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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
KUHN MANICURING
JACKIES' GROUNDS
Ex-Big League Ground Keeper
Helping Sailors.

GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, Dot. 24,-After
30 years Of m~anieuring big league
grounds, Smiling Charley Kuhn,
daddy Of all ground keepers, is in
stalled as master-at-arms Of the mag
ntftoent athletic plant at Great Lakes.
Kuhn nursed the velvety grounds
from a big marshy meadow, used for
occasional drilling, to one of the show
places Of the station. He knows every
blade Of grass by its first name; is
familiar with every drop OF water in
the vast enclosure and woe be it to
the careless sailor who dares make a
short cut across his precious baseball
diamond.
on the Job from sunrise to taps it
Is Kuhn's self admitted job to main
tain h finest athletic field in tho
country! That he has succeeded is
self evident-one look is convincing Of
his skill.
There was no big league diamond
that excelled Kuhn's station layout
when games were being played at Great
Lakes during the past season. Charley's
soccer field is carpeted with the finest
OF. Kentucky blu grass. His football
Eridirons are neutrality-suspicious.
alone could turn out such stretches
of green between the white cross lines.
When Charley knocked at the navy
door he ran across age limits which
. barred him from service. Not to be
y daunted Kuhn was accepted as a civil
ian employo through the efforts OF
Commander J. B, Kaufman, athletic
officer, who realized his exceptional
ability.
For more than 20 years Charley Kuhn
presided at the old Cubs park on the
West Side OF Chicago. He served un-
der a string Of Bruin presidents and
incidentally saw Charley Murphy run
his Shoe string into a million dur
ing the heydRy Of Frank Chance.
This old park, according to major
leaEuers, had an infield that rarely Is
equalled these days.
Included in Kuhn's constructive ca
reer is the historic athletic field at
the University OF Illinois. Varsity ath-
letes claim the Illinois stadium has no
equal in the western conference.
Kuhn has laid out training camps at
Palestine, Tex, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marlin Springs, Tex. and other South
ern spots where big league clubs visit
in the spring. Charley went ahead,
worked miracles on some vacant field
and presto-there was a major league
infield ready for use,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
MISSISSIPPI GIRL TO
TALK AT COLLEGES

JACKSON, Miss, Oct, -, CSpl)
Miss Katie Boyd George, distinguished
Mississippi girl, who is now in the state
helping with plans for the united war
fund drive, will speak at girls colleges
in the state during the present week
in the interest of the drive,
Miss George was q resident Of Parts
when the war began. and remained
there to help with Y. ". c. A.. work.
She was a prominent participant in the
recent war fund conference in this city.
She is expected to talk at the follow
ing colleges: > An Saints. Nicksburgi
Hillman, Clinton; Belhayen. jackson;
MiIlsaps, Jackson; Wumau'a, |tiatties.
burg; Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain;
" hitworth, ~Brookhaven. 1t was intend
ed that she should speak at other
schools ~ the state, hut her itinerary
was curtaiIed by The. inflnenZa epldenin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
THE RETURN OF I

A periodical which abhors everything
pertaining to the manly art of boxing,
has taken up a half column of scarce
white paper to state hat 1t Is a de-
plorable fact that lust as the time wal
arriving when boxing would be no more,
Uncle Sans army comes along and en-
braces it as one Of the best forms of
training fighting men. That the Petes,
the Mikes and the Kids are to come
back Is a fact which causes untold
agony Of heart, to this writer, who sees
a menace In the manly sport.
Boxing is coming back when the wal
is over, but 1t will be a different kind
of boxing, with all Of the Objectionable
features which have kept the game in
disrepute for years lacking. Among the
brave sons of Uncle Sam who are now
on foreign soil battling the most fiend-
ish foe In the history Of the world are
those who enter the arena to demon
strate the art of self-defense and how
to hold ones own with an adversary.
Boxing is as clean a sport as there
Is in the category OF amusements. 1t
is the gang which has followed it here
tofore which has hurt it. Boxing
brings together men equally scien-
tific and equal in weight, There, are
rules which prevent hitting below the
belt. 1t is absolutely fair, and where
fair play Is always adhered to-.
Uncle Sam has placed his official
stamp Of approval on boxing and the
game is going to flourish as never be-
fore when the world Is delivered from
the cloven-hoofed Hun.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
why DO RUNNERS
SLIDE BACK TO BAG
Easiest Thing Is to Keep Co
ing, Says Fred Tenney.

Fred Tenney, greatest of first base
mon in his time, cannot see why base
runners, when o catcher tries to pinch
them off first. with a snap throw, do
= not Immediately light out for second
base, like Charley Hollocher. of the
Cubs, did in the second worlds series
gam in Boston. That contest was
seen. The play on Hollocher turned
the complexion Of the tussle and
brought from Tenney the information
Sthat there isn't a chance In 100 for a
first baseman to get the ball to second
in time to stop the runner if the rum
ner goes ahead,
players used to pail that play a
lot" says Tenney. why n Of the
men who pulled 1t on me was Jim Nc
gate the circuit in some 40 or 81 sec
onds. l got a perfect throw from the
catcher to nip Jim off the bag, made
a stab for him. and hit the dirt, like
McInnis did when he CROPPED around Tor
Hollocher. Mcclure was on second ny
the time it dawned on me he wasn't
on first.
stop this play, as he has to. reverse
himself lust as a base runner does who
10 set to go one way and then has TO
20 the other. 1t is not only hard, II
Is almost impossible. Strikes me that
the players ought to go on instead OF
back oftener."
Fred is now living in Winthrop,
Mass He is a grandparent at the age
Of 46 years. Since managing the New
nat had any baseball connection, nor
has he desired any. He's a success IN
fhe business Johnny EverS was a NV
yer in-boots and shoes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
WILL SEEK MECHANICS

Mechanics Of ali kinds are badly
needed by the government AT various
arseuale. In order to recruit This class
Of working forces q special representa-
tive for the government win be Ia Mem
phi8 oct. 70 and 80 to contract with
any who wish 10 sign w FOR work,
Wages win vary according to the
class of work assigned. ranging from
4.56. to $5.S4 a day. Hundreds Of men
must be obtained.
Living accommodations are said to
DO first-class and the working hours
have been made agreeable. Some of the
workers wanted are AcetTlene opera
torg, anglesnitds. immature Wiuders,
botlermnkers, carpenters, clippers and
caulkers. Coppersmiths, sinkcrs, drillers,
electricians, electric welderE, firemen,
galvanl2eIs, gas Welders, hoilers-Ou,
]ioiner6, maChinists. moiders, punchers
and shearers, rigGers, rivcters, saitnlak-
ers. female sewing machine operators,
sheet metal workers. shipfltters, black
smiths, shiptights, steel workers, wire
workers.
The men will he sent to Key West,
Philadelphia. Charleston W. Va,
Blookl!n, Boston. Charleston. :. G.,
Norfolk, Puget sound, Portsmouth, ~.
II Washington, Il. G.
Substitutes are wanted In these
trades. SailmakerE. shipfitters. ship
smiths, steel workers, structural steel
workers. canyss workers. layerouts,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
MADE FIVE ERRORS
ON N GR0UNDER
Mike Grady Holds Unique
Record in Booting.

by W. a.
Do o remember that ftful, fatal
day In Boston, two years Gone, when
ivan Olson let a bounding ball roll UP
his sleeve and convert him into a little
monkey, ana then, recovering the ball,
fired II wildly into vacancy, thereby
greatly enlsrging the score Of the Red
Sox and contributing TO the gayety OF
nations? And the call of the official
scorer; Two errors for olson?" Sure
you do!
Two errors, off one rolling grounder,
That was, it Is believed. the record for
q worlds series game. but IL was no
where near the record for all time. That
record, II my memory serves me right,
made by Mike Grady n bltthe day
nearly 20 years ago, and the scene is as
fresh In the eve today as though 1t had
Just happened this very afternoon.
There are some baseball scenes that
you can never forget, no matter how
see, and II I should live a thousand
years would never forget this happen
It was in Chicago, at the old Cub
park, inc Mike was then a member of
the Giants-just Q catcher without pre-
afternoon, Bill Joyce and the umpire
had hard words, and Mr.. Joyce went
away from there, leaving a large, yawn-
ing cavity on third. Mike Grady, who
never did much care what happened to
him, volunteered and went to the ter
tiary cushion. People began to hit the
ball; in less than no time. so 1t seemed,
the sacks were jammed, and there were
two men down. At this j%uncture a nice
little roller was hit right at Mike
Grady.
Mr.. Grady rushed in, and fumbled It
%profusely. Picking It up, he whlrled,
ball in hand, to see II there was any
chance to tag anybody. Nothing doing
and the tumble constituted one error.
Whirling again, long after the first err
ror had been registered, Mr., Grady
made a su%perfluous and wholly subse-
quential throw toward first, The a
went high, shot far above the first base
mans head, and continued to h stand.
Which the same made two errors for
Mr. Grady.
The right fielder retrieved the leather
and, seeing a runne lighting out from
second, shot it, most beautifully, across
to third. MIR. Grady took the ball in
both hands. on % dead line-and mptfed
1t Just as the runner drew near. That
made three errors. That runner kept
right on, turned third. and scooted for
the plate. Mr.. Grady paved around a
while, found the ball-and threw it over
the catcher. BY this time the fellow
who had originally hit the ball was ap.,
preaching third. The catcher dashed
back, regained the ball n fired II ar
row straight to Mr.. Grady. Mr.. Grady
muffed It, kicked 1t far away ana the
r1ast runuer galloped In, out Of the
press box rose the voice OF the official
scorer, give errors for Grady
Five errors off one ball--five errors
off one grounder-if that isn't h rec
ord for all time, what is?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
GOOD SUGGESTION, BUT

Ban Johnson, American league presi-
dent, who is the champion Compound
suggester Of baseball, opens up with a
brand new one, Ban says 1t would be
a good idea to play the next worlds
series and devote the entire proceeds to
a home for wounded ball players. So
far so good.
The plan is an excellent one, but does
the president of the American league
possess the remotest idea that there
are two clubs of bah players who would
consent to play the big series for
NOTHING? Mayhap he forgets the
strike staged in the last worlds series
by the players. who desired that they
get all the coin possible.
And then to ask the players to per-
form for nothing? II such a plan is
put into effect, eaclf club will make a
strong bid for the cellar, and the teams
which are forced to win will be obliged
to play in the big series.
With the magnates OF the two major
leagues preparing to meet next month,
the distilleries are working overtime in
an effort to be ready for the rush.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
E@Sp0rtM5.
Spotlight

is recovering from a recent attack Of
pneumonia, Herb had a tough time
with the flu and pneumonia, but he put
up a game fight and came out VIC
torious.
Herb is soon to resume training for
an infantry officers commission and
expects to be sporting the coveted
shoulder bars before many days have
elapsed.
Christy Mathewson has landed over
seas and has Joined Hank Gowdy.
Grover Alexander and the other illus
trious heroes of baseball who are play
ing the bigger game.
Fred Mitchell, Cub manager, Is out
with an alIbl for losing the worlds
series to the Red Sox. Mitchell says
tho loss OF Grover Cleveland Alexander
hurt the Cubs pitching staff and that
II he could have had Big Alex avail
able to pit against tho Hose Of. Hub
land the Cubs would have chased the
Sox ike the Sammles are the boches.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
BARRIERS ARE

PINE BLUFF. Ark, Oct. "a. (Spl)-g
Last week the BARRIERS were placed III
the nonessential class, subject TO the
work or tight orders by the indus
trial board here but {. \, Goshorn,
secretary OF the BARRIERS union, has
received r ruling from Provost Mar
shal GEN. Crowder referring to section
III Of the seleCtive draft rules. which
applies not to BARRIERS but to porters
and bath attendants.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

One of the most pronounced horrors
OF the world war has made Itself ap-
parent since the lnternment of pro-
.tesslonal baseball In the form of a flood
OF suggestions and advice from half.
baked scrlbes to the baseball magnates
regarding the course the club owners
should pursue. when the rainbow of
peace appears.
Every self styled expert who can
crowd his knees under a typewriter
table has felt II his bounden duty to
save the national game by holding aloft
the beacon light by which the cropping
magnates may discover the proper ave-
These poor, struggling m~agnates have
only been able to make such paltry
sums as may be written In seven fig
ures out Of tho national game.
The business Of baseball Is like any
other, n the men behind the game
have spent their lifetime learning by
experience how the business end Of
the game should be conducted. II they
make mistakes they have the means
OF rectlfylna them, namely, going down
In their TANKS and digging up the nee
essary coin of the realm. They do not
beslege tho Newspaper offices and sug.
gest to the baseball writer's how they
shall conduct their sporting pages.
The rnaahates have plotted the ma
0N''N 'N' 'oSe oiiN
still live to tell the tale. There Is not
the slightest indication that they will
fall to rally around tho king Of sports
now during the world war. They have
the money and the inclination to keep
the baseball fires burning, and the
game Is going to be rehabllltated on a
more substantial basis than ever be-
fore.
Tire first duty OF the baseball writer
Is to give the news Of the sport and
forego the popular diversion Of at
tempting to dabble In the business end
Of the game, which, after all, Is the
private affair OF the club owner, to fol-
low what course he may deem wise,
proper and remuneratlve.
Talking back to umpires is undoubt-
eddy in the nonessential class.
According to Barney Dreyfuss, presi-
dent of the Pittsburgh Pirates, all of
the other magnates should 60 jump in
some nearby lake and let him and Ban
johnson reconstruct the national pas
time,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
BARRY's RECORD SPOILED.

Jack Barry would be the record holder
for playing in worlds series games but
for an Unfortunate accident. Eddie Col
Inns, formerly Of the Athletics and
White Sox, held the record at rs games
up to this year, when Fred Merkle, Of
the Giants, Brooklyn and Cubs, passed
II by one game. Barry, just prior to
the opening Of the 1916 series, injured
his hand to such an extent that he was
unable to participate In the games with
his Red Sox proteges against the Troll
ley Dodgers. When the Red Sox an
Quished the Phillies in 1915, BLACK
Jack" was credited with having played
in rs games. Collins bettered this mark
Had Barry's hand not been injured SO
badly that he was forced to give way
to Harold Janvrin in 1916, he would
have a mark of 80 games, one that
NAV have stood the test of time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

When the freak stunts in big league
baseball are compiled, II any bug ever
decides to do It, Jack Graney's famous
swim at Detroit ought to be a chap
ter by itself.
the only player who ever introduced,
the Australian crawl stroke to base
ball.
Jack called on the stroke only once,
but he outdid Kohanamoku, Hawaiian
wonder, that time.
1t happened during the first series Of
the season between the Indians and
Tigers at Detroit in the spring of 1916.
Jack was on second. iris Speaker laid
down a bunt and Jack lit out for third
He thought there might be a chance to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

get home II the play at first we're poor.
The bunt had been down first base
line, and there wasn't a chance to
catch Graney at third, hence Jack fig
ured the play would be made at first.
Instead Of that the Tiger first sacker
fielded the ball and tipped 1t to third.
Graney saw the play as he rounded
third and turned to recover that base.
A huge puddle lay between him and
safety. Graney started for the bag.
His foot slipped in the ooze at the edge
of the puddle and he fell forward In
the water. Uudismayed he floundered
to the bag, buried in the spray he
kicked up. When he came up for air
with his hand on the bag the jumps
called him safe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
ALABAMA STAR DEAD.

SIMMA, Ala, Oct. 2~4.-Selma's sec
ond Var hero is John Paul Jones, known
throughout the alumni Of the Universe
ty of Alabama as Booze where he
was promipent In baseball and football
circles.
Jones death occurred yesterday MORN
ing from influenza, traceable to the
hardship and exposure he was subjected
to while a member of one of the French
navy's sub chasers and then with the
United States navy. He was a gradu-
ate of the Southern University, Univer-
sity of Alabama and of Yale, practicing
law at Birmingham prior to his enlist
ment for service In foreign waters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
JESS TO DO BIT.

Jess Willard, wearer Of the heavy.
weight crown, has qualified as a pa
triot after all. Jess, who has been re-
fusIng fight after fight for mere pelt,
has slgnlfled his willingness and lnten-
lions of entering the squared circle by
way of helping Uncle Sam raise funds
to help tho soldiers on the other side.
Jhe big champion says he can be
counted on to do all no Is asked and
then some, and that he will enter the
ring at any time desired by the com.
nlttee on arrangements. Jess saws
nothing regarding who his opponent
shall be and, like Willie Hoppe, cham
plon b~tlllardlst, Will pick the p1an no
Is to meet.
Jack Dempsey, who longs for a
chance to get acquainted with Jess In
the squared circle, hopes to get the
assignment.
Life to the yellow Hun is Just one
kamerad after another.
The kaIser's nose ltches these days
a sure sign somebody 10 coming to see
soon.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
RUTH HAS THE FLU.

Babe Ruth, batting ace of the Boston
Red Sox, is a sufferer with Spanish In
fluenza at his home in Baltimore. At the
close Of the baseball season Ruth ac-
cepted essential employment at the
Lebanon plant Of the Bethlehem Steel
corporation and became a member of
the Lebanon team, Bethlehem Steel
league. While called to Baltimore on
Il business mission he fell a victim of
the scourge. His condition is not Sc
rious.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
BETTING IS NOT A =.
CRIME, SAYS JUDGE
Playing Poker No Grounds for
Arrest, Says Jurist.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-In discharging
last night 3S men arrested in a pool
groom" charged with disorderly conduct
and violating the antiloafing law Mag
istrat Joseph Corrigan declared that
they had committed no crime either in
ioafing, playing poker or betting on the
races.
ct is not a crime to bet on the
races" said the magistrate. Anybody
can bet as much as they want to with
out committing a crime and a also
play poker. There are a number of
things that a mar can still do without
committing a crime. They are all dis
charged"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
RED sOX KICK IN.

Boston sporting writers, on behalf of
Red Sox players, resent the statements
were backward about donating their
promised 10 per cent of the series purse
to war charity. They declare In Boston
that all the players came across as
agreed. so far no evidence has been
produced either way, to show they have
or have not.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
S. G. SCHEDULE. -.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Oct. 24.-The Uni
of South Carolina has announced
the following football schedule:
Nov. 2-Clemson college at Column
bia.
Nov. 9-Davidson college of North
Carolina at Columbia.
Nov. Thurman university at Co.
Nov. 2s-The Citadel at Columbia
Thanksgiving game.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
MORRIS GERBER WOUNDED

Max Gerber. 1857 Nelson lane. has
received information through a letter
from a companion Of his son. Morris
Gerber, Battery A, Hath field artillery,
American expeditionary forces, that the
latter was wounded during a recent
engagement on the western front, 10
details were received,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
JACKIEs TO SWIM.

GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING
STATION, H., Oct. 24.-Swimming
sports at Great Lakes are expected to
boom within the next few DAYS when
two new indoor tanks are opened for
the sailors. The new pools are abso-
lutely the latest model employing the
violet ray system OF purifying the
water. Eight other tanks are in the
course or construction on the station.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
PLAN CONVENTION

PINE BLUFF. Ark Oct "A. (SplA--
Frank James, state secretary Of the
Arkansas Sunday School association,
was here Tuesday comforting with To-
cal superintendents and officers in ref
erence to the county convention 10 be
held here Nov, IL. at the First Shris-
ton church,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
R QUITS GORDON.

CHICAGO, oct. 24.-Jimmy Barry,
former bantamweight champion of the
world, is back from Camp Gordon, Ga,
where he went for training as an army
boxing Instructor, Barry said today he
was not strong enough to stand the
bayonet drill necessary to fit himself
as an instructor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
CALDWELL RECEIVERS.

1t Is &C source of much qualification
to his many friends to learn that Her
bert Caldwell, former local sport writer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

Many fans throughout Memphis, Ca
ruthersviile, Jonesboro. Blytheyille and
other nearby cities will ba interested
to learn that NJ. Munsey Plgue, who
formerly played ball in the Northeast
Arkansas league and with fast semi
pro teams in thus section of the coun-
try, is now serving Uncle Sam. He IL
n devil dog, and is located at Santo
domingo City, Dominican Republic, be-
pany, Third regiment, T.. 3. marines.
lie rsyed third base on Sentar Rlineys
Caruthersvl!!e club for a number OF
seasons and was also caretaker Of the
hot corner for Raiuey when he Went
to Flu ton Ky, aud ClarkSville, Tenn,
in the Kitty league.
---
-. Starting with 1877 players we're as
sessed $50 for their uniforms.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

botIcrmakers, heavy blacksnuths AN,
bollCrnahers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

Starting with 1877 players we're as
sessed $50 for their uniforms.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24

Minnesota is the only state hs wing
m oren season for moose this year II
'noks Ike Minnesota or the Canadian
wiIds for the moose boys