The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-08
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The nineteenth star was added to the
Chicago White Sox service flag last
week when Pitcher Frank S~hellenback
enlisted in the aviation service.
The death Of Badly Platte, former
professional ball player, is reported
from Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, Ind, of
Influenza. Plates home was at an
Report from Camp Hancock, Ca, is
that Walton Cruise, outfielder Of the
st, Louis Cardinals. has been very III
with influenza. but that he is now on
the road to recovery.
Enos Kirkpatrick. former major and
minor Lacquer, last week at his home
In Pittsburgh enlisted in the tank SER
vice. He goes to the camp at Gettys-
burg for training.
Fred Thomas of the Boston Red Sox
and Ben Dyer of the Detroit Tigers
have about completed their course at
the Great Lakes naval training station
and expect soon to take examinations
for their officers commissions,
Oar W. Tobey, we'll known among
the fans of smaller cities in the coun-
try as player and manager with the
Green's Nebraska Indians, a famous
| independent team OF transformers, has
service and expects to be sent to France
army.
Now they have Jim Gaffncy buying
the Brooklyn Dodgers instead Of taking
over the Boston Braves. Mr.. Gaffney
SAYS there Is nothing in It and that II
| &c unfair 10 Charley lNhhntG IN rtrptlnfA
such stories. ae goes oil to say he
Is sure Mr.. Ebbets has no intention
OF selling his interest In the Brooklyn
club.
The baseball season being over in the
Pacific Northwest the athletes employed
In. the ~shipyards in that district are
I going In for soccer football, a siX-club
circuit has been organized TO play a
regular schedule during the winter.
Two OF the teams represent Seattle
| shipyards and Il Tacoma yard has en-
tered one team in the league.
President Ban Johnson has stated
that a wrong impression prevails as TO
his suggestion for a home for crippled
soldiers and sailors endowed by organ
ICED baseball. His proposal was not
that II be for ball players crippled In
service. but for all disabled service men.
whether they ever played baseball or
not.
Rollie Zelder Of the Chicago Cubs has
an essential Job for the winter. He has
been awarded a contract for taking care
Of the garbage In his home town OF
Auburn, Ind, Under the Hoover ad-
ministration It was not believed there
was any such thing as garbage any
more, but II there Is any Zeider, has
the nose for locating It.
Robert l.. Hedges, Jr,, a lieutenant In
service i1.Iranes and son q the former nor
wounded four times in battle on octo-
Der 1 In the Argonno forest fighting,
according TO word received at his home
in St Louis. He IL rapidly recovering
and il Ia expected he win return to
the states soon TO. a rest period
A report from France states that
Lieut. Qrantland Rice, who has been
with an artillery regiment Mt the front.
has been detached from that service and
is now serving on the headquarters
get some good. dope for future histori-
cal articles and q better army historian
could not be selected,
James Saunders o'Neill, formerly n
sporting writer on the New York Tri-
pune ana n nepIeW VI secretary MO
Adoo. died In France on Oct. . Of
wounds received in action, lie was a
lieutenant in a n infantry regiment.
O'Ncil was a graduate OF Columbia uni
versity and a famous TEAMS player In
his college days. He leaves a widow
IN New York.
Ray Chapman Of the Cleveland In
dams and I'D Pfeffer o. the Brooklyn
Dodgers are playing with naval reserve
football teams at their training sta
tiona. Both are hailed as stars at the