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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-13

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Notice OF Meeting of Stockholders,
Notice Is hereby given that, pursu.
ant 20 a resolution Of Tho board Of .ft-
reetars adopted at meeting Gated
and held pursuant 10 the provisions
OF section 1910 of the code Of Virginia
special meeting Of the stock holders
of the Metropolitan Petroleum Corpo-
ration fof Nirginla) Will he held on
Tuesday. the 18th day Of NAV 1890 at
J2 O'Clock noon. in tire principal office
of tie corporation in the office Of Mum
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Room Goa Virginia Railway and
Power building in the city OF Rich
mond. in the state OF Virginia. fer the
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"a Acting upon the ratification of
a certain agreement. dated the 1<tn
day OF April 1920. between Richmond
lowering and Company. Inc. party Of
the first part; Metropolitan Petroleum.
Corporation tof Nirginia}. party or The
second part: Metropolitan Petroleum
Corporation tof Delaware). party CT
the third part; and Metropolitan Pc
troleum Corporation Of Virginia joint
stockholders committee. formed pur-
suant to a deposit agreement bearing
date June Z, 1918. party of the fourth
part:
co Acting upon a resolution OF the
board or directors of the Metropolitan
Petroleum Corporation cot virgfnia),
adopted az meeting Of the board Of
directors duly called and held on the
2sth day Of April 1920, that IL is
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OF the Metropolitan Petroleum Corpo~
ration tot Virginia. that it be dis
solved;
go Conserving that the said corpo-
ration be dissolved and taking the
necessary stems to that end,
60 Transacting such other business
as may be deemed necessary. conve~
nient or proper.
The books for the transfer of stock
Will be CLOSED at the close OF business
on May s, 1920
EDWARD n. ROSS,
Presidt@t
AUSTIN AG&Ew
Secretary
Dated May l. 1920
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Dated May /. 1870.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
THREE MORE BARONS HEAR CALL FROM MAJOR LEAGUES

ponent shaded him a little. provided it wasn't a decision match. It helped the kids rep-and it didn't hurt Kilbanes much.
 If Kilbane had within him the battle lust of Terry McGovern. Young Corbett, Battling Nelson. Ad Wolgast and the others, he probably would have compiled a knockout record more remarkable than any man that ever fought in the smaller divisions
 But Kilbane is a "polpt fighter"-a boxer-a warrior who knows no brutal urge. And so he has been content to win on points. caring not to murder them.
 Kilbane won his crown more than eight years ago. And since that time he has defended the title something like 100 times.
 That's a trifle better than once a month In itself it is remarkabls record for, slSimming through pugilistic records. one finds no champion who, over a sweep of years. engaged oftener in ring battling.
 If Kilbane goes into retirement with the end of me year, there will pass great ringman-a real champion. And as times goes on, and the fans ponder record. they will become more and more impressed with the fact,
 For any ringman who fights 100 men and more and holds his crown for eight long years. is rngman truly great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
Barnhart Is Recalled By
 The Pirates

Clyde Barnnart, star third sacker for the Barons, has been recalled to report at the end of the Southern League season by the Pittsburg Pirates, ac- cording to press dispatches from Pittsburg to The Age-Her- aid yesterday, along with a number of other players in minor leagues owned by the Pittsburg club. This was an- nounced by Barney Dreyfus.
 Barnhart has been displaying great brand of bali ut the hot corner for the Barons and deserves another trial on the big snow. With a little more pol ished field as. the local third baseman should stand a good chance to stick with the Buccaneers next spring. He has been hitting the ball hard during his stay on the Baronial roster and is now over the coveted .360 mark by virtue of a hitting streak for the past few days A double and a triple were turned in by the hot corner artist Friday and three more hits in yesterdays double header
 The announcement from Pittsburg to The Age-H Herald also stated that Frank Herbst, who twirled for the Barons short time this season, will also be re- called along with Karl Eberhart, pitcher, Wichita Falls: Mangtim. pitcher Portsmouth, Va; Kress. catcher, Grand Rapids, Mich. and Pennington. out fielder. Grand Rapids. Mich. Herbst is
 present with the Brantford. Ont. club,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15

that the batsmen exuded were few and far between.
 All of a sudden the team became af- flicted with the home run mania and slip and since then has nearly slipped itself out of the league
 The Tanks for number of years, be- ing possessed of both Waffle Pipp and Frank Baker owned the home run cham pion. But 1t never got them anywhere. for in no year has a Yankee ball team ever won a pennant.
 Search all through the sporting records and you will find that in a rare few the champion home run swatter or pos sessed of the four base record for that year. has ever won a pennant.
 The four bagger is a very spectacular thing to watch, but an offset it seems to be more or less of a jinx to any ball club and if it keeps up it Is possible that some of the rnagnates who have pen nant ambitions and home run hitters at the same time might attempt to in- fluence the boys to pull their punches with three baggers the limit. ~.
 After eight years of reign, Johnny Kill bane has announced that soon he will shed his ring toss and go into retire nlent.
 If he does-if he quits and stays quit he will be ono of the rare few cham pions in all history who has done it. And when he pases out of the padded ring no one who is fair-minded can say other thar; "Kilbane was real champion.
 Some persons may take exception to that statement some may contend that Johnny wasn't great; that he was mere ly lucky because he caught Abe Attell when Abe was slipping and luckier through the fact that he had no really great rival in the last eight years.
 Such statements are unfair. Kilbane unlike other champions of other days, fought with remarkable frequency True he did fight lemons quite often-but every champion fights dubs. If he fought stars all the time, he'd have only a rare few fights
 Kilbane never tucked real foeman He took on the best men in his division and none ever could take the title froT him. True, Kilbane was outpointed times. But that happened in no-decisio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15

clashes. If those fights has been to a decision, it would have been a different Kilbene.
 HIS ONLY WORRY
 But with no decision contests in vCS=1 almost everywhere during his champion ship lifetime. all Kilbane ever had to worry about was q possible knockout defeat. And it will be recalled that none of his many featherweight rivals ever came close to doing that
 On those occasions, when Kilbane went into decision fights, he fought as he really could fight when forced. He was great champion then. But he never exerted himself-never tried to "kilf a foeman-unless it was absolutely neces- sary
 Some years ago George Chaney set the world ablaze by his great knockout performance. He sought a match with Kilbane-and Johnny consented. The real Kilbane showed there-and it showed him unafraid. Amateur cham pion might have ducked so terrible a puncher as Chaney. But Kilbane gave him a fight.
 The crowd assumed that the champion would play a safe game with Clancy try to keep out of his way But. in stead, kilbane, to the astonishment of the multitude rushed Chaney-rnet him at Hio OWh EdItlt-lpuSul 1ndHtN SiS re- And Kilbane, almost over-anxious to do so, swapped punches with the "kill-'em- dead boy from Baltimore
 And, as a result, it was Chaney who was knocked cold-not Kilbane. The champion that day in Cedar Point, O., showed that he was a champion
 On another occasion, Kilbane met Frankie Burns. He merely played through three or four rounds-didn' t show any desire to drop Burns. Tie fight took place in Burns home town. Perhaps Kilbane kept off because he didn't want to hammer the kid to a pulp before all his friends.
 But the Jerseyites hissed and hooted Kilbane. It angered the champion. And in the next round he went rushing to battle and knocked Burns into uncon- sciousness.
 NOT BRUTAL
 Kilbane never had any brutal instincts. He was satsfed-except in cases of >mergency-to win on points; oftentim es just as we'll satisfied if his youthful op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
MORRISON AND CLEANER, BARONLAL
 PITCHERS, ARE SOLD TO PITTSBURG
Two HurLers
 to Report at
 EndofSeason

Yesterday afternoon the re port from Little Rock came rattling along { h Baron Pitchers Morrisofi and Glaznel had been sold to the Pittsburg Pirates. This announcement was made by the Baron man. agement.
 The announcement of the sale of these youngsters should cause no surprise among Baron fans. It has been welI-known fnct that big league clubs have been keep ing watch over the work of Glaz- ner and Morrison, and in one par ticul8r instance offer wns made to purchase Morrison outright.
 NO DETAILS GIVEN
 No details of the deal were given. Of course, the two mounds men will be delivered this fall st the end of the Southern League season.
 It is thought that the disposal of these two to the Pirates figures in some way in r trade in players. with n cash consideration added in most likely.
 Both Morrison and Glazner have been Instrumental in keeping the BarOns In the pennsnt race. The stellar work of each has been re- spOnsibie for many a victory cred ited to the BarOns that otherwise would have been defeat If the Barons win the 1920 pennant, they have Morrison and GInzner to thank as much nS any individual or set Of players.
 CLEANER LEADS LEAGUE
 Wbitey GIazner is at present leading the Southern League in pitching. He is the only pitcher in this league to win twenty games thus far this season.
 GIazner has had quite n hit of experience. He should find little trouble in sticking in the National League.
 Morrison, while not having had as much experience as Glazner, is mighty reliable pitcher. Many of the games credited as defeats to him would otherwise have been vic tories but for some twist of fate. If MoTry had had the ordinary luck that usually attends the efforts of most moundsmeu he would most likely have won as many ms twenty or tyventy-dve games this season.
 Although Baron fans will hate to see thesc two youngsters leave the fold, undoubtedly the weIl-svishcs of all go with them in their efforts to make good in the majors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
Dallas Swimmers Cop Off Honors At Atlanta Meet

Atlanta, August 1t.-(Special) 1.-The Dal- las team captured first place, with Lee Jarvis as the individual star, in the sw:m- ming championship of the Southern Ana teur Athletic Union here today, whtch was featured by the breaking of numer- ous southern records.
 The Texans took first place with l3 points, Atlanta being second with o4. Birmingham third with F and New Or leans trailing the rear with a mark of n
 Lee Jarvis, by winning four first places one second and one third. was the star of the meet scoring tho waicrty of the Dallas teams points. Jarvis broke TWO southern records, the 40 and 22e-yard races.
 Miss Virginia Ashe, popular Atart ta mermaid, made a new southern recorl for the 13o-yard swim, winning the event from Miss Mary Launey of Birmingham in an exec edingly close finish. Her time was :25 i-5. Miss Launey swan a goo1 race and gave the Atlanta swimmer plenty of opposition.
 Glenn Davis. of the Birmin gham swim mers, came out second in the 44O-yai q event, closly following the fast Jarv:s, who broke the southern mark with the time of c;16 4-5. Wylie McDougall of the B. A C. copped second honors in the 100-yards breast stroke
 Ava Allen the fast sprinter who de- feated Jerry Witt in Birmingham short time ago in the 50-yard race. came out second in the same event here to.v day. Allen beat Jarvis, who gained third honors.
 Gilie Chisholm of Birmingham an, Scrappy Sullivan of Atlanta tied for third place in the diving contests O. day, but the total of points including yesterdays contests gave the place 10 the Atlanta diver Crow of Dallas won the event
 The summaries of the meet follow
 i40 wards (senorl: Lee Jarvis, Dallas. first; Glenn Davis, Birmingham, second; Ed II. Hatcher, Atlanta, third. Tine, 6,ls "a (Scuthern record).
 20 yards (senior): Lee Jarvis, Dallas first: Alfonso Ragland. Dallas. second; Gilbert Frazer, Atlanta, third. Time, e:i4 i-5 (Southern reeord)
 Diving (senior): Hugh trowe, Dallas. first; Steve Hartney, Atlanta, second' "Scrappy' Sullivan, Atlanta, thii1
 100 yards. breast stroke (senior): T4ea Jarvis Dallas first; Wylie McDougnl. Birmingham, second; Harold Mckenzic, Atlanta. third, Time. 1:Si.
 100 yards 0ades): Miss Virginia Ashe Atlanta. first; Miss Mary Launey Bir :. mingham. second. Two entries Time 1:23 1-5 tSouthern record).
 100 yards: / Charley Speer, Atlanta, first; Lee Jarvis, Dallas. second; Oliver Mag gard. New Orleans third. Time 62.S,
 Fifty yards Charley Speer Atlanta first; Ava Allen. Birmingham. second; Lee Jarvis, Dallas, third. Time, 26S-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
HessiOn Breaks : Worlds Record
 In Rifle Match

Camp Perry O.. August 14-Ono the national shooting matches being keld here, when Just W. Hesson of the New York Athletic Club, with tele- scopic sights, made possible score of 5e,e including an additional string Of thirtytwo bullseyes on the ,000-yard range in the adjutant generals cup match.
 This gave him 8 total of forty-two bullseyeS. The former record was won by sergt, T. B. crawley of the ma rine corps, who had a possible score of le5 in addition to eleven bullseyes over the entire course. the S00-yard the 9o0yard and 1000 yard stages This match was won last year by Capt w. II. Richards at Caldwell, N. J.. with a possible score of 1G5. Lieut. J. L. Tupper and Sergt T. E. Vereer. both of the infantry. tied for second place, each with possible scores of 105. The next eleven competitors followed with scores of 104. There were 690 entries in the event
 The United States marine corps team No, won the. enlisted mems team match with a total of 5s9 out of possible 600 over the 200-yard rapid lire ana ooV-Sdru SLOW Tire ranges. The United States infantry team No 1 was second with 5S3 while the United States marine corps team No and the marine team No. l tied for third place, with scores of 5S0. The Philip pine scouts team No was placed fourth with 579
 The trapshooting events today brought out more than 100 shotgun men. many of whom are here awaiting the opening of the grand American tournament in Cleveland.
 The singles match between Col Nor ton c. Mumms and Capt A. H. Hardy of Denver resulted in a victory for the latter. with 1T score out of a pos sible 50. In the second event c. w. Wray of Vicksburg. Miss, defeated c Butler of Lawrence, Kan. 47 to 45 and F. Snodgrass defeated A. A. Schwartz of Portland. Ore, 45 to 39.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
FIVE BARONS HAVE
 BEEN SOLD TO MAJORS

There are only few Barons left at least thene will be only few at the end of the Southern League sea son Five have already been disposed of to mai league clubs. to be deliv- cred in the fall,
 The newest deal was the one an nounced yesterday, by which Pitchers Morrison and Glazner go to the Pitts burg Pirates. s9is This pair has kept the Barons in the sufunning. and it should prove val rcuzble asset to the Pirates in their pen nant chasing next year
 John Peters, catcher. was the first to be sold. Pete was disposed of to the Philadelphia Nationals Al Ellis was naxt. being sold to Louisville. Bert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
AtLanta Crackers Go to Little Rock
 Ready for Scrap

Atlanta, Ga. August H.-Tal<ing se riously alleged threats of Manager El- lcrfeld of the Little Rock Southern League club that he was going to picH fight with the Atlanta players and ar rest the whole team,' the Atlanta club, which opens a series in Little Rock Monday, left here tonight, accompanied by a lawyer, a detective and a suit case full of affidavits.
 Relations between the two teams were badly strained several weeks ago when Manager Frank locked up the local park and refused to play Little Rock because of the presence on the team of Pitchers Seaton and Casey smith, When Little Rock was here this week Frank had Outfielder Harry Harper arrested charged with malicious smschief' for running the bases a day the game was raned out and damaging the can vas coverings with his spikes.
 Elberfeld threatened to get even. ac- cording to the affidavits obtained from local sporting writers and baseball fans, who agreed with members of the Atlanta team that Elherfeld announced he was a special policeman in Little Rock. hav- ing been sworn in to preserve order at the park. He said he would use his au- thorty. the local men continued hv starting a fight and then having the whole team arrested,
 John w. Lecraw, a local attorney, and Jack Malcolm, city detective. were carried along to protect the Atlanta players rights. should there be an at tempt to infringe on them. Frank was quoted as saving he would show his af fidavits to President Allen of the Little Rock club. and expected there would be no trouble. but that he was going prepared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
Seen and Heard
BARONS IN MEMPHIS
 FOR ONE GAME TODAY
By MARVIN McCAR'

After taking three out of four games from Little Rock. incident ally knocking the Travellers iron, the leadership Of the league, the Barone are in Memphis today for one game with thc Chicks. After jtOday's game the thickS and the Bar0ns come to BfrminShnm Tor three games.
 The Barons have right to feel "chrse-r cE~r thci- ssrcnt show of their Inst seven nRmes. The Travellers and tho Baron- have met in two series this month, both se- ries being won by the Rarons. It Is due mainly to the efforts of the Rarons that thr Travellers were sdragged down from the leadership Of the league and nre now In sec Z ond place. only half a game above the BarOnA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
As Jim Corbett
 Tells #
By JAMES J. coRpErr

What good are home runs7
 The Yankees lead the entire baseball world in the matter of circuit swats UT to the present time the team has punched cut close to 100 four -baggers Counting runs scored in that way with the runs driven in by the cleanup wa;fof,, the New York outfit has scored something like 25o runs simply through the medium of four bases. But the Yankees <arent leading the league. and just now there doesn't seem to be much likelihood of their racing in front to the October wire. They have amassed. as team, more home runs in a single season than any ball club in modern times. But it hasn't won pennant for them. and it wasn'y possible for them at any time during the year to keep much beyond the SO mark.
 The home run championship of 1919, IS far as teams were concerned, was an- nexed by the Boston Red SoE. Yet the Sox landed in sixth place with the punS average of .4st
 The Athletics of 1920 have hammered out probably more home runs than any Athletic teams in any era since Socks Seybold vas losing baseballs. But the Athletics are deeply pired in last place in the American League, and will never rise hpVOpd this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
PETE HERMAN AND ROY MOORE WILL
 FIGHT AUGUST 19

Colorado Springs, August IA. Pete Herman of New Orleans, ban- tamweight champion, and Roy Moore of Baltimore have been matched +o box twelve rounds here August t9, it was announced here today. The match was trans fcrred from Denver when the mil itary authorities forbade 1t being staged there on account of the street car strike situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
PHILLIPS LEAD NATIONAL

The Phiilies are the home-run mar. vels of the 1920 National League race
 The entire ball club has broken the heart of legion of pitchers by the .errmc home run walloping during the last three or four months. But the Phillies, like the Athletics, are absolutely last, and the season. The peculiarity concerning the record of the Philies is that they were sensations early in the spring. The team played great baseball and many persons figured that tn sy might duplicate the penanI winning performance of 1915. Through April and early May the club breezed along at the top or near to 1t. During all of that time the home runs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-15
LOOK GOOD
 TO 'NOOGA SCRIBE

Pennant chasing. applied to the Barons is a very appropriate term right now. as the pupils of Molesworth are all plumed to win the Southern League flag and in fact are confident of their ability to do so. They base their hopes on the fact that the Little Rock Pitching staff is tern to shreds as is that of New Or leans and the Traveller defense is also porous, whereas the Barons have a splen- did pitching staff. a fair fielding and fair hitting outfit-ihe best balanced aggre gation in the league.
 Going farther into the prospect, the Barons doubtless have it figured out they ought io he helped considerably in the stretch by .he fact that the pecu- liarity of the schedule has thrown them against the trailing Lookouts for no less than ten games during the last three weeks of the month of August. The Lookouts have won but three games of the twelve playcd lay the two teams so far and the dope would Indicate that the going ought to be easy and the path to the lead exceedingly smooth with ten of the next twentr games with the Look outs. Fred Graft has a changed club and a fighting club under his direction which may mean that the Baron bunch will have to change their basis of ar Gument-Chattanoo Times