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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
TERRY M'GOVERN
DIES In BOSTON
Knockout by frankie Britt
Proves Fatal to Boxer.

BOSTON Dec. 81. Terry McGov-
ern," Of Philadelphia, a boxer known
in private life as Frank di Leo, in
jured in a match last night with
Frankie Britt, OF New Bedford, died
at the City hospital today. His skull
was fractured by hitting the floor when
he was felled by his opponent in the
sixth round.
Britt was arrested early today at his
home in New Bedford and was brought
to this city for ~arraignment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
JOCKEY TITLE
DECIDED TODAY
Robinson and Lyke Each Have
Chance to Win.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec, 3l.-With the
conclusion today of the 1913 race meet
ing at Shrewsbury, jefferson parish,
the jockey championship for the year
on the American turf win be decided,
Frank Robinson and Lawrence Lyke,
the leaders, have five mounts apiece
today, and each has n chance to secure
the riding honora,
Racing beginning tomorrow viii be
transferred to the Fairgrounds track,
where thoroughbreds viii be in action
until Mardi Gras, under the auspices
of the Business Mems Racing asSocia To
ton.
The Shrewsbury meeting was con
Quoted for 33 days by the Jefferson
Parish Fair association
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
NICKLIN GETS
LOOKOUT TEAM
Will Run Chattanooga Club for
Next Three Years.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 81
Capt. Strang Nicklin Sammy Strang),
Point, has been given the franchise of
the Chattanooga baseball club and
players. He will run the club on the
cooperative plan for three years, when
he becomes absolute owner; otherwise
it reverts to Fred Cantrell, present
owner.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
RING CHAMPS OF 1918.
. Heavyweight-Jess Willard.
Observation-Disclosures O'Dowd.
Welterweight-Tsd Lewis.
Lightweight-Benny Leonard.
Featherweight-Johnny Kilbane.
Bantamweight-Pet Herman.

The year 1919 ought to see many
championship boxing contests. The var
halted the title contests in 1918.
Now that peace has come, the cham
pions who gave their time to Uncle
Sam will be ready to risk their crowns
again, and the fighters who used the
war as one of many alibis for ducking
strong opponents will be forced to come
out from cover or retire for good.
Jess Willard hasn't given anyone a
chance at his championship crown since
March % 1916 He hooked up that
night with Frank Moran IN q %10-round,
no-deCision affair and Moran would
have had to knock him out 10 obtain
any sort Of a hold on the title.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
DEMPSEY KNOCKS
OUT GUNBOAT SMITH
Two Rounds Sufficient for
Jack to Put Over Haymaker.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. Slack
Dempsey. of Utah, knocked out Gun:
boat Smith, of New York, in the second
round of a scheduled ten-round bout
here last night. Dempsey weighed 100
pounds and Smith 17S.
Dempsey scored nine knockdowns In
a brief bout. He floored Smith with a
left Jolt in the first minute of fighting.
Smith took the count and was apparent
ly dazed when he recovered his feet.
He tried to cover, but after a few
seconds Dempsey knocked him down
again. Throughout the rest Of the
round Smith was on the defensive, try
ing unsuccessfully to parry the blows
which repeatedly sent him to the floor.
At the opening of the second round
Smith attempted to take the offensive.
Dempsey sidestepped his punches and
rushed, knocking Smith down again.
AS the New York man came up a
right swing caught him on the head
and he went to the floor for the full
count.
Detroit. it seems, also negotiated for
Pitcher Hubert Leonard, but considered
the price demanded by Boston all out
Of reason.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
PRINCE PINNED ON MEDAL,

Pal says he sure was excited when
Prince Albert pinned the medal on his
chest for beating Wilde. The medal Is
suitably engraved and Pal says he ex-
poets to keep It all his life as a me-
mento of the memorable occasion.
"a was so excited forgot what the
prince said to me-" said Pal. ~ know
he thanked me for coming over. He
wasn't a bad fellow.
He'd make a good COB II he were
younger"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Briton Expected Moore to
Back Away, But When He
Tattooed Jimmy's Jaw, the
Champ Was a Licked Man.
By Bob Pigue.

Pal Moore is getting the same variety
Of reception in Memphis as President
Wilson is receiving in Europe.
The little battler, here on a fur
Tough of 10 days, has been the center
Of an admiring group of friends ever
since he landed, and everybody wants
to know how Pal managed to lick the
stuffing out of Jimmy Wilde, the
British champ, who prior TO meeting
Pal, had been wading through all
comer with the same lightning-like
rapidity that Jack Dempsey disposes of
his opponents.
Pal admits that he has fought easier
men than Wilde, but that he was never
in doubt from the first punch to the
last that he was the master Of the pop
ular British idol.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
WINS.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Wladek Hhyszko
defeated steve Savage in two straight
falls in a wrestling match last night,
The first fan was obtained in "a min
utes, 32 seconds, the second in "a min
utes, Both were the result Of toe holds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
-
BY BOB PlGUE.

AS 1918 slips away, a compilation of
he city champions in all branches of
sport INDUCED in during the wal year
brings Ii the fact that Memphis had
p busy sport season, despite the fact
that many of the Bluff City's sons
were engaged in humbling the Hun.
Starting with baseball, Memphis
failed to cop the bunting in the South
FERN league, but the Goodbars anne
along and, by playing a brand of ball
equal to that offered by many clubs
bin the Southern, defeated all comer
flor the amateur championship of Mem
lphis. The Goodbars we're awarded the
|city's pennant as champions Of the
memphis Associated Amateurs.
The ancient game of soccer, which
lis fast becoming popular in Memphis,
was well represented during the year
just closing. The championship of the
soccer division of the NJ. A. A. was
won by the Christian Brothers college
eleven, one Of the crack soccer squads
of this section. Interest in the game
continues to grow and each succeeding
year finds soccer becoming more and
mora populur
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Pitt Has Eastern Title.

Pittsburgh was easily the strongest
collegiate eleven In the East, The ban
placed on athletic contests because Of
Influenza epidemic prevented Pitt from
playing II number OF its games, but the
decisive victories Of the Smoky city
eleven over Georgia Tech and Penn
state WAS enough TO convince any foot
bah fan OF Its strength, Puts 80 to o
victory over Georgia Tech was the
big Fame In the East and showed that
Coach Warner was FAR too foxy for
Coach lleisman Of the much heralded
Tech eleven,
Iowa, represented by its best team
In years, was easily the strongest
eleven west Of the Mississippi river.
The ~Hawkeycs, who are no longer mem-
hers Of the Missouri valley conference,
lost one conference game TO Illinois,
while Minnesota and Northwestern were
defeated Washington university, Of ST,
Louis. al Missouri valley conference
champion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
BETTER CLAIM FOR TITLE.

Pal says he believes he has a better
claim to the bantamweight title than
Pete Herman, holder Of the champion
ship, "l've beaten every good boy In the
country, including Herman, and then
topped II all off by licking Wilde, who
has walloped everybody in England.
Seems to me like | have proved that
| am entitled to some consideration for
the championship" says Pal.
"a am going after Herman with all
Eve got when get back from Emo.
land, and the bantam champ Is oolna
to have a hard time getting out of 4
fight with me for the title. know
| can lick him, as have already done
It, and he's going to have to come out
of his she'll" concluded Pal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31

The Pittsburgh Pirates will give a
trial to Jimmy DeHart, college football
and baseball star, and more recently in
the aviation service, He Is a second
baseman by choice.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31

Has anybody lost faith in baseball?
Well. Ohio Wathen Is said to have re-
ceived an offer OF $3.50, 900 for his Louis
Vile association franchise.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
SPORTS THRIVE
HERE DESPITE
WORLD WAR
1918 Saw Many Local Titles
Change Hands and Keen
Competition Was Offered.
MEMPHIS CHAMPIONS, 1918.

Observation-Disclosures.
Golf-Martin j. Condor.
Trapshooting-BOyd Duncan.
,Swimming-Kemper Waddell.
Football-Central High school.
Soccer-Christian Brothers Coll
! lege.
Drivng-Abe Frank and Will
Robinson
Tends = Fred Smithwick, state
and ctyi doubles, state, Hardy and
Em9fson: doubles, city. Yerger and
~S1hfhwick.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Central Grid Champs.

In the local football world Central
igh school again won the city cham
pionship, having little trouble in brush
Ing Memphis University school n the
West Tennessee Normal elevens aside.
Cooper Litton %captained the C, H. s..
Squad.
Martin ]. Condor is the city golf
champion, having defeated the stars of
the Memphis golf world in the annual
City tournament at the Memphis Coun-
Cry club.
Kemper Waddell succeeds Casey
Zones as the swimming champion of
Memphis. In the annual 10-mile swim
down the Mississippi river this year
sNaddell outdistanced all pursuers and
FINISHED the winner by several yards.
He also won several other local honors
rs a paddler.
III To Boyd Duncan, a native of Lucy,
Tenn, goes the trapshooting honors.
Duncan entered the tri-state shoot of
the Memphis Gun club and proved to
he invincible. He has only been a
tdevotee of the sport alluring for a
y hort while, but slew birds like a vet
n IAN.
w The local harness racing world is
headed by Abe Frank and will Robin
non, both of the Memphis Driving club,
drove The Rookie the fastest mile of
The circuit at the fairgrounds in 2:l2.
Robinson COPIED the honors for driving
ID PAGER the fastest mile for the year.
Ipiloting Miss Belle Patchen the dis
Rance in 2:09, a most noteworthy and
. $50 IL III naht-,ataA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
AMERICAN TROOPS
GOING TO ITALY

Washington, June 1e.--American
troops will he marched in review be-
fore Italy's leaders within very short
time. The contingent will be made up
of picked regiments, brigaded under
the personal direction OF General
Pershing who has selected the men
after consultation with General Foch
and British leaders.
The sending of American soldiers
to the Italian front is generally con-
sidered here as indicating that for the
present General Foch has ample re-
serves in France to meet any German
offensive Military leaders have de-
clined to give the exact strength OF
General Foch's reserves but they say,
"a general in command of operations
on n front of the extent of that held
by General Foch must needs have AT
least 5oo,0o men In reserve; 1t Is
the part OF wisdom to have 10000
In reserve. II possible. .t
In view of the failure of the Ger
man offensive to achieve decisive re-
suits. and the growing belief that the
enen1y's power is now rapidly de-
cIining. the news that the American
soldiers are bound for italy il highly
significant of the military situation
on the western front
In military circles here. there is nc
hint that American FORCES are expect
ed TO. play a major part Al the opera.
tons on the Italian front. Their CHIEF
purpose is to show the Italian ARMIES
and the Austriars that American
forces are now on every front md
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
TO MAKE ADDRESS ON
WAR SAVING STAMPS

Friday night at $50 Or. Isaac J.
Lansing, of Redwood, N. j., will
speak in the jefferson auditorium in
the interest OF the war savings cam
paign. DR.. Lansing Ia a speaker OF
prominence aud ability and the cam
paign managers consider themselves
fortunate In having secured his aid
In the drive now on.
Under the direction of City Director
Henry e. Litchford and Colonel An
drew Gray, chairman OF the general
committee, one OF the greatest or
eanixation4 ever formed in Richmond
Tor patriotic work will be placed in
action June rs. national war saw
inRs day." to promote investment by
Richmond people in war savings
stamps. Each political ward has been
placed under general" each pre-
cinct under a captain" and the sub
tenants" Following are the appoint
Fnsnts Of the generals announced
this afternoon;
William HI. Adams, Jefferson; Judge
Ernest H. Wells. Madison. South
side: Ben w. Wilson, Lee, North Side;
ID. C. O'Flaherty Lee South Side, and
i. Gray Haddon. Clay. These direc-
tors today are appointing their assis-
tants The work Of organization Will
~ com leted within the next few days
md all efforts directed toward cue
cess June Is. The general plan adopt
IA here for national war savings day
n that operated with such excellent
aGtlts recently In Nebraska. stimuli.
E1n1epua communtty meetinss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
AMENDED DRY LAW
WILL Be EFFECTIVE
TOMORROW MORNING
Strengthened in Almost
Every Respect by
Assembly.
.TANCkES CLEARED
New Powers Of Search
and Seizure Will Put
an End to Omcious
Interference.

The amended Mapp prohibition
act will become law tomorrow. In
most respects the law has been
strengthened since originally passed,
and in almost no instance has it been
weakened.
1t gives right OF search and seizure
TO prohibition agents and will do
away with such arguments as have
taken place in various newspapers as
TO the constitutional right of a man
10 refuse TO have his baggage search
ed for concraband liquor, Wherf this
law goes into effect there will be no
rant, specifying the person. place and
thing TO be searched is necessary. No
longer viii prohibition agents be shut
out from baggage rooms or be forced
TO remain outside the iron ratings Of
railway stations,
The act OF 1918 comprehends the
elimination of some features OF the
original Mapp act of 1915. Some al
terations which perfect certain sec
tions OF the old law and some per-
tanning 10 new features are calculated
TO strengthen the act. There liz per-
haps only one feature of the new act
which In any wise weakens the law.
Under the penalizink clause OF the or
able for avery ofyense under the act.
except drinking in public places. I'm
der the provisions OF the new law the
following significant sentence appears
In section s: :" but where upon
the trial OF any charge of the violation
of this act, 1t shall appear to the court
trying the case that there has been
no intential violation of any pro-
vision thereof. but an unintenttonal
or inadvertant violation thereof. then
such court shall instruct the jury that
they cannot impose Jail sentence
II Is feared by many friends of the
measure that this clause will create a
ioop-hole through which many q
malefactor will escape the Jail PEN
atty However IL is commended by
competent legal authority that this
clause, taken in connection with the
entire section. is invalid and will be
thrown out upon test before the
supreme court. bringing the new law
| in its penalizing features into accord
with the old law
Spirits Not to BE Stored.
Under the old law government
bonded warehouses were permitted te
store ardent spirits; under the new
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
LABOR PRIORITY
MAY Be NEXT STEP
Essential War Industries Must
Have Men to Carry on
Vital Work.
PLAN IS CONSIDERED
Arbitrary Readiustment OF
Employment May Become
Necessary Before Peace
Comes.

washington, June is.-Establish-
rnens of labor priurfties In industry
NAV be the next step In organizing
America to win the war. Conscription
of labor has been fought. both oy
the government and by labor. but IT
is felt In high government quarters
that some step toward affording the
necessary war industries an adequate
supply OF labor must be taken soon'
and that the non essential industries
must yield their men.
The plan is now being considered
nv the war labor board and war In
dustries board The railroad admin
,stration and the war department VIII
nrohahly enter the negotiations be-
fore any complete formula is reach
ed.
The p,an is likely to follow classifi-
cation Of the priorities board for pref
erenttal treatment by government
agencies in the production. supply and
distribution OF raw materials, nnish-
ed products, electrical energy, fuel and
TRANSPORTATION by rail, water pipe lire
and otherwise,
That classification was: t1o. ships
ga, aircraft: (3p. munitions. military
and naval supplies and operations,
(4), fuel: (sl, food and collateral in
dustries; (s,. clothing, %. railroad
or other necessary transportation
equipment: (s), public utilitiess
When the ALLEGATION of labor to pref
erenttat industries is worked out, II
may be expected that the assignments
will be made in somewhat the same
order.
The early assignments may be ex-
pected 10 come from the floating and
surplus labor supply, but later there
may come. If necessary, some arbitrary
resdiustment of employment
The war Industries board would IN
dictate the relative importance of the
requisition for labor and tina war labor
board would then I'LL them.
The plan may include features to
meet the threatened need for mill
tary exemptions in the preferred in
dustries. It may be that labor go
transferred could In most cases take
the places of labor called to the COL
ors from necessary industries.
Before the war industries board be-
gan to enforce its control of basic raw
materials to make the war industries
100 per cent efficient. il issued warn
ing to other manufacturers, that the
giving to those industries engaged In
direct and indirect war work. 100 per
cent OF their requirements tor such
work win in some cases practically ex-
haust. and In other cases substantially
reduce the available supply. resultinG
In an acute shortage OF certain basic
raw materials and products. This be-
ing true, duty impels the war indus
tries board to call this situation to the
attention OF all interested parties that
they may make their plans accord.
ingly."
A similar warning to employers OF
labor may issue from some high gov,
eminent bureau in the not distan,
future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
SAYS Bad Meat
Sold For Navy
Captain Williams Gives Testimony In
voiying Wilson & Company, Chi
cago Packers.


New York, June 1s.-Evidence that
quantities OF tainted meat has been
sold 10 the government by packers for
the use of the army and navy since
the beginning of the war was brought
out today at the Investigation conduct
ed by Special Examiner Edward B.
Patterson. of the federal trade COM
mission.
Captain Charles S, Williams. sup
ply chief of the navy. told OF the re-
lection OF 42S,STs pounds of ham cut
out of a requisition OF 539.66c pounds
furnished by Wilson &. company, OF
Chicago Later il was found that o.
$40 pounds of the amount accepted
was spoiled and unfit for use. The
principal cause OF the rejection OF
the hams. according to the witness
were what are known to the trade al
mold bones" and marrow. sours,"
Some Of the spoiled hams had beer
sent to the battleship Missouri In the
West Indies. Captain Williams safo
he finally managed to obtain a re-
fund of s1,s2s50 on the order.
Captain Williams told OF a re-ex'
animation OF the rejected hams al
the request Of the packing concern
This re examination was made at Chi
cago hS Inspector Dubois. OF the de-
partment of agriculture. who pro
nounced between IS and IA per CEN
OF the hams unft for use. Captain
williams decision to reject the en-
tire lot was overruled. he said. by the
assistant secretary of the navy. who
decided that the hams should be taker
for the training stations :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
We ARE With YOU.
; MILLION STRONG
SAYS FEDERATION
Gompers Sends Cheer
ing Words to Presi-
dent Wilson.
TO FIGHT TO END
Urge Chief and McAdoo
to Forbid Transpor-
tation of All Child
Made Products.

st. Paul, Mimi, June 1--we are
with you, Woodrow Wilson, three mill
lion strong" was the message sent to-
day to the president by Samuel Comp
ers. The messenger will be W. &.
Wilson, secretary of labor. who was
given a remarkable demonstration in
the American Federation of Labor
convention,
When shortly afterward Justin
Codart. member of the French medi-
cal mission. and his associates enter
ed the hall they were also received
with vociferous expressions of pleas
ure Godart said his countrynen in
the trenches had only one obtect--to
win the war. President Gompers in
replying said Americans had rever-
enee for the people of France and
that in peace or in war IL had been
always the gentleman among nations.
He added, III is a terrible bruit your
men ara bearing. But We ask you TO
hold on The American workers and
soldiers are determined to see you
through 10 victory, We Will not come
hack until it is over"
Secretary Wilson was introduced as
-Four Bill After telling of the sac
rifices made in strikes in early days
OF trades unions. Secretary Wilson
warned the working men of the com
try there would be many sacrifices To
be made before the war ends He
said.
TN these strikes hunger was in ev-
cry home. But they went through IT.
They made the sacrifices, But In this
war we will be called on TO make
greater sacrifices. Before we ars
through with the struggle II may be
necessary to lower our standards OF
living. / hope it will not he, II II ia
] am confident the trade union men
and the great bulk OF the wage earn
ers will be willing to make the neces-
sary sacrifices.
It was at the conclusion OF Score
tary Wilson's address that President
Gompers gave him the message &c
. take home to your chief and our
chief"
Tell President Wilson we will and
must win the war"
Resolutions adopted:
Urging President Wilson and Sec
retsry McAdoo to issue orders for
bidding transportation of com m ODDITIES
made by child labor.
Asking Governor stephens to par.
don Thomas j. Mooney If he doe,
not. the president Ia urged TO use sncr
power as he may possess to prevent
the hanging.
Favoring intervention OF the post
Office department. the cost of each
class of mail and the ranking priv.
ieGe and the wages and working con.
Hitions of employees.
Indorsing free national conservator,
Of music.
Ordering tile layers to amalgamate
with bricklayers before September !
or be suspended.
Favoring union men on boards o.
education.
Refusing to form needle depart.
ment.
Endorsing the labor press and urg.
Ing all unions and members to give
them loyal support
approving of the national labor war
board. y