte1
the Brooklyn bridge, by q r.
had befriended In Chinatowns
teen years ago, which Will en&A
to live in luxury for the reak
life.
Caddeiis benesactor was
Chinatown . habi,ues when
liceman was on duty there.
bought suit Of clothes. ha$
shoes with part of IS bill Afl
him the change. The strang&
a young man then. He said q
came from a good family on "a
cific coast, Caddell remarked
as he went away, Good bye an<
luck"
When Caddeli saw his friend
on Sunday afternoon, August
looked prosperous and was rid
big limousine with his
bound for Coney Island. al
after giving him the direction
Island remarked goodbye and
luck" Then the stranger qt1Nn
'Caddell. and the two recaIfet
Chinatown incident. Caddelk NJ
fered his reward. which waA
home and a place in charge of
canning plant on the Pacific
Patrolman Caddell has beensi
three years on the police force
is married and has a. grown up
lily He said yesterday that he
resign from the police force
next year. He refused to, Civ
information, about his benafact
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
KEPT MARRIAGE GFcCRET
MNCE LAST EcHINfs

LWay. Sept, so.r-~Mias psatrsee
ehaffer, daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs II,
J, ahaffer, of Mex aaviile, Va, who for
several years has been employed In
Warrington, and Calvin Rioa, of that
city, gave their friends quite a SUR
prise whom announcement was made
OF their marriage, which took ni1es
last spring. the wedding having beon
kept . secret until that s.n.s 'twa
bride who ID wsii rersn, pered In Iu-
r&y. has Z host of frienda who extend
congratulations The ahaffer fa,,,iiy
for many ysasa being wall known rss-
i0ents Of this town. having moved
some time aga from this county to
Prince william couAty where they
ara now successfully conducting q
grpcAry atere, NJ md Mm, Rtea,
- te.lelae ID 81 lIesa. vhsns
sSsS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
Cooke Comes October 4.

W. F. Cooke, at present hiGN
com missioner OF Florida. will III
the duties of assistant TO State
way Commissioner Coleman om
tober 7. Mr.. Cooke was scheduM
arrive in Richmond on the first
found that he was unable to d&
G. E. Scott, who was disrrltssA&
Commissioner Coleman, has not
announced what he contemplate
Ing after esctuhrr /. when his dtl
sal takes affect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
SCIENTIFIC DOPE.

Here Is small dab OF scientific done
that may interest the nsh For years
II has been conceded that the Ameri-
can league is all OF 80 per cent stronger
than the National. What the fsh do
not know is that the American league
diamonds are six inches larxer than
those OF the. old league the idea being
to slow the Americans down biz
and make the play look about equal in
speed and general efficiency. Having
| played all their lives on the larger
diamonds the sox naturally will speed
up on the smaller field and simply run
away with the Reds. Persons wise to
this dope are plungtng heavily in the
betting.
Meanwhile the fish are assembling
In masses hot, dusty and thirsty. Fair
to middling drinks may be had by
taking water jump each way. mean
ing to cross the river into Kentucky.
Mind the old story about Thompson's
colt. The youthful equine was sup
posed to be saphead because he swan
the river to get drink Well they
are doing II here to while away the
time.
They have a beverage on this side
OF the stream which n said to be gaso-
line diluted with sheep dip to take OF
the curse. The Rootleegers' Protective
association. OF Cincinnati, adopted a
resolution compelling members to wear
badge to prevent them from selling
| booze to each other. II IL a benevolent
organization and IL these steps were
not taken 10 safeguard members. the
rund would 60 broke overnight.
EXPERTS BEING MEASURED
FOR SEATS At BALI. PARK
Experts from far and near were Mt
ted out today with tickets to both
ball parks Hon NJ Appleton Mclean,
walking delegate OF the Chicago
branch Of the Baseball Writer'S union,
came on this morning with the PASTE
boards for Comiskey park. Pursuant
to call the experts gathers In parior
at the Sintcn hotel and had tho ere
dentials hung on their manly chests
At the sasne time Hon J. Bushnell Ry-
der. Of this city. distributed ducats for
Rediand's neld. Everybody 10 set
for tho big show. including Senior Vic
tor Munos. Of FL Mundo, Havana. and
four auxiliary CLERKS from the Gem
Of the Antiilss. n that IL tho right
island TOR the name
In one corner Of pArlor r an agent
FOR The Pennsylvania sold reservations
for the trip to Chicago and return.
train Of twelve Puiimans pers~SAlly
conducted By tho gentlsmanly agent.
About hundred experts wanted to
rush on to the raea track right away
merely stopping to tell the aren't to
Put down their names for tickets and
bsrths. Nothing doing on that stun
The experts arc all right. but how about
walking back from the track and tell
inE the agsnt to charge the tickets.
shat the experts would drop around
sometime next sprtng and s>4eaa for
same There Waa \ time vhon onA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01

He was with Baltimore in 1915. COM
ing to Cincinnati the next year and in
1918 played with Fore River ship
building team and then went into the
army.
Jacoh T.. Dnuhert. FIRST baseman. was
born in Shannon, Penn, April II. 1885.
and played his first ball with tho Kane
semi professional club and Join q
Marion. Ind. the following year. In
the spring of 1908 he went TO C1eve-
land. but was sold to Nashville In May.
The next year he went to Toledo and
joined Brooklyn later in 1910. After
playing iirst base for Brooklyn for nine
years. he was obtained last winter by
the Reds.
Ivy II. WirRo. first string catcher,
was born July s. 1880, at Norcross Ga
and started his baseball career with
the Greenville club Of the Carolina as
ISOLATION in 1909. The following year
he was sold to the st Louis Cardinals.
where he remained for four years In
the winter OF 1914 the Reds obtained
Wingo In trade for Catcher Gonzales.
William A. Harden. catcher, was
born February ). 1888. at Bedford. Ind
and broke into professional baseball
twelve years ago with the Canton
(Ohjol Central League club. He was
sold in August 1903, to tho Boston Ma
tionals, where he remained for four
years. when Ne jumped TO the Federal
league in 1914, and played with In
d.anapolis and later with Newark
After the disbandinr OF the Federal
league Rariden was bought By the New
York Giants, where he remained for the
next three years. Last winter the Reds
~ ~
Chase.
levin II. Duncan. utility outHeider.
was born at Coalton. Ohio. October 6.
1893, He started playing baseball
with Flint. Mich. in 1919, and was
with that team, Springfield, ILL.,. and
in and around the Central league until
1915. when he was obtained by Pitts
burg from Grand Rapids. The Pirates
released him February g. 1917 to Biz
mingham. where he played uptil pur-
chased by Cincinnati last month.
Harry r. SaTIee, leading stnr pitcher.
was born in Higginsport, Ohio. Febru-
ary g. 1895 He began his baseball
career with the Meridian club of the
Cotton states league IN 1905, finish :
ing the season with the Birmingham
club Of the Southern league. He re-
manned with birmingham for two
seasons, being purchased in 1907 by
the New York Americans In May of
that year he was released by New
York to Williamsport In the fall of
1907 he was drafted by the st. Louis
Nationals, and pitched for the Cardinals
for eight years In July. 1901, he was
sold to the New York Nationals. He
had a great year in 1917. winning
eighteeh games and losing only seven.
hall. and left SeW-Yark In -Fa4dsNason.
During the winter he was persuade ed
to play again, and was obtained by
the Reds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
Sketches of Chicago Veterans

League, is playing his tenth year In
the major leagues. He Joined the
Chicago club Ave years ago. coming
from the Cleveland club. His frs,
baseball was played at Greenville. S.
c., in 1908. Jackson was born July
is. 1887. at Greenville. He is six feet
tall and weighs US pounds. He is
married and lives in Savannah. Ga.
JOHN COLLINS, outAcldcr, has
been in the major leagues for ten
years and a,ways a member OF the
Chicago club. He plays right or
center feld and Also can play n good
game at the frst base shane" was
born at Charlestown, Mass, Dec. 4.
1885 and started his baseball career
Mt Haverhill, Mass, IN 1907. He bats
and throws right-handed. He is fivs
feet eleven and one-half inches tall
and weighs ITS pounds. is married
and lives in Pittsfieid. Mass.
OSCAR FEISCH. outfelder, is
playing his fifth year with the Chica-
go club. He came from the Miiwau
kee club of the American association.
''Happy's" frat professional baseball
engagement was with Fond du Lac.
Wis. in 1919. He is Ave feet ten
inches tall. weighs ITS pounds, is
married and lives in Milwaukee,
Wis, where he was born, April I.
1891.
RAY C. S(HAIK, catcher. broke
into baseball as a member of team
at Taylorviile, Ill, Later he Joined
the Milwaukee American association
club and from there came to the ma
jor league as a member OF the Whit
Sox eight years ago. He was born
1T Harvey, Ill, August IL, 1892, Is
married and lives at Litchfield. H.
He is five feet. eight inches tall. LIS
married and weighs $50 pounds. He
bats and throws right-handed
EDWARD v. CICOTTE is one of
Manager Gleason's pitching faces"
He was born in Detroit Mich, June
10, 1884. He entered professional
baseball in 1904 at Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. He was a member OF the Au-
gusta. Ga, team of the Southern as
socsation at the time Tyrus Cobb
was playing there. and both went to
the Detroit Americans Cicotte was
sent back, but later joined the Boston
Red Sox- He was released to the
White Sox about eight years ago He
bats and throws right handed He is
married and resides In Detroit He
is five feet eight inches tan and weighs
about $50 pounds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
EDWARD r. COLLINS. second

EDWARD r. COLLINS, second
| baseman, is one of the leading ball
players in the country. This will be
his sixth worlds series. Collins went
from Columbia university to the Phil
adelphia Athletics in 1905. When
| Mack started rebuilding his team, Ave
years ago. Collins was sold to the
Chicago club. At the close of the
1918 season Collins enlisted in the
Marines. He was born at Millerton
N. r., May 2, 1887. He is S feet .
inches tall, weighs 154 pounds, is
married and lives in Lansdowne Pa.
CHARLES A. RTSBERG. shortstop.
Joined the team in 1917, his first year
in the major league He was obtain
ed from the Vernon. California, club
of the Pacific coast league where his
first professional baseball was played
in 1912. He is feet tall and weighs
] 10 pounds, Risbcrg was born in
San Francisco. Cal. October IS. 1894
is married and lives in San Francis
co.
GEORGE WEAVER. third base.
40 born August Is, 1891. at Stowe.
Pa. and began playing in 1910 at
Northampton, Mass. Eight years ago
he Joined the White Sox, coming from
Fan Francesca. lie IL q Ieet 10 J-4
inches tall, weighs 1ss pound. lis mar
ried and lives in Chicago. For a time
thisf season Weaver played shortstop
with McMullin nj third, but when
Eiaberg returned 10 the game. Buck"
took up the far corner position.
ARNOLD CHICK" CANDID. first
haSeman, was born in St. Paul. Mimi.
Jan. Is. 1889, and started baseball as
q professional in 1905 at Shreveport.
lie has been In the American League
for nine years. first with Chicago.
which club later released him He
then went TO Washington and after
q ,irue became the property Of the
Cleveland club. At the start OF the
tsl7 season President Comisky was
disappointed IN the failure of Jack
Ness 10 report TO the club TO play the
initial sack and RS Gandil would not
report TO the Cleveland club, the
White Sex owner purchased Gandirs
contract from Cleveland Gandil
filled the gap 10 the satisfa ction of
President Comisky and he has remain
ed a fixture there ever since. Gsndil
is six feet two inches tall and weighs
l9f pounds. He is married and lives
in Chicago.
JOSEPH JACKSON. one of the
greatest outfe1ders In the American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
CLASS A MEN PLENTIFUL
AT WEST END GUN CLUB
More Shooters. In - Per, Cent and Up
Glass; Than In All Others
Combine

Mac Hart. after laborious COM
pilation of records. has issued the re-
classification Of West End shooters for
the October silver spoon trophies. The
records show that nine men are in
class 4. four in class r. nine in class G,
and four in, class p The reclassifica-
ton and. the September winners are
as follows;
Class s--S5 FER Gent md Over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
UNION THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY STARTS Up

Union Theological seminary Will be
( rnlaliy opened for the years work
tis afternoon at o'clock. when
~nF dent Moore will make an address
70 he students and faculty and friends
~ the institution. AUTHORIZATIONS for
tse entering class are larger than in
-fas.44nr- a-af-Earsst tsssFs4 sA+-s-s+f
men who have been in services are re-
tuTning To complete the work which
aey laid aside in order 10 so to the
pYlltry's defense,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
One Cass. of Flu.

One case of influenza was rapq
yesterday to the City health der
ment. The victim is Navy Chrt1a
colored. 1929 North Thirtieth stl
1t was said at the Office that N
OF the disease are reported only pSj
ideally and that there is at this n
nothing like an epidemic. 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
ROANOKE TROOPS
READY FOR MUSTER

AdIutant- er srai Stern received q
telegram yesterday from Colonel
Heistand. Adjutan General of tho
Eastern department, notifying him
that the newly nrEanizod company OF
national guard In Roanoke would be
taken In on Catcher 7 and that Major
GIN, who Ia stationed In Richmond,
would proceed to that CITY to MAXI
the inspection,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
BOWLING GETS STARTED
AT THE PALACE ALLEYS

At the Palace bowling alleys last
night the first of the many games to
be staged during the winter months
took place. when Wink and McFar-
land met and defeated Reid and Row
sey three games out of-Ave, The
games were primarily to furnish in
terest in the coming ,tenpin league
which will be organized in the next
week or two
rcnra.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01

Imitation may be the sineeress
fastery. but II 10 difficult to convince
y Girl that eueh is the case when
Gre Is presented with an imitation
diamond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01

Csri--What do ysu say to u tramp
along Beebe lake?
Gar,aiic--t mover speak to the hars
rid things, Widow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-01
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