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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
BURMAN VS.. WOLFE.

The actual winner OF the recent Bur-
man Wolfe bout in Akron, O., the bther
night, is stiI debated matter.
BuPrnan and Wolfe had signed for IL
rounds and had threatened to blow OIL
each others head In the ninth Bur-
man connected with hook to the stom-
ach and Wolfe went down, claiming a
foul
Instead OF either counting out Wolfe
or OF disdualifying Burnan the referee
called for period of rest and then
started them off again.
At the finish Wolfe's manager claim
ed II victory. Ditto for Tommy Walsh,
pilot OF Burman.
Silent Tommy has pegged in his YER
sion Of the matter and has forwarded
the Akron Evening Times, which states;
The Joe Burrnan- Rid Wolfe burles.
que troupe, which opened its annual
tour at Cleveland several months ago,
visited Akron last evening and before n
good crowd at the atmory, staged its
Twelve acts and no action.
stage Manager Eddie Davis had
many opportunities to become the hero
OF the evenings play, but each time
shrkcd mis- duty
ut was the biggest burlesque local
boxing fans have ever been forced TO
face, and the comedy came at the close
of what promised to BIO great bill.
at was an awful fight. Wolfe and
Burman hit with open mitts during a
greater portion of the fight, They
danced everything from the two-step
to the hesitation.
Their action resembled the old
Long Lost Brothers. They embraced
each other 50 per cent OF the time,
"Burman is given the decision on
points, but, his victory, II such 1t can
be called, Should have been more de-
cslYe. AS boxer, Wolfe impressed
Ter. Some thought the Cleveland boy
possessed Il we'll polished yellow streak.
? Something resembling yellow
streak appeared in the ninth round OF
the encounter,
1.-THE stallers had opened up and
were mixing 1t in mid-ring, Burman
Unexpectedly cut loose with terrific
right swing, which from all appearances
landed flush In the pit Of Wolfes stom-
aCh.
Expressions Of deep agony and help
lessneSs appeared on Wolfc's face as he
dropped his guard and backed away
Then Referee Davis stepped into the
unWritten law in boxing Just where
Davis secured his ruling, veteran fans
| do not know, but he put over one tina,
| sparkled with newuess.
| For two minutes. Davis held tht
| fight UP while Wolfe recovered from
| the effects OF the WALTON.
Last nights bout was either a tech
Incal knockout for Burman, OF he los
on foul, Under the boxing rules, tho
show IN reality ended in the ninth.
Davis should have stopped the fighI
IN that session and called Il physician
Wolfe should have been examined /
the blow was Il foul. Burman shoulc
have lost. II Il was clean, the Chicag,
bantam should have won on a techni
cal knockout.
But even prior TO this Davis boner
the bout should have been stopped. TIL,
fans Missed repeatedly from the first
Fans yelled from all over the house,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
u. s. Fighters
Return From
Foreign Trip

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.--The three VIC
torlous American amateur boxers who
toured the Scandinavian countries last
month competing in boxing contests re-
turned home. Thursday on the Bergen-
LORD from Christiania. The party Con
sisted OF Ashton Dome, OF New Or
leans, national bantamweisht cham
nlon; frank Cassidy, of New York, na-
,lonal lightweight champion, John
burke, OF Pittsburgh, leading light
heavyweight boxer, and BENJAMIN Te-
vine, OF the Metropolitan A. x, IT,, who
was manager of the team.
The boxers won 10 out of II houts a.,
which they participated in Sweden and
denmark, ponZe won the feather
%,elsht championship of Sweden and the
Burke captured the heavyweight I'LL III
n Sweden and the city championships
o. Copenhagen and Cassidy Won M
lightweight title in the Copenba g 1le
city Sy championships but lost in fba
swedish S, championships bout at STOCK .
homes last night. Az 'heir
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
|.5otb]all
TENT ELECTED.

Johnny Gent, quarterback, has been
elected captain Of the 1890 Vocational
nigh school football eleven The bal
loting. tok place Thursday evening at
the Hotel Chlsoa following tho annual
banquet to the team.
Aert will pick up where Bob Ryan
left off but hopes TO have better luck,
both for himself and for his mates.
The kids rise in the football circle
Of Memphis was one OF tho outstanding
features OF the late season. After
opening In rather rickety fashion he
blow himself to excellent form and
proved one OF the most dependable men
In the outfit.
He not only displayed keen natural
ability but he furthermore was steady,
heady and fine general OF play.
Coach Zach Curtin predicts that Gent
will provo to be so per cent better In
1890 and unless misfortune trips him
up, VIII ho a certain winner OF the
quarterback position on the mythical
All-Memphis eleven
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
TAD'STID-BITS
THE GREATEST FIGHTER.

Parson Davies, who saw more champs
In his day than any other man in
America, gave out an interview one
cay In which he spoke OF all the fighters
of today, We found the interview IN
an old scrap book. 1t Ia quite tnterA
1T was just aztec dsyllGht when Sully
and kilrain entered tho ring, and they
were fighting until after dinner. In that
time the seconds, with tho burning
sun shining down on them, had es
tough a time as the principals. lou
know that, They were worn out pick
ing the men up or dragging them to
their corners, things allowed Under the
old London rules,
Long before tho fight ended Nyou
looked all worn out, u broke in.
And wasn't !, though said the
b PsFs9n Tho BS tSef Ga snd a rs SUNG
the bad blood began to develop. The
seconds OF both were sore and disguised.
Two or three times the gunner threat.
ened display, and 1t needed a cool
head like Ddnovap's to wind 1t UP,
If he hadn't thrown up the sponge
when he did there Would> have been
murder. ] am sure Of that
II managed both Sulty and kilrain
when they were at their best said
tho Parson, "A great fighter was John
H., the greatest, perhaps, But Peter
Jackson was great, tuo-the greatest
fighter of them when II came to de-
porting himself as a gentltmsn--a black
Chesterfield, truly,
Jack Johnson A great fighter, too,
but not so great as Jackson, and far
inferior TO Peter In sound sense and
general conduct.
"Wnlard2 A great big boy, | think,
Dempsey, the new Jack Dempsey?
a T.. -
Patsy Cardiff, II he Ia, he will make
his mark in the fight world.
Fulton? 1 have never seen him box,
but they ten mo he Is another Kid
Mccoy If he Is, with his weight, height
and roach he should be able to whip
greatest fighter OF his Inches ever
know"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
CANADA GALS CHIRPs.

AS the young Spectator remarked
when he sunk $4,000 in Wall street: AZ
stock exchange is sCme robbery"
With the women voting, tho candidate
may still hope for a Marjoryty, or a
ma .iority, perhaps.
With the war, the high cost of Nv.
Ing, and the plague Of sickness through.
out the land, most Of us are prone TO
complain but near beer has no kick
coming
The wages Of sin IL death, and Adam
and Eve are primarily responsible for
such low wages.
Washington is a state--but Washing.
ton, d, c, Is not a state, except a
state Of affairs.
The difference between n fighter and
peaeemakor is that one packs wal.
lop and the other Pax vooiscun
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
CRATE" FIGHTERS.

Deacon" Joncs.--aljaa the BLACK
Angel --reatherweishtN height IT 10
inehes-~hit hard enough TO cause the
San Franslcu fire and earthquake. Ref
ereuCe--"rad q" droll tales
The Deacon" fought many fights
some Of them with bare knuckles, The
largest purse ever received was not
over SIS
Mike tho "rort Costa Gt-
an" Height about 6 feet, ! inch, weight
about 225 pounds--Nas considered Il
possible opponent of John l., Sullivan
In any event he was getting a great
deal Of publicity,
one day IN the office OF w. w. Hurt.
Young Mitchel's" brother In law, the
Deacon, Stang UP the Giant" turned
to Joe Soto and remarked III they
give me q |, ~ l., shirt an a 'Muss-
dorf' hat, ahll fight Brennan, dc con p
lltions hein' dat We fipht bare knuCl<les
an he doan kick mo in dc shins or
stan on nah feet" j. L. L.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
GOOD pRELIMS.

For the prelminaries Promoter Billy
Hack has lined IN a battle royal he.
tween five husky coons. Then Fast
Black and Broadway Jones, two local
shines, viii battle four rounds to a de-
cision IN what should prove a hard
light Kid Flanagan and Young kab-
akoff are scheduled 10 SO four rounds
TO u decision.
In the somiwindup Harry Cherry and
loung Jack Dempsey, who have fought
about as many times as Ted Lewis and
Jack Britton, will meet in six-round
affair Cherry got the decision over
Dempsey Tuesday night. and is conf
dent OF repeating, However, Dempsey
y going. IN TO even matters, II prom.
isea to be great fight, an both these
boys can always be counted on 10 no
the limit when they meet.
The curtain goes up at $50 o'clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
SOUNDS LIKE THE RAJ. EH2

Say, Tad, II you list Docember's big
bouts why not continue and have your
atatistician list the fights that occurred
when the moon WAS full? Equally in
teresting would be a list of tho fights
fought at temperature Of 10 de-
grees Fahrenheit And then you might
regalo your readers with a list Of the
fights fought at high tide and those
at low tide, These may seem Irrelevant
FACTS, but possibly such data when as
sembled would throw light on the in
fluenee OF time, tide and temperature on
the condition OF those experts Of the
baby mattress, II you choose to be
merely facetious, YOU might list those
fighters who brandshed gold inclsors
those whose grandmothers had quinsy
those who would have had housemaid 3
knee had they been maids Anyway, as
the saying goes, you inform them, | am
embarrassed by vain repetition, As
ever thine, DAN BATCH.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
KILBANE SHOWS HERE.

Johnny Kibane, featherweight cham
pion, showed here against Gene Del
mont, and beat the local boy Ted
Lewis was the welterweight champion
when he met JOHNNY Grififths here.
Ted went on to Canton, O., and in his
next fight he was knocked out by Jack
Brltton and lost his title.
Jack Dempsey fought here q short
while before he won the heavyweight
championship from Jess Willard. Pal
Moore and Packey Mcfarland would
have been champions II they could only
have lured- the champions Of theiT d.
visions into the ring IN a decision bout.
Some Of the greatest gIoVesters Of all
time have appeared In Memphis, which
IL one Of the reasons why Memphis Is
second only 10 New Orleans as tbs
best boxing town In Sunland,
II Memphis only had the population
Il would eclipse the Crescent City In
attendance to boxing shows. for the
here from time 20 tlns and we'll merit
the patronage of lovers Of the marquis
Of oueensberry game
Promoter Billy Hack has scared up
a gong at last. He tried to buy one
all over town, but couldn't, and has
at last managed to borrow one, which
will be on the Job Friday night.
Jack Dempsey has demanded a PURGE
OF $500, 900 to meet Georges Carpenter
II the promoters walt another week be-
fore signing Jack for the bout he will
be asking the U. S. mint
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
Beckey BrO0mhilI
Carries Off Derby
At LetOhdtchie

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec, 10
Becky Broohhill, derby winner in the
Continental field trials held at CAL
houn last week, yesterday won the
derby of the Southern field trials at
Lotohatchio. She Is owned by l.. /.
Haggln, OF Lexington, Ky, and was
handled ~ the recent trials by G, II.
Harris, Of Big Cabin, Okla.
Johnny Walker, owned by William c.
Abel, OF Texas, was rupner-up in the
derby and took $3.50 OF tho stake.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
A CAGEY GUY.

4 big coiored bloke was fighting in
Philadelphia the other night and for
two rounds took quite pasting. In
the third the work was Just as hard.
and finally, seeing a right swing conf
ing his way, he ducked, hit tho boards
and played dead, The referee walked
over, pulled the necessary numbers and
after declaring him out, asked;
What did YOU Gait for felah, YOU
wasn't hurt any,
The meersehauin. colored gladiator
took one sldelong peek at him. rubbed
tis sore ear and said; "Ah don't tell
nobody nah business
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
sLwANEE.
Points
Scored.
Curiey Br0Un
Shoots Cuban
At Havana Track

HAVANA, Dec. 1s.-H, d, tCurley>
Brown, an American sporting man. was
Indicted TODAY on n charge OF "frus-
rated homicide" and refnanded to iail
Without bail pending the outcome OF
the wounds Of Alberto Piedra, who was
shot at the Oriental park race track 4
few days ago. Piedra, whose condition
continues 90 show Improvement.
charges Brown with having shot him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
Earl CdddOck
Victorious OUer
Sam CLaphdnt

CHICAGO, Dec. 1e,--Earl Caddock,
heavyweight wrestling champion, de-
teated Sam Clapham British champion.
In straight falls last night Caddock
took the first fall with q head scissors
and wristlock IN q minutes % sec
sors and wristlock in minutes,
II was Caddoeks first public appear
ance since he was discharged from the
army.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
REGATTA NEXT SPRING.

ITHACA \. y, Dec 1e.--The an
nual triangular regatta between Cor.
nell, Yale and Princeton will be rowed
next spring ON Lake Carnegie at
Princeton, n, j., ON May IS -Four tri-
angular races between these colleges
have been rowed In the past, three OF
which have been won by Cornell.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
FOOTBALL SCORES,

Dear sir! To oblige u football fan,
kindly print the seasons scores for me
heading football eleyens OF Dixie
JOHN MIG.
II Centre College OF Kentucky Is 10
be considered IN the race this mysteri-
Gus eleven is by far the leading repre-
is next on total scores followed bv
Georgia Tech and Tulane. Mississippi
AegieS lead both Auburn and Nandy,
The scores Of tho first nine teams
follow:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19

ing his career He has several hard
bouts ahead Of him. chief OF which Is
hattie with Johnny Dundee which
Il On REBny's program for Jan. 49,
Leonard goes TO Atlanta Monday
night to meet Jake Abel in 10 rounds
before relurning 70 New York.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19

DIRGE OF COLONIAL CLUB MEMBERS.
Oh, the only tune they seem to choose
Ia, How many bottles did you lose?"
How many quarts of gin or rye?
Slip me the answer ere die,
When the watch Is still on distillery
oh, what shame and misery!
Was the club insured? Will they rebuid?"
My ears with such, have not been filled.
Nor yet have to hear them say;
ITS such shame near Xmas day
For blime, man, they'd gladly lose
The club agaiu--to save the booze.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
JUNIOR LEAGUE
HAS BIG FIGHT
INFRONT Of It
Comiskey, Frazee and Rupert
Not Yet Beaten and Are
Going to Cause a World Of
Trouble Shortly.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 - CONSERVATION
has been caused among baseball men
by the sudden ind unexpected turn OF
affairs IN the American league. All
was expected 10 be peaceful and serene
by this time, but tho battle has in,
creased with greater fury and there
Is no telling when II will abate. In
completely s.detrseking Charles a.
Comlskey TO the ranks OF only an ordl-
nary cub owner with no voice as an
oiilcial President johnson ard his five
supporters are believed to be counting
me most serious fight the American
league has ever known, Gommy Is re-
sponsible for the league, the seed OF
us origin baving sprung from his mind.
ana y iS-not thought he VIII tolerate TO
pc railroaded without putting up fight
mat may come close TO disrupting the
organization
This may not come to pass. " the
rev board Of directors and President
johnson make no attempt to stick the
knife into Comiskey, Rupert or FraEee
next year. But il the new officers de-
cide to act the tyrant then hostilities
VIII surpass any that the major leagues
nave ever known for II is certainty
that men like Comiskey and Rupert,
men of business and moral integrity.
VIII struggle to the last ditch for JUS
1t Is not believed by baseball men
that President Johnson and his cohorts
viii take any steps that will prove in
luFlous to Comiskey one of the best
liked men IN the game and who prob
sbly> has more friends among. the base
ball fans than any other club owner
in the gene. Comskey has done a great
deal for baseball; he made money with
his club when he first came back to
Chicago and later spent It freely to
promote the interests of his league; his
Influence and craftsmanship have been
held N high esteem and as a result Of
his efforts his associates have pros.
pered.
League Needs Chicago Club.
.ousting .Comiskey from the office II
yice-president and also removing him
from the board of directors rather iso-
Frazee and Rupert, with whom he
has cast his lot, are not strongly con-
stdered by Johnson and his constitu-
ents. Yet Comiskey has always been
willing to stand alone In his battles,
believing himself capable Of holding his
own and there Is no doubt he ia pre-
pared 20 do the same now. He knows
that the American league needs Chi
cago In its circuit and that no at
tempt viii be made to injure his in
The American league also needs New
YORK II It's circuit, therefore It is not
likely Rupert will be harrassed great
deal As 20 FraZee, one does not know
what is likely TO take place, but II one
We're to make a guess the new officers
Nof the organization will go along and
try TO do what ia right for the Welfare
Of the game. 1t Is not expected they
will take drastic action of any sort for
what Comiskey, Frazee and Rupert
have done in taking their troubles Into
the courts for an airing. But " this
should be done then the wranRle will
probably go on indefinitely and base
ball will meet serious blow and is
likely to lose a lot of friends among
the fans who object to quarrels amor.g
club owners!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
LIGHTWEIGHT KING MEETS CHALLENGER AT S. A. C.
BENNYLEONARDAND
RED HERRING READY
Lightweight Champion and 10 cal Challenger Win Step Eight
Rounds at Southern A. O. -- Cherry and Dempsey in
Semi. Windup-0ther Bo uts.
BY BOB PIGUE.

~mm - EMPHIANs WILL. SEE another champion
the Southern Athletic club Friday night,
VIZ Leonard king OF the lghtWeigh against
HEN Red Herring, local challenger eight round
41 csipn bout From the OF
Na they ready for the gong
ava In shape TO fast battle Herring finished
his training Thursday afternoon by boxing several Ray
Rivers New Orleans ghe while Leonard
about five miles Of roadwork by Of shaking his train
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19

: RI the shine ball have been outIawed
IN the Southern league.
As things have been heretofore, the
pitchers have had all the best Of Il,
with the result that the free-hlttlnd
game has almost become extinct. The
pitchers have used artificial means In
deceiVina the hatters to such an eN-
tent that base hits have been unusually
scarce, But next season things will be
different, The old order Of things will
have passed away.
All the pitchers can put on the bali
will be little resin. which will aid
them in controlling the sphere, No more
will lnfleIders make wild throws on ac-
count of wet ball made so by some
spitbaIl pitcher slopberlng all over the
The abolition Of the splitter and other
freaks Is forward step on the part
Of the Southern league, one that will
DO much toward the elevation Of the
greatest game Of them all In Dixie
land.
President John D. Martini Of the
Southern league, Is getting letters ev,
as there are only a few Vacancies he
expects to soon complete his staff. Bill
Brennan, the leading arbiter of the
league win be back, along with Harry
johnson, Hadley Williams and Dan
Pfenniger.
Scotty Chestnut, who formerly Jumped
in this league, wants TO return to the
Southern, and will be given a berth.
Scotty is now travelling for the Para,
mount film concern, selling canned
Theda Baras.
-
Georges Carpenter, French champion,
who ia to meet Dempsey some sweet
day, bye and bye, has gone Into INC
movies, Dempsey is already before the
movie camera. &c.. a.,
The championship Of the movies?
They're actors, not fighters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
DELANEY BEATS BURNS

. CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 19.-cal De.
n s"ss 90 Gd sc;siod was given the
OF Brooklyn, In a 10-round hon, Durns,
last night. They weighed 1SS pou mere
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
WILL GET MORE HITTING,

Baseball fans who prefer to see bat.
tiers hit the ball are going to see more
spltbaII, the emery bali, the mud ball
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19

- q HEN BENNY LEONARD, lightweight champion of thu
world climbs through the ropes Southern Athletic
I'd club Friday night to Rebel Herring Il
W mark the eighth champion who appeared srtion
~ before Memphis fight tandom.
EyW Leonard is the third lightweight king who has
VI q SHOWN here the other two being
eson When this pair the throne
mont local lightweight while Nelson against Lang
Three banamweght champions arenas Peta
herman at present at the head of boxed
mere many times having met Pal Moore three
gone up against Johnny Fsse Leo Schneider
ana several others When Kid Williams champion
Moore almost
twice by Moore in eghtound nodecon
down to New Orleans his Herman Johnny
Couon the banam
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-19
GEORGIA TECH.

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Oh Q WA II SAW
. ::GATEE;!C ] T.!

Warsaw suburbs and will reside
there.
Rev j. NJ. Thompson. with mem
bers of the home mission OF the
presbytery, left Monday by auto for
West Prairie and Macomb.
Miss Minnie Baker has completed
her course of stenography in Gem
City Business college, Quincy, and
returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Wendorff and son. OF
Wykoff. Mimi, have returned home
after three weeks visit with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Frank
DR.. P. d. Gaunt was Peoria WIS.,
itor early in the week
Last Sunday morning Rev. J. NJ.
Thompson, pastor Of the Presby-
terrain church, received into member
ship three persons on confession OF
faith. two by letter, and two were
baptised. Previously there was an
interesting sermon by the pastor,
and special music.
An Easter praise service was given
at the M. E. church Sunday evening
bv members of the choir and Sunday
school. The recitations and class
songs by the little children were
especially well rendered. The num-
bers by members of the choir were
as follows:
Anthem, '"The Risen Lord
Solo Christ the Lord Is Risen
Today''-Mrs. Anderson.
Anthem, Hail the Easter Morn
Choir.
Duet, "For Me"-Misses Catherine
Kettle and Nellie Burkhart.
Melophone solo-Miss Edna George.
Double quartet, Christ Arose
Miss Redeforth, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Anderson, Miss Burkhart, Frank
Burkhart, Walter Burkhart, William
Woodbridge, Rev. Mr. Kettle.
Anthem, Ring Out, Ye Easter
Bells"-Choir.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with potted plants and Easter
lilies.