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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
ILLINOIS PLANS
TO PASS NEEDED
WATERWAY LAWS
Sucker State Legislature Will
Be Asked for Statutes to
Expedite LakeS-to the Gull
Water Construction.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,. Dec 2-Legisla-
tive obstacles stand in the way Of act
uRI construction work on tive proposed
Illinois lakes-to-the-gulf waterway. and
the coming general assembly will be
asked TO make certain changes Ira the
l9lh waterway law to remove eugiuect Re-
ing difficulties. according TO William /,
Sarkett, superintendent Of waterways
for Illinois.
The body OF the statute, SaCkctt said,
probably will be allowed to stand, hut
amendments are needed to Obviate Ger
tnin engineering problems encountered
In making surveys. Some OF these dit
ticulties, 1t is said, may have led the
federal government by action Of con
Eress to withhold approval Of the IN
nois plan, Sanction Of congress-, IT is
stated, has not been received. and this
must be had before tho plan of the
state can be carried into effect.
Necessity Tor legislative changes and
the approval of congress, SaCkett said,
will hold off actual work on the water
way until next summer at the earliest,
Bond issues to cover the cost of build
ing the water route have been author
ized by the general assembly,
Although nothing has been done 90.
ward making the lakes-to-the-g guilt
waterway what Is contemplated in the
1915 bill, some progress was made in
opening up the old Illinois and MtChi.
gan canal the past summer, SaCkett
stated, and still more p%retentious plans
are contemplated for the 1919 river
travel season,
Using the Chicago sanitary district
channel from Lake Michigan to Lock-
port, connection was made with the
Illinois river through the |, q NJ canal,
and enough dredging was completed to
admit river craft of .four-foot draught,
A steady stream of this type OF boats,
It Is stated, made use Of the water
course last summer A few patrol
boats, built for the government on the
Great Lakes, and other small war craft
made their way to the gulf Via the
newly opened up waterway,
The full capacity OF the old canal was
said to be about 1000 600 tons Of ship
ping a season. II Is hoped to approx
mate this amount soon, after abandon
ment Of the channel for 10 or u years
-Four steel towboats. several Other
towboats and 100 barges are being con
structed this winter for use beginning
text summer
II is the intention also to use the
llennepin canal TO connect the water
way with Moline, Rock Island and Day
export and other Mississippi river
cities.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
1O3 NATIONAL
LEAGUERS in
SERVICE
Veteran Circuit Did It's Bit
During Great World War,
Figures Show.

More thar one-half Of the baseball
players who composed the eight clubs
Of the National league for a greater
part Of the championship season Of
1918 were up to the time the war end
ed with the colors. Some saw actual
fighting, two were killed in Uncle Sans
service and the men were represented
In pretey much every branch of the
service.
There were considerably more than
half with the colors-a fraction over
a. per cent, to be explicit. Data which
John Heydler, acting president of the
National league. has just finished gath
ering, show that 1903 of its players were
in the service. This is entirely apart
from those who went into essential
work. 1t means men in actual service
with the army or navy.
The total number of players reserved
for the season of 1918 was 257, which
number. incidentally, has been reduced
to 1853 for 1919, From May Is to the
end of the 1918 season the eight Ma
tional league clubs carried an average
OF from $50 to 100 players. One hun
dred and three-the number in the SER
vice-ts "a and a fraction per cent Of
$50, the extreme limit of men carried
from May l on.
There is nothing whatever in these
figures suggestive of Stacker as ap-
piled to professional baseball players
as a class. On the contrary, the show
ing is an excellent one and a credit
to the game. The players Of the Ma
tlonal league did their share fully as
fighting men. The statistics show that.
The facts probably are" says Acting
President Heydler, who is given to con-
sentative statements, that baseball
gave as great, IL not greater, per cent
OF its employees than any other occupa-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
Mics TO PLAY
while THEY WAIT
Generalization Plans Include
Athletic Program.

PARIS, Dec. "A greatly enlarged
athletic program has been prepared by
the Y. NJ. c. A. for the period during
rehabilitation. At the request of the
army there will be athletics for SOL
diers two hours each day TO take the
place in part of drill. In charge Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. athletic work is Elwood s.
Brown, who, while in the Philippines,
did the same work with Gen. Harboard
and the commandments present
athletic officer.
The program is divided into -four
parts. There will be mass exercises
and athletics in each battalion and regi-
ment. Second, there will be champion
ship events for the American expedi-
tionary force, working up with elimi-
nation contests through companies, bat
%talions, regiments, divisions, corps and
armies.
There will be a pageant to show the
French the best in American athletic
life, also a gymnastic ABC to help de-
velop the French. The armistice prac-
tically doubles the number Of men to
train and greatly increases the need
OF physical directors and funds. The
vast army physical development pro-
gram with the Y. NJ. c. A. cooperation
means much for the American physique.
Isolated detachments will be drawn
into large concentration TO enable the
men to have the benefit of this athletic
program. The events will constitute
practically an Olymprad among the
American and allied forces.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02

when 1t comes to handling a foot
Dali game from the standpoint of the
OFFICIAL, there Is much to be desired in
ne, way OF cooperation from players
and coaches, and II local pigskin men
tors would adhere more strictly to the
rules OF the game they would confer a
lasting favor on Memphis gridiron
patrons.
The sight Of a coach out on the field
going through a lot of emotional ora
tory with the referee as his only audi
tor Is very trying on the nerves and
patience of "A man who failed to pro-
vide himself with an abundant supply
of ftre-water before arriving at the
scene OF hostlIities, About the only
person who could appreciate such a
specialized In lip reading and had the
foresight to bring his blanket roll with
MN; The time TO pick flaws In the
work Of an official is before the game
starts, and If a man Is incompetent,
and + known to be, why invite disaster
by allowing him to start?
IT a capable man car not be found.
the next best thing would be to find
one who had the principles of honesty
in his system, and then the coaches
mould have enough sporting blood in
Their veins to overlook the mistakes
made against them and take what the
gods provide in the way OF decisions.
II an official makes three decisions
tavoring a team and then happens to
make one against 1t, partisans Of the
team should be sportSmen enough to
keep their faces shut and not try to
worry the life out of an official who
was trying to give everybody q square
deal.
AS an official, Halligan is the best
that has displayed his wares here in a
great many moons, for he has the Cuur-
age Of his convictions and runs the
game Just like it was the last in which
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
IkeSporttiiN&:
Sp0tli&hf
BYBobPi$He

A number of reforms are likely to
creep into the plans for operation Of
the Southern Association Of Baseball
clubs next season, not the least Of
which will be the cutting down Of the
number OF men formerly carried by
each team.
Fourteen men and a bench manager,
or ID men including a playing manager,
will probably be the limit agreed upon
at the fall meeting Of the league on
the 18th OF this month. This reform
would ave each club one mans salary,
n this amount, being figured at 500,
wouId save the league 81 900 monthly,
saying nothing Of the expense Of haul
Ing him around and feeding him.
Any class A club in the country can
easily get by with "a men, and the time
Is ripe for the Southern to adopt this
measure, which will 90 a long way to-
ward surmountlng the financial diff
cultles which have always been pain
fully In evidence.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
To Have Fair Track.

Arrangements were made last week
with Secretary Franz u, Fuller, OF the
Tri-State Fair association, whereby The
same contract made this past sea son
with the Memphis Driving club VIII he
given the Tri-State Driving CLUB Tor
1919.
This inSures control Of the fairgrounds
track and stables from about May ISL
to the middle Of September.
A meeting viii be held either the
latter part Of this week or early next
week when election Of officers, nam
ing Of committees and outlining OF
plans for 1919 will be taken up.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
PITT D%ETHRoNED,

Glenn Warmers University Of Pitts.
bureh champions are no. more. The
mantle Of the nations title, which was
won by Pitt over Georgia Tech a few
days ago, rested but a short time on
the shoulders Of Warmers huskies, and
today a team composed Of Uncle Sans
jaekies may Justly claim the football
championship Of the United States.
Pitt went up against the Cleveland
Naval Reserves Saturday In Cleveland
In a game which Warner figured was a
setup, but the tars fought the cham.
pions off their feet and won the game
by the count Of 1919.
Pitt, Inundated beyond expression, is
now seeking a return game. but the
naval team has already disbanded, and
so Pitts crown is lost. This was Pitts
first defeat in four years, which makes
the dose doubly bitter.
Bill Taft has shown that he is a dyed
in-the-wool Z 1S-karat well-wisher OF
baseball. He has refused to accept the
job rs one-man commissioner of the
W majors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
RAIL BOARD STOPS
new JERSEY PASS

TRENTON. N J., Dec. THE fed
cral railroad administration has decided
that the state law requiring railroads in
New jersey to furnish passes to certain
office holders ia Of no effect while
Thus, after Jan, /, 1919, certain New
Jersey citizens will either pay fare,
walk, stay ut home or board In
Trenton.
The governor, state senators, mem
hcrs Of the house OF assembly, Judges
Of the higher courts, certain state Of
ftCers other than the executives have
been entitled to these passes, us well nv
most Of tho Legislative employees.
Each year the legislature either added
to or made an effort to enlarge the list
The passes. II Is said, were used
throughout the GEAR by many holders
and were especially desirable to the
South Jersey resident who spent his
summers at the shore. Many Of the
officials now commute to Trenton on
their masses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02

players and fans. Carlton Wordsworth,
Birmingham manager, and Karl Black.
a pitcher, proceeded to jump on VIII
liams. Rick Woodward, one OF the own
Williams squared off and came out of
the scrap winner, But when the ease
was taken to Bob Baugh, league presl-
dent, Baugh promptly fired Williams.
Getting fired for doing exactly what
his job called for-upholding the dig
nifty of the game and protecting him
self from being ganged. Williams bore
the brunt of the mixup and was let
out 1t was the greatest injustice the
southern league ever did to any man.
Give Williams another chance, He
made good AS an umpire. He was a
capable official in every particular.
Don't let that wrong go unrighted
any longer,
Llfe to Ban johnson Is Just lodging
one brick after another
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
c0@zW}}z}
OMApHeNER

A dethroned autocrat must feel very
much like a member or the New iotN
| Giants who has been traded to the 81
Louis Cardinals, says an Eastern ""s'
A dispatch from Seattle says smoky
Joe Wood has entered the naval tram
ing station there with the intention
Of Incoming a naval aviator, lhls was
the first news of Joe in some time,
and il was moi known he had gone so
far West seeking service
II there is a class B league organized
in the present open Midwest terri
tory. or with the possible acquisition
Of a couple of Western league Sllles,
friends Of John c, Ryan, the Peoria
the presidency Of the league
Catcher Earl Smith, with Rochester
in the International last season, writes
from Camp Pike, Ark, that he hopes
o to be discharged from the army
and he with Rochester again next sea
son. The Brooklyn Nationals may nave
something to say about that
Charley Mullen, first baseman IN ma
Tor and minor leagues n one-tlme
manager Of the Lincoln Western eague
team, has received his commission as
a second lieutenant in the army, and
NAV STICK 10 Ile SCI NlNt' ~ W. HS
training at Camp Lewis WASH
Naturally New York baseball writer's
frown upon Connie Mack's suggestion
that sales Of players at Will between
clubs Of the same league be prohlDlted.
Where would the Giants be II they
couldn't buy a player from C~'nelnnati
or st. Louis or Brooklyn az sooh as
he began to look IKE the real goods
Two weeks before the National league
presidential election Is held II looks
like a landslide for John Heydler' Even
Barney Dreyfuss has as good as an
nounced thai he is for him and ram
many hall, which was backing Judge
McOuaid, admits the Judge cant carry
New York. Get in the band wagon and
hurrah for Heydler.
Pitcher Bernard Boland. Of the De-
troit Tigers, has decided not TO con-
tinue his studies for an officers COM
mission in the navy. He found that
he did not have the technical educa-
ton required, for one thing. and with
the coming Of peace he also longs for
a return to civil life. The result Is
that he may be seen pitching ball again
next season.
They are moving around In their
shell In the old New York state league
organization. Elmira already has an
nounccd that ii wants In some lea que
or other and Syracuse, which could not
make a go Of 1t in the International,
talks Of a reorganization OF the state
league. Binghamton, however, would be
pleased to remain IN me International
The name Of Abner Gould was by
oversight omitted from the list OF play
ers reserved by the Cleveland Ameri-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
SIX-DAY BIKE
RACES START
Fifteen Crack Teams of Best
Available Cyclists Entered.

NEW YORK, Dec. Fifteen teams
of the best cyclists available made up
the field of contestants in the inter-
national six-day bicycle race at the
Madison Square Garden last night. This
is New York's annual indoor cycling
carnival which was instituted a quarter
of a century ago.
Among the competitors this year are
several who took part in previous
grinds at the garden. There are some
newcomers, notably Gus Lang, the
American amateur champion, and LLOYD
Byron, holder of the Australian ANA
teur title. These two have Joined the
professional ranks and will be partners
in the big contest.
The French point score system will
govern the event again this year and
two hours each afternoon and three
hours each night including the final
hours of the race, will be devoted to
sprints for points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
HUNS SHAKING MAILED
FIST AT BULGARIA

NEW YORK. Dec. German news
a pers were shaking the mailed fist
at Bulgaria only a month before the
Germans were compelled to sign the
armistiCe on the western front "The
Bu'garians and their king might have
stuck It out for the German fist IL still
hard and knows how to protect friends
and smash enemies" was the threat OF
the Cologne Gazette,
Germany losses in campaigns with
Bulgaria In Serbia, Macedonia and 10
brudia were given by the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger as 81, 700, including 9.S37
killed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
N { W D RIVING
CLUB GIVEN
CHARTER
Tri-State Driving Club Organ
lied to Succeed Memphis
Driving Club,

Through their attorney, Mckinney
Barton, a charter has been granted the
Tri-State Driving cluO, the charter
members Of which are; Messrs, J, X,
J%effries, Jr. L f.. Haynes, A. II, Frank.
W. f.. Kelly, Fred OrSlll. Jr, courtney
Lewis. P Il Jones, w. II. pwyer, Her
bert Moore, J. A. Gormun, Ike Gronauer
Sud Julius Goodman. 1t is also stated
that included in the membership OF the
new club, though not listed rs charter
members, are three former active mem
bers Of the Memphis Driving CLUB, two
nonresident and one resident.
The financial affairs "r the Memphis
Driving club have been settled and the
officers Of the past season have an re-
signed and are now attIllaLed with the
new OrganiZatiou
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
JACK EGAN WILL
NOT PILOT BREWERS
Joe Cantillon Likely to Get
Milwaukee Job.

When baseball is resumed in the
American association, Jack Egan. OF
Providence, r. l., who plotted the Mil
waukee club last season, will not be re-
tanned as manager. A. F, Timme. pres
nouncement, said he would like to sign
Joe CantiIlon, for several years man
ager of the Minneapolis club. He said,
however, that negotiations had not been
opened.
cor in the association" President
Timme said. "Official attendance fig
ures show that he is the best drawing
card in the circuit, for whenever he
brought his team here the attendance
was 25 per cent larger than any other
club drew" -
Something in regard to the Milwaukee
management is expected to develop
when the annual meeting OF the aSso-
cation is held in Minneapolis Dec H.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
E OF BLIND TOMS.

Eight umpires are to be on the job
in the southern next season, This news
is refreshing. There have been but
about two heretofore.
Seriously, there should be eight UNI
pires by all means in the Southern next
season, for this Is one so-called eco
nomical move that proves a boomerang
and costs more thar it saves. Fans
will not patronize a bali game which
they figure is going to be poorly m
pired, and that's what happens when
one mar is being depended on to han
die the indicator.
No one man can correctly umpire a
ball game. It's hard enough job Cor
two men. When one nan is trying to
handle the game, tlA result is that
he misses plays that the stands see,
which results in a howl, and which
causes dissatisfaction, which in turn
causes a lack Of patronage.
It's going to be a hard job landing
eight real ulnpires for the Southern, but
If the Dixie magnates start combing the
country right now they will have sue
ceeded in landing eight good men by the
time the season starts,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
SENTIMENT FAV0RS
LEAVING GRAVES ALONE

DALLAS, Texas. Dec. 2,-Therc is Il
people that the bodies Of American sol.
diers who died In France should be per
mitted to remain in the hallowed ground
on which they were killed, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation Of Labor. told the delegates
to the recent pan-American labor com
ference In Laredo, Texas, MIR. Gompers,
who returned recently from the battle
fronts, warmly advocates leaving the
graves unmoved, as a monument to
what he termed the greatest sacrifice
in the history OF the world for the free
dom of the world. col, Roosevelt re.
Gently expressed similar sentiments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
Unsightly and Disfiguring Sig
nails of Bad Blood.

Don't close your eyes to the warning
which nature gives, when unSightly
pimples appear on your face and other
parts OF the body,
Not only are these pimrleS and
splotrhes distigurinE. but they lead to
serious skin diseases that spread n
cause the most discomfortinE irritation
9nd pain Sometimes they forctell Ec-
zema, boils. b'isters. scaly eruptions and
other |annoyances that burn like flames
Of fire and make YOU feel that your skin
is ahlaze.
When these symptoms appear IN any
part Of the body. take prompt steps
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
RIGHT THIS WRONG.

When the new administration Of the
Southern goes into office after the
meeting the 18th, and when the time
comes to choose umpires for next sea-
son, here's a wish that a wrong which
was done Hadley Williams, alias Bull
dog, some few seasons ago, will be
righted
Williams was umpiring in the South
ern and was proving a capable official
He served all over the league and gave
satisfaction. Over in Birmingham one
day Williams gave a decision which did
not sit well with some Of the bali
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
ADOPT FRENCH H

DYERSBCRG, Tenn, Dec. 2. CSpI)-
Many French orphans are being adopt
ed by the citizens of Dyer county. Miss
Nell Avery. of the city schools, is in
is 'I meeting Wv With success. An effort is
being made to adopt 10, the number
allotted to the county. and there Is
little doubt but that the county will
go over the top in this act Of pa
triotism. The youngest benefactor Ia
little Mary loydale Reed, eight months
old, the daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. 7. t..
Rnnl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
PITT UNABLE TO
GET RETURN GAME
Beaten by Jackies and Now
They Have Disbanded.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 2.-Dlssatis-
fled with the outcome OF the football
game with Cleveland Naval Reserve at
Cleveland Saturday In which Reserve
won, 10 to 8, officials Of the University
of Pittsburgh eleven Il v asked for
a return game next Saturday at Forbes
field, Pittsburgh. Pitt management
stipulated that the same financial con-
ditions which governed last Saturdays
game shall prevail here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
BANK WINS CASE.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Dec. .. lSpl)
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany is liable for the acts Of its agent,
whether manager or messenger boy, ac-
cording to an opinion delivered by the
supreme court Of Tennessee here in a
fake telegram case The opinion re-
ard gave a verdict Of $50 in favor Of
the city National bank, the com
~n'aLnnni
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
SATURDAY RESULTS
OF FOOTBALL GAMES

Al OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES naval reserve
10 Pittsburgh university 3.
t Columbus-Michigan IA, Ohio
State o.. ~, p.u
At Evanston-Great Lakes ~ Fur
At Chicago-Minnesota Z, University
t Cambridge-Harvard s. Brown 9.
At New York-Syracuse q, Rutgers 0.
At Philadelphia-Philadelphia navy
ward q, Charleston navy yard l.,
At Des M~oines-Camp Dodge y,
Jnua o.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce.

CShippers must place GAMBLERS csr-
tiNcute il each case OF eggs.l
lGggs-Fresh. So @66C; storage, $50
4gc.
Rutter-Elgin creamery, pound prints.
C646SC; country butter, 3b4iOc; reno
waited, 55957c
Cheese-Crcam prints, 4Oc.
poulty Chickens. sprlnGers, small,
3lq 36c, large, ESQ soc; ducks, 2612sc:
hens, alive, ia 23c; dressed, 2692Sc;
ROSTERS, lSW19c; geese, Ego Sc; tur-
KEYS, alive, 30m32c; dressed, 36140c,
Rahbits-Do8cn So 50@S,5O.
Dress Hogs Pound, 22G23c,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
K DIsBAND TODAY.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2.-The disband-
ment of the Cleveland naval reserve
team today by the government order,
will make impossible II return game
with the University OF Pittsburgh
eleven. This announcement was made
last night by Manager Gardiner, OF the
Cleveland team.
Eight of the naval reserve men Will
20 to Pelham Bay and the remainder
70 other stations TO complete train
iup
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
GOLF BETTING BANNED.

Wagers on golf games OF links in
Louisyille's public parks has been pro-
hibited by the board of park commits
sioners. II had come to the notice Of
the board that there was much gam
bling on games and strokes, and that
some people were making a living on
the links" This is said to be the first
time in Kentucky that official cogni-
zance of gambling in golf had been
taken.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-02
WE NEVER SLEEP.

Other cities over the country have
placed tho old football In the moth balls
until next fall, but Memphis teams 60
right along and are planning to play tn
Christmas. II they can't get outside
opponents, they'l play among them
selves.
Thanksgiving would have been COM
plete had eX-kaiser Bill sat in for one
of the unfortunate turkeys on the block.