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RICHMOND, VA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Eveiything Now Ready for Richmond's First Automobile Show
Richmond's Automobile
Exhibition Will Vie
With Any Ever Held
ATTRACTIONS ARE
OF FIRST WATER
Cabaret Show and Specially En?
gaged Orchestra of Twenty
Musicians Two Features.
Society Night Will Bring
Out Vast Throng to
See Sights.
One week frcrn to-morrow
Richmond's first automobile show
will be officially launched. Mayor
George Ainslie will turn the
switch which will flood the
Horse Show Bui'din^ with light
from the myriad incandescent
globes which have been placed by
the decorator. More than 100
cars of all kinds and sizes will be
on exhibition, and all Richmond,,
joined by friends and motor en- j
thusiasts from neighboring cities 1
and States, will be on hand to<
welcome the monster exhibition.
It has been no .-mall task that
the men behind the Richmond j
Automobile Dealers" Show Asso?
ciation have had in hand. It j
wasn't so much that they couldn't j
arrange to have an exhibition of I
cars without undue exertion, but!
they were anxious to have an ex-1
hibition just a little better than 1
any held anywhere else. With
success in their hands, they are j
not stopping. Every member of
the association, every member of
the Richmond Automobile Club,
every member of every business
and civic oreraniration in Rich?
mond is working ".ist as hard now
as in the early days, when the
show idea was in embryo.
Maar Things to Da.
Manager Thomas B. Hutchison is as
busy these days as the proverbial wet
hen. What with making' arrange?
ments for Decorator Seidwitz. who
will be here to-morrow, and getting a
program in shape for Vess Ossman and
iContinued on Third Page.) ~
FAVORITES WIN
ON HEAVY TRACK
Only Once Was Talent Upset,
When Chemulpo, at 15 to 1,
Grabs Fifth Race.
Charleston. 8. C. February ?.?Fav?
orite players almost made a clean sweep
at Palmetto Park this afternoon, as
live of them rewarded the faithful, the
only upset coming in the fifth race,
when the choice. Chemulpo, could only
finish second to the 15 to 1 chance Bat
Mastereon. The six events furnished
good sport, even though the going was
a trifle heavy after the rain, and there
was a large crowd orcsent.
The stake feature of the afternoon
was the Charleston Hotel Handicap of
11.200. at one mile, and Carlton G. won.
He shot to the front on the back
stretch, and led by several lengths
nntH wall Into the stretch. Then ha
was challenged by Republican and Lo?
chtet, and the three fought it out to
the end. Wilson's rtrong finish landing
Gaxlton ?? first b;- : ead. while Re?
publican was a slim, r distance before
LochleL
The aale of H. O. Comstock's two
year-olda. which was held in the pad?
dock before the ra?es hreran, was a
Conti.-vi-.I *>n Second Page
KX BALL TEAK
ALPHABETICALLY
Some Classy Aggregations Are
Put Together on Mythical
Clubs by Dopesters.
New Tork. Feb. * ?The Members
of the a Inter league have made one
last and astonishing effort to open a
debate before the eeaaen really eeea
aneacaa. and all dope dream* are re?
legated to the past ?>t). of the promi?
nent supporters of the league, by rea?
son of a guilty eoaartence or too mach
Welsh rareWi. was unable to fall
asleep in bis usual prompt manner the
other night and. hta thoughts reverting
to his favorite topic something ha
pelld him to try to pick out- a team
aiati up of players athuee name* all
began with the same letter. He was
sasi sssfot and the nest these be met
the Mber rabid rw/o i at the usual
place he told them w*iat be bad done
Thea, proving the' two heads are
better than owe. a seeded brala ooo
re! red r?e b; lUleaf Idea of forming an
slant-rhab leagwS from the alphabet.
After mecb dteeuasloa and poring ever
record books It was deehted by tae
wAh>rit) that the eiah- strongest base?
ball letters in the alphabet wore H. C.
r>. H. L. M. .?. and w Tm Instance,
the B tease iteetsd was Itradsay. first;
icoa?aooa "on' Second Page.;
RICHMOND TEAMS
BOWL WEDNESDAY
President Williams Will Repre?
sent Local Organization at
Formal Opening.
TOURNEY STARTS TOMORROW
Much Enthusiasm Shown, and
Local Enthusiasts Expect to
Finish Well Up.
I 8. N. William?, president of the
Richmond Bowling: Association, will
leave to-day for Washington to offi?
cially represent Richmond at the first
Intercity bowling- tournament held be?
tween Richmond. Washington and Bal?
timore, which begins to-morrow night
on the Palace Alleys in the capital
city.
Baltimore will send nine five-men
'teams and Richmond will send six. not
by any means a bad showing for the
local timber spoilers But what is
more to the point, the men who will
represent Richmond expect to finish
well to the front whon the final count
up comes. The very cream of this
city and Petersburg will be sent.
Richmond wants the tournament in
3 914. and Richmond bowlers will en- j
deaver to make such an impression ,
that the committee, composed of rep- j
and Petersburg contingent will meet
at the Newport Alleys at 1:11 o'clock I
Wednesday morning, and will leave at 1
8:40. o'clock, instead of at noon, as
originally planned, a special parlor
car haa been chartered to take the (
men to the seat of battle. "Richmond J
Night" will be the big day of the tour
resentatives from each of the cities :
interested, will agree that Richmond
I? entitled to the next gathering.
Wednesday night has been named .
as "Richmond Night." The Richmond
namcnt, and a bann*r crowd will be j
on hand to watch the Old Dominion i
win fame and fortune in the tenpin
game.
Fosnr Class ?.t" Teams.
In all there will be four teams to
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
TALK Of TRADES
IS DEING HEARD
Gathering of Magnates for Sched?
ule Meetings Gives Rise to
Many Rumors.
New Tork. February 8.?Baseball
men from East and West are expected
te begin arriving here to-morrow for
the schedule meetings of the two
major and one of the most Important
of the minor leagues, which will be
held during the coming week. Talk of
possible important trades already is
, In the sir with the near assembling of
! the -magnates and various managers,
among the latter being Frank Chance,
new manager of the New Tors Ameri?
cana are reported to be open to offe-s
! for trades involving new pitching; and
infield material.
j On Monday the American League
scheduled meeting is set to begin, with
? the probability that Its sessions wlU
continue over to Wednesday or lator.
On the same day the International
Leagrue holds its schedule meeting
T:,. National Commission will meet
I that afternoon. On Tuesday the Na?
tional League magnates open their
Little beyond routine business is ex?
pected to bo transacted by the Ameri?
can League president* The National
lassen?, however, will have before M
the task of ameadir.g :t* constitution,
to conform with the sow national
agreement, and Is expected also to take
up the question of the turning over to
the leagse of 21 per cent of the Itaar
Tora club's profits on the last world's
ssi I as This money. In the neighbor?
hood af tta Sgg. |a ,? the hands of Osg
National Commission, which has sig?
nified its willingness to have the das
poettton of the fund left to arbitration,
the Www Tork etab having protested
I the claio. of the laagrneV,
LEADERS IN AUTO SHOW
Heading left to riehtt Top r*w?Tkraui B. Hutchison, manager; B. A. BI-nnrr. I,. M. Fouler. Bottom row
?K. T. Kaller, J. H. ?Im?. _Photos by Foster
BOATWRIGHT NAMES LIST OF
UMPIRES FOR NEXT SEASON
Norcum, Kennedy, Stocksdale and Shelter Form Quartet?Griffin
Si^ns Two New Men From Carolina League?Schedule
Meeting Next Saturday?Roanoke Gets
Opening Date.
BY GUS MALBERT.
Frank Norcum, Jack Kennedy, Otis H. Stocksdale, S. C. Shetter.
Look 'em over; roll the names upon your collective tongue, ye fans of Richmond and the
Virginia League. Weigh 'em, balance 'em, rehearse them. They're the fall guys for your summer
pastime?the umpires for 1913.
President Boatwright broke the winter shell yesterday and made public the result of his re?
cent burrowing. He's been working rather hard getting together a staff of men in whom he has
confidence. His silence can be forgiven if he has measured up to the standard he set for him?
self. He is anxious to go through the season without making any changes in his staff, and he be?
lieves that in the quartet he has brought together he has men who will g?e eminent satisfaction
to public and owners alike. If it is true, it is well.
Frank Norcum, kind friends, is a brave man, if he has nothing else to commend him. Last
season, when Petersburg and Roanoke were fighting a race to a finish; when the very last game
on the calendar decided the championship of the Virginia League, this same Norcum fellow, with?
out blinking an eyelash, stood on the firing line, and went through the series. His very best recom?
mendation is that he is able to sign a 1913 contract.
Nerewas Old Pitcher.
Jack Kennedy comes upon the kind
words said for him by Norcum. These
two worked in the Cotton States
League last season with remarkable
surress Norrum. for the- Informstinn
of the younger generation of enthu?
siasts, was once a pitcher In the Vir?
ginia League. Naming dates would
bo giving Incriminating evidence as
to oar sge. and we Just won't do that
Otts H. Stocksdale. even wfth the frills
in the way of Initials and such Im?
pedimenta, will be recognised as the
same Individual who graduated from
Ore Virginia League to the majore,
and then drifted back as manager of
the Lynchburg club. He'a tired of
playing baseball, so Is going to try
his hand at umpiring. We have al?
ready expressed an opinion ss to what
he should be able to dw. It. C. {(hotter
Is recommended by Connie Mack Cor?
nelius says that Kr. ftfcetter Is a flrst
rlsss man. and sines the Phlladeiphlan
has had some little success In Judging
baseball ability, opinion is deferred
nntll lator.
At any rate. President Boatwright
baa a Staff of umpires Mr Loa twrlgr. ?
being a young man. and a mas of
la going to handle hta am?
is sees best He had trouble
laat year, bat not of hie own making
Without wanting to guide Mr. Boat?
wright. he will And It vastly to his
advantage, and certainly a groat aid
to hla empires, if he will tarn a deaf
oar to the pretests of fh- magnar.?
and managers who will want to oqaaxe
themselves with a dtaappolated pabUV
i>y blaming defeats on the nmpire. H
is a very common practice, and has
rsused more trouble than even Mr.
Boatwright can mend.
Rasneke beta Plana.
We are indebted to that good friend.
James L West, who represents New?
port New. In the Virginia League, for yt the league
the Information that the city by the
ses has waived all claim to opening
the season at home, and that Klmore
Heina and his Roanoke pennant cop,
pern, will be given the honor. This
does sway with all argument so far
as the ached sie as?sttag of the league
Is concerned. This as sating; is to be
held here next Saturday. The mag -
nates will gsther In the Jefferson Ho?
tel, snd after all business ham been
transacted, the representatives win be
banquetted at the expense of the local
management.
It Is a soarce of gratlncxtioa that
Schedule for Auto Show
Week
M.
T?
Mabt.
Weewemtay. Fehraor? IS?otd r>?
mlaioe
Thar* gar. Feoxmmry SO Sael?iT
Meal.
Frida i. Fi hi aas j 93
?Jtgat
Kewport News and Roar, .ke bare come
to an understanding, t'nlrss this
agreement had been reached before the
meeting, there might bare been some
heated arguments, r.i -? Is no ques?
tion out thst Roanoke deserves soeae
eonalderatiott. The town has been a
elnre its reor?
ganization some eight years ago, and
the coming season will b? the first
when the Magic City tans hs<* sn op?
portunity to watch the home club plaj
st home on th? opening d?.y On the
oth*r hand. Newport News could hare
advanced a very good line of talk as
to wh- the Shipbuilding centre should
be given the preference. It is all set?
tled now. and va take this T.-egis ot
C-aeking Jlmmi* War? for patting as
right.
tr.fr tola latest information the
???ton will begin olth Richmond play?
ing Petersburg at boms. Norfolk psay
tng Portsmouth st home or ta Ports?
mouth, sad Newport News playing
Bean ike In Roanoke?a very healthy
and prodtab'? gtv.stoa of ths opening
dates Richmond wilL of coarse, get
the week-end games, bat as to thy
rant of the schedule Bsabasw&g win
bars very little to any. oscvsting ta
a a ad riser-, capacity.
Kim vre Heina, who at now ;r Cin?
cinnati taking a> rent, advmee iKat he
has prepared a sabadale which bo
t Sinks is Mead. Jam so Bent w? erlog
another ? bedel? free? W i a gait IN
i<"astanned on Fourth Pago.;
Amateur Ball Players to Be
Organized?Whole City
Is in Move.
I Amateur baseball Is to furnish the
people of Petersburg who are anxious
to give the men and boys of that
growing city a chance to develop
themselves physically an opportunity
to achieve the results aimed at. Last
year there was a most excellent ama?
teur baseball organization in Peters?
burg. It was known as the Wlregrass
League. Unfortunately one of the
teams in this league got ontrol of
practically all the best ball players in
the city. Naturally the contests lacked
'Interest* Therefore It was thought
(best to dissolve this league and order a
: new deai.
I On Tuesday night a meeting of all
those Interested in the movement will
be held in the hall of Eureka Lodge.
Knights of Pythias, beginning at 8:30
I o'clock. Everybody in Petersburg is
invited to attend. At this time pretty
nearly everybody in Petersbuig has
made it known that they would be
there. Doctors and lawyers, ministers
and laymen, youngsters and grownups
?all will come to the meeting and try
to do something. The merchants have
slown a lively interest, and the news?
papers of Petersburg have hammered
upon the idea of improving the men
and boys along physical as well as
moral and mental lines so long that
the educational work has taken root.
Not only has It taker, root, but it has
grown to lusty proportions.
Getting right to hard pan the people
of Petersburg have come to the con?
clusion that what can be accomplished
In other cities can be accomplished In
the good town on th? south bank of
the Appomattox. They have watched
the growth of organized amateur base?
ball In Portsmouth. in Norfolk, In
(Continued on Fourth Page )
CROWD ENJOYS
INDOOR EVENTS
J Blues Meet Attracts Big Gallery.
Fat Men's Race Is Easily
Feature.
I A parked gallery watched the ath
? letes in the . loeed indoor invitation
meet held last nigbt in the Blues' Ar
? mory While no South Atlantic records
were broken, the contacts were sharp
land spirited, and some good racing re
I suited. None of the letter men was
permitted to take part la Ute several
; events, the desire on the part of the
' battalion being to Internet new men in
? track athletics. The fat men's race
brought forth the plaudits of the eve
' ntng. No man weighing lea* than ITt
* pounds ? as permitted to enter this
! race, and the big one* went into the
'event wltb the an me determ nation to
win that actuated their apeedler bro
, thers The letter men a r#l?\ ra<-e wse
j run without the appearance of Pick
Vaughan. who was supposed to cap?
tain one of the teams He was de
The summarise fellow:
rifty-yard dash -c'oooe-. --?t Dunn. ,
eocene. Time, a miaute?
Banning high Jump- -Bryan, ?rat. i
Hub tea. eeoord. Height, t foot S 1
tacke?.
Fi fly-yard h aril lee? Bryan. trot:
Klag, aeon a a. Time, 1
ago said ran?rasen. Brat: J. stae- 1
ken smpea. Tim*. 2 U
?Vet pmt- Oeddard. first; Wae?, aas?
end. Macrae, third D1st*n-?. it ?
Fat tnen'e race. 1x9 raids O eat go
Spew, trat Ostes second. Frank Kppe>
third Time 4si
Netarew.sstsaioeed eaVere against pel
vmaae Privates won. Time 1
Letter^ snen'e relay- Wo? by Tori
Jenes Cooper and Burke.
LEXINGTON FIVE
WINS FAST GAME
FROM VIRGINIA
Great Crowd Sees
Orange and Blue Hum?
bled by W. & L.
-
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
STATE IS DECIDED
White and Blue Shows Better
Team Work Than Charlottes
ville Aggregation?Game Ie
Rough, but Officials Hold
Players Well in Hand.
Many Fouls Called.
Lynchburg, Va.. February 8.?
The Orange and Blue of Virginia
trailed before Washington and
Lee here to-night in a hard
fought basketball game, in which
the State collegiate championship
was settled, Washington and Lee
winning by better all-around
work by the score of 43 to 28.
The game was witnessed by 1,
100 persons, this being the larg?
est crowd that ever had gathered
to see a basketball game in Vir?
ginia.
Miles, the tall centre for
Washington and Lee, outplayed
Rixey, who played the same posi?
tion frr Virginia. Rixey retired
when half the second half was
played, giving way to Strickling,
who held Miles far better than
Rixey was able to do.
The game was rough, but not
as rough as might hrve been ex?
pected ; a condition due largely to
the excellent work of the two of?
ficials. W'ashington and Lee was
easily the better team on goal
shooting, the Virginia team, as it
started out, beiny somewhat off,
with the exception of Stickley,
who played the best game for the
Orange and Blue Gill did good
wprk :'n the first half, but he was
replaced later in the second by
Lyman, who was very speedy.
Virginia was not as accurate in
passing and receiving, as a gen
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
WELLS ARRIVES
WITH HIS BRIDE
Bombardier After McCarty, But
Willing to Take on Any
of Topnotchers.
New York. February t.?Among the
passengers arriving to-day on the lin?
er Mauretanla was Bombardier Wells,
the English heavyweight. The fighter
was accompanied by his bride.
The Bombardier says that be ha*
come over here again looking for a fight
"Of course.'' said he, "I would prefer
McCarty to any one now in the ring.
I but if I can't have him. I wiU take on
' any other willing fighter. Johnson in
I out of the question. He Is oat of the
I game. From' what I understand bo
I can't right in this country, and the
[ ring of England is closed against bin)
j for good and all. I am very fond of
Ith,, country, and that goes without
eaying.'
Mrs. Wells is a daughter of Luke Kll?
roy. an old-time runner of England.
! She first met her husband at a prise
fight In London. Kllroy introduced
I the fighter to Miss Kllroy. and It wag
j a case of love at firs' sight.
BASEBALL SQUAD
HOLDS PRACTICE
Spring Weather Gives Carolina's
Men an Opportunity to Do
Outdoor Work.
j Chapel Hill. N C, February 1.?.
1 Week-end baseball practice at ?"arolrna
witnessed an outpouriag of thirty-tw*>
candidates in the Seid this afternoon,
eight of the number consisting eg
mould-be pitchers on the varsity nine.
Favored with spring-like we*(her tan
practice of the week baa gone on each
day uninterrupted. The week'a pr act lee
baa produced some material that hp
rather premising. Aa to the monaat,
Tom Craven, pitcher on Oak Ridge t?ll
team, baa a safe leow-ln A Freeh, Bar
and Oraves perhaps are en Ute ascend?
ing scale
The catcher s > is eve- nan) be?
fuddled than that of the pitcher*
Pf.Tbbe. Hart and Little Aberwethy. all
the possessors of snore or lees abUtty.
gained on class and scrub team* era
working for the Job A valuable a*d1
Hon to the onaeld win likely be an?
nexed la the person ef Tb mason, aa
outfielder In the Trlaity CeUege s^uad
test season Frankly sneakta* **-?
ever. the hasch ef brand-new mnepe.
lal new aspiring ts supply v*an*else
on Carotin* s squad wtii have to ehntr
sparked development if the team ta to
?Banner* favorably with tb*

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