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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
ORGANIZE AN AMATEUR
BASEBALL Commission
Petersburg Teams Unite 10
Promote Interests of
the Game.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

lSpc'!hl 10 ne I'm tS ID pa ch.1
PETERSBURG. VA. March 1.-THE
petersburg Amateur Baseball Com
mission was organized last night
when n number Of leading baseball
men Of the city gathered at the Y. NJ
e. "a The officers elected were as
follows: president. Judge c. G. Pleas
ants; first vice president. V. r..
BeachY: second vice-prcsident, George
w. Harrison: third vice president
John Slate; secretary and treasurer,
W. a. Carncs: commissioner. Junius
y. Moore.
The objcc; OF the amateur COM
mission is 20 promote the interests
of amateur baseball in this city and
elsewhere. 10 promote the interests
of amateur baseball leagues. teams,
players. umpires and scorers and to
take such action as will make for
clear amateur baseball in Peters-
burg and elsewhere.
Any baseball club in the city may
place Itself under the jurisdiction OF
the commission by subscribing to it's
constitution. rules and agreements
The commission will assign each
club TO a league having regard, as
far as possible, to the wishes ana
relative strength of the club.
This is most important stem that
has been taken in amateur baseball
in Petersburg for several years, and
Will mark the beginning Of new
era In sports in the city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
SPIDERS GET week Of
HARD INDOOR TRAINING
Fr e II men Candidates for
Baseball Squad Will Come
Om Tomorrow
Out Tomorrow.

After one weeks indoor >york on
the part of his battery couIldates
Coach Dobson will tomorrow aftrr
noon have all freshmen candidates
for positions on the baseball squad
to report on STADIUM Field so that
he can give them the once over and
can determine who among this group
VIII be kept in Spidcrdom during the
regular spring vacation.
1t has been Dobson's policv 70 got
in enough baseball practic, or o1
doors each year before the spring
recess In order to have tho likely
candidates for weeks intensive
training. This sessions recess starts
March Is. and from then until March
%. the Red and Blue ball tossers will
work twice daily.
To Call Upper CIn,s,n.n.
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rocror vii, ;ssua III, 60
classmon ~ Witch ,i,,n ~ IL,
EicId hnsoh,I, octivitins vii, stor, IN
real earnest
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al, ~ ''e" men "no nave
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
GERMAN ATHLETIC BULLETIN
LAUDS AMERICANISOLD
Asserts Versatility Is Middle Name of Private Buck of
Fifth Regiment Service Company, Who Formerly
Starred at Staunton Military Academy.

Versatility is the middle name o.
ono Private Buck. of the Service
Company of the Fifth Infantry, who
in civilian life. goes under the name
OF Mister Selby II. Buck. OF Miami.
Fla says the Athletic Bulletin, pub
iished in Coslenz. Germany. This
gentleman is ono OF the hest it'll,
athletes in the Andernach sector. ana
has done quite few things in sports
since being member of the Ameri-
can forces in the Rhineland.
Before entering the service Buck
used to cavort about the Staunton
Na) Military Academy snort field.
and, while there was just about one
OF Inc shining lights in sports. Buck
went IN for about every athletic
activity IN the curriculum and gem
orally made out in excellent man
ner. In fact. he was one OF the star.
IN the athletic armament. Many
tolks have thought IL was due To his
conSenial and magnetic makeup tina,
ne made the teams. but Buck has
proven that this was n MISSIONER.
FOR he has showed that he rs one of
the most versatile of a. F. in G..
athletes.
After leaving Staunton (pronounc-
ed stanton in Virginnie), Buck mi
grated to Georgia Tech. In Atlanta
ana while at the institution, which
was made famous by it's Golden
tornado" football team. he managed
10 do pretty we'll in all branches OF
athletics and performed on the grid
iron, the diamond. the tennis ana
basketball courts. and in the swim
ming pool. He managed to do pret,,
well in all OF them. This was good
experience for him. and the BUMPS
winch he received at the famous
Georgia institution served him we'll
when he came into our fold
AS stated above, Buck is versatile.
and. since being here with us or
the Rhine. he has done quite n few
stunts. which. when all summed up.
makes quite "a record. For instance.
during last August. Buck was run
ner-up in the singles tennis tournn-
ment here in Coblenz. He lost out
by close scores to Lieutenant Lodge,
OF the Engineers However. TINS
little setback had little effect on
him. for he went back To Andernach
and won the singles championship
out there. This proved that the sub
iect of our article was no false
alarm in handling q tennis racket.
When the basketball season rolled
around last winter. II was Bucks
team which won the company honors
out in tho Andernach region, and it
was Buck who was the star OF the
team. Buck later played on tho bat
TALON and tho regimental quints. and
was one OF the best players I'm the
forces. Ee was named MS one of the
hest ton players on the y. +. In
G. honor roll.
In baseball BUCK managed to slip
q cog. He lirtSd with wide pitch
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
4l5.Yard Drive Is Made
by English Golf PLAYER

LONDON. March "a drive of
4l5 yards is credited to Frank
Dennis. 20-year-old professional,
of the Crcwc Golf Club. The dis
lance Is vouched for by two mem
bcrs. according to the London
star. The ball was hit from q ice
slightly above the green. 335
yards away. 1t pitched on tho
ground. which was frost bound.
and ran over n distance of eighty
yards beyond the hole. Dennis
achievement is considered one OF
the greatest recorded.
James Braid. leading English
professional. has driven II ball on
FROST bound ground al Walton
Heath a distance OF 800 yards. and
declares that to be his longest
drive. II. NJ. Horne, another
British professional. noted for
long-6istance driving, has re-
corded distance of ass yards at
North Berwick.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
Y. NJ. |. CADETS BEGIN
EARLY SPRING PRACTICE.
Call tor Battery Candidates Is
Answered by %
Players.
NEW MEN OUT Fon PLACES
PITCHERS and Cntchcrs Go Through,
Exfensirc Indoor Training, hut
VIII be brought Outnide when
Weather Improves.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LEXINGTON. VA. March i.-i'or
the past three weeks Coach Clarkson
mas been busy working and wedding
out an unusually large number OF
battery candidates. with Page and
Saunders from last years SQUAD and
several new men tho prospects arc
OF the best. NuEent. O now man. IL
allowing up well, and no doubt he
VIII come In with Page and Saun-
ders FOR share OF duty on the
mound. Farley is also developing
an arm which may be OF use to the
squad this spring. The catchers are
showing good work and among thu
seYera! aspirants II Is still hard TO
even try to pick the most likely men
for this position. Pack. Hart, ana
Mason are showing up well right
now and many new men are appear
ing with good form.
Practice Indoors.
The battery has been going through
an cxtcnsive indoor practice. but
VIII be brought outside as soon as
the weather opens IN. On days when
the weather has been favorable the
inneld and the outheld men have
been training on the old baseball,
diamond and just enough work has
been done TO show Coach Clurkson
that he VIII have an alright bunch
Of helders. both on the diamond
and In the outneld. Jere Dunt-
Ing. captain OF the team and
last years hrst bnseman, is suffer
Ing from an injured knee, and II is
featured he won't be able to ap-
pear on his old corner this year,
however Southall from last years
scrubs. Is producing good bit OF
work on this position. and will be
close runner ~ for the initial sack
In case OF n vacancy.
Working over Field.
The new athletic ield which was
opened last fall is now being worked
over and diamond being laid out
this work will probably be over and
the field ready for occupancy in about
two weeis. The varsity will then
move down on the new diamond and
begin operations. while the Scrubs
Will be on the old diamond under AS
sistant Coach Mann. Regular prac-
tice Will then be the Issue In prepara-
ton for the heavy spring schedule
which opens with Roanoke College at
Lexington on April /. In spite OF the
fact that about five letter men failed
TO return this year the ". NJ. !. hacker.
are more confident than ever. this
duo to the strength and number OF the
new material. Manager =. Q. Miller
has announced the following schedule
TWO dates are yet tn be iiiled. pref
erably with games To be played at
Lexington.
Pending Schedule.
April l-Roanoke College a, Lex
ington.
April! 5--sou,h Carolina at Lexing-
ton.
April s--Open.
April l5-Opcn.
April 1e-oglethorpe AT Lexington.
April 22-Roanoke Elks Mt Ron
noke.
April 2s-North Carolina State at
Lexington.
April 27-University of Virginia at
Chariot Asyllle.
April os-G:lford College at Lexing-
ton.
May 3-Randolph- Macon at Licking
ton.
May 6--F. Il. J. at Lexington
May ll-V. p. /. at Biacksburg.
May l2-Trinity at Durham.
May l3-Sorth Carolina State at
Raleigh.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
RICHMOND COLTS WILL PLAY SIXTY ONE
GAMES ON LOCAL DIAMOND THIS SEASON

At Home.
April 81. 90, Ne'port News.
April -. %, %. Portsmouth.
May !. ., 3. Norfolk
May IL, IL, II. Wilson.
May -, %. "a, Portsmouth.
May E5. &c. %. Newport News.
May 20. 80 "a. NJ. and r. Nj. 81.
Rocky Mount.
June s. .. 10. Rocky Mount.
,!unc "a, -. -. Norfolk.
June 10. 20. 81, Portsmouth.
June 90. %. ~. Wilson.
June 90. 30. July /, Norfolk.
July tP. Nj, Newport News.
July 10. IL, -. Wilson.
July II. IS. 10, Rocky Mount
July 81. August l, 9. Wilson.
August II. Is, 10, Norfolk.
August "a. 20. 20, Portsmouth.
August 2s. 90. 80 Newport News.
August 81, September !, .. Rocky
Mount.
September (P. NJ, 3. 6. Newnort
News.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05

eye of Chandler Egan, OF Portland.
On the other side of the continent.
In Eoston. Mayor Curlcy voiced the
demand for increased municipal golf
facilities in request to the board of
park commissioners that survey be
made 10 determine the possibilities
OF extending the ninc-holt course in
FRANKLIN Park and constructing other
INKS In tho city. New York city Is
not satisfied with it's municipal golf
situation. and players are organizing
10 secure more courses and better adj
ministration of the present ones.
while Philadelphia also has caught
the spirit and is planning new de-
Nelopments for the coming season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05

ORBANA, ILL. March 4.-The sec
ono national intercollegiate track and
heid meet under the auspices of the
National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation Will be held in Chicago on
June IL, II was decided at meeting
or the committee on meets here to-
day. The association Is composed Of
all the sleading universities and col
ieses in the country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
BowIers Jumn to Front,

TOLEDO. OHIO. March New
leaders appeared in the singles and
doubles division of the national
bowling tournament here today. IL.
wagner. Chicago. jumped TO the front
in the individuals with Csc. II. Eicke
and X. Rndnick, Chicago, took the
doubles lead
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05

Abroad.
April 20, Newport News.
April "a. IS, 26. Norfolk.
May 1. 8, 6. Portsmouth.
May S. 9. 10. Newport News.
May Is. Is. II. Rocky .iount.
May is. ~, 20. Wilson.
June !, ., 3, Norfolk.
June 5. G. I, Portsmouth.
june il. i6. II. Rocky Mount.
June 90. %, %, Wilson.
July ), "a. Nj, g, Newport News.
July Il. z. s. Wilson.
July IL. II. Is. Rocky Mount.
July 20, 81, %. Newport News.
July "a. %. 26. Norfolk.
July -, IS. 30. Portsmouth.
August 3. I. 5. Portsmouth.
August 3. I. 5. Newport News.
August {. s. 0. Wilson.
August 10, IL, -. Norfolk.
August IL, Is. 16. Portsmouth.
August Fl. %. 90. Rocky Mount.
september 1. "a. NJ. Newport News.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
Atlanta Slim, Er,I,n. u,v.

ATLANTA, GA, March 4.-Erskine
Mayer, former major league pitcher,
who has been playing semiprofcsslon-
al ball recently. has been signed by
the Atlanta Southern Association
Club. 1t was announced tonight. lie
Is native of Atlanta and brother
OF Sam Mayer. Cracker outflelder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
GIBBONS WILL START
TRAINING TOMORROW
lBy Associated press. /

NEW YORK. March tom Glib
bons. the st. Paul iight-heavyweight.
VII! start training here Monday fore
his fifteen-round match on March Is
with Harry Greb. OF Pittsburgh.
In bouts to be held preliminary to
me tireE Gibbons scrap, Clonie TAFT
OF minneapolis and Winnipeg, claim
ant OF the Canadian lightweight
title, VIII meet Joe yelling, OF Chi
caso. and Luke Tenner, OF Scranton,
Pa, vii! meet Al Wagner OF Phila-
delphia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
Wins nasketbnm Tile.

NASHVILLE. TENN. March a.
Hume-Fogg High School, OF Nash.
villa. won tho final in the State wide
basketball tournament here tonight
BY defeating Morgan High School. OF
Petersburg, Tenn. 80 to 2f This
victory entities Hume -Fogg to repre-.
sent Tennessee ut the stasg basket
ball tournnment In Chicago, April ,,
( and 8. 80 E'f
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
Huston ON way to Arknnsns.

HOT SPRINGS. ARK, March e.
The Boston Americans are scheduled
to report here tomorrow for spring
training. The squad OF the New York
Americans sent here for preliminary
work will begin to dwindle tomor-
row. when some OF the players leave
for New Orleans to join the main
body. Several Yankee players will
remain until the middle OF next week
and Babe Ruth plans to spend at
least another week here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
PETERSBURG GIRLS
/, BEAT NEWPORT NEWS

PETERSBURG. VA. March A.
f'he girls team of the Petersburg
High School defeated the team from
Newport Nows last night in a fast
game OF basketball by the score Of
"a to 4. The visitors were at the
percy OF the local team throughout
he game. The lineup:
Newport News. Petersburg.
fibley. forward .Irvins
Psrner!..... forward Donnan
|1ett......... d. center 49,. .Ruffin
Rosenberg. S. center Townsend
|fary.....''-.. guard ..... Robertson
|iiliett... guard ..... .Hatchett
Second Half.
fipieys...s... forward ...... Williams
urn .el forward Hargraves
etif'sy ,2... ]. center n. RUM
ipsen ne res S. center ~, HoDnessey
|Sliie IN, guard 8. Norman
PsyloE ss.a guard .l... Z. GS,dWin
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05

ANNARBoR. MICH. March A.
Michigan went into a tie for second
place In the Western Conferences
basketball championship race by de-
foating Iowa tonight, rs to 10.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-06
WHITE AND DUNDEE
Garden Management signs Chicago Boxer to Meet Junior Lightweight Champion On March 17.

New York, March 6.-Frank Flour ney, match maker at the Garden, yes terday clinched two important boxing bouts for Madison Square Garden pa irons. Unable to get Benny Leonard to meet Charley White for the light weight championship March 17, he did the next best thing and substituted Johnny Dundee. Ike Dorgan, man. ager of White, telephoned the left hook king at Chicago and Charley quickly accepted the terms.
 The other match will bring together the bantamweight champion, Johnny Buff and Joe Lynch. This bout is to take place three nights late, March 20.
 '.rhis time I'll knock Dundee out declared White over the long distance telephone to Dorgan. II got draw with him up in the Bronx, and l de- served the decision, but l beat him up in Boston several weeks ago. l had hopes of meeting Leonard, but after I knock Dundee out the public will demand that Benny box me-
New Britain herald., 1922-03-06
TOMMY MILTON WINS
Victor Averages 1fO.8 Miles an Hour in 2o0-Mile Championship Auto mobile Race at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Cal, March 6.-Pom- my Milton won Ghe 250-mile national championship automobile race yes terday at the Los Angeles Speedway at Beverly Hills, near here, in hours IS minutes and 29 seconds. Jimmy Murphy was second and liar ry Hartz third.
 Miltons time for the distance was said to have been within IS seconds of the worlds record esta blished by Jimmy Murphy at San Carlos, near San Francisco, Dec. II, 1921.
 Milton's average yesterday was 11O.S miles an hour. Pietro Bordiro. in one lap, whirled around the mile and quarter track in 3S As aec- onds, an average of 117 miles an hour, said to be the fastest time over made on mile and a quarter track by a car of 1S2-inch piston displace- ment
New Britain herald., 1922-03-06
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
"Kid" Benjamin Loses No Time in Spilling Ink to Defend Claim or WclterWeight Wrestling Champion

"In Saturdays Herald l sec that Al Ventres has disputed my claim to the New England Welterweight Wrestling title.
 Now, I wish to say, l will claim said title regardless of him and am willing to prove my right to it.
 "I have agreed to meet Alex Sobuta, who claims to have beaten some o1 the best men in the country and glVes that as his reason for wanting to meet me, as l also agreed to meet Eddie shaboo. the U. $. N. champion, who upon seeing my acceptance of his challenge got cold feet and no one has heard a word from him since, and Sobuta says he can't meet me tll' after March 23rd as he has other matches booked.
 NOW Ventres looms up as the third and in reply to him, all l have to say is, if he wants to dispute my claim, why he must do it on the mat, which is of course, the proper place. and if he wants to claim it, why ne will have to beat me in finish mo- hold barred match and till he does so l think l am justified in claiming the New England title.
 "Trusting you will see that l am in for good clean sports and that you will give Ventres a chance to look this over in your paper l beg to re- main very sincerely
 "F. IVAN BENJAMIN.,
 New England Welterweight
 Champion Wrestler
New Britain herald., 1922-03-06
RIVALS TO SETTLE
 STATE TITLE CLAIM
New Britain Y. M. (. <. Juniors and Chcrokces of Hartford, Arrange
 Championship Game Here.

Plans are being perfected for Il basketball battle to determine the junior, championship of Connecticut with the meeting of the Y, NJ. C, A. Juniors and the Cherokees of Hart ford, The game will be played on the local association court. some time during the latter part or the month, Both teams have excellent records this season. The Cherokees per- formed at the State armory in pre- liminary to Qpe of the kaceys' State League game this season, and easily disposed of New Britain team. The team made a very impressive showing,
 The "Y" Juniors have been going along at rapid clip. losing but one game this season. The locals have the following players: Sheehan, for ward; Morelli. forward; Neipp. cen ter; Dunn, guard; Tancred, guard 1; Schmidt, forward, and Patterson, guard
New Britain herald., 1922-03-06
WARD DECLINES
 TO COME TO TERMS
Tanks Inhelder Talks With Hug
 gins, But Doesn't Sign

New York, March 6.-l)own at the Yankee training camp in New Orleans today Manager Miller Huggins and his American league champions of 1921 were ali dressed up in their snappiest scenery in anticipation of the arrival of Babe Ruth, fence and record smasher and baseball's child of for tune.
 Boost for Ruth
 They have been aprised of the fact that Babe, by the mere Tipping of paltry copper penny, had won for himself a contract calling for salary of something around s50,O00 year md $500 bonus for each and every time he bumped the horsehide for round trip of the sacks.
 That started the rockies to thinking today, and they galloped through their training stunts with an en- thusasm that did not escape the eyes Of Huggns.
 Huggins had only one worry left Aaron Ward. and his salary com- plaints. Yesterday Ward and Hug gins ta.lkcd over their differences, but jailed to come to terms. Ward is re- ported to be holding out for salary of S10,OO0 a year.
 MrGraw Handling Colts
 John McGraw still was giving at- tention to his youngsters at the San Antonio training. It Is unusual for Inc veteran leader to give 80 much of his time to the rockies, but he has l promising lot this year and proba- bly, hopes to find material worthy of development.
 Trying Underl,and Delivery
 At Jacksonville in the Brooklyn Superbas camp Sherrod Smith was busy developing his new pitching de- livery similar to that employed by Carl Mays, the Yankee veteran. Andy High, the now Brooklyn inA"'anr, w7S eported to have impressed Manager Robinson by his worK uio.ns4 t4.uI oase.
 Yesterday Zack Wheat the Super bas' veteran outiielder entered train ing and gave the youngsters in camp few lessons in long hitting. Nap tucker tried out his pitching arm in practice with the rockies and showed 'hem that he still had some of his old slow ball cunning.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-06
'PENNSY QUINTET HOLDS SLIGHT LEAD
Quakers Are 0ne-Half Game
 Ahead Of Princeton Tigers

New York, March G.-The basket ball teams of Princeton and the Uni versity of Pennsylvania are still main faining their battle for first honors Tn the Intercollegiate league. The lat ter quintet is holding first place by the margin of half a game over the Tigers. Each team strengthened its position during last week by gaining two victories. Princeton defeated Columbia and Dartmouth. while Penn vanquishcd Yale and Cornell. The Quakcrs have now won seven games and lost only one for per centage of .S75, while the runners-up have a record of six victories and only one defeat for mark of .S57. Dart mouth frightened it's grip on third place by scoring an easy triumph over iaie. The New Haven. collegians dropped two games last week and have still to win their first league contest
 Penn experienced little difficulty in disposing of the Yale five carly .n the week, but on Saturday night the Quakers were forced to play through an extra period before gaining he de- csion over Cornell. Columbia rave Princeton a hard battle. but n ally by the Tigers gave them the victory. The local players are in fifth place, half game behind Cornell.
 Pulleyn, the Columbia right guard. was displaced as leader In the race for individual scoring honors Dy Cullen. the Dartmouth right guard. The latter scored 32 points during the week and now has total of 10S In the contest with Princeton he cagcd fifteen goals from foul in twenty at tempts and in the Yale game he scored six field goals and five foul baskets. Grave, Pepn's star center, jumped from fourth to Hecond place by compiling 3S points in the games with Yale and Cornell His total is now 105. Pulleyn dropped 10 third place and has 05 points to his credit. Loeb of Princeton is fourth with S2, while Luther of Cornell is fifth with S1. Cullen of Dartmouth ilas :he most goals from foul, 7S, and Grave leads in goals from the field with o5.
 The standing of the teams and .n- dividual scores follow: