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The Washington times., 1918-11-10

A. 2. TYSSOWSKI, G street bust
ness man. yearns for the days when
Poland will be free again The 2
in his name Is ZLGISMUND, for three
great kings Of Poland. JOHN NJ.
TYSS0WSKI. his father. was once
dictator OF C-aeov. lie came to this
country in 1913. and shortly after
ward settled in Washington.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
GEN. MARCH A
LOVER OF SPORTS
Kind Words He Said of Base
ball Came From Heart.

Kind words for baseball by Gen, Pey-
ton c. March, chief OF staff Of the
army, go to show that he has not for
gotten the day hen ne was keenly
interested in sports, The chief has
played baseball and knows the game,
though it was in footbaii that he really
made fame AZ an athiete, and it is a
game which he still loves above every
thing else.
Indeed, perhaps the highest former
football star in the service Is this anne
Peyton Conway Marcn, chief of staff.
Back in the early sos Gen, March was
the star fullback of the Lafayette eleV-
en-, and his good right 500 booted the
MaroOn-White to many Il victory, The
qualities which led to ms six times be-
ing cited for distinguished action in the
Philippines and elevatec him rank by
rank to his present high position, were
developed on the footoail field,
Center-thcy called it 'Cente rush"
in those days-on the Lafayette eleven
with Gen. March in 1888, was DR., j..
H. RohrbaCh, now principal of a public
school in Brooklyn. seated in his Of
flee the other afternoon, Dr. Rohrbach
dwelt reminisCently on the football ca
reer Of the army's present chief of
staff. ,
Gen, March at that time" unused
DIR. R~ohrbaCh, was a tail chap Of about
five feet II inches, thin as a singed
cat, but made Of rawnide and iron, He
was rather deceiying in build, for
though thin as a fence rail he tipped
the beam at about 165 pounds in his
football togs. and we carried little of
the padding and armor the players now
decorate themselves with. He could run
like a deer and was "A good line plum
ger.
Gen. March's chief football asset,
however, was his good right foot. He
non, - -.nIarItl 1gt,l-a- s,lf Iu,,N 40. 4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
THE SPORTING SPOTLIGHT
WISHES ITS READERS AND
FRIENDS THE MERRIEST
OF MERRY cHRISTMASES
AND THE HAPPlEST OF
HAPPY NEW YEARS.

A canVa Of leading Southern league
cities nets the information that a 140-
game schedule is practically certain to
be adopted when the maenateS of the
association gather in new Orleans for
the regular spring session.
There's no denying the fact that It
would prove unWlse for the Southern
to bite off more than the majors are to
attempt, for they might encounter dis.
aster, as the majors set a pretty good
example for the little fellows to emu.
late.
II the big leagues figure 14o games
are sufficient for the first postbeIlum
season, as they have signified their in
tentlons of doing, the minors should
fall In line, and the Southern may be
expected to adopt a schedule not longer
than 14o games.
Dixie maenates, while they are con-
fident that the national sport is com
ing back with a rush, are going to fol-
low after the safety first plan In 1919,
and pattern after the org fellows, who
have had more experience, financially
as we'll as otherwise, In the great pas
time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
Holds Record for st. Mary's.

AI4n in 1919 the Rare set another
record During tho season he stru'k
out $50 rivals in all ana he rlouted out
IL home runs. tie hit the ball for an
average " 40, a mark ut witch VI
Nlarv'# hOvs are Etlll shooting
There VAS \ record, however, Whltll
Lee set without having the extreme d,S-
pleasure uf sectng RUN break, h
Chestnut Hin citizen was the only NJ
Mary's boy to twiri Il no.hit, no-ruu
game In the school league,
Lee stlll does n hit or twirling occa-
s~ionally and Is firm IN the belief that
he has tina ability to make good in
faster company than the semtnr"fes-
sioual clubs about Chestnut Htll lite
claims he is still In the best of shape,
hut admits that he's not exactly willing
to pitch against his old-ttme battery
mate In these days. .,,
Memories Of the other days are stu
vivid in Lees mind ana he likes to talk
about the time he and Ruth were reaI
rivals.
II remember one game" he unused
when Ruth was pitching for the Red
SOX down at st, Mays and was N
there for the white SoX. We got only
one hit off him and I was fortunate
enough TO get II, They hit me twice.
but we won Ivy one run a walk and
a couple Of errors put the run across
at seems queer to hear them speak
Of him MS Rahe. THAT IL a name that
was attached to him after he hrol,e
into the big time. Down there in
school. a few knew him an George, hut
his pOpular nickname was Niger Lips
ut gives me as much pleasure to see
him make good in the big leagues NJ
it would " | were in his place, was
rootin' hard for him TO get that home
run record and | was tioiled when he
clouted out his fourth consecutive one.
90 -. 600. 90, ,.YN Ia Inn Hnn
son and for Il pitcher AT that IL Ger
taiuIy hittin' that BAR
But he never got a homer or me.
lie used to hit me, o. course, but he
could never slam it nard enough to
get four bases
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
ARMY TRAINING
May Be HANDICAP
John McGraw Gives an Opinion
in Regard to Players,

viii service in the field as soldiers OF
the American eNpedilionary force be
found to have impaired the effective
ness Of those major league players who
have known the stress Of fighting on
the western 'front.' Have Hank GoWdy
and GrOyer Cleveland Alexander and
others Of the big time cast who lald
aside their diamond spanRles for UntI"
Sans khaki buried their hopes OF
future proweSs in the shell torn soil OF
Flanders?
Baseball men. or a majority Of them,
believe this to be true. lUhn Mcira
Is one of those who are inclined TO be
pessimistiC concerning the possibility OF
these players returning In the form
which was theirs before they traded
their bats and gloves IN for bnyonets
and grenades and sailed overseas To
fight the Hun.
II am afraid that Aleck and the other
bows who have seen active scrvir" on
the battle front will find / impossible
to play the old game like they ala be
fore they went through that expert
ence," says the Giant leader, according
to an interview in the New YORK Eve
ming sun.
past few months has been sterucr than
anything they ever had known before,
and while they have gained the glory
" lllAll lN Nlt W. ~ '''
men, they have lost something, be
lIeYe, which they can never get back,
That which they have lost Is the
physical condition and the mental poiae
so necessary to the major league ball
player.
"'ro begin with, the training which 4
soldier receives Is conducive 10 rugged
health and powerful muscles, but It IL
not calculated to make those muscles
plant and supple, as the muscles Of a
trained athlete must be, iilhlhR over
roads heavy with mud, sleeping In
barns or stables or In open fields, ana
by the roadside il not necessarily dctri-
mental to ones health, hut II wont put
ONE on the fine edge Of physical con
dition. Then, too, Il soldier and par
ticutarly a soldier in the thick OF tn"
fighting, Is called up"n I" perform many
tasks which tend to bind aud tighten
his muscles and render him quite use
less as an athlete. .
The mental strain, whether or not
the soldier fully realizes the fact at the
time. is even greater than the physical
Advancing under heavy shell fire. fight
ing aud marching hour after hour, and
perhaps for days at a stretch, KNOW ing
all the time that one Is facing death,
Is not an experience which lS soon jor.
gotten. This applies to mon who are ~
the stuff from which heroes are made,
for If a man falls Il victim TO shell
shock or any Of the other nervous dtS-
orders brought about by terrific fight
ing, such AZ that winch 'us' ended over
| there, II certainly Is no reflection on
his courage. -.
1T IL possible that these boys viii
come back to us physically fitted to
again take their places in the irolt
rank of tho major league players. II
will be a pity if such Is not the case
regarded Alexander as the best
| pitcher in the game today uuder nor
NAL conditions, and If he is unable To
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
HOME TRAINING If
SEASON Is SHORT
Major League Clubs to Forego
Southern Trip.

II a schedule Of l40 games is adopted
at the Joint conference Of the major
leagues in Nov York on Jan. lG, many
maior league cIuhs itNrly will abandon
spring t~raiUiuP tlips. such Il schedule
would permit the hig leagues TO start
play about May I Or possibly even later.
Climatic conditions III many Southern
training camps have "ay been entirely
satista, tory in previous years and in
addition the loug jaliuts have made
heavy lnroad on the ]maEnates' pocket
books, and some Of them would welcome
the home training idea.
However, some ~ them are welded
10 their old ideas and It is no certainty
the season will he cur a. the Ameri-
can league proposes Several maguates
Of the National league. headed by
Cherries hbhcts, viii oppose the short
schedule, according to the hctief Of most
American league maguares. If this
proves 10 be true, the 14u-Eame sched-
ule may fail TO pass. owing to the
ncce sity Of avoiding conflicts and OF
douhnrg up n the Hsew york park, the
American l"gguc viii have to do as the
National demands 1t Is impossible
to make a long and a short schedule
balance
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
MAJOR LEAGUES
OPEN APRIL 20
14O Games To Be Played in
American and National.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-The 1919 major
league baseball season will open on
Wednesday, April %. President John
son, Of the American league, announced
today on his return from New York.
The majors have definitely decided to
play schedules of lao games, instead Of
1874. he said.
The season will close, according to
the tentative plans, about Sept. -, thus
giving an opportunity 70 play the
worlds series before oct. /. The play
ers probably will be signed to five
month contracts, insteac Of six. Each
club will make three trips around the
circuits, playing 20 games with each
club.
Now that the definite date for open
ing the season has been set, the clubs
will start immediate preparations for
the spring training season, which will
probably get under way oetween March
Is and 20, a month later han In prev
ions wears.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
OFFICERS !
MARRY IN RUSSIA
T0FLEEC COUNTRY
Soldiers in Hands Of BOIShevik
Take Matrimonial Steps in
Order to Effect Their
Escape.

-,-I---.-I ~ -
'''t-NllN'I.N I'Nr q" lIorre-
spondcncc af 'un As,o-a2ted Press)-l
Romano, VIVA in,.r,,t. cr,3 o,i,b traR-
-,
coy IN the IF\'hE DAYS "hen the tor-
ctgn roloulg5 W,rr attempting to get
pcrni4stro ,o }r,ya Euss., Arrests.
searches ANA ''f'ftS M execution were
relieved by marriages between men OF
ths rpt,rt. p,v,rs aud Russian
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
MANAGERS HOLD
SELVES ALOOF
Robinson Suggests They Get
Together to Talk Shop.

While they are planning joint con-
fabs of magnates to settle what the
moguls regard as baseball problems,
Wilbert Robinson of the Brooklyn
Dodgers. has evolved a few ideas of his
own about get-together meetings. He
is in favor of calling a meeting of the
managers to talk shop and settle a few
things among themselves for the good
Of the game.
There is a certain amount of aloof-
ness among the managers" explained
Robby. This should not be. | believe
we should get together to talk over
the baseball situation. There would
be many a good suggestion made to
benefit the game. Personally l am an
optimist. ! believe in the future of
baseball-think it will be a greater and
better game than ever before. But un-
fortunately there are some pessimists
among us. If the managers met to
exchange views | think old man gloom
would be chased to the woods and
much good result, The players can do
lots too. They must be given to un-
derstand that it is imperative to give
the public what it wants. Unfortun-
ately there has been much complaint
Of disintereestedness on the part of
the players and that has hurt baseball.
We all should pull one way-magnate,
manager and player, The adoption of
such a policy sOOn would make the
game what 1t was once-and better,
too
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
PEACE FAILS TO AFFECT
ST. LOUIS HORSE MARKET

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 24-Authough the
war proved a great drain on the horse
aud mule markets Of America, peace
has had little effect on the st. Louis
market when the cotton market goes
down the mule trade Of the South
diminishes and the effect is felt in tho
81 Louis horse and mule market.
The St, Louis market at the start
Of the war furnished many horses and
some mules, hut later practically all the
horses for war purposes were sent from
Chicago, Thus the st. Louis market
was on a firm basis when the war
closed and there was no visible effect,
the receipts being little lower.
Tractors are hurting the market
more than the eud of the war said
an authority on market conditions.
"The market at present Is flooded, the
supply being greater than the demand.
The 81, Louis market never did much
Eastern business. Practically all tho
trade Is In the South. Mules for cot
tom work IN the big factor"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
TO ASK
DONOVAN BACK
Wild Bill Was Last Located on
Gotham's White Way.

t.
"a h'li Ntirh Pee 20 ME II
"1 s'LtIed ana puniIrIN announced
untl tuSh jennings IS &C. continue as
ul'u"Ett "i the Detroit Tigers, lleSl,
"'ul TI'nN NRNlil mas not hearu
,l,L4 liuSh direct Hut thon, Hughle
I'''} eyer writes lie comes to town
",l "l " sudden spends "A rev days dis
.wa'',E business AFFAIRS with the owner
",u tnch departs for the south. some
S.l's ne does not even come To town
W.. wires Mr NaNin FROM some south
y,m u"'"i informing nun mat ne Is en-
l'H'nE some grand EoIt ana that ne
Tu' Pc At me training rahlp ~ uil'
y" we Ia't mat Mr. NaNlR mas not
,'Wn'" llohl the manager "l hts base
""I t'"'l ~ not causing MI NANlIi
IN "'tNlut WORRIES or won WhtI'
H,o'pHt HppearS
W. N'Nlh Slld the other a mat ne
Wa uUI certain mat Hlld blli l'oll"
IAN WI have charge ot the Detroit
il't1rrS ana ,htrhtrs ,Ihat Is Rl ul'
" tlukhIe, ana slNce ! haNe not heAfu
,,'i' iluEh''' ! can not say, was nus
'>btnnallUh
hu' u~nuounl'dIF HuGh WI want lhe
rlnlI'F hhck, Donovan, IKE Jennings,
NnlEh,s OF I9Iumhus' Lots "l f9inors
.lo"''u arounu ABOUT Donovan mere
vac "l'o alPaIehIN euthehll'' ~ ,SaSl
l"sll'Ne' report ,hRl came rom NeW,
n"IN when tRlo donovan had l"'neu
we navy ana "ouIu report IN h"Nl"ui.
,ut 'oIIoWihG, dAS Ihey tnld now wen
,oloNah looked IN the navy uniform
una gu mat sort of INNS The next
htaId OF nm was a report mat ne was
confined 70 a hospital IN l~hlladelphlR
WIN the lRtiuehSa ahd some sald 'hat
Ne was near DEATHS door. .
hlH got over that n then thGy had
nun signing up win the knights OF
'olunlhuS, Az the ArlnlSttce was dc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
the entire works of the Atlanta

the entire works of the Atlanta
Crackers,
Frank is spending the holidays with
friends, and was around greeting the
baseball fraternity and fandom in EN-
eral, who hold the genial Dutchman
in high esteem, Frank is enthusiastic
over the baseball outlook, and believes
the Southern is due to stage a real
comeback next season.
The chubby Cracker manager, who
is always an optimist where baseball is
concerned, says that the Southern viii
make money next year, and cites the
fact that the Atlantans cleaned up last
season even with the war or.
Frank paid his respects to President
John u. Martin. Of the Southern league,
engaging in a tanning bee with the new
Dixie major head.
Ex-kalser Bill Will receive no Christ.
mas present this year, but IT'S not be-
cause there Isn't anybody who would
like TO give him one-in the same spot
the turk got his,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
Will Draw Big Crowd,

The sport carnival promises to draw
an immense crowd, as there will be
something for everybody and activities
going on in the gymnasium, SWIM
ming pool and on the handball courts.
Following is the official program
which has been compiled by Physical
Director Tapp:
GYMNASIUM.
400 to 4:45:-Grammar school, high
school and employed boys.
AS to 5;S0-Girl Scouts signal drill
and minuet dance.
$50 to 6:30-Volleyball game, "Y''
Business Men VS.. Normal or Park field.
7:l5 to S:00-Basketball game, Cor
dova high VS.. high school class,
500 to S:30-Basketball game, Y. w.
c. A. VS.. G, II. S,
$50 to S:50-Basketball game, "Y"
team VS., Park Field Aviators.
$50 to 9:15-Wrestling and boxing.
9:15 to 9:30-Second half basketball
game, "Y" VS.. Park field.
$3.50 to 10:00-Gymnastics, senior class.
SWIMMING POOL.
400 to 4;45-Swimming stunts by "Y''
swimming team.
4;45 to 5:3O-Swimming exhibition by
juniors.
700 to 7:3o-Swimming contests be
tween employed boys and high school
classes.
1880 to S:15-swimming exhibition "Y''
swimming team.
HANDBALL COURTS.
400 to 6;30-Handball match games,
1880 to 9~:00-Handball match games.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

FREDDY Welsh, former lightweight
champion Of the world, now a lieuten-
ant in the sanitary corps, L. S, A.,
is now stationed at Walter Reed hos
pital. His duties are to direct the phys
zeal corrective exercises for wounded
soldiers.
Welsh was engaged in physical cul-
ture work before he became interna-
t~ionally known as a boxer, He Joined
the army as a private. His brother
is a lieutenant in the British navy,
and their sister, who used to accom-
pany Welsh on all his trips, did Bel
gian relief work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
CUBS N soX EPA

CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Officials Of both
the Chicago National and American
league clubs began today to make def
mite arrangements for starting the
spring training trip, following the an
nouncement yesterday that the major
league season would open April %.
The Chicago Nationals decided some
time ago to do their conditioning in
southern California, and President c..
A. Comiskey, of the White Sox, an
nounced today that his team would
train in Texas, though he did not name
the city. Last season the White Sox
did their preseason work at Mineral
Wells, Texas, but Comiskey said he
would visit Texas next week and look
over a number of sites before yelecting
a camp for his players,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
KEEPING FIRES BURNING.

That the boys still in France and
Germany are keeping the baseball fires
burning and that baseball is the most
popular game among the Hun killers
ter from Private Arthur r. Gil, Bat
terry A, Seventy-second artillery, C. A..
c., who is overseas with his battery,
He writes from st. Leonard, France,
as follows:
Dear Sir--T received a copy of a
writeup written by you, Keep the
Come Home Again" 1t is surely true.
| know in the sector of France ! have
been in that baseball is the chief sport.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
Babe Unable to Get Hold of
Offerings Served by Chest
nut Hill Twirler.

ST LOI'lS Mo n,, oo Iier,'s
Another story an DaLn putb
since stories ou Ruth M, sky,,s
an order and "a is n..u~ual because II
deals not with the Gahc's strength. bu,
with his weakness Mavhe some \mpr-
lr1u league pitrhers WIN say "Iluh
that's uu ucvs to me" hut at am, rnte
they VIII he Interested along with I'M,
rcSt If us Nav tn the STORY. as II is
furnished by Eddie poIlock
"Foed en- to HIM hirh. fast and ON
the inside, but I've sure they're high "
In one sentence a srhouIhov battery
uato sized up the alleged Weakness nf
the home run terror or thr urascut
American league campaign
T9o spcakGr was George wee, an at
larium in Chestnut Hui, P~HiIadoInhia
and at one time a star pitcher I'M tho
81 Mary'S school league in Baltimore
Only one guess is allowed in picking
the said home run terror Yes. that =
right Rahe Ruth
Not SO many Years ago George Ruth
played with "A st Marv's nine. and Al
though he hree2cd through the school
league like a shot from one of the
French 75's his batting average never
became stout off the curves " Young
George Lee. The Red SoX hero set "A
home run record Of IL in one season
down at st. Mary's but never one was
credited to his account when Lee was
doing the serving.
In harmony with the history Of many
4 big league star, Ruin became a uitCh-
er by accident. although a hitter Ivy
birth. when Rabc first broke into the
box score at ST. Mary's ne was a catch
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
WHAT THEY WANT.

President John Martin-Complete
harmony in Southern.
Tom Watkins. of Chicks-Seven real
class A ball players.
Billy HaaCk-MatCh between Pal
Moore and Pete Herman, for Memphis.
Harry FraZee-Ban Johnson's scalp.
Ban Johnson-Harry Frazee's scalp.
Dixie f~ans-Eight su~re-'nough UNI
pires.
Jack Hendricks-A job.
Doughboys-To get home.
EX-Kaiser Bill-His neck.
Cy Barger-Job managing Chicks.
Geo. Moriarty-Ditto.
National league club owners-Garry
Herrmann's resignation,
Jack Dempsey-To meet Willard.
Jess Willard-TO be let alone.
Bill Taft was all sweIIed UP when
offered the Job Of one-man baseball
commissioner. But II wasn't the offer
that made him so.
Before Fred Fulton starts on his
comeback, he'll find OUT which road
Jack Dempsey is on and take the other
route.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
CHAS. FRANK HERE.

Among the distinguished baseball Wis
itors who are Christmasing in Memphis
is the one and only Chas. Frank, man
ager, president, secretary-treasurer, and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

Major league magnates are all clam
oring to bury the hatChet-iR each
heads
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

The Atlanta Crackers made 5000 last
season, according to Morgan Blake.
Stage or Confederate, Morgan?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
UNDYING DEVOTION.

Ban Johnson has referred to Harry
Frazee as a parVenu ana a nouVeau
richie. FraZee isn't hep to what 1t
means, but he's certain Ban IS not toss
ing bouquets in his direction.
In the meantime Frazee is busily
porting over the dead languages looking
for something suitable to hurl at Ban,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
PARK FIELD WINS.

The park field basketball team de-
feated me Knights of Columbus in a
good game staged Sunday afternoon at
4 O'Clock at the y Nj, l. The final
score was ~ to Is The game was hard
fought throughout and both quintets
Starred.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

Secretary McAdoo quit to repair his
private fortune. Why doesn't he buy a
franchise in the International league2
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

Maybe former President Taft refused
to run for baseball dictator because he
had too much weight to carry.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

Harry E'razee wants to bury the
Ratchet. but he doesn't say in whose
head. ..~~.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24

Barney Dreyfuss says II Ban John
son ia to attend, he doesn't want the
strange hold barred.
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Heath Springs. S. c., Feb. L
Mr.. Julian Ellis, of Hartsville, mo-
tored to this place last week on a
visit to relatives.
Little Curtis Sims, son of Mr.. 7
}. Sims, of this community, has been
very i'll with pneumonia but is bet
ter at the present writing.
Mr.. E. NJ. Bowers visited his
brother-in-law, Mr.. ]. NJ. Ellis, at the
Fennel Infirmary last week.
Miss Bertha Criminger. who for
some time has been in the employ of
Coker and company at Hartsville
mas returned to her home here.
The present condition OF our
roads was the subject Of comment
by our pastor last Sunday. 1t NAV
be readily observed that of red
mud we certainly have our share
and that the roads are next to i'm.
passable. In the opinion of many, i,
is time something was done, and fo,
which there is no time like the
present"