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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
TRAINING
TRIPS VALUABLE
Average Fan Hungry for Dope
From Camps.

Connie Mack's statement that his
team would do its spring training right
at home. has caused other club owners
to do a bit of thinking. writes William
Peet in the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Perhaps the greatest value spring
training has in connection with a ball
club is the advertising that invariably
follows. the kind of advertising that
creates interest, for the average fan is
hungry for baseball after a long cold
winter and absorbs every line printed
from the various camps in Dixie.
Clark Griffith. owner of the Washing
ton Senators, often said that were II
not for the advertising, and the fact
that his home fans would think. the
Senator's were being run on a cheap
policy, he would do his spring training
In Washington.
That four or five weeks in the warm
South fits a ball club to enter the
championship race as nothing else can
do, has been demonstrated time and
again, but with mild weather here In
Pittsburgh during April, the Pirates
could probably be whipped into pretty
fair shape. working out at Forbes field,
1t Is not believed that Barney Drey-
fuss proposes to train at hOmeS in fact,
he has already stated that his squad
win go South, but IL could he done all
right, and in some cases II will be done,
il not this spring, perhaps the fol-
lowing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
NOTICES.
TRUSTEE SALE
TRUSTEES SALE,

Default having been made in the pay
ment of the debts and obligations Sc
cured to be paid, in a certain deed Of
trust, executed the 10th day of May.
1916, by j.. A. Maxwell (unmarried) to
the undersigned as trustee, as same APP
pears of record in the office of the reg
lister of Shelby county, Tennessee, In
BOOK. h6S, age 1T, and the owner OF
the debt secured having requested the
undersigned to advertise and sell the
property secured by said deed Of trus'
all of said indebtedness having matured
by default in the payment OF a part
thereof, this is to give notice that we
will, on
THURSDAY. JANUARY 16, 1919,
commencing at IL O'Clock noon, at the
Memphis. Shelby county, Tennessee
and at the Adams avenue entrance
thereof, proceed to sell at. public out
cry to the highest and best bidder for
to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county. Tennes-
see, as follows:
Lot No. sixteen (16) as shown on the
plat of Magnolia Terrace subdivision
and described by metes and bounds as
follows: Beginning at a point in the
north line Of McLemore avenue, two
hundred ninety (290l feet east Of the
east line of South willett street and
line of McLemore avenue forty (405
feet; thence north and parallel with
South Willett street one hundred thir-
~ty-seven $50 feet to an alley; thence
west with the south line OF said alley
forty (40) feet; thence south and parai,
lei with South Willett street one hun
dred thirty-seven Q37) feet to point Of
beginning.
All right and equity of redemption,
homestead and dover waived in said
deed of trust, and the title Is believed
to be good, but W. will sell and convey
only as trustee
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.
Trustee.
BY S. ]. SHEPHERD, Trust officer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
English F2yWeight to Visit
T. s.; May Meet Pal Moore
Briton Will Get Chance to Re-
gain Lost Laurels Some
Time Soon.

Jimmy Wilde, the sensational fly
weight champion, will soon invade
American rings. Wilde will arrive here
in about two months and will he open
to meet any Of the leading American
hant8mweights or featherweights. Tho
British boxer plans to tour rss coun-
try under the direction Of George pwy-
er, who will start for England in about
W weeks and will return with the
prominent pugilist
1t Is probable that while in this Coun-
try Wilde will meet Pal Moore, OF Mem
phts, who created a sensation recently
I'm boxing circles when he outpointed
the Briton in a threc-ruund bout In
the Kings Trophy tournament. Pete
Herman, the hantamweight champion,
may also he matched with Wilde.
when Moore scored MS surprise vie
tory over Wilde II the Kings Trophy
tournament, II was the tlrSt time that
the Welshman had suffered "a setback
in the ring since fancy Lee, an Eng
lish boxer, outpointed nm a l7-round
contest In London. Jan, 9h, 1915. After
that defeat Wilde won All hts battles,
fought that year, eight. Two Of the
contests were knockout victories. Wilde
landing the winning blows of each bat
tie in the second round, In 1916 Wilde
took part in IS contests and was not
defeated once. In half a dozen OF these
fights he knocked out his opponents
Wilde is five feet i've and n half inches
tall and weighs about liz pounds ring,
side.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the provisions of a
certain trust deed dated the 18th day
Of March, 1917, and executed by II. T.
McQuiston, r. c. McQuiston and II. c.
uchunann. recorded in Book 169, page
3S4, Of the Records OF Shelby County,
Tennessee, the Indebtedness secured by
said trust deed not having been paid
when 1t was due, n having been re-
quested to sell the properly therein con-
veyed to pay the Indebtedness due
thereon, and at the request of the own
ers and holders of said Indebtedness,
| will, m
JANUARY IS, 1919,
at II o'clock noon in front of the Rose
mark Telephone Exchange, IN the town
of Rosemark, County OF Shelby and
State of Tennessee, sell the following
described property to the highest bid
der for cash, situated IN the County
Of Shelby and State of Tennessee, to-
wit:
I brown mare mule 9 yea old Is
hands high, named Beck.
l black horse mule 5 years old Is
hands high, named Tom.
l black horse mule 9 years old 1e
hands high, named Jack.
/ black horse mule + years old 16
hands high, named Billy.
1 brown horse mule 3 ear old lay
hands high, named Dick.
l black mare II years old IS hands
hlgn, named WICK.
/ brown mare Is years old Is hands
high, named Belle.
I bay mare 6 years old 16 hands high,
named nellie.
1 bay mare II years old Is hands
high, named Trebing.
/ black horse mule 10 years old 16
| hands high, named Black Boy.
/ sorrei horse 7 years old Is hands
high, named Jim.
bay mare mule 10 years old Is hands
high, named Mike.
/ gray PercheronS mare ; years old
Is hands high, named Bolton.
l gray Percheron 2 years old
Is hands high, named Rosemark.
! bay mare Z years old Is hands high,
named Lady.
/ sorrel mare 10 years old 15h hands
high, named Dora.
/ bay mare 10 years old Is hands
high, named Laura.
! bay mare 3 years old 49, hands
high, named Daisy.
And also three cows and seven
helfers now on the premises OF the
The title to the o described
property is believed to be- good, but |
will sell and convey as trustee only.
B. r. MILLER,
II. D. HUGHEY, Trustees.
II. r. BOYD, Attorney.
| Memphis, Tenn, Dec. "a. 1918
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
IT MAKES EN- SMILE.

The wise ones of the majors are smil-
ing over the action of the Southern
league in regard to taking players on
option from the big leagues and say
they have a life -sized photograph of
the Dixie major sticking to any such
agreement. Here's an ebulition FROM a
big league baseball writer:
THE decision of the Southern league.
magnates in session at Birmingham last
week not TO take any more players UNI
der option of recall makes some of the
wise ones in baseball smile. Several
Southern clubs have close alliances
with major league clubs by which they
take for use under option surplus play
ers. Some of the Southern teams have
been made up almost entirely of loaned
players. Major league sCOuts and
managers, therefore, take such action
as adopted at Birmingham with a grain
of salt. One Of them says that the
minors will quit taking option play
ers only when the majors refuse to re-
lease players to them under such an
arrangement.
As we understand the proposition,
Chattanooga Is strong for Southern
league baseball, which accounts for the
fact that they are anxious to get rid,
of the L%ookouts. 3
Mike Finn is manager Of the Chat
tanooga team, and is in the same boat
as ex-Kaiser Bill, who is also out of a
job.
Fred Fulton has started on his way
back up the puollistic ladder after Jack
Dempsey knocked him Off one of the
top rungs. Last night Fred admins
tered a licking to the deorepit old ne
gro, Sam Lansford, In four rounds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28

Napoleon Lajoie, for 90 years conced-
ed to be one OF the worlds greatest
infielders, has announced his retire
ment from professional baseball. For
many years he was considered the lead
ing second baseman.
Last season LaJoie managed the In
%dlanapolis team OF the American asso-
citation.
Lajoie was manager of the Cleveland
American league team from 1905 to
the latter part OF the 1909 season. In
1908 his team lost the pennant to De-
troit by half n game.
He started his major league career
with the Philadelphia Nationals as first
baseman and outfielder and jumped
to the Philadelphia Athletics when the
American league was organized, A re-
straining order preventing him from
playing in Pennsylvania caused LajOie
to be sold to Cleveland,
league batters and four times he man
aged to make more than 200 hits.
During his 81 years in the ma ior
leagues, Lajoie collected 3,2i3 basv hits
for a grand average of 1893, and scored
more than 1900 runs, He accepted
more than $4,000 fielding chances, maxi
ing only 500 errors, his grand average
at first, second and third bases, short
stop and the outfield being 1855.
Lajoie retires from baseball to take
care OF his interests In an automobile
tire manufacturing company,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Has Done His Blamedest.

efforts to stir up any spirit among
local fans or business men so far have
met with complete failure, and only q
few Of the more rahid fans of other
years have Expressed their desire to
retain the bah club" says Cantrell.
There has heen considerable doubt
AS to the ability Of the club owners
to find Il purchaser for the club at
this juncturc, but ! seem to have made
the discovery,
Many people have expressed "A be-
lief that the game win draw well here
next summer, especially II the attend
anCe at theaters this winter offers any
criterion by which to judge the possi-
bilities. While there viii not be as
many soldiers at C"hickamauea park
nexAsummer as in the past two sea-
sons, those who are there can obtain
leave from camp much easier and SOL
dier crowds would he Increased The
rock bottom, too, aud the crowds would
not have to be as large to bring "A
profit as has been necessary in for
met years"
The opposition OF the town to base
ball has been demonstrated in many
ways, From the various civic orgHni-
cations down to the street railway
company the policy has been an ad-
verse one for the ban club, The rail-
way company has consistently refused
TO- give good service TO Andrews field.
Ninety per cen AT the baseball fans
ride the street ears, and the service
To H." hal park Is about as poor as
can I've imagined The railway and light
company frankly minated to mo that
they did not want baseball
ITS up to the town. II the people
want a bah club, let them say so aud
theyll get II,
1T is not u question Of finances"
enid Mr. VA nj roll t'It ia d, 4tt,BtIn,, ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
IkeSp0r6N5
SpOti&tf
BYBobp i$He

Many umplres are sending In their
applications for Jobs In the Southern
next season, and Dixie fandom Is as
sured the nlftlest aggregation OF lndi-
Gator handlers the association has ever
had.
Two of the last season arbiters who
did not give satisfaction will be among
the, missing when the bell taps. Theo.
dore BreitensteIn, the ex.New Orleans
pitcher, who has been umplrIna In this
league for many seasons, will not be
given a contract for 1919. Brett Is get
ting up In years and his work for the
past couple Of seasons has been poor,
owing to bad eyeslaht. It has been
generally known that Breit's eyes had
gone back on him. which accounted for
his poor work. Brett did the best he
could and was conscientious in every
decision he made, but he couldn't see,
which made him unpopular with fans
throughout the circuit.
Another who will feel the keen blade
Of the official ak will be Bill Robert
son, che strawberry blond pitcher
formerly with the Chicks. BllPs work
was unsatisfactory and he will be re-
placed with someone else.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Southern May Take Action
In Regard to Chattanooga

probably turn to the league president
and his fellow club owners in settling
the matter.
1t is vital to the league to get the
Chattanooga matter settled at the ear
Hest possible moment, The quicker the
eight clubs get ready to operate next
season, the better start the teams will
have and the greater will be the prom
Use Of II prosperous season. The vail
Of Chattanooga comes as the first dis
Cordant note in the Southern league
Lutte, and all was thought to be well on
the Potomac. as at the fail meeting the
Optimists were in control and every
thing looked pretty.
thattaT oOga's president did not at
tend the fall meeting Of the league,
and II was thought then that there
was something wrong. There have been
II few ripples on the surface from Chat
t%anooga. but il was not believed that
any such situation as President Can
trell has disclosed existed.
As regards the three cities seeking to
buy the Chattanooga franchise, they
would be welcome except for the fact
that they have been weighed in the
balance in former years and have been
found wanting. Montgomery proved a
blUOmer in the Southern and the fran
chise was by necessity disposed Of and
shifted to Little Rock. Shreveport has
been In the league before. but the mile
age is too great and it would prove too
costly a proposition on the league to
have the Louisiana city again In the
circuit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
WORLDS SERIES
In EUROPE In 10
American and National Cham
pions to Play for Soldiers.

CHlCAGo, Dec, 2S,-A series of base
ball games in Europe after the close of
the season here next fan is planned for
the pennant winners IN the National
and American leagues.
While plans so far are tentative,
President r, Il. Johnson, of the Ameri-
can league, has had the project under
consideration for some time and dele
gated Bill lange, star National league
player 20 Years ago, who Is in France
engaged in " NJ c, \, work, to look
over the field and report on the feast
eilitv OF taking the two major league
teams across the Atlantic.
II Just thought II would be a great
thing for American soldiers, provided
there are "A lot of them over there next
fall, to have two major league cham
pton teams so over and play a series
Of games for their benefit said MIR,
Johnson today,
Now whether the two champion
teams go over depends entirely on the
report Of conditions by LANCE. If he
thinks such a venture would be cold
and unintercsting 1t will not be car
ried out
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Knoxville Untitled.

As for Knoxville, II needs no COM
ment for those who know the mountain
city and its fitness to have q Southern
league club. Knoxville would not be a
paying proposition. and 1t Is doubtful II
II could even draw enough to pay its
own players, aside from kicking In to
the league, Knoxville Is hardly adapted
to Southern league baseball, and the
chances would he excellent for II prov
Ing a dead weight on the league in case
the Chattanooga franchise was sent to
Knoxville, which II undoubtedly will not
he, so long as the present eight club
owners have anything to say about II.
1t seems to be a knotty problem to
solve, both for the Chattanooga officials
and the president of the league, But
there's no denying the fact that some
sort OF action IL going to be necessary
In a short time, for with the season
approaching, 1t Is absolutely necessary
that all clubs be assigned berths In or
der that the schedule can be made and
other details worked out.
President Martin Is waiting On the
Chattanooga m%Hgnates and win grant
them time to work out the matter as
best they can. but II they are unable
to arrive at n solution OF the problem,
II Is quite likely that the league presi.
dent will take q hand
The welfare of the league requires
that the Chattanooga tangle be
Strengthened out at the earliest mo-
ment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
This Is Important Business.

Perhaps the most important matter
for the Chicago convention Will be the
naming Of the joint committee, prob
ably OF three members. that VIII meet
in the Joint conference with the majors
at New York on Jan. lG TO discuss the
proposals for reformation of the Ma
tional commission ON new lluty, with
due attention to its scope OF authority.
The weighty business ~ the convention
will hinge on the instructions to be civ
en- the minor representatives to this
meeting.
As TO what action shall he taken
whether the minors Will agree to the
proposition Of centering all baseball ad-
ministration or continuing their own
separate Observation-Disclosures Sex
ton has nothing to say lie viii not
even venture an opinion. He IS Ike
wise mum on the suggestion that has
come from Chicago that he be advanced
as a candidate for the Craftsmanship Of
a recognized commission, though he
admits he is deeply sensible Ut the
recognition given him by the mention
Of his name. However. he doesn't know
who started his boom even and naiVely
writes that he would like TO have the
g~entleman's address so that he can ex-
tend his thanks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in pay
ment Of part Of the debt secured TO
be paid in a Trust Deed executed by
Dave Caple and wife, Emma Caple, to
James d. Rhea, Trustee, or late July
LIST, 1911, and Of record In the Registers
office Of Shelby County, Tennessee in
Record Book No. 5l4 at page Sal: and
the secured debt having elected to treat
the whole OF the secured debt as due
and payable; and I, the undersigned
Hunsdon Cary, having beer appointed
as substitute Trustee IN the room and
stead of said James D. Rhea, by an
Instrument In writing executed Nv
Clyde u. White, the owner OF the So.
cured debt filed for record this dav in
the Registers office OF Shelby county
Tennessee, who has requested me "a
foreClose said Trust Deed because of
such default, l hereby give notice that
will, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER, 30, 1918.
at L. O'Clock noon, at the southwest en-
trance to the Shelby County Courthouse
on Adams avenu in the City of Mem
phis, offer for sale to the highest hid.
der for cash, free from the equity OF
redemption, dover and homestead
these rights being waived In the Trust
Decd, the real estate described in said
Trust Deed as follows: ~
Lots Numbers Eighty-eight (ss,
Eighty-nine 1897, and Ninety (eOl in
Bl0Ck No. -Four t4l in f. f. Meacham,s
Trigg Avenue Place Subdivision; a plat
Of said subdivision being duly recorded
in Plat Book A., Page SO, in the Regis
ter's office of Shelby County, State of
Tennessee.
This November goth. 1918.
HUNSDON CARY.
Substituted Trustee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
A

Just who the in the UNI
piracal ranks will be is unknown at this
time, for the selection has not been
made, but it is almost a certainty that
Sill Bernhard, former manager of the
Memphis club. will be given an assign
ment. -
Bill is capable in every way and his
work while in the league some time ago
was very satisfactory. He knows base
ball from soup to nuts, and having
played ball for many years is ideally
fitted to make the Southern an able
arbitrator.
The only fault we find with Bill as
an umpire as he is too fine a man to
be wasted in such a thankless job.
Garry Hermann. chairman Of the
national baseball commission, Is about
to resign. The National Ieaaue club
owners are cunning for Garry's scalp,
and the chairman feels that he had
better beat a retreat while the retreat.
lnq Is good.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
OWNERSHIP

Some Of the American 0ssocIallor
magnates are a hit disturbed over the
reports that Jimmy McGill AZ lndianap-
oils and Otha Wathcn at Louisville, talk
OF selling their clubs, while on the ~'h-
or hand some OF the association leaders
welcome the t,nuehCy Iowaru cuI,uuu-
nifty ownership, such as may come about
through the sale Of the two clubs. Min
neapolis Is the best example of com
munity ownership in the association,
and 50 far it is working out well, Al
clubs in hands of citizens might mean
more attention to baseball and less &c
p~oliticg,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
Assurance Must Soon Come
That Lookouts Are to Play
If Franchise Is to Be Held.
BY Bob Pigue.

one Of the first problems confront
Ing President job" -, martin, the
newly elected head Of the Southern
Association Of Baseball Clubs, Is soon
to come up for disposition. Chat
tanOOgu IN hosting the distress signal
and the : O. ). must soon he answered
In some way or the league viii be
forced TO take a hand to protect it.
self.
President Fred Cartrel. Of the
CHATTANOOGA club, says he is facing a
stone wall opposition in ~Chattanooga
in regard to operating the team next
season. and that with the fans hay
ing their thumbs down on the Look
out aggregation. he sees no way IN
which the C~hattanOoEaus a take
their customary berth In the Southern
next season. In a word, some sort of
a change will have to he brought about,
the situation il serious He IL able
TO find no solution of the problem and
Is merely waiting until the spring
meeting OF The League, when he VIII
put 1t up TO the Southern magnates,
who can handle the matter AS they
deem wise and proper,
IN the meantime Cantrell In going
To do all he ear 10 untanGle the propo-
sitton, but the outlook IL far from In
wiling, and he says he IL M a tree
rs regards the handling of the situa-
ton. Cantrell IL II baseball fan from
the word go and IL anxious 10 resume
operation next season, but he says the
FANS are up In arms against the club
II that Chattanooga in general, and
particularly the street car company,
are hostile to Southern league base
ball next mime
Cantrell says he has been offered a
good sun for the franchise by both
NnnInnFNtIFNs anu ItnnNuiIn and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
FIRE
AT RACE TRACK
New Orleans Scene of Blaze at
Early Hour Today.

NEW OR. EANS, La, Dec. 2S-The
grandstaud. clubhouse and paddock at
the Fairgrounds race track here, owned
by the BUSINESS Mems Racing assocla-
ton, were destroyed by fire OF undo
termined origin early today, causing a
The fire was discovered in time to
protect the stables and training quar-
ters, where hundreds Of thorough
brcds are Quartrred. The Fairgrounds
winter racing program will be held ac-
cording to schedule. beginning Jan, /,
officials of the association announced.
A series Of canva shelters will be
ngpl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
MIsKE BEATS CHRISTIE.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Dec, 2s.-Btlly
Miske, OF st. Paul, outboNed Gus
Christie, of Milwaukee, in every round
OF a 10-round no-decision boxing con-
test last night, The men fought at
catch weights, Miske, at lsbl2, having
Fl pounds the advantage, The st. Paul
man nearly scored a knockout in the
third and had Christie groggy In prac-
tically every round thereafter to the
end. The bell saved the Milwaukee
man from being counted out in the final
round.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28

A regrettable mistake seems to have
been made by somebody In rating Bru-
no Haas as among the Chicago White
SoN 'ineligibles" In the American
league reserve list, The facts are that
Haas enlisted in the naval aviation
service Nov, l, 1917, finished the
ground course at the school in Boston,
was advanced to active flying and
made such progress that he was COM
missioned an ensign in the nsvy's avi-
alton forces last summer, after which
he was given an important post as in
structor in flying at the Pensacola fly
ing field. 1t is evident from this rec
ord that Haas is In no sense a Stacker
and the American league list will be
corrected accordingly. with due Rpolo-
gies made Ensign Haas.