The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
COLD Weather
CHECKS WORK
Ii. OF TRIBE
Activities at Russwood Re-
ceive Setback-St. Paul
Saints Here Saturday,
az 8 PleuE.

- JUPITER PLUVIUS turned
on all his rain faucets last
night and then Old Boreas
got busy with his chilly
&kGW breath, with the result that
activities at Russwood have
suffered a decided set-
~ back. Cy Barger's Chicks,
- who are in the process OF
Incubation, are badly in need Of warm
weather in order that they may prop
erly hatch out, and last nights cloud
burst. coupled with the wintrY breezes
that have made themselves painfully
evident today, are not in the least vel
come At Russwood.
The Chicks had just started to round.
ing To form, since hot weather a
been the offering Of the weather man
during the past four or five days, but
until the heat is again turned on the
Trtbesmen are going TO be badly han
dicapped. The weather man states that
he has some more warm weather up
khts sleeve that he will dish out within
the next few days.
The Louisville Colonies shook the dust
and Crime Of the Bluff City from their
gunhoats last night and caught No. 4
for Louisville, where they VIII prepare
10 open the baseball season in a short
time and make a bid for the American
association rag. Manager Pat Flaherty,
as we'll as the entire layout of kernels,
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terday's affair was rained out, as the
team was suffering with sore muscles
and were about fed up on Chicks a Ia
king. The Tribe gave the American
assOciationers a stiff series after all,
despite the wise ones, who predicted
that the Chicks wouldn't win q game.
Saints Are Next.
The Chicks win have to be good
during the next few days, for the st,
Paul Saints will be here for three games
Mt Russwood, beginning Saturday after
noon at 3 and a half o'clock, The Saints
arc coming with what has been termed
the best club in the American associa-
ton, and Mike Kelley, who is manag-
ing the club, Is authority for the state
rnent that he Is going to mako a clean
sweep over the Tribe IN the trio
peri0rfty of the Saints over the Colo
nelB, who managed to get only an even
break on the four battles.
Tho Saints were to play Friday, but
couldn't get here In time.
Manager Kelley will probably use a
former Memphis battery against the
Tribe In the opening game OF the series,
with Howard Merritt, a former Tribes
ms and q eft -handed pitcher In a
class with any port-sidlng pitchers the
Dixie major has ever had, doing the
~lpropelling OF the onion, and with Bub-
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with Memphis, on the receiving end
of Merritt's offerings.
The Tribe is making plans TO meet
the Chicago White Sox at Russwosd
next Wednesday, April 16, when Kid
Gleason's crew Of American leaguers
will stop over one day to show the
natives a regular ball club. The Sox
win have all the regulars along. in
GLIDING Eddie Collins, the king of Sec
cnd basemen, Joe Jackson, who slugs
the ball TO all corners OF the enclosure,
and Ray Schalk, who is the greatest
catcher In baseball today.
Watso Hits the Trail.
Tom Watkins, president of the
Chicks, hit the long, long trail last
night for somewhere In the United
States on a hunt for ball players.
Thomas Richard wants a pitcher who
can pitch and an outfielder who a
field as well as hit, and he's prepared TO
lay out a goodly amount OF dough to
get them. He will probably visit sev-
eral training camps before returning
10 Memphis. When he lands who he