Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 90, 25 February 1915 — Page 6

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' THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1915 Baseball Polo Bowling SPORTING AND ATHLET T. M. C. A. Esrlhsa R.H.S.

NEWS

Basketball Provides Thrills Every Second Sport Played Only by Trained Athletes in Perfect Condition Receives Little Support Because Stars of Game Get Little Publicity and Recognition. . ' FRANK MENKE, Sporting Editor International News Service.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Will some one please step forward and tell us why basketball isn't more popular with the rank and file of sport lovers ? It is a mystery to us and to many thousands of others why there is such little public interest in a game that provides as many thrills as football, calls for more skill and practically as much endurance as prize fighting and which is almost as fast and furious as hockey. Weaklings cannot play basketball. It is a game that calls for all there is in the best condi

tioned athlete. It is a game where nimbleness of foot, alertness of brain, quickness of the eye and thoroughbred gameness are essential. It is a game for the red-blooded lovers of athletic contests, yet they give it the go-by. Why is it? - - ,. - - - -

nnairot hall is a nrettr game to watch, especially -when tne gam ib between two evenly matched teams. And, at times, It becemesa tough game. But withal, It is clean. Basket ball Is a great winter favorite In small college towns. The attendance at the games is always good. But if two college teams staged a game in some foreign city of a metropolitan nature it wouldn't draw even at 50 cents a head. In New York City and every other town where boxing bouts are allowed, the "fans" will pay from $2 to $10 to i watch a pair of low brow pugs slam or attempt to slam each other for thirty minutes but those same fellows wouldn't pay 50 cents to see a crowd of college boys perform in a game that gives as many thrills in five minutes as prize fighting does in sixty. Game Lacks Publicity. Of course, in all the cities where there are Y. M. C. A.'s and similiar Institutions, there are basket ball games between picked teams of those Institutions. But the interest in the games rarely extends beyond the membership of the organization. To draw crowds even to- those games the promoters usually have to promise a dance after the game as an additional lure. Probably the reason that basket ball is not more popular is because so little publicity is given to the stars of the game. "THEM BAKERS" There's Home Run Baker and Hobey Baker and Homer Baker, all champions of different branches of sport. H. Baker is a name to conjure with In athletics. Who will inquire, "What's in a name?" Homer Baker, by the way, will be unable to run for the next three months, owing to an injury received last fall which has been getting worse and worse. However, "bakers' in general are very active. Do you pay nine cents for your bread? COMES BACK Chevrolet Re-enters 500 Mile Contest. f BY LEASED WIRE.l INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 25. After a retirement lasting five years L.. Chevrolet, the famous FrancoAmerican racing driver; who once knew no equal on track or road, has returned to the game, making his re-entry via the 500mile race at Indianapolis, in which he will drive a Cornelian car weighing only 1,000 pounds. Chevrolet's last appearance was in 1910, his final race being the Vanderbilt of that season. In this contest he literally hurdled a machine full of spectators, winding up in front of a' house on all fours, after a trip through the air of about sixty feet. Up to the time he went out he was the favorite. WHITE GETS CHANGE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT HONORS OF WORLD FACTS FOR FANS ON BIG MILWAUKEE FIGHT Principals Freddie Welsh, the world's champion, and Charlie White of Chicago. Prize at Stake The lightweight title. It cannot change hands except in case of a knockout. Weight 135 pounds at 2 o'clock. Probable Attendance 4,000. Probable Gate Receipts $12,000. Referee George Duffy of .Maiwaukee. Betting Even money. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 25. Tonight Charley White, lightweight, who lias been knocking at the championship door for the last year, is to rereive his third chance against a title holder when he meets tije world's champion, Freddie Welsh. It is up to White to accomplish the defeat of the Britisher or admit openly he is nequai to the task in- a ten-round tout. Welsh is the favorite in the betting, tut there has been little wagerin? done thus far. Odds of 1 to 6 are asked by those who would back Charlie on a knockout. , Jimmy Walsh, the bricklayer champion and Young Ertle of St. Paul, should furnish an interesting battle, if not better, than the headliners.

KENNEY SIGNS HARD HITTERS FOR OUTFIELD Richmond Manager Quells Fears of Fans Team Will Open Season at Kokomo, April 18. In a letter received yesterday Dick Kenney says, "Don't get anxious about the lineup for the club this season as we will have a good club and the infield as arranged now will be a daisy." For third base Dick has George Curley a player who hits, fields and runs bases with skill. He is a hard working boy who is always in the game. Manager Rohrer of the Rushville club has been doing his best to get Curley to do the jumping stunt but with no success. Dick says that when the fans see Curley in action in a few games they will forget all about Lenniger. Luke Snyder, a good hitter, will cover the keystone sack with Mollencamp probably on first. Popkins has been flirting with Dick again but Dick is paying little attention to his ogeling. Anyway Kenney is not worrying whether or not Pop will be with the team this summer as he prefers Mollencamp. Molly still wants to pitch but he will probably come to and get in line for the first sacker's job. Novack also has the too much money fever but will get over it in time to get into the first game. "I must have good hitters in the outfield," states Dick, "and with this view in mind have several good clouters who will sign up with the local club if given the opportunity so you see I am not worried on this score." The Richmond club opens the season at Kokomo, Kenny having come to terms with Manager Jones of that team for a game April 18th. Mayor Phillips of Covington also wants Dick to open the new park at that place.

VETS RETAIN FIRST PLACE Greenhorns Fail to Overtake Leaders in K. of C. Bowling League. K. OF. C. LEAGUE.

Teams Won. Lost. Pet. Vets 27 18 .600 Greenhorns 26 19 .578 Santa Marias 26 19 .578 Naps : 20 22 .476 Rosebuds 18 24 .42'. Braves 17 28 .378

The Greenhorns fell down in their attempt to overtake the- Vets in the Knights of Columbus league last night, losing two and winning one. Pfeit'fer captured high score of 184 in the first game, while J. O'Brien totaled high with 488 pins. Scores: Greenhorns. 1st. 2d. Crump 148 134 G. O'Brien 119 112 Shofer 96 122 Pfeifler ... 184 139 Broderick 146 150 3d. 177 167 106 135 142 Tot. 459 398 324 458 438 Totals 693 657 Vets. 1st. 2d. Selm 118 112 J. P. O'Brien . . 166 141 F. Mercurio ... 144 137 Kiser 141 140 F. Cronin 162 125 727 2077 3d. 144 181 169 101 158 Tot. 374 488 450 382 445 Totals 731 655 753 2139 Jack Sticks to Cuban Soil BY LEASED WIRE. HAVANA, Feb. 25. Jack Johnson will not go to Mexico to light Jess Willard, but will remain on Cuban soil. This was indicated today when the black champion announced that he had leased for one year a house in Vedado, a suburb. Johnson intends to reside there, making Havana his headquarters. He gave an exhibition last night, displaying his old-time speed-, despite overweight. He now tips the beam at 245 pounds. It is regarded as certain that the Jotm-son-Willard fight, if it occurs, will be staged here. The Cubans are enthusiastic about bringing the big fight here. Oxen and sheep are believed to fatten better when in company than when kept alone.

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Johnny Shugrue, the New York light weight, has ideals beyond fast fighting and clean footwork. Yes, sir, Johnny wants to be an attorney at law and counselor In chancery. It is likely that when the time comes for Shugrue to leave the ring he will be prepared to take up the work of a lawyer. He is studying hard even now and anyone who thinks that a prize-fighter is bereft of brains should see Johnny at his law books. Shugrue's experience in the ring KING'S SCORE TAKES HONOR Colonials Make Clean Sweep in Series With Second A. S. M. BUSINESS LEAGUE.

Won Lost Pet. Colonials 26 13 .667 A. S. M. No. 1 24 15 .615 Bonesetters 23 19 .548 I. H. C 21 21 .500 A. S. M. No. 2 13 17 .433 Federals ... 8 28 .222

The Colonials increased their standing in the percentage column of the Business Men's league last night making a clean sweep in their games with the A. S. M. No. 2. F. King featured with high score 205 in his second game while A. King toppled the maples in the pits for high total 576. A. S. M. No. 2. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Total Sample 161 164 171 496 Caldwell 140 129 179 448 Diggs , 155 Shisler 155 Wells 142 134 147 158 155 444 156 458 132 432 Totals 753 732 793 2278! Colonials. , 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Total Miller 160 168 173 Hyde 134 131 155 F. King 182 205 154 Erk 136 137 122 A. King 170 202 204 501 420 541 395 576 Total3 ., 782 843 . 808 2433 it RED" SOLD INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 25. "Red" Corriden will shortstop for the Indianapolis American Association club the coming season. The deal for the purchase of the Cub infielder was announced today. Corriden will go south with the Cubs because Manager Bresnahan needs all the infielders on his roster for exhibition games before the season opens, but on his return "Red" will remain in Indianapolis. Manager Hendricks of the Indianapolis club, at the same time closed a deal for Pitcher Hagerman of the Cubs, providing he can get Hagerman's name on a contract. The pitcher was married recently. He is on his honeymoon and the Cub management does not know where to locate him.

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LOSE CHANCE Davis and Clements Remain in City. O. G. Davis and Chester Clements, third and second sackers, respectively, for the A. S. M. baseball team' of the Saturday Afternoon league last summer, yesterday received word from the manager of the Dallas (Texas) league that owing to the player limit having been cut down as well as salaries that it would be imp'ossible for him to give them a try out. Both boys are extremely fast, accurate fielders and good hitters. Their followers are sorry that they are not to get a chanco in fast company, as they believe both would go good. TO MUNCIE Seeders Meet Old Foes in Rink. The A. S. M. team will journey to Muncie again tomorrow flight to play against the Campbell team. This will make the second intercity battle this week and as the Mun cie five lost the tussle in this city by i a close score they are expecting to get even with a vengeance. Following their defeat at the hands of the Greeks the Muncie five walloped the Em-Roes Tuesday night and figure that if they are good enough to take the Indianapolis five on their own floor they should be able to best the Seeders. The team is much strengthened by the addition of Houston at half back. NOW A "COACH 99 BY LEASED WIRE.l CHICAGO, Feb. 25 "Germany" Shafer has been signed by the Federal league to act as coach for the Newark Feds. He has a two-year contract. The comedian, who was let out by the Washington Americans this winter, made the deal through James A. Gilmore, president of the league. He will leave Chicago today or tomorrow for New York to join the Newark Feds when they go south. Old newspapers are used a great deal in China for wrapping silks and for other purposes.

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LEAGUE DIES AFTER LAST

WEEK'S PLAY Coliseum Managers Kill Polo City Circuit Following Poor Exhibition Shown by Quigleys Last Time. The-Richmond Polo league is a thing of the past for the present season the reason being the miserable exhibition by the Quigleys in their recent 12 to 0 game against the Seeders. Numerous complaints to the Coliseum directors because of this game prompted the directors to prohibit any more games among the teams of the league although they took this action with the utmost reluctance. The scheduled games of tonight will not be played and the standing of the teams is counted up to and including last Thursday night's games. The Seeders are therefore Champs with the Greeks as runners up. Independent polo will be played for the rest of the season with Indianapolis as the next visiting team. They will be offered a game here next Thursday night against a picked team probably chosen by the Coliseum management. The curtain raiser will be between two picked teams from the players not chosen to play in the Indianapolis game. A ptcked team if chosen right will give the Capital City five all they want In a game of polo and Richmond should realize their first win over Teddy's team. Tickets for the games which have been called off for tonight will be good for next week's game or "money will be refunded if wanted. NEW DEFENSE Whiteside Drills Men for Wabash Duel. In an attempt to perfect a defense to cope with the work of the heavy Wabash forwards and center, Coach Whiteside has put his team through a series of grilling practices this week preparatory to the trip to Indianapolis tomorrow afternoon. The game is to be played at the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. at 3:30 in the afternoon. The team will have the support of at least fifty Earlham students in the "rooting" section. Logan will not be in the game and his place will be taken by Quigg and Mendenhall as was done in the Indiana game last week. Both these men however, have been showing up well and played good games last week. It will fall to Morrish, Earlham's big center, to handle Stonebraker, the heavy Wabash center, who was the main source of trouble in the game three weeks ago. TAKE SPECIAL A special car of Earlham students will leave the college Friday noon enroute to Indianapolis to attend the basket ball game with Wabash college at the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. in the afternoon and the state oratorical contest in the evening. It is expected that at least fifty students will accompany the team and orator. The hopes of Earlham winning the state contest this year are brighter than they have been the last few years as Garfield Cox, a Sophomore, who will represent the Quaker college, has had considerable experience in public speaking and made a good impression last Friday when he spoke before the student body at chapel exercises. The subject of his oration is, "My Brother's Keeper."

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TONIGHT Vitagraph Co. Presents Clara Kimball Young . In the 5-Act Drama of Love, Mystery and Intrigue "My Official Wife" Thrill after thrill follows in this wonderful production with big tense dramatic scenes that work down to the sensational climax of the torpedoing of a fleeing yacht. You are looking for big pictures, films that grip, facinate, enter- . tain rThiB is one of them. Don't overlook it. ' Special Music 5-Piece Orchestra.

Cannibals' Fierce Cry Resembles Love Song High School Yell Writers Compose Fiendish Combination of Sounds for Tournament Which Would Strike Barbarian Dead Expect Noises to Paralyze Team's Opponents.

The approach of the district basketball meet has set all heads abuzzing at the Richmond high school. Supporters are preparing to back the crimson and white warriors to the utmost limit. " A howling host of fanatic rooters is receiving daily Instructions in the gentle art of yelling their approbation of their fellows, and hatred of their enemies. On hearing the rooters put through their paces the innocent bystander lm forced to wonder if it can be possible that the yells reflect some faint reminiscences from the class room.- For instance, did so fair member of the domestic science class concoct the following artistic arrangement of words? V-I-C-T-O-R-Y A A I 14 itril T f aic we iii ii. ivcii, i guess: Watch 'em win for the R. H. S. CTOI TiAAl r A T T A And again the following use of the gentle daisy perhaps has been suggested by some students from Prof. Thompson's botany class or stolen bodily from Earlham's choice collection: Team! She's a daisy. She's a dandy, She gets there every time. Team! Team! Team! Another song which has been heard where Quakers congregate is: Richmond will shine tonight, Richmond will shine. When the sun goes up. And the moon comes down, Richmond will shine. First blame was placed on Mies Whitacre for the following contribution from the mathematics department, but at the last moment Mr. Maier owned up to it: R. H. S. Who's insane? Polygons, polygons, on the brain; Triangles, triangles, X Y Z We play basketball, don't you see? SIS! BOOM! BAH! Cannibalism Breaks Out. The foregoing samples of the yell writer's art can be explained as having been suggested by the studies of the pupils, but there are other yell3 that can not be accounted for in that manner, unless one can believe the assertions of Professors Wissler and Wisnand that the - composers, becoming so engrossed in their study of the history of aboriginal man, were forced to give vent to their emotions in the following blood-thirsty manner: Biff 'em, bang 'em, beat 'em black and blue; Stiff 'em, staff 'em, crack a rib or two. Gouge out an eye, twist off a jaw; Grind 'em on the floor 'till they're raw, raw, raw. "ARROW MOIRE MADRAS COLLAR 2for2Sf Cloert, Peabodr A Co.. Ino. fakra SATURDAY Francis X. Bushman in the prize mystery play, "ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT" Next Wednesday Alice Brady in CAPTAIN ALVEREZ Thursday, March 4 "AS YE SOW" 6 Reel Vitagraph. Friday, March 5 "BREWSTER'S MILLIONS" 7 Reels.

And here Is another of the same calibre: Beat New Castle, beat New Castle. Beat 'em, beat 'em, beat 'em. Eat New Castle, eat New Castle. Eat 'em up, eat 'em up. Richmond!

ENTERS MEET Earlham Will Send Team to State Contest A fourth field meet has been arranged by Manager Allan Thornton oi the Earlham track team. Earlham will participate in the state meet which is' to be held at Purdue. May 29. This was the only open date for the Quakers. This state meet will be participated in by every college and university In the state and is the first meet in the history of the state that baa included this large a number of colleges. The meet was originally arranged by Coacb Harper of Notre Dame but it was decided to hold it at Purdue. KANSAS CITY FEDS GO TO NEWARK TBY LEASED WIRE.l NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Patrick T. Powers announced today that he had placed the one time Kansas City Federal league cjub In Newark, N. J. Powers said that not until Monday was the decision made between locating In the AMUSEMENTS Program MOVING-PICTURES Tonight LYRIC TONIGHT Big Feature With Grace Cunard and Francis Ford in "Three Bad Men and a Girl" A R C A DVT1 ' PHOTO-PLAYS 1 TONIGHT (2 Reel Kalem) "In the Hands of the Jury" (Tomorrow 3 Reel Vitagraph) "How Sissy Made Good" Theatre ' MURRAY; Sun.,Feb.28 Final Episode of The Million Dollar Mystery Showing the complete solution of the mystery and announcing the winner of the $10,000 prize, m a a MURRETTE TONIGHT (2 Reels) "How Hazel s Got Even" (One Reel Komic) "Music Hath Charms" 1 TONIGHT "A Sister's Sacrifice" COUNTRY STORE FRIDAY LOOK AT THESE PRICES Night 10, 15, 25 Cents. Matinee All seats 10 Cents. Bennett Thsatre Fri. night, Feb. Greatest Woman's Play Since Camllle. The Stage's Most Powerful Pla. Prices, 25c, 50c. 75c. $1.00, $1.50. Seat Sale Opens Wednesday.