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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
WALTER HOLKE IS
SHOWING BETTER
Boston Doorman Certain To
Be One of Leaders Next
Season.

Walter Holke, ertstwhIle Giant first
sacker, whose showing in 1918 was a
bitter disappointment not only to the
fans, but to Walter himself, has since
regained much Of the prestige he lost
and may yet develop into the most val
liable ~doortender In the National league.
The past season was a most satisfac-
tory one for the st. Louis boy, who
not only played an excellent game at
the initial sack for the Braves, but led
the club in driving in runs. He was,
IN fact, the most generally useful man
IN tho Boston array, and next season
should mark further progress On his
part.
When Holke came to the Giants tow
ard the close Of the 1916 season after
two years in the minors, whittier he
had been sent by John McGraw for
further seasoning, he looked like a star
first baseman In the embryonic stage,
He hit everything that was tossed up
at him by rival pitchers and he flelded
again held up well, though in the worlds
series Of that year he was partly to
blame for the creation of the situation
that made 1t necessary for Heinie Zln-
norman to chase Eddie Collins over
the plate, thus having a hand in the
defeat OF the Giants.
Walter began the season OF 1918 well,
bNh NAAAb W. ESQ iiAfihN ~ 500 - IS
the pastime with the passage Of the
work or fight order and its application
to ball players, He has been unjustly
scored for jumping the Giants TO enter
the employ OF a steel firm In Bethle-
hem shortly before the premature clos
ing of the league season, yet he quit
baseball for an essential industry at
the order Of his local board In st.
Louis. In choosing n course at that
critical time Holke had hts wife and
two small children to consider and 1t
was hardly fair to cenBure him for act
ing solely in their interest.
The dark days behind him and a
great load off his mind, Holke proceed
ed last season to give his undivided at
tention to baseball and he made up
| much OF the ground which he lost the
season before. He probably never Will
be the first baseman that Hal Chase,
for instance, has been, but he's q
mighty good one now and he's getting
better all the time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
A. A.
Err

When CHANGING over the doings OF the
Chickasaw league II Is noted with a
feeling OF delight that Johnny Craft Is
still aiding the Jeffersona materially In
their pennant fight with some brilliant
bits OF soccer. A more thorough and
gentlemanly player than Craft never
strobe on the soccer or any other ath-
letlc field,
Kelly, Of the Royal Roofing team,
seems to be q find, HisAwork, together
with that of Fitzpatrick OF the same
team, featured the Royals losing con-
test Sunday,
Speaking Of chain lightning and
the like, we would like TO refer those
who were so fortunate as to be at
Russwood park Sunday to the brilliant
bursts Of speed OF Barney Cr~utchfield,
of the Smart Millinery team. 1t Ia
doubtful II there Is a player In the Soc
Ger ranks who even ties Barney,
-
Brooks. Of the Smart Millinery team,
showed his old time form Sunday, His
dashing plays helped materially In Sum
days contest, although the game was
lost.
Joyce continued his brilliant work for
the Y. NJ. I. team in Sundays game,
His work easily featured for that club.
Haggerty played a brilliant game for
the Y, NJ, /. in Sundays win Of the
Institute boys.
Reilly and Hanna doomed up as bright
stars OF the Wade Millers lineup in
Sundays contests. The Wades have
several players who have had expert
ence and In dribbling the ball down the
field they compare favorably with the
seasoned veterans OF any team in the
South.
Those who are doubtful Of the class
of the soccer played In the DeSoto
league would have had the doubt re-
moved Sunday had they witnessed the
contests at Rosewood park, The main
art In soccer Is passing the ball, as
well al accurate goal shooting. AL
teams who competed at Russwood Sun
day were not experienced goal shooters,
but every lineup had any number OF
accurate drlbblers and players who
could accurately pass the ball to mates
who We're nearer the enemy goal fol
shots,
The race In the DeSoto league 4:
| easily anyhody's race as It now stands
The Y. NJ. |, team Is experienced Rnt
mas lHt CukV ny IUASOu Va tu1u wv
wins, however. the season Is JUS
starting. The Wades came up with .
good club in Sundays contest, which
was a surprise, and should be a hoI
pennant contender. Manager Fitzpat'
| rick, OF the Royal Roofing club, Is max.
Ing changes to get his lineup in good
smooth shape so that he can close hi
entries and start perfecting team work
The Smart Millinery team Is fairly wei
| fortified with four or five experienced
soccer players. but several changes ar
| contemplated and In the event the pro
posed plans work out to bring tn
needed material 10 the Millinery boys
team they would easily be considere,
dangerous. The coming OF Brook
helped the Millinery boys wonderfully
while Crutchfieid and other players looi
as though they win be able TO develoI
into excellent players when they lear
the finer points Of the game, particu
iarly that Of charging the opposing play
ers who have the ball.
-
All In all, the race does not look lik
IL will he one-slded when Christina
time rolls around, and even then tn
season liz far from gone.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
MONDAY NIGHTS RESULTS.

MONDAY NIGHTS HEsULTS'
Pal Moore, Of Memphis, defeated
JabeK White, Of Albany, NJ. ", In
eight rounds.
Dummy Mckinney, Of Memphis,
stopped Kid Farmer, Of Peoria, In
the second round Of scheduled
eight. round bout.
Kid Roux, Of Memphis, defeated
Young Fast Black, also Of Memphis,
In eight rounds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
AttabOu!
Big Coy1e Shea
AS O WHITE.

AS FOR WHITE.
They said he was there with the speed and the punch
That sailed for the jaw with a sickening crunch.
They whispered abroad he was shifty and game
Had science to burn and could handle the same.
He was tipped toll Moore on his back on the floor,
observation-disclosures!
They said he could kick like an old army mule,
Employing a right for the jaw, as a rule.
They. boosted aloud he would wallop, and then
Would listen to Hack as he counted to ten.
In the din and the blare he'd advantage to spare,
Buttheredheadedmickcouldn'tuseit!
They further opined he could win any night
He ran against Moore in a regular fight:
He would counter and cross with a Jolt to the Jaw
That was good for a dream by the usual law.
He swore he was more of a hampton than Moore,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
WHY WHITE WON

For p~rodigality Of punch and physical
~pertinaoity and an even footed equilib-
rum upon his keel, JabeS White has all
bantamweights In the game looking like
q Greek drachma In comparison with a
freshly coined iitney.
II would take a period longer than
Pollock's Course OF Time" for Pal
Moore to knock him out or even confuse
his interest In his surroundings, The
earnest-looking New York lad is a stay.
err, he haa the true grift. the ability
TO stand punishment which makes a
fighter, With n little moro Simian ex.
ercise such as dancing and h~op.skippiug
around 50 as to make the ring like
a dun-colored streak and invest him
with the ability TO hang on to a door
sill by his budding Oh cocyx he viii
win the real merit and get out OF the
patent medicine ads and the anodyne
dope OF the sport page.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

Farmer was only a shadow Of his
former self and showed no flstlc class
whatever, appearing as a novice in the
ring, He got through the first round,
but 1t was apparent that he wouldn't
finish the eighth when Mckinney landed
a hard right to the stomach which
doubled the Kid up In pain.
In the second another right cross and
Farmer crumpled up on the floor. Ref
cree Billy Hack stopped the fight and
awarded Mckinney the decision to save
Farmer from getting killed, After
Farmer had been revived. he struggled
to his feet to the center of the ring,
and announced.
Ladies' and gentlemen: I tried ia
come back, but | couldn't do IT,"
He was loudly %applauded for his game
effort as he left the arena.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
USING SOCIETY TERMS.

Mr.. Jabes white, a stunning cham
pion would be, vas the honoree at q
lovely glove shower rendered him Mon
willy Hack, on Winchester boulevard,
The reception room was layishly deco
rated in whltewash. Mr., White was
daintily gowned in a pair Of. gray
trunks, while Mr.. Moore was dolled for
the occasion in a bathrobe donated by
the Chimney Sweepers' union. AFTER
the affair was closed, Mr.. white stated
he reoeived nigh onto a million gloves,
mostly on his map and ears,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
MEMPHIS BANTAM IN VICTORY OVER ALBANY LAD
Jimmy Wide
Booked To Meet
ShGrkey Dec. s

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-Jlmmy
Wilde, British flyweight champ on,
who recently arrived IN New York.
will make his first American APP
pearapce In the ring against Jack
Sharkey, Of New York, on Dec. s
at Milwaukee, II plans announced
today by Otto Borchert, president
Of the Cream City Athletic club OF
Milwaukee, are carried out.
Borchert said Wilde had agreed
to fight before his club for $1,000
and that Sharkey, whom he Sc
lected 10 meet the Britisher, had
consented to make 11S pounds at 3
o'clock on the afternoon Of the
proposed ten-r0und bout.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
ATLANTA GETS
BASKET TOURNEY

ATLANTA, Nov. 1S.--Atlanta~ has
been awarded the 1920 national cham
pionship basketball tournament, II was
announced here late yesterday by Of
The games will begin the first week
in March, lasting about six days. More
thar a score of cities are expected to
send teams to the tournament, lnclud-
ing Birmingham and New Orleans as
well as other Southern cities. This
is said to be the first tlpne the tourna<
ment has ever been granted to a South
erp city. The decision was made In
Boston at a meeting OF the National
Basketball association. .'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
M'CoURT LEADS.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 18.-By win
ming two Of today's four games, Charles
McCourt, OF Cleveland, went into the
lead in the three-cushion billiard
championship tournament, with six
games won and one lost.
McCourt last night defeated Charles
Otis. the Brooklyn veteran, SO to 81,
in 40 innings.
r.. L. Cannefax, Of New York. defeat
ed Otto ReiseIE aof Chicago, so to 80,
In So innings. going into second place
In the standing. He has won five
games and lost one, against five won
and two defeats for Reiselt, in third
place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

RADICALLY EVERY GRID ELEVEN in Dixie is resting on its
oars, doing light signal work and scrimmaging, waiting Tot
Thanksgiving. having rounded out their schedule with the ex-
ceptton Of the final battle of the year carded for Turkey day
n Some Of the stiffest games of the season are booked tor a week
:. from Thursday and the present football muss is likely 10
pc even more scrambled than before after the Thanksgiving affairs have
been checked off.
Tennesseans will flock to Nashville to watch vandy and Sewanee
Tie up In their usual November mixup. This season the Tiger is at a
decided disadvantage, on account Of having been whaled from pillar to
them.
In Memphis Central High and M. U. S will clash in their annual
battle at Russwood park in what should be the most terrific struggle
OF the season in the Bluff City. Both teams are comparatively light
and fast and are we'll matched both in skill and beef, and a good, stiff
mixup should result.
Georgia Tech and the Auburn Plainsmen are scheduled to debate
in Atlanta next Thursday, while Alabama and the Mississippi Agges
both among the leading elevens of Dixie, will go after each others
scalp in Birmingham at Fleetwood park. The Volunteers will meet the
Kentucky Wildcats at Lexington. Ole Miss will meet Mississippi Col
lege at Jackson, Miss. Tulane meets Washington and Lee at New
Orleans. Arkansas meets Rice at Houston, Tex.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
MooRE'S VICTORY.

Pal Moore's decisive victory over ia
bez White Of Albany, N. Y, at the
Southern Athletic club Monday night,
Is conclusive evidence OF the fact that
no other lad in his division can outstep
him when he strikes a night Of form.
Monday found him In the best OF
shape and the invader couldn't have
been hit in more places with a hand
full Of shot.
Moore's advantage was in every one
OF the eight rounds and as early as the
second canto 1t was fairly evident h q
only a knockout could enable White to
establish an edge.
In no other bantamweight battle in
years have two entries stood up and
displayed more real class, speed, science
and willingness. The proposition re-
solved itself Into a question of whether
Moore's weird style and b~ewildering
speed could o~verbalance the power of
the White wallop. But since White
was unable TO reach Moore with his
slons, It quickly drifted into a swiftly
moving contest of fast lefts and wicked
hips.
The two occasions on which White
poked through with his right were to-
ward the end. In the sixth he sunk a
stiff blow to the stomach and just be-
fore the/bell In the seventh he whipped
a cross to the chin. n The lads were In
the northwest corndE when Jabez con-
nected solidly with the jaw. But mean
while Moore had brought everything into
play and had dazzled fans with his pn-
canny style.
At that the loudest calculations emit
ted in the immediate vicinity Of the
press box came from the excited sys-
tenn OF a fair fan. Her vocabulary on
her debut as q bug was short, to-wit:
Hit him Moore"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
KID FARMER FAILS.

Kid Farmer, Peoria lightweight, made
his bow to Memphians In the semi
wtndup In an effort TO come back after
an absence from the padded arena OF
several years, but the old saying OF
They never come back" proved true
In the Kids case. Farmer met Dummy
Mckinney, local welterweight, and was
dropped In the second round after TIVE
minutes OF the bout had been fought,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
DALLAS RE.ELECTED.

BOSTON, Nov. 1S.-Samuel ]. Dallas,
Of Philadelphia, was reelected presi-
dent of the Amateur Athletic union OF
the United States. ana New orleans
was selected for the next convention
al the annual meeting which closed last
night with a banquet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

After dropping Farmer for the count.
Dummy Mckinney hadn't a word to
say,
In the closing seconds OF the battle
royal one o lay fiat on his back,
presumably dead to the world, as
Hack tolied off the fatal seconds. The
house felt sorry for this smoke as he
stretched out In the resin, weak be-
You'd a move.
But as Hack wound up with ten,
| you're out" the coon arose as II by
magic and walked from the ring. He
had been playing possum and was mere
ly awaiting the signal to arise.
Hack was forced to laugh himself.
ITS funny" opined Billy, how these
boys a hear ten"
The one guy who thought White beat
| Moore had this to state in addition:
yes. and I know any number OF light
weights who can beat Moore today"
Probably so. But lightweights and
bantamweights rarely ever engage in
lively competition. Neither do basket
bali fives and football ~elevens. 1t Is
not the custom this gay and gaudy sea-
son,
Dear Strive thought we knew some
thing about pain years ago when we
\ crashed into a lady's hatpin while rid
\ ing a strap on a street car. We felt
thoroughly acquainted with suffering
one time when a friend expressed his
dIsapproval of something we did by
massaging our dome with a baseball
bat. At yet another time when a mis-
directed brick took refuge o our skull
we were the buddy Of misery and We
thought we had taken our last curse IN
grief when a hefty lady took a stroll
on our active corn, but all these loom
up as joyous memories since today al
irate farmer near Black Lake called W
and wanted this paper to pay for ont
OF his tame ducks, which he claimed
had laughed itself to death while watch.
inR Diokstein and Blacky take pot shot,
AL some hawks, thinking they were
ducks. Oh death, where Is thy sting
~ WILL WISE
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
UP TO HIGH.

The weight Of responsibility Is upon
the shoulders, so to speak, OF the Cen
trial High eleven. BY losing to NJ, Y, s,
Thanksgiving day. the Green and Gold
can clear up n badly tangled football
situation In Memphis, BY downing the
same team Central can cause n of
the darkest mysteries in history, the
title OF which might be "Whothehell is
ChHmpion1' .
NJ, y, s. alone. Of the five local
elevens has not been beaten In any
Of the city championship games. The
Fed and Blue has beaten Normal and
Vocational; Normal has toited @, h, G.
and High, and Vocational too has
trimmed c. h. G.
Normal and Vocational meet next and
NJ, u, S. and Central wind up matters
Thanksgiving day,
NJ. u s. dropped Normal 1875 and
Normal smashed High $50. This should
give NJ. U. s.. an edge of al or $40
nv employing comparative scores. But
IN YOU should start out to find the NUM-
her OF hlokes willing to bet m = co-.
them on the fingers Of your third hand,
on the fingers OF your third naBd,
----4
II 1919 runs true TO form High viii
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

Among the first Of the Detroit players
to sign n 1890 contract was Catcher
Eddie Ainsmith, who disposed Of the
little business matter preliminary 10
going 10 Texas TO spend the winter
hunting and fishing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
HIGH AFTERMATHs.

When Blek CampbeIPs Normal foot
ban team pounoed upon Central High
and beat them Into q pulp last Satur-
day at RussWod park, II marked the
first time since 1918 that High has
been so declslVsly waIloped. When c.
3. @. scored on High a few weeks ago
Il was the first time that a local eleven
had been able to score on the Green
and Gold since 1914, when Otto Sehwlll
put oVer two touchdownS for NJ. v. S.
and held High TO 4 t4.t4 tie.
The High squad was beaten as soon
as the first whistle blew. Just as soon
as the Normal team got under way,
which was Immediately after the kick
off, High started to sag. All efforts
to prevent a eave-in we're futile, and
Normal pioWed her way on up the field
for a touchdown.
At the end Of the haf the Green and
Gold spirits were at a low sbb. They
apparently were stunned by the sudden
onslaught OF an eleven they had fig
ured as easy marks.
High proved hard losers. Its sup
porters were out there In abundance
and after the rout there were more
than one fair supporter who gave way
TO tears. Some Of the members Of the
High team also are said to have leaked
at the eyes.
Highs reign had been long %unlnter-
rupted and It's downfall was due.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

folks tried to do business with lis
when our facilities were badly
off watch.
1t showed that our manufacture
err friends are, after all, not the
heartless brigands of commerce
one reads about, but pretty darn
good hearted Americans, ready to
lend a hand. Have they sent us
goods? Well say they have!
Really it gives us a feeling of
: pride to feel that we have gone
through fire and emerged still in
the lead to which we climbed in
less than three years. And it is
good for you to know that dur
ing this lay-off, we've built bigger
quarters and made bigger connec-
tons all along sport lines.
In a few days now we'll be home
again and on the job in the old
"Been There" Store at 3 North
Main Street.
Everything brand new and up-to-
date, built and bought with a view
to real quality and "Been There"
service. Every piece of merchan-
disc just elf the looms and ma
chimes. Sporting goods for the
fall and Christmas trade such as
Memphis never saw before.
The more we think and try to
write about this business OF ours,
the more we realize that to ade-
quately convey to you some i'm
preston of what is impending to
benefit YOU, that we could bet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
WINS.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ls.-"Bilr'
Brennan, Chicago heavyweight. out
classcd Andy Schmader, of Omaha, to
such a degree In their scheduled six
round bout here last night that the
referee stopped It In the fourth round.
The Omaha boxer was very weak when
the referee stepped between the men,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
SAM WINS

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Nov. Is.-sam
Langford. the Boston Tar Baby"
knocked out Battling Jim" Johnson,
OF Chicago, in the ninth round OF a
scheduled 10-round fight here last
night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

Now comes Dick Hobhtsel with a
statement that he will resign his COM
mission In the army before the next
season opens and return TO professional
dental corps and has the rank OF cap
tain.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
Pal Moore Beats JGbez
White in EUery Round
Memphis Bantam Carries Albany Midget at a Fast Clip
Throughout Eight Sessions and Is Easy Winner-Kid
Farmer Fails in His Effort to Come Back.
BY BOB PIGUE.

- IsPLAYING THE GREATEST FIGHTING FORM he has ever
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cisively defeated Jabez White, of Albany, N. Y, in eight fast
LA rounds at the Southern Athletic club Monday night. No
Ell decision was rendered by Referee Billy Hack. Moore had
he pounded White with rights and lets that found their
mark upon the Albany lads Jaw and midsection. Moore beat a Vertable
tattoo upon Whites Jaw with his left hand, and had the paw carried
the necessary steam behind it, White would have found the going con-
sderably rougher. As it was, White took a good, stiff beating from
Moore. White put up one of the gamest exhibitions that Memphians
have ever seen, and he continued to bore into Moore round after round.
taking three or four hard punches fol- a chance to land his famed right
cross.
The said right cross, which is Whites ace, was in total eclipse, and
while il as started several times, it failed to materialize, Only once
did White land hard with his right and then the blow struck Moore on
the back of the head as he was ducktng, so Pal was unhurt. Both boys
It H. arana n nmarkp
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

80 NANhAN va HN AVpB anu uthl
N 2. s; a poisonous poke in the region
Of the chin.
You never can tell this year.
In case the influx Of giggling girIies
continues to run undated toward the
circulation department, any number of
requests for transfers should soon en-
anate from the editorial end OF this
here daily paper"
Virginia's defeat at the hands of Van
derbilt is anything but encouraging to
Sewanee supporters. The Tiger Is still
dated with the Commodore for on or
about Thanksgiving day,
The regrettable feature Of last weeks
play was conferred in the fluky defeat
OF the heretofore unbeaten Mississippi
Aggies by Auburn, TO. A tumble fol-
lowed by a timely dive on the ball by
Capt, Bonner in the second quarter es-
tablished the margin OF victory.
Had the Aggies either tied or trimmed
Auburn her claims for the Southern title
would have received due consideration.
As il Is the lads are eliminated until
their fresh start in 1920,
Auburn has been measured by Van
derbllt and Vandy has been tied by Ten
nessee and smeared about the field by
Tech,
Tech and Auburn tie up Turkey Day
and Tech Is picked to win. In care
she does the Golden Tornado will tango
off with another crow In the event
Of disaster the local mixup will be but
a mild misunderstanding in compari-
son.
Mainly through the brilliant play of
Chick Harley Ohio state Is stiV an UNI
stopped entry in the Western confer
ence. The Dick Merriwell of present
times is a certain candidate for all
American honors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18

whirl around on her toes and deal
M y. s. a poisonous poke in the region
Of the chin
You never can tell this year.