The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-18
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II tho plan OF sending back earliest
from France those soldiers who went
over first is followed, then Hero Hank
Gowdy should be among the initial ar
rivals in old New York or Boston.
President Ehbets of the Brooklyn club
IS one who says there isn't a thing in
the talk Of the st. Louis Cardinals he
Ing moved to Kansas city, and probably
what he says win be endorsed by seven
other National league club presidents.
The National league would lose pres
tige by leaving st. Louis, said Mr. Eh-
berts, and while he compltmentcd kan
sas city as a live burg he made II clear
that it is not to his mind Of major
league caliber, even II the geographical
location were not all against II. Tho
burden Of transportation is enough as
II is, said Ebbets, without lengthcning
the trips necessary.
The national commissions suggestion
for lS-player limits for the majors won't
go through without a s%quahble, but 1t
probably will win, just as as the 2l-mhn
and 22-man limits won out in the Ma
tional oVer the opposition OF the New
York club. A New York writer says
OF the lS-man proposal; This radical
move surely will be opposed by tn"
wealthiest clubs, which can afford to
pay salaries to Mt least % men during
the championship season. Butt Is
not "A case OF what any particular clu
can afford to pay that prompts tho pro-
posed reduction in players. What some
body can afford" Is not everything IN
baseball.
That there was no lack of baseball
interest in Chicago after the close OF
the major leagues season is indicated
by some testimony given at the leorla
convention Of the national assoclatioU
by President Nelson Of one of the chi
Cago semipro leagues. lilo stated ina
for five Sundays dating from Sept. !
to oct. B the attendance Mt ms parN
in Chicago was never lower than Law
paid admissions, with 40 and 30 cents
per fan charged. This was In his parR
only and shows the interest that wa
maintained in baseball in one city atte'
the game had been declared nohessei'
tial along with gambling. fortune tell
Ing, etc, but not play acting ana choru'
singing or piano playing
Well, finally the ball PLAYERS WI,
have been performing On sundays II
| Jersey under the name OF the New
York Giants for a couple of months
| after the season closed Labor dhy nave
decided to disband, but II was only IN
weather that could halt them, the!
played their last game on NOV, w. "
n crowd OF 1000, as a benefit tor VA
| united wal work campaign. Al Dem
aree and Red Causey did the pttchlnl
for the Giants, Other players on tn
team in the last game were Doyit
Burns, McCarty, Kirke and without
| Art Fletcher did not play because OF
split finger. These New YORK player
were doing work In war plants abou
New York, but now the war Is oVe
they will scatter, some OF theIh eoul'
South for the winter.
Jesse winters, the promising klt
| pitcher who reported to John McGraN
at Marlin last April and to the mill.
tary authorities I'm May, writes tina
some weeks prior to the signing or th'
armistice he received a commission a.
n second lieutenant of Infantry ne u
at present stationed at Fort sam Hous'
ton. San Antonio, but expects TO be
mustered out of the service within 1
short time. i.
winters, who before the war put II
much Of his time punching cattle on nj
fathers ranch near San Angelo, rex
Is a graduate OF Simmons ollege II
Abilene. and was pronounced by Nc
| Graw to be the most promising youni
pitcher signed by him since. Christl
Mathewson was a kid.
Snowy" Baker. the Australian spor
im%presario. sailed from san francisco
recently, homeward bound. Baker 'iat
been in this country for several month";
and originally intended to remain herr
Indefinitely, but the ending of the wa
prompted him to return to Australia 70
the purpose OF promoting. a series Q
| championship matches. He has mad
tempting offers to many American box
ers to appear at his sydney STADIUM II
Georges Carpenter and Jimmy Wlld
urging them to make the journey 10 IN
island continent.
George Sisler, now n lieutenant in tn
chemical warfare branch, denied
chance to go to France and gas tn
Germans, because Of peace, Is winnin
fame in another way. Recently a
Camp Kendrick, Lakewood, N. j
where he has been In training, the
had an athletic meet among he OF
ficers. All Sisler did was to make
clean sweep OF the four events on tn
program, the 100 yard dash, the punt
ing Of a football for distance, dro
kicking the football for accuracy an
distance and throwing a baseball re-
distance. Had there been anythtn
else on the program Sisler was read
TO do his bit. Contests for enltste
men also were on the program, but |
these Sisler only could look on, bu
there wasn't anything done he couldn
have beaten n mile had he been give
the chance. For successor TO JiF
Thorpe az ~all-round American leagu
champion George slsler is hereby non
mated, and he probably could beo
Thorpe at anything the Indian eve
tried to do. Sisler writes thai he doe
not know when he will be released fror
service, but 1t is back to the old base
-, =, ~, ,uI,, tbny firm him Inpui