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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
JACK M'NULTY
CALLED BY DEATH
Well Known Racing and Base.
ball Man Dies.

Funeral services over the remains Of
Jack McNulty. well-known local race
horse mar and umpire, who died Sun
day afternoon at st, JOseph's hospital
following "A brief illness, were conducted
Tuesday afternoon from the family res
tdenoe, 1879 Manila street, lnterment
occurred In Calvary.
Jack McNulty was widely known all
over the country on account of his rae
ing connections as well as his baseball
career Jack was the owner Of Toss
Ward n Memphis Boy, a couple OF
III horses, which were raced on the
different tracks over the country, He
drove them and made a wonderful rec
ord, being n Of the best amateur driv-
err In the country. He recently made u
try with one of his horses, capturing
many prizes.
In addition to his racing connections,
Jack was an umpire, having performed
In the Three Eye league, and In sew
eral organizations in the Cast. He was
an excellent arbiter, always fair and
Just, and was one of the best minor
league umpires baseball ever had. He
performed at R1sswood during the eX-
hibition games this spring, and also
during contests staged between the
Park field flyers and other teams, He
was widely known to ball players all
over the country.
Jack was of a happy nature, always
with a smile and a good word, making
hosts of friends. He Is survived by a
wife, Mary O'Rourke McNulty, and a
daughter, Mary Grace McNulty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22

Daubert submitted evidence which
showed he held a contract covering n
five-year period for 1914 to 1918 at a
salary of 5000 a season. On Sept, 2
he was paid $202. which, with previous
payments, totaled $3.50 for the 1918
season TO that date. lie filed claim
with the national commission for the
difference between that sum and 50 600,
allegi ing the Brooklyn club was liable
for the fun amount. The national com
mission in its findings states;
While II is true that the Brooklyn
club agreed 10 pay the player his speci-
fled salary for tho pls wing season for
each Of the years IN which he was UNI
der contract with hat club, and that
contract recited that the playin: sea
son would begin on or about the 14th
day of April in each Of said years and
end on Of about the 14th day of Octo-
Der, there was nothing to prevent The
league, Of which the Brooklyn club was
a member, by appropriate action, cut
ting the season short.
This was made necessary by the
work-or-fight ruling Of the government
herein referred to, The Brooklyn club
was unable to finish the season because
OF the impossibility or retaining the
services of its players in view Of the
government order, and for that reason
that club was within It's rights In CIV
ing notice of the termination of all OF
its contracts with It's players II Il de-
sired to do SO. The claim Of tie player
is.. th~erefors, dismissed"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
NORMAL SCHOOL STILL
OPEN FOR APPLICANTS

The enrolment lis, OF admission to
the Students army training camp at
the West Tennessee Normal school is
still open to applicants who can qualify,
An romeo report has been circulated
lately that no more applicants would
be admitted owing to the uuarantininK
of the school on account of the prevail
ence of influenza. The authorities wish
to state that there IL still room for IS
more applicants and that boys who
have completed ~ units of high school
work are also entitled to become mem
beers of the training corps.
As soon as $50 students nave been en-
rolled the army Y. M. c, A. will pro-
coed to erect u hut on the school
grounds n the students will have tho
same ~" r~eoreations as are provided
ut oantonments.
But three students of the school are
now confined In the hospital with IN
tluenza and they are expected to be re
leased for duty Immediately.
All applications for enrolment should
be made at the office of President A. A.
kincannon or by writing Prof. Vaughn,
care West Tennessee Normal school.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
PARK FIELD

Park field, which had a high stand
Ing among semi.pro ball clubs this
season, Is going out after more honors
and will Invade the orTdtren world.
Lieut.. Geo. Swanson, VINO had charge
Of the baseball club. Will coach the
Park field pig sktnners and all indlca-
tIons point to a squad which win prove
hard to stop.
Coach Swanson, who was formerly a
Tufts halfbaek. will have a wide range
from which TO select MS men, and
should be able to turn OUT a crack
clever from the material with which
he has to work. There are a number
of former college football stars In
training for flyers at Pauk field, and
they will be glad Of tire opportunity 70
again participate In the uridtron game
When the iflu" has TOWN., the guar
antlne now In effect at Park field will
be lifted, and practice will begin. Fol-
lowing a week Of light work, scrimmaq-
inl will be ordered the eleven VIII
be ready for all corners in a short time,
Several games are to be arranged win
local teams as we'll as with Southern
flying fields and other service teams
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
FORMER RESIDENT
IS BURIED IN CITY

Last rites in memory of the late Mrs,
X. s. Dabney, widely known In Mem
phis and Tunica, Miss, and former resi-
dent Of this city, who died In Florence,
Ala. Monday morning, were solemnized
by Rev. II. s, Spragins Tuesday MORN
Ing at 1870 o'clock from the residence
OF her sister, Mha, Carroll b. Seubrook,
~ North Cleveland street. lnterment
was made in Forest Hin cemetery.
Mrs. Dabney, formerly Miss Ada
Withers, of Memphis, died from oompli-
cations Of influenza and pneumonia at
the home of her husband, Sidney Dab
ney, of Dabney Bros, Wholesale mer-
chants, Of Florence. Besides her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. =. Wlthers, of
Tuniea, Miss, she is survived by two
brothers, r Thompson Withers, and
S, A. Withers, of Tunica, and another
sister, Miss Camilla Withers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
REPLEVINS GOAT TO
SPITE ITS CUSTODIAN


An unobtrusive billy goat was the In
nocent cause Of u spirited replevin suit
In Justice Fred b.. Broens' court Tues
day.
Billy, whose name Ii Socrates was
the property Of Mary Johnson, negress,
Ayres street, before It got away, When
It .strayed out last week II took VI
with Andrew Thomas, Il neighbor, who
tied It to a post and hung out a sigr
that the owner could have It for SEQ.
Mary appealed to Squire Broens, in
genuity. "Ah want a replevvy squib to
git NAB goat, He Is IS years old, but
no sho' kin haul wool and ice,' In.
formed Mary.
The replevin will cost you 50. 6b,'
said the justice.
OATS all right, jedEe. Aid rather
give yo' ten dollahs dan dat blamed Mig
ger s cents"
And 1t was up TO Constable Jake
Smith and Deputy VIII Carmichael to
'hoof" 1t In with the goat and give It
back to Mary,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
TkeSp0rtMb
:. SpOti$hf

Fans who are hoping that professional
baseball will come back In time to be
Gin the 1919 season Will very probably
be disappointed, for the outlook Is ny
thing but rosy for the resumption OF
the national game In the two major
leagues and the minors.
The war Is not over yet, n until y
has been fought to a successful and
victorious conclusion, there viii be no
agitation whatever by the baseball mag
mates relative to again setting the base
ball machinery In motion, and the game
will be permitted to remain unmolesteo
until the time Is ripe for Its resurrsc-
tlon.
Even should the war end this win
ter, II would require considerable time
for the mastering out Of the khakt-clad
heroes, among whom are the ball play
erS who Will compost the teams OF the
various leagues, and II Is hardly PROB
able that the men would be available
for baseball In time to begin the season
brought all of them back from Berlin
the season Of 1919 would be too far
pone to make II wise to begin profess
sional baseball.
Ban johnson, president of the Amer
lean league, has announced that he Is
going to advise against planning to
operate next year, and the indications
are tHdI NC VIII loh HCSh W hS" N"S
maqnates Of the American that II would
be unwlse to attempt to operate. The
men owning the clubs In the younger
major are not going TO jump bIIndly
into the proposition, but are going to
wait until the proper time arrives, when
all the fans and players are back home
and then start all over again on a
rock bottom foundation.
The season Of 1920 will undoubtedly
see a hiu revival of baseball, but until
that time the chances for the games
return are small.
Eddie Grant, former third sacker of
the New York Giants, is the first major
league ball player to pay the supreme
price for human liberty and happiness.
Eddie, who was a captain, was killed
in action. This is the first gold star
for the service flag of the Giants.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22

To Jake Daubert, late of the Brook
Ign Dodgers, goes the title Of final
goat of baseball" Major league play
ers believed they should nave been paid
up to the date their contracts termi-
mated instead Of being cut off the day
the season closed. Daubert made him
self the trial horse by starting a test
case. He placed a claim with the ma
tional commission against the Brook
lyn club for So, $50, salary due him from
Sept. . to Oct. II.
The commissions finding, signed by
Chairman Hermann and President
Johnson, Of the American league. denied
Daubert's claim on the grounds that the
Brooklyn club was forced TO suspend
as a result of a government order end
Ing the activities of the club.
When the government ordered all the
major leagues to suspend on Sept. l.,
the clubs all CAV their players 10 days
notice of release. While this would
under normal conditions make the play
ers free agents, there Is a g~entlemen's
agreement among the 'elub owners not
to tamper with one another's players
when the time comes for the game to
start operations again.
Several Of the players were In the
same position as Daubert, and his case
will probably establish a precedent for
all of them. The Chicago Cubs and
the Boston Red Sox, the contenders in
the worlds series this year, claimed
their salaries up to the end Of the series
and the clubs granted their requests
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
PLAYERS MUST PLAY
IN OLD CLOTHES
No Uniforms Made After Pres
ent Stocks Are Exhausted.

The war Industries board has put
further restrictions upon production OF
athletic supplies and equipment, and
this fact, with added taxes coming, VIII
make any sort of tool used In sport
next yea a precious possession, Not
only have restrictions been placed upon
the production of certain Of the more
common sport supplies but In some
cases further manufacture Is prohibited
after the present stock of material in
hand Is exhausted.
The followers Of the various branches
of sport will note with interest that
more leeway Is allowed in the matter
Of the baseball and football output than
in the cas- of tennis ana golf. This
is due not to discrimination, but rather
TO the fact that greater quantities OF
rubber are used in the manufacture Of
the ball used In these games than In
baseball and football. According to
the latest ruling not more than 40 per
cent of the tennis and golf equipment
produced during the last four months
of 1917 shall be manufactured during
the final mouths OF the present year,
In the field OF baseball and football the
maximum IL put at 60 per cent, which
gives a wider latitude to the producer.
In the uniforms department the regu-
latiOnS specify that no material Will be
available after the manufacturer has
used the supplies now in stock, This
will effect football and baseball to a
far greater extent than will be the case
among the golf and tennis players, for
while special clothing is considered de-
sirable among many of the deVotees Of
the games. 1t Is not absolutely neces-
sRry. Because of the greater personal
contact In baseball and football, uni
forms with special padding and arInor
are not a matter Of personal choice, but
rather essential as Il protection against
bodily injuries.
During the past year the price OF
new athletic equipment and repairs to
old paraphernalia has mounted In keep
ing with all other commodities. The
cost of all material and labor involved
has increased as the player of any
game realizes when he takes a tennis
racquet to be reStrung, a golf club to
be repaired or sport shoes to be re-
soled. Under the circumstances the
Quitting of teams next season, should
organized sport play be possible, win be
an additional tax upon the management
Of such teams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
TIES HIS FIANCEE 10
BEDP0ST THEN RUNS

Thomas Fairfield, negro, residing in
seventh Street field, North Memphis,
proved faithful to a tryst Monday night,
Drawing the danger Of getting arrested,
he followed his bride-to-be TO the po-
lice station and placed a S2b forfeit
with Desk Sergt. Gwartney for her re
lease.
Thomas and his fiancee had a mis-
understanding, police say, In which the
disturbance got SO hot that ~sltillets aud
ironR famed the air, The crash of
window glass summoned police. when
they arrived, Thomas had hts wife to-
be tied to the hedpost to keep her
quiet. He fled through one door while
police entered at another
You're deserving of a commission in
the army for our nerve" Sergt.
GwRrtney said to Fairfield.
Vas sab. II takes nerve to tackle
dat gal She's a devil. II ia a-bin "A
sissy and took it all nh might Nv been
another 'flu' victim"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
TO HELP
GATHER SHEKELS
During United War Work
Campaign in November.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-During the
united war work campaign next month
for funds to continue the various war
work activities sports will be relied
upon 10 furnish large contributions,
William W, Roper told the general
sports committee yesterday that three
football games will be played at the
Polo grounds on Nov. 8, Is and 90 In
stead of one game.
Cornelius Sullivan, golf chairman, an
nounced that John d. Rockefeller, ST..
had donated ZOO medals to be played In
golt competitions at clubs the COUNT y
over on Saturday, Nov. 16, He has is
sued an appeal to all the clubs to take
part. The trophy will be called the
Victory medal and will bear a likeness
of Gen. Foch. who is al ardent golf
enthusiast.
Willie Hoppe will play billiards for the
fund, but insists on choosing his own
opponents,
w. G. Grace, president of the Bethle-
hem Steel Company, sent word that he
would pay the expenses of a tour Of the
country by the Bethlehem soccer team.
national champions, and the Belgians
who have been asked to come here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
"MEANEST" OF NEGROES
GOES TO WORKH0USE

John Myers, negro, Highland Heights,
Is the meanest man IN Memphis, aC-
cording to his wife, Mary, who testi-
fled against him In the police court
being a war loAfer."
Why is he SO mean" asked Judge
Fitshugh,
Dat Niger amt give me but 30
cents In bout 10 years and he works
steady, too"
How do live, them" queried the
Judge,
"Ah takes~in waBhin'B. l wish ter
goodness dat Niger had to go to war
Maybe den | gifts q few cents to sup
port myself and nah baby"
We'll, he'll 20 to the workhouse,
anyway" replied the Judge, "lohnll
learn how to turn In his dough, Ten
dollnrsl"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
TOM REILLY.

No death In the history Of the South
ern league has been more generally
deplored than that Of Tom Reilly, for
mer captain of the champion Atlanta
Crackers, and a ball player who had
been In the league for many seasons.
Tom Reilly stood for all that was
clean and lofty In the national game,
and during his career as a player In the
Southern he worked always for the up.
building of the pastime, whlch he had
always regarded as the greatest sport
on earth. He loved baseball and played
Il for the games sake. In any game
Tom Reilly participated in he was al
ways working his head off In an effort
to outplay the opposition, to defeat
them fairly and squareIy. He never was
Of the rowdy sort, but OF the latter
day variety Of professional ball player,
who depended upon nothing except abll-
lily and the punch to get over with a
victory.
There Is not a city in the Southern
LEAGUE which does not contain Innu-
merabIe fans who remember Tom Reilly
and who revere him. He was a credit
to the game In Dixie and his passing
leaves a gap which will be difficult to
fill.
Pal Moore, the crack Memphis ban
tam now in training at Great Lakes,
will soon get a ride overseas. Pal is
going over with three other mitt-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
MAGNATES FACE
KNOTTY PROBLEM
Must Decide Status of Play
ers Under Contract.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Major league
baseball ~magnates face a knotty prob
lem at the coming annual meeting when
they will be called upon to decide the
status Of the player at present under
contract or reserve. Very few OF the
ly, that 1t will be possible TO resume
league operations next spring, II such
proves to be the case, and there are few
indications to the contrary, II would
appear that the majority OF players
who figured in the 1918 pennant races
will not receive contracts during the
early months Of next year.
According to the present system it is
mandatory upon the clubs to renew
their options or reserve clause upon
players not later thar Ian. 1 each
year, and to follow this action by mait-
ing contracts to the players not later
than Feb. l.. 1t is extremely doubtful
If this procedure will be followed in
1919. Under the ordinary ruling a play
er who did not receive his contract by
March / would become q free agent,
and upon the resumption of big league
baseball would be in a position to sell
his services to the highest bidder.
1t is understood, however, hat the
magnates will hold that the business
of baseball was suspended under in
structions from the government and
thai since the right to operate was be-
You'd their control all cont acts and
other legal phases are suspended auto
matically, Under this construction the
contract of the pla yer carries over until
such time as the government gives con-
sent for a renewal of the business OF
baseball. Thus If the professional
leagues do not resume until 1920 the
year Of 1919 would be considered as
nonexistent in so far as it might af-
feet a players contract.
ThaUa TO Gti1l aDnthnr nnPla tn the
proposition, which involves the mag
mates and the two major leagues as
individuals and cooperating business
organizations. IT might be held to be
within their rights to refuse to nego-
late with or for the services Of a
player, who, previously to the suspen-
sion Of the game, was the property of
another club. If such action were gem
orally adopted the played would be OBJ
liged to report back to his original
club for a renewal of his contract or a
release, if he desired to re-enter play
In eithey Of the big eap1leS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
PROMISES RELEASE OF
DEP0RTED BELGIANS

ROME, Oct, 22.~-Baron Won der
Lancken, chief Of the German political
department at Brussels, has informed
Cardinal Menler, primate Of Belgium,
that when the Germans evaCuate that
country the depOrted Belglans and
political prisoners will be spontaneously
released, according to the O~sservature
Romano, the semiofficial Vatican or
gan, lie told Cardinal Meicier, 1t is
said, that n part of the Belgiaps who
were deported would be free to return
to their country on Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
GIVE SOME GERMAN
BILLS TO BELGIUM

LONDON (viR MontreRD. Oct re
Some of the items which figure in Ger
mnny's bill in Belgium are given as
follows from an official Belgian source:
Local contributions and fines levied
by Germany on Belgium In 1914, GS,-
900, 900.
War contributions from November,
1914, to October, 1915, G3S, 400, 600
War contributions. seven months, to
May, 1917, Gl4, 600, 600,
War contributions from May l017, to
May. 1918, E3S 500. 600.
Wal contributions from June to OCto-
Der of the current year, Elb, 900, 600.
Raw materials and machinery taken
by the Germans were reckoned by them
IN January, 1918, at $50, 000, 600, The
damage to December, 1914, estimated
by the North German Gazette, amounted
to 1900. 000, 600.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22

wielders to put on a show for the bene-
fit Of the king of England.
Pal is the king Of the bantams and
will undoubtedly give d good account
of himself in action before his fellow
king.
man who managed Mobile Gulls
during the Hateful 1918 season, is now
in Uncle Sans army, and says the
quickest way to get to France is too
slow. He is in the tank corps and
wants to be on the job so he can pilot
the first tank into Berlin no the front
steps of the kaiser's castle. Pat is
a hustler and as aggressive as they
ever get to be, and If there are any
aces in the tank corps, Pat will be one
IN record time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
Jul RIOTERS BUY.

Boosters for the Chicago Cubs last
for the Cubs what the Woodland Bards
had been to the White Sox. Because
Of war conditions, however, the Cubs
Claws Chat was the name adopted by
the boosters) could not make the trip
to Boston and found funds accumulated
for that purpose left on their hands,
So the surplus, amounting to several
hundred dollars, has been invested In
Liberty bonds.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
RACING DRIVER
DIES OF The FLU"
Mechanician Also Passes
Away Shortly Afterward.

Almost at the same hour when the
funeral services for Johnny Aitken,
famous automobile race driver, were
being held word was received that Ed
ward -Covington, the mechanician whe
had driven with him in many famous
races, was dead in Chicago of influ-
Covington first drove with Aitken in
the Vanderbilt cup race in 1910. He
was with the famous driver In the In
dianapolis speedway race in 1911 and
in the Elgin alp race In the same year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
N. L. SOUVENIRS.

The National. league according to nm.
nouncement, is going to issue a booklet
with pictures and sketches of players
from the league now In service, Prob
ably the American league will do some
thing similar. Such souvenirs viii be Of
interest tofvery fan and doubtless there
will be a big demand for them. 1t Is
not stated under what arrangement dis
tribution will be made.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
BURIAL. IN CALVARY.

The funeral Of Mrs. Josephine Cara
yelli, 26 years old, who dlod at the Cart
ly- Ra msay hospital Sunday night. were
held Tuesday afternoon from the par
lors Of Mcdowell q Mouteverde, under
takers, with services and interment In
Calvary cemetery. Mrs, Garavelli was
the wife of Silvio Garavellt Her moth
er Mrs. NJ. Romero. and sists IS.
frances and zavaonne Romero, also
survive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
SETTLE PERRY A S

BOSTON. Oct. 2s.-The, Philadelphia
American league baseball club obtained
undisputed claim to Pitcher Scott Per-
ry by paying 81, 800 to the Boston Ma
tional league club in settlement out Of
court of the Boston clubs contention
that Perry was the property of the
Braves when the Athletics obtained
an injunction against his playing for
Boston. The amount paid in settlement
was the same as the American league
waiver price. The Philadelphia club
had the use of Perry all last season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-22
SHORTY AND FLU WON'T
MIX DECLARES COPELAND

NEW YORK. Oct. GA warning to
Spanish influenza sufferers against the
use Of alcoholic beverages was issued
by Health Commissioner Copeland. who
declared alcohol tended to increase the
danger from the disease.
There is q period In the treatment
er, Mrs, NJ. Romero, and sisters,
however, when the use Of alcohol as
Il stimulant produces good results.