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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

league and adopt a calendar calling for
lao games?
This Is "A question which Is going to
come up for settlement next Monday in
BlrminEham at the fall meeting of the
league and those club owners who have
been fayoriug the shorter schedule will
make Il stronger effort than ever to see
that only $40 games are played.
The National league at its recent
meeting went on record as Rvoring 1854
games, and with the American favoring
lao, there will have to be come getting
together on teh proposition, The Ma
tional has announced It's intention of
working with the American in all mat
tors pertaining to the approaching sea
son, and it Is quite likely that both
majors will adopt the l40-game cal
cndur.
In such n case, the Southern viii
probably follow suit, as whatever the
big leagues do, the little fellows usual
lly copy, feeling that the majors are
better qualified to feel the pulse OF the
baseball public.
Eva Tanauay, Of "i-don't-care" fame,
the lady with the wobbly eyes, says she
will soon quit the stage and Will 90 into
the ministry.
She'll have no trouble getting a con
areaation. and there'Il be no kick about
the length of her sermon And as for
the good brothers sleeping in the amen
corner, they'll be so wide awake that
their eyer can be seraped off with a
board.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
CENTRAL CAPTAIN
REPLIES TO NORMAL

To the Sporting Editor and Normalite,
After reading the most beautifully
written letter Of mud-throwing | ever
read, | don't see 10Y can answer
Normars letter Of protests to Centrals
action. They were certainly right when
they said they would not disband until
all efforts were exhausted to get Il
game with us. However | do not see
the object Of the "NOrmalite' In writing
such 81 letter unless it was their way
to try and make us mad enough for
another game, This, | think, Is a very
unsportsnianlikc way TO go after it.
If you had gotten an unfair deal you
another game, but Just a few days after
the all-star game | saw "Bip' Farms
worth, your captain, n asked hin II
he was satisfied and he said yes, |
think your captain should do our talk
ing and he has given his answer.
Before going any further wish to
make an apology to M T.. = for bring
ing their name into this affair You
state that only four or the men from
the original team that played against
M. U. S. played against us. The others
answered their country'S call. | ad-
mire them greatly, But M. y. s., beat
that team ITO and we played the
same NJ. L. S. team that made that
score two weeks later and had time
to improve greatly since they played
YOU and beat them 2l-1. According to
figures we could have beaten yOur
original team by a good margin.
You may be right about the training
in football, hut | will leave it to any
good coach that training is one OF the
main factors in football, | think your
comparison between a return fight in
boxing and a return game in football IL
a bad one. The boxing game is always
open, but the football Is supposed to
close Thanksgiving. will compare you
with the world champions. Pittsburgh.
and Central High with Cleveland. Glove
land beat Pittsburgh. Did the Pitts
burgh get a return game? Not till next
year. We try not to copy from anyone,
however we feel like Cleveland does. 1t
is nothing for High to gain or to lose.
Why We couldn't ever get a crowd.
Your team reminds US greatly Of a
Swiss cheese with holes in it. If there
is any cheeselike aroma about us it
must have gathered on our clothes as
w went through the aforesaid holes.
note that you acknowledge High
city champions. / am so surprised
the margin of your beating vas so
~ClOse-3O-0.
As for another game with us this
year, your chance Is as great as your
chance to beat Pittsburgh So II you
think you can beat Pittsburgh, ask
again for another game am sure the
football squad agrees with me in writ
ing this. COOPER Luton,
Captain Central High.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

Pal Moore, bantamweieht champion
Of the world, made a great effort to win
the kings trophy single handed, but the
Job proved too big for him, and the
American lads who went over to battle
on foreign soil were able to finish sec
ond, The British captured the trophy.
Pal made a wonderful showing In ev-
cry bout In which he participated, win.
nln9 over all three opponent s he met.
His last opponent was Jimmy Wilde,
the British flyWei0ht champion, who
had been" reported as saying that he
would silence the young Memphlan
when they met. Pal fought him In ev-
cry round, according to reports from
the rlnesIde, and there Mas no question
to hls victory.
The defeat of the British Idol by Pal
did not set W ell with some Of the Brit.
lshers at the rlnaslde and they Kissed
the decision, but the refree stated that
he was satisfied that Pal was the mas.
ter Of the Enallshman and that the do.
ciSlon stood.
Pals showing In the tourney, in which
no defeated all opponents, stamps him
as the greatest bantam OF al thine, Pete
Herman notwithstanding, Pal, who Is
a COB at the Great Lakes naval tralnInu
station, expects to be mustered out OF
the service of his country some time
soon, and will not rest until he has
lassoed Pete Herman for a battle for
the bantamwelp crown now camping
on the dome Of Herman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

w. E. Kelly and J. X. Jeffries. Jr., as
soCtate members.
The following deVotees of harness
racing were elected honorary members
Messrs. T.. F. Geers, Irby Bennett,
lrby Boyd. Fred Orgill, Sr., Frank y.
Fuller, Sam Oppenhe!mer. F. G.. Buiord,
Ed McGehee, A, s. Lewis, Mckenny
Barton and A. b. Pittman.
The dues for active members was
placed at $40 per annum while for as
soctate members it was placed at SIS.
A rule in the new list Of regulations
barring the use Of hopples was or
dered stricken from the list by aC-
clamation and members will be allowed
to race their PAGERS either with or
without mex summe
n contract for the use Of the fair
grounds track and stables has already
been arranged and the date Of the first
matinee along with other detail mat
ter will be threshed out at a meeting
held after the first of the year.
Quite a delegation of club members,
Chaperoned by Trainer viii Rash, will
leave sunday night to attend the big
sale Of race horses which takes place
in Chicago next week. Rash has been
commissioned to buy a good many
horses for members who cannot attend
the sale, and from present indications
there will be anything but a scarcity OF
racing material in the Tri-State DriV-
ing club when the first bell sounds
next May.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
]. GOODMAN IS
DRIVING CLUB
PRESIDENT
DR.. Haynes and j. A. German
Named Vice President and
Secretary Treasurer.

At an enthusiastic meeting held by
the members Of the Tri-State Driving
club julius Goodman was unanimously
elected president for the 1919 season
and DR.. E. E. Haynes was named vice.
president. j. A. German, who has
proved his worth as secretary with
other driving clubs, was chosen by ac-
clamation to hold the same office with
the new association.
After the installation of officers a
short business session was held during
which the president appointed an exe
ecutive committee composed of Messrs.
Fred OrgilI. Jr, Ike Gronauer, julius
Goodman, F.. e. Haynes and j. A. Cor
ma
According to the bylaws of the Tri-
State Driving club this committee also
acts as a membership committee and
all applications for membership (both
active and associate) must be approved
by a majority of this body before the
applicants name goes to the club for
q final vote.
One of the most important branches
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
SHORT SCHEDULE.

President Ban Johnson strongly urged
the playing of a short season.
1T will eliminate the evil of playing
double headers and will result in big
financial saving because so many games
are postponed in former years on ac-
count Of unreasonable weather in the
early spring" he said.
Another move in the path of retrench-
ment was the decision to cut the club
player limit from 25 to 81 men. starting
Il days after the pennant race has be-
gun. But in order to take care of the
players in the military or naval service.
a special amendment was passed so
each club owner will be permitted to
retain returned soldiers and sailors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
English Win Kings Trophy,
Though Americans Put Up
Hard Fight.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-American boxers
won five finals in the lightweight di-
visions in the closing bouts of the inter
allied boxing tournament here last
night. The American army team added
four points to its total. while the
American navy's total was advanced
three. The final point standings Of the
American teams were: Army, 80; navy,
80. The British army led with 30 points,
While the American army team failed
to equal the points piled up by the
British army earlier IN the tourna-
ment, the surprise OF the meeting was
the defeat Of Jimmy Wilde, the Eng
Moore, OF Memphis, of the American
navy team. Wilde Is n f~avorite here
and the decision was unpopular. J. w,
Driscoll, trainer OF the British teams,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
140 GAN Is TO
BE PLAYED IN
A. |. IN 10
SEASON OPENS Way I.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-The major
league season Of 1919 will not open
until May /. II the club owners Of
the National league agree to adopt
a 140-game schedule at the joint
meeting with the American league
in New York on Jan. 16.
President Ban Johnson. Of the
American league, said today that
the club owners of his organization
voted practically unanimously in
favor Of the short season at their
annual meeting here yesterday.
The National league club 0wners
it is reported, desire a l54-game
schedule and their consent to n
short season must be obtained to
assure harmony.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
Upton AFTER CUP.

BELFAST, Ireland, Dec. ia Chal-
lenge for the Americas cup has been
sent in a cablegram to the New York
yacht club by the Royal Ulster yacht
club.
Sir Thomas Upton is relying on
Shamrock ~. for the challenge, which
Is made in behalf of sir Thomas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

What is said by football experts to
have beer the longest run for a touch
down from an Intercepted forward pass
was made by nuudy Earl Wclhorn,
quarterback for Butler college. IN its
annual game at Indianapolis with
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

of the club-the speed committee-was
also named with A, H. Frank as chair
mar and Herbert Moore, P. b. Jones.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

We cannot understand the severance
Of diplomatic relations between Charley
Weeghman and the cubs. Baseball
and redhots have always been affini-
ties.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
Unfamihar to Americans.

The Americans were uuacCustomed
to the Surroundings The tournament
was held iu beautiful Albert hall and
the ring was thanked on one side by
the royal and other boxes, while on
the other side was the magnificent
pipe organ During part Of the tourna-
ment "A padre in civil dress acted as
timekeCpyr
toned to the British rules. frequent
warnings from the referee outside Of
the ring being necessary.
Many of the Americans hadeucver seen
a real prince before, hut tonight they
heard a word Of praise from Prince
Albert as he bestowed individual med
ais on the winners and the royal trophy
on the British army team.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

CHICAGO, Dec, 1~3.-Adoption Of a
14O-game schedule, opening the season
on or about May /. Is the American
league plan for the resumption OF base
ball in 1919, as expressed at a p]rotracted
session of the club owners at their an
nual meeting here last night.
The question of what to do with play
ers who jumped their clubs last summer
to join "shipyard leagues was side
tracked, despite the advance informa-
tion from President Ban Johnson that
a resolution attacking the offenders
would be introduced, It was left to the
judgment Of each of the club owners
to take whatever action thought neces-
sary.
On the resolution adopted. approving
the continuation of the present national
commission and expressing confidence
in August Hermann, seven votes were
cast in favor of Hermann. Harry Fra
zee, president Of the Boston club, WHO
recently offered the post Of "a tone
man. national commission to William
~ ~ - 49,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
Wdlh ldltF ulh Ilbt Nblt.
Abolish Waiver Rights.

1t was agreed to abolish the right to
call waivers in the league, and a change
was made in the position regarding the
worlds series receipts as far as they
affect the league itself. Hereafter the
league treasury will be enriched by 50
per cent OF the pennantwinning clubs
share instead OF % per cent. There
was . discussion regarding n change in
a division CT the worlds series but aC-
ton was postponed.
President Frazee, OF the Boston club,
denied reports that a syndicate Of
Cleveland capitalists had made an offer
for his baseball holdings,
c. A, Comiskey, president Of the Chi
cago club, was elected ~vice-president
of the league at the afternoon session.
The presidents Of the Boston, New
York, Cleveland and Chicago clubs were
named the new board Of directors.
The 1918 pennant vas officially
awarded to the Boston club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

As concerns a heavyweight fight, the
shorter the better, That accounts for
Dempsey's popularity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
40 OR 1874 GAMES, WHICH?

Should the Southern league arrange
a schedule Of 154 games for the 1918
campaign. or should the Dixie major
follow the example set by the American
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
The lineup:
IL

z, IT, :. FOSItIOn, NUCHIIOTdI
Lottie Barnett. F -. Mary Frey tc.)
Ramona Jamison j, Co.. Demeris Allen
Ruth Davis (c) s. Co.. Lenora Griffin
Caroline Leige. &c .........S Fuchs
Ardie Dardell. . g. Dorothy Hatchett
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
CENTRAL GIRLS WIN.

The girls basketball team of Central
high school defeated the girls of No-
cational yesterday by Il score of 90 to
IL. The game was Played on Voca-
tional's court.
The stars for Central were Misses
Lottie Barnett and Rylma Petite.
Miss Josephine Mcdonald refereed the
game.
Tho lineun.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

Your Good viii Is Our Greatest Asset.
New Merchandise Comes and Goes, But
Merit, Confidence and Friendship Remain.
Every Transaction at This Store Must Be
to Your Entire Satisfaction and Approval.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13

The German U-hoats have hiven
UP. but the L politicians still are get
ting in their deadly work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
False In One, False In All

How does it happen that the Self-Styled zone who has
done more to put down sedition than any man living" does
not know that $3.50 cases have been reported and investi-
gated by the State Secret Service? Why does he not know
that 81, 300, 100000 has been collected for Liberty Bonds by
the State Secret Service of Iowa? Why does he not know
that $25,OO0.OO has been collected for Red Cross, Y. M. C.
A., K. C. and Jewish Relief, by the State Secret Service
Mr.. Porter's latest attempt, is by falsehood and mis-
representation by helish propaganda to appeal to the dis
loyal and discontinued, by now attacking the expenditure
of funds to protect, not only the lives of the Boys in France
and their safe passage overseas, but the loyalty OF the citi-
zens Of Iowa, and the efforts of the State to protect the
property by criticizing the expenditure of funds for this
purpose. He knows that the same voters who love the
language of the Huns, dislike to- see money expended to
protect the loyal.
1t is a critical time in the World. American duty is
plain. The unswerving loyalty, the sound principles, the
trained leadership Of the Republican party is needed to
preserve for us the things for which our boys are lighting
over there. The Republican party always was loyal. No
state has a better record than Iowa in the doing of every
thing needful for the winning of the war. A Republican
Congress will solve the difficult problems of reconstruc-
ton with due regard for every American interest.
The historic enemies of the Republican party are
securing Iowa for the vote of every pro-German and are
appealing to whatever there is of ~disloyalty or dissatisfac-
ton with Iowa war work. They pirate of loyalty while be-
lifting or denying what the loyal people Of Iowa have
done.
The men you elect should be your servants,
and yours only. ].
Iowa is Republican; keep it SO; vote the en-
tire ticket. ~~s~ss
CHARLES A. RAWSON,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
A Soldiers Last Letter to
His MOther.-He Died
Facing the
Enemy.
BAWLING OUT COLONEL
Prussian Guard Officers
as Stretcher
Bearers.

Stars and Stripes, France: An
American private spied a rooster
prowling around a farmhouse in no
mans land just after the Americans
had captured Very. Being hungry, and
having an appetite for roast chicken,
This American private decided to crawl
up on the rooster and trap him in the
building. The American was about
to lay his hands on the astonished
rooster when a German entered the
rear door of the building bent on the
same mission. Both were SO surpris-
ed that they stood for a moment and
glared at each other, then the Amer
lean motioned for the German to do a
right flank on the prey they were af-
ter and both closed in on him. The
rooster was captured by the Ameri,
can, who later returned to the Ameri-
can lines with both rooster and Ger
man roasted the chicken for his cap
tor. who shared it with him.
The following letter was written by
an American soldier to his mother in
California a few hours before the be-
ginning of the Argonne drive:
Dear Mother: We are going in to
battle the boches tonight. 1t is our
first time in. as you know, 30 Of course
i am thinking of you more or less. But
don't forget, mother, my thoughts are
of you.
II am taking advantage Of a few
hours rest and writing to YOU, as l
know you are always wanting to hear
from me. But don't you worry one
bit. mother dear. If the bOches get
me / will get ten of them while they
are about it.
This will be all until next time.
Lovingly. Bennie."
The next time never came for
Bonnie. When the burial squad found
this letter in his shirt pocket he was
lying with his face toward Germany.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
the wake Of the infantry.

IN the Wake OF t1t HIHHtry.
Along came a doughboy, rife on
shoulder, a dougtboy taking very SER
iously his new responsibility, which
was the escort to the rear of three Ger
man prisoners. However, though thus
engrossed, he might possibly have no
ticed the condition Of the road.
Hey, Buddie, r you from Cuisy?'
The doughboy halted and saluted.
mo, sir" he said, from Philadel-
phia."
He and his prisoners were both many
meters on their way before the lieu
tenant recovered sufficiently to so on
with his inquiry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
Is Made Corporal.

A letter from Ed Crovisier, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Crovisier, who is
with a United States cavalry unit at
Fort Bliss, Ell Paso, Texas, brings the
news that he has been made a corporal.
He writes that he has escaped the FLU
so far.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
ay a wounded doughboy smoking

cigaret.
When the mud is knee deep and Ger
man shells are falling all around, the
officers in the line have been known
to reflect audibly and sarcastically on
the luxurious life led by the staff Of
ficers far behind, and sometimes even
to call those more secluded directors
of the war by the d%isrespectful name
of "Old Waffle Tails"
But one colonel from an American
army corps emerged from the fight
near the Argonne with the glove torn
from the back of his hand by a piece
of shrapnel and a shattered riding
crop as further evidence of a narrow
escape.
One of the hardest Jobs anyone had
i'm the first drive west of Verdun was
the job Of a grizzled old mess sergeant
in charge of a roadside kitchen set up
to nourish, at proper intervals, a COM
pany of engineers at work on the
roads. He had just enough rations to
feed them for one day, and, except for
the occasional casuals any Kitchen can
handle, he knew he must refuse all
stragglers.
Yet his Kitchen was in full sight OF
the road, along which all day long
struggled those slightly wounded
youngsters from the line who were
quite able to foot it to the nearest am
bulance camp. Some Of them had had
nothing to eat for three days. Every
one Of them, at the smell of the hot
coffee, would stop wistfully and ask
| for a bit of bread or something. Always
the old sergeant had to shake his
head. BY noon he had aged ten years.
It'll kill me yet" he said ut last.
II know they have only to cross the
next crest to find food and drink
aplenty, but l remember how my moth
er never turned anyone from her door
who asked for something to eat. They
might be burglars, but she wouldn't
take a chance"
A young sergeant from Baltimore
limped on his way. The mess sergeant
could hear him explaining to the other
wounded boy with him.
1--WE can't blame him. If he fed us
he'd have to feed them all, and then
where'd he be? / guess he's a good old
scout at that"
A lieutenant of engineers was scout
ing a few days along the road which
forks on a hill crest, one branch
mounting toward Montfaucon, one
branch dipping into the valley that
cradles Cuisy. AS to this latter road,
he would have to do some prospecting
to see how much stone and how many
men would be needed to make 1t bear
all the big trucks and ponderous trac-
tors that would have to pass along II
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
88th i'm AIsace.

General March has given out the in
division, which was trained at Camp
Dodge, is now in the Belfort sector of
the western front in Alsace neal the
Swiss border. This division is compos-
ed of men from North Dakota, Mime
sofa, Iowa and western Illinois.