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Evening star., 1921-12-09
RECEIVERS ARE. NAMED
FOR PROMOTER RICHARD

NEW YORK. December s.-AlIen
Lexow and John Ringing have been
named by Supreme Court Justice Guy
as receivers for TEX" Rickard. the
Madison. Square Garden Corporation
and the Madison Square Sporting Club.
Frank Armstrong. broker. who re-
quested the -Teceiversfip; declared he
had sued Rickard for money loaned
him. in various s->sporring enterprises
dating from the Johns6n-J -Jeffries
championship bout at Reno. New. July
4. 1s10,- to the procuring. in 1920, Of
the Madison Square Garden lease. The
corporation named were losing
money, he said. and the receivership
was necessary for the protection Of
his interests. pending action on the
suit.
Rickard announced he would fight
the receivership, declaring that at no
time since he assumed management Of
Madison Square. Garden had Arm
strong been a partner or interested
in any way in the Garden.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
PIERCE S0CCERISTS WIN
WAY TO CITYTITLE PLAY

Pierce School, northeast champion,
qualified for the final round Of the city
public school soccers championship tour
nament yesterday. when it. vanquished
the Brent School team. winner of tie
southeast title..,1 to 0. in a. game played
on BloonfingdaIe Field. |. Vincent Conner,
inside right. Kicked the goaLA
Abbott School, contending for the
northwest honors, has won its way to
the sectional tourney by capturing the
New York Avenue playground title for
the third successive year.
Evening star., 1921-12-09

However, there are minor leaguers
who are not convinced even now on
the draft and do not intend to be con-
vinced for the remainder of their base
ball lies. although they may have to
fall in line against their will They
may be called minor league organiza-
tions because they are located in other
cities than those. occupied by big
league clubs or for other reasons. but
one or two OF them think they are
just as much major league as at least
SO per cent Of the major league clubs.
They needn't care what old class
they are if they can get another sea-
son or two that will net them over
$l50.000. If players are to be reckoned
upon as collateral and the market still
showing signs of activity. Jack Dunn
Evening star., 1921-12-09
STANFORD MAY ARRANGE
CONTESTS IN THE EAST

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf.
December Scene Van Gent, Stan
ford's head coach. and Dr. A. D..
Brown. medical adviser of the faculty.
are to leave soon to attend the an
nual meeting Of the National Collie
gfate Association in New York De-
cember 2S and 20. Stanford. it is be-
iieved. will be the only Pacific col
iege represented. Contests between
Stanford varsity teams and eastern
colleges may be arranged.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
Turner Tosses Romanoff.

George Remanoff. Greek wrestler,
lost to Joe, Turner in straight falls
at the Capitol Theater last night.
Turner won the first fall in 40 min
utes and the secondjn "a. Romanoff
gave the champion hard fight, but
could not overcome Turner's superior
cleSerness and long experience. = =
Evening star., 1921-12-09
SYRACUSE KEEPS BERTH
SOUGHT BY MONTREAL

SYRACUSE N. Y...December s.-Un-
der an agreement reached between
Samuel Breadon. president of the St.
Louis National League Club and part
owner of the Syracuse International
League franchise; President Ernest C..
Landgraf. of the local club, and the
owners Of the base ball park here,
the Syracuse franchise will remain
in this city instead Of being trans
ferred to Montreal as was rumored
at the base ball meeting in Buffalo.
The agreement calls for a thre-year
lease Of the park by the owners Of
the franchise, who, in turn, agree to
make necessary improvements.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
SCHAEFER EASILY BEATS
- CONT, FRENCH GUEST

NEW YORK. December 9.-Jake
Schaefer. world 1872 balk line billiard
champion. won the two final blocks of
his 3.200-point match with Roger
Cont of France. 400 to 219 and 400 to
nag.
Schaefer's grand total for the eight
blocks was 3.017, and Contrs. 2vl00.
The champion had high run of 13i
in the first block yesterday and an un-
finished run of 160 in the final. Conti's
high ruins were 80 and 9S. ,,.7s-tf 90
Evening star., 1921-12-09
OFFERS McMILLIN S35, 900
TO COACH FIVE SEASONS

: DALLAS, Tex, Deeember g.
What II believed to be the high
est-prfced contract ever offered an
athletic coach In the south In now
ON the way to "Bo" McMillln,
Centre College foot ball star at
Danvflfe, Ky, from the athletic
council OF the University Of Dallas.
The contract offers McMillin 335..
900 for five years' service ~ head
coach Of the university.
In rendering the contract. the
university authorities are aaid to
have met the terms held out for
by McMillin In his recent confer
ence with them here. The orig.
fna1 proposition was q $1,000 com
tract for one yenr.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
SAYS PILOTS RESIGNATION
WAS WHOLLY VOLUNTARY
Successor Not Yet Considered-Denies He Seek.
Services of Pitcher Dave Danforth-Arranges
Training Exhibitions With Boston Braves
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

SENTATIVE of spring exhibition
club of the National League
all Clark Griffith result of several days of hob
nobbng with of base ball the minor
Buffalo but Washington today he spiked the that
after Pitcher Dave Danorh OF the Columbus club and put
the effect the Mcbride
Washington anything wholly voluntary
Griffith today that McBrides
distinct surprise to him and
tcraed has
Evening star., 1921-12-09
Rumor Mcbride Fired Lands Speech for Draft Uet the Minors
game in Cleveland. No professional
contest ever had a crowd like il.

game in Cleveland. No professional
contest ever had a crowd like il.
1t may safely be taken for granted,
after the remarks which were made
by the Judge to his little sheep, that
1t will be hard to get a questionable
player transfer through the pffice OF
the commissioner in 1922.
Rest assured that Judge Lands is
geing to insist on fair play in this
player business IL he has to step on
the toes of sixteen club owners in the
major leagues and four times sixteen
somewhere else. This time he Is
going to bat for the ball player. He
has made up his mind that no club
is to have the right to sequester a
player. or two players. or a score OF
players out in the bushes by the use
of any special agreement or with the
tacit consent of all of the owners of
a major league who through their
managers wish to be kind to each
other.
If there is to be a reserve rule in
base ball the player must have a lot
Of personal right in every other re-
spect, because the reservation ties
him as tight as iris Speaker can tie
steer.
Copyright. 1921
Cleveland and vicinity has five new
Evening star., 1921-12-09
COCHRAN EASILY WINS
l8:2 BALKL|NE MATCH

.Welker Cochran. Iowa professional
cueist. in concluding his 1.200-point
match at 1872 balkiine billiards with
Edouard Horemans, Belgian cham
pion. yesterday at the Royal Academy,
gave about the most brilliant exhibi-
tion of cueing ever witnessed here.
In the 300-point blocks played at aft
ernoon and evening engagements,
Cochran ran out his string In three
innings on each occasion. giving him
an average of 100 points for the day
and final score of l,2O0 to 512 for
the Belgian master.
Fer the quartet of blocks. Cochran
averaged IS 2-13 points an inning, while
Horemans did no better than 1913
points for the twenty six innings. In
the final blocks Horemans never threat
ened seriously. In the afternoon, he
led Cochran the first inning, but was
easily outdistanced In the next and
was defeated, 900 to 9. The Belgian
was better at night and kept the match
close for two innings, but was over
come in the third and lost. $50 to 800.
The scores Of yesterday follow:
Evening star., 1921-12-09
BASE BALL BEST LIKED
SPORT BY PENN FROSH

PHlLADELPHIA, December g.
Base ball h the most popular sport
with Universtty Of Pennsylvanin
freshmen. DIR. n. TAFT Mckenzie.
head Of the department of physical.
education. said In making public
nm analysts Of guesti0nnaires Alled
ont BY the Arst-year men as a part
Of their physical examination.
Tennis takes second place and foot
bail third.
Out Of one thousand exnmina.
tions, DR.. MeKensie said. 397 ia
vofed base ball, $40 tennis and 203
foot ball.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
HENSHAW PLAYS KIMBALL
IN BILLIARD TOURNAMENT

Hen Henshaw and Wallace Kimball
will be opponents at Grand Central to-
nightsin the final match of the week in
the city pocket billiard championship.
They will begin play at s o'clock.
In, last nights engagement, Howard
Campbell defeated Drew Thompson, 100
to 50. Campbell had a high run OF IA.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
Reds Get Oscar Witt.

Oscar Witt, third baseuaan of the
Boston Americans has been trans
ferred to the Cincinnati Nationals for
the waiver price. Witt came to Bos-
ton from Detroit several years ago.
He was q substitute last season.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
CINCINNATI Buys Pinelli.

OAKLAND. Calf, December g.
Ralph Pinelli. third baseman for the
Oakland Pacific Coast League club
and former. Detroit Tiger. has been
sold to the Cincinnati Nationals.
Pitchers Horace Eller and Herbert
Brenton an inf1elder yet to be named
and a sum of cash was the consid-
GRAFTON
Evening star., 1921-12-09

% eH1S H10ff 0Hoe1a~t STIONkNs
says his Baltimore club drew better
than at least four major league clubs
that he can name and maybe better
than FIVE.
Then there also are the amateurs
to be considered. They are getting
healthier all of the time and one of
these days there will be cities playing
against cities and perhaps even rival
ing the world series in interest. Don't
overlook the fact that the largest re-
corded attendance, or estimated at
tendance. at. a base ball game in the
Evening star., 1921-12-09
Columbus Picks Macon.

MACON. Ga. December 9.-The- CO.
lumbus base ball team of the Ameri-
can Association has selected Macon
rs its spring training camp.
Evening star., 1921-12-09
WANTED MAJORS SCORED
FOR ABUSING PRIVILEGES
Expected Judge to Say Something About Waivers
and Optional Agreement Commissioner Will
Insist on Square Deal for Players
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

UFFALO, N Y, December eThe minor league boys still
founderng around their today knocked
from under Them guave Judge Landis speech before the
league meeting They had he might something
do with and with the
their right eight players optional because Mike
other we'll informed had hnted
waded
had he would insist agreement
Evening star., 1921-12-09

Cleveland and vicinity has five new
golf courses under construction.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
TELL HOW PRESIDENT WAS
MADE MEMBER OF CLUB

y rcpor; giving the details OF the
interview with President Warren g..
Harding was submitted 10 the mem
hers OF the Richmond Club of Print
Ing House Craftsmen last night ut tho
monthly meeting OF the club at the
Richmond Hotel. y delegation Of
siStee nnembers. who have Just re-
turned from Wa hin,;ton. announced
that the President accepted honorary
III. membership in the club.
The chief executive in accepting his
certificate. remarked that he had
spent his lifo work in III" printing
business. and that his heart always
goes not To his fellow craftsmen In
tn" art. President William Il. Fergus
son. OF the Richmond club. then pre-
scented him with his card OF member
snip. emitting Mr. Harding to ali the
benefits of any OF the associated clubs
IN" President then posed with his
fellow members for 4 group photo
graph.
TIL" meeting last night was adj
dressed by stephan II. Hogan. of tho
Sinclair and Valentine Ink Compu NY
Of New YORK. who spoke on photo
Engraving during 100 years ana
after" \ membership committee was
ton Of the Richmond firms and ar
ranecmcnts were made by the enter
;ainm"nt committee to give an cXcur-
sion down the James River Saturday
night. July 80.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
COLEMAN EXPECTS EARLY
ACTION ON FEDERAL AID

state Highway G omm sioncr
George =. Coleman looks Tor final
action on Fcdcrai-ald Legislation af-
fcctirg the roads %. Virginia and
other states at an early date. For
mer Fedcral-aid bills became Invalid
a. the close Thursday Of tho gov
ernrcnt's fiscal year, and new laws
arc necessary To continue the WORK
Mr.. Coleman Yesterday expressed
himself as gratifcd at news OF pas
sage OF the PhipDs. or Robson, bill
by the House. MIR Coleman. who is
chairman Of the legislative commit
tee Of the state Highway Commits
sioncrs' Association. said that the
TIL liz. In reality, tho Dowcn bill.
which not only was Endorsed. hut was
actually prcpar,f by the association.
Its passage is considered "A triumph
for those who are more vitality con-
Corncd in the development OF state
highways than in Interstate routes.
Under provisions Of the measure,
S;n'S are given three years I'm which
10 establish funds for maintenance
of Fcdcral-aid roads.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
GOVERNMENT Gets TITLE
TO CAMP LEE PROPERTY
Awards Made by United States Dis.
trict Court to- Many Individual
f,antln<ynrrS

Condemnation proceedings begun by
IN" Federal government To complete
possession and title TO the land upon
which is located the site Of Camp
Lee. which have been in progress for
the last week I'm the United states
District Court. were completed yes
tcrday.
Claims for the property. comprising
about one fourth OF the actual are.
Of the camp. were for Approximately
100000. completing title to tn. ag-
grcIatc OF 1928 acres. with the .A-
c"ption of a tract of 100 acres :nr
which there was asked Il sum con
sidcrably more than Federal aEen,s
were willing TO conccdc, and decision
~ which has been reserved. Total
awards aggregate :232,20c.7J.
The government, was represented ~
s. II. Hogc. of Roanoke: Richard n.
Mann. of Petersburg. Ralph Il Case.
Captain ., l. BazIel and T. T.. sullivan.
OF WASHINGTON. The owners were rep
resented b. Meredith & Meredith. Of
Richmond: s. ". thinner, Of PETERS
burg; George W. Lauicr. Of Washing
ton. ana MIR. Farr, Of Roanok.
Awards were made yesterday as
follows: l.. T.. Battle, i7F acres. SIS,-
$50: G. W Blanchard. $50 acres. Sli.-
100: y. 9. BRADY. thirty-four acres, ss,-
300: j. s. y. Buren,, twenty-five acres.
$1,000: j. Buchoistcr, eleven acres ST.
2G3. T.. NJ. Cleveland. four lots 400.
T. Carglc. twelve acrcE. $1,000: Y. g.
Coleman, sixty-six acres. t5.lg7.5O; -.
Hicks at ais. three acres. tlCj. NJ l..
HOLLAND, four lots, 500: Howe estate.
sixty-iiv. acres. Sil,i3T5p; NJ. T..
johnson. 125 acres. t2I500; Lille
Kent one lot, $50; Annie King. two
lots, 800; J. \. Lani"r. Jr. one lot.
$50: G. 7. Iiv"say. 132 acres. 10000:
j. T. Nations isi acres 100000:
Mount Calvary Baptist Church. $4,000;
:. Il. pace, one lot. $3.50; j. y. perkin-
son. fifteen acres. SI.I3l.75: r. T.. Par
rish l75 acres, slG.oS0: Il. Robinson.
ton acres. sl.is0, LaV!nu Smith. TWEEN
~ acres. $1,000: David Thompson.
seven acres. $685. Union Grove
Church. $500. Philip Wynnc, ten acres,
$4,000. Total, S232.9o9.75.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
PEACE RESOLUTION
Is NOW IN HANDS OF
PRESIDENT HARDING
Continued From First Page.


of peace with Germany. lie suggest
ed that a treaty OF 'amity and com
mcrcc" might ctnbody all the safe
guards America might desire. Rrnndc-
goo cnntendcd that there would he
~" necessity for a treaty Of peace.
after the United States had declared
that peace exists. and said that what
ever contract it made would not he
a treaty OF peace.
senator Underwood. Of Alabama,
charged that the passage OF the peace
resolution would he a political sur
render ON the part OF America
Technical pcac" has not been cS-
tablishcd. and Will not he concluded
~ the passage OF this resolution"
said Underwood. "In my Judgment
never before in history has the con-
ciusion Of an event of such moment
Gus Importance to the people OF n
great nation been brought in so
careless and ili-consilcrcd a manner
as is proposed by this resolution
All that our soldiers won on the
battlciclds OF Europe is to he sur
rendered To his hour in the payment
of political understandings. Ir that
was all. we might adapt ourselves
TO our own cmharrassmcnts. but the
adoption of this resolution goes he
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02

yonh that. Wo us victorious nation
hay" tho Right 10 have peace con-
Guided on terina prescribed for the
vnn1u!Hhod. Under international law
we have tho right to prescribe these
.nrns. while under this resolution we
can only 20 10 the point OF insistence
without force"
Underwood declared that this gov
eminent can reach agreement with
Germany only to the extent that Ger
many Is willing to consent to agree
ment.
paiitical surrender becusoilun 'sQYQ
Il regard this resolution az po-
ittical surrender. because the admlnis-
tration now in charge of this gov
eminent Is unwilling to rItify the
treaty OF Versailles. either with or
without reservations or amendments
or TO negotiate :; treaty OF amity and
commerce with Germany in advance
OF this declaration" said Underwood
In the end We must negotiate such
a treaty and when we do. we will
do ii with both hands ted
Senator Walsh. OF Montana. Demo-
crat. VIGOROUSLY attacked tho pro-
visions OF the resolution relating TO
the right Of American citizens to de-
inanh claims. lie argued that the
resolution was broader in it's terms
than either the armisticc or the
treaty OF Versailles. and that those
agreements were violated.
senator romercnc. OF Ohio. Demo-
crat. said the resolution gives Ger
many the whip hand in settling
American claims growing out of the
war.
IF Germany tried her game Of
liuff with the allies with their huge
armies campcd along the Rhine. what
Viii she do about settlement of our
claims. when our army is 5000 mil T.
away demanded pomercne.
Senator Shields. Tennessee. Demo-
crat. argued that America surrend-
cred nothing through passage of the
resolution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
PETITIONS FOR INCREASE
IN RATES FOR PASSENGERS

rho Virginia Railway
Company. an electric lin" which on
crates between tho national capital
and Alexandria. with several branch
lines or tho old Dominion side 90
tn" Potomac River. yesterday pcti-
toned tn. state Corporation Com
mission for permission to increase it's
passenger rates from l-2 to , cents
- mil" and for u 20 per cent increase
or it's Communication rates. Tn" car
rior also ASKS for minimum cash
fare 81 s cents.
These same advances were granted
recently by the Interstate Commerce
Commission on interstate business
after lengthy hearing Only about
IS per cent OF the company's bust
ness is done In Virginia. representa-
tivcs ~ the company sought TO show
by it's books
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02

Plumbing Examiner Qualities.
d. IL. Roper qualified before City
Clerk Mcdowell yesterday as men,
Der OF the plumbing examiners board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
MEMORIAL BODIES
ASKED TO RESIGN
BY LABOR COUNCIL
(Contlnucd From Flrrt pnxnl

mission and the State Library boar
have awarded n contract for the ercc-
ton OF the War Memorial Library
TO the John r. Wilson Company, OF
this city. without asking for bids on
the work, and without nrst securing
the necessary plans for such a s;ruc-
turc: therefore. he /,
Resolved. THAT the Central T-oJ.Y
and Labor Council. representing IN.
workinI men and women of this
community and always having tn.
pest interests OF tn" city aud state.
OF which they are citizens. at hca TT
hereby enters it's earnest protest
against this action on the par, of tho
before mentioned bodies and records
it's position as follows:
we believe that before any con-
tract FOR the erection of tn" War Me-
mortal Library. which is to he in com
mcmoration ot the deeds Of those Vir-
ginians who took part in the great
war. that appropriate" plans should be
ORA wn and accepted by the commits
sion to whINi the Legislature has In
trusted this important work: and in
tho making Of plans we believe that
any reputable architect who may de-
sire to. should be permitted To sub
init drawings. from which the COM
mission should select the ono that to
II may seem tho most artistic and APP
propriatc
Opposes Cost-PIuS Bnsi~.
I'm the expenditure OF the States
money We believe that every prccau-
ton should hc taken to safeguard
the interests OF the state and We are
therefore opposed to the performance
OF this work on u so-calicd cpst-pius
basis unless the necessary steps are
taken l" properly protect those In
t"rcsts. This w" do not think La <
been done in this instance rs II is
proposed 10 pay TO the general con-
tractor. TO whom the contract has
been awarded. "a profit OF s per cent,
on tho cost OF tho cdificc. This would
mean approximately sl5O.0o0 pront on
the erection OF building costing less
than S2,oO0,o0O.
we Insist that the proper course
Tor the commission and the board be-
fore mentioned to pursue at this time
would b" to reconsider their former
action and first invite architects to
submit plans for the building and
then call for bids for tho constr,ic-
tion Of the building in accordance
with the plans that may have been
selected.
Asks for designations.
I'm View OF what has taken pia CO
We submit that ~" proper thing for
those charged with the public in
tcrcstS in this instance. but who have
hccn go negligent OF the trust rcposcd
in them. TO do. is to tender their
designations ana allow their places
to he filled by those who will at lea st
give the sam" consideration TO the
public welfare in the expenditure Of "a
great sum Of money that they would
to their own welfare under similar
circumstances.
I'VE hereby instruct the officers of
this body To cooperate with such
other parties rs may bc Interested, to
tho end that the mistake that has
hccn made may he rcctiicd."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02

o.4O-NORFOI.K and RETtRN-s2.i0
Tomorrow, Via y. 4 w Ry.
Tickets good on Sis and 900
o'clock trainS.-Advcrtise
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02

Box 5d2, Hopkins, MINI.
1t has been said that not one woman
in thousand passes this perfectly ma
tural change without experiencing
train of very annoying and sometimes
painful symptoms. Those dreadful hot
flashes, sinking spells, spots before
the eyes, dizzy spells. nervousness,
are only few of the symptoms.
Every woman n this age should profit
by Mrs. Blocks experience and
try Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia +. Pinkham' Vegetable Com
pound will help you write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confdentia)
Lynn, Mass, about your health.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE
is REMOVED TO NORFOLK

Clarence @. Smithcrs. OF Cape
Charles. upon taking office yesterday
as United States marshal for the
Eastern District of Virginia. an
nouuccd that he had been Instructed
By Washington authorities to remove
MS headquarters from Richmond 20
Norfolk. Removal, he added would
be made as soon as necessary ar
ranEcmcnts could he made. The aC-
ton. he presumed. was Influenced
largely by tho fact that Judge n.
Lawrence Groner and District At
torncy Paul w kcar. both have their
headquarters In Norfolk
Temporary appointments have been
made by Mr.. Smithcrs whereby the
present Office staff. consisting OF
Deputies Pitman. Elliott and Harri-
son, will remain with the dcpartm mt
FOR the time being. Permanent ap-
pointments. IL is understood, will be
made later.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
VII cnnrtacr schnnl nih..

Bids for construction and enlarge
ment Of city schools viii he consid-
cred at Il called meeting OF the City
School Board early next week. Tho
ca II viii bc issued by pr r. ". MIL
Ter, chairman. There is available for
school buildings the sum OF $500. 900.
which Is abou; 100000 less than tho
lowest bid for the work contemplated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02

for two years. l
saw Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound adver-
tised in the paper
and got good re-
suits from taking
it. / recommend
your medicine to
my friends and you
may publish this
fact as a testi-
.mOnial. - - M r 3.
ROBERT BLOCK.