The Richmond Virginian., May 14, 1910, CITY EDITION, SPORTING SECTION, Image 5

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| Ifctal Accident Marla First Dsgr
of Aoto Race at Brighton
f'%„. Beach. f-'
LEAD SATURDAY A. ML
’ j . BRIGHTON BEACH MOTOB
0BOMB, NEW TORE, Iter 14—
With on* nu tell and another mor*
"f U»y nqtffia. the dlrttrack on whteh
the 24-hour tunoMbO* iu» «w te
p »ub Ml > o'clock lsat night vaa cut
. badly by the racing cars and xnuro
H? fatal accidents ware feared by Ike
** Wruiam Bradley, mechanician in
iff* tea Marion car No. *, is . dead, ud
w Jafek Towers, mechanician in the Bulk
*. la seriously Injured, both thru
*• cam having left the track and
k’ meshed through the fence-bit the turn
0. te the hack stretch, the most dan
it gerous asot on the track. The ma>
Ik whines were Uttie damaged and were
h honied back on the track and con*
r tamed. Hubert Anderson, driving the
if Marlon, and George DeWitt. at the
, wheel of the Buiek, escaped injury in
a* tike aoetdenta
L-~ Fifteen thousand persona witnessed
Jr the start of the race. Half that
ET number remained all night at the
track Watching the speeding care a*
' they flashed psst under the glairs of
the hundreds of lights that Used the
£ track- The early hours of the driving
T kept the crowd in a constant roar.
» Burmsn and ChevrOlt In their Buicks
t£ going into an early lead and fight*
tag each other desperately for the
1 P Wtth daylight the can settled Into
► a steady grind. Flat No. • with De
«* Fnltna at the wheel was In the lead
r m 7 o’clock with the Ranler No. 11.
I Owen driving, and Simplex No. *, with
Aipoole at the wheel next, well ahead
of the other care.
Score at • A. Id.:
* Nth Miles.
11—Ranter .. 650
JMFlat. 64*
- S5 g—Simplex.».... ■ ■ 5*»
Ift» 1—Stearns .. »**
' y—-Bulch (No. 1) • .j....*##
’fcSSy*.:::::::::::::::::::::”!
«—Bulch <», » ...»•
7—Houpt ... 1M
Former record *70 miles; made last
year by Bulck.
. Enraged Norfolk Fans Make
£
Demonstration on Account
of Decisions.
NORFOLK, VA-, May 14—BatUn*
Buatoey out of Uw box In Um aaooad
■ inalas. Roanoke won from Norfolk. S
tv 1. iba same ni followad by a
analMad iM. Umpire Pender
made mmm doee and unpopular de
dal ana. which arouaed tha reatntmeat
of the Norfolk player. and U-ach
•ri*ai alika, .'.'ifimft "*Af***Z*
from tha field and flnad. Althou*h
- accompanied by aaveral policemen.
Pender waa aorrooBdod by a mob
Wbra ba Hitt Iha part on* man *lv
v'lMhlm *atMHmaab oa tba Jaw and
a^Utroatenlnc waTIt Tor the umpire
that tba ttaean took Mm In the be*
office and kept Mm there twenty
•5 miautr*. ■Wbab the are** bad mrtat
i ' ldMJia umpire waa eacotted home by
W'W.
Thirteen Players Will Cozmtitate
the Squad When Time U
Up. ■
BROWN ON THIRD
SHAW LEFT FIELD
Ltwlor Will Rennda as Manager
Until Able to Play—One
--Pitcher to Qo
Soon.
HINTS PON PANS.
aia Jlntli—a filMUP
Nevada and Meaeltti far
■WF
BY T. P. BONNBVIIXK.
The Colts will begin their third gams
With Portsasouth with tb»
determination of winning. Starting
the aeries to the hopes of gelnc to the
tap of the column. the loeele now And
them selves In fourth piece end e tone
way from the top.
It' appeared ell through Friday**
game that the locale were not trying
to play bell and that the majority
of the men pid not care whether the
game wee won or loot Wo had start,
when the Trackers scored four nine In
the drat innings, was ttopoadbl* for
the attttade of the men, Pew base
ball Players are able to shew the same
spirit as losers that they do as win
ners. and it seems that there are none
of three kind of players with tbs locals
this year. Their fielding was the worst
that has been seen on the local dia
mond this year. OeneraOy giving their
pitchers the best of support, the Colts
have been praised tor their excellent
fielding work. Friday seemed to be an
oit day tor all except Hale, who pitched
a good game In spite of e greet handi
cap.
All of the dubs In the league except
Norfolk have picked up wonderfully hr
their playing during the pest week.
Roanoke end Lynchburg are going well
end Danville Is rapidly crawling up the
column. Richmond has a good chance
of going bock to third piece Satur
day, and if things break welt newt
week they will be near the top again.
The lest two defeats by Portsmouth
hove proven a big handicap, when ail
the dubs are ao> near In the column.
The pitching staff Is now about com
plete, and tram alt signs the locals
should be going well h a few days.
take Saturday** (mm from tin Track*
m and if the veteran is in form be
will doubt!esa save the Colt* from
their fate of the last aeries with the
Portsmouth Club. Meeeltt will be at
the receiving end and the rest of the
tlne-up will he the same as usual.
Portsmouth will use either Welches <
or Vatl In the box and Cowan will
probably catch the some for them.
One week from to-day the clubs of
ths Virginia League wUl be compelled
to come within the player limit which
allows thirteen men to each team.
Norfolk haa one of the biggest squads
of any dub and will have difficulty
in getting within the limit. Rich
mond will begin to get rid of men
now is a few days and whan nett
Saturday comes (there will be maty thir
teen - players here.
The Colts squad will have four
pitchers, two catchers aad a man for
each other poeitien. One pile her
will ha released next week hut Man
ager Lawtor haa not yet decided which
man It will be. Salve has not yet
been tried out and Clarke will doubt
leea he given another trial. Hale look*
good for hie place end uni sea Clarke
pi tehee great halt for his next trial
he srttt probably ha Ota man to go.
If Raise proves to be taeffeettv* he
will probably be released and four
Griffin Twirled in Great Form and j
Should Have Scored a Shot- I
Onf.
I.TNOftBCRQ. VA„ May l+r
Griffin tmrvxl *shutout Friday, bat1
two aetata to the sixth by Larkin, ,
«M at Arat and tha other at second,
followed by Star* Griffin’# single, gave
Dan villa a rod. The locala came
back in tha seventh and eighth and
won oat Hood brickwork in thooe
Innings, coupled. with Hooker’s er
ror, gave the game to the home team
ara at I to 1. Beoee;
_„„.r If. .
Sharp, tb. ...
D. Smith. Sb.
A. Smith, cl.
Levy, tf. ....
Jaokaoo, sa. .
Wooluma, lb.
Lttcia, a ....
H. Griffin, p. .
AB.
S 0
4
4
4
4
4
a
l
a
H. O. A.E.
0 0 0 0
1 10
0 «
1 0
o
0 .
o !
V
0
0 i
o j
Totals ..SO i
Danville.
AB. R.
Rtckert, It ..... S •
S. Griffin. Sb. .... 4
Shrader, lb. ..... S
Ball, rt -.... «
Hooker, cf. ..... S
Oaaton. Sb..4
Laugh tin. a. .4
Larkin, se. . 3
Hanks, p. ....... 4
•Morrissey ...... 1
8 27 13 3
\
H. O. A. E.
1 1
2 0
0 14
0 0
Totals .........S3 1 C 24 IS 1
* Batted for Larkin la the ninth.
genre by Innings: v H.
Lynchburg .0 0 9 8 0 0 0 1 1—2
Danville .-...0*008100 0—1
Two-base bit—Levy. Sacrifice hit
■—Shrader. Sacrifice fly—Lucia.
Stolen base#—D. Smith, Hooker, Gas
ton. Writ base on errors—Danville,
S. ■ Left on bases—Lynchburg. 7;
Danville, 7, Double play—Hanks,
Laughlln and Shrader. Struck out—
By Griffin, 4; by Hanks. S. Bases
on balls—Off Griffin. 1; off Hanks, a.
empire—Mace. Time—1 -.35.,
I
Arrival of Corbett Expected to
Renew Turmoil as to Who
is Boss.
BT MAX BALTHASAR.
BAN FRANCISCO. CAL, May 14.— '
Friends of Junes J. Jeffrie* or* specu
lating to-day as to who will be the
boss In the big fellow's training camp
at Bowardsaaaa when Jim Corbett or-,
rives.
Heretofore the coming of the former ■
plan has been viewed as an unmiti
gated blessing, bat Uieae who have seen
the recent cropping out of Jeslousiee
among Jeffrie#' handlers now fear that
his arrival win add to the strife and j
prove a historical exemplification of:
the adage that “too many cooks spoil
the broth."
> Corbett .is expected st Howardennan :
the latter part of the month. Although
he hasn't asM so officially, he has in
timated to his Mauds that be expect#
to assume charge.
If he attempts this, there is bound to i
be trouble, with seven capital letters!
In the spelling. Sam Berger is sup- i
posed to he Jeffries' manager and to <
The troth to however, that -Farmer- ,
Bums Is.the only one in Jeffries camp
that has anything to say regarding the
ooedftloaat of Jeffries. Whan Joe.
ChcyuaM unpacked hU trunk M Row- ,
ardenaaa ha botdly announced that he i
was going to run things, but up to
data ha has aMy Bene so in prtntr
to bVfeBow*'hS»i?f.reVl'1<m Qa**
ebett and Choynakl are believed to
mm toe Mendty. and it is feared
there wHl be adash between these
..When Cdrbett'get* on the scene
‘kt-’any
■ ' r>*,' •
Leader of tootyear'a chant piona whoa* Man 1» now false w»U and naarln*
" tha ootaunn,__
the top of
COUGH DGNLIF TO
LEHECBLLEGE
Will Not Be With the Spiders
After the Close of the Pres
ent Session
FiRjLTY SEARCHING
FOR ANOTHER COACH
Will Endeavor to Secure Recent
Graduate of Either. Yale or 1
Harvard for the
Place.
It is quite likely the* when the1
Spiders* footbe.ll squad trots on the
geld for first practice next fall it trill
he under the direction of a new coach.
Coach- B. A. Dunlap, Jr., who has
worked with the locsl collegians for
several yeare in every branch of sports
followed at the college, will probauly
not return after the dose of the pres
ent session.
"Tt to understood that Coach Dunlap
has handed in hto resignation to Pres
ident Boatwright, and that it has been
accepted. The faculty to said to be *n
correepondenre with several men who
wUl accept the place, and that the
negotiations will be dosed before a
groat while.
Yale or Harvard w*"
The liporosilon prevails around the
college tna he faculty to trying to
secure a man who has been In touoh
with college athletics a* the biggest
colleges in the country. It to said (hat
an effort to being made to secure
eMhtr a Tale or a Harvard 'man. one
who Is a recent graduate and rtUI
aMs to get down to hard work with
his men and coachJQmm by example.
The name of the man the faculty hvs
lh View has not yet keen given out,
but they are said to Bare in mind urn
man for the piaoe. The new man
wilt report in the mil, and wUl at
once be in the wedc aC getting ’he
football squad In condition for the
■long and hard schedule that will be
prepared.
——■—Dunlap dust OoSKfi.
Coach Dunlap, who trill savor bis
connection with Richmond College at
the* end of this session, has beet a
valuable man to tha Institution since
he. came there. He .has been work
ing with the young athtotee of the in
stitution for the past #va years, and
has been the causa <K a groat im
provement in every .department. He
has done much to stfianlata athletic.)
worker throughout
Coach Dunlap be
oral Strong footbal
has been at the cott
be eepeotolly adapt*
>re Coach D
College thi
ik athletics,
taJMeh
nottvlty
giy nene
gny om
Bit FIELD DN
FOB GSLLEGUIIS
Interesting Series of Events Ran
Off on Campu*—rLasting
All Day.
A. R. MEREDITH GETS *
HIGH SCORE PRIZE
Bristow Was Best All-Round
Athlete, Bat Did Not Better
His Records of Last
Year.
Friday Richmond Col loco held her
annual field day events. It waa one
of the moat Interesting and unique
held in recent years at the local In
stitution. There -were several new
events and some surprise# in the win
ners.
In the morning J. P. Snead, by
defeating Coleman, won the tennla
singles. J. W. G. Johnson, one of
the best athletes In college, won the
hammer , throw over J. W. Decker
and M. M. Long.
In the annual baseball game thee
academics defeated the senior law
men by a score c* 1* to 7. Beverley,
the varsity find packer, twirled well
for the ''academs.** The broad jump
waa won by J. H. Bristow, of Green
ville, a C- This athlete also suc
ceeded in winning the 100-yard dash.
Vaughan won the half-untie, wish fi
ll Meredith a close second. One
of the new and Intareattag events
was the three-legged rhea, won by
Danner and Carter after a Splendid
spurt
- Another , now feature waa a relay
races between teama representing the
various dormitories. Ryland BOB
men won this events, Quite a. am
Prtse was given the larin «*w« pres
ent when W. H. Jeetkine, of Lees
burg. va.. captain of this year's base
ball team, defeated J. H. Bristow tot
the high Jump. The relay race be
tween tht senior, sophomore and
freshmen teams, waa woe hr the
the pole vault
3. H. BrtatOW. This athlete also won
the all-r^Bd athl*te**medal. but as
he was itnstt^btn, haetng wmi R but
. .M:Wm
doSSTySSS? “ -
shoes.
others.
GOOD PROSPECTS
FOR BIG MEE'
MV.
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Six Annual Event of Horse Show
Association Will Have Good
Slwt. ;
SHOW FEATURE WILL
BHG1K iT 2 O ’CLOCK
Horses and Ponies in Harness
Will Be Followed by
-Hunter and Saddle—~
Classes.
With most favorable weather son*
dittoes and all Indication* pointing to
a auecesaful meet, the sixth annual
masting of the Virginia Hone Show
and Basing Association will begin Sat
urday afternoon promptly at t o'cloot.
Preparations have been completed for
Ul event*, and the stable* are now
crowded with numbers of thorough*
bred* that are to be seen in action
every day. Horeee that have appeared
.at the prtnopel race tracks of *he
country are here, and many have re*
cently arrived from Pimlico and are
entered for the races. Virginia horse*
men are here with the cream of their
stables, and many Kentucky thorough
bred* are hare with their owners.
At 1 o’clock the home show fea
ture will begin, the first to appear
will be the harness class, followed by
ponies in harness. Their hunter and
saddle ctsw will ha put on after the
large harness classes have been dis
posed of. Many fins homes are here
for the show feature, and to a largo
number of people this win be the
most attraottve part of the, meeting.
There ate a gnat number of entries
In every class and to win a ribbon th#
contestants eill have to possess many
of .the flne potato In homo flash.
Noted horsemen have been chosen
aa the show ring Judges and they are
men fully capable of attending to their
0. 1. C.
Will HDLO JOBS;
Both Brides and CartmeU Will
Return to Carolina Nest
MONOGRAM AWARDED
TO THE TRACK STARS
Coveted Emblem Destowed on the
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wBm
1£{e£b
TSjrfcrJ
1. Young BlitMU (owner,
a*rthwrl*ht), ill pound*.
1. Baagannan (owner, H.
tor), ill pound* j5
#. Invader (owner, T. O.
ton). Ill pound*
Third root, one nth . n
.. -I. v 11 .ey>^,
Bppee), 194 pound*
-' 1. Stag of Baahan ; ( nwnol
Taylor), 111 pound* f
I. Bentala jtowner, Mr* O,<
ton), m pound*
Fourth race, ■iMplotnaf*
two mUee; for four-year-eldo
ward*; pur**, 1180: . £a«
wmruf ( piirue,
l. Good Friar (owner, J.
pie), Hi pound*. . -r.
t. Eeeex (owner, R. X. TO]
pound* .
i. Flat Creek (owner, »
Brenton), 111 pound* . . .
Colts TJnsble to
- Give Poor