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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
EMPIRE CITY HANDICAP
CAPTURED BY LAN|US

Empire City. y. Y. July l2,--Lan
Jus. {. q, Gardeners gelding. odds on
favorite. won the 5000 Empire City
handicap today by a head from Be
Frank. who carried the colnrs OF &.
NJ. Garrison. James Buffers Sour
vas third. two lengths behind Be
Frank
OF the FIVE starters, Tfppity Witchet
got the best OF the take off and led the
bunch To the quarter. where Spur
forged ahead, setting hot pace TO
the head of the stretch. Spur was
closely pursued by Tippity NTichet
and Lanius, but in the last sixteenth
Tippity Nitchei found the pace too
lively and gave way TO Be Frank. who
flashed up TO contend with Lanius the
wrestling OF the leadership from
Spur,
Johnny Lotus sent Lanius ahead
at the same time Jockey Hummer
called upon Be Frank for his best
Both horses flashed past Spur. The
remainder of the race was a hard
drive, the riders demanding every
ounce their mounts could give and the
horses responding gamely. BE Frank
was coming strongly as they drew
near the wire, closing up fast on the
slight lead Lanius managed TO hold.
A few more strides and BE Frank
would have won.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
Low Long Can Cincinnati Redlegs .
I Keep Their Pace Without Cracking!
This Is Question That Being Debated In Baseball Circles
Throughout Country-Giants Hurting STAN Has 80 fa1
=" Failed to Show ANY Real Form.

the outfield steadily for SIX weeks
and hasn't had much Of chance to
work in the box
They may crack, but the opening
of the assure isn't visible to he naked
eye as yet. And when to back up
pitchers like these you find that the
team has only two 800 hitterS--Roush
and Wingo--and is only fourth IN
team batting, you feel that there must
be something else that is Keeping
those cracks from developing. And
you think and think again, and then
you get the answer.
Why. it's Pat Moran!
Very probable IL Is. A manager who
can take ordinary ball players ana
keep them battling the way he has
for half season must have some
thing" And he's probably the reason
why the Reds haven't done Cincin-
natl nose dive or tail-sptn long
weeks ago How long can he keep
them there?
Ability OF Pitchers Questioned
Then we came TO the second ques-
ton. the disquieting one. as to tho
ability of the Giants hurting staff. as
at present constituted. to stall off the
rush OF the Reds. After a fine start,
there have been signs of unsteadiness-
Schupp has been big disappointment.
So has Poll Parritt, the right-hand ace
of the pennant winners OF 1917. Dubuc
can be depended on only To finish
games Raean is used as relief
hurler. sometimes with disastrous re-
suits Oeschger hasn't shown any
thing.
Benton. Causey, Barnes and Toney
form dependable quartette when
they are right But the first three
have shown signs OF unsteadiness at
times that are dispuieting. to say the
least Touey has made the best show
ling. but he didn't get into shape until
long after the season started. There
are many who believe that some sacri-
fice should he made to get a winning
left handler 10 help out Benton.
-Four pitchers may be able 10 win
IA pennant, provided the games fan
right; but IN a crush OF double head
ers-~and there are going to be some
this sum mer-extra hurting strength
is needed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
CHASE PULLS GOOD ONE
AGAINST DOD(.E.R TEAM

Hal Chase perpetrated feat in the
first game OF recent double header
In Brooklyn that brought TO mind one
of the faYorite stunts practiced by
Hans Wagner when the Flying Dutch
man was in his prime. With thinner
man on first base in the eighth innin &
and Chase at bat. hit and run play
was decided upon. Otto Miller. antici-
pating such a move, called for pitch
out. which Larry Cheney delivered.
Had the bail gotten by Chase, thinner
man, who had darted off first base.
would have been trapped. but Chase
foiled the Robins by throwing his bat
at the bali. knocking the pellet into
right center for "A two-hase hit. Nap
Lajoie was a wizard at this same
stunt in the American league,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
HUNDREDS Of PEOPLE
HEAR SUNDAY CONCERT.
Interesting Program, including Old -
Well as New Pieces, Presented.

Hundreds OF Richmonders hocked
TO Byrd park yesterday afternoon TO
hear the first outdoor community sing
and concert by STEMS band of twenty
FIVE pieces. The concert was
especially good.
Directors Beaugard, who will be in
charge OF the Sunday afternoon sings
and concerts at Byrd park this SUM
mer. presented very interesting
program, including. some popular old
songs as well as a number OF the
latest hits.
The concert opened with Star
Spangled Banner arranged by Souea.
and among the other numbers were:
Poet and Peasant. Suppe. Moonlight
on the Nile. Yradier Frenchy, Come
TO Yankee Land. Conrad: One, Two.
Three and Four Layton, Southern
Reverie, arranged by Fulton; DeAx
Old Pal of Mine. Lieutenant Gitx
Rice: Sextet from Lucia. Donizetti:
ANah's Holiday from "katinka", Ru-
dolph Frml. Keep the Home Fires
Burning, 1vor Hovello; Rose Of
Picardy Haydn Wood, and All
America. Zameonik.
Several hundred people heard the
numbers. Director Beaugard is plan
ming to make the concert and sing
more and more successful each week.
and many OF the old popular songs
will be sung next Sunday afternoon
by the community chorus.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

Games To-day.
BOSTON AT Chicago.
New York at Detroit
washtnrton AZ Cleveland
-
score hv innings
A, Stg rouis f6rs, ea,ze,
philadelnhia oio 90, oo,-s a
s, I.ouis ono eos ,nxt s .
Sothoron and severed.
All ST. Louis tsecond same)-
Philadelphia :. oil 600 Oils 10 I
st. Louis .. 900 400 02o--5 II 2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
KALAMAZOO MEETING
WILL Open TUESDAY

Kalamazoo, Mich, July l3.-Thir-
teen of the nineteen races progra mined
for the Grand Circuit meeting, which
events. in which the horses that ap-
Will be raced over the mile track
Seven of them are also early closing
events. in whic hthe horses that an
peared at Cleveland will take the
word.
The Hickman Hotel $4,000. Purse
for the first day of the meeting. and It
looks as though Gecrs would win it
with Goldie Hal Her three miles at
Cleveland in 2:o4 Ia, 2.04 Sd
2:o6 l2 was high class perform
ance. She will also be forced to step
that fast to win here from Harvester
il he should he Started in it. as we'll
as Eva Able, Sanardo and Flora A.
The free or-all PAGERS will parade
on Wednesday. the list of eligible cam
d!dates being Directum j.. Lillian T.,
Single G.. and Peter Nash. 1t will be
sandwiched with the three year old
trot in which Andrews will no doubt
appear behind Abbie Putney with
which he won at Cleveland, in 2:06 1-2,
while the other starters will include
Brusiloff with which Murphy forced
him out. King Stout and Peter L.
The Paper Mil $4,000. Purse for the
2:O6 trotters Will also be decided on
the second day. AS at Cleveland It
will result in another struggle be-
tween Royal Mack, Peter June. Busy's
Lassie and Miss Perfection with The
fodder and either Mack Forbes or
Prince Lorce added. At Cleveland
Murphy won with Royal Mack in
2;07 Ia. after dropping heat to
Geers. He will be forced to step fas-
ter than that to stall on Stinson with
The fodder or McDevitt with the Sc
lection from the Shaw stable provid
ing Cox does not make trouble for all
OF them with Busy's Lassie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

SO far the Colts have been play
ing bad baseball, Errors at critical
moments have been the means OF
many games going on the wrong aide
of the ledger. At times the locale
field like hends but at others they
look like high school performers.
The players are young and an1biti.
Gus and they really try hard to win
all the time, but in many cases they
are overanxious. This applies espec-
tally to them at bat Richmond has
let many golden opportunities to sew-
up ball games pass by not coming
across with men on bases 1t doesn't
seem to be hard matter to get .
runner on, but the Colts have a hard
time getting them around. In the
game Thursday and Friday Benders
team should have won easily, but
they just didn't have the punch.
One of the outstanding features OF
last weeks work was the batting Of
Jimmy Poole, Gus Hill and Chief BEN
der All of them hit the ball hard,
and they came through in the .pinches
But these players can't be expected to-
do it all, and the others have lots OF
room for Improvement in their bat
ting. Doc Bass hits the ball. but he
invariably falls dawn at the crucial
periods.
Manager Bender believes 1t Is only
matter of a few days before all OF
his players will find themselves and
start hitting the ball
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
ANOTHER BIG BASEBALL
DEAL WILL BE PULLED

New York, July 13.-Rase ball
gossip buzzing aroun dthe Polo
gossip buzzing around the Polo
game yesterday had It that big
baseball deal II in the air. II the
trade said to be in progress goes
through Claude Hendrix. one OF
the Chicago Cubs star pitchers,
will soon be wearing Giant uni
form.
The reported deal involves the
transfer OF Buck Herzog. OF the
Braves. and Outfielder Ravey Rob
ertson. of the Giants. to Chicago in
exchange for Outfielders Paskert
and Mann. who will 90 to the
Braves. and Pitcher Hendrix. who
will come here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
BARRY'S ABSENCE COST
CONNIE MACK $4,000

Jack Barry refused to Join the Phil
adelphia Athletics when Connie Mack
declined to give him A three-yeRr con-
tract, which Barry demanded Mack
declares he does not agree that three
year contracts are good for the game
and win not consent to handing out
any such things to his players, no mat
ter how stellar their game and how
much more valuable they may be in a
year or two.
Il lose at least $4,000 by this de-
cision OF Barrys 20 stay out OF the
game" states Mack. Il snapped Roth
for Strunk and Barry for shannon and
know that could get at least $4,000
for shannon In the market And now
it seems that I win have to give up
Barry"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
JACK DEMPSEY AND MANAGER
NOW ON THEIR WAY EAST

Cincinnati. July ia fter a
weeks engagement at Chester park
local amusement resort, Jack
Dempsey. heavyweight champion OF
the world. and his manager, Jack
kearns. left tonigh. for the west.
The champion will spend Sunday
in Chicago and then he and his man
ager will go to Los Angees where
they will meet moving picture pro-
ducers
From Los Angeles Dempsey will go
to San Francisco and then to Salt
Lake City to visit his mother
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
Orientalist Is Drowned.

Philadelphia, July l2.-Dr. Max
Muller. fifty-ssven. widely known
ofientalist and assistant professor Of
Eryptology at the University of
PENNSYLVANIA, was drowned while
bathing today OF Wildwood, where he
was summering with his wife. The
body was washed ashore sometime
later and was Identified by his wife.
Who was Miss Bette Casper Of New
ycsk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

NfNVI DE i
Rich'd Broom Co, 500 0x-13
r. b. Brauer ....1 90 2 o 0 0 o. 4
Summary: Two-base hits-Mc-
Gee. Beck. Collins. Hanky. Stolen
8; .Pennich. Cum
mings, Parker. Henley, X. Watkins
Dahr, 3: Stringer. 2. Hit by pitched
ball--Collins Bases on balls--off
Cummings. Il OF Grow. 1: or Ken
needy. 3. struck out--by Cummings, =;
by Kennedy. 3. Tirae of game--l:45
Umpire Marshall, scorer--Wood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
BROOMS DOWN RRAUER
IN GOOD ENHIBlTION

Manager Faison's sweepers play
rings around Brauer in game
marked by Cummings great pitching.
which was backed up by brilliant
fielding.
The entire team hit the ball hard
and ran the bases in great fashion.
Kennedy pitched we'll for Brauer.
Nb,s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday,

Cleveland, 3; Washington. L.
Chicago. IA; Boston, q
st Louis. 4; Philadelphia. thrst
game),
ST. Louis, 5: Philadelphia. tsecond
camel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
Virginia League.

Games Today.
Richmond at Norfolk.
Petersburg at Suffolk
Portsmouth at Newport News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
THE LAST HOPE SHATTERED

1t was announced that the Anti
Saloon league will ignore the exist
ence Of kitchen stills, Might just as
we'll. not one out of a hundred will
make whiskey. anyhow York
Mall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
Score by Innings,
International League.

Baltimore .: Rochester, 2
FIRST game-Bufalo. s, Jersey
City. ..
Second game--Bunalo. {: Jersey
city. ?.
Feading. 3; Binghamt9n. /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

Friend--Old Mrs. Van Dyke gave
you something useful. | suppose?
Bride--In a way. She gave me .
lot OF advice about divorce and all
mony.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

One of the worlds larges- retaining
walls has been built at Rangoon,
Burma TO keep a river in Its channel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


New York, s. Pittsburg. 2.
Brooklyn. 3: st. Louis, /.
Others not scheduled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
Nc INNS

MORE RED sOx STARS MAY BE
TRADED-The recent transfer of
Amos Strunk was great surprise to
baseball fans. but the poor showing
the Red Sox may make further trad
ing necessary. The four most pronli-
nent Red Sox are shown here and it
may he that one or more of them will
be transferred to another club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

Games Today.
Chicago at Boston.
81. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New York.
Cincinnati at New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14
SHOOTING
BOWLING
AQUATICS
Pitcher Mclaughlin Again Signed
by Colts; Still After Daughtoul
Hurler Has Just Won Eight Games and Lost Only -Four for
Portland Club-Beeve Newport News Will Finally Sell
Outfelder-Club in Norfolk Today

feels sure that he is going TO make the
others sit up and take notice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

/ Ketchum--He says his wife Is the
apple of his eye.
| Kittye-she looks like one that's
been baked.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-14

Games Today.
Boston AT Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
FIGHTS 60 FOES
WITHIN AN HOUR

fire on him. riddling his machine and
shattering his left elbow so that tho
arm hung useless.
Again he was attacked by another
squadron. Smoke came from his ma
chine and he believed himself on fire
He used all his strength to try for 1
collision once more, and was still ablt
to fire feebly. His success was repeat
ed. A Fokker went down In flames al
three yards range.
AS he was now too dizzy to see. he
dived to within few thousand feet OF
the ground, just over the lines. his en-.
gine going full out" so that it is .
miracle his machine stood the strain
and again he was attacked. this time
by eight enemy scouts.
The terrible descent seemed TO brace
him. British observers saw him &c
through the most amazing spins, spir
ais. zooms and all the tricks of the
British scout fighter. In 12-minutt
engagement he drove down two Ger.
mans out of control. broke free OF tht
others and came home skimming trees
and trenches. He probably Will pul
through.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
GIANT DAM RIVALS NIAGARA
Mammoth Structure In the Tennessee
Mountains VIII Provide Horse
power Estimated at 10000.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Surpassed only by
the Roosevelt dam and Niagara falls.
and the lnrgest dam east of the Roose-
welt dam. is the mammoth new dam
Just completed at Cheoah, in the noun
tains Al miles south Of Knoxville.
Twelve hundred men worked over
two years on it Two hundred thou
sand cubic yards of concrete were
used. 1t Is 21O feet high from surface
Of river to crest. 1t raises mist 100
feet high as Its water strikes the river
after flowing over the top. 1t Is $50
feet long at the base, 725 feet long ut
the top, 175 feet thick at the base and
IL feet thick at the top. Six days were
required to fill the lake behind it,
which is ten miles long; engineers had
figured on 21 days, but heavy rain
helped. 1t will produce 1900 units
more OF horsepower than the combined
consumption of Knoxville, Memphis.
Chattanooga and Nashville. or over
$1,000 horsepower. 1t is almost iden-
teal with the Roosevelt dam in the
West. The cost WIS over $1,OOOiOO.
Another dam will also be built in that
region. 1t was built by and for the
Knoxville Power company. an ally Of
the Aluminium Company of Anierica.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
RADIO SIGNALS
SENT UNDER SEA

high towers will be superseded except
for limited special purposes.
The theory most generally held un-
til Rogers demonstrated the correct
ness of his views. was that impulses
hurled into the. air from n radio trans
mitting station and DETECTED earth
ward became dissipated. ms does light.
ming. when they struck the ground or
water.
The Maryland scientist, however, be-
lieved that the impulses flowed through
the earth as through the air and TINT
1t was only necessary to trap and
measure them in the ground. He had
been ut work on this theory before the
United States entered the war and al
ready had interested naval experts. He
offered the results of his work to the
navy without restriction. and when
they were accepted after some dem
onstrations at Hyattsville. officials say.
he was with difficulty persuaded to ac-
cept even remuneration for actual time
given to cooperation with the govern
ment.
One of the first steps taken was
the request of the navy department,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
ENGLAND HoNoRs HEROINE l 6
Girl Grips Blazing Shell and Saves
Factory From De-
struction.

iLondon.-The youngest member ot
the Order Of the British Empire Is Miss
n. G. vickers. aged sixteen. She has
won the distinction for an act of great
bravery. A small shell she was han
dlinyf became alive ow,vg to the fuse
igniting. causing her TO drop II, but
realizing that there was stick Of un-
finished fuses close. by filed with pow
der, she coolly picked up the blazing
shell, dashed to the door and threw It
ms far ms possible. Both hands were
badly burned and her injuries prevent
ed her working for two months.
The staff of the factory presented
her with n gold bangle and the lord
mayor OF Birmingham presented her
with specially designed brooch.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07

un1er war Legislation. that bis appii-
cn4on for patents he expedited. This
was done.
Main Advantages.
Some of the mnin advantages Of
the Rogers system ms developed go far.
according to experts. are almost neaii-
gfble cost of construction. the intensi-
Tying OF signals by pointing the send
ing apparatus toward the receiving sta
ton and reduction OF static interfer-
ence. Because of the Inter ndvnn-
tage. the navy's receiving station at
New Orleans. where communication
with ships In Southern waters swept
by frequent electrical storms Is main
,,aIned. uses the underground appa-
ratus with marked success.
In war gNat advantage is that
submarines receive messages while
submerged. This Is beiag done by
wires trailing in the water.
The Rogers development aroused
electrical experts OF the government
70 ne~ efforts to expand and improve
radio transmission facilities. out of
the experimental work done-.vith this
and other ideas steady advance has
been made under war pressure and
Rogers' theories are interviewer with
those of other men in the results that
are being obtained.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
British Airman Has One of Most
Remarkable Experiences
of World War.
WAS OUT ON A LONE HUNT
Destroys -Four Hun Machines, DisabIes
Six, Suffers Three Gripping
Wounds and Brings Cack
Machine In Repairabie
Condition.

American Press Headquarters, Brit
ish Front.--The war over, great
many accounts of individual bravery
will be heard for the first time. but
none will excel this extraordinary tnle
of British-tiying major. now recover
ing In hospital.
The major, in n fast. single-seater
scout, was out over the lines on lone
hunt. Discovering an enemy twO-sent-
er machine at 21 600 feet over the for
est of Normal, the major began climb
ing sharply to overtake him, got under
his tall, fred at point-blank range and
saw tie two-seatcr break in pieces and
fall, one occupant diving out in para
chute.
While watching the two-seater crash,
the major suddenly heard bullets snap
ping and kissing about him. Under
him was Fokker biplane. Before he
could make turn he was wounded In
the thigh. the shock stunning him FOR
a moment so that his machine fell in
an aimless spin.
Surrounded by Foes.
When he had recovered control he
found himself surrounded by 10 FOX
ksrs in attack formation. He drove at
the nearest and the two were at once
jotkeylng for favorable positions in
terrific manuevers that carried them
through the other IL. Chance shots
during these evolutlons sent dowa two
of the majors tadversaries. and then
at ten yards he "got on the tail" of the
first Fokker. probably the squadron
leader, and shot MIN down in flames
Then the major was wounded sec.
ond time, this bullet shattering the
bone of his left thigh. In dead faint,
with his engine running at top speed,
the Britisher, fell in wild sweeping
circles. until he once again regained
his senses and was able TO pilot his
scout.
But the major was again set upon
by another squadron of 10 Fokkers.
He charged straight at the machine
ahead of him, firing at the same time.
The Fokker burst into smoke and fell.
Then the other Germans now centered
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
ohlo civ of Toledo. Lucas

State of Ohio. City of Toledo, Lucas
County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath thar he Is
q CO.. doing business in the City of To-
iedo, County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
iseaD A. w. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
on Internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free,
F.. ]. Cheney G. Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07

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