The Richmond Virginian., March 12, 1910, LAST EDITION, SPORTING SECTION, Image 10

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Machine » Sol Suitable
for AH Pnr
ile buyers these day* are
that an auuomoMle suitable
urpoae is not aeowsmrtiy auit
Stwrthrr. awl types have been
nth reference to many spe
l Design and construction
fSq to far standardised that the pur
Pfiaatov unless ho looks into the mate
■JSijje and the record of the maker.
siEw $* oenfitsed. if the right choice
KEiaa.de he tan get « car which, mile
Mi alb, will loot no more than a
IStiia, and probably much lose, and
«U1 far outdistance the hone.
HcThe knowing purchaser's choice re
t gptvw itself around the question of
ilKi lint capacity, speed, convenience
ISmI taste to body style, supplemented
Saw hi* mechanical knowledge of the
l2r. When yon buy a our It Is a rood
gjjiia. to choose alone the followtnr
»«. ifan that the car . seats the number
|Sf. passengers you deal re, and seats
rijUpii comfortably, as plessure I# the
«Rn, requisite to a cur.
i Observe whether the car has suf
ifSNht power to carry Its load at the
' •eu.leut aneeit. and that It DlCkS UD
required speed, and that It picks up
Intoned and Is able to negotiate hill* on
' :15rh mar without pounding or undue
S*iart. Quietness and lack of vlbm
Ot4i are the «m Items In economy of
Vrtanp. Note the flexibility to the
v tatMfo of speeds on the throttle with*
|ewt changing gears-^-how slowly it wilt
mut on Marti rear without Clutch slip
««T—FlesJblHty Is most important,
as by virtue or its gear changing i«
aCOlded and the car Is enabled to
Mhsr a greater distance in a day's
''ram. A good motor should be able to
accelerate and pick up speed on him
mid* almost at a touch. A sluggish
qnftor is dangerous, as often there are
- times when quick and Immediate ac
a tfon is necessary. .Your car should
. mart at a turn of the crank. Two
&ifrffiaf|tj Ifiittfnil systems are an ad
r*dfet»gr. and are an anchor to wind
flower a i appearance. fomrorr And
aaMltty are points that can easily
t- lodged by the reputation of the
tkers. Beauty of body lines ar*'1
bolstering are external points which
irk tfte high grade car and ran
ver *be faked. Uil and not least
the care of the car after you have
light It. Will the firm stand back
iht product and give you prompt
St cheerful service when you need a
pate part? No matter how well
8ft the car may be. or how well It
dared for. adjustment and repair*
K sure to be necessary occasion*
•~:rTbe design of luxurious limousine
Oitt Has undergone coneWerable
within w compar«HvcTy short
JtMa. Is days gone by the limousine
fcddte* were both hesvy and unsightly.
Tit# great muse for the escosslve
weight wae the exclusive use of wood,
while the design had not yet reoelvsd
tdewttetrtton that n merited.
The et'-essive weight of this old*
type body resulted in a high center
«f gravity, which Increased the dts
MfteeaMe rolling action of the car;
gn recent Uthovslne design has eall
af tor the exclusive use of sheets of
“iifSfiifhom In nil but the frarfie parts
-q* fti# body,, and ft has enftbled the
•Mstoitifn limousine to be as durable as
ft 11 btootlfttl. and ha* brought about
file car somewhat more luxurious rld
Mg qaalitles
GRKEX8B0RO CIJ'R
TO PLAY ROAN’OKK
-ttOANfrgR. VA , "htgrrirTZ.—ThS
Oreenrbwro ctob will make a tour oi
Virginia during the early part of
it names have been arranffed
tomf d u» SM W bis played
LARRY MARTIN
M tn* u»«vor*.|t» *ji v live* team and prmw+vr nvtr* s$t v* '*+
1* in rw»wte| from All attack of pneumonia. On account
he w«* unable to tak e part in the Georgetown games last
jawsweg!
A Stitch in Time
To save nine muit be the right
kind of a stitch. To get full
value out of a bicycle It must
be repaired notNughf promptly,
but well. Clique, bungling
work to very er.p«*ef*e. because
ftjrffl ruin a HjBffii tin time,
.what we do to ftrat class In
every case. MijMir fall be
| PRESIDENT JAKE WELLS
prominent IB buftatl »#ll tMMflcfl ctwlw #IW I*' t<t H
prc*»nt »t th« mwtl&K ot th« m»«nates ot «h* VtrflBI* UW* t® #• *i*W Barw
Tu*nd*y It J p. mT
BIST III IEI
1 ISSUES ill
Manajrer A B. Cousin*, of tits Firm
Regiment baseball tesm, has lasuevt
a challenge to all the amateur team*
! of "the State an<J hope* to be able to
arrange n large number of go td
games for the coming season.
The regiment will have one of the
best baseball teams that has ever
represented the organization* and ft Is
i desired to arrange^ asm any gnmesaa
* possible wnh tne leading amateur
team* of Richmond and also a num
ber of games with good Amateur
teams of other towns. The challenge
will probably be answered by Peters
burg. Amelia, Fredarlokeburg and a
: number of other towns of greater dls
1 tance from this city.
■ The First Regiment Rt|uad will b»
out for practice in a few days ana
i Manager Cousins will look over the
candidates. At a meeting to be held
In a few days the orjafftWHtoW Wilt he
BerfMe4 ami a elected. Ad
games have been arranged for yet.
hnf the soldier team WIFI probably
hare plenty of games as and* as base
ball gets tinder way in the dlty.
•O hve bwrd d y shrdluaoi
OMftrfd Made* Record.
PA VTOKA, Ff,A., March 12.—Har
ney Oldfield, driving hi# JOOdiorse
rpower Thin* IE practice to-day. cover
: od a rnlte in 2* aecbnda, being orte
i fifth of a second faster than the
j world'# record, made by a Steam <saf
here four years ago. __
SSUfflUHL—
Tf A8i6£
Manager W. t* PtfWM, of the Sid
ney Stars. anhoancsa that he will
have a *IMtl| MM (KM Kum mud
that he would HIM to tfMifi gam*:
with other amateur teams in the cttj
for the < omigg a«*sen. the Star* will
hare practical hr (he mme pinyef.
who made up last year’* team amt Hi
addition to theie win he several ad"
dtttoMl «ted who will strengthen Uie
club, .considerably. Manager P>-rkms
says that he hat pleftty of good ma
terial from Which to pick hla team
this year, the moat likely candidate
are. Catchere, Shelton and Graves;
pit' her*. Sanderson and Turner;
ahorffttop, Medford; third twee, Gen
try; second base, Cornett* and Mar
shall; Arm hue, Shelton and Cum
mins; outfielders, Sanderson. Mar
shal, Turner, Graves, Perk Ms.
Manager Perkins has Issued a chal
tenge to the amateur teams of th(
city and ash* ail who wants gamrm t<
telephone Hith at Monroe 2532.
(to* Vawlgiw Win.
LOS ANGELES, March 12 —Th«
White Sox Yantgans woke up Friday
and trimmed Vernon. 3 to 1. Gin
i for a couple of coatly errors made b>
’ two sore and stiff Comteheyites th,
score probably would have been moo
lopsided. Holm and Young did th,
pitching for Chicago, and appeared tc
be in raid season form, the Vernonliei
registering three hits off Holm In (lv«
Innings and three off Young durlni
the other four sessions. Borrows, eht
played left field for the Sox, wai
there with the stick, making four hits
Sente: R. H. E
Vernon .ooOOfOioo—i « <
Chicago.0 0 0 1 %0 0 0 2—3 12 5
Batteries—St oval, Hitt, Schafer and
Hogan; Brown. Hasty, Holm, Young
Kul I tvah, Krettger.
ffMto Sox Defeated.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.—Co
mfskey’s White So* showed a sudder
j reversal of form Friday, and the l«
| cat* had little dfttculty In reachlni
; home ueder the Wire an easy winner
i JUh Scott, Who had the locals on hfa
staff Sunday, W*s an easy mark, whip
the white-legged fielders Who back
ed up by the giant slabman were ai
i wobbly as a ship in distress at sea
This made a mere exercise gallop, foi
I the Coast League champions. dent
1 could not locate the locate, and whet
he did groove them over they wer<
straightened out, and his erratic work
combined with poor support, gave tier
Francisco the game—* to 3. Score
ft. If. B
; Chicago ....0(10*9000 1—3 0 (
San Francis .21000313 •—-9 11 l
| Batteries—Scott and Owens: Miller
! Ames, Griffin and Berry. ___
(■An£c| praises nailery.
NEW YORK, March 12—Johi
Gapael, manager to the champioi
Rochester team, called at the High
I landers' headquarters to-day. It'
says that Manager Stallings has th
; best young pitcher In the proteesloi
In Russell Ford, had also has a grea
Catcher in Frod Mitchell.
"I think Mlfchej w/It be a star b
; the American League," said Gar.sei
; "He can catch ovary day. Is a super
' thrower to hasog, has a good head
.ind can hit the ball. Ford will b
on< of the team’s best pitchers, whfl
Earl Gardner, the secotld (as -tird
! will prove th* equal of John Even
! of - the Cubs, and Eddie Collins, o
the Athletics. HiaMings certatn’y ho
a lot of i laser material."
Not to Combine Auto Interests,
j DETROIT, MICH.. March II
; Upon a telegraphic request to-daf
i from Frederick W. Stephens, of th'
(New York banking firm of J. P. Mor
| gan A Company, President W. n
Flanders, of the E-M-F Automoblli
i Company, gave out a statement «
the effect that there Is ho truth ti
the report that the receht pure tuna
of the E-M-F concern by the Morgai
Interests heralded any comWnattoi
<«f automobile Interests.
"No such combination is in con
temptation," said Mr. Flanders.
Bowling Teams to Mwt.
The Norfolk and' Fortsmouti
bowling team# will ptfty the Rich
mond howling team to-night at th
Newport Alleys, beftMthg at
o’clock, These teams or* how get
ting In practice fpf th* nation*
tournament, which will be hold li
Baltimore in April. The Richmom
'team played in Norfolk last wed
and made a fine ahowtng. The Nor
• oik team will bring rooters abuij
to help them «» to victory.
m
Oomell.
ITHACA* vM* feltoreb UL*wF n
Colson, of CKMlt kH loft iho uni
verMtv th bgptm.1 It* llbr trian a
Altimy. Ho mi* oowohod Hsrarl jo
y«nr In towtngarn j>j*» aught „
eight years
caaftWatn. »
oartswiy rt
8t«m to Compete If* Columbia? Ca-,
ifemity CUinp* iii Sew
Yorfc.
NEW rORK March 12—Several
athletic reet***# are expected te f >
Into thS dteoafcf Saturday mtM M%
the Coluttrtrt* University erteet ttr
Madison (MMeOn^n. A l«r*e per
oeiMMgb Of 81« Meat athlete* (torn the
ketchel is matched
WITH Eft AN J< KLAUS
Champion Say* He Cannot Get h»
_Condition Before April
10th.
N'tW ORLEANS. LA.. March »« —
right fane here to-dey are enthtaslst*
U rally t« the hope that this city
may again appear on the pugilistic
map. The announcement from Hot
Springs, Afk., made by Stanley Ketch
el, that he had agreed to meet Frank
Klftue of Hugh Kelly 1ft the Creecent
City On April I# In a twenty-round
bout, U the chief eeuee for the un
til usliam. KateMt says he Is not )n
condltTon ahd oahnot get Into eendi
tion for Such a tattle before that date,
but denies that he has been dteetpat
inr ._
CMT RCH HILL LEAGIT.
ORGANIZED YC/ti SEASON
A meeting of the Church Kill Wane
ball League area held at the Unfoe
Station and a reerghin/stton «•« per
fected and ofSawre elected for the
season. PractfeaUy the same otftner*
WHO served last year will govern the
affairs at the league this seaaen;—
The teams fHat OOmpfise the leaaut
ere: Union Station, St. James. Vet>
aMe-Sfreet, HaMfel'* Memorial, i*t.
John'* ana Fuftofi Baptist. The name
rare* used'fast year will be In effect
for tuts season. The schedule was
not acted upon Friday night, but will
be adopted at a second meeting to be
held soon.
CASE BE mm T-nr
mm INTEREST
Lrncfeburg Fans Tbink Baltimore
Has Been Tampering With
Pt&yef.
LYNCHBURG. VA., March 11.—
The c*d# Of Bayard Taylor, »» usee*
of the Lynchburg tan, ia racking a
good deal of Interest among the ioca>.
fafle.
Berne say that Baltimore ha* been
tampering with hint. This la based
on a report that Baltimore will give
Taylor a trial. Taylor la now on the
local reserve list, had Been tendered
a contract before March 1, and the
suspension wilt not be lifted unless
be sign* a contract
Thus the local assoehrtten's a dear
title to the paper. He signed last
season with AI Orth, and played ti»
several games until ft# broke a ttnge.
in Richmond. H« waa accordingly
suspended, and during the past win*
ter an Increase in salary was of*
feved him for the ootntrg mason.
This offer He turned dawn, add atm
another waa made hhw, t» which he
has not replied.
AL ORTH INJURED
IN PRACTICE GAME
LYNCHBURG. VA., March 11 —
Word comes from At Orth to his
family here that tie baa had the
misfortune to sustain Injuries in a
practice tame in Waco, Taau, which
laid him up in bed for severet days.
Krom hie own description of the ac
cident. he was injured in a ooimton
with another player, cutting his face
and spiking his hand, and narrowly
escaped a dislocated Shoulder. He
says he is about all right again, how
ever, and hta practice with the' In
dianapolis team win not be Inter
rupted.
Friday’s Races
\' Jacksonville ftl
' First race. ssven furl
• Gold Dust, first. Critic,
der, third. Time. 1:*»
Second m«e, eli turn . ___
Zacatecas, Bret; Starboard. second;
- Abrasion, third. Time, till I-1.
r Third fare, *U furlonge. selttiyr—
t Home Ran, Bret; Skyo, second; Toll
• Box. third- Time. 1:1# t-l.
Fourth rare, one mil#, jmm-da
! Hr, Bret;; Fulfill, second; Folia thtfd.
|Time. li«S J-».
11 Fifth race, five and a half furlongs,
» salting—Earl* Court. Bfat; George W.
i Leboit, second; Sally Preston, third.
selling—
•fed; Dan
i Tamm Huahi.
First race, three year Old# and up.
* tour fuil«nfe- eelllng—Otltttord. Bret;
11 rrappe. second;; Colonel Austin, third.
'ITime, l:#l.
• Second race, three year olds and up.
1 five and a half furlongs. selling—Tal
1 low Dip. first:; Baby Willie, ascend;
« Belie of the Bell, third. Time, 1:1* *-S.
Third race, four year olds add up.
r five and a half furlongs, selling—Mc
j Andrews. Bret; Bobby Ceob. second;
! Fleming, third. Time, Mft 1A
Fourth raon, three pear otde and tin.
i Hartork. third. Ti
r Fifth race, three
t rt» turtongSr eelttn
l | Red Hotter. secen<
w
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mg*
These care are carijjt superb
dRnary^ndiiiancc---cars that challenge comparison
and arouse envy.
Call and see them and arrange for a demonstration.
Salesroom sd Garage,
AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP
!
By a deal Just consummated. J.
Pierpont Morgan kecossea owner of '
the E-M-F Company aa a preliminary
to a giant consolidation of many o*
the biggest autaffiiowr* comgiateo.
it la said that It coat he world
famous financier <*.800,090 to ac
qnfre the plant of the noted popnlat
pfleed car. Whose phenomenal sale
have been a sensation of the taat i
conple of year* la the motor world.
The consolidation of the varloue
companies has net yet been com
pleted, but announcement will be
made id a short time.
In connection with the purchase
of the E-M-F Company, U la an
pfflfflttd that a_ enapract was ««- -
tefed Into with Waiter K. Flanders try
which he wll retain hi* place as
president and general manager.
Some of the automobile companies,
which tt is said, may enter info the
Mg combine, are the tfnlted State*
Automobile company. of Tarrytown.
M. Y., which own* the Karwen-Brls
coe kotar car Company; the Co
lumbia Motor Car Company, of Hart
ford, and the Brush Runabout Com
pany. of tfetfott.
Cardan shaft la a term that slides
■ItMy enough from the motorist's
tongue, bnt a discussion of the sub
ject sftows generally that very few
even of the better posted one* Know
just how the term originated. A dis
cussion of the subject In England
recently brought out the fad that
even though the garden shaft la an
important part of the mechanism of
such a latter-day product as the
motor car. It Was originated in the
sixteenth century. According to the j
historian of the Pierce-Arrow Motor’
car Company, of Buffalo, the name
come* from that of lierontmo Caf
dare, a mathematician and physiols
of Italy, the first man to transmit
power by shaft and universal Joint*
The French, who have the habit of
assimilating names Into their vocebu-1
lary. soon had the word "tardea'’ in
their dictionaries, and now It has i
«*>me Into general use as a mechant-,
cal term, tbs Informant™ prove!
especially interesting to the Pierce-i
Arrow Motor Car Company, as U wr.s
a pioneer In the ase of a csrdan shaft
for high-powered ear* in She day
when motor oar builders were strong
ly In favor of the Chain drive, now,
almost obsolete for passenger cam.
• * *
A monster tour of owner* of E-M
r rtam, to start from New York early
in the summer. Is now being ar
ranged. The Itinerary will be
through the White Mountains and
the Row England TMatss, with »
week’s toy-over in the mountains, and
a atop of 1th# duration will bo mad*
I at Raageley Lake, where the visit
will be given over to fishing and
boating.
• • •
1 John M. fitudebaker, president ot
the Btudabaker Manufacturing Com
pany, that mat year turned oat »••,*
000 vehicles, started In Me with a
capital of tO oeata The old gentle
man la 11 yaers el age, and ettrt
butee his present good health to hard
work. During the early days he went
to California, but alter spending
eight months In making tke trip only
remained In the West four yearn, re
turning te fiouh Bend, lnd„ to buy
out hts brother's interest In the
wagon business. To-day the company
! off which he is the head
butlds wagons, but
among
tact urei
not only
_ in' numbered
largest automobile manu
the werld,
While unlimited interest „
taken by the East and Middle West,
as well as the coast, lit the new board
automobile track in Southern-Califor
nia, which opens April 8, compara
tively few people have stopped to
consider that this wUl be the largest
single wpoden structure of any kind
ever built In America. An order for
1.000,000 feet of prune Oregon pine
ptank* and beams, a targe portion
of Which is now being carted in great
loads, has been placed. To hold U
an together no less than 108,080
pounds of nails and spike* and a few
tons of holts *r* Also being shipped to
the grounds at Playa De Ray.
The surfacing planks are “two-by
fours,” 1 feet long, while the under
pinning is of vartotm dimensions. Jack
Prince, who Is in charge of the con
struction work, declares It Is being
built strong enough to stand the
weight of an express train* This
means that the saucer will he >lbra
tionteas and that no* matter how close
ly curs may cluster- together while
running their combined weight will
not in the slightest degree strain the
:W»ap ear. iw) this means a subsc- J
juent faicrewsoil demand for the bet- i
‘er c*r. because in most cases the j
>wner of a car of this etas* finds him- f
le 1 f able ami ana to us lalet4oo*» a
better oar. Uke tse owner or a
keavy car, he also seeks economy by
ini rebast a* the moderate eased car of j
justify.
The uses of the motor oar are be- !
it* extended rapidly In all directions,
ind roads are being made better ev
irywhere tmeanse the aeeeastty at the
motor car is be com lit* greater In «*v
»ryday business on the farm and in
the town or city. From every lo
jallty Hi the mates there seems
to be a good demand for sutomo- j
film and every indication pofnt* to a
substantial and satisfactory business
for lfl*.
The City Taxicab Company, of i
lUehmoadr of which Mr. V. imnati is j
president and F. V. Morton to mere- ;
tary and manager, to enlarging the
taraflW at »1S West Broad street and
putting in a complete Une of tnachia
yry. TTte company is the iocaT agent
’or the Jackson oar. Six tsxicaba are
now in operstioB. and twelve more
hare been ordered and will Soon he
pat in serttoa here. Manager Mor
ton says that he will shortly Rare an
nrxeolleot taxicah service here. The :
company wUl also hire Its machines ;
to parties desiring them.
CHURCH HU WHS
BASKET BUI CAME
Pint Rcgirnmt Quint ini
Pant Game by Sente of
80 to 28.
The Christ Church Athletic Asso
ciation basketball quint defected rh».
Pint Jtafftment team la the Christ
hurch cymnasturm Friday night in
i clcaelr contented cam*. At the enu
at the first halt the score stood 19
to IS In favor of the regiment team.
The second was bitterly fought to
the end and resulted In a final score
5T 19 cr IV In fsTflTir ffit Christ
church team.
OILt CONSIDER
THE HE
(Continued from first Pass )
X' (HM« Ponamoutfc, )»
t* MtiiNtn abroad, 44 --—
k<HM, •> game* abroad, rati#*** A
OSH: it game* wKh MrMMM, 14
games rttn ftranok#, #l gamm wH»
Lrm-tibn»*. 14 tea me* With DaavllUh
II game1 with hPerfelk. .
—TTorTSfi at home. II
tlaermtar \hrm4. «1 game* at how*.
*4 fimei abroad mil**** 4,114; *♦
rnm*i wftf Richmond. II game* wit*
Roanoke, IT games with l,yaohbw*g,
14 game* n't# Prawn outh. II cants*
with Ehtnvf l I#.
3*r. Bradleys Tlrtr*.
Owner Br.tdiey rwrtwil the Roa
noke ech-du e from Preatdenf Wit
turn* Friday and gtaneed ft*
mum* hurriedt/ He Mid that at tint
gtenre It looked vary ranch Ilk* th*
Richmond ache lute, which hat been
slightly c-pangea to meet the vim**
of the Roanoke c.ub. Re t;«te4 that
he would h*v# to •»m|ne It elot«ly
before expressing a a opinion, but
that so far a* the RhMnoad flub I*
Concerned, the achedula la prnhahly
ttUtteeutr)’. Ur. Bralltf »>tod that
he would make a rhea* study ■< tk*
Roanoke aefccdul* *Ion« with §at.>
twy Owreyi aad, It he found *»r
objectionable feature# h* would point
them oat to the magnates at the meet*
In* next Tuesday.
The program at *e»l
in which they »«l *
follows <»*tt*r* design
mtm- maarn» < J
H. R Koeatg, F. **• U.
KB*
J. Krauaae
F: tr. A.
C. Tartar,