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ALMOST COMPLETE Arrival of Baker, Jackson, Titm&n and Archer. Leaves Few to Come. BIGBTE NOT SURE Player Says He Has Not Promised to Sign Up and Has Not Yet Decided. Mislsgedn- ,0 ly ahrdlu vcmbfw With the arrival of 'iitinan and Archer Monday night, the roster of the Colta is almost complete. Only three of the men who were expected have aa yet failed to arrive, they ore Klefel, Meosftt and Hale. Hale I* expected sure to-day and the other two are more than likely to tome In. Manager Law lor auted Tuesday morn ing that he would not he mix-prised to aee all three players come in for rhe afternoon practice. Hunan's Contract. Manager Lawlor Is not anticipating gay difficulty about Tltman’s ron l*y some time ago that he would bring his contract wth him when he came and this was not considered a« any sign that he wa* dissatisfied wi*h its contents. Manager Lawlor sr.td Tuesday: “Tltinan has come here to play ball and I feel sure there, will be t)o question of- his giving In hit. Contract. There Is no possible '■han'-s of his being a hold-nutu as has been stated.” Illgbie Not sum*. There is yet a chance that Stanley Blgblc will not sign with the locals. Owner Bradley In discussing the uk Monday said that he had made .1 proposition to President McLaughlin, of the Lynchburg Club, for the player and that the same hail been accepted. He said that the contract has been made out and sent to President Wells to be sent by him to the player. Man ager Lawlor says that he feels sure Bigble will sign the contract when be gets it. "He did not make an exact promise to sign." said Manager Law lor. "but he strongly intimated that he would do so. He said that he could ^afford to worjc for less In Richmond than anywhere else since this is his home town and his expenses are much loss here than they will be elsewhere. He told me that he likes the city and Its people and I surely received the Impression that he would welcome the contract and sign It when received. We have first claim on the player Since President McLaughlin ha* ac cepted our terms and \ve are able to offer Btgbie as much as any other ctub on account of the salary limit. 1 feel sure that if Uiffl'ic Plays in the Virginia league it will be in the uni form of a Colt.” bigbio did not see in inclined to talk much Monday concerning his proposed connection with the Rich mond Club. ”1 did not know a con tract had been sent to me.” he said. "1 have not yet received it. 1 don't know what 1 will do about the mat ter; I cannot say that 1 will sigm up. There will have to be some talking first. Yes, l like the Richmond Cluo alright, but l cannot say that 1 will be with them this season; 1 will make my decision later, after 1 the »--•« tract and. talk the matter over with the Richmond Club people.” ' Men Working Hard. At the afternoon practice M-.nda; Manager latwlor spent most of the time giving the men baiting practice. Verbout was in the bos for nearly an hour putting them over in an easy fashion, so the Colts could line them out. The twlrler seems in Splendid form, and while he did not let himself out, he showed at times that he Is able to do so. and Man ager Lawlor was very favorably im pressed with his work. Curley Brow n. w ho reached Rich mond Monday a* noon, showed up particularly well at practice, ana while he has not handled a ball since the doming of last season, he see ro od to be in good form. He is a sack ing hitter, drives the bail low and hard. On third he covers a large territory and accepts every chance. He la very quick and accurate in get ting the boil sway. Baker and Jackson Arrive. Baker and Jackson reached Rich mond in the afternoon and reported at the ark, while the squad was go ing through the afternoon practice. Jackson said that he is feeling in line form, and will o« able to put them over in a few days. Baker, while he looks particularly well, says that ha has Just recovered from an attack of appendlcttls and is feeling pretty weak. He said, however, that he will at once begin practice along with the rest of the squad, and hopes to get In shape in a few' days. Owner Looks Them Over. Owner Bradley went out to the pork Monday afternoon and looked over his likely bunch of youngsters and veterans. He seemed highly pleased with the actions of the play ers around the diamond, und said that they look as if they will be able to take their share of the games this season. He seemed surprised at the large number of men present. He had expected to find only a few, and upon arriving at the park found thut the roster was complete with the ex ception of about four men. Morning practice began Tuesday at 1Q:*0 o’clock, and the men were again put through batting practl and base running. The regular hard practice will begin Wednesday. Monday’s Games At A then*. Ga.: r H E New York .1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1—10 11 0 Georgia ...00 000000 0— 0 3 2 Batteries—Vnfhn, Ford, Upham, Xtelnow. and Sweeney; Smith, Bran Ben. Thompson and Lucas. At Los Angeles. Cal.: Ternon ..0 000001000 •—i Sex .ooooooiooo o—i Batteries—Hitt, Baldwin, Brawn; Walsh, Buter and Kreuger, At Hot Springs. Ark.. R. H. E. Boston 20000000 1—8 • 7 Cincinnati ..000 810 0 8 0—0 8 8 Batteries—Pape, Bar be rich, Car ■ Bradley: Beebe, Castlcton, Clarke. __Hall Flayer Tnjurrd. CAMBRIDGE.'MASS.. March 22.— F. winter, of Webster, a can tor the Harvats' fytmaa broke hie Unjust oe —antic* raster FIRST SQUAD OF COLTS AT LOCAL PARK Karly arrivals who had hard wour out at Park Monday. They are left to right, standing1-—Brooks, Brown, Irvine, Decker, Dan graft. Kneeling, Hevetle, Wallace, Manager Dawlor. Way mack an d VerbouC____ ___ _____ ___ TURNER AND TURK SION FOR MATCH — Champion ami Powerful Foreigner' Will Meet in Armory April 4th. f‘arrr Arbmert. u powerful Turk, who ranit to Richmond Monday to arrange a match with the winner of the Turner-Kchultz match, left the city before the hout was pulled off. Before going, however, he signed blank articles of agreement, to which Turner's name was added after he won from Schultz. The articles pr<>. vide that the Turk and Turner shall meet in the armory in a finish match, eateh-aa-vsitch can, on the night of Monday. April 4. Both men hate plai e<l a forfeit for their appearance on the date named in the agreement Achmerl claims to he tTSe (hamploh i of four Eu rap-urn -countries.- a tel says that he has been wrestling in this country uleyen months without a dg-.; feat. He is not as tail as Turner, liut will probably outweigh the cham pion by diftren pyiunda; while short, he Is massive in construction. He has an excellent opinion of himself, and said that whichever of the men he met it would be simply murder, a* they would be but children In his , hands. Turner has never been defeated by a wrestler In his class, and said after the match that he will be glad to meet the Turk, anti at the same time promised to make things lively for | the foreigner. Turner signed the ar ticle* Immediately following his match yvlth bchuit*. from which he emerged seemingly as fre«h as when ho entered. Achmed stated that three days be fore fhe match he would come to Richmond, in company with a glam Turk, weighing nearly three hundreyl pounds, and give a series of exhibi tion bouts in the armory for the en tertainment of local fans, and to get them interested pending his hout with Turner. PHILADELPHIA CLUB BREAKS SPRING CAMP I*lav A. and M. College at Raleigh Wednesday—Coming Here. (Special to The Richmond Virginian.) KALKIUH, N. C., March 22.—The local fan* ore looking forward to the appearance of the Philadelphia na tional baseball team' here. Wednesday, when they play the Agricultural and Mechanical College. The Philadelphia team will break camp at Southern Pines Tuesday, and the Yanlgans go straight on, while the team which will stop here will be the regular team, and the one which will begin the sen son. Either Foxen or Moran will pitch. From here they go to Rich mond to play Princeton. PADDY LAYIX BEATS JACK NELSON BADLY BUFFALO, N. Y„ March 22.—Bat tling Jack Nelson, of Brooklyn, is bad ly cut and bruised to-day as a result of his bout with Paddy Lavin here last night. Except for a wild swing by Nel son In the seventh, which put the Buf falo man down for eight seconds, the bout was all Larin's way. At the end of .he ninth ruund Referee McBride humanely stopped tin contest and awarded the fight to Lavin. Lavln outweighed Nelson and had the advantage of height and reach. Athletics Visit Penitentiary. ATLANTA, OA, March 22.—A di version from the usual course of training was handed out to a few of the Alglctle players when Sam Jones, one of the owners of the Quaker tsgm, piloted the party through the Federal penitentiary. This trip was taken between practices, and 414 .not Interfere with the work mapped out for the mas for ths tool week of ltheir stay hero, IS! OXFORD ID CAMBRIDGE IN IRE ANNUAL RAGE j Will ('over Usual Course of Four ami u Half Miles on the Thames. LONDON, .Mars h 22.—Oxford and j Cambridge will row their sixty-aixth ■ annua! rme to-morrow "n the Thames. With seven old men in their boat, and advantage in weight of five pounds to the man and the prestige of victor;.' last year, the Oxford crew w the t&vorite in the betting, despite ■ the fact that the Cantaba, as the Cambridge boys are known, have im- j proved wonderfully in the iast week The race will be over the usual course, from Putney to Mortiakc. four and a hair miles. There are no Amer icans in either crew this year. Cooke, No. 4, and Coxswain Skinner. of the | Cambridge boat, are from Australia and jtmrth Arrtea. re*pecfTvel\. The authorities have. declined to 1 heed the protest of Klveiutdo clergy men against holding the race In Holy j Week.' pointing ont that the tides wti > not again be favorable for a long time. SFLUVAN IS NOT OFT OF DANGER1 f.i >s AXOELKS. CAI,„ March 22.— , Following an operation to remove ac- j cumulated pus, W. J. Sullivan was re- j ported to have a better chance to es cape amputation of his leg, but the doctors were still more hopeful than certain. The Chicago American League catcher was denied all visitors to- l dav. including President Comlskey and hts brother, both of whom have been admitted by the hospital au thorities previnnkty. Thai prohibition is accepted serl- '• ously by the catcher’s friends ns In dicate at least .of an important crisis j in his case. KETCHEL-KHS FIGHT WILL CREATE INTEREST Middlo Weight fhatnjnou is iu Fine Condition—Weighs 160 Pounds. FlTTSBURa, PA , March 22. With the arrival (Mm the Fast this evening of Frank Klaus, tliu local middleweight champion, here W'ed mcsday, right fan.i are to-day bub bling over «itb enthutdaam over the coming event. Klaus has been doing his preparatory work at Camden, N. J., and. according to reports here, is in the pink of condition. Those who have set u Ketchcl in his work declare he will enter the ring in per fect trim, lb Is already down to 160 pounds, the weight he is required to make twenty-four hours before the battle. The engagement will be watched with interest by a large number of light promoters, and it is beHrvr-d K fnt,» wfH br rntrc-tieti -with some of the best scrappers In the country. COMMISSION' TO ACT IN JOHNNY KLINO’S CASE CINCINNATI. O. March 22—A meeting of th.- American Baseball Commission will be held here this week to take action in the case of Johnny Klltig, according to an an nouncement made here to-day by August Herrmann, chairman. It is ex pected that the meeting will be held on Thursday, although the date has not yet Lawn definitely fixed. UNION BOYCOTTS THE CLEVELAND BALL CLUB CHICAGO. March 22 —The Chicago Federation of l.nbor has placed a boy cott on the Cleveland baseball club, as the Cleveland ball park was built by non-union labor. CHAMPION A. C. HOLT 'Inner at preliminary bout At armory Monday night. Holt la champion of artillary and will again rooet champion of Infantry. O. ejbavla. in a $t* ■nanr to tha bout Joo gwaar ana Cap* d<hi—d. Awtt » FRYE KING ASKS FOR MATCH HERE -Champion Light-Heavyweight Is sues Challenge to All Comers. Krye K i n g. champion lightweight wrestler of America and wrestler partner of Joe Turner, came to Rich mond with the Washington wrestler and was in his corner during his bout with Schult*. King last -night issued 1 a challenge to the world, and said that he would be glad to meet any opponent there at any time that may be arranged. King's manager, Mr. Harris, was also iu the city. He said that King has met some of the best wrestlers in the country, and has never heeh defeated. Mr. Harris said that King is a wonder of science arid strength, -and that if-a lamt could iw. arranged here for him it would attract great : interest and prove more than cnter 1 taining t-> the local sport fans. SAILOR BURKE IS NO MATCH FOR KETCHEL Bardy Wins Over Tim Sullivan in Ten-Round Fight. NEW YORK. March 22.—Sailor i Rurke's ambitions to win the middle weight title through a mutch with Stanley Ketchel have gone a-gliinnter , Ing to-day, according to the fight fans who witnessed his go with Tim Sulll i van. of Boston, before the Olympic Athletic Chib here last night. Burke won the fight, hut in such a way that it | Is generally conceded to-day that he | will not have a look-in for a match [ with Kethel. Montana Jack Sullivan was to have been his opponent, but could not ap ! pear, and sent Tim Sullivan as a aub ; stitute. Sullivan was fat and out of i condition, yet managed to stay the ten ' rounds with Burke. He was knocked ! down twice in the period. After the third round Burke, fought willingly, trying his best to put his matt out, but showed neither cleverness nor punch. PHIL MGOVERN AND YOUNG BRITT MEET BALTIMORE, MD„ March 22.— Phil McGovern, young brother of the once Terrible One, will make his de but to a Baltimore audience to-night when he faces Young Britt, the rug ged Baltimore lad, who Is easily con ceded to be the best boy in his class in the South. The mill is scheduled for fifteen rounds before the Eureka Athletic Club. A record-breaking crowd will witness the go. Both lit tle men have trained long and hard and are In fine fettle. Philadelphia Yanlgan* Have Practice. NASHVILLE, TKXN.. March 22.— No game being scheduled Mondaj'i the Yantgans j>ut in two hours of hard work practicing hitting and fielding. The warm weather encoun tered in Memphis continued here, and everybody was able to cut loose with out fear of soreness. Tommy Atk'ns Is the only one of the pitchers com plaining of a sore arm, all of the other youngsters fast rounding into shape. The tame routine will be gone through to-morrow and Wednesday, unless games can be arranged with ! Bill Bernhard's club for three days. Richmond College \ a. Academy. A game between Richmond College and Richmond Academy ts scheduled for Wednesday. The Spiders are now In god form, an* have been working out hard for some time. The Acad emy team has been coached hard dur ing the past few day*, and they prom ise to give the eolleglanr a good fight. American tTorses Win. PARIS. M tv h 22.—Nash- Turner's Pillard yesterday won the Croix d“ Roy at Sll-Cloud. Frank Gould's in* tinlnlen XJJ. was second la ths Prig Patrician and W. K Vkadestltt’g THREW CAMPION TITLE Demonstrates His Superior Skill in Match Wi(h Eddie Schultz. NORFOLK MAX GAME! Refuses to Submit When Put in Dangerous Position by His Opponent. The wrestling bout between Joe Turner, of Washington. and Eddie Schultz, of Norfolk, which wag held j in the Kirst Regiment Armory Mon day night and won by the former wrestler in two straight lalls, was pronounced by local sporting fans to be the best match that has been seen here during the past ten years. While i the champion outclassed Schul'x in i science, the Norfolk man in the pos 1 session of his great strength was able to make Turner exert himuftlL-to. turn. i the trick. Turner Takes First Fall. The lirst tall came in seventeen minutes with a hainmerlook and scis sors on the head. The men started oiT at a terrific pace, and many o£ those present received the impression that Turner had his work cut out lor him, and that the Norfolk man would prove his master. Both wrestlers weighed in at loH pounds immediately preceding the match, but on the mat Schultz looked much the larger man. Schultz appeared the stronger of the two in tne early part ol the bout, and had the champion in some tight places, from which he was barely able to extricate himself after several at tempts. Several times Schultz had Turner in the deadly grip of the body scissors, and in one of these nearlc got his man. Turner at first being un able to break the grip on account of being up in a corner where he could not throw his body over without fall ins: from the platform. In a Ifreut attempt to break this hold. Turner | threw his entire body to such a height i that he kicked the referee in the face. Second t ail to Turner. The second fall came with a ham merlock after sixteen minutes of I wrestling, during W'hich time Turner I was continually the aggressor, Schultz ; seemingly contenting himself with i blocking every effort of the champion to throw him. Turner eventually got a perfect hammertoe* hold on his op ponent, and it was here that Schultz exhibited his supreme nerve and dar ing. With his arm strained to the breaking point and with the champion putting on great pressure In the dead ly hold every second, the Norfolk man i refused to give in. When Turner said, j "I don't want to break it,” ScnulU I replied. ' Break it.” The referee, how ever, seeing the danger in which Schultz was placed, ordered Turner to loosen up on the hold, with the re sult that Schultz wriggled out. With out a minute's Intermission, Turner again secured the same hold, and Schultz, seemingly much weak* ned by the strain, gave In, and ldj| shoulders were put to the mat for the second time, giving the match to Turner. (Schultz Knows the Game. Schultz, while outclassed in skill of the game, gave evidence of a knowl edge of many of the principal pdnl*. He tried half nelsons, double nelsons, further arm holds, scissor3 locks, i quarter nelson# und double leg nel sons. from all of which Turner was able to free himself by hla marvelous agiltty. At time# he broke away when it seemed to the spectators that he was entirely at the mercy of the great strength of Bchultz. Both Turner and Schultz had many friends in the audience. A number of fans came over from Norfolk to wit ness the match, and about twenty ' Washington sporting men came down ' with the champion. Turner remains the middleweight champion of America, and last night I challenged any wrestler of his weight for a match to be held here. The Preliminary. The preliminary bout was between A. C. Holt, champion of the artillery men of the regiment, and O. C. Da vis, champion of the infantrymen. Holt secured both falls, the first In I one and one-Quarter minutes and the I second in six minutes and ten eec t ends. Criser Reports to Yankees. ATHENS. GA.; March 22.—The training squad of the New York High landers is now complete. Crlger, Kleinow r/id Hemphill having arrived from Hot Springs. Kleinow and Hemphill remained at the bath resort for three weeks, but Crlger came away after a ted days' visit The veteran catcher secured from St Louis, responded so well to treatment tha he thought he would be as well off in Georgia as In Aakan 83 ICere he can practice ns much as he pleases; In Hot Springs the unattached players have to snatch odd hours on the lots when the members of the big league clubs who control the parks are not exeralalng. Crlger hopes to have a good year 1n New York. He Is not yet ready for the opening of the season, but he de clares he febls stronger than for sev eral springs past. He Is a trifle heavier than usual, and the weight he says, has Improved his strength. Kleintw. according to Crlger and Hemphill, will show the bov« some thing this afternoon. Naps to Play Harios Wtih Pelican.-. NEW ORLEANS, LA., March 22.— Managers McGuire and Prank made a shift tn their schedule, and begin ning Thursday four games will be played in a row. Doane and Bolce will probably work tn the first con test. with Addle Joss surely officiating in one of the four struggles. Jos* has recovered from his cold and warmed up In good shop*1 this morning. Most of the practice | -day was the regular routine, but the last half hour was devoted to playa that might come up during the game. McGuire showing his men how errors might be turned to the advantage of the olub making the mlsplay. He Also gave them some of the stuff that Boston Red So* used with such success last year, and which was taught them by McGuire. "Nig" Clarke Is neglecting no oppor ; tvnlty to break In that huge new mitt of his. and says that It will be right or. ed*e when the season starts. There are no cripples tn the squad, but none of the throwing arms la any too strong. Outalde of tfeok wings Manager Griffin Will Arrive Hi day and Send Out Trans* portation. .j/m NEWARK AT DAN McGinnity’s Eastern League C Taking Spring Practice at the Park. (Special to The Richmond VlrflntMi^ DANVILLE, VA.. March 22.— ager Steve Griffin, of the Danville htW«‘ 1 ball team, ia expected to arrive herd on Monday and immediately aftenSSSd' he will send transportation to the vd-8 rlous men sinned by the team. He I cornea direct from Toledo, O.. hla horns.1 |and is well pleased with his work i0y ' selecting men thus far. I The latest addition to the team Is • j Hen Steviek. of Wilklnsburg, Pa., whO-J i lots Wh signed for a tryout at ftttK| : base. Little is known of him sav» | (hat he is strongly recommended as a He muatMMj promising young player, out Schrader to land the Job. CSp Considerable surprise was manifested here when It was learned from The Virginian that Catcher Kunkle WM i» Richmond warming up. The Cincin natian played with Roanoke a while In 1908 and was sold to Danville, but de clined to report and was under tug pension ail last season. A contract hag j Item sent him, but ho has not yet r* I turned it signPd. | Pitcher Flint Mayberry la not #-*i ported to report Until the season opens. and possibly a few days later, pitched and won his game for Ridge, N. C„ against Rube Hot for the opposing team, on Satut Much Is epected of the big fellow season, for whom the local owners kpv* « received more inquiries than for any. other man. Newark at Danvills. The Newark team, place-winners of ; the Eastern League, with the ((UnotS Joe McGinnity, the "iron man,1* as g manager, are limbering up daily jfej the local park, and are a fast and huskv bunch. The men are fast devel- >; ting is not up to the standard. am- of the men to be tried out In ths;; outfield develop batting strength 1» may be tried on the Initial cushion. ; i The local grounds are being put JR„ condition and when the season opens i one month from to-day the Red fta* ; will be In shape to face Richmond. | San FnuKlwo Remit*. First race, purse, tour. furlor„ ! La Camargrie. first; Sam Matths second; Jim Basey, third. Tla»% 51 3-5. ... Second race, futurity coarse, Mtt> tng—Black Sheep, first; Gen. Hlllfr second; Old Setter, third. Tlm«» 1:13 1-5. Third race, futurity course, ing—Dareington, first; Grace G-, ond; Ben Stone, third. Time, 1:11. Fourth race, purse, seven furlongs--- • Inclement, first; Rapid Water, second? Galvesca, third. Time, 1:29. atsn Fifth race, selling, one and sixteenth miles—Radiation, first; brlc, second; Avontellus, third. “ 1:50 3-5. Sixth race, purse, six furlo* Chief, first; Bit of Fortune., Warner, third. Time. V14 <-*• Tampa Results. >; First race, selling, for maiden two*, year-olds, three furlongs—Ohenaul*. firstffl Bertha D.. sec third. Time, :37 3-6. Second race, selling, for olds, six furlongs—Frank Patton, l Necha, second: Atlas, third. 1:19 3-5. Third race, selling, for fcmr-j olds and upward, seven furF Bronte, first: Red Hussar. * Daisy H., third. Time, 1:32 2-5. Fourth race, selling, for three-l olds and upward, five and a half longs—Billiard Ball, first; Y« Pooh, second: Judgefienderson,' Time. 1:10 4-5. Fifth race, selling, for three olds and upward, seven furls Judge Dundon, first; Tackle, $r Locust Bud, third. Time, 1:33 Sixth race, selling, for f« olds and upward, one and tee nth miles—Lafayette, first; Cavanagh, second; Flora Riley, * Time, 1:54 2-5. Jacksonville Results. First race, purae. six furlo. Tama, first: Toll Box. second? 1 guard, third. Time, till Second race, pane, four Don't, firm: Vallonla, third. Time, :49, fhlrd race, purge, tlx Dennis Stafford, find; Hoi_ ond; First Premium, third. 1:11 S-5. Fourth race, purse, Martlnea flrat; Milton , second; i Anavrl.^thlrd. Time, l Fifth race, purse, ate W. Burt, first; Hama Run, urn