The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23

branches of the service, hut was de-
ferred because Of his eyes. He finally
persuaded the enlisting officers in the
transport service to take him.
The Cleveland Indians were figured
as pennant prospects early in the 1918
baseball campaign. But one by one
their members enlisted or were called
for service. There is considerable So
lace for the fans and the players in the
fact that the players are doing their
share in Uncle Sans league.
Eighteen members or the team are
now in service. Here's the list:
First Lieut.. Tom Herbert, of the
London, suffering with a gun shot
wound in the leg First Lieut.. Paul Des
Jardieu, Second Lieut.. Clark Dickerson,
Candidate Officer Ed Klepfer. Candidate
OFFICER LOUIS Guisto, Candidate Officer
William Wambsganss, Candidate Off
Ger Guy Morton, Sergt. Otis Lambeth.
corp Joe Harris, Private Elmer Smith,
Mechanic Chester Torkelson, Private
Allan Gould, Private Jess Petty. Private
Ed Miller. Private Harry Lunte, Naval
Aviation Cadet Iris Speaker, Naval Re-
serve Ray Chapman. Naval Reserve
Josh Billings.
Herbert, Dickerson. Guisto, Lambeth.
klepfer, Harris, Torkelson, Petty and
Miller are now across the pond. Des
Jardien and Gould may be there. Catch
er De Berry attempted to join the ma
rines but was rejected on account Of
physical disability.
Some showing for one squad.
In the meantime many members of
the champion Red Sox team are barn
storming the country, playing exhibit
ton games and raking In some easy
coin.
Which ought to Just about end these
players careers RS far as fandom Is
concerned.
Just as soon as the war Is over
France will present another candidate
for world honors in boxing in the per-
son of Eugene Criqui, bantamweight.
Criqui has knocked out every boxer who
has been sent against him IN the inter-
national shows over there, Eugene
Clifford, doughboy, met .Criqui
the second round. The next American
entry was Jimmy O'Day, a good feath-
erweight from Pittsburgh, who is In the
field artillery, One round sufficed for
the Smoky City lad, and his seconds
threw in the sponge.
Vincent Richards, Of Yonkers, N. Y,
seems destined to become one OF the
foremost lawn tennis players OF this
country. In 1917 he won the national
boys title. This year he has won the
boys championship, the national mems
doubles with William T. Tilden, and
the national junior doubles with How.
years of age until next March.
The laugh Of the season is with US.
Notice was recently served on the Chi
cage National league club by the de-
funct San Francisco club of the one
Pacific Coast league that unless the
sum Of 81 800 or its equivalent is forth
coming Immediately all of the Chicago
clubs rights and title to the service OF
one Charley Pick, who played second
base for the Cubs in the recent worlds
series, will expire.
ciflc Coast league died a natural death,
paid his salary from that time up to
Sept. /. They treated Pick white to
ga. the least, but, Of course, you can't
blame the Frisco club for trying to col
lect a few thousand simoleons.
Miss Josephine Bartlett. OF the New
York Women's Swimming association,
won the national A. A. U. diving cham
pionship In Long Island recently.
A few years ago she was a cripple, a
victim of hip trouble-which made every
exertion painful. Doctors told her only
one thing. exercise. would cure 1t. The
exercises brought acute pain for weeks,
but finally eliminated the pain, Then
followed months more OF exercising to
strengthen the limb and develop II to
normal size and symmetry, She took
up diving.
Spectators at the championship meet
marve'ed at her e%ru'S site form.
Size beat he nearest conNetitnr hv 20
! roints running IN r 'otal Of ~ , points.
| SIZE did four ""TNllsc Y dives from the
49, foot plAtfn1n n and six optionals from