The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-29

A Sunday game in Memphis is more to be desired by the seven
league. The reason is that fandom of the Bluff city never fails to turn
"a en- f not whetheP th sG chicF se bSv Is their = n 90 .S Sotae tS sAT TSfe'r- IN or II
not the ne stan stands ,s = assured a big thrOng D.
Sunday two hostile teams clashed at RusswOod. Did the bugs turn OUT
Some club owners IL the league would be more than willing to
Memphis arena.
A fan said the other day: 1T the fans of Memphis support a losing
fbaS ~ like e shsy do tn, b present 1t. array arr vO Of -. diamond ID talent, what w0ulS
room Don to seat them, for the interest would be SO much greater that
necessary to s9isFss the ST stands : if Ss Ssnphi so seS hsa a ~ " nS9'' prove
winning bali club represents Memphis in the sunlsnd II major I''' nc"
1 w4}s s ;s 70 win tas Ts, IS series III. il Jim IS ssa { 6s'3 Exactly Ct Ne .o S''f in the he
BILL BRENNAN TO CONFER WITH JOHNSON.
Bnl Brennan, the Southern leagues premier umpire, who is fig
Sas g q d a a SsF msd in P eitneT the p american 1dSnm or National N, i league next season,
nm N eh y after the season closes in Dixie and go over the prOpoSt
with Big Ban during the past few weeks and states that Ban has told
s e@ "a M a n snnt lis is going to- to be made in the American league Empirical
stated as a major league umpire.
Bill it will be remembered, was one of the big league arbiters who
B Bn admits s4ats tn that fah he wa :, Instrumental tn! in securing several Of orsanized
players who jumped = and nd' that hat he II feg Is tha % it IL Is has tim been IN, toT { sa,t the
calf was killed for him. N' ~ :" "0 '"' TIE ""0U
n,.r G Ca vs. Street; veteran Vol catcher, says there is only one way to
when a right-hand hitter is up, should plant himself as ut near against
df s'i 6efse as p hSm and the h 8 %' If If t Tn b "a r Is Eot 1S run l t Se Sn s%y
i t Tq gmd DO 10 n good to be playing in anyway 50 the best way to play
fence as possible.
Frank Leroy Chance. the peerless leader. is figuring on buying
the Chicago Cubs and appointing himself as manager, according to a
late report from the Windy City. The P l.. has a lot of dough sailed
away and figures there would be no better or happier way to invest II
than in the team upon which he starred many seasons ago,
SCHMIDTTY CATCHES ON WITH TULSA OILERS.
Charley Schmidt, veteran catcher formerly with Memphis, who
started the season as manager of the Sioux City team in the Western
league, and who gave it up IS a bad job a week or so ago, has now
caught on with Tulsa, having been given an opening when Mcke.
OBrien, fhststring catcher, was knocked out by an appendicts attack
The state of Ohio is coming into its own this year. First, Jacl
Dempsey picked out Toledo Is the site for samming Jess Willard for
goal, and then along come the Cincinnati Reds and win the Nauona
league pennant making it necessary to ply half the worlds serie
games in Redland. t
The Buckeye state lacks only the winning of the worlds baseball
crown to fill its cup of Joy to the brm,
ODOWD MEETS GREB ON LABOR DAY.
At Toledo on Labor Day Mike ODowd, middeweight champion
sis booked to go to the post with Harry RGreb, the classy Pittsburgh
4 mauler. in a 15-round squabbh. While it is conceded that the edg
belongs to ODowd, Greb is the style Of miller who fairly loves to batti
and that he will carry Mike at a sizzling clip is certain. Greb can Civ
and take hard bangs and ODowd will have both paws full. in taking car
of the faststeppng Snokevie waloper.